The Cambodian government says more than 378 people died and hundreds more were injured in a stampede (踩踏) during the celebrations of the annual Water Festival late Monday in Phnom Penh. Less than 24 hours after the tragedy(悲剧), Cambodia's most serious loss of life in decades(十年), the government founded an organization to investigate(调查) how so many died on what was meant to be one of the nation's most joyous（开心的）occasions. Most of the victims(牺牲品) were young people in their teens and twenties. They were some of the estimated(估计) two million who had flooded to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival, which marks the end of the rainy season. Most of them suffocated on the bridge, which thousands of people were using to leave Diamond Island, an entertainment(娱乐) area in the middle of the river. Others drowned(溺水) after jumping from the bridge into the water. Buot Panha, 19, said shortly after 9:30 on Monday evening he ended up trapped(围困) with his friends in the middle of the bridge, fighting to breathe while terrified people struggled all around him. Being tall saved his life, since he could stretch(伸出) his neck to take in oxygen(氧气). Shorter people were unable to do that, he says, which may be why two-thirds of the victims were women. He tried to help a woman who was trapped with two children near him. She was crying for help. Being tall, Buot Panha grabbed(抓住) one child and pushed him above the crowd to help him breathE. But then some of the young men were told to jump off the bridge into the river to make room. So he handed back the child, made his way to the edge, and jumpeD. Some like Buot Panha were fortunate, jumping into the river below and swimming for the shorE. But many simply could not move, and died where they lay. Buot Panha says his first Water Festival will be his last. He vows(发誓) never to come back. 60.The passage is mainly about ________. A. Water Festival celebrations B. a stampede in Cambodia C. a teenager, Buot Panha D. a woman and her children 61. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? A. It is the biggest tragedy in decades in CambodiA. B. It is the most serious loss of life in decades in CambodiA. C. The government ordered an investigation. D. Water Festival is Cambodia’s most joyous occasion. 62. The underlined word “suffocated” (in Paragraph 4) probably means ________. A. breathed in B. felt sick C. died from too little oxygen D. left in a hurry 63. Most of the deaths were caused as a result of _________. A. being unable to breathe B. being drowned C. violence D. the rainy season 64. Which of the following is TRUE about Buot Panha according to the passage? A. Being tall saved him in the river. B. He struggled through the crowd to save one chilD. C. It was his first time to attend the Water Festival alonE. D. He will never come back to Phnom Penh for the Water Festival.

MyfriendJimandIfinallydecidedtospendour14daysoffintheeasterncountry.Wewerearrangedtostaywithalocalfamilywhichmadeitpossibleforustoshareareallifeexperiencewiththelocalsandinreturnbringourselvesaricherexperienceofthenativecultureandtradition.Inthecompanyofoneofourwell-informedlocaltourleaderswestartedoneofthetripstothenearbytown.Aswewerepassingelephantswestoppedconfusedbythefactthatthesehugecreatureswerebeingheldbyasmallropetiedtotheirfrontlegs.Nochainsnocages.Itwasobviousthattheseelephantscouldatanytimebreakawayfromtheropestheyweretiedtobutforsomereasontheydidnot.Myfriendwentuptothetrainerandaskedwhythesebeautifulanimalsjuststoodthereandmadenoattempttogetaway.WellhesaidWhentheywereyoungandmuchsmallerweusedthesamesizeropetotiethemandatthatageitwasenoughtoholdthem.Astheygrowuptheyareaccustomedtobelievingthattheycannotbreakaway.TheybelievethattheropecanholdthemsotheynevertrytobreakfreE.Wewereamazed.Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakawayfromtheirropesbutjustbecausetheybelievedtheycouldn’ttheywerestuckrightwheretheywerE.Liketheelephantshowmanyofusgothroughlifehangingontoabeliefthatwecannotdosomethingsimplybecausewefailedatitoncebefore?Howmanyofusarebeingheldbyoutdatedbeliefthatnolongerservesus?Howmanyofushaveavoidedtryingsomethingnewbecauseofalimitedbelief?Worsestillhowmanyofusarebeingheldbackbysomeoneelse’slimitingbeliefs?Yourattemptmayfailbutneverfailtomakeanattempt.68.Whatwastheauthormostinterestedinduringhisvisit?A.ThelocalpeopleandelephantsB.ThelocalcultureandtraditionC.ThehistoryoftheeasterncountryD.Thelocalfoodandscenery69.Whatamazedthemwastosee__________.A.thetrainerplayingskillfullywiththehugeanimalsB.thetrainerattractingthevisitors’sattentioninsuchawayC.thehugeelephantstiedonlybyasmallropeD.theelephantsbeingtrainedwithsmallropes70.Theelephantsnevertriedtogetawaybecause_______.A.theybelievedtheycouldn’tbreakawayfromthesmallropesB.theygotusedtobeingraisedandcontrolledbyhumanbeingsC.theyhadaverycloserelationshipwiththeirtrainersD.itwashardtobreakawayfromthestrongandpowerfulropes71.Theauthorholdstheviewthat_______.A.peopleshouldneverfailtomakeanattemptorgetheldbyfalsebeliefsB.peopleshouldtravelaroundandtrynewthingsC.animalsshouldbetrainedtoobeytheirmastersD.it’snecessarytotraincreatureswhentheyareyoung

Australiahaspassedregulationsthatwillenablemoreinternationalstudentstofurthertheireducationinthecountry.ThenewmeasureswerereleasedbytheAustralianDepartmentofTertiaryEducationSkillsJobsandWorkplaceRelationsinSeptemberandwilltakeeffectinmid-2012.Asaresultthestudentvisaapplicationprocessforoverseasstudentshasbeensimplifiedandthedeposit押金requiredtostudyinAustraliahasbeenreduceD.LanguagerequirementsforoverseasstudentshavealsobeeneaseD.AlsooverseasstudentsreceivingahighereducationinAustraliawillbegrantedaworkingvisalastingfromtwotofouryearsaftergraduationaslongastheymeetthebasicIELTSrequirement.ThischangewilldefinitelymakeAustraliaamoreattractivedestinationforChinesestudentsplanningtostudyoverseassaysWangLanaconsultantfromEducationInternationalCooperationGroupEICaBeijing-basedcompanythatprovidesservicestostudentswishingtostudyoverseas.HoweverinthepastfewyearsmanyofWang'sstudentclients客户couldnotstartstudiesinAustraliabecausetheydidnotmeetthelanguagerequirementsvisaprocessingtookalongtimeanddepositregulationsweretough.ThechangeinpolicyisgoodnewsfortheparentsofstudentswishingtostudyinAustraliaWangsays.A.22-year-oldfemalestudentsurnamedLiinBeijingwhoisplanningtodoherpostgraduatestudiesinAustralialearnedaboutthepolicychangeseveralweeksago.Accordingtothepreviousdepositrequirementformystudentvisamyfamilywasrequiredtoputdown550000yuan$86850.Nowweonlyneedtoprepare410000yuan.ThisisareliefformyparentsLisays.Shealsosaysthatthetwotofouryearsworkingvisamakesherfeelmuchcleareraboutherstudyplans.IbelieveseveralyearsofworkingexperienceabroadwillstrengthenmycompetitivenesswhenIreturntoChinashesays.GainingacompetitiveadvantageisthemajorreasonforChinesestudentstostudyabroadaccordingtothereportbyEIC.66.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.LanguagerequirementforoverseasstudentshavebeeneasedinAustraliA.B.AustraliaisamostattractiveplaceforstudentsinChinA.C.Australiawidenswindowofopportunityforinternationalstudents.D.MorestudentswillworkinAustraliaaftertheirgraduation.67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecontentofthenewregulations?A.ThestudentvisaapplicationprocessforoverseasstudentshasbeensimplifieD.B.ThedepositrequiredtostudyinAustraliahasbeenreduceD.C.Languagerequirementsforoverseasstudentshavebeenmoredifficult.D.AftergraduationsomeoverseasstudentscangetaworkingvisainAustraliA.68.Afterthenewregulationsarepassed_______.A.morestudentswillcometoAustraliatoworkB.moreChinesestudentswillchoosetoliveinAustraliA.C.theopportunitiestoworkinAustraliadecreaseforoverseasstudentsD.moreChinesestudentswillchoosetofurthertheireducationinAustralia69.HowmuchcanLi'sparentssaveaccordingtothenewregulations?A.550000yuanB.140000yuanC.410000yuanD.86850yuan70.WhydomanystudentswanttoworkinAustraliaaftertheirgraduation?A.Theworkingexperienceabroadwillstrengthentheircompetitiveness.B.TheycanearnmoremoneyinAustraliA.C.TheirworkingexperiencecanmakethemstayinAustraliaforever.D.Theyhavetodosoaccordingtothenewregulations.

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.

Ifyouwanttomakemoneyonlinebybloggingyoumustfirstsetupablog.YoucangetoneforfreeatBlogger.comoryoucanbuyadomainname域名andsetupaWordPressblogonyourownwebhostingaccount.Onceyouhaveablogsignupwiththesetwocompanies:www.sponsoredreview.comandwww.payperpost.com.Theyareofinteresttotwokindsofpeople:advertisersandbloggers.Aftersigningupsubmityourblogtothemforreview.Onceapprovedyourblogwillbeaccessibletoadvertisers.Iftheylikeyourblogtheywillrequestthatyoumakeablogpost在网上发布的帖子inwhichyouhavetolinktotheirwebsitE.Youcanthenmakeatleast$5toasmuchas$200perpost!Ifyourbloghasbeenestablishedforalongtimeandisfrequentlyupdatedyoucancommandapriceof$200.Asyouspendmoretimebloggingyourblogwillbecomemorevaluableandyouwillbeabletomakemoremoneyonfuturepostslater.Onaverageyoucanget1-2requestsperdaytoposttoyourblog.Evenifyoumakeoneblogpostperdayat$5eachthatis$150inamonthforafewminutes’workeachday!Youcanmakeevenmoremoneyifyouhavemorethanoneblogsoyoucangetmoreexposure浏览andmorechancesofgettingselectedtopost.AlsoasarecommendationhaveablogthathasageneraltopicinnaturesothatyoucangetalotmoreexposurE.A.specializedblogsuchasablogfordogswillattractadvertiserswhoarepromoting推销dog-relatedproductsandyoucanexpectslightlyhigherrewardsforyourposts.Nowthatyouhaveanideagoandstartablogtoday!68.Ifyourblogisverypopularyoucanmakemoneyby___________onit.A.sellingsongsB.doingbusinessC.postingadvertisementsD.postingmorearticles69.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorder?A.Advertisersasktopostadsonyourblog.B.Submityourblogtothetwocompanies.C.GetablogfromBlogger.com.D.Signupwithwww.sponsoredreview.comandwww.payperpost.com.E.Waitforapprovalfromthetwocompanies.A.cdbeaB.acdbeC.cdebaD.dcabe70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtoSetUpaBlogB.MakingMoneybyBloggingC.HowtoAdvertiseonYourBlogD.BlogsMeanMoney

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

UnitedStatesOlympichockeycoachHerbBrooksknewthathehadapoolofgoodbutyounghockeyplayersashewatchedthemplayduringthetryoutsforthe1980nationalteam.Hedecidedtochoosetheplayerswhowerethemostaggressiveandplayedthehardest.Brookswaspleasedwithhisfinalchoices.HoweverheknewhisteamwouldbetheunderdogiftheyfacedthepowerfulteamofprofessionalsfromtheSovietUnionUSSR.DuringtheweekbeforetheOlympicsbegantheU.S.teamplayedtheSovietsinanexhibitiongameandlastbadly10-3.InspiteofthedefeatBrooksthoughtthatifhisteamplayeduptotheirpotentialtheymightbeabletowinamedal.Afterthe1980WinterOlympicGamesbeganinLakePlacidNewYorktheUnitedStateswasbehindSweden2-1intheirfirstgamE.Withalast-secondshotBillBakertied与打成平局thegamefortheU.S.team.InthesecondroundtheUnitedStatesdefeatedCzechoslovakia7-3.TheydefeatedNorway5-1intheirnextgameandthendefeatedRomania7-2.A.4-2winoverWestGermanyfolloweD.WitharecordoffourwinsandonetietheAmericansadvancedtothemedalrounD.TheiropponentwasthepowerfulteamfromtheUSSR.TheSovietteamhadarecordoffivewinsandnolossesorties.TheSovietstooka2-1leaD.TheninthelastsecondofthefirstperiodtheAmericanstiedthescorE.With10minutesleftinthegametheAmericanstooktheleadandheldonforaslim4-3victory.Manysportsfansconsiderthisvictorytobeoneofthegreatestupsetsinthehistoryofsports.TheU.S.teamwentontodefeatFinlandforthegoldmedalbyascoreof4-2.65.WhatdidBrooksthinkofhisplayersbeforethe1980WinterOlympicGames?A.TheyweretooyoungtobethemostaggressivE.B.Theywerepowerfulenoughtobethechampion.C.Theylackedpotentialyettheyplayedthehardest.D.Theywerelikelytowinamedaliftheydidtheirbest.66.Thewordunderdoginparagraph2probablymeans__________.A.leaderB.loserC.dog-tamerD.spectator67.WhatwastheU.S.hockeyteam’srecordinthe1980WinterOlympics?A.FourwinsonetiE.B.FivewinsonetiE.C.SixwinsonetiE.D.Sixwinsnolosses.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.BillBakerscoredtwogoalsinthegamewiththeSwedenteam.B.TheSovietteamhadthesamerecordastheU.S.inthefirstrounD.C.TheSovietteamlostthegamewiththeU.S.justatthelastminutE.D.TheU.S.team’swinningovertheSovietswasoutofexpectation.

Headingofftocollegethisyear?Herearesomefashiontipsfromourexpertsyoushouldkeepinmind:Dresstoimpress:StylistandbusinessconsultantDanielaSmithsaysGirlsshouldkeepinmindthatyourcollegeprofessorswilloftenbethebridgethatconnectsyoutoyourfuturecareerandourclassmateswillbecomeyourprofessionalnetwork.Youdon’tneedtodresslikeyou’regoingtotheofficebutyoushoulddisplayanabilitytoproperlypresentyourselfwithappropriatematurityandconfidenceandlookput-together.Logomania品牌狂热症:Wearingthelogosofbrandsaimedatyoungercustomersphysicallyidentifiesyouaspartofthatagegroupsoconsiderthetargetedagegroupofthestoresyoushopat.It’stemptingtoloaduponlogosespeciallywell-knownlogosthatsignifyhigh-endbrands.Butconsiderthis:collegeisatimeofself-discoveryachancetodevelopyourownpersonalstylE.Insteadofwearinglogosheadtotoewalkingadvertisement-stylewhynotexpresswhoyoureallyare?Wearrealpants:Thecombinationofleggingsandbaggyshirtsisalltoocommononcollegecampuses.Smithpointsoutthatleggingsyogapantsandsweatpantsareentirelyunacceptableinpublicunlessyou’reexercising.Althoughleggingswornaspantsareacommontrendamonghighschoolandcollegegirlstheyarenotanappropriatechoicefordaywear.Asayoungwomanyourstylechoiceshouldbegintoreflectyourmaturitylevel.Sogetridofleggingsandwearrealpants!Keepthecutefactortoaminimum:StayawayfromsweatersandT.-shirtswithsmilinganimalscartooncharactersorHelloKittyonthem.Surekittensmightbecutebutthey’renotdoingyouanyfavorsinthestyledepartment.Dressingtoocutesycantakeyearsoffyourlookandnotnecessarilyinagoodway!66.Thesecondparagraphindicatestheimportanceof______.A.impressingprofessorsB.gettingonwellwithclassmates.C.creatingaprofessionalimageD.dressingappropriately67.Theauthorbelievesthatcollegegirlsshould______.A.choosealogothatsuitstheirageB.trytoloaduponwell-knownlogosC.uselogostoshowwhotheyareD.findtheiridentitybytryingdifferentlogos68.Theauthorrecommendswearingrealpantsbecause______.A.leggingsandbaggyshirtsaretoocommonB.yogapantsandsweatpantsarenotsocomfortableC.realpantscanpresentyouwithappropriatematurityD.peoplelikerealpantsbetterthantheotherpants69.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardssweaterswithanimalsonthem?A.Theymakepeoplelooklovely.B.Theyareveryfashionablethese`days.C.Theywillshowyou’reananimallover.D.Theyarenotsuitableforcollege-agedstudents.70.Inwhichmagazinewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?A.BusinessWeek.B.Parents.C.StylE.D.Travel&LeisurE.

InEnglandawomanfelldownastair.Panicfollowed—178personslosttheirlives.InMichiganawomanfellill.Therewasacallforwater.Someonethoughtitmeantfire---71werekilleD.InOklahomaanoldman’shaircaughtfire---36dieD.Whatshouldyoudotobeoutofdanger?1.Asyousitinanycrowdpickoutanexit出口whichisnottheonewheremostpersonsenterandplantouseifnecessary.2.Ifarushstairsdonotgetintoit.Staystill.Letitpass.Thengototheexityouhavechosen.3.Donotcryout.Speakquietly.Actcalmly.4.DonotstopforyourhatandcoatunlesstheyareathanD.5.Ifthereissmokecrouch.Thebestairisaboutthreefeetabovethefloor.6.Whenyouareoutsidethebuildingstayout.Manydeadwouldbealiveiftheyhadnotreturnedforsomething.7.Whenyougetoutmovefarfromthedoorsothatotherscangetout.56.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatovertwohundredpeoplelosttheirlivesbecauseof_________.A.afireB.acallforwaterC.fallingdownstairsD.panic57.Ifyouareinacrowdwhenpanicstarsyoushould________.A.runwiththeothers.B.callforhelpasloudlyasyoucan.C.hurryatoncetoanexit.D.staystilluntilthecrowdhaspasseD.58.Whatshouldyoudoonceoutofaplacewherethereispanic?A.stayoutsidE.B.gobackforyourwallet.C.returntoaskpeoplenottorun.D.standneartheexit.59.Whenyouaresafeoutsideaburningbuildingstayawayfromthedoorsothat_______.A.thesmokecangetout.B.youwillnotgetburnedC.othersmayleavE.D.othersmayenter.

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

M.obilephonesareanimportantbusinesstoolforfarmersinruralareas.Buttheyalsoputavaluableeducationaltoolintheirhands.TheUniversityofIllinoisintheUnitedStateshasaprojectcalledSAWBO—ScientificAnimationsWithoutBorders.Itproduceseducationalvideosthatcanbedownloadedtocellphones.Thegoalistohelppeopleindevelopingcountriesimprovetheirlives.Onevideoshowsfarmershowtomakeanaturalinsecticidefromneemseedstopreventinsectdamagetocrops.Theprocessstartswithsortinganddryingtheneemfruits.Thenletthefruitdryinthesunforaboutthreeorfourdaysuntiltheybecomebrown.Usingamortar碾槌andstickthefruitsareslightlypoundedtoremovetheshellsfromthefruitswithoutbreakingtheseedinsidE.Thevideosusecomputeranimation动画.Someoftheanimatedcharactersarealittlefunnylooking-likeafarmerwithalongnosE.Butthesubjectsareseriousincludingahealthvideoonpreventingcholera霍乱.TeammemberFranciscoSeufferheldsaystheinformationinthevideosismeanttobequicklyunderstooD.HesaysTheinformationisdigestedinsuchawaythatintwominuteswecantransmitacomplexideA.Theresearcherstestedtheseven-minutevideoonsevenmobilephones.TheywantedtoseeifpeoplewouldsharethevideousingBluetoothwirelesstechnology.WithBluetoothfilescanbepassedtoanearbyphoneevenifneitherphoneisconnectedtotheInternet.Asaresultinonemonththevideohadspreadtoonehundredeighteenpeopleinfiftydifferentvillages.ThisisjustincredibleimpactsaidFranciscoSeufferhelD.Theteamhasmadeafewvideossofar.Theseareavailableinatotalofeightylanguagesdialectsandaccents.ProfessorBarryPittendrighsaysthereareplansformorevideoslaterthisyear.64.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.best-sellingmobilephoneB.A.valuableeducationalprojectforfarmersC.UnitedStatessupportfordevelopingcountriesD.A.newtypeofscientist–farmerrelationship65.TheSAWBOprogramisintroducedinorderto____.A.raisefarmers’standardoflivingB.dosomeresearchonmobilephonesC.developfarmers’practicalskillsD.helpfarmerspreventinsectdamagetocorps66.Thebiggestadvantageoftheprogramisthatit______.A.includeshealthvideoonpreventingcholeraB.canbepassedtofarmersusingBluetoothtechnologyC.canbeusedtosortanddrytheneemfruitsD.iseasyforfarmerstounderstand67.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordpoundinthe3rdparagraph?A.movedB.beatC.pickedD.cut

PresidentObamaisencouragingmomstomaketheireducationapriority.WhileencouragingpeopleofallagestoseektheireducationObamaisparticularlytargetingworkingmomswithhisScholarshipsforMomsprogram.TheScholarshipsforMomsprogrambuildsonthefederalgovernment’slong-standingofferofPellGrants.ToencouragemoremotherstoreturntoschooltheObamaadministrationisnowmakingsomechanges.FortheScholarshipsforMomsprogramthebiggestincentiveistheamountofmoneybeingoffereD.ThemaximumamountawardedthroughPellGrantsisabout$4000perstudentbutformotherswhoapplytotheprogramtheamountisincreasedto$5000.TheaimofthesegrantsistoallowworkingmomstoreturntoschoolandearnadegreethatallowsthemtobetterprovidefortheirfamiliesnowandinthefuturE.Inadditiontheadministrationhopesthatequippingmotherstoearnmoremoneyasworkingprofessionalswillalsobeastimulustotheeconomy.Inadditionagreatincentiveformumsconsideringthisprogramisthatitappliestoenrollmentinnearlyanytypeofhighereducationinstitution.Four-yearuniversitiesaswellassmallercommunitycollegesarecovereD.YoucangotoaprivateschoolorapubliconE.Anoptionforbusymomswhocan’tstayoncampusistostudythroughonlinecourses.Basicallythegovernment’sScholarshipsforMomsprogramisacomprehensiveattempttogetmotherswhoarekeenonstudybackintotheclassroom.WiththeObamascholarshiptheworryofreturningtoschoolisremoveD.InalmostanyareaofinterestworkingmomscanearnadegreE.Thismeanstheycanbefullyequippedtoprovidefortheirfamilies.Highereducationnolongerhastobeanunfulfilledwishorunobtainablegoal.TheScholarshipsforMomsprogramwasdesignedtohelpcreateabrighterfutureformothersandtheirchildren.56.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat______.A.peopleofallagestogocollegeinAmericaB.Obamavaluesmom’seducationverymuchC.MomsshouldtrytosupporttheirfamiliesD.Manymothersrefusetogotoschoolnow57.MoremoneyisofferedbytheScholarshipsforMomsprograminorderto______.A.helpmotherstomakealivingB.inspirepeopletolearnfrommothersC.persuademorestudentstoworkharderD.encouragemomstogobacktoschool58.Thephraseequippingmothersinparagraph2probablyrefersmotherswho______.A.haveadegreeB.aredressedwellC.stayathomeD.ownmuchmoney59.Manymomsprobablyappreciatetheprogrambecause______.A.theycanmakemoremoneyatschoolB.theuniversitylastsaslongasfouryearsC.therearemorechancesforthemtochooseD.theyliketheatmosphereintheclassroom60.WhowillbenefitfromtheObamascholarshipmost?A.Teacherandtheirstudents.B.Workingmomsandtheirchildren.C.Alltheschoolsandtheirfamilies.D.FathersandmothersinAmericA.

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.

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

DeathValleyisoneofAmerica’sgreatnationalparkswhichcanbeextremelycoldduringthewintermonths.Stormsinthemountainscanproducesuddenfloodingonthefloorofthevalley.Theairtemperatureduringthesummerhasbeenashighas57C.TheextremeheatofDeathValleyhaskilledpeopleinthepast.ItwillcontinuetokillthosewhodonothonorthisextremeclimatE.DeathValleyisagoodexampleoftheviolenceofnatureitcontainsevidenceofseveralancientvolcanoesthatcausedhugeexplosions.EvidenceofoneofthisexplosionsleftahugeholeinthegrounD.Thismovementhascreatedunusualandbeautifulrockformations.Someareredothersaredarkbrowngrayoryellow.HoweveritwouldbewrongtothinkthatnothinglivesinDeathValley.TheValleyisbeautifulandfulloflifE.Wildflowersgrowupveryquicklyafteralittlerain.ManykindsofbirdsliveinDeathValley.Sodomanyotheranimals—mammalsandreptiles.Hereyoucanseemanykindsofsnakesincludingonethatisextremelypoisonouswithlongsharpteethcalledfangs.AlmosteveryonewhovisitsDeathValleyvisitsahugehousecalledScotty’sCastlE.Thebuildinghashighthickwallstoprovideprotectionfromthefierceheat.Manypeoplecomeforjustaday.BusesbringvisitorsfromthefamouscityofLasVegasNevadA.TheyridearoundtheparkintheirbusvisitseveralplacesandarebackintheirLasVegashotelbynight.HowevermanyothervisitorscanwatchthesunsetslowlyturntheValleyagoldcolorandthenchangetoadarkreD.45.TheworditintheparagraphmeansA.thecoldnessB.thefloodingC.theValleyD.theextremeheat46.TheunusualrockswerecausedbytheA.hugeholeinthegroundB.fierceclimateofDeathValleyC.explosionofavolcanoD.stormsandfloodsthere47.IfbittenbyyouaremostlikelytoloseyourlifE.A.birdsB.mammalsC.reptilesD.snakeswithfangs48.WhywouldvisitorsliketogotoScotty’sCastle?A.TostayinFurnaceCreekB.ToescapefromtheextremeclimateC.TowatchthesunsetD.Toenjoyitshighthickwalls.

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.

Don'tleaveLondonwithouttakingthisbest-sellingtourtoWindsorCasteStonehengeandBathEngland'smostbeautifulGeorgiancity.Yourdaytrip:includesentrancetoWindsorCastleStonehengeandBath'sRomanBathsandPumpRooms.WindsorCastleYourtourstartsatthehomeoftheRoyalFamilyfor900yearsandtheworld'slargestandoldestoccupiedcastle.WindsorCastle'sdefencewallsdominatethedelightfultownthathasgrownuparounditovertheyears.YouwillseethedecoratedStateApartmentsandSt.GeorgesChapel.YouwillalsowitnesstheChangingoftheGuardmallitscolorfuldisplayandgloryon19March7Apriland13-16JunetheStateApartmentswillbeclosedonthesedatesyouwallvisitQueenMary'sDollsHouse.StonehengeGoingevenfurtherbackintimeyou'lltravelthroughtherollinggreenWiltshirelandscapetoStonehengeacollectionofstonesdraggedtothislonelyplainnearSalisbury5000yearsago.Whobuiltit?Why?Thesequestionshavereturnedrepeatedlytothemindsofcenturiesofscholars.SetinalandscapedottedwithprehistoricsmallhillsandcarvingsStonehengecontinuestoattracttheimaginationandarousetheheartofeveryvisitor.BathNextit'sontoBathfamousforitselegantGeorgianarchitecture.DuringyourscenictourofBathyouwillbedelightedbythetown'sbeautifulstreetscapes.You'llseeBathAbbeyandthemuchphotographedPulteneyBridgemodeledonthePoneVecchioinFlorence.DuringthetouryouwillalsovisittheRomanBathsthebestpreservedRomanspa温泉浴场fromtheancientworld.SpecialOffer-Pricedisplayedcurrentlyincludesadiscountof12%offtheregularadultretail零售price?BOOKNOW!60.FromWindsorCastlewecanknowthat____.A.itisthebiggestoldestcastleintheworldB.theChangingoftheGuardwillbeopenfromMarchtoJuneC.QueenMary'sDollsHousewillbeclosedMarchtoJuneD.theRoyalFamilywillgoonatourwiththevisitors61.Whichplaceofinterestinspiresvisitors'imagination?A.WindsorCastleB.LondonC.RomanBathsD.PumpRooms62.Ifyouareastudentmajoringarchitectureyoumayprobablyprefertovisit.A.BathB.LondonC.GeorgianCityD.Roman63.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.HistoryofWindsorCastle.B.WhobuiltStonehenge?C.ThetouronBath.D.ThepopularscenicspotsofGeorgianCity.

Competition.It’sasimplewordyetaverycomplexwordthatcoversmanyangleswhenitcomestohowgasolinepricesaredetermineD.Itseemssoeasytoexplainbutdon’tletthattrickyou—it’sincrediblydifficulttoexplainandadequatelyunderstanD.Sayyou’reonaSundayafternoondriveandnoticeagasstationnearyoucharging$3.50.Downtheroadafewmilesthatpricecouldeasilybe10ormorecentshigherorlower.Thequestionishoworwhyisthat?Thinkofitthisway.Areyoumorelikelytogetabetterdealonacariftherearetwosimilarcardealersnexttoeachother?PerhapsbecausethedealersaretooclosE.Saythereisathirdsimilarcardealermilesaway.Ishegoingtobeatthesamelevelofcompetitionandsellhiscarsforthesamepriceasthetwodealersnexttoeachother?Likelynot.Hemaychargemoreorless.Maybepeopledon'tknowtherearetwootherdealersdowntheroaD.Maybethedealerisalmostoutsideofthecityandthelandvalueisn'tashighsohistaxesaren'tashigh.Thesesituationsdotakeplaceatgasstations.AndmorefactorscanimpactwhatastationwillchargE.Timingcangreatlyimpactwhatpriceastationchargesaswell!Manymotoristsfailtorealizethatthepriceastationpaysforgasolinechangesdaily.IfonestationgetsluckyandbuysgasonMondayandthecostgoesupTuesdaythestationthatboughtonMondaydoesn’tnecessarilyhavetoraisepriceslikethestationthatboughtonTuesday.MaybethestationthatgotcaughtbuyingforahigherpriceonTuesdaywillpassthathighercostonbyraisingitsgaspricE.Perhapsthedifferenceiswhatbrandthestationis---brandedstationsusuallypayaslightlyhighercostfortheirgasolinE.Inreturnforpayingahighercostthosestationsareguaranteedfirstsupplyincaseofemergencysituations.Independentstationsdon’tpayasmuchbutaren’tguaranteedsupply.Whilecompetitionsoundseasytounderstandtherearealwaysalargenumberoffactorsthatcouldinfluencewhatonestationcharges.Keepinmindhowmanyvariables变数therearenexttimeyoufillup.63.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowCompetitionImpactsGasPricesB.GasPricesGoUporDownC.Competition---aVeryComplexWordD.WeCan’tStressEnoughtheNeedforCompetition64.Theexampleofcardealersisusedtoshow_________.A.carpricesaredeterminedbycardealersB.locationisanimportantfactorinpricingC.thequalityofservicemattersmostD.dealingstrategyshouldbeflexible65.Thegaspricesofastationalwayschangepartlybecause_________.A.agasstationalwayswantstochargemoreB.thegasolineisingreatdemandC.thecostofthegasthestationbuysvariesdailyD.gasisingreaterneedonMonday66.Accordingtothepassagebrandedstations_________.A.spendlessmoneyontheirgasolineB.havemorestaffthanindependentstationsC.chargelessforhighqualityoilD.offerasteadyoilsupply

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.

WhatisthetallestgiftreceivedbytheUnitedStates?LocatedinNewYorkHarborthe152-footStatueofLibertywasagiftofinternationalfriendshipfromthepeopleofFrancetothepeopleoftheUnitedStates.Aninspirationtomillionsofimmigrantsthisstatueisauniversalsymboloffreedomdemocracy民主anddiplomacy外交.TherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandFrancebeganduringAmerica'squestforindependencefromGreatBritainin1776.BenjaminFranklinwasamongthosewhoservedonthediplomaticfrontduringtheRevolutionaryWar.BylivinginParisastheAmericanambassadorBenjamincultivatedarelationshipwiththeFrenchgovernmentandtheFrenchpeoplE.AsaresultFrenchsoldiersfoughtalongsidetheAmericancolonists拓殖者.PariswasthesiteforpeacenegotiationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandGreatBritainattheendofthewar.In1865EdourddeLaboulayeofFrancedevelopedtheideaofcreatingagiantstatuetohonorthefriendshipandthecommitmenttolibertybetweenFranceandtheUnitedStates.HeformedtheFrench-AmericanUniontoraisemoneyforthisproject.JosephPulitzerusedtheeditorialpagesofhisnewspapertoraisesupportintheUnitedStatesforthefunD.FrenchsculptorAugusteBartholdiandstructuralengineerGustaveEiffelfinishedtheprojectinParisandtheFrenchpeoplepresentedittothepeopleofAmericaonJuly41884.ThestatuewasthenshippedacrosstheAtlanticin214boxesbrokeninto350individualseparatepieces.TheStatueofLibertywasdedicated奉献onOctober281886andPresidentGroverClevelandacceptedthestatueonbehalfoftheAmericanpeoplE.EllisIslandwhichwasthearrivalpointforEuropeanimmigrantsispartoftheStatueofLibertyNationalMonument.Between1892and1924morethan22millionpassengerssawtheStatueofLibertyastheypassedthroughEllisIslandandthePortofNewYork.ThislandmarkoffreedombecameaNationalMonumentin1924andamajortouristattractioninthe20thCentury.56.FromthepassagewecanknowtherelationshipbetweenFranceandtheUSAfrom1776to1865is.A.verycoldB.justso-soC.quitecloseD.quitetense57.WhydidEdourddeLaboulayeputforwardtheprojectofbuildingtheStatueofLiberty?A.ToshowrespecttotheUSA.B.ToshowthestrongimageofFrancE.C.Toraisealotofmoney.D.Toshowthefriendshipandthecommitmenttolibertybetweenthetwocountries.58.Theunderlinedwordlandmarkinthelastparagraphmeans.A.roadB.successC.signD.wonder59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.TheStatueofLibertyB.A.GreatProjectC.GreatRelationshipD.PeaceNegotiations

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

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.

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

阅读下面短文并回答问题然后将答案写到题后相应的位置上请注意问题后的字数要求[1]WithJewelinthePalace大长今becomingthefavoritedramainChinaseveralyearsagoKoreanfoodismorepopularamongtheChinesE.Koreanfoodiswell-balancedandlowincalories卡路里.SomepeopleevenclaimthatyoucaneatasmuchKoreanfoodasyoulikewithoutgainingweight.[2]Kimchi泡菜isthebestknownKoreanfooD.ItisavegetabledishhighlyseasonedwithpeppergarlicetC.ItisservedwitheverykindofKoreanmealsandhelpsstimulatetheappetitE.LargequantitiesofKimchiareusuallymadeinlatefallorearlywinter.KimchicontainsamountsofgoodnutrientssuchasvitaminCandfiber.[3]Othervegetabledishes_______inKoreA.TheKoreanstraditionallyeatmorevegetableswithriceinmainmealsthanmeatsandthevegetabledishesarevariousinkindsandtastes.[4]Koreansalsolikemeatdishes.Pulgoki烤肉isoneofthefamousdishestowesterners.PulgokiisgenerallycalledKoreanbarbecue.Itismarinated腌inasaucemadefromsoysauce酱油garlicsugarsesameoil芝麻油andotherseasoningsandcookedoverafireinfrontofthetablE.[5]SoupsareimportantinKoreans’dailylifE.Throughthehistorythesoupculturewasdevelopedbecauseofthestarvationorcoldweather.WhentheKoreans’ancestorswereshortoffoodtheymadesoupoutofsmallamountofvegetablesandbeefbones.AlsothehotsoupcouldplayaroleinprotectingthepersonsfromthecolD.[6]GenerallytheKoreandietusesmuchgrainandvegetableswhichaddfiberandproteinKoreanfoodhasmoderatecaloriesandiswell-balanceD.Eventhoughthewestern-styledietismoreandmorefamousinKoreaintermsofcuriosityandconveniencethebasicdietremains.76.WhyisKoreanfoodhealthy?nomorethan10words____________________________________________________________________-77.FromwherecanyouseeKimchiisfamousinKorea?nomorethan20words________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________78.FilltheblankwithproperwordsorphraseinParagraph3.nomorethan5words____________________________________________________________________79.ComparedtoWesternfoodwhichdoyouthinkismorenutritive?Why?nomorethan30words________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

subwaysTheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesFeatures:TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatmakeupofTokyo’shugesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachdaymakingitthebusiestsystemintheworlD.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya-literallypusher-whopushpassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclosE.Andyouthinkyourrideishell.TheMoscowMetroFeatures:TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworlD.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers枝行吊灯marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals精美壁画.Withmorethan7millionridersadaykeepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMTRFeatures:TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.ItalsointroducedOctopuscardsthatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronicallybutbuystuffatconveniencestoressupermarketsrestaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.ShanghaiMetroFeatures:ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystemandithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopeneD.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.BythatpointitwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicagoL.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroFeatures:LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundeventhough55percentofitliesabovegrounD.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworldyoucancallitanythingyoulikE.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversincE.Some3millionpeoplerideeachdayeveryoneofthemrememberingtoMindthegap56.Whichonecanprovidetheriderswithsomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR57.___________isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.ShanghaiMetroD.TheHongKongMTR58.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro___________.A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargestC.maybelargerthantheChicagoLinthefutureD.isthebusiestintheworld59.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?A.2B.3C.4D.560.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ShanghaiisthethirdtobuildametrosysteminChinawhichhasbecomethelargestintheworlD.B.You’llfeelsickwhenyoutravelontheTokyoMetroandToeiLines.C.LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundbecause55percentofitliesabovegrounD.D.Itisestimatedthat95%ofthepopulationinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.

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

Dyslexiaisatermusedtodescribeamarkeddifficultyinlearningtoreaddespitenormalintelligenceandvision.Theproblemisuniversalbutresearchsuggestsitdoesn’taffecteverycultureorlanguagegroupequally.OnChina’smainlandandinJapanforexampledyslexiaratesareestimatedatlessthan5percentcomparedto10percentto20percentintheU.S.ThereareintriguingtheoriesastowhyandJapanhasproducedsomeimportantclues.Japanesechildrenfirstlearntoreadandwriteinparallelphoneticalphabetshiragana平假名andkatakan__假名eachcontaining46charactersrelatingto46differentsounds.AfterconqueringthemthestudentstartstolearningChinesecharacters.AccordingtoUnowhoworksforJapan’sNationalCenterofNeurologyandPsychiatryjust1percentofJapanesestudentshavedyslexicproblemswithChinesecharacters.Thenumbersjumpabitwhenitcomestowriting---2percentforhiragana3.8percentforkatakanaand5percentforideograms---butthey’restilllowbyAmericanstandards.41.Thepassageisabout______.A.dyslexiaandintelligenceB.dyslexiaandcultureC.dyslexiaandvisionD.dyslexiaandpersonality42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofdyslexia?A.Itisaworldwideproblem.B.Itisaregionalproblem.C.Itisasocialproblem.D.Itisabiologicalproblem.43.Whichofthefollowingcountriesismostaffectedwithdyslexiaaccordingtothepassage?A.ChinaB.JapanC.U.S.A.D.U.K.44.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueoftheJapaneselanguage?A.Itisdividedintotwotypesofphoneticalphabets.B.ItcontainsmorekatakanathanhiraganA.C.Hiraganaandkatakanahavethesamenumberofsoundsandcharacters.D.ItincludesChinesecharacters.45.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThereisnoobviousreasonfortheunbalanceddistributionofdyslexiaintheworlD.B.TheexistingtheoriesaboutdyslexiaaresolidandconclusivE.C.Thereareunderlyingreasonsforthedifferenceswithdyslexiaproblemswithdifferentpeoples.D.TherelativelylowernumberofitspeoplesufferingfromdyslexiainJapanmaybeattributedtoitsreadingandwritingsystem.

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

Americanofficeworkersspendanaverageof52hoursaweekattheirdesksaccordingtoastatisticsurvey.SomemightarguethatnotallthattimeisspentworkingbutstillallthosehoursinwindowlessofficeswithartificiallightcanhaveaninfluencE.AfewgreenadditionscouldhavealargeeffectonworkerhappinessaccordingtothesurveyledbyTinaCadefromTexasStateUniversity.WeprettymuchfoundoutthatifyouhadwindowsandplantsorevenifyoujusthadplantsinyourofficeyouweremoresatisfiedwithyourjobCadetoldLiveSciencE.Wethoughtitwasimportantforofficesbecausealotoftimespeoplearelookingforwaystokeepemployeeshappyanddoalltheseexpensivethingslikebuildingagym.Maybeforlessinvestmenttheycouldputinafewplantsinimportantplaces.Theteamsurveyed450officeworkersinTexasandtheMidwestaskingquestionsaboutjobsatisfactionandtheworkenvironments.Whenaskedabouttheiroveralllifequality82saidtheyfeltcontentorveryhapppy.Only69percentofthosewhoworkwithplantsbutwithoutwindowsand60percentofthosewhohavewindowsbutnoplantssaidtheyfeltthisway.Thegroupofpeoplewhoworkwithoutplantsorwindowswerethemostdissatisfiedwithonly58percentofthemsayingthatoveralltheywerecontentorveryhappy.Whilenoonewhoworkswithplantswindowsorbothreportedtheyfeltmiserable0.8percentofthosewhoworkinofficeswithouteithersaidtheyweremiserable.IwasreallysurprisedthathavingaplantinyourofficeappearedtobemorebeneficialthanhavingawindowinyourofficeCadesaiD.Everybodysays‘Ineedawindow！’butactuallyitseemedlikeaplantcouldbeasuitablealternativE.60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Greenplantscanincreasejobsatisfaction.B.Aneasierwaytoincreasejobsatisfaction.C.Whatthebestworkingenvironmentis.D.Whoarehappywiththeirjobenvironment.61.Amongthe450peoplesurveyed________.A.69percenthaveplantsintheirofficesB.60percenthavewindowsintheirwallsC.0.8percentofthemfeeldissatisfiedD.about18percentofthemaresatisfied62.Accordingtothesurveythegroupofpeoplewhoworkwithoutplantsorwindows______.A.didn’tfeelcontentatallB.allsufferedfromworkpressureC.workedwithlowefficiencyD.werethemostdissatisfied63.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Theemployerswanttodolittletokeepemployeeshappy.B.Sometimesitdoesn’tneedmuchtoincreasejobhappiness.C.Agymcontributeslesstojobhappinessthangreenplants.D.Employershavetriedeverymeanstoincreasejobhappiness.64.Whereshouldthepassageberead?A.Inasciencefiction.B.Inanessay.C.OnapopsciencewebsitE.D.Inanofficialdocument.

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

Internetaccessandpoweroutletsavailableinmostcafesinthe.developedworldmightreduceyourproductivity.Atypicaltalefromstoremanagersisofcustomerswhobuyasinglecupofcoffeeorteaandoccupyafour-seattableforeightormorehours.Astorefullofthesepeopleturnstheshopintoasilencebrokenonlybythetappingofkeyboardkeys.Inothershowevercustomersusethenetworkbrieflyandtheturnoverishigh.Cafeownershavetalkedabouttheirdiscomfortforyears.SomecafesfoundersstartedturningoffWi-Fi无线网络ontheweekends.Theexperimentledtosuccesstheysaid.PeoplewhootherwiseavoidedthecafecameinandtheplacebecamecrowdedonSaturdaysandSundays.Intheyearssincehundredsofarticleshaveappearedaboutsimilarcasesinwhichacoffeeshopturnsoffthesignalandsometimesblockselectricaloutlets.NickBiltontheNewYorkTimesBitsblogeditorwasbannedfromreadinganelectronicbookafewdaysago.TheActualCafeinOaklandopenedlastyearwithlapton-freeweekends.TheownerSalBednarzwroteinanemailIthinkit'sfascinatingthatwe'veallowedtechnologytoentersomuchofourlivesthatitcanfeellikeanaffront冒犯whensomeoneasksustostepawayfromitforashortwhile.DanDrozdenkotheowneroftheDownbeatCafeinLosAngelessaysPeoplecomeherebecausewedon'tofferit.Theyknowtheycangettheirworkdoneandconcentrated.Fortasksthatdon'trequireconstantmonitoringoflivedate—suchasstockmanagementormindingserveroperations—productivityseemstosoarwhentheconstantbrightshinyballoftheInternetisnowheretobeseen.Peopleoftenleavethehouseorofficetofreethemselvesofconditionsthatreduceproductivityonlytowalkintoavenuethatletsthemsurfandotherwiseavoidfocus.Couldtheofferofsingle-taskingandquietthinkingbeasellingpointwhendrinkingcoffeeortea?A.moment'srelieffromtheBlackbgerrybuzztheiphonealerttheAndroidannoyance?Onlyifonerememberstoturnoffone's3Gconnectiontoo.72.What'sthedisadvantageforacafeownerifthecustomersusetheInternetlong?A.Itmakestheturnoverslowandaffectsthebusiness.B.Itmakesthecafesilentandisbadforitsatmosphere.C.Theownerisdisturbedbythetappingofkeyboardkeys.D.ItcostsalottoofferInternetaccesstocustomers.73.WhathappenedafterWi-Fiwasturnedoffinthecafeontheweekends?A.ItaddedmuchinconveniencetopeopleB.Customersstayedinthecafelongerthanbefore.C.Theenvironmentinthecafewasimproved.D.Thereweremorecustomersinthecafe.74.WhatcanbeinferredfromthewordsofDanDrozdenko?A.Ifpeopledon'tgettheirworkdonetheyshouldn'tgotoacoffeeshop.B.Ifpeoplegotoacoffeeshoptheywouldconcentratemoreontheirwork.C.IfpeopledotheirworkwhilesurfingtheInternetinacoffeeshoptheycan'tconcentrate.D.Ifpeoplecan'tsurftheInternetinacoffeeshoptheywouldbeunwillingtocome75.TheunderlinedwordsoarinParagraph6istheclosestinmeaningto__.A.existB.maintainC.riseD.change.

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.

Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguagesoitisnecessary必要的todothisinaforeignlanguagetoo.Herearesomeexamples.1.What'sthematterIwenttoapartylastnightsoI2.Ifeelsotiredthesedays.Ithinkyou'dbetter3.Ofcoursesheneverstopstalking.SheisoneofthemostYoucanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext上下文helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.SoguessingisveryimportantinunderstandingEnglishespecially尤其spokenEnglish.66.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout_________.A.theimportanceofguessinginlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC.someexamplesofrightguessingD.howimportantitistoguessallthetime67.fromthecontextwecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis_________.A.soIdidn'thaveagoodtimE.B.soIwenttobedverylatE.C..SoIfeltunhappy.D.soIgotupveryearly.68.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is________.A.Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself.B.Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink.C.Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends.D.Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful.69.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is______.A.sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars.B.sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.C.sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.D...sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer推断thatguessingis_______inlearningaforeignlanguagE.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.moreimportantthananyotherwayD.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish

Oneofthemainchallengesfacingmanycountriesishowtomaintaintheiridentityinthefaceofglobalizationandthegrowingmulti-languagetrend.OneofthemainreasonsforeconomicfailureinmanyAfricancountriesisthefactthatwithafewimportantexceptionsmother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinanyoftheindependentAfricanstates.saidNevilleAlexander.DoctoroftheProjectfortheStudyofAlternativeEducationinSouthAfricaattheUniversityofCapeTown.InresponsetothespreadofEnglishandtheincreasedmulti-languagetrendsarisingfromImmigration.manycountrieshaveintroducedlanguagelawsinthelawsinthelastdecade.Insometheuseoflanguagesotherthanthenationallanguageisbannedinpublicspacessuchasadvertisingposters.Oneofthefirstsuchlegalprovisionswasthe1994Toubonlaw'inFrance.buttheideahasbeencopiedinmanycountriessincethen.Sucheffortstogovernlanguageuseareoftendismissedasfutilebylanguageexperts.whoarewellawareofthedifficultyofcontrollingfashionsinspeechandknowfromresearchthatlanguageswitchingamongbilingualsisanaturalprocess.ItisespeciallydifficultfornativespeakersofEnglishtounderstandthedesiretomaintainthe'purityofalanguagebylaw.SincethetimeofShakespeare.Englishhascontinuallyabsorbedforeignwordsintoitsownlanguage.Englishisoneofthemostmixedandrapidlychanginglanguagesintheworld.Butthehasnotbeenabarriertoacquiringprestigeandpower.AnotherreasonforthefailureofmanynativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandtheroleofstateregulationisthatitbasneverbeentheAnglo-Saxonwayofdoingthings.Englishhasneverhadastate-controlledauthorityforthelanguagesimilarforexampletotheAcademieFrancaiseinFrance.TheneedtoprotectnationallanguagesisformostwesternEuropeansarecentphenomenon-especiallytheneedtoensurethatEnglishdoesnotunnecessarilytakeovertoomanyfields.Publiccommunicationeducationandnewmodesofcommunicationpromotedbytechnologymaybekeyfieldstodefend.61.NevilleAlexanderbelievesthat.A.mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinallAfricancountriesB.lackofmother-tongueeducationcanleadtoeconomicfailureC.globalizationhasledtotheriseofmulti-languagetrendsD.globalizationhasresultedintheeconomicfailureofAfrica62.Theunderlinedwordfutileinparagraph2mostprobablymeans_____.A.uselessB.practicalC.workableD.necessary63.WhydomanyEnglish-speaking;countriesnotsupportthelanguageprotectioneffortsdescribedinthepassage?A.Theythinklanguageprotectionlawsareineffective.B.Theywanttheirlanguagetospreadtoothercountries.C.Theyhavealonghistoryoftakingwordsfromotherlanguages.D.Itreducesalanguage'sabilitytoacquireinternationalimportance.64.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Englishhastakenoverfieldslikepubliccommunicationandeducation.B.EuropeanshavelongrealizedtheneedtoprotecttheirnationalLanguages.C.Mostlanguageexpertsbelieveitisimportanttopromoteanationallanguage.D.ManyaspectsofnationalculturearethreatenedbythespreadofEnglish.65.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.FightingagainsttheruleofEnglishB.Globalizationandmulti-languagetrendsC.ProtectinglocallanguagesandidentitiesD.tomaintainthepurityoflanguagebylaw

EnglishisspokenasafirstlanguagebymostpeopleintheUSABritainAustraliaNewZealandIrelandandCanadA.HoweverEnglishisspokenallovertheworlD.Itisthemainlanguageinover60countriessuchasIndiaSingaporeandinmanyoftheCaribbeanandPacificislands.InthoseplacesEnglishisoftenasecondlanguagE.Englishhaschangedalottheseyearsandstillgoesonchanging.ItisnolongerrighttotalkaboutBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishifthespeakerdoesn’tcomefromthosecountries.PeopleinJapanorKoreaforexamplemayusetheAmericanspellingbutmaynotsoundlikeAmericans.Englishwillbethemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworldinthe21stcentury.ThislanguagenolongerbelongstoBritishAmericanorAustralianspeakers.ItbelongstoanyonewhocanusethislanguagE.Afteryouleaveschoolyouwillalmostcertainlyneedit.41.InhowmanycountriesisEnglishspokenasafirstlanguageintheworld?A.FivE.B.Four.C.ThreE.D.Six.42.InwhichothercountriesisEnglishspokenasamainlanguage?A.BritainUSAandAustraliA.B.IndiaSingaporeandmanyofCaribbeanandPacificislands.C.ChinaandJapan.D.NewZealandIrelandandCanadA.43.PeoplefromothercountrieslearnEnglishfor.A.passingexamsB.businessandtravelingC.readingEnglishbooksenjoyingEnglishmusicorwatchingfilmsD.BothB.andC.44.IfpeopleinJapanorKoreausetheAmericanspellingthey.A.willspeakthesameasAmericansB.maynotsoundlikeAmericansC.willspeakBritishEnglishD.willspeakEnglishmuchbetter45.Whichtopicisthebestforthepassage?A.A.firstlanguageintheworlD.B.A.secondlanguageintheworlD.C.EnglisharoundtheworlD.D.A.usefullanguagE.

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

AustralianFlagDesignsbyReadersoftheSun-HeraldWereceiveddozensofresponsesafterinvitingreaderstosendintheirdesignsforanewflag.Thedesignswereceivedinclude:JamesAnthonyDrummoyneJamesreducestheUnionJackdowninsizeandchangesitsshapetobecomeareminderoftheBritishtraditionratherthancancelingitaltogether.AtthesametimehesuggestsenlargingthestarsoftheSouthernCross.Hisdesignattemptstousethebestofbothworldsinanewlydesignedflag.AshesaystheBritishpartoftheAustralianFlagistoobigandtheAustralianbitsaretoosmall.WhenyoumakethestarsbiggertheAustralianflagcanlookimpressivE.JoeBollenTurranmurraJoe’sflaghasthemainelementsofarisensunwhitehorizon地平线redearthatthebaseandtheSouthernCross.HeintendstomaketherisensunaspecialAustraliansymbolontheflag.HebelievesitrepresentslifE.TheSouthernCrossshowsthatweliveintheSouthernHemispherE.半球MariaIeraciSydneyMariadeletedtheUnionJackbutotherwisekepttheflagasiswiththeSouthernCrossandFederationStar.Shesays‘ThereisonlyonecorrectwaytochangetheAustralianflagandthatistodroptheUnionJack----whenAustraliabecomesaRepublicwhichshehopeswillbebefore2010.RonBennettSydneyRonrecommendsusingtheAboriginalcolorsbutreplacingtheirimageofthesunwiththemapofAustraliA.HesaysAustraliaisuniquebeinganislandcontinentwithaninstantlyrecognizableoutlineatthatandthiswillleavenodoubtastowhichcountrytheflagbelongs.36.Whichofthefourdesignscanremindyouofthepastofthecountry?A.Joe’sB.Maria’sC.Ron’sD.Jame’s37.TheSouthernCrossinsomeofthedesignsrepresents_________.A.thespiritofthenationB.thepositionofthecountryC.thetraditionofBritainD.theexpectationsofthepeople38.WhatdoestheUnionJackreferto?A.theBritishflagB.A.formerBritishrulerC.groupofstarsD.A.formersymbolofAustralia

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

Joeyisloyalencouragingandself-sacrificingalwaysputtingothers’interestsaheadofhisown.Heisahardworkerwhoalsolovestorunandplay.Inshorthe’sanidealfriendandaheroiccharacter.Hereisthething:JoeyisahorsewhoappearsasthemaincharacterinStevenSpielberg’snewfilmWarHorse.ItisbasedonMichaelMorpurgo’s1982novelwhichalsocausedthesame-titledTonyAwardswinningplay.ThefilmfollowsthesagaofJoeyaracehorsethat’strainedforfarmworkunderthelovingcareofAlbertJeremyIrvineafterAlbert’sdrunkfatherTedPeterMullanoverpaysfortheanimalatauction拍卖会.ThentheWorldWarItearsAlbertandJoeyapart.JoeyissoldintothewareffortfortheBritishandstartshisepisodicadventuresinEuropE.SplendidlystagedthebattleplotsinthefilmarevisuallyastoundingandimpressivE.AndwithSpielberg’suniquetop-notchdirectionandstorytellingskillsWarHorsecannotescapeitsepisodicnaturecallingtomindanotherSpielbergfilmaboutthehorrorsofwaranditseffectsuponsoldiersandcivilians—SavingPrivateRyan.Whilethatfilmshockedwithhorrificscenesofbleedingitreliedonacompanyofeasily-describedcharactersandafocusedstorylinetopresentheroicthemes.LikeSavingPrivateRyanWarHorseclingstoaseriesofcharactersnotonlyAlbertbutalsoBritishofficersFrenchciviliansandGermansoldierswhodisplaycourageinthefaceofdanger.EveryonewhocomesincontactwithJoeyiseitheralreadyintouchwiththeirinnerangelorisquicklymovedtobecomemorehumanE.Althoughnoneofthiscoversthefactthatwe’veseenthisstuffelsewherebeforethelovelysentimentwillstealyourheart.AndtheemotionalsignatureofSpielbergcanbefeltasheestablishestherelationshipbetweentheboyandthehorseandthemoodofthepiece–therewillbetears.ThereforecallingthisbeautifuldramaticallyincompletefilmSavingPrivateJoeyisentirelyjustifiablE.56.IncommonwithSavingPrivateRyanthefilmWarHorse_________.A.isfullofterrifyingscenesofbleedingandkillingB.receivedthetitleofTonyAwardsWinningPlayC.coversalotofcharactersD.tellsthestoryhappeningintheSecondWorldWar57.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WarHorseisbasedonthesame-titlednovelbyStevenSpielberg.B.Joeyisaheroiccharacterbecausehesavedmanypeople’slives.C.AlbertsoldJoeyintothewareffortforEuropE.D.JoeycametoAlbert’scareafterTedpaidalotofmoneyforit.58.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoestheunderlinedwordastoundingmean?A.astonishingB.confusingC.satisfyingD.disappointing59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Joey─aheroicracehorseB.AlbertandJoeyC.SavingPrivateJoeyD.Spielberg’sJoey

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.

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

InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed窘迫的.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisitfindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiayoumightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagreE.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding点头yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.Inthatcountryyoushakeyourheadtomean'yes'—anodmeans'no'.AtamealincountriesontheArabicPeninsulayouwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenoughyoushouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthisinThailandhowevercouldbringabouttrouble.Alsoyoushouldtrytoavoidtouchingtheheadofanadult——it'sjustnotdoneinThailand.64.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutofthewaybecausethegentlemen_________.A.wereforeignersB.didn'thaveticketsC.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus65.Accordingtothearticleifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountryyoushould_________.A.learnthelanguageofthecountryB.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountryC.haveenoughtimeandmoneyD.makefriendswiththepeoplethere66.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite___________.A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattablE.B.topassfoodwiththelefthanD.C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.D.tohelpyourselfattablE.67.Tocrossone'slegsatanimportantmeetinginEuropeis_______.A.acommonhabitB.animportantmannerC.aserioustroubleD.abadmanner

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

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.

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

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

Communicatingeffectivelymeansmorethanknowingwhattosayandwhentosayit.Communicationinvolvesthesubtlesignalsyourbodylanguagesendstothosewhoarewatching.Herearesomecommonbodyactionsandtheimpressionstheycreate:●Fiddling好动—Playingwithyourwatchorapenlookslikeyou’reboredorimpatient.●Clockwatching—Itlookslikeyou’retomoveontosomethingelsE.●Tapping—Tappingyourfeetorfingerssuggestsyouareimpatientornervous.●Staring—Anunblinking不眨眼的stareconveysthreateningorviolentbehaviour.●Legscrossedorbodyhunched弓背耸肩—Closingupyourbodyprofile—becomingsmaller—lookslikeyoulackconfidencE.●Armscrossed—Ifyoukeepyourarmsfoldedduringcommunicationyouappeartobedefendingyourselfagainsttheothers.●Touchingyourface—Whenyouhaveyourhandinfrontofyourmouthyouappearveryshy.●Rubbingyournoselookingaway—Peoplewhoarelyingoftenrubtheirnoseorlookawaywhenspeaking.●Noeyecontact—Ifyouwon’tlooktheotherspeakerintheeyeyouseemtohavelowinterestoralackofconfidencE.Don’tforgetstaringabovE.Howyoucommunicatewithyourbodylanguageisjustasimportantaswhatyousay.Watchyourbodylanguageandcontroltheunconsciousmessagesyoumightbesending.59.AccordingtothepassageeffectivecommunicationincludesallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.knowingwhattosayB.sendingunconsciousmessagestootherpeopleC.sayingtherightthingattherighttimeD.gettinginformationfromtheotherspeaker’sbodylanguage60.Whichofthefollowingpeoplelooksshyaccordingtothepassage?61.Ifyouwanttoshowconfidencewhencommunicatingyoushould______.A.crossyourlegsorhunchyourbodyB.avoiddirecteyecontactC.looktheotherspeakerintheeyeD.keeptouchingyourface

IcreditmytypingskilltosomanyhoursofchattingonlinE.UnfortunatelyasmytypingspeedincreasedontheInternetallgrammaticalruleswentoutofthewindow.Youseeinstantmessageshavetheirownshorthandlanguageandgrammarisn’timportantofwhichevenanewbie新手isawarE.Theycanleaveoutarticlessubjects主语pronounsetC.TheycanmisspellorrespellalmostanyworD.TheyoftenaskA/S/Lwhentheyfirstchat.Abbreviations缩写andcapitalizations大写areparticularlyimportant.English-speakinginstantmessengersalsorefusetoburdenthemselveswithpunctuationandcapitalization.AfterIcamebackChinaIdiscoverednotonebuttwoinstantmessagingcrazes.ThefirstwhichbroughtbackmemoriesofmypreviousaddictiontothecomputerwasQQ.IcanseeevidencethattheChinesehavethesamekindofseparateinstantmessaginglanguageevenwhentheychatinEnglish.Myfirstwordinthislanguageforexamplewasft.ThisabbreviationforfaintisusedwheneverthereisaneedtoexpresssurprisE.IalsodiscoveredthatChineseusethesamekindofabbreviationforalaugh.Andthereisanextraordinarynumberofsmileys表情符tothevomitandarmysoldiersmileys.ThereisevenaSARAsmiley.AfterQQthereisanotherperhapsmorewidespreadmessagingtrenD.Youguessedit---cellphonetextmessaging.Inowunderstandhowusefultextmessagingisandwhyitissocommon.IadmitthatIhavebeenguiltyofsendingtextmessageswhilewalkingoutsideorsittingonthesubway.Whohasn’t?NomatterwhereIgoIseepeopleontheircellphonesmessaging.Infactit’sraretoseesomeoneactuallytalkingontheirphone!SoitlooksasifthereisnoescapefromtheinstantmessagingcrazesnomatterwhereintheworldIgo.Andthat’splainlynotgoingtochangE.IntheendthoughIcan’tcomplain:instantmessagingisquickit’scheapit’seasyandit’sextremelyfuntoo.Andafteralleveryone’sdoingit.60.TheunderlinedphrasewentoutofthewindowinParagraph1probablymeans.A.increasedB.occurredC.disappearedD.changed61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GrammarandcorrectspellingareveryimportantwhilechattingonlinE.B.ThereareenoughsmileysandiconstoexpressyourselveswhilechattingonlinE.C.Thewriterisskilledattypingandoncewasaddictedtoonlinegames.D.ItisimpolitetoleaveoutsomeunimportantwordsorletterswhilechattingonlinE.62.Thewriterbelievesthatinstantmessagingis.A.fulloffunbuttime-consumingB.widespreadbutunnecessaryC.quickbutdifficulttodoD.commonusedandcheap63.Whichmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A.WhocanescapeQQandcellphonetextmessaging?B.Whyisinstantmessagingsopopular?C.Chattingonlineisgoodforyourtypingskill.D.ChattingonQQisnaturalforpeoplE.

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

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

Chinaplanstomakenewrulestogivemorecontrolsoverthegrowingnumberofblogsandwebcasts.Nowadaysadvancednetworktechnologiessuchasbloggingandwebcastingarebeingimprovedtochallengethegovernment’sabilitytowatchovertheInternet.ChinesegovernmentisinthemiddleofmakingnewrulesoverInternetpublishingandblogsandwebsitespublishingwebcastswillfallundertheserules.Governmentofficialshopethenewruleswillensure保证amorehealthyandactiveInternetenvironmentandwillfullyrespectandprotectChinesecitizens’freedomofspeech.SpecificdetailsonwhatkindofruleswillbecarriedoutarestillunknowntothepubliC.Despitethegrowingpopularitybloggersandwebcastershavebeenunpopularwithpublicationinstitutions.In2006aseriesofcasesinvolvingbloggerswhohaddivedintootherpeople’sprivacyandwrittenmaterialsruiningother’sfameurgedthegovernmenttoconsiderwhethertorequirebloggerstousetheirrealnameswhentheyloginin.Webcastingwithoutcopyrightandillegallycopyingproductsfromcopyrightedmaterialshavealsoledgovernmentofficialstoconsiderstartinganationwidecheckofonlinevideobroadcastingandallowonlyqualifiedwebsitestocontinueofferingwebcasts.56.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TechnologiesChallengetheGovernmentB.NewRulestoControlInternetPublishingC.TheIncreasesofBlogsandWebcastsD.ThePopularityofOnlineVideoBroadcasting57.ChinesegovernmentthinkscurrentInternetenvironmentis_________.A.ratherhopefulB.lessactiveC.quitehealthyD.lesscontrolled58.Whatwillhappenifmorecontrolsaregivenbythegovernment?A.Onlinevideobroadcastingwilldisappear.B.NetworktechnologieswillbesloweddownC.Publishingwebcastswillgraduallygodown.D.Bloggersandwebcasterswillavoidrealnames.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpressionlogininprobablymean?A.Applyforsomething.B.Chatwithothers.C.Haveaheateddiscussion.D.LogonthewebsitE.60.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?A.Publicationinstitutionsareunhappywithbloggersandwebcasters.B.Copyrightedmaterialscanonlybeofferedtoqualifiedwebsites.C.WebcastersarequiteawareofthecopyrightissueswhileonlinE.D.Allbloggersandwebcastersliketodigoutotherpeople’sprivacy.

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.

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.

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

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

Lastyearmorethan13KoreanTVserieswereintroducedinChinA.TurnontheTVandKoreanbeautiesareappearingduringpeakviewingtimes黄金时段.Someofthedramasarebeingrepeatedbutaudiencescontinuetowatchthem.WhyaretheSouthKoreanTVserieslovedbysomanyChinesepeople?ChengYitingastudentfromEastChinaNormalUniversitygivesusherreasons.Shethinksthatthego6d-lookingactorswithco01clothesandthebeautifulsightinthedramasarethesellingpointsforSouthKoreanTVdramas.ButwhatattractedtheyoungaudiencesmostisthepureandmovinglovestoriesAnditseemsthatSouthKoreanTVserieshavealsowontheheartsofmiddle-agedpeoplE.Theyare.touchedbythemoralsintheshows.Theseincludetheimportanceofrespectingeldersandsocialorder.ThoughsomepeoplethinkSouthKoreanTVseriesaretooslowandtoolongmostOftheChineseaudienceslikethem.MaybewearereallytiredofWesternTVseries.ComparedwiththatSouthKoreanTVseriesarenotbaD.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmoralinthethirdlinemean?A.志向B.情节C.道德D.垃圾65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutSouthKoreanTV?A.LovE.B.Morals.C.Socialorder.D.Self-respect.66.WhatisthemostimportantreasonwhySouthKoreanTVseriesarepopularwiththeyoungaudiences?A.Theseriesareslowandlong.B.Theactorswearcoolclothes.C.Thestoriesarepureandmoving.D.Theactorsaregood-looking.67.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.WearetiredofSouthKoreanTVseries.B.SouthKoreanTVseriesarcagreatsuccessandpopularinChinA.C.SouthKoreanTVseriesarebetterthanChineseTVseries.D.WecanlearnalotfromKoreanTVseriessoweneedtowatchthemagainandagain.

AfriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorsE.Hedrewthehorsesverywellbuthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorsethatiswhyIwassurpriseD.ItstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferenceNowtheverysamethingistruetoliteraturE.AndthequestionHowshallIbegin?onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelsE.Thatisyouarenotyetexperiencedenoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.WhenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwillneveraskthequestionandIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosayyouwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.41.A.friendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses____.A.verywellB.inthewayofwesternruleC.inthewayofhisownruleD.alloftheabove42.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorseB.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorseC.theartistmadehisownruleD.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule[43.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.A.youdon'tknowwheretobeginB.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailC.youalwaysaskedquestionD.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers44.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill____.A.neveraskquestionB.oftenbeginatthetailC.shouldwritetheendofthestoryD.shouldthinkofthebeginning45.Thetopicofthepassageis______.A.HowtodrawahorseB.HowtowriteastoryC.HowtomakeyourownrulesD.Trusttoyourownpowers

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.

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.

In1924HachikowasbroughttoTokyobyhisownerHidesaburoUenoaprofessorintheagriculturedepartmentattheUniversityofTokyo.Duringhisowner'slifeHachikosawhimofffromthefrontdoorandgreetedhimattheendofthedayatthenearbyShibuyaStation.ThepaircontinuedtheirdailyroutineuntilMay1925whenProfessorUenodidn'treturnontheusualtrainoneevening.Theprofessorhadsufferedastrokeattheuniversitythatday.Hediedandneverreturnedtothestationwherehisfriendwaswaiting.Hachikowasgivenawayafterhismaster'sdeathbutheroutinelyescapedshowingupagainandagainathisoldhomE.AftertimeHachikorealizedthatProfessorUenonolongerlivedatthehousE.SohewenttolookforhismasteratthetrainstationwherehehadaccompaniedhimsomanytimesbeforE.EachdayHachikowaitedforProfessorUenotoreturn.Andeachdayhedidn'tseehisfriendamongthecrowdatthestation.HachikobecameapermanentfigureatthetrainstationwhicheventuallyattractedtheattentionofmanypeoplE.ManyofthepeoplewhofrequentedtheShibuyatrainstationhadseenHachikoandProfessorUenotogethereachday.RealizingthatHachikowaitedforhisdeadmastertheirheartsweretoucheD.TheybroughtHachikotreatsandfoodtonourishhimduringhiswait.Thiscontinuedfor10yearswithHachikoappearingonlyintheeveningpreciselywhenthetrainwasdueatthestation.Hachiko:TheTrueStoryoftheRoyalDogsofJapanisHachiko'sstoryaswellasaninformativelookatdogcultureinJapanandthehistoryandtraditionoftheAkita-kenoneofthemostancientbelovedandfaithfuldogbreedsever.50.Theunderlinedwordhisfriendinthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A.HachikoB.UenoC.TokyoD.Shibuya51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHachikoisNOTtrue?A.Hachikosawhismasterofffromthefrontdooreveryday.B.Hachikoappearedeveryeveninginthestationfortenyears.C.ManypeopleofferedHachikofoodduringhiswaiting.D.Hachikowasadoptedbyothersafterhismaster'sdeath.52.Thefirstfourparagraphsaredevelopedmainly__________.A.bycauseandeffectB.byorderinspaceC.byorderintimeD.byexamples53.WecaninferthatHachiko:TheTrueStoryoftheRoyalDogsofJapanislikelytobe____.A.abookB.amagazineC.asongD.apicture

Theviewoveravalleyofatinyvillagewiththatched草盖的roofcottagesaroundachurch;adrivethroughanarrowvillagestreetlinedwiththatchedcottagespaintedpinkorwhite;thesightovertherollinghillsofaprettycollectionofthatchedfarmbuildings__thesearestillcommonsightsinpartsofEnglanD.MostpeoplewillagreethatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionoftheEnglishcountrysidE.ThatchingisinfacttheoldestofallthebuildingcraftspracticedintheBritishIsles.Althoughthatchhasalwaysbeenusedforcottageandfarmbuildingsitwasonceusedforcastlesandchurchestoo.Thatchingisasolitary独自的craftwhichoftenrunsinfamilies.ThecraftofthatchingasitispracticedhastodaychangedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.Over800full-timethatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestodaymaintainingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswellasthatchingnewerhouses.Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonlyforitsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolinsummerandwarminwinter.Infactifwelookatdevelopingcountriesoverhalftheworldlivesunderthatchbuttheyalldoitindifferentways.Peopleindevelopingcountriesareoftenunwillingtogobacktotraditionalmaterialsandwouldprefermodernbuildings.Howevertheymaylackthemoneytoallowthemtoimportthenecessarymaterials.Theirtemporarymudhutswiththatchedroofsofwildgrassesoftenonlylastsixmonths.ThatchwhichhasbeendonetheBritishwaylastsfromtwentytosixtyyearsandisaneffectivedefenceagainsttheheat.49.WhichofthefollowingremainsauniquefeatureoftheEnglishcountryside?A.Narrowstreetslinedwithpinkorwhitehouses.B.Rollinghillswithprettyfarmbuildings.C.Cottageswiththatchedroofs.D.churcheswithcottagesaroundthem.50.Whatdoweknowaboutthatchingasacraft?A.Itisacollectiveactivity.B.ItispractisedonfarmsalloverEnglanD.C.ItisquitedifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.D.Itisinmostcaseshandeddownamongfamilymembers.51.Thatchedhousesarestillpreferredbecauseof_______.A.theirstyleandcomfortB.theirdurabilityC.theireasymaintenanceD.theircheapandready-madematerials52.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________A.thatchedcottagesinEnglandhavebeenpasseddownfromancienttimesB.thatchingisabuildingcraftfirstcreatedbytheEnglishpeopleC.theEnglishpeoplehavenospeciallikingforthatchedhousesD.mostthatchedcottagesinEnglandarelocatedonhillsides

TheAmericanshavebeenvotedtheworld’sfunniestnationality---theonebestatmakingpeoplelaugh---inaglobalpoll民意调查whichalsonamestheGermanstheleastfunnynationalityandtheBritishnotasfunnyastheythink.30000peopleacross15countrieswereaskedtonameboththefunniestandleastfunnynationalityinapollconductedbyBadoo.comtheworld’slargestsocialnetworkformeetingnewpeoplewith119millionusersworldwidE.TheAmericanswerevotedthefunniestnationalityaheadoftheSpanish---thefunniestEuropeans---insecondItaliansinthirdandBritishinseventh.ThevotingfortheleastfunnynationalityconfirmedtheviewofAmerica’sMarkTwainthataGermanjokeisnolaughingmatter.TheGermanswonaheadoftheRussiansandTurks.ThestereotypeofGermanhumourlessnessisbelievedtoderivefromtheirreputationforefficiencypunctualityandrationality理性.ExamplesofGermanjokesinclude:YesterdayImetmyfriendHorstatthehospital.He’dswallowedaspongE.Hesaysitdoesn’thurtbuthe’salwaysthirsty.WhenwemeetsomeonenewoneofthefirstthingswenoticeiswhethertheymakeuslaughsaysLloydPriceBadoo’sMarketingDirector.AmericaisaworthypollwinnersaysPricE.It’stheworld’sonlycomedysuperpower.TheBritishpridethemselvesontheirhumourbutlearnfromthepollthatthey’renotasfunnyastheythink.Theyplacedjustseventhof15---behindtheBraziliansFrenchandMexicans.26.Accordingtothepollwhichistherightorderfromthefunniestnationalitytotheleastfunnyone?A.SpanishAmericansFrenchMexicansBritishB.AmericansSpanishItaliansBraziliansFrenchC.BritishMexicansBraziliansSpanishAmericansD.ItaliansFrenchBritishMexicansBrazilians27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thepollwasconductedamong119millionpeoplebyBadoo.com.B.SpanisharethefunniestnationalityinEuropE.C.ThatGermansarenamedtheleastfunnynationalityisbecauseofMarkTwain.D.SomepeoplethinkthatBritisharefunnywhileothersthinktheoppositeinthepoll.28.Whichcanbethesubstituteofthewordderiveinthefourthparagraph?A.acquireB.sufferC.translateD.accomplish29.Whatistheauthor’spurposeoftellingusaGermanjoke?A.TheauthorwantstoshowthatGermansaregoodattellingjokes.B.TheauthorwantstoconfirmwhatMarkTwainsaiD.C.TheauthorwantstoprovethatGermansarenotfunnyatall.D.Theauthorjustwantstosaythatswallowingaspongeisnoharm.30.Itseemsthatthebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.TheFunniestNationalityB.A.GlobalPollConductedbyBadoo.ComC.AmericansWontheFunniestNationalityD.AmericansVotedFunniestNationGermansLeastFunny

FrombankerstofactorystaffemployeesintheWestfaceacoldprospectoflosingtheirjobsasaglobalrecession衰退startstobitE.ForcolleaguesintheEastthepainismorelikelytocomethroughapaycut.HumanresourceexpertssayculturaldifferencesexplainwhyAsiancompaniestryhardertopreservejobsindifficulttimeswhichwillpreventunemploymentandmayhelpAsianeconomiessurviveatatimeofslowingexports.TheEastAsianattitudemayalsomakeiteasierforcompaniestorecoverquicklyfromtheeconomicdownturnsincetheywillnotneedtorehireortrainnewstaffbutbuildupamoreloyalanddevotedgroup.IntheConfucianmindset儒家思想therightthingtodoistosharetheburdenwhichisthesenseofcollective集体的responsibility.WhileintheWestit’smoreaboutindividualsurvivalsaidMichaelBenolielassociateprofessoroforganizationalbehavioratSingaporeManagementUniversitySMU.IncontrastlocalWesterncompaniesfromGeneralMotorstoGoldmanSachsplantolayoffworkersbythethousandsbutattheAsianunitsofWesternmultinationalsorwesternunitsofAsiangroupsjobcutswillprobablybelessseverE.Japan’sjoblessratewas4percentinSeptemberupfrom3.8percentinJanuarywhileHongKong’swasflatat3.4percent.ButUSunemploymentisexpectedtohavejumpedto6.3percentlastmonthfrombelow5percentinJanuary.ExpertssaythatwhiletherearenoticeabledifferencesinlaborpracticesinEastandWestthegapwillnarrowasmorefirmsbecomemoremultinationalandcompetitionforcesfirmstoadoptthebestpracticesofrivalsfromabroaD.41.Theunderlinedwordprospectinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.weatherB.sceneC.futureD.place42.ComparedwithjobcutspaycutscanbringthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat_________.A.it’shelpfultotheeconomyrecoveryB.itcoststhecompanylessmoneytosurviveC.itwillkeeptheexperiencedandskilledworkersD.itcanformateamworkingharderandmoreloyally43.AccordingtoMichaelBenolieltheConfucianmindsetfocuseson_________.A.humanrightsB.sharingresponsibilityC.personalprofitsD.individualsurvival44.Inwhichcompanycanweinferthejobcutswillbeprobablythemostsevere?A.AlocalAmericangroup.B.AsmallJapanesecompany.C.AGermanbranchofaKoreanmultinational.D.AHongKong’sunitofaFrenchcompany.45.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.thedifficultiesallthecompaniesaroundtheworldwillmeetwithtodayB.theculturaldifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternworldatpresentC.thewaystocutdownthecostofthecompaniesineconomicdownturnD.thedifferentlaborsolutionsofAsianandWesterninglobalrecession

Traditionalfairytales童话arebeinggivenupbyparentsbecausetheyaretooscaryfortheiryoungchildrenastudyfound.ResearchuncoveredthatoneinfiveparentshasgotridofoldliteraturesuchasSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarvesandRapunzelinfavorofmoremodernbooks.OnethirdofparentssaidtheirchildrenhavebeenleftintearsafterhearingthegruesomedetailsofLittleRedRidingHood.AndnearlyhalfofmothersandfathersrefusetoreadRumplesliltshintotheirkidsasthethemesofthestoryarekidnappingandkilling.SimilarlyGoldilocksandtheThreeBearswasalsoatalelikelytobeleftonthebookshelfasparentsfeltitforgivesstealing.Thesurveyof2000adultswascompletedtomarkthelaunchofthehitUSdramaGRIMM格林童话剧whichstartstonightat9pmonWatchandseessixdramaseriesbasedontraditionalfairytales.Thesurveyfoundaquarterofparentsquestionedwouldn’tconsiderreadingfairytalestotheirkids.And52percentoftheparentssaidCinderelladidn’tsendagoodmessagetotheirchildrenasitdescribesayoungwomandoinghouseworkallday.SteveHornseyGeneralManagerofWatchsaid:Bedtimestoriesaresupposedtocalmchildrendownandsendthemofftosleepsoundly.ButasweseeinGMMMfairytalescanbedarkanddramaticsoit’sunderstandablethatparentsworryaboutreadingthemtoyoungchildren.Asadultswecanseetheinnocenceinfairytalesbutafive-year-oldchildcouldtakethemtooliterally.DespitethedarknatureofclassicfairytalesasweseeinGRIMMgoodwilldefeatevilandthereisalwaysamoraltothestory.Thestudyalsofoundtwothirdsofmumsanddadstrytoavoidstorieswhichmightgivetheirchildrennightmares.Themostpopularbookreadatbedtimeisnow'TheVeryHungryCaterpillar'byEricCarlE.Howeverhalfofparentssaidtraditionaltalesaremorelikelytohaveastrongmoralmessagethanalotofmodernkids'bookssuchasTheGruffatoTheHungaryCaterpillarandtheMr.Menbooks.63.Classicalworksforchildrenarebeingavoidedbyparentstheythink.A.theycontainunmoralthemesB.theyareterrifyingC.theyencouragestealingkidnappingandkillingD.theyaretiredofansweringquestions64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgruesomemean?A.VeryhorribleB.VeryamusingC.VerydisappointingD.Veryamazing65.Whichstoriesarethepopularbedtimestoriesthatparentsliketotelltheirchildrennow?A.SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarvesandCinderellaB.TheVeryHungryCaterpillarandLittleRedRidingHooD.C.TheVeryHungryCaterpillarandMr.MenD.GoldilocksandtheThreeBearsandCinderella66.AccordingtoSteveHornseyadultscanseeinnocenceinafairytalebuta5-year-oldchildmight______.A.thinkitisdifferentfromtherealityB.dislikeitbecauseitisscaryC.believeexactlywhatthetalesaysD.feelthereisamoraltothestory

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

HowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebookthattheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?Fartoomany.ThisisLifeallrightbutwedotreatitlikearehearsal排演andunhappilywedomisssomanyofitsbestmoments.Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesforourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeismerelyatemporarystateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo.Thenat60or65wearesuddenlypresentedwithaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallife.InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglishHaveaniceday!Theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshopshotelsandsandwichbars.Ithinkitisawonderfulphraseremindingusineffecttoenjoythemoment:tovaluethisveryday.HowoftendowesaytoourselvesI'lltakeuphorse-ridingorgolforsailingassoonasIgetahigherpositiononlytodononeofthosethingswhenIdogetthehigherposition.WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywellpaidrespectablejobattheDailyTelegraphtogoandeditasmallweeklynewspaper.AtthetimeIwasastonishedbywhatappearedtometobehiscompletelyabnormal反常的mentalstatE.HowcouldanyoneturnhisbackonFleetStreetincentralLondonforasmalllocalareaIwantedtoknow.NowIamalittleolderandpossiblywiserIseethesenseinit.InFleetStreetthemanwasundercontinualpressure.HelivedinanunattractiveLondonsuburbandhespentmuchofhislifesittingonSouthernRegiontrains.46.Thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat.A.wealwaystrytofindsometimetowriteabookB.wealwaysmakeplansbutseldomfulfillthemC.wealwaysenjoymanyoflife'sbestmomentsD.wealwaysdowhatwereallywanttodo47.Theunderlinedphraseturnhisbackonparagraph6mostprobablymeans.A.leaveforB.returntoC.giveupD.relyon48.Themanparagraph6lefthisfirstjobpartlybecausehewas.A.inanabnormalstateB.undertoomuchpressureC.notwellpaidD.notrespected49.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProvideHomesForOurFamilyB.TakeUpHorse-ridingC.ValueThisVeryDayD.StayAlive

AmericancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworlD.IneverycountrycitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculturE.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:opportunitiesforeducationemploymentandentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:violentcrimeracialconflictandpoverty.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWorldWarIIcityresidentsbecamewealthiermoreprosperous.Theyhadmorechildren.TheyneededmorespacE.Theymoveoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.TheyboughthousesinthesuburbsareasnearacitywherepeoplelivE.Theseareareaswithoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmericandreamwastohaveahouseinthesuburbs.Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesin1950sarenowadults.Theyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionalsdoctorslawyersandexecutivesaremovingbackintothecity.Manyaresingle;othersaremarriedbutoftenwithoutchildren.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyareafraidofthefuelshortage;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecityoffers.Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950smanypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.OnlyafewyearsagopeoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissuremanydyingcitiesarealiveagain.28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?__________.A.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.C.TheyaresimilarD.Theyaredifferent.29.Accordingtothe4thparagraphagreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities__________.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.arefacedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses30.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat__________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

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

The2008NationalTeacheroftheYeargaveitsprizetoMichaelGeisenanAmericanscienceteacherwhoisthirty-fiveyearsoldandaforester护林员.Buthedecidedhewouldratherworkwithgrowingmindsthanwithgrowingtrees.SevenyearsagoMichaelGeisengotmaster’sdegreeinteachingandajobatamiddleschool.HebroughtnewenergytothesciencedepartmenttherE.Hecreatedschoolprojectsandgotparents’supportintheirchildren’swork.Healwaystriedtobecreativewitheachactivityandhedidn’tlikeusingtextbooksmuch.Onegirlinhisclasssaidhecouldprobablymakeitinterestingtowatchgrassgrow.Duringlunchhisstudentscometohisroomtotalkgethelpvisithisturtle海龟andsometimesjoinhiminplayingtheguitar.HewritessongsanddevelopsgamesaboutsciencE.Hesaysoneofhisgoalsasateacheristocreatepeoplewhowillcontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.TheNationalTeacheroftheYearisaprofessionalaward奖intheUnitedStates.Theprogrambeganin1952.Eachstatechoosesoneteacherasthewinnerofthestateteachersoftheyear.PresidentGeorgeBushhonoredtopteachersattheWhiteHousE.HesaidthatinMichaelGeisen’sfirsttwoyearsasheadoftheschoolsciencedepartmentstudentsofhisschoolgothighscoresonastatesciencetestandtheywerestillimproving.AttheWhiteHouseMichaelGeisensaidthatstudentsareborntobecreativecuriousandalivesoweneedtoreallyencouragestudents’creativityandtheirdesiretolearnusefulskillstofacethefutureworlD.OurjobistoeducatetheentirechilD.67.FromthetextwelearnthatMichaelGeisen.A.isanAmericanwriter.B.haswontheNationalTeacheroftheYeartwicE.C.winssupportfromtheparentsofhisstudents.D.gotamaster’sdegreewhenhewas35.68.ThestudentsofMichaelGrisenthinkthattheirteacheris.A.serious.B.friendly.C.strict.D.politE.69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheNationalTeacheroftheYearprogram?A.PresidentGeorgeBushstartedthisprogram.B.EachUSstatewilldecideoneteachereveryyear.C.Ithasbeenheldworldwideeachyearsince2001.D.ThewinnerswillhaveachancetoworkattheWhiteHousE.70.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.MichaelGeisenwonhighscoresinastatesciencetest.B.MichaelGeisenisafamousscientist.C.GeorgeBushmetMichaelGeisen’sstudentsattheWhiteHousE.D.MichaelGeisenistheheadofthesciencedepartmentathisschool.

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

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

MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassistarapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonablepricestherebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideasithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreasedneedofmanyservices:WithoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuchthepriceofyourtelevisionlicensewouldneedtobedoubledandtravelbybusortubewouldcostmorE.Andperhapsmostimportantofalladvertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthetwenty-sevenActsofParliamentgovernthetermsofadvertisingnoregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhisadvertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleadingadvertising.HewillnotdosoforlongformercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanoncE.IfyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertiseditisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticledoeswhatisclaimedforitandthatitrepresentsgoodvaluE.AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcanthinkof.ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.RecentlyIheardawell-knowntelevisionpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthaninforms.Hewasdrawingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.OfcourseadvertisingseekstopersuadE.Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation-andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnotimpossibletoachieveforevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolourofashirtissubtlypersuasive-advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayanyattention.Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowntelevisionpersonalitywants.61.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthormeansthat____.A.heisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertisingB.everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoneyconsumingC.advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelseD.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising62.InthepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheadvantagesofadvertising?A.SecuringgreaterfamE.B.Providingmorejobs.C.Enhancinglivingstandards.D.Reducingnewspapercost.63.Theauthorthinksthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis____.A.verypreciseinpassinghisjudgmentonadvertisingB.interestedinnothingbutthebuyer'sattentionC.correctintellingthedifferencebetweenpersuasionandinformationD.obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising64.Intheauthor'sopinion______.A.advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefittomanbyprovidinginformationB.advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasratherthanwinsthemoverC.thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisinginpersuadingthebuyerD.thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformationfromanadvertisement65.Whatattitudedoestheauthorholdforadvertising?A.NegativE.B.PositivE.C.Ridiculous.D.NotstateD.

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.