The United States Capitol is a monument, a working office building, and one of the most recognizable symbols of representative democracy (议会民主)in the worlD. Visitors are welcome to enter the building through the Capitol Visitor Center, located underground, beneath the East Front plaza of the U.S. Capitol at First Street and East Capitol Street. Hours—The Capitol Visitor Center is open to visitors from 8:30 A.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and on Inauguration Day. Admission and Passes—Admission to the Capitol Visitor Center is freE. However, passes are required for tours of the historic Capitol. All visitors to the Capitol are required to go through security screening. Please review the U.S. Capitol prohibited items list before your visit. Tours—Tours of the U.S. Capitol need to be scheduled in advance through the Advance Reservation System or through the office of one of your Senators or your RepresentativE. Visitors with Disabilities—The Capitol Visitor Center is fully accessible to people with disabilities. Listening devices with audio description of the films and exhibition are available at the Information Desks. All films have open captioning. In addition, there are a variety of other services for visitors with disabilities, including adaptive tours of the Capitol, wheelchairs, and sign-language interpreting services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Gift Shops—The Gift Shops are on the upper level and are open 9 A.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The Gift Shops feature a unique selection of merchandise inspired by the Capitol's art and architectural treasures, fun and educational gifts, books, jewelry and exciting custom-designed products unavailable anywhere elsE. Restaurant—The Restaurant is on the lower level and is open 8:30 A.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Freshly made soups, salads, specialty entrees, pizzas, sandwiches, desserts, and beverages will reflect the diverse bounty of America and are available for purchase at the Restaurant. Meal vouchers may be reserved ahead of time for groups of 25 or morE. Strollers and Baby Changing—Strollers are permitted in the Capitol Visitor Center and baby changing stations are available in each family restroom. Foreign Languages—Visitors may request listening devices for foreign-language versions of the films and the exhibition at the Information Desks. Service Animals—Service animals are allowed in the Capitol Visitor Center and the Capitol. 56. The brochure is meant to inform visitors of the Capitol tour's________. A. strict security measures B. considerate service C. thrilling attractions D. advanced management 57. If a tour group of fifty decide to split in two, half of them dining and the others shopping for souvenirs, both at the same time, which of the following is the right time? A. 4:30 pm Monday B. 4:30 pm Saturday C. 3:30 pm Friday D. 3:30 pm Sunday 58. Disabled visitors can receive the following services EXCEPT ________. A. Barrier-free access. B. Video or audio aid C. Sign-language interpreting services D. Service animals

Thisyear’swinnersoftheWenjinBookAwardannouncedbytheNationalLibraryofChinaonApril23arefromthreemaincategories—children’sbookspopularscienceandsocialsciencetitles.TheannualawardsannouncedonWorldBookDayaremeanttobuildabridgebetweenreaderswritersandpublisherstocreateaconductivefeelingforreadingbooksandfulfillthedutyoflibrariestopromotecultureandeducatethepeoplE.Startedin2004andfirstcelebratedin2005theaward’sgroupofjudgesisdrawnfromapoolofgreatscholarsandjournalists.ZhangHeaseniorculturereporterfromthePeople’sDailysaystheawardsareconsideredthemosthonorableinChina’sbookworldbecauseitfullyfocusesonthequalityofthebooks.Everyyeartheawardselects10booksfromthosepublishedwithinthepast12monthscoveringthreeareas:humanitiesandsocialsciencepopularscienceandchildren’sbook.ThejudginggroupalsomakesdozensofbookrecommendationsforthepubliC.From2005to2014withabreakin2012judginggroupsselected99booksandrecommendedsome421othersfromapoolof6000titles.Critics评论员praisedthewinningbooksespeciallyZhongguoGudaiWuziWenhuaorTangibleCultureinAncientChinapublishedbytheZhonghuaBookCompanyinJuly2014.BasedonaseriesofthewriterSunJi’slecturesonChineseculturethebookhas10chaptersthatattempttoanswerpeople’squestionsaboutvariousaspectsofancientChinesepeople’slives.ChenLiawriterandoneofthejudgessaysthatthebookhasthenewestmostcomprehensiveandsystematicdescriptiononChineseculturE.Formoreinformationpleaseclickliuzhihua@chinadaily.com.cn25.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingsareTRUE.except________.A.ThereisacompetitionfortheWenjinBookAwardeveryyear.B.WorldBookDaydatesbacktotheyear2005.C.ItwasbecausetheawardfocusesonthequalityofbooksthatmadeitthemosthonorableinChina’sbookworlD.D.Theawardedbooksareabouthumanitiesandsocialsciencespopularscienceandchildren’sbooks.26.WhichofthefollowingaboutWenjinBookAwardisRIGHT?A.Thebookshavetobewritteninthepastyears.B.ThemesofthebooksincludehumanitiesandsocialscienceaswellasnaturalscienceC.InthepastdecadeaboutonehundredbookshavewontheWenjinBookAwarD.D.Theaward’sjudgesarefromgreatscholarsandwriters.27.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.Onawebsite.B.Inamagazine.C.Inatextbook.D.Inaguidebook.28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WinnersofWenjinBookAwarD.B.WorldBookDay.C.WorkonWenjinBookAward.D.Best-sellersonWorldBookDay.

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto料理andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcard住宿登记卡tothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate价钱.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly相应地.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpracticewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?32.WhiletakingataxiinFinland_____.A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.apassengercanneverberefusedbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying33.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland________.A.aremostlypoorlymanagedB.providemealsforanydinersC.providefreewineandchargeforfoodD.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.C.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.D.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.35.Thewordthoseinthelastbutoneparagraphprobablyrefersto_____.A.peoplewhoaredishonestB.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotelsC.peoplewhooftentaketaxisD.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticlese-mailsandWeChattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext.Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevicesitwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbywordlinebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowlylistingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellingtonNewZealandwheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubsthepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideasaboutacertainbookbuttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquietrelaxedenvironment.AccordingtotheJournaltheWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.SlowreaderssuchasTheAtlantic'sMauraKellysayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemindimprovesconcentrationreducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandother'smentalstatesandbeliefsafundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders.Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandinformation.left-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupidersaysPatrickKingsleyfromTheGuardian.BecauseoftheInternethesayswehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnewsbutwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositbackreflectandrelateallthesefactstoeachother.Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterruptedstraightpatterninaquietenvironmentfreeofdistractions.Aimfor30minutesadayadvisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.YoucansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemomentsyoupickupameaningfulworkofliteratureKellysaid.Reachforyoure-readerifyoulike.KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavynotlesssubstantiveandalsoensureyou'llneverloseyourplace.32.ThebookclubinWellingtonmentionedinParagraph2shows____________.A.thenewtrendofslowreadingB.thedeclineofelectronicdevicesC.theimportanceofexchangingideasD.theincreasingnumberofclubreaders33.AccordingtoPatrickKingsleypeoplearestupiderpartlybecauseof_____________.A.anon-stopreadingpatternB.thestraightleft-to-rightscreenC.awiderangeofinterestingnewsD.thelackofreflection34.Accordingtothepassageslowreading___________.A.contributestounderstandingamongpeopleB.promotesthecurrenttechnologyadvancesC.providespeoplewithaquietenvironmentD.curesthememorylossofelderlypeople35.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BenefitofReadingClubs.B.ReturnofSlowReading.C.ReadingoftheInternetAge.D.InfluenceofSpeedReading.

Nonverbal非语言的CommunicationWhenyouareinanothercountryitisimportanttoknowthelanguagebutitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatenonverballybymakinggestures.Accordingtoaninvestigation调查only30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon’tknowthelanguagethemostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.HowevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworlD.IntheUnitedStatesforexamplenoddingyourheadupanddownmeansyes.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkeyhoweverthismotioncanmeanno.InSoutheastAsianoddingyourheadisapolitewayofsayingI’veheardyou.InancientRomewhentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone’slifehewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStateswhensomeoneputshis/herthumbupitmeansEverythingisallright.HoweverinSardiniaandGreecethegestureisinsulting侮辱andshouldnotbeusedtherE.IntheUnitedStatesraisingyourclasped握紧的handsaboveyourheadmeansI’mthechampionorI’mthewinner.Itisthesignthatprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman政治家madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeetingAmericansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussiahoweveritisasignoffriendship.Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountrysuchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.AmericansstandclosertoeachotherthanEnglishpeoplE.Englishpeopledon’tliketouchingsomebodyorbeingtoucheD.NowinAmericatouchisimportant.Forexamplefriendstoucheachotheronthearm.Theyoftenputanarmaroundafriendwhentheysayhelloorgoodbye.5.Itisveryimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverballywhenyouareinanothercountrybecause.A.mostpeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesB.muchofourcommunicationisnonverbalonmanyoccasionsC.peopleusuallymakegesturesbeforesayinganythingD.it’seasytolearnhowtoexpressoneselfthroughgestures6.IfanativeinSingaporenodshisheadupanddownwhenyoutalktohimhismotionmeans.A.yesB.noC.that’sallrightD.I.’veheardyou7.WhentheRussianleaderputuphisclaspedhandsafterthemeetingattheWhiteHouse.A.hemeantRussiawasthewinnerB.hewasinsultingAmericaC.hemadeashowoffriendshiptoAmericaD.heinfactmeantnothingatall8.Thegestureofputtingone’sthumbupshouldnotbeusedwhenyouaretravellingin.A.ChinaB.theUnitedStatesC.GreeceD.SoutheastAsia

ArecenthousingprojectinHelsinkioffersremarkablycheapapartmentsforthoseundertheageof25.Theymustcommittospendingtimewiththeirolderneighbors.Helsinkioffers247-suqare-footstudioapartmentswithabathroomstoragespacekitchenandbalconyforonly$272everymonth---aboutathirdoftheaveragepriceforastudiointhecity.Theapartmentisinsidehomesfortheelderlyandtheyoungrentermustspendbetweenthreetofivehourswiththeirelderlyneighborseachweek.LikeprettymuchallothermajorcitiesintheworldFinland’scapitalofHelsinkihasfacedrapidpopulationgrowthinrecentyears.Andwithpopulationgrowthcomesaninevitableriseinthecostoflivingandofcoursesharpincreaseinrent.CurrentlyHelsinkiisranked14thonthelistoftheworld’smostexpensivecities.Forthoseyoungandfreshlyindependentthiscausesterribleproblems–evenhomelessness.It'saveryexpensivecitytoliveinMr.BostromwritesinanemailtoCNN’sEoghanMacguirE.IfyoumanagetogetanapartmentthatthecityownsitcanbequiteaffordablE.Thescreeningcriteriaincludedtheabilitytoparticipateinavarietyofactivitiessuchascookingorplayinginstrumentsbutthenumberofapplicantsforthoseapartmentsissohighthatwaitinglisttakesforeverhesays.AccordingtoHelsinki’sYouthHousingAssociationtheycitycouncilaimstoensurethateveryyoungpersonwillhaveahomeby2018.MikiMielonenarepresentativeoftheyouthdepartmentsaysthisprojectcurrentlyinitstrialstageswillhelpoutyoungpeoplewhileofferingsocialbenefitstoseniorcitizens.IthinkthereisquitearigidopinioninFinlandwithmanypeoplethinkingyoungoftheoldideasthatwearegoingtobreakdown.12.Helsinkiprobablyrentsacheapapartmenttoayoungmanwho________.A.reachestheageof25B.hasfinancialproblemsC.promisestoaccompanytheelderlyD.agreestoshareitwithhisneighbor13.WhichistherootreasonforthehousingproblemsinHelsinki?A.ThepopulationexplosionB.ThehighlivingstandardC.World’spriciestapartmentrentD.Lowemploymentofcollegegraduates14.AccordingtoMrBostromthecheapapartmentsare_______.A.well-decoratedB.difficulttoaffordC.inshortsupplyD.popularwithtechnicians15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.TheyounginHelsinkiaremostlyhomelessB.Helsinkiwillovercomepeople’sprejudiceC.TheprojectwillbeexperimentalinfutureD.Theprojectismorebeneficialtotheyoung

Mostpeoplereportthattheydonotusuallyfeelconfident.Butexcitingthingscanhappenwhenweactuallybelieveinourselves.HereisamanwhobelievedinhisownabilityevenasaboyandthatconfidencehelpedshapehisadultlifE.Attheturnofthelastcenturyayoungboyquitschooltohelpwiththefamilyexpenses.Whenhewasfifteenhebecameinterestedinautomobiles汽车andworkedinagaragE.Hesubscribedtoacorrespondencehomestudycourseonautomobilesandafteralongdayinthegaragestudiedatthekitchentablebylamplight.WhenhefeltreadyhewalkedintotheFrayer-MillerAutomobileCompanyofColumbusOhio.WhenMr.FrayernoticedhimheaskedWellwhatdoyouwant?IjustthoughtI’dtellyouI’mcomingtoworkheretomorrowmorningtheboyreplieD.Oh!Whohiredyou?NobodyyetbutI’llbeonthejobinthemorning.IfI’mnotworthanythingyoucanfiremE.Earlythenextmorningtheyoungmanreturnedtotheplant.NoticingthefloorwasthickwithmetalshavingsandaccumulateddirttheboygotabroomandsetouttocleantheplacE.Becauseofhisself-confidenceandworkethictheboy’sfuturewaspredictablE.HewentontostandoutinmanyfieldsincludingautomobileracingpilotingWorldWarIplanesandfoundingwhatwastobecomeoneofAmerica’slargestairlinecompanies—EasternAirlines.Peoplewhobecomemoreconfidenthabituallyencouragethemselves.Withoutconfidencewearenotlikelytomovefarinthedirectionofourdreams.ButbecomeourownbestfriendandalmostanythingwillbepossiblE.Itisimportantthatwealwaysbelieveinourselves.Inordertoreachvictorywemustbelieveinourselvesevenwhenwemakemistakesandfallshort.32.Howdidtheboylearnknowledgeconcerningautomobiles?A.HeattendedschoolinthedaytimE.B.HestudiedhardathomE.C.HereadbooksinthegaragewhereheworkeD.D.Heturnedtosomeinstructorsforhelp.33.Wecanlearnfromtheboy’swordsthat_________.A.hebelievedinhimselfB.helookeddownuponothersC.hewasverygenerousD.hewantedtoshowoffhiscompetence34.Duetohiseffortsandconfidencetheman_____.A.madeWorldWarIplanesB.learnedmuchknowledgeinagarageC.achievedeverythinginhislifeD.setuptheEasternAirlines35.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toinspireuswithself-confidencE.B.Totellusaninterestingstory.C.ToinspireustoworkharD.D.Tostresstheimportanceofrealizingourdream

AsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotaping录像thefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.32.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudy.D.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems33.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause_________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily34.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren_________.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren35.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

WithaloudHem!andalongbreathJobegantoreadveryfast.ThegirlslistenedwithinterestforthetalewasromanticandsomewhatsadasmostofthecharactersdiedintheenD.IlikethataboutthesplendidpicturewasAmy’sapprovingremarkasJopauseD.Iprefertheromancepart.ViolaandAngeloaretwoofourfavoritenamesisn’tthatodd?saidMegwipinghereyesfortheromancepartwastragiC.Whowroteit?askedBethwhohadcaughtaglimpseofJo’sfacE.ThereadersuddenlysatupcastawaythepaperdisplayingareddenedfaceandwithafunnymixtureofseriousnessandexcitementrepliedinaloudvoiceYoursister.You?criedMegdroppingherwork.It’sverygoodsaidAmycritically.Iknewit!Iknewit!OhmyJoIamsoproud!AndBethrantohughersisteroverthissplendidsuccess.Dearmehowdelightedtheyallweretobesure!HowMegwouldn’tbelieveittillshesawthewords.MissJosephineMarchactuallyprintedinthepaper.HowgraciouslyAmycriticizedtheartisticpartsofthestoryandofferedhintsfortheserieswhichunfortunatelycouldn’tbecarriedoutastheheroandheroineweredeaD.HowBethgotexcitedandskippedandsangwithjoy.HowproudMrs.Marchwaswhensheknewit.HowJolaughedwithtearsinhereyesasshedeclaredshemightaswellbeapeacockanddonewithitandhowthe‘SpreadEagle’mightbesaidtobeathiswingstriumphantlyovertheHouseofMarchasthepaperpassedfromhandtohanD.Tellusaboutit.Whendiditcome?Howmuchdidyougetforit?WhatwillFathersay?Won’tLaurielaugh?criedthefamilyallinonebreathastheysurroundedJoforthesefoolishaffectionatepeoplemadeajubilee狂欢ofeverylittlehouseholdjoy.BequietgirlsandI’lltellyoueverythingsaidJowonderingifMissBurneyfeltanygranderoverherEvilinathanshedidoverher‘RivalPainters’.Havingtoldhowshedisposed处理ofhertalesJoaddedAndwhenIwenttogetmyanswerthemansaidhelikedthembothbutdidn’tpaybeginnersonlyletthemprintinhispaperandnoticedthestories.Itwasgoodpracticehesaidandwhenthebeginnersimprovedanyonewouldpay.SoIlethimhavethetwostoriesandtodaythiswassenttomeandLauriecaughtmewithitandinsistedonseeingitsoIlethim.AndhesaiditwasgoodandIshallwritemoreandhe’sgoingtogetthenextpaidforandIamsohappyforintimeImaybeabletosupportmyselfandhelpthegirls.Jo’sbreathgaveouthereandwrappingherheadinthepapershewettedherlittlestorywithafewnaturaltearsfortobeindependentandearnthepraiseofthoseshelovedwerethedearestwishesofherheartandthisseemedtobethefirststeptowardthathappyenD.67.WhydidM.egwipehereyesafterJoreadthestory?A.BecausethestorywastragicromancE.B.BecausethestorywasquiteaninterestingonE.C.Becauseshewasexcitedathersister'ssuccess.D.BecauseofherfavoritenamesViolaandAngelo.68.WhoisMissJosephineMarchaccordingtothepassage?A.Meg.B.Beth.C.Jo.D.Amy.69.Theunderlinedwordtriumphantlyprobablymeans________.A.joyfullywithgreatsuccessorvictoryB.bravelyagainstdifficultiesorhardshipsC.vigorouslywithgreatstrengthandcourageD.confidentlywithsupportfromothers70.Howmuchdidthepaperpayheraccordingtothepassage?A.Much.B.A.littlE.C.Unknown.D.NonE.

WritersusedtoapproachpublisherstohavetheirworkreadbythepubliC.NowtheycansimplypostthemandfindmillionsofinstantaudiencE.AfterbreakingupwithherboyfriendBaoJingjingstartedmakingupalovestorysimplytodistract转移herattention.Herstoryofagirlsufferingthepainlikehersprogressedquicklyattractingmanyreaders.WhenBaostoppedwritingasshereunitedwithherboyfriendshewasurgedtocontinueasreaderswantedtoknowwhathappenednext.Baofinisheditsoon.Itbecamesopopularthatitwasturnedintoabest-seller.TocapitalloffBao’snovelwaslateradaptedintoasuccessfulmoviE.Bao’sstoryisonlyoneofmanyInternetnovelsthathavelandeddealsforphysicalbooksTVshowsandfilms.UnliketraditionalwriterswhoburiedthemselvesintheirbooksforyearssomeyoungwriterslikeBaohavegotreadersrapidlyonlineandfindovernightsuccess.BaoadmitshersuccesswasunexpecteD.Shestillremembershowsurprisedherparentswerewhensheproudlygavethemhercopyrightearnings.Onlineliteratureforums论坛areplatformsforgrassrootswriterstosucceeD.InrecentyearsZhangWeiknownasTangjiasanshaohasearned177millionyuanbyhisfingersthoughworkingasanauthorwasbeyondhisdreams.HetoppedthelistofwealthiestChineseInternetnoveliststwiceandwastheonlyonlinewritertobelistedonthe2014ForbesChineseCelebrityList.Headmitsthatheisoneofthefewwritersatthetopofthepyramidwhilemostonlinewritersremainunknown.Howeverheurgedthathissuccesscanbeachievedbyothersaslongastheywritehardenough.21.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat_______.A.BaoJingjing’sparentsdidn’twanthertobeawriter.B.BaoJingjingdidn’treallyexpecthersuccessovernight.C.BaoJingjingdidn’tfinishherfirstonlinelovestory.D.BaoJingjing’sfirstonlinestorywasturnedintoaTVshow.22.TheunderlinedwordstocapitalloffinParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.inconclusionB.inturnC.intimeD.inaddition23.TheauthormentionedZhangWei’sexamplemainlyto_________.A.introduceanotheronlinewritertothereadersB.showtheexampleofanotheronlinewriter’ssuccessC.encouragereaderstobecomeonlinewritersD.expresshisadmirationforonlinewriterZhangWei24.WhatcanweinferfromwhatZhangWeisaysinthelastparagraph?A.Fewwordsmanydeeds.B.Firsttryandthentrust.C.Harmsetharmget.D.Nopainsnogains.

IwasinastrangecityIdidn’tknowatallandwhat’smoreIcouldnotspeakawordofthelanguagE.OnmyseconddayIgotonthefirstbusthatpassedrodeonitforseveralstopsthengotoffandwalkedon.ThefirsttwohourspassedpleasantlyenoughthenIdecidedtoturnbacktomyhotelforlunch.AfterwalkingaboutforsometimeIdecidedIhadbetterasktheway.ThetroublewasthattheonlywordIknewofthelanguagewasthenameofthestreetinwhichIlivedandeventhatIpronouncedbadly.Istoppedtoaskanewspaper-seller.Hehandedmeapaper.Ishookmyheadandrepeatedthenameofthestreetandheputthepaperintomyhands.Ihadtogivehimsomemoneyandwentonmyway.Thenextperson.Iaskedwasapoliceman.Helistenedtomecarefullynoddedandgentlytookmebythearm.Therewasastrangelookinhiseyesashepointedleftandrightandleftagain.InoddedpolitelyandbeganwalkinginthedirectionhepointeD.AboutanhourpassedandInoticedthatthehousesweregettingfewerandfewerandgreenfieldswereappearingoneithersideofmE.IhadcomeallthewayintothecountrysidE.Theonlythingleftformetodowasfindthenearestrailwaystation.41.Whydidthewriterprefertowalkbacktohishotel?A.BecausehehadnomoneytobuyaticketB.BecausehewantedtolosehimselfinthecityC.BecausehetriedtoknowthecityinthiswayD.Becauseitwaslateandtherewerenobusespassingby42.Thenewspaper-seller______.A.didn’tknowwherethehotelwasB.didn’tunderstandwhatthewritersaidC.couldunderstandwhatthewritersaidD.didn’twanttotakethemoneyfromthewriter43.Fromthestoryweknowthatthepoliceman______.A.waskindbutdidn’tunderstandthewriterB.toldthewriterwheretotakeatrainC.knewwhatthewriterreallymeantD.wascold-heartedanddidn’thelpthewriter44.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraphA.ThewritergotclosetothehotelwherehestayeD.B.Thewritergottothehotelwiththepoliceman’shelp.C.Thewriterfoundhewasmuchfartherawayfromthehotel.D.ThewriterfoundthehotelinthedirectionthepolicemanpointeD.45.Inyouropinionwhatwasthewriter’srealtroubleA.Hedidn’tknowthecityatall.B.Hecouldn’tspeakthelanguagE.C.Hewenttoofarinthewrongbus.D.Hefollowedthepoliceman’sdirection.

Coca-Colaisprobablythemostfamousbrandintheworldandinsomeareasyoucanevenaccessiteasierthancleandrinkablewater.Althoughthecompanyistryingtopresentitselfasahealth-consciouscompanyyoucan’treallysaythatdrinkingcolaishealthyforyou.Stillwealldrinkcolasomemoreandsomelessandwetellourselvesthatit’sallokayaslongaswedon’toverdoit.HoweverCoca-Colahasotherfunctionsbesidesdrinking.Colaremovesthetarnish暗锈fromoldpennies.Gotsomeoldrustypennies?Nottoworry!PuttheminsideaglassofcolaandletthemrestforawhilE.Whenyougetthemoutyou’llhaveshinypenniesthatwilllookasiftheywerecoinedacoupleofdaysago.Ifyoucouldn’tcleanthosepennieswithindustrialacidsjustbuyacanofcolaandletitdoitsmagic!YoucanremovegumfromyourhairwithcolA.Ifyou’vegotgumstuckinyourhairanddon’tknowabetterwaytogetitoutdon’tworryyouwon’thavetocutit.JustpoursomecolaintoabowlanddipthepartofyourhairwithgumonitinsidE.Leaveitforacoupleofminutesandthensimplywipeoffthegum.Youcanmakeanexplodingfountain.YouprobablyknowaboutthisonE.Youcanmakeanexplodingfountainbyputtingamint薄荷糖insideatwo-literbottlE.ThenmoveawayfromthebottleandgetreadyforaCoca-Colaexplosion.Thisisafunthingtodobutitisalsoawarning—don’teatamintanddrinkcolaatthesametimebecauseasimilarthingcouldhappentoyourstomach.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1imply?A.TheexpenseofCoca-Colaislow.B.Coca-Colaenjoysgreatpopularity.C.Coca-Colaissafeforpeopletodrink.D.Coca-Colaiseasiertogetthandrinkablewater.26.Whatcancolabeusedtodo?A.Improvepeople’shair.B.Dissolvethegum.C.Makepenniesshiny.D.Taketheplaceofacids.27.Whycan’tweeatamintanddrinkcolaatthesametime?A.Itcancauseharmtoourstomach.B.Itmightmakeourstomachsmaller.C.Mintswithcolawillproduceheat.D.Themintwillreleasepoisonoussubstances.28.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThemajoringredientsofCoca-ColA.B.WhyCoca-Colaispopularamongtheyoung.C.SomeofthestrangestusesofCoca-ColA.D.Whywecan’tdrinkCoca-Colatoooften.

Foxesandfarmershavenevergotonwell.Thesesmalldog-likeanimalshavelongbeenaccusedofkillingfarmanimals.Theyareofficiallyconsideredasharmfulandfarmerstrytokeeptheirnumbersdownbyshootingorpoisoningthem.Farmerscanalsocallontheservicesoftheirlocalhunttocontrolthefoxpopulation.Huntingconsistsofrunningafterafoxacrossthecountrysidewithagroupofspeciallytraineddogsfollowedbymenandwomenridinghorses.Whenthedogseventuallycatchthefoxtheykillitorahuntershootsit.Peoplewhotakepartinhuntingthinkofitasasport;theywearaspecialuniformofredcoatsandwhitetrousersandfollowstrictprinciplesofbehavior.Butowningahorseandhuntingregularlyisexpensivesomosthuntersarewealthy.Itisestimatedthatupto100000peoplewatchortakepartinfoxhunting.Butoverthelastcoupleofdecadesthenumberofpeopleagainstfoxhuntingbecausetheythinkitiscruelhasrisensharply.Nowadaysitisrareforahunttotakeplacewithoutsomekindofconflictbetweenhuntersandhuntsaboteurs阻拦者.Sometimestheseincidentsleadtoviolencebutmostlysaboteursinterferewiththehuntbymisleadingridersanddisturbingthetrailofthefox’ssmellwhichthedogsfollow.Noisyconflictsbetweenhuntersandsaboteurshavebecomesocommonthattheyarealmostasmuchapartofhuntingasthepursuitoffoxesitself.Butthisyearsupportersoffoxhuntingfaceabiggerthreattotheirsport.A.LabourPartyMemberoftheParliamentMikeFosteristryingtogetParliamenttopassanewlawwhichwillmakethehuntingofwildanimalswithdogsillegal.IfthelawispassedwildanimalslikefoxeswillbeprotectedunderthebaninBritain.24.RichpeopleinBritainhavebeenhuntingfoxes______.A.toentertainthemselvesB.intheinterestsoffarmersC.tolimitthefoxpopulationD.toshowofftheirwealth25.WhatisspecialaboutfoxhuntinginBritain?A.Itinvolvestheuseofadeadlypoison.B.Itisacostlyeventwhichrarelyoccurs.C.Thehuntershavesetrulestofollow.D.Thehuntershavetogothroughstricttraining.26.Peopleagainstfoxhuntingofteninterfereinthegame______.A.byusingviolenceB.byconfusingthefoxhuntersC.bytakinglegalactionD.bydemonstratingonthescene27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.killingfoxeswithpoisonisillegalB.limitingthefoxpopulationisunnecessaryC.huntingfoxwithdogsisconsideredcruelandviolentD.fox-huntingoftenleadstoconflictsbetweenthepoorandtherich

LastyearJinYucheng’sFanHuawastakentoSalondulivreFrance’slargestbookfairalongwithothercontemporaryChineseliteraryworkssuchasBiFeiyu’sSubeiYouthDonQuixote.ThetwobooksattractedtheattentionofEditionsPhilippePicquieraFrenchpublisherthatspecializesintranslatingbooksfromChinaJapanSouthKoreaIndiaVietnamandothercountriesinAsiA.ThispublisherreportedlypurchasedthecopyrightofSubeiYouthDonQuixoteanon-fictionworkaboutthewriter’schildhoodinEastChina’sJiangsuprovincefor130000euros$143000.EditionsPhilippePicquierwasalsointerestedinFanHuabutdidn’tfollowupowingtotranslationissues.ThebookisJin’sdebutnovelwhichissetinShanghaiandtellsstoriesoftwodecades:the1960sandthe1990s.Therearenomajorplotsbutexcerptsfromthelivesofitsdifferentcharactersthreadedbydialogues.TherearedetaileddepictionsofstreetsentertainmentactivitiesandrelationshipsintherepresentativetimesinShanghaicoveringtheCulturalRevolution1966-1976andtheReform&OpeningUpphases.AsHongKong-basedfilmdirectorKarwaiWongputitthenovelisfullofarichandstrongflavoroflocalpeople’slives.InMay2011whenJinthenaneditorataliterarymagazineinShanghaistartedtopostinterestingstoriesheheardaboutShanghaionthelocalwebsitelongdang.orglittledidherealizethatitwouldbecomemorethanjustfun.HisstoriessoonattractedmorereaderswhosecommentsurgedhimtopostmorE.InfivemonthsJinthen59wrotemorethan330000charactersonlinE.ThenovelwasfirsttitledShanghaiAbaoafteritsmajorcharacterAbao.ThefollowingyearJinstartedserializinghisnovelinHarvestoneofChina’sleadingliterarymagazines.FinallyJin’seffortsresultedinabookin2013andwithitcamelotsofawardsincludingthe9thprestigiousMaoDunLiteraturePrizE.SomecriticscompareitwithfellowShanghai-basedauthorEileenChang’snovelsandDreamoftheRedChambercallingJin’sbookoneofthebestnovelsbasedonShanghai.WongalsoannouncedthathewouldadaptJin’sbookforcinemaby2020.ByAugustbeforetheMaoDunLiteraturePrizewinnerswereannouncedFanHuahadsoldnearly300000copies.KeyfeaturesofthenovelincludetheuseofthelocalShanghaidialectforthenarrativeandfocusonthecharacters’externalresponsestoeventsratherthantheirpsychologicalprofiles.ThecopyrightmanagerforFanHuaatShanghaiLiteratureandArtPublishingHousesaysAccordingtomyknowledgeEditionsPhilippePicquiergaveupbecausethetranslationworkisexpensiveandtheyworrythatthesalesintheFrenchmarketmaynotbeabletocoverthecost.ForinstanceChanghenGeTheSongofEverlastingRegretbyWangAnyiwasalsointroducedbyEditionsPhilippePicquiertoFrenchreaders.ThetranslationworktookoneandahalfyearsandthepublisherspentthreeyearscompletingtheFrencheditionofit.ButwehavesoldFanHua’scopyrightofthetraditionalChineseeditiontoHongKongTaiwanandMacau.AlsoHumanistPublishingHousefromSouthKoreahaspurchasedthecopyrightfortheKoreanedition.CulturaldifferenceisanotherbarrierapartfromlanguagE.InAsiawehavemoreincommonwhenitcomestoculturE.41.WhatcanwelearnaboutFanHuaandSubeiYouthDonQuixote?A.TheywerebothtranslatedintoFrench.B.TheybecamefamousonaFrenchbookfair.C.Theywerebothwell-knowntofilmdirectors.D.TheywerebothnoticedbyEditionsPhilippePicquier.42.HowdidJinfeelabouthissuccessinthelocalwebsitelongdang.org?A.SurpriseD.B.ReasonablE.C.Temporary.D.Challenging.43.WhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaboutJin?A.HebeganwritingstoriesonlinE.B.Hisnovelwasnamedafteracharacter.C.HisworkwastakentoSalondulivrE.D.HesetaboutwritinghisnovelinHarvest.A.dcbaB.abdcC.acbdD.dacb44.AccordingtothelastparagraphEditionsPhilippePicquiergaveupthetranslationrightofFanHuainthat.A.noonecantranslatethebookappropriatelyB.itwilltakealongtimetotranslatethebookC.thebookinFrenchwillnotsellwellenoughD.Jinchargestoomuchforthemtoafford45.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferto?A.FanHua.B.SubeiYouthDonQuixote.C.ChanghenGe.D.DreamoftheRedChamber.

UniversityRoomRegulationsApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidentialrooms:electricblanketshairdryerspersonalcomputersradiostelevisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:candlesceilingfansfireworkswaterbedssunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLifE.AccesstoResidentialRoomsStudentsareprovidedwithacombinationfortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheck-in.DonotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyonE.TheOfficeofResidenceLifemaychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.CookingPolicyStudentslivinginbuildingsthathavekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.KitchensthatarenotkeptcleanmaybeclosedforusE.Withtheexceptionofusingasmallmicrowaveoventoheatfoodstudentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.PetPolicyNopetsexceptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms.Studentswhoarefoundwithpetswhethervisitingorownedbythestudentaresubjecttoaninitialfineof$100andacontinuingfineof$50adayperpet.Studentsreceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.IfoneweekfromthedateofwrittennoticethepetisnotremovedthestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt.21.Whichofthefollowingitemsisallowedinstudentrooms?A.Ceilingfansandwaterbeds.B.Wirelessroutersandradios.C.Hairdryersandcandles.D.TVsandelectricblankets.22.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookingpolicy?A.A.microwaveovencanbeuseD.B.CookinginstudentroomsispermitteD.C.A.housekeeperistocleanupthekitchen.D.Studentsaretoclosekitchendoorsaftercooking.23.Ifastudenthaskeptacatinhisroomforaweeksincethewarninghewillface.A.parentvisitsB.afineof$100C.theStudentCourtD.awrittennotice

NewZealandwhichisabeautifulbeachcountrydrawsmanypeoplelookingforanewlifE.Itscitiesareconsideredassomeofthebestplacestoliveintheworldandwithapopulationofonly4.4millionthereremainplentyofuntouchedlandstoexploreandenjoy.Thebigdrawformodern-dayvisitorsisthecountry'sbeautifulsceneryandnaturalwonders.SailingsurfinghikingcampingandanyoutdooractivityyouknowcanbedoneinNewZealanD.WithanincreasingnumberofvisitorsarrivingeveryyearenvironmentalistsandthegovernmentareconcernedaboutprotectingthenaturE.AucklandisthelargestcityinNewZealandwithapopulationof1.3million.KnownastheCityofSailsitsitsonanarrowlandbetweentheWaitemataandManukauBays.Thecity'ssuburbsLynnEllerslieandMeadowbank.Thesearetheareasseeingthehighesthomepricesinthecountry.AtthesouthernoftheNorthIslandsitsWellingtonthecapitalanddiplomaticcentreofthecountrybuiltinthehillsabovetheCookStraitthatseparatestheNorthIslandfromtheSouthIslanD.Ithasthecountry'sbestpublictransportMetlinkandconsidersitselfthecoolestcityinNewZealanD.NomatterwherewelivebeachculturehasalwaysbeenabigpartofourculturesaidShaneMason.It'sprettycommontoleavetownduringthesummerandspendChristmasandNewYearatthebeach.NewZealandisagoodplacetovisitandagreatplacetolivesaidMasonwhonowlivesinBerlin.I'vediscoveredthereisnoplacelikehomE.21.ManypeoplemovetoNewZealandbecause_________________A.theywanttoliveanewlifeintheplacefittolivE.B.ithasalotofbeautifulsceneryandnaturalwonders.C.theywanttoexploreandenjoyplentyofuntouchedlands.D.ithasapopulationofonly4.4million.22.Whathascausedenvironmentalistsandthegovernmenttobeconcernedaboutprotectingthenature?A.Itsrisingpopulation.B.Plentyofuntouchedlands.C.Theincreasingvisitors.D.ItsrichnaturalresourcE.23.FromwhatMasonsaidwecaninfer___________________A.itsbeachcultureisthemostunimportantculturE.B.shehopestoliveinNewZealandfortherestofherlifE.C.peopleseldomleavetheirhomestothebeach.D.shethinksNewZealandisthebestplacetolivE.

Doyoulikegoingtoatheatertowatchliveperformances?IfyoudoI’mnotalonE.Liveperformancesattheatersinterestdifferentgroupsofpeoplefromrichpeopletoofficeworkers.Ifyougotoanytheaterandlookatitsaudienceyouwillfinditismadeupofteenagerstheelderlyandanyoneinbetween.Onepartofitisduetothemarketingandtheshowitself.ForexampleHairisn’tgoingtointerestthesameaudienceasMyFairLady.AnotherpartofitisduetotheareainwhichyoulivE.ThePalaceTheaterinManchesterforexampleinterestsamoreurban城市的crowdthantheLeddyCenterinEpping.Allofthesepeoplehaveaninterestinthemagicofliveperformancesandtheygotothetheaterfordifferentreasons.Thereisnothingbetterthanlivetheatreperformancestoincreaseyourculturalawareness意识Whenyougotoseealivetheaterperformancenomatterwhetheritisamusicaloraplayyouareimprovingyourknowledgeoftheworldaroundyou.Somepeoplegotothetheatertohavefunandescapetheirtroubles;othersparticularlyrichpeoplegotothetheatertodeveloptheirknowledgeoftheworldaroundthem.Bothofthemareverygoodreasonsforgoingtoseelivetheaterperformances.HoweverpersonallyIoftengotothetheatermoretohavefunthananythingelsE.Everyonehastherighttoenjoyanyperformancewhetherit’saworld-famousperformancebytheNewHampshireBalletorasecond-rateperformancebyyourlocalcommunitytheater.Themainthingtorememberiswhetheryouaretheretoheightenyourawarenessofthecultureortogetawayfromyourproblems.Youshouldappreciatetheperformanceforwhatitisbecausetoomanypeoplethesedaysdon’tknowenoughaboutthearts.9.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingsheisnotalone?A.Shenolongerfeelslonely.B.Sheloveswatchingpopularperformances.C.SheoftenvisitsatheaterwithafrienD.D.Shelikesgoingtothetheater.10.TheexampleofHairandMyFairLadyshowsthat______.A.manyshowshavealotincommonB.someshowsarebetterthanothersC.notallshowsareattractivetotheaudienceD.differentshowsinterestdifferentpeople11.AccordingtotheauthorgoingtothetheaterishelpfulbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.A.improvingtheabilitytoreadothers’feelingsB.beingawayoflearningsomethingC.beingawayofentertainmentD.improvingpeople’sunderstandingoftheirownorothercultures

Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhaveashortlifespan寿命aswellasaveryhighdeathratE.OnlyafewincludingEgyptianChineseGreekLatinhavelastedmorethan2000years.Whatisnewhoweveristhespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe’scolonialrulingcausedasharpdecreaseinlanguagekindsreducingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetimE.Overthelast300yearsEuropehaslostadozenandAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingnationallanguages.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducationthemedianationalgovernmentshavetriedtoreduceminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflanguagestandardization标准化hasbeenimprovedbyindustrializationandscientificprogresswhichhavecreatednewmethodsofcommunicationthatarefaststraightforwardandpractical.LanguagekindscametobeseenasandifficultytotradeandthespreadofknowledgE.Monolingualism单种语言becameanperfectchoicE.Morerecentlytheinternationalizationoffinancialmarketsthespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveledtothedangertosmalllanguages.A.languagenotontheInternetisalanguagethatnolongerexistsinthemodernworlD.ItisoutofthegamE.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareclear.Firstofallitispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguageourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalfunctionsforlanguageinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryofthefirstlanguage.Aseachlanguagediesachapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualism多语种isthemostrightsolution.ThedestructionofthefirstwillleadtothelossoftheseconD.Creatingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople’scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheirlanguagegift.A.languageisnotonlyusedasthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.ItalsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakittheirwaysofusingknowledgE.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.28.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A.ColonialconquestsofEuropeB.Theriseofnation-statesC.AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD.Theincreaseofhumanpopulation29.T.heunderlinedwordstiflesinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.killsB.cheerC.createsD.improve30.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat_______.A.PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesstartedB.MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismC.LanguagekindswouldbecomeandifficultytoglobalizationD.Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativeinlanguages31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheimportanceoflanguagepreservation.B.Towarnpeopleofthenegativeresultofglobalization.C.Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.D.Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.

ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobile汽车.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworld'sfirstautomobilE.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacar'spartstotheworkerinsteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrueeither.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeForD.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeople'sideasandmakethembetter.AndhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionlinE.Intheearlydaysoftheautomobilealmosteverycarmakerracedhiscars.ItwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnoticE.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Ford'smostfamousracewashisfirstonE.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.Theracewasin1901atafieldnearDetroit.Allofthemostfamouscarshadenteredbutonlytwowereleft:theWintonandFord's.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeeD.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.TheWintontookanearlyleaD.Buthalfwaythroughtheraceitbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.AndneartheendoftheracehetooktheleaD.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.Hisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewell­knownallovertheUnitedStates.WithinweeksoftheraceHenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.Inthe1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.That_salewasthebeginningofHenryFord'sdream.Fordsaid:IwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeoplE.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamilybutsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.ItwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployeD.AnditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodernengineeringcanproducE.ItwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownonE.TheModelTwasacarofthatkinD.Itonlycost$850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT..Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals.Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT..Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelT'swerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.42.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1?A.Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.B.HeproducedthefirstcarintheworlD.C.Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.D.HeinventedtheproductionlinE.43.WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carrace?A.Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.B.Todrawpublicattention.C.Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.D.Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.44.ThatsaleinParagraph4refersto________.A.thesellingofFordcarsatreducedpricesB.thesaleofModelTtothemassofpeopleC.thesellingofacartoaDetroitdoctorD.thesalestargetfortheFordCompany45.WhatwasHenryFord'sdreamaccordingtothetext?A.Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.B.Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.C.Designingmorecarmodels.D.Startingmorecompanies.

Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsagothoughtithadexistedinthewaterforperhapsaslongas3000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstlifeonlandweprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceansbutinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.PlantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarriveD.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswithfoodnecessarytolivesincethey—theplantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae海藻whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundnearwaterandneededwaterinwhichtoreproducE.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmadehoweverevolution进化tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyearsplantshaddevelopedtheirrootsandsomedevelopedtalltree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantincompetitionforsunlight.About300millionyearsagomuchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadrootsleaveswoodbutmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.29.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.A.lifeonlandprobablybeganabout4300yearsagoB.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Algaehaveexistedformorethan430millionyearsB.ItisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonlandC.PlantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceansD.Evolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonland31.Plantswithrootsappearedabout_______millionyearsago.A.430B.300C.330D.100

Warornaturaldisastersoftendestroyorcausemajordamagetosanitarysystems.Thedestructionofwastetreatmentsystemscanincreasetheriskofdiseaseandevendeathamongsurvivors.Somepeopledigholesinthegroundthatserveasindividualtoilets.Howevermicro-organismsfromhumanwastescanreachwatersuppliesandcausecholeraorotherdiseases.A.UnitedNationsteamisnowdevelopingatoiletfordisasterareas.TheexperimentalprojectiscalledeSOS—fortheEmergencySanitationOperationSystem.Thesystemislightweightandoperatesonsunlightpower.ScientistsareworkingonthetoiletattheUN’sInstituteforWaterEducationintheNetherlands.DamirBrdjanovicisheadingtheproject.Hesayshisteamhopestobringdisasterassistanceintothe21stcentury.TheeSOSsystemhasseveral‘smart’featuressuchasaself-containedenergysupplyunit.AnotherisaglobalpositioningsystemsensorverymuchliketheGPSequipmentinsomevehicles.Thereisalsoequipmentthatmeasureswastebuildup.Alloftheinformationfromthetoiletsystemcanbesharedwithanemergencyorganizationcenter.OfficialsatthecentercanthenidentifytheneedsofanaffecteddisasterareA.TheeSOSsystemcanalsorecycleliquidwastesintowaterthatcanbeusedforfarming.Thisinvolvestreatingtheurine尿液withthehelpofamembranebioreactorsystem膜生物反应器系统.ThesmarttoiletisbeingtesteD.DamirBrdjanovicandhisteamplantotestthetoiletatarefugeecampinthePhilippineslaterthisyear.Thedevelopershopethisdisasterreliefwillsavethelivesofmanyrefugees.64.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ToiletforOurFutureLifeB.MachinetoRecycleHumanWasteseC.NewTechnologytoReducetheRiskofDiseaseD.SOS—theEmergencySanitationOperationSystem65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouteSOS?A.Itweighslight.B.Itservesasindividualtoiletfordisastersurvivors.C.Itdoesn’tneedanypower.D.Itisequippedwithaglobalpositioningsystemsensor.66.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.eSOScanpreventanyriskofdiseasE.B.eSOSwillbeputintouseinthenearfuturE.C.DamirBrdjanovicholdsanegativeattitudetoeSOS.D.TheeSOSsystemcanrecycleliquidwastesintodrinkablewater.

HappyNewYear!Everyonewillgreeteachotherwiththesewordsastheymeetoverthenextcoupleofweeks.Butitwasn’talwaysJanuarylthatmarkedtheNewYear.Atleast4000yearsagotheancientEgyptiansandBahylo-nians古巴比伦人markedthechangingoftheyear.InEgypttheyearstartedwhentheNileRiver尼罗河floodedenrichingfarmers’fieldswithsilt淤泥.ThishappenedattheendofSeptember.TheBabyloniansheldafestivalinspringonMarch23tokickoffthenextfarmingcyclE.TheBabyloniancelebrationlastedforlldays.ThedateJanuarylwaspickedbytheRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarasthechangeoftheyearwhenheestablishedhisowncalendarin46BC.ThemonthofJanuarywasnamedaftertheRomangodJanus雅努斯.Heispicturedwithtwoheads.0neheadlooksforwardandtheotherback.Theyrepresentabreakbetweentheoldandnew.Thatnewcalendarwasintimewiththesunandithasbeenuseduntilthepresentday.AroundtheworlddifferentcultureshavetheirowntraditionsforwelcomingtheNewYear.TheJapanesehangstrawropeacrossthefrontoftheirhousestokeepoutevilspiritsandbringhappinessandgoodluck.TheyalsohaveagoodlaughastheyearbeginstogetthingsstartedonaluckynotE.InIndiapeopleliketowearpinkredpurpleandwhiteflowers.Womenfavoryellowthecolorofspring.Hindusalsoleaveshrinesnexttotheirbedssotheyseebeautifulobjectswhentheywakeup.Canadiansenjoythetraditionalpolarbearswim.Peopleofallagesputontheirswimsuitsandjumpintofrozenlakes.9.WhichancientcountryhasagreateffectontheNewYearwearecelebratingnow?A.Egypt.B.RomE.C.Babylon.D.IndiA.10.What’sthemainideaofthelastthreeparagraphs?A.PeopleindifferentcountriescelebratetheNewYearindifferenttimesoftheyear.B.IndifferentcountriespeoplecelebratetheNewYearindifferentways.C.WhichcountryhasthebesttraditionforwelcomingtheNewYear?D.IndifferentcountriespeopleplaydifferentgamestocelebratetheNewYear.11.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.EveryonewillgreeteachotherwithHappyNewYearforseveralmonths.B.WomenfavoryellowflowersinJapanwhentheycelebratetheNewYear.C.CanadianslikeswimminginthelaketocelebratetheNewYearthoughitisverycolD.D.HumanbeingshavebeencelebratingtheNewYearfornomorethan4.000years.

Howoftendoyouletotherpeoplelikeabaddriverarudewaiteroranangrybosschangeyourmood?SixteenyearsagoIlearnedalesson.IgotinataxiandwetookoffforGrandCentralStation.Weweredrivingintherightlanewhenallofasuddenablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriverusedhisbrakesthetiresmadealoudnoiseandattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedjust3cmfromthebackoftheothercar.Icouldn’tbelieveit.ButthenIcouldn’tbelievewhathappenednext.Thedriveroftheothercartheguywhoalmostcausedabigaccidentturnedhisheadaroundandhestartedshoutingatus.Icouldn’tbelieveit!Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.SoIsaidWhydidyoujustdothat?Thisguycouldhavekilledus!AndthisiswhenmytaxidrivertoldmewhatInowcallTheLawoftheGarbageTruck.HesaidManypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks.Theyrunaroundfullofgarbagefullofangeranddisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesuptheylookforaplacetodumpit.Andifyouletthemthey’lldumpitonyou.SoIstartedthinkinghowoftenIletGarbageTrucksrunrightovermeandhowoftenItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeoplE.IbegantoseeGarbageTrucks.Iseetheloadpeoplearecarrying.Iseethemcomingtodumpit.AndlikemytaxidriverIdon’ttakeitpersonally.Ijustsmilewavewishthemwellandmoveon.21.WhathappenedtotheauthoronhiswaytoGrandCentralStation?A.Hewascaughtinatrafficjam.B.Hehadafightwithhistaxidriver.C.Histaxialmostranintoanothercar.D.HistaxisuddenlygotaflattirE.22.Whentheauthorsawhistaxidriversmileandwaveatthedriveroftheblackcarhe_______.A.gotveryangryB.wasdeeplyimpressedC.feltquitedisappointedD.praisedhimforhismanners23.Theunderlinedparttheloadinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.thebadmoodB.poorhabitsC.wastematerialsD.greatpressure24.HowdidtheauthorlearntodealwithGarbageTrucks?A.Fightbackimmediately.B.Callthepoliceforhelp.C.DumpitonsomeoneelsE.D.Smileandmoveon.

Openedin1971theMagicKingdomwasthefirstthemeparkatWaltDisneyWorlD.AllDisneyWorldthemeparksareopen365daysayearalthoughopeningandclosingtimesforeachparkaredifferentfromdaytoday.Ifyouaretravelingwithoutkidstrytovisititonaschooldaytoavoidthelargestcrowds.IfyouneedtovisititduringaschoolvacationtryatleasttoavoidtheweekbetweenChristmasandNewYear’sDayandtheFourthofJuly.IfyouarenotstayingataDisneyWorldhotelavoidvisitingtheMagicKingdomonitsExtraMagicHoursdays.ThehotelguestsgetintotheparkearlyonthosedaysincreasingthewaitingtimeforvisitorswhoarriveatthenormalopeningtimE.BuyyourWaltDisneyWorldticketsonlineatDisneyWorld’swebsitE.Therewillbesomeadviceonpickingtherightticket.SeetheguidetoDisneyWorldtickets.Youwillalsoneedtocallinadvancetomakelunchordinnerreservations预订.Disneyacceptsreservationsthrough1-407-WDW-DINEupto180daysinadvancE.TimedoespassquicklysoyoushouldcallsixmonthsbeforeyourtriptogetalunchreservationinthecastlE.WesuggestyoushouldhaveyourlunchatCinderella’sRoyalTableforyourtour.Ifyoucan’tgetthereservationaskfortheLibertyTreeTaverninsteaD.KeepinmindthattoreachtheMagicKingdomyoumustparkatDisneyWorld’sTransportationandTicketCenterTTCparkinglottakeatram有轨电车andthentakeaboatacrosstheSevenSeasLagoontotheMagicKingdom.5.Welearnfromthepassagethat______.A.asingleadulthadbettervisittheMagicKingdomonaschooldayB.childrenarenotallowedtovisitDisneyWorldonNewYear’sDayC.DisneyWorldthemeparkshavethesameopeningandclosingtimesD.theMagicKingdomwastheearliestthemeparkintheworld6.IfyouwanttohavedinnerintheWaltDisneyWorldyoucan______.A.seetheguidetoDisneyWorldticketstoreserveatableB.use1-407-WDW-DINEtoreserveabout3monthsinadvanceC.makeacalltoreserveatablefordinnerinadvanceD.gotoCinderella’sRoyalTableortheLibertyTreeTavernatanytimeyoulike7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtopassage?A.DisneyWorldthemeparkswillbeclosedonChristmasDay.B.TheonlywaytogetWaltDisneyWorldticketsistobuythemonlinE.C.TheMagicKingdomhasExtraMagicHourseveryday.D.VisitorshavetoreachtheMagicKingdombytramandthenboat.

Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo—especiallyintightjobmarket.BobCrossleyahuman-resourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday.It’samazinghowmanycandidateseliminate淘汰themselveshesays.Resumes简历arrivewithfaults.Somecandidatesdon’tbothertospellthecompany’snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistakeIrefusethecandidatesCrossleyconcludesIftheycannottakecareofthesedetailswhyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?Absolutelynot.Perfectionists完美主义者struggleoverlittlethingsinsteadofsomethinglargertheyworktowarD.TokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetreessaysCharlesGarfieldtheprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscoWemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe’reworkingwillinfluencethelargerpicturE.Iftheydon’tweshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelsE.GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatNASA.TheApolloIImoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetimesaysGarfielD.Butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactpositionofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary.KnowingwheretogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertakE.Againandagainweseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwelllargerewardsfollow.67.Accordingtothepassagesomejobapplicantswererefusedbecausetheyare________.A.toolimitedlyeducatedtowriteaperfectresumeB.socarelessthattheymakesomespellingmistakesintheirresumeC.socarelessthattheyforgetthecompany’snameD.toofoolishtospellthecompany’snamecorrectly68.Fromthepassagewecaninferthataperfectionistwill_________.A.changetheirgoalsasthesituationschangeB.losetheirjobsbypayingtoomuchattentiontodetailsC.payattentiontodetailsasmuchastotheirmajorgoalsD.payattentiontodetailsmorethantheirmajorgoals69.Garfieldmakeshisopinionbelievableby_________.A.givingideasofexpertsB.offeringexamplesofresumesC.providinganexampleofhiswork.D.showingtheresultsofexperiments70.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C.:Conclusion

OdetoPeacenotliketheKoreandramaDescendantsoftheSunitisaninnovativeplayperformedbynearly1000studentsandteachersfromanartcollegeinDalianwasstagedattheGreatHallofthePeopleonTuesday.Itwasloudlyapplaudedbyanaudienceofover6000includingdiplomatsandoverseasstudents.WetrytoadvocatethethemeofourtimewhileprovidingmorepracticestoourstudentsandteacherssaidWangXianjunchairmanoftheboardofDalianArtCollegewhichorganizedtheperformancE.Theplayshowedpeople’sdesireforworldpeacebyreawakeningthememoriesofhistoricalevents.ItpresentedthetripsofimperialenvoyZhangQiantotheWesternregionsthatopeneduptheworld-famousSilkRoadthevoyageofZhengHewholedtradeexpeditionstowestAsiaandeastAfricaandmemoriesofWorldWarⅡ.TheperformancecombinedsymphonyChinesefolkmusicchorusandrecitationaswellascolorfuldancesfeaturingChinesedrumandlongsleevesIndiandanceSpanishflamencodanceandRussiafolkdancE.I’msurethatourstudentsandteacherswillcherishthisperformanceattheGreatHall.DefinitelytheyarethebiggestbeneficiariesWangsaiD.TheAdministrativeCommitteeofDalianJinpuNewDistrictandthecollegesponsoredtheperformancewithsupportfromtheChinesePeople’sAssociationforFriendshipwithForeignCountriesChinaFriendshipArtExchangeAssociationandtheAdministrativeCommitteeofDalianJinpuNewDistrict.Arthasnonationality.DAC’spracticeinadvocatingChineseculturethroughartcouldbeacceptablesaidWangHeshangeneralsecretaryoftheartexchangeassociation.WehopeDACcancontributemoretonon-governmentalartexchangewithpeoplefromothercountrieshesaiD.28.WhichisTRUEaboutOdetoPeace?A.Itadvocatedthethemeofdevelopment.B.ItwasatraditionalperformancE.C.ItwashighlythoughtofbytheaudiencE.D.ItwasorganizedbyGreatHallofthePeoplE.29.WhichisNOTreferredtointheperformance?A.TheconstructionoftheGreatHall.B.MemoriesofWorldWarⅡ.C.ImperialenvoyZhangQiantotheWesternregions.D.ThevoyageofZhengHE.30.WhatcanwelearnfromWangHeshan’swords?A.Artplaysanimportantpartinculturalcommunication.B.Artbelongstoacertainnationality.C.Non-governmentalartisdevelopingslowly.D.DACshouldlearnfrompeopleinothercountries.31.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.DescendantsoftheSunB.OdetoPeaceC.IntroductiontoDalianArtCollegeD.NewSilkRoad

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltinatelasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.32.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.33.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.TheycamefrommanydifferentbackgroundsD.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment34.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.InlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunityB.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomeC.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulationD.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached35.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

ManypeopleliketoreaD.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Thisyearitwillcelebrateits60thanniversary.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisareferencebookitisoneofthemostwidelyreadbookseverpublisheD.Morethan100millioncopieshavebeensoldinalmost40languages.A.neweditionispublishedeveryyear.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordswasfirstpublishedinAugust1955inBritain.TheideacamefromSirHughBeaverthenthemanagingdirectoroftheGuinnessBreweries.Hecouldnotfindtheanswertowhatseemedlikeasimplefromanybooks:whatistheEurope’sfastestgamebird?AtthattimeBeaverdecidedtocreateabookwithfactsnumbers.In1955thefirstrecordbookwasborn!TherearemanykindsofrecordslikethemostbeautifultattoothelongesthairthefastesttalkerthebiggesthandetC.somerecordsappearinalmosteveryeditionofthebooklikethetallestandshortestpeopletheoldestmanandwomanintheworlD.Howeverasmuchas80percentofthecontentisneweachyear.Sinceitsfirstpublicationthebookitselfholdsaworldrecordasthebest-sellingbookofalltimE.Theneweditionwillbepublishedin20languagesandsoldin100countries.Editor-in-chiefCraigGlendaysaidWeappreciateallofoutloyalreadersandinviteeverywholongsforknowledgefunandadventuretojoinusaswelookforwardtodocumentingeverythingthat’samazingduringthenext60years.HaveyoueverthoughtaboutgettingyournameinTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?Haveyoueversucceeded?Mayyousucceedsomeday!25.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A.Itcoversfamouspeopleandbigevents.B.Halfofitscontentchangeseveryyear.C.ItsellthemostcopiesallthetimE.D.Itisupdatedandpublishedyearly.26.WhydidBeavercomeupwiththeideaofcreatingsuchabook?A.Heaimedtohelpteacherswiththeirteachingwork.B.Heintendedtoprovidereaderswithsomereferences.C.Hewantedtohelppeopleacquiresomeknowledgeandfun.D.Heonlywantedtofindoutsomeanswerstosimplequestions27.What’sthefunctionofthelastparagraph?A.Givetheauthor’sbestwishestoreadersB.CallonreaderstosetaworldrecorD.C.Makereadersinterestednthebook.D.Getmorereadersofbuythebook.28.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.medicalmagazinE.B.A.popularsciencebookC.AnadvertisementD.AnamusementwebsitE.

Weallhatespeedcamerasdon’twe?They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickuscostuscoldhardcashdisturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.Wellhere’sasurprisingthing:whatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFranceacountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.Therewere16617roaddeathsin1972inFranceforexamplebutthatdroppedto8412by1995followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1990andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in1995.Lastyeartheroaddeathsdroppedbelow5000forthefirsttimeor4.9percentlessthan2004.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2005that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.Andguesswhat?LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.Okayyouknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-incomebutitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.A.three-hourwine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.Travellingonthehighwaysitisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedregularly.Maybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparency透明bygovernmentratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.16.Generallyitseemstomostpeoplethatspeedcamerasareusedto.A.makemoneyforthegovernmentB.slowdownthetrafficC.lowertheroadaccidentsD.helpusdriveproperly17.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.FrancehasaverypoorrecordofroadsafetyB.we’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassavelivesC.FrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliain2005D.Francedoessuccessfullyincontrollingroadaccidents18.WhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothispassage?A.Compulsoryseatbelt.B.Loweringbloodalcohollimit.C.Placingmorespeedcameras.D.EatinginashortertimE.19.NowyoucanseldomseeinFrance.A.peopledriveataspeedoflessthan130km/hB.lunchtimelastslonghourswithdrunkpeoplerushingbacktoofficeC.driversdriveaccordingtothetrafficlightsD.policeconducttrafficinstreets20.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordconcealmentinthelastparagraphmean?A.Secrecy.B.Openness.C.Strictness.D.Harmony.

Businessisoftenseenasthebadguyinenvironmentalmattersbecausepeoplefeelthatbusinesseswilldoanythingtomakeaprofit.UnluckilythisistoooftenthecasE.ManybusinesspeopleinfactbelievethattheycannotmakeaprofitandbekindtotheenvironmentatthesametimE.Howeveritdoesnotnecessarilyhavetobethisway.UsingcommonbusinessstrategiescompanieshavefoundwaystobecomeenvironmentallyfriendlyorgreenandincreasetheirprofitsatthesametimE.Onesuchstrategythatbusinessesuseisknownasproductdifferentiation.Thistermmeansthatacompanyadvertisesthefactthatitsproductisdifferentfromothersimilarproducts.A.numberofenvironmentallyfriendlycompanieshavedonethissuccessfully.Forexampleinmarketingtheirproductsorganicfoodcompaniesemphasizetheorganicaspect.Thatistheyhighlightthefactthatnochemicalshavebeenusedtogrowthefoodandsoitisbetterforconsumers’healthandfortheenvironment.Thesedaysmanyconsumersarelookingforproductsthathavenonegativehealthorenvironmentaleffects.Anothergreenbusinessstrategythathasbeensuccessfuliswastereduction.Manycompanieshaveregardedwasteandpollutionasanecessarypartoftheproductionprocess.Theyhavedonelittletopreventeitherwasteorpollutionunlesstherearelawsthatforcethemto.Howeverothercompanieshaverealizedthattherearesurelysomeadvantagestoreducingwasteandpollution.Lesswasteandlesspollutionmeansamoreefficientproductionprocess.The3MCompanyintheUnitedStatesisagoodexampleofthis.In1975itstartedaprogramthatrewardedemployeesforsuccessfulideasabouthowtoreducewasteandpreventpollution.Thisprogramhashelpedthecompanypollutemuchlessandsavemorethanhalfabilliondollars.Somecompanieshavetakentheideaofwastepreventionevenfurtherandhavebecomezero-wastecompanies.ThatmeanstheyproducenowasteatallbecauseeverythingfromtheproductionprocessisusedorrecycleD.AsahiBreweriesofJapanforexamplesendsthewastefromitsbeerproductiontofarmstobeusedasanimalfeeD.Theplasticandcardboardpiecesleftoverfrompackagingareallrecycledtoo.FinallycompaniescanbecomegreenerbyplanningforagreenerfuturE.ForexampletwoenergycompaniesRoyalDutch/ShellandBritishPetroleumhavestartedtoinvestinrenewableenergysourcessuchassolarwindorhydrogenenergy.ShellisalsoworkingwithDaimler-ChrysleranautomobilecompanyandthegovernmentofIcelandonaspecialprojecttomakeIcelandthefirstcountrywithahydrogen-basedeconomy.OthermultinationalcompanieshavealsorealizedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldhurttheirbusinessandtheyhavedecidedtocutdowntheamountofharmfulgasesthattheirfactoriesproducE.OftheseDupontisoneoftheleaders.Itaimsby2020toreduceharmfulgasesby65percentfromthe2010amounts.Italsoplanstolimititsenergyuseto2010levelsandtouserenewablesourcesofenergyfor10percentofalltheenergyituses.50.Howcanbusinessmenmakeprofitswithoutdoingmuchharmtotheenvironment?A.Bycarryingoutsomestrategies.B.Bymarketingtheirproducts.C.Bycompetingwithothercompanies.D.Byadvertisingthestrengthsofproducts.51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Manycompaniescarelittleaboutreducingwastedespitethelaws.B.Allcompaniesactivelyparticipateinthewastereductioncampaign.C.Somecompanieshaverealizedthattheycanbenefitfromlesspollution.D.Employeesinthe3MCompanyarerewardedforanyideaaboutpollution.52.AsahiBreweriesisanexampleofcompaniesthat________.A.useanimalfeedtomakebeerB.makenoprofitsC.havereducedwasteandpollutionD.producenowasteatall53.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatmanycompanies________.A.stopproducingharmfulgasesB.arealreadyzero-wastecompaniesC.haveabandonedtraditionalenergyresourcesD.willtakeactiontobecomeenvironmentallyfriendly54.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?A.B.C.D.①=Paragraph1;②=Paragraph2;③=Paragraph3;④=Paragraph4;⑤=Paragraph5

GettingagoodeducationismoreimportanttodaythaneverbeforE.Itisthebestthingyoucandotobuildabetterfutureforyourchildrenandyourself.MostchildreninCanadaattendpublicschools.Publicschoolsarecompletelyfoundedbygovernmentsthroughtax税收incomE.Boysandgirlsattendthesameschoolandsharethesamecoursesandclasses.SchoolinginCanadaisprovidedinEnglishandinFrench.TherestofCanadianchildrenattendprivateschoolswhicharesupportedmainlybyfees费paiddirectlybyparents.Someprivateschoolsenroll招收onlyboysorgirls.Bylawchildrenmustattendschoolfromage5to16.Childrenareusuallyinschoolbetween8∶30or9∶00a.m.and3∶30or4∶00p.m.MondaythroughFridayfromSeptembertothemiddleofJunE.ThereareseveraldifferentlevelsintheCanadianeducationsystem.ThefirstiscalledElementarySchools.InmostprovincesElementarySchoolsincludeKindergartenthroughGrade7or8.FromGrade8or9through12or13childrengotoSecondarySchoolorHighSchool.HighSchoolstudentsmusttakecertaincoursesforseveralyearssuchasEnglishorFrenchandMathematics.Somecourseshelpstudentsgetajobaftertheygraduatefromschool.Othercoursespreparestudentsforcollegeoruniversity.InCanadateenagersusuallymakethesechoicesforthemselveswiththeadviceoftheirteachersguidancecounselor指导教师andparents.Schoolsusuallyofferextraactivitiesattheendofthenormalschoolday.Theseincludesportsgamesmusicandclubs.Mostelementaryandhighschoolsencourageparentstotakepartinschoolactivities.Parents’nightsareorganizedfromtimetotimE.Thesearechancesforparentstodiscusstheirchildren’sprogresswithteachers.Youmaywishtobringafriendwithyou.Aftergraduatingfromhighschoolmanyyoungadultscontinuetheirstudiesthroughpost­secondaryeducation.39.AccordingtothepassagestudentsinCanadacangeteducationforfreein________.A.privateschoolB.universitiesC.publicschoolsD.community社区college40.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thereareonlyboysinsomeprivateschools.B.Thereareonlyboysinsomepublicschools.C.Therearebothboysandgirlsinsomeprivateschools.D.Therearebothboysandgirlsinallpublicschools.41.WecantellthatfromthemiddleofJunetoAugustthestudentsinCanadaare________.A.onschoolholidaysB.inschoolC.atworkD.preparingforthefinalexamination42.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.GettingagoodeducationismoreimportanttodayinCanadathaneverbeforE.B.PerfecteducationsystemintheworlD.C.EducationinCanadA.D.Canada—thebestchoiceforforeignstudents.

Sixth-graderIvoryKellyfinishedupanEnglishassignmentattheblackboarD.Then...Ping!Ping!HefeltsomethinghittinghisheaD.The12-year-oldknewjustwhowasdissinghim.HeturnedaroundandshoutedatDeAngelaByrD.DeAngelaclaimedshewasinnocent.ThenshecalledIvoryaguineapig.Hosemouth!heshoutedback.TheirteacherLindaManndidn’tsendthemtotheprincipal.Shedidn’tevenmakethemstandinthehall.Insteadshesentthemtoworkthingsoutinasmallstorageroom.TheroomisGlengarryElementary’smediationcenter调解中心.Mediationinschoolisawaytosolveconflictswithouthavingteacherspunishstudents.Kidscalledmediatorsaretrainedtolistentoclassmatesaccusedofmisbehavingorfighting.Withouttakingsidesthemediatorshelptroubledkidscomeupwiththeirownsolutions.Itusuallytakesnomorethan15minutes.AtGlengarry30studentsfromthirdthroughsixthgradesaretrainedtosettlefights.Aftercalmlydiscussingtheattackandnamecallingwithsixth-grademediatorsMichaelReeseandTracieThackerIvoryandDeAngelasignedapromisenottomesswitheachother.ManyU.S.elementaryschoolsarestartingtogivekidsmoreresponsibilityfordisciplinE.Inthepast10yearsone-tenthofthenation’s86000publicschoolshavestartedprogramstoresolveconflictsmostlyinmiddleorhighschools.Buteducatorswanttobeginmoremediationprogramssooner.Theysayelementary-agekidsareevenbetterattalkingabouttheirfeelingsanddecidingonafairsolutionthanolderkidsare!WhenateacherorprincipalisnotinvolvedkidstalkmorefreelysaysGlengarryPrincipalLoraineJohnson.Sofarmediationseemstoworkwell.Inonesurveyof115Ohioelementaryschoolswithmediationprogramstwooutofthreenotedadecreaseinfightsandmorethanhalfsaidfewerkidswerebeingsenttotheprincipal’sofficE.InNewMexicoreportsofbadbehaviorinelementaryschoolshavedropped85%sincemediationprogramsbegan.4.Theunderlinedworddissinginparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.attemptingB.insultingC.laughingatD.helping5.Studentstrainedinthemediation______.A.areneutralnevertakingsidesB.provideasolutionforthetroubledkidsC.accusestudentsofmisbehavingorfightingD.decideonthepunishmentformisbehavingstudents6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.Teachersarenotmediatorsandwon’tgivejudgments.B.Mediationprogramsinschoolsseemtoreducemisbehavior.C.Elementary-agechildrenareabletosolveconflictsamongschoolmates.D.Mediationprogramsencouragestudentstoworkwithteacherstosolveconflicts.7.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Don’tMesswithEachOtherB.A.DropinMisbehaviorC.KeeptheGrownupsOutofItD.StricterDisciplinePromotesBehavior

Today’smodernlifediscouragespeoplefromtakingtimetopreparetheirownmeals.Eatinginthecarandgrabbingaquickbiteinarestaurantareevermorepopularwaysofdining.Ittakesalittleextraeffortandtimetocookyourownfoodbutit’saworthwhilepursuitthatcanbenefityourhealthwalletandfamily.Peopleacrossthecountryarewakinguptothefactthatthefoodofferedbymostfastfoodrestaurantsisn’tparticularlyhealthy.Whiletheserestaurantshavemadeattemptslatelytoaddhealthiermealstotheirmenusit’sstillafarcryfromadishcookedwithfreshingredientsandpersonalcarE.NutritionistswhostudywhatiscalledtheFrenchparadox—meaningthefactthatFrenchpeoplehavelowobesityratesdespitetheirdietcontaininglotsofunhealthyingredientssuchaseggsandbutter—partiallyaccountforthiscircumstancebythefactthatmanyFrenchpeopleusefreshingredients.Alsoyou’relesslikelytoovereatifyou’vespenttimepreparingthemeal.Takingtimetoeatataleisurelypacealsohelpsyourmetabolism新陈代谢processyourfoodmeaningthatyougetbetternutritionandarelesslikelytopackonthepounds.Evenaquickmealwillusuallycostatleastfivedollarsperpersonatarestaurant.Comparethistotheamountofpastavegetablesormeatavailableforthesameamountatyourgroceranditquicklybecomesapparentthatthecostofeatingoutaddsup.Alsofancydishessuchaspoachedsalmonorbarbecuedsteakaremuchmoreaffordableifyoupreparethemyourself.Cookingcanbeafunwaytobondwithyourfamily.ExperimentingwithnewingredientsorexoticrecipeswillencouragechildrentotrynewfoodsandlearnaboutdishesfromaroundtheworlD.Manycouplesalsofindthatpreparingamealtogethercanbearomanticexperienceonaparwith与同等水平dinnerinaclassylow-litrestaurant.Makesuretospendmealtimestalkingandsharingeventsfromthedayandyou’relikelytofindit’sagreatwaytorelievestressandgettoknowyourfamilybetter.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.FastfooddoesgreatharmtopeoplE.B.Morepeoplepreferdiningouttoday.C.There’redifferentreasonsfordiningout.D.ManypeoplestillapproveofcookingathomE.59.TheunderlinedphraseafarcryfrominParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.differentfromB.absentfromC.equaltoD.superiorto60.WhyistheFrenchparadoxreferredtointhepassage?A.ToshowtheFrenchdietisfairlydelicious.B.ToillustratetheFrenchhaveahealthydiet.C.TostresstheFrenchusefreshfoodingredients.D.ToprovetheFrenchdietmakespeoplefateasily.

Inourculturethesourcesofwhatwecallasenseofmastery—feelingimportantandworthwhile—andthesourcesofwhatwecallasenseofpleasure—findinglifeenjoyable—arenotalwaysthesamE.WomenoftenaretoldYoucan’thaveitall.Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:Youchooseacareersoyoucan’texpecttohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylifE.orYouhaveawonderfulhusbandandchildren—what’sallthisaboutwantingacareer?Butwomenneedtounderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-beingiftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Ourstudyshowsthatforwomenwell-beinghastwoaspects.Oneismasterywhichincludesself-respectasenseofcontroloveryourlifeandlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothedoingsideoflifetoworkandactivity.Pleasureistheotheraspectanditismadeupofhappinesssatisfactionandoptimism.ItistiedmorecloselytothefeelingsideoflifE.Thetwoareindependentofeachother.A.womancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasureandviceversa反之亦然.ForexampleawomanwhohasagoodjobbutwhosemotherhasjustdiedmightbefeelingverygoodaboutherselfandincontrolofherworklifebutthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatimE.Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomenandcorrectpastmistakes.Inthepastwomenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being.Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasureareimportant.Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork.InourstudyallthegroupsofemployedwomenwerevaluedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythanwomenwhowerenotemployeD.Awoman’swell-beingisdevelopedwhenshetakesonmultipleroles.Atleastbymiddleadulthoodthewomenwhowereinvolvedinacombinationofroles—marriagesmotherhoodandemployment—werethehighestinwell-beinginspiteofwarningsaboutstressandstrain.63.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.forwomenasenseofmasteryismoreimportantthanasenseofpleasureB.forwomenasenseofpleasureismoreimportantthanasenseofmasteryC.womencan’thaveasenseofmasteryandasenseofpleasureatthesametimeD.asenseofmasteryandasenseofpleasurearebothnecessarytowomen64.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswomenhavingacareeris________.A.negativeB.positiveC.indifferentD.realistic65.Onecanconcludefromthepassagethatifawomantakesonseveralsocialroles________.A.itwillbeeasierforhertoovercomestressandstrainB.shewillbemoresuccessfulinhercareerC.herchancesofgettingpromotedwillbegreaterD.herlifewillbericherandmoremeaningful66.Whichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasasourceofpleasureforwomen?A.FamilylifeB.MultiplerolesinsocietyC.RegularemploymentD.Freedomfromanxiety

Challengeisanopportunity:tomakeitgoldoratoughstoneitonlydependsonyou.Everytimeyouovercomeachallengeitwillliftyouupbuildyoustrongandmakeiteasierforyoutoovercomeyournexttrial.ButifyousurrendertothechallengeitwilldownsizeyoubreakapieceofconfidenceinyouandmakeitharderforyoutoovercomeitthenexttimE.It’slikebuildingmuscles—themoreyoutrainthemthestrongertheywillbecomE.Iusedtobeaninactiveperson.IwassittingbehindmydeskatworkforeighttoninehourseverydaycommutingtoworkandeverywhereelsebytaxiandsubwaysittinginmycouchathomeandsleepingforonethirdofmylifeinthebeD.Iwasinvolvedwithzeroexerciseatthattimeandlivedwithverylowenergyandspiriteveryday.ThenIfinallyfeltsickofitandchosetoaddsomemovementtomylifE.Ichangedmyofficejobintoapart-timeoneandappliedforanotherpart-timejobworkinginabar.SoImademyselfstandhoursandwalkaroundcustomersallthetimE.Thefirstdayswereastandinghell.MyfeetwerescreamingYoufatlady!alldayandnight.ButIstuckthrougheveryminuteIwantedtogiveuptellingmyselfEverybodyinthisbusinessstandsfullhoursjustfinE.Youcandefinitelydoittoo!Let’shangonforoneweekfirst.AfterthatoneweekthoughwithsoremuscleseverywhereIstillcameupwiththeconclusionthatThisisactuallybearablE.SoIhungonanotherweekthenonemoreafterthatuntilit’sbeenfourmonthsnowandIfeelascomfortableasafishinitspondtostand20hoursaweekinthebar.AndIdidn’tonlystandinthebarforthosefourmonths.Itwasjustasmalltriggerthatactivatedtherestoftherevolution.Isoonfellinlovewithbicycling.Irodemybicycletoworktomeetingsandtomanyromanticspotsinthetown.Iwasontheroadforaminimumofonehoureveryday.Ialsogotmyselfinvolvedinastand-upcomputerprojectandwasstandingatthecomputerfourhourseverydayonaveragE.Ithasbecomemymostcomfortablepositiontoplaywiththecomputernow.Ialsotouchedupmylifewithdancingandstretching.WhenevermybodyfeelsstiffIgivemyselfagoodstretchingandaroundofdancingtooifthemoodistherE.BasicallyIbecamequiteanactivepersonnowandthisisnotatallhardasIimaginedinmycouchforthepastyears.IamsohappythatImadethefirsttinystepstowalkoutofmycomfortzonE.SoonIwascatchingupwiththerhythmsandrunningspontaneously.Sowhatisthechallengethatyouareafraidof?Faceitnowconqueritandletitmakeyouevenstronger.Ifyouaretootimidtospeakupforyourselfindailylifethenregardlessofyourfearsforceyourselftosayonewordoutofthehearteveryday.AtfirstyouwillonlymumblenonsenseandtotallysoundlikeanerD.Butjustkeepthrowingtheballsyouwilleventuallyhitsometargetsandorganizeclearsentences.Ifyouaresufferinginyourcurrentlifebutdon’tthinkyoudeserveabetteronethenyouwillkeeplivingintheterriblesituation.TobreathenewairyouneedtostepoutofyourdeadzonE.OnceyoucheerupandmakethefirstcourageousstepthenaddingafewmorestepsisnotthatabigdealandsoonyouwillwalkfartherawayfromthecaveyouhateD.Itisalwayseasiertodonothingaboutthechallengeandremaininthecurrentstatus.ButIstronglysuggestyouchooseaharderchoicefightwithyourchallengeandletitliftyoutoahigherpositionwithmorebeautifulviews.Onceyougetstartedwiththrowingafewboldpunchesintolifeyouwillsoonfeelcomfortabletoboxwiththoseopponentsyouthoughtsotoughandtall.Andlateryouwillgetsogoodatyourskillsthatyoumustcallinstrongercompetitorstotheringtomatchthegameandhavemorefun.Bethataspiring有志向的boxerinyourlifE.55.Inthepassagebuildingmusclesiscomparedto______.A.buildingyourbodystrongB.becomingconfidentC.overcomingachallengeD.encouragingyourself56.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5wecaninferthat______.A.theauthorbegantoexercisebydifferentmeanstobecomeanactivepersonB.theauthorwasabletobearthesoremusclesandthuscouldhangonforfourmonthsC.theauthoronlystoodinthebarforthosefourmonthsanddidnothingelseD.theauthorfeltcomfortableandcouldstandinthebarforanotherfourmonths57.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThewriterusedtoexercisealotandenjoyedherlifE.B.Thepart-timejobinabarinvolvedsmilingandtalkingtocustomers.C.AfteroneweekthewriterthoughtworkinginabarwastolerablE.D.Whenthewriter’sbodyfeelsstiffsheoftentriestolifthermooD.58.Toimprovepoorspeakingyouareexpectedto______.A.forceyourselftosaysomethingeverydayB.throwtheballsC.organizeclearsentencesD.mumblenonsense59.Whatisthelastparagraphintendedtoconvey?A.Weshouldkeeplivinginthecurrentsituationandhavemorefun.B.WeshouldstepoutofthedeadzoneandfightwiththechallengE.C.Itisnecessaryforustoboxwithstrongercompetitorsandimproveourskills.D.Itischallengingtobecomeaskillfulboxerwhocandefeattoughandtallopponents.60.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtobeanActivePersonB.LifeisWonderfulC.aPart-timeJobD.TheBeautyinChallenge

Vancouver’sChinatown-Canada’slargestChinatownVancouver’sChinatownisNorthAmerica’ssecondbiggestChinatownafterSanFrancisco’s.Mandarin普通话andCantonesearethemothertonguesin30%ofVancouverhomeswhichmakesChinesethelargestminorityethnicgroup少数民族.Vancouver’sChinatownistheplacetovisitforatasteofChineseculturE.InChinatowntherearealotoftraditionalproductsandbuildingssuchasthestonelionswhichrepresentfortheprestige名声;声望manyredlanternswhichstandsforthehappiness.What’smoreinterestinginChinatownatypicalSuzhougardencanbefounD.ChinatownnotonlyexpressesthecultureofChinatotheotherculturesbutalsoonepartshowsthatVancouveristhemulticulturalsociety.ChinatownwhichcarriesmanyChineseculturesisbuiltbyChineseinVancouver.InthebeginningChinatownwasthecommunityonlyforChinesepeoplebutnowadaysmoreandmoreotherpeoplefromdifferentcountriesarewillingtoknowtheChinatownItisthepartoftheVancouver’ssocietyandChinatownisalsochanginggraduallyinordertoadjusttoVancouver.TherearelotsofinterestingmarketswithmanyvarietiesoffreshanddriedseafoodandmushroomsintheChinatown.You’llalsofindcheapandfinehousewareandtraditionalChinesemedicinE.DuringthesummeronweekendeveningsKeeferandPenderStreetsbecomeabusyopen-airnightmarket.Ifyouhaveenoughtimeforamealtryatoneofthemanysmallrestaurants.Itisnotanexpensivemulti-courseculinary烹调的adventurE.RelaxinthepeacefulDr.SunYat-SenClassicalChineseGardenorjuststepsawayonPenderStreet.VisittheChineseCulturalCentreMuseumorparticipateinoneofitsmanyactivities.21.InVancouver’sChinatownyoucanseeallthethingsEXCEPT.A.atypicalSuzhougardenB.thestonelionsC.theChineseHistoryMuseumD.redlanterns22.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat.A.CanadianshelpedtobuildVancouver’sChinatownB.onlytheChinesepeopleliveinVancouver’sChinatownC.inVancouver’sChinatownyoucanappreciatethecultureofVancouverD.anincreasingnumberofpeoplecometoVancouver’sChinatown23.Ifyouaretiredyoushouldhavearestin.A.Dr.SunYat-SenClassicalChineseGardenB.theChineseCulturalCentreMuseumC.aninterestingmarketonthePenderStreetD.oneofthemanysmallrestaurants

MakingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlifE.SochoosingajobisoneofthemostimportantdecisionstomakeinlifE.FormyjobtherearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:Thefirstone—thatImustworkinanareaILike－ismostimportanttomE.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoythenyouwon'thavetoworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreativE.IwouldliketobethemostvaluablemembertherE.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems.IwouldliketostayinthesameareaforalongtimE.Inorderforthistohappentheworkmustprovideenoughproblems.MorethanjustworkingtoliveIenjoymakingadifferenceandtryingmybestforthewholeprogress.Iwouldalsoliketobewellre­muneratedformyhardworksoIcanleadacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenIcanprovidethebestformyfamily.ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkinanareathatwouldhelpotherpeoplE.Theworkinmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmytrainingormanagement.InsuchareasIcanhelptodeveloptheabilitiesofothersandbringouttheirbest.ItwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecomethebestthattheycanbE.WhenIbecomeoldIwouldliketolookbackwithagreatsenseofsatisfactionthatthousandsofpeoplehavebecomebetterpersonsthroughmywork.Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajobsuddenlyorquickly.Heshoulddecidewhathewantstobeinthelongrun.Thenheshoulddecidehowheworkstowardsit.HeshouldstudythepropercoursesreadthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoicE.A.goodchoicewillmostprobablyleadtoabetterlifE.41.Accordingtothepassageagoodjobchoiceprobablymakespeople______A.solvefewerproblemsB.chooseagoodlifeC.begoodfamilymembers42.Thewriterconsidersanenjoyablejobmostimportantbecause_____A.hehastobringouthisbestB.itcanmakehimmorecreativeC.hewillhavetoworkanotherday43.Theunderlinedwordremuneratedinthemeans_____A.trainedB.praisedC.paid44.Thewriterwantstotellusthateveryoneshould_____A.becomeaknowledgeablepersonB.jointhearmytobecomeabetterpersonC.makepreparationstofindasatisfyingjob45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyJobChoiceB.MyfavoriteJobC.MyComfortableLife

Intoday’sworldofsmartphonesandlaptopsmostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingthingwiththem.Sincethesedigitalproductsaresocommonistimerunningoutforthe500-year-oldwatch?Accordingtosomeconsumerstheanswerisyes.NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWollmansaysawatchisanextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfunction.ManyyoungadultsthinksoandusetheirsmartphonestotelltimE.Itissaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythantenyearsago.Asaresultsomepeoplesaythatthewatchindustryisatacrossroads.Howeverwatchmakersoptimisticallysaythatwatchesredeempopularitywhenconsumersreachtheir20sand30s.Bythentheyarewillingtospendmoneyonaqualitywatchthatdoesn’tjustkeepgoodtimE.Fiftyyearsagowatchmakerstookprideintheirproducts’accuracy.Butinrecentyearsthewatchindustryhaschangeditselfintoanaccessory配饰business.Andtodaytheimageawatchcommunicateshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells.Complications—featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping—areanimportantpartofawatch’simagE.Today’swatchesofferlotsoffeaturesthatmeetalmostanypersonality.ThesefeaturesincludecompassesUSBdriversandevenotherfunctionsthatmeasuretheeffectivenessofgolfswings!Creativityalsoplaysakeyroleindesigningtoday’swatches.ForexampleJapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdon’tevenlooklikewatches.Thecompany’spopularShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightstotelltimE.Itlooksmorelikeafashionablebracelet手镯thanawatch.Whetherawatchcommunicatesfashionsensecreativetalentofalovesportsconsumerswanttheirwatchestostandout.Nowadayseveryonehasthesamekindofgadget小玩意intheirbagssopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhat’sontheirwrists.WillthisinterestinwristfashionlastOnlytimewilltell!24.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Asmostpeopleseewatchesareoutoffashion.B.SomepeoplefeelthatwatcheshavebeenofnousE.C.Thewatchindustrywillclosedownsoonerorlater.D.Therearesomanychoicesofwatchesforteenagerstoday.25.JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashismentionedinParagraph4to_________.A.showwhyShinshokuwatchesarepopularB.advertiseShinshokuwatchesmadebyTokyoflashC.tellthattoday’swatchesneedmoreimaginationD.makeacomparisonbetweenwatchesandbracelets27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WatchesTellMoreThanTimeB.JapaneseWatchesStandOutC.WatchIndustryIsinaBadSituationD.WatchesAreBecomingLessPopular

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublished发行tomark标志thegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.27.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics___________.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer28.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce________.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.30.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.FootballD.Skating.

CensusBureau人口普查局datareleasedThursdayshowthat48ofthe50mostpopulous人口稠密的U.S.citieshavegrownsince2010comparedwithonly40ofthetop50inthefirsttwoyearsafterthe2000Census.Ofthetop10093havegrownsince2010comparedwithjust72adecadeago.ManyofthebiggestsuchasNewYorkHoustonPhoenixSanAntonioSanDiegoandDallasareoutpacingthenation’s1.7%growthratesince2010.UrbanAmericaisrecoveringfasterthanmoreremoteplacessaidRobertLangaprofessorofurbanaffairs.Onlytwobigcities-DetroitandCleveland-lostpopulationbetween2010and2012.Theurbanrecoveryisledbymid-sizedcitiesincludingAustinandFortWorthandCharlottE.Austingrew6.6%intwoyearsbecomingtheUSA’s11th-largestcity.In2000itwasNo.17.Othertrends:•NewYorkCitygrew2%addingabout161500peoplesince2010.ByfaritistheUSA’smostpopulouscity.•ThepopulationofNewOrleanscontinuestogrow.In2005aterriblenaturaldisasterhappenedtothecitycausingthepopulationtodecreasE.Nowithasapopulationofthreehundredandsixty-ninethousanD.Thenumberhasgrownby7.4%since2010.•Governmentbudgetcrunches紧缩haveputstatecapitalsindifficulty.Halfarebehindthegrowthrateoftheirregions.PerhapsthebiggestexceptiontothecapitalcrunchisAustin.Ithasgrownmorethan26%since2000.PopulationexpertWilliamFreysaysAustinenjoysanumberofqualitiesthatmakeitattractivE.It’sahigh-techcitywithastateuniversity.Andit’sinTexasanattractiveplacefornewcomers.Insomewaysit’samodelofwhatothercitieswouldliketobecomehesays.FreynotesthatCharlottewhichgrew5.4%since2010hasgrownintoahigh-techandfinancialcenterwhoseindustriesdobusinessnotjustwiththoseinotherU.S.citiesbutwiththerestoftheworlD.21.ThestatisticsinParagraph1suggestthat_____.A.therewerefewercitiesintheUSAadecadeagoB.remoteareasintheUSAhavemorepeoplenowC.thepopulationintheUSAhasgrownsince2010D.manybigcitiesintheUSAfacepopulationproblems22.WilliamFreythinksAustin’sgrowth_____.A.isduetoitseducationB.isthesteadiestintheUSAC.attractswell-educatedpeopleD.deservestheattentionofothercities23.AccordingtothetextCharlotte_____.A.isapoliticalcenterB.hasgrownslowlysince2010C.istheUSA’s11th-largestcityD.doesbusinessathomeandabroad

Humansmaybeabadinfluenceontheirbestfriends---atleastwhenitcomestoproblem-solving.Inataskthatwasn’tverytoughwolvesperformedmustbetterthandogs.Alltheanimalshadtodowaspullthelidoffafoodcontainercontainingasausagetreat.MoniqueUdellstudiesanimalbehavioratOregonStateUniversityinCorvallis.Shetested10petdogsandanother10dogsfromananimalshelter.Inonesetoftestsapersonwasnearbybutdidnotencourageordiscouragethedogs.Thosedogstypicallyspent10to15percentoftheirtimegazingattheperson.Theyspentamere5percentoftheirtimeorlesstouchingthecontainer.Udellofferedthesamechallengetowolves.Theseanimalshadbeenraisedandfedbypeoplebutstilllivedoutdoors.Herethewolvesdidn’tlookatthenearbyperson.Insteadtheydevotedabout90percentofthetimetostrugglingwiththeboxholdingatreat.Whensomeonewalkedaroundthedogsandactivelyencouragedthemtokeeptryingtoopentheboxthedogsdidspendmoretimehandlingtheproblem.A.fewmoreevenmanagedtoopenthebox.Buttheirsuccessratestilldidnotmatchthewolves.Thedogsandwolveswerealsotestedwhennoonewaspresent.Buteventhenthedogsdidn’tpaworteattheboxmuchmorethantheydidwhenahumanwaspresent.29.Accordingtoparagraph2howdidthedogsperformintheexperiment?A.TheyshowedreducedintelligenceB.TheyfoundthetreatintheboxlessattractiveC.TheyfoundthewolvesweredangerousD.Theyspentmoretimewaitingforhelp30.Whatwastheeffectofencouragementonthedogs?A.ItmadetheirsuccessrateimprovealotB.ItmadethemseeklessguidanceC.ItmadethemalittlemoredevotedtothetaskD.Itmadethemabletocompetewiththewolves31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.HowwolvesanddogsdifferfromeachotherB.ThereasonwhywolvesaredangerousC.DogsaremorerelaxedwhennooneisaroundD.Wolvesbeatdogsinproblem-solvingtests

Decision-makingunderStressAnewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesanddisadvantagescausingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative负面的consequencesofadecision.Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictableways.StressaffectshowpeoplelearnsaysProfessorMaraMather.Peoplelearnbetteraboutpositivethannegativeoutcomesunderstress.Forexampletworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages影像witheitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperimentsomeoftheparticipantswerefirststressedbyhavingtogiveaspeechanddodifficultmathproblemsinfrontofanaudience;intheothersomewerestressedbyhavingtokeeptheirhandsinicewater.Inbothcasesthestressedparticipantsrememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythanthosewhohadn’tgonethroughthestress.Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesorsmokingacigarettewhileunderstress–atthosemomentsonlythepleasureassociatedwithsuchactivitiescomestominD.Butthefindingsfurthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadoubleeffect.NotonlyarerewardingexperiencesrememberedbetterbutnegativeconsequencesarealsoeasilyrecalleD.Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenandwomen.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunderstresstheirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksintheexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhichrisk-takingcanpayoffbigmenmaytendtodobetterwhencautionweighsmorehoweverwomenwillwin.Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsareriskymightalsohelpexplainwhywomenarelesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:theymaymoreoftenavoidmakingtheriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendto______.A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemoryB.recallconsequencesmoreeffortlesslyC.makeriskydecisionsmorefrequentlyD.learnasubjectmoreeffectively30.Accordingtotheresearchstressaffectspeoplemostprobablyintheir______.A.waysofmakingchoicesB.preferenceforpleasureC.toleranceofpunishmentsD.responsestosuggestions31.Theresearchhasprovedthatinastressfulsituation______.A.womenfinditeasiertofallintocertainhabitsB.menhaveagreatertendencytoslowdownC.womenfocusmoreonoutcomesD.menaremorelikelytotakerisks

ArtsandcultureislivedandbreathedineverycornerofCanadA.Duetoaracialandimmigrant移民的populationthevarietyandrichnessofartandsportsisveryevident.SinceWorldWarⅡCanadahasproducedanimpressiveamountofwriting.FromnovelstopoetrytheselectioniswidE.NativewritersarealsobecomingbetterknownacrossCanadainrecentyears.MusiciansarereachingahigherlevelofrecognitionintheworldmusicscenE.EverythingfromcountrytopopclassicaltoheavyrockcanbefoundacrossCanadaandacrosstheglobeperformedbyCanadianartists.TheNationalFilmBoardafilmcrewinCanadaisthemostfamousproducerofmoviesinCanadA.HowevermanyHollywoodstudiosareturningtoCanadaasanalternative供替代的选择tothemoreexpensiveUS.Manywell-knownactorsdirectorsscreenwritersandmoviescomefromCanadaandoftenscoopawardsfortheirwork.FrenchartwasthefirsttoappearinCanadaalongtheStLawrenceinandaroundQuebeC.Sincethenthevolumeofartandartistshasincreased.CanadianphotographyaswellaspaintingbyCanadiansisnotwell-knownoutsideofCanadabutrecognitionisincreasing.Sportisamajorpartoftoday’ssocietyinCanadA.Hockeyisthemostpopularsportwithmoreparticipantstakingpartincurling冰壶.AmericanstylefootballandbaseballarealsoverypopularandallofthesesportsareplayedacrossCanadA.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BriefIntroductiontoCanadaB.CanadianArtsCultureandSportsC.CanadianArtistsD.CanadianArtsandCultureAreWorldFamous8.Canadahasmanyformsofartandculturebecauseithas________.A.alonghistoryB.alargeareaC.alargepopulationD.avarietyofimmigrants9.WhichgroupofCanadianartistsiswell-knownallovertheworldtoday?A.Nativewritersandscreenwriters.B.Photographersandactors.C.Paintersandwriters.D.Musiciansactorsanddirectors.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordscoopmeaninthepassage?A.Expect.B.Setup.C.Harvest.D.IgnorE.

Werewolves狼人aren’ttheonlycreaturesaffectedbythemoon’scycles周期.A.fullmoonalsoaffectspeople’ssleepmoreorlessreportsaSwissteamofscientists.Evenpeoplewhosleepinalabwithoutwindowscouldreducetheirsleepingtimealittleonceamonth.Totestthemoon’sinfluence33adultsofbothsexesandagesofmanykindsspentseveralnightsinasleeplaB.Astheysleptresearchersrecordedtheirbrainactivityeyemovementsandhormonelevels荷尔蒙水平.Onnightsclosertoafullmoonthesleeperstookanaverageoffiveminuteslongertofallasleepandsleptfor20minutesless.Inadditionbrainactivityfellby30percentduringthesleep.Andhormonelevelsthathelpcontrolsleepcycleswentdown.Onthesenightsthesleeperscomplainedtheycouldn’tsleepwelleventhoughtheydidn’tknowthemoon’scyclE.Onthebrightsidenosleeperturnedintoawerewolf.TheSwissteamdoesn’tknowhowthemoonaffectssleep.Thegravity重力ofthemooncausesoceantides潮汐toriseandfall.ButthatforceistooweaktoaffectsleepGajochensays.Hebelievedsomebody’sbiologicalclockmaybeaffectedbythemooncycles.TheremaybeanotherreasonsaysDavidDinges.ThissleepresearcherattheUniversityOfPennsylvaniainPhiladelphiasaysthatthebodyclockisverysensitive敏感的tolightatnight.ThosesleeperscouldhavebeenaffectedbyhavingtoomuchmoonlightbeforearrivingatthelaB.12.Thewritermentionedwerewolvesinthefirstparagraphto______.A.showtherearethemoon’scyclesB.attractpeople’sattentiontothereportC.introduceacreaturetoreadersD.askpeoplenottosleepaloneinthelab13.Whathappenedtothesleepersduringtheexperimentonafullmoon?A.Theysleptforaboutfiveminuteslonger.B.Theycouldonlysleepfor20minutes.C.TheirbrainswerenotasactiveastheywereD.Theycomplainedtheyweretootiredtosleep.14.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______.A.analyzing分析reasonsB.explainingdifferencesC.makingcomparisonsD.followingthetimeorder15.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.thesleepingproblemscausedbythemoon’scyclesB.theinfluenceofthemoononhumansleepinghabitsC.themoon’sinfluenceonsleepinganditspossiblereasonsD.thewaystogetabettersleeponafullmoonnight

Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedaysbutlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16yearsitisthatcommunicationisveryimportantbothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalongwithanyrelationshipyouneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicateyoudriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparentsoranyoneelsenottalkingtothemdoesn’tsolveanything.Communicationbeginswiththeconcerns关心ofanother.Itmeansthatyoucan’tjustcomehomefromschoolgouptoyourroomandignore不理睬everyonE.EvenifyoujustsayHiandseehowtheirdaywasforfiveminutesitisbetterthannothing.Ifyoulookedupthewordcommunicationinadictionaryitwouldsaytheexchangeofideastheconveyance表达ofinformationcorrespondence通信meansofcommunication:aletteroramessage.Tomaintain保持agoodrelationshipyoumustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeelevenifit’sjustbywritinganotE.Whendealingwithparentsyoualwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeittellthemthatyou’lllistentowhattheyhavetosaybutaskthempolitelytolistentoyou.YellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworsE.Thisisanexample:onenightSophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworksbutshedidn’tfeelshecouldjustasktogohomE.ThatwouldberudE.Afteralltheyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem.NeedlesstosayshewaslategettinghomE.HerparentsweremadatfirstnotwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslatetheyweren’tasmadandlettheincidentgo.CommunicationisthekeyfactorherE.IfSophie’sparentshadnotbeenwillingtolistenSophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftroublE.Communicationisn’taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie’stellingtheotherpersonhowyoufeel-listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication.6.Inthewriter’sviewdealingwithparentsis__________thanwithchildren.A.moredifficultB.easierC.moreuninterestingD.moreinteresting7.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis__________.A.theimportanceoffriendshipB.tomakeyourfeelingknowntoothersC.theimportanceofcommunicationD.thedisagreementbetweengenerations8.Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunicationthekeytoahappyrelationshipisthat__________.A.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparentsB.theyshouldbeequalC.parentsplaytheleadingpartD.bothmaketheoppositeknowtheirfeelings9.Theexampleinthispassageprovesthat___________.A.Sophie’sparentsarewillingtolistentoherB.SophieisverypolitetoherparentsC.SophiedidwellinexplainingherbeinglateD.communicationisthesolution解决办法tomisunderstanding

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeoplE.MostoftheradioprogramsaremusiC.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseinmanyplaces.Oncethepopularsingerisheardalloverthecountryyoungpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapesgoestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoesalltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatareimportanttoAmericans.OneiscalledfolkmusiC.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.AnotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.Thisisstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.21.Thispassagemainlytalksabout____.A.AmericanmusicB.AmericanpopularmusicC.threesortsofmusicD.popularmusicsingers22.Thefirstthreeparagraphsmainlytellus____.A.thatAmericansdislikepopularmusicB.thatpopularmusicisanimportantkindofmusicinAmericaC.howtobecomeaninternationalstarasapopsingerinAmericaD.popularmusicinAmericaiswhateveryteacherlike23.IntheUSAasapopsingerifyouwanttobecomeanationalstaryou’llhaveto____.A.earnalotofmoneyB.makearadiostationsbuyyourCDsortapesC.makemanyCDsortapesD.makeyoungpeopleloveyouandwhatyousing

Musicisanartthatalmosteveryoneenjoys.EveryonecanmakesoundsbysingingbangingastickpluckingatightstringorblowingthroughapipE.Allovertheworldmanykindsofmusichaddevelopedaspeoplefoundouthowtomakesoundsindifferentways.TherearesomanykindsofmusictohearthatyoucansoonfindakindthatyoulikE.PeoplecangetallkindsoffeelingswhenlisteningtomusiC.Musiccanmakeyoumarchordance;itcanmakeyoufeelhappyorsaD.Morethanotherartsmusiccanaffectyourmoodsandfeelings.Thisiswhymusicissopopular.EverycountryhasitsownkindofmusiC.InFrancemanypeoplelikedancemusicplayedontheaccordion手风琴andmanyAmericansenjoybanjomusiC.SpainisfamousforitsguitarmusicandIndiaforthetwangingsoundofthesitar.ManypeoplelikemusicintheirownnationalstylE.Buttherearealsopeoplewhoenjoyclassicalmusicandpopmusicwhichhavespreadthroughouttheworldwiththehelpoftherecord­playerandradio.Howevertherearestillgreatdifferencesbetweenthemusicofthewestandthatoftheeast.Manyoftheinstrumentsareverydifferent.TheguitarandthesitararebothinstrumentsinwhichstringsarepluckedbyfingersbuttheydonotsoundalikE.Themusicaldifferencesbetweentheeastandthewestarenotonlyintheinstrumentsbutalsointhewaysthenotesareputtogether.1.Musicisanartthatisverypopularintheworldbecause________.A.everyonecanmakeabeautifulmusicB.peoplecangetdifferentfeelingsfrommusicC.musiccanonlymakepeoplehappyD.musicismuchbetterthanotherarts2.Ifyou'reverygoodatplayingtheguitaryoumaybepopularin________.A.AmericaB.FranceC.IndiaD.Spain3.Thewordsitarinthepassageisanameof________.A.astringedmusicalinstrumentB.arecordplayerC.aplaceofinterestinIndiaD.aradio4.Thetitleofthispassageshouldbe________.A.MusicB.Music—theBestArtC.HowtoEnjoyMusicD.DifferentMusic

LastyearmorethanonemillionFilipinosworkedabroadasservantsnursessailorsandinotherdifficultbutlow-paidjobs.SoutheastAsiansleavetheirpoorercountriesfortheirricherneighbours.Manyofthesewage-earnersreturnintheenD.Inthemeantimetheysendhomehugeamountsofmoney–inthePhilippines’caseover10%ofitsGDP.BetweenJanuaryandNovembertheamountwasup18%onthesameperiodof2005.PovertyandunemploymentarestillhighinthePhilippinesandotherlabour-exporting劳务输出countries.Theywouldbefarworsebutforthisoutflowofbodiesandinflowofdollars.AsforthoseAsiancountriesthatimport输入labourasinEuropefallingbirthratesmeantheyaregoingtoneedmoreforeignworkers.OnJanuary13thleadersoftheAssociationofSoutheastAsianNationsASEANsignedanagreementtohelpmigrant流动的workers–withtherealizationthattheflowoflabourbetweentheircountriesisagrowingproblemthattheycannotblameonoutsiders.A.2005studyshowedthat8.4millionSoutheastAsiansworkedoutsidetheirhomecountriesbutthisdidnotincludethehugenumbersofIndonesiansdoingsowithoutpapers.Sothetruetotalisprobablyratherhigher.OfthetenASEANcountriesthePhilipinesIndonesiaMyanmarCambodiaVietnamandLaosexportlabourSingaporeandBruneiimportitandThailandandMalaysiadoboth.SziraczkioftheUN’sInternationalLabourOrganizationpointsoutthatinthenexttenyearsthetotallabourforceoftheworker-exportingcountriesshouldgrowbyaboutathirD.Itmakessensetoworkontheproblembeforeitgetsoutofcontrol.Peopleinthereceivingcountriesseemtobeworriedaboutcompetitionfortheirjobs.MostThaissaidtheirgovernmentshouldadmitnomoreforeignworkersandafewthoughtotherwisE.EveninSingaporejustoverhalfofpeopleareagainstadmittingmoreforeignworkers.Malaysiansthinkthattheincreaseinforeignworkershasworsenedcrimerates犯罪率.32.ItcanbeinferredfromthecaseofthePhilippinesthat______________.A.thecountryisAsia’smainsourceofmigrantworkersB.labourexportsleadtoa10%growthofitsGDPC.theoutflowoflabourhelpssolveitssocialproblemsD.thecountrybothexportsandimportslabourforce33.Theflowoflabourisagrowingproblembecause______________.A.thereisagreaterflowoflabourthanreportedB.moreIndonesiansworkabroadwithoutpapersC.somecountriessufferfromlowbirthratesD.theASEANisagainstadmittingforeignworkers34.Forthelabour-importingcountriestheflowoflabourmayleadto______________.A.higherbirthratesB.lowercrimeratesC.greatermoneyinflowsD.strongerjobcompetition35.Thewriterofthetextseemsto______________.A.supporttheflowoflabourbetweencountriesB.reportfairlyonthequestionoflabourflowC.expresshisworriesovertheASEAN’sdecisionD.regardtheoutflowoflabourasaseriousproblem

Menhavelongbeenpuzzledbytheamountwomenpackwhentheygoonholiday.T.heydespair绝望astheywatchtheirbelovedspendmuchmoneyonextrabaggagechargE.Nearlyhalfofthesewomenadmittedtolyingabouttheweightoftheircasetotheirpartnerbeforeleavingfortheairportinfearofbeingmadetounloadsomeunnecessaryitems.B.utit’safactthatwomenpackmorethantheyneeD.Onaverageawomanneedsaround57itemsinsuitcaseforatwo-weekholidayyetmostwomenpacknearerto150itemsrangingfromskirtstopsunderwearandhighheels.Inadditionwomenpackmoresuncreammake-upandhairappliancesthantheywerelikelytoneeD.T.heyalltakeupspaceinthesuitcaseonlyathirdofthemwillseethelightofdayonceattheholidayplacE.79percentofwomenadmittedtotakingextraitemswiththemwiththereasonforthisbeingjustincase.W.omenplantheirholidaywardrobe衣橱monthsinadvance.P.ackingenoughclothesandotheritemstolastamonthisnotenoughforsomewomen.T.hey’dtakeachancetoshopfornewitemswhileholidayingabroad.S.othey’llreturnwithevenmoreluggageintheircases.ProfessorKarenPinesaid:Womenaretemptedtotakefamiliaritemswiththemonholidayofteneverythingexceptthekitchensink.S.omepeoplefindtravelingstressfulparticularlywhenthey’reunsureaboutthehomecomfortsavailableattheirholidayplacE.T.heyover-packtohelpcopewiththosefeelingsofstressandreducetheuncertainty.T.hiswillcomeasnosurprisetosomemenwhoareusedtotryingtosqueezetheirpartner’sluggageintothebootofthecarwiththeirownsmallercase.Ontheotherhandmenpackverylightlywithonlyanaverageof40itemsforatwo-weekholiday.65.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe__.A.Womenaregoodatpickingholidaysuitcase.B.Womenover-packbytwothirdwhenonholiday.C.Womenwillgoshoppingeverytimetheygoonholiday.D.Womentakegoodcareofthemselveswhileholidaying.66.Howmanyitemswillawomanpackfora2-weekholiday?A.57itemsB.79itemsC.97itemsD.150items67.Womenpacktoomuchonholidaybecause_.A.theywanttoshowofftheiritemsB.theypreferamorecomfortableholidayC.theyareafraidthey’llneedthemduringtheholidayD.theywouldliketocleantheirclotheswardrobeverymuch68.Howdoesamanfeelabouthiswifepackingtoomuch?A.OpposedB.S.upportiveC.PositiveD.Concerned69.WhatdoD.rPine’swordsimply?A.Goingonholidaywillcostalot.B.Womendon’tprefertogoonaholiday.C.Peopletendtofeeltiredandstressedonholiday.D.I.t’sunderstandablethatwomenover-packinasense.

Debt债务amongyoungAmericansisincreasing.Aretheyignoringtheirparents’adviceoraretheparentsfailingtoteachtheirchildrenaboutmoney?HereareafewsimplelessonsthatchildrenasyoungassevenoreightcanunderstanD.Firstlysavebeforeyoubuy.Whenyougetmoneyyoushouldimmediatelysavesomeofitmaybe20%Afterthisspendwhatyouwant.Secondlywatchyourmoney.Don’ttrustotherpeoplewithit.Don’tlendmoneyanddon’ttrytobuyfriends.Iffriendswantyourmoneytheyaren’trealfriends.Anotherpieceofadvice:buyonlywhatyoucanafforD.IfthatMP3playerorcellphonecostsmorethanyouhavethenyoudon’tneedit.Don’tborrowmoneyforiteither.Ifyoureallywantsomethingyoucansaveforit.SavingteachesdisciplinE.Alsoafteryouhavesavedupenoughmoneyyoumayrealizeyoudon’treallywantitafterall.Finallydon’tcomparewhatyouhavewithyourfriends.Thatexpensivecomputergameofyourfriensnextdoormaybeborrowedorpaidforoncreditcar信用卡.Thereisanoldsaying:GiveapersonafishandheeatforadaybutteachapersonhowtofishandhewilleatfortherestofhislifE.Thisisalsotruewhenweteachourchildrenaboutmoney.Don’tlectureyourchildrenorbuythemeverythingtheywant.Teachthemgoodhabitsandtheywillalwayslookaftertheirmoney.32.Whatwillyourrealfrienddowhenheneedsmoney?A.Tellyouhisdifficultyandborrowsomemoneyfromyou.B.Keepsilentandtrytosolvetheproblemhimself.C.Tellyouhisdifficultybuttrytosolvetheproblemhimself.D.Keepsilentbutletsomeoneelsetellyou.33.Howmuchdoesthepassageadviseyoutospendthemoneyyoureceive?A.Allofit.B.About80%C.About70%D.maybe20%34.WhatisbesttodoifyouwantaMP3butdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit?A.Simplydon’tbuyit.B.Youcanbuyitoncredit.C.AskyourparentsforhelpD.Askyourfriendsforhelp.35.Whatisbestfortheparentstoteachtheirchildrenaboutmoney?A.Givethemlectures.B.Letthemmakerealfriends.C.Lovethemandbuyeverythingwant.D.Teachthemgoodhabits.

Whilemostofusarehappytotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellfewofusarewillingtotaketheblamewhenthingsgowrong.RatherthantryingtohideourshameorembarrassmentexpertsfoundthatwearesimplylessawarewhenouractionsresultinanegativeoutcomE.Theresearchmayexplainwhyweoftenfeelithardtotaketheblameforouractions.OurresultsuggeststhatpeoplemayreallyexperiencelessresponsibilityfornegativethanforpositiveoutcomessaidPatrickHaggardleadingresearcherandprofessoroftheinstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon.Inaseriesoftestsparticipantswereaskedtopressakey.A.soundthenfollowedeitherdisapprovingneutralorapprovingandtheywerethenaskedtoestimatethetimebetweentheactionandwhentheyhadheardthesounD.Researchersfoundthatindividualsexperienceddifferentlevelsofresponsibilitydependingontheoutcomes.Theyalsodiscoveredtheyweresignificantlyslowertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencecomparedtowhentheyhaddonewell.Effectivelywehavefoundthatweexperienceanegativeoutcomedifferentlynotjustretellitdifferently.Wemakeaweakerconnectionwhenthereisabadresult.AndrespondmuchmorestronglywhensomethinggoodhappenssaidProfessorHaggarD.Whensomethinggoesrighteveryonewantstotakethecreditandwhenthingsgowrongnobodyisinterestedinputtingtheirhandsup.Theresearcherssaidourbrainisverymuchconcernedwithrewardasgoodresultsarekeytosurvival.Althoughourownperception认知ofwhetherweareguiltyofsomethingornotischangedbytheoutcomesthisdoesnotprovideadefenseifwehavedonesomethingwrong.Ourexperienceofourownresponsibilitiescanbemisleadingandcanbestronglycoloredbytheoutcomesofouractions.saidProfessorHaggarD.Wehavetotakeresponsibilityforwhatactuallydonotjustforhowweexperiencethings.29.Peoplewhodon’ttaketheblamefortheiractions.A.alwaystrytohidetheirshameorembarrassment.B.areonlywillingtotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellC.feellessresponsiblefornegativethanforpositiveoutcomesD.arelessawareofwhattodowhenanegativeoutcomehappens30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Ourlevelofresponsibilitycanbestronglyaffectedbytheoutcomesofouractions.B.Whensomethingbadhappensnobodyisinterestedindealingwiththeproblem.C.PeoplewerequickertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencE.D.ParticipantswereaskedtocountthetimebetweenpressingakeyandhearingthesounD.31.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byquotingresearchfindings.C.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.D.ByprovidingdatA.32.Accordingtothepassageapersonwhoisconcernedwithrewardis.A.awkwardB.naturalC.absurdD.stubborn

Badnewssells.Ifitbleedsitleads.Nonewsisgoodnewsandgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored监控indifferentwaysresearchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlinepostsscientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmediasaysJonahBergerascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvaniA.Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriendsyoucarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mailsWebpostsandreviewsface-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative消极的butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?TotestforthatpossibilityDr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’websitE.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthemoste-mailedlistforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.ReadersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunnyorthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxietybutnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysaD.Theyneededtobearoused激发onewayortheotherandtheypreferredgoodnewstobaD.ThemorepositiveanarticlethemorelikelyitwastobesharedasDr.BergerexplainsinhisnewbookContagious:WhyThingsCatchOn.312.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.33.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?A.They’resociallyinactivE.B.They’regoodattellingstories.C.They’reinconsiderateofothers.D.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.34.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger’sresearch?A.Sportsnew.B.Sciencearticles.C.Personalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.SadStoriesTravelFarandWideB.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeopleC.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimesD.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks

ThisMondaythenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’DayjustsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.EveryoneagreesthatdayisaholidaybutisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril301789.SoonafterAmericansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary111732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldatesmakingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22whichisnowwellaccepteD.In1879.CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysActwhichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’snamE.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthdayeventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincolnwhoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashingtonthecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpasseD.Meanwhilemanystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashingtonWashingtonandLincolnorallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@timeforkids.comandtelluswhatyouthink.1.ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor______.A.GeorgeWashingtonB.AbrahamLincolnC.allpresidentsD.theCivilWar2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B.ThechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwisE.C.Thenewactchangedtheholiday’snamE.D.ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3.What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A.Whentocelebratetheholiday.B.Howtocelebratetheholiday.C.Whichpresidenttohonor.D.Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB.ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC.TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD.ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day

Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity名人chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.Prof.GershunysaidThemaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrenD.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocomE.Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.SomeexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsasGastrosexualsmenusingcookingskillstoimpressfriendswhohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley－WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyD.Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.HelaughedsaidProf.Gershuny.Thatwouldneverhappennow.Two－thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtablE.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmanyfamilymealsinfacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.24.Whatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbefore?A.Theimprovementofcooks'status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale'sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncooking?A.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.WomenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbeforE.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.26.HowdidProf.Gershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.ItisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.C.Itshouldn'tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking—aThingofthePastforWomen

AtonetimeitwasthedreamofmanylittlegirlstobecomeanursE.TodayhoweverAmericaisfacingitsworstnurseshortagesinceWorldWarI.Recentlyabout2000000nursesareneededand60percentofallhospitalsintheUShaveshortageslargeenoughtothreatenthequalityofcareprovideD.ThedemandfornursesspreadswidelythroughoutthenursingfielD.Whathasbecomeofthesewomeninwhite?Theanswerliesinnotonebutseveralcauses.Onepossibilityisthefactthatwomenhavegreatercareeroptions职业选择.Inthepastwomenwhochosetoworkoutsidethehomehadtwobasicchoices:nursingorteaching.TodaymorewomenthaneverareintheworkforcebuttheiroptionshavegreatlyincreaseD.Therearewomendoctorslawyersfirefightersandpoliceofficers.Infactwomentodayarefoundinnearlyeveryfieldofwork.Nursinghasbeenleftbehindaswomenmoveontojobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatus地位.A.womanormaninthenursingfieldisoftenlookeddownuponasmerelyanurse.Teachersmanybealsoatfault.Manyhighschoolstudentsareactuallybeingpersuadedtokeepawayfromnursingtoldbyteachersthattheyaretoobrighttobeanurse.Americansarelivinglongerthaneverandrequiringmoremedicalattention.Infactthenumberofelderlypatientshasalmostdoubledinthepasttwentyyears.Obviouslyalargerpopulationrequiresmorenurses.AIDSandotherdiseaseshavecausedmoreandmorepeopletoneednursingcarE.Usuallyfataldiseasesmeanlongdrawn-outhospitalstaythatistosaymorenursesareneededtocareforthesepatients.Itissaidthatthedemandfornurseswillbedoubledinthecomingtenyears.5.WhatarethemainfactorsthatareresponsiblefortheshortageofnursesinAmerica?A.Womenarebettereducatedandprovidedwithmoredifferentjobsthanmen.B.Morewomenarecleverenoughtobedoctorslawyersandpoliceofficers.C.GreatercareeroptionsareofferedforwomenandmorepatientsrequirenursecareD.Therearemorediseasesandnursesarebadlypaidandlookeddownupon.6.Thepassagetellsusthathighschoolteachersaretoblamefor_____.A.notmentioningtheworstnurseshortageintheUSB.advisingthestudentsnottochoosetobenursesC.introducingjobswithhigherpayandgreaterstatustotheirstudentsD.notaskingthegovernmenttoraisethenurses’payment7.Theauthorwrotethispassageinorderto______.A.describetheunequaltreatmentofwomenintheUSB.telluswomen’sfreechoiceofjobstodayinAmericaC.drawpeople’sattentiontothenursingshortageproblemD.callonmorewomentobenursesaftergraduatingfromhighschool8.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Highschoolstudentsthinkthemselvestoobrighttobenurses.B.WomenintheUShavegreatercareerchoicethaninothercountries.C.NursingusedtobeanidealjobforwomenintheUSatonetimE.D.60percentofhospitalsintheworldarefacedwithnurseshortagE.

A.groupofpeoplefromDenmarkhaveformedtheB-Society.Accordingtothemhumanbeingsaredividedintotypes:A-PeopleandB-PeoplE.A-Peoplehavenoproblemgettingupinthemorningandoperatemuchbetterearlierintheday.HoweverB-peoplearebetterlaterintheday.I’muselessearlyinthemorningsaysoneofthemembersoftheB-Society.AllIcandoisdrinkcoffeeandstareintospacE.Peopleusedtogetupearlybecausetheyhadtofeedtheanimals.ButIhaven’tgotanycowsorchickenssoIcansleeplateSheadds.SincethesocietywassetuptheB-Societyhaswelcomedseveralthousandmembers.RightnowtheB-SocietyisfightinghardforbusinessestojoinitsB-certification证明list.CompaniesthatareB-certifiedbasicallygivetheiremployeestheopportunitytocomeinwhentheywant.Insomecompaniesemployeesarriveatanytimeupto3:30pm---eachtotheirownrhythm节奏.Anditisnotjustbusinessesthatarebenefitingfromthis.Teenagerswhocan’tgetoutofbedinthemorningandparentswhoneverquitegetthekidstoschoolontimecannowbenefitfromB-classes.FromnextyearaschoolinCopenhagenwillofferclasseswhichstartlaterinthedayat10insteadofeight.AndeventhegovernmentseemstoliketheideA.TheB-SocietywasfoundedbyCamillaKringaprofessorfromtheUniversityofCopenhagen.OnherwebsiteshesaysWhenB-people’sworkrhythmsareconsideredattheworkplacetheirproductivity生产力andqualityoflifeisincreasedwhichcanincreaseproductivityfortheentireorganization.SheaddsthatB-Societywillcreateanewdailyrhythminschoolsandotherinstitutions机构asanalternativetothecurrentrhythmof‘earlyatworkandearlyathome’.Weareworkingfortheestablishmentofkindergartensprimaryandsecondaryschoolsaswellasuniversitiesthatopenbetween10amand8pm.WouldyouliketoworkforaB-certifiedcompany?1.AccordingtothetextwhobelongtotheB-Society?A.Laterisers.B.Businessmen.C.Animallovers.D.Sleepexperts.2.InB-certifiedcompaniesemployeescan____.A.getmoreworkingopportunitiesB.joinanyothercompaniesC.workonanydaystheychooseD.gotoworkatanytimeofaday3.InCamillaKring’sopinionB-people_______.A.aremorehard-workingthanA-peopleB.haveabetterqualityoflifethanA-peopleC.aremoreproductiveifgivenmorefreedomD.liketherhythmofearlyatworkearlyathome4.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthistextisto_____.A.stresstheimportanceofgettingupearlyB.expresshisattitudetowardstheB-SocietyC.introduceagrouphavingaspecialdailyrhythmD.callonpeopletoworkforB-certifiedcompanies

AlfredNobelthegreatSwedishinventorandindustrialistwasborninStockholmonOctober211833butmovedtoRussiawithhisparentsin1842wherehisfatherImmanuelmadeastrongpositionforhimselfintheengineeringindustry.ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmadealotofmoneyfromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWarbutwentbankruptsoonafter.ThenthefamilyreturnedtoSwedenin1859whereAlfredbeganhisownstudyofexplosives爆炸inhisfather’slaB.Hehadneverbeentoschooloruniversitybuthadtaughthimselfandbythetimehewastwentyhebecameaskillfulchemistandexcellentlinguist语言学家speakingSwedishRussianGermanFrenchandEnglish.Hebuiltupover80companiesin20differentcountries.HewasalwayssearchingforameaningtolifE.HespentmuchtimeandmoneyworkingonhowtoendthewarsandthepeacebetweennationsuntilhisdeathinItalyin1896.Hisfamouslastwillinwhichheleftmoneytoprovideprizesforoutstandingworkinphysicschemistryphysiologymedicineliteratureandpeaceisamemorialtohisinterestsandideas.Andsothemanisrememberedandrespectedlongafterhisdeath.8.WherewasAlfredNobelborn?Hewasbornin________.A.SwedenB.MoscowC.RussiaD.Stockholm9.WhatdidImmanuelNobelinventedduringtheCrimeanWar?A.LandminE.B.A.strongposition.C.Theengineeringindustry.D.Studyofexplosives.10.AlfredNobelbuiltupmorethan________companiesindifferentcountries.A.80B.60C.40D.2011.WhatwasAlfredNobelalwayssearingfor?________.A.MoretimeandmoremoneyB.HowtoendthewarC.A.meaningtolifeD.Thepeacebetweennations

Whilegoodgradesandtestarethebasicrequirementsforgettingintocollegeafter-schoolactivitiesarebecomingmoreimportantinthecollegeselectionprocessintheUS.AsentranceintocollegehasbecomemoredifficultcollegeshavelookedmoreatwhatskillsyouhavE.Takingpartinafter-schoolactivitiesisagreatwaytosucceedinschool.HighSchoolClubsMosthighschoolsofferalotofclubsandactivitiessoitiseasytofindsomethingthatyouareinterestedin.Collegeslookforstudentswhowillalsobeactiveotherthantestscores.TherearemanyclubsinschoolsuchasthedramaclubandabookcluB.YoumayevenbeabletofindaclubrelatedtoafuturejobsuchasFutureTeachersofAmericA.HighSchoolSportsIfyouwanttogotocollegeandwanttotakepartinsportsatacollegelevelthenthisfactjustmightgiveyouachancE.Itisgenerallyagoodideatofocusononesinglesport.Ifyouplanonsportsopeningcollegedoorsandleadingtocollegescholarships奖学金itwouldbebetterifyoudecidewhichsporttodo.Inthiswayyouwillhaveenoughtimetobuildtheirskills.HighSchoolPublications出版物Anothersmartwaytobeactiveinhighschoolandshowcollegesthatyouareinterestedinactivitiesmorethanacademics学术istobeapartoftheirschool’snewspaperormagazinE.TheremaybeanactualclassyoucanjoinoryoumayjoinacluB.BeinginhighschoolpublicationscanbeveryhelpfulparticularlyifyouwanttomajorinEnglishorineducationincollegE.35.NowintheUScollegeshavefocusedmoreonthestudents’duringtheselectionprocess.A.goodgradesB.familybackgroundC.skillsD.scholarships36.After-schoolactivitiesincludeallofthefollowingexcept.A.joiningaclubB.doingapart-timejobC.workingonschool’snewspaperormagazineD.takingpartinsports37.Joiningaclubmayhelpstudents.A.improvetheirEnglishB.gethigherscoresinsubjectsC.makemoregoodfriendsD.knowmoreabouttheirfuturejobs38.ThispassageisprobablywrittenfortoreaD.A.teachersB.studentsC.parentsD.headmasters39.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.theUScollegesprefertohavestudentswhostudyveryhardB.youmusttakeactualclassestobepartofschool’snewspaperC.beinggoodatsportsisconsideredimportantintheUScollegeselectionD.youcaneasilyfindasuitableclubtojoinineveryhighschoolintheUS40.Whichofthefollowingstudentswillgetusefulinformationfromthispassage?A.Sarahisthinkingaboutstartingherownbusinessaftergratuation.B.AnnlikeswritingandshewouldliketochooseEnglishashermajorincollegE.C.Leonisinterestedinactingandhewantstojointheschool’sdramacluB.D.Chrishasdifficultyingettingalongwiththeothermembersonthebasketballteam.

PresidentBarackObamaspeaksashemeetswithChinesePresidentXiJinpingoverinternationalsecurityissuesduringtheNuclearSecuritySummitinWashingtonMarch312016.Whiletheyreportslowprogressovermajordisagreementswhatdoaveragecitizensinthosecountriesthinkabouteachother?A.studybythePewResearchCenterofferssomeanswers.Only38percentofAmericanssaidtheyhaveapositiveviewofChinaaccordingtoa2015Pewsurvey.AndinChinaonly44percentofpeoplesurveyedgavetheUnitedStatesapositiverating.AmericansexpressedconcernaboutthelargeamountofU.S.debtheldbyChinaandthelossofjobstoChinA.LastyeartheU.S.TreasuryDepartmentsaidChinaheld$1.2trillioninU.S.governmentdebts.PeoplepolledinChinasaidtheybelievetheUnitedStatesistryingtopreventChinafrombecomingaspowerfulastheU.S.Theviewsreflectsomeofthetensionsbetweenthenations’leaders.TheUnitedStateshasbeenstronglyagainstChina’sconstructionofartificialislandsandmilitaryfacilitiesalongthedisputedSouthChinaSeA.AndtherehavebeendisagreementsoverhowtorespondtorecentNorthKoreannuclearandmissiletests.AjointstatementfromU.S.andChinaafterThursday’sObama-Ximeetingsaidbothcountriesagreedtoworktogetheronnuclearsecurity.TheObamaadministrationsaidChinahasagreedtosanctionstoprotestrecentNorthKoreannucleartests.ButXiexpressedoppositiontoanewmissiledefensesystemforSouthKoreaaccordingtoChinesemediareports.SuchasystemisbeingconsideredbyU.S.andSouthKoreanleaderstoprotectSouthKoreafromaNorthKoreanattack.AtthestartofhismeetingwithXiObamasaidOfgreatimportancetobothofusisNorthKorea’spursuitofnuclearweaponswhichthreatensthesecurityandstabilityoftheregion.XisaidChinaandtheUnitedStateshavearesponsibilitytoworktogether.AsforissuesdividingthetwonationsXisaidbothsidescouldseekactivesolutionsthroughdialogueandconsultation.Thetwoleadersmetduringa53-nationconferenceonnuclearsecurityinWashingtonD.C.24.Accordingtoa2015Pewsurvey________.A.MostoftheChinesesurveyedgaveapositiveviewtotheU.S.B.Neithercountrywasgivenahighpositiveratingfromeachother.C.AmericansbelievedthatChinaheldthemostofU.S.governmentdebts.D.ChinesepeoplesurveyedbelievedthatChinawouldbecomeaspowerfulastheU.S.25.TheAmericangovernmenthasaan_____attitudetowardsChina’sconstructionalongtheSouthChinaSeA.A.supportingB.uninterestedC.opposingD.doubtful26.BothAmericanandChinesegovernmentsagreeon_________.A.anewmissiledefensesystemforSouthKoreaB.whattodowithrecentNorthKoreannuclearandmissiletestsC.thecooperationonnuclearsecurityD.territorialdisputesintheSouthChinaSea27.Whichofthestatementsisnottrueaccordingtopassage?A.PresidentObamaattachedgreatimportancetoNorthKorea’spursuitofnuclearweapons.B.ChinasupportstheUNsanctionsonNorthKoreannucleartests.C.ChinaisunlikelytoworktogetherwiththeU.S.onNorthKoreannuclearissues.D.PresidentXisuggestsdialogueandconsultationtosettledowntheproblemsbetweenthetwonations.

Advertisinggivesusefulinformationaboutwhichproductstobuy.Butmodemadvertisingdoesmorethangivesnewsaboutproductsandservices.Today'sadvertisementsoradstrytogetconsumers消费tobuycertainbrands品牌.Writersofadvertisingaresoskillfulthattheycansometimespersuadeaconsumertowearacertainkindofclothing.eataspecialkindofcereal麦片.orseeamovie.ConsumersmightneverevenwantaproductiftheydidnotseeorhearadvertisementsforitForexampleyouprobablydonotneedthenewestcerealinthesupermarket.T.herearE.prohablymanycerealbrandsonyourkitchenshelves.Yourmaynothavespaceonyourshelfforanother.ButifyouseE.adsaboutanewcerealthatisyourextra-tastyandhasafreeprizeinthebox.youmaywantit.A.dvertisingmustgetattemion.Tobeeffective.itmustheexcitingenteraining.orprovidesomepleasureThesecretofwritinggoodadvertisingcopyistoofferagoodideaaswellasproduct.TheideaiswhattheadisreallysellingOneexampleisanadthatsayseatingacertaincerealwillmakeapersondowellinsports.Thatcerealbrandmaysellbetterifconsumersthinkitoffersstrengthandenergy.43.Whatisdiscussedmthispassage?A.Thecontentofmodemadvertising.B.Theresultsofmodemadvertising.C.Thewritingofmodermadvertising.D.Theskillsofmodemadvertising.44.Accordingtothepassageagoodadvertisementshould.A.givepeopleusefulinformationB.bebothpersuasiveandeffectiveC.showpeopleaproductD.showpeopleanewideaaproduct45.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.modernadvertisinghaslesseffectoncustomers.B.oncecustomersseeadsaboutanewcerealtheyaresuretobuyitC.cerealisakindoffoodwhichispopularamongpeopleD.cerealcanmakepeoplestrong

Silenceisunnaturaltoman.Hebeginslifewithacryandendsitinstillness.Inbetweenhedoesallhecantomakeanoiseintheworldandhefearssilencemorethananythingelse.Evenhisconversationisanattempttopreventafearfulsilence.Ifheisintroducedtoanotherpersonandanumberofpausesoccurintheconversationheregardshimselfasafailureaworthlesspersonandisfullofenvyoftheemptiestheadedchatterbox喋喋不休的人.Heknowsthatninety-ninepercentofhumanconversationmeansnomorethanthebuzzingofaflybutheisanxioustojoininthebuzzandtoprovethatheisamanandnotawaxworkfigure蜡塑人像.Theaimofconversationisnotforthemostparttocommunicateideas;itistokeepupthebuzzingsounD.Thereareitmustbeadmitteddifferentqualitiesofbuzz;thereisevenabuzzthatisasannoyingasthecontinuousnoisemadebyamosquito蚊子.Butatadinnerpartyonewouldratherbeamosquitothanaquietperson.MostbuzzingfortunatelyispleasanttotheearandsomeofitispleasanteventotheminD.Hewouldbeafoolishmanifhewaiteduntilhehadawisethoughttotakepartinthebuzzing-withhisneighbors.Thosewhohatetopickuptheweatherasaconversationalopeningseemtomenottoknowthereasonwhyhumanbeingswishtotalk.Veryfewhumanbeingsjoininaconversationinthehopeoflearninganythingnew.Someofthemarecontentiftheyaremerelyallowedtogoonmakinganoiseintootherpeople'searsthoughtheyhavenothingtotellthemexceptthattheyhaveseentwoorthreenewplaysorthattheyhadfoodinaSwisshotel.Attheendofaneveningduringwhichtheyhavesaidnothingmeaningfulforalongtimetheyjustprovethemselvestobesuccessfulconservationists.64.Accordingtothepassagepeopleusuallytalktotheirneighbors.A.inthehopeoflearningsomethingnewB.inthehopeofgettingonwellC.aboutwhatevertheyhavepreparedD.aboutwhatevertheywantto65.Accordingtotheauthorpeoplemakeconversationto_.A.achievesuccessinlifeB.exchangeideasC.overcometheirfearofsilenceD.provetheirvalue66.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Topersuadepeopletostopmakingnoises.B.Toexplainwhypeoplekeeptalking.C.Todiscusswhypeopleliketalkingaboutweather.D.Toencouragepeopletojoininconversations.67.BythebuzzingofaflyParA.1theauthormeans_.A.thevoiceofachatterboxB.meaninglesstalksoundC.alowwhisperingD.thenoiseofaninsect

Whatarethetipsforahealthylunch?Planning—notmuchisneeded—isthekeytoanutritiouslunchatworkandschool.Askingahealthylunchtakesme10minutesinthemorningandbuyingunhealthyfastfoodalsotakesme10minutesintheafternoonsaysWendyPotkayabusymotherandmanager.It’ssoeasytoturntoeatingfattyfoodswhenyou’resadoronadeadlinE.Afterawhileyourealizeifyouaregoingtothrowsomethinginyourmouthwhydon’tyoujustchoosesomethinghealthy?Howdoessheachievethissuccessthatdefeatssomany?Andhowdoesshedoitinlessthan10minutes?Toborrowanoldphrasetherearethreekeystoahealthylunch:planningplanningandplanning.1.Planlunchwithwholegrainsfruitandvegetables.2.Planaweek’slunchinadvancetomakeshoppingeasier.Makealistandfollowit.Don’tgiveintothetemptation__tobuyextrasweetsjunkfoodorfattymeat.3.Planforthenextday’slunchthenightbeforE.Timeisshortinthemorningandrushingthroughlunchpreparationoftenmeansnotenoughonnutritionornotevenbuyingsomethingfromvendingmachines自动贩卖机ordrive-throughwindowsoffast-foodrestaurants.JaneZiegleraworkingmotherandnutritionistalsosupportstheideaofplanning.IwashandcutvegetablesassoonasIgethomefromthestoresoit’snotamesswhenI’mreadytomakesandwichesshesays.6.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis________.A.howlongittakestomakeahealthylunchinthemorningB.awoman’sviewtowardshealthylunchC.aman’sviewtowardshealthyeatingD.awoman’ssuggestionofhealthyeating7.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdsuggestionofplanninglunch?A.Planforthenextday’slunchthenightbeforE.B.Timeisshortinthemorning.C.Alwayshavetimeforpreparingalunch.D.Trynotbuyinglunchfromvendingmachines.8.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.WhatJaneZieglerthinksasaworkingmother.B.WhatJaneZieglereatsforlunch.C.JaneZieglerwashesandcutsvegetablesimmediately.D.Somepeoplealsosupporttheideaofplanninglunch.9.Thisarticleintendstotellustheideathat________.A.healthylunchisveryimportantB.peopleshouldn’tskiplunchC.peopleshouldplanlunchinthemorningD.planningisthekeytonutritiouslunch10.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TipsforhealthylunchB.TipsforhealthymealsC.PlanningforyourlunchD.Threekeystohealthylunch

Sixty-year-oldHernandoGuanlaohassetupaninformallibrarytoencouragelocalpeopletosharehisjoyofreading.Tooperatethelibraryhegaveuphisjoblivingentirelyonhissavings.Readerscantakeasmanybooksastheywantforaslongastheywant.It'sapolicyyoumightassumewouldendveryquickly—withGuanlaohavingnobooksatall.Butinfactinthe12yearshe'sbeenrunninghislibrary-he'sfoundthathiscollectionhasgrownratherthanreduceD.Guanlaostartedhislibraryshortlyafterthedeathofhisparents.Hekeptthinkingbacktothehappydayswhenhisparentsstilllivedhim.Thememoriesdrovehimtodosomething.Thenhehitupontheideaofpromotingthereadinghabithepickedupfromhisparents.Heputthebooks-acollectionoffewerthan100-outsidethedoorofhishousetoseeifanyonewantedtoborrowthem.Theydidandtheybroughtthebooksbackwithotherstoaddtothecollection-andthelibrarywasborn.Nowthereare2000or3000ontheshelvesandintheboxesoutsidehisfrontdoor.ThelibraryisnotadvertisedbuteverydayasteadystreamofpeoplefindtheirwaytherE.TherearehistorybookstextbooksforchildrenaswellassomefashionmagazinesavailablE.Guanlaodoesnotwaitforpeoplefarawaytofindhim-hegoestothemonhisbookbikewhichhasalargebasketpiledhighwithbooks.He'salsostartedtosethissightsoutsideManilA.Hislatestplanistohelpafriendwhowantstostartupalibraryinthefarsouthofthecountry.AbookshouldbeusedandreuseD.IthaslifeithasamessagE.GuanlaosaiD.Asabookcaretakeryoubecomeafullman.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofGuanlao?A.Helovesreading.B.HelivesawealthylifE.C.Hebuiltalibraryin2010.D.Hegoestohislibraryafterwork.2.WhydidGuanlaodecidetostartalibrary?A.Hediditinhonourofhisparents.B.Hewantedtorealizehisparents’dream.C.Hefoundfewerandfewerpeoplelikereading.D.Heintendedtohelppeoplewhocan’taffordtobuybooks.3.AccordingtothetextbooksinGuanlao’slibrary_______.A.totalledabout1000atthebeginningB.aremostlyfromreaders’donationsC.aretargetedatadultsD.can’tbetakenaway4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______.A.manypeopletravelalottogotoGuanlao’slibraryB.therearemanysuchlibrariesacrossthecountryC.GuanlaothinksthejobiswellworthdoingD.Guanlaoadvertiseshislibrary.

FromMondayuntilFridaymostpeoplearebusyworkingorstudyingbutintheeveningsandonweekendstheyarefreetorelax放松andenjoythemselves.SomewatchTVorgotothemovies;otherstakepartinsports.Itdependsonindividualinterests.TherearemanydifferentwaystospendoursparetimE.Almosteveryonehassomekindsofhobbies.Itmaybeanythingfromcollectingstampstomakingmodelairplanes.Somehobbiesareveryexpensivebutothersdon’tcostanythingatall.Somecollectionsareworthalotofmoney;othersarevaluableonlytotheirowners.Iknowamanwhohasacoincollectionworthseveralthousanddollars.A.shorttimeagoheboughtarare稀有的fifty-centpieceworth＄250!HewasveryhappyabouthisbuyingandthoughtthepricewasreasonablE.Ontheotherhandmyyoungestbrothercollectsmatchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthembutIdoubtiftheyareworthanymoney.HowevertomybrothertheyareveryvaluablE.Nothingmakeshimhappierthantofindanewmatchboxforhiscollection.That’swhatahobbymeansIguess.Itissomethingweliketodoinoursparetimesimplyforthefunofit.Thevalueindollarsisnotimportantbutthepleasureitgivesusis.26.Theunderlinedwordindividualinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans____.A.differentB.strangeC.secretD.one'sown27.Inthewriter'sopinion____.A.allhobbiesareveryexpensiveB.somehobbiesdon'tcostanythingC.hobbiesareworthlessD.hobbiesarevaluabletoeverybody28.Somethingthatoneenjoysdoinginone'ssparetimeisa____.A.jobB.pleasureC.hobbyD.habit

WomenhavebeendrivingyellowcabsinNewYorksincethe1940sbut99%ofdriversaremalE.Evenamongdriversofcarsbookedbyphoneoronlineonly4%arewomen.ThatmaychangewiththelaunchofSheTaxisanappthatletsfemalepassengersinsistonfemaledriversandviceversA.ItwillbeavailableinNewYorkCityWestchesterandLongIslandandthefirmplanstoexpandtoothercities.StellaMateothefounderisbettingthatquiteafewwomenarenervousandwearyofgettingintocarsdrivenbymen.Theservicemayalsoappealtothosewhosereligiousbeliefsforbidthemtotravelwithunrelatedmen.EachdriverwearsapinkpashminA.MenwhoaskforaridewillbedirectedtoanothercarservicE.SimilarservicesthriveinIndiaSouthAfricaandseveralMiddleEasterncities.Japanhashadwomen-onlyrailwaycarriagesonandoffsince1912.KnownashanadenshaflowertrainstheyoffershelterfromthegroperswhomakerushhourinTokyosodisagreeablE.ButSheTaxisfacestwospeedbumps.Oneispractical.Demandhasbeensogreatthatthefirmhashadtodecelerateitslaunchuntilitcanrecruit500drivers.Theotherobstacleislegal.ByemployingonlyfemaledriversSheTaxisisobviouslydiscriminatingagainstmen.Sinceanti-discriminationlawisnotalwaysappliedwithcommonsensethatmaybeillegal.Andthereisnoshortageofpotentiallitigants诉讼当事人.YellowcabbiesarefuriousatthegrowthofonlinetaxifirmssuchasUber.It’snothardtoimagineaguyfilingsuitsaysSylviaLawofNewYorkUniversityLawSchool.SheTaxis’defencewouldprobablybethatitsdriversareallindependentcontractors.Becausethefirmcatersonlytowomenitisdiscriminatingagainstmalecustomerstoo.Isthatlegal?AngelaCornellofCornellLawSchoolthinkstherecouldbealoopholE.NewYork’sHumanRightsCommissioncouldmakeanexemptiononthegroundthatSheTaxioffersaservicethatisinthepublicinterest:womenfeelsafernotgettingintocarswithstrangemen.Women-onlycollegesareallowedsowhynotwomen-onlycabs?Thesnagisthatsomemenmayalsofeelsafergettingintocabswithfemaledrivers.A.studyin2010foundthat80%ofcrashesinNewYorkCitythatkillorseriouslyinjurepedestriansinvolvemaledrivers.Womendriversaresimplybetter.66.ItcanbeinferredthattheserviceofSheTaxismayappealto_______.A.womenwhoarenervousabouttaxidriversB.womenwithcertainreligiousbeliefsC.womenwhoaretiredoftakingtaxisD.menwhoaskforaride67.ThewordgropersParA.3probablyrefersto_______.A.peoplewhocauseatrafficjamB.menwhomakesexualharassmenttowomenC.menwhocausetherushhourinTokyoD.peoplewhomaketakingtrainsdisagreeable68.IfSheTaxisisaccusedofdiscriminatingagainstmenitmay_______.A.decelerateitslaunchasanonlinetaxifirmB.employbothmaleandfemaledriversC.makeanti-discriminationlawnotapplicableD.springtothedefenceofitsdrivers69.SheTaxismaybeexempt被豁免的fromillegalitybyNewYork’sHumanRightsCommissionbecause_______.A.itsserviceprovidedisbasedonthepublicinterestB.itdiscriminatesagainstmalepassengersC.itprovidesservicealsoformalepassengersD.itdecreasescrashescausedbymaledrivers

Beinglessthanperfectlywell-dressedinabusinesssettingcanresultinafeelingofgreatdiscomfortthatmaywellrequiretreatmenttoeliminatE.Andthesadtruthisthatclothingmismatchesonthejobcanruinthedayofthepersonwhoiswearingtheinappropriateattire着装—andthepeoplewithwhomheorshecomesincontact.Officesvarywhenitcomestodresscodes.SomebusinesseshaveveryhighstandardsfortheiremployeesandsetstrictguidelinesforofficeattirewhileothersmaintainamorerelaxedattitudE.Howeveritisalwaysimportanttorememberthatnomatterwhatyourcompany’sattitudeisregardingwhatyouwearyouareworkinginabusinessenvironmentandyoushoulddressproperly.CertainitemsmaybemoreappropriateforeveningwearthanforabusinessmeetingjustasshortsandaT-shirtarebettersuitedforthebeachthanforanofficeenvironment.Yourattireshouldreflectbothyourenvironmentandyourposition.A.seniorvicepresidenthasadifferentimagetomaintainthanthatofasecretaryorsalesassistant.LikeitornotyouwillbejudgedbyyourpersonalappearancE.Thisisnevermoreapparentthanondress-downdayswhenwhatyouwearcansaymoreaboutyouthananybusinesssuitevercoulD.Infactpeoplewillpaymoreattentiontowhatyouwearondress-downdaysthanonbusinessprofessionaldays.Thuswhendressinginbusinesscasualclothestrytoputsomegoodtasteintoyourwardrobechoicesrecognizethattherealdefinitionofbusinesscasualistodressjustonenotch等级downfromwhatyouwouldnormallywearofbusiness-professionalattiredays.RemembertherearebordersbetweenyourcareerandoursociallifE.Youshoulddressonewayforplayandanotherwaywhenyoumeanbusiness.AlwaysaskyourselfwhereyouaregoingandhowotherpeoplewillbedressedwhenyougettherE.Isthefinaldestinationtheoperathebeachortheoffice?Dressproperlyandyouwilldiscoverthetruthintheprinciplethatclothesmaketheman—andthewoman.Whenindoubtalwaysmisjudgeonthesideofdressingslightlymoretraditionallythanthesituationdemands.58.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtodressproperlyinabusinesssetting.B.A.presidentofacompanyshoulddressdifferentlyfromasecretaryorsalesassistant.C.Thedifferencesbetweenprofessionalandcasualdress.D.ImproperdresswillmakeapersonfeeluncomfortablE.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Everycompanyhasstrictrulesregardingofficedress.B.Youcanwearwhateveryoulikeifyourcompanydoesn’thavestandardsfordressing.C.Youshoulddressaccordingtothebusinesssettingevenwhentherearenofixedrules.D.Incompanieswithrelaxedrulesonofficedressyoucan’tspotamanageramongothers.60.Whichstatementbestdescribesdress-downdays?A.Wecan’tjudgeaperson’stastebyhisclothesondress-downdays.B.People’sclothesondress-downdaysdon’treceivemuchattention.C.Ondress-downdaysyoucanwearwhateveryoulikE.D.Peopleareusuallymorecarefulaboutwhattheywearondress-downdaysthanonotheroccasions.61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheruleinthepassagewithregardtobusinessdress?A.Forabusinessmeetingandaconcertyoushoulddressdifferently.B.Remembertoaskothersforadvicewhenyouarenotsureaboutwhattodress.C.Thinkabouthowotherguestswillwearifyouareinvitedtoadinner.D.Dressabittraditionallyifyouarenotsureaboutproperdressforacertainoccasion.

MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedfromthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.ItisnotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.Theparkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipealmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Itislackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378mountainsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.ASierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowedpark.5.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom_______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleys6.NationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause_______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizations7.ThemainproblemofYosemiteParkisits________A.modernwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofwaterD.narrowroads8.AccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe_______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm

Inthelatestromance-dramaDescendantsoftheSun太阳的后裔ahandsomesoldierYooShi-jin柳时镇SongJoong-ki宋仲基meetstheprettydoctorKangMo-yeon姜暮烟SongHye-kyo宋慧乔inahospitalandhedoesn’thesitatetohitonher.ThedialoguewhichtakesplaceearlyinthefirstepisodeimmediatelyindicatesthatthisisnoordinarySouthKoreandramA.There’snofamilyfeudorsecretcrushorlovetanglesorguessesandmisunderstandings.The16-episodeshowissetinthefictionalwar-torncountryofUruk乌鲁克.SongJoong-kiistheleaderofaspecialwarfarecommandunitwhileSongHye-kyoplaysadoctorwhoworksforahumanitarianmedicalorganization.BotharesentinthemidstofdisasteranddiseaseaspartoftheirworkwithUNpeacekeepingtroops.BothknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhatE.ButwhatstandsoutthemostareSong’sskillsasapick-upartist撩妹技能.Boldnessandcreativityarethekeyweaponsinhisarsenal.WhenKanginvitesYootodrinkwinewithherYoowhoisnotallowedtodrinkalcoholasasoldiersaysThereisawaybeforekissingher.Forgetabouttheeighth-episoderule.Thiskisshappensinthefourth.Humoralsodoesthetrick.OntheirfirstdateinacinemaYoosaysThisisthemostexcitingmomentofmylifE.ThemomentIamwithabeautifulwomanbeforethetheaterlightsgoout.WhenKangtriestogiveYooahardtimeYoojokesImistookyouforabeautifulwomanbecauseit’sdark.AndactorSongJoong-kiwhojustcamebackfromtwoyearsofmilitaryservicelastMaymakessurehedelivershispick-uplinesjustright.InDeepRootedTree树大根深andTheInnocentMan善良的男人he[SongJoong-ki]showedhehadthesteeltoplayfearlessandheartlessmen–thathecouldbetakenseriouslyasanactordespitehisprettyfacE.InDescendantshehitstheemotionalcoreofeveryscenewhetherhehastobeboldandamorousguardedandmysteriousorsadsaidcriticFoongWoeiWaninTheStraitsTimes.32.WhatistherelationshipbetweenSongJoong-kiandSonghye-hyo?A.loverB.colleagueC.actorD.doctor-patient33.WhysaythattheDescendantsoftheSunisnoordinarySouthKoreandrama?A.BecauseactorsknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhatE.B.ItbrokethepreviousKoreanoldstory.C.Itexitsfamilyfeudandlovetangles.D.Thepick-upartistisuniqueandspecial.34.WhentheDescendantsoftheSuntellsusthatheterosexual异性contactsisimportanttohavesomequalityincluding____________①humor②Boldnessandcreativity③bold④emotionalA.①②B.①②③C.②③④D.aboveall35.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.IntroduceadramacalledtheDescendantsofthesun.B.SongZhongjicouldbetakenseriouslyasanactordespitehisprettyfacE.C.TheDescendantsofthesunopenanewpatterntopick-upwoman.D.ThereasonwhytheDescendantsofthesungainsuccess.

AtriptoLondonMyfamilyhaddreamedofatriptoLondonforalongtimE.LuckilyitwaspossibleforustorealizeourdreambecauseallofuswerefreeontheweekenD.WeplannedtodriveintoCambridgeandcaughtthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation.ThenmywifeandIwouldseparatefromJoanmywife’ssistertododifferentthingsandfinallymeetagainforlunch.Andafterlunchwewouldgototheconcert.ButwewerelatebecauseofathickLondonfog.Thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgottherE.InspiteofourlatearrivalJoandecidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocketthiswasindeedaproblem.Wedidn’thaveanymobilephonesatthattimE.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondonandtrytofindhertherE.Needlesstosaywedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clockandtheconcertbeganat2:30.Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthallsaidmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostopandtheonlywaytogettherewasbysubway.HandinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbE.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustwhenIwasabouttobecomeangrywemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundthesubwaystationwhichwasjustfiftymetersdowntheroaD.Bynowitwasfartoolatetogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridgE.Ittooksevenhoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Weweretiredandhungry.Wefinallyreachedhomeatten.OpeningthedoorwewereamazedtofindJoanathome;shehadseentheCrownJewelshadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcertandhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurant.Ofcourseshemanagedtogethometoo.Ohmygod!56.Whatdidthewriterplantodoafterlunchthatday?A.Gototheconcert.B.ReturntoCambridgE.C.Goshopping.D.SeetheCrownJewels.57.ThewriterandhiswifeseparatedfromJoanbecause_______.A.theywerelatefortheconcertB.Joandidn’twanttogototheconcertC.therewasathickfogD.theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime58.Whohelpedthewriterfindthesubwaystation?A.A.taxidriver.B.A.blindman.C.HiswifE.D.Joan.59.Thewriterandhiswifefelt_______onthetrainbackhomE.A.quiteinterestedB.ratherdisappointedC.tiredandhungryD.veryenjoyable

TheownerofanIndianfoodshopinBristolwasastoundedtoreceiveanapologyletterandmoneyincompensation补偿fromathiefwhostolefromhisshopsevenyearsago.TheshopownerImranAhmed27saidheneverexpectedthatthethiefwouldgetintouchaftersolong.Hesaidherememberedreturningtotheshoptofindhiswindowsbrokenandgoodsstolen.Hedidn’tknowwhetherthepolicehadevercaughtanyoneinconnectionwiththecrime犯罪活动becausetheyhadn’trememberedtocontacthim.Hesupposedthatthecasehadbeenclosedlongagosohejusttriedtoforgetitandwentondoingbusinessasusual.Seeminglythecriminalhadnotbeenplanningtorobtheshopthatnightin2008---thelettersays’AboutsevenyearsagoIwaswalkingpastyourshoplateonenightwhenInoticedthatsomeonehadbrokenintoit.’WiththeshopfrontwideopentherewasnothingtopreventthethieffromsteppinginsideandtakinganythinghewanteD.Thereweresomecigaretteslyingthereandthethiefgrabbedthemandran.Nowitseemsthemysterythiefregretsstealingfromtheshopandhasstoppedcarryingoutsuchcrimes.Atthetimeoftherobbery‘mylifewasinamess’theashamedthiefexplainedintheletterbutnow‘I’mtryingtoleadanhonestlifE.’TheshopownerMrAhmedwasmovedbytheletter.Infacthewassotouchedandpleasedbythethief’schangeofheartthatheisplanningtogivethemoneytocharity.Hissaid’IwouldlovetofindoutwhohewasbutIdon’tthinkhewillcontactus.It’samazingthishashappenedandtohavesomethinglikethishappenisreallygooD.’Hehasputitawayanditiswellkeptinabox.AvonandSomersetPolicespokesmanSteveGamesaid‘Thepoliceareverypleasedtohearthatavictim受害人hasreceivedsomecompensationforacrimE.Thelettershowsthatcriminalscanchangetheirlivesforthebetter.’28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordastoundedinParagraph1mean?A.ProuD.B.Regretful.C.SurpriseD.D.RelaxeD.29.Whatdidthethiefdothatnight?A.HebrokeintotheshopB.HerobbedtheshopasplanneD.C.Hestolesomethingfromtheshop.D.Hecarriedoutacrimewithhispartners.30.Whydidthethiefmakeanapologyforhisbehavior?A.Hewantedtoputhispastmistakeright.B.Heexperiencedasimilarrobbery.C.Hisstealingbroughtshameonhisfamily.D.Hisjoiningcharitychangedhim.31.HowdidMrAhmedreactafterreadingthelitter?A.HehandeditovertothepolicE.B.Hewouldmeetthethiefinperson.C.Hefelthappyforthethief’sbecominggooD.D.Hewonderedhowthethiefwasovertheyears.

Youhaveheardtheexpressionhorsesense.Asyoumayimagineitcamefromthetimewhenthemajorityofpeopletraveledinvehiclesdrawnbyhorses.A.horsedoeshavealotofcommonsenseandtherearemanytruestoriesabouthorseshavingsavedtheirdriversfromdangerofdeath.TodayforthemostpartpeopletravelbytrainshipairplaneandcarbutverylittlebytheUseofhorses.ModemvehiclesarepropelledbyenginesandanenginedoesnothaveanysensE.Incaseofdangermanyhorsescouldbedependedontohelp.Notsowiththeengine;thedrivermustdoallthethings.Inrecentyearsthespeedoftravelhasincreasedgreatly.Withtheincreasedspeedcomesgreatlyincreaseddanger.Thedriverofapowerfulengineneedstobecareful.A.momentofbeingcarelessmaycostalifE.InordertodrivetodayapersonmustbeabletoseeclearlyandhemustlearnandfollowcarefullytherulesforsafetyontheroaD.GreaterattentionisthepricewepayforusingamachineinsteadofahorsE.16.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.enginesB.safedrivingC.usinghorsesD.modernmachines17.Theunderlinedwordpropelinthesecondparagraphmeans______.A.repairB.raiseC.pushforwardD.made18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.adrivermustknowtherulesofsafetyB.adriverneedstobeableonlytotellredfromgreenC.aneyetestisanimportantpartofadriver’sexaminationD.greaterattentionisneededforadriverwhiledrivingamachine19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.drivermustbeabletoseeandhearwell.B.Thedriverofaearmustfollowtherulesofsafety.C.Horsesareknowntohavesavedtheirdriversfrominjury.D.ItisbetterforvehiclestobepulledbyhorsethantobepushedbyenginE.

EarlierthismonthbloggerLisaHendersonannouncedthatsheandherhusbandJohnhaddecidednottohaveChristmas.ThefamilywholivesinUtahwillstillputupdecorationsbutpresentsfromSantaareano-gothisyear.JohnandIfeellikewearefightingaveryharduphillbattlewithourkidswhenitcomestotheirrightsHendersonwroteonherblog.ItisoneofthebiggeststrugglesasaparentthesedaysinmiddleclassAmericA.Ourkidshavebeenactingsoungratefullately....JohnsaidWeshouldn’tjustcelebrateChristmas.Andsothat’swhatwediD.InsteadtheHendersonsareputtingthemoneytheywouldhavespentongiftstowardserviceprojectsinordertoteachtheirthreesonsthepleasureofgiving.ThechildrenwillstillreceivegiftsfromgrandparentsandotherfamilymembersbutthisyearshesaidtheirletterstoSantawillbeaskinghimtofindsomeonewhoneedspresentsmorethantheydo.InaninterviewwithABCNews11-year-oldCalebHendersonadmittedthatheandhisbrothershadbeenbehavingbadly.Wewouldhiteachother.WewerefightingandcryingheadmittedandLisasaidthatwhenshebrokethenewstohersonstheycriedprettyharD.ButsofarHendersontoldFoxNewslastweekthefamilyishavingasuddenturningthisintoadifferentkindofgift.TheyhavealreadyheldaclothingdriveandsentboxesofclothesandcandytoavillageinthePhilippinesthatwashithardlastyearbyTyphoonHaiyan.Thechildrenwereexcitedandkeptwantingtogivemoreandmoreshereportedonherblog.ManyreadersrespondedpositivelytoHenderson’spost.SomesharingtheirownstoriesoflimitingChristmasinordertoteachtheirchildrentobecharitable仁慈的orgrateful.Asparentsyou’regivingyourkidssomethingsomuchmorespecialthanabunchofgiftsonChristmasonewrotE.ButHendersonreceivednegativefollow-upsaswellonherblog.Respondingtocriticssheupdatedherblogwithastatementthatreadsinpart:Ijustwantedtoexplainacoupleofthings.Firstmykidsareinnowayhurtforthings....Theyhavereactedbymakinggiftsforeachotherandpackingthemintoeachother’sstockingsstealthily偷偷地.Theyarelearningexactlywhatwewantedthemtolearnbecausetheyarenotmovingaroundfeelingsorryforthemselves.Theyarethinkingofothers.ThesecondthingIwantedtoexplainiswhyIwrotethispost.SomepeopleseemtothinkIwrotethisforattention.Ummmtheattentionyougetfrompostslikethisisnotgoodandactuallyextremelydifficulttodealwith....ThereasonIwrotethispostisIwanttoempowerparentstofeellikeit’sokaytotakeastanD....Iwantedtosharewhatwearedoingsoanyparentsthatfeeltheyarestrugglingwiththesameissuesintheirhomecanseewhatothersaredoingandgetideasfortheirfamily.Myintentionistohelpsupportotherparentsandtoraiseamazingkids.32.TheHendersonsdecidednottospendChristmasbecause_______.A.theywantedtomaketheirkidsunderstandthepleasureofgivingB.theirkidscouldreceivepresentsfromtheirotherfamilymembersC.thestrugglingcoupletriedtosavesomemoneytobuykidsgiftsD.thewholefamilywouldgotothedisasterareasinthePhilippines33.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4canbereplacedby_______.A.whenLisatoldthekidstheydidn’tspendChristmastheyfeltextremelysadB.allthekidsletoutanexcitedcrywhenSantasentthemChristmaspresentsC.themomentLisasaidthePhilippineswashitbytyphoontheyburstintotearsD.whentheirgrandparentsdidn’tsendthemgiftsthekidscouldn’thelpcrying.34.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat_______.A.thewriterwantstosharehisexperiencesofraisingamazingkidsB.educatingkidsneedsregularcommunicationandgreatpatienceC.thewriterstronglycalledonpeopletocarefortheunfortunateD.parentsshouldpraisechildrenfortheirkindnesstootherpeople35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.WhyTheseParentsDecidedNotToCelebrateChristmas.B.HowAmericansusuallySpendA.TraditionalChristmas.C.A.HardBattlebetweenKidsAndParentsAtChristmas.D.WhatAmericanPeopleDoToHaveA.NiceChristmas.

Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworldbutwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage比率ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining降低whilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeoplE.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.HoweverBritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance主导bythemiddleofthiscenturytorankafterChineseaboutequallywithArabicHindiandUrdu.ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorisebutitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworldsimplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspokenhesays.InarecentarticleinthejournalScienceMr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengaliTamilandMalayspokeninsouthandsoutheastAsiA.DavidCrystaltheauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguagesaysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondlanguagecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates低估thefutureofitsdominancE.AlltheevidencesuggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfasterbutnobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbeforE.hesaiD.8.InDavidGraddol’sopinionEnglishwill_______.A.remainwidespreadandimportantB.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguageC.loseitsdominantpositionD.dieawayinthenearfuture9.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.A.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglishB.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepastC.EnglishlanguagewillsoondropindominanceD.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballs10.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.11.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EnglishRemainingintheDominantPositionB.TheFutureofEnglish?WhoKnows?C.OpinionsfromDifferentExpertsD.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown

SomestudentswhotooktheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystemIELTSexaminAugustandSeptember2015havehadtheirresultswithheld隐瞒permanentlysendingastrongsignalthattheexaminersintendtostampoutcheatingsomeseniorlanguagetutorssaiD.YangYutingchieflanguagetrainingtutoratAmberEducationanoverseaseducationconsultingagencysaidtherehavebeenafewcasesinwhichcandidates’IELTSresultswerecanceledinrecentyearsleavingthestudentswithnoqualificationbutthisisthefirsttimehehasheardthatresultsincludingthoseofsomeofhisstudentswerewithheldpermanentlymeaningIELTSwillnotgivethestudentstheirresultsnorwilltheygivethemtoothers.WangXinaseniorstudentattheCommunicationUniversityofChinainBeijingtookanIELTStestonAugust1andtheresultswereduewithin10workingdays.Butshewastheninformedthatherresultswereundergoingroutinechecks.Soonafterthatshereceivedane-mailtellingherthatadecisionhasbeenmadetowithholdthisresultpermanentlyandstatingthatWanghadbreached违反IELTStestrulesandregulations.AnumberofstudentswhotookthetestduringthepasttwomonthsincitiesincludingNanjingChangshaandGuangzhouhavehadthesameexperiencE.Manytesttakerssaidtheywereconfusedbecausetheydidn’tknowhowtheyhadbreachedtherulesandregulations.IELTSauthoritiessaidinane-mailtoChinaDailythatIELTStakestheresponsibilityofprovidingtestresultsveryseriously.ResultsareonlywithheldincaseswherethereisstrongevidencetosuggestthatthecandidateshavenotobservedIELTSregulations.InthesecasesweareunabletoguaranteethattheirresultisatruereflectionoftheirEnglishlanguageskillstheysaidinthee-mailalthoughtheygavenofiguresofhowmanystudentswereinvolveD.Weregretanyinconveniencethismaycausebutthesemeasuresareessentialtoprotectthevalueoftheresultsformorethan2.5milliontesttakerseveryyear.HundredsofthousandsofpeopletakeIELTSinChinaeveryyearandthenumberofresultswhicharepermanentlywithheldisatinyproportion比例theysaiD.HuMinpresidentofNewChannelInternationalEducationGroupanEnglish-languagetutorialagencyinChinasaidamajorcauseofresultsbeingwithheldmightbeanextremeimbalanceinperformancelevelsinthefoursectionsofthetest.ForexampleifastudentscoresveryhighinthereadingandlisteningsectionswhileperformingpoorlyinwritingandspeakingIELTSauthoritiesmaysuspectthatthetesttakerhasmemorizedthereadingandlisteningquestions—apracticethatisverypopularamongChinesetesttakershesaiD.IELTSauthoritiesdiscouragesuchapracticeandwoulddeterminethatthescorescan’treflecttherealEnglishleveliftesttakersdoso.41.WhyisYangYutingmentionedinParagraph2?A.TostresstheimportanceofIELTS.B.Toemphasizethereliabilityofthenews.C.Tocomparethelevelsofdifferenttesttakers.D.Toshowthehighqualityserviceofhisagency.42.Studentswhoseresultswerewithheldwere.A.surprisedatthenewsB.totakeamake-uptestC.informedofthereasonsbyletterD.awareofthereasonsintheirownheart43.AccordingtoParagraph5IELTSauthorities.A.canceledtheresultsoncegettinganyevidenceB.keeparecordofhowmanyresultswerecanceledC.acknowledgethatonlyafewresultswerecanceledD.canceledresultsoftesttakersfromseveralAsiancountries44.WhatcanweknowaboutIELTSresults?A.Theyareannouncedthroughane-mail.B.Allresultswillberecheckedbyexaminers.C.Theyareannouncedinatleasttendays.D.Theresultsincludescoresoffourdifferentparts.45.What’stheattitudeofIELTSauthoritiestowardsthosewithanextremelyimbalancedperformanceinthetest?A.SupportivE.B.Forgiving.C.Skeptical.D.Indifferent.

Manypeoplethinkthatthemostpopularwayofcommunicatingwithotherpeopleisthroughthemouth.Butwhattheydon’tknowisthatactualcommunicationusingthemouthaccountsforonlyaround10%orevenlessofallthemeanstocommunicateamessagE.MoreoveryoucanneverdeterminethetruthfulnessorhonestyofpeoplebywhattheysayalonE.Infactwordsexpressedthroughthemouthoftendonotreflectwhatpeoplereallythinkorfeel.ThemorereliablewayyoucandeterminetheirtrueinnerfeelingsandthoughtsisbyreadingtheirbodylanguagE.Everybodycommunicatesusingthesegesturesandifyouunderstandthegesturesandtheirmeaningsyouwillbeabletoreadpeopleandknowwhattheyarereallycommunicatingtoyou.Oneresearcherevenwentasfarastosaythatwespeaktohidewhat’sonourminds.ButgesturescannotliE.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitwouldbelikeifyoucanseethroughtheemotionsofotherpeople?Let’ssayyouaskapersonwhetherhecandoanimportanttask.HesaysOK.ButdeepinsideyouarequestioningyourselfIshereallywillingtodothisjob?orDoeshehavetheconfidenceinfinishingthistask?Youcan’tquestionhimdirectlybecausethatwouldbelikebelittlinghim.Andevenifyouaskhimthosequestionshisreplieswillnottellyouwhathereallyfeelsorthinks.SothemostusefulwayistoobservehisbodylanguagE.Expressionslikesmilingfrowningpoutingfacialreddeningsweatingtoecurlingandsidewaysglancesarevisiblehintsthatcanhelpyoumakearightjudgment.21.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.wordsthroughthemoutharethemostcommonwayincommunicationB.bodylanguageisthequickestwaytohelppeopleunderstandeachotherC.expressionsarethemostpowerfultooltojudgewhetheramanisconfidentornotD.youmayknowwhatapersonreallythinkswiththehelpofreadinghisbodylanguage22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthesecondparagraph?A.WecanexpressourselveswellbybodylanguagE.B.WeusewordstopreventothersknowingourtruethoughtsC.Spokenwordscanfullyreflectourtrueself.D.Weusebodylanguagetohelpexpressourselves23.Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedwith______A.lookingdownuponB.speakinghighlyofC.laughingatD.believingin

Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan'ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests鸟巢.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptive收养的parentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan'tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusthereither.32.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured33.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?

LivinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperiencE.ThefollowingaresixculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUStohelppromotemutualunderstanding.ChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericansdo.TheytalkabouttopicssuchasagesincomeormaritalstatuswhichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.FamilyInChinaeldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhiletheyoungarecaredfor.InAmericathegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependenceparticularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChineseolderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.FriendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeelitdeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequireD.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriendssothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriendsplayingfriendsschoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.MoneyAsiswellknowntheChineseliketosavE.Theyarealwaysconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney.ItisdifferentintheUSwherefarfewerfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts对应面EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericanswhointurnputmoreemphasisongoodcharacterandfaith.TeamVSIndividualBasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSit’sbecauseyouaregreat.WhileinChinaifyouachievesomethingit’sbecausetheteamorfamilyorcompanyisgreat.EverythingyoudogetsattributedtothegreaterwholewhileinAmericaindividualmerits功绩arecelebrateD.21.Whichisthemostappropriatewordtoshowthefirstculturaldifference?A.PrivacyB.IncomeC.AgeD.Marriage22.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Americanparentsseldomlivewiththeirchildren.B.ThereisnofriendshipbetweenAmericanpeopledrinkingtogether.C.ChinesepeopleareusuallygenerouswithmoneytospenD.D.Americansvaluegoodcharacterandfaithintermsofeducation.23.Whichoneissimilartotheunderlinedphrase?A.isattachedtoB.bringsinC.ispromotedtoD.resultsin

TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.21.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard22.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones23.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

Beijing'slargestartdistrict798ArtZonewillhostitsfirsteveningcommunityeventonSaturdaywhere11galleriesandmuseumswillkeeptheirdoorstothepublicuntillatenighthours.SummerArtNightiscooperationbetweenartgalleriesandmuseumslivingin798.It'sawayofgivingbacktotheartdistrictsaidMWOODSartdirectorPrescaAhnwhowasoneoftheearlyproposersoftheevent.Iwantedtodoaneighborhood'blockparty'wherethewholeneighborhoodpitchesintodoafunoutdooreventtogetherwithfoodmusicandlocalcultureshesaiD.AhntoldChinaDailywebsitethattheideawasputintomotionbythefoundersofM.WOODSwhoarechieflysponsoringSummerArtNightandtheyhopetheeventwillbecomeasummertradition.Wewantmorepeopletolearnabout798andtoloveithereshesaiD.OnJune25visitorscanviewfreeexhibitionsondisplayfromGalleriaContinuaBoers-LiGalleryGoethe-InstituteChinaHadriendeMontferrandGalleryLongMarchSpaceMagicianSpaceMOUArtPaceBeijingPlatformChinaContemporaryArtInstituteandTangContemporaryArt.AmongtheexhibitionsAhnsuggeststwospecialperformances:RomanHagenbrockatGoethe-InstituteandAmyGrubbatGalleriaContinuA.Theexhibitionwillopenfrom8pmtill11pmonJune25atthegalleries'respectivelocations.28.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FreeexhibitionsB.SummerArtNightC.BlockpartyD.798ArtZone29.Whatdoweknowabouttheexhibition?A.Youcanvisittheexhibitionat12pmonJune25.B.NospecialperformancesareprovideD.C.ExhibitionsforthevisitorsarefreeofchargE.D.Thesponsorscanmakelotsofmoneyfromit.30.AccordingtothepassagePrescaAhnwishestheeventto_________.A.bringbenefitstothedistrictB.makeherselfknowntomorepeopleC.offeralotofperformancestothepublicD.becomeasummertradition31.Whoputtheproposalintopractice?A.MWOODSdirectorPrescaAhn.B.ThefoundersofMWOODS.C.Beijingcitygovernment.D.Thecommunityof798ArtZone

Inmostpartsoftheworldasfarbackasanyonecanremembertherehasbeenapuppet木偶tradition.Althoughsomeofusthinkofpuppetsaschildren’sentertainmenttheywere----andoftenstillareusedtotellseriousstoriestoadultaudiences.Eveninthesedaysofspecialeffectsthepuppettheatrestillhasaspecialplaceinmanycultures.ThebestknownpuppetcharactersinBritainarePunchandJudyglovepuppetswithwoodenheads.InsummeronebasicplayofabouthalfanhourisperformedonbeachesallaroundBritain.Mr.PunchwhohasanenormousnoseandwearsacurvedhatgetsintotroubleandhasargumentswithhiswifeJudy.A.policemanacrocodileandahangmanandallofthemrunafterMr.Punch.Heofcourseinvariablymanagestosurvivetofightanotherday.InBelgiumwoodenpuppetsfirstappearedinthe1820sincitieslikeliegE.Theliegepuppetsareinfactstringpuppetswithoutstrings！Theyhaveasinglerod棒attachedtotheirheadswhichmeansthepuppeteersaren’tabletoraisethearmsandlegsbutcanmovethebodyupanddownandtheheadfromsidetosidE.ManyofthestoriesusedtobehistoricalorreligiousbutitisTchantchesacomiccharacterwithpatchedtrousersandabigblackhatwhoisthebestlovedcharactertoday.LikeMr.Punchheisasimplemanwhoisalsogreedyquarrelsomeandlazy.Hemakesfunofeveryonebutisoftenwarm--heartedandtender.25.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat______________.A.puppetsaremuchmorepopularnowadays.B.peoplepreferpuppetstospecialeffectsC.puppetsweremainlyintendedforchildrenD.peopleusedpuppetstomakefunforadults26.Theunderlinedwordinvariablyinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.constantlyB.naturallyC.immediatelyD.bravely27.ThebiggestdifferencebetweenpuppetsinBritainandpuppetsinBelgiumistheir_____.A.performingtimeB.operatingwaysC.producingmaterialD.decoratingcharacters28.Thepassageismainlyabout__________________.A.differentkindsofpuppetsB.howpuppetscameintobeingC.whypuppetsarepopularD.story---tellingthroughpuppets

Areyouateamplayer?Wehearalotaboutteambuildingthesedays.Team-buildinggurusarehiredbysomecorporationstolectureusonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.Andtheyorganizeawaydays息工日-atimeemployeesspendtogetherawayfromtheirusualworkplacE.HereintheUKemployeescantakepartinactivitiessuchasZombiebootcampswheremilitaryinstructorstrainyouhowtofightwalking'deadpeople'.ForthebrainierofficeworkersamongstustherearecrimeinvestigationsmodelledonpopularTVdramaslikeSherlockHolmesandCSI.Stressed-outcityworkersmighthaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.Whyisthatagoodteam-buildingexercise?UkuleleteacherLorraineBowsays:Thefactthattheycanplayamusicalinstrumentwithinanhourisquiteafulfillingthingreally.It'snotcompetitive–it'squiteeasytodoandabitlessintimidatingthanaguitarActuallyahorsemightbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.TheanimalsareusedbyacompanyinAbuDhabiwhichteachesleadershipthroughhorsetraining.Basicallyyouhavetogoinayardwithahorseandpersuadeitthatyou'rethebossbyusingbodylanguagE.KellyEideco-founderofTrueLeadershipsays:Thehorsesdon'tcareifyourhairispurpleifyou'reamanorawomanifyou'reoldoryoung...Ittranscendsallofthoseculturalboundaries–agegenderreligiontraditionetC.–sothat'saperfectfit.AndinanorganizationwhereyoureallyneedgroupsofpeopletogelwhocomefrombackgroundswhichhavenocommonnormsyoucanteachthatmostefficientlywithahorsE.Andthehorsefeelsinstinctivelywhetherornotyouareanaturalleader.Soifafteryou'vedoneagoodpresentationyourbossoffersyouacarrotyou'llknowwherehemighthavelearntitfrom.24.Whatareawaydaysfor?A.Togatheremployeestojoinameetingonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.B.Tobuildingteamspiritamongpeoplewhoworkforthesamecompany.C.Tocriticizeemployerwhohavenotsatisfiedoutstandingachievement.D.ToteachpeoplehowtomaketermmoreuniteD.25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theoneinwhichyoulearnto'kill'Zombiesismorephysicallydemanding.B.Ukulelelessonsaredesignedforpeoplewhoarehighlyintelligent.C.Stressed-outcityworkersbothhaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.D.A.horsemustbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.26.Howlongdoesittakeforyoutolearnhowtoplaytheukulele?A.OnehourB.Two-hourC.15minutesD.halfhour27.WecaninferthattheworditLine4Para5refersto______.A.invitationB.recreateC.cooperateD.help

ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNaturE.Therearewaystosolvethisdiet-health-environmentproblem.Buttheywillrequireachangeineatinghabits.AndwhatweeatcanbeaproductofculturepersonaltastepriceandeasE.DavidTillmanaprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesotA.Inthestudyheexaminedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.HefoundthatasnationsindustrializedpopulationincreasedandearningsrosemorepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinrefinedorprocessedsugarfatoilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoodspeoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.Theexcessletussayinthe15richestnationsintheworldrightnowisontheorderofabout400or500extracaloriesadaythatareeatenbeyondwhatpeopleneedandthatleadpeopletogainweight.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornon-infectiousdiseaseslikediabetesheartdiseaseandsomecancers.UnfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrializediftheyadoptthisWesterndiettheyaregoingtohavethesesomehealthimpactsandinsomecasesifyouareAsiansyouhavethemoreseverely.Andadietbadforhumanbeingsisalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld'spopulationgrowsexpertssaysmoreforestsandtropicalareaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforgazingcattlE.TheseareaswillbeneededtomeettheincreasingdemandforfooD.Wearelikelytohavemoregreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.Mr.Tillmancallsthelinkbetweendiettheenvironmentandhumanhealthadilemma:aproblemofferingadifficultchoicE.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehinD.24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DifferentculturesmaycausedifferenteatinghabitsB.PopulationincreaseislikelytoleadtoenvironmentaldestructionC.TheWesterndietwillprobablymakesomepeopleoverweightD.TheWesterndietisunhealthybecauseitishighinvitaminsandproteins25.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheWesterndietdoeslessharmtothehealthofAsiansB.MoregreenhousegashasbeengivingofffromagricultureC.WesterneatinghabitsareresponsibleformsomediseaseslikecancerD.Nearlyallthepeopleinthedevelopedcountriesconsumemorecaloriesthanneeded26.TheunderlinedworddilemmainthelastparagraphmeansA.arelationtobemaintainedB.anopinioncausinganargumentC.adecisiontobemadeD.aproblemofferingadifficultchoice27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WhatpeopleeatdoesinfluenceontheirhealthB.OurchangeindietwillleadtoglobalclimatechangeC.ThewesterndietisbadforenvironmentaswellasforhumanbeingsD.IndustrializationconsiderablyshortensthelifespantotheworldpeoplE.

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformalformostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomersinshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholderpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformaluseMr.Mrs.Msetcbeforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.21.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto______.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.catchtheattentionofastrangerC.apologizetoothersD.suggestgoodmanners22.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim______.A.SmithB.Mr.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.John23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PeopleoftenuseMr.Mrs.orMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.B.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEnglanD.C.Palandmateareusuallyonlyusedbetweenmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames24.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_______.A.storybookB.cardC.textbookD.grammarbook

Chinaisstartingtoblacklistpoorly-behavedtouristsasitseekstorescuetheimageofitscitizensasholidaymakers.AccordingtoaregulationbytheChinaNationalTourismAdministrationNTAthatenteredeffectthisweektouristswillbeblacklistedforoffencesincludingactingantisociallyonpublictransportdamagingprivateorpublicpropertydisrespectinglocalcustomsdamaginghistoricalexhibitsonpurposeorengagingingamblingorpornographicactivities.Recordswillbekeptinatwo-tiredsystem:provincial-leveltourismauthoritiesareresponsibleforcasesundertheirjurisdiction管辖区域whiletheNTAwillbeinchargeofanationwideregister.Peoplewillbe.blacklistedfortwoyearsaftertheyoffendaccordingtotheregulation.TheNTAsaidtourismauthoritieswillinformblacklistedtouristsandproposecorrectionmeasuresinordertomitigatethenegativeimpact.Italsosaidthattourismauthoritiesreservetherighttoreportsuchviolationstopublicsecuritycustomsandtransportauthoritiesaswellasthecentralbank’sindividualcreditdepartment.Theregulationcomesamid在之中growingconcernabouttheillmannersofChinesetouristsbothathomeandabroaD.In2013aChinesetouristwrotehisnameonareliefcarvinginLuxorEgypt.InDecemberaChinesepassengerthrewacupofhotinstantnoodlesataflightattendantonaninternationalflight.Chinesetouristshavebeenfinedorputintoprisonforcarryingprohibiteditemsorpurchasingwildanimalproducts.24.Theunderlinedwordmitigateinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.neglectB.relieveC.deepensD.prevents25.Accordingtothepassagethemainpurposeoftheregulationisto________.A.punishtheChinesepoorly-behavedtouristsB.suggestcorrectmeasurestotheChinesepoorly-behavedtouristsC.showcasetheauthorityoftheChinaNationalTourismAdministrationNTAD.bettertheimageofChinesecitizensasholidaymakers26.Themainmethodtheauthorusestodevelopthelastparagraphis________.A.providingexplanationsB.offeringanalysesC.givingexamplesD.makingcomparisons27.Thetextismostlikelytoappearin________.A.anewspaperB.atouristguideC.atravelbrochureD.ageographytextbook

TheworldisfilledwithsmarteducatedandgiftedpeoplE.Wemeetthemeveryday.A.fewdaysagomycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanicfixeditinjustafewminutes.HeknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginesounD.IwasamazeD.Thesadtruthisthatgreattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100000ayear.A.businessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradetoldmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.ItwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephraseTheyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesJOBmeans‘JustOverBroke’.AndunfortunatelyIwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeoplE.Becauseschoolsdonotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligencemostworkerslivewithintheirmeans.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendthatyoungpeopleseekworkforwhattheywilllearnmorethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteachHowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald'salmostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.IthenaskSoifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburgerhowcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyouTheanswerisobvious:McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.TheworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeoplE.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.4.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothersC.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing5.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby.A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownwayC.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn6.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.TheylackfinancialintelligencE.C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.7.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobB.whatschoolsshouldteachaboutfinanceC.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorD.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessstillpointstoaveryimportanttruthtoday—thatbusinessorganizationshavemoreprestige威望inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionsstillpossessthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheideaofcompetitionthanotherorganizationsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemainsourceofprogressanddevelopmentbymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessorganizationsarerespecteD.Competitionisnotonlygoodinitself;itisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkareprotecteD.Competitionprotectstheindividualfreedombymakingsurethatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Comparedwithoneandall-powerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforbenefit.Ifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetothecompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Sincetherearemanybusinessescompetingforthecustomers’dollarstheycannotaffordtotreatthemunfairlyandthecustomerswouldlosenothing.Acontrastisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitgivesmoresupportforfreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeoplewhilebusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantasdemocracy民主inprotectingfreedom.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheideaofequalopportunities.CompetitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestoanypersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanchoiceofthehighersocialpositionwhichisnotbasedonone’sfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalopportunities.32.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedasthemaintopicinthepassage?A.FreedominAmerica’sbusinessB.CompetitioninAmerica’sbusinessC.Americans’differentvalues.D.Businessagainstgovernment.33.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvalues______.A.whengivenequalopportunitiesB.bymeansofcompetitionC.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomD.throughdoingbusiness34.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.BusinessmenwhocompetE.B.Peoplewiththeideaofequalityandfreedom.C.Customersofthosebusinesses.D.Bothbusinessorganizationsandgovernment.35.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves______.A.businessinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseintheUSAB.businessproblemsareveryimportanttotheAmericangovernmentC.AmericanbusinessisthemostpowerfuloneinthewholeworldD.thecompetitioninbusinessplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica

Overthelast70yearsresearchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifferencE.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreebygenes.Howeverofallthefactorswealthandagearethetoptwo.Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.ButonceyoucanaffordtofeedclotheandhouseyourselfeachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifferencE.Researchersfindthatonaveragewealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex.Inthepasthalf-centuryaverageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountriesyethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesamE.Onceyourbasicneedsaremetmoneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriendsneighborsandcolleagues.Dollarsbuystatusandstatusmakespeoplefeelbetterconcludesomeexpertswhichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways－scientistsoractorsforexample－mayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.InaresearchProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesire－notjustformoneybutforfriendsfamilyjobhealth－rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhadtendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap差距.IndeedthesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealonE.ThegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincomE.SaysMichalos.AnotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisagE.OldagemaynotbesobaD.Givenalltheproblemsofaginghowcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfied?asksProfessorLauraCarstensen.InonesurveyCarstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionsquestionnairE.ShefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeopleSomescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithitorthey'remorerealisticabouttheirtimesrunningoutolderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon't.Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhavebutalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforevershesays.Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85forexamplemaybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.29.Accordingtothepassagethefeelingofhappiness_______.A.isdeterminedpartlybygenesB.increasesgraduallywithageC.haslittletodowithwealthD.ismeasuredbydesires30.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs_______.A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriendsC.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests31.Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore_______.A.optimisticB.successfulC.PracticalD.emotional32.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif_______.A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendshipC.theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD.thehopeforgoodhealthisgreater

Wicked!Noticetheintonation语调.Itmeanswonderfulgreatcoolsplendid.ItcameintoEnglishfromUnitedStates’slang俚语inthe1980sormaybeearlier.CertainlyitarrivedinBritaininthelate1980s.Itwaspartofatrend趋势whichgoesbackdecadestousebadwordstomeangoodthingsorsomegoodwordstomeanbadthings.ImeanyoumightremembersayingThat’sgreatmeaningItisn’tgreat.Andalwaysthere’sbeenthisuseofthewordnaughtytomeannice.It’smainlyusedasanadjectiveinfrontofanounforexampleWehadawickedtime!OrofcourseyoucanuseitalonebyjustsayingWicked!asareaction―that’showyoungstersuseit.Andyoungstersofcourseknowingthatgrown-upsarenowusingitaswellhavedecidedtouseotherbadwordsinthesamesortofway―I’veheardyoungpeopleinrecentyearsusewordslikeevilmeaninggoodorbrutalmeaninggood.WickedisstillarounD.Thismeansofcoursethatthetraditionalsenseofwickedisnowbeingsqueezed挤out.Sowithwickedintonation语调istheonlywaytotelltheoldmeaningfromthenewmeaningsoyouhavetobecarefulandpayverycarefulattentiontothecontext.Andpleasepayattentionthattheuseofthewordisspreading.TheotherdayforthefirsttimeIheardsomebodysaywickedcoolmeaningverycool.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellreaders?A.ThechangingmeaningofEnglishwords.B.Thechangeofthewordwickedinmeaning.C.ThewaytouseEnglishwords.D.EnglishwordsfromAmericanslang.25.Theauthortellsreaderstopayattentiontotheintonationofthewordwickedbecause_____.A.thewordiseasytomisunderstandB.thereisanotherwordwiththesamepronunciationC.itsintonationdecidesitsmeaningD.therearemanymeaningsoftheword26.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingwordsisoftenusedtoexpressitsoppositemeaning?A.Cool.B.Wonderful.C.SplendiD.D.Evil.27.Accordingtothetextweknowthatthewordwicked_____.A.hasbeenusedinBritainformorethan20yearsB.isonlyusedinfrontofanounC.haslostitsoldmeaningD.wasfirstusedbyAmericanchildren

InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforesttherestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous土著的peoplE.Surprisinglythesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.AndyetpeopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolonyoftheFrenchRepublicsince1946.IntheorytheyshouldlivebytheFrenchlaw.HowevertheirremotelocationsmeanthattheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknownthusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaoflawlessnessintheworlD.ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffortsofaFrenchmanformPariscalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisareawhichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforestwithhalfitspopulationofonly250000livinginitscapitalCayennE.IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeoplE.IhaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyearssaysGin.I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccesstotheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlesslanD.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.IwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlifecontinuesGin.Iprefertoworkinblackandwhitewhichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintimE.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublicwhichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfarebutalsoalcoholismbetrayalandevensuicidE.22.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuiana?A.TheyareseparatedfromthemodernworlD.B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.C.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.23.GinintroducedthespecialworldoftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.A.atourguideB.aphotographerC.afilmdirectorD.ageographer24.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianese?A.Cautious.B.AppreciativE.C.UninteresteD.D.Doubtful.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theuncivilizedhunting.B.Theself-supportinghunting.C.ThemodernFrenchlifestylE.D.TheFrenchRepubliC.

Weoftenhearpeopletalkingaboutagenerationgap代沟.ThenameisnewbuttheideaisolD.Youngpeopleandtheirparentsdon’tunderstandeachother.Theworldhasalwayskeptchanging.DuringthesecondcenturyafterChristawisemansaidBurymeonmyfacebecauseinalittlewhileeverythingwillbeturnedupsidedown.Therehasalwaysbeenagapbetweengenerationsbutmorepeopletalkaboutitnow.OldMr.EllisthinksheunderstandswhathashappeneD.WhenIwasaboyIthoughttheworldwasabeautifulplacE.Mylifewasverypleasant.ButwhenIwasolderIlearnedaboutpeoplewhoweretreatedbadlypeoplewhodidn’thaveenoughtoeat.IwantedtohelpthemandImarriedagirlwhowantedtohelpthemtoo.Wewenttomeetingsandtalkedalotbutitdidn’tseemtomakemuchdifferencE.Ourchildrengrewupinaworldatwar.Theydidn’tknowwhenthefightingwouldstop.Theywantedtheirchildrentohaveniceclothesandtoys.Theydidn’twanttothinkaboutthefuturE.Theythoughtnothingcouldbedoneaboutit.NowIhavegrandchildrenandtheyhavetheirownideas.Theyaretryingtomaketheworldbetter.TheyaretryingtohelpotherpeoplE.They’remakingpeoplelistentothem.Iamproudoftheirgeneration.28.Thewisemanmentionedinthetexttoldpeopletoburyhimonhisfacesothatwheneverythingisturnedupsidedownhewill_____.A.lieonhisstomachB.lieonhisbackC.standquietlyD.sitinpeace29.WhichgenerationdidNOTwanttodoanythingtomaketheworldabetterone?A.Mr.Ellis’generationB.Hischildren’sgenerationC.Hisgrandchildren’sgenerationD.NoneoftheabovE.30.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthegenerationgap?A.UnacceptablE.B.Awful.C.Funny.D.Common.

ThehomelessdogknownasXiaoSahasbeenfollowingateamofcyclistsfor24daysalong1833kilometersofhighwayfromKangdingSichuanprovincetoLhasainTibet.NobodyknowswherethewhitedogcamefromorhowlongshehasbeenstrayingonhighwayG.318.NetizenscallherthedogwithdeterminationandthemicroblogGoGoXiaoSarecordingherlifehasattractedmorethan37000followersintwoweeks.ApictureofXiaoSainthearmsofayoungmaninfrontofthePotalaPalaceonThursdaynightdrewmorethan4000commentscongratulatingthesmalldogandexpressingdreamsofgoingtoLhasA.TheyoungmaninthepictureisZhangHeng22astudentinWuhanHubeiprovincE.AshisgraduationtriphedecidedtofacethechallengeofridingtoLhasaalonE.Onthewayhemetalonelydog.ShewaslyingtiredonthestreetaroundYajiangSichuanprovincehesaiD.Sowefedherandthenshefollowedourteam.WefeltshemightwanttocomealongwithussowedecidedtobringheralongtotheenD.AweeklaterZhangandhisbuddiesopenedamicroblogaccountforher.WethoughtthedogwasencouragingusandwantedotherstoknowitsstoryhesaiD.TheycreatedthenameXiaoSabycombiningxiaomeaninglittlewiththelastsyllableofLhasA.DuringtheirjourneyXiaoSaZhangandhisteamcoveredmorethan1700kilometersandclimbed10mountainshigherthan4000meters.XiaoSajustranupthemountainsoralongdirtroads.ManypeoplestoppedcyclinginsomesectionsthentookthebusbutthedogmadeithesaiD.Zhangputthedogonthebackofthebikewhentheteamwasridingdownhill.Thespeedcanreach70kilometersperhourimpossibleforthedogtocatchus.ZhangHengwhoaccompaniedXiaoSafor20dayscalledherabuddyandafriend.Iwouldliketotakethedoghomeandtakecareofher.ShehasbeenastrayontheroadforalongtimE.SheneedsahomE.21.Howdidthenetizensfeelwhentheyreadthemicroblogrelatedtothedog?A.inquisitiveB.inspiredC.pitifulD.unbelievable22.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ThedoghadbeenstrayingonhighwayG.318beforeitmettheteamofcyclists.B.DuringtheirjourneyZhangandhisteamclimbed10mountainshigherthan4000meters.C.Thedogranalonebehindthemwhentheteamwasridingdownhill.D.ThemicroblogGoGoXiaoSahasattractedmorethan37000followersintwoweeks.23.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ADogwithDeterminationB.A.MicroBlogandaDogC.TraveltoLhasawithaDogD.ADogFollowsa

Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggerationhoweverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment装饰sothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgrantedbyGoD.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeusofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainitselfisabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony和谐withnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder’scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxebetterqualityeditionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.Aslongasonefindwhereonstandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.9.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat_______.A.peopleshouldbepackedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackingD.properpackingmakespeopleattractive10.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness_______.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance11.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople_______.A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhavearichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairylands

Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed展示attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbadtheanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsoundsitiscertainlytherE.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentranceviascentmachines.A.smellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstorescustomers’tensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairsscentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.Someyearsagothefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommercee-commercehasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsoundsonlybricks-and-mortarstores实体店canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleavE.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashopbutratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartmentandcoconut椰子scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlabinvitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbookspotsanddrawersinsearchoftheirperfectscent.32.Accordingtothepassagewhatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstore?A.FriendlyassistantB.SoftbackgroundmusicC.Uniquescents.D.Attractivewindowdisplay.33.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto_____.A.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitudeB.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstoresC.pushstorestousesightsandsoundsD.introducetheriseofe-commerce34.Whichstatementwouldthewriteragreewith?A.Putdifferentscentsontheproductsondisplay.B.AskeveryshopassistanttowearlightperfumE.C.Giveaflowertocustomersasagift.D.Exposethescentofcoffeebeantoairinsideacoffeeshop.35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.compareandevaluateB.informandexplainC.argueanddiscussD.examineandassess

Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthatnightmilkcontainsmoremelatonin褪黑激素whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.ThestudybyresearchersfromSeoulSouthKoreainvolvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilkwhichcontained10timestheamountofmelatoninwerelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytimeaccordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonowtakingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontentwhichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtimethegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.32.Accordingtothetextthemicefedwithdaytimemilk_______.A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.weremoreanxiousC.werelessactiveD.wokeuplater33.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A.It’sbeentestedonmicefortentimes.B.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergetiC.C.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.D.It’susedinsleepingdrugs.34.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.NightMilkandSleepB.FatSugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD.MilkDrinkingandHealth35.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bystatingarguments.C.ByexplainingstatisticaldatA.D.Byprovidingresearchresults.

TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.32.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard33.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones34.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards35.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

IfyouwanttopayavisittoIcelandyou’llenterawholenewregionofexperiencE.You’lldiscoveroriginalnatureasyou’veneverseenitbeforE.ThefreedomtowanderinthecityorthewildsasyoupleaseisthekeytotheIcelandexperiencE.ReykjavikthecapitalofIcelandisjustapartoftheIcelandicexperiencewithitsmidnightsunorthemagicallandscapesmixedwithiceandfirE.Reykjavikhasapopulationofaround170000andoffersaninterestingmixofcultureandlocalvillageroots.OldaccountssaytheancientgodsthemselvesguidedIceland’sfirstsettlertomakehishomeinReykjavik.HenamedtheplaceReykjavikSteamyBayafterthegeothermal地热steamhesawwhichtodayheatshomesandoutdoorswimmingpoolsthroughoutthecityapollution-freeenergysourcethatleavestheairveryfreshcleanandclear.Abeautifulriverrunsthroughthecitylimitsandsodofineparksandevenwildoutdoorareas.Againstthisbackcloth背景ofnatureReykjavikhasapackedprogramoffamiliarcityjoystoo:artmuseumsseveraltheatersanoperahouseasymphonyorchestraandconcertsmeetingtheneedsofallagesandtastes.OnemustforallvisitorsisdiningoutonIcelandicspecialtiesincludingdeliciousseafoodocean-freshfromthemorning’scatchhighlandlambandunusualvarietiesofgamE.Itspurelynaturalfoodisimaginativelyservedtodelightthemostdiscerning内行的ofdiners.ReykjavikisalsofamousasoneofEurope’shottestnightspotswheretheactiononthefriendlypubandnightlifescenelastsrightthroughthenight.IntheeveningthedowntownareaisfilledwithactivityreachingitspeakonFridayorSaturday.Thenumberofpubscafédiscosandothernightspotsinthedowntownareaisastonishing.Thereisarichvarietyofplacestogo:European-stylecafesnightclubswithliveentertainmentdancehallsforseniorssports-themepubswithbigTVscreenscafesthatofferover100typesofbeeranIrishpubaSpanishcaféaFrenchwinebar.Walkingdistancesareshortdowntownandeverythingworthseeingoutsidethecitycentercanbequicklyandconvenientlyreachedbybus.Withitslongeasy-goingmainstreetandlargeshoppingmallIceland’scapitalisagreatplacetoshoptoo—withabonusoftax-freeshoppingforvisitors!A.fullrangeofaccommodationsisavailableinReykjavikfrominternational-standardhotelswithgoodconferencefacilitiesthroughsmallerhotelsandcomfortableguesthousestoacampsiteinthecity’sbiggestpark.24.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagetheReykiavik.A.wasnamedbytheancientgods.B.wasnamedbyIceland’sfirstsettler.C.gotitsnamefromthevisitors.D.wasnamedafterIceland’sfirstsettler.25.Whichofthefollowingsubjectsarementionedinthefifthparagraph?A.Shoppingandaccommodations.B.CityjoysandbackclothofnaturE.C.Diningandnightspots.D.Transportationandlandscapes.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.peoplelivinginReykiavikseldomgetheatfromcoal.B.hotelsaresorarethatvisitorsusuallycampinthecity’sbiggestparks.C.allvisitorsmustdineoutwhilevisitingIcelanD.D.youhavetowalkashortdistanceifyouwanttogosightseeingoutsidethecity.

Whatifourbabiescouldsomehowtelluswhatthey’rethinkingaboutwhattheywantandwhatmakesthemunhappy?RobynHoltresearcherforBabyTalkNewZealandsaystheycan.Holtheardaboutbabysignlanguagethroughanadvertisementanddecidedtogoalongtoaworkshop研讨会.Signlanguageissomethingthat’salwaysinterestedmeandIthoughtitcouldbereallycooltotrythiswithababybecausewearealwaysguessingallthetimewhattheyactuallywant.HoltstartedusingbabysignlanguagewithherbabysonBenjaminnow12andwithintwoweekshestartedtosignthesignformilk.ShehassinceuseditwithhertwoyoungersonsDominic8andMatthew3.Babysignlanguageisnothingnew:thepracticewhichisbasedonadultsignlaguangehasbeenoutinAmericaformorethan30years.ButitisenjoyingarebirthinNewZealanD.Theideabehindbabysignlanguageisthatbabiesdohavetheabilitytocommunicatetheirneedsiftheyaregiventherighttoolstodoso.Althoughmanymothersdevelopanintuition直觉aboutwhethertheirbaby’scryingisfromhungertirednessorpainbabysignlanguagecreatesadirectformofcommunicationthatunlocksthemystery.Whenbabiesarebetween6-monthsand12to13-monthsparentscanbegintoteachthemsignlanguage:usethesignformilkwhilefeedingandalsotalkaboutmilksothatthechildbeginstomakethelink关联intheirbrain.Thentheycanbegintoaddothersignsi.E.foodsickorpain.Iknowofoneparent.Herchildwassigningthesignforhurtbyhismonthandsherealizedhisfirstteethweregrowing.ItmakeslifesomucheasiersaidHolt.25.WhydidHoltgotothebabysignlanguageworkshop?A.Toentertainherownchildren.B.Tobetterunderstandbabies’needs.C.Tohelpbabieswithlanguageproblems.D.TodevelopanewsystemofsignlanguagE.26.Accordingtothetextbabysignlanguage______.A.hasbeenusedinNewZealandfor30yearsB.caneasilymaketheparentsunderstoodC.hasdevelopedfromadultsignlanguageD.wasdesignedbyRobynHolt27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartthemysteryinParagraph5referto?A.TheabilitytocommunicatE.B.Mothers’intuitions.C.Thecauseofthebaby’scrying.D.BabysignlanguagE.28.Holtmentionedaparentandherchildtoshowbabysignlanguageis_____.A.helpfulB.difficultC.interestingD.special

Muchhasbeenwrittenaboutbodylanguageduringajobinterview.Expertsfromacrossmanyfieldsarefullofadviceonjusthowtopresentyourbestperformanceinaninterviewusingconsciousbodylanguagechoices.Whilemanyoftheseexpertssaythereisasecretsystemformakingthemostofaninterviewtherealityisthatmostofthemfocusonafewgeneraltypesofbehaviorsthathavethegreatesteffectduringajobinterview.Enteringtheinterviewlocation—Yourwalkshouldbeactiveandconfident.Keepyourshouldersstraightheadupandmakeeyecontactwiththepeoplearoundyou.Maintain保持anactivefacialexpressionandbeconfidentwhenshakinghandsandgreetingpeopletowhomyouareintroduceD.Duringtheinterview—SitinastraightandattentiveposturE.Neverletyourshouldersdroporyourheadhangdownbutratherkeepyourheadupandmakeeyecontactwiththeinterviewers.Don’tplaywithanypapersornotesyouhaveinfrontofyouanddon’tlean倚靠yourarmsheavilyonthetablE.Keepyourbodypositionopenandmakeeyecontactwhilelisteningtoandansweringquestions.Leavingtheinterviewlocation—Nomatterhowyoufeelaboutyourperformanceduringtheinterviewcarryyourselfwithconfidencetillyouleavetheinterviewlocation.Beconfidentwhenshakinghandsandmakingeyecontactasyousaygoodbyeandkeepyourbodyposturestraightasyouwalkallthewaytoyourcar.Rememberthemoreyoumakeactiveandconfidentbodylanguageapartofyourdailylifethemoreitbecomesahabitthatfollowsyouwhereveryougo.67.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthesecretsystemmainlyrefersto.A.bodylanguageB.habitsC.languageskillsD.advice68.Aproperpostureinaninterviewisto.A.keepyourheadupB.sitinarelaxedwayC.holdapieceofpaperD.leanyourarmsonthetable69.DuringtheinterviewwhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?A.Eyecontact.B.ClothingstylE.C.SittingposturE.D.Facialexpression.70.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowthegeneralstepsofaninterview.B.ToexplainthemeaningofbodylanguagE.C.TopersuadepeopletousemorebodylanguagE.D.Togiveadviceonhowtocarryyourselfinaninterview.

Foralongtimethetraditionalmethodofidentifyingliarswastowatchtheirbodylanguageincludingfacialexpressions.Whatifthepersonappearstobenervous?Isthepersonunabletolookmeintheeye?Isheorshelookaroundtheroom?Whataboutothernervousmovementssuchasfidgeting坐立不安orshiftingfromsidetoside?Manypeople—fromparentstopoliceofficersandairportsecuritypersonnel—dependonthismethoD.Butdoesaperson’sbodyandfacerevealthetruth?Notaccordingtoanewstudy.Talkingitseemsisthebestwaytosmokeoutaliar.ThatiswhatresearchersintheUnitedKingdomfoundoutrecently.Theirinvestigationtookplaceatoneplacewherelyingcangetyouintobigtrouble—anairport.Theresearchersaskedvolunteerstopretendtheywererealpassengersandthenlietoairportsecurityagents.Someoftheagentsusedspokeconversation-basedmethodstoquestionthesemake-believepassengers.Othersdependedinsteadontheperson’sbodylanguagelikelackofeyecontactandshowingsignsofnervousness.Theagentstalkingwiththepassengerswere20timesmorelikelytocatchtheliars.Thestudyfoundthattheseconversation-basedtechniquescanhelpyourecognizewhenapersonislyingtoyou.LikemanymethodsthisconversationmethodhasanamE.ItiscalledControlledCognitiveEngagementorCCEforshort.TheBritishgovernmentpartlyfinancedthisstudy.TheAmericanPsychologicalAPApublishedthefindings.BodylanguagecannotbetrusteD.UsingbodylanguageandfacialexpressionstocatchsomeoneinalieisreallyharD.AnditonlyworksseeminglybychancE.ThomasOrmerodistheheadoftheSchoolofPsychologyattheUniversityofSussexinEnglanD.OntheAPAwebsitehereportedthatthesuspicious-signsmethod—orusingbodylanguage—almostcompletelyfailsinfindinglies.24.WhatarethequestionsinParagraph2intendedtodo?A.Showtraditionalwaystorecognizealiar.B.Launchasurveyamongreaders.C.Showthewriter’spuzzlement.D.InvitethereaderstothinktwicE.25.Whatshouldvolunteersintheinvestigationdo?A.Answerquestionsonlyusingwords.B.Pretendtobeairportsecurityagents.C.ActaspassengersasresearchersrequireD.D.Communicatewithresearchersbytalking.26.Whichwouldbethebestwaytofindoutaliaraccordingtothestudy?A.LookinghimintheeyE.B.Askingopen-endedquestions.C.MakinguseofbodylanguagE.D.Observinghisfacialexpression.27.Whatwilltheauthorcontinuetotalkaboutbasedonthepassage?A.Misunderstandingsofcatchingaliar.B.Thesuspicious-signsmethoD.C.HowtheCCEmethodworks.D.ThenewconceptofCCE.

IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint古雅—allthoselittlehouseslookingterriblyold-fashionedbutnicelikedolls’houses.IlovedthecountrysideandthepubsandIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.ThingshavechangeD.ForeverybodyEnglandmeantgentlemenfairplayandgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoingunfortunatelyandsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmoretorestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapubanditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.ThecafesarenotterriblynicE.AsawomanIfeelunsafeherE.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.IusedtouseitbutnowI’mafraiD.Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEnglanD.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighborwhois82now.HisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesawaybutItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalonE.6.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyearsC.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere7.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?A.InacafE.B.Inarestaurant.C.InanightcluB.D.InapuB.8.TheunderlinedpartitinParA.4refersto______.A.ataxiB.themoneyC.abombD.publictransport9.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.A.feltlonelyinEnglandB.hadneverbeentoFranceC.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamily

Celebrationsandtraditionsholdaspecialplaceinacountry.ItisatimewhenthefamiliescometogetherandcelebrateaholidayforaparticularpurposE.Besideshenationalfestivalsandcelebrationsmanyplacesenjoysomewhackycelebrations.Henley-on-ToddRegattaIfyouwantsomethingquietertripovertoAliceSpringsinthedryheartofAustraliA.ThereyouwillfindtheToddRegattainariverbedthatnormallyhasnowater.theboatsarebottomlessandwithoutpaddle浆.Theteamsrunuptheriverbedwiththeirfeetstickingoutofthebottomoftheirboats.WorldBlackPuddingThrowingChampionshipInGreaterManchesterUKtheythrowblackpuddings.Thecontestdatesbacktothe1850sCompetitorsfromacrosstheworldcomehereforthecontest.TheaimistoknockYorkshirepuddingsoffa20-footshelfbythrowingblackpuddingsatthem.SaunaBathingChampionshipsIfyoupreferithotFinlandisheplaceforyoutocompeteintheSaunaBathingChampionships.Every30secondstheheatisturnedupbutthecontestants参赛者mustremainseatedinanup-rightpositiononthewoodenseat.Thelastpersonleftinthesaunaisthewinner.TheLaTomatlnaFestivalEveryAugusttruckloadsoftomatoesanpulledinBunoleachyearanddamped倾倒inthecitycentrE.Thepeoplethrowtomatoesateachotherforthewholedaybuttheonlyruleisthatthetomatomustbeflattenedinthehandfirstbeforebeingthrown.Evenelderlygrandmothershavebeenknowntotakepart.TheNakedFestivalJapanhoststheNakedFestival.Allmalecontestantsaredressedinoversizediapersandparadethroughthewinterstreet.Bystandersthrowcoldwateroverthecontestantswhodrinklargeamountsofsake日本米酒inanefforttoslopfromfreezing.8.TheunderlinedwordwackyinParagraph1meant.A.popularB.strangeC.frighteningD.disappointing9.IfyouwanttoplaywithboatswithoutbottomsyoushouldgotoA.Henley-on-ToddRegattaB.BlackPuddingThrowingChampionshipC.SaunaBathingChampionshipsD.TheNakedFestival10.ThewinnerofSaunaBathingChampionshipsisthecontestantwho_____A.likesithotB.turnsuptheheatC.firstleavesthesaunaD.stayslongestinthesauna11.Whydoyouthinkthetomatomustbeflattenedinthehandfirst?A.Tomakeiteasytothrow.B.Tomakeittastier.C.Togiveittoelderlygrandmothers.D.ToavoidhurtingpeoplE.