The journey to the moon had been the first step toward future exploration(探险) in spacE. The distance between the Moon and Earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between Earth and the other planets. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away. Traveling to the planets will be man’s next aim. Such travels will be more challenging than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous. Recently, two American spaceships, Vikings 1 and 2, landed on Mars trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed(确认) nor ruled out. Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus(金星) is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life therE. Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense(稠) and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Earth’s atmospherE. Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on Earth , but man should realize Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it. 5. According to the passage, traveling to the planets will be ________. A. much easier and even more interesting B. far more exciting and dangerous C. man’s final aim D. man’s first step 6. Which of the following is Not true? A. Mars is nearer to the earth than the moon. B. The moon is much nearer to the earth than Mars. C. Of all the planets, Mars is the nearest to the earth. D. All the planets are much farther to the earth. 7. From the passage, we can guess_____. A. there is life on Mars B. there is no life on Mars C. the atmosphere of Mars is not so dense as that of Venus D. scientists will have little hope to find the answers 8. Man can live on under the conditions of _______. A.much too hot surface B. the same pressure as we get on earth C. normal atmosphere as we have on earth D. bothB. andC.

iPhoneownersarevainer虚荣andspendmoreonclothesandgrooming仪容thanthosewhohaveBlackBerrysandAndroidphonesnewresearchclaims.BlackBerryownersearnthemostandaremorelikelytohavelong-termrelationshipswhilepeoplewithAndroidhandsetsaremostcreativeandthebestcooks.ThestudycarriedoutbyTalkTalkMobilesurveyed2000ownersofthethreemajorsmartphonebrandstodeterminewhetherthechoiceofhandsetwasanextension延伸oftheirpersonality.Thestudyratedusersinvariouswalksoflifeusingapointscoringsystemincludingpersonalitiesdailyhabitsandthetypeofindustriestheyworkin.OtherresultsfromthestudyfoundthatpeoplewithaniPhonearemoreimageconsciousandgenerallyratethemselvesmoreattractivethanthosewithotherhandsets.Theyaremostlikelytodescribethemselvesasadventurousbrightandaremostlikelytoworkinmediapublishingandeducation.Theyalsobelievetheirbossratesthemhighly.Appleownersalsotendtohavedonemoretravellingandarethemostactiveonsocialmediasites.BlackBerryownerswerefoundtobetheleastpunctual准时的butdespiteputtingintheleasthoursatworktheyarethemostactivephoneuser—sendingmoretextsandmakingmorecallsintheaveragedaythananyotherphoneuser.Theyaremoresocialandhavemorefriendsoverall.Theyalsoearnnearlytwoandahalfthousandpoundsayearmorethanothersmarphoneownerswithanaveragesalaryof$27406.BlackBerryusersclassedthemselvessoloudandmainlyworkinthehealthfinanceorpropertysectors.Theywerealsofoundtodrinkmoreteaandcoffeeeachdaythananyotherphoneuser.AndroidownerswerefoundtowatchmoreTVthanothersanddrinkthemostalcohol—consumingmoreinanaverageweekthaniPhoneandBlackBerrydrinkers.Theyhavethemostjobsinengineeringthegovernmentandpublicservicesandenvironmentalservices.Theyhavethebestmannersandaremoreshyandrelaxedthantheircounterparts.DanMeaderDirectorofMobileatTalkTalksaidManyofushaveourmobilephonesonusalmostconstantlysotheydobecomeanextensionofusinmanyways.It’sinterestingtoseethenhowthechoiceinhandsetmayreflectdifferentaspectsofpersonalityandtheresultsdoshowsomeunusualdifferences.66.WhatdoweknowaboutBlackBerryusers?A.Theyworklatest.B.Theydrinkmostalcohol.C.Theyarethehighestearners.D.Theyarevaluesmostbytheirbosses.67.WhatwereAndroidusersfoundtobelike?A.LouD.B.BravE.C.PolitE.D.Confident.68.DanMeadermayagreethatthekindofmobilephoneweuse..A.willdecidethewayweliveourlifeB.canbeawindowintothelivesweleadC.canchangeourpersonalitiesgraduallyD.hasbecomethemostimportantpartofourlife69.Howisthetextorganized?A.Bydrawingcomparisons.B.Bygivingreasonsonly.C.Byprovidingexamples.D.Bygivingsolutions.

Shoppingisnotassimpleasyoumaythink!Thereareallsortsoftricksatplayeachtimewereachoutforthatparticularbrand品牌ofproductontheshelf.Colouringforexamplevariesaccordingtowhattheproducersaretryingtosell.Healthfoodsarepackaged包装ingreensyellowsorbrownsbecausewethinkoftheseashealthycolours.Icecreampacketsareoftenblueandexpensivegoodslikechocolatesaregoldorsilver.Whensomekindofpainkillerwasbroughtoutrecentlyresearchersfoundthatthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffbecausetheymadetheproductlookweakandineffective.Eventuallyitcameonthemarketinadarkblueandwhitepackage—bluebecausewethinkofitassafeandwhiteascalm.Thesizeofaproductcanattractashopper.Butquiteoftenabottledoesn’tcontainasmuchasitappearsto.Itisbelievedthatthebetter-knowncompaniesspendonaverage70percentofthetotalcostoftheproductitselfonpackaging!Themostsuccessfulproducersknowthatit’snotenoughtohaveagoodproduct.ThefounderofPearssoapwhofor25yearshasusedprettylittlegirlstopromote推销theirgoodscametotheconclusion:Anyfoolcanmakesoapbutittakesagenius天才tosellit.11Whichofthefollowingmaytrickashopperintobuyingaproductaccordingtothetext?A.ThecostofitspackagE.B.Thepriceoftheproduct.C.ThecolourofitspackagE.D.Thebrandnameoftheproduct.12.TheunderlinedpartthecoloursturnedthecustomersoffinParA.3meansthatthecolours_____________.A.attractedthecustomersstronglyB.hadweakeffectsonthecustomersC.trickedthecustomersintoshoppingD.causedthecustomerstoloseinterest13.Whichofthefollowingisthekeytothesuccessinproductsales?A.Thewaytopromotegoods.B.Thediscoveryofagenius.C.Theteamtoproduceagoodproduct.D.Thebrandnameusedbysuccessfulproducers.14.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementistrue?Makingsoapissoeasythatanyfoolintheworldcanmakeit.Greensyellowsorsilverareconsideredtobehealthycolours.25yearsagothefounderofPearssoapwasaprettygirlherself.Thesizeofaproductcanhaveaneffectontheshoppers.15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ChoiceofGoodProductsB.DisadvantagesofProductsC.EffectofPackagingonShoppingD.BrandNamesandShoppingTricks

RemovingEnglishfromthegaokaoChina'scollegeentranceexammightlowertheEnglish-learningfeverinChinabutithelpsbuildafairandtargetedcollegeadmissionsystemsaidanationalpoliticaladviser.Toearnagoodenoughscoreinthenationalexaminationtoqualifyforaneliteuniversityevenstudentsapplyingfornon-EnglishmajorssuchastraditionalChineseliteraturehavetoearnhighmarksintheEnglishtesttoachievethecomprehensivetotalscorelevel.YuMinhongamemberoftheChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConferenceCPPCCandfounderofNewOrientalEducationsaidusingthesamecriteriatorecruitstudentsfordifferentmajorsdoesn'tmakesensE.TheEnglishtestscoreshouldn'tbecountedintothetotalpointsofgaokaobutshouldbeconsideredasjustareferenceYusaidafterapaneldiscussiononMonday.Eachuniversityshouldsetscorerequirementsforrespectivespecialtiesandrecruitstudentsdependingonthesubject'sneeds.DuetothelargeshareofEnglishscoresinthegaokao150pointsChinesestudentshavepaidgreatattentiontolearningEnglishgrammarvocabularyandessay-writingmorethananyothercountry'sstudentsspendonlearningasecondlanguageandtheexam-orientedEnglisheducationinsecondaryschoolsdoeslittletoimprovestudent'spracticalskillsofspeakingandlisteningYusaidTheMinistryofEducationreleasedadraftreformplanforthegaokaoforpublicreviewinDecemberurginglocaleducationauthoritiestodiversify使多样化theirevaluationofEnglishskillsandlowertheemphasisonEnglishintheexam.UsingBeijingasareferencethefullscorefortheEnglishtestwillbereducedto100pointsfrom150.Studentswilltaketheteststwiceeachyearandtheirhighestscorewillcountforthegaokao.Thenewmethodisexpectedtobeginin2016butYusaidit'smoreofasuperficialchangethananactualreform.OnlybyexcludingEnglishfromthegaokaocanstudentsdecidehowhardtheyworkonlearningEnglishbasedonthespecialtythatintereststhemYusaiD.SunHuilingaCPPCCmemberagreedwithYuthattheEnglishassessmentshouldbediversifiedbutwascautiousaboutremovingEnglishfromthegaokao.TheexistenceoftheEnglishtestinthegaokaohasplayedasignificantroleofpromotingthelanguageamongChinesechildrennomatterwhetherintest-takingskillsorpracticalcommunicationsaidSunwhowasformerlyaseniorEnglishteacher.IfwetakeitoutofthegaokaoIamafraidtheenthusiasmforlearningEnglishwoulddeclineasanychangeinthegaokaowilllargelyaffectteachingplansandcurriculumsettinginsecondaryschools.70.AtpresenthowisthegaokaogoingoninChinaaccordingtothepassage?A.Itisdisappearingshockingly.B.ItisafairandtargetedcollegeadmissionsystemC.EverystudenthastoearnhighmarksintheEnglishtest.D.IthastoberemovedfromChina’sCollegeAdmissionSystem.71.WhatcanbeinferredfromYuMinhong’sopinion?A.It’sreasonabletousethesamecriteriainthegaokao.B.Englishassessmentshouldbediversifiedinthegaokao..C.Englisheducationshouldbeapriorityinthegaokao.D.ThereformofthegaokaoinBeijingisanactualonE.72.Fromthelastthreeparagraphswecanlearnthat________A.SunhuilimgagreedwithYuMinhongcompletely.B.SunhuilingwasthefounderofNewOrientalEduction.C.EnglishwillnotbeagaokaosubjectaccordingtoSunhuiling.D.EnglishtestplaysanimportantroleinpromotingthelanguageaccordingtoSunhuiling.73.TheunderlinedwordrecruitinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.enterB.employC.enrollD.elect74.What’stheauthor’sattitudetothegaokaoreform?A.objectiveB.criticalC.indifferentD.partial75.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.CPPCCmembersquestionplaceofEnglishinthegaokao.B.Englishexamshouldberemovedfromthegaokao.C.RemovingEnglishfromthegaokaoshowsculturalconfidencE.D.Gaokaoreformneedstolookbeyondthescores.

DearGrandmaItwasniceseeingyouatChristmas.Youlookedsohappy!AfterlosingtwograndparentswithinthepastyearIhavetakensometimetoreflecton反思whatismostimportant.Iwanttoletyouknowwhatapositiveinfluenceeffectyouhavebeenonme.IamthepersonIambecauseofyou.IrememberbeingonyourfarmalotwhenIwasyounger.Iremembertheprojectsyouplannedforus.Wepaintedrockstorepresentourfamilymembers.Wemadedollclothesoutofcolorfulsocks.Wemademanyplayhousesinthewoods.Welearnedthatifyouleftabucketofsoybeansintherainyouwouldsoonhaveabucketofgrowingbeans.Welearnedthatifwehelpedpickthestrawberriesinthemorningwe'dhavethemonouricecreamintheafternoon.Welearnedthatsomeplantshavefunnynamesliketheelephantearplant.Welearnedthatyoucouldmakedowithwhatyouhad.Welearnedthatmakingthingsoutofpaperandcardboardwasmorefunthanwhatcameinsidethepackaging.WelearneditwasOKtogetdirtybutGrandmawouldwashusupbeforeMomcame.Youoncemademodelsofeveryone'shouseswhichmademewanttobeanarchitect.Anothertimeyoumadequiltsforallofthegrandkids.Istillusemineeverynight.Theedgehaswornout.Butyoutaughtmehowtofixit.Iloveandrespectyou.Youarealwayspatientwithaquietdetermination.Grandmathankyouforeverythingyouhavetaughtme.IhopethatIamabletopassonallthesememoriesandskillstomychildrenandgrandchildren.LovealwaysKelly56.Afterlosingtwograndparentstheauthorbeganto_____.A.realizehergrandma'sinfluenceonherB.becomeapersonlikehergrandmaC.writetohergrandmaregularlyD.likehergrandmaverymuch57.Onhergrandma'sfarmKellylearnedto______.A.makestrawberryicecreamB.namedifferentfunnyplantsC.mendrepairtheworn-outedgeofherquiltD.usecupboardstomakemodelsofhouses58.Kelly'sgrandma______.A.waswillingtohelpothersB.wasskilledinmakingthingsC.wantedKellytobeanarchitectD.dislikedthekids'badbehaviors59.Kellywrotethislettermainlyto______.A.sendhergrandmabestwishesforChristmasB.showloveandrespectforhergrandmaC.recallherhappylifeonthefarmD.askhergrandmaforhelp

Ourwebsiteispresentingtoyoutheworld’sleadingmuseumsandgallaries:SmithsonianInstitutionWashingtonD.C.TheSmithsonianisoneoftheworld’sleadingresearchandmuseumcomplexeswith19museumsandgalleriestheNationalZoologicalParkandvariousresearchstations.Morethan137millionobjectsdetailingAmerica’shistoryareexhibitedherE.There’ssomuchtoseethatifyouspenteverydayandnightlookingattheexhibitsatnormalpaceintenyearsyou’dseeonlytenpercentofthewholE.Thereforeit’swisetoheadoutwithaplan.Focusonsomefamousexhibitsattwoorthreedifferentmuseums.LeLouvreParisFranceTheLouvrewasamedievalfortressandthepalaceofthekingsofFrancebeforebecomingamuseumtwocenturiesago.TheadditionoftheChinesearchitectI.M.Pei’sstylishglasspyramid金字塔shockedmanywhenitwasopenedtopublicin1989asthenewmainentranceyetitsomehowworksandhaswoncomplimentinthecountrycombiningthepalace’svariouselementstomakethemuseumstandoutasthemostshinningdiamondontheFrenchartisticcrown.Themuseum’scollectionsthoughfailingtoexcelinnumbersareamongthemostimportantintheworlD.TheAcropolisMuseumAthensGreeceTheamazinggroundfloorgalleryhouseswerefoundfromtheslopesoftheAcropolis卫城.Itsamazingsee-throughglassfloorprovidesawalkoverhistorywithaviewofthearchaeological考古的digging.SmallersettlementshavebeendugoutprovidingglimpsesofAthenianlifE.DespiteitslackofvarietyinexhibitsandlimitedcollectionstheAcropolisattractsaudiencebyforthefirsttimeallowingvisitorstotakeinthestoneexhibitswhicharedisplayedinopenaircharacterizedbychangingnaturallight.StateHermitageSt.PetersburgRussiaRussiamaybeisolatedfromtheartisticcentersoftheUSorWestEuropebuttheHermitagehasmanagedtoacquireaspectacularcollectionofworldart—threemillionitemsinnumbers.ThemuseumoccupiessixbuildingsalongtheNevaRivertheleadingstructurebeingthecandy-likeWinterPalacE.Thisgloriouslyblue-and-whitestructurewasfinishedin1764andoverthenextseveralcenturieswasthemainresidenceoftheczars沙皇.Themuseum’sleadingattractionisWesternEuropeanart—in120roomsinfourbuildingsrangingfromtheMiddleAgestothepresentday.70.Comparedwiththeotherthreewhichofthefollowingisnotgeographicallydistinguishedinarthistory?A.SmithsonianInstitution.B.LeLouvrE.C.TheAcropolisMuseum.D.StateHermitagE.71.Whichofthefollowingenjoysthelargestnumberofexhibitcollections?A.SmithsonianInstitution.B.LeLouvrE.C.TheAcropolisMuseum.D.StateHermitagE.72.ThenewLeLouvreentrancewasrecognizedbyFrenchpeoplebecause______.A.itwasdesignedbyafamousforeignarchitectB.itwasconstructedinaveryfashionablestyleC.itdemonstratesthejointeffectofdifferentfactorsD.itexhibitsthediamondonthecrownofaFrenchking73.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.IfyouplanwellyoucanviewmostexhibitsofSmithsonianInstitutionduringonevisit.B.TheWinterPalaceusedtoserveasthehomeforRussiankings.C.ForpreservationtheAcropolisMuseumexhibitsarenotallowedtobeexposedtosunlight.D.TheRussiandomesticartworksarethemostattractivecollectionsinStateHermitagE.

Withtheaveragehomeinthecapitalsellingfor19548yuanameterinNovemberatinymobilehomebuiltbya24-year-oldofficeworkeriscreatingastir震动onlinE.DaiHaifeibuiltthe6-square-meterpad住所becausehecouldnotaffordtobuyorrentinthecapital.Dai’snewhomecostshim6400yuanandhehasbeenlivinginitfornearlytwomonthsincourtyardatChengfuRoadHaidiandistrict.DaiwhoisoneofthemillionsofmigrantswhomovedtothecapitalfromotherpartsofChinaseekingabetterlifeandbetterjobsaidherealizedhisfinancialburdenhadbecometoogreat.TheHunannativesaidhesimplycouldnotmakeendsmeet收支相抵whenhebecameaninternataBeijing-basedconstructiondesigncompanyin2009.Irentedahomeattheverybeginning--asmallroominanapartmentthatcostmeabout900yuanpermonthsaidDaiinaninterviewwithlocalmediA.ItwastooexpensiveformE.Dai’sfatherworksonaconstructionsiteinhishometownandhismotherisacleaner.Daiwhoendedupbecomingaformalemployeeofthecompanyfiguredouthisownwaytosolvetheproblem---withinspirationfromahousingdesignprojectathiscompany’sexhibitionearlythisyear.TheprojectnamedAnegggivenbirthtobythecityincludedaseriesofegg-likemovablehouseswithakaraokehousechairhouseandtrader’shouseinit.Daiwhoborrowed6400yuanfromanoldercousinandwhogotadditionalhelpfromseveralfriendsdecidedtomakeoneofhisown.HespentnearlytwomonthsbuildinghisegghouseinhishometownavillageinsoutheastHunanthatisaround1700kilometersfromBeijing.61.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.storybook.B.A.cartoonfilm.C.A.newsreport.D.A.researchreport.62.WhatisDaiHaifei?A.Anofficialofgovernment.B.A.journalist.C.Anofficeworkerofacompany.D.A.managerofacompany.63.Whydidhebuildthepad?A.Becausehewillsellitformoney.B.Becausehehasnohousetogetmarriedin.C.Becausehedoesn’thaveenoughmoneytobuyorrentahousE.D.Becausehewantstogethelpfromthesociety.64.WhichstatementisnotTRUE?A.HecomesfromaHunanvillagE.B.Hehaslivedintheegghomefortwomonths.C.HegottheideafromafrienD.D.Heoncerentedaroom.65.What’sthewriter’sattitude?A.Supporting.B.PuzzleD.C.Criticizing.D.ObjectivE.

Aseriousthreattofarmersinmanypartsoftheworldiserosion.Erosionoccursifalargeareaoflandisclearedoftreesandisthenbadlytreatedbythefarmers.Therainandwindsmaygraduallywashawayorblowawaymuchofthetopsoil.Whenthishappenscropsofwheatorcornbecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswell.Iferosioncontinuesitwillturngoodlandintoadesert.Inthepastwhenerosionappearedfarmerssometimesmovedtoanewplacetofarm.Sometimestheycouldnotmovebutcontinuedtotrytogrowfoodintheunhealthysoil.Thiscausedthemtosinkintopoverty.Soonsomepeoplerealizedthattherewaslittlerichfertilesoilintheworldgovernmentbegantotrytostoperosion.OneofthefirstexperimentstostoperosionbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933.TheexperimentwascarriedoutintheareaoftheTennesseeRiver.Floodsandbadfarminginthisareahadruined毁坏landthathadoncebeenrich.AsaresultmostofthepeoplelivingaroundtheTennesseeRiverwereverypoor.Thegovernmentbuiltbigdamsacrosstheriverandstoredthewaterforuseduringthedryseasonwhentherewasnorain.Thegovernmentworkersalsohelpedfarmerstofertilizetheirsoilandtolearnnewfarmingmethodswhichcouldstoperosion.AtthebeginningthefarmerswerenotinteresteD.ButsoongoodhealthycropsbegantoappearonthelandwherenewmethodswhereuseD.TenyearsaftertheextremelyprosperousthegreatsuccessofthisexperimenthadledsimilarprojectsintheotherpartsoftheworlD.66.Theworderosioninthefirstparagraphmeans.A.theclearingoftreesB.excessive极度useofthelandC.thedestructionofcropsD.graduallossoftopsoil67.Thepassagetellsusthaterosionisaproblemwhich.A.firstbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933B.occursmainlyinriverareasC.affectsmanypartsoftheworldD.isbecomingmoreandmoreserious68.Inthesecondparagraphtosinkintopovertymeans.A.tolosetopsoilinerosionB.tobecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswellC.tobecomeverypoorD.toturnintoadesert69.Themainpurposeofthispassageistotellpeople.A.howerosionoccursB.theimportanceofusingnewfarmingmethodsC.somethingcanbedonetopreventerosionD.theseriousoutcomes后果oferosion70.WhatmadethelandintheareaoftheTennesseeRiverpoor?A.ClearingoftreesB.FloodsC.BadfarmingD.BandC.

ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?WastheMonaLisaaself-portraitindisguise伪装?AgroupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremainsandtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.Iftheskullisundamagedthescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityoftheMonaLisA.RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sfacetheycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopeneD.WecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddustsaysGiorgioGruppioniananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject.Butiftheremainsarewellkepttheyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slifeandsometimesintheirdeath.SilvanoVincetitheleaderofthegroupsaidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisIwhonamedhimfirstpaintertotheking.Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethereanddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplacethepalacechurchofSaintFlorentinewasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastlE.TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmarksaidAlessandroVezzosithedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestionssuchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremainsbuttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheprojectcalledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritagewascreatedin2003withtheaimofsolvingthegreatmysteriesofthepastsaidVincetiwhohaswrittenbooksonartandliteraturE.Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspaintingtheMonaLisahangsintheLouvreinPariswhereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'ssubjectforcenturieswithopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'sownmother.ThatLeonardointendedtheMonaLisaasaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:SomethinkthatLeonardo'stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.IfgrantedaccesstothegravesitetheItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume挖掘theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo'sincludingwithDNAtesting.Ks*5uVezzosiquestionstheDNAcomparisonsayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants后代ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'scloserelatives.GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybecomparedtoDNAfoundelsewherE.ForexampleLeonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumbpossiblyusingsaliva唾液meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.EvenintheabsenceofDNAtestingothertestscouldprovideusefulinformationincludingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawomanandwhetherthepersondiedyoungorolD.EvenwithinthecommitteeexpertsaredividedovertheidentityoftheMonaLisA.Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated共鸣withLeonardo.VezzosithemuseumdirectordismissedasbaselessandsenselesstheideathattheMonaLisacouldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayhavebeeneitherawifeoftheartist'ssponsortheFlorentinenoblemanGiulianodeMediciorLisaGherardinithewifeofarichsilkmerchantFrancescodelGiocondo.ThetraditionalviewisthatthenameMonaLisacomesfromthesilkmerchant'swifeaswellasitsItalianname:LaGiocondA.50.Whydoestheauthoraskacoupleofquestionsinthebeginning?A.Toarousetheinterestofreaders.B.TopuzzleItalianscientists.C.Toanswerthequestionshimself.D.TomakefunofFrenchofficials.51.Thebesttitleofthisstorymightbe_____.A.WhatIsthePurposeofanInvestigation?B.HowDidLeonardodaVinciDieinFrance?C.AretheRemainsReallyThoseoftheMaster?D.DidLeonardoPaintHimselfas'MonaLisa'?52.ThesentenceheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsunderlinedinParagraph4suggeststhatVincetiintendsto_____.A.presstheFrenchofficialstoparticipateintheirprojectB.urgetheFrenchofficialstoopenthetombearlynextweekC.persuadetheFrenchofficialstoallowopeningthetombD.recordeventsinaperson’slifewiththeFrenchofficials53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ScholarshavethesameopiniononDNAtesting.B.ScientistsdoubtiftheremainsarethoseofdaVinci.C.TheidentityofMonaLisahasalreadybeenproveD.D.AlessandroVezzosigotpermissiontoopenthetomB.54.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____?A.MonaLisaisthenameofthewifeofasilkmerchantB.theMonaLisaisaself-portraitofLeonardodaVinciC.expertsdividedthecommitteeintoseveralgroupsD.opinionsdifferoftheidentityoftheMonaLisa

Chinaisgoinggreen.Inordertoreduceairpollutionandoilshortagesautomobilemanufacturershaveannouncedtheirplanstodevelophybridvehicles混合燃料汽车fortheChinesemarket.Toyota'shybridcarPriuswillbereadytodriveinChinathisweek.Let'shavealookatthenewcar.Anyvehicleisahybridwhenitcombinestwoormoresourcesofpower.HybridcarsrunoffarechargeablebatteryandgasolinE.Hybridcarshavespecialengineswhicharesmallerthantraditionalgasolineengines.Theyrunat99percentoftheirpowerwhenthecariscruising匀速行驶.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerforrunninguphillsorwhenextraaccelerationisneedeD.StepintoaPriusandturnontheenginE.Thefirstthingyounoticeishowmuchquieteritisthanatraditionalcar.Atthispointthecar'sgasolineengineisdormant休眠.Theelectricmotorwillprovidepoweruntilthecarreachesabout24km/h.Ifyoustayatalowspeedyouareeffectivelydrivinganelectriccarwithnogasolinebeingusedandnowastegasgivesoff.Theonboard车载的computermakesthedecisionaboutwhentouseagasenginewhentogoelectricandwhentouseacombinationofthetwo.Ifyougoover24km/hwhenyousteponthegaspedal油门youareactuallytellingthecomputerhowfastyouwanttogo.Theelectronicmotorrechargesautomaticallyusingasetofbatteries.Whendrivingathighspeedthegasolineenginenotonlypowersthecarbutalsochargesthebatteries.Anytimeyouusethebraketheelectricmotorinthewheelswillworklikeageneratorandproduceelectricitytorechargethebatteries.Asaconsequencethecar'sbatterieswilllastforaround200000miles.35.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto________.A.teachpeoplehowtodriveahybridcarB.introduceanewkindofgreencarC.showhowtosavetheirgasolinewhendrivingacarD.announceplanstodevelophybridvehiclesforChina36.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?A.Thehybridcarsreduceairpollutionandoilshortages.B.Thecar'sgasolineenginedoesn'tworkuntilitreachesabout24km/h.C.Thiskindofcariscompletelycontrolledbyanonboardcomputer.D.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerwhenneedeD.37.Whatisthemostimportantfeatureofhybridcars?A.TheyarepoweredbybotharechargeablebatteryandgasolinE.B.Theyaremuchquieterthantraditionalcars.C.Theyonlyuse99percentoftheirpowertorunuphills.D.Theyhavesmallerenginesthantraditionalgasolineones.38.Whatcanweconcludefromthestory?A.Thebatteriescanberechargedatanytimeyouwant.B.Usingthebrakesuggeststhatthegasolineengineshouldwork.C.Thebatterieswilllastfor200000mileswithoutbeingrechargeD.D.Thegasolineenginechargesthebatteriesaswellaspowersthecar.

GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessingle-handedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakedrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It’saboutyourpersonality个性andfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewhowLiebermanwasbackinhiswonsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany航空公司waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflightsLiebermangotthejoB.36.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily____.A.haverelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathomeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant37.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman____.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.throughhistapedshowD.onatelevisionprogram38.Whatdoesthewordcharismaunderlinedinthetextreferto?A.A.naturalabilitytoattractothers.B.A.waytoshowone’sachievement.C.Lieberman’safter-classinterest.D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.39.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.HewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwichesD.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.40.WhatcanwelearnaboutLiebermanfromthetext?A.Heiscleverbutlonely.B.heisfriendlyandactivE.C.HeenjoystravelingarounD.D.Heoftenchangeshismenus.

Indian’ssnakecharmersaretoberetrainedaswildlifeteachersunderaplantopreventtheiruniqueskillsandknowledgefrombeinglost.Thecharmerswhomakesnakesdancetothesoundofflutes笛子usedtobeatraditionalfeatureofIndianlifeperformingintownsandvillagesuntiltheywerebannedin1972tocontrolthetradeinsnakeskins.ThegovernmentisnowconsideringaplantotrainthesaperasastheyareknowntovisitschoolsandzoostotellchildrenaboutforestsandwildlifE.Thereisalsoaproposaltosetupadialasnakecharmerservicetohelphouseholderstodealwithunwelcomeintruders.ForgenerationstheyhavebeenafeatureofIndianlifebutnowtheycan’tearnalivingforfearofarrestsaidBeharDuttaconservationistbehindtheplansifapolicemandoesn’tcatchthemanimalrightsactivistsreportthem.Manysnakecharmershavecontinuedtoworkclandestinelysincethebandespitethethreatofuptothreeyearsinjail.Buttheirtrademarkcloth-coveredbasketshungfromabamboopolecarriedacrosstheirshouldersmakethemaneasytargetforpolicE.ThefateofShishaNath56fromBadarpuravillagejustoutsideofDelhiistypicalofpractitioners从业者ofthedyingart.IusedtoearnenoughtosupportmyfamilyandsendmychildrentoschoolhesaiD.Nowit’shardtoearneven£1aday.Mychildrenwanttobesnakecharmers.It’souridentity.Welovethework.Butit’sbecomeimpossiblE.NextmonthDutt’sprojecttotrain30snakecharmerswillbeginatasnakeparkinPunewesternIndiawhereexpertswillenrichtheirhome-grownskillswithsomeformalknowledgE.Morethanthelawthoughitisthedishonestattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymenthatangersmanysnakecharmers.We’redisturbedallthetimebutwhenpeoplewantasnakeremovedfromthehousetheyrushtoussaidPrakashNathwhowasorderedrecentlytothehomeofSoniaGandhitheCongresspartyleader.66.Snakecharmerswillberetrainedaswildlifeteachersmainlybecause______.A.schoolsneedlargenumbersofsuchteachersB.mostofthemcannotsupporttheirfamiliesC.theirperformancesonthestreetarebannedD.thegovernmentplanstosavethedyingart67.Thepurposeoftheproposeddialasnakecharmertelephoneserviceis______.A.togiveperformanceofsnakedancingB.toteachhouseholdershowtocatchandkillsnakesC.tooffercleaningservicetowealthyhouseholdersD.tohelpremoveunwantedsnakesfromthehouses68.Thewordclandestinelyinparagraph4canbebestreplacedbytheword_____.A.secretlyB.publiclyC.subconsciouslyD.diligently69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Snakecharmerscaneasilyberecognizedbythepoliceonthestreet.B.Childrenofsnakecharmerswouldnotliketocontinuetheirfathers’joB.C.Snakecharmersarequiteangrywiththeattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymen.D.Theanimalrightsactiviststakeanegativeattitudetowardssnakecharmers.

IfConfuciuswerestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudyprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheoldChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.72.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto_________.A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrationsC.showgreatrespectfortheoldthinkerD.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject73.ThereasonwhyfewAmericansrememberConfuciusonhisbirthdayisprobablythat______.A.theydon’tcareaboutConfuciusatall.B.theyconsidertheirownnationalheroesmoreimportant.C.hehasbecomeabridgebetweenforeignersandChinA.D.theydon’tpaymuchattentiontothebirthdaysoffamouspeople.74.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A.werenotinterestedinChinesestudiesbeforeB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseD.hopetomakemoneyinChina75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.ForgottenWisdominAmerica

Inspiteoftheuncertaintyoftheeconomythemovieindustryhasbeenstrickenbyabox-officeoutburst.Suddenlyitseemsasifeveryoneisgoingtothemovieswithticketsalesthisyearup17.5percentto$1.7billion.Anditisnotjustbecauseticketpricesarehigher.Attendancehasalsojumpedbynearly16percent.Ifthatpacecontinuesthroughtheyearitwouldamounttothebiggestbox-officeincreaseinatleasttwodecades.AmericansforthemomentjustwanttohideinaverydarkplacE.PeoplewanttoforgettheirtroublesandtheywanttobewithotherpeoplE.Helpingfeedtheoutburstisthemixofmovieswhichhavebeenmoreaudience-friendlyinrecentmonthsasthestudioshavetriedtoadjustafterthediscouragingsalesofmoreseriousfilms.Asshestoodinlineatthe18-screenBridgetheatercomplexhereonThursdaytobuyweekendticketsforJonasBrothers:The3DConcertExperienceAngelHernandezwasnotthinkingmuchaboutescapingreality.InsteadMs.HernandezaLosAngelesparkinglotattendantandmotheroffouryounggirlswasfocusedononeveryspecificreality:herwallet.SpendinghundredsofdollarstotakethemtoDisneylandisridiculousrightnowshesaiD.For$60andsomecandymoneyIcanstillbeagoodmomandgivethemalittlefun.AlotofparentsmayhavebeenthinkingthesamethingFridayasJonasBrotherssoldoutmorethan800theatersandwasexpectedtosellapowerful$25millionormoreintickets.Thefilmindustryappearstohavehadahandinitsrecentgoodluck.OverthelastyearortwostudioshavereleasedmoviesthatarehappierscarierorjustlessdepressingthanwhatcamebeforE.AfterpoorresultsforarushofseriousdramasbuiltaroundtheMiddleEastHollywoodgotbacktocomedies.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheimprovementofthemovieindustry?A.A.growingnumberofpeoplearegoingtothecinemA.B.Peoplearericherwiththedevelopmentofeconomy.C.Morecomediesaremadethanseriousfilms.D.PeoplehavetopaymoretowatchamoviE.2.Ms.Hernandezpurchasedthemovieticketsbecause________.A.shetriedtoescaperealityB.shewasacrazymoviefanC.shewasfondofDisneylandD.shewantedtopleaseherkids3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingnumberisnotusedtodescribetheshootingupofthemovieindustry?A.17.5%B.$1.7billionC.$60D.$25million4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.presentingtheeffectandanalyzingthecausesB.followingtheorderoftimeC.describingproblemsanddrawingaconclusionD.makingcomparisonofideas

3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmust-seemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In2010several3DmoviesbombedattheboxofficE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethisisn’tthefirsttimeHollywoodhasstruggledtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencetimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolorbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe’regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somedaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUsseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityhasfoundaudiencedon’tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3Drecentlymadeover$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron’sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI’mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeopledon’tnoticeitbecausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.29.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality30.Theexampleofsoundandcolorisusedmainlytoshowthat______.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies31.InWalterMarch’sopinion3Dmovies_______.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofits.B.aremoreexpensivethan2Dmovies.C.dogreatharmtopeople’shealth.D.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3Dmovies.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D’stimE.

PeopleinHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.HongKongwasaBritishcolonyforover156yearsbeforereturningtoChinain1997.Englishwastheonlyofficiallanguageuntil1994.MostpeopleinHongKongtodayspeakCantonesebutMandarinandotherdialectsarealsohearD.BritishEnglishisstillwidelyspokenandtaughtherE.NowhowevermanypeoplearechoosingtolearnAmericanEnglish.VictorChanforexamplehaschildrenwhoattendaschoolcalledNatureEQ.TheyarelearningtosaywordsintheAmericanway.Mr.ChansayshewantshissonstolearnAmericanEnglishbecauseheplanstosendthemtotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy.NatureEQisoneofagrowingnumberofschoolsinHongKongthatofferAmericanEnglishclasses.FrankieNgopenedtheschool17yearsagoatwhichtimehehadonly40students.Todaytheschoolhas350students.Mr.NgsaysAmericanEnglishisclearandeasytoteachandunderstanD.StudentSamYuhasanotherreasonforstudyingAmericanEnglishIthinkAmericanEnglishisgettingmoreandmoreimportantandismaybetakingoverthedominanceofBritishEnglishsoI’mwillingtolearn.PublicschoolsstillteachmostlyBritishEnglish.ButthenumberofprivatelanguageschoolsteachingAmericanEnglishisgrowing.InHongKong’sTseungKwanOdistrict.ForexampletheWorkshopSchoolhad20studentsaweekwhenitopenedoneyearago.Todayithasmorethan180studentseachweek.AmericanEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofinternationalbusiness.IncreasedcontactwithAmericanculturelikemoviestelevisionprogramscomputergamesandtheInternetisspreadingAmericanexpressionsandaccentsinareasotherthanbusiness.ButfornowwhatpeoplehearinthestreetsofHongKongismainlytraditionalBritishEnglish.WecanunderstandbothbutwespeakwiththeBritishaccentsaidonelocalwoman.56.HowlonghadBritishEnglishbeentheonlyofficiallanguageinHongKongA.Morethan150years.B.Lessthan150years.C.About100years.D.Lessthan100years.57.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhysomanypeoplelearnAmericanEnglish?A.AmericanEnglishiseasyandcleartounderstanD.B.AmericanEnglishmaytakeoverthedominanceofBritishEnglish.C.AmericanEnglishiswildlyusedinareasotherthanbusiness.D.BritishEnglishisatraditionalandancientlanguageandisoutofdatE.58.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddominanceinParagraph6mean?A.AdvantagE.B.Strength.C.Control.D.InfluencE.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MoreandmorestudentswillgiveupEnglishbutlearnMandarin.B.WeneverheartraditionalBritishEnglishspokeninthestreetofHongKong.C.TherewillbemoreandmoreschoolslikeNatureEQandtheWorkshopSchool.D.PeopleinHongKongwiththeBritishaccentcan’tunderstandAmericanEnglish.60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AmericanEnglishisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinHongKong.B.MoreandmorepeopleinHongKongwanttosendtheirchildrentoAmericA.C.MoreandmorepeopleinHongKongbegintospeakmorelanguages.D.MoreschoolsinHongKongareofferingAmericanEnglishclassesthaninotherareas.

YoumaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorridE.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGrayPhDoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaUShasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.HeisknownastheElevatorGuy.Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette礼仪issortofodd奇怪的GraytoldtheBBC.Theyelevatorsaresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.IfsomeoneelsecomesinwemayhavetomovE.AndhereaccordingtoGrayliftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserveD.Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealiftyoucandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyouyougointodifferentcornersstandingdiagonally对角线地acrossfromeachothertocreatedistancE.WhenathirdpersonentersyouwillunconsciouslyformatrianglE.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquarewithsomeoneineverycorner.A.fifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddlE.Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Onceinformostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdownorlookatyourphonE.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?Youdon’thaveenoughspaceProfessorBabetteRennebergaclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlintoldtheBBC.Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.Insuchasmallenclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued理解asthreateningorodD.TheeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontactshesaiD.40.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevatorB.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquetteC.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorrideD.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator41.AccordingtoGraywhenpeopleenteranelevatortheyusually_____.A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphoneC.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevatorD.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople42.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?43.Thewriterwrotethepassageinatoneof___________.A.disapprovedB.objectiveC.negativeD.supportive

TheUnitedNationsyesterdayurgedaglobalphase-outofold-stylelightbulbsandaswitchtolow-energylightingthatwouldsavebillionsofdollarsandcombat对抗climatechangE.About40countriesalreadyhaveplanstoswitchfromincandescentlightbulbs白炽灯泡theUNEnvironmentProgrammeUNEPsaidinareport.Generationofelectricityforlightingoftenfromburningfossilfuelsaccountsfor8%ofworldgreenhousegasemissions排放itsaiD.A.shifttomoreefficientbulbswouldcutelectricitydemandforlightingby2%.Indonesiaforinstancecouldsave$1bnayearandcutitsgreenhousegasemissionsby8mtonnesayeartheequivalentoftaking2mcarsofftheroaD.Brazilcouldsave$2bnayearMexico$900mUkraine$210mandSouthAfrica$280m.Allwouldalsodeliverbigcutsinemissions.TheactualeconomicbenefitscouldbeevenhighersaidAchimSteinerheadofUNEPwhoaddedthataswitchtoefficientlightinginIndonesiawouldavoidtheneedtobuildseveralcoal-firedpowerstationscosting$2.5bn.Andsimilarfindingscomefromothercountryassessments.Healsosaidthecostcalculationsdidnotincludehealthbenefitsfromswitchingfromtheuseoffossilfuelsincludinguseofkerosenelamps煤油灯.About1.8mdeathsayeararelinkedwithindoorairpollution.UNEPcautioned警告thereweredrawbacksbecausethemostcommonlow-energylightbulbscontaintoxic有毒的material.Itsaidcountriesneedtoensuresafecollectionanddisposal处理ofthelightbulbs.Itisacentralchallengeespeciallyindevelopingcountries.CountriesincludingEUmemberstheUSCanadaAustraliaCubaandthePhilippineswereworkingonphase-outsofold-stylebulbs.53.Theunderlinedpartphase-outinthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A.newrecognitionB.furtherdiscussionC.gradualdisuseD.steadyimprovement54.Byusinglow-energybulbsthegreenhousegasemissionswillbereducedby_____.A.0.16%B.2%C.6%D.8%55.Whichofthefollowingcountrieswillsavethemostmoneybyusinglow-energybulbs?A.IndonesiA.B.Brazil.C.Mexico.D.SouthAfricA.56.What’sthechallengeofpopularizinglow-energybulbs?A.Inconvenienceinusing.B.Lackoffinancialsupport.C.Safetyofdealingwithusedbulbs.D.MisunderstandingfromthepubliC.

Ifyoucouldbeanybodyintheworldwhowoulditbe?Yourneighbourorasuperstar?A.fewpeoplehaveexperiencedwhatitmightbeliketostepintotheskinofanotherpersonthankstoanunusualvirtualreality虚拟现实devicE.RikkeWahlanactressmodelandartistwasoneoftheparticipantsinabodyswappingexperimentattheBeAnotherlabaprojectdevelopedbyagroupofartistsbasedinBarcelonA.SheswappedwithherpartneranactorusingamachinecalledTheMachinetoBeAnotherandtemporarilybecameaman.AsIlookeddownIsawmywholebodyasamandressedinmypartner'spantsshesaiD.That'sthepictureIrememberbest.Theset-upisrelativelysimplE.Bothuserswearavirtualrealityheadsetwithacameraonthetop.Thevideofromeachcameraissenttotheotherpersonsowhatyouseeistheexactviewofyourpartner.Ifshemovesherarmyouseeit.Ifyoumoveyourarmsheseesit.Togetusedtoseeinganotherperson'sbodywithoutactuallyhavingcontrolofitparticipantsstartbyraisingtheirarmsandlegsveryslowlysothattheothercanfollowalong.Eventuallythiskindofslowsynchronised同步的movementbecomescomfortableandparticipantsreallystarttofeelasthoughtheyarelivinginanotherperson'sbody.Usingsuchtechnologypromisestoalterpeople'sbehaviourafterwards-potentiallyforthebetter.Studieshaveshownthatvirtualrealitycanbeeffectiveinfightingracism-thebias偏见thathumanshaveagainstthosewhodon'tlookorsoundlikethem.ResearchersattheUniversityofBarcelonagavepeopleaquestionnairecalledtheImplicitAssociationTestwhichmeasuresthestrengthofpeople'sassociationsbetweenforinstanceblackpeopleandadjectivessuchasgoodbadathleticorawkwarD.Thentheyaskedthemtocontrolthebodyofadarkskinneddigitalcharacterusingvirtualrealityglassesbeforetakingthetestagain.Thistimetheparticipants'biasscoreswerelower.Theideaisthatonceyou'veputyourselfinanother'sshoesyou'relesslikelytothinkillofthembecauseyourbrainhasinternalisedthefeelingofbeingthatperson.ThecreatorsofTheMachinetoBeAnotherhopetoachieveasimilarresult.AttheendofbodyswappingpeoplefeellikeholdingeachotherintheirarmssaysArthurPointeauaprogrammerwiththeproject.It'sareallynicewaytohavethiskindofexperiencE.IwouldreallyreallyrecommendittoeveryonE.74.Thewordswappingparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.buildingB.exchangingC.controllingD.transplanting75.WecaninferfromtheexperimentattheBeAnotherlabthat______.A.ourfeelingsarerelatedtoourbodilyexperienceB.wecanlearntotakecontrolofotherpeople'sbodiesC.participantswilllivemorepassionatelyaftertheexperimentD.TheMachinetoBeAnothercanhelppeoplechangetheirsexes76.IntheImplicitAssociationTestbeforetheparticipantsusedvirtualrealityglassestocontroladarkskinneddigitalcharacter______.A.theyfoughtstronglyagainstracismB.theyscoredloweronthetestforracismC.theychangedtheirbehaviourdramaticallyD.theyweremorebiasedagainstthoseunlikethem77.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.technologyhelpspeoplerealizetheirdreamsB.ourbiasescouldbeeliminatedthroughexperimentsC.virtualrealityhelpspromoteunderstandingamongpeopleD.ourpointsofviewaboutothersneedchangingconstantly

BelowisanentrytakenfromanEnglishdictionary.46.BecarefulnottoscratchthefurnituremostprobablymeansBecarefulnotto.A.removeanymarksB.damageitssurfaceC.makeanynoisesD.changeitsposition47.ThewordscratchinSomedrawingshadbeenscratchedonthebackofthedoorhasthesamemeaningasin.A.WescratchedsomeofthedirtawayB.Thecar'spaintworkisbadlyscratchedC.Thedog;keptscratchingatthedoortogoout.D.Theyscratchedlinesinthedirttomakemarks48.She.hadscratchedbecauseofakneeinjurymightimplythatShecouldn't.A.takepartinaraceB.cancelapreparedactivity'C.makealivingaf6neD.makeenoughmoney49.WhentheFrenchgirlsaysIlearnedGermanfromscratchiiisixmonthsshemeansshe.A.hadpreviouslywellpreparedB.wasunsatisfiedwithherGermanC.knewnoGermanbeforethatD.foundfewmaterialsavailable

EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor—itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii’speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrass-coveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded爆炸andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.Soonstonesandhotash灰烬begantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains喷泉housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoometalbreadpanswereineverybakery面包店.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertell粉末usthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.53.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.54.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.55.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.56.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?A.SportsB.TravelC.ArtsD.Business

InthisageofInternetchatvideogamesandrealitytelevisionthereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupieD.Yetdespitethecompetitionmy8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontestacompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests–andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionletterfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanresurfaceinourchildren.A.revelation启示camelastweekwhenIaskedherDon’tyouwanttowinagain?NosherepliedIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgradE.Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously自发地toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehallIofferedsuggestionsforcharactersconflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquicklyguidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgradeIhadtoacceptthatIwasco-optingmydaughter’sexperiencE.WhilesteppingbackwasdifficultformeitwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmorestepsputtingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifaskeD.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperimentgrowandfindtheirownvoices.70.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Nowmanyamusementscompeteforchildren’stimE.B.Childrenhavelotsoffundoingmindlessactivities.C.RebeccaismuchtoobusytoenjoyherleisuretimE.D.Rebeccaoftengoonlineforherwritingmaterials.71.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?A.ShewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmorE.B.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.C.Shedidn’tquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.D.Herroadtosuccesswasfullofpainandfrustrations.72.TheunderlinedwordresurfaceinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.recycleB.reappearC.reconsiderD.reunite73.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?A.Shewasconfidentabouthertalentinwriting.B.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.C.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.D.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.74.Theauthortookgreatpainstoimproveherdaughter’sstoriesbecause_______.A.shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecomingawriterB.shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewritingC.shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuchD.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance75.What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?A.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.B.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.C.ChildrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperiencE.D.A.writingcareerthoughattractiveisnotforeverychildtopursuE.

OdysseyArenaTheOdysseyArenaownedbyOdysseyTrustisalargesportsandentertainmentcentresituatedinTitanicQuarterandtheWaterfrontBelfastNorthernIrelanD.ItwasjointlyfundedbytheMillenniumCommissiontheLagansideCorporationtheDCALtheSheridanGroupandtheSportsCouncilforNorthernIrelanD.TheArenaopenedin2000withthePavilionlateropeningin2001.TheOdysseyissaidtohavecost£120milliononcompletion.In2011TheOdysseyPavilionwhichwasownedbyTheSheridanGroupwentintoadministrationthebuildingisnowundercontrolofKPMGuntilanewownerisfounD.EventSinceopeningtheOdysseyArenahashostedsomeoftheworld’sbestknownbandsandartistsfromaroundtheworlD.IthasalsohostedanumberofWorldWrestlingEntertainmentliveeventsincludingRAWandSmackDown!.WWEvisitstheOdysseyatleastonceayear.Since2008ithasplayedhosttothePremierLeagueDarts标枪.Aswellasthesehigh-profilesportingeventstheOdysseyArenahasalsohostedconcertsbysomeofthebest-sellingmusicartistsintheworldandit’salsohomeoftheBelfastGiants.JanetJacksonwasscheduledtoperformduringherAllforYouTouron14December2001buttheshowwascancelledduetothe11September2001attacks.On2October2010theBostonBruinsfacedtheBelfastGiantsSelectsinanNHLChallengematch.TheOdysseywasshort-listedfor‘InternationalLargeVenueoftheYear’OutsideofNorthAmericainthe2005PollstarConcertIndustryAwardsmakingitoneofthetopsixmajorconcertvenuesintheworlD.Thecomplexfeatures:TheOdysseyArena–NorthernIreland’sbiggestindoorarenahostsconcertsandsportingeventssuchasBelfastGiantsgames.W5–standsforWhoWhatWhereWhenWhy.W5isanaward-winningscienceexhibitioncentredemonstratingthepowersofsciencE.TheOdysseyPavilion–containsbars:RockiesSportsBarChicShedBar.Restaurants:SodaJoesPizzaHutIndianOceanTheStreatRedPandA.Nightclubs:BoxNightclubBeachCluB.TheOdysseyBowlandOdysseyCinemasformerlyStormcinemaVue12–screenmultiplex.ASheridanIMAXoperatedinthecomplexfrom2000until2007withitsformerlocationremainingvacantasof2013.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheOdysseyArenainthefirstparagraph?A.TheOdysseyArenawasjointlyfundedandtheownerisOdysseyTrust.B.ThebuildingoftheOdysseyPavilionisunderthecontrolofKPMG.C.BoththeArenaandthePavilionopenedinNorthernIrelandin2000.D.£120millionissaidtohavebeenspentonthecompletionoftheOdyssey.61.WhathasbeenhostedintheOdysseyArenasofar?A.WorldWrestlingEntertainmentliveevents.B.T.he2005PollstarConcertIndustryAwards.C.ThePremierLeagueDarts.D.JanetJackson'sAllforYouTour.E.AnNHLChallengematch.A.a;b;cB.c;d;eC.a;b;dD.a;c;e62.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheOdysseyArenaisNorthernIreland’sbiggestarenA.B.W5isascienceexhibitioncentrewitheducationalpurposE.C.IntheOdysseyPavilionyoucanvisitmanyscenicattractions.D.A.SheridanIMAXhasoperatedinitsformerlocationsince2000.

SincetheendofWorldWarIWWIin1918Canadiansandmillionsofothersaroundtheworldhavepausedatthe11thhourofthe11thdayofthe11thmonthtohonourthesacrificesoursoldiershavemadeindifferentwarsfightingforthefreedomsthatweallenjoytoday.KnownasRemembranceDaythedayoriginatedasatributetothesoldiersofWWIadarkperiodforouryoungcountrywhichclaimedthelivesofover60000militarypersonnelandciviliansandover16milliondeadworldwidE.AstherearenomoresurvivingsoldiersofWWItodaywerelyonthewisdomandwordsofthosesoldierswhofoughtinthewarsthatfollowedandthisdaynowalsorecognizestheirheroiccontribution.Theytellustoalwaysrememberwhatthosebravesoulsfoughtforandalltheyaskinreturnisthatweneverforget.That’swhyweweartheredpoppy罂粟花;that’swhywhenweseeasoldierinuniformweshouldstophimorherandsayThankyou;that’swhywetakeapausefromourbusylivesfortwoshortminutestodaytohonorthatrequest.Yetthismessageisfadingawayyearafteryear.TakeforexampletheterribledecisiontoallowparentstoexcusestudentsfromRemembranceDayceremoniesatschool.Notonlyisthisdisrespectfulitdistancesthestudentfromhisorherclassmates.ItisdifficulttounderstandwhyanyCanadianparentwouldwanttoremovetheirchildfromthetime-honoredtraditionofreadingthepoemInFlandersFieldswhileawreathofpoppiesislaiD.Itismoreimportantthanevertoteachschool-agedchildrenaboutourhistorynomatterhowviolentitwas.ShelteringthemfromtherealitiesofwarisagreatdisservicE.Understandingwhyconflictshappenedorhappentodaycanhelpshapechoicesanddecisionstheymakeasadults.Ofcoursebecauseweliveinafreesocietywecannotforceanindividualtodosomething.Itisunfortunatebutsomeparentsnowhavetheirchildopt-outoftheservices.Thesepeopleshouldberemindedtheyarefreetomakesuchchoicesonlybecauseofthemenandwomentherestofusareremembering.36.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRemembranceDay?A.It’sonlyheldinCanadA.B.Itsceremonylasts11hours.C.ItfallsonNovember11theachyear.D.It’stocelebratethecountry’sindependencE.37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaRemembranceDayactivitytoday?A.Stoppingat11A.m.torememberthewardeaD.B.ListeningtostoriestoldbyWWIsoldiers.C.Wearingaredpoppytoshowrespect.D.Showinggratitudetosoldiersinuniform.38.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Warhistoryistooviolentforschoolchildren.B.ThewriterwasonceasoldierintheCanadianarmy.C.FewstudentsarewillingtotakepartinRemembranceDayceremonies.D.Moreparentsarekeepingtheirchildrenawayfromfrighteningwarstories.39.TheunderlinedwordItinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____A.thedeathofsomanysoldiersinwarsB.thefactthatthereweresomanywarsafterWWIC.people’sungratefulnessforthefreedomtheyhaveD.removingchildrenfromRemembranceDayevents40.ThewriterbelievesthatA.thesacrificeofthesoldiersshouldalwaysberememberedB.RemembranceDayisbecominglessimportantforsoldiersC.schools-nolongerthinkRemembranceDayisnecessaryD.peopleshouldbeforcedtolearnabouttherealitiesofwar

Perfume香水hasbeeninexistenceforalongtimE.Thesedayscertainperfumesareconsideredcomparabletogreatworksofart.Hereareafewofthemostfamousperfumesinhistory.ChanelNo.5Thisperfumeisprobablythebest-sellingscent气味inthehistoryoffragrance香水.CreatedbyErnstBeauxforCocoChanelin1921ithasbeendescribedastheworld’smostlegendaryfragranceandremainsthecompany’smostfamousperfumE.ShalimarJacquesGuerlaincreatedthisvanillafragrancein1925.TheperfumetakesitsnamefromtheGardenofShalimarwhichwasbuiltbyEmperorShahJehanforoneofhiswives.Itwasanimmediatehitin1925andisstillextremelypopulartoday.JoyJoyisfamousforhavingbeenthemostexpensiveperfumeintheworldatonepoint.Itwascreatedin1930byHenriAlmérasforJeanPatoutoliftthebadmoodthathadsweptovertheworldafterthe1929stockmarketcrash.L’AirduTempsFrancisFarboncreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.ThefragranceisknownforitsspicycarnationandgardeniascentsaswellasitsbeautifulcrystalbottledesignedbyLalique.EternityCalvinKlein’ssecondperfumewascreatedbySophiaGrojsmanin1988.KnownforitslightfloweryscenttheperfumewaslistedintheFragranceHallofFamein2003.Itisrecommendedfordaytimewear.AngelThiswildlypopularperfumewascreatedin1992byOlivierCrespforThierryMugler.Theperfumewasaninstantsuccess.Theperfumehasoftenbeendescribedasdeliciousowingtoitschocolatyscent.Theperfumecomesinbeautifulstar-shapedbottles.Angelperfumealsocomesinseveralbathandbodyproducts.56.WhocreatedJoy?A.HenriAlméras.B.JeanPatou.C.SophiaGrojsman.D.JacquesGuerlain.57.Whichofthefollowingperfumesisknownforitswonderfulcrystalbottle?A.Shalimar.B.ChanelNo.5C.L’AirduTemps.D.Eternity.58.TheAngelperfumehasbeendescribedasdeliciousbecauseof__________.A.itsspicyscentB.itsspecialbottledesignC.itsvanillascentD.itschocolateyscent59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.EmperorShahJehancreatedtheShalimarperfumeforoneofhiswives.B.Joywascreatedtocheerpeopleupafterthestockmarketcrash.C.LaliquecreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.D.EternitywaslistedintotheFragranceHallofFamein1988.60.Wherecanyouprobablyseethisarticle?A.Inatextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.C.InatravelmagazinE.D.InafashionmagazinE.

NationalFootballLeaguestarWarrickDunnmakesthedreamofowningahomecometrueforstrugglingsingleparents.FortwoyearsOseiNyahumasleptinhomelesssheltersandinaTallahasseebusstationwhilehisfourchildrenstayedwithrelatives.War-rick.Dunnhelpedtobringthefamilybacktogetheragain.OnDecember18DunnhandedNyahumathekeystoarully-furnishedfour-bedroomhomeinTallahasseeFloridA.Dunnprovidedthedownpaymentandthefurnishings.Therewasevenafreshly-bakedapplepieonthetableandaChristmastreein.thelivingroom.AsNyahumaandhisfourchildrenwalkedfromroom10roomintheirnewhomeNyahurnawasveryexciteD.Itisoneofthegreatestexperiencestosay.'Thisismyhome'NyahumasaiD.ItriedtoholdbackthetearsbutIcouldn't.1wasfilledwithhappinessandasenseofsecurity.Formepast10yearsDunnhasmadeithislife'sdutytohelpsinglemotherswhoaretryingtoprovideabetterlifefortheirchildren.Hisprogramiscalled-'HomesfortheHolidays.Nyahumawasthefirstfathertoreceiveassistanceformtheprogram.SofarHomesfortheHolidayshasprovided74singleparentswithadownpaymentonahomefortheirfamilies.Theprogramfurnishesthehomeswishbedsawasheranddryercleaningsupplies—everythingafamilyneedsdowntothetoothbrushes.ThekitchensarestockedwithfooD.TheprogrambeganinTampaFloridaandhasnowexpandedtoTallahasseewhereDunnattendedcollegetoBatonRougeLouisianawhereDunngrewupandthentoAtlantaGeorgiawhereDunnnowplaysfootballfortheFalcons.IhavebeenblessedthroughoutmylifeandreceivedassistancealongthewayDunnsaiD.ThisismywayofhelpingtogivebacktothecommunitiesIhavelivedin.51.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe_____.A.IntroductionofWarrickDunnB.HomesfortheHolidaysC.FightingagainstPovertyD.TroubleofSingleParents52.WhichstatementistrueaboutNyahuma?A.Hestayedwithhischildrenhappilyandpeacefully.B.Hegotafully-furnishednewhomeinLouisianA.C.HecouldaffordthedownpaymentofthehousE.D.Hewasthefirstfathertheprogramofferedhelp.53.WarrickDunnwantstodevotehiswholelifetohelping_____.A.thepoorchildrenintheUnitedStatesB.thepeoplewhohaveeverhelpedhimC.thechildrenwhowanttobefootballstarsD.thesinglemothersinadifficultposition54.WarrickDunncarriesout.hisprogramininmanvplaeesandthecorrectordershouldbe.A.Tampa—Atlanta—BatonRouge—TallahasseeB.Atlanta—BatonRouge—Tallahassee—TampaC.Tampa—Tallahassee—BatonRouge—AtlantaD.Tallahassee—Atlanta——BatonRouge55.AccordingtothepassageHomesfortheHolidaysprovides_____.A.bedsforsleepingB.downpaymentonahomeC.teachersforchildrenD.cleaningsuppliesE.somebasicfoodfservantstodowashingA.a-b-d-eB.a-d-e-fC.a-b-c-dD.a-c-d-e

Doyouscreamonarollercoasterride?Youslowlyclimbupasteepslopeuntilanalmostvertical垂直的dropandthen...Ahhhhhhhh!Thrill-seekerslikemeareinluckbecausethemeparksarepushingtheboundariesoftechnologytocreatethefastesttallestscariestrollercoasterstheworldhaseverknown.AltonTowersinBritainopenedtheworld'sfirst14-1ooprollercoasterafewmonthsagocalledTheSmiler.OverinAbuDhabiFerrariWorldclaimstohavetheworld'sfastestonE.FerrariWorld'sFormulaRossaridesendsoutpassengersfrom0-240km/hinjust4.9seconds.DuringthisrapidaccelerationtheyexperienceG-forcesonlyfighterpilotsusuallyfeel:Upto4.8G.ThedesignerofseveralridesatAltonTowerssaid:Whilewecanstand6-8Gsforveryshortperiodsoftimeffweexperience5Gformorethanfivesecondswe'relikelytoblackout.Onmodernrollercoasterspassengersexperienceabout3Gintightturnsandloops.ButwhilewemayhavereachedthelimitintermsofG-forcesthereisnotechnologicallimittohowfastorhowhighrollercoasterscango---it'salldowntomoney.AltonTowers'TheSmilercost~18mtobuilD.Somecompaniesarefinding:otherwaystokeepusamuseD.There'samovetowardsindoorrideswheretheexperienceisimprovedbyaudio-visualtechnologies.ForexampleacompanycalledDynamicStructuresiscurrentlydevelopingacoal-mine-themedrideforaclientinDubaithatwillcombinespeedandG-forceswith3Dprojectioneffectsandroboticswhichwilltrickyourbrainintothinkingyou'rereallyfalling.Ican'twaittoenjoythisonE.Whataboutyou:Doyoulikebeingupsidedown?36.Theunderlinedphraseblackoutinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.....A.stopbreathingB.loseconsciousnessforashorttimeC.losememoryforeverD.bleedtodeath37.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__A.allthethemeparksarecreatingthefastrollercoastersB.theSmilersendsoutpassengersfrom0-240km/hinjust4.9secondsC.itisunusualforfighterpilotstofeelupto4.8GD.themorethemoneyisspentthefastertherollercoastercango38.Thefeatureofthecoal-mine-themedrideisA.3DtechnologiesB.indoorridesC.G-forcesD.dynamicstructures39.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFastestRollerCoasterB.TheSmilerandG-forcesC.ScreamingforFunD.TheNewTechnology

InadditiontowritingarticlesandbooksMarkTwaindelightedtheaudiencewithhispubliclecturesaboutthefarawayplaceshevisitedonhistravels.PeoplewereeagertolearnabouthistripstoplacesliketheSandwichIslandsnowHawaiiEgyptandtheHolyLanD.Twainoftenusedthefeesheearnedfromhislecturestopayformoreadventures.Hiswell-attendedperformancesalsoservedtobringattentiontohispublishingwork.Atthattimethepubliclecturewasaverypopularformofentertainmentandaudience’expectationsranhighbutTwainneverfailedtoamusethem.Twainalsowroteonamusingsubjects.In1873hereleasedabookcalledTheGildedAgE.Thebookwasasatire讽刺oftheverywealthytimE.A.satireisaworkthatmakesfunofbadhumanbehaviorsuchaswastefulspending.Twainmadepeoplelaughattheexcesses无节制oftherich.In1889TwaintookonothermembersoftheEstablishment.HewroteAConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’sCourtaboutaboywhotravelsbacktothetimeofKingArthur.Twainmadefunofthosewhoweregivenadvantagesnotbecausetheyhadearnedthembutbecauseoftheirfamilyconnections.IfyouhaveneverreadanyofMarkTwain’sworkstryreadingAConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’sCourtTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnorTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Theywillmakeyoulaugh.21.WhatdowelearnaboutMarkTwainfromthepassage?A.HelikedshowingoffbytalkingabouthistravelsabroaD.B.Hethoughttherichshouldshowmercytothepoor.C.Hislectureswereverypopular.D.Hesupportedthosewhosucceededwiththehelpofothers.22.MarkTwainwasgoodateachofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.writingexcellentworksB.givingwonderfullecturesC.writingorspeakinginahumorousstyleD.laughingatpeoplewithoutalotofmoney23.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsMarkTwain?A.Supporting.B.Admiring.C.DisappointeD.D.Indifferent.

Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusiC.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity阳刚theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotypeaUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressivenessratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtotheboycodeofhidingtheiremotionstobearealman.Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittleheadmasteroftheBritishboys-onlyschoolEtonwarnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys’learningstylelettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredomwrotethestudy'sauthorAbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginiA.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithboy-focusedapproachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouchandarephysicallymoreactivetheyneedtobegivenhands-onlessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaroundJamesfounD.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbemasterfulandinchargeinrelationships.InmixedschoolsboysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeansthestudyreporteD.31.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschool________.A.forcesboystohidetheiremotionstoberealmenB.helpstocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysC.encouragesboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD.naturallyreinforcesinboysthetraditionalimageofaman32.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys_______.A.performrelativelybetterB.behavemoreresponsiblyC.growupmorehealthilyD.receiveabettereducation33.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C.ItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneeD.D.Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.34.AccordingtoAbigailJamesoneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______.A.teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamspirit35.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames'report?A.TheyenjoybeinginchargE.B.Theyhavesharpervision.C.Theyconformtostereotypes.D.Theyareviolentandsexist.

PerfectDisasterAllaroundusbuildingsshook.Wedecidedtoleavethetown.Westoppedoncewehadleftthebuildingsbehindus.Thecartsweremovinginoppositedirectionsthoughthegroundwasperfectlyflatandtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeirwheelsblockedbystones.Inadditionitseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked吸backwardsasifitwerebeingpushedbackbytheshakingofthelanD.CertainlytheshorelinemovedoutwardsandmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysanD.Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire—likelightningbutbigger.NotlongafterthatthecloudsreacheddowntothegroundandcoveredtheseA.Nowcamethedustthoughstillthin.Ilookedback.A.densecloudappearedbehindusfollowinguslikeafloodpouringacrossthelanD.Thenadarknesscamethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynightbutmorelikebeinginaclosedandunlightedroom.Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencryingmenshouting.Somewerecallingforparentsothersforchildren;theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheirvoices.Darknessandashescameagainagreatweightofthem.Westoodupandshooktheashoffagainandagain;otherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitandcrushedbytheweight.Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeorfog.Soontherewasrealdaylight.Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasachangedworldburiedinashlikesnow.―fromPliny'slettertoafriend【小题1】Plinyleftthetownafter_____.A.theeruptionB.theskybecamedarkC.thebuildingsbeganshakingD.theseawentback【小题2】Thecartswouldn'tstaystillbecause_____.A.theearthwasshakingB.theseasuckedthembackwardsC.thewheelshadstonesunderthemD.thelighteningfrightenedthehorses【小题3】Thereasonwhyitwasdarkisthat_____.A.itwasverylateatnightB.cloudsofashcoveredthesunC.therewasaverybadstormD.therewasnomoonthatnight【小题4】Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnamesand.A.listeningtotheirvoicesB.runningaboutlookingforthemC.shakingtheashoffpeopleD.watchingpeopleastheyranpast

Closeyoureyesfoeaminutesandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeofyouhadahundreddollarsless.AlsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyescloseD.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwidE.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.DoctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeopletherE.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsisChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvincE.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogrammeforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.YourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworlD.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.65.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination66.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyhavenotbeenupdateD.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind67.ORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization68.Whatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?A.AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.Showsympathyfortheblind69.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORRISFlyingHospitalD.Sight-savingTechniques

WhenyouareinLondonwhichhoteldoyouwanttostayin?HerearesomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon.55￡65Inthishotelthere’sagardenthatallowsgueststohangaroundoutsidewithadrinkaJapaneserestaurantanda24-hourbarthatservesallsortsofdrinksatfairprices.ArranHouseHotel￡97Themainattractionhereisthesocialhistoryofthislocation.Butifyouarenotinterestedinhistorythere’salwaystheprivaterosegardenandaDVDlibraryforyoutohavefun.Generallytheroomsareluxurious奢侈的andprovideallthenecessarytools;howeverthehistoryoftheplacesisthemainsellingpointherE.TheHoxton￡69TheHoxtonhasalwaysbeenfamousforits￡1-per-roomoffersbutforthosewhocan’tgetoneofthoseoffersit’sstillaffordablE.A.freesmallbreakfastisprovidedtoallrooms.Thereisalsoanicerestaurantnextdoor.ThePavilion￡100ThePavilionisaplacewhereeachofthe30roomshasamusicalthemE.MetallicaHonkyTonkAfroandCasablancaNightsarejustsomeofthethemedrooms.ThemusicisveryclassicalandthosewhoarepartoftheoldergenerationwillfindstayingheretobeaverypleasantexperiencE.FaceslikeDuranDuranandNaommiCampbellhaveturneduptothishotelbeforesoitmustbegooD.67.WhowouldmostprobablybeinterestedinstayingatArranHouseHotel?A.Someonewhoisinterestedinhistory.B.SomeonewhoisfondofJapanesefooD.C.Someonewholikesvisitingabarforadrink.D.Someonewholikeswatchingmoviesintheroom.68.Ifyouwanttostayatahotelforonenightatonly￡1youshouldtry_____.A.55B.TheHoxtonC.ArranHouseHotelD.ThePavilion69.DuranDuranandNaomiCampbellarementionedtoshowthehotelis_____.A.music-themedB.luxuriousC.famousD.nice70.Theauthorwritesthepassageto______.A.comparedifferenthotelsinLondonB.encouragereaderstopayavisittoLondonC.tellreaderswhathotelshehasstayedatinLondonD.recommendsomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon

MostAmericansgetwhatmoneytheyhavefromtheirwork;thatistheyearnanincomefromwagesorsalaries.TherichestAmericanshowevergetmostoftheirmoneyfromwhattheyown—theirstocksbondsrealestateandotherformsofpropertyorwealth.AlthoughtherearefewaccuratestatisticstogobywealthinAmericansocietyappearstobeconcentratedinveryfewhands.Morethan20percentofeverythingthatcanbeprivatelyownedisheldbylessthanonepercentoftheadultpopulationandmorethan75percentofallwealthisownedby20percentofAmericanadults.TheplainfactisthatmostAmericanshavenowealthatallasidefromtheirhomesautomobilesandasmallamountofsavings.IncomeintheUnitedStatesisnotashighlyconcentratedaswealth.In1917therichest10percentofAmericanfamiliesreceived26.1percentofallincomewhilethepoorest10percentreceived17percentmainlyfromSocialSecurityandothergovernmentpayments.ThemoststrikingaspectofincomedistributionisthatithasnotchangedsignificantlysincetheendofWorldWarII.Althougheconomicgrowthhasroughlydoubledrealdisposable可自由使用的familyincomethemoneyleftaftertaxesandadjustedforinflationoverthelastgenerationthesizeofthesharesgiventotherichandthepoorisaboutthesamE.ByanymeasureeconomicinequalityisgreatintheUnitedStates.TherealitybehindthesestatisticsisthatalargenumberofAmericansarepoor.In191814percentofthepopulationwaslivingbelowthefederalgovernment’spovertylinewhichatthattimewasanannualincomeof$9287foranonfarmfamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildren.InotherwordsaboutoneoutofsevenAmericansover31millionpeoplewasofficiallyconsideredunabletobuythebasicnecessitiesoffoodclothesandshelter.Thesuggestedpovertylinein1981wouldhavebeenanincomeofabout$11200forafamilyoffour.Bythisrelativedefinitionabout20percentofthepopulationormorethan45millionAmericansarepoor.29.WhatisthepercentageofwealththatisinthehandsofmostAmericans?A.Lessthan25%.B.Morethan25%.C.Morethan75%.D.Lessthan20%.30.WhatdoesthemajorityoftheAmericanshaveintermsofwealth?A.Theirincomeandsavings.B.Theirhousecarsandsmallamountsofsavings.C.Everythingtheyownintheirhomes.D.Actuallytheyhavenowealthatall.31.Whatcanwelearnfromcomparisonofthetwopovertylinesinthelastparagraph?A.Thepovertylineof1918ismorefavorabletothepoorthanthatof1981.B.The1981linedidn’tleavemuchtothepoor.C.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1918linE.D.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1981linE.32.Fromthelasttwosentenceswecanseethat1981government’spovertyline_______.A.wasofnogoodforthepoorB.wasofficiallyapprovedC.wasnothelpfultothepoorD.wasnotputintooperationthen

Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback退步.Simplyspeakingitmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschoolthemoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine-monthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayear-roundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatimewithafewweeksoffinbetween.TheNationalAssociationforYear-RoundEducationsaystherewerefewerthanthreethousandsuchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongforty-sixofthefiftystates.[Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear-roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaidYear-roundschoolsdon'treallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear.Acrossthecountryresearchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.ExpertssaythiscanbepreventeD.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsofferprogramsthatcanhelp.Butcallingthemsummerschoolcouldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkinsRonFairchildsaidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedthetermsummerschool.InAmericanculturetheideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhooD.Theparentswelcomedothertermslikesummercampenrichmentextratimeandhands-onlearning.【小题1】Accordingtothefirstparagraphthesummerlearninggap.A.helpschildrentogainweightB.leadschildrentoworkharderC.improveschildren’smemoriesD.affectschildren’sregularstudies【小题2】Comparedtotraditionalschoolsstudentsintheyear-roundones.A.performbetterandhavemorelearninggainsB.havemuchlesstimeforrelaxationeveryyearC.havegenerallythesamenumberofclassdaysD.holdmoreclasseswithmorefreeweeksoff【小题3】Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Studentsfrompoorfamiliesoftenfallbehindafterthevacation.B.Year-roundschoolscansolvetheproblemofthelearninggap.C.Thereareschoolsineachstatefollowingayear-roundcalendar.D.Nothingcanhelpthestudentswhofallbehindafterthevacation.【小题4】Whydidalmostallparentsdislikethetermsummerschool?A.Theycherishthechildren’srightsoffreedomverymuch.B.Theyareworriedaboutthequalityofthesummerschool.C.Theywanttheirchildrentobeforcedtomakeupthegap.D.Theycan’taffordthefurtherstudyduringvacation.【小题5】Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.OpeningSummerCampsB.ForbiddingSummerSchoolsC.SpreadingYear-RoundEducationD.MindingtheSummerLearningGap

IfyouplanonvisitingtoFijiyouareprobablylookingforsomefunthingstodo.Belowarefourunusualplaces.ThePoseidonResortThePoseidonresortisanunderwaterresortthatgivesvisitorsabeautifulviewofsealifE.Thisresortcovers255acres.It’scoveredandsurroundedbyalagoon咸水湖thatcovers5000acresandisabout90feetunderwatergivingyouabeautifulviewofsealiferightbeforeyoureyes.Thisresortevenhasahotelforthosewhowouldprefertohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingandwakinguptothebeautifulsceneryallaroundthem.TheSabetoMudPoolIfyou’relookingforsomethingunusualtodoyoucan’tpassupthemudpoolatSabeto.ItislocatedinamountainrangewithahugegroupofGeothermal地热的poolsfullofnicewarmmuD.Gettingdownandintothemudinthepoolisbelievedtohavebenefitsforhealthyskin.Thisisunusualbutadultsandespeciallykidswillloveit.FireWalkingFirewalkinginFijiisbelievedtohaveoriginatedontheislandofBeau.Firewalkingiswhenyouwalkonwhite-hotstonesbarefoot.Todothisyouhavetobementallypreparedforit.Trustme;thereisalotofpreparationandstrictrulesthattravelersfollowinordertodothissafely.TheFijiMuseumTheFijimuseumisunusualduetoalltheamazingartifactsyou’llseedatingback3000-4000years.Thismuseumhasacertainattractionthatmakesitfunny—ashoE.It’sbeensaidthatamannamedThomasBakerwaseatenbythelocalsseveralcenturiesagoandtheonlythingleftwashisshoE.ThisunusualmuseumisagreatideaifyoubringthewholefamilytoFiji.29.VisitorswhohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingatthePoseidonresortcan_________.A.enjoytheexcellentserviceinthehotelB.openwindowstoseesealifeswimmingC.seesealifearoundthemintheroomD.onlywatchvideosaboutsealife30.Whydoadultsliketogetdownintothemudpool?A.TofloatonthewarmmudB.TomakethemstrongC.ToplaywiththewarmmudD.Tokeeptheirskinhealthy31.Whichofthefollowingthingsneedsmorecourageandstricterrules?A.TryingfirewalkingB.VisitingthePoseidonresortC.GettingintotheSabetoMudPoolD.VisitingtheFijimuseum32.TheunderlinedwordartifactsinParagraph5means__________.A.historicthingsmadebymanB.thingsinventednotlongagoC.thingsthatlookverystrangeD.usefulthingsinpeople’sdailylife

Audiodigitalbooks有声数字化图书arebecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyears.Oneofthereasonsforthisisthataudiodigitalbookscanbereadinmanyplacescomfortably.Thefirstfavoriteplaceformanypeopleisinbedbeforegoingtosleep.Therearenightswhenapersonwouldwanttodonothingbutlieinbedwhilegoingoverwhathashappenedintheday.Manypeopleliketojustlieinbedinthedarkbeforetheyfallasleepatnight.Thiswouldbetheperfecttimetolistentoanaudiodigitalbook.IfyoureadanordinarybookthelightshavetobeturnedonandyouhavetoturnthepageswithyourhanD.AnaudiobookcanjustbelistenedtowhileapersonstayscomfortablyinbeD.Thenextfavoriteplacetolistentoaudiodigitalbookswouldbeinthekitchen.Forsomepeoplekitchenchoresareboring.Audiodigitalbooksprovidegoodentertainmentandpeopledon’tneedtoturnpages.Anaudiodigitalbookisafavoritewhileapersonisgardening.Theycanhelptakeaperson’smindoffjobsathanD.Itcanbefunandexcitingtodogardeningwiththehelpofthesebooks.Anothergreatplacewouldbewhileexercising.Itallowsthemindtobefreewhilethelegsbodyandarmsarekeptbusy.Thiswouldbeagreatplacetolistentothesebooks.Thenextfavouriteplacewouldbewhilecommuting乘车上下班eitherontheroadtoandfromworkonbusestrainsorevenonlongflights.Theyprovetobeagoodcompanion陪伴andhelpreducestress.59.Whyareaudiodigitalbooksbecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyears?A.BecausetheyaregooD.B.BecausetheyareusefulC.Becausetheyareconvenient.D.Becausetheyarenewest.60.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus_________.A.onlyaudiodigitalbookscanbelistenedtoinbeD.B.YouhavetokeepthelightonwhilereadingordinarybooksC.ItisagoodhabittolieinbedandlistentoaudiodigitalbooksD.A.favoriteplaceforpeopletolistentoaudiodigitalbooksisinbed61.Whyisanaudiodigitalbookaperson’sbestchoicewhenheisexercising?A.BecauseithelpshismindtorelaxB.BecauseithelpskeephisbodybusyC.BecauseithelpshimtosavetimeD.Becauseithelpsbuildastrongbody62.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Whatisanaudiodigitalbook?B.Howmanykindsofaudiodigitalbooksarethere?C.Whyareaudiodigitalbookssopopular?D.Wheredopeopleliketoreadaudiodigitalbooks?

Oneofthemajorproblemsinoureconomyisinflationasituationinwhichpricesaregoingupfasterthanwages.Thusapersonhastoworkmorehourstopayforthesamething.Forexamplelet’ssaythatthisyearaloafofbreadcosts$1.00andtheaveragesalaryintheUnitedStatesis$10.00perhour.Thatmeansapersoncouldearnenoughmoneytobuyaloafofbreadinone-tenthofanhourorsixminutesThenhalfwaythroughtheyearThepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.25whilewagesstaythesamE.Thatmeansthatapersonhowhastoworkone-eighthofanhourorsevenandahalfminutestobuythesameloafofbreaD.Nowlet’ssaythatattheendoftheyearwagesgoupto$11.00perhourbutthepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.50.Nowapersonhastoworkmorethanone-seventhofanhourovereightminutestobutthesameloafofbreaD.AsyoucanseeifmoreandmoreworktimeisspentearningmoneytobuyloavesofbreademployeeswillhavelessmoneyleftovertobuyotherthingsInflationmeansthatthesamemoneybuysfewerthingsandeverybody’sstandardoflivinggoesdownevenifsalariesaregoingup.SomekindsofinflationareworsethanothersModerateinflationdoesnotdistort扭曲relativepricesorincomesseriouslyGallopinginflationhappensrapidlysayatarateof100percentormorewithinayear.Andthenthereishyperinflation－inflationsoseriousthatpeopletrytogetridoftheircurrencybeforepricesrisefurtherandmakethemoneyworthless.Timesofhyperinflationareusuallycharacterizedbysocialandpoliticaldisorder.1.Thepassagemainlywantsto.A.listmajoreconomicproblemsB.discusssomethingaboutinflationC.explainwhybreadpricesincreaseD.statethetypesofinflation2.Whyisaloafofbreadrepeatedlymentioned?A.ToexpressdissatisfactionwiththepriceofbreaD.B.Toshowtheeffectofpricechanges.C.TocomparebreadwithotherfooD.D.Toexplainsocialandpoliticaldisorder.3.Whathappenswhenpricesgoupbutsalariesremainthesame?A.Thegovernmentwilldomoreabouttheeconomy.B.Workersmightlosetheirjobsoftheyshowdissatisfaction.C.Peoplewillsavemoneyratherthanspendit.D.Peoplemustworklongertobuythesamethings.4.Whichofthefollowingsbelongstothetypeofmoderateinflation?A.Peopletrytogetridoftheircurrency.B.Inflationoccursatrateof100percentinayearC.Incomesandrelativepricesriseslightly.D.Thereissocialandpoliticaldisorder.

MCDONALD’SAndroidFantaYahooWhenyoulookatthesebrands’logoshowdotheymakeyoufeel?Logosarelikecompanies’faces.A.teamofpsychologistsrecentlyfoundthatourbrainsaregoodatrememberingdifferentlogosandwedevelopthisabilityfromtheageof2.Youngchildrentestedinthestudycouldidentifylogosandlinkthemtothecorrectproductsabout67percentofthetimE.Somelogosaresopowerfulthattheydon’tneedtospellouttheirnamesAlexHillsbergofFinancesonlinE.ComtoldtheDailyMail.Theytranscend跨越culturalborders.Intrigued激起的好奇心bythisfindingHillsbergdidhisownstudytryingtofigureoutwhatitisaboutlogosthatmakessuchstrongimpressions.Hefoundthatcustomerstendtojudgeproductswithin90secondsofseeingthemandmostofthisjudgmentisbasedononething-color.It’sbeenknownforyearsthatdifferentcolorsaffectpeople’semotionsdifferently-scientistscallthiscolorpsychology.AndsomeoftheseeffectsaresimilarformostpeoplE.SoHillsbergstudiedmanyoftheworld’smostpopularlogosfocusingespeciallyontheircolors.Redforexampletendstoconveyenergy.Thusitisassociatedwithintensity强烈andfeelingsofpassion.ThisiswhyitisusedinthelogofortheenergydrinkRedBull.TheblueSamsunglogobringsfeelingsoftrustandconfidencebecausepeopleassociatebluewiththedepthandstability沉稳oftheskyandseasaidHillsberg.ThebigyellowletterMofMcdonald’sisassociatedwithjoyandenergywhileAndroid’sandStarbucks’greensweredesignedtocommunicatetheharmonyofnature.ThepurpleusedbyYahooisusuallylinkedwiththeluxuryofroyalty贵族.AndorangemakespeoplefeelcreativewhichisperfectforbrandssuchastheWebbrowserFirefoxandthedrinkFantA.BrownlogosmakecompaniesappearreliablewhichiswhythecolorisusedbythechocolatebrandM&Ms.PeopleusedtothinkthatlogodesignerschosecolorsbasedlargelyontheirownpreferencebutthisstudysaysotherwisE.TheyarecalculatedsaidHillsberg.Bigbusinesseschooselogocolorswithonethinginmind:thatyouremembertheirlogosinyoursleep.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.YoungchildrenarebetteratidentifyinglogosthanadultsarE.B.MostpeoplecantelllogosapartinlessthanaminutE.C.Logodesignersoftentakeculturaldifferencesintoconsideration.D.Somelogosaresoeffectivethattheyimmediatelyremindpeopleoftheirbrands.67.WhydoesAlexHillsbergfocusonlogos’colors?A.Hebelieveslogodesignersusuallyprefercertaincolors.B.Hethinksthatlogos’colorshaveabiginfluenceoncustomers’judgmentsaboutbrands.C.Hethinkslogos’colorsaretheeasiestthingforcustomerstorememberaboutthem.D.Hediscoveredanewtheorycalledcolorpsychologyandthinksit’sagoodplacetostartfrom.68.TheSamsunglogoandM&Mschocolatelogoaresuccessfulbecauseboth_____.A.makecustomersfeelthattheirbrandsaretrustworthyB.bringgreatjoyandpassiontocustomersC.givecustomerstheimpressionofbeingnature-friendlyD.inspirecustomerstoexpandtheircreativethinking69.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Howtobecomealogodesigner.B.Howourbrainrecognizesandrememberslogos.C.WhatmakessomelogossoimpressivE.D.Theculturalinfluenceoflogos.

ReseachersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers’’theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestylecostcolorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoesandthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.SomeoftheresultswereexpectedPeoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoesandflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.Howeversomeofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexamplepracticalandfunctional’’shoesweregenerallywornbymorepleasantpeoplewhileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith‘‘aggressive’’personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore‘‘uncomfortablelookingshoestendtohavecalmpersonalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthemyoumaysufferfromattachmentanxietyspendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal主张变革的typeswearingshabbierandlessexpensiveshoes.Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitiesbutresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.65.Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?A.People’spersonalitiescallbejudgedbytheirshoes.B.Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.C.Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.D.ShoesCallhidepeople’srealpersonalities.66.TheparticipantswereaskedtoA.lookatpicturesofdifferentshoesB.providepicturesoftheirshoesC.handintheircommonlywornshoesD.designapersonalityquestionnaire67.Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople’sexpectation?A.Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.B.Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.C.Flahshiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.D.Aggressivepeoplearelikelytowealankleboots.68.PeoplesufferingfromattachmentanxietytendtoA.becomeapoliticalleaderB.haveacalmcharacterC.worryabouttheirappearanceD.wearstrangeshoes69.TheauthorwrotethetextinordertoA.teachhowtochooseshoesB.describedifferentpersonalitiesC.informusofanewstudyD.introducearesearchmethod

PlanstoexpandwindenergyintothemostscenicpartsofGermanyaremeetingincreasingoppositionacrossthecountry.Anti-windcampaignersareangrythatareasincludingtheforestsmadefamousbythetalesoftheBrothersGrimmareamongthetargetsfornewturbines涡轮机.Forthefirsttimetheyhaveformedanationaloppositiongrouptothwarttheexpansion.Theysaytheexpansionwilldamageforestsandtourismacrossthecountry.GermanyhasstartedamassiveexpansionofrenewableenergysincetheFukushimanucleardisasterin2011inJapan.Thegovernmentdecidedtoreduceatomicplantsandinsteadincreasetheopportunitiesforgreenpower.Asaresultsolarfarmsbiogasplantsandwindparksarebooming.In201322%ofGermany’selectricitywasgeneratedbyrenewableenergy.Windhasplayedamajorpartinthischangemakinguphalfoftherenewableenergyin2013andthepublichasbeengenerallysupportivE.Todateamajorityofthe23000windturbinesinthecountryhavebeenbuiltintheflatnorthernandeasternpartsofthecountry.ButnowthefocusofexpansionisontheareasofdarkforestinthecentralandsouthernareasofGermany.OnesuchregionistheRheinhardswaldinthenorthernpartofthestateofHessE.ThisisthehomeofthemagicaltalesofSleepingBeautyRapunzelandothersmadefamousinthebooksoftheBrothersGrimm.ThisscenicplaceisamagnetattractinghundredsandthousandsoftouristsfromallovertheworlD.Butnowtherearealsoplanstobuildupto200turbinesinthisscenicplace!Ann-KathrinBlankenbergisaPhDstudentandanopponentoftheplans.ItisnotbecausethisistheareaofSleepingBeautyshesaysIwantthegreenmovementIwantgreentechnologyIdon’twantnuclearpower---buttheyshouldbemadeintherightwayandnotbydestroyingtheforests.ThecampaignersarguethatputtingwindturbinesinthisareamakesnosensE.Thewindspeedsarelowandtheareaishometosomeextremelyrarebirdsincludingtheendangeredblackstork.Campaignerssaybuildingturbinesherewouldbedisastrousforthebirds.66.Theunderlinedwordthwartcanbereplacedby__________.A.supportB.preventC.increasedD.promote67.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtogreenpower?A.SolarenergyB.WindenergyC.Bio-energyD.Atomicenergy68.WhatpercentageofGermany’selectricitywasgeneratedbywindin2013?A.11%B.22%C.50%D.60%69.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theauthorisagainstbuildingmorewindturbines.B.Thepublicpreferswindenergytonuclearenergy.C.MostGermansobjecttobuildingwindturbinesalloverGermany.D.ThecentralandsouthernareasofGermanyarerichinwindenergy.70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WindparksareincreasingrapidlyalloverGermany.B.TheRheinhardswaldisfamousforthetalesofSleepingBeauty.C.ExpandingwindenergyintothelandofSleepingBeautycausescontroversy.D.BuildingwindturbinesinthelandofSleepingBeautyareamakesnosensE.

February42012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.AmongprofessionalbasketballplayersJeremyLin’sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywhichsendsfewplayerstotheNBAandheistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer.ButwhenyouwatchhimonthecourtthereisnodoubtthathebelongstherE.Hemoveswithspeedandgracethatdemonstrateyearsoffaithfulpracticewhichisfueledbyaloveforbasketball.Lin’senjoymenttobasketballactuallybeganinTaiwan.WhenLin’sfathermovedtoU.S.hisinterestinthesportonlygrewandhepassedonthisloveofbaskeballtohissonintroducinghimtothegameattheageoffivE.TheyoungLinspentmuchofhisyouthplayingbasketballforfun.InhighschoolLindreamedofplayingintheNBA.Whenheappliedforcollegehewasnotofferedasinglesportsscholarship.HoweverafterhisadmissiontoHarvardhewasofferedaplaceonitscollegebasketballteam.DuringLin’stimeatHarvardhisbasketballcareerbegantospeedup.Hescored1482pointsmakinghimoneofthehighestscorersinIvyLeaguehistory.WhenhegraduatednoprofessionalteamsofferedLinacontractbuthewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeaguE.HeplayedwellandendedupeagerlysingningacontractwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.AtfirstplayinginprofessionalgamesfilledLinwithexcitement.HetreasuredopportunitiestomeetplayershehadbeenwatchingonTVforyears.Butslowlytheexcitementworeoffandwasreplacedbyanxiety.InafewverydifficultmonthshewascutbytwoteamsbeforetheNewYorkKnickspickedhimup.ButhehadthecourageanddeterminationtosticktohisdreamsoheputhimselfintohardtrainingtogetreadyforhisopportunitytocomeThenhismomentarrivedonFebruary42012onwhichhisexcellentperformancemadehimfamousovernight.AftetthatheledtheKnickstotheirfifthstraightvictory.TheAssociatedPresscalledLinthemostsurprisingstoryintheNBA.Knicksfansdevelopedthenicknameforhimlinsanity林发疯.Timemagazinereleasedits2012listofthe100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorldJermyLinincludeD.56.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakereadersinterestedingreatbasketballplayers.B.TopraiseJeremyLinforhisskillsanddetermination.C.TolistLin’swonderfulperformancesinNBAteam.D.TogiveabriefintroductiontoLin’sroadtoanoutstandingbasketballplayer.57.WhichofthefollowingisoflittlehelpinLin’ssuccess?A.HisgraduationgfromHarvardUniversityB.Hisfather’sinfluenceC.HisyearsofhardworkD.Hisdevotiontobasketball58.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseworeoffinParagraph7probablymean?A.workedoutB.roseupC.diedawayD.keptup59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofJeremyLin?A.Linlearnedtoplaybasketballwhenhewaseight.B.LinisthemostoutstandingplayerinNBA.C.Lin’scareerforprofessionalgameswasagreatsuccessatfirst.D.BeforeLintherewasnoChinese-AmericanNBAplayers.60.WhichistherightorderforLin’slife?A.HemadeanexcellentperformanceonFeb4.B.HewasfiredbytheGoldenStateWarriors.C.HewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeaguE.D.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.E.Hebecamefamousovernight.A.adcbeB.dcbaeC.aedcbD.dbcea61.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.A.Lindidn’thaveasmoothroadinNBA.B.LingotaneasyentryintoNBA.C.NBAprefersgraduatesfromHarvardUniversity.D.Lindidn’tshowhisbasketballtalentsinHarvardUniversity.

Therearealotofsocialnetworkingsitesthesedays.InordertomakerelationshipsbetweenpeoplestrongsiteslikeFacebookTwitterandQQhavebecomeadailymustvisitsitE.Infactmanypeoplespendalldayinfrontofthecomputerorarebusywiththeirphonesonlytospendtimeonthesesites.Socialnetworkingsitesprovidefacilitiesthatenablepeopletocommunicatewiththeirfriendswithoutspendingtimemeetingtheminperson.Inadditiontheycanplaygames.Butwhatisquitesurprisingisthatthesesitesnotonlygiveyoupleasurebutcanalsoincreaserisksofdiseasesinyourbody.Despitetheirprimarypurposethesesitesmakepeoplemoreisolated孤独的.Sendingamessagethroughsitescancausesideeffectsthatareverybiginthebody’sbiologicalchangessaidDrAricSigmanapsychologistaccordingtoDailyMail.Increasedisolationmayaltertheworkingsofimmuneresponse免疫反应tothefeelingsofangerandothers.Peoplebecomeangryeasily.InthejournalDr.Sigmansaysthatitcanincreasetheriskofcancerstrokesheartattacksanddementia老年痴呆.Researchersfoundthattheamountoftimepeopleusedtomeetfacetofacehaddecreased减少greatlysincetheincreaseduseoftheelectronicmediain1987.Tosavetimepeopleprefertomeetvirtually虚拟地ratherthanfacetoface;Educationtodayevenusesanonlinesystemthatallowsschool-agedchildrennottocomeoutoftheirrooms.ParentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildrenlikethecasesinEnglanD.Thehabitofhavingdinnertogetherdecreaseswhilethenumberofpeoplewhochoosetoworkonlineathomeincreases.TheelectronicmediamayalsoreducetheabilityofchildrenandadultsinsocialinteractionaslongastheyareisolateD.SocialnetworkingsitesshouldhelpusimprovethequalityoflifebutwhathappensistheoppositetheyarenotatooltoimprovebutatooltoreplacesaidDrSigman.66.FacebookandTwitteraredesignedto______.A.helppeoplefindtheirtruehappinessinlifE.B.makeiteasierforpeopletosendmessagesC.improvetheinfluenceofsocialnetworkingsitesD.helppeoplekeepintouchwithothersconveniently67.Socialnetworkingsitesareharmfultousersbecause_______.A.theyfailtobringusersthepleasuretheywantB.theydon’tbringusersenoughconvenienceC.moreisolationiscausedbylessdirectcommunicationD.theyhavenoeffectonremovingpeople’sisolation68.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordalterprobablymean?A.ChangeB.Destroy.C.ImproveD.CombinE.69.AccordingtoDr.Sigmantheelectronicmedia_________.A.havedamagedpeople’sabilitytospeakB.haveinfluencedpeople’slifeC.havereducedthequalityofschooleducationD.shouldbereducedforpeople’shealth70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesofnetworkingsitesB.ElectronicmediacausebiologicalchangesinthebodyC.SocialnetworkingsitesincreasediseaserisksD.Socialnetworkingsiteschangepeople’srelationships

A.newstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops笔记本电脑.Studentsarcincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility清晰度.Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.ResearchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotesmindlesslybytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaidInthefirstexperimentstudentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalktheywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.TheresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhanD.Howeverthetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.Theresearchers'reportsaidWhilemorenotesarebeneficialifthenotesaretakenmindlesslyasismorelikelythecaseonalaptopthebenefitdisappears.Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemorystudentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecturE.Thistimethestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.ThesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstandingbutthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuturE.21.Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote-takingbecausetheycan.A.writemorenotesB.digestconceptsbetterC.gethigherscoresD.understandlecturesbetter22.Whiletakingnoteslaptopuserstendtobe.A.skillfulB.mindlessC.thoughtfulD.tireless23.Theauthorofthepassageaimsto.A.examinetheimportanceoflong-termmemoryB.stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhandC.explaintheprocessoftakingnotesD.promotetheuseoflaptops24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.A.anewspaperadvertisementB.acomputertextbookC.asciencemagazineD.afinancereport

GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisastoryaboutaKoreangirlnamedJi-suwholivedmanyyearsago.Ji-su’smotherEommaishonoredbybeingchosenbytheKoreankingYongjotocomeandbeaseamstress女裁缝attheroyalpalaceinHanyangwhereshewillsewwrappingclothsorbojagi.Ji-suisheartbrokenathermother’sleavingforshewillnotgettoseeheragain.RealizingthattheonlywaytobereunitedwithhermotheristobecomeanequallygiftedandoutstandingseamstressJi-sumakesuphermindtodojustthatdespitemanydifficulties.Eomma’spartinggifttoJi-suisasewingbox.InitJi-sufindsthetoolsofhermother’strade:aneedlethreadarulerapairofscissorsandasmallironcalledanindoor.Ji-suwipeshertearsandasksherauntGomoifshecanteachhertostitch缝bojaginowthathermotherisgonE.Herauntbeginstoteachhertheverynextday.FromthenonJi-suworksveryhardtobecomeanartistaswellasaseamstressforthatistheonlywayshewillbereunitedwithhermother.Ji-sucarefullystitchesabojagifullofgoodluckfabricbatsshehasmadetosendhermotheramessageofgoodfortunecheersafetyandhappiness.ThestorycontinuesanddespitedisappointmentsanddefeatsJi-sueventuallyachieveshergoalofbeingchosentosewforthekingandbeingreunitedwithhermotheralthoughshegivesupmanyhoursofnormalchildhoodpleasuretoachievehergoal.BeautifulpaintingsofdelicatescenesinKoreaaccompanyeverypageofGoodFortuneinaWrappingClothandexamplesofcreativebojagiorwrappingclothsfromtheSanFranciscoAsianArtMuseumareshownafteralistofKoreantermsusedinthestory.GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisabeautifulmulticulturalstudiesbookforchildrenfilledwithmanylovelyteachingmoments.56.Ji-sudecidestolearntostitchbojagi__________.A.becauseherauntaskshertodosoB.becauseshebecomesinterestedinitC.inordertobetogetherwithhermotherD.sothatshecanbecomeafamousseamstress57.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeJi-su?A.Honest.B.BraveC.Warm-hearteD.D.DetermineD.58.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestory?A.ItiswritteninKorean.B.Ithasahappyending.C.IttakesplaceattheroyalpalacE.D.ItisaboutakindofKoreanclothes.59.Thepassageismostprobablytakenform__________.A.abookreviewB.apersonaldiaryC.ahistorypaperD.amagazinereport

Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled－to$1.01perpack－smokershavejammedtelephonequitlinesacrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyearsfindingthatsmokersespeciallyteensarepricesensitivE.NorisitashocktotheindustrywhichfiercelyfightseverytaxincreasE.TheonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessagE.TobaccotaxesimprovepublichealththeyraisemoneyandmostparticularlytheydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteenswhichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicteD.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattanforinstancewhichhasthehighesttaxinthenationapackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharlestonS.C.wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenationthepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYorkhighschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys－13.8%farbelowthenationalaveragE.Bycomparison26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteensmokingrecords.HalRogersRepresentativefromKentuckylikethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxesarguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlowincomeAmericanswhochoosetosmokE.That'struE.ButthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflowincomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplacE.Asfortoday'sadultsifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquittheywillhavemoretospendontheirfamiliescuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.1.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thepriceofcigarettesB.therateofteensmokingC.theeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseD.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A.TeensmokersarepricesensitivE.B.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.C.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.D.TobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrisE.3.Rogers'attitudetowardsthelowincomesmokersmightbethatof________.A.toleranceB.unconcernC.doubtD.sympathy4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B.LowincomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.C.Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.

Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworldthereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.PayhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrentaspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjoB.Forsomeindustrialscientistshowevertheattractionsofacademia学术界outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridgE.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.SomeareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturnandLee’sisoneofthem.Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrantnowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridgespenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical制药的companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.Higheruptheladderwhereapaycutisusuallymoresignificantthedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition转换toacademiamoreattractiveaccordingtoLeE.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonotsuchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteammanagebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.TheyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduatesaysLeeperhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.12.Byaone-waystreetLine1ParA.1theauthormeans________.A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworldB.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademiaC.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversityD.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch13.WhatwasHelenLee’smajorconsiderationwhenshechangedherjobinthemiddleofhercareer?A.Flexibleworkhours.B.Herresearchinterests.C.Herpreferenceforthelifestyleoncampus.D.Prospectsofacademicaccomplishments.14.GuyGrantchosetoworkasaresearcheratCambridgeinorderto________.A.dofinanciallymorerewardingworkB.raisehisstatusintheacademicworldC.enrichhisexperienceinmedicalresearchD.exploitbetterintellectualopportunities15.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?A.Increaseitsgraduates’competitivenessinthejobmarket.B.Developitsstudents’potentialinresearch.C.Helpittoobtainfinancialsupportfromindustry.D.Gearitsresearchtowardspracticalapplications.

Everydayweareaddingmoreandmorevacationideasdestinationstoursandarticles.Asyouexploreourwebsiteyouwillfindthereisanever-growingcollectionofthingsthatwillhelpmakeyourvacationeasierandmoreaffordable.Wechangeourfeatureddestinationsveryfrequentlysobesuretokeepcomingbacktoseewhatnewideaswehaveforyourfamilyvacation.Wefeatureadifferentstateparkandcitydestinationonthefrontpageofthewebsite.Thesechangefrequentlysobesuretosignupforournewslettersoyoucanbesuretokeepupwithallthenewinformation.AnothergreatfeatureweareofferingisGuestArticles.Thesemaycomefromatravelprofessionalauthorparentorchildabouttheirtravelideasoroffers.Theseinformativearticlesaregreattoreadandareperfectfordiscoveringvaluabletipsandtricksforthetravellessstressful.Plusinmanyarticlesyouwilldiscoversomehiddengems珍品thatyouprobablymissifyoudidnotknowaboutthem.OneofthebestthingsaboutourwebsiteisourabilitytogetyoudiscountedToursandAttractionPassestotheplacesyouwanttogomost.Thisisafantasticwaytoplanaheadandhaveyourtoursandpassespaidforandpickthemupbeforeyouleaveyourhome.Nowthatisahelpfulwaytogo.Theseprogramscansaveyouover50％ofwhatyoucouldexpecttopaywhenyouarrive.Andweareaddingnewtoursandprogramseveryweek.Besuretocheckitout.Youcanbesureweareworkinghardforyousothatyoucanrelaxonyourvacation.Letusdoallthelegworkforyousoyoucansimplyenjoyyourfamilyvacation!24.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthetext?P=Paragraph25.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodobywritingthistext?A.Togivepeopletipsonfamilyvacations.B.Tooffertravelersfeatureddestinations.C.Toattractreaderstosurfatouristwebsite.D.Tointroducehiddengemsfortraveling.26.WhatcanwelearnfromGuestArticles?A.stepstosignupforthefamilyvacationwebsite.B.Tipsonkeepingupwithnewtravelinformation.C.Tipsandtricksforacomfortabletrip.D.Tricksforenjoyingafreefamilyvacation.27.Whichisn’tthebenefitthatthewebsitebringstous?A.WecangetdiscountedToursandAttractionPassesB.WecangetsomeinformationofnewtoursandprogramsC.WecanhaveourPassesinhandwhenstartingoff.D.Wecanenjoyafamilyvacationwithlegwork.

ChemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesoftencreatedangerousformsofwastE.TheamountofthesechemicalshasrisenheavilyinthepastfewyearsasmoreareasoftheworldindustrializeandnewproductsareproduceD.Over80000differentchemicalsareusedinindustriesworld-widE.Aroundtheworldhundredsofmillionsoftonsofharmfulwasteareproducedeachyear.Oftenitisdifficultandexpensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostoretheminawaythatdoesnotendangerhumanlifeandtheenvironment.EveryyearmajorhealthproblemsresultfromharmfulwastE.Sadlyitisoftenaftersomeonehasdiedorbecomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakeactionsandreducelevelsofdumped倾倒的harmfulwastE.In1989aschoolinNewJerseyhadtobeclosedbecausestudentstherehadsufferedtoomuchexposure暴露tochromium铬.ItwaslaterlearnedthatlargeamountsofchromiumhadbeendumpednearbyandblownovertotheschoolareA.Researchhasbeendonetoprovideinformationontheeffectsofeverychemical.Becausewastechemicalsoftenmixtogetheritwillalsobenecessarytolearnhowthecombinationsofthesechemicalsaffecthumanhealth.SomegovernmentshaverealizedhowserioustheproblemisandaremakinglawstogetridofharmfulwastE.TheyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustriesareallowedtoproducE.Notonlygovernmentsbutthepublicaswellmustformpartofthesolution.Theycanchoosenottobuythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionofharmfulwasteattempttoaffectpolicymakersandproducelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthatwasteproductioncanbecut.Thewastecanbereducedbyatleastone-thirdusingexistingtechnologiesandmethods.1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Theeffectofeverychemical.B.ProblemsofharmfulwastE.C.Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocesses.D.Eventsrelatedtowastechemicals.2.Fromthetextweknowthat.A.chromiumcanpoisonpeoplewhenthereisawindB.chromiumpollutionmakesthelocalgovernmentclosetheschoolC.somegovernmentsdon’trealizehowserioustheproblemsareuntilpeoplesufferalotfromharmfulwasteD.abouttwo-thirdsofthewastecanpollutetheenvironment3.Whichofthefollowingleastmatchesthesolutionthewriterrefersto?A.ChemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesshouldbebanneD.B.PeoplecanmakeuseoftheexistingtechnologiesandmethodstoreducethewastE.C.PolicymakersmakelawstolimittheproductionofharmfulwastE.D.PeoplechoosenottobuyproductswhichmayproduceharmfulwastE.4.Thewriterofthetextthinksthat.A.governmentsshouldhaveforbiddentheproductionofwastechemicalsB.mixedwastechemicalscanalwaysbestoredwithoutendangeringpeopleC.industriesmustnotproducewastechemicalswhichharmpeoplesomuchD.everyonecandosomethingtohelpsolvetheproblemofwastechemicals

Throughoutthe1990sand2000suntiltodayDomingocontinuedperformingsingingmanyofthesamerolesbutaddingnewrolesaswellamongthemthetitlerolesinWagner‘sParsifalandMozart‘sIdomeneoRossini‘sIlbarbierediSivigliaasFigaroWagner’sDieWalküreasSiegmundLehár‘sTheMerryWidowasDaniloandAlfano‘sCyranodeBergeracasCyrano.Fromthemiddle1990stoearlyin2008aloneheadded38newrolescoveringoperainsixdifferentlanguagesEnglishItalianFrenchGermanRussianandSpanish.ThelatestwastheItalianoperabyGeorgeFridericHandelTamerlano.GivinghimevengreaterinternationalrecognitionoutsideoftheworldofoperaheparticipatedinTheThreeTenors男高音concertattheeveofthe1990FIFAWorldCupFinalinRomewithJoséCarrerasandLucianoPavarotti.TheeventwasoriginallyplannedtoraisemoneyfortheJoséCarrerasInternationalLeukemia白血病FoundationandwaslaterrepeatedanumberoftimesincludingatthethreelaterWorldCupfinals1994inLosAngeles1998inParisand2002inYokohama.AloneDomingoagainmadeanappearanceatthefinalofthe2006WorldCupinBerlinalongwithrisingstarsAnnaNetrebkoandRolandoVillazón.On24August2008DomingoperformedaduetwithSongZuyingsingingÀideHuǒyànTheFlameofLoveatthe2008SummerOlympicsclosingceremonyinBeijing.TheBeijingOlympicswerethesecondOlympicsheperformedat;hesangtheOlympicHymnattheclosingceremoniesoftheBarcelonaOlympics.AttheOlympicgamesthatfollowedhewouldmeetSisselKyrkjebøwhoperformedtheOlympicHymnatboththeopeningandclosingceremoniesatthosegames.Inwhathasbeencalledhis‘finalcareermove’PlácidoDomingoannouncedon25January2007thatin2009hewouldtakeononeofVerdi‘smostdemandingbaritone男中音rolessingingthetitleroleinSimonBoccanegrA.ThefirstperformancewasatBerlinStateOperaonOctober24followedby29otherperformancesduring2009/2010atmajoroperahousesaroundtheworlD.Hewouldhowevercontinuetosingtenorrolesbeforehandandafterwards.On16–17April2008hesangduringthevisitofPopeBenedictXVIatNationalsParkandattheItalianembassyinWashingtonD.C.Since1990PlácidoDomingohasreceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhisachievementinthefieldofmusicandinrecognitionofhismanybenefitconcertsandcontributionstovariouscharities.On15March2009TheMetropolitanOperacelebratedDomingo’s40thanniversarywiththecompanywithanon-stagegaladinnerattheMet’s125thanniversaryinhonourofhisfirstperformanceinAdrianaLecouvreurasMauriziooppositeRenataTebaldion28September1968.On29August2009hesangPanisAngelicusatthefuneralmassofSenatorTedKennedyintheBasilicaofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpinBostonMassachusetts.OnSeptember202010DomingoannouncedthathewouldrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheLosAngelesOperathrough2013.OnSeptember272010DomingoannouncedthathewillnotrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheWashingtonNationalOperabeyonditsJune2011expirationdatE.EverasympatheticcolleagueinMarch2011herefusedtosinginBuenosAiresuntilthecitysettledabittermusiciansstrikeattheTeatroColon.13.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Domingocanonlysinginsixdifferentlanguages.B.Domingowonmanyawardsbecausehesangalot.C.JoséCarreraswaslaterdiagnosedwithLeukemiA.D.Domingoenjoyedworld-widepopularityasaTenor.14.DomingodoesthefollowingEXCEPT___________.A.charityworkB.promotingworldsportsC.organizinganniversarycelebrationsD.formingapeacefulsociety15.SingingatdifferenteventsofworldsportsshowsthatDomingo___________.A.preferstotrysingingindifferentlanguagesincludingChineseB.enjoyswatchingsportseventsdespitehisbusyperformancesC.wouldbemorethanhappytodosomebenefitworkfortheworldD.knowsclearlythatsingingforsportseventshelpshimtobefamous

ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscoresbetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclassbutitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemaletobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.Howeverthesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincomewhichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaidThefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadultstogetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealthmayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlifE.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaidItislikethechickenandegg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues32.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?A.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlifE.B.IntelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlifE.C.IntelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlifE.D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlifE.33.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetariansC.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians34.CatharineGaletalkedaboutbeingvegetariansinan________way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarianplease!C.A.highIQislinkedtobeingavegetarianD.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk

TeenTravelwithGlobalTeenEverthoughtabouttravelinginItaly?OrateentravelprograminSpain?Oursummertravelprogramforteensisoneadventureyoucannotpassup.ExperienceEuropeandtourSpainFranceAustriaGermanyItalyorotherEuropeancountries.CometoenjoyoursummertravelprogramforteensthatwillhaveyoutouringandexperiencingculturesunlikeanythingyouhavedonebeforE.ForexampleTeenTravelItalygivesyouwonderfultoursofsplendidcathedralsadventuresinItalianhistoryandtheexperienceofyouryounglifethatyoudon’twanttomiss!TeentravelprogramsthroughGlobalTeengiveyouthebestcoursesandactivitiesontheweB.Thetravelprogramsareofferedinvaryinglengths.TeenTravelItalyisaminimumoftwoweeksbutfortheteenagerorhighschoolstudentitcanlastforthewholesummerbreak.ThesummertravelprogramforteensisagreatwaytoexperiencethecultureofanothercountryandprovidesmorethantheusualsummercampexperiencE.Mostteenagestudentswhotakeadvantageofourtravelopportunitiesareinhighschool.TheydoateentravelprograminthesummeratalanguagecampeitherinEuropeorLatinAmericatoexperienceanotherculturE.TravelwithGlobalTeenthissummer!Haveanadventureatoneofourlanguagecampsexperiencethecultureofaforeigncountryandhavethetimeofyourlifethissummer!29.Bywritingthetexttheauthortriesto_____.A.persuadeteenstojoinateentravelprogramB.showthefunoftravelinginEuropeancountriesC.comparedifferentculturesofEuropeancountriesD.givesomebackgroundinformationaboutEuropeancountries30.IfyoujoinTeenTravelItalyyouwillhavetobeinItalyforatleast_____.A.14daysB.onemonthC.twomonthsD.thewholesummer31.Accordingtothetexttheteentravelprogramscanhelpyou_____.A.findabetterwaytolearnaforeignlanguageB.experiencethecultureofanothercountryC.gotohighschoolinaEuropeancountryD.makesomeEuropeanfriends32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheteentravelprograms?A.TheprogramswilloffertheservicesforfreE.B.Theprogramsprovidedifferentlanguagecamps.C.Mostteensjoiningtheprogramsarefromjuniormiddleschool.D.TheprogramsaremainlyforAmericanandEuropeanstudents.

CulturalCenterAddsClassesforYoungAdultsTheAllendaleCulturalCenterhasexpandeditsartsprogramtoincludeclassesforyoungadults.DirectorLeahMartinannouncedMondaythatbeginninginSeptemberthreenewclasseswillbeofferedtotheAllendalecommunity.ThecoursetitleswillbeYogaforTeenagers;HipHopDance:LearningtheLatestMoves;andCreativeJournalingforTeens:DiscoveringtheWriterWithin.ThelattercoursewillnotbeheldattheAllendaleCulturalCenterbutinsteadwillmeetattheAllendalePublicLibrary.StaffmemberTriciaCousinswillteachtheyogaandhiphopclasses.Ms.Cousinsisanaccomplishedchoreographer舞蹈教师aswellasanexperienceddanceeducator.ShehasanMAindanceeducationfromTeachersCollegeColumbiaUniversitywhereshewroteathesisonthepedagogical教学法的effectivenessofdanceeducation.ThejournalingclasswillbetaughtbyBetsyMilforD.Ms.MilfordistheheadlibrarianattheAllendalePublicLibraryaswellasacolumnistfortheprofessionaljournalLibraryFocus.ThecoursesarepartoftheAllendaleCulturalCenter’sProjectTeenwhichwasinitiatedbyLeahMartinDirectoroftheCulturalCenter.AccordingtoMartinthisprojectisadirectresultofhereffortstomakethecenteramoreessentialpartoftheAllendalecommunity.OverthelastseveralyearsthenumberofpeoplewhohavevisitedtheculturalcenterforclassesoreventshassteadilydeclineD.ProjectTeenisprimarilyfundedbyagenerousgrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundationanorganizationdevotedtobringingartsprogramstoyoungadults.MartinoverseestheProjectTeenboardwhichconsistsoffiveboardmembers.TwoboardmembersarestudentsatAllendale’sBrookdaleHighSchool;theotherthreeareadultswithbackgroundsineducationandthearts.ThecreativejournalingclasswillbecosponsoredbyBrookdaleHighSchoolandstudentswhocompletetheclasswillbegiventheopportunitytopublishoneoftheirjournalentriesinPulseBrookdale’sstudentliterarymagazinE.StudentswhocompletethehiphopclasswillbeeligibletoparticipateintheAllendaleReviewanannualconcertsponsoredbytheculturalcenterthatfeatureslocalactorsmusiciansanddancers.AllclassesarescheduledtobeginimmediatelyfollowingschooldismissalandtransportationwillbeavailablefromBrookdaleHighSchooltotheAllendaleCulturalCenterandtheAllendalePublicLibrary.FormoreinformationaboutProjectTeencontacttheculturalcenter’sprogrammingofficeat988-0099ordropbytheofficeafterJune1topickupafallcoursecatalog.TheofficeislocatedonthethirdflooroftheAllendaleTownHall.47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.TriciaCousinswillteachtwoofthenewclasses.B.ThenewclasseswillbeginonJune1.C.PeoplewhowantacompletefallcatalogueshouldstopbytheAllendalePublicLibrary.D.Theculturalcenter’sannualconcertiscalledPulsE.48.AccordingtoLeahMartinwhatwasthedirectcauseofProjectTeen?A.TriciaCousinswasavailabletoteachcoursesinthefall.B.Communityorganizationswereignoringlocalteenagers.C.TheMcGeeArtsFoundationwantedtobemoreinvolvedinAllendale’sartsprogramming.D.ShewantedtomaketheculturalcenteramoreimportantpartoftheAllendalecommunity.49.WhichofthefollowingfactorsisimpliedasanotherreasonforProjectTeen?A.Thenumberofpeoplevisitingtheculturalcenterhasdeclinedoverthelastseveralyears.B.TheculturalcenterwantedagrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundation.C.TheyoungpeopleofAllendalehavecomplainedabouttheculturalcenter’sofferings.D.LeahMartinthinksclassesforteenagersaremoreimportantthanclassesforadults.50.Thisarticleisorganizedinwhichofthefollowingways?A.IntimeorderfromthepasttothefuturE.B.Mostimportantinformationfirstfollowedbybackgroundanddetails.C.Backgroundfirstfollowedbythemostimportantinformationanddetails.D.Assensationalnewswiththemostcontroversialtopicfirst.

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon'tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother'sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulation激发刺激intheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan'tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandwatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglow美丽光芒ofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn'tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisishardtobelieveforthoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.56.Accordingtotheauthor___.A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollegE.57.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyresultfromthefactthat________.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedgraduates.B.Highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducation.C.Toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownliving.D.Collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout.58.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat___.A.Intelligentpeoplemaylearnquickeriftheydon'tgotocollegE.B.Collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessful.C.Collegeeducationbenefitsonlytheintelligentambitiousandquick-learningpeoplE.D.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduates

56.WhydidtheBeauxArtsstyleattractAmericanentrepreneurs?A.Ithelpeddisplaytheirmoneystatus.B.Itwascreatedbyfamousarchitects.C.ItwasnamedafterafamousinstitutE.D.Itrepresentedthe19thcenturyurbanculturE.57.WhatisuniqueofSieMaticBeauxArts?A.Itsdesignsareanti-conventional.B.Itsdesignscomefromfamousstructures.C.Itscustomerscanenjoytheirowncomposition.D.Itscustomerscanchoosefromvariousnewstyles.

TheaverageAmericanchildspendsthreetofivehoursadaywatchingTV.In1961theaveragechildbegantowatchtelevisionatagethree;howevertodayitisninemonths.Yetmostparentsthinkthattelevisionhasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.Forexampleintheearly1970smyparentsbelievedthatmybadeyesightwastheresultofsittingtooclosetothescreenandtheythereforemademystayatleastsixfeetfromit.Todaymostpeoplehavenosuchworrybutmanynewridiculous荒谬的sayingshaveappeared:*TVmakeskidsstupiD.Manychildrenwatchmoreeducationalprogramswhentheyarepre-schoolers.Whentheygrowuptheycanreadmorebooksandhavemuchbetterideastosolvedifficultproblemsthanotherchildren.*TVmakeskidsviolent.TherealstoryisnotsosimplE.HundredsofstudiesshowthatwatchingviolenceonTVmakeschildrenmoreaggressive好斗的.Butastudyofover5000childrenalsofindsthatsomepositiveprogramsmakechildrenkinder.TheproblemisthatkidsareincreasinglywatchingshowswithviolenceinsteadofthosesuitablefortheiragE.*SittingaroundwatchingTVmakeskidsoverweight.Anexperimentfindsthatwhenchildrenwatchlesstelevisiontheydoloseextraweight;howeverreducingtheirtelevisiontimedoesnotmakethemmoreactivE.Therealproblemliesinsnacking吃零食awidespreadhabitforkidsandjunk-foodadvertisements.*TVhelpskidsgettosleep.TheoppositeistruE.Themoretelevisionchildrenwatchthemorelikelytheyaretohaveirregularsleepandnap小睡patterns.Allowingkidstowatchtelevisionispartoftheproblemnotthesolution.68.WhichoneistheadvantageofeducationalTVprograms?A.Theywillmakechildrensolvedifficultproblemsbetterthanothers.B.Theywillimprovechildren’sabilitytogetalongwithothers.C.TheyarelikelytomakechildrenmoreaggressivE.D.Theywillmakesureofchildren’ssuccessinthefuturE.69.WhyarechildrenspendingmuchtimewatchingTVlikelytobefat?A.WatchingTVmakeschildrenlazyandinactivE.B.ChildrenareattractedbythefoodadvertisementonTV.C.WatchingTVdoesn’tburnupasmuchfatasdoingsports.D.ChildrenliketosnackwhilewatchingTV.70.WhatinfluencedoeswatchingTVhaveonachild’ssleep?A.ChildrenarelikelytosleepdeeperafterwatchingTV.B.Children’ssleeptimewillbegreatlyreduceD.C.Itwillmakechildrenformabadhabitofsleeping.D.Itwillmakechildrensleepeasier.71.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Toincreasepeople’sknowledgeofwatchingTV.B.TowarnparentsofthedisadvantagesofwatchingTV.C.ToexplainthebadinfluencesthatwatchingTVhasonchildren.D.Tocorrectparents’wrongideasoftelevision’seffectonchildren.

Texting发短信walkersaren'tjustanannoyancetootherwalkersAustralianresearchersarmedwithmoviespecial-effectstechnologyhavedeterminedscientificallythatthey'rethreatstothemselves.Usingmotion-capturetechnologysimilartothatusedforfilmsresearchersconcludedthattextingwhilewalkingnotonlyaffectsbalancebutalsotheabilitytowalkinstraightlinE.Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingtoworkinthemorningsaidthestudyco-authorHoornbuttheymaynotknowithasaseriouseffectonthesafetyofthemselves.Otherfactshavealsoprovedthis.A.touristfromTaiwanwalkedoffapiernearMelbournelastmonthwhilecheckingFacebookbringingasuddenandicyendtoapenguin-watchingvisit.Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.TheAustralianstudyinvolved27volunteersathirdofwhomadmittedhavingknockedintoobjectswhiletexting.Theywereaskedtowalk8.5metersthreetimes—oncewithoutphonesoncewhilereadingtextandoncewhilewritingtextwheneightcamerasrecordedtheiractions.TheyfoundthevolunteersusingthephonewalkedslowerandmoreseriouslytheylockedtheirarmsandelbowsinlikerobotswhichforcedtheirheadstomovemorethrowingthemselvesoffbalancE.Inapedestrian步行的environmentinabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidentssaidMr.Hoorn.ThebestthingtodoistostepasideandstoporkeepoffthephonE.Authoritiesworld-widehavetakennotE.SignsonHongKong'ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.PoliceandtransportauthoritieshavehighlightedthedangerinSingaporewheretheStraitsTimesnewspaperrecentlydeclaredcellphone-distractedroadcrossingasbadhabitNo.2contributingtotherisingnumberofroaddeaths.SomeU.S.statesincludingNewYorkandArkansasareconsideringbansonwhatthey'recallingphonejaywalking.41.Accordingtothepassagepeopletextingwhilewalkingusually____________.A.donotinfluenceotherwalkersB.doharmtotheireyesC.putthemselvesindangerD.canstillwalkstraight42.WhichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtowrappedupinParagraph2?A.absent-mindedB.annoyedC.confusedD.absorbed43.ThetwoexamplesinParagraph2aregiveninorderto__________.A.provetextingwalkersarethreatstoothersB.showtextingwalkersmayharmthemselvesC.analyzethecausesofthedangerD.amusethereaders44.AbouttheAustralianstudyweknowthat___________.A.thevolunteersusingphoneswhilewalkingmovednormallyB.tenvolunteersadmittedhavingbumpedintothingswhiletextingC.thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroupsduringthestudyD.textingwalkersareexposedtogreaterpossibilityoftrafficaccidents45.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A.actionshavebeentakenagainsttextingwhilewalkingB.HongKong’ssubwaysystemforbidstextingwalkerstotakethetrainC.NewYorkhasmadelawstobanphonejaywalkingD.cellphone-distractedroadcrossingisconsideredtheworsthabitinSingapore

ScientistsinMexicohavejustbegunanewstudyofoneoftheworld’sbiggestpyramids:thePyramidoftheSunnorthofMexicoCity.They’reputtinglotsofsmallhigh-techmachinesunderthepyramidtotrytounlocksomeofitssecrets.Forthousandsofyearspeoplehavetriedtouncoverthesecretsofthepyramids.ThepeoplewhobuiltthepyramidsmadelotsofsecretdoorsandroomstostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinsidE.Howevertherealwayshavebeensomesmartthievesinhistory.NowalmostallofEgypt’spyramidshavebeenrobbedincludingtheGreatPyramidofKhufuwhichisthelargestpyramidintheworlD.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersoftheworldthatisstillstanding.InAD820anArabkingnamedAbdullahALManumgotagroupofworkerstodigtheirwayintotheGreatPyramidandhavealook.Insidethepyramidtheyfoundthreerooms—theQueen’sChambertheGrandGalleryandtheKing’sChamber.Buttotheirsurprisethemendidn’tfindthetreasurestheywanteD.TheQueen’sandKing’sChamberswerebothempty!WhereweretheKing’smummyandhistreasures?Hadsomeonealreadytakenthemaway?Thehugestonedoorsatthepyramid’sentrancewerestillclosedwhenALManum’smenwentinsidE.Howhadthethievesgotinandout?SincethenmanypeoplehavegoneinsidetheGreatPyramidtohavealookortotrytotakethings.ButstillnootherchambersorwalkwayshavebeenfounD.In2002anAmericanteammadethemostrecentvisittotheGreatPyramiD.Scientistssentarobotintothepyramidbuttheyonlyfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoor.67.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat____.A.ancientEgyptianemperorswerecruelB.thePyramidoftheSunisanunusualhistoricbuildingC.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientEgyptD.thesecretsofthepyramidsremaintobeuncovered68.Whatisthepurposeofmakingsomesecretdoorstothepyramids?_______.A.TotrytounlocksomeofitssecretsB.TostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinsideC.TorefusesomevisitorsallovertheworldintoitD.Totellthetruthtothepeopleinthefuture69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetotheGreatPyramidofKhufu?______.A.ItisthelargestpyramidintheworlD.B.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersthatisstillstanding.C.AbdullahALManumtooktheKing’smummyandhistreasuresawayD.ScientistsfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoortotheGreatPyramid70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThePyramidoftheSunB.TheGreatPyramidofKhufuC.A.MysteriousLockedStoneDoorD.UnlockingtheDoorsofHistoryofthePyramid

AGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacksdrinksicecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteriayoucanusethetablestoeatyourlunchtohavemeetingsandtostudy.IfyouareoncampusintheeveningorlatatnightyoucanbuysnacksfastfoodanddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheGouglasCentrE.ThisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcertsgamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobelocatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHallisavailableforrelaxingstudyingcookingandeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pmclosedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHalltheWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysicalemotionalandsocialhealth.A.doctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvicE.ThecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurancE.HoursareMondaytoFriday9amtonoonand1;00to4;30pm.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Herequalifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenworkgrammarvocabularyandotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30–minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.ThisserviceisfreE.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttleservicE.TheshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentreleavingfromtheMattsonCentrE.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.36.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTVB.BuydrinksandenjoyconcertsC.havemealsandmeetwithfriendsD.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess37.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheGlobeFridayB.TheLowerCaféSundayC.TheTWUCafeteriaFridayD.TheMcMillanHallSunday.38.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________.A.isopensixdaysaweekB.offersservicesfreeofchargeC.trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD.givesadviceonmentalhealth39.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?A.ByapplyingonlineB.BycallingthecentreC.Byfillinginasign-upformD.Bygoingtothecentredirectly40.WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpress?A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.B.ToprovidestudentswithcampustoursC.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentrE.D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.

TheStateofColoradohasfourofthebestparksoutofthe58nationalparksintheUnitedStates.Theparkshavesomeofthebestsceneryofallthenationalparks.BlackCanyon峡谷ofGunnisonNationalParkThisparkoffersthemostbreathtakingviewsfromupinthemountainsintothecanyonsbelow.Whileexploringthecanyonsyouwillfindthatthewallsdropnearlystraightdownintothenarrowvalleysofthesnake-likeriversbelow.Visitorsareofferedmorethan100campingsitesandalotofbirdspeciesandmanyanimalsarenativetothearea.RockyMountainNationalParkItistheonlynationalparkinthenorthcentralregioninthestateofColorado.Elevationsinthisparkareanywherefrom8000feetto14259feetatthetopofLongsPeak.WhiletravelingthroughoutthisparkyouwillnoticetwoverydifferentclimatesbecauseofthedifferencetheupperpeaksoftheRockyMountainsmakE.Youcanenjoy359milesofhikingtrailsalotofplacesforcampinghorse-backridingandbeautifulscenery.MesaVerdeNationalParkThisisprobablythemostinterestingnationalparkofferingafascinatingtripbackintimeto600ADupto1300AD.Thisparkwasdeclaredaprotectednationalparkin1906becauseofthecliffdwellings住所thatwerefoundthroughouttheareawhichwereonce-hometoAmericanIndians.Manyofthesedwellingscanbewalkedthroughwhileyouimaginewhateachroommayhavebeenusedforsomanyyearsago.GreatSandDunes沙丘NationalParkTheGreatSanddunesNationalParkliesinsouthcentralColoradoabout127milesfromPueblo.ThisparkhasthetallestsanddunesinallofNorthAmericaandhastrailsforhiking.Thenaturalsandybeachesaroundthesmallriversandlakesaregoodforswimmers.

Australia---Thevoteforeuthanasia安乐死wasfinallytakenat3:45thismorning.Aftersixmonths’argumentandfinal16hours’hotdebatesAustralia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodiE.Thebillwaspassedbythevoteof15to10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickeduphalfaworldawaybyJohnHofsessthedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanadA.Hesentitonthroughthegroup’son-lineserviceDeathNET.HofsesssaysWeposteditalldaylongbecausethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustraliA.It’sworldhistory.ThefullimportmaytakeawhiletounderstanD.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIIIlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizenstryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalmeaning.SomehavebreathedsighsofreliefbutothersincludingchurchesrighttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociationbitterlyattackedthebillandthehaste匆忙急忙ofitspassagE.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulationlifeextendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtoforeuthanasiA.IntheUSandCanadawheretherighttodiemovementisgatheringstrengthobserversarewaitingforthedominoes多米诺骨牌tostartfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylawanadultpatientcanrequestdeath—probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill—toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasincurablyillbytwodoctors.Afteracoolingoffperiodofsevendaysthepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNicksona54yearoldDarwinmansufferingfromlungcancerthelawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthefearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.I’mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofviewbutwhatIwasafraidofwashowI’dgobecauseI’vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmaskshesays.45.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.AustralianowistheonlycountryintheworldtopassthelawofeuthanasiA.B.AllpeopleinAustraliadon’thavethesamepositiveattitudetoeuthanasiA.C.Manypatientswillasktheirdoctorsforeuthanasiabecausetheyareafraidofdeath.D.Accordingtothelawifapatientrequestsdeathhisorherwishwillbemetafter48hours.46.TheunderlinedsentenceinPara2observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.meansthatobserversarewaitingtosee___________.A.theresultofthegameofdominoes.B.thatpeople’sattitudetoeuthanasiawillbechangeD.C.thatthebillabouteuthanasiainAustraliawillcometoanenD.D.thesimilarbillswillbepassedinothercountries.47.AustraliawasthefirstcountrytopassthebillofeuthanasiabutnotUSAorCanadA.WhichoneisNOTthereason?A.InAustraliathetechnologyofextendinglifeisadvanceD.B.InAustraliaitiseasytodealwiththemoralandpracticalmeaning.C.InAustraliaoldpeopletakeupgreatpartinthepopulationofthewholecountry.D.Australiansgraduallyrealizesufferingfromaterriblediseaseisworsethanimmediatedeath.48.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.whenLloydNicksondieshewillfacehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasiA.B.physiciansandcitizensinAustraliasharethesameviewoneuthanasiA.C.othercountriesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasiA.D.underthebillpatientsrequestingdeatharesuretobeinjectedbydeadlymedicinE.49.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoeuthanasia?A.NegativeB.CriticalC.PositiveD.Doubtful

Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing—soft-soapingorbuttering-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetsolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlessmight.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.41.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.B.Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.C.A.knightissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.D.A.teacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.42.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell’sexample?A.Everybodycanbeanapple-polisher.B.Cromwellwasnotagoodapple-polisher.C.GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenotapple-polishers.D.Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikebeingapple-polisheD.43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.B.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygooD.C.Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive过度的pridE.D.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.44.WhydidKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtakehisfollowerstotheseashore?A.BecausehewassickofhisnormallifE.B.BecausehedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymorE.C.Becausehewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewas.D.Becausehewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking.45.Whodoestheauthorthinkthatflatterycandogoodto?A.Thosewhoarepoliticiansorinhighoffices.B.ThosewholackconfidencE.C.Thosewhoarereallyexcellent.D.Thosewhothinkhighlyofthemselves.

Tiredofallthepushinginsupermarkets?Fedupwithwaitinginendlesslinestopayforwhatyouhavebought?Angryatwastingtimeintrafficjamsonlytofindnoparkingspaceswhenyoueventuallyarriveatthestore?Ifthisisyouthenonlineshoppingistheanswertoyourdreamsoftrouble-freeshopping.Orisit?Onlineshoppingbringsitsownchallenges.Hereareafewthingstobearinmindwhenbrowsing浏览variouswebsites.Theclaimmadebyonlinesitesisthatshoppingonlineisasafeandsecurewaytomakepurchases.Theevidencechallengesthis.Inanycaseyouonlyhavetobethevictimoffraud诈骗oncetoexperiencealltheproblemsthatcomewiththisformofstealing.Useonlysitesthathaveatrustedhistoryandanexcellentreputation.Anotherproblemistheappearanceofitemsinrealityisoftenquitedifferentfromwhatyouseeonyourcomputerscreen.Thismightnotbeaproblemifyouarebuyingwashinguppowderbutcouldbeamajordisappointmentwhenthatbeautifulbluedressyouorderedturnsupingreen.AlsoproductdescriptionsaresometimessimplyuntruE.Perhapsthewisestplanistopurchaseitemswheredesignandcolorarenotessentialtocustomersatisfaction.Someevenarguethatonlineshoppingindirectlycontributestoglobalwarming.Yesyourcarcanstayparkedbuthowareonlinegoodsdelivered?Oftenbysomelargevanspouringoutcarbonmonoxideandaddingtoouralreadydesperatetrafficproblems.Youarealsobynowbecomingincreasinglyirritated使烦恼bythefactthatthedeliveryislateandyouhavewastedtheleavefromworkyouhavetakentoreceiveit!Withoutquestiononlineshoppingisheretostayandithasitsbenefits.HoweverperhapsitisnotaswonderfulassomeofitssupportersclaimittobE.36.TheauthorlistsseveralquestionsinParA.1to.A.supportonlineshoppingB.collectanswersfromreadersC.showhisdislikeofgoingshoppingD.introducethetopicofthepassage37.Bywhatcanonlineshoppersavoidfraud?A.Usingonlytrustedwebsites.B.Choosingbigwebsites.C.CollectingshoppingevidencE.D.SeekingadvicefromthepolicE.38.WhatcanwelearnaboutonlineshoppingfromParA.3?A.It’snormalforabluedresstochangeintogreen.B.Weshouldn'tbelieveproductdescriptionseasily.C.It’susuallywiseforustobuycolorfulproducts.D.ProductappearancesaresometimesnotgooD.39.Theauthoragreeswiththefactthat______.A.customersareneversatisfiedwithproductsB.onlineshoppingisasafewaytomakepurchasesC.onlineshoppinghasnothingtodowithglobalwarmingD.deliverydelayoftenmakesonlineshoppersunhappy40.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlineshopping?A.Verypopular.B.A.wisechoicE.C.NottroublefreE.D.A.wasteoftimE.

ChinesewriterMoYan’sNobelPrizeforLiteraturemightigniteanexplosionofglobalinterestinChineseliteratureandleadtomoretitlestranslatedintoEnglishEuropeanexpertssay.HopefullytheawardmeansmorepeoplewillreadChineseliteratureandmoreworkswillgettranslatedsaysMichelHockxprofessoroftheLanguagesandCulturesofChinaandInnerAsiafromUniversityofLondon.ManyverygoodChinesewritershavebeenacceptedgloballyforalongtimealready.MoYanisprobablythemosttranslatedChinesewriteralivewithatleastfiveofhisnovelsmadeavailableinEnglishoverthepast20years.JonathanRuppinwebeditorofbooksellerFoylessaysMo’swincoincideswithgrowinginterestinChineseliteratureandrecognizesthetalentsofadistinctiveandvisionary富于幻想的writer.WeareveryexcitedbythefactthatEnglishtranslationsofmoreofhisbooksshouldnowbecomeavailableRuppinsays.HemadethecommentafterMobecamethefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelPrizeforLiteratureinitscentury-longhistory.AsEast-WestculturalexchangehasbeenboomingChineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentioninrecentyears.HockxexplainsIt’smainlybecausetherearemanymoreopportunitiesforChinesewriterstovisitothercountriestopublishtheirworksoutsideChinaandtointeractwithreadersabroaD.AtthesametimemoreandmorepeoplegloballyarelearningChineseandtakinganinterestintheChineselanguageandculturE.UniversityofOxfordlecturerinmodernChineseliteratureMargaretHillenbrandsaysTheobviousreasonforthegrowingglobalpresenceofChineseliteratureisthegrowingglobalpresenceofChinaitself.Peoplehavecometorealizethatthereisaseriousknowledgedeficit缺少betweenChinaanditsinternationalcounterparts—inparticularChinaknowsincomparably无比地moreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheotherwayround—andreadingChineseliteratureisaneffectivesimplemeansofsolvingthatgap.67.TheunderlinedwordigniteinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.startoutB.burnupC.setoffD.appealto68.ChineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentionmainlybecauseA.ChinesewritershavebeenwritingmoreandmorebooksinEnglishB.theChineselanguagehasbecomethemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworldC.theChinesegovernmentattachesgreatimportancetoliteratureD.theculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandwesterncountrieshasdeveloped69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ChineseliteraturehasspreadwiththedevelopmentofChinA.B.TheNobelPrizeforLiteraturehasahistoryofhundredsofyears.C.InthepastnoChinesewriterswereacceptedoutsideChinA.D.ForeignersknowaboutChinamainlybyreadingMoYan’sworks.70.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathanbeforE.B.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheyknowaboutChinA.C.ChinaEuropeandAmericaknowoneanothermorethanbeforE.D.ComparedwithAmericaChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropE.

GreecedeclaredanationalstateofemergencyonSaturdayasscoresofforestfiresthathavekilledatleast46peoplecontinuedtoburnoutofcontrolleavingsomevillagestrappedwithinwallsofflamescutofffromfirefighters.AlthoughmostofthefireshavebeenonthePeloponnesianPeninsulasomebrokeoutontheoutskirtsofAthensonSaturdayforcingtheevacuationofhomesandclosingamajorroadlinkingthecapitaltothemainairportforseveralhours.Thenationalfirebrigadesaidthatbyeveningithadbroughtthoseblazesundercontrolincludingonethatcamewithinaboutsixmilesofthecity.Thecountryhasbeenvulnerabletofirethissummerbecauseofdroughtandthreeconsecutiveheatwavesthatsenttemperaturessoaringover100degrees.Morethan3000forestfireshavedestroyedthousandsofacresofwoodedareassinceJune;theearlierfireskilledninepeoplE.ThelatestspateoffiresonthepeninsulastartedFriday.Stronghotwindshavespreadtheflames.Firefightersexpectthedeathtolltorisebecausetheyhavenotyetbeenabletosearchsomeareasthathadbeenoverrunbyflames.HardesthitbythefireswereadozensmallvillagestaroundthetownofZaharointhewesternpeninsulawhereatleast12peopleincludingsomewhomayhavebeentryingtofleebycarwerekilleD.Scoresofotherresidentsincludingelderlyanddisabledpeopleremainedtrappedintheirhomesphoningintolocaltelevisionandradiostationscryingforhelp.LateSaturdayMr.KaramanlisPrimeMinisterofGreeceappearedonnationaltelevisionanddeclaredthathewasmobilizingallofthecountry’sresourcestocontrolthefirE.Mr.Karamanlisalsosuggestedthattherecentfiresmighthavebeenpurposelyset.SomanyfiressparkedsimultaneouslyinsomanyregionsisnocoincidencehesaidWewillgettothebottomofthisandpunishthoseresponsiblE.Theoverstretchednationalfireservicesarebeinghelpedbyanestimated6000soldiersmobilizedfortheoperation.A.fleetofwater-dumpingaircraftwasexpectedfromFranceGermanyandNorwayafterGreeceappealedtotheEuropeanUnionforurgentassistancE.51.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat______inthepassagE.A.firefightersbattlesfearlesslyinGreecetocontrolthefireB.constantfiresinGreecehavecausedgreatlifeandwealthloseC.GreeceisfacinggreatdangerasforestfirescontinuetobreakoutD.Greekgovernmentisinvestigatingthecauseofrecentforestfires52.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.AthenscapitalofGreecewasnotthreatenedinthefireB.GreekgovernmentdidnottakeeffectivemeasurestocontrolthefireC.manypeoplehadtoleavetheirhomestoavoidfireD.allpeopleendangeredbythefirehavealreadygotimmediateandproperhelp53.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmightnotcontributetotherecentforestfiresinGreek?A.StormthundersinsummerB.LackofrainfallC.ExtremelyhotweatherthissummerD.Hotandstrongwind54.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.nowthefirecrisisinGreecehascometoanendB.assistancefromEUmembersisexpectedtocometohelpGreeceC.firefightersinGreecesofarcanstillmanagethesituationD.thenumberofpeoplewhodieinthefireisexpectednottoriseanymore55.Mr.KaramanlisbelievestheforestfiresinGreece_______.A.isahappeningbychanceB.isanaturaldisasterC.mightbecausedbyhumanonpurposeD.isapunishmentofnature

Manywomenwritetomeperplexed困惑的aboutwhytheycan'tformclosefriendships.Theytrynewapproachesputthemselvesinalltherightplacesseetherapistsandreadrelevantself­helpbooks.Theyconsiderthemselvesinterestingloyalkindandfriend­worthypeoplE.Butforreasonsunknowntothemtheyhaveatoughtimeformingintimaterelationships.ManyadmittonothavingevenoneclosefrienD.ArecentstudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyofferssomecluesastohowbothnaturepersonalityandnurtureexperienceimpactourfriendships.ResearchersattheUniversityofVirginiaandUniversityofTorontoMississaugastudiedmorethan7000Americanadultsbetweentheagesof20and75overaperiodoftenyearslookingatthenumberoftimestheseadultsmovedduringchildhooD.Theirstudylikeprioronesshowedalinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being:Themoretimesparticipantsmovedaschildrenthepoorerthequalityoftheiradultsocialrelationships.Butdiggingdeepertheresearchersfoundthatpersonality—specificallybeingintroverted内向的orextroverted外向的—couldeitherintensifyorbuffer缓冲theeffectofmovingtoanewtownorneighborhoodduringchildhooD.Thenegativeimpactofmoremovesduringchildhoodwasfargreaterforintrovertscomparedtoextroverts.Movingalotmakesitdifficultforpeopletomaintainlong­termcloserelationshipsstatedDr.ShigehiroOishithefirstauthorofthestudyinapressreleasefromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationThismightnotbeaseriousproblemforoutgoingpeoplewhocanmakefriendsquicklyandeasily.Lessoutgoingpeoplehaveahardertimemakingnewfriends.Familiesoftenhavetorelocate­acrosstownacrossthecountryoracrosstheglobE.Yetinmanycasestheirkidsandyoungadolescentshaven'tyetbuiltupabankoffriendships.Sotheconventionalwisdomistotrytominimizemovesforthesakeofyourchildwheneverpossibleandtomoveattheendoftheacademicyear.1.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A.offeradvicetowomenonhowtoformintimaterelationshipsB.explainhownatureandnurtureimpactourfriendshipsC.explainhowmovesduringchildhoodaffectchildrenD.tellushowtohelpchildrenmakefriends2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Peoplewhomovedlessduringchildhoodhavebettersocialrelationships.B.ThemorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthemorefriendstheyhavE.C.Themorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthebettertheyadjusttosociety.D.Thereisnolinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being.3.Inorderforchildrentomaintainlongtermcloserelationshipsparents________.A.shouldnotrelocatetheirhomesB.shouldrelocatetheirhomeswithinthetownC.hadbettermoveattheendofschoolyearD.hadbettermovewhentheirchildrencouldn'tbuildupabankoffriendships4.Welearnfromthefourthparagraphthatmovesduringchildhood________.A.haveabiggerimpactonanintrovertedpersoncomparedtoextrovertsB.havenoimpactonanoutgoingpersonC.areabigproblemforbothintrovertsandextrovertsD.helpchildrenbetteradapttonewenvironment5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.ourfriendshipsaremainlyaffectedbyournurtureB.wecanmovewhenchildrenhavemadealotoffriendsC.theimpactofmoveswilldisappearwhenonereachesadulthoodD.thereissomewaytominimizetheimpactofmovesduringchildhoodonchildren

OnMay23rdtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturewillmeettodiscussthepressingtopicofwildpigs.Thesebeastswhichnumber6millionorsoareanincreasingbother.Attheirworsttheycandamagecropsspreaddiseasesattackhumansandkillfarmanimals.Andthingsaregettingworse:astudyshowthattheyarelikelytodoubleinnumberoverthenext3years.Whyisitsohardtocontrolwildpigs?IntroducedtoAmericainthe16thcenturyandrelatedtothewildpigsfoundinEuropewildpigscanbefoundin75%ofallstates.Nosinglelawexiststocontrolthemandregulationsdifferbetweenstates:whileinMissouritheycanonlybeshotifmetbychanceinTexashuntingisactivelyencourageD.A.porkchopperlawallowsTexanhunterstoshootwildpigsfromhelicoptersandsomepeopleinLouisianahaveevenbuilttheirownpig­huntingdrone无人机.Aswellasbeingpopularwithhunterswildpigsarecheaperforgameraiserstobreed饲养thandeer.InMichiganandPennsylvaniasuggestedbansontheprivatebreedingofpigsforhuntinghavecausedquarrelsbetweengameraisersandwildlifeofficials.Wildpigs'doublenature——consideredpestsbyfarmersbutvaluedbyhunters——makesithardtopasslawstocontrolthem.TwootherfactorsalsocontributE.Nearly70%oflandinAmericaisprivatelyowneD.Anditisdifficultforlawmakerstoimpose强加breedingandhuntinglawsonprivatelandowners.Secondlyitishardtodefineawildpig.Insomestateslawsarebeingintroducedtoredefinethetermwildanimaltokeepoutwildpigs.ThisisgoodnewsforthoseraisingpigsforhuntingbutlessaretothosewhoconsiderthempestswhosenumbershouldbelimiteD.Meanwhilediscussionscontinueoverhowtodealwiththisproblem.24.Peoplearenotpermittedtohuntwildpigsfreelyin________.A.TexasB.MichiganC.MissouriD.Louisiana25.Whydothegameraiserspreferraisingwildpigstodeer?A.It'sdifficulttoraisedeer.B.Wildpigsareinlargenumbers.C.Deerarenotpopularwithhunters.D.Theycanbenefitmorefromwildpigs.26.WhichisNOTthereasonforthedifficultyincontrollingwildpigs?A.Thedifficultyofpassingeffectivelaws.B.Thehighpercentageoflandownedprivately.C.Thefarmers'unwillingnesstoshootwildpigs.D.Thepopularityofraisingwildpigsinmanystates.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Whyarewildpigssohardtocontrol?B.Arewildpigspestsorwildanimals?C.Wildpigs——anincreasingdangerintheUS.D.Howtodealwiththeproblemofwildpigs?

WhateveryourreasonsareforbuyingausedTVthereareafewthingsthatyoushouldkeepinminD.WhyistheusedTVputupforsale?Doestheownerputitupforsalebecauseitbrokedown?Doeshesellitbecausethepictureisnotgoodenough?Ordoeshedothatjustbecausehegotboredofitandboughtanewoneforhimself?ThesearequestionsthatmustbeansweredbeforeyouconsiderbuyingausedTV.Iftheownerissellingitbecausehefoundadefect瑕疵withtheTVevenifthedefectwasmendedyoushouldstayawayfromsuchtelevisionsets.Thepriceofasecond-handtelevisionsetdependsonanumberoffactorssuchasthetimegapbetweenitsbuyingandsellingdatethepresenceorabsenceofspecialfeaturesthemodelandbrandoftheTV.ForexampleaTVthathasbeenusedforayearandputupforsalewillbemoreexpensivethanonewhichwasusedformorethanfiveyearsandputupforsalE.Narrowyourchoicesdownonthebasisofyourpreferencesandthencheckifitisworthit.OnceyouhavedecidedonthemodelbrandandpriceoftheTVstarttestingdifferentsets.Gettingaclearpictureonthescreenisabasicnecessityandshouldnotbecompromisedupon.IfyouarebuyinganLCDoranLEDTVcheckforfactorslikeresolution分辨率colorvideoqualityandsoonandmakesureyoulikewhatyouseE.Sometelevisionsetshavescreensthatdevelopapicturewithspotsalloverit.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatyoushouldsteerclearofsuchtelevisionsets.Theaudioisasimportantasthevideo.Gonearethedayswhensilentmovieswerepopular.Itwouldn’tbeanyfuntowatchabasketballmatchwithoutbeingabletolistentotheloudapplauseoftheaudienceorwatchamoviewithoutbeingabletohearthedialogues.Obviouslythereisnopointinbuyingatelevisionsetbiggerthanthewallyouintendtohangiton.AlsoiftheroominwhichyouintendtoplacetheTVisbigenoughthenbuyingatelevisionwithlow-levelvolumesasmallerscreenandlessclearpictureswouldkillthepurposeofwatchingtelevisionandnotletyouenjoyittothefullest.Alsokeepinmindthesizeofyourroom.A.TVwithabigscreencanbeaproblemforroomsthataresmall.Rememberthereshouldbeatleast6-10feetofspacebetweentheTVandthespotfromwhereyouintendtowatchit.Areyouplanningoncreatingahometheater?Orisitgoingtobehunginthebedroom?Basedonalltheseconsiderationsnarrowyourchoicesdownandthendecidewhichtelevisionsetsuitsyourrequirementsthebest.A.TVforthebedroomcanhavelow-levelsoundbuttheoneyouneedforyourhometheatershouldhavegood-qualitysoundwithsurroundsoundeffects.WatchingTVshouldbeatreatforyoureyesandsenses.Don’tletunclearpicturesorbrokensoundsruinyourexperiencE.1.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinParagraph2thewritermainlyintendstoindicatethat.A.thereasonswhythesellersellstheTVareveryimportantB.therealvalueofasecond-handtelevisionisquestionableC.asecond-handtelevisioniscertainlyworthpurchasingD.therearemanyreasonswhypeoplebuyusedtelevisions2.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartsteerclearofinParagraph4mean?A.Keepoutof.B.Lookdownupon.C.Stayawayfrom.D.Payattentionto.3.A.basketballmatchismentionedinParagraph5totellbuyerstopayattentiontoasecond-handtelevision’s.A.priceB.pictureC.sizeD.sound4.ThesizeofaTVyoubuydependson.A.thepriceoftheTVB.whereyouwanttoputitC.yourpreferenceD.yourbudgetfortheTV5.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.|tellreadershowtobuyasuitablesecond-handtelevisionB.encouragereaderstobuysecond-handtelevisionsC.showthewriter’sexperienceinbuyingusedtelevisionsD.listthereasonswhypeoplebuysecond-handtelevisions

.ChicagoisconsideringfirmmeasurestopreventtheAsiancarpagiantfishnativetotheFarEastfromcomingintoNorthAmerica’sGreatLakesinlargenumbers.Suchamovecouldcostupto$18bnaheavyeconomicburdentothecity..Thisspeciesmorethanametreinlengthwasoriginallyintroducedthreedecadesagotocontrolweedsinsewage污水treatmentplants.ButtheyescapedintotheMississippiRiverandincreasedinnumberquicklymakingtheirwaynorthtowardstheGreatLakesandthreateningthenativefishspeciesalongtheway..Dozensofthemwilloftenleapoutofthewaterasboatsapproach.’’MichaelBeechamalocalenvironmentalexpertdescribedhowfrighteningthescenewas.I’vegonedowntheriverandseenthesefishjumpupandhitmeintheface.Itisabigproblemforournativespecieshesaid..AmeetinghasbeenorganizedtofindatechnologicalsolutiontothecarpproblemoneofwhichinvolvesblockingpartsofChicago’scanalsystem.ListeningatthemeetingwasJohnGosswhowasworriedabouttheeffectthathavingbarriersinthecanalsystemwouldhaveonindustry.Itwouldcertainlyincreasethecostoftransportationhetold.ItiscurrentlyverycheapandefficienttobringmaterialsandfinishedgoodsdowntheChicagoshipcanal.’’.Anothercheaperoptionistoeatthefishoutofexistence.DirkFucikissellingcarpburger鲤鱼汉堡包athisfishshopnotfarfromdowntownChicago.Hethinksthecarpsareagreatresource.Tocatchitandthrowitawayisawastehesays.Eatingthemhelpssolvetheproblemandalsoprovidesjobs.Buttheideahasnotyetcaughton.SofarheistheonlypersoninChicagosellingcarpburgers.70.FromthepassagewecanseetheAsiancarp.A.isveryadaptabletothenewenvironmentB.hasmadetheGreatLaketheirhomeC.isbecominganewfoodinrestaurantsD.becomesevenmorefiercethanbefore71.AccordingtoMichaelBeechamtheAsiancarp.A.jumpsoutofthewatertoeatweedsB.alwaysattackspeopleifdisturbedC.isabigthreattothelocalspeciesD.formsabeautifulsceneontheriver72.InJohnGoss’spointofviewthebuildingofbarriers.A.canforcetheAsiancarpoutoftheGreatLakesB.mayleadtotheincreasingcostofindustrialproductsC.willhelpthecanalsystemworkmoreefficientlyD.willbringhighprofitstotherelatedcompanies

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.It’sunfairtheysaythatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopaysThepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorelikelythatyouwouldobtaindetailsaboutperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwayregulationswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyamountofgreatdisasters.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofincomE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthesmallads.whicharevirtuallyineverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns!Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatchmatchanddispatchcolumnbutsofarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn读者来信专栏.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Advertisement.B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.D.Thecostsofadvertisement.12.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersis________.A.trustworthyB.appreciativeC.criticalD.dissatisfactory13.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?A.Becauseadvertisersoftenboastorexaggeratethefact.B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisawasteofmoney.C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.D.BecausecustomerspaymorE.14.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertiseD.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.15.Inwhatwaydoesthewritertrytosupporthisview?A.NarrationB.DescriptionC.ComparisonD.Definition

Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevenge报复oftheNerds.Theygethighgradesallrightbutonlybybecomingdulllaborerstheirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommunicationandlookclumsywhiledoingsports.HowthendoweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroupservesonthestudentcouncilandisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA’sineverysubject.MelendresafreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexicowasstudent-bodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerque.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwellexhibitedatthesciencefairandmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.BeingaspeechgiveratthegraduationceremonyheachievedstraightA’sinhisregularclassesplusbonuspointsforA’sintwocollege-levelcourses.Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit?Brainsaren’ttheonlyanswer.Topgradesdon’talwaysgotothebrighteststudentsdeclaresHerbertWalbergaprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagowhohasconductedmajorstudiesonsuper-achievingstudents.Knowinghowtomakethemostofyourinnate天生的abilitiescountsformore.Muchmore.InfactWalbergsaysstudentswithhighIQsometimesdon’tdoaswellasclassmateswithlowerIQ.Forthemlearningcomestooeasilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.Hardworkisn’tthewholestoryeither.It’snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopensaidoneofthemany-Astudentsweinterviewed.It’swhatyoudowhileyou’resitting.Indeedsomeofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-scoringclassmates.Thekidsatthetopoftheclassgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthatotherscanreadilylearn.11.Theunderlinedwordnerdscanprobablybe.A.dullbookwormslackingsportsandsocialskillsB.successfultopstudentspopularwiththeirpeersC.studentswithcertainlearningdifficultiesD.bornleaderscrazyaboutsocialactivities12.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.MostTVprogramsandfilmsareaboutstraight-Astudents.B.Peoplehaveunfavorableimpressiononstraight-Astudents.C.Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-AstudentsfromTVorfilms.D.Straight-Astudentsarewelladmiredbypeopleinthesociety.13.Somestudentsbecomesuper-achieversmainlybecause.A.theyarebornclevererthanothersB.theyworklongerhoursatstudyC.theymakefulluseoftheirabilitiesD.theyknowtheshortcuttosuccess14.Whatwillbetalkedaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Theinterviewswithmorestudents.B.TheroleIQplaysinlearningwell.C.Thetechniquestobebetterlearners.D.Theachievementstopstudentsmake.15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.IQismoreimportantthanhardworkinstudy.B.Thebrighteststudentscannevergetlowgrades.C.Topstudentscertainlyachieveall-arounddevelopments.D.StudentswithaverageIQcanbecomesuper-achievers.

Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelowl6℃.RainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimatE.WithouttheforestcovertheseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmospherewarmingtherestoftheworlD.LosingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatternspotentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworlD.Inthepasthundredyearshumanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources资源landforcropswoodforpaperandotherproductslandforraisingfarmanimals.ThisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawholE.Forexamplealotofcarbondioxide二氧化碳intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstlywhenpeoplecutdowntreesgenerallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondlycuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnowbutinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstorE.Morethan25％ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.Howeverfewerthanl％ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvaluE.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.21.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforestsB.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforestsC.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedlandD.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns23.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoSaveRainforestsB.HowtoProtectNatureC.RainforestsandtheEnvironmentD.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment

Didyouknowthemeaningofawordmaychangeovertime?ManyEnglishwordsweknownowhaddifferentmeaningsalongtimeago.Oneexampleisthewordnice.Aroundtheyear1300nicewasfirstusedinEnglishtomeanstupid.Twohundredyearslaternicebegantocarryabettermeaning.Ifpeoplesaidabookwaswrittennicelytheymeantthebookwaswrittenclearlyorcarefullynotstupidly.After1800nicebegantotakeitsmeaninglikekindorfriendly.Sincethenpeoplehavethoughtofniceasawordwithgoodmeanings.Agoodchangeofaword’smeaninglikethisexampleofniceiscalledAMELIORATION.Thoughwedon’tusenicetomeanstupidanymoreitisfuntoknowhowmuchaword’smeaningcanchangefromitsstart!FormoreexamplesofAMELIORATIONseenextpagE.39.1300yearsagoanicepersonwasbelievedtobe______.A.carefulB.friendlyC.stupidD.clever40.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whatniceusedtomean.B.WhythemeaningofnicechangeD.C.HowlongnicehasbeenuseD.D.HowthemeaningofnicechangedovertimE.41.AMELIORATIONmeansaword’smeaning_______.A.canchangefromitsstartB.changesfrombadtogoodC.changesfromgoodtobadD.remainsthesameoveralongtime42.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoappearonthenextpage?A.Thewordterrificusedtomeanterriblebutnowitmeansexcellent.B.Thewordsillyusedtomeanhappybutnowitmeansstupid.C.Youmaywonderwhyaword’smeaningchangesovertimE.D.BesidesAMELl0RATIONaword’smeaningmaychangeinotherways.

Brighton:ItisaseasideresortontheEnglishChannel.Only50milesfromLondonitoffersagoodvarietyoflivelyentertainment.Itisacheerfulplacebusyandcrowdedinthesummerbutaliveineveryseasonoftheyear.Itsroyalpavilion布莱顿皇宫isamasterpieceofEnglisharchitecturE.Durham:Whatevertravelersseeordon'tseeinEnglandtheymustseethiscityinthenortheastjustsouthofNewcastle­upon­TynE.Noonewillforgetthesightofitscathedral教堂andcastlerisingtogetheronasteephilloverlookingaloopintheRiverWearwhichalmostsurroundsthem.Thecathedralitselfisoneofthegreatmedieval中世纪的公元476～1500buildingsinEuropE.Liverpool:A.portinthenorthwestofEnglandwhichpossessesaqualitythatisnotfoundinquitethesamewayanywhereelseinEngland:thequalityofgrandeur壮观.LiverpoolhasthisgrandeurinitssiteonthebroadRiverMerseymorethanhalfamilewidewiththehousesrisingnearit;initsgreatdockbuildingsitsbroadstreetsanditstwoenormouscathedrals.Edinburgh:IthaslongbeenthecapitalofScotlanD.EdinburghCastleisEdinburgh'simportantbuildingcontrollingthecityfromitsperchonarockoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.AnotherimportantbuildingisthePalaceofHolyroodHousebegunbyJamesⅢaround1500.BetweenthecastleandthepalaceistheRoyalMilewhichwasthecenterofEdinburghlifebeforethe17thcenturyandisfascinatingtovisitnow.28.WhichisthesuitabletimetovisitBrighton?A.OnlysummerB.AlltheyeararoundC.HolidaysD.Weekdays29.Whichofthefollowingplacementionsbothacastleandacathedral?A.BrightonB.DurhamC.Liverpool0D.Edinburgh30.FromthisarticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.AroundthebroadRiverMerseyyoucanenjoytheuniquequalityofLiverpool.B.ThesightofDurham'scathedralandcastleisprobablybestseenfromthebanksoftheRiverwear.C.ThePalaceofHolyroodHouseismucholderthanthecathedralinDurham.D.EdinburghCastlewasbuiltoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.31.Thisarticlecanbefoundin________.A.atravelmagazineB.adailynewspaperC.achapterofsciencefictionD.acolumninthefinancialpress

AsigncanbefoundinthefrontyardofahouseintheUS.Thepeoplelivingherewanttolettheirdogplayoutsideandensureitwon’trunintothestreet.SotheyhireacompanytosetupaninvisiblefenceanelectricwireburiedinthegroundaroundtheyarD.Thedogwearsaspecialcollarandwhenitwalksneartothefencethewirewillsendoutasmallshock.ThedogquicklylearnstostayawayfromtheedgeoftheyarD.Asitsaysatthebottomofthesignthefencewillkeepyourdogsafeawayfromthestreetandathomecontainedinsidetheyard.ThesmallwordBRANDprintedinbluemeansthatInvisibleFenceisregisteredasthecompany’sbrandnamE.SimilarlytheTMprintedafteryourdogsafeathomestandsfortrademarkasloganregisteredspecificallytoonecompany.1.Thepeoplesetupaninvisiblefence_________.A.tolettheirdogplayoutsidetheirhouseB.tokeeptheirdogawayfromtheedgeoftheyardC.tokeeptheirdoginsidetheiryardD.towarnothersnottoentertheirhouse2.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheinvisiblefence?A.Thefencedoesnotexistatall.B.TheInvisibleFenceisthenameofacompany.C.Withoutthespecialcollarthefencewon’tworkonthedog.D.Scienceandtechnologyplayanimportantpartinit.

SchoutenUniversityisahighlyrespectedonlineeducationproviderofferingofficially-recognizeddegreeprogramsacrosstheglobE.Ourmissionistoprovidestudentswithahigh-qualitymixedlearningMBAprogramandpersonalcoachingtohelpthemtobecomeworld-classmanagers.InternationalNetwork+2ResidentialStudyweeksinCambridge&ShanghaiAtSchoutenUniversitystudentstutorsandcoachesmeeteachotheronlinE.ButthereisalsotheopportunityforstudentstostudyfacetofacebywayofthetwoResidential居住的Studyweeks.OneweekwillbeheldinShanghaiChinaandtheotherweekatCambridgeUK.Shanghaiisthecommercialandindustrialcenteroftheworld’sleadingeconomy.CambridgeishometosomeofEurope’soldestandbestuniversities.Residentialweekswillbeheldseveraltimesayear.Thereforeyoucanchoosewhentoparticipatedependingontheprogressofyourstudy.Intheresidentialweekscooperationbetweenstudentswillbeanimportantelement.Studentswillworktogetheronrealcompanycases.Duringtheresidentialweekstudentswillbesupervisedbyaprofessionaltrainer.*Residentialsareanobligatory必须的partoftheprogramandthecostsoftheresidentialweeksarecoveredbyyourtuition.*Thefeeincludesthestudyweeks’housingfoodandparticipationbutnotthecostsoftravel.MaximumFlexibilitySchoutenUniversityintroducesanewwayoflearningStudy2.0.Studentswillstudyonlinethroughmy.schoutenuniversity.comandinteractviarichsocialmediA.ItallowsbusyworkingprofessionalslikeyoutostudyaworldclassMBAdegreeanytimeanywhereatanypacE.GreatSupportAccesstotheUniversity’svirtuallearningenvironmentVLE24/7andyourstudycoachtutorsareallheretogiveyoustrongpersonalsupporttoensureyoursuccess.29.AccordingtotheadvertisementwhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tbelongtosoftskills?A.LeadershipskillsB.CommunicationskillsC.DrivingskillsD.Motivationalskills30.Thetimetoparticipatetheresidentialweeksis________.A.flexibleB.fixedC.unnecessaryD.inconvenient31.Theadvertisementisprobablyintendedfor________.A.full-timecollegestudentsB.workingbusinessmenC.studyingteenagersD.retiredmanagers

Doyoulovetheholidaysbuthatethepoundsthatfollow?YouarenotalonE.Holidaysaretimesforfeastingandcelebrating.Manypeopleareworriedabouttheirweight.Withproperplanningthoughitispossibletokeepnormalweightduringtheholidays.Whetheritiscelebratingattheofficepartyorsittingdownforthetraditionalfamilydinnerregardeatingasatimefortastingavarietyofthefoods.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.HerearesometipsforpreventingweightgainandmaintainingphysicalfitnessDon'tskipmeals.Beforeyouleavehomehaveasmalllow­fatmealorsnack.Thismayhelptoavoidgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.Controlportions.Useasmallplateabout10inchesandputasidethelargeonesthatmayencourageyoutoloadup.Youshouldbemostcomfortableeatinganamountoffoodaboutthesizeofyourfist.Onceyouhaveyourtastingservingmoveawayfromthebuffet.DoingsowillmakeitlesstemptingtobeeatingconstantlyasyourappetiteisinspiredbythesightoffooD.Beginwithsoupandfruitorvegetables.Fillupbeforehandonwater­basedsoupandrawfruitorvegetables.Ordrinkalargeglassofwaterbeforeyoueattohelpyoufeelfull.Sticktophysicalactivity.Don'tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A.20­minutewalkafteramealcanhelpburnoffexcesscalories.Avoidhigh­fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamymayhavealargeamountoffat.Chooseleanmeats.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Uselemonjuiceinsteadofdressingorbutter.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youhadbetterturnyourattentionawayfromdeliciousfoods.B.Drinkingsomewaterofsoupbeforeeatinghelpsyoueatless.C.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymaybringweightproblems.D.Physicalexercisecanreducethechanceofputtingonweight.22.WhichofthefollowingCANNOThelploseweightaccordingtothepassage?A.Leanmeats.B.Dressingorbutter.C.Rawfruitorvegetables.D.PhysicalexercisE.23.Manypeoplecan'tcontroltheirweightaftertheholidaysmainlybecausethey________.A.can'thelpbeingtemptedtoeatconstantlyB.takepartintoomanypartiesC.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can'thelpturningawayfromthefoods24.Ifthepassageappearsinthenewspaperyouthinkitshouldbelongto________Column.A.HolidaysandFestivalsB.HealthandFitnessC.FashionandFrontierD.StudentTimesClub

3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmust­seemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In_2010_several_3D_movies_bombed_at_the_box_officE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethatwasn'tthefirsttimeHollywoodhadstruggledwithnewtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencestimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolourbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe'regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somesaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUSseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityfindsaudiencesdon'tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3DrecentlymadeoverUS$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron'sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI'mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeoplenoticeit.Becausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.1.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality2.Theexampleofsoundandcolourisusedmainlytoshowthat________.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies3.InWalterMurch'sopinion3Dmovies________.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofitsB.aremoreexpensivethan2DmoviesC.dogreatharmtopeople'shealthD.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3DmoviE.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D'stimE.

InEgyptianmythApophiswastheancientspiritofevilanddestructionademon恶魔thatwasdeterminedtothrowtheworldintodarknessforever.A.fittingnameastronomersreasonedforathreatnowrushingtowardsEarthfromouterspacE.Scientistsaremonitoringtheprogressofa390-meterewideasteroid小行星discoveredlastyearwhichispotentiallyonacollision碰撞coursewiththeplanet.NASAhasestimatedthatApophishasanoutsidechanceofhittingtheEarthin2036.IfitdidhitusthousandsofsquarekilometerswouldbedirectlyaffectedbytheexplosionbutthewholeoftheEarthwouldseetheeffectsofthedustsentintotheatmospherE.AtarecentmeetingofexpertsinNear-EarthobjectsNEOsinLondonscientistssaiditcouldtakedecadestodesigntestandbuildtherequiredtechnologytodeflecttheasteroiD.TheApophisasteroidisplacedatfouroutoftenontheTorinoscale—ameasureofthethreatcausedbyanNEOwhere10isacertaincollisionwhichcouldcauseaglobaldisaster.Thisisthemostpossibledangerofanyasteroidinrecordedhistoryandithasa1in37chanceofhittingtheEarth.AlanFitzsimmonsanastronomerfromQueen’sUniversityBelfastsaidWhenitdoespassclosetousonApril132029theEarthwilldeflectitandchangeitsorbit.Thereisasmallpossibilitythatifitpassesthroughaparticularpointinspacetheso-calledkeyholetheEarth’sgravitywillchangethingssothatwhenitcomesbackaroundagainin2036itwillcollidewithus.ThechanceofApophispassingthroughthekeyholea600-meterpatchofspaceis1in5500basedoncurrentinformation.Thereisnoshortageofideasonhowtodeflectasteroids.TheAdvancedConceptsTeamattheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasledtheeffortindesigningarangeofsatellitesandrocketstonudgeasteroidsthatareonacollisioncourseforEarthintoadifferentorbit.46.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe___________.A.ApophisAsteroidaPossibleDestroyerofEarthB.ApophisaGoodNameforDangerousAsteroidC.OurPlanetWillBeRuinedin2036D.ScientistsStudyApophisAsteroid47.ThenameApophismentionedinthepassageindicatesthattheasteroidis_________.A.powerfulB.mysteriousC.boringD.destructive48.TheunderlinedworddeflectinParagraph2probablymeans_________.A.destroythequalityofB.changethedirectionofC.measurethesizeofD.lookintothetruthof49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.IfApophishittheearthitsimpactwouldbeenormous.B.NowaytodealwithApophisisavailableatpresent.C.Apophisisthefirstdangerousasteroidinrecordedhistory.D.ItisuncertainwhetherApophiswillhittheearthin2036.50.Whatwouldthepassagetalkaboutifitcontinued?A.AnEgyptianmythaboutApophis.B.NASA’sstudyonNEOs.C.HowthekeyholeinfluencesApophis.D.WhatmethodscanbeusedtodeflecttheasteroiD.

TheEnglishexpecteachothertoobservetherulesofqueuingfeelhighlyoffendedwhentheserulesarebrokenbutlacktheconfidenceorsocialskillstoexpresstheirannoyanceinastraightforwardmanner.Inothercountriesthisisnotaproblem:inAmericawhereaqueue-jumperhascommittedakindofrudenessratherthanasintheresponseisaloudwarning:theoffenderissimplytoldHeyyougetbackinline!orwordstothateffect.OntheEuropeancontinentthereactiontendstobeloudandargumentative;insomeotherpartsoftheworldqueue-jumpersmaysimplybepushedbackintolinE.Ironically具有讽刺意义的是itisonlyinEnglandwherequeue-jumpingisregardedasdeeplyimmoralthatthequeue-jumperislikelytogetawaywiththeoffencE.OnlyrarelydotheEnglishactuallyspeakupandtellthejumpertogotothebackofthequeuE.QueuingisalmostanationalpastimefortheEnglishwhoautomaticallyarrangethemselvesintoorderlylinesatbusstopsshopcountersice-creamvansentrancesexitsandlifts.In1946aHungarianhumoristdescribedqueuingasEnglishnationalpassion.OnthecontinenthesaiD.ifpeoplearewaitingatabusstoptheywalkaroundinaseeminglyrelaxedfashion.Whenthebusarrivestheymakeadash猛冲forit...AnEnglishmanevenifheisaloneformsorderlyqueueofonE.Inanupdateoverthirtyyearslaterin1977heconfirmedthatthiswasstillthecasE.AfternearlyanotherthirtyyearsnothingmuchseemstohavechangeD.Inmanycasesqueue-jumpingiseffectivelypreventedbynon-verbal非语言的signalsalonE.Whensomeoneisconsideringjumpingaqueuethequeuerswillstartglancingathimsidewaysthroughnarrowedsuspiciouseyes.Thentheymoveabitclosertothepersoninfrontofthemjustincasethejumpermighttrytoinserthimselfinthegap.Frownsglaresandraisedeyebrows—accompaniedbyheavysighspointedcoughs—areusuallytheworstthatthepersonwillsufferifhejumpsaqueuE.FacedwithallthisthejumperwillthinkbetterofitandwithdrawtothebackofthequeuE.25.InAmericaandotherEuropeancountriesqueue-jumpers.A.areseverelypunishedandfinedB.arepushedbacktotheendoflinesC.arewarnedinadirectmannerD.arethecauseofpublicarguments26.ByquotingthedescriptionofaHungarianhumoristtheauthorintendstoshow.A.EnglishmenarestubbornandtoostrictwiththemselvesB.queuingisakindofautomaticbehaviorforEnglishmenC.queuingisessentialinmaintaininggoodpublicorderD.otherEuropeansaremoreopen-mindedthanEnglishmen27.Accordingtothelastparagraphqueue-jumpingcanusuallybestoppedeffectively.A.withaconfidentandaggressiveattitudeB.withsignsofpublicrulesC.byshoutingandloudwarningD.byusingcertainbodylanguage28.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.socialskilltoimproveyourlife:queuingB.Badmannersaroundtheworld:queue-jumpingC.A.cultureofEuropeancountries:queuingD.AnEnglishaspectoflife:queuing

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.It’sunfairtheysaythatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopays.Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideathattheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodscomeslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorelikelythatyouwouldobtaindetailsaboutperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyamountofgreatdisasters.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofincomE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogramsisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthesmalladswhicharevirtuallyineverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns!Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatchmatchanddispatchcolumnbutsofarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis.77.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Advertisementscreatemassmarketsforallproducts.B.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.C.Thecriticismsforadvertisements.D.AdvertisementsarefuntoreaD.78.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardsadvertisersis________.A.trustfulB.appreciativeC.criticalD.dissatisfactory79.Inwhatwaydoesthewritertrytosupporthisview?A.Comparison.B.Description.C.Narration.D.Definition.80.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoappearinthepersonalcolumn?A.AnannouncementofmarriagE.B.Anadvertisementofalaptop.C.A.letterfromareaderabouthisexperiencE.D.A.reviewofafilm.

Therewasahugebattlebetweenthewarriors武士ofGreeceandthepeopleofTroy.PrinceParisfromTroyhadstolenawaytheGreekQueen—Helen.TheGreekwarriorssetsailforTroytofightfortheirqueen.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.Themenwere_fed_upandwantedtoreturntotheirhomes.AthenegoddessofwargaveUlyssestheideaforaplantoendthewar.Theybuiltabigwoodenhorsewhichtheyputinthemiddleoftheirencampment营地.Nexttheypretendedtogiveuptheircamp.InrealitymanysoldiershidinsidethewoodenhorsE.OncetheythoughtthecamphadbeenabandonedtheTrojanswentouttocheck.Theyneededtoknowifthewarwasreallyover.TheywalkedthroughtheabandonedencampmentandeventuallyfoundthewoodenhorsE.Theycouldnotdecidewhatitwas.SomewantedtotakeitintothecityothersthoughtthatitwasagifttoZeusandfearedtouchingormovingitincasetheyupsetZeus.SomeTrojansdecidedtotakeitbackintothecity.Theycalledalargegroupoftroopsattachedropesandpulleditintothecity.AhugecelebrationstarteD.Thecitywasfreefromwarforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Everybodyfeasteddrankanddanceduntileventuallythemerriment欢闹wasoverandtheyallwenttosleep.Thiswasthemomentthatthewoodenhorseopenedabigflap盖口hiddenunderneath.OutcreptUlyssesandallofhismen.TheykilledthesleepingtroopsrescuedQueenHelenmetupwiththerestoftheirarmyandsetsailforhomE.ThestoryofthereturnjourneyistoldinTheOdysseyacollectionofpoemspiecingtogetherthebitsofthestoryfromthemanydifferentplaceswherethestorytookplacE.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasebefedupprobablymean?A.veryboredB.veryhappyC.verysadD.veryinterested73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.B.ItwasUlyssesthatthoughtuptheideaforaplantoendthewar.C.TheTrojansfellintoatrapsetbyUlyssesandallofhismen.D.TheGreekwarriorssavedQueenHelenandheadedhomesuccessfully.74.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Keepaclearbrainoryou’llbecheatedbysomethingpretending.B.Failureisacommonthinginthewar.C.Strategy策略isnotanimportantfactorinthewar.D.VictorycannotbegainedbycheatandpretencE.75.Whichofthefollowingscanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheTrojanHorseB.ASmartPlanC.TheTrojanWarD.RescuingQueenHelen

Inspiteoftheuncertaintyoftheeconomythemovieindustryhasbeenstrickenbyabox-officeoutburst.Suddenlyitseemsasifeveryoneisgoingtothemovieswithticketsalesthisyearup17.5percentto$1.7billion.Anditisnotjustbecauseticketpricesarehigher.Attendancehasalsojumpedbynearly16percent.Ifthatpacecontinuesthroughtheyearitwouldamounttothebiggestbox-officeincreaseinatleasttwodecades.AmericansforthemomentjustwanttohideinaverydarkplacE.PeoplewanttoforgettheirtroublesandtheywanttobewithotherpeoplE.Helpingfeedtheoutburstisthemixofmovieswhichhavebeenmoreaudience-friendlyinrecentmonthsasthestudioshavetriedtoadjustafterthediscouragingsalesofmoreseriousfilms.Asshestoodinlineatthe18-screenBridgetheatercomplexhereonThursdaytobuyweekendticketsforJonasBrothers:The3DConcertExperienceAngelHernandezwasnotthinkingmuchaboutescapingreality.InsteadMs.HernandezaLosAngelesparkinglotattendantandmotheroffouryounggirlswasfocusedononeveryspecificreality:herwallet.SpendinghundredsofdollarstotakethemtoDisneylandisridiculousrightnowshesaiD.For$60andsomecandymoneyIcanstillbeagoodmomandgivethemalittlefun.AlotofparentsmayhavebeenthinkingthesamethingFridayasJonasBrotherssoldoutmorethan800theatersandwasexpectedtosellapowerful$25millionormoreintickets.Thefilmindustryappearstohavehadahandinitsrecentgoodluck.OverthelastyearortwostudioshavereleasedmoviesthatarehappierscarierorjustlessdepressingthanwhatcamebeforE.AfterpoorresultsforarushofseriousdramasbuiltaroundtheMiddleEastHollywoodgotbacktocomedies.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheimprovementofthemovieindustry?A.A.growingnumberofpeoplearegoingtothecinemA.B.Peoplearericherwiththedevelopmentofeconomy.C.Morecomediesaremadethanseriousfilms.D.PeoplehavetopaymoretowatchamoviE.2.Ms.Hernandezpurchasedthemovieticketsbecause________.A.shetriedtoescaperealityB.shewasacrazymoviefanC.shewasfondofDisneylandD.shewantedtopleaseherkids3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingnumberisnotusedtodescribetheshootingupofthemovieindustry?A.17.5%B.$1.7billionC.$60D.$25million4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.presentingtheeffectandanalyzingthecausesB.followingtheorderoftimeC.describingproblemsanddrawingaconclusionD.makingcomparisonofideas

TheHongKonggovernmentwhichholdsamajoritystake股份willcontinuetopushforDisneyland’simprovementsanofficialsaiD.ThethemeparkwhichopenedonSept.122005didnotachieveitsexpectednumberofvisitorsforthesecondyearinarow.SecretaryforCommerceandEconomicDevelopmentFrederickMatoldlawmakersThefirsttwoyearsofHongKongDisneyland’soperationwerenotsatisfactory.Thegovernmentwillcontinuetourge力劝theparkmanagementtochangebusinessstrategiesandimprovethepark’soperationalefficiency.InitsfirstyearHongKongDisneylandfell400000shortofitsgoalof5.6millionvisitors.Parkofficialshavebeensecretiveaboutsecond-yearnumbersbutthelocalmediareportsestimatedupto4.8millionvisitedtheparkinitssecondyear.EventhoughwebelievewedonothavetheresponsibilitytotellyoutheexactnumberofvisitorsHongKongDisneylandhasbecomeoneofthemostvisitedthemeparksintheworldandatopattractioninHongKongsinceitsopeningtwoyearsagoHongKongDisneylandspokeswomanGlendyChusaidinane-mailedresponsE.HongKongDisneylandamajorrepresentativeofDisneyentertainmentformainlandChinahasbeencriticizedforbeingtoosmallandlackingtheridesofitsinternationalsisterparksinTokyoParisandtheUnitedStates.ItisalsofacingincreasedcompetitionfromOceanParkalocalsea-basedadventureparkandreportsthatDisneyisplanningtobuildathemeparkinShanghaicouldaddfurtherpressuretotheHongKongsitE.TheHongKonggovernmentownsa57percentstakeintheparkandpaidformostofthe$3.5billionconstructioncostbutisreportedlynotinterestedinspendingmorepublicmoneyonthepark’sexpansion.40.FromthepassageweknowHongKongDisneyland________.A.wassetupbytheHongKonggovernmentB.reacheditsplannednumberofvisitorsinitsfirstyearC.didn’tachieveitsexpectedgoalinthesecondyearagainD.blamedtheHongKonggovernmentforitsparkstrategies41.WeknowGlendyChu_______.A.saidHongKongDisneylandhadabout4.8millionvisitorsinitssecondyearB.promisedHongKongDisneylandwouldimproveitsoperationalefficiencyC.thoughtHongKongDisneylandhaddoneagreatjobsinceitsopeningD.admittedHongKongDisneylandwastoosmall42.What’stheattitudeoftheHongKonggovernmenttowardsDisneyland’sperformance?A.Unhappy.B.Unhelpful.C.SupportivE.D.ConcerneD.

WhiletravellingtoNewcastleintheUKtovisitrelativesIarrivedinLondontofindmyplanetransfernorthtoNewcastlehadbeencancelledduetodeterioratingweatherconditions.Theairlinewashelpful--offeringmeachoicebetweenanightinahotelorasix-hourbusfidetomydestination.WithnoindicationastowhetheraflighttoNewcastlewouldhappeninthenexttwodaysIchosethebusridE.IstoredallmybaggageintheluggagecompartmentofthebusthinkingIwouldnotneedanythingonthejourney.TheyoungladysittingbesidemecouldseehowtiredIwasandaskedmeifanyonewouldbemeetingmeonmyarrival.Irealisedthatthadleftmycellphoneinmybagandhadnowaytocontactmyrelatives.TheywouldbewaitingformeattheairportaboutfivehoursbeforethebusgottoNewcastlenotknowingwhathadhappeneD.WithouthesitationtheyoungladyofferedmetheuseofhercellphonE.WhenthebusmadeareststopsheaskedmeifIwasgettingout.IrepliedthatIwouldn’tasIstillhadsandalsonandbarefeetweren’tidealforthecoldweatherWhenshegotbackonshe’dboughtmesometeaandapacketofsweetstoeat.WhenweeventuallyarrivedinNewcastlethewomancheckedthatsomeonewastheretomeetmE.IaskedhertowaitamomentwhileIgotmypursetorepayherbutwhenIlookedupshehadgorE.Iwasunabletoevenverballythankher.1.Welearnfromthepassagethat____________.A.theauthorhadlittlemoneytobuytheairticketfromLondontoNewcastleB.theauthorprobablyflewtoLondonfromawarmplaceC.theauthor’srelativesmissedmeetingherinLondonD.theauthor’scellphonewasn’tfunctioninginBritain2.Whichofthefollowinginformationisofgreatimportancetotheauthor’srelatives?A.Whytheflightwascalledoff.B.WhytheflightwasdelayeD.C.Wheretheauthorwasputup.D.WhentheauthorwouldarrivE.3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Britishpeoplealwayssufferfromterribleweatherinwinter.B.Britishpeopleareusuallyhelpful.C.Theauthorwaskindofcareless.D.TheauthorwasgratefultotheairlinE.

SahnunMohamudhasneverlivedinSomaliabutthe21-year-oldstudenthashelpedsetupanorganizationthatsupportsaidprojectsfortheeast-Africancountry.SahnunMohamudisaco-founderanddirectorofagroupcalledStudentsforSomaliA.Heisfollowingthehumanitarianexampleofhismother.Mr.MohamudattendsWilliam＆MaryCollegeinWilliamsburgVirgina.ItisalongwayfromSomalia.Howeverthatcoastalnationishometomanyofhisrelatives.Hisparentswerebornthere.HismotherFilsanDarmanhelpedstartthenon-profitagencyAadamigaSomaliawhichprovidedforaidtoSomaliain1987.FilsanDarmansaidtheagencyprovidedfoodandclothingtoSomalipeoplewhohadfledtotheSomalicapitalMogadishutoescapecontradictionintheNorth.SahnunMohamudpraisedhismother’sserviceShe’sbeenhelpingSomaliasincebeforeIwasborn.Mr.MohamudbecameinvolvedinHumanitarianprojectsearlyinlife.OneofhisgoalsforstartingStudentsforSomaliawastogetmorenon-SomalistotakepartinhelpingSomaliA.HenotedthatmanySomaliaidorganizationshaveonlySomalimembers.Somygroupandmywholemottohasbeen‘LeteveryethnicityandracehelpSomalia’.Ithinkit'sahugeresourcetohavenon-somalipeoplehelpingSomalia.saidMohamud.ThisyearStudentsforSomaliaandAadamigaarecooperatingonaprojecttofightpovertyandincreaseeducation.Mr.Mohamudsaidthegroupslendmoneytowomenwhohavelivedalongtimeinrefugee难民campsinMogadishu.Theyusethemoneytostartorsupportbusinesseslikesmallfoodstores.ThewomenmusthaveachildinschoolinSomaliatoreceivethemoney.ShealsomustpaybacktheloanbutMr.Mohamudsaysthewomandoesnotreturntheloanmoneytothelender.Insteadshegivesittoherchild'sschoo1.Thatwayhesaystheschoolcanmakeimprovements.56.WhatdoweknowaboutMohamudaccordingtothetext?A.HelivedinSomaliawithhismother.B.HestartedStudentsforSomaliaonhisown.C.HewasdirectorofStudentsforSomalia.D.HehelpedstarttheagencyAadamigaSomalia.57.WhichofthefollowingistrueofAadamigaSomalia?A.IthasofferedhelptoSomaliasince1987.B.ItallsoneveryethnicityandracetohelpSomalia.C.ItappealedtothegovernmenttohelplSomalia.D.Itsaimwastohelpthewomeninpoorcondition.58.ForwhatpurposedidStudentsforSomaliaandAadamigacooperate?A.Toencourageyoungpeopletowork.B.Togetmoremoneyfromthewomen.C.TogetsomebenefitfromSomalia.D.Tofightpovertyandincreaseeducation.59.WhichconditionisNOTtrueforwomentogetthemoneyfromthegroup?A.ShemusthaveachildinschoolinSomalia.B.Shemustpaybackthemoneytothelender.C.Shecanusethemoneytostartabusiness.D.Shemustpaybackthemoneytoherchild’sschoo1.60.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.MothersonteamuptofightSomaliapovertyB.Mr.MohamudhelpedfoundHumanitarianprojectsC.StudentsforSomaliacentersitseffortsoneducationD.Motherstartedthenon-profitagencyAadamigaSomalia

TensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatrE.Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26—fundedwith￡2.5millionoftaxpayers’money—wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnhamtheCultureSecretary.ItreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworldwhoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivilegeD.TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiencesthankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.Attendancesreached13.6millionin2007up10percenton2006itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost￡470million.OnetheatresourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities优先考虑的事infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuelsaying:Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYoungVicasThetimesreportedtodayoffersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.TherewaspraisefortheGovernment’splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatrewhosaid:IsupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatreandespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEnglandnotjustinLondon.Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturntheywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26-year-oldsfirst-comefirst-serveD.ItislikelytobeonMondaystraditionallyaquietnightforthetheatrE.Mr.Burnhamsaid:AyoungpersonattendingthetheatrecanfinditanexcitingexperienceandbeinspiredtoexploreanewworlD.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception.JeremyHunttheShadowCultureSecretarysaid:TherealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatrebutimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplacE.Fortoomanychildrentheatresareano-goareA.1.Criticsoftheplanarguedthat.A.thetheatreswouldbeovercrowdedB.itwouldbeawasteofmoneyC.pensionerswouldn’tgetfreeticketsD.thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit2.Accordingtothesupporterstheplanshould.A.benefitthetelevisionindustryB.focusonproducingbetterplaysC.helpincreasethesalesofticketsD.involvealltheyoungpeopleinEngland3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheplan?A.Ninety-fivetheatreshavereceivedfunding.B.Everyonewillgetatleastonefreeticket.C.ItmaynotbenefitalltheyoungpeoplE.D.Freeticketsareofferedonceeveryday.4.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinEngland.A.manyplaysarenotforyoungpeopleB.manyyoungpeopledon’tliketheatreC.peopleknowlittleabouttheplanD.childrenusedtoreceivegoodartseducation5.Accordingtothepassagetheissuetoofferfreeticketstoyoungpeopleseems.A.controversialB.inspiringC.excitingD.unreasonable

AnAfrican—bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing’sworkprovedthatbeehive峰房fencescankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbeeswhichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnosesandfleewhentheyhearbuzzing.DrKing'sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengewhileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenyaDrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwardstheyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafencekeepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethemdisturbingthebees.LaterthefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts—whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.AsAfrica'spopulationgrowscompetitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreseriousandtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofallestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfrica—andperhapseventuallyinAsia.71.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1meansthesameas___________.A.intelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengeB.confirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleC.competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsD.wayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimal72.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaway.③Beesaredisturbedandflyoutofthebeehives.④Elephantstryingtoenterthefarmshakethefences.A.①→②→③→④B.①→④→③→②C.④→③→②→①D.①→②→④→③73.DrKing'ssolutionisdescribedasintelligentbecause_____________.A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'fieldsB.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistrictsC.morethan90％ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbeesD.itprotectscropsproduceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime74.TheunderlinedwordfatalitiesinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.deathsB.communitiesC.populationD.fences75.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DrkingwasborninBritain.B.Mostelephantsscarebees.C.ThetechniquehasprovedtoworkwellinAsiatoo.D.Conflictsbetweenpeopleandelephantsareratherserious.

Imagineyou’reatapartyfullofstrangers.You’renervous.Whoarethesepeople?Howdoyoustartaconversation?Fortunatelyyou’vegotathingthatsendsoutenergyattinychipsineveryone’snametag.Thechipssendbacknamesjobshobbiesandthetimeavailableformeeting-whatever.MakingnewfriendsbecomessimplE.Thishasn’tquitehappenedinreallifE.ButtheworldisalreadyexperiencingarevolutionusingRFIDtechnology.AnRFIDtagwithatinychipcanbefixedinaproductunderyourpet’sskinevenunderyourownskin.PassiveRFIDtagshavenoenergysource-batteriesbecausetheydonotneedit.Theenergycomesfromthereaderascanningdevicethatsendsoutenergyforexampleradiowavesthatstartsupthetagimmediately.SuchatagcarriesinformationspecifictothatobjectandthedatacanbeupdateD.AlreadyRFIDtechnologyisusedforrecognizingeachcarortruckontheroadanditmightappearinyourpassport.Doctorscanputatinychipundertheskinthatwillhelplocateandobtainapatient’smedicalrecords.AtanightclubinParisorinNewYorkthesamechipgetsyouintotheVIPveryimportantpersonsectionandpaysforthebillwiththewaveofanarm.Takeastepback:10or12yearsagoyouwouldhaveheardaboutthecomingageofcomputing.Oneexamplealwaysseemedtosurface:Yourrefrigeratorwouldknowwhenyouneededtobuymoremilk.Theconceptwasthatcomputerchipscouldbeputeverywhereandsendinformationinasmartnetworkthatwouldmakeordinarylifesimpler.RFIDtagsareasmallpartofthisphenomenon.TheworldisgoingtobealooselycoupledsetofindividualsmalldevicesconnectedwirelesslypredictsDr.J.Reich.Humanrightsupportersarenervousaboutthepossibilitiesofsuchtechnology.ItgoestoofartrackingschoolkidsthroughRFIDtagstheysay.Weimagineaworldinwhichabeercompanycouldfindoutnotonlywhenyouboughtabeerbutalsowhenyoudrankit.Andhowmanybeers.Accompaniedbyhowmanybiscuits.WhenMarconiinventedradiohethoughtitwouldbeusedforship-to-shorecommunicationnotforpopmusiC.WhoknowshowRFIDandrelatedtechnologieswillbeusedinthefuturE.Here’sawildguess:Notforbuyingmilk.74.Thearticleisintendedto.A.warnpeopleofthepossiblerisksinadoptingRFIDtechnologyB.explainthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyRFIDtechnologyC.convincepeopleoftheusesofRFIDtechnologyD.predicttheapplicationsofRFIDtechnology75.WeknowfromthepassagethatwiththehelpofRFIDtagspeople.A.willhavenotroublegettingdataaboutothersB.willhavemoreenergyforconversationC.willhavemoretimetomakefriendsD.won’tfeelshyatpartiesanylonger76.WhyaresomepeopleworriedaboutRFIDtechnology?A.Becausechildrenwillbetrackedbystrangers.B.BecausemarketcompetitionwillbecomemorefiercE.C.BecausetheirprivateliveswillbegreatlyaffecteD.D.Becausecustomerswillbeforcedtobuymoreproducts.77.ThelastparagraphimpliesthatRFIDtechnology.A.willnotbeusedforsuchmattersasbuyingmilkB.willbewidelyusedincludingforbuyingmilkC.willbelimitedtocommunicationusesD.willprobablybeusedforpopmusic

DuringmyelementaryschoolyearsIusedtocomparemymomwithmybestfriendTiffany'smom..Tiffany'smomalwaysgaveherlotsofmoneytobuythemostfashionableclothesandfavoritefooD.HermomallowedhertodoanythingshelikeD.IreallyadmiredTiffany.Mymomdidn'tgivememuchpocketmoneyandshealwaystoldmethatIshouldbehavemyself.Iwasannoyedwithher.WheneverIdidn'tgetwhatIwantedIwouldcomplaintomymomTiffany'smomwouldgiveherthat!Iwishsheweremymom.EverytimemymornwouldcalmlysayPoorTiffany.Icouldn'tunderstandher.Sheshouldn'tbefeelingsorryforTiffany!Ithought.SheshouldbefeelingsorryformE.OnedayIcouldn'thelpsayingtoMomPoorTiffany?LuckyTiffany!Shegetseverythingshewants!Whydoyoufeelsorryforher?Iburstintotears.Mymomsatdownnexttomeandsaidsoftly.YesIdofeelsorryforher.Ihavebeenteachingyoualessonthatshewillneverbetaught.Ilookedupather.Whatareyoutalkingabout?MomsaidwithcareOnedayshewillreallywantsomething.Maybeshe'llfindoutthatshecan'thaveit.Hermotherwon'talwaysbearoundtogivehermoneyandwhat'smoremoneycan'tbuyeverything.ShecontinuedIhavetaughtyouvaluablelessonsbynotgivingyoueverythingyouwant.You'llknowhowtolookforbargainsandsavemoneybutshewon't.You'llunderstandthatyouneedtoworkhardtogetthethingsthatyouwantbutshewon't.WhenTiffanyisagrownwomanshe'llwakeuponedayandshewillbewishingthatshehadamomliketheoneyou'vegot.LifelessonsaremoreimportantthanmodernclothesanddeliciousfooD.IttooksometimebutIeventuallyunderstoodmymom'swords.NowIamahappyandsuccessfulwoman.56.Duringtheauthor'selementaryschoolyearsshe.A.wishedthathermomwereasgoodasTiffany'sB.wenttoschoolwithTiffanyeverydayC.usuallycomparedherlessonwithTiffany'sD.sometimesgavelotsofmoneytoTiffany57.Whydidtheauthor'smomalwayssayPoorTiffany?A.ShefeltsorryforTiffanybecauseTiffanywaspoor.B.Shewantedtotellalietocomforttheauthor.C.ShethoughtthatTiffanywasspoiledbyhermother.D.ShetoldtheauthorthisandwantedhertohelpTiffany.58.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthor'smother?A.Shewasstrictandtaughttheauthortobeindependent.B.Shecaredforotherpeople'schildrenmorethanherown.C.Shethoughtthatlifelessonswereasimportantasmoney.D.Shewassopoorthatshecouldn'tgivetheauthormuchmoney.59.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorwasquiteannoyedwithhermotherinthepast.B.Theauthor'smotherfeltsorryforTiffany.C.Tiffany'smothertooktheauthor'smother'sadvicE.D.Theauthoristhankfultohermothernow.

TheresearchcarriedoutbytheUniversityofBariinItalycouldhelpprovehospitalswhoareaccusedofwastingmoneyonartanddecorationasitsuggestsapleasantenvironmenthelpspatientseasediscomfortandpain.AteamheadedbyProfessorMarinadeTommasoattheNeurophysiopathologyPainUnitaskedagroupofmenandwomentopickthe20paintingstheyconsideredmostuglyandmostbeautifulfromaselectionof300worksbyartistssuchasLeonardodaVinciandSandroBotticelli.Theywerethenaskedtolookateitherthebeautifulpaintingsortheuglypaintingorablankpanelwhiletheteamzapped照射ashortlaserpulseattheirhandcreatingasensationasiftheyhadbeenstuckbyapin.Thesubjectsratedthepainasbeingathirdlessintensewhiletheywereviewingthebeautifulpaintingscomparedwithwhenlookingattheuglypaintingsortheblankpanel.Electrodesmeasuringthebrain'selectricalactivityalsoconfirmedareducedresponsetothepainwhenthesubjectlookedatbeautifulpaintings.WhiledistractionssuchasmusicareknowntoreducepaininhospitalpatientsProfdeTommasosaysthisisthefirstresulttoshowthatbeautyplaysapart.ThefindingsreportedinNewScientistalsogoalongwaytoshowthatbeautifulsurroundingscouldaidthehealingprocess.Hospitalshavebeendesignedtobefunctionalbutwethinkthattheirartisticaspectsshouldbetakenintoaccounttoosaidtheneurologist.Beautyobviouslyoffersadistractionthatuglypaintingsdonot.ButatleastthereisnosuggestionthatuglysurroundingsmakethepainworsE.Ithinktheseresultsshowthatmoreresearchisneededintothefieldhowabeautifulenvironmentcanalleviatesuffering.PicturestheylikedincludedStarryNightbyVincentVanGoghandBotticellisBirthofVenus.PicturestheyfounduglyincludedworksbyPabloPicassotheItalian20thcenturyartistAnonioBuenoandColumbianFernandoBotero.ThesepeoplewerenotartexpertssosomeofthepicturestheyfounduglywouldbeconsideredmasterpiecesbytheartworldsaidProfdeTommaso.16.Theunderlinedwordalleviateinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.cureB.easeC.improveD.kill17.Howmanyartistshavebeenmentionedinthepassage?A.4.B.5.C.6.D.7.18.WhichofthefollowingisTUREabouttheviewofProfdeTommaso’s?A.Beautifulsurroundingscouldhelptohealsufferingscompletely.B.Hospitalsmusttaketheirartisticaspectsintoconsiderationfirst.C.UglysurroundingswillsurelymakethepainworsE.D.Bothmusicandbeautycanreducepaininhospitalpatients.19.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat_____.A.someartists’paintingswerebeautifulsotheyweremasterpiecesB.onlyartexpertscouldjudgetheyweremasterpiecesornotthoughuglyC.theartistsmentionedabovewerenotreallyartmasters.D.someofthemwereartmasterswhileotherswerenot.20.Whichofthefollowingisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Beautifulsurroundingscaneasepain.B.Uglypaintingscouldbemasterpieces.C.MoreresearchshouldbedoneinthefielD.D.Latestenvironmentalresearch.

InSingaporemostofuslovewindow-shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays.Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm.Howeverweknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiodstherewillbemoreseriouseffects.JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassable不能通行的totraffic.Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.Elsewhereheavytropical热带的stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysia.ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem.Ifthereisatyphoonortsunamithousandsoflivesarelosttoo.ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004andItservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamage.Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice-caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorise.Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow-lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel.ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeangersoitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivitiesforexampleillegallogging伐木orirresponsibleforest-burningtoclearlandforfarming.41.FromParagraph1wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove______________.A.makingcomplaintsB.goingoutforpicnicsC.doingwindow-shoppingD.travelingalongthecoast42.WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?A.Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly.B.Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup.C.Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper.D.Morericeandvegetableswillbeimported.43.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto___________.A.thearrivalofheavytropicalstormsB.theimportofriceandvegetablesC.therisingpriceofriceandvegetablesD.thelossoflivesinnaturaldisasters44.What’stherightorderofthefollowingevents?a.globalwarmingb.theriseinoceanlevelc.harmfulhumanactivitiesd.thefloodingoflow-lyingarease.themeltingofthepolarice-capA.c→a→e→b→dB.a→c→e→b→dC.c→a→b→e→dD.d→a→c→b→e45.WhatshouldwedoinordernottomakeMotherNatureangry?A.Clearmorelandforfarming.B.Reduceharmfulhumanactivities.C.Bringdownthepriceoffood.D.Improvethequalityofweather.

Americansliketothinkofthemselvesasmartyrs烈士towork.AtthistimeoftheyeartheymarvelatthelazinessoftheirEuropeancousinsparticularlytheFrench.StudiesshowthattheaverageAmericangetsonlyfourweeksofpaidleaveayearcomparedwithsevenfortheFrenchandeightfortheGermans.InParismanyshopssimplyclosedownforAugustinWashingtonwheretheweatherisblazinghottheyremainopensomefor24hoursaday.ButwhenitcomestotheyoungthesituationisreverseD.AmericanchildrenhaveiteasierthanmostotherchildrenintheworldincludingthesupposedlylazyEuropeans.Theyhaveoneoftheshortestschoolyearsanywhereamere180dayscomparedwithanaverageof195forOECDcountriesandmorethan200forEasternAsiancountries.Germanchildrenspend20moredaysinschoolthanAmericanonesandSouthKoreansoveramonthmorE.Over12yearsa15­daydeficit赤字meansAmericanchildrenloseouton180daysofschoolequivalenttoanentireyear.Americansalsodivideuptheirschooltimeoddly.Theycramtheschooldayintothemorningandearlyafternoonandclosetheirschoolsforthreemonthsinthesummer.Thelongsummervacationactslikeamentaleraserwiththeaveragechildreportedlyforgettingaboutamonth’sworthofinstructioninmanysubjectsandalmostthreetimesthatinmathematics.Americanacademicshaveeveninventedatermforthisphenomenonsummerlearningloss.ItisleavingAmericanchildrenill­equippedtocompetE.TheyusuallyperformpoorlyininternationaleducationaltestscomingbehindAsiancountriesthatspendlessoneducationbutworktheirchildrenharder.California’sstateuniversitieshavetosendoverathirdoftheirenteringclasstotakeremedialcoursesinEnglishandmaths.AtleastathirdofsuccessfulPhDstudentscomefromabroaD.56.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellus________.A.Americansneedn’tbesohard­workingB.AmericanshaveawrongwayofworkingC.AmericansworktoohardD.AmericansandEuropeanshavedifferentworkingattitudes57.AccordingtothepassageEuropeanchildren________.A.havemorepressureintheirstudiesB.areusuallyconsideredtobelazyC.don’tneedtoworkhardattheirlessonsD.aremorediligentthanAmericanchildren58.DuringthelongsummerholidayAmericanchildren________.A.willmakeupfortheirlostlessonsB.spendmostofthetimelearningC.probablydon’tcareaboutstudiesD.willsuffersomememoryproblems59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheUnderworkedAmericanChildrenB.TheSchoolEducationinAmericaC.TheWorkingAttitudeofAmericansD.TheSchoolHolidaysinAmerica

IntheUKmostchildrenhavetheirlunchesatschoolbutinsomeschoolsparentscanchoosewhattheirchildreneat.Thechildrencanhaveaschooldinner—ahotcookedmeal;ortheycantakeapacked包装的lunchwiththemwhichusuallyincludescoldfoodlikesandwiches.Oftenparentsknowwhattheirchildrenwant.CathamotherofthreechildrentoldusMychildrenhavepackedlunchesbecausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.SoImakethreepackedluncheseverymorning.HoweveranothermotherSusanmadeadifferentchoicE.ShesaidMydaughtershavealwayshadschooldinners.IthinktheyprobablygethealthierfoodatschoolthanafewsandwichesImakeforthem.Buthowhealthyareschooldinners?Kazafatherthoughtpoorlyofthem.HesaidFizzy起泡的drinkswereofferedandIthinktherewerelotsofchips.JamieOliverspentayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.Hewasworriedabouttheunhealthyfoodwhichincludedburgerspizzasandchips.Sohetriedtocookhealthyfoodsuchasgoodstews炖肉andcurries咖喱菜肴forthechildreninsteaD.SoJamieimprovedtheschooldinnersandtrainedthedinnerladiestocookhealthyfoodinthatschool.Thenheadvisedthegovernmenttoimproveschoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditseemsthatthechangeshavebegun.Annaapupiltoldusweusedtohaveafastfoodwindowwhereyougotchipsandcokebuttheystoppedthatthisyear.There’ssaladrestaurantwhichisgoodsoit’shealthierthanitwas.57.WhichmealdomostchildrenintheUKhaveatschoolaccordingtothetext?A.LunchB.BreakfastC.DinnerD.None58._______makesthreepackedluncheseverymorning.A.KazB.SusanC.CathD.Jamie59.Jamiethought______werehealthyfoodA.burgersandpizzasB.stewsandcurriesC.chipsandfizzydrinksD.sandwichesandcoke60.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat________.A.schoolshavebeguntocookhealthierfoodB.saladistheonlyhealthyfoodforstudentsC.There’sasaladrestaurantineveryschoolD.thegovernmentdoesn’tcareaboutschooldinners

World­famousviolinistItzhakPerlmanwasstrickenwithpolioasachilD.Asaresulthewearsbracesonbothlegsandwalkswiththeaidofcrutches.At_concertsgetting_on_stage_is_no_small_achievement_for_him.Heslowlycrossesthestageuntilhereacheshischair.Helayshiscrutchesonthefloorslowlyundoestheclasps扣环onhislegsputsonefootbackwardandextendstheotheroneforwarD.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolinputsitunderhischin下巴nodstotheconductorandstartstoplay.Onefalleveningin1995whileperformingatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCityPerlmanhadtodealwithoneadditionaltroublE.JackReimerafamousreporterwiththeHoustonChronicledescribedthescenE.JustashefinishedthefirstfewbarsoneofthestringsonhisviolinbrokE.Youcouldhearthesoundgoofflikegunfireacrosstheroom.Therewasnomistakingwhatthatsoundmeant.Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo.PeoplewhoweretheresaidWefiguredhewouldhavetogetup...toeitherfindanotherviolinorfindanotherstringforthisonE.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhewaitedamomentclosedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.Thebandandheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Heplayedwithenthusiasmandpower.Ofcourseitisimpossibletoplayasymphonicworkwithjustthreestrings.ButthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefusedtoknowthat.Youcouldseehimmodulate调音changerecomposethepieceinhisheaD.AtonepointitsoundedlikehewastuningthestringstogetnewsoundstheyhadnevermadebeforE.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?A.It’sapieceofcakeforPerlmantoperformonthestagE.B.It’snoteasyforPerlmantogetonthestagE.C.PerlmanhasachievedgreatsuccessonthestagE.D.PerlmanhassmallachievementsonthestagE.2.Howdidthestringbreak?A.Itonlybrokebyaccident.B.PerlmanbrokethestringbecausehewastooexciteD.C.Agunfirefromsomewhereintheroombrokeit.D.Itwasbrokenbythefewbars.3.AfterthestringbroketheaudiencethoughtthatPerlmanwould________.A.getangryathisperformanceB.giveuptheperformanceC.dosomethingabouttheviolinD.continueperformingwiththethree­stringviolin4.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatPerlman________.A.pretendednottoknowthatthestringwasbrokenB.thoughtnothingwasimpossibleC.wasaveryproudmanD.showedhisself­confidenceintimeoftrouble5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWorld­famousDisabledArtistB.AnUnexpectedAccidentC.ThePerformanceWentonD.AThree­stringViolinandItsOwner

A.newgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworlD.Weboholismatwentiethcenturydiseaseaffectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenetusee-mailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputeranditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstopanditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsagonoonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomeacompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessivebehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomeworksothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschools.BecausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsitestheyhangouttherE.MoreoverthisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallifE.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.ThevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallifE.TheyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsocietyBecauseofthechangeintheirbehaviortheybegintoisolatethemselvesfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.TheysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlifE.AlthoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputertheyarenotconfidentwithreallifefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlifE.ltisaproblemforthefuturE.ThisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectthewholeworlD.16.ThepassageisaboutA.thecauseofweboholismB.theadvantageofweboholismC.thepopularityofweboholismD.theinfluenceofweboholism17.TheunderlinedwordobsessiveinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeansA.attractiveB.addictiveC.professionalD.potential18.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.weboholismhasthegreatesteffectonteenagersB.teeangerscanhardlybalancerealandvirtuallifeC.peopleareaddictedtogamesonthelnternetD.virtuallifeismorevividandattractiveanyway19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofweboholism?A.ItcontributestothedevelopmentoftheweB.B.ThechatroomlanguagemaychangesocialculturE.C.TheproblemwillhaveanegativeinfluenceonourfuturE.D.PeopleaddictedtotheweboftenbecomeinactiveinreallifE.20.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsweboholismisthatofbeingA.objectiveB.positiveC.opposedD.acceptable

Researchershavedevelopednewsoftwareusingsmartphones’GPSandimagingabilitiesthatdeterminetheexactlocationofdistantobjectsaswellasmonitorthespeedanddirectionofmovingobjects.Thesoftwarecouldeventuallyallowsmartphone-armedsoldierstotargetthelocationoftheirenemies.Onthehomefrontthesoftwarecouldbeusedbyeveryoneincludinggolfersjudgingdistancetothegreenandbiologistsdocumentingthelocationofarareanimalwithoutdisturbingit.ThegreatadvantageofaSmartphoneisthatitprovidessomanytoolsinasinglereadilyavailablerelativelyinexpensivepackagesaidQiaWangadoctoralstudentwholedthedevelopmentofthesoftware.ForexampleonthebattlefieldasoldierneedsarangefindercompassGPSandothertoolstogetinformationbeforecallinginanairstrike.Withoursoftwarethesoldiercanhaveallthoseinstrumentsinonedevicethatcanbepurchasedofftheshelf.WhenthatsoldierreturnsfromWarshecanusethesameSoftwaretoprotectherfamilybyclockingaspeedernearherchildren’sschoolandcatchingthecriminalonvideo.WangandhiscolleaguesdevelopedtheirsoftwaretolocateandtrackTargetsofknownsize—whenthesizeofthetargetisknown.asingleimageisenoughtopinpointthetarget’slocation.Targetsofunknownsize—Iftheexactsizeofatargetisunknownthesoftwareusestwoimagestotriangulatethelocationofthetarget·Movingtargets—Bytakingashortvideoofamovingtargetthesmartphonesoftwarecancalculatehowfastthetargetismovingandinwhatdirectionitisgoing.CurrentlyoursoftwareislimitedbythephysicalabilitiesofsmartphonehardwarebutthedevicesareimprovingrapidlyWangsaid.WeexpectthatimprovementsinGPSaccuracybatterylifeandcameraresolutionwillallowoursoftwaretomakeevenmoreaccurateobservations.56.FromParagraph1wecanknowthatthenewsoftwarecan_______.A.determinethespeedofmovingobjectsB.1ocateobjectsinthedistanceexactlyC.defendsoldiersagainsttheirenemiesD.helpbiologistsprotectrareanimal57.TheexamplegivenbyQiaWangismeantto________________.A.makeanadvertisementB.describethesoftwarebrieflyC.showthebenefitsofthesoftwareD.presentthefunctionsofsmartphones58.Howdoesthesoftwarecalculatethespeedofamovingobject?A.Bytakingashortvideo.B.Bylocatingitsposition.C.Bytakingasingleimage.D.Bymeasuringreal-lifesizE.59.What’sQiaWang’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesoftware?A.Casual.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Flexible60.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.QiaWangaTalentedDoctoralStudentB.UseSmartphonestoTheirFullPotentialC.TargetingandTrackingWithSmartphonesD.Smartphone-armedSoldiersontheBattlefield

WhileweareonthesubjectofcrimeourlistenerquestionthisweekcomesfromMohamadFirouziinIran.HewantstoknowaboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisonthatonceoperatedtherE.AlcatrazIslandisintheharborofSanFranciscoCaliforniA.ItisbestknownforbeingafederalprisonwhichwasalsocalledTheRock.ItwasoncethemostfamousprisoninAmericA.Alcatrazwasamilitaryprisonfromthelateeighteenfiftiesuntilthenineteenthirties.Thenitbecameafederalprisonforthecountry’sworstcriminals.Theseincludedmurderersbankrobbersandkidnappers.OneofthemainreasonsfederalofficialschoseAlcatrazIslandtodetaintheseprisonerswasbecausetheythoughtitwouldbeimpossibleforprisonerstoescapE.ColddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.AlsothedistancebetweentheislandandSanFranciscoistoofarformosthumanstoswim.NoprisonerwaseverofficiallyreportedtohavesuccessfullyescapeD.Howeverinnineteensixty-twothreemenbrokeoutoftheprison.Eachmanworkedveryhardatnightformanymonthstocutthroughthestonewallofhiscell.Theymadefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.OnthenightofJuneelevenththemenplacedtheheadsintheirbedstomakeitlookasiftheyweresleeping.Thentheprisonersescapedthroughtheholesintheircellstogettothewater.Themenwereneverseenorheardfromagain.ItisbelievedthattheydrownedwhiletryingtoswimtoSanFrancisco.Theprisonclosedinnineteensixty-threebecauseofthehighcostofkeepingprisonersthereandtheneedformajorrepairs.Thelastprisonersweremovedtootherjails.Innineteenseventy-twotheUnitedStatesCongresspassedabillcreatingtheGoldenGateNationalRecreationAreA.AlcatrazIslandandtheoldprisonarepartofthisareA.EachyearmorethanonemillionpeoplevisitAlcatraztoseetheprisoners’cellsandlistentostoriesaboutthejail’shistory.ButunliketheprisonerswhooncelivedtherevisitorscanescapefromtheprisonwhenevertheywantandreturnbackacrosstheharbortoSanFrancisco.21.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisontherE.B.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIsland.C.aboutamilitaryprison.D.aboutthesubjectofcrimE.22.WhydidfederalofficialsmakeAlcatrazthemostfamousprisoninAmerica?A.Becausenoprisonersuccessfullyescapedfromtheprison.B.BecauseAlcatrazwasAlcatrazIsland.C.BecauseAlcatrazwasamilitaryprison.D.BecausecolddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.23.Paragraph5iswrittento________.A.tellusthethreeprisonersescapedtheprison.B.proveprisonerscouldn’tsuccessfullyescapefromtheprison.C.tellushowprisonersescapedtheprison.D.tellusthethreeprisonerscouldmakefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.24.NowAlcatraz________.A.isaplaceofinterest.B.detainssomeprisoners.C.iswheretheUnitedStatesCongressis.D.isstillthemostfamousprison.

Formostpeoplebelow—freezingtemperaturesgenerallyputastoptooutdoorexercisebutSiberiannativeBorisFyodorovisnotmostpeople.Minutesafterthecalendartickedovertothispast2014NewYear’sEveFyodorovsetoffonasoloout—and—backmarathonrunfromhishomeintheSiberianvillageofOymyakoncompletingthe26.2-milecourse-hisfirstmarathon-injustoverfivehours.Duringtherunheexperiencedtemperaturesaslowas-38oC.Andthatwasjustthewayhewantedit.Iheardaboutothermarathonsaroundtheglobenamingthemselves‘thecoldest’likethemostrecentNorthPolemarathonwithrunnersgoingat-28oC.’’FyodorovtoldtheSiberianTimes.Ithoughtsurelythiscannotberight.OurOymyakonisthecoldestinhabitedplaceinnorthernhemisphere.Whydon’twearrangeamarathonhere?’’Oymyakoniswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthecoldestplacesontheplanetanditsrecord-lowtemperatureof-68oC.recordedin1933istiedforthecoldestrecordedtemperatureforanyinhabitedplaceonEarth.TheaverageJanuarytemperatureintheareais-50oC.NotonlydidFyodorovfinishthemarathoninhighspiritsbuthealsowantsittobecolderthenexttimehetriesit.IreallywanttoorganizenextOymyakonmarathoninJanuarywhentheairgoesdownto-50oCor-60oC.hesaid.Fyodorovisnotthefirstpersontotakeonacold—weatherathleticchallengelikethis.InadditiontotheNorthPoleMarathonthathementionedtheAntarcticaMarathonisheldeveryyearinlateFebruarytakingrunnersonanout—and—backtourfromRussia’sBellingshausenStation.AsecondAntarcticaevent—theIceMarathon—hasbeenheld一80Fdegreessouthsince2006.41.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowcoldistoocoldforanicerunnerB.SportsincoldareasoftheworldC.WhereiSittoocoldforhumansD.TheAntarcticIceMarathon42.WhatdoesFyodorovthinkabouttheNorthPoleMarathon?A.Therunnersaretooslow.B.Thedistanceisalittleshorter.C.Itisnotcoldenough.D.Itsetanewworldrecordofmarathon.43.WhydidFyodorovplanhismarathoninOymyakon?A.BecauseOymyakonisoneofthecoldestplacesintheworld.B.BecauseFyodorovismorepopularinOymyakon.C.BecauseFyodorovlovesOymyakonandplanstolivethere.D.BecauseOymyakonhasthebestrouteforamarathon.44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.AntarcticaMarathonisheldinRussiaeveryyearB.theIceMarathonisthecoldestmarathonintheworldC.similarmarothonstakeplaceincoldpartsoftheworldD.FyodorovareplanninganAntarcticaMarathon45.Whichpartofanewspaperdoesthearticlecomefrom?A.HealthB.EducationC.CultureD.Sports

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametomE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyAndpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltinatelwasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.1.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.2.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.TheycamefrommanydifferentbackgroundsD.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment3.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.InlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunityB.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomeC.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulationD.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached4.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymeanA.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gamedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage5.AccordingtoNacythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedbyA.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

AtthebeginningoftheWorldSeriesof1947IexperiencedacompletelynewemotionwhentheNationalAnthemwasplayeD.ThistimeIthoughtitisbeingplayedformeasmuchasforanyoneelsE.ThisisorganizedmajorleaguebaseballandIamstandingherewithalltheothers;andeverythingthattakesplaceincludesmE.AboutayearlaterIwenttoAtlantaGeorgiatoplayinanexhibitiongamE.OnthefieldforthefirsttimeinAtlantatherewereNegroesandwhites.OtherNegroesbesidesmE.AndIthought:WhatIhavealwaysbelievedhascometobE.AndwhatisitthatIhavealwaysbelieved?Firstthatimperfectionsarehuman.Butthatwhereverhumanbeingsweregivenroomtobreatheandtimetothinkthoseimperfectionswoulddisappearnomatterhowslowly.Idonotbelievethatwehavefoundorevenapproachedperfection.Thatisnotnecessarilyintheschemeofhumanevents.Handicapsstumblingblocksprejudices—alloftheseareimperfect.Yettheyhavetobedealtwithbecausetheyareintheschemeofhumanevents.WhateverobstaclesIfoundmademefightalltheharder.ButitwouldhavebeenimpossibleformetofightatallexceptthatIwassustainedbythepersonalanddeep-rootedbeliefthatmyfighthadachancE.Ithadachancebecauseittookplaceinafreesociety.NotoncewasIforcedtofaceandfightanimmovableobject.Notoncewasthesituationsocast-ironrigidthatIhadnochanceatall.Freemindsandhumanheartswereatworkallaroundme;andsotherewastheprobabilityofimprovement.IlookatmychildrennowandknowthatImuststillpreparethemtomeetobstaclesandprejudices.ButIcantellthemtoothattheywillneverfacesomeoftheseprejudicesbecauseotherpeoplehavegonebeforethem.AndtomyselfIcansaythatbecauseprogressisunalterablemanyoftoday'sdogmas教条willhavevanishedbythetimetheygrowintoadults.Icansaytomychildren:Thereisachanceforyou.NoguaranteebutachancE.AndthischancehascometobebecausethereisnothingstaticwithfreepeoplE.ThereisnoMiddleAgeslogicsostrongthatitcanstopthehumantidefromflowingforwarD.Idonotbelievethateverypersonineverywalkoflifecansucceedinspiteofanyhandicap.Thatwouldbeperfection.ButIdobelieve—andwitheveryfiberinme—thatwhatIwasabletoattaincametobebecauseweputbehindusnomatterhowslowlythedogmasofthepast:todiscoverthetruthoftoday;andperhapsfindthegreatnessoftomorrow.IbelieveinthehumanracE.Ibelieveinthewarmheart.Ibelieveinman'shonesty.Ibelieveinthegoodnessofafreesociety.AndIbelievethatthesocietycanremaingoodonlyaslongaswearewillingtofightforit—andtofightagainstwhateverimperfectionsmayexist.MyfightwasagainstthebarriersthatkeptNegroesoutofbaseball.ThiswastheareawhereIfoundimperfectionandwhereIwasbestabletofight.AndIfoughtbecauseIknewitwasnotdoomedtobealosingfight.Itcouldn'tbealosingfight-notwhenittookplaceinafreesociety.AndinthelargestsenseIbelievethatwhatIdidwasdoneforme—thatitwasmyfaithinGodthatsustainedmeinmyfight.Andthatwhatwasdoneformemustandwillbedoneforothers.55.Whydidtheauthorsayhehadexperiencedacompletelynewemotion?A.BecausehewongamE.B.BecausehewasanAmerican.C.BecausehecouldcompeteinthegameandwonthegamE.D.BecausetheNationalGamewasplayedforhim.56.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris___________.A.anAfrican.B.aChineseC.awhitemanD.ablackman57.Theauthorfirmlybelievedthat____________.A.humansareimperfectiftheyallunitetogethertoovercomethedifficulties.B.humansneedn’tapproachperfecteveniftheycan.C.humansshouldfacetheobstaclesandfightforitbravely.D.humansarebecomingkindandhonestiftheyhavefreedom.58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.thefightbetweenNegroesandWhitesneverendsB.thecivilwarbrokeoutbecausetheNegroesfoughtfortheirfreedomC.InthepastNegroeswerekeptoutofbaseball.D.thefightendedupwithagamE.59.Theunderlinedwordvanishedmostprobablymeans__________A.disappearB.increaseC.appearD.happen60.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe_________.A.NothingmattersexceptfightingB.SuccessliesinhardworkC.freedomiseverythingD.FreeMindsandHeartsmakesadifference

InhernewbookTheSmartestKidsintheWorldAmandaRipleyaninvestigativejournalisttellsthestoryofTomahigh­schoolstudentfromGettysburgPennsylvaniawhodecidestospendhissenioryearinWroclawPolanD.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecadethecountryraisedstudents'testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.PolishkidshavenowoutscoredAmericankidsinmathandscienceeventhoughPolandspendsonaveragelessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWroclawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteamorteamsofanykinD.ThatAmericanhighschoolsspendmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.InDecemberwhenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessmentPISAresultsareannouncedit'ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh­schoolstudentswillonceagainshowtheirlimitedskillsinmathandreadingoutscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeChinaFinlandSingaporeandJapan.Meanwhiletheywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgameswhichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Wellforonethingkidslikeit.AndforanotheraccordingtoRipleyparentsseemtolikethearrangementtoo.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader­amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool­wasaskedabouttheschool'sflaws瑕疵.WhenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweaknoneoftheparentstakingthetourreacteD.WhenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweaktheparentssuddenlybecameconcerneD.ReallyoneofthemaskedworriedlyWhatdoyoumeanOneoftheironiesofthesituationisthatsportsshowwhatispossiblE.Americankids'performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It'stoobadthattheir_test_scores_show_the_same_thing._28.TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecause________.A.heintendstoimprovehisscoresB.PolishkidsarebetteratlearningC.sportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburgD.hewantstobethesmartestkidintheworld29.AccordingtoParagraph2weknowthat________.A.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmericaB.littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsC.AmericanstudentsdobetterinbothmathandsportsD.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica30.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents'poorPISAperformanceB.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents'academicperformanceC.Americanstudents'academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalotD.lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents'averageperformance31.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A.comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaB.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelC.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditionD.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions