Tea drinking was common in China for nearly one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about teA. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensivE. It couldn't be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves, on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches. Tea remained scarce and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years, so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it. At the same time, people on the Continent were becoming more and more fond of teA. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day a famous French lady, named Madame de Sevigne, decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was addeD. She found it so pleasant that she would never again drink it without milk. Because she was such a great lady, her friends also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few Britons drink tea without milk. At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening. No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess(公爵夫人)found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o'clock stopped her getting "a sinking feeling"as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her, so tea-time was born. 1. People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because ________. A. it tasted like milk B. it tasted more pleasant C. it became a popular drink D. some famous person did so 2. According to the passage which of the following is TRUE? A. The Britons got expensive tea from IndiA. B. Tea reached Britain first from HollanD. C. The Britons were the first in Europe who drank teA. D. It was not until the 17th century that the Briton had teA. 3. It seems that this passage mainly discusses ________. A. what British people thought of drinking tea B. how tea became a popular drink in India C. how the Europeans got the habit of drinking tea D. how tea-time came into being

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastestgrowingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenationschoolsitbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation’sbestuniversitieswheremathematicsscienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.TheyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollegE.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.AndthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegreE.MostAsianAmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdoandithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccesssuchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimagE.ManycanrememberwhenChineseJapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeeditwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.WhilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollegeAsianAmericanstudents.A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishB.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacterC.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietyD.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparentsWhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculturE.B.HardworkandintelligencE.C.Parents’helpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsysterm.FewAsianAmericanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenoughB.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareasC.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesternculturesD.heyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsocietyWhydobothexplanationsParA.3worryAsianAmericans?A.TheyareafraidthattheywillagainbeisloatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.B.PeoplewillthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.C.AsianAmericanswillbeathreattootherminorities.D.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.

BEIJING—WithaseriesofmeasuresbeingadoptedtocontrolpricerisetheChinesegovernmentisconfidentofkeepingpricesatareasonablelevelPremierWenJiabaosaidSundaymorningaskingpeopletoremainconfident.Ibelievewecankeeppricesatareasonablelevelthroughourefforts.AsamajorleaderofthegovernmentIhavetheresponsibilityandIhavetheconfidencetoo.Hemadetheremarkswhileansweringalistener’squestionduringaradiobroadcastbyChinaNationalRadio.Stepstakeninthepastmonthincludingpricecontrolstocurbspeculation抑制投机andmonetarytightening货币紧缩hadstartedtoproduceresultshesaiD.Thegovernmentplanstobuild10millionunitsofaffordablehousingin2011upfromthisyear’stargetof5.8million.ChinawillalsoincreaseeffortstocurbspeculationinthehousingmarketmainlythroughmonetarypoliciesandstricteruseoflandWensaidwithoutgivingdetails.Wensaidthecountryhadagoodagriculturalsupplybasewhichgavethegovernmentconfidencethatitcouldstabilizeprices.InabidtocontrolinflationthegovernmenthasalsoincreasedthebankreserverequirementratiosixtimesandliftedinterestratetwicethisyearheaddeD.Furtherauthoritieshaveintroducedmanymeasuresincludingcuttingfeesfortransportationofagricultureproductsandcontrollingfoodpricerisestrictly.TheoverallpricelevelespeciallyofmajorconsumergoodshasnowbeguntodropWensaiD.Thefundamentalwaytostabilizepricesistoachieveabalanceofsupplyanddemandwhichrequirescontinuousdevelopmentofagriculturesaidpremieraddingthatthecentralgovernmenthasworkedoutmeasurestoincreaseagriculturalproduction.68.PremierWenJiabaoaskedpeopletoremainconfidentbecause______.A.manymeasureshavebeentakentocontrolpriceB.asamajorleaderofthegovernmenthehadtheconfidenceC.hewantedtocomfortthemD.Chinawillincreaseeffortstocontrolprice69.Thekeytokeepingpricesatareasonablelevelliesin______.A.takingmorestrictmeasuresB.theleaders’confidenceC.achieveabalanceofsupplyanddemandD.havingagoodagriculturalsupplybase70.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe______.A.MoreeffortsoncontrollingpriceriseB.ChinesegovernmentisconfidentofcontrollingpriceriseC.Majorconsumergoods’pricedroppedD.ThebankliftedinterestratE.

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案Son’sHelpMr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriverhewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.WhenhecamebackshetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathomE.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A.fewfriendsofhislikedgambling赌博andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevisionwatchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.ShehadtotellthepolicE.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup拘留所hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.ButtheywereafraidthepolicewouldcomE.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutsidE.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamblE.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutsidedaddysaidtheboysoIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocomE.1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.hewasadriverB.heworkedinafactoryC.hehadalotofworktodoD.hehadworkedthereforalongtime2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.A.shecouldn’tfindanyworkB.shethoughtherhusbandwastiredC.herhusbandspentalltimeingamblingD.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgambling3._______sohewasputintolockup.A.Mr.LangoftengambledB.Mr.LangwaslateforworkC.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathomeD.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hedidn’tloveheranylongerB.hewouldn’tstopgamblingC.hehadbeenputintolockupD.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory5.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboyexpectedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.C.Theboyexpectedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.D.Theboyexpectedhismothertocomeback.

Haveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?Youturnedaroundandsureenoughsomeonewaslookingrightatyou!Parapsychologists灵学家saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhensomeoneislookingatthem.ToresearchwhethersuchasixthsensereallyexistsRobertBakerapsychologist心理学家attheUniversityofKentuckyperformedtwoexperiments.InthefirstoneBakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstaredatthebacksoftheirheadsfor5to15minutes.Thesubjects受试者wereeatingdrinkingreadingstudyingwatchingTVorworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeoplecouldnottellthathewassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Laterwhenhequestionedthesubjectsalmostallofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.ForthesecondexperimentBakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfromtimetotimefrombehindatwowaymirrorinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedownwhentheyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren’t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheyweren’t.BakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestartedatthaniftheyhadjustguesseD.Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey’rebeingstaredat.IfpeopledoubttheoutcomeofhistwoexperimentssaidBakerIsuggesttheyrepeattheexperimentsandseeforthemselves.68.Thepurposeofthetwoexperimentsisto.A.explainwheneoplecanhaveasixthsenseB.showhowpeopleactwhilebeingwatchedinthelabC.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredatD.provewhyhumanshaveasixthsense69.Inthefirstexperimentthesubjects.A.werenottoldthattheywouldbestaredatB.losttheirsensewhentheywerestaredatC.werenotsurewhentheywouldbestaredatD.wereuncomfortablewhentheywerestaredat70.Theunderlinedwordoutcomeinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.valuB.resultC.performanceD.connection71.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.PeoplearebornwithasixthsensE.B.Theexperimentssupportparapsychologists’ideA.C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.D.Peoplehaveasixthsenceinpublicplaces.

DAtomsareallaroundus.TheyarethebricksofwhicheverythingismadE.Manymillionsofatomsarecontainedinjustone-grainofsaltbutdespite尽管theirsmallsizetheyareveryimportant.Thewayaneverydayobjectbehavesdependsonwhatkindsofatomsareinitandhowtheyact.Forexampleyouknowthatmostsolidobjectsmeltiftheygothotenough.Whyisthis?Itistheeffectoftheheatontheobject'satoms.Allatomsmoveconstantly.Whentheyarehottheymovefaster.UsuallytheatomsinanobjectholdtogetherandgivetheobjectitsshapE.Butiftheobjectgrowshotitsatomsmovesofastthattheybreaktheforcethatusuallyholdsthemtogether.TheymoveoutoftheirusualplacessothattheobjectlosesitsshapE.Thenwesaythattheobjectismelting.69.Thewayanobjectbehavesdependsonthe_____.A.actionofatomsinitB.numberofatomsinitC.kindsofatomsinitandhowtheybehaveD.sizeofatomsinit70.Atomsinanobjectmove_____.A.atalltimesB.onlywhentheobjectisheatedC.whenevertheygrowhotD.unlesstheobjectismelted71.Anobjectholdsitsshapebecauseitsatoms_____.A.usuallyholdtogetherB.movefastC.arehotD.arenotmoving72.Anobjectlosesitsshapebecauseitsatoms_____.A.moveoutB.arenotintheirusualplaceC.losetheforceD.breakout

ManyofusalreadyknowaboutseveralAmericansuperstitions迷信.Havingablackcatcrossyourpathwalkingunderaladderandbreakingamirrorareallbadluck.Inadditiontothesetherearemanyothersuperstitionsthatareworthknowing.Understandingthemwillkeepyousafefromevilspirits—ifyoubelieveinsuchthings—andimpressyourAmericanfriendswhenyoumentionthem.LikethesuperstitionsinotherculturesAmericansuperstitionsofteninvolvethethingsimportantindailylifesuchashealthnumbersandmarriagE.Forexamplehaveyoueverhadacoughthatwouldnotgoaway?AccordingtooneAmericansuperstitionyoushouldtakeapieceofyourhairandputitbetweentwoslicesofbutteredbreaD.NextfeedthishairsandwichtoadogandsayEatwellyouhoundmayyoubesickandIbesounD.Thiswilltricktheevilspiritsandhelpyourcough.Itwillalsoraisesomeeyebrowsifyoutryit.InAmericansuperstitionsthenumberthreeisveryimportant.OftenAmericanswillsayAllthingscomeinthrees.Threeisluckybecauseitrepresentsthetraditionalfamily:motherfatherandchilD.ThereforegiftslettersandguestswilloftenarriveatyourhomeingroupsofthreE.Howeveritisalsopossibleforbadeventslikeaccidentsandfuneralstocomeinthreesaswell.AnothertimepeoplepayattentiontosuperstitionsiswhentheygetmarrieD.DuringaweddingbridesmustwearorcarrysomethingoldsomethingnewsomethingborrowedandsomethingbluE.TheoldandborrowedthingswillbringlucktothepersonwhogivesthemtothebridE.Thenewandbluethingswillbringgoodfortunetothebrideherself.ThenexttimesomeoneyouknowisgettingmarriedbesuretorecitethisphrasE.AsitwouldbeunluckytodiscussonemoresuperstitionwewillwindthingsupherE.Keepyourfingerscrossedandstaylucky!Thepassageismostprobablyentitled命名.A.American’sBadLuckB.Cross-cultureandSuperstitionsC.AmericanSuperstitionsD.DailyLifeinSuperstitionsTheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphItwillalsoraisesomeeyebrowsifyoutryitmeans:.A.WhenyoutryitthedogwillraiseitseyebrowsB.YouwillmakesomepeoplesurprisedwhenyoutrythistrickC.OnlyifyouraiseyoureyebrowscanthetrickworkD.YouwillbelieveinthetrickafteryoutryitInAmerican’sviewthenumberthreeisannumber.A.luckyB.unluckyC.specialD.ordinaryOntheweddingthebrideoftenusesoldandborrowedthingssoasto.A.savesomemoneyfortheweddingB.bringgoodlucktothepeoplewhogivethemtothebrideC.givethegoodlucktothebrideherselfD.passthebadlucktoothers

Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled―to$1.01perpack―smokershavejammedtelephonequitlinesacrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They’vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyearsfindingthatsmokersespeciallyteensarepricesensitivE.NorisitashocktotheindustrywhichfiercelyfightseverytaxincreasE.TheonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessagE.TobaccotaxesimprovepublichealthhealththeyraisemoneyandmostparticularlytheydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteenswhichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicteD.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattanforinstancewhichhasthehighesttaxinthenationapackofMarlboroLightKingscost＄10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.CharlestonSC.wherethe7-cent-a-packtaxisthelowestinthenation.Thepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYorkhighschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys―13.8%farbelowthenationalaveragE.Bycomparison26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentuckyOtherlow-taxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteen-smokingrecords.HalRogersRepresentativefromKentuckylikethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxesarguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlow-incomeAmericanswhochoosetosmokE.That’strueButthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflow-incomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplaceAsfortoday’sadultsifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquittheywillhavemoretospendontheirfamiliescuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.66Thetextismainlyabout___________.AthepriceofcigarettesBtierateofteensmokingCtheeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseDthediffereneesintobaccotaxrate67Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?ATeensmokersarepricesensitivE.BSomeatatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.CTobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.DTobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrisE.68.TheunderlinedworddeterinParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.discordingB.removeC.benefitD.free69.Rogers’attitudetowardsthelow-incomesmokersmightbethatof.A.toleranceB.unconcernC.doubtD.sympathy70.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B.Low-incomeAmeriansaremorelikelytofallill.C.Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.

SeveraldaysagoaBeijing-basedITcompanyfiredabout400peopleovernight.NoonehadexpectedthejobcutswhichbrokewithtraditionalwaysoflettinggoofworkersinChina.Moreoverwhatwasspecialaboutthiscasewasthatthedaybeforethe400werefiredtheyallreceivedfromtheirbossagift―thebookWhoMovedMyCheese?Thebook―abestsellerintheUS―isbeingusedbymenandwomentodealwithchangesintheirlivesandwork.SomelargeorganizationsincludingCoca-ColaKodakandGeneralMotorsasktheiremployeestoreadittoencouragethemtobeactivetowardschanges.Cheeseissomethingrelatedtoeveryone’slivelihood―ourjobstheIndustriesweworkinrelationshipsandloveaswell.WithChina’sofficialentryintotheWTOthewholenationwillfacemorechangesandchallenges.Sowhatshouldwedooncethischeeseonwhichwearesodependentismoved?WhateverchallengesandchangeswemeetweshouldfaceuptothembravelyJiangHengweiacivilservantsaidafterreadingthebook.ProfessorZhangYanginRenminUniversityofChinaagrees.Weshouldchangeourwayofthinking.ThecomingcompetitiveforeigncompaniesandproductsprovideuswithgreatchancestolearnfromthemandimproveourownproductstomeetinternationalstandardsandbemorecompetitivE.WithhardworkandwisdomwewillcreateamuchlargerandbetterpieceofcheesE.Zhangsmiledconfidently.60.Thewholepassageisabout_______.A.people’sopinionsaboutabestselleroftheUSB.whatpeoplethinkaboutChina’sentryintotheWTOC.thechangeinpeople’sattitudetowardschangesandchallengesD.howabookinfluencestheChinese61.ThecompanyinBeijinggaveeachofthe400firedworkersacopyofWhoMovedMyCheeseinorderto_______.A.bemorecompetitivewithforeignfirmsB.findanexcusefortheirjobcutsC.lettheworkersmakealivingontheirownD.encouragethefiredworkers62.Thewordcheeseinthepassagecanreferto_______.A.somethingwedependonforalivingB.amostimportantkindoffoodC.changeorchallengeD.wayoflife63.FromwhatHengweiandProfessorZhangYangsaidwecanknowthat_______.A.theyhavedifferentopinionsonchangesandchallengesB.peoplearenotafraidofcompetitionfromforeigncompaniesC.theChinesepeoplearereadytofaceanychangesandchallengesD.theyarebothgreatlyencouragedbythebook

Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworldbutwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage比率ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining降低whilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeoplE.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.HoweverBritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance主导bythemiddleofthiscenturytorankafterChineseaboutequallywithArabicHindiandUrdu.ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorisebutitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworldsimplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspokenhesays.InarecentarticleinthejournalScienceMr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengaliTamilandMalayspokeninsouthandsoutheastAsiA.DavidCrystaltheauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguagesaysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondtonguecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates低估thefutureofitsdominancE.Alltheevidence证据suggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfasterbutnobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbeforE.hesaiD.51.InDavidGraddol’sopinionEnglishwill_______.A.remainwidespreadandimportantB.bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguageC.loseitsdominantpositionD.dieawayinthenearfuture52.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.A.snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballsB.theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepastC.EnglishlanguagewillsoondropindominanceD.moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglish53.HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.54.AccordingtoDavidGraddolwhichofthefollowingwillpossiblybeoneofthelanguagesthatwillbemostwidelyspoken?A.Malay.B.ArabiC.C.Urdu.D.German.55.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EnglishRemainingtheDominantPositionB.TheFutureofEnglish?WhoKnows?C.OpinionsfromDifferentExpertsD.TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown

FrenchPrimeMinisterFrancoisFillonsaidonThursdaythathiscountryhopestodeepentieswithChinawhichhavebeenstrainedoverFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozy'smeetingwiththeDalaiLamA.WeneedChinatheworldneedsChinatogetoutoftherecession衰退Fillontoldparliament.RelationsbetweenthetwocountrieshitalowafterSarkozyrefusedtocalloffameetingwiththeDalaiLamainDecember.Beijingthenpulledoutofasummit峰会withtheEuropeanUnionEUthatwassupposedtohavetakenplaceonDec1inFrancewhichheldtherotatingEUpresidencyatthetimE.FillonstressedthatTibetispartofChinabutinsistedthattheFrenchpresidenthadeveryrighttomeettheDalaiLamA.Forusthisincidentdoesnothingtodistract转移fromourdesiretoreinforceourstrategicpartnershipwithChinA.FormerFrenchprimeministerJean-PierreRaffarinisscheduledtovisitChinanextweekfollowingearlierattemptstoimproverelations.ChinawhichhassaiditisuptoFrancetorepairtieswithBeijingagreedwiththeEUlastweektoholdasummitsoonaftertheLondonG20summitonApril2.FrancewasexcludedfromPremierWenJiabao'srecentEuropeanvisit.WeallknowwhyWensaidwhenaskedwhyhehadomittedFrancefromhisjourneyChinaNewsServicereporteD.IlookedatamapofEuropeontheplanE.MytripgoesaroundFranceWensaiD.Thereasonfornotvisitingdoesn'tliewithChinahetoldagroupofreporters.HeurgedParistomendandimprovetieswithChinA.44.PremierWenJiabaodidn’tvisitFrancebecause_______.A.hepromisedtovisitFrancelaterB.formerFrenchprimeministerJean-PierreRaffarinisscheduledtovisitChinasoonC.Francedidn’tattendthesummitoftheEUD.SarkozymettheDalaiLama45.AccordingtoFrance____________.A.thepresidenthastherighttomeettheDalaiLamaB.themeetingwillstrengthenthestrategicpartnershipwithChinaC.theydon’tknowwhyPremierWenJiabaodidn’tvisitFranceD.Chinadon’tcaremuchforthetieswithFrance46.Fromparagraphs23and4theimportantconclusionisthat_______.A.TibetispartofChinaB.FranceandtheworldneedChinaC.SarkozyrefusedtocalloffameetingwiththeDalaiLamainDecember.D.BeijingpulledoutofasummitwiththeDalaiLamainDecember.47.Themainideaofthenewsisthat_______.A.It’sFrance’sfaulttoaffecttherelationbetweenthetwocountriesB.FranceseekstorepairrelationswithChinaC.PremierWenurgedParistomendandimprovetieswithChinaD.RelationsbetweenChinaandFrancearegoingsmoothly.

BInthe60speopleaskedaboutyourastrologicalaboutstarsign.Inthe90stheywanttoknowyourwebsitE.Thesedayshavingawebaddressisalmostasimportantasastreetaddress.YourwebsiteisanelectronicmeetingplaceforyourfamilyfriendsandpotentiallymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworlD.Bestofallyoumaynothavetospendacent.TheWebisfilledwithallkindsoffreeservicesandallittakesissometimeandcreativity.ThinkofyourhomepageasthestartingpointofyourwebsitE.Likethetableofcontentsofabookormagazinethehomepageisthefrontdoor.Yoursitecanhaveoneormorepagesdependingonhowyoudesignit.Whilewebpagesvarygreatlyintheirdesignandcontentmostuseatraditionalmagazinelayout.Atthetopofthepageisabanner横幅GRAPHIC.NextcomesagreetingandashortdescriptionofthesitE.Picturestextandlinkstootherwebsitesfollow.Beforeyoustartbuildingyoursitedosomeplanning.Thinkaboutwhomthesiteisforandwhatyouwanttosay.NextgatherupthematerialthatyouwanttoputonthesitE.Drawaroughlayoutonasheetofpaper.Whiletherearenorulesyouhavetofollowthereareafewthingstokeepinmind:Startsimply.IfyouaretooambitiousatthebeginningyoumaynevergetthesiteoffthegrounD.YoucanalwaysaddtoyoursitE.Lessisbetter.Mostpeopledon’tliketoreadalotoftextonlinE.Breakitintosmallpieces.Smallerisbetter.MostpeopleconnecttotheInternetwithamodem调制解调器.Sinceitcantakealongtimetodownloadlargeimagefileskeepthefilesizessmall.Havetherights.Don’tputanymaterialonyoursiteunlessyouaresureyoucandoitlegally.LearntheNet’sCopyrightArticleformoreaboutthis.Nowit’stimetorollupyoursleevesandstartbuilding.LearntheCommunitiesprovidestoolstohelpyoubuildyoursitE.59.Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageistotellyou——A.whatawebsiteislikeB.howtobuildyourownwebsiteC.howtomeetpeopleonlineD.whatawebsiteconsistsof60.Accordingtotheauthoryourwebsiteisaplace——.A.whereyoucanmeetpeopleallaroundtheworldB.toshowyourstreetaddressonlineC.whereyoucangetfreeservicesD.whereyoucanmeetpeopleontheInternet61.Thehomepageofyourwebsiteshould——.A.givealistofallthecontentsofyourwebsiteB.besodesignedthatitlookslikeafrontdoorC.besodesignedthatitcandirectpeopletomoreofyourpagesD.bemoreorlesssimilartothecoverofabookormagazine62.Theauthorthinksthatifyouaretooambitiousatthebeginning——.A.yourwebsitemayleavenospaceforaddingnewthingsB.youmayneverhaveyourplanputintopracticeC.youmayhavenoideahowtobuildyourwebsiteD.youmaytireyourselfout

InmanycultureswhiteisoftenassociatedwithsomethingpositivE.A.white-collarjobforinstanceisthekindofjobmanypeoplelookforworkingwithyourbrainandnotyourhands.WhitehasacleanandpureimagE.Thatiswhydoctorsdentistsandnursesusuallywearwhiteuniforms.Babiesaredressedinwhiteatbaptisms洗礼andbrideswearwhiteweddinggownsatweddings.Whiteinthesecasesisthesymbolofinnocenceorpurity.SometimeswhiteisusedinexpressionsthatarenotgooD.Whitewashisonesuchexpression.Atfirstwhitewashmeanttopaintoversomethingwithwhitepainttomakeitlookbetter.Howeveritmeanssomethingdifferenttoday:tohideortocoverupmistakesorfailures.A.whiteelephantisanotherexampleofwhiteusedinanegativeway.InancientThailandawhiteelephantwasregardedasasacredanimalbutitwasveryexpensivetokeep.Thekingsofthosedayspresentedawhiteelephanttothepeopletheywantedtoruin.Oncetheyreceivedthisholyroyalanimalasagifttheywerenotallowedtosellorkillit.TodayawhiteelephantmeanssomethingthatisbiguselessandunwanteD.InAmericawhenpeoplewanttogetridoftheirfurnitureorclothestheyoftenhaveawhiteelephantsale.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.themeaningsofwhiteinEnglishcultureB.thehistoryofsomeEnglishidiomsC.someinterestingcustomsinEnglishcultureD.someusefulEnglishwordsandexpressionsWhichexpressionhasanhistoricalbackground?A.White-wash.B.White-collar.C.Whiteelephant.D.WhiteelephantsalE.Inwhichstatementdoeswhitehaveanegativemeaning?A.A.boyisdressedinwhiteatbaptisms.B.A.bridewearsawhiteweddinggown.C.A.manwhitewasheshiscrimE.D.A.girlfindsawhitecollarjoB.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat_______.A.awhite-elephantsaleisusefultothepoorB.thewhitecolorisimportantinourdailylifeC.awhite-collarjobusedtobeeasytogetD.expressionswithwhitehavedifferentmeaningsTheauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby______.A.analyzingitscauseandeffectB.providingtypicalexamplesC.comparingdifferentideasD.followingthetimeorder

Todaythere'shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn'tbeingupendedbythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternetnottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail.IftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnologysaysMicrosoftanewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza.ProbablythebiggestpayoffhoweveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolutionwhenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear.WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrendsaysMerrillLynchalongthelinesofprintingpressthetelephonethecomputerandelectricity.Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn'tavailableontheInternet.Consider:bookshealthcaremovieticketsconstructionmaterialsbabyclothesstockscattlefeedmusicelectronicsantiquestoolsrealestatetoysautographsoffamouspeoplewineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou'vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplacethere'snoreasonthoseyoulovecan'tkeepintouch.AcompanycalledFinalThoughts.comoffersaplaceforyoutostoreafterlifee-mailsyoucansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofaguardianangel.KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeable能预测的future.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan$75000ayearhavehomecomputersaccordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputerswith52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygamessomefor30hoursormoreaweekandmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft.What'sclearisthatwhetherwelikeitornottheInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback.TheInternetisjust20%inventedsayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.'Thelast80%ishappeningnow.56.WhatcanwelearnfromtheMicrosoft'sremark?A.Today'scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriced.B.Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed.C.Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisimpossible.D.Thereislesscompetitionininformationtechnologyindustrythanincarindustry.57.TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts.comtomakethepointthat____.A.almostanythingisavailableontheInternetB.therearesomecleverideasontheInternet'C.peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternetD.somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestoincreasehits58.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A.TheInternetisgoingtogetfirmholdofourlivessomeday.B.TheInternetisgoingtoinfluenceourlivesevenmoreinthefuture.C.Childrenshouldbewellpreparedforthechallengesintheinformationage.D.WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbringsabout.

TheMonaLisaLeonardodaVincibeganpaintingtheMonaLisain1503.Hewasworkingonaspecialpaintingforachurchatthetimebutthechurchpaintingwasnotgoingwell.AnItalianbusinessmanaskeddaVincitopaintapictureofhissecondwifE.ThisisthewomanwhocanbeseenintheMonaLisA.AllinalltheMonaLisaisaverygoodexampleofdaVinci`sworks.DaVinciuseddarknessandlightinacleverwayinthepainting.DaVincilovedscienceandmath.Rightawayapersoncanseethatthereisalotofgeometry几何intheMonaLisA.ThefaceoftheMonaLisaismadeofmanycirclesandroundshapeslikeballs.EvenhersmilecanbeseenasasmallpartofalargecirclE.Thewomaninthepaintingissittingonabalcony阳台andmountainscanbeseenbehindher.DaVincilovedtostudyrocksandmountainssothesecanbeseenoverandoverinhisotherpaintings.ThewomanissittingwithherkneestothesidE.Herheadisturnedtolookoutofthepainting.Herhandsareheldtogetherinfrontofher.Thiswayofsittingisnowusedbymanyartistswhentheyarepaintingapictureofamanorawomantoday.41.WhopaintedtheMonaLisa?A.A.businessmanB.LeonardodaVinciC.Thebusinessman'ssecondwifeD.Thebusinessman'swife42.Thewomaninthepaintingis.A.anItalianbusinesswomanB.thewifeofabusinessmanC.LeonardodaVinci'swifeD.awomanfromthechurch43.Whereisthewomaninthepainting?A.OnabalconyB.OnamountainC.OnakneeD.Onarock44.Whatcanapersonseeinthepainting?A.A.lotofgeometryB.MountainsC.CleveruseoflightanddarknessD.alloftheabove

BChineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.NotcaringaboutthemoneyparentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEnglandtheUnitedStatesandAustraliA.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballetorotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadinlifE.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationisthebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.Howeverwhatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildrenareveryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethoughisthattoday’schildrenlackself-respectandself-confidencE.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywellbutparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecookingsewinganddoingotherhousework.TeachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlifE.CookingdemandspatienceandtimE.ItisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperiencE.A.goodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscookingsohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresultawell-cookeddinnerwillgivehimmuchsatisfactionandlotsofself-confidencE.SomeoldmachinessuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarousehisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthemtryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.TheseactivitiesarenotmerelyteachingachildtoreadabookbutrathertothinktousehisminD.Andthatismoreimportant.61.ParentsinChinaaccordingtothispassage____________.A.aretoostrictwiththeirchildrenB.aretoorichtoeducatetheirchildrenC.havesomeproblemsineducatingtheirchildrencorrectlyD.aretoopoortoeducatetheirchildren62.Thewriterofthispassagedoesnotseemtobesatisfiedwith_______.A.theparents’ideasofeducatingtheirchildrenB.theeducationsystemC.children’sskillsD.children’shobbies63.Doingsomecookingathomehelpschildren_________.A.learnhowtoservetheirparentsB.learnhowtobecomestrongandfatC.benefitfromitandpreparethemselvesforthefutureD.maketheirparentsbelievethattheyareclever

RecentlyacoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson4Real.EventhoughNewZealandhasquitegenerousrulesaboutnamingchildrennamesbeginningwithanumberarenotalloweD.TheydecidedtocallhimSupermaninsteaD.Inmanycountriesaroundtheworldunusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopularespeciallysincetheincreasingtrendforcelebritiestogivetheirchildrenwackynames.InBritainyoucancallachildalmostanythingyouliketheonlyrestrictionsonparentsrelatestooffensivewordssuchasswearwords.脏话SomeparentschoosenameswhichcomefrompopularculturE.ForexampletherehavebeensixboysnamedGandalfafterthecharacterintheLordoftheRingsnovelsandfilms.Equallynamesrelatedtosportarefairlycommonsince198436childrenhavebeencalledArsenalafterthefootballteam.OtherparentsliketomakeupnamesorcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversionamethoddemonstratedbyJordantheBritishmodelwhorecentlyinventedthenameTiaamiiforherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmythetwograndmothers.ShewasquotedassayingthattheaccentanddoubleletterswereaddedtomakethenamemoreexoticOthercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapanDenmarkSpainGermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoosE.InChinatherearesomerulesaboutwhatyoumaycallachildnoforeignlettersorsymbolsarealloweD.Asaresultacouplewererecentlybannedfromcallingtheirbaby@.InBritainsomenameswhichwerepreviouslythoughtofasold-fashionedhavebecomemorepopularagainsuchasMaisieorEllaforagirlorAlfieorNoahforaboy.Butthemostpopularnamesarenottheoddones.ThetopnamesarefairlytraditionalJackCharlieandThomasforboysandGraceRubyandJessicaforgirls.56.AccordingtothefirstparagraphinNewZealand.A.therearemanyrulesaboutnamingchildrenB.nopeoplearewillingtouse4RealasnamesC.peoplehavemuchfreedomtonametheirchildrenD.traditionalnamesarelosingtheirpopularity57.TheunderlinedpartwackynamesinParagraph2referstonamesthatare.A.strangeB.admirableC.traditionalD.popular58.Whichofthefollowingnamesisbestacceptedaccordingtothepassage?A.Arsenal.B.CharliE.C.Tiaamii.D.Noah.59.ThetwocouplesinChinaandinNewZealandhavesomethingincommonthat.A.theirpreferenceisforeignnamesB.theirattemptgoesagainstrulesC.theyhopetheirchildgrowshealthilyD.theyshownointerestintradition60.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.ParentshavenorighttonametheirchildreninSpain.B.TiaamiiwillsoonbeapopularnameamongtheBritish.C.NoparentsspeakbadlanguagetotheirchildinBritain.D.Popularculturehasaninfluenceinnamingchildren.

WhennewspapersandradiodescribethedamagecausedbyahurricanenamedHazelgirlsnamedHazelareprobablyteasedbytheirfriends.TokeepoutoftroubletheWeatherBureausaysAnyresemblancebetweenhurricanenamesandthenamesofparticulargirlsispurelyaccidental.Somewomenbecameangrybecausehurricanesaregiventheirnamesbutmanyotherwomenareproudtoseetheirnamesmakeheadlines.Theydon’tevencarethattheyarethenamesofdestructivestorms.BecausemorewomenseemtolikeitthandislikeittheWeatherBureauhasdecidedtocontinueusinggirl’snamesforhurricanes.Insomewaysahurricaneislikeaperson.Afteritisbornitgrowsanddevelopsthenbecomesoldanddies.Eachhurricanehasacharacterofitsown.EachfollowsitsownpaththroughtheworldandpeoplerememberitlongafteritgonE.Soitisnaturaltogivehurricanes’namesandtotalkaboutthemalmostiftheywerealivE.1.WhathappenstogirlsnamedHazelaccordingtothepassage?A.Theysufferfromhurricanes.B.TheWeatherBureaulookforthem.C.Othersoftenmakefunofthem.D.Theycan’tfindboyfrienD.2.Theunderlinedwordresemblanceprobablymeans______.A.troubleB.differenceC.samenessD.success3.Accordingtothepassagewhichismorereasonable?A.Somewomenfeelunhappybecausehurricanesaregiventheirnames.B.AlotofwomencomplainoftheWeatherBureau.C.Manywomenwanttobeknown.D.Allthehurricanesarecausedbywomen.4PublicopinionsmaketheWeatherBureau______.A.considerthedisagreementofsomewomenB.goonnaminghurricanesafterwomenC.namehurricanesaftermenD.lookforanewmethodtonamehurricanes5.Itisnaturaltogivehurricanenamesbecause______.A.theybecomeoldanddieB.allofthemshouldberememberedC.eachhurricanehasitsowndaytocomeD.eachhurricanehasitsowncharacter

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分50分第一节阅读下面短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑共20小题每小题2分满分40分ATheErieCanalwasthefirstimportantnationalwaterwaybuiltintheUS.ItcrossedNewYorkfromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver.ItjoinedtheGreatLakeswiththeAtlanticOcean.Thecanalservedasarouteoverwhichindustrialgoodscouldflowintothewestandmaterialscouldpourintotheeast.TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenation'slargestcity.ThebuildingofthecanalwaspaidforentirelybythestateofNewYork.Itcost$7143789butitsoongaineditspricemanytimesover.Between1825whenthecanalwasopenedand1882whentollcharges过运河费werestoppedthestatecollected$121461891.ForahundredyearsbeforetheEriewasbuiltpeoplehadbeentalkingaboutacanalwhichcouldjointheGreatLakesandtheAtlanticOcean.ThemanwhoplannedtheErieCanalandcarriedtheplanthroughwasDeWittClinton.ThosewhowereagainstthecanallaughinglycalleditClinton'sDitch沟.Clintontalkedandwroteaboutthecanalanddrewupplansforit.HeandGovernorMorriswenttoWashingtonin1812toaskforhelpforthecanalbuttheywereunsuccessful.ClintonbecamegovernorofNewYorkin1817andshortlyafterwardsonJuly41817brokegroundforthecanalinRomeN.Y.Thefirstpartofthecanalwascompletedin1820.Asthecanalgrewtownsalongitscoursedevelopedfast.Thelengthofthecanalis363miles.41.WecanseethattheErieCanal______A.joinedtheGreatLakestogetherB.crossedNewYorkLakestogetherC.playedanimportantpartindevelopingNewYorkCityD.wasthefirstwaterwaybuiltintheUS42.Itcanbeinferredthat______intotheAtlanticOcean.A.theGreatLakesflowB.theHudsonRiverflowsC.LakeErieflowsD.theErieCanalflows43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheErieCanalbroughtprofitsofover$114000000.B.It's363milesfromtheGreatLakestotheAtlanticOcean.C.TheWestwasmoreadvancedthantheEastwhenthecanalwasbuilt.D.ManyotherstateshelpedNewYorkbuildthecanal.44.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.ClintonbrokegroundforthecanalatbothendsB.ClintonstartedbuildingthecanalbeforehebecamegovernorC.allpartsofthecanalwerecompletedatthesametimeD.constructionofthecanaltookeightyears

IfyoubossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyearhe’dbetterofferyoumoremoneytodoso―orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That’sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld’smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabaseMercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousingtransportationfoodclothinghouseholdgoodsandentertainment娱乐.Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4000amonth;aCD$24.83andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30accordingtoMercer.Bycomparisonafastfoodmealwithahamburger汉堡包isastealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2placeupfromNo.5ayearagothankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates估算Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyobothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkwhileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancitiesNewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld’smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy―NewYorkcamein15thdownfrom10thplacewhileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54down20placesfromayearearlier.TorontomeanwhileisCanada’smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwidE.InAustraliaSydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwidE.72.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsastealinParagraph3mean?A.anactofstealingB.somethingdeliciousC.somethingverycheapD.anactofbuying73.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof______.A.thehighcostofclothingB.thestrongerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivetransportationD.thehighpricesoffastfoodmeals74.Whichcityisthethirdmostexpensiveonthelist?A.Tokyo.B.HongKong.C.Moscow.D.Sydney.75.WhichcityhasdroppedmostonthelistinNorthAmerica?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.Toronto.

Italiansareconsideredthemosthandsomemenintheworldwhilemenwhoarebalding变秃的andagingdonotnecessarilylosetheirlooksaccordingtoaninternationalsurvey.A.MaleBeautysurveyofnearly10000menandwomenin12countriesconductedbymarketresearchfirmSynovatefoundthatgoodhygiene卫生wasactuallythetoprequirementformentobeingconsideredhandsomE.Thesecondmainrequirementtobeconsideredgood-lookingwasconfidencewithnearlyonefifthofallrespondentssayingamanmustcarryhimselfwellfollowedbyhavingagreatsmile.HairoralackofseemedtohavelittleimpactwithonlyonepercentofrespondentssayingthatafullheadofhairwasneededtobehandsomE.Oldermencanalsotakeheartas60percentofrespondentssaidaman’sappearancegetsbetterwithagewithAmericansChineseGreeksandMalaysiansagreeingwiththatthemost.Menareseenlikeafinewine–theyonlygetbetterwhichisgoodnewsforsomeofusBobMichaelsSynovatespokesmansaidinastatement.Butlooksdidalsocomedowntogeography.ThesurveyconductedinOctoberinAustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaFranceGreeceMalaysiaRussiaSouthAfricaSpainBritainandtheUnitedStatesfoundItalianmenwereconsideredtobethemosthandsome–eventhoughItalywasnotinthosecountriessurveyeD.TheywerefollowedbymenfromtheUnitedStatesRussiaandBrazil.InSpainmorementhanwomenconsiderhavingmusclesanddressingwelltobenecessarilyrequirementswhiletheoppositewastrueforGreekwomenwhoweremorelikelytothinkamacho男子气概的lookwasappealing.FarmoreBritishFrenchandAustralianwomenalsoseemedtovalueagreatsmilethanmendo.Howmanyrespondentsthinkhairisthenecessaryrequirementformen?A.12.B.100.C.10000.D.60.Accordingtothesurveytheunderlinedphrasecomedowntocanbereplacedby________.A.standforB.equaltoC.relatetoD.gowithBysayingMenareseenlikeafinewinemeans________.A.men’sappearancesgetbetterastimegoesbyB.menarealmostaddictedtoafinewineC.drinkingfinewineisoftenseemaccordingtothesurveyD.afinewinecanmakemenlookbetterWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.SynovatewasoneoftherespondentsfromItaly.B.RussianmenwererankingthethirdplacE.C.HavingagreatsmileisthemostimportantforSpanishmen.D.Thereare12countriessurveyedincludingItalyandCanadA.

Alongtimeagoinagalaxy星系farfarawayIt’sbeen31yearssincetheworldfirstsawStarWar.Thefilmmakingindustrywasneverthesameafter25thMay1977noristhelivelycultureoftheworlD.LukeSkywalkerA.day―dreamingyoungfarmeronadistantplanetlongedforadventurE.HeaccidentallyreceivedamessagefromPrincessLeiaaskingforhelp.JoiningveteranJedi绝地武士masterObi-WanKenobiLukesteppedintoagreaterfatE.It’sasimplestoryofgoodagainstevil.Yetitcarriessuchamythological神秘的powerthatitbecameaworldhit.StarWarshasinfluencedmanyfilmsandfilmmakerssinceitsopeningtothepubliC.Itbegananewgenerationofspecialeffectsandhigh.energymotionpictures.LotsoffilmmakersgotinspirationdrawnfromthisepicSaga经典的传奇includingJamesCamerondirectorofTitanicPeterJacksondirectorofLordoftheRingsRidleyScottdirectorofAlien.ItiswidelybelievedthatthisspaceoperaGeorgeLucascreateddramatically戏剧性地changedthefilmmakingindustryStarWarshasanevengreaterinfluenceonpopularcultureworldwidE.Theothercharactersfromthesaga传说suchasHanSoloChewbaeeaandDarthVaderbecamehouseholdnames.FormerU.S.PresidentRonaldReaganusedthenameStarWarsforoneofhisnationaldefenseprograms.AndthecomposerJohnWilliams’score配乐musicforthefilmiswidelyusedinsportsevents.Thisyear’thesagaiscelebratingthe31stanniversaryofitsfirstappearancE.Ithasbeeninspiringtopeopleworldwideforthreedecadesanditwillcontinuetoinspirefuturegenerations..MaytheForcebewithyou！68.ThemainideaofthefourthparagraphmaybedescribedasAEpicSagaB.PlotOutlineC.StarWars’InfluenceD.CharactersofStarWars69.WhichofthefollowingisthedirectorofthefilmStarWars?A.PeterJackson.B.RidleyScott.C.GeorgeLucas.D.JamesCameron.70Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tshowthefilm’sinfluence?A.MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththenamessuchasLukeSkywalkerDarthVaderB.TheU.S.hadoneofitsnationaldefenseprogramscalledStarWars.’’C.ThisFilmdirectlycausedthemovieLordoftheRingstrilogytoappear.D.Themusiccomposedforthisfilmisoftenheardinsportsgames.71.WiththelastsentenceofthispassagetheauthorA.encouragesustobuildupLuke’sforceB.meanstoshowhumortoUSC.triestotellus‘'theForcecomesfromthisfilmDwantstogivewishestoUS

LikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.OurexpressiontodayistofacethemusiC.WhensomeonesaysWellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou!andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatisexactlywhattheydid―facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccometomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedinspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopassinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.46.Howmanyexplanationsarementionedaboutthephrasetofacethemusicinthepassage?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.47.What’sthemeaningoffacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.48.Whichofthefollowingoccasionsistheonewemayhavetofacethemusic?A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.49.Theunderlinedwordhostileinthethirdparagraphmeans________.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary50.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheexplanationtothephrasetofacethemusiciscloselyrelatedwiththearmylifE.B.Whenamanisforcedoutofthearmythebanddoesn'tplay.C.ThethreeexplanationstothephrasetofacethemusicaregivenbyanAmericannovelist.D.JapaneselikeeverylanguageisalsofullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromdailylifE.

河北省正定中学2010高三下学期第二次月考B.篇Intoday'sfastpacedhighstressworldpeopleareworkinglongerhoursthaneverandoftenexhaustthemselvesatday'sendinfrontofthetelevisiontorelaxenoughtobeginagaininthemorning.Howevertelevisionwatchingformostpeopledoesnotreallylowerstress.StudiesshowthatTVviewingmorethananhourorsoactuallycreatesstressandespeciallyinwomenmayleadtotheblues.Mostindividualsareunawarethatdoingsomeexerciseafterworkmakesthemmoreenergeticsinceitincreasesenergylevels.Wiseuseoffreetimedoesnotmeangettinganadvanceddegreealthoughthementalencouragementgainedthrougheducationisunbeatableinkeepingyourmindactive.Learningnewthingsnearlyalwaysaddsasparktoyourdailylifeespeciallyifitisafavoritetopicsuchassportfashionorart.Alsolookthroughyourbookstoreorlibrarytofindbooksonyourinterests.TrytoreplaceahalfhourTVwatchingwithreading.ItisreportedthatintheUnitedStatesrecentlymanyindividualshaveasfewastwogoodfriends.Longworkhoursandcarcommuteacttoseparatepeoplefromeachother.Thisseparationisdeadly.Findwaystomeetpeopleattheendofthedayandonweekends.Oftenthiscanbebestdonebycombiningactivitiessuchasbyjoiningawalkinggrouptogetbothexerciseandcompanionship.Takingaclasswillliftyourspiritsandallowyoutomeetotherswithsimilarinterests.Hobbiesaregreatforreducingstressandprovideanotheropportunityforsocialinteraction.Usingyourfreetimetoaidyourhealthmayincludetheseelementsandmanymoresuchasgoingtoconcertsandspendingtimewithfamily.Overallthekeyistospendlessfreetimebeingpassive.Thebestwaystousefreetimearetobementallyandphysicallyactivespendsometimeoutdoorsandinteractwithotherpeopleonaregularbasis.45.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Watchingtelevisionmaycausewomentofeeldepressed.B.Findinginterestsandhobbiesincommonmeanstakingaclass.C.Goingtoconcertsisthebestwaytomakeyoumentallyactive.D.Gettinganadvanceddegreeineducationalwayslightsupyourlife.46.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordcommuteinParagraph3probablymean?A.Thearrangementtoworkeveryday.B.Thejourneytoworkeveryday.C.Thecommunicationbetweenpeople.D.Theseparationbetweenpeople.47.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiveaHappyandHealthyLifeB.RelaxYourselfinVariousWaysC.SpendYourFreeTimeWiselyD.InteractWithOthersOutdoors

SudanisaratherlargenationinthenortheasternpartofAfricA.IthasabouttwentymillionpeoplE.ItalsohasashortcoastlinealongtheRedSeA.Somenorthernareasofthecountryhavedesertswhilethesouthernparthastropical热带的rainforest.TheircapitalcityisKhartoum.AtKhartoumtheBlueNileandtheWhiteNilecometogethertoformtheNileRiverwhichistheworld’slongestriver.KhartoumhasaboutfourhundredandseventythousandpeoplE.TherearetwogroupsofpeoplewholiveinSudan.InthenorthernpartofthecountrytherearemanyArabic-speakingMuslims.Theymakeupabouttwo-thirdsofthetotalpopulation.InthesouthernareatherearegroupsofpeoplewhospeakAfricanlanguages.Thenorthernandsouthernareasalsohavedifferenthistories.Peopleinthesouthlivedbythemselvesformanyyears.Howeverthenorthernareawascontrolledbyforeignersforseveralcenturies.AftertheWorldWarIISudanbecamecompletelyindependent.60.PeoplelivinginthecapitalcityofSudanmakeupmorethan______ofthetotalpopulation.A.1%B.2%C.3%D.5%61.TheRepublicofSudanwasprobablyfoundedin______.A.1956B.1916C.1936D.189662.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SudanliesinthenortheastofAfricA.B.SudanhasdifferentkindsofclimatE.C.MuslimsmakeuponlyasmallpartoftheSudan’spopulation.D.ThenorthernareaofSudanwasoncecontrolledbyforeigners.

Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.NooneknowswhytheywerepaintedtherE.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.TheydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguagE.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.WhenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburieD.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.SotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimplE.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.ThiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguagE.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworlD.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.69.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause_____.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful70.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_____.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianonE.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.72.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures_____.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.havedisappearedfromourlife

TheAmericansbelievethatanybodycanbecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.InarecentHollywoodcomedy喜剧thatisexactlywhathappens.DaveKovicplayedbyKevinKlineisakind-heartedmanwhorunsabusinessthatfindspeoplejobs.Heleadsatypical典型的Americanwayoflifeexceptforonething－helooksexactlylikethePresidentBillMitchell.Infacttheonlythingthatmakeshimdifferentfromthenation’sleaderisthatheisverynice!Thepresidenthasstartedusinglook-alikesduringsomepublicappearances.Daveisofferedachancetoservehiscountrybybecomingone.Howeverthingsgowrong.ThePresidentbecomesveryillandDaveendsupactingasthePresidentforever.DirectorIvanReitmanwhomadethepopularandsuccessfulcomedieslikeTwinsGhostbustersandLegalEaglescouldhavegoneforeasylaughsbymakingfunoftheAmericangovernment.InsteadDaveisanattractivecomedyaboutanordinarymaninextraordinarysituations.KevinKlinegivesadoubleperformanceasDaveandthePresidentandSigourneyWeaverisatherbestashisFirstLady.ThelovestorythatdevelopsbetweenherroleandDaveisarealclassic经典.Thefilmis100%American.Howeverifyou’veeverfeltthatanybodycoulddoabetterjobrunningthecountrythanthepeopleinpowerthenyou’llenjoyDave!49.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TotellthereaderabouttheAmericangovernment.B.TodiscustheAmericans’ideasaboutthePresident.C.TomakeacomparisonbetweenDaveandotherfilms.D.Tointroduceanewfilmtothereader.50.WhoplaystheroleofthePresidentinthefilm?A.SigourneyWeaver.B.KevinKlinE.C.BillMitchell.D.IvanReitman.51.Theunderlinedwordoneinthe3rdparagraphrefersto_____.A.thePresidentB.thedirectorC.anactorD.alook-alike52.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythetext?A.TheauthormakesfunofthePresident.B.Theauthorthinkshighlyofthefilm.C.TheauthorisafanofHollywoodcomedies.D.TheauthorwishestobecometheAmericanPresident.

Youknowyouhavetoreadbetweenthelinestogetthemostoutofanything.Iwanttopersuadeyoutodosomethingequallyimportantinthecourseofyourreading.Youhavetomarkbetweenthelines.Bymarkingyoucanmakethemostefficientkindofreading.Therearetwowaysinwhichonecanownabook.Thefirstistheproperty财产rightyouhavebypayingforitjustasyoupayforclothesandfurniturE.Whilefullownershipcomesonlywhenyouhavemadeitapartofyourselfandthebestwaytomakeyourselfapartofitisbywritingmarksonit.Whyismarkingupabookindispensabletoreading?FirstitkeepsyouawakE.Secondactivereadingisthinkingandthinkingtendstoexpressitselfinwords.FinallymarkinghelpsyourememberthethoughtsyouhadorthethoughtstheauthorexpresseD.Readingabookshouldbelikemakingaconversationaconversationbetweenyouandtheauthor.Althoughheknowsmoreaboutthesubjectthanyoudodon’tletanybodytellyouthatareaderisonlyonthereceivingenD.Understandingisatwo-wayoperation.Readingdoesn’tmeanbeingapassiveemptyreceiverthereaderhastoquestionhimselfandquestiontheauthor.Andmarkingabookcanshowhisownjudgmentonauthor’sopinion:agreementordifferencE.Theauthorthinksmarkingbetweenthelinesis______.A.themostimportantofallB.moreimportantthanreadingbetweenthelinesC.asimportantasreadingbetweenthelinesD.notsoimportantasreadingbetweenthelinesToownabookinthemostimportantsensemeans______.A.toabsorbitscontentandmakeitapartofyourselfB.tohavepropertyrightbypayingforitC.towritemanywordsofsentencesonitD.tomakeaconversationwiththeauthorTheunderlinedwordindispensablemostprobablymeans______.A.troublesomeB.difficultC.uselessD.necessaryBysayingUnderstandingisatwo-wayoperationtheauthormeans_______.A.areaderwillreceiveeverythingthebookpresentsB.theauthorshouldunderstandreadersC.areadershouldhavehisownjudgmentoftheauthor’sopinionD.theauthorshouldhelpreadersunderstandbetterWhatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoOwnaBookB.MarkBetweentheLinesC.HowtoUnderstandAuthorD.ReadBetweentheLines

FidenzioSalvatoriisdeterminedthatthecityofTorontowillhaveanoutdoormarketplaceformerchantsfromitsimmigrantcommunitycompletewithdancingandotherformsofamusementfromtheirnativecountries.Torontoistrulymulticultural多元文化的hesaidinanewspaperinterview.It’sacityfrommanyplacesandamulticulturalmarketplacewillhelpTorontonianstounderstandandappreciatetherichvarietyofculturalgroupsinourcity.Salvatoriaged23willsooncompletehisstudiesattheUniversityofToronto.HewaselevenyearsoldwhenhecametoCanadafromItalywithhisparents.MostofToronto’simmigrantsarefromlandswherethemarketplacehasalwaysbeenpartofdailylifehesaiD.Salvatorihasbeeninterestedingettinganopen-airmarketforTorontoforthelastthreeyears.Thisyearwiththehelpoftwofellowstudentshepreparedaproposalonthesubjectandpresentedittothecity’sExecutiveCommitteeaskingfortheirsupport.TheproposalpointedoutToronto’srichvarietyofnationalgroupswhosecustomsincludemarketshopping.UnderaCanadiangovernmentprogramformulticulturalismthethreestudentshavereceivedtwothousanddollarswithwhichtheywilldoastudytofindoutwhetherToronto’simmigrantbusinessmenwouldsupportandopen-airmarket.Theyhopethemerchantswillsupporttheplanstrongly.Astudydoneearlierthisyearshowedthat90percentofshopperswouldbeinfavorofitSalvatorisaid.Atfirstitwouldbeanexperiment.Butwethinkitwillprovetobegoodbusinessforthemerchantsaswellasatouristattraction.61.WhatisFidenzioSalvatori’spurposeofhavinganoutdoormarketplaceforToronto?A.ToprovidedifferentformsofamusementC.ToinspireitsimmigrantcommunityB.TokeeptheculturalvarietyofthecityD.Tosatisfyitsimmigrantmerchants62.FidenzioSalvatoriwithtwootherstudentshasgottwothousanddollarsfromthegovernment____A.tomakeanexperimentB.tostartamarketplaceC.toperformaresearchD.tooperateabusiness63.AccordingtoSalvatorithemarketplacemayalsohelptoimproveToronto’s________A.marketmanagementB.communityserviceC.travelindustryD.cityplanning64.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheCanadiangovernmentsupports_______A.theprotectionofdifferentculturesB.theplanofanopen-airmarketC.therequestofmerchantsD.theattitudeofshoppers

China’seconomicgrowthhardtopredictTheworseningglobaleconomicsituationmakesitdifficultforChinatopredictitsgrowthfornextyearaseniorofficialsaidonFriday.HowfastChina’seconomywillgrownextyearisuncertainLiuHedeputydirectoroftheOfficeoftheCentralLeadingGrouponFinanceandEconomyWorktoldChinaDaily.Toalargeextenttheratewillbedecidedbytheexternal外部situationLiusaidduringadiscussionwithSwedishPrimeMinisterFredrikReinfeldtandothereconomistsinBeijing.ThisyearGDPisestimatedtogrowat9.4or9.5percentdownfrom10.6percentlastyearhesaiD.HowevertheimpactofthecurrentfinancialturbulenceonoureconomyismuchlessthanontherestoftheworlD.NicholasSternaformerUKgovernmentadvisoralsotoldChinaDailyitwilltakeatleastoneortwoyearsfortheworldtorecoverfromtherecessionwhichisnowspreadingfromtheUSandtheUKtotherestoftheworlD.Wedon’tknowhowlongtherecessionwilllastbutitisunlikelytobeshorthesaiD.LiusaidChinacanusethedownturn衰退asanopportunitytorestructureitseconomywhichhasreliedheavilyongovernmentinvestmentforeigntradeandlow-costtechnologyoverthepastyears.WhentheeconomyisexperiencingfastgrowthcompaniesareunwillingtoupgradetheirtechnologiesLiusaiD.Theslowdowngivessuchfirmstheopportunitytoenhance提高theircompetitiveedgethroughbettertechnologies.FromChinaDaily2009-01-1145.Howmanypeoplearementionedinthispassage?A.Only2.B.Nomorethan3.C.Notmorethan4.D.Atleast5.46.ItcanbeinferredfromLiu’swordsthattheimpactofthecurrentfinancialturbulenceonChina’seconomyis______.A.moreB.lessC.themostD.theleast47.Theunderlineswordextentprobablymeans______.A.senseB.degreeC.sizeD.depth48.AccordingtothepassagethereasonwhyLiusaidthisdownturnisanopportunityforChinatorestructureitseconomyisthat______.A.China’seconomywillnotdependongovernmentinvestmentinthefutureB.ForeigntradewillgrowinthefutureC.ThedownturnwillforceChina’scompaniestoupgradetheirtechnologiesD.Low-costtechnologieswillnotexistinChina

Withsomanyotherwaystogetinformationthesedaysdowestillneedbooks?Oldhabitsdiehardandarepasseddownfromgenerations.Ifyourparentsreadtoyouthechancesareyouwillreadtoyourchildrenandsoon.WellthatisanidealworlD.IthinkitcomesfromtheeducationalsideoflifE.Ifyouhaveagoodexperienceinschoolwithbooksthenreadingonafterschoolyearswon'tbeaproblem.FormeIdidverywellinEnglishlanguageandliteratureasIhadaninspiringandinterestingEnglishteacherwholetuswriteourstoriesfreelywithoutcorrectingourspellingrightaway.ThecreativesideofyoushouldalwayscomefirstandthenthetechnicalerrorscanbecorrecteD.Startingreadingearlyisveryimportanttochildren'srelationshipwithbooks.Ifyoucasuallyreadtoyourchildrenthenthebookswillhavealwaysbeenthereintheirlivesandbythetimereadingcomesalongattheageof4－5yearsolditwillallbefunandstarttomakesensE.Ithastobesaidthatbooksarevitaltolearning.GettinginformationandsearchingontheInternetisfineandnecessaryatthismomentbutitrequiresreadingandreadingrequirespracticeIbelieveweshouldrelaxwhilstlearninganddigestingfactsandinformationandthiscanonlybedonewiththesimplebook.Learnthebasichabitofreadingabookandthenexpandonandusethetechnologyavailablelikee－bookstomakethingsconvenient.Butwhenyou'renotinarushorwhilstonasunnybeachspendingtimewithyourchildrenwhatcouldbebetterthanholdingthatbookinyourhandsandfeelingtheachievementofgettingtothelastpage?1.Theauthorofthepassagethinksthat________.A.thehabitofreadingshouldbepasseddownfromgenerationsB.booksarelessimportantwithsomanyotherwaystogetinformationC.readingtochildrenhasbecomeanoldhabitD.it'sdifficulttogetchildrentoreadbookstoday2.Wecanconcludefromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.childrencandevelopthegoodhabitofreadingbythemselvesB.it'snotnecessarytocorrectchildren'serrorsinreadingC.readingonafterschoolyearsisbecomingadifficultproblemtodayD.agoodteachercancultivatethehabitofreading3.Accordingtothethirdparagraphifyoucasuallyreadtoyourchildrentheywill________.A.formthehabitofreadingintimeB.havenoideaoftheirrelationshipwithbooksC.losetheinterestinreadingbookslaterD.realizetheimportanceofreadingbytheageof44.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheInternet?A.Hethinksitcanonlyruinpeople'spleasureinreading.B.Hethinksitisanimportantwaytogetinformation.C.Hethinksitwillreplacetraditionalbooks.D.Hebelievesweshouldlimittheuseofit.5.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.readinge－booksisabetterwaytodigestfactsandinformationB.thetechnologyavailablecanhelpuslearnthebasichabitofreadingbooksC.readingbooksonasunnybeachisonlyawaytokilltimeD.readingcanbeagreatpleasurewhenyouarenotinahurry

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Usuallywhenyourteacherasksaquestionthereisonlyonecorrectanswer.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.SometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisuseD.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.A.boycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.A.familywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook小溪someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroaD.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.InthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillagE.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillagE.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniturE.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’snamE.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.1.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?A.PlaceswherepeopleliveD.B.People’scharacters.C.TalentsthatpeoplepossesseD.D.People’soccupations.2.AccordingtothepassagetheancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainsD.builthousesandfurniture3.SupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood4.Theunderlinedworddescendantsinthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_____A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartnersD.latersponsors

ItisacommonfearamongusersofFacebookandothersocialmediaaroundtheworld—howtodealwithafriendrequestfromyourbossoremployeE.A.surveyreleasedonThursdayfoundthat56percentofAmericanssayitisirresponsibletobefriendswithabossand62percentsayitiswrongtobefriendswithanemployeE.But76percentbelieveitisacceptabletobefriendswithaworkplacepeeraccordingtothesurveyof1000peoplebyLibertyMutual’sResponsibilityProject.Whentheroleschangewhatdoyoudothen?Doyouunfriendsomeoneiftheyhavenowbeenpromotedtobeyourbossorifyou’renowtheirbosssaidresearcherKellyHollanD.WegetintosomereallystickysituationsthereintermsofwhatpeoplewillthinkisresponsibleshesaiD.Whenusingsocialmediaatwork73percentsayitisnotappropriatetoupdateyourFacebookstatus82percentsayyoushouldnotuploadphotos72percentbelievetweetingiswrongand79percentsayitisnotacceptabletowatchonlinevideos.Yet66percentsayitisfinetocheckyourpersonalemailwhileatwork.WhenpeoplefocusonresponsibilitytheyknowwhattheresponsiblethingistodobutwhethertheyaredoingthatinpracticeornotisadifferentstorysaidHollanD.Americansaresplitonwhethercompaniesshouldreviewthesocialmediaprofilesofjobcandidateswith52percentsayingitisappropriateand48percentsayingitisunacceptablE.Socialmediacanalsoleadtosomedifficultdecisionswhenitcomestofamilyandrelationships.Sixtypercentofthosepolledsaythatitiscompletelyacceptabletounfriendanex-boyfriendorex-girlfrienD.Morethan40percentofparentsbelieveitisirresponsibletopostphotosofchildrenonlinE.Thirtyonepercentmonitortheirchildren'sFacebookaccountsandalmost70percentarefriendswiththeirchildrenonFacebookorMySpacE.But72percentlimitthetimetheirchildrenspendonsocialmedianetworks.ThepollwastakenbetweenJanuary12一15.Thetextismainlyabout________A.socialfamilyandrelationships.B.waysofmakingfriendsC.notusingsocialmediaatworkD.actionofresponsibilityTheunderlinedwordFacebookinthefirstparagraphrefersto________A.abookaboutfaceB.anInternetsiteofmakingfriendsC.abroadcastingmediaD.anewspaperormagazineWhichthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.thirtyonepercentoftheparentskeepwatchingontheirchildren’sFecebookaccounts.B.Fortyeightpercentagreetoreviewthesocialmediaprofilesofjobcandidates.C.Eightytwopercentsayitisn’tappropriatetouploadphotosatwork.D.SeventysixpercentbelieveitisacceptabletobefriendswithemployeeWhatwasthewriter’sattitudetowardstheresultofsurvey?A.DefensivE.B.Critical.C.ObjectivE.D.Doubtful

TheGrandCanyon峡谷inArizonaextendsfourhundredfiftykilometers.Thecanyonslookasiftheyformedastheearthsplitapart.Theywereactuallycutbyrivers.LookingattheGrandCanyonislikelookingbackintimE.FortymillionyearsagotheColoradoRiverbegancuttingthroughtheareA.AtthesametimethesurroundinglandwaspushedupbyforcesdeepwithintheEarth.Rainsnowicewindandplantrootsrubbedawayatthetopofthenewcanyon.Belowtheflowingrivercontinuedtouncovermoreandmorelevelsofancientrock.Theirappearancechangesendlessly--withthelightthetimeofyearandtheweather.TheGrandCanyonhasseveralweatherenvironments.Thetopisoftenmuchdifferentfromthebottom.Onsomewinterdaysforexampleyoumayfindcoldwindsandsnowatthetop.Butatthebottomyoumayfindwarmwindsandflowers.TheGrandCanyonisknownasoneofthesevenwondersofthenaturalworlD.Aboutfivemillionpeoplevisitthecanyoneachyear.Mostvisitorswalkalongpathspartwaydownintothecanyon.Somevisitorsridemulestothebottomandback.ThereareseveralotherwaystovisittheGrandCanyon.Hundredsofthousandsofpeopleseethecanyonbyaireachyear.Theypayahelicopterorairplanepilottoflythemaboveandaroundthecanyon.AbouttwentythousandpeopleayearseetheGrandCanyonfromtheColoradoRiveritself.Theyrideboatsovertherapidrockywater.Thesetripslastfromoneweektothreeweeks.VisitorscanseetheGrandCanyoninstillanotherway.A.hugeglasswalkwaycalledtheSkywalkextendsfromtheedgeandishangingabovethebottomofthecanyon.SomepeoplesaytheSkywalkisanengineeringwonder.HoweverotherpeoplehavecriticizedtheSkywalkandfuturedevelopment.TheysayitharmsanationaltreasureandreducestheenjoymentofnatureintheGrandCanyon.1.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraph____________.A.theGrandCanyonisthemostbeautifulplaceinAmericaB.theGrandCanyonisfourhundredfiftykilometerslongC.theGrandCanyonusedtobeadriedriverD.theGrandCanyonusedtobeadeepopeningintheearth2.AccordingtothepassagepeoplecanvisittheGrandCanyonin______ways.A.3B.4C.5D.63.Wecanlearnthattheauthorofthepassageholdan______attitudetowardstheSkywalk.A.positiveB.negativeC.objectiveD.critical4.AllthefollowingaretrueabouttheGrandCanyonEXCEPT____________.A.ThetopoftheGrandCanyonisalwayscolD.B.TheGrandCanyondisplaysdifferentcolorsindifferenttimes.C.TheGrandCanyonisasoldasfortymillionyearsolD.D.EveryyearmorepeopleseetheGrandCanyonbyairthanbyboat.

BEIJINGFek13―NeverhasChina'seconomicgrowthattractedsomuchglobalattention.Theshockwavesfromthefinancialcrisis危机thatstartedintheUnitedStateshavespreadacrosstheentireworldsendingdevelopednationsincludingJapanandthoseofEuropeintoseriousrecession衰退.TheworldisnowholdingouthopethatChinawithitsmassivepotentialwillserveastheenginetofuelglobaleconomicgrowth.ButChina'srealeconomicgrowthslowedsharplyto6.8percentintheOctober-Decemberquarter.ForChinathisrateofeconomicexpansionmustbeasdisappointingasnegativegrowthisforJapan.Beijinghassetanofficialgoalofachievingaminimumannualgrowthrateof8percent--apaceitregardsasimportanttoensuringjobsecurity.TheChinesegovernmentisapparentlyconfidentthenationwillachievetheminimumgrowthtargetof8percentin2009.AttheWorldEconomicForum'sannualmeetingofpoliticalandbusinessleadersinDavosSwitzerlandChinesePremierWenJiabaostressedtheChineseeconomybegantoshowsignsofrecoverylatelastyear.LastweekhowevertheInternationalMonetaryFundpredictedthatChina'seconomicgrowthin2009willbe6.7percent.China'seconomicoutlookislikelytokeepbothhopeandanxietyforthetimebeing.China'simpressiveeconomicgrowthhasbeenfueledbyswellingexportsandmassiveinvestment投资inequipmenttoproducegoodsforoverseas.ButtheUSJapaneseandEuropeaneconomieswhichhaveabsorbedthebulk数量ofChina'sexportsareexpectedtoshrinksimultaneous同时in2009forthefirsttimesincetheendofWorldWarII.Forthefirsttimesinceitstartedseriouseffortstoturnitselfintoamarketeconomyinthe1990sChinaisfacingthechallengeofmaintaininghealthyeconomicgrowthwithoutdependingonexternaldemanD.Expansionofdomestic国内的demandholdsakeytoChina'ssuccessintacklingthischallengE.Consumerspendingaccountsforonly35percentofChina'sgross总的domesticproduct.Theratio比率isconsiderablylowerthanthe70percentfortheUnitedStatesandthenearly60percentforJapan.Thatisbecausethemiddleclass-thegroupthatshouldleadconsumerspending-isstillrelativelysmallinChinawherethebenefitsofthenation'sstrongeconomicgrowthinrecentyearshavemostlyeludedruralvillagesandlow-incomeearners.56.Accordingtothereportinthelastquarterof2008China'srealeconomicgrowthwasatleast______lessthanplannedannualgrowthratE.A.6.7%.B.6.8%C.1.3%D.1.2%57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThefinancialcrisishashadbadeffectsonmanycountriesincludingChina.B.China'seconomicgrowthhasbeendependingonexports.C.IfChinaintendstokeepthesameeconomicgrowthitmustincreasegoodsforoverseas.D.ConsumerspendinginChinaismuchlowerthanthatoftheUS.58.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____.A.benefitedB.avoidedC.influencedD.missed59.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.EconomicchangetheonlyhopeforchinA.B.Chinahasattractedmuchglobalattention.C.Chinatheenginetofuelglobaleconomicgrowth.D.ThefinancialcrisishasinfluencedChina'seconomy.

TheUnitedStatesismainlyanEnglish－speakingcountry.Thegreatnumberofpopulation人口speaksEnglishastheirnativelanguagE.Businesseducationandmostpublishaspects方面oflifeareconductedinEnglish.AcrossthecountrypeoplepronounceEnglishsoundsinseveraldifferentwaysandsomeregional地区differencesinwordspellingexistbutforthemostpartAmericansspeakonecommonlanguagE.ThislanguageissometimescalledAmericanEnglish.HowevernoteveryoneintheUSisanativespeakerofEnglish.Mostofthepersonscomingintothecountryarespeakersofotherlanguages.TherearehundredsofcommunitiesaroundtheUSwhereEnglishisnotthemostcommonlyusedlanguagE.ChineseItalianGermanAmericanGreekVietnameseandFrenchareallspokeninagreatnumberofcommunitiesintheUnitedStates.SpanishisthesecondmostcommonlyspokenlanguageafterEnglishintheUS.ItiswidelyspokeninNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry.ForspeakersofotherlanguageslearningEnglishisimportantbuttraditionally传统上teachingpeopletospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagewasgivenlittleattention.Non－EnglishspeakerswereexpectedtopickupthelanguagethroughgettingintouchwithpeopleinpubliC.RecentlythishaschangeD.TodaymostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollegeshaveESLEnglishasaSecondLanguageprograms.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.ThereforeESLprogramsteachdifferentEnglishlessonstodifferentstudents.SomeprogramsteachstudentstocommunicateinEnglishinpubliC.1.WhatlanguageorlanguagesdopeopleintheUnitedStatesspeak?A.English.B.AmericanEnglish.C.EnglishandSpanish.D.Englishandlotsofotherlanguages2.ESLstandsfor________.A.EnglishasaSpecialLanguageB.EnglishasaSpokenLanguageC.EnglishandSpanishLanguagesD.EnglishasaSecondLanguage3.WhereisSpanishspokenintheUnitedStates?A.InmostpartofNewYorkandthesouthernstates.B.InNewYorkandallthesouthernstates.C.InNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry.D.InNewYorkandmanysouthernstates.4.Non－Englishspeakerswereexpectedto‘pickup’thelanguagethroughlisteningtoandtalkingwithpeopleinpubliC.Herepickupmeans________.A.masterwithoutdifficultyB.doone'sbesttostudyC.learnwithouttakinglessonsD.knowonlyalittleabout5.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.HereEnglishstudentsmeans________.A.thestudentswhoareEnglishB.thestudentswhoknownothingaboutEnglishC.thestudentswhowishtolearnEnglishD.thestudentswhocometotheUSfromsomeothercountries

LawmakersintheUnitedStateshaveexpandedaninvestigationintotheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsonmobiledevices.TheactionfollowsrecentreportsaboutthestoringofinformationontheAppleiPhonE.Somepeopleconsiderlocationtrackingtobeathreattopersonalprivacyandsecurity.AllanFriedmantheresearchdirectorsaysAllwirelesscompaniesdosomelocationtrackingaspartoftheirnetworks.Thisinformationisusuallystoredbythecompaniesnotthedevicesandtherearelawstoprotectit.Lawenforcement执法agenciesforexamplehavetohaveafairlyhighstandardbeforeitcanaccessthatdatA.Andthephonecompanyisalsoprohibitedfromsellingthatinformation.NowtworesearchersreportthatlocationtrackinginformationisbeingstoreddirectlyonAppledevices.TheysaidApple’snewestoperatingsystemsgatherglobalpositioningsystemandtimestampinformation.Theinformationisstoredonthedeviceinafilethatisalsouploaded上传toanycomputerthatthedeviceisconnectedto.Theresearcherssaytheinformationisavailabletoanyonewhohasaccesstothedeviceorcomputer.AllanFriedmansaysThisraisesadditionalconcerns.There’stheideathatbecauseit’sonmyphoneandonmycomputerrogueapplications恶意程序thatIpayfororthatI’mtrickedintodownloadingmaybeabletoaccessthisdataandsomehowmisuseit.ApplesaysitisnottrackingthelocationofyouriPhone.ItissimplykeepingadatabaseofWi-Fihotspotsandcellphonetowersneartheuser’slocation.ThisinformationismeanttohelptheiPhonequicklyfinditslocationwhenneedeD.LettershavebeensenttosomeoftheleadingmobiledevicedevelopersincludingAppleandGooglE.Thelettersaskedformoreinformationabouttheirlocationtrackingsystems.AllanFriedmancallsthisanimportantstarttostrengtheningprivacylaws.HesaysTherearen’tstrongcontrolsoverthingslikelocationinformationwhattheyaredoingwithithowlongtheyarekeepingit.Andperhapsthemostimportantquestionisismylocationdatawithotherfactsaboutme?60.WhydidAmericanlawmakersinvestigatetheuseoflocation-trackingsystemsoncell-phones?A.Becausethesystemscanstoreusers’informationB.Becausemanyusershavesufferedlossafterusingthem.C.Becauseitisthoughttothreatenusers’privacy.D.Becausemanyreportershaveshowntheproblemofthesystems.61.AllanFriedmanbelievesthat________.A.wirelesscompaniesfocusonpersonalprivacy.B.peopleareforbiddentogetaccesstoprivatedataatwillC.phonecompaniesmaysellprivateinformationsecretlyD.customersmayaskwirelesscompaniestolocatetheirtracking62.WhatdoweknowfromParagraph3?A.LocationtrackinginformationisstoredonlinE.B.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemscollectallkindsofinformation.C.LocationtrackinginformationmaybeuploadedtoanyiPhonE.D.Apple’snewestoperatingsystemsmayrevealtheprivateinformationofusers.63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Appledeniesthatittracksthelocationofusers.B.TheresearchersmaymisunderstandtheApple’ssystems.C.Theglobalpositioningsystemistoblameforrogueapplications.TheiPhonecanquicklyfinditslocationbyusingitsuser’sinformation.

InthesocialandeconomicfieldstheUNincreaseditseffortstofightagainstpovertyignorancehungeranddiseaseandtohelpraisethestandardsoflivinginthenewlydevelopingcountries.ThesixteenthGeneralAssemblyplacedconsiderableemphasisontheideaofeconomicdevelopmentbyplanningthecurrentdecadeastheUnitedNationsDecadeofEconomicDevelopment.TheagreementcalleduponUNmemberstohelpthenewlydevelopingcountriesachieveaminimumrateofgrowthof5%bytheendofthedecadE.Italsoemphasizedtheneedforindustrialdevelopmentandencouragedcooperationwithrespecttoregional-developmentprograms.InthepasttheorgansandagenciesoftheUNintheeconomicfieldhaveconcentratedlargelyoneconomicdevelopment.Increasedattentionwasdirectedtowardstheneedforbalanceandintegrationineconomicandsocialdevelopment.ItwasemphasizedatvariousUNmeetingsthatparticularattentionmustbegiveninthenewnationstosuchproblemsasurbanizationhousingcommunitydevelopmentandchildwelfarE.TheAssemblyhasalsooffereda$100000000worldfoodprogramdesignedtousesurplus过剩的foodtoencouragethedevelopmentofneedycountries.Theprogramwouldimproveuponthepresentunsatisfactorymethodofdisposingofsurplusfoodsuppliesandwouldenablethepoorernationstousemoreoftheirresourcesfordevelopmentpurposes.ManyoftheUNspecializedagenciesincreasedtheirbudgets.ThismeansthatsuchagenciesastheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationtheUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationtheWorldHealthOrganizationandtheInternationalLaborOrganizationwillbepushingaheadatanincreasingratetodealwithproblemsintheirrespectivefields.TheAssemblyagainset$150000000asthetargetfigurefortheworkoftheUNTechnicalAssistanceProgramandtheSpecialFunD.IffundsareavailabletechnicalassistancewillmoveaheadatafasterspeeD.72.WhatwasthesixteenthGeneralAssembly’sgoal?A.TohelpincreasetheeconomyoftheworlD.B.TohelpemphasizetheimportanceoftheeconomicfielD.C.Tohelpnewlydevelopingcountriestodevelop.D.TogettheirideasacceptedbyalltheUNmembers.73.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.UNhasdonealottohelpallthemembercountries.B.UNhascalleduponallthenewcountriestodevelopeconomy.C.UNhasrealizedalltheirgoalstodeveloptheworldeconomy.D.UNhasdonealottohelpdeveloptheeconomyofthenewcountries.74.Theattitudeoftheauthoroftheabovepassageis______.A.praisingB.objectiveC.personalD.imaginary75.Thebesttopicoftheabovepassagemightbe______.A.UNEffortstoHelpNeedyCountriesB.UNaHelpfulandDevelopingOrganizationC.UNPastandFutureDevelopmentsD.UNBalanceofWorldEconomy

The1980swascalledtheMeDecadebecauseformanythistimewasmarkedbyafascinationwiththeself.Theideathateachpersonhasaselfmayseemnatuaraltousbutthisconceptisactuallyquitenew.Theideathateachhumanlifeisuniquedevelopedbetweenthe11thand15thcenturiesinEuropE.Beforethattimeindividualswereconsideredinrelationtoagroupandeventodaymanyeasternculturesplacemoreemphasisontheimportanceofacollectiveselfthanonauniqueandindependentself.Botheasternandwesternculturesseetheselfasdividedintoaninnerprivateselfandanouterpublicself.Butwheretheydifferisintermsofwhichpartisseenastherealyou.Westernculturetendstopromotetheideaofindividuality—aselfthatisseparatedfromotherselves.Incontrastmanyeasternculturesfocusonaninter-independentselfthatgetsitsdiversityinlargepartfrominter-relationshipwithothers.ForexampleaConfucian孔子ideastressestheimportanceofface—otherpeople’sviewsoftheselfandmaintainingone’sdesiredstatusintheireyes.InthepastsomeAsianculturesdevelopedclearrulesaboutthespecificclothesandevencolorsthatpeopleincertainsocialclassesandoccupationswereallowedtodisplayandtheseliveontodayinJapanesestylemanuals.ThisstyleofdressisatoddswithsuchwesternpracticesascasualFridayswhichencourageemployeestodressinformallyandexpresstheiruniqueselves.Whichistrueabouttheselfaccordingtothetext?A.Manyeasternculturesseetheselfconnectedwithothers.B.Thoseborninthe1980saregenerallymostself-centeredthanothers.C.TheconceptthateacpersonhasaselfmayseemstrangetoeasternculturesD.Westernculturesregardtheselfasanouterpublicselfwhileeasternculturesdon’t.Whatdoesthe2ndparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Howeasternandwesternculturesseetheself.B.EasternculturescontrastsharplywithwesternculturesC.BotheasternandwesternculturesappreciatetheimportanceofselfD.EasternculturesareasimportantaswesternculturesA.Japanesedresscodeismentionedinthelastparagraphto_________.A.explaintheimportanceoffaceB.sayhowtraditionaltheJapaneseareC.emphasizetheimportanceofeasternculturesD.showhoweasternculturesseetheselfinrelationtoothersTheunderlinedphraseatoddswithmostprobablymeans_______.A.inagreementwithB.indisagreementwithC.incomparisonwithD.inneedof

Theincreaseinglobaltrademeansthatinternationalcompaniescannotaffordtomakecostlyadvertisingmistakesiftheywanttobecompetitive.Understandingthelanguageandcultureoftargetmarketsinforeigncountriesisoneofthekeystosuccessfulinternationalmarketing.Toomanycompanieshoweverhavejumpedintoforeignmarketswithembarrassingresults.Translationmistakesareattheheartofmanyblundersininternationaladvertising.GeneralMotorstheUSautomanufacturergotacostlylessonwhenitintroduceditsChevroletNovatothePuertoRicanmarket.NovaisLatinfornewstarandmeansstarinmanylanguagesbutinspokenSpanishitcansoundlikenovameaningitdoesn’tgo.Fewpeoplewantedtobuyacarwiththatcursedmeaning.WhenGMchangedthenametoCaribesalespickedupdramatically.Marketingblundershavealsobeenmadebyfoodandbeveragecompanies.OneAmericanfoodcompany’sfriendlyJollyGreenGiantforadvertisingvegetablesbecamesomethingquitedifferentwhenitwastranslatedintoArabicasIntimidatingGreenogre吃人妖魔.WhentranslatedintoGermanPepsi’spopularsloganComeAlivewithPepsicameoutimplyingComeAlivefromtheGrave.NowondercustomersinGermanydidn’trushouttobuyPepsi.EvenacompanywithanexcellentinternationaltrackrecordlikeKentuckyFriedChickenisnotimmunetotheperilsoffaultytranslation.ManysaleswerelostwhenthecatchphrasefingerlickingfoodbecameeatwithyourfingersoffinChinesetranslation.AmanufacturerofonelaundrydetergentalsomadeanexpensivemistakeintheMiddleEast.Itsadvertisementsshowedapictureofapileofdirtyclothesontheleftaboxofthecompany’sdetergentinthemiddleandcleanclothesontheright.UnfortunatelythemessagewasincorrectlyinterpretedbecausemostpeoplelookedatitfromrighttoleftthewayArabicisread.Havingawakenedtothespecialnatureofforeignadvertisingcompaniesarebecomingmuchmoreconscientiousintheirtranslationandmoresensitivetoculturaldistinctions.Thebestwaytopreventerrorsistohireprofessionaltranslatorswhounderstandthetargetlanguageanditsidiomaticusageortouseatechniquecalledbacktranslationtoreducethepossibilityofblunders.Theprocessusesonepersontotranslateamessageintothetargetlanguageandanothertotranslateitback.Effectivetranslatorsaimtocapturetheoverallmessageofanadvertisementbecauseaword-for-wordduplicationoftheoriginalrarelyconveystheintendedmeaningandoftencausesmisunderstandings.51.Theunderlinedwordblunderinparagraph1hastheclosestmeaningto_____________.A.disputeB.issueC.obviouserrorD.ignorance52.Paragraphs2to6aredevelopedprimarilybymeansof______________.A.descriptionsB.analysisC.contrastsD.givingexamples53.WhichofthefollowingstatementsBESTexplainsthefailureofthelaundrydetergentadintheMiddleEast?A.TheadvertisementisoffensivetotheArabicreligiousbelief.B.TheadvertiserisignorantofthereadinghabitoftheArabs.C.TheadvertisementismistakenlytranslatedbytheArabs.D.TheadvertisementispoorlydesignedregardlessofArabicsocialcustoms.54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______________.A.JollyGreenGiantdidn’tattractmanycustomersinArabiccountriesB.advertisementsmustavoidjokessincewhatisconsideredfunnyinonepartoftheworldmaynotbesohumorousinanotherC.marketersdonothavetoappreciatethevaluesofacultureinordertocapturethetargetmarketD.word-for-wordtranslationshouldbeabandonedinadvertisementtranslation55.Whatisthebesttitleforthisarticle?A.CulturalImportanceinAdvertising.B.HowtoTranslateAdvertisement.C.AvoidanceofCultureOversights.D.PreventionofTranslationBlunders.

BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUKcollegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.RecentlytwomajorUSstudentloanlenders―CitibankandJPMorganChase―announcedtheywereleavingthestudent-loanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit存款额theyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloans贷款thatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUSmanyundergraduatestopuptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloanalthoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2005-2006academicyear$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.Theshort-fallinprivate-fundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentsharD.AcrosstheAtlanticUKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants助学金.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddensteepincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthousessince80percentofUKmortgageschemes抵押贷款计划havedisappeared―adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.InlargecitiesUKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof￡103.Yetdespitestudents'sufferingthenumberofthisyear'suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumpspeopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarkets.56.Accordingtothepassagebanksareunwillingtoofferstudentsloansbecause_____.A.thestudentsarepoorandsometimestheycan'tpayoffthedebtB.bankspreferlendingthemoneytotheyoungprofessionalsC.bankshaven'tenoughmoneyleftatthepresenttimeD.theythinkcollegestudentsarenotstudyinghard57.TheunderlinedphrasetopupinParagraph3probablymeans_____.A.putupB.makeupC.fillupD.pickup58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UKcollegestudentshavetopaymoreiftheywanttorenthouses.B.MoreUKstudentswanttofurthertheirstudyincollegE.C.ItisnotsoeasyforUSstudentstoloanmoneynow.D.Collegestudents'tuitionfeeshaverisengreatly.59.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.A.thereisnoprivatestudentloanlendersintheUKB.loansforUScollegestudentswillbeincreasednextyearC.private-fundingfallsalittlebecauseofhigher-interestloansintheUSD.privateloansplayaveryimportantroleinfinancingUSstudents'education60.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.collegestudentsintheUSandUKarefacedwiththeirfinancialproblemsB.itisthedutyofthegovernmentstosolvecollegestudents'financialcrisisC.privatestudentloanisagoodwayforcollegestudentstoovercomethedifficultiesD.furthereducationisagoodwayoutforcollegestudentstosurvivetoughjobmarkets

TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayistofacethemusic.WhensomeonesayswellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou.andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid—facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccometomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.Howmanywaysdoesthephrasetofacethemusiccomesfrom?A.1B.2C.3D.4What’sthemeaningoftofacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.Theunderlinedwordhostilemeans_______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary

StandardEnglishisthatvarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprintandwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nativespeakerslearningthelanguage.Itisalsothevarietywhichisnormallyspokenbyeducatedpeopleandusedinnewsbroadcastsandothersimilarsituations.Thedifferencebetweenstandardandnon-standarditshouldbenotedhasnothinginprinciple原理todowithdifferencesbetweenformalandinformallanguageStandardEnglishhasinformalaswellasformalvariants.HistoricallythestandardvarietyofEnglishisbasedontheLondonDialectofEnglishthatdevelopedaftertheNormanConquestresultedintheremovaloftheCourtfromWinchestertoLondon.Thisdialectbecametheonepreferredbytheeducatedanditwasdevelopedandpromotedasamodelornormforwiderandwiderpartsofsociety.Itwasalsothenormthatwascarriedoverseas.Butnotoneunaffectedbysuchexport.TodaystandardEnglishiscodified编写tothedegreethatthegrammarandvocabularyofEnglisharemuchthesameeverywhereintheworldwhereEnglishisuseddifferenceamongthelocalstandardsisreallyquiteminorsothattheSingaporeSouthAfricaandIrishvarietiesarereallyverylittledifferentfromoneanothersofarasgrammarandvocabularyareconcerned.IndeedstandardEnglishissopowerfulthatitputsatremendouspressureonalllocalvarietiestothedegreethatmanyofthelong-establisheddialectsofEnglandhavelostmuchoftheirvigor活力andthereismuchpressureonthemtoconverge靠拢towardsthestandard.ThislattersituationisnotuniquetoEnglishitisalsoinothercountrieswhereprocessesofstandardizationareunderway.Butitsometimescreatesproblemsforspeakerswhotrytostrikesomekindofcompromisebetweenlocalnormsandnationalevensuper-nationalones.68.ThemaintopicofthetextisA.thedifferencebetweenstandardEnglishandnon-standardEnglish.B.theinfluencebetweenstandardEnglishandnon-standardEnglish.C.theoriginanddevelopmentofstandardEnglishusednowadays.D.thedifferencebetweenstandardEnglishandtheLondondialects.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingthetext?A.StandardEnglishcanbebothformalandinformal.B.StandardEnglishdoesn’tdifferfromnon-standardEnglishinprinciple.C.InformalEnglishisthesameasnon-standardEnglish.D.StandardEnglishisbetterthanNon-standardEnglish.70.StandardEnglishisusedinthefollowingsituationsEXCEPT.A.inschoolsB.byeducatedandnativespeakersonlyC.innewsbroadcastsD.inprint71.ThestrongerinfluenceofstandardEnglishiscausing.A.differentlocalstandardstoariseB.differenceamongdialectstogrowC.manydialectstoloseuniquenessD.manynewvarietiestodisappear72.IntermsofgrammarandvocabularystandardEnglish.A.differsgreatlyfromdialectsintheU..K.B.differslittlefromanyvarietyofEnglishintheworldC.differsgreatlyfromdialectsoutsidetheU..K.D.differsalittlefromanyvarietyofEnglish

Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships36%ofpeoplearekeepingabankaccountfromtheirpartner.Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationshipintruthitmayjustbeaformoffinancialprotection.Withalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorcemenandwomenarerealizingtheyneedtobefinanciallysavvyregardlessofwhethertheyareinarelationship.ThefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficultevenmoresowhenchildrenareinvolveD.Thelackofpermanencyinrelationshipsjobsandfamilylifemaybethecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbankaccounthiddenfromapartnerinotherwordsanescapefund.Margaret’sstoryisfarfromuniquE.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowingnumberofwomeninlong-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheirownearnings.EverymonthonpaydayshebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccountshekeepsfromherhusbanD.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-yearmarriageandhasbuiltanesteggworthanincredible$100000.Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundabouthersecretsavingshe’dbehurtandwouldtakethisasasignthatshewasn’tsureofthemarriagE.He’dthinkitwasmyescapefundsothatfinanciallyIcouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationshipifitwentwrong.IknowyoushouldapproachmarriageasbeingforeverandIhopeoursisbutyoucanneverbesurE.LikemanyofherfellowsecretsaversMargaretwashurtinaformerrelationshipandhassincebeenveryguardedaboutherownmoney.ComingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthatbaD.TakeColleenforexamplewhohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbeforesheconfessed坦白toherpartner.Idecidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstartbuildinganesteggofmyown.IwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIcouldputmoneyinthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday.61.Theunderlinedwordsavvyprobablymeans________.A.doubtfulB.proudC.wiseD.simple62.WhichinferencecanwemakeaboutMargaretA.Sheisauniquewoman.B.ShewasoncedivorceD.C.SheisgoingtoretirE.D.Shehasmanychildren.63.TheauthormentionsColleen’sexampletoshow__________.A.anycouplecanavoidmarriageconflictsB.privacywithinmarriageshouldberespectedC.everyonecansaveafortunewithahappymarriageD.financialconfessionisnotnecessarilybad64.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.SecretSaversB.LoveIsWhatIt’sWorthC.BankingHonestyD.OnceBittenTwiceShy

ModernMannersPhilipHowardanswersyourquestionsoncontemporaryetiquette礼仪PhilipHowardWhenmyfriendandItwoladiesofacertainagegoouttohaveamealshealwaysleavesanextremelylargetip.Attimesthetipwillequaltheamountofoneofthemaindishes—sometimesitcomestoabout30percentofthebill.Ifeel15—20percentisadequateforservicesofferedanddependingonthetypeofrestaurant.AtacafeIwouldliketoleave15percentorabitmoredependingontheserviceandetC.A.largertipwouldbeappropriateifweareinabigcityoranicerplacE.MyfriendsaysWellIamsuretheyarenotdrivingaMercedes奔驰汽车.WellneitheramIandhowdoessheknow?WhoiscorrectandhowcanImakechanges?ImightaddIdotrulyfeeltippingshouldbebasedongoodserviceandalsoifyoufrequentaplaceandknowthestaffalargertipisOK.Iwouldneverhesitatetotipawaitperson.IalwaysleavetothehighersidE.YoursBarbaraBadeBarbaraBadeAmericansaremoregeneroustippersthantheBritish.Isuspectthat10percentforatipisaboutnormalintheUK.Tippingisastrangesurvivalinourageofsupposedequalityandminimumwages.YourfriendhasagenerousnatureanddeeppursE.Idonotseewhyyoucannotlethertipwhatevershewantsanddoyourownthing.Iagreethatatipshouldbearewardforgoodserviceandgeneralgoodfeeling.Iftheserviceisrottenandthemealadisasterweshouldwithholdatipandexplainwhywearedoingso.Fewofushavethechutzpah厚颜todothis.SensiblerestaurantshaveaboxfortipssothattheyaresharedoutamongthestaffincludingthoseinthekitchenswhomwedonotseE.Itrustthatthemanagementdoesnotreceivethemoneyasextraprofit.IlookforwardtothedaywhenwaitersandotherservantsarepaidagoodenoughlivingwagesothattheydonothavetodependonthegenerosityofstrangerstosurvivE.TowaitattableisjustashonorableawaytoearnalivinginthiswickedworlD.Ifyouarepleasedwiththemealandcheerfulserviceyoushouldtipashandsomelyasyourpurseaffords.Idon’tsupposethatyourwaiter/waitressisdrivingaMercedesevenintheStates.YoursPhilipHoward60.WecanlearnfromthefirstletterthatBarbaraprefers___________.A.changingherownideasonhowtotipwaitersB.leavingabiggertiptothefamiliarwaitpersonsC.eatingatacafératherthaninanicerestaurantD.savingasmuchmoneyaspossibleforherself61.ItcanbeinferredthatBarbara’sfriendtipswaitersheavily________.A.toshowthatsheiswelloffB.becausetheyarethoughttobepoorlypaidC.toshowthatsheisgenerousD.becausetheyhaveofferedherfullservice62.BesidesqualityofservicePhilipregards__________asprinciplesoftipping.A.tasteoffoodandamountofone’smoneyB.tasteoffoodandthenumberofservantsC.generosityofstrangersandthenumberofservantsD.amountofone’smoneyandgenerosityofstrangers

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分共30分A.Itiseasiertostarttolearnanewlanguagethantobecomegoodatit.I’vestartedtolearnmanynewlanguagessuchasFrenchSpanishItalianRussianAfrikaans南非荷兰语andsoon.Ican’tspeakthemyetbutI’vestartedpickingupafewwordsandphrasesthathelpmewhenI’mvisiting.MostimportantlyI’vehadfundoingthis.I’vestartedtolearnItalianbutIhaven’tlearnedanyItaliangrammarandwhenIvisitItalyI’mnotabletospeakItaliancorrectly.MyaimisjusttocommunicateataverybasiclevelwhenIvisitacountrytomakeaneffortandtoshowappreciationofthelanguageandculturE.I’mnottryingtotalkaboutpoliticsorexplainmyviewsonlifE.IpickkeyorusefulwordsandphrasesthatIwanttolearn.Forexampleasavisitortoanothercountrythekeywordsinaforeignlanguagearethewordswhichwillbeofthemostusetoyouandwhichyouwillusemostoften.Thesekeywordsandphraseswillvaryfromvisitortovisitordependingonthepurposeoftheirtrip.ItisworthrememberingthatitiseasiertostartataskthantofinishitandthesamegoesforlearninganewlanguagE.Thebetteryouareatitthesloweryourrateofprogresswillbeasyouhavetolearngrammarwordsandsoon.Ifyouareonlytryingtolearnafewforeignwordsandphrasesyouwillmakefasterprogresshavemorefunandwon’thavetospendtoomuchtimeonanygivenlanguagE.61.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.thewriterisgoodatItalianalthoughitisratherdifficultB.thewriterdoesn’tlikelearningItalianbecauseitisnofunC.discussingpoliticsorexplainingone’sviewrequiresanadvancedlanguagelevelD.itisgreatfuntocommunicatewiththelocalpeopleinanothercountry62.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriterprefertolearn?A.SentencestructurE.B.Importantwordsandphrases.C.Complicatedsentences.D.Grammar.63.Youcanmakefasterprogress______.A.ifyourlanguagelevelisadvancedB.ifyouonlytrytolearnsomebasicwordsC.onceyouspeakthelanguagewellD.onceyouhavemasteredseveralotherlanguages64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.StartingLearningaNewLanguageIsEasierthanBecomingGoodatItB.HowtoVisitaForeignCountryC.TheImportanceofLearningaForeignLanguageD.WhyYouShouldLearnSeveralForeignLanguages

Incitieswithrentcontrolthecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;thereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Howeverthecriticssaythatafteralongtimerentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits赢利.Thereforetheyinvest投资inotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.TheydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberentcontrolleD.Asaresultnewapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecriticstheendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thegovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilledlowpayingjobs.Howeveriftheminimumishighemployersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Thepricewhichisthewagethatemployersmustpayincreases.Thereforeotherthingsbeingequalthenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thuscriticsclaimanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.SomepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwagE.57.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay.A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomesC.increasetheprofitsoflandlordsD.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartment58.Accordingtothecriticsrentcontrol.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrunD.isverynecessary59.Theproblemofunemploymentwillhappen.A.iftheminimumwageissettoohighB.iftheminimumwageissettoolowC.iftheworkersareunskilledD.ifthemaximumwageisset60.Thepassagetellsus.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols

B.Thecollegeentranceexamisnotonlyabigchallenge挑战forChinesehighschoolstudentsbutalsoaveryimportantexaminthelivesofSouthKoreanstudents.AlthoughthelongcoldwinterhasalreadystartedinSouthKoreatheannual一年一度的nationalexamshavemadetheatmosphereveryheateD.Morethan675000SouthKoreanhighschoolgraduatestookthecollegeentranceexamlastWednesday.TheyusuallytakeexamsinKoreanmathssociology社会学historyandforeignlanguages.Officiallythereisonecollegeplaceforevery1.33students.Butbecauseallthestudentswanttogotothetopuniversitiesinthecountrythecompetitioncanreachoneplacefor10students.Thestudentswanttoattendthesecollegesforboththeirfamousnamesandbetterjobopportunities.Becausestudentsfacefiercecompetitiontheyhavetostudyveryhardtorealizetheirdreams.ParkSeungsaidheandhisclassmatesoftengotoschoolbefore7:30A.m.Afterschoolhasfinishedat6:30p.m.mostofthemgotothelibrarytocontinuetheirstudyinsteadofreturninghomE.SincemanylibrariesinSouthKoreaareopen24hoursadaytheyoftenstaylongintothenight.ManyoftheSenior3studentsonlysleepforthreetofourhoursaday.IfeelalotofpressurebutIhavetostudyveryhardinordertomakemydreamcometruE.ThisismylifetimegoalanditwillbeaturningpointinmylifewhichcoulddecidemyfutureParksaiD.TheexamdayisaveryseriousdayforthewholeofSouthKoreA.Vehiclesarenotallowedwithina200-metreradius范围ofallthetestsitestomakesurethestudentshavequietsurroundings.Tooting吹奏ofhornsisforbiddenevenairplanesareorderedtoavoidlandingandtake-offnearthetestsitesduringlisteningcomprehensiontesthours.StudentsaretoldtheirscoresinDecemberbeforetheyapplyforcollegE.Thisisfollowedbyface-to-faceoraltests.TherearepublicandprivateuniversitiesinSouthKoreA.Manyprivateuniversitiesarewell-knownbuttheirfeescanbe18000yuaneachterm.Thishasmadealotofstudentsthinkagain.60.WhatdoweknowaboutSouthKoreanannualnationalexams?A.Senior3studentshavetocompetefiercelybecausethereisonlyoneplacefor10students.B.Senior3studentshavetostaylongintonightatschool.C.ManyoftheSenior3studentscan’thaveenoughsleep.D.Airplanesareorderedtoavoidlandingandtake-offduringnationalexams.61.Wecaninferthattherearealmost________collegeplacesforhighschoolgraduates.A.675000B.507520C.500000D.60000062.Thestudentswanttostudyintopcollegesmainlybecause________.A.theycansucceedmoreeasilyinfutureB.theycanlearnmoreC.theycanmakemoremoneyD.itisinterestingtostudythere63.Beforestudentsareallowedtocolleges________.A.theywillbeinterviewedB.theywillaskquestionsofcollegesC.theywillnotbetestedanymoreD.firsttheywillpayalltheeducationfeeatall

CouponstospendHOWdidyouspendyourcoupons?OntheirfirstdaybacktoschoolmanystudentsinHangzhougreetedeachotherthisway.Thecouponsreferredtoarethe100yuancouponseachstudentreceivedfromthecitygovernmentbeforetheSpringFestivalholidays.Over260000primaryschoolandmiddleschoolstudentsweregivencoupons.Theycouldusetheminlocalstoresandsupermarketsortoseemoviesandbuybooks.ThesamecouponshavealsobeengiventolowincomefamiliesinHangzhou.OthercitiesincludingChengduandNanjingalsoissuedcouponstotheircitizens.MorecitiesareexpectedtofollowtheirleaD.Whyarelocalgovernmentsdoingthis?TheseprogramsareallpartofabroadereffortinChinatoincreasedomesticdemandinthefaceoftheglobalfinancialcrisis.ThecrisishasseriouslyaffectedChina'sexportsandinvestments.Factoriesinsoutherncitieshavebeencloseddown.Companiesarelayingoffworkersorreducingtheirpay.Thestockmarketandrealestatemarkethavebeenfalling.Inatimeoffinancialcrisispeopleusuallyrespondbysavingmoney.TheyareuncertainaboutthefutureandareafraidthatmoredifficulttimesmaybeaheaD.Nowmanypeoplearechoosingnottospendmoneycarelessly.Majorchainstoreshaveseenasharpslowdowninsalesanalystssay.Butspendingkeepsaneconomyhealthy.Ifpeopledon'tspendtherewillbetoomanyproductsinthemarkets.Thenshopswillstopbuyingproductsfromfactories.Whenfactoriesreceivenoorderstheyclosedown.Theworkersthereaccordinglylosetheirjobs.Alsoifpeopledon'tspendtheserviceindustrysuffers.Thetotalresultisthatthewholeeconomybreaksdown.IssuingcouponsisapracticalandeffectivewaytoincreasedomesticdemandinthecurrentsituationsaidJiangZengweivice-ministerofChina'sMinistryofCommercE.HangzhoureportedariseincustomersinlocalmarketsduringSpringFestivalholiday.HoweverissuingcouponsisonlyatemporarymeasurE.Toincreaseconsumers'confidencethegovernmentneedstoestablishasoundsecuresocialsysteminthelongterm.Whenpeopledon'thavetoworryabouteducationhealthcareandtheirpensiontheywillbemorewillingtospendinsteadofsaving.41.Whydoesthegovernmentissuecoupons?A.Toavoidfinancialcrisis.B.ToexpandmarketneedathomE.C.Tosavemoney.D.Tohelpcitizensenjoythemselves.42.Theunderlinedphrasefollowtheirleadmeans___________.A.betheleaderorheadB.encourageothersbydoingsomethingfirstC.doassomebodyelsehasdoneD.gostraightforward43.Thesefactorscontritetoconsumers’hesitationtospendtheirmoneyinthecurrentsituationEXCEPT__________.A.theirsalarynothighenoughB.theirworryabouteducationhealthcareandpensionC.theiruncertaintyabouttheirfutureD.theirlackofconfidence

IfyoucanspeakEnglishyouknowalotofEnglishwords.YoucanreadspeakandunderstanD.Butthereisanotherkindoflanguageyouneedtoknow—thelanguageofthebodyapartofwhatiscallednon-verbalcommunication.Allovertheworldpeopletalkwiththeireyes.WhenJapanesepeoplemeettheyputtheirhandstogether.WhatdotheAmericanandtheBritishdo?AmericansaremoreinformalthantheBritish.Theyliketobefriendly.Theyusefirstnametheyaskquestionsandtheytalkeasilyaboutthemselves.WhentheysitdowntheyliketorelaxintheirchairsandmakethemselvescomfortablE.Britishpeoplearemorequiet.Theytakemoretimetomakefriends.TheyliketoknowyoubeforetheyaskyouhomE.WhenBritishandAmericanpeoplemeetsomeoneforthefirsttimetheyshakehands.Theydonotusuallyshakehandswithpeopletheyknowwell.Womensometimeskisstheirwomenfriendsandmenkisswomenfriendsononecheekonly.WhenamanmeetsamanfriendhejustsmilesandsaysHello.Mendonotkisseachother.Evenfathersandsonsdonotoftenkisseachother.49.Bodylanguageis___________.A.thesystemofhumanexpressionnewlyinventedrecentlyB.thesystemofhumanexpressionbymeansofwordsC.thesystemofhumanexpressionbysignmovementsetC.D.acommonsystemofhumanexpressionwithwordsandsigns50.WhenanAmericanmanmeetsawomanfriendhe.A.kissesherB.justsmilesC.saysHelloD.shakeshands51.Britishpeopleare.A.asquietasAmericansB.moreformalthanAmericansC.lessfriendlythanAmericansD.moreinformalthanAmericans52.Fromthepassagewecancometotheideathat.A.mostofthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesmaybedifferentB.mostofthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesisthesameC.allthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesisdifferentD.noneofthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesisthesame

ChinaMobilethecountry’slargestmobilecommunicationsoperatorhasaccountedfornearly40percentofrevenues税收inthedomestic国内telecomsmarket.Thatputsitatthetopofthesixmajortelecomsoperatorsinthenationaccordingtothelatestofficialstatistics统计.Theotherfiveare:ChinaTelecom31.1percent;Chinacom16.6percent;andChinaUnicom13.4percent;ChinaSatelliteCommunicationsCorpandChinaRilcom1.5percent.MobilecommunicationsandtheIPphonebusinesshavegraduallyreplacedtraditionallong-distancecalls.Mobilecommunicationsaccountfor28.5percentofthetotallong-distancecommunicationsbusiness.IPphoneshave41.4percentwhiletraditionallong-distancecallsaredownto30.1percent.Inanotherranking排行表NokiaMotorolaBirdTCLandSiemenscameinasthetopfivemobilephonesellersinChinainthefirsthalfofthisyearaccordingtoSouthDaily.TheyreportalsosaysthatduringthisperiodChinaproduced82millionhandsetsincludingGSMGPRSandCDMAphonesandsold80million.Ofthephonessold37millionwereexportedtoothercountries.AnalystspointoutthatChina’slackofkeytechnologiesanditsheavydependenceonoverseastechnologieshaveprovedtobeanobstacle障碍fordevelopmentofhome-madephonemakers.56.FromthepassagewhichisNOTtrue?A.ChinaMobileisChina’slargestmobilephonesellers.B.ChinaMobileisChina’slargestmobilecommunicationsoperator.C.ChinaMobilehascoverednearlytwofifthsoftheincomeinthetelecomsmarketinChina.D.ChinaMobilehastakenthefirstplaceinthetelecomsmarket.57.Mobilecommunicationshavegraduallytakentheplaceof.A.IPphoneserviceB.traditionallong-distancecallsC.traditionaltelephonesD.telecomoperators58.Whichdoyoubelievetobetrue?A.Mobilecommunicationsaccountforthemostpartofthetotallong-distancecommunications.B.Chinaproducedandsoldmostofthemobilephonestoothercountries.C.Nokiaisaverypopularforeignphoneseller.D.Chinahashadquiteadvancedcore核心technologies.

TwoscientistsinCalifornianowthinktheycanfindoutaperson’srealagE.JefferyBadaandPatriciaMastersdochemicaltestsonteeth.Whenweareborntheaminoacids氨基酸inourteethareinoneform.Thenaswegrowoldertheseaminoacidschangeintoasecondform.EveryyearonethousandthoftheaminoacidschangeD.SobytestingjustonetoothandcountingthenumberofaminoacidsineachformBadaandMasterscanworkoutaperson’sagE.TheytestedatoothfromthebodyofanEskimo爱斯基摩人womanwhodied1600yearsago.Fromtheappearanceofherbodyshewasbetween50and60yearsoldwhenshedieD.Thetoothtestputherageat53.ThentheRussianGovernmentsentthematoothfromanoldmaninGeorgiA.Thetoothsaidshewas99.Herrealagewas96.TheRussiansarenowhopingtosendmoreteethfromtheveryoldpeoplewithoutbirthcertificates出生证明书.Butthereareproblems.Someofthecentenarians百岁老人havelostalltheirteeth.Theotherswanttokeeptheirteethuntiltheydropoutnaturally.SotheRussianGovernmentandtheAmericanscientistshavetowaitandhopE.61.JefferyBadaandPatriciaMastersbelievethattheycantellaperson’sageaccordingto_______.A.anexperimentonhisboneB.theshapeandconditionofhisteethC.atestontheaminoacidswithinhisbodyD.thechangingformofaminoacidsinhisteeth62.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theaminoacidsinanadult’steethmaydifferfromthoseinababy’s.B.Thenumberofaminoacidsina20-year-oldmanisdifferentfromthatwhenhewasseven.C.Aminoacidsinoneteethchangeswithoutaffectingtheirforms.D.Scientistsnowcantellhowlongapersonwilllivebytestinghisteeth.63.WhyarethetwoscientistsaskedtofindoutsomeveryoldRussians’age?A.BecausetheGovernmentwantstoknowhowlongtheseoldpeoplecanlivE.B.Becausetheyhavenobirthcertificates.C.Becausepeoplewhohavetoothproblemstendtolivelonger.D.BecausetheGovernmentwantstoknowtheirdatesofbirthanddeath.64.Inordertofindouttheexactageofsomepeopleover100boththeRussianGovernmentandAmericanscientists_______.A.shouldwaituntilallofthemdieB.shouldpulloutoneoftheirteethC.havetowaitfortheirteethtodropoutnaturallyD.wanttohavetheirteethpulledout65.Thecentralideaofthepassageis_______.A.therelationshipbetweenpeople’steethandagesB.therelationshipbetweenaminoacidsandteethC.thecontradiction矛盾betweenscientistsandpatientsD.thecontradictionbetweentheGovernmentandthescientists

【2011·辽宁锦州市质检三】C.TravellingaroundtheworldwithchildrenisdifficultenoughbutattemptingitwithoutusingmotorizedtransportisevenmoreofchallengE.ButDarioSchworera42-year-oldclimatologistandmountainguideandhis33-year-oldwifeSabineareonajourneytodojustthat.TheSwisscouplewanttotravelacrosstheworld’soceansandclimbthehighestmountainoneverycontinenttopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.WearecollectinggoodexamplesofdealingwithclimatechangeandlivinginharmonywithnatureandwewanttospreadsuchideasSchworersaiD.WewanttohelppeopleaffectedbyglobalwarmingandtoinspirechildrenforthefuturE.RecentlyafterhavingspentthreemonthsteachingchildrenintheEverestregionthecouplewanttoshowitispossibletotravelthroughastheworld’sclimatezonesusingjusthuman-powerandforcesofnaturE.Inthe47countriestheyhavevisitedsofartheyhavecollected22tonsoftrashtaughtpeopleinEcuadorhowthesun’srayscanbeusedtocleanwaterandinspiredapersoninChiletobuildahouseonwaterwithrecycledplasticbottlesasafoundation.TheyhavealsocollectedtrashinthemountainsofNepalwithschoolchildren.Sofartheyhavecommunicatedwith45000childrenfromSouthAmericaAustraliaandAsiagivingpresentationsabouttheimportanceofrecyclingandusingalternativeenergylikesolarandwindpower.WeneedtomotivatechildrensaidSabinE.Whentheybegantheiradventurein2003theyhadnochildrenoftheirown.Butsincethentwohasbecomefive:daughterSabineisnowfiveyearsoldAndriwasborninChileandbabyNoewasborninAustraliA.InitiallythecouplethoughttheywouldcompletetheirtravelsinfouryearsbutnowsevenyearslatertheybelieveitcouldtakesevenmorE.SinceourbeliefistheneedtorespectnaturewetravelonlywhenconditionsaregoodSchworersaiD.64.WhydotheSwisscoupletravelaroundtheworld?A.ToinspiretheirchildrenforthefuturE.B.Toproveatravelwithoutmotorizedtransport.C.TopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.D.Toexplorethesecretofglobalwarming.65.Theydidalotduringthetravelexcept________.A.collectrubbishandwasteB.buildahousewithrecycledplasticbottlesC.communicatewithlocalchildrenD.showpeoplehowtouseenergy66.What’smeaningoftheunderlinedwordInitially?A.AtthebeginningB.InawayC.IntheendD.Onthewhole67.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe________.A.A.Swissfamily’journeyacrosstheworldB.NatureneedsrespectingandprotectingC.WehavealongwaytomakeagoodtravelD.Aneco-friendlyadventureacrosstheworld

Hewishestheholidayseasonwouldendalready.Hisbackacheshisredsuitfeelslikeaspacesuithischeekshavegonetightfromsmilingfor12hours—andstillthekidskeepcomingandcominglikeantsatapicnic.AsChristmasbecomesmorecommercialized商业化acrosstheU.S.andCanadasomustSantas.Astheholidaybeginsearliereachyearsomustitsspokesmen.Thequestionsfromchildrenthesedaysareharderthanever.NowwiththousandsofchildrenexpectingafatherormotherservinginIraqorAfghanistanthequestionsareasheart-breakingastheyareunanswerable.ForexampleCanyoupleasebringDaddyhomefromthewarintimeforChristmasmorning?Santasalsohaveaprettygoodchanceofgettingsued指控.A.professionalSantaClausinCanadatoldastory:A.SantahadagirlonhiskneeandhecommentedYouhaveniceeyesandnicehair.Thegirllatersaiditwassexualharassment骚扰.WhenaSantafeelsanxiousheoftenshowsitinthesamewaysordinarypeopledo:TheSantaswerealwaysseentohangaroundatthedinnertablewhentheshowended.Manyofthemjustsleepinbedforseveraldaysanddon’tseeotherchildrenagain.56.Inthefirstparagraphspokesmenrefersto.A.businessmenB.politicalleadersC.organizersoftheactivitiesD.SantaClauses57.ThepassageimpliesthatthejobofSantaClausis.A.well-paidB.veryhardC.worthdoingD.dangerous58.AccordingtothethirdparagraphSantasmaysometimesbeblamedfor.A.doingsomethingagainstthelawB.hangingaroundthedinnertableC.beinglazyandsleepinginbedfordaysD.notplayingtheirrolesasexpected59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Christmas:NotaGoodFestivalforSantasB.IsSantaClausReallyAlive?C.AChristmasStoryD.WhatDoesSantaClausDoforChildren?

CityofficialsinSouthJakartamustnowcyclewhenperformingtheirduties.inamovetohelpcombatpollutionandglobalwarming.TheycanownacaranddrivetoworkbuttheymustcyclewhentravelingtodotheirworkSouthJakartacityspokesmanAhmadSotarsaidThisiscompulsory.Cyclingwillnotonlyreducepollutionandglobalwarmingbutalsopromotegoodhealth.HeaddedTheofficialcanalsogettoknowtheirresidentsbettersincenowtheycallcyclethroughthenarrowalleywaystoreachtheirhome.Theycan’tdosoiftheydrive.SouthJakartathesecond―largestoffivecitiesmakingupgreaterJakartacoversanareaof145squarekilometersandhas2.5millionresidents.Over200officialsin10sub.districtsand65villageshavebeentoldaboutthenewrule.SupportingthemoveMeruyunyVillagechiefSelamatAryadisaidcyclingwouldkeepofficialsfit.Idon’tmindbuyingabike.Buttheremustbesomeexceptions.WhatwillhappenifthereisabigfireorlandslidewhichIneedtoattendurgently?Imaybelateforeverythinghesaidwithaquietlaugh.Ithinkifitsrainingheavilyitmakesmoresenseformetodrive.Ijusthope1won’tgetcaughtheadded.Sotarsaidtheofficialsdonothavetocycletoattendtoemergencycalls.Butitisnoexcusetosaytheyaretoooldandsicktocycle.ThatmeanstheyarealsotoooldandsicktoperformtheirdutiessotheyshouldbereplacedhesaidWewillasktheresidentstobeoureyesandearsandtellusiftheofficialscycleordrive.Sotarsaid.61.Theunderlinedwordcombatinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.undertakeB.researchC.fightD.transform62.wecanlearnfromwhatSelamatAryadisaidthat.A.theruleshouldbefollowedflexiblyB.hesupportstherulecompletelyC.tokeepfitisthemostimportantthingD.anyonewhobreakstheruleshouldbecaught63.Ifthereissomethingurgent.A.allofficialhasnothingtodobutcyclethereB.theresidentsareaskedtobetheeyesandearsC.itisforgivableforanofficialtobelatebecauseoftheruleD.drivingthereisprobablythebestway64.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThegovernmentoffersacartoeachofficialinSouthJakartA.B.GreaterJakartaismadeupoffivecitiesincludingSouthJakarta.C.SouthJakartaismuchlargerthangreaterJakarta.D.AlltheresidentsinSouthJakartaareaskedtocycletowork.65.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.officialsareaskedtocycletoperformtheirdutiesB.cyclingbecomesapopularsportsinSouthJakartaC.cyclingisoneofthebestwaystokeepofficialshealthy.D.cyclingtoperformdutiescostsmuchlessthandriving

Hello!TheUniversityofHawaiiislocatedjustoutsideofdowntownHonoluluingreenManoavalley.Weinviteyoutovisitandwanttoletyouknowaboutourlearningprogramstherichnessofourculturethebeautyofourenvironmentthespiritofourstudentsandteachersadvancedequipmentandmodernbuildings.WelookforwardtoseeingyoucomE.ThefollowinginformationisgivensothatyourvisitwillbeaseasyaspossiblE.YoushouldgetintouchwithusaheadoftimE.YoumaydirectlycontacttheofficeoftheCollegetoscheduleappointmentserviceat1-877-447-3233.ToarrangeacampustourpleasehandinarequestthroughourOnlineCampusVisitRequestForm.Toursareonweekdays:MondayWednesdayandFriday9:00A.m.—9:30A.m.:MeetwithaUniversityRepresentative代表9:30A.m.—11:30A.m.:GeneralCampusTourwithaUHMTheUniversityofHawaiiatManoastudentTuesday&Thursday1:00p.m.—1:30p.m.:MeetwithaUniversityRepresentative1:30p.m.—3:30p.m.:GeneralCampusTourwithaUHMstudentYoualsocangetintouchwithusby:PhoneNumber:1877447-3233or1808956-6524E.-mail:visituhm@hawaii.eduHowdoyougettoUHM?ItisinHonolululessthan3milesawayfromWaikikiandabout9milesfromHonoluluInternationalAirport.Bycar:FromWaikikiandfromHonoluluInternationalAirportTaxi:TaxifaretoUHMisabout$25.00exceptbaggagechargesandatipof10to15percent.Publicbus:Luggageisallowedoncitybuses.Busstopsareonthesecondflooroftheairport.A.one-wayfareis$2.00inexactchange.TheUniversityofHawaiilies_______.A.outsidegreenManoavalleyB.inthebusinessareaofHonoluluC.outsidethecenterofHonoluluD.outsidethecityofHonoluluYouwillmeetwithaUniversityRepresentativeifyougothere_________.A.at9:00inthemorningonMondaysB.at10:00inthemorningonTuesdaysC.at2:00intheafternoononWednesdayD.at3:00intheafternoononThursdayAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.A.one-waypublicbusfareis2pounds.B.TaxifaretoUHMislessthan$25.00.C.Busstopsareonthefirstflooroftheairport.D.UHMisabout9milesfromHonoluluInternationalAirport.Theauthorwritesthepassagesothatreaderscan____.A.knowaboutthebeautyofthecampusB.knowaboutthelearningprogramsC.knowmoreabouttheuniversityD.visitthecampusaseasilyaspossible

ThereisagroupofpeoplewhosenumberstheBritishGovernmentdesperatelywantstoseedropping.They’remostlyintheirearly20swithoutjobsandnotatuniversity.Theyoftenwanderthestreetsandareseenasathreat.TheOfficeforNationalStatisticsreportedonDec112006thatthenumberofyoungpeoplewhoarenotinschoolandnotworkingorintraininginBritainhasrisensharplysince1997.Britainnowhas1.24millionpeopleaged15to24whohavenothingtodo.That’sa15percentincreaseover1997.Oneinsixpeopleinthisagegroupisidle.Thesepeoplearemostlikelytobefromlower-incomefamiliesandbesupportedbytheirfamiliesorthegovernment.Thoseover18cangetaweeklyjobseeker’sallowanceof￡46690yuanfromthegovernment.Thisisonlyenoughtocoverthebasiccostofliving.HousingbenefitsarealsoavailablE.Butforsinglepeopleunder25theseonlycoverrentforverycheapaccommodationsuchasasharedroom.Somostunemployedyoungpeoplechoosetolivewiththeirparentswheretheycanhavearoomoftheirown.Somecharitiesorlocalgovernmentsofferfreehousingforhomelessyoungpeopleaswell.NightstopUKforexampleoffershelptoyoungpeopleaged16--25.Howeverthehousingisoftenonlyshort-term.BritishpoliticianIainDuncan-SmithblamesthebreakdownoftraditionalfamiliesontheincreasingnumberofunemployedoruntrainedyoungpeoplE.InBritaintodayaboutonein10familiesareheadedbyacohabitingcouplE.CohabitingparentsaretwiceaslikelytobreakupasmarriedparentsaccordingtoaConservativePartyreport.Familybreakdownislikelytoleadtoignoringachild’seducation.Poorpost-schoolvocationaltrainingprogrammesarealsobeingcriticizeD.IndependentresearchsuggeststhatsometrainingprogrammesareawasteoftimE.TheNewDealamajorprogrammetohelptheunemployedyoungisoneexamplE.In199861percentofthoseleavingtheprogrammecouldfindjobs.Thatnumberisnowdownto35percent.Itshowsafailureofgovernmentpolicy.Evenifyouputinalargeamountofmoneyifyouhaven’tgotthebasicpoliciesrightyouwon’tgettheresultssaidpoliticianDavidWilletts.69.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordidleprobablymeaninthethirdparagraph?A.engagedB.unemployedC.diligentD.busy70.Howmanyfactorsarementionedinthispassagethatleadtotheincreaseofunemployment?A.2B.3C.4D.571.Thebesttitleforthisnewsreportmightbe________.A.SuccessofGovernmentPolicyB.VocationalTraininginBritainC.JoblessYouthConcernsD.JobHuntingProblems

GivenAustralia’ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapartAustraliansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous同种的.Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperous繁荣的andthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.HoweverthereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitydwellersandthecountrypeoplE.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreservepocketsofcolonialheritagebuttheoverallimpressionismodernwithnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry’syouth.Incontrasttheruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservativE.FormanyyearsAustraliawassaidtohaveriddenonthesheep’sbackareferencetowoolbeingthecountry’smainmoney-earner.Howeverthewoolindustryisnolongerdominant.MuchofAustralia’srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheatandbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworlD.Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant.Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxedwithaself-deprecatingsenseofhumor.OnthewholeAustraliaisasocietywithouthierarchies等级制度anattitudegenerallyheldtostemfromitsprisonerbeginnings.YetcontrarytowidespreadbeliefveryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins.WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788Australiahadbecomeanationofimmigrants.OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIslestodayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewherE.Australia’sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaninfluxofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEuropemostnotablyGreeksItaliansPolesandGermans.TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsiA.TodayAustraliaisa‘blendofnations’andalthoughsomeracismexistsithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisjustifiablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalcommunitiesintheworlD.51.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingIttakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.inthefirstparagraph?A.AustraliansspeakStandardEnglishwithnolocalaccentswhatsoever.B.Youhavetopracticealottolearntounderstandthedifferentaccents.C.TheAustralianregionalaccentsareverydifficulttounderstandindeeD.D.ThereisnotmuchdifferencebetweentheaccentsindifferentareasofAustraliA.52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners.B.TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports.C.ThemajorityofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEuropE.D.Thepaceoflifeisdifferentinthecityandinthecountry.53.Theunderlinedpronoun‘it’inthefinalparagraphrefersto_______.A.communityB.racismC.blendofNationsD.SoutheastAsia54.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.therearenosignsofAustralia’scolonialpastinitsmoderncitiesB.Australia’srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsiaC.immigrantsfromSoutheastAsiahavebroughtracialproblemsD.ridingonsheep’sbackresultedinslowdevelopmentinruralcommunities55.ThispassagemainlyfocusesonAustralia’s______.A.societyB.economyC.racialproblemsD.history

OnSaturdaymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwillcelebrateSaintPatrick’sDaywhichhonorsPatronSaintamainreligiousfigureofIrelanD.CommunitiesacrosstheUnitedStateswillhostparadespartiesandotherfestivitiestomarktheoccasion.ThisyearcitieslikeBostonNewYorkandChicagohaveorganizedmassiveeventscelebratingSaintPatrick’sDay.InNewYorkCityhundredsofthousandsofpeoplewillgathertowatchtheSaintPatrick’sDayparade－thenation’slargest.ItisoneofthemostwatchedparadesintheworlD.Lastyearalmost2millionspectatorsandmorethan150000participantsfilledthestreets.Theparadefirstheldin1776isalsooneoftheoldest.Chicagoalsothrowsabigcelebration.EveryyeartheChicagoRiverwhichcrossesthecityglowsgreenaseventorganizersdumpabout40poundsoffluorescenceapowerfuldye染料intothewater.BostonkeepsitsparaderollingforthreehoursormorE.Itisthenation’ssecond-largestparadE.ThecitywillalsosaluteoneofitsmostfamousformerresidentsPresidentJohnF.KennedybyopeningtheexhibitA.JourneyHomeJohnF.KennedyandIrelandathisofficiallibrary.PatronSaintlivedinBritainintheearlyfifthcenturywhenitwasstillpartoftheRomanEmpirE.HewascapturedandsoldintoslaveryinIrelandwhenhewasonly16.Heeventuallyescapedslaveryandturnedtoalifeofreligiousdevotion.HetrainedtobecomeaministerandsetouttospreadChristianitythroughoutIrelanD.After30yearsasareligiousleaderPatrickdiedonMarch171461.SaintPatrick’sDayisalwayscelebratedonMarch17.InIrelanditisanofficialholiday.64.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CelebrationsacrosstheCountryB.AnOfficialHolidayinUSC.TheLargestParadeintheWorldD.SaintPatrick’sDay65.WhatdoyouthinkistheofficialcolorofSt.Patrick’sDay?A.Green.B.ReD.C.Black.D.Yellow.66.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout.A.thecruelslavetradeB.SaintPatrick’schildhoodC.activitiesduringSaintPatrick’sDayD.Ireland’sPatronSaint67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.ParadeisamostimportanteventtoobserveSaintPatrick’sDay.B.MillionsofAmericanscelebrateSaintPatrick’sDayeveryyear.C.ChicagopaintsabridgegreenforSaintPatrick’sDay.D.TheSaintPatrick’sDayparadehasahistoryofovertwocenturies.

广东省汕头市苏北中学2010届高第四次月考C.篇Haveyoueverheardthestoryofthefour-minutemile?ManyyearsagopeoplebelievedthatitwasimpossibleforahumanbeingtorunamileinlessthanfourminutesuntilRogerBanisterproveditwrongin1954.Whathappensifyouputananimalinapond?Anyanimalbigorsmallwillswimitswaythrough.Whathappenswhensomeonewhodoesnotknowhowtoswimfallsindeepwaters?Theydrown.Ifananimalwhohasnotlearnedswimmingcouldescapebyswimmingwhynotyou?Becauseyoubelieveyouwilldrownwhiletheanimaldoesnot.Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonhourkeyboard?YoumighthavethoughtitistoincreasethetypingspeeD.Mostpeopleneverquestionit.Butthefactisthatthissystemwasdevelopedtoreducethetypingspeedatatimewhentypewriterpartswouldjamiftheoperatortypedtoofast.Thesethreecasesshowthepowerofourbeliefs.Thereisnoothermorepowerfuldirectingforceinhumanbehaviorthanbelief.Yourbeliefshavethepowertocreateandtodestroy.A.beliefdeliversadirectcommandtoyournervoussystem.IusedasnakeinmyworkshopsforchildrentoshowthemhowunrealisticsomeoftheirbeliefsarE.StudentsofaschoolinIndiasaidsnakeswereslipperyslimy黏糊糊的andpoisonous.Afterdoinganexerciseforchangingbeliefstheyhandledmysnakeandfoundittobedryandclean.TheyalsorememberedthatonlythreetypesofpoisonoussnakesexistinIndiA.Didthisstoryendthewayyouthought?ReviewyourbeliefsnowandfindoutwhichonesyouneedtochangE.51.Intheauthor’sopinionifapersonindeepwaterdoesn’tknowhowtoswimhewilldrownbecause_________.A.heisafraidofwaterB.hedoesn’twanttoliveintheworldC.hehasn’tlearnedtoswimbeforeD.hebelieveshewilldrown52.Theauthorthinksthatthelettersareorganizedinaparticularorderonyourkeyboardinorderto_________.A.reduceone’stypingspeedB.satisfytheoperatorC.savemorespaceD.increaseone’stypingspeed53.Theauthor’sexperimentshowsthat__________.A.snakesinIndiaaren’tpoisonousB.snakescanbecaughteasilyC.snakesareslimyandpoisonousD.snakesaredryandclean54.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat________.A.studentsfromIndiahaveunrealisticbeliefsonhowtoliveabetterlifeB.ananimalwhohasnotlearnedtoswimwilldrownifyouputitinaponD.C.RogerBanisterwasthefirstpersonwhoranamileinlessthanfourminutes.D.mostpeopledon’tliketheorderthelettersarearrangedonyourkeyboard55.Themainideaofthispassageshouldbethat_______.A.beliefsmakeusseemstupidB.beliefsareverypowerfulC.changingyourbeliefsnowifnecessaryD.peopleshouldalwaysbelieveinthemselves

AsthebasicbuildingmaterialsofcommunicationwordscommunicatemeaningbutaswehaveseenthemeaningsofwordsareverymuchinfluencedbyculturE.Meaningisinthepersonnotinthewordaseachpersonistheproductofaparticularculturewhichpassesonsharedandappropriatemeanings.ThusifwewanttolearntocommunicatewellinaforeignlanguagewemustunderstandtheculturethatgivesthatlanguagemeaningCulturegivesmeaningandprovidesthecontextforcommunicationandtheabilitytocommunicateallowsustoactoutourculturalvaluesandtoshareourlanguageandourculturE.ButourownnativelanguageandculturearesomuchapartofusthatwetakethemforgranteD.Whenwetraveltoanothercountryit’sasifwecarryalongwithourpassports.Weviewthenewenvironmentusingourowncultureasthestandardandalthoughnotpurposelyourwaysofthinkingandactingoftengetinthewayofourunderstandingotherlanguagesandcultures.Theabilityandwillingnesstochangelenses视角whenwelookatadifferentcultureisboththecureandthepreventionforsuchculturalblindness.Studyinganewlanguageprovidesustheopportunitiestopractisechanginglenseswhenwealsolearnthecontextortheculturetowhichitbelongs.56.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat.A.wordsarethebasicbuildingmaterialsofcommunicationB.wehavetostudyitsculturebeforewelearnaforeignlanguageC.eachpersonhasadifferentmeaningwhenusingthesamewordD.themeaningofwordsareverymuchinfluencedbyculture57.Theunderlinedworditinthelastsentencerefersto.A.thecontextB.thecultureC.thelanguageD.theopportunity58.Inthispassagetheauthormainlydiscusses.A.thebasicbuildingmaterialsofcommunicationB.theimportanceofunderstandingapersonincommunicationC.howtocommunicatewellinaforeignlanguageD.therelationshipbetweencommunicationandculture59.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Youhavetoforgetyourculturetopreventculturalblindness.B.Themeaningsofwordsarenotveryimportantinlanguagelearning.C.Cultureisamustforlearnersofforeignlanguages.D.Onehastoliveinthecountrytolearnitslanguagewell.

Doyouknowaboutaseriesofbooksthatsaytheyarefordummies?TheseAmericanself-helpbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-ninelanguagesincludingChineseArabicRussianFrenchGermanGreekandSpanish.Dummyisawordforastupidperson.Thedummiesbooksarenotreallyforstupidpeople.Theyaredesignedtoshowpeoplehowtodosomethingtheymayneverhavetriedbeforelikepaintingahouseorlearningalanguage.ThebooksallsayinafunnywaythattheyarefordummiessuchasWorldHistoryforDummiesRabbitsforDummiesChineseCookingforDummiesandWeddingPlanningforDummies.ThefirstsuchbookDOSforDummieswaspublishedin1991.IthelpedpeoplelearnhowtousetheDOSopcratingsystemforcomputers.Sincethenmorethanonehundredfiftymilliondummiesbookshavebeensold.Thedummies.cornwebsiteexplainstheideabehindthebooks.Itsaysthattheyshowthatpeoplecanbetaughttodoanything.Firsttheycanmakefunofideasthataredifficulttounderstand.Thentheyshowhowtheinformationcanbeinterestingandeasy.Thepublishers出版商saythatthebooksdonotprovidemoreinformationthannecessary.Theygivereadersjustenoughinformationtodowhattheywant.Theysaythatthedummiesbooksgivethebestandeasiestwaytodosomething.Andthebooksusesimpleandeasylanguage.Therearemorethanonethousanddifferentdummiesbooks.AreportinNewYorkTimessaysthatthetop-sellingdummiesbooksarethosethatexplaintechnologyandpersonalfinance财经.Thepublisherssaythatthebest-sellingdummiesbooksarethoseprovidinginformationmanypeopleneed-likeinformationaboutdiseaseseducationandcooking.Peopleinterestedinoperacarrepairandwinecanalsofinddummiesbookstohelpthem.Andthereareevenmoredummiesbookstocome.Thepublisherssaythattheypublishabouttwohundrednewdummiesbookseveryyear.48.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Self-HelpBooksB.TheEasiesttheBestC.BooksforDummiesD.NewIdeasBehindtheBooks49.Accordingtothedummies.comwebsitewiththehelpofdummiesbookspeoplecan__________.A.simplifysomepersonalthingsB.doanythingtheywantC.becomeexpertinanyfieldD.1earnanyforeignlanguage50.Thedummiesbookshavebeenpopularbecause__________.A.theyprovidejustwhatisneededandareeasytounderstandB.theyprovidemuchinformationontherelatedsubjectC.peoplecanlearntodoanythingwithjustonecopyD.peoplecansavelotsofmoneythroughself-teaching51.AccordingtoNewYorkTimesweknowthebookssellingbestaretheoneson__________.A.cookingandworldhistoryB.operaandcarrepairingC.diseasesandeducationD.technologyandpersonalfinance52.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThefirstdummiesbookwasonChinesecooking.B.Thedummiesbookswillcontinuetobepopular.C.Fiftymilliondifferentdummiesbookshavebeenpublished.D.Thesimplelanguagewasintendedforchildreaders.

London--Amorningtrainridesawayacrossthechannel.EnglishkidsdiscusstheLiverpool'sfootballteaminaParispuB.SomeParisianshavestartedtotraveltoworkinLondon.Inthe19thcenturyCharlesDickenscomparedthetwocitiesLondonandParisinA.TaleofTwoCities.ThesedaysitmightbeA.taleofOneCity.Astherearefewjobsathomeoverrecentyearsperhaps250000Frenchmenmovedacrossthechannel.Withanunderseatunneltheycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours.TheEuropeanUnionfreedthemfromimmigrationandcustoms.Parisrichinbeautyismorestylish.ButLondonfeelsmorefulloflifeandmorefununtilthepubsshutdown.FormethedifferenceisthatLondonisrealalivesaidTrevorWheelerafinancialexpert.ChantalJaouenaprofessionaldesigneragrees.IamFrenchbutI’llstayinLondonshesaiD.Thereisofcoursetheotherview.JulieLenouxisastudentwhomovedtoLondontwoyearsago.IthinkpeoplelaughmoreinParisshesaiD.BothcitieshavechangedbeyondrecognitionsaidLarryCollinsanauthorandsometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothcitieswellhefindsthetwonowfittogethercomfortably.IfirstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s.Thingsaresomuchmoreorderedandlifeisbetter.Butcertainlynotcheaper.InsomepartsofLondonrentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.DecidingbetweenLondonandParisrequiresalifestylechoicE.LikeDaphneBenoitaFrenchjournalismstudentwithperfectEnglishmanyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydon’thavetochoosE.IloveParismylittleneighborhoodthewayIcanwalkaroundacentrebutlifeistooorganizedshesaiD.InLondonyoucanbewhoeveryouwant.Noonecares.Itcanbeinferredthat___________.A.ParisandLondonarethetwobiggestcitiesintheworldB.Inthe19thcenturyDickenstoldhisstoriesinthetwocitiesC.LondonandParisusedtobeseparatedD.LiverpoolisabigcityinFranceAccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.PeoplefeelitdifficulttofindajobinParis.B.Peoplecan'ttraveltoLondonwithoutapassport.C.LivinginFranceismoreexpensivethaninLondon.D.PeoplecanfindanyjobinLondon.TheunderlinedphraseinPara9mostprobablymeans_____________A.beyondone’simaginationB.somuchthatpeopledon’tknowthemwellagainC.solittlethatpeoplestillknowthemwellD.topeople’ssatisfactionWhat’sthemeaningofthelasttwosentences?A.PeoplecandoeverythinginLondon.B.PeoplewillfeellonelyinLondon.C.PeopleinLondonenjoylivingindifferentways.D.PeopleinLondonenjoyalawlesslifE.

Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenowandtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.TheydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydevelopeD.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthemoftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasterswhichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.AlsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignorE.Atsuchtimestherewereinquiries调查intothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquirieshoweverthenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.forexamplethereisadepartmentwhichexaminesnewplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.A.thirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeopleworkandthenreportsanycompaniesthatarebreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcoursenewgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillnessbuttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.OurworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbeforE.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.66.Themaintopicofthepassageis________________.A.conditionsintheworkplacE.B.thefreedomofindustriesinthepast.C.changesinindustrialproduction.D.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomers.67.Wecaninfer推断fromthepassagethatinthepast_____________.A.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditions.B.Companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedto.C.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproducts.D.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday.68.Itissaidindirectlyinthepassagethat_______________.A.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproducts.B.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproducts.C.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientistsD.inthepastnosafety1awswereintroducedbygovernments.69.Someyearsagosafetyrules_______________.A.wereputforwardduetoscientists’adviceB.cameintobeingasaresultoftheworkers’demandsC.wereintroducedbecausequiteanumberofpeoplewerekilledorseriouslyinjureD.D.wereeffectiveenoughtoprotectworkersandcustomers.70.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby_____.A.testingnewproducts.B.controllingthesaleofproducts.C.developingnewproducts.D.examiningworkplaces

2011·北京卷C.StudentsandTechnologyintheClassroomIlovemyblackberry—it’smylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.Ialsolovemylaptopcomputerasitholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.DespitethisloveoftechnologyIknowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedevices设备andtrulycommunicatwithothers.OnoccasionIteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwantstudentstothoroughlystudythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachotherintheclassroomIhavearule—nolaptopiPadsphonesetc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyruleinadvanceoftheclasssomeofthemwerenothappy.Moststudentsassumethatmyreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepastwithstudentsmisusingtechnology.There’sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIamanti-technology.There’snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoIcanrelatetomystudents.TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfewplacesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsbytechnologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformationforideas.Iwantstudentstodigdeepwithinthemselvesforinspirationandideas.Iwantthemtopusheachothertothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethematerialandtheclassdiscussion.I’vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheevaluationsreflectstudentsatisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreate.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationandchallengetheylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.I’mnotsayingthatIwon’teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclassbutuntilIhearareallygoodreasonforthechangeI’mstickingtomyplan.A.fewhoursoftechnology-freedialogueisjusttoosweettogiveup.63.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith____A.thecoursematerialB.others’misuseoftechnologyC.discussiontopicsD.theauthor’sclassregulations64.TheunderlinedwordengageinparA.4probablymeans____A.exploreB.acceptC.changeD.reject65.Accordingtotheauthortheuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay____A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinkingB.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversationsC.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemesD.affectstudents’concentrationoncourseevaluation66.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor____A.isquitestubbornB.willgiveupteachinghistoryC.willchangehisteachingplansoonD.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass

21stcenturyChinaisplayinganever-increasingpartinworldaffairsandnewgenerationsofleadersarehungrytolearnEnglishandtolearnmoreabouttheWesternWorlD.EFEnglishFirstisattheextremefrontofthisexcitingchangE.ProvideroflanguageservicesfortheBeijingOlympicsandtheGuangzhouAsiangamespartneredwithleadingacademicinstitutionsworld-widewearetheworld’slargestprivateeducationalcompanyandweareproudofthepartwestillhavetoplayinthisamazingcountry.Weareshapinganewbreed新型ofteacherstoteachEnglishinChinA.AsanEnglishinstructorwithEnglishFirstyouwillbeworkingtoprovidelessonsinourstate-of-the-artfacilities.Wecanofferyouacomprehensivebenefitspackageinaneducationalinstitutionwithover40yearsofhistoryandapresencein53countriesacrosstheglobE.REMUNERATIONPACKAGE薪酬方案CompetitivesalaryRoundtripairfareOfficialworkZ-VisaComprehensivemedicalinsurancecoverPaidvacationinadditiontopublicholidaysFreeChineselessonsREQUIREMENTSNativeEnglishspeakerPassportholderfromanativeEnglishspeakingcountryBachelor’sdegreeorequivalentAtleastoneyearofteachingexperienceTEFLTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguagecertificateDuetoChineseworkingvisarequirementswecanonlyemployeecandidatesagedbetween24and55HOWTOAPPLYIfyouarefromUKUSAAustraliaCanadaIrelandSouthAfricaorNewZealandpleaseapplyonlinebyfillingoutourshortapplicationform.Ifthereisastrongmatchamemberofourrecruitment招聘placementteamwillbeintouchwithyoushortlytosetupaninterview.64.FromthetextwecanconcludethatEF.A.isthelargestprivatecompanyoftheworldB.playsanincreasinglyimportantroleinworldaffairsC.provideslanguageservicesforalltheOlympicGamesD.co-operateswithmanyacademicinstitutionsworld-wide65.Whowillbemostinterestedinthisadvertisement?A.ChinesewhowanttolearnEnglish.B.ForeignerswhowanttolearnChinesE.C.NativeEnglishspeakerswhowanttoteachEnglishinChinA.D.NativeEnglish-speakingathleteswhowanttocompeteinChinA.66.Whoseapplicationwillmostprobablybeaccepted?A.AnAmericanteacheraged56aBachelor’sdegreeandTEFLcertificatE.B.A.FrenchmanwithTEFLcertificateandhavingtaughtEnglishforthreeyears.C.A.CanadianwithaBachelor’sdegreeandTEFLcertificatewhohastaughtnearlyayear.D.A.BritishwithaBachelor’sdegreeTEFLcertificateandone-yearteachingexperiencE.67.IfyoubecomeateacheratEnglishFirstyoumayenjoythefollowingEXCEPT.A.freemedicaltreatmentB.paidpublicholidaysC.freelessonsonChineseD.afreeroundtripair-ticket

Teachersspendcountlessyearstryingtomakehistorycomealivefortheirstudents.ButUSDirectorShawnLevyattemptstodothisonfilmintherecentlyreleasedNightattheMuseum.ThefilmisadaptedfromMilanTrenc’sbookofthesamenamE.ItbringstolifeaworldwheredinosaurswandertheearthaformerpresidentridesagainwarlikeearlyAsiansreturnandcowboysandRomansoldiersseektobringbacktheiroldgoals.ThefamiliarcomedystarBenStilleractsasalucklessdreamernamedLarryDaley.HetakesapositionasnightwatchmanattheNewYorkMuseumofNaturalHistory.OnLarry’sfirstnighthe’sleftalonebythethreeagingguardshe’sreplacing.Theyfailtoinformhimofthemuseum’sratherunusualnightlifE.SoonLarryfindshimselfchaseddownthehallwaysbytheverylivelyskeletonofadinosaurinthemiddleofaconfrontation交锋withAsianwarriors.HeiscaughtinaterritorialbattlebetweenacowboyandaRomangeneralandmeetsface-to-facewithformerUSpresidentTeddyRooseveltplayedbyRobinWilliams.TheyareeachfromanexhibitthathascometolifethroughthemagicofapricelessEgyptiantablet.WhilethefilmfailstodevelopverymuchinsomeareasforexampleLarry’stroubledrelationshipwithasonitdoeshaveenoughspecialeffectsandjokestoengagetheaudiencE.BottomLine:DefinitelynotOscar-worthybutagreatwaytorelaxduringaholiday.66.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______.A.introduceabookcalledNightattheMuseumB.introduceamoviecalledNightattheMuseumC.madeknownaUSdirectorShawnLevyD.makestudentslearnhistoryeasier67.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.teachersdon’tdowellintheirjobsB.adirectorcandoabetterjobthanteachersC.peoplecanlearnsomehistorythroughafilmD.allhistoryclassesshouldbestopped68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thefilmhasthesamenameasthebook.B.LarryDaleyisacharacterinthefilm.C.TeddyRooseveltwasonceaUSpresident.D.AllmagicEgyptiantabletsareonexhibition.69.OnLarry’sfirstnightinthefilm_________.A.threeagingguardsareinvolvedinabattleB.hedoesn’tknowtheunusualnightlifebeforehandC.aRomangeneralplaysmanyjokesonacowboyD.heiscaughtbyawanderingdinosaur70.WecaninferthatNightattheMuseum________.A.isagoodtime-killerduringaholidayB.willsurelywinanOscarC.isnotagoodfilmatallD.willbepopularamongstudents

WhatdoliterarygreatsSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnshaveincommon?TheybothlivedandwroteinEdinburghalongwithmanyotherbignamesinthefieldofliterature.ThisfacthelpedUNESCO联合国教科文组织awardthecitythetitleofworld'sfirstCityofLiteratureonOctober14.EdinburghleftalastingimpressiononArthurConanDoyle1859-1930.AlthoughhewasborntherehewenttoschoolinEnglandbutreturnedhomeformedicalschool.AftergraduatinghemovedtoLondonandbeganwritinghisSherlockHolmesstories.Hisinspirationforthecharactercamefromoneofhisprofessorsatuniversity.Holmes'methodsweresocleverthattheyactuallyfurtheredtheadvanceofthestudyofcriminology犯罪学.RobertBurns1759-1796isstillregardedasScotland'snationalpoetmorethan200yearsafterhisdeath.HeiscelebratedallovertheworldthroughtranslationsofhisworkandtheannualBurnsNightsupperonhisbirthday.OneofhissongsMyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseranksamongthefinestlovesongseverwrittenandAuldLangSyne友谊地久天长issungallaroundtheworld.AsoneofthefirstliteratesocietiesinEuropetheScottishParliamentpassedtheworld'sfirstcompulsory义务educationlawin1496.Bythe1790salmostallScotscouldread.VisitorstoScotlandoftenobservedthateventhelowestmembersofsocietyhadcopiesofBurns'poemsandotherbooks.63.Edinburghwasawardedthetitleofworld'sfirstCityofLiteraturebecause.A.thefirstawardceremonyofliteraturewasheldthereB.manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnswerebornthereC.itleftadeepimpressiononmanyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleD.manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnsoftenwroteaboutit64.ArthurConanDoylewasrememberedmainlyforhis.A.detectivestoriesB.lovepoemsandsongsC.contributiontothestudyofcriminologyD.cleverwritingskill65.InhonorofRobertBurns.A.MyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseandAuldLangSynearesungallaroundtheworldB.hisworksaretranslatedintomanylanguageseveryyearC.acelebrationisheldmorethan200yearsafterhisdeathD.acelebrationisheldeveryyearonhisbirthday66.Inthelastparagraphthewritermainlydiscussed.A.theimpressionofvisitorstoScotlandB.howBurn'spoemsarepopularinScotlandC.thepossiblehistoryreasonsformanyliterarygreatsinScotlandD.howtheworld'sfirstcompulsoryeducationlawwasmade

TheheadoftheWorldHealthOrganizationWTOyesterdaywarnedofworseninghealthinthecountry'svastruralareaswhilepraisingthegovernmentforitscommitmentonimprovinghealthcareinthecountrysidE.Thehealthindicatorshavefailedtoimproveinpacewitheconomicindicators.saidMargaredChanwhenaddressingaconferenceonruralprimaryhealthcareinChina.ThehealthgapbetweenruralandurbanareashasgrownevenwiderandhealthinpartsofruralChinaisdeteriorating恶化shesaidaddingmedicalcostsarerisingfasterthanthegrowthofpercapitalincomeinruralareas.Shesaidsheappreciatedthegovernment'seffortsandplanstobuildamedicalsystemforallpeoplE.Sayingwhenfairandaccessiblepublichealthservicesbecomethecleartargetsofacountry'spublichealthpolicypeople'shealthwillimprovE.TheWTOchiefsaidshenoticedthatthetasksonimprovingpeople'swell-beinginthereportbyPartychiefHuJintaoatthe17thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaincludedabasicmedicalinsurancesystemforurbandwellersandacooperativemedicalcaresysteminruralareas.ShesaidrecentWTOresearchhasfoundthatdiseasesarethesourceofpovertyfor30to50percentoftheruralpopulationof737million.Agrowingnumberofruralpeopleespeciallytheagedaresufferingfromvariousdiseases;howeverfewhaveaccesstodecenthealthcareshetoldtheconferencE.Chancriticizedthepracticeofallowinghealthcareservicestobecommercializedinruralareaswarningitwillcausethepatientsmoresuffering.Thegovernmenthaspledgedtoprovideitspopulationwithbasicmedicalcareby2020.It'sexpandingmedicalcarethroughtheRuralCooperativeMedicalSchemeaplanunderwhichsubscribers受捐者areprovidedwith50yuan$6.4perperson―20yuan$2.6eachfromthecentralandlocalgovernmentsand10yuan$1.3fromtheindividual.Vice-MinisterofHealthChenXiaohongsaidnearly85percentofthecountry'sruralareaor2429countiesareparticipatingintheplan.64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Healthcaredevelopedmoreslowlythaneconomics.B.EconomicsdevelopedmoreslowlythanhealthcarE.C.Thehealthindicatorsfailedtoimproveeconomics.D.Healthcareimprovedasmuchaseconomics.65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.DiseasesarethesourceofpovertyfortheruralpopulationB.About200millionoftheruralpopulationarepoorbecauseofdiseases.C.ThegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestoimprovetheruralhealthcarE.D.Thelocalgovernmentswillgive20Yuantoeachruralperson66.WhatisMargaretChan’sattitudetowardsTheRuralCooperativemedicalScheme?A.doubtfulB.disappointedC.satisfiedD.anxious67.Whichofthefollowingcanbechosenasthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HealthcareinRuralAreaFacesChallengesB.TheHeadoftheWTO----MargaretChanC.TheComparisonofRuralandUrbanHealthcareD.TheImportanceoftheRuralHealthcare

Companiescanincreasethemoneywithwhichtheyruntheirbusinessinanumberofways.Onewayisborrowingmoneyandanotherwayisbuyingthingswiththeagreementthatpaymentwouldbemadelater.Therearealsootherprocessesforprovidingmoneyforusebyacompany.TwooftheseprocessesaredescribedherE.Oneprocessthecompanymayuseistoissuebonds债券.BondsareaspecialkindofpromissorynotE.TheyareissuedindifferentvaluesintheformsofmoneyusedindifferentcountriessuchasthepoundinEnglandortheeuroinEuropE.Thesebondscaneasilybesoldagaintootherpeopleortoothercompanies.ThecompanythatissuesthebondspromisestopayaparticularamountofmoneyasinterestregularlyforacertainperiodoftimE.Thiscontinuesuntilwhenthecompanyhastopaybacktheprincipal本金ofthebonD.Paymentsofprincipalandinterestmustbemadeontimewhetherthecompanyhasbeenearningmoneyornot.Ifthesepaymentsarenotmadeontimeitmeansthatthecompanyhasnotdonewhatitagreedtodoandcanbesued控告起诉.Anotherprocesscompaniesmayuseistoissueotherformsofpromissorynotescalledstocks股票.Bondsandstocksareoppositemethodsofprovidingmoneyforacompany.Thepeoplewhobuystocksprovidemoneythatisearnedandtakepartindecidinghowthecompanywillconductitsbusiness.Theymustalsotakepartinthelosses.Thepeoplewhoownstocksreceivedividendsonlyafterthecompanyhaspaidallofitsdebtstothepeoplewhoownbonds.Ontheotherhandthepersonswhoownbondshavenorightaccordingtothelawtohelpdecidehowthecompanywillhandleitsbusinessunlessitisbankruptorindangerofbecomingso.57.Whichofthefollowingstatementisnotthewayforcompaniestoincreasetheircapital?A.Borrowingmoney.B.Buyingmaterialswithoutpaying.C.IssuingbondsD.Issuingstocks58.Astobondsweknowfromthepassagethat______.A.theyarechequeslikebanknotesB.thecompanyonlypaysbacktheprincipalC.theyareissuedintheformsofmoneyD.ifacompanyisbankruptitneedn’tpaybacktheinterest59.Accordingtothispassagewhohavethelegalcontroloverthedecisionsofthebusiness?A.StockholdersB.BondholdersC.ThegovernmentD.Theworkersinthecompany60.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat_______.A.toissuebondsisabetterwaythantoissuestocksB.stockholderscansuethecompanywhenitisbankruptC.bondholdershavethesamerightsasstockholdersD.investinginstockshasmoreriskthaninbonds

A.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.InMiddlesexIhadaneighbourwhois82now.HisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesawaybutItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalonE.56.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyearsC.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere57.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?A.InacafE.B.Inarestaurant.C.InanightcluB.D.InapuB.58.TheunderlinedpartitinParA.4refersto______.A.ataxiB.themoneyC.abombD.publictransport59.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.A.feltlonelyinEnglandB.hadneverbeentoFranceC.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamily

第三部分阅读理解共10小题每小题2分满分20分ANootherbandhashadthesameinfluenceintheworldastheBeatles.Overeightyearsandwithmorethanadozenalbums专辑fouryoungmenfromLiverpoolEngland—JohnLennonPaulMcCartneyGeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarchangedpopularmusicandcultureforever.PeopleintheUKbecamecrazyabouttheBeatlesinlate1963.Thephenomenon现象wascalledBeatlemaniabytheBritishpress.Thetermreferredtotheyoungwomenseenscreamingattheband’sconcerts.BeatlemaniacametoNorthAmericainearly1964andtheband’spopularityspreadacrossmuchoftheworlD.WithinfiveyearstheBeatles’musicchangedgreatlyfromtheirsimpleearlyhitslikeSheLovesYouandIwanttoHoldYourHand.Thebandwrotetheirownsongsexplorednewwaystocreatemusicandstrived奋斗forhighqualityineveryalbumtheyputout.Howeverwiththeirpopularitycamecriticism批评.Thepresscriticizedthebandassymbolsof1960syouthculturewhichcelebratedfreedomfromtraditionalfamilyroles.In1970PaulMcCartneyannouncedhewasleavingtheBeatles.AndthegroupquietlycametoanenD.Inthe70sfanshopedforareunionbutthegroupdecidedtofollowtheirowncareerswithdifferentdegreesofsuccess.Fanslosthopewithatragedy;JohnLennonwasmurderedinNewYorkin1980.51.HowlongdidtheBeatlesexist?A.Fiveyears.B.Sixyears.C.Eightyears.D.Thirteenyears.52.Theunderlinedwordpressmeans_______.A.youngwomenofacountryB.youngfansofasingerorfilmstarC.abusinessthatprintsandsometimesalsosellsbooksD.reportsinnewspapersandonradioandtelevision53.ForwhatreasonweretheBeatlescriticizedA.Becausetheirownsongswerenotpopular.B.BecausetheyinfluencedtheyouthculturE.C.Becauseoftheirownfamilies.D.BecauseoftheirrolesinthebanD.54.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeatleschangedthefaceofmusicB.JohnLennon’sdeathC.JohnLennonandhisbandD.Thebreak-upoftheBeatles

GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisoneoflifeessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartofthedaywehaveallbeentoldandtoldagainisasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.ButformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstinthemorningisbynomeansapleasurE.Sodespitealltheeffortstheystilltakenobreakfast.Duringthepasttenyearsthenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebreakfasthaveincreasedby33percent.Forthosewhofeelpainofguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfasthoweverthereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethatforadultsespeciallytheremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.GoingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformancesaidArroldE.BenderformerprofessorofthenutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondonnordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformancE.ScientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglynotenoughandmostoftherecentworksareaboutadultsnotchildrenTheliteraturesaysoneresearcherDr.ErrestoattheUniversityofTexasispoor.68.Forthosewhodonottakebreakfastthegoodnewsisthat_______.A.severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyearsB.nothavingbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone’performanceC.studieshavebeenspeciallyonadultsD.eatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth69.nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformancemeans______.A.anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformanceB.notgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformanceC.havingbreakfastdoesnotimproveperformanceeitherD.peoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirperformance70.Thewordliteratureinthelastsentencerefersto_______.A.poemsplaysetC.B.writtenworksonaparticularsubjectC.thefamousworksinhistoryD.themodernstoriesofAmerica71.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.A.breakfastdoesnotaffectperformanceB.Dr.ErrestoisengagedinresearchworkattheUniversityofTexasC.noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildrenD.ProfessorBenderoncetaughtnutritioninLondon

AtYaleUniversityenrollmentinbasicChinesein2005grewrapidlyandforthefirsttimeprofessorscanrememberlargenumbersoffreshmenwerearrivingwithenoughknowledgeoftheChineselanguagetostartinsecond-orthird-yearChineselanguageclassratherthanbasicChinesE.TheAmericaninterestinChinaisnotjustattheuniversitylevel.Inthe2006schoolyearhigh-schoolstudentswillbeofferedanAdvancedPlacementtestwhichisoneofthenationalexamsAmericanstudentstakeforuniversityadmissioninChinesE.ThisisthefirsttimeChineseisofferedintheAdvancedPlacementtestwhichisusuallylimitedtothemostimportantsubjectsthathighschoolstudentstakE.WhatissurprisingisthatearlierlastyearanorganizationthattracksuniversitystudentssurveyedhighschoolsthroughoutAmericaaskingiftheyplannedtoofferthelanguagecoursesthatpreparestudentsforthelanguageAdvancedPlacementtest.TheyexpectedthatonlyahundredhighschoolsmostlyinCaliforniaNewYorkandafewotherplaceswithlargeimmigrantpopulationswouldshowinterestineachofthenewlanguageprograms.AlthoughthatwastrueforthecoursesinItalianRussianandJapaneseitwasnottruefortheChineselanguagecoursE.TherewerethousandsofAmericanhighschoolsthatindicatedthattheyplannedtobuildtheirChineseprogramstolevelswherestudentscouldtaketheAdvancedPlacementexamforChineselanguagE.ThedemandforcoursesinChineseisrisingsorapidlythatitisrapidlyovertakingallotherforeignlanguagesexceptSpanish.AccordingtothepassagemanyfreshmenatYaleUniversitytoday.A.knowenoughbasicChineseB.needn’tlearnChineseanymoreC.takecoursesintheChineselanguageD.gotouniversitytostudyChineseForuniversityentrancetheAmericanhigh-schoolstudents.A.havetolearnChineseB.learnmorethanoneforeignlanguagE.C.taketheAdvancedPlacementTestD.usedtohaveatestinChineseWecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.ChinesewillovertakeallforeignlanguagesinAmericanhighschoolsB.AmericanswillknowmoreaboutChinaanditspeopleC.theU.S.governmentpaysmuchattentiontolanguagestudiesD.ChinesemaytaketheplaceofEnglishinAmericanuniversities

NewruleswillletmillionsofAmericansknowwheremoreoftheirfoodcomesfrom.ThelawisknownasCOOL--CountryofOriginLabeling标签AmericanCongressfirstpassedthelawin2002.Storeshavehadtolabelseafoodbycountryoforiginsince2005.Butindustrypressuredelayedotherrequirementsuntillastweek.Productsthatmustnowbelabeledincludefreshfruitsandvegetablesmusclemeatsandsomekindsofnuts.ButtherulesarecomplexandmanyfoodsareexcludeD.ForexampleorganmeatsarefreetobelabeleD.Soareprocessedfoodsincludingcookedorsmokedfoods.TheUnitedStateshasimportedmoreandmorefoodinrecentyearstosavemoneyandexpandchoices.Country-of-originlabelinghasbecomemorecommonlatelybuthasstillbeenlimitedinmanystores.Foodsafetyisonereasonwhysomeshopperspaycloseattentiontowherefoodscamefrom.Forexamplewhenalargenumberofpeoplerecentlygotsickfromsalmonella沙门氏菌officialsblamedpeppersfromMexico.Yetthelastbigfoodscareinvolvedspinach菠菜growninCaliforniA.Butlabelingisalsoawayforpeopletoknowtheyaregettingwhattheywant.Somewanttobuylocalfoodsorfoodsfromaparticularcountry.Thecountry-of-originlabelinglawgivesstores30daystocorrectanyviolationsthatarefounD.Storesandsuppliersthatarefoundtobedeliberatelyviolatingthelawcouldbefined1000dollarsperviolation.Federalinspectorsarenottotakeactiontoenforcethelawforsixmonthstogivetimeforaneducationcampaign.Somefoodsafetyactivistssaytheyaregenerallypleasedwiththelaw.Theycallitagoodstepthatwillgivepeoplemoreusefulinformation.66.What'stheregulationinthenewrules?A.Storeshavetolabelfoodbyitsproducingdatefromnowon.B.Thecountry-of-originlabelinghastobemarkedonmorefooD.C.Storeshavetolabelseafoodbycountryoforigin.D.Labelingoffoodshouldincludemoreusefulinformation.67.WhyhasmoreandmorefoodbeenimportedtotheUnitedStatesinrecentyears?A.Becauseitiseconomicalandprovidespeoplewithmorechoices.B.BecausetheUnitedStatesisshortoffoodsupply.C.BecauseAmericansneedmoreandmorefoodrecently.D.BecauseforeignfoodisofhigherqualitythannativefooD.68.Consumersaremoreconcernedaboutwherefoodscamefrombecause.A.theyarecuriousaboutthecountryofthefoodoriginB.theyareparticularaboutthetastesofthefoodC.theyareconcernedaboutfoodsafetyorwanttogetwhattheywantD.mostoftheshoppersarefoodsafetyactiviststhemselves69.Thenewrulesofthecountry-of-originlabelinglawwillcomeintoeffect_______A.rightnowB.inamonthC.inthreemonthsD.inhalfayear70.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MostAmericanspreferimportedvegetablestothevegetablesgrowninLocalplaces.B.Thelawwasnotfullycarriedoutuntillastweekbecauseoffoodindustry'sresistanceC.ThegovernmentofAmericawillforbidimportingpeppersfromMexico.D.Storeownersaremostlikelytobethesupportersofthelaw.

Almostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsomeway.Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentwaysandatdifferenttimesonthecalendar.InwesterncountriespeopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonJanuary1st.Peoplemaygotopartiesdressinformalclothes—liketuxedos小礼服andeveninggownsanddrinkchampagneatmidnight.DuringthefirstminutesoftheNewYearpeoplecheerandwisheachotherhappinessfortheyearaheaD.ButsomeculturesprefertocelebratetheNewYearbywakingupearlytowatchthesunrisE.TheywelcometheNewYearwiththefirstlightofthesunrisE.ItisalsoacommonWesterncustomtomakeaNewYear’spromisecalledaresolution.NewYear’sresolutionsusuallyincludepromisestotrysomethingneworchangeabadhabitinthenewyear.Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridofbadluckatthebeginningofanewyear.ForexampleinEcuadorfamiliesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwitholdnewspapersandfirecrackers.Atmidnightthesedollsareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthepastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstartafreshagain.Othercommontraditionstokeepawaybadluckinanewyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheoceanorsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayofthenewyear.OtherNewYeartraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear’sDay.Themoregrapesapersoneatsthemoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveintheyear.InFrancepeopleeatpancakesforgoodluckatNewYear.IntheUnitedStatessomepeopleeatblack–eyedpeas豇豆forgoodluck——buttogetgoodluckforawholeyearyouhavetoeat365ofthem!WhichculturecelebratesNewYearinthemorning?A.TheUnitedStates.B.Spain.C.FrancE.D.Thepassagedoesn’tsay.Accordingtothethirdparagraphwhatisaresolution?A.Somethingyouburn.B.Somethingyoueat.C.Somethingyousay.D.Somethingyouwear.Whatisthetopicofthefourthparagraph?A.Bringinggoodluck.B.Keepingawaybadluck.C.Planningforthenextyear.D.Rememberingthepast.Whichisprobablytrueabouteatingblack–eyedpeasonNewYear?A.Black-eyedpeastastebaD.B.Thepeasareverydifficulttocook.C.Onepeabringsonedayofluck.D.Itisbadlucktoeatalotofblack-eyedpeas.

PassagetwoViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLawWhenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemadeit’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanylessblood-thirsty?Whydoboxingmatchesforinstanceattractsuchuniversalinterest?Don’tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolence?HumanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywerE.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalivewefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousassaypublichangingsorbearbaiting.Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fightingthatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingringthatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof‘thesportingspirit’issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.SpectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolencE.A.worldheavyweightchampionshipmatchforinstanceisfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.TheyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolencE.Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilizeD.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally–admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincagesorpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.PrisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobE.SocialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworlD.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimprovedbutbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.ThelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluencE.IfwebanneddangerousandviolentsportswewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankinD.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sopinionofnowadays’humanbeingsisA.notveryhigh.B.high.C.contemptuous.D.critical.2.ThemainideaofthispassageisA.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw.B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolencE.C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.3.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansisA.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday’speoplE.B.togiveanexamplE.C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.4.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?A.ThreE.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.5.ThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisA.thatbybanningtheviolentsportswehumanbeingscanimproveourselves.B.thatbybanningthedangeroussportswecanimprovethelaw.C.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.D.toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchangE.

WhenChristmastimeisuponustherewon'tbemanyfamilieswithoutsometypeofChristmastreE.MostwillchoosebetweenacutpinetreeandanartificialplastictreE.ArtificialChristmastreesareusuallymadefromsteelandtheplasticknownasPVC.ToproduceonekilogramofrawPVCyouneedoverakilooffossilfuelsplushalfakiloofmineralsand10Lofwater.TheprocessalsoreleasesabouttwokilogramsofCO2―whichcontributestoclimatechange―andeightgramsofdangerouswastE.MostliveChristmastreescomeeitherfromsmallplantationsdedicatedtogrowingtreesjustforChristmasoraretherejectsfromlargepineplantations.Inbothcasesthegrowingtreesprovidesomelong-termsoilprotectionandsuckupclimate-change-causingcarbondioxidefromtheatmospherE.Howevertheuseoffertilizersandpollutionfrommachinerycanhavenegativeimpactsonthelocalecosystems.BothtypesoftreesrequiretransportationtoreachyourhomewhichmeansfuelsareburntandairpollutiongenerateD.Thegreaterthedistancetravelledthelargertheimpactandplastictreescertainlyrackupthekilometres.ThevastmajorityofAustralia’sartificialtreesaremadeinfactoriesinAsiA.IfafamilyinMelbournebuysaplastictreemadeinChinathenithastravelledmorethan8000kmtoarriveatitsnewhomE.AlternativelysomeonelivingnearMelbourne'sCBDcouldgetarealtreefromaplantationlessthan50kmaway.DespitetheshorterlifespanrealtreesarethewaytogobecauseanaturaltreecanbereusedinitsafterlifE.A.plasticChristmastreecan’tberecycledandthatmeansitsfinalrestingplacewillbethelocaldump.HerethePVCwillstayinmuchthesameformforthousandsofyears.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ArtificialChristmastreesareusuallymadefromsteelandplastiC.B.TheprocessofproducingPVCdoesgreatharmtotheenvironment.C.RealChristmastreesusuallycomefromlargeorsmallplantations.D.RealChristmastreesreleasemuchcarbondioxidewhilegrowing.73.Bysayingrackupthekilometrestheauthorprobablymeansthatthetransportationofplastictrees_______.A.ismoreconvenientB.producesmorepollutionC.coversashorterdistanceD.cansavemorefuels74.AccordingtothepassagerealChristmastrees_______comparedwithfakeones.A.usefewerresourcesB.aremoredifficulttorecycleC.lastmuchlongerD.arelessexpensive75.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.RealChristmasTrees:A.WastefulluxuryB.FakeChristmasTrees:A.EconomicalChoiceC.RealChristmasTrees:A.GreenerDecisionD.FakeChristmasTrees:A.PopularTrend

China'seconomicgrowth'hardtopredict'TheworseningglobaleconomicsituationmakesitdifficultforChinatopredictitsgrowthfornextyearaseniorofficialsaidonFriday.HowfastChina’seconomywillgrownextyearisuncertainLiuHedeputydirectoroftheOfficeoftheCentralLeadingGrouponFinanceandEconomyWorktoldChinaDaily.Toalargeextenttheratewillbedecidedbytheexternal外部的situationLiusaidduringadiscussionwithSwedishPrimeMinisterFredrikReinfeldtandothereconomistsinBeijing.ThisyearGDPisestimatedtogrowat9.4or9.5percentdownfrom10.6percentlastyearhesaiD.HowevertheimpactofthecurrentfinancialturbulenceonoureconomyismuchlessthanontherestoftheworldhesaiD.NicholasSternaformerUKgovernmentadvisoralsotoldChinaDailyitwilltakeatleastoneortwoyearsfortheworldtorecoverfromtherecessionwhichisnowspreadingfromtheUSandtheUKtotherestoftheworlD.Wedon’tknowhowlongtherecessionwilllastbutitisunlikelytobeshorthesaiD.LiusaidChinacanusethedownturn衰退asanopportunitytorestructureitseconomywhichhasreliedheavilyongovernmentinvestmentforeigntradeandlow-costtechnologyoverthepastyears.WhentheeconomyisexperiencingfastgrowthcompaniesareunwillingtoupgradetheirtechnologiesLiusaiD.Theslowdowngivessuchfirmstheopportunitytoenhance提高theircompetitiveedgethroughbettertechnologies.FromChinaDaily2008-10-2552.Howmanypeoplearementionedinthispassage?A.only2B.nomorethan3C.notmorethan4D.atleast553.ItcanbeinferredfromLiu’swordsthattheimpactofthecurrentfinancialturbulenceonChina’seconomyis________intheworlD.A.moreB.lessC.themostD.theleast54.Theunderlinedwordextentprobablymeans________.A.senseB.degreeC.sizeD.depth55.AccordingtothepassagethereasonwhyLiusaidthisdownturnisanopportunityforChinatorestructureitseconomyisthat________.A.China’seconomywillnotdependongovernmentinvestmentinthefutureB.ForeigntradewillgrowinthefutureC.ThedownturnwillforceChina’scompaniestoupgradetheirtechnologiesD.Low-costtechnologieswillnotexistinChina

Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.NooneknowswhytheywerepaintedtherE.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesaccordingtopictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.TheydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguagE.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet字母表.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.WhenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburieD.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstrip连环画stories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.SotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimplE.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.ThiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguagE.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworlD.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingsphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetsandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.44.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainprobablybecause________.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful45.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat________.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound46.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianonE.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.47.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures________.A.shouldbemadeunderstandableB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.aredisappearingfromourlife

TUVALUatinycountryinthePacificOceanhasaskedforhelpasitwillbeswallowedupbytheseA.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetersabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetablE.Withouturgenthelpthecountry’sdaysarenumbereD.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintotheseA.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20-50cmby2050.A.centuryagoSt.Mark’sSquarethelowestpointcityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsglobalwarmingcausesTuvalu’srisingsealevel.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreesoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectitrisebyextra1-3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciers冰川meltandaddsmorewatertotheocean.ThewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorisE.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100years.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.ThroughburningcoaloilandgaspeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.ShouldthiscometruetheseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewheretolivE.68.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.TuvaluisindangerofbeingswallowedupbytheseaB.allTuvalu’sislandsareaboutfivemetersabovethesealevelC.drinkingwaterinTuvaluhasbeendestroyedD.Tuvaluisoftenfloodedbystormsandwaves69.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorder.A.Glaciersbegantomelt.B.Peopleburncoaloilandgas.C.Thegreenhouseeffectisgrowing.D.TheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmerE.Thesealevelisrising.f.MoreCO2isproduceD.g.ManyplacesaresinkingintotheseA.A.dfbcaegB.bfcdeagC.fcbdaegD.bfcdaeg70.Whatdoesclimaterefugeesmean?A.Climatechanges.B.Climateeffect.C.PeopleforcedawayfromtheirhomelandbyclimatE.D.Rareanimalsmovingfromplacetoplaceforclimatechanges.71WhichofthefollowingisFalseaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100yearsforwarmertemperatures.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1-3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.ThewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorisE.D.Therewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstopped

Swedishsinologist汉学家Malmqvistcelebratedhis85thbirthdaywithhis20morestudentsintheDragonHouserestaurantinStockholmonMonday.Duringthedinnerheacceptedabriefinterviewwiththepeople’sDailyOnlinE.WhilerefusingtoanswerthequestionrelatingtotheNobelPrizesincehehimselfisamemberoftheNobelPrizeCommitteeinLiteraturehesaidhisgreatestwishistohaveaChinesewritertowit]theNobelPrizE.HesaidthattherehadbeenaChinesewriterwhowontheNobelPrizE.ThatwasGaoXingjianwhoisaFrenchcitizenbutwritesinChinesE.Healsoquoted引用formerpremierZhuRongji’sremarkonGao’swinning.I’mgladtohearthatChineseliteratureworkscanwintheNobelPrizE.Chineselanguagehassomethousandyearsofhistoryandhasgreatattraction.IbelievemoreChineseliteratureworkswillwintheprizE.Beingaskedwhethertranslationisanobstacle障碍forChineseliteraturetobewidelyrecognizedinthewestprofessorMalmqvistagreeD.ChineseliteraturehasenteredworlD.FormeitisnotanobstaclE.Ihavetranslatedmorethan40ChinesebooksAnnaChenalsotranslatedabout30butitisnotenough.TranslationworkneedstobestrengthenedsothatmorewesternreadersCallappreciateChineseliteraturE.ButthetranslationmustbegooD.Onecannotrewritethestory.OnemustobeytheoriginallearntheoriginallanguagE.ProfessorMalmqvistcametoChinain1948tostudyChineseandhastranslatedChineseclassicnovelssuchastheJourneytotheWest.HesaidChineselanguageisoneofthegreatestandmostbeautifullanguages.66.inMalmqvist’sopinionwhyhasn’tChineseliteraturebeenwidelyrecognizedinthewest?A.TherearE.nogoodtranslatorsinthewest.B.NoChinesewritershaveeverwontheNobelPrizE.C.Westernreadersdon’tlikeChineseliteraturE.D.TranslationworkremainstobestrengtheneD.67.FromthepassageweknowMalmqvist.A.teachesmanyChinesestudentsmtheuniversityB.1ikesthequestionrelatingtotheNobelPrizeC.hasadeepfeelingtowardsChineseliteratureD.haswontheNobelPrizeofLiterature68.MalmqvistquotesZhuRongji’sremarktoshowthat.A.onlywesternwriterscanwintheNobelPrizeB.heisafriendofformerpremierZhuRongji.C.hebelievesChinesewriterwillwintheNobelPrizeD.GadXingjianisaFrenchwriternotaChinesewriter69.A.goodtranslationshould.A.berewrittenfromtheoriginalstoryB.obeyandrespecttheoriginalC.beaddedsomebeautifulwordsD.beinsimplelanguages70.wecaninterthatMalmqvist.A.hasmasteredChineselanguageandliteraturewellB.hasbeeninChinastudyingChinesesince1948C.wouldtranslatealltheChineseclassicnovelsD.regardsChineselanguageasthegreatestlanguage

MEDINASaudiArabia:3peoplewerekilledwhenSaudispecialforcesstormedaRussianairlinerandfreedmorethan100passengersfromhijackers劫机者onFriday.ThehijackersadmittedtobeChechensandthreatenedtoblowuptheplane.TheyseizedtheairlineronThursdayafterittookofffromIstanbulandforcedittoflytoSaudiArabia.TheretheydemandedthatRussiatakebackitsarmyintheMuslimdistrictofChechnyawhichgoesagainsttheRussiangovernmentforitsindependence.SANFRANCISCO:California’sofficialswarnedonTuesdaythattightelectricitysuppliescouldleadtoasecondfollowingdayofstatewidepowerfailure.IfwecangetsomemoreresourcesfromoutsidethestateofCaliforniaandifpeoplecansaveagreatdealthatwouldcertainlyhelp.Saidalocalofficial.JAKARTA:4teenagegirlswerepressedtodeathinashoppingcenterintheIndonesiancapitalonSunday.TheaccidenthappenedwhentheBritishboybandALwasperforming.HundredshadgatheredtothepopularshoppingcenterinJakartatohearthegroupperform.ForeignbandsnowadaysseldomcometoIndonesia.KABUL:Afghanistan’srulingTalibankilled100cowsatthepresidentialpalaceinKabulonMarch19.TheTalibancarriedoutthecrueldeedtomakeupfornotactingearliertodestroyallthecountry’sstatues.Theworldhasfoundfaultwiththedestructionofthevaluablefortuneoftheworld.56.ThehijackersseizedtheRussianairlinerbecause_______.A.theirChechenfamilieswerethreatenedtoblowupB.theplanewasforcedtoflyfromIstanbultoSaudiArabiaC.theywantedRussiatoendhisfightingagainstrebellingChechensD.SaudiSpecialForceskilled3people57.HowcantheStateofCaliforniabeawayfromthepowerfailureaccordingtothepassage?A.Getsomeelectricitysuppliesfromothercountries.B.Askpeopletosavemoreelectricity.C.Warnpeopleofthetightelectricitysupplies.D.ThestateofCaliforniawillhavetobuildmorepowerstations.58.Inthethirdpieceofnewsthewriterjustwantsto_______.A.tellpeoplethattheBritishboybandALwasnotwelcomedB.showhisorherangerthatforeignbandsseldomcometoIndonesiaC.showIndonesialovemusicsomuchD.tellthefactthat4girlswerepressedtodeath59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefourthparagraph?A.TheTalibanregretdestroyingthestatussolate.B.TheworldsupportwhattheTalibanhavedone.C.TheworldsupporttheTaliban’skillingofcowsonly.D.TheTalibanregretdestroyingallthestatus.

Itisoftenclaimedthatnuclearenergyissomethingwecannotdowithout.Weliveinaconsumersocietywherethereisahugedemandforcommercialproductsofallkinds.Moreoveranincreaseinindustrialproductionisconsideredtobeonesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemployment.Suchanincreaseneedsanabundantandcheapenergysupply.Manypeoplebelievethatnuclearenergyisendlessandeconomical.Thereareanumberofotheradvantagesintheuseofnuclearenergy.Firstlynuclearpowerexceptforaccidentsisclean.A.furtheradvantageisthatanuclearpowerstationcanberunbyrelativelyfewtechnicalandmanagingstaff.Thenuclearpowerstationrepresentsalargestepinourscientificresearchandwhatevertheanti-nucleargroupsaysitiswrongtoexpectareturntomoreprimitivesourcesoffuel.HoweverthosewhodisagreewithnuclearenergypointoutthatnuclearpowerstationsbringadirectthreatnotonlytotheenvironmentbutalsotothehumanracE.Furthermoreitisdoubtfulwhetherfinallynuclearpowerisacheapsourceofenergy.TherehaveforexamplebeenverycostlyaccidentsinAmericaandRussia.Thepossibilityofincreasesinthecostofuranium铀andthecosttoensureitssafetycouldpricenuclearpoweroutofthemarket.InthelongrunenvironmentalistsarguenuclearenergymaybringaboutthedestructionofthehumanracE.Thusifwewishtosurvivewecannotaffordnuclearenergy.Thoughnuclearenergyprogrammesareexpandingwhichassumesacontinualgrowthinindustrialproductionandconsumerdemands.ItisdoubtfulwhetherthisgrowthwillorcancontinuE.Havingweigheduptheargumentsonbothsidesitseemstherearegoodeconomicandenvironmentalreasonsforsourcesofenergyotherthannuclearpower.64.Accordingtothepassageanincreaseinindustrialproductioncan.A.ensurethesafetyofnuclearpowerB.overcometheresourcecrisisC.solvethepollutionproblemD.offermoreworkingopportunities65.Accordingtotheanti-nucleargroupnuclearenergyhasthefollowingdisadvantagesEXCEPTthat.A.itisalimitedsourceofenergyB.itisharmfultotheenvironmentC.itisadangertothehumanraceD.itisanexpensivesourceofenergy66.Somepeopleclaimthatnuclearenergyisnecessarybecause.A.itcanmeetthegrowingdemandofenergyinanindustriallydevelopingsocietyB.itrepresentsabigstepforwardinourscientificdevelopmentC.itprovidesthebestsolutiontomassunemploymentD.it’seasytorunanuclearpowerstation67.Thefunctionofthelastsentenceisto.A.seekhelpfromthepublicB.changepreviouslyexpressedthoughtsC.reflectthewriter’sattitudeD.showthedisadvantagesofnuclearpower

Incitieswithrentcontrolthecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlordcanchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartments.Theirrentcannotincrease;thereforetheyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Howeverthecriticssaythatafteralongtimerentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Thereforetheyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlleD.Asaresultnewapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecriticstheendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.Sometheoristsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilledlow-payingjobs.Howeveriftheminimumishighemployersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Thepricewhichisthewagethatemployersmustpayincreases.Thereforeotherthingsbeingequalthenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thuscriticsclaimanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.SomepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwagE.Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelawworkerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermoreemployerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.EconomictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecisionssuchasdecisionsaboutfarmproductionrentcontrolandtheminimumwagE.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectonlyifotherthingsareequal.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagreehoweverthattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.64.Accordingtothecriticsrentcontrol____________.A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartmentsB.isunnecessaryC.willbringnegativeeffectsinthelongrunD.isnecessaryunderallcircumstances65.Theproblemofunemploymentwillarise__________.A.iftheminimumwageissettoohigh.B.iftheminimumwageissettoolowC.iftheworkersareunskilledD.ifthemaximumwageisset66.Thepassagetellsus_______________.A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemandB.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrolsC.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrolD.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrols67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheresultsofeconomicdecisionscannotalwaysbepredicteD.B.Minimumwagecannotalwaysprotectemployees.C.Economictheorycanpredicttheresultsofeconomicdecisionsifotherfactorsarenotchanging.D.Economicdecisionsshouldnotbebasedoneconomictheory.

Atrainspedupthroughthecountrysideat60mphasatravellerrelaxeswithhisnewspaper.Butthisisnobusinessmantakingiteasy—thedriverofthepassengerexpress快车isdoingthereading.ASundayExpressreadercaughtthisVirginemployeeonfilmasthetrainspedthroughDerbyshireonitswaytoPlymouthfromNewcastlE.Virginwhichhascomeunderrepeatedcriticismovertheirrailserviceyesterdayfiredthedriverafterbeingshownthephotograph.A.spokesmansaidaninquiry调查wasunderwaytomakesureexactlywhathewasdoingandwhyheappearedtohavetakenhiseyesoffthetrackaheaD.ThepicturecomesintheweekthatthepublicinquiryintotheSouthallraildisasterwhichclaimedsevenlivesheardthatthedriveratthecentreofthatcasehadearlierbeenspottedwithhisfeetonthecontrolbuttonofhiscaB.LarryHarrisonwhoworkedforGreatWesternTrainsdrovethroughtwowarningsignalsbeforecrashingat60mphintoawaitingtrain.ThereaderwhotookthispicturewasstandingonabridgeoutsideChesterfieldearlyonesummer’sevening.HesaidIonlyrealizedwhatI’dgotwhenIhadthepicturesdevelopeD.Icouldn’tbelieveit.AsfarasIcouldseetherewasnooneelseinthecabwiththedriveunlesstheywerehidingThepersonwiththepaperopenwascertainlysittinginthedriver’snormalseat.ThephotographerworksontherailwaysanddoesnotwanttobenamedbutheaddedI’veseenmanydriverswiththeirfeetonthecontrolpanelbutI’veneverseenthemreadingpaperslikethis.Thereisanautomaticwarningsystemanddriver’ssafetydevicewhichremindshimwhenhepassesyellowandredsignals.Butyoushouldnevertakeyoureyesoffthetrackandrelyonlyonsoundsbecauseyoucouldhaveunexpectedobjectsonthelineorsuddenlyhavespeedlimitsgiven.63.WhoisthetravellermentionedinthefirstparagraphA.Atraindriver.B.Abusinessman.C.Apassenger.D.Anewspaperreader.64.Thetrain______________whenthepicturewastaken.A.wasdrivingtoPlymouthB.wasreadyforapictureC.hadsevenpeopleonitD.crashedintoanothertrain65.WhotookthepictureofthedriverofthepassengerexpressA.Aprofessionalphotographer.B.Anewspaperreporter.C.Anothertraindriver.D.Amemberoftherailwaystaff.66.Accordingtowhatwehavereadwemayfindthispassagemostprobably______________.A.atatrainstationB.fromanewsreportC.fromadriver’ssafetyguideD.fromthepoliceinquiry

LANGUAGESCanadaanewCanadiannationalorganizationofpublicandprivatelanguagetrainingprogramswasstartedrecentlytoensurethatlanguagetraininginCanadaisofhighqualityCanadaNewsWirehasreporteD.Canadahasdevelopeditslanguage-trainingprogramsforoverfortyyearswithoutacomparativelyuniformadj.一致的相同的qualitystandardbeforeLanguagesCanadaadopted采用acompletesystemofrigorousstandardsthatapplyequallytoallpublicandprivateschoolsinCanadaToqualify取得资格具备合格条件aschoolisevaluatedinanumberofcategoriesincludingcurriculumteacherqualificationsstudentservicesstudentadmissionsmarketingpromotionfacilitiesandadministration.ThequalitystandardsguaranteethatinternationalstudentswhocometoCanadatolearnEnglishorFrenchcanexpecttoreceiveauniformlevelofexcellentinstruction..Sofaratotalof144language–trainingprogramspublicandprivateEnglishandFrenchhavemetthestandards.Theywillhavetore-qualifyinthreeyears.Abouttwodozenotherschoolsfailedtomeetallstandardsandmaybere-evaluatedinthefuturE.Canada’slanguagetrainingsectoraccountsfor数量占about15percentofthemarketshareofgloballanguagetrainingbusinessCanadaranksthirdamongdestinationsforEnglishlanguagetrainingafterUKandUS.CalumMackechniePresidentofLanguagesCanadaandPresidentofYorkUniversity’sEnglishLanguageInstitutesaysifCanadawantstofullytakeadvantage利用oftheeconomicpotential潜力ofitslanguage-trainingsectoritneedstomakesuretheworldknowswhatthecountryhastooffer.46.WhatdoweknowaboutLanguagesCanada?A.Itisalanguagetrainingschool.B.Ithasahistoryofover40years.C.IthasmanybranchesallovertheworlD.D.ItisanewCanadiannationalorganization.47.______________isnottakenintoconsiderationwhenevaluatingaschool.A.CurriculumB.TeacherqualificationsC.SchoolsizeD.Administration48.TheunderlinedwordrigorousinParagraph2probablymeans___________.A.strictB.similarC.differentD.Thesame49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.Sofar144language-teachingprogramshavemetthestandards.B.UKrankssecondamongdestinationsforEnglishlanguagetraining.C.About24otherschoolsdidn’tmeetallstandards.D.LanguagesCanadawaslaunchedtoensurehigh-qualitylanguagetraininginCanadA.50.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.CanadasetsEnglishtrainingstandardsacrossthecountry.B.Canadaisabiglanguage-trainingcountry.C.Canadahopestomakemoremoneyfromlanguagetraining.D.Canadahasalonghistoryindevelopingitslanguage-trainingcapacity.

Chocolatesoapissupposedtobegoodfortheskin.Butit’snotsogoodforthetonguE.UnfortunatelyfortheUSsoldiersofWorldWarIIthechocolatebarsthearmygavethemtastedliketheywereintendedforuseinthebath.Inthearmy’sdefenseitwasn’ttryingtowinanycookingawards.Infactitspecificallyorderedthatitschocolatebarsnotbetoodelicioussosoldierswouldn’teatthemtooquickly.ThesebarswerecreatedforsurvivalnottastE.TheywereawfulJohnOttoaformerarmycaptaininWorldWarIIsaiD.Theywerebigthickthingsandtheyweren’tanygooD.Itried’embutIhadtobeawfulhungryafterItriedthemoncE.Asunappealingasthechocolatebarsweretosomeotherslikedthem.SamuelHinklethechemistwhocreatedthechocolatebarspointedoutthatthenumberofbarsmadewerefargreaterthanthearmyneedeD.ItsoonbecameobviousthatthegenerousAmericansoldiersweresharingtheirvaluedpossessionswiththeirforeignfriendswhethersoldiersofothercountriesorlocalcitizens.ThebarsturnedmanyhungryEuropeansintofriendsoftheUnitedStates.PeoplewantedthemsaidOtto.You’dgivethemtokids.Insomeplacestheywereveryhungry.AndtheysurehelpedrelaxpeopleaboutAmericansoldiers.OttosaidheneversawaEuropeanturnhisorhernoseupatthechocolatE.ItwasfoodhesaiD.Atthattimeeveryonewasveryhungry.IsawGermankidsstandingoutsidetheU.S.armykitchen.Theyweren’tbeggingjuststandingthereverypolitely.WhenweweredonethekidswouldeatthefoodoutofthegarbagE.Theywerethathungry.OtherEuropeansdidnotseechocolateuntilwellafterthewarendeD.Wedidn’tseeanyAmericanswhereIwassaidElizabethRadsmawhowas25yearsoldwhentheGermansoccupiedhercountrytheNetherlands.EvenafterthewarwesawonlyEnglish.MaybetheAmericansgaveoutsomechocolateinthebigcitiesbutwewereonlyinasmalltown.BeforetheBritishwesawonlyGermansoldiers.Butchocolate?Don’tmakemelaugh!Maybeinmydreams!AsoldierinthefieldmighthaverespondedBecarefulwhatyouwishfor—andthengratefullybitdownonachocolatebartheonlyfoodavailableformiles.36.WhatwastheAmericansoldiers’attitudetowardsthechocolatebars?A.Theyweredelicious.B.Theytastedawful.C.Theywerenecessaryforsurvival.D.ToomanyofthemwereproduceD.37.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheUSsoldiersusedthechocolatebarsasbathsoap.B.TheUSsoldiersdidnothaveenoughfoodduringWorldWarII.C.TheUSarmyproducedmorechocolatebarsthannecessaryforitssoldiers.D.EuropeanpeopleregrettedeatingchocolatebarsfromtheUSsoldiers.38.Theunderlinedexpressionturnhisorhernoseupatprobablymeans________.A.rejectB.demandC.receiveD.smell39.WhydoestheauthormentiontheGermankids’story?A.TotellhowfriendlytheAmericansoldierswerE.B.Todescribethehungerinpost-warGermany.C.ToproveGermankidscouldbeverypolitE.D.Toshowhowmuchtheywereeagerforchocolates.40.ElizabethRadsmaneversawchocolateduringthewarbecause_________.A.theUSsoldiershandedoutallofthemtopeopleinbigcitiesB.theGermansoldierskeptthemallforthemselvesC.theBritishsoldiersdidn’tsharethemwiththelocalpeopleD.theUSsoldiersnevershowedupinthesmalltownshelivedin

【2011·山东淄博市模拟】Fromaveryearlyagesomechildrenexhibitbetterself-controlthanothers.Nowanewstudythatbeganwithabout1000childreninNewZealandhastrackedhowachild’slowself-controlcanpredictpoorhealthmoneytroublesandevenacriminalrecordintheiradultyears.Researchershavebeenstudyingthisgroupofchildrenfordecadesnow.Theyobservedthelevelofself-controltheyoungstersdisplayed.ParentsteacherseventhekidsthemselvesscoredtheyoungstersonmeasureslikeactingbeforethinkingandPersistenceinreachinggoals.ThestudyledbyMoffittofDukeUniversityandcolleaguesfollowed1000childrenfrombirthtoage32inDunedinNewZealand.Thechildrenwhohadthelowestself-controlwhentheywereagethreetotenlateronhadthemosthealthproblemsintheir30sMoffittsaidandtheyhadtheworstfinancialsituation.Theyweremorelikelytohaveacriminalrecordandtoberaisingachildasasingleparentonaverylowincome.Moffittexplainedthatself-controlproblemswerewidelyobservedandweren’tjustafeatureofasmallgroupofmisbehavingkids.Moffittsaidit’sstillunclearwhysomechildrenhavebetterself-controlthanothersthoughshesaidotherresearchershavefoundthatit’smostlyalearnedbehaviorwithrelativelylittlegeneticinfluence.Butgoodself-controlcanbesettoruninfamillesbecausechildrenwithgoodself-controlaremorelikelytogrowuptobehealthyandprosperousparents.ButthegoodnewsMoffittsaidisthatself-controlcanbetaughtbyparentsandthroughschoolcurriculathathavebeenshowntobeeffective.61.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat.A.theresearchhasbeencarriedoutforfiveyearsB.self-controlinkidstendstodeterminetheirfutureC.self-controlwasassessedbychildren’sintelligenceD.children’sself-controlisalmostthesameatearlyage62.Childrenwithlowself-controlaremorelikelyto.A.becomewealthyinlaterlifeB.getgoodschoolperformanceC.havebetterfinancialplanningD.adoptnegativebehaviors63.AccordingtoMoffitt.A.onlygoodgeneticfactorscanshapetheirlivesinthefutureB.scientistsknowwellwhysomechildrenhavebetterself-controlC.self-controlinchildhoodhasnothingtodowithcriminalactivityD.willpowerasachildreallyinfluencespeople’schancesofadulthood64.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Self-controlcannotbetaughtinschools.B.Thestudyisrestrictedwithinfewparticipants.C.It’snevertoolatetodealwithself-controlproblems.D.Goodparentingcanimproveself-controlandlifesuccess.65.WhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassageA.Child’sselfcontrolpredictsfuturehealthsuccessB.KidsareencouragedtotakerisksatanearlyageC.Children’sdevelopmentcannotbechangedbyteachersD.Howtoteachthekidsabitofself-controlinschools

DItiscommontoconsiderlearningassomethingthattakesplaceinschoolbutmuchofhumanlearningoccursoutsidetheclassroomevenfrombirthandpeoplecontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.Evenbeforetheyenterschoolyoungchildrenlearntowalktotalkandtousetheirhandstousetoysfoodandotherobjects.Theyusealloftheirsensestolearnaboutthesightssoundstastesandsmellsintheirenvironments.TheylearnhowtocommunicatewiththeirparentsgrandparentssiblingsfriendsandotherpeopleimportanttotheirworlD.Whentheyenterschoolchildrenlearnbasicacademicsubjectssuchasreadingwritingandmathematics.Theyalsocontinuetolearnagreatdealoutsidetheclassroom.TheylearnwhichbehaviorsarelikelytoberewardedandwhicharelikelytobepunisheD.Theylearnsocialskillsforcommunicatingwithotherchildren.AftertheyfinishschoolpeoplemustlearntodealwithmanymajorchangesthataffecttheirlivessuchasgettingmarriedraisingchildrenandfindingandkeepingajoB.Becauselearningcontinuesthroughoutourlivesandaffectsalmosteverythingwedothestudyoflearningisimportantinmanydifferentfields.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatechildren.Psychologistssocialworkerscriminologistsandotherhumanserviceworkersneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangepeople’sbehaviors.Employerspoliticiansandadvertisersmakeuseoftheprinciplesoflearningtoaffectthebehaviorsofworkersvotersandconsumers.Learningiscloselyrelatedtomemorywhichisthestorageofinformationinthebrain.Psychologistswhostudymemoryareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgewherethisstoragetakesplaceandhowthebrainlateroutputsknowledgewhenweneedit.Incontrastpsychologistswhostudylearningaremoreinterestedinbehaviorandhowbehaviorchangesasaresultofaperson’sexperiences.68.Theunderlinedsiblingsinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.teachersB.classmatesC.doctorsD.brothersorsisters69.Whichperiodofchildren’slifedoestheybegintoknowtobehavewellaccordingtothepassage?A.AftertheygointosocietyB.BeforetheyenterschoolC.WhentheyareatschoolD.Beforetheyareborn70.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Asamatteroffactlearningbeginswithformalschooleducation.B.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatetheirstudents.C.Peopleneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangetheirbehaviors.D.Employersshouldstudytheprinciplesoflearningtomanagetheirworkerswell.71.Theauthormainlytriestotellus________inthelastparagraph.A.learningisonlyrelatedtomemoryandexperiencesB.psychologistsareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgeC.psychologistsaremoreinterestedinaperson’sbehaviorD.howtherelationshipbetweenlearningbrainandbehaviorworks

LongafteritsintroductionintotheNewWorldAmericanEnglishwasstillconsiderednon-standardEnglish.Accordingtosomepeopleofthe1780sAmericanEnglishwasapeasant’slanguagethatagentlemanwillnotspeak.ConsideredinabilingualpointofviewBritishEnglishwasthedominantlanguagelinkedtoprestigeandlanguagepurism纯洁.ThebeliefintheauthorityorsayinthesuperiorofBritishEnglishhasremainedtothetwentiethcenturyespeciallyintheformerBritishEmpireorinthefieldsofBritishinfluencE.ThusitisreportedthatinChinateachersandschooltextbooksrefertoandrecommendReceivedPronunciationasthemodelaswellasstandardBritishsentencestructuresspellingandwords.BritishEnglishisalsoencouragedandacceptedasthecriteriaofsomemajorofficialexaminationsforexampleCollegeEnglishTestandTestforEnglishMajorswhichareconductedbygovernment.SimilarsituationscouldbefoundincountriesforexampleinAfricatheWestAfricanExaminationCouncilandJointAdmissionacceptstheBritishEnglishasthestandardEnglish.ReportcanalsobefoundthatinCairosomeuniversitystudentsreceivedlowergradesiftheyusedAmericanspellingsinsteadofBritishEnglish.InEuropewefindteachersBritishpeopleaswellasnativesofthecountryinwhichtheyworkwhofollowtheBritishEnglishstandardandlaughattheAmericanEnglish.Howevertheaboveattitudesarenothingbutthelastinfluenceofalong-goneperiodofBritishsupermacy霸权.ThebeginningofaclearleadofAmericanEnglishcanbetracedtothedecadesafterWorldWarⅡ.Thiscoincideswiththesimultaneous同时的riseoftheUSasamilitaryandtechnologicalpowerandthedeclineoftheBritishEmpirewhichdrovemanytoAmericanEnglish.AndfromthenonAmericanEnglishhascontinuouslysentitsinfluencetoeverycorneroftheplanet.56.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat.A.AmericanEnglishwasthoughttobeinaweakerpositionB.AmericanEnglishwasakindofofficiallanguageC.AmericanEnglishwasalanguagethatgentlemencouldn’tunderstandD.AmericanEnglishwasspokenbypeasantsintheNewWorld57.WheredothestudentsgetpoormarkiftheyuseAmericanspellings?A.InChinA.B.InCairo.C.InEuropE.D.InWesternAfricA.58.Fromthelastparagraphwecanmakeaconclusionthat.A.AmericansdrivemanypeopletolearnAmericanEnglishbyforceB.astheBritishEmpirefelldownintheWWⅡsodidBritishEnglishC.acountry’slanguagewillspreadasitseconomydevelopsD.itistheWWⅡthatpromotestheinfluencetheAmericanEnglish59.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.therearebigdifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishB.howAmericanEnglishdevelopedintostandardEnglishintheendC.peoplebegantoadmitAmericanEnglishasstandardasBritishEnglishD.AmericanEnglishishavingadvantageoverBritishEnglish.

Howtoimprovemylife?Manypeoplethinkthattheyhavetoacceptwhateverlifethrowsatthem.They'llsayThisismyfatemydestiny.Icannotchangeit.Ofcoursenot!Youdon'thavetosufferneedlessly.Yourdestinydependsonyounotonanyotherexternalfactors.Iknowsomeonewhosaysshejustacceptswhatlifegivesherbecauseshehasdoneeverythingshecantoimproveit.Guesswhatherlifestyleis?ShewakesupinthemorninggoestoworkcomesbackhomerelaxeschatswithpeoplewatchesTVthengoestosleep.Nextdaythesameroutinecyclefollows.Huh!Isthiswhatshecallsdoingherbest?ShebelievesshehastriedherbestandjustacceptsitinherheartthatthisisthelifethatGodhasintendedforhertolive;thatherluckcanonlychangeifGodwillsit.OfcourseGodwantsustobehappyandliveourlifetothefullestbutwehavetodoourshareofexerting运用theefforttolivethelifeofourdreams.Rememberthatyoureapwhatyousow.Youjustdon'tsitaroundandwaitforamilliondollarstofallfromthesky.YouhavetogetoffthecouchgetyoureyesofftheTVscreengetyourhandsoffthephonE.Don’texpectyourlucktochangeunlessyoudosomethingaboutit.Ifsomethinggoeswrongdon'tjustregarditasatemporarysetback;butuseitasfeedback.Learnyourlessonmakethemostofthesituationanddosomethingtosolvetheproblem.It'snotenoughtothinkpositively;youalsohavetoactpositively.Ifsomeone'slifeisinthetroubledoyoujusthopeandpraythatthingswillturnoutfine?Ofcoursenot!Yougettodoanythingyoucantosavetheperson.SoitiswithyourownlifE.Itisnotenoughtohopeforthebestbutyouhavetodoyourbest.Inotherwordsdon'tjuststandorsittheredosomethingtoimproveyourlifE.41.AccordingtothewomanmentionedinParA.3herlife____________.A.doesn'tneedimprovingB.couldn'tbeimprovedC.willbebettersomedayD.willbeworseinthefuture42.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewoman'slife?A.positiveB.satisfyingC.colorfulD.passive43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sopinion?A.Yourtemporaryproblemisnotdiscouraging.B.YourluckcanbechangedbyyoureffortsC.YoucanonlyachievesuccesswhenGodwillsit.D.Youshouldtreatyourselfinthewayyoutreatfriends.44.InParA.5theauthoremphasizedtheimportanceof_____________.A.positiveactionB.positivethinkingC.hopeforthebestD.intentiontosucceed45.Thetextismainlywrittentoadviseyouto____________.A.understandyourselfB.improveyourlifeC.believeinyourselfD.changeyournormalway

ReadingpoemsisnotexactlyaneverydayactivityformostpeoplE.Infactmanypeopleneverreadapoemoncetheygetoutofhighschool.ItisworthremindingourselvesthatthishasnotalwaysbeenthecaseinAmerica.Inthenine-tenthcenturyausualAmericanactivitywastositaroundthefiresideintheeveningandreadpoemsalouD.ItistruethattherewasnotelevisionatthetimenormovietheatersnorWorldWideWebtoprovidediversion.Howeverpoemswereasourceofpleasureofself-educationofconnectiontootherpeopleortotheworldbeyondone'sowncommunity.Readingthemwasasocialactaswellasanindividualoneandperhapsevenmoresocialthanindividual.WritingpoemstosharewithfriendsandrelationswaslikereadingpoemsbythefiresideanotherwayinwhichpoetryhasaplaceineverydaylifE.Howdidthingschange?WhyaremostAmericansnolongercomfortablewithpoetryandwhydomostpeopletodaythinkthatapoemhasnothingtotellthemandthattheycandowellwithoutpoems?ThereareIbelievethreefactors:poetsteachersandweourselves.Ofthesetheleastimportantisthethird:theworldsurroundingthepoemhasbetrayed背叛usmorethanwehavebetrayedthepoem.EarlyinthetwentiethcenturypoetryinEnglishheadedintodirectionsunfavor-abletoreadingofpoetry.Readersdecidedthatpoemswerenotforthefiresideortheeasychairatnightandthattheybelongedwhereotherdifficult-to-readthingsbelongeD.Poetsfailedthereadersodidteachers.Theywanttheirstudentstoknowsomethingabouttheskillsofapoemtheywanttheirstudentstoseethatpoemsmeansomething.Yetwhatusuallyoccurswhenteacherspushtheseconcernsontheirhighschoolstudentsisthatyoungpeopledecidepoemsareunpleasantcrosswordpuzzles.60.Readingpoemsisthoughttobeasocialactinthenineteenthcenturybecause_________.A.itbuiltalikeamongpeopleB.ithelpeduniteacommunityC.itwasasourceofself-educationD.itwasasourceofpleasure61.Theunderlinedworddiversionmostprobablymeans__________.A.concentrationB.changeC.amusementsD.stories62.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemaincauseofthegreatgapbetweenreadersandpoetry?A.StudentsarebecominglessinterestedinpoetryB.StudentsarepoorlyeducatedinhighschoolC.TVandtheIntemetaremoreattractivethanpoetryD.Poemshavebecomedifficulttounderstand63.Inthelastparagraphthewriterquestions__________.A.thedifficultyinstudyingpoemsB.thewaypoemsaretaughtinschoolC.students'wrongideasaboutpoetryD.thetechniquesusedinwritingpoem

China'srelativelypoorwesternregionsaretoreceive296billionyuanabout43.3billionU.S.dollarsofinvestmentthrough551projectssignedwithinvestorsfrombothChinaandabroaD.Thosedeals合同weresealedatthetenthWesternChinaInternationalEconomyandTradeFairinChengduprovincialcapitalofsouthwestChina’sSichuanProvincE.Theregionhas12provincesautonomous独立的regionsandmunicipalities自治区withacombinedpopulationofabout370million.Chineseinvestorscontributed539ofthe551projectsinvolving288.9billionyuanofinvestment.Therest12projectswouldbeinvestedbyforeigncontractors承包商involvinginaround1billionU.S.dollarsofinvestment.Sectorsinvolvinglocalresourcesequipmentmanufacturing制造业serviceandnewandhightechnologywereinvestors'favoritetargetareas.AccordingtoagreementssignedhereGermanindustrialconglomerateSiemenswouldspend30millionyuaninChengdutosetupaGlobalITOperationCenterintendingtoprovidebetterIToperationsupportforitscustomers.MeanwhileTaiwan’sFoxconnGrouptheworld’stopmakerofoutsourcedelectronicswouldinvest1billiondollarstobuildanindustrialbaseinChengdusettingupproductionlinesforproductslikeLED-TVLCDmodule组件LEDbacklightmoduleandLCDpackagE.Thenewbasewillalsodevelopsoftwareandsell3Gdigitalproductsaswells.64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.China’srelativelypoorwesternregionsaretoreceive296billionyuanofinvestment.B.ThosedealsweresealedattheeleventhWesternChinaInternationalEconomyandTradeFair.C.Theregionhas13provincesautonomousregionsandmunicipalities.D.Theregionhasacombinedpopulationofabout310million.65.HowmanyprojectsweresignedwithinvestorsfrombothChinaandabroad?A.539.B.551.C.370.D.288.66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.539projectswouldbeinvestedbyChineseinvestorsinvolving288.9billionyuanofinvestment.B.Sectorsinvolvinglocalresourcesequipmentmanufacturing制造业serviceandoldandhightechnologywereinvestors'favoritetargetareas.C.GermanindustrialconglomerateSiemenswouldspend30millionyuaninChengdutosetupaGlobalITOperationCenter.D.12projectswouldbeinvestedbyforeigncontractorsinvolvinginaround1billionU.S.dollarsofinvestment.67.HowmuchmoneywouldTaiwan’sFoxconnGroupinvest?A.30millionyuan.B.43.3billionU.S.dollars.C.1billiondollars.D.2billiondollars.

TheincomegapbetweenChina'sruralandurbanresidents居民hascontinuedtowidenduringthepastfewyearsinspiteofrapidlyrisingruralincomesAgriculturalMinisterSunZhengcaisaidhereonWednesday.Theincomeratio比率betweenurbanandruralresidentswas3.28:1in2006against3.23:1in2003saidSuninhisreportonthepromotionofbuildinganewcountrysidein2007.Sunalsosaidthenetincomeofruralresidentsindifferentregionsalsovariedwidely.TheincomegapisonlyoneofseveralproblemsinruralareasaccordingtoSun'sreport.WhilelistingtheachievementsinruralareasinrecentyearsSunbelievedthatruraldevelopmentstillfollowedbehindurbandevelopment.WehavebiggerpressuretoensurethesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductssuchasgrainhesaiD.China'surbanization都市化hasbeenspeededupandmoreruralresidentshavegonetourbanareashesaiD.InthiscasemoreagriculturalproducersbecomefarmproduceconsumerswhichcreatedmorepressureforsupplyhesaiD.AnotherproblemfacingChina'sagriculturaldevelopmentisinadequateapplicationofscienceandtechnology.Only30percentofscientificandtechnologicalachievementshavebeenappliedtoagriculturalproductionwhichis40percentagepointslowerthandevelopedcountrieshesaiD.Despiteincreasedgovernmentspendinginruralareastheinfrastructure基础下部组织isstillpoorandeasilyhitbydisasters.AccordingtoSunthegovernmentspent431.8billionyuan$59.15billiononagricultureruralareasandfarmersthisyearanincreaseof80.1billionyuanoverthepreviousyear.Chinasetaside11.38billionyuantopromoteanewruralcooperativemedicalcaresystemand27.98billionyuantosupportthenewcompulsoryeducationmechanisminruralareatoensurethatallcitizenssharedthefruitsofChina'sreformandopening-upSunsaiD.68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.BecauseoftherapidlyrisingruralincomestheincomegapbetweenChina'sruralandurbanresidentswilldisappearthisyear.B.ThenetincomeofruralresidentsindifferentregionsisthesamE.C.Thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestodeveloptheeconomyintheruralareas.D.Becauseoftherapidlyrisingruralincomesthesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductsisenough.69.Canyouinferthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsinparagraph5?A.bemadefulluseofB.bemadelittleuseofC.benotmadefulluseofD.bemadegooduseof70.Howmuchisspentonagricultureruralareasandfarmersthepreviousyear?A.431.8billionyuanB.511.9billionyuanC.351.7billionyuanD.80.1billionyuan71.WhichisNOTtheprobleminruralareas?A.TheincomegapB.TheinadequateapplicationofscienceandtechnologyC.ThesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductsD.China'surbanization

EManycitiesintheworldarebenefitingfromthenocturnal夜间活动的activitiesofagroupofpeoplewhocallthemselvesguerrilla游击队的gardeners.Armedwithtrowelsspadesandavanfullofflowersandplantsguerrillagardenersturnabandonedurbanlandintoablazeofcolor.Incitycentrelocationswheretherewasmudweedsandemptyplasticbottlesresidentsoftenwakeuptofindthatthewastedareahasbeentransformedovernightwithbrightly-coloredbeddingplants.InmostBritishcitieslocalgovernmentsandpoliceturnablindeyetotheexploits开发ofthegardenerswhoseactivitiesarealwayscarriedoutundercoverofnightfall.Andsofartherehasbeennothingbutpraisefromtheastonishedanddelightedlocalresidentswhentheyfindtheirneighborhoodtransformedinsuchastrikingfashion.Notonlydotheguerrillagardenersbeautifyneglectedplacestheyalsoreturnregularlytowatertheplantsandweedtheflowerbeds.Theyalsomakesurethatatleastsomeoftheplantstheybringareevergreenswhichmeansthattheareadoesn’tlookdismal凄凉的inthewintermonths.ThefirstguerrillagardenerinLondonwasRichardReynoldswhosedayjobisatanadvertisingagency.MrReynoldsagraduateofOxfordUniversitybeganhiseffortstwoyearsagowhenhemovedtoaflatinatowerblockinSouthLondon.FromhisbalconyhecouldseeseveralemptyconcretepotsplacedbythelocalgovernmentstocontainplantsbutneveruseD.Hewentoutaftermidnightandfilledthepotswithplantsandthenplantedmoreflowersinthepathleadingtotheentrancetotheblock.Hethensetupawebsitetoexplainhisplanandcalleduponmoregardenerstojoinhim.Cashdonationsfloodedinandmoreimportantlyvolunteersrushedtobepartofthecampaign.WithinsixmonthstherewerefivehundredpeopleinLondonpreparedtocomeoutatveryshortnoticetorevitalize恢复活力neglectedpartsoftheurbanlandscapE.Therearenowunofficialbutcarefully-organizedgroupsinmanycitiesinBritainandNorthAmericaandthereisalsoawebsitewherewould-beurbangardenerscanfindoutthelocationofthenextexpedition.76.Accordingtothetextguerrillagardenersgottheirnames______.A.becauseoftheresidents’adviceB.fromthelocalgovernmentsC.forthenatureoftheirworkD.basedonthelocalcultures77.Theseguerrillagardenersdotheirwork______.A.attherequestofthegovernmentB.nearbytheirhouseC.ofteninreturnforothers’helpD.oftheirownfreewill78.Whydotheguerrillagardenersoftenreturntotheirformerworkingplaces?A.Tolookaftertheseplants.B.Toenjoythesebeautifulflowers.C.Tohelpplantslivethroughwintermonths.D.Tochangethetypesoftheseplants.79.RichardReynoldsdecidedtofillthepotswithplantswiththepurposeof______.A.makingtheneighborhoodmorebeautifulB.agreeingwithhisownjobC.advertisingsomeproductsinhisagencyD.killinghissparetime80.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheseguerrillagardeners______.A.aremainlyfromtheUnitedKingdomB.willlatergetwellpaidC.arestillnotacceptedbythelocalpeopleD.becomemoreandmoreorganized

AsweallknowtheDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry’straditionalfestivalbutdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKoreawhichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar阴历?IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytoUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationUNESCO联合国教科文组织tomakethecelebrationoftheDragonBoatFestivalitsownintangibleculturalheritage非物质的文化遗产.IfsuccessfulpeoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2000yearsagoChinaisnothappywiththesituation.ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChinasaidZhouHepingdeputy副cultureminister.TheMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsownapplicationtoUNESCOcoveringalltraditionalChinesefestivalsincludingtheDragonBoatevent.ItisthoughtthatthefestivalisheldinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuan340-278BCwholivedintheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPerioD.Quwasknowntobeapatriot爱国者andadmiredbyordinarypeoplE.HeissaidtohavejumpedintoMiluoRiverbecausehehadlosthopeinhiscountry'sfuturE.WhenpeopleheardaboutQu'sdeaththeysailedupanddowntheriversearchingforhisbody.TheyalsobeatthedrumstofrightenawaythefishandthrewZongziintothewatertostopthefishtouchingQu.Dragonboatracingissaidtocomefromthissearchforthepoet'sbody.OvertheyearstheDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworlD.InJapanandVietNamaswellasSouthKoreathefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartofthelocalculturE.11.TheDragonBoatFestival_______.A.isalsokeptbySouthKoreaB.comesfromSouthKoreaC.wascreatedbySouthKoreaD.isSouthKorea’sculturalheritage12.WhatisthereactionoftheMinistryofCulturetoSouthKorea’sintendingtomaketheDragonBoatFestivalitsowncultureheritage?A.FightingagainstSouthKoreaB.TellingSouthKoreait’snotrighttodosoC.ConsideringtodothesimilarthingD.AskingSouthKoreanottodoso.13.WhatisthepurposeoftheDragonBoatFestival’sbeingheld?A.InmemoryofQuYuanB.InmemoryofallthepatriotsofChinaC.TofrightenawaythefishD.InhonorofQuYuan’sbirthday14.AfterQuYuan’sdeathZongziwasthrownintothewaterto_______.A.feedhim.B.protecthisbodyfromgoingbaD.C.preventthefishbitinghisbodyD.attracthissoul15.NowtheDragonBoatFestivalhasbecome______activity.A.anationwideB.aworldwideC.anAsianD.aforeign

Everypeople民族usesitsownspecial特殊的wordstoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.OthersarepopularforjustashorttimE.OnesuchAmericanexpressionisWhere’sthebeef?ItisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobeIntheearly1980sWhere’sthebeef?wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.ItseemedasifeveryonewasusingitatthetimE.BeefofcourseisthemeatformacowandnofoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburger汉堡包madefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRayKrocbeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowpricE.KroccalledhisrestaurantsMcDonald’s.RayKrocbecameoneoftherichestbusinessmeninAmericA.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompany公司calledWendy’ssaiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald’soranyoneelse’s.TheWendy’sCompanybegantousetheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?tomakepeopleknowthatWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy’stelevisionadvertisement广告showedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybigbutinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.Where’sthebeef?sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy’shamburgerrestaurantswasasuccess.AswesaiditseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?53._______startedMcDonald’srestaurant.A.RayKrocB.McDonaldC.WendyD.Threeoldwomen54.Otherpeoplewantedtoopenhamburgerrestaurantsbecausetheythought_______.A.theycouldsellhamburgersatalowpriceB.hamburgerswereeasytomakeC.beefwasverypopularinAmericaD.theycouldmakealotofmoney55.Wendy’smadetheexpressionknowntoeverybody_______.A.withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgersB.byatelevisionadvertisementC.whilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinitD.attheMcDonald’srestaurant56.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?means_______.A.thebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobeB.thehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobeC.somethingisnotsogoodasonesaysD.Wendy’sisthebiggest

DHaveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?JusttalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownminD.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstanD.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbraintwentyminutesfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waytherE.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehanD.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.YoucandothesamE.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.WayonHowtoWriteB.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWritingC.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWritingD.HowtoStartYourWriting72.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic73.Ifawriterwritessomethingitmeansthatheorshe_______.A.hasunderstooditverywellB.needstounderstanditbetterC.wantstorememberitinhisorhermindD.isexercisinghisorherexplainpower74.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimpliesthat______.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems75.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.

HungryforChangeispartofagrowingmovementofpeoplewhowanttostopfaminethroughouttheworld.Theywanttomakecertainthatpeopleinfamineareascanprotectthemselvesfromtheeffectsoffuturedroughts.Theyalsowanttomakecertainthatenoughhelpisquicklyavailableforemergenciesinallpartsoftheworld.HungryforChangehashelpedtoraisemillionsofpoundsforfaminerelief救助.Ithasattractedagreatdealofnewspaperpublicityforitsreliefwork.IthasalsobeensuccessfulinpersuadingthegovernmentinBritaintoincreaseitsaidbudgetbyseveralmillionpoundsandcarryoutnewresearchintoimprovedcrops.WhileHungryforChangeworksinBritainforanendtopovertyandfamineintheworldOxfamishelpingtogetoverthefearoffamineinsuchcountriesasEthiopiaandSudanwithlong-termdevelopmentprojects.InNorthWestDarfurSudanOxfamishelpingtoincreasefoodproduction.InNileProvinceSudanOxfamisplantingtreesinordertoprovidefuelandshelterandtoprotectthesoil.Itisafarawayareawhererainfallispoorandconditionsforagricultureandtheforestsaredifficult.InArbaMinchEthiopiaOxfamissupportingaprojecttosupplycleanwatertovillages.Cleanwaterwillreducetheriskofdiseasesespeciallyamongchildren.59.HungryforChangeandOxfamaretwo.A.branchofficesB.churchesC.hospitalsD.organizations60.Theunderlinedwordfamineprobablymeans.A.thebadharvestofgrainB.veryseriouslackoffoodC.theplacecoveredwithwaterD.alongperiodofdryweather61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.HungryforChangehascollectedalotofmoney.B.HungryforChangewantstohelppeoplepreventfamine.C.OxfamisplantingtreestoimproveagricultureinNileProvince.D.OxfamplanstoimproveagricultureinSudaninaveryshorttime.62.AccordingtothepassageOxfamdoesnothelp.A.tobuildschoolsandhospitalsB.toincreasefoodproductionC.toprovidefuelandshelterD.tosupplycleanwater

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