Have you ever thought, “I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the world”? Well, three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that. The teens—two males and one female--got an all-expenses paid, yearlong hike to five continents. This trip didn’t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs. Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller, Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln, Massachusetts, didn’t expect fancy treatment. They signed up for the experience of a lifetime, which included hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encounters with some of nature’s most dangerous animals and environments. Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated by their science teachers to take this trip. Earthwatch Institute sponsored (赞助) this adventurE. Each year, Earthwatch employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects. The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our timE. Their assignments were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa RicA. As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are at a critical moment in the life of our planet. Time for change is running out. As the teens went from country to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to important environmental issues start with the power of one person's actions. They realized that each of them can make a differencE. These teenagers went on the journey around the world _____. A. to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth B. to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world C. to go on sightseeing around the world D. to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institute What’s true about their journey? A. They had to pay for their journey on their own expensE. B. They often had to move from one hotel to another. C. They had to take great pains to collect environmental information. D. They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new placE. It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be _____. A. an international university that takes in students from all over the world B. a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth C. a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children D. an organization that brings science to life for people concerned about earth’s environment What did they these teenagers learn from the journey? A. It was high time that people protected the environment. B. Long journey was not suitable for school children. C. It should take the whole world to help the children. D. Environmental problems can be solved if school children take part.

EveryscientisthastostartsomewhereManyfirstdeterminedtheylovedscienceintheclassroom.Othersarefoundouttheyexperimentedathome—buildinganddesigningnewthings.HerearesomethatspendtheirlivesspreadingtheirloveofsciencE.MariaChristoforakiChristoforakiisahighschoolstudentattheLyceumofGaziinGreecE.InJune2016shewaspartofateamfromherschoolthatcompetedintheEuropeanCansatCompetition.Thisisacontestinwhichteamsbuildmodelsofsatellites.Thesatellitehastobethesizeandshapeofasoftdrinkcan.Muchcreativityisrequired—andChristoforakisaysthatisthebestpart.KellyKnightKnightisaforensic法学的scientist—someonewhousesscientifictechniquestohelpsolvecrimes.She’saprofessoratGeorgeMasonUniversityinFairfaxVA.Butthat’snotallshedoes.I’malsoaZumba尊巴舞instructorandIhavemymotorcyclelicenseshesays.She’sstillworkingongettingamotorcyclethough.SaraMacSorleyMacSorleyhasadegreeinsciencewhodoesn’tworkinalaboratorybutisnowthedirectoroftheGreenStreetTeachingandLearningCenteratWesleyanUniversityinMiddletownCoon.Shespendshertimepromotingeducation.MacSorleystilllovessciencE.She’snowworkingonacoloringbookaboutwomeninsciencetechnologyengineeringandmath.ErinWinickWinickwasastudentinmechanicalengineeringattheUniversityofFloridainGainesvillE.AsanengineershealsorunsherowncompanySciChicmakingscienceandengineering-in-spiredjewelry.Hersciencecreativityalsogoesbeyondjewelry.IlovesewingandhavemadeeverythingfromaMs.Frizzlecostumetoagalaxy-patterneddressshesays.Ilovemakingandwearinganyallspaceandscience-inspiredclothing.12.WheredoesMariaChristoforakistartherloveforscience?A.Atschool.B.AthomE.C.InthelaB.D.InherdailylifE.13.WhatisKellyKnight’shobby?A.Motorcycling.B.MusiC.C.Clothesdesign.D.Travelling.14.WhatwasSaraMacSorleytrainedtobe?A.A.teacher.B.A.scientist.C.A.writE.D.Aneducator.15.Whatcanweknowaboutthefourwomenfromthetext?A.Theyallstartedtheirloveinscienceearly.B.Theyareallscientistswithotherskills.C.TheyallhaveagreatloveinsciencE.D.Theyareallworkinginscientificlabs.

Famouspeoplehavealotofinfluenceonculturaltrendslikeitornot.WhenAmalClooneywearsaStellaMcCarneydresssalesgowayup.Howeveronetrendthatseemsharmless---butisactuallydamaging—isthepressureonstarstohavetheirphotostakenwithrareanimals.Famouspeoplewhoareaskedtohavephotostakenwithwildanimalsforamagazinespreadorwhodosowhileonvacationalwayshavegoodintentionsandevenloveanimals.Thismakesthemeasytargetsfortheoftengreedyamusementparksandfakeanimalcenters.ThesebusinesspeoplelovethethoughtofsharingpicturesofastarhuggingababytigerorawhalE.Kindpeoplearenaturallydrawntoplacesthatclaimtoofferrareanimalssafetyandareeagertoseeelephantspainttohugbabybearortoswimwithdolphins.HoweverithasshownthatmanyofthesebusinessmenarebreedersdealersorexhibitorsthatareusingHollywood’sgoodwillfortheirownends.AttherecentlyclosedTigerTempleinThailand40deadtigercubs幼崽werefoundinafreezersecretlykilledtomaketigerwineandotherfolkmedicineforsaleontheblackmarket.Butitisn’tjustthetigertemplesthatarebeingcloseddown.Thenumberoftouristtrapsusingwordlikerescueintheirnameshasincreasedgreatlyinrecentyears.Manybusinessmencontinuallybreedtheanimalsjustsothey’llhaveaconstantsupplyofyounganimalsinordertochargemoneyforphotostopeoplE.OfcoursethebabiesarecutebuttheygrowfastandwithinafewweekstheyaretoobigtohandlE.They’llspendtherestoftheirlivessometimesdecadesinsmallandemptycages—orevenbekilleD.InsomeAsiancountrieselephantsarekeptincamps.A.fewcampsareworkingtohelpelephantsintroublebutthevastmajorityarenotandtrainingmethodsarecruel.AssoonasthecamerasaregoneaftersomeonelikePrinceWilliamtakesaphotowithanelephantthechainsgobackon.Fanstellthestars:Stayawayfromrareanimalphotosandtheanimalswillbegrateful.Ofcourseyoudon’thavetobefamoustomakeadifferencE.Whetherrighthereathomeorataplaceabroadeveryoneofusmustfightthetemptationtotakeaphotowithanelephantorhugababytiger.28.Theauthorintendstomakeanappealthat________.A.allpeopleincludingstarsshouldrefusetotakephotoswithrareanimalsB.measuresshouldbetakentoprotecttherareanimalsC.bansshouldbeissuedtolimitcelebrities’behaviorD.warnsofwildanimalsshouldbegiventothepublic29.Itcanbeinferredthat__________.A.tigerwineandfolkmedicinemadefromtigerbabiesaresoldinthesupermarketB.mostoftheelephantsinAsiaaretreatedwellincampsC.peopleareattractedtoamusementparksandfakeanimalcenterswherecelebritiessharephotosD.whenthebabyanimalsthattakephotoswithtouristsgrowuptheywillbesetfree30.BusinessmenusethefollowingtrickstomakeprofitsEXCEPT________.A.inthenameofrescuingrareanimalsB.takeadvantageoffamouspeopletotakephotoswithanimalsC.claimtoofferrareanimalssafetyD.protectionofrareanimals31.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?A.Tellstarstostop!B.Becarefulwhensharingphotosonmedia!C.Nosalenokilling!D.Rescuetheendangeredanimals!

A.guidingprincipleformastercellistYo-YoMaisthattheintersection交汇ofculturesiswherenewthingsappear.Certainlyhisbiographyisanintersectionofcultures.HewasborntoChineseparentsinParisFrance;bothhisparentsweremusicians.WhenhewassevenhisfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.GiftedforhisageMaattendedJuilliardtheworldfamousmusicinstitutE.HethenchosetoearnaliberalartsdegreeatHarvardratherthanfocusingonlyonmusiC.EveninhisearliestperformingyearsYo-YoMahadastrongbeliefthatitwasimportanttosharemusicwithallkindsofpeoplE.Storiesaretoldabouthowheonceperformedinthehallwayofalargebuildingforpeoplewhowereunabletogetticketstohisconcert.HeremainedinterestedinmakingmusicaccessibletodiverseaudiencesandfurtheredhisinterestindifferentcultureswhenhevisitedtheBushmenoftheKalahari.HedevelopedavehicletofurthertheseidealswhenhefoundedtheSilkRoadProject.AshehassaidtheSilkRoadisametaphor隐喻foranumberofthings:astheInternetofancienttimestherouteswereusedfortradebyreligiouspeopleadventurersscientistsstorytellers.EverythingfromalgebratoIslammovedalongtheSilkRoaD.It’sthelocal-globalthing.Intheculturalworldyouwanttomakesurethatvoicesdon’tgetlostthatrichtraditionscontinuetolivewithoutbecomingcommon.ThislessonexploresthephilosophybehindYo-YoMa’sfoundingoftheSilkRoadEnsemble乐团hisbeliefthattheartsandparticularlymusiccanmaketheworldbetterandthatthroughcooperationonecanbothpreservetraditionandshapeculturalevolution.Studentsalsoexploretheirownattitudestowardtheartswritingreflectiveessaysonhowtheartshaveplayedaroleintheirownlives.28.WhatdowelearnaboutYo-YoMaaccordingtoParagraph1?A.HestudiedmusicinFranceB.HestartedhiscareerinHarvardC.HeshowedgreatmusicaltalentD.HeearnedaliberalartsdegreeinJulliard29.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethewordvehicleinParagraph2?A.CarB.MediumC.SkillD.Project30.WhatdoesYo-YoMathinkoftheSilkRoad?A.TherouteiskeytomusicaldevelopmentB.IthassignificantinfluenceontheworldC.ItsimplyhelpswiththespreadofreligionsD.Traditionsarepassedonthroughtheroute31.WhydidYo-YoMafoundtheSilkRoadEnsemble?A.TofostercooperationinbusinessB.TorecordthevoicesalongtherouteC.Toexplorepeople’sattitudetowardtheartsD.Tosharemusicandpromoteculturaldevelopment

TheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFranciscoCaliforniaisoneoftheworld’smostbeautifulbridges.Itisalsooneofthemostvisitedplacesintheworld.Morethan1800hundredmillionvehicleshaveusedthebridgesinceitopenedmorethan70yearsago.ThebridgewaspaintedInternationalOrangebecausethatcolorwentwellwiththenaturalsurroundings.Thecoloralsoiseasiertoseeintheheavyfogthatoftencoversthearea.ButtheGoldenGateBridgewasnotnamedforitsorangecolor.ItwasnamedforthebodyofwaterthatitcrossestheGoldenGateStraitwhichistheentrancetotheSanFranciscoBayfromthePacificOcean.Planningforthebridgebeganinthe1920swhentheareaaroundSanFranciscowasgrowing.Peoplelivingintheareaneededanotherwaytogettothecitybesidessmallferries.JosephStrausswasthechiefengineerfortheproject.Workbeganin1934.Mr.Straussdemandedthestrongestsafetyprotectionsinthehistoryofbridgebuilding.Theseincludedthefirstuseofhardhatstoprotecttheworkers’headsandspecialglassestoprotecttheireyes.Aspecialsafetynetwassuspendedunderthebridge.Thisnetsavedthelivesof19menduringtheconstruction.TheGoldenGateBridgeopenedin1937.Itextends1280metersacrossthewater.Thetotallengthis2737meters.Itwasthelargestsuspensionbridge吊桥intheworlduntil1964.ThatiswhentheVerrazanoNarrowsBridgeopenedinNewYorkCity.TodaytheGoldenGateBridgeistheninthlongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.9.WhatwastheGoldenGateBridgenamedafter?A.TheStraititcrosses.B.Thecolorofpaint.C.Thelocalclimate.D.Itsnaturalsurroundings.10.HowdidpeoplecrosstheGoldenGateStraitbeforethebridgewasbuilt?A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Byroad.D.Byboat.11.Whywasaspecialsafetynetsuspendedunderthebridge?A.Becauseitcanprotecttheenvironment.B.Becauseitcanpreventworkersfromfalling.C.Becauseitcanmakeconstructioneasier.D.Becauseitcansavebuildingmaterialsfromfalling.12.WhatdoweknowaboutJosephStrauss?A.HebuiltthefirstsuspensionbridgeintheworlD.B.Hissafetymeasureswerenotofpracticalvalue.C.Heattachedimportancetotheworkers’safety.D.Hedemandedstrongmeasurestoensurethesafetyofthebridge.

LearnersofEnglishespeciallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirlisteningability.Firstofalldothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.GoontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstonE.Secondlysticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemorefashionable.ThirdlylistentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotimE.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.FourthlyifyouhavetimelistentosomeinterestingstoriesinsomespecialEnglishprogramssuchasVOA.orotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook.24.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto______.A.improvetheirlisteningabilityB.readfastC.writebetterEnglishandreadfasterD.speakcorrectly25.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradioyoushould________.A.readtheChineselanguagenewspaperstepbystepB.readagainandagaintheChineselanguagenewspaperC.gothroughtheChineselanguagenewspaperfirstD.beabletorecitetheChineselanguagenewspaper26.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourseyou_______.A.shouldsticktoit.B.shouldbeginwiththelastbookC.shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionableD.shouldn’tdoanythingelse27.InthispassageVOAstandsfor_______.A.abookB.amagazineC.atext-bookD.aradiostation

Whenthepopulationoftheporttownbegantosufferfrompoisoningthepolicecametofindthecauseofthepoison.TheythoughtsomeonewaspoisoningthepeopleonpurposebutnooneknewhowitwaspossiblE.SoonpeopletookthepositionthattheporkwaspoisoneD.Itwasapopularfoodeveryoneateanditcouldhavepossiblymadeeveryonesick.Anyonewhohadpossessionofporkwouldthrowitout.Eventhepoorestofthepoorwouldn’teatpork.Signswerepostedonpolesandlettersweresenttoeveryonetowarnpeopleofthepork.Shortlyafterwardsevenpolicemeninhighpositionswerealsogettingsick.Soonitbecamepoliticalandpopular.PoliticiansrushedtothetowntotalkaboutpoliticsandpromisedhowtheywouldfindthesolutioniftheywereelecteD.Everyonewassosickthattheydidn’tcareaboutpolitics.Everyonewasinapositionwhereheorshedidn’tknowwhattodoanymorE.Theywenttothepostofficetomailpostsoutaskingforhelp.Thepoortowndidn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.Onedayawell-knownscientistfromNewYorkcametothetownwithahugeboxcontainingmanyinstrumentsandhispossessions.Hewenttopoolsandtheportandmademeasurements.HewasquietandpolitE.Thenonedayhemadeaspeechatanewspapermeeting-roomtoannouncehisfindings.Iamsorrytosayyourwatersupplyissoheavilypolluted;itispoisoneD.IknowwhohasbeenpoisoningyouallforsuchalongtimE.Itisyouwhohavebeenpoisoningyourselveswithpollution.A.greatdealofrubbishhasbeenthrownintothewaterdayafterday.Nooneherehastakengoodcareoftheenvironment.Itisnowonderallofyouhavebeensick.Shockedatthenewsthepeoplepresentwerelostinthought.5.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefactsdescribedinthestory?A.Peoplesufferedfrompoisoning.B.Politicianscametomakepromises.C.PeoplebegantorealizetherealcausE.D.Porkwasthrownaway.E.ThewatertherewaspolluteD.f.A.scientistcametocheckthewater.A.eadbfcB.eadcfbC.aebdcfD.fcdbea6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Everyonewassosickofpoliticsthattheydidn’tcareaboutthosepoliticians.B.AccordingtothescientistfromNewYorkitwastheindustrythatpoisonedtheenvironmentofthetownC.Thereasonwhythepeopleinthetowngotsickwasthattheyatetheporkpoisonedbytheheavilypollutedwater.D.Ifthepeopleinthetownhadn’tpollutedthewatersupplytheywouldnothavesufferedfrompoisoningorsickness.7.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.politicianstookeverychancetomakethemselveselectedB.porkwasthemainfoodofthepoorestpeopleinthetownC.peopleinthetownwerenotwell-educatedD.evensomepoliceofficersweregettingill

GoingshoppingseemseasybutactuallyittakesalotoflearningespeciallyinAmericA.InfactmanyAmericanswhoarenotsowell-offoftenshopatsalesoratspecialstoresthatsellthingsatlowpriceswhichyoumayfindinteresting.InAmericatheimportantruleofdressingisthatoneshouldchangehisorherclotheseveryday.ForexampleinanAmericancollegeneitherprofessorsnorstudentsareseeninthesameclothestwodaysinarow.SoyoumayfinditnecessarytobuymoreclothesthanyouhaveinChinA.WhileyouareshoppingintheStatesyouwilldiscoverthatpricesrangeconsiderablyfromtimetotimE.Thepurchaseofusedsecond-handclothingfurnitureorotherhouseholdarticlesmaybeanexcellentwayofsavingmoney.Mostsecond-handclothesareofprettygoodquality.IfyouaregoingtosettledownintheStatesandwantsomefurnitureyoumaygotoaloanclosetwherefurniturerentsatlowcostoryoumayalsogotoafurnitureexchangeplaceinthecommunity.Sheetsblanketsandotherbedclothesgoonsaleinmostcommunitiestwiceayear.AdvertisementsforwhitesalesonbedlinentowelsetC.oftenappearinJanuaryaswellasinMayJuneorJuly.Onceortwiceeveryseasontherewillbegaragesaleswhereyoucangetalmostanythingfromayachttoapairofshoesatlowprices.PricesatdiscountstoresandthriftshopsarealsoaslowasyoucanimaginE.Whenshoppingforfoodyoushouldlookforspecialpricesforvariousitemsthatareputonsaleweekly.ToeconomizeitwouldbeagoodideaforyoutoplantheweeklymenuaccordingtowhatisonsaleincludinginitthemeatsvegetablesfruitsetC.thatcanbeboughtatspecialpricesthatweek.ExchangeandreturnpoliciesvaryfromstoretostorE.YoushouldalsokeepinmindthatexchangeandreturnpoliciesforsalesitemscanbedifferentfromstandardstorepoliciesespeciallyifthepriceoftheitemshasbeenreduceD.AskthemerchantabouttheirexchangeandreturnpoliciesbeforemakingyourpurchasE.Obtaininganexchangeorareturnwithoutastorereceiptisoftendifficult.Sotosaveyourselftheheadacheyou’dbetterholdontoanypaperorotherproofofpurchasE.51.PeopleshoppinginAmericawilldiscover________.A.AmericangoodsareexcellentB.mostclothescomefromChinaC.pricesvarymuchsometimesD.usedclothesareofpoorquality52.A.personwhoneedsfurniturecan________.A.exchangetheirgoodsforfurnitureB.settleinaplacethathasfurnitureC.getsomefreeofchargeD.rentsomeatlowcost53.Atawhitesaleonecanbuy________.A.almostanythingB.meatsvegetablesfruitsC.bedlinentowelsD.shoesatlowprices54.Garagesalesareheld________.A.onceortwiceeverythreemonthsB.onceortwiceeveryyearC.fromtimetotimeD.inJanuaryMayJuneorJuly55.Whatdoesanypaperorotherproofinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theexchangeandreturnpolicy.B.A.storereceipt.C.A.salesitem.D.Thestandardstorepolicy.

Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsagothoughithasexistedinthewaterforperhapsasmuchas3000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstthingonlandweprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceansbutinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.PlantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarriveD.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswiththesurroundingandfoodnecessitysincetheytheplantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae海藻whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundandneededwaterinwhichtoreproducE.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmadehoweverevolution进化tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyearsplantshaddevelopedtheirroots根andsomehadgottree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantingainingsunlight.About300millionyearsagomuchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadrootsleaveswoodbutmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis________.A.lifeonlandprobablybegan430yearsagoB.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergyWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Algaehasexistedformorethan430millionyears.B.ItisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonlanD.C.Plantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceans.D.EvolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonlanD.Plantswithrootsappearedabout________millionyearsago.A.430B.300C.330D.100Accordingtothepassage________appearedearlierthan________.A.apples;orangesB.oranges;applesC.oranges;rosesD.algae;wheat

InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfoodlaterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoresthewomen'sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen'scosmetics化妆品section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers'sensesStoresnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingsotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.33.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.34.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder'sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers'tastE.D.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.35.whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.ToexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomersD.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

AnewbookcalledBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherbyAmyChuahascausedadebate争论aboutculturaldifferencesinparenting.AmyChuaisateacherinanAmericanuniversityandbothofherparentsareChinesE.InthebookMs.Chuawritesabouthowshetaughtherdaughters.ShetoldNBCtelevisionthatshehadaclearlistofwhatherdaughterswerenotallowedtodosuchashavingaplaydatewatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesandgettinganygradelessthananA.ManypeopleareagainstAmyChua’sparentingstyle风格evenherhusbandwhoisAmerican.Theysayitisrudeandunfairtochildren.Butshesaysherparentsraisedherandherthreesistersinthatway.Ms.ChuasaysafterheryoungerdaughtershoutedIhatemylife!Ihateyou!shedecidedtoretreatbecauseshewasafraidoflosingherdaughter.ButshealsosaysAmericanparentsoftenhavelowexpectationsoftheirchildren’sabilities.ThedebateisaboutwhatitmeanstobeasuccessfulparentandwhatitmeanstobeasuccessfulchildsaidStacyDeBroffwhohaswrittenfourbooksonparenting.ShesaysAmyChua’sparentingstyleisnotlimitedtoChinesefamilies.Itisatraditionalwayofparentingamongimmigrants移民.Theyhopetogetabetterfuturefortheirchildren.Shealsoseesarisk风险.WhenchildrenhavenotimetobesocialortodeveloptheirownintereststheymightnotdevelopotherskillsthattheyneedtosucceedinlifE.DeBroffadvisesparentstodeveloptheirownstyleofparentingandnotjustrepeatthewaytheywereraiseD.24.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAmyChua?A.PolitE.B.Cruel.C.Strict.D.Popular.25.TheunderlinedwordretreatinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.giveupB.goonC.gooutD.giveout26.AccordingtoMs.DeBroff_____.A.AmyChua’sparentingstyleshouldbeforbiddenB.AmericansshouldlearnfromAmyChuaC.parentsshouldhavetheirownparentingstyleD.AmyChua’sstyleisbadforchildren’sgrowth27.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadthepassage?A.Business.B.Entertainment.C.Sports.D.CulturE.

EvenasGoogleplanstotestitsfleet车队ofself﹣drivingcarsonpublicroadsthissummeritsbusinessmodelremainsabitofamystery.By2025asmanyas250000self﹣drivingvehiclescouldbesoldeachyeargloballyaccordingtoastudybyanindustryresearchfirm.VehiclesthatcantakeanyonefromA.toB.atthepushofabuttoncouldtransformmobilityformillionsofpeoplesaidChrisUrmsondirectorofGoogle'sself﹣drivingcarproject.FornowGooglehasnoplanstosellanyofitsself﹣drivingcars.Theyarestrictlyforresearch.ButtheywillhitpublicroadsthissummernearGoogle'sheadquartersinMountainViewCalifornia.Previoustestinghastakenplaceonlyonclosedcourses.Thecarsarebuilttooperatewithoutasteeringwheelaccelerator油门orbrakepedal.OursoftwareandsensorsdoalltheworkUrmsonsaid.Thevehicleswillbeverybasic﹣wewanttolearnfromthemandadaptthemasquicklyaspossible﹣buttheywilltakeyouwhereyouwanttogoatthepushofabutton.Theprototype雏形arethefirstofa100﹣carfleetthetechgiantisbuilding.InthelongrunUrmsonseesafutureofsaferroads﹣themajorityofautoaccidentsarecausedbyhumanerror﹣andfewertrafficjams.Roboticcarscouldalsoshuttlepeoplewhocan'tdrivebecauseofageorillness.Googlehassaidthatself﹣drivingcarscouldlaunchnewbusinessmodelsinwhichpeoplebuytheuseofvehiclestheydon'town.Thecompanyhasalreadytestedothertypesofself﹣drivingcarsonpublicstreetsincludingmodifiedLexussport﹣utilityvehiclesunderaspecialpermitprogrambytheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehiclesthatrequiresahumandriveratthecontrols.ThestatehasissuedsixothercompaniespermitstooperatesuchcarsincludingDelphiMercedes﹣BenzVolkswagenTeslaBoschandNissan.Thevehiclesthatwillbetestedonopenroadsthissummerwillhaveremovablesteeringwheelsacceleratorsandbrakepedalstoallowsafetydriverstotakecontrolifneeded.Googlesaysthecarsaresafe.ThevehicleshavesensorsthatcandetectobjectsouttoadistanceofmorethantwofootballfieldsinalldirectionswhichisespeciallyhelpfulonbusystreetswithlotsofintersectionsUrmsonsaid.We'relookingforwardtolearninghowthecommunityunderstandsandinteractswiththevehiclesandtouncoveringchallengesthatareuniquetoafullyself﹣drivingvehicleUrmsonsaid.28.Thepassageinformsusthatself﹣drivingcars________.A.willprobablydecreasetrafficjamsB.havealreadypassednecessarytestsC.havebeenpurchasedbysomecompaniesD.willbeabletocommunicatewithdrivers29.AccordingtoChrisUrmson________.A.softwareandsensorsarevitalforself﹣drivingcarsB.self﹣drivingcarscangivedrivingorderstohumansC.self﹣drivingcarsarespeciallydesignedfortheelderlyD.ordinaryvehicleswillbereplacedbyself﹣drivingcars30.Theunderlinedwordintersectionsinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.accidentsB.buildingsC.crossingsD.vehicles31.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage_______A.Self﹣drivingCarAvoidsHumanErrorsB.Self﹣drivingCarMeetsNewChallengesC.Google'sSelf﹣drivingCarEnjoysGlobalPopularityD.Google'sSelf﹣drivingCarGraduatestoCityStreets.

JapanesenovelistHarukiMurakamiistoofferadvicetotroubledreadersinanagonyunclecolumnonhiswebsitehispublishersaidTuesday.ThewebsitenamedMurakami-sannotokoroorMr.Murakami’splacewillseekproblemsfromfansofthesurrealistwhosenovelsarepublishedindozensoflanguagesaroundtheworlD.Thepublicity-shywriterwillpenanswerstoqueriesofferinghisopinionsandadviceonhowtodealwithdifficultiessaidShinchoshaPublishing.Hewillreceivequestionsofanykindacompanyspokesmansaidaddingthathewillanswerquerieswritteninavarietyoflanguages.Murakamiwillalsoanswerfans’questionsonhislikesanddislikes-includingcatsafavoriteanimalofhisandtheYakultSwallowstheJapanesebaseballteamhesupports.ProblemsandquerieswillbeaccepteduntiltheendofJanuaryandMurakami’sanswerswillbepublishedoverthefollowingtwomonths.TheactivityoffersararechanceforMurakami’sfanstocommunicatedirectlywithawriterwhospendsmuchofhistimehidingfromtheglareofthemediA.AftersolongIwanttoexchangeemailswithreadersMurakamiwasquotedbythepublisherassaying.MurakamiisoneofJapan’sbestknownwritersandhasrepeatedlybeentippedasafutureNobelLiteraturewinner.The65-year-oldwhoreportedlyspendsmuchofhistimeintheUnitedStateshasacultfollowingforhisintricately-craftedtalesoftheabsurdityandlonelinessofmodernlifeandpeppershisworkwithreferencestopopculturE.Thewebsite’sURLoremailaddressforquestionsisnotyetavailablethepublisher’sspokesmansaiD.21.whichstatementisrightaboutMurakami?A.HehasansweredsomequestionsfromhisfansonthewebsiteB.HeisactiveindealingwiththemediaC.HeisafavoriteNobelprizenominee提名人D.Hewritesalotofromanticmodernlifenovels22.HowwillMurakamianswerthequestionsA.HewillwriteletterstohisreadersallthetimeB.HewillmeethisfansfacetofaceC.HewillwritemorenewbookstoanswerthequestionsD.Hewillwritee-mailsoranswerhisfansinhiswebsite23.WhenwillMurakamipublishtheanswersA.NowB.FebruaryandMarchC.JanuaryandFebruaryD.MarchandApril

Sometimesthesimplestideasarethebest.Forexampletoabsorbheatfromthesuntoheatwateryouneedlargeflatblacksurfaces.Onewaytodothatistobuildthosesurfacesspeciallyontheroofsofbuildings.Butwhygotoallthattroublewhencitiesarefullofblacksurfacesalreadyintheformofasphalt柏油roads?TenyearsagothisthoughtcameintothemindofAriandeBondtaDutchengineer.Hefinallypersuadedhisbosstofollowitup.TheresultisthattheirbuildingisnowheatedinwinterandcooledinsummerbyasystemthatreliesonthesurfaceoftheroadoutsidE.Theheat-collectorisasystemofconnectedwaterpipes.MostofthemranfromonesideofthestreettotheotherjustundertheasphaltroaD.SomehoweverdivedeepintothegrounD.Whenthestreetsurfacegetshotinsummerwaterpumpedthroughthepipespicksupthisheatandtakesitundergroundthroughoneofthedivingpipes.Atadepthof100metresliesanaturalaquifer蓄水层intowhichseveralheatexchangers交换器havebeenbuilt.Thehotwaterfromthestreetrunsthroughtheseexchangerswarningtheground-waterbeforereturningtothesurfacethroughanotherpipE.TheaquiferisthususedasaheatstorE.Inwintertheworkingsystemischangedslightly.Waterispumpedthroughtheheatexchangerstopickuptheheatstoredduringsummer.Thiswatergoesintothebuildingandisusedtowarmtheplaceup.AfterperformingthattaskitispumpedundertheasphaltanditsremainingheatkeepstheroadfreeofsnowandicE.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A.AriandeBondtgothisideafromhisboss.B.Largeflatblacksurfacesneedtobebuiltincities.C.TheDutchengineer’ssystemhasbeenwidelyuseD.D.Heatcanalsobecollectedfromasphaltroads.Forwhatpurposearethedivingpipesused?A.Toabsorbheatfromthesun.B.TostoreheatforfutureusE.C.Toturnsolarenergyintoheatenergy.D.TocarryheatdownbelowthesurfacE.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthat__A.somepipeshavetobere-arrangedinwinterB.thesystemcandomorethanwarmingupthebuildingC.theexchangerswillpickupheatfromthestreetsurfaceD.lessheatmaybecollectedinwinterthaninsummerWhatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Whatweshalldoifthesystemgoeswrong.B.Whatweshalldoiftherearenoasphaltroads.C.Howthesystemcoolsthebuildinginsummer.D.Howthesystemcollectsheatinspringandautumn

OnenightinFebruary1962JohnH.Glenn.Jr.flewoverAustraliA.ThemanintheMercury水星capsule宇宙飞行容器wasalonebutfriendlyvoicesreachedhimbyradio.Onthedarkland100milesbelowhesawasprinklingoflight.TheymarkedthecityofPerthwherepeoplehadturnedontheirlightsasagreetingtohim.InFriendship7GlennradioedThelightsshowupverywell.Thankforeverybodyforturningthemon.Hiscapsuleracedontotheeast.DuringhisthreeorbitsoftheearthGlenncouldalwaysreachoneofeighteentrackingstations.SomeofthemwereonshipatseA.OtherswereintheUnitedStates.Manyofthestationshadbeenbuiltwiththehelpofothercountries.ThesecountriesallowedAmericanstobringinradioequipmentandsetitup.WithoutthehelpofsuchlandsasNigeria尼日利亚Zanzibar尚巴西坦桑尼亚领土的一部分andMexicotherewouldhavebeenbreaksintheworldwideradionetwork.JohnH.Glenn.Jr.wasthefirstAmericatoorbittheearth.Forhisflightthetrackingnetwork跟踪网络covered60000routemiles.FivehundredmenworkedinthestationsalongtheroutE.Sincehisflightthenetworkhasgrown.Todayitcoversmorethan100000routemilesandhasaboutonehundredstations.One-thirdofthesestationsareoutsideoftheUnitedStates.16.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.talkingtoshipsatseaaroundtheworldB.breaksintheworldwidenetworkC.asatellitewhichfellintotheoceanD.thefirstAmericantoorbittheearth17.Fromthepassagewecanseethat.A.Friendship7stoppedinPerthAustraliaB.inspaceflightradioequipmentisimportantCalltrackingstationsareinsidetheUnitedStatesD.manypeoplecouldseeGlenninhiscapsulewhenhemadetheflight18.DuringhisflightGlenncouldalways.A.reachoneofthetrackingstationsB.seelightsturnedononthegroundC.reachshipsatseaD.arriveatMercuryinhisFriendship719.WhydidpeopleinPerthturnonthelights?A.TheywantedguidehimtolanD.B.Itwastoodarkforthemtoseeintheroom.C.TheywantedtogreetGlenn.D.TheywantedtoseetheFriendship7.20.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.Countriesworktogethertotracksatellites.B.besidesGlennnobodyhasorbitedtheearth.C.Therearenowabout70trackingstationsintheUnitedStates.D.ThetrackingnetworkcoversmanymoreroutemilesnowthanbeforE.

IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.4.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations5.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage7.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

Therehasbeenatechnologicalrevolutionwherekindlese-booksandvariousonlinereadingappshavetakenovertheworlD.Isreadingaprintbookoutofdate?Wellnotexactly.Therearesomanywonderfulfactorsinvolvedwithreadingaprintcopyofthebook.IremembertheexcitementofgoingtothebookstorewithmymomwhenIwasinelementaryschool.ThefeelofsittingdowninthebookstoreandselectingthebooksIwantedtoreadwasjustsomuchfun!Ithinkthatreadingpaperbackbookshasitsowncharmandexcitementthatcannotbereplacedbyanelectronicbook.HoldingthephysicalcopyofthebookinmyhandsandturningovereachpagemakesthereadingexperiencesomuchmorerealandmemorablE.Admittedlye-booksseemtobemoreconvenientthanprintbooksPurchasingane-bookcantakeplaceinsecondsandthesebooksareoftenpricedlessexpensivelythanprintcopybooks.Withe-bookstherelikelyisn’tgoingtobeastorageproblemunlessthedevicehasalimitonhowmanybookscanbepurchaseD.Thenagaininordertoreade-booksonemusthaveaparticulardevice-tabletiPadkindleorlaptoptoreaditon.Thusanadditionalpaymenthastobemadeinordertoreade-bookswhereasreadingprintcopiesdoesnotinvolveanyextradevicE.Printbooksneveractuallystoppedleadingthechargeconsideringthate-booksaleshavenevermadeupmorethanathirdofallbooksales.Andalthoughtheyrosetothatnumberextremelyquickly--Amazononlyintroducedthekindlein2007-themajorityofallbookssoldhasalwaysbeenprint.Therealityisthatthereisabsolutelynoreasonprintande-bookscan’tcoexistinthebookmarketbutprintbooksmaycarrytheday.33.Whatadvantagedoe-bookshaveaccordingtothepassage?A.ThereadingexperienceismorerealB.ThereisnostorageproblematallC.PurchasingthemtakeslesstimeD.Theyareverypriceless34.Whatcanweinferaboutthebookmarket?A.E-booksalesmakeupmorethan1/3ofallbooksalesB.E-booksaleshaveneversurpassedprintbooksalesC.AmazonoccupiesmostofthemarketD.Printbooksande-bookscan’tcoexist35.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofprintbooks?A.WorriedB.OptimisticC.IndifferentD.Doubtful

WordoftheDayWritingCompetitionDaysaregettingcolderandeveryoneisslowlybackingtothewarmcomfortoftheirhomes.It’sthebestopportunitytomakegooduseofthequietnessandpeaceoftheseasonbytakingpenandpaperoracomputerouttowritE.OxfordWordsofOxfordUniversityPressOUPiscallingallaspiring有抱负的authorsouttheretotakepartinourwritingcompetition.Whatwe’relookingforareimaginative富有想象力的shortstories—notmorethan500words---thatincludeeveryWordoftheDayWOTDfromNovember.EachentrywillbecarefullyconsideredbytheOxfordWordsteambeforedecidingonawinner.Thebeststorytellerwillbegivenayear’sfeetoOxfordDictionaries.comaswellas￡50worthofOUPbooksandhavehisorherpiecepublishedonthatwebsitE.Beforeyougetstartedpleasemakesureyou’rereadourtermsandconditions.Entriescanbesubmitted递交throughtheentryformorpostedintothecommentsection.Closingdateforthecompetitionis5thJanuary2015.AndfinallyforinspirationhavealookatthecharmingshortstorythatgivesustheideaforthiscompetitionwrittenbyafellowOxfordDictionariesteammemberandincludingallthirtyoneWordsoftheDayfromOctober.FindoutmoreaboutourWordoftheDayserviceandsignuptoreceivethewordsviaemailoronFacebookGoogleandTwitter.1.Whattypeofwritingisthistest?A.AnexhibitionguidE.B.Anartshowreview.C.Anannouncement.D.Anofficialreport.2.Thestoriesforthecompetitionmust______.A.beaboutOxfordWordsB.havemorethan500wordsC.containallthewordsofWOTDD.behandedinbefore5thJanuary20153.Thewinnerofthecompetitioncan______________.A.readallthebooksofOUPfreeofchargeB.useOxfordDictionaries.comforfreeforayearC.beallowedtobeontheOxfordWordsteamD.publishallofhisorherworksonOxfordDictionaries.com

TheCanadianredandwhitemapleleaf枫叶flagisofficiallycalledtheNationalFlagofCanadA.TheCanadianflagshowsastylizedredmapleleafwith11pointsonawhitebackgroundwithredbordersdowneachsidE.TheCanadianflagistwiceaslongasitiswidE.Thewhitesquarecontainingtheredmapleleafisthesamewidthastheflag.TheredandthewhiteusedintheNationalFlagofCanadawereproclaimedtheofficialcolorsofCanadain1921byKingGeorgeⅤ.AlthoughthemapleleafdidnothaveitsofficialstatusasasymbolofCanadauntiltheannouncementofthenationalflagin1965ithadhistoricallybeenusedasaCanadiansymbolandwasusedin1860indecorationsforthevisitofthePrinceofWalestoCanadA.The11pointsonthemapleleafhavenospecialsignificancE.IntheearlydaystheRoyalUnionFlagortheUnionJackwasstillflowninBritishNorthAmericA.In1925andagainin1946theCanadianPrimeMinisterMackenzieKingtriedtogetanationalflagofCanadaadoptedbutfaileD.In1964PrimeMinisterLesterPearsonappointeda15­memberall­partycommitteetocomeupwithadesignforanewflag.Thecommitteewasgivensixweekstocompleteitstask.Thecommitteestudied2000submitted提交的designsaswellas3900thathadbeengatheredasaresultofthe1946committee'sstudy.Thosedesignswithachanceofbeingacceptedweregiventothefullcommitteeforfurtherstudy.ThesuggestionofaredandwhitesinglemapleleafdesignfortheCanadianflagcamefromGeorgeStanleyaprofessorattheRoyalMilitaryCollegE.Afteraheateddiscussiontheyfinallydecidedonhissuggestion.29.HowmanycolorsarethereintheNationalFlagofCanada?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four30.WhendidCanadahaveitsownnationalflag?A.In1921.B.In1860.C.In1964.D.In1965.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theofficialsofthegovernment.B.TheprofessorsfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollegE.C.Themembersofthe1946committeE.D.Themembersofthe1964committeE.32.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.thedesigneroftheNationalFlagofCanadaB.thehistoryoftheNationalFlagofCanadaC.themeaningoftheNationalFlagofCanadaD.whytheredandwhitesinglemapleleafwaschosenasthedesignfortheNationalFlagofCanada

TheInternetandtheWorldWeb网aregreatplacestoberightnow.Weusethewordplacebecausesomanyofthethingsyoucandoonlinearesimilartothethingsyoucandowhereverpeoplegathertogether－inhomesschoolslibrariesshoppingcentersoratfamilyreunions团聚ortownmeetings.Theallowspeopletolearnshopfindimportantinformationandcommunicatewhetherthey'relocalglobalorsimplyvirtual虚的.TheWebisuseful.YoucanfindoldfriendsonlinE.Youcanresearchandbookflightschecktheweatherfindbreakingnewsfindoutinformationaboutschoolsandcolleges.YoucanevenplaceanorderforbooksCDscomputersandcars.TheInternetisalsofun.Youcanwritetooldfriendsorcheckouttheirwebpagesenjoyweb-basedsoapoperaslaughatonlinejokesjoininaliveEventchatwithotherInternetsurfers漫游者checktoseeifyournameappearsanywhereontheWeb.Millionsofuserslogontotheeverydayandit'snotjusttodoresearch.There'salotoffuntherE.That'sonereasonwhyit'scalledwebsurfing.OfcoursethefirststeptousingtheWebforbusinessorforfunislearninghowtoworkawebbrowser浏览器.Ifyou'renewtocomputersitmaytakeawhilebeforeyouarecompletelycomfortablewithyourbrowser.Don'tworry.Youdon'thavetobeacomputerwhiz专家.Thebasicsofawebbrowserareverymuchlikethebasicsofmodemcomputers—learninghowtopointandclickthemouselearninghowtoscroll滚动upanddownapageoftextandlearninghowtousepull-downmenus.Againbepatient.There'snotimelimitonwebsurfing.Giveyourselfachancetoexplore探索thebrowseritselfwhileyouexploretheWeB.13.ThewritercomparestheWebto______.A.placestovisitB.placestogathertogetherinC.someeasyjobD.thingsyoucandoonline14.WecanlearnfromthetextthattheWebisnotonly______butalsoA.ofgreatuse;ofgreatvalueB.ofgreatuse;ofgreatenjoymentC.useful;funnyD.ofsomeuse;ofalittleinterest15.TousetheWeballwehavetodoistolearnhowto_______.A.usethecomputermouseB.scrollupanddownapageoftextC.usepull-downmenusD.alltheabove

ItwasavillageinIndiA.Thepeoplewerepoor.Howevertheywerenotunhappy.Afteralltheirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.ThenonedaysomevisitorsfromthecityarriveD.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.Howevertheydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirownandsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaroundandtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowastocatchthem.Agreementwasreachedandthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthefrogsandhandoverthemoney.ForthefirsttimethepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuturE.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirstbutitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoftenandthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides杀虫剂andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilledtheinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreading传播diseases.Nowthepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.25.FromParagraph1welearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.werepoorbutsatisfiedC.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers26.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.ThefrogsmadetoomuchnoisE.B.TheyneededmoneytobuymedicinE.C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Thefrogswereeasymoney.27.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.Thereweretoomanyinsects.B.Thecropsdidn’tdowell.C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thereweretoomanyfrogs.28.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.C.Theharmony和谐betweenmanandnatureisimportant.D.Goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten.

WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression---ItisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawifE.IntermsofSherlockHolmeswe’dbetteralterthesentenceintoItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.PerhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheincomparablepopularityofHolmesseriesinthefieldofdetectivestories.OverwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriendsIdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.AsawholethisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.ArthurtheDuke’ssonwasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappearedaccompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher.TheschoolmasterDr.HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.RealizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseisHolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain.HavingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematterHolmeslookedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrivalduringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacherHeidegger.Finallyprimarilyduetohisoutstandingabilityasadetectivehemanagedtorevealthemystery.HavingoncestartedreadingthisfictionIwascompletelyabsorbedinthemysteriousstory.Atthebeginningunlikeotherdetectivestoriesthisstoryfirstdescribestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.AsisknowntoallvividdescriptionisessentialtodetectivestoriesasitmakesthestorymoreauthenticandattractivE.ThereforetryingtopresentarealworldtohisreadershipSirArthurConanDoyleauthoroftheoriginalHolmesserieshasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.WatsonafriendofHolmes’.Inthiswayheelaborately精心describedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook.ApartfromthespecialstarttheendingofthewholestorybeingdramaticbutreasonableiscertainlyanoutstandingonE.AfterallexcepttheauthorhimselfwhoknowsthattheDuke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheDuke’sbastard私生子?InadditionwhoknowsthattheDukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeHolmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?Yetsurprisingasitisthisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.ClosingmyeyesIcanevenseethestoryhappeningjustlikewatchingafilm.AsfarasIamconcernednothingismoreadmirableandsurprisingintheheroSherlockHomesthanhisprofoundknowledgewhichhascertainlyassistedhimalotwhenhewasstudyingthecasE.TakethebicycletyresforinstanceHolmesiscapableofrecognizing42differentvarietiesofbicycletyres.ExceptforhisillimitableknowledgeHolmesalsospecializesinarrangingthefactsinorderandthenfindingthefactleadinghimtoagreatdiscoveryoreventhetruthitself.InthiscaseaftergettingridofunrelatedfactsSherlockHomeseventuallygraspedtheclueanddiscoveredtheamazingfact.Needlesstosayasaworld-renownedmasterpieceSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonhasattractedandisstillcharmingnumerousreadersfromallcornersoftheworldandpeoplefromallwalksoflifE.TheHolmesserieshasalreadysetupastandardagainstwhichallthefollowingdetectivefictionsaremeasureD.SherlockHolmesbeyondalldoubthasbeenanamefirmlyrootedinpeople’smemories.AlthoughDr.Watson’sclosingTheCaseBookofSherlockHolmesin1927wasagreatpitytothereadersthediscontinuanceoftheentireHolmesseriesmayhaveactuallyaddedtothelegendarystatureofSherlockHolmes.66.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookPrideandPrejudice?A.Toshowhis/herimpressiononit.B.TochangeasentenceinittoevaluatetheHolmesseries.C.Toquoteasentencetodirectlyillustrateitsimpressiveness.D.Tostatethereasonwhyhe/shebeganreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.67.Manyfactorscontributetotheauthor’spositiveattitudetowardthebookEXCEPTthat______.A.thedetaileddescriptionofaclient’sstrangebehaviorarousesthereaders’interest.B.theplotsarewelllaidoutandallscenesandcharactersareartfullypresenteD.C.thebookisevenadaptedintoafilmandtheauthorreallyenjoyswatchingit.D.itsendingissosurprisingthatitmakestheauthordeeplyimpresseD.68.WhatkindofapersonisSherlockHolmesaccordingtothepassage?A.KnowledgeableB.Arbitrary.C.Mysterious.D.Courageous.69.Howisthepassageorganized?p=paragraph70.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ItmainlyintroducestheplotsofthebookSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.B.It’smainlyabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardsSherlockHolmes.C.It’smainlyaboutthethoughtsoftheauthorafterreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.D.It’smainlyacomparisonbetweenthebookPrideandPrejudiceandtheHolmesseries.

Singaporeisbuildinganairportwhereindoortreeswaterfallsanda‘rainvortex’sitalongsidecheck-inqueueswaitingroomsandbaggagecarousels传送带.Whereoncesatacarparktherewillsoonbethousandsoftreesandplantsacross22000sqmetresoflandscapedindoorparklands.Thiswillbejoinedbya40m-highindoorwaterfallexpectedtobetheworld’stallest.Thesearetheplansforthenew3.5hectare‘Jewel’developmentatSingapore’sChangiAirportscheduledtoopenin2018;afive-storey134000squaremetrecomplexmixingnaturaloutdoorplantswithmodernairportfacilities.Theaimbehindtheintroductionofsuchlush茂盛的landscapingispurelytoprovideallvisitorswithamemorableexperienceonewheretheyaresurroundedbynatureandgreenerysaysPhilipYimChiefExecutiveOfficerofJewelChangiAirportDevelopment.Promisedsustainability持续性measuresincludeextensiveusageofphotovoltaicpanels光电板toproducerenewableenergyaswellasencouragingtheuseofnaturallightingandahighefficiencyair-conditioningsystem.TheindoorwaterfallnamedtheRainVortexwillmakeuseofspeciallightingeffectstochangeatnightintowhatispromisedtobeadramaticlightandsoundshow.TheRainVortexisoneexampleofhowsustainabledesignplaysanimportantroleintheplanningoftheattractionsaysYim.‘Intheeventofarainstormthepoweroftherainwaterwillflownaturallythroughtheoculus.TheexcessrainwatercollectedwillbeusedforirrigationofthelandscapingatJewel.’YimquotesthepopularreputationSingaporeenjoysasthegardencitywheregreeneryisrecognisedasanessentialpartoftheurbanlandscapeanattractiveimagewhichclearlyinspiresJewel’sdesign.Howeveritremainstobeseenwhetherbeyondtheaesthetic审美的appealJewelcanaddgenuineenvironmentalthingstosomethingasun-environmentalasaninternationalairport.28.WhatcanwelearnaboutthejeweldevelopmentSingapore’schangeAirport?A.Itisbeingbuiltonanoldcarparkatpresent.B.Ithasbeenplannedandisbeingbuilt.C.Itwillbetheworld’stallestairport.D.ActsofkindnesscanmakeadifferencE.29.Tokeeptheairportdevelopingsustainablyitisadvisedto.A.usenoelectriclightsB.usemoreair-conditionersC.makefulluseofnaturalwaterD.trytoproducerenewableenergy30.WhatcanweinferabouttheRainVortex?A.ItcantransformintoadramaticshowatanytimE.B.Itsdesignwillbeagreatsuccessenvironmentally.C.Itwillproducewatertoirrigateplants.D.A.rainstormmaymakeitlookprettier.

AnAustraliancompanySmartCarTechnologieshasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey'respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailable可利用的itcouldhelpoverspeeddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestopersuadeAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobiles.TheproductcalledSpeedAlertlinksreal­timelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofspeedlimitsstoredinadriver'sPDAormobilephonE.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobeconnectedtoacar'sspeedometer.Infactitisentirelyconvenient.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuilt­inGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimitthespeedisshownandanalertsounds.MichaelPaineanAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultantwasemployedtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldareveryenthusiasticaboutwhatthey'renowcallingintelligentspeedalert.OtherresearchaccordingtoPaineshowsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.ThereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuseSincethesystemissoconvenientitwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendrivingPainesaiD.Thesystemevenhastheabilitytorecordspeedingviolations违反soparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.32.What'sthepurposeofthenewproduct?A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.C.Topopularizethebuilt­incarsystem.D.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.33.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.thefunctionsofGPSincarsB.howtheproductworksC.theprojectofthebuilt­inproductD.whythesystembecomespopular34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofSpeedAlertaccordingtoMichaelPaine?A.MostofthetrafficdeathscanbeavoideD.B.Theproductwillnotbeavailableforadults.C.Thesystemwillexcitesometeenagedrivers.D.Speedingviolationscanbeeasilyfoundout.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUsE.B.ProgressinCar­makingSciencE.C.NewIn­CarDeviceagainstSpeeding.D.WarningforAdventurousDrivers.

TheiPhonetheiPad:eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad一时的风尚.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteri–--andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer---whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet---usedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybear---popularintheUSandUK---thatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversion简装本ofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstartedlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixes前缀havebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commerce电子商务firstcameintousE.Mostiproductsaretargetedat针对youngpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siit’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablenamE.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollegeLondoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveThornetoldBBCMagazines.EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPoditseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition定义hesays.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowconnectedwithportability轻便.addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandblogreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade十年.Butashistoryshowspeoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.HoweverasweenteredthenewcenturythefashiondisappeareD.1.WecaninferthattheIndependent’siisdesignedfor_________.A.oldreadersB.youngreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers2.Theunderlinedwordambiguousmeans__________.A.popularB.clearC.uncertainD.unique3.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare__________.A.portableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.recyclable4.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.A.iproductsareoftenofhighqualityB.iTeddyisalivebearC.theletterbreplacesletteritonametheproductsD.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlong

TheothermorningonthesubwayIsatnexttoanattractiveyoungblondewomanwhowasreadingsomethingonheriPaD.Shewasverywell-dressedcarryingaPradabagwithtastefullyappliedmake-upindeedshehadanunmistakableairofwealthmaterialsuccessandevenauthority.Isuspectedsheworkedasahighly-paidWallStreetlawyerorstockbrokerorsomethingofthatsort.SoIwascurioustoseewhatshewassofocusedon.TheWallStreetJournalperhaps?TheEconomist?Quitethecontrary;rathershewasconcentratingonaromancenovel.ThenIrealizedthatIhaveknownmanywomenwholoveromancenovels—smartattractivesuccessfulliberatedmodernfemaleswhononethelessfindsomekindofdeepsatisfactionandthrillfromthosehyper-romanticartificialandextremelyunrealistictalesofhandsomemanlyheroesfallinginlovewithvirginalwomenenduringaseriesofadventuresthennodoubthavingahappyending.Theseromancestoriesaretoliteraturewhathotdogsaretofinefood.Yetthegenre体裁remainsenormouslypopular.ConsidersomeofthesesurprisingstatisticsfromthegoodfolksattheRomanceWritersofAmericaRWA:*Morethan9000romancetitleswerereleasedlastyearwithsalesofabout$1.44billionmorethantriplethetaxesproducedbyclassicliteraryfiction.*Morethan90percentofthemarketarewomenokaythat’snotatallsurprising.*Readersaretypicallywomenbetweentheages30and54whoarethemselvesinvolvedinaromanticrelationshipbetrayingthestereotypethatonlylonelywomenlongforthesetalesofloveandadventure.*Almost40percentofromancebookconsumershaveanannualincomeofbetween$50000and$99900placingthemfirmlyinthemiddleclass.IhadthoughtthatromancenovelsaccountedforaverysmallshareoftheliterarymarketsoIwasquitesurprisedthatthisparthassuchenormouspopularity.ButImustwonderwhysomanywomen—fortyyearsafterthewomen’sliberationmovement—continuetoenjoythemselvesinthefancifultales?I’mnotsureifitrepresentsakindofrejectionofthewomen’sliberationmovementbutclearlysomethingismissinginthelivesofcontemporaryladies.A.romanceauthornamedDonnaHatchwhofocusesontheRegencyperiodearly19thcenturyBritainexplainedtheappealofsuchbooksthisway:Regencymenwerecivilizedandtreatedwomenwithcourtesy.WhenaladyenteredtheroomgentlemenstooddoffedtheirhatsofferedanarmbowedandahundredotherlittlethingsIwishmenstilldidtoday.Buttheywerealsoveryathletic;theyhuntedracedboxedrodehorses.Theyweremanly.Strong.NoblE.HonorablE.AndthatiswhyIlovethem!Mrs.Hatchmayhaveexpressedthesecretdesiresandattitudesofuntoldmillionsofherpeers—thatisintheearly21stcenturyhavewomengrowntiredoftheburdensandexpectationsthatthefreedomstheyhavegainedgivethem?Isthisarejectionofmodernfeminism?Dowomenlongfordaysofoldwhenmenweremasculinegentlemenandwomenwerefeminineandprotectedasprecioustreasuresandregardedaspossessions?Perhapsmostwomeneventheoneswhogetlostinromancenovelsdonotwanttogoallthewaybackbutitisobvious___12___.12.Whatisthefunctionoftheopeningparagraph?A.TosummarizethewholepassagE.B.Toprovetheauthor’sargument.C.ToleadinthemaintopicofthepassagE.D.Toraiseproblemsthatwillbesolvedlater.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A.Romancenovelsaresatisfyingandthrilling.B.Romancenovelsarenotofmuchnutrition.C.Romancenovelsareaspopularashotdogs.D.RomancenovelsareanessentialpartofcontemporarylifE.14.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatismissinginthelivesofcontemporarywomen?A.Authority.B.Dignity.C.Liberty.D.CarE.15.Whichsentencecanbeputintheblankinthelastparagraph?A.theyprefertalesofinnocentromancetoclassicsB.theyareunhappywithhowtheworldhasturnedoutC.truelovedescribedinromancenovelsdoesexistinrealityD.romancenovelsprovidethemwithanaccesstosociety

Buildingafterbuildingunderwater.Refugeesinshelters.Thousandsofothersunsurewheretogo.Bodiesinstreets.ThisiswhatoneofAmerica'shistoriccitieswasreducedtothisweekbyapowerfulstormKatrina卡特里娜.ThemayorofNewOrleanssaysthousandsmaybedeaD.HurricaneKatrinaalsocauseddeathanddestructioninpartsofMississippiandAlabamaalongtheGulfofMexico.NewOrleansisfamousforitswildMardiGrascelebrations.NewOrleansisalsoamajorportforforeignoilandothershippingtradE.Yetthecityofnearlyfivehundredthousandpeoplewasbuiltbelowsealevel.NewOrleanshasdependedonleveestocontrolfloodsfromtheMississippiRiver.KatrinastruckonMonday.NewOrleansavoidedadirecthit.Buttwooftheleveesfailedthenextday.MostofthecitywasfloodeD.Helicoptersdroppedhugesandbagstofillthebreaks.Butthewaterhadnoplacetogo.Pumpingstationshadnopower.Americafacesoneoftheworstnaturaleventsinitshistory.PresidentBushsaystherecoverywilltakeyears.Peopleweretoldtoleavethepathofthestorm.Butsomewouldnotorcouldnot.ManyofthoseworstaffectedbyKatrinaarepoorandblack.African-Americanleadersandotherswereangrythatgovernmentaiddidnotarrivefaster.PresidentBushvisitedsomeofthedamagedareasonFriday.HesaidthewayofficialsreactedtothecrisiswasunacceptablE.WhichistrueofthefollowingdetailsaboutNewOrleans?A.NewOrleansisanewly－builtcityofAmericaB.TherewerenoblackpeopleinNewOrleans.C.Thisisthefirsttimethathurricanehasstrickenit.D.NewOrleansisamajorportforforeignoilandothershippingtradE.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordleveesinthesecondparagraphmean?A.treesB.damsC.portsD.shipsWhichisrightabouttheHurricaneKatrina?A.ItalsocausedthedestructioninpartsofMississippi.B.Alotofpeoplediedinthisdisaster.C.Itcutofftheelectricitysupplyofthecity.D.Alloftheaboveisright.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.PresidentBushwasnotconcernedaboutthisdisaster.B.Therecoveryofthecitywilltakeafewdays.C.Inthisdisasterthegovernmentaiddidn’tarriveintimE.D.Inthiscitytherewerenopumpstations.

HettyRobinsonlearntallaboutmoneywhenveryyoung.Asachildshereadthefinancial金融的pagesofthenewspapertoherrichfather.HerfatherdiedwhenHettywas30andsheinherited$1million.Whensheherselfdiedin1916sheleftalmost$100milliontohertwochildren.HettymadehermoneyontheNewYorkstock股票exchangE.Shewasafinancialgenius.ShemademoneysoeasilythatpeoplecalledhertheWitchofWallStreet.ButalthoughshewasoneoftherichestwomenintheworldshecountedeverycentandspentaslittleaspossiblE.Shedidn’townahousebecauseshedidn’twanttopaytaxes.Sosheandherchildrenlivedincheaphotels.Shespentalmostnothingonclothesandalwaysworethesamelongblackdress.ShewasheditherselfbuttosavesoapsheonlywashedthebottomofthedresswhereittouchedthegrounD.OtherpeoplehadtheirownofficesbutHettyusedadeskinthebankwhereshekepthermoneybecauseitdidn’tcostanything.Shesatinthebankandatehersandwicheswhilesheboughtandsoldstocksandshares.Ifthebankcomplainedshejustmovedallhermoneytoanotherbank.Hetty’sfamilypaidthepriceforhermeanness.Whenshewas33shemarriedamillionaireEdwardGreenandtheyhadtwochildren.ButGreenlostallhismoneysoshelefthim.WhenhersonNedinjuredhiskneeHettydidn’twanttopayforadoctorsoshetookhimtoafreehospitalforpoorpeoplE.UnfortunatelythedoctorknewHettywasrichandheaskedformoney.Hettyrefusedandtooktheboyaway.Hisleggotworseandtwoyearslaterdoctorsremovedit.ButeventuallyN.edgothisrevenge报应.Attheageof81Hettyhadanargumentwithashopassistantaboutthepriceofabottleofmilk.ShebecamesoangrythatshehadaheartattackanddieD.SoHetty’smeannessfinallykilledher.Nedinheritedhalfhismother’sfortuneandhespentitallonpartiesholidaysandexpensivejewellery.8.WhatfactcanbelearnedaboutHettyRobinsonfromthepassage?A.Shewasnicetoherson.B.Sheworkedforabank.C.Shediedfromextremeanger.D.Shecamefromapoorfamily.9.WhywasHettyRobinsoncalledtheWitchofWallStreet?A.SheturnedouttobetherichestwomaninNewYork.B.Shelikedwearingthesamelongblackdresseveryday.C.Shewasfondofreadingfinancialpagesofthenewspaper.D.Shemadealargeamountofmoneyeasilythroughstocksandshares.10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHettyRobinson?A.GiftedbutnotgenerousB.Wealthyandselfless.C.Easy-goingbutselfish.D.Curiousandlucky.11.Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.MeanGeniusB.A.FinancialSuccessC.A.LifelongBadLuckD.A.GoodWaytoEarnMoney

Monarchbutterflies黑脉金斑蝶areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada.Theselargeorangeandblackinsects昆虫brightenparksandgardensastheyflylightlyamongtheflowers.Whatmakesmonarchsparticularlyinterestingisthattheymigrate迁飞—allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsectthatdoesthis.Everyyearinthelatesummermonarchsbegintheirjourneytothesouth.ThoseheadingforMexicogofirstfortheLouisiana-MississippiareathenflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointoTexas.OnceinMexicotheysettlethemselvesinoneofaboutfifteenplacesinamountainforestfilledwithfirtrees.Eachplaceprovidesawinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.Thebutterfliesaresomanythattheyoftencoverentiretrees.Whenspringcomestheybegintheirlongjourneynorth.Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakestheround-tripjourneyeveryyear.Andtheanswerisno.Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.SooneflyingnorthmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendiE.TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky;theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.ThelastgenerationoftheseasonaboutthefourthwillmaketheirwaybacktoMexicoandrestartthejourney.Scientistslearnaboutmonarchs’migrationbycatchingandmakingmarksontheinsects.Byrecatchingamonarchwithsuchamarkandnoticingwhereitcamefromthenextscientistcangettoknowthingslikethebutterfly’sageanditsrouting路线.64.Oneoftheplaceswheremonarchsspendthewinteris.A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippiC.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas65.Theroutingofmonarchs’migrationcanbelearned.A.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountainsB.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthemC.bycomparingtheirdifferentagesD.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests66.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?A.LifeanddeathofmonarchsB.Scientists’interestinmonarchs.C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Migrationofmonarchs.

Noonecanfailtostandinawed令人敬畏的admirationofthegreatdiscoveriesofhistory—Newton'slawsofmotion;Kepler'sprinciplesofplanetarymovementEinstein'sgeneraltheoryofrelativity.Equallyawe-inspiringareartisticcreationsinpaintingtheatremusicandliteraturewhichhavealsobeenbroughtaboutbydiscoverythroughpersonalefforts.Whatdotheseextraordinaryachievementsofwell-knownscientistsandartistshavetodowithproblemsolving?A.greatscientificdiscoveryoragreatworkofartissurelytheresultofproblem-solvingactivity.Thesolutiontoaproblemwearetoldoftencomestothinkersinaflashofinsight顿悟althoughtheymayhavebeenturningtheproblemoverintheirmindsforsometimE.Asaparticularformofproblemsolvingthesecreativeactsarebasedonthebroadknowledgegainedinthepastwhetherthisbeofthepublicsortknowntoscienceoroftheprivatesortknowntotheartist.ManycreativethinkersstatethattheyhavecompletelydevotedthemselvestothesubjectmatteroftheproblemoftenoverfairlylongperiodsoftimE.Indeeditwouldbestrangeiftheyhadnotdonethis.Nothinginsuchstatementssupportstheideathatthereisanythingverydifferentabouttheproblemsolvingthatleadstodiscoveriesofthegreatcontributionstothesociety.Theactofdiscoveryevenintherelativelypredictable可以预见的sensethatitoccursineverydaylearninginvolves涉及asuddeninsightwhichchangestheproblemsituationintoasolutionsituation.Aswehaveseeneverydaydiscoveryalsorequiresthatthelearnerhavetheknowledgeoftherulesgainedinthepastwhichisinvolvedinthesolution.52.NewtonKeplerandEinsteinarementionedinthefirstparagraphto_______.A.bringaboutthesubjectofthediscussionB.explainthatscientistsaremorecreativeC.showthedifferencebetweenscienceandartsD.provethatartsrequiremorepersonalefforts53.Whileknowledgefromthepastplaysanimportantroleintheirachievementsthinkerssometimesalsodependontheir______.A.artistictastesB.suddeninsightC.admirationofdiscoveriesD.scientificexperiments54.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthisreferto?A.GreatcontributionstothesocietyB.Long-timestudyofthesubjectmatter.C.Variousstatementsaboutproblemsolving.D.Completedevotiontoartisticcreation.55.Wemayconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.itismorelikelytomakescientificandartisticdiscoveriesineverydaylearning.B.asuddeninsightandknowledgefromthepastarerequiredinmakingdiscoveriesC.scientificdiscoveriesorartisticcreationsareusuallyunpredictableinnatureD.knowledgeoftherulesinthepastisoftendevelopedinthechangesofsituation

DevelopedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalowcarboneconomyaChinesegovernmentofficialsaidinShanghaiyesterday.Chinadoesn'tlagdevelopednationsintermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomysaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair2009.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestocombatclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenewtypeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.Assuchoverseasexhibitorsatthisyear'sfairareshowingwaystohelpChinaachievelowcarbonemissionsintheindustrialsection.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlifecycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturingstagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB'sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslifecycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestmentorreadytousestagE.Forexampleamotor'sinitialinvestmentaccountsforonly3percentofitslifecyclecostwhile94percentgoestofuelconsumptionandtheresttomaintenancE.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanyCompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentnetpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.Asmartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.12.______canreplacetheunderlinedwordlaginparagraph2.A.FallbehindB.BesuperiortoC.AttackD.Fear13.Wecaninfer______fromtheeleventhparagraphofthispassagE.A.Siemenshasoccupied20percentmarketsharefortheglobalsmartgridbusinessB.Siemensreceivedordersworth6billionEurosrecentlyC.Siemenswillearn$8.8billionfromintelligentpowernetworksD.Siemens'planaboutSmartGridmaycometrueinthefuture14._______aboutSmartGridisn’tmentionedinthepassagE.A.EnergysavingB.LowcostC.SecurityD.Smallinsize15.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnFromEachOtherB.LowcarbonEconomy—aSharedGoalC.IntelligentPowerNetworksD.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGrid

IntheUnitedStatesmanylowincomeparentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.A.programcalledKidsCaféishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious有营养的snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.AtacommunitycenterinVirginiajustoutsideofWashingtonD.C.childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafter-schoolprogram.ThesnackisveryhealthyforyourbodybutthemainthingisthatittastesreallyreallygoodKeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCaféprogram.Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfhaveparentsfromEthiopiA.ManyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathomE.KidsCaféwithfoodofferedfreebyafoodbankgivesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffooD.It’sgoodsaysonegirl.ButRebeccaNancewhoseparentsarefromtheUSisnotsosurE.Thetasteisweird.HermotherDaffanyNancehastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfooD.Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfoodshesayssoit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.ThecharityFeedingAmericastartedthenationalKidsCaféprogramin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.KidsCafébecamepartoftheafter-schoolprogramatthiscommunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafter-schoolprogram.ShesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaffordhealthyfooD.Shehopesthechildrenwillmakefulluseofwhatthey’velearnedaboutnutritionintheirlives.9.WhatisthepurposeofstartingKidsCafé?A.Toraisemoneyforsomepoorchildren.B.ToprovidepoorchildrenwithnutritiousfooD.C.Todeveloptheafterschoolprogram.D.Tohelppoorchildrenlearnnewskills.10.Theunderlinedwordweirdistheclosestinmeaningto_____.A.deliciousB.goodC.unusualD.strong11.WhatcanwelearnaboutDaffanyNance?A.SheisfromEthiopiaandhastwochildren.B.Shebelievestheprogramisgoodforherchildren.C.Shecaredlittleaboutherchildren’sdietbeforE.D.ShehopesmoretypesoffoodcanbeofferedforfreE.12.Wholeadstheafterschoolprogram?A.KeithClements.B.LoriMcFail.C.FeedingAmericA.D.A.communitycenterinVirginiA.

AsweallknowthekidsareverykinD.Theyloveanimalssosomechildren’smagazinesaboutwildlifeareagreatwaytoplantaloveofreadinginyoungkids.Ifyourkidsloveanimalscheckoutthesemagazines.NationalGeographicKidsNationalGeographicKidsbringsanimalsnaturescienceandfuntothelittlelearners.Itsanimalstoriesdeveloppre-readingandreadingskills.Theyalsoanswerquestionsaboutkids’favoritecreatures.Featuresaboutdifferentculturesbringtheworldtoyourchildandinspireasenseofunderstanding.Interactiveexperimentsintroducesimplescienceandfunpuzzlesandgamesteachlogiccountingandsomuchmore!Itisforchildrenagedfrom6to14.WildAnimalBabyIthelpsachilddevelopalifelongloveofreadingandlearning.Thissturdy结实的boardformatmagazineisdesignedespeciallyforbabiesandtoddlersbetweentheagesof12monthsand3years.Eachissue期isfilledwithrhymesstoriesandlovablebabyanimals.WildAnimalBabyisafuninteractivereadingexperienceforchildrenandparentsalikE.ClickClickopensupauniverseofwonderbyintroducingkidsaged3~7totheworldaroundthem.Clickisaboutsciencenatureandtheenvironment.FromthepublishersofLadybugClickiswrittensothatchildrenwilllovethechallengeofnewlearning.ZootlesItwascreatedforchildrenaged2to6yearsolD.Eachissueincludesafeaturedanimalnumbersandphoneme音素sounds.Countingandsoundrecognitiongamesarebuiltintothecontentalongwithread-aloudstoriespoemsandmore!Thismagazineissomuchfunthatlittlekidswon’trealizehowmuchtheyarelearning.21.WhatdoweknowaboutNationalGeographicKids?A.Itismainlyaimedatadults.B.Itspaperisheavierandofgoodquality.C.IttellschildrenaboutdifferentculturesintheworlD.D.Ithelpsimprovechildren’spre-readingandreadingskills.A.cdB.acC.bdD.ad22.A.motherwouldmostprobablychoose______forherone-year-oldbaby.A.ZootlesB.WildAnimalBabyC.NationalGeographicKidsD.Click23.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toencouragekidstoreadmorebooks.B.Torecommendseveralchildren’smagazinesaboutanimals.C.Tointroducehis/herfavoritebookstoreaders.D.Totellparentsseveralwaysofentertainingandeducatingkids.

Communityisnotaconceptthatiseasytodefine定义.InthisessayIwillexaminewhatturnsindividualsintoacommunityanddiscusssomedifferenttypes.IwillalsolookatwhatallcommunitieshaveincommonthebenefitstheyofferanddrawconclusionsabouttheirincreasingimportancE.Thewordcommunitymaymakeyouthinkoftraditionalcommunitiesinthedevelopingworldwherelargefamilieslivetogether.WemayalsoimaginetheneighboursaspeoplewhoarehappytohelpoutwheneveritisneedeD.Thestereotpical老套的viewisthatofavillagewherepeoplehavelittlebutcanfeelveryrichbecauseeveryonetakesresponsibilityforthewelfareoftheothers.Ontheotherhandthereareothertypesofcommunities:ultramodern超现代的oneswherethecommunitymembersareunlikelytohaveactuallymeteachother.Theseareonlinecommunitieswherepeopleblogorchataboutparticularissuesthatareimportanttothem.Theycomeacrossothersonwebsitesandmaydeveloparelationshiptherewithlike-mindedpeoplediscussingthesametopics.Theviewisoftenthattheseareartificialconnectionsbetweenpeoplewhoareineffectstillisolated孤立的strangers.Inrealitytheconnectionsarereal.Moreovertherearemanytypesofcommunitiesinbetweentheseextremes:peoplewhojoinclubswhosignupwithvoluntarypoliticalorotherorganizationsorwhotakepartingroupdiscussionsintheirlocalareA.Theymaybecampaigningaboutissuesorsimplygettingtogetherforcompanionshipandsupport.Humanbeingsaresocialbynaturesoitshouldnotbeasurprisethatweorganizeourselvesingroups.Howeverthereismoregoingon:thesegroupsprovidesomethingthatwecannotachieveonourown.Themainbenefitofbeingpartofalargergroupisstrengthinnumbers.Forexamplewecanaccessandsharemoreinformationwecantakepartinteamsportswecancomplainandcampaignmoreeffectivelyandevenifwearejusthavingachatonlineorinpersonwecanfeelsupportedinwhateverwedo.Whateverformscommunitiestakewhatdefinesthemisthesenseofidentityandsafetythattheyprovidefortheirmembers:theknowledgethattherearepeoplewhowehavesomethingincommonwithandwhocanbereliedonwhenweneedeachother.12.Intraditionalcommunitiespeople_________.A.liveinalargefamilyB.arewealthybutunhappyC.helpandcareabouteachotherD.areisolatedanddon'thaveconnections13.Accordingtothetextonlinecommunitymembers_________.A.developacloseworkingrelationshipB.shareopinionsaboutissuesonwebsitesC.communicatewitheachotherinpersonD.sharethesameinterestbuthavenorelations14.Paragraph5mainlytalksabout___________.A.thetypesofcommunityB.thecultureofcommunityC.thebenefitsofcommunityD.thedefinitionofcommunity15.Communitiesprovidetheirmemberswith___________.A.asenseofidentityandsafetyB.asenseofsocialresponsibilityC.chancesofmeetingnewpeopleD.chancesofdevelopingtheirinterests

ManydifferenttribesliveintheIturirainforestofAfricabutthePygmiesarethemostunusual.Mostofthemenarenotmuchmorethanfourfeettall.Theyweighonlyabouteightypounds.Thewomenareevensmallerandthinner.Butinspiteofthefactthattheyaresmallthesepeopleareperfectlyformedmenandwomen.ItisanexcitingexperiencetovisitaPygmyencampmentforthefirsttimE.Beforeyougoyoumustsendwordaheadthatyouarecoming.SomefriendlynativeortradermusttakethemessagetotheTiki-Tikis.OtherwisethewholetribewilldisappearintothedepthsofthejunglelongbeforeyouhavecomecloseenoughtobewelcomeD.ThegreatIturirainforestseemscutofffromtherestoftheearth.TherearelivingdeadanddyingtreesoneverysidE.ExceptwhereaclearinghasbeenburnedandchoppedoutamanmaylivehiswholelifeintheIturiandneverseefartherthantwentyyards.IttakessharpeyestodiscoverthealmosthiddenpathtothePygmycamp.Thepathisnowiderthanasmallman’sfoot.Nosoundbreaksthesilenceinthispartoftheforest.TherearenosignsofpeoplE.Thestrangermustwalkcarefully.WhatappearstobeabentbranchmayprovetobeadeadlysnakE.A.spottedgoldpatchofsunlightmaybeacrouchingleopard豹.EventhePygmycampcomesasasurprisE.Theleafysheltersinwhichthelittlepeoplelivearehardlythreefeethigh.Theylooksomuchlikethesurroundingundergrowththattheymighteasilybepassedby.Thesehousescontainnofurnitureofanysort.Thebedsaremerelyplantainleavesspreadoutontheearthfloor.Therearenocookingpots:foodiseatenraworsmokedoverafirE.SpearsbowsandarrowsaretheonlypossessionsofthesepeoplE.Whenthetribemovestoanewcampthereisnothingtocarryexcepttheseweaponsandbabiestoosmalltowalk.Accordingtothepassagewecanconclude_____.A.thePygmiesaretheshortesttribeworldwideB.thePygmiesareshortbutnormalinmentalityC.mostofthePygmymenaremorethanfourfeetD.thePygmiesliveintheforestofAmericaParagraph2mainlysuggeststhatthePygmies______.A.areunwillingtocommunicatewithpeopleoutsideB.areverycruelandtheywillkillyouwiththespearsC.arefriendlytothetouristsvisitingthemforthefirsttimeD.movesofastandoftenthatcan’tbecaughtupwitheasilyWhichofthefollowingwordcandescribethelifeofPygmy?A.Quiet.B.ActivE.C.HarD.D.Busy.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofthePygmy?A.Theirhousescan’tbeeasilyfoundinthehurtrainforest.B.TheirhouseswhicharethreefeethigharemadeofwooD.C.Weaponsandcookingpotsaretheirmostvaluablepossessions.D.TheyarelivinginharmonywithdangerousanimalsarounD.

ScotsaremorelikelytodrinkthemselvestodeaththanpeoplefromanyothernationinW.esternEuropeexceptAustriaandPortugal.EverydaysixS.cotsdiefromalcohol-relatedconditions.OurhospitalsandhealthservicesstrugglewiththewiderdamagE.Anestimated51600Scotssufferfromdrink-relatedillness.Incidenceofliverdiseasehasshotup40percentinthepastsevenyears.Mostknifeattacksandmostadultmurdersoccurundertheinfluenceofalcohol.Anddrinkabuse嗜酒hasruinedthousandsoffamiliesapersonalpsychologicalandsocialcostontopofthe£1billionalreadyestimatedthroughworkabsencE.Ifallthiswerenotbadenoughproblemswithalcoholabusearenowspreadingtoanever-youngeragegroup.Theproportionofpupilsaged12-15whohadhadanalcoholicdrinkinthepreviousweekroseinthelastdecadefrom14percentto21percent.T.odaymorethan40percentofall15-year-oldsadmittohavinghadadrinkinthepastweek.MuchteenagecrimeanddestructionisdrinkrelateD.T.ohiscredittheExecutivehasfocusedhisattentiononalcoholabuseproblem.BehindthescenestheExecutiveisdiscussinghowfaritshouldgointryingtopersuadeScotstodrinkinamoresensiblefashion.TheFirstMinisterisknowntobeagainstanalcoholbanonthelinesofprohibitiononpublicsmoking.Heiscorrectthatsuchamovewouldnotbeacceptedbythepeopleandanywaygeneralprohibitiontendstodrivesubstanceabuseundergroundratherthaneliminateit.Neverthelessadebateisemergingonwhatcontrolstoputontheeasyavailabilityofalcoholespeciallytotheyoung.AswereporttodayDonaldGorrietheseniorLiberalDemocratMSP.islaunchingacampaignintheScottishParliament议会toprohibitsupermarketsfromofferingcut-pricepromotionsonalcoholicdrinksinlinewithasimilarbanonsuchpromotionstooff-licencesandpublichousesintroducedearlierthisyear.Itremainstobeseenifitistechnicallyfeasibletodefinesalespromotionsofalcoholinasupermarketinsuchawayastocontrolthem.ThereisalsoareasonableargumentthatitisbettertohavepeoplebuydrinksatasupermarketwherethelikelihoodisthattheywillconsumethealcoholathomeratherthandrinkinpubliC.Ontheotherhandmuchofthealcoholconsumedbyundergrounddrinkerscomesfromthefamilysupply.PerhapstherealsolutionistoquestionthecheapnessofalcoholacrosstheboarD.NeverthelessM.r.G.orriehasopenedanimportantpublicdiscussion.HehasatalentformakingparliamentconfrontawkwardissuesandalcoholisonesuchissuE.32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____________.A.banningalcoholmaymakealcoholabuseexistsecretlyB.DonaldGorrieheldadebateonlimitingalcoholC.40percentofall15-year-oldsareinvolvedincriminalactivityafterdrinkingD.theinfluenceofalcoholcost£1billionthroughdrink-relateddisease33.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4means_____________.A.youngpeopledebateoverwhethertheyshouldcontroltheavailabilityofalcoholB.unlessadebateofcontrollingalcoholisheldyoungpeoplewilldrinktoomuchalcoholC.adebateonhowtokeepyoungpeoplefromeasyaccesstoalcoholappearsD.thereisadiscussiononhowyoungpeoplecouldgiveupalcoholabuse34.Whatisprobablytheusefulsolutiontoalcoholabuseaccordingtothepassage?A.T.ochangethecheapnessofalcohol.B.T.oprohibitpeoplefromgoingtopubs.C.T.opersuadethemtodrinkinamoresensiblefashion.D.T.ostrikesecretpubs.35.Thispassageismorelikelytobeseenin_____________.A.amedicalmagazineB.thesocietypageofanewspaperC.anintroductiontoScotlandD.anofficialdocumentfromBritishgovernment

Lastyearthemost-readchildren'sbooksatleastinUKwerealmostallfantasynovels.Butwhyisthisthecase?What.exactlydoesfantasyoffertoyoungreadersWhat'simportanttopointouthereisthatfantasywritinghascometobeconsideredasbelongingtopopularcultureandisthereforegenerallyregardedasbeingoflowerqualitythanrealism.Thisideawasformedinmeduringchildhoodbymymotherwhobelievedthatfantasywasrubbish.Shewasalwaystryingtopersuademytwobrotherstoletgooftheirdog-earedcopiesofAmericanauthorDavidEddings'booksandreadsomethingproper.Ihadalsometsomepeoplewhowereagainstreadingfantasy.WhilelivinginFinlandwhereIjoinedabookclubIwastoldatmyfirstmeetingthattheclubdidn'treadgenrebookswhichmeantthatrealismwasinbuteverythingelseincludingfantasywasWhenitcomestothesubjectofchildrendiscussionsaboutwhichbooksarebetterforthemoftenfocusonthefantasyandrealismdebatecausingProfessorJohnStephenstowritethat:oneofthemorecurioussidestothecriticismofchildren'sliteratureisthestrongwishtoseparatefantasyandrealismintocompetingtypesandtostatethatchildrenpreferoneortheotherorprogressfromfantasytorealismorviceversa反之亦然.Aquicksurveyofthebigchildren'spublishingtrendsoverthepasttenyearsconfirmsthatfantasyisaspopularaseverinthechildren'sbookscenE.Fromthe450millioncopiesofHarryPotterbookssoldoverthisperiodtothemorerecentStephenieMeyer'sTwilightseriesitwouldseemthatchildrenareasenthusiasticaboutfantasyaseverbeforeandratherthanprogressingoutoffantasythepopularityoffantasyintheyoungadultmarketwouldsuggestjusttheoppositE.8.Whatwastheauthor'smother'sattitudetowardsfantasy?A.Uncaring.B.Cautious.C.UnfavorablE.D.EnthusiastiC.9.ThebookclubtheauthorjoinedinFinland________A.didn'thavearealisticaimB.wasalwaysfullofpeopleinandoutC.hadatenseatmosphereinmostcasesD.wasnotacceptiveofvariousliteraturestyles10.AccordingtoProfessorJohnStephensthecriticsofchildren'sliteratureA.wanttoseparatechildrenintodifferentgroups.B.wanttodividefantasyandrealismintoseparategroupsC.aimtogetchildrentoprogressfromfantasytorealismD.wishtoexplorethedifferencebetweenfantasyandrealism11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Fantasybooksareandcontinuetobepopularamongchildren.B.RealismbooksarethebestsellersofthepresenttimE.C.Youngreadersaremovingawayfromfantasy.D.Fantasybooksarebetterthanrealismones.

historicalromancecalledAnatonia--waspublishedwhenhewas26.ShortlyafterthishemetCharlesDickensandtheyformedaclosefriendshipthatlastedfortenyearsandinfluencedbothmen'swriting.Collinswentontopublish25novelsaswellasmanyshortstoriesplaysandworksofnon-fiction.HoweverheismostwellknownforthetwomysterynovelsTheWomaninWhiteandTheMoonstone.CollinspublishedbothmysteriesasserialsinAlltheYearRounD.Whenitappearedinthemagazinein1860TheWomaninWhitewassopopularthatitbecamethesubjectofasongandaplay.IteveninfluencedfashionandmanywomenstartedtodressinwhitE.EightyearslaterTheMoonstonewaspublishedandearnedCollinsthetitlethefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovel.TSElliotanotherfamouswritersaidthatTheMoonstonewasthefirstandgreatestofEnglishdetectivenovelsanditisstilladmiredbymoderncrimewriterstoday.AnauthorofmanymysteriesDorothyLSayersconsideredTheMoonstonetobeprobablythefinestdetectivestoryeverwrittenandmanypeopleagreewithher.Thereareseveralreasonswhytheythinkso.OneisthatCollinsusesdifferentcharacterstotelleachsectionofthestory.Thecharactershaveverydifferentpersonalitiesandvoiceswhichareinterestingandoftenamusing.Therearealsoseveralfeaturesoftheplotwhichstartedtrendsinmysterywriting.ForexamplemanydetectivestoriesaresetinacountryhousewherethetheftmusthavebeencommittedbyoneofthepeopleinthehousE.Thecharacterofafamousdetectivewithanunusualappearanceandhabitsoccursinmanybooksandaninnocentpersonisoftenundersuspicionatfirst.A.numberofmodernfilmshavealsousedtheideaofacursedjewelstolenfromareligiousstatuE.AndofcourseinTheMoonstoneandmostothergoodmysterynovelsthepersonwhoatfirstseemstheleastlikelytobethecriminalturnsouttobeguilty.5.Anatoniawaspublishedin________.A.1824B.1850C.1860D.18686.AlltheYearRoundwasatitleof____.A.oneofWilkieCollins’booksB.oneofCharlesDickens’booksC.astoryofamagazineD.amagazine7.CollinsisknownasthefatherofthemodernEnglishdetectivenovelbecause_______.A.hewasolderthantheotherdetectivestorywriters.B.hissonwasalsoafamousdetectivestorywriter.C.manyaspectsofhiswritingarecopiedbyotherdetectivestorywriters.D.theMoonstoneisthemostpopulardetectivestory....

DSincethegenecalledDAF-16inwormswasfoundinmanyanimalsandinhumansthefindingcouldopenupnewwaystoaffectagingimmunity免疫andresistanceinhumansthescientistssaiD.WewantedtofindouthownormalagingisbeinggovernedbygenesandwhateffectthesegeneshaveonothertraitssuchasimmunitysaidRobinMayoftheUniversityofBirminghamwholedthestudy.Populationsacrosstheworldareagingatasurprisingpacebringingpotentiallybigchallengesforhealthandsocialcaresystems.A.studybyDanishscientistslastyearfoundthathalfofbabiesbornintherichworldtodaywilllivetocelebratetheir100thbirthdays.ScientistsareeagertofindouthowpeopleagetotrytodevelopdrugstohelpthemstayhealthierastheirlivesextenD.WhatwehavefoundisthatthingslikeresistanceandagingtendtogohandinhandMaysaidinaninterview.May’steamcomparedlongevitystressresistanceandimmunityinfourrelatedspeciesofworm.TheyalsolookedfordifferencesintheactivityofDAF-16ineachofthefourspeciesandfoundthattheywereallquitedistinct.MaysaidDAF-16wasactiveinmostcellsinthebodyandwasverysimilartoagroupofhumangenescalledFOXOgeneswhichscientistsbelieveplayaroleintheagingprocess.Thefactthatsubtle微妙的differencesinDAF-16betweenspeciesseemtohavesuchanimpactonagingandhealthisveryinterestingandmayexplainhowdifferencesinlifespanandrelatedtraitshavearisenduringevolutionMaysaiD.71.Inwhichsectionmaythetextappearinanewspaper?A.Education.B.SciencE.C.Entertainment.D.CulturE.72.AccordingtoMay_________.A.resistancehasalottodowithagingB.FOXOgenescanbefoundinwormsC.genesplaythesameroleindifferentspeciesD.newdrugswillchangethegenesinolderpeople73.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?A.Newwayshavebeenfoundtoaffectaging.B.Babiesintherichworldwillalllivelonger.C.PresentsocialcaresystemsarepoorlymanageD.D.Agingpopulationsarecausingmorechallenges.74.FromthetextweknowthatDAF-16.A.isagenethatisonlyfoundinwormsB.canmakepeoplelivelongerC.hasaneffectonagingandimmunityD.hasbeenquitefamiliartoscientists75.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ScientistsFindGeneLinkedtoAgingB.PopulationAgingFasterthanExpectedC.HowtoMakePeopleLiveLongerD.GeneDeterminesHowLongWeLive

Plantingtreesaroundpoultryfarmscanimproveairandwaterquality--andrelationswithneighbors.Researchhasshownthatjustthreerowsoftreesnearpoultryhousescanreducethereleaseofdustandammonia氨.Theycanalsoreducethestrongsmellofammoniagas.Thetreestakedustammoniaandodorsintheirleaves.Theyalsoprovideshadefromthesunsotheyreducecoolingcostsinsummer.Andtheyactasawindbreaksotheyreduceheatingcostsinwinter.Treescanalsoimprovewaterqualityaroundfarmsbyremovingpollutionsfromsoilandgroundwater.SeveralyearsagopeoplewereobjectingtotheodorofpoultryfarmsontheDelmarvaPeninsulaintheeasternUnitedStates.DelmarvaiswherethestatesofDelawareMarylandandVirginiacometogether.Twothousandfarmstherecaneachhouseanaverageofseventy-fivethousandchickens.Traditionallythefarmsusedwindowstoprovidefreshairinthechickenhouses.Farmersrarelyplantedtreesortallcropsaroundthebuildingssotherewouldbenobarriertotheairflow.Butthenfarmsbegantousenewventilationsystems.Insteadofwindowsthenewsystemsusedtunnelfanstocirculateair.Thefansdirectedairflowfromthepoultryhousestowardthehomesofneighbors.ResearchersbegandealingwiththeproblemintwothousanD.Theyfoundthatoveraperiodofsixyearsplantingthreerowsoftreesreducedtotaldustandammoniabymorethanhalf.Andtheyfoundthatsmellswerereducedbyeighteenpercent.FarmersmaythinktreeswilltaketoolongtogrowandbeeffectivE.Butsometreescangrowquickly.Atleastone-thirdoftheDelmarvafarmshaveplantedtreestechnicallyknownasvegetativeenvironmentalbuffers.Theideaoffersawaytocutpollutionsavemoneyandenergyandmaketheneighborshappy.49.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.plantingtreesasmuchaspossibleB.theadvantagesoftreesC.howtoreduceheatingcostsD.whytreesarereceived50.Thewordodorinparagraph3means______.A.plantB.smellC.heightD.water51.ThefarmsontheDelmarvaPeninsulausedtouse______inchickenhousestoprovidefreshair.A.treesB.tunnelfansC.windowsD.poles52.Itcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat______.A.threerowsoftreesarereallygoodtotheenvironmentB.researchesbegantorealizetheproblemin2000C.mostfarmersshowinterestinplantingtreesD.thetreesgrowingquicklycanbecutoffinafewyears

AsanelementaryschoolstudentinNewYorkCityRobertLeewouldstareindisbeliefathisclassmatesthrowingawayhalf-eatensandwichesafterlunch.HisKoreanimmigrantparentshadtaughthimandhisolderbrothernottowastefooD.WhilestudyingfinanceandaccountingatNewYorkUniversityRobertrememberedthislessonandjoinedTwoBirdsOneStoneafood-rescuecluboncampusthatdeliveredfivedaysaweekuneatenpastavegetablesandotherleftoversfromthedininghalltonearbyhomelessshelters.WhenRobertandfellowclubmemberLouisaChenenteredacollegeentrepreneurship创业contesttheyproposedaslightlydifferentideaforafood-rescuenonprofitgroup:Theirprogramwouldn’thaveadonationminimummeaningtheywouldgladlypickuponebagofleftoverbagelsorasinglepotofsoupwouldoperatesevendaysaweekandwouldberunentirelybyvolunteers.Theirideawonthecompetition.Withthe$1000prizetheyfoundedRescuingLeftoverCuisineRLCinJuly2013.InjustthefirstfewweeksRobert’steamdeliveredadonationofenoughspaghettiandmeatballstofeed20peopleinlineataNewYorkCityhomelessshelterthathadrunoutoffooD.RobertwhohadtakenajobatJ.P.MorgandevotedhissparetimetocreatinganetworkofNewYorkCityrestaurantsthatagreedtodonatefoodandhefoundvolunteerstomakefooddeliveriestohomelessshelters.AfterRLCreceivednationalpressattentionhomelesssheltersandsoupkitchensinPortlandOregonWashingtonDCandothercitiesreachedouttoRobertforpartnershipadvicE.TodateRLChasdistributedmorethan250000poundsoffoodin12citiesaroundthecountry.OnlyayearintohisfinancejobRobertgaveuphissix-figuresalarytofocusonRLC.IcomparedonehourofimpactatJ.P.MorgantoonehouratRLCandthedifferencewasjusthugehesays.He’snowthegroup’sonlyfull-timeemployeE.Oneshelterrecentlytoldusthatourdonationsallowthemtoprovideentiredinnersformorethan300peoplethreenightsaweekRobertsays.ThingslikethatmakemegladIquitmyjoB.9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRLCisNOTtrue?A.Itbecamesuccessfulimmediately.B.Ithasattractednationwideattention.C.Itwasstartedfromafood-rescuecluB.D.Itdeliversfoodtosheltersbyvolunteers.10.WheredidRobertgetthemoneytofoundRLC?A.HesavedmoneyincollegE.B.Hewontheprizeatacompetition.C.HeborrowedmoneyfromhisfriendD.Hereceiveddonationsfromrestaurants.11.WhydidRobertquithisjobatJ.P.Morgan?A.Hecouldn’tmakeasmuchmoneyashehopeD.B.ThejobatJ.P.MorgantakestoomuchofhistimE.C.RLCneedsafull-timeemployeetodevelopitsbusiness.D.WorkingforRLCismoremeaningfulthanforJ.P.Morgan12.AccordingtoRobertwhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthejobatRLC?A.rewardingB.surprisingC.tiringD.exciting

AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaints抱怨ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles过道.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.28.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.ThedifficultyinmeetingpeoplE.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredbutisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.PeoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolorD.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.30.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.31.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.C.ThesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmorE.D.ThesupermarketdatingislessexpensivE.

WeddingsintheUnitedStatesvaryasmuchasthepeopledo.Therearechurchweddingswithagreatdealoffanfare仪式上的短曲;thereareweddingsonmountaintopswithguestsbarefooted;therehavebeenweddingsontheoceanfloorwithoxygentanksfortheguests.Butmanyweddingsnomatterwhereorhowtheyareperformedincludecertaintraditionalcustoms.BeforeacoupleismarriedtheybecomeengageD.Andtheninvitationsaresenttothosewholivenearbytheirclosefriendsandtheirrelativeswholivefaraway.Wheneverythingisreadythencomesthemostexcitingmoment.Theweddingitselfusuallylastsbetween30and40minutes.TheweddingpartyentersthechurchwhiletheweddingmarchisplayeD.Thebridecarryingabouquetenterslastwithherfatherwhowillgiveheraway.Thegroomentersthechurchfromasidedoor.Whentheweddingpartyisgatheredbythealtarthebrideandgroomexchangevows誓言.Itistraditionaltousethewordstohaveandtoholdfromthisdayforwardforbetterforworseforricherforpoorerinsicknessandinhealthtoloveandtocherishtilldeathdouspart.Followingthevowsthecoupleexchangerings.Wearingtheweddingringsonthefourthfingerofthelefthandisanoldcustom.AftertheceremonythereisoftenapartycalledareceptionwhichgivestheweddingguestsanopportunitytocongratulatethenewcouplE.Thecarinwhichthecoupleleavesthechurchisdecoratedwithballoons.ThewordsJustMarriedarepaintedonthetrunkorbackwindow.Andthenthecouplegointheirhoneymoon.27.TheunderlinedwordpartyinParagraph3probablymeans______.A.agroupofpeopleB.alegalagreementC.apoliticalorganizationD.asocialevent28.Accordingtothepassagethebrideentersthechurch______.A.carryingabunchofflowerB.withthegroomC.withthebridesmaidD.fromasidedoor.29.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.IntheUnitedStatestherearedifferentweddings.B.AmericansseldomsendinvitationstootherswhengetmarrieD.C.AtthereceptionguestsusuallygivetheirwishestothenewcouplE.D.AmericansusuallywearringsonthefourthfingerofthelefthanD.30.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Thefoodservedintheweddingparty.B.Thepossibleplaceswherethenewcouplespendtheirhoneymoon.C.HowtocongratulatethenewcouplE.D.Theestimatedcostofaweddingceremony.

AnewgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworlD.Weboholismatwentiethcenturydiseaseaffectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenetuseemailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputeranditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstopanditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsagonoonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomecompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessionalbehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomeworksothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschool.BecausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsitestheyhangouttherE.MoreoverthisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallifE.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.ThevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallifE.Theyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsociety.Becauseofthechangeintheirbehaviortheybegintoisolatethemselvesfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.TheysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlifE.AlthoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputertheyarenotconfidentwithreallivefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlifE.ItisaproblemforthefuturE.ThisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectalltheworlD.12.AccordingtotheauthorWeboholismis________.A.adiseasethatappearsamongtheyouthB.anobsessivebehaviorthatfocusesonthevirtualworldC.akindofcompulsivehabitthatdoesgoodtopeople’slifeD.acompulsivehabitwhichfocusesonthereallife13.Theunderlinedphraseinthethirdparagraphmeans________.A.beaddictedtoB.beinterestedinC.becuriousaboutD.beeagerfor14.Fromparagraph3to5studentshookedoncomputersusually________.①havepoorperformanceinclass②arewillingtotalkwiththeirfamilies③areconfidentenoughwiththeirclosefriends④prefertospendlonghoursinthechatroomswithanewlanguageA.①②B.①③C.①④D.②④15.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsphenomenonofWeboholismis________.A.supportiveB.concernedC.indifferentD.neutral

Expertsestimatethatbytheendofthecenturyhalfofthe6000languagesspokenonourplanetwillhavedisappeareD.InWestAfricaacademicsinTogoaretryingtoprotectthesmallcountry’srichculturalandlanguageheritagE.AttheUniversityofLorneProfessorGoeh-AkueshowsavisitorsomevideosofGenculturalcelebrations.TheprofessorisaculturalheritageexpertandheisalsoaGenoneofmanyethnicgroupsinTogo多哥.HeismakingfilmsofGenculturalcustomswithfinancialhelpfromtheUnitedStates.HesaysTheGenhaveanimportantplaceinTogo’shistoryandculturE.TheGenbelieveinnumerousvoodoodeities伏都神.ButtodayfewerandfewerGenchildrengothroughvoodooinitiation入教ceremonies.Increasinglythenewgenerationdoesnotrecognizetheimportanceoftheseculturaltraditions.HesaysformaleducationandthespreadofChristianityhavereducedtheirinfluencE.ManyyoungpeoplethinktraditionalpracticesareuncivilizeD.AndwhiletheGenlanguageiswidelyspokeninLornethecapitaltheprofessorsaysitisnottaughtinschools.Genisoneofapproximatelythirty-ninelanguagesspokeninTogo.AnexpertintheUNESCOendangeredlanguageprogramsaysthatbytheendofthecenturymorethanhalfofAfrica’slanguageswillbegonE.AlanguageneedsspeakerspreferablypeoplewhospeakitastheirmothertongueorfirstlanguagE.ButalanguageatleastneedspeoplewhocanspeakitastheirsecondlanguagesaidthespecialistAnahitMinasyan.PeopleswitchtoalanguageortheyraisetheirchildreninalanguagewhichtheythinkwillprovideforabettereconomicopportunityinthefuturesaidMs.Minasyan.InAfricaforexamplepeopleoftenswitchtolargerAfricanlanguageswhichhavemorespeakersandprovidemoreeconomicopportunitiesthantheirmothertongues.Socio-linguist社会语言学家KomlanEssiewasaysthattodaymanyyoungurbanTogolese多哥人switchbetweenseverallanguagesandtheseincludetheMinalanguagespokenincities.Asalinguistwehavetobeveryworriedaboutit.Becausetodayevenwhenpeoplemovebacktotheirvillagetheydon’tusethelanguageofthevillageastheyusedto.32.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.GenisoneoftheethnicgroupsinTogo.B.Thereareabout39languagesspokeninTogo.C.ChristianityisthemainreligionofGenpeoplE.D.Studentsdon’tlearntheGenlanguageinschools.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneofthereasonswhysomeAfricanlanguageswilldisappear?A.Formaleducationhasreducedtheinfluenceoftheselanguages.B.SomeoftheAfricanlanguagesareverydifficulttolearn.C.Manyyoungpeopledon’tthinktheculturessymbolizedbytheselanguagesarecivilizeD.D.Theycan’tprovidebettereconomicopportunities.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ManyyoungurbanTogolesecanspeakseverallanguages.B.Linguistsareworriedaboutthesituationandhaveasolutiontotheproblem.C.Peopledidn’tusethelanguageoftheirvillageinthepast.D.TheMinalanguageisonlyspokenincities.35.Whatisthemainissuediscussedinthispassage?A.AnintroductiontothecultureandhistoryofGen.B.ThehistoryofTogolesE.C.ConcernoverendangeredculturalandlanguageheritagE.D.TherichcultureofTogo.

Thoughmanypeopletelluswecan’tsucceedweneedtohearothersopinions.IremembermyhighschoolEnglishteachertellingmenottoapplytoCornellUniversitybecausetheywouldn’tacceptmeandeveniftheydidIwouldn’tbeabletodothework.Ialmostdidn’tapplybutafewdayslaterIsawIvanGoldfarbaformerteacherandaskedhimaboutCornell.HesaidIfyougetinthenyougo.Youcandoit.HiswordsmadeallthedifferencE.IappliedandwasaccepteD.Toooftenwethinkit’sourroletoputrealityintosomeone’slifE.Wethinkit’sourjobtoprotectpeoplefromthepainoffailureanddefeat.Wethinkwemustpointouthowbadtheeconomyisandhowhorriblethejobmarketisandhowtheskyisfalling.Wethinkthatdreamsaremeantforothers.IsaythereareenoughrealistsintheworlD.Theworlddoesn’tneedmorenegativityandimpossiblethinkers.Theworldneedsmoreoptimistsencouragersandinspirers.TheworldneedsmorepeopletospeakintotheheartsofothersandsayIbelieveinyou.FollowyourpassionandliveyourpurposE.ThejobmarketisnotgreatbutIbelieveyou’llfindtherightjobforyou.andsoon.WhenitcomestoencouragementIknowthateveryonelovesworkingforandwithpeoplewhobringoutthebestinus.Andwhilewe'llalwaysrememberthenegativepeoplewhotolduswecouldn’taccomplishsomethingwewillalwayscherishandholdaspecialplaceinourheartforthosewhoencouragedus.TodayIwanttoencourageyoutobeanencourager.Sooftenthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailureisbelief.Andsooftenthatbeliefisinstilled逐步灌输inusbysomeonewhoencouragedus.29.AfteratalkwiththeEnglishteachertheauthorthought.A.hewouldhaveatryevenifhewastomeetwithafailureB.hecastmuchdoubtonwhattheteacherhadsaidC.whetherheshouldgiveuphisdreamD.heshouldturntoanotherpersonforadvice30.Whomwouldyouwishtogetadvicefromifyouwereapersoninneed?A.OnewhocanforeseeyourfailureinthefuturE.B.OnewhocananalyzetheseveresituationaheaD.C.Onewhoiswillingtohelpyouwithyourwork.D.Onewhocanstimulateyourcourageandcreativity.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Yourcasualwordsmayhaveabigeffectonothers.B.ItisbetternottotelltruthwhenyouareaskedforadvicE.C.NooneonearthiscontenttobelieveatrueworD.D.Teachersshouldbecautiousofwhattheydo.

ECouldweterraformMars—thatischangeitsfrozenthin-airedsurfaceintosomethingmorefriendlyandEarthlike?Shouldwe?Thefirstquestionhasaclearanswer:YesweprobablycoulD.SpacecraftincludingtheonesnowexploringMarshavefoundevidencethatitwaswarminitsyouthwithriversflowingintovastseas.AndrighthereonEarthwe'velearnedhowtowarmaplanet:justaddgreenhousegasestoitsatmospherE.MuchoftheCO2thatoncewarmedMarsisprobablystillthereinfrozendirtandpolaricecapsandsoisthewater.MostoftheworkinterraformingsaysNASAscientistChrisMackaywouldbedonebylifeitself.Youdon'tbuildMarsMackaysays.Youjustwarmitupandthrowsomeseeds.PowerfulgreenhousegasescouldbeproducedfromelementsindirtandaironMarsandblownintotheatmosphere;bywarmingtheplanettheywouldreleasethefrozenCO2whichwouldquickenthewarmingandincreaseatmosphericpressuretothepointwhereliquidwatercouldflow.MeanwhilesaysbotanistJamesGrahamoftheUniversityofWisconsinhumansettlerscouldseedtheredrockwithasuccession系列ofecosystems?firstbacteriaandlichens地衣whichsurviveinAntarcticalatermosses苔藓andafteronethousandyearsorsoredwoods.Gettingbreathableoxygenlevelsoutofthoseforeststhoughcouldtakethousandsofyears.HoweverMarsisinnoimmediatedanger.Somespacescientistsrecentlyrecommendedgoingtothemoonoranasteroid小行星firstandpointedoutthespaceagencylacksthefundstogoanywherE.Itdidn'testimatethecostofgardeningadeadplanet.72.WhatisthemostessentialtomakeMarsfitforliving?A.Turniceintoflowingwater.B.CleanthedirtyatmospherE.C.MaketheatmospheremoresuitablE.D.Gotothemoonoranasteroidfirst.73.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheideaofterraformingMars?A.Wecoulddoit.B.Wecouldn'tdoit.C.Weshoulddoit.D.Weshouldn'tdoit.74.Inthebotanist'sopinionmanneedsto__________.A.enableMarstocleanitsatmosphereB.buildagreenhouseonMarsC.sendsomepeopletosettleonMarsD.cultivateecosystemsfromlowertohigherlifeform75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MakingMarstheNewEarth.B.AGoodWaytoChangetheUniverseC.Humans'GreatPower.D.TerribleScienceandTechnology.

Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelieve.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroadsThesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomaticallyspeeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.Computersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeople.By2010Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronicpullbartothecarinfronttoformroad-trains.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamount.saysDavis.‘‘Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.’’29.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______.A.considerthepredictionsseriouslyB.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustryC.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction30.Whichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2020?A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.B.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.C.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.D.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.31.Theleaderoftheresearchteambelievesthatthepresentcarculturewillchangebecause________.A.carsplayaveryimportantroleindailylifeB.manysocietieswouldstopfunctioningwithoutcarsC.carsshouldnotbeownedbyoneindividualD.itcausesmanydeathstohumansociety32Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephraseinconvoyinthelastparagraphis________.A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulder33.Whatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.Motoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroad.B.Theweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectonmotorists.C.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.

InabookcalledMagnificentObsessionbyLloydC.Douglasadescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedanindividual个人friendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolution解决方案withouttheindividualknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupononeortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretlytothegreatdelightoftheworriedindividual.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivately私下地contentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolversnotevenasincerethankyoubecausetheywereneverknown.Thisconceptispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrasepayitforwardisnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.Howeverthepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.SoratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelperstheyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuturewhichmeanstheypayitforwarD.Itisasenseofresponsibilitywhichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.ButinthiscasetheresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuturE.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.Howevershenotonlygaveyousomemoneybutsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.PeoplewithseriousneedsareeverywherE.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothesmorebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scarE.Considerhowyoucanpayitforwardratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.12.ThehelpersinthebookMagnificentObsessionwerenotrewardedbecause______.A.theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemscompletelyB.theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividualC.theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefutureD.theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretly13.Theunderlinedwordpayitforwardmeans_______.A.torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyouB.topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelpC.tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelpD.tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyou14.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleofyourelderlygrandmother?A.Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.B.Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.C.Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.D.Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.15.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaidB.morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeopleC.itcostsalotofmoneytopayitforwardD.everybodyneedshelp

Happybirthday!Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity成熟---orsowehopE.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracleofgrowthinothersaswell.ForinstanceseeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelprouD.ForAmericanslikepeopleinmostculturesgrowingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?That’sadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-orientedAmericanculturE.MostAmericansliketolookyoungactyoungandfeelyoung.AstheoldsayinggoesYou’reasyoungasyoufeel.OlderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyareratherthanhowmanyyearsolD.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoungoratleastyoungatheart.ManyolderAmericansfindthegoldenyearstobeanythingbutgolden.Economicallyseniorcitizensoftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementatage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincomE.SocialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifferencE.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutritionmedicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination歧视.In1987AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely---evencheatedandrobbeD.Howeverdressedasayoungpersonshereceivedmuchmorerespect.UnfortunatelytheelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peoplearelivingtogether.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-agedbabybornersarerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles皱纹arein.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgroupofconsumers.6.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdomB.AmericanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldageC.AmericancultureisveryyoungD.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage7.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis.A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcareB.theoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutritionmedicalcareorhousingC.theoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood8.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedwordincanbereplacedby________.A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast9.Whatshouldbementionedinthefollowingparagraph?A.ThepublicwillchangetheirattitudetowardsoldpeoplE.B.PeoplewillprovidemoreservicestotheoldintheircommunitiesC.ThegovernmentwillpasslawstoensurethebenefitsoftheoldD.CompanieswillsoonproducemoregoodsforoldAmericans10.Fromthispassagewecanknow.A.inAmericagrowingupisaswonderfulaprocessasgrowingoldB.inAmericagrowingupisawonderfulprocesswhilegrowingoldisnotC.inAmericagrowingoldisawonderfulprocesswhilegrowingupisnotD.inAmericagrowingupisnotawonderfulprocess

Ataclickofmouseconsumerscanpurchasethegoodsandservicetheyneedatonlineshops.Whattheyhavetodoiswaitingforthegoodssenttotheirhomes.WeshallallbegratefultothepioneersofonlineshoppingforbringingussuchconveniencE.MichaelAldrichtheUKOnlineshoppingwasinventedandpioneeredbyMichaelAldrichintheUK.In1979heconnectedatelevisionviaatelephonelinetoareal-timemulti-usertransaction交易processingcomputer.HesoldmainlyBusiness-to-Businesssystems.Therewereanumberofsignificantworldfirstswithnewapplicationsinseveralbusinessfields.JeffBezostheUSAJeffBezosdefinedonlineshoppingandrewrotetherulesofcommercE.TimBerners-LeeinventedtheWorldWideWebserverandbrowser浏览器in1990.In1994JeffBezosreadanarticleabouthowtheWorldWideWebwasgrowingby2300percentayear.HeknewhehadtotapintosuchagreatpotentialforcommercE.OnJuly61995BezoslaunchedAmazoncomwhichoperatedoutofthegarageofhistwobedroomhomeinsuburbanSeattleWashington.Withalmostnopublicitysalestookoffimmediately.Thecompanyhasnowexpandedintodozensofproductcategoriesforcingtheworld’sbiggestretailer零售商torethinktheirbusinessmodelsandfinallychangingthewaypeopleshop.JackMaChinaAsachildJackMawasbadatmathsbutfascinatedbyEnglish.HetravelledtotheUnitedStatesin1995asatranslatortohelpaChinesefirmrecoverpayment.TheattemptfaileD.ButafriendinSeattleshowedMatheInternetandanideabeganbrewing.In1999MrMagathered17friendsandfoundedAlibabainhisapartmentinHangzhou.Alibaba’smodelwassimple:allowsmallandmedium-sizedChinesecompaniestofindglobalbuyerstheywouldotherwiseonlybeabletomeetattradeshows.Itworksbrilliantly.Alibaba’ssalesarenowmorethanthoseofeBayandAmazoncombineD.1.WhatmadeAmazoncomasuccess?A.Business-to-Businesssystems.B.TheWorldWideWebserverandbrowserC.Commercialpublicity.D.Helpfromretailers.2.HowdidJackMahavetheideaoffoundingAlibaba?A.A.translatorhelpedhim.B.A.Chinesefirminspiredhim.C.liewasintroducedtotheInternet.D.liewasfundedbysomecompanies.3.Whatdothepioneershaveincommon?A.Theyhaveimprovedcomputers.B.TheyhavesoldgoodsworldwidE.C.Theyhaveenlargedproductcategories.D.Theyhavecontributedtoonlineshopping.

AF1racingcarappearedonthecampus校园ofSouthwestUniversityonNov.1andthedriverwasanordinarycollegestudent.Thiscoolsceneattractedtheattentionofmanyteachersandstudents.Itturnedoutthatthestudentwasshowinghishand-builtcarattheopeningceremonyoftheScienceandTechnologyMonthforCollegeStudentsheldbytheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.AseniorstudentnamedHongTonglongsaidthathiscreativeteamspentoneyeartobuildthisF1racingcarallbyhanD.ThiscarlooksthesameasrealF1racingcarsanditsinnerstructurealsoworkswell.Thisracingcarhasfourgears挡andamotorcycleengineHongsaiD.Healsoaddedthatthecarcostabout4000yuan.Inthebeginningmyparentsdidn’treallybelieveitwasveryseriousandmygrandfatherwascompletelyagainstithesaiD.Soitwasabitofadifficultstart.Nowit’sworkingprettywell.Therewasalsoagreensolarelectriccarattheceremony.Thecarcanseattwopeopleandrunwithoutusingoil.Itspowersource能源issolarpower.Ifitissunnythecarcanrunforfourtofivehourswithamaximumspeedofabout40kilometersperhoursaidJiangMengateacherfromtheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.Healsosaidthatthisisthefirstsolar-poweredcarindependentlydevelopedbycollegesinChongqingandcurrentlystudentshaveregistered注册asmallcompanyforsolar-poweredcars.25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheF1racingcarinSouthwestUniversity?A.Itiscompletedbyaseniorstudentandhiscompanions.B.IthasthesamegearsasthemotorcyclE.C.Itisthesameasagreensolarelectriccar.D.Itisdesignedtoraceinthecompetition.26.Whichofthesentencesistrue?A.ThesolarelectriccarcanrunforfivehoursatanytimE.B.TheF1racingcarcanbesoldat4000yuan.C.Wearelikelytoownsolar-powercarsinthefuturE.D.TheF1racingcarcanseatonlytwopeoplE.27.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_________.A.afairytalE.B.atravelguidE.C.anovel.D.anewspaper.

After21yearsofmarriagemywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamoviE.Theotherwomanwasmymotherwhohasbeenawidow寡妇for19years.Howeverthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatFridayafterworkwhenIarrivedatherhousemymotherwaswaitinginthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurled使卷曲herhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Wewenttoarestaurantthatalthoughnotelegantwasveryniceandcozy舒适的.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversationaboutnothingextraordinary非凡的butjustcaughtuponrecentevents.WetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemoviE.Aswearrivedatherhouselatershesaid:I’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.IagreeD.A.fewdayslatermymotherdiedofamassive严重的heartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.SometimelaterIreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceipt收据fromthesameplacemotherandIhaddineD.Anattachednotesaid:IpaidthisbillinadvancE.Iwasn’tsurewhetherIcouldbethere;stillIpaidfortwoplates–oneforyouandtheotherforyourwifE.YouwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantformE.IloveyouSon.AtthatmomentIunderstoodtheimportanceofsaying:IloveyouandofgivingourlovedonesthetimetheydeservE.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanfamily.GivefamilymemberstheattentiontheydeservebecausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsomeothertimE.32.Theauthordescribesindetailhowhismotherlookedinorderto______.A.showreadershismother’scharacterB.stresshowimportantthedinnerwastohismotherC.createanatmosphereofhappinessD.showtheimportanceoftablemanners33.Theauthorshouldbethankfulto______.A.hiswifewhopushedhimtohavedinnerwithhismomB.hismomwhopaidinadvanceforthenextdinnerC.GodwhogavehimthechancetohavedinnerwithhismomD.hischildrenwhowereveryunderstandingandhelpful34.Wecaninferfromthestorythat______.A.theauthordoesn’tlikehisworkandchildren.B.theauthorandhismothertalkedaboutbigeventsduringtheirdinnerC.theauthorandhismothersawamovietogetheraftertheirdinnerD.theauthor’smotherfeltsatisfiedtohaveadinnerwithherson.35.Theauthorofthispassagetendstoagreethat______.A.wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.agoodheartissuretofindanothertomatchit.C.weshouldspendmoretimewithourfamily.D.familyshouldbeasimportantaswork.

A.companyadvertisedinthenewspaperforasalesposition.Detailsoftheprerequisite必备条件salaryandbenefitsweregiven.Itwasalsoclearlystatedthatapplicantsneededtotakeanaptitudetest能力倾向测试andaninterview.Howeverlookingatthewholeadvertisementonecouldnotfindanycontactinformationofthecompany.Mostinterestedapplicantsthoughtthatitwasthecompany’sHRdepartment’scarelessnessoraprintingerror.Theythereforewaitedpatientlyforthenewspapertopublishanamendment.Butinsteadofwaitingforthenewspapertopublishthecompanydetailsanotherthreeapplicantstooktheinitiativetofindoutthecompany’scontactinformationthemselves.TimdidasearchontheInternet.Bytypingthecompany’snameheeasilyobtainedalltheinformationincludingitscontactnumber.Lisacalledupthelocaltelephonenumbersearchserviceandfoundoutthecompany’sofficenumber.Shecalleduptheofficeandgottherequiredcontactinformation.Donnaputinagreatereffortinhersearch.Sherememberedseeingaposterbythesamecompanyinthecitysoshedroveallthewaydownandmadeafewroundstosearchforit.Shefinallyfoundittogetherwiththecompany’scontactinformation.Threedaysafterthatadvertisementwaspublishedinthenewspapermostinterestedapplicantswerestillwaitingeagerlyforanamendment.OntheotherhandtheapplicationlettersandresumesofTimLisaandDonnahadalreadyreachedthehandsofthecompany’sHRmanager.Theywerethencalledupforaninterview.DuringtheinterviewallwentwellandimmediatelytheywerehireD.Thethreeofthemwerealittlesurprisedathowfastthingswenton.Theywereexpectingforanaptitudetestasstatedintheadvertisement.TheHRdirectoransweredthemsmilingOurtestishiddenintheadvertisementitself.Tobeagoodsalespersoninthisageheorshehastobebroad-mindedandveryimportantlydoesnotfollowrigid死板的stepsorrules.YouareallcleverandagilE.Inashorttimeyou’vemanagedtofindwaysofcontactingus.Itshowsclearlythatyouhavepassedthetestwithflyingcolors!Thefoolssitaroundwaitingfortheirchanceswhereasthewiseactivelytakeactionswithgreatinitiative主动权.5.Accordingtothepassagethecompanywantedtotesttheapplicants’______.A.salesskillsB.carefulnessC.attitudeD.initiative6.Whosesearchskillistheeasiestofall?A.Tim’s.B.Lisa’s.C.Donna’s.D.NonE.7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheHRmanagerofthecompanymadeamistakE.B.Thecompanymeanttoomit遗漏itscontactinformation.C.TheHRmanagerofthecompanywasunfitforhis/herjoB.D.A.printingerroroccurredintheadvertisementinthenewspaper.8.Thewriterwantstotellusthroughthispassagethat______.A.nocontactinformationseeninanadvertisementmightnotbethecompany’smistakeB.applicantsshouldbecarefulnottobefooledbythecompany’sadvertisementC.opportunityalwaysbelongstowhoeverisactiveandbroad-mindedD.therearemanysuccessfulchancestobefoundinthisage

四阅读理解本题有16小题每小题2分共32分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案It’simportanttolearnaboutprotectingourenvironment.Hereisa5Rruleforus:1.ReduceIfyouwanttoreducewasteyoushouldusethingswisely.A.largenumberoftreesarebeingcutdowntomakepaper.Ifeveryoneusespapercarelesslyandthrowitoutsoonwewouldnothaveanytreesleft.Otherthingsarealsobeingwastedandpeopledon’tknowwhattodowiththewasteinbigcities.SoitisnecessarytoreducethewastE.2.ReuseYoushouldalwaysthinkofreusingtheusablethingsbeforethrowingthemout.Giveyourusedclothesorthesmallonestothepoor.Inafamilyyoumaypassonsuchclothestoyoungerbrothersorsisters.3.RecycleBottlescansandpapercaneasilyberecycleD.Bydoingsowesavelotsoftimeandmoney.Forexamplecokecansaresenttoafactorywheretheyaresmashedflat压平andmelted融化andthemetalthingsaremadefornewcokecans.4.RecoverWhenyoubuyaboxofapplestheremaybefewrottenapplesyouhavetwochoices:oneistothrowthewholeapplesawayoryoucouldcutofftherottenpartsandusethegoodparts.InthiswayyouarerecoveringtheeatablepartsoffooD.5.RepairIfoneofthelegsofyourtableisbrokenyoucanrepairit.Ifyouwanttochangeforbetteronesitisbetterforyoutoselltheoldthingsorgivethemtootherpeoplewhocanusethemafterdoingsomerepair.ItistruethatNorthAmericaisathrow-awaysocietybutthetimehascometochangeourwayoflifesothatwecanprotectourenvironment.Everyoneofusshouldtryourbest.51.TheReducerulemainlyrequiresus_______.A.tousethingswiselyB.tocutdownmanytreesC.tousealotofpaperD.tothrowawayyouroldclothes52.What’stherightorderofrecyclingcokecans?A.collecttheusedcansB.meltthemC.smashthemflatD.sendthemtoafactoryA.abcdB.adcbC.dbcaD.cabd53.TheRecoverrulemainlyrequiresus_______.A.tothrowwastethingsawayB.tocoverwastethingswithearthC.togetbacktheusefulpartsD.tothrowthewholethingsaway54.Whichisthebestwaytodowithyourbrokentables?A.Throwingthemaway.B.Repairingthem.C.Sellingthem.D.Puttingthemaway.

Doyoulikespicyfood?What’syouropiniononspicy辣的food?Somepeoplecannothandleeventhesmallestamountofchili-redpepperintheirdinnerwhileotherscan’tgetenoughofit.Scientistshavelongbeenpuzzledbywhysomepeoplelovechiliwhileothersloatheit.Plentyofresearchhasbeendoneonthesubjectdatingasfarbackasthe1970s.Previousresultsshowedthataloveofchiliisrelatedtochildhoodexperiencesandculturalinfluencesaffectourtastebudstoo.Butthelateststudyhasfoundthataperson’sloveofspicyfoodmaybelinkedtohisorherpersonalitymorethananythingelseCBCNewsreporteD.‘Wehavealwaysassumed假设thatlikingdrivesintakeweeatwhatwelikeandwelikewhatweeat.Butnoonehasactuallydirectlybotheredtoconnectthesepersonalitytraits个性特点withintakeofchilipeppers’saidProfessorJohnHayesfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversitywholedthestudy.Butbeforeyoulookatthestudyyoushouldfirstknowthatspicyisnotatasteunlikesoursweetbitterandsalty.Itisinfactaburningsensation感觉thatyoufeelonthesurfaceofyourtonguE.Thisgotscientiststhinkingthatmaybealoveofspicyfoodisbroughtaboutbypeople’slongingforthrillsomethingtheyusuallygetfromwatchingactionmoviesorridingarollercoaster.Inthestudy97participants参与者bothmaleandfemalewereaskedtofilloutquestionnaires调查问卷aboutcertaintraitsoftheirpersonalityforexamplewhethertheylikenewexperiencesortendtoavoidrisks.Theywerethengivenaglassofwaterwithcapsaicin辣椒素theplantchemicalthatmakesachiliburnmixedintoit.Bycomparingtheanswerstothequestionnaireandwhatparticipantssaidtheyfeltaboutthespicywaterresearchersfoundthatthosewhotendedtoenjoyactionmoviesortakeriskswereaboutsixtimesmorelikelytoenjoythespicywater.Interestinglyweusedtobelievethatthereasonsomepeoplecanwithstand抵挡禁得起spicyfoodisthattheirtongueshavebecomelesssensitivetoit.HoweverthislateststudyhasfoundotherwisE.It’snotthatitdoesn’tburnasbadlyit’sthatyouactuallylearntoliketheburnHayesexplaineD.29.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordloatheinthesecondparagraph?A.dislikeB.fearC.putupwithD.adaptto30.WhatdidProfessorJohnHayesandhisteamdiscoverfromtheirstudy?A.whatweeatactuallyhelpstodevelopourpersonalitiesB.MalesaremorelikelytoenjoyspicyfoodthanfemalesC.ThosetryingtoavoidriskstendtobelessinterestedinspicyfoodD.Peoplearewrongtotreatspicyasakindoftasteratherthanafeeling31.Whydosomepeoplelikespicyfoodaccordingtotherecentstudy?A.BecausetheirtastebudshavebecomelesssensitiveB.Becausetheylovetheburningsensation感觉C.BecausetheywanttochallengethemselvesD.Becausethemoretheytryspicyfoodthelessitburns32.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.WhatheorshelikestoeatmainlydecidesonhisorherpersonalityB.ThatapersonenjoysspicyfooddependslargelyonthepersonalityC.HisorherchildhoodexperiencesdecideonhisorherpersonalityD.Hisorherculturalbackgrounddecidesonhisorherpersonality

AtthemiddleschoolleveltherearemanyacademicclubsinwhichstudentscanparticipatE.StudentsCanchooseclubsthatfocusonanareaofinterest.MathcountsClubMathcountstriestoincreaseexcitementtowardsmathematicachievement.Ithopestoprovidestudentswiththefoundationforsuccessinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicscareers.Schoolsselectindividualsandteamstoparticipateincompetitions.LocalcompetitionsareheldinFebruarywithwinnersprogressingtostatecompetitionsandthenontothenationallevelMathcountsworkstochallengestudents’mathskillsdevelopself­confidenceandgiverewardsfortheirachievements.EnvirothonTheEnvirothonprogramfocusesonnaturalresourcesknowledgeandexposesstudentstodiverseenvironmentalissuesandecosystems生态学.Theecologyfieldcompetitionforfive­membermiddleschoolteamsofferscompetitionsinwildlifesoilforestryandcurrentenvironmentalissues.Studentsworkandlearninmiddleschoolclubsandcancompeteatthelocalandstatelevel.FutureProblemSolversFutureProblemSolversisanacademicclubthatusesasix­stepprocesstosolveproblemsthatmayhappeninthefuturE.StudentswhoareinthetalentedandgiftedprogramwholiketothinkoutoftheboxorwhoenjoythinkingaboutfuturisticproblemsmaylikethiscluB.Teamsmadeupoffourstudentsreadfuturescenesandwriteupsolutionsinabookletusingthesix­stepprocess.Teamsthatscorehighenoughcangotothestatecompetitionandthentotheinternationalcompetition.BuildersClubBuildersClubisopentoanymiddleschoolstudentwhowishestoperformcommunityservicE.EachBuildersClubisco­sponsoredbyaKiwanisclubandamiddleschool.Thememberslearnbydoingandtheylearnorganizationteamworkandleadership.BuildersClubscansponsoraTeacheroftheYearprogramprovidearecyclingcollectionpointorganizecannedfoodandclothingtosupportlocalshelters.Middleschoolacademicclubsofferstudentsaplacetoexploreinterestsortalents.TheclubstheyjoininmiddleschoolcanhelpguidechoicesinhighschoolandbeyonD.28.StudentschoosingMathcountsClubcould________.A.gethelpinsciencecareersB.enjoysolvingfutureproblemsC.performcommunityserviceD.studywildlifeandsoil29.Ifyouenioythinkingaboutfuturisticproblems________isagoodchoiceforyou.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon30.Thestudentswhoarenotinterestedincompetitionswouldliketochoose________.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon31.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourclubs?A.Competitions.B.Leadership.C.Scientificresearches.D.Explorationoftalents.

DonaldJohnTrumpbornJune141946isanAmericanbusinessman.AstheRepublicanParty’snominee被提名人forpresidentinthe2016election选举hedefeatedHillaryClintoninthegeneralelectiononNovember82016.TrumpisthechairmanandpresidentofTheTrumpOrganizationwhichistheprincipalholdingcompanyforhisrealestate房地产venturesandotherbusinessinterests.DuringhiscareerTrumphasbuiltofficetowershotelscasinosgolfcoursesandotherbrandedfacilitiesworldwidE.TrumpwasbornandraisedinNewYorkCityandreceivedabachelor’sdegreeineconomicsfromtheWhartonSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain1968.In1971hewasgivencontrolofhisfatherFredTrump’srealestateandconstructionfirmandlaterrenameditTheTrumpOrganization.TrumphasappearedattheMissUSApageants选美大赛whichheownedfrom1996to2015andhasmadecameo配角appearancesinfilmsandtelevisionseries.HesoughttheReformPartypresidentialnomination提名in2000butwithdrew退出beforevotingbegan.Hehostedandco-producedTheApprenticearealitytelevisionseriesonNBCfrom2004to2015.Asof2016hewaslistedbyForbesasthe324thwealthiestpersonintheworldand156thintheUnitedStates.InJune2015Trumpannouncedhiscandidacy候选人资格forpresidentasaRepublicanandquicklyemergedasthefront-runnerforhisparty’snomination.InMay2016hisremainingRepublicanrivals对手suspended暂停theircampaignsandinJulyhewasformallynominatedforpresidentatthe2016RepublicanNationalConvention.Trump’scampaignhasreceivedunprecedented史无前例的mediacoverage报道andinternationalattention.ManyofhisstatementsininterviewsonTwitterandatcampaignrallies集会havebeencontroversial有争议的orfalsE.Severalralliesduringtheprimaries初选wereaccompaniedbyprotests抗议orriot骚乱.24.WhatdoweknowaboutDonaldJohnTrump?A.HiscareerislimitedinAmericA.B.HisbusinesshasexpandedallovertheworlD.C.ItwasasurprisethathedefeatedHillaryClinton.D.Hisfatherwasagainsthimbeingapolitician.25.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGforDonaldJohnTrumponce?A.Hemajoredineconomicsinuniversity.B.Heonceworkedasahost.C.Heownsalotofmoney.D.Heonceactedasaleadingactorinfilms.26.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanconcludeatthecampaign______.A.atapointallAmericansprotestedagainstTrumpB.TrumphadnoRepublicanrivalsC.allpeopledidn’tagreewiththeremarksTrumpmadeD.Trumpowedhissuccesstohisfamily

AfteranextradayinspacethecrewofDiscoveryreturnedtoEarthlandingatEdwardsAirForceBaseinCaliforniaearlyonTuesdaymorning.TheshuttleanditscrewspenttwoweeksinspacemostofitaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.ItwasthefirstflightofNASA'sspaceshuttlefleetsinceFebruary2003whentheshuttleColumbiacameapartwhilereenteringEarth'satmospherE.NASAofficialsdelayedDiscovery'sreturnforonedaybecauseofcloudyweatherinFloridawheretheshuttlewassupposedtolanD.OnTuesdaymorningmissioncontrollersdirectedDiscoverytoalandingsiteinCaliforniawheretheskieswereclear.ThecrewmemberswillhavetowaituntilWednesdaytoseetheirfamilieswhentheyallmeettogetherinHoustonattheJohnsonSpaceCenter.Discoveryhadaverybusymissioninspacecomparedtopastmissions.ThespaceshuttledockedwiththeInternationalSpaceStationmostofthejourneydeliveringbadlyneededsuppliesandrepairingdamagedparts.Thecrewspentalotoftimetestingnewrepairtechniquesontheirownshuttleconductingthreedifferentspacewalkswhereastronautsexitthespaceshuttletodoworkoutside.OnthethirdspacewalkastronautSteveRobinsonwentunderneaththeshuttletoremovematerialstickingoutfrombetweenthespacecraft'sprotectivetiles.TherewereconcernsinthelastremainingdaysofDiscovery'smissionthatatornheatblanket—anothershieldagainstoverheatinginthespaceshuttle—mayposeaproblemtocrewmembers.NASAofficialsandtechniciansworkedonwaysthatthecrewcouldfixtheproblembutlaterdecideditwasnotarisk.WiththeshuttleanditscrewsafelybackonfirmgroundNASAishailingthismissionlabeledSTS114asahugesuccess.Ihopethisshowspeoplethatwe'recomingbackNASAspaceflightchiefBillReaddysaidafterDiscovery'ssuccessfullanding.We'vegotsomemoreworktodo.Weknowwhatweneedtodoandwe'lldoit.Whichofthefollowingisn'tincludedinthejobsoftheshuttleDiscovery?A.DeliveringsuppliestotheInternationalSpaceStation.B.Conductingdifferentspacewalks.C.Testingnewrepairtechniques.D.FindingthecausewhytheshuttleColumbiacameapart.ButforthecloudyweathertheshuttleDiscoverywouldhavelanded_______.A.inFloridaadayearlierB.inFloridaadaylaterC.inCaliforniaadayearlierD.inCaliforniaadaylaterWhichisthemostprobableperiodoftimethatDiscoverywasaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation?A.Sixdays.B.Twoweeks.C.Ninedays.D.Twoweeksandanextraday.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnotherHugeSuccessofDiscoveryB.WelcomeBackDiscoveryC.DiscoveryandInternationalSpaceStationD.DiscoverySurvivesaRisk

Theworld'soceansareslowlygettingmoreacidicsayscientists.TheresearchersfromCaliforniareportthatthechangeistakingplaceinresponsetohigherlevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmospherE.Theloweringofthewaters’pHvalueisnotgreatatthemomentbutcouldcauseaseriousthreattocurrentoceanlifeifitcontinuestheywarn.KenCaldeiraandMichaelWickettfromtheLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratoryreporttheirconcernsinthejournalNaturE.Increasinguseofoilfuelsmeansmorecarbondioxideisgoingintotheairandmostofitwilleventuallybeabsorbedbyseawater.OnceinthewateritreactstoformcarbonicaciD.Scientistsbelievethattheoceanshavealreadybecomeslightlymoreacidicoverthelastcentury.TheseresearchershavetriedtopredictwhatwillhappeninthefuturebycombiningwhatweknowaboutthehistoryoftheoceanswithcomputermodelsofclimatechangE.ThislevelofaciditywillgetmuchmoreextremeinthefutureifwecontinuereleasingCO2intotheatmospheresaidDrCaldeirA.Andwepredicttheamountoffutureaciditywillexceed超过anythingwehaveseenoverthelastseveralhundredmillionyearsletaloneperhapsafterraredisastrouseventssuchasasteroid小行星impacts.HoweveritisnotabsolutelyclearwhatthatmeansforoceanlifE.MostorganismslivenearthesurfacewherethegreatestpHchangewouldbeexpectedtooccurbutdeep-oceanlifeformsmaybemoresensitivetopHchanges.Coralreefsandotherorganismswhoseshellscontaincalciumcarbonate小行星maybeparticularlyaffectedifthewater'saciditylevelskeepgoinguptheteampredict.TheycouldfinditmuchmoredifficulttobuildthesestructuresinwaterwithalowerpH.Inrecentyearssomepeoplehavesuggestedstoringcarbondioxidefrompowerstationsinthedeepoceanasawayofdealingwithglobalwarming.ButDrCaldeirasaidthatsuchastrategyshouldnowbere-considereD.Previouslymostexpertshadlookedatoceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideasagoodthing-becauseinreleasingCO2intotheatmospherewewarmtheplanetandwhenCO2isabsorbedbytheoceanitreducestheamountofgreenhousewarming.AccordingtoDrCaldeira__________.A.oceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideisagoodthingB.moreoilfuelswillbeusedinthenearfutureC.scientistsmaypredictclimatechangeswithcomputermodelsD.thefuturesituationoftheamountofacidityisextremelyseriousfthewater'saciditylevelkeepsrising_________.A.oceanlifewhosestructurescontaincalciumcarbonatemaybeaffectedB.thewaters’pHvaluewillbecomehigherandhigherC.organismslivingnearthesurfacearemoresensitivetopHchangesD.somedisastrouseventswilloccurmoreoftenthanbeforeMostexpertsoncebelievedstoringcarbondioxideintheoceanwouldreduce________.A.theCO2absorbedbytheoceanB.theamountofgreenhousewarmingC.theacidityoftheoceanD.thegradualreleaseofCO2Thepurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.showpeoplethefindingsofaresearchteamB.informpeopleofhowacidtheoceanisnowC.introduceDrCaldeiraandhisteam'sresearchD.warnpeopleofthehigherlevelofCO2

Chinesekungfuisoneoftheearliestandlongest-lastingsportsthatusebothmuscleandbrain.Overitslonghistoryithasdevelopedasauniquecombinationofexercisepracticalself-defenseself-disciplineandart.ItisestimatedthatChinesekungfucandatebacktoprimitivesociety.Atthattimepeopleusedstickstofightwildbeasts.Graduallytheyaccumulatedagreatdealofself-defenseexperiencE.WhentheShangDynastybeganhuntingwasconsideredanimportantpartofkungfutraining.DuringtheShangandZhoudynastiesmartialarts武术evolvedtobecomeakindofdancing.UsuallythedancingofmartialartswasusedtotrainsoldiersandinspiretheirmoralE.Atthesametimetheskillandtechnologyofswordmakingaswellasswordceremoniesdevelopedrapidly.StartingfromtheTangDynastyakungfuexaminationwasproposedandintroduceD.Excellentcandidateswouldreceivetitlesandawardsthroughtheexaminationlargelypromotingthedevelopmentofmartialarts.BythenmartialartshadevolvedtobecomeanartformandanindependentgenrE.KungfuwasgraduallyintroducedtomanycountriesinSoutheastAsiA.Todaykungfuishonoredastheancestorofkickboxing跆拳道karate空手道andjudo.TheSongandYuandynastieswitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.Thepracticeofkungfubycivilorganizationsbecamemoreandmorepopular.Peopleactuallymadealivingasmartialartsperformersalloverthecountry.Usuallytheirperformancewascarriedoutbyasinglepersonortwopeopleasapair.ChinesekungfuachievedgreaterdevelopmentintheMingandQingdynasties.IntheMingDynastyalotofgenrescameintobeingandnumerousbooksonmartialartswerepublisheD.IntheQingDynastytherulingempirebannedthepracticeofmartialartsandthepeoplehadtosetupvariousclubsorsocietiestopassontheskillsinsecret.TodaykungfucontinuestobepracticedbymanypeopleforthepurposeofkeepingfitorimprovingbodyimagE.28.Accordingtothetext___________wasanimportantpartofthedevelopmentofkungfuinancienttimes.A.huntingB.dancingC.singingD.fighting29.DuringtheShangandZhoudynastieskungfuwasusedto__________.A.promotethenationaleconomyB.keephealthyandimprovebodyimageC.trainsoldiersandinspiretheirmoraleD.fightbigwildanimals30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.TheproductionofswordsreachedthehighestpointduringtheTangDynasty.B.KungfuwasperformedbymanypeopleduringtheSongandYuandynasties.C.KungfuhashadagreatimpactonmanyactivitiesinSoutheastAsiA.D.TheTangdynastywitnessedtheclimaxofkungfudevelopment.31.HowdidkungfuevolveintheMingDynasty?A.Theemperorsetupmanyorganizationstopromotekungfu.B.Variousgenresappearedandbookswerepublishedaboutkungfu.C.Kungfubecametheonlyperformanceatcourtparties.D.Peoplemadealivingaskungfuperformersalloverthecountry.

Shakealegandshowalegareusuallydiscussedtogetherbutitisn’tatallclearhowtheyareconnecteD.Bothphraseshavemorethanonemeaning.ShakealegmeanshurryupaccordingtothedefinitionintheNewYorkMagazinein1904.Beforethatshakealeghadanothermeaningwhichwastodance.ThereareseveralquotationsfromallkindsofAmericanandBritainsourcesfromthemid-19thcenturythatarerelatedtodancing;forexampletheDubuqueDemocraticHeraldOctober1863inanadvertisementforalocalball:Nearlyeverymanintownabletoshakealeghaspurchasedaticket.Showalegmeanseithermakeanappearanceoritmeanshurryup.Thesecondmeaningisn’tcommonlyusednorisitolD.Whateverthesourceitisn’ttheoriginalmeaningofshowaleg.MostcommentatorsreportthatthephrasederivesfromtheRoyalNavyandthatthiswastheordergiventosailorstoputafootfromtheirhammocks吊床andgetup.Theuseofshowalegasawake-upcalliswelldocumenteD.JohnMasefieldPoetLaureatefrom1930to1967wasatraineemarineronHMSConwayuntil1891.Hereportedthefullversionofthemorningcallas:Heaveoutheaveoutheaveoutheaveout!Away!ComeallyousleepersHey!Showaleg.That’stheearliestquotationofthenavalcallIcanfindalthoughitmayhavebeenusedwellbefore1891.AnalternativeversioncomesfromthefactthatwomenwereallowedonboardRoyalNavyshipsinthe19thcenturyandthattheywereallowedtostayasleepafterthesailorshadbeenwoken.Inthemorningthebosun’smates水手长助手hadtocheckwhoeverwasstillasleepanddidsobyrequiringthemtoshowalegoverthesideofthehammock.Ifalegwashairyitwasprobablymaleanditsownerwasorderedtogetupandbeginwork.Believethatifyouwill;personallyIdon’t.AllinallalthoughbothofthetwoEnglishslangsaresometimesusedtomeanhurryuptheyaretwoindependentphrasesthatwerecoinedwithdifferentmeanings.28.Howmanywaysdoestheslangshowalegcomefrom?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.29.Inwhichsentencedoesshakealeghaveadifferentmeaning?A.IwillshakealegwithhimatthenextballwithgreatpleasurE.B.Nearlyeverymanintownabletoshakealeghaspurchasedaticket.C.TheywantedtoshakealegonaTVshow.D.Youmustshakealegtocatchthelastbus.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheversionmentionedinParagraph5?A.Doubtful.B.SupportivE.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.31.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto__________.A.topersuadereaderstolearnslangsseriouslyB.todescribeshakealegandshowalegC.todistinguishshakealegandshowalegD.toremarkonshakealegandshowaleg

Alibaba’sfinancearmhasshownapaymentservicethatwillallowvirtualrealityshopperstopayforthingsinfuturejustbynoddingtheirheads.VRPaythenewpaymentsystemispartofAlibaba’seffortstocapitalizeonthelatesttechnologyinonlineshopping.In2015forexampleitintroducedafacialrecognitiontechnologyforAlipaymobilepaymentsserviceadvertisedaspaywithaselfie自拍.TheVRpaymenttechnologymeanspeopleusingvirtualrealitygogglesforpayment.WiththisyouwillneverneedtotakeoutyourphonE.Useridentitycanbeverified验证onVRPayviavoiceprinttechnologythatrecogniseseachperson’suniquevoicE.LinsaidthiswasthemostconvenientmethodinaVRsettingcomparedwithotherrecognitiontechnologies.Butpasswordswillstillbeneededforauthentication证明whichtheusercanalsoenterwithheadmovementstouchorbystaringatapointonvirtualdisplayforlongerthan1.5seconds.VRpayisexpectedtobereadyforcommerciallaunchsoon.ThenewVR-basedpaymentsystemcanmakeVRatoolratherthanjustatoybyconnectingvariousVRgogglemakersandappdeveloperstotheAlipaypaymentsplatform.AntFinancialServicesGroupwhichdisplayedVRPayinShenzhenonWednesdayoperatesChina’slargestonlinepaymentsservicewithmorethan450millionusers.InSeptemberitboughtUScompanyEyeVerifyamakerofoptical视觉的verification验证technologyusedbyUSbanksincludingWellsFargo.32.WhatcanvirtualrealityshoppersdowiththehelpofVRpay?A.Buythingsatlowerprices.B.Payforgoodsbynodding.C.Findwhatevertheywanttobuy.D.Communicatewithsellerseasily.33.What’sthekeyfeatureofVRPayA.It’sveryeasytooperatE.B.Itdoesn’tneedanypasswords.C.Itusesafacialrecognitiontechnology.D.Itneedn’tbeconnectedwithotherdevices.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.VRpaywillbeusedinbusiness.B.VRPaywasoriginallyatoyratherthanatool.C.VRPayisChina’slargestonlinepaymentsservicE.D.TheAlipaypaymentsplatformwillbeoutofservicE.35.Themainpurposeofthetextisto______.A.debateB.persuadeC.introduceD.entertain

TextmessagingisasurprisinglygoodwaytoreceivecandidresponsestosensitivequestionsaccordingtoanewstudytobepresentedthisweekattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationforPublicOpinionResearch.Thepreliminary初步的resultsofourstudysuggestthatpeoplearemorelikelytodisclosesensitiveinformationviatextmessagesthaninvoiceinterviewssaysFredConradapsychologistattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch.ThisissortofsurprisingsaysConradsincemanypeoplethoughtthattextingwoulddecreasethelikelihoodofdisclosingsensitiveinformationbecauseitcreatesapersistentvisualrecordofquestionsandanswersthatothersmightseeonyourphoneandintheclouD.Withtexttheresearchersalsofoundthatpeoplewerelesslikelytoengageinsatisficing---asurveyindustrytermreferringtothecommonpracticeofgivinggoodenougheasyanswers.Webelievepeoplegivemorepreciseanswersviatextingbecausethere'sjustnotthetimepressureinalargelyasynchronous非同步的modeliketextthatthereisinphoneinterviewssaysConraD.Asaresultrespondentsareabletotakelongertoarriveatmoreaccurateanswers.ConradconductedthestudywithMichaelSchoberaprofessorofpsychologyattheNewSchoolforSocialResearch.We'reintheearlystagesofanalyzingourfindingssaysSchober.Butsofaritseemsthattextingmayreducesomerespondents'tendencytoshadethetruthortopresentthemselvesinthebestpossiblelightinaninterviewevenwhentheyknowit'sahumaninterviewertheyarecommunicatingwithviatext.Whatwecannotyetbesureofiswhoismostlikelytobedisclosiveintext.Isitdifferentforfrequenttextersorgenerationalforexample?Forthestudytheresearchersrecruitedapproximately600iPhone-usersthroughGoogleAdsofferingthemiTunesStorerewardstoparticipateinthestudy.Theirgoalsweretoseewhetherresponsestothesamequestionsdiffereddependingonseveralvariables可变因素whetherthequestionswereaskedviatextorvoicewhetherahumanoracomputeraskedthequestionsandwhethertheenvironmentincludingthepresenceofotherpeopleandthelikelihoodofmultitaskingaffectedtheanswers.32.TheunderlinedwordcandidinParA.1probablymeans.A.straightforwardB.doubtfulC.generalD.imaginary33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.peoplefondoftextmessagingaremorehonestB.textingwillgiveawaylesssensitiveinformationC.differentvariablesmightaffecttheresponsesofmessagingD.about600iPhoneusershavebeenawardediTunesbyresearchers34.Comparedwithphoneinterviewstextinghastheadvantagethatpeoplecould.A.presenttheirbesttotheinterviewersB.havemoretimetomakeareplyC.paylessforsendingamessageD.enjoymorefreedomofspeech35.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TextingDownsResponsesB.TextingExposesIdentityC.TextingBenefitsIntervieweesD.TextingUpsTruthfulness

WhilemanypeopleagreethatTheSoundofMusic音乐之声isoneofthebestfilmsofalltimesomeareataloss困惑toexplainwhy.WellI’lltellyouwhyit’soneofthebestmoviesever.TheSoundofMusicsimplyhaseverythingonecouldwantinamoviE.Firstofallithasarealromance--onewhereyoucanwatchthecharactersslowlyfallinlovE.Secondlyithashumorcleverandsarcastic讽刺性的humor.WhenSchraedersaidByeMariaI’msureyou’llmakeafinenun修女.Youjustwanttoslap掴heracrossthefaceafterhearingthat.Thirdlyit’sgotadventurE.TheNazisaretheworstbadguysinanymoviesoit’sgreattoseeMariatheCaptainandthekidsoutwit智取them.Fourthlyit’sgotgreatmusiC.ThesongsofthefilmarepopularallovertheworlD.Fifthlyit’sgotgreatscenery.Theplot情节anddialoguearealsoamazing.IfindnewthingstoadmireeachtimeIwatch.FinallyisthereagreatersceneinanymoviethanthenunsshowingthestolenNazicarparts?Inshortthefilmdoesn’tjustsucceedbecauseitcheerspeopleupwithabeautifullovestoryorsongs.Italsosucceedsbecauseit’sawonderfully-constructedwonderfully-writtenandwonderfully-actedmoviE.28.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.TotellpeoplewhatmakesagoodmoviE.B.TotellpeoplehowtoenjoythehumorinTheSoundofMusic.C.ToadvisepeopletowatchTheSoundofMusicD.ToexplainwhyTheSoundofMusicisoneofthebestmovies29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theauthorcanfindsomethingnewtoenjoyeverytimehewatchesthemovieB.intheauthour’sopinionTheSoundofMusicsucceedsmainlybecauseofitssongC.MariajustwantstoslapSchraederafterhearingwhatshesaystoher.D.TheSoundofMusicisamovieabouthowMariaoutwitstheNaziswiththenuns30.AbouttheTheSoundofMusictheauthormentionedallofthefollowingthingsEXCEPT___A.plotB.musicC.clothingD.acting31.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordcharacter?A.特征B.性格C.汉字D.人物

A.blackholeiscreatedwhenalargestarburnsout.Likeoursunstarsareunbelievablyhotfurnaces熔炉thatburntheirownmatterasfuel.WhenmostofthefuelisusedupthestarbeginstodiE.Thedeathofastarisnotaquietevent.Firstthereisahugeexplosion.Asitsouterlayerisblastedoffintospacethedyingstarshinesasbrightlyasabillionsuns.Aftertheexplosiongravitypullsinwhat’sleftofthestar.Astheoutsideofthestarsinkstowardthecenterthestargetssmallerandsmaller.Thematerialthestarismadeofbecomestightlypackedtogether.A.starissodensethatateaspoonofmatterfromitweighsbillionofpounds.Themorethestarshrinksthestrongerthegravityinsideitbecomes.Soonthestarisverytinyandthegravitypullingitinisunbelievablystrong.Infactthegravityissostrongthatitevenpullslightintothestar!Sinceallthelightispulledinnonecangoout.Thestarbecomesblackwhenthereisnolight.Thenablackholeisborn!That’swhatweknowaboutblackholes.Whatwedon’tknowisthis:Whathappensinsideablackholeafterthestarhasbeensqueezedintoatinyball?Doesitkeepgettingsmallerandsmallerforever?SuchapossibilityishardtoimaginE.Butiftheblackholedoesn’tkeepshrinkingwhathappenstoit?SomescientiststhinkblackholesarelikedoorwaystoanotherworlD.TheysaythatasthestardisappearsfromouruniverseitgoesintoanotheruniversE.InotherwordsablackholeinouruniversecouldturnintoawhiteholeinadifferentuniversE.Astheblackholeswallowslightthewhiteholeshinesbrightly—somewhereelsE.Butwhere?A.differentplaceperhapsoradifferenttime—manyyearsinthepastorfuturE.Couldyoutravelthroughablackhole?Rightnowno.NothingweknowofcouldgointoablackholewithoutbeingcrusheD.Sofarthetimebeingblackholemustremainamystery.Blackholesareamystery—butthathasn’tstoppedscientistsfromdreamingaboutthem.Onescientistsuggestedthatinthefuturewemightmakeuseofthepowerofblackholes.TheywouldsupplyallofEarth’senergyneedswithplentytosparE.Anotherscientistwonderedifablackholecouldsomedaybeusedtoswallowearthlywaste—asortofhugewastedisposal处理inthesky!Whenthestarbeginstodie______.A.thereisnofuelleftinitB.itsouterlayergoesintospacefirstC.ahugeexplosionwillhappenD.itdoesn’tgiveofflightanylongerWhichofthefollowingdoesn’thelpproduceablackhole?A.Thegravityinsidethestarisverystrong.B.Thelightcan’tgooutofthestar.C.ThestarbecomessmallerandsmallerD.Thedyingstarshinesverybrightly.Theblackhole______.A.continuesbecomingsmallerandsmallerallthetimeB.goesintoanotheruniverseandbecomesawhiteholeC.canpullineverythingweknowofintheworldD.willappearatanotherplaceatadifferenttimeWhat’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ANewScientificDiscovery:BlackHolesB.HowDoBlackHolesComeIntoBeing?C.WhatAreBlackHoles?D.TravelThroughA.BlackHole

Moneyistherootofallevil邪恶andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyUSannouncedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthingssuchaslieorcheatthanpoorerpeoplE.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesPNA美国国家科学院院刊.TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecarsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmoremodestcars.Inanotherexperimentagroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.ExamplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechangE.Studentsfromhigher-classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.AccordingtothescientistsrichpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftroublE.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople'sfeelings.Finallyitjustmakesthemgreedier.Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmoreandthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interestsaidPaulPiffleadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon'tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstincts本能andvaluesindifferentways.12.Bysayingmoneyistherootofalleviltheauthorwantsto________.A.linkwealthwithbadbehaviorB.drawreaders'attentiontotheresearchC.showhowthesayingprovesthefindingsD.defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings13.AccordingtothescientistswhichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?A.Theywelcomerisks.B.Theyhavemoredesires.C.Theybelievemoneytalks.D.Theybecomemoreselfish.14.Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiments?A.Toshowhowsocialstatusaffectspeople'smorality.B.Toshowpeople'sinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.C.TotestwhetherthesayingmoneyistherootofallevilistruE.D.Toshowthedifferencebetweenhigher-classpeopleandlower-classpeoplE.15.Whatdoesthepassagereallywanttoshowus?A.ThepoorarerespectablE.B.Moneyistherootofallevil.C.Allrichpeopleareuntrustworthy.D.Thericharemorelikelytoactbadly.

Scientistshavedevised发明awaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrandofhairatechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople’shair.You’rewhatyoueatanddrinkandthat’srecordedinyourhairsaidThureCerlingageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidentical同一的watersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.ThechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmovE.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestablebuttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes.Theheaviestrainfallsfirst.AsaresultstormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.Bymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopes同位素alongastrandofhairscientistscanconstructageographictimelinE.Eachinchofhaircorresponds相当toabouttwomonths.Cerling’steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofrainsystems.It’snotgoodforpinpointing精确CerlingsaiD.It’sgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.ToldParkalocaldetectivesaidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLakE.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bonesaT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearchhegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeathshemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwestalthoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.It’sstillasubstantialareaParksaidButitnarrowsitwaydownforme.72.Whatisthescientists’newdiscovery?A.One’shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.B.A.person’shairmayrevealwheretheyhaveliveD.C.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.D.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.73.WhatdoestheauthormeanbyYou’rewhatyoueatanddrinkLine1ParA.3?A.Foodanddrinkaffectone’spersonalitydevelopment.B.Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.C.Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone’sbodytissues组织.D.Foodanddrinkaresimilartoone’sexistencE.74.WhatdidCerling’steamproduceintheirresearch?A.A.mapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwater.B.A.collectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershops.C.A.methodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhair.D.A.chartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem.75.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling’sresearch?A.Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.B.IthelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitteD.C.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.D.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.

AmericanandBritishresearchershaveprovedthatjudgmentsbasedonhowsomeonelooksareimportant.Theyfoundthatappearancetellsalotaboutyourpersonality.TheresearchersincludedLauraNaumannofSonomaStateUniversityinCaliforniaandSimineVazireofWashingtonUniversityinSaintLouisMissouri.TheywerejoinedbySamGoslingoftheUniversityofTexasatAustinandPeterJ.RentfrowofBritain'sCambridgeUniversity.TheresultsoftheirstudywerepublishedinthePersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletininDecember2009.Thesubjects接受实验者wereaskedtojudgethepersonalityofpeopletheyhadnevermet.Thejudgesexaminedpicturesofonehundredtwenty-threepeoplE.ThepeopleinthephotographshadbeentoldhowtostanD.Theylookedintothecameraswithoutshowingtheirfeelings.ThesamepeoplealsowerephotographedthewaytheythemselveswantedtostanD.ThosewhowantedtosmilecouldsmilE.ThenthejudgesattemptedtodecidewhatthepeoplewerelikE.Theresearcherscomparedthejudges’opinionswiththewaythepeoplewhowerephotographedthoughtofthemselves.Threepeoplewhoknewthoseinthephotographswellalsoprovidedinformationabouttheirpersonalityandbehavior.Thejudgeslookedfortenqualitiesinthepeopleinthepictures.Thequalitiesincludedextroversionhavingaconfidentcharacterandenjoyingthecompanyofotherpeopleandself-esteembeingsatisfiedwithoneself.Thejudgesalsolookedforsignsoflonelinessconscientiousness正义emotionalcontrolandreligiousandpoliticalbeliefs.Theresearcherssaidthejudgescouldidentifysomepersonalitiesevenwhenpeoplewerepicturedincontrolledpositions.Theycouldrecognizepersonalitieslikeextroversionandself-esteem.Butitwashardforthejudgestodecideaboutmostotherpersonalitiesunderthecontrolledconditions.Whenthepeoplesmiledandstoodnaturallyhoweverjudgingtheirpersonalitieswaseasy.Thenthejudges’choiceswerecorrectfornineofthetenpersonalities.ResearcherLauraNaumansaidthatweliveintheworldwherefirstimpressionsareimportant.1.Accordingtothepassagewhowerethejudges?A.Theresearchersofthestudy.B.Thesubjectsinthestudy.C.Parentsandotheradults.D.Peopleinthephotographs.2.Whichofthefollowingqualitiescouldthejudgesidentifyevenwhenpeoplewerepicturedincontrolledpositions?A.ExtroversionB.ReligiousbeliefsC.LonelinessD.Emotionalcontrol3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____________A.thestudywascarriedoutbyfourresearchersfromAmericA.B.inthestudy126peoplewerephotographedforjudgestodecidetheirpersonalities.C.thePersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletinisanofficialpublication出版物.D.itwashardtorecognizepersonalitieswhenthepeoplewerepicturedwithnaturallooks.4.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Thequalityofthejudges.B.ThepersonalitiesofLauraNauman.C.Signsofemotionalcontrol.D.Thereasonwhyone’sappearanceisimportant.

Professionalfootballershaveworryinglypoorteeththatcouldbeaffectingtheirperformanceonthefootballgroundsaydentists.TheirstudyonplayersateightclubsinEnglandandWalesintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicineshowednearly40utof10hadcavities蛀牙andthatathletesoftenhadworseteeththanthegeneralpopulation.Regularlytakingsugaryfoodsisonepossibleexplanation.ThedentistsfromtheInternationalCentreforEvidence-BasedOralHealthatUniversityCollegeLondonexamined187players'setsofteeth.Theyfound53%haddentalerosion腐蚀45%werebotheredbythestateoftheirteethand7%saiditaffectedtheirabilitytotrainorplay.Around40%hadcavitiescomparedwith30%ofpeopleofasimilarageinthegeneralpopulation.ProfIanNeedlemanoneoftheresearcherssaid:Theseareindividualswhootherwiseinvestsomuchinthemselvessoit’sasurprisingfinding.Therearetwomaingroups-somehaveacatastrophiceffecttheyhaveveryseriousdiseasethatstopsthemintheirtracksandtheycannotplayortrain.Therewillbeothersexperiencingpainaffectingsleeporsensitivityeverytimetheytakeadrink.Atthislevelofathleteevensmalldifferencescanbequitetelling.Nutritionisoneoftheprimarysuspectswithhavingtoomanysugaryoracidicfoodsduringtrainingpotentiallyaccountingforcavitiesanderosion.A.lotofairinthemouthduringexercisecanalsodryitoutsothereislessprotection.Whilethesefindingsareworryingclubsareattachinggreaterimportancetodentalhealthandeducatingtheirplayers.AccordingtoStijinVandenbrouckeheadofmedicineandsportsscienceatWestHamUnitedoralhealthisanareawheremanyathleteshavegreaterproblemsthanthegeneralpopulationandthereareclearbenefitsoforaldiseasepreventionforathletesandclubs.32.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutprofessionalfootballersteeth?A.Nearly4outof10playersintheUKsufferfromtoothaches.B.Theyhavebeeninvestedagreatdealbyindividualplayers.C.Manyplayers'poorteethbothertheircareeranddailylifE.D.Britishfootballersteethareexaminedregularly.33.Whatmainlyresultsinprofessionalfootballers'poorteethA.Experiencingtoomuchtraining.B.Eatingfoodwithtoomuchsugar.C.BreathinginlotsofairduringexercisE.D.Havinglittleeducationoforaldiseaseprevention.34.Thesefindingsareworryingclubsbecause____.A.footballersaren’twillingtogiveupsugaryoracidicfoodB.they'vespentmuchontheirplayers'oraldiseasepreventionC.footballershavemoreserioustoothproblemsthanthepublicD.players'oraldiseasemayleadtobadperformanceingames35.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom____.A.adentist'sdiaryB.asportsnewspaperC.amedicinemagazineD.asciencereport

GarlicisoneofthemostcommoncookingingredientsaroundtheworlD.ManydishesinEuropeAfricaAsiaandtheAmericasusethisstrong-flavoredvegetablE.Garlicissimilartootherbulb-shapedplantsincludingonionschivesleeksandscallions.Butgarlicisspecial.ForcenturiespeoplehaveusedgarlicnotonlyforcookingbutalsoformedicinE.MedicinalgarlicthroughouttimE.ResearchersattheMemorialSloan-KetteringCancerCenterandCornellUniversitystudiedthemedicinaluseofgarlicthroughouthistory.TheyfoundreferencestogarlicinancienttextsfromEgyptGreeceRomeChinaandIndiA.ForexampleinancientGreeceandRomepeopleconsideredgarlicanaidtostrengthandendurancE.TheoriginalOlympicathletesinGreeceategarlictoimprovetheirperformancE.TheancientRomansfedgarlictothesoldiersandsailors.WorkerswhobuiltthepyramidsinEgyptategarliC.Infactthisisathemethroughoutearlyhistory--workerseatinggarlictoincreasetheirstrength.SomeresearchersinChinahavegonesofarastocallhydrogensulfidethekeytoalongerlifE.__________________!Ina2007studyresearchersattheUniversityofAlabamaatBirminghamstudiedhowgarlicincreasedhydrogensulfideandhowthatinturnaffectedredbloodcells.DavidKrausledthatstudy.In2013scientistswerefinallyabletoseethisprocesshappen.ChemistsAlexanderLippertofSouthernMethodistUniversityinDallasandVivianS.Lindiscoveredhowtoobservethisprocessinlivinghumancells.Theirdiscoveryhasopenedthedoortomoreresearchintothehealthbenefitsofgarlicandtheproductionofhydrogensulfideinthebody.Ina2015experimentatPennStateUniversityresearchersinjectedasolutionthatwouldcreatehydrogensulfideinthearmsofhealthyyoungadults.Theywantedtoseewhathydrogensulfidewoulddotoasmallareaofbloodvessels.TheinitialfindingsarethathydrogensulfidewidenedbloodvesselswhichthenincreasedtheflowofblooD.Theseresearchersplantocontinuetheirresearch.TheypublishedtheirfindingsinTheJournalofPhysiology.Oldergarlicmaybeevenhealthier.Butlet’sleavethelaboratoryandgotothekitchen.Don’tthrowoutoldergarlicthathassprouteD.Youmayhavethoughtthatgarlicgrowinglightgreensproutswaspastitsprimeoroldandonitswaytothetrashbin.Butnotsofast.ScientistshavereportedintheJournalofAgriculturalandFoodChemistrythatthisoldergarlichasevenmorepropertiesthataregoodforourbodiesthanfreshgarliC.WhenresearcherstestedgarlicthathadsproutedforfivedaystheyfoundithadhigherantioxidantactivitythanfresherbulbsofgarliC.Alsotogetthefulleffectofgarlic’shealthbenefitsdonotaddittofoodorcookwithitimmediately.CuttingcrushingormincinggarlicreleasesthehealthycompoundfoundinthevegetablE.ButheatingthegarlicoraddingittootheringredientspreventsthereleaseofthishealthycompounD.Socutorcrushormincethegarlicandletitrestbyitselfforacoupleminutes.Soarethereanydownsidestogarlic?Wellthesamereasongarlicisgoodforusandgoodindishes--thatstrongsulfurodor--isthesamereasonitgivesusbadbreath.Buttheremightbeacureforthattoo.Yetanotherstudyfoundthateatinganappleorlettuceaftereatinggarliccutsdownonthestronggarlicsmellonone’sbreath.63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.GarliccanbeusednotonlyforcookingbutalsoformedicinE.B.Workerswouldeatgarlictoincreasetheirstrengthinthepast.C.Garlicgrowinglightgreensproutswaspastitsprimeoroldandshouldbethrowntothetrashbin.D.HeatingthegarlicoraddingittootheringredientswouldreducethehealthbenefitofgarliC.64.Whichsentencecouldbefilledintheblanks?A.SomanystudiesongarlicB.MedicinalgarlicthroughouttimeC.GarlicissuchahealthyfoodD.Studyaboutgarlic65.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthetext?A.InapopularmagazinE.B.Inastorybook.C.Inabiologytextbook.D.Inahealthreport.

Thelanguageweuseaffectsthedecisionswemakeaccordingtoanewstudy.Participantsmademorereasonabledecisionswhenmoney-relatedchoicesweregiveninaforeignlanguagethattheyhadlearnedinaclassroomsettingthanwhentheywereaskedinanativetonguE.TostudyhowlanguageaffectsreasoningUniversityofChicagopsychologistslookedatawell-knownphenomenon:peoplearemorerisk-takingwhenadecisionirrelevanttotheirownfeelingssuchaswhichmedicinetogivetoasickelephantispresentedintermsofapotentialgainthanwhenitisframedasapotentiallossevenwhentheoutcomesarethesamE.InthestudynativeEnglishspeakerswhohadlearnedJapanesenativeKoreanspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishandnativeEnglishspeakersstudyingFrenchinParisallshowedtheexpectedtendencywhentheywereaskedthequestionintheirnativetonguE.IntheirforeignlanguagehoweverthetendencydisappeareD.Asecondsetofexperimentstestedanothercognitive认知的prejudice–weexpectapersonallosswillbemorepainfulthanthesameamountofgainwillbepleasantsothebenefitofwinningmustbedisproportionatelylargeforustotakeabet打赌suchasgamblingwithourownmoney.Againtheforeign-languageeffectwasobviousintwodifferentexperimentsonewithnativeKoreanspeakersandonewithnativeEnglishspeakers.TheKoreanstookmoretheoreticalbetsinEnglishthanKoreanandthenativeEnglishspeakerstookmorerealbetsinSpanishthantheydidinEnglish.WhenpeopleuseaforeignlanguagetheirdecisionstendtobelessprejudicedmoreanalyticmoresystematicbecausetheforeignlanguageprovidespsychologicaldistanceleadauthorBoazKeysarsuggests.Cognitiveprejudicesarerootedinemotionalreactionsandthinkinginaforeignlanguagehelpsusdisconnectfromtheseemotionsandmakedecisionsinamoreeconomicallyreasonableway.Thisstudydidnotconsiderhoweverthecasesinwhichemotionalengagementimprovesratherthanpreventsourchoices:WehaveanemotionalsystemforagoodreasonKeysarsays.13.Whatistheforeignlanguageeffectdiscussedinthispassage?A.Peoplemakemorereasonabledecisionsinaforeignlanguagethanintheirnativetongues.B.Foreignlanguagesplaymoreimportantrolesinmakingdecisionsthannativelanguagesdo.C.Emotionalengagementcanpreventreasonabledecisionmakingsbutimprovethemaswell.D.CognitiveprejudicesaremorelikelytoappearinaforeignlanguagethaninanativetonguE.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Peopleneedtowinalargesumofmoneybeforetheydecidetotakeabet.B.Peopleareadvisednottotakeabetiftheyarenotreadyforthepainoflosing.C.Peopledon’ttakeabetunlesstheywouldwinmuchmorethantheywouldlosE.D.Peoplewillfeelmorepleasantwinningabetthanwinningalargesumofmoney.15.AccordingtoKeysarwhatisthereasonoftheforeignlanguageeffectinthisresearch?A.Foreignlanguageshavegreateffectondecisionmakings.B.PeoplearelessprejudicedwhenthinkinginaforeignlanguagE.C.Peoplearemorerisk-takinginaforeignlanguageenvironment.D.Personalfeelingshavelittleinfluenceinforeignlanguagethinking.

OnChristmasDay2003awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasoverthecrowdmadefortheexits.A.theateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthewetfloorsignintheslipperyareA.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditionsbutsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottotheareathesignwaslyingonthefloor.AndshortlythereaftersowasshE.Herfootgotcaughtinthesigninabadwayandshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.BrownhadundergoneabackoperationandthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhavE.Sosheandherhusbandsued提起诉讼.AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthewetfloorsignabovewastowarnofdangerandthereforecourtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed继续进行.AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember1998incidentwhereawetfloorsignnotinusefelltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.InthatcaseGeorgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestorebutdidn’tgosofarastosaythatwetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability责任intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncasetheSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplieD.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthewetfloorsignwasitselfdangerousbecauseusingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards危险.That’sright—thesafetysignusedinthewayitwasdesignedwasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargumentatleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury陪审团—amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.5.AccordingtothetextMs.Brown________.A.slippedonthewetfloorB.trippedoverawarningsignC.knockedoverawarningsignD.wasknockeddownbythecrowd6.AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A.acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB.proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC.stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD.proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A.Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B.ItwouldnotbeallowedtoproceeD.C.ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC.D.ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.8.Theunderlinedwordoneinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.dangerB.customerC.businessownerD.equipmentinpublicplaces

Goodnewsforpeoplewhoalwaysfailtoseethesilverliningonclouds.A.reportinNewScientistsuggeststhatatendencytogetdownwhenlifeknocksyoudowncanbegoodforyou.A.growingnumberofwarningvoicesfromtheworldofmental-healthresearchareclaimingthatitisn’tagoodideatouseantidepressant抗抑郁剂tohelpdoawaywithunhappinesscausedbymarriagebreakdowndeathorredundancy下岗becausetheyfearthattheincreasingtendencytotreatnormalsadnessasifitwereadiseaseisplayingfastandloosewithanimportantpartofourbiology.Sadnessservesanevolutionary进化的purposE.JeromeWakefieldaclinicalsocialworkeratNewYorkUniversityexplainsthatdepressivefeelingsarepartofourbiologicalmakeup.Whenyoufindsomethingdeepinusbiologicallyyoushouldbelievethatitwasselectedbecauseitcouldbringussomeadvantageotherwisewewouldn’thavebeenburdenedwithit.IthinkthatoneofthefunctionsofstrongnegativeemotionsistostopournormalfunctioningtomakeusfocusonsomethingelseforawhilE.WhilePaulKeedwellapsychiatristatCardiffUniversityclaimsthateverfull-blowndepressionmayhaveitspurposesayingthesuffererfromtheeffectsoflong-termstress.Withoutamentalpausehearguesyoumightstayinastateofchronic慢性的stressuntilyou’reexhaustedordeaD.Althoughitisimportanttobecarefulwhentalkingaboutdepressionhavingtheupsidetracedinyourdownsidewillhaveanirresistible不可抵抗的appealtoallthosewhotakethephrasecheeruploveitmightneverhappenasapersonalinsult侮辱.Itwillbemannaespeciallyforcreativetypeswhohavelongdoubtedthatcryingalotisasignoftheirinwardgenius天赋.InthetestsatHarvardNewScientistreportspeoplewithsignsofdepressionperformedbetteratcreativetaskespeciallyafterreceivingfeedbackthatwasdesignedtoreinforcetheirlowspirits.Althoughitisold-fashionedtoclaimthatcreativityisconnectedtogloomymoodsandagreyoutlookonlifeallthebestworksarewrittenbysomegrim-faced面孔铁青的peoplewithaheartfullofanxiety.RichardYateshaswrittensevennovelsandtwocollectionsofshortstorieseachmorehopelesslymiserable悲催的thanthelast.AfteryearsofwritingabouthistoothlessdrunkenmotherhisexperiencesinthesecondworldwaranddivorcesYatesfinallyroundsthingsoffinDisturbingthePeacebyfictionalizinghowacocktailofalcoholismandpsychotropicdrugshadhimtakeoffhisclothesandwanderthestreetsofLAgivingallhismoneytobeggars.itismiserable—butsoreadablE.SoalthoughthegrandmajoritywillneverwriteanythingasgoodasYatesthereissomethingtobegainedfromlookingonthedarksidE.InaworkenvironmentforexamplediscontentedpeopletendtohavegreatersuccessthanthoseofasunnynaturE.It’senoughtomakeapessimistdissolveintoaCheshireCatgrin咧嘴笑.66.Mental-healthresearchersregardsadnessas________.A.acontributingfactortosuccessB.arayofhopetopeopleindifficultiesC.abiologicalpartofhumanbeingsD.anormaldiseaseofthedepressed67.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThenumberofpeopleusingantidepressantsisontherisE.B.Writersareathighriskofsufferingfromdepression.C.Discontentedworkersmaybemorepopularthanthesunnyones.D.JeromeWakefieldandPaulKeedwellhavesimilarviewsaboutdepression.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmannainParagraph3mean?A.Gift.B.Pain.C.RewarD.D.Challenge69.ThestoryofRichardYatesisusedtoshowthatdepressivementendtobe_______.A.unfortunateB.creativeC.seriousD.brave70.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtotreatdepressionB.DepressedpeoplearecreativeC.DepressivefeelingsarehelpfulD.Whypeoplefeeldepressed

.Lifegetsnoisiereverydayandveryfewpeoplecanbefreefromnoiseofsomesortoranother.Itdoesn'tmatterwhereyoulive--inthemiddleofamoderncityorafarawayvillage--thechancesarethatyou'11bedisturbedbyjetplanestransistorradiosoil-poweredenginesetC.Weseemtobegettingusedtonoisetoo.Somepeoplefeelquitelonelywithoutbackgroundmusicwhilethey'reworking.Scientifictestshaveshownthattotalsilencecanbeaveryfrighteningexperienceforahumanbeing.Howeversomepeopleenjoylisteningtopopmusicwhichisveryloudandthiscandoharmtotheireardrums耳鼓.Thenoiselevelinsomediscosisfarabovetheusualsafetylevelforheavyindustrialareas.Onerecentreportaboutnoiseandconcentration专心suggestedthatalthoughalotofpeoplesaythatanynoisedisturbstheirconcentrationwhatreallyinfluencestheirabilitytoconcentrateisachangeinthelevelofnoisE.Itgoesontosaythatabackgroundnoisewhichdoesn'tchangetoomuchmusicforexamplemayevenhelppeopletoconcentratE.56.Accordingtothispassagethenoisepollution__A.hasbecometheworstinthecountrysideB.hasbecomebetterinbigcitiesC.hasspreadfromcitiestovillagesD.hasbeencontrolledinmoderncities57.Whatdoesbackgroundmusicreferto?A.Musicplayedwhilepeopleareworking.B.MusicplayedinthebackyarD.C.Noisethatcontinueswhileyou'relisteningtoothernoises.D.MusicusedtohelppeopletoconcentratE.58.Somepeoplehavetheirhearingharmed__A.whilelisteningtopopmusicB.incompletesilenceC.whenspeakingloudlyD.whilewatchingTV59.Whichofthefollowingisn'tincludedamongthethingscausingnoise?A.trucksB.motorcyclesC.electricenginesD.jetplanes60.ScientistshavediscoveredthatwhatpreventspeoplefromconcentratingonsomethingisA.allkindsofnoiseB.greatchangesinthelevelofnoiseC.backgroundnoiseD.popularmusic

ETheearthisgettingwarmer.Theplanetissuffering.Butwhatcanyoudoaboutit?ReducetheamountofwasteyougeneratE.Usecleanerenergysourcesandgogreenertodaystartingwiththesesteps:1.GetareusablewaterbottleAmericansbuyabout25billionsingle-servingplasticwaterbottleseachyear.That'sanaverageof83bottlesperpersonperyear.PlasticbottlestakeplentyofresourcestoproduceincludingfuelfortransportationandpetroleumtomaketheplastiC.Evenrecyclingbottlesusesenergy.2.EatlessmeatYoudon'tneedtobecomeavegetariantohelpsavetheplanet.Eatingmeatjustonedaylessaweekcanreduceyournegativeimpactontheenvironment.Morewaterenergyandlandarerequiredtoproducemeatthantoproducegrain.3.Switchtoenergy-efficientlightbulbsMosthouseholdsusestandardincandescent白炽的bulbs.Butcompactfluorescent荧光的lightbulbsorCFLsuse66percentlessenergythanstandardbulbsproducejustasmuchlightlastupto10timeslongeranddon'tneedtobereplacedasoften.IfeveryhouseholdintheUnitedStatesreplacedjustoneincandescentlightbulbwithaCFLbulbitwouldequalremovingonemillioncarsfromtheroaD.4.BuyorganicandlocalfoodDidyouknowthatonly1percentofpesticides杀虫剂appliedtocropsreachthepeststheytarget?Therestentertheenvironment.Organicfoodisgrownwithouttheuseofpesticides.Organicfarmingcanuse50percentlessenergythantraditionalfarmingmethods.BuyinglocalfoodsavesonthefuelusedtotransportfoodgrownelsewherethousandsofmilesacrossthecountryoraroundtheworlD.5.RecycleyourelectronicsEveryoneknowstheimportanceofrecyclingglassandplasticbutwhataboutcellphonescomputersCDsandbatteries?Electronicsareresponsibleforabout40percentoftoxic有毒的heavymetalssuchasleadandmercury.Checkwithyourcity'srecyclingfacilitiestoseeiftheytakeelectronics.72.Thereadersofthispassagearecalledonto______.A.helpreduceglobalwarmingB.usewaterinawisewayC.donatemoneyforcharityD.keepabalanceddiet73.WhatisanadvantageofCFLsaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyusemoreenergybutproducemorelight.B.Theycanlastlongersodon'tneedtobereplacedoften.C.Theycostlessthanstandardincandescentbulbs.D.Theyareasenergy-efficientasincandescentbulbs.74.Whichofthefollowingfiguresiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.EveryyearanAmericanbuys63plasticwaterbottlesonaveragE.B.Eatingmeatonedaylessaweekhelpscutenvironmentcosts.C.99ofthepesticidesusedoncropsiseffectiveinpracticE.D.Electronicsaccountforhalfofpoisonousheavymetalsontheearth.75.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Whyistheearthgettingwarmer?B.Whatcanwedoaboutpollution?C.Howcanyouleadagreenerlife?D.Whoistoblameforglobalwarming?

AchancemeetingbetweentwomenwhorealizedtheyhadbothbeenabusedinthesameSurreychildren’scarehomehasledtoacampaignthathasseenhundredsofformerresidentsclaimingtheywerealsovictimsofphysicalemotionalandsexualabusE.MusicproducerRaymondStevensonphysicallyabusedduringhistimeattheShirleyOakshomeinthe70smetachildhoodfriendlastyearwhorevealedhe’dbeenabusedattheinstitution.WithinafewmonthstheShirleyOaksSurvivorsAssociationSOSAwashundredsstrong.ThesouthLondonproductionofficefromwhereStevensonpromotedmusicstarslikeJessieJnowlooksmorelikeapoliceincidentroom.A.maponthewallincludesdetailsofstatementsfromhundredsofformerresidentssuggestingphysicalandemotionalabusewasroutineatmanyofthehousesonthe72-acreShirleyOakssitE.Wehavebeenincontactwithover300peopleandthestorieswearegettingarejustterribleStevensonsays.Everytimeweinterviewsomeoneandhearaboutwhathappenedtothemitbringstearstooureyes.Relivingsomeofthehorrorstheywentthroughagainhasn’tbeeneasy.Therehavebeentwomajorpoliceinvestigationsintoabuseatchildren’shomesinSouthLondonandthreepeopleincludingaswimminginstructorWilliamHookhavebeencondemnedforoffencesrelatingtoShirleyOaks.Anotheroperationiscurrentlyon-goingbutSOSAhavelostfaithintheauthoritieswhotheyclaimhavecovered-upthewholepictureofabuseatShirleyOaks.Wedon'ttrustthemandthat’swhywehavedecidedtodothiscampaignourselvesStevensonexplains.TheShirleyOakscampaignersarepartofawiderphenomenonasurvivoractivismthatischangingthebalanceofpowerinrelationtochildabusE.WhereoncevictimswereignoredorsilencednowtheyarecomingtogetheroftenthroughsocialmediaformingsupportgroupsandbuildinganincreaseofnoisethattheauthoritiesareforcedtoacknowledgE.A.coupleofweeksagodozensofformerShirleyOaksresidentscrowdedintoaLambethcouncilmeetingtheauthoritywhichranthehomeuntilitsclosureinthemid-1980s.CouncilloraftercouncillorspokeoftheirshameatwhathadbeenallowedtohappentochildrenintheircarE.Amongthecrowdwastheaward-winningauthorAlexWheatlewhohaswrittenabouttheabusehesufferedasachildatShirleyOaks.WehavenotcomeheretogotowarwiththecouncilwehavecomeheretogainyoursupportWheatletoldthemeeting.TheShirleyOaksassociationisdoingmorethancompilingevidencE.ItisusingmusictopressitscasE.A.songentitledDon’tTouchItIt’sMineincludespersonaltestimony证词fromvictims.Iwasabusedmentallyphysicallyemotionallyandviolentlythetrackbegins.Oftheoriginal16ofus12havekilledthemselvesWe’renotgoingtobetoldliesanymoreStevensonexplains.Wearenotgoingtoleaveitinthehandsoflawyerspoliticiansorcouncilofficialstotelluswhathappenedtous.Wewanttodiscoveritourselvesandweknowmusicanddanceandpoetryarewaysthatcantellagreaterstory.58.WhywasSOSAsetup?A.Toshowsympathyfortheabusedchildreninsociety.B.Torevealtheabuseatachildren’scarehomE.C.TofindthelivingvictimsfromacarehomE.D.ToaidthosepeopleabusedatayoungagE.59.Thecrimeagainstchildrenwasnotknowntothepublicintimebecause______.A.thepolicerefusedtolookintoitB.thecasewasignoredforabsenceofevidenceC.thesituationofabusewasnotseriousD.thevictimswereforcedtokeepsecret60.Fromthepassagewecantell______.A.theformerlocalauthoritiesmusthaveneglectedtheirdutyB.twelveofthesixteenchildrenwerekilledinShirleyOaksC.allthepeoplecommittingoffencesinShirleyOakshavebeenarrestedD.theformervictimsdependmuchonthepoliceforinvestigation61.CampaignersoftheSOSAhavetakentheactionof______.A.collectingevidenceforthepoliceB.creatingmusicforthecampaignC.goingtowarwiththegovernmentD.turningtolawyersforassistance

IthasbeenshowedthatteachersinUKschoolsaretryingtheuseofbodycamerasinclasstorecordbadpupil'sbehavior.AtleasttwoschoolsinEnglandhaveintroducedtheequipmentforconstantrecordingwiththeagreementoflocaleducationauthorities.Thecameraswornonteachers’clothingaresettofilmallthetimebutonlysaveencryptedfootage加密镜头whentherecordbuttonispressedtheTimesreporteD.Teachersareadvisedtoturnonthecamerasduringincidentsintheclassroomtodealwithconstantlow-levelinterruptionbutmustgivenoticebeforedoingso.Thetechnologyisalreadyusedbypoliceandsomehospitalstaffaswellascrossing-patrolofficers.Footagecouldalsobesharedwithparentstoinvolvetheminaddressingtheirchildren’sbehavior.Feedbackfromparentsandschoolswassaidtobepositivewithteacherspraisingthemasaneffectivedeterrent震慑.AsurveypublishedonWednesdayquestioningteachersontheideafoundmorethanathirdwouldbewillingtowearabodycameraintheclassroomwithmanywantingthetechnologyavailabletohelpfightwithbadbehaviorfrompupils.Ofthepeoplewhosaidtheywereinfavorabout31.6percentsaidtheyweremotivatedbyteacherandstudentsafety.Amongthosewhowerenotwillingtousethetechnologyreasonsincludedconcernsabouttheirownprivacyandthatofthechildrenaswellasfeelingspiedonorthepossibilityofmisusebymanagement.Aroundtwo-thirdsoftheteachersmorethan600intotalsaidtheyfeelsaferintheclassroomiftheyknewtherewasacamerarecordingeverythingwhile10.9percentsaidtheycouldforeseeatimewhenbodycamsarecompulsory.MaryBoustedgeneralsecretaryattheAssociationofTeachersandLecturesATLsaidallschoolsshouldbesafeplacesforpupilsandstaff.9.Ifateacherwantstosavetherecordforlateruseheshould_____________.A.givefirstnoticeB.presstherecordbuttonC.filmwiththecameraallthetimeD.askforthepermissionofthestudents10.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.SomepeopleagreewiththeideA.B.NoneoftheparentssupporttheideA.C.Studentsarenotworriedabouttheirprivatethings.D.Allschoolshavebeensafeaboutforteachersandstudents.11.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheUseofBodyCamerasinClassB.Parents’ReactionstoUsingCamerasC.HowtoRecordStudents’GoodBehaviorD.TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofTakingPhotos

Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifeforsport.Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatchingandonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.Thenumberofgunnershowevergrowsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins血管.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulate刺激adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat栖息地.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulationbutcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?Theredoesn'tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproveD.WildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalonE.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoottheyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.TheonlyanswerthenistobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeoplE.Nowitistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-buildingbutweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.Ifastheywouldhaveyoubelievegun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-characterthenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.Accordingtothetextmostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause___________.A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofitB.ithelpstobuildhumancharacterC.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlifeD.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrolTheunderlinedwordagonyinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______________.A.formB.ConditionC.painD.sadnessAccordingtothetextthefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually__________.A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafelyB.praisehuntingascharacter-buildingC.describehuntingasanexerciseD.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirownItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto_____________.A.blamethemajorityofpeopleB.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlifeC.beinfavourofwarD.beinsupportofcharacter-building

WhyIWouldRaiseChickensIfyouwerelivingon$2adaywhatwouldyoudotoimproveyourlife?That’sarealquestionfortheonebillionpeoplelivinginextremepoverty贫穷today.There’snosinglerightanswerandpovertylooksdifferentindifferentplaces.Butthroughmyworkwiththefoundation基金会it’sverycleartomethatjustaboutanyonewho’slivinginpovertywillbebetteroffiftheyhavechickens.Chickensareeasyandinexpensivetotakecareof.ManykindsofthemcaneatwhatevertheyfindonthegrounD.Hensneedssomekindofshelterwheretheycannestandasthechickensgrowyoumightwantsomewoodandwiretomakeacoop鸡舍.Theyareagoodinvestment投资.Supposeanewfarmerstartswithfivechickens.Oneofherneighborsownsarooster.Afterthreemonthsshecanhave40chicks.Eventuallywithasalepriceof$5perchickensshecanearnmorethan$1000ayearversustheextremepovertylineofabout700ayear.Theyhelpkeepchildrenhealthy.Malnutrition营养不良killsmorethan3.1millionchildrenayear.Althougheatingmoreeggscanhelpfightmalnutritionmanyfarmersfinditabetterideatolettheeggshatch孵化sellthechickensandusethemoneytobuyfooD.Butifthefarmershaveenoughhenstogivethemextraeggstheycanthencookthemforfamilies.Theyempower授权women.Becausechickensaresmallandstayclosetohomemanyculturesconsiderthemasawoman’sanimal.Womenwhosellchickensarelikelytospendthemoneyontheirfamilies.WhenIwasgrowingupchickensweren’tsomethingyoustudied---theyweresomethingyoumadesillyjokesabout.Ithasbeeneye-openingformetolearnwhatadifferencetheycanmakeinthefightagainstpoverty.ItmaysoundfunnybutImeanitwhenIsaythatIamexcitedaboutchickens.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhywritersuggestsraisingchickens?A.Itismorelikelythatchildrencanbecomehealthy.B.Itisagoodwaytoearnmoremoney.C.Itisnotdifficultbutexpensivetoraisechickens.D.Itgiveswomenpowertosupporttheirfamilies.57.Whatdoesbetteroffinthefirstparagraphmean?A.earlierB.richerC.healthierD.happier58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Raisingchickensisthebestwaytofightpoverty.B.Ifafarmersells40chickensshewillearn1000morethanbeforE.C.Thewriterdislikeschickensverymuch.D.Thewriterdoesthinkchickenscanhelptofightpoverty.

MYRTLEBEACHSCWMBFStudentsatHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegearedoingmock模拟interviewstogetthemreadyfortherealworlD.TheyarelearningaboutbodylanguageaswellaswhattosaywhenitcomestofindingajoB.Jobtrainerssaidwhenapersonwalksthroughthedoorforaninterviewheorshehasaboutsevensecondstomakeagoodfirstimpression.AprilGarneratHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegesaidnon­verbalskillsareessentialingettingajoB.ShesaidEyecontactisveryimportant.Eyecontactcanconveywhetherornotyouaresincereorhonestaboutaparticularanswer.Garnerexplainedwhatyoudowithyourhandscantellanemployeralotaboutaperson.Donotcrossyourarms.CrossingyourarmscanconveythatyouareunapproachablE.Twistingofthehairconveysnervousness.Shesaidusingsmallgesturesisokaybutjustdon'toverdoit.PeopletalkwiththeirhandsandtheirarmsandtheyarewavingthemaroundliketheyarebringinginairplanescommentedGarner.BeforeyouevenopenyourmouthanemployercanjudgeonlooksalonE.Sodressforsuccessgiveafirmhandshakeandgettoyourinterviewearlysoyoucanhavetimetocalmanynerves.Alsoapersontryingtogetajobcantrybreathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.ThishelpsapersonrelaxandloweryourbloodpressurE.Garnersaidpeopledon'trealizehowcontrollingyourbreathingalsostopsyoufromblushingorappearingnervous.24.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor?A.Tobeawinnerandgetagoodjobininterview.B.Touseproperbodylanguagewhileinterviewing.C.TolearnhowtochatwithotherswheninneeD.D.Tolearnacollegecoursewhileinuniversity.25.Eyecontactcangiveus________.A.whatyouthinkandwhatyouwanttodo.B.Judgmentwhethertheotherishonestornot.C.whethertheotheriskindtoyouornot.D.whattheotherreallythinksaboutthings.26.Howdowereducenervousnessduringinterviewing?A.Crossingourarms.B.Twistingofthehair.C.GivingafirmhandshakeD.Breathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Bodylanguageisimportantforchatting.B.Studentsshouldlearnhowtochatwithothers.C.Non­verbalcommunicationtipsforlandingajoB.D.CompaniesliketohirethosewhoarebravE.

TheNobelPrizewasfoundedbyAlfredNobel.Since1901ithasbeenhonoringmenandwomenfromallcornersoftheglobeforoutstandingachievementsinphysicschemistrymedicineliteratureandforworkinpeacE.AlfredNobelwasborninStockholmSwedenonOctober211833.Hewasveryinterestedinsocialandpeace­relatedissues.Afterinventingdynamite炸药Swedish­bornAlfredNobelbecameaveryrichman.HoweverheforesawitsuniversallydestructivepowerstoolatE.Nobelpreferrednottoberememberedastheinventorofdynamitesoin1895justtwoweeksbeforehisdeathhecreatedafundtobeusedforawardingprizestopeoplewhohadmadeworthwhilecontributionstomankinD.Originallytherewerefiveawards:literaturephysicschemistrymedicineandpeacE.Economicswasaddedin1968justsixty­sevenyearsafterthefirstawardceremony.Nobel'soriginallegacy遗产ofninemilliondollarswasinvestedandtheinterestonthissumisusedfortheawardswhichvaryfromD|S30000toD|S125000.EveryyearonDecember10theanniversaryofNobel'sdeaththeawardsgoldmedalilluminateddiplomaandmoneyarepresentedtothewinners.Sometimespoliticsplaysanimportantroleinthejudge'sdecision.Americanshavewonnumerousscienceawardsbutrelativelyfewliterature文学prizes.Noawardswerepresentedfrom1940to1942atthebeginningofWorldWarⅡ.Somepeoplehavewontwoprizesbutthisisrareothershavesharedprizes.13.WhywastheNobelPrizeestablished?A.Torecognizeworthwhilecontributionstohumanity.B.Toresolvepoliticaldifferences.C.TohonortheinventorofdynamitE.D.Tospendmoney.14.InwhichareahaveAmericansreceivedthemostawards?A.LiteratureB.PeacE.C.Economics.D.SciencE.15.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.AwardsvaryinmonetaryvaluE.B.CeremoniesareheldoneDecember10tocommemorateNobel'sinvention.C.Politicscanplayanimportantroleinselectingthewinners.D.Afewindividualshavewontwoawards.

Twentyyearsagothefollowingnewsitemprobablywouldn’thavemademuchsensetomostAmericans.MuslimsinIranwenttothestreetstodaytosupportanayatollah①’scallforarevolution.MeanwhileinIsraelPalestinianleadersurgedsupportfortheintifada②①leader②struggleThesewordscomefromArabicalanguagewithwhichfewAmericansarefamiliar.Yetby1990thesewordswereroutinelyusedinbothbroadcastandprintnews.HowdidthesewordsfindtheirwayintoEnglish?LikeallexistinglanguagesEnglishiscontinuallychanging.TheadoptionofforeignwordsintoEnglishvocabularycalledborrowingisanythingbutanewphenomenon.Infactit’sbeengoingonfromthetimethelanguagefirstbegantotakeshapearoundA.D.450.Englishhasbeenborrowingwordsfromtheconquered被征服者tradingpartnersimmigrantsandavarietyofothersources.SowhentheeventsintheMiddleEastcommandedtheworld’sattentionduringthelatterpartofthetwentiethcentury.EnglishsimplyborrowedthewordsitneededtodescribewhatwashappeninginthatareA.ThemoreoftensuchwordswereusedthelessforeigntheysoundeD.Eventuallytheseborrowedwordscametobeusedroutinelyinspeechandwriting.BorrowedvocabularyfromforeignlanguageisnottheonlysourceofnewwordsinEnglish.AsfreshideasevolveandinnovativetechnologyaredevelopednewEnglishwordsarecreatedtodescribethem.ThesewordsmaybewordsborrowedWBfromotherlanguagesexistingwordstakingonnewmeaningsEWNMacronymsblendscompoundsornewlycoinedwordsasthefollowingexamplesandthechartshow.KwanzaborrowedfromSwahili:seven-dayAfrican-Americanculturalfestivalrapoldwordmeaningtoknockquicklytakingonanewmeaning;aformofmusicAIDSacronymforacquiredimmunedeficiencysyndromeexercycleblendofexistingwords:exercise+bicycleskateboardcompoundofexistingwordscellulitenewwordforfattydepositsonthehipsandlegscoinedin1971Inthenextfourlessonsyou’llbeintroducedtosomeofthehistoryandmechanisms体系thathaveshapedandcontinuedtoinfluencethelanguageweusE.WhetherthewordswespeakareborrowedorcreatedtheyshowavitalfeatureofEnglish---adaptability.EnglishisalivE.28.Whatdoesthewordcommandedinthefourthparagraphprobablymean?A.OrderedB.InstructedC.ControlledD.Drew29.Thewordmousemaybelongtoanexampleof__________.A.WBB.EWNMC.AcronymsD.Blends30.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.culturalsectionofanewspaperB.A.languagebookreviewC.A.languagecourseadvertisementD.A.languagelessonbook31.Whichofthefollowingcanbestcoverthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThelanguageinthemediaischangingB.EnglishhasbeenborrowingwordsC.EnglishisalivinglanguageD.A.newphenomenonappearsinEnglish

Seventyyearsagoagroupofwell-knownpeoplefromtheartworldheadedbyanAustrianconductordecidedtoholdaninternationalfestivalofmusicdanceandtheaterinEdinburgh.TheideawastoreuniteEuropeaftertheSecondWorldWar.ItquicklyattractedfamousnamessuchasAlecGuinnessRichardBurtonDameMargotFonteynandMarleneDietrichaswellasthebigsymphonyorchestras交响乐团.ItbecameafixedeventeveryAugustandnowattracts400000peopleyearly.AtthesametimetheFringeappearedasachallengetotheofficialfestival.Eighttheatergroupsturnedupuninvitedin1947inthebeliefthateveryoneshouldhavetherighttoperformandtheydidsoinapublichousedisusedforyears.SoongroupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversityandlaterfromtheuniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgeDurhamandBirminghamweremakingthejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheaterbylittle-knownwritersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.TodaytheFringeoncelessrecognizedhasfaroutgrownthefestivalwitharound1500performancesoftheatermusicanddanceoneveryoneofthe21daysitlasts.Andyetasearlyas1959withonly19theatergroupsperformingsomesaiditwasgettingtoobig.Apaidadministratorwasfirstemployedonlyin1971andtodaythereareeightadministratorsworkingallyearroundandthenumberrisesto150duringAugustitself.In2004therewere200placeshousing1695showsbyover600differentgroupsfrom50differentcountries.Morethan1.25millionticketsweresolD.28.WhatwasthepurposeofEdinburghFestivalatthebeginning?A.Tointroduceyoungtheatergroups.B.TohonorheroesofWorldWarⅡ.C.ToattractgreatartistsfromEuropE.D.TobringEuropetogetheragain.29.WhydidsomeuninvitedtheatergroupscometoEdinburghin1947?A.TheyownedapublichousetherE.B.Theywantedtotakepartinthefestival.C.Theythoughttheywerealsofamous.D.TheycametotakeupachallengE.30.WhojoinedtheFringeafteritappeared?A.PopularwritersB.ArtistsfromaroundtheworlD.C.Universitystudents.D.PerformersofmusicanddancE.31.WemaylearnfromthetextthatEdinburghFestival______.A.keepsgrowingrapidlyB.hasgonebeyondanartfestivalC.givesshowsallyearroundD.hasbecomeanon-officialevent

Apoemstartswithathoughtanideaoranemotionfeltfromtheheart.Poemscanbehappyorsaddeep-thinkingorevenhumorous.Thechoiceisuptoyouandyourimaginationastowhatyouwillcreate.Yourfirststepistowritedowntheideaorthoughtthatyouhaveandyouwanttoturnintoapoem.Nextyoushouldturnthethoughtintoafreeverse自由诗体poem.Freeversepoemsaremucheasiertowriteastherearenosteadfastrulestowritethem.Somefreeversedoesn’tevenhaveanyrhymeormeter.Nowrewriteyourthoughtsintolines.Nowisthetimetolookatyourlinesandrememberthatthepoemshouldhaveabeginningamiddleandanendjustlikeastoryabookoramovie.Rereadyourpoemseveraltimesandlistentothewordsandtotherhythmofeachline.Nowisthetimetoshortenorlengtheneachlineinordertocreateasmooth-soundingpoem.Eventhoughitisafreeversepoemyoucanchoosetomakeeachlinerhymewiththenextlineifyouwantto.Nowgobackandrereadyourpoemagain.Checkforproperpunctuation标点aswellasfortheproperspellingofeachword.Thinkupasuitabletitleforyourpoem.Itwouldbeagoodideatosetyourpoemasideforawhileandthenreturntoitlater.Thenrereaditagainwithafreshmindandmakesomenecessarychanges.Ifyoudecidedtocontinuewritingpoetryitwouldbeagoodideatoinvestigate研究somebooksaboutcreatingpoetryandtoattendsomelocalworkshops.CheckouttheavailableresourcesontheInternetaswellaswhatisavailableatyourlocalpubliclibrary.36.TheunderlinedwordsteadfastinParagraph2issimilarinmeaningto______.A.advancedB.strictC.changeableD.reliable37.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatistherightorderofwritingagoodpoem?a.Turnanideaorthoughtintoapoem.b.Checkforproperspellingandthinkupatitle.c.Rewriteyourthoughtsinto1ines.d.Rereaditandtrytomakeyourpoemsoundsmooth.e.Rereaditagainwithafreshmind.f.Writedowntheideaorthought.A.a-f-d-b-c-eB.a-f-c-d-e-bC.f-a-d-c-e-bD.f-a-c-d-b-e38.Whatcanweinferfromtheendofthepassage?A.Thereisstillalottolearnaboutwritinggoodpoems.B.PoemsmustdependontheInternetworkshopsandlibraries.C.Writingpoemsismeaningfulbutratherdifficult.D.Notallpeoplecansucceedinwritingpoems.

AshersonCameronsitsathislaptopcompletingataskforhismathdegreecourseAlisonThompsonafull-timemumisbusyhelpingherdaughterEmmatwoyearsyoungerthanCamerongetdresseD.WhilehelphasalwaysbeenavailableforEmmaAlisonandherhusbandalsohavetofighttogetCameronthesupportheneeds.PeoplecouldseethatEmmahasspecialneedsbutbecauseCameronwasdoingsowellatschoolhisteachersneverthoughttherewasaproblemwithhim.saysAlison.IttookAlisonandherhusbandawhiletorealizetheirsonwasdifferent.Cameron’sabilitydidn’tbecomeclearuntilhebeganprimaryschool.Onceheevencorrectedtheteacherwhenshetoldtheclassthatzerowasthelowestnumber.Camerontoldhershewaswrongbecausetherewerenegativenumbers负数.HewasfouratthetimE.Now14-year-oldCameronisatsecondaryschoolstudyingforadistancelearningmathdegreewiththeOpenUniversityhavingsailedthroughhisGCSEat11andhisA-levelat12achievingtopgrades.BethanyanotherdaughterofAlisonisbrighttoobutnotgifteD.Sheistheonewhowillremindabsent-mindedCamerontoputonhiscoat.Shealsohelpshimoutinsocialsituations.Emmaattendsaspecialistschoolandthefamilyisquicktocelebratehersuccessestoo.TheotherdayshedidupthebuttonsonhercoatwhichwasrealprogressAlisonsays.LatelastyeartheThompsonstookpartinatelevisiondocumentary纪录片toprovethatnotallgiftedchildrenaretheresultofextremelyambitiousparents.Giftedchildrenneedsupporttoobuttheirlivesdon’thavetobethatdifferent.CameronisanexamplE.28.WhatdoesParagraph1indicate?A.CameronhelpsEmmawithhermathtasks.B.TeachersatschoolignoredEmma’sproblems.C.BothCameronandEmmaneedparentalsupport.D.ThecoupleoftenhavefightsbecauseofCameron.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasehavingsailedthroughhisGCSEprobablymean?A.HavingpassedhisGCSEeasily.B.HavingtakenhisGCSEseriously.C.HavingworkedhardathisGCSE.D.HavingsufferedalotfromhisGCSE30.ThereareatleastpeopleinMrs.Thompson’sfamily.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six31.Whatcanbeknownfromthepassage?A.Emmahaslearnedtotakegoodcareofherself.B.Cameronshowedhisgiftbeforeprimaryschool.C.ThechildrenofthefamilyarebrightandgifteD.D.Giftedkidsarenotsodifferentaspeopleexpect.

A.EuropeanUnionprogramislettingblindpeopleexperiencefamouspaintingsforthefirsttimE.Itusesthreedimensional3-Dprintingtore-createfamouspaintingssotheycanbetoucheD.OnepaintingprintedwiththenewtechnologyisGustavKlimt’sTheKiss.ItisapopularattractionattheBelvedereMuseuminViennaAustriA.Thepaintingshowsamanandawomanstandinginafieldfilledwithflowers.Theyarewearinggoldrobesandhavetheirarmsaroundeachother.Themanleansdowntokissthewoman.Klimtfinishedthepaintingin1908.Untilnowpeoplewhohadtroubleseeingcouldnotappreciatetheartwork.Butthankstothereproductiontheycantouchthepieceandfeeltheridgesanddepressions.AndreasReichingerstartedmaking3-Dversionsofartworkin2010.Hesaidthisreproductionwashismostdifficultprojectbecausethecouple’srobesaresodetaileD.DominikaRaditschisablindmuseumvisitor.Shetouchedthereproduction.AsshemovedherhandsarounditshesaidExactlycanyouseethese?Therearesomanydetails.Raditschsaidshecanimaginewhattheoriginalpaintinglookslikewhenshetouchesthereproduction.It’ssomehowrounD.Youcanfeelit.Youcanfeelit.Itcomeswithit.Andinmanyplacesit’ssosmooth.AndthenIthinktomyself:itprobablyshinestoo!RaditschsaiD.TheBelvedereisnottheonlymuseumtohave3-Dversionsofitsartwork.SomeofthepiecesatthePradoinMadridSpainhavereproductionsthatcanbetoucheD.ButthepieceinViennahasonespecialpart:Itismadewithwidelyavailable3-Dprintingtechnology.Thatmeansonedayblindartfansanywhereintheworldcoulddownloadthesourcefilesandprintthereproductionsthemselves.28.WhatisThekiss?A.A.EuropeanUnionprojectB.A.popularpaintingC.A.3-DtechnologyD.A.famousmuseum29.WhydidReichingersaythisreproductionwasdifficulttofinish?A.ThepaintingwasreproduceddetailedlyB.Theoriginalartworkwasmadein1908C.Blindartfanscan’tdownloadthesourceD.The3-Dtechnologyisnotavailable30.HowdidRaditschfeelwhenshefirsttouchedthereproduction?A.AwkwardB.PuzzledC.ExcitedD.Nervous31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.EuropeanUnionProgramforMuseumVisitorsB.3-DPrintingLetsBlindExperienceFamousPaintingC.HowtoReproducetheWorld-famousPaintingsD.A.SpecialMuseumforArtFansinViennaAustria

EIntheatmospherE.carbondioxidE.actsratherlikeaone-waymirrorortheglassintheroofofagreenhousewhichallowsthesun’sraystoenterbutpreventstheheatfromescaping.Accordingtoaweatherexpert’spredictiontheatmospherewillbe3°Cwarmerintheyear2050thanitistodayifmancontinuestoburnfuelsatthepresentratE.Ifthiswarminguptookplacetheicecapsinthepoleswouldbegintomeltthusraisingsealevelseveralmetersandseverelyfloodingcoastalcities.Alsotheincreaseinatmospherictemperaturewouldleadtogreatchangesintheclimateofthenorthernhemispherepossiblyresultinginanalterationoftheearth’schieffoodgrowingzones.Inthepastconcernaboutaman-madewarmingoftheearthhasconcentratedontheArcticbecausetheAntarcticismuchcolderandhasamuchthickericesheet.ButtheweatherexpertsarenowpayingmoreattentiontoWestAntarcticwhichmaybeaffectedbyonlyafewdegreesofwarminginotherwordsbyawarmingonthescalethatwillpossiblytakeplaceinthenextfiftyyearsfromtheburningoffuels.SatellitepicturesshowthatlargeareasofAntarcticicearealreadydisappearing.TheevidenceavailablesuggeststhatawarminghastakenplacE.Thisfitsthetheorythatcarbondioxidewarmstheearth.Howevermostofthefuelisburntinthenorthernhemispherewheretemperaturesseemtobefalling.Scientistsconcludethereforethatuptonownaturalinfluencesontheweatherhavegonebeyondthosecausedbyman.ThequestionisWhichnaturalcausehasmosteffectontheweather?Onepossibilityisthevariablebehaviorofthesun.Astronomersatoneresearchstationhavestudiedthehotspotsand‘cold’spotsthatistherelativelylesshotspotsonthesun.Asthesunrotatesevery27.5daysitpresentshotterorcolderfacestotheearthanddifferentaspectstodifferentpartsoftheearth.Thisseemstohaveaconsiderableeffectonthedistributionoftheearth’satmosphericpressureandconsequentlyonwindcirculation.ThesunisalsochangeableoveralongtermitsheatoutputgoesupanddownincyclesthelatesttrendbeingdownwarD.ScientistsarenowfindingsharedrelationbetweenmodelsofsolarweatherinteractionandtheactualclimateovermanythousandsofyearsincludingthelastIceAgE.TheproblemisthatthemodelsarepredictingthattheworldshouldbeenteringanewIceAgeanditisnot.Onewayofsolvingthistheoreticaldifficultyistoassumeadelayofthousandsofyearswhilethesolareffectsovercometheinertia惰性oftheearth’sclimatE.Ifthisisrightthewarmingeffectofcarbondioxidemightthusbeservingasausefulopposedbalancetothesun’sfadingheat.72.Itcanbeconcludedthataconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheatmospherewould______.A.meanawarming-upintheArcticB.raisethetemperatureoftheearth’ssurfaceC.preventthesun’sraysfromreachingtheearth’ssurfaceD.explainthecauseofgreatchangesintheclimateinthenorthernhemisphere73.Althoughthefuelconsumptionisgreaterinthenorthernhemispheretemperaturesthereseemtobefalling.Thisis_______.A.mainlybecausethelevelsofcarbondioxidearerisingB.partlyduetochangesintheoutputofsolarenergyC.possiblybecausetheicecapsinthepolesaremeltingD.onlyduetotheeffectoftheinertiaoftheearth’sclimate74.Onthebasisoftheirmodelsscientistsareoftheopinionthat________A.theclimateoftheworldshouldbebecomingcoolerB.thenewIceAgewillbedelayedbythegreenhouseeffectC.theman.madewarmingeffecthelpstoincreasethesolareffectsD.itwilltakethousandsofyearsfortheinertiaoftheearth’sclimatetotakeeffect75.IftheassumptionaboutthedelayofanewIceAgeiscorrect_________A.icewouldsooncoverthenorthernhemisphereB.thegreenhouseeffectcouldworkinfavoroftheearthC.thebestwaytoovercomethecoolingeffectwouldbetobummorefuelsD.theincreasedlevelsofcarbondioxidecouldwarmuptheearthevenmorequickly

GettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey调查bytheNationalSleepFoundation51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnightseventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringthedayand15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.HowmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyouragE.Babiesneedalotofrest:mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildrentenhoursisideal理想的.ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?WatchTV.＂MorechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVsonandtherearemoreopportunities机会tostayawakewithmorehomeworktheInternetandthephone＂saysDr.MaryCarskadonasleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaketeenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristicsbutalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.Becausesleepinessissuchaproblemforteenagerssomeschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.ThreeyearsagoschoolsinEdinaMinnesotachangedthestarttimefrom7:25amto8:30am.Studentsparentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.25.WhatisthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyon?A.Americankids’sleepinghabits.B.Teenagers’sleep-relateddiseases.C.Activitiestopreventsleeplessness.D.Learningproblemsandlackofsleep.26.Howmanyhoursofsleepdo11-year-oldsneedeveryday?A.7hours.B.8hours.C.10hours.D.18hours.27.WhydoteenagersgotosleeplateaccordingtoCarskadon?A.Theyareaffectedbycertainbodychemicals.B.Theytendtodothingsthatexcitethem.C.Theyfollowtheirparents’examples.D.Theydon’tneedtogotoschoolearly.

Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspaceshoweditasasolidballcoveredbybrownlandmassesandblue-greenoceans.WehadneverseentheEarthfromthatdistancebeforE.TousitappearedasthoughtheEarthhadalwayslookedthatwayandalwayswoulD.ScientistsnowknowhoweverthatthesurfaceoftheEarthisnotaspermanentaswehadthought.Scientistsexplainthatthesurfaceofourplanetisalwaysmoving.ContinentsmovesabouttheEarthlikehugeshipsatseA.TheyfloatonpiecesoftheEarth’souterskin.Newouterskiniscreatedasmeltedrockpushedupfrombelowtheoceanfloor.Oldouterskinisdestroyedasitrollsdownintothehotareaandmeltsagain.Onlysincethe1960shavescientistsreallybegantounderstandthattheplanetEarthisagreatlivingmachinE.Someexpertshavesaidthisnewunderstandingisoneofthemostimportantrevolutionsinscientificthought.Therevolutionisbasedontheworkofscientistswhostudythemovementofthecontinents—asciencecalledplatetectonics.ThemodernstoryofplatetectonicsbeginswiththeGermanscientistAlfredWegener.BeforeWorldWarOneWegenerarguedthatthecontinentshadmovedandwerestillmoving.HesaidtheideafirstoccurredtohimwhenheobservedthatthecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogetherliketwopiecesofapuzzlE.Heproposedthatthetwocontinentsmighthavebeenoneandthensplitapart.Wegenerwasnotthefirstpersontowonderabouttheshapeofthecontinents.About500yearsagoexplorersthoughtaboutitwhentheymadethefirstmapsofAmericas.TheexplorersnotedtheeastcoastofNorthAmericaandSouthAmericawouldfitalmostexactlyintothewestcoastofEuropeandSouthAfricA.WhattheexplorersdidnotdobutWegenerdidwastoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmovE.4.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?A.Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspacE.B.Human’srecognitionoftheearth’ssurfacE.C.TheGermanscientistAlfredWegener.D.Theearlyexplorers’discovery.5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wedidn’tseetheEarthfromfarawayuntilwesawthepicturetakeninthespacE.B.Ourancientthoughtthatthesurfaceoftheearthisstill.C.AlfredWegenerwasnotthefirstpersontoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmovE.D.ThecoastlineofIndiaandAfricafittogether.6.Thelastwordofthethirdparagraphtectonicsmean________.A.studyofconstructionB.studyofarchitectureC.earthsurfaceD.structuralgeology7.Whatdidtheexplorersfind?A.ThecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.B.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.C.TheeastcoastlinesofNorthAmericaandthewestcoastofEuropecouldfittogether.D.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandIndiacouldfittogether.

LaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inadditiontheywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees—anywhereatall!BecauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkablE.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.InadditiontheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto_______.A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternetC.workathomeD.connectthemtolibrariesWhyisthewordspeakinthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks引号?A.Theydon’treallytalk.B.TheyusethecomputerlanguagE.C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmericA.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.A.windowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan_______.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptopsWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theprogramissuccessful.B.TheprogramisnotworkablE.C.TheprogramistooexpensivE.D.Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.

Whetherrichorpoorparentswhohavebooksinthehomeincreasethelevelofeducationtheirchildrenwillattainaccordingtoa20-yearstudyledbyMariahEvans.Foryearseducatorshavethoughtthestrongestpredictor预示物ofattaininghighlevelsofeducationwashavingparentswhowerehighlyeducateD.Butthestudyshowedthatthedifferencebetweenbeingraisedinabooklesshomecomparedtobeingraisedinahomewitha500-booklibraryhasasgreataneffectonthelevelofeducationachildwillattainasthedifferencebetweenhavingparentswhoarebarelyliterate有文化的andhavingparentswhohaveauniversityeducation.BeingasociologistEvanswasparticularlyinterestedtofindthatchildrenoflesser-educatedparentsbenefitthemostfromhavingbooksinthehomE.Whatkindsofinvestmentsshouldwemaketohelpthesekidsgetahead?TheresultsofthisstudyindicatethatgettingsomebooksintotheirhomesisaninexpensivewaythatwecanhelpthesechildrensucceeD.EvanssaidEvenalittlebitgoesalongway.Havingasfewas20booksinthehomestillhasasignificantimpactonmotivatingachildtoahigherlevelofeducationandthemorebooksyouaddthegreaterbenefitthechildrenget.Theresearcherswerestruckbythestrongeffecthavingbooksinthehomehadonchildren'seducationalattainmentevenaboveandbeyondsuchfactorsaseducationleveloftheparentsthefather'soccupationortheeconomiclevelofthecountry.Havingbooksinthehomeistwiceasimportantasthefather'seducationlevelandmoreimportantthanwhetherachildwasbroughtupinadevelopingcountryoradevelopedcountry.Surprisinglythedifferenceineducationalattainmentforchildrenbornindevelopedcountryandchildrenbornindevelopingcountrywasjust2yearslessthantwo-thirdsoftheeffectthathaving500ormorebooksinthehomehadonchildren.8.Inthepasteducatorsheldapointofviewthat______....A.childrenwhosefamilyhadalibrarywouldpossiblyattainhighlevelsofeducationB.childrenwhowereborninpoorfamiliesstudiedharderthanthoseinrichfamiliesC.childrenwhoseparentsarehighlyeducatedwouldattainhighlevelsofeducationD.parents’levelofeducationhadnothingtodowiththeirchildren’slevelsofeducation9.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmotivatinginParagraph3mean?A.Makingsomebodywanttodosomething.B.HelpingsomebodytofinishsomethingC.Makingsomebodypretendtodosomething.D.Preventingsomebodyfromachievingsomething.10.Whichofthefollowinghasthemostimportanteffectonthelevelofeducationachildwillgain?A.Theeconomiclevelofthecountry.B.Thefather’soccupation.C.Educationlevelsofparents.D.HavingbooksinthehomE.11.WhichisthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.GettingbooksintohomesisgoodinvestmentparentscanmakE.B.Childrenwhogetahigherlevelofeducationmusthavemanybooksintheirhomes.C.Readingbooksisgoodforthedevelopmentofchildren.D.Booksinhomehaveagreateffectonchildren’seducationlevels.

Brain-trainingsoftwaremaybeawasteoftimE.Peoplewhoplayedmind-boostinggamesmadethesamemodestcognitivegainsasthosewhospentasimilaramountoftimesurfingtheweB.Itdidn'treallymakeanydifferencewhatpeopledidsaysAdrianOwenoftheMedicalResearchCouncilCognitionwhotestedbrain-trainingsoftwareonvolunteersrecruitedthroughaBBCtelevisionprogram.Owenandhiscolleaguesasked11000volunteerstotaketeststomeasuretheirreasoningabilityandverbalandspatial空间的memory.ParticipantsthenspentsixweeksplayingononeoftwocomputerprogramsorjustsurfingthewebforpleasurE.Inoneprogramwhichimitatescommercialbrain-trainingsoftwarethevolunteerssolvedsimplemathematicsproblemsandpuzzlesthattestedtheirmemories.Theotherwasdesignedspecificallytoboostcognitiveabilitiessuchasreasoningandplanning.Aftersixweekstheparticipantsunderwentasecondroundofcognitivetests.Bothgroupswhoplayedthegamesmademodestimprovementsyetsodidthewebsurfers.Skillslearnedviatheprogramsdidn'ttransfertothecognitivetestsevenwhentheyreliedonsimilarabilitiessaysOwen.ForinstancepeoplewhoplayedagameinwhichtheyhadtofindamatchforabrieflyoverturnedcardstruggledatasimilartestthatusedstarshiddeninboxesEvenwhenthetestswereconceptuallyquitesimilarwedidn'tseeanyimprovementsaysOwen.Heconcludesthatbrain-trainingsoftwareonlymakespeoplebetteratthespecifictaskstheyhavebeenpracticing.YetKlingbergwhofoundedacognitive-trainingfirmcalledCogmedisindignantattheconclusionthatallbraintrainingisbunk.TheparticipantsinOwen'sstudydidn'tpracticeforlongenoughandtherewasnoqualitycontroloverwhatpracticepeopledidhesays.AskingsubjectstositathomeanddotestsonlineperhapswiththeTVonorotherdistractionsaroundislikelytoresultinnoisydatahesays.Thispaperdoesinnowaydisprovethatthebrainisplasticorthatcognitivefunctionscanbeimprovedbytraining.Owencountersthathisteam'sresearchtookplaceinsettingssimilartotheonespeoplearelikelytopracticein.Thisiswhatpeoplearedoing.They'resittingathomeontheircomputersdoingbraintraining.32.ThepurposeofOwenrecruitingvolunteerstodothefirstroundoftestsis.A.testtheirreasoningabilityandverbalandspatialmemoryB.supporttheBBCtelevisionprograminhiswayC.provehowmuchinformationparticipantscanrememberD.detectdifferencesamongpeopleinmemorizinginformation33.FromthesecondroundofcognitivetestsOwenconcludesthat.A.allparticipantshavemademuchrecognizableimprovementdramaticallyB.participantshavedevelopedreasoningabilitytosolvecomplicatedproblemsC.participantscanmakegreaterimprovementinsolvingverysimilarproblemsD.participantsperformedbetterincertaintaskstheyhavepracticedforalongtime34.What'sthemeaningofindignant?A.SurpriseD.B.AgreeablE.C.MaD.D.Dishonest.35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thereisadebateaboutwhetherbrain-trainingsoftwareiseffectivE.B.Weshouldconcentrateonbrain-trainingsoftwareinourdailylifE.C.Brain-trainingsoftwareisuselesstomostpeoplE.D.Itisimportanttoimprovereasoningabilityandspatialmemory.

Recentlyprofessorofphilosophy哲学intheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLifE.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourdailylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.Hesaysourrelationswithothersoftenbecomedearlydefined清晰的whenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulrelationshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendsomemoney.Ifhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbeforeoritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn’t.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idon’tknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodemsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.25.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirdailylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflifeD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney26.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship27.Theunderlinedphraseenterthepictureinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.isusedupB.isspentonpicturesC.ispaidintherightwayD.ispaidattentionto28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.Hedoesn’tfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesn’tthinkheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.D.Hedoesn’tthinkthatbeingrichdeservessomuchattention.

AfterspendingayearinBrazilonastudentexchangeprogramhermotherrecalled回忆MarieColvinreturnedhometofindthatherclassmateshadnarroweddowntheircollegechoices.EveryoneelsewasalreadyadmittedtocollegehermotherRosemarieColvinsaidfromthefamilyhomE.SoshetookourcaranddroveuptoYaleandsaid‘Youhavetoletmein.’Impressed---shewasaNationalMerit全国英才finalistwhohadpickedupPortugueseinBrazil---Yaledidadmittinghertotheclassof1978whereshestartedwritingfortheYaleDailyNewsanddecidedtobeajournalisthermothersaiD.OnWednesdayMarieColvin56anexperiencedjournalistforTheSundayTimesofLondonkilledasSyrianforcesshelled炮击thecityofHoms.Shewasworkinginatemporarymediacenterthatwasdestroyedintheattack.ShewassupposedtoleaveSyriaonWednesdayMrs.ColvinsaiD.Hereditortoldmehecalledheryesterdayandsaiditwasgettingtoodangerousandtheywantedtotakeherout.Shesaidshewasdoingastoryandshewantedtofinishit.Mrs.Colvinsaiditwaspointlesstotrytopreventherdaughterfromgoingtoconflictzones.Ifyouknewmydaughtershesaiditwouldhavebeensuchawasteofwords.ShewasdeterminedshewasenthusiasticaboutwhatshediditwasherlifE.Therewasnosaying‘Don’tdothis.’Thisiswhoshewasabsolutelywhoshewasandwhatshebelievedin:coverthestorynotjusthavepicturesofitbutbringittolifeinthedeepestwayyoucoulD.SoitwasnotasurprisewhenshetookaninterestinjournalismhermothersaiD.28.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1wecaninferthat________.A.YalewasherlastchoiceB.MarieColvinwasconfidentofherselfC.YalemustkeepitspromisetoMarieColvinD.MarieColvinwasgoodatpersuading29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MarieColvinwasquiteoutstanding.B.MarieColvinstartedwritinginBrazil.C.MarieColvinshouldhaveleftSyriabeforehand.D.MarieColvinwasverycarefulwithherwork.30.FromthelastparagraphwecanknowthatMrs.Colvin________.A.dislikesthechoiceofherdaughter.B.careslittleaboutherdaughter.C.knowsherdaughterverywell.D.doesn’tfullyappreciateherdaughter.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.CoveringStoriesinaDangerousConflictAreA.B.ApplyingforTopUniversitiesaSuccessfulCaseC.ChoosingLifelongCareersBasedonYourOwnInterest.D.RecallingHerDaughteraJournalistKilledinSyriA.

China’sbossoftabletennisLiuGuoliangwasshockedathisfirstsightofJapaneseteenagerMiuHiranowhobeatthreetop-rankedChinesetoclaimasensationalvictoryofthewomen'ssinglesattheAsianTableTennisChampionships.She'smuchbetterthanIhadimaginedsaidLiuontheconclusionofthecontinentaltournament锦标赛.Whenshecameoutthewinneroflastyear'sWorldCupIthoughtmaybeshetookadvantageoftheabsenceoftheChinesewomenpaddlers.HoweverIchangedmymindwhenIsawherplayherE.She'sstrongenoughtechnicallyandmentallyandcapableofbeatinganyoneintheworldaddedLiu.Hiranowhojustturned17yearsoldonFridaystunnedChina'sworldNo.1DingNing3-2inthequarterfinalsbeforesecond-rankedZhuYuling3-0andfinallyseeingoffworldNo.5ChenMengalso3-0tosmashtheChinesedominance统治ofthetournament.She'ssoyoungandhassomanypossibilitiesinthefuturesaidLiu.Thatmakeshersuccessmoreintimidatingtoourwomen'steam.InLiu'sopinionthedifficultiesthatChinafacedintheseAsianchampionshipsreflectedthechangesoftabletennisworldmapinrecentyears.It'snotjustrecentlythatJapanwantstobeatChinahesaiD.Bytheendofthedaytheireffortsfinallyworkedout.TheheadcoachhoweverrefusedtostandallbytheJapan'ssidE.WedoneedtolearnfromtheotherassociationsincludingtheJapanesewhodoanexcellentjobonyouthtrainingLiusaiD.Butonefailureshouldnotleadtothewholedenialtoourownteam.Ithinkit'sagoodthingtohavecompetitorswhocanposerealchallengeswhichmakesoursportmorecompetitiveandmorehealthyheaddeD.8.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordintimidatinginparagraph4?A.possibleB.certainC.threateningD.impossible9.WhycouldMiuHiranowinthelastyear’sWorldCup?A.BecauseMiumadeuseoftheabsenceoftheChinesewomenpaddlersB.BecauseChinesewomenpaddlerswereweakC.BecauseMiuwascapableofwinningthegameD.BecauseLiuGouliangwantedhertowinthegame10.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhuYulingisthesecond-rankedintheworldoftable—tennisB.MiuHiranowasdefeatedbyDingNinginthequarterfinalsoftheAsiaTableTennisChampionshipsC.China’sfemalepaddlersfacethegreatchallengeD.Femaletable-tennisworldmaphaschangedinrecentyears11.Thepassagemostlikelycomesfrom______.A.anewsreportB.afashionmagazinE.C.abiographyD.asciencefiction

Arebillionairesgoodwithexamsaswellastheirmoney?Oraretheymorelikelytohaveescapedschoolatthefirstopportunityandworkedtheirwayuptomaketheirfortunes?Astudyoftheeducationalbackgroundofsomeoftheworld’swealthiestpeopleshowsthattheyaremuchmorelikelytohavegonetouniversityandtheyaremorelikelytohaveapostgraduatedegree硕士或博士研究生学位thannodegreeatall.Itdoesn’tgivemuchsupportfortheimageofself-taughtentrepreneurs企业家whorelyontheirownwisdomratherthanhighereducation.ThestudybyinsurancecompanyGoCompareexaminedtheeducationalbackgroundofpeopleappearinginthetop100billionairelistsbyForbesmagazineoverthepast20years.Itshowsthat76percentofthesebillionaireshaveadegreE.Forty-sevenpercentofthemhaveabachelor’s学士degree23percentamaster’s文/理科硕士degreeand6percentadoctorate博士学位.Themostpopularsubjectsweretheonesrelatedtoeconomicsandengineering.Thereweremanymorestudyingsciencesthanarts.Theschoolattendedbytheglobalsuperricharealsomuchmorelikelytobeworld-classuniversitiesratherthanlocalones.HarvardUniversityisthesinglemostlikelynametobefoundontheresume履历ofabillionairethoughoneofthemostfamousnamesontherichlistBillGatesdroppedoutofHarvardbeforefinishing.StanfordUniversityinCaliforniaandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavebecomethelaunchpadsforarisingnumberoftechbillionaires.Google’sco-foundersLarryPageandSergeyBrinwerebothpostgraduatesatStanforD.BorthersCharlesandDavidKochwhoareamongtheworld’sbiggestoiltycoonsbothgottheirbachelor’sandmaster’sdegreesfromMIT.AmongU.K.universitiestheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScienceandtheUniversityofCambridgehavethemostmulti-billionairesontheForbeslistwhileOxfordhasproducedRupertMurdoch.28.ThestudyhasfoundallofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.mostbillionairesarenotself-taughtgeniusesB.billionairesaremuchmorelikelytohavereceivedhighereducationC.nearlyhalfofthoseonForbes’top100billionairelistshaveabachelor’sdegreeD.therearemorebillionaireswithoutdegreeatallthanthosewithamaster’sdegree29.Ofthefollowingsubjectswhatisthemostlikelytohavebeenacollegemajorofabillionaire?A.ComputersciencE.B.Arthistory.C.EnglishliteraturE.D.Law.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlaunchpadsinParagraph7mean?A.FavoriteplacesoffamouspeoplE.B.Effectivestartingpointsforacareer.C.PlacesontheInternetthathelpyoufindinformation.D.PlaceswhererocketsandotherspacecraftaresentintospacE.31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.ThestudywascarriedoutbyForbesmagazinE.B.A.highpercentageoftheworld’srichestpeoplehaveadoctoratE.C.RupertMurdochwenttotheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalSciencE.D.HarvardUniversityhasproducedmorebillionairesontheForbeslistthananyotheruniversity.

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.12.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinthemeaningwiththeunderlinedsentenceisparagraph2?A.EverChinesecanwriteChinesecharacterseasilyespeciallywithcomputersB.OnlywiththehelpofcomputerscansomeChinesepeoplewriteChinesecharactersC.DespitethehelpofcomputersChinesepeoplehaveforgottenhowtowriteD.ComputersaretheonlymeanstorelyontowriteChinesecharactersformanypeople13.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCharacterHero?A.It’sopentopeopleofallagesandallwalks.B.It’sthemost-viewedTVprogramsinChinA.C.ItaimstospreadChineseculturetotheworlD.D.Itdrawsgreatpublicattentionacrossthecountry.14.WhyareChinesepeopleforgettinghowtowritethecharacters?A.Chinesepeopledon’trefertodictionariesveryoften.B.Chinesepeoplenolongerusebrushpensorpracticecalligraphy.C.ChinesepeopleareusingtheLatinalphabetinsteadofthecharacters.D.Chinesepeopleneedn’twritebyhandasoftenwiththehelpoftechnology.15.AccordingtoShenBinbeingabletowritecharactersbyhandis__________.A.necessaryforadultstosurviveinChinaB.arequirementmadebytheEducationMinistryC.helpfultokeepChinesetraditionandculturealiveD.anabilitytobedevelopedonlywhenyouarestudents

TheForbiddenCityiswellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.ButMastersintheForbiddenCity我在故宫修文物doesnotjustfocusonthestoriesofthepast.InsteadthedocumentarymoviewhichcameoutoninChinesecinemasDeC.16focusesonordinarypeople----therestorers修复者ofrelicsandantiquities古董.Thestoriesaretoldataslowandleisurelypacereflectingtherestorer’swork.Restorationofculturalrelicsandantiquescanbetime-consumingandsometimesboring.Yettheserestorer’spatienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.Ifyouchoosethisjobyouhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair.YouneedtobequietandgetusedtobeingquietsaysWangJinanancientclockrepairexpert.A.touchingpartofthedocumentaryisthespiritofcraftsmanshipintherestorers.YearsofhumdrumworkrequirenotonlyskillbutalsofaithandspiritChinaDailycommenteD.Lookingforprecisenessandperfectiondevotingyourselftoworkpatienceendurancelonelinessallthesequalitiescomeformthe‘craftsmanspirit’.Butunlikethepopularideaofstuffy古板的expertswhositaroundbeingseriousthedocumentaryshowsofftheenthusiasmoftherestorers.Theyplaytheirguitarsandmakejokesabouteachotherafteralongdayofrestorationwork.OnescenethathasbeenverypopularwithInternetusersfeaturesayoungfemalerestorerridingabicyclethroughtheemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.WhilesheisdoingthisanarratorsaysThelastpersontodothiswasPuyithelastemperoroftheQingDynasty.MastersintheForbiddenCityhasprovedwrongmanypeople’sideasaboutantiquerestorersallowingthemtorealizethattheyarenotolddullprofessorsbutpeopleintheir40s30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasingtotheeyE.25.Accordingtothepassagewhat’sthemainpurposeofthedocumentaryMastersintheForbiddenCity?A.TodisplayrelicsseldomseenbyordinarypeoplE.B.TopraisethecraftsmanshipofChineseantiquerestorers.C.TodrawattentiontoChineseantiquerestorers’lives.D.ToshowpeoplehowantiquesarerestoreD.26.AccordingtoWangJinwecanlearnthat_____.A.thereisnoneedtodorestorationworkfastB.antiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeacefulC.heoftengetstiredwithhisworkD.ittakesyearsofhardworktoadapttoantiquerestoration27.Theunderlinedwordhumdrumprobablymeans_____.A.boringB.differentC.relaxingD.unusual28.Thebicycle-ridingsceneinthedocumentaryisusedto_____.A.showthestrangehobbiesofyoungantiquerestorersB.showthatthedocumentarybreaksfromtheolddullimageofantiquerestorers.C.remindtheaudienceofthelastQingemperorD.encouragetheyoungtoconsideracareerinantiquerestorationinthefuture

TheinternationalhumanrightsNGOLightfortheWorldannouncedaunionthatwillfocusongivingavoicetopeoplewithdisabilitiesindevelopingnations.Thegroupsaysithasreceivedadeclarationofsupportfromitsnewlyformedinternationalboardofambassadorswhohaspromisedtoworktowardscreatingasocietyforpeoplewhoareabandonedbecauseofadisability.LightfortheWorldsaysonaveragepeoplewithdisabilitiesandfamilieswithadisabledmemberexperiencehigherratesofbeingpoorincludingfoodinsecuritypoorhousingandlackofaccesstowaterandmedicinE.GabrielMulleristhedirectorofpublicrelationsforLightfortheWorld.HestatedtheinternationalboardofambassadorsiscomprisedofseveninternationallyfamousindividualsthatincludeEthiopianrunninglegendandOlympicmedalistHaileGebrselassieandKenyanParalympicgoldmedalistHenryWanyoikE.Wehaveseveralpeoplewhoself-advocatefromEthiopiaandKenyauptoLordJoffeandwhoevendefendedNelsonMandelaincourtinthe1960s.SothesepeoplecanmakeadifferenceiftheyraisetheirvoiceandiftheyusetheirnetworkstocreatesupportfortherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesexplainedMuller.MullersaidwhileLightfortheWorldisaspecializedorganizationthatfocusesoneyediseasesandblindnessindevelopingcountriestheyalsoprovidesupportforpeoplewithanytypeofdisabilities.AswecanseealsofollowingtheworldreportondisabilitiesbyWHOandtheWorldBankhouseholdswithmemberswithdisabilitiesusuallyhavemuchlowerincomeandhavelessaccesstomedicalcareeducationandsoon.SoagainpovertyisleadingtodisabilitiesanddisabilitiesareleadingtopovertyespeciallyindevelopingcountriessaidMuller.Hesaidmembersoftheboardofambassadorshavealreadybeenpartneringwithdevelopingcountriestogivevoicetothosewhomightotherwiselosetheirdignityaswellasthehopeoflivinginaninclusivesociety.24.LightfortheWorldwassetupmainlyto________.A.improvethelivingstandardsB.givehelptoblindpeopleC.helppeoplewithdisabilitiesD.adoptabandonedpeople25.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4canbereplacedby________.A.isdividedintoB.ismadeupofC.ispickedoutD.ismixedupwith26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheambassadorsoftheinternationalboard?A.TheyhavegreatinternationalinfluencE.B.Theyareallfromdevelopingcountries.C.Theystresstheimportanceofhumanequality.D.Theyplantopartnerwithdevelopingcountries.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theincomeofapersondependsonhiseducationlevel.B.FamilieswithdisabledmembersusuallyliveaharderlifE.C.Disabledpeoplearemostlylivingindevelopingcountries.D.Thepoorerthepeoplearethemoredisabilitiesthey’llhavE.

FromhisownversionofKimKardashian'sInternet-breakingpicturetorockingtheLeiaBunslookMarkUdovitch28hopeshiscelebrityimpersonations名人模仿willhelpraisemoneyforcancerpatients.Dressedinagarbagebagblackcleaningglovesandaplasticbagtietherecreation娱乐ofKimKardashion'spictureisoneofMark'sfavoritecelebrityimpersonations.GameofThronecharactersarealsoapopularchoiceandtheradiationdoctorhascosplayed角色扮演manyfamousfigures.Marksaysthereactiontothepictureshasbeenpositivewithalotoflaughfromhisco-workers.IhavegottenaverypositiveresponsefrommanyotherradiationdoctorswhoprivatelymessagemesayinghowmuchrespecttheyhaveformehesaiD.ButwhiletheradiationdoctorishavingfunwithhiswildandstrangecreationsthecausebehinditissaD.Apatientoncetoldhimshewasmoredevastatedaboutlosingherhairthansurgery.ItwasatthatmomentthatMarkdecidedtostopgettinghaircutsandstartgrowinghishair.TheradiationdoctorwillshavehishairoffinaDryJulyShaveOffanddonateittomakefalsehairforcancerpatients.MarkrecalledOverthecourseof2.5yearsmymateshavebeenabsolutelybeltingmewithcommentsaboutwhoIlooklikewithmylonghair.ItookaphotoofmeimpersonatingScottStapptheleadsingerofCreedasajokelastyearandposteditonFacebook.Itgot150+likeswhichislargeformesinceIamnotverysocialmediasavvy懂行的.SincethatimagegotsomuchnoticethatIwonderhowmanycelebritiesIcouldactuallyimpersonateintheleaD.Shavingmyheadmaybeusedasameansofraisingawareness.28.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddevastatedinParagraph4probablymean?A.Curious.B.Upset.C.Cautious.D.AlarmeD.29.HowdidMark'sco-workersreacttothephotos?A.Theymadefunofthephotos.B.Theydidn'tcareaboutthephotos.C.Theythoughthighlyofthephotos.D.TheythoughtthephotosstrangE.30.WhydidMarkimpersonateScottStappatfirst?A.TodoitforpleasurE.B.Toamusehiscolleagues.C.ToshowoffhistalentonlinE.D.Toraisemoneyforcancerpatients.31.What'sprobablythebesttitleforthetext?A.DryJulyShaveOffB.AKindandHumorousDoctorC.CelebrityImpersonationsD.Doctor'sImpersonationsforPatients