第二部分　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A Since it was published in 1818, Frankenstein, a classic horror story, has been in print in many languages. The monster from the novel by Mary Shelley is the result of man's uncontrolled desire to create and apply his knowledgE. The novel features Victor Frankenstein, a student who explores the secrets of life in his laboratory. Fearing that he has created a monster, Victor Frankenstein wants to stop but too latE. The monster kills Victor Frankenstein's young brother and causes the murder to be blamed on an innocent girl. Victor and the monster meet in the frozen mountains. The monster asks Victor to create a female monster, promising to afterwards leave with her for the wilds. Victor begins the work and discovers the monster has followed him to watch the work. Victor regrets his decision to create a second monster and worries that together they will begin a species of monster. Victor destroys the monster's bridE. The monster soon takes revenge (复仇) on Victor by killing his best friend, his father and finally, his bride, Elizabeth. Victor pursues (追赶) the monster across many places. On the point of death, Victor meets a ship and tells his story to the captain whose letters and diaries are then to form this novel. Victor Frankenstein's last words are, "Farewell, Walton! Avoid ambition, even if it is only the obviously innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries." Frankenstein’s conflicted ambition is with us always. And the Monster stands at our window, reminding us to take care of our creations against experimenting with things we don’t understanD. 36. The passage was written to　_______。 A. tell us the story from Frankenstein B. encourage us to explore the secret of life C. entertain us with the monster D. show pity on Victor Frankenstein 37. According to the passage, Mary Shelley' s Frankenstein is made up of_________。 A. poems B. plays C. fairy tales D. letters and diaries 38. The correct order of the following events is_________。 A. The monster follows Frankenstein to watch his work. B. Frankenstein runs after the monster across many places. C. The monster kills Frankenstein's bridE. D. Frankenstein kills the monster's bridE. E. Frankenstein creates a monster in experiments. A. e, b, a, c, d B. e, d, c, b, a C. e, a, c, d, b D. e, a, d, c, b 39. In the last paragraph, the writer of the passage points that_______。 A. the monster is still disturbing people B. man's ambition in creations should never be allowed C. man's risky experiments have created many monsters D. creations in science should be carefully dealt with

EHumansarenaturallydrawntootherlifeformsandtheworldsoutsideofourown.Wetakedelightintheexistenceofcreaturesandevenwholesocictiesbeyondoureverydaylives.ThissenseofwonderisuniversallookattheeffortsthatscientistshavemadetofindoutwhetherlifeofsomekindexistsonMarsandthepopularityoffantasy幻想litcratureormovieslikeThelordoftheRingsThissenseofwonderdrousustoeachothertotheworldaroundusandtotheworldofmake-believE.Buthavewegonetofarincreatingworldsoffantasythatwearemissingthephcasureofotherworldsthatalrewlyexistallaroundus?HumanbeingsasbiologistshavesuggestedpossessaninborndesiretoconnectwithandunderstandotherlifeformsHoweverpeopleespeciallyinbigcitiesoftenleadratherisolatedlices.InastudyofBritishschoolchildrenitwasfoundthatchildrenbyeageeightweremuchmorefamiliarwithhurmansfortelevisionshowsandcideogamesthanwithcommonwildlifE.Withoutmoderntechnologyaamallpondcouldbeanamazingworldfilledwithstrangeandbeautifulplantsinsectsbirdsandanimals.Whenwelackmeaningfulinteraction交互withtheworldaroundusandsometimesecenwithourfamiliesandfriendsweseektounderstandandcommunicatewiththingsthatexistonlyinourimaginationsoronacomputerscreenTheworldofmake-believeisnotneccsanlybadButwhentheworldoffamsitybecomestheonlyoutlet出路oursenseofwonderthenwearereallymissingsomethingWearemissingaconnectionwiththelivingworlD.Otherwonderfulworderfulworldsexistallaroundus.Butevenmoreinterestingisthatifwelookcloselyenoughwecanseethattheseworldsinabroadsensearereallypartofourown.72.ThepopularityofTheLordoftheringsprovesA.thecloseconnestionbetweenmanandthefantasyworldB.thewonderfulachievementsoffantasyliteratureC.thefinetasteofmoviegoersaroundtheworldD.thegeneralexistenceofthesenseofcuriosity73.WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlineedsentenceinParagraph3?A.Peoplearefralessfamiliarwiththeworldoffantasy.B.Theworldarounduscouldserveasasoundofwonder.C.TheworldoffantasycanbemirredbyasmallandlivelyponD.D.Moderntechnologypreventsusfromdevelopingoursenseofwonder.74.Ifoursenseofwonderrelicstotallyontheworldofmake-believE.wewill_______.A.failtoappreciatethejoyinourlivesB.beconfusedbytheworldofmake-believeC.missthechancetorecognizcthefantasworldD.betranpedbyotherworldsexstingallaroundus75.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToshowusthehiddenbeautyinourworlD.B.TowarnusnottogetlostinthefantasywonderC.ToargueagainstthemisuseofthesenseofwonderD.Todiscusstheinfluenceoftheworldofmake-believe

Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore新加坡arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay马来语.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.A.fewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.36.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment37.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.38.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlacE.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.39.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afterapersonB.afteraplaceC.afteranactivityD.byitsshape40.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.

ThepeoplesoftheScandinaviancountriessharealotincommonforgeographicalreasons.Buttherearemoreofdifferencesthansimilaritiesbetweentheminallwaysincludingtheirdrinkingcustoms.A.superficial①observermightthinkthatnooneinNorwaydrinkswinE.Mealseateninrestaurantsorathomeareusuallywasheddownwithteacoffeeormilk.Occasionallyhoweverpaleordarkale②isdrunk.ItcanbeorderedonlyinrestaurantswhereitisservedonlywithfooD.ExcellentqualitybeersaremadeinJutlandandconsumptionishigh.Afterbeerbrandyisthefavoritedrink.Aalborgschnappsmadefromcornandpotatoesisfamousforitshighalcoholiccontent.FortheDanesbrandyisalsoanaperitif③andisoftendrunkbeforemeals.ForaforeignerthepracticeofsurroundingtoastsherecanbeuncomfortablE.Ifheacceptsonetoastthenhewillhavetoacceptallothersanditisdifficulttodrinksixorsevenglassesofbrandyunlessoneisusedtoit.Ladiesarefortunatelyexcludedfromtheseroundsandtheydrinkonlyagrapejuicewithalmostnoalcoholiccontent.Itismilkinsteadofliquorthatistheprincipal④Finnishtabledrink.MoremilkisdrunkbytheFinnishpeoplethaninanyothernation.InFinlandthesaleofalcoholisastatebehaviorandacheckiskeptonconsumptionbyrecordingpurchasesonspecialcardissuedtoallcustomers.AsthereisadifferencebetweenSwedishcookinginthesouthandthatinthenorthbecauseofthedifferenceinsoilandclimatetheirdrinkinghabitsarealsodifferent.Inthenorthalcoholicbeverages⑤areconsideredanecessitybecausetheykeepoutthecolD.Whileinthesouthpeoplehavemilderdrinks.ButgenerallyspeakingtoomuchdrinkingisrareinSwedenpartlybecauseitisagainstthelaw.SaleofspiritsiscontrolledtheSwedesdrinkmuchcoffeeandteA.Manypeoplestillprefertheold-fashionedcoffeeservedinlargecupswithcakes.TeaissopopularinSwedenthatithasbeencalledtheSwedishnationaldrink.Notes:①superficialadj.表面上的②alen.麦牙酒③aperitifn.开胃酒④principaladj.最重要的主要的⑤alcoholicbeveragen.烈酒1.ThepassagementionsthefollowingsubjectsEXCEPT______.A.drinkinghabitsB.tablemannersC.salesofspiritsD.drinkingtime2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistheSwedishnationaldrink?A.TeA.B.Brandy.C.Aperitif.D.GrapejuicE.3.Whichofthefollowingpeoplelikemilkmorethanotherdrinks?A.TheGermanpeoplE.B.TheAmericanpeoplE.C.TheFinishpeoplE.D.TheFrenchpeoplE.4.Itcanbeinferredthatifaforeignerisn’tgoodatdrinkingbrandyhe______.A.wouldliketoinviteladiestohaveapartyB.isunwillingtohaveasurroundingtoastC.wouldliketoacceptothers’toastsD.willoftendrinkmilkinsteadofbrandy

Valentine’sDayisnamedforSaintValentineanearlyChristmaschurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsagobutthedaythathashisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsagotheancientRomanscelebratedaholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebrationgirlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysenteachotherValentine’sDaycardsthattelloftheirlovE.Sometimestheyalsosentgiftslikeflowersofchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.ButsomeusedanotherwaytosendthismessagE.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.SomeofthemessagesaresimpleandshortJaneIloveyouverymuch.OtherssaymorE.ThisoneforexampleDanRosesarereD.VioletsarebluE.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.Forever.May.MostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocalbutUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoloverinafar-awaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworlD.Thesemessagescost80dollarsandmorE.AnemployeeofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine’sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Welljustmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.1.WhenwasthedaynamedafterValentine?A.Morethan1700yearsagobeforeValentine’sdeathB.Morethan2000yearsagoC.OnFebruary24D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.2.WhichisnottrueabouttheRomanholiday?A.Girlsputintoacontainerlargepiecesofpaperwiththeirownnamesonthem.B.BoysandgirlsbecamesweetheartsbychanceC.Girlsandboyswerenotloversforayear.D.Itwascelebratedasaholidayforlovers3.Whatisthecostofprintingamessagetoshowone’slove?It’s_______________.A.afewdollarsB.80dollarsandmoreC.veryexpensiveD.afewdollarsinalocalnewspaperand80dollarsinUSAToday4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TheancientRomangirlsweremoreopenandeasy-goingthanboysB.ValentinewaskilledforhelpingloversC.ReadersofUSATodaycansendrosestotheirloversalongwithprintedmessagesD.ValentinewashonoredbypeopleforhisfirmChristianbeliefandwarmheart5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TobrieflyintroducetheoriginofValentine’sDayandthemodernstylE.B.ToadvertiseforUSAToday.C.TotellyouthatAmericansareopentoexpresstheirloveD.TosellrosesonValentine’sDay.

ArtsandcultureislivedandbreathedineverycornerofCanadA.Duetoaracialandimmigrant移民populationthevarietyandrichnessofartandsportsisveryevident.SincetheSecondWorldWarCanadahasproducedanimpressiveamountofwriting.FromnovelstopoetrytheselectioniswidE.NativewritersarealsobecomingbetterknownacrossCanadainrecentyears.MusiciansarereachingahigherlevelofrecognitionintheworldmusicscenE.EverythingfromCountrytoPopClassicaltoHeavyRockcanbefoundacrossCanadaandacrosstheglobeperformedbyCanadianartists.FilmCrewinCanadaTheNationalFilmBoardistheprimaryproducerofmoviesinCanadA.HowevermanyHollywoodstudiosareturningtoCanadaasasourceforlocationsandasanalternativetothemoreexpensiveUSA.ManywellknownactorsdirectorsscreenwritersandmoviescomefromCanadaandoftenscoopawardsfortheirwork.FrenchartwasthefirsttoappearinCanadaalongtheStLawrenceinandaroundQuebeC.SincethenthevolumeofartandartistshasincreaseD.CanadianphotographyaswellaspaintingbyCanadiansarenotwellknownoutsideofCanadabutrecognitionisincreasing.Sportisamajorpartoftoday'ssocietyinCanadA.Hockeyisthemostpopularspectatorsportwithmoreparticipantstakingpartincurling.AmericanstylefootballandbaseballarealsoverypopularandallofthesesportsareplayedacrossCanadA.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.briefintroductiontoCanadaB.CanadianartscultureandsportsC.CanadianartistsD.Canadianartsandcultureareworldfamous2.Canadahasmanyformsofartandculturebecauseithas________.A.alonghistoryB.alargeareaC.alargepopulationD.avarietyofnationsandimmigrants3.ManyHollywoodstudioscometosettleinCanadabecause_______.A.ThecostinCanadaislowerthanthatintheUSA.B.Canadahasmanywellknownactorsanddirectors.C.TheywanttoworktogetherwiththemovieproducersinCanadA.D.TheywanttomakemoviesaboutCanadA.4.WhichgroupofCanadianartistsarewellknownallovertheworldtoday?A.NativewritersandscreenwritersB.PhotographersandactorsC.PaintersandwritersD.Musiciansandactorsdirectors5.WhichofthestatementsaboutCanadaisWrong?A.CanadianArtshasbeenmuchinfluencedbyFrenchpeoplE.B.Canadianpeoplelovesportsverymuch.C.Therearemanybigfilm-makingcompaniesinCanadA.D.CanadianArtsandartistsarebecomingbetterknown.

A.manwassellingmedicineatafair集市.Atfirsthesoldbottlesofacure药剂forcolds感冒forjustadollarabottlE.Manypeoplewantedtobuyitandtheman'syoungassistantmovedquicklythroughthecrowdcollectingmoneyandhandingoutbottlesofthecurE.ThenwhenhehadabigcrowdthemanheldupaverysmallbottlE.AndnowladiesandgentlemenheshoutedHereisthemedicineyouhavebeenwaitingfor.ThecureforoldagE.Drinkjustonebottleofthisandyouwillliveforever.AndladiesandgentlementhemancontinuedI'mnotgoingtocharge向要价youahundreddollarsabottleforthiswonderfulmedicinE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoufiftydollarsabottlE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoutwenty-fivedollarsabottlE.NowladiesandgentlemenI'mgoingtochargeyoujusttendollarsabottlE.Thinkmyfriendsfortendollarsyoucanliveforever.Mostofthepeopleinthecrowddidnotbelievethis.OnepersonshoutedIfitcanmakeyouliveforeverwhydon'tyoudrinkitThenanotherpersoncriedYesyoulookasifyou'reatleastsixtyyearsolD.ThankyousirthankyouthemanansweredI'msogladyousaidthat.Myrealageisthreehundredandtwenty-ninE.Thecrowdlaughedatthisbuttherewerestillsomepeoplewhowantedtobelievetheman.Oneofthemspoketotheman'sassistantasshepassedbyIsthattrueheaskeD.Ishethreehundredandtwenty-nineDon'taskmetheassistantsaidI'veonlyworkedforhimforahundredandfiftyyears.WhatdidthemansellatfirstatthefairA.acureforcoldsB.bottlesC.acureforoldageD.amedicinethatmadepeopleliveforeverHowmuchdidthemanchargeforthecureforoldageA.onedollarabottleB.twenty-fivedollarsabottleC.tendollarsabottleD.fiftydollarsabottleWhatdoesthewordassistantmeaninthispassageA.仆人B.朋友C.同伴D.助手WhatdoesthispassagereallymeanA.ThecureforoldageisveryusefulandnotsoexpensivE.B.Themanisnothonestandsoishisassistant.C.Thecheaperthemedicineisthemorepeoplewillbuy.D.Thetwomenareveryhonestandtheywouldliketohelppeopleliveforever.

PeopleacrossAmericaareliningupatdoctor’sofficeshospitalsandevenshoppingstreetshopingtoreceiveaflushot.HowevermanyofthemhavereturnedhomewithoutonE.Thisyear’sfluseasonisstartingearlyandit’salreadyspreadingquickly.Officialssaidthatthefluhasnowspreadto50states.That’swhytheflushotisn’teasytofinD.Helpwillsoonbeonitsway.Amanufacturerofthewillship100000dosesforadultsand150000forchildrensoon.AlthoughthiscouldbeoneoftheworstfluoutbreaksinyearsexpertssaythatthefluisnotaveryseriousdiseaseformostpeoplE.Wedon’tneedtofearorworrythatsomethingverybadwillhappensaidthedirectorofCentersforDiseasecontrolandPrevention.MostofuswillgetthroughthisfinE.20090505

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑NooneknowswherethephraseIndiansummergotstartedwearesurethatthephrasewaswellknownbytheyear1778becauseCrevecoeuranAmericanwriterdescribeditlikethis:ahardfrost霜冻followstheautumnrains.Thispreparesthegroundtoreceivethesnowsofwinter.ButbeforethesnowscometheearthturnswarmonceagainandthereareafewdaysofsmokeandmildnesscalledIndiansummer.ThereisastoryaboutIndiansummerthatgoesbacktotheveryfirstsettlersoftheNewWorlD.Thefirstfrostmeantwinterwascoming.Snowwouldsoonfollow.TheIndiansseeingthesettlerspreparingforwintertoldthemnottohurry.Theweatherwouldturnwarmagainmildbreezeswouldblowandtheskywouldturnsoftandsmoky.AndsoitdiD.Thesunbecamehotterandabrightwarmsmokeflowedoverthefieldsandwoods.ThesettlersrememberingthewordsoftheIndianscalledthiswonderfulperiodIndiansummer.ButtheIndianshavetheirownstoriesaboutthislateperiodofwarmweather.OneoftheirstoriesisaboutagodcalledShawondaseE.ShawondaseewasasadgodbecausehehadlosttheloveofatallandbeautifulIndianmaiden.ThesadandbeautifulstorycaughttheimaginationoftheAmericanpoetHenryWadsworthLongfellow.In1855heincludedthestoryofShawondaseeinhispoemThesongofHiawatha.Thestorygoeslikethis:GodShawondaseefatandlazylivedunderthedreamyandnever-endingsouthernsun.Hesentbirdsandwildgeesetothenorthaswellasmelonsandgrapes.HesmokedabigpipeandasthesmokerisesitfilledtheskywithdreamysoftnessgaveabrightshinetothewaterandbroughtthetenderIndiansummertothemelancholynorthlanD.ThereissomethingaboutthisperiodofwarmweatherthatgivespeoplealiftandmakesthemfeelwarmandhappybeforethelongsnowsofwintercomE.61.WhichseasondoesIndiansummerreferto?A.Earlyspring.B.Latesummer.C.Mid-autumn.D.Earlywinter.62.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheweatherofthisperiodoftime?A.HotandhumiD.B.WarmandmilD.C.Coolandbright.D.Coldandsmoky.63.TheIndians'explanationtothisnaturalphenomenonisthatGodShawondasee_______.A.livedunderthedreamysouthernsunB.tookpityonthehomelesssettlersC.smokedalotbecauseofhisbadmoodD.lenthissmokingpipetotheIndians64.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordmelancholy?A.Sadandlonely.B.Dreamyandexciting.C.Softandmusical.D.Warmandhappy.

ItissometimessaidthattheEnglisharepolitepeoplE.Thiscanmakelifedifficultforforeigners.SupposeaforeignboyasksanEnglishgirltogooutwithhimandshesaysIfIfinishmyworkI’llmeetyouinthecafeat7o’clock.Isshesayingyesornotohisinvitation?Ingrammaticaltermssheisusingtheconditionalstructure表示条件的句式.ByusingtheconditionalspeakersofEnglishcanavoidgivingayesornoanswertoaquestion.Itenablespeopletobediplomatic婉转的.Ifthegirldoesn’twanttogooutwiththeboyshewon’tturnupatthecafE.Shewilllethimunderstandsheisstillworking.Ifshewantstogooutwithhimbutdoesn’twanttoappeartooeasytocatchshehasachievedthatwithherreply.ButinthiscaseassheusesthefirstconditionalwhichshowsprobabilitysheisquitelikelytoturnupatthecafE.Beingpolitecanmakelifeverydifficult!Theconditionalisoftenusedbypeopleinthenews--politiciansforexample--whowishtoavoidspeakingouttheirideas.Thisisveryimportantiftheyareontheirwaytodiscussanagreement.Noonewantstogiveawayhisorherpointsbeforeheorshestarts.A.governmentspokesmanmightsaytoagroupofworkersIfwecouldpayyoumorewewoulD.Theuseoftheconditionalheremakesroomforargumentalthoughthespeakerisusingthesecondconditionalformwhichshowsimprobability.SoitisunlikelytheworkerswillgettheirrisE.IfisasmallwordwhichappearsoftenintheEnglishlanguagE.ItcanshowpolitenessreportedspeechandconditionalssuchastheFirst--probability--ifIcancometoyourpartyIwill;theSecond--improbability--ifIsawyoutomorrowI’dgiveyouthebook;andtheThird--impossibilitymeaningitistoolatetochangesomethingthathashappened--ifyouhavetoldmeIwouldhavehelpedyou.60.Theusingoftheconditionalcanmakeaspeech_________.A.clearerB.quickerC.morepoliteD.moreexciting61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.LanguageusedinthenewsshouldmakeroomtoarguE.B.UsuallyEnglishgirlsarenoteasytocatch.C.EnglishpeopleneverspeakouttheirideasinpubliC.D.Thewordifcanshowdifferentmeanings.62.InthepassageIfwecouldpayyoumorewewoulD.probablymeans__________.A.theworkerswillmakemoremoneyB.thespokesmandoesn’tgiveanypromiseC.thespokesmankeepshiswordD.theworkers’problemsaren’tdifficult63.Thispassageismainlytalkingabout_________.A.theconditionalincommunicationB.howtoinviteagirlinBritainC.BritishpeopleandtheirlifeD.somelanguagepointsindailyEnglish

CEveryone’satitevenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwhohadn’tdoneaneBaydeal.SoIdecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction网上拍卖.BuyingforBeginnersSignuponwww.eBay.co.uk.MostitemsE.g.tablescomputersandbooksreadyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription;othersmaybemarkedwithBuyItNowandhaveafixedpricE.Youcanbuytheserightaway.IftheitemisbeingauctionedyouofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids出价foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbidthenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.HowtoPaySellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostacheckorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPalanonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcarD.SellingMadeSimpleIfyouplantoselloneBayithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends’adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauctionstartingonaThursday.ThiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobiD.ThebigThingsinLifeIt’seasytopostasmallitembutfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectivelysentbydeliverymen.CheckthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubiD.64.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowtomakepaymentonlinE.B.WaysofmakingdeliveryonlinE.C.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.D.Advantagesofanonlineauctionsystem.65.Afterbiddingforanitemabuyer________.A.haschancestomakehigherbidsB.willgetwhathewantsintendaysC.shouldmakepaymentimmediatelyD.maycheckitspictureanddescription66.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis________.A.throughalocalbankingsystemB.bysendingthemoneytothesellerC.throughanonlinepaymentsystemD.bypayingthedeliverymandirectly

China'slargestwaterdiversionprojectmaystartsupplyingwatertoShandongProvinceby2007andBeijingby2010anofficialconfirmedTuesday.TheworseningwatershortageinthetwoareascausedbydecadesofdroughtmaybealleviatedwithwaterfromthemightyYangtzeRiverintheSouthwhichwillbedivertedintotheparchedNorthhesaiD.Thewaterdiversionprojectconsistsofthree1300-kilometrecanalsthatwillcarrywaterfromtheYangtzealongtheeasternmiddleandwesternpartsofthecountry.ZhangJiyaodirectoroftheStateCouncil'sofficeinchargeoftheSouth-to-NorthProjecttoldanationalconferencethatgroundwillbebrokeninmoreplacesalongtwoofthelinesoftheambitiouswaterdiversionschemethelargestofitskindintheworlD.Beforenextyear'sfloodseasonconstructionoffournewsectionsalongthetwolineswillpushtheprojectfurtheralongthefasttrack.Thatwouldbringthetotalsectionsunderconstructionto13sinceconstructionstartedin2002withanestimatedinvestmentof124billionYuanaboutUS$15billion.Whenfinishedthetwowaterdiversioncanalswillbecapableoftransferring13.4billioncubicmetersofwaterayear.11.China'slargestwaterdiversionprojectisbeingconstructedto__________.A.supplywatertoShandongProvincE.B.removetheworseningwatershortageinBeijing.C.alleviatetheshortageofwaterintheNorth.D.breakgroundinmoreplaces.12.Fromthewholepassagewecaninferthat__________.A.thewaterdiversionprojectisthebiggestinChinabutnotintheworlD.B.thewaterdiversionprojectisthelargestbothinChinaandintheworlD.C.theprojectwillcost124billiondollars.D.theprojectwillbefinishedby2010.13.Whenfinished________.A.theprojectwillsolvethewaterproblemonceandforall.B.theprojectwillsupply13.4billioncubicmetersofwaterayear.C.theshortageofwaterintheNorthwillbealleviateD.D.thedroughtinBeijingandShandongprovincewilldisappear.14.Accordingtothepassagewhichoneistrue?A.TheshortageofwaterintheNorthisonlybecausetherearetoomanypeoplE.B.Thewholeprojectwillbecompletedbytheyear2010.C.Thetotalsectionsunderconstructionwillbe13tillthewholeprojectisfinisheD.D.Thewholewaterdiversionprojectismadeupofthreecanals.

TakingthetrainisawonderfulwaytoseeAmericA.Inthe19thcenturytrainroutesappearedfromcoasttocoastcarryingbothpeopleandgoodsTodayalong-distanceAmtraktraintripisadifferentwaytoexperiencetheUnitedStates.Thelong-distanceAmtraktrainshavelotsofroom.Coachseatshavelotsoflegroomandwideaisles走廊sightseeinglounges休闲室havelargewindowsandsleepingareascanprovideagoodnight’srest.Onatraintripthere’stimetotalkplaycardsorboardgamesandreadtooneanother.Onacartripparentshavetodrivewhileonatrainparentscansitbackandwatchthescenerygoby.Unlikeanairplanetravelingbytrainisnotthequickestwaytoarriveatyourdestination;thetrainisthedestinationinitself.Amtrakmanageslong-distancetrainsthatrunthroughtheUnitedStates.RouteshavedifferentnamessuchasEmpireBuilderCaliforniaZephyrSunsetLimitedandSouthwestChief.Thelong-distancetrainshavedouble-deckercarsSuperlinerssightseeingloungesandarealdiningcar.OnshortertrainssuchasfromNewYorktoWashington.DCthecarsaresinglelevelandonlyhaveasnackbar.IntheSuperlinertrainsthesightseeingloungeislinedwithwindowsonthesecondlevelwhileonthelowerlevelasnackbarandtablescanbefounD.Intheeveningvideosareshownintheloungecar—eitherentertainingmoviesordocumentaries.Tip:AsdelaysarecommononAmtraktrainsalwayscallthestationbeforeyougotherE.Otherwiseyoumaybecoolingyourheels脚后跟forhours.What’stheadvantageofseeingAmericabytrain?A.TherearemoreservicesonthetrainthananyotherB.Travelingbytrainisthequickestwaytoreachyourdestination.C.Travelingbytraingivespeoplemoretimetoseeanddothings.D.ThetrainslikeAmtrakallowpeopletoenjoythejourneycheaply.Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundonshort-distanceAmtraktrains?A.Sleepingareas.B.Snackbars.C.Sightseeinglounges.D.Coachseats.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Youwillhavetowait.B.Youmakeyourheelcool.C.Youwillhavenoplacetostandonthetrain.D.Yourfeetwillbehurtonthetrain.WhichofthefollowingaboutSuperlinersistrue?A.Therearelinesofwindowsonthelowerlevel.B.Thesnackbarisonthehigherlevel.C.Asightseeingloungeisontheupperlevel.D.Bothlevelsareequippedwithvideos.

CBCACIfyouweretocomeupwithalistoforganizationswhosefailureshaddonethemostdamagetotheAmericaneconomyinrecentyearsyouwouldprobablyhavetostartwiththeWallStreetfirmsthatbroughtusthefinancialcrisis.FromthereyoumightmoveontotheautomakersinDetroit.ButIwouldsuggestthatthelistshouldalsoincludealessobviousnominee:publiceducation.AtitstopleveltheAmericansystemofhighereducationmaybethebestintheworlD.Yetintermsofitscoremission---turningteenagersintoeducatedcollegegraduates---muchofthesystemisfailing.TheUnitedStatesdoesagoodjobenrolling招生teenagersincollegebutonlyhalfofthestudentswhoenrollendupwithabachelor’sdegreE.Soidentifyingthecausesofthecollegedropoutcrisisintheworld’slargesteconomymattersenormouslyandanewbookcalledCrossingtheFinishLinetriestodopreciselythat.ItsauthorsareeconomistsWilliamBowenandMichaelMcPhersonandadoctoralcandidateMatthewChingos.Thefirstproblemtheydiagnoseissomethingtheycallunder-matching.Itreferstostudentswhochoosenottoattendthebestcollegetheycangetinto.TheyinsteadgotoalessselectiveoneperhapsonethatisclosertohomeorlessexpensivE.Abouthalfofthelow-incomestudentswithagrade-pointaverageofatleast3.5inhighschoolandanSATscoreofatleast1200donotattendthebestcollegetheycouldhavE.Iwasreallyastonishedbythedegreetowhichwell-qualifiedstudentsfrompoorfamiliesunder-matchedsaidMr.Bowen.Infactwell-offstudentsattendthecollegesthatdothebestjobofproducinggraduates.Meanwhilelower-incomestudents-–evenwhentheyarebetterqualified—oftengotocollegesthatexcel擅长inproducingdrop-outs.It’sreallyawasteMr.Bowensaidandabigproblemforthecountry.Astheauthorspointouttheonlywaytoliftthecollegegraduationratesignificantlyistoliftitamongpoorandworking-classstudents.Insteaditappearstohavefallen.Whatcanbedone?Moneyisclearlypartoftheanswer.63.WhichofthefollowingwouldpeoplefirstthinkofasafactorresponsiblefortheAmericanfinancialcrisisaccordingtothispassage?A.Thegovernment.B.PubliceducationC.TheDetroitautomakers.D.TheWallStreetfirms.64.WhatisabigproblemwithAmericanhighereducation?A.ItishardtoenrollenoughstudentsintocollegE.B.Manycollegesareexperiencinglowrateofgraduation.C.Manycollegestudentsstayawayfromclasses.D.Itishardformanycollegestogetfinancialaidfromthegovernment.65.ThetitleofthebookCrossingtheFinishLineprobablymeans______.A.runningtotheendofthelineB.goingtocollegeC.finishingcollegeeducationD.workinghardincollege66.Whydosomestudentsunder--match?A.Becausetheyhavefinancialdifficulty.B.Becausetheyfaceambitioncrisis.C.BecausetheylackconfidencE.D.Becausetheycan’tgetguidancE.67.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.problemswithsecondaryAmericaneducationandpossiblesolutionsB.America’sfinancialcrisisitscauseandinfluenceC.lowrateofAmericancollegegraduationitscauseanditsinfluenceD.relationshipbetweenAmericaneducationanditseconomy

C8:30PMOutlookOutlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouupdatewithallthat’snewintheworldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromanticfromstagetoscreen.Therewillbereportsofthestarsofthemomentthestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthepast.ThedirectorwithhisnewfilmthedesignerwiththelatestfashionandthemusicianwiththepopularsongarepartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevinE.9:00PMDiscoveryWhena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsoran8-year-oldplayschesslikeafuturegrandmastertheyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgeniuscomefrom?Isitallinthegenes基因orcananychildbeturnedintoageniusinthefuturewhatshouldtheydo?Inthis30-minutefilmBarryJohnsontheprofessoratSchoolofMedicineNewYorkUniversitywillhelpyoudiscovertheanswer.10:00PMScience/HealthIsitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?TheanswerisyesaccordingtotheresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800personswithhighbloodpressuretheyfoundthatafter6monthsthesedevotedtoweighloss-exerciseandeatingalow-saltlow-fatfoodlostabout13poundsandbecamefitter.Plus35%ofthemdroppedintothenormalcategory范畴.ThisweekDr.AlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthesepeoplereducetheirbloodtoalevelsimilartowhat’sachievedwithHypertensiondrugs.64.Themainpurposeofwritingthesethreetextsis_____A.toinvitepeopletoseefilmsB.toinvitepeopletotopicdiscussionsC.toattractmorestudentstoattendlecturesD.toattractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms65.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery?A.ParentswhotosendtheirchildrentoschoolofmedicinE.B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanotherAlbertEinstein.D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.66.Accordingtothethirdtextwhichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectashypertensiondrugs?A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfooD.

Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustryfarmshaveexperiencedanagriculturalrevolution.Onthefarmoftodaymachinesprovidealmostallthepower.Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmputer.A.fewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Theputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplanthowmuchlivestock家畜tobuywhentoselltheirproductsandhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manyputerpanieshavebeendevelopingspecialputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Programsarebeingwrittenforpigproducersgrainfarmerspotatofarmersanddairyfarmers.Inthefuturefarmerswillbeabletopurchaseputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofputersonthefarmstudentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakeputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.TherecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyonputersevenmoreinthefuturE.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedonhorsepowerandmodernfarmsdependonmachinepowerfarmsofthefuturewilldependonputerpower.Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobotarealmechanizedhiredhandthatwillbeabletomoveandinsomewaysthinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatputer-aidedrobotswillmakeshockingchangesinfarmingbeforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresentfarmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshear修剪sheepdrivetractorsandharvestfruit.Evenplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.ForexampleinordertomilktheircowsfarmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebarnthenconnectthemtothemilkingmachineswatchthemachinesanddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinisheD.Inthefuturethiswillallbedonebyrobots.InadditionwhenthemilkingispletedtherobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispurE.Thepletechangeofthefarmisfarinthefuturebutengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.Whichsentencecarriedthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph.B.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph.C.Thefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraph.D.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph.Accordingtothepassageputerscannothelpfarmersdecide_______.A.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproductsB.whethertoplantacertainkindofcropC.whatlivestocktoraiseD.whentoselltheirproductsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyonputers.B.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.C.Bothputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday’sfarms.D.StudentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakeputerclassesbecausetheycandoNothingwithoutthehelpofputersontoday’sfarms.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?A.puterFarmers’BestFriendB.FarmersinTheFutureC.TheAgriculturalRevolutionD.putersandRobots

VisitingU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidinBeijingFridaythatbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldencouragebilateral双边的contactsandexchangestopromotemutualunderstanding.It’simportantforourpoliticalleaderstocometoChinasaidBushwhogaveaspeechFridaymorningatQinghuaUniversityoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinChinA.HisworkingvisittoChinaanddiscussionswithOinghuastudentshelppromoteSino-U.S.中美relationsBushsaidinresponsetoastudent’squestionaboutwhathewoulddotopromoteSino-U.S.relations.ManypeopleinmycountryareveryinterestedinChinahesaidaddingthattheseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeoplE.Hesaidthathewouldkeepencouragingsuchcontactsandexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.BushsaidthathewoulddescribebackhomewhathehasseenhereandthatChinaasagreatnationnotonlyhasagreathistorybutalsoanunbelievablyexcitingfuturE.Thepresidentsaidthatthe2008OlympicGameswouldmakeasignificantopportunityfortherestoftheworldtounderstandChinawhichenablesmorepeopletocometoChinaandfeelthemodernizationtakingplaceandmanymorepeoplewillseeitonthetelevision.BusharrivedinBeijingThursdayforatwo-dayworkingvisittoChinA.Whatthewordprestigiousinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans?A.greatB.famousC.honorableD.modestWhichofthesentenceisNOTtrue?A.BushthinkbilateralcontactsandmutualunderstandingwillpromoteSino-U.S.relations.B.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinA.C.BushandthestudentsofQinghuadiscussedsomethingabouthowtomakeChinaricherandstronger.D.The2008’sOlympicGamesisagreatchangeforChinabeenknownbytheworlD.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinabecause_______.A.theywanttocomeheretotakepartinthe2008OlympicGamesB.theyhavelearnedsomethingofChinaandtheywanttolearnmoreC.ChinahasbeentakingplacegreatchangeD.ChinahasagreathistoryandunbelievablyexcitingfutureThenarrator叙述者ofthepassagewasmostprobably_____.A.areporterB.apsychologistC.apoliticianD.asociologist

IwasbornandraisedinHongKong.ForthepastsixyearsI'vebeenlivingintheUnitedStates.IworkasasalesgirlinalargedepartmentstorE.RightnowI'mgoingthroughadifficultperiodofmylifewhichishardformetotalkabout.A.fewmonthsagoIwenttoHongKongforavisit.ItwasthefirsttimeI'dgonebacktheresincecomingtotheUnitedStates.Iwaseagertoseemyparentsmybrothersmysistersandmyfriends.IreallygotashockwhenIarriveD.HongKongwasnotthesamecityasIleftsixyearsago.ThingshadchangedsomuchthatIdidn'trecognizepartsofit.MyprimaryschoolwasgonE.ThehousesonthestreetwhereIusedtolivehadbeentorndownandreplacedbyofficebuildings.TheshockfromthephysicalchangesinthecityhoweverwasnothingcomparestotheconfusionandhurtIsoonbegantofeelinmyparents'homE.MyfamilygreetedwarmlywhenIarriveD.WhilemymotherwasbusypreparingaspecialdinnerinmyhonortherestofthefamilyeagerlyaskedmequestionsaboutmylifeintheUnitedStates.IfelthappythatdayandforacoupleofdaysafterbutthenIbegantofeelthatsomethingwaswrong.InoticedthatmyfamilyespeciallymymotherwouldsometimesglanceatmeinastrangewaywhenIwasspeaking.TheygraduallybecamelesswarmandfriendlytowardsmeIbecameuncomfortableandconfusedastowhytheywerebehavingthatday.Idecidedtotalktomymother.SheaskedmeHaveyouforgottenyourChineseway?Iaskedherwhatshemeant.SheaskedYou'veforgottentheplaceofwomeninaChinesehomE.Youtalkwhenyoushouldremainsilent.Youspeakonmattersthatofconcernonlytomen.Youspeakopenlyofyourinnerfeelingsanddesires.That'snotthewayofaChinesewoman.Wekeepourthoughtsandfeelingstoourselves.IwasbornandraisedinHongKong.Hereraisemeans______.A.bringupB.stayC.becomehigherD.liveWhatshockedtheauthormostduringhervisitinHongKong?A.ThephysicalchangesinHongKong.B.Herprimaryschooldidn'texistanylonger.C.Shecouldn'trecognizepartsofHongKong.D.Theconfusionandhurtsheexperiencedinherparents'homE.Whydidtheauthor'sfamilybecomelesswarmandfriendlytowardsher?A.Shehadforgottenherroleasawoman.B.Shedidn'tfollowtheChinesecustomabouthowawomanshouldbehaveathomE.C.Shespokeofherinnerfeelingsanddesiresdirectly.D.Shetalkedaboutmattersthatwerenotconcernedwithwomen.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A.MyTripinHongKongB.TheChangesinHongKongC.CaughtBetweenTwoCulturesD.TheChineseWay

Racism种族歧视isagrown-updiseasedeclaresthesayingonRubyBridge’swebsitealongwithaphotoofMrs.Bridgetodaya6-year-oldgirlfourdecadesago.InthephotosheiswalkingupthestepsoftheWilliamFrantzPublicSchoolinNewOrleansalittleblackgirlaccompaniedbytwoofficerswhoprotectheronherwaytoschool.HernamethenwasRubyNell.ItwasNov.141960.Shewasthefirstblackchildtoenrollatthisall-whiteelementaryschoolaccordingtothecourtordertodesegregateinNewOrleansschools.Herstoryismoving--shewasaverycourageouschild--andremainsasignificantproofagainstintolerance不宽容ofallkinds.Ruby’sphotobringsoutanotherpowerfulimageonherwebsite:NormanRockwellssymbolicpaintingforLookmagazineonJan.141964TheProblemWeAllLiveWith.Rockwellwasanillustratorofexceptionalskillandcharm.Heproducedavastnumberofunforgettableimagesoveralongcareermanyoftheminvolvingchildren.HisAmericankidsareinnocentandappealingbutoftenatthesametimedecidedlynaughty.HismethodwastophotographhismodelsandtheresultingpaintingswerephotographiC.Butitisrevealingtoseehowtheartistslightlychangedfacialexpressionsfromphototooilpaintinginordertomakehispaintingscommunicatewiththeviewer.Communicationevenpersuasionlayatthebackofhiswork;thiswasartforeffect.TheProblemWeAllLiveWithbelongstoRockwell’slaterworkwhenhebeganopenlyshowinghisstrongbeliefinliberty.ThisisahighlypersuasiveimagE.Beforehearrivedatthefinalcopyonesketch草图showsthelittlegirlclosertothetwoofficersfollowingherthantothoseinfront.InthefinishedpicturethegirlseemsmoredeterminedindependentanduntoucheD.TheunfriendlytomatoesthrownonthewallarebehindhernowandsheiscompletelyunaffecteD.RubyNellwasprotectedbyofficersonherwaytoschoolbecause.A.shewasalittlefighteragainstracismB.shewasveryyoungshortandtimidC.shewasthefirstblacktostudyinanall-whiteschoolD.shewaschosenbythecomt0be’wi’thwhitechildrenAccordingtothepassageTheProblemWeAllLiveWithisan.A.socialprogramforAmericanchildrenB.famouspaintingbyNormanRockwellC.photodisplayedonRubyBridges’websiteD.exhibitionattheNormanRockwellMuseumTheworddesegregateinparagraph2probablymeans.A.fightagainstthewhiteB.endracialseparationC.struggleforfreedomD.stoptheblack-whiteconflictThemaintopicofthispassageis.A.howRockwellencouragedRubytofightagainstracismB.howRubywonherfighttogotoanall-whiteschoolC.howRockwellexpressedhisprotestin.IrisworkD.howpersuasiveRockwell’searlierworkofartis

Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperityotherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself–worthrelied依赖onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife–and–deathaffairs.Intheirsingle–mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself–respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.41.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself–respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition42.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwarD.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.43.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess44.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.45.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife–and–deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

TOKYO—AtfirstglanceJapanesecellphonesareyoungpeople’sfavoriteswithelegantdesignandquickaccesstotheInternet.HoweverdespiteyearsofcompetitioninoverseasmarketsJapan’scellphonemakershavelittlepresencebeyondthecountry’sshores.TheonlyJapanesecellphonemakerwithanymeaningfulglobalshareisSonyEricssonandthatcompanyisaLondon-basedjointventure合资企业betweenaJapaneseelectronicsmakerandaSwedishtelecommunicationsfirm.AndSonyEricssonhasbeenhitbybiglosses.Itsmarketsharewasjust6.3percentinthefirstquarterof2009behindNokiaofFinlandSamsungElectronicsandLGofSouthKoreaandMotorolaofIllinois.ThisyearMrNatsunowhodevelopedapopularwirelessInternetservicecalledi-ModeinvitedsomeofthebestmindsinthefieldtodebatehowJapanesecellphonescouldgoglobal.ThemostamazingthingaboutJapanisthateventheaveragepersonouttherewillhaveaveryadvancedphonesaidMrNatsuno.Japanhas100millionusersofadvancedthird-generationsmartphonestwicethenumberoftheUnitedStatesamuchlargermarket.ManyJapaneserelyontheirphonesnotaPCforInternetaccess.IndeedJapanesecellphonemakersthoughttheyhadpositionedthemselvestodominate支配theageofdigitaldatA.Buttheywerealittletooclever.Inthe1990stheysetastandardforthesecond-generationnetworkthatwasrefusedeverywhereelsE.ThenJapanquicklyadoptedathird-generationstandardin2001.HoweveritmadeJapanesephonestooadvancedformostmarkets.SeveralJapanesecompaniesarenowconsideringapushintooverseasmarketsincludingNEC.PanasonicSharpToshibaandFujitsuaresaidtobeplanningsimilarmoves.JapanesecellphonemakersneedtoeitherlookoverseasorexitthebusinesssaidKenshiTazakiamanagingvicepresidentattheconsultingfirmGartnerJapan.Throughthefirstparagraphtheauthorintendstotellusthat___________.A.JapanesecellphonesarepopularwithyoungpeopleB.Japanesecellphonesdon’tsellwellabroadC.JapanesecellphonesareveryadvancedD.JapanesecellphonesarespeciallydesignedforyoungpeopleThecellphonecompanywiththelargestglobalmarketshareislocatedin______.A.JapanB.AmericaC.SouthKoreaD.FinlandWhyareJapanesecellphonemakersalittletooclever?A.Becausetheirtechnicalstandardsaretooadvancedtobeacceptedoverseas.B.Becausetheyonlyproduceadvancedcellphones.C.Becausetheyusedthesecond-generationnetworkearlierthanothers.D.BecausetheirphonesaremoreadvancedthanPCs.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Japanesecellphonecompaniesareunsuccessful.B.JapanhasmorecellphoneusersthantheUS.C.Japanesecellphoneindustryintendstoexpandoverseasmarkets.D.Goingglobal—adifficulttaskforJapanesecompanies.

Earthquake!Thewordflashedinmybrain.A.roaringsoundfilledmyears.Itriedtoslidebeneathmydesk.Thedeskdidawildtapdanceslippingandslidingtowardsthecentreoftheroom.Itwistedmybodyandgrabbedatthewindowsillbehindmesomehowkickingfreeofmydancingchair.ItriedtostanD.Mylegsskatedawayasifonabuckingescalator.Myfingersshookgraspedandheldthewindowsilltightly.Somewherethroughtheroarsoundedtheterrifiedscreamofsomewoundedanimal.IlookedbehindmeandtriedtosteadymygazeontheotherkidsbutthescenewasadizzynightmarE.Someoftheclasswassittinginthemiddleoftheroomsurroundedbychairsanddesks.Onegirlwasscreaming.A.boywastryingtoclawhiswayacrossthefloortothedoorinacrazyoverarmcrawl.Mygripfrozemetothewindowsill.IcriedaloudI’mgoingtodiE.I’mgoingtodiE.SavemeI’mnotreadytodieI’mnotready!Ihunchedforwardonmykneesandpressedmyfaceagainstmyclenchedfingers.Ilookedatthebacksofmyfingersandstupidlynoticedthefragilepalehairsgrowingoutofthepores.Thefingerswouldsoonceasetoexist.Somehowtheimpendinghorrorofmydeathwastooterribletoevencryabout.SuddenlyIbecameawarethattherockinghadceaseD.PerhapsIwasn’tgoingtodiE.72.Theroaringsoundwasmadeby______.A.awoundedanimalB.peoplescreamingC.childrenrunningD.anearthquake73.Whenthenarratorclencheshisfingersheis______A.afraidB.angryC.injuredD.impatient74.PararaphTwodescribesthe_______.A.injuriessufferedbythenarratorB.effectsofabadnightmareC.disorderintheclassroomD.narrator’sfearofdeath75.Attheendofthepassagethereisafellingof______.A.panicB.hopeC.sorrowD.excitement

Fromthemomentthatananimalisbornithastomakedecisions.Ithastodecidewhichofthethingsarounditareforeatingandwhicharetobeavoided;whentoattackandwhentorunaway.Theanimalisinfactplayingaverydangerousgamewithitsenvironmentagameinwhichitmustmakedecision—amatteroflifeordeath.Animals’abilitytoactreasonablyisbelievedtocomepartlyfromwhatwemaycallgenetic遗传性的learningwhichisdifferentfromtheindividual个体的learningthatananimaldoesinthecourseofitsownlifetime.Geneticlearningislearningbyaspecies—animalsofthesamekind—asawholeanditisachievedbyselectionofthosemembersofeachgenerationthathappentoactintherightway.Howevertheroleofgeneticlearningdependsuponhowsimilarthefutureenvironmentistothepast.ThemoreimportantindividualexperienceislikelytobethelessimportantisgeneticlearningasameansofgettingovertheproblemsofthesurvivalgamE.Becausemostanimalsliveineverchangingenvironmentsfromonegenerationtothenextitisnotsurprisingtofindthatveryfewspeciesindeeddependwhollyupongeneticlearning.Inthegreatmajorityofanimalstheirparticularwaysofactinginanewenvironmentareacompound复合体ofindividualexperienceaddedtotheactionpatternsanimalsarebornwith.ThatiswhyanimalscansurvivE.72.Theanimal’slifewillcometoanend.A.iftheanimalmakesawrongdecisionB.iftheanimalplaysadangerousgameC.whentheanimalattacksitsenemyD.whentheanimalrunstooslowly73.Veryfewspeciesdependentirelyongeneticlearningbecause.A.eachgenerationhasitsownwayoflearningB.theirenvironmentschangeallthetimeC.theycanactreasonablyontheirownD.ittakestheirwholelifetolearn74.Whentheenvironmentdoesn’tchangemuch.A.animalscannotactinarightwayB.geneticlearningislessimportantforanimalsC.individuallearningplaysalessimportantroleD.animalscannotgetoverproblemsontheirontheirown75.Animals’livingongenerationaftergenerationdependson.A.theirnaturalactionpatternwiththeirownexperienceB.thelessonstheyhavelearntduringtheirlifetimeC.theirexperienceinparticularenvironmentsD.theknowledgepassedonbytheirparents

TheSaharaFestivalisacelebrationoftheveryrecentpast.Thethree-dayeventisnotfixedtothesamedateseachyearbutgenerallytakesplaceinNovemberorDecember.Itiswellattendedbytouristsbutevenbetterattendedbylocals.Duringtheopeningceremonies仪式aftertheofficialgreetingsfromthegovernmentleaderspeoplewhoattendthefestivalbegintomarchsmartlybeforetheviewingstandsandwhitecamels骆驼transporttheirridersacrossthesands.Horsemenfromdifferentnationsdisplaytheirbeautifulclothesandtheirfinehorsemanship.OnefollowinganothergroupsofmusiciansanddancersfromallovertheSaharataketheirturntoshowofftheirwonderfultraditionalculturE.Groupsofmeninblueandyellowplayhornsandbeatdrumsastheydanceindifferentdesigns传统文化.Ontheirkneesinthesandagroupofwomeninlongdarkdressesdancewiththeirhair:theirlongdarkshinyhairisthrownbackandforthinthewindtotherhythmoftheirdancE.ThelocalandvisitingItaliandogsareanxioustorunafterhares.Thecrowdisonitsfeetforthecamelraces.CamelsandridersrunfarintothedistanceandthenreturntothefinishLineinfrontofthecheeringpeoplE.TowardstheeveningtherecomesthegrandfinaleoftheopeningdayanextremelyexcitinghorseracE.Alltheridersrunveryfastonhorseback.Someridershangoffthesideoftheirsaddles.Someevenrideupsidedown--theirlegsandfeetstraightupintheair--allatfullspeeD.Othersrushdownthecoursetogethermenarminarmondifferenthorses.Onandontheywent.Sofastandsowonderful!64.TheSaharaFestivalisafestivalwhich________.A.hasaverylonghistoryinNorthAfricaB.isheldinthesameplaceonthesamedayC.isattendedmainlybythepeopleintheSaharaD.iscelebratedmostlybytravelersfromdifferentcountries65.Beforetheracesbegin________takepartintheactivitiesduringtheopeningceremonies.A.musiciansdancershorsesandharesB.camelridersmusiciansdogsandharesC.horsemendancerscamelsanddogsD.musiciansofficialscamelsandhorses66.Theunderlinedwordfinaleinthefourthparagraphmostprobablymeansthe________oftheopeningday.A.firstpartB.middleC.lastpartD.whole67.Thispassagemainlytellsreaders_______.A.whathappensontheopeningdayoftheSaharaFestivalB.howpeoplecelebrateduringthethree-daySaharaFestivalC.whattakesplaceattheclosingceremoniesoftheSaharaFestivalD.howanimalsraceonthefirstandthelastdaysoftheSaharaFestival

Informalconversationisanimportantpartofanybusinessrelationship.Beforeyoustartadiscussionhowevermakesureyouunderstandwhichtopicsaresuitableandwhichareconsideredtaboo禁忌inaparticularculturE.LatinAmericansenjoysharinginformationabouttheirlocalhistoryartandcustoms.Expectquestionsaboutyourfamilyandbesuretoshowpicturesofyourchildren.YoumayfeelfreetoasksimilarquestionsofyourLatinAmericanfriends.TheFrenchthinkofconversationasanartformandtheyenjoythevalueoflivelydiscussionsaswellasdisagreements.Forthemargumentscanbeinteresting-andtheycancoverprettymuchanytopic-aslongastheyoccurinarespectfulandintelligent智慧的manner.IntheUnitedStatesbusinesspeopleliketodiscussawiderangeoftopicsincludingopinionsaboutworkfamilyhobbiesandpolitics.InJapanChinaandKoreahoweverpeoplearemuchmoreprivatE.Theydonotsharemuchabouttheirthoughtsfeelingsoremotionsbecausetheyfeelthatdoingsomighttakeawayfromtheharmonious和谐的businessrelationshipthey'retryingtobuilD.MiddleEasternersarealsoprivateabouttheirpersonallivesandfamilymatters.ItisconsideredrudeforexampletoaskabusinessmanfromSaudiArabiaabouthiswifeorchildren.Asageneralruleit'sbestnottotalkaboutpoliticsorreligionzōng jiāo withyourbusinessfriends.ThiscangetyouintotroubleevenintheUnitedStateswherepeopleholddifferentviews.Inadditiondiscussingone'ssalaryisusuallyconsideredunsuitablE.Sportistypicallyafriendlysubjectinmostpartsoftheworldalthoughbecarefulnottocriticizeanationalsport.Insteadbefriendlyandpraiseyourhost'steam.WhyarepeoplefromAsiamoreprivateintheirconversationwithothers?A.Theydon'twanttotalkwithothersmuch.B.Theydon'twanttohaveagoodrelationshipwithothersharmedbyinformalconversation.C.Theyareafraidtoarguewiththeircolleagues.D.Theywanttokeeptheirfeelingstothemselves.Theauthorconsiderspoliticsandreligion________.A.cheerfultopicsB.tabooC.rudetopicsD.topicsthatcanneverbetalkedaboutWhichistypicallyafriendlytopicinmostplacesaccordingtotheauthor?A.Sports.B.Children.C.Personalfeelings.D.Families.

Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcenturybut—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t—wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayevenasanationmakesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitments承诺toavoidit.ButthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseemthelesslikelytheyaretobeobserveD.AlGorecallsglobalwarminganinconvenienttruthasifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarmingand—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050theworld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billiona42%increasE.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesametotalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions排放mainlyCO2willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat’stoolowbecausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworld’spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse’slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowthenergyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedomlimitsonelectricityusagedrivingandtravelthatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Stillpoliticianswanttoshowthey’redoingsomething.ConsidertheKyotoProtocol京都议定书.Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissionsupabout25%since1990andmanysignatories签字国didn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisastertheonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringonE.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblemwe’rehelpless.46.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?A.Itmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatall.B.Itisanissuerequiringworldwidecommitments.C.Seriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidorstopit.D.Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.47.Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstandingwhatisAlGore’sviewonglobalwarming?A.Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.B.Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.C.ItisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognizeD.D.Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.48.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof________.A.economicgrowthB.wastefuluseofenergyC.thewideninggapbetweentherichandpoorD.therapidadvancesofscienceandtechnology49.TheauthorbelievesthatsincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol________.A.politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituationB.fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuseC.reductionsinenergyconsumption消耗havegreatlycutbackglobalwarmingD.internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems50.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A.GlobalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalonE.B.Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology.C.Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.D.Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

Animalscanmovefromplacetoplacebutplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattackitcanrunawayorfightback.Plantscertainlycannotrunawayandtheylackteethandclaws.Butplantscandefendthemselvesbyusingbothphysicalandchemicalmeans.Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.Forexampletheleavesofthehollyplanthavesharpspines刺thatdiscouragegrass-eatinganimals.Hollyleavesonlowerbrancheshavemorespinesthanleavesonupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesareeasierformostanimalstoreach.Someplantssuchastheoaktreehavethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Somegrassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal'steeth.Manyplantsalsohavechemicaldefenses.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorcauseanunpleasantreaction.Someplantsmayfightagainstanattackbyincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.Whenacaterpillar毛虫bitesatobaccoleaftheleafproducesachemicalmessenger.ThismessengersendstotherootstheinformationtoproducemorenicotinE.Thehigherlevelsofnicotinediscouragethecaterpillar.Manyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemicaldefenses.A.certainplantinChinaforinstancehasprickly多刺的leavesandeachpricklecontainspoisonousvenom毒液A.singleexperiencewiththiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitinthefuturE.68.Thehollyplanthasmorespinesonthelowerleavesbecausemostanimals________.A.arenottallenoughB.likethelowerleavesonlyC.arenotcleverenoughD.cangetthelowerleaveseasily69.Todefendthemselvesoaktreesuse________.A.chemicalmeansB.physicalmeansC.bitterchemicalsD.sandymaterials70.Howdoestobaccoprotectitselfagainstanattackfromacaterpillar?A.Itsleavesfightagainsttheattackbyphysicalmeans.B.Itsrootssendamessengertodiscouragethecaterpillar.C.ItsrootsincreasetheproductionofnicotinewhenitisattackeD.D.Itsleavesproducepoisonoussandtodrivethecaterpillaraway.71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.PlantsandAnimalsB.HowPlantsDefendThemselvesC.AttacksandDefensesD.HowAnimalsEatPlantLeaves

Wouldyouliketobeakingorqueen?Tohavepeoplewaitingonyouhandandfoot?ManyAmericansexperiencethisroyaltreatmenteveryday.How?Bybeingcustomers.TheAmericanideaofcustomerserviceistomakeeachcustomerthecenterofattention.Needproof?Justlistentothecommercials.MostofthemsoundliketheMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyou.ActuallynotallstoresinAmericarollouttheredcarpetfortheircustomers.Butwhereveryougogoodcustomerservicemeansmakingcustomersfeelspecial.PeoplegoingshoppinginAmericacanexpecttobetreatedwithrespectfromtheverybeginning.Mostplacesdon’thaveafurniturestreetoracomputerroadwhichallowyoutocomparepriceseasily.Insteadpeopleoftenlettheirfingersdothewalkingthroughthestorehotlines.Fromthefirsthellocustomersreceiveasatisfyingresponsetotheirquestions.Thisinitialcontactcanhelpthemdecidewheretoshop.Whencustomersgettothestoretheyaretreatedashonoredguests.Customersdon’tusuallyfindstoreclerkssittingaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.Insteadtheclerksgreetthemwarmlyandoffertohelpthemfindwhattheywant.InmoststorestheclearsignsthatlabeleachdepartmentmakeshoppingabreezE.Customersusuallydon’thavetoaskhowmuchitemscostsincepricesareclearlymarkeD.Andunlessthey’reatafleamarketorayardsaletheydon’tbothertryingtobargain.WhencustomersarereadytocheckouttheyfindthenearestandshortestcheckoutlanE.ButasMurphy’sLawwouldhaveitwhicheverlanetheygetinalltheotherlaneswillmovefaster.Goodstoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesgettoolong.Someevenofferexpresslanesforcustomerswith10itemsorless.Aftertheypayfortheirpurchasescustomersreceiveasmileandawarmthankyoufromtheclerk.Manystoresevenallowcustomerstotaketheirshoppingcartsouttotheparkinglot.Thatwaytheydon’thavetocarryheavybagsouttothecar.Byquoting引用theMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyoutheauthorintendsto_______.A.suggestthatcustomersbelievewhatcommercialssaydeeplyB.showreaderstheAmericanideaongoodcustomerserviceC.expressallthestorespaymuchattentiontothecustomersD.persuadereaderstochoosethestoreswithadscorrectlyIntheUSAwhatmayyoudoatfirstifyouwanttodosomeshopping?A.Tovisitaprofessionalstreetwithlotsofsimilarstores.B.Tocomparepricesinmanyshopsinthesamestreet.C.Tomakephonecallsandgetbettershoppingchoices.D.Toreceiveothercustomers’answerstothequestions.TheunderlinedwordsabreezeinParA.3mostprobablymeans_________.A.aneasyjobB.atroubleC.afunnythingD.aboringtaskWhichofthefollowingsshowsAmericanstoresofferconveniencetocustomersinthispassage?A.Thestoreclerksdon’tusuallysitaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.B.SomestoresofferpricebargaintothecustomerslikeayardsalE.C.Theclerksgivecustomersasmileandawarmthankyouafterpaying.D.SomestoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesarecrowdeD.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.CustomerServiceinAmericaB.ExcellentStoresinAmericaC.ShoppingRulesinAmericaD.BeingKingorQueeninAmerica

BA.newcollegeguideintheUnitedStatescompareseducationalrequirementsinsevensubjects.TheseincludemathsciencewritingandUnitedStateshistoryorgovernment.TheothersubjectsareeconomicsforeignlanguageandliteraturE.ThefreeonlineguideisfromtheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumni.Thecouncilisanonprofitgroupthatsupportsliberalartseducation.ItspresidentAnneNealsaystheseareasofknowledgeareneededtosucceedinatwenty-firstcenturysocietyandanincreasinglyconnectedworlD.YetshetoldVOA’sFaizaElmasryitwassurprisinghowmanystudentscangraduatewithinherwordsathineducation.Forty-twooftheonehundredcollegesanduniversitiessurveyedreceivedthelowestmarks.Thismeanttheyrequiredtwoorfewerofthesevensubjects.Fiveschoolsreceivedatopgradeforrequiringsixsubjects.ThesewereBrooklynCollegeinNewYorkCityTexasA&MtheUniversityofTexas-AustinWestPointandtheUniversityofArkansas.RobertCostrellisaprofessorofeducationreformandeconomicsattheUniversityofArkansas.HesaysmanyifnotallofthetopAmericancollegesoncehadacorecurriculum—asetofcoursesrequiredforallstudents.Butovertheyearsmanyhavedroppedtheserequirements.OrtheyhavewateredthemdownProfessorCostrellsaysintowhatbecameknownasdistributionrequirements.Thissystemletsastudentchoosefromanumberofdifferentcoursestosatisfyarequirement.ROBERTCOSTRELL:AndinmanycasesthesecourseswenttoofarIwouldsaytowardsthefluffytreatmentofseriousmaterialandstudentscouldsatisfytheirrequirementbytakingsuchcourses.ProfessorCostrellsaysschoolsshouldnotonlyre-examinewhattheyteach.Theyshouldalsomeasurewhatstudentshavelearned—forexamplethroughsomeformofexaminationsorpapers.A.newreportthisweekfromtheCollegeBoardshowedthatcollegepricescontinuetorisE.ButAnneNealfromtheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumnisayshigherprices.donotguaranteeabettergeneraleducation.Infactthegroupfoundthatthehigherthetuitionthemorelikelythatstudentshavetodeveloptheirowngeneraleducation.ThecollegeguideisontheWebatwhatwilltheylearn.com.AnneNealsayshergroupissurveyingmorecolleges.ThehopeshesaysistodiscoverwhatcollegegraduateshavereallylearnedandhowreadytheyaretocompeteintheglobalmarketplacE.61.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.A.scientificfiction.B.A.researchnewspaper.C.A.fashionmagazinE.D.Anentertainmentnewspaper.62.TheAmericanCouncilofTrusteesandAlumnidoesallthefollowingEXCEPT_________.A.supportliberalartseducationB.concernitselfwitheducationinAmericaC.devotetimetohelpingimprovecollegeeducationD.makemoneybyhelpingwithcollegeeducation63.ThewordswateredthemdownunderlinedinParagraph6mostlikelymean_______.A.reducedrequiredcoursesB.improvedrequiredcoursesC.increasedrequiredcoursesD.developedrequiredcourses64.InthispassagethenewcollegeguidemainlytellsitsreadersthatAmericancollegesshould_____.A.meettherequirementsofthenewcenturyB.reducethenumberofrequiredcoursesC.havedifferentstandardsonrequiredcoursesD.cutdownontheirtuitions

Animalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportandsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.AndbecauseoncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymorE.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulandinteresting.TheyaremorethanjustasourceoffooD.EveryanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnaturE.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexamplewhenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks老鹰thefarmersstoresofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmicE.Why?BecausehawkseatratsandmicE.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumberstheratsandmicemultiplied繁殖quickly.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalsorplantsonthedangerlist.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause____.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasureWhathashappenedtotheanimalsontheearth?A.Hundredsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.B.Manykindsofanimalshavediedout.C.About170kindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.D.Allkindsofanimalsareindanger.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem.B.OnceacertainkindofanimalsisgoneforevertherewillneverbeanymorE.C.Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomeproblems.D.Peoplemustnotkillanyanimals.Whatcanweinferfromthefactthatquiteafewcountrieshavepassedlawsprotectinganimalsindanger?A.Everypersonwillknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.B.AnimalsindangerwillnotbekilledanymorE.C.ThenumberofsomeanimalsindangerwillincreasE.D.AnimalsindangerwillbekeptawayfrompeoplE.

LargecompaniesneedawaytoreachthesavingsofthepublicatlargE.Thesameproblemonasmallerscale小规模地facespracticallyeverycompanytryingtodevelopnewproductsandcreatenewjobs.Therecanbelittlehopeofraisingthemoneyneededfromfriendsandpeopleweknowandwhilebanksmayagreetoprovideshort-termfinance资金theyaregenerallyunwillingtoprovidemoneyforlong-termprojects.Socompaniesturntothepublicinvitingpeopletolendthemmoneyortakeashare股份inthebusinessinexchangeforashareinfutureinterests.Thistheydobyissuing发行stocks股票andsharesinthebusinessthroughtheStockExchangE.Bydoingsotheycanputintocirculation流通thesavingsofsinglepersonsandinstitutionsbothathomeandabroaD.Whenthesaver储蓄者needshismoneybackhedoesnothavetogotothecompanywithwhomheoriginallyplacedit.Insteadhesellshissharesthroughastockbroker证券经纪人tosomeothersaverwhoisseekingtoinvesthismoney.Manyoftheservicesneededbothbyindustryandbyeachofusareprovidedbythegovernmentorbylocalorganizations.Withouthospitalsroadselectricitytelephonesandrailwaysthiscountrycouldnotwork.AlltheserequirecontinuousspendingonnewequipmentandnewdevelopmentiftheyaretoserveusproperlyrequiringmoremoneythanitisraisedthroughtaxesalonE.Thegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustriesthereforefrequentlyneedtoborrowmoneytofinance给提供资金majorcapitalspendingandtheytoocometotheStockExchangE.Thereishardlyamanorwomaninthiscountrywhosestandardoflivingdoesnotdependontheabilityofhisorheremployerstoraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment.Inonewayoranotherhisnewmoneymustcomefromthesavingsofthecountry.TheStockExchangeexiststoprovideachannelthroughwhichthesesavingscanreachthosewhoneedfinancE.1.Themoneywhichenablesthesecompaniestogoaheadwiththeirprojectsis_______.A.exchangedforpartownershipintheStockExchangeB.raisedbythesellingofsharesinthecompaniesC.repaidtoitsoriginalownersassoonaspossibleD.investedindifferentcompaniesintheStockExchange2.Allthebasicservicesonwhichwedependare_______.A.unabletoprovidefortheneedsofthepopulationB.financedwhollybyratesandtaxesC.inconstantneedoffinancialsupportD.runbythegovernmentorlocalorganizations3.TheStockExchangemakesitpossibleforthegovernmentlocalorganizationsandnationalizedindustries_______.A.tomakecertaineverybodysavesmoneyB.toborrowasmuchmoneyastheywishC.tomakecertaineverybodylendsmoneytothemD.toraisemoneytofinancenewdevelopment4.Theunderlinedwordinvestprobablymeans_______.A.givemoremoneywithB.providelessmoneywithC.borrowlessmoneywithD.makemoremoneywith

MONTREALReuters–CrossingtheUS-Canadaborder边界togotochurchonaSundaycostaUScitizen$10000forbreakingWashington’sstrictnewsecurity安全rules.TheexpensivetriptochurchwasasurpriseforRichardAlbertwholivesrightontheCanadianborder.Liketheotherhalf-dozenpeopleofTownship15crossingtheborderisadailyoccurrenceforAlbert.ThenearbyQuebecvillageofSt.Pamphileiswheretheyshopeatandgotochurch.Therearemanysuchsituationsintheseareasalongthelargelyunguarded5530-mileborderbetweenCanadaandtheUS–whichinsomecasesactuallyrunsdownthemiddleofstreetsorthroughbuildings.AsaresultAlbertsayshedidnotexpectanyp0roblemsthreeweeksagowhenhereturnedhometotheUSafterattendingchurchinCanadaasusualTheUScustoms海关stationinthisareaisclosedonSundayssohejustdrovearoundthelockedgateashehaddoneeveryweekendsincethepateappearedlastMayfollowingatighteningofbordersecurity.TwodayslaterAlbertwastoldtogotothecustomsofficewhereanofficertoldhimhehadbeencaughtoncameracrossingtheborderillegally非法.Ottawahasgivenoutsp0ecialpassestosome300UScitizensinthatareasotheycanenterthecountrywhenCanadiancustomsstationsareclosedbuttheUSstoppedasimilarprogramlastMay.Thatforcesthepeopletoa200-miledetouralonghillyroadstogethomethroughanotherbordercheckpoint.AlberthasrequestedthatthecustomsofficechangetheirdecisionsonthefinebuthehasnotattendedaSundaychurchsincE.IfeellikeI’mlivinginap0risonhesaiD.4.WelearnfromthetextthatRichardAlbertis_______.A.anAmericanlivinginTownship15B.aCanadianlivinginaQuebecvillageC.aCanadianworkinginacustomsstationD.anAmericanworkinginaCanadianchurch5..Albertwasfinedbecausehe________.A.failedtoobeytrafficrulesB.broketheAmericansecurityrulesC.workedinSt.PamphilewithoutapassD.damagedthegateofthecustomsofficE.6.TheunderlinedworddetourinParagraph5means_________.A.adrivethroughthetownB.araceacrossthefieldsC.aroundaboutwayoftravelingD.ajourneyinthemountainarea7..Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ACross-countryTripB.ASpecialBorderPassC.AnUnguardedBorderD.AnExpensiveChurchVisit

DFewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandanproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk—freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasksbasketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguardsbaseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise—relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree—fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosedtheinjuredareoftensentbackintoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain—damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.org.68.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.69.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinparagraph2mean?A.mistakesB.diseasesC.dangersD.situations70.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened71.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.

ThedevastationcausedbyHurricaneKatrinaisawake-upcall.ItisacallforeveryAmericantopayattentiontothedestructionweriskbyallowinghuman-induced导致的climatechangetocontinuE.ItisimpossibletoprovethatHurricaneKatrinawascausedbyglobalwarmingoreventhathumanactivitiesmadethestormmoreseverE.HoweverapaperpublishedinthescholarlyjournalNaturereportsthattheforceofdangeroushurricaneshasincreasedby50%duringthelast50years.Italsoreportsthataglobalwarming-inducedriseintemperatureneartheocean’ssurfacehasprobablycontributedtothisincreaseindangerousstormsandthustoproperty财产damageandhumandeath.OnAugust30theLosAngelesTimessummedup总结theviewofmanyscientistswhoagreethatifthefrequencyofhurricanesdoesnotdecreaseinthenextfewyearsthenwewillbefairlycertainthathumansandnotnaturalstormcycleareattherootoftheproblem.IbelievethereisatleastachancethatbyreducingU.S.relianceonfossilfuelsforenergywecanpreventfuturetragedieslikeHurricaneKatrinA.Letthechangebeginnow.Therearemanywaystoreducethevolumeofgreenhousegasemissions.Myfamilydrivesthemostfuel-efficientcarwecanaffordbutIprefertotakepublictransportationwheneverpossiblE.Myfamilybuyslocallygrownfoodinsteadofproducethatwastransportedthousandsofmilesonfuel-burningvehicles.Wealsoreplacedourincandescentlightbulbs白炽灯泡withmoreenergy-efficientcompactfluorescents荧光灯.ThismightsoundlikeatrivialmovebuttheUnionofConcernedScientistsreportsthatifeveryhouseholdintheUnitedStatesreplacedoneincandescentbulbwithacompactfluorescentitwouldhavethesameeffectonU.S.carbon-dioxideemissionsasremoving7.5millioncarsfromtheroads.Nowthinkifeveryhouseholdreplacednotjustonebutalloftheirincandescentbulbs!TheUnitedStateswithjustfivepercentoftheworld’spopulationisresponsibleforclosetoonequarterofgreenhousegasemissionsworldwideyetourcountryisdoingfarlessthanmostEuropeannationstofightglobalwarming.Wedon’thavetosacrificeourlifestyles;EuropeansenjoythesamestandardsoflivingasAmericans.Sowhatarewewaitingfor?Itistimetoact.Whichofthefollowingisafact?A.HurricaneKatrinawascausedbyglobalwarming.B.HumanactivitiesmadethestormmoreseverE.C.Theforceofdangeroushurricaneshasincreasedby50percentduringthelast50years.D.A.globalriseintemperatureneartheocean’ssurfaceaccountsformoredangerousstorms.FromParagraph2wecaninferthatmanyscientistsagree________.A.itmightbehumanactivitiesthatleadtoglobalwarming.B.naturalstormcycleshavecausedglobalwarming.C.hurricanesarelikelytocomemorefrequently.D.burningfossilfuelsforenergyisabetteralternativE.IfeveryhouseholdintheU.S.replacedalltheirincandescentbulbs________.A.itwouldhavethesameeffectasremoving7.5millioncarsfromtheroads.B.itwouldsave7.5milliontonsofcarbon-dioxidefromgoingintotheair.C.thiswouldreducethetotaloutputofCO??emissionsinhugeamounts.D.carswillbemuchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.Accordingtothewriter_______inreducingthevolumeofgreenhousegasemissions.A.EuropedoesabetterjoB.B.EuropeshouldfollowtheexampleofAmericA.C.heasanEuropeanwantstoseemoreeffortsmadebyAmericans.D.Europeansshouldshoulderagreaterresponsibility.

Therearemanysortsofspies.Therearethoseemployedbygovernmentstoprotecttheircountries’interests;therearethosewefindinfictionandfilmlikethefamousJamesBond;andthentherearethespiesofthebusinessworlD.Butnowthereisanewformofespionage间谍:sportsspying.Itmaybeaprofitablejob–ifthespycanfindabuyerfortheinformation.LastweekBritishnewspapersreportedthattheEnglandnationalteamhadbeensecretlyrecordedbyanunknowngroupofindividuals.Mediasuggestedthatbugshadpickedupadiscussionofteamtactics战术aswellasplayfultalkaboutathletes’affairsandpossiblerewardsforplayersiftheymanagetowintheWorldCup.Englandofficialsimmediatelyfiledasuittostopmediafrompublishingthecontentsoftherecordings.Littleisknownabouttheidentitiesofthespiesbutauthoritiesdoubttheyhaveanyconnectiontorivalsidespreparingforthissummer’scompetitioninSouthAfricA.Ratheritappearsthatthepeoplewhobuggedthehotelmeetingroomarejustaftermoney.Iftheyfindtherightbuyertheycouldgetalotofit.Gamblinginmajorsportslikefootballinvolvesmuchmorethanpickingthewinnerofaparticularmatch.Peoplecanalsoplacebetsonstartingline-upsthetimingofsubstitutionsandgoalsscoreD.Knowingateam’stacticsforaparticulargameorforaseriesofgamescanhelpgamblerstoincreasetheirchancesofwinningbigmoney.EnglandmanagerFabioCapellotriedtoplaydowntheimportanceofgametactics.Hearguedthatateam’spsychologicalpreparationisthemostvital.It’smoreimportanttotrainthemindtofindconfidencecreateagroupandawinningmentalityhesaiD.Perhapsofmoreinteresttothecasualfanarethediscussionsoftheplayers’relationshipswithwivesandgirlfriends.UKnewspapersmaybepreventedfrompublishingthedetailsbutsomeBritonsmightsaythechancesoftherecordingsneverbeingheardareaboutasgoodasthoseofEnglandwinningthisyear’scompetition:slimtononE.Wemayknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______________.A.thespiesmentionedareallpursuingmoneyB.allthespiesareemployedbythegovernmentC.JamesBondbelongstospiesofthebusinessworldD.ifasportspycanfindabuyerhecanmakemoneyWhatdoestheunderlinedwordbugsprobablymean?A.A.smallinsect.B.Thedevicesusedinthespying.C.A.kindofvirus.D.A.kindoflaptopcomputers.ThegroupofindividualswhospiedtheEnglandnationalteam____________.A.arefromtherivalsidesforsureB.probablyintendedtomakemoneyC.areinvolvedingamblingD.knewawinningmentalityforateamisimportantWhatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.ThechanceoftheEnglandteamwinningtheAfricanWorldCupisverysmall.B.Manypeoplewillneverheartherecordings.C.A.fanwillbemoreinterestedintheplayers’relationshipswithwivesandgirlfriends.D.NoonecangetanyinformationfromtheUKnewspapersforever.

BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUKcollegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.RecentlytwomajorUSstudentloanlenders—CitibankandJPMorganChase—announcedtheywereleavingthestudentloanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredittheyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloansthatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUSmanyundergraduatestopuptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloanalthoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2005??-2006academicyear$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.TheshortfallinprivatefundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentsharD.AcrosstheAtlanticUKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants助学金.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddensteepincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthousessince80percentofUKmortgageschemes住房抵押贷款计划havedisappeared—adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.InlargecitiesUKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof￡103.Yetdespitestudents’sufferingthenumberofthisyear’suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumps经济萧条时期peopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarkets.Accordingtothepassagebanksareunwillingtoofferstudentsloansbecause________.A.thestudentsarepoorandsometimestheycan’tpayoffthedebtB.bankspreferlendingthemoneytotheyoungprofessionalsC.banksdon’thaveenoughmoneyleftatthepresenttimeD.theythinkcollegestudentsarenotstudyinghardTheunderlinedphrasetopupinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.putupB.makeupC.fillupD.pickupWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UKcollegestudentshavetopaymoreiftheywanttorenthouses.B.MoreUKstudentswanttofurthertheirstudyincollegE.C.ItisnotsoeasyforUSstudentstoloanmoneynow.D.Collegestudents’tuitionfeeshaverisengreatly.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.therearenoprivatestudentloanlendersintheUKB.loansforUScollegestudentswillbeincreasednextyearC.privatefundingfallsalittlebecauseofhigher-interestloansintheUSD.privateloansplayaveryimportantroleinfinancingUSstudents’education

Thefollowingaretheworld-renewedattractions迷人地方inLondonsodon’tmissthemwhiletouringtherE.Shakespeare’sGlobeShakespeare’sGlobewhichofficiallyopenedin1997isareconstructionoftheGlobeTheatrebuiltin1599andbringsShakespeare’sworldtolifE.Asavisitortotheexhibitionyou’lldiscoverhowshowswereproducedinthetheatresduringShakespeare’stimE.Theguide-storytellerstakeyouonafascinatinghalf-hourtour.Price:Adult￡9.00Child5-15￡6.50;Student￡7.50;Under5FREE.TheTowerofLondonThetowernearly100feethighwithwalls15feetthickwasbuiltintheearly1080s.KingHenryⅢmadethistowerhishomE.KingEdwardVandhisyoungerbrotherweremurderedinsidebytheirunclE.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyherhalfsisterMarywhofeltthatherthrone王位wasbeingthreatened威胁.In1603partofthetowerbecameamuseum.Price:Adult￡16.50;Child5-15￡9.50;Under5FREE;Student￡13.50;Familytwoadultswiththreechildren￡46.00.Banqueting宴会HouseBanquetingHouseistheremainsofWhitehallPalacewhichwasbuiltin1529andwashometotheEnglishkings.ItwasdestroyedbyfirE.Famousforitsarchitectureandpaintingthebuildingisalsoknownforbeingthescene地点ofCharlesI’sexecution处决Price:Adult￡4.50;Child￡2.25;StudentwithIDandseniorcitizen60+￡3.00;Under5FREE.TowerBridgeExhibitionTowerBridgehasstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894andisoneofthefinestmostrecognizablebridgesintheworlD.AttheTowerBridgeExhibitionyoucanenjoybreath-takingviewsfromthehigh-levelwalkwaysandlearnaboutthehistoryofthebridgeandhowitwasbuilt.YoucanthenvisittheVictorianengineroomshometotheoriginalsteamenginesthatusedtopowerthebridgE.Price:Adult￡6.00;Child5-15￡3.00;Under5FREE;Seniorcitizen60+￡4.50;Student￡4.50.1.Whichofthefollowingplaceshasthelongesthistory?A.WhitehallPalacE.B.TheGlobeTheatrE.C.TheTowerofLondon.D.TowerBridgE.2.Iftwoparentswiththeir4-year-oldsonvisittheTowerofLondontheyshouldpay.A.￡33B.￡43C.￡46D.￡523.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyMarymainlybecause.A.Marydidn’tlikeher]B.shetriedtostealMary’streasureC.MaryfearedshewouldbecometheQueenD.sheintendedtomurderMary4.Howmanyplacesusedasaking’shomearementionedinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.

WhenyouvisitAmericayouwillseethewordMotelonsignsandnoticeboards.Itismadeupofmotorandhotelanditisreallyahotelforpeoplewhoarrivebycarhow-everyoudon’tneedacartostayatone.Youhavetopaywhenyouarriveforyourroomwhichusuallyhasabath.Mealsarenotprovidedbuttherewillcertainlybeacafeteria自助餐馆.Americanseatalotofsaladsandsandwiches.Alongthemainroadstherearealotofmotels.Eachtriestooffermorethannext.Someprovidetelevisionineverybedroom;othershaveswimmingpools;andsoon.Motelsareespeciallyusefulwhenyouareinthecountryfarfromatownorcity.YouwillalsofindtheminthebigNationalParks.InthesegreatNationalParksyoumaymeetguestsyoudon’texpecttoseE.AnAmericanfriendtoldmealittlestory.InthemiddleofamoonlessnightsheheardstrangenoisesoutsidehermotelwindowintheYellowstoneNationalParkinWyoming.Thinkingitmightbeathiefshejumpedoutofbedopenedthedoorandcrepttowardsadarkshadow.Asshegotcloseshesawthethief.Shewasdreadfullyfrightened:itwasn’tahumanthief—itwasabigblackbear.ThebearwasturningoversomeemptytinswithitspawlookingfortastybitsoffooD.Myfrienddecidedtoleavethatparticularthiefalone!Therearealsoofcourseplacescalledroominghouseswheretheyreceivelodgers房客.YouwillseesuchsignsasTouristsorRoomsRentandyoucouldtryoneofthesE.A.wordofwarning—lookingforaroominNewYorkduringthetouristseasonislikelookingforgoldonthemoon!WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmotels?A.YoucanonlyfindmotelsinthebigNationalParks.B.Theyarefreeforpeoplewhoarrivebycar.C.Ifyouwanttostayatamotelyoumusthaveacar.D.Thewordmotelisformedbytwowords.WhichofthefollowingisNOTprovidedbymotels?A.Baths.B.Swimmingpools.C.TV.D.Meals.Theunderlinedwordcreptinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.movedslowlyB.rushedoutC.threwawayD.ranfastThesecondparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.aninterestingstoryB.theexperienceoftheauthor’sfriendC.wemaymeetanimalsintheNationalParksD.bearsusuallylookforfoodatnightFromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatinNewYorkduringthetouristseason______.A.touristscanfindgoldthereB.touristscanhaveasweetdreamthereC.itisdifficulttofindaroomthereD.thereiswarningfortouriststoNewYork

DWelcometoLanguageuponThames.ThisbrochurehasbeendesignedtogiveyouanoverviewofourLanguageSchoolandthecoursesweoffer.Ifyouhavesomeadditionalquestionspleasedonothesitatetocontactusformoreinformation.AtLanguageuponThameswefeelitisimportanttobeflexibleinorderthatstudentscandecidewhatperiodofstudysuitsthembest.SmallGroupGeneralEnglishCoursesThesecoursesareaimedatstudentswhowishtoimprovetheirspeakinglisteningreadingandwritingskillsandareofferedatthefollowinglevelsBEGINNERSELEMENTARY初级PRE-1NTERMEDLATEUPPER-INTERMEDLATEStudyingoneoftheabovecourseswillenableyoutouseEnglishmoreconfidentlyandcompetentlyonadailybasis.Tryourfreeonlinetesttoseewhichlevelyouareat—CLICKHERE.ExamCoursesThesecoursesaleaimedatstudentswhowishtogainacademicqualificationsinEnglishandareofferedatthefollowinglevelsUniversityofCambridgeexamsADVANCEDl—FCEFirstcertificateADVANCED2一CAEAdvancedADVANCED3一CPEProficiencyStudyingoneoftheabovecourseswillenableyoutocontinueyoureducationorenteruniversityinthiscountry.StudentswishingtogainadmissiontoaBritishuniversityarenormallyrequiredtohavetheCambridgeProficiencyCertificatE.SpeakingListening&PronunciationThiscoursebuildsoncommunicativeconfidenceandcompetenceandisaimedatstudentswhowishtodeveloptheimportantskillsofspeakingandlistening.Emphasisisalsoplacedonpronunciationwithactivitiesdesignedtomeettheneedsofstudentsofdifferentnationalitieswhoneedtofocusondifferentareas.CLICKHEREtoregisterforaGeneralEnglishcoursE.OtherLanguagesAtLanguageuponThamesweofferawiderangeofcafeteriasrestaurantsshopsandbars.MostimportantlywehaveforeignlanguageclassesofFrenchJapaneseGermanSpanishandItalianduringthedayeveningoronaone-to-onebasis.68.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Englishcourses.B.Waystoimprovestudents’English.C.Thebestwaytoimproveyourskills.D.TheimportanceofEnglish.69.IfyouattendExamCoursesyouwill__________.A.useEnglishasfluentlyasanativespeakerB.dealwitheverydayEnglishwellC.havebetterpronunciationofEnglishD.beabletocontinueyoureducationorenteruniversityinthiscountry70.Judgingfromthedescriptionwecantellthatthispassagemustbetakenfrom____________.A.anewspaperB.amagazineC.theInternetD.aguidebook71.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT_________.A.OnlyEnglishmencanattendthecourses.B.Thecoursesaredesignedforlearnersofdifferentlevels.C.OnecanlearnFrenchevenintheevening.D.LanguageuponThamesisaschoolaimedtoofferhelpwithlanguagelearning.

ETheimpressionyoumakeatthebeginningofaninterviewisveryimportant.Employersoftendecidetohiresomeoneinthefirstthreeminutesoftheinterview.Theyjudgeyoubyyourappearanceattitude态度andmanners.A.friendlysmilewhenyouwalkintotheroomisimportant.A.smileshowsaconfident自信的andpositiveattitudE.Whenyouintroduceyourselfmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewer.SomeinterviewersofferahandshakE.Othersdon’t.TrytobeasnaturalaspossiblE.ButpayattentiontoyourbodylanguagE.ThewayyousitwalkgestureuseyourvoiceandshowfeelingsonyourfaceisallpartofyourbodylanguagE.Itmakestheinterviewerknowhowyoufeelaboutyourselfandthesituationyouarein.Areyoufeelingpositivelyaboutyourself?Yourabilities?Yourinterestinthejob?Speakclearlyandloudlyenough.ShowinterestandenthusiasminyourvoicE.Whenyouspeaklookattheinterviewer.Alsodon’tsaynegativethingsaboutyourselforformeremployer.Listentoquestionscarefully.Ifyoudon’tunderstandaquestionasktheinterviewertorepeatorexplainI’msorrybutIdidn’tcatchthat.I’mnotsureexactlywhatyoumean.Almosteveryoneisnervousinajobinterview.Interviewersknowthat.Theydon’texpectyoutobetotallycalmandrelaxeD.Buttheyexpectyoutotrytocontrolyournervousness.TheyexpectyoutoshowconfidenceinyourabilitytodothejoB.AttheendoftheinterviewthanktheinterviewerforherorhistimE.It’sagoodideatosendashortthank-youletterrightaftertheinterviewordeliveritbyhanD.Phonethecompanyifyouhavenotheardanythingafteroneweek.AskiftheyhavemadeadecisionaboutthejoB.Goodluck！72.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.youshouldalwaysputonasmilewhenmeetingtheemployerB.youshouldstandstillwithrespectbeforetheemployerC.thefirstimpressionisveryimportantinaninterviewD.employersunderstandandlikeemployees’nervousness73.Whyshouldwepayattentiontoourbodylanguage?A.Becauseitcanhelpuswintheemployer’spositiveimpression.B.Becauseitcanhelpusfeelabouttheemployer.C.Becauseitisneededbyouremployer.D.Becauseweneedittoimproveourfeelings.74.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.togiveyousomeadviceontheartoffindingajobB.totellrightfromwrongaboutjobinterviewsC.toexplainwhyweshoulddosomethingaboutaninterviewD.tosuggestnotbeingshyinaninterview75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.FriendlySmileB.MakingaGoodExpressionC.Don’tBeNervousD.SendingaThank-YouLetter

A.famousAmericanJohnMuirsaidin1898:TheGrandCanyonasunearthly神秘的inthecolorandgrandeur壮观ofitsarchitectureasifyouhadfounditafterdeathonsomeotherstar.LikeMuirthoseofuswhostandalongtherimarepromptedtowonderabouttheunearthlinessandtheforcesthatcreatedandarestillchangingthisplacE.Aftermorethan100yearsofstudiesmanythingsarestillmysterious.Todayvisitorscomebythethousands--thegreatandsimpleoftheearth--allinaspiritofwonder.TravelerscomefromeverystateoftheUnionfromeverycountryinEuropeandAsiA.FromthedepthsofthecanyoncomeswellingsilencE.SeldomcanyouheartheroaroftheriverforallsoundsareswallowedinthisgulfofspacE.Itmakesonewanttomurmur.A.womanoncewhisperedtohercompanion.Thissilenceisnotthesilenceofdeath;ratheritisapresencE.ItislikeagreatpieceofmusiC.Butmusicmadeofmanworksuptoaclimax高潮andstops.NowvisitorstotheSouthRimalonemaynumber18000inasingleday.SomeofthatnumberwilltravelbymuletraindownBrightAngelTrailtothecanyon'sfloorcrosstheragingriverbyasuspensionbridge吊桥andwalktotheNorthRim.Thoughthetworimsfaceeachotheracrossonly12milesitisajourneyof214milesbycarfromonetotheother.NorcanyouvisittheNorthRimexceptinsummer;some1200feethigherthantheSouthRimitissnowcoveredmuchoftheyearexceptinJulyandAugust.ButthereisnodaythatyoumaynotvisittheSouthRimandfindthesunwarmonyourfaceandtheairperfumedwiththeincense香气ofsmokefromanIndianhearth香炉.NowonderanAmericanwriterandjournalistsaidIcamehereanatheist无神论者anddepartedadevout虔诚的believer.WhatisitthatattractssomanytravelerstotheCanyon?A.TheunearthlinessandthegrandeurofitsarchitecturE.B.ThepresenceofAmericansuperstars.C.ThesayingmadebyAmericanwritersandjournalists.D.TheroaringoftheriverintheCanyon.www..ocmWhatdoestheunderlinedwordsimplereferto?A.peacefulstreamB.landsurfaceC.commonpeopleD.tamedanimalsIfyouwanttovisittheNorthRimfromtheSouthRimwhichofthefollowingwon’tbethewayoftravelingforyou?A.Bytrain.B.Byanimal.C.Bycar.D.Onfoot.ThelastsentenceIcamehereanatheistanddepartedadevoutbeliever.impliesthat______.A.naturalwonderssuchastheCanyonhavesomeeffectonhumanactivitiesB.allvisitorstotheGrandCanyonareGodbelieversC.atheistcan’tseethemagnificenceoftheGrandCanyonD.theGrandCanyonisanunearthlysightthatonlyGodcouldcreate

阅读理解BAlexandertheGreatwasamighty强大的kingandconqueror征服者.Hewasoneofthegreatestmilitarygeniuses军事天才theworldhaseverknown.HewasborninPellaMacedoniA.Alexandergrewtobeahandsomebrilliant卓越的man.Aristotlethefamousphilosopher哲学家camefromGreecetoteachhim---geographypoliticsliteraturemedicineandsciencE.Alexander’sfatherKingPhilipIIofMacedontaughthimtoplanandwinbattles.TheyoungprincebecameKingwhenhewas20.Hethenbegantheseriesofmarchesthatcontinueduntilheruledalmostallofthethen-knownworlD.OnhisgreatwarhorseBucephalushefirsttookoverGreecE.HewentontoconquersoutheasternEuropeAsiaMinorEgyptandIndiA.Onhiswayhecrushed征服thePersianEmpireandwasmadeKingofEgyptandAsiA.Heandhistroopstraveledover11000miles17700km.HespreadGreekcustomsandideaswhereverhewent.InIndiahismenrefusedtogofurther.TheyweretiredandfrightenedandwantedtogohomE.WornoutAlexanderagreedtoturnback.HediedoffeverinBabylonattheearlyageof33.Alexanderandhistroopstraveledandfoughtprobably________then.A.byshipB.bysimpletruckC.ontheirhorsesD.onfootWhat’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.HespreadGreekcustomsandideaswhereverhewent.B.Hebegangreatmarchesandruledalotofcountries.C.Howhetookoveronecountryafteranother.D.Inwhichorderhecrushedthesecountriesafteranother?WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Hediedinhislatethirties.B.Bucephaluswasprobablyabigship.C.HeconqueredallthecountriesthenknownintheworlD.D.Alexanderwasveryreadytolistentoanybodyincludinghisofficersandsoldiers.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowAlexandertheGreatBecameKing?B.GreatTragedyC.GoodEducationMakesaGreatManD.AlexandertheGreat

三阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分AftergivingatalkatahighschoolIwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.AnillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmE.IwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohimsoIagreeD.Duringthenine-miledrivetohishomeIfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy肌肉萎缩症.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofiveandthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstacles克服困难andgoingfor努力实现mydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain抱怨oraskWhyme?Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmention提到thathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.HejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithmE.WhenwehadfinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcase公事包andpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwoulD.HelookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktomE.HesaidYouareachampion冠军.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew’sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway去世.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:DearDickMymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentmE.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymorebutIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedalbutIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.HoweverIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven天堂GodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.ThankyouforlovingmE.YourfriendMatthew36.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause_________.A.hewasalsogoodatweightliftingB.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedalC.theauthorwashandsomeD.headmiredtheauthorverymuch37.Theunderlinedsentence划线的句子inthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthat_______.A.theboynevercomplainedabouthowunluckyhewastohavethisdiseaseB.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotbeingabletogotoschoolC.theboynevercomplainedwhytheauthorhadnevercometoseehimbeforeD.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotgettingamedal38.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.MatthewwasanathleteB.MatthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboyC.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhadD.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied39.Matthewdidn’taccepttheauthor’smedalbecause_________.A.hethoughtitwastooexpensiveB.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefutureC.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoonD.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.sickboy.B.A.specialfrienD.C.A.realchampion.D.A.famousathletE.

IsittimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs金砖四国?Ifsoitmayendupsoundinglikeafamousball-pointpenmaker-BIC.AnargumentisbeingmadethatGoldmanSach’sfamousmarketingdevice策略theBRICsshouldreallybetheBICs.IsRussiareallyworththenameBRICs?asksAndersAslundseniorfellowatthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinanarticleforForeighPolicy.Aslundwhoisalsoco-authorwithAndrewKuchinsofTheRussianBalanceSheetthinkstheRussiaofPutinandMedvedevisjustnotworthyofinclusionalongsideBrazilIndiaandChinainthelistoffutureeconomicpowerhouses.Hewrites:Thecountry’seconomicperformancehasfallentosuchaweaklevelthatonemustaskwhetherithasanysayatallontheglobaleconomycomparedwiththeothermembersofitsgroup.IhavejustreturnedfromMoscowwhichisalwaysdullaroundthisseason.ForthelastsevenyearsRussiahastakenveryfewmeasurestoimproveitseconomy.Insteadthestatehasbeenlivingonoilandgas.EconomicallyAslundhasthenumbersonhissidE.TheInternationalMonetaryFundfiguresthattheRussianeconomywillfallby6.7percentin2009whileChinawillgrow8.5percentandIndia5.4percent.ThereislessofacaseforBrazilwithafallof0.7percentbutitisstilldoingfarbetterthanRussiA.ButtheBRICsarenotjustabouteconomy.Asismentionedaboveitisamarketingdevicetoencourageinvestorstofocusonthebigpromisingplayers.FromaninvestmentstandpointitcouldbearguedthatRussiaisleadingtheBRICs.Itsstock股票marketisup128percentthisyearwhilearound80percentisfortheotherthreE.AtveryleasthoweverRussia’seconomicunderperformanceandstockmarketoutperfoumancedoessuggestitisindeedoneofthegroup.Accordingtothepassagewhichcountrywillenjoythebiggestincreasein2009?A.ChinA.B.RussiA.C.Brazil.D.IndiA.AccordingtoAslundRussiashouldn’tbeaBRICpartlybecause_______.A.Russia’seconomicperformanceisfarworsethantheotherthreeB.Russia’sleadersarenotgoodatmanagingeconomyC.RussiahastakeneffectivemeasurestoimproveitseconomyD.RussiawillnolongerattractinvestorsfromothercountriesFromthepassageweknowthat________.A.AndersAslundisworkingfortheRussiangovernmentB.RussiaoutperfoumedtheotherthreecountriesinstockmarketC.mostpeopledisagreeRussiaisincludedinBRICsD.theBRICswouldendupbeingtheBICssoonerorlaterTheauthorseemsto________.A.suggestit’stimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs?B.feelworriedabouttheeconomyoftheBRICsC.thinkRussiaisworthbeingoneofthegroupD.showdisappointmenttoRussia’seconomy

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseasE.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasafeedingplaceforbirdsintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbethattheirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonelybutpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.Thepassagemainlytalksabout____.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanadaTheygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause____.A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewildC.theywanttostopthemfromgettingsickD.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhomeInCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause____.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents’housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymoreWhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AItiscommonlyknownthatJapanwentfroma19thcenturynationaleconomytoa20thcenturyglobaleconomyinatimespanof30yearsbetween1945and1975.WhatislessknownisthatJapanunderstandingthatfastefficienttransportwasthekeytoaglobaleconomywasthefirstcountryintheworldtointroducetheBulletTrain.KawasakiHeavyIndustrieswasdulyappointedthemanufacturerandthefirsthighspeedtrainwentonlinein1964.TheShinkansenasisknowninJapanmadeitsfirstjourneybetweenhercapitalandOsakaadistanceof301milesataspeedof132mph.ThenextcountrytointroducehighspeedtrainswasFrancE.SNGFthepublicrailsysteminFrancewaslosingpassengerstootherformsoftransportandintroducedtheTGVTrainàGrandeVitessetocounteractthetrendin1981.AsaresultofOpeccontrollingtheoilmarketin1974thetrainwasdesignedtobepoweredbygasturbines.ItranonaspeciallybuilttrackbetweenLyonandParis.EightyearslateranotherTGVwasintroducedthistimebetweenthecoastandParis.SoonFrancebecamethemostrailefficientcountryintheworldwithhighspeedtrainconnectionstoBelgiumLondonGermanySwitzerlandSpainandtheNetherlands.Therewasanotherpositiveelementthatresultedfromtheintroductionofhighspeedtrains.Between1964and1991Japan’sShinkansenhadtransportedinexcessofthreebillionpassengerswithouttherebeingasinglefatalaccidentandelevenyearsafterFranceintroducedtheTGVitstillhada100%safetyrecorD.Thisstatistichasneverbeenequaledbythetraditionalslowmovingtrainsinanycountry.ChinahasbecomethefourthcountrytoproducesuchtrainsafterFranceGermanyandJapan.China'sfirstdomesticallyproducedbullettrainwithamaximumspeedof350kilometersperhourhasrolledofftheproductionlinE.Equippedwithhighly-efficientpowersystemthecurrentlyfastesttraininChinaisalsoenergyefficient.Whenthetrainisrunningitcantransferkineticenergyintoelectricitysothatitcanensureitselectricitysupplyevenwhenitiscutofffromthepowergrids.Inall89suchtrainsareexpectedtobeincommercialoperationbytheendof2010.41.Itwas___________thathelpedpromoterapideconomicgrowthin30yearsinJapan.A.manufacturersB.ordinarytrainsC.InternetD.convenienttransportationmeans42.Franceintroducedhighspeedtrainsto_____________.A.increasethenumberofpassengersB.fightagainstOpecC.developthefinanceofFranceD.connectothercities43.Whichofthefollowingadvantagesbelongstobullettrain?A.Speedyandenergy-wasting.B.SlowbutsecurE.C.FastandsafE.D.CrowdedandexpensivE.44.WhatisthefeatureoftheChina’scurrentlyfastesttrain?A.ItisthemostadvancedtrainintheworlD.B.ItcanrunfasterthananyothertrainsthroughouttheworlD.C.Itcanproduceelectricitybyenergytransformation.D.Itcangointocommercialoperation.45.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Bullettrainsarethemostconvenientmeansoftransportationcomparedwithothers.B.Bullettrainsaretheonlykeytodevelopingtheeconomyofacountry.C.BullettrainscansavetimeandenergyforpeoplE.D.Bullettrainshavemanyadvantagesandareacceptedbymoreandmorecountries.

EOneofthegoalsofAmericaneducationofficialsistohaveallpublicschoolsconnectedtotheInternetcomputersystemandhavecomputerforallstudents.Governmentstudiesshowthatin1994onlythirty-fivepercentofAmericanpublicschoolswereconnectedtotheInternet.Lastyearthatnumberreachedeighty-ninepercent.VirginiaPolytechnicInstituteofStateUniversityisalargeuniversityinthesouthernstateofVirginiA.OfficialsatVirginiaTechsaycomputersareveryimportanttoastudent’seducation.AllstudentsatVirginiaTechhavebeenrequiredtohaveacomputersince1998.Eachstudent’slivingareaatVirginiaTechhasthenecessarywirestolinkacomputertotheInternet.ThestudentscansendandreceiveelectronicmailusetheWorldWideWebpartoftheInternetandlinkwithotheruniversitiesallwithoutleavingtheirroom.Theycanalsousetheircomputerstosendelectronicscopiesoftheirschoolworktotheirteachers.Andtheycansearchforbooksintheschool’shugelibrary.MostmajorAmericanuniversitiesandcollegesstronglyurgeorrequirenewstudentstohaveacomputer.Mostcollegesanduniversitiesalsohavelargeroomswherestudentscanusecomputersforclasswork.Americanhighschoolsalsohavecomputers.ManyhavetheirownareasontheWorldWideWeB.IfyouhaveacomputeryoucanlearnaboutFremontUnionHighSchoolinSunnyvaleCaliforniaforexample.ItsWebsiteprovidesinformationabouttheschooltheteachersandtheirelectronicmailaddresses.Italsolistsstudenteventsandorganizations.Youngchildrenalsousecomputerinschool.SmoketreeElementarySchoolinLakeHavasuArizonahasgivenusagoodexample.TheschoolalsohasaWorldWideWebsite.Ittellsabouttheschoolandtheteachersandhasaareaforyoungchildren.Theseyoungchildrenusecomputerinschooltolearnnumbersandletters.Theyalsolearnhowtousethecomputertheywillneedlaterintheireducation.72.Fromthepassageweknow_________.A.somanystudentsintheworldhavelearnthowtousecomputertoconnecttotheInternetB.studentsinVirginiaTechcanusecomputertosendelectroniccopiesoftheirhomeworkC.thegovernmenthaveencouragedstudentstoconnectthemandteachersbycomputersD.theteachersinhighschoolsinAmericaareaskedtousecomputertogivetheirlessons73.WhatisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.EverystudentinVirginiahasaccesstotheInternet.B.AllstudentsatVirginiaTechhavebeengivenacomputer.C.StudentsatVirginiaTechcansearchforbooksintheirschoollibraryintheirownroom.D.IfyouwanttolearnaboutFremontUnionSchoolyoucanreadinformationinitsWebsitE.74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTrightaccordingtothereport?A.Itisrequiredthatnewuniversitystudentshaveacomputeroftheirown.B.PupilsinSmoketreeElementaryusecomputertolearnmaths.C.EverypupilinSmoketreeElementarySchoolknowshowtosendelectronicmail.D.ManyhighschoolshavetheirownareasontheWorldWideWeB.75.Whichisthebesttitleofthenewspaperreport?A.EveryStudentShouldHaveA.ComputerB.ComputerIsUsedByUniversityStudentsC.EverySchoolHasConnectedtotheInternetD.ComputerUseInAmericanSchools

DEachnationhasmanygoodpeoplewhohelptotakecareofothers.ForexamplesomehighschoolandcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesoftenspendmanyhoursasvolunteersinhospitalsorphanagesorhomesfortheageD.Theyreadbookstothepeopleintheseplacesortheyjustvisitthemorlistentotheirproblems.OtheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthehomesofpeoplewhoaresickordisableD.Theypaintcleanuporrepairhousesdotheirshoppingandmowtheirlawns修整草坪.ForboyswhonolongerhavefathersthereisanorganizationcalledBigBrothers.Collegestudentsandothermentaketheseboystobasketballgamesoronfishingtripsandhelpthemtogettoknowthingsthatboysusuallylearnfromtheirfathers.Suchcityhasanumberofclubswhereboysandgirlscangotoplaygamesorlearncrafts.Someoftheseclubsshowmoviesororganizeshorttripstothemountainsthebeachesmuseumsorotherplaces.Mostoftheseclubsusealotofhighschoolandcollegestudentsasvolunteers.Theyareyoungenoughtoremembertheproblemsofyoungerboysandgirls.Volunteersbelievethatsomeofthehappiestpeopleintheworldarethosewhohelptobringhappinesstoothers.67.WhatcanyoufindvolunteersdoingintheUnitedStatesaccordingtothepassage?A.Helpingpassengersgetonabus.B.Guidingvisitorsinthepark.C.HelpingoldpeopleintheirdailylifE.D.Cleaningstreetsonweekends.68.Howdovolunteersusuallyhelppatientsorthedisabled?A.Theydotheirshoppingandotherhousework.B.Theycookseworwashtheirclothes.C.Theytellstoriesandsinganddanceforthem.D.Theycleanwashandrepairtheircars.69.Whydomostoftheclubsusemanyhighschoolorcollegestudentsasvolunteers?Becausethey________.A.havemorefreetimethanothersB.canunderstandthemmoreeasilyC.knowhowtoworkwithyoungerpeopleD.areyoungandenergetictomanageit70.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Pleasebehappywithothers.B.HowtobeahappiestmanintheworlD.C.Tohelpotherstohelpyourself.D.Giveothersahandandyou’llbehappy.

WashingtonD.C.isagreatcitytoliveinandvisit–partlybecauseD.C.’spublictransportationcangetyoualmostanywhereinthecityD.C.’ssubwaytheMetroisgreatforgettingyoutothemaintouristsitesbutthebusisalsoagreatresourceandischeaper.LearnhowtoconquertheD.C.bussysteminafewquickstepswillhelpyoutohavefuninthiscity.*ThingsYou’llNeedcashoraD.C.SmartTripcardatransfer转乘卡andamapofWashingtonD.C.*TochooseabuslinetotakefromhomeoryourhotellookatthebusesthatarriveattheclosestMetrostations.ManybusroutesstartataMetrosubwayterminalandmaketheirwayacrossthegreaterD.C.areA.*Learntoidentifybusstops.Theyareusuallylocatedattheintersections交叉ofstreets.LookforatallsignwithatallsignwiththewordsofMetroBusthatisdarkblueatthetopwhiteinthemiddleandredatthebottom.Onceyou’vefoundoneofthesesignschecktheredsectionatthebottomofthesign.InityoushouldseeseveralnumberorlettercombinationswritteninwhitE.Thosearethebuslinesthatservicethatstop.*Becarefulofthedirectionbusesareheadingfor.Allbuseshaveanelectronicscreenonthefrontsideandbackofthebusthatletyouknowwhichwaytheyareheadedandwhatlinethebusis.ThesignswilllistthelaststoponthebusroutE.Knowwhereyourbusterminatesoneachendsoyoucangetonthebusheadinginthedirectionyouwanttogo.*Toboardthebusyou'llobviouslyneedsomesortofpayment.ThebuswillonlyacceptcashoraSmarTripcarD.SmarTripcardsarepurchasableatseveralMetrostationsoratMetroheadquarters总部andcost$5.Youcanalsobuythecardonlineatwww.wmatA.com.*Ifyoudoorderitonlinepurchaseitinadvanceasitwilltaketimeforittoship.Ridingthebuscosts$1.35ifyoupayincashand$1.25ifyoupaywithyourSmarTripcarD.*Ifyoupayincashaskforatransferslip.Thiswillallowyoutoboardthebuswithinatwo-hourtimeperiodwithouthavingtopayagain.Thesemachinesarelocatedbytheescalatorsthattakeyoutothewaitingplatforms.ToenjoyawonderfultourinWashingtonD.C.youwon’tneed.A.aD.CSmartTripcardB.atransferC.amapofWashingtonD.C.D.atallsignAccordingtothepassageyoucanidentifybusstopsby.A.lookingatthebusesthatarriveattheclosestMetrostationfromyourhotelB.checkingtheredsectionatthebottomofthesignwithametrobuslogoC.checkingelectronicscreensonthefrontsideandbackofthebusD.checkingthemachineslocatedbytheescalatorstakingyoutotheplatformsTheunderlinedwordterminatesprobablymeans.A.stopsB.decidesC.startsD.passesWherecanyougetaSmartTripcard?A.Ataplatform.B.AtapostofficE.C.Atwww.wmatA.comD.Atabusstation.

DMenandwomenwhoserveintheUnitedStatesarmedforcesareproudofthenameslikedoughboyandGIJoE.ThenameshavecomefromtheAmericanCivilWar.AftertheAmericanCivilWarintheeighteensixtiesawriterinapublicationcalledBeadle’sMonthlyusedtheworddoughboytodescribeCivilWarsoldiers.ButwordexpertCharlesFunksaysthatearlywritercouldnotexplainwherethenamestarteD.Abouttwentyyearslatersomeonedidexplain.ShewasthewifeofthefamousAmericangeneralGeorgeCuster.ElizabethCusterwrotethatadoughboywasasweetfoodservedtoNavymenonships.Shealsosaidthenamewasgiventothelargebuttonsontheclothesofsoldiers.ForexamplethesoldiersenjoyedtheirnewGIverymuch.TheylookedsmartandfeltcomfortablE.ElizabethCusterbelievedthenamechangedovertimetomeanthesoldiersthemselves.ByWorldWarTwosoldierswerecalledothernames.TheonemostoftenheardwasGIorGIJoE.MostpeoplesaythelettersGIwereashortwaytosaygeneralissueorgovernmentissuE.Thenamecametomeanseveralthings.Itcouldmeanthesoldierhimself.Itcouldmeanthingsgiventosoldierswhentheyjoinedthemilitarysuchasweaponsequipmentorclothes.Andforsomereasonitcouldmeantoorganizeorclean.SoldiersoftensayWeGI’dtheplacE.AndwhenanarealooksgooD.soldiersmaysaytheareaisGI.StrangelythoughGIcanalsomeanpoorworkajobbadlydonE.SomestudentsofmilitarywordshaveanotherexplanationofGI.TheysaythatinsteadofgovernmentissueorgeneralissueGIcamefromthewordsgalvanizediron.TheAmericansoldierwassaidtobelikegalvanizedironamaterialproducedforspecialstrength.TheDictionaryofSoldierTalksaysGIwasusedforthewordsgalvanizedironinapublicationaboutthevehiclesoftheearlytwentiethcentury.TodayadoughboyorGImaybecalledagrunt咕哝声.NobodyissureoftheexactbeginningoftheworD.Butthebestideaprobablyisthatthenamecomesfromthesoundthattroopsmakewhenorderedtomarchlongdistancescarryingheavyequipment.68.Originallytheworddoughboyreferredto.A.theAmericanCivilWarB.awordexpertinthe1860sC.theAmericanCivilWarwritersD.asweetfoodandthebuttons69.Itwaswhofoundhowthenamedoughboycameabout.A.ElizabethCusterB.GeorgeCusterC.CharlesFunkD.Beadle'sMonthly70.WhatdoesGImeanintheexampleinParagraph4?A.Clothes.B.Weapons.C.Governmentissues.D.Vehicles.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Navysoldiersusedto1ikesweetfoodalotinthewars.B.Muchnoisewasmadewhensoldierscarriedequipment.C.Galvanizedironwasasymbolofthesoldiers.D.AUSsoldiercanbecalledadoughboyaGIoragrunt.

Inthelatenineteenthcentury^5000pianosweresoldintheUnitedStateseachyearandwithoverhalfamillionyouthslearningtoplaytheinstrumenttherewasahugedemandforsheetmusic活页乐谱.Indeedthedemandwassohugethatpublishersrushedtoentertheprofitablemarket.DuringthelastfifteenyearsofthecenturymanypublishersbegantosetupshopsinNewYorkthecenterfortheproductionofthemusicalartsBytheturnofthenineteenthcenturymanyimportantpublishershadtheirofficeson28thStreetbetweenBroadwayand5thAvenueandthisIstheareathatbecameknownasTinPanAlley.Itwasherethatpublishersadoptednewaggressivebusinesspracticesandmarketingtechniquestoachievegreatsales.HowitbecametobeknownbythatnameisunclearbutthegeneralopinionisthatitisdowntoavisitingjournalistbythenameofMonroeRosenfelD.Hedescribedtheareaasbeingdrownedinthenoisecomingfromtheproducers'officessoundingasthoughhundredsofpeoplewerehittingtinpans锡锅.Heuseditseveraltimesinhisnewspaperarticlesintheearlytwentiethcenturyandthetermstuck.WithtimethisnamewaspopularlyembracedandmanyyearslateritcametodescribetheU.S.musicpublishingindustryingeneral.ThestartofTinPanAlleyisusuallydatedtoabout1885.buttheendofTinPanAlleyislessclear-cut.SomedateittothestartoftheGreat.Depressioninthe1930swhenthephonograph留声机andradioreplacedsheetmusicasthedrivingforceofAmericanpopularmusicwhileothersconsiderTinPanAlleytohavecontinuedintothel950swhenearlierstylesofAmericanpopularmusicwereupstaged抢风头bytheriseofrock&roll.There'saplaque纪念匾牌onthesidewalkon28thStreetinhonoroftheinfluenceofTinPanAlleyonAmericanpopularculturebutthebuildingsthatwerehometothelegendaryTinPanAlleypublishersandsongwritersareupforsaleandmaybetorndowntomakeroomformodernhigh-risebuildings.What.isthepassagemainlyabout?A.AmericanpopularmusiC.B.TinPanAlley'sfutureC.AmericanmusicIndustry.D.ThehistoryofTinPanAlley.Intheearly20thcentury.TinPanAlleywasusedtoreferto____.A.theAmericanpopularculturE.B.theAmericanprintingmediaC.theAmericanrock-musiccenterD.theAmericanmusicpublishingindustry.InthenineteenthcenturythedrivingforceofAmericanpopularmusicwas:____.A.rock&rollB.sheetmusicC.countrymusicD.phonographsandradiosWhenvisitingTinPanAlleyRosenfeldprobablyfeltitwas____.A.verynoisyB.veryquietC.wideD.narrowWecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.thetermTinPanAlleywasperhapsfirstusedbyRosenfelD.B.theoldshopsofTinPanAlleywillbewellprotecteD.C.TinPanAlleygotitsnameintheearlynineteenthcentury.D.therewereoncesomefactoriesinTinPanAlley

SocialcircumstancesinEarlyModernEnglandmostlyservedtorepresswomen’svoices.PatriarchalcultureandinstitutionsconstructedthemaschastesilentobedientandsubordinatE.Atthebeginningofthe17thcenturytheideologyofpatriarchypoliticalabsolutismandgenderhierarchywerereaffirmedpowerfullybyKingJamesinTheTrewLawofFreeMonarchieandtheBasilikonDoron;bythatideologytheabsolutepowerofGodthesupremepatriarchwasseentobeimagedintheabsolutemonarchofthestateandinthehusbandandfatherofafamily.Accordinglyawoman’ssubjectionfirsttoherfatherandthentoherhusbandimagedthesubjectionofEnglishpeopletotheirmonarchandofallChristianstoGoD.Alsotheperiodsawanoutpouringofrepressiveorovertlymisogynistsermonstractsandplaysdetailingwomen’sphysicalandmentaldefectsspiritualevilsrebelliousnessshrewishnessandnaturalinferioritytomen.Yetsomesocialandculturalconditionsservedtoempowerwomen.DuringtheElizabethanera1558—1603theculturewasdominatedbyapowerfulQueenwhoprovidedanimpressivefemaleexamplethoughsheleftscantculturalspaceforotherwomen.Elizabethanwomenwritersbegantoproduceoriginaltextsbutwereoccupiedchieflywithtranslation.Inthe17thcenturyhowevervariouscircumstancesenabledwomentowriteoriginaltextsinsomenumbers.Foronethingsomecounterweighttopatriarchywasprovidedbyfemalecommunities—mothersanddaughtersextendedkinshipnetworksclosefemalefriendstheseparatecourtofQueenAnneKingJames’consortandheroftenoppositionalmasquesandpoliticalactivities.ForanothermostofthesewomenhadareasonablygoodeducationmodernlanguageshistoryliteraturereligionmusicoccasionallyLatinandsomeapparentlyfoundinromancesandhistoriesmoreexpansivetermsforimaginingwomen’slives.Alsorepresentationofvigorousandrebelliousfemalecharactersinliteratureandespeciallyonthestagenodoubthelpedtoundermineanymonolithicsocialconstructofwomen’smatureandrolE.MostimportantperhapswastheradicalpotentialinherentintheProtestantinsistenceoneveryChristian’simmediaterelationshipwithGodandprimaryresponsibilitytofollowhisorherindividualconsciencE.ThereisplentyofsupportinStPaul’sepistlesandelsewhereintheBibleforpatriarchyandawife’ssubjectiontoherhusbandbutsometextsnotablyGalatians3:28inscribeaverydifferentpoliticspromotingwomen’sspiritualequality:ThereisneitherJewnorGreekthereisneitherbondnorfreethereisneithermalenorfemale:foryearealloneinJesusChrist.SuchtextsencouragedsomewomentoclaimthesupportofGodthesupremepatriarchagainstthevariousearthlypatriarchswhoclaimedtostandtowardtheminhissteaD.ThereisalsothegaporslippagebetweenideologyandcommonexperiencE.Englishwomenthroughoutthe17thcenturyexercisedagooddealofaccrualpower:asmanagersofestatesintheirhusbands’absencesatcourtoronmilitaryanddiplomaticmissions;asmembersofguilds;aswivesandmotherswhoapexduringtheEnglishCivilWarandInterregnum1640-60astheexecutionoftheKingandtheattendantdisruptionofsocialhierarchiesledmanywomentoseizenewroles—aspreachersasprophetessesasdeputiesforexiledroyalisthusbandsaswritersofreligiousandpoliticaltracts.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?[A].Women’sPositioninthe17thCentury.[B].Women’sSubjectiontoPatriarchy.[C].SocialCircumstancesinthe17thCentury.[D].Women’sobjectioninthe17thCentury.WhatdidtheQueenElizabethdoforthewomeninculture?[A].Shesetanimpressivefemaleexampletofollow.[B].ShedominatedtheculturE.[C].ShedidlittlE.[D].Sheallowedwomentotranslatesomething.WhichofthefollowingisNotmentionasareasontoenablewomentooriginaltexts?[A].Femalecommunitiesprovidedsomecounterweighttopatriarchy.[B].QueenAnne’spoliticalactivities.[C].Mostwomenhadagoodeducation.[D].QueenElizabeth’spoliticalactivities.Whatdidthereligionsoforthewomen?[A].Itdidnothing.[B].Ittooaskedwomentobeobedientexceptsometexts.[C].Itsupportedwomen.[D].ItappealedtotheGoD.

EA.centuryagointheUnitedStateswhenanindividualbroughtsuitagainstacompanypublicopiniontendedtoprotectthatcompany.Butperhapsthisphenomenonwasmoststrikinginthecaseoftherailroads.Nearlyhalfofallnegligencecasesdecidedthrough1896involvedrailroads.Andtherailroadsusuallywon.Mostofthecasesweredecidedinsatecourtswhentherailroadshadtheclimateofthetimesontheirsides.Governmentsupportedtherailroadindustry;theprogressrailroadsrepresentedwasnottobesloweddownbyrequiringthemoftentopaydamagestothoseunluckyenoughtobehurtworkingforthem.Courtdecisionsalwayswentagainstrailroadworkers.A.Mr.Farwellanengineerlosthisrighthandwhenaswitchman’snegligenceranhisengineoffthetrack.ThecourtreasonedthatsinceFarwellhadtakenthejobofanengineervoluntarilyatgoodpayhehadacceptedtherisk.Thereforetheaccidentthoughavoidablehadtheswitchmenactedcarefullywasapureaccident.Ineffectarailroadcouldneverbeheldresponsibleforinjurytooneemployeecausedbythemistakeofanother.InonecasewhereaPennsylvaniaRailroadworkerhadstartedafireatawarehouseandthefirehadspreadseveralblockscausingwidespreaddamageajuryfoundthecompanyresponsibleforallthedamagE.Butthecourtoverturnedthejury’sdecisionbecauseitarguedthattherailroad’snegligencewastheimmediatecauseofdamageonlytothenearestbuildings.Beyondthemtheconnectionwastooremotetoconsider.Asthecenturyworeonpublicsentimentbegantoturnagainsttherailroads—againsttheireconomicandpoliticalpowerandhighfaresaswellasagainsttheircallousnesstowardindividuals.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinFarwell’scase?A.Farwellwasinjuredbecausehenegligentlyranhisengineoffthetrack.B.Farwellwouldnothavebeeninjurediftheswitchmanhadbeenmorecareful.C.ThecourtarguedthatthevictimhadacceptedtherisksincehehadwillinglytakenhisjoB.D.ThecourtdecidedthattherailroadshouldnotbeheldresponsiblE.73.Whatmusthavehappenedafterthefirecasewassettledincourt?A.Therailroadcompensatedforthedamagetotheimmediatebuildings.B.TherailroadcompensatedforallthedamagebythefirE.C.Therailroadpaidnothingforthedamagedbuilding.D.Therailroadworkerpaidforthepropertydamagehimself.74.ThefollowingarousedpublicresentmentEXCEPT_____.A.politicalpowerB.highfaresC.economiclossD.indifference75.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.RailroadoppressingindividualsintheUS.B.HistoryoftheUSrailroads.C.Railroadworkers’workingrights.D.Lawcasesconcerningtherailroads.

MagneticinterferencefromMP3headphonescaninterferewithheartpacemakers心脏起搏器andimplantabledefibrillatorsastudyhasfounD.HeartpatientswithsuchdevicesshouldnotputtheirheadphonesintheirbreastpocketorhangthemroundtheirneckresearchershavewarneD.Smallbutstrongmagentsinsideheadphonescandeactivatethedevicesifplacedwithin1.2inchesofthemposingarealrisktothepatientresearcherstoldanAmericanHeartAssociationmeetinginNewOrleans.TheMP3playersthemselvesposednothreattopacemakersanddefibrillators.Dr.WilliamMaiseloftheMedicalDeviceSafetyInstituteatBethIsraelMedicalCenterinBostonledateamthattestedeightmodelsofMP3playerheadphonesincludingclip-onandearbudtypesin60defibrillatorandpacemakerpatients.Theyplacedtheheadphonesonthepatients'chestsdirectlyoverthedevices.Theheadphonesinterferedwiththeheartdevicesinaboutaquarterofthepatientsandinterferencewastwiceaslikelyinthosewithadefibrillatorthanwithapacemaker.A.pacemakersendselectricalimpulsestothehearttospeeduporslowcardiacrhythm.ThemagnethowevercouldmakeitdeliverasignalnomatterwhattheheartrateispossiblyleadingtopalpitationsorarrhythmiatheresearcherssaiD.Animplantabledefibrillatorsignalsthehearttonormalizeitsrhythmifitgetstoofastorslow.A.magnetcouldde-activateitmakingitignoreanabnormalheartrhythminsteadofdeliveringanelectricalshocktonormalizeit.ThedevicesusuallygobacktoworkingtherightwayaftertheheadphonesareremovedtheresearcherssaiD.Themainmessagehereis:it'sfineforpatientstousetheirheadphonesnormallymeaningtheycanlistentomusicandkeeptheheadphonesintheirears.ButwhattheyshouldnotdoisputtheheadphonesneartheirdeviceDrMaiselsaiD.72.Theunderlinedworddeadactiveinthethirdparagraohprobablymeanstomakesomething_______A.incorrectB.normalC.ineffectiveD.useful73.Accordingtothestudywhatisactuallyendangeringheartpatientswithheartdevices?A.ThemusictheyhearwithMP3headphonesB.TheeightmodelsofMP3playersthathavebeentesteD.C.MagneticinterferencefromMP3headphones.D.Themagnetsinsidepacemakersanddefibrillators.74.Whatisthefourthparagraphabout?A.Atesttomonitorhowheartbeatsareinterferedwith.B.HowmanypatientsweretestedC.A.briefintroductiontodefibrillatorsandpacemakers.D.Dr.WilliamMaiselwasconcernedaboutheartproblems.75.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.MP3playersaregainingpopularityamongheartpatientsB.pacemakersanddefibrillatorsareactuallyharmfultopeople’shealthC.heartpatientsshouldnotlistentomusiC.D.pacemakersanddefibrillatorscanhelpnormalizeheartrhythm

请阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑SittingonthepeacefulcoastofGalapagosIslands.Ecuadorwatchingthesunmovequietlyintotheseayoushouldn’tforgetthatCharlesDarwin1809-1882arrivedherein1835.Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeksobservingvariousanimals.Thisfinallyinspired启发hisfamousworkOntheOriginofSpecies.YoucancertainlyfollowDarwin’sfootstepsandenjoyatripfromfourtosevendaystotheislands.Themostwell-knownanimalsoftheGalapagosisthegianttortoise巨型海龟whichcanbeseenmovingslowlyaroundthehighlandsofSantaCruzthesecondlargestislandinthearchipelago群岛.SomeofthesecreaturesaresooldthattheymighthavebeenintheiryouthbyDarwinhimself.DespitestrictcontroloveractivitiesandtimingyourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures;divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;andmostmagicallyseeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.TravellingbetweentheislandsandobservingthewildlifethatsoinspiredDarwinsoyouwillfeelasthoughyouaregettingaspecialviewofanuntouchedworlD.AtnightyouwillsleeponboardtheshipleavingthewildlifeincompleteoccupationoftheislandswhichareasundisturbednowastheyhavebeensincethebeginningoftimE.68.WhatdoweknowaboutDanwin’svisittotheislands?A.HestudieddifferentcreaturesontheislandsB.HecompletedhisfamousbookontheislandsC.HewastouchedbythegeographyoftheislandsD.Hewasattractedbywell-knowanimalsoftheislands69.whichofthefollowingplaysaroleinmakingtheislandsaparadiseforwildlife?A.AnimalsontheislandsfeedongrassB.LocalgovernmentforbidskillingwildlifE.C.Peoplecannotvisittheislandsastheywish.D.touristsarenotallowedtotouchtheanimals70.Yourstayontheislandswillbemostimpressivemainlybecauseof.A.ThebeautifulseaviewsB.Darwin’sinspiringtripC.acloserviewofanimalsD.variousdaringactivities71.whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.AUniqueAttractionforwildlifeLoversB.CalapagosasaParadiseforAenturesC.CharlesDarwinasasymbolofCalapagosD.AsuccessfulExampleofwildlifeprotection

Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries—inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus—obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.46.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameC.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment47.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantlygreatly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.48.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlacE.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.49.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afterapersonB.afteraplaceC.afteranactivityD.byitsshape50.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.

MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedformthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.It’snotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.TheParkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipesalmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Thereisalackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378monumentsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.A.sierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowdedpark.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleysNationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizationsThemainproblemofYosemiteNationalParkisits______.A.rundownwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofmoneyD.narrowroadsAccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm

TherearesomespecialtraditionsinHawaii.Peopleareveryfriendlyandalwayswelcomevisitors.Theygivevisitorsaleialongnecklacemadeofbeautifulfreshflowers.Menwearbrightfloweredshirtsandwomenoftenwearlongflowereddresses.TherearetraditionalChineseJapaneseandFillipinoholidaysandalltheholidaysfromtheUnitedStates.TheycallHawaiitheAlohaStatE.Alohameansbothhelloandgood-byE.ItalsomeansIloveyou.Usuallywhenpeoplefromdifferentcountriesracesandtraditionslivetogetherthereareseriousproblems.ThereareafewproblemsinHawaiibutingeneralpeoplehavelearnedtolivetogetherinpeacE.HawaiiansgetmostoftheirmoneyfromtravelersandmostofthetravelerscomefromthemainlandandfromJapan.TherearesomanypeolelivinginHawaiinowthatthereareresidential居住的areaswherethereusedtobefarms.SomeofthebigsugarandapplecompanieshavemovedtothePhilippineswheretheydon'thavetopayworkersasmuchmoney.ThefamiliesofthefirstpeoplewhocamefromtheUSmainlandowntheimportantbanksandcompanies.Japanesearealsobuyingorstartingbusiness.1Whatmightbethebesttitleforthistext?A.HawaiitheAlohaStateB.LivingHardTogetherC.TheFlowerofHawaiiD.TheProblemsofHawaii2Theunderlinedwordsaleiinthefirstparagraphherereferto____.A.afriendlyandwelcomewayB.alongnecklacemadeofbeautifulfreshflowersC.abrightfloweredshirtD.alongflowereddress3Theauthorwantstoshowthat____.A.weshouldallgotoHawaiitoworkB.itispossibletolearntolivetogetherinpeaceC.itisnotlikelytolivetogetherinpeaceD.Hawaiiistheonlyplacewherethereispeace

DOver70percentofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinaneedhelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirownkidsaccordingtoarecentsurvey.WomenofChinamagazineandaconsultingcompanycarriedoutasurveyrecentlyonyoungcouplesofthesingle-childgenerationtheMorningPostreports.Thecouplessurveyedwerearound29andhavebeenmarriedforthreeyearsonaveragewithuniversityeducationandmonthlyincomeof4.000yuan$531.Amongthem43.5percenthavekids.Resultsshowthat71.9percentoftheyoungcoupleshavehelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirkids.Grownupasthesingle-childtheonlychildinafamilysincethefamilyplanningpolicywasadoptedin1979thisgenerationdependsmuchontheirparents.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationfocusedmoreontheirchildren'sphysicalwell-beingratherthantheirattitudesandvaluesaccordingtosomepsychologists.Theresearchalsofoundthatthedoublesingle-childcouplesfollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem.Surveyshowsthat27.5percentofthemgotmarriedafterdatingforonetotwoyears25.2percenttwotofiveyearsand20percentdidn'ttietheknotuntildatingforfiveyears.Also30percentofthecoupleswereschoolmateswhile43.8percentwereintroducedbysomeonE.Sincetheirmarriagearebasedonenduringrelationships65.2percentofthehusbandsand62.9percentofthewivesthinkthatcompromise妥协andtolerance宽容arenecessaryintheirmarriagE.Meanwhile21.7percentofthehusbandsand37.1percentofthewivessupporttheideathathappinessisthekeystandardforamarriagE.71.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_______.A.MomandDadTakeCareofMyKidPleaseB.BoubleSingle-childCouplesC.TheProblemoftheSingleChildD.ARecentSurveyByWomanofChina72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythepassage?A.Themajorityofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinadependmuchontheirparents.B.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationmorecareabouttheirstudyandeducation.C.One-fifthofthecouplessurveyeddidn'tgetmarriieduntildatingforfiveyears.D.Allthecouplessurveyedhaveuniversityeducationand30percentofthemwereschoolmates73.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutdoublesingle-childcouplesisTrue?A.TheyaresinglechildineitherfamilyandindependentoftheirparentsB.TheyaresinglechildineitherfamilyandtheyaredependentontheirparentsC.TheyhaveatleasttwochildrenandcanaffordtosupportthemselvesD.Theywhowereintroducedbysomeonefollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem74.Thetraditionalvaluesystemmentionedinthepassagerefersthat_____.A.parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren’sphysicallifeaswellasthespirituallifeB.mostcoupleswereintroducedbysomeoneandmadedatingforalongtimeC.oncebegundoublesingle-childcouples’marriagewilllastforeverD.thecouplesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriagE.75.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______isnecessaryinmarriagE.A.wealthB.healthC.understandingD.education

Inmanywaysoursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustleaD.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbeforebutwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.Toolittleallowanceismadeforthepersonwhoisnolongerearningalivingwhocannotwalklongdistancesordriveacarorwhomayhavephysicalormentaldisabilitiesthatkeephimfromcommunicatingwithothers.Theinstitutional慈善机构的carewegiveourolderpeopleisagoodreflectionoftheoverallattitudeofoursocietytowardtheageD.Inthepastfewyearsnursinghomeshavereceivedwideattentionasboringmeaninglessplaceswhereoldpeopleoftenhavelittleelsetodobutwaitfortheendoftheirlives.ElderlywardsinmentalhospitalsareevenworsE.Oneofthemostshockingthingsabortnursinghomeshasbeentheunwillingnessofpeopleontheoutsidetoshowrealconcernforwhathappensintheseinstitutions.Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting委托aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio比率aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltreatmentequipmentavailableoraboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.AndthegovernmenthasprovidedfederalmoneywithoutenforcinghighstandardsofcarE.Infactfederalstandardswereloweredin1974.Thereforeinsomesenseourconcernfortheagedseemstobemovingbackwardsnotforwards.Thispictureisinstrikingcontrasttothetreatmentofrespectablepatriarchs男长者andmatriarchs女长者inmanysocieties.Whatwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.FailureofCarefortheElderlyB.TheElderlyC.InstitutionalCareD.A.NationalShameWecanconcludefromthispassagethatthewriterfeels____.A.nursinghomesshouldbegotridofB.acountrythatcanhelppeoplelivelongershouldalsobeabletocareforthembetterC.peoplehavenothankstowardtheirparentsD.oursociety’sinstitutionsneedtobereformedThewriterbelievesthatpeoplewhoplaceaparentinanursinghomeshould____.A.demandhigherfederalstandardsB.considertheexamplesetinothercountriesC.beashamedofnotkeepingtheparentsintheirownhomesD.investigateitfirstThewritercomplains____.A.abouttheindifferenceofsomepeopletowardsnursinghomesB.abouttheshortageofequipmentinnursinghomeC.thatnursinghomeskeeptheagedfromcommunicatingwithothersD.bothA.andB

EChildrenstartoutasnaturalscientistseagertolookintotheworldaroundthem.Helpingthemenjoysciencecanbeeasy;there’snoneedforalotofscientifictermsorexpensivelabequipment.Youonlyhavetoshareyourchildren’scuriosity好奇.Firstlylistentotheirquestions.Ioncevisitedachlassroomofseven-year-oldstotalkaboutscienceasajoB.Thechildrenaskedmetextbookquestionsaboutschoolingsalary薪水andwhetherIlikedmyjoB.WhenIfinishedansweringwesatfacingoneanotherinsilencE.FinallyIsaidnowthatwe’vefinishedwithyourlistsdoyouhavequestionsofyourownaboutscience?AfteralongpauseaboyraisedhishandHaveyoueverseenagrasshopper蚱蜢eat?WhenItryeatingleaveslikethatIgetastomachachE.Why?Thisbeganasetofquestionsthatlastednearlytwohours.Secondlygivethemtimetothink.Studiesoverthepast30yearshaveshownthatafteraskingaquestiondultstypicallywaitonlyonesecondorlessforananswernotimeforachildtothink.Whenadultsincreasetheirwaittimetothreesecondsormorechildrengivemorelogical符合逻辑的completeandcreativeanswers.ThirdlywatchyourlanguagE.Onceyouhaveachildinvolvedinasciencediscussiondon’tjumpinwithThat’srightorVerygood.Thesewordsworkwellwhenitcomestoencouraginggoodbehavior行为.Butintalkingaboutsciencequickpraisecansignalthatdiscussionisover.InsteadkeepthingsgoingbysayingThat’sinterestingorI’dneverthoughtofitthatwaybeforeorcomingupwithmorequestionsorideas.NeverpushachildtoThink.Itdoesn’tmakesensechildrenarealwaysthinkingwithoutyourtellingthemto.What’smorethiscanturnaconversationintoaperformancE.Thechildwilltrytofindtheansweryouwantinasfewwordsaspossiblesothathewillbeasmallertarget目标foryourdisagreement.Lastlyshow;don’ttell.Real-lifeimpressionsofnaturearefarmoreimpressivethananylessonchildrencanlearnfromabookoratelevisionprogram.Letchildrenlookattheirfingertipsthroughamagnifyingglass放大镜andthey’llunderstandwhyyouwantthemtowashbeforedinner.Ratherthansayingthatwaterevaporates蒸发setapotofwatertoboilandletthemwatchthewaterleveldrop.57.Accordingtothepassagechildrenarenaturalscientistsandtoraisetheirinterestthemostimportantthingforadultstodois________.A.toletthemseetheworldaroundB.tosharethechildren’scuriosityC.toexplaindifficultphrasesaboutscienceD.tosupplythechildrenwithlabequipment58.Inthelastsenteceofthefirstparagraphthewordlistscouldbestbereplacedby________.A.anyquestionsB.anyproblemsC.questionsfromtextbooksD.anynumberofquestions59.Accordingtothepassagechildrencananswerquestionsinamorelogicalcompleteandcreativewayifadults________.A.askthemtoanswerquicklyB.waitforoneortwosecondsafteraquestionC.tellthemtoanswerthenextdayD.waitatleastforthreesecondsafteraquestion60.Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingtechniquesforadultstosharewiththeirchildren’scuriosityexceptthatadultsshould________.A.telltheirchildrenstoriesinsteadofreciting背诵factsB.offertheirchildrenchancestoseethingsforthemselvesC.bepatientenoughwhentheirchildrenanswerquestionsD.encouragetheirchildrentoaskquestionsoftheirown

TheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeat5:46A.rn.onJanuary171995Kobe神户anditssurroundingareassufferedakillerearthquakE.OnlytwoothereventsinthiscenturytheGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIcausedmoredeathsinJapanthanthisearthquakE.TheepicenterwasatthenortherntipofAwajiIslanD.Thequakeregistered7.2ontheRichterscale里氏震级.ThegreatestamountofdamagewasseenintheJapaneseportcityofKobeandatfinalcount6348peoplehadlosttheirlives.ThepeopleoftheareawerequiteunpreparedforsuchabigearthquakE.ExpertshadsaidthatmostmodernbuildingswouldbequitesafeevenfromanearthquakeasstrongastheGreatKantoEarthquakE.ThiswasclearlynottruE.Televisioncamerasshowedthemanybuildingsthathadfallendown.Thehighwaythatranthroughthecityhadfallenoveronitssidelookingasifithadbeenpushedoverbyagiant.ThousandsofpeoplewerehomelessHoweversomeofthefinesthumanqualitieswereseeninthetimeofcrisesmomentofgreatdanger.Peopleformedlonglinesforwaterandothersupplies.Theysharedwhattheyhadwithoneanother.Peoplefromyoungtooldstoppedtotalktoeachotherandgiveafewencouragingwords.ThepeoplelivingintheareaknewthattheiroldlifehadbeendestroyeD.Theybelievetheycanrebuildtheirlifeandabetterone64.OnlytwoothereventscausedmoredeathsinJapan.Theyare_____.A.theGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeandtheSecondWorldWarB.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIC.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andtheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeof1995D.theFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheHanshin-AwajiEarthquakewasthegreatestintheworldhistory.B.Theearthquakebrokeoutinsummer.C.Thecenteroftheearthquakewasinthenorthernendoftheportcity.D.MorethansixthousandpeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakE.66.Thepassageseemstosuggestthat_____.A.agiantwasabletostartanearthquakeB.modembuildingswerestrongenoughtobesafefromanyearthquakeC.lesspeoplewouldhavediediftheyhadbeenpreparedforitD.expertsalwaystelllies

AboutConventionToursinNewYorkConventionToursUnlimitedInC.isaNewYorkCitytouroperatoranddestinationmanagementcompanydmcthathasbeenprovidinghigh-qualityGroupTours&EventServicesinNewYorksince1984.Ourgroupservicesinclude:FullDayToursA.dayontheBay:Aneasyone-hourdrivefromManhattantoBayShoreLongIslandforadelightvoyageontheGreatSouthBayandlunchabroadaboat.WestPointTour&LunchatHotelThayer:A.visittotheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyinWestPointNewYorkincludesadocent-ledtourincludingthemilitarymuseummonumentsandlandmarksatthishistoricsitE.EnjoyabuffetlunchatHotelThayerahoteloverlookingthebeautifulHudsonRiver.A.VisittotheRocketfellerhouseinHistoricHudsonRiverValley:Kykuitisthewonderfulcountryestate庄园ofJohnD.RockeyfellerwithasixstorystonehousesurroundedbyterracedgardensandsculpturE.Tourthroughthehousefilledwithantiquesandart;thebarnhousingautomobilesandcarriages;andthegardensincludingsculpturebyHenryMooreAlexanderCalderandPicasso.HydePark:A.visitToTheFDRHome&Museum&LunchAtTheCulinaryInstituteofAmerica:EnjoythescenicridetotheHudsonRiverValleyhomeofFranklin&EleanorRoosevelt.A.nationalhistoricsitethiswonderfulhomeholdsmemorabiliaofthelatepresidentandhisfamily.VisittheEleanorRooseveltLibraryandMuseum.EnjoyalunchattheCulinaryInstituteofAmericA.Pleasekeepinmind:Custom-Built:Toursdesignedtomatchinterests;schedulesbudgets.LanguageFacile:Bi-lingual双语andmulti-lingualTourGuidesavailablE.Picture-Perfect:Photographyservicesavailabletopreservememories.65.WhatisConventionTours?A.A.tourmanagementcompanyengagedinhigh-qualitygrouptoursservices.B.A.commontravelagencyC.A.specialtravelsitE.D.A.channelofaTVprogrammeabouttravel.66.ThesearethecharactersoffulldaytoursbelowEXCEPT_______A.theplaceyouwanttoismostsuitableforyourinterestB.youcanasktourguidestotakephotosforyouC.morethanonelanguagecanbeavailableD.ifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneyyoucanborrowfromthetourguides67.Wherecouldtheabovepassagecomefrom?A.FromaNewYorknewspaperB.FromagovernmentreportC.FromatravelguidanceD.FromapictorialmagazinE.

DItseemsthatgreatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblems.BothEinsteinandDickenshadmentalillness.NowscientistshavestartedtolookatwhethermentalillnessandgeniusarelinkeD.DrAdeleJudastudied5000creativepeopleinGermany.Shefoundthereweremorepeoplewithmentalillnessinthisgroupthaninthegeneralpopulation.Poetshadthehighestrateofmentalillnessfollowedbymusicianswithlowernumbersforpaintersandarchitects.Otherscientistsdidresearchwhichalsoshowedastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.Butitdidnothingtoexplainit.DrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitymadeabreakthrough.Insteadofstudyingcreativepeopleshetookagroupofpsychiatric精神病的patientsandtestedthemforcreativity.Thepatientsgotmuchhigherscoresthananormalgroup.Alsothepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroup.Thissuggeststhatthekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes基因.Butthisisaproblem.AccordingtoDarwinismharmfulgenesshouldberemoveD.Somescientistsbelievethatevolution进化hascreatedabalancewherethemadnessofafewpeopleleadstothedevelopmentofthewholehumanracE.Geniuses天才人物maybemadbadorjustdifficulttounderstandbuttheirdiscoverieshaveimprovedtheworldwelivein.Itseemsthatalittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.67.AccordingtoDrAdeleJudawhichofthefollowinghasthelowestrateofmentalillness?A.PaintersB.MusiciansC.PoetsD.Busdrivers68.Theunderlinedphrasemakeabreakthroughinthe4thparagraphmeans___________.A.discoverorfindsomethingnewandimportant.B.makeawaythroughusingforcE.C.ofthesunormoonappearfrombehindclouds.D.suddenlychangefromaslowertoafasterpace69.BasedontheresearchofDrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitywecanconcludethat.______A.greatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblemsB.thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroupC.psychiatricpatientshavemorecreativitythantheaveragepeopleD.itisourgenesthatdeterminethelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillness70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Amongthe5000creativeGermansmorepeoplesufferfrommentaldiseases.B.Thereisastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.C.PsychiatricpatientsmakegreatercontributionsthancommonpeoplE.D.Thekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes.71.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardmadness?A.Madnessisharmfultothewholesociety.B.A.littlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.C.AllthetalentedpeoplearemaD.D.Onlythepeoplewithmentalillnesshavemorecreativity.

III阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给A.B.C和D项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AdvertisinginAmericaofferssomegreatadvantagestoconsumers.Forexampleinordertokeeppriceslowthroughmassproductioncompaniesmusthaveamassmarketfortheirproducts.Massadvertisingcreatesmassmarkets.Producerscannotaffordtodevelopnewproductsputthemonthemarketandwaitforcustomerstodiscoverthem.Thiswouldtaketoolong.DemandforsomeproductsmustbecreateD.Thisisdonethroughadvertising.Butadvertisingsometimesmakesitdifficultforconsumerstomakewisedecisions.Thefactisthatwhenpeopleareconstantlyfloodedwithmessagesthroughthemassmediapersuadingthemtobuyparticularproductsmanyrespondbybuyingthem.Advertisingisdesignedtoinfluenceanindividualtobuyaproduct.Sellersoftenstudyhumanbehaviortodiscoverwhatwillconvinceconsumerstobuyacertainitem.ThisreasonforbuyingiscalledabuyingmotivE.Buyingmotivesareusuallybrokendownintotwocategories:rationalandemotional.Rationalbuyingmotivesincludethedesiretosavemoneythedesireforcomfortorthedesireforgoodworkmanship.EmotionalbuyingmotivesincludebuyingoutoffearwantingtobelikedandwantingtohavesomethingbetterthanyourfriendshavE.Emotionalappealsarefoundinmostconsumeradvertisingtoday.Certaincarspromisetomakethedriverfeelyoungerandfreer.Shoespromisetomakethebuyer'swholelifespringier.Lifeinsurancepoliciespromisetotakethecareoutofliving.Mostconsumersbelievethattheyarenoteasilyinfluencedbyemotionalappeals.Howevercorporationsthatsellconsumerproductsobviouslythinkdifferently.Theyspendmanymillionsofdollarseverydayonradiotelevisionnewspaperandmagazineadsthatusetheseappeals.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatoneoftheadvantagesofadvertisingforconsumersisthat________.A.itcancreateabigdemandforconsumergoodsB.themassmarketcreatedbyitleadstolowpricesC.producerscanintroducenewproductstoconsumersD.ithelpsconsumersdiscovernewproducts2.Consumerssometimesfinditdifficulttomakeasensibledecisionwhenbuyingaparticularproductbecause__________.A.manyadvertisementsaretoodifficultforthemtounderstandB.theyareafraidtobetakeninbydishonestadvertisementsC.massadvertisingoffersthemarangeofgoodandcheapproductsD.theyareconfusedbythequantityofadvertisementspromotingit3.Accordingtothepassageatoothpasteadpromisingthatpeoplewhousetheproductwillmakealotoffriendsisanexampleofanadthatappealsto__________.A.rationalbuyingmotivesB.theconsumer'scommonsenseC.emotionalbuyingmotivesD.thedesireforagoodproduct4.Thereasonwhycompaniesspendenormousamountsofmoneyonadvertisingisthat________.A.theybelievepeoplecanbeinfluencedtobuyacertainproduceB.ittakesalotofadvertisingtoconvincepeopletobuyacertainproductC.mostconsumersarenoteasilyinfluencedbyemotionalappealsD.advertisingbasedonemotionalappealsareveryeffective5.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe________.A.AdvertisingcancreatedemandB.TheadvantagesofadvertisingC.WhateffectiveadvertisingcandoD.Theroleofadvertisinginsellingproducts

BForalldinnertablesaglassofmilkseemstobeamust.AtleastitwaswhenIwasgrowingup.Itiswidelybelievedthatmilkisamustinbuildingstrongbonesandteeth.There’snodoubtthatdairyproductsespeciallymilkarehighinproteinandcalciumandVitaminD.andVitaminA.areaddedtomostmilkproducts.Whileit’swellknownthatourbonesneedcalciumsomestudiessuggestthathighcalciumintakedoesn’tnecessarilyloweraperson’sriskforfractures骨折.A.Harvardstudyfoundthatpeoplewhodranktwoormoreglassesofmilkhadnogreaterprotectionfrombreakingabonethanthosewhodrankaglassorlessaweek.Thereisnodoubtthatweneedcalcium.Someanti-dairysupportersclaimdairyproductscanleadtoheartdiseasE.Muchofthisclaimisbasedonhigh-fatdairyproductslikecheeseandcreamwhichmayindeedleadtosomehealthproblems.Somestudieshavelinkedhighmilkintakeswithariskofprostate前列腺cancer;thisseemsalsotobecausedbyhigh-fatdairyproductsbutnotbydairyproductsingeneral.Althoughmilkhasalwaysbeenregardedasthemostimportantthingweneedforourbonesoneofthemostimportantthingsinstrengtheningbonesandreducingtheriskofosteoporosis骨质疏松isweight-bearingexercisesuchasjoggingwalkingandweightlifting.PerhapsweshouldthinkofdairyproductsaslesslikeanutrientandmorelikeafooD.Ifyoulikeiteatit.Ifnotfindsomethingelsetoeat.SomeclaimsmaynotbecompletelytruE.WhenIeatcreamI’mnotthinkingaboutcalciumproteinoranysuchthing.I’mthinkingitisdelicious.60.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Milk:isitreallynecessaryforchildren?B.Thedisadvantagesofdrinkingmilk.C.Milk:isitreallygoodforthebody?D.Milkcauseshealthproblems.61.Forpeoplewhowanttoreducetheriskofosteoporosiswecaninferthatthewritermaysuggestthatthey________.A.avoidmilkwithVitaminD.andVitaminA.addedB.spendsometimeexercisingC.takeinasmuchcalciumaspossibleD.drinkmorethantwoglassesofmilkeveryday62.Basedonthepassagewelearnthewritermayagreethat________.A.milkisthemostimportantthingthatweneedforourbonesB.childrenshouldnotbepermittedtoeatcreamC.childrenshoulddrinkmilkwhethertheylikeitornotD.milkshouldbeconsideredmorelikeafoodthananutrient63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Somedairyproductsmayharmourhealth.B.MilkhasthehighestlevelofproteinofanyfooD.C.ThewriterseldomdrankmilkwhenhewasyoungD.PeoplewhodrinkmilkeverydayareatahighriskofgettingaheartdiseasE.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Makinggreenerchoicesandencouraginghealthylifestylescanpromoteyourhealthandbenefittheenvironment.Herearesomeguidelinestofollow:ChoosefoodsthoughtfullyAmericanshaveneverhadsuchavarietyorabundanceoffoodtochoosefrom.Besidessomanychoiceswenowhearaboutourfoodprinttheamountoflandneededtosupplyoneperson’snutritionalneedsforayear.DowebuycherrytomatoesfromMexicoortomatoesgrownlocallyinahothouse?DowegettheGrannySmithsfromthefarmers’marketorthesupermarket?Isorganicproducehealthierforusandtheplanet?TheseareverycomplexissuesthatrequireanalysisofmanycriteriaincludingtheenergyusedinproducingandtransportingthefoodaswellasthetypeofsoilandmethodsofraisingthefooD.Despitethecomplexitiestherearesomegeneralguidelinesyoucanfollow.Forinstanceeatlessmeatoreatlowonthefoodchain.Yourdoctormayhaverecommendedyoutorestrictyourconsumptionofredmeatbecauseofitstoomuchfatcontent.Beyondthatthereareenvironmentalreasonstoo.Raisingfoodanimalscontributessubstantiallytoclimatechangebecauseameat-baseddietrequiresmorelandenergyandwaterthanaplant-basedonE.Drinkingplentyoffluidsissignificantduringhotweatherorwhenexercising.Butisbottledwaterthewaytogo?Youmaynotthinksowhenseeingthetruecosts.Basedonasurveymanufacturingthe30-plusbillionplasticwaterbottlescanproducemorethan2.5milliontonsofcarbondioxideandusethreetimestheamountofwaterinthebottlE.Addingintransportationtheenergyusedcomestoover50millionbarrelsofoilequivalent等价物.Consequentlyskipthebottledwateranddrinktapwaterbothathomeandatrestaurants.Additionallybottledwaterisnotnecessarilycleanerthantap.1.InParagraph2theauthorputsforwardthreequestionsmainly______.A.toproveAmericanshavelessfoodtochoosefromB.toshowustheshoppinghabitsofmostAmericansC.toindicateAmericanstendtobuyfoodfromabroadD.toremindpeopletoreconsidertheirfoodpurchase2.Thedoctorrecommendseatinglessredmeatpartlybecause______.A.itcontainstoomuchfatB.itcostsalotintransportationC.itistoolowonthefoodchainD.itisn’trelatedtoclimatechange3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.AmericansallprefertobuycherrytomatoesfromMexico.B.Theplant-baseddietisresponsiblefortheclimatechangE.C.Americanshaveavarietyoffoodtochoosefrom.D.OrganicproduceistheonlychoiceforAmericans.4.Basedonthelastparagraphweknowthat______.A.bottledwateriscleanerthantapwaterB.tapwateriseconomicalaswellaseco-friendlyC.bottledwaterismoreavailablethantapwaterD.tapwaterusesone-thirdthecostofbottledwater5.Whatisthebestsubtitleforthelastparagraph?A.SkipbottledwatercarrytapB.DrinkbottledwaterC.ProduceplasticwaterbottlesD.Savewaterresources

CAmericanteensaresettinganexamplefortheirparentsthroughtheirvolunteerworkaccordingtoanewpollbyHarrisInteractivE.TherandomnationaltelephonesurveyreleasedthisweekbythecharityWorldVisionfoundthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecause56percentthanhaveapart-timejob39percent.Parentssaid82percentoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecausesincludingvolunteeringrecruitingotherstoacausewearingabuttonorT-shirtordonatingmoney.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimebuttheyalsotakecreditforinspiringtheirchildrentovolunteer.TheHarrisInteractivepollwasconductedintheUnitedStatesbetweenJan29andFeb2among2003adults.SaraJohnsonateacherwhoadvisesstudentsataprivateschoolinaChicagosuburbsaysshe'sseenaresurgenceofteeninvolvementinsocialcausessincePresidentBarackObamawaselectedinNovember.TheHarrisInteractivesurveyfoundaquarterofteenshavebecomemoreinvolvedincharitablecausesororganizationsasaresultoftheeconomicdownturnbuttheeconomyhasalsoledtocutsinallowancesandhasteensworkingmorehoursatapayingjoB.UnlikemanypublichighschoolsacrossthenationIllianaChristiandoesnotrequireitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehours.SeniorMelissaMartinsaidsomekidsaretoobusywithothercommitmentslikesportsandmusicbutmostofherclassmatesdovolunteer.AlynnWoodsondirectoratHabitatforHumanityInternationalsaidshehasnoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversaryofitsalternativespringbreakprogramthisyearandisexpectingmorethan12000youngpeopletohelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.63.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itissurveyedthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecausenowadays.B.IllianaChristianasksitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehoursstrictly.C.Americanparentsaresettinganexamplefortheirchildrenthroughtheirvolunteerwork.D.ThefinancialcrisisledtotheemploymentofAmericanparents.64.Theunderlinedwordresurgenceinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.replacementB.recallC.reviewD.return65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.About12000youngpeoplewillhelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.B.InIllianaChristianteensarebusywithsportsandnoneofthemdovolunteer.C.Themajorityoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecauses.D.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimE.66.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat.A.Americanteensprefercharitablecausestoattendingschool.B.Peoplenoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.C.ThemajorityoftheadultsarenotwillingtovolunteertheirtimE.D.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversarythisyear.

AftertheU.S.HouseofRepresentativespassedabillaimedatretaliatory报复的actionagainstChinaforitssignificantlyundervaluedcurrencyTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerurgedtheIMFtopressureChinatoadoptmoreflexiblemoremarket-directedexchange-ratemanagement.ThisisacodedmessagetoChina:You’rekeepingonpurposeyourcurrencycheapandtheU.S.economyispayingthepricE.Socutitout---orelsE.ThenormallydullIMFmeetingbecamethelatestbattlegroundfortheU.S.tobeagainstafastdevelopingChinA.OurnewconventionalwisdomisthatChina’spolicyleadstomaketradedeficits逆差greaterandthelossofAmericanjobs.DozensofcandidateshaverunadsattackingacompetitorforallowingChinatotakeadvantageofus.Intheelection-yearviewChinagrew10%annuallyforthepastdecadewhilemaintaininglowinflation通涨onlybytakingadvantageofitsartificiallylowcurrency.TheideathattheU.S.isnotresponsibleforitsowneconomyisablack-is-whiteview.ItarguesthatChinaanditscurrencyarecausingthelion’sshareofharm.Thisisanargumentbornoffear.ItcoversafactthattheeconomiesofChinaandtheU.S.havebecomebeneficialtoeachother.ThosetrillionsinreservesthatChinaaccumulates:Wheredotheygo?BacktotheU.S.intheformoflendingmoneytothefederalgovernment.Thosemade-in-Chinagoodsthataccountforthetradedeficit:Whomdotheybenefit?ChinayesbutalsoAmericanconsumersandcompanies.WithoutChinaAmericancompaniescouldnothavemaintainedtheirprofitabilityinrecentyears.TaketwobrandnamesCaterpillarandNikE.BothhavetheirproductsmadeinChinabutbothalsoviewChinaasafast-growingmarketfortheirproducts.GeorgeSoroswarnedrecentlythatacurrencywarcouldputtheworldintodisordermoredamagingthananythingcausedbythefinancialcrisisofthe1930s.He’sright.Whetherwelikeitornotweliveinaglobalsystem.Thezero-sumattitudetowardChinaanditscurrencyisarelictheremainingofanearliertimewhennationsdefinedeconomiclifE.ChinaisfarfromperfectandseeksitsownadvantagebutholdingitaccountableforourdomesticproblemsisbeyondoutdateD.Itreflectsadangerousrefusaltodealwiththeworldasitis.RetaliatingagainstChinaovercurrencywillnotregainhigh-endjobsintheU.S.whichneedsmoreourowndemanD.ItwillnotrenewconstructionorretooltheAmericanlaborforcE.Itwillnotrebuildrottingbridgesorcreateanext-generationenergynetwork.Whichofthefollowingargumentcanbesupportedbythewriter?A.ChinaisthewinnerintheSino-UStradE.B.China’srapiddevelopmentoverthepasttenyearsisbasedonitslowinflation.C.Theworld’seconomywillbenefitfromChina’spolicychangesonitscurrency.D.TheUSwillgethurtifittrieshardondamagingChina’seconomy.Thispassageisinatonethatis____________.A.infavorofChinaB.intheshoesofUSC.blamingChina’slowcurrencypolicyD.helpingIMFsolvetheworld’seconomicproblemThewritermakeshispointofviewclearthroughthepassagebyusing_____________.A.reasonableanalysisB.leaders’quotationsC.figureexamplesD.movingstoriesChina’scurrencypolicy________.A.willhelpincreasethedemandintheUSB.isunabletoequiptheAmericanlaborforcewithnewworkingskillsC.couldguidetheworldeconomyforthenextdecadeD.istobecontrolledbytheinternationalcurrencygroups

CThenextgreatlandareathatmanhopestocontrolisthemoon.InsizeitisnearlyequaltotheareaofNorthandSouthAmericA.Howeveritpresentsahostile不友好的environment.Temperaturesrange+120to-150degreesCentigrade摄氏.Thereisnoairandnowater.Todaythereisconsiderablescientificspeculation思索aboutlivingonthemoon.WhenmanwillbeginlifeonthemoonsurfaceisstillnotdetermineD.Butexpertsbelievethatsettlementwilltakeplaceinthreesteps.Firsttherewillbeincreasingperiodsofexplorationwithtemporaryshelters临时住所.Theseperiodswillbefollowedbylongerstayswithhousingunderthesurfaceofthemoonanddailynecessitiesbroughtbythesettlersthemselvesfromtheearth.Finallysettlementsthatareself-supportingwillbefoundeD.ThemainjoboftheearlysettlerswillbetostayalivE.Theywillhavetoplantcropsunderhugedomes圆顶屋toproducefoodandoxygenandfindwatersources.Afterthisisdonethesettlerswillhavetimetoexplorethepossibilitiesofcommercial商业的developmentandtomakediscoveriesimportanttosciencE.Thecharacteristicsofthemoonthatmakeitbadforhumanstayingalivemaymakeitidealforcertainkindsofmanufacturing制造业.Operationsrequiringavacuum真空orextremecoldareexamples.Thereforeindustrialdiamondsmightbeproducedonthemoon.64.Theareaofthemoonis_________.A.aboutthesameasthatofNorthandSouthAmericaB.largerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmericaC.hardlyequaltothatofNorthandSouthAmericaD.farsmallerthanthatofNorthandSouthAmerica65.Accordingtothispassagethesettlementofthemoon________.A.willsoonberealizedB.canbedoneunderthemoonsurfaceC.isbeingexperimentedbymanyscientistsD.soundsentirelyimpossible66.Tostayaliveonthemoontheearlysettlersmustfirstofallbeableto________.A.developcommerceB.getenoughfoodoxygenandwaterC.makediscoveriesimportantD.explorethepossibilitiesofindustrialdevelopment67.Thoughtheenvironmentonthemoonisbadforhumanstayingaliveitisverygoodfor________.A.makingsuchthingsasindustrialdiamondsB.allkindsofmanufacturedgoodsC.medicaloperationsD.commercialdevelopment

Ifyouarearecentsocialsciencegraduatewhohashadtolistentojokesaboutunemploymentfromyourcomputermajorclassmatesyoumayhavehadthelastlaugh.Therearemanyadvantagesforthesocialsciencemajorbecausethishigh-techInformationAgedemandspeoplewhoareflexi??ble灵活的andwhohavegoodcommunicationskills.Therearemanysocialsciencemajorsinlargecompanieswhofillimportantpositions.Forexampleanumberofresearchstudiesfoundthatsocialsciencemajorshadachievedgreatermanagerialsuccessthanthosewhohadtechnicaltrainingorpre-professionalcourses.Studiesshowthatsocialsciencemajorsaremostsuitedforchangewhichistheleadingfeature特点ofthekindofhigh??speedhigh-pressurehigh-techworldwenowlivein.Socialsciencemajorsarenotonlyexperiencingsuccessintheirlong-termcompanyjobsbuttheyarealsofindingjobsmoreeasily.A.studyshowedthatmanycompanieshadfilledalargepercentageoftheirentry-levelpositionswithsocialsciencegraduates.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthemostsought-afterqualityinapersonwhowaslookingforajobwascommunicationskillsnotedasveryimportantby92percentofthecompanies.SocialsciencemajorshavetheseskillsoftenwithoutknowinghowimportanttheyarE.Itisprobablyduetotheseskillsthattheyhavebeenofferedawidevarietyofpositions.Finallyalthoughsomesocialsciencemajorsmaystillfinditmoredifficultthantheirtechnicallytrainedclassmatestolandthefirstjobrecentgraduatesreportthattheydon’tregrettheirchoiceofstudy.72.Bysayingthatyoumayhavehadthelastlaughinthefirstparagraphtheauthormeansthatyoumayhave_______.A.sharedthejokeswithcomputermajorsB.earnedasmuchascomputermajorsC.foundjobsmoreeasilythancomputermajorsD.stoppedjokingaboutcomputermajors73.Comparedwithgraduatesofothersubjectssocialsciencegraduates______.A.arereadytochangewhensituationschangeB.arebetterabletodealwithdifficultiesC.areequallygoodatcomputerskillsD.arelikelytogiveotherspressure74.Theunderlinedwordlandinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.keepforsometimeB.successfullygetC.immediatelystartD.loseregretfully75.Accordingtothetextwhathasmadeiteasyforsocialsciencegraduatestofindjobs?A.Willingnesstotakelow-paidjobs.B.Readinesstogainhigh-techknowledgE.C.Skillsinexpressingthemselves.D.Part-timeworkexperiencE.

CTwoEarthquakesinTwoMonths:ComparingtheQuakesinHaiti海地andChile智利Overview概要HowdotheearthquakesinChileandHaiticompare?Herestudentsperformagallerywalktolearnmoreabouttheearthquakesfromaspecificpointandthendoaspecificresearchandpresentationprojectorresponseactivity.Finallytheyseekanswerstotheirunansweredquestions.MaterialsPrintcopiesofphotographschartsdocumentsandothervisualstodisplayasdescribedbelow;computerswithInternetaccessoptionalresearchmaterialshandouts.Warm-upChooseandprepareagalleryofphotographsgraphicsnewsreportsandothermaterialstodisplayaroundtheroomtoenablestudentstoconsiderthe2010earthquakeinChilE.Dependingoncourseprogramchoosematerialsforthegallerythatprovideawindowonthetwoquakesthroughoneofthefollowingspecificpointsorthefocusofyourchoice:EarthquakesthroughHistoryPuttingthe2010ChileanandHaitianquakesintohistoricalviewrelatedtootherearthquakesincludingthe1960Chileanquakeandthe2004Asianearthquakeandtsunami.RescueandAidConsideringdomesticandinternationalresponsetothedisastersbymilitariesgovernmentsandaidorganizationsincludingrescueandrecoveryaswellaseffortstoprovidefoodwaterhealthcareandsheltertothoseaffecteD.RelatedThearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashcomparesseveralearthquakes:Mr.LinfiguredthatthequakeonSaturdaywas250to350timesmorepowerfulthantheHaitianquakE.ButPaulCarusonotedthatatleastonlandtheeffectsoftheChileantremor震动mightnotbeasbaD.ForonethinghesaidthequalityofbuildingconstructionisgenerallybetterinChilethaninHaiti.Andthefactthatthequakeoccurredoffshoreshouldalsohelplimitthedestruction.InHaititherupture断裂occurredonlyafewmilesfromthecapitalPort-au-PrincE.TheruptureonSaturdaywascenteredabout60milesfromthenearesttownChillanand70milesfromthecountry’ssecond-largestcityConcepción.Readthearticleusingthefollowingquestions.QuestionsFordiscussionwithothersandreadingcomprehension:Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe1960Chileanearthquake?Whydoscientistsbelievethatthe2010ChileanearthquakewillnotcausethesamelevelofdamageasJanuary’sHaitianearthquakedid?Howdoesthe2010Chileanearthquakecomparetothe2004Indonesianearthquake?WhatreasonsdoscientistsgivetoexplainwhytheIndonesianquakecausedsomuchmoredamagethantherecentChileanearthquake?64.WhichofthefollowingshowsoneofthereasonsforslighterlossesinChilethaninHaiti?A.Position:B.Power:C.Building:D.Rescue:65.WecaninferthatthearticleUnderwaterPlateCuts400MileGashincludes________.A.thecausesofthe2010Chileanearthquakeandthe1960ChileanearthquakeB.thecomparisonbetweenthe2010Haitianandthe2004IndonesianearthquakesC.thereasonforthe2010ChileanquakebeingmorepowerfulthanJanuary’sHaitianearthquakeD.thereasonforlessdamageinthe2010Chileanquakethaninthe2004Indonesianearthquake66.Whatisthepassagemostlikelytobe?A.A.programforresearch.B.A.guidetoearthquakestudy.C.Anadvertisementforstudents.D.Anintroductiontoquakes.

InEuropepeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherightthroughoutthemealasystemthatisgenerallyagreedtobemoreefficientthantheAmericanzigzag曲折的methoD.Americansholdboththeforkandtheknifeintheirrighthandsthroughoutthemealsotheycontinuallychangetheirforkstothelefthandwhentheyhavetocuttheirmeat.ItseemstobefunnyfortheEuropeanstoseeAmericansbusychangingtheirdinnersetsmakingalotofnoises.A.fewexplanationsforthisAmericanstyleareasfollows:1Americansarepracticalandefficient.Sincemostofusareright-handeditisreasonabletokeepourworkingtoolsatalltimesintherighthandthatcanusethemmostefficiently.2AmericansthemasteroftheNewWorldarerebels叛逆者.TheyusethezigzagmethodtobreaktherulesintheOldWorldandinthiswaytheyarethumbingtheirnoseatMotherEnglanD.AmericansarearestlesskinD.Theydonotliketositinonespotforverylongwhendining.3Forcedtodosotheyrespondbyplayingwiththesilver.WhateverthereasonforthepracticeitisnowcertainlyasAmericanasapplepiE.EuropeansrecognizethisandarequicktoattackitasevidenceofAmericaninnocence无知ofform.Argumentsagainstthezigzagmethodrestnotonlyongroundsofefficiencybutalsoonthoseoftradition.InOldWorlddiningtheknifeisheldintherighthandcontinuallybecauseitcanserveasaninstantdefenseagainsttheuninvitedintruders入侵者.Howeversuchalertness警觉isoutofplaceintheNewWorldaseveryAmericanbelievesthatthisisthehomeofthebravE.Americansjuggletheirsilverwareperhapstoshowthattheyarenotafraidandthatoneofthemholdingaforkisworthanynumberofthemholdingblades刀.Americansuse_______toholdtheirforktopickupthesalaD.A.therighthandB.thelefthandC.bothhandsD.eitherofthetwohandsAsthemastersoftheNewWorldAmericansuseadifferentcuttingmethodfromthatintheOldWorldto_______.A.showtheirindependenceofMotherEnglandB.showtheirdisrespecttoMotherEnglandC.addanewtraditiontothoseinMotherEnglandD.showofftheircreativenesstoMotherEnglandInthesentencethewordjuggleprobablymeans_______.A.holdB.playwithC.pickupD.laydownWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.EuropeanpeopleholdtheforkinthelefthandandtheknifeintherighthanD.B.ThezigzageatingmethodisrelatedtoAmericancharacteristics.C.ThezigzageatingmethodhasbecomeanAmericanfeaturE.D.EuropeanpeoplewillusetheAmericanmethodbecauseofitsefficiency.

Myfather’sreactiontothebankbuildingat43rdStreetandFifthAvenueinNewYorkcitywasimmediateanddefinite:Youwon’tcatchmeputtingmymoneyinthere!hedeclaredNotinthatglassbox!OfcoursemyfatherisagentlemanoftheoldschoolamemberofthegenerationtowhomagooddealofmodernarchitectureisupsettingbutIamconvincedthathisnegativeresponsewasnotsomuchtothearchitectureastoaviolationofhisconceptofthenatureofmoney.Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtofasarealcommodity实物thatcouldbecarriedorstolen.ConsequentlytoattractthecustomofasensiblemanabankhadtohaveheavywallsbarredwindowsandbronzedoorstoaffirmthefacthoweveruntruethatmoneywouldbesafeinsidE.Ifabuilding’sdesignmadeitappearimpenetrable难以渗透的theinstitutionwasnecessarilyreliableandthemeaningoftheheavywallasanarchitecturesymbolreflectedpeople’sprevailingattitudetowardmoney.ButtheattitudetowardmoneyhasofcoursechangeD.Exceptingpocketmoneycashofanykindisnowrarelyused;moneyasatangiblecommodityhaslargelybeenreplacedbycredit.A.deficit赤字economyaccompaniedbyhugeexpansionhasledustothinkofmoneyasproductofthecreativeimagination.Thebankernolongeroffersusasafe:heoffersusaserviceinwhichthemostvaluableelementisthecreativityfortheinventionoflargenumbers.Itisinnowaysurprisinginviewofthischangeinattitudethatwearewitnessingthedisappearanceoftheheavy-walledbank.Justastheolderbankemphasizeditsstrengththisbankbyitsarchitectureboastsofimaginativepowers.Fromthispointofviewitishardtosaywherearchitectureendsandhumanassertion人们的说法begins.36.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.moneyisnotasvaluableasitwasinthepastB.changeshavetakenplaceinboththeappearanceandtheconceptofbanksC.thearchitecturalstyleoftheolderbankissuperiortothatofthemodernbankD.prejudicemakestheoldergenerationthinkthatthemodernbankisunreliable37.Howdotheoldergenerationandtheyoungeronethinkaboutmoneyrespectively?A.Theformerthinksmoreofmoneythanthelatter.B.Theyoungergenerationvaluesmoneymorethantheoldergeneration.C.Bothgenerationsrelyontheimaginativepowerofbankerstomakemoney.D.Totheformermoneyisarealcommoditybuttothelatterbeameanstoproducemoremoney.38.ThewordstangiblecommodityLine2ParA.4refertosomething______.A.thatcanbereplaceableB.thatisusableC.thatcanbetouchedD.thatcanbereproduced39.Accordingtothispassageamodernbankershouldbe_______.A.ambitiousandfriendlyB.reliableandpowerfulC.sensibleandimpenetrableD.imaginativeandcreative40.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sattitudetowardsthenewtrendinbankingis_______.A.cautiousB.regretfulC.positiveD.hostile

EEverychildisuniqueandhasinterestsandwantsthatarespecifictohimorher.Asparentsofmanychildrenittakesalotofefforttoidentifythespecialqualitiesofeachchildandusethemtobeaneffectiveinfluenceintheiryounglives.What’smoreparentsneedtoworktoguideeachchildintotheirplaceinthefamilyandmakesurethatthechildiscontentandabletogrowasaperson.EstablishingtasksinthehomeforeachchildhelpsbegintolayrelationalboundariesinplacE.Eachchildshouldhaveanareathatbecomeshisorherstomaintain.Householdchores家务活fallintothiscategory.Howeveranorderforansweringthephoneordoorbellcanalsobeatask.Rewardeachaccomplishedtaskinsmallwayslikeacompliment赞扬.Moneyisnotaseffectiveaspersonalattention.Don’tbuyagiftortreatforonewithoutincludingtheothers.Evenonbirthdaysgiveeverychildasmallgiftthattheycanenjoyopeningwhilethebirthdaychildopenshisorherpileofgiftsorlargergift.It’snotareallypriceything.Ourchildrenneverfeltleftoutattheotherchild’sbirthdayorspecialoccasion.Whenbuyingclothesorothernecessitiesitcanoftenbetoomuchofabudgetstrain紧张tobuyeverythingforallatoncE.MakesureeverychildunderstandsthattheirturnwillcomE.Ifyoubuybacktoschoolclothesbecertaintohaveeachoneanewoutfittowearbythefirstdayofschool.Startearlysoeachchildcanreceiveparentalattentionbeforeheadingout.Don’tfallintothetrapofbragging夸耀onA’sbyasmartoroverachievingchildandignoringtheC’sofaaveragechilD.EncouragethemtodotheirbestandbragontheirbestnotthelettergradereceiveD.72.Thepassageisintendedfor________.A.theonlychildinafamilyB.thechildrenwhohavesistersorbrothersC.theparentswithmorethanonechildD.theparentswithonlyonechild73.Accordingtothepassageifachilddoesagoodjobathomeparentsshould__________A.buyhim/heragiftassoonaspossibleB.trytotakegoodcareofhim/herC.givehim/hersomemoneyasarewardD.givehim/herpraise74.Onbirthdaystheauthorwouldliketo_____.A.giveeachchildasmallgiftB.givethebirthdaychildagiftonlyC.giveallchildrengiftsexceptthebirthdaychildD.givethebirthdaychildsmallergiftsthanothers75.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthepassage?A.Childrenshouldlearntodohousework.B.Befairwhilemakingeachchildfeelspecial.C.ParentsshouldencouragetheirchildrenasmuchaspossiblE.D.Parentsshouldbuytheirchildrennewclothesbeforethefirstdayofschool.

Peoplehavelongdebatedtheessence本质ofhumannaturE.SomepeoplethinkhumansareborngooD.InSanZiJingThreeChara~erClassicaChinesechildren’seducationalbookfromthe13thcenturywereadMenatbirtharenaturallygooD.Theirnaturesaresimilartheirhabitsbecomedifferent.’’Yetsomephilosophersdisagreewiththis.Theythinkmenarebornselfishandvicious恶的.ForexampleThomasHobbesthe17thcenturyEnglishphilosopherarguedthatmenarebornself-interestedandwithalikingforwar.Overthecenturiesdifferentphilosophershavearguedtheircases.Nowtheresultsofanewstudywhichcontraststhebehaviorofveryyoungchildrenandyoungchimpanzees黑猩猩suggeststhathumanbeingsarebornsociableandhelpfultoothersaccordingtoaNewYorkTimesreport.OfcourseeveryanimalmusttosomeextentbeselfishtosurvivE.Butthebiologistsalsoseeinhumansanaturalwillingnesstohelp.TheNewYorkTimessciencereporterNicholasWadewrites.WadequotesabookpublishedinOctoberbyAmericanpsychologistMichaelTomasello.TomasellowritesWheninfants婴儿18monthsoldseeanunrelatedadultwhosehandsarefullandwhoneedshelpopeningadoororpickingupadroppedclothespintheywillimmediatelyhelp.Thehelpingbehaviorseemstobeinnatebecauseitappearssoearlyandbeforemanyparentsstartteachingchildrentherulesofpolitebehavior.’’Tomasellofindsthatthisbehaviorisnottheresultofanincentive动机ofarewardsuggestingtrainingdoesnotinfluenceit.Anditseemstohappenacrosscultureswiththeirdifferenttimetablesforteachingsocialrules.ForthesereasonsTomamselloconcludedthathelpingisnaturalnotsomethingtaughtbyparentsorculturE.AnditseemsthatinfantscannotonlyhelpinpracticalwaysitcanalsohelpwithinformationTomasellowrites.Fromtheageof12monthstheywillpointatobjectsthinalladultpretendstohavelost.ChimpanzeesbycontrastneverpointatthingsforeachotherandwhentheypointforpeoplE.itseemstobeasacommandtogofetchsomethingratherthantoshareinformation.49.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Thebehaviorofyoungchildren.B.FormerphilosophiesabouthumannaturE.C.Thedifferencebetweenbabiesandbabychimpanzees.D.AnewstudyofhumannaturE.50.AccordingtoMichaelTomasellohumanbeingsareborn.A.similartochimpanzeesinnatureB.selfishandViciousC.sociableandhelpfulD.withalikingforwar51.OfallthefollowinghasanegativeattitudetowardshumannaturE.A.ThreeCharacterB.ThomasHobbesC.NicholasWadeD.MichaelTomasello52.Accordingtothestudyit'ssafetosaythat.A.humanbeingsarenotselfishB.childrenliketohelpotherswhentheygetarewardC.differentcountriesteachsocialrulesatdifferenttimesD.childrentendtobehelpfuliftheyaretaughtearly

Dye染料canbringalittlecolortolifE.Mostclothingiscoloredwithdyes.Modernmanufactureddyescanbecostly.Naturaldyesfromplantandanimalproductshavebeenusedsinceancienttimes.Sothisweekwedescribeanaturalwaytodyewool.Thereareseveralmethodstoputdyeontomaterial.Thevatmethodforexamplecanbeusedtodyewoolwithonionskins.Forthisexampleuseonehundredgramsofnaturalwool.Thewoolmustbeclean.Leaveitovernightinwaterandliquidsoap.Thenwashitwithcleanwaterthatisalittlewarm.Gentlysqueezeouttheextrawater.A.solutioncalledamordant媒染isusedinthedyingprocess.A.mordanthelpsfixthedyetothematerial.TraditionallymordantswerefoundinnaturE.WoolashisoneexamplE.Butchemicalmordantssuchasalumarepopulartoday.Alumissoldinmanystores.Itisoftenmixedwithcreamoftartarafinepowdercommonlyusedincooking.Mixeightgramsofalumwithsevengramsofcreamoftartarinasmallamountofhotwater.Addthesolutiontoametalpanofcoolwater.Nextaddthewoolandplacethemixtureoverheat.Slowlybringtheliquidtoeighty-twodegreesCelsius.Heatthemixtureforforty-fiveminutes.Afteritcoolsremovethewoolandwashit.Topreparethedyesolutioncoverthirtygramsofonionskinswithwater.Useonlythedrybrownouterskins.Boiltheliquiduntiltheonionskinslosetheircoloraboutforty-fiveminutes.Removetheskinsafterthedyecools.Nowitistimetodyethewool.PlacethewoolintothedyeandheatthemixturE.Bringittoaboilthenimmediatelyreducetheheattoeighty-twodegrees.Nowheatthedyeforaboutforty-fiveminutesoruntilthewoolisthedesiredcolor.Keepinmindthatwetwoollooksdarkerthanitis.Oncethedyecoolsremovethewoolandwashit.Nowthewoolisorangeoryellow.OratleastitshouldbE.57.Accordingtothepassagemordantsare________.A.dyesusedinthedyingprocessB.materialswhichwillbeputdyetoC.woodashesusedinthedyingprocessD.notdyesbutplayanimportantroleinthedyingprocess58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutnaturaldyesistrue?A.Theymightbecheaperthanchemicaldyes.B.Theyaremoreexpensivethanchemicaldyes.C.Theyhavebeenusedforonlyrecentyears.D.Theyareallmadefromanimalproducts.59.AsforthevatmethodwhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTnecessarilyneeded?A.Ash.B.Water.C.Mordant.D.TemperaturE.60.Choosetheproperorderofdyingwool:A.boiltheliquidwithonionskins.B.addmordantstoametalpanofcoolwater.C.washthewoolwithcleanwater.D.putthewoolintotheliquidandheatitE.heatthemixtureandthenwashit.A.cbeadB.ebcdaC.beadcD.abecd

Justputyourspecialclothesoninthemorningandyoucouldjump3metersintotheairandevencarrymorethan60kilogramswithoutgettingtireD.Thewalktoschoolwouldbeveryveryeasy.Suchsuperchargedclothingisoneoftheproductsthatcouldbecreatedusingwearableroboticstechnology.Designedtoimproveaperson’ssensesandskillsthedevicecouldbeassimpleasahearingaiD.Oritcouldbeafull-bodysuitthatsenseswhatyou’regoingtodothenhelpsyoudoitbetter.AsupermansuitwouldbethefinalresultinwearableroboticssaidFrancoisPinheadofroboticsandenergysystemsattheOakRidgeNationalLaboratory橡树林国家实验室US.WhilethesesuitsareatleasttenyearsawayinsomeareasthetechnologyisalreadyinusE.Researchersaredevelopingartificialarmsandlegsthatallowolddisabledorinjuredpeopletomovefreely.ThusUSArmyisinterestedinusingwearablerobotlegstohelpsoldiersrunfastercarrymoreequipmentandbestrongerinbattlE.Jobsthatinvolveliftingheavyloadsorsavinglivesfromtherubbleofanearthquakecouldalsobecomemucheasier.A.robotisadevicethatrespondstoacommanD.You’reprobablywithsimplerobotssuchastoycarsorairplanesthatrespondtobuttonsyoupushonaremotecontrol.Wearableroboticsgoesfurther.Insteadofjustreceivinginformationthroughawireorremotecontroltheroboticdevicecansendinformationbacktoitscontroller.SupposeyouworeasleevethathassensorswhereyourjointsarE.EverytimeyoumoveyourarmthesleevesensesyourmovementsandsendstheinformationtoarobotwhichthenmovesitsarmjustasyoudiD.Whentherobothitsortouchessomethingitsendsasignalbacktothesleeveandyousensetheaction.Inthiswayscientistsareworkingtowraptherobotaroundtheperson.Theirgoalistomakethesleeveshoeorsuithelpyoudowhatyouwanttodo.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordsuperchargedinParagraphone?A.expensiveB.overchargedC.advancedD.fullofelectricityProductsresultingfromthiswearableroboticstechnologydonotinclude________.A.remotecontrolsB.hearingaidsC.wearablerobotlegsD.supermansuitsFromthepassagewecaninferthat_______________.A.itwillbetenyearsbeforeroboticdevicesareinuseB.thewearableroboticstechnologyhasbeenemployedinsomeareasC.therobotsintheroboticdeviceswilldowhateveryouwanttodoD.peoplemustbecomelazierandlesshealthierinthefuture

TristandaCunhaa38–square–mileislandisthefarthestinhabitedislandintheworldaccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords.Itis1510milessouthwestofitsnearestSt.HelenaandI950mileswestofAfricA.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiral上将ofthesamenamein1506andsettledin1810theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasapopulationofafewhundreD.Cominginaclosesecond–andoftenwronglymentionedasthemostdistantland–isEasterIslandwhichlies1260mileseastofitsnearestneighborPitcairnIslandand2300mileswestofSouthAmericA.Themountainous64–square–mileislandwassettledaroundthe5thcenturysupposedlybypeoplewhowerelostatseA.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldformorethanathousandyearsgivingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1000hugestonefigurescalledmoaiforwhichtheislandismostfamous.OnEasterSunday1722howeversettlersfromHollandmovedinandgavetheislanditsnamE.Today2000peopleliveontheChileanterritory智利领土.Theyshareonestreetasmallairportandafewhoursoftelevisionperday.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheislandofTristandaCunha________.A.wasnamedafteritsdiscovererB.gotitsnamefromHollandsettlersC.wasnamedbytheBritishgovernmentD.gotitsnamefromtheGuinnessBookofRecordsWhichofthefollowingismostfamousformoai?A.TristandaCuhA.B.PitcairnIslanD.C.EasterIslanD.D.St.HelenA.WhichcountrydoesEasterIslandbelongto?A.Britain.B.HollanD.C.Portugal.D.ChilE.

A.newresearchhasuncoveredthatcultureisadeterminingfactorwheninterpretingfacialemotions.ThestudyrevealsthatincultureswhereemotionalcontrolisthestandardsuchasJapanfocusisplacedontheeyestointerpretemotions.WhereasincultureswhereemotionisopenlyexpressedsuchastheUnitedStatesthefocusisonthemouthtointerpretemotion.ThesefindingsgoagainstthepopulartheorythatthefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionscanbeuniversallyrecognizedsaidUniversityofAlbertaresearcherDr.TakahikoMasudA.Aperson'scultureplaysaverystrongroleindetermininghowtheywillreademotionsandneedstobeconsideredwheninterpretingfacialexpression.Theseculturaldifferencesareevennoticeableincomputeremoticons情感符号whichareusedtoconveyawriter’semotionsoveremailandtextmessaging.TheJapaneseemoticonsforhappinessandsadnessvaryintermsofhowtheeyesaredrawnwhileAmericanemoticonsvarywiththedirectionofthemouth.IntheUnitedStatestheemoticonsand--showahappyfacewhereastheemoticonsor--showasadfacE.HoweverJapanesetendtousethesymbol＾-＾toindicateahappyfaceand_toindicateasadfacE.Wethinkitisquiteinterestingandappropriatethataculturetendstomaskitsemotions.TheJapanesewouldfocusonaperson'seyeswhendeterminingemotionaseyestendtobequitesubtle微妙的saidMasudA.IntheUnitedStateswhereopenemotionisquitecommonitmakessensetofocusonthemouthwhichisthemostexpressivefeatureonaperson'sfacE.60.Thetextmainlytellsusthat______.A.culturaldifferencesareexpressedinemotionsB.cultureisthekeytointerpretingfacialemotionsC.differentemoticonsarepreferredindifferentculturesD.peoplefromdifferentculturesexpressemotionsdifferently61.IfaJapanesewantstodetectwhetherasmileistrueorfalsehewillprobably______.A.readthewholefaceB.focusonthemouthC.lookintotheeyesD.judgebythevoice62.Peopleusedtobelievethat___________.A.somefacialexpressionsofemotionsweretoocomplextoberecognizedB.peopleintheworldinterpretedbasicemotionsindifferentwaysC.peoplecouldonlyrecognizethefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionsD.peopleall’overtheworldunderstoodbasicemotionsinthesameway63.ThecomputeremoticonsusedbytheAmericansshowthat_____________.A.theyexpresstheirfeelingsopenlyB.theytendtocontroltheiremotionsC.theyaregoodatconveyingtheiremotionsD.theyusesimpleremoticonstoshowtheirfeelings

Popmusicisthenamefordifferentformsofpopularcommercial商业musiC.IthaditsbeginningintheUSAandspreadthroughoutthewholeworldduringthe1950sand1960s.ItiswidelylikedbytheyoungpeoplE.Thebestknownearlyformofpopmusicwasrock’n’roll;anotherwasblues.A.morerecentdevelopmentisfolk-rock.Popmusichastakentheplaceofnativemusicinmanypartsoftheworld;ithascausedthenumberofpeopleforjazztobecomemuchsmallerthanitwasinthe1950sandearlierandithasnowbeguntorulemusicalstageproductions.It’sabigindustry.MuchpopmusiciswithoutartisticvaluebuttheworkofsomepopsingersE.g.theBeatlesBobDylanthegroupslikeFloydandCrosbyStillsandNashisonahighermusicallevel.Andthereisstillagreatinterestinittoday.PopmusicconcertsandfestivalsareheldallovertheworlD.AllofthefollowingformsbelongtopopmusicEXCEPT__________________.A.bluesB.rock’n’rollC.jazzD.folk-rockAccordingtothearticlethenumberofpeopleforjazzinthe1950sandearlierwas___________itistoday.A.muchgreaterthanB.muchsmallerthanC.asgreatasD.assmallasWhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Nopopmusicisonahighmusicallevel.B.MuchpopmusicisveryartistiC.C.PopmusicishighlyartistiC.D.NotallpopmusiciswithoutartisticvaluE.Itisabigindustrymeansthat_______________.A.itmakesalotofmusicalinstruments乐器B.itisabigmusicalandcommercialbusinessC.thepopsingersareveryhard-workingD.popmusicisonaveryhighmusicallevel

Everyonewantssomedegreeofsuccess.Manypeoplebelievethattheydeserve值得successsimplybecausetheybelievethattheydeservesuccess.Butthereisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveitbutbecauseofinfluential有影响的friendsortherightbackgrounD.SometimesitmayjustbeacomfortingandharmlessbeliefwhileattheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructivE.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.Becauseofherknowledgeandexperiencesheshouldhavebeenpromoted升职toProductionManager.Insteadthejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperiors上司.Thisinjusticediscouragedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues同事.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Atthesameweshouldnotbepessimistic悲观的.Moreandmorethenmodernworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenoughnotjustbecausetheirfacesfit.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachinewhichwouldnotgo.HeexamineditthentookoutahammerandtappedoncE.Themachinestartedupimmediately.WhenhepresentedhisbilltheownerprotestedThiscan’tberight!$100justfortapping敲打amachinewithahammer?Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:Fortappingamachine$1;forknowingwheretotap.$99.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause_____.A.itwaspoliticallylessgoodforthebosstoacceptherthanthemanB.herbossdidnotthinkshehadtherightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogotthepromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleagueTheengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrightincharging$100because____.A.hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagainB.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfC.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertskillsD.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithitWhatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefthatpeoplegetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit?A.Hequiteagreeswithit.B.Hedoesn’texpresshisopinionhisopinionatit.C.Hecompletelydisagreeswithit.D.Hedoesn’tquiteagreewithit.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Havinginfluentialfriendsorrightbackgroundseemshelpfulsometimes.B.Theengineerhadgoodreasontooverchargethefactoryowner.C.NotallthosewhoaregoodintheirjobshavethechancetobepromoteD.D.Thosewhoaregoodintheirjobsarestilllargelyneededbythemodernsociety.

第二部分阅读理解共25小题第一节每小题2分第二节每小题1分满分45分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AAnimalsseemtohavethesensetoeatwhentheyarehungryandtheydonoteatmorethantheirbodiesneeD.Ithasbeendemonstrated证明thatratswillwhengivenachoiceoveraperiodoftimepreferwaterwithvitaminstowaterwithoutvitaminseventhoughthereisnodifferenceintasteorsmellbetweenthetwowaterbottles.Whenafragrant芳香的flavorwasaddedtothevitaminsenrichedfluid液体theratsdidseemtodevelopatasteforitandkeptdrinkingitevenafterthevitaminswerechangedtotheclearwater.IntimehowevertheybrokethehabitandwentbacktowherethenecessaryvitaminswerE.Inaclassicexperimentbabiesof6to12monthsoldwereplacedinacafeteria自助餐厅feedingarrangementwithawidechoiceofbabyfoodbeforethem.Theyweregivenwhateverfoodtheypointedtoorappearedinterestedin.Wearetoldthatatfirsttheyshowedsomeunusualeatingpatternsbutthatoveraperiodoftimetheymanagedtochooseawell-balanceddiet.Soinchoosingfoodratsandbabieddoseemtoknowandactonwhat’sbestforthem.ObviouslythereisakindofbodywisdomwhichhumanssoonlosE.Mostofusdonoteatasdeterminedandinfluencedbylongestablished建立的habits.Somepeopleeatfoxesdogsandblackbirdswhileweeatcowsandpigs.Sowhatpeopleeatandhowmuchtheyeatseemstobegreatlyinfluencedbywhatisgoingaroundthem.41.Intheexperimentonratsafragrantflavorwasaddedtotherat’sdrinkingwaterto_______A.encourageratstodrinkvitamin-enrichedwaterB.findoutrats’preferenceinflavorC.testwhetherratsknowwhichdrinkisfoodforthemD.demonstratethatvitaminsaretasteless42.Asfarastheireatinghabitsareconcernedbabiesandratsaresimilarinthat_______A.bothhavethewisdomtochooseabalanceddietB.bothpreferflavoredfoodanddrinkC.bothhavethesameeatingpatternsD.bothdevelopatasteforthesamekindsofflavors43.Intheclassicexperimentmentionedinthesecondparagraphbabieswere________A.givenmanychoicesofdrinksB.providedwithvariouskindsofbabyfoodC.placedandfedinacafeteriaD.trainedtoselectabalanceddiet44.Accordingtothepassageadults’eatinghabitsdifferfromthoseofbabiesbecause_______A.adultsknowbetterthanbabieswhatkindsoffoodaregoodfortheirhealthB.adultsusuallycannotresistthetemptationofvariousdeliciousfoodsC.adult’seatinghabitsarecloselyrelatedtothesocialandculturalcustomsD.adultshavemorechoicesoffoodthanbabiesineatingpatterns

BEveryafternooninSouthKoreawhenschoolandworkfinishover100000peoplemeetontheInternettoplayagamecalledLineagE.Theymeetinavirtual虚拟的world500yearsinthepast.Theyformteamsandfightforjusticeandmoney.TheyarepartofoneoftheInternet'smanyonlinegamingcommunities.Thepeoplewhoplaythesegamesarecalledgamers.Oftentheymeetin24-hourcaféstoplayLineageaswellasothergamessuchasDiabloStarCraftandCounterStrikE.Mostgamersjustplayforfunbutforsomepeopleitcanbecomeanobsession着迷.Whengamingbecomesanobsessionitcanbecomedangerous.InHongKongaseventeen-year-oldboydiedasaresultofplayinghisfavouritegameinthecaféwhereheworkeD.AfterworkingforeighthoursheoftenstayedatthecaféandplayedDiabloII.Onsomenightshesleptforonlytwohours.InMay2002hewasfoundunconsciousatacomputerafterplayingallnight.Whenhediedlaterinhospitaldoctorssaiditwasbecausehewasexhausted.InKoreathedangerscancomefromothergamers.InthevirtualworldofLineagegamerscancreatenewcharactersforthemselves.Highschoolstudentscanbecomeverypowerfulfightersandleaders.Theyplayagainstdoctorsbusinessmenandevenmembersofdangerousgangs.ButsometimesthingsthathappeninthegameaffectreallifE.Gamershavebeenbeatenupinreallifebypeopletheyhavekilledonline!56.HowmanypeopleplayLineagewhenschoolandworkareovereverydayinSouthKorea?57.WhatdopeopledointhevirtualworldofLineage?58.Theonlinegamesmentionedinthepassageare________.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordexhaustedmean?60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Skin-divingisanewsporttoday.ThissporttakesyouintoawonderfulnewworlD.Itislikeavisittothemoon！Whenyouareunderwateritiseasyforyoutoclimbbigrocksbecauseyouarenolongerheavy.Hereunderwatereverythingisblueandgreen.Duringthedaythereisenoughlight.Whenfishswimnearbyyoucancatchthemwithyourhands.Whenyouhavetanks罐子ofaironyourbackyoucanstayindeepwaterforalongtimE.Butyoumustbecareful.Tocatchthefishisoneofthemostinterestingpartsofthissport.Ontheotherhandyoucancleantheshipswithouttakingthemoutofthewater.YoucangetmanythingsfromthedeepseA.Nowyoucanseethatskin-divingisbothusefulandinteresting.Skin-divingcantakeyouto_______.A.themoonB.mountainsC.thesunD.thedeepseaA.skin-diver_______underwaterintheday.A.canseeeverythingclearlyB.can'tseeanythingclearlyC.canseenothingD.canseeonlyfishesWithatankofaironyourbackyoucan_______.A.catchfishveryeasilyB.stayunderwaterforalongtimeC.beinsafeplaceD.havemorefunWhichofthesesentencesisNOTTRUEA.Skin-divingisanewsport.B.Skin-divingislikevisitingthemoon.C.Theonlyuseofskin-divingistohavemorefun.D.Skin-divingisbothinterestinganduseful.

It’sonly4hoursflyingtimefromSydneybutaworldaway.WhatbetterplacetorestthanacountrywheretheonlyplacepeoplehurryisonthefootballfieldandthingsaredoneinFijitime?VitiLevu–GreatFiji–isthelargestislanD.Hereyou’llfindthecapitalSuvaandtheinternationalairportatNadi.VatoaontheotherhandisatinyislandinthefarthestpartofFiji.Thenthereare331otherislandsmanyofthemwithplacestostay.Whitlessthanamillionpeoplelivingonislandsyou’llneverfeelcrowdeD.Andwithaclimate气候thatchangesonlyforfivedegreesbetweenseasonsthere’sneverabadtimetocomE.FromcitiestovillagesfrommountainstobeachesfromwatersportstowoodenartworksFijicangiveyoumoreadventuresandspecialexperiencesthanyoucouldfindalmostanywhereintheworlD.Wheneveryoucomewhereveryougoyou’resuretoseesomeunforgettableevents.Fromwardancestoreligiouszōng jiāo 的songs.Frommarketdaystoreligiousdays.It’snotjuststagedfortourists;it’sstillapartofeverydaylifeinFiji.AndanyoneofuscanenjoyFiji’sspiritbybeingpartofthetraditional传统的sharingofyaqonaadrinkmadefromtherootofaFijiplant.Sowhynotjoinusfortheexperienceofalifeme?WhereistheinternationalairportofFiji?A.InSuvA.B.InSydney.C.OntheislandofVatoA.D.OntheislandofVitiLevu.WhatdoesthetexttellusaboutFijianpeople?A.TheyinventedFijitimeforvisitors.B.TheysticktoatraditionalwayoflifE.C.TheyliketotravelfromplacetoplacE.D.TheylovetakingadventuresabroaD.OneofthethingsthatmakeFijiatouristattractionis_______.A.it’scomfortablehotelsB.itsgoodweatherallyearroundC.itsexcitingfootballmatchesD.itsreligiousbeliefsWherecanwemostprobablyreadthistext?A.InapersonaldiaryB.InasciencereportC.InatravelmagazineD.Inageographytextbook

WorldWrestlingEntertainmentisthelargestprofessionalwrestlingorganizationinNorthAmericA.ItwascalledWorldWrestlingFederationuntilitchangeditsnamebecauseofalegaldisputE.ItsmorethanonehundredwrestlersfighteachotherincompetitivematchesthatarewrittenandpracticedbeforetheyareperformeD.Professionalwrestlersareathletesbutactasentertainers.TheyarenotseekingathleticrecordsbutinsteadwanttoexciteanaudiencE.Todothistheyuseunusualnamesandwearspecialclothingduringwrestlingmatches.ThesewrestlersincludetheStoneColdStunnerandtheUndertaker.Mostprofessionalwrestlingmatchesarebetweentwomenortwowomen.Theyfightinsideanareacalledaringthatisseparatedfromtheaudiencebyropes.Eachmatchcontinuesuntilonewrestlerforcestheother'sshoulderstothefloorandholdsthemthereforacountofthreE.MostWorldWrestlingEntertainmentmatchescontinueforonlyaboutfourtosevenminutes.Anorganizationofficialcalledapromoterdecidesbeforethematchwhowillwin.Butwhowinsandwholosesisnottheimportantthinginprofessionalwrestling.Theimportantthingisthattheaudienceenjoysthepretendfight.Somewrestlersrarelywinbutcontinuetobepopular.NotallwrestlingmatchesarebetweentwopeoplE.Somearecalledtagteammatchesandinvolveteamsoftwothreeorfourwrestlers.Anotherkindofmatchiscalledabattleroyal.Itinvolvesthirtytosixtywrestlerscompetingagainsteachother.A.wrestlerloseswhenheorsheisthrownoutofthering.Thewinneristhelastwrestlerstillstanding.WhydidWorldWrestlingFederationchangeitsname?A.Becauseaudiencedidn’tlikeit.B.Becausemaybetherewasanothernamesimilartoit.C.Becausetheywantedtheirnamemoreunusual.D.BecausethenamewasoutofdatE.Professionalwrestlers’mainaimisto_______.A.excitetheaudienceB.makearecordC.winaprizeD.winthematchAsawholethethirdparagraphis_______.A.entertainingB.descriptiveC.instructiveD.persuasiveWhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.Allprofessionalwrestlingmatchesarebetweentwomenortwowomen.B.Thewrestlerwholosesthematchwilllosepopularity.C.Wrestlersusuallywearspecialclothingtolookfunny.D.A.wrestlerwhoisthrownoutoftheringwilllosethematchinallwrestlingmatches.

DFewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandaproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk-freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasks;basketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguards;baseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise-relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree-fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosed;theinjuredareoftensentbacktoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain-damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.Org.52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinParagraph2A.Mistakes.B.Diseases.C.Dangers.D.Situations.54.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_____________.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened55.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.

Thehistoryofnewspapersisanoften-dramaticchapterofthehumanexperiencegoingbacksomesixcenturies.InRenaissanceEuropehandwrittennewsletterscirculated发行privatelyamongmerchantspassingalonginformationabouteverythingfromwarsandeconomicconditionstosocialcustomsandhumaninterestfeatures.ThefirstprintednewspaperappearedinGermanyinthelate1400sintheformofnewspamphlets小册子orbroadsides.IntheEnglish-speakingworldtheearliestpredecessors前身ofthenewspaperwerecorantossmallnewspamphletsproducedonlywhensomeeventworthyofnoticeoccurreD.ThefirstsuccessivelypublishedtitlewasTheWeeklyNewsof1622.ThefirsttruenewspaperinEnglishwastheLondonGazetteof1666.InAmericathefirstnewspaperappearedinBostonin1690entitledPublicOccurrences.Publishedwithoutofficialpermissionitwasimmediatelysuppressed查禁.ItspublisherwasarrestedandallcopiesweredestroyeD.ThefirstsuccessfulnewspaperwastheBostonNews-LetterbegunbypostmasterJohnCampbellin1704.BytheeveoftheRevolutionaryWarsometwodozenpaperswereissuedatallthecolonies.Atthewar’sendin1783therewereforty-threenewspapersinprint.TheBillofRightsin1791atlastguaranteedfreedomofthepressandAmerica’snewspapersbegantotakeonacentralroleinnationalaffairs.By1814therewere346newspapers.Inthe1830sadvancesinprintingandpapermakingtechnologyledtoanexplosionofnewspapergrowth—theemergence出现ofthePennyPress;itwasnowpossibletoproduceanewspaperthatcouldbesoldforjustacentacopy.Thecheapnewspaperhelpedpeopletogetmoreinterestingreadingmaterialseasily.In1850therewere2526differentpapers.Bythe1910sallthebasicfeaturesofthemodernnewspaperhademergeD.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.HandwrittennewsletterscameoutpubliclyinRenaissanceEuropE.B.Thefirstprintednewspaperwasseenaboutsixhundredyearsago.C.ThefirstsuccessivelypublishednewspaperintheEnglish-speakingworldwascorantos.D.InAmericathefirstnewspaperwassuccessfulassoonasitappeareD.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasePennyPressinthelastparagraphmean?A.Peoplecanpresspennieseasily.B.Peoplecanproducenewspaperswithlittlecost.C.Itisapennyfactory.D.ThenameofthepressownerisPenny.WhatisthemainreasonfornewspapersintheUSAincreasingsofastinthe1830s?A.ThepassoftheBillofRightsin1791.B.Newspapersbegantotakeonacentralroleinnationalaffairs.C.Advancesinprintingandpapermakingtechnology.D.AllthebasicfeaturesofthemodernnewspaperhademergedWhichofthefollowingisNOTanewspaper?A.PublicOccurrences.B.TheBostonNews-Letter.C.TheBillofRights.D.TheLondonGazettE.

Makingfistsisrelaxing.Itdictatestheshapeoftheimmediatefuture;itcalmsyoudownit’sOKit’sonalistsomewhereanditmakesyoufeelgoodwhenyoucrosssomethingoff0ist-makingisstandardpracticeintherapyfordepression.Itmightevenhelpyoutogetthingsdonetoo.Themoreyouhavetodothemoreyouneedalistandfewpeoplewithhigh-poweredjobsgetbywithoutthem.Womenalwaysthinkthey’rebetteratliststhanmen.MentendtohaveTaskswhichtheyassemble’intoActionPlanswhereaswomenjusthavelistsofThingsToDo.JamesOliverpsychologisthascreatedhisowntimemanagementmatrix模式.Hewritesalistofthingstodoandthenorganizesthemintocategories:thingsthathavetobedonestraightawayotherthingsthatitwouldbegoodtodotodaythingsthatareimportantbuthaven’tgottobedoneimmediatelyandthingsthatarelessurgentbutthathedoesn’twanttoforget.Usingcategoriestoordertheworldisthewaythehumanmindworkshesays.AfterthatyoushoulddividethingsintolevelsofimportancE.ButhealsowarnsIfpeoplegettooabsorbedinmakingfistsitdoesn’twork.Theyhavetoomanycategoriesandlosetheirabilitytodecidewhichisthemostimportant.It’sallaquestionofwhatworksbestforyouwhetherit’satidynotebookapacketofPost-itnotesorthebackofyourhanD.HavingtriedallthesestudentKateRollinsreliesonacomputerizedlistwhichisprintedouteachmorning.Myelectronicorganizerhaschangedmylifeshesays.UptonowI’vealwaysreliedonmygoodmemorybutnowthatI’mworkingandstudyingIfindI’vegottoomuchtokeepinmyheaD.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Noyou’renottoobusytomaketodaythefirstdayofyourupgradedtime-managedlifE.Infactthere’snobettertimetitanthepresenttobegintotakeincreasedcontrolofyourworkandlifE.Sogetoutyourpencilandpenandmakealist.Themainpurposeofmakinglistsisto.A.helpmapoutone’sfutureB.dividethingsintolevelsofimportanceC.treatcertaindiseasessuchasdepressionD.organizeone’sworkandlifereasonablyWecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.goodmemoryhelpsinlistmakingB.toomuch’listingmightbemisleadingC.womenusuallymakealotmoreliststhanmenD.peoplewithhigh-poweredjobsmakelistsmostThewordcategoriesinparagraph2mostprobablyhasthesamemeaningas.A.groupsB.portionsC.itemsD.areasInthispassagetheauthorintendsto.A.suggestawayofraisingone’slivingstandardB.introducesomewaysofbusinessmanagementC.urgepeopletodevelopthehabitoflistingD.warnpeoplenottorelyontheirmemory

DThereasonsforgoingtocollegehavebeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogobecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxiscollegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacriticizeofthestudentsasawholeanddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-oldeither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings-maybeit'sjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy异端tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtograduallyincreaseinamount.48.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.Peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.AllhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.Veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege49.Whydoesthedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemtogoup?A.YoungpeoplearedisappointedwiththetraditionalwayofteachingatcollegE.B.Manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy.C.Youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation.D.Youngpeopledon’tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.50.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyarisefromthefactthat___.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedcollegegraduatesB.highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducationC.toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownlivingD.collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout

Berlin---China’sendeavoreffortstoenhancestepupenvironmentalprotectionenergy-savingandgasemission-cut减排andbuildaresource-conservingsocietyisofgreatsignificancetotheworldsaidKlausToepferformerchiefoftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramUNEPinarecentinterviewwithXinhuA.Suchamoveisintheinterestoftheentireworldandmeetstheneedoftheglobalsustainabledevelopment可持续性发展headdeD.ACHIEVEMENTSAsamemberofChinaCouncilforInternationalCooperationonEnvironmentandDevelopmentCCICEDIhaveseenthestrongdeterminationofChina’sleadershipsaidToepfer.TheperformanceoftheChinesecentralandregionalgovernmentsduringtheprocessofurbanization城市化进程alsomakesmebelievethatithasbecometheconsensus共识ofallthegovernmentstoprotecttheenvironmentsaveenergycutgreenhousegasemissionandtobuildanresource-conservingsociety.TheexperttookShanghaiasanexamplE.TheShanghaigovernmentisfullyawareoftheimportanceofanenergy-savingandresource-efficientstructurE.TomakeShanghaianeco-friendlycitythemunicipalgovernment市政府hastakenmeasuressuchasbuildingmoresewageprocessingfacilities污水处理设备limitingthenumberofcarstohelpeasetrafficjamandimproveairconditionshesaiddescribingthemasquiteimpressivE.Healsonotedmanychangesinthegovernment’spoliciesconcerningmanufacturingandserviceindustries加工服务业anindicationofChina’snewapproachtoenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservation.ForinstanceChinahasgivenhigherpriority优先totheproperhandlingofcarbondioxideemission.Thecountryhasalsoactivelybeenengagedintheresearchanddevelopmentofelectricity-poweredcarsandcarsthatusealternativeenergy.MORETOBEDONEHoweverdespitethepositiveresultsmoreneedstobedoneinChinatheformerUNenvironmentchiefsaiD.ChinastillneedstomaketremendouseffortstotackletoughchallengessuchastoprotectwaterresourcesreduceairpollutionandenhanceenergyefficiencyheaddeD.ToepfersuggestedthatChinaintroduceadvancednewtechnologiesonenvironmentalprotectionandenergy-savingfromothercountriesandactivelyparticipateininternationalcooperationprojectsonenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservationasthecountryalreadyhasastrongscientificandeconomiccapability.OnthenegativeimpactsoftheongoingfinancialcrisisonenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservationToepfersaidtheimpactsareobviousbutonlyofshortduration.Asgovernments’measurestostabilizefinancialmarketstakeeffectenvironmentalprotectionandenergyconservationwillagainbecometheworld'smajorconcernhesaiD.67.Thepassagemayprobablybeentitled______.A.China'senvironmentalprotectioncrucial至关重要的totheworldB.China’sachievementsandtasksinenvironmentalprotectionC.China’scontributionstothesustainabledevelopmentoftheworldD.China’sdeterminationinfaceoftheongoingfinancialcrisis68.InToepfer’sopinionthemajorconcernatpresentis______.A.energyconservationB.environmentalprotectionC.carbondioxideemissionD.financialcrisis69.Toepfer’sattitudetowardstheongoingfinancialcrisisis______.A.contradictoryB.negativeC.optimisticD.pessimistic悲观的70.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruereferringtothepassage?A.Regionalgovernments’workisnotsoefficient.B.EffortsmadebyChinahavewontheappreciationoftheworlD.C.Thepresentfinancialcrisiswilllastforseveralyearsatleast.D.AtpresentChinashouldintroducenewtechnologiesonproduction.

DInfluencedbytheirfamiliesandsocietymanyyouthsareinfatuatedwithexpensivefamousbrands.Butnoteveryyouthisasrichasamillionaireandpeoplearegettingworriedaboutthis.Accordingtoarecentsurveyoneoutoffivepupilswearsclothesofwell-knownbrandsincludingabeltworth560Yuanmorethananordinaryworker’ssalary.Amongthe100middleschoolstudentssurveyedasmanyas70ownfamous-brandclothes60havefamous-brandwatchesand45possessfamous-brandbicycles.Twoofthemevenwearover1500Yuanworthofsuits.Mostyoungpeoplewhocomefromordinaryfamilieswilltrytostealmoneytohavebetterfoodandclothingiftheirparentsdon’tsatisfytheirneeds.A.boynamedChenevenkilledanotherboysimplyfor500Yuanandwassentencedtonineyears’imprisonment.Peoplewonderhowtheseteenagerscanbeindependentinthefuturewhileparentsarecallingforhelpfromschoolsgovernmentsandthesociety.whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Morethan50percentofthestudentssurveyedpossessthingsoffamousbrands.B.Anordinaryworkerownslessthan560Yuaneachmonth.C.Suitsmaycostasmuchas1500Yuan.D.Youngpeoplenowareasrichasmillionaires.68Whatdoesbeinfatuatedwithmeanaccordingtothecontext?A.beanxiousaboutB.befilledwithastrongunreasonablefeelingofloveforC.haveastrangeandunusualwayofD.belowinspirits;sadfor69Asaresulttheboymentionedinthepassagewill.A.stealmoneyforbetterfoodandclothingB.killanotherboyfor500YuanC.stayinprisonfornineyearsD.askhisparentstosatisfyhisneeds70Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe.A.YouthsRunAfterFamousBrands.B.YouthsShouldOwnMoreMoneyC.YouthsAsRichAsMillionairesD.YouthsMustBeTakenGoodCareof

OnApril16thdon`tbesurprisedifthewomannnexttoyouonthesubwaylookslikesheforgottogetdlessedforwork.Shewon`tbealonE.Peopleintheirpajamas睡衣裤willbespottedallacrossthecountry一travelingonthesubwayinlinefortheirmorningcoffeeandevenwalkingintoofficebuildings.That`SbecausepeoplewillbetradingintheirbusinesssuitsforpajamasandcelebratingNationalWearYourPajamastoWorkDay.Thereisnothngmorecomfortablethansittingatyourdeskinsoftcottonflannel法兰绒的paiamasorwearingyourfavoriteslipperswhileyoudeeplythinkabouttheday`stasksThePajamaGramCompanyWhichproducesandsellspajamsabelievesthatAmericansneedabreakespeciallythedayaherincometaxesareduE.That`swhytheyarecelebratingNationalwearYourPajamastoWorkDay.WearingpajamastoworkcanberelaxingandcanactuallyhelpemployeesbemoreproductivE.DavidAlienauthorofTheArtofStress-freeProductivitypromotes倡导relaxationtoincreaseProductivity.OurabilitytobeProductiveisdirectlyproportional成比例的toourabilitytorelaxsaidAllen.Onlywhenourmindsareclearandourthoughtsareorganizedcanweachievestressfteeproductivity.AtthePajamaGramCompanyit`snotunusualtofindemployeesWearingtheirpajamasatimportantmeetingsorattheirdesks.TheCompanyeveninventedthetermlifeisbananassendsomepajamastodescribehowtheyfeelabouttheworldwelivein.ThePajamaGrmaCompanyoffersover100stylesofpajamasrobesslippersandspaproducts.EachPajamaGramgiftcomesalongwithbeautifulPajamaslavender熏衣草bathteaDo-Not-DisturbsignforthedoorandagiftcarD.61.OnAPril16thpeopleinAmericaoften____________.A.forgettochangepajamasforworkB.dopajamabusinessonthewaytoWorkC.gotowookintheirpajamasD.celebratetheirtraditionalfestival62.PeoplecelebratethisspecialdaybecausetheyareexpectedtoA.WorkinamoreeffectivewayB.increasetheirabilitytorelaxC.spendlessontheirdailyclothesD.havemoretimetorest63.TheunderlinedwordbananaSinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby___________.A.easyandfreeB.happyandinterestingC.crazyandbusyD.fulloffruits64.AccordingtothepassagewhichgiftswillyoureceivefromthePaiamaGramCompanyA.asleepwearB.abeautifulboxC.aDo-Not-DisturbsignD.lavderbathteaE.apersonalizedgiftcardA.cdeB.acdC.bcdeD.acde65.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________.A.advertisethePajamaGramCompanyB.introduceaspecialdayinAmericaC.describethebusylifeInAmericaD.advisepeopletobuymorepajamas

AAAGH!TheGeneration90siscoming!WearingearphonesusingcomplexlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriendstheGen-90sfollowingtheGen-80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut初次登台.EachgenerationoragegrouphasitsownsymbolsandlifestylE.ReadonandjudgeforyourselvesifyoufittheGen-90sgroup.EarphonesTheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen-90s.TheymightleadtoMP3MP4orMP101playersgivingtheseyoungpeopleaplugged-incoolandperhapsself-addictedlookofcourselifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.MartianlanguageTheyhavecreatedtheirowncode-likeonlinelanguagE.It’samixtureofEnglishJapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstanD.Thisisanimaginativegenerationthoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.Self-PortraitSayingcheesetotheirowndigitalcamerasisusualforthisgeneration.A.littlebitofnarcissism自恋neverhurtsanyonE.Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives.ButbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonlinE.Text-messagingTheycantypetheirmobilephonesasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.HoweveroralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstylE.AccordingtothepassageifyoubelongtotheGen-90syouwill_______.A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers’strengths.B.haveyourownsymbolsandlifestylE.C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen-80s.D.likemusicanddanceverymuch.Accordingtothetextthewriterwillchoose______asagoodexampletotheGen-90.A.LiHualikesmusicandalwayswearingiPodB.ZhangChaoisnotonlyanimaginativeboybutdoeverythingefficiently.C.Lilyisashygirlandshedoesn’tlikemakingfriends.D.FangfanglikesbeingtakenphotosandoftenpostingthemonlinE.AccordingtothispassagewhichisFALSE?A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.B.Theytypetheirmobilephonessofastthatitcancatchthespeedofspeaking.C.TheGen-90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayersandevenregardthemasanecessarypartoflifE.D.Theydon’tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.theGen-90s’happylifeB.thedifferencebetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90sC.theGen-90s’uniquelifestyleandsomepracticalwarningsD.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90s

Thefinancialcrisiswillbethetopissueatthisyear’sWorldEconomicForuminDavosSwitzerlanD.Thefive–daymeetingstartsonWednesdayJanuary28.Morethantwothousandfivehundredpeoplefromninety-sixcountrieswilldiscusswaystosolvethecrisis.Theeventgatherssomeoftheworld'smostpowerfulpoliticalandbusinessleadersatasmallskivillageintheSwissAlps.Organizersthisweekannouncedaprogrambuiltaroundthetheme:ShapingthePost-CrisisWorlD.Butwiththeworldstillincrisistherewasnewsthatnofamouspeoplefromshowbusinesswillbeattheforumthisyear.BonathesocialactivistandleadsingeroftheIrishrockgroupU2usuallyattends.Buthewillnotbeattendingthisyear.Organizersexpectarecordforty-oneheadsofstateorgovernment.TheyincludeChinesePremierWenJiabaoRussianPrimeMinisterVladimirPutinandtheprimeministerofKenyaRailaOdingA.AmongthoseexpectedfromPresidentObama'snewadministrationisLawrenceSummersthedirectoroftheNationalEconomicCouncil.AnotherisMisterObama'snationalsecurityadviserretiredgeneralJamesJones.MembersoftheUSCongressarealsoamongtheguestlistalongwithformerpresidentClintenafavoriteatDavos.Aboutsixtypercentofthoseattendingarebusinessleaders.TheWorldEconomicForumwillalsodiscussglobalwarminginvestmentinlow-carbonformsofenergyindevelopingcountriesandotherissues.KlausSchwabisthefounderandchairmanoftheforum.Hecallsthisoneofthemostimportantgatheringsinitsthirty-nineyearhistory.Hesaysthefinancialcrisisshouldbeseenasawake-upcalltochangesystemsandwaysofthinkingandtore-establishtrust.KLAUSSCHWAB:Weneverwillmoveoutofthecrisisifwedonotre-establishconfidencewhichmeanswehavetoestablishsignpostsforthefuturE.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheWorldEconomicForumthisyear?A.TowakeuppeopletoestablishsignpostforthefuturE.B.Tosolvetheproblemsofglobalwarning.C.Tore-establishconfidenceoftheleaders.D.Todiscusshowtosolvethecrisis.2.Theunderlinedwordsignpostinthelastparagraphmeans.A.symbolB.roadC.goalD.station3.WhatdoesKlausSchwabmeaninthesecondparagraphfromthebottom?A.ThecrisisrequiresustochangE.B.Weshouldchangethesystemsoftheforum.C.Theforumhasalonghistory.D.Thecrisisneedstrust.

第三部分:阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分USfirstladyMichelleObamaisamongtheworld’s100mostpowerfulwomenonalisttoppedbyGermanpremierAngelaMerkelforfouryearsinarowaccordingtoaForbesrankingreleasedrecently.MichelleObamadebuted初次露面atNo.40cominginaheadoftalkshowhostOprahWinfreyat41andBritain’sQueenElizabethat42.SheilaBairchairoftheUSFederalDepositInsuranceCorpwhichinsuresbankdepositsremainedNO.2afterdebutingontheForbeslistlastyear.ShehasgainedincreasedfameastheUSrecession经济衰退lasts.Thelistisbasedonfactorssuchaseconomicimpactmediareachandcareeraccomplishments.FormerUSSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicefelloffthelistafterleavingofficeinJanuary.Rice’ssuccessor继任者HillaryClintoncameinatNO.36droppingfromNo.28lastyearwhenherpresidentialbidmadeherthewomanwiththehighestpublicprofileonthelist.womenimpowerarerisingtoleadershippositionsinbusinessgovernmentandphilanthropy慈善bymakingdaringandunconventionalmovesForbessaiD.Gonearethedaysofwomenfeelingtheymuststickwithoneemployerandpatientlywaitforpromotions.HighlyambitiouswomenaremovingacrosscompaniesandindustriesmakingbigleapswitheachchangeandrepositioningthemselvesforopportunitiesthatallowthemtogainabreadthofexperiencethebusinessmagazinesaiD.Merkel55becamethefirstfemalepremierofGermanyin2005andsucceededinretaining保留powerinafederalelectionnotlongago.MichelleObama45haswonfansforherdown-to-earthpersonalityhersupportofcausesincludinghealthyeatingandthearts.1.CondoleezzaRiceisnotincludedonthelistprobablybecause_______________.A.sheexerciseslessinfluenceB.shekeepshernewjobasecretC.shehasbecomeanordinarywomanD.sheissilentafterleavingoffice2.HillaryClintonwasrankedNo.28lastyearbecause_____________A.shewastheformerfirstladyB.shewasrunningforpresidentthenC.shefrequentlyappearedinpublicD.shegotsupportfromherhusband3.Welearnfromthepassagethatpowerfulwomentoday_____________A.changetheirjobsmorefrequentlyB.arebetterpoliticalleadersthanmenC.arenotcontentwithbeinghousewivesD.havechangedtheirtraditionalconcept4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThemostpowerfulwomenintheworldB.WomeninpowerarerisingtoleadershippostitionsC.Forbes:Germany’sMerkelagainmostpowerfulwomanD.Forbes:TheriseandfallofthewomeninpowerD.Thelatestsourceofbiofuel

The1900houseThebowlerfamilywasoneofmorethan400familieswhoappliedto1900housearealityTVshoutwhichtookatypicalfamilybackahundredyearstosehowpeoplelivedinthedaysbeforetheinternetcomputergamesandevenelectricity.ThebowlerfamilyspentthreemonthsinaLondonhomewithoutatelephonecomputersTVorfastfooD.Thebowlersworeclothesfrom1900areonlyfoodavailableinEnglishatthattimeandcookedtheirmealsonasinglestovE.Paulbowlerstillwenttoworkeverydayinathenuniform.Thechildrenchangedtheirclothesonthewaytoandfromschoolandtheirclassmatesdidn’tknowaboutthenunusuralhomelifE.Joycestayedathomecookingandcleaninglikeatypicalhousewifeofthetimethougheverythingtookthreetimesaslong.SodoesJoycethinkthatpeople’sliveswerebetterintheolddays?IthinkpeopleintheolddayshadjustadmanytroublesandworriesJoycesaiD.AndIdon’tthinktheirlifewasbetterorworsetherewerelotsofthingsbackthenthatI’mhappyIdon’thavetodealwithnowadaysbutontheotherhandlifewassimpler.Wehadalotmoretimewithourfamilyanditwashardbeingnicetoeachotherallthetimeeleven-year-oldHilarysaiD.SowhatdidtheBowlerfamilymissmostaboutmodernlifewhilelivinginthe1900house?Paul39:telephoneandahotshowerJoyce44:aquickcupofteafromakettleyoucouldjustturnonHilary11:rockCDJoseph9:hamburgerandcomputergames1.WhiletheBowlerfamilywaslivingin1900house_____.A.themotherspentmoretimeonhouseworkB.thetwochildrenworethethenclothesforschoolC.theypreparedtheirmealstogetheronastoveD.theyatesimplefoodstheyhadneverseen2.AccordingtoParagraph4what’sJovce’sopinionaboutlifein1900?A.TherewerefewerproblemsforthefamilyB.LifewassimplerbutworsethanitisnowC.TherewerethingsshelikedanddislikedD.Thefamilyhadmoretimetostaytogether3.WhatwouldHilaryexpectmostfrommodernlifeinthethreemonths?A.ToplaycomputergamesB.TomakephonecallsC.TolistentomusicD.TochatontheInternet

EWhenNewYorkCitywasnotverybigtherewasamarketontheEastRiver.Onmarketdayallthefarmerscametheretoselltheirvegetablebutterandeggsandfruit.Theylaughedandtalkedtogethersonoonecouldheartheriverthatranbesidethem.ButHansthebuttermansatwithoutasmilE.Hesoldpoundsofbutterfromatablebesidehim.Manypeoplesaidthathisbutterwasn’ttherightweight.Theysaidthathisrollsofbutterdidn’tweighasmuchasapounD.OncetheweighmastercamewalkingdowntheroaD.Hewaslookingforpeoplewhodidnotsellthefullweight.SomeonetoldhimWatchHansthebutterman.Hanshadgoodeyes.Hesawtheweighmasterandquicklyputthepieceofgoldintothefirstrollofbutterbetweenthebutteranditscover.A.captainwasstandingbesideHans’stableandhehadseenHansputthepieceofgoldintotheroll.HestoodatHans’ssidewhentheweighmastercameuptohim.Goodmorningsaidtheweighmaster.GoodmorningsaidHans.Ithinkthatyouarelookingforfarmerswhotrickthepeopleofourtown.I’msaidtheweighmaster.Someonetoldmethatyourrollsofbutterdon’tweighafullpounD.Ohyestheydo.HereWeighmaster.Hereisarollofbutter.WeighityourselfsaidHans.Hanstookthefirstrollofbutterandgaveittotheweighmaster.Theweighmastertookhisscalesandputthebutterontoit.TherollweighedmorethanapounD.I’vemadeamistakesaidtheweighmaster.Youareanhonestman.Thereisenoughbutterinthisroll.ThenthecaptainstoodinfrontofHans’stablE.YouareanhonestmansoIwanttobuysomeofyourbutterhesaiD.BeforeHanscouldspeakthecaptainpickeduptherollofbutterwiththepieceofgoldinit.I’lltakethisonE.Hans’sheartbeganbeatingmorequickly.NonotthatonE.I’vesoldthatonetoafriendofminE.TakeanotheronE.NoIwantthisonesaidthecaptain.Iwon’tsellittoyou.ItoldyouthatI’vesoldittoafriendsaidHans.Don’tmakemeangry.Theweighmasterweighedthisroll.GiveyourfriendanotheronE.ButIwanttogivehimthisonesaidHanswhowasnowveryuncomfortablE.IaskyougoodWeighmastersaidthecaptainangrilydon’tIhavetherighttochoosethepieceofbutterthatIwant?Iwillpaygoodmoneyforit.OfcourseyouhavetherightCaptainsaidtheweighmaster.WhatareyouafraidofHans?Aren’talltherollsofbutteralike?PerhapsIhavetoweighallofthem.WhatcouldHanssay?Whatcouldhedo?Hehadtosmileandsellthebuttertothecaptain.ThecaptaingaveHansthreecentsforthebutter.Thecaptainandtheweighmasterwalkedawaytogether.Youpunishedthethiefsaidtheweighmaster.NohepunishedhimselfsaidthecaptainsmilE.1.WhenHanssawtheweighmasterhe.A.stoodupatonceB.saidhellototheweighmasterC.putapieceofgoldintoarollofbutterquicklyD.gavetheweighmasterapiece2.AftertheweighmasterweighedtherollofbutterthatHansgavehe.A.thoughtHanswasanhonestmanB.wantedtoweighalltheotherrollsofbutterC.wantedtobuyarollofbutterfromHansD.thoughtHanswasfoolish3.ThecaptainwantedtobuybutterfromHans.A.becauseheknewHanswasanhonestmanB.becausehewantedtopunishHansC.togetthepieceofgoldinthebutterD.becausethebutterweighedmorethanapound4.Hansdidn'twanttosellthatrollofbuttertothecaptainbecause.A.hehadsoldittosomeoneelseB.hedidn'tlikethecaptainC.hedidn'twanttolosethepieceofgoldinitD.itweighedmorethanapound

Chinareportedblisteringgrowthforthelastthreemonthsof2009raisingexpectationsofinterestrateincreasesandothermeasurestoheadoffinflation.Chinahasdeclaredthatitisrecoveringfromtheglobaleconomiccrisis.MaJiantangoftheNationalBureauofStatisticssaidThursdaythecountry'seconomygrewby10.7percentinthelastthreemonthsof2009.MasaysChinahasmanagedtoquicklyholdbackwhathedescribedastheslidingofthenationaleconomy.HesaysChinahasbecomethefirstcountryonthewholetoachieveeconomicrecoveryandstabilization.AccordingtopreviousestimatesMasaysChina'sgrossdomesticproductfor2009rose8.7percenttonearlyfivetrilliondollars.Thisgoesbeyondtheofficialgrowthratetargetofeightpercent.Thegovernmenthaslongconsideredeightpercentgrowthessentialtocreatingenoughjobsforthecountry'smorethanonebillionpeoplE.AtthesametimeMasayssomeproblemsandcontradictionsarenatural.MasaystheChinesegovernmentwillgivemoreprioritytoeconomicrestructuringandimprovingpeoples’livelihoods.Toreducetheeffectsoftheglobaleconomiccrisisthatbeganin2008Chinaloosenedlendingpracticescutinterestratesandbeganmassivespendingprograms.Butthegovernmentwantstomakesurethosemeasuresdonotcontributetoinflationwhichcanbepoliticallysensitiveinacountrywherehundredsofmillionsofpeopleremainpoor.BeijingresidentMs.WangsayssheisworrieD.Shesaysshethinkspricesarerisingreallyfast.Shepointstothepriceofcabbagewhichhasincreasedmorethan10timesinthepastyear.TheheadoftheChineseBankingRegulatoryCommissionthisweeksaidthegovernmentwillstepupmonitoringofbanksandreininlendingtopreventspeculativebubbles投机泡沫inrealestate房地产andotherassets.TheWorldBankonThursdayreleasedareportthatpredictsChina'seconomywillgrowbyninepercentthisyear.Thiscontrastswithforecastsof2.5percentgrowthratefortheUnitedStatesandonepercentgrowthforEuropeaneconomiesin2010becauseofweaknessesremainingfromtheglobalfinancialcrisis.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphmean?A.preventB.beginC.continueD.reduce69.HowmanymeasuresdidChinataketoreducetheslidingofthenationaleconomy?A.2B.3C.4D.570.Theglobaleconomyin2010will________.A.increasemorequicklythanin2009B.recoverimmediatelyifpropermeasuresaretakenC.remainweakasaresultoftheglobalfinancialcrisisD.remainthesamestandardasthatin200971.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.jobscreatedformorethanonebillionpeopleB.lendingpracticesloosenedinChinainthenewyearC.rapidgrowthofChineseeconomyinlastmonthsof2009D.fastgrowthineconomyleadingtoinflation

IV阅读理解共40分AHuntingwithbirdsisaveryoldsport.Insomecountriesthegoldeneagleisusedforhuntingwildanimals.Theyareusedforhuntingfoxesandwolves.TraininganeagletohunttakesalongtimE.Hunterscatchyoungeaglesinnetsmadeofhair.AfterbeingtrainedtheeagleistakentoafielD.A.blindfoldoverthebird’seyeskeepsitquietuntilthehunterisready.Theeaglesitsinthearmofthehunter.Thehunter’sarmiscoveredwithalongspecialglovetoprotectitfromthesharpclawsofthebirD.InthefieldassoonasthehunterseesafoxorawolfheremovestheblindfolD.Theeaglequicklyfliesintotheairandbegantolookforthewildanimal.Theeagleseestheanimalandcatchesitwithclawslikesteel.Itsbeakandclawsarestrongenoughtoholdtheanimal.Usuallythebirdcarriestheanimalbacktothehunter.Sometimesfastanimalswithgoodeyescangetaway.61.Ahuntingeagleistrainedwhen_________.A.itisstillyoungB.itistakentoafieldC.itseyesarecoveredwithablindfoldD.thehunterisready62.Huntersusenetsmadeofhairto________.A.trainyoungfoxesB.catchyoungwolvesC.trainyoungeaglesD.catchyoungeagles63.Thetrainedeagle_______.A.carriesthehunterhomeB.wearsablindfoldwhenhuntingananimalC.iscoveredwithalongspecialgloveD.hasstrongclawslikesteel64.Ahunterwearsaspecialgloveto_______.A.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofatrainedeagleB.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungfoxC.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofayoungwolfD.protecthisarmfromthesharpclawsofwildanimals65.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.FastanimalswithsharpeyesaresometimesdifficulttocatchB.AssoonastheblindfoldisremovedtheeaglefliesintoatreeC.Huntersalwaysblindfoldyoungeaglesbeforetrainingthem.D.Sometimeshunterstrainyoungfoxestheyhavecaught.