In most languages, a greeting is usually followed by "small talk".Small talk means the.little, things we talk about at the start of a conversation.In English-speaking countries people often make small talk about the weather: "Nice day, isn't it?" "Terrible weather, isn't it?".But there is something special about small talk.It must be about something that both people have the same opinion about.The purpose of small talk is to let both people agree on something.This makes meeting people easier and more comfortable.People usually agree about the weather, so it is a safe topic for small talk.But people often disagree about religion （zōng jiāo ） or politics so these are not suitable topics for small talk in English.The topics for small talk also depend on where the conversation is taking place.At football matches, people make small talk about the game they are watching: "A great game, isn't it?" At bus-stops, people may talk about the transport system （体制）： "The bus service is terrible, isn't it?" Greetings and small talk are an important part of conversation in any language.The way people greet each other and the things they talk about, however, may be different from one language to another.This shows that there is much more to learn when we learn a language than just the vocabulary and the grammar of the language.We also have to learn the social behavior of the people who speak it 1.Small talk is________. A.what people disagree about a topic B.what we talk about to start a conversation C.a greeting when people meet each other D.a kind of talk show using short words 2.Which of the following is a good topic for small talk? A.PoliticsB.IncomeC.WeatherD.Religion 3.The passage suggests that when we learn a language ,__________. A.we should understand the importance of the language B.it's necessary to learn about the culture of the country C.we should learn about the transport system of the country D.it's enough to grasp the grammar and vocabulary of the language 4.When we say "A great game, isn't it?", we in fact__________. A.ask a questionB.discuss the game C.greet the other personD.begin a small talk 5.It can be learned from the passage that________. A.it's important to find a suitable small talk subject B.small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation C.in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather D.agreeing with each other is the key to a successful conversation

Thefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder.Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkledlittleoldladybeamingupatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.ShesaidHihandsomeman.MynameisRosE.I’meighty-sevenyearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyrespondedofcourseyoumay!andshegavemeagiantsqueezE.Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayounginnocentage?Iasked.ShejokinglyrepliedI’mheretomeetarichhusbandgetmarriedandhaveacoupleofkidsandthenretireandtravel.Noseriously’Iasked.IwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertobetakingonthischallengeatheragE.IalwaysdreamedofhavingcollegeeducationandhowI’mgettingone!shetoldmE.OverthecourseoftheschoolyearRosebecameacampusiconandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandshereveled尽情享受intheattentionbestowed给予uponherfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup.AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet.Sheleanedintothemicrophoneandsimplysaidwedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereareonlyfoursecretstostayingyoungbeinghappyandachievingsuccess.Youhavetolaughandfindhumoureveryday.You’vegottohaveadreamWhenyouloseyourdreamsyoudiE.Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup.Anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn’ttakeanytalentorability.Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives.Atyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago.OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.1.WhatqualitiesdidRosehaveaccordingtothepassage?A.HumourousanddeterminedB.CriticalandhumourousC.Hard-workingbutindifferentD.Prettybutold2.WhywasRoseincollegeatsuchanage?A.TofindarichhusbandatsuchanagE.B.Torealizeherdreamofhavingcollegeeducation.C.Tofurtherhereducationforabetterjob.D.Tomakemoreyoungfriends.3.Roseoncemadeagreatspeech.A.atthegraduationceremony.B.atafootballbanquetC.atanannualmeetingD.atabaseballbanquet4.FromwhatRosesaidwelearnthatA.everyonewillendupgrowingolder.B.wecan’tstayyoungsuccessfully.C.wecanachievemuchifwewantto.D.dreamisthekeytosuccess.

BusinessWeekOct.82008IntroducingBusinessWeek'sPower100ourrankingofthemostinfluentialpeopleintheworldofsports.Prospect展望Oct.202008InJulyGordonBrownpublishedagreenpapercalledTheGovernanceofBritain.ThefinalsectionsaidthatweneedtobeclearerabouttherightsandresponsibilitiesofcitizenshipandwhatitmeanstobeBritish.Itproposed倡议toworkwiththepublictodevelopaBritishstatementofvalues.Weasked50writersandintellectualstogiveustheirthoughtsonthisstatementandwhatshouldinformit.ScienceSep.282008Inthejournal's28September2008issueScienceinpartnershipwiththeNationalScienceFoundationispleasedtopresentthewinnersandhonorablementionsinthefifthannualScienceandEngineeringVisualization视觉ChallengE.TimeSep.12008Fromthephonethathaschangedphonesforevertofuturisticcarstoabuildingmadeofwatertoaremotecontrolleddragonfly蜻蜓—adazzlingdisplayofingenuity独创性.GuardianOct.172008AgainstalltheoddsandseeingoffcompetitionfromfavouritetowinIanMcEwanandLloydJonesrankoutsiderAnneEnright45hasbeenawardedtheManBookerprizeforwhatthejudgescalledapowerfuluncomfortableandevenattimesangrybookTheGathering.1.Whatdothesefivebookshaveincommon?A.Eachofthearticlesineachbookisintroducedindetail.B.Theyareallpublishedintheyearandhaveonearticledigest.C.EachofthemiscommentedbyagreatmanintheworlD.D.TheyallintroducethemostinfluentialpeoplE.2.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthearticlefromProspect?A.InSearchofBritishValues.B.TheFinalSection.C.TheRightsandResponsibilitiesofCitizenship.D.50WritersandIntellectuals.3.WhowinstheManBookerprizeaccordingtothepassage?A.GordonBrown.B.IanMcEwan.C.LloydJones.D.AnneEnright.4.Thepassageprobablyappearsina_______.A.reportB.magazineC.textbookD.sciencebook

WeanswersomequestionsthisweekinourseriesongettingintoanAmericancollegeoruniversity.ThefirstquestionhastodowithourrecentdiscussionofEnglishlanguagetests.VoNgocToanfromVietnamwouldliketoknowabouttheTOEICwhichisdesignedtomen—sureskillsinEnglishasspokenintheworkplace.Peoplemayberequiredtotakeitiftheyapplyforjobswithcompaniesorotheremployers.ButTOEICscoresaren’tusedforcollegeadmissionintheUnitedStates.TheEducationalTestingServiceadministratestheTOEIC.Itsaysthetestmeasuresthelanguageskillsofpeopleworkinginaninternationalenvironment.ButAmericancollegesanduniversitiesacceptscoresfromtheTOEFLandoftentheIELTS.Ifyoumissedourreportonthesetests.youcanfinditatourwebsitewww.unsv.com.TahirMahmoodfromPakistanaskshowtoimprovehisEnglishbeforetakingthesekindsoftests.WellyoucanstartbylookingforwaystouseEnglishasmuchasyoucan.WatchAmericanmoviesandTVshowsandreadbooksinEnglish.LookforEnglishspeakerstotalkto.TheInternethasmanyfreematerialsforEnglishtlearners.Visitorstowww.unsv.comforexamplecanreadlistenandwatchprogramsonmanydifferentsubjectsTheUSDepartmentofEducationrecentlylaunchedafleewebsitedesignedtohelpimmigrantslearnEnglish.ThesiteiscalledUSALearnsatusalearns.orglikechinadaily.com.cninChina.NextaquestionfromTurkeyHasanEkerasksaboutgettingapostdoctoral博士后的positionintheUnitedStates.ThisisworkgenerallydonebyapersonwhorecentlyearnedaPhD.TheNationalPostdoctoralAssociationinWashingtonhasinformationaboutinternationalpostdocsonitswebsitenationalpostdoC.org.AndfinallywehavequestionsfromIranAfghanistanandIndonesiaabouthowtopayforaneducationthroughjobs.There’rerulesthatrestrictthekindsofjobsthatforeignstudentscanhavewhilestudyingintheUnitedStates.1.Thepurposeofthepassageis.A.toasksomequestionsonenteringAmericanuniversitiesB.tointroducereaderstheTOEICC.toattractmorepeopletoclickthewebsitesD.tohelpdowithsomepuzzlesonenteringAmericancolleges2.WhatdoweknowaboutTOEIC?A.ItisamustforthosewhogotoAmericanuniversities.B.Thosewhoapplyforajobwithcompanieshavetotakeit.C.Itistotestaperson’slanguageskillsintheworkplace.D.It’satestdesignedforstudentstograduatefromuniversities.3.Howmanyquestionsareansweredinthispassage?A.2B.3C.4D.54.IfyouwanttolearnEnglishyoucangotothefollowingwebsitesEXCEPT.A.www.unsv.comB.www.nationalpostdoC.orgC.www.usalearns.orgD.www.chinadaily.com.cn5.WecanconcludefromthepassagethatA.foreignstudentsarenotpermittedtodowhateverjobstheylikeintheUSB.IELTSisalsonecessaryforjobapplicationlikeTOEICC.everygraduatefromcollegescangetapostdoctoralpositioniftheywanttoD.studentsfromIranaren’tallowedtohavejobsinAmerica

AnyonewhoreadsabookandthengoestoseeamoviebasedonthatbookgenerallyleavesthemoviefeelingalittledisappointeD.Whymightthisbe?Bothbooksandmoviesservethepurposeofentertainment.Bothbooksandmoviesoffercharactersandplots.Andbothbooksandmoviesprovideasettingforastory.Bookshoweverofferamoreattractiveandcomplexformofentertainmentthanmovies.Althoughmoviesareentertainingtowatchbookshaveadvantagesoverthem.Firstbooksincomparisontomoviescanmoreeasilyseizethedepthsofcharactersandcreateacomplexsettingthroughtheuseofrichdescription.BooksleaveituptothereadertointerpretimagineandrecreatethestoryinhisorherownminD.Howevermoviesareactionpackedandprovidelotsofvisualstimuli视觉刺激;stillitisthemovienottheviewerthatinterpretsthecharactersplotandsetting.SecondbooksarenotlimitedtotimE.A.writercanwriteasmuchoraslittleasnecessaryinordertocreateandtellastory.Moviesontheotherhandarelimitedtoanhourandahalftotwohoursofentertainingtimebeforetheaudience观众beginstogetrestless.Lastreadingisanintellectualformofentertainment.Readerscanimprovetheirlevelofreadingandvocabularyinaharmlesshealthyandpleasurableway.Moviesontheotherhandarenotascomplexandentertainingasbooksandtheyleavenothingtointerpret.Thereforetheadvantagesandentertainmentvalueofbooksoutweigh胜过thoseofamoviE.Toconcludebooksthroughinterpretationhelpthereaderdevelopasenseofrelationshiptothecharactersandthestoryitselfbutamoviestrictlyentertains.Booksareabetterformofentertainmentthanmovies.1.Accordingtotheauthor_____.A.moviesoftenmakepeopledisappointedB.moreandmorepeople-preferbookstomoviesC.bookshavemanyadvantagesovermoviesD.bothbooksandmoviesstrictlyentertain2.Theunderlinedwordintellectualinthesecondparagraphmayrelateto_____.A.trainingB.learningC.translationD.memory3.Welearnfromthetextthat_____.A.moviescaneasilyseizethedepthsofcharactersB.booksprovidemorevisualstimulithanmoviesC.booksleavereadersnothingtointerpretandimagineD.moviesareusuallytimelimitedcomparedwithbooks4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Movies:EasyFormofEntertainmentB.Books:BetterFormofEntertainmentC.HowtoProduceMoviesBasedonBooksD.WhyAreWeDisappointedatMovies

①AssociateProductManager-NewGrad-BeijingResponsibilitiesincludeworkingwithengineerstodefineproductsunderstandinguserneedsresearchingmarketsandcompetitorsandstrategizing制定战略计划futureproductdirections.Asyougainmoreexperiencethere'sanopportunityforpromotionwithintheorganization.Requirements☆Bachelor'sdegreeandmorethanoneyearofjobexperience.☆Strongorganizationalandanalyticalskills.②DirectorofEducation—SylvanLearningCenters—LongBeachCaliforniaJobdescription:AsasuccessfuldirectorofeducationyourprimaryresponsibilitywillbetochampiontheSylvandevelopedcurriculumensurethequalityoftheeducationstandardsandteachingsstaffaswellasgrowthebusinessinyourcenter.Werequire☆Bachelor'sdegreeandatleast2yearsofteachingexperience.☆Managerialexperience.③AreaExportManager—BeijingIMport&ExportCorporation—BeijingHighlydynamiccompanyislookingforbrightexperiencedsalespersonwhowillberesponsiblefortheexportoffrozenseafoodandothercommoditiesbetweenChinaandtheUSAAustraliaandCanada.Qualifications—ExcellentlevelofEnglishspokenandwritten.—Excellentcommunicationandorganizationalskills.—Experiencedsalespersonwithprovenresultsinfast-movingconsumergoodsessentialpreferableinfrozenseafoodmarket.④Subeditor—MediaContacts—LondonWorkinginthefascinatingworldoflawandenforcement执法youwillbemakingsurethatyouaremeetingtheexceptionallyhighstandardsofcopyforthiscompany.Aspartofateamofsixyouwillbemeetingtightdeadlinesonadailybasisandensuringregularflowofarticlesontothewebsite.Musthaveakeeneyefordetailandconfidenceinworkingwithchallengingcopy.Proventrackrecordinsubeditingandapracticalknowledgeofpublishinglawarerequired.⑤JobtitleCasualtrainerfirstaidEmployerMedilifeLocationSydneyNSWAustralia2150JobtypePart-timeJobdescriptionMediliferequiresablereliabletrainerswhocandemonstratethequalitiesofflexibilityandloyaltyandjointheiryoungfun-livingteam.Successfulapplicantswillreceiveexcellenthourlyrates.Suitabletrainingprovidedtotherightapplicant.⑥JobtitleWebDesigner/Developer—ArlingtonVirginiaU.SCompanynameNatureServeJobtypeFull-timeJobstatusWebDesigner/DeveloperJobfunctionWebdevelopment/DesignMarketingCareerlevelExperiencedNon-managerContactinformationE.-mail:jobs@natureservE.org1.Whichofthefollowingarespeciallyrequiredtomostofthepositionsintheads?A.ExperienceandresponsibilitiesB.Experienceandspecialskills.C.SpecialskillsandEnglish.D.Responsibilitiesandbachelor'sdegree.2.Thepositionsareofferedindifferentcountries.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six3.Whichpositionispossibleforafreshuniversitygraduatetoapplyfor?A.Webdesigner.B.Associateproductmanager.C.Cannaltrainer.D.Exportmanager.4.Fromad④wecaninferthatasubeditor'sworkisto.A.writearticlesforwebsiteB.copydatafromtheInternetC.enforcepublishinglawsD.examineotherpeople'swriting

Whereisthatnoisecomingfrom?Notsure?Trylivingwithyoureyesclosedforafewyears.Blindpeoplearebetteratlocatingsoundsthanpeoplewhocanseeanewstudysayswithoutthebenefitsofvisiontheearsseemtoworkmuchbetter.Previousstudieshaveshownthatblindpeoplearebetterthanothersatreachingoutandtouchingthesourcesofsoundsthatarecloseby.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofMontrealwantedtoseeifblindpeoplewerealsobetteratlocatingsoundsthatarefaraway.Twenty-threeblindpeopleparticipatedinthestudy.Allhadbeensightlessforatleast20years.Fourteenofthemhadlosttheirvisionbeforeage11.Therestwentblindafterage16.Theexperimentalsoincluded10peoplewhocouldseebutwerewearingblind-folds.Inonetaskvolunteershadtopickthedirectionofasoundcomingfromabout3metresaway.Whenthesoundwasinfrontofthemorslightlyoffcenterinfrontbothgroupsperformedequallywell.Whensoundscamefromthesideorthebackhowevertheblindgroupperformedmuchbetterthantheblindfoldedgroup.Theparticipantswhohadbeenblindsincechildhooddidslightlybetterthanthosewholosttheirsightlater.Recognizingthelocationsofdistantsoundscanbeamatteroflife-or-deathforblindpeoplesaytheresearchers.Crossingthestreetforinstanceismuchharderwhenyoucan’tseethecarscoming.Stilltheresearchersweresurprisedbyhowwelltheblindparticipantsdidespeciallythosewhowentblindafterage16.Inanotherexperimentthescientistsalsofoundthatpartsofthebrainthatnormallydealwithvisualinformationbecameactiveinlocatingsoundinthepeoplewhowereblindbyage11.Thesebrainpartsdidn’tshowsound-locationactivityintheothergroupofblindpeopleorinthesightedpeoplE.Thescientistsnowwanttolearnmoreabouttheworkingofbrainsoflate-onsetblindpeoplE.1.Therecentstudyshowsblindpeoplearebetterattelling______.A.thesourcesofloudsoundsB.thelocationsofdistantsoundsC.thedirectionofsharpsoundsD.thedistanceofasoundinfrontofthem2.Whichwouldbeapropertitleforthepassage?A.AResearchonBlindPeopleB.WhereIsThatNoiseComingfrom?C.HearingBetterintheDarkD.WhatifLivingwithoutYourEyes?3.Whichofthefollowingmatchesthepassage?A.WhethertobeabletolocatethesoundscanbeofvitalimportancefortheblinD.B.Allthevolunteersintheexperimentaresightless.C.Alltheparticipantsdidequallywellwhenpickingsoundsfromwhateverdirection.D.Thelaterpeoplebecomeblindthebettertheycanperformintellingthedirectionofsounds.4.Whatdoweknowaboutthatpartsofbraindealingwithvisualinformationareactiveinlocatingsounds?A.Thishappensinalmostallthetesters.B.Thisonlyoccursinthepeoplewhowereblindafterage16.C.ItremainsnothingnewtothescientistsanymorE.D.Itremainsamysterywhyitisso.

SevenChinesesailorsaremissingafteraChinesecargoshipsankinRussianwatersnearJapanonSaturdaytheForeignMinistrysaidyesterday.Someofthe10ChinesesailorsonboardweresavedbutsevenarestillmissingaftertheshipsankoffthewatersofVladivostoksaidastatementonitswebsite.Theministrydidn'tmentionthecauseoftheincidentsayingrescueeffortsandaninvestigationintotheincidentareongoing.ButtheGlobalTimesaChineselanguagenewspaperbasedinBeijingsaidyesterdaytheshipwasfiredonbytheRussiannavybeforeitsank.ThenewsisfirstreportedinaRussiannewspaper.NewStarthecargoshipwassequestered扣押attheRussianportofNakhodkaearlierthismonthforalleged被指控的可疑的smuggling.ItlefttheportnotfarfromtheSino-RussianborderwithoutpermissionfromRussianauthoritieslastThursdayandwaschased追byacruiserthenewspapersaid.Laterthewarshipshotatleast500roundsontotheshipandforcedittosailbacktowardtheportinforce6winds.HowevertheChineseshipstartedtosinkonthewayAccordingtothereportinaperiodofalmost24hoursRussiannavyofficersandsoldiersonboardthecruiserwatchedthesinkingboatanddidnotmakeanyresponsetothecriesforhelpfromthecrewmen.Intheend16sailorsonboardNewStargotontwolifeboats.TheRussiansailorsmanagedtosaveoneboatcarryingeightpeoplewhiletheotherwasengulfedinthewaves.Ofallthesailorsonboard6camefromIndonesia.TheRussianNewsAgencyreportedtheincidentyesterdayandsaidthecoastguardjustfoundanemptyboatinathree-daysearch.Italsosaidthatbadweatherwasthereasonbehindtheaccident.AccordingtotheInternationalMaritimeOrganizationtheownerofNewStarisashippingcompanyofZhejiangwhiletheoperatorisacompanybasedinGuangzhou.1.ThepassagemaybefoundinA.magazinesB.newspapersC.scientificfictionsD.biographies传记2.HowmanyChinesesailorshavebeensaved?A.10B.7C.3D.63.WhydidtheRussianwarshipshootthecargoship?A.ToforceittosinkB.ToforceittogobacktoChinaC.ToforceittosailbacktoRussiaD.Tokillthesailorsontheship4.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.theother8sailorsmayhavediedB.theRussiannavyofficersandsoldierswerewillingtohelpthesailorsC.theRussianportwasfarfromChinaD.theChineseshipwasnotverygood

Twoparachutists伞兵hadbeenflownbehindenemylinesearlyinthemorning.Theywere1togainasmuchinformationaspossibleonanewexperimentalfactory.Thetwomendestroyedtheir2andtheydressedaslaborerstoavoidbeingeasily3.Soontheyreachedaroad.Attheroadsidetheynoticedadeeppit坑whererainwaterhad4withsometoolsandabroken-downlorrynearby.Themenweremakingtheirway5towardsthelorrywhenthesoundofatruckinthedistancemadethemdashfor6.Atthatmomenttheyhadnochoicebuttojumpintothepitasthecountrysidewasso7.Therewasagreatsplash飞溅声andverysoonallwas8.Thewaterwasquiteshallowandthemenhadto9themselvesagainstthesidesofthepitwonderingiftheyhadattractedtheattentionofthelorrydriver.They10anxiouslyasthetruckcamenearerandnearerandhopeditwould11.Butmuchtotheirdisappointmentthetruckseemedtostopalmostdirectly12them.TheyheardvoicesandthetruckdoorshutloudlyoverheaD.Fromtheirdiscussionthey13thatsomemeninthetruckhadcometocollectthe14.Suddenlythemenwerestartled惊吓byapieceofwoodwhichwas15intothepitandwhichstruckthewaterjustbehindthem.Theycoulddonothingbut16theirbreathandwonderedwhatwouldhappennext.Thenthesoundoftheenginestartedupagainsettingthem17fortheyknewasthemenwereleavingtheyhadnarrowly18beingcaptureD.Butverysoontheirjoyquicklyturnedto19becausewhentheylookeduptheyfoundthatthepitwasmuch20thantheyhadthought.Itssideswerewetandslipperyandtherewasnowayout.1.A.warnedB.instructedC.advisedD.allowed2.A.parachutesB.planesC.papersD.certificates3.A.shotB.spottedC.killedD.kidnapped绑架4.A.droppedB.risenC.sunkD.collected5.A.carefullyB.impatientlyC.anxiouslyD.hopefully6.A.waterB.coverC.pleasureD.rest7.A.bareB.poorC.dryD.dangerous8.A.noisyB.stillC.silentD.calm9.A.struggleB.pushC.pressD.find10.A.listenedB.watchedC.stoodD.wondered11.A.stopB.passC.explodeD.speed12.A.nearB.belowC.aboveD.behind13.A.understoodB.recognizedC.admittedD.remembered14.A.woodB.sticksC.weaponsD.tools15.A.thrownB.pouredC.filledD.laid16.A.takeB.holdC.saveD.lose17.A.atease放松B.atlength长时间地C.atleisure悠闲D.atwork18.A.keptB.escapedC.admittedD.prevented19.A.expectationB.angerC.regretD.sorrow20.A.widerB.biggerC.deeperD.narrower

OnceIspokeatahighschool.AfterthespeechIwasaskedtoseeaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmeanditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.Iagreed.HewasMatthew.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefivethentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalweightlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstacles障碍andgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain.Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightwithme.WhenwefinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.HesaidYouareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIgotthenewsthatMatthewhadpassedawayandaletterMatthewhadwrittenmeafewdaysbefore:DearRickMymomsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.ThedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymore.ButIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedayIwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal.ButIknownowI’llnevermakeit.ButIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeavenGodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.YourfriendMatthew1.Theboywishedtomeettheauthorbecause________.A.headmiredtheauthorverymuchB.hewishedtotakepartintheOlympicsC.hehopedtomakefriendswiththeauthorD.heenjoyedgoinginforweightinglifting2.WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A.Matthewwasgoodatweightlifting.B.Rickhadthesimilardiseaseasachild.C.Matthewremainedoptimisticinfaceofdisease.D.Rickencouragedtheboytobecomeachampion.3.Whydidtheboyrefusetheauthor’smedal?A.Hethoughthewasnotworthyofit.B.Ricklookedonthemedalastreasure.C.ThegoldmedalwasverydeartoRick.D.Hedidn’twanttobepitiedbyothers.4.WhatcanbeinferredfromMatthew’sletter?A.Rickwasunhappybeforedeath.B.RickkeptintouchwithMatthew.C.MatthewsentsomepicturestoRick.D.MatthewgotanOlympicgoldmedal.

In1755therewerenocommercialbanksintheAmericancolonies.ThecommercialBankofEnglandwasalreadyalmostacenturyoldbutfewcolonistshadanydealingswithitorwiththeMotherCountry’shugefundeddebt.Howevertherearesomecolonialinstitutionsbothpublicandprivatewhichwentbythenameofbankbutmostofthesewereverydifferentfromcommercialbanks.InthedecadesfollowingthefirstattemptsinPhiladelphiaNewYorkandBostontoestablishtheBankofNorthAmericain1781theBankofNewYorkin1784commercialbankingsurvivedpoliticalattacksandeconomicdepressions.IntheearlydaysoftheAmericanRepublictheredevelopedtwodifferenttypesofbanks:commercialandsavings.Savingsbanksonlylettheindividualputmoneyinthebank.LoansorcreditstobuyunimprovedlandcamefromthelandownerwhichcouldbeanindividualalargecompanysuchastheHollandLandCompanyorthegovernment.Sometimeswealthypersonalfriendssuppliedmoney.Countrybankswhichwerecommercialbanksbutwhichbrokemanyoftherulesofstrictcommercialbankingalsoloanedmoneyforrealestate不动产.InsuranceandTrustcompaniesdidtoo.Individualsandcountryandcitybanksmadepersonalloansbackedonlybypromissorynotes本票thoughthelatterusuallytriedtohidethefact.Badagentsbrokethestateslawstosupplyshort-termunsecured无抵押的creditathighinterest.Merchantsandcommercialbanksconductedcurrencyexchanges.Commercialbanksacceptedspecialanddemanddeposits.Theyalsocreateddepositsbyloaningmoneyofaccountthatcouldbedrawnonbycheck.Finallycommercialbanksandsometimesothercompaniesbothpublicandprivateusedloanstoissuetheirownpromissorynotespayabletothebearer持票人ondemanD.Bypresentingthenoteatthebankofissuethebearerreceivedthenote’sfacevalueingoldorsilver.Merchantsconsideredbanknotestheequalofspeciemoneyincoins.A.bankthatcouldnotchangeitsnotesintogoldorsilverwasconsideredbankruptandcouldloseitscharter.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.CommercialbankinginearlyAmericawasslowtodevelop.B.BankinginAmericawasoftenunlawful.C.AmericadevelopeditsownbankinginstitutionsinresponsetolocaldevelopmentsratherthanreproducingthoseofEnglanD.D.CommercialbankinginearlyAmericawasnotreallycommercialbanking.2.Theunderlinedwordwhichinthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.loansorcreditsB.unimprovedlandC.landownerD.anindividualalargecompanyorthegovernment3.Accordingtothepassagecommercialbankssupportedtheirpromissorynotesbyhonoringtopay.A.incoinsB.inkindC.intheoryD.ingoldandsilver4.Accordingtothepassageacommercialbankcouldhavetocloseif.A.itdidn’thaveenoughgoldandsilverB.toomanycustomerswantedtopresenttheirpromissorynotedforpaymentC.thevalueofmoneyincoinswasnotaboutequalwiththemoneyofgoldandsilverD.itonlylettheindividualputmoneyinthebank

NicolasSarkozy52isthefirstFrenchpresidentbornafterWorldWarIIandheisalsoamanwhonever1hisambitiontobepresident.But2wasnoteasyfortheyoungSarkozy.Whenhewasstillakidhisfatherabandonedthe3leavingthethreechildren4theirmother.Hehadtosupporthisfamilywithhismother.5heisonly165cmtallotherchildrenoftenmadefunofhis6.Thehardtimesmadehim7astrongmanheistoday.In198328-year-oldSarkozyunexpectedly8aseniorpoliticiantobecomethecountry’syoungestmayorofParis.He9thenationalattentionin1993after10freeingsomechildrenfromacrazymanwithabomB.Laterin2002hewasnamedasthecountry’sinteriorministerandfinanceminister财政部长in2004.Buthewasneversatisfiedwithstaying11hewas.Idon’tjustwanttobepresident.I12bepresidentheoncetoldajournalist.DuringhispresidentialcampaignSarkozywon13withhispromisetorebuildFrenchpride14manyplanstoimprovetheFrencheconomy.He’samanof15.Hisgovernmenthasalready16_aseriesofchangessuchas17taxes.WhenvisitingtheUShe18Americathegreatestnationintheworldandpromisedsolidarity团结betweenthetwo19whichwasthe20changefromFrance’s50-year-oldtraditiontooperateincounterpoise平衡toAmericA.1.A.expressedB.explainedC.hidD.had2.A.lifeB.workC.educationD.career3.A.hometownB.familyC.societyD.dream4.A.closetoB.dishonesttoC.crueltoD.dependenton5.A.AsB.IfC.OnceD.Though6.A.appearanceB.spiritC.weightD.height7.A.forB.aboutC.intoD.of8.A.helpedB.beatC.gotD.hurt9.A.drewB.paidC.reachedD.gave10.A.hopefullyB.meaningfullyC.terriblyD.successfully11.A.whatB.whenC.howD.where12.A.mustB.mayC.wouldD.usedto13.A.balanceB.achievementC.popularityD.prize14.A.soB.orC.andD.but15.A.actionB.attractionC.relaxationD.tradition16.A.analyzedB.carriedoutC.facedD.mentioned17.A.turningdownB.openingupC.keepingupD.cuttingdown18.A.namedB.electedC.predictedD.called19.A.leadersB.actorsC.politiciansD.nations20.A.majorB.easyC.slowD.careful

Manyofusholdontolittleresentment怨恨thatmaycomefromanargumentamisunderstandingorsomeotherpainfulevents.Stubbornlywewaitforsomeoneelsetoreachouttous—1thisistheonlywaywecanforgiveor2afriendshiporfamilyrelationship.Anacquaintanceofminewhosehealthisn’tverygoodrecentlytoldmethatshehadn’tspokentohersoninalmostthreeyears.Whynot?Iasked.Shesaidthatsheandhersonhadan3abouthiswifeandthatshewouldn’tspeaktohimagain4hecalledfirst.WhenIsuggestedthatshebetheonetoreachoutshe5atthebeginningandsaidIcan’tdothat.He’stheonewhoshouldapologize.Shewastruly6todiebeforereachingouttoheronlysonfirst.Afteralittlegentle7howevershediddecidetobethefirstonetoreachout.Toheramazementhersonwasgratefulforherwillingnesstocalland8anapologyofhisown.Asisusuallythecasewhensomeonetakesthechanceandreachesouteveryonewins.Wheneverweholdontoourangerweturnsmallstuffintoreallybigstuffinourminds.Westarttobelievethatour9aremoreimportantthanourhappiness.Howeverifyouwanttobeamorepeacefulpersonyoumustunderstandthatbeingrightisalmostnevermoreimportantthan10yourselftobehappy.Thewaytobehappyistoletgoandreachout.Letotherpeopleberight.Thisdoesn’tmeanthatyou’rewrong.Everythingwillbefine.You’llexperiencethepeaceoflettinggoaswellasthejoyoflettingothersberight.You’llalsonoticethatasyoureachoutandletothersberighttheywillbecomelessdefensiveandmorelovingtowardyou.1.A.believingB.doubtingC.questioningD.wondering2.A.makeB.correctC.keepD.decide3.A.discussionB.agreementC.disagreementD.fight4.A.whenB.ifonlyC.afterD.unless5.A.acceptedB.agreedC.apologizedD.refused6.A.willingB.hurryingC.unwillingD.glad7.A.sleepB.encouragementC.movementD.satisfaction8.A.acceptedB.offeredC.refusedD.lent9.A.decisionsB.friendsC.positionsD.relatives10.A.lettingB.permittingC.enjoyingD.allowing

Everthoughtyou’dgettoexperiencethesmellofancientEgyptianqueenCleopatra’shairorthescent气味ofthesun?VisitorstotheRegVardyGallerywillsoonbeabletodojustthat.ThegalleryatSunderlandUniversityEnglandisholdinganewexhibitionIfThereEverWas.Itfocusesonscentratherthansight.Theinnovative创新的ideaisthebrainchildofcurator馆长RobertBlackson.HisinspirationcamefromreadingthebookFastFoodNation.Thebookdiscussedtheuseofartificialchemicalstoflavorthingssuchasmilkshakesmakingthemsmellandtastelikestrawberrieswhenthey’renotactuallymadefromthem.Asmellcanoftenconjureup召唤memoriessuchasschooldinnersorachildhoodholidaybytheseabutthesmellsondisplaywillallowvisitorstoexperiencesmellstheirnoseswon’thavebeenabletopickoutbefore.There’sawholevarietyofdifferentsmellsincludingsomeextinctflowersexplainsBlackson.Somehavebeengoneforhundredsofyears.Oneextraordinaryfragrance香气istheaftermath灾难的后果ofthefirstatomicbombdroppedonJapanonAugust61945.ThereisalsothesmellofCleopatra’shairbasedonincense熏香thatwaspopularamongancientEgyptians.TheSovietMirspacestationwhichburntupintheatmospherein2001smellsofcharred烧焦的materialthespacestationcaughtfire.Amongthestrangersmellsisthesurfaceofthesun.Itishardtosumup.ItisanatmosphericsmelllikewalkingintoaroomwhenthesunhasbeenpouringinsaysBlackson.Itgivesafreshnessasunkissedfeelwithabitofmetal.Ifyoucansaysomethingsmellshotthisisit.Ateamof11includingperfumedesignershavebeenworkingonrecreatingthesmellsfortheexhibition.JamesWongabotanistatBotanicGardensConservationInternationalUKhelpedintherecreationofthesmellsoffourextinctfloweringplants.Hedidthisbycloselylinkingtheextinctflowerswiththesmellsofexistingones.Withthehelpofhistoricalreportsofhowtheextinctflowerssmelledhewasabletoremixthearomas芳香.TheexhibitionrunsuntilJune6.Fourteenextinctandimpossiblesmellsareondisplay.1.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheRegVardyGalleryB.EgyptianqueenCleopatra’shairC.AvisittoanewexhibitionD.ThescentsofancientEgypt2.VisitorscanenjoyallofthefollowingscentsattheRegVardyGalleryEXCEPT______.A.thescentofancientEgyptianqueenCleopatra’shairB.thesmellsofcharredmaterialoftheSovietMirspacestationC.thescentofhavingachildhoodvacationbytheseaD.thesmelloftheaftermathofthefirstatomicbombdroppedonJapan.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.VisitorsgotoRegVardyGallerytoenjoybeautifulsights.B.JamesWongmanagedtoremixthearomasbyreferringtosomehistoricalreports.C.TheexhibitionwilllastuntilJuly6.D.ThescentsvisitorswillsmellarefoundinthetomboftheancientEgyptianqueenCleopatrA.4.Inwhichsessionareyoulikelytoreadthepassageinanewspaper?A.ScienceB.EducationC.EntertainmentD.Economy

Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanother1Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirhandsbutsoontheybegin2oneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Itgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashes猛撞throughawindowand3thirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!Ofcourseheisn’treally4.Withanyluckheisn’tevenhurt.Why?5themenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrainswhocrashcarsorevencatchfireareprofessionals.Theydothisfor6.Thesemenare7stuntmen特技演员.Thatisto8theyperformtricks.Therearetwosidestotheirwork.They9domostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexampletheyfall10ahighbuilding.Howevertheydonotfallontohardground11ontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress垫子.12whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairsthechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindowstheglassismadeof13.Althoughtheirworkdependsontricksofthiskinditcallsfora14degreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsonexact15.Forexamplewhenheisblownupinabattlescreenhehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.Naturallystuntmenare16paidfortheirworkbuttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyhurtandsometimes17A.Norwegianstuntmenforexampleskiedovertheedgeofacliff悬崖athousandfeethigh.Hisparachute降落伞18toopenandhewaskilleD.Inspiteof不管alltherisksthisis19aprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressup20womenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousaction.Nowadaystherearestuntgirlstoo!1.A.hardlyB.slowlyC.hardD.lightly2.A.hittingB.deliveringC.shoutingD.firing3.A.fallsB.standsC.sleepsD.sits4.A.hurtB.weakC.angryD.dead5.A.ForB.BecauseC.SinceD.Unless6.A.workB.funC.alivingD.interest7.A.calledB.chosenC.consideredD.made8.A.speakB.sayC.talkD.tell9.A.carefullyB.sadlyC.actuallyD.suddenly10.A.outfromB.outC.outsideD.from11.A.butB.whileC.orD.and12.A.ThereforeB.AgainC.YetD.Still13.A.woodB.paperC.sticksD.sugar14.A.lowB.usualC.highD.common15.A.skillB.trainingC.timingD.practicing16.A.highB.wellC.fairlyD.poorly17.A.killedB.brokenC.woundedD.hurt18.A.oughtB.hadC.failedD.used19.A.alwaysB.nolongerC.evenD.only20.A.byB.withC.asD.through

CanstormsinAfricacauseasthma哮喘intheCaribbean加勒比?Islanderspointtothedesertinsectsthatlandonbeachesaftera5000-kilometerflightacrosstheAtlantiC.IftheycanusewindstogetfromonecontinenttoanothersocancloudsofdustthatcarrydiseasE.ScientiststhinkthatasAfricabecomesdrierdustfromexpandingdesertsisbeingblownawayintoCaribbeanislands.A.studyinBarbadosshowsthatasthmahasincreased17timessinceAfrica’sdrought干旱beganin1973.Otherformsoflifearesufferingtoo.AmongthemaretheCaribbean’sfamouscoralreefs珊瑚礁whichbegandyinginlargenumbersinthe1900s.EugeneShinnoftheU.S.GeiologicalSudrveyUSGSinFloridawenttothevirginIslandstostudythereefs.ThetestsheandhiscolleaguescarriedoutshowedthatthecoralwasdyingofdiseasecausedbyAfricamicrobes微生物fromacrosstheocean.WilliamSpriggoftheUniversityofArizonaisstudyingtheproblemaspartofamajorUNproject.HesaysthatdustiscausingproblemsintheU.S.too.Wearejustbeginningtocollecttheevidenceofairborne空气传播的dustinfluencesonhumanhealthhetoldTheWashingtonPost.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.DangerousDustB.DangerousDiseaseC.ChangingWeatherD.DevelopingTechnology2.Wheredoesthedusttalkedaboutinthispassagecomefrom?A.AmericA.B.AfricA.C.TheAtlantiC.D.ThePacifiC.3.TheincreaseofasthmaintheCaribeanisprobablyrelatedto_____accordingtoscientists.A.desertinsectsB.strongwindsC.airbornedustD.dryweather4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheCaribbeancoralreefs?A.TheyareinFloridA.B.Theyusedtobeverybeautiful.C.Theybegandyinginthepastdecades.D.TheAfricanmicrobeshavebadeffectonthem.5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutWilliamSprigg?A.HeisamemberofUN.B.HethinksAfricandustalsoaffectstheUS.C.Hehascollectedenoughevidenceaboutdustinfluences.D.HeisareporterfromTheWashingtonPost.

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WhereveryougothereyouarE.ThisisthetitleofafantasticbookbyJonKabatZinn.OftenwhengoingthroughadifficulttimesomethinkaboutmakingamajorchangeachangeofajoborresidencE.Willthisreallyhelp?Ofcourseifyouarebeingabusedorstressedsuchactionmaywork.Butforthemostpartifwechangenothingaboutourselveswemerelytakewhatisinsideofuswhereverwewander.Intherapy心理疗法IhaveseenindividualswhohaveliterallytakengeographictreatmentmakingamajorchangeoutoftheircityorstatE.Whatwasmostdiscoveredwasthatatfirstthechangewasfunandexciting.ButafteraperiodoftimeafterthenewnessworeofftheystillsawpeopleastheyhadseenthembeforE.Iftheyfelttakenadvantageoftheystillfeltthatway.Iftheyhadlowself-esteemtheyfeltthesameway.Isthereananswertothisproblem?Workonyourselffirst.In12-stepprogramswesaynomajorchangesforayear.Thatisbecausepeopleneedtoseewhotheyreallyarewithouttheiraddiction.Andittakesaboutayeartogiveupyoursystemandtofindoutwhoyoureallyareemotionally.Takingsometimetoclearlyfocusandseewhattherealissuesareisveryimportant.A.quickchangewithoutanyforethoughtisoftenmerelyanescapefromreality.AndrememberhappinessisaninsidejoB.1.Accordingtotheauthoryoucanchangeyourjobif_________________.A.youaregoingthroughdifficulttimesB.youareill-treatedorstressedC.youdon’twanttochangeyourselfD.youwanttoliveanewlife2.Bysayinghappinessisaninsidejobtheauthorreallymeansthat___________.A.happinessremainsinsidewhereveryougoB.youcan’tfindhappinessevenifyouchangeyourjoborresidenceC.youcan'tfindhappinessunlessyouchangetheinsideofyourselfD.givingupyouraddictioncanleadtohappiness3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WorkonYourselfFirstB.Don’tChangeYourJoborResidenceinaHurryC.Don’tEscapeFromRealityD.Joinin12-stepProgramsandGiveupYourSystem

IfirstmetheronthebeachnearwhereIlive.Idrivetothisbeacha1ofthreeorfourmileswheneverI’mfeelingdown.Atthattimeshewas2something.Looking3shesaidHello.Inoddednotwantingto4withasmallchild.I’mWendyandI’mbuildingsomething.shesaid.Iseebutwhatisit?Iaskednot5.Don’tknowIjustlikethe6ofsand.A.sandpiper矶鹞鸟flewby.That’sa7.Mumsayssandpiperscometobringusjoy.Good-byejoyIthoughttomyselfHello8.andwalkedaway.Mylifethenseemedcompletelyoutof9.Comeagainshecalled.andhaveanother10day.Butthedaysandweeksthatfollowed11tootherpeoplenaughtyboysanda12mother.OnemorningIsuddenlyrealizedIneededmy13andheadedforthebeach.ThebreezewascoolbutIwalkedalongtryingtorecapture捕捉theinnerpeaceIneeded.Ihadalmost14thechildsoIwassurprisedwhensheappeared.15doyoulive?Iasked.Shepointedtowardasummercottage.20090427ThenonedayIrushedtomybeachingreatpaineveninno16togreetthegirl.Ifyoudon’tmindIsaidcoldlyI’dratherbe17today.Sheseemedunusually18andoutofbreath.Why?sheasked.Mymotherdied!Didithurtwhenshedied?Ofcourseithurt!Ishoutedmisunderstandingher.WhenInextwenttothebeachshewasn’ttherE.Feeling19andadmittingI20herIwentuptothecottagE.A.womanansweredthedoor.Wendymydaughterdiedlastweek.Shehadleukemia白血病.Maybeshedidn’ttellyou.1.A.lengthB.distanceC.spaceD.reach2.A.observingB.drawingC.buildingD.collecting3.A.upB.outC.downD.over4.A.workB.playC.stayD.talk5.A.caringB.seeingC.wantingD.worrying6.A.feelB.senseC.smellD.comfort7.A.sorrowB.joyC.pityD.lie8.A.comfortB.pleasureC.kindnessD.pain9.A.balanceB.sightC.mindD.range10.A.sadB.happyC.busyD.fine11.A.addedB.ledC.belongedD.related12.A.kindB.poorC.lonelyD.sick13.A.partnerB.sandpiperC.chanceD.holiday14.A.searchedB.knownC.noticedD.forgotten15.A.HowB.WhatC.WhereD.Which16.A.moodB.timeC.wayD.place17.A.aloneB.lonelyC.uniqueD.special18.A.happyB.paleC.goodD.powerful19.A.sorryB.excitedC.coldD.puzzled20.A.cheatedB.lostC.troubledD.missed

Somepersonalcharacteristicsplayanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofone’sintelligence.Butpeoplefailtorealizetheimportanceoftrainingthesefactorsinyoungpeople.Theso-callednon-intelligencefactorsincludeone’sfeelingswillmotivationinterestsandhabits.Aftera30-yearfollowupstudyof8000malesAmericanpsychologists1thatthemaincauseofdisparitiesinintelligenceisnotintelligence2butnon-intelligencefactorsincludingthedesiretolearnwillpowerandself-confidence.3peopleallknowthatoneshouldhavedefiniteobjectivesastrongwillandgoodlearninghabitsquiteanumberofteachersandparentsdon’tpaymuchattentionto4thesefactors.Someparentsaregreatlyworriedwhentheirchildrenfailtodowellintheirstudies.Theyblameeithergeneticfactorsmalnutrition营养不良orlazinessbuttheynevertake5considerationthesenon-intelligencefactors.Atthesametimesometeachersdon’tinquireintotheseasreasons6studentsdopoorly.Theysimplygivethemmorecoursesandexercisesor7criticizeorlaughatthem.Afterallthesestudentsloseself-confidence.Someofthemjustfeeldefeatedand8themselvesupashopeless.Othersmaygoastray堕落becausetheyaresickoflearning.Aninvestigationofmorethan1000middleschoolstudentsinShanghaishowedthat46.5percentofthemwere9oflearningbecauseofexaminations36.4percentlackedpersistenceinitiativeandconsciousnessand10.3percentweresickoflearning.Itisclearthatthelackofcultivationofnon-intelligencefactorshasbeenamain10tointelligencedevelopmentinteenagers.Itevencausesanimbalancebetweenphysiologicaland11developmentamongafewstudents.Ifwedon’tstartnowto12thecultivationofnon-intelligencefactorsitwillnotonlyaffectthedevelopmentoftheintelligenceofteenagersbutalsoaffectthequalityofawholegeneration.Someexpertshaveputforward13abouthowtocultivatestudents’non-intelligencefactors.Firstparentsandteachersshould14understandteenagepsychology.Onthisbasistheycanhelpthemtopursuetheobjectivesoflearning15theirinterestsandtougheningtheirwillpower.1.A.cameoutB.foundoutC.madeoutD.workedout2.A.initselfB.byitselfC.itselfD.onitsown3.A.ThoughB.NeverthelessC.HoweverD.Moreover4.A.believingB.studyingC.cultivatingD.developing5.A.forB.inC.intoD.over6.A.whyB.thatC.whenD.how7.A.everB.evenC.stillD.more8.A.putB.getC.handleD.give9.A.afraidB.aheadC.awareD.ashamed10.A.difficultyB.questionC.threatD.obstacle11.A.intelligentB.characteristicC.psychologicalD.physical12.A.practiceB.thrustC.strengthenD.urge13.A.projectsB.warningsC.suggestionsD.decision14.A.fullyB.greatlyC.veryD.highly15.A.insuringB.goingC.encouragingD.exciting

Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeakingandlatestartersareoftenlonglisteners.MostchildrenwillobeyspokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeakthoughthewordobeyishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechilD.Beforetheycanspeakmanychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttotracethedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoisesandthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyindicativeofdelightpainfriendlinessandsoon.Butsincethesecannotbesaidtoshowthebaby'sintentiontocommunicatetheycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguagE.ItisagreedtoothatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoymentandthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordstotheirstorE.Thisself-imitation模仿leadsontodeliberate有意的imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeoplE.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.ThemeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworlD.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsofmamaasagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfatherhisdogoranythingelsehelikes.PlayfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimselfIdoubthoweverwhetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.1.Beforechildrenstartspeaking.A.theyneedequalamountoflisteningB.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningC.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructionsD.theycan’tunderstandandobeytheadult’soralinstructions2.Childrenwhostartspeakinglate.A.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningB.probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemC.usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearD.oftentakenalongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly3.Ababy’sfirstnoisesare.A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsB.anearlyformoflanguageC.asignthathemeanstotellyousomethingD.animitationofthespeechofadults4.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy’simitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.A.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeopleB.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegraduallyC.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwordschangeswithageD.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignored忽略becausechildren’suseofwordsisoftenmeaningless

AsChinadevelopstheInternet’spresenceisinescapable必然发生的.ButgetaddictedtotheInternet.13一yearoldXiaoYipaidthehigh-priceforhis.Herodeanelevatortothetopofa24一storeybuildingandthenjumpedtohisdeath.Hissuicidenoteexplainedhewantedtoenteranotherlifetomeetthecharactersfromtheonlinegamesheplayedconstantlysometimesdaysinarow.Hehadakindoffixation.XiaoYi’sfathersaysHethrewhimselfintoanimaginaryworld.InteractaddictiongotattentioninChinawhenstoriessuchasXiaoYi’spoppedupinChinastate—runpress.Internetaddictsdiedfromexhaustionafterspendingdaysonlineormurderedothersinsearchofvirtual虚幻的possessions.PublicangerovertheseincidentsspurredtheopeningofChina’sfirstInternetaddictiontreatmentcenter.Theclinic’streatmentmightseemcruel.Butit’sapopularchoiceforworriedparents.Eversinceourdoor’sopenedeverybedhasbeenfull.saysthecenter’sdirector.20atatimecomeformedicaltreatmentandcounseling咨询.Theyarealsokeptbusywithactivitiesdesignedtotaketheirattentionawayfromtheattractionofcomputers.I’mconfidentthiswillworkorIwouldn’thavecomehereexplainsthiscollegestudent.Criticsaren’tsosure.Somearguethegovernmentisexaggerating夸大的concernsaboutInternetaddictionasanexcusetobanInteractcafesandgamesites.ButforChina’sestimated2millionInternetaddicts.thetemptationofthewiredworldisarealproblem.1.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe________.A.ChinaopensaddictiontreatmentcentersB.ChinabattlesWebaddictionC.ChinabansInternetcafesandgamesites.D.Chinadesignstotaketeenagersawayfromthetemptationofcomputers2.AccordingtothefirstparagraphXiaoYikilledhimselfbecause________.A.hewasunabletocontinuewithhisstudiesB.hethoughthecouldplaycomputergamesinanotherworldC.hethoughthecouldmeetthepersonsinanotherworldD.hewasinapuzzleabouthishomework3.Theunderlinedwordspurredinthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.forcedB.improvedC.preventedD.inspired4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.A.Ⅱthepeopleagreethatthetreatmentcentershouldbebuilt.B.ItisestimatedthattherearetwomillionInternetaddictsinChina.C.ManyworriedparentschosetosendtheirchildrentoInternetaddictiontreatmentcenter.D.SomeInteractaddictsdiedfromexhaustionafterspendingdaysonline.5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinahassettledtheproblemofInteractaddictionB.OnlyjuniorsgetaddictedtotheinternetC.OnlyparentsaleworriedabouttheproblemmostlyD.NopracticalmethodshavebeenfoundtocompletelysolvetheInternetaddiction

ManyChinesestudentswhohavelearntEnglishformorethantenyearsarestillunabletospeakEnglishverywellwhentheymeetaforeigner.TheyseemtohavemasteredthebasiclanguagestructurebutaconversationinEnglishwillmakethemfeeluneasy.Theyareafraidthatotherpeoplemightfindouttheirmistakes.It’suncommonthatmanystudentswhoarebadspeakersofEnglishcanwriteEnglishperfectly.ThisprovesthattheyareunabletoorganizetheirideasinEnglish.Thecenteroftheproblemisthattheylackpracticeandconfidence.Whyshouldyoubeafraid?Doyoufearthoseforeignerswithwhomyouarespeaking?Don’tbeshytheywillnotlaughatyoujustforalittlemistakeyoumake.Thebestwaytogetridoftroubleistolearntospeakbyspeakingmore.Iamsurethatconstantpracticewillhelpyousucceed.1.What’sthebesttopicforthepassage?A.HowtospeaktoforeignersB.HowtostudyEnglishwellC.HowtoorganizetheideainEnglishD.PractisespeakingEnglishallthetime2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.WecanspeakEnglishfluentlybydoingmorespeaking.B.IfyoucanwriteEnglishperfectlyyouareabletoorganizeyourideainEnglish.C.IfyoucanwritegoodEnglishcompositionsyoucanspeakEnglishverywell.D.ManyChinesestudentscan’tspeakEnglishfreelybecausetheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.3.Inthelastparagraphtheexpressiongetridofmeans________.A.throwawayB.setfreeC.giveupD.dowith

SummerinEdinburghScotland'scapitalcityisthetimeforfestivals.BetweentheendofJulyandthebeginningofSeptemberthereareseveraldifferentfestivalswhichtakeplacethere.TheoriginalEdinburghInternationalFestivalstartedin1947andofferedvisitorsarichprogramofclassicalmusictheatreoperaanddance.ThesameyeartheofficialfestivalbeganandahandfuloftheatricalcompaniescametothefestivalwithoutbeinginvitedandorganizedtheirowneventswhichgrewintowhatisnowcalledtheFringeFestival.Theterm'fringe'meanssomethingontheoutsideofthemaineventbutovertheyearstheEdinburghFringeFestivalhasbecomethelargestofallthefestivalsandindeedthelargestartsfestivalintheworld!TheFringefeaturesperformersandactsthatarelesstraditionalandmoreunusualthanthoseintheInternationalFestivalandincludesalotofstand-upcomedyshows即兴喜剧表演musicandchildren'sentertainment.TheEdinburghFringeisregardedasanimportantplaceforup-and-comingstand-upcomedianstoperformat.AtthesametimeinEdinburghtherearevariousotherfestivalssuchastheJazzandBluesFestivaltheBookFestivaltheFilmFestivalandevenanInternetFestival!ThereisalsoamulticulturalfestivalcalledMelawhichcelebratesthediversityofpeoplelivinginEdinburghinparticularpeoplewithSouthAsianorigins.EdinburghCastleisthesiteofoneofthemostsplendidevents-theMilitaryTattoo.Amilitarytattoohasnothingtodowithatattoo纹身onyourskin!Itmeansaperformanceofmilitarymusicforexamplebymarchingbands.InScotlandthemilitarytattootraditionallyincludesbagpipes苏格兰风笛anddrums.Thisyearthedisplaywillalsoincludedancershorsesandmotorbikes!Thoughyouhavetopaytoattendmostoftheeventsatthevariousfestivalsthereareseveralgroupswhoorganizelargenumbersoffreeeventsaswell.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutEdinburghfestivalsisRIGHT?A.EdinburghInternationalFestivalistheoldestartfestivalintheworld.B.Onlywell-knownperformersarewelcometojoininEdinburghfestivalsC.EverysummerdifferentkindsoffestivalstakeplaceinEdinburgh.D.PeoplehavetopaytoenjoyeventsofthefestivalsinEdinburgh.2.TheMilitaryTattoois___.A.somethingontheskinstomakepeoplelookdifferentB.aperformanceofmilitarymusicbymarchingbandsC.atraditionalperformanceofbagpipesdrumsandsoonD.displayedinEdinburghCastleeveryyearforfestivals3.Theunderlinedwordup-and-cominginthefourthparagraphprobablymeans____.A.beinglikelytobesuccessfulandpopularB.beinglikelytobeafailureinthefutureC.beinglikelytobeacceptedsoonerorlaterD.beinglikelytolosepeople'sattentionsoon4.Whatisbesttitleofthepassage?A.SummerinEdinburghB.EdinburghFestivalsC.EdinburghCastleD.EnjoyEdinburgh

Itwasaboutsixyearsago.Wewereatseniorhighschoo1.Thosedaysinschoolwere1tomostChinesestudentsbecauseofthecollegeenhanceexamination2.Notourparentsandteachersdidn’tloveus3theylovedUStoomuch.Theonlyhappinessforuswasahigh4intheexam.Oneafternoonafterthefinalexamwefourgirlscametoasmall5andwefeltitonlybelongingtousthatafternoon.Wetalkedandlaughed.Weplayedallthegamesthatwecould6.Wefeltwewereonthetopoftheworldforthefirsttimeinour7.Wetotallyforgottheunhappinessinourlifeandwe8thehomeworkandtheendlessexamsfarawayoutofthewood.Inthemiddleofthewoodranasmallandpeaceful9.Nowandthenwecouldseesomewildducksonthewaterseekingfood.Thewaterweeds10happilywhilethewaterpassedbesidethem.Theairwassofreshthatwebreatheditfreely.Thesunhadset11weknewit.WehadtoleavetheplacewhichbroughtUSmuchhappiness.Weagreedtocomebackagaineverytimewefelt12.13laterwewentthereseveraltimes.Buteverytimewewenttherewiththepurposeoffindingthatgreatfeelingwe14.Strangelythefeelingwasdifferentfrom15ofseveralyearsago.Iknowthatwonderfulexperiencewasjustforonce.Weearl16findthatkindofhappinessagainwhichonlybelongedtothespecial17inourlife.Thatwasareleaseofouruneasyheart.Wecannevergo18tothatyoungageorthatsimplelife.Itwasour19ages.Nomatterhowboringandhardthelifewasitgaveussomethingworthrecallingintherestofourlife.We’ll20itforever.1.A.grayB.pinkC.whiteD.green2.A.performanceB.graduationC.attentionD.pressure3.A.andB.soC.butD.yet4.A.praiseB.gradeC.schoolD.spirit5.A.woodB.roadC.1akeD.party6.A.takeupB.tryoutC.thinkofD.findout7.A.schoolB.classC.youthD.1ife8.A.stoppedB.threwC.keptD.distracted9.A.1akeB.streamC.pathD.bird10.A.1ookedB.swamC.dancedD.sang11.A.beforeB.whenC.afterD.because12.A.happyB.excitedC.sleepyD.dull13.A.YearsB.HoursC.MomentsD.Minutes14.A.gotB.failedC.1ostD.won15.A.thatB.thoseC.oneD.ones16.A.easilyB.finallyC.neverD.nearly17.A.ageB.afternoonC.placeD.meaning18.A.againB.aloneC.backD.freely19.A.grayB.goldenC.darkD.busy20.A.visitB.payC.regretD.treasure

MySpacethesocialnetworkingwebsiteisdifferentfromotherwebsiteswhichonlyprovidestoriesaboutotherpeoplE.MySpaceisaplacethatallowsyoutobroadcastyourownstoriesandpersonalinformationtoasmanypeopleasyoulikE.StartedtwoyearsagoitisabigsourceofinformationforandaboutAmericankids.Teenagersandtheirparentsfeelverydifferentlyaboutit.Teensarerushingtojointhesitenotsharingtheirparents’worries.ItsignalsyetanothergenerationgapinthedigitalerA.Forteenagersitisareliablenetworktokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.Theywilloftenlisttheirsurnamesbirthdaysafter-schooljobsschoolclubshobbiesandotherpersonalinformation.MySpaceisaneasywaytoreachjustabouteveryonE.Idon'thaveallthephonenumbersofmyacquaintances.ButifIwanttogetintouchwithoneofthemIcouldjustleavethemamessageonMySpacesaidAbbyVanWassen.Sheisa16-year-oldstudentatWoodlandHillsHighofPittsburgPennsylvaniA.ParentsontheotherhandareseriouslyconcernedaboutthesecurityproblemsofMySpacE.EverytimeweholdaparentsmeetingthefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpacE.saidKentCateswhotravelsthecountrydoingInternetsafetyseminars研讨会.TheNationalCentreformissingandExploitedChildrenhasreceivedatleast288MySpace-relatedcomplaintsaccordingtoMaryBethBuchananalawyerinPittsburgYourprofileonMySpaceshowsallyourpersonalinformationtoanyoneontheWeB.AndMySpaceevenliststhisinformationbybirthplaceandagE.It'slikeafreechecklistfortrouble-makersanditendangerschildren.BuchanansaiD.1.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatMySpace__________.A.bringsaboutthegenerationgapB.isverycarefulaboutpeople'sprivacyC.encouragesyoutolistyourpersonalinformationD.1iststhetelephonenumbersofyourfriends2.WhyaresomeparentsagainstMySpace?A.BecausetheythinkMySpacehasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.B.Becausetheydon'twanttopaysomuchmoneyforMySpacE.C.Becauseittakesuptoomuchoftheirchildren'ssparetimE.D.Becausetrouble-makerscaneasilyapproachtheirchildrenthroughthesitE.3.WhatcanweinferfromEverytimeweholdaparentsmeetingthefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpace?A.MySpacehasbecomeatopissuetroublingparents.B.MySpaceoftenholdsparentsmeetings.C.MySpaceisquitepopularwithparents.D.Parentshave1otsofquestionsaboutthewebsitE.4.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsMySpaceis__________.A.negativeB.positiveC.optimisticD.objective5.Whatdoyouthinkthewriterwastryingtotalkabout?A.InternetSafetyB.MySpaceC.GenerationGapD.TheDigitalEra

Babiesborninsummeraremorelikelytobecomeshort-sightedinlatelifeastudyhasshown.Asmanyasaquarterofallcasesofshort-sightednessarecausedbytoogreatanexposuretosunlightinthefirstweeksoflifesayeyeexperts.Theyareadvisingallparentstoputsunglassesontheirbabiesduringthefirstweeks.Scientistshadalreadyestablishedthatover-exposuretosunlightcausedshortsightednessinanimals.Researcherswhocomparedthemonthsinwhichbabieswerebornwithwhethertheyneededglasseslateronsaytheprinciplealsoappliestohumans.Astudyofalmost300000youngadults-thelargestofitskind-showedthatthoseborninJuneandJulyhada25percentgreaterchanceofbecomingseverelyshort-sightedthanthoseborninDecemberorJanuary.ResearchleaderProfessorMichaelBelkinofTelAvivUniversitysaiditwasbecauseprolongedillumination光照causestheeyeballtolengthen-causingshort-sightedness.Hencethemorelightanewbornisexposedtothemoretheeyeballlengthensandtheworsetheshort-sightednesswillbe.Themechanismwhichlengthenstheeyeballisassociatedwithlevelsofmelatonin褪黑激素apigment色素whichprotectstheskinagainstharmfulraysofthesun.Inyoungbabiesnotenoughmelatoninisreleasedasprotectionmeaningtheyaremorevulnerabletosunburnandchangestoeyeballshape.SightexpertProfessorDanielO’LearyofAngliaRuskinUniversityinCambridgesaidAtthemomentwedon’tknowtheprecisecauseofwhylightexposureaffectssightbuttheevidenceseemstoprovethatitisoneofthereasonsforpeoplebecomingshortsighted.1.Babiesborninsummeraremorelikelytobeshortsighted____________.A.becausethesummersunistoostrongforbabiesB.becausebabiesborninsummerhavelengthenedeyeballsC.iftheyareexposedtomuchsunlightinthefirstweeksaftertheyarebornD.ifparentsdon’tknowaproperwaytoprotecttheirbabies’eyes2.Melatoninisakindofmaterialto___________.A.preventtheeyesfrombecomingnear-sightedB.protecttheskinfromharmfulsunraysC.makeourbodystrongD.protectbabies’eyesfromsummersun3.FromwhatProfessorDanielO’Learysayswecanconcludethat___________.A.thereisnoevidencethatshortsightednessisrelatedtoexposuretosunlightB.whetherlightexposureaffectssightstillneedstobefurtherprovedC.hebelievesthatlightexposurecancauseshortsightednessD.hetriestogivethecauseofwhylightexposureaffectssight4.Theunderlinedwordvulnerableinthepassageprobablymeans__________.A.easytobeharmedB.resistantC.protectiveD.changeable

Everyonelikestofeelthatheorsheisspecial.Unfortunatelymanyofusgrowupbelievingthatwe’renotspecialatall.WewishthatwecouldbebetteratsportsormoreattractivE.Wewishthatwehadnicerclothesormoremoney.LiketheScarecrowtheTinManortheCowardlyLionfromTheWizardofOz绿野仙踪webelievewe’renotgoodenoughjustaswearE.InthemovietheScarecrowwishesthathehadabrain.TheTinManwishesshehadaheartandtheLionwantscouragE.Intheendeachofthemrealizesthathealreadyhaswhatheneeds.MostparentswantustobethebestwecanbE.Theysometimestrytoencourageustodobetterbycomparingustoothers.Theymeanwellbutthemessageweoftengetisthatwe’renotgoodenough.WebegintobelievethattheonlywaywecanbespecialisbybeingbetterthansomeoneelsebutweareoftendisappointeD.TherewillalwaysbesomeoneouttherewhoisbetterthanweareatsomethingThereareplentyofpeoplearoundwhomaynotbeassmartaswearebutwhoarebetteratsports.Ortheymaynotbeasgood-lookingbuttheyhavemoremoney.ItisimpossibleforustobebetterthaneveryoneelseallthetimE.LiketheScarecrowtheTinManandtheCowardlyLionweallwantwhatwebelievewillmakeusbetterpeoplE.Whatwedon’trealizeisthatoftenwealreadyhaveinsideustheverythingsthatweseek.ParentssometimesforgettotellusthatwearespecialandthatwearegoodenoughjustaswearE.Maybenoonetoldthemthatwhentheyweregrowingupormaybetheyjustforgot.Eitherwayit’suptoustoremindthemfromtimetotimethateachofusinourownwayisspecial.Whatweare.isenough.1.Thispassageismostlikelywrittenbya______.A.teenagerB.parentC.teacherD.coach2.Accordingtotheauthoritseemsimproperforparentsto_______.A.comparetheirchildrenwithothersnowandthenB.givenopressuretotheirchildrenC.remindtheirchildrenfrequentlytheyarespecialD.praisetheirchildrentoomuch3.BydiscussingthecharactersinTheWizardofOztheauthormainlywantstoshow____.A.wearenotgoodenoughjustasweareB.wealreadyhaveinsideuswhatwewantC.itisimpossibleforustobebetterthanothersD.thereisalwayssomeonewhoisbetterthanus4.Whatdoestheauthorofthispassagebelieve?A.NoteveryonecanbespecialB.Smartpeoplearemorespecialthanothers.C.ThericheryouarethebetteryouareD.WeareallgoodenoughjustthewaywearE.

IhadtheprivilegetovisittheBridgeofForgivenessinPalawanduringthetimewhenIwasonthesummer’steam.Afterthelongandexcitingweekwehadachanceto1theplacewherewewereassigned指定.We2thenarrowhangingbridgemadeoftwobamboosandalongropewhichyoucanhold3foryourlifeasyoucrossit.1wassoafraidof4especiallyhereandIthinkmostofUSwerenot5tocrossingsohighabridge.6ourteamleadertoldUSthatwemustcrossthisbridgeinordertoseethesplendidfallsthatlieoutontheother7Asyoucrossthisbridgethinkabout8difficultbutitispossible.Manytimesinourlivesweface9thatwedon’texpect—brokenrelationshipsbetrayal背叛ofafriendetcandallwedois10.ButInoticedthatlifemustgoonandalltheburdensmustbe11throughforgiveness—forgivenessofyourselfandothers.Ididn’tunderstandmycousin12shetoldmeIshould13allthoseunfriendlyguyswith14.ButasIgrowolderIrealizethatlyinginthepast15andguiltwillnotservemewell.OnceIforgaveserious16InoticedthatIcouldn'tforgetthembuteverytimeIrememberedthemI17Therearenomorepainsbroughtjustbythethoughtofthem.Afteralllifeisgood.18allthehardshipspainsanddifficultieslifeteachesmetobe19infacinganyadversity逆境whileatthesametimeitmakesme20tothosewhosuffer.IfsomebodydoessomethingterribletomeIhavetothinkbackthebridgeofforgiveness—difficultbutpossible.1.A.admireB.recognizeC.exploreD.expose2.A.cameuponB.setasideC.builtupD.brokedown3.A.convenientlyB.delightedlyC.tightlyD.relaxingly4.A.distanceB.heightsC.dangersD.1engths5.A.devotedB.1imitedC.opposedD.accustomed6.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Anyway7.A.sideB.handC.wayD.direction8.A.happinessB.sorrowC.forgivenessD.entertainment9.A.strangersB.environmentsC.ceremoniesD.situations10.A.hopeB.fightC.forgetD.sigh11.A.stoppedB.unloadedC.addedD.charged12.A.whenB.untilC.unlessD.before13.A.ignoreB.teaseC.treatD.value14.A.patienceB.kindnessC.courageD.violence15.A.mattersB.hurtsC.countsD.changes16.A.disadvantagesB.behaviorC.friendsD.offences17.A.achedB.sufferedC.smiledD.regretted18.A.ApartfromB.RatherthanC.InsteadofD.Regardlessof19.A.strongB.aggressiveC.inspiredD.aware20.A.considerateB.mercifulC.gratefulD.since

ItwasMother’sDaythedaywecelebrateeverythingmothersareandeverythingwedo.ButI’ll1thatSundayin2000wasbittersweetforme.AsasinglemotherI2tothinkofmyshortcomings—howmanyeveningsIcouldn’tspendwithmychildrenandhowmanythingsIcouldn’t3mywaitress’salarytobuy.Butwhat4kidsIhad!MydaughterMariawasaseniorincollegeandDennywashomevisitingfromhisfreshmanyearatHarvardUniversity.Theywere5impoliteenoughtocomplainbuttherewassomuchmoreI6Ihaddoneforthem.Ijusthopedthey__7.AsIwalkedintothe8quietlytostartbreakfastIwasgreetedbyavase9adozenredroses!WhenhadDennypossiblyslippeddowntoleavethem?Buteventheirdelicatebeautywasovershadowedbythenotesittingbesidetheminthequickmanly10ofaneighteen-year-old.ItwasaboutastorythathappenedbetweenDennyandmelongago.It11.Shetookadayofffromherbusy12totaketheboytoseehisherointhefleshatthestadium.Ittook3.5hoursjusttogetthereandtheyhadtobethereearly13hecouldseehisherotakebattingpractice.14theirarrivalshetookherhard-earnedmoneytobuyanoverpricedT-shirtonwhichwas15hisheromakingadivingcatch.Afterthegameofcoursehehadto16hishero’ssignaturesoshestayedwiththelittleboy17oneinthemorningIttookmelongenoughto18itbutIfinallyknowwhothe19herois.MomIloveyou!Andsuddenlyitwasa20Mother’sDayafterall.1.A.admitB.adoptC.denyD.refuse2.A.intendedB.likedC.tendedD.hesitated3.A.stressB.spareC.strengthenD.spend4.A.poorB.greatC.faithlessD.pretty5.A.merelyB.usuallyC.neverD.often6.A.wishedB.hopedC.expectedD.desired7.A.supportedB.understoodC.approvedD.disgusted8.A.1iving-roomB.kitchenC.bed-roomD.study9.A.includingB.containingC.possessingD.pinning10.A.handwritingB.descriptionC.toneD.scratch11.A.wroteB.recordedC.memorizedD.read12.A.eventB.contentC.scheduleD.circumstance13.A.orB.forC.butD.so14.A.AtB.InC.OnD.By15.A.impressedB.printedC.presentedD.pressed16.A.buyB.abandonC.getD.exchange17.A.beforeB.untilC.afterD.when18.A.seeB.hearC.realizeD.tell19.A.actualB.trueC.imaginaryD.visual20.A.sadB.bitterC.happyD.exciting

TwoyearsagoWendyHasnip47experiencedabraininjurythatleftherspeechlessfortwoweeks.WhenshefinallyrecovereD.shefoundherselftalkingwithwhatseemedtobeaFrenchaccent.Iphonedafriendtheotherday.andshespentthefirsttenminuteslaughing.HasnipsaidatthetimE.WhileIhavenothingagainsttheFrench.Hasnipsufferedfromforeignaccentsyndrome外国口音综合症amconditioninwhichpeoplefindthemselvesspeakingtheirownlanguagelikesomeonefromaforeigncountry.Theconditionusuallyoccursinpeoplewhohaveexperiencedaheadinjuryorastroke中风一asuddenlossofconsciousnesssensationormovementcausedbyablockedorbrokenbloodvessel血管inthebrain.TheconditionwasfirstidentifiedduringtheSecondWorldWarinaNorwegianwomanwhoseheadwasinjuredduringanattackbytheGermanmilitary.ThewomanrecoveredbutwasleftwithaGerman-soundingaccent.tothehorroroffellowvillagerswhoavoidedherafterthat.Researchershavediscoveredthatthecombinedeffectofthedamagetoseveralpartsofthebrainmakesvictimslengthencertainsyllablemispronouncesoundsandchangethenormalpitch音高oftheirvoicE.Thosechangesinspeechadduptowhatsoundslikeaforeignaccent.Anotherresearcheraphonetician语言学者saysvictimsofthesyndromedon’tacquireatmeforeignaccent.Theirstrangelychangedspeechonlyresemblestheforeignaccentwithwhichithasafewsoundsincommon.WhenanEnglishwomannamedAnnierecentlydevelopedforeignaccentsyndromeafterastrokE.shespokewithwhatseemedtobeaScottishaccent.However.Annie’sScottishcoworkerssaidshedidn’tsoundatlikeaScot.1.AccordingtothepassagepeoplemayhaveforeignaccentsyndromE.A.whoseparenthasexperiencedaheadinjuryB.whohavelivedinaforeigncountryforalongtimeC.whohavelesttheirconsciousnessowingtoastrokeD.whohavelearnedforeignlanguagefromtheircoworkers2.AllofthefollowingarethecausesofseemingforeignaccentEXCEPTA.asoftervoiceB.changeinlengthofsyllablesC.mispronouncedsoundsD.changedpitchofvoice3.Ifapersonsuffersforeignaccentsyndrome.A.hiscoworkerswillbeafraidofhimandavoidcontactingwithhimB.hehasmorechanceofsufferingstrokeagainC.hewillspeakafluentforeignlanguagelikenativespeakers20090427D.hisspeechonlyhasafewsoundsincommonwiththeforeignaccent4.Writingthispassagethewriter’smainpurposeisto.A.introduceforeignaccentsyndromeandsomerelatedinformationB.warnpeoplenottobeattheriskofexperiencingastrokeC.makeitclearthatforeignaccentsyndromecanbecuredD.tellastoryofaninjuredwomanduringtheSecondWorldWar

I'mapigmysonisarabbitIhavesnakesfordaughtersandmywifebelieveitornotisadragon!DoIliveinazoo?Noofcoursenot!IamtalkingaboutourChinesezodiacsigns十二属相.Dependingontheyearofyourbirtheachpersonhasananimalforasign.That'swhyIamapigandmywifeisadragon.Pigswerefirstdomesticatedbymanabout9000yearsagoandarestillaverycommonfarmanimalinmanypartsoftheworld.Wedon'tjustusepigsfortheirmeat.Thebonesandskinareusedforglueandfootballs.Thehairisusedforinsulation绝缘材料andartists'brushes.Thefatisusedtomakefloorwaxesrubberandplastics.Amazinglypigsareasourceofnearly40pharmaceutical调药剂drugsandtheirheartvalves瓣膜canbeusedinsurgerytoreplacehumanones.Herearetwoexamplestomakepeoplehappy.In1995thefilmBabestarredaloveabletalkingpigasitsmaincharacter.ThefilmwonanOscarandwasnominated提名for6more.InEnglandyoucanevengotowatchpigracing.AfarmerRobShepherdhasbeenraisingmoneyforcharitybystartingpigracesonhisfarm.TheeventshavebeenverysuccessfulPeopledon'tjustwanttoeatpigsitseems!PigisalsousedintheEnglishlanguage.TosaythatsomethingisunlikelytohappenyoucansayPigsmightfly!A.manthatthinksmenaresuperiortowomenisachauvinistpig.Hungry?Wellthenyoucanpigoutandeatlotsoffood.Andwhatifsomeonerescuesyou?Wellyoucansaythattheysavedyourbacon.Ifyoulikemewerebornintheyearofthepigthenyouarebravethoughtfulandloyal.Theyearofthepigisfilledwithgoodfortune.HappyChineseNewyear!1.Whydoestheauthorsayheisapig?A.Becausehewasbornintheyearof1995.B.Becauseheisinterestedinapigandhasgoodfortune.C.Becausehewasbroughtintotheworldin1971.D.Becausehebelievesinapig.2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Mostpartsofthepigareuseful.B.Pigsaretheonlymaterialoffloorwaxes.C.Weusepigsfortheirmeat.D.Theheartvalvesofpigsarethesameashumanones.3.WhydoestheauthortalkaboutthefilmBabe?A.Toshowpigshavealsobeenimportantintheworldofentertainment.B.Toprovepigscanworkasactors.C.Tointroducethefilmtoreaders.D.Tomakereadershappy.4.IfyouthinkpoorPetercanhavethechancetobecomeanastronautyoumaysay.A.savedhisbaconB.pigoutC.PigsmightflyD.chauvinistpig5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AboutPigsB.YearofthePigC.ChineseZodiacSignsD.ChinesePigs

阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息以下是景点信息A.BrightwoodParkTakeyouuptoWestfield’snaturalpreserveforashorthikeortopracticeskippingstonesinthelargepond.Youcanlookfordeerandotherwoodlandanimalsorgoonanaturetreasurehunt.B.JewarkAirportTheairportoffersfreetourscoveringthehistoryoftheairportterminaloperationsandemergencyvehiclesandequipmentforgroupsof15to30persons.Thetoursareintendedforstudentsingradesthreeandabove.SeealsoNewarkInternationalAirport.C.CheesequakeStateParkTheCheesequakeStateParkfeatures1284acresofopenfieldsahardwoodforestavarietyofwildlifeandabout200speciesofbirds.Activitiesincludehikingboatingcanoeingswimmingandavarietyofwintersports.AninterpretiveCenterprovideslivewildlifeexhibitsandenvironmentaleducationprogramsincludingnaturewalks.D.TheModelRailroadClubTheModelRailroadClubisanactivityoftheUnionCountyParkSystem.TheClubisopentovisitorseverySaturdayafternoonforviewingthemodeltraindisplays.EveryfalltheClubsponsorsaLightandSoundShowthatwilldelightthemodeltrainlovers.E.FosterfieldsLivingHistoricalFarmLearnaboutfarmingasitwasdone100yearsagoatFosterfieldsLivingHistoricalFarm.Thereareweekenddemonstrationsonplantingandharvestingcropsaswellasspecialprogramsheldthroughouttheyear.Someoftheseincludewoolcuttingandcarriagedriving.F.DeutschMuseumGermany'sleadingmuseumofscienceengineeringandtransportationhaseverythingfromsteamenginestospaceexhibits--someofwhichareclosedforremodelinguntilMay2003.Don'tmisstheForumdearTechnicalwhichhasaworld-classplanetariumandanIMAXtheatre.以下是出游者的信息请匹配适合他们的旅游景点1.Danielayoungcomputerprogrammerhasbeenworkinghardandneedsaholidaytorelaxinwinter.Helikestogetclosetonatureandenjoywatersports.2.HenryandAnnandtheirtwoteenagesonshopetotaketheirholidayoutdoors.Theywouldliketofindaplacewheretheycanplaygamessuchaslookingfortreasure.3.Philipahighschoolstudentwantstotravelonweekendsandwouldliketolearnaboutmaterialstousewhenbuildingasettingforthetrainset.4.Teresaaprimaryschoolteacherplanstotakethewholeclassof20studentsforaholiday.Thestudentswillgraduatethisyearsoshe’dliketoorganizeanactivitywithoutchargebutitisinstructive.5.Tonyayoungengineerinamoderncarfactoryenjoysanadventurejourneyonceayear.Thistimehewouldliketohavejourneystothecountrysidewherehecantrytolearnaboutdrivingahorseandcarriage.

MygoodthinghappenedwhenIwas18yearsoldIwastryingto1hometoMarylandfromvisitingfriendsinTexas.Iwasgoinguptheroadandallofasuddenmycar2justnotgo.ItwasaSundayandcoldoutsidE.TheonlypersonIcould3wasanoldmanwhoownedatowtruck.WhenhegottomeI4hewastoooldto5hookup钩住mycar.Hewasprobablyaroundage75orolder6hewasfreezingtoo.Actuallyhepulledmy7toasmallTexastownaboutanhour’sdrivefromthemiddleofnowhere8Ihadbrokendown.SoI9amotel汽车旅馆.ThenextdaytheautoshopcalledandsaidIneededanew10inmycar!Therewassomethingwrongwithmymotor.IaskedifIcouldjust11thecarthereforthem.Theycoulduseitforparts12theshellofthecarwasfinE.Theysaid13—themanwhopulledthecarintoldthemto14anewmotorandsendmeonmyway!WhenIpickedupthecartherewasan15thattoldmetojustdonicethingsforpeoplewhenIgotintoa16positioninlifeanditwouldalwayscomebacktome.Thatwaswhathewantedmetodoas17forthenewmotor.Hewouldnotlet18tellmehowtocontacthim.NoweverytimeIseesomeonein19ItrytodoallIcanforthem.Iwillneverforgetthisman’sgenerosityandcareforhisfellowhumanbeing!Iwill20dowhatyouaskmetodoandIknowyouareupinheavenwatchingsinceIwasonly18atthetimeandnowI.′m40butnevergottosaythanks!1.A.goB.leaveC.driveD.return2.A.shouldB.needC.couldD.would3.A.turntoB.turnoverC.turnoutD.turndown4.A.recognizedB.thoughtC.imaginedD.knew5.A.surelyB.completelyC.everD.even6.A.soB.andC.orD.but7.A.carB.taxiC.truckD.motor8.A.whichB.thatC.whereverD.where9.A.checkedinB.payoffC.lookedoverD.passedthrough10.A.equipmentB.engineC.deviceD.part11.A.buyB.forgetC.leaveD.lend12.A.sinceB.whenC.beforeD.after13.A.yesB.noC.helloD.sorry14.A.putinB.payforC.lookupD.breakdown15.A.textB.messageC.e-mailD.note16.A.poorerB.worseC.betterD.happier17.A.favorB.paymentC.giftD.pleasure18.A.anyoneB.everyoneC.noneD.someone19.A.needB.storeC.lifeD.touch20.A.seldomB.neverC.sometimesD.always

MissWenterwaswatchingTVwhentheprogramsuddenlystoppeD.Sorrytointerrupttheprogram.Nowwearerequestedtobroadcastanimportantnoticefromthepolicestation.AtaboutninethiseveningaladynamedMrs.HumneywasrobbedandkilleD.Anyonewhocansupplyanyclueisrequestedtoreporttothepolice.Thankyou.Theterriblenewsmadethelonelygirlshakewithfear.Shecouldn’thelplookingaroundbutshedidn’tnoticethatamanwasalreadyhiddenbehindthedoortotheveranda阳台.AllofasuddenthemanappearedbeforeMissWenter.Thegirlreallydidn’tknowwhattodo.Don’taskfortrouble.Putyourjewelleryonthetable.ThenthinkoverwhetherIshallbesafetostayuphereforthenightsaidtherobber.ThatmadeMissWenterevenmoreterrifiedbutshetriedtocalmherself.Justthencamethewhistleofapolicecar.Inalittlewhilesomeonerangthedoorbell.Therobbersaidwithagunagainstthegirl’sbackGotothedoorandsaythatyou’vegonetobeD.Neverlethimin.Inaflashthegirlhadanidea.Ohwhoareyou?shesaiD.Isthereanythingunusual?askedthepoliceman.Nothereisn’t.Goodnight!ImmediatelysheaddedloudlyBesidesmyelderbrotherextendshiswarmgreetingtoyou.Thankyou.Goodnightthepolicemanrepliedinthesamemanner.AfewminuteslaterthesoundofthepolicecargoingawaycouldbehearD.It’swelldonetherobbersaidwithasmile.Thenherushedtothegirl.Almostatthesametimetheglassonthewindowwasbroken.ThepolicemenhurriedintotheroomfromtheverandA.Theyquicklyputhandcuffs手铐ontherobber.MissWenteryourgreetingsweresogoodthatitmadeustakeactionrightawaysaidSergeantBullbecausewe’vealreadyknownthatyourbrotherwaskilledinarobberyhalfayearago.1.TheTVprogramsuddenlystoppedbecause_______.A.therewasasuddenpowerfailurejustthenB.WenterwassofrightenedthatsheturnedofftheTVatonceC.thepolicestationrequestedanimportantnoticetobebroadcastD.themanhiddeninherroomtoldhertointerrupttheprogram2.MissWentermentionedherbrothertoletthepolicemanknowthat_______.A.herbrothermissedhimB.therewasnothingunusualC.therewassomethingunusualD.herbrotherwasathomewithher3.Oneofthepolicemendrovethepolicecaraway_______.A.tomaketherobbernotwatchfulB.togetmorementohelpcatchtherobberC.tolookfortherobberelsewhereD.toletMissWenterhaveagoodrest4.MissWenter’sgreetingsmadeBullfeelsomethingwasunusualinMissWenter’shomebecause________.A.shedidn’teverhaveabrotherB.herbrotherwasalsoarobberC.herbrotherdiedhalfayearagoD.shehatedherbrother

ForChinesestudentstheendoftheirsenioryearisfilledwithstudyingandstressastheyprepareforthecollegeentranceexamsinJune.ButforAmericanhighschoolseniorstheexperiencecouldn'tbemoredifferent.Theendofsenioryearisacelebrationoftheirtimeinhighschoolandinvolvespartiesgamesandfun.Senioritisisacommonlyusedexpression.Itmeansseniorshaveadiseasewhichmakesthemunabletodowork.ThisstartsinAprilwhenseniorsfindoutwhethertheyhavebeenacceptedtouniversity.Unwillingtodoschoolworkseniorshaveplentyofotheractivitiestofocuson.ManyschoolshaveaSeniorShowinwhichonlyseniorsareallowedtoperform.Someseniorssingordancebutmanyofthemperformskits滑稽短剧wheretheymakefunoftheirfavoriteteachersortheirfriends.Forexampleagroupofboysmaydressupandimitateagroupoftheirgirlfriends.Itisallverylight-hearted.TheSeniorShowisusuallyapartofSeniorWeekwhichisaweekspecificallydedicated专用的toseniors.Duringthisweekseniorsusuallygetacademicorathleticawardstheyhavewonovertheirhighschoolcareers.Theseniorsalsovoteforoneoftheirmaleandfemaleclassmateswhotheybelieveisthebest-lookingorfunniestormostinvolvedetc.Thesearethenpublishedintheyearbook.Theyearbookisanimportantpartofhighschoolforseniors.Itisusuallydedicatedtothemandhasalltheirpicturesandsomewordsfromtheminit.Thenseniorsgoaroundandgetitsignedbytheirfriendssotheycanalwaysremembertheirtimetogether.OfcourseduringallofthistimeseniorsarepreparingfortheSeniorPromwhichisanimportantmomentinAmericanculture.ItisthemostimportantdanceinayoungAmerican'slife.TheendofsenioryearisatrulyspecialandwonderfultimeforAmericanstudents.It'ssomethingtheywillrememberfortherestoftheirlives.1.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?A.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsthingsarequitedifferent.B.Itdoesn'tmakedifferenceattheendofthesenioryear.C.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsitisthebesttimeoftheyear.D.Itistheperiodfilledwithstressandworkload.2.Whatactivitiesthatseniorswouldliketodoaccordingtothepassage?A.SchoolworkB.VotingforthefilmstarC.SingingordancecontestsD.SeniorShowandSeniorProm3.Whatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraphofthepassage?A.Activitiesonthesportsfield.B.Thegraduationceremonywheretheyreceivetheirhighschooldiploma.C.Theirfavoritefilmstars.D.Thehealthofseniors.

Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.A.bordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objectssayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchilD.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee黑猩猩.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.InfourtestsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn’tseeanyonetogetcluesthescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.20090317InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobjectusingawordthedoghadneverheardbeforE.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutof10testssuggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination排除法.AmonthlaterRicorememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichisevenmoreimpressivE.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.ForonethingRicoisabordercollieabreed品种knownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It’shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan’ttalkback.Stillitwouldn’thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!1.Fromparagraph2weknowthat.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2.Bothexperimentsshowthat.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon’tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie’smentalabilities.B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner’scommands.4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Totrainyourdog.B.Tocommandyourdogtodosomething.C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.

Plasticisoneofthemostimportanttechnologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury.However.itmaysoonbereplaced.Thenewdevelopment——liquidwood——canreplaceplasticsina11branchesofmodern—dayindustries.Plasticasamaterialenjoysthebiggestdemandinthemodernworldbutitdoeshaveanumberofdrawbacks.Firstandforemostplasticisn’trecyclable.Secondlyitcontainstoxins毒物helpingdevelopcancerousdiseases.Finallyit'smadeofoilandoilreservesaren’tendless.Theliquidwoodtechnologyislikelytoreplaceplasticandprovidingmankindwithnewmaterialsformanyyearsahead.NorbertEisenfreichaseniorresearcherattheFaunhoferInstituteforChemicalTechnologyinGermanyICTsaidthatarboformthenewmaterialismadeoflignin木质素whichcanbeobtainedfromsofttissuesofwood.Oncemixedwithseveralothermaterialsitturnsintosolidandnontoxicalternativeforplastics.ICTteamleaderEmiliaReginaInone——Kauffmannsaidthewood-workingindustryseparateswoodintothreebasiccomponentsincludinglignin.Ligninisn’tusedfortheproductionofpaper.SpecialistsofICTmixedligninwithseveralnaturalmaterialsandthusinventedthematerialwhichcouldbemelted熔化andmolded铸型.Whensolidarboformlookslikeplasticandpossessesthequalitiesofpolishedwood.Itcanbeusedfortheproductionofanyitems.Arboformisalreadyusedfortheproductionofcarpartswhichrequireextrastrength.Inadditionliquidwoodcanberecycledrepeatedly.hematerialpreservedallofitsqualitiesevenifit’sreprocessedtentimes.Howeverthenewinventiondoesn’tenjoyanextensiveuseduetothehighcontentofsulphur硫init.Germanresearchersaresuretoreducetheamountofsulphurby90percentverysoontomakearboformusableforhomeneeds.1.Accordingtothepassageplastics.A.doesharmtooursocietyinsomewayB.helpstoprotectourenvironmentinsomewayC.hasbeenreplacedbythenewlydiscoveredmaterialD.helpsUStoreducetheuseofpetrol2.TheunderlinedwordalternativeinParagraph3refersto.A.hgninorarboformB.plasticsC.mixtureofseveralmaterialsD.softtissuesofwood3.What’stheadvantageofarboformoverplastic?A.Itiseasiermadefromnaturaloil.B.Itismorewidelyusedinhousehold.C.Itisrecyclableandfriendlytoenvironment.D.Itcontainsnopoisonousmaterials.4.ItcanbeconcludedthatGermanresearcherswillfocustheirfutureworkfirstlyon.A.thematerial’sextensiveuseB.thecontentofsulphurinarboformC.theproductioncostofarboformD.thequalitiesofliquidwood5.Themainpurposeofthetextisto.A.advertisethenewmaterial——arboformB.introduceliquidwoodwhichwillreplaceplasticC.advertisenewproductsmadeofarboformD.showreadershowtoproducearboform

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项MonaLisaSheiswidelyseenasproof证据thatgoodlookscanlastforever.Butatnearly500yearsofagetimeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisA.1ThethinwoodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsagothemuseumsaiD.23Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingathersheseemstobesmilingandthenyoulookatherandshestopssaidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.It’sbecausedirectvision视觉isexcellentatpickingupdetailbutlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.HowevertheactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmilE.4In1911thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployeewhotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.5LikemanyoldladiestheMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.A.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyearmanyattractedbythemysteryofhersmilE.B.ThispictureisnowsovaluablethatnoonecantellitsexactpricE.C.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstatE.D.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhimuntilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.E.ThehealthofthefamouspicturepaintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505isgettingworsebytheyearaccordingtotheLouvreMuseum卢浮宫博物馆whereitishouseD.F.DuringWorldWarIIFrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces军队.G.Thereforemanythievestriedtostealitinanywaytheycouldthinkof.

Scientistsfindthathard-workingpeoplelivelongerthanaveragemenandwomen.Careerwomenare1thanhousewives.Evidenceshowsthat2areinpoorerhealththanthejob-holders.Astudyshowsthat3theunemploymentrateincreasesby1%thedeathrateincreasescorrespondingly相应地by2%.Allthis4onepointWorkishelpfultohealth.Whyisworkgoodforhealth?Itisbecauseworkkeepspeoplebusy5lonelinessandsolitude孤独.Researchesshowthatpeoplefeelunhappy6andlonelywhentheyhavenothingtodo.Insteadthehappiestarethosewhoayebusy.Manyhighachieverswho7theircareersfeelthattheyarehappiestwhentheyareworkinghard.Wordservesas8betweenmanandreality.Byworkpeople9eachother.Bycollective集体的activitytheyfind10andwarmth.Thisishelpfultohealth.Thelossofwork11thelossofeverything.Itaffectsmanspirituallyandmakeshimeasytohavea/an12.13workgivesoneasenseofsatisfactionandasenseof14.Workmakesonefeelhisvalueandstatusinsociety.When15finisheshiswritingoradoctorsuccessfully16apatientorateacherseeshisstudents17theyarehappy18.Fromtheabovewe19cometotheconclusion20themoreyouworkthehappierandhealthieryouwillbe.Let'sworkhardandliveahappyandhealthylife.1.A.worseB.healthierC.weakerD.cleverer2.A.thelazyB.thebusyC.thejoblessD.thehard-working3.A.wheneverB.thoughC.whetherD.because4.A.leadstoB.referstoC.stickstoD.amountsto5.A.downbehindB.offwithC.stickstoD.awayfrom6.A.surprisedB.disappointedC.frightenedD.worried7.A.loveB.chooseC.adaptD.determine8.A.ariverB.agapC.achannelD.abridge9.A.believeinB.communicatewithC.dependonD.comeacross10.A.courageB.friendshipC.prideD.interest11.A.meansB.representsC.matchesD.reflects12.A.successB.injuryC.victoryD.disease13.A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Thus14.A.freedomB.achievementC.experienceD.fortune15.A.aworkerB.aclerkC.awriterD.amanager16.A.managesB.facesC.curesD.persuades17.A.learnB.growC.debateD.unite18.A.inawordB.withoutawordC.atawordD.beyondwords19.A.shouldB.mustC.canD.would20.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.if

Overtheyearsnewtechnologyhavechangedfarming.ChangeinageneraldirectionisatrenD.Yetpeopleoftenrecognizetrendsonlywhentheyconsiderthepast.TodaywelookbackatsometrendsinAmericanagriculturE.Webeganwiththechangefromanimalpowertomechanicalpower.In1920Americahadmorethan25millionhorsesandmules骡子.Mostwereusedforfarmwork.Aroundthesametimeacompetitorbegantoappearinlargenumbers.Tractorscouldturnsoilpullloadsandspeedharvestsandtheycoulddoitbetter.Moretractorsmeantfewerhorsesandmules.Bythe1960sthenumbersoftheseworkanimalssettletowheretheyremaintoday.Thatisaboutone-tenththelevelsin1920.Yeteventhedemandfortractorshaditslimits.Tractorsreachedtheirhighestnumbersaround1982.Thenumbershavebeenslowlydecreasing.Expertssayfarmerscandomorewithlessnowbecauseofnewtechnologies.Sotractorsreplacedhorsesandmules.Asaresultfarmersnolongerneededtoraisecropstofeedworkanimals.Oats燕麦havelongbeenfoodforhorsesandmules.In1954Americanfarmersplantedover16millionhectaresofoats.By2000thatwasdowntolessthanonemillionhectares.Sowhatdidthefarmersdowiththeextraland?Moreandmorefarmersbegantoplantanewcroparoundthesametimethatthetractorbecamepopular.Itwasthesoybean.ThesoybeanisoneoftheoldestplantsharvesteD.YetitwasnotplantedwidelyintheUnitedStatesuntilthe1920s.Bytheyear2000closeto30millionhectareswereplantedwithsoybeans.Itisthenation’smostimportantcropforhighproteinanimalfeedandforvegetableoil.InfactsoybeansarethesecondmostvaluablecropgrownbyAmericanfarmersaftercorn.Muchofthesoybeanproductiongoestoexports.1.Thebesttitleforthistextmightbe______________.A.TechnologyHaveChangedFarmingB.TheTractorsHaveReplacedHorsesC.TheTractorsAreMoreAdvancedThanHorsesD.SoybeansHaveReplacedOats2.Bythe1960showmanyworkhorsesandmuleshadstillremainedinAmerica?A.About25000000.B.About2500000.C.About250000000.D.About300000003.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalseaccordingtothetext?A.ChangingfromanimalpowertomechanicalpoweristhestartofthechangeinAmericanagriculture.B.TractorschangedthewayoffarminginAmericaduringtheearly20thcentury.C.TractorsreachedtheirhighestnumbersoverhalfacenturyfromitsbeginningD.SoybeanwasplantedwidelyintheUnitedStatesowingtoanimal-poweredagriculture.4.Whatisn’ttheadvantageofusingtractorsinAmerica?A.Theusingoftractorsledtothetrendofchangeinagriculture.B.Farmerscandomorefarmingworkwithlesslaborinagriculture.C.Morelandwasusedtoplanteconomicagricultureproducts.D.Usingtractorsincreasesthegrowthoftheeconomyinagriculture.

TheywillbeSlumdogsnomore.ThetwokidactorswhobrokeourheartsintheAcademyAward—winningSlumdogMillionairearebeingmovedoutoftheirmiserableMumbaislum贫民区intorealhomeswithroofsanddoorsandwalls.RubinaAliandAzharuddinIsmailwhoplayedtheyoungVersionsofthetwomaincharacterswon’thavetopayanything—theirnewdigsarefree.ThesetwochildrenhavebroughthonorstothecountrysaidGautamChatterjee.headofMumbai’shousingauthority.Sofor10-year-oldAzharuddinit’sgoodbyetothesimpletentbyabusyroadthatwashisfamilyhome.Andfor9-year-oldRubinait’sgoodbyetotheoneroomhouseshesharedwithherfamily.Details细节aboutwhenthefamilieswillbemoved—oriftheywillhavethingswetakeforgrantedlikeindoorplumbing水暖管道一werenotknown.Stilltherewaslotsofjoyintheactors’households.Wealehappythatwewillhaveapermanentroofoverourheads.saidRubina’sdadRafiqQureshitoldTheTimesofIndianewspaper.CastingagentsdiscoveredRubinaandAzharuddinintheterribleGaribNagarslum.Therewasaworldwideoutcrywhenitwasdiscoveredthekidswerestilllivingthereevenasthemovieeasilymade$100million.DirectorDannyBoylewhoalsowonabestdirectorOscarrefusedtoadmitexploitingthechildactors.Hesaidtheywerepaidabovelocalwagesfor30daysofworkenrolledinschoolforthefirsttimeever-andhadafundsetuptopayfortheirtuitionhealthcareandbasiclivingcosts.AlsoFoxSearchlightPicturesflewthekidsandsevenoftheIndianchildrenwhoappearedinthemovietoHollywoodfortheOscarceremony.IndianmediareportedthesuddengenerositybyMumbaihousingofficialshasmoretodowithpoliticsthanprideinthekids.1.JudgingfromthearticleitmaybeimpropertothinkofSlumdogMillionaireas______A.successfulB.profitableC.movingD.amusing2.RubinA.AliandAzharuddinIsmail______A.arebothprofessionalactorsB.playeddifferentversionsofthesamecharacterC.havebothbeenpoorinreallifeD.enjoyedlifeasmillionairesinthefilm3.Howhavethekids'familiesreactedtotheofferofthehousingauthorities?A.Theyarehappytoacceptit.B.They'redoubtfulaboutit.C.They'dratherremainwheretheylivE.D.OnlyonefamilyiswillingtomovE.4.WhatdidDirectorDannyBoyledotothetwokids?A.Heletthemliveasfamousstars.B.Heprovidedhousesfortheirfamilies.C.HegavethemalltheydeserveD.D.HegavethemlessthanexpecteD.5.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat______A.decisiononAcademyAwardwinnersinvolvesracialdiscriminationB.IndianmediawastryingtopraiseMumbai'shousingauthorityC.thewriterisafraidthekids'newhouseswon'tbesatisfactoryD.RubinaAliandAzharuddinIsmail'sfamiliesdonottakeprideinthem

LiAnqiangisaheroinhisschoolforsavingthelifeofaclassmateduringtheSichuanearthquakE.HehasaherotooNBAstarKobeBryant.Eventhoughthe17-year-oldstudentofBeichuanHighSchoolinSichuanhaslostbothlegshehasn’tlosthispassionforbasketballbecausehelovestheLosAngelesshootingguard′sskills.NowhehasabasketballsignedbyBryantandwordsofencouragementfromhisidol偶像.OnFebruary27Lie-mailedBryantthroughthepopularwebsiteSinA.comexpressinghisadmirationandaskingforasignedbasketball.IcannolongerstanduporrunbutIcanstillshoothoops投篮frommywheelchair.Iwillnotgiveupbutwillkeeponplayingbecauseyouaremyidol.LisentapictureofhimselfplayingbasketballfromhiswheelchairsayingIwillkeepthebasketballinmyroomandlookatiteveryday.Itwillgivemestrength.Iwanttobearealmanamanusefultosociety.InhisreplyBryantsaidhewasmovedandpraisedLiasastrongboywhoseattitudetowardfate命运wasamazing.HesaidhewashappythatListilllovedbasketballandaddedhethoughtLilookedcoolshootingahoopfromhiswheelchair.BryantsaidhehopedthatallthepeopleinthequakezonecouldbeasstrongasLi.Liwasgoodatothersportsliketabletennisandswimmingbeforelosinghislegs.Standing1.74mtallbeforethequaketheteenagernowreaches87cmwithouthisartificiallimbs假肢-butthathasnotstoppedhimplayingbasketball.Li′smotherWangFengqiong36saidhersonhasbeeninhighspiritseversincereceivingBryant’sletterandautographed签名的basketball.WithhismindongoodgradesLigetsupat530ameverydaytoprepareforschool.HealsoworkshardatEnglishbeforegoingtobeD.That’sbecauseLihasheardthatBryantmightvisitChinathisyearsaidHuangPenganeditoratSina.com.HeisstudyingEnglishsothathecantalktoKobesaidLiYongthestudent’s38-year-oldfather.Kobetoldhimthatlikeplayingbasketballonehastopracticetobecomeperfect.1.ThoughhelosthislegsLiAnqiangisstillcrazyaboutbasketballbecause_____________.A.hedreamsofbecominganNBAstaronedayB.hehasabasketballsignedbyBryantC.heisafanoftheLosAngelesLakersD.hethinksit’scooltoplaybasketballfromhiswheelchair2.BeforetheearthquakeLiAnqiangwasgoodatthefollowingsportsEXCEPT____.A.footballB.basketballC.tabletennisD.swimming3.What’sBryant’sattitudetowardsLiAnqiang?A.Pitying..B.Admiring..C.Indifferent..D.AmuseD.4.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatLiAnqiangis_______.A.ambitiousB.easy-goingC.strong-mindedD.sorrowful5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiAnqiang′sstoryB.AbraveboyC.Bryant’sbasketballD.ReplyfromKobe

TUVALUatinycountryinthePacificOceanhasaskedforhelpasitwillbeswallowedupbytheseA.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetersabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetablE.Withouturgenthelpthecountry’sdaysarenumbereD.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintotheseA.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20-50cmby2050.AcenturyagoSt.Mark’sSquarethelowestpointcityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsglobalwarmingcausesTuvalu’srisingsealevel.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreesoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectitrisebyextra1-3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciers冰川meltandaddsmorewatertotheocean.ThewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorisE.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100years.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.ThroughburningcoaloilandgaspeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.ShouldthiscometruetheseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewheretolivE.1.TheauthorusesTuvaluandVeniceasexamplesinordertoexplain.A.theyarethefirstplacesinkingintotheseaB.theyarebothsinkingintothemudwheretheystandC.theywilldisappearinthefutureD.theirtroubleiscausedbyglobalwarming2.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorder.a.Glaciersbegantomelt.b.Peopleburncoaloilandgas.c.Thegreenhouseeffectisgrowing.d.Theearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.e.Thesealevelisrising.f.MoreCO2isproduceD.g.ManyplacesaresinkingintotheseA.A.dfbcaegB.bfcdeagC.fcbdaegD.bfcdaeg3.Whatdoesclimaterefugeesmean?A.Climatechanges.B.Climateeffect.C.PeopleareforcedawayfromtheirhomelandbyclimatE.D.Rareanimalsmovingfromplacetoplaceforclimatechanges.4.WhichofthefollowingisFalseaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100yearsforwarmertemperatures.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1-3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.ThewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorisE.D.TherewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstoppeD.

Onceuponatimethecolorsoftheworldstartedtoquarrel.GreensaidClearlyIamthemostimportant.IamthesignoflifeandhopE.Iwaschosenforgrasstreesandleaves.Withoutmeallanimalswould1.Blueinterrupted:Youonlythinkaboutthe2butconsidertheskyandtheseA.Itisthewater3isthebasisoflifeanddrawnupbythecloudsfromthedeepseA.Withoutmypeaceyouwouldallbe4.Yellowchuckled笑道Youareallsoserious.Ibringlaughterfunand5intotheworlD.OrangestartednexttoblowhertrumpetIamthecolorofhealthandstrength.Imaybe6butIampreciousforIservetheneedsofhumanlifE.WhenIfilltheskyasthesunrisesor7mybeautyissostrikingthatnoonegivesanother8toanyofyou.9couldstanditnolongerheshoutedoutIamtherulerofallofyou.Iamthecolorofdangerandofbravery.Iamwillingto10truth.IamalsothecolorofpassionandoflovE.Thencamepurpleandindigo深蓝色Thecolorswentonboastingeachconvincedofhisorherown11.Theirquarrelingbecamelouderandlouder.Suddenlytherewasastartlingflashofbrightlighteningthunder.Rainstartedtopourdown12.Thecolorscrouched蜷缩down13drawingclosetooneanotherforcomfort.Inthemidstoftheclamor叫嚷rainbegantospeakYou14colorsfightingamongyourselveseachtryingtodominate15.Don'tyouknowthatyouwereeachmadeforaspecialpurpose16anddifferent?JoinhandswithoneanotherandcometomE.Doingastheyweretoldthecolors17andjoinedhands.Theyformedacolorful18.Fromthenonwheneveragoodrain19theworldarainbowappearsinthesky.Theyrememberto20oneanother.1.A.gooutB.leaveoffC.diedownD.passaway2.A.earthB.moonC.starD.sun3.A.whatB.whichC.thatD.this4.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything5.A.warmthB.sadnessC.depressionD.anxiety6.A.usualB.normalC.commonD.scarce7.A.dropsB.fallsC.setsD.slides8.A.giftB.honorC.thoughtD.respect9.A.BlackB.WhiteC.PurpleD.Red10.A.bringaboutB.fightforC.strugglewithD.bendover11.A.superiorityB.reputationC.weaknessD.disadvantages12.A.steadilyB.quietlyC.violentlyD.deliberately13.A.withcareB.infearC.bychanceD.onpurpose14.A.foolishB.prettyC.attractiveD.disgusting15.A.eachotherB.someotherC.theotherD.therest16.A.simpleB.ordinaryC.familiarD.unique17.A.combinedB.connectedC.unitedD.attached18.A.worldB.rainbowC.appearanceD.circle19.A.cleansB.washesC.brightensD.dampens20.A.appreciateB.compromiseC.helpD.influence

MosesMendelssohnthegrandfatherofthewell-knownGermancomposer作曲家wasfarfrombeinghandsomE.Alongwitharathershortstaturehehadahunchback驼背OnedayhevisitedamerchantinHamburgwhohadalovelydaughternamedFrumtjE.Mosesfellhopelesslyinlovewithher.ButMoseswasrefusedbyhisuglyappearancE.WhenitwastimeforhimtoleaveMosespickeduphiscourageandclimbedthestairstoherroomtotakeonelastchancetospeakwithher.Shewasaheavenlybeautybutcausedhimdeepsadnessbyherrefusaltolookathim.AfterseveralattemptsatconversationMosesshylyaskedDoyoubelievemarriagesaremadeinheavenYesSheansweredstilllookingatthefloor.AnddoyouYesIdoHereplieD.YouseeinheavenatthebirthofeachboytheGodannounceswhichgirlhewillmarry.WhenIwasbornmyfuturebridewaspointedouttomE.ThentheGodadded‘ButyourwifewillbehumpbackeD.’RightthenandthereIcalledout‘OhGodahumpbackedwomanwouldbeatragedy.PleaseGodgivemethehumpandletherbebeautiful.’ThenFrumtjelookedupintohiseyesandwasstirredbysomedeepmemory.ShereachedoutandgaveMendelssohnherhandandlaterbecamehisdevotedwifE.1.AtfirstMoseswasrefusedbyFrumtjebecausehe_______.A.hadabadintentionB.wasahopelessmanC.hadnocouragetoexpresshimselfD.wasnothandsomeandhumpbacked2.FrumtjeacceptedMoses’requestintheendbecauseof_______.A.Moses’goodheartandwisdomB.Moses’sharpwordsanddevotionC.Moses’tricksandliesD.Moses’wealthandhumor.3.Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlinedwordstirredinthelastparagraph?A.mixedB.movedC.causedD.surprised4.Thewriterofthepassageintendstotrytotellus_______.A.howtorunafteragirlB.amarriageinheavenC.asadandmovinglovestoryD.whattrueloveis.

EnteringthedramaroomIamimmediatelysurroundedbythefamiliarsightssmellsandsounds.Streaks条纹线条oflightcastbytheblindsofthetall___1___sendshafts杆状物oflightthroughthedustyair.Itakea___2___andtheconcreteandpaint___3___ticklemynose.I___4___everythingaboutthisroom.Someofthe___5___timesofmylifehavebeenspenthere.It’sironic讽刺的butthe___6___istheonlyplacewhereIfeelthatIdon’thaveto___7___tobesomeoneI’mnot.LikemanyteenagersIalmost___8___thinkthatpeoplearejudgingmebutwhenIactthatfeelingdisappears.Peopleonlylookatyour_9___abilitynotyourclothingmoneychoiceoffriendsoranyoftheotherwayspeopleareusually___10___.WhenI’monstageeverythingelsevanishes.Alltheworriesand___11___oftheoutsideworldareputonhold.Nervousnessisstillpresent___12___it’stheexcitedandtinglykindnotthequeasy不稳定的___13___ofbeingdifferentandalone.I___14___lovetoworkbackstageandonlighting.I___15___youcouldfindanothergirlwhowouldworkonaladder___16___herelbowsincablesanddustandloveeverysecondofit.Itmakesmeuniqueandgivesmeasenseof___17___toknowthatIsucceedinanareawhere___18_others-andvirtuallynogirls—do.Highschoolisadifficultatmospheretoputit___19___.LikeothersI’mofteninsecurenot___20___whoIamorwhereI’mgoinginlife.WhereverthatmaybeIwillalwayshavetheconfidenceIgetfromtheater.1.A.doorsB.windowsC.roofsD.walls2.A.lastlookB.longwalkC.shortbreathD.deepbreath3.A.smellsB.tastesC.soundsD.looks4.A.hateB.loveC.missD.forget5.A.worstB.tiringC.bestD.better6.A.roomB.officeC.buildingD.stage7.A.pretendB.expectC.wantD.decide8.A.hardlyB.seriouslyC.constantlyD.happily9.A.actingB.speakingC.movingD.repeating10.A.thoughtofB.judgedC.takencareofD.feeling11.A.happinessB.anxietiesC.chancesD.pressures12.A.andB.howeverC.butD.though13.A.feelingB.ideaC.hopeD.fact14.A.seldomB.almostC.relativelyD.absolutely15.A.hopeB.doubtC.thinkD.suspect16.A.upforB.outatC.uptoD.downto17.A.prideB.dutyC.humorD.sight18.A.fewB.manyC.afewD.some19.A.cruellyB.tenselyC.friendlyD.mildly20.A.fondofB.afraidforC.sureofD.interestedin

O.HenrywasapennameusedbyanAmericanwriterofshortstories.HisrealnamewasWilliamSydneyPorter.HewasborninNorthCarolinain1862.AsayoungboyhelivedanexcitinglifE.Hedidnotgotoschoolforverylongbuthemanagedtoteachhimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.Whenhewasabout20yearsoldO.HenrywenttoTexaswherehetrieddifferentjobs.HefirstworkedonanewspaperandthenhadajobinabankwhensomemoneywentmissingfromthebankO.Henrywasbelievedtohavestolenit.Becauseofthathewassenttoprison.Duringthethreeyearsinprisonhelearnedtowriteshortstories.AfterhegotoutofprisonhewenttoNewYorkandcontinuedwriting.HewrotemostlyaboutNewYorkandthelifeofthepoortherE.Peoplelikedhisstoriesbecausesimpleasthetalesweretheywouldfinishwithasuddenchangeattheendtothereader’ssurprisE.1.InwhichorderdidO.Henrydothefollowingthings?a.LivedinNewYorkb.Workedinabankc.TraveledtoTexasd.Wasputinprisone.Hadanewspaperjobf.LearnedtowritestoriesA.E.C.f.B.D.aB.C.E.B.D.f.aC.E.B.D.C.A.f.D.C.B.E.D.A.f.2.peopleenjoyedreadingO.Henry’sstoriesbecause_____A.theyhadsurprisingendingsB.theywereeasytounderstandC.theyshowedhisliveforthepoorD.theywereaboutNewYorkCity3.WhatdoweknowaboutO.Henrybeforehebeganwriting?A.Hewaswell-educatedB.HewasnotseriousabouthisworkC.HewasdevotedtothepoorD.Hewasverygoodatlearning4.WheredidO.Henrygetmostmaterialforhisshortstories?A.HislifeinsidetheprisonB.ThenewspaperarticleshewrotE.C.ThecityandpeopleofNewYorkD.Hisexcitingearlylifeasaboy

WASHINGTON---Therearemorethan222millionTVsinAmericanhomes.AnditwouldmakeFrankVespeveryhappythisweekifeverylastonewasturnedoff.VespeistheheadoftheTV-TurnoffNetworktheWashingtonOrganizationbehindTVTurnoffWeek.ForTVTurnoffweekAmericankidsareencouragedtogooneweekwithoutwatchingTV.ThisyearitrunsfromApril23~29.OurrealmessagehereistoseewhatlifeislikewithoutTVandthenmakewatchingTVaconsciousdecision.saidVespe.Vespesaidthatmostofthekidswhogowithouttelevisionforaweekgobacktowatchingbutnotasmuch.Theywatchmoreselectively.Theydomorethingsasafamily.IthelpsthemputTVinitsplace.OnekidwhoisturningoffhertelevisionisSarahFoote9ofVirginia.Sarahadmitsitwon'tbetoohardtogiveupTV.She'sallowedtowatchonlyeducationaltelevisionandherfavoriteshowfromlastyearisn'tonanymore.OfcoursethereareplentyofgoodthingsaboutTV:programmescanbeentertainingeveneducational.Evensosomeexpertsaren'tsureTVTurnoffWeekistheanswer.ToomuchTVisnotgood.A.littlebitofTVforyoungkidsisgoodbecauseitaddstotheirvocabulary.Thebottomlineismoderation节制.saysSusanNeumanauniversityeducatorwhostudieskidsandreading.Neuamnsaystherealproblemisthatparentsdonotkeeptrackofwhattheirkidsarewatching.Theydon’tsetlimitsonTVviewing.AlsoinsomefamiliesTVmightbetheonlythingtodo.WhatmessagedoesSarahhaveforotherkids'?It'saverygoodidea.IsurvivedawholeweekwithoutTV.ItalsoteachesyoutoenjoytimedoingdifferentthingsandnotbeingsuckedintosomethingonTVbecauseyoudonotwantTVtakingupallofyourtime.Sarahsaid.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphsweknowthat_______.A.AmericanTVcompanieswillbeturnedoffB.AmericanfamilieshavemoreTVsetsthantheyneedC.VespehaspersuadedmostpeopletoturnofftheirTVsetsD.VespeisanactivepersonintheTV-Turnofforganization2.ThepurposeoftheTV-Turnoffisto_________.A.makechildrenwatchTVlessB.makechildrenplayoutsidemoreC.makechildrendomorehomeworkD.makeparentswatchmoreTVprogrammes3.AsVespesaidinthispassageturningoffTVaweekcanhelpchildren_________.A.forgettowatchTVprogrammesB.improvetheirhabitsofwatchingTVC.placeTVsetsoutoftheirbedroomsD.havepart-timejobsafterschool4.Insomeexperts'opinion________.A.parentsshouldturnoffTVfortheirchildrenB.parentsshoulddirecttheirchildrenhowtouseTVC.childrenshouldenjoyexcitingprogrammesonTVD.childrenshouldlearntheirlessonsoverTV5.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.ToadviseustoturnoffTVsets.B.TowarnparentsofthedangerofTV.C.ToreporttousapieceofnewsaboutTV.D.TopraiseVespeandhisorganization.

TherearefiftystatesintheUnitedStates.ThelargestinpopulationisCaliforniathelargestinareaisAlaskA.AlaskaisthesmallestinpopulationandRhodeIslandisthesmallestinsizE.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongtheAtlanticcoast.TheneweststatesareAlaskaandHawaii.AlaskaisalsothecoldeststatE.CaliforniaandFloridaarethewarmest.HenryandhisfamilyliveinSeattleabigcityonthePacificcoast.ButLosAngelesandSanFranciscoalsoonthePacificcoastarelargerthanSeattlE.Henry'scousinSusanlivesinNewYork.ItisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.ThousandsofpeoplevisitNewYorkeachyear.ThemostimportantcityintheUnitedStatesisWashingtonD.C.ItisthecapitalbutitismuchsmallerthanNewYork.1.HowmanystatesarethereintheU.S.A.?A.FiveB.Forty-FivE.C.FiftyD.Fifteen.2.Whichstateisthelargestinpopulation?A.California.B.Rhode-IslanD.C.AlaskaD.LosAngeles.3.Whichstateisthecoldestthenewestandthesmallestinpopulation?A.RhodeIsland.B.Seattle.C.SanFrancisco.D.AlaskA.4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheoldeststatesaretheonesalongthePacificcoast.B.Washingtonisthemostimportantandthelargestcity.C.NewYorkisthelargestcityintheUnitedStates.D.Henry'scousinlivesintheSeattlE.5.WhyisWashingtonD.C.themostimportantAmericancity?Because___.A.itisthelargestcityB.itisthelargestinpopulationC.itisthemostbeautifulcityD.itisthecapitaloftheUnitedStates

HaveyoueverheardofPaynesprairie?ItisoneofthemostimportantnaturalandhistoricalareasinFloridA.PaynesPrairieislocatednearGainesvillE.Itislarge21000acres.ThisprotectedlandiscalledapreservE.TheFloridaParkServicemanagethepreservE.ThePaynesPrairiebasinwasformedwhenlimestonedissolvedandthegroundsettleD.Itiscoveredbymarsh沼泽andwetprairievegetation.Thereareareasofopenwater.DuringbriefperiodsithasfloodedenoughtobeconsideredalakE.ExceptforthatthebasinhaschangedlittlethroughtimE.ManhaslivedonPaynesPrairieaverylongtimE.Helivedthereasfarbackas10000B.C.AtonetimetheSeminoleslivedtherE.TheprairieisthoughttohavebeennamedafterKingPayneaSeminolechief.Duringthelate1600sthelargestcattleranchinFloridawasonPaynesPrairiE.TodayPaynesPrairieispreservedland.ItisoccupiedbyvisitorsandFloridaParkServiceemployees.WillamBartramvisitedPaynesPrairE.Bartramwasthefirstpersonwhoportrayeddescribednaturethroughpersonalexperienceaswellasscientificobservation.Helived200yearsago.HevisitedPaynesPrairiein1774.Atthattimehedescribedit.HecalledPaynesPrairiethegreatAlachuaSavannah.20090317MostoftheanimallifewhichBartramdescribedisstillherE.A.largenumberofsandhillcraneshawksandwaterfowlarehereinwinter.Theanimaldiversityisincreasedbythepresenceofpineflatwoodshammockswampsandponds.ThePaynesPrairiePreserveStateParkisopenyearrounD.TheFloridaParkServiceworkshardsothattheparkwillappearasitdidinthepast.Itoffersmanyopportunitiesforrecreation.AttheparkyoucancampandpicniC.YoucanhikeandbikE.Youcanboatandfish.Youcanrideonhorsetrails.AndyoucanseelotsofnatureandwildlifE.YoucanseeFloridaasitwasintheearlydays.PaynesPrairieispartofourFloridahistory.ItisanexampleofourFloridanaturalresources.Itisaplaceforrecreation.PaynesPrairieisanimportantexperienceoftheRealFloridA.1.HowwasthePaynesPrairiebasinformed?A.BytheSeminoleIndians.B.BytheFloridaParkServicE.C.Fromdissolvedlimestoneandthegroundsettling.D.Fromlotsoffloodingandwetprairievegetation.2.Theunderlinedworddiversitymeans.A.varietyB.societyC.populationD.area3.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat__.A.PaynesPrairiehaschangedlittlethroughtimeB.PaynesPrairieiscoveredbywetprairievegetationC.thereusedtobeabigcattlefarmonPaynesPrairieD.WilliamBartramwasthefirstperson~tovisitPaynesPrairie4.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.callonpeopletoprotectwildlifeB.attractpeopletothispreservedparkC.showyoutheformationofPaynesPrairieD.introducetherecordedhistoryofPaynesPrairie

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项_____1______ItalldependsonyourpersonalitysaidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey.PersonalityshapesyourviewoftheseasonhesaiD.Youmayseeitasafadingawayapackingup结束orasatimeofpackinginanothersense–thegatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney._____2______AboutNovemberhewrote:NowarmthnocheerfulnessnohealthfuleaseNoshadenoshinenobutterfliesnobeesNovember!OntheotherhandanotherEnglishpoetJohnKeatsalreadysensinghewasseriouslyillwasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguageToAutumn._____3______AccordingtoRichardMabeyKeatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhissidE._____4______ForexamplejustatthemomentthatKeats'sgatheringswallowsinToAutumnaredepartingforAfricamillionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIcelandGreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Peoplemightarguethatitisthecoloringoftheleavesandtheireventualfallthatmakepeoplefeelsadaboutautumn.ButnooneissurewhytreesdroptheirleavesinthefirstplacE.Itmaybelikelytoridthepoisonousmaterialtreescollectoverthesummer.______5______AcenturyafterKeatstheAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.Andsupposewecoulddisintegrate瓦解likeautumnleavesWouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent?A.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdownbutatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.B.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutautumn.C.Keatsthoughtweshouldtakeanegativeattitudetowardsdeath.D.AutumnmeansdifferenttodifferentpeoplE.E.IfthisistrueperhapsittellsusalittleaboutforinstanceThomasHoodthe19thCenturyEnglishpoet.F.Morelikelyitisawayofreducingthelossofwaterwhichtreerootsfindhardtotakeinfromcoldsoil.G.ThefalloftreeleavesismorelikelytomakepeoplesaD.

IlivedahardlifewhenIwaslittle.Iwasabused虐待physicallyandmentally.Lifeasanadultwasnotbetterwithabrokenmarriage.Itriedtokillmyself.ButthankfullyIwasrescuedbyateacherandthankstothehelpoftheteacherIrebuiltmylife.TodayIamarebornpersonasfounderofahomehereinSabahMalaysiaandageneralsocialworkerandsocialactivist.Attheageof38IleftforCamphillAberdeenScotlandwhereIgraduatedasamedicaleducationistandaguidancedoctor.WhenIwasaskedwhichuniversityIgraduatedfrombeforegoingtoCamphillmyanswerwastheUniversityofLife.Iamnow61yearsoldandstillactiveinmyservicesfortheneedy.Myfriendsnevereverhavelowopinionsofanyoneandalwaysbecarefulofnegativewordsthatcandestroyaperson'slife.IwaslaughedatbeingamixedbreedandIwastoldthatIwasahopelesschildwithnobrainsyettodayIamapublicfigureoftensoughtforbyvariouspressmediaformyadviceonvarioussocialproblems.Forthosewhoaregoingthroughsometroublesintheirlifenevergiveuphopebecauseeveryeventthathappensinourlifewhetheritisgoodorhorribleteachesalessonfromwhichwecanlearnsomethingpositive.Helpfromfriendsmakesususefulpeople.Ihopemylifestorywilltouchsomeoneinneedofhelp.Iflcanmakeityoutoocanevenbetterthanme.1.Wecaneasilylearnfromthepassagethatthewriter________.A.hasmarriedtwiceB.hatedherparentsverymuchC.chosetoleaveherhusbandD.hadamiserablechildhood2.WelearnthatParagraph3mainly________.A.tellsusabouttheharmfuleffectsofnegativewordsB.tellsusaboutthewriter’schildhoodC.suggestspeoplenotlookdownuponothersD.showshowsuccessfulthewriterisnow3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.veryfewpeopleknowthepastofthewriter.B.Thewritermainlyhelpshungrychildreninpoorcountries.C.Thewriterappreciatesthatteacher'shelpverymuch.D.ThewriterstudiedinaveryfamousuniversitybeforegoingtoCamphill.4.WhydidthewriteranswerthatshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofLife?A.Becauseshedidn'twanttobelaughedatbyothers.B.Becausethatwastheuniversitywhereshemetherrescuer.C.Becauseshehaslearntalotoflessonsfromlife.D.Becausethatwastheuniversityshereallywantedtogoto.5.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Totellparentstobekindtotheirchildren.B.Tosuggestthatpeopleshouldalwayslearnalessonfromthepast.C.Toadvisepeopletotrytheirbesttohelpthoseinneed.D.Toencouragepeoplewhoareintroublenevertogiveuphope.

Abrushwithdeathcanactuallyimproveaperson’soutlookonlifE.Thatatleastwasoneofthemajorfindingsofastudyofsome200peoplewhocomeclosetodying.Somehadcomethroughheartattack;somehadfallencomeclosetodrowning;orsurvivedaterriblecarwreckyetdespitethevarietyofcircumstancestheyreportedstrikinglysimilarreactionstotheirexperiences.PerhapsmostsurprisinglymanysaidtheywerelessfrightenedofdeathnowthantheywerebeforE.Likemostpeoplebeforetheirnear-deathincidentsmanyhadthoughtdeathwouldbepainfultheultimatehorror—buttheydidn’tfinditwas.Survivinganearlyfatalexperiencealsogavemanypeopleasenseofinvulnerability不会受伤害thatmadethemfeelspecialandevenreligious.Severalbelievedtheyhadbeensavedbecausetheyweretofulfillsomespecialmissionintheremainderoftheirlives.PerhapsnotsosurprisinglythesesurvivorsalsoreportedanincreasedzestforlifeandadeterminationtoenjoylifemorE.AfewofthesurvivorsdidreportnegativereactionstotheirexperiencE.A.dozensaidtheyfeltmorevulnerableandsomeevenfeltasenseofhelplessnessandalossofcontrolovertheirlives.Somehadbecomephobicaboutactivitiesassociatedwiththeaccident;forexampleseveralsaidtheycouldnolongerswimforfearofdrowning.Yetmostofthoseintervieweesaidtheycameawaywithastrongsenseofrenewalorrebirth.Instudyingtheirreactionsresearchershaveconcludedthatthesepeoplehavecometounderstandtherelationshipoflifeanddeathbetterandmoreintimatelythanmostofustheyhavecometounderstandhowlifeisactuallydefinedbydeath.Lifeisgivenmeaningbythefactthatitwillendsomeday.1.Fromthepassagewecaninferthattheeffectsofnear-deathexperiencesonthesurvivors’life__________.A.differduetothevarietyofcircumstancesB.varygreatlyfrompersontopersonC.aremostlypositiveintermsoftheiroutlookonlifeD.areneitherpositivenornegative2.Thewordphobicinthefifthparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.verycarefulB.verycasualC.verycuriousD.veryfearful3.Thetitlebelowthatbestexpressestheideasofthispassageis________A.HowtoImproveaPerson’sOutlookonLifE.B.TheEffectsofNear-DeathExperiencE.C.IsDeathReallyHorrible?D.Near-DeathAccidentsandtheirSurvivors.4.Thepositiveeffectofnear-deathexperiencewasthat______________.A.somepeoplelovedlifebetterbecausetheyrealizeditsnewmeaningB.somepeoplefeltasenseofhelplessnessC.somepeoplefeltalossofcontrolovertheirlivesD.somepeoplewantedtoseekextremehappinessbecausetheyknewlifewastoolimited5.Whicheffectofthenear-deathexperiencewastheonethatpeoplehadseldomexpected?A.SomepeoplefeltmorevulnerablE.B.SomepeopledidnotworrytoomuchaboutdeathanymorE.C.SomepeoplepaidmoreattentiontothevalueoflifE.D.Somepeopletendedtobetoopessimisticaboutdeath.

Themurdertookplacearoundteno'clockp.m.onJune10th.Thirty-twopeoplewatchedKittybeingkilledrightbeneaththeirwindows.Shewastheirneighbor.Yetnoneofthe32helpedher.NotevenonecalledthepolicE.Wasthisinhumanecruelty?Wasitlackoffeelingforone'sfellowman?NotsosayscientistsDr.DarleyandDr.FatanE.They'vefoundthereasonswhypeopledon'tact.Accordingtothemapersonhastogothroughtwostepsbeforehecanhelp.Firsthehastonoticethereisanemergency.Supposeyouseeamiddle-agedmanfallontothegrounD.Ishehavingaheartattackorsomeotherphysicaltrouble?Orishesimplyabouttosleepoffadrunk?Soit'snotalwayseasytotellifyouarefacedwitharealemergency.SecondandmoreimportantthepersonfacedwithanemergencymustfeelhimselfresponsiblE.Hemustfeelthathemusthelp.TheresearchersfoundthatalotdependsonhowmanypeoplearearounD.Theyaskedcollegestudentstocomeintobetested.Somecamealonesomewithoneortwoothersandsomeinlargegroups.Whentheycameineitheraloneinpairsoringroupsaladywentintothenextroom.Soonthestudentsheardascreamthenoiseofsomethingfallingandacryforhelp.Allofthesehadbeenpre-recorder.Eightoutoftenofthestudentstakingthetestaloneactedtohelp.OfthestudentsinpairsonlytwooutoftenhelpeD.OfthestudentsingroupsnonehelpeD.InotherwordsinagroupAmericansoftenfailtoact.Theyfeelthatotherswillact.Theythemselvesneedn't.Theydonotfeelanydirectresponsibility.1.Whydidn'tthethirty-twopeopleacttohelpKittyaccordingtothepassage?A.BecausetheywereafraidtobekilleD.B.Becausetheywerecruelintheirhearts.C.Becausetheythoughtotherswouldhelp.D.Becausetheydidn'tnoticetheemergency.2.Whichofthefollowingisanemergency?A.SomeoneisfallingontothegrounD.B.Someoneisneedinghelp.C.Someoneissleepingoffadrunk.D.Someoneishavingaheartattack.3.Theresultofthetestsshowsthat_______.A.noneofthetestedstudentsactedtohelpB.themorepeopletherearetogetherthemorepeoplewillacttohelpC.themorepeopletherearetogetherthefewerpeoplewillacttohelpD.collegestudentswouldbemorelikelytohelpthanordinaryAmericans4.ItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatAmericansdon't______inagroup.A.noticeanemergencyB.feeldirectresponsibilityC.dependoneachother20090326D.gothroughtwostepsbeforetheyact

ForSenior3studentschoosingwhichcollegetoattendcanbethemostexcitingandthrillingtimeintheirentireschoollives.ThisisalsotrueforanAmericangirlnamedMelanieinthefilmCollegeRoadTripwhichwasreleasedintheUSonMarch7.Melanie’sdadJamesPorteristhechiefofpoliceforaChicagosuburb市郊.Incrediblysecurityobsessed困扰hewantsMelanietoattendnearbyNorthwesternUniversitywhereshe’salreadybeenaccepted.ButMelanie17reallywantstogotoGeorgetowninWashingtonD.C.whereshe’sbeenwait-listed.Whenshegetsanunexpectedinterviewshedecidestotakearoadtripwithafewclosefemalefriends.Melaniebelievesitisherfirststeptowardadulthood.ButdespitethefactthatthistripisgirlsonlyJamesisn’tcomfortablewiththeprospectofhislittleprincessexploringtheworldwithouthim.Hewantstoprotecther.JamesJoinsthegirlsandhopeshecanconvincehertogotoNorthwestern.WhileMelanie’sfatheronlyhasthebestofintentionshispresenceleadstoanendlessseriesofcomicencounters.AfterfollowingtheirfaultyGPSdevicedeepintothebackwoodsJamesandMelaniediscoverherlittlebrotherandhispetpighavebeenhidinginthesparetirecompartment隔间.Whatshouldbeasimpletirechangeresultsintheexpensivecarrollingdownamountainforcingthemtohiketoanearbyhotel.Therethepigruinsanoutdoorweddingreceptionaftereatinganentirebagofcoffeebeans.Allthesedisastersaddspicetotheirtripwhilealongthewayafatherandadaughterfinallygetthechancetoreallytalktoeachother.Thefilmexplorestheparent-childrelationshipinacomicway:Thediscrepancy不同betweenhowcloseJamesthinksheistoMelanieandhowlittleheactuallyknowsofherplansmakesuslaughfirstandthenthink.Allparentswhethertheyhavecollegestudentsornotcanrelatetothebittersweetrealizationthattheirkidsaregrowingup.LikewhatMelanieandJameshavedoneinthefilmweallcanfindthedelicatebalancebetweenstayingconnectedandlettinggo.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.It’sunclearwhetherMelaniecouldbeacceptedbyNorthwesternUniversity.B.NorthwesternUniversityisn’tsofamousastheuniversityinWashingtonD.C.C.ThereisnohopethatMelaniewillbeacceptedbytheuniversityinGeorgetown.D.Melaniefatherprefershertostaynottoofarawayfromhim.2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.theircarrolleddownthemountainruiningtheweddingreceptionB.ahotelwasdestroyedbyMelanie’sbrotherandhispetpigC.MelanieandherfathergottounderstandeachotherbetteraftersomanyencountersD.thegirlshadtogiveuptheirtripbecauseoftheincidentsontheway3.Thewriterholdsan______attitudetowardsJamesPorter’swayoftreatingherdaughter’schoice.A.negativeB.positiveC.subjectiveD.optimistic4.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_______.A.introducethenewly-releasedfilmB.callonparentstolearntobalancetherelationshipwiththeirchildrenC.tellastorywhichhappenedbetweenanAmericangirlandherfatherD.explorethedifferencesinparent-childrelationshipbetweenthewestandtheeast

Fullfacetransplantsarenolongersciencefictionfantasyaleadingsurgeonhassaidaddingthattheyaretechnicallyfeasible可行的butethicallycomplex.PeterButlerfromLondon’sRoyalFreeHospitalcalledforadebateontheethicsofsuchanoperationmadepossiblebynewdrugswhichstopthebody’simmune免疫的systemrejectingatransplantedfacE.Itisnot‘Canwedoit?’but‘Shouldwedoit?’hetoldtheBBC.ThetechnicalpartisnotcomplexbutIdon’tthinkthat’sgoingtobetheverygreatdifficulty.Theethicalandmoraldebateisobviouslygoingtohavetotakeplacebeforethefirstfacialtransplantation.TheBritishAssociationofPlasticSurgeonswilldiscussthemicrosurgicalprocedure微型外科技术whichcouldgivenewskinbonenoseschinlipsandearsfromdeceaseddonorstopatientsdisfigured毁容byaccidentsburnsorcancer.Butsurgeonscouldhavetroublefindingenoughwillingdonors.Butlersaidhissurveyofdoctorsnursesandmembersofthepublicshowedmostwouldacceptafacetransplantbutfewwerewillingtodonatetheirownafterdying.DespiteanumberofethicalconcernsChristinePiffwhofoundedthecharityLet’sFaceItaftersufferingararefacialcancer25yearsagowelcomedthepossibilityoffacetransplants.Sherejectedtheideathattheprocedurewouldmeanpeoplewouldenduplivingwithadeadperson’sfacE.TherearesomanypeoplewithoutfacesIhavehalfafacebutweareallsomuchmorethanjustafaceyoudon’ttakeontheirpersonality.Youarestillyoushetoldreporters.Ifwecandonateotherorgansofthebodythenwhynottheface?Ican’tseeanythingwrongwithit.1.Theunderlinedworddeceasedinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.livingB.deadC.disabledD.dying2.WhenChristinePiffsaysTherearesomanypeoplewithoutfacesshereferstothepeoplewho_________.A.aredishonorableandshamelessB.disagreewiththefullfacetransplantC.areseriouslyinjuredbyanaccidentD.aredisfiguredbyaccidentsburnsandcancer1000803.Accordingtothepassagewhatmakesitpossibletocarryoutafacialtransplantation?A.Drugsareavailabletostopthebody’simmunesystemrejectingatransplantedfacE.B.It’smorallypracticalthoughtechnicallycomplex.C.Mostpeopleaccepttheideaoffacetransplants.D.Therearesomepeoplewhoarewillingtodonatetheirfacesafterdying.4.Whatisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage?A.ChristinePiffhasbeenthefirstluckypatienttoreceiveafacetransplant.B.Surgeonshavedifficultyfindingenoughwillingdonors.C.Themaindifficultywiththeoperationliesinthematterofethicsandmorality.D.NobodyotherthanChristinePiffisquiteinfavorofthedonationoforgans.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheFirstFacialTransplantationB.DebateontheEthicsofFaceTransplantsC.FaceTransplants—NoLongerScienceFantasyD.Let’sFaceIt

Ahoy!Asonepiratemightsaytoanother.Piratesandpiratetalkarealltherange.Butyoudon’thavetogototheCaribbeanorNederlandtofindpiratetales.TherearesomegoodonesintheUnitedStates.PirateJeanLafittebuiltapiratevillagehecalledCampecheonTexas’GalvestonIslandin1817.Ithadhuts临时营房forthepiratesashipyardbarsandgambling赌博houses.Italsohadaslavemarketandboardinghousesforvisitors.NeedlesstosaypiratessuchasLafittewerenotniceguys.GeneralJamesLongtriedtogetLafittetohelpTexasfightforindependencefromSpainandMexico.ButLafittewouldn’tdoit.Insteadin1821HeattackedanAmericanshipandwasforcedtoleavetheisland.Beforehedidhehostedapartyforhispirateswithwineandburnedhisvillage.Somesayheburiedtreasureontheislandbutit’sneverbeenfound.JohnMatthewsauthorofanewchildren’sbookPiratessharessomecoolpiratefacts.Matthewssayshe’sbeenfascinatedbypiratesforaslongashecanremember.formetheyrepresentakindoffreedomhesays.Howevercruelthemenandwomenweretherewasaunityandsenseofhonorwecouldstilllearnfrom.1.Thepartismainlyabout______________.A.howpiratesbecomepopularB.afamouspiratevillageC.piratetalesinUSD.PirateJeanLafitte2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutPirateJeanLafitteaccordingtothepassage?A.HeplayedanimportantroleinhelpingTexastogainitsindependence.B.Intheearly19thcenturyhebuiltapiratevillageononeislandinTexas.C.HewasconsideredagreatleaderbecauseofhiscontributiontoCampeche.D.In1821helefttheislandinTexaswillinglytoseekforbetterfortunes.3.WhichofthefollowingwouldMatthewsprobablynotagree?A.Piratesstandforakindoffreedom.B.Piratesareunitedonboardship.C.Pirateshaveareasontobecruel.D.Pirateshaveasenseofhonor.

LouisvilleKentuckyisaplacewherebasketballisanimportantpartoflifeand1mysontoanNBAexhibitiongameisveryspecial.LittledidIrealizehow2theeveningwasgoingtobe!Myson3myhandaswecrossedtheKentuckyFairgroundsparkinglot4forfamousFreedomHall.Beingeightyearsoldhe5feltitwasokaytoholdhisfather'shandandIfeltgratefulknowingthatthesekindofmomentswouldpassalltoosoon.Thestadiumholdsnineteen-thousand-plusfansanditdefinitelylookedlikeasellout满座asthemasses6.WehadbeentomanyUniversityofLouisvillebasketballgamesandevenafewUniversityofKentuckygamesinthishallowedhallbuttheexpectationof7MichaelJordanandtheChicagoBullsagainsttheWashingtonBulletsspedupour8acrossthemassiveparkinglotguessinghowthegamewasgoingtogo.Theturnstile回转门clickedandJosh9hissouvenirticketstub票根likehehadjustwonthelottery彩票!Wepushedourwaytotheupper-levelseatsofthetruefans.Beforeweknewitthegamewas10andthebattlehadbegun.DuringatimeoutwedashedforthehotdogandCokeandhurriedback11wewouldn't12asinglelayuporjumpshot.Thingsweregoingasexpecteduntilhalftime.Istartedtotalktosomefriendsnearbywhenmyarmwas13byadeterminedyoungpersonandhebegan14amulticoloredwovenyarnbracelet编制手链aroundmywrist.It15reallywellandhewasreallyfocusedintentlyashecarefullymadeadoublesquareknottokeepit16.Irecognizedthe17ofthemomentandwantinghimtobe18withmyinsightfulskillsItoldhim19howIknewthiswasafriendshipbraceletandsaidIguessthismeansweare20.Withoutmissingabeatheexclaimed大呼We'remorethanfriends.You'remydad!Idon'tevenremembertherestofthegame.1.A.takingB.sendingC.followingD.advising2.A.troublesomeB.embarrassedC.specialD.upset3.A.heldB.loosenedC.shookD.tied4.A.leadingB.showingC.preparingD.heading5.A.neverB.alreadyC.stillD.seldom6.A.partedB.gatheredC.walkedD.circled7.A.seeingB.meetingC.joiningD.playing8.A.drivingB.beatingC.successD.pace9.A.showedoffB.threwawayC.hungontoD.reachedoutfor10.A.underwayB.bywayC.inthewayD.ontheway11.A.incasethatB.sothatC.evenifD.aslongas12.A.performB.forgetC.missD.take13.A.brokenupB.pushedasideC.takenoffD.pulledover14.A.puttingB.enjoyingC.wavingD.playing15.A.woreB.tastedC.fitD.looked16.A.clumsyB.secureC.tightD.accurate17.A.excitementB.significanceC.mistakeD.accident18.A.movedB.convincedC.connectedD.impressed19.A.carelesslyB.proudlyC.hesitantlyD.anxiously20.A.friendsB.enemiesC.teammatesD.audience

Overtimethecustomofkissingdevelopedasawayforadultstoexpresstheirloveandaffectionforoneanother.Therootsofthisformofaffectioncanbetracedbacktoprimitivetimeswhenmothersfondledtheirchildrenmuchasmothersdotoday.Muchlaterinthesixthcenturysocietyapparentlyacceptedthecustomofkissingbetweenadultsasanexpressionoftheiraffection.NotsurprisinglyFrancefirstacceptedkissingincourtship求爱.Therefiguredancingwaspopularandeachdancewassealedwithakiss.ThecustomofkissingsweptfromFrancethroughEuropetoRussiawhereRussiannobilitylovedtoimitatetheFrench.Eventuallythekisswasincorporatedintomarriageceremoniesandtodaylip-lockscouplesintosweetmatrimony.Thecustomofkissingtodayaswellasinancienttimesservestopayhomagetoanother.EarlyRomanskissedeachotheronthemouthorontheeyestogreetoneanotherinamannertheythoughttobedignifieD.OneRomanemperorevenrankedaperson'simportancebythebodyparthewasallowedtokiss.Heallowedimportantnoblestokisshislipslessimportantonestokisshishandsandtheleastimportantonestokisshisfeet.InRussiathehighestsignofrecognitionfromtheCrownmeantakissfromtheTsarhimself.TodaynativesofmanyAfricantribespayhomagetotheirChiefbykissingthegroundoverwhichhehaswalkeD.1.What’smainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.Thewaytoexpressloveandrespect.B.Theexpressionofaffection.C.Thecustomofkissing.D.Thefunctionofkissing.2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedwordhomageinthe4thparagraphA.recognitionB.respectC.importanceD.loyalty3.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat___________.A.kissingisawidelyacceptedwaytoshowloveandaffectionB.kissingusedtobeaproperwaytoshowloveontheweddingceremonyC.kissingisawidelyacceptedwayofgreetingintheworldD.kissingfromtheTsarisonlysignofbeingacceptedfromtheCrown4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ItwasFrancethatmadethecustomofkissinggotothewholeworlD.B.EarlyAfricanskissedeachotheronthemouthorontheeyestogreetoneanother.C.OneRomanemperorallowedimportantnoblestokisshisnosE.D.RussiannobilityfollowedthecustomofkissingfromtheFrench.5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.A.motherscreatedthecustomofkissingB.kissingmeansdifferentlyondifferentoccasionsC.figuredancingwasusuallysealedwithakissinRussiaD.societyfoundithardtoacceptkissinginpublicinthesixthcentury

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有一项为多余选项Inthelate1980sduringavisittoBangladesh孟加拉Isawawomanwithababyonherbackbreakingbrickswithahammer.IaskedaBangladeshescort随从whytheyweren'tusingamachinewhichwouldhavebeenaloteasier.Hetoldmeamachinewouldputthatladyoutofwork.Andasbadasthatwoman'sjobwasitwasenoughtokeepasmallfamilyalivE.______1_______.ServingintheU.S.ArmyoverseasIsawalotofpeoplelikethatwomaninBangladesh._____2____.Theyarevictimsofcrimeandsocialunrestwhointurnbecomethedrugdealersandthestreetgang阿飞members.I'veseenitoverandoveragaineverywhereIgo.Peoplewhohavejobscanhaveahomesendtheirkidstoschooldevelopasenseofpridecontributetothegoodofthecommunityandevenhelpothers._____3___._____4_____butI'mstillworkingtohelppeoplebepreparedfordisaster.I'mnotgoingtostop._____5____.A.Whentheycanworkthey'refreE.They'reblessed幸福的.B.Itremindedmeofmyfather'swords:ToworkisablessingC.Shemightgettodoalittlefarmingsomedaytoo.D.Ibelieveinmyfather'swords:ToworkisablessingE.NowI'mretiredfromtheArmyF.AndIhavecometobelievethatpeoplewithoutjobsarenotfree

LastAugustJoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheirl7-year-olddaughterMaureen.WithachecklistofcriteriainhandtheDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisitinghalfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager’sintendedmajoronelocatednearalargecityandacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.ThesafetyissueisabigonesaysMahoney'-whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn’taloneinhisworries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcernsandthesamequestionwasalwaysaskedwhataboutcrime?ButwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswerThat’snotflproblemhere一Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.Nocrimeever?saysMahoneytoday.Ijustdon’tbuyit.Norshouldheinl999theU..S..Departmentofeducationhadreportsofnearly400000seriouscrimesonoraroundourcampuses.ParentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollegesaysDavidNichols.authorofCreatingaSafeCampus.Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation.Butgettingaccurateinformationisn’teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatistics统计数字bylawbutsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicityleavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous.ThetruthmaynotalwaysbeseriouswarnsS..DanielCarterfSecurityonCampusIncthenation’sleadingcampussafetywatchdoggroup.TohelpconcernedparentsCarterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthecountrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.1.TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust______.A.toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparentsB.tochoosearightonefortheirdaughterC.tocheckthecostofcollegeeducationD.tofindafightonenearalargecity2.Itisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecolleges_____.A.receivetoomanyvisitorsB.mirrortherestofthenationC.hidethetruthofcampuscrimeD.havetoomanywatchdoggroups3.Theunderlinedwordbuyinthethirdparagraphmeans_______.A.mindB.admitC.believeD.expect4.Welearnfromthetextthatthehonestonesinthefourthparagraphmostprobablyreferstocolleges_______.A.thatareprotectedbycampussecurityB.thatreportcampuscrimesbylawC.thatarefreefromcampuscrimeD.thatenjoyverygoodpublicity5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Exactcampuscrimestatistics.B.Crimesrelatedtoteenagers.C.Effectivesolutionstocampuscrime.D.Concernsaboutteenagers’campussafety.

DNAisasubstancethatmakesupgenes.Everythingalivehasgenes.Plantshavegenes.Animalshavegenes.Youhavegenes.Genesarethebasicunitsofheredity.Hereditymeansallthecharacteristicsyouinheritfromyourparents.Yougetyourgenesfromyourparents.Youinherithalfofyourgenesfromyourmother.Youinherithalfofyourgenesfromyourfather.Genesareakindofcode.A.tree’sgenestellwhatshapeitsleaveswillbe.A.cat’sgenestellwhatcoloritsfurwillbe.Yourgenestellwhatcoloryoureyeswillbe.Yourgenestellwhatcoloryourhairwillbe.Everythingaboutyoucomesfromthecodeinyourgenes.Geneslineuponstrandscalledchromosomesincells.Everythingaliveismadeupofcells.Chromosomesareinthecenterornucleusofcells.AnAustrianmonknamedGregorMendelfirstsawinheritedpatternsinpeaplants.Heexperimentedwithpeaplantsinthe1860s.OneofthethingsortraitsMendelstudiedwaswhatmakessomepeaplantstallandsomeshort.Hesaidthatthetraits特征mustcomefromunitsofheredity遗传passedfromtheparentplants.Theseunitswerecalledgenes.Inthemid-1900sscientistsdiscoveredthatgenesaremadeofDNA.Inthe1970sscientistslearnedhowtochangeDNAwithgeneticengineering.Scientistsalsolearnedthatproblemswithcertaingenescausediseases.Musculardystrophycysticfibrosisandhemophiliaaresomegeneticdiseases—diseasescausedbyproblemsingenes.Todayscientistsarelookingforwaystocuregeneticdiseasesbyalteringgenesthroughaprocesscalledgenetherapy.1.Ifone'sfatherhasblueeyeswhilehismotherhasgreyones_________.A.theirsonwillhaveblueeyes.B.Theirsonissuretohavegreyeyes.C.theirson'seyeswillshareboththatoffather'sandmother's.D.Itisprobablethattheirsonwillhaveeitherblueeyesorgreyones.2.Whichisthecorrectfromlargetosmall?A.genes---chromosomes---cellsB.cells---chromosomes---genesC.chromosomes---cells---genesD.cells---genes---chromosomes3.Inthesecondparagraphtheauthortellsus___________.A.GregorMendeldiscoveredgenesB.GregorMendelwasanexpertinplantsC.GregorMendeldidalotofexperimentswithpeaplantsD.SomethingthathappenedtoanAustrianmonk4.Inthelastsentencethewordalteringcanbestbereplacedby__________.A.changingB.preservingC.deservingD.digesting

You’venodoubtheardpeoplesayhowmuchtheyneedaholidaywhenwhattheyreallymeanisthattheywantonE.Certainlypeopleworkingunderpressurefeelaverystrongdesiretoescapefromworkandbecomelesstightduringtheirholidaysandexperienceachangedenvironment.Oncepeoplebecomeusedtogoingonholidaytakingholidaysbecomesahabit.FormanypeopletheholidayisoneofthelastthingstobegivenupandindeedmanyworkershavechosentospendsomeoftheirlastpaywhenbeingonaholidayItmaygivethemaliftinfacingsomedifficultiesinlifE.Mostofusalsoenjoyshowingoffthelovelytans-darkskinswegetfromaholiday.Somanytouristsarenowabletoaffordholidaysinthesunthattanshavebecomequitecommonalthoughwejoinatantogetherwithhealthithasbeenfullyshownthattoomuchsunshinewillresultinhighdangerofskinproblemsaswellasdryingoutone'sskinandleadingtomorelinesonyourfacelaterinlifE.1.Accordingtothepassageabovemoreandmorepeoplechoosetohaveholidaysbecausethey.A.hateworkingindoorsallthetimeB.wanttogetawayfromworkC.loveenjoyingthebeautiesofnatureD.becomerichandwantabetterlife2.Whenofficepeoplehaveholidaystheyoften.A.lieonthebeachandenjoysunshineB.spendmorethantheycanaffordC.thinkabouttheirworkonthebeachD.choosetodomorephysicalexercise3.AholidaymaywhenonehastofacesomedifficultiesinlifE.A.cheersomeoneupB.helpsomeonefindajobC.bethelastthingtobegivenupD.bringgoodlucktosomeone4.Attheendofthepassagethewritertriestotellthereader.A.theimportanceofgettingsunshineB.thebadeffectofbeingonholidayC.theresultofgettingsuntannedD.thehealthylookofbeingtanned

Everydestinationhasitsto-dolist----gotoPairsandnotclimbthetower?NoAndifyoutakeatriptoTasmaniagiveyourselftwoweeksandyoucanprettymuchdoallthemust-seesintheislandstate.Andthenyoumightwantseconds.Why?WellforeveryfamousdestinationTasmaniahasasecretsidetrip.WallsofJerusalemTheWallsofJerusalemareaseriesofbeautifulvalleyscoveredwithpines.Thepathsarewalk-inonlyleaveyourcaratthepathheadingsouthofMoleCreek.DeloraineTasmaniantownsdon’tgetmuchmoreattractivethanDeloraninelyingatthefoothillsoftheGreatWesternTiers.Althoughitdoesgetsometourismtrafficithaskeptitssoul.AndifyoutimethingsrightyoucangoshoppingatDeloraine’sShowgroundMarketfirstSaturdayofeachmonth.NarawntapuNationalParkUntilrecentlythisplacewascalledAsbestosRangeNationalPark.Don’tyoujustwanttogo?A.wishnamechangeshouldresultinmorepeoplemakingasidetrip.Thelandhereisspecialwithwetlandsattheedges.Itreallycomestolifeatnightfallasthebirdsplay.BothwellOfftheMidlandHighwayBothwellgetslesstrafficsoyoumaybealoneasyouwindthroughthecemeteryofStLuke’sChurchwheresomeoftheheadstoneinscriptions碑铭aresooldthattheyhavewornawaytoashadow.MariaIslandHowaboutanislandoffthecoastofanisland?ThereareferryservicesfromTriabunnaandOrfordtoMariaIsland.WalkerscantakeaferrytothetopmeetingofBishop&Clerkorwalktosandstonealongthecoast.seemariaisland.com.au1.Inwhichofthefollowingplacesmaythecarbeforbidden?A.MariaIsland.B.Deloraine.C.WallsofJerusalem.D.Bothwell.2.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisrelatedtothehistory?A.AsbestosRangeNationalPark.B.ThecemeteryofStLuke’sChurch.C.ThetopmeetingofBishop&Clerk.D.TheWallsofJerusalem.3.Ifyouareabirdloveryoucangoto____.A.AsbestosRangeNationalParkB.MariaIslandC.BothwellD.Deloraine4.Thepassageiswritten____.A.totellthewriter’sexperienceinTasmaniaB.totellreadersthehistoryofTasmaniaC.toinformreadersofthestateofTasmaniaD.tointroducesomeplacesofinterestinTasmania

Attendingauniversityisanimportantpartofaperson’slifE.Todaymanypeoplegotoauniversitytostudyandtrainforafuturejobinsubjectslikelawmedicineoreducation.Buttheuniversityisnotamoderninvention.IthasahistorythatisoverathousandyearsolD.Theworld’soldestuniversityAl-AzharisinCairoEgypt.ItwasfirstbuiltasamosqueinA.D.972.A.fewyearslaterlearnersandteachersbeganmeetinginthemosqueintutoringcircles.Theyreadandtalkedaboutthesubjectoflaw.Around988leadersinthecityofCairodecidedtocreateaschoolforhigherlearningandtheUniversityofAl-AzharwasfoundeD.AtAl-Azharthereweremanyuniversity‘firsts.’CourseswerecreateD.TheearliestonestaughtatAl-Azharwereinlawandreligion.Inacoursestudentsreadandstudiedwiththeteacherbuttherewasalsofreediscussion.Oftenstudentsandteacherstalkedaboutatopicandtherewasno‘right’answer.FinallyscholarsfromaroundtheworldcametoAl-Azhartoteachanddoresearch.Attheuniversitypeoplestudiedthepastbutitwasalsoaplaceforsharingnewideas.OverathousandyearslaterAl-AzharisstillanimportantuniversityintheworlD.Itslibrarycontainsmorethan250000oftheworld’soldestandmostvaluablebooks.Todaymanyoftheworld’smostimportantuniversitiessuchasOxfordandHarvardstillfollowthetraditionsstartedatAl-Azhar.1.What’sthispassagemainlyabout?A.Thehistoryoftheworld’soldestuniversity.B.Theimportanceofattendingauniversity.C.TherelationshipbetweenuniversityandfuturejoB.D.Theinventionofamodernuniversity.2.Thefirstuniversitywasfoundedover_____yearsago.A.ahundredB.hundredsofC.athousandD.thousandsof3.Theoldestuniversityintheworldis_____.A.OxfordB.CambridgeC.HarvardD.Al-Azhar4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcoursemeaninthispassage?A.A.seriesoflessons.C.A.periodoftimE.C.A.seriesofactions.D.A.groupofprofessors.5.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.HowmanybooksareintheAl-Azhar’slibrary.B.HowvaluabletheAl-Azhar’sbooksarE.C.WhyOxfordandHarvardstillfollowAl-Azhar’spattern.D.HowAl-AzharstillholdsanimportantroleintheworlD.

Therewasoncean18-year-oldguywhosufferedfromcanceracancerthatcan’tbecureD.Hecould1anytimE.Allhislifehewasstuckinhishousebeingtakencareofbyhismother.He2wentoutsidebuthewas3ofstayingathomeandwantedtogooutforoncE.Soheaskedhismotherandshegavehim4.HewalkeddownhisblockandpassedaCDstorE.Hesawabeautifulgirlabouthisageandknewitwasloveatfirst5.Hewalkedinnotlookingatanythingelse6her.Hewalkedcloserandcloser7hewasfinallyatthefrontdeskwhereshesat.ShelookedupandsmiledCanIhelpyou?HethoughtitwasthemostbeautifulsmilehehadeverseenbeforeandwantedtokissherrighttherE.HesaidUhYeahIwouldliketobuyaCD.Hepickedoneoutandafter8theCDshegaveittohim.FromthenonhewenttothatstoreeverydayandboughtaCDandshewrappeditforhim.HetooktheCDhomeandputitinhiscloset.Hewasstilltoo9toaskheroutandhereallywantedtobuthecouldn’t.Hismotherfoundoutaboutthisandtoldhimtojustaskher.Sothenextdayhetookallhis10andwenttothestoreasusual.HeboughtaCD11hedideverydayand12shewenttothebackofthestoreandthencamebackwithitwrappeD.Whenshewasn’tlookinghelefthis13onthedeskandranoutRRRRRING!!!Onedaythephoneranganditwasthegirl!!!ThemothercriedandsaidYoudon’tknow?He14yesterday.Laterinthedaythemotherwentintotheboy’sroom15shewantedtorememberhim.Shewassurprisedtofindpilesandpilesof16CDsinhisson’scloset.Shepickedoneupandopenedit.InsidetherewasaCDandwhenshetookitoutofthewrapper17fellapieceofpaper.It18:HiIthinkyouarereallycutE.Doyouwanttogooutwithme?LoveJocelyn.Hismotherwasdeeply19andopenedanotherCDAgaintherewasapieceofpaperwiththesamesentenceonit.Loveiswhenyou’vehadahugefightbutthendecideto20youregos自我holdhandsandsayILoveYou.1.A.leaveB.liveC.cureD.die2.A.sometimesB.neverC.occasionallyD.frequently3.A.sickB.fondC.afraidD.worthy4.A.adviceB.permissionC.promiseD.message5.A.smileB.talkC.sightD.choice6.A.andB.alsoC.orD.but7.A.untilB.sinceC.afterD.while8.A.passingB.wrappingC.examiningD.opening9.A.disappointedB.crazyC.shyD.patient10.A.courageB.strengthC.possessionD.passion11.A.becauseB.althoughC.soD.as12.A.foronceB.allatonceC.onceagainD.onceinawhile13.A.purseB.phonenumberC.addressD.letter14.A.passedawayB.passedbyC.passedonD.passedthrough15.A.onceB.althoughC.sinceD.because16.A.unannouncedB.unopenedC.uncheckedD.unwrapped17.A.overB.offC.outD.behind18.A.saidB.wroteC.editedD.printed19.A.hurtB.involvedC.movedD.embarrassed20.A.standasideB.moveasideC.stepasideD.putaside

Thereisafinelinebetweenaparentwhoisactiveandopen-mindedandonethatdoesn’tknowwhentoletgo放手.AsmydaughterNicolepreparestoleavehomeforcollegeI’mdiscoveringhowharditistostayonthe1sideofthislinE.WhenIhold2theapronstrings围裙带connectingusNicoleeagerto3independencetriestoloosenmygrasp.Whatresultsisaan4mother-daughterpush-mepull-youkindoftango.Forthepasttwoyearsit’sgonelikethis:Mother’squestion:Haveyouthoughtoftakinganadvancedplacementclass高阶课程sothatyoucanearncollegecredit?Daughter’s5:NoI’mnotinterestedinthat.IbitmylipafewtimesandNicoleshotmeafewglares.Twomonthsagoshewas6toagreatuniversity.HoweverIwasstillthemotherhavinga7timelettinggo.ThenightbeforetheintroductorymeetingoftheuniversityIhadreadthecoursecatalogcarefullyand8courseswhichIthoughtlookedgooD.WemetonthecampusthenextafternoonandNicole’sface9withexcitement.IhavehadmyentireschedulefiguredoutshesaiD.Already?Iwasastonished10sheshouldhavediscusseditwithmE.IexaminedtheschedulE.Nicolehadn’ttakenaan11oneofthecoursesIhadsuggesteD.Everycourseshehadchosen12suitedherinterests.JustthenIsawamaturecapableyoungwomanwitha13mindandtheabilitytoshapeherfuturE.Shenolongerneededhermother14everydecisionshemadE.Ifeltproudthoughstillabit15.I16thelessonscarefully.Nicolehasstruggledtolearnoverthepast18years:17sympathyandhardwork.Therehavebeenafewholesalongtheway.18sheiswell-equippedandeagerto19thefuturE.ThenextstepIrecognizedwasminetotake:givingmydaughterandmyselfthe20webothneedeD.1.A.leftB.rightC.eitherD.each2.A.ontoB.upC.backD.out3.A.keepB.refuseC.tasteD.bear4.A.awkwardB.relaxingC.livelyD.beautiful5.A.commentB.wordC.conceptD.response6.A.receivedB.invitedC.treatedD.accepted7.A.goodB.greatC.hardD.easy8.A.takenB.underlinedC.offeredD.emphasized9.A.litupB.builtupC.turnedupD.madeup10.A.imaginingB.thinkingC.hopingD.adding11.A.onlyB.justC.evenD.single12.A.mostlyB.hardlyC.exactlyD.slightly13.A.sharpB.normalC.differentD.typical14.A.encouragingB.evaluatingC.disagreeingD.agreeing15.A.anxiousB.excitedC.sadD.tense16.A.reviewedB.observedC.checkedD.studied17.A.competenceB.creativityC.responsibilityD.confidence18.A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.StillD.Besides19.A.embraceB.discoverC.determineD.control20.A.characterB.strengthC.reliefD.independence

Runnersinarelay接力racepassastickinonedirection.HowevermerchantspassedsilkgoldfruitandglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoad.TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiesandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChinaacrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEastandendedintheMediterraneanSea.Itwasusedfromabout200B.C.toabout1300ADwhenseatravelofferednewroutes路线.Itwassometimescalledtheworld’slongesthighway.HowevertheSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutesnotonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsundeepsnowandevenbattles.Onlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafe.TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedlikemoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.GoldsilverandglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsia.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChina.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.ChinesemerchantstradedpaperwhichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRome.TheChinesehadlearnedtograft嫁接differenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.TheypassedthisscienceontoothersincludingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapple.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld-widebusiness2000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeb.ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharedtheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwaysforlearningdiplomacy外交andreligionzōng jiāo .1.It’sprobablethattradersalongtheSilkRoadneeded.A.toremembertheentiretraderouteB.toknowthemakingofproductsC.toreceivecertainspecialtrainingD.todealwithalotofdifficulties2.TheSilkRoadbecamelessimportantbecause.A.itwasmadeupofdifferentroutesB.silktradingbecamelesspopularC.seatravelprovidedeasierroutesD.peopleneededfewerforeigngoods3.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3referto?A.Silk.B.Atradingnetwork.C.Theworld’slongesthighway.D.Goods.4.NewtechnologiescouldtravelalongtheSilkRoadbecausepeople.A.learnedfromoneanotherB.sharedeachother’sbeliefsC.tradedgoodsalongtherouteD.earnedtheirlivingbytraveling5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSilkRoad:PastandPresentB.TheSilkRoad:EastMeetsWestC.TheSilkRoad:RoutesFullofDangersD.TheSilkRoad:PathwaysforLearning

Longlongagowhentheworldwasnewandtheanimalscouldtalkclamswerethemosttalkativeofall.Andnowonderfortheirmouthsstretched伸长thefulllengthoftheirbodies.Theclamsnotonlylovedtotalktheytoldstoriesaswell.Someofthestoriesweretrueandsomewerenot.Itwasn’tlongbeforealltheanimalswerequarrelingwitheachotherandallduetothestoriesthattheclamswerespreading.Ravenfinallygotsotiredofallthegossiping闲言thathecalledacouncilmeetingandinvitedalltheanimals.BearEagleWolfandmanyotherscamE.Itwasdecidedatthatmeetingthatinordertopreservethepeaceawaymustbefoundtoputastoptotheseunkindstories.BeaversaidRavenwecannotdecidehowtopunishtheclams.Youareagoodworker.Weknowthatyouwillkeepworkinguntilyoudiscoverasolutionsowehavechosenyoutoridusofthisproblem.Beaverthoughtandthoughtandatlastshethoughtofaplan.Shegathereduparmloadsoftheclams—everylastoneofthem—andcarriedthemtotheedgeofthewater.Whatareyoudoing?theyaskedinalarm.YoushallseesoonenoughrepliedBeaver.Neveragainwillyouspreadyourmean-spiritedtales.BeaverwaitedthereuntilthetidewentoutandthenquicklysheburiedeachandeveryoneofthoseclamsinthesanD.Theclamswereoutraged激怒!WhenBearcamedowntowalkalongthebeachoneoftheclamsopeneditsmouthtotattle饶舌onBeaver.Butassoonasitdidsandandwaterranin.Theclamspitoutthewater.Againitopeneditsmouthbutassoonasitdidthesandandwaterranintoitandallthepoorclamcoulddowasspitoutthewaterandcloseitsmouth.EventodayifyouwalkalongthebeachatlowtideyoumightseealittlewatershootingfrombeneaththesandhereandtherE.ThatisjustaclamspittingoutthewateritswalloweD.1.Whichquestiondoesparagraph2answer?A.Wherewasthecouncilmeetingheld?B.Whatdidthewolfsayatthemeeting?C.Whywerealltheanimalsquarreling?D.Howlongdidtheanimals’meetinglast?2.Whathappenedatthemeeting?A.TheclamsgotembarrassedB.Adecisionwasmadetosolvetheproblem.C.Theanimalswerequarrelingfiercely.D.Unkindstoriesspreadamongtheanimals.3.Whichinformationfromthestorysupportstheideathattheclamsthoughttheywerebeingtreatedunfairly?A.Oneoftheclamssaidsomethingunkindaboutthebeaver.B.Theclamstalkedwitheveryonewhovisitedthebeach.C.Oneoftheclamsspitoutthewater.D.Theclams’mouthsstretchedthefulllengthoftheirbodies.4.Thebeaverinthisstoryisshownasthe_______.A.groupleaderB.complainerC.problemsolverD.troublemaker5.Whatisthemostlikelyreasonthattheauthorwrotethisstory?A.Toencouragereaderstolistentoeachother.B.Toexplainwhyanimalsaremeantoeachother.C.Totellreadershowtotakecareofaproblem.D.Toteachalessonabouttheharmofgossiping.

Onceuponatimetherewasachildreadytobeborn.Soonedayhe1GodTheytellmeyouaresendingmeto1tomorrowbuthowamIgoingtolivetherebeingso3andhelpless?GodrepliedAmongthemany4Ichoseoneforyou.Shewillbe5foryouandwilltakecareofyou.Butthechildwasn’t6hereallywantedtogo.ButtellmehereinHeavenIdon’tdo7butsingandsmilethat’s8formetobehappy.Yourangelwillsingforyouandwillalso9foryoueveryday.Andyouwill10yourangel’sloveandbehappy.And11amIgoingtobeabletounderstandwhenpeopletalktomE.ThechildcontinuedifIdon’tknowthe12thatmentalk?Godpattedhimontheheadandsaidyourangelwilltellyouthemostbeautifulandsweet13youwilleverhearandwithmuch14andcareyourangelwillteachyouhowto15.AndwhatamIgoingtodowhenIwanttotalktoyou?Yourangelwillplaceyour16togetherandwillteachyouhowtopray祈祷.I’veheardthatonearththerearebadmenwhowill17me?Yourangelwilldefendyouevenifitmeans18herlife!AndthenGod19thechildontheshoulderandsaidYourangel’snameisnot20toremember.YouwillsimplycallherMommy.1.A.askedB.answeredC.taughtD.told2.A.heavenB.hellC.earthD.space3.A.bigB.smallC.strongD.stupid4.A.nursesB.doctorsC.teachersD.angels5.A.hidingB.waitingC.headingD.voting6.A.sureB.urgentC.consciousD.impressive7.A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing8.A.muchB.littleC.fewD.enough9.A.clearB.diveC.smileD.react10.A.damageB.feelC.governD.resign11.A.whenB.whyC.howD.whether12.A.languageB.meaningC.topicD.politics13.A.poemsB.storiesC.argumentsD.words14.A.strengthB.patienceC.warningD.thinking15.A.singB.danceC.speakD.paint16.A.handsB.feetC.armsD.legs17.A.replaceB.convertC.educateD.protect18.A.buryingB.riskingC.experiencingD.attacking19.A.hitB.ruinedC.touchedD.cleaned20.A.hardB.easyC.strangeD.convenient

WhenIwaslittlemyfamilyusedtomovefrequently.BeforeIcouldevenget1withmyschoolmatesmyfamilywasonthemoveagain.Ibecamevery2becauseofthis.Butagirlwithdarkskinandlongshinyhair3me.Herbestcharacteristicsareheropennessand4.Sheisalwayssmilinglikeabeautifulsunflowerfollowingthesun.Without5Ienjoyedbeingwithherandsoonwebecamegoodfriends.AstimewentbyIgraduallybecamea6girl.Butthisjoyfulperioddidn’tlastlong.Wewereadmittedtodifferentcolleges.IfeltlikeIhadgone7tomyalways-on-the-movechildhood.Ifelt8andhelplessandIwasafraidthatIwould9herasmybestfriend.Shestayedcalmandsaidtome:RainyoucanachievemorethanIdoso10toyourdreamsandmakeabigeffort!Realfriendshipdoesn’tfadeandwewillbebestfriendsforever.Maybeshedidn’trealizewhatagreat11shewastomeatthattime.Howeveritturnedoutthatmy12werewell-founded有根据的.Ifeltthatthe13betweenuswasgettingbiggerandbigger.Onedayshesentmeatextmessagehappilytellingmethatshehadfalleninlovewithahandsomeboyinherclass.IfelthappyforherbutatthesametimeIwassecretlyworriedaboutourfriendship.I14herseveraltimesintendingtotellhertothinkcarefullyabouther15withtheboybutIgotnomoremessagesfromher.Ifeltsadthatperhapsourfriendshipwouldnot16.Ihadalmostgivenuphope17shevisitedmeatmycampusaweeklater.Shelooked18butwaswearingthemostbeautifulsmile.Shegavemeabighugandsaid:I’msorry.Iwanttobemyselfandyourfriendforever!Wecriedtogether19thepeoplewalkingpast.Shetoldmehersadstoryandweknewwehadgonebacktohowitwasbefore.NowIfirmlybelievethatdistanceandtimecan’t20youfromafriend.Ifyoucareenoughabouteachotherfriendshipneverfades.1.A.madB.boredC.acquaintedD.patient2.A.silentB.disappointedC.outspokenD.crazy3.A.helpedB.changedC.attractedD.impressed4.A.faithfulnessB.cheerfulnessC.quietnessD.kindness5.A.delayB.hesitationC.problemD.doubt6.A.happyB.luckyC.helpfulD.successful7.A.overB.downC.outD.back8.A.scaredB.strangeC.ashamedD.homesick9.A.leaveB.missC.loseD.desert10.A.holdbackB.holdonC.holdupD.holdout11.A.burdenB.exampleC.encouragementD.wonder12.A.conclusionsB.expectationsC.dreamsD.concerns13.A.differenceB.distanceC.misunderstandingD.conflict14.A.visitedB.messagedC.telephonedD.wrote15.A.relationshipB.satisfactionC.lifeD.story16.A.returnB.developC.surviveD.advance17.A.untilB.whenC.asD.unless18.A.cheerfulB.relaxedC.calmD.pale19.A.forgettingB.noticingC.ignoringD.overlooking20.A.protectB.preventC.freeD.separate

Youcan.beproudofyourselvesevenifyoucanonlymakeoneortwoofthesegreenchanges.Thegoalhereistolimitcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegaseswhicharecloselyassociatedthebigproblemofglobal—warming.StrategylBringyourowncupYou’llgetal0一centdiscountandit’sonelesspapercuptoendupinadustbin.Thestorewon’tcreatemorewastewhentheythrowawayacup.Strategy2TurnoffyourcomputerWheninstandbymodeyourPCisstillusingenergy.Turningoffamonitorfor40hoursaweekmayonlysave$5amonthbutitreducesC02by750pounds.Strategy3ReuseplasticbagsInsteadofthrowingawayl00billionplasticbagsayeartryandgetasecondthirdortenthuseoutofthem.Betteryetnexttimeyoushoptryareusableba9.You’rereducingpollutionTheamountofoilitwouldtaketomakejustl4plasticbagswouldrunyourcarforonemile.Strategy4UserecycledpaperinthebathroomMostofthetoiletpaperweuseismadefromtreesfoundinforestspreviouslyuntouchedbyhumans.Ifeveryhouseholdreplacedonerolloftoiletpaperwitharecycledone424000treeswouldstillbestandin9.Lookforcoppertowelstoo.Strategy5Buyenergy—efficientappliances电器ReplacetheoldfridgewithanEnergyStarapplianceandyou’llusel5percentlessenergy.Itmightbealittleexpensivetobuybutyou’llsavemoneyonyourelectricitybillsandhelptheenvironment.IfweallusedoneEnergyStarapplianceathome.itwouldbelikeplantin91.7millionacresofnewtrees.1.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.StrategiestoSaveMoneyB.WaystobeEarth—FriendlyC.StrategiestoEndGlobal-WarmingD.WaystoLimitCarbonDioxide2.AccordingtothewriterwhatwillhappenifourPCisswitchedoffwhennotinuse?A.Itwillhelp.toreduceagreatdealofCO2.B.Itwillhelptosavealargeamountofmoney.C.Itwillsavetheamountofoilthatrunsyourcarforamile.D.Itwillbelikeplantin91.7millionacresofnewtrees.3.Whichstrategiessuggestrecyclingorreuseofthings?A.Strategiesl＆3.B.Strategies2&5.C.Strategies3&4.D.Strategies4&5.4.Whatbenefitsdothesestrategieshaveincommon?A.Theyallhelpreducetheuseofenergy.B.Theyallcutdowntheamountoftheuseofpaper.C.Theyallresultinproducinglessgreenhousegases.D.Theyallaidtopreserveourtreesandforest.5.Howmanypoundsofcarbondioxidedoesthemonitorgiveoffinanhour?A.5pounds.B.150pounds.C.8pounds.D.18.75pounds.

Didyouevernoticethatwhenyou’refatmendon’tlookyouintheeye?Theylookacrossyourshoulder.There’snoeyecontact.MynameisLesliE.Iamarealperson.UpuntiltwoyearsagoIwasneverlookedintheeyebyanyonE.IwastootiredtobealovertomyhusbanD.Iwasfallingasleepby8o’clockmostevenings.WhenIdidgooutforaneveningmyhusbandwasashamedofmE.AndhesaidsotomyfacE.WhenIwalkedmythighsscrapetogether.Icouldn’tevencrossmylegs.Iwasfat.NotjustoverweightFat.Iwas5’55tallandweighed205pounds.About18monthsagomyhusbandDarrellleftaDearLeslieletteronmybedandaskedfordivorcE.IwenttoapsychologistforadvicE.Iknewthatmyweightwasthesourceofmytroubles.ButI’dtried14differentdietsatwhichIfailedonebyonE.Helistenedcarefullyandrecommendedanentirelydifferentprogram.Thiswasnotadiet.Itwasauniquenewweight-lossprogramresearchedbyateamofspecialistswhohelptotreattheseverelyfat.Ienteredtheprogram.WithinthefirstfourdaysIlostonlythreepounds.SoIwasdisappointeD.Butduringthethreeweeksthatfollowedmyweightbegantodropfrom205poundsto124pounds.TomeitwasamiraclE.ThereasontheprogramworkedwassimplE.Iwasalwayseating.Icouldeatsixtimeseveryday.Icouldsnackintheafternoon.Snackbeforedinner.IcouldevenhavesnackatnightwhilewatchingTV.Howcanyoueatsomuchandstillloseweight?Thesecretisinthecombinationoffoodsapprovedbytheresearchteamwhichyoueatineach24hoursperioD.Youwillenjoyavarietyofmeatschickenfishvegetablespotatoessauces.Evensomelightwineorbeerifyouwish.Butbesuretohavethemintherightproportion比例thusacomplete24-hourfat-reductioncycleisformeD.Withouthungerwithoutnervousnessitletsyoulosepoundssoeasily.Onceyoulosetheweightyou’llkeepitoff.ForeverIamsureofthat.1.Leslie.A.hadneverlookedanybodyintheireyes.B.haddifficultiesinwalkingbecauseshewastoofat.C.waslookeddownuponbyherhusbandbecauseshewenttobedtooearlyeachevening.D.wasoftenembarrassedbecauseshewasoverweightforherheight.2.Lesliewenttopsychologistforadviceinorderto.A.loseherweight.B.recoverhermarriageC.getavegetariandietD.becomeanadvisor3.Theweight-lossprogramworkedverywell.Thereasonisthat.A.LeslieateverylittlefoodandsometimesevenfastfooD.B.Leslieonlyhadsnacksandneverhaddinners.C.Lesliecouldhaverichfoodseveraltimesadayintherightproportion.D.Lesliehadrichfoodwhenevershefelthungry.4.Wheredoyouthinkthisarticleismostlikelytoappear?A.Dailynewspaper.B.Women’smagazinE.C.Apartofanovel.D.NewsweekmagazinE.

MostAmericankidsloveHalloweentreatsbutabucketofHalloweencandycanbeadentist’snightmare.Someparentstrytogetridofhalfofthecandyaftertheirchildrengotobedbutdentistssayparentsalsoneedtoseparatethegoodkindsoftreatsfromthebad.Itisnotexactlywhatachildeatsthattrulymattersbuthowmuchtimeitstaysinhismouth.AccordingtopediatricdentistDr.KanetaLottthemostdamagingstuffissomethingthatisstickyorveryhardandthusstaysinthemouthforalongtime.Thisisbecauseweallhavebacteriainourmouths.Whenweeatthebacteriatakeourfoodastheirfoodandproduceanacidthatdestroysthesurfaceoftheteethcausingcavitiestoform.Thelongerthefoodstaysinthemouththemorelikelycavitieswilldevelop.Thereforepotatochipsareworsethancandybecausetheygetstuckbetweenteeth.Forthesamereasonraisinsandcrackersarenotthebestchoice.HardcandiestakealongtimetoconsumeandarealsoabadchoiceforHalloweentreatsIfchildrenreallylovecandydentistsrecommendthattheyeatchocolateinstead.Unlikehardcandieschocolatedissolvesquicklyinthemouth.Besideschocolatecontainstanninswhichhelptokillsomeofthebacteriainthemouth.Butnomatterwhatachildeatsbrushingaftereachmealisstillthebestwaytofightcavities.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Todiscusshowcavitiescanbetreated.B.TopointouttheproblemswithHalloweencelebrations.C.Totellparentswhatsweetsarelessdamagingtotheirchildren’steeth.D.ToteachparentsthemeaningofHalloweencandiesfortheirchildren.2.Whyarehardcandiesespeciallybadforteeth?A.Theymaybreakthechild’steeth.B.Theycontaintoomuchsugar.C.Theyhelpbacteriatoproducetannins.D.Theystayinthemouthforalongtime.3.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisabetterchoiceforHalloweentreats?A.Chocolate.B.Crackers.C.raisins.D.Potatochips.4.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrueoftannins?A.Theyareproducedwhenthebacteriadigestthefood.B.Theyhelptogetridofsomebacteriainthemouth.C.Theyhelpchocolatetodissolvemorequickly.D.Theydestroythesurfaceoftheteeth.

Notallmathskillsarelearnedintheclassroom.Someofthemcomenaturally.Considerthesplit-secondcalculationsyoumakewhenyouestimate估计thenumberofemptyseatsontheschoolbusorthenumberofcookiesinacookiejar.Theseestimatescanoftenbedonewithoutcounting.That'sbecausehumansarebornwiththeabilitytocloselyguessthenumberofitemsinagroup.Researcherscallthisabilityaperson'snumbersense.Toseehowaperson'sinbornnumbersensemightbelinkedtomathematicalperformanceintheclassroompsychologistJustinHalberdaandhiscolleaguesfromJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimoreUSransometests.Thescientistsasked6414-year-oldstolookatimagesofyellowandbluedotsthatflashedonacomputerscreenforafraction一小部分ofasecond.Eachimagecontainedbetween10and32dotsthatvariedinsize.Someimagescontainedtwiceasmanybluedotsasyellowdots.Inotherimageshoweverthenumberofblueandyellowdotswasnearlyequal.Foreachimagethestudentswereaskedtoestimatewhichcolorhadmoredots.Thescientistsfoundawidevariationinhowwellstudentscouldpickthecolorwiththemostdots.Thescientiststhenlookedatthestudents'mathscoresdatingbacktokindergarten.Childrenthatperformedbestintheimagetestalsoscoredthehighestinstandardmathtests.Thesamefindingheldtrueattheotherendofthespectrum范围.Studentswhodidn'tscorewellontheimagetestreceivedlowermathscores.Thestudywasthefirsttoshowalinkbetweenaperson'sinbornnumbersenseandhisorherachievementinformalmathtraining.Doesthisconnectionmeanthatonecannotbegoodinmathiftheyhaveaweaknumbersense?Orthathavingastrongnumbersenseisaguaranteeforgoodgradesinmath?Theanswersarenotclear.Whilescientistscontinuelookingatthepossiblelinksbetweenaperson'snumbersenseandmathachievementonethingiscertain:Doinglotsofmathhomeworkwillboostyourchancesofsuccess.1.JustinHalberdaandhiscolleaguesransometeststo.A.lookatthestudents'mathscoresdatingbacktokindergarten.B.askthestudentstoestimatethedotsC.seeifaperson'sinbornnumbersensehassomethingtodowithmathlearningD.decidehowtolearnmathwell2.Whatisthepropermeaningoftheunderlinedwordboost?A.increaseB.graspC.missD.possess3.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantthingtolearnmathwellisthat.A.oneshouldhaveaninbornnumbersenseB.oneshouldpracticealotC.oneshoulddoalotoftestsD.oneshoulddoalotofcounting4.WhatistheresultofJustinHalberda'stests?A.Studentswhodidwellinthetestsalsodidwellinmathexams.B.Onecannotbesuccessfulinmathifhehasawellnumbersense.C.Onewhohasastrongnumbersensecannotdomathwell.D.Oneshoulddoalotofmathhomeworkifhewantstohaveanumbersense.

FourAmericancollegestudentslearnedlastweekthatfreemusicdownloadscancarryahiddenpricetag标价---US$12000to$17500tobeexact.Majorrecordcompaniesaccusedthestudentsoffuelingmusicpiracy盗版byrunningfile-sharingnetworksoncampusallowinghundredsofsongstobedownloadedforfreE.LastThursdaythefourpromisednottoviolate侵犯thecompanies’copyrights.AlthoughtheydidnotadmitanywrongdoingtheyeachagreedtopaythousandsofdollarstotheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmericaRIAA.Idon’tbelievethatIdidanythingwrongsaidDanielPengatPrincetonUniversityoneofthefour.IhopethatforthesakeofartiststhelargerissuescansoonberesolveD.Noneappearstohavemadeanymoneyoffthefile-sharingsystemstheyoperateD.ThepaymentsmarkthefirsttimerecordcompanieshaverecoveredmoneyfromindividualsintheUSaccusedofpiracyonfile-sharingnetworks.Thismaybeasignofthingstocomeastheindustrystartstakingitsbattleagainstonlinepiracydirectlytousers.Manyrecord-companyblamethelongdecreaseinCDsalesonfile-sharingnetworkswhichletmanyuserscopysongsfromeachother’scomputersforfreE.MattOppenheimseniorvicepresidentofbusinessandlegalaffairsfortheRIAAsaidthesettlementsalthoughwellbelowwhatthecompaniescouldhaveaskedforweretherightamountgiventhesituation.Healsonotedthatsincethefourlawsuitswerefiledatleast18campusfile-sharingnetworkshavebeentakendownbytheiroperators.1.WhatdoesahiddenpricetagParagraph1mean?A.RecordcompanieshidethehighpriceofthemusiconpurposE.B.Ithappensthatthemusicpricetagisn’tobvious.C.Onehastofinedforillegalmusicdownloads.D.Onehastopayforthemusichedownloads.2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Thefourstudentsplannedtoviolatethecompany’scopyright.B.Theyrealizedtheyhaddoneawrongthing.C.TheyrefusedtopaymoneytoRIAA.D.Theydidn’tmakeanymoneyonfile-sharingnetworks.3.What’stheprobablemeaningoffuelParagraph2?A.encouragE.B.challengE.C.weaken.D.sell4.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraph6?A.Manyrecord-companyshouldbeblamedforthedecreaseinCDsales.B.DeceaseinCDsalesiscausedbecauseofcertainfile-sharingnetworks.C.Peopledon’thaveanydesiretobuyanyCD.D.NowadaysCDsarenotaspopularasbeforE.5.What’sthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thestudentsshouldberesponsiblefortheirbehavior.B.It’stoolateforrecordcompaniestoprotecttheirrights.C.Actionhadbeentakenbyrecordcompaniestoprotecttheircopyrights.D.Somerecordcompanieswantedtoearnmoneybyaccusingpeopleofpiratingmusic.

ComputerAcomputerisamachine.AmachineisinterestingAmachineisusefulIcanstudyacomputer.Icanuseit.Whomadeit?HumanbeingsmadeitIamahumanbeing.Iamwarm.Iamwise.Ihavesympathiesforanimalsandpeople.Iconductacomputer.Acomputerdoesnotconductme.ByGwendolynBrooksGwendolynBrookstalksaboutwritingpoems:Inyourpoemstalkaboutwhatyouknow.Talkaboutwhatyouthink.Talkaboutwhatyoufeel.Talkaboutwhatyouwonder.COLLECTWORDS!Buyyourowndictionary.Readyourdictionaryeveryday.Circleexcitingwords.Themorewordsyouknowthebetteryouwillbeabletoexpressyourselfyourthoughts..Beyourself.Donotcopyothers’poems.Youareasimportantastheyare.DonotbeafraidtosaysomethingNEW.InsomeofyourpoemsBEA.LITTLEMYSTERIOUS!Surpriseyourselfandyourreader!1.WhatisGwendolynBrooks?A.Acomputeruser.B.AmadpoemreaderC.Apoet.D.Notanormalman2.WhatdoesGwendolynBrookssuggestyouwriteinapoem?A.Moreaboutcomputers.B.SomemysteriousfactsThemoremysteriousthebetterC.Whatyouknowthinkfeelandwonder.D.Somemoreunusualwords.3.InthispoemGwendolynBrookstells______.A.theimportanceofcomputersB.thedifferencesbetweenhumanbeingsandcomputersC.computersarebetterthanhumanbeingsD.thecorrectwaytooperateacomputer4.YoucaninferthatGwendolynBrooksthinks______.A.itisdifficulttouseacomputerB.computeronlyatoolC.computersbecomemoreandmoreimportantinhumanbeingseverydaylifeD.onedaycomputermayconducthumanbeings

Doyouthinkthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime?Probablyso.Onthecontrary''saysL..Giambraanexpertinpsychology心理学.Daydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutitthemindcouldn’tgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcan’tpossiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconsciousness有意识.Insteadyourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstatesofmindhavesilentdialogues.Earlypsychologyexpertspaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsorevenconsideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlingeraprofessorofpsychologyisthewriterofthebookDAYDREAMING.KlingersaysWeknownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourliveslearnfromourexperiencesandplanforourfutures.Daydreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswelongforinlife.Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirectquiteunlikesleepdreamswhichmaybehardtounderstand.It’seasiertogainadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourdaydreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognizethedifficultsituationsinourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.Daydreamscannotbepredicted预测.Theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmaybecreativeandfullofideas.Formanyfamousartistsandscientistsdaydreamswereandareamainsourceofcreativeenergy.1.What'sthewriter’sopinionofdaydreaming?A.Heagreeswiththeearlyexpertsinpsychology.B.HeisforL..GiambraandEricKlinger.C.Hedoesn’tprefereitherside.D.Hehasn’tformedhisownideayet.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Daydreamingislessharmfulthansleepdreaming.B.L..Giambra’sopinionofdaydreamingisoppositetoEricKlinger’s.C.Earlyexpertsfirmlystucktotheirownopinionondaydreaming.D.Daydreamscancomeverysuddenlyandunexpectedly3.Whichofthefollowingcanleadtodaydreamsaccordingtothetext?A.AbsenceofattentionB.Illnessinmind.C.LackofsleepatnightD.Noneoftheabove.4.Afterreadingthepassagewecanconclude_______.A.daydreamingisneitherharmfulnorusefultodaydreamerB.daydreamsarenotthesameasbutsimilartosleepdreamsC.daydreamingistheresultofsilentdialoguesbetweenconsciousandunconsciousstatesofmindD.daydreamsareofgreathelptousinsolvingproblems

DepartmentofHomelandSecurityU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServicesI–797CNoticeofActionRECEIPTNUMBERCCC0729197862CASETYPEI–901–ApplicationRECEIVEDDATEJuly182007PRIORITYDATEAPPLECANTSEVISID:N0004469915YITIANCHENNOTICEDATEJULY182007PAGE1of1ASCCODEN/AYITIANCHEN2008HUANGXINGROADSHANGHAI200034CHINAPEOPLESREPUBLICOFNF0311NOTICETYPE:ReceiptNoticeAmountReceived:$100.00YITIANCHENYourI–901feetransmittalformhasbeenreceiveD.Pleasenotifyusimmediatelyifanyoftheaboveinformationisincorrect.Thisfeepaymentisvalidonlyforyourparticularcourseofstudyorprogram.IfyoufalloutofstatusapplyforanewF–1F–3.M–1M–3orJ–1non–immigrantvisaorifyouwanttochangeyournon–immigrantcategorytoanF–1F–3M–3orJ–1youmayberequiredtopayanotherfeE.BringthisreceipttotheconsulateasproofofpaymentoftheSEVISfeE.ApplicantStatus:J–1ReceiptCopy:01DateofBirth:05/25/1975AmountReceived:$100.00ProgramNumber:P–1–04576I–901Student/ExchangeVisitorProcessingFeeP.O.Box970020St.LouisMO63197–0020CustomerServiceTelephone:785–330–1048ThisformissuedbyU.S.ImmigrationandCustomsEnforcementFormI–797CRev.01/31/051.Whatdoesthistableallowyoutodo?A.ToapplyforavisittoAmericA.B.ToapplyforimmigrationtoAmericA.C.ToapplyforavisittothePeople’sRepublicofChinA.D.ToapplyforimmigrationtothePeople’sRepublicofChinA.2.Youcangettothedestinationon.A.May251975B.January312005C.June182007D.July1820073.Supposeyouplantochangeyourapplicantstatusyouhaveto.A.notifyU.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServicesimmediatelyB.payanotherfeeasrequiredC.applyforanewF–1F–3.M–1M–3orJ–1non–immigrantvisaD.makeaphonecalltotheCustomerService

Onestudenttookaboxofchickentoclassanothercarriedonacellphone1andstillanotherwhistledloudlyeverytimethe2turnedhisback.Reformschool?No.College.Moreandmoreprofessorssaytheyarecomingacross3studentsintheirclassrooms.Manyoftoday’syoungscholars学者arrivelateleave4talkloudortakecareofpersonal5suchaspayingbillsduringclass.Whyarethestudentsbehavingbadly?BecausetheycansaidastudentofUniversityofNorthTexas.Alotofthetimetheprofessorsletthemget6withit.Someeducatorssayitistimetobringpolitenessbacktotheirclassrooms—andeven7takingsomeoftheblameforbadbehavior.Theysaythatrudestudentsarebynomeansthemajoritybutthatoneofthemcanruinanentire8.Peopleare9whentheylearnthatimpolitebehaviorisbecomingmoreandmorecommonin10educationsaysDrGeraldAmandaacounseloratCityCollegeofSanFrancisco.They11somehighschoolstudentstomisbehavebutthinkthosewhogetto12willbehavemorepolitely.DrAmandabelievesthatsocietyin13hasbecomemoretolerant容忍的ofrudebehaviorand14peopleinpowerincludingprofessorsnolonger15standardsfor16.Thatleadstoagrowingimprudence轻率行为17somecollegestudents.There’sagreat18ofbadbehaviorintheworldaroundthemandyoungpeopleseeitand19disrespectsaidDrAmanda20thatsometimesstudentshavenoideathattheyarebeingrude.1.A.lineB.conversationC.messageD.picture2.A.professorB.studentC.presidentD.classmate3.A.hardworkingB.cheatingC.rudeD.selfish4.A.lateB.earlyC.noisilyD.quietly5.A.feelingB.interestC.computerD.business6.A.awayB.downC.alongD.back7.A.enjoyB.hateC.startD.avoid8.A.schoolB.companyC.societyD.class9.A.delightedB.surprisedC.interestedD.encouraged10.A.betterB.moreC.higherD.younger11.A.expectB.hopeC.forbidD.wish12.A.workB.collegeC.1earningD.knowledge13.A.allB.timeC.chargeD.general14.A.whyB.howC.whetherD.that15.A.changeB.breakC.setD.reach16.A.teachingB.politenessC.thinkingD.progress17.A.aboutB.forC.behindD.among18.A.dealB.numberC.manyD.sum19.A.prepareB.growC.developD.improve20.A.speakingB.addingC.warningD.wishing

Comparedwiththechildrenofafewdecadesbacktoday’schildrenseemtobe1.Theyenjoybetterhealthowingtorecent2inmedicineandinpublichealthcare.Theyalsoenjoyallthe3ofmodernlife.Physicallyandmateriallytoday’schildrenseemtobemuchbetteroffthantheirpredecessors.Nevertheless4theimprovedstandardsof5manychildrennowadaysseemtobeemotionallydeprivedsincemostparentsare6lesstimewiththeirchildrensolittlein7thatmanycould8becalled‘weekendparents’.Anincreasingnumberofmothersaretakingfull-timejobs9theirchildreninthecareofbaby-sittersornurseries.Timehasbecomealuxuryfewparentscan10becauseofthepressuresoftheirworkandtheverybriskpaceoflifeinour11society.Ontheotherhandtheseworkingparentscanoftenwellaffordto12theirchildrenwiththebestfoodclothestoysandother13desiresbut14tosaytheyfailto15theemotionalrequirementsoftheirgrowingchildren.Asanotedpediatrician儿科医生oftheMedicalandHealthDepartment16childrenneedlovesecuritypraiserecognitionandresponsibility.Iftheseneedsarenot17theirdevelopmentmightbestunted抑制.Childpsychologistsall18thatsomeillnessesandemotionaldisturbances19tochildrenarebecauseofalackofparentalcare.Inthelightofthisparentswhoreally20theirchildrenshouldbesurethattherearegoodlinesofcommunicationbetweenthemselvesandtheirchildrendespitetheirheavyworkloads.1.A.unhappierB.luckierC.naughtierD.richer2.A.inventionsB.discoveriesC.advancesD.products3.A.comfortsB.facilitiesC.pleasureD.appliances4.A.duetoB.regardingC.forD.inspiteof5.A.housingB.livingC.caringD.earning6.A.passingB.spendingC.takingD.costing7.A.generalB.factC.totalD.truth8.A.wronglyB.rightlyC.totallyD.namely9.A.entrustingB.leavingC.lendingD.making10.A.affordB.spendC.wasteD.do11.A.passiveB.activeC.competitiveD.dangerous12.A.buyB.offerC.giveD.provide13.A.emotionalB.physicalC.materialD.intellectual14.A.sadB.happyC.luckyD.unfortunate15.A.showB.feelC.satisfyD.create16.A.talksB.explainsC.speaksD.says17.A.madeB.takenC.metD.done18.A.argueB.admitC.tellD.disagree19.A.commonB.popularC.ordinaryD.pubic20.A.lookafterB.bringupC.careaboutD.agreewith

HowtobeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.Believingmycareer职业生涯wasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewastonoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit-theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn'tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn'tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess-youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet&WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan'tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.1.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.2.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?A.HertrainingschedulE.B.Herdailyhappenings.C.Herachievements.D.Hersportscareer.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyrefertoA.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Activitiesthatturnone'sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.4.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CouragE.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.Self-confidencE.

Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorsareformed.Itisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnotorwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehaviors.Therearenoclearanswersyetbuttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpectthetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromoneanotherandthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenreferredtoasnature/nurture.Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalandgeneticfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittleifanythingtodowithourabilitiescharacteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextremethistheorymaintainsthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchadegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts.Proponentsofthenurturetheoryorastheyareoftencalledbehavioristsclaimedthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.AbehavioristB.F.Skinnerseeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists’viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic;theymaintainthatlikemachineshumans’respondtoenvironmentalstimuliasthebasisoftheirbehavior.Eitherofthesetheoriescannotyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infactitisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Thatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthesupportersofthenaturetheoryagreewith?A.Aperson’sinstinctshavelittleeffectonhisactions.B.Environmentisimportantindeterminingaperson’sbehaviorandpersonality.C.Biologicalreasonshaveastronginfluenceonhowweact.D.Thebehaviorists’viewcorrectlyexplainshowweact.2.Concerningthenature/nurturecontroversythewriterofthisarticle.A.supportsthenaturetheoryB.supportsthenurturetheoryC.believesbotharecompletelywrongD.thinksthatthecorrectexplanationofhumanbehaviorwilltakeideasfromboththeories.3.IntheUnitedStatesBlackpeopleoftenscorebelowWhitepeopleonintelligencetests.WiththisinmindwhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.NatureproponentswouldsaythatWhitesaregeneticallysuperiortoBlacks.B.SupportersofthenaturetheorywouldsaythatWhitesscorewellbecausetheyhaveasuperiorenvironment.C.BehavioristswouldsaythatBlacksoftenlacktheeducationalandenvironmentaladvantagesthatWhitesenjoy.D.NurtureproponentswoulddisagreethatBlacksarebiologicallyinferiortoWhites.

Ifyou’renotgettingalongwithyourneighboursoryoursociallifeisinactiveconsidergettingapetpreferablyadog.A.newAustralianstudyhasfoundthatpetownerstendtointeractmorepositivelywiththeirneighboursandwidercommunityandbeoutandaboutmorE.Anddogownersseemtobethefriendliestandmostsocialofall.LisaWoodalecturerattheUniversityofWesternAustraliawithhercolleaguesconductedarandomtelephonesurveyof339adultsfromthreesuburbsintheWesternAustraliancapitalPerthaskingquestionsaboutpetownershipandsocialinteraction.Theyfoundthatpetownersweremorelikelythanpeoplewhodidn'townapettoacknowledgeandexchangeinformalgreetingswithpeoplefromtheirneighbourhoodoftenwhiletheywereoutwiththeirpetandtoexchangefavorswiththeirneighbours.Dogownersinparticularseemedtoenjoygoodsocialcontact.Forexamplemorethanhalfindicatedthattheyhadgottoknowpeopleintheirsuburbasaresultoftheirpetandmorethanfour-fifthstalkedtootherpetownerswhentheywalkedtheirdogs.Butingeneralpetownersincludinggoldfishownersappearedtobemoresocialthanpeoplewhodidn'townapetwithfewernumbersreportingithardtogettoknowpeopleintheirneighbourhooD.Theresearchsuggestsowningapetalsomotivatespeopletowalkanduselocalparksprovidingopportunitiestomeetnewpeople;actsasacatalyst催化剂fortakingpartincommunityactivitiesandasaprotectorofmentalhealthwhichinfluencestheabilitytotakepartincommunityeventsandinteractwithlocalpeoplE.1.AccordingtotheAustralianstudy__________________________.A.gettingapetcanmakeyoubusierB.thepetownersarealwaysreadytohelpotherseverydayC.yoursociallifedependsonwhetheryouownapetornotD.thepetownerscanbenefitalotfromkeepingthepet2.Whowouldliketogooutandcommunicatewithothersaccordingtothispassage?A.ThelocalrichpeoplE.B.Peoplekeepinggoldfish.C.Peoplewithoutanypets.D.Thepeopleincommunity.3.Allthefollowingaretheadvantagesofkeepingpetsexceptthat___________________.A.somepetownersfinditnoteasytogetalongwithothersB.petownersareusuallymorefriendlytoothersC.petownersarelikelytocommunicatewithothersD.keepingpetsdoalotofgoodtotheowners'health4.Theauthorusesthewordmotivatesinthelastparagraphtomean________________.A.remindsB.advisesC.encouragesD.requires5.Allthedetailsinthispassagesupportthemainidea______________________.A.keepingpetscangaintherespectoftheothersB.gettingpetscanimproveyoursociallifeC.peoplearepersuadedtoraisemorepetsD.peoplecanmakemorefriendsbyraisingdogs

Anthropologist人类学家MargaretMeadisknownforhergroundbreakingresearchontheeffectsofcultureongender性roles.Herworkinghypothesiswasthatifgenderbehaviorwastheeffectpurelyofbiologythenwhatwasconsideredmasculineandfemininewouldbethesameinallcultures.Ifgenderbehaviordifferedindifferentculturesthiswoulddemonstratethatgenderbehaviorresultedfromcultureratherthanbiology.TotestthishypothesisMeadstudiedthreedifferentsocietiesinNewGuinea.ThefirstsocietythatshestudiedwastheArapesh阿拉佩什人.Inthissocietysheobservedthatbehaviorbymenandbehaviorbywomenwereremarkablysimilar.Shefoundthatbothmenandwomenexhibitedcharacteristicsthataretraditionallyconsideredfeminine:theyweresensitivetoeachothers’feelingsandexpressedemotions.ThesecondsocietythatshestudiedinNewGuineawastheMundugumorwhichwasasocietyofheadhuntersandcannibals.ThesocietywastheoppositeofthegentleandfeminineArapesh.Inthissecondsocietybothmenandwomenexhibitedcharacteristicsthataretraditionallyconsideredmale:theywereharshandaggressive.InthethirdsocietythatshestudiedtheTchambuliMeadfoundthatmalesandfemalesexhibitedverydifferenttypesofbehavior.Whatwasunusualwasthattherolesweretheoppositeofwhatwehavecometoexpect.Meadfoundthatinthissocietythemenwereemotionalandsubmissivetothewomenandthewomenwerestrongandaggressive.BasedonthesefindingsMargaretMeadcametotheconclusionthatculturemorethanbiologydeterminesgenderbehavior.1.AccordingtothepassageMargaretMeadbelievedthat________________.A.whatweconsidermasculineandfeminineresultsfromculturebutnotbiologyB.wecannotprovetheeffectsofcultureongenderrolesC.therearenocannibalsintheworldD.theArapeshisawonderfultribe2.IntheArapeshsocietybehaviorbymenandbehaviorbywomenareremarkablysimilarwhere________.A.themenareemotionalandsubmissivetothewomenandthewomenarestrongandaggressiveB.bothmenandwomenexhibitcharacteristicsthataretraditionallyconsideredmaleC.bothmenandwomenaresensitivetoeachother’sfeelingsandexpressemotionsD.nobodyknowswhytheyactthewaytheydo3.ThewordsubmissiveinthelastsentenceofParagraph2means____________.A.obedientB.givingC.feminineD.masculine4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSE?A.TheMundugumoristhesocietyinwhichmenandwomenaresensitivetoeachothers’feelingsandexpressemotionsB.TheTchambuliisthesocietyinwhichthemenareemotionalandsubmissivetothewomenandthewomenarestrongandaggressiveC.MargaretMead’sconclusionisbasedonthefindingsfromthethreesocietiesinNewGuineaD.genderbehaviorresultsfromcultureratherthanbiology

ItwasthesmallhoursofthemorningwhenwereachedLondonAirport.IhadphonedLondon20090327fromAmsterdamandtherewasahiredcartomeetbuttherewasonemoreunfortunatehappeningbeforeIreachedmyflat.InallmytravelsIhaveneverbutforthatoncebeenrequiredbytheBritishcustomstoopenasinglebagortodomorethanstatethatIcarriednogoodstodeclarE.Itwasofcoursemyfault;theextremetirednessandnervoustensionofthejourneyhaddestroyedmydiplomacy处事之道.IwasforwhicheverreasonsotiredthatIcouldhardlystandandtothequestionhaveyoureadthis?Irepliedwithextremefoolishnessyeshundredsoftimes.Andyouhavenothingtodeclare?Nothing.Howlonghaveyoubeenoutofthiscountry?Aboutthreemonths.Andduringthattimeyouhaveboughtnothing?NothingbutwhatisonthelistIhavegivenyou.HeseemedmomentarilyatalossbutthenheattackeD.TheattackwhenitcamewascompletelyunexpecteD.Wheredidyougetthatwatch?IcouldhavekickedmyselftwodaysbeforewhenplayingwatergameswithafriendinthebathIhadforgottentotakeoffmyROLEXOYSTERandithadnotunnaturallystoppeD.IhadgoneintothemarketandboughtforonlysixpenceanuglytimepiecethatmadeastrangenoisE.Ithadstoppedtwicewithoutanyreasonduringthejourney.IexplainedbutIhadalreadylostfacE.IproducedmyownwatchfromapocketandaddedthatIshouldbegratefulifhewouldconfiscate没收thereplacement.Itisnotaquestionofconfiscationhesaidthereisafineforfailingtodeclaredutiablegoods.AndnowmayIpleaseexaminethatRolex?IttookanotherquarterofanhourtopersuadehimthattheRolexwasnotcontraband走私品;thenhebegantosearchmyluggagE.1.ThewriterarrivedatLondonairport.A.atoneo’clockinthemorningB.lateatnightC.intheearlymorningD.earlyintheevening2.Fromthequestionsaskedbythecustomsofficerwecaninferthat.A.hewantedtoembarrassthewriterB.hewasjustdoinghisdutyC.hemusthavenoticedthewriter’suglywatchD.hemusthavenoticedthewriter’stiredness3.Whydidthewriterbuythewatchinthemarket?A.ItwasaRolex.B.Hisownwatchdidn’twork.C.Hedidn’tlikehisownwatchatall.D.Thewatchwascheap.4.Whatdoyousupposewillprobablyhappentothewriterintheend?A.Hewillbeletgothroughthecustomswithoutanypunishment.B.Hewillbegivenafineasapunishment.C.HisRolexwillbeconfiscateD.D.HischeapwatchwillbeconfiscateD.

Obamaisbelievedtohaveinspiredagenerationofyoungpeoplegettingthemtotakeaninterestinpolitics.Americanpoliticianscancomefromdifferentbackgroundsbutthereareafewthingspeopledoincommontogetinvolvedinpoliticsandpreparethemselvesforacareer.Serveinthemilitary:Accordingtofoxnews.comstatistics统计数据61percentoftheUSpresidentshavehadsomemilitaryservice.Militaryservicecanaddsomelustertoapolitician.JohnMcCainandJohnKerrybothservedinthenavyduringtheVietnamWar.Getalawdegree:Althoughdoctorsscientistsandteacherscanbeandhavebeenpoliticiansalawdegreeisconsideredthemostusefulandrelevantdegree.It'sapopularbackgroundforbecomingalegislator议员立法委员andsomepoliticalpositionscallforalawdegree.HistoricallythevastmajorityofAmericanpresidentshavebeenlawyers.HillaryandBillClintonarebothgraduatesofYaleLawSchool.Dovolunteerwork:Volunteeringtoworkforapoliticalcampaignofeitheraneworanestablishedpoliticianisanotherwaytostart.Itcanbringyouinclosecontactwithacandidate候选人andallowyoutoimpressthemwithyourdedicationandwork.Oftenvolunteersarerewardedwithjobsorappointments任命iftheircandidatewins.Obama'sspeechwriterJonFavreauvolunteeredforJohnKerryforatermwhilehewasstillatcollege.Startlocally:Anotherpopularwaytobeginisbystartingatthelocallevelandclimbingyourwayup.Mostnationalsenators参议员andrepresentatives众议员firstheldofficeatthecityorstatelevelsofgovernmentwhichalsohasrepresentativesandsenators.BillClintonwasthegovernorofArkansasState.SaraPalinbeganhercareerasacitycouncilor参事ofWasillaAlaskaandwentontobecomegovernor.Insummarystartingyourpoliticalcareeratthebottomprovidesapathtofollowtothetop.1.Accordingtothepassagewhenaddedsomelusterapoliticianwillbecomemore____.A.healthyB.wealthyC.activeD.attractive2.Whodidsomeworkforapoliticianbeforegraduationfromcollege?A.HillaryClinton.B.JohnMcCain.C.JonFavreauD.SaraPalin.3.Theunderlinedworddedicationmostprobablymeans____.A.educationB.considerationC.relationD.devotion4.Themainpointofthepassageisthat____.A.politicalcareersshouldstartatthebottominAmericaB.almostallAmericanpresidentshavebeenlawyersC.politicianscannotsucceedwithoutothers'helpinAmericaD.Americanpoliticianscomefromdifferentbackgrounds?

TheLinguisticHabitsofaNewGenerationIntheyearof1914ayounggirlnamedMonicaBaldwinenteredaconvent女修道院remainingthereuntil1941whenshereturnedtotheouterworlD.Duringthesetwenty-eightyearswarsandrevolutionshadcomeandgoneinEuropE.HeruncleStanleyBaldwinhadledhiscountryforsometimE.TechnicaldevelopmentshadchangedtheconditionsofeverydaylifealmostbeyondrecognitionsbutalltheseeventshadleftasamatteroffactuntouchedthesmallreligiouscommunitytowhichshehadbelongeD.In1949MissBaldwinpublishedherimpressionsofthosebewildering令人困惑的yearsofherreturntoaworldinwhichthemotorcarhadreplacedthehorseandcarriageandwhererespectablewomenshowedtheirlegsandpaintedtheirfaces.YetitwasnotonlytheseoddsightsthatsurprisedherforshewasmorepuzzledbywhatshehearD.Duringarailwayjourneythetermluggageinadvancemeantnothingtohersoindesperationsheaskedtheportertodoashethoughtbest.ReadingthenewspapersmadeherfeelverystupidbecausethewritersofreviewsandleadingarticlesusedwordsandphrasessuchasJazzHollywoodCocktailandIsolationism.TheseandmanyotherswerequiteincomprehensibletoMissBaldwinwhowasreallybewilderedwhenfriendssaid:It’syourfuneralorBelieveitornot.ThisisarareandvaluableremindertotherestofusthattheEnglishlanguagedoesnotstandstill.AlllanguagechangesoveraperiodoftimeforreasonswhichareimperfectlyunderstooD.Orrathersincespeechisreallyaformofhumanactivityitismoreexacttosaythateachsuccessivegenerationbehaveslinguisticallyinaslightlydifferentmannerfromitspredecessors前辈祖先.Inhisteenstheyoungmanlikestoshowhowup-to-dateheisbytheuseofthelatestslang俚语butastheyearsgobysomeofhisslangbecomesstandardusageandinanycaseheslowlygrowslessreceptive乐于接受的tolinguisticnovelties新颖新奇sothatbythetimehereacheshisfortieshewillprobablybeunwarethatsomeoftheexpressionsandpronunciationsnowbeingusedwerefrowneduponbyhisownparents.Inthisrespectlanguageisalittlelikefashionsinpeople’sdress.Theinformalclothesofonegenerationbecometheeverydaywearofthenextandjustasyoungdoctorsandbankclerksnowadaysgoabouttheirbusinessinsportsjacketstheyareallowedintotheirnormalvocabularyexpressionswhichwereoncelimitedtoslangandfamiliarconversation.1.MissBaldwinfoundtheworldtotallychangedbecause.A.shehadworkedforareligiouscommunityforalongtimeB.shehadbeencutofffromtherestoftheworldformanyyearsC.thecommunitywhereshelivedhadbeeninwarformanyyearsD.therehadbeentoomanytechnicaldevelopments2.DuringarailwayjourneyMissBaldwin.A.foundtheporter’swordshardtounderstandB.foundherluggagetooheavytocarryC.didnotknowhowtotalkwiththeporterD.hadtoasktheportertolookafterherluggage3.Youngpeopleliketousethelatestslangbecause.A.theyfeelitiseasiertouseB.theybelieveitwillsoonbecomestandardusageC.theywanttoshowtheyhavecaughtupwiththetimeD.theyfinditmorepowerfulinexpressingfeelings4.MissBaldwin’sexperienceshowsusthat.A.theEnglishlanguagehasnotchangedmuchB.theEnglishlanguagehasentirelychangedC.languagedoesn’tchangeatallinthereligiousworldD.languagechangeswiththepassageoftime5.Bythetimeamanisfortyhewill.A.bespeakingthesamelanguageashisparentsdoB.havechangedhiswayofspeakingC.notusetheslanghelikedtousewhenyoungD.beusinglessnewslanginspeechandwriting

JusthomefromworkDaddystoppedinthekitchenwhereMotherandIwerepreparingsupper.Fromthelookonhisfaceweknewsomethingwas1him.Mr.RothisworsehesaiD.Thedoctorsaysit’sonlya2oftimenow.Theoldmancan3hispainbutnotthelonghourshehastospendalong.Hiseyesare4badthathecan’treadandhedoesn’tgetmuch5.Hekeepsbeggingforabigdogtobehiscompanion6hecanreachoutandtouchashesitsinhiswheelchairinthesun.Whydon’tthey7himadog?IaskeD.HoneywithMr.Rothinthehospitalsomuchoftimetherearealotof8.Thereisn’tenoughmoney.TheycouldgototheanimalshelterandgetoneI9.YesDaddysaiD.IsupposetheycoulD.Butithastobea10dogonetheycantrusttobegentlE.NotallbigdogsarE.AftersupperI11backwheremybigGermanshepherd牧羊犬DanwasdozingunderatreE.Hejumpedupandrantomeetme12healwaysdidwhenIcameintosight.Therewerenoother12-year-oldgirlsinourneighborhoodsoI13Danforcompanionship.WhenIrodemybicycleheranbehindme;whenIroller-skatedonthesidewalkhetrotted小跑behinD.IthadbeenthatwaysinceDaddy14himhomefouryearsbeforE.NowIcouldn’tforgetDaddy’swordsinthekitchen.IthrewmyarmsaroundDan’sneckandburiedmyface15hisstiffhair.IloveyouIwhisperedtohim.I’dbe16withoutyoubutohDanIknowwhatIshoulddo17Idon’twanttodoit.IthoughtaboutMr.Roth.Hewasoldsickandalmost18.Itseemedtomethathewasjustaboutoutofblessings.Igotup19.IknewwhatIhadtodoandifIdidn’tdoitrightnowI’d20myselfoutofit.IwenttomyfatherandsaidMr.RothcanborrowDan.TearsstarteddownmyfacE.1.A.catchingB.botheringC.puzzlingD.frightening2.A.sortB.lotC.wasteD.matter3.A.bearB.considerC.cureD.overcome4.A.soB.tooC.veryD.also5.A.relationshipB.companyC.wealthD.business6.A.someoneB.thisC.oneD.that7.A.buyB.offerC.findD.promise8.A.suppliesB.operationsC.expensesD.visitors9.A.repliedB.askedC.explainedD.suggested10.A.fierceB.specialC.usefulD.brave11.A.cameinB.gotupC.turnedawayD.wentout12.A.onceB.thoughC.asD.if13.A.cameacrossB.thoughtofC.dependedonD.feltlike14.A.broughtB.trainedC.droveD.delivered15.A.throughB.onC.beneathD.in16.A.lostB.anxiousC.aggressiveD.confused17.A.soB.andC.orD.but18.A.deadB.blindC.lonelyD.painful19.A.slowlyB.quicklyC.suddenlyD.unwillingly20.A.helpB.forceC.talkD.show

BEUINGAssociatedPress美联社—Chinahasagrowingmiddleclassatraditionofexpectingeducationand21millionnewbabieseveryyear.Sellingeducationaltoysshouldbeeasy.WhileChinamaybetheworld’sbiggesttoymakermanyofthebestareexportedDepartmentstoresheredonothaveenoughhighqualitytoys.Itissaidthatthedemandforeducationaltoysislow.AUScompanyBabyCareistryingtochangethatwithanewwaytoselltoysinChina.BabyCareworksbasicallytogetherwithdoctorsinBeijinghospitals.Peoplewhojointhecompany’smotherclubcangetlecturesandnewslettersonbabyandchilddevelopmentatnoextracostiftheyagreetospend18dollarsamonthonthecompany’seducationaltoysandchildcarebooks.WewanttobuildasevenyearrelationshipwiththosepeoplesaidMatthewJ..EstesBabyCare’spresident.Itstartsduringpregnancy孕期whentheanxietyandneedsarehighest.BabyCareworksonaonetoonebasis.DoctorsnursesandteacherspaidbyBabyCareadviseparentsexplaintoysthataredesignedforchildrenateachstage阶段ofdevelopmenttoagesix.BabyCareopeneditsfirststoreinChinalastJuneinashoppingcenterincentralBeijingandanothernearBeijingZoo.Itplanstohave80storesinChinawithinsixyears.ItisanewmodelforChinaanddevelopsamarketinyoungchildren’seducationandhealththatnoothercompaniesarein.1.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.Educationaltoysandforeigntoymarkets.B.ProblemswithChina’stoymarketandeducation.C.ReasonsforpushingsalesofeducationaltoysinChina.D.BabypopulationandvariouskindsoftoysmadeinChina.2.Whichofthefollowingisafactaccordingtothepassage?A.ClubmembersbuyBabyCareproductsforfreechildcareadvice.B.DoctorsinBeijinghelpinmakingBabyCareproducts.C.Parentsareencouragedtopay$18forclubactivities.D.BabyCaretrainsChinesedoctorsatnoextracost.3.BabyCareisdevelopingitsbusinessinChinaby.A.openingstoresinBeijinghospitalsB.offering18monthcoursesonchildcareC.settingupchildren’seducationcentersD.formingcloserelationshipswithparents4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Mother’sClubinChina.B.BabyCareandDoctors.C.AmericanCompanyModel.D.EducationalToysinChina.

ManyyearsagomystudentaskedmethequestionMrs.Kindredwhydoyouteach?WithouttakingtimetoreflectIansweredBecausesomedayImightsaysomethingthatmightmakeadifferenceinsomeone’slifE.EventhoughIwassincerethatwasn’taverygoodanswerandmystudentdidn’tletitslidE.LetmegetthisstraighthesaidYouwenttocollegeforfouryearssoyoucouldcomehereeverydaybecauseyouhavethehopethatsomedayyoumightsaysomethingthatwillinfluencesomeone?HeshookhisheadasifIwerecrazyandwalkedawaylookingconfuseD.I’moneofthosepeoplewholookbackandwishtheyhadsaidsomethingsmartorwittyorswift.EventhoughthatparticularstudentmightnolongerwonderwhyIteachtherearedayswhenIwonder.OnthosedaysIremindmyselfoftherealreasonsIteach:It’sinmyblooD.Mymotherwasmymostinfluentialteacherandshewasa6thgradereadingteacheruntilherdeathin1990.Sheinstilled逐渐灌输inmealoveofreadingandtheknowledgethateducationopensdoors.TeachingisawaytomakeadifferencE.IfyouthrowastoneinapondtheripplesgoonandonuntiltheyreachtheshorE.Youcan’thaverippleswithoutastonE.Goodteachersthrowstonesthatmakeapositivedifferenceandthat’swhatIstrivetodo.Igenuinelyloveteenagers.IwanttosharewithotherswhatIknowandwhatIhavelearnedthroughtheyears.LifeisfullofupsanddownsandifIcanhelpstudentsavoidsomepotholesontheroadoflifeIwanttodoso.Ifthey’llallowmetocelebratetheirvictorieswiththemIwanttodosotoo.Teachingisn’tforeveryonebutIknowImadetherightcareerchoicE.1.Whydidthestudentcontinuetoaskthequestionaboutthewriter’sbeingateacher?A.BecausehethoughtheranswerwasunbelievablE.B.BecausethewriterwasinsincerE.C.Becausethestudentwasnaughty.D.BecausetheanswerwasdifficulttounderstanD.2.Whatdoyouthinkofthewriter?A.StupiD.B.Honest.C.ConservativE.D.PolitE.3.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thewriter’smotherhasthegreatestinfluenceonher.B.Thewriter’sanswermadethestudentconfuseD.C.Inthewriter’sopinionsomepeopleintheworldareunfittoteach.D.Thewritermadethestudentwhoaskedthequestionangry.4.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A.thewriterwasalsoagoodteacherinschool.B.thewriteroftenplayswithherstudentsbesideaponD.C.thewriterdevotesherselftoteachingandherstudents.D.thewriteroftenaccompaniesthestudentsontheirwayhomE.5.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Astudent’ssillyquestion.B.Agoodteacherwholikesstudents.C.Aconfusedstudent.D.ThereasonwhyIteach.

Helosthisarmsinanaccidentthatkilledhisfather.Sincethenhehashadtodependonthearmsofhisyoungerbrother.Inordertotakecareofhimhisyoungerbrotherbecamehis___1___neverleavinghimaloneforyears.__2__writingwithhistoeshewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislifE.Asthetwobrothersgrewuptogethertheyhadtheir__3__ofproblemsandtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenonedayhisyoungerbrotherwantedto___4___fromhimlivinghisownlifE.Sohewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.A__5__misfortunestruckagirltoo.Onenighthermotherwhosufferedfrommentalillness__6__.Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother.Shetriedtopreparemealsforherparents__7__tooverturnthekerosene煤油lightonthestove__8__inafirewhichtookherhandsaway.Thoughhereldersistershowedherwillingnesstotake__39__ofhershewasdeterminedtobecompletelyindependent.Andmostofallshelearnedtobeself-reliant.OnceshewrotethefollowinginhercompositionIam__10__.ThoughIlostmyarmsIstillhavelegs.Thoughmywingsarebrokenmyheartcanstill11___.Onedaytheboyandthegirlwereboth__12__toatelevisioninterviewprogram.TheboytoldtheTVhostabouthis__13__futureatbeingleftonhisownwhilethegirlwasfullof14__forherlifE.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.TheboywroteMyyoungerbrother'sarmsaremyarms;15__thegirlwrote:Brokenwingsflyingheart.Theyhadbothendured忍受thesamesufferingsbuttheirdifferentattitudesdeterminedthe__16__oftheirlives.ItistruethatlifeisunpredictablE.Disasterscanstrikeat__17__timE.Howyoudealwithmisfortuneisthetrue18__ofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlyto19__andescapefromthesufferingitwillalwaysfollowyouwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrongthehardshipwillturn__20__tobeafortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarisE.1.A.shelterB.shadeC.chainD.shadow2.A.ButforB.ExceptforC.InsteadofD.Dueto3.A.shareB.caseC.lackD.fear4.A.benefitB.returnC.separateD.differ5.A.seriousB.suddenC.terribleD.similar6.A.recoveredB.disappearedC.lostD.escaped7.A.onlyB.evenC.stillD.hardly8.A.takingB.succeedingC.resultingD.getting9.A.careB.chargeC.advantageD.photos10.A.practicalB.luckyC.happyD.bored11.A.breakB.beatC.flyD.jump12.A.invitedB.attractedC.introducedD.committed13.A.secureB.brightC.greatD.uncertain14.A.pressureB.enthusiasmC.regretD.demand15.A.asB.soC.whileD.evenif16.A.natureB.riskC.typeD.secret17.A.someB.noC.allD.any18.A.symbolB.meaningC.testD.outbreak19.A.complainB.sufferC.struggleD.involve20.A.upB.outC.overD.back

TUVALUatinycountryinthePacificOceanhasaskedforhelpasitwillbeswallowedupbythesea.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetersabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetable.Withouturgenthelpthecountry’sdaysarenumbered.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintothesea.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20-50cmby2050.AcenturyagoSt.Mark’sSquarethelowestpointcityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsglobalwarmingcausesTuvalu’srisingsealevel.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreesoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectitrisebyextra1-3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciers冰川meltandaddsmorewatertotheocean.Thewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorise.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100years.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.ThroughburningcoaloilandgaspeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.Shouldthiscometruetheseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewheretolive.1.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.TuvaluisindangerofbeingswallowedupbytheseaB.allTuvalu’sislandsareaboutfivemetersabovethesealevelC.drinkingwaterinTuvaluhasbeendestroyedD.Tuvaluisoftenfloodedbystormsandwaves2.TheauthorusesTuvaluandVeniceasexamplesinordertoexplain.A.theyarethefirstplacesinkingintotheseaB.theyarebothsinkingintothemudwheretheystandC.theywilldisappearinthefutureD.theirtroubleiscausedbyglobalwarming3.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorder.a.Glaciersbegantomelt.b.Peopleburncoaloilandgas.c.Thegreenhouseeffectisgrowing.d.Theearthisgettingwarmerandwarmer.e.Thesealevelisrising.f.MoreCO2isproduced.g.Manyplacesaresinkingintothesea.A.dfbcaegB.bfcdeagC.fcbdaegD.bfcdaeg4.Whatdoesclimaterefugeesmean?A.Climatechanges.B.Climateeffect.C.Peopleforcedawayfromtheirhomelandbyclimate.D.Rareanimalsmovingfromplacetoplaceforclimatechanges.5.WhichofthefollowingisFalseaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100yearsforwarmertemperatures.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1-3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.Thewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorise.D.Therewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstopped.

Howwouldyouliketosleepwithonehalfyourbrainasleepandtheotherhalfawake?Dolphinssleepthisway.RecentlyscientistsatIndianaStateUniversityhavediscoveredthatduckssleepthiswaytoo.TheyfoundthatduckssleephalfawakesotheycanrestandwatchfordangeratthesametimE.Afterputtingtheirducksinarowandvideotapingthemsomeresearchersfoundducksontheendofeachrowspentmoretimeasleepwithoneeyeopenapparentlylookingforpredators.ThemoretheducksfeltthreatenedthemoretheysleptwithoneeyeopensaidleadauthorNielsC.RattenborgagraduatestudentatIndianaStateUniversityTerreHautE.theuniqueaspectisnotthattheydoitbutthattheycontrolit.Whentheysleepattheedgeofagrouptheytendtorealizegreaterdangersotheyspendmoretimesleepingwithonehalfoftheirbrain.DuckswithoneeyeopenwerestillawakeenoughtodetectpredatorssaidtheauthorsofthestudywhichappearstodayintheJournalNaturE.Theresearchersstudiedfourgroupsoffourducksheldinplasticboxeswhichwerearrangedinarow.Ducksontheendwerefoundtosleepwithoneeyeopen31.8percentofthetimecomparedto12.4percentofthetimeforducksinthecentralposition.Alsoducksinthecentralpositiondidnotopenoneeyemorethantheotherswhileducksoneachendkepttheeyefacingawayfromthegroupopen86.2percentofthetimE.Brainwavereadingsoftheducksshowedthatthehalfofthebrainreceivingsignalsfromtheclosedeyeindicatedthathalfofthebrainwassleeping.Signalsfromthehalfofthebrainreceivingsignalsfromtheopeneyeshowedastatebetweenfullyawakeandasleep.1.Apredatorismostlikelytobe.A.ascientistwhodoesresearchworkonanimalsB.ahumanbeingwholooksafterandfeedsducksC.ananimalthathuntskillsandeatsotheranimalsD.ananimalthatislikelytobefriendswithducks2.Ducksattheendofeachrowsleepwithoneeyeopenbecause.A.theyarelookingforfoodB.theywanttoenjoythesceneryC.theyarewatchingoutfordangerD.theyareuniqueintheirsleepinghabit3.Howmanyduckswereusedintheexperiment?A.Four.B.Eight.C.TwelvE.D.Sixteen.4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ducksonthenorthernendofarowwouldkeeptheireyefacingthesouthopen.B.Duckswithlesssenseofdutyusuallychoosetostayinthecenterofarow.C.Duckswithoneeyeopenattheedgecanstillenjoyacertaindegreeofsleep.D.Avideotaperecorderwastheonlyelectronicdeviceusedintheexperiment.

Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.Atsomepointineveryspeecheveryspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanned.Fortunatelythemomentsareusuallynotobvioustothelisteners.Why?Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyourplaceforamomentwronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentencesorforgettopauseatacertainpointnoonewillbeanythewiser.Whensuchmomentsoccurdon’tworryaboutthem.Justcontinueasifnothinghappened.Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeechthatdon’treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing’sfamousspeech–Ihaveadreamyoumaynoticethathestumble结巴hiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikelyhoweveryoudon’tremember.Why?Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononitsmessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.Peoplecarealotaboutmakingmistakesinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanactofcommunication.Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.Butinfactthelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformer.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthatexpressesthespeaker’sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker’sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.Asyouworkonyourspeechdon’tworryaboutbeingimperfect.Onceyoufreeyourmindofthisyouwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyourspeechfreely.1.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill___________.A.besmarterthanyouB.noticeyourmistakesC.dobetterthanyouD.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout2.Youdon’trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause___________.A.yourattentionisonthecontentB.youdon’tfullyunderstandthespeechC.youdon’tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosayD.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmoreimportant3.I.tcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformanceB.onetotwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebadC.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismadeD.themoremistakesaspeakermakesthemoreattractivehewillbe4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeakerB.HowtoMakeaPerfectSpeechC.Don’tExpectaPerfectSpeechD.Don’tExpectMistakesinaSpeech

ThisweekLondonwillbefullofcelebrationstowelcometheYearoftheRat.EveryyearLondon’sChinatown1aspectaculareventtocelebrateChineseNewYearthelargesteventoutsideofAsiA.ThisyearintheUKthereseemstobeahugeamountof2inChineseculturE.Forthethirdyearrunningthe‘ChinainLondon’seasonisbeinghelD.This3eventwillrunfromFebruarytoAprilfinallyintheOlympictorchrelay4theOlympicflamewillpassthroughLondononitswaytothestartoftheBeijingGames.The‘ChinainLondon’seasonwillcombineahugenumberofevents5fromartexhibitionstomoderndancefilmfestivals6teatastingmusicalconcertstochildren’shalf-termactivities.Inaddition7Chineseculturefestival‘ChinaNow’islaunchingatChineseNewYear.ThisisanationwideseasonofeventsleadinguptotheBeijingOlympics.Aswellas8eventsthisprogrammeincludesan9programmeforschoolstodeveloprelationshipswithChinaandaFootballExchangewheretheUKFootballAssociationwillbe10childreninChinaandofferingaluckyfewthechancetovisitBritainonafootballtour.ThemainChineseNewYear11willbeheldonSunday10thFebruaryandisexpectedtoattractaround300000visitors.Itwillshowcaseboth12andcontemporaryChineseartsbringingtogetherBritish-bornandChineseperformers.The13ofthedayisthegrandparadethroughthestreetsofLondonledbyatraditionaldragondancefollowedbymusiciansacrobatsartistsandchildren.TherewillbealargestageandscreeninTrafalgarSquarefeaturingmartialartsmusicanddancE.Itwouldn’tbeChineseNewYear14fireworksandfirecrackers15LeicesterSquarewillseedisplaysonthehourallafternoon.NearbytheatresandartscenterswillalsobeholdingspecialNewYeareventssuchasvarietyshows.1.A.celebratesB.welcomesC.holdsD.delivers2.A.passionB.interestC.sensationD.increase3.A.oldB.extendedC.newD.developed4.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.what5.A.exchangingB.preventingC.rangingD.changing6.A.andB.withC.forD.to7.A.oneB.aC.anotherD.that8.A.wonderfulB.terrificC.interestingD.cultural9.A.educationB.economyC.cultureD.football10.A.coachingB.teachingC.practicingD.enrolling11.A.paradeB.celebrationC.performanceD.show12.A.goodB.wonderfulC.ancientD.traditional13.A.showB.eventC.shareD.highlight14.A.withoutB.exceptforC.withD.apartfrom15.A.whereB.soC.whenD.if

SpecialtreesthatgrowfasterfightpollutionproducebetterwoodandevensensechemicalattacksarebeingplantedbyscientistsintheUS.When40percentofHawaii'sUS$14million-a-yearpapaya木瓜industrywasdestroyedbyavirusfiveyearsagoworkbeganoncreatinggeneticallyengineered转基因的trees.Researcherssuccessfullyintroducedseedsthatweredesignedtoresistthevirus.Sincethenmoreandmorepeoplehavebeentestinggeneticallyengineeredtrees.Someresearchersputspecialbacteriaintotreestohelpthemgrowfasterandproducebetterwood.Othersaretryingtocreatetreesthatcancleanpollutedsoil.Meanwhilefruitfarmersarelookingfortreesthatarestrongenoughtoresistwormsandpapercompanieswanttreesthatproducemorewoodandthereforemorepaper.ThePentagon五角大楼美国国防部所在地evengavetheresearchersUS$500000thisyearaftertheydevelopedapinetreethatchangesitscoloursifitsensesachemicalattack.Sofarthepoplareucalyptus杨树与桉树appleandcoffeetreesareamongthosebeingengineered.Allthisiscanbedonetodaybecausewehaveabetterunderstandingoftreegenomes基因组.Howeversomepeoplefearthatthegeneticallyengineeredtreeswillcausedangerousresults.Theyareworriedthatthenewtreeswillbreedwithnaturalspeciesandchangethebalanceoftheforestenvironment.ItcouldbedestructivesaidJimDiamondanenvironmentalist.Treesarewhatisleftofournaturalenvironmentandhometomanyendangeredspecies.Butresearchersinsistthatsciencecouldgivenatureafightingchanceagainstbothnaturalandman-madedangers.Theyhopetoanswerthecriticsbystoppingthenewtreesfrombreedingsotheireffectontheenvironmentcanbecontrolled.1.WhichkindoftreeisnottheonesthatscientistsareplantingintheUS?A.Treesthatwormscan'thurt.B.Treesthatcanprotectthemselvesatachemicalattack.C.Treesthatcanresistwindbetter.D.Geneticallyengineeredtrees.2.WhatcausedtheAmericanscientiststoworkonspecialtrees?A.Theythinksciencecouldgivenatureafightingchanceagainstbothnaturalandman-madedangers.B.Greatnumbersoftreeshavebeenlostduetoattacksbyviruses.C.Researcherssuccessfullyintroducedseedsdesignedtoresistthevirus.D.Treegenomesaremappedoutsoscientistsknowhowtoimprovetrees.3.Whichofthefollowingwasprobablythefirstkindoftreesbeingengineered?A.Papaya.B.Pine.C.Apple.D.Poplar.4.Whydidcriticsthinkengineeredtreesdangerous?Because_______.A.thesetreescandestroythebalanceofnatureB.everythingexcepttreeshasbeengeneticallyengineeredC.treesarehometomanyendangeredspeciesD.thesetreesmayaffectnormaltrees

Peoplewhoarecheerfulandrelaxedarelesslikelytosufferfromcolds.It's1thatbeingfullofvim活力andvigor精力helpsthebody2illnessessaytheresearchersfromCarnegieMellonUniversityCMUinPittsburgh.Weneedtotakemoreseriouslythepossibilitythata3emotionalstyleisafighterplayerindiseaserisksayspsychologistSheldonCohenthestudy'sleadresearcher.InapreviousstudyCohenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatpeoplewho4tobecheerfulandlivelywere5likelytodevelopsnifflescoughsandothercoldsymptoms症状.Thosefindingswereinterestingbuttheydidn'tprovethataperson's6affectswhetherheorshegetssick.7itwasstillpossiblethataperson'sunderlyingpersonalityis8matters.9suggestsforinstancethatcertainpeoplearenaturallymorelikelytobeoutgoing外向的and10withhighself-respectandasenseof11overlife.Thiswouldmeanthatwhowearenothowwefeelfinallydecidesour12ofcatchingcolds.Tofigureoutwhichmatteredmorepersonalityor13theCMUteam14193healthyadults.Theresearcherstalkedtoeachpersonoverthephoneeveryeveningfor2weeks.Theytoldtheresearchersaboutthepositiveandnegative15theyhadexperiencedthatday.Theresultsshowedthateveryoneinthestudywas16likelytogetinfected.Theirsymptoms征兆however17dependingonthetypesofemotionsthattheyhadreportedoverthe182weeks.Scientists19aboutwhethernegativeemotionsorpositiveemotionshaveastronger20onhowhealthyweare.Fornowitcan'thurttolookonthebrightsidemoreoftenthannot!1.A.necessaryB.possibleC.doubtfulD.certain2.A.fightB.reduceC.stopD.remove3.A.negativeB.standardC.passiveD.positive4.A.failedB.managedC.tendedD.had5.A.mostB.leastC.quiteD.indeed6.A.thoughtB.attitudeC.strengthD.quality7.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.ThusD.Still8.A.thatB.whyC.whatD.who9.A.TheoryB.ReasonC.EvidenceD.interview10.A.activeB.optimisticC.braveD.healthy11.A.controlB.humourC.directionD.urgency12.A.attitudesB.sufferingsC.chancesD.emotions13.A.qualitiesB.ideasC.emotionsD.conditions14.A.examinedB.watchedC.testedD.interviewed15.A.charactersB.feelingsC.attitudesD.thoughts16.A.equallyB.lessC.mostD.hardly17.A.occurredB.differedC.sufferedD.reduced18.A.sameB.exactC.valuableD.previous19.A.talkB.knowC.argueD.think20.A.effectB.feelingC.impressionD.impact

MichaelFishmaysoonbereplacedasaweatherforecasterbysomethingtrulyfishier--theshark鲨鱼.ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.LaurenSmith24isclosetocompletingherstudyonshark'sabilitytosensepressure.Ifherstudiesprovethetheoryscientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviorofsharkstopredictbadweather.MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehavioroflemonsharksintheBahamas.ShethenusedtheircloserelativeslesserspotteddogfishforfurtherresearchatAberdeenUniversity.Herwork--thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory--resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.MissSmithsaidI’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravelinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.Iwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegree.Iknowthere'ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand--butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamasMissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperaturewhilealsotrackingthemusingGPSGlobalPositioningSystemtechnology.InAberdeenshewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal潮汐的andtemperaturechangesoffdogfish--noneofwhichwereharmed.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic模拟oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajobwhichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.1.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_________.A.ashort-storycollectionB.apopularsciencemagazineC.aresearchpaperD.apersonaldiary2.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphofthepassage?A.Sharksmaybeusedtopredictbadweather.B.Sharks'behaviorcanbecontrolled.C.MichaelFishisnotqualifiedforhisjob.D.LaurenSmithwillbecomeaweatherforecaster.3.LaurenSmithconductedherresearchby_________.A.removinghaircellsfromashark'sbalancesystemB.measuringtheairpressureofweatherfrontsC.recordingsharks'bodytemperatureD.monitoringsharks'reactiontoweatherchanges4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Apopularwayofforecastingweather.B.Anewresearcheffortinpredictingstorms.C.Biologists'interestinthesecretsofsharks.D.LaurenSmith'sdevotiontoscientificresearch.

TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.1recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.StevensonaScotsmanhadlived2formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora3.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson4.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong5overthehills.Theyhadbeen6thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.KeptindoorsbytheheavyrainLloydfeltthedays7.TokeeptheboyhappyRobertaskedtheboytodosome8.OnemorningtheboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanislandRobert9thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof10.What’sthat?heasked.That’sthe11treasuresaidtheboy.Robertsuddenly12somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy’s13.WhiletherainwaspouringRobertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe14atwelve-year-oldboyjustlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate海盗RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenleywhowalkedaroundwiththe15ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto16suchamaninastory.17LongJohnSilverthepiratewithawoodenlegwas18.Sothankstoa19SeptemberinScotlandafriendwithawoodenlegandtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboywehaveoneofthegreatest20storiesintheEnglishlanguage.1.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally2.A.aloneB.nextdoorC.athomeD.abroad3.A.meetingB.storyC.holidayD.job4.A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John5.A.talkB.restC.walkD.game6.A.attemptingB.missingC.planningD.enjoying7.A.quietB.dullC.busyD.cold8.A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.exercising9.A.doubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognized10.A.theseaB.thehouseC.ScotlandD.theisland11.A.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpected12.A.sawB.drewC.madeD.learned13.A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.mind14.A.starB.heroC.writerD.child15.A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom16.A.praiseB.produceC.includeD.accept17.A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus18.A.readB.bornC.hiredD.written19.A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windy20.A.newsB.loveC.real-lifeD.adventure