What is the difference between developed and developing countries? The question is quite a difficult onE. But we can compare them in two important aspects: people and economy. People In developing countries there are high rates of both birth and death. Families decide to give birth to more than one child, because many developing countries do not have the systems necessary to guarantee(保证)the life of old peoplE. Raising more children seems to be the only way to make sure that during their later years a person will be taken care of. The situation is completely different in fully­developed countries. Those countries have low levels of birth and mortality. Low mortality rate is mainly because of the good health care, but low birth rate is due to the fact that supporting a family with more children is expensive nowadays. Another reason is that more and more women decide to work outside, so there is usually no time and place for a large group of children in their lives. Economy In developed countries, most industries have high levels of technological progress, while the smallest role in the country's GDP is played by agriculturE. In most cases, in developing countries most GDP comes from agriculturE. It is mainly due to the fact that services and many branches of industry are in the stage of development.But they have the potential to develop quickly, because they have many things to improvE. Of course, the difference between developed and developing countries is not that clear, because some countries might be in the middle of great changes. When a country is in that stage, some data can define the country as a developing one, but others may show that it is a developed onE. 28. In developing countries, there are high birth rates because people hope________. A. their children will have a bright future B. generations can live under the same roof C. they will be taken care of in their later years D. the next generation can contribute more to society 29. What's the meaning of the underlined word “mortality” in Paragraph 3? A. Health.　　　　 B. Death. C. Employment. D. Survival. 30. What's probably the writer's attitude towards the future of developing countries? A. NegativE. B. WorrieD. C. OptimistiC. D. Doubtful. 31. This passage mainly helps us to________. A. know why developed countries develop so fast B. learn about the weak points of developing countries C. realize our responsibilities to develop our own country D. tell the differences between developing countries and developed ones

Manypeopleearntheirlivingwiththeirhands.Edearnshislivingwithhisfeet!Andaverygoodlivingitistoo.Ed’sstorybeganinaverysmalltowninBrazil.Hisfatherandmotherwereverypoor.SevenpeoplelivedintheirtinyhousE.Ed’sfatheroftenplayedfootball.LittleEdwantedtoplayfootballtoo.Sohisfathermadeasoftballforhimtokick.Itwasasockfilledwithsoftmaterials.Thelittleboykickediteveryday.AtlastEdlearnedtokickarealfootball.Bythetimehewas11heplayedfootballverywell.OnedayEdwasplayingwithsomemen.A.manpassingbysawhowfasttheboyran.Hestoppedtowatch.HowwellEdkickedtheball!AfterthegamethemancalledEdtohim.MynameisMr.DeehesaiD.Iusedtoplayfootballforaliving.WillyouletmeteachyouwhatIknow?Ohyes!EdanswereD.InthenextfouryearsMr.DeetrainedEdtobeafineplayer.TheboyworkedharD.AtlastMr.DeetalkedtoEd’sfather.ThisboyisreadytoplaywiththebigteamshesaiD.Letmetakehimtoacitythathasagoodteam.Mr.DeetookEdtoSantosBrazil.TheretheboyjoinedtheSantosFootballCluB.InhisfirstbiggameEdhelpedhisteamwinbysevenpoints.Hemadefourofthesevenpoints!ManypeoplethoughthewasthebestfootballplayerintheworlD.HewasTheKingofFootball5.WhatissaidaboutEd’sfamilywhenhewasalittlechild?A.Hisparentsboughthimafootball.B.Hisparentslikedplayingfootball.C.Hisfathermadesoftballsforaliving.D.Thereweresevenpeopleinhisfamily.6.WhenhefirstsawEdplayingfootballMr.Deewasattractedby.A.hisyoungageB.hisplayingwithmenC.hisloveforfootballD.hisrunningspeed7.WhatcanweknowaboutMr.Deefromthetext?A.HejoinedtheSantosFootballCluB.B.HeandEdusedtoliveinthesametown.C.Hehappenedtofindaverygoodfootballplayer.D.HehadbeenthebestfootballplayerinBrazil.

LONDON—An18-year-oldauthorhasreceiveda￡400000advanceforherfirstnoveloneofthebiggestdealsforayoungauthorinBritishpublishinghistory.HelenOyeyemiafirst-yearstudentatCorpusChristiCollegeCambridgeisnowoneoftheBritishoutstandingauthors.MsOyeyemistruckatwo-bookdealwithBloomsburyafterthepublisherwasimpressedbyhernovelTheIcarusGirl.ThestoryconcernsJessamyaneight-year-oldgirlwhowhileonavisittorelativesinNigeriameetsTillyafriendwhomonlyshecanseE.TheirrelationshipisfriendlyatfirstbutbecomesdarkerasitappearsthatTillyisaghostwhowantsJessamy'sbodyforherown.InaninterviewtheNigerian-bornauthorsaidshewasastonishedthathernovelwouldbecomeahit.Ihadtosignthecontract合同betweenmyexams.ItwasonthedayofmytheologyA.levelshesaiD.MsOyeyemiwhosefatherisateacherandwhosemotheristrainingtobecomeadriverforLondonUndergroundbeganwritingattheageofseven.IrewroteLittleWomensothatLauriemarriedJobecauseIthoughtthatwasabetterending.ShebeganwritingTheIcarusGirllastyearwhenshewasinthesixthformofNotreDameSchool.Heragent代理WadeshowedthebooktoAlexandraPringleeditor-in-chiefatBloomsburywhoisalsoDonnaTartt'seditor.TheprosesingsimmediatelyrightfromthefirstpageMsPringlesaiD.MsOyeyemidoesnotbelievethatshewillbecomeafull-timewriterhowever.Idon'tthinkthatmanypeoplecandothatthesedaysshesaiD.Iwouldquiteliketobealiteraryagent.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Oyeyemiwastrainedtobeawriterattheageofseven.B.MsPringledidnotthinkwellofOyeyemi’snovelatfirst.C.BloomsburydidnotdecidetopublishtwobooksofOyeyemi.D.Oyeyemididnotexpecthernoveltobesuccessfulandpopular.60.Whatisthepublisher’sreactiontothegirl’snovelTheIcarusGirl?A.Hedislikedit.B.Heignoredit.C.Hewasattractedbyit.D.Hewasfrightenedbyit.61.AccordingtowhatshehassaidHelenwould________.A.notkeepwritingnovelsB.workinthelibraryC.getintopublishingD.notdevoteallhertimetowriting62.Thisarticleisprobablyseen________.A.inthenewspaperB.onthefirstpageofHelen’snovelC.inamagazineaboutfashionD.inamagazineforchildren

DrawingisauniversallanguagE.Itwasprobablyourfirstformofself-expressionwhenwewerebabies:longbeforewestartwritingwe’repaintingandscribbling乱涂bothinordertomakesenseoftheworldandbecauseweenjoyit.Inthehistoryofhumanculturetoopaintingandimagemakingcamebeforewritingorevensimplemathematics:30000yearsagocomparedto5000.Yetafterweleaveschoolmostofusneverpickupapencilagain—willingly.IfaskedtodrawsomethingmostadultsandmanyolderchildrenwillshaketheirheadsandsayNotme!Ican’tdraw.I’mhopelessatit.WhenyouthinkaboutitthisisverystrangE.Drawinginvolvescoordinating协调thehandandtheeyewiththepencil.It’sabasicskillnomoredifficulttolearnthanotheramazingthingsthathumansdosuchashittingatennisballoverthenetorwritingourownnamE.there’snospecialtalentinvolveD.Anybodywhocanlearntowritecanlearntodraw.Sothereyouare–noexcusenottogetoutyourpencilpencilsharpenerandrubberandtakepartintheBigDrawanationwideseriesoffreearteventstakingplacealloverBritainnextOctober.Everyone’swelcome:allyouneedisawillingnesstoexpressyourselfthroughdrawing.TheBigDrawnowinitsfifthyearhasalreadyachievedtwoworldrecords:oneforthelongestdrawingintheworld1kmandtheotherforthegreatestnumberofpeopledrawingatthesametime7000.ThisyeartherewillbeanattempttocreateanewGuinnessWorldRecordforthelongestvisitors’book:peoplewillbeinvitedtoleavetheirnameandadrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.ThethemethisyearisInside\Outside—PeopleStructure结构andSpacesandothereventsplannedincludedrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.TheBigDrawisnotaboutturningthenationintoartistsitisabouthelpingpeopletoacquirethisuniversallanguageofcommunication.ItsgreatestachievementnextOctoberwillbetobringhundredsofthousandsofpeopletogethertolookimaginedrawandhavefun.6.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinthistext?A.Tocallonpeopletojoinaculturalevent.B.Todescribethehistoryofdrawing.C.Toadviseustotakedrawinglessons.D.Toexplainhowchildrendevelop.7.Whenwewerebabiesweexpressedourselvesby_______.A.enjoyinglanguageB.learningtowritE.C.makingmarksonpaper.D.paintingpicturesoftheworlD.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutdrawingfromthetext?A.Itistheoldesthumanactivity.B.Itcamebeforewritingormathematics.C.Youcandoitwellifyoukeepyoureyeonthepencil.D.ItrequiresspecialabilitywhichonlyafewpeoplehavE.9.WhoistheBigDrawfor?A.Peoplewhocan’tdraw.B.peoplewhowouldliketotrydrawing.C.PeoplewhowanttocreateaworldrecorD.D.Peoplewhodon’tdrawthoughtheyareadults.10.TheBigDrawalreadyholdsaworldrecordfor_______.A.thenumberofvisitorstotheevent.B.thelengthoftimespentonadrawing.C.thenumberofballoonsreleasedinoneday.D.thenumberofpeopledrawingatthesametimE.

ForYaliLiuthehardestthingaboutUKhighereducationishavingtogotothepuB.It’showmuchyouneedtoinvestsociallywithotherstudentsshesaysIdon’tlikegoingtoapuborclubbutpeoplejustkeepgoingoutandIfeelthepressuretogoouttoo.ThisisbecauseunlikeinChinashesaysthereissomuchemphasisduringthecourseonteamworkandgroupprojectssosocializingwithotherstudents–especiallyBritishpeopleiscrucial.Liu23whoisinherfinalyearinbusinessadministrationattheUniversityofBathisoneofmorethan80000ChinesestudentsstudyinginUKuniversities.TheyareresponsibleforalargeproportionofthemorethanF10bnayearthatinternationalstudentscontributetotheUKeconomy.Howeverresearchshowsthatwheretheiracademicattainment成就isconcernedthepictureisnotsatisfactory.Whilenearly58%ofallstudents-and45%ofoverseasstudentsgraduatedwithafirst-classdegreelastyearthiswastrueofonly35%ofstudentsfromChinA.TofindanexplanationZhiqlWangandIanGrafordlecturersattheUniversityofBathcomparedtheperformanceofChineseandBritishundergraduatesineachyearoftheirdegreE.Takingasampleof100BritishandChinesestudentsandcomparingtheiraveragemarksandfinaldegreeyearonewhentheyperformedbetterthantheirUKcounterpartsandyeartwowhentheyperformedworsE.Theybelievethedropresultsfromtwofactors.FirstChinesestudentsfailtoadapttheirapproachestolearningandsotheirperformancedeclinesinthelateryearswhenthecomplexityoftheworkincreases.SecondmanyyoungpeopleinChinaenrollinhighereducationduetopressurefromfamilyratherthantheirownmotivation.ProfessorSedghithinkspartoftheproblemmaybethechangingsocio-economicbackgroundofChineseundergraduates.While85%ofChinesestudentsatBritishuniversitiesbefore2000werematurestudentsoftenfundedbythegovernmentsince2004howevertheyhavebeenyoungermostfundedbytheirfamilies.MaybeUKinstitutionsneedtoworkhardertotakeintoaccountwhatabigchallengeitisforyoungpeoplefromaradicallydifferentcultureandlinguisticbackgroundtoadapttolifeintheUK.Weneedtodomorecontactingstudentsbeforetheirarrivalassigningthemtutorsencouragingpeer-assistedlearningforexamplesaysSedghi.28.WhatcanbeinferredaboutYaliLiufromthepassage?A.SheisnotgoodatsocializingwithlocalstudentsB.SheisboredwiththeteamworkandgroupprojectsC.Herfamilycan’taffordhereducationintheUKD.Theuniversitywon’tawardherafirst-classdegree29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapossiblefactorforChinesestudents’unsatisfactoryattainment?A.Theydon’tadjusttheirstudyingmethodsintimeB.TheyarelackinginmotivationtoachievesuccessC.TheyaretooyoungandmostlycomefrompoorfamiliesD.Theyhaven’tgotnecessarysupportfromtheUKuniversities30.ThepassagemainlytalksaboutinUKuniversities.A.thegreatpressureChinesestudentsaresufferingB.culturaldifferencesbetweentheeastandthewestC.mainreasonsforChinesestudents’poorperformanceD.possiblesolutionstotheproblemsfacingChinesestudents31.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.UniversitiesinUKpreparetotakemeasurestocopewiththepresentsituationsB.UniversitiesinUKhesitatetohandletheproblemC.EducationalorganizationsinUKhavealreadysettledtheproblemD.SchoolsinUKdon’thavetoconsiderthechallengesfacedbystudents

IntheUnitedStatesandseveralothercountries2.5millionchildrenplaybaseballinanorganizationcalledLittleLeaguE.Theyplayonteamsintheirhometowns.Theirparentsandotheradultsinthecommunitycoachorinstructthemandserveasumpires裁判员tomakesurethateveryonefollowstherules.Localbusinessesgivemoneyfortheballfieldsandtheuniforms.Localteamscompeteagainsteachotherandthewinnersgettoplayteamsthataremoredistant.EventuallythetopteamsgototheLittleLeagueWorldSeries.OnehundredyearsafterAbnerDoubledayinventedbaseballinCooperstownNewYorkin1839LittleLeaguegotstartedinPennsylvaniA.Threemenstartedthegameforneighborhoodboyswithasmallerplayingfieldandfewerinnings局thanadultbaseball.LittleLeaguebecamepopularafterWorldWarⅡwhenthegamespreadacrosstheUnitedStates.By1955itwasplayedthroughoutNorthAmericaandwithinfiveyearsithadspreadtoEuropE.Children'sbaseballreallycaughtoninJapanandTaiwanofChinaandteamsfromthoseareaswontheWorldSeriessevenoutofeightyears.AfterthistheorganizationtriedbanningforeignteamsfromtheWorldSeriesbutthebancametoanendafteroneyear.AtfirstLittleLeaguewasonlyforboysagedninetotwelvE.Howeverin1974theparentsofgirlbaseballplayersbroughtalawsuit.ThecourtsruledthatLittleLeaguehadtoincludebothboysandgirls.LaterLittleLeagueaddedonsoftballandothergamesforteenagersuptoageeighteen.OccasionallyaLittleLeaguerbecomesaprofessionalplayer.ForexampleGaryCarterwentfromLittleLeaguetoplaynineteenseasonsintheMajorLeaguestenofthemasanAll－Starplayer.Byandlargeyoungstersplaybaseballforfunbuttheirparentsareproudofthem.28.ThemothersandfathersofLittleLeagueplayers________.A.playintheWorldSeriesB.travelwithcoachesC.givetheteamsmoneyD.helprunthegames29.InwhatyearwasLittleLeagueestablished?A.1839B.1939C.1955D.173930.WhydomostplayerstakepartinLittleLeague?A.ToplayintheMajorLeaguE.B.TohavefunandpleasetheirparentsC.TheyexpectaprofitfromAll－Stargames.D.Theywanttolearnhowtoserveasumpires.31.WhatisTRUEaboutplayerstoday?A.LittleLeagueisonlyforneighborhoodboys.B.Girlplayershavetobuytheirsuits.C.Girlsandboyscanparticipateuptoageeighteen.21教育网D.ChildrencanonlyplayuntilagetwelvE.

ChineseauthoritieswilllaunchacampaigntoregulateInternetfinancewhichisgrowingrapidlybutthreatenssocialstabilityduetoillegalactivities.DepartmentsofpoliticalandlegalworkatalllevelswillworkwithbankingregulatoryauthoritiestoestablishamonitoringandwarningsystemagainstfinancialrisksandenhanceinformationsharingamongdifferentregionsanddepartmentsaccordingtoastatementreleasedatthecentralconferenceonpoliticalandlegalworkheldinBeijinginJanuary2016.Internetfinancereferstoloansinvestmentsandotherfinancialservicesthroughonlinechannelsratherthanbanksandothertraditionalfinancialinstitutions.GrowingInternetfinanceindustryhashelpedreducetradecostsandmadeinvestmentseasier.ButInternetfinancehasalsobroughtaboutdangerandriskshavesurgedasmorepeoplehavebeendiscoveredtoberaisingfundsillegally.Thesecrimesinvolvingmanypeopleandalargeamountinassetsmaycausesocialrisks.Authoritieswillcrackdownonputdownillegalactivitieswhileprotectingthelegitimatelegalrightsofcitizensandenterprisesandlesseninginvestors’losses.Theywillalsoeducatethepubliconrisksaccordingtothestatement.PoliceareinvestigatingtheBeijing-basedE-Zubaoalargeonlinefinancialplatformandassociatedcompaniesforsuspectedillegalactivities.Chinahasseenrisingonlinecheatingparticularlyinpeer-to-peerlendinginthepastyearaccordingtoareportpublishedbyonlinesecuritycompanyLiewangwhosenameistranslatedintoWEBHUNT.Thecompanyhandled24886reportsofonlinecheatingin2015up7.96percentfromlastyear.Theclaimswereworthatotalof127millionyuan19millionU.S.dollars.Eachclaimwas5106yuanabout1.5timesthenumberin2014.32.Fromthepassageweknowthat__________.A.RegulationsinInternetfinancewillbemadeinChinA.B.ItisimpossibletoavoidInternetfinancialrisks.C.ChineseauthoritieswillbanInternetfinancE.D.Traditionalfinancialinstitutionsaresafer.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsurgedinthesecondparagraphmean?A.poureD.B.appeareD.C.increaseD.D.fadeD.34.WhyauthoritieswillcrackdownonillegalactivitiesinInternetfinance?A.BecauseInternetfinancedevelopstooquickly.B.BecauseInternetfinancereducestradecosts.C.BecauseInternetfinancemakesinvestmentseasier.D.BecausetherearemanycrimesinInternetfinancE.35.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TherearemanycheatingphenomenainInternetfinanceinChinA.B.PoliceareinvestigatingE-ZubaoalargeonlinefinancialplatforminChinA.C.AuthoritieswilltakeactiontostopillegalonlinefinancialactivitiesinChinA.D.IllegalactivitiesinInternetfinancehavetobebannedinChinA.

Doyoubelievethatthingsareconnectedfornoscientificreasonatall?Forexampledoyouavoidsayingthewordfourtoavoidbadluck?Ifsoyouhaveasuperstition迷信.Andyou’renotalone–allkindsofpeoplehavethem.ForexamplePortugal’ssoccersuperstarCristianoRonaldoalwaysstepsontothepitch球场withhisrightfootfirstaccordingtoTheTelegraph.Andsportsplayersarenotaloneinhavingsuperstitions.A.visitoronceaskedtheNobelPrizewinningscientistNielsBohrwhetherhereallybelievedthatthehorseshoehe’dhungathiscountryhomewaslucky.OfcoursenottheDanishphysicistsaiD.ButIunderstandit’sluckywhetheryoubelieveinitornot.OnerecentstudyfoundthatevenscientistsatMITandothertopUSschoolstendedtolookforameaninginnaturaleventssimilartotheconnectionbetweensteppingonthepitchandplayingsoccerwellaccordingtoTheAtlantiC.WhentheresearchersgavethescientistslittletimetoanswerquestionstheyweretwiceaslikelytoagreewithstatementssuchasTreesproduceoxygensothatanimalscanbreatheastheywerewhentheyhadmoretimetothinkabouttheirreply.Itseemsthatfearcanmakepeoplethinkdifferentlyinthiswaytoo.InaBritishstudystudentsimaginedmeetingawitchwhosaidshewouldcast施魔法anevilspell符咒onthem.Abouthalfsaidascientistshouldnotbeworriedaboutthespell.Yeteachofthemsaidthatpersonallytheywouldn’tletthewitchdoittothem.Sowhyaresomanyofussuperstitious?Wellitseemstobeourwayofdealingwiththeunknown.ManypeoplequitesimplyjustwanttobelieveBrianCronkaprofessorofpsychologyatMissouriWesternStateUniversitysaidina2008interview.Thehumanbrainisalwaystryingtoworkoutwhythingshappenandwhenthereasonisnotclearwetendtomakeupsomeprettybizarre古怪的explanations.Andtheseexplanationsaren’tcompletelyunhelpful.InfactsuperstitionscansometimesworkandbringrealluckaccordingtopsychologistsattheUniversityofCologneinGermanyintheMay2010issueofthejournalPsychologicalSciencE.Theyfoundthatbelievinginsomethingcanimproveperformanceonatasklikeanexam.Sowhataboutyou?Whatsuperstitionsdoyoufollowtokeepyousafeandsuccessful?25.Theauthormentionsavoidingsayingthewordfourintheopeningparagraphto________.A.showhowfoolishitistobelieveinsuperstitionsB.introducethereaderstothetopicofsuperstitionsC.discussthescientificreasonsbehindsuperstitionsD.provethatitisreasonabletobesuperstitious26.Howmanysuperstitiouspracticesarementionedinthepassage?A.3B.2C.4D.527.What’stheauthor’sattitudetosuperstitions?A.UnknownB.PositiveC.NegativeD.Neutral28.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?A.WhysuperstitionsarecommonB.HowsuperstitionsaffectourdailylivesC.HowsomecommonsuperstitionscameintobeingD.Howtogetridofsuperstitions

GrantWood’sAmericanGothicisapaintingthat’spuzzledgenerationswho’vestoppedtowonderattherealmeaningbehindit.Weallknowit:aserious-lookingcoupleinfrontoftheirgothic-archedwoodenhouse—inastylecalledCarpenter’sGothicforwhichthepaintingisnameD.Itwaspaintedin1930whenUSartistswereinspiredtopaintrealistscenesofruralAmericaduringtheDepressioninastylethatbecameknownasRegionalism.Thecoupleareidentifiedeitherasafarmerandhiswifeorasadaughterwithherunsmilingandover-protectivefather.Wood’ssisterNanwhoposedforthepicturealwaysinsistedthetwowerefatheranddaughterperhapsfindingtheagegaptooimproper.Therelationshiphasalwaysremainedinterestinglyconflicting.Unlikehereldercompanion’sfixedstarethewomanglancesofftothesidE.HerexpressionisactuallydifficulttodeterminE.Shelookssorrowfulorperhapsuncomfortablethoughherstraitlacedprimness拘谨保守的古板isweakenedbyanescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.Asifholdingguardagainstthoseanticipatedintruders侵入者—probablyprotectinghisdaughter-wife’svirtuethoughshedoesn’tseemparticularlyhappyaboutit—themanholdsapitchforkinasoldier-likefashion.Andthatiswhatlendstheworkitsuneasy不协调的comedy.Everythingaboutitisanartfulset-up.FirstofallNanneveractuallyposedwiththemaninthepicturenoraretheyinanywayrelateD.WoodhadspottedthehouseduringadrivetothetownofEldoninIowA.ItimmediatelygavehimanideA.ThatideawastofindtwopeoplewhobytheirstraitlacedcharacterswouldbesuitableforsuchahomehelaterexplaineD.ThecouplewereactuallypaintedseparatelyandneithersitterwaspaintedinfrontofthehousE.Thefarmerasyoumighthavealreadyguessedisn’tactuallyafarmerbutacertainDrBryonMcKeebyawealthydentistfromCedarRapidswhereWoodlivedwithhismotherandsister.Thecouple’sclothingtoohasbeencarefullyhandpickedbytheartist.InadditionboththeirfacesNan’sinparticularhavebeenthinnedandlengthenedashasthefamousgothicwindowandroof.AndifyoulookcarefullyyoumightevendetectsomethingfunerealaboutthescenebeyondthetombstonefeaturesofthecouplE.It’ssuggestedbythewoman’sprimlybuttonedblackdressandintheman’ssmartblackovercoat.SomethoughttheworkmercilesslylaughedatthelifestyleintheMidwest.Meanwhilesomecriticspraisedthepaintingasacuttingsmall-townsatire讽刺.StillotherssawthepaintingashonoringtheMidwestanditsstrongvalues.Regardingthepainting’scomictoneWoodhimselfgavecontradictoryaccounts.Thereissatireinitheoncesaidbutonlyasthereissatireinanyrealisticstatement.PerhapsitisthisambiguitythathasmadethepaintingthemostsymbolicinUShistory.58.WhatisuncertainaboutAmericanGothic?A.Theidentityofthemodels.B.Thecharacters’relationship.C.HowthepaintinggotitsnamE.D.Wherethebackgroundhousewas.59.Whatindicatesthewoman’sstraitlacedprimness?A.HerglancingofftothesidE.B.Hercarefullybuttonedblackdress.C.Thedeterminationinherexpression.D.Theescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.60.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Ambiguityisanessentialpartofanygoodpainting.B.ItisbeyonddoubtthatthepaintinghasacomictonE.C.ThestatementthatWoodhimselfgaveclarifiesnothing.D.AmericanGothicisthemostcontroversialinUShistory.

Everyoneneedsfriends.ThereisanoldsayingFriendsareGod'swayoftakingcareofus.ButhowdoyoufindrealfriendshipandkeepitTheAmericanwriterSallySeamanstellsyoungstudentssomesmartwaystofindfriends.Sallysaysfindingfriendshipisjustlikeplantingatree.Youplanttheseedandtakecareofittomakeitgrow.Firstyoushouldchooseafriend.WhatmakesagoodfriendItisnotbecauseapersonhasmoneyorgoodlooks.Agoodfriendshouldbekindandpatient.Forexampleifyouhaveabaddayagoodfriendshouldlistentoyourcomplaintsanddohisorherbesttohelp.Tomakeafriendyoucannotbetooshy.Youshouldmakeeachotherhappyandshareyourlives.Butthingscannotalwaysbehappy.Eventhebestfriendshavefights.WhatshouldyoudowhenyouhaveafightwithyourfriendYouhavetotalktohimorher.Whenthereisnoonearoundhaveanhonesttalk.Ifheorshedoesn'twanttotalkyoucouldwritealetter.TherearethreestepstobeingfriendsagainTellhimorherhowyouarefeelingsaywhatyourfriendhasdonewrongandexplainwhyyoudidthisorthat.Rememberthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginyourlife.36.Sallywantstotellstudentsthewaysto.A.findfriendsB.planttreesC.gethappyD.keepfit37.WhatmakesgoodfriendsAgoodfriendshould.A.belovelyandcoolB.bekindandpatientC.havelotsofmoneyD.havegoodlooks38.Accordingtothetextyoucanyourfriendafterafight.A.buyapresentforB.neversayawordtoC.havedinnerwithD.writealetterto39.WhatisthebesttitleofthetextA.TeenagersandfriendshipB.ThegoodfriendsaroundyouC.ThetroubleofgrowingupD.Thecareandkeepingoffriends.

Belowarereviewsforthreebooksandtwobookseries.Eachhasbeenreadandlovedbystudentsacrossthecountry.TheOutsidersThisbookfirstpublishedin1967.hasbecomeaclassicforteensacrossthenation.ItfocusesonPonyboywhohasbeenlabeledallhislifeasagreaser.Thegreaser'sopposinggroupisthesocs.kidswhohavelotsofmoneyandcanbreakanyruleswithoutgettingintroublE.AsthenoveldevelopsS.E.Hintonallowsthereadertoseeexactlyhowtheselabelsaffectteensinboththegreaserandthesocgroup.Ifyou'veeverwatchedthemovieTheOutsidersthisstorymaysoundfamiliarasthemoviewasbasedonthebook.TheOutsidersgivesteensalookintolifeinthe50'sand60'sofferingtimelesslessonsthatstillapplytotoday'syouth.OutoftheDustAnystudentinterestedintheGreatDepressionandtheDustBowlshouldreadOutoftheDustbyKarenHessE.Hesseisabletocapturethemoodandspiritofthiserathroughtheuseofpoetry.ThemaincharacterofthebookBillieJoisgrowingupinOklahomatheheartoftheDustBowl.ThroughfreeversepoetryBillieJonarrates讲述hertaleofpovertyandsurvivalduringthisdifficulttimE.OutoftheDustisanexcellentlessoninhistory.DuetotheshortlengthandwritingstylethebookisaquickbutworthwhilereaD.Bytheendofthebookthereaderiseagertostartthestoryoveragain.HesseisabletopackalotofemotionsanddetailsintohershortbookmakingthestoryveryrealandbelievablE.TheGiverTheGiverdepictsaperfectsocietyinwhichcitizensexperiencenopainhaveneverfeltfearandlifeiscompletelyundercontrol.Howeverasthereaderprogressesthroughthestoryit'seasytoseethatthiscommunityisfarfromutopia乌托邦.InsteadthroughtheexperiencesfeltbythemaincharacterJonasthereaderlearnsthereisamissingfromlifeinthisworlD.DuringtheCeremonyoftheTwelveseach12—year—oldisassignedtheirlife—longcareerinthecommunity.JonasischosentobetheReceiverofMemoriesaveryspecialjobassignedtoonepersonatatime.WhenJonasreceiveshistraining.helearnsmanytruthsabouthiscommunitythatchangehowhefeelsabouthislifemakinghimdeterminedtodosomethingtochangeit.TheGiverisagoodbookforteenswhoenjoysciencefictionandfantasy.Thebookmakesyouexamineyourownlifevaluesandbeliefsstrivingtofindhowyouwoulddefinetheperfectsociety.AnneofGreenGablesThiseight-bookseriesdepictsthelifeofAnneShirleyanorphanthatisadoptedinPrinceEdwardIslandCanada.Thebooksaresetinthe1800stothe1900sthelastonetakingplaceduringWorldWarI.AnneisaloveablespiritwhohasmanymisfortunesandlaughableexperienceswhengrowingupandgoingtocollegE.TheAnneofGreenGablesseriesisfuntoreaD.creatingastrongattachmenttothereaderandmakingthelastbookabitter－sweetexperiencE.TeenagegirlswhoarelookingforafemalerolemodelwillloveAnneShirley.HarryPotterJ.K.Rowling'sHarryPotterserieshassoldmorecopiesthananyotherseriesinhistory.TheserieswhichincludessevenbooksinallfallowsaboywizardnamedHarryPotter.HarryattendsHogwartsSchoolofWitcheraftandWizardy.ThesevenbooksfollowHarrythroughsevenyearsofwizardingschool.DuringthistimereadersexperiencethewizardingworldthroughHarry'seyesandwatchhimmakefriends.LearnmagicandfightawizarD.TheHarryPotterbooksareanenchantingreadforallages.NomatterwhoyouarE.youwillfindyourselfabsorbedinthemagicalworldcreatedbyJ.K.Rowling.45.Thegreasergroupmayrefertothosekids______.A.whoarepoorintheirlessonsatschoolB.whoarepoorandoftengetintotroubleforbreakingrulesC.whogobetweenthepoorandtherichchildrenD.whogetalongwellwiththesocgroup46.Whichofthefollowingiswritteninapoeticstyle?A.TheGiver.B.TheOutsiders.C.OutoftheDust.D.AnneofGreenGables.47.WecanlearnfromTheGiverthat______.A.everyoneinthecommunitycangetagoodjobB.JonasissatisfiedwithhislifeinthecommunityC.peopleinthecommunityliveanimperfectlifeD.Jonasislovedbyallthepeopleinthecommunity48.Accordingtothepassage______maybechosentobeanexamplebyteenagegirls.A.HarryPotterB.Jonas.C.BillieJoD.AnneShirley49.YouwouldliketoReadtheHarryPotterseriesprobablybecause______.A.youareinterestedinthemagicalworldB.youlikewatchingmusicalmoviesC.youadmireHarryforhispatienceD.youenjoyreadingtheeight-bookseries

UsuallywhenyourteacherasksaquestionthereisonlycorrectanswerButthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeoplesnames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?Peoplesfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.SometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisuseD.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.A.boycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.A.familywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook小溪;someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroaD.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeoplesoccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.InthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillagE.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter-apersonwhoownedordroveacart手推车Potter-apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillagE.TheCarpentersgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniturE.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.SomefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefathersnamE.English-speakingpeopleadded-sor-son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamilysancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheODonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.60.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesumamesinthepassageNotover?A.PlaceswherepeoplelivedB.People’scharactersC.TalenntsthatpeoplepossessedD.People’soccupations61.AccordingtothepassagetheancastorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainsD.builthousesandfurnitureSupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood63.Theunderlinedworddescendantsinthelastparagraphmeansapersons_______.A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartnersD.latersponsors

Althoughmosthitchhikers搭便车的人arepeoplepassers-bytendtoignorethembecausetheyarecautiousaboutgivingridestostrangers.Butwhatwilltheydoiftheycomeacrossahitchhikingrobot?Willtheytakeittoitsdestinationorwilltheyjustleavethehelplessmachinebythewayside?ThatistheanswerCanadianprofessorsDavidHarrisSmithandFraukeZellerwhostudytherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnologyareseekingforaftertheycameupwiththeideaofbuildingahitchhikingrobot.HitchBOTisbuiltwithcheaphouseholditems.ThankstoaPCtabletGPStrackerandcamerahitchBOTnotonlycansenditsthoughtsandpicturestothegeneralpublicbutalsocananswergeneralquestionsandkeepdriversentertainedwithsmalltalks.Thesmartrobotisevenabletoquoteinterestingfactsabouttheareasithaspassedthrough.NotsurprisinglymanypeoplearedoubtfulabouthitchBOT’sability.Mostpeoplethinkthecuterobotwillbedamagedbysomeone.Actuallytheyareallwrong.TherobothitchhikedallthewayfromHalifaxNovaScotiatoVictoriaBritishColumbiaadistanceof3700miles.ItwasfirstpickeduponJuly27thbyanelderlycouple.ItnotonlyreacheditsdestinationonAugust21stbutalsohadsomeamazingadventuresalongtheway.Itvisitednationalparkswentfishingwentcampingandevenattendedaweddingwhereitexperienceditsfirstdanceandinterruptedthebride’sspeech.InadditiontohelpingitgettoitsdestinationitsCanadianfanshavegoneouttoensureitssafetyfromcoveringtherobotwithaplasticcape披肩tohelpkeepitdrytoensuringthatitstayshealthywithmotoroil.4.Whyisthehitchhikingrobotbuilt?A.Tohelppassers-byreachtheirdestinations.B.Tofindouthowpeoplemightreacttoit.C.Toseeifitwillgiveridestostrangers.D.Toentertaindriversontheirway.5.ThehitchBOTcandoallofthefollowingexcept_________.A.talkingwiththedriverB.dancingwithpeopleC.sendingitsthoughtsandpicturesD.answeringanyquestionraised6.HowlongdidittakethehitchBOTtoreachitsdestination?A.Nearlyamonth.B.Overonemonth.C.Twomonths.D.Oneweek.7.WhatcanwelearnaboutthehitchBOT?A.Itwasignoredbyanelderlycouple.B.Itdidn’tmeetwithanydangeralongtheway.C.Itexperiencedalongandamazingjourney.D.Itwillbeputintothemarketquickly.

TherearemanyfestivalsintheUnitedStatesandCanadaamongwhichThanksgivingDayisaquitespecialonE.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefallafterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember41619thePilgrims清教徒fromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCityVirginiA.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantiC.ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouthMassachusettsin1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdieD.Butthenextyeartheyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast盛宴.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.EveryonebroughtfooD.Intimeothercolonies殖民地begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWarSarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.HedeclaredthelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.TodayAmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbors.ButtheCanadianthanks-givingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.28.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere.A.SarahJosephaHaleB.theAmericanIndiansC.somepeoplefromEnglandD.GovernorBradford29.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated.A.inautumnB.insummerC.inspringD.inwinter30.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe.A.inGreatBritainB.intheU.S.A.C.inCanadaD.onsomeislandofftheAtlantic31.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.B.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplacesC.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholidayD.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated

Muchtimeandefforthasbeendedicatedtoresearchingthementalhealthbenefitsofflexibleworkenvironmentsbutcantheabilitytoleaveworkearlytowatchyourson'ssoccergameorarriveattheofficeabitlaterinthemorninginordertoseetosomepersonalaffairshavebroaderphysicalhealthbenefitsbeyondmakingyoufeelabitlessexhaustedAccordingtonewresearchpublishedintheCochraneLibrary'sCochranedatabaseofSystematicReviewsitseemsso.Inareviewof10previousstudiesexaminingthehealthimplicationsofflexibleworkconditionsformorethan16000peopleresearchersfoundthatflexibleworkschedules﹣﹣﹣whenemployeescanshifttheirstartingtimesforexample﹣﹣﹣wereassociatedwithimprovementsinbloodpressuresleepandoverallmentalhealth.Specificallythereviewshowedthatmoreflexibilityinworkscheduleswasassociatedwithimprovementsinalertnesssleepqualitytirednessheartrateandotherprimaryhealthoutcomesaswellasbenefitstosecondaryhealthoutcomessuchassensedsocialsupportintheworkplaceandsenseofcommunity.Andperhapsunsurprisinglyinallofthestudiesincludedinthereviewresearchersfoundnoevidencefornegativeeffectsofmoreflexibleworkschedules.ThisprimaryanalysiswasintendedtoshedlightonthepotentialhealthbenefitsofflexibleworkoptionswhichareincreasinglypopularthroughoutScandinaviaandhaverecentlygainedsomegroundintheU..K..IntheU..S..thephenomenonisabitslowertocatchon﹣﹣﹣fewerthanathirdofU..S..employeeshaveflexibleworkoptionsaccordingtoestimatesfromtheAARP.Yettheeconomicrecession衰退ofrecentyearsmayhavecontributedtogrowthinworkplaceflexibility﹣﹣﹣ascompaniesunabletorewardemployeeswithbonusesorraisesmayturntootherformsofcompensation补偿.Reutersreportedearlylastyear.Previousresearchtooofcoursehasindicatedthebenefitsofflexibleworkenvironmentstowardpositivementalhealthoutcomes.Andwhiletheselatestfindingsarepromisingtheresearchersstressthatmorestudyisvitaltounderstandingthesubtlerelationshipbetweenflexibleworkandimprovedhealthoutcomes.Forexampleemployeeswhoaremostfrequentlygrantedworkplaceleeway时间等的充裕aregenerallyhigher﹣rankingandassucharelikelyofhighersocioeconomicstatuswhichcouldimpacttheiroverallhealthapartfromworkscheduling.Totrulygraspthebenefitsofflexibleworkingconditionstheresearcherssayadditionalstudyanalyzinghealthoutcomesamongawiderrangeofworkers﹣﹣﹣fromhigh﹣rankingexecutivestohourlyemployees﹣﹣﹣iscriticaltogainingadeeperunderstandingoftheissueandhelpingtoshapefutureworkplacepolicy.50.WhichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethepassageA.Thereasonwhymoreandmorecountriesadoptflexibleworkoptions.B.Thepossibilityofcarryingoutflexibleworkschedulesworldwide.C.Whyflexibleworkoptionsbenefitsworkersinmind.D.Whetherflexibleworkconditionsmakehealthierworkers.51.WhichopinionmaytheresearchofCochraneLibrary'sCochranedatabaseofSystematicReviewssupportA.Flexibilityinworkschedulesmayhavesomepassiveeffects.B.Flexibilityinworkscheduleshasnothingtodowithhealth.C.Flexibleworkcanbenefitpeoplementallyandphysically.D.Flexibleworkcangreatlyimproveemployees'workefficiency.52.AccordingtowhatReutersreportedearlylastyearwhatresulthasrecentyears'economyrecessionbroughtA.Ithascausedtheseveredeclineofemployee'ssalary.B.Itmayhaveledtothegrowthofworkplaceflexibility.C.Itmayhaveresultedinmanycompanies'failure.D.Itmadecompaniesshortentheiremployee'sworkinghours.53.Whatroledoestheadditionalstudyanalyzingdifferentkindsofemployees'healthoutcomesplayA.Itcanhelpformthefuturepolicyofworkplace.B.Itisgoodforspreadingtheflexibleworkschedules.C.Itmakesmorecommonworkersgainworkplacefreedom.D.Itassistspeopletobetterunderstandflexiblework.54.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsflexibleworkingschedulesA.Supporting.B.Critical.C.Objective.D.Subjective.

IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.32.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations33.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese34.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture35.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.asciencebookB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

AnnwasonherfirstpackagetripinRosasSpain.Atthehotelshecheckedinandthenwenttoherroomtochangebeforedinner.ShewasjustreadytogodownstairswhenshefoundthatherSpanishmoneywasn’tinherhandbag.Shecarefullylookedinallherluggagebutshecouldn’tfindit.AllshehadwasasmallpursewithtenEnglishpoundnotesinit!AnnfoundaplacetochangeherEnglishmoney.Shehadveryfewpesetas西班牙货币单位andshewouldbeherefortwoweeks.OnherwaybacktothehotelAnnboughtsomecheesesomebreadandsomeoranges.WhenshegotbackshetoldthemanagerthatherdoctorhadtoldhernottoeatSpanishfood;she’djusthavebreakfasteachdayassheknewthepriceofhotelsincludedbreakfast.FortherestofherholidayAnnswaminthehotelswimmingpoolorlayonthebeachandgotasunbath.Whentheothertouristswenttointerestingplacesshealwayssaidshewasn’twell.Infactherholidaywasn’tbadexceptthatshewasalwayshungry.Afterallapieceoffruitforlunchandbreadandcheeseforsupperisn’tverymuch.LateintheafternoonoftheirlastdayagirlJaneaskedherwhysheneveratewiththeminthehotelrestaurant.Anntoldherabouthermoneyproblems.JanelookedatherforaminuteandthensaidButdidn’tyouknow?Thepriceofthisholidayincludeseverything!21.Apackagetripprobablymeans________.A.afreetripB.alongjourneyC.apleasanttripD.atripthatincludesthecostofalltheticketsandservices22.Anndidn’teatdinnersintherestaurantofthehotelbecause__________.A.shewasafraidthatshecouldn’tpayforthemwithherlittlemoneyB.herdoctortoldhernottoeatthemC.shewasn’twellD.shewasn’thungry23.WhydidAnnbuysomecheesesomebreadandsomeoranges?A.Becausetheyweregoodforherhealth.B.Becausesheplannedtoeattheminsteadoflunchandsupper.C.Becauseshelikedthemmorethandinnersinthehotelrestaurant.D.Becausesheisafraidthatshecouldn’teatenoughinthehotelrestaurant.24.HowdoyouthinkJanewouldfeelaftersheheardAnn’sanswer?A.Angry.B.Happy.C.SurpriseD.D.ExciteD.

It’Shumantowantlightandwarmth.God’SfirstrecordedwordswereLettherebelight.AndnightbelongstothedarksidE.Electricity’Striumphoverthenightkeepsussaferaswellasbusier.Wenowliveinafast-movingfullylightedworldwherenightstillhappensbutisoptionaltoexperiencE.Ourall-weatherculturehaswashedoutthenight.Infactwetreatthenightlikefaileddaylight.Yetslownessandsilence—thedifferentrhythmofthenight—areanecessarycorrectiontotheday.Ithinkweshouldstopbeingnight-resistersandlearntocelebratethechangesoftheseasonsandadjustourselvestoautumnandwinternotjustturnuptheheatingleavethelightsonandcomplainalot.Nightanddarkaregoodforus.Asthenightsgrowlongerit’stimetoreopenthedreamingspacE.Haveyoueverspentaneveningwithoutelectriclight?Wehaveallexperiencednegativedarkness—thoselongnightswhenwecan’tsleepandworrya­bouteverythingandsoweknowthatdarktimecanseemendlesslylongcomparedwithdaytimE.YetthisslowingoftimecanbethemostrelaxingandbeautifulexperiencE.Spendingtheeveningincandle­lightandmaybebythefire—withoutTV—talkingtellingstoresweletthelit-upworldgobywithoutusexpandthehoursandchangethethoughtsandconversationsweusuallyhavE.Ihavenoticedthatwhenallthelightsareonpeopletendtotalkaboutwhattheyaredoing—theirouterlives.Sittingroundincandlelightorfirelightpeoplestarttotalkabouthowtheyarefeeling——theirinnerlives.Theyarguelesstherearelongerpauses.TositalonewithoutanyelectriclightiscuriouslycreativE.Ihavemybestideasatdawnoratnight­fallbutnotifIswitchonthelights.Firedreamsslownesstimequietnessbooksseasons—allthesethingswhicharenotreallythingsbutmomentsoflife—takeonadifferentqualityatnight-timewhenthemoonreflectsthelightofthesunandwehavetimetoreflectwhatlifeistousknowingthatitpassesandthateverybitofitinitschangeanditsdifferenceisthehereandnowofwhatwehavE.63.Lifeistooshorttobealldaylight.Nightisnotlessit’smorE.Bysayingtheunderlinedwordstheauthorimplies_______.A.weneedmorelighttofeelsaferB.itisnecessarytoturnoffthelightsC.itisgoodtobesilentduringthedayD.peopleareoftentoobusyinanoisyworld64.Theauthorclaimsto_______withlightsturnedoffatnight.A.havemoreoriginalideasB.belonelyC.haveastrangefeelingD.feelsafer65.Inthesecondparagraphfrombottomtheauthorintendstotellus_______.A.nightisgoodtimeforustothinkB.timefliesandweshouldtreasureitC.thingstakeonadifferentformatnightD.everythinghasadifferentqualityindifferenttime66.What’Sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Lightandnight.B.WhyIlovethenight?C.Homeforrestandthought.D.HowtoenjoyadifferentlifE.

Thefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyhasbeenaremarkableperiodforinventions.HerearesomeofthemostinfluentialinventionsinthefirstdecadE.1.iPodandiTunes:ThesetwoinventionsfromAppleInC.presentedarevolutionarynewwayforpeopletolistentomusicandfundamentallychangedtherecordingindustry.iTuneswasintroducedinJanuary2001andwasmarketedasaprogramthattransferred转录CDsintodigitalaudiofilesandhelpedorganizedigitalrecordings.LaterthatyearAppleintroducedtheiPodadevice设备thatusedaharddisktostoremusicfiles.Thefirstmodelhada5GBcapacityandcouldholdover1000songs.2.iPhone:TheiPhonefromAppleInC.wasreleasedinJuneof2007andcompletelychangedthewaymobilephonesareusedpersonallyandinbusiness.Olderphonestypicallyincludedvoicecommunicationsandsometimesakeyboardtosendtextmessages.PhonesthatofferedinternetaccesswereusuallyunreadableanddifficulttohandlE.TheiPhoneintroducedthemulti-touchinterface界面thatallowsforquickandeasyaccesstodatamusicandpictureswhileprovidingstorageforotherimportantinformation.3.ElectricCar:TeslaMotorswasformedin2003.Itwasthefirstcompanytoproduceavehiclethatdidnothavesignificantdifficultyinproductionorsales.Teslavehiclesclaiman88%efficiencyratingcomparedto20-25%fortraditionalgasoline-poweredcars.AccordingtodatafromtheNationalFireProtectionAssociationadriveris5timesmorelikelytoexperienceafireinatraditionalgasolinecarthanaTeslA.4.Facebook:Facebookwasnotthefirstsocialnetworkingwebsitebutsinceitsintroductionin2004ithasbeenthemostinfluentialmedium.150millionusersworldwideappreciateitsmultitudeoffeaturesandeasyaccessibility.Theconceptofbuildingconnectionsthroughinternethaschangedthemannerinwhichbusinessesmarkettheirproductsandpeopleinteractwithoneanother.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutiTunes?A.ItisusedtostoremusiC.B.Ithasaharddisk.C.ItturnsCDsintodigitalaudiofiles.D.ItwasintroducedafteriPodwasinventeD.22.Comparedtoatraditionalgasoline-poweredcarTesla.A.takesinbiggerprofitsB.worksinlowerefficiencyC.sellsbetterinthecarmarketD.ismuchsaferfromfiredamage23.Whichtwoinventionschangedthewayofdoingbusiness?A.iPodandiTunes.B.iPhoneandFacebook.C.iPhoneandElectricCar.D.ElectricCarandFacebook.

ChineseNewYearisapproachingandpreparationsareunderwayaroundtheworlD.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday.LondonAlthoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong-builtasothershavingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950sLondon’sChinatownisaperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang.Decoratedwithredlanterns灯笼previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics杂技martialarts武术danceandoperanearby.SanFranciscoSanFrancisco’sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury.BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreetthishistoricareaisalocaltreasureattractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBridgE.BangkokWithanabout100-year-oldhistorytheThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreatsclothestoysandantiques.SundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetogetthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhooD.TheareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealerswhoseshopslinetheroaD.MauritiusFoundinPortLouisthisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation’srichmulticulturaldiversity.Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChinaitstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors.DuringtheChineseSpringFestivalthemostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalewhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalLiondancesthroughthestreets.21.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.London’sChinatown.B.Bangkok’sChinatown.C.Mauritius’sChinatown.D.SanFrancisco’sChinatown.22.What’sspecialaboutBangkok’sChinatown?A.ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.B.Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.C.ItwasthemajorentrancefortheChinesE.D.Itiswhereyoucanenjoyfireworks.23.IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDancesyoucangoto______.A.RueRoyaleinPortLouisMauritius.B.theSundaymarketinBangkok.C.theGrantAvenueinSanFrancisco.D.theChinesecommunityinLondon.

LikeinternationaltravelersanywhereforeignersvisitingtheUnitedStatesfromothercountriescanbeconfusedbysomeofwhattheyencounter.Fortunatelytheirfellowtravelershaveplentyofadvice.Herearesomespeciallygoodtraveladvicefromaroundtheworld.FromItalyTippingisfilledwithmisunderstanding.Q..IsittruethatIhavetoforcetotipatallA.Itisnotmandatorytotiphoweveritisstronglyrecommendedbecauseinmanycasesitistheonlyentryofworkers.Generallyinarestaurantinthecabandinmanyplaceswherethereisaservicetipis15%.Sincethebillthatwillexplainyouexactlythecitytaxof8.875%issufficienttodoublethatsumwithoutbotheringtodothecalculations.Inthehotelyouleavetwodollarsperdayperpersoncleaning.ObviouslyyoudonotleavetipsinplaceslikeMcDonaldsorStarbucks.FromChinaAmericanslovetofollowrulesevenwhennooneislooking.Americansaresuchstrictrulefollowers.Iwitnessedthisoncesittingonthesidelinesofahighschooldodgeballgame.TomeitwasridiculousalittleviolentandveryAmerican.Itstruckmethatmyclassmatesfollowedtherulesofthegamesostrictly.Evenwhennoonenoticedthatapersonhadbeenhitandhecouldhavekeptplayinghevoluntarilygavehimselfupandleftthegame.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbyhowmuchpeoplehonoredtherulesevenwhentheyarenotseen.FromRussiaGiftsarenotabigdeal.Anddidyouknowbribery行贿wasillegalGiftsAmericansdonotexpectthem.OnthecontraryanunexpectedgiftwhileconductingbusinesscanputanAmericaninanawkwardposition.SuchthingsforAmericanssuggestexchangeofcommercial.BusinessgiftsintheU..S..arenotacceptable.Moreovertheyoftencausesuspicion.AmericansfearthattheycouldbeinterpretedasabribeandintheUnitedStatesthatisstrictlypunishablebylaw.FromJapanNobodyisimpressedbyhowmuchyoucandrink.IntheU..S..theydonothaveasenseofprideiftheydrinkalargeamount.Ratherifyoudrinkalotthereisasensethatyoucannotmanageyourselfandyoucanloserespectfromthosearoundyou.Beingdrunkdoesn'texcuseyouractionsandtodrinkalcoholhabituallyisasignofalcoholism.Alcoholicsareseenasmentallyweakandareavoidedbysocietyduetotheirinabilitytohaveselfcontrol.46.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellaboutA.Culturaldiversity.B.Culturaldifferences.C.Culturalrevolution.D.Culturalconstruction.47.WhichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordmandatoryinParA.3A.Required.B.Forbidden.C.Permitted.D.Arranged.48.AccordingtothepassagewhatareAmericansmostlikelytodoA.Tippingeverywhere.B.Sendingasurprisingbusinesspresent.C.Drinkingalot.D.Obeyingthegamerules.49.WhichworddotheinternationaltravelersprobablyusetodescribeAmericansA.Confident.B.Self﹣disciplined.C.Selfless.D.Generous.

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:internationalcompetitionsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatreD.ThereisprobablysometruthinbothargumentsbutinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportencouragesinternationalbrotherhooD.NotonlywastherethetragicincidentincludingthemurderofathletesbuttheGameswerealsoruinedbyincidentscausedmainlybysmallernationalcontests.Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchthelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theyweresurethatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.TheirmanagerwasingreatangerwhenhesaidThiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinisheD.ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspension停赛oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.IncidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegamE.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividualsorinnon-nationalteamsmightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism爱国主义.10.AccordingtotheauthorrecentlytheOlympicGameshave______.A.createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsB.broughtaboutonlyfalsenationalprideC.hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendshipD.putanendtomisunderstandingandhatred11.TheunderlinedworddisallowedinParagraph2means______.A.permittedtopassB.consideredasreasonableC.wonbytheothersideD.refusedtoaccept12.WhatdidthemanagermeanbysayingHockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished?A.Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.B.HockeyandtheFederationarebothruinedbytheunfairdecisions.C.ThereshouldbenomoreHockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.D.TheFederationshouldbreakup.13.Theauthorgivestheexampleinparagraph2toshow______.A.howfalsenationalprideledtoundesirableincidentsininternationalgamesB.thatsportsmenareoftenagainstthefinaldecisionsC.thatcompetitivenessinthegamesdiscouragesinternationalfriendshipD.thatunfairdecisionsarecommonintheOlympicGames14.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A.TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproveD.B.AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.C.A.gameshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegamE.D.Moreandmoreathleteswillcompetefortheirownhonor.

TimeforKidsTFKgetsthegreatnewsonthecoolesttoysfor2014atthe111thAmericanInternationalToyFair.What'sfourdayslongbiggerthansevenfootballfieldsandfilledwiththousandsoftoysIt'sToyFair2014!EachyearhundredsoftoycompaniesfromacrossthecountrycometogetherinNewYorkCity.Allkindsofproductsareshownasawaytoknowwhat'stocomeinthenewyear.Thisyear'strends款式includeoversizetoys.In2014everythingisreallybigandreallyouttheresaysAdrienneAppellatoy﹣trendsexpert.ToyFairisthelargesttoytradeshowintheWesternHemisphere西半球.Toy﹣storebuyersgototheeventtodecidewhichtoystheymaywanttosellduringtheholidayseason.MembersofthemedialikeTFKgotothefairtoreportbackonallthecooltrends.UnfortunatelyToyFairisnotopentothepublic.Thisyear'sToyFairwasthebiggestinits111﹣yearhistory.Morethan1000toycompaniesshowedproductsfromsimplecardgamestohigh﹣techrobots.LargerThanLifewasaToyFairfavorite.Thistrendisallaboutbigtoyswithabigplayvalue.ThoughitisallfunandgamesatToyFairwesawlotsofproductsmakingapushtowardseducationwithSTEAM.Thatstandsforsciencetechnologyengineeringartandmath.Thistrendincludeswordgames.Andofcoursewesawsomesupercoolhigh﹣techgames.TechnologyisalwaysgoingtoinfluencetoyssaysAppell.Thisyearwesawlotsof3Dgamesandrobots.Toknowmoreinformationabouttheeventclick点击heretowatchthevideo.32.WhatcanweinferfromToyFair2014A.Toysarebecomingmoreeducationalthanfun.B.Robotsaregreatfavoritesofbuyers.C.Bigtoyswillbepopularthisyear.D.Simplecardgameswilldisappearonthemarket.33.What'sspecialaboutToyFair2014A.Itisthelargest.B.Itisthelongest.C.Itsellsallofitstoys.D.It'sheldinNewYorkCity.34.What'sthebesttitleforthetextA.KidslovetoysB.Toy﹣storesinNewYorkCityC.TechnologychangestoysD.Timefortoys35.Thetextistakenfroma.A.websiteB.newspaperC.magazineD.Textbook.

HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentstheopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncenterasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyundergrounD.MealPlansAvailable*ContinentalBreakfast*BreakfastandDinner*BreakfastPackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecerealbreadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.SelfCateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilities设施andoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopracticeEnglishathomequiteasmuch.63.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor__________.A.travelersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonB.foreignershopingtobuildBritishcultureC.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes64.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.AccommodationinthecitycenterisnotprovideD.B.ThebusinesscenterofLondonisprobablyinZone1.C.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.D.Hostsdisliketravellingtothecitycenter.65.Whydosomepeoplechooseselfcateringaccommodation?A.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.

What'syourdreamvacation?WatchingwildlifeinKenyaBoatingdowntheAmazon?SunbathinginMalaysia?NewchancesareopeningupallthetimetoexploretheworlD.Sowevisittravelagentscomparepackagesandpricesandpayourmoney.Weknowwhatourvacationcostsus.Butdoweknowwhatitmightcostsomeoneelse?It'struethatmanypoorercountriesnowdependontourismforforeignincomE.Unfortunatelythoughtourismoftenharmsthelocalpeoplemorethanithelpsthem.Itmightcosttheirhomesandlands.InMyanmar5200peoplewereforcedtoleavetheirhomesamongthepagodas佛塔inBagansothattouristscouldvisitthepagodas.Tourismmightalsocostthelocalpeopletheirlivelihoodanddignity.Localworkersoftenfindonlymenial卑微的jobsinthetouristindustry.Andmostoftheprofitsdonothelpthelocaleconomy.InsteadprofitsreturntothetouroperatorsinwealthiercountriesWhentheMaasaipeopleinTanzaniaweredrivenfromtheirlandssomemovedtocityslums.Othersnowmakealittlemoneysellingsouvenirsorposingforphotos.Problemslikethesewereobservedmorethan20yearsago.Butnowsomenon-governmentorganizationstouroperatorsandlocalgovernmentsareworkingtogethertobegincorrectingthem.TouriststooareputtingonthepressurE.Theresultisresponsibletourismorethicaltourism.Ethicaltourismhaspeopleatitsheart.Newinternationalagreementsandcodesofconductcanhelpprotectthepeople'slandshomeseconomiesandcultures.Thebeginningsaresmallthoughandtheproblemsarecomplex.Buttakeheart.Thegoodnewsisthateveryoneincludinguscanplayaparttohelpthelocalpeopleintheplaceswevisit.Touroperatorsandcompaniescanhelpbymakingsurethatlocalpeopleworkingoodconditionsandearnreasonablewages.Theycanmakeitapointtouseonlylocallyownedhotelrestaurantsandguideservices.Theycanshareprofitsfairlytohelpthelocaleconomy.Andtheycaninvolvethelocalpeopleinplanningandmanagingtourism.Whatcantouristsdo?Firstwecanasktourcompaniestoprovideinformationabouttheconditionsoflocalcitizens.Wecanthenmakeourchoicesandtellthemwhy.Andwhilewe'reabroadwecan:Buylocalfoodsandproductsnotimportedones.PayafairpriceforgoodsandservicesandnotbargainforthecheapestpricE.Avoidflauntingwealth.AskbeforetakingphotographsofpeoplE.Theyarenotjustpartofthelandscape!Let'senjoyourvacationandmakesureothersdotoo.29.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.TourismCausesBadEffects.B.TourismCallsforGoodBehavior.C.VacationsBringaLotofFun.D.VacationsCostMoreThanYouThink30.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned?A.Localpeoplewerewellpaidtoleavetheirlands.B.TouristsmaystayinhotelsopenedbylocalpeoplE.C.Localpeoplearemainlyprovidedwithlow-payingwork.D.TouristscouldbargainwithlocalpeopleforareasonablepricE.31.Theunderlinedphrasetakeheartmeans.A.payattentionB.takecareC.cheerupD.calmdown32.Accordingtothepassagethewriterthinks.A.tourismisnotapromisingindustryB.dreamvacationsshouldbespentabroadC.theproblemscausedbytourismareeasytosettleD.touristsshouldrespectlocalcustomsandculture

BlackFridayistheFridayfollowingThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates.Ithasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheholidayshoppingseason.Althoughit’snotanofficialholidaymillionsofemployersgivetheiremployeesthedayoffandmanypeopleusethatdaytogetajump-startontheirholidayshopping.A.similardayinCanadaandGreatBritainiscalledBoxingDay.BlackFridayhasbecomesomewhatofamarketingsensationinrecentyears.Since2005ithasbeenthebusiestshoppingdayoftheyear.Tolureshoppersretailers零售商routinelyopentheirdoorsasearlyas4A.m.andofferspecialsalesandpromotionstotheshoppersthatarriveearly.Someofthespecialdealsofferedbystoresareonlyavailableinlimitedquantities.Thatiswhysomeshoppersintentongettingthebestdealsoftencampoutinfrontofstoresovernightsothatthey’llbethefirstinlinewhenthedoorsopen.ButwhyBlackFriday?HistoriansbelievethenamestartedinPhiladelphiainthemid-1960s.BusdriversandpoliceusedBlackFridaytodescribetheheavytrafficthatwouldblockcitystreetsthedayafterThanksgivingasshoppersheadedtothestores.Businesseshoweverdidn’tlikethenegativetoneassociatedwiththeBlackFridaynamE.Intheearly1980samorepositiveexplanationofthenamebegantocirculatE.AccordingtothisalternativeexplanationBlackFridayisthedaywhenretailersfinallybegintoturnaprofitfortheyear.Inaccountingterms会计行业operatingatalossiscalledbeingintheredbecauseaccountantstraditionallyusedredinktoshownegativeamounts.Positiveamountswereusuallyshowninblackink.Thusbeingintheblackisagoodthingbecauseitmeansstoresareoperatingataprofit.RecentlyforthosewhoaretoobusytoshoponBlackFridayorwhojustdon’twanttofightthecrowdstheMondayfollowingBlackFridayhasbecomeknownasCyberMonday网络星期一forthemanyonlinedeals.28.OnBlackFridaytheAmericans______.A.don’thavetogotoworkasusualB.lookexactlyliketheCanadiansC.areusuallybusydoingshoppingD.stayathomeandrelaxthemselves29.TheunderlinedwordlureinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.protectB.attractC.persuadeD.remind30.HowdotheretailersunderstandBlackFriday?A.ItistotallydifferentfromBoxingDay.B.Theyusuallylosesomemoneyontheday.C.Itneverkeepsthemverybusy.D.Itprobablybringsthemmoremoney.31.Theauthorwritesthispassageinorderto_____.A.statethedevelopmentofCyberMondayB.tellthedifferencebetweenredandblackC.introduceBlackFridaytothereadersD.explainthemeaningofBoxingDay

AfterservingasaskiguideinUtah’sbackcountryformorethantwodecadesaParkCitywomanisbeingrecognizedbyOutsideMagazineas2015’sBestSkiGuidE.DebLovcigrewupinColoradoandbeganskiingwhenshewasfiveyearsolD.LatershemovedtoUtahandfellinlovewiththebackcountryofWasatchMountains.LovcihasnowservedasaSkiUtahInterconnectguidefor27years.AnythingthatyouslideonsnowI’minlovewithshesaiD.LovcileadsskitoursthroughthebackcountryofsixdifferentresortslocatedintheWasatchMountains.Lovcitypicallytakesagroupofeighttotenpeopleonaskitoureachdayandonaverageshetakes300customersontoursthroughthebackcountryeachseason.ShelovesshowingoffUtah’swilderness.IlovethebackcountryshesaiD.Ilovethesnowsciencebehindit.IlovethesafetyIjustloveit.AlongwithleadingskitoursLovciispassionateaboutanythingrelatedtoactivities.Shealsorunsabed-and-breakfastinParkCitytheOldTownGuestHousE.Asajack-of-all-tradesshealsorunsAlpineskisNordicskiscompetitivelyandsnowboardsandleadsmountainbiketoursduringthesummer.OutsideMagazineselectedfivetravelguidesinvariousoutdoorfieldstonameasthebestintheirBestofTravelAprilissuE.Lovcisaidshewasunexpectedlycheerfulwhenshewasselectedas2015’sBestSkiGuidebyOutsideMagazine.Weallworkreallyhardinwhatwedoandweloveitandit’sreallynicetogetacknowledgedshesaiD.Iworkwithalotofexcellentguidesandtheawardcouldhavegonetoanybody—anyoneofus.Ioftenrecallmyskiexperienceswhichwerefearfulatthebeginningbuttheyhelpedmeachieveasuccess.InanewsreleaseSkiUtahdirectorofcommunicationsPaulMarshallsaidDebLovciisoneofthemostenthusiasticfocusedknowledgeableguidesintheindustry.WithoutherastheforefrontofourInterconnectTourwewouldnothavethesuccesswehavE.ShehasbeenanenthusiasticpartoftheInterconnectTourfor27yearsandisthoughthighlyofbyourcustomers.24.WhathelpedDebLovcitobeselectedas2015’sBestSkiGuide?A.HergenderandagE.B.Herbeingreadyforanyskirisks.C.Herdreamingofthebestskijobontheplanet.D.HerloveforUtah’swildernessandherskiexperiences.25.Theunderlinedwordsajack-of-all-tradesinParA.4probablymeansomeone______.A.whocandomanydifferenttypesofwork.B.whoisveryskilledatcommunicating.C.whoisenthusiasticaboutdoingbusiness.D.whocanberecognizedasaworkaholiC.26.FromPaulMarshall’swordswecaninferthat_______.A.Lovcishouldhavehelpedtheminthetour.B.LovcideservedtheawarD.C.everyoneshouldthinkhighlyofLovci.D.LovciachievedhersuccesswithInterconnectTour’shelp.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSkiUtahInterconnectTour.B.DebLovciandOutsideMagazinE.C.DebLovci—2015’sBestSkiGuidE.D.DebLovci—askiguidefor27years.

Arecentsurveywhileindicatingagenerallyactiveattitudetosciencealsosuggestsawidespreadworrythatitmayberunningoutofcontrol.Thisideaisdangerous.SciencecanbeaforceforevilaswellasforgooD.Itsapplicationscanbechanneledeitherwaydependingonourdecisions.ThedecisionswemakepersonallyorcollectivelywilldeterminetheoutcomesofsciencE.Buthereisarealdanger.ScienceisadvancingsofastissostronglyinfluencedbybusinessesthatwearelikelytobelievewhateverdecisionswecometowillmakelittledifferencE.Andratherthanfightingforthebestpossiblepolicieswemaystepbackanddonothing.Somepeoplegoevenfurther.Theysaythatdespitethemoralandlegalobjections反对whateverisscientificallypossiblewillbedone——somewheresometimE.TheybelievethatsciencewillgetoutofcontrolintheenD.ThisbeliefisdangeroustoobecauseitafuelssenseofhopelessnessanddiscouragesthemfrommakingeffortstobuildasaferworlD.InourinterconnectedworldthelackofagreementinandoftheworldofsciencecanleadtothefailuretocontroltheuseofsciencE.Withoutacommonunderstandingthechallengesofcontrollingscienceinthiscenturywillbereallytough.TakehumancloningforexamplE.Despitethegeneralagreementamongscientistsonitspossiblehugeimpact影响ontraditionalmoralvaluessomecountriesstillgoaheadwiththeresearchanddevelopmentofitsrelatedtechniques.Theoutcomesarehardtopredict.Thereforediscussionsonhowscienceisappliedshouldbeextendedfarbeyondscientificsocieties.OnlythroughtheunitedeffortsofpeoplewithhopecanwebefullysafeagainstthemisuseofscienceandcansciencebestservemankindinthefuturE.32.Whatcanweconcludefromtherecentsurvey?A.PeopleholdmixedopinionsaboutscienceB.PeoplethinkhighlyofscienceC.ScienceisgettingdangerouslyoutofcontrolD.Scienceisusedforbothgoodandbadpurposes33.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillhappenifweholdthatscienceisgettingbeyondcontrol?A.ThedevelopmentofsciencewillhopelesslyslowdownB.BusinesseswillhaveevengreaterinfluenceonscienceC.PeoplewillworkmoreactivelytoputscienceundercontrolD.Thepublicwilllosefaith信心inbringingaboutabrightfuture34.Thediscussionshouldreachbeyondscientificsocietiesbecause.A.scientistshavefailedtopredicttheoutcomesB.peopleneedtoworktogethertopreventthebaduseofscienceC.unitedeffortsarenecessaryforthedevelopmentofscienceD.thetiesbetweendifferentareasneedstrengthening35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ScienceanditsapplicationsbringusmanydangersB.MankindcanlargelytakecontrolofsciencewiththeireffortsC.Thedevelopmentofsciencemostlyliesinpeople’sattitudesD.Thefutureofsciencewillbeinfluencedbythedangerousideas

FormerIrishPresidentMaryRobinsonwasjustmakingapoliteconversationwithanEthiopian埃塞俄比亚的teenageraboutherweddingday.The16-year-oldhadalreadybeenmarriedforayear.Shelookedatmewiththesaddesteyesandsaid'Ihadtodropoutofschool'Robinsonsaidinatelephoneinterview.ThatconveyedtometherealitysaidRobinsonthefirstwomantoserveasIreland'spresidentandformerU..N..highcommissionerforhumanrights.Herlifeasfarassheisconcernedhadmoreorlessended.Robinsonsaidkeepinggirlsinschoolwasoneofthemostimportantthingspolicymakerscoulddotoaddressthecomingchallengesofanever-increasingpopulationpredictedbytheUnitedNationstoreach7billionsoon.EuropeancountriesareconcernedaboutagingpopulationsasisJapanbutthisismuchlessofanissuethanthehugenumberofpeoplewhichwearegoingtoseeoverthenext40yearswhenthepopulationgoesfrom7billionto9billionshesaid.Almostallofthatincreasewillbeinpoordevelopingcountriessothatwehaveaverybigchallenge.Familyplanningexpertsworryinparticularaboutthefuturepopulationexplosioninsub-SaharanAfrica.InMaytheUnitedNationsprojectedtheworldpopulationwouldreach9.3billionin2050and10.1billionby2100.MuchofthatgrowthwillcomefromAfricawherethepopulationisgrowingat2.3percentayear—morethandoubleAsia's1percentgrowthratE.IfthatratestaysconsistentwhichisnotcertainAfrica'spopulationwillreach3.6billionby2100fromthepresent1billion.JoelCohenaprofessorofpopulationstudiesatRockefellerUniversityandColumbiaUniversityinNewYorksaiduniversalsecondaryeducationofferedawaytoreducepopulationinhighbirth-rateregions.Inadditiontoprovidinginformationaboutbirthcontrolasecondaryeducationteacheswomentoreducetheirownfertility生育力improvethehealthoftheirchildrenandallowsthemtomovefromamind-setofhavingmanychildreninthehopesthatsomewillsurvivetoimprovingthequalityofeachchild'slifeCohenwroteinthejournalNaturE.59.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorintroduceshistopicby_____.A.explainingtheauthor'sopinionsB.givinganexampleC.describingthepooreducationsystemD.comingstraighttothetopic60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.RobinsonishappyaftertalkingtotheEthiopiangirl.B.Robinsonisasuccessfulexpertinpopulationstudies.C.Robinsonisworriedaboutpopulationgrowth.D.Robinsonencouragesfemaleeducation.61.WhatisJoelCohen'sviewaboutsecondaryeducation?A.Itprovidesbasicknowledgeofhealth.B.Itimprovesthehealthofchildren.C.Itmakespeoplepaymoreattentiontoeducation.D.Itcanchangepeople'sparentingideas.62.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantwaytocontrolhighpopulationgrowthis.A.keepinggirlsinschoolB.lettinggirlsgoawayfromAfricaC.lettingyounggirlsremainsingleD.keepinggirlsinfamilies

Haveyoueverheardofblogs博客?Ifyouhaven’tyoushouldhavE.It’shereit’sgrowingandit’shavinganinfluenceonourlifE.SurftheInternetandyou’llfindblogseverywherE.A.blogshortenedfromweblogisapublicInternetjournalwrittenbyonepersonoragroupofpeoplE.Itisawebsiteinwhichapersonoragroupcanplacenewspersonalthoughtstextphotosvideooraudiofilesorlinksuponwhichvisitorscancomment.A.blogletsyoupostontheInternetwithouthavingtoknowwebdesignorbetechnical.Youaregivenanenvironmenttomakedatedentriesonthetopicofyourchoicewhicharepublishedsootherpeoplecanreadthem.Authoringablogmaintainingablogoraddinganarticletoanexistingblogiscalledblogging.BlogginghasrevolutionizedInternetpublishinginthelastseveralyearsbecauseitgiveseveryonewithInternetaccesstheopportunitytobecomeanonlinewriter.Objectssuchastextandphotosinablogcanbecalledblogpostspostsorentries.Thepersonwhopoststheseentriesiscalledablogger.Nowsomewherearoundtheworldablogiscreatedalmostevery6seconds.Becauseit’sgreatpotentialBillGatesviewsitasimportantase-mailBBSandMSN.He’stryingtomakeblogstheimportanttoolsforfuturebusinesscommunications.21.A.blogis______.A.acommentB.adesignC.anInternetjournalD.alink22.A.personcandothefollowingthingsinablogEXCEPT_______.A.enjoyphotosB.givecommentsC.readarticlesD.talktoothers23.Whoisablogger?A.A.personwhopostsletters.B.A.personwhopoststextorphotosinablog.C.A.personwhowritesarticles.D.A.personwhoisanonlinepublisher.24.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____..A.blogswillbeanimportantbusinesscommunicationtoolinthefutureB.BillGateswillinventsometoolsforblogsC.sofaronlyafewpersonshavecreatedblogsD.blogswillreplacee-mailBBSandMSNinthefuture

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageareifonly.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewordsbecausetheyconveyregretlostopportunitiesmistakesanddisappointment.MyfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsayingTaketheextraminutetodoitright.IalwaystrytolivebytheextraminuterulE.WhenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidentsIalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidanifonlymomentwhetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounterorsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding衬垫ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetablE.Idon’tonlyavoidthoseifonlymomentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoidifonlyinourpersonalrelationships.WeallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosayIloveyouorIforgiveyou.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFridayItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbeherE.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosayifonlyaboutsomethingbutmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.AndeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingrightoritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnectionIknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.32.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheextraminuterule?A.StartthecarthemomenteveryoneisseateD.B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.D.MoveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeonE.33.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorB.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldmanC.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached34.TheunderlinedwordforegoneinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.A.abandonedB.lackedC.avoidedD.wasted35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheEmotionalWell-beingB.TheTwoSaddestWordsC.TheMostUsefulRuleD.ThePeaceofMind

A.mousehappenedtolookthroughaholeinthewalltoseethefarmerandhiswifeopenapackagE.Whatfoodmightthiscontain?ThemousewondereD.Buthewassadtodiscoveritwasamousetrap.Backtothefarmyardthemouseannouncedthiswarning;Thereisamousetrapinthehouse!Thereisamousetrapinthehouse!Thehenclucked咯咯地叫andscratchedraisedherheadandsaidMr.MouseIcantellthisisagreatconcerntoyoubutitisofnoconsequencetomE.Icannotbebotheredbyit.Henthemouseturnedtothepig.ThepigsympathizedbutsaidIamsoverysorryMr.MousebutthereisnothingIcandoaboutitbutpray.Beassuredyouareinmyprayers.Thenthemouseturnedtothecowandrepeatthesamewords.ThecowsaidMooMr.MousE.I’msorryforyoubutit’snoskinoffmynosE.Sothemousereturnedtothehouseheaddownandsadlyfacedthefarmer’smousetrapalonE.Thatveryrightasoundwasheardthroughoutthehouse–thesoundofamousetrapcatchingitsprey猎物.Thefarmer’swiferushedtoseewhatwascaught.Inthedarknessshedidnotseeit.Itwasapoisonoussnakewhosetailwascaughtinthetrap.Thesnakebitthefarmer’swifE.Thefarmerrushedhertothehospital.Whenshereturnedhomeshestillhadafever.Everyoneknowsfreshchickensoupisgoodtotreatafever.SothefarmertookhisknifetothefarmyarD.ThehenwaskilleD.Buthiswife’ssicknesscontinueD.Friendsandneighborscametositwithheraroundtheclock.Tofeedthemthefarmerbutcheredthepig.Thefarmer’swifedidnotgetwellbutdieD.Somanypeoplecameforherfuneralthatthefarmerhadthecowkilledtoprovideenoughmeatforallofthemforthelunch.Themouselookeduponitallfromhisholeinthewallwithgreatsadness.26.Whatsurprisedthemousewhenlookingthroughthehole?A.ThefarmerandhiswifE.B.Apoisonoussnake.C.Apackagewithfoodin.D.Adangerousmousetrap.27.Whatdidthemousedowhenitreturnedtothefarmyard?A.Ithadawarntalkwithhisfriends.B.Itarguedwithitsneighborsloudly.C.Itwarneditsneighborsofthedanger.D.Ittriedhardtocheeritsneighbors28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthestory?A.Thefarmer’sneighborscametohishomeformeat.B.Thefarmer’swifewasbittenbythepoisonoussnakE.C.ThepigonlyexpresseditssympathyforthemousE.D.Thehenwassurethatitneedn’tbebotheredbyit.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencebutit’snoskinoffmynoseinparagraph5mean?A.Itisoutofthequestion.B.Itisnoneofmybusiness.C.Itdoesn’taffectmysmell.D.Itisnotinterestingatall.30.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexpressthemoralofthestory?A.Mindworksfasterintimeofdanger.B.Neverputyournoseintoothers’business.C.WeshouldpulltogetherintimeoftroublE.D.OutofsightoutofminD.

[2014·陕西省长安一中]Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefunandalotmorebesides.Followingtherules...planningyournextmovE.actingasateammember...theseareallgameideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlifE.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope­jumpingandhide­and­seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating合作.Manychildren'sgameshaveapracticalsidE.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown­ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledbones.Whichsharpensthehand­eyecoordination协调neededinhunting.ManysportsencouragenationalorlocalpridE.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.SportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeoplE.SocceristhemostpopularsportintheworlD.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytogivepeoplehopethroughsoccer.Hecreatedafoundation基金会toprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuturE.NexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlifE.33.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan________.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal­lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople'sviewsofsportingevents34.Iribarne'sgoalofformingthefoundationisto________.A.bringfuntopoorkidsB.providesoccerballsforchildrenC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids35.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Gamesbenefitpeoplealltheirlives.B.Sportscangetallathletestogether.C.Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.D.Sportsincreaseacountry'scompetitiveness.

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplacesocialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.SocialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedwaysaidCynthiaBreazealchiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhouseworksocialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanions伙伴thantools.ForexampletheserobotswillbeabletotellwhensomeoneishappyorsaD.Thisallowsthemtorespondmorecorrectlytotheuser.TheJiborobotarrangedtoshiplaterthisyearisdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobotaskitquestionsandmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdeliver给出generalanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividual个体inthehouseholD.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.SocialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehomE.Theyhavepotential潜在的applicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’sOshbotrobotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastorewhichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestorE.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumansthemoreitlearns.ButOshbotlikeothersocialrobotsisnotmeanttoreplaceworkersbuttoworkalongsideotheremployees.WehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforusbutwithussaidBreazeal.36.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.37.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.C.Takeyourfamilypicturesandsendmilk.D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.38.WhatcanOshbotworkas?A.A.languageteacher.B.A.tourguidE.C.A.shopassistant.D.A.privatenursE.39.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill______.A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmatesC.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?A.A.newdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategies策略forsocialrobots.C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.

Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity名人chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.Prof.GershunysaidThemaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrend.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocome.Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes﹣agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.SomeexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsasGastrosexualsmenusingcookingskillstoimpressfriendswhohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley﹣WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyd.Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.HelaughedsaidProf.Gershuny.Thatwouldneverhappennow.Two﹣thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtable.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable﹣withmanyfamilymealsinfacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat﹣asIdidwhenIwasachild﹣atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.24.WhatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbeforeA.Theimprovementofcooks'status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale'sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.25.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncookingA.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.Womenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbefore.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.26.HowdidProf.GershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassageA.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.Itisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.C.Itshouldn'tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.27.WhichisthebesttitleforthepassageA.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking﹣aThingofthePastforWomen.

Bodylanguageisthequietsecretandmostpowerfullanguageofall!Itissaidthatourbodymovementscommunicateabout50percentofwhatwereallymeanwhilewordsonlyexpress7percent.Sowhileyourmouthisclosedyourbodyisjustsaying.Arms.Howyouholdyourarmsshowshowopenandreceptiveyouaretopeopleyoumeet.Ifyoukeepyourarmstothesidesofyourbodyorbehindyourbackthissuggestsyouarenotafraidoftakingonwhatevercomesyourway.Outgoingpeoplegenerallyusetheirarmswithbigmovementswhilequieterpeoplekeepthemclosetotheirbodies.Ifsomeoneupsetsyoujustcrossyourarmstoshowyou'reunhappy.Head.Whenyouwanttoappearconfidentkeepyourheadlevel.Ifyouareamonitorinclassyoucanalsotakeonthispositionwhenyouwantyourwordstobetakenseriously.HowevertobefriendlyinlisteningorspeakingyoumustmoveyourheadalittlE.Legs.Yourlegstendtomovearoundalotmorethannormalwhenyouarenervousortellinglies.Ifyouareatinterviewstrytokeepthemstill.Posture姿势.Agoodposturemakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.Ifyouarefeelingdown»younormallydon'tsitstraightwithyourshouldersinwards.ThismakesbreathingmoredifficultwhichcanmakeyoufeelnervousoruncomfortablE.Mouth.Whenyouarethinkingyouoftenpurseyourlips.Youmightalsousethispositiontoholdbackanangrycommentyoudon'twishtoshow.Howeveritwillprobablystillbenoticedandpeoplewillknowyou'renotpleasedFacE.WhenyoulieyoumightputonafalsefacE.Butthatexpressionwouldcrackbrieflyallowingdisplaysoftrueemotionssuchashappinesssadnessdisgust厌恶andfeartocomethrough.21.Whensomeoneiskeepinghisarmsbehindhisbackhetriestotellyouthat.A.heisnotafraidB.heisoutgoingC.heisangryD.heiscool22.Ifyouwanttoappearconfidentyoushould.A.moveyourarmsalotB.crossyourarmsC.moveyourheadalittleD.keepyourheadlevel23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.BodylanguagethemostcommonlyusedlanguageB.BodymovementsgiveawaysecretsofmindC.ArmstellmorethanlegsD.Facialexpressionstellthetruth

BritishWomenWritersindifferentperiodsoftimeTheEnglishRenaissanceTheEnglishRenaissancebeganinthelaterpartofthefifteenthcenturyandlasteduntilthe1660s.AmongthemostfamouswomenwritersofthisperiodisAphraBehnwhoisseenasthefirstprofessionalwomanwriterinEnglish.Shewroteanumberofplaysthatdealtwithtopicssuchasracismandslavery.A.goodexampleisOroonokopublishedin1688.AphraBehn'sworksincludealsotheplaysTheAmourousPrinceTheTownFopTheDutchLoverandheronlytragedyAbdelazer.TheneoclassicalperiodAmongthewell-knownwomeninBristishliteratureduringtheneoclassicalperiodfrom1660totheendoftheeighteenthcenturyisAnneFinch.ShewrotepoetryandtriedtoexpressallthatshesawandexperienceD.TwootherwomenarerecognizedfortheircontributiontoneoclassicalBritishliterature:MaryAstellandLadyMaryWortleyMontagu.MaryAstellwasaphilosopherandafeministwriter.Sheisbestknownnowforhertheoriesontheeducationofwomen.TheRomanticperiodJaneAustenisoneofthemostfamouswomenwritersthatworkedduringtheRomanticperiod1798-1832.Herworksincludeseveralnovelsmostofwhichfocusonmarriageasawayforyoungwomentosecuresocialstandingandeconomicsecurity.HermostfamousnovelsarePrideandPrejudiceSenseandSensibilityandEmma.AnotherfamouswomanwriterfromtheEnglishRomanticismisMaryShelley.SheistheauthorofFrankensteinHistoryofSixWeeksTourandTheLastMan.TheVictorianperiodTheVictorianperiodbetweenthe1830sand1900wasthetimewhentheBrontesistersGeorgeEliotandElizabethGaskelllivedandwrotE.CharlotteBronteEmilyBronteandAnneBronteproducedmanyBritishliteraryclassics.Charlotte'snovelsincludeJaneEyreShirleyVilletteandTheProfessor.MaryAnneEvansadoptedthemalepennameGeorgeasshewantedtosetherselfapartfromthefemininegenreofcookbooksanddomesticmoraltales.HermostfamousnovelisTheMillontheFlosspublishedin1860.21.AccordingtothepassageAphraBehn’splaysmainlyconcern__________.A.racismandslaveryB.economicsecurityC.educationofwomenD.cookingandgardening22.WhichperioddoesJaneAustenbelongto?A.theEnglishRenaissancE.B.theNeoclassicalPerioD.C.theRomanticperioD.D.theVictorianperioD.23.WhydidMaryAnneEvanspublishherstoriesunderthenameofGeorgeEliot?A.Womenwereforbiddentowritenovelsthen.B.Ithelpedpromoteherworks.C.Itsoundedmorepopular.D.Herworkswouldbedifferent.24.Ifareaderisinterestedinwomen’seducationwhoseworkscanbethebestchoice?A.AnneFinch’s.B.MaryAstell’s.C.MaryWortleyMontagu’s.D.MaryShelley’s.

YoucanneverbetoosurethesedaysintheUnitedStatesofyourneighborsorevenyourcustomers!Trytokeepalowprofile姿态inyourneighborhood:Don'tannouncetoeveryonethatyouarerunningahomebusinesswiththousandsofdollarsworthofequipment.Asmuchaspossibledonotinviteclients客户orvisitorstoyourhomE.InfactIknowofsomehome­basedentrepreneurs企业家whowouldrathermeettheirclientsinaneutralgrounde.g.theclient'sofficeorevenStarbucks.ThereareotherwaystokeepburglarsawayfromyourhousE.•Keeplightsonaroundyourhouseintheevenings.Lightisanaturalfrightforburglars.•Investinasecurityalarmparticularlyifyourhouseislocatedataremotespot.Securitysystemscanoftenbringdownthecostofyourhomeowner'spremium保险费.•MakesurethatallwindowsanddoorsarelockedandthesecurityalarmturnedonbeforeyousleepatnightorgooutofthehousE.AvoidkeepinghousekeysinobviousplacessuchasunderthelamporontopofthedoorframE.•AddinganadditionallockwillprovideextrasecuritywhenyouarehomE.Thedead­locksometimescalledanexitonlydeadboltisadeadboltthatdoesnothaveanexternal外部的key.Itisclearlyvisibleonthedoorfromtheoutsidebutcannotbebrokenintowithoutdestroyingthedoorframeorlockitself.Whilethissecuritywon'thelpdirectlywhenyouaren'thomethevisibilitymaydiscourageanintruderfromtryingthedoor.•Yourdooritselfshouldbemadeofstrongmaterialssuchasone­inchthicksolidhardwoodorheavymetal.25.Theadvicegivenbythewriterinthepassagefocuseson________.A.howtomakeyourhousesafefromburglarsB.whattodowhenyourhouseisbrokenintoC.howtoimprovesocialsecurityintheUnitedStatesD.howtorunahomebusiness26.Somehome­basedentrepreneursdonotinviteclientstotheirhome________.A.toenjoyconvenienceoutsidetheirhomeB.forthesafetyoftheirpropertyC.nottoletothersknowabouttheirbusinessD.inordertoavoidbeingseenbyburglars27.Allthefollowingarepartofthewriter'sadviceexceptthatthehomeowner________.A.buyasecurityalarmandturnitonintheeveningB.fixanextralockonthedoorfrominsideC.havethedoorsmadeofsolidhardwoodorheavymetalD.keeplightsoninallroomstothreatenburglars28.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordintrudermostprobablymeaninthepassage?A.Someonewhoisinvitedforavisit.B.SomeonewhoillegallyentersthehomE.C.SomeonewhopaysregularvisitstothehomE.D.Someonewhotriestodestroythelock.

Americanslovepeanutbutter.Theaveragechildwilleat1500peanutbutterbeforeheorshegraduatesfromhighschool.Butthereisacontroversyoveranewpeanutbutter.ItiscalledSTEEMPeanutButter.Thispeanutbutteraddsanewingredient:caffeine咖啡因.Coffeeisapopularmorningdrinkbecauseithascaffeineandgivespeopleenergyinthemorning.Evensmallamountsofcaffeinecanbedangeroustochildren.UnitedStatesSenator参议员CharlesSchumersays.PeanutbutteroneofthesnacksmostcloselyconnectedwithchildrenmighthavetobestoredinthemedicinecupboardratherthaninthekitchencupboarD.ThiswillshocktheFoodandDrugAdministration.SchumerwantstheU.S.FDAtoinvestigatE.HeobservedthatearliertheFDApreventedplansforacaffeinatedchewinggum.STEEMthemanufacturersaidWearesellingthecaffeinatedpeanutbutterallovertheworlD.Theproductprovidescaffeineinaneasilydigestibleway.CaffeinatedfoodshavebeensoldinU.S.storesforwelloveradecadeandareinnowayanewideA.Customerstellustheywanttoeatthecaffeinatedpeanutbuttersotheydon’thavetodrinkasmuchcoffeeorenergydrinks.Thepeanutbutterisnotintendedforchildren.PeanutbutterhasbeenafavoriteofchildrenforgenerationsSchumercontinued:ParentsacrossthecountryhavetoworryaboutasceneinwhichtheirchildmightunknowinglybiteintoapeanutbutterthatcontainsmorecaffeinethantwocupsofcoffeE.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayscaffeineinsmallamountscanhelpthephysicalperformanceofadults.Buttheacademyurgesparentsnottoallowchildrentotakeevensmallamountsofcaffeineowingtocaffeine’spossiblenegativeeffectsonachild’sheartandbraindevelopment.24.ThereisacontroversyovertheSTEEMPeanutButterbecauseitcontains______.A.fatB.peanutC.caffeineD.nutrition25.CharlesSchumersuggeststhatthenewpeanutbuttershouldbe______.A.keptinthekitchencupboardB.manufacturedinhugequantitiesC.outofchildren’sreachD.eatenbychildrenforgenerations26.AccordingtoSTEEMthenewpeanutbutterispopularwithadultsbecause______.A.itisatraditionalfoodB.TheyeatitinsteadofenergydrinksC.itsproductionisnotbannedD.itisdigestedmoreeasilyt27.WecanguessfromthetextthattheresponsibilityoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationisto______.A.introducenewfoodsanddrugsB.promotethesalesoffoodsanddrugsC.guaranteethesafetyoffoodsanddrugsD.improvethephysicalperformanceofadults

Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustryitisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.TodaycustomerdelightiswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinordertokeepandincreasemarketsharE.Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustryandconfirmedbyanumberofresearchesthatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople;thosetreatedbadlywilltelltheirtalesofwoetoupto20peoplE.Interestingly80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyal.NewlineagesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexamplemanycompaniesnowhavetoinvest投资alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththephonerage愤怒—causedbydelaysinansweringcallsbeingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.ManypeopledonotliketalkingtomachinessaysDr.StoreySeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchoolBanksforexampleencouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouandthatyoucantrust—thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-deliveringsayingthatarepairwillbecomeoutwithinfivehoursbutgettingitdonewithintwo;replacingafaultyproductimmediately:throwinginagiftvoucher购物礼券asanunexpectedthankyoutoregularcustomers;andalwaysreturningcallsevenwhentheyarecomplaints.Aimingforcustomerdelightisallverywellbutifservicesdonotreachthehighlevelpromiseddisappointmentorworsewillbetheresult.ThiscanbeeasedbyofferinganapologyandanexplanationofwhytheservicedidnotmeetusualstandardswithempathyforexampleIknowhowyoumustfeelandpossiblesolutionsreplacementcompensationorwhateversuggestsbestmeetsthecase.AirlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercarE.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtoolwhilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweatherunclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaffawinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.TheyaretrainedtoanswerquicklywiththeirnamejobtitleandaweareheretohelpattitudE.Thecompanyhasinvestedheavilyininformationtechnologytomakesurethatinformationisavailableinstantlyonscreen.BritishAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservicE.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchaswedoasweplease.Ontheotherhandthemorecustomersarepromisedthegreatertheriskofdisappointment.67.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that.A.well-treatedcustomerspromotebusinessB.unsatisfiedcustomersreceivebetterserviceC.SatisfiedcustomerscatchmoreattentionD.complainingcustomersarehardtosatisfy68.ThewritermentionsphonerageParagraph3toshowthat.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.CustomercarebecomesmoredemandingC.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices69.IfamanagershouldshowhisempathyParagraph6whatwouldheprobablysay?A.I’msorryforthedelay.B.Iappreciateyourunderstanding.C.IknowhowupsetyoumustbE.D.Iknowit’sourfault.70.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to-faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustomers.B.A.companyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.C.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthanforbanks.

Takingexamsinalargegroupsettingcanbestressfulforstudentsandforthestaffmemberswhoarewatchingoverthem.Whenclassroomsarecrowdedanddesksareclosetogethercheatingmightbetempting.OneuniversityinThailandcameupwithananti-cheatinghatthatmakesitalmostimpossibleforstudentstoseeotherstudents’papers.A.photoofthestudentswearingtheanti-cheatinghatsmadeitswaytotheInternetandtheuniversitywascriticizedformakingstudentswearthoseridiculouslookinghomemadehats.ThehatsweremadebystaplingpiecesofpaperontoaheadbandonetoeachsideoftheheaD.AfterbeingcriticizedsenioracademicstaffatKasetsartUniversityinBangkokThailandreleasedastatementsayingthatthehatsideacamefromstudents.Theysaidthatinabidtopreventcheatingtheyaskedthestudentsforideasonhowtopreventcheatingintheupcomingexamwhichwasbeingtakenbyalmostonehundredstudents.StudentscameupwithdifferentideasthenthepaperhatideawasselectedbythemasthemostsuitablE.Theuniversityclaimedthatnoonewasforcedtousethehatbuttheyallchosetodoso.WhenwearingthehatduringtheexamstudentsfeltmorerelaxedNattadonRungruangkitkraialecturerattheuniversitysaiD.ItwasnotmeanttoindicatethatKasetsartstudentsoftencheatonexams.IapologizeifthephotomakesotherpeoplelookatmystudentsinanegativewayRungruangkitkraiaddeD.28.Accordingtothetextinwhichcasecheatingwillbecomeeasy?A.Whendesksarecrowdedintoaclassroom.B.Whentoomanystudentsaresittinginaclassroom.C.Whenstudentsaretoostressful.D.WhenthestaffmemberswhoarewatchingoverthemarenotresponsiblE.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.ThesenioracademicstaffattheuniversitymadethepaperhatideA.B.Thestudentsfeltmorestressfulwhenwearingthehatduringtheexam.C.Thestudentsdon’tlikewearingthehatswhentakingtheexam.D.Thestudentsarenotforcedtowearthehatswhentakingtheexam.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordstaplinginthethirdparagraphmean?A.stickingB.makingC.wearingD.releasing31.What’sthebesttitleofthetext?A.Howtomaketheanti-cheatinghatB.Anti-cheatinghatwascriticizedC.Anti-cheatinghatD.Anti-cheatinghatwasconsideredthemostsuitablechoice

TheEnglishwriterSamuelJohnsonfamouslysaidYoufindnomanwhoiswillingtoleaveLondon.NosirwhenamanistiredofLondonheistiredoflifeforthereisinLondonallthatlifecanafforD.MorethantwocenturieshavepassedsinceJohnson’sagebuthiswordsstillringtruE.Hereyou’llfindthehistoricTowerofLondonandtheTateModernbothconsideredmust-sees.Shakespeare’ssonnets十四行诗arestillbeingutteredbyactors.LondonersmostcertainlystilllookuptotheroyalsbuttheyalsorockouttoColdplayandLilyAllen.AndwhiletheystillsipteatheynowdrinkStarbuckstoo.HowtoSaveMoneyinLondonFindthefreeattractions.ManyofLondon’stopthingstodoincludingtheNationalGalleryHydeParkandthePortobelloRoadMarketareabsolutelyfreetoenjoy.RidetheTubE.Takingtaxiswilladdupquicklysobuyapay-as-you-goOysterCardandtravelonLondon’sundergroundsystemnicknamedtheTube.Dinesmart.CorridorslikeBrickLaneofferfantasticculturalfoodforbargainprices;fishandchipshopsareacheapstandbyandtakeawayfoodcostslessthandine-in.LondonCulture&CustomsLondonisoneofthefashioncapitalsoftheworldanditsresidentstendtoreflectthat.Practicallypackanumbrellafortherainydaysandascarforsomelayersforthechillyones.Asfortippingrestaurantsandcafeswillusuallyadda10-to15-percentservicechargetothebill.Ifaservicechargeisnotallotted指定it’scustomarytotipthesamebetween10and15percent.Ifyou’redrinkingatapuborwinebartippingisflexiblE.Andinataxicabtipthedrivertothenearestpoundorabout10percentofthecost.LondonDiningLondonusedtobehighlycriticizedforitsheavyandcommonmenuitems.NowLondonisconsideredasoneofthemostgourmetcitiesintheworlD.Andwithitsmeltingpotofculturesit’snotdifficulttoseewhy.LondonofferseverythingfrommodernBritishtoMalaysian.ForIndianfoodwesuggestvisitingthecurryhousesonBrickLanE.IfyouwantarealhighteaexperiencebookreservationsattheRitzatFortnum&MasonorattheDorchester—butbesuretodressthepart.PubcultureisstillaliveandwellsoifyouhaveahankeringforfriedfishandsaltychipsorFrenchfriesyou’llstillfindthemherE.Andforaquickbiteexchangeafewpoundsforakebabaquicksandwichorsometo-gosushiwhichcanbefoundineateriesthroughoutthecity.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.LifeinLondonisexcitingbuttiring.B.Londonersaretraditionalandfashionconscious.C.Manywell-knownwritersliketoliveinLondon.D.CoffeeismorepopularwithLondonersthanteA.26.Theunderlinedwordhankeringinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby________.A.preparationB.respectC.desireD.talent27.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?A.CulturE.B.Travel.C.Education.D.Entertainment.

Auniversitygraduatedescribedasarespectableandintelligentwomanisseekingprofessionalhelpafterbeingconvictedof证明有罪shopliftingforthesecondtimeinsixmonths.AnaLuzrecentlystudyingforherPhDhasbeentoldshecouldendupbehindbarsunlessshecancontrolthedesiretostealfromshops.LuzwholiveswithherpartnerinFitzwilliamRoadCambridgeadmittedstealingclothesworth￡9.95fromJohnLewisinOxfordStreetLondononMarch9.PhillipLemoyneprosecuting起诉saidLuzselectedsomeclothesfromadisplayandtookthemtotheladies’toiletinthestorE.Whenshecameoutagainshewaswearingoneoftheskirtsshehadselectedhavingtakenofftheanti-theftsecurityalarms.ShewasstoppedandcaughtafterleavingthestorewithoutpayingMr.LemoynesaiD.Headdedthatshewasupsetonherarrestandapologizedforheractions.Luz28wassaidtohavebeenconvictedofshopliftingbyCambridgejudgeslastOctoberbutMoragDuffdefendingsaidshehadneverbeenintroublewiththepolicebeforethat.Sheisashamedandembarrassedbutdoesn’treallyhaveanyexplanationwhyshedidthisMissDuffsaiD.Shedidn’tintendtostealwhenshewentintothestore.Sheisatalosstoexplainit.Sheisotherwiseaveryrespectableandintelligentyounglady.Shewenttoherdoctorandaskedforadvicebecauseshewantstoknowifthereisanythinginparticularthatcausedhertodothis.JudgeDavidAzanfinedLuz￡50andwarned:You’vegotacriminalrecorD.IfyoucarryonlikethisyouwillendupinprisonwhichwillruinyourbrightfutureyoumayhavE.LuzachievedadegreeindesignatuniversityinhernativeSpainwentontoafamousuniversityinBerlinGermanyforhermaster’sdegreeandisnowstudyingforaPhDatCambridgeUniversityUK.32.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceSheisatalosstoexplainitmean?A.Inheropinionitwasalosstotheclothesshopswhereshestolethings.B.Shedoesn’thaveanyideawhyshehasthedesiretostealfromshops.C.Shethinksitisalossforhertoexplainwhyshestolethingsfromshops.D.Personallyshefeelsashamedandembarrassedforhershopliftingactions.33.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthemeaningofthewordshopliftingusedinthepassage?A.Carryinggoodsinaliftforashop.B.Takinggoodstotheladies’toilet.C.Selectingsomegoodsfromadisplay.D.Takinggoodsfromashopwithoutpaying.34.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.AnaLuzisalreadygotherPhDatCambridgeUniversityUKB.AnaLuzisashamedandembarrassedandknowswhysheoftendidsoC.theuniversitygraduatewillbeputinprisonifshestealsinshopsoncemoreD.PhillipLemoyneistherespectableandintelligentwoman’sdefenselawyer35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShopliftingShameofaPhDStudentB.ApologizingfortheActionsinShopsC.SeekingProfessionalHelpfromExpertsD.ControllingtheDesiretoStealfromShops

Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajobbutyou’realwaysopentoopportunitiessooutofcuriosityyouclickonthelink.A.fewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlatelysoIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhereshesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscenE.Attrition损耗hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompaniesbutinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrisingowingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesareintensifying增强theireffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Tactics策略rangefromelectronicmonitortosophisticated复杂的analysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneralpeopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirbossdon’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowthorareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEBaWashington-basedtechnologycompanylooksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergrouporwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlifesaysBrianKroppwhoheadsCEB’sHRpracticE.We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeonorevenjustopeninge-mailsfromcareerwebsitesandresearchshowsthatmorefirmsarepayingattentiontothesethings.Largecompanieshavealsobeguntrackingbadgeswipes浏览痕迹----employees’useofanIDtoenterandexitthebuildingortheparkinggarage---toidentifypatternsthatsuggestaworkermaybeinterviewingforajoB.32.FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferLinkedlnis___________.A.ane-mailB.ajobfromtheInternetC.aprofessionalsocialnetworkD.aworld-famouscompany33.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Thecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising.B.CompaniesarestricterwithworkersthanbeforE.C.Measureshavebeentakentofindthepotentialworkerswhowanttoquit.D.Findingnewjobshasbeenatrendformostworkers.34.AccordingtotheresearchbyCEBwhichofthefollowingmightbethemostprobablereasonforworkerstoquittheirjobs?A.Theydon’tliketheirbosses.B.Workersarealwaysdoingcomparisons.C.Notseeingopportunitiesforpromotion.D.Tofindahigher-paidjoB.35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakeareviewonaphenomenon.B.Totellustheleader’sconcerns.C.Toshowanewtrendinthejobmarket.D.Tostresstheroleofnewtechnologies.

InAmericadrives'educationispartoftheregularhighschoolcurriculum课程.Everystudentinhisorhersecondyearofhighschoolisrequiredtotakeaclassdriver'seducation.Howeverunlikeothercoursesitisnotgivenduringtheregularschoolyear.InsteaditisasummercoursE.Thecourseisdividedintotwopartsclasstimeforlearninglawsandregulationanddrivingtimetopracticedriving.classtimeisnotunlikeanyotherclass.Thestudentshaveatextfromwhichtheystudythebasiclawstheymustknowtopassthewrittendrivingtestthatisgiventoanyonewantingtogetadriver'spermit.Drivingtimeisachanceforthestudentstogetbehindthewheelsteeringwheelandpracticestaringsteering驾驶backingupparkingswitchinglanesturningcornersandalltheotherskillsrequiredtodriveacarFachstudentsisrequiredtodriveatotalofsixhours.Thestudentsandtheinstructorgooutdrivingfortwo-hourblocksoftimE.Thuseachstudentgetshalfanhourdrivingtimeperouting.Theinstructoranddriversitinthefrontseatsandtheotherthreestudentssitintheback.Driver'sEdcarsareunlikeothercarsinwhichtheyhavetwosetsofbrakesoneonthedriver'ssideandoneontheothersidewheretheinstructorsits.Thusifthestudentdrivershouldrunintodifficultiestheinstructorcantakeover.ThecaralsohasanotherspecialfeaturE.OnthetopofthecarisasignthatreadsStudentDriverThatjetsnearbydriversknowthattheyshoulduseextracautionbecausethestudentdriveisabeginningdrivenotveryexperiencedandpronetodrivingslowly.Afterthestudenthaspassedthedriver'seducationcourseandreachedtheappropriateagetodrivethisagediffersineverystatebutinmostcasesthepersonmustbe16yearsoldtheycangotoadesignatedstateofficetotaketheirdriver'stestwhichismadeupaneyeexaminationawrittentestandaroadtest.Thepersonmustpassallthethereteatsinordertogivenadriver'slicensE.Ifthepersondidwellinhisorherdriver'seducationclassheorshewillpassthetestwithflyingcolorsandgetadriver'spermit.28.InAmericathedriver'scoursementionedaboveis_____A.consideredaspartoftheadvancededucationB.giventoanyonewantingtogetadriver'spermitC.carriedonthesametimeasothercourseD.requiredofallthestudentsofGrade2inhighschools29.Topreventaccidentsadriver'sEDcar_____A.hasasigninsideitB.hastwosetsofbrakesC.isbigenoughtoholdfivepersonsD.can’trunveryfast30.WecaninferthatthestudentsarerequiredtointheirwholedrivingpracticE.A.gooutdrivingfortwelvetimesB.spendatleastsixhoursdrivingC.drivefortwo-hourblocksoftimeD.gethalfanhourdriving31.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththerequirementsforthestudentswantingtogettheirdriver’spermit?A.Theymustbe16yearsofageB.Theyshouldgotohavetheirdriver’scourseC.TheymusthavetheireyesexaminedD.Theyoughttodowellintheirdriver’scourse

TheSpringFestivalasoneofthegrandestandmostimportantfestivalsissupposedtobeatimeforthewholefamiliestoreunitetogether.Howeveraspeople’senthusiasmfordigitalhongbaoincreasedtheamountofthetimetheyspendwithfamilymembersduringtheholidaydecreases.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticism批评overdigitalhongbaothatithasgivenrisetoawideberthtofamilyreunion.IusedtodiscussprogramsintheSpringFestivalGala春晚withmyfamilymembersbutthisyearIhardlyhadthetimetowatchthegalabecauseIwasstaringatmycellphoneallthetimesaidKanga30–yearoldradiostationeditor.IwenttoKaraokewithmycousinsduringtheholidayandIwasgraspingdigitalhongbaothewholetimeevenwhenIwassingingKaraokE.OnthelastdayoftheholidayIstartedtoregretspendingtoomuchtimeonthesedigitalhongbao.ThereforeinsteadoffightingforhongbaoIwatchedTVwithmymomthatnight.Ilefthomefeelingsorry!Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithmyparents.ButKangsaidregretcamewithasenseofachievementwhenhemanagedtobringclassmatestogether.NextyearIwillstillplaythegamebutwithlessmoneyandforasmalleramountoftimeKangsaiD.DongChenyuateacherfromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversitysaiditunfairtoblamehongbaofordestroyingfamilyreunion.Whentelevisionwasinventedpeopleaccuseditofstandinginthewayofface-to-facehumancommunication.ThesameaccusationcameupontelephoneandtextmessageserviceswhentheywerefirstinventeD.ThesamegoeswithdigitalhongbaoDongsaiD.Itdoesnothingbutoffersanewwayofhumancommunication.Therestispeople’schoicE.Aslongasnooneexpectstoearnmoneyfromthisandtakesthisasameansofgambling赌博it’sagoodwaytoimprovehumanconnectionsDongsaiD.25.TheunderlinedwordalienatedinParagraph1mostprobablymeans____.A.improvedB.encouragedC.separatedD.ended26.HowdidMr.KangfeelaboutdigitalhongbaoaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Hefeltregrettedspendingtoomuchmoney.B.Hehadastrongpreferenceforit.C.HewashappytospendtoomuchofhistimE.D.Hefeltasenseofguiltyingettingit.27.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Dongsaidaboutdigitalhongbao?A.Mr.Dongisinfavorofthedigitalhongbao.B.ItwillbeoutoffashioninnearfuturE.C.Lotsofpeoplewilluseittoearnmoney.D.Itwillbringustroubleinholidayreunion.28.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpringFestivalReunionB.FamilyReunionDestructionC.NewHolidayEnthusiasmD.Double-edgedSword

AlthoughtheUnitedStatescoverssomuchlandandthelandproducesfarmorefoodthanthepresentpopulationneedsitspeoplearebynowalmostentirelyanurbansocietyLessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedinagricultureandforestry林业andmostoftherestliveinoraroundtownssmallandlarge.HerethetraditionalpictureischangingeverysmalltownmaystillbeverylikeothersmalltownsandthetypicalsmalltownmayrepresentawidelyacceptedviewofthecountrybutmostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowlivesinsomethirtymetropolitanareas1argecitieswiththeirsuburbsofmorethanamillionpeopleeach﹣alargerproportionthaninGermanyorEnglandletaloneFrance.Thestatistics统计ofurbanandruralpopulationshouldbetreatedwithcautionbecausesomanypeoplewholiveinareasclassifiedasruraltravelbycartoworkinanearbytowneachday.Astherushtoliveoutoftowncontinues.ruralareaswithinreachoftownsaregraduallyfilledwithhousessothatitishardtosayatwhatmomentapieceofcountrybecomesasuburbButmoreandmorethetypicalAmericanlivesinametropolitanratherthanasmalltownenvironment.36.IfnowAmericahas250millionpeople.howmanyofthemareengagedinagricultureandforestryA.About25million.B.Morethan25million.C.Lessthan25million.D.Lessthan225million37.WhichofthefollowingfourcountrieshasthesmallestproportionofpeoplelivinginmetropolitanareasA.UnitedStates.B.Germany.C.France.D.England.38.What'sthemeaningofthewordmetropolitaninthemiddleofthepassageA.Ofalargecitywithitssuburbs.B.Ofsmallandlargetowns.C.Ofurbanareas.D.Ofruralareas.39.WhyisithardtosaywhenapieceofcountrybecomesasuburbA.Becausetheyarethesame.B.BecausetherushtakesplacetooquicklyC.Becausetheprocessisgradual.D.BecausemoreandmoreAmericansliveinmetropolitanareas.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferachancetothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidetohomE.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-carE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations康乃馨Aredonestandsforalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousserviceszōng jiāo 仪式tohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhen'peoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisittheirgraves.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeorinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorBBQsforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonescompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.35.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.B.NotallthechildrenrespecttheirparentsC.FewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepastD.Fathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome36.OnMother'sDayandFather'sDay_____.A.childrenalwaysgotoparents'homeB.everyonegoestovisitthegraveC.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesD.hand-madecardscostmorE.37.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sandFather'sDay.C.TheymadebreadorpastryD.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.

Wegetit:You'retireD.You'rebusy.AndyourshoesarewayovertherE.ExcusesareOKsometimesbutnoteveryday-andespeciallynottoday.Soputonyoursneakersgetupoffthecouchandletuskickyourexcusestothecurb路牙子.I...dislike...panting气喘!Beingreallyoutofbreathmaymeanyou'retryingtoomuchtoosoonwhichwillkillyourconfidencE.Butyoudon'thavetobehuffingandpuffingtogetaworkout.Activedoesn'thavetomeanhigh-intensity高强度.It'sjustaboutmoving.IhateexercisE.ItmayseemunbearablebutyoujusthavetogetstarteD.Exercisereleases释放endophinsyourbrain'sownfeel-goodchemicalswhichcanbehabit-forming.What'sthebestexercise?Theoneyou’lldoregularly.Soyoumayhaterunning.Don'trun!RideyourbikeorjustdancE.EvencleaningyourroomisactivE.Aslongasyou'removingandgettingyourbloodpumpingitcounts.SogetcreativE.Idon'thavetimE.Youmaynothavelotsoftimeto.sparewhenyou'rebusywithschoolworkbutwebetyoucanfind10minutes.Bonus:Anactivitybreakwillsendoxygentoyourbrainmakingyousuper-alert超级警觉的andmorecreativetoo.FamousthinkerslikeAristotleandSteveJobslikedwalkingmeetingsandyoucanfollowintheirfootstepsbymovingaroundwhileyoubrainstormaboutatoughtaskormemorizeyourEnglishvocabulary.Ineverseeresults!Evenifyoutrainwiththehelpofaprofessionalyouwon'tseeresultsrightaway.Butyouwillfeelthemalmostimmediately.Don'tfocusonhowyourbodylooks-focusonhowyoufeel.Keepajournalofwhenyouexerciseordon'tandhowyoufeelthatday:Stressed?Focused?Tired?Whenyoustartnoticingtheamazingeffectsofexerciseyou’llhavenoexcuses.21.TheunderlinedparthuffingandpuffinginParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.movingaroundB.breathingheavilyC.feelingconfidentD.wearingniceshoes22.Intheauthor'seyesthebestexerciseistheonethat.A.isveryrelaxingB.youwillstickto.C.producesgoodresultsD.youcansparetimeon23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ExerciseexcuseswearenotbuyingB.BenefitsofregularphysicalactivityC.ThebestexerciseandfitnessroutinesD.Howtogetstartedwithanexerciseplan

MickeyMousewantstohelpkidskickthejunkfoodhabit.TheWaltDisneyCompanyannouncedthatitplanstoadvertiseonlyhealthierfoodstokids.By2015allfoodanddrinkproductsthatareadvertisedonitsTVchannelsradiostationsandwebsiteswillhavetomeetthecompany’snutritionstandardforlimitingcaloriesandreducingfatsodiumandsugar.Manyfoodssuchasfruitdrinkscandyandsnackcakeswon’tmeetthestandarD.FirstLadyMichelleObamacalleditagamechanger.DisneyisdoingwhatnomajormediacompanyhaseverdonebeforeintheU.S.–andwhatIhopeeverycompanywilldointhefuturE.Thisisalandmark里程碑becauseamajormediacompanyistakingresponsibilityforwhatfoodtheyadvertisetochildrensaysMargoWootandirectorofnutritionpolicyfortheCenterforScienceinthePublicInterest.Thisshouldbearealwake-upcalltoNickelodeonanAmericanchildren’schannelandtheCartoonNetworktodothesamE.Butthecompanywillstillbeabletoadvertisebetter-for-youversions种类ofproductsthatarenotperfectlynutritious.Underthenewstandardsbreakfastcerealsthatareadvertisedwillhavetocontainfewerthan10gramsofsugarinaservingWootansays.That’sagoodstepforwardbutit’snotperfectlynutritious.JonLeibowitzchairmanoftheFederalTradeCommissionsaysDisneyismakingthismoveatperhapssomeriskofaffectingtheirincomessothat’swhyweshouldpraisethem.FoodmarketingisreallyimportantbecauseitshapesthewaykidsarefedWootansays.Ifwedon’tdealwithfoodmarketingtokidswedon’thaveanychanceofaddressingchildhoodobesity.Currentlyathirdofchildrenareoverweightputtingthematagreaterriskforserioushealthproblems.AtitsthemeparksDisneybeganofferinghealthierkids’mealsservingcarrotsandothervegetablesfruitslow-fatmilkandyogurtatmealsinsteadoffriesandsoftdrinks.67.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3probablyrefersto__________.A.theWaltDisneyCompanyB.thewake-upcallC.thehabitofeatingjunkfoodD.thenutritionstandardintheUS68.WhatdoesMargoWootanthinkofDisney’snewmove?A.Hethinksitisarisk.B.Hethinksitwillgetwidesupport.C.Hethinksveryhighlyofit.D.HethinksitwillaffecttheirincomE.69.AccordingtoDisney’snewstandards________.A.foodsadvertisedshouldcontainfewerthan10gramsofsugarB.foodsthatareadvertisedshouldbefat-freeC.onlyperfectlynutritiousproductscanbeadvertisedD.softdrinksarenotallowedtobeadvertised70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.DisneycallsforabanonjunkfooD.B.Disneyistoquittakingadsforjunkfoodaimedatkids.C.Disneyistoservehealthierfoodforkids.D.Disneyaimstohelpkidsloseweight.

TheWorldWideWebissocommonandpopularthatnotadaygoesbywhenwedon’tusetheWorldWideWeB.Todayithasbecomealmostasimportanttoeveryfamilyasfoodandwater!ThisyeartheWorldWideWebhasturned25yearsolD.Whatmanypeopledon’tknowisthatthewebwasatfirstcreatedtoimprovecommunicationbetweenthousandsofscientistsinSwitzerlanD.In1989TimBerners-Leewasa34-year-oldBritishphysicistworkingasasoftwareengineeratCERNtheEuropeanOrganizationforNuclearResearchinSwitzerlanD.SinceCERNwasahugeorganizationwiththousandsofscientistscommunicationbetweenthemwasbecomingincreasinglydifficult.Berners-Leewantedtodevelopasystemtosolvetheproblem.HispapersuggestedaninformationsystemwhereapageononecomputercouldhavealinktoanotherpageonanothercomputerconnectedthroughtheInternetallowingscientiststoreadlotsofinformationquickly.HoweverBerners-Lee’sbosssaidthatitsoundedexcitingbutimpossiblE.EventhoughthereweremanydifficultiesandfewsupportersBerners-LeewentontodeveloptheWorldWideWeB.HecameupwithideassuchasHyper-textTransferProtocol超文本传输协议toallowcomputerstotalktoeachotherHyper-textMarkupLanguageHTMLtocreatethepagesaservertoservethepagesandabrowser浏览器toseethem.InDecember1990theWorldWideWebwasdemonstrated展示andin1991theWWWprojectwasmadepublicsothatotherprogrammerscoulddeveloptheirownbrowsers.Berners-Leebelievedthatitcouldbeusedformorethanscientificpurposes.HewantedtheInternettobeeasyforanyonetouse—afreeopensoftwarE.HiswishessooncametruE.AlthoughtheWorldWideWebhastodayturnedintoacompletelydifferentthingfromwhatitmeantatfirstithasbecomenecessaryandimportanttoourlivespoweringourmobiletechnologiesandthewaywegetinformation.29.TheWorldWideWebwascreatedto_____.A.helppeoplegetinformationeasilyandquicklyB.supportthedevelopmentofmobiletechnologiesC.makeiteasierforBritishscientiststocommunicateD.improvecommunicationbetweenscientistsatCERN.30.AsforBerners-Lee’spaperhisboss_____.A.feltpuzzledaboutitB.showednointerestinitC.wascertainaboutitD.hadnoconfidenceinit31.AccordingtothetextBerners-Lee_____.A.doesn’tgiveupeasilywhenintroubleB.isa55-year-oldSwissphysicistC.hasworkedatCERNfor25yearsD.knowslittleabouttheInternet32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThepopularityoftheweB.B.WorldWideWebturns25!C.TipsonimprovingthewebsitE.D.InterviewwithTimBerners-LeE.

SomesecretsarehiddenfromhealthwroteJohnUpdikeinhispoemFever.IhaveexperiencedthetruthofUpdike’sobservation.Myexcellenthealthkeptmefromseeingsomethings-thingsthatbecamesecretsofsort.OnerelatestomysonChris.WhenIlostmyhealthinMarchIdiscoveredsomethingIhadmissedabouthim.Christopherhasbeenascholarandathletethroughhighschool.HehasbehavedresponsiblyengagedincommunityservicE.Hehashadanimpressivepeergroupofseriousstudents.WhileIsawthesethingsIhadmissedbeforewhatIexperiencedwhileinhospital.EarlyonChristopherofferedtheclearestandmostforcefulwordsaboutmyneedtobepositiveandtofightacuteleukemia急性白血病.HeneverlefttheroomafteravisitwithoutmakingmepromisethatIwouldbementallytoughandpositivE.DuringthefirstweekheshowedhisownmentaltoughnessresearchingleukemiaandlearningwhatthechanceswerE.Heevenstoppedmydoctoroutsidetheroomintroducedhimselfandaskeddirectlywhathethoughtofmychances.Heprocessedtheanswerwithoutoverreaction.Christopherdidadmonish劝告meagainstmychoiceofwordsthefirstweekathomE.IhadmovedbackintomyroomfromweighingmyselfdiscoveringathinfigureIdidnotknow.Iannouncedtohimandmywifedeadmanwalking.Ithoughtitwasawaytolightentheobvious.Hesawitasnegativityandwasstronglyagainstsuchthinkingandtalking.WhenIresistedtakingmedicinesometimesChristopherformedagood-cop-bad-copteamwithhismother.BetsygentlyandpatientlyencourageD.HedirectlyandforcefullyinsisteD.HealwaysmadethelogicalargumentsforwhyIneededtotakesomeawfulpills.Myhealthhadhiddensomethingfromme;myill-healthhelpedmetoseeit.28.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5indicatesthattheauthor.A.gottoknowmoreabouthissonwhileinhospitalB.knewlittleabouthissonuntilinhospitalC.hadnochanceofknowingmoreabouthissonD.hardlyrememberswhathappenedinthehospital29.WhatdidChristopherdowhentheauthorwasinhospital?A.Hetoldtheauthornottosayanythingwrong.B.Heofferedsomesuggestionstothedoctor.C.Healwaysencouragedtheauthortobeconfident.D.HetriedtogethelpfromcommunityservicE.30.Whatdoesgood-cop-bad-copinthetextreferto?A.Atricktoforcetheauthortoobey.B.Ameasuretokeeptheauthorhappy.C.Afriendlywaytomaketheauthorseewhatwasgoodforhim.D.Ajointefforttopersuadetheauthorbothkindlyandforcefully.31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.LessonsfromIII-healthB.UnexpectedLoveC.SecretsHiddenfromHealthD.DiscoveryMadeinHospital

TheEnglishtestwillberemovedfromChina’scollegeentranceexamby2020accordingtotheMinistryofEducation.ThenationalcollegeentranceexamknownastheGaokaohasbeenusedtoevaluateChinesestudentsforthreedecades.TheMinistryofEducationhasworkedoutaplanforreformingexamsandenrollment.TestswillbeheldseveraltimesayeartoallowstudentstochoosewhenandhowoftentheysittheexamsoastoreducestudypressureandchangeChina’sonce-in-a-lifetimeexamsystem.ThedecisionhasarousedaheateddiscussionamongShanghaieducatorsandparentswhodoubtedthereformwouldre­ducetheburdenoflearningEnglishorifthesubstitutetestcouldreflectastudent’sEnglishskillsandhelpstudentslearnEnglishbetter.AsfarasI.seethereformdoesn’tmeanEnglishisnolongerimportantforChinesestudentsafteritwillbeexcludedfromtheunifiedcollegeentranceexamYusaiD.InawayEnglishisevenmoreimportantthanbeforesincethetestwouldonlyserveasreferencewhileeverycollegeanduniversityeveneverymajorcanhavedifferentrequirementsofastudent’sEnglishskillsunderadiverseevaluationsystem.Yusaidsomestudentswillhavetheirstudypressurereducedifthemajortheychoosedoesn’tneedexcellentEnglishwhileothersstillneedtostudyhardiftheywanttobeamongthebeststudents.Theeducationministrysaidthereformwouldnotaffectstudentsattendingthecollegeentranceexamoverthenextthreeyears.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Englishwillbecomelessandlessimportantinthestageofcompulsoryeducation.B.Ithasbeen30yearssinceEnglishbecameonesubjectofnationalcollegeentranceexam.C.China’sonce-in-a-lifetimeexamsystemisunacceptableatall.D.Thesystemthattestsareheldseveraltimesdoesmoregoodthanonce-in-a-lifetimeexamsystem.29.AccordingtothepassageShanghaieducatorsandparentsarguethat_____.A.thenewexamandadmissionsystemwillmakenodifferenceB.Englishshouldn’tberemovedfromChina’scollegeentranceexamC.thereformmayaccomplishtheveryoppositeD.WesterneducationalsystemdoesnotapplytoChina30.Whatdoesthepassagetrytoexpressintheunderlinedsentence?A.Studentsneedn’tlayagoodfoundationduringtheperiodofhighschool.B.WhetherstudentsshouldstudyEnglishhardmaydependontheirmajor.C.Studentscanconstantlystriveforperfectiononlyintheirmajor.D.Englishmustbeclosetofullmark.31.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToadvisestudentsnottodevotethemselvestoEnglish.B.TocallonEducationDepartmenttoremoveEnglishfromGaokao.C.TosupporttheactofMinistryofEducation.D.ToencouragestudentstodoastheyhaveplanneD.

A.greatloss--ShirleyTemplediesat85February122014BYDERRIKJ.LANGAssociatedPressShirleyTempleBlackwhodiedonFebruary10thatage85wasn’tjustachildstar.ShewasTHEchildstar—thesweetlittlegirlwhoseshiningsmilehelpedilluminesomeofthedarkestdaystheUShasknownduringtheGreatDepression.It’shardtodaytoimaginethesuperstarShirleywasonceAmerica’sLittleDarling.ShesanganddancedherwaytothetopoftheboxofficeinsuchfilmsasBrightEyesCurlyTopandHeidi.By1940shehadappearedin43films.TempleteamedwithBillRobisoninfourmoviesandtheirdanceonthestairsinTheLittleColonisstillalegendaryfilmmoment.Inthe1930shernameonamovieintroductionassuredapackedhousE.Sheinspireddollsdressesdishes—evenadrinkalcohol-freeofcourse.USPresidentFranklinD.RooseveltoncefamouslysaidthataslongasourcountryhasShirleyTemplewewillbeallright.Unlikesomanyoftoday’schildstarsTempledidn’tendupwithhernameappearingacrosstheheadlinesforbadbehaviors.InsteadofgettingherphotosonfrontpagesorstrugglingwithdrugsandalcoholTemplewentontoasecondcareer生涯indiplomacy外交includingpresidentialappointmentsasambassadortoGhanA.ShesurprisedalotofpeoplewhodoubtedherwithhergraceknowledgeandeagernesstoservE.Infacthercareerinpublicservice20yearswaslongerthanhercareerinmovies19years.Theroleshevaluedmosthoweverwasaswifemothergrandmotherandgreat-grandmother.TheworldhaslostatreasuredHollywoodlegenD.ButhermovieswillallowthatlittledynamicfiguretocontinuecharmingaudiencesforaverylongtimE.51.ThewordillumineinParagraphlmeans.A.shortenB.widenC.brightenD.sweeten52.Whatpartdidsheregardasthemostimportantinherlife?A.A.topmoviestar.B.HerfamilyrolE.C.Herdiplomacycareer.D.A.businesswoman.53.Wheredoesthispassagepossiblycomefrom?A.A.film.B.A.newspaper.C.AmagazinE.D.A.poster.

TheLeaningTowerofPisawasnotleaningwhenitwasbuiltin1173anditwasstraightlikeapolE.Itstartedtoshiftdirectionsoonafterconstructionbecauseofpoorfoundationinadditiontothelooselayerofsubsoil底土.Atthebeginningitleanedtothesoutheastbeforetheshakyfoundationstartedtoshiftleaningtowardsthesouthwest.Aftertheperiodofstructuralstrengtheninginthebeginningof21stcenturynowtheLeaningTowerofPisaleansatanangleof3.97degrees.In1178theshiftindirectionwasobservedforthefirsttimewhentheconstructionhadprogressedfurthertothethirdfloor.Thetowerwasveryheavyforthethree-meterfoundationthatwasbuiltonaweakareaoflanD.Forcompensating补偿theleaningpositionthebuildersstartedtoconstructtheupperfloorswithonesidehigherthantheotheronE.Thiscausedthetowertoleanintheotherdirection.ThisunusualstructureledtothetowerbeingactuallycurveD.Inspiteoftheseeffortsthetowerkeptonleaning.ThegovernmentofItalystartedtoplanapreventionofthecompletecollapseofthetowerin1964.Howeverarequestwasputforwardbytheauthoritiestokeeptheleaningpositionbecauseofthetourismindustryoftheregion.AfternearlytwodecadesofcarefulplanningbyengineershistoriansandmathematiciansthestabilizationeffortsfortheLeaningTowerofPisastartedin1990.Thetowerwasclosedforthegeneralpublicandthepeoplelivingnearbymovedaway.ForreducingthetotalweightofthetoweritssevenbellswhichrepresentedthesevenmusicalnoteswereremoveD.ThetowerwasreopenedforthegeneralpubliconDecember152001.InMay2008afterremovinganother70metrictonsofearththeengineersannouncedthatthetowerhadbeenfinallystabilizedanditwouldremainstableforatleast200years.28.WhydidtheLeaningTowerofPisabegantolean?A.itwastoohighlikeapoleB.itsfoundationwasfarfromstrongC.theworkofrepairwasdelayedD.itsfoundationshookbadly29.WhendidpeoplenoticetheLeaningTowerofPisashiftitsdirection.A.assoonasitwasconstructedB.attheendoftheconstructionC.soonaftertheconstructionD.inthecourseoftheconstruction30.WhydidtheauthoritiesprefertokeeptheleaningpositionoftheLeaningTowerofPisa?A.Theywantedtoattractmoretourists.B.Theylackedfundsthen.C.ItwasamissionimpossibletomaketheTowerup-straight.D.Theywereshortofengineershistoriansandmathematicians.31.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothispassage?A.Peoplenoticedthetowerbegantoshiftitsdirection.B.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasrepairedforthefirsttimE.D.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasbuilt.E.Thetowerwasopenedtothevisitorsagain.A.cdabB.adcbC.cabdD.dbca

Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersay.Weturnintospongestakinginaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenamesallthedatesandalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.KnowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoneyhewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuturE.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningseminarEriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstperiodwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisherthelecturerexplainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioneD.Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalarySimonecontinuedyouwillneedtoinvestatleastof6percentofyourpresentearningsandbeyondthatyouneedtoconsiderfutureinflationrates通货膨胀率.Iwillhelpyoucalculateyourindividualsavingsneedssoon.InthemeantimeIwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow.ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneuseD.WhensheopenedthefloorforquestionErikraisedhishandandsaidIhavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowamIsupposedtofigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon’tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker’spointbyconcentrationondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone’spresentationbutheblockedoutthemanmessagE.RatherthantryingtoremembereverythingefficientlistenersusuallyconcentrateonmainideasandevidencE.28.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartWeturnintospongesinParagraph1mean?A.Wesometimesbecomeotherpersons.B.WeoftenfailtofocusourattentionC.Werefusetoagreewiththespeaker.D.Wefinditdifficulttorememberkeythings29.DuringthefirstperiodoftheseminarErik______.A.focusedonthelecture’sdetailsB.gotSimoneFisher’smainideaC.showedlittleinterestinthelectureD.knewhowtocalculateinflationrates30.WhenhearingErik’squestionsSimonemightthink______.A.theywereverygoodquestionB.ErikwasanexcellentpartnerC.theyhadjustbeendiscussedD.theywerehardtoanswer31.WhatdoweknowaboutErik?A.HisbossaskedhimtoattendthelectureB.HedoesbadlyinmanaginghismoneyC.HehasagoodmemoryD.Heisstillastudent

Alongtimeagopeoplethoughtthatthesunwentroundtheearth.Insomecountriespeopleevensaidthatthesunwasagod神.TheythoughtthegoddroveacrosstheskyeachdayonagoldenhorsE.Nowweknowtheearthgoesroundthesun.Ittakestheearthayeartogoallwayroundthesun.Todaymenevenknowhowfaritisfortheearthtogoroundthesun.Theytellusthattheearthtravelsoverathousandmilesaminuteonitsjourneyroundthesun.Thesunisreallyastar.Itismuchbiggerthantheearthanditisveryhot.Somepeoplehavebeentothemoonbutweknowthatnoonecanevergotothesun.Itisfartoohotforpeopletoliveanywherenearit.Thesunisthreehundredthousandtimesheavierthantheearthandmorethanmilliontimeslarger.1.A.longtimeagopeoplesaidthesunwas____.A.agoldenhorseofgodB.agodonagoldenhorseC.agodwithgoldendressD.agodandagoldenhorse2.Theearthtravelsover____milesanhour.A.1000B.100000C.6000000D.600003.Oneyearis____A.thetimefortheearthtoturnrounD.B.thetimetheearthtravelsonethousandmiles.C.onecircletheearthgoesroundthesun.D.thejourneyoftheearth.

IthappenedtomerecentlythatIwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyedreadingBarackObama’sDreamsfromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmyviewsofthecurrentUSPresident.ThepersonIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwasinhiswordsawonderfullywrittenbook.HoweverhethenproceededtotalkaboutMr.Obamainawaythatsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundatall.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar说谎者.AnditseemsthatheisnottheonlyonE.Clearlytwothirdsofpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhaven’t.IntheWorldBookDaysurveyDreamsfromMyFatherisatnumber9.Thesurveyliststoptenbooksandvariousauthorswhichpeoplehaveliedaboutreading.AsI’mnotonetolietoooftenI’lladmithereandnowthatIhaven’treadtheentiretenbooks.ButIampleasedtosaythatIhavereadthebookatnumberoneGeorgeOrwell’s1984.Ithinkit’sabsolutelyoutstanding.Askedwhytheyliedthemostcommonreasonwastoimpresssomeonetheywerespeakingto.Thiscouldbedifficultiftheconversationbecamemorein-depth!TheWorldBookDaysurveyalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.ItshowsthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadclassicalworksbyJaneAustentheBrontesistersCharlesDickensandsoon.ButwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoytheynamedJKRowlingJillyCooperandStephenKing.Forty-onepercentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoreadtheendbeforefinishingthestory.Sowhichbookshaveyouliedaboutreading—ifany—andwhichisyourfavorite?29.Themainreasonwhypeoplelieaboutreadingisto__________.A.makefunofthelistenerB.impressthelistenerC.pleasethelistenerD.interestthelistener30.Theunderlinedwordproceededinthepassageprobablymeans___________.A.wantedB.happenedC.continuedD.stopped31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AreYouA.BookLiar?B.ReadersAreAllLiarsC.WorldBookDayD.DreamsfromMyFather

ThisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflifE.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybookonschooling.TheauthorW.H.Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformationdigestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhim.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainSomeonewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughlyandequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.AsamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkinD.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.MyothercommentisthatthetextageD.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.AsaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputeragE.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.21.AccordingtoArmstrongwhatisthegoalofreading?A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.expressideasbasedonwhatonehasreadC.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesD.getsinformationandkeepsitaliveinmemory22.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.A.isasnaturalaslearningalanguageB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.requiresgreatefforts23.Whatcanthispassagebeclassifiedas?A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.anewsreport

ThehumanpopulationofSriLankaisnowbelievedtobeover20million.Asaresultlargeareasoftreesarebeingturnedintofarmlandhighwaysarebeingbuiltovercenturies—oldelephantmigration迁徙routesandelephantsarebeingdrivenoutoftheirhabitats.Thischangecausesturmoilresultinginanincreasednumberofuncontrollableeventsbetweenelephantsandhumans.ThegoodnewsisthatthereisoneplacecalledtheElephantTransitHomeETHinUdawalaweNationalParkthemainpurposeofwhichistoprotectandcareforbabyelephantsthatarefoundinjuredorlivingwithouttheirmothersinthewilD.A.dayattheETHbeginsearlyinthemorningwhenthebabyelephantsaregiventheirfirstfeedingofmilk.Duringthecourseofthedayeachbabywilldrinkanaverageof13gallonsofmilk.Olderelephantarefedmostlycoconutleavesaswellasothernativeplants.ThentheelephantsaresetfreetowanderintheparkeatinggrowinggrassandformingaherD.TheETHspendsalmost$125000eachyearonpowderedmilkforthesebabyanimals.TohelppayforfoodandmedicalsuppliestheETHhasafoster领养parentprogram.Anyoneevenschoolchildrencanhelpalotbygivingmoneytocareforababyelephant.WhilesomefosterparentsaretoofarawaytovisitthebabyelephantbeingcaredforattheETHlocalschoolchildrenplayanimportantpartintheprogram.FosterparentscannametheirelephantstakephotographsofthemandevenhelpsendthembackintothewilD.Nowvisitorsarenotencouragedtogetclosetotheelephants.ThegoaloftheETHisfortheelephantstoreturntothewildintheenD.Itusuallytakesthreeyearsforababyelephanttobesentbackintoitsnaturalhabitat.Theelephantsareoftensetfreetogetherwithotheranimalswithwhomtheyhavecloserelationships.Thisprogramhelpsthemreturntothewildasmembersofaherdthatwillcommunicatewitheachotherandtakecareofeachother.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordturmoilmostprobablyreferto?A.alackoforderB.asenseofwell-beingC.aconditionofillnessD.afeelingofloneliness33.AsafosterparentintheETHyoumay.A.givetheelephantyoucareforanameB.visitthebabyelephantsanytimeyouwantC.takephotographsofelephantstwiceamonthD.visitUdawalaweNationalParkfreeofcharge34.Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith.A.thecostofraisingayoungelephantB.thelifeofthebabyelephantsintheETHC.thefutureoftheelephantsintheETHD.therequirementsofbeingafosterparent35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MigrationHabitsofAsianElephantsB.VolunteerwithElephantsinSriLankaC.TravelinginUdawalaweNationalParkD.TheElephantTransitHomeinSriLanka

CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS?Everyoneofusgetssousedtopunctuationmarksthatnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought.ActuallytheancientGreekswrotethisway.Thelackofpunctuationmarksprobablydidn’tbothergoodreadersthough.Astheyreadtheyjustputpauseswheretheyfitbest.Alsoatthistimesentencesswitcheddirections.A.sentencereadfromlefttoright.ThenextonereadrighttoleftandthenlefttorightagainetC.TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:They•put•something•that•can•separate•words•in•a•sentencE.ThewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthisideaandtheLatinwordpunctumwhichmeansadot.Whenthe5thcenturyarrivedtherewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:spacesandpoints.Thespacesseparatedwordswhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading.Theninthe13thcenturyaprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation.HealwaysusedaperiodforacompletestopattheendofasentencE.Heusedaslash/toindicateashortpausE.Overtimethatslashwasshortenedandcurledanditbecamethemoderncomma逗号.Sincethattimeothermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily.Theexclamationmark感叹号comesfromtheLatinwordio.Itmeansexclamationofjoy.ThequestionmarkoriginallystartedoutastheLatinwordquestiomeaningquestion.Eventuallyscholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.Punctuationevenkeepschangingnowadays.Newmarksarecomingintoexistenceandoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways.Takeforexampletheinterrobang.This1962inventioncombinesthequestionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth.ForexampleShedidwhat?orHowmuchdidyoupayforthatdress?ObviouslytheinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognizedyetbutitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.27.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat_______.A.goodreadershadtroublereadingwithoutpunctuationmarksB.asentencealwaysreadfromlefttorightinancientGreeceC.ancientGreeksswitchedthedirectionofpunctuationmarksD.theuseofpunctuationmarkscandatebacktoancienttimes28.Thepassageisdeveloped_______.A.bytimeB.byspaceC.bycomparisonD.byimportance29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.ancientRomansdidn’tuseanypunctuationmarksB.exclamationandquestionmarkscamefromLatinC.spacesandslasheswerealreadyusedbeforethe5thcenturyD.AldusManutiusfirststartedtousecommas30.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.Thecombinationoftwomarkswillnotwork.B.Ittakestimeforpeopletoacceptnewpunctuationmarks.C.OldpunctuationmarksneedtobestandardizeD.D.Punctuationmarksarestillchangingtoday.

Moderninventionshavespeededuppeople’slivesamazingly.Motor-carscoverahundredmilesinlittlemorethananhour.AircraftcrosstheworldadaywhilecomputersoperateatlightningspeeD.Indeedthisloveofspeedseemsnever-ending.Everyyearmotor-carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboasts吹嘘ofsavingprecioussecondsinhandlingtasks.AllthissavestimebutatapricE.Whenweloseorgainhalfadayinspeedingacrosstheworldinanairplaneourbodiestellusso.Wegettheuncomfortablefeelingknownasjet-lag时差;ourbodiesfeelthattheyhavebeenleftbehindinanothertimezonE.Againspendingtoolongatcomputersresultsinpainfulwristsandfingers.Mobilephonesalsohavetheirdangersaccordingtosomescientists;toomuchusemaytransmitharmfulradiationintoourbrainsaconsequencewedonotliketothinkabout.Howeverwhatdowedowiththetimewehavesaved?Certainlynotrelaxorsoitseems.WearesoaccustomedtoconstantactivitythatwefinditdifficulttositanddonothingorevenjustonethingatatimE.PerhapsthedaysarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradiolettingimaginationtakeusintoanotherworlD.Therewasatimewhensomepeople’slivesweredevotedsimplytothecultivationofthelandorthecareofcattlE.Nomulti-taskingthere;theirliveswentonatamuchgentlerpaceandinafamiliarpattern.Thereismuchthatwemightenvyaboutawayoflifelikethis.Yetbeforewedosowemustthinkofthehardtasksourancestorsfaced:theyfarmedwithbarehandsoftenlivedclosetohungerandhadtofashiontoolsfromwoodandstonE.ModernmachineryhasfreedpeoplefromthatprimitiveexistencE.28.Thenewproductsbecomemoreandmoretime-savingbecause.A.ourloveofspeedseemsnever-endingB.timeislimitedC.thepricesareincreasinglyhighD.themanufacturersboastalot29.WhatdoesthedaysinParagraph3referto?A.ImaginarylifeB.SimplelifeinthepastC.TimesofinventionsD.Timeforconstantactivity30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthemoderntechnology?A.CriticalB.ObjectiveC.OptimisticD.Negative31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.ThepresentandpasttimesB.MachineryandhumanbeingsC.ImaginationsandinventionsD.Moderntechnologyanditsinfluence

Peoplealwaysthinkmenaremoreskilledthanwomenindriving.Nowadayswomenappeartohaveapositiveimageofthemselvesassaferdriversthanmen.InasurveydoneforinsurerMetLife51%ofwomensaidtheydrivemoresafely.Theevidenceisontheirside:Menare3.4timesmorelikelythanwomentogetaticketforcarelessdrivingand3.1timesaslikelytobepunishedfordrunkdriving.Womenareonaveragelessaggressiveandmorelawabiding守法的driverswhichleadstofeweraccidents.thereportsays.Howevernotallmaledriverssharethesameopinion.OfthemensurveyedbyMetLife39%claimedmaledriversweresafer.Thefindingsdidbackthemupononepoint:automotiveknowledgE.Thereportshowedthatmoremenarefamiliarwithcurrentsafetyequipmentsuchaselectronicstabilitycontrolwhichhelpspreventrolloveraccidents.Autosafetyunavoidablymatterstomoney.Insurancecompaniesfocusonwhatclassesofdrivershavethelowestdollaramountsofclaimsandfornowthatmainlyincludeswomen.Ingeneralwomenpayabout9%lessforautoinsurancethanmen.A.studybythewebsiteInswebalsoshowedthatautoinsuranceratesarelowerforwomeninmoststates.AmongindividualstateswomengetthegreatestadvantageinWyomingwheretheypay20%lessSouthDakotaandWashingtonD.C.wheretheirinsurancecostsare16%lower.Morethan11900maledriversdiedinU.S.trafficaccidentsin2009comparedwithjustunder4900womendriversaccordingtothestudy.Basedonmilestraveledmendiedatarateof2.5deathsper100millionmilestraveledv.s.1.7deathsforwomen.29.Accordingtothestudymaledrivers_________..A.arelessaggressivewhiledrivingB.aremoreskilledatautoknowledgeC.aremorelikelytosticktodrivinglawsD.arelessfamiliarwithsafetyequipment30.Insurancecompaniesfocusonfemaledriverclients客户probablybecausethey_________.A.causemoreaccidentsontheroadbutaskforlittleB.causelittledamageandpaymoremoneytotheinsurancecompaniesC.makeupthemostpartoftheinsuranceclientsD.aremorecarefuldriversandcauselessdamage31.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.menare3.1timesmorelikelytogetticketsthanwomenB.allwomenintheUSApaythesamefortheirautoinsuranceC.morefemaledriversdieeveryyearthanmaledriversD.womenaregenerallysaferdriversthantheoppositesex32.Thewritermainlydevelopsparagraphsby_________.A.givingexamplesB.makingcomparisonsC.drawingaconclusionD.presentinganargument

8:30PMOutlookOutlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouupdatewithallthat'snewintheworldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromanticfromstagetoscreen.Therewillbereportsofthestarsofthemomentthestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthepast.ThedirectorwithhisnewfilmhedesignerwiththelatestfashionandthemusicianwiththepopularsongarepartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevinE.9:00PMDiscoveryWhena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsoran8-year-oldplayschesslikeafuturegrandmastertheyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgeniuscomefrom?Isitallinthegenes基因orcananychildbeturnedintoagenius?Andifparentsdohaveachildwhomightbecomeageniusinthefuturewhatshouldtheydo?Inthis30-minutefilmBarryJohnsontheprofessoratSchoolofMedicineNewYorkUniversitywillhelpyoudiscovertheanswer.10:00PMScience/HealthIsitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?TheanswerisyesaccordingtotheresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800personswithhighbloodpressuretheyfoundthatafter6monthsthosedevotedtoweightloss-exerciseandeatingalow-saltlow-fatfood-lostabout13poundsandbecamefitter.Plus35%ofthemdroppedintothenormalcategory范畴.ThisweekDr.AlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthesepeoplereducetheirbloodpressuretoalevelsimilartowhat'sachievedwithHypertensiondrugs.9.Themainpurposeofwritingthesethreetextsis_____.A.toinvitepeopletoseefilmsB.toinvitepeopletotopicdiscussionsC.toattractmorestudentstoattendlecturesD.toattractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms10.FromOutlookyoucangetagreatdealofinformationabout_____.A.storytellersB.famousstarsC.filmcompaniesD.musicfans11.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery?A.ParentswhowanttosendtheirchildrentoaschoolofmedicinE.B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanotherAlbertEinstein.D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.12.AccordingtothethirdtextwhichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectasHypertensiondrug?A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfooD.

LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttimE.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapitalseeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelics遗迹fromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:youcan'tquitebelievehowoldtheyarE.IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallifE.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures雕塑.ThebestpartofthevisitwaswithoutdoubttheSistineChapelceilingpaintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn’ttearmyeyesawayfromit.InRomethereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn’tverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindauthenticrestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregionlikepastawithtomatoonionandbacon.IalsolovedeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques精品店butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.TherewasalsoaChristmasmarketwhereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetreE.24.Theunderlinedwordgladiatorsinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.athletesB.butchersC.invadersD.fighters25.Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause_____.A.theyrepresentRome'sreligionB.theyarerelicsfromRome'sdistantpastC.youcan'thelpwonderinghowoldtheyareD.theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum26.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?A.ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.B.ThesculpturesinRomE.C.Art-relatedactivitiesduringthevisit.D.TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.27.WhenvisitingRomeyoushouldbecarefulinchoosing______.A.theattractionsB.thefoodC.thehotelsD.theluxuryboutiques

ThefilmstarsoutasanormaldayatatypicalAmericanhighschool.Friendschatinthediningroomandboysplayfootball.Butthere'sbigsurprisewhenthemovieendswithtwostudentsgoingcrazyintheschool-shootingandkillingpeoplE.ThisisElephant.Itstarsrealschoolkids.AmericandirectorGusVanSanthadnoready-madelines.ThestudentactorsmadeuptheirowndialoguewithVanSantaskingthemtobasetheircharactersontheirownlives.AlthoughitmaynotsoundveryhighqualitythefilmwonthePalmed'Or金棕奖forBestFilmandtheawardforBestDirectorattheCannesfilmfestival.ThefilmisbasedontheshootingsatahighschoolintheUSwheretwoboyskilled13peopleandthenthemselvesin1999.Thetitleofthemoviereferstotheoldexpressionaboutaproblemthat'sashardtoignoreasanelephantinthehousE.Thefilmtakesacloselookatafewhoursinthelivesofthevictimsandthekillers.Itshowshowhighschoolisadifferentexperienceforeveryone---funandfriendlyorhardandlonely.Inmanywaysthetwoboyswhocarryouttheshootingactlikeordinarykids.Theyjokearoundwithoneboy'smotherassheservesthemcakesandplaythepiano.Butthere'rehintsoftheangertheyfeelinsidE.Oneoftheboysisbullied欺负atschool.Theotherplaysviolentvideogames.ButVanSantisn'tblamingtheirkillingsoneitherbullyingorviolentgames.Infactthefilmdoesn'tofferanyreasonforwhyschoolviolencehappens.Ididn'twanttoexplainanything.It'suptotheaudiencetodrawitsownconclusionssaidthe51-year-olddirector.11.Thelinesofthefilmwere________.A.givenbythedirectorB.createdbystudentactorsC.thoughtoutbythedirectorduringtheactingD.carefullydesignedbyprofessionalpeople12.Thefilmdoesn'ttellwhyschoolshootingshappen________.A.soastoleaveroomfortheaudiencetothinkandjudgeB.becauselifeitselfistheproblemmakerC.becausethementalproblemsofstudentsarehardtoexplainD.buttherearesomehintsofthereasons13.ThefilmisnamedElephantbecause________.A.anelephantisalwaysgentleandnevercausestroubleB.anelephantisasymbolofbigproblemsinAmericanschoolsC.elephantisusedtosuggestthattheschoolcrimeisabigproblemD.thetwoboyslikedelephantswhenalive14.What’sthepassagemainlyaboutA.ItshowsAmericanschoollifE.B.ItintroducesthefilmElephant.C.IttellspeopletobecarefulwhileinpeacE.D.ItreportsaschoolkillinginaUSschool.

Intoday’ssocietyacollegedegreetellslittleaboutwhatyouknowincomparisontowhatittellsaboutwhatyoucanlearn.ForexampletheITworldisconstantlychanging.Anythingyoulearntodaywillprobablybeuselessinafewshortyears.Thepointistolearntolearn.Bloggingworksexactlythesameway.AndIbelievethistobetrueregardlessofyourendgoal.Ifyou’retryingtomakemoneythisisveryclear.There’salwaysmoremoneytobemadE.Ifyou’reteachingonasubjectyouareconstantlylookingfornewinformationtosharE.Evenifyou’rejustsharingyourwordswithothersforpleasureyou’recontinuouslyimprovingyourwritingandstorytellingsopeopledon’tgetboredofyou.Thisisoneofthereasonsthatbloggersburnout.Theyforgetthis.Theythinktheyhaveanunlimitedamountofcontentjustwaitingtoburstfromtheirbrain.TheygetcomfortablE.ThentheystarttorunoutofjuicE.Sureattimesitseemsthatsomebloggersjusthaveit.Theyareexpertsintheirfieldsandwillsimplyfeeduswithinvaluablecontentforever.ButthisisnottruE.Payattention.Evenfamousbloggerswouldrunoutofcontenteventuallywithoutconstantlearning.ThepointiseasytoseE.Don’tthinkyou’vesucceedeD.Thereisnosummit.Whathappenswhensomeonethinksthey’vehitthesummit?TheyquicklybeginfallingdowntheothersidE.Alwaysbelearningfromyourexperiences.Seewhatpostsworkforyourreaders.Whichgetthebestresponse?Whicharecompletelyignored?WhichbringinthemostGoogletrafficorgetthemostabsenceclicks?Don’tsettleoryourblogwillcloseforevereventually.21.Judgingfromthearticleifyouhavegotacollegedegreesayinengineeringitmeans__A.youcanfindworkrelatingtoengineering.B.you’regoodatengineeringC.you’refinishedlearningengineeringD.you’vechosentolearnengineering22.Thewriterthinksbloggingworksinawaythatitrequiresthewritersto_____.A.knoweverythingbeforestarting.B.beconstantlearnersC.haveacademicdegrees.D.keeponwriting.23.Thewriterusestheseconditintheunderlinedsentencesureattimes.haveittoreferto__________.A.thecomfortenjoyedfromblogging.B.thefailureinkeepingonwriting.C.theknowledgeneededforblgging.D.theabilityofconstantlearning.24.Thequestionsinthelastparagrpphareaskedtoadvisebloggersonhowto_______.A.reachbloggingsummit.B.learnfromtheirexperiences.C.learnfromothers.D.updatetheirknowledgE.

OnDelancyStreetinLowerManhattananexcitingnewprojectisbeingdevelopedinaWilliamsburgBridgetrolleystation.DesignedbyJamesRamseyownerofRaadStudioandDanBaraschtheprojectwilltransformtheabandonedspaceintoanewfuturisticcitylandmarktidedtheLowlinE.RamseyplannedtousesolartechnologyinthesitecreatinganenvironmentwhereplantlifecouldgrowundergrounD.JoinedtotheJMZEssexsubwaystoptheparkwillnotonlybeanentertainingattractionitwillalsobecomeapartofpassengers’lives.MuchliketheHighLinebuiltinManhattanonanelevated高出地面的sectionofabandonedNewYorkCentralRailroadintheLowerWestSidetheparkwillcombinethenaturalelementsoftheparkwithindustrialaspectsalreadyavailableinthecity.ThesolarcollectingsystemintheLowlinewillcatchsunlightabovegroundtransferitundergroundanddistributeitaroundtheparkviareflectivedomes穹顶.Thelightenablesplantsandtreestogrow.DuringperiodsofsunlightelectricitywouldnotbenecessarytolightthespacE.In2012theLowlineteamexhibitedthistechnologyinanabandonedwarehouseintheLowerEastSideavailableforthepublicandpresstoviewsothatproofofitsabilitycouldbeconfirmeD.Sincethenmanycityofficialshaveshowntheirsupportoftheconceptandseveralprogramshavebeenconductedtoinvolveyouthandyoungdesignersintothepark’screation.Thoughthenegotiationsoftheparkcreationhavenotbeencompletedanditwilllikelynotbeavailableforcitizenstoenjoyuntilaround2020theinventiveideawillbringadynamicnewattractiontothecity.Itwillnotonlycreateanewescapefromtheindustrialnoisebutalsointroducetheconceptofparksandplantgrowthbeingmadepossibleinthemostunlikelyplaces.4.WhatisthesimilaritybetweentheHighLineandLowline?A.Offeringconvenienceonlyforpassengers.B.PlantingthesametypesofplantlifE.C.Makingfulladvantageofsolartechnology.D.TurningindustrialwastelandintogreenspacE.5.WhichistrueofthefutureLowline?A.It’sanexcitingtrolleystation.B.It’salong-termopenexhibition.C.It’sasolar-poweredundergroundpark.D.It’sacitylandmarkabovethegrounD.6.WhydidtheLowlineteamholdtheexhibition?A.Toconductsomeprograms.B.Toprovethetechnologyworks.C.Towinsupportfromvolunteers.D.Toshowthewarehouseisuseful.7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheconceptoftheLowline?A.OptimistiC.B.UnconcernedC.OpposedD.Doubtful.

TheParthenon帕特农神庙inAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplex复杂的history.Builtnearly2500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthenaitwasforthousandsofyearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAtheniansthenamosque清真寺andfinallyaruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculptures塑像muchdamagedoverthecenturies.By1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremaineD.Between1801and1805LordElgintheBritishambassadortotheOttomanEmpire奥斯曼帝国whichcontrolledAthensactingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttomanauthoritiesremovedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfromthebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbacktoBritain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublicgreatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporaryartistictrends.ThesesculpturesweregainedfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816andsincethentheyhaveallbeenonshowtothepublicfreeofchargE.Sincetheearly1980showevertheGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthereturnofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.TheyhavealsochallengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees’legaltitletothesculptures.TheBritishMuseumhoweverinsiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofculturalachievementthroughouttheworldfromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyearsagountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworld:thebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictore-examineculturalidentitiesandexplorethecomplexnetworkofinterconnectedworldcultures.ItalsosaysthatwithinthecontextofthisunparalleledcollectiontheParthenonsculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.EachyearmillionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancientGreeceinfluenced—andwasinfluencedby—theothercivilizationsthatitcameacross.9.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto________.A.admirethegoddessAthenaB.praytotheirgodC.searchforsculpturesD.learnaboutitscomplexhistory10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculturE.C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.D.TheBritishMuseumisthemostsuitableplaceforprotectingthesesculptures.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreecE.B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpirE.C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyeD.D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculturE.12.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassageistotell________.A.thehistoryoftheParthenonanditssculpturesB.whatpeoplecanseeintheBritishMuseumC.whytheBritishMuseumrefusestoreturnthesculpturesD.theinfluenceofGreeceonBritishculture

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalkingcyclingorswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybegameofsomekindfootballhockeygolfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering登山.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardshipandtotakerisksonhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirrelaxation.MountaineeringisasportandnotagamE.Therearenoman-maderulesasthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereareofcourserulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignorebutitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeoplE.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsportswemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnotateamgame.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereareitistruenomatchesbetweenteamsofclimbersbutwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydependthereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.HehastofighttheforcesofnaturE.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.A.skierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirtyandmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualformanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsinAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffortandtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.32.Themaindifferencebetweenasportandagameliesin______.A.activityB.rulesC.uniformD.skills33.Mountaineeringcanbecalledateamsportbecause______.A.mountaineersdependoneachotherwhileclimbingB.teamscompeteagainsteachotherC.itisanOlympiceventD.therearefiveclimbersoneachteam34.Mountaineerscompeteagainst______.A.eachotherB.otherteamsC.natureD.internationalstandards35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?A.HowtoClimbHighMountainsB.MountainClimbersC.ChallengingSportsActivitiesD.Mountaineering

WhyCollegeIsNotHomeThecollegeyearsaresupposedtobeatimeforimportantgrowthinautonomy自主性andthedevelopmentofadultidentity.Howevernowtheyarebecominganextendedperiodofadolescenceduringwhichmanyoftoday'sstudentsarenotshoulderedwithadultresponsibilities.Forpreviousgenerationscollegewasadecisivebreakfromparentalcontrolguidanceandsupportneededtocomefrompeopleofthesameageandfromwithin.Inthepasttwodecadeshowevercontinuedconnectionwithanddependenceonfamilythankstocellphonesemailandsocialmediahaveincreasedsignificantly.Someparentsgosofarastohelpwithcoursework.InsteadofpromotingtheideaofcollegeasapassagefromtheshelterofthefamilytoautonomyandadultresponsibilityuniversitieshavegivenintotheideathattheyshouldprovidethesameenvironmentasthatofthehomE.Toprepareforincreasedautonomyandresponsibilitycollegeneedstobeatimeofexplorationandexperimentation.Thisprocessinvolvestryingonnewwaysofthinkingaboutoneselfbothintellectually在思维方面andpersonally.Whileweshouldprovidesafespaceswithincollegeswemustalsomakeitsafetoexpressopinionsandchallengemajorityviews.intellectualgrowthandflexibilityarefosteredbystrictdebateandquestioning.Learningtodeal.withthesocialworldisequallyimportant.Becauseacollegecommunity群体differsfromthefamilymanystudentswillstruggletofindasenseofbelonging.Ifstudentsrelyonadministerstoregulatetheirsocialbehaviorandthinkingpatterntheynotfacingthechallengeoffindinganidentitywithinalargerandcomplexcommunity.Moreoverthetendencyforuniversitiestomonitorandshapestudentbehaviorrunsupagainstanothercharacteristicofyoungadults:theresponsetobeingcontrolledbytheirelders.Ifacceptablesocialbehavioristoostrictlydefined规定andcontrolledtheinsensitiveoraggressivebehaviorthatadministratorsareseekingtominimizemayactuallybeencourageD.Itisnotsurprisingthatyoungpeoplearelikelytoburstoutparticularlywhentherearereasonstodoso.Ourgenerationoncejoinedhandsandstoodfirmattimesofnationalemergency.WhatislackingtodayistheconflictbetweenadolescentsdesireforautonomyandtheirunderstandingofanunsafeworlD.Thereforethereisthedesirefortheirdormstobereplacementhomesandnotplacestoexperienceintellectualgrowth.Everycollegediscussionaboutcommunityvaluessocialclimateandbehaviorshouldincluderecognitionofthedevelopmentalimportanceofstudentautonomyandself-regulationofthenecessarytensionbetweensafetyandself-discovery.24.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardcontinuedparentalguidancetocollegestudents?A.SympatheticB.SupportiveC.DisapprovingD.Neutral25.TheunderlinedwordpassageinParagraph2means.A.textB.choiceC.extensionD.change26.Accordingtotheauthorwhatroleshouldcollegeplay?A.Tofosterstudents'intellectualandpersonaldevelopment.B.Todefineandregulatestudents'socialbehavior.C.Todevelopasharedidentityamongstudents.D.Toprovideasafeworldwithouttensionforstudents.27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?I:introductionP:pointSp:sub-pointC:conclusion

TheAliceFergusonFoundationisanon-profitgroupthatworkstoimprovetheenvironmentbybuildingrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnaturE.Itteachespeoplewaystoprotecttheenvironment.AttheendoftheyearitdesignseventstohelpchildrencelebrateChristmaswithoutincreasingtheamountofwastetheycreatE.HannaSeligmannworksforthefoundation.VOAjoinedSeligmannrecentlyduringoneofhertalks.Solet’sfigureoutwhatisinourbagoftrash.Sheshowsadultsandchildrenhowtoreducewasteduringtheholidaygift-givingseason.Youcansortitasacardboarditemoryoucansortitasaplasticitem.Seligmannworkswithvolunteers.Weencourageusingthingsthatarealreadyinyourhouselikenewspaperoldmagazinesusingagiftwithinagift.Youcanwrapsomethinginareusablenapkinwrapsomethinginascarforashawl围巾orevenareusabletotebag大手提袋.LoriArguellesistheexecutivedirectorforenvironmentaleducationattheAliceFergusonFoundation.OvertimewerealizedthatreallyjustdoingtrashcleanupswasthesymptomoftheproblemnotgettingtotherootcausE.Andsoitwasjustalittleoveradecadeagothatwestartedtheinitiative项目itself.OneactivityiscalledtheTrashTimelineGamE.ItteacheschildrenthatthethingstheythrowawaydonotdecomposeatthesameratE.Forexamplepaperdissolvesinaboutfourweeks.Anapplecoretakestwomonths.Ametalcantakesupto100years.Aplasticbagwillnotdecomposefor450years.Glasstakes1000years.Andtheysaystyrofoam泡沫聚苯乙烯neverdissolves.Youngpeopletakingpartintheprogramlearnthatreducingwasteisimportantnotjustduringtheholidaysbuteverydayoftheyear.24.WhyistheAliceFergusonFoundationcreated?A.TohelpchildrencelebrateChristmas.B.ToreducetheamountofwastE.C.Tomaketheenvironmentbetter.D.TobuildrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnaturE.25.WhatsuggestiondoesSeligmanngiveonwrappinggifts?A.Itisbettertousecardboardgiveonwrappinggifts?B.Itisbettertowrapgiftsinsomethingscapableofbeingusedagain.C.Itisbetternottowrapgiftsinplasticitems.D.Itisbetternottowrapgiftsatall.26.WhatcanweinferfromLoriArguelles’swords?A.Doingtrashcleanupsmeansalottoprotectingtheenvironment.B.Westillneedtomakegreateffortsonthewaytoprotectingtheenvironment.C.Overadecadeoureffortstoprotecttheenvironmentprovedfruitless.D.Overtimewefoundtherootcauseofprotectingtheenvironment.27.What’sthemeaningofdecompose?A.breakdownB.breakoutC.storeupD.storeaway

ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlebitofwhisky威士忌ataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastlE.WhenQueenVictoriavisitedthecastlein1873shewroteinherdiaryIneversawalovelierspotScotlandisnoteasilydefineD.Incertainmomentsthisquietlandoflakesandgrassesandmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.Wheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorangelighttheriversteemingwithfishcanturnintostreamsofgold.AsyousettledownwithjustafishingpoleandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchyneartheInverlochyCastleanyfrustration烦恼willfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It’sjustyouandpurplepinkwhiteflowersseekingaperfectharmony.Ifyouareanewcomertofishinglearningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime’sfun.Formanyfishingismorethanasport;itisanart.Scotlandoffersinterestingplacewhereyoucanrestafteralongday’sfishing.SetagainstawildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodlandthebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland’smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofallBritishmountainsandreachingits1342-metretopisachallengE.Butit’snotjustwhatgoesupmatters;whatcomesdownisuniquE.Morethan900metreshighonthemountain’snorthfaceliesanall-importantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesfromtheGaelic盖尔特languageusqueborwateroflife;Anditisthesinglemostimportantingredient原料inScotland’sbest-knowndrink:whisky.29.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bygivingdescriptions.30.WhatisBenNevisspeciallynotedfor?A.Thechallengeuptoitstop.B.Thewaterfromthemountain.C.Thebeautyofitssurroundings.D.TheInverlochyCastleHotel.31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TointroduceScottishtraditionstotourists.B.TodescribethepleasuresoflifeinScotlanD.C.ToshowtheattractionsofScotlandtoreaders.D.ToexploregeographicalcharacteristicsofScotlanD.32.WhatdoesthestoryofQueenVictoriashow?A.TheQueenisrichintourexperienceB.Theyearof1873isspecialfortheQueenC.TastingwhiskyisbetterthangoingfishingD.Thecastle’sagoodplacetogoinScotland

MostAmericansuseabout50to70gallonsofwatereachdayintheirhomes.Itiseasytowastewaterwhenyouarenotthinkingaboutit.Makeanefforttotrackhowmuchwaterusewhenyoubrushyourteethshowercookdoyourdishesorcleanyourhomeandlookforwaystominimizewateruseateachstep.About10percentofallthewaterusedinyourhomeisusedinthekitchenprimarilyfordishwashingcookingdrinkingandcleaning.Here’showtosavewaterineachofthoseareas.A.recentstudymadebyresearchersattheUniversityofBonninGermanyfoundthatwashingdisheswithadishwasheruseshalftheenergyone-sixththewaterandmuchlesssoapthanwashingdishesbyhanD.Ifyoudon’thaveadishwasherorifyoujustliketowashyourdishesbyhandminimizerunningwaterbyfillingonesinkwithsoapywaterandonewithwashingwater.It’simportanttodrinkalotofwatereveryday.Keepabottleofdrinkingwaterintherefrigerator.Thiswayyoudon’thavetorunthetaptogetacooldrink.Waterhelpsremovetoxins毒素fromthebody.Bottledwaterusesmoreenergyandresourcesinitsproductionandshippingthantapwateranditisoftenofsimilarquality.Americansthrowawayabout22millionwaterbottleseachyearincreasinglandfillsaswellasresources.AndaccordingtotheNaturalResourceDefenseCouncil’sfour-yearstudyonthebottledwaterindustrywaterthatcomesfromabottleisnotcleanerorsaferthanwaterthatcomesfromthetap.Infacttheirstudyfoundthatatleast25percentofbottledwaterisactuallyjustbottledtapwater.SavemoneyandresourcesbycarryingyourownreusablebottlefilledwithtapwaterinsteaD.28.Inthepassagetheauthorintendsto.A.stresstheimportanceofwaterinlifeB.giveadviceonhowtosavewaterC.remindsusofthemostwater-wastingD.adviseustogiveupbottledwater29.Youcanobservedailywaterconsumption.A.tostrengthenwater-savingconsciousnessB.tofindwaystotakeplaceofwaterC.toknowhowwastefulAmericansareD.tocalculatethetotalamountofwater30.Whenwashingdishesinyourkitchen.A.youmustuseadishwashertosavewaterB.youcanavoidusingsoaponthedishesC.you’dbetternotletthetaprunallthetimeD.youshouldwashthedishesbyhand31.Theauthorthinksthat.A.refrigeratorisusefulinsavingwaterB.runningthetaptoooftenmeanswastingwaterC.watercanstoptoxinsforminginthebodyD.allthebottledwaterisofpoorquality

Manyofyouarestudyinghardbecauseyouhavetocompetewithmanyothersintheupcomingnationalcollegeentranceexam.Butitmaynotoccurtoyouthatoneofyourcompetitorsisarobot.AnartificialintelligenceAIrobotwilltakepartinthe2017NationalCollegeEntranceExamreportedChinaDaily.Therobotwillsitthreeexams:mathChineseandacomprehensivetestofliberalarts文科whichincludeshistorypoliticsandgeographyLinHuiCEOofanAIcompanyinChengdu.LiketheotherswhotaketheexamtherobotwillhavetofinishthetestsinthegiventimE.Butinsteadoftakingexamstogetherwithotherstudentstherobotwilltakeitsexamsinaclosedroomwithoutanyoneelsepresentexceptforproctors监考人andanotary公证人.ItisexpectedtobetotallydisconnectedfromtheInternetandsolvetheproblemswithitsAIprogram.It’sbelievedthatChineseandthetestofitsliberalartsskillsratherthanitsmathskillswillgivetherobotitsbiggestchallenges.Questionsinmathareobjectivewithspecificanswerswhileintheothertestsubjectstherearesomesubjectivequestionsthattestskillssuchasreadingcomprehensionandessaywriting.Therobotaimstobeenrolledinoneofthefirst-classChineseuniversitiesin2017andthentrytogetintothemorefamousuniversitiesofTsinghuaorPekingUniversityin2020.21.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto_________.A.laymoreburdenonGrade3studentsB.informreadersoftheexplosivenewsC.introducethefunctionoftherobotD.predictwhatrobotswilldointhefuture22.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.ThedifferencesbetweentherobotandothercandidatesB.ThespecificinformationabouthowtherobotwilltaketheexamC.TheidealuniversitiesoftherobotD.Theadvantagestherobothas23.Whichisoneofthebiggestchallengesfortherobotcandidate?A.MathcalculatingB.ObjectivequestionsC.LiberalartsskillsD.Physicsquestions24.ChoosethecorrectoneaccordingtothepassagE.A.TherobotcandidatewillhaveitsseparateproctorsB.TherobotwillparticipateinChineseEnglishmathandscienceC.TherobotisnotdesignedtobeadmittedtouniversitiesD.TherobotconnectedfromtheInternetwillsitforthecollegeentranceexam

Herearesomeofthebestplacesyoucanvisitin2015.Findyourfavoriteandputonyourtravellist.WashingtonDCAttraction:HistoryinthemakingFromtheWashingtonMonumentandJohnF.KennedyCenterallthewaytoCapitolHillthevigor活力oftheUS’capitalcityisjustasstrongasinreallifeasitisinHouseofCards.Theyear2015marksthe150thanniversaryofAbrahamLincoln’sfamousassassination__andaseriesofspecialeventswillbeheldtoremembertheoccasion.Lincoln’sfamoustophatthegunthatfiredthedeadlyshotandotherthingsfromthatfatefuldaywillbeondisplay.MilanItalyAttraction:A.cradleoffinediningandcultureIfyouareagastronome美食家don’tmissMilanin2015.Expo2015willbeheldbetweenMayandOctoberandthefocusisonfooD.The1.1-square-kilometergroundswillbelaidoutlikeaclassicalRomancitywithbeautifulstreetsacanalandahugelakE.Youcanexplorethefooddistrictwanderasquarefullofstreetmusiciansanddanceperformersorenjoynighttimewine-tasting.SalisburyUKAttraction:TheMagnaCarta’s800thanniversaryFortoolongSalisburyhasbeenconsideredashortstoponthewaytoStonehengE.But2015issettobetheyearvisitorsstayinthiscityasitmarksthe800thanniversaryoftheMagnaCartawhichlimitedroyalpowerandestablishedtherightsofcommonpeoplE.ThehighlightforthecelebrationswillbeSalisburyCathedralwhoseChapterHouseholdstheMagnaCartA.AbrandnewexhibitionwillopenintheChapterHousealongsidemanytalksandaflowerfestival.25.WhydidtheauthormentionHouseofCardsinthesecondparagraph?A.Toarousereaders’interestinreadingthetext.B.ToindicatethattheanniversaryLincoln’sassassinationisimportant.C.TostressthatthevigorofWashingtonDCisstrong.D.ToshowthatWashingtonDChasalonghistory.26.InwhichyearwasLincolnassassinated?A.1864B.1865C.1866D.186727.WhatcanavisitormostlyprobablydoinSalisbury?A.BuyLincoln’sfamoushat.B.Explorethefooddistrict.C.WatchwonderfuldanceperformancE.D.SeetheoriginalcopyoftheMagnaCartA.

Tounderstandmeditation冥想throughanexperimentyoucantaketwopictureswithacamerA.HoldyourcamerastillandtakethefirstpicturE.NowshakeyourcameraandtakethesecondpicturE.Thedifferenceinclarity清晰度betweenthetwopicturesisthedifferenceinclarityofalifewithandwithoutmeditation.MeditationmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.Therearemanymethodstoreachthestateofmeditation.OurintentioninthisLifeSchoolMessageisnottocomparedifferentpractices.Whatwe'dliketodoistogiveyouaglimpseintowhatbenefitscanariseasaresultofmeditation.Oneofthemostimportantfunctionsforhumansurvivalistheabilitytoadaptandadjusttooursurroundings.Thebrainandbodyaredealingwithanunbelievableamountofstimuli刺激ineverysinglemomentoflifE.FocusingonallofthematoncewouldbeimpossiblE.Sothemindtendstoshiftasmanystimuliaspossibletothesubconsciousbackburner.Forexampleyouprobablyaren'tpayingattentiontothefeelofyourshirtonyourbodyuntilyoureadthissentencE.NowthatI'vementioneditI'vebroughtitbackintoyourconsciousthoughts.andyoudonoticeit.SomewhereinthenextfewparagraphsyourmindwillplaceitonthebackburneragaintobeabletofocusonunderstandingthisarticlE.Fascinatingisn'tit?Ourmindsdothisconstantly.MeditationhelpsyoutoincreaseyourawarenessandhelpsyoutostayfocusedontherightthingsoflifE.Itensuresyoudonotgetdistractedandhelpsyoudostayalert.IthelpsyoutounderstandthepastlivethepresentandcreatethefuturE.Forthepeoplewhohavenoknowledgeorexperienceofthisparticularsubjectletmeshareabasicyetoneofthemostpowerfulmethodsthatcanleadyoutomeditation.28.Whatisthemainpurposeoftakingtwopictures?A.TotellpeoplehowtotakeagoodpicturE.B.Tocomparethedifferencebetweentwophotos.C.ToshowtheeffectmeditationhasonlifE.D.Togiveusacleardefinitionofmeditation.29.WhatistheaimofthebookLifeSchoolMessagementionedinParagraph2?A.Toteachyouhowtoadapttooursurroundings.B.Totellyouhowtoreachthestateofmeditation.C.Tomakeyouunderstandthebenefitsofmeditation.D.Toteachyoutherightwaytodealwithstimuli.30.Althoughyouhavetheshirtinyourconsciousthoughtswhywillyouplaceitonthebackburneragainlater?A.Becauseshirtisnotimportant.B.Becauseyou'vebroughtitbackintoyourconsciousthoughts.C.Becauseyourmindsdothisconstantly.D.BecauseyouneedtomoveontounderstandingthisarticlE.31.ThebenefitsofmeditationincludethefollowingEXCEPT.A.increasingyourawarenessB.helpingyoukeepalertC.helpingyoustayfocusedontherightthingsD.helpingyousolvetheproblemsinlife

Youwillgotocollegesomedayandcollegeisoneofthemostexcitingstagesofone’slifE.Ifyouwishtomakethemostofyourcampus校园experienceandbecomeabetterpersonafterthosefouryearsthenfirstyououghttomakefriends.ClosefriendscontributetoyourselfgrowthfortheyprovideyouwithmoralsupportthatissoimportanttosurvivingthestressfulcollegelifE.Friendscanlendahelpinghandwhennecessarylikecollectingyourhomeworkwhenyou’retoosicktoleaveyourdormandhelpyoudeveloptherightattitudebypointingouttoyouyourweaknesses.Beinghomemostofyourlifeandthensuddenlyfindingyourselfonyourowninalargecampuswithoutyourparentstoholdyourhandcanbeannoying.Howeverratherthanthinkingaboutyourmissinghometoomuchwhynotseethisnewstageinyourlifeasanopportunityforselfgrowthanddeveloptherightattitudethatwillprepareyoufortherigorsofpost-graduationlifeparticularlywhenyoujointheworkforce?Special-interestclubsororganizationsaregreatforselfgrowth.Herenotonlydoyougettheopportunitytomeetwithlike-mindedpeopleyoucanalsodiscovermorethingsaboutyourfieldofinterest.ClubmeetingsusuallyincludelivelydiscussionssogotherewiththerightattitudE.Youshouldtrytobuildagoodnameintheorganizationbybeingrespectfulactiveandconsideratetoothers.YoumightnotlikeallofyourprofessorsbuttheyaretheretoprovideknowledgeyouneedtobesuccessfulinyourchosenfielD.Thusshowupforeachclasswiththerightattitudeanddeterminationtolearn.Whetheryougetalongwellwithyourprofessorsornothasahugeeffectonyourselfgrowthasitisameasureofhowwellyoucanrespectauthorityandobeyrequirements.Activelyparticipatinginaclassdebateorlecturecontributestoyourselfgrowthasithelpsyoubuildconfidenceinspeakingupandimprovesyourcommunicationskills.Italsohelpsyoudeveloptherightattitudebyexercisingdiplomacy外交术whenyouchooseyourwordscarefullyespeciallywhendiscussingaverypoliticallysensitiveissue问题andexercisingpatiencewhendealingwithclassmateswhoshootdownyourideas.24.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatcanhelpcollegestudentsdevelopapositiveattitude?A.Joiningspecial-interestclubs.B.Focusingontheirstudies.C.Takinguppart-timejobs.D.Makingfriendswithothers.25.TheunderlinedwordrigorsinParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.reasonsB.difficultiesC.joysD.effects26.Theauthoradvisescollegestudentsto.A.berespectfulatclubmeetingsB.debatewithlike-mindedpeopletobuildconfidenceC.choosewordscarefullyinaclubdiscussionD.obeyyourprofessortoleavehimwithagoodimpression27.Thepurposeofthetextisto.A.introducehowtoshowyourselfincollegeB.tellcollegestudentshowtosocializewithothersC.givecollegestudentssomeadviceonselfgrowthD.explaintheimportanceoffour-yearcollegelife

Ifabusinesswantstosellitsproductsinternationallyithadbetterdosomemarketresearchfirst.ThisisalessonthatsomelargeAmericancorporationshavelearnedthehardway.What’sinthename?SometimestheproblemisthenamE.WhenGeneralMotorsintroduceditsChevyNovaintoLatinAmericaitoverlookedthefactthatNovainSpanishmeansItdoesn’tgo.SureenoughtheChevyNovaneverwentanywhereinLatinAmericA.TranslationproblemsSometimesitisthesloganthatdoesn’twork.NocompanyknowsthisbetterthanPepsi-ColawithitsComealivewithPepsi!campaign.ThecampaignwassosuccessfulintheUnitedStatesPepsitranslateditssloganliterallyforitsinternationalcampaign.Asitturnedoutthetranslationsweren’tquiteright.PepsiwasbeggingGermanstoComeoutofthegrave坟墓andtellingtheChinesethatPepsibringsyourancestorsbackfromthegravE.Apicture’sworthathousandwordsOthertimestheprobleminvolvespackaging.A.pictureofasmilingbabyhashelpedsellcountlessjarsofGerberbabyfooD.WhenGerberstartedsellingbabyfoodinAfricatheyusedthesamepackagingasintheUSwiththesmilingbabyonthelabel.LatertheylearnedthatinAfricancountriesthepictureonthejarshowswhatthejarhasinitformanypeopletherecan’treaD.TwistoffateEventhecultureandreligiousfactorsandpurecoincidencecanbeinvolveD.ThornMcAnshoeshaveaThornMcAnsignatureinsidE.TopeopleinBangladeshwhichisaMuslimcountrythissignaturelookedlikeArabicscriptforthewordAllah.InthatcountryfeetareconsidereduncleanandMuslimsfeltthecompanywasoffendingGod’snamebyhavingpeoplewalkonit.60.Fromthetextwelearnedthat_________.A.ChevyNovawasbroughtinLatinAmericaB.GeneralMotorsdidthebestmarketresearchofallcompaniesC.PepsistillsoldwellinChinaowingtothetranslationproblemsD.theComealivewithPepsicampaignworkedwellintheUS61.WhatwasGerber’sproblem?A.A.translationproblemB.CulturalfactorC.ReligiousfactorD.Thepictureonthejar62.ForwhatreasonwereThornMcAnshoesturneddowninBangladesh?A.TheyarenotdesignedattractivelyB.TheiradvertisementsarenotpersuasiveC.A.signaturelookinglikethewordAllahwasintheshoesD.ProblemforThornMcAnwasthecompany’sname63.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Lessonsfromsomelargecorporations.B.HowtomakeuseofadvertisementsC.TheimportanceofmarketresearchD.Theimportanceofpackaging

Customsaresocialhabits.Theyhavebeenhandeddownthroughgenerations代amonggroupssocialclassesetC.Customscanbedescribedaswaysofdoingthings.Theyareparticularly特别stronginsocialpracticesontheoccasions场合ofbirthsmarriagesanddeaths.Ziyuanku.comInChinathesedayssomepeopleincitiesarelearningfromWesterncustoms.ForexamplesomebridesdressinthelongwhitedressthatisusualbridalwearinmanyWesterncountries.Everypeople民族hasspecialcustomsforNewYear.TheHanpeoplehavemanyinterestingSpringFestivalcustoms.AndnowquiteanumberofpeoplelivinginthecitieshavefollowedtheWesterncustomsofsendingNewYeargreetingcardsforJanuary1st.OneinterestingcustominChinaisthatmotherswrap包uptheirbabiestightly紧紧的.ThisisnotthecustominWesterncountrieswherebabiesareusuallydressedinloosegarments.13.Itistruethatcustoms.A.havebeenformedduringashorttimeB.havebeenquicklyformedandchangedC.havebeenformedlittlebylittleD.haveneverbeenchanged14.Inthispassagethewordgarmentis.A.asortofclothesB.abedC.akindoffoodD.aroom15.Fromthispassageweknow.A.peopleinthevillagesandcitiessendNewYeargreetingcardstoeachotherB.eachpeoplehashisspecialcustomforNewYearC.thepeoplealloverChinaspendNewYearinthesamewayD.mostofChinesepeopletakeSpringFestivalseriously

February14thisValentine’sDay!InChinaitisonlyadayforyoungboyfriendsandgirlfriends.ButmyteacherandfriendsinAmericatoldmethatValentine’sDayisapublicday.ThiswasmyfirstValentine’sDayinAmericA.Ididn’tunderstandthecustoms风俗clearly.MaybeIdidn’tneedtosendanygifts.IwatchedotherstoseewhattheydidsonexttimeIcanunderstanD.OnthatdaywhenwebeganthereadingclassMr.PetersgaveeverystudentsomechocolatesandsaidHappyValentine’sDay!Iwasveryhappytheteachergavehisstudentsgiftsandblessings.IneversawthatinChinA.MaybeAmericanteachersareverydifferent.Ididn’tbuyagiftfortheteachersoIowed欠agifttotheteacher.AnywayIwanttosayThankyouMr.PetersandI’msorry.WhenwehadabreakoneofmyclassmatesgavemeaPokemoncarD.ItwasveryfunnyandIfeltthankfulbutIthoughtIowedagiftagain.WhenwewerecomingtoourgrammarclasssuddenlyIheardsomeonecallingmE.Shelly!IstoppeD.Anotherclassmatewhohadonlybeeninourclassonedaygavemesomechocolates.ShesaidTheseareforyouandyourfriends.Haveagoodday!Iwaslookingatherleavingandthinkingthatwewereinthesameclassonlyonedaybutnowwearefriends.That’sverygreatbutIowedagiftagain.WhenIcamehomemyChinesefriendsentsomerosesandchocolates.IwassurprisedandhappybecauseIhadneverreceivedrosesinmypastlifebutIhopeditwasthelastgift.Ididn’twanttoowemoregifts.4.BeforethewriterleftChinashethoughtValentine’sDay_______.A.wasadayfortheyoungB.wasdifferentinAmericaC.wasafestivalforallthepeopleD.wasaholidayforthestudents5.BysayingIneversawthatinChinathewriterwouldliketotellusthatinChina_________.A.thestudentsgavegiftstotheteachersB.theteachersdidn’tlikethestudentsatallC.thestudentsneverreceivedanygiftsandblessingsD.theteacherswouldn’tgivetheirstudentsanygifts6.Thewriterfeltsorryprobablybecauseshe________.A.madeamistakeinclassB.didn’tlikechocolateC.hadnogiftforMr.PetersinreturnD.hadnomoneytobuygifts7.Whatwasthefirstgiftthewriterreceivedfromhisclassmates?A.Atoy.B.A.carD.C.Somechocolates.D.Someroses.

Oneofthemostrecentsocialchangestakingplaceintheworldissocialnetworking.Socialnetworkinghasbeeninexistenceforatleast150yearsandprobablylongerthanthat.InthetimesbeforetheinventionofthecomputerandtheWorldWideWebWWWsocialnetworkingwasdoneinperson.Peoplewhohadsimilarlikesandinterestswouldgathertogethertoshareexperiencesmakenewfriendsandimprovetheirbusinesses.OntheInternetsocialnetworkingwebsitesmadetheirfirstappearancesduringthelate1990s.ThefirstmajorsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUnitedStateswasMySpacE.MySpacealloweditsuserstoexchangemessagessharepicturesandmakenewfriendsinawaythatwasneverthoughtofinthepast.WithMySpacepeoplewhodidnotgooutmuchcouldreachouttoothersfromtheirownhomes.In2004FacebookwascreateD.ItwasfirstawebsitecreatedforusebyHarvardUniversity’sstudentsandteachersbutitsoonexpandedtoincludejustabouteveryonE.ItisnowlargerthansomeofthelargestcompaniesintheworlD.ItisawebsitethatischangingallthetimE.FacebookhascompletelychangedthewaypeoplestayconnectedwitheachotherandtherestoftheworlD.ThewayitworksissimplE.Userscansetupanewaccount账户easily.Allanewuserneedsisanemailaddresstostart.OnceapersonhascreatedanaccountandhisfriendalsohashisownFacebookpagehecaninvitehisfriendbysendingarequestouttohim.Onceyougetstartedmakingnewfriendswillcomeeasily.32.Whatcanwelearnaboutsocialnetworking?A.Itisnotanewdevelopment.B.ItmadeWorldWideWebfamous.C.Itappearedbecauseofthecomputers.D.Ithelpedpeopledevelopnewinterests.33WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.MySpaceislessfamousthanFacebook.B.MySpacegreatlychangedpeople’slives.C.MySpaceledtotheappearanceofFacebook.D.MySpacewasimprovedbyHarvardUniversity’sstudents.34..WhatdonewusersofFacebookneedtocreateanaccount?A.Anemailaddress.B.Hisfriend’shelp.C.High-speednetwork.D.Hisfriend’sFacebookpagE.35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThewaytobeaFacebookuser.B.Theimportanceofsocialnetworking.C.Twoimportantsocialnetworkingwebsites.D.ThedifferencesbetweenMySpaceandFacebook.

LearningaforeignlanguagecanbeadifficulttaskformostpeoplE.Thedegreeofdifficultyhoweverdiffersfromonepersontoanother.LikestudyinganyothersubjectswehavetomakeaneffortandputinthetimE.Besidesanindividual’slearningabilitycanbedeterminedbythefollowingfactors:MyhusbandsaysIamaquicklearnerbutIeasilyforgetnewinformationespeciallydatesandfigures.MyhusbandspendsmoretimelearninganewsubjectbutseldomforgetswhathehaslearneD.We’reexactlytheoppositeandwerepresentthetwobasickindsoflearners.Somepeoplecanlearnnewinformationfastwhileothershavetoworkalittlebitharderatit.OthersremembernewknowledgelongerlikemyhusbandwhileotherseasilyforgetwhattheyhavejustlearneD.Howfastandwellyoulearnnewthingsaredeterminedbyyourgenes基因andyourenvironment.Mymotherisafastlearnerwhilemyhusbandhasslowlearningparents.Thewaywelearnalsodiffers.IliketowritedownwhatI’vejustlearneD.Ialsofindthatdrawingdiagrams图表worksbetterformE.ComparedwithmyhusbandIhatememorizingdataanddefinition定义forexamplethedefinitionofafamily.I’dratherwritedownsomethinglikethis:family=husbandwifechildren.IrememberthingsbetterwhenIcanvisuallypictureitinmymindamentalpictureordiagram.DetermineyourownlearningabilitybyobservingthewayyoulearnnewinformationhowfastyoucanlearnitandhowlongyoucankeepthisnewdatA.BydoingsoyoucanchoosethemethodbestsuitedtoyourlearningstylE.Inmyopinionthisisthemostimportantfactorinlearningaforeignlanguage:yourdrivetolearn.AsthesayinggoesWherethere’sawillthere’saway.Differentpeoplearedrivenbydifferentmotivations动机.IwanttolearnanewlanguagebecauseIfinditchallenging.Othersmayneedtolearnaforeignlanguagebecauseofhavinganewjoborworkinginforeigncountries.ThepointistodeterminewhetheryoutrulyneedorjustwanttolearnaforeignlanguagE.There’sadifferencebetweenthetwo.Thefirstisarequirementwhichneedstobedoneimmediatelywhilethelattercanbedelayedandwillnotinfluenceyourperformanceinyourjobdirectly.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.A.person’sabilitydetermineshowhelearnsaforeignlanguagE.B.EffortandtimeplayakeyroleinlearningaforeignlanguagE.C.It’snotdifficultformostpeopletolearnaforeignlanguagE.D.Learningaforeignlanguageisn’tthesameforeveryonE.22.Comparedwiththeauthorherhusband_____.A.easilyforgetsnewinformationB.likesmemorizingdataandfiguresC.hasquicklearningparentsD.likestodrawdiagrams23.Whichofthefollowingaffectspeople’sforeignlanguagelearningmost?A.ThedegreeofdifficultyoftheforeignlanguagE.B.Thedeterminationtoovercomethedifficulty.C.ThemotivationtolearnaforeignlanguagE.D.Theforeignlanguagelearningability.24.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.ToshareherexperienceinlearningaforeignlanguagE.B.Toanalyzewhypeoplecannotlearnaforeignlanguagewell.C.TotellushowtofindthemethodoflearningaforeignlanguagE.D.Tointroducesomefactorswhichaffectourlanguagelearningability.

GIANYARBali—TheresortislandofBaliisknownforalotofthings—beachesartistsflowingricepaddies—butnotguitars.SlowlybutsurelyWayanTugesischangingthat.Awoodsculptorwhoworksfromasmallworkshopinoneoftheartisan-filledvillagesofcentralBaliMr.Tugeshasproducedhundredsofcustom-madeguitarsoverthepastseveralyearswhichhavebecomecollector’sitemsacrosstheworlD.Theirsuccess—somesellforasmuchas$8800—hasalsoshownhowtheentrepreneurs企业家eveninremotecomersoftheworldcanconnecttotheglobaleconomyonline—especiallywithalittleluck.Mr.Tuges’sachievementistohaveaddedthatstringedinstruments弦乐器topartoftherichtraditionalBalinesemusicalscenE.Mr.Tugesdidn’tevenknowhowtoplaytheguitarmuchlessmakeonE.ButthatbegantochangeafewyearsagowhenMr.TugeswasvisitedoutofthebluebyaMontrealbusinessmanandmusiciannamedDannyFonfederwhowaslookingforacraftsmanthathehopedcouldmakeornateguitarsinBaliduringabusinesstripinAsiA.HebroughtacheapguitarforMr.Tugestocopy.Imanagedtomakesomethingthatlookedlikeaguitarbutitdidn'tmakeanysoundsaidthe60-yearoldMr.TugeswholearnedtheartofsculpturingfromhisfatheratayoungagE.SpellboundbythecarvingsontheguitarMr.Fonfederquicklysawanopportunitytoselltheguitarsoverseas.Tofine-tuneMr.Tuges'sworkhebroughtanAmericanluthier—someonewhomakesstringedinstruments—namedGeorgeMorristoBalitoteachhissoon-to-bebusinesspartnerinthefineartofmakingagreatguitar.I’mforeverindebttoDannyandGeorgE.Mr.Tugessaidinarecentinterviewathisworkshop.Itdidn'ttakelongforthementogettheirallianceofftheground:Mr.Tugesnotonlymasteredthecraftsmanshipbutalsostartedtoteachhisrelativesincludinghissontomakeguitarswiththeirhands—amethodtheystillemploytodayeventhoughcomputerizedprecisiontoolsareavailablE.Theonlydigitalinstrumentstheyusearetuners.27.Who'sWayanTuges?A.AninvestorinBali.B.AnentrepreneurfromCanadA.C.A.woodcarverinBali.D.A.salesmanofguitars.28.TheunderlinedphraseoutofthebluemeansA.unexpectedB.intheopenairC.scheduledD.inthefield29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WayanTugeswasreadytomeetDannyFonfederattheverybeginningB.WayanTugessucceededinmakinghisfirstguitar.C.Atage60WayanTugesstartedlearningsculpturingfromhisfather.D.GeorgeMorriscametoBalitoguideWayanTuges.30.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.BriefIntroductiontoBaliaResortIslanD.B.MasterCarverAddsGuitarstoBali’sRichCulturE.C.WhatWayanTugesHasAchievedat60.D.WayanTugesTaughtHisRelativestoMakeGuitars.

A.handshakeisoneofthemostcommonwaystogreetothersbutUSPresidentDonaldTrump’sunusualmethodhasbeenputunderthemicroscopelately.Muchlikeanarmwrestlerinamatchtherecently-electedleaderhasahabitofyanking猛拉people’shandstowardhimselfduringhandshakes.AndwhileatypicalhandshakeisonlybrieftheonebetweenhimandJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonFeb10lastedafull19seconds.SimplyhavingastronghandisnottheexplanationherE.AccordingtoDarrenStantonabodylanguageexpertfromtheUKwhilehandshakesareusuallyanexchangeofkindnessTrumpuseshisasawaytoshowpowerandcontrolregardlessofhowuncomfortableitmakespeoplE.Itisasiftosay‘HeyI’minchargedon’tmesswithme’StantontoldTheIndependent.ApartfromTrump’syank-shakethereareotherwayspeopledisplaypowerwiththeirhands.Atbusinesstalksorpoliticalmeetingsforexamplesomepeoplemayrotate旋转theirwristsduringhandshakessothattheirhandendsupontopinsteadofunderneath.Somemaysqueezesohardthatitleavestheotherperson’shandinpain.AccordingtoStantonbypullingpeopleintohispersonalspaceTrumpisalsotestingwhethertheyarewillingtocooperatewithhim.ForexampleifsomeonewasresistanttobeingyankedtowardshimandstoodtheirgroundhewouldknowthathehasworktodowiththembeforehegotwhathewantedStantontoldExpress.ThisisprobablywhyonFeb13whenCanadianPrimeMinisterJustinTrudeauvisitedtheWhiteHousealleyeswereonhowhewasgoingtohandleTrump’shandshakE.FortunatelyTrudeaumanagedtoavoidtheembarrassmentbygrabbingTrump’sshouldertostophimselfbeingpulledin.AfterwardsomeTwitteruserswrotethatthisprovedTrudeau’sstrongleadershipwithoneevencallingthemomentoneofCanada’sgreatestvictories.Vicemagazinesummeduptheexchangebetweenthetwoleadersas:...noregularhandshakE.Thiswasthefirstshotinabloodlesswar.28.AccordingtoDarrenStantonTrumpuseshisyank-shaketo_____.A.showhiskindnessB.gaincontrolC.remindpeopleofhisstatusD.seeifpeoplearecooperativeE.getpeopletolowertheirguardA.bcdB.abcC.aceD.bde29.ThephrasestoodtheirgroundinParagraph5probablymeans_____.A.goingaheadB.standingstillC.turningaroundD.pullingout30.AccordingtothetextthewayTrudeaureactedtoTrump’shandshake_____.A.annoyedTrumpB.displayedhispowerC.wasconsideredrudeD.waslikelytostartawar31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A.Somepeoplespintheirwristsduringhandshakestoshowextrarespect.B.Handshakesarethemostpreferablewayforpoliticalleaderstogreetothers.C.Thewaysomeoneshakesanotherperson’shandcanhavedifferentmeanings.D.Thelongertwopeopleshaketheirhandsthebettertheirrelationshipis.

AccordingtothelatestsurveybytheAsianDevelopmentBankAsianparentsarespendingbillionsofdollarsonprivatetutors家庭教师fortheirchildrenandthepracticeisgrowingdespitedoubtsaboutitseffectiveness.Shadoweducationisanexpandingbusinessnotonlyinwealthycountriesbutalsoinsomeoftheregion'spoorernationsasparentstrytogivetheirchildrenthebeststartinlifethestudysaid.Nearlynineoutof10SouthKoreanelementarypupilsreceiveprivatetutoringwhilethefigureforprimaryschoolchildreninIndia'sWestBengalstatestandsatsixoutof10.ThestudyestimatedthatthecostsofprivatetutoringinSouthKoreawereequivalent相等的to80percentofgovernmentspendingonpubliceducation.Japanspent12billiononextrateachingin2011whilethefigureforSingaporestoodatUS680millionin2009.Extraacademicworkaimstohelpslowlearnersandsupporthighachievers.ManyAsianparentsviewitasaconstructivewayforadolescentstospendtheirsparetime.Howeveritcanalsoreducethestudents'timeforsportsandotheractivitiesimportantfortheiroveralldevelopmentaswellascausesocialtensionsasricherfamiliesareabletopayforbetter﹣qualitytutoringthestudysaid.Thestudycallsforareviewofeducationalsystemstomakesuchextrateachinglessattractive.4.WhyisShadoweducationanexpandingbusinessA.Becauseparentswanttospendtheirmoney.B.Becausechildrendon'twanttogotoschool.C.Becauseparentswanttheirchildrentostaywithteachers.D.Becauseparentswanttogivetheirchildrenthebeststartinlife.5.AccordingtothearticlewhatisthepurposeofextraacademicworkA.Toaidslowlearnersandsupporthighachievers.B.Topreparechildrenforallkindsofacademiccontests.C.Toincreasechildren'shobbiesandinterestsinmanyfields.D.Togainthemostknowledgestudentscan'tgetinclass.6.WhichdisadvantageofextraacademicworkisNOTmentionedA.Causingsocialtensions.B.Spendingmoreextramoney.C.Lackingthechancetocommunicatewithothers.D.Reducingthestudents'timeforsportsandotheractivities.7.WhatisthetextmainlyaboutA.Thegovernmentpolicyoneducationalsystems.B.Howtoprovidethebesteducationforchildren.C.Theimportanceforchildren'soveralldevelopment.D.Thereasonsforthepopularityofprivatetutorsforchildren.

Mostsubwayaccidentsresultfromslipstripsandfallsonstairwayswhensomeoneisinarush.Thebestsafetyadvicewecangiveyouis:slowdownwhenyouareonthestairsandholdthehandrail扶手.Sometrainsareshorterthatmeanstheyhavefewercarswhenit’snottherushhourbecausetherearefewerpassengersusingthesubway.Someshorttrainsoperatewithoutaconductor.OnthosetrainsthetrainoperatoropensandclosesthedoorsmakesstationannouncementsandhelpscustomersifneedeD.Atmoststationstherearesignsthatread:DuringOff-HoursTrainsStopHere.Ifyoustandnearthecenteroftheplatformnearthesignyouwon’thavetorushwhenthetrainarrives.Whileyou’rewaitingpleasestandbehindtheyellowprotectivestripawayfromtheplatformedgE.Nomatterwhatsituationariseskeepoffthetracks.Trackscontain600voltsofliveelectricity.Ifyoudropsomethingonthetracksgotothestationannouncerroomandtelltheagent.Boardingbetweensubwaycarsmayseemlikeatime-saverbutitishighlydangerous.It’salsodangeroustotrytokeepsubwaydoorsfromclosingwhenyouareenteringorexitingthetrain.Theyarenotlikeelevatordoorsandwillnotreopenautomatically.Inadditionmakesurethatpocketbooksclothingpackagesumbrellasandotherpersonalitemsareclearoftheclosingdoors.Whenyou’reinsideamovingtrainneverrunbetweencarsorleanagainstdoors.Whenyouarestandingalwaysholdon.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?________________A.BoardingsubwaycarsB.SubwaysafetyC.WaitingforsubwaycarsD.Safetyontheplatform2.Theunderlinedpartinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____________.A.thetrainusuallystopsherewhenpassengersareoffworkB.thetrainusuallystopshereduringtheusualhoursofworkC.thetrainusuallystopshereifitarrivesatthestationearlierD.thetrainstopsherewhentherearen’ttoomanypassengers3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?____________.A.Thereareusuallynoconductorsonsomeshorttrainsinrushhours.B.Youshouldstandontheplatformedgewhenwaitingforthetrain.C.Youcanhavearestleaningagainstthedoorwhenthetrainstops.D.Thedoorshouldbekeptopenwhenyougetonthetrain.

Whenabigexamiscomingupyouprobablyfeelanxiousaboutanywastedtimeandwanttobeginschoolassoonasyouprobablycan.ButtensofthousandsofBritishhighschoolstudentswillsoonbegettinguplater.They’retakingpartinanewexperimentbyOxfordUniversitytoseeiflaterclassescanimprovetheirexamresults.Grades10studentsintheUKhavetotakethenationwideGeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducationGCSEexams.Theyhavetopasstheseexamsinordertostudymoreadvancedcoursesandlaterapplyforuniversities.TheOxfordUniversityprojectmeansthatGCSEstudentsfrommorethan100schoolsacrossEnglandwillstartschoolat10ammorethanonehourlaterthanthecurrentstarttime8:50am.Theprojectisbasedonscientificevidencethatteenagersareoutofsync同步withtraditionalschoolhourstheTelegraphreporteD.Andwhattheyneedismoresleepinthemorning.Weknowthatsomethingfunnyhappenswhenyou’reateenagerinthatyouseemtobeoutofsyncwiththeworldsaidprofessorColinEpsiewhoisleadingthestudy.Yourparentsthinkit’sbecauseyouarelazyandopinionated固执己见的andeverythingwillbeOKifyoucouldgettosleepearlier.Butscienceistellingusthatteenagersneedtosleepmoreinthemornings.Everyonefollowsanaturalcycleofsleepandwakefulness.Biologyhasdecidedthatteenagersgotosleeparoundmidnightanddon’tfeelfullyawakeuntil9-10amaccordingtoscientists.That’stwohourslaterthanadults.Andtheirbodyclocksstaylikethisuntiltheageofaround21formalesand19forfemales.Societyprovidesschoolforlearningbutthebrainprovidessleep.Soweareexploringthepossibilitythatifyoudelaytheschoolsstarttimeuntil10amthatwillimprovelearningperformancesaidEpsiE.Theresultscouldbepositivebasedonpreviousstudies.AnearlystudyattheUK’sMonkseatonHighSchoolin2009foundthatstartinganhourlaterimprovedgradesincoresubjectsby19percent.TheOxfordprojectisexpectingtopublishtheresultsin2018.It’stimetowaitandseewhetherscientistswillgiveusanexcusetogetuplatE.32.AccordingtothearticlestudentswhotakepartintheOxfordUniversityproject.A.willstartschoolonehourearlierB.willnolongerhavetotakeGCSEexamsC.willperformbetteracademicallythanthosewhodon’tparticipateD.willbeguaranteedmoresleepingtimeinthemorning33.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat.A.theOxfordUniversityprojectistargetedatallBritishhighschoolsB.gettinguplateisasignoflazinessintheeyesofmostBritishparentsC.childrenandadultshavedifferentnaturalcyclesofsleepandwakefulnessD.thereisstillnoscientificevidencethatsupportsalateschoolstarttime34.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheOxfordUniversityproject?ACriticalB.OptimisticC.DoubtfulD.Uninterested35.What’sthebesttitleofthearticle?A.Wakeuplatetoexcel优于胜过B.It’snevertoolatetolearnC.Thelateryougetupthebetteryou’lllearnD.Anexcusetogetuplate

TheChinaDailynewspaperislookingforEnglishseniorbusinesseditorsseniorcopyeditorsandgraphicdesignerstostrengthenitsinternationalteam.Weofferacompetitivesalarypackagefreeaccommodationwithutilitiespaidfor90percentmedicalreimbursement报销aseven﹣daypaidleaveandeleven﹣daypublicholidays.SeniorBusinessEditorYoumust•assistthebusinesseditorinsettinggoalsandworkingonachievingthem•beanexcellentteampersonwhocangenerateideasandthinkcreativelyandbeabletorewritetotallyifneededandhelpjuniorstaff•ideallyhavebeenworkingorhaveworkedinapositionofresponsibilityandunderstandwhatleadershipinvolves•havehadatleastfiveyears'editingexperienceworkingoneditingtheBusinessDeskandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.SeniorCopyEditorYoumust•workonshiftsintheBusinessDeskandusuallyhavethelastwordbeforethepageissenttoprint•editorrewritecopyandgiveexcellentheadlinesandcaptions•havehadatleasttwoyears'editingexperienceworkingoneditingdesksandbefamiliarwithindustrysoftware.GraphicDesignerYoumust•haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics•begoodatillustrationsandfreehanddrawings•beexperiencedinnewspaperormagazinedesigns•haveagoodsenseofprintingdesigns•begoodatMacintoshsoftwareincludingInDesignIllustratorandPhotoshop•befluentinEnglish.Forenquiriesortoapplywritetojob@chinadaily.com.cn.1.Accordingtothefirstparagraphwecanknowthat.A.theworkershavetherighttoenjoyeleven﹣daypublicholidaysB.theworkerstherecanenjoyaseven﹣dayleavewithoutpayC.theworkerscanenjoyfreeaccommodationscompletelyD.theworkersneedtopaybythemselvesiftheyareill2.WhatisNOTrequiredaboutGraphicDesignerA.BegoodatPhotoshop.B.Haveexcellentskillsininformationgraphics.C.Haveagoodsenseofprintingdesigns.D.Writeproperheadlinesandcaptions.3.WhatisthepurposeofthispassageA.TodescribethepositionsofChinaDaily.B.Toadvertiseforsomegoodemployees.C.Totellyouhowtobecomepartofthisgroup.D.TodescribetheworkingconditionsofChinaDaily.

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate价钱.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly相应地.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpracticewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?29.WhiletakingataxiinFinland_____.A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying30.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland________.A.aremostlypoorlymanagedB.providemealsforanydinersC.providefreewineandchargeforfoodD.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.C.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.D.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.32.Thewordthoseinthelastbutoneparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.A.peoplewhoaredishonestB.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotelsC.peoplewhooftentaketaxisD.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

Inmanycountrieslifeexpectancyisgettinglongerandmanymiddle-agedchildrenaretakingcareoftheirelderlyparents.ThiscanbeverydifficultbecauseelderlyparentsoftenneedsomebodytobewiththemallthetimE.Childrencanfeelthattheyarelosingtheirprivacy隐私独处.Iftheydecidetoputtheirparentsinanursinghometheyfeelashamed羞愧的becausetheythinkitistheirdutytocareforthemastheirparentstookcareofthemwhentheywerechildren.InChinaelderlyparentsusuallystaywiththeirchildren.Childrenbecometheircaretakers.Thisisonesolutionbutthissituationishardbecausethechildrenalreadyhavetheirownfamiliesandotherresponsibilities.Sonsaresupposedtotakeontheresponsibilityofcaringfortheirparentsbutusuallyitisthedaughters-in-lawwhotakecareofthem.Theirsons’contributionismainlyfinancial.Forwomenthiscanbeagreatstressbecausetheymightalsoneedtotakecareoftheirchildrenandhusbands.Anothersolutionistopayanursethatcantakecareofagingparents.ChildrenwillsharethecostofthisservicE.Havingapersonthatcantakecareoftheirparentsmakeslifeeasierforthem.Inthissituationtheyonlyhavetoprovidecompanionshipfortheirparentsforafewhoursaweekorwhenevertheirparentsaskthemtogotosomeplacewiththem.ThesetwosolutionsarecommonbutnursinghomesatleastinChinaareunusual.25.Whatproblemdochildrenoftenhavewhentheytakecareoftheiragingparents?A.Thereisagenerationgapthataffectsthecommunicationbetweenthem.B.Theymaylosetheirfreetimeandcan’tdevotemuchtotheirownfamilies.C.Thechildrenareashamedofhavingtotakecareoftheirparents.D.Childrendon’twanttotakecareoftheiragingparents.26.Howmanymethodsarementionedtocareforagingparentsinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.27.WhotakesthemainresponsibilityforlookingafteragingparentsinfamiliesinChina?A.Malechildren.B.Sons’wives.C.Hirednurses.D.Grandchildren.

A.qualified有资格的doctorrarelypractisedbutinsteaddevotedhislifetowritingoncesayingMedicineismylawfulwifeandliteratureismylover.RussianwriterAntonPavlovichChekhov契诃夫wasagreatplaywright剧作家andoneofthemastersofthemodernshortstory.WhenChekhoventeredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolin1879hestartedtopublishhundredsofcomicshortstoriestosupporthisfamily.Afterhegraduatedhewroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.Asawriterhewasextremelyfastoftenproducingashortstoryinanhourorless.Chekhov’smedicalandscienceexperiencecanbeseenthroughtheindifference冷漠manyofhischaractersshowtotragicevents.In1892hebecameafull-tinewriterandpublishedsomeofhismostmemorablestories.ChekhovoftenwroteaboutthesufferingsoflifeinsmalltownRussiA.Tragiceventscontrolledhischaracterswhowerefilledwithfeelingsofhopelessnessanddespair.ItisoftensaidthatnothinghappensinChekhov'sstoriesandplays.Hemadeupforthiswithhisexcitingtechniquefordevelopingdramawithinhischaracters.Chekhov'sworkscombinedthecalmattitudeofascientistanddoctorwiththesensitivity敏感odanartist.SomeofChekhov'sworksweretranslatedintoChineseasearlyasthe1940s.OneofhisfamousstoriesTheManinaShell装在套子里的人aboutaschoolteacher'sextraordinarilyorderlylifewasselectedasatextforChineseseniorstudents.21.AntonPavlovichChekhov.A.hadalawfulloverB.wasanillegalwriterC.usedtobealawyerD.wasacapabledoctor22.In1880Chekhov.A.becameafull-timewriterB.studiedmedicineinMoscowUniversityC.parctiedmedicineinhishometownD.pulishedhismostmemorablestories23.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheevents?A.becameadoctorB.becameafull-timewriterC.startedtopublishcomicshortstoriesD.wroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaperE.enteredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolA.ecadbB.dabceC.ecbadD.aecbd

Electronicbookpublishinghasmanyofthesamerisksandopportunitiesaselectronicmusicpublishing.Bydeliveringtextdirecttothereader'scomputerscreenthee﹣bookcouldcutdowncostsandallowcreatorstodealdirectlywiththeiraudiencebypassing绕开traditionalpublishersandtraders.Butitalsoraisesthepossibilityofmasspiracy盗版.PhilRancefounderandmanagingdirectorofOnlineOriginalsaLondon﹣basede﹣bookpublishersumsitupNoonewantsNapster在线音乐服务tohappentobooks.IndeedthemostpopularMP3mayhaveputthefrightenersonanindustrythatgenerallyoperatessomewaybehindthebleedingedge.TheMetaGroupaleadingUS﹣basedmarketresearchersayspublishersarefartooconcernedaboutprotectingtheirrightsWebelievealltherecentlegalcontroloverNapsterislikeputtingafingerinariverthatisalreadyoverflowing.PublishersneedtodealwithrealityandcomeupwithnewwaystodevelopwideelectronicdistributionaskingthequestionHowcanweusethecertaintyofwidedistributiontoouradvantageAtthemomentmostpublisherswouldliketolimittheuseofe﹣bookstothepersonwhoboughtthemortothecomputerusedtodownloadthem.Ifthatcanbedonee﹣booksbecomejustanextraincomestreaminapublishingindustrythatwouldcontinuetooperatethewayitdoestodayaccordingtoTerryRobinsonbusinessmanagerforAdobe'se﹣papergroup.Ifyou'vecrackedthedigitalrightsaspectyou'vecrackedthemarket.Hesays.RobertNicholsBooksDirectoratBOLagreesRightsmanagementisabsolutelyimportant.Publishersjustsaythat‘untilcopyrightissecurewearenotgoingtotalk'.12.Accordingtothetextwhatisthesimilarityofe﹣bookstoelectronicmusicA.Theybothavoidindustrymanagement.B.Theybothresultinpiracy.C.Theybothbringinmuchmoneytocreators.D.Theybothleadtopricereduction.13.Fromthetextwecaninferthat.A.wideuseofe﹣booksmayincreasetheincomeB.thepublishingmarketsshouldbebroughtbacktonormalC.publishershaven'tagreedonrightsmanagementuptonowD.mostpublishersprefere﹣booksfortheextraincome14.Whatdopublisherscaremostaboute﹣booksA.Price.B.Copyright.C.Quality.D.Design.15.WhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthistextA.TheE.﹣book﹣﹣aNewandBigChallengeB.TheE.﹣book﹣﹣anExtraIncomeStreamC.AnEconomicRisefromE.﹣booksD.ChangesBroughtbyE.﹣books.

Ifyou’reeverreadingabookorwatchingamovieandgetthedistinctfeelingyou’vecomeacrossthestorybefore—orevenbettercanpredictexactlywhat'sgoingtohappennext—therecouldbeagoodreasonforthat.ResearchersfromtheComputationalStoryLaboratoryattheUniversityofVermontstudiedthecompletetextofsome1737fictionworksavailableonProjectGutenberganonlinecollectionofmorethan50000digitalbooksinthepublicareA.TheydiscoveredthatEnglishliteratureconsistsofjustsixkindsofemotionalarcs情感弧线thatmakeupnearlyallofthemostwell-knownstories.Byanalysingthesentiment情感oflanguageusedinthesetextstheresearcherswereabletoshowtheemotionalupsanddownsforthestoriesasawholE.Theydiscoveredthatnegativewordslikepovertydeadandpunishmentdraggedtheemotiondownwhilepositivetermslikelovepeaceandfriendbroughtitup.Accordingtotheresearchersthosesixcore核心的emotionalarcsare:·RagstorichesAnongoingemotionalrise·TragedyorrichestoragsAnongoingemotionalfall·ManinaholeAfallfollowedbyarise·IcarusArisefollowedbyafall·CinderellaRise–fall–rise·OedipusFall–rise–fallInterestinglybasedondownloadstatisticsfromProjectGutenbergtheresearcherssaythemostpopularstoriesareonesthatusemorecomplexemotionalarcswiththeCinderellaandOedipusarcsregisteringthemostdownloads.AlsopopularareworksthatcombinethesecorearcstogetherinnewwayswithinonestorysuchastwoManinaholearcsstucktogetherortheCinderellaarccoupledwithatragicending.28.Readersoftenfeelfamiliarwhenreadinganewstorybecausestorieshavesimilar______.A.beginningsB.endingsC.charactersD.emotionalarcs29.Howdidresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A.Byconductingsurveysamongreaders.B.Byreadingbooksborrowedfromlibraries.C.Byanalysingworksfromanonlinecollection.D.Byinterviewingauthorsofthewell-knownstories.30.Whichsetofworksmaydragemotiondown?A.Hopefortuneandriches.B.Diseasemurderandwar.C.Smilehealthandbeauty.D.Coldearthquakeandspring.31.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhichkindofworksaremostpopularamongreaders?A.WorkswithanongoingemotionalrisE.B.Workswithanongoingemotionalfall.C.Workswitharisefollowedbyafall.D.Workswithmorethanoneriseandfall.

WhenIcametoCincinnatiasanaupair家庭打工留学生alotofthingsthereweredifferentfromwhatIknew.MyhostfamilylivedinahugehouseIcouldonlydescribeasacastle.InGermanyIhadlivedinasmallapartmenttogetherwithmymom.SoonIfoundoutthatthecastlewasactuallyrathersmallinourneighborhooD.EverybodytherewasveryfriendlyandpolitE.Theygreetedyouwhentheywerewalkingbyatleast3feetawayfromyou.TheymustnothaveseenaGermanaupairbeforeformostpeopleImetaskedmeallkindsofquestionsaboutGermany.Ienjoyedansweringtheirvariousstrangequestions.ImadealotoffriendsandIstartedtohangoutwiththem.Ofcoursetherewereanumberofnewthingsandittookmethewholeyeartofindthemallout.Inevergothomesick.PerhapsitwasbecauseIdidnothavetoomanynegativeexperiencesandfeltlovedandwelcomedtherE.HoweverIhadundergonesomepainfulexperiencebackinGermany.IwasfrustratedbythewaypeoplewouldrunmeoverandnotevensaySorry.TakingupmystudiesattheTU-DresdenIfeltlonely.Everybodyhereseemedtobewithdrawn离群的andImissedeverythingIhadinCincinnati.Germanywassocold.Ifounditsomuchhardertomakenewfriends.AftersixmonthsIgotaroommateandonlytwogoodfriends.IalsoflewbacktoCincinnatiseveraltimesforlongperiods.IfeltthatwithoutthosevisitsIwasnotabletomakeit.NowIamoverthisGermancultureshock.Italmosttookmeanentireyear.IamstillgoingbackandforwardbetweenDresdenandCincinnatifourtimesayear.49.WhentheauthorlivedinCincinnati________.A.shelivedinarealcastleB.somepeoplewerenotverykindtoherC.manypeoplewerecuriousabouthermotherlandD.shelivedinthebiggesthouseintheneighborhood50.IntheopinionoftheauthorlifeinCincinnatiwas________.A.wonderfulB.hardC.painfulD.strange51.TheunderlinedwordundergoneinParagraph4probablymeans________A.welcomedB.acceptedC.expectedD.suffered52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabouttheauthor?A.ShelivedwithhermotherinabighouseinGermany.B.SheneverwentbacktoCincinnatiaftershecamebacktoGermany.C.SheseldomhungoutwithherAmericanfriendsasshewastoobusy.D.ShedidmissherfriendsinCincinnatiwhenshewasattheTU-Dresden.53.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.UniversitylifeinGermanyB.MycultureshockexperienceC.AdvantagesoflivinginUSAD.HowtobeanaupairinUSA

TheBritish----andespeciallytheEnglish----arebadatcomplaining.BecauseofBritishpolitenessrulesaccordingtowhichconflictshouldbeavoidedpeopleeitherjustdonotcomplainorsometimesbottleitupandthenoutpouritinanotherwayinotherumimportantsituations.InfactthereisaTVprogrammewhichshowtheBritishintypicalsituationswheretheywouldbeperfectlyreasonableincomplainingbuttheydon’t.Inonesceneawomanreadsanewspaperoverpeople’sshouldersandthepeoplesaynothingorlookembarrasseD.TheBritisharealsowell-knownforputtingupwithbadserviceeverywherefromrestaurantstoairportsandrailwaystationsbecausethestandardrulesofbehavioursaythatitisbadtodrawattentiontoyourself.ThisiswhywhenyoutravelonthetubeinLondonandthereisyetanotherdelaythepassengerswilllookateachothersighsmilewearilyandraisetheireyestoheaven.TheymightevensayHuh!Typical!inaresigned顺从的toneofvoicethatsaysthatthere’snothingthatcanbedoneaboutit.WhencomplaintsaremadetheyaremadeinanapologeticorahumoroustoneofvoicE.InFranceontheotherhandangrypassengersmightriot闹事andburndownthesubwaystationiftheyhadtoputupwiththepoorservicethattheLondonundergroundprovides.AmericansandotherEuropeanswhoaremuchmoredirectandin-your-facethantheBritishoftenwonderwhyBritishpeoplealwayssaysorryorexcusemewhentheycomplain.It’slikethey’reapologizingforsomethingthatisn’ttheirfaulttheysay.Theyaremissingthepoint.Britishpeoplearenotreallysorry---itisbecausetheword‘sorry’actuallyworksasadistancingskill.Thisisimportantintermsofnegativepolitenessandnotdrawingattentiontoyourself.Ifyoudonotsay‘sorry’oruseotherdistancingwordslike‘could’‘would’‘might’‘possibly’andsoonyouwillbeseenasrudE.52.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartbottleitupinParagraph1mean?A.PutsomethingintobottlesB.NotdoanythingdangerousC.CauseproblemsbyhesitatingD.Notallowemotionstobeseen53.TheFrenchtendto_______.A.toleratebadserviceB.enjoytakingthesubwayC.makeacomplainthumorouslyD.expresstheirdissatisfactiondirectly54.WhentheBritishsaysorrytheyactuallywantto_______.A.trynottoberudeB.apologizesincerelyC.showtheirfeelingsdirectlyD.drawattentiontothemselves55.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtocomplainB.ComplainingpolitelyC.PoorserviceinBritainD.Politenessrulesacrosstheworld

Therearethousandsofproductsofallcolorsandshapesinasupermarketmakingyoubelievethattheyareworthatry.How?Packagingisthesilentbutpersuadingsalesman.Thereontheshelveseachbottlecanboxandjarhasbeencarefullydesignedandmeasuredtospeaktotheinnerselfoftheconsumerbecausehe/sheisbuyingnotonlyaproductbutalsohis/herbeliefinlife.Scientistshavestudiedconsumerbehaviorrecentlyandfoundthatthelookofthepackagehasagreateffectonthequalityoftheproductandonhowwellitsellsbecauseconsumersgenerallycannottellbetweenaproductanditspackage.Manyproductsarepackagesandmanypackagesareproducts.asLouisCheskinthefirstsocialscientiststudyingconsumers’feelingsforpackagingnoticed.Colorsareoneofthebesttoolsinpackaging.Studiesofeyemovementhaveshownthatcoloursdrawhumanattentionquickly.TakeV8forexample.Formanyyearsthebrightredcoloroftomatoesandcarrotsonthethinbottlemakesyoufeelthatitisverygoodforyourbody.Andthewordgreentodaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup.Shapesareanotherattraction.Circlesoftensuggesthappinessandpeacefulnessbecausetheseshapesarepleasingtoboththeeyeandtheheart.That’swhytheroundyellowMsignsofMcDonald’sareinvitingtobothyoungandold.Thisnewconsumerresponsetothecolorsandshapesofpackagesremindsproducersandsellersthatpeoplebuytosatisfybothbodyandsoul.25.Accordingtothepassage_____seemstobeabletopersuadeaconsumertobuytheproduct.A.thebeliefintheproductB.thespecialtasteoftheproductC.thestrangeshapeofthepackageD.thepleasingcolorofthepackage26.Ifapackageoraproductisroundinshapeitcan____________.A.bringexcitementtotheconsumersB.drawtheconsumers’attentionC.produceahappyandpeacefulfeelingD.catchtheeyemovementoftheconsumers27.AndthewordgreentodaycankeepfoodpricesgoingupThissentencesuggeststhatconsumerstodayare_________.A.startingtonoticetheimportanceofnewfoodB.payingmoreattentiontotheirhealthC.beginningtolikegreenvegetablesD.enjoyingthebeautyofnaturemorethanbefore28.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatV8isakindof________.A.vegetabledishB.icedfoodC.healthyjuiceD.redvegetable

Asia’sChallenge2020EssayPrizeDESCRIPTIONWhatisthemostimportantchallengefacingAsiaoverthenextdecade?Why?Whatshouldbedoneaboutit?Thebestanswerin3000wordsorlesswillwinaprizeof$2500.Tworunners-up亚军willbeawardedprizesof$1000each.ThesethreeprizewinnerswillbeinvitedtoSingaporefreeofchargeforanawardsceremony.ThewinningarticleswillbepostedonTimE.com.PURPOSEThemainpurposeoftheessayprizeistoformfreshideasforAsia’scontinuedcompetitivenessanddevelopmentaswellasencourageyoungexpertstomakeanimpactonpublicpolicyandbusinessinAsiA.SELECTIONCRITERIA标准TheessaycanbefocusedononeormoreareasrelevanttoAsiasuchasmacro-economicsbusinessinternationalrelationstradeeducationhealthcareurbandevelopmentscienceandtechnologyandenergyandtheenvironment.TheessaymustbewritteninEnglish.Itshouldnothavebeenpreviously之前地publishedinEnglishinapublication出版物withbroadinternationalcirculation发行量.CANDIDATEREQUIREMENTSThecandidateauthoringtheessaymustbeunder32yearsofageasofDecember312010.ThecandidatemustbeanAsiannational.SUBMISSION提交REQUIREMENTSTheessayshouldbesubmittedelectronicallytoprize@asiabusinesscouncil.Org.byAugust312010.PrizewinnerswillbeannouncedinSeptember2010.Thesubmissionshouldcontainthecandidate’sfullnamenationalityandmonthandyearofbirth.Theessayshouldincludeatitleandwordcount.33.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheessayprize?A.Toselectyoungprofessionalsofbothabilityandimagination.B.TopredicttheprospectsofAsiainthenextdecadE.C.ToinspirebrilliantideasforsolvingproblemsinAsiaD.ToissuethechallengesfacingAsiA.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ArticlespublishedinlocalnewspaperswillnotbeaccepteD.B.ThewinnersoftheessayprizecantraveltoSingaporeforfreE.C.YoungpeoplefromAmericaorAustraliaareexcluded排除fromtheessayprizE.D.Thecandidate’sarticlecandealwithseveralaspectsofdevelopmentsinAsiA.35.Thecandidate’sarticleshouldbesent________.A.byairmailB.bye-mailC.bysurfacemail平邮D.byexpressmail快递

MovingtoanewneighborhoodtownstateorevencountrycanbeaprettyscaryexperiencE.Allyouknowisthatthingswillbedifferentandchancesareyouwon’tknowthekidsatyournewschool.TheexperiencesthatgowithmovingmakemanykidsfeelnervousandworrieD.Thisisperfectlynormalbutdon’tlettheseemotionsoverrunyourthoughts!Youwillsoongetusedtoyoursurroundingandfindnewfriendsatyournewschool.TheexperiencethatgowithmovingmakemanykidsfeelnervousandworrieD.Thisisperfectlynormalbutdon’tlettheseemotionsoverrunyourthoughts！Youwillsoongetusedtoyoursurroundingsandfindnewfriendsatyournewschool.Leavingoldfriendsandfamiliarplacesbehindcanbedifferent.Howeverasyoubeginthemovingprocesskeepinmindthatsayinggoodbyetoyouroldhouseschoolandfriendsdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetoforgetthemorthatyourfarewellispermanent！Ifyou’removingtoanewstateorevenadifferentcountryandwon’tseeyourfriendsforalongtimedon’tdespair.Makesuretoaskeveryonefortheiraddresssoyoucanwritethemletters.AlsothankstotheInternetitisveryeasytostayintouchthroughemailorinstantmessagingtechnology.Withyourparent’spermissionyoucanevencreateablogorwebpagetochronicleallofyournewexperiences.Includeyourthoughtstalesofyournewadventuresevenpicturesofnewfriendsyournewhouseandnewtown.Youroldfriendswillloveseeingwhatyouarebusywith.Manyschoolhaveanorientationprogramwhereastudentalreadyestablishedattheschoolshowanewstudentaroundfortheirfirstweek.Thiscanhelpyoutofindyourwayaroundtheschoolandtomakenewfriendsfaster.WhilemovingistoughonkidsofanyagehighschoolcounselorKarenTurnersaysmovescanbeparticularlydifferentforteens.Ithinkmovingduringadolescentsisanextremelystressfulexperienceespeciallyifyouareintoyourjuniorhighorsenioryear.Studenttendtohaveestablishedaverystrongpeernetworkduringthatperiodintheirlives.Oftenthishasmoreinfluenceonthemeventhantheirfamiliarinsomecasesandwhentheyaretornfromthatthere’softenresentment怨气.HoweverTurneraddsthatwhilemovingisn’teasytherearethingsthatyourparentsandtheschoolIcandotohelpyoucopewiththechangE.56.WhoaretheintendedreadersofthepassageA.EducationexpertsB.SchoolteachersC.ParentsD.Students57.WhichofthefollowingismainlysuggestedinParagraph3A.Stayingincontactwitholdfriends.B.ExpressingyourselfwhenitispossiblE.C.Forminggoodhabitsatschool.D.Keepingpositiveaboutyournewschool.58.Accordingtothepassageanorientationprogram＿＿＿＿.A.helpslocalstudentsinmanywaysB.IsorganizedbynewstudentsC.OffershelptonewstudentsD.Focusesonallthestudentsatschool59.IfthispassagecontinueswhatwouldtheauthorfurtherdiscussA.WhatanewschoolislikE.B.WhyparentsmovewiththeirchildrenC.HowparentsandtheschoolcanhelpthechildrenD.Howchildrencanexpresstheiranxiety

Incitieswithrentcontrolthecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlord房东canchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartment.Theirrentcannotincrease;thereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Howeverthecriticssaythatafteralongtimerentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Thereforetheyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlleD.Asaresultnewapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecriticstheendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Someexpertsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilledlow-payingjobs.Howeveriftheminimumishighemployersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Thereforeotherthingsbeingequalthenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thuscriticsholdtheopinionthatanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.SomepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwagE.Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelawworkerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermoreemployerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.EconomictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionsuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproductionrentcontrolandtheminimumwagE.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectedonlyifotherthingsareequal.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagreehoweverthattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.28.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay________.A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesC.increasetheprofitsoflandlordsD.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments29.Wecansafelysaythatrentcontrol________.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willprobablybringinactiveeffectsinthelongrunD.isnecessaryunderallconditions30.Therewillbetheproblemofunemploymentif________.A.theminimumwageissettoohighB.theminimumwageissettooearlyC.theworkersareunskilledD.themaximumwageissetforpoorworkers31.Thepassagetellsusabout________.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrol

Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullnameaddressandtelephonenumberalthoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.WhenawriterwantshisvoiceheardheneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoicE.ResponsibilityisthenameofthegamE.PeopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationshipsaidsocialworkerKenYipandthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.Whenwesignapaperforexampleabusinesscontractorabankdocumentthesignatureisasealofconsentanagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignaturE.Theabsenceofasignaturetheyexplaintellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous匿名的forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybringandhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercasespeopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.CrimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolicebutmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrimE.Nameornoname?TheanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttogetinvolveD.WeallhaveanamE.Itisamatterofresponsibilitytouseitwhenwemakeastatementaclaimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonorourownnameanditisonlybystampingourexpressionofanopinionwithourownnamethatwehonorwhatwesay.25.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingResponsibilityisthenameofthegame?A.WritersneedtoprovidetheirpersonalinformationinthegamE.B.Publicationmustbearthewriter’sfullnameaddressandphonenumber.C.Writersshouldberesponsiblefortheirnames.D.Namesarerequiredtoindicatewriters’responsibilityforwhattheysay.26.Thesecondparagraphsuggeststhatapaperwithoutasignaturemay_______.A.notgetareplyB.helptoendarelationshipC.beacceptedallthesameD.becomeafamilyproblem27.Somepeopledon’twanttheirnamesknownbecausetheyare________.A.hesitanttomakeadonationB.unwillingtodrawpublicattentionC.afraidofanaccusationD.readyforinvolvement28.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.honorandwritersB.identityandsignatureC.signatureandresponsibilityD.anonymityandsignature