Sports is not only physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyablE. The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take placE. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parents' and coaches' criticisms to heart and find a flaw(缺陷)in themselves. Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today's youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on the outcome and find fault with youngsters' performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided regardless of the outcomE. Research indicates that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout. 1.An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is to________. A.reduce their mental stress B.increase their sense of success C.make sports less competitive D.make sports more challenging 2.According to the passage, sport is positive for young people in that________. A.it can help them learn more about society B.it enables them to find flaws in themselves C.it can provide them with valuable experiences D.it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves 3.Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes________. A.believing that criticism is beneficial for their early development B.without realizing criticism may destroy their self­confidence C.in order to make them remember life's lessons D.so as to put more pressure on them 4.The author's purpose in writing the passage is to________. A.teach young athletes how to avoid burnout B.persuade young children not to worry about criticism C.stress the importance of positive reinforcement(支持；支援)to children D.discuss the skill of combining criticism with encouragement

America'sTop4TouristAttractionsBelowyou'llfindthemostpopulartravelandvacationdestinationsintheUS.1.TimesSquareNewYorkCityThisManhattancrossroadsofcommerceisthetopspotonourlistthankstoincreasingvisitorstotheBigApplein2008despitetheeconomicturndown.Accordingtostatistics80%ofvisitorstoNYCmakeitapointtovisitTimesSquarE.TotalNYCvisitslastyearwere47milliongivingusanestimateof37.6milliontravelersthroughtheCrossroadsoftheWorld.2.TheLasVegasStripNev.TheNeonTrailthatmakesuptheheartofSinCityisalsopartofthefederalgovernment'sNationalScenicBywaysProgramwhichdesignatesroadsbasedonarcheologicalculturalhistoricnaturalrecreationalandscenicqualities.HardtosaywhichofthesequalitiesbestdescribesVegasbutwecandisqualifynatural.LastyeartotalvisitorstoLasVegasnumbered37.5millionapollbytheLasVegasConventionandVisitorsAuthorityfoundthatanaverageof80%ofvisitorshadeitherstayedovernightorgambled赌博ontheStrip.3.NationalMallandMemorialParksWashingtonD.C.Manyofthenation'siconic图标的publiclandmarksarefoundinthe1000－plusacresoftheNationalMallandMemorialParksincludingtheWashingtonMonumenttheLincolnandJeffersonmemorialsandtheKoreanandVietnamWarVeteransmemorials.TheSmithsonianInstitution's19museumsarealsoclosetotheMalllastyearthenetworkoffreemuseumsdrewmorethan25millionvisitors.4.FaneuilHallMarketplaceBostonBuiltin1742byPeterFaneuilawealthyBostonmerchantFaneuilHallservedasacommercialcenterofthecityforcenturiesandasiteforfamousorations演说likeSamuelAdams'independence－rallyingspeechtocolonists.Faneuilalsoincludestherestored19th－centuryQuincyMarket.Todayshoppersaccountforalargeshareofvisitors.Faneuil'shistoricsignificancevaultsittothestatusofculturalattractionattracting20millionvisitorseveryyear.17.HowmanyvisitorsstayedovernightorgambledinLasVegaslastyear?A.47million.B.37.5million.C.30million.D.25million.18.WecaninferthatmanytouristscometoWashingtonD.C.________.A.togetfreeaccesstomuseumsB.toenjoytheviewofitssquareC.toshopinthefamousmarketD.tofindpleasureinnaturalscenery19.WhatdoweknowaboutFaneuilHallMarketplace?A.ItistheoldestmarketintheworlD.B.Itsbuildingsdatebackto150years.C.Itisfamousforthevarietyofgoods.D.Itgotitsnamefromarichbusinessman.

Britishscientistshavedonesomethingthatmanypeoplethoughtwasimpossibletheycreatedthefirstcloneofanadultmammal哺乳动物.TheclonenamedDollyisaseven­month­oldsheepgrownfromacellofanadultfemalesheep.WhatisacloneAcloneisacopy—ageneticcopy.GenesaretheinstructionsforlifE.Theytellacellwhattodoandhowtodoit.GenesmakeeachindividualplantoranimaldifferentanduniquE.Butaclonehasthesamegenesastheoriginalorganism生物体.Cloningisnotnew.Plantshavebeenclonedforcenturies.Newplantsareoftengrownfromcuttingfromanotherplant.Alsoplantslikepineapplesstrawberriesandcarnations康乃馨aresometimescloneD.Onebenefitofcloningisthatwecanmakemanycopiesofthebestandhealthiestplants.Ithasbeenmuchmoredifficulttocloneanimals.Frogshavebeenclonedbuttheydiedastadpolesneverlivinglongenoughtobecomeadultfrogs.Micesheepandcattlehavebeenclonedfromembryos胚胎.ButDollyisthefirsthealthycloneofanadultmammal.Howdidtheydoit?1Anunfertilizedeggwastakenfromasheep.2Theeggnucleus细胞核wasremoveD.3Acellwastakenfromtheudder乳房ofapregnant怀孕的sheep.Itwasstarvedsothatitstoppedgrowing.4Thetwocellswerecombinedintooneandthenimplantedinathirdsheepwhereitgrewnormally.5Theclonewasborn.Itwasgeneticallyidenticaltothepregnantsheepinstep3.Thissoundsmucheasierthanitactuallywas.Toendupwithoneclonethescientistsstartedwith277uddercells.Andtheyneededinawaytomaketheeggcellacceptanewnucleus.Theydidthatbystarvingthecellinstep3.Itmaysoonbepossibletoclonemanytypesofanimals.WillwealsobeabletoclonehumanorgansorevenwholehumanbeingsWehaveonlybeguntothinkaboutthemoralityofcloningtechnology.Maybethequestiontoaskisnotwhetherwecanclonehumansbutinsteadshouldweclonehumans?1.Dollyisasheep________becausesheisgrownfromacellofanadultfemalesheep.A.thathasnotherfatherB.thathasnothermotherC.thathasnoparentsD.thathasnotanytail2.TellwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.OnlyplantscanbecloneD.B.OnlystrawberriesandcarnationscansometimesbecloneD.C.Animalsandplantshavequitealonghistoryofcloning.D.Genescantellacellwhattodoandhowtodoitduringcloning.3.Fromthefourthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.atadpoleistheearlystageofagrown­upfrogB.atadpoleisafrogwithoutatailC.atadpoleisakindofanimalD.atadpoleisacloneofanadultmammal4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDollyisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Dollyisthefirstcloneofananimal.B.Dollyisthefirstcloneofanadultanimal.C.Dollyisthefirstcloneofanmammal.D.Dollyisthefirstcloneofanadultmammal.

WhilesomedictionariesdefinethewordrightasaprivilegewhenusedinthecontextofhumanrightswearetalkingaboutsomethingmorebasiC.Originallypeoplehadrightsonlybecauseoftheirmembershipinagroupsuchasafamily.Thenin539BCCyrustheGreatafterconqueringthecityofBabylondidsomethingtotallyunexpected—hesetallslavesfreeandletthemreturnhomE.Moreoverhedeclaredpeopleshouldchoosetheirownreligion.Cyrus’statementsareaboutthefirsthumanrightsdeclarationinhistory.Everypersonhascertainbasicrightssimplybythefactofbeinghuman.Thesearecalledhumanrightsratherthanaprivilegewhichcanbetakenawayatsomeone’ssuddendesirE.TheyarerightsbecausetheyarethingsyouareallowedtobetodoortohavE.Theserightsarethereforyourprotectionagainstpeoplewhomightwanttoharmorhurtyou.TheyarealsotheretohelpusgetalongwitheachotherandliveinpeacE.Yetmanypeoplewhenaskedtonametheirrightswilllistonlyfreedomofspeechandbeliefandperhapsoneortwoothers.ThereisnoquestionthattheseareimportantrightsbutthefullscopeofhumanrightsisverybroaD.Theymeanchoiceandopportunity.Theymeanthefreedomtogetajobadoptacareerselectapartnerofone’schoiceandraisechildren.Theyincludetherighttotravelwidelyandtherighttoworkwithouttroubleabuseandthreatofarbitrary霸道dismissal.TheyevenembracetherighttoleisurE.Inagespasttherewerenohumanrights.Thentheideaturnedupthatpeopleshouldhavecertainfreedoms.AndthatideainthewakeofWorldWarIIresultedfinallyinthedocumentcalledtheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsandthethirtyrightstowhichallpeopleareentitleD.1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.WhatAreHumanRights?B.WhyDoWeHaveHumanRights?C.HowDoHumanRightsComeIntoBeing?D.WhatToDoWithHumanRights?2.Howdidthefirsthumanrightscomeintobeing?A.ByCyrusconqueringthecityofBabylon.B.ByCyrussettingtheslavesfreE.C.ByCyrusmakinghisstatementabouthumanrights.D.Bychoosingonesownbeliefs.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Humanrightscanbetakenawayforsomereason.B.Humanrightshavethesamemeaningasprivileges.C.HumanrightscanhelpyouliveapeacefullifE.D.Humanrightscanbeusedtohurtothers.4.Theunderlinedwordembraceinthethirdparagraphmeans.A.toseekB.toincludeC.toenjoyD.toshare5.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.A.peoplewouldhavefreedomratherthanhumanrightsB.atthebeginningof20ththemorecompleterightsappearedC.thirtyhumanrightshaveexistedforabout70yearsD.WorldWarIIdecidedhumanrights

Testsadministered实施tomostelementaryandhigh-schoolstudentsintheUnitedStatesexert发挥anunfavorableinfluenceonscienceandmathteachingaccordingtoanew＄1millionstudyperformedfortheNationalScienceFoundation.Andbecauseschoolswithhighminorityenrollments入学generallyplaceagreaterreliance相信onscoresfromtheseteststhestudyfindstheretendstobeagapininstructionalemphasesbetweenhighandlowminorityclassroomsthatdiffersfromournationalconcernforthequalityofeducation.GeorgeF.MadausandhiscolleaguesatBostonCollegeanalyzednotonlythesixmostwidelyusednationalstandardizedtestsbutalsothetestsdesignedtoaccompanygowiththefourmostcommonlyusedscienceandmathtextsinfourth-gradeeighth-gradeandhigh-schoolclassrooms.Thoughcurriculumteachingprogramexpertsarguethatschoolsshouldplacegreateremphasisonproblemsolvingandreasoningthenewstudyshowsthatthetestsfocusonlower-levelskills—primarilymechanicalmemorizationofroutineformulas公式.Researcherssurveyedmorethan2200mathandscienceinstructorsinterviewingindepthsome300teachersandadministrators.Especiallyinschoolswithhighminorityenrollmentsteachersreportedfeelingpressuredtohelpstudentsperformwellonthesetests.Somestatesjudgeschoolsandsomeschoolsdetermineteacherassignments工作安排basedonstudentstestscores.WithsomuchworryMadaussaysteachersfeelforcedtofocustheirinstructionondrillingwhatthetestswillmeasure—attheexpenseofthemorevaluablehigher-levelskills.56.Theauthorofthisarticlestatesthat_____.A.thetestsdontaffectteachinginmostelementaryandhighschoolsB.thescienceandmathteachingisinfluencedbythepresenttestsC.nostudyisperformedontestsfortheNationalScienceFoundationD.theUnitedStatesexertsastronginfluenceonscienceandmathteaching57.Itcanbeinferredthatinhighminorityclassrooms_____.A.thestudentscannotgethighscorefromthetestsB.scoresfromthetestsarenotimportantC.instructionalemphasesareunfavourableD.teachingdoesntfocusonthequalityofeducation58.Accordingtothesecondparagraphthestudyhasdiscoveredthat_____.A.emphasisofteachingisonproblemsolvingandreasoningB.curriculumisgoodfornationalstandardizedtestsC.thetestsmainlycenteraroundthememorizationofsomeformulasD.routineformulasarenotusefulforstudentstomemorize59.AccordingtoMadausopinionteachersareforcedto_____.A.evaluate评估studentsskillseveryyearB.suffersomuchworryonthetextsC.teachwhatwillbetestedD.focustheirinstructiononusefuldrillings

HeroesofOurTimeAgoodheartDikembeMutombogrewupinAfricaamonggreatpovertyanddiseasE.HecametoGeorgetownUniversityonascholarship奖学金tostudymedicine—butCoach教练JohnThompsongotalookatDikembeandhadadifferentideA.DikembebecameastarintheNBAandacitizenoftheUnitedStates.Butheneverforgotthelandofhisbirthorthedutytosharehisfortunewithothers.HebuiltanewhospitalinhisoldhometownintheCongo.A.friendhassaidofthisgood-heartedman:MutombobelievesthatGodhasgivenhimthischancetodogreatthings.SuccessandkindnessAfterherdaughterwasbornJulieAigner-ClarksearchedforwaystoshareherloveofmusicandartwithherchilD.Sosheborrowedsomeequipmentandbeganfilmingchildren’svideos录像inherownhousE.TheBabyEinsteinCompanywasbornandinjustfiveyearsherbusinessgrewtomorethan$20millioninsales.Andsheisusinghersuccesstohelpothers—producingchildsafetyvideoswithJohnWalshoftheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren.Juliesaysofhernewprogram:Ibelieveit’sthemostimportantthingthatIhaveeverdonE.IbelievethatchildrenhavetherighttoliveinaworldthatissafE.BraveryandcourageAfewweeksagoWesleyAutreywaswaitingataHarlemsubwaystationwithhistwolittlegirlswhenhesawamanfallintothepathofatrain.WithsecondstoactWesleyjumpedontothetrackspulledthemanintothespacebetweentherails铁轨andheldhimasthetrainpassedrightabovetheirheads.Heinsistshe’snotahero.Hesays:WehavegottoshoweachothersomelovE.21.WhatwasMutombopraisedfor?A.BeingastarintheNBA.B.BeingastudentofmedicinE.C.Hisworkinthechurch.D.Hiswillingnesstohelptheneedy.22.WhatdidtheBabyEinsteinCompanydoatitsbeginning?A.Producesafetyequipmentforchildren.B.Makevideostohelpprotectchildren.C.Sellchildren’smusicandartwork.D.Lookformissingandexploitedchildren.23.WhywasWesleyAutreypraisedasahero?A.Hehelpedamangetacrosstherails.B.Hestoppedamanfromdestroyingtherails.C.Heprotectedtwolittlegirlsfromgettinghurt.D.Hesavedapersonwithoutconsideringhisownsafety.

PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions---andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.RachaelJackUniversityofGlasgowresearchersaidthatratherthanscanningevenlyacrossafaceasWesternersdoEasternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressionsJacksaiD.WesternerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasurewhileEasternersfavortheeyesandignorethemouth.AccordingtoJackandhercolleaguesthediscoveryshowsthathumancommunicationofemotionismorecomplexthanpreviouslybelieveD.Asaresultfacialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeusedreliablytoconveyemotionincross-culturalsituations.Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingthefacialmovementsof13Westernpeopleand13Easternpeoplewhiletheyobservedpicturesofexpressivefacesandputthemintocategories:happysadsurprisedfearfuldisgustedorangry.Theycomparedhowaccuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreerrorsthanWesternersdiD.TheculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofculturaldifferenceinfacialexpressionsJacksaiD.OurdatasuggestthatwhileWesternersusethewholefacetoconveyemotionEasternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless.Inshortthedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereonexamininghowculturalfactorshavediversifiedthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.OtherwisewhenitcomestocommunicatingemotionsacrossculturesEasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostintranslation.29.ThediscoveryshowsthatWesterners______.A.payequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouthB.considerfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliableC.observetheeyesandthemouthindifferentwaysD.havemoredifficultyinrecognizingfacialexpression30.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?A.TomakeafaceateachotherB.TogettheirfacesimpressiveC.ToclassifysomefacepicturesD.Toobservetheresearchers’faces31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinparagraph6referto?A.TheparticipantsinthestudyB.TheresearchersofthestudyC.TheerrorsmadeinthestudyD.Thedatacollectedfromthestudy32.IncomparisonwiththeWesternersEasternersarelikelyto_____.A.dotranslationmoresuccessfullyB.studythemouthfrequentlyC.examinetheeyesmoreattentivelyD.readfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly

Japan’snuclearcrisisisalsocausingconcernsinChinA.WorriedshoppersrushedtostoresandsupermarketsinthecountryforsaltwiththebeliefthatitmightprotectthemfrompotentialnuclearradiationspreadingfromJapan.Manyrushedtostorestobuyasmuchiodizedsalt加碘盐aspossiblebecauseoftherumorthatiodizedsaltcouldhelppreventradiationpoisoningspreadingfromJapan’sFukushimaDaiichipowerplant.ConsumersalsoworriedthatthenuclearcloudmightspreadtoChinabyairandseapollutingfoodsourcesincludingsalttakenfromtheseA.Thewaveofpanicbuyingspreadquicklyacrossthecountrydrivingupsaltpricesbyfivetotentimesinsomecities.EvenregionsrichinsaltproductionlikeJiangxiProvincefacedsuddenshortages.Thegovernmenttookmeasurestoguaranteeenoughsupplyandtostabilize稳定themarket.Italsodismissedthenuclearrumorssayingthenuclearfalloutwasunlikelytoreachthecountryandthatsaltdidnothelptopreventradiationpoisoning.Localgovernmentshavesteppedintostabilizethemarkettoo.Aswellstate-ownedsaltcompanieshavebeenurgedtoincreasetheirsupply.Facingexpandingmarketdemanddistributioncentershavetakenextrameasurestoensuretheyarewell-prepareD.WangYuntheGeneralManagerofBeijingSaltIndustryCorporationsaidOurstoragecanguaranteeatwo-monthsupplyfortheBeijingmarket.29.PeoplemadepanicpurchasesofsaltforthereasonsEXCEPT______________.A.saltmightprotectthemfrompotentialnuclearradiationB.nuclearradiationmightpollutefoodsourcesC.nuclearradiationmightpollutesalttakenfromtheseaD.therewouldbeashortageofsaltonthemarket30.Whatmeasuresdidthegovernmenttakeforthepanicbuying?A.EnoughsaltwouldbeofferedtoeachhousE.B.Itadmittedthatsaltcouldstopnuclearradiation.C.Governmentsurgedstate-ownedsaltcompaniestoincreasethesupply.D.ThosewhospreadtherumorwereallarrestedandpunisheD.31.WhatisthepurposeofthewritertogivetheexampleofBeijingSaltIndustryCorporation?A.TotellreadersthatthereisasaltcompanyinBeijing.B.Tomakepeoplebelievethatthesupplyofsaltisenough.C.Tocallonpanicpeopletobuyenoughsalt.D.Toprovewhatthegovernmentdidwasright.

Foryearstherehasbeenabias偏见againstscienceamongclinicalpsychologists.Inatwo-yearanalysistobepublishedinNovemberinPerspectivesonPsychologicalSciencepsychologistsledbyTimothyB.BakeroftheUniversityofWisconsinchargethatmanyclinicalpsychologistsfailtoprovidethetreatmentsforwhichthereisthestrongestevidenceofeffectivenessandgivemoreweighttotheirpersonalexperiencesthantosciencE.AsaresultpatientshavenoguaranteethattheirtreatmentwillbeinformedbysciencE.WalterMischelofColumbiaUniversityisevencruelerinhisjudgment.ThedisconnectbetweenwhatclinicalpsychologistsdoandwhatsciencehasdiscoveredisanextremeembarrassmenthetoldmeandthereisawideninggapbetweenclinicalpracticeandsciencE.Thewideningreflectsthegreatprogressthatpsychologicalresearchhasmadeinidentifyingthemosteffectivetreatments.Thankstostrictclinicaltrialswenowknowthatteachingpatientstothinkabouttheirthoughtsinnewhealthierwaysandtoactonthosenewwaysofthinkingareeffectiveagainstdepressionpanicdisorderandotherproblemswithmultipletrialsshowingthatthesetreatments—thetoolsofpsychology—bringmorelastingbenefitsthandrugs.Youwouldn’tknowthisifyousoughthelpfromatypicalclinicalpsychologist.Althoughmanytreatmentsareeffectiverelativelyfewpsychologistslearnorpracticethem.Whyintheworldnot?ForonethingsaysBakerclinicalpsychologistsareverydoubtfulabouttheroleofscienceandlacksolidsciencetraining.Alsoonethirdofpatientsgetbetternomatterwhattreatmentifanytheyhaveandpsychologistsrememberthesesuccessesbelievingwronglythattheyaretheresultofthetreatment.Whenfacedwithevidencethattreatmentstheyofferarenotsupportedbyscienceclinicalpsychologistsarguethattheyknowbetterthansomestudythatworks.A.2008studyof591psychologistsinprivatepracticefoundthattheyrelymoreontheirownandcolleagues’experiencethanonsciencewhendecidinghowtotreatapatient.Iftheykeeponthispathasinsurancecompaniesdemandevidence-basedmedicinewarnsMischelpsychologywilldiscredititself.46.Manyclinicalpsychologistsfailtoprovidethemosteffectivetreatmentsbecause_____.A.theyareunfamiliarwiththeirpatientsB.theybelieveinscienceandevidenceC.theyrelyontheirpersonalexperiencesD.theydependontheircolleagues’help47.Thewideninggapbetweenclinicalpracticeandscienceisdueto_____.A.thecrueljudgmentbyWalterMischelB.thegreatprogressthathasbeenmadeinpsychologicalresearchC.thefactthatmostpatientsgetbetterafterbeingtreatedD.thefactthatpatientsprefertotakedrugsratherthanhaveothertreatments48.Howdoclinicalpsychologistsrespondwhenchargedthattheirtreatmentsarenotsupportedbyscience?A.TheyfeelembarrasseD.B.Theytrytodefendthemselves.C.TheyaredisappointeD.D.Theydoubttheirtreatments.49.InMischel’sopinionpsychologywill______.A.developfasterwiththesupportofinsurancecompaniesB.destroyitsownreputationifnoimprovementismadeC.worktogetherwithinsurancecompaniestoprovidebettertreatmentD.becomemorereliableifinsurancecompanieswon’tdemandevidence-basedmedicine50.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroducethelatestprogressofmedicaltreatmentinclinicalpsychology.B.Toinformthereadersoftherisksofpsychologicaltreatments.C.Toexplaintheeffectivenessoftreatmentsbyclinicalpsychologists.D.Toshowthewriter’sdisapprovalofclinicalpsychologists.

SincethefirstEarthDayin1970Americanshavegottenalotgreenertowardtheenvironment.Wedidn’tknowatthattimethatthereevenwasanenvironmentletalonethattherewasaproblemwithitsaysBruceAndersonpresidentofEarthDayUSA.Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeoplepoliticalleadersuniversityprofessorsandespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.TheunderstandinghasincreasedmanymanytimessaysGaylordNelsontheformergovernorfromWisconsinwhothoughtupthefirstEarthDay.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreportsemissions排放fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwiththeworldisasaferandhealthierplace.A.kindofGreenthinkinghasbecomepartofpractices.Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6600.Advancedlightsmotorsandbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.Twenty–fiveyearsagotherewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Todayit’shardtofindapublicschooluniversityorlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.Untilwedothatnothingelsewillchange!sayBruceAnderson.25.AccordingtoAndersonbefore1970Americanshadlittleideaabout___A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniquesC.environmentalproblemsD.theimportanceofEarthDay26Wheredoesthesupportforenvironmentalprotectionmainlycomefrom?A.Thegrass–rootslevelB.ThebusinesscircleC.GovernmentofficialsD.Universityprofessors27WhathaveAmericansachievedinenvironmentalprotection?A.TheyhavecutcaremissionstothelowestB.TheyhavesettledtheirenvironmentalproblemsC.TheyhaveloweredtheirCOlevelsinfortycities.D.Theyhavereducedpollutionthrougheffectivemeasures.28.Whatisespeciallyimportantforenvironmentalprotectionaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.EducationB.PlanningC.GreenlivingD.COreduction

ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportontheseatwomilesawayonthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValenciA.Thecityisamarketcentreforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthecity’smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusybusinesscitywithshipsrailwaysclothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildingscolouredroofsandnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslongwidestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.Theuniversityinthecentreofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuela委内瑞拉namedValenciA.1.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofValencia?A.ThecolourofthebuildingB.ThelengthofthestreetsC.TheageofthebuildingsD.Thecolouroftheroofs2.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?A.2ndcenturyB.8thcenturyC.13thcenturyD.20thecentury3.WhatisValenciafamousfor?A.ItsseaportB.ItsuniversityC.ItschurchesandmuseumsD.Itsparksandgardens4.ThemainincomeofthecityofValenciaisfromits______.A.marketsB.businessC.factoriesD.farming

TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyfortheLondonbus.ThebusforLondonwouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelvE.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginlinesotherswerewalkingabout.Therewasagroupofschool-girls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminorder.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnowhereforhimtosit.Hewalkedintothestationcafé.HelookedupattheclocktherE.ItwasonlytwentytotwelvE.Hefoundaseatandsatdownfacingalargemirroronthewall.JustthenJohnoneofTom’sfriendscameinandsatwithTom.Whattimeisyourbus?askedJohn.OhthereisplentyoftimeyetansweredTom.OhI’llgetyousomemoreteathensaidJohn.Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain.Goodheavens!It’sgoingback-ward!hecrieD.Afewminutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit’shalfpasteleven.YouarelookingattheclockinthemirrorsaidJohn.Tomwantedtokickhimselfforbeingsofoolish.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanotherhour.Hehasneverlikedmirrorsincethen.46.TheLondonbusleft_______.A.at11:55B.at5:12C.before11:55D.after11:5547.Tomwantintothestationcafébecause_______.A.JohnaskedhimtohaveacupofteaB.hewantedadrinkthereC.hewouldmeetafriendofhisD.itwasearlyyetandhecouldfindaplacetosit48.Whattimewasitinfactwhenhelookedattheclockinthemirror?A.HalfpasttwelvE.B.Halfpasteleven.C.TwentytotwelvE.D.HalfpastonE.49.Whenwelookataclockinthemirrorwe’llsee_______.A.therighttimeB.itisgoingslowerC.itisgoingbackwardD.itisgoingfast50.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Tommissedhisbus.B.HelikedmirrorevenbeforE.C.Thenextbuswouldleavesoon.D.TomarrivedLondonontimE.

Ourworldisanoisyplacebutquietplacesremain.Eightyearsagoaudio声音的engineerGordonHemptonidentifiedthequietestplaceinthecontinentalUnitedStates.HecallstheplaceOneSquareInchofSilencE.Hehasusedhissymbolicspotinanorthwesternrainforesttocampaignagainstnoisepollution.Buttheself-describedSoundTrackerisnowgoingdeaf.ForGordonHemptonitstartedwithanexperienceknowntomanypeoplE.Iwaslyinginthebedinthespringtimeaboutayearago.Thesunwasshining.Thebirdscouldbesinging.Theyshouldbesinging.ButIwashearingnonE.Iknewmylifewasgoingtobedifferent.Hempton’seyesgetwateryashedescribeshiscruelsituation.Morethan20yearsagohetrademarkedhisnicknameasTheSoundTracker.SharphearingdefinedhiscareerasanEmmyawardwinningsoundrecordist.Italsoledtohisactivismagainstnoisepollution.HehascircledtheglobethreetimesinsearchoftheperfectsoundsofnaturE.Hemptonsayshishearinglossisquicklygettingworsebuthehastofinishhisproject.IamrunningaracetofinishtheQuietPlanetcollection.That’sthetitleofaplanned19-volumesetofnaturerecordings.ThesoundtrackscouldbelicensedforuseinmoviesvideogamesexhibitsplaysandthelikE.VolunteerassistantsnowhelpHemptonreviewandeditsoundfilesandidentifyimperfections.Theexactcauseofhishearinglossisnotclear.Doctorssayitmaybetheresultofaninfectionoratumor肿瘤oracombinationofthings.Hemptonisself-employeD.Hishealthcareplandoesnotpayforhearinglosstreatment.Sofornowhe’sdirectinghisattentiontocompletinghisgreatesthitsalbum.AfterIgetitfinishedIhaveaneconomiccashflowtogetmyhearingback.That’sthefirstthingonmyto-dolist.He’shopefulhishearinglosscanberecovereD.61.WhatdoweknowaboutGordonHemptonaccordingtothetext?A.HeneverwonanE.mmyawarD.B.Hefightsagainstairpollution.C.Heworksasanaudioengineer.D.HelikeslivingintheUnitedStates.62.HowdidGordonHemptonfeelwhenheknewhisearsweregoingdeaf?A.Curious.B.InspireD.C.AnnoyeD.D.SaD.63.Whatcontributedmosttohissuccessfulcareer?A.Hissharphearing.B.Hisreliableassistants.C.Travellingexperiences.D.ThesoundsofnaturE.64.WhatisGordonHemptondoingnow?A.Listeningtothebirdsintheforest.B.Receivingmedicalcareinthehospital.C.Doingactivitiesfornoisepollution.D.WorkingontheQuietPlanetcollection.65.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.Searchingforthesoundofnature.B.SuccessfulSound-Trackergoingdeaf.C.Deaffighteragainstnoisepollution.D.Hopingtogetthehearingback.

Whetherit'sacarol圣诞颂歌serviceoraneveningofkaraokeinthepubmanypeoplewillenjoyagoodoldsingsongthisChristmas.Singingaloudwillnotjustliftthespirits－it'sgoodforyourphysicalhealthaswell.Fillingthelungswithairincreasingtheheartrateandgettingbloodpumpingroundthebodyfastercanallhelpourphysicalhealth.ForthepastfewyearsHeartResearchUKhasbeenrunningaChristmascampaignaimedatgettingpeoplesingingsimplyforthebenefititcanbring.Theorganizerofthecampaignsayssingingisasafesimpleandsocialactivitythateveryonecanenjoy.Singingislinkedtolonglifestressreductionandgeneralhealthprotection.Italsobringsagreatamountofhappiness.Itisimpossibletosingwellwithalongfacebecauseitaffectsyourpitch音高.ProfessorGrahamWelchwholeadstheInternationalMusicEducationResearchCentreattheUniversityofLondonhasspentmorethan30yearsstudyingtheeffectsofsinging.HesaysthatsingingisaformofexercisE.Itmeanswe'realsohavingastrongaerobicactivity有氧运动whenwe'resingingwhichresultsinincreasingthefeelingofpleasurewhiledecreasingthatofstress.Andcommunalsinging－likeinasinginggroupachurchserviceorevenasingsonginthepub－helpsimproveoursenseofself­respect.ItincreasesoursenseofsatisfactionwithourselvesagreatersenseoffeelingincludeD.HelenAstridasingingteacheralsoseesthegreateffectsthatsingingbrings.Itliftsusuponaspirituallevelithelpsoutself­respectandit'sgreatforallagesfromsmallkidstogrannies－youcanhaveagoodsingandlet_your_hair_down.Butshewarnspeoplenottohavetoomanybeersorglassesofwinethoughaglassmayhelpthemgathercouragebeforetakingtothestageduringtheholidays.5.HeartResearchUKholdsacampaignto________.A.encouragepeopletosingforGodatChristmasB.studytheeffectsofsingingonpeopleC.getpeopletosingandimprovetheirhealthD.bringhappinesstopeopleduringholidays6.Theunderlinedpartletyourhairdownprobablymeans________.A.feelateaseB.protectyourselfC.dresscasuallyD.coveryournervousness7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.SingingatChristmasisgoodforhealth.B.Inalowmoodoneisnotabletosingwell.C.Expertshavedisagreementonsinging.D.Singingisthesameasotheraerobicactivities.8.WhichistheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.Karaoke－BestPlaceforSinging!B.Christmas－BestTimeforSinging!C.Singing－HealthybutDifficult!D.ForHealth－Let'sSing!

AwomanfromJapanwhohadvisitedmajorbusinessesandinvestmentcompaniesinNewYorkCitywastellingafriendabouthertriptotheUS.IstudiedEnglishbeforeIlefthomE.ButIstillwasnotsurethatpeoplewerespeakingEnglish.HerproblemiseasytounderstanD.AmericansinbusinessarelikepeoplewhoareinbusinessanywherE.Theyhavealanguageoftheirown.Someofthewordsandexpressionsdealwiththespecialareasoftheirwork.Otherexpressionsareborrowedfromdifferentkindsofworksuchasthetheaterandmovieindustry.Onesuchsayingisgetyouracttogether.Whenthingsgowronginabusinessanemployermaygetangry.HemayshoutStopmakingmistakes.Getyouracttogether.OriftheemployeriscalmerhemaysayLetusgetouracttogether.EitherwaythemeaningisthesamE.GettingyouracttogetherisgettingorganizeD.Inbusinessitusuallymeanstodevelopacalmandorderlyplanofaction.Itisdifficulttotellexactlywherethesayingbegan.Perhapsoneoftheactorswasnervousandmadealotofmistakes.ThedirectormayhavesaidCalmdownnow.Getyouracttogether.WordexpertJamesRogerssaystheexpressionwascommonbythelate1970s.HesaystheManchesterGuardiannewspaperuseditin1978.ThenewspapersaidareformpolicyrequiredthattheBritishgovernmentgetitsacttogether.Nowthisexpressionisheardoftenwhenofficialsofacompanymeet.OnecompanyevencalleditsyearlyreportGettingOurActTogether.40.Paragraph1iswrittenmainlyto.A.tellustheJapanesewoman'sEnglishispoorB.leadtothesubjectinthewholepassageC.tellusitisimportanttograspspokenEnglishD.tellustravelingintheUSisverydifficult41.ThereasonwhythewomanwasnotsurethatpeoplewerespeakingEnglishwasthat.A.theyspeaktoofasttofollowB.theydidn'twantthewomantolearntheirexperienceC.theyhavesomespecialwordsandexpressionsoftheirownintheirfieldD.theyarefromtheaterandmovieindustry42.Wecaninferthatthesayinggetyouracttogether.A.beganfrommovieindustryB.wascreatedbywordexpertJamesRogersinthe1970sC.isusedcommonlyinbusinessesandinvestmentcompaniesatpresentD.wasfirstusedbytheManchesterGuardiannewspaper43.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.DifferentCountriesDifferentLanguagesB.TheExperienceintheUSC.TheWordandItsStory:GetYourActTogetherD.HowtoLearnEnglishWell

Beginningcollegeisexciting:newideastoexplorenewchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemadE.YourfuturebeginsherE.Howeveryouwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmed压垮bythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlifE.Whilesomeofusmayhavetheknow-howIguesstherearemoreofuswhocanbenefitfromlearningabouttheexperiencesofotherwhohavewalkedthecollegehallsbeforeyou.Thefollowingyoumayfindofuseaboutlifeoncampus.1.Planwell.Therearesomanynewthingstodoatanewcollegeoruniversitysocialandacademic学术的.Giveyourselftimetomakenewfriendsandbecomefamiliarwiththecampusbutdon’tforgetwhyyouaretherE.Givesometimeforsocialactivitiesandmanageyourtimewisely.2.Ifyoudon’thaveasystemforplanningyourtimenowlikeadaytimeacomputerdatebookgetonE.Mostofalldon’tdependonyourmemory.3.Don’tmisstheguidelinesrestrictionsrulesandregulationsofallkindscanusuallybefoundinyourstudenthandbook.Considerthemwell-balancedfoodforthought.Whatdatesareimportant?Whatpiecesofpaperneedtobehandedin?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinyourstudentresidence住处?Whohasauthorityforwhat?Whatdoyouneedtocompletetograduate?4.WritethewordSTUDYonthewallsofourbedroomandbathroomandmaybeitwillhelptowriteitonapieceofpaperandstickitonthetelephoneTVandthekitchentablE.Considerthis–youarepayingthousandsofdollarsforcourses.YoupayeverytimeyouhavetorepeatorreplaceacoursE.9.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToofferadviceoncollegelifE.B.Toexplainwhycollegelifeisexciting.C.TodescribetheimportanceofcollegelifE.D.Topersuadeyoutogotocollege]10.Fromthepassagewecanknow.A.onewillhavemorefreedomatcollegeB.onewillmakemorefriendsatcollegeC.onepreparesforone’sfuturecareerandlifeatcollegeD.professorsatcollegewillprovideyouwithmanynewideas11.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordknow-howinParagraph2?A.AnunderstandingofhowthingsaregoingatcollegE.B.A.practicalknowledgeabouthowtobehaveandwhattodoatcollegE.C.CollegehallswhererulesandregulationsarepresenteD.D.Anenvironmentcompletelydifferentfromtheoneyou’reusedto.12.Accordingtothepassagecollegestudents.A.needn’tlearnfromthosewhowenttocollegebeforethemB.shouldspendasmuchtimeaspossibleonsocialactivitiesC.shouldhaveasystemforplanningtheirtimeD.aresupposedtorepeatorreplaceatleastonecourse

TheendoftheWorldCupdoesnotmeantheendofinternationalcompetitioninBrazilthisyear.A.majorfootballeventwillhappenintheSouthAmericancountrylaterthismonthbutwithteamsofrobotsplayingthegamewhichisknownassoccerintheUnitedStates.TherobotteamsareguidedbyteamsofhumansfromaroundtheworlD.TheeventisknownasRoboCup.TechnologystudentsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaaretryingfortheirfourthvictoryatthecompetitionwhichisheldthisyearinthecoastalcityJoaoPessoA.ThestudentshavewonthelastthreeRoboCupcompetitions.WatchingrobotsplayfootballissimilartowatchingchildrenplaythegamE.Thekicksarenotgoodthere'salotoffallingdownandpeoplearetheretoguideandsupporttheteammembers.JianQiaoLiisoneoftheleadersoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniateam.Hesaysonegoalhehasfortherobotteamistomakesurethemachinescanfindthegoalandtheball.HealsowantstherobotstobeabletoknowwheretheyareontheplayingfielD.Andhewantstheteamtobeabletobettercontrolthewalkingandkickingabilitiesoftherobots.QinHeisanotherleaderoftherobotteam.Shesaystheabilitiesoftherobotsincreaseeveryyear.Ms.HesaystheUSteamismeetingitsgoals.TherobotsknowthedifferencesbetweenthecolorsgreenandredandtheycandecidewheretogoandwheretheballisontheplayingfielD.Shesaysiftherearethreerobotplayersonthefieldatthesametimetheywillcommunicatewitheachothertodecidethedifferentresponsibilitiesforeachrobot.U.S.TeammemberChristopherAkatusukahopesforanothervictoryinBrazil.TheteamhaswontheRoboCupthepastthreeyearsintheNetherlandsMexicoandTurkey.Theyhaveeverygoodteamplayerrightnow.AslongastheirdetectionisgoodIthinkthey'llbeverycompetitive;wejusthopetocompeteagainsttherealgoodGermanteamseventuallybecausetheGermansalwaysdoverywellsaysAkatsukA.MrAkatsukasaysRoboCupisanexcitingtechnologycompetition.Eachteamdevelopstheirownsoftware;basicallyit'sacompetitionofwhohasthebestsoftwarewhohasthebestdecision—makingatagivenpoint...it’sreallyexcitingsaysAkatsukA.TheeventbeginsJuly19thandendsJuly25th.SomeRoboCupparticipantshopetodevelopateamofrobotsthatcanplayagainsthumansby2050.55.AccordingtothefirstparagraphRobocup_____.A.isheldeveryfouryearsB.isplayedbyrobotsC.isasymbolofWorldCup'sendingD.isacelebrationofWorldCup56.Therobots'performanceofplayingthegameis_______.A.marvelousB.awkwardC.flexibleD.awesome57.ThesamegoalfortherobotsthatJianQiaoLiandQinHementionis_______.A.tolocatetheballB.tocommunicatewitheachotherC.toplayatwillD.todistinguishcolors58.Akatsuka'sfinalhopeforhisrobotteamis______.A.toinventthebestsoftwareB.towinthechampionshipinBrazilC.tomakethebestdecisionD.tocompetewithhumans

ExperiencethenewlyopenedGrandCanyon大峡谷WestSkywalkinColorado.DepartingfromGrandCanyon'sSouthRimbyAirplanetoGrandCanyon'sWestRimyouwilllandandtakeagroundtourtotheSkywalk!Walkonairfor70feetovertheedgeofGrandCanyonWest.ThisSkywalkhasbeenopensinceMarch282007.DailyvisitorshiptotheSkywalkhasbeenover4000peoplE.PleasebepatienttoenjoyyourmomentontheSkywalk.AfteryouhaveexperiencedtheoneandonlyGrandCanyonSkywalkGlassBridgeyouwillreturntotheGrandCanyonWestAirportandtakeyourAirplaneforaflightbacktotheSouthRimoftheCanyon.ThisisatournevertobeforgottenasyouwillhavewalkedonairovertheGrandCanyon.TourItinerary行程TourDuration5.7HoursTheGrandCanyonAdventureSkywalkFlightfromGrandCanyonSouthRimtoGrandCanyonWest1HourExperienceabird's-eyeviewoftheGrandCanyonasyoumakeyourwaytoGrandCanyonWest.LightLunchatGuanoPointatGrandCanyonWest2HoursYou'llbetakenbybustoGuanoPointwithbreathtakingviewsofthewesternpartoftheGrandCanyonwheretheCaloradoRivermakesitswayintoLakeMooD.Everytableforlunchhasaview.WalkontheWorldFamousSkywalk1.5HoursFinallyyou'llboardyourbustoEaglePointhomeoftheGrandCanyonSkywalk.Nowitistimeforyoutowalkonairfor70feetovertheGrandCanyon.FlightBacktoGrandCanyonSouthRim1.2HoursAftertimeontheSkywalkyou'llreturntotheGrandCanyonWestAirportandreturntoGrandCanyonSouthRimintimefordinnerandsunset.40.Thisadvertisementisfor____.A.GrandCanyonWestB.theSkywalkC.GrandCanyonD.GrandCanyonSouth41.ThepackagefeedoesNOTcoverthecostof____.42.TheGrandCanyonSkywalkBridgeismadeofglassbecause____.A.itlooksstrangerB.itischeapertobuildC.itgivesyouabetterviewD.itlooksmorebeautiful43.AccordingtotheTourItinerarytherouteis____.A.SouthRim→WestAirport→GuanoPoint→EaglePoint→WestAirport→SouthRimB.SouthRim→GuanoPoint→WestAirport→EaglePoint→WestAirport→SouthRimC.SouthRim→WestAirport→EaglePoint→GuanoPoint→WestAirport→SouthRimD.SouthRim→WestAirport→EaglePoint→WestAirport→GuanoPoint→SouthRim

Adocumentaryprojectisgatheringstoriesofkindnessfromallovertheworld.Producedbyaward—winningfilmmakerEvaBrzeskiKindnesstheMovieisanexperimentalfilmprojectthataimstoprovideauniqueglimpseintorandomactsofkindnessonaninternationalscale.Individualsareencouragedtosendinshortvideoentriescreatinganoverallmontage蒙太奇ofkindness.IwanttohearstoriesthathavetouchedliveschangedideasovercomeprejudicesandbridgeddivisionsbetweenpeopleexplainedEva.AndIthinkifIwanttohearthosestoriesmaybeotherswanttohearaswell.Ibelievewearethirstyforbetternewsandwedon’twanttoseethosepicturespaintedbythemainstreammedia.Thefilmwilladdressquestionsabouthowkindorunkindtheworldis.Itwilldocumentdifferentpeople’sexperiencesofkindnessincludingunusualactsofcareandgenerositythatpeoplehaveobservedorheardabout.Asanincentive鼓励a$10000cashprizeisofferedforthebestvideoentryreceived.WhileEvahaswelcomedadiverserangeofvideosfromaroundtheworldshestillhopesformoreIhaveheardpeoplesay‘OhIwanttosubmitavideobutthebarissohigh’shesays.Thisisn’tthecase.Thevideodoesn’tneedtobehigh-techinfactwedon’twantittobefancy.Nomusicnoeditingandnospecialeffects.Justsomeonetalkingandtellingthetruth.KindnesstheMoviemaystillbeintheearlystagesofproductionbutEvahasgreatambitionsforthefinaloutcomeofthefilm.Wehopeitwilleventuallybeintheatreseverywheretoraisepeople’sawarenessofkindness.Itsoundshardbutwearetryingtostartarevolution.61.What’sthepurposeofthedocumentaryproject?A.Tomakebetterfilms.B.Toraisepeople’sawarenessofkindness.C.Toproviderandomactsofkindness.D.Todocumentdifferentpeople’sexperiencesofkindness.62.WhatkindofstoryisnotfavouredbyEva?A.Ittoucheslives.B.Itchangesideas.C.Itremovesprejudices.D.Itstrengthensrelationships.63.WhydopeoplenotwanttoseethenewsfromthemainstreammediainEva’sview?A.It’sreliable.B.It’sbad.C.It’suntrue.D.It’outdated.64.Whichstatementistrueaboutthedocumentaryprojectaccordingtothepassage?A.TheactsofgenerositythatonehearsaboutcanbedocumenteD.B.A.＄1000cashprizeisofferedforthebestvideoentryreceived.C.Thevideoneedstobehigh-tech.D.Individualsareencouragedtosendinlongvideoentries.65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.KindnesstheMoviehasbeenverysuccessful.B.Evaisconfidentinthefinaloutcomeofthefilm.C.Itiscertainthatthefilmwillbeshownintheaterseverywhere.D.KindnesstheMoviesoundshardbutinteresting.

AbusinessmanwalksintoabankinSanFranciscoandasksfortheloan贷款officer.HesaysheisgoingtoEuropeonbusinessfortwoweeksandneedstoborrow$5000.Thebankofficersaysthebankwillneedsomekindofsecurityforsuchaloan.SothebusinessmanhandsoverthekeystoaRollsRoyceparkingonthestreetinfrontofthebank.Everythingchecksoutandthebankagreestoacceptthecarascollateralfortheloan.AnemployeedrivestheRollsintothebank’sundergroundgarage车库andparksittherE.Twoweekslaterthebusinessmanreturnsandrepaysthe$5000andtheinterestwhichcomesto$15.41.TheloanofficersaysWeareveryhappytohavehadyourbusinessandthistransaction交易hasworkedoutverynicelybutwearealittlepuzzleD.WhileyouwereawaywecheckedyououtandfoundthatyouareamultimillionairE.Whatpuzzlesusisthatwhywouldyoubothertoborrow$5000?LaughingthebusinessmanrepliesWhereelseinSanFranciscocanIparkmycarfortwoweeksfor$15?25.Thebusinessmanwalksintothebankwiththetruepurposeof_________.A.borrowing$5000B.meetingtheloanofficerfindingaplacetoparkhiscarD.showinghowrichheis26.Theloanofficerispuzzledbecause_________.A.heneverthoughthecouldmeetamultimillionaireinhisbankB.hethinksthebusinessmaniscrazytoleavehiscarinthebankheneverthoughtthebusinessmancoulddriveaRollsRoycehethinks$5000issosmallasumofmoneytothebusinessman27.TheunderlinedwordcollateralinParagraph1mostprobablymeans_________.securityB.paymentC.rewardD.deal28.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethebusinessmanaccordingtothestory?A.Honest.B.Clever.C.Rich.D.KinD.

WealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatimE.Callitthepiggybankstrategy策略.Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12000-footmountainandcoulddoitadayatatimeyouwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasiontocollectthe$15000costyouhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-taxyouwillhaveyourtripmoney.WhenIwasachildmyparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethatifIwantedsomethingIshouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildrenbutinmanycountriesthelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.AroundtheworldmanybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ahbutyouhavetoputsomethinginit.Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?Whynotanelephantbankwhichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?IntheMiddleAgesbeforemodernbankingandcreditinstrumentspeoplesavedmoneyathomeafewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters制陶工madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay黏土calledpyggandfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwaspigge.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpyggreferringtotheclayaspugeventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciationsoundingtheiasinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimalacleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapigdelightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoneybringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsavingadultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducationweddingscarsmedicalcarestartingabusinessbuyingahomeandfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoneytakeoffthetop10%putitasidesaveandinvestwisely.71.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?A.Paying1%incometaxatatimE.B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.C.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.D.PuttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureusE.72.Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion.B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.C.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.D.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.73.WhatdoesthenunderlinedwordsomethingParagraph3mostprobablyreferto?A.MoneyB.GiftsC.FinancialsuccessD.Goodluck74.Thepiggybanoriginallywas_________.A.apotter’sinstrumentB.acheapclaycontainerC.ananimal-shapeddishD.apig-liketoyforchildren75.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildrenB.theenjoymentoftakingagreattripC.theimportanceofmanagingmoneyD.thedifficultyofstartingabusiness

AllaroundtheworldshoppersflocktoWal-Marttobuyeverything.InTexastheycomeforanotherreasontoseethewindturbine涡轮机whichsupplies5%ofthestore'selectricity.Italongwithotherfacilitiessuchasexteriorwallscoatedwithheat-reflectivepaintmakesthisWal-Martagreengiant.ThelawsofeconomicssuggestthatWal-Martwith5200storesworldwideinfluenceseverythingincludingthepriceofallkindsofgoods.Itthrowsitsweightbehindenvironmentalresponsibilityandtheeffectscouldbeamazing.Onelittlechangeinproductpackagingcouldsave1500treessaysWal-MartCEOLeeScott.Ifeverybodysaves1500treesor50barrelsofoilattheendofthedayyouhavemadeahugedifference.ScottwantsWal-Marttodoitsparttoo.Hehaspromisedtocuttheexistinggreenhouse-gasemissions排放overthenextfewyearsandpromisedtoconstructnewstoresthataremoreefficient.HewantsWal-Mart'sfleet车队ofmorethan7000truckstogettwiceasmanymilespergallonby2015.FactoriesthatshowWal-Martthey'recuttingairpollutionwillgetpreferentialtreatmentinthesupplychain.Wal-Martsaysit'sworkingwithconsumer-productmanufacturerstoreducetheirpackagingandwillrewardthemiftheydoso.SomepeoplemaydoubtitisabidtoattractattentionfromWal-Mart'scontroversiallaborandhealth-insurancepractices.Butit'snotjustwindowdressingbecauseWal-Martseesprofitsingoinggreen.ScottsaysThisisabusinessphilosophynotasocialphilosophy.Wedon'tgowherewedon'tthinkthere'sagreatinterestinchangE.LikeBillGateswhostartedhischaritablefoundationScotthappenstobepromotingWal-Mart'simageatatimewhenhiscompany'sreputationisdeclining.Heacknowledgesthathelaunchedtheplanpartlytoshield保护庇护Wal-Martfrombadpressaboutitscontributiontoglobalwarming.Bydoingwhatwe'redoingtodayweavoidtheheadlinerisksthataregoingtocomeforpeoplewhodidnotdoanythinghesays.Atsomepointbusinesseswillbeheldresponsiblefortheactionstheytake.MeanwhileshouldWal-Martsucceedatshrinkingitsenvironmentalfootprintandloweringpricesforgreenproductsboththeplanetandthecompanywillprofit.63.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.LeeScottisWal-Mart'sCEOB.thereare5200storesintheworldC.Wal-MarthasagreatinfluenceontheworldmarketD.Wal-Marthasmorethan7000trucksallovertheworld64.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceThisisabusinessphilosophynotasocialphilosophy.meaninthefourthparagraph?A.Wal-Martpredictshugeprofitsinitsgreenactivity.B.Wal-Mart'sgreenactivityisjustwindowdressing.C.Wal-Martaimstosolveitshealth-insurancepractices.D.Wal-Martdoesn'thaveanysocialresponsibilityatall.65.WhatwillWal-Martprobablydointhefuture?A.Reduceairpollutioninitspresentstores.B.Givefavorabletreatmenttoitsconsumers.C.Askthefactoriestoreducetheirpackaging.D.Demandthefleetoftruckstousemorefuelthanbefore.66.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Providethebackgroundofthegreenplan.B.AnalyzethesimilaritybetweenBillGatesandScott.C.PresenttheriskthatWal-Martisfacingnowadays.D.StressthepurposeofWal-Mart'sgreenplan.

Mostyoungarchitects—particularlythoseinbigcities—canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.AndmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowantwhichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartnerBrianBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical-partsfirminAtlantA.Fromtheoutsideitlookstoooldevensomethinghorriblebutopenthedoorandyouareinawideopencourtyardlinedonthreesideswithrusting生锈的walls.In2000YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnD.Builtin1947thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.ButthepricewasrightsoYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition拆除pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroofbecauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardworkbutitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodoandtotreasurewhatwasthere—thewallstherustthelight.YocumsaiD.Everyseasonmorepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation装置inthere—aslow-motionshow.Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindowsanall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyardandskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswifE.A.sortofbuffer缓冲zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroomakitchenandamechanicalroomandthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyonD.YocumandBellwhohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecityfeelthattheexperiencefromthedecorationoftheirbuildingfocusingontheinsideratherthantheoutsidehasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.1.Accordingtothepassageitisformostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.A.easyB.unnecessaryC.unrealisticD.common2.Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause.A.itwasabargaintohimB.itwasstillingoodconditionC.itwaslocatedinthecitycenterD.itlookedattractivefromtheoutside3.WorkingontheoldbuildingYocumandBell.A.pulledrubbishoutthroughtheroofB.removedtheskylightsfromthebathroomC.presentedaslow-motionshowinanartgalleryD.builtakitchenatthebackpartoftheoldbuilding4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatYocumandBell.A.benefitedalotfrompullingdowntheroofB.turnedmoreoldbuildingsintoartgalleriesC.gotinspirationfromdecoratingtheiroldbuildingD.paidmoreattentiontotheoutsideoftheartgallery5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.peoplecanlearnalotfromtheirfailuresB.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonanoldbuildingC.peopleshouldnotjudgethingsbytheirappearanceD.creativepeoplecanmakethebestofwhattheyhave

''Ifyoucanseethemagicinafairytale童话youcanfacethefuture--DanielleSteelWhohavenotreadfairytales?Weallhavehadtheexperienceoftakinggreatdelightinthebeautyandinnocenceoffairytales.MayitbeCinderellaorSleepingBeauty...Fairytaleisawordwhichcannotbenewtous.Buthaveyouevertravelledagesbacktotheearliestoftimesanduncoveredthefascinatingfactsaboutthesestories?Thehistoryofthefairytaleisparticularlydifficulttotrack.Theoraltraditionofthefairytalecamelongbeforethewrittenpage.TheoldestknownfairytalesdatebacktoancientEgyptaround1300B.C.andnowaftertravellingthroughvariousperiodsoftimetheyhavegrownandmaturedinvariousaspectsandhavebecomethemostpopularformsofstoriesforyoungchildrenThecharactersandthemesoffairytalesaresimpleandsimilar:Princessesandgoosegirlsyoungestsonsandbraveprinceswickedstepmothersfairygodmotherstalkinganimalsglassmountainswitchescastlesandthelike.Thetalegoesintoanunrealworldandinthisnever-neverlandourheroeskilltheenemysucceedtokingdomsandmarrytheeverbeautifulprincesses.W..HAudensaidThewaytoreadafairytaleistothrowyourselfin.Itisverytrueindeedoryouwillnotbeabletofeeltheecstasyofreadingafairytale.Sowheneveryoureadafairytaleimagineyouarethehero/heroineandyouwillbecarriedtoamysteriouslandwhereeverythingwillbeasyouwant.Everychildbelievesinfairies仙女dragonsetc.Yetaswegrowupwefailtobelieveinthesefantasy-basedcharacters.Fairytalesaretoldtochildrenwhentheyareyoung.Thisisveryessentialindeedforifinthebeginningofourlivesourmindsaretouchedbythebeautyinnocenceandthemoralsinthesetaleswewillbeabletoobtaintheoptimisticsideofhappenings.Inlifesometimesbelievinginsuchmysticscanleadtogreathappiness.WellIdon’tknowaboutyoubutIdobelieveinfairiesandwhoknowsImaysomedaymeetonebecauseafterallbelievingisjustthebeginning!AndasJ.M.BarriessaidWhenyousayIdon’tbelieveinfairiesafairysomewheredropsdead.AndIwouldn’twantanyonedeadonmyaccountwouldyou?5.InParagraph1thewritermentionedCinderellaandSleepingBeautyto__A.tellthebeautyandinnocenceofthefairytalesB.presentusthefascinatingfactsbehindthemC.showusthatfairytalesaresomethingwearefamiliarwithD.describehisfeelingtowardsfairytales6.Theunderlinedword'ecstasyinParagraph3probablymeans___A.delightB.innocenceC.mysteryD.theoptimisticside7.Whyisitimportanttotellthefairytalestothechildrenwhenyoung?A.Becausetheycangaingreathappiness.B.B.ecauseitiseasierforthechildrentothrowthemselvesintheroleC.BecausetheytendtohavewildimaginationD.Becausewhentheyseethemagicinthetalesinthebeginningtheycanfacethefuture8.HowdoyouunderstandthesentenceinthelastparagraphWhenyousayIdon'tbelieveinfairiesafairysomewheredropsdeaD.?A.Ifyoudon’tbelieveinthetalesthefairywillbereallysad.B.Weneedthebeautyinnocenceandmoralofthefairytalestostayoptimistic.C.Ifnobodybelievesinuswewillbeheartbroken.D.Thewriterisjusttryingtobehumorousbysayingthis.

Istherereallyashortcuttoagoodmasterofaforeignlanguage?Hardtosaybutthebestwayoflearningalanguageisusingit.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistalkinginEnglishasmuchaspossiblE.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedup混合andpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsaythingstooquicklyandyoucan'tunderstandthem.ButifyoukeepyoursenseofhumoryoucanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumakE.Don'tbeunhappyifpeopleseemtobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeopletolaughatyourmistakesthantobeangrywithyoubecausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyouaresaying.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis:Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryonemakesmistakes.56.Thewriterthinksthatthemostimportantthingforyoutolearnalanguageis___________.A.readingB.practisingC.talkingaboutitD.listening57.Ifpeoplelaughatthemistakesyoumakeyoushould___________.A.beangrywiththemB.beangrywithyourselfC.notcareD.believeyouareright58.Thestorytellus:___________.A.Itisnormal正常的thatwemakesomemistakesinlearningEnglishB.EveryonemustmakemistakesC.WecanavoidmakingmistakesinlearningalanguageD.BeinglaughedatcanhelponelearnEnglishwell

TheAmericanbookWhoMovedMyCheesehasbeenabestsellerallovertheworlD.Itteachespeoplehowtofacechangesintheirlives.NowitsauthorSpenceJohnsonhaswrittenabookjustforteens.Thebooktellsusthatwhenfacingchangeinourliveslikeanewschoolornewfriendsdon'tbeafraiD.InsteadusethischangetomakeabetterlifE.Thebookgivesanexampleofachangeatschool.A.schoolischangingfromhavingtwotermstothreetermsbecausetherearetoomaystudents.Severalteensaretalkingaboutthis.MostofthemareunhappyandworrieD.ButChrisisnot.HelaughsandtellsastoryabouttwomicetwolittlepeopleandsomecheesE.ThefourareinamazelookingforthecheesE.HerecheesemeanssomethingimportantinlifelikemovingtoanewclassorgettingintocollegE.ButtheyfindthecheeseisgonE.Themicerealizethattheycan'tchangewhathashappenedandhavetofindmorecheesE.Thismeansfindingdifferentdreams.Thelittlepeoplehowevercan'tdothis.TheyareafraidofchangesotheyfindnocheesE.AfterChrisfinishesthestorythefriendsunderstandonething:togetmorecheesemoveinanewdirectionquickly.Hisfriendsunderstandhowthiscanbeusedinthechangesallteensfacesuchasdoingwellatschoolorhavinggoodrelationshipsorjustfeelinggoodaboutyourself.76.ThebookWhoMovedMyCheeseis_______.A.writtenallovertheworldB.readacrosstheworldC.soldonlyinAmericaD.lovedonlybyteens77.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.NeverchangeinourlifE.B.Changewhenyouliketodo.C.Changewiththechanges.D.Payattentiontothechanges.78.Theunderlinewordfourparagraph3refersto_____.A.MiceandlittlepeopleB.StudentsC.CheeseD.Readers79.Inourlivesweshouldlearnfrom_______.A.MiceB.LittlepeopleC.ChrisD.SpenceJohnson80.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheauthorisBritain.B.Therearethreetermsineveryschool.C.Mostteensdon'tunderstandChris'story.D.Thebooktellsteenshowtofacechangesintheirlives.

TheancientMayabuiltmanylargecitiesinwhatisknownastheirclassicperiodwhichlastedfromabout250A.D.untilabout900.Eachcityhaditsownkingandrulingclass.Thecitiestradedwithoneanotherbutoftenfoughtaswell.Aroundtheyear900theMayaabandonedmanyoftheircities.ArchaeologistsandotherscientistshavelongpuzzledoverwhytheMayaleft.Theyhaveexaminedthecitiescarefullyandstudiedthesettlementsthatsurroundthem.InCopantheyfoundmanytoolsdatingfrom500toabout1000andafewtoolsdatingfromabout1000to1200.Theyfoundthatnonewmonumentshadbeenbuiltafter822.FromplantremainstheyconcludedthattheareaaroundCopanhadbeenfarmlandandotherevidencesuggestedthatthelandhadbeenoverfarmeD.InviewoftheevidencethescientistsconcludedthatalargepopulationhadlivedinCopanuntilabout1000butthatasmorepeoplefarmedthelandthesoilhadlostitsrichnessandproducedfewercropscausingtheMayatheretosufferfrommalnutrition营养不良asananalysisofskullshasshown.AsaresultpeoplebegantoleaveCopanaroundtheyear1000.WarmayalsohavecausedtheMayatoabandonsomeoftheircities.Forexampleitisthoughtthatarival敌对cityCaracolmayhaveonceconqueredTikal.100yearslaterTikalreturnedtopowerandtherulingfamilybuilttemplestohonouritsvictory.Howeverbytheendofthe800sTikalwasnolongerpowerfulanditsinhabitantsleft.AlthoughwedonotknowforcertainwhymanyancientMayaabandonedtheircitiestoday'sMayamayprovideuswithclues.ThemodernMayastillliveonthelandsinMexicoandGuatemalathattheirancestorsoccupieD.Manypresent­dayMayastillhaveancientbeliefsandfarmingpracticesandstudyingthesemayhelpusdiscovermoreaboutancientMayaculturE.1.AccordingtothetextweknowthatCopanflourishedfrom________.A.500to822B.250to900C.822to1000D.1000to12002.InCopanscientistsfoundevidencethattheMaya________.A.hadbeendefeatedbythepeopleofCaracolB.hadoverfarmedthelandandsufferedfrompoorhealthC.hadbeeninvolvedinaconflictwithTikalD.hadleftthecitybecauseofawar3.It'sprobablethatscientistswillnotagreeonwhytheMayaabandonedtheircities________.A.untilmorecitiesarefoundB.withoutmorephysicalevidenceC.untilmodernpracticesarebetterunderstoodD.withoutcomparingtheMayatootherancientcultures4.ThescientiststhinkstudyingthebeliefsandpracticesofthemodernMayawillhelpthemunderstandancientMayancivilizationbecausethemodernMaya________.A.areidenticaltotheancientonesB.havethebestfarmingpracticesC.knowwhattheirancientcivilizationwaslikeD.carryonsomeoftheirancestors'beliefsandpractices

MostpeoplehaveheardofShakespeareandprobablyknowsomethingoftheplaysthathewrotE.HowevernoteverybodyknowsmuchaboutthelifeofthisremarkablemanexceptperhapsthathewasborninthemarkettownofStratforduponAvonandthathemarriedawomancalledAnneHathaway.WeknownothingofhisschoollifE.WedonotknowforexamplehowlongitlastedbutwepresumethatheattendedthelocalgrammarschoolwheretheprincipalsubjecttaughtwasLatin.NothingcertainisknownforwhathedidbetweenthetimeheleftschoolandhisdepartureforLondon.AccordingtoalocallegendhewasbeatenandevenputinprisonforstealingrabbitsanddeerfromtheestateofaneighboringlandownerSirThomasLucy.ItissaidthatbecauseofthishewasforcedtorunawayfromhisnativeplacE.AdifferentlegendsaysthathewasapprenticedtoaStratfordbutcherbutdidnotlikethelifeandforthisreasondecidedtoleaveStratforD.Whatevercausedhimtoleavethetownofhisbirththeworldcanbegratefulthathedidso.WhatiscertainisthathesethisfootontheroadtofamewhenhearrivedinLondon.ItissaidthatatfirsthehadnomoneyorfriendstherebutthatheearnedalittlebytakingcareofthehorsesofthegentlemenwhoattendedtheplaysatthetheatrE.Intimeashebecameafamiliarfiguretotheactorsinthetheatretheystoppedandspoketohim.Theyfoundhisconversationsobrilliantthatfinallyhewasinvitedtojointheircompany.1.IntheearlylifeofShakespearehe________.A.attendedapublicschoolB.livedinLondonC.studiedLatinD.wasputinprisonforstealingcattle2.Whywasheforcedtoleavehisnativeplaceaccordingtothispassage?A.Becausehedidnotwanttogotoschool.B.BecauseheleftforLondontobecomefamous.C.Becausehehadstolendeerandwasbeaten.D.Nooneknowsforcertain.3.Whycantheworldbegratefulthathelefthishometown?A.Becausehewrotemanyworldfamousplaysafterleavinghishometown.B.BecausehebecameagoodriderinLondon.C.Becausehewasanactoratlast.D.BecausehetravelledallovertheworlD.4.TheBESTtitleis________.A.TheEarlyLifeofShakespeareB.Shakespeare'sLifeinLondonC.Shakespeare'sRoleinPerformanceD.Shakespeare'sLaterLife

ThepoundnewLibraryofBirminghamLoBwillbethemostvisiblesignofthewaythecityisacceptingthedigitalization数字化ofeverydaylifE.Settoopenin2013the£188mLoBisalreadybeginningtotaleshapenexttotheBirminghamRepertoryTheatrewithwhichitwillsharesomeequipment.Asdigitalmedia媒介isimportanttoitsidea.theprojectisalreadyprovidingchancesforsomeofthemanysmallnewlocalcompaniesworkingatthenewtechnologies.BrianGamblestheLoBprojectdirectorsaysitisaboutgivingpeopletherighttoolsforlearningTheaimistomixthephysicalwiththedigital.Providing24-hourserviceswhichcanbeusedthroughmanydifferentways.Itisimportanttoenableustoreachmorepeoplemoreeffectively.ThedigitallibrarywillhesaysbeasimportantasthephysicaloneallowingthedistantuseoftheservicesmakingsurethatitisneverclosedtothepubliC.EvenbeforetheLoBiscompletethepublichasbeenabletogoonlinetovisittheVirtual虚拟的LoBdesignedbyBadentheBirminghamvirtualworldsspecialists.NotonlyhavethepublicbeenabletolearnaboutLoBbutthevirtualonehasalsoenabledthoseworkingontheLoBtounderstandthebuildingandhowitwillworkbeforeitevenopens.TwoothersmallBirmingham-baseddigitalcompaniesareworkingontheLoBprojects.Substratadigitaldesigncompanyisdevelopingwhatitcallsenlargerealityproject.ItisabouttheuseofanexcitingsmartphoneanimportantpartoftheLoBwhichisintheearlystagesofdevelopmentisanonlinelibraryoffiguresofthecitybeingbuiltbyadigitalcontentcompanyinCahootsinwhichuserswillbeencouragedtoaddtoandcommentonthematerial.Gamblessays:Technologywillenableustomakethelibrary’scontentandservicesopentocitizensasseverbeforE.1.TheunderlinepartitsideainParagraph3referstotheideaof____.A.theequipmentB.theprojectC.thedigitalmediaD.thephysicallibrary2.WhilevisitingtheVirtualLoBthepubliccan_____.A.getageneralideaoftheLoBB.meetmanyworld-famousexpertsC.learnhowtoputupalibrarybuildingD.understandhowthespecialistsworkontheproject3.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheLoBwhenitopens?A.ItoffersbetterlearningtoolsB.ItreachesusersindifferentwaysC.ItprovidesuserswithsmartphoneD.ItallowsuserstoenrichitsmaterialE.Itgivesnon-stopphysicalanddigitalservicesA.abdB.aceC.bcdD.bde4.Thistextismostprobablytakenfrom.A.aputbookB.alibraryguideC.ahandbookD.anewspaperreport

InUKClosedCircuitTelevisionCCTV闭路电视camerasareeverywherE.TheyhelpthepolicedealwithcrimesandkeepthestreetssafE.Butthat’snotalltheydo.Theyalsocatchpeopledoingverystupidorsmartthings.OneofthevideosisofaBritishwomanMaryBalE.Sheclearlydoesn’tlikecats.In2010shewascaughtonCCTVthrowingoneintoadustbin.ThevideoshowsMarywalkingdownaquietstreet.AllofasuddenshenoticesLolathecatjumpontoafencE.MarystopstopickupLolaanddropsherintoalargedustbin.Lolawassavedfifteenhourslater.AndMarywasputintoprisonforcausingunnecessarysufferingtoananimal.Shewasfined￡250andwasnotallowedtoownpetsforfiveyears.AnothervideoshowsBritain’sdrunkestman.Andhe’dobviouslyhadafewtoomanyglassesofbeer.Atabout2A.m.hewaskickedoutforbeingtoodrunk.SohedecidedtowalkhomE.OnthewayCCTVcamerasfilmedhimfallingdownstairsandcrossingtheroadsmadlyA.hotelwaitersaidIt’samazinghedidn’thurthimselfbadly.Sometimestheyalsorecordsmartevents.OnceaBritishbandTheGetOutClausedidn’thaveanymoneytomakeamusicvideo.SotheycameupwithanunbelievableideA.TheysetuptheirinstrumentsandplayedasonginfrontofeightCCTVcameras.AndthenaccordingtotheEnglishFreedomofInformationActtheyaskedforacopyofallthevideoswhichtheyediteD.Theresultisthatatotallynewmusicvideowasmadeanditdidn’tcostthemapenny.21.AccordingtothepassageCCTVcamerasareeverywherein_______.A.ChinaB.USAC.UND.Britain22.MaryBalewaspunishedforherbehaviorinseveralwaysEXCEPT_______.A.Shewassenttoprisonforharmtothecat.B.Shewasforbiddentoownpetsforever.C.Shewasaskedtopaya£250finE.D.Sheshallnotraisepetsfor5years.23.TheexampleofaBritishdrunkestmanisaimedtoprovethatCCTVcamerascan_______.A.helppoliceB.catchstupidthingsC.catchsmartthingsD.recordmusicevents24.TheBritishbandusethevideosofCCTVcamerasbecause_______.A.theythinkitisenjoyableB.theybelieveitiscoolandtime-savingC.theydon’thaveenoughmoneytomakeavideoD.theybelievetheycanbewellknownovernight25.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CCTVCamerasWatchActionB.CCTVCamerasAreEverywhereC.CCTVCamerasAreWiselyUsedD.CCTVCamerasAreDangerousToLife

The2012LondonOlympicshadenoughproblemstoworryabout.Butonemorehasjustbeenadded—acommunicationsblackoutcausedbysolarstorms.AfteraperiodofcalmwithintheSunscientistshavedetectedthesignsofafreshcycleofsunspotsthatcouldpeakin2012justintimeforthearrivaloftheOlympictorchinLondon.NowscientistsbelievethatthispeakcouldresultinvastsolarexplosionsthatcouldthrowbillionsoftonsofchargedmattertowardstheEarthcausingstrongsolarstormsthatcouldjamthetelecommunicationssatellitesandinternetlinkssendingliveOlympicbroadcastfromLondon.TheSun’sactivityhasastronginfluenceontheEarth.TheOlympicscouldbeinthemiddleofthenextsolarmaximumwhichcouldaffectthefunctionsofcommunicationssatellitessaidProfessorRichardHarrisonheadofspacephysicsattheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryinOxfordshirE.Atthepeakofthecycleviolentoutburstscalledcoronalmassejections日冕物质抛射occurintheSun’satmospherethrowingoutgreatquantitiesofelectrically-chargedmatter.Acoronalmassejectioncancarryabilliontonsofsolarmaterialintospaceatoveramillionkilometresperhour.SucheventscanexposeastronautstoadeadlyamountcandisablesatellitescausepowerfailuresonEarthanddisturbcommunicationsProfessorHarrisonaddeD.Theriskisgreatestduringasolarmaximumwhenthereisthegreatestnumberofsunspots.NextweekinAmericaNASAisscheduledtolaunchasatelliteformonitoringsolaractivitycalledtheSolarDynamicsObservatorySDOwhichwilltakeimagesoftheSunthatare10timesclearerthanthemostadvancedtelevisionsavailablE.TheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryhelpedtomakethehigh-techcamerasthatwillcaptureimagesofthesolarflares太阳耀斑andexplosionsastheyoccur.ProfessorRichardHoldawaythelab’sdirectorsaidthattheSDOshouldbeabletoprovideearlywarningofasolarflareorexplosionbigenoughtoaffectsatellitecommunicationsonEarth.Ifwehaveadvancewarningwe’llbeabletoreducethedamagE.Whatyoudon’twantisthingsswitchingoffforaweekwithnoideaofwhat’scausedtheproblemhesaiD.1.ThephrasecommunicationsblackoutinParagraph1mostprobablyreferstoduringthe2012Olympics.A.theextinguishingoftheOlympictorchB.thecollapseofbroadcastingsystemsC.thetransportationbreakdowninLondonD.thedestructionofweathersatellites2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolaractivitydescribedinthepassage?A.ThemostfatalmatterfromthecoronafallsontoEarth.B.ThesolarstormpeakoccursinthemiddleofeachcyclE.C.IttakesseveralsecondsforthechargedmattertoreachEarth.D.Thenumberofsunspotsdeclinesaftercoronalmassejections.3.AccordingtothepassageNASAwilllaunchasatelliteto.A.takeimagesofthesolarsystemB.provideearlywarningofthunderstormsC.keeptrackofsolaractivitiesD.improvethecommunicationsonEarth4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SolarStorms:AnInvisibleKillerB.SolarStorms:EarthEnvironmentinDangerC.SolarStorms:ThreateningtheHumanRaceD.SolarStorms:HumanActivitiestoBeTroubled

ChoosingtheRightResolution决定MillionsofAmericansbegan2014withthesameresolutiontheystarted2013withagoaloflosingweight.HoweversettingweightlossasagoalisamistakE.Toreachourgoaloflosingweight---theoutputweneedtocontrolwhatweeat---theinput输入.Thatiswetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstructgoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweighttryanactionableresolution:I’llstophavingdesertforlunchorI’llwalkeverydayfor20minutes.Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcomE.Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives激励includingineducationhasbeendiscusseD.ForexampleresearcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecaseshegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninputlikereadingcertainbookswhileinotherstheincentiveswerebasedonoutputlikeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheincentivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausetheydonotknowhowtodobetteronexamasidefromgeneralruleslikestudyharder.Readingcertainbooksontheotherhandisawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoalyouhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufailbecauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.IfyouwanttocutdownonyourspendingagoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafeforexamplE.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarlyifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamilydon’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.ThinkboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandsticktolikeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.Inthelongrunthesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.29.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause_______.A.itishardtoachieveformostAmericansB.itisdependentontoomanythingsC.itisbasedonactionabledecisionsD.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresult30.InRolandFryer’sresearchsomestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause______.A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrulesB.theywererewardedforreadingsomebooksC.theypaidmoreattentiontoexamsD.theyweremotivatedbytheirclassmates31.Accordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?A.I’llstudyharder.B.I’llcutdownmyexpenseC.I’llspendmoretimewithmyfamilyD.I’llgiveupdesert.32.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould________.A.developgoodhabitsandfocusontheoutcomeB.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothemC.setambitiousgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputandoutputD.pickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits

Yum!BrandsInC.owneroftheKFCfastfoodchainsaidfourth-quartersame-storesalesfellmorethanprojectedinChinaasdemandwashitbyagovernmentinvestigationintooneofitsformerchickensuppliers.Industryexpertshadpredictedthenegativeimpactoftheprobewhichisexpectedtobefeltinthelongterm.KFCsalesinChinainthelasttwoweeksofDecemberwereaffectedbythereleaseoftheinformationassociatedwiththeprobeintoChinesepoultry家禽supplierstheUScompanysaiD.Chinasame-storesalesfellby6percentyear-on-yearinthefourthquartercomparedwithapreviousestimate估计foradeclineof4percentthefilingsaiD.Shanghai'sfoodsafetyauthoritysaidthattestsconductedbyathird-partyagencyfrom2010to2011foundthatchickensuppliedtothecompanybyLiuheGroupCo.ltD.containedtoomuchantibiotics.YumsaiditstoppedallsuppliesfromLiuheinAugust2012.TherevelationcausedheateddebateamongChineseconsumers.ThenegativeimpactwillstayforalongtimeforKFCwhichreliesheavilyondomesticchickensupplierssaidGaoJianfenggeneralmanageroftheShanghai-basedBogoConsultants.Withahugenumberofrestaurantsdemandinglargequantitiesofchicken--themainsubstanceontheirmenus--KFCwon'tbeabletorebuilditssupplychainintheshorttermGaosaiD.HeaddedthatfoodsafetyissuesintheChinesesupplychainfromchickentotodder草料arewidespreaD.NosinglecompanycanpreserveitsreputationinsuchanindustrialchainhesaiD.AnincreasingnumberoffastfoodconsumershavestartedtogotootherWesternchainssuchasMcDonald'sorBurgerKinghesaiD.ZhaoPingaresearcherattheAcademyofInternationalTradeandEconomicCooperationsaidthatduetotheirrisingincomelevelsanincreasingnumberofChinesepeoplearepayingmoreattentiontohealthyeatingbringingnewattitudestowardforeignfastfoodbrandsandreducingtheirtrustandappreciationofthosechains.64.TheunderlinedwordprobeinthesecondparagraphprobablymeansA.analysisB.investigationC.chargeD.decline65.WecaninterfromthetextthatA.therearefewerchickensuppliersinChinanowB.withmoremoneyChinesepeopleareturningtoforeigntastfoodC.domesticchickensuppliersrefusetosupplychickentoKFCD.foreignfastfoodbrandsarefacingcrisisofconfidence66.ThebesttitleofthepassagewouldbeA.Foreignfoodsafefood?B.BusinessaffectedworsethanexpectedC.ForeignfastfoodbrandsaremorepopularD.KFCVSMacDonald's

CarnivaltodayisaninternationalmulticulturalexperiencE.ButhowdiditbecomesoTounderstandwhatcarnivalisallaboutweneedtolookatthehistoryofAmericaandthemeetingoftwocultures—EuropeanandAfrican.ThearrivalofEuropeansinAmericaandtheopeningofhugefarmsandplantationstogrowcottonfruitandvegetablesmeanttherewasanimmediateneedforpeopletoworkonthem.ThismarkedthebeginningoftheslavetradE.Formorethantwohundredyearsuntilthebeginningofthe19thcenturywhenthetradewasfinallystoppedmillionsofpeopleweretakenbyforcefromtheirhomesinAfricaandtransportedtotheNewWorldtoworkasslaves.SixmillionweretakentotheCaribbeanislandswheretherewereBritishandFrenchlandowners.NaturallytheEuropeansalsoimportedtheirownfestivals.Sotheslaveswereforcedtowatchastheirmasterscelebratedcarnivalwithfooddrinkandmaskeddances.InTrinidadtheslavesbegantoholdtheirowncarnivalcelebrationstheypaintedtheirfaceswhiteimitatingtheirmastersandmakingfunofthem.ButatthesametimetheywerecontinuingtheirownAfricantraditions—suchaswalkingroundavillagewearingmasksandsinging—acustomwhichtheythoughtwouldbringgoodluck.Whentheslavetradewasabolishedin1838theformerslavestookoverthecarnival.ItbecamemorecolourfulandmoreexcitingthanithadbeenbeforE.MagnificentcostumesweremadeandmusicalbandscreateD.Carnivalbecameacelebrationoffreedom.Withthepassingoftimethewhiteinhabitantsoftheislandbegantotakepartinthecarnivaltoo—andtheywerewelcomedbytheirformerslaves.Carnivalbecameawaytounitedifferentcommunitiesaspeopleforgottheireverydayproblemsandenjoyedthemselveseatingdrinkinganddancing.TodayvisitorsfromallovertheworldcometothissmallstateintheCaribbeantojoininthefun.Carnivalhasbecomeacelebrationoflifeitself.1.Whichisthetopicofthepassage?A.ThemeaningofcarnivalB.AcelebrationoffreedomC.ThemeetingofculturesD.Acelebrationoflife2.Carnivalhassomethingtodowiththefollowingexcept________.A.thehistoryofAmericaB.AfricanculturesC.AsianculturesD.Europeancultures3.Itcanbeinferredthatcarnivalwastakenfrom________.A.AustraliaB.AmericaC.AfricaD.Europe4.Carnivalbecameacelebrationoffreedommainlybecause________.A.theslaveswantedtomakefunoftheirmastersB.slaveswantedtokeeptheirAfricantraditionsC.slavestradewasstoppedD.magnificentcostumesandmusicalbandsweremade5.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.TheEuropeanimmigrantscelebratedcarnival.b.Carnivalbecameacelebrationoffreedom.c.Visitorsthroughouttheworldcometojoininthefun.d.Thewhiteinhabitantsoftheislandbegantotakepartinthecarnival.e.Theslavesheldtheirowncarnivalcelebrations.A.abdecB.aebdcC.eadecD.badec

GettingaroundinCanadaisfairlyeasy.Mostcitieshaveurbantransportationsystemsincludingbusesstreetcarsandtrainsandsomeofthelargercitiesalsohavesubways.Youcanboardthesesystemsatregularstopsalongtheirroutes.Someletyoupaywithcashwhileothersrequiretickets.Ifyoudon’thaveaticketforthebusyoumustpaywiththecorrectamountofmoney.ThisisbecausethedriverdoesnotcarryanychangE.Ifyouplantostayinacityforalongtimeyoumaywanttobuyamonthlypassorapackageofticketstosavemoney.Youcanbuysubwayticketsatanysubwaystation.IfyouhavetotakeseveralbusesorsubwaysforasingletripyoudonotneedtopaymoneyeachtimE.Simplyaskthedriverforatransfer换乘ticketortakeonefromthemachinesonthesubwayplatform.IfyouarenotsurewheretoboardthebusorthestreetcarjustasksomeoneorfollowthecrowD.Peoplecanusuallyonlyboardatthefrontofthebuswhereyoushowyourpasstothedriver.WhenusingpublictransportationCanadianslineup.FirstcomefirstserveisacommonapproachtomanyactivitiesinCanadaanditisconsideredtobeextremelyrudetocutinanylinE.Mapsofroutesandschedulesareusuallyavailablefromthepublictransit运输companyinyourareaandthereisalsoatelephoneinformationlinE.Youmayasksomeoneforthenameofthetransitcompanyinyourareaandthenlookitupinthetelephonebook.53.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.HowtousepublictransportationinCanadA.B.Howtosavemoneywhentraveling.C.Wheretofindsubwaysinlargercities.D.Howpublictransitcompanieswork.54.Ifyoupaythebusfareincash_____.A.youmaybegivensomechangeB.youcanexchangemoneywiththedriverC.itmightcostyoualittlemoreD.youmusthavetheexactamountofmoney55.Bybuyingamonthlypassorapackageofticketsyoucan______.A.takeabuswheneveryouwantB.gowhereveryoulikeC.savemoneyD.findcomfortableseats56.Ifyouhavetochangesubwaylinesonasingletrip_____.A.youhavetopayeachtimeB.youshouldbuyanotherticketfromthemachineC.youmustaskforthedriver’spermissionD.youjustneedtopayonce

PsyaKoreanfamousK-popsingercamewithhispopularsongGangnamStylewhichiswell-knownovernightduringthelatestfourmonths.AsamatteroffactGangnamisanupper-class上层的communitywhichliesinSeoul’ssoutheastwhosepopulationislessthan5%ofSeoul.ButformanypeoplequestionsstillremainWhat’sthestyleofGangnamanyway?Whatdoesitlooklikehiddenbythehorsey-dance?HereissomeinformationonGangnamrelatedtothesong.1.GettingthelookofGangnamStyleTherearemanybrands品牌inGangnam.AlongtheblocksofCheongdamandShinsait’seasytocatchtheinternationalandfashion-forwardbrandslikeChanelPradaandsoon.ThereforeGangnamisahotplaceforsomefashionpeoplE.Besidessomehome-grownbrandsarealsoapplesintheireyesforexampleJohnnyHatesJazz.Storesherearen’tcheapbutthat’sthepriceyoupaytodressclassyanddancecrazyasPsyputsit.2.EnjoyingthebeautifulfountainNamedtheworld’slongestbridgefountainin2008bytheGuinnessWorldRecords世界吉尼斯纪录theMoonlightRainbowFountain月光彩虹喷泉is1140metersofflowingwaterlitbyLEDlights.RunningalongtheBanpoBridgeitattractspeoplewhoenjoytheviewoftheHanRiver.ThefountainworksthreetimesadayduringweekdaysanddoublesonweekendsshootingtonsofwatereveryminutE.Ifyou’reluckyyoumightseefireworksfromoneoftheriver’sboatsaftersunsetwhichisconsideredthebestsceneryofGangnam.3.Lettingyourhairdownwhiletrotting像马一样小跑IfyoulikePsyarelookingforagirlwhoputsherhairdownwhenthenighttimecomesthenyoucantrottooneofGangnam’scolorfulnightclubs.Anywaythey’regoodplacestopracticethehorsey-dancE.OneofthetopclubsinthecountryeveninAsiaisClubElluiwhichinviteshot-shotK-popstarslikeJYPParkJin-young2PMandGD&Topandofteninvitesinternationalsingersbycooperating合作withoverseas海外的clubssuchasSpaceIbizaandMinistryofSounD.SomeclubfansheadthereonaFridayorSaturdayandpreparetogatherthereandstayuntilthenextday.55.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordappleinParagraph3referto?A.aroundandfreshfruitB.acauseofanargumentC.abrandofmobilephonesD.athingthatisloveddeeply56.WhichofthefollowingaboutGangnamisTRUE?A.PsyaKoreanK-popsingerlivesandworksinclubsinGangnam.B.MoonlightRainbowFountainworkstentimesadayduringweeks.C.YoucanbuyfashionablebrandsathomeandabroadinGangnam.D.ClubElluiprefersworkingalonetoworkingwithothers.57.WecanknowfromthepassagethatthedanceinGangnamStyleis_______.A.gentleB.softC.violentD.crazy58.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.famoussingernamedPsyB.A.songnamedGangnamStyleC.DifferentactivitiesinGangnamD.BriefintroductiontoGangnam

CarnivaltodayisaninternationalmulticulturalexperiencE.ButhowdiditbecomesoTounderstandwhatcarnivalisallaboutweneedtolookatthehistoryofAmericaandthemeetingoftwocultures—EuropeanandAfrican.ThearrivalofEuropeansinAmericaandtheopeningofhugefarmsandplantationstogrowcottonfruitandvegetablesmeanttherewasanimmediateneedforpeopletoworkonthem.ThismarkedthebeginningoftheslavetradE.Formorethantwohundredyearsuntilthebeginningofthe19thcenturywhenthetradewasfinallystoppedmillionsofpeopleweretakenbyforcefromtheirhomesinAfricaandtransportedtotheNewWorldtoworkasslaves.SixmillionweretakentotheCaribbeanislandswheretherewereBritishandFrenchlandowners.NaturallytheEuropeansalsoimportedtheirownfestivals.Sotheslaveswereforcedtowatchastheirmasterscelebratedcarnivalwithfooddrinkandmaskeddances.InTrinidadtheslavesbegantoholdtheirowncarnivalcelebrationstheypaintedtheirfaceswhiteimitatingtheirmastersandmakingfunofthem.ButatthesametimetheywerecontinuingtheirownAfricantraditions—suchaswalkingroundavillagewearingmasksandsinging—acustomwhichtheythoughtwouldbringgoodluck.Whentheslavetradewasabolishedin1838theformerslavestookoverthecarnival.ItbecamemorecolourfulandmoreexcitingthanithadbeenbeforE.MagnificentcostumesweremadeandmusicalbandscreateD.Carnivalbecameacelebrationoffreedom.Withthepassingoftimethewhiteinhabitantsoftheislandbegantotakepartinthecarnivaltoo—andtheywerewelcomedbytheirformerslaves.Carnivalbecameawaytounitedifferentcommunitiesaspeopleforgottheireverydayproblemsandenjoyedthemselveseatingdrinkinganddancing.TodayvisitorsfromallovertheworldcometothissmallstateintheCaribbeantojoininthefun.Carnivalhasbecomeacelebrationoflifeitself.1.Whichisthetopicofthepassage?A.ThemeaningofcarnivalB.AcelebrationoffreedomC.ThemeetingofculturesD.Acelebrationoflife2.Carnivalhassomethingtodowiththefollowingexcept________.A.thehistoryofAmericaB.AfricanculturesC.AsianculturesD.Europeancultures3.Itcanbeinferredthatcarnivalwastakenfrom________.A.AustraliaB.AmericaC.AfricaD.Europe4.Carnivalbecameacelebrationoffreedommainlybecause________.A.theslaveswantedtomakefunoftheirmastersB.slaveswantedtokeeptheirAfricantraditionsC.slavestradewasstoppedD.magnificentcostumesandmusicalbandsweremade5.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.TheEuropeanimmigrantscelebratedcarnival.b.Carnivalbecameacelebrationoffreedom.c.Visitorsthroughouttheworldcometojoininthefun.d.Thewhiteinhabitantsoftheislandbegantotakepartinthecarnival.e.Theslavesheldtheirowncarnivalcelebrations.A.abdecB.aebdcC.eadecD.badec

InarecentstudyresearchershaveestimatedtheenergyrequiredtoproducebottledwaterincludingtheenergyrequiredtomanufactureplasticmaketheplasticintobottlesprocessthewaterfillandsealthebottlestransportthebottlesandchillthebottlesforusE.Combiningalltheenergyinputtotalsfortreatmentanddistributionresearchersfoundthatproducingbottledwaterrequiresbetween5.6and10.2millionjoules焦耳ofenergyperliterdependingontransportationfactors.That'supto2000timestheenergyrequiredtoproducetapwater.Tobreakdowntheenergyrequirementsresearchersfoundthatproducingtheplasticbottlesandtransportingthebottlesgreatlydominated控制theenergyinput.Althoughsomecompaniesareexperimentingwithproducinglightweightbottlesorusingrecycledmaterialstheresearcherscalculatedthatthemanufacturingcostisabout4millionjoulesofenergyperplasticbottleweighing38gramsandthecapweighing2grams.Ourpreviousworkhadsuggestedthatbottledwaterproductionwasanenergy­intensiveprocessbutweweresurprisedtoseetheresultstheresearcherssaiD.Transportationcostsvarydependingonthedistanceandmodeoftransportandbothfactorsdependonthetypeofbottledwater.TherearetwomainkindsofbottledwaterintheUS.springwaterwhichcomesfromanundergroundspringandpurifiedwaterwhichiscitytapwaterthathasreceivedfurthertreatment.ForpurifiedwaterdistributedlocallybytruckwithinLosAngelsthetotaltransportationenergyisabout1.4millionjoulesperliter.InthesecondsituationspringwatershippedfromFijisuchasFijiSpringWateracrossthePacifictoLosAngelsandthendeliveredlocallybytruckrequiresabout4millionjoulesperliterfortransportation.ForthespringwaterthetransportationenergyequaledinthecaseofFijitheenergyrequiredtoproducethebottlE.Withthisdatatheresearchershopethatfuturestudieswillhavetheabilitytomakespecificestimatesfordifferentsituationsandpossiblyfindwaystocutenergycosts.66.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthattheenergyrequiredto______.A.producebottledwaterincludestheenergyforproducingthebottlesB.distributebottledwaterincludestheenergyrequiredtodrinkitC.distributebottledwaterismuchsmallerthantheenergyfortreatingitD.producebottledwaterismuchsmallerthantheenergyforproducingtapwater67.Toreducetheenergyrequiredtoproducebottledwatersomecompaniesaretrying______.A.tofilltapwaterintotheplasticbottlesdirectlyB.toreplacetheplasticbottleswithmetalcontainersC.toproducelightweightbottleswithrecycledmaterialsD.tousebicyclestotransportanddeliverbottledwaterlocally68.What'sParagraph4mainlytalkingabout?A.Treatmentofbottledwaterneedsnoenergyinputatall.B.Bottledwaterproductionisanenergy­intensiveprocess.C.Transportationofbottledwatertakesupthemostenergyinput.D.Productionoftheplasticbottlestakesupthemostenergyinput.69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.therearetwomainkindsofbottledwaterintheUSB.worldconsumptionofbottledwaterhasbeenincreasingC.transportationcostshavesomethingtodowiththemodeoftransportD.bottledwaterproducedinSpringismoreexpensivethanpurifiedwater70.What'sthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tohelpconsumersthemselvesmakemoreenvironmentallysustainablechoices.B.Toadvisethegovernmenttotakeseveremeasurestostopproducingbottledwater.C.Tourgetheconsumerstodrinktapwaterinsteadofbottledwaterforthesakeoftheearth.D.Totrythebesttofindwaystoproducebottledwatercheaplyandquicklyforthecompanies.

YoungadultfilmmakersallhopetoshowtheirworksininternationalfestivalslikeSundanceandToronto.Butwhataboutreallyyoungfilmmakerswhoaren’tinfilmschoolyetandaren’tstrictlyspeakingevenadults?TheyareattheheartofWingspanArtsFilmFestivaltomorrowinasettinganydirectormightenvy:Lincolncenter.Completewithredcarpetinterviewsandvariousawardsthefestivalhasmuchincommonwitheventsformoreexperiencedmoviemakersexceptfortheageoftheparticipants:about8to18.What’sreallyexcitingisthatit’sfilmforkidsbykidssaidCoriGardnermanagingdirectorofWingspanArtsanonprofitorganizationofferingyouthartsprogramsintheNewYorkareA.ThisyearthefestivalwillincludefilmsnotonlyfromWingspanbutalsofromothercityorganizationsandonefromamiddleschoolinArlingtonVirginiA.WewanttomakethisanationaleventMs.GardneraddeD.ThenineshortstobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB.B.Kingtoasciencefictionadventuresetintheyear3005.AlotofthematerialisreallymatureMs.GardnersaidtalkingaboutfilmsbytheNewYorkbranchofGlobalActionProjectamediaartsandleadership-traininggroup.ThechoiceisaboutthehistoryofafamilyandMasterAnti-SmokerisaboutthedangersofsecondhandsmokE.DreamoftheInvisiblesdescribesyoungimmigrants’移民feelingsofbothbelongingandnotbelongingintheiradoptedcountry.Thefestivalwillendwithanopenreceptionatwhichotherfilmswillbeshown.Theseincludeamusicvideoandafull-lengthfilmwhosetitleisPressurE.31.WingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival_____________.A.isorganizedbyamiddleschoolB.isasfamousastheTorontoFestivalC.showsfilmsmadebychildrenD.offersawardstofilmschoolstudents32.WhichofthefollowingistrueofWingspanArts?A.Ithelpsyoungfilmmakerstomakemoney.B.ItprovidesartsprojectsforyoungpeoplE.C.It’samediaartsandleadership-traininggroup.D.It’sanationalorganizationforyoungpeoplE.33.TheunderlinedwordshortsinParagraph4refersto_________.A.shorttrousersB.shortkidsC.shortfilmsD.shortstories34.Moviestobeshowninthefestival______________.A.coverdifferentsubjectsB.focusonkid’slifeC.areproducedbyGlobalActionProjectD.aredirectedbyMs.Gardner35.Attheendofthisfilmfestivaltherewillbe__________.A.variousawardsB.redcarpetinterviewsC.anopenreceptionD.aconcertatLincolnCenter

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.AwhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery公墓.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.1.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.2.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother'sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.3.WhichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnationA.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.4.OnMother'sDayandFather'sDay________.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents'homeD.handmadecardsarethemostvaluablegifts5.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.

ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￡35000ayeardesigningnewcomputergamesyethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard信用卡.Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16­year­oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajoB.David'sfirmreleases推出twonewgamesforthefastgrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid'sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalothecannotdriveacartakeoutamortgage抵押贷款orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool­basedcompanyfourmonthsagoayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO.­levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaiD.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.UnfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaiD.ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimE.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganyway.DavidaddedIwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement退休isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.56.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.B.Heliveswithhismother.C.HehasahandsomeincomE.D.HegraduatedwithsixO­levels.57.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A.HeistooyoungtogetacreditcarD.B.Hehasnotimetolearndriving.C.HehasverylittlesparetimE.D.HewillsoonlosehisjoB.58.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A.Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.B.Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.C.Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.D.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.59.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A.Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.B.Hewaseagertohelphismother.C.Helostinterestinschoolstudies.D.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.

Goldhasexercisedpowerforages.PeoplehavebeenlookingforgoldsincethebeginningofmankinD.Wholeempires帝国havebeenbuiltongolD.TheSpanishconqueredallofCentralandSouthAmericainordertobringgoldbacktotheirhomecountry.IncaandMayacivilizationsworshippedgoldandthoughtitcamefromthesun.Explorerstraveledforthousandsofmilesinsearchofthepreciousmetal.GoldisonceagainindemanD.Peoplewanttohavegoldasakindofsecurityinunstabletimes.Theyinvestin投资于goldinsteadofsavingtheirmoneyinbanks.Manypeoplearguethatsince9/11theworldhasbecomeamoredangerousplacE.Whenin2008thefinancialmarketscollapsed崩溃themajorcurrenciesoftheworldbecameweaker.Investorswerenolongersurehowsafetheirmoneywas.TheyboughtmoreandmoregoldwhichmadethepriceoftheyellowmetalrisE.OneofthereasonswhygoldissovaluableisthatitpracticallycannotbedestroyeD.Italwaysstaysthesameandneverchanges.Itcanberecycledandafterwardsbeusedformanythings.InIraqpoorpeoplecollectgolddustandbringitbacktojewelleryshopstoberecycleD.RecyclinggoldisalsoabigbusinessinJapanwheregoldiscollectedfromoldmobilephonesandotherindustrialwastE.Thedemandforthemetalandincreasedproductionleadstoanumberofenvironmentalproblems.A.singleounceofgoldproducesover30tonsofwastemorethananyothermetalonearth.Poisonoussubstancescanleakintoriversandcontaminate污染thewater.InPeruandBrazilwideareasoftheAmazonrainforestarecutdownbytheillegalminingofgolD.13.SpainmadewaronCentralAmerica.A.toexpandtheempireB.todefendtheirbeliefsC.togetapreciousmetalD.toenslavepeoplethere14.Investorsaremorefondofgoldbecause.A.itspricehasnevergonedownB.itsproductionisbecominglessC.itcanensurethevalueforlongD.itisthebestmaterialforjewelries15.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.goldhasverystable稳定的physicalcharacterB.collectinggolddustisacareerinJapanC.around30tonsofgoldismadeeachyearD.new-stylemobilephonesbegintousegold

Sunshineisagreatfilmwhichtakesusonavoyageintospacewhenmankindisindanger.In2057ourSunisdyingandmankindfacesextinction.A.spaceshipnamedIcarusⅡcarriesanenormousbombtoreturnlifetothedyingstar.AsthemoviebeginsthespacecraftisapproachingtheSun.SuddenlytheoperatingsystemisoutofcontrolthenthecrewreceiveafrighteningsignalfromtheoriginalIcarusⅠwhichwassenttocarryoutthesametasksevenyearsago.ShouldthecrewcontinueflyingtotheSunintheendangeredship?Thequestionisnotsomuchaboutwhetheranycrewmembercansurvive—thechancesofthathardlyexist—butshouldtheytrytograbtheotherbombinIcarusⅠandtakeittotheSun?Twoshots尝试atsavingmankindareobviouslybetterthanonE.Afterthedecisionismadeacrewmembermakesamistakethatplacesthemissioninextremedanger.Moreaccidentsoccurandthecrewfaceadifficultsituationthereisn’tenoughoxygenforthemontheship.AmongthemostexcitingscenesisaspacewalkbyCapaandKanedawhentheship’sshield防护罩isdamagedandmustbeinspectedandrepaireD.Thenwhendockedwith对接IcarusⅠthecrewfinditwillbedifficultforthemtoachievethegoalofthevoyagE.ThefilmreachesitsclimaxwhenthecomputerinIcarusⅠdetectsthepresenceofanunknowncrewmember.IndeedthemajortaskoftheflightistotakebacktheworldbyrestartingthefailingSun.HoweverSunshinealsomakesclearthepsychologicalandphysicaldangerofspacetravel.25.ThepurposeofthespaceshipIcarusⅠisto.A.helpthecrewonIcarusⅡB.savetheSunfromdyingC.experiencepossibledangersofspacetravelD.takepeopleonavoyageintospace26.WhydoCapaandKanedatakeaspacewalk?A.TheywanttoappreciatetheviewofthespacE.B.Theyhavetofixtheirspaceship.C.TheytrytodockwithIcarusⅠ.D.TheyplantograbthebombinIcarusⅡ.27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsSunshineA.Indifferent.B.FavorablE.C.PrejudiceD.D.NegativE.28.InwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthepassageA.Entertainment.B.SciencE.C.MedicinE.D.News.

TherearelotsofsightstoseeontheBigIslandofHawaii.Theislandisfilledwithlushfoliage叶子tropicalwildlifeandnaturalviews.Therearethingssuchasvolcanoespineapplefarms.Visitorsgettoseethingsthatmanytouristsneverevenknowexist.Visitorsarekeptsafeandsecurebyusinganexperiencedguidecompany.Sightseeingcanbecompletedbymanymeansoftransportation.Thereissomethingforeveryonetheyjusthavetodecidethetimetheyhaveandtheamountofenergytheywishtoexpend花费.Oneofthefavoriteformsofsightseeingisbyhiking.Theislandhasanumberofhikingtrails.Kayaking划独木舟isanotherfavoredmethodofgettingarounD.Kayakscantakethetouristtoareasinaccessiblebyothermeans.Thereisalsohorsebackridingfour­wheelingandhelicopters.ThereareseveralchoicestochoosefromofferingsomethingthatattractseveryonE.WhatthetouristgetstoseeanddoisdirectlyaffectedbythechoicetheymakeinmovingabouttheHawaiianIslands.HelicopterscanshowtheentireBigIslandinonetripbutthetouristdoesnotgettoseeanythingupcloseandpersonal.Seeingtheislandbyairoffersaviewthatisunequaled无可比拟的byanyothermethoD.Aneco­tourismorethanthethingforpeoplewhowishtogetupcloseandpersonalwiththelandandnatureintheBigIslanD.Hikingbikingkayakingandmorearetheorderoftheday.Howeverthesetoursofferunbelievableexperiences.ParticipantsgettointeractwithnaturE.TheBigIslandofHawaiialsoofferscoachtours.Touristsareabletomovequicklyefficientlyandcomfortablyfromsighttosight.ItgivesthetouristtheopportunitytoseealotofthingsinashortperiodoftimE.ThisisperfectforthosewhoprefertoenjoythecultureoftheislanD.44.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.BigIslandSightseeingTourOffersManyOpportunitiesB.SeveralTipsonTravelingontheBigIslandofHawaiiC.TheMostPopularPlacesofInterestontheBigIslandD.TheDifferentCulturesandCustomsoftheBigIsland45.IfyouwantasafeandsecuretouroftheBigIslandyoushould________.A.makeagoodplanaheadoftimeB.travelwithyourclosefriendsC.choosethebesttransportationD.useanexcellentguidecompany46.TheunderlinedwordinaccessibleinParagraph3probablymeans________.A.easytogettoB.difficulttoreachC.dangeroustocoverD.impossibletofind47.Ifyouwanttoenjoythewholeviewoftheislandyou'dbettertravel________.A.byhikingB.bybikeC.byairD.bykayaking

FindWhichDirectionIsSouthDoyouhaveagoodsenseofdirection?Ifnotpleasetakewithyouacompass.Butifyouforgettotakeacompassyoucanstillfindyourway.It’sneveragoodideatoimaginethatthefamilymemberwhowasentrusted委托withthejobofmap-readingactuallyknowswherethefamilyis.Youcantellbytheslightlyconfusedlookontheirfacesthatnothingonthegroundseemstomatchthemap.NeverminD.Thesunisshiningandit’sstillmorning.Ifyoudon’tknowtheexacttimeyoucanstillfindoutwheresouthisbutyou’llneedtobepatient.①Findastraightstickandputitinthegroundinaplacewhereyoucanmarkitsshadow.②Trytopositionthestickasvertically垂直asyoucan.Youcancheckthisbymakingasimpleplumbline铅锤线withapieceofstringandweight.Youhaven’tgotanystring?OKuseathreadfromyourclotheswithabuttontiedattheendtoactasaweight.③Marktheendoftheshadowcastbythestick.④Waitapproximatelyhalfanhourandmarktheendoftheshadowagain.⑤Keepdoingthisuntilyouhavemadeseveralmarks.⑥Themarknearestthestickwillrepresenttheshortestshadowwhichiseastatmiddaywhenthesunishighestintheskyandpointingtotheexactsouth.⑦Pickapointinthedistancealongthelinebetweentheshortestshadowandthestick.⑧ThatpointissouthofwhereyouarE.⑨Nowyoucanturnthemaplikeyoudidbeforeandfindwhichwayyoushouldbetravelling.1.Tofindthedirectionweoughttobepatientprobablybecause.A.itisnoteasytofindaproperstickB.itisnoteasytopositionthestickC.ittakeshourstomakethemarksD.ittakesabouthalfanhourtomakethemarks2.Thepassagewouldprobablybemosthelpfulto.A.thosewhodrawmapsB.thosewhogetlostC.thosewhomakecompassesD.thosewhodoexperiments3.Whichofthefollowingpicturesbestshowsthewayoffindingthedirectionofsouth?4.Theauthorpresentsthispassageby.A.tellinganinterestingstoryB.describinganactivityinalivelywayC.testinganideabyreasoningD.introducingapracticalmethod

SittingtoomuchisnowlistedwithsmokingandjunkfoodasabadhabitthatincreasesyourriskofheartdiseasE.NewAustralianresearchshowsthathalf-an-hourinthegymwillnotmakeupforthewaist-expandingdamagecausedbyspendingtherestofthedaysitting.Butthegoodnewsisthatdoingchores家务杂事inthehouseorgentlywalkingaroundtheofficewhileonthephonemightbeenoughtokeepyoufit.ThestudyjoinsthegrowingbodyofevidencesuggestingtoomuchsittingmightundothebenefitsofexercisE.Thestudymeasuredtheintensity强度ofphysicalactivitiesin168peopleoversevendays.Itfoundthatregardlessofhowmuchexercisetheydidortheirtotalsittingtimethosewhotookmorebreaksfromsittinghadlowerriskofthickwaistsandlowerlevelsofbloodlipids脂质.HigherlevelsofbloodlipidshavebeenlinkedtoastrongerriskofheartdiseaseprincipalresearcherGenevieveHealyoftheUniversityofQueenslandsaiD.WhatthestudyshowsisthattherearebenefitsinjustgettingupregularlyandinterruptingyoursittingtimE.ResearchersbehindtheStandUpAustraliaprojecthavewrittentotheRuddGovernmentrequesting$3.5millionforatwo-yearstudyintohowlongsittingaffectsthehealthandproductivityofworkers.Thelateststudybuildsonworkthatisshiftingthehealthpromotionfocusfrompurposefulexercisesuchasrunningtolowerintensityactivitiesthroughouttheday.TheAustralianresearchhasbeenbackedupbyUSstudieswhichshowstandingupisenoughtodoublethemetabolic新陈代谢rateandtheamountofcaloriesburnt.Toholdabodythatweighs77kilogramsuprighttakesafairamountofenergyfrommusclessaidProfessorMarcHamiltonfromtheUniversityofMissouri.Thereisalargeamountofenergyassociatedwithstandingeverydaythatcannotbeeasilyreplacedby30to60minutesinthegym.68.Thestudyshowsthat_________.A.exercisingfor30minutesinthegymisgoodaftersittingtoolong.B.walkingisthebestphysicalactivityaftersittingtoolong.C.sittingtoolongisthemainreasonforthethickwaist.D.havingbreaksfromsittingisgoodforyourhealth69.Thepurposeofthelastparagraphisto_______.A.provideascientificbasisforthebenefitsofstandingupB.comparetheeffectofstandingwithexercisinginthegymC.reportthenewresearchfindingsofProfessorMarcHamiltonD.figureouttheamountofenergyassociatedwithdailystanding70.Thehealthpromotionfocususedtobeon_________A.purposefulexerciseB.runningC.lowerintensityactivitiesD.longsitting71.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.ExerciseintheGymIsOutB.YourOfficeChairIsKillingYouC.A.CauseofHeartDiseaseD.GoodNewsforWorkers

LuckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunitysaidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.I’veneverwatchedhershowbutwhenaself-madebillionairegiveslifeadviceit’sprobablyworthlisteningto.HerpointisthatblindluckisveryrarE.Youmayhavetobeluckytofindagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou.Ifyou’reaChineseyoumayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump树桩forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck.AbookbytheUKpsychologistRichardWisemancalledTheLuckFactorargueswecanallmakeourselvesluckier.It’snotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense香hopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune;it’spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday.Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhisstudies.Firsthedividedvolunteersintotwogroups;thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.HegaveeveryoneanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinsidE.Onaveragetheunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographswhiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.Why?OnthesecondpageofthenewspaperacommandStopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaperwaswritteninbigletters.TheunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessagE.It’seasytocomparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinalocalpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoareluckyinfactkeepanopenmindanddon’tgothroughthesameroutineeveryday.IfirstcametoChinain2002whenitwasconsideredaratherstrangethingtodo.LikemanyforeignersmyplanwastoteachEnglishforoneyear.SevenyearslaterandstillhereI’vehadmanygreatopportunitiessuchaswritingfornewspapersandmagazines.IdidnotdreamthesewouldhavebeenpossiblE.I’vealsoneverbeensickhadanaccidentgotintoafightorhadproblemswiththepolicE.Coincidence?AfterreadingaboutProfessorWiseman’sstudiesIthinknot.AsWisemanadvisesIusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinkingbutit’simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeelabouteachchoiceyoumakE.Yourfeelingactsasawarningforapotentialproblem.FinallytrytoturnbadluckintogooD.EvenifyoudofalldownandbreakalegthetimespentathomecanbeusedwiselytostudyEnglish.13.Whichofthefollowingproverbsmostagreeswiththewriter’spoint?A.MakethebestofabadjoB.B.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C.Allisnotgoldthatglitters.D.A.goodheartconquersillfortunE.14.WhatdoyouknowaboutOprahWinfrey?A.ShebecamefamousthroughherfamilybackgrounD.B.SheisaBritishtalkshowhost.C.Shebecamesuccessfulbyherowneffort.D.ShewasveryluckyandseldomsufferedsetbacksinherlifE.15.ThewriterquotedtheChinesetaleofafarmerinordertoshow__________.A.mancanconquernatureB.luckisinyourownhandC.badluckcanturnintogoodD.youshouldnotsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou

ThefirstbigwaveofChineseimmigrationtoAmericacamewhengoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniain1848.TheChinesecalledthenewlandMountainofGold.Thosewhodidnotbecomeminersfoundworkinrailroadconstructionfarmingandlightindustriesdoinglowpaidjobs.Bythe1880sAmericanindustrializationbroughtchangingeconomicrealitiesresultinginanexplosionofresentment仇恨towardtheChineselaborers.Theywereaccusedoftakingjobsawayfromthewhitemen.ThegovernmentissuedExclusionActs排外法案tostoptheimmigrationofChineselaborersintotheUnitedStates.ManyworkersfledfromtheconcentratedChinesecommunitiesintheWestandthenwenttotheMidwestandtheEast.AsinCaliforniatheyformedsmallpocketsofChineseculturethatwereknownasChinatowns.NewYork'sChinatownwascreatedbymensuchastheChineselaborers.Sociologistscallthemsojourners—foreignersintheUnitedStateskeepingtotheirculturaltraditionslivinginthelargersocietyinwhichtheyexisteD.ThesojournerscametoAmericaforthepromiseofsupportinghisfamilyinChinawhereheexpectedtoreturnoneday.Thosewhodidstaylivedseparatelyfromthesociety.SotheyremainedinChinatownanenclosedcommunityholdingontotraditionsamongthetidesofchangE.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordissuedmean?A.broughtoutB.meanttoC.madealifeD.mixedwith2.BeforetheExclusionActsmostoftheChineseintheUnitedStateslived________.A.intheWestB.intheEastC.intheMidwestD.intheMideast3.AccordingtothepassageChineseimmigrants________.A.losttheirhopesofreturningtotheircountryB.triedtofindaplaceinthelargersocietyC.wentonwiththeirowntraditionsinspiteofsocialchangesD.werefreetotakewhateverjobstheylike4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Chinatownsexperiencedgreatchangesaftergoldwasdiscoveredin1848.B.ExclusionActsbroughtgreatsufferingstotheChineselaborers.C.ChineselaborerswerecruellyexploitedbythewhitepeoplE.D.ChineseimmigrationtoAmericaresultedintheformingofChinatowns.

Thisismyworldnow;it’sallIhaveleft.YouseeI’molD.AndI’mnotashealthyasIusedtobE.I’mnotnecessarilyhappywithitbutIacceptit.OccasionallyamemberofmyfamilywillstopintoseemE.Heorshewillbringmesomeflowersoralittlepresentmaybeasetofslippers—I’vegoteightpairs.AndthentheywillreturntotheoutsideworldandI’llbealoneagain.OhthereareotherpeoplehereinthenursinghomE.Residentswe’recalleD.ThemajorityareaboutmyagE.I’m84.Manyareinwheelchairs.Theluckyonesarepassingthrough—abrokenhipadiseasedheartsomethinghasbroughtthemhereforrehabilitation康复.Whenthey’rewellthey’llbegoinghomE.Thehelphereisbasicallyprettygoodalthoughthere’salargeturnoverofstaff.JustwhenIgetcomfortablewithsomeoneheorshemovesontoanotherjoB.Iunderstandthat.ThisisnotthebestjobtohavE.Idon’tmuchlikesomeofthephysicalthingsthathappentous.Idon’tcaremuchforadiaper尿布.IseemtohavelostthecontrolacquiredsodiligentlyasachilD.ThedifferenceisthatI’mawareandembarrassedbutIcan’tdoanythingaboutit.I’vehadthreechildrenandIknowitisn’tpleasanttocleananother’sdiaper.Myhusbandusedtowearagasmaskwhenhechangedthekids.IwishIhadonenow.Whydoyouthinkthestaffinsistsontalkingbabytalkwhenspeakingtome?IunderstandEnglish.Ihaveadegreeinmusicandamacertifiedteacher.NowIhearalotofwordsthatendiny.Thereislittleneedforanyonetopositiontheirfacedirectlyinfrontofmineandraisetheirvoicewiththoseywords.Sometimesittakeslongerforameaningtosinkin;sometimesmymindwanderswhenIamboreD.Butthere’snoneedtoshout.I’dlovetogooutforamealortravelagain.I’dlovetogotomyownchurchsingwithmyownchoir.I’dlovetovisitmyfriends.Mostofthemaregonenoworelsetheyareindifferenthomesoftheirchildren’schoosing.I’dlovetoplayagoodgameofbridgebutnoonehereseemstoconcentrateverywell.MychildrenputmehereformyowngooD.Theysaidtheywouldbeabletovisitmefrequently.ButtheyhavetheirownlivestoleaD.Thatsoundsnormal.Idon’twanttobeaburden.Theyknowthat.ButIwouldliketoseethemmorE.Oneofthemishereintown.Hevisitsasmuchashecan.SomethingelseI’velearnedtoacceptislossofprivacy.QuiteoftenI’llclosemydoorwhenmyroommate—imaginehavingaroommateatmyage—isintheTVroom.IdoappreciatesometimetomyselfandbelievethatIhaveearnedatleastthatcourtesy礼貌.AsIsitthinkingorwritingoneoftheaidesinvariablyopensthedoorunannouncedandwalksinasifI’mnottherE.SometimessheevenopensmydrawersandbeginssearchingarounD.AmIinvisible?HaveIlostmyrighttorespectanddignity?Iamstillahumanbeing.IwouldliketobetreatedasonE.Backtomysemiprivateroomforalittlesemi-privacyoranap午睡.Idoneedmybeautyrest;companymaycometoday.Whatistodayagain?Theafternoondragsintoearlyevening.Thisusedtobemyfavoritetimeoftheday.Thingswouldwinddown.Iwouldkickoffmyshoes.PutmyfeetuponthecoffeetablE.PopopenabottleofChablisandenjoythefruitsofmyday’slaborwithmyhusbanD.He’sgonE.Soismyhealth.ThisismyworlD.77.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThestaffatthenursinghomemistreatedtheelderlypeoplE.B.Nursinghomeworkerssometimesstoleitemsfromherdrawers.C.HerchildrendidnotoftenvisitbecausetheyfeltguiltyforhavingputherinthenursinghomE.D.ThestaffusedbabytalkwithherbecausetheyassumedhermindhadagedasherbodyhaD.78.Theauthorconcludedheressaywithatoneof______.A.dignityB.sadnessC.disappointmentD.confusion79.Howwilltheauthor’ssonmostprobablyfeelafterhereadsthisessay?A.SympathetiC.B.AngryC.RegretfulD.RelieveD.80.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.TheDisadvantagesofGrowingOldB.TheElderly:A.ForgottenGenerationC.IfOnlyIcouldbegettingbetterD.ThePlaceThatChangedMyLife

ThereasonforgoingtocollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanagenerationAllhighschoolgraduateoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgoButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryoneAndnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobviousCollegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxiscollegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwrithedfalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschoolOthersfindnostimulationintheirstudiesanddropout-oftenencouragedbycollegeadministratorsSomeobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves-theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuchButthat’sacriticizeofthestudentsasawholeanddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappinessOthersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyrightWe’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen–year-oldeitherSomeadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschoolWemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiencesPerhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings-maybeit'sjusttheotherwayaroundit’sjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplaceAndperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornotThisisheresy异端邪说tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetterButcontraryevidenceisbeginningtograduallyincreaseinamount.51.Whatdoestheauthorbelieveaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.Peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.Allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege.D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege.52.Inthesecondparagraphthosewhodon'tfitthepatternreferstoA.highschoolgraduateswhoaren'tsuitableforcollegeeducationB.collegegraduateswhoamsellingshoesanddrivingtaxisC.collegestudentswhoaren‘tanybetterfortheirhighereducationD.highschoolgraduateswhofailedtobeadmittedtocollege53.Whydoesthedropoutrateofcollegestudentsseemtogoup?A.Youngpeoplearedisappointedwiththeconventionalwayofteachingatcollege.B.Manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy.C.Youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation.D.Youngpeopledon'tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.54.AccordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyarisefromthefactthatA.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedcollegegraduatesB.highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducationC.toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownlivingD.collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout55.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat.A.moreandmoteevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduatesB.collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessfulC.collegeeducationbenefitonlytheintelligentambitiousandquick-learningpeopleD.intelligentpeoplemaylearnquickeriftheydon’tgotocollege

Inbusinessthere'saspeeddifferenceIt'sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm'sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitive竞争的strategy策略andhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.ThedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysizE.CompaniesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeeD.Inourstudyof343businessesthecompaniesthatchosetogogogototrytogain_an_edgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What'smorethefirmsthatsloweddowntospeedupimprovedtheirtopandbottomlinesaveraging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree­yearperioD.Howdidtheydisobeythe_laws_of_business_physics_takingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhatslowerandfastermean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeedmovingquicklyandstrategicspeedreducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue.SimplyincreasingthespeedofproductionforexamplemaybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifferencE.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertimeintheformoflower­qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudyhigher­performingcompanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrast相比而言performancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetimepaidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiencyStucktotestedmethodsdidn'tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployeesandhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsrightratherthanploughaheadfullborearemoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartgainanedgeinParagraph2mean?A.IncreasethespeeD.B.GetanadvantagE.C.Reachthelimit.D.Setagoal.2.TheunderlinedpartthelawsofbusinessphysicsinParagraph3means________.A.spendingmoretimeandperformingworseB.spendingmoretimeandperformingbetterC.spendinglesstimeandperformingworseD.spendinglesstimeandperformingbetter3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.B.Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.C.Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.D.Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Improvequality?Servebetter.B.Delivervalue?PloughaheaD.C.Reducetime?Movefaster.D.Needspeed?Slowdown.

Theartsespeciallymusicshouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.StudentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperiencE.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskillslikepayingattentionandfollowingdirections.PeopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusiC.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudentsbutalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogramchildrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningagang团伙.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolbandstudentsgettobepartofateam.TheycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusiC.Musicbuildsself-confidencetoo.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.MakingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudofanditletskidspracticeperforminginfrontofanaudiencE.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself-expressionandthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidencE.Onceagainmusicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudentsgivethemsomethingpositivetodoandbuildtheircharacter.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.1.Accordingtothepassagemusiccouldmakestudentssmarterby________.A.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandpayingattentionB.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandimaginationC.improvingtheirattentiondirectionandimaginationD.learningmusicmakingmusicandtryingouttheirownideas2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasegluedtointhesecondparagraphmean?A.unwillingtoturnonB.alwayslookingC.unwillingtoleaveD.alwaysplaying3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthatmusiccould__________.A.givechildrenself-expressionandself-confidenceB.bringtochildrenachievementandsuccessC.givechildrensomethingtobeproudofD.developchildren'sself-confidence4.What'sthebesttitleofthispassageA.MusicisamustasacourseatschoolB.Musicbuildschildren'sself-confidenceC.MusicmakesstudentsmuchsmarterD.Learningmusicandmakingmusic

EveryweekinChinamillionsofpeoplewillsitinfrontoftheirTVswatchingteenagerscompeteforthetitleCharacterHerowhichisaChinese-stylespellingbee拼写大赛.InthischallengeyoungcompetitorsmustwriteChinesecharactersbyhanD.Toprepareforthecompetitionthecompetitorsusuallyspendmonthsstudyingdictionaries.Perhapstheshow’spopularityshouldnotbeasurprisE.AlongwithgunpowderandpapermanyChinesepeopleconsiderthecreationofChinesecalligraphy书法tobeoneoftheirprimarycontributionstocivilization.UnfortunatelyalloverthecountryChinesepeopleareforgettinghowtowritetheirownlanguagewithoutcomputerizedhelp.SoftwareonsmartphonesandcomputersallowsuserstotypeinthebasicsoundofthewordusingtheLatinalphabet.Thecorrectcharacterischosenfromalist.Theresult?It’spossibletorecognizecharacterswithoutrememberinghowtowritethem.Butthere’sstillhopeforthepaintbrush.China’sEducationMinistrywantschildrentospendmoretimelearninghowtowritE.InoneBeijingprimaryschoolwevisitedstudentspracticecalligraphyeverydayinsideaspeciallydecoratedclassroomwithtraditionalChinesepaintingshangingonthewalls.Softmusicplaysasagroupofsix-year-oldsdipbrushpensintoblackink.Theylookupattheblackboardoftentostudytheirteacher’sexamplesbeforecarefullyattemptingtoreproducethosecharactersonthinricepaper.Ifadultscansurvivewithoutusinghandwritingwhybothertoteachitnow?weaskthecalligraphyteacherShenBin.TheabilitytowritecharactersispartofChinesetraditionandcultureshereasons.Studentsmustlearnnowsotheydon’tforgetwhentheygrowup.saystheteacher.25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?A.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.B.It’sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChinA.C.ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworlD.D.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.26.WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.D.Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.27.AccordingtoShenBinbeingabletowritecharactersbyhandis_________.A.necessaryforadultstosurviveinChinaB.arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistryC.helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealiveD.anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents28.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.newsreport.B.A.sciencereport.C.Anadvertisement.D.Children’sliteraturE.

PraguePragueisanancientEuropeancityfeaturingoneofthemostmagnificentOldTownsinEuropealongwithdeliciousfoodinexpensiveshoppingandfriendlypeoplE.Pragueisalsofamousasbeinghometooneofthemostfamous20thcenturywritersFranzKafkA.ThefamousCzechbeerisalsooneofthereasonstovisitPraguE.Thenarrowstreetsoftheolderpartsofthetownareappealingthevisitorstotakenicelongwalkandsettleinsomeofthemanyrestaurantswhichoffertop-qualityfoodsatalowpricE.Thebuildingstherearemostlytower-shapedandsoPragueiscalledcityofahundredspires.MauritiusAlsoknownastheParadiseonEarthMauritiusliesabout560miles900kmeastofMadagascarintheIndianOcean.Itisaplaceofmagnificentnaturalbeautycoupledwithexcellentcustomerservicewhichmakesforanunforgettableromanticexperienceattheedgeoftheworld’swarmestocean.TherearelotstoseeanddoinMauritius:thecoralreefs珊瑚礁surroundingtheislandofferstunningbeautyandgreatunderwateradventurestothosewhowanttodiveintothepreciouswaters.ThenatureofMauritiusmostlyresemblesthatofParadiseallowingeverycouplevisitingthisislandtofeellikeAdamandEvE.Thatisanexperiencenobodywouldwanttomiss!CyprusTheverynameCyprusithasbeensaidglitterswithanage-oldmyth.Todayhistoryandhedonism快乐论arecomfortablymixedontheislanD.Somefive-starresortswithinwalkingdistanceofwell-preservedGreekandRomanruinsoffertheconveniencethemoderntravelerhascometoexpect.CyprusfeaturesaromantichistoryasitwasAnthony’sgifttohisbelovedCleopatraduringthegloriousdaysoftheRomanEmpirE.MaybethatiswhyyoufeelalwaysalittlespecialonceyousetfootonCyprus.Formoreinformationaboutmanyothermostromanticplacesintheworldjustlogonathttp://www.jurgitA.com.56.TheunderlinedwordspiresinParagraph2means.A.narrowstreetsB.inexpensiverestaurantsC.top-qualityfoodsD.tower-shapedbuildings57.WelearnfromthetextthatMauritius.A.ispartofMadagascarB.isanidealdestinationforcouplesC.isincentralIndianOceanD.ismostfamousforitsgoodservice58.WhatmakesCyprusdifferentfromtheothertwoplaces?A.ItislocatedonanislanD.B.Itofferscharmingresorts.C.Itwasgivenasapresent.D.Ithasaverylonghistory.59.A.commonfeatureofMauritiusandCyprusisthattheyare.A.oldB.romanticC.richD.mysterious60.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor?A.Toattractmorevisitors.B.Totelltravelingexperiences.C.TosellinformationonlinE.D.Tointroducehistoricalplaces.

Rock-paper-scissorsisagameplayedallaroundtheworlD.ASkids.wehavereliedonittosettledisagreementswithfriends——fromwhichchanneltowatchtowhogetstoeatthelasticeCream——allbecausewethinktheresultsarecompletelyrandom.Butarethey?WangZhijianPhDaprofessoratZhejiangUniversitybelievesthatthereisaregulationbehindthissimplegamE.Sohegathered360studentsdividedthemintogroupsofsixandhadeachgroupplay300roundsofrock-paper-scissorsreportedUSAToday.AfterthefirstresultsWangthoughthewaswrongbecauseplayerschoseeachofthethreemovesaboutone-thirdofthetimesuggestingthatthegameisrandomafterall.HoweverWanglaternoticedasurprisingregulationofbehaviorinthedatA.WhenplayerswonaroundtheyusuallystucktothesamechoicE.ButwhentheylosttheytendedtochangetoamorepowerfulmovE.ForexampleifPlayerA.hadjustthrowndownscissorstobeatPlayerB'spaperPlayerA.wasmorelikelytothrowdownscissorsagainwhilePlayerB.was.likelytochooserocksincerockbeatsscissors.AccordingtoWangthismightbeafunctionthatiscalledconditionalresponse.SoforthenextstepofhisstudyashetoldBBCWangplanstodosomeresearchabouthowhumanbrainsmakequickdecisionswhencompeting.Nowthatyou'velearnedhowtopredictthemovesofyouropponentyou’llhaveanadvantagenexttimeyouplayrock-paper-scissorswithyourfriends.Butthereisoneproblemmakesuretheyhaven’treadaboutWang'sstudyoryouradvantagewilldisappear.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrandominthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A.EqualB.AmusingC.UnpredictableD.Strange33.What’sWang’sdiscoveryofthesurprisingregulationofbehavior?A.300roundsofrock-paper-scissorscanbedoneatonceB.Thegamerock-paper-scissorsisrandomafterall.C.Thegameisbasedonconditionalresponse.D.Theresponseofplayersdoesn’tseemrandom.34.IfPlayerA.hasusedrocktobeatPlayerB’sscissorswhatwilltheyprobablydonext?A.PlayerA.ismorelikelytochoosescissors.B.PlayerB.ismorelikelytochoosepaper.C.PlayerA.ismorelikelytochoosepaper.D.PlayerB.ismorelikelytochooserock.35.WhatwillWangstudyinthefuture?A.Howhumanbrainsmakequickdecisionsinacompetiition.B.Thefunctionsofthegamethatareplantedintoourbrains.C.Howtoimproveplayers’abilitytopredictopponents’moves.D.Thepsychologicalcauseofthepalyerswhoalwayswin.

TechnologyandthepresentgenerationofkidsgohandinhanD.TakingadvantageofthisfactorLimHojoonthedesignerfromSouthKoreahascomeupwithaneducationalgadget小装置especiallyforchildren.Kidgetasthenamesuggestsisacombinationoftwowords–kidandgadget.Thiskid-friendlygadgethasvarioususes.Whenyourchildisinamoodtoreadittakestheformofastorybook.Whenthemoodistodrawandcolorthiswondergadgetturnsintoaperfectcanvas画布.Yourchildcanfreelygivecolortoallhis/herimaginations.Shouldheorshewishtohavesomefunseethisdevicechangeintoamusicalinstrument.Youtoowouldenjoydoingactivitieswithyourlovedoneusingthisgadget.ThistouchscreendevicewilldefinitelyprovetobeanidealfrienD.Asmanyparentsagreeinthisageoftechnologicaladvancementsitismucheasiertointroducechildrentonewgadgetsthanadults.Whilemanyadultsrefrain克制fromtryingoutsomethingnewkidsaremorethanpreparedtotaketheleap.KeepingthisfactinmindKidgetistheperfectgiftforthechildofthe21stcentury.YouwillbesurprisedtoseehowfastyourlittleonegetsacquaintedwiththedevicE.Youmightevenfindyourselflagging落后behindattimes.KidgethasanotherhiddenadvantagE.Ithelpstaketheloadoffyoungshoulders.Withthreethingsrolledintooneachildhasmuchlessbooksstationeryitemsandrelatedgoodstocarry.Itcomeswithapromisetomakelifesimplerforkids.Notonlyisitsimpletousebutalsoeasytocarryalong.Thestylishprotectivecasecomeswithabeltattachedtoit.Childrenupto14yearsofagethetargetedaudienceenjoythefreedomthatcomeswithit.67.TheKidgetprobablycan’tserveasa______.A.storybookB.perfectcanvasC.musicalinstrumentD.television68.WelearnfromthesecondparagraphthatKidget______.A.hasmanyfunctionsB.isonlysuitableforkidsC.canmakekidsaddictedifnotproperlyusedD.canchangeitsshapeandcolor69.A.hiddenadvantageofKidgetisthat______.A.itcanbeputintoaschoolbagB.childrencancarrymuchlesswithitC.ithasastylishprotectivecaseD.itcontainsallthetextbooks70.WecaninferfromthetextthatKidget______.A.hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantagesB.hasn’tbeenputintouseC.needstobefurtherimprovedD.isaperfectgiftforkids

TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld'smostearthquake­prone有地震倾向的countriescouldbecomepartofitslong­termenergysolution.WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan'stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.AlthoughJapanesehigh­techcompaniesareleadersingeothermal地热的technologyandexportititsuseislimitedinthenation.JapanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergysaidYoshiyasuTakefujialeadingresearcherofthermal­electricpowerproduction.ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch112011causedareactionagainstatomicpowerwhichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan'senergyneedsandincreasedinterestinalternativeenergieswhichaccountforonly8percent.ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergyfollowingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds.Fornowgeothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapanwhichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower.Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan'spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden.Wecan'tevendig10cminsidenationalparkssaidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectricaddingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow.ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaidProducingelectricitybyusinghotspringsisadecades­longproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldeclineintheshortterm.TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashingtontheUSbelievedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts兆瓦andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology.JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnologywitha70percentmarketsharE.In2010FujiElectricbuilttheworld'slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealanD.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AlternativeenergiesinJapanB.Theworld'slargestgeothermalplantC.JapantakestheleadingeothermaltechnologyD.Japanthinksofgeothermalenergy2.WhatpercentageofJapan'senergyneedsisgeothermalenergy?A.About8%.B.Below1%.C.Around30%.D.Over80%.3.AccordingtoShigetoYamadathegrowthofgeothermalpowerinJapanneeds________.A.achangeofrulesB.financialsupportC.localpeople'shelpD.hightechnology4.Geothermalenergyisconsideredasalong­termprogramby________.A.YoshiyasuTakefujiB.HideakiMatsuiC.ShigetoYamadaD.YokoOno5.Itcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.theworld'sbiggestgeothermalplantwasbuiltbyAmericaB.JapanwillnotexportitsgeothermaltechnologyC.thepotentialofJapan'sgeothermalenergyisgreatD.itishardtofindgeothermalenergyinJapan

DoyoupreferBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglish?Hereareopinionsfromourreaders.Andy:WellbeinginBritishfor3yearsnowfromNewZealandI’vecometorealizethatalotofBritishpeoplepronouncewordshowAmericansdo.ButinsayingthatIguessthemoreeducatedBritishpeopledonotpronouncewordsthewaysomeAmericansdo.SoIpreferEducatedBritishEnglish.Bill:WellIamstudyingEnglishandIthinkBritishsoundsfunnyandIpreferAmericanssounds.AlthoughIcantellthateveryoneelseinmyclasslovesBritishpronunciationandthinksAmericanEnglishislessprettyorevenugly.Idon’tagreeatallthough.Cindy:AtfirstBritishEnglishaccentsoundsbetterandwonderfulbutthenitgetsannoyingsoIloveAmericanEnglish.Dale:IprefertheBritishaccent.Itsoundslikesomeonereadingapoem.IjustlikethepronunciationoftheBritishpeopleveryclearandsoundslikemusic!Britishaccentismoremusical.Edward:WhenIlistentotheBBCannouncersInoticethatthey’reexplodingthelettersoutnotpronouncingthem.AndsomeBritishpeoplefromtheNorthofEnglandorScotlandspeakwithstrangeaccents.ImeanitisdifficulttounderstandtheirEnglish.Frank:AsamatteroffactEnglishforInternationalCommunicationisverymuchlikeAmericanaccent.IlovetheAmericanaccent.53.HowmanyofthereaderssaidtheypreferredBritishEnglish?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four54.Whichreaderdidn’tstateclearlywhichpronunciationheorshepreferred?A.AndyB.BillC.CindyD.Edward55.WhichisareasonwhysomereaderslikeAmericanEnglishbetter?A.MosteducatedpeoplespeakAmericanEnglishB.AmericanEnglishisveryfunnyC.AmericanEnglishismorepopularininternationalcommunicationD.Americansspeakwithstrangeaccents

Howcoolcanlibrariesbeinanera时代ofiPodsandKindles?Morethanyouthink.Onlyifyouknowwheretogo.CentralLibrary:SeattleWashingtonUnitedStatesTheCentralLibraryinSeattleismodernandfashionableandhastouristsfromaroundtheworldpayingvisitsandtakingtours.ItwasdesignedbyDutcharchitectRemKoolhaasandAmericandesignerJoshuaRamus.Toursbeganin2006twoyearsafteritsopening.ThelibraryholdsvariousartexhibitionsbooksigningsandothereventswhilevisitorscanstopbytheChocolatecartforacoffeeandscanthroughthegiftshopanytimeTrinityCollegeLibrary:DublinIrelandTheTrinityCollegeLibraryinDublinistheoldestlibraryinIrelandfoundedin1592byQueenElizabethI..ItisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworldalsoknownastheLongRoomwhichcontainsmorethan2000000fthelibrary'soldestbooks.TheLongRoomhousesoneoftheoldestharps竖琴inIreland.Datingtothe15thcenturytheoldharpisthemodelforthesymbolforeland.GeiselLibraryUniversityofCalifornia:SanDiegoUnitedStatesAtfirstglanceitlookslikeaspaceship.ArchitectWilliamPereirawhohelpeddesignactualspacelaunchfacilitiesatCapeCanaveralinHoustonTexasdesignedthelibraryin1970.Ithasbeenfeaturedinsci-fifilmsshortstoriesandnovels.ThelibraryhostsDinnerintheLibrarywhichinvitesreadersforcocktailsandalsoaspecialspeechfromdistinguishedauthors.TUDelftLibrary:TheNetherlandsThelibraryattheDelftUniversityofTechnologywasconstructedin1997andhasmorethan862000books16000magazinesubscriptionsanditsownmuseum.Thebuildingitselfexistsbeneaththegroundsoyoucan'treallyseetheactualLibrary.Whatmakesitinterestingistheroofwhichisagrassyhill.Theroofcovers5500squaremeters.Andithasbecomeoneofthemoststrikingandgreeneststructuresinthearea.21.Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelongesthistory?A.CentralLibrary.C.GeiselLibrary.B.TrinityCollegeLibrary.D.TUDelftLibrary.22.WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthatA.famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthereB.ithasareoffergrassyhillC.QueenElizabethIfoundedthelibraryD.itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld23.InCentralLibraryyoucanA.buysouvenirsC.enjoysci-fifilmsB.drinkcocktailsD.seetheoldharp

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametomE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongkong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyAndpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltinatelwasNancypointsoutthelevelofsucicessisnotmeasturedbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.46.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunnityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.47.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheprojict?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.TheycamefrommanydifferentbackgroundsD.Theylackedsupportfromthelocatgovernment48.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.InlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunityB.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomeC.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulationD.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached49.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymeanA.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gamedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage50.AccordingtoNacythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedbyA.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.AwhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery公墓.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.1.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.2.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother'sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.3.WhichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnationA.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.4.OnMother'sDayandFather'sDay________.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents'homeD.handmadecardsarethemostvaluablegifts5.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.

FinallyacellphoneThat's...aphoneWithratesaslowas$3.75perweek!WellIfinallydidit.IfinallydecidedtoenterthedigitalageandgetacellphonE.MykidshavebeenannoyingmeandthelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedownandIwasstuckbythehighwayforanhourbeforesomeonestoppedtohelp.ButwhenIwenttothecellphonestoreIalmostchangedmyminD.Thephonesallhavecamerascomputersandaglobal-positioningsomethingorotherthat'ssupposedtospotmefromspacE.GoodnessallIwanttodoistobeabletotalktomygrandkids!Thepeopleatthestoreweren'tmuchhelp.Theycouldn'tunderstandwhysomeonewouldn'twantaphonethesizeofapostagestamp.Andtherateplans!Theywereconfusingandexpensive...andthecontract合同lastedfortwoyears!I'dalmostgivenupuntilafriendtoldmeabouthernewJitterbugphonE.NowIhavetheconvenienceandsafetyofbeingabouttostayintouch---withaphoneIcanactuallyusE.AffordableplansthatIcanunderstand一andnocontracttosign签订！UnlikeothercellphonesJitterbughasplansthatmakesensE.WhyshouldIpayforminutesI'mnevergoingtouse?AndifIdotalkmorethanIplanIwon'tfindmyselfwithnominuteslikemyfriendwhohasaprepaidphonE.Bestofallthereisnocontracttosign—soI'mnotlockedinforyearsatatimE.TheUS-basedcustomerserviceissecondtononE.Andthephonegetsserviceanywhereinthecountry.MonthlyMinutes50100MonthlyRate$14.99$19.99911AccessFREEFREELongDistanceCallsNoadditionalchargeNoadditionalchargeFriendlyReturnPolicy30days30daysCallnowandreceiveaFREEgiftwhenyouorder.TryJitterbugfor30daysandifyoudon'tloveitjustreturnit!WhywaittheJitterbugcomesreadytouserightoutofthebox.Ifyouaren'tashappywithitasIamyoucanreturnitandgetyourmoneyback.CallnowtheJitterbugproductexpertsarereadytoansweryourquestions.Call1-888-809-8794orvisitwww.jitterbugdirect.com.28.WhatmadeIfinallythinkofgettingacellphone?A.Beingstuckbythehighway.B.Beingurgedbyhisgrandkids.C.Beingpersuadedbycellphonesalespersons.D.Beingattractedbythefriendlyreturnpolicy.29.Onthemonthlybasisof100minutestheJitterbugweeklyrateisabout____.A.$3.75B.$4.99C.$14.99D.$19.9930.AnadvantageofJitterbugmentionedinthepassageis_____.A.itsdiscountpricewithafreegiftB.itsreasonablerateplanswithoutacontractC.itsglobal-positioningsystemwith911accessD.itsgoodcustomerserviceallovertheworld31.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_____.A.tellacustomer'sstoryofJitterbugB.providetwowaystoorderJitterbugC.giveabriefintroductionofJitterbugD.attractpotentialcustomerstoJitterbug

TheRomanEmpirewassobigthattherewerealotofdifferentpeoplewithdifferentcultureslivinginitsoyoucan'treallysaytherewasonewayoflivingintheRomanEmpirE.PeopleofminorityracesorcultureswouldprobablyfeelluckytohavelivedundertheRomanEmpirE.Therewerepeopleofsomanydifferentculturestravellingaroundtheempireinteractingwitheachotherthattherehadbeeningeneralalotoftolerance容忍forothercultures.Ontheotherhandthiscontactdidalsocausetensionswhichsometimesbrokeintoviolentkillingsofminoritygroups.PeoplewereforcedintoslaveryineverycorneroftheRomanEmpirebutthewayslavesweretreateddependedonwhereyouwereandalsoonwhen.Bigfarmswereusuallyworkedbyslavefield­hands.ButotherslaveswerehouseservantslikenursescooksandboyswhotookcareofthehorsesandtheyweregenerallybettertreateD.AlotofslavesalsoworkedfortheRomangovernmentorforprivatebusinessesasmanagersorrunningashoporinsmallfactories.AllovertheRomanEmpiremanyboysincitiesseemtohavegonetoschoolbutmostgirlshadtostayathomE.OutinthecountrysideprobablyhardlyanyonecouldreadorwritE.VeryfewpeoplewenttocollegebutthosethatdidoftentravelledfarfromhometoAthensorAlexandriainEgyptforagoodeducation.PartlyatschoolandpartlythroughtheirfamiliesorjustplayingballgamesoutsidekidsallovertheRomanEmpiredidhavelotsoffriends.Girlsandboysfromrichfamilieshoweverwerenotallowedtogetromantictogether.Mostmarriagesamongtheupperclasseswerearrangedbytheparentsbutcasewasprobablydifferentforthepoor.5.WhatlifewaslikeforpeopleofminorityracesintheRomanEmpire?A.Lifeforthemwastoohardtobear.B.Theycouldn'tcommunicatewithpeopleofothercultures.C.TheywereforcedtogiveuptheirownculturE.D.Lifeforthemwascomfortableinaway.6.Ofthefollowingkindsofslaveswhichgroupmaybebadlytreated?A.Houseservants.B.Slavesworkingonfarms.C.Boystakingcareofhorses.D.Slavesrunningasmallshop.7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEtoeducationinRomanEmpire?A.EducationwasopentobothrichandpoorpeoplE.B.Inthecountrysideonlyboyscouldreceiveeducation.C.PeoplecouldnotgetcollegeeducationinRomanEmpirE.D.Mostofthegirlswerenotallowedtogotoschool.8.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.AncientRomanEmpireB.AncientRomanSlaveryC.AncientRomanPeopleD.AncientRomanEducation

Whathappensinsidetheskullofasoccerplayerwhorepeatedlyheadsasoccerball?Thatquestionmotivatedachallengingnewstudyofthebrainsofexperiencedplayersthathascauseddiscussionanddebateamongsoccerplayersandsomeanxietyamongthoseofuswithsoccer-playingchildren.ForthestudyresearchersattheAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineinNewYorkselected34adultsmenandwomen.Allofthevolunteershadplayedsoccersincechildhoodandnowcompetedyear-roundinadultsoccerleagues.Eachfilledoutadetailedquestionnairedevelopedespeciallyforthisstudytodeterminehowmanytimestheyhadheadedasoccerballinthepreviousyearaswellaswhethertheyhadexperiencedanyknownconcussions脑震荡inthepast.ThentheplayerscompletedcomputerizedtestsoftheirmemoryandotherlearningskillsandhadtheirbrainsscannedusingacomplicatednewM.R.I.techniquewhichcanfindstructuralchangesinthebrainthatcan’tbeseenduringmostscans.AccordingtothedatatheypresentedataRadiologicalSocietyofNorthAmericameetinglastmonththeresearchersfoundthattheplayerswhohadheadedtheballmorethanabout1100timesintheprevious12monthsshowedsignificantlossofwhitematterinpartsoftheirbrainsinvolvedwithmemoryattentionandtheprocessingofvisualinformationcomparedwithplayerswhohadheadedtheballfewertimes.Thispatternofwhitematterlossissimilartothoseseenintraumatic外伤的braininjurylikethatafteraseriousconcussiontheresearchersreportedeventhoughonlyoneoftheseplayerswasreportedtohaveeverexperiencedaconcussion.Theplayerswhohadheadedtheballabout1100timesormoreinthepastyearwerealsogenerallyworseatrecallinglistsofwordsreadtothemforgettingorfumblingthewordsfarmoreoftenthanplayerswhohadheadedtheballless.8.Thepassageismostprobablya______.A.newsreportB.researchreportC.storyforsoccerplayersD.textfordoctors9.Inwhichwaycanwefindthestructuralchangesinthebrain?A.Computerizedtest.B.QuestionnairE.C.Scanning.D.M.R.I.techniquE.10.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatfrequentheadingmayhave_____.A.significanteffectonbrainB.littleeffectonone’sbrainC.nothingtodowiththebraininjuryD.one’smemoryimproved11.Theunderlinedwordfumblingisclosestinmeaningto______.A.rememberingB.misunderstandingC.recallingD.missing

Startedin1636HarvardUniversityistheoldestofallthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.YalePrincetonColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvarD.Intheearlyyearstheseschoolsweremuchalikesimilar.OnlyyoungmenwenttocollegE.AllthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnedLatinGreekandHebrew.LittlewasknownaboutsciencethenandonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworlD.Whenthestudentsgraduatedmostofthembecameministersorteachers.In1782Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.LaterlawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard’slawschool.In1825besidesLatinandGreekHarvardbeganteachingmodernlanguagessuchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.AsknowledgeincreasedHarvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.Todaytherearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.There’ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan’tofferitall.71.TheoldestuniversityintheUSis_________.A.YaleB.HarvardC.PrincetonD.Columbia72.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseethatintheearlyyears______.A.thosecollegesanduniversitieswerethesameB.peopleyoungoroldmightstudyinthecollegesC.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscienceD.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschooltheybecamelawyersorteachers73.ModernlanguagestheHarvardtaughtin1825were________.A.LatinandGreekB.LatinGreekFrenchandGermanC.AmericanhistoryandGermanD.FrenchandGerman74.Asknowledgeincreasedcollegesbegantoteach_______.A.everythingthatwasknownB.lawandsomethingaboutmedicineC.manynewsubjectsD.thesubjectsthatinterestedstudents75.Onthewholethepassageisabout___________.A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmericaC.howcollegeshavechangedD.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches

Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship.InordertohavefriendsyouhavetobeafrienD.Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool?Listen----Listenwhentheyaretalking.Don’tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.Sometimesit’snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay;theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings.Helpthem----Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomethingbetheretohelpthem.Youshouldtrytoputthemfirstbutmakesureyoudon’tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo.TrytotakeanextrapencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincasetheyforgetonE.HavealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneeD.Bethereforthem----Bethereforyourfriendstohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes.MarilynMonroeafamousUSactoroncesaidIoftenmakemistakes.SometimesIamoutofcontrolbutifyoucan’tstaywithmeatmyworstyouaresurenottodeserve应受值得tobewithmeatmybest.Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon’twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey’reinhardtimesthenyoudon’tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey’rehavingagoodtime!______----Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends.Goshoppinggoforicecreamhaveapartygotoamovieandsoon.Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy.ByplanningthingstogetheryoubothcanhaveagoodtimE.Andyou’llrememberthesethingswhenyou’reallold!21.Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelingsyoushould____.A.givehimorhersomeadviceB.justlistenunlessaskedC.calmhimorherdownD.shareyourfeelingsaswell22.WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe’swords?A.Lifewithoutafriendisdeath.B.A.friendiseasierlostthanfounD.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.A.manisknownbyhisfriends.23.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankofthelastparagraph?A.MakeplansB.EnjoyyourselfC.UnderstandyourfriendsD.Playwithyourfriends24.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.howtofindagoodfriendB.howtohelpfriendsintroubleC.howtobeagoodfriendD.howtomakemorefriends

Miamihaswornmanytags标签throughthepastdecades.Butartwasneverhighonthelist.Butin2002ArtBaselmadeMiamiBeachitsAmericanhomebringingwithitaninternationalsceneoflotsofartdealerscollectorscriticsandartlovers.ThisartfairlastslessthanaweekayearbutitisoneofthebiggestintheworlD.ArtBaselgaveMiamithepowertobelieveinitselfandthat'salwaysaproblemwithregional地方性的artplacessaidMeraRubellaMiamicollectorwhoalongwithherhusbandDonownstheRubellFamilyCollection.Theinfluencethatithasallyearroundisreallyquitegreat.ArtBaselhaslittletodowithlocalgalleries美术馆.Just3ofthe260galleriesinvitedthisyeararefromMiamiandonlyahandfuloflocalartistsareshowinginthefairwhichbeginsonThursday.ButsinceArtBaselstarted10yearsagodozensofnewgallerieshaveopenedandscoresofartistshavemovedhereattractedbythelowrentsandpartlybyArtBaselitself.Thefairgivesartistscollectorsandgalleryownersararechancetoseeworld­classartbutmoreimportanttolearnfromtheleadingplayersoftheinternationalartworlD.TheartistChristyGastsaidshemovedherein2008partlybecausetheyearlyartfairmadethecityseemlikeoneoftherareplacesanartistcouldsucceedin.FromtheoutsideBaselhascreatedtheideathatMiamiisacitywherebeinganartistisarightthingtodosaidMs.Gast.ThecityforitsparthasusedArtBaseltoshowtheworldthatitisnoculturalbackwater闭塞的地方.AlongwithgalleriesandartistsMiami'sstockofprivateartcollectorshasalsoriseninthelastdecadE.1.AccordingtothepassageArtBaselofMiami________.A.usedtobeveryfamousintheworldB.startedin2002atMiamiBeachC.isthebiggestartfairintheworldD.takesplaceeverytwoyears2.Whatistheproblemwitharegionalartplace?A.Notbelievinginitself.B.Notlastingverylong.C.ThelittleinfluencE.D.Noenoughlocalartists.3.WhatisthemainreasonwhymanyartistshavemovedtoMiamifromotherplaces?A.ArtBaselhasalottodowithlocalgalleries.B.MostofthelocalartistscanattendArtBasel.C.TheyareattractedbythelowrentsinMiami.D.Theycanlearnfromtheworld­classartists.4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.MiamihasbecomeanartcitynowB.ArtBaselisoneofthebiggestartfairsC.MiamihasagreatinfluenceonartD.artistsinMiamiarerealizingtheirdreams

DoweneedanIvyLeagueChinamaysoonhaveitsownIvyLeaguewithaunionoftopuniversities.ThetermoriginallyreferredtoanathleticconferenceofeighttopuniversitiesinthenortheasternUS.TheChineseversionwhichwasofficiallystartedinmid­OctoberconsistsofninefamousuniversitiesincludingPekingTsinghuaZhejiangandFudan.Theunionissupposedtoresultinstudentexchangeprogramsrecognitionofacademicachievementsandotherjointprograms.ThenewsofthisChineseIvyLeaguehasreceivedmixedresponsesfromthepublicandpress.Somenegativecriticshavedismisseditasyetanotherexampleofthewishfulcopyingofinternationalpracticeswithoutfullyunderstandingthem.OtherssaythattheIvyLeagueisnotnecessarybutthattheunionisagoodideaonethatcouldpromoteacademicdevelopment.Sowhat'syouropiniononaChineseIvyLeagueDoweneedone?Yes.IvyLeagueornotnineofChina'sbestuniversitiescooperatingisagoodthing.Theseuniversitiescombiningresourcescouldcreateabetterenvironmentforstudentsandforresearch.Itcouldalsosavealotoftimeandresourcesbecauseitwouldmeanfewerunnecessaryinvestmentsforsomeoftheuniversities.Allowingstudentstomovetoorhaveexchangeswithotheruniversitiescouldbroadentheirhorizonsimprovetheirsocialskillsandcreatemoreemploymentopportunities.Theresultscouldbemoreimportantthanlessonsandachievements.ThetermIvyLeaguecarriesasenseofacademicexcellencetraditionandreputation.Ifborrowingsuchatermcouldencouragestudents'andprofessors'mentalstateandimproveChinesehighereducationthenthere'snoreasonnottodoit.No.UniversitiesshoulddosomeworkonincreasingcooperationinsteadofcopyinganIvyLeaguemodel.ManyChineseuniversitiesalreadyhavesuchcooperationwitheachother.IfthiscooperationwereassociatedwiththeIvyLeagueitwouldjustdistract分散attentionandresourcesandhaveanegativeeffect.TheseChineseuniversitiesareallstate­runandmostgettheirfundingfromthegovernment.They'requitesimilartoeachotherinmanywaysandmorecooperationwouldn'tbringaboutasmuchpotentialabilityasbetweensaypublicandprivateorChineseandforeignuniversities.Chinashouldfinditsownwaytodevelopworld­classuniversitiesinsteadofbycopyingsomeforeignpractices.Wehaveourownuniqueconditionsandforeignlessonsoftendon'tapplywellherE.

Themallswerefilledwithpeopleseekinggiftsfortheirlovedones.Someofthemallsremainedopenaroundtheclockpartlytosatisfyourneedstobuygifts.Behindthematerialisticaspectofshoppingforgiftsliestheideaofcaringbeingattentivetothedesiresofspecialpeopleinourlives.Howevertouseawell-wornplayonwords:itisourpresencenotourpresentsthattrulycounts.Manyofusunfortunatelycanbesoinattentiveeveninthepresenceofourlovedonesthatwemightaswellnotbethereatall.Attentionisoneofthegreatestgiftswecangiveeachother.CompaniesaroundtheglobespendbillionseveryyearonadvertisingtocatchourattentionforjustashortmomentatatimE.Wholeindustries—mediaentertainmenteducation—relyonthepreciousgiftofourattentionfortheircontinuedexistencE.A.babylackingattentionforalongtimeislikelytobepsychologicallyunhealthy.Inearliertimesbothdietandattentioncouldbeleftunregulated没人管的withoutmajorcauseforconcern.Therewerenaturalchecksandbalances:limitedavailabilityoffoodmeantfewgotfatforexamplE.Similarlyinbygonetimeswemighthavespentafewhourscommunicatingwiththevillagestoryteller;todaywatchinganentireTVserieswhilespeakingtonobodyiscommon.Intraditionalsocietieswithsmallerpopulationeveryonewouldgetafairdealofattention.OnmanyissueswemightgotoseeGrandmaorGrandpa;nowwehaveGoogleandWikipediA.Shejustwantsattention.peopletendtothinklittleofthosedoingthingssimplyforattention.Butthetruthisthathumanbeingsneedattentionandgivingattentiontoeachotheristoalargeextentwhathumancivilizationisbasedupon.ThisperhapsexplainstherunawaysuccessofsocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebook.WhileweusesuchsitesformicroHoggingideavoicingandstatusupdates—therealityisthatweareoftendoingnomoreorlessthanfulfillingourbasichumandriveforattentionexchangE.IfriendyouyoufriendmeIretweetyouyouretweetmE.Thecharmingeasewithwhichwecannowgetandgiveattentioniswhymanypeopleappearoverlyattachedtotheirsmartphones.Itisalsoavicious恶性的circlE.Asevermorepeoplearebusyexchangingattentiononlinethereisincreasinglylessattentiontobepaidintherealworldwhichforcesmorepeopletoseektheirattentionexchangeonlineorelseriskattention-starvation.Theverynatureofattentionexchangeisbeingrapidlytransformedandthereisadangerthatsomeofuswilldevelopunhealthypractices.JustaseatingredmeateverydayisabadideasoitiswithtoomuchattentionexchangE.Thebiologicalconsequencesofourtechnologicaladvancementinfoodproductionarehighlyvisible:heartdiseasediabetesandobesity.Theconsequencesofourtransformedattentionexchangeswillbepsychologicalandsocialandsomaytakelongertoidentifybuttheywillbeequallydamaging.Face-to-faceattentionisbecomingrarerandthereforemorevaluablE.Inasenseitispriceless.Anditisagiftthatcanbegivenall-year-rounD.68.Inthefirsttwoparagraphstheauthor__________.A.offersadvicetoattentiongiversB.analysesthepresentproblemsC.statesthenecessityofpresentsD.putsforwardhispointofview69.Attentionexchangewasnotamajorconcernintraditionalsocietiesbecauseof__________.A.limitedavailabilityoffoodB.naturalchecksandbalancesC.amuchsmallerpopulationD.theguidancefromoldpeople70.PeopleusesocialnetworkingsitessuchasTwitterandFacebookto__________.A.obtaininformationB.giveattentiontoothersC.noticeandgetnoticedD.voicetheiropinions71.WhatcanweinferfromParagraphs6-7?A.Morepeoplewillriskattention-starvationinfuturE.B.ThenatureofattentionexchangeisrarelychangeD.C.Technologicaladvancementcontributestoalldiseases.D.Transformedattentionexchangesdoharmtosociety.72.Thewriter’spurposeforwritingthepassageisto__________.A.advocatemorefocusonreallifeattentionB.analyzethenecessityofattentiongivingC.givepracticaltipsonattentionexchangeD.recommendsomesocialnetworkingsites

Aninternationalbusinessspecialistgrouphasannouncedthatthemovetowardsagreeneconomyisbecomingmoreurgentforemergingeconomies新兴经济体especiallySouthAfricA.OnMondayInnovationGroupannouncedthatgreeneconomicpolicieswerebecomingincreasinglyimportantonthegloballandscapeandforemergingeconomies.AccordingtoPuleMokoenafromInnovationGroupexpertsbelievetheadoptionofthesegreenpolicieswillassistwithailing不景气的economies.Themovetoagreeneconomysuchastheadoptionofalternativeenergysolutionsshouldbeadoptedbyeconomiesandcountries.Mokoena'scommentscameasGreenpeaceAfricacalledontheSouthAfricangovernmenttoreviewitsdecisiontoincludenuclearenergyintothecountry'senergyplan.Inordertoavoidallenergycrisisinthecountrythe_energy_mix_had_to_be_diversifiedincludingbroadeningenergycarrierstoincludegasnuclearbiomassrenewablewindsolarandhydroaswellastheefficientuseoftheexistingresourcessuchascoal.Forthisreasonnuclearenergywillaccountfor23percentofSouthAfrica'senergyneedsfollowedbycoalat15percenthydroatsixpercentgassixpercentturbinessixpercentandrenewableenergy42percent.HoweverPulesaidthereareotheroptionsforSouthAfrica'senergyneeds.Toomanycompaniesarefocusingonthecostsofgreenpoliciesratherthanfocusingonthelong－termbenefitsexplainedMokoenA.NobeleconomicswinnerJosephStiglitzandtheformerWorldBankchiefeconomistagreewithMokoenaandbelievethattheneedtoswitchtogreentechnologyshouldbeseenasanopportunityandnotasaburden.WheninSouthAfricaearlierthisyearStiglitzsaidaswitchtogreentechnologywouldstimulatedemandforarangeofgoodsandserviceswhichwouldhaveabeneficialimpactontheaftermathoftheglobalrecession.Heurgedpolicymakersnottobeheldbackbyshort－termperspectives.InnovationGrouphasalreadydevelopedareliablealternateenergysolutionwhichthecompanybelieveswillchangethelandscapeofthisemergingmarketandothercompanieswillfollowsuiteandofferrenewableenergysolutionsforemergingeconomies.Wearequicklybecominganindustryleaderinthisspacethankstoourin－houseexpertknowledgeonthevariousSWHtechnologiesavailableandtheapplicationofourBusinessProcessOutsourcingSolutionswhichallowforthemassroll－outofthesetechnologiesonanationalscalE.WeareproudtobeanactivepartofthesolutiontothecurrentenergycrisisandplantobecomeamajorforceinthedrivetowardssustainabilityandgoodenvironmentalpracticePulesaiD.5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?A.AdvantagesofGreenEnergyB.GreenPoliciesVitalforEmergingEconomiesC.PotentialEnergyCrisisforEmergingEconomiesD.HowtoDevelopGreenEnergy6.TheunderlinedparttheenergymixhadtobediversifiedinParagraph5implies________.A.energyhadtobeclassifiedB.differentkindsofenergyhadtobemixedC.avarietyofenergyhadtobedevelopedandusedD.amixtureofvariousenergywasessential7.AccordingtoPuleMokoena________.A.nuclearenergyshouldn'tbeincludedintoenergyplansB.focusingtoomuchonthecostsofgreenpoliciesisshortsightedC.greenpoliciesalonecansolvetheeconomicproblemsfacedbySouthAfricaD.greenpoliceshavenothingtodowiththeuseoftheexistingresourceslikecoal8.Accordingtothetextthemainreasonfortheadoptionofgreenpoliciesisthat________.A.theexistingresourcesarenotefficientlyusedB.greenenergycostslesstodevelopC.greenpoliciescansolvethecurrentenergycrisisD.greentechnologywillstimulatedemandforarangeofgoodsandservices

Assoonasyoumeetorevenseeapersonyouformanimpressionofhimbasedonhisposturegesturesandfacialexpressions.Thisiswhyitisimportanttomakeagoodfirstimpressiononthepersonwhowillbeinterviewingyou.Withinthefirst60secondsofmeetingyoutheinterviewerwillhaveformedanimpressionaboutwhattypeofpersonyouareandwhatkindofemployeeyouwouldbecomeand55%ofthiswillbebasedonlyonyourbodylanguagE.HerearesometipstomakethatimpressionagoodonE.Firstofallrelax.Thinkpositivethoughtsandyouaremorelikelytocomeacrossasapositiveconfidentpersonduringtheinterview.Dresssmartlyasyourappearanceisoneofthefirstthingsaninterviewerwillnoticeyou.Standupstraightandwalkinwithyourshouldersbackandyourheadup.Trytoavoidslowingdownasyouwalkintotheroombecausethissuggestsfearanduncertainty.Shakehandswiththeinterviewerfirmly.YoushouldhaveapositivehandshakeandawarmsmilE.Openingyourcoatorjacketasyousitdownshowsthatyoutooareopen.Postureisimportant.Youshouldbesittingwellbackinyourseat.Situpstraightandleanforwardslightlybutnottoomuch.Sittingattoomuchofanangle角度expressesdiscomfortanddistrust.Towofthemostcommondefensive防卫的signalsarecrossingyourarmsandlegssotrytoavoidthem.Anotherimportantissueiseyecontact.Lookingsomeoneintheeyeshowsconfidenceinyourselfandtrustintheotherperson.Howeverdon’toverdoitastoomucheyecontactorstaringwillmaketheotherpersonuncomfortablE.Usemoreeyecontactwhenlisteningthanwhentalkingandwhenyoulookawaylookdown.LookingupattheceilingwillmakeyouseemboredorrudE.54.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders_______.A.whatagoodfirstimpressionisB.howtomakeagoodfirstimpressionC.howlongittakestomakeafirstimpressionD.theimportanceofmakingagoodfirstimpression55.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoradviseyoutodowhenyouarebeinginterviewed?A.Crossyourarmsorlegs.B.Openyourcoatorjacketwhensittingdown.C.Gointotheroommoreslowlythanusual.D.Avoidlookingattheeyesoftheinterviewerdirectly.56.Ifyouleanforwardtoomuchitmeans_______.A.youareveryboredB.youaretoonervousC.youdon’thaveconfidenceD.youdon’ttrustothers57.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtousebodylanguagetowinaninterviewB.HowtoanswerquestionsinaninterviewC.HowtounderstandbodylanguageD.Howtodealwithaninterviewer

NearlytwomilliondriversintheUKhavehadaccidentsduetoBabyonBoardsignsandchildren’stoysthataffecttheirviewaccordingtoalarmingnewresearch.Onein20motoristssaysstickersandplaytimeparaphernalia装备aretoblameforacollision—equivalentto1.85millionofBritain’s37milliondrivers.Thediscoverytriggeredawarningbyaroadsafetycharity—Braketocutdownonclutterinthecar.DeputyChiefexecutiveJulieTownsendsaidBabyonBoardsignsareveryusefulinalertingtheemergencyservicesthatachildmaybeinvolvedincaseofcrash.Thishelpcanbecomenegativeifdriversdisplaysignswhentheirchildisn’tinthecarshesaiD.Worsestillisthedangerthatcanbecausedbydriversinfluencingtheirviewbyclutteringupwindowswithlotsofsigns.Drivers’priorityshouldalwaysbegettingtheresafelywithoutputtingthemselvesyoungpassengersorotherroadusersatrisk.A.surveyarrangedbypricecomparisonwebsiteConfuseD.comfoundthat37percentofparentshavedisplayedsignsandfouroutoffiveofthembelievetheyimprovesafety.But46percentadmitdoingsoatalltimes—regardlessofwhetherornottheirchildisinthecar—and15percentadmittheyonlyhavethemfortheirnovelty新奇valuE.Thepollof2000driversalsofoundthat46percentofdriversregardthemasariskand33percentsaytheyarelackingintastE.Therearebenefitsanddangersto‘BabyonBoard’signs.TheycanofferusefulinformationformedicalaidincaseofacrashbuthavingtoomanynoveltyitemsdisplayedcouldbeasafetyissuE.saidaConfuseD.comspokesman.

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers—telecommunicationscompanies—isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.1.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.2.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof.A.CTIAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActC.FCCD.federalregulators3.Thecarriers’participationinthesystemisdeterminedby.A.theUSfederalgovernmentB.mobilephoneusersC.thecarriersthemselvesD.thelawoftheUnitedStates4.Whichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?A.TheymustacceptthealertservicE.B.TheymayenjoythealertserviceforfreE.C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.5.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

CyberEnglishTherearenewandexcitingwaystousetheInternettolearnEnglishwhileyouareonlinE.TheInternetusesalotofmultimediaelements要素likewordssoundspicturescartoonsandvideos.Thisisperfectforstudyingalanguagebecauseyou’vegottoseehearandrepeatthingsasmuchasyoulikeLearningovertheInternetisalsofunbecauseyoucanbeapartofconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobe!SpecialInternetsitesaredesignedforpeopletolearnEnglishandareagreatwaytomeetotherpeoplearoundtheworlD.TheLanguageoftheNetOntheInternetEnglishisthemajorlanguagE.AsaresultitisnowmoreimportantthanevertobeabletounderstandEnglishwhenyouscantheweB.Itisnotalwayseasythough.TheEnglishcanbedifficultorhavealotofculturalinformationthatyouhaveneverseen.SeeYouinTown!OnesitespeciallydesignedforstudentsandtheirteachersisEnglishtown.Athttp://www.englishtown.comyouwillfindagroupofpeopleinterestedinlearningEnglish.Thereareseveralbuildingsinthevirtual虚拟的townwhereyoucanplaygameschatwithfriendsaskandgetanswerstolanguageandculturalquestionsandfindaninternationalpenfriendwhosharesyourinterests.ThereareotherresourcestohelpyoulearnsuchasmultimediaCD-ROMsandbooksforlanguagelearningandtranslation.YoucanalsohavedailyandmonthlyEnglishlessonsdeliveredtoyourowne-mailaddress.ThereisevenanonlineschoolwhereyoucantakeEnglishclassesovertheInternet.EnglishtownistheperfectplacetoprepareforatriptoEnglandortheUnitedStates!WouldyouliketobecomepartofavirtualcommunityofEnglishspeakers?LearnbyYourselfSurfingthewebisnotonlyfunbutcanalsohelpimproveyourEnglish!TryoutsomeofthewebsiteslistedbelowandseehowstudentsallovertheworldarelearningEnglishonlinE.1.CyberEnglishprobablymeans______.A.learningEnglishontheInternetB.learningEnglishbyoneselfC.scanningtheEnglishwebsitesD.LearningEnglishonTVorovertheradio2.StudyingEnglishonlineinterestsalotofpeoplebecause_____.A.OnlyinthiswaycanonelearnEnglishwellB.itmakesstudyeasierandmoreinterestingC.peopleliketochallengenewthingsD.learnercanreceiveface-to-faceeducation3.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat_____.A.athttp://www.englishtown.compeoplecanbuythingstheyneedB.EnglishistheonlyimportantlanguageontheInternet.C.theInternetcanprovidepeoplewiththeculturalinformationtheyneedD.it’sdifficultforlearnerstofindapenfriendinEnglishtown4.Thefollowingpartofthetextmight_____.A.tellushowtousetheInternetB.showussomeofthewebsitesonwhichEnglishistaughtC.telluswheretogettheCD-ROMsweneedD.showusthewebsitesonwhichbooksaresolD.

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OURKIDSAREAMAZING－especiallycomparedwitheverybodyelse’swhoseemtocryallthetime.Howdoyoushowyourloveforyourkidsthisholidayseason?Withtoysthataresmoothandcolorfulinteractiveandexciting.Andwithonesthathaveeducationalvalue－becauseyouaretheboss.1.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETHereisatoythatdoesn’tneedpower－andthekidshavetoputittogetherthemselves.This50-piecepuzzlesetismadeofsoft-edgedhardwoodandmakesacompletehospitalwithanX-rayroom.Italsoincludeseightpatientsacarandadriver.$135;flaxart.com.2.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALLSureit’scoolbutthiscolorfulbabytoyalsodevelopsproblemsolvingandmotorskills.Ithasaheadandlegsamagnetic磁性的handandatail.Suitableforlittleonesfrom6to36months.$19.95;tinylovE.com.3.ROBOSAPIENThissmallremote-controlrobotisreallypowerful.Itperforms67preprogrammedfunctionsincludingthrowingkickingpickingupanddancing.Youcanevenprogramyourownfunction-whichsadlydoesnotincludedoingwindows.$99;robosapienonlinE.com.4.MINIPEDALCARWantaMiniCooperbutcan’tfitthefamilyinside?Getoneforthekids.TheycanjumpintothisMinicarwhichcomesinhotorangewithasingleadjustableseatandrideaway.Butitcouldspoilthemforthatusedcarthey’llbedrivingwhentheyturn16.Forages3to5.$189;mininss.comclickongearupthenMinimotoringgear.33.Whichtoyissaidtohavethespecialdesignforchildren’ssafety?A.ROBOSAPIENB.MINIPEDALCARC.FLAXARTHOSPITALPUZZLEANDPLAYSETD.TINYLOVEACTIVITYBALL34.Whichtoyarefitforthree-year-oldkids?A.1and3.B.2and4.C.1and2.D.3and4.35.Thispassageiswrittenfor_______.A.parentsB.childrenC.thewriterD.theboss

In1993researchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvinediscoveredtheso–calledMozartEffect–thatcollegestudentswholistenedtotenminutesofMozart’sSonataforTwoPianosinD.majorD大调beforetakinganIQtestscoredninepointshigherthanwhentheyhadsatinsilenceorlistenedtorelaxationtapes.Otherstudiesalsohaveindicatedthatpeoplegaininformationbetteriftheyhearclassicalorbaroqueastyleofartmusicwhilestudying.ItissaidthatAlbertEinsteinwasanaveragestudentuntilhebeganplayingtheviolin.BeforethathehadahardtimeexpressingwhatheknewsaysHazelCheilekorchestradirectoratFairfaxCounty'sThomasJeffersonHighSchool.Einsteinsaidhegotsomeofhisgreatestinspirationswhileplayingtheviolin.ItliberatedhisbrainsothathecouldimaginE.Intheearly1700sEngland'sKingGeorgeIalsofelthewouldmakebetterdecisionsifhelistenedtogoodmusiC.ReportedlyHandelrespondedbycomposinghisWaterMusicsuitestobeplayedwhilethekingfloatedtheThamesonhisroyalboat.EvenPlatoinancientGreecebelievedstudyingmusiccreatedasenseoforderandharmonynecessaryforintelligentthought.Thedeepesteffectstakeplaceinyoungchildrenwhiletheirbrainsaregrowing.ThisyearthesameresearchersatIrvine’sCenterforNeurobiologyofLearningandMemoryfoundthatpreschoolerswhohadreceivedeightmonthsofmusiclessonsscored80percenthigheroncertaintasksthanotheryoungsterswhoreceivednomusicaltraining.Musicstudentscontinuetobeattheirnon–artspeers同龄人ontheSATaccordingtothe1999ProfilesofSATandAchievementTestTakersfromTheCollegeBoarD.Studentswithcourseworkinmusicappreciationscored42pointshigheronthemathsectionofthetestthanstudentswithnocourseworkorexperienceinthearts.AllofthisistosayyouarethejudgebutlisteningtoMozartcertainlywon'thurtyou.MypointalwaysisthatmakingmusicispreferabletopassivelisteningandthatlisteningtolivemusicisalwayspreferabletolisteningtorecordedmusiC.MozartWILLNOTraiseyourIQbutitmighthelpyouorganizeyourthoughtsbetterbeforetakingastandardizedtest.63.WhenpeoplementionAlbertEinsteinKingGeorgeIandPlatotheybelievethattheeffectofmusicis.A.positiveB.sensitiveC.suspiciousD.partial64.SofarresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvinehavedonestudiesabout.A.musicstudentsinSATB.preschoolerswithmusiclessonsC.peoplewhohearclassicalmusicwhilestudyingD.collegestudentswholistentorockmusiceveryday65.Whichofthefollowingisanopinionratherthanafact?A.HandelcomposedWaterMusictobeplayedwhilethekindfloatedtheThamesonhisboat.B.Mozartmighthelpyouorganizeyourthoughtbetterbeforetakingastandardizedtest.C.Preschoolerswithmusictrainingscoredhigheronobject–assemblytasks.D.Musicstudentscontinuetobeattheirnon–artspeersontheSAT.66.Whatistheauthor’sopinionaboutmusic?A.HethinksthatlisteningtomusicisbetterthanmakingmusiC.B.HehasadoubtwhetherlisteningtoMozartwillhurtthelisteners.C.HeissurethatlisteningtothemusicofMozartwillraisepeople’sIQ.D.HethinksthatliveconcertisbetterworthlisteningtothanrecordedmusiC.

HarvardUniversitynamedhistorianDrewGilpinFaustasitsfirstfemalepresidentonSundayendingalengthyandsecretivesearchtofindasuccessor接任者toLawrenceSummersTheseven-memberHarvardCorporationelectedFaustanotedscholaronHistoryoftheAmericanSouthanddeanofHarvard’sRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudyastheuniversity’s28thpresident.ThisisagreatdayandahistoricdayforHarvardJamesR..Houghtonchairmanofthepresidentialsearchcommitteesaidinastatement.DrewFaustisaninspiringandaccomplishedleaderasuperbscholaradedicated献身的teacherandawonderfulhumanbeing.HerselectionisnoteworthygiventheheateddebatesoverSummers’commentsthatgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesmighthelpexplainthelackofwomenintopsciencejobs.FausthasbeendeanofRadcliffesincetwoyearsaftertheformerwomen’scollegewascombinedintotheuniversityasaresearchcenterwithamissiontostudygenderissues性别问题.Someprofessorshavequietlygrousedthatthe371-year-olduniversityisappointingafifthpresidentwhoisnotascientist.NoscientisthashadthetopjobsinceJamesBryantConantretiredin1953;itslastfourhavecomefromthefieldsofclassicslawliteratureandeconomics.FaustisthefirstH.arvardpresidentwhodidnotreceiveadegreefromtheuniversitysinceCharlesChauncyagraduateofCambridgeUniversitywhodiedinofficein1762.SheattendedtheUniversityofPennsylvania.TeachingstaffturnedtoherconstantlysaidSheldonHackneyaformerpresidentoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandhistorianwhoworkedcloselywithFaust.She’sveryclear.Shehasasenseofhumorbutshe’sverystrong-minded.Youcometotrustinherbecauseshe’ssosolid.56.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Harvardnamedits1stfemalepresident.B.HistoryofHarvardUniversitychanged.C.Debatesonfemaleequalityended.D.DrewGilpinFaustafamouswomanhistorian.57.WhichisNOTtrueaboutDrewGilpinFaust?A.Sheisthe28thpresidentofHarvardUniversity.B.SheisafamousscholarfromtheAmericanSouth.C.Sheisn’tagraduatefromHarvardUniversity.D.ShewasheadofRadcliffeInstituteforAdvancedStudy.58.LawrenceSummersheldtheviewthat_______.A.womencannotachieveasmuchasmeninmanagementB.womencannotholdimportantpositionsinsocietyC.womencanmatchmeninsciencejobsD.fewwomenmaketopscientistsowingtogenes59.Theunderlinedwordgrousedinthe6thparagraphmeans?A.approvedB.commentedC.complainedD.indicated

Volunteeringabroadisgreat.Notonlydoyoutraveltoanexoticcountryyoualsomeetlike-mindedpeopleandattheendofitallyouhavesomethingtoputonyourCVtoimpressemployerswith.Butdidyoueverstoptothinkabouthowgreatitisforthepeopleonthereceivingend?InthiscontextDanielaPapihasapoint-foreignersrushingheroicallytovolunteerinacountrythey’veneverheardofareunlikelytomakeadifferencE.ButturningvolunteeringcampsintoclassroomsasPapiseemstoadvocateinherarticlerisksthrowingthebabyoutwiththebathwaterbyputtingpeopleoffofvolunteering.RatherlearningshouldbeanaturalpartofthE.experienceandthekeytocreatingsuchanenvironmentispositioningeveryoneasequals.Inorderforthattohappenvolunteersneedcompetentleaderswhocreateanenvironmentofequality:WhenafewyearsagoIjoinedagroupofinternationalvolunteerstohelpasmallfarmingcommunityintheSwissAlpswewereallquiteignorantaboutthelocalconditions.Butthankstoourgroupleaderitwasbothahelpfulprojectforthelocalsandafunandeye-openingexperienceforus.Beforewehadeventraveledatourownexpensetothemountaintopvillageourgroupleaderhadspenttimewiththevillagerspreparingtheprojecttomakesureitwouldbeofbenefittothem.ShE.arrangedforustohelpindifferentareasensuringthatwealwaysworkedalongsidelocalsratherthanforthem.Itwasneverusandthembutalways.welikeabigfamily.Asaresultconversationflowedandwelearnedagreatdealjustbycasuallytalkingtothelocalsasweworked.Attheendweleftwithadeepappreciationforthelaboroflovethatgoesintoproducingthefoodweeateveryday一一anappreciationwecouldtreasureourselvesandsharewithourpeers.Volunteeringisn'taboutsavingsomeone'slifeorevenaboutchangingit.It'sabouttouchingadifferentworldandremindingourselvesthatthereismuchmuchmoretolifethanthedailyroutineswetakeforgranted.Withthatknowledgemaybejustmaybewecangoontoreallychangetheworld.ByLukasThibaut56‘FromParagraphsIand2wecanlearnthat＿＿＿＿ininternationalvolunteering.A..foreignersarenotwelcomeinsomelocalcommunitiesB.blindenthusiasmfailstomaketheexperiencerewardingC.theauthoragreeswithDanielaPapi'sopinionsD.『internationalvolunteeringisactuallyapoorapproachtoeducation57.TheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph3refersto＿＿＿A..anaturalpartoftheexperienceB.thelearningofvolunteeringC.creatingsuchanenvironmentD.positioningeveryoneasequals58.Whatcontributedtothesuccessoftheauthor'svolunteeringprojectintheAlps?A..Thevolunteerswerequitefatni！iarwithSwissfarmers'lives.B..Thevolunteersworkedinareasseparatedfromthelocals.C.‘Thegroupleaderensuredthattheprojectwouldbebeneficialtobothsides.D.Thegroupleaderensuredthatthevolunteersgottoknowthelocalconditions.59.Fromtheauthor'sviewpointwhatshouldinternationalvolunteersavoid?A.Placingthemselvesabovethelocals.B.TakingfoodforgranteD.C.Disrespectingothers'labor.D.Beingproudofvolunteering.60.Whichbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardinternationalvolunteering?A.ObjectivE.B.Doubtful.C.Disapproving.D.SupportivE.

Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustryitisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.TodaycustomerdelightiswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinorordertokeepandincreasemarketsharE.Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustryandconfirmedbyanumberofresearchesthatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople:thosetreatedbadlywilltelltheirtalesofwoetoupto20people80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyalNewlungesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexamplemanycompaniesnowhavetoinvest投资alotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththephonerage—causedbydelaysinansweringcallsbeingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.ManypeopledonotliketalkingtomachinessaysDr.StoreySeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchool.Banksforexampleencouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouandthatyoucantrust—thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-deliveringsayingthatarepairwillbecalmedoutwithinfivehoursbutgettingitdonewithintwo;replacingafaultyproductimmediately:throwinginagiftvoucher购物礼卷asanunexpectedthankyoutorentalcustomers;andalwaysreturningcallsevenwhentheyarecomplaints.Aimingforcustomerdelightisallverywellbutifservicesdonotreachthehighlevelpromiseddisappointmentorworsewillbetheresult.ThiscanbeeasedbyofferinganapologyandanexplanationofwhytheservicedidnotmeetusualstandardswithempathyforexampleIknowhowyoumustfeelandpossiblesolutionsreplacementcompensationorwhateverfamessuggestsbestmeetsthecase.AirlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercarE.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtoolwhilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweatherunclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaffawinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.TheyaretrainedtoanswerquicklywiththeirnamejobtitleandaweareheretohelpattitudE.Thecompanyhasinvestedheavilyininformationtechnologytomakesurethatinformationisavailableinstantlyonscreen.BritishAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservicE.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchaswedoasweplease.Ontheotherhandthemorecustomersarepromisedthegreatertheriskofdisappointment.1.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that.A.complainingcustomersarehardtosatisfyB.unsatisfiedcustomersreceivebetterserviceC.SatisfiedcustomerscatchmoreattentionD.well-treatedcustomerspromotebusiness2.ThewritermentionsphonerageParagraph3toshowthat.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineC.customercarebecomesmoreattentionD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices3.Whatdoesthewriterrecommendtocreatedelight?A.CallingcustomersregularlyB.GivingathankyounotE.C.DeliveringaquickerserviceD.Promisingmoregifts.4.IfamanagershouldshowhisempathyParagraph6whatwouldheprobablysay?A.IknowhowupsetyoumustbE.B.Iappreciateyourunderstanding.C.I’msorryforthedelay.D.Iknowit’sourfault.5.Customerdelightisimportantforairlinesbecause.A.theirtelephonestyleremainsunchangedB.theyaremorelikelytomeetwithcomplaintsC.theservicescostthemalotofmoneyD.thepoliciescanbeappliedtotheirstaff6.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to-faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustomers.B.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.C.A.companyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthanforbanks.

Inarecentstudyparticipantswereaskedtodrinkbeerfromeitherastraight-sidedglassoracurvedbeerglass.Peopletookaboutalmosttwiceaslongtofinishwhendrinkingalcoholfromthestraight-sidedglasscomparedwiththecurvedglass.TherewasnodifferenceindrinkingratesfromtheglasseswhenthedrinkwasnonalcoholiC.PeoplemaydrinktheiralcoholfasterfromcurvedglassesbecauseitismoredifficulttoaccuratelyjudgethehalfwaypointoftheseglassestheresearchersconcludeD.AsaresultdrinkersmaybelessabletomeasurehowmuchtheyhaveconsumeD.Peopleoftentalkof‘pacingthemselves’whendrinkingalcoholasameansofcontrollinglevelsofdrunkennessbutIthinktheimportantpointtotakefromourresearchisthattheabilitytopaceeffectivelymaybecompromisedwhendrinkingfromcertaintypesofglassessaidstudyresearcherAngelaAttwoodoftheUniversityofBristol’sSchoolofExperimentalPsychologyintheUnitedKingdom.Inanotherexperimentparticipantscompletedacomputertaskinwhichtheywereshownpicturesoftwoglassescontainingvaryingvolumesofliquidandaskedtojudgewhethereachglasswasmoreorlessthanhalf-full.Theresearchersfoundpeoplemadegreatererrorsinjudgingthehalfwaypointofthecurvedglass.TheparticipantswhoshowedthegreatesterrorinthesejudgmentsalsotendedtoshowthegreatestchangesintheirdrinkingratestheresearcherssaiD.Thespeedatwhichpeopledrinkalcoholinfluencestheirlevelofintoxication迷醉andthenumberofdrinkstheyconsumeonanoccasion.Thereforeslowingdownislikelytohaveapositiveimpactfortheindividualandalsoatapopulationlevel.59Ifamanfinishesdrinkingalcoholfromacurvedglassin30minutesfromasame-volumedstraightglasshewillspend_____.A.about15minutesB.about60minutesC.about45minutesD.about25minutes60Accordingtothepassagetheexperimentshowsthat_____.A.curvedglassesmisleadpeople’sjudgmentB.peoplediffergreatlywhenjudgingthesameglassC.peopledocomputertaskspoorlyafterdrinkingD.thetypeofliquidinfluencespeople’sthinking61Whatadvicedotheresearchersgivedrinkers?A.Useacurvedbeerglass.B.DrinkataslowerpacE.C.DrinkwithpositivepeoplE.D.Trydifferenttypesofalcohol.62Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShapemayinfluenceyourdrinkingB.CurvedglassisoutofdateC.DrinklessforyourhealthD.Drinkersfavoradifferenttypeofglass

JustalittlewalkinthecityofNewYorkorChicagoforexamplewouldmakeanyforeignerrealizethepresenceofpeopleofvariousraceswalkingdownthestreet:probablyblacksAfricanAmericansSpanishAsiansandsoon.OrforanotherexampleonschoolcampusesinAmericaboththeteachersandthestudentsusuallyconsistofpeoplefromanumberofcountriesratherthanonlyonE.Indeedthevarietyofethnicity种族渊源inAmericaisoftenclaimedtobethebestmixintheworlD.That'swhythefamoustermmeltingpotarises.Itsbasicideapresentsthewholenationasonelargepot.AnyonewhoenterstheUnitedStatesisautomaticallythrownintothispot.AlltheculturalaspectsthatonebringsintoaremixedtogetherormeltedtoformanewculturE.Incomparisonwiththemeltingpottheorythereisasaladbowltheory.ThisideashowsacompletelyseparateviewthatnewcomersbringdifferentcultureswhereeachoftheseculturesiskeptasanessentialparttomakeupthewholE.Everydistinctivecultureorbeliefisconsideredtobeoneofthetastesoringredients成分thatcontributetoformingthewholE.ThereforeitsoriginalshapeandcharacteristicsaremaintaineD.TheideasofthemeltingpotandthesaladbowlinAmericabothshowanidealtomanypeopleandareoftenadmireD.Havingacloselookattherealityofthecountrysuchastheexistingethnicsegregation分离thefactofthewhitepopulationfleeingfromtheminorityandthetrendoftheminoritygroupformingtheirowngrouponecanseethatthemeltingpottheoryismerelyamyth.DespiteitslongfameitismoresuitabletolabelAmericaasasaladbowl.6.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.AmericameltingpotorsaladbowlB.WhymanypeoplecometoAmerica?C.ThedevelopmentofAmericancultureD.ThewaystoadapttoAmericanlife7.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellusthefactthat________.A.aforeignerislikelytoexperiencecultureshockinAmericaB.AmericaisacountryofawidevarietyofethnicminoritiesC.peopleofvariousracesliveinbigcitiesinAmericaD.it'seasyforaforeignertostandoutinAmerica8.AccordingtothemeltingpottheorypeoplewhoentertheUnitedStates________.A.areeagertochangethenewcultureB.canadapttothenewculturemoreeasilyC.trytoprovetheimportanceoftheircultureD.losetheirownidentitiestoformanewculture9.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatdifferentethnicminoritiesinAmerica________.A.arecompletelyequalinsocietyB.tendtolivesegregatedC.strictlykeeptheirownculturesD.havemixedtogether10.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofAmericansociety?A.Itisamixtureofthemeltingpotandthesaladbowl.B.Itismoreofameltingpotthanofasaladbowl.C.Itisbetterdefinedasasaladbowlratherthanameltingpot.D.Itishardtosaywhetheritisameltingpotorasaladbowl.

Britishscientistshavedonesomethingthatmanypeoplethoughtwasimpossibletheycreatedthefirstcloneofanadultmammal哺乳动物.TheclonenamedDollyisaseven­month­oldsheepgrownfromacellofanadultfemalesheep.WhatisacloneAcloneisacopy—ageneticcopy.GenesaretheinstructionsforlifE.Theytellacellwhattodoandhowtodoit.GenesmakeeachindividualplantoranimaldifferentanduniquE.Butaclonehasthesamegenesastheoriginalorganism生物体.Cloningisnotnew.Plantshavebeenclonedforcenturies.Newplantsareoftengrownfromcuttingfromanotherplant.Alsoplantslikepineapplesstrawberriesandcarnations康乃馨aresometimescloneD.Onebenefitofcloningisthatwecanmakemanycopiesofthebestandhealthiestplants.Ithasbeenmuchmoredifficulttocloneanimals.Frogshavebeenclonedbuttheydiedastadpolesneverlivinglongenoughtobecomeadultfrogs.Micesheepandcattlehavebeenclonedfromembryos胚胎.ButDollyisthefirsthealthycloneofanadultmammal.Howdidtheydoit?1Anunfertilizedeggwastakenfromasheep.2Theeggnucleus细胞核wasremoveD.3Acellwastakenfromtheudder乳房ofapregnant怀孕的sheep.Itwasstarvedsothatitstoppedgrowing.4Thetwocellswerecombinedintooneandthenimplantedinathirdsheepwhereitgrewnormally.5Theclonewasborn.Itwasgeneticallyidenticaltothepregnantsheepinstep3.Thissoundsmucheasierthanitactuallywas.Toendupwithoneclonethescientistsstartedwith277uddercells.Andtheyneededinawaytomaketheeggcellacceptanewnucleus.Theydidthatbystarvingthecellinstep3.Itmaysoonbepossibletoclonemanytypesofanimals.WillwealsobeabletoclonehumanorgansorevenwholehumanbeingsWehaveonlybeguntothinkaboutthemoralityofcloningtechnology.Maybethequestiontoaskisnotwhetherwecanclonehumansbutinsteadshouldweclonehumans?1.Dollyisasheep________becausesheisgrownfromacellofanadultfemalesheep.A.thathasnotherfatherB.thathasnothermotherC.thathasnoparentsD.thathasnotanytail2.TellwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.OnlyplantscanbecloneD.B.OnlystrawberriesandcarnationscansometimesbecloneD.C.Animalsandplantshavequitealonghistoryofcloning.D.Genescantellacellwhattodoandhowtodoitduringcloning.3.Fromthefourthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.atadpoleistheearlystageofagrown­upfrogB.atadpoleisafrogwithoutatailC.atadpoleisakindofanimalD.atadpoleisacloneofanadultmammal4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDollyisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Dollyisthefirstcloneofananimal.B.Dollyisthefirstcloneofanadultanimal.C.Dollyisthefirstcloneofanmammal.D.Dollyisthefirstcloneofanadultmammal.

EveryhourspentinwatchingTVDVDsandvideosasanadultreduceslifeexpectancybyalmost22minutesastudysuggests.AndviewingTVforanaverageofsixhoursadaycancutshortyourlifebyfiveyears.Theresearchclaimsthatasedentary久坐的lifestyleisasbadforhealthassmokingandobesitybecauseofthedangerscausedbyinactivityandthegreateropportunitiesitoffersforunhealthyeating.Theacademicsconductingthestudysetouttocalculatetheoverallrisktolifeexpectancyfromwatchingtelevision.Theirresearchinvolvedmorethan11000peopleovertheageof25.WritingintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicinetheyconcludeD.TVviewingtimemaybeassociatedwithalossoflifewhichissimilartoothermajorchronicdiseaseriskfactorssuchasphysicalinactivityandobesity.TheresearchersfromtheUniversityofQueenslandusedinformationfromtheAustralianDiabetesObesityandLifestyleStudytogetherwithpopulationanddeathratedatA.Buttheysaid:AlthoughweusedAustraliandatatheeffectsinotherindustrializedanddevelopingcountriesarelikelytobesimilarconsideringthelargeamountsoftimespentwatchingTVandsimilaritiesindiseasepatterns.IntheUnitedKingdomtheaverageamountoftimespentwatchingTVisfourhoursadaycomparedwithfivehoursintheUnitedStates.Earlierthisyearaseparatestudysuggestedtheriskofdevelopingtype2diabetesandheartdiseaseordyingearlyrisesbyasmuchas20percentafterjusttwohoursadayinfrontofthebox.England'sChiefMedicalOfficerSallyDaviessaid:Physicalactivityoffershugebenefitsandthesestudiesbackwhatwealreadyknow-thatasedentarylifestylecarriesadditionalrisks.WehopethesestudieswillhelpmorepeoplerealizethattherearemanywaystogetexercisE.67.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______A.whetheryouwatchTVornothasnothingtodowithhowlongyouwillliveB.ifanadultwatchesTVforsixhourseverydayhewilldiefiveyewearlierC.physicalinactivityandobesitywon'tshortenyourlifeD.asedentarylifestyleoffershugebenefits.68.TheworditinthesecondparagraphreferstoA.asedentarylifestyleB.eatingC.smokingD.obesity

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WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweightwhiletheFrenchwhoconsumerichfoodcontinuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.HoweverAmericanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.AccordingtoDr.JosephMercolaahealthexperttheFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestylE.TheyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetablewhileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhavestoppeD.InadditionhepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrenchinsteadtendtoshopdailywalkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhaveachoiceoffreshfruitsvegetablesandeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStatesMireilleGuilianoauthorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetFatdecidedtowriteabouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfooD.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.InspiteofallthesedifferencesevidenceshowsthatrecentlifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesity—orextremeoverweight—amongadultsisonly6%.HoweverasAmericanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditionstheobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.29.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercola?A.Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.B.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.C.TheyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfooD.D.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.30.Thistextismainlytherelationshipbetween_________.A.AmericansandtheFrenchB.lifestyleandobesityC.childrenandadultsD.fastfoodandoverweight31.Thetextismainlydeveloped__________.A.byspaceB.byprocessC.bycontrastD.byclassification32.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.TVinterviewB.A.foodadvertisementC.A.bookreviewD.A.healthreport

Thecollegesearchdoesn’thavetobeginandendwiththename-brandschools.There’remanyschoolsouttheretochoosefrom—someknownandsomelessknownallworthyofyourattention.Tofindtheschoolthatworksforyouyoushouldstartwithwhoyouareandwhyyou’regoingtocollegE.Whatareyougoodatandwhatareyouinterestedin?Whatareyourweaknesses?Whatdoyouwantoutoflife?Areyousociallyself-sufficientordoyouneedwarmfamilialsupport?Talkwithyourfamilyfriendsandteachersasyouaskthesequestions.Thepeoplewhoknowyoubestcanhelpyouthemostwiththeseimportantissues.Rememberthataname-brandcollegewon’tguaranteeyoursuccess.ThinkaboutthepeopleinyourlifewhohaveachievedgreatsuccessandfindoutwheretheywenttocollegE.You’lllikelyfindsuccessinlifehaslesstodowiththechoiceofcollegethanwiththeexperiencesandopportunitieswhileincollegE.EmployersarelookingforoutstandingskillsandexperiencenotcollegebackgrounD.Asyousearchforcollegesaskaboutgraduatestudentsandyou’llfindmanycollegesthatarebetterthanname-brandones.www.ks5u.comYoudon’tneedtopickamajortopickacollegE.Veryfewhighschoolstudentshaveenoughinformationorexperiencetochooseamajor.Youneedthevarietyanddepthofcollegecourseworktodetermineyourinterestandmajor.Mostcollegestudentschangetheirmindstwoorthreetimesbeforetheysettleonamajorandtheycanstillgraduateinfouryears!Beingundecidedisagoodthingandwillleaveyouopentomoreacademicexperiences.Ifyoumaketheassumptionthatyoucannotaffordcollegebasedonthestickerpriceoftuitionyou’llmissout.It’sdifficulttotalkaboutmoneybutifyouinvestigatealltheoptionsandaskforhelpandadviceyou’llfindaffordablechoices.OnlineresourcesaswellasfinancialaidworkshopssponsoredbyhighschoolsinlocalcommunitiesarewidelyavailabletogetyoustarteD.Investigateearlyandaskforhelp.Themostimportantfactorinchoosingacollegeisfit.Findingagoodfitrequirestimeandthoughtfulness.Youcanvisitcollegewebsitesandlearnaboutwhateventstakeplacewhovisitsasaguestspeakerandhowtogetintouchwithcurrentstudentsandteachers.Ifyouvisitthecampustrytositinonclasseseatinthedininghallandhangaroundinthestudentcenter.Thatwillhelpyouimagineyourselfasapartofthecommunity.Talktoafewstudentsandaskiftheywouldmakethesamecollegechoiceiftheyhadtodoitagain.Considertheinformationyou’vecollectedaboutthecollegesandyou’llhavegreatoptions!HowtofindacollegethatworksforyouParagraphoutlinesSupportingdetailsKnowyourselfwell.●Askyourselfwhoyouareandwhatyour71▲forattendingcollegearE.●Knowyourownstrengths72▲weaknessesgoalsetC.●Askforhelpfromthosewhoknowyoubestwiththoseissues.Don’t73▲yourselftochooseaname-brandcollegE.●Notall74▲peoplegraduatedfromname-brandcolleges.●Thechoiceofcollegeisless75▲toone’ssuccessinlifethantheexperiencesandopportunitieswhileincollegE.Don’tbaseyourchoiceofcollegeonthemajor.●Don’tchooseamajorinahurrybecauseyoudon’thaveenoughinformationorexperiencE.●It’sOKtochangeyour76▲twoorthreetimesbeforeyoudecideonyourmajor.Don’tworryifyoucan’t77▲togotocollegE.●Doinvestigationearlyandaskforhelptofindaffordablechoices.●Actuallyyouhave78▲tomanyonlineresourcesandfinancialaidworkshops.Seewhetherthecollegeisfitforyouornot.●Youcancollectmuch79▲aboutthecollegeonitswebsitE.●80▲thecollegetrytouseitsfacilitiesandtalkwithitsstudents.

It'shardtoavoidlookinglikeafoolonAprilFool'sDay.OnApril1eachyearpeopleplaytricksoneachother.Thesetricksareusuallysillyratherthanmean.Classmatessometimestieeachother'sshoelacestotheirchairs.Teachersmighthandoutanimpossiblydifficultsurprisetestthatscaresstudentsbeforetheyrealizeit'sonlyajokE.NewspapersannouncefakecontestssuchasWinanelephant！andreportonfakestorieslikeUFOlandsinNewYorkCity.Forgetgiftssongsandspecialfoods—thosearefortheotherholidaysoftheyear.OnAprilFool'sDaytheonlytraditionistolaughandmaybetocausealittlebitoftrouble.OneAprilFool'sDaywhenIwasinhighschoolagroupofstudentsinmyclassplayedaverycleverandfunnytrickontheteachers.TheyboughtsomechickensandsetthemfreeinourschoolcafeteriA.Thechickensranallroundtheschoolinandoutofclassroomsandunderourfeet.FeatherswereflyingeverywherE.Teachersbeganrunningafterthechickenstryingtocatchthem.Finallytheycaughtfourofthem.Butthechickenswerewearingnumberedtags商标aroundtheirnecksandtheteachersdiscoveredthattheyhadonlycaughtchickensNo.123and5.WherewaschickenNo.4?TheteacherslookedandlookeD.Theycouldn'tfindanotherchicken.AfterafewhourstheyrealizedthatthestudentshadplayedanotherjokeonthemTherewereonlyfourchickensinthefirstplace！They'vebeentrickedbythenumbersonthechickens.It'sbeenalongtimesinceIwasinhighschoolbutthatAprilFool'sDayremainsoneofmyfavoritememoriesfromthoseyears.5.WhatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphonAprilFool'sDay?A.EveryoneishardtoavoidbeingfooledonAprilFool'sDay.B.StudentsplayjokesonteachersonAprilFool'sDay.C.TeachersplaytricksonstudentsonAprilFool'sDay.D.NewspapersoftencheatpeoplE.6.Whydidstudentssetchickensfree?A.TheywantedtoletchickensfreE.B.Theywantedtoletchickensrunallroundtheschool.C.Theywantedtoseefeathersflying.D.Theywantedtoplayatrickonteachers.7.Howmanyjokesdidthestudentsplayonteachers?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.8.What'sthetitleofthepassage?A.AnunforgettableAprilFool'sDayB.AprilFool'sDayC.TheoriginofAprilFool'sDayD.WhatdopeopledoonAprilFool'sDay?

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MOOCsMassiveOpenOnlineCoursesarefreebutwithouttutoringandareopentoanyoneanywhereintheworlD.Thecoursesareflexible–normallythreetofivehoursofstudyaweek–doneatanytimeshort5to10weeksandvideo-rich.Theyarealsoheavilydependentoncrowdsourcing:youcandiscussacoursewithfellowstudentsthroughonlineforumsdiscussionboardsandpeerreview.Studentsdon'thavetofinishthecoursespassassessmentsordoassignmentsbutiftheydotheygetacertificationofparticipation.TheOpenUniversitylaunchedFutureLearntheUK'sanswertoUSplatformssuchasCourseraEdXandUdacitywhichhavebeenofferingMOOCsfromtopUSuniversitiesforthepasttwoyears.TheresponsehasbeenincrediblewithmorethanthreemillionpeopleregisteringworldwidE.Meanwhilein2012EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinCoursera'spartnershipcomprising13universities.Wealreadyrun50onlinemaster'sdegreessothiswasalogicalexpansionsaysProfessorJeffHaywoodEdinburgh'svice-principal.It'saninvestmentinteachingmethodsresearch.HowamIgoingtoteachintroductoryphilosophyto100000people?That'swhatIcalleducationalR&D.HeaddsIfyoulookahead10yearsyou'dexpectallstudentsgraduatingtohavetakensomeonlinecoursessoyou'vegottoresearchthat.OurMOOCsarenomoreincompetitionwithourdegreesthanalifelonglearningcoursebecausetheydon'tcarrycredits.CooperationiskeyHaywoodstresses.Itisfarbettertooffer20-30coursesinyourownareasofexpertise专门技能andletotherinstitutionsdolikewisE.ProfessorMikeSharplesFutureLearn'sacademicleadgoesfurther:We'vetiedtheelementsavailablebeforeintoapackageofcoursesofferedbyleadinguniversitiesworldwideonanewsoftwareplatformwithanewwayofpromotingitandalsoanewsocial-learningteachingmethoD.Youwon'tjustreceiveanexambutbeabletodiscussandmarkeachother'sassignments.BathUniversityoneofmorethan20universitiesworkingwithFutureLearnlaunchesitsfirstcourseInsideCancernextJanuaryandregardsMOOCsasawayofbreakingdownagebarriers.There'snoreasonwhysomeonedoingGCSEsshouldnotlookatourMOOCsandgetquiteawaythroughthemorsomeoneatPhDlevelandbeyondsaysProfessorBernieMorleyexpertforlearningandteaching.63.MOOCshavethesefeaturesEXCEPTthat___________.A.MOOCsarefreeofchargeforanyoneB.MOOCscanbeadjustedaccordingtopeople’slearningpaceC.MOOCsprovideteachers’instructionsifyouhavesomedifficultyD.MOOCshaveaplatformforlearnerstosharetheirlearningexperience64.TheresponsetoFutureLearnhasbeenthoughttobeunbelievablemainlybecause___________.A.allthecoursesontheplatformareavailabletoanyoneintheworldB.EdinburghUniversitybecamethefirstnon-USinstitutiontojoinitC.thenumberofpeopleregisteringintheplatformisbeyondexpectationD.studentscangetacertificationofparticipationwithoutpassingassessments65.WhatcanbeinferredfromProfessorBernieMorleyinthelastparagraph?A.PeoplewithvariouslearninglevelswillprobablyshowinterestinMOOCs.B.PeopleatPhDlevelhavealreadyknowneverythingaboutMOOCs.C.InsideCancerwillbethemostpopularcourseforsomeonedoingGCSEs.D.MOOCsarenotsocompetitiveaslifelonglearningcoursesduetotheproblemsofcredits.66.Thepassagemainlydealswith___________.A.thevariousopinionsonFutureLearnB.theadvantagesofonlineteachingmethodsC.thepopularityofno-creditcoursesD.theappearanceofanewlearningplatform

.SchoutenUniversityisahighlyrespectedonlineeducationproviderofferingofficially-recognizeddegreeprogramsacrosstheglobE.Ourmissionistoprovidestudentswithahigh-qualitymixedlearningMBAprogramandpersonalcoachingtohelpthemtobecomeworld-classmanagers.MBAwithUniqueSkills&PersonalDevelopmentProgramStudentswillbenefitfrom30yearsofsoftskillstrainingexperiencefromSchouten&NielsentheleadingsoftskillstraininginstituteinEuropE.TobecomeaneffectivemanagertheoryaloneisnotenoughandbeingabletoputtheoryintopracticeismoreimportanttodaythaneverbeforE.WiththeSchoutenUniversityMBAprogramyouwillhavetheuniqueopportunitytodevelopsuchsoftskillsasinfluencingskillsleadershipskillscommunicationskillsandmotivationalskills.InternationalNetwork+2ResidentialStudyweeksinCambridge&ShanghaiAtSchoutenUniversitystudentstutorsandcoachesmeeteachotheronlinE.ButthereisalsotheopportunityforstudentstostudyfacetofacebywayofthetwoResidential居住的Studyweeks.OneweekwillbeheldinShanghaiChinaandtheotherweekatCambridgeUK.Shanghaiisthecommercialandindustrialcenteroftheworld’sleadingeconomy.CambridgeishometosomeofEurope’soldestandbestuniversities.Residentialweekswillbeheldseveraltimesayear.Thereforeyoucanchoosewhentoparticipatedependingontheprogressofyourstudy.Intheresidentialweekscooperationbetweenstudentswillbeanimportantelement.Studentswillworktogetheronrealcompanycases.Duringtheresidentialweekstudentswillbesupervisedbyaprofessionaltrainer.www.ks5u.com*Residentialsareanobligatory必须的partoftheprogramandthecostsoftheresidentialweeksarecoveredbyyourtuition.*Thefeeincludesthestudyweeks’housingfoodandparticipationbutnotthecostsoftravel.MaximumFlexibilitySchoutenUniversityintroducesanewwayoflearning:Study2.0.Studentswillstudyonlinethroughmyschoutenuniversity.comandinteractviarichsocialmediA.ItallowsbusyworkingprofessionalslikeyoutostudyaworldclassMBAdegreeanytimeanywhereatanypacE.GreatSupportAccesstotheUniversity’svirtuallearningenvironmentVLE24/7andyourstudycoachtutorsareallheretogiveyoustrongpersonalsupporttoensureyoursuccess.56.MostgraduatesofSchoutenUniversitywillworkinthefieldof________.A.educationB.militaryC.medicineD.business57.AccordingtotheadvertisementwhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tbelongtosoftskills?A.Leadershipskills.B.Communicationskills.C.Drivingskills.D.Motivationalskills.58.Thetimetoparticipatetheresidentialweeksis________.A.flexibleB.fixedC.unnecessaryD.inconvenient59.IfyouattendthetwoResidentialStudyweeksyouwillhavetopayfor________besidesyourtuition.A.housingB.participationfeesC.mealsD.travelcosts60.Theadvertisementisprobablyintendedfor________.A.full-timecollegestudentsB.workingbusinessmenC.studyingteenagersD.retiredmanagers

Mostyoungarchitects—particularlythoseinbigcities—canonlydreamaboutworkinginabuildingoftheirown.AndmakingthatdreamcometrueoftenmeansfindingabuildingnooneelseseemstowantwhichisexactlywhathappenedtoDavidYocumandhispartnerBrianBell.Theirbuildingisaformerautomobileelectrical-partsfirminAtlantA.Fromtheoutsideitlookstoooldevensomethinghorriblebutopenthedoorandyouareinawideopencourtyardlinedonthreesideswithrusting生锈的walls.In2000YocumandBellfoundthisbuildinginthecity’sWestEnD.Builtin1947thestructurehadbeenabandonedyearsearlierandtheroofofthemainbuildinghadfallendown.ButthepricewasrightsoYocumboughtit.Hespenteightmonthsofhisoff-hoursondemolition拆除pullingrubbishoutthroughtheroofbecauseitwastoodangeroustogoinsidethebuilding.Thedemolitionwashardworkbutitgavehimtimetothinkaboutwhathewantedtodoandtotreasurewhatwasthere—thewallstherustthelight.YocumsaiD.Everyseasonmorepaintfallsoffthewallsandmorerustdevelops.It’slikeanartinstallation装置inthere—aslow-motionshow.Sincethebackbuildinghadbeenconstructedwithoutwindowsanall-glassfrontwasaddedtothebuildingtogiveitaviewofthecourtyardandskylightswereinstalledintheroof.ThebackofthebuildingisaworkingareaandalivingroomforYocumandhiswifE.A.sortofbuffer缓冲zonebetweenthefrontandthebackcontainsabathroomakitchenandamechanicalroomandthewallsthatseparatethesezoneshaveopeningsthatallowviewsthroughtothefrontofthestudioandthecourtyardbeyonD.YocumandBellwhohavejustcompletedanartgalleryforthecityfeelthattheexperiencefromthedecorationoftheirbuildingfocusingontheinsideratherthantheoutsidehasinfluencedtheirwork.Ithasalsogiventhesearchitectsachancetoshowhowtheycanmakemoreoutofless.1.Accordingtothepassageitisformostyoungarchitectsinbigcitiestoworkinabuildingoftheirown.A.easyB.unnecessaryC.unrealisticD.common2.Yocumboughttheoldbuildingbecause.A.itwasabargaintohimB.itwasstillingoodconditionC.itwaslocatedinthecitycenterD.itlookedattractivefromtheoutside3.WorkingontheoldbuildingYocumandBell.A.pulledrubbishoutthroughtheroofB.removedtheskylightsfromthebathroomC.presentedaslow-motionshowinanartgalleryD.builtakitchenatthebackpartoftheoldbuilding4.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatYocumandBell.A.benefitedalotfrompullingdowntheroofB.turnedmoreoldbuildingsintoartgalleriesC.gotinspirationfromdecoratingtheiroldbuildingD.paidmoreattentiontotheoutsideoftheartgallery5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.peoplecanlearnalotfromtheirfailuresB.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonanoldbuildingC.peopleshouldnotjudgethingsbytheirappearanceD.creativepeoplecanmakethebestofwhattheyhave

IfyouhaveseenorheardoftheBritishTVseriesDowntonAbbeyyouhaveprobablynoticedanupstairs-downstairsclasssysteminwhichthenoblepeopleareupstairsworryingwhatclothestheyshouldwearfordinnerandthepoorpeoplearedownstairsworkinghardtomakefoodandteA.Soit’snothardtotellthatpeoplearedividedintodifferentclasses.BritishsocietyhaschangedalotsincethedaysofDowntonAbbeybutthedivisionstillexistsandthefunnyaccentsdotoo.NowadayswhatdividesBritonsistheso-calledNorth-Southdivide.AsyoumakeyourwaynorthfromthesouthcoastofEnglandtheaccentbeginstochangE.TheposhHowareyouinpartsoftheSouthbecomesAhhduhowdoyoudointheMidlandsreeitareyoualrightintheNorthWesteyyupwhat’supinYorkshireandhou’sitgaunhow’sitgoinginScotlanD.Besidesaccentstheeconomyalsochanges.TherichsoutherncityofLondonslowlybecomestheNorthwherepeoplegenerallyhavelessmoney.SowheredoestheSouthstopbeingtheSouthandtheNorthstartbeingtheNorth?WelldependingonwheresomeonecomesfrominBritainyou’llgetadifferentanswer.AnywhereaboveLondonis‘theNorth’youmighthearaLondonersay.Orifyou’reinScotlandyoumighthearSouthernsofter!talkingaboutapersonfromLancashireorYorkshirewhothinkofthemselvesashardtoughNortherners.AnywheresouthofManchesterisnotnorthernyoumighthearapersonfromManchestersay.Manystereotypes成见havecomefromtheNorth-SouthDividetoo.Oftensouthernersareseenasbeingrudeandsnobbish势利眼的bynortherners.Andnorthernersareoftenseenasuneducatedbysoutherners.Todaythecareeryouhaveandthepersonyoumarrydon’tdependonwhereyouwerebornorwhatclassyouarefrom.ButasLondonisgettingricherandpeoplearemovingtotheSouthforworktheNorth-Southdivideisgettingbigger.Yetforallthatdividesusthetruthiswecouldn’tlivewithouteachother!55.Thefirstparagraphservesto_________.A.comparethelivesofupstairswiththoseofdownstairsB.explainhowtheclasssystemworkedinthepastC.attacktheunfairclassdivisionD.introducethetopicofthepassage56.PeoplefromNorthWestgreeteachotherbysaying_________.A.hou’sitgaunB.reeitC.eyyupD.ahhdu57.FromParagraph4wegettoknow_________.A.ScotlandersthinkLondonersarenotstrongenoughB.ManchesterpeoplethinkScotlandbelongstotheSouthC.ManchesterpeopleregardthemselvesasNorthernersD.thereisnosuchthingasNorth-SouthDivide58.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.BritishaccentsaredifferentfromNorthtoSouth.B.Classdivisionisgettingsmalleratpresent.C.ItisabouttheNorth-SouthDivisionanditsinfluencE.D.NorthernersandSouthernersdislikeeachotherinBritain.

IstheGotoCollegeMessageOverdone?Eveninaweakjobmarkettheoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryonE.A.briefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthatwemayhaveoverdonethemessageoncollegeseniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaiD.We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothatMs.SawhillsaiD.OnaverageitdoespayoffButifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduatethatisaverybadsituation.Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16—24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.AtthesametimerecentresearchbyCanadianeconomistswarnsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment.Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:Studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanoneswhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuition学费andtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderationswithpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones.Shesuggestedtwowaystoimprovethesituation:increasingvocational职业的-technicaltrainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationratherthanpost-secondarylearning.TheEuropeancountriesputalittlemoreattentiontogettingpeoplepreparedintheprimarygradesshesaiD.Thentheyhaveahigherbarforwhoevergoestocollege—butonceyougetintocollegeyou’remorelikelytobehighlysubsidized资助.Shealsoisasupporteroftechnicaltraining—toteachstudentshowtobeplumbersweldersandcomputerprogrammers—becauseemployersaredesperateforworkerswiththeseskills.24.Peopleusuallythinkthat.A.thecostoftechnicalschoolingisaproblemB.technicalskillsaremostimportantforfindingajobC.onewillnotsucceedwithoutacollegedegreeD.thereisanincreasedcompetitioningettingintoacollege25.WhatdoestheunderlinedparttakingapagefrominParA.5possiblymean?A.Learningfrom.B.Changingfrom.C.Differingfrom.D.Hearingfrom.26.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Publicinstitutionschargemoreforeducation.B.Europeanuniversitiesarestricterwithstudents.C.Canadianstudentsprefertomajorinengineering.D.StudentswithcertainskillsareingreatdemanD.27.Ms.Sawhillmayprobablyagreethat.A.technicaltrainingismoreimportantthancollegeeducationB.toomuchstresshasbeenputonthevalueofcollegedegreesC.acollegedegreewillensurepromisingemploymentD.it’seasierforartstudentstofindfavoritejobs

AsadistinguishedIndianpainterandauthorAabidhaswrittenaround80booksbutnostorysoshockedhimasthetruthaboutwatershortageontheplanetAUNreportsaysby2025morethan40countriesareexpectedto.ThatshortageofwaterwillbetheendofcivilizedlifE.hesaidwithgreatworry.Onedaybackin2007hewassittinginafriend’shouseandnoticedaleakytap.Itbotheredhim.A.fewdayslaterhecameacrossastatisticinthenewspaperatapthatdrips滴落onceeverysecondwastesathousandlitresofwaterinamonth.Thattriggeredanidea.Hewouldtakeaplumber水管工fromdoortodoorandfixtapsforfreeeveryweekenD.HenamedhisNon-governmentalOrganization‘DropDead’andcreatedaslogan:saveeverydropordropdeaD.Bytheendofthefirstyearhehadvisitedl533homesandfixedaround400taps.SlowlythenewsbegantospreaD.LocalnewspapersbegantowriteaboutDropDeadwhichcausedafurtherfloodofgratefulemailsandmessages.Conservativelyitcouldbeestimatedthathehassavedatleast5.5mlitresofwatertilldatE.Inthesummerof2014thestatewhereAabidlivesisexpectingitsworstdroughtin40years.Monthsinadvancethegovernmenthasprepareddrought-reliefpackagesworthmillionsofdollarsbutAabidseeshisownapproachassimpleandinexpensivE.AnyonecanlaunchawaterconservationprojectinhisorherareA.Itdoesn’trequiremuchfunding.Andmostimportantlyitputsthepowerbackinourownhandshesays.66.FillintheblankinParagraphlwithproperwords.nomorethan5words.____________________________________________________________________________.67.WhydidAabidtakeaplumberfromdoortodoorandfixtaps?nomorethan6words____________________________________________________________________________.68.Explaintheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2inEnglish.nomorethan6words_____________________________________________________________________________.69.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?nomorethan10words_____________________________________________________________________________.70.WhatdoesAabidthinkofhiswaterconservationapproach?nomorethan4words_____________________________________________________________________________.

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

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI'vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors－silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.5.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.6.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills7.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.8.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

Tykoonisanonlinewebsitethatallowsyoutoteachyourchildfinancialprinciplesthroughallowances零花钱assignmentoftasksanddailychores.Astheparentyoucanassignacashvaluetothethingsyouwantyourchildtodo.Thenyourchildcangoinacceptthetaskandaddtotheirwishlistofwhattheywouldliketopurchasewiththemoneythattheyearn.Let'sstartwiththeparentsideofthings.Theparentmustbetheonetosetuptheaccount.Yousimplyenteryourinformationandyourchild'sinformationtogetstarteD.YouarethenabletoassignallowanceamountstoyourchilD.Thenyoucanaddtasksforyourchildtoacceptandlinkthemtoeithertheirweeklyallowanceorapre­determinedamount.Yourchildisthenabletoacceptordeclinetheirtasks.Theycanseehowmucheachtaskearnshowoftentheyneedtodoitandwhattheywillgetiftheydo！Theycanadditemsthattheyareworkingtowardearningandcanevenearnno­cashincentivessuchasextraTVtimeorstayinguplate!Tykoonisagreatwaytostartteachingyourchildaboutresponsibilityandfinancialprinciplesinfunandsafeway.Throughthecreationoftheirownprofileandtheabilitytoacceptordeclinetaskstheyaretaughttheskillsthattheywillneedlaterinlifewhentheyaremanagingtheirownbudgets预算！Soheadoverandsignupforafreeaccounttodayandwatchyourchildgetexcitedaboutdoingtheirchores!AndrightnowasaspecialrewardifyoushareTykoonwithyourfriendsandhavefivefriendssignupandstayactiveformorethanamonthyou'llearna$25Amazon.comgiftcard！Sogetyourchildenrolled注册tellyourfriendsandlet'sstartteachingallourkidsabouttheimportantfinancialprinciplestoday!48.Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A.makeanadvertisementB.shareteachingexperienceC.describeanonlinewebsiteD.presentawayofmakingmoney49.TheunderlinedwordincentivesinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.promisesB.rewardsC.giftsD.tasks50.WhatcankidslearnfromTykoon?A.Theabilitytomanagetheirbudgets.B.Theresponsibilitytododailychores.C.Theskillstoearntheirownliving.D.Thetrickstoacceptorrefusetasks.51.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.noparentswillresistthespecialrewardB.AmazonisaverypopularwebsiteC.TykoonwantstoattractmorevisitorsD.friendsshouldshareinformation

Ifyouwanttogetthemostoutofthestudyofalanguageyoumustalsoreadforpleasure:novelsplaystravelbooksandsoon.Andinreadingbooksofthiskindtheimportantthingistogetonwithreading;totrytograspwhatthewriterisgoingtotellyouinthebookasawholE.Thisisimpossibleifyoustopandthinkoverthemeaningofeverysinglewordwhichhappenstobeunfamiliar.Youcannotenjoyastoryifyoustophalfadozentimesoneverypageinordertolookupwordsinthedictionary.Youmayevenpreventyourselffromunderstandingthestoryasawholebydoingthis.Whenyouarereadingbooksofthiskindthereforeyouwillusuallyhavetorelymainlyonthecontexttohelpyou.Ifyoumeetanunfamiliarworddonotletittaketoomuchofyourattentionfromthemainthread主线ofthestory.Inallprobabilityyouwillmeetthesamewordagainafewpageslateroninaslightlydifferentcontextandeachtimeyouseeitthatyourunderstandingofitwillbecomemoreexact.21.Thephrasetogetonwithreadinginthepassagehasthesamemeaningas_________.A.totrytograspthemeaningofeverysentenceinthebookB.totrytocatchthemeaningofeverywordinthebookC.totrytounderstandallthewriterisgoingtotellyouD.totrytounderstandthemainideaofthebook22.Whenyoumeetnewwordsinreadingsuchkindsofbooksyou’dbetter_________.A.stopandlookthemupinadictionaryB.stopandthinkthemoverC.trytoguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontextD.havenoneofthem23.Fromthepassagethebestwaytoreadnovelsplaysandtravelbooksis_____.A.toreadveryslowlyB.toreadquicklyandnottoocarefullyC.toreadverycarefullyD.toreadveryseriously24.Thebesttitleforthispassageis___________.A.ReadforPleasureB.GetonwiththeBooksC.ReadingSkillsD.TheImportanceofReading

Inmanycountriesthereisafixedchargeforpersonalservices.A.certainpercentagemaybeaddedtothebillatahotelorrestaurantfortheservicE.InotherplacesthecustomermaybeexpectedtogiveatiporasmallamountofmoneyasasignofappreciationwheneverservicesareperformeD.IntheUnitedStatesthereisnoconsistent一致的practiceinregardtotipping.Thecustomismorecommoninalargecitythaninasmalltown.A.nativeAmericanmayoftenbeindoubtaboutwhenandhowmuchtotipwhenheisinacitythatisstrangetohim.Ingeneralhoweveratipisexpectedbytheporterwhocarriesyourbaggagebytaxidriversexceptperhapsinasmalltownandbythoseserveyouinhotelsandrestaurants.Whenyoupickupyourincomingluggageatanairportyoumaytipthemanwhotakesittothetaxiorairportbus.Heusuallyexpects35centsabagforhisservicE.Insomecitiesthetaxithattakesyoutoyourhotelmayhaveonemeter仪表thatshowsthecostofthetripandanotherthatshowsthecostofthetipandanotherthatshowsafixedchargeusuallyabout20centsforextrA.InsomecitiesthetaxidrivermayexpectatipinadditiontotheextraespeciallyifhecarriesyoursuitcasE.Ifnoextraischargedatipisusuallygiven.HotelsgenerallydonotmakeaservicechargethoughthereareplaceswhereoneisaddeD.Itiscustomaryhowevertogivesomethingtotheporterwhocarriesyoursuitcasesandshowsyoutoyourroom.Incaseofdoubt35centsforeachbaghecarriesissatisfactory.Inarestaurantyougenerallyleaveabout15percentofthebillinsmallchangeonthattableasatipforthepersonwhohasservedyou.A.servicechargeisgenerallynotincludedexceptinsomeofthelargermoreexpensiveplaces.Iftheorderissmall--acupofcoffeeatalunchcounterorsomethingofthesort--atipisnotusuallyexpected.68.Accordingtothepassagethepracticeofgivingtips________.A.variesfromplacetoplaceintheUSAB.isconsistentthroughouttheworldC.isconsistentinlargetownsintheUSAD.isconsistentinsmalltownsintheUSA69.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Extraisafixedchargeinsomecities.B.Extraissimilartoatipinsomecases.C.Iftheextraispaidonedoesn’ttipanymorE.D.SomehotelsrequirepeopletopayaservicechargE.70.Accordingtothepassagetheamountofmoneyforatip________.A.isthesameacrossrestaurantsandhotelsB.dependsonhowmuchonepaysfortheservicehegetsC.generallyvariesaccordingtothesizeofone’sbaginhotelD.isusuallysmallforacupofcoffeeatalunchcounter71.Fromthepassagewelearnthat________.A.AmericanssometimesarenotsurehowtotipB.peopleinlargetownsknowmoreabouttippingC.onehastotipnomatterhowbigorsmalltheorderisD.peoplesometimesdon’ttipwhentheyarenotsatisfied

Farmersarebeingtoldmoreneedstobedonetostoptheminjuringatwork.OneinfiveBritishworkplacedeathshappensinagricultureeventhoughfarmersareonlyasmallpartoftheworkingpopulation.Duringtheyear2010/11therewere1061injuriesintotalanditisthoughtmanymoregounreporteD.JimChapmanfromWarwickshirehadhisarmtornoffbyfarmmachinerysevenyearsagowhenhewas23.Youdon'trealizehowmuchyourelyonyoursecondarmuntilit'sgonehesaiD.HefellagainstaPTOshaft传动轴aspinningmetalbaratthebackofatractor.Itcatapulted猛力掷出mefromonesideofthemachinetotheotherhesaiD.Ilandedonthefloorminusallmyclothing.Myleftarmhadbeenripped_off.HeadmitsthatthemachinerywasmissingpartofitspropersafetyguarD.Butagainheaddeditwasarushedday.Therewereafewmachinesthatdidn'twork.AlsoIwasgettingbehindwiththejobs.Overthelast10yearsotherindustriesthatyou'dthinkofasdangerouslikebuildingorquarrying矿采haveloweredthenumberofworkplacedeathsandinjuries.Inthefarmingindustrythoughdeathsremainhighwith34deathsin2010/11.JudithHackittthechairoftheHealthandSafetyExecutiveHSEsaysitisnotacceptablethattheaccidentstatisticsforfarmingarestillhigh.Peopleinfarmingdon'thaveminor较小的injuries.Whentheygetinjuredit'sbaD.shesaiD.WhenIsaidtotheNationalFarmers'UnionNFUthatifIhadsonsIwouldnotwantthemtoworkinagricultureitreallymadethemsitupandtakenoticE.There'sawholehostofreasonswhyfarmingisasdangerousasitis.Itisaveryroughindustry.Alsoit'softenbecausepeopleareleftalonE.Theycouldbeyoungandinexperiencedorolderpeoplewhowouldhaveretiredmaybe5or10yearsagoinotherindustries.JimwantsotherstolearnfromhisexperiencE.Lookatwhatyou'redoingbeforeyougorunninginhesaiD.Youcouldmakeamistakethatyou'lllivewithfortherestofyourlifE.31.JimChapmanwasinjuredintheworkplacemainlybecause________.A.hecrossedthemachineryB.thesafetyguardofthemachinerywasgoneC.hewasstandingatthebackofthetractorD.hedidn'tnoticethePTOshaft32.InBritishfarmingindustry________.A.farmerstakeupalargepartofworkingpopulationB.thenumberofinjuriesisbiggerthanwhatthepublicknowC.oldmachinerywasnotreplacedintimeD.beingafarmeristhemostdangerous33.Judiththought________werewasnotacceptablE.A.theinjuriesoffarmersB.thehighdeathsforfarmingC.herson'shopetoworkinagricultureD.farmers'retiring5or10yearslater34.Theunderlinedphraserippedoffinparagraph2probablymeans________.A.turnedoffB.gotoffC.wornoffD.tornoff35.FromthewholetextwecanseethatJimfeels________.A.regretfulB.angryC.shockedD.confused