There seems never to have been a civilization(文明) without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do. In the ancient world, as is today, most boys play with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult worlD. What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the samE. It is the universality of toys about their development in all parts of the world and their continuing to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeareD. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles. Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to (服从于) technological progress that characterizes inventions for adult usE. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of advancement. The progress from a rattle (拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of materials then ready for usE. (words: 285 ; time : 5ms) 1. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that ________ . A. their social roles are strictly determined B. most boys would like to follow their fathers' jobs C. boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers D. they like challenging activities. 2. "The universality of toys" lies in the fact that ________ . A. technological advances have greatly improved the making of toys B. the improvement of techniques in making toys depends on the efforts of universities C. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys D. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world 3. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys ________. A. follow a direct line of development B. also greatly interest adults C. are not characterized by progress in technology D. show the pace of social progress

SubwaysTheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesFeatures:TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatmakeupofTokyo’shugesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachdaymakingitthebusiestsystemintheworlD.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya--literallypusher---whopushpassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclosE.Andyouthinkyourrideishell.TheMoscowMetroFeatures:TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworlD.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers枝行吊灯marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals精美壁画.Withmorethan7millionridersadaykeepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMTRFeatures:TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit利润.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.ItalsointroducedOctopuscardsthatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronicallybutbuystuffatconveniencestoressupermarketsrestaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.ShanghaiMetroFeatures:ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystemandithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopeneD.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.BythatpointitwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicagoL.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroFeatures:LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundeventhough55percentofitliesabovegrounD.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworldyoucancallitanythingyoulikE.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversincE.Some3millionpeoplerideeachdayeveryoneofthemrememberingtoMindthegap41.______isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.ShanghaiMetroD.TheHongKongMTR42.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro______.A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargestC.maybelargerthantheChicagoLinthefutureD.isthebusiestintheworld43.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?A.2B.3C.4D.544.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ShanghaiisthethirdtobuildametrosysteminChinawhichhasbecomethelargestintheworlD.B.You’llfeelsickwhenyoutravelontheTokyoMetroandToeiLines.C.LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundbecause55percentofitliesabovegrounD.D.Itisestimatedthat95%ofthepopulationinHongKongownanOctopuscard

EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor－itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii’speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrass-coveredvolcano火山.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofA.D.79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexplodedandahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinA.D.79.Therewerestreetsandfountainshousesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoo;metalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread－atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.68.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.69.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.70.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinA.D.79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.71.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?A.TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.B.Theylikedwomenwearingallkindsofmakeup.C.Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.D.TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninA.D.79.

SightseeingToursinGermanyGermanyhasavarietyofcitieseachwithitsowncharacteristicsfromthebusycityofBerlintotheancientcityofColognetotheBavariancapitalofMunich.ThankfullythesemajorGermancitiesoffersightseeingtoursthatoffertheopportunitytobetterexplorethesurroundingregionsandthecountry’smosthistoricsites.BerlinonBikeberlinimagebyJürgenRemmerfromFotoliA.comBerlinonBiketakesvisitorsthroughtheGermancapitalviafivebicycletoursallwithguides.RegulartoursincludetheWallTourandBerlin’sBestwithstopsatsomeofthecity’smostfamouslandmarkssuchastheReichstagandtheBerlinWall.SpecialtytoursincludetheEastUnpluggedwhichexploreswhatlifewaslikeinEastBerlinunderCommunistrulE.ThecostofthetourincludesthebikeandhelmetrentalandtouristsmaychoosetocontinuerentingtheirbikesoncethetourhasendeD.berlinonbikE.de/english/index.phpMunichCitySightseeingTourTheMunichCitySightseeingTourtransportstravelersthroughoutthecityviaanopen-airdouble-deckerbus.Passengerscanhoponandoffatvariousstopsthroughouttheday.ThistourincludesstopsatsuchsitesastheMunichcentraltrainstationthe1972OlympicStadiumParkMunich’soperahouseandKarlsplatzthegatetothehistoriccity.ThebusfeaturesanarratedtourguideandoffersanEnglish-languageoption选择.raileuropE.com/activities/munich-city-sightseeing-tour/index.htmlNiceCityTours－CologneNiceCityToursoffersthreetoursofCologneavailabletoprivateorbusinessgroupsinavarietyoflanguages.TheOldTownTourrunsfortwohoursandincludesaguidedtouroftheCologneCathedralandsomeofthecity’soldsquares.TheBreweryPubTourexploressomeofthecity’smostbelovedbreweriesandpubsanddetailsaboutthehistorybehindKolschCologne’sresidentbeer.FinallytheOldTownandRhineTourbeginsbyvisitingsomeofoldtown’smosthistoricsitesandendswitharidedowntheRhineRiver.nicecitytours.com/tours.htm56.Thesimilarityofthethreetoursliesinthattheyallinclude________.A.bustoursB.EnglishserviceC.threeroutesD.guide’sservice57.Ifyoutakeagreatinterestinbeerwhichtourmightbesuitableforyou?A.TheWallTourB.TheBreweryPubTourC.TheOldTownTourD.TheMunichCitySightseeingTour58.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?A.InatextbookB.OnawebsiteC.InanencyclopediaD.Inajournal

Women’sfashionschangemorerapidlythanmen’s.Intheearly1990’sallwomenworetheirskirtstotheanklE.Todaysomeskirtsareevenlongerthanbeforebutsomeareveryshort.Women’sshoeshavealsogonethroughallsortsofchangesinthelast17years.ForExamplebootsforwomenwereverycommonatthebeginningofthiscentury.ThenforyearstheywerenotconsideredfashionablE.Todaythey’rebackinstyle流行againinallcolourslengthsandmaterials.Infacttoday’swomencanwearalltypesofclothesonalmostanyoccasion.Whileallofthesechangesweretakingplaceinwomen’sfashionsmen’sclothingremainedalmostthesameuntilafewyearsago.Andinfactmostmenarestilldressedinthekindsofclothestheyusedtowear.36.Whatkindofskirtsdowomenliketoweartoday?A.Longskirts.B.Shortskirts.C.Bothlongskirtsandshortskirts.D.Neitherlongskirtsnorshortskirts.37.Nowbootsareconsiderednow.A.fashionableB.unfashionableC.uncommonD.fitforgirlsmost38.Whentoday’swomengotothepartytheywear.A.skirtsdowntotheankleB.redlongbootsC.longskirtsandshortbootsD.anykindsofclothestheylike39.Men’sfashions.A.arechangingfasttheseyearsB.havechangedaswellC.keepunchangedD.changeaswomen’sfashionsdo40.Thepassagetriestotellus.A.bootsforwomenhavebeenthoughtfashionablesince1900B.women’sshoesarenotbackagaininallcolourslengthsetC.C.todaymenaredressedinthekindsofclothestheyusedtowearD.fashionsforclothesshoesandsoonalwayschange

Urbanlegendsarestoriesthataretoldandbelievedinmanyplaces.Toomanyplacesinfact.Itsimplyisn’tcrediblethatthesameunlikelyeventstakeplaceinsomanydifferenttowns.Forsomereasonthoughthatparticularsetofeventsappealstotheimaginationandthetalespreads.A.verycommonNorthA.mericanurbanlegendconcernsamadmaninthewoods.A.dangerousmadmanhasescapedfromahospitalforthementallyill.Atsomepointinhislifehehaslostahandandithasbeenreplacedbyahook.Aboyandagirlareoutdatingsittinginacar.Theyhearontheradiothattheareaisdangeroussotheydriveoff.Whentheyarrivehometheyfindabloodstainedhookhangingonthedoorhandleofthecardoornexttothegirl.Missingkidney肾storiesarefairlycommon.Ofcoursethedetailsarevariable.ItmightbeawomanwakingupinastrangehotelinBangkokoramanfindinghimselfinacoldbathinToronto.orayoungmanwithfaintmemoriesofwilddiscopartybuttheyallfindafleshwoundanddiscoverthatoneoftheirkidneyshasbeenremovedandprobablysold.Thebackseatkillerhasplentyofdrama.AwomangetsintoherCarlateatnight.Anothercarfollowsherspeedingflashinglightsandreallyfrighteningher.Shegetshomeandkeepsonpressingthehorn.Herhusbandrunsout.Thechasingcarstops.Thehusbanddemandstoknowwhythedriverhasbeenfrighteninghiswife.Hesayshesawastrangemangetintothebackofthecarasthewifegotinandthenhide.Theygoandlookandthereisadangerousmadman...41.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsurbanlegends?A.Curious.B.Disgusted.C.Frightened.D.Doubtful.42.WhatcanbeinferredfromthehookhangingontheCardoor?A.Themadmanleftitthereasawarning.B.Themadmannarrowlyescapedbeinginjuredinacaraccident.C.Themadmanhadjustbeenabouttoattackthegirl.D.Theboyhadmeanttofrightenthegirlwithit.43.Whatdoweknowaboutthethreepeoplementionedinthethirdparagraph?A.Theyhadtheirkidneyremovedwhentheywereunconscious.B.Theysoldtheirkidneysforprofit.C.Theyweresufferinglossofmemories.D.Theyhadbeenwoundedbeforetheaccident.44.Howshouldwedescribetheseconddriverinthe4thparagraph?A.Crazy.B.Dangerous.C.Brave.D.Helpful.

IntheUSpeoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Thismeansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailableevenifalargeoneis.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknowitisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfreeandifyouordercoffeeyoumaygetafreerefill.Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurantsthoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecitiesstoresmaybeopen24hoursaday.Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeoplE.Ifyoucan’tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlateraskyourwaitressorwaiterforadoggiebag.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonitbuteverybodyknowsyou’retakingthefoodforyourself.Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfortheeveningmeal.SomepeoplehaveSundaydinner.Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemealeither.A.tipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleavE.InsomerestaurantsacheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneytherE.ThenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchangE.60.WhichstatementisTRUE?A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.B.HostessalwaysseatsasmallgroupatalargetablE.C.Americanpeopleneversitwithpeopletheydon’tknow.D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.61.Whatisservedbeforeyouorder?A.Coldwater.B.Butter.C.CoffeE.D.BreaD.62.WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?A.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagfortheirdogs.B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.C.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagandenjoythefoodlater.D.Theyaskthewaitressorwaitertokeepthefoodforthem.

BelowisaselectionaboutsomeGuinness吉尼斯WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords◆Fastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywasaccordingtoGWRtheirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingeverwithmorethan290000peopletakingpartinrecordattemptsin15differentcountries.KenichiIto’srecordattemptwaspartofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewithsuperpowers.Hissuperpoweristorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKunitsuSogoUndojyoTokyoin2008.◆MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAnaCaliforniacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.A.bubble'smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstratedatthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirawesomeskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleandtheysucceedeD.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.TherecordwassetonApril42011.◆LongestearsonadogAbloodhoundfromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredonadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.JeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitlE.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.HisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecordbutwhenhediedMr.Jeffriestookover.◆MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationsinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAngustaBungaged109years97daysfollowedbyherdaughteraged89hergranddaughteraged70hergreatgrand-daughteraged52hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-grandsononJanuary211989.◆MostT-shirtswornatonceBelieveitornotthereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay222010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametimE.ThemanfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordholderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsinlessthantwohours.TheT-shirtsweighted68kgandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.HedethronedtheSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.◆HeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober92010thatagiganticpumpkin南瓜growninWisconsinwasofficiallytheword’sheaviest.Itweighed1810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesotA.Stevens’pumpkinwas85poundsheavierthanthepreviousrecordanotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisaprecisemixtureofraincowmanuregoodsoilseagrassandfishemulsion.Someoftheworld’sheaviestpumpkinsincludingtherecordholderwereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYorkforadozendays.45.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwithasuperpower?A.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanesE.B.HesetanewrecordforFastest100mrunningonallfours.C.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.D.Heparticipatedinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.46.Jeffriesisthenameof______.A.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsB.thepresentholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogC.theformerholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogD.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestears47.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.68.B.120.C.238.D.245.48.AccordingtothegiveninformationwhichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?A.TherecordforHeaviestpumpkin.B.TherecordforMostlivinggenerations.C.TherecordforMostT-shirtswornatonce.D.TherecordforMostpeopleinsideasoapbubble.

Bodylanguageisaverypowerfultoolofcommunicationnotonlybetweenpeoplebutintheanimalworldaswell.Inmanyinstancesweproduceidioms惯用语习语whichareallunderstandablebyborrowingexamplesfromanimalcommunication.Forexampleweknowthatafrightenedcatwillarch拱起itsbackhighinrigidcurve拱形.Fromthisstarting-pointwemightheartheexpressionHegetsmybackup!meaningHemakesmeangry.Inthesamemannerweknowthatmanyanimalsifchallengedbyattackerswillnotturnandrunawaybecausethiswillencouragetheattackertoattackthemmoreforcefully.Insteadtheywillmovebackwardsslowlytogetoutofharm'swayalwaysstillfacingtheirattacker.Wecallthisactionbackingoffanditcanbeusedjustaswellwithhumansaswithanimals.Inthecaseofhumanshowevertheback-offmaynotbephysicalbutoralasinusingakindertoneofvoiceandgentlerwordsinsteadoffightingagainsttheattackers.59.Whenacatarchesitsbackhighinarigidcurveitshowsthatitis________.A.angryB.pleasedC.frightenedD.defeated60.Theunderlinedexpressionbackingoffmeans_________.A.escapingfromattackers.B.gettingawayslowly.C.makingtheattackerfrighteneD.D.avoidingtheattackersimmediately.61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Tolearnknowledgehumansmustlearnfromanimals.B.Bothhumansandanimalshavebodylanguages.C.Bothhumansandanimalshavewaysofescapingfromdanger.D.Backingoffmeanskeepingawayfromyourenemies.62.Whatmostprobablycanwegetfromanimals’bodylanguage?A.GrammarB.IdiomsC.VocabularyD.Communication

Let'sBake烤SugarCookiesNobodyisactuallysurewhocreatedtheveryfirstcookiE.ButthefirstcookiemayhavebeenamistakE.Manycookingexpertsbelievethatalongtimeagocookswhowantedtotestthetemperatureoftheirovens烤箱wouldbakealittlebittofindoutiftheovenwashotenoughtobakeanentirecake.ThesetestcakeswerecalledkeokjewhichmeanslittlecakeinthelanguageusedintheNetherlanD.PeoplefromtheNetherlandsbroughttherecipetotheUnitedStates.ThewordcookiemayhavecomefromtheirwordkeokjE.CookiesarealsoverypopularinEnglandbuttheEnglishcallthembiscuitsasdoAustralians.AlmosteverycountryhasawordforcookiE.InSpaintheyarecalledgalletasandinItalycookiesarecalledbiscotti.Americansarenottheonlypeoplewhoenjoycookies.Youcanmakecookiesfollowingthesesteps:lPreheatovento150℃.Putalittlebutteronacookiesheet.lMixtogetherwhitesugarbrownsugarbutterandeggs.ThenaddvanillA.lAddfloursaltbakingsodaandbakingpowder.Thenmixwell.lDropbyspoonfulsontothecookiesheet.lBakeat150℃for12minutesoruntillightlybrown.43.Inwhichcountrywerethetestcakesfirstmade?A.SpainB.AustraliaC.TheNetherlandsD.TheUnitedStates44.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtalkabout?A.DescribehowtobakeacakeB.TellwhypeoplelikecookiesC.tellwhenpeoplemakecookiesD.Describethehistoryofcookies45.Whatisthefirststeptobakecookies?A.Heatovento150℃.B.MixthebutterandthesugarC.TestthetemperatureoftheoverD.Brushthecookieswithsomeoil/46.Ifthecookieslooklightlybrownwhatdoesthismean?A.TheyhaveburnedB.TheyaredoneC.TheyhavebecomesoftD.Theyneedtocookfor12minutes.

Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.Whenyouhearaperson’snamerepeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeoneaskthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.Admityoudon’tknow.Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxeD.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay.I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.YoursisrightonthetipofmytonguE.Whatisitagain?Useassociations.Linkeachpersonyonmeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexampleyoucouldmakeamentalnote:VickiCheng--tallblackhair.Toreinforce加强yourassociationswritethemonasmallcardassoonaspossiblE.LimitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetimE.Whenmeetingagroupofpeopleconcentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.FreeyourselffromrememberingeveryonE.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.Goearly.Considergoingearlytoconferencespartiesandclasses.SometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontimE.That'sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearriveyoucanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—anautomaticreviewforyou.60.Howmanywaystoremembernamesarementionedinthistext?A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six61.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?A.TheywillbemoveD.B.TheywillbedelighteD.C.TheywillbeannoyeD.D.TheywillbediscourageD.62.Ifyoucan'tremembersomeone'snameyoumay________A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelieC.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou63.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.

Communityserviceisanimportantcomponentofeducationhereatouruniversity.WeencourageallstudentstovolunteerforatleastonecommunityactivitybeforetheygraduatE.A.newcommunityprogramcalledOneOnOnehelpselementarystudentswho'vefallenbehinD.YoureducationmajorsmightbeespeciallyinterestedinitbecauseitofferstheopportunitytodosometeachingthatistutoringinmathandEnglish.You'dhavetovolunteertwohoursaweekforonesemester.YoucanchoosetohelpachildwithmathEnglishorboth.Half-hourlessonsarefinesoyoucoulddoahalfhourofeachsubjecttwodaysaweek.ProfessorDodgewillactasamentortothetutors-he'llbeavailabletohelpyouwithlessonplansortooffersuggestionsforactivities.HehasofficehourseveryTuesdayandThursdayafternoon.Youcansignupfortheprogramwithhimandbeginthetutoringnextweek.I'msureyou'llenjoythiscommunityserviceandyou'llgainvaluableexperienceatthesametimE.Itlooksgoodonyourresumetooshowingthatyou'vehadexperiencewithchildrenandthatyoucareaboutyourcommunity.Ifyou'dliketosignuporifyouhaveanyquestionsstopbyProfessorDodge'sofficethisweek.64.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?________A.Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B.Tointereststudentsinanewcommunityprogram.C.Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D.Torecruit招募elementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.65.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramthatthespeakerdescribes?________A.Tofindjobsforgraduatingstudents.B.Tohelpeducationmajorsprepareforfinalexams.C.Tooffertutorialstoelementaryschoolstudents.D.Toprovidefundingforacommunityserviceproject.66.WhatdoesProfessorDodgedo?________A.Headvisesstudentstoparticipateincertainprogram.B.Heteachespart-timeinanelementaryschool.C.Heobserveselementaryschoolstudentsintheclassroom.D.Hehelpsstudentspreparetheirresumes.67.Whomdoyouthinkthespeakertalksto?________A.Teachers.B.Students.C.Residents.D.Parents.

TheBeatleswerethemostinfluentialbandinpophistory.Intheir8­year12­albumhistoryPaulMcCartneyJohnLennonGeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarraltered改变popularculturedramatically.Anditwasn'tjustthesuitsandchanginglengthsofhairthefourLiverpoolboysworethathadsuchanimpactbutwhattheyseemedtostandfor.TheworldsawthemasthevoiceofanewgenerationonewithaverydifferentattitudetolifE.Theirinfluencewasatitsheightinthe1960sbuttheirmusiccontinuestostirlistenerstoday.HoweverupuntilrecentlyoneaspectoftheBeatleswasstruckinYesterday:Themusichadneverbeenremastered重新灌录.ButonSeptember9thatsituationcametoanendwiththereleaseoftheentireband'smusicinadigitalmakeover.Itisprobablythebiggestreissue重新发行inpopmusichistorysaidBritishnewspapertheFinancialTimes.ThealbumswereremasteredatAbbeyRoadStudiosinLondonthelocationwherethebandproducedmuchoftheirwork.ThecoveroftheirlastalbumAbbeyRoadof1969featuredthefouryoungmenstriding大步行走acrossazebracrossingonAbbeyRoaditself.ItisoneofthemostfamousofallBeatlesimages.Recentlytocelebratethe40thanniversaryofthealbumhundredsofBeatlesloversgatheredtheretoshowtheirappreciation.Popgroupscomeandgo.Theboybandpursuedbyscreamingfansoneyearwillbeforgottenthenext.ButtheBeatlesareoneofthefewgroupswhosemusicseemstohaveendured持久.Why?PaulMcCartney'sbiographerBarryMileshasanexplanation:Theywerethefirstrockbandandtheyjusthappenedtobethebest.Theywerethefirstbandtoplaystadiumstohavetheirownproducts.Theywereground­breakingineverywayhesays.46.WhydidtheBeatleschangepopularculture?A.BecauseofthesuitsofthefourLiverpoolboys.B.BecauseofchanginglengthsofhairthefourLiverpoolboysworE.C.Becauseoftheiralbums.D.BecauseoftheirdifferentattitudetolifE.47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.TheBeatlesinfluencedpeopleatitsheightinthe1960s.B.TheirmusicYesterdayhadneverbeenremastereD.C.Theentireband'smusicinadigitalmakeoverwillberemastereD.D.OnSeptember9theirmusiccametoanenD.48.Whatistheirlastalbum?A.Yesterday.B.AbbeyRoadof1969.C.ComeTogether.D.InMylife.49.WhatisNOTthereasonwhytheirmusiccanendure?A.TheywerethefirstrockbanD.B.TheywerethebestonE.C.Theywerethefirstbandtoplaystadiumsandtohavetheirownworks.D.Theyworespecialsuits.

Itisexcitingtovisitdifferentplaces.Asyoutravelyouwillseebeautifulsceneriestypicaloftheregion.Besidesyoucanmeetandmakefriendswithpeopleofdifferentcolorsandraces.FinallyyoucangettoknowthecustomsandlivinghabitsofthelocalpeoplE.Todaypeoplearesofondoftravellingthattourismhasbecomeoneofthefastestgrowingindustriesinmostcountries.ThemainreasonwhypeopletravelisperhapsforpleasurE.Forexamplehavingworkedhardthroughouttheweekdayspeoplewillfindawidenedtriptothenearbymountainsorbeachesforarelaxation.Foranotherexamplespendinganannualholidaytravellingabroadisanespeciallysatisfyingexperienceforthosewhodonothavemuchofanopportunitytobeawayfromtheirhomelands.Whenpeoplereturnfromtheirtraveltheywillgenerallyfeelfreshandenergeticreadytoworkharder.Travellingisalsooneofthebestmeansforlearning.Youmayhavereadorheardaboutsomethingbutyoucannevergetanaccuratepictureofituntilyouseeitforyourself.Seeingisbelieving.Furthermoreifyouareacarefulobserveryoucanlearnmuchduringyourtravelaboutthegeographybiologyandhistoryoftheplacesyouvisit.Nomatterhowwelleducatedyouarethereisalwaysalotforyoutolearnthroughtravelling.Theknowledgeacquiredfromtravelasyouhavefoundinyourlifeisnolessvaluablethanthatfromanyinfluentialreferencebooks.36.AccordingtothepassageitisexcitingforpeopletovisitdifferentplacesforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT_________A.TheycanenjoythebeautifulsceneriesofdifferentregionsB.TheycanmakefriendswithdifferentkindsofpeopleC.TheywillhelptoimprovethetourismoftheregionD.Theycangettoknowthelocalcustomsandlivinghabits37.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantreasonforpeopletogotravellingmaybe_________A.makingfriendsB.sightseeingC.learningD.enjoyment38.BysayingSeeingisbelievingtheauthormeansthat_________A.youcannotbelieveituntilyouseetherealobjectbyyourselfB.youwillhaveaclearideaaboutsomethingwhenyouseeitpersonallyC.youwillknowwhathashappenedtosomethingwhenyouseeitD.youwillhavenodoubtwhenyouseesomethingbyyourself39.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Tourismisthefastestgrowingindustryinsomecountries.B.Peoplemaytakeatriptothenearbymountainsorbeachestorelaxattheweekends.C.TravellingmaymakepeoplefeelfreshandenergetiC.D.Theknowledgewegetfromtravelisasvaluableasthatfromreferencebooks.40.Theunderlinedwordacquiredmostprobablymeans_________A.seenB.listenedC.learnedD.stolen

Canyourememberthedaywhenyouspokeyourfirstword?Ifyoucanyouareunusual.TrytoimaginewhatfirstfewmonthsofyourlifewerelikE.Iamsureyoujustspentmostofyourtimeeatingsleepingandcrying.AsyougrowolderyouwereawakemoreofthetimE.Ittookyourparentsmoretimetoplaywithyouandtalktoyou.Youwatchedandlistenedcuriously.Youbegantoknowthatpeoplemadecertainsoundstogowithcertainthings.ThenyoubegantotrymakingthesoundsyouhearD.Andstepbystepyouwereabletomaketherightsoundforonething.OnthatdayyoucametounderstandthesecretoflanguagE.Thesecretisthatacertainsoundmeansacertainthing.Onesoundmightbeasgoodasanother.Butitisnogoodasawordunlesseverybodyagreesonitsmeaning.Onlywhenagroupofpeopleusethesamesetofsoundsofthingscantheyunderstandeachother.ThenandonlythendothesepeoplehaveaLANGUAGE.Afteryoufoundthesecretoflanguageyoulearnedwords.SomeofthewordsmeantthingssuchasBOOKSCHAIRSandSHOES.SomewordsmeantdoingthingssuchasGOandSWIM.AndotherwordsdescribedthingssuchasGOODandDIRTY.Soonyoulearnedtoputwordstogethertoexpressone’sideasuchasIwanttogooutandplaywithmyfriends.ThisislanguagE.BymeansoflanguagepeoplecancommunicatE.Sowesaylanguagesaremeansofcommunication.66.canrememberthedaywhen______.A.One;hespokehisfirstwordB.Noone;hespokehisfirstwordC.Mostpeople;theyspoketheirfirstwordsD.All;theyspoketheirfirstwords67.Whenyouwerealittlebabyyou______.A.madesoundstoletpeopleknowthatyouwantedtoeatB.spentmostofyourtimeplayingwithyourparentsC.couldnothearanysoundaroundyouD.spentmostofyourtimeeatingplayingandcrying68.Thesecretoflanguageisthat_______.A.onesoundmightbeasgoodasanotherB.peoplecanunderstandeachotherC.acertainsoundisforacertainthingD.thereisaspecialsoundforeachperson69.Youcouldlearnwords_______.A.beforeyouknewwhatthelanguagewasB.afteryouknewwhatthelanguagewasC.ifyouknewthelanguageD.whenyouwereababy70.Theaiminusinglanguageis.A.togeteverythingonewantsfromothersB.tosaywhatonewantstoknowC.toshareideasopinionsnewsetcwithoneanotherD.onlytomakeoneselfunderstoodbyothers

Arecentstudywhichwaspublishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationoffersapictureofhowdangerousitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengershasthreetimesthepossibilityofaseriousaccidentcomparedwithateenagerdrivingalonE.Theauthorsalsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreasedgreatlyafter10p.m.andespeciallyaftermidnight.Withpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.Thebasicissueisthatadultswhoareresponsibleforgivingoutlicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilleddrivingis.hesays.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate使缓解theproblemistohavestatessetupso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystemsinwhichgettingalicenseisaprocesswithseveralstages.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfabletodriveinthepresence在场ofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpassengerrestrictions限制beforegraduatingtofulldrivingrights.Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudies.60.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.B.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.C.A.teenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.D.A.teenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.61.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto_______.A.theirfrequentdrivingatnightB.theirlackofdrivingexperienceC.theirwrongwayofdrivingD.theirdrivingwithpassengers62.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TeenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrivE.B.Drivingisaskilltoocomplexforteenagerstolearn.C.Restrictionsshouldbeforcedonteenagersdemandingtotakedrivinglicenses.D.Thelicensingdepartmentispartlyresponsibleforteenagers’drivingaccidents.63.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers’drivingaccidentsisthat______.A.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearuleB.theyshouldbeforbiddentotakeonpassengersC.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10pmD.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved

Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahomebutmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworlD.IfyoulookatthenamesonshopwindowsyouwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.TheideathatthesepeoplewhooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStateshavelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmericanisreallynottruE.InfactwhatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-sidelivinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives—suchasinschoolsbusinessandsports—buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathomE.Thislivingside-by-sidehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.Howevertherearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.ThereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddressfoodandsocialcustomsinAmericA.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStatesinchurchesmusicfoodnationalgroupsornewspapers.1.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecause_______.A.theyhavetheirhousesthereB.theysettletherenowC.theywanttomaketheirhomethereD.theylikethatlandverymuch2.Side-by-sidelivingstylemeans_______.A.tomakefriendswithnativepeopleB.tokeeptheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasC.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety3.accordingtothepassagepeopleintheUSA________.A.shareAmericancustomsandcultureB.liveinakindofside-by-sidesocietyC.keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmlyD.makenochoicetoacceptAmericancustoms4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theyalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits.B.Side-by-sidelivingstyleisnotsuitablE.C.Theyfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith.D.TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolorful.5.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages.B.DifferentCustomsandHabits.C.HomeforthePeoplE.D.Side-by-sideLivingStyleinAmericA.

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaymusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeCDsortapeswhichradiobecomeapopstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatarepopularamongAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Todayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.56.________kindsofmusicarementioned提到inthispassage.A.TwoB.Four.C.ThreeD.Five57.Whenpopsingers________theyareregardedaspopstars.A.becomepopularwiththeirfansB.makeaCDortapeC.makemuchmoneyD.arewantedtosingontheradio58.Fromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisabout________.A.thecommonlifeofAmericansB.thelifeofcowboysC.thecountrylifeandlovestoriesD.theschoollifeinAmerica59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.WesternMusicB.PopularMusicC.HistoryofMusicD.AmericanMusic

Thegiganticdamofthemulti-functionwatercontrolfacilitywouldbefinishedninemonthsaheadofschedulesaidanengineerwhoisinchargeoftheThreeGorgesProject.HesaidbyJunetheworkerswouldhavebuiltthehalf-donedamfromthesouthernbankoftherivertotheheightof185meters.TheThreeGorgesProjectwillbecapableofcontrollingthefloodsontheYangtzebythenandgeneratingmoreelectricity.Andthelevelofthewaterstoredinthereservoirwillrisefrom135metersatpresentto156meters.SituatedneartheXilingGorgetheeasternmostgorgeoftheThreeGorgesonthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRivertheThreeGorgesDamisdesignedtohavealengthof2309metersandaheightof185meters.Itwillalsohavethefunctionsforfloodcontrolpowergenerationandnavigation.ItwillbebuiltfromnorthernandsouthernbanksoftheYangtzewhichhasbeentroubledbyfloodsforhundredsofyears.Launchedin1993theThreeGorgesProjectincludingthe185-meter-highdamand26generatorsonbothbanksoftheYangtzeisbeingbuiltinthreephases.Thepreparationsandconstructionofthefirstphasewerecarriedoutbetween1993and1997.TheYangtzewasdammedattheThreeGorgesareaforthefirsttimeonNovember81997.TheentireThreeGorgesProjectisexpectedtobecompletedin2009andbythenitwillbeabletogenerate84.7billionkwhofelectricityeveryyear.63.Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphmightmean____.A.placesB.periodsC.gorgesD.dams64.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.theconstructionwillbecompletedaheadoftimeB.thebiggestfunctionofthedamisusedtocontrolfloodC.theThreeGorgesDamwillbefinishedintenyearsD.thedamwillbe156meterstallwhenitisfinished65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheYangtzeRiverwasfirstdammedintheyear1993.B.Thewaterlevelinthereservoirwillremainat135meters.C.TheThreeGorgesDamisontheeasternmostpartoftheriver.

GroupbuyingisoneofthefastestgrowingtrendsinSouthAfricatoday.Industryleadersareconfidentthatthegrowthpotentialremainsstrongsincegroupbuyingislocation-specific区域性的.Start-upcostsarelowandprofitroomremainshighsomanysitescontinuetoreceiveinvestedmoneydespitewidespreadcriticismandFacebook’sdecisiontophaseoutofthedealsbusinessduetoprivacyconcerns.Intheearlystagesofallindustriessomecompaniesfailbecausetheycannotcompetewithstrongercompaniesindifficulteconomicconditions.TodealwithdifficultconditionsanalarmingnumberofbusinessesaredevelopinggroupbuyingwebsitesinplaceslikeChinaandIndiasotheincreaseofgroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisnothingmorethananaturalprogressionintotheinternationalmainstream.ThegroupbuyingconceptisfairlynewandconsumershaveacceptedthisconceptbecausetheycannowmakefulluseoftherichinformationavailableontheInternet.Groupbuyingisconvenientandeasysoitworks.AnyonecanviewasitejoinamailinglistsubscribetoRSSorprintoutacoupon优惠券.ThecurrentgroupbuyingstructureofferedbytheindustryleadersworksalthoughtherearestillchallengestoovercomE.Perhapsthefutureofgroupbuyingistiedtothejoiningtogetherofsocialmediaandmobiledevices.MobiledevicesarewithuswhereverwegoandalmosteveryoneisusingsometypeofsocialmediasitelikeFacebookorTwittertostayinformeD.UsingGPSandsocialmediatechnologytoproviderealtimelocation-specificpromotionswouldbebeneficialtoeveryconsumerlookingforthebestdealsintown.Pauseforamomentandthinkaboutit!WhatisbetterthansigningontoyourphonewhilehavingfunintownandyoureceivearealtimeinformationthatyourfavoriteshopacrossthestreetisofferingakillerdealThefutureofthegroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisbrightandwecanexpecttoseemoreadvancedapproachestothisconceptinthefuturE.Inadditiontothetechnologicaladvancesconsumerswillseetherangeofpromotionsexpandtoincludenewproductsandservices.50.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasephaseoutofmeaninthefirstparagraph?A.begintodevelopB.graduallystopC.graduallyincreaseD.continuetoenlarge51.TheauthorsetsChinaandIndiaasexamplestoshowthat_________.A.ChinaandIndiaarepowerfulcountriesB.ChinaandIndiaareindifficulteconomicconditionsC.groupbuyingissuccessfulworldwideD.groupbuyingisaninternationaltrend52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?ks5uA.Peoplehaveacceptedgroupbuyingbecauseit’sanewconceptB.SocialmediaandmobiledeviceshavebeenjoinedtogetherforgroupbuyingC.GPSandsocialmediatechnologywillbehelpfulingroupbuyingD.Shopsusuallyofferakillerdealwhentheircustomersarehavingfun53.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofgroupbuyingis__________.A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.objectiveD.subjective54.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThehistoryofgroupbuyingB.TheconceptofgroupbuyingC.GrowingtrendsinSouthAfricaD.GroupbuyinginSouthAfrica

China'smajorbanksconfirmedwithXinhuaMondaythattheywillnotattendtheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF-WorldBankmeetingthatopensTuesdayinTokyo.Thebanksincludethecountry'sfourstate-ownedbanks--theIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaICBCBankofChinaChinaConstructionBankAgricultureBankofChinA.TheICBCistheworld'slargestlenderbymarketvaluE.Thebanks'decisionwasmadeafterbilateralrelationsbetweenChinaandJapanbecamestrainedaftertheJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslandswhichareChina'sinherentterritoryanalystssaiD.Japan'smovefueledanti-JapanprotestsindozensofChinesecitieslastmonth.DamagetotiesbetweenthetwoAsiangiantshasbeenextensivE.Tradewhichreachedarecordof$342.9billionlastyearhasbeenaffecteD.Manyacademicconferencesandculturalexchangeswerecanceledandairlineshavecanceledflightsduetolowseatoccupancyrates.Thebanks'decisionisfurtherevidencethattheunilateral单边的actionsbyJapanisfreezingbilateral双边的relationsandnowstartingtoweighontheworld'seconomysaidMeiXinyuaresearcherattheInternationalTradeandEconomicCooperationInstitutionunderChina'sMinistryofCommercE.Thetiesbetweentheworld'ssecond-andthird-largesteconomieswilldefinitelyunderminetheglobaleconomicoperationandpolicyco-ordinations.Thisisbecausethetwonationstogethermakeupaboutonefifthoftheworld'seconomicoutputMeisaiD.TheshakyglobaleconomyneedsJapanandChinatobefullyengagedsaidIMF'smanagingdirectorChristineLagardE.ShewarnedthattheworldcannotaffordthetwocountriestobeindisputE.ThewarningcameasboththeWorldBankandAsianDevelopmentBankslashedtheirgrowthestimatesforthecontinent.Thedisputebetweenthetwocountrieshasalsoputregionalsupplychainsatrisk.BothChinaandJapanareimportantsourcesofsemi-manufacturedgoodsinAsiasaidZhangMo'nanaresearcherattheStateInformationCenteragovernmentthinktank.Therippleeffectwillspreadandputpressureontheworldeconomy.56.ThebesttitleforthetextisthatA.ChinesebanksnottoattendTokyo'sIMF-WorldBankmeetingB.theJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslandsC.ThemistakemadebyJapanwillexacerbate使恶化thealreadyfragileglobaleconomicrecoveryD.TheshakyglobaleconomyneedsJapanandChinatobefullyengaged57.ItinfersfromthetextthatA.ThestrainedrelationsbetweenChinaandJapanwillaffectglobaleconomicB.BothChinaandJapanareimportantsourcesofsemi-manufacturedgoodsinAsiaC.ThewarningcameasboththeWorldBankandAsianDevelopmentBankslashedtheirgrowthestimatesforthecontinent.D.China'smajorbanksconfirmedthattheywillnotattendtheIMF58.China'sfourstate-ownedbanksisA.ChinaConstructionBankAgricultureBankofChinaChinaBankofCommunicationtheIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaB.theIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaICBCBankofChinaChinaConstructionBankAgricultureBankofChinaC.ChinaEverbrightBankChinaBankofCommunicationBankofChinaAgricultureBankofChinaD.theIndustrialandCommercialBankofChinaChinaMinshengBankingCo.LtdAgricultureBankofChinaChinaBankofCommunication59.WhydidbilateralrelationsbetweenChinaandJapanbecomestrained?A.China'smajorbanksnotattendtheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF-WorldBankmeetingthatopensTuesdayinTokyo.B.theJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslandsC.Thedisputebetweenthetwocountrieshasalsoputregionalsupplychainsatrisk.D.Japan'smovefueledanti-JapanprotestsindozensofChinesecitieslastmonth.60.WhataretheevidencesofdamagetotiesbetweenthetwoAsiangiantshavingbeenextensive?A.Tradewhichreachedarecordof$342.9billionlastyearhasbeenaffecteD.B.ManyacademicconferencesandculturalexchangeswerecanceledC.China'smajorbankswillnotattendtheInternationalMonetaryFundIMF-WorldBankmeetingthatopensTuesdayinTokyo.D.theJapanesegovernmentannounceditsdecisiononSeptember10topurchasetheDiaoyuIslands.E.airlineshavecanceledflightsduetolowseatoccupancyrates.A.abdeB.abcdC.acdeD.abce

Coldweatherhasagreateffectonhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusethewordcold.Forcenturiesthebody’sbloodhasbeenlinkedcloselywiththeemotions.Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingsforexamplearesaidtobecold-bloodeD.Cold-bloodedpeopleactinmercilessways.Theymaydobrutalthingstoothersandnotbyaccident.Forexampleanewspapersaysthepolicearesearchingforacold-bloodedkiller.Thekillermurderedsomeonenotinself-defensE.Heseemedtokillfornoreasonandwithnoemotionasiftakingsomeone’slifemeantnothing.ColdcanaffectotherpartsofthebodythefeetforexamplE.Heavysockscanyou’reyourfeetifyourfeetarereallycolD.Butthereisanexpression—togetcoldfeet—thathasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhavedecidedtodo.Forexampleyouagreetobepresidentofanorganization.ButthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigneD.Alltheworkoftheorganizationwillbeyourresponsibility.Youarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingthepresidentwhenyouunderstandthesituation.Coldcanalsoaffectyourshoulder.Yougivesomeonethecoldshoulderwhenyourefusetospeaktothem.Youtreattheminadistantandcoldway.Theexpressionprobablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeoneinsteadofspeakingtohimface-to-facE.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyouortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.Acoldfishisnotafish.Itisaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunfriendlyunemotionalandshowsnoloveorwarmth.A.coldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyonE.OutinthecoldisanexpressionoftenhearD.Itmeansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.A.personmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraiseandthathewasleftoutinthecolD.AnditisnotapleasantplacetobE.66.Thepassageisintendedtotellusthat______.A.coldweatherhasagreateffectonhumanbodiesB.manyEnglishexpressionscontainthewordcoldC.coldisawordcloselylinkedwithhumanemotionsD.thewordcoldhasmanydifferentmeaningsinEnglish67.TheunderlinedwordbrutalinParagraph1mostprobablymeans______.A.impoliteB.illegalC.cruelD.extreme68.Whichofthefollowingexpressionscanbestdescribeapersonwhoisunwillingtoofferanythingtoothers?A.Cold-bloodeD.B.Togetcoldfeet.C.A.coldshoulder.D.A.coldfish.69.YoucansayTom______iftheteachergivesalltheboysexcepthimapenasaprizE.A.isgiventhecoldshoulderB.isleftoutinthecoldC.hasgotcoldfeetD.ismurderedbyacold-bloodedkiller70.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat______.A.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhaveanegativemeaningB.alltheexpressionscontainingthewordcoldhavesomethingtodowithcoldC.peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelingshavecoldbloodD.manypartsofthehumanbodycanbebadlyaffectedbycold

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseases.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstores.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.69.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.howtokeepdiseasesfrompetsB.CanadianshavepetsasfriendsC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada70.Petsaregiveninjectionsinanimalhospitals______.A.inordertokeepthemsafeB.afterbeingtakenhomeC.becausetheycarrydiseasesD.becausetheyaresick71.Thewordbirdfeederinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.apersonwhogivesfoodtobirdsB.acontainerthathasfoodforbirdsC.somethingthatcatchesbirdsD.ananimalthateatsbirds72.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause______.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents'housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.Everyfamilyhasabirdcage鸟笼inhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsanddifficultgrammaryouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomemoresmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter中枢神经系统的灰质.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheearlierpeoplelearnasecondlanguagethegreatertheeffect.AteamofexpertsfromLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilinguals能说两种语言的人whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguagE.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWalsehasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathskills.Havingtwolanguagesdivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible灵活的HesaidYouareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.ReadingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordgreymatterinParagraph2referto?A.greyhairB.intelligenceC.materialofthebrainD.difficultsituations69.Theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagecan__________.A.changeone’sbraincompletelyB.increasetheabilitytolearn.C.makeonesmarterthanothersD.improveone’smathsskills70.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.theresearchersfromUCLdidanotherstudyinItalianB.itwillbeeasierforonetotravelaroundtheworldbylearningasecondlanguageC.theresearchdoneontheItaliansshowsatotallydifferentresult.D.asimilarstudywasdoneonnativeItalianspeakerswholearnEnglishasasecondlanguage71.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Learningaforeignlanguagecanhelpimproveyourbrainpower.B.YoushouldlearnasecondlanguageifEnglishisnotyournativelanguagE.C.IfyouwanttolearnasecondlanguageyoushoulddoitatacertainagE.D.TheresearchdonebytheresearchersfromUCLisverysuccessful.

HaveyoueverheardanyonesayIt’srainingcatsanddogs?ItmeansIt’sraininghard!Butsometimescatsanddogsdodropfromthesky!Here’showithappens.Notsolongagoacountryfarawayhadmanylargerats.ThepeopletheresaidWeneedcats!SocatsweresenttothembyairplanE.Butthecountryhadmanymountains.ItwashardforanairplanetolanD.Sothecatscamedownbyparachute降落伞.Didthecatsliketheride?Theydidn’tsaytheydidn’t!Andtodaytheyarestillcatchingrats!InanothercountryfarawaythereissnowtheyeararounD.Peoplesometimesgotlostinit.Weneedbigdogs!thepeoplesaidThedogscouldfindpeoplelostinthesnow.ThedogscouldhelpbringthemhomE.Wherecanwegetbigdogs?Amanacrosstheseahadbigdogstosell.IwillsenddogstoyouhesaiD.Ihavesomeverybigones.Theycanfindpeoplelostinthesnow.HesentthedogsbyairplanE.Buttheairplanedidnotlandinthesnow.Thedogscamedownbyparachute----youguessedit!Didthedogsliketheride?Theydidn’tsaytheydidn’t!Andtodaytheyarewellandhappy.Theyfindanyonewhogetslostinthesnow.ThentheyhelphimgethomE.Gooddogs!RememberitsoyoucansayYesitdoesraincatsanddogssometimes.Theycamedownbyparachute!50.TheunderlinedworditInParagraph2refersto__________.A.theweatherB.thesayingIt’srainingcatsanddogs.C.thesayingIt’srainingharD.D.thefactthatrealcatsanddogsdropfromthesky.51.Catsanddogsdropfromtheskybecause______.A.therearemanymountainsinthecountry.B.itsnowstheyeararoundinthecountry.C.washardforaplanetolandinthetwocountries.D.comingdownbyparachutecouldsavemoney.52.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________________.A.tellthereaderscatsanddogsdodropfromtheskyB.tellthereadersofanewmeaningaboutanoldsaying.C.showcatsanddogsareourgoodfriends.D.showparachuteisanimportant

TheOccupyWallStreetmovementgainedmoresupportonWednesdayasunionsandstudentsjoinedin.Withtheprotestsdevelopingfromagroupofyoungpeople'scampingoutneartheNewYorkStockExchangeonSeptember17tolarge-scale大规模的movementsacrossthecountryandaroundtheworldpeoplecan'thelpasking:WhathasledtoOccupyWallStreet?ThreeyearsafterthesevereeconomiccrisistheU.S.economynowisstuckagain.Protestersarenotsatisfiedwiththepresenteconomicsituationsinceunemploymentrateisabove9percentandeconomicgrowthhassloweD.Thehousingmarketisstillstrugglingforarecoverythreeyearsafterthebubble泡沫burst.Peoplearelosingtheirhousesevenaftertheyhavepaidalargeamountofmortgage抵押.Itisgettingdifficultforyoungpeopletofindjobs.Peoplefearedthatasimilarcrisisliketheonein2008maybealreadyonitsway.ItisWallStreetthatpossessedthemostriches.ItisWallStreetgreedthatatleastpartlyledtothefinancialcrisisin2008.ItwasWallStreet'sfatcatswhotaketaxpayers'aidmoneyastheirownbigbonus奖金.WiththegrowingeconomiccrisisaroundtheworldpeoplerealizethatWallStreetisresponsibleforit.Sotheytrytotargetpeoplewhocreatedthecrisis.Themajorityoftheprotestersareyoungpeopleunder30.ManyofthemareunemployeD.Somearestudentswithmountainsofloans贷款.Somearehard-workingpeopleabouttolosetheirhouseseveniftheyhavepaidalargeamountofmortgagE.Theyarecomplainingthatthehard-workingmiddleclassisgettingpooryetWallStreetstayswealthy.WilliamCohanauthorofMoneyandPower:HowGoldmanSachsCametoRuletheworldwroterecentlythatWallStreetnotonlylearnednothingfromthe2008crisistheyarealsotryingtokillallreformsthatmightbreakthisdangerouscycleinwhichbankersgetveryrichwhiletherestofworkingpeoplesufferfromtheirmistakes.72.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThecauseoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.B.ThedemandoftheprotestersoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.C.ThepopularityoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.D.ThedevelopmentoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement.73.AccordingtothesecondparagraphwhatsetofftheOccupyWallStreetmovement?A.Thehousingmarket.B.Thebadeconomicsituation.C.ThemortgageD.ThehighunemploymentratE.74.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatWallStreetisthesymbolofintheUSA.A.civilizationB.powerC.wealthD.fashion75.WecaninferthatWilliamCohan.A.istheorganizeroftheOccupyWallStreetmovementB.livesonWallStreetC.isagainsttheOccupyWallStreetmovementD.approvesoftheOccupyWallStreetmovement

Socialmediaiscausingproblemsatworkandit'snotwiththeboss.Infactit'sotheremployeeswhoareannoyedbytheirfellowworkers'personalsocialmediauseandit'sstartingtohurtproductivity生产率.AccordingtoanewsurveybyworkforcesolutionsproviderKellyServicesmorethanhalfofworkerssaysocialmediaisaffectingworkplaceproductivityinabadwaywith57percentbelievingthatmixingpersonalandprofessionalconnectionsthroughsocialmediaislikelytocauseproblems.TheresearchshowedagrowingnumberofemployeesfeelthereisnothingwrongwithinsomepersonalFacebooktimeduringtheday.Despitethedropinproductivityjustemployeeshavebeentoldtostopusingsocialmediaatwork.Thestudyalsoshowsanumberofemployeesareusingtheirpersonalsocialmedtalkaboutcompanybusiness.Nearly15percentoftheemployeessurveyedthinkitopinionsaboutworkwithfriendsandcolleaguesonsocialmedia.Therealityisthatthespreadofsocialmediaintheworkplaceishappenrulesdesr'-managei'.saidSteveArmstrongseniorvicepresidentandgenetaimanagerforK-eliyS'emvemployeesarequicktoseethebenefitsemployersandmanagersarestillfightingagainstalargenumberofcomplexissuesrelatedtoprivacymonitoringandaccesstosensitivebusinessinformation.'ThefindingsarepartofthelatestsurveyresultsfromtheKellyGlobalWorkforceIndex.Nearly170000peoplein30countriesparticipatedinthesurveyincludingalmost23000intheUS.64.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Manyemployeeshavebeenstoppedfromusingpersonalsocialmediaatwork.B.Moreandmoreemployeesthinkpersonalsocialmediauseatworkisacceptable.C.Usingsocialmediaatworkhasreducedworkplaceproductivitygreatly.D.Differentpeopleusepersonalsocialmediaatworkdifferently.65.Accordingtothetextwelearnthatsomeemployees____.A.makeuseofsocialmediatostarttheirownbusinessB.usedifferentsocialmediaaccountsfordifferentpurposesC.mightletoutsensitivebusinessinformationonFacebookD.shareopinionsaboutworkinordertoattractothers'attention66.FromwhatSteveArmstrongsaidinParagraph4wecaninferthat_____.A.socialmediaisnotallowedtobeusedinmanycompaniesB.employersandmanagersdon'tlikemakinguseofsocialmediaC.usingsocialmediaatworkdoesn'tbenefitemployeesatallD.it'shardtomanageemployees'socialmediauseatworkatpresent67.Accordingtothefindingsofthesurveywelearnmorethanhalfoftheparticipantsthinkthat__.A.personalsocialmediauseatworkisnotgoodforworkB.usingsocialmediaatworkisgoodforworkplaceproductivityC.employeesshouldn'tusepersonalsocialmediaatworkatallD.managersshouldencouragetheuseofsocialmediaatwork

TheiPhonetheiPad:eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad一时的风尚.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteri—andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer—whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet—adoptedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybear—popularintheUSandUK—thatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwaslaunchedlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixes前缀havebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcametousE.MostiproductsaretargetedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siit’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablenamE.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollegE.Londoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveThornetoldBBCMagazines.EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPoditseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinitionhesays.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowassociatedwithportability轻便addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandblogreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecadE.Butashistoryshowspeoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasassociatedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.Howeverasweenteredthenewcenturythetrendinevitably不可避免地disappeareD.62.WecaninferthattheIndependent’siisaimedat.A.youngreadersB.oldreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers63.Theunderlinedwordambiguousmeans.A.popularB.uncertainC.certainD.unique64.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare.A.recyclableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.easytocarryormove65.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.A.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlongB.iproductsareoftenofahighqualityC.theletterbreplacesletteritonametheproductsD.iTeddyisalivebear

Whenshouldpeoplebemadetoretire?55?65?Shouldtherebeacompulsory强制的agelimit?Manyoldpeopleworkwellintotheir70sand80srunningfamiliescountriesorcorporations.Otherpeoplehoweverdespitebeingfitandhighlytalentedareforcedtoretireintheirfiftiesorevenearlierbecauseoftheregulationsofacompanyorthenation.ThisessaywillexaminewhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtocontinueworkingaslongastheywantorwhethertheyshouldbeencouragedtoretireataparticularstagE.SomepeoplethinkthereareseveralargumentsforallowingolderpeopletocontinueworkingaslongastheyareablE.FirstofallolderemployeeshaveanimmenseamountofknowledgeandexperiencewhichcanbelosttoabusinessororganizationiftheyaremadetoretirE.A.secondpointisthatolderemployeesareoftenextremelyloyalemployeesandaremorewillingtocarryoutcompanypoliciesthanyoungerlesscommittedstaff.HoweveramoreimportantpointisregardingtheattitudesinsocietytooldpeoplE.Toforcesomeonetoresignorretireat60indicatesthatthesocietydoesnotvaluetheinputofthesepeopleandthateffectivelytheirusefullifeisover.Ageisirrelevanttoaworkinglifesurelyifolderemployeesaretoldtheycannotworkafter60thisisagediscrimination.Thattheybecomeolddoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaregoingtobesick.Oldpeoplecouldbemoreawareexperiencedandcommittedthansomeyoungsters.Othershoweverthinkthatallowingolderpeopletoworkindefinitelyisnotagoodpolicy.Agealoneisnoguaranteeofability.Oldpeopleareonlyambitiousworkaholicswhoaretooselfishandegocentrictobelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter.Actuallymanyyoungeremployeeshavemoreexperienceorskillsthanolderstaffwhomayhavebeenstuckinoneareaorunitformostoftheirworkinglives.Havingcompulsoryretirementallowsnewideasinanorganization.Inadditionwithoutagelimitshowevermanypeoplewouldcontinuetoworkpurelybecausetheydidnothaveanyotherplansorroles.A.thirdpointofviewisthatolderpeopleshouldberewardedbysocietyfortheirlife’slaborbybeinggivengenerouspensions养老金andthefreedomtoenjoytheirleisurE.Wenowhaveyoungsterswhocan’tfindjobsbecauseoldpeoplearechoosingnottoretirE.OldpeoplearenotretiringbecausethisnewgenerationofoldpeoplethinktheywillneverdieduetomodernadvancesinmedicinE.Withmanyyoungpeopleunemployedorfrustratedinlow-levelpositionsthereareoftencallstocompulsorilyretireolderworkers.Howeverthiscanaffecttheolderindividual’sfreedomandrighttoworkandcandeprivesocietyofvaluableexperienceandinsights.Ifeelthatgivingworkersmoreflexibilityandchoiceovertheirretirementagewillbenefitsocietyandtheindividual.72.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toexplainthecompulsoryagelimit.B.TodiscusstheretirementagE.C.Toexaminepeople’sworkinglifE.D.TointroduceaparticularstagE.73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforallowingoldpeopletocontinueworkingaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyareloyalemployees.B.Theycanhelptheyoungsters.C.TheircontributionshouldbevalueD.D.Theirexperienceshouldbemadeuseof.74.Itcanbeinferredinthefourthpassagethat______.A.theyoungpeoplehavemorecreativespiritsB.PensionsandfreedomarenotgiventotheoldnowC.ModernadvancesinmedicinemakeoldpeopleneverdieD.oldpeoplebelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter75.Thepassageisarrangedasfollows:

Nearly600000Americanslosttheirjobsthispastmonthpushingthenation’sunemploymentrate失业率to7.6percent.Butnotallofthosefiredworkersaresittingathomereadingthejobadvertisementsandwaitingforthephonetoring.ThousandsofpeoplearereturningtoschoolmakingpubliccollegesanduniversitiesamongthefewbrightplacesinthedisappointingUSeconomy.AtatimewhenmanyAmericanshavehadtheirworkhourscutorhaveevenlosttheirjobsSherianHuddlestonisworkingovertimE.SheworksatMiddleTennesseeStateUniversityMTSUwheresheoversees监督theenrollment注册ofnewstudents.Theuniversity’spopulationgrewby800studentsthisterm—anincreaseof4percentoverlastspring’senrollment.HuddlestonsaysseeingtheenrollmentriseinafailingeconomyisnotunexpecteD.Whenpeopleareoutofworkshepointsouttheywillask'WhatelsecanIdo?’or'WhatothercareerscanIfollow?’TheywilloftenreturntoschooliftheyhavenotcompletedadegreebeforE.Olderreturningstudentsaren’ttheonlyonesincreasingtheenrollmentatMTSU.Huddlestonsaysshe’salsoseeinganincreaseinstudenttransfers转移.Studentswhowentoutofstateorevenwithinthestatetomoreexpensiveschoolsaretransferringtopublicschoolstomakeuseofthelowercostofgoingtoschoolheresheexplains.66.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFallingAmericanEconomyB.CollegeEnrollmentupinaDownEconomyC.CollegesHaveMoreStudentsThanBeforeD.GoingtoCollegeIsNoLongerDifficult67.Accordingtothepassagemanystudentsreturntoschool______.A.tomakemoremoneyB.toreadjobadvertisementsC.tocompleteadegreeD.toasktheirschoolmatesforhelp68.HowmanystudentsenrolledinMTSUlastspringbasedonthepassage?A.768.B.19200.C.20000.D.80069.Manystudentsaretransferringtopublicschoolsmainlybecause______.A.publicschoolsprovidebettereducationB.publicschoolsofferbetterjobstotheirstudentsC.theydon’twanttobeinfluencedbythefallingeconomyD.thecostofpublicschoolsislowerandtheycansavemoney70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutSherianHuddleston?A.Sheisworkingmorehoursthanbeforebecauseoftheworseningeconomy.B.SheisastudentofMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity.C.Shedisagreeswiththosewhoarereturningtoschool.D.Sheissurprisedtoseetheenrollmentgoup.

Thegiganticdamofthemulti-functionwatercontrolfacilitywouldbefinishedninemonthsaheadofschedulesaidanengineerwhoisinchargeoftheThreeGorgesProject.HesaidbyJunetheworkerswouldhavebuiltthehalf-donedamfromthesouthernbankoftherivertotheheightof185meters.TheThreeGorgesProjectwillbecapableofcontrollingthefloodsontheYangtzebythenandgeneratingmoreelectricity.Andthelevelofthewaterstoredinthereservoirwillrisefrom135metersatpresentto156meters.SituatedneartheXilingGorgetheeasternmostgorgeoftheThreeGorgesonthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRivertheThreeGorgesDamisdesignedtohavealengthof2309metersandaheightof185meters.Itwillalsohavethefunctionsforfloodcontrolpowergenerationandnavigation.ItwillbebuiltfromnorthernandsouthernbanksoftheYangtzewhichhasbeentroubledbyfloodsforhundredsofyears.Launchedin1993theThreeGorgesProjectincludingthe185-meter-highdamand26generatorsonbothbanksoftheYangtzeisbeingbuiltinthreephases.Thepreparationsandconstructionofthefirstphasewerecarriedoutbetween1993and1997.TheYangtzewasdammedattheThreeGorgesareaforthefirsttimeonNovember81997.TheentireThreeGorgesProjectisexpectedtobecompletedin2009andbythenitwillbeabletogenerate84.7billionkwhofelectricityeveryyear.63.Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphmightmean____.A.placesB.periodsC.gorgesD.dams64.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.theconstructionwillbecompletedaheadoftimeB.thebiggestfunctionofthedamisusedtocontrolfloodC.theThreeGorgesDamwillbefinishedintenyearsD.thedamwillbe156meterstallwhenitisfinished65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheYangtzeRiverwasfirstdammedintheyear1993.B.Thewaterlevelinthereservoirwillremainat135meters.C.TheThreeGorgesDamisontheeasternmostpartoftheriver.

DanielDefoeabout1660～1731wasanimportantnovelistintheEnglishliteraturE.WhenhewasyoungheservedasasoldierandhadbeentoSpainItalyFranceandGermany.Atthesametimehewentinforpolitics.Hecaredmuchaboutthedevelopmentofcapitalism资本主义.Hehadwrittenalotofarticlesagainstitandhewasputintoprisontwiceforthat.ItwasnotuntilhewasnearlysixtythathebegantowritethefamousnovelRobinsonCrusoewhichwaspublishedinMay1709.Itspreadsorapidlythatthestorywasknowntoeveryhouseholdsoon.RobinsonCrusoecanbedividedintothreeparts.ThefirstpartisaboutCrusoe’sthreevoyagesthesecondpartabouthishuntinghidingincavesfarmingandhishardstrugglesagainstnatureonasmallislandthethirdaboutthethingswhichhappenedafterhisreturnfromtheislanD.ThesecondpartisthebodyofthenovelinwhichRobinson’scharactersareclearlyshown.DefoewrotehisnovelinasimplestyleandhislanguageiseasytounderstanD.HisnovelwritingsetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.InhislaterpartoflifeHewasinpoorhealthandlivedverypoorly.HediedonApril241731.31.DenielDefoewas______andthewriterof______.A.anEnglishmanATaleofTwoCitiesB.anAmericanAMillionPoundNoteC.aFrenchTheLostNecklaceD.anEnglishRobinsonCrusoe32.HowoldwashewhenhebegantowritehisfamousnovelRobinsonCrusoe?A.Hewasinhissixties.B.Hewasinhisfifties.C.Hewasover60.D.Hewassixty.33.RobinsonCrusoecanbedividedinto____partsandthefirstisabout___.A.twohislonelylifeB.threehischaractersC.threehisjourneysbyseaD.fourhisfame34.Everyhouseholdinthispassagemeans______.A.allmembersofafamilyB.allpeopleC.everybuildingD.personslivinginthesamehouse35.WhatwasDefoe’scontributiontotheEnglishliterature?A.Hewroteaveryinterestingstory.B.Hemadepeoplehappywhilereadinghisstory.C.HesetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.D.Hewasactiveinpoliticsandwasagainstcapitalism.

PresidentBarackObamahascomplainedaboutthelossofprivacythatcomeswithbeingleaderoftheUnitedStatesregrettingthelossofsimplepleasuressuchasalongwalkoratriptothecarwashorsupermarket.Ijustmiss---ImissbeinganonymoushesaiD.ImissSaturdaymorningrollingoutofbednotshavinggettingintomycarwithmygirlsdrivingtothesupermarketsqueezing捏thefruitgettingmycarwashedtakingwalks.Ican’ttakeawalk.HisdreamhesaidwastogothroughCentralParkandwatchfolkspassingby...spendthedaywatchingpeople–Imissthat.FacedwithsimmeringcriticismforplayingmoregolfthanmostpreviousoccupantsoftheWhiteHouseheexplainedthatthesportwassimplythebestwayofgettingawayfromitall.It'stheonlyexcuseIhavetogetoutsideforfourhoursatastretchhetoldHearstmagazines.ThoughhesaidheenjoyedhislifeintheWhiteHousehefeltdisillusioned灰心withthesomeofthewaysofWashingtonwhichhehasfailedinhispledgetochangesuchasthekabukidance日本歌舞amongpoliticalpartiesbeforeseriouspolicydiscussionsbegin.Hiscommentsmaybeseenasvindicationbycriticswhohaveaccusedhimofappearingtoodetached淡然andbeingslowtoengageincrucialissuessuchasLibyaandthenearshutdownoftheUSgovernmentlastweek.SincearrivingattheWhiteHouseinJanuary2009Mr.Obamahasalreadyrackedup60roundsofgolfinofficemorethanGeorgeWBushdidinhiseightyears.IntermsofabilityGolfDigest文摘magazinehasrankedMr.Obamaeighthoutofthe18presidentswhoplayedthegamesinceitbecameestablishedintheearly20thcentury.66.Whatdothesecondparagraphandthethirdparagraphmainlytellus?A.Obamalikestowatchfolkspassingby.B.Obamalikesgoingshoppingwithhisgirls.C.Obamalikestotakeawalk.D.Obamawishestoenjoysimplepleasures.67.AccordingtoObamaheplaysgolfto____________.A.avoidcriticismB.showhisabilityC.getrelaxedD.showhisadvantageovertheformerpresidents68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItrefertointhefifthparagraph?A.PlayinggolfB.GettingrelaxedC.ChangingsomewaysofWashingtonD.Watchingpeople69.AccordingtothepassageObamais____________kabukidancE.A.curiousaboutB.interestedinC.tiredofD.satisfiedwith70.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ObamacomplainsaboutlackofprivacyaspresidentB.Obamacan’tliveanormallifeC.ObamaisoftencriticizedD.Obamalikestoplaygolf

ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinganewfeaturE.TheBBCEnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1000peopleandplacesprominentinthenewssince1988;theOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionary:EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplusencyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLDOCEplusculturalinformation.Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctlyculturalaswellaslanguagelearningcontent.Thatbeingsaidthewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidenticalmakingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordandLongmandictionariesthereisacleardifferencE.OxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontentwhereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglishspeakingworlD.TheOxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutiny审查forculturalbiasthantheLongmanpublicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromtheculturalperspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworlD.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmoredistinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceandNationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryearstheir1000briefencyclopedicentriesarebasedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.TheintendedusertheyhaveinmindisaregularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillinlisteningcomprehension.InrealitythoughtheBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearnersaswilltheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthesedictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhicharetotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackgroundwillnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthescopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.73.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?A.ThecombinationoftwodictionariesintoonE.B.Thenewapproachtodefiningwords.C.Theinclusionofculturalcontent.D.Theincreaseinthenumberofentries.74.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudicebecause_______.A.itsscopeofculturalentriesgoesbeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworldB.itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentofthenon-English-speakingcountriesC.itviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingpeopleD.itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries75.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthatinapproachingsocio-culturalcontentinadictionarysocialthoughtshouldbegivento_________.A.thelanguagelevelsofitsusersB.thenumberofitsprospectivepurchasersC.thedifferenttastesofitsusersD.thevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusers

TheTajMahal泰姬陵isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecturE.ItisatAgrainnorthernIndiA.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor皇帝ShahJehanwhoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.ItisinmemoryofhisfavoritewifeArjumandBanuBagamknownasMumtazMahalwhodiedin1631.Thebuildingwhichwascompletedbetween1632and1638wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect建筑师UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuildingwithgardensandgatewaystructureswascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble大理石path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuilD.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuildingbutinblackinsteadofwhitetolieontheothersideoftheriver.ButbeforeitcouldbebuiltShahJehanwasimprisoned监禁byhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.1.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor____.A.MumtazB.ShahC.EitherMumtazorShahD.BothMumtazandShah2.WhydoyouthinkShahJehanwasburiednexttohiswife?A.Hisowntombhadn'tbeenbuilt.B.HehopedtobeburiedtherE.C.KingandQueenshouldbeburiedtogether.D.HelikedMumtazallhislifE.3.Thepassagemainlytellsus____.A.whytheTajMahalwasbuiltB.thelovestorybetweenShahandMumtazC.someinformationabouttheTajMahalD.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians4.Formthepassagewecanlearnthat____.A.theTajMahallooksmorebeautifulthanbeforE.B.theTajMahaldoesn'texistnow.C.theTajMahalhascompletelychangeD.D.theTajMahalhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.

DiscoverWorldHeritage遗产Heritageistreasurefromthepast—whatwelivewithtodayandwhatwepassontofuturegenerations.TopreserveitUNESCOsafeguardshundredsofnaturalandculturalWorldHeritagesitesaroundtheworlD.Hereare5WorldHeritagesites:HistoricCentreofRomeFoundedaccordingtolegend传说byRomulusandRemusin753BCRomewasfirstthecentreoftheRomanRepublicthenoftheRomanEmpireanditbecamethecapitaloftheChristianworldinthe4thcentury.AncientCityofDamascusFoundedin3000B.C.DamascusisoneoftheoldestcitiesintheMiddleEast.IntheMiddleAgesitwasthecentreofasplendidcraftindustryspecializinginswords.Thecityhassome125monumentsfromdifferentperiodsofitshistory.OldHavanaHavanawasfoundedin1519bytheSpanish.Bythe17thcenturyithadbecomeoneoftheCaribbean'smaincentresforship-building.AlthoughitistodayamoderncityitsoldcentreremainsaninterestingmixofBaroqueandneoclassical新古典主义的monuments.AncientCityofPingYaoPingYaofoundedinthe14thcenturyshowstheevolution演变ofarchitecturalstylesandtownplanninginImperialChinaoverfivecenturies.OfspecialinterestarethesplendidbuildingsassociatedwithbankingforwhichPingYaowasthemajorcentreforthewholeofChinainthe19thandearly20thcenturies.RainforestsoftheAtsinananaTheRainforestsoftheAtsinananaareextremelyimportantforkeepingongoingecologicalprocessesnecessaryforthesurvivalofMadagascar’suniquebiodiversity生物多样性whichreflectstheisland’sgeologicalhistory.Havingcompleteditsseparationfromallotherlandmassesmorethan60millionyearsagoMadagascar’splantandanimallifeevolvedinisolation孤立.64.AccordingtothepassageRomewas__________.A.acityonlyfoundinlegendB.foundedbyaRomanEmperorC.oncethecapitaloftheChristianworldD.thefirstcentreofRomanRepublic65.Whichofthefollowingwasfirstfounded?A.RomeB.PingyaoC.HavanaD.Damascus66.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A.Havanahadbecomeamoderncityby1600.B.Damascuswasfamousforitsship-buildingcraft.C.PingyaowasoncethemajorcentreforbankinginChinA.D.MadagascarhasmanyanimalsfromotherlanD.67.AccordingtothepassagewhatcausedMadagascar’suniquebiodiversity?A.TheongoingecologicalprocessoftheislanD.B.TheuniqueclimateoftheislanD.C.TherareandthreatenedanimalsontheislanD.D.ThegeologicalhistoryoftheislanD.

FreeRicE.comisanon-profitwebsiterunbytheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramUNWFP.Itaimstoprovideeducationtoeveryoneforfreeandhelpendworldhunger.JoinusandhavefunwithourvocabularygamE.ForeachvocabularywordyougetrightwedonatefreericethroughUNWFPtothosehungrypeoplE.Howdoyouplaythevocabularygame?ClickontheanswerthatisclosestinmeaningtotheworD.IfyougetitrightyougetaharderworD.IfwrongyougetaneasierworD.Foreachwordyougetrightwedonate20grainsofricetoUNWFP.Howdoesthevocabularygamehelpyou?Thisgamemaymakeyousmarter.Whilelearningnewvocabularyitcanhelpyou:★Presentyourideasbetter★Writebetterpaperse-mailsandbusinessletters★Speakmoreaccuratelyandinfluentially★Readfasterbecauseyouunderstandbetter★Getbettergradesinhighschoolandcollege★Performbetteratjobinterviews★BemoreeffectiveandsuccessfulatyourjobAfteryouhavedoneFreeRiceforacoupleofdaysyoumaynoticeaphenomenon.Wordsthatyouhaveneverconsciouslyusedbeforewillbegintopopintoyourheadwhileyouarespeakingorwriting.Youwillfeelyourselfusingandknowingmorewords.HowdoestheFreeRicevocabularyprogramwork?FreeRicehasadatabasecontainingthousandsofwordsatdifferentlevelsofdifficulty.TherearewordsproperforpeoplejustlearningEnglishandwordsthatwillchallengethemostlearnedprofessors.Inbetweenarethousandsofwordsforstudentsbusinesspeopledoctorstruckdriverseveryone!FreeRiceadjuststoyourlevelofvocabulary.Itstartsbygivingyouwordsatdifferentlevelsofdifficultyandthenbasedonhowyoudodesignsaproperstartinglevelforyou.Whenyougetawordwrongyougotoaneasierlevel.Whenyougetthreewordsinarowrightyougotoaharderlevel.Thereare60levelsinallbutitisrareforpeopletogetaboveLevel50.Signupnowandyouwillhavefunaswellashelpendworldhunger.60.Accordingtothepassagethepurposeofthevocabularygameisto______.A.combineEnglishlearningwithhelpinghungrypeopleB.makeitpopularinEnglish-speakingcountriesC.encouragepeopletoproducemorericeD.provideEnglishlearningforpoorareas61.Playingthevocabularygameenablesyouto______.A.developsomenewideasB.increasechancesofjobinterviewC.beadmittedtoauniversityD.performbetterinaspeechcompetition62.Peopleofdifferentvocabularylevelscanplaythegamebecause______.A.itisfreeofchargeB.itoffersfairchancestoeveryoneC.itchangeslevelswiththeirperformanceD.itmeetstheneedsofpeopleindifferentfields

IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthenewsofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorenewsofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorereportsofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper68.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillreportmorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV69.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.A.menuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

USPresidentBarackObamahasvisitedresidentsinareasofNewYorkthatstillhavenoelectricity17daysafterthedeadlysuper-stormSandy.MrObamatookahelicoptertourofBreezyPointaneighborhoodinQueenswhereabout100homeswererazedinafireduringthestorm.HealsometresidentsatanemergencyresponsecentreinStatenIslanD.Morethan100peoplewerekilledintheUSasaresultofSandy43oftheminNewYork.TheUSpresidentalsometprivatelywithDamienandGlendaMoorewhosetwosonsweresweptawayinthestorm.ObviouslyIexpressedtothemasafatherasaparentmyheartbreakoverwhattheywentthroughhesaiD.HesaidthefamilywantedtothanktheNewYorkCitypoliceofficerLtKevinGallagherwhostayedwiththemuntiltheirchildren’sbodieswerefounD.OnemanwhosehomeinStatenIslandwasdestroyedbySandywasthankfulforMrObama’svisitbutthoughtheshouldhavecomeearlier.IfhecoulddosomethingtomakethisprocesswiththegovernmentalittlefasterandeasieronusthatwouldbeagreatthingsaidAnthonyGattiwhosaidhehadqueuedalldayeverydaytospeakwithemergencyofficials.MrObamavisitedpartsofNewJerseyintheimmediateafterthestormavoidingNewYorkCitysoasnottopreventrecoveryefforts.NewYorkGovernorAndrewCuomowhojoinedMrObamaonThursdaysaidhewouldrequest$30bn£19bninfederalaidinordertorebuilD.ThatpricetagincludedtheconstructionofapowergridmeanttohelputilitiesfindandfixoutagesaswellasanupgradetoNewYorkCity’sfuelsupplycapacity.Fuelshortagesafterthestormledtolengthyqueuesandpetrolrationing.56.Howdidthemanwhosehomewasdestroyedinthestormfeelwhenvisited?A.Excitedbutnervous.B.ScaredbutappreciateD.C.Thankfulbutsorrowful.D.Appreciatedbutregretful.57.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.NewYorkwouldrequest£30bntorebuilD.B.NewYorksufferedalotfromsuperstormSandy.C.Mr.ObamavisitedNewYorkGovernment.D.Mr.ObamashowedheartbreakinNewYorkGovernment.58.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ObamatouredSandy-hitNewYork.B.ObamaexpressedthewarmhearttoDamienandGlendaMoorE.C.NewYorkwasfacedwithfuelshortageafterthestorm.D.NewYorkGovernorshowedgreatambitionafterthestorm.

InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallmentplansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.TodayalargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniturehouseholdgoodsandcarsbyinstallments.IntheU.S.thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritainandpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentsisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.Thebuyerpaysonequarteroronethirdofthepriceasadownpaymentwhenthegoodsaredeliveredtohim.Hethenmakesregularpaymentsweeklyormonthlyuntilthefullpriceispaidup.ThelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmadE.Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping.Itincreasesthedemandforgoodsandinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.ThereishoweverthedangerthatwhenbusinessisbadinstallmentbuyingmayendsuddenlymakingbusinessmuchworsE.Thismayresultinagreatincreaseinunemployment.Ifthepeopleontheinstallmentplanlosetheirjobstheywillprobablynotbeabletomaketheirpayments.Ifgreatnumbersofpeoplearenotabletopaytheirinstallmentdebtsthereisapossibilitythatbusinessmencannotcollecttheirdebtsandwillthereforelosemoney.Ifbusinessmenlosemoneyorfailtomakeasatisfactoryprofititbecomesmorelikelytohaveadepression.Thisiswhyinsomecountriesthegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymentandinstallmentstodiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheinstallmentplan?A.A.lotofBritishfamiliesusetheinstallmentplan.B.Morethan10percentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallments.C.AmericansdependmoreoninstallmentthanBritishpeopledo.D.Americansspendonetenthoftheirincomeoninstallmentbuying.32.Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause________.A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterestB.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoneyC.thebuyerhastopayadownpaymentD.theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanchargedextramoney33.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallments?A.HemightlosehisjoB.B.Hewillstopusingtheitemhehasbought.C.Hewillhavetosellwhathehasbought.D.Hewillgointodebt.34.TheadvantageofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.purchasingpowerisstrengthenedB.employmentmightbeincreasedC.peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoneyD.youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes35.Insomecountriesthegovernmentscontroltheinstallmentplanto_____.A.increaseemploymentB.avoiddepressionsC.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofitsD.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhattheybuy

IfyoulookforabookasapresentforachildyouwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearthereisnonewHarryPotter.J.KRowling’swizardisnotalonE.Thepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbookswhichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasTheLordoftheRings.Yetdespitethatreadingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin199723%saidtheydidn’tlikereadingatall.In200335%diD.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputergames.MaybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpilE.EitherwayChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreportheannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.ReadingRecoveryaimsatsixyearoldswhoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationthisyearreportedthatchildrenintheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyearwhereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progressandsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheiragE.InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimaryschooltheyreadwellbutmoreoftenreadtextsinsteadofreadingforfunthanthoseelsewherE.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhohavebeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECDbeingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantagE.41.WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?A.Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.B.Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublisheD.C.Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.D.ThesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreaseD.42.Statisticssuggestedthat.A.thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputersB.adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreadingC.aminorityofprimaryschoolchildrenreadproperlyD.ahugepercentageofchildrenreadregularly43.WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?A.Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.B.Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.C.Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.D.Childrenontheprojectshowednoticeableprogressinreading.44.Readingforfunisimportantbecausebook-lovingchildren_______.A.takegreateradvantageoftheprojectB.showthepotentialtoenjoyalonglifeC.arelikelytosucceedintheireducation.D.wouldmakeexcellentfutureresearchers45.Thepurposeofthistextwouldprobablybe_______.A.toovercomeprimaryschoolpupilsreadingdifficultyB.toencouragethepublicationofmorechildren’sbooksC.toremindchildrenoftheimportanceofreadingforfunD.tointroduceawaytoimproveearlychildrenreading

About1966orsoaNASA美国宇航局teamdoingworkfortheApollomoonmission阿波罗登月计划tooktheastronautsnearTubaCity.TherethelandoftheNavajoReservationlooksverymuchlikethelunarsurfacE.Amongallthetrucksandlargevehiclesweretwolargefiguresthatweredressedinfulllunarspacesuits.NearbyaNavajoshepherd牧羊人andhissonwerewatchingthestrangecreatureswalkaboutoccasionallybeingwatchedoverbyotherNASAworkers.ThetwoNavajopeoplewerenoticedandapproachedbytheNASApeoplE.SincetheshepherdandhissondidnotknowEnglishtheyaskedtheNASApeoplewhothestrangecreatureswerE.TheNASApeopletoldthemthattheywerejustmenthatweregettingreadytogotothemoon.Theshepherdbecameveryexcitedandaskedifhecouldsendamessagetothemoonwiththeastronauts.TheNASAofficialsthoughtthiswasagreatideasotheyprovidedataperecorder.AfterthemangavethemhismessagetheyaskedhissontotranslatE.Hissonwouldnot.LatertheytriedafewmorepeopleontheNavajoReservationtotranslateandeverypersontheyaskedwouldchuckle偷偷地笑andthenrefusetotranslatE.FinallywithcashinhandsomeonetranslatedthemessageWatchoutfortheseguystheyhavecometotakeyourland!56.TheappearanceoftheNavajoReservationisverysimilartothatof________.A.theTubaCityB.themoonC.theNASAresearchcenterD.theApollomoonmission57.WhentheolderNavajoheardthatthemeninfrontofhimweregoingtothemoonhe________.A.feltfrightenedandranawayquicklyB.chattedexcitedlywiththeNASAworkersC.gotonthemoderntrucksandlargevehiclesforfunD.triedtosaysomethingtothemooncreatures58.Thesondidnottranslatethewordshisfathersaidbecause________.A.hehadtroubleinunderstandinghisfatherB.thewordshisfatherusedweretoodifficulttobetranslatedC.hisfatherwassendingawarningagainsttheNASApeopleD.hebelievedthattheNASAworkerscouldunderstandtheirlanguage59.Accordingtothispassagewecanknowthattheshepherdwas________.A.patientandbraveB.foolishandimpoliteC.humorousandintelligentD.knowledgeableandtalkative

Doyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans?WellinAmericathewordisnowoftenuseD.TheAmericancouch-potatobecomesmaybeevenapartoftheAmericantradition!YouseeinAmericamanypeopleoftenspendtheirfreetimesittingonacouch沙发watchingTV.AstherearemanychannelstochoosetheTVcanbequiteinterestingandveryaddictive上瘾的.OnemaysitandwatchTVforhourandhourwithoutstop!WellthesepeoplewhodonothingalldayexceptwatchingTVarecalledcouch-potatoes.InAmericawhenonewatchesTVheismostoftensittingonacouch.WhilewatchingTVmostofthesepeoplelooksofrozenthattheyalmostlookdead!Everyoneissittingstill静止的witheyeslookingrightintothesameblackbox.AlsobecausethesepeopleareaddictivetoTVtheydon’ttakeexerciseandusuallygetveryfat.Soinmanywaysthesepeoplelooklikerealpotatoes!WellbecausetheylooksostillandfatandwatchTVonacouchtheyareallcalledcouch-potatoes.Nowyouknowwhatcouch-potatomeans.ThenexttimeifyouseesomeonewatchingTVtoolongjustsayWhatacouch-potato!46.Thewordcouch-potatoisoftenusedin_______.A.ChinaB.AmericaC.JapanD.France47.Ifapersoniscalledacouch-potatoheorshe_______.A.likessittingonacouchwatchingTVB.doesnothingalldayC.likeseatingpotatoesD.onlywatchesTVandeatspotatoes48.Whydoesacouch-potatolooklikearealpotato?Becauseheorshe_______.A.almostnevermoveswhilewatchingTVandgetsveryfatB.isfatanddyingandcannottakeexerciseC.likeseatingpotatoesonacouchwhilewatchingTVD.isfrozeninfrontoftheblackbox49.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.A.howtowatchTVB.whycouch-potatoesareveryfatC.whatcouch-potatomeansD.whereyoucanfindcouch-potatoes50.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethewriter’ssuggestion建议?A.TakeexercisE.B.NeverwatchTV.C.Don’tsitonacouch.D.Don’twatchTVtoomuch.

IfthereisonethingI’msureaboutitisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.ThenatureofwhatisnewsmaychangE.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives—thebigpoliticalstoriesthenewsofthewarsearthquakesandotherdisasterswillcontinuemuchthesamE.Ithinktherewillbemorenewsofscientificresearchthough.It’salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourliveslikegenetic基因engineering.InthefutureIthinktherewillbemorereportsofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo—aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyarE.It’squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted传送electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhomE.InfactI’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuturE.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenumakingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread—sportsandinternationalnewsetC.Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia媒体.Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapersbutthathasn’thappeneD.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpicturesonascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternetit’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.67.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMediaC.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper68.Inthewriter’sopinioninthefuture_______.A.morebigpoliticalaffairswarsanddisasterswillmakenewsB.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylongerC.newspaperswillreportmorescientificresearchD.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV69.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.A.menuofimportantnews.C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer_______.A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmediaB.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermediaC.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaperD.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout

Doyouhaveanyskiingequipmentyounolongerneed?A.skischoolinthefarnorthofIndiacouldputittogoodusE.InMarchwepublishedaphotostoryabouttheextraordinaryZsnskarregioninnorthernIndiawhichiscutofffromtheoutsideworldformorethansevenmonthsoftheyearandonlyaccessible可通行的viaafrozenriver.WealsoincludedinformationaboutthelimiteduseofskiingintheregionandtherecentcreationoftheZanskarSkiSchool:Despitethedifficultiesoftravellingthroughtheregionwhenthesnowcomesskiinghasn’ttraditionallybeenusedasameansoftransportbythelocalslargelybecausetreesdon'tgrowheresothereislittleinthewayofrawmaterialsfromwhichtomakeskis.In1995agroupofBritishscientistsintheregionnoticedthelackofskisandoneofthemreturnedtosetuptheZanskarSkiSchoolinPadam.TheschoolprovideslessonsforasmallfeeandrentsskistothelocalpeoplE.Amongthebenefitsthattheschoolhopestobringareimprovededucation—childrenoftenfinditdifficulttogettoschoolthroughthedeepsnow—andthepossibilityofofferingskitourstotouristsinthefuture.Sofarmorethan300localpeoplehavereceivedtrainingandlocaldoctorsandpolicemenregularlyborrowskis.Butwhatweweren'tabletoincludeinthearticleisthattheskischoolisalwaysonthelookoutforoldskiingequipment—particularlyofasizesuitableforchildren—andIthought.NowtheEuropeanskiseasonisdrawingtoaclosetheremightbeafewofyououttherewhohavesomeoldequipmentyou'dliketoseegotoagoodhome.Ifthat'stheeaseyoucangetintouchwiththeschoolviatheirwebsitewww.zanskarskischool.org.63.What'sthepurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToaskpeopletogiveawaytheirskistotheschoolB.ToattractmoretouriststotheareaC.ToappealtomorelocalstoattendtheschoolD.Toraisemoneytodevelopthisarea64.Thelocalpeopledon'tuseskiingtogoaboutbecause.A.itisagainstthelocalcustomB.treesareinthewayoftheskiingrouteC.theydon'thavethewoodtomakeskisD.itisdangeroustogoskiinginthisregion65.TheZanskarSkiSchool.A.hasdonatedmoneytothelocalcommunityB.makesiteasierforthestudentstoattendschoolC.providesspecialtrainingtothetouristsD.hasborrowedmanyskisfromEurope66.Whowouldbethemosthelpfultotheschoolnow?A.LocalsinZanskarregion.B.StudentsintheZanskarSkiSchool.C.Peoplehavingoldskiingequipment.D.Tavellersenjoyingskiing.67.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AnextraordinaryregioninIndiaB.A.popularsport—skiingC.A.goodmeansoftransportD.A.homeforoldskis

ChooseYourVirginiaRockHouseMuseumRockHouseMuseum.TakeajourneythroughhistorywithavisittotheexcitingmuseumandhistoricsitesofWytheville.TheRockHouseMuseumoffersglimpsesintodailylifeinthe19thcentury.Themuseumispartofthe50structuresfeaturedinWytheville’sHistoricWalkingTour.540/223-3330.NaturalBridgeofVirginiaNaturalBridgeofVirginiaoneoftheSevenNaturalWondersoftheWorld.CavernsofNaturalBridgeguidedtoursofundergroundwonders;NaturalBridgeInn&ConferenceCenterIndoorHeatedPoollargestGift&SouvenirShopintheEast.Information800/533-1410.GrandCavernsGrandCavernsisAmerica’sOldestShowcave.Beautifulandmassiveformations.Uniontroopsvisitedthecaverns.ThomasJeffersonvisited–youshouldtoo!OpenweekendsinMarchdailyApril～October9am～5pm.Hourtoursleaveevery30minutes.703/249-5705.TheNewsmuseumTheNewsmuseuminArlingtontheworld’sonlyinteractive互动museumofnews.Visitorscanbereportersortelevisionnewscastersseetoday’snewsasithappensonablock-longvideonewswallandbetakenbehindthescenestoseehownewsismade.ThenewsmuseumisopenWednesdaythroughSundayfrom10a.m.～5p.m.888/NEWSEUM.www.Newsmuseum.OrgKenmorePlantation&GardensKenmorePlantation&GardensvisitovertwohundredyearsofhistoryfromtheRevolutionaryWarCivilWarandintothe21st-century.HomeofBettyWashingtonGeorgeWashington’sonlysisterandPatriotCol.FieldingLewis.Explorethishistoricbuildingandcityblockofrestoredgardens.Teaandgingercookiesserved.540/373-3381.VirginiaBeachVirginiaBeachoffers11000hotel/motelroomspluscottagesandcampgrounds.Enjoymilesofcleanbeachesandavarietyoffamilyattractions.Finerestaurantsvariousshoppingareasexcitingnightlifeandspecialeventsareofferedthroughouttheyear.800/822-3224.68.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TogivepeopleageneraldescriptionofVirginiaB.ToencouragepeopletosettleinVirginia.C.TointroducehistoricsitesinVirginia.D.ToattracttouriststoVirginia.69.WhatwayistheNewsmuseumdifferentfromRockHouseMuseum?A.Itislarger.B.Itismoreexciting.C.Visitorscanseemoreinit.D.Visitorscanactinit.70.Ifyouwanttoenjoyyourselfintheeveningyoumaygoto______.A.TheNewsmuseumB.KenmorePlantation&GardensC.VirginiaBeachD.GrandCaverns71.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutVirginiaBeach?A.Touristscancampintheopenair.B.Touristscanenjoysomespecialeventsthere.C.Touristscanenjoythemselvesonthecleanbeach.D.Touristscannotgothereintheirowncars.

InChinamanypeopleareleavingthecountrysidetofindjobsinthecitiesbecausethecountrysideismuchpoorerthanthecityandoftenthereisn'tmuchworktherE.ServicessuchashospitalandtransportareusuallymuchbetterinthecitythaninthecountrysidE.Theyhopethattheirliveswillimprovewhentheymovetothecity.ButinthebigcitiesofEuropelikeLondonorParispeoplearemovingoutofthecity.TheserichfamilieswanttoliveaquieterlifE.Theyaretiredofthenoiseandthedirtofthecityandtheyaretiredofthecrowdedstreetscrowdedtrainsandbuses.Theydon'twanttoliveinthecitiesanymorE.TheywantahousewithagardeninthecountrysideandbreathethefreshairtherE.Sotheymoveoutofthecities.Somedon'tgoveryfarjustalittlewayoutofthecitytothetownsnearthecitiesotherpeoplemovetotherealcountrysidewithsheepcowsandgreenfields.Theretheystartnewlivesandtrytomakenewfriends.Notallthosewhomovefromthecitytothecountrysidearehappy.AftertwoorthreeyearsmanypeoplewhohavedonethisfeelthatitwasabigmistakE.Theydon'tmakesomuchmoneyandthereisn'tmuchworktodo.Peopleinthecountrysideareverydifferentandaren'talwaysveryfriendly.Asaresultquitealotofpeoplewhohavemovedtothecountrysidemovebacktothecity.It'swonderfultoseecrowdsinthestreetsandcinemalightstheysay.71.WhichisNOTthereasonforpeoplemovingtothecitiesinChina?A.Thecountrysideismuchpoorerthanmecity.B.Peopleinthecountrysidehavenothingtoeat.C.Peopleinthecountrysidedon'thavemuchworktodotherE.D.ServicesincitiesareusuallymuchbetterthanthoseinthecountrysidE.72.WhydosomerichfamiliesinEuropemovetothecountryside?A.Becausetheywillfindgoodjobs.B.Becausetheyaretiredoflivinginthecity.C.BecausetheycanmakemoremoneytherE.D.Becausetheylikefeedingsheepandcowsinthegreenfields.73.AftermovingtothecountrysidesomepeopleinEuropefeelunhappybecause___________A.theycan'tmakemuchmoneyB.thereisn'tmuchworkforthemtodointhecountrysideC.somepeopleinthecountrysidearen'talwaysveryfriendlytothemD.A.B.andC.74.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphshows__________A.theyarehappytomovebacktothecityB.theymisstheirfriendsinthecountrysideC.theystillwanttomovetothecountrysideD.theyaretiredofthenoiseandthecrowdedstreetsinthecity75.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe__________A.Ahappylife!B.Livinginthecity!C.Movingoutormovingback?D.Livinginthecountryside!

ChinahasbecomeVolvo’sthirdlargestmarketwithmoreofitscarmodelstogoonsaleintheworld’slargestautomarketthisyearChiefExecutiveOfficeCEOofVolvoCarsChinasaidinTianjin.Dr.AlexanderKloseCEOofVolvoCarsChinatoldXinhuaattheNinthTianjinInternationalAutomobileTradeShowbeingheldfromFridaytoWednesday.KlosesaidVolvoCarshadenteredanewtimeoffastdevelopmentaddingthatitssalesvolumeinChinaroaredin2012.UptotheendofSeptemberVolvo’sglobalsalesvolumewasup12.5percentyearonyear同年比comparedwith52percentyear-on-yearriseinChinahesaiD.TwonewVolvosalescentersopenedinBeijingwithinmerelyoneweekinearlyOctoberabouttwomonthsaftereastChina’sZhejiangGeelyHoldingGroupCoacquiredtheSwedishbrandfromtheUSautogiantFordfor$1.5billioninearlyAugust.KlosesaidhewasconfidentofseeingtremendousgrowthinChina’sautomarketinthenextfiveyears.AstheChinesegovernmenthasincreasedthetaxrateforlargedisplacement排量carsalreadywenowhavealotofcarsbelowthreelitersandIthinkwe’llsticktothatstrategyasyoucanseenowtheXC60whichwasintroducedtodayisjusttwolitershesaiD.Asthetechnologyadvanceswe’llprobablyevensee1.6literenginesor1.5literenginesinthefutureheaddeD.VolvoCarsisnottheonlyautomakerhopingtotakeadvantageofChina’srapidlygrowingautomarket.BentleythefamousBritishluxurycarmakerwillopenanewsalescenterinChinaatTianjinThursdaywhichisthe11thoneinChinaaccordingtoapressreleasebyShanghai-basedZenithIntegratedCommunicationsCorpZenithSaturdayattheautoshow.ZenithisthepublicrelationsagentofBentleyinChinA.Theautomakerhassold421limousines大型豪华轿车toChinain2011andthegoalfor2012is777thereleasesaiD.56.Thewordunderlinedinthethirdparagraphwouldprobablybe___.A.shoutedloudlyB.increasedinlargenumbersC.reducedrapidlyD.burnedbrightly57.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat___.A.TheNinthTianjinInternationalAutomobileTradeShowwasheldfromFridaytoWednesdayB.VolvoCarsisaworld-famouscarmakerinBritainC.OfalltheautosalesvolumeVolvosalesvolumeisonlynumberoneinChinaD.VolvosalescentersaredevelopingveryfastinChinarecently58.Thetextismainlyabout____.A.ChinaBecomesVolvo’s3rdLargestMarketB.VolvoCarsproducedinChinaC.VolvoSalesVolumeinChinaD.CarmakersinChina59.HowmanycarmakersarementionedinthispassagewhichopenedandwillopennewsalescentersinChinarecently?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four

BelowisaselectionaboutGuinness吉尼斯WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords♦Fastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywasaccordingtoGWRtheirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingeverwithmorethan290000peopletakingpartinrecordattempts尝试in15differentcountries.KenichiIto’srecordattemptwaspartofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewithsuperpowers.Hissuperpoweristorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyoTokyoin2008.♦MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAnaCaliforniacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.A.bubble’smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstrated演示证明atthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirwonderfulskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleandtheysucceedeD.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.TherecordwassetonApril42011.♦LongestearsonadogAbloodhound寻血猎犬fromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredonadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.JeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitlE.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.HisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecordbutwhenhediedMr.Jeffriestookover.♦MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationsinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBungaged109years97daysfollowedbyherdaughteraged89hergranddaughteraged70hergreatgrand-daughteraged52hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary211989♦MostT-shirtswornatonceBelieveitornotthereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay222010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametimE.ThemanfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordholderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsinlessthantwohours.TheT-shirtsweighed68kgandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.Hedethroned罢黜theSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.♦HeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober92010thatagiganticpumpkin南瓜growninWisconsinwasofficiallytheworld’sheaviest.Itweighed1810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesotA.Stevens’pumpkinwas85poundsheavierthanthepreviousrecordanotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisaprecisemixtureofraincowwastegoodsoilseagrassandfishemulsion乳状液.Someoftheworld’sheaviestpumpkinsincludingtherecordholderwereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYorkforadozendays.63.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwithasuperpower?A.HesetanewrecordforFastest100mrunningonallfours.B.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanesE.C.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.D.Hetookpartinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.64.Jeffriesisthenameof____________.A.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsB.theformerholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogC.thepresentholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogD.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestears65.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.245.B.238.C.120.D.68.66.AccordingtothegiveninformationwhichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?A.TherecordforMostpeopleinsideasoupbubble.B.TherecordforMostlivinggenerations.C.TherecordforMostT-shirtswornatonce.D.TherecordforHeaviestpumpkin.

DesignedasagiftbookorfamilysouvenirthisbeautifulhardcoverhasatraditionalconnectionwithChristmasvirtues美德.Eachvirtueisdiscussedinashortarticleandthenfollowedbyfourtofiveall-newheart-touchingstoriesfromChickenSoupfortheSoul.Eachsectionendswithaone-pagesuggestionforhowtostartyourownholidaytraditionfrombakingcookiestocharityideaswhichreflectsthespiritofthevirtuE.Withtheamusingdescriptionoflifeandheart-warmingtalesaboutcatseachtouchingstoryinChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'Soulcelebratesthespecialbondwesharewithourcats.TheRealDearFriendsexplorestheclassicpuzzleswhicheverychildaged9-19faces:friends--makingthemkeepingthemfightingwiththemlosingthemhelpingthemandcompetingwiththem.Andtherearenolectureshere;thisisthestraighttalkfromteensthatyoungreaderslovE.Thisisabookthatcoversproblemsforgirlsonly!ChickenSoupforGirls'Soulisabookbygirlsforgirlswherereaderscanfindencouragementsupportandpositiveadvicewhenfacingthechallengesofbeingapre-teengirl.Theheart-warmingstoriesandphotographsinChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmotherscelebrateandcatchthelovingmomentsspenttogetherwithfamily:thejoyfulsurpriseofbecomingagrandmatheamazingtimeswhenyoungchildrenteachthemlessonsaboutlifeandliving.56.Ifyouareapetloverwhichbookmightinterestyoumost?______.A.ChickenSoupfortheSoulB.ChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'SoulC.TheRealDearFriendsD.ChickenSoupforGirls'Soul57.TheRealDearFriendsappealstoyoungreadersbecauseit______.A.tellstherealexperienceofteenagersB.hasabeautifulhardcoverwhichteenslikemostC.coverstouchinglecturesbyfamousauthorsD.givessuggestionsonhowtodefeattheirfriends58.ThefeatureoftheChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmothersliesin______.A.someusefulsuggestionsontraditionalcookingB.encouragementandsupportfromfamilymembersC.someexperiencesofteensindifferentregionsD.aperfectcombinationofwarmstoriesandphotos

Toyodasaidthosechangeswerebeingmadenearlyaroundtheclockbutduringthreehoursofoftentensequestionsandanswersherepeatedthattherewasnolinktothevehicle’selectronicsystems.ManydriversmakingcomplaintsagainstToyotaandthegovernmentsaytheiraccelerationproblemshadnothingtodowithfloormatinterference油门踏板故障orstickygaspedals刹车.Outsideexpertshavesuggestedelectronicproblems.HouselawmakersexpressedseriouscriticismonToyodathegrandsonofthecompany’sfounder.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSAisseekingrecordsonToyota’srecallsandisconductingitsownreviewonwhetherelectronicswerebehindthecarfaults.NHTSAalsocontinuestolookintosteeringcomplaintsfromdriversofthepopularCorollamodel.Toyotahasrecalled8.5millioncarsmorethan6millionofthemintheUnitedStates.ItmaybeawhilebeforecarbuyersbelievethatToyotareallymakessafecars.Toyota’sJanuarysalesalreadyfell16percentevenasmostotherautomakersjumpedbackfromlastyear’sbadresults.AnalystKojiEndoofAdvancedResearchJapaninTokyosaidheexpectsFebruarysalesdueoutnextweektobedown30percentto40.Toyota’ssalesproblemcouldcontinuebeyondthat.Itwilltakesometimetofeelthefulleffectofthishesaid.67.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ToyotaisintroubleB.ToyotaisunderhearingC.ToyotaisfinishedD.Toyotaisstillrunning68.Whatisthepurposeofthehearing?A.AmericahopesthatToyotaapologizestotheUScustomers.B.AmericawantstogetToyotaoutoftheUSmarket.C.AmericawantstohelpToyotaoutofdifficulty.D.AmericahopesthatToyotaadmitstheircarshaveelectronicsystemproblem.69.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Toyotaprovidesverygoodpostsaleservice.B.Toyota’sbiggestmarketisintheUnitedStates.C.Toyotawillbeclosedsoon.D.Toyota’sdealershipintheUSwillallbeclosed.70.Thelastsentenceofthispassageindicates.A.AnalystKojiEndoisfullyconfidentaboutToyotaB.ToyotacouldmeetaworsesituationC.ToyotawouldgetoutoftroublesoonerorlaterD.Toyotawouldbuildupabetterreputationamongitscustomers

GroupbuyingisoneofthefastestgrowingtrendsinSouthAfricatoday.Industryleadersareconfidentthatthegrowthpotentialremainsstrongsincegroupbuyingislocation-specific区域性的.Start-upcostsarelowandprofitroomremainshighsomanysitescontinuetoreceiveinvestedmoneydespitewidespreadcriticismandFacebook’sdecisiontophaseoutofthedealsbusinessduetoprivacyconcerns.Intheearlystagesofallindustriessomecompaniesfailbecausetheycannotcompetewithstrongercompaniesindifficulteconomicconditions.TodealwithdifficultconditionsanalarmingnumberofbusinessesaredevelopinggroupbuyingwebsitesinplaceslikeChinaandIndiasotheincreaseofgroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisnothingmorethananaturalprogressionintotheinternationalmainstream.ThegroupbuyingconceptisfairlynewandconsumershaveacceptedthisconceptbecausetheycannowmakefulluseoftherichinformationavailableontheInternet.Groupbuyingisconvenientandeasysoitworks.AnyonecanviewasitejoinamailinglistsubscribetoRSSorprintoutacoupon优惠券.ThecurrentgroupbuyingstructureofferedbytheindustryleadersworksalthoughtherearestillchallengestoovercomE.Perhapsthefutureofgroupbuyingistiedtothejoiningtogetherofsocialmediaandmobiledevices.MobiledevicesarewithuswhereverwegoandalmosteveryoneisusingsometypeofsocialmediasitelikeFacebookorTwittertostayinformeD.UsingGPSandsocialmediatechnologytoproviderealtimelocation-specificpromotionswouldbebeneficialtoeveryconsumerlookingforthebestdealsintown.Pauseforamomentandthinkaboutit!WhatisbetterthansigningontoyourphonewhilehavingfunintownandyoureceivearealtimeinformationthatyourfavoriteshopacrossthestreetisofferingakillerdealThefutureofthegroupbuyinginSouthAfricaisbrightandwecanexpecttoseemoreadvancedapproachestothisconceptinthefuturE.Inadditiontothetechnologicaladvancesconsumerswillseetherangeofpromotionsexpandtoincludenewproductsandservices.50.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasephaseoutofmeaninthefirstparagraph?A.begintodevelopB.graduallystopC.graduallyincreaseD.continuetoenlarge51.TheauthorsetsChinaandIndiaasexamplestoshowthat_________.A.ChinaandIndiaarepowerfulcountriesB.ChinaandIndiaareindifficulteconomicconditionsC.groupbuyingissuccessfulworldwideD.groupbuyingisaninternationaltrend52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?ks5uA.Peoplehaveacceptedgroupbuyingbecauseit’sanewconceptB.SocialmediaandmobiledeviceshavebeenjoinedtogetherforgroupbuyingC.GPSandsocialmediatechnologywillbehelpfulingroupbuyingD.Shopsusuallyofferakillerdealwhentheircustomersarehavingfun53.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofgroupbuyingis__________.A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.objectiveD.subjective54.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThehistoryofgroupbuyingB.TheconceptofgroupbuyingC.GrowingtrendsinSouthAfricaD.GroupbuyinginSouthAfrica

Assummerapproachesalotofpeoplewillbeinsearchofagreatbooktoreadwhiletheyarerelaxingonthebeachorbythepool.Herewehavemadealistoffoure-booksthatwethinkaregreatsummerreads.StarkbyBenElton---IfyouhavereadalotofbooksthenyoumayknowthatBenEltonisoneofthefunniestwritersaroundtheworlD.Thisbookisoneofhisbestpiecesofworktodateanditwillcertainlyleaveyouinhysterics狂笑.Youmayfindyourselflaughingoutloudconstantlywhenreadingthisbook.1984byGeorgeOrwell---thereisabigchancethatsomeofyoumayhavereadthisbookbutevenifyouhaveit’sstillwellworthreadingagain.Thisisagreatholidaybookanditwillshockyouconstantlyduetotheaccuracyofthebook.Thebookwasactuallywrittenin1948andwaswrittenaboutwhattheauthorGeorgeOrwellfelltheworldwouldbelikein1984andhewasprettyspot-on.Thisbookisthrillingandwillprobablyleaveyoualittlescaredattheendofit.TheRoad---Thisbookisafantasticreadandwillleaveyouhangingonedgeallthewaythroughit.Thisbookisquitedarkhoweveranditcertainlyhadsomeshockingmomentsthroughout.Thebookissetinapost-apocalyptic浩劫后的worldwheremodernlifehasbeendestroyedandinwhichthereisnowildlifeandalotofhumanshaveactuallyturnedtocannibalism同类相食.Thisbookisfantasticifyouenjoyathrillingreadthatwillleaveyouontheedgeofyourseateveryfewseconds.Thiscertainlyisn'tabookforthefaintofheart.TheTheoryofEverythingbyStephenHawking---Ifyouhaven’treadthisbookyetthenyoureallymust.Ifyou’relookingforanon-fictionandhighlyinformativebookforyoursummerthenthisisthebookforyou.ThisbookwaswrittenbyProfessorStephenHawkingandisextremelyfamous.66.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Anintroductiontofoure-booksthataregreatsummerreads.B.Adviceonhowtochoosegreate—booksforsummerreads.C.Thecontentsoffoure-booksthatarefamousaroundtheworldD.People’sopiniononreadinge-booksonthebeach.67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.BenEltonisthefunniestwriterallovertheworlD.B.Ifyou’veread1984there’snoneedtoreaditagain.C.TheRoadpresentsaworldinwhichtherearenohumans.D.TheTheoryofEverythingisfullofinformationthatishelpfultoreaders.68.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____________A.GeorgeOrwellwrotewhattheworldin1948waslikeinhisbookB.Readerswillsurelybescaredafterreading1984.C.TheTheoryofEverythingisaworkofpopularfiction.D.ReaderswhoarefondofcomediesmayliketoreadStark69.IfMarklikesreadingthrillingandexcitingstorieswhichofthefollowingshouldhechoose?A.StarkB.1984C.TheRoadD.ThetheoryofEverything70.Inwhichsectionofamagazinewouldyoumostprobablyreadthetext?A.LiteratureB.TravelC.LifestyleD.NaturE.

WhenFloraKahlo'spaintingswereonshowinLondonapoetdescribedherpaintingsasaribbon丝带aroundabomb.SuchcommentsseemtosuggestKahlohadabiginfluenceontheartworldofherLimE.SadlysheisactuallyamuchbiggernametodaythanshewasduringhertimE.Bornin1907inavillagenearMexicoCityKahlosufferedfrompolio小儿麻痹症attheageofseven.Herspine脊柱becamebentasshegrewolder.Thenin1925herbackwasbrokeninseveralplacesinaschool-busaccident.Throughouttherestofherlifetheartisthadmanyoperationsbutnothingwasabletocuretheterriblepaininherback.Howevertheaccidenthadanunexpectedsideeffect.WhilelyinginherbedrecoveringKahlotaughtherselftopaint.In1929shegotmarriedtoDiegoRiveraanotherfamousMexicanartist.Rivera'sstronginfluencesonKahlo'sstylecanbeseeninherearlyworksbutherlaterworksfromthe1940sknowntodayasherbestworksshowlessinfluencefromherhusbanD.Unfortunatelyherworksdidnotattractmuchattentioninthe1930sand1940seveninherhomecountry.Herfirstone-womanshowinMexicowasnothelduntil1953.Formorethanadecadeafterherdeathin1954Kahlo'sworksremainedlargelyunnoticedbytheworldbutinthe1970sherworksbegantogaininternationalfameatlast.55.WhatdoesthephraseamuchbiggernameinParagraph1mostprobablymean?A.afarbetterartistB.amuchmorefamouspersonC.amuchstrongerpersonD.afarmoregiftedartist56.TheterriblepainKahlosufferedwascausedby______.A.backinjuriesB.herbentspineC.polioD.theoperationsshehad57.Kahlo'sstylehadbecomeincreasinglyindependentsincethe_________.A.1930sB.1970sC.1950sD.1940s58.Whatisauthor'sattitudetowardKahlo?A.DevotionB.EncouragementC.IronicD.Sympathy

WhydoesalargeeducationnationlikeChinahavesofewworldrenownedscientistsastheUS?EducationistsfromChinaandtheUStrytofindouttheanswertoquestionslikethisataforumonthebasiceducationstrategy.TheforumheldrecentlywasjointlyorganizedbytheEducationDevelopmentResearchCenteroftheMinistryofEducationinChinaandthePostgraduateSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaintheUS.Itaimstofindoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesthatexistbetweentwocountriesintheireducationalsystem.WhilesomeeducationistsinChinakeepadoubtfuleyetothecountry’seducationalsysteminrecentyears.TheirAmericancounterpartsgiveapositiveanswertothebasiceducationinChinasayingthatitisstilloneofthebestintheworlD.AnAmericaneducationisttoldreportersthatthebasiceducationintheUSwascriticizedinrecentyearsduetoitspoliticaltendency.OnthecontraryChinesegovernment’sstressonbasiceducationandqualifiedteachershassetagoodexamplE.AtprimaryandmiddleschoolpupilsinChinadidbetterinmathandsciencelessonsthantheUSpupils.Howeverfewgrowtobeworldmasters.Why?EducationistsattributedthistoChina’sstressonexaminationratherthanstudents’interest.DeputyDirectorofthepostgraduateschoolofPennsylvaniaUniversitysaidAmericanteachersencouragedstudentstofocusontheirstrongpoints.InChinastudentsaredriventostudytopasstheentranceexaminationtestandtheydonotpaymuchattentiontotheirowninterest.AttheforumdirectoroftheEducationDevelopmentResearchCenterMr.Zhangsaidinthefuturetheresearchcenterwouldmakeitsmiddleandlong-termbasiceducationstrategybytakingsomereferencesfromothercountriesincludingtheUS.HealsorevealedthatforalongtimeinthefutureChinawouldmakeabreakthroughinsettingthepolicyforqualityeducation.72.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.qualityeducationdevelopmentinthefutureB.whyChina’seducationcultivates培养fewworldmastersC.China’sgoodbasiceducationD.geniuseducationattheprimarystage73.Theunderlinedwordrenownedinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________A.famousB.activeC.qualifiedD.experienced74.FewpupilsinChinawhodidbetterinmathandsciencelessonsthantheUSpupilsgrowtobeworldmastersbecause_________A.TheUSgovernmentspendsmoremoneyonbasiceducationB.AmericanpupilsareclevererthanChinesepupilsC.basiceducationinChinaisnotassuccessfulasthatoftheUSD.Chinesepeoplepaylessattentiontostudents’interest75.China’seducationalsystemwill_______inthefuturE.A.helpstudentstostudyevenhardertopasstheexaminationB.applymoreattentiontoqualityeducationreferringtosystemsofothercountriesC.allowstudentstopaymoreattentiontotheirowninterestwithouttheirtestresultsD.copytheeducationalsystemintheUS

FriendshipDayinIndiafallsonthefirstSundayofAugusteveryyear.Itiscelebratedwithmanyactivities.YoungpeopleinIndiaspendthedaywiththeirclosestfriendsandhavefuntogether.MostyoungstersinIndiaplanamovieorhaveamealwiththeirfriends.Manyfriendsmaygoonadrivetotouristplacesormakeaplanforcamping.Somefriendsgotothesupermarkettodosomeshopping.OnFriendshipDaymoststoresofferdiscountedpricesforcustomersanditistheperfectdaytobuysomethingforfriends.Somefriendsgotopartiesthatareorganizedbymanyrestaurantsinordertoattractyoungsters.SuchpartiesareveryenjoyablE.Youcangetfoodatadiscounted打折的pricE.Somefriendsjustdecidetomeetup碰头相聚atsomeone’shomeandtalkabouttheirhappytimE.ThetimegoodfriendsspendsittingtogetherandtalkingoveracupofcoffeeispreciousandunforgettablE.Long-distancefriendscallupeachotheronthisdayandwisheachotherwithwarmfeelings.Someofthemevenplantomeetuponthisparticularday.Yetsomeothersplanasurprisingvisitjusttoseetheirfriendgasp喘息inshock!In2011FriendshipDayinIndiafallsonAugust7th.Sodon’tforgettocelebrateitwithyourfriends.60.WhenisFriendshipDaycelebratedinIndia?A.OnAugust2ndeveryyear.B.OnthethirdweekendofAugusteveryyear.C.OnAugust1steveryyear.D.OnthefirstweekendofAugusteveryyear.61.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisthemostpopularwaythatyoungstersinIndiacelebrateFriendshipDay?A.TravelingwithfriendsB.SeeingafilmwithfriendsC.DancingwithfriendsD.Goingshoppingwithfriends.62.HowmanywaysarediscussedinParagraph3thatfriendsspendFriendshipDaytogether?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five63.TheunderlinedphraseasurprisingvisitinParagraph4refersto____.A.avisittoafriendwhotriestoavoiditB.avisittoafriendwhohasdreamedofitforalongtimeC.avisittoafriendwhohasn’texpecteditD.avisittoafriendwholivesinafarawayplace

HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential居住的.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUndergrounD.MealPlansAvailable◇ContinentalBreakfast◇BreakfastandDinner◇BreakfastPackedLunchandDinnerIt'simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecereal谷物类食品breadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost'spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self­CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom­onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong­staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.41.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor________.A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.foreignershopingtobuildBritishcultureC.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes42.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?A.Roomcleaning.B.MedicalcarE.C.Freetransport.D.Physicaltraining.43.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.C.HostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentrE.D.AccommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovideD.44.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.DessertandcoffeE.B.Fruitandvegetables.C.BreadandfruitjuicE.D.Cerealandcoldmeat.45.Whydosomepeoplechooseself­cateringaccommodation?A.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDohertyThesetting:UrbanEnglandthecitiesbutalsoruralEnglandthecountrysideincludingremoteEnglishvillages.Thetheme:Themainthemeisateenageresearchofself-discoveryinthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyagE.Itsotherconcernsarelovegettingonwithothersbeingpersistentandcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubtstroublesandworries.AsthebookmovestoacloseJames’swimmingcoachsaystohim:YouarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymorE.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.Thecharacters:Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiverandhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents养父母.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-StoneJames’parentshisdivinginstructorbestfriendthevillagerspeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyarepicturedrealistically.Theturningpoint:TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondonandhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossilthesnakestonewhichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:TakegoodcareofSammiE.ItwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstilltherE.Thejourney:InsteadofgoingtoLondonJamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.WithhelpfromhisgeographyteacherJamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefounD.Jameshaspainfulchallengingbutalsohumorousandhappytravels.ThemotherhefinallymeetsAnnehasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbeforE.Althoughthemeetingisnotlongitleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discoveryTheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.ItsherosaysonreturningtohisfosterparentsIwashomE.64.Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?A.Lifewithfosterparents.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.C.A.travelaroundthecountry.D.A.journeyofself-discovery.65.Whatdothecoach’swordsinParagraph2suggest?A.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.B.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D.Jamesisasuccessfuldiver.66.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.A.astonewithanaddressonitB.agiftfromtheswimmingcoachC.aclueleftbythebirthmotherD.afossilleftbythefosterparents67.ItcanbeconcludedthatJames’journeyis_________.A.boringB.worthwhileC.comfortableD.disappointing

Assoonasyoumeetorevenseeapersonyouformanimpressionofhimbasedonhisposturegesturesandfacialexpressions.Thisiswhyitisimportanttomakeagoodfirstimpressiononthepersonwhowillbeinterviewingyou.Withinthefirst60secondsofmeetingyoutheinterviewerwillhaveformedanimpressionaboutwhattypeofpersonyouareandwhatkindofemployeeyouwouldbecomeand55%ofthiswillbebasedonlyonyourbodylanguagE.HerearesometipstomakethatimpressionagoodonE.Firstofallrelax.Thinkpositivethoughtsandyouaremorelikelytocomeacrossasapositiveconfidentpersonduringtheinterview.Dresssmartlyasyourappearanceisoneofthefirstthingsaninterviewerwillnoticeyou.Standupstraightandwalkinwithyourshouldersbackandyourheadup.Trytoavoid避免slowingdownasyouwalkintotheroombecausethissuggestsfearanduncertainty.Shakehandswiththeinterviewerfirmly.YoushouldhaveapositivehandshakeandawarmsmilE.Openingyourcoatorjacketasyousitdownshowsthatyoutooareopen.Postureisimportant.Youshouldbesittingwellbackinyourseat.Situpstraightandlean靠forwardslightlybutnottoomuch.Sittingattoomuchofanangle角度expressesdiscomfortanddistrust.Towofthemostcommondefensive防卫的signalsarecrossingyourarmsandlegssotrytoavoidthem.Anotherimportantissueiseyecontact.Lookingsomeoneintheeyeshowsconfidenceinyourselfandtrustintheotherperson.Howeverdon’toverdoitastoomucheyecontactorstaringwillmaketheotherpersonuncomfortablE.Usemoreeyecontactwhenlisteningthanwhentalkingandwhenyoulookawaylookdown.LookingupattheceilingwillmakeyouseemboredorrudE.75.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders_______.A.whatagoodfirstimpressionisB.howtomakeagoodfirstimpressionC.howlongittakestomakeafirstimpressionD.theimportanceofmakingagoodfirstimpression76.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoradviseyoutodowhenyouarebeinginterviewed?A.Crossyourarmsorlegs.B.Openyourcoatorjacketwhensittingdown.C.Gointotheroommoreslowlythanusual.D.Avoidlookingattheeyesoftheinterviewerdirectly.77.Ifyouleanforwardtoomuchitmeans_______.A.youareveryboredB.youaretoonervousC.youdon’thaveconfidenceD.youdon’ttrustothers78.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtousebodylanguagetowinaninterviewB.HowtoanswerquestionsinaninterviewC.HowtounderstandbodylanguageD.Howtodealwithaninterviewer

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannelabodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfewas20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary周年纪念ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.JustlastyeartherewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar---whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellor__GerhardSchroederwithahug拥抱BlairjustreceivesahandshakE.HoweversomepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.ThehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworlD.Butthisdoesn'tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.Howeveronly3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys调查showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusteD.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrance'scloserelationshipwithGermanyorbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain'scloselinkswiththeUS.Whatevertheanswerisasbothsidescelebrate100yearsofdoubtfulfriendshiptheyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother.Here'sone:What'sthebestthingaboutBritain'srelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel英吉利海峡.31.ForcenturiestherelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis________.A.friendlyB.impoliteC.brotherlyD.amixtureofloveandhatE.32.ThewarinIraqdoes________totherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.A.goodB.harmC.neithergoodnorharmD.bothgoodandharm33.TheBritisharenotsofriendlyto________andtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto________.A.Germany;AmericaB.America;GermanyC.Germany;GermanyD.America;America34.________aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin________.A.AmericanpeopleBritainB.BritishpeopleGermanyC.FrenchpeopleBritainD.BritishpeopleFrance35.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?________A.AslongastheEnglishChannelexistsnofurtherdisagreementwillformbetweenFranceandBritain.B.TheEnglishChannelcanpreventanythingunfriendlyhappeninginbothFranceandBritain.C.FranceandBritainarenearneighborsandthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.D.TheEnglishChannelisthelargestenemybetweenFranceandBritain.

Thepriceofmilkmaybegoingup.Therewasnotenoughraininsomepartsofthecountrylastyearandthebadweathermaymeanthatagallon加仑ofmilkwillcost41centsmoreafterOctober1st.CaliforniaalreadyhashighmilkpricesandtheCaliforniacourtdoesnotwantthepricetogoanyhigher.HighmilkpriceswillbeveryhardforsomepeoplE.Familieswithmanychildrenwillhavetospendmoremoneytobuymilk.Thepoorandolderpeoplewithoutmuchmoneywillalsobehurtbyhigherprices.ThecourtsaidthatmoremilkfromotherstatesshouldbesoldinCaliforniaasthepriceofmilkfromotherstatesisnotashigh.Somestatesgotenoughrainsotheircostsdidnotgoup.Peoplewillthenbeabletobuythecheapermilkmeaningthatunlessmilkproducersbringtheirmilkpricesdowntheirmilkwillnotsell.Thedrought干旱aroundthecountryhasmeantmarketforcesarelikelytopushmilkpricesupbyasmuchas41-centagallonbyOctober1st.ExpertssaidthisdecisionbytheCaliforniancourtcouldreduce减少theeffectofthepriceriseherE.The41-centincreasewouldaddtoCalifornia’salreadyhighmilkpricessoCaliforniamustallowmoremilkproducersfromoutsidethestatetoselltheirproductstherE.Thiswouldthenleadtoincreasedsupplies供应whichwouldasaresultstopmilkpricesfromincreasing.70.Whowillbehurtbyhighmilkprices?A.YoungpeoplE.B.MilkproducersfromoutsideCaliforniA.C.RichpeoplE.D.Familieswithlotsofchildren.71.WhatcausedmilkpricesinCaliforniatoincrease?A.Shortsuppliesfromotherstates.B.Beingshortofrain.C.TheCaliforniacourt.D.Children’sneedformilk.72.WhatwillCaliforniadotokeepmilkpricesdown?A.ForcemilkproducerstolowertheirpricE.B.Encouragepeopletodrinklessmilk.C.Getmentoproducemorerain.D.IncreasethesupplyofmilkinthestatE.

HotwordsontheInternetdon’tstayhotforlong.Geiliandfuyunlastyear’sbiggestlinguisticinnovationsarepracticallyprehistoricinInternetterms.What’sbuzzingnowisholdsteadyThetermcomesfromasegment片段ontheTaiwaneseTVshowUniversitywhichfeaturesMissLinXieYilingivingalectureonhowtobehavelikeafashionqueenatpartiesoronthebus.Theextremelyfunnylectureismainlyanover-the-topmockery嘲笑ofthefashionworldbutMissLinmakesapoint:Weneedtoholdsteadyinpressure-filledorembarrassingsituations.HoldingsteadyInternetslangforstayingpoisedisoneofthequalitiesthepublichasbeenlookingforlatelyaspressuresonmarriageworkandmoneycaneasilydrivepeoplecrazy.ThequalitywasdemonstratedbyagirlnamedSuMiaolingthisyear.ThecontestantintheTVsingingcompetitionSuperGirlcarriedherselfwithanairofconfidenceonstageandkepthercoolwhenothersgotanxious.Ilikeyourpoise淡定.Veryfewcontestantsonthisstagecankeepcalmlikeyoudosaidoneoftheshow’sjudgesHuHaiquantoSu.InternetusersdubbedSuSisterPoise.PoiseisalsoappreciatedinWesterncultureasanessentialqualityofawell-manneredperson.EachyeartheNationalLeagueofJuniorCotillionsoftheUSreleasesalistoftheTenBestManneredPeoplE.KateMiddletonmadeitontothelistin2011forthepoiseanddignitywithwhichsheconductsherselfinthepublicspotlight.TheDuchessofCambridgewasalsoacclaimedearlierthisyearforherremarkablepoiseattheroyalwedding.Goodnewsformanypoiseisnotgenetic----itcanbeacquiredwithabitofeffort.A.personalgrowthguidancegivestipsonhowtostaypoiseD.Takeafewdeepbreathswhenyouarefacingasituationthattestsyourpatience;practiceyogaregularlytocalmyournerves;useself-affirmationbysaying‘Ichoosetobecalminanysituation’;writedownyouraffirmationdailytoimprintthegoalreadsthesitE.51.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoesholdsteadymean?A.wellbalancedB.holdstillC.remainstableD.keepcalm52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Poiseisn’tbornwithpeoplesoitcanbeacquireD.B.Underdifferentpressurespeoplehopetokeepcalm.C.Holdsteadycomesfromalecturegivenbyafashionqueen.D.Inwesterncultureholdingsteadyisaqualityofwell-manneredpeoplE.53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaytoholdsteady?A.learntouseself-encouragement.B.WritethegoalstobeachievedC.Practiceyogaregularlytocalmyournerves.D.Takedeepbreathswhenfacingdifficultsituations.54.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______.A.introducetheInternethottermholdsteadyB.tellfunnystoriesabouthowtoholdsteadyC.demonstratehowtokeepcalmunderpressureD.giveadviceonhowtokeepcoolindailylife

InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingtheathletestrytoliftthemaximum最大的weighttheycan.Therearespecialconditionstheyhavetomeetinordertocompete:bodyweightheightandstrength.TheyOlympicweightliftingmainlyteststhelimitofexplosivestrength爆发力.TherearenotmanylifterswhoreallylikeOlympicweightliftingandtheexplanationisverysimple:theyareshortofexplosivestrength.TheweightsusedforOlympicweightliftingareaddedinkilograms.Theorderbywhichtheathletesenterthecompetitionisnotgeneralbutitissetdependingontheevent.Usuallytheathletewiththelowestweightbegins.Ifhe/sheisnotsuccessfulhe/shecantrylater.Thereisamaximumofthreeliftsallowedforeverycompetition.FormanyyearsOlympicweightliftingwasonlyformen.HowevernowwomenalsotakepartinOlympicweightlifting.Itwasatthebeginningofthe21stcenturythatwomen’scompetitionsenteredanorganizedprofessionalenvironment.ForwomenOlympicweightliftingismoredifficultbecauseoftheirdifferentbodystructure.Howeverstrengthtrainingtechniques技术arewidelyandsuccessfullyusedbywomentoo.Lotsoftheathleteswho’veendedupinOlympicweightliftingcompetitionshavestartedwithstrengthtrainingonlytoimprovetheirmuscleconditionandtheirbodypower.Howeverthedemarcationline界线isnotstillveryclearbetweenpowertrainingandOlympicweightlifting.ThisishowsomanyliftershavegotintoOlympicweightliftingcompetitioneveniftheirpurposewasdifferentatthebeginning.71.InthecompetitionofOlympicweightliftingathletesneedtobeallofthefollowingEXCEPT.A.therightheightB.therightageC.therightweightD.therightstrength72.FewlifterscantakepartinOlympicweightliftingmainlybecause.A.theyaretiredofthetrainingB.theyhaven’tbeentrainedcorrectlyC.theycan’tlearntheliftingtechniquesD.theydon’thaveenoughexplosivestrength73.Howmanymoretimescanaliftertryifhe/shefailsforthefirsttime?A.Two.B.One.C.Three.D.Four.74.Accordingtothefourthparagraph.A.menoftendobetterthanwomeninweightliftingB.womenusednottobeallowedtocompeteinOlympicweightliftingC.mencanlearnthetrainingtechniquesbetterthanwomenD.womenneedtousedifferenttrainingtechniquesfrommen75.Accordingtothepassagemanyathletesbegantopracticeweightliftingbecausetheywantedto.A.takepartintheOlympicsB.getarewardinthecompetitionC.testthelimitofexplosivestrengthD.strengthentheirbodypower

AlargenumberofwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheywerebornmen.Thenumberissaidashighas60%inWestGermany.Womenoftenwishthattheyhadthesamechanceasmenhaveandbelieveitisstillmen’sworldsaidDrJamesHoldenoneofthescientistswhodidthestudy.AnneHarperhasaverygoodjobforaninternationaloilcompany.ShealsobelievesinWomen’sLiberation解放.Idon’twishthatIwereamanshesaysandIdon’tthinkmanywomendo.ButIdowishthatpeoplewouldstoplookingdownuponuswomen.Atworkforexampleweoftendotheworkthatmendobutgetpaidless.Therearestillalotofjobsthatareusuallythebestonesandopenonlytomen.Ifyou’reamanyouhaveamuchbetterchanceofleadinganexcitinglifE.Howmanywomenpilotsarethere...orengineersorscientists?56.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.60%womeninWestGermanywishthattheywerebornmen.B.MostwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheirbabieswereallboys.C.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwishthattheywerebornmen.D.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwhowishthattheywerebornmenarefromWestGermany.57.Itisstillmen’sworlD.means______.A.There’remorementhanwomenintheworldB.There’remoremenscientistsorengineersthanwomenscientistsorengineersintheworldC.WomenhavenotbeengiventhesamechanceasmenD.Womencannotlivewithoutmen58.AnneHarperconsidersthatwomenshould______.A.liveabetterlifethanmenB.bereallyliberatedC.bewellpaidD.getbetterjobsthanmen59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Usuallythebestjobsarenotopentowomen.B.WomenarelesspaidthanmenforthesamejoB.C.There’remoremenpilotsengineersandscientiststhanwomenones.D.Womenarelookeddownuponbecausethey’rethesecond-classcitizens.

Canwewatch3DthreedimensionalTVprogramswithouttheglasses?Withthedevelopmentofthetechnologywecanmakeitsoon.LatelytherehasbeenmuchprogressofthisvideosystembysomescientistsattheUniversityofArizonA.ItissaidthattheresearchersattheUniversityofArizonahavecreatedtheworld’sfirst3DvideodisplaythatusesanonboardmemoryandcanalsobeupdateD.Sofarthe3Ddisplaysproducedinthelabscanbeerasedandrewritteninonlyafewminutes.Fora3DtelevisiontobecreatedhoweverthedisplaywouldneedtobeoverwrittenseveraltimesinasecondsomethingtobeachievedwithinthenextdecadE.Thisabilitytoeraseandrewritea3Dprojected投射imageisconsideredasahugebreakthroughinthisfielD.IndeeditgiveslotsofhopethateventheremainingbitscanbeachieveD.ThemainchallengenowistocomeupwithmethodsofcontinuouslyerasingandrewritingtheimagE.Accordingtomostresearchersaneventual3Dtelevisionwillhaveaflatscreenconstructionwhichissimilartothemoderndaydisplayswithflatpanels.Howeverforthecaseofthe3DtelevisionthedisplaywouldmostlikelyneedtobeplacedonthefloorrightinthemiddleoftheviewingroomasispresentlydonewiththecoffeetablE.Theimagewouldthenbeprojectedabovethedisplayscreenofthecoffeetablewhereitwouldbeviewablein360degrees.Whileitisquiteeasytodemonstratethegreatpotentialofthe3DTVinalaboratorysettingitisentirelyadifferentthingtoproduceinmass.Furthermoreinordertowatcha3DTVtherewouldberequired3DTVprograms.Thisisnosmalltaskascreatingevenaverycheap30-minutecomedyinthe3DformatwouldneedavastamountofexpensiveequipmentaswellastechnicalknowledgE.Itwouldthereforecallforveryseriousdutybythetelevisionnetworkstoadapttothe3D.ButbecausethetechnologyistheresoonerorlaterbeputtogoodusE.Eventhough3DTVsmaynotbearealitywithinthenextdecadeorsoitwilleventuallygettherE.67.FromParagraph2welearnthat______.A.the3DTVshavebeguntobeproducedinfactoriesinlargequantitiesB.the3DTVsarestillbeingresearchedinspiteofsomepleasingprogressC.the3Ddisplaysinthelabscan’tbeerasedorrewritteninseveralminutesD.theUniversityofArizonahasupdatedtheworld’sfirst3Dvideomemory68.What’sthemainchallengeatpresentinthefieldofresearch3DTVs?A.Promotethedevelopmentofflatscreenconstruction.B.Howtoproduceasmany3DTVprogramsaspossiblE.C.TheremainingbitscanhardlybeachievedthoughthereishopE.D.Howtosolvetheproblemoferasingandrewritingtheimagenon-stop.69.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Toprojectthe3DTVprogramsinalaboratoryiseasy.B.Peoplepreferacheap30-minutecomedytothe3Dones.C.Nobodywillshowinterestsinwatching3DTVprograms.D.Toproduce3DTVsinmassstillfacesalotofotherdifficulties.70.Whydoestheauthorwritethispassage?A.Totellushowfarthe3DTVisfromus.B.Totellpeoplewheretobuythe3DTVs.C.Toprovethebasicneedforthe3DTVprograms.D.Toencouragepeopletoresearchthe3DTVdisplays.

TheopeningsceneofTheKing’sSpeechwasinawordterrifying.ThemomentKingGeorgeVI—wonderfullyplayedbyColinFirth—steppeduptothemicrophoneatWembleyStadiumarushofnervousnesscameovermE.Ittookmebacktomyschooldaysstandingatmydeskhavingtoreadaloudtotheclass.IwhisperedtomywifeJillAstutterer口吃者wrotethisscreenplay剧本.Igrewupwithastutterreallyafraidoftryingtogetthroughsimplesentences—knowingthatIwouldthenorlaterbelaughedat.IstillrememberthereadingwhenIwasin7thgradeatSt.Helena’s:SirWalterRaleighwasagentlemanIrememberrecitingSirWalterRaleighwasagentleman.TheschoolteachersaidMasterB-B-B-Biden!What’sthatword?Shewantedmetosaygentlemen.ButbythenIhadlearnedtoputmysentencesintobite-sizepiecesandIwasreadingit:gentle｜breath｜man.[Ninety-ninepercentofthetimetheteachersweregreat.Ineverhadprofessionaltreatmentbutacoupleofteacherstaughtmetoputaregularriseandfallinmytoneofspeakingandthat’swhyIspentsomuchtimereadingpoetry.Buteveninmysmallboys’prepschoolIgotnailedinmyclasswiththenicknameJoeStutterer.Yougetsodesperateyou’resoembarrasseD.Iactuallywentandstoodbythesideofmyhouseoncewithasmallroundstoneinmymouthandtriedtotalk.JillalwaysthoughtIwaskiddinguntilshesawthemovieandsawKingGeorgedidthesamething.KingGeorgereliedonthesupporthiswifeandthehelpofLionelLonguewhoindescribingworkingwithotherstuttererssaidMyjobwastogivethemconfidenceintheirvoicesandletthemknowthatafriendwaslistening.IwasluckyenoughtohavemorethanacoupleofLionelsinmylifE.Nobodyinmyfamilyever—ever—madefunofmeortriedtofinishmysentences.MymotherwouldsayJoeyyoucannotletstutteringdefineyou.AndbecauseofherandothersImadesureitdidn’t.ThroughhardworkanddeterminationIbeatmystutterinhighschool.Ievenspokebrieflyatmygraduationceremonyin1961—themostdifficultspeechofmylifE.Myfightagainstshynessandembarrassmentatmyearlyagehasdevelopedmyabilitytounderstandothers’feelingsasVicePresidentofthecountryinpubliclifE.IstillmarkupallofmyspeechesthesamewayFirth’scharacterdoesinthemoviepencil-markingeverylinetoremindmyselftostoptobreathetopause—tobeatbackmystutteringasbestasIcan.Idon’tstutteranymoreandmostpeoplewhoknowmeonlylateinmylifeareshockedthatIeverdiD.BycapturingexactlyhowastutterfeelsTheKing’sSpeechhasshownmillionsofpeoplehowmuchcourageittakesforastutterertostandupandspeak.EquallyimportantithasshownmillionswhosufferfromthepainthatitcanbeovercomewearenotaloneandwiththesupportofthosearoundusourdeepestfearscanbeconquereD.55.ThewriterwhisperedtohiswifeAstuttererwrotethisscreenplaybecause.A.hedesiredtoreleasehissecrettohiswifeB.hewasremindedhowitwasasastuttereronsuchoccasionsC.hethoughtColinFirthhadawonderfulperformanceinthefilmD.hewantedtomakehiswiferealizewhythefilmwassopopular56.WhatcanwelearnfromtheexampleinParagraph2?A.KidswithastutterercouldbemadefunofatschoolsB.Gentlemanwasverydifficultfora7thgradertopronounceC.ItwasimpossibleforastutterertopronounceevenverysimplewordsD.Theteacherhadacleverwaytoteachhowtopronouncetheword57.WhichwordcanbestreplacenailedinParagraph3?A.AttachedB.UncoveredC.HammeredD.Tricked58.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4imply?A.ThewriterwouldhaveagoodfortunetogethelpfrommanypeopleB.ThewritershouldrealizehehadtostandupfromhispainanddefeatitC.Thewritercouldgetenoughconfidenceunderhismother’shelpD.Thewritermustbehappythateveryoneinhisfamilydidnotlaughathim59.Togiveaspeechaswellashecanthewriterrevealsthefactthat.A.hetriedtotalkwithasmallroundstoneinhismouth.B.hiswifekeepsencouraginghimtopracticeC.hestillmarksupallhisspeechesD.histeacherhelpshimtoputariseandfallinhistone60.Whatmessageisconveyedinthepassage?A.WhateverpainandfearwehavewecandefeatthemifwetryharD.B.ThesimilarstoriesofthewriterandKingGeorgeVIgainsgreatadmiration.C.ThesufferwehadatourearlyagewillhaveaheavyinfluenceonourfuturelifE.D.Stutteringissuchapainforchildrenthatweshouldgivehelpandencouragethem.[

SummerinEuropeisveryniceforustovisitoneofourfavouritecitiesforabreak.Belowwehaveputtogetherashortlistofourfavouritesummerbreaklocations地方thatofferagreatbalanceofculturesunshineandfun.BerlinthesecondmostpopulouscityintheEuropeanUniongetsthethirdplaceonourlist.Ithasthreefamousairports:TegelInternationalAirportTempelhofInternationalAirportandSchonefeldInternationalAirport.ThecapitalofGermanyisonthislistnotonlybecauseitisafantasticplacetogoonholidaybutalsosinceitteachesaveryimportantlessontohumanity人人性.TheBerlinWallthebetterpartofwhichstillremainswellkeptforeducationalandamusement娱乐aimsremindsusoftheextracostspaidbyeveryonE.TodaytheundamagedpartoftheWallknownastheEastSideGalleryshowsstrikingmurals壁画ifyouareinterestedinthischapter时期ofthecity’shistorythereisalsoaBerlinWallMemorialyouwouldwanttovisit.ThePotsdamerPlatzdividedintotwobytheWallisanewlydevelopedareathatisfamousforalargeshoppingcenterandmovietheatrecomplexes混合体andaddsabitofmoderncolourtoBerlin’shistoricalvaluE.MuchliketheotherplacesthatmadethelistBerlinisalsoacityofart.ThecityhasoveronehundredandfiftymuseumsinallandafewoftheonesprovidinganextraordinaryexperienceincludetheArtCenterBerlinFriedrichstrabetheMuseumofIndianArtandtheMuseumofEastAsianArt.AppreciatingBerlin’sartismuchliketakingauniversitycourseinitselfanditcanonlybetrulyappreciatedinseveraltrips.48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A.BerlinisacitywithalargepopulationinEuropE.B.Berlinhasmanyparksandbridges.C.Berlinisacitywithmanymuseums.D.BerlinisthecapitalcityofGermany.49.Fromthepassagevisitorscanenjoy.A.beautifulsightsB.strikingmuralsC.artmuseumsD.alltheabove50.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.ThereasonsforBerlintobechosenonthelist.B.Berlin’smoderndevelopments.C.Berlin’shistoricalfeaturE.D.Thesignificance意义oftheBerlinWall.51.IfPeterisinterestedinGermanhistoryheshouldvisit.A.theArtCenterBerlinFriedrichstrabeB.theMuseumofIndianArtC.theBerlinWallMemorialD.movietheatrecomplexes

AmericanscantravelalmostanywheretheychoosE.ButtoprotectitspeoplethegovernmentlistsafewdangerousplaceswhereAmericanscannotgo.Theseplacesareunfriendlycountriesorcountriesatwar.TherethetravelermightnotbesafE.Thesecountriesarelistedinasmallbookcalledapassport护照.ThispassportisagovernmentrequestforthesafetyofitstravelingpeoplE.Itisalsoagovernment’spledge保证thatthepeoplewillobeytherulesofthehostcountry东道国.Toreceiveapassportfromthegovernmentatravelermustprove证明thatheisanAmericancitizen公民.AnAmericancadnotgooverseas外国withoutapassport.OnlycertainclosecountiessuchasCanadaandMexicodonotaskforpassports.Pastedinsidethepassportisthetraveler’spicturE.Childrentravelingwiththeirparentsareincludedinoneparent’sbook.ThousandsofpeoplefromtheUnitedStatesvisitothercountrieseveryyear.AnAmericantravelermightcarryplaneticketsmoneyclothingandmanyotherthings.Butthemostimportthathecarriesinanothercountryishispassport.71.ApassportisnotneededwhenallAmericangoestoA.foreigncountriesB.dangerousareasC.CanadaorMexicoD.countriesoverseas72.FromthepassagewecanseethatA.childrencan’ttraveltoforeigncountriesB.AmericansliketotravelC.atravelerisnotsafeinmostcountriesD.Americansliketotraveltoclosecountries73.Whydoesatravelerneedapassport?A.HeneedssomethingmoretocarrywhenhetravelsB.IthelpsthecountrytoprotectthepeopleC.HeneedstohavehispicturetakenmoreoftenD.ithelpsthetravelertoknowwherehewillgo74.Whichstatementdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A.PeopleshouldtakecareoftheirpassportsB.ItisnotimportanttohaveapassporttotravelC.ChildrenareneverincludedinapassportD.Whenyouareinanothercountrymoneyismoreimportantthanapassport75.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.WhenAmericansaretravelinginanothercountrytheymustobeytherolesofthecountryB.TheAmericangovernmentsometimesallowsitspeopletotraveltodangerousplacesC.ApassportisneededwhereveranAmericanistravelingD.EveryonewholivesintheUnitedStatescangetapassportfromtheAmericangovernment

Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheoceansothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever.Hesenthiscameracrew摄影组outoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.ThenextmorninghesaidtothemenHaveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?NosirthemenanswereD.Thedirectorwasangry.Whynot?heaskeD.Wellsironeofthemenansweredwe’reontheeastcoasthereandthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseovertheseaifnecessarybutnotasunset.ButIwantasunset!thedirectorshouteD.GototheairporttakethenextflighttothewestcoastandgetonE.ButthenayoungsecretaryhadanideA.Whydon’tyouphotographasunriseshesuggestedandthenplayitbackwards?Thenit’lllooklikeasunset.That’saverygoodidea!thedirectorsaiD.ThenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaidTomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseovertheseA.Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay.Thenatnineo’clocktheytookittothedirector.Hereitissirtheysaidandgaveittohim.HewasverypleaseD.Theyallwentintothestudio.AllrightthedirectorexplainednowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbyE.Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe‘sunset’behindthem.Thesunsetbeganbutafteraquarterofaminutethedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameracrewtostop.Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwardsandthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.41.Oneeveningthedirectorsenthiscameracrewout_________.A.tofilmasceneontheseaB.tofindanactorandanactressC.towatchabeautifulsunsetD.tomeettheaudience42.Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhiscrewtothewestcoast?A.Becausehechangedhismindaboutgettingasunset.B.Becausehewasangrywithhiscrew.C.Becausehewantedtogetasceneofsunset.D.Becauseitwashissecretary’ssuggestion.43.Thedirectorwantedtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause______.A.itwentwellwiththeseparationoftheheroandheroineB.whentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheeveningC.itwasmoremovingthanasunriseD.theoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset44.Afterthesunsetbeganthedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishands______.A.becausehewasmovedtotearsB.ashesaweverythinginthefilmmovingbackwardsC.asthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimaginedD.becausehewasdisappointedwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thecrewhadtofollowthesecretary’sadvicE.B.Ifyouwanttoseeasunrisetheeastcoatistheplacetogo.C.Thecameracrewwasn’tabletofilmthescenethefirstday.D.Thedirectororderedhiscrewtostopfilmingthesunset.

Forthousandsofyearsmanhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Appleswhichareabout85percentwatergrowalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas地区.AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChinaFranceandtheUnitedStates.TherearevariouskindsofapplesbutaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrownforsalE.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDeliciousgoldenDeliciousandMcIntosh.ApplesaredifferentincoloursizeandtastE.Thecolouroftheskinmayberedgreenoryellow.TheyhavevarioussizeswithDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart酸的.Generallysweetapplesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce苹果酱.Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemeters.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.AlthoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinterthiscoldperiodisgoodforthetreE.56.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesare__________A.growninFrancE.B.soldeverywherE.C.verybig.D.quitesweet.57.Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor___________A.thegrowthofappletrees.wB.producinglargeapples.C.improvingthetasteofapples.D.theincreaseofwaterinapples.58.ChinaFranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto_______________A.belargeproducersofapples.B.belargeproducersofapplesaucE.C.havethelongesthistoryinappleproduction.D.havethecoldestwinteramongappleproducingcountries.59.Thewordyieldedinthelastsentencemeans_______________A.improveD.B.increaseD.C.produceD.D.solD.

Whenitcomestotheprocessofknowingunderstandingandlearningsomethingknowledgeisprocessed经加工的informationandthewayindividualsselectandstoreinformationleadstotheformationofstructurewhichdiffersfromonepersontoanotherandformsthebasisforvariousjobsandpotentials潜力.Theknowledgestructurethoughtinvisibleisextremelyimportantforlearningandfordistinguishingagoodlearnerfromtherest.Whatmattersmostduringaperson’sscholarlycareerisnothowmanybooksonehasreadbutwhetherandhowwellone’sknowledgestructurehasbeenestablisheD.Knowledgecanbefullyfunctionalinthecerebralcortex大脑皮层onlyifithasbeenweavedintoanetworkofknowledgeorelseitwillfallapartwithlittleusE.Themostimportantthingforaknowledgestructureisclassificationwhichisacomplexindividualmentalprocesswherenewinformationiscomparedclarifiedandlinkedwiththepreviousone.Asaresulttheprocessedinformationhasbeenfiledintospecificareassuchaspoliticsliteratureandsoonavailableforuseatanytime.Itispossiblehoweverthatsomeonemayhavereadandexperiencedalotbutstillactslikeabeginner.Thisphenomenonmaybeexplainedpurelyfromapossibilitythattheinformationhereceivedmayhavebeendislocatedinhismemorystackwherethereisnoshortageofmaterials;whatheisactuallylackingisthesystemofprocessingmaterialsresultinginfailuretoretrieveinformationwhenitisrequireD.Insteadofalwaysstayingthesametheknowledgestructureisinfactforeverintheprocessoftrans-formationintermsofshapeangleandqualitywhichmaysometimesproducecertainsurprisetoapersonallatonce.Tomakethemostofone’sintelligencethereforethebestwayistobetterone’sknowledgestructurebeforeeverythingelsE.71.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThestorageofyourbraininformationB.ThefunctionsofyourknowledgeC.ThestructureofyourknowledgeD.Theprocessoftransformingknowledge72.ThefollowingstatementsaboutknowledgestructurearetrueEXCEPTthat.A.itlaysabasisforyourjobsB.itcanbeadoptedtojudgelearnersC.itdiffersfromonepersontoanotherD.itisalwaysunchangingforindividuals73.A.person’sscholarlycareermainlydependson.A.thenumberofbookshehasreadB.thewayhisknowledgestructurehasbeenformedC.thequalityofmaterialshehascollectedD.thememoryofinformationhehasgot74.Theunderlinedwordretrieveprobablymeans.A.getbackB.adapttoC.keepoffD.forgetabout75.Fromthepassagewemaygetthepointthat.A.alltheinformationinyourbrainisreadyforuseatanytimeB.thestorageofinformationinvolvesonlyonememorystackofyourbrainC.onewithapoorknowledgestructurecannevergetimprovedD.yourknowledgewillbeoflittleusewithoutknowledgestructure

Australianpeopleloveswimmingandgoingtoitsbeautifulbeach.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.Differentclimateleadstodifferenthabits.WhenEuropeansfirstinvadedAustraliatheonlypeopleherewhoweregoodatswimmingweretheAboriginalpeoplE.TheEuropeanscamefromclimateswhereitwastoocoldtoswim.HoweverthewarmclimateofAustraliasoonchangedtheirattitudetoswimming.Atfirstonlymenswam.Theyswamwithoutanyclotheson—therewerenowomentoseethem.Coverup!Bythe1880and1890svisitingthebeachwasveryfashionablE.Peopleworeeverydaystreetclothes—muchmorethanpeoplewearatthebeachtoday.Inthosedaysit’sbelievedpeopleshouldcovertheirmostbodysoasnottobeseenbytheoppositesex.Specialbathingcostumesweredesignedforwomen.Thiscostumesusedalotofclothandwereveryheavywhenwetmakingitdifficulttoswim.LawsmadeandlawschangeD.Thegovernmentdecidedtostopmenswimmingnaked裸体.Itpassedalawwhichforbadebathingbetween6amand7am.Butin1903thelawschanged;peoplecouldswiminthedaytimebuttheyhadtowearneck-to-kneecostumes.Costumeisshrinking.Astimepassedswimmingcostumesbecamesmallerandmoreconvenient.AtfirstmenandwomenwerecoveredfromnecktokneE.ThenarmsbecamebarE.ThenmoreofthelegswereuncovereD.Eachnewchangewasregardedbymanyasshockingandrudeandpeoplewroteletterstothenewspaperscomplainingaboutthenewcostume.NowadayssomepeoplegotospecialnudebeachestoswimnakeD.Howevermostpeoplecovertheirbodiesmorethantheydidtenyearsago—notbecausetheythinkbareskinisshocking—buttoprotecttheirskinfromtheharmfulraysofthesun.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimateofAustraliaisTRUE?A.ItchangedEuropeansettlers’attitudetoswimming.B.ItchangedEuropeansettlers’swimmingcostumE.C.ItmadeEuropeansettlersfeelmuchhotter.D.ItmadeEuropeansettlershavetoswimnakeD.69.Duringthelate19thcenturyswimmersshould_________.A.wearalotofheavyclothesonbeaches.B.wearspecialwetcostumesdesignedforthem.C.hidewhentheycomeacrossapersonoftheoppositesex.D.covertheirbodytoavoidbeingseenbytheoppositesex.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Peopleweresurprisedbyeachnewchangeandcriticizedit.B.Peoplewereamazedbyeachnewchangeandwelcomedit.C.OnlynewspaperswereinfavorofeachnewchangE.D.OnlynewspapersthoughtpoorlyofeachnewchangE.71.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Peopleworryaboutgettingskindiseasefromtoomuchsun.B.Peopleprotecttheirswimmingcostumesfromtoomuchsun.C.Peoplesometimesgoswimmingonthenudebeaches.D.PeopletodaycovertheirbodiesmorethanbeforE.

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformal正式formostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomers顾客inshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholderpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformaluseMr.Mrs.Msetcbeforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.68.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto______.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners69.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim______.A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.Mr.Smith70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEnglanD.B.PeopleoftenuseMr.Mrs.orMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.C.Palandmateareusuallyonlyusedbetweenmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames71.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_______.A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook

ItisquitereasonabletoblametrafficjamsthecostofgasandthegreatspeedofmodernlifebutmannersontheroadarebecominghorriblE.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenwouldbecomefiercetigersbehindthewheel.Itisallrighttohaveatigerinacagebuttohaveoneinthedriver’sseatisanothermatter.Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmannersbutgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headeddriversgreatpatiencetogiveupthedesiretobeatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedriving.Ontheotherhandalittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsreducingthepossibilityofquarrellingandfighting.Afriendlynodorawaveofthanksinanswertoanactofpolitenesshelpstocreateanatmosphereofgoodwillandcalmsonecessaryinmoderntrafficconditions.Butsuchbehaviorsofpolitenessarebynomeansenough.Manydriversnowadaysdon’tevenseemabletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.Howevermisplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwhowavesachildcrossingthestreetatawrongplaceintothepathofoncomingcarsthatmaybenotabletostopintime.Thesamegoesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheywantto.Anexperienceddriverwhosemannersarefaultlesstoldmeitwouldhelpifdriverslearnttocorrectlyjoinintrafficstreamwithoutcausingtotalblockagesthatgiverisetounpleasantfeelings.Unfortunatelymoderndriverscan’tevenlearntodriveletalonemastertheroadmanship.Yearsagoexpertswarnedusthatthefastincreaseofthecarownershipwoulddemandmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofustotakethismessagetoheart.71.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.roadpolitenessB.trafficjamsC.goodmannersD.moderndrivers72.Troublesontheroadareoftencausedby.A.trafficjamsB.thebehaviorofthedriversC.greatspeedD.terribleroadconditions73.Accordingtothewriteragooddrivershould.A.beatbackwhenforcedtofacerudedrivingB.beabletorecognizepolitenesswhenheseesitC.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroadswhenevertheywanttoD.joinintrafficstreamquicklyhoweverotherpeoplefeel74.ThefollowingstatementsarerightEXCEPTthat.A.somemoderndriversarenotgoodatdrivingB.roadpolitenessisgoodsenseaswellasgoodmannersC.itisalsorighttohaveatigerinthedriver’sseatD.afriendlydrivershouldnodorwavethanksinanswertoanactofpoliteness75.Itisnotalwaysrightfordriversto.A.masterroadmanshipB.recognizepolitenesswhentheyseeitC.encourageoldladiestocrosstheroadwheneverandwherevertheywantD.giveafriendlynodinanswertoanactofpoliteness

DubaitheGulfdesertcitystatewhichiswell-knownforitshugeprojectsbeforeitwashitbytheglobalfinancialcrisis危机onSaturdayannouncedanewdevelopmenttoopentheworld’sbiggestmallandaparklargerthanLondon’sHydePark.TheruleroftheGulfdesertcitystateSheikhMohammedbinRashidal-MaktoumannouncedtheplanforanewcitywithinDubaiaccordingtoanofficialstatementnamingitafterhimself.NocostwasstatedforMohammedbinRashidCitytobecarriedoutbyhisprivatecompanieswhichdevelopedmanyofDubai’swell-knownprojectsincludingBurjKhalifatheworld'stallesttower.TheMalloftheWorldwillattract80millionvisitorsayeartobecomethelargestintheworldsaidthestatementwhileitsparkwillbe30percentbiggerthanHydeParkofLondon.ThemallwillbeconnectedtoafamilyentertainmentcentertobedevelopedincooperationwithUniversalStudiosInternationalthatwillbethelargestintheareaaimingtoattractsixmillionvisitorsayear.DubaialreadyhascountlessmallsandhotelsincludingtheDubaiMalltheworld’slargestshoppingandentertainmentdestinationwith62millionvisitorsthisyear.ThemallsandhotelsavailableatpresentinDubaineedtobeenlargedinlinewiththefutureambitionsforthecitySheikhMohammedsaidinthestatement.Dubai’stourismisgrowingby13percentayearaccordingtothestatementwithhoteloccupancy入住率hitting82percentin2011whilehotelprofitsgrew22percentlastyearmorethan$4.4billion.Thecitystaterockedglobalfinancialmarketsinautumn2009overitsdebtcrisisbutitseconomyhasreturnedtogrowth.56.ThenewcitywithinDubaiwill__________.A.attract62millionvisitorsayearB.becometheworld’stallesttowerC.benamedaftertherulerofthestateD.betheworld’slargestfamilyentertainmentcenter57.AllthefollowingsarementionedintheofficialstatementEXCEPT__________?A.thenameofthenewcityB.thedeveloperofthenewcityC.thecostofbuildingthenewcityD.thenumberofthevisitorsthenewcityexpectstoattract58.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthenews?A.TourismandHotelProfitsGrowinginDubaiB.BiggestMalltobeDevelopedInDubaiC.GlobalFinancialCrisisHitDubaiD.PlantoRebuildDubaiAnnounced

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achangemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdon’tknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.72.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.setinthepresentD.givensomechangesbytheparent73.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis____.A.heardforthefirsttimeB.inarealisticsettingC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway74.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesC.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesD.Thereismoreconcernforchildren’sfearsnowadays75.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_____.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyarenotinterestingC.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

AngryBirdsisavideogamedevelopedbyFinnishcomputergamedeveloperRovioMohilE.InspiredprimarilybyasketchofstylizedwinglessbirdsthegamewasfirstreleasedforApple’smobileoperatingsysteminDecember2009.Sincethenover12millioncopiesofthegamehavebeenpurchasedfromApple’sAppStorE.Withitsfast-growingpopularityworldwidethegameanditscharacters---angrybirdsandtheirenemypigs---haveappearedintelevionprogramsthroughouttheworlD.THEIsraelicomedyA.Wonderfulcountryoneofthenation’smostpopularTVprogramssatirized讽刺recentfailedIsraeli-PalestinianpeaceattemptsbyfeaturingtheAngryBirdsinpeacenegotintionswiththepigs.Clipsofthesegment片段wentviralgettingviewersfromallaroundtheworlD.AmericantelevisionhostsConanO’BrienJonStewardandDanielToshhavereferencedthegameincomedysketchesfortheirprogramsConanTheDailyShowandDash.O.Someofthegame’smorefamousfansincludePrimeMinisterDavidCameronofUKwhoplaystheiPadversionofthegameandauthorSalmanRushdiewhoisbelievedtobesomethingofamasteratAngryBirds.AngryBirdsanditscharactershavealsobeenfeaturedinadvertisementsindifferentforms.InMarch2011thecharactersbeganappearinginaseriesofadvertisementsforMicrosoft’sBingsearchenginE.InthesameyearNokinproducedanadvertisementinAustinTexasthatincludedthegame’scharactersonadowntownbuildingforitsnewmobilephonE.LateraT-MobileadvertisementfilmedinSpainincludedareal-lifemock-up实物模拟ofthegameinacitycenter.NokinalsousedthegameinMalaysiatopromoteanattempttosetaworldrecordforthelargestnumberofpeopleplayingasinglemobilegamE.AngryBirdshaseveninspiredworksofphilosophicalanalogy哲学类比.Afive-partessaywiththetitleAngryBirdsYoga瑜伽---HowtoEliminatetheGreenPigsinYourLifewaswrittenbyGiridhariDasarinBrazilutilizingthecharactersandgameplaymechanicstointerpretvariousconceptsofyogaphilosophy.Thepieceattractedmuchmediaattentionforitsuniquemethodofphilosophicalpresentation.67.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToexplainhowthevideogameAngryBirdswasdeviseD.B.ToinvestigatedwhyAngryBirdshasquicklybecomewell-likeD.C.TointroduceAngryBirdscharactersinTVprogramsandadvertisements.D.ToreportonthespreadofAngryBirdsindifferentmediaaroundtheworld.68.WhichofthefollowingisclosedinmeaningtothewordviralinParagraph2?A.apparentB.popularC.excitingD.disgusting69.AccordingtothetextWhichofthefollowingpersonsisgoodatplayingAngryBirds?A.SalmanBushdieB.ConanO’BrienC.GiridhariDasarD.DanielTosh70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheuseofAngryBirdsaccordingtothetext?A.IthasbeenusedbyUKPrimeMinistertoexpainpoliticalissues.B.ItscharactersareusedinadvertisementsmainlyforApple’sproducts.C.IthasbeendevelopedintoafilmaboutthelifeofaBrazilianyogamaster.D.Itsreal-lifemock-uphasappearedinanadvertisementformobilephones.

SeveraldifferentstoriesaretoldabouttheoriginofSaintValentine’sDay.OnelegenddatesasfarbackasthedaysoftheRomanEmpirE.AccordingtothestoryClaudiustheEmperorofRomewantedtoincreasethesizeofhisarmy.Heknewthatitwouldbeeasiertogetyoungmenwhowerenotmarriedtojoin.Thereforehemadearulethatnoyoungmancouldmarryuntilhehadservedacertainnumberofyearsinthearmy.Apriest牧师namedValentinebroketheruleandsecretlymarriedagreatmanyyoungpeoplE.FinallyClaudiusfoundoutaboutValentineandputthepriestinprisonwhereheremaineduntilhisdeathonFebruary14.AfterhisdeathValentinewasmadeasaint圣人andthedayofhisdeathwasnamedSaintValentine’sDay.Itbecamethecustomforloverstosendeachothermessageonthisday.NowSaintValentine’sDayisatimeforpeopletosendoneanothergreetingofmanykinds.February14Valentine’sDayissweethearts’dayonwhichpeopleinlovewitheachotherexpresstheirtender温柔的emotions.Peoplesometimesputtheirlovemessageinaheartshapedboxofchocolatesorabunchofflowerstiedwithredribbons带子.WordsoflettersmaybewrittenontheflowercoveredcardorsomethingelsE.WhatevertheformmaybethemessageisalmostthesameWillyoubemyValentine?64.Valentinewasputinprisonbecause__________.A.hesecretlygotmarriedB.hedidn’tserveinthearmyC.hemarriedmanyyoungpeoplesecretlyD.hebrokethelaws65.Accordingtotherule__________.A.noyoungmencouldgetmarriedunlesstheywereoldenoughB.youngmencouldmarryiftheyservedinthearmyforseveralyearsC.noonecouldgetmarriedwithouttheemperor’spermissionD.youngmencouldmarryonlyinthearmy66.Thispassagemainlytellsusabout__________.A.howValentinediedB.theEmperorofRomeC.howValentine’sDayiscelebratedD.theoriginofValentine’sDay67.February14ischosenasValentine’sDaybecause__________.A.loversexpresstheirtenderemotionsonthisdayB.peoplewanttorememberValentineC.peoplesendoneanothergreetingsofmanykindsonthisdayD.peoplewanttofixadateforloverstoexpresstheiremotions

Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworldthereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.PayhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrentaspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjoB.Forsomeindustrialscientistshowevertheattractionsofacademia学术界aremoreimportantthananyfinancialconsiderations.HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridgE.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiainthemiddleofhercareerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Theeffectofasalarycutisprobablylessseriousforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrantnowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridgespenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical制药的companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoral博士后的researcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.Higheruptheladderwhereapaycutisusuallymoresignificantthedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition转换toacademiamoreattractiveaccordingtoLeE.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonotsuchashowtomanagebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.TheyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheirteachingthatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduatesaysLeeperhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.52.Byaone-waystreetLine1ParA.1theauthormeans______.A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworldB.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademiaC.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversityD.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch53.TheunderlinedworddeterrentLine3ParA.1mostprobablyreferstosomethingthat______.A.keepssomeonefromtakingactionB.encouragessomeonetosucceedC.attractspeople’sattentionD.bringssomeoneafinancialburden54.WhatwasHelenLee’smajorconsiderationwhenshechangedherjobinthemiddleofhercareer?A.Flexibleworkinghours.B.Herresearchinterests.C.Peacefullifeoncampus.D.HerfameinacademiA.55.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?A.Increaseitsgraduates’competitivenessinthejobmarket.B.Developitsstudents’potentialinresearch.C.Helptogetfinancialsupportfromindustry.D.Getmorestudentsinterestedinthefieldofindustry.

PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaymusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeople.Mostoftheradioprogrammesaremusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeCDsortapeswhichradiobecomeapopstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatarepopularamongAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Anotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Todayanymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.56.________kindsofmusicarementioned提到inthispassage.A.TwoB.Four.C.ThreeD.Five57.Whenpopsingers________theyareregardedaspopstars.A.becomepopularwiththeirfansB.makeaCDortapeC.makemuchmoneyD.arewantedtosingontheradio58.Fromthepassageweknowthatcountrymusicisabout________.A.thecommonlifeofAmericansB.thelifeofcowboysC.thecountrylifeandlovestoriesD.theschoollifeinAmerica59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.WesternMusicB.PopularMusicC.HistoryofMusicD.AmericanMusic

IfyouwanttogetsomeinformationwhichisyourfirstchoicewatchingTVreadingnewspapersorsurfingtheInternet?Recentlyasurveywasmadetofigureouttheresult.AccordingtotheresultofthesurveybytheChineseAcademyofSocialSociencesCASSpublishedonThursdayChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthethanwatchingTVandreadingnewspapers.ThesurveyofcitizensoffiveChinesecitiesfoundthat79percentofintervieweesusetheInternetforinformationand55.1percenttoreadnewsontheInternet.About63percentoftheintervieweesusee-mail.TheaveragetimespentsurfingtheandwatchingTVwas2.73hoursand1.29hoursrespectively分别地.Only10.4percentreportedusetheInternetprimarily主要地tosendandreceivee-mail;65.9percentreadonlinenews;62.2percentquiteoftenplaygamesonlinE.MoreandmorepeoplehavetakenaninterestintheentertainmentopportunitiesonlinE.Upto56.5percentofintervieweesquiteoftendownloadmusicand53.5percentgetentertainmentmessagesfromtheInternet.Yetthesurveyfoundthattelevisionisstillthedominantmassmedium.Seventy-ninepercentoftheintervieweeschoosetowatchTVtogetinformationandanother75percenttakenewspaperasimportantasTV.FivemajorwebsitesintheChineselanguagenamelySinaSohuNeteaseBaiduandYahooarestillrankedtoponesbywebusersandthosethatvotedofSinaasthebestamongthemwere30.9percent.AnotheronewhichisverypopularisasoftwarenamedQQandwithitwecantalkwithourfriendsonlinE.Authorized经认可的statisticsshowedthatwebusersinChinahavealreadyexceeded100millionsecondtothatoftheUnitedStates.67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthethanwatchingTV.B.TherearemoreChinesepeopleusingtheInternetforinformationcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheInternet.C.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosesearchinginformationontheInternet.D.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheInternet.68.Thesurveyshowsthat__________.A.only10.4%reportedusetheInternettodownloadfilms.B.lessthanhalfofthepeopleusetheInternetforentertainment.C.allofthepeoplereportedliketoplaygamesonlinE.D.mostofthepeoplereportedreadonlinenews.69.WhichwillyouchooseifyouwanttochatwithyourfriendsontheInternet?A.TVB..SinaC..TelephoneD.QQ70.Theunderlinedwordexceededmeans_________.A.increasedtoB.wentlessthanC.felltoD.decreased

PRINTPRODUCTIONMANAGERWANTEDAwell-knownprintingcompanynowwellestablishedintheUKandintheFarEastwishestosetupamanufacturingbaseinEuropE.AnexperiencedmanagerresponsibletotheProductionDirectorisrequiredtoassistinsettingupthedepartmentandwillthentakechargeoftheday-to-daywork.Thesuccessfulapplicantwillhavehadexperienceofmodernmethodsandmachinesespeciallyintheprintingmulticolourworkandfinishingprocesses;He/Shewillhavehadatleastthreeyears’experienceincost-effectivemanagement.A.goodworkingknowledgeofEnglishisessential.Weofferexcellentpayandprospectswith4weeks’holidayayearpluspublicholidaysacompanycarandacompanypensionscheme养老金制度.Interviewswillbearrangedinthenearestcitytoapplicant’shomE.WritewithCVtothePersonnelManagerBox32507DailyNewsKemsworthStreetComstonUnitedKingdomSG18637AH.ASSISTANTPRINTPRODUCTIONMANAGERAninternationallyrecognizedprintingcompanyisseekingtosetupamanufacturingplantinEuropE.WeareappointinganassistantmaleorfemaletoourPrintProductionManager.Thejob-holderwillcarryoutdutiesinvolvingthebuyingofpaperandoffinishingequipmentwillliaise联络withthesupervisorsofthevariousproductionlinesandwillassisttheProductionManager.Atleastthreeyears’experienceononeormorelinesaswellassupervisoryexperienceisneedeD.A.workingknowledgeofEnglishisrequiredtocommunicatewithcolleaguesintheUK.WeofferexcellentpayprospectsholidayspensionschemesickpayetC.WritetotheManagerBox3526BroadStreetNorthbyMillshireBK57PX.61.Boththeprintingcompanies______.A.arewell-knownallovertheworldB.requireatleastthreeyears’experienceC.offerexcellentpayandsickpayD.prefertohireamanmanager62.Accordingtothefirstadvertisementtheapplicantlivinginasmallvillagewill______.A.getintouchwiththePersonnelManagerbytelephoneB.gettheresultonTVC.beinterviewedinacityD.writetoBox3526togetmoreinformation63.Wecaninferfromthetwoadvertisementsthat______.A.thecompanieswanttodobusinessinEuropeandFarEastB.carsarenecessaryforthesuccessfulapplicantsC.thecompanieshaven’tgottelephonestosavemoneyD.applicantsshouldwritetothecompanyfirst

MorethanhalfofAmericansdonottakealltheirvacationdayseventhoughtheythinktheyneedonemoreholiday.Andnearlyathirdofworkerswhotakeabreakchecktheire-mailsfromthebosseveryotherdayandsomeevenkeepintouchhourly.We’reworkaholics工作狂’saidSamuelNahmias.FromageneralperspectivethishasalottodowiththeeconomicsituationintheUS.MoreandmorepeopleareunemployeD.Withjoblessnumbersreaching9.6percentpeoplewhohavejobsseemtobeunwillingtotaketimeoff.It_is_not_a_great_pictureandthataffectsvacations.Peoplearenotgoingonvacationasmuchandthosewhoaregoingonvacationarebeingmoreselectiveaboutwheretheyaregoing.NahmiasexplaineD.UnlikeEuropeancountrieswherefourormoreweeksofholidayeachyearisnormal27percentofpeoplequestionedinthepollsaidtheyhad6to10daysofannualleaveand20percenthadlessthan3days.WithmorepeopleonunemploymentlistsinAmericathosestillwithjobsarefacingmoreresponsibilityatworkwhichisreflectedintheirlackoftimeoff.Themajorityofworkerswhodidnottaketimeoffmentionedtoomanyresponsibilitiesorstressatworkwhilesomepeoplesaidtheysimplydidnothavetimetoplanaholiday.Peoplearemoreconsciousofwhattheyaredoingandwhentheyaregoingonvacationbecausetheydon’twanttolookbadinthissituationNahmiasexplaineD.TechnologyisalsoplayingapartwithsmartphonesenablingworkerstokeepincontactinwaysthatwerenotpossiblebeforE.IthastodowithtechnologyandthelevelofconcernaboutwhatisgoingonintheofficE.1.Americansdon’ttakealltheirvacationdaysbecause________.A.theydevotethemselvestothewholeworkB.theyareafraidthattheymaylosetheirjobsC.theyareaskedtokeepintouchwiththeirbossesD.theyaren’tinneedofholidaysatall2.WhatdoesNahmiasmeanbysayingtheunderlinedwordsinParagraph3?A.TravellingmakespeopleunwelcomE.B.Peopleareunwillingtogoonshortvacations.C.Theeconomicsituationremainsatalowpoint.D.Peoplearemoreselectiveaboutplacesofinterest.3.WecaninferfromParagraph4that________.A.UnemploymentrateishigerinAmericathanthatinEuropeB.EuropeaneconomicsituationisbetterthanthatinAmericaC.Americansaremorehard-workingthanEuropeansD.MorepeoplearelosingtheirjobsinEurope4.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.AmericansareallworkaholiC.B.ManyAmericansdon’tchoosetotakevacations.C.UnemploymentisgoingfrombadtoworsE.D.USeconomicsituationbecomesworseandworsE.

OfcoursethemaindifferenceontheChinesedinnertableischopsticksinsteadofknifeandforkbutthat’sonlysuperficial.Besidesindecentrestaurantsyoucanalwaysaskforapairofknifeandforkifyoufindthechopsticksnothelpfulenough.TherealdifferenceisthatintheWestyouhaveyourownplateoffoodwhileinChinathedishesareplacedonthetableandeveryoneshares.Ifyouarebeingtreatedtoaformaldinnerandparticularlyifthehostthinksyou’reinthecountryforthefirsttimehewilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.Themealusuallybeginswithasetofatleastfourcolddishestobefollowedbythemaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.SoupthenwillbeservedunlessinGuangdongstylerestaurantstobefollowedbystaplefoodrangingfromricenoodlestodumplings.IfyouwishtohaveyourricetogowithotherdishesyoushouldsaysoingoodtimeformostoftheChinesechoosetohavethestaplefoodatlastorhavenoneofthematall.PerhapsoneofthethingsthatsurpriseawesternvisitormostisthatsomeoftheChinesehostsliketoputfoodintotheplatesoftheirguests.Informaldinnerstherearealwayspublicchopsticksandspoonsforthispurposebutsomehostsmayusetheirownchopsticks.Thisisasignofgenuinefriendshipandpoliteness.ItisalwayspolitetoeatthefooD.IfyoudonoteatitjustleavethefoodintheplatE.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfoodfortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumeD.Whenyouhavehadenoughjustsayso.Oryouwillalwaysovereat!51.What’sthemaindifferenceondinnertablebetweenChinaandWestis___________.A.OnChinesedinnertablechopsticksreplaceknifeandfork.B.Thehostwilldothebesttogiveyouatasteofmanydifferenttypesofdishes.C.You’retreatedtoaformaldinnerforthefirsttimE.D.YouhaveyourownplateoffoodinWestwhileinChinaeveryonesharesthedishes.52.IfyouhaveadinnerinaChinesehomeinwhichorderwillthefoodbeservedinChina?A.asetoffourcolddishes.B.staplefoodsuchasricenoodleordumplings.C.themaincoursesofhotmeatandvegetabledishes.D.servingsoup.A.acbdB.cabdC.acdbD.cadb53.Accordingtothepassagewecaninferthat___________.A.Chineseallthinkitimpoliteforgueststoaskforapairofknifeandfork.B.ChinesethinkitimpoliteforgueststoleavefoodintheplatE.C.PeopleinChinatendtoover-orderfoodfortheywillfinditembarrassingifallthefoodisconsumeD.D.Chinesethinkitpolitetoputfoodintotheplatedoftheguestswiththeirownchopsticks.54.Thesentenceinpassage2youshouldsaysoingoodtimemeans______________.A.youshouldsaysohappilyB.you’dbettersaysoC.youshouldsaysoearlyD.youshouldsaysokindly.55.Thepublicchopsticksandspoonsareusedto______.A.showthepolitenesstotheguests.B.putfoodintotheplatesoftheirguestsC.sharethefoodtogetherD.showthegenuinefriendshipandpoliteness

Howeverurbanlifestrikesyoucitiesworldwidehavebeengrowingevermorerapidly.SomeofthisgrowthhasoccurredinthedevelopedworldbutthemostdramaticincreasehasbeenintheThirdWorlD.Almostalltheworld’spopulationgrowthoverthenext30yearswilltakeplaceinthecitiesofdevelopingcountriesBytheyear2030forthefirsttimeinhistory60percentoftheworld’speoplewillbelivingincities.Thisisactuallygoodnewsinsomeways.CitiesarethefundamentalbuildingblocksofprosperitysaysMarcWeisschairmanofthePragueInstituteforGlobalUrbanDevelopmentbothforthenationandforfamilies.Industrialandcommercialactivitiesinurbanareasaccountforbetween50and80percentofthegrossdomesticproductGDPinmostcountriesoftheworldthere’sthecrazynotionthatthewaytodealwithacity’sproblemsistokeeppeopleoutofthemWeisscontinueD.Buttheproblemsoftherurallifeareevenmoreseriousthanthoseofthecity.Forbetterorworseurban-watchersareclearononepoint:Thequalityoflifeformostpeopleinthefuturewillbedeterminedbythequalityofcities.Thosecitieswillbebiggerthanever.Andyetpopulationnumbersbythemselvesdon’tdetermineacity’sprospects;afterallAddisAbabaEthiopiaandHamburgGermanyhavethesamepopulation.Norisexplosivegrowthnecessarilythedeterminingfactor.Cityproblemsoneauthoritypointsoutmostlyhavetodowithweakineffectiveandusuallyunrepresentativecitygovernments.71.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______________.A.Bigcities.B.CitylifE.C.Population.D.GrossDomesticProduct.72.Accordingtothepassageintheyearof2030_______.A.therewillbe21citieshavingapopulationofmorethan10million.B.ruralareawillbeextinct.C.mostpeoplewillliveincities.D.thethirdworldwillkeepabreastwiththedevelopedworlD.73.Intheauthor’sopinion_________.A.bettercitybetterlifeB.bothurbanandruralareashavealargerpopulationC.thelargerpopulationthefasteracitydevelopsD.bothurbanandruralareashavelargergrossdomesticproducts74.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedevelopingcountriesdevelopfasterthanthedevelopedcountries.B.CitiescontributemoretotheGDPthanthevillagers.C.Someproblemsaremoreeasilysolvedincitiesthanincountry.D.It’simpossibletosolveurbanproblemsbygettingpeopleoutofcities.75.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat____________.A.PublicservicesareineffectivE.B.Citiesareincreasingtoofast.C.Populationisnotlinkedwithdevelopment.D.Governmentshouldberesponsiblefortheproblemsinthecities.

TimeisaproblemforchildrenstatesanewsreportforanewSwisswatch.Childreninsomecountrieslearntimeslowlybecausetheydon’twearwatchesandparentsdon’treallyknowhowtoteachthemtimE.Thechildrengrowupwiththishandicapandbecomeadults-andthencan’tgettoworkontimE.Isthereananswertothisproblem?Ofcourse-it’stheFlickFlakmadebyafamousSwisswatchcompany.TheFlickFlakisbeingmarketedassomethingteachingwatchforchildrenaged4to10.Thewatchitselfdoesnotteachchildrenhowtotelltimeofcourse;itmerelytakestheirimaginationbypresentingthehourhandasabeautifulredgirlnamedFlakandtheminutehandasatallblueboynamedFlick.FlickpointstorelatedblueminutesonthedialwhileFlakpointstoredhournumbers.ThecharactersandcolorscombinedwithparentalhelparesupposedtoteachyoungchildrenhowtotelltimE.Thewatchcomesequippedwithastandardbatteryandanylonband尼龙表带.PeterLipkintheUnitedStatessalesmanagerfortheFlickFlakcallsitchildproof:ifitgetsdirtyyoucanthrowthewholewatchinthewashingmachinE.TheproductisbeingsoldinselectdepartmentstoresinEuropeAsiaandtheUnitedStatesforasuggestedpriceof$25.Parentswhobuythewatchmaydiscoverthatitisonethingtotelltime;it’squiteanotherforthemtobeontimE.60.Fromthenewsreportweknowthat______.A.parentsarepatientwhenteachingchildrentimeB.parentshavelittleideaofhowtoteachchildrentimeC.childrenarelikelytolearntimequicklyD.childrenenjoywearingtheFlickFlakwatch61.Theauthordoesn’tseemtobelieve______.A.childrenwillbeontimeiftheyhavenotlearnthowtotelltimeB.aFlickFlakcanhelpparentsteachtheirchildrenhowtotelltimeC.theFlickFlakcantakechildren’simaginationD.childrenusuallyhavetroubletellingtimeiftheydon’twearwatches62.TheunderlinedwordhandicapParA.1means______.A.displeasureB.discouragementC.disappointmentD.disadvantage63.TheUnitedStatesalesmanagercallsthenewwatchchildproofbecause______.A.itisdesignedtoteachchildrentobeontimeB.itprovestobeeffectiveinteachingchildrentimeC.itismadesoasnottobeeasilydamagedbychildrenD.itisthechildren’sfavoritewatch

TheHunchbackofNotreDameisoneofthewell-knownnovelswrittenbyFrenchauthorVictorHugo.Ihavejustfinishedthisbook.ReflectingonthecontentofthebookIammostimpressedbythearchitectureofthattimethechurchesthatrepresentedpowerandluxury.Itshowshowgreatarchitects’appreciationofbeautyandtheircapacityofturningtheirdreamsintobuildings.WhenitcomestotheheroineEsmereldaIamdeeplyimpressedbyherbeautyandkindness.Ilovehernotonlyforherfascinatingappearancebutalsobecauseofhergoodmindandpitifuldestiny.WecanseeherpurebeautyfromhowshetreatsthegoathowshesavesthejoblesspoetandhowshesacrificesforlovE.InmyeyessheisalostangelintheworlD.Howeverallthisperfectgirlhasreceivedistoleadavagrant漂泊的lifE.Shelivesinagutterandisoftenmadefunofbytheso-calledupperclassofsociety.SheisabandonedandthreateneD.IntheendEsmereldasadlymakesthedecisiontoendherlifE.DifferentlifestylesaredisplayedinthenovellikefoolishPhoebusandtheuglyhunchbackQuasimodo.A.strikingcomparisonisdemonstratedbetweenPhoebusandQuasimodo.Theybothfallinlovewiththegypsy吉普赛人girlatthesametimeandbotharerefuseD.TheirloveissostrongandsincerewhileonewantstoconquerandtheotherchoosestosacrificE.Ithinkthatmaybetherealcharmofthefamousnovel.Ittellsnotonlyasadstorybutalsorevealshumanbeings'pursuitsofloveandhappiness.Howevernoteveryonereceivesthesametreatmentinsearchoftheirloveandhappiness.Whatshouldwedowhenweareconfrontedwiththedarknessandunfairnessofsociety?Everyonehasdifferentanswersasthecharactersinthenoveldo.46.Whatstrucktheauthormostwas_________.A.thecontentofthebookitselfB.powerandluxuryC.Esmerelda’svagrantlifeD.thearchitectureEsmerelda’sbeautyandkindness47.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsEsmerelda?A.criticizingandcomplaining.B.admiringandsympathetiC.C.disappointedandupset.D.regretfulandsad48.Theunderlinewordareconfrontedwithinthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby_________.A.areputupwithB.arefacedwithC.aresatisfiedwithD.arecoveredwith49.Thebesttittleofthepassagemaybe_________.A.ClassicnovelstillteachesusB.CharmingEsmereldaC.TheHunchbackofNorteDameD.Differentlifestylesinthenovel

AnideathatstartedinSeattle’spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieveD.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.Ultimately最后asNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.60.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.61.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomE.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.InlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreacheD.62.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean________.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage63.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedby________.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achangemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdon’tknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.72.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.setinthepresentD.givensomechangesbytheparent73.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis____.A.heardforthefirsttimeB.inarealisticsettingC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway74.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesC.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesD.Thereismoreconcernforchildren’sfearsnowadays75.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_____.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyarenotinterestingC.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

DeathValleyisthelowesthottestdriestareainNorthAmericA.ThisCaliforniaNationalParkhaslessthan5cmofrainfallayearandtemperatureupto53℃insummer.That’senoughtokeepAmericansawayduringthehottestmonthsfromJunetoAugust.Butitisthehightemperatureandterribleheatthatdrawtheirmostcrazyfanstheforeigntourists.Fromallovertheworldtheycometothevalleyfloorincarscarryingmapsandwaterbottlesandfanningthemselveswithnewspaperstokeepcool.About1.3millionvisitorsentertheparkeachyearfromJunethroughAugust.90%ofthemareforeigners.TheygotheretoexperiencethesummerheatthatgivesDeathValleyitsnamE.TheaveragehighinJulyis53.2℃andthelow30℃.ForAugusttheaveragehighis52.2℃andthelow29.4℃.SowhatdoAmericansthinkoftheforeignvisitorswhoarrivefortheheatjustwhenlocalsfromtheUnitedStatestrytoavoidit?ParkmanagerBrendaHensonsaysTheforeignerswanttoexperiencetheheatinDeathValley.Wethinkit’scrazy.InfactDeathValleyisaseriesofsaltflats盐滩225kmlongand6kmto26kmwidE.BirdsandanimalsarelargelyabsentandonlythehardiestplantshavesomechanceofexistenceinthisextremeplacE.OnetouristfromParisconcludedWecometoitbecausewecantellallourfriendsandfamilythatwe’vebeentothehottestplaceintheworlD.65.TherealattractionofDeathValleyforforeignersisthat_____.A.summerheatkeepsAmericansawayB.experiencingtheheatinitiscoolC.itisaseriesofsaltflatsD.itisafamousplaceintheworlD.66.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhardiestinParagraph4mean?A.Mostdifficult.B.MostenergetiC.C.Strongest.D.Best.67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThehottesttimeinDeathValleyisfromJunetoAugust.B.NotallthevisitorstoDeathValleyareforeigners.C.ThelowesttemperatureinDeathValleyis29.4℃.D.DeathValleyismadeupofsaltflats.68.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CrazyFansofDeathValley.B.ImportanceofDeathValley.C.BeautyofCaliforniaNationalPark.D.TheBestTouristAttractioninNorthAmericA.

HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential居住的.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUndergrounD.MealPlansAvailable♢ContinentalBreakfast♢BreakfastandDinner♢BreakfastPackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecereal谷物类食品breadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.61.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?A.Freetransport.B.MedicalcarE.C.Roomcleaning.D.Physicaltraining.62.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.C.HostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentrE.D.AccommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovideD.63.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.DessertandcoffeeB.Fruitandvegetables.C.breadandfruitjuiceD.Cerealandcoldmeat.64.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?A.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.65.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor_____.A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomesC.travelersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture

Achildwhohasoncebeenpleasedwithatalelikesasaruletohaveitretoldinalmostthesamewordsbutthisshouldnotleadparentstotreatprintedfairystoriesasformaltexts.Itisalwaysmuchbettertotellastorythanreaditoutofabookandifaparentcanproducewhatintheactualsituationofthetimeandthechildisanimprovementontheprintedtextsomuchthebetter.Achargemadeagainstfairytalesisthattheyharmthechildbyfrighteninghimormakinghimsadthinking.Toprovethelatteronewouldhavetoshowinacontrolledexperimentthatchildrenwhohavereadfairystoriesweremoreoftensorryforcrueltythanthosewhohadnot.AstofearsthereareIthinksomecasesofchildrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Oftenhoweverthisarises出现fromthechildhavingheardthestoryoncE.FamiliaritywiththestorybyrepetitionturnsthepainoffearintothepleasureofafearfacedandmastereD.Therearealsopeoplewhoobjecttofairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenotobjectivelytruethatgiantswitchestwo-headeddragonsmagiccarpetsetC.donotexist;andthatinsteadofbeingfondofthestrangesideinfairytalesthechildshouldbetaughttolearntherealitybystudyinghistory.IfindsuchpeopleImustsaysopeculiar奇怪的thatIdonotknowhowtoarguewiththem.IftheircaseweresoundtheworldshouldbefullofmadmenattemptingtoflyfromNewYorktoPhiladelphiaonastickorcoveringatelephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwastheirbelovedgirl-frienD.Nofairystoryeverdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelievedthatitwas.31.Theauthorconsidersthatafairystoryismoreeffectivewhenitis_______.A.repeatedwithoutanychangeB.treatedasajokeC.madesomechangesbytheparentD.setinthepresent32.Accordingtothepassagegreatfearcantakeplaceinachildwhenthestoryis_______.A.inarealisticsettingB.heardforthefirsttimeC.repeatedtoooftenD.toldinadifferentway33.Theadvantageclaimed提出forrepeatingfairystoriestoyoungchildrenisthatit_______.A.makesthemlessfearfulB.developstheirpowerofmemoryC.makesthembelievethereisnothingtobeafraidofD.encouragesthemnottohavestrangebeliefs34.Theauthor’smentionofsticksandtelephonesismeanttosuggestthat_______.A.fairystoriesarestillbeingmadeupB.thereissomemisunderstandingaboutfairytalesC.peopletrytomodernizeoldfairystoriesD.thereismoreconcernforchildren'sfearsnowadays35.Oneofthereasonswhysomepeoplearenotinfavoroffairytalesisthat_______.A.theyarefullofimaginationB.theyjustmakeupthestorieswhicharefarfromthetruthC.theyarenotinterestingD.theymaketeachersofhistorydifficulttoteach

Todayrollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeagoitwasn’teasyatall.Before1750theideaofskatingdidn’texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin’sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball化装舞会.HewasverypleasedandalittleexciteD.AsthedayofthepartycamenearMerlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.HehadanideA.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.FinallyhedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoE.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasamazedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenlyheranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirrorbreakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin’sgrandentranceforalongtime!56.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.astrangemanB.anunusualpartyC.howrollerskatingbeganD.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury57.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe_________.A.oftengaveotherssurprisesB.wasagiftedmusicianC.inventedtherollerskatesD.wasfullofimagination58.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto________.A.impressthepartyguestsB.arriveatthepartysoonerC.testhisinventionD.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels

IntheUnitedStatesfriendshipscanbecloseconstantintensegenerousandrealyetfadeawayinashorttimeifthingschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendshipwhereit'sleftoffandaredelighteD.IntheStatesyoucanfeelfreetovisitpeople'shomesandsharetheirholidayswithoutfearthatyouaretakingonalastingobligation.Donothesitatetoaccepthospitalitybecauseyoucannotgiveitinreturn.NoonewillexpectyoutodosofortheyknowyouarefarfromhomE.Americanswillenjoywelcomingyouandbepleasedifyouaccepttheirhospitalityeasily.Onceyouarrivetherethewelcomewillbefullandwarmandreal.MostvisitorsfindthemselveseasilyinvitedintomanyhomestherE.Insomecountriesitisconsideredinhospitabletoentertainathomeofferingwhatisfeltasmerelyhomecookedfoodnotdoingsomethingforyourguest.ItisfeltthatrestaurantentertainingshowsmorerespectandwelcomE.Orforvariousotherreasonssuchascrowdedspacelanguagedifficultiesorfamilycustomoutsidersarenotinvitedintohomes.IntheUnitedStatesbothmethodsareusedbutitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteapersontoone'shomethantogotoapublicplaceexceptinpurebusinessrelationships.Soifyourhostorhostessbringsyouhomedonotfeelthatyouarebeingshowninferiortreatment.60.IntheUnitedStatesfriendshipsmight________ifthingsbecomedifferent.A.disappearlittlebylittleB.lastforeverC.beheartbreakingD.endsuddenly61.Allthefollowingfactorsbut________preventpeoplefrominvitingtheirfriendshomefordinneraccordingtothepassagE.A.differentlanguagesB.naughtychildrenC.differentcustomsD.smallhouses62.Wecaninferthat________inAmericaaccordingtothispassagE.A.friendshipsaredifficulttogetbuteasytoloseB.itishardforapersontopickupthefriendshipwhenhecomesacrosshislonglostfriendC.youmightbeconsideredasapersonhungryforsocialactivitiesifyouacceptaninvitationtooeasilyD.peoplecarelittleaboutwheretheyareinvitedtogofordinner63.Whyisgivingadinnerpartyathomeconsideredlesshospitableinsomecountries?A.Becauseeatingattherestaurantisasignofrespect.B.Becausehavingdinnerathomeseemslessfriendly.C.Becausedishespreparedathomearelessdelicious.D.BecauseadinnerattherestaurantismoreexpensivE.

CoolestHotelsintheWorldArtauAragonTowersTheAriauAmazonTowershotelletsyousleepinatreehousE.Eighttowersmakeupthishotelthatoffersover300rooms.IfyoureallywanttogetintothespiritbooktheTarzanSuitewhichislargeenoughforabigfamily.You'llbethirtyfeetupintheairandcantravelbetweenthetowersthroughtheirwoodenwalkways.Prices:startingat$300onenightforeachpersonforaregularroomandgoingallthewayupto$3000fortheTarzanSuitE.Formoreinformationvisitthewebsite:http://Hwww.ariautowers.comTheIceHotelEverywinterinJukkasjarviSwedenaspecialkindofhotelcalledthelceHotelisbuilt.Eachyearworld-famousartistsareinvitedtodesignandproduceworksofartfromtheicemanyofwhichcanbefoundintherooms.You'llhaveyourchoicebetweenhotorcoldroomsbutyouwillbewelladvisedtostayatleastonenightinacoldroomforatrueexperiencE.Prices:startingat$318onenightforeachpersonforeitheracoldroomorawarmonE.Formoreinformationvisitthewebsite:http:Hwww.icehotel.comPropellerIslandPropellerIslandCityLodgeisaveryspecialhotelthatwasdesignedbyaGermanartist.Eachroomprovidesyouwiththepossibilityoflivinginaworkofart.Everysinglepieceoffurnitureinthethirtyroomsofthehotelhasbeenhand-madeandeachroomiscompletelydifferent.You'llbeabletochoosearoombasedonyourownpersonaltastes.Prices:startingatjust$91anightandanadditional另外personforonly20extradollars.Formoreinformationvisitthewebsite:http://www.propeller-islanD.comForinformationaboutothercoolhotelsIntheworldvisitthewebsite:http://www.bahamabeachcluB.com47.WhatisspecialabouttheAriauAmazonTowershotel?A.YoucansleepinthetreehousE.B.Youcanchooseanyofthetowers.C.Itisdesignedforbigfamilies.D.Everyroomhasawalkway.48.FormorepersonsspendinganightinoneofthesehotelstheyhavetopayatleastA.$111B.$182C.$600D.$63649.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttofindoutwhetherthereexistsahotelunderthesea?A.http://www.icehotel.comB.http//www.ariantowers.comC.http://www.propeller-islanD.comD.htlp://www.bahamabeachcluB.com50.Whichhotelwouldinviteartiststocometoworkeveryyear?A.PropellerBlandCityLodgE.B.ArianAmazonTowers.C.TheIceHotel.D.BahamaBeachCluB.

Theymaybejustpassingyourofficecomputerbagslung悬挂overoneshoulder.Ortheymaybesittinginacaroutsideitcausallytappingawayatalaptop.Theylooklikeinnocentpassers-by.Infacttheyarestealingyourcorporatesecrets.Drive-byhackingisthetrendytermgiventothepracticeofbreakingintowirelesscomputernetworksfromoutsidethebuildingsthathousethem.A.recentstudyintheUKsponsoredbyRSADataSecurityfoundthattwo-thirdsoforganizationswithwirelessnetworkswereriskingtheirdatainthisway.Securityexpertspatrolled巡逻severalstreetsintheCityofLondonseekingevidenceofwirelessnetworksinoperation.Of124thattheyidentified83weresendingdatawithoutencrypting加密them.Suchdatacouldreadilybepickedupbyapasser-byarmedonlywithaportablecomputerawirelessmodemandafewpiecesofsoftwarethatcanbefreelydownloadedfromtheInternet.Thedatacouldincludesensitivecompanydocumentscontainingvaluableinformation.Ortheycouldbee-mailidentitiesandpasswordsthatcouldbeusedbyhackerstologintocorporatenetworksasiftheywerelegalusers.MostcompaniesusingwirelessnetworkingtechnologydonottakeeventhesimplestofmeasurestoprotecttheirdatA.Nearlyallwirelessnetworktechnologycomeswithsomebasicsecurityfeaturesthatneedonlytobeactivated激活inordertogiveaminimumlevelofsecurityforexamplebyencryptingthedatabeingpassedoverthenetwork.RaymonKruckbusinessdevelopmentmanageratCheckPointSoftwareasecuritytechnologyspecialistbelievesthiscouldbepartlyapsychologicalproblem.Peopleseethesolidwallsoftheirbuildingassafeguardsandforgetthatwirelessnetworkscanextendupto200metersbeyondphysicalwalls.Companieswithoutanysecurityatallontheirwirelessnetworksmakeitridiculouslyeasyforhackerstobreakin.SwitchingonthesecuritythatcomeswiththenetworktechnologyshouldbeautomatiC.ThenthereareotherbasicstepsacompanycantakesaysMr.Krucksuchaschangingthepasswordsonthenetworkfromthedefault默认setting.CompaniescanalsoinstallfirewallswhichformabarrierbetweentheinternalnetworkandthepublicInternet.Theyshouldalsochecktheircomputerrecordsregularlytospotanyabnormalactivitywhichmightbetraythepresenceofahacker.71.AccordingtothestudysponsoredbyRSADataSecuritytwothirdsofthesubjects_______.A.hadmostoftheircompanydatastolenB.dependedonwirelesscomputernetworksC.wereexposedtodrive-byhackingD.wereunawareoftheriskofwirelesshacking72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredinthestudy?A.Thenumberofcomputerhackingincidents.B.ThenumberofwirelesscomputernetworksidentifieD.C.ThewayinwhichdataaresentandreceiveD.D.Thewayinwhichdataarehackedandstolen.73.Mostwirelessnetworktechnologyhas_________.A.dataencryptionprogramB.passwordsecurityprogramsC.illegal-userdetectionD.firewall74.RaymondKruckmostprobablyagreesthatwirelessnetworksecurityinvolves________.A.wirelesssignaladministrationB.changesinuser’sawarenessC.users’psychologicalhealthD.strongerphysicalwalls75.Thepassageismostlikelytobeseenina__________A.bookreviewB.sciencefictionC.textbookD.computermagazine

Howmanywordsoneusescannotbemeasured测量exactly.HoweverProfessorSeashoreconcludedthefirst-gradersenteredschoolwithatleast24000wordsandadd5000eachyearsothattheyleavehighschoolwithatleast80000.Thesefigures数字areforrecognitionvocabulary词汇thewordsweunderstandwhenwereadorhearthemwhicharemorethanouractive活跃的vocabularythewordsweuseinspeakingandwriting.Usingthewordsyourecognizeinreadingwillhelpgetthemintoyouractivevocabulary.Inyourreadingpayattentiontothesewordsespeciallywhenthesubjectisonethatyoumightwellwriteortalkabout.Underlinedrawalineunderormakealistofwordsthatyoufeelaneedforandlookuptheonesthatyouarenotsureofinadictionary.Andthenbeforeverylongyouwillfindawaytousesomeofthem.Onceyouknowhowtheyarepronouncedandwhattheymeanyoucansafelyusethem.1.Howmanywordsdoesoneuse?A.Nobodycananswerthequestion.B.NooneknowsforsurebutProfessorSeashorE.C..Noteveryonecantelltheexactnumber.D.PeoplecannotgiveanexactanswernotevenProf.SeashorE.2.Prof.Seashoreconcludedthatittakesafirst–grader_____yearstoincreasehisvocabularyfrom24000to80000.A.12B.10C.8D.53.AccordingtoProf.Seashore______.A.onehasatleast80000recognitionwordsB.recognitionwordscanbecomeactiveonesC.one’srecognitionvocabularyincludesactivewordsandnon—activeonesD.one’sactivewordsgrowwithhisrecognitionones4.Onewaysuggestedbythewritertoincreaseouractivevocabularyisthatweshould____.A.lookupadictionaryformorenewwordsandkeeptheminournoteB.readandrecognizethewordswewillneedandaddthemintoourlistofactivevocabularyC.keepwellintouchwithmorerecognitionwordsandkeepusingthemafterknowingtheirpronunciationandmeaning.D.readmorewritemoreandusemore5.Accordingtothepassageanimportantstep步骤leadingtothecorrectuseofvocabularyis______.A.extending扩大thelistoftheactivewordsB.oftenlookingupadictionaryfornecessarywordsC.knowingyoursubjectwellD.knowingthecorrectpronunciationandmeaningofthewordstobeused

Australiaislargelyanationofimmigration移民withoneinfourofAustralia’s21millionpopulationbornoverseas.ButimmigrationshopingtobecomeAustraliancitizenswillsoonhavetotakeatestexaminingtheirknowledgeofthecountry'shistoryandinstitutions.WhileAustraliapridesitselfonitsmulticulturalbackgroundthegovernmentwantsnewcomerstointegrate同化morefully.FormlaterthisyearnewimmigrantswillhavetoshowanunderstandingoftheEnglishlanguagE.Theywillalsoberequiredtoanswer20questionsfromalistof200.Anyonewhogivesfewerthan12correctresponseswillnotbeaccepteD.Immigrantswillalsohavetoacceptwhatthegovernmentconsiderstobe10importantAustraliavaluesincludingmateshipandgivingpeopleafairgo.OtherimportantAustraliavaluesaresaidtoincludetolerancecompassiongenderequalityandfreedomofspeech.Thenewcitizenshipapplicationproceduresaredetailedina40-pagesbooklet小册子.ItdescribesAustraliaasanationateasewiththeworldanditselfbutsaysthatnewcomersareexpectedtorespectitsvalues.Thebookletsumsupmateshipasvoluntaryhelpingandreceivinghelpfromothersespeciallyindifficulttimes.TheimmigrationMinistersaidtheyaimedtoachieveabalancebetweenethnicdiversityandsocialstability稳定particularlyaswenowdrawpeoplefromsomanydifferentcountriesandsomanydifferentcultures.CriticshaveattackedtheEnglishlanguagerequirementpointingoutmanyimmigrantscouldnotspeakEnglishwhentheyarriveD.ButtheministersaidWearetryingtoencouragepeopletolearnEnglishbecausewethinkthatisthewaytheywillachievetheirdreamsinAustraliA.68.What’snewinAustralia’simmigrationpolicy?A.NewimmigrantswillhavetotakeatestB.NewimmigrantsshouldspeakperfectEnglishC.NewimmigrantsmustbringenoughmoneyD.Newimmigrantsmustbehealthy69.ThosewhowanttomovetoAustraliahavetoanswer_____questionsrightA.20B.12C.200D.1070.Thewordmateshipisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.equalityB.freedomC.fairnessD.friendship71.Whichisoneofthereasonsforthechangeofapplication?A.ToencouragenewimmigrantsB.TocontrolthepopulationC.TopromoteAustralia'valuesD.ToteachtheEnglishlanguage

Thereareanumberofwaysinwhichmassmediamakedailylifeeasierforus.FirsttheyinformandhelpuskeepawatchonourworlD.Theygatherandpassoninformationwewouldbeunlikelyorunabletogainonourown.SecondmassmediahelpustoarrangeourtimeandlifE.WhatwetalkaboutandwhatwethinkaboutaregreatlyinfluencedbythemediA.WhenpeoplegettogethertheytendtotalkaboutcertainhappeningsonthenewspapersoronTV.BecauseweareprovidedwithdifferingpointsofviewthroughdifferentkindsofmediaeverydayweareabletocommentonallsidesofacertainissuE.Thirdmassmediahelpustoconnectwithvariousgroupsinsociety.Throughmassmediaweareabletokeepincontactwithpoliticiansintheworld;withfamousactorsandactressesandwithourbelovedsingers.Fourththemediahelptosocializeus.WelearnaboutthepreferredbehaviorandvaluesfromthepeoplewemeetaswellasfromthemediA.ThroughportrayalsofpeoplethemediatelluswhatproperbehaviorsarE.BydoingsotheyteachusstandardsofbehaviorandvaluesandhelpusinourdailylifE.FifththemediaareusedtopersuadepeoplE.A.goodexampleisadvertisementsthroughthemediA.NewspapersmagazinesandTVarefilledwithallkindsofcolorfulpersuasiveadvertisements.Thoughmanyadvertisementsmaynotsayopenlythattheywantyoutobuyacertainproducttheydescribetheirproductsinsuchawaythatyoumaywanttobuythem.Sixththemediaentertain.AllofthemediamakesomeefforttryingtoentertaintheiraudiencE.Forexampleeventhoughthenewspaperisamainmediumofinformationitalsocontainsentertainmentfeatures.Manynewspapersoffertheirreadersatleastsomeofthefollowing:comicsfictionbooksandpuzzlegamestelevisionsandmagazinesaredevotedmainlytoentertainment.Itisguessedthatinthefuturetheentertainmentfunctionofmassmediawillbecomeevenmoreimportantthanitisnow.61.Theunderlinedwordscatteredinparagraph1means______.A.farawayB.nearlyC.asmallnumberofD.smallandfarapart62.TheunderlinedwordportrayalinParagraph5means______.A.photographB.wordsC.descriptionD.clothes63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisn’ttrueaboutmedium?A.Massmediahaveaneffectonourspeechandthoughts.B.MassmediakeepusinformedandconnecteD.C.Massmediapersuadeusintobuyingwhatwedon’tneedatall.D.Massmediahelpusspendtimewithothersinafriendlyway.64.Whichofthefollowingisn’tincludedaboutmassmediainthepassage?A.entertainmentB.sportsC.famouspeopleD.advertisements

WorkYourMindHere’ssomethingtothinkaboutthenexttimeyouaskyourteacherforhelp:strugglingwithschoolworkonyourowncanhelpyoulearn.Accordingtoarecentstudythemoreyoustrugglewhileyouarelearningnewinformationthebetteryoucanrememberitlater.Thistheorymightsurpriseyou.Whenteachersarepresentingnewinformationtheyoftengivestudentslotsofhelp.Butanewstudyshowsthismaynotbethebestwaytosupportlearning.Don'tbetooquicktogethelpwhenlearningsomethingneweducationexpertManuKapurtoldTFK.Trytoworkonityourselfevenifitmeanstryingdifferentways.Kapurcameupwiththeideathatstrugglingcanleadtobetterlearning.ThenhetesteditoutonstudentsinSingaporE.Heseparatedstudentsintotwogroups.Inthefirstgroupstudentswereaskedtosolvemathproblemswiththeteacher’shelp.Inthesecondgroupstudentswereaskedtosolvethesameproblemsbyhelpingoneanotherinsteadofgettinghelpfromtheteacher.Withtheteacher’shelpstudentsinthefirstgroupwereabletofindthecorrectanswers.Studentsinthesecondgroupdidnotsolvetheproblemscorrectly.Buttheydidcomeupwithalotofgoodideas.ThestudentswerethentestedonwhattheyhadlearneD.Thegroupwithoutanyhelpfromateacherscoredmuchhigherthanthegroupwhohadhelp.Kapursaidworkingtofindtheanswershelpedstudentsunderstandtheprocessnotjustthesolution.Kapur’sadviceforkidsistoputalotofeffortintolearningsomethingnewratherthangoingtoyourteacherforhelp.Simplydoingalittleworkornothingatallwon’tworksaysKapur.ThestruggleneedstobeagenuineattempttofigureoutorsolveaprobleminasmanywaysaspossiblE.51.Whenyouhavedoubtonschoolworkyou’dbetter____________.A.askyourteacherforhelpB.makeitclearbyyourselfC.askyourclassmatestohelpyouD.askyourparentsforhelp52.What’sManuKapureducationalideaonlearningnewknowledge?A.GivestudentsmuchhelpassoonaspossiblE.B.Letstudentslearnitonthemselvesinoneway.C.Letstudentslearnitbythemselvesinthesameway.D.Letstudentslearnitforthemselvesindifferentways.53.HowdidKapurcheckhisideaonbetterlearning?A.Byaskingquestions.B.Bysolvingartproblems.C.Bygroupcomparisons.D.Bysolvingscienceproblems.54.Whatismostimportantinlearningknowledge?A.Gettingtheteacher’shelp.B.Gettingthestudent’shelp.C.GraspingthelearningcoursE.D.Receivingthefinalsolution.

Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Oftenithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingapore新加坡arenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay马来语.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.71.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedC.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment72.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlace.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changegreatly.C.Disappearquickly.D.Disappearveryslowly.74.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afteranactivityB.afteraplaceC.afterapersonD.byitsshape75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.