The owner of an Alabama Chinese restaurant named “Good Friend” shot at a customer who complained about a bug in her egg roll Thursday night. The bullet narrowly missed 20-year-old Birmingham resident Jatari Walker who told the Daily News she is scarred by the entire experiencE. “I can’t sleep,” she said Saturday afternoon. “And since it happened I’ve had no appetitE.” Walker ordered a combination platter（大浅盘） and egg roll from the Good Friend Chinese and Seafood Restaurant on Dennison AvE. Thursday evening. After paying her $7 bill she went back to her car and discovered a fly insidE. “I thought I need to take this back,” she saiD. The customer went back and asked for a repayment and said the owner Chun Hin Ching, 52, was unhappy with her because she announced her discovery in front of other customers. After an argument he repaid the money and Walker — who is now a former frequent customer of the business — turned and walked to the exit. That’s when Ching drew a handgun and fired a single shot over her heaD. “He just shot the gun at me and I ran,” she said, adding she could feel the bullet whiz past her heaD. Birmingham Police Department spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards told the News the owner was charged with attempted murder and was transported to Jefferson County Jail on $100,000 bail（保释金）. Police believe Ching intended to hit Walker with the bullet and missed, Edwards saiD. The bullet hit the top of the door frame of the take-out business. Ching did not tell police why he fired at Walker, Edwards saiD. Edwards said he did not recall any previous problems at the business. He said Ching did not say why he had a weapon but added it was not uncommon for stores in that neighborhooD. No one was injured from the gunshot, Edwards saiD. Calls placed to the restaurant Saturday afternoon were not answereD. 9. What happened on Thursday night in Good Friend Chinese and Seafood Restaurant? A.A.fire broke out but luckily no one was injureD. B. The restaurant owner refused to repay the money. C.A.young woman narrowly escaped being killed by a bullet. D. The egg rolls caused sickness among some customers. 10. Why did Walker go back to the restaurant after buying the food? A. Because she discovered a fly in the egg roll. B. Because she left her car key in the restaurant. C. Because she forgot to take the combination platter. D. Because she found the owner charged her too much. 11. The restaurant owner fired on Walker when ______. A. she was arguing with him B. she was about to leave C. she asked for a repayment D. she announced her discovery 12. We can learn from the passage that ______. A. this is the first time for Walker to buy food from Good Friend Restaurant B. the owner was unhappy with the complaint and refused to repay the money C. if someone had been hit, Ching’d have been charged with attempted murder D. it is common for a restaurant owner in that neighborhood to have a weapon

MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.YoucangettherebyseA.Itisaninterestingplaceandithadalonghistory.MacaoispartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinesE.ThefirstEuropeanstogotoMacaocamefromPortugal.MorethanfourhundredyearsagothePortuguesewenttheretotradewithChinA.SomesettledandmadetheirhomestherE.Theybuiltstrongfortstoguard保卫thecityandtheharbor.Theyalsobuiltchurchesschoolshospitalsandotherplaces.Slowlythecitygrew.PeoplefrommanycountriescametoliveandworkinMacao.TodaymanypeoplevisitMacao.Someonlygotheretowatchdog-racingormotor-racingortogamblewiththeirmoney.ButMacaoisaquietandpeacefulplacE.Itispleasantjusttowalkaroundandlookatoldbuildingsandforts.Youfeelyouarebackintheolddays.Ofcoursesomeofthebuildingsarenowinruins.TheChurchofSt.Paulhasonlythefrontwallwithmanystepsleadinguptoit.ButitisstillinterestingtoseE.Whenyouarehotandtiredtherearesmallcoolgardenstorestin.whenyouarehungrytherearegoodrestaurantswithmanykindsoffooD.Nearbytherearesomeislandswhicharealsoniceandareeasytogetto.ThereiscertainlyalottodoinMacao.13.Macaoiseasytogettobecause_______.A.itispartofChinaandmostpeoplethereareChinesE.B.itisaninterestingplacE.C.itisveryfastandcheapbyseaD.itisnotfarawayfromHongKong.14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.PortuguesewerethefirstpeopletogotoMacao.B.somePortuguesesettledinMacaoandmadetheirhomesoverfourcenturiesago.C.thecityMacaogrewslowlyD.peoplethereputupstrongfortstoprotectthecity.15.Wherewillyouhaveabreakwhenyoufeelwornout?A.Ingoodrestaurants.B.Insmallcoolgardens.C.Onsomeislands.D.Inbeautifulparks.

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandregardthemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemattheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivethemneedlessothattheywon’tcarrydisease疾病.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverystorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople’shomestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalsinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwild野生的animals.Ifyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunished处罚.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytieisnotascloseasours.Whenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirowncareer生涯.Thentheseniors老人willfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.68.Thepassagemainlytalksabout________.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheseniorsinCanada69.Theygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause________.A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewildC.theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdiseaseD.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome70.InCanadaChildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause_______.A.theydon’tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents’housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn’tdependontheirparentsanymore71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.Anybirdscancometothebirdfeederstoeat.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageathishousE.D.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.

Smilinggirlshavetheirluck.ItfitsHuangRuijiawell.The15-year-oldstudentcomesfromChengduExperimentalForeignLanguageSchool.OnMarch222014shewonthirdplacejuniorcategoryatthe12thChinaDaily21stCenturyLenovoCupNationalHighSchoolEnglishSpeakingCompetitionwhichwasheldinBeijing.Duringthecompetitionmanycontestants选手keptaseriousface.ButHuangwassmilingallthetime.HergoodmannersalsowonhertheBestStyleprizeatthecontest.SmilingshowsconfidencewhichisanimportantqualityforspeakerssaidMengQingtaoassociateresearchfellowattheNationalInstituteofEducationSciencesandoneofthejudges评委.Huang’ssmilebroughtjudgesclosertoherandalsocured消除herstress.Huangonlybecameasmilinggirltwoyearsago.Atthetimeshewasbusypreparingforaspeakingcompetition.Onedaywhenshewaspracticinginfrontofthemirrorshewasshockedbywhatshesaw.Isawapoker扑克facereciting背诵acoldspeechsaidHuang.Whowouldliketolistentoaspeakerlikethat?SincethenHuangdecidedtofaceeverythingwithasmile.Ithasworkedinspeakingcompetitionsandinmanyothersituationsinherlifesuchasbuildingfriendships.OnceHuangandherfriendhadafightandweremadateachother.AfterthreedaysHuangsaidshewantedtotalkbutdidn’tknowhowtostart.Shethendecidedtogiveasmilethefriendsmiledbackandgaveherahuginreturn.ThisisthepowerofsmilingsaidHuang.Youcanmakeadifferenceinyourlifesimplybysmiling.41.HuangRuijiasucceededbecauseshewasalways_______inthecompetition.A.talkingB.discussingC.cooperatingD.smiling42.MengQingtaoisa________accordingtothepassage.A.studentB.judgeC.nurseD.headmaster43.HuangRuijiastartedtosmile________whensherealizedherpokerfaceinthemirror.A.manyyearsagoB.threemonthsagoC.twodaysagoD.twoyearsago44.HuangRuijiathinkssmilingisalsohelpfulwhen______.A.studyingB.walkingC.makingfriendsD.fighting45.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.HuangRuijiais16intheyear2015.B.21stCenturyLenovoCupEnglishSpeakingCompetitionwasheldinBeijing.C.Smilecanbringcloserbetweenpeople.D.SmilebroughtbackHuangRuijia’sfriend.

WearenotwhowethinkwearE.TheAmericanself-imageisspreadwiththegoldenglowofopportunity.WethinkoftheUnitedStatesasalandofunlimitedpossibilitynotsomuchaclasslesssocietybutasaplacewhereclassismutable—aplacewherebrainsenergyandambitionarewhatcountsnotthecircumstancesofone'sbirth.TheEconomicMobilityProjectanambitiousresearchledbyPewCharitableTrustslookedattheeconomicfortunesofalargegroupoffamiliesovertimecomparingtheincomeofparentsinthelate1960swiththeincomeoftheirchildreninthelate1990sandearly2000s.Hereisthefinding:TheragstorichesstoryismuchmorecommoninHollywoodthanonMainStreet.Only6percentofchildrenborntoparentswithfamilyincomeattheverybottommovetothetop.Thatisrightjust6percentofchildrenborntoparentswhorankedinthebottomofthestudysampleintermsofincomewereabletobootstraptheirwayintothetop.Meanwhileanincredible42percentofchildrenbornintothatlowestarestillstuckatthebottomhavingbeenunabletoclimbasinglerungoftheincomeladder.ItisnotedthateveninBritain---anationwethinkofasburdenedwithahideboundclasssystem-childrenwhoarebornpoorhaveabetterchanceofmovingup.WhenthestudieswerereleasedmostreportersfocusedonthefindingthatAfrican-Americansborntomiddle-classoruppermiddle-classfamiliesareearningslightlylessininflation-adjusteddollarsthandidtheirparents.OneofthestudiesindicatesinfactthatmostofthefinancialgainswhitefamilieshavemadeinthepastthreedecadescanbeattributedtotheentryofwhitewomenintothelaborforcE.ThisismuchlesstrueforAfrican-Americans.Thepicturethatemergesfromallthequintilescorrelationsandpercentagesisofanationinwhichoverallthecurrentgenerationofadultsisbetteroffthanthepreviousoneasoneofthestudiesnotes.Themedianincomeofthefamiliesinthesamplegroupwas$55600inthelate1960s;theirchildren'smedianfamilyincomewasmeasuredat$71900.Howeverthisrisingtidehasnotliftedallboatsequally.Therichhaveseenfargreaterincomegainsthanhavethepoor.
EvenmoretroublingisthatournationofAmericaasthelandofopportunitygetslittlesupportfromthedatA.Americansmovefairlyeasilyupanddownthemiddlerungsoftheladderbutthereisstickinessattheends—fouroutoftenchildrenwhoarebornpoorwillremainpoorandfouroutoftenwhoarebornrichwillstayrich.59.WhatdidtheEconomicMobilityProjectfindinitsresearch?A.Childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesareunabletobootstraptheirwaytothetop.B.Hollywoodactorsandactressesareupwardlymobilefromragstoriches.C.Theragstorichesstoryismorefictionthanreality.D.Theragstorichesstoryisonlytrueforasmallminorityofwhites.60.ItcanbeinferredfromtheundertoneofthewriterthatAmericaasaclasslesssocietyshould________.A.perfectitsself-imageasalandofopportunityB.haveahigherlevelofupwardmobilitythanBritainC.enableAfrican-Americanstohaveexclusiveaccesstowell-paidemploymentD.encouragethecurrentgenerationtoworkashardasthepreviousgeneration61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheUSisalandwherebrainsenergyandambitionarewhatcounts.B.Inequalitypersistsbetweenwhitesandblacksinfinancialgains.C.Middle-classfamiliesearnslightlylesswithinflationconsidereD.D.Childreninlowest-incomefamiliesmanagetoclimbasinglerungoftheladder.62.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.SocialUpwardMobility.B.IncredibleIncomeGains.C.InequalityinWealth.D.AmericaNotLandofOpportunity.

Therearesomanywaystointerpretbodylanguageandmanymanymorebodylanguageindicators.Belowwe’llshowyousomeofthemostpopularindicators.Howclosearethey?Physicalproximityisafrequentlyusedbodylanguageindicatorthatmanypeopledon’tnoticE.Ifsomeoneiscomfortablewithyoutheywon’tmindsittingorstandingnearyou.Soaninterestingwaytoseeifsomeoneactuallythinksyou’reokayistogobrushshoulderswiththem.Iftheybackawayyouhaveyouranswer!RestlesshandsHaveyoueverseensomeonedrummingonadeskorachairwiththeirfingers?Whataboutpeopleplayingdrumsontheirlegs?Thiscanbeasignofimpatiencerestlessnessandevensometimesanger.Ifyou’relecturingyourkidsandthey’redrummingtheirfingersonthetablechancesareyoumaynotreallybegettingthroughtothem.Whenyou’respeakingwithsomeoneandthey’redoingthisit’stimetoswitchtactics.HoldingyourhandsbehindyourbackOfallthebodylanguageindicatorsonthislistthisoneisthemostambiguous.Peopleholdtheirhandsbehindtheirbacksforanumberofreasons.Watchanymafiamovieandyou’llseetheDonholdinghishandsbehindhisbackasasignofpower.Peopleinthemilitaryaretaughttodoitasasignofrespect.SometimespeoplewillevendoittobecutE.UsuallywhenthisoccursyoumustrelyonotherindicatorstodeterminetheemotionbeingdisplayeD.Itisstillquitepopular.HandsballedintofistsThisisanotherreallypopularindicator.Unlikethelastonethisonehasprettymuchonesinglemeaning.Peopledoitwhenthey’refrustratedandangry.Thisisusuallyaprecursortoviolenceasballedupfirstsoftenresultsinsomethinggettingpunchedorhit.Ifyouarespeakingwithsomeoneandtheirhandsareballedupinfiststhingscouldgowrongveryquickly.Armscrossed!Peopleoftenmisconstruewhatcrossingarmsactuallymeans.Peoplethinkitmeansthatsomeoneisangry.Infactit’sactuallyusedasadefensivestancE.Peoplewhohavetheirarmscrossedareunconsciouslydefendingthemselves.Theymaynotwanttotalkanymoreortheymaybehidingsomethingtheydon’twanttotalkabout.Butcrossingthearmsmeansapersonistryingtocomfortthemselvesmeaningthey’reuncomfortablE.Surprise!Thisoneisprettyobviousbutwearetalkingaboutpopularbodylanguageindicators.Whensomeonewidenstheireyesorraisestheireyebrowsthey’remostoftensurprisedorshockedatsomething.Therereallyaren’tanyotherreasonswhysomeonewidenstheireyes.Sothisoneisnotonlyreallypopularbutreallyobviousandeasytospot!21.WhatcanwedoifwewanttoknowwhethersomeonelikestostaywithusornotA.wecanjuststandclosetohimorher.B.wecanonlyshakehandswithhimorher.C.wecanhughimorhertightly.D.wecandrumonthedeskwithourfingers.22.Ifsomeoneisasoldierheuseagesturelikeholdinghishandsbehindhisbackto?A.showhispoweroverothers.B.showhisrespecttoothers.C.showhisangrytoothers.D.showhiscutenesstoothers.23.Accordingtoparagraphsixpeoplewhocrossedtheirarmsareoften?A.angryB.frustratedC.impatientD.uncomfortable24.Whichbodylanguageinthispassageispopularandeasytospot?A.Restlesshands.B.Holdingone’shandsbehindone’sback.C.Crossingone’sarmsD.Wideningone’seyes.

Chineseconsumers'crazyappetiteforluxurygoodsandservicesappearsunstoppablewithjust2percentoftheChinesepopulationresponsibleforone-thirdoftheworld'sluxuryitems.AsChina'seconomicmiracledevelopsthemarketopportunitiesforallsortsofluxurygoodsandservicesareincreasing.LuxuryconsumptioninChinanowextendswaybeyondwell-knowncar.Clothingandjewelrybrands.ForexampletheluxuryjetmarketnChinaisthefastest-growingintheworldevenoutstrippingthatoftheUnitedStateswithamarketshareof25percent.Thistrendappearstocontinuewith20to30percentgrowthexpectedinChinacomparedwithonly2to3percentintheUS.ButmoreimportantChina'sluxuryjetmarketgrowthrepresentsamajordevelopmentintheprivateconsumptionofluxuryitems.China'shigh-qualityredwinemarketalsoprovidesevidenceofthegrowthinprivateconsumptionofluxurygoods.In2013Chinabecamethelargestmarketforred?wine?intheworldevenovertakingtheFrenchwith1.86billionbottlesconsumedinChinalastyear.OverthepastfiveyearsChina'sredwineconsumptionhasgrown136percent.AccordingtomyongoingconsumerresearchinthisareawhileworkingattheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijingpublicconsumptionofsuchexpensivegloballuxurybrandssuchasPradaandArmaniiseasilyexplainedbythedesiretogainfaceandpubliclydisplaysocialclimbingthroughmaterialpossesses.Ontheotherhanditisself-rewardthatliesbehindconsumermotivationinthisareaChineseconsumerwhohaveexperiencedrapidfinancialandeconomicgainsappearparticularlypronetotheneedtorewardthemselvesfortheirsuccess.Butthishaslittletodowithgainingfaceandimpressingothersandmuchmoretodowiththeneedforpersonalcontentment.FinallythegrowthinprivateluxuryconsumptioninChinaissettocontinueinpartduetothematurityoftheChineseconsumerandadvancementofChineseconsumerculturegenerally.28.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwouldmostprobablybe?A.A.newsreporterB.Anaccountant.C.A.professor.D.A.conductor.29.TheunderlinedwordoutstrippinginParagraph2probablymeans______.A.fallingfarbehindofB.goinghandinhandC.goingfaraheadofD.keepingpacewith30.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2and3?A.China'sluxuryjetmarketgrowthisonly2to3%.B.Frenchwasoncethelargestmarketforredwineintheworldbefore2013.C.TheluxuryjetmarketintheUSshares25%ofthejetconsumptionintheworlD.D.China'sredwineconsumptionhasincreasedto1.86billionbottlessince2013.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FuturePrivateLuxuryConsumptioninChinaB.ChineseAppetiteforLuxuryGoodsandServicesC.ThePotentialLuxuryJetMarketinChinaD.TheMaturityoftheChineseConsumers

IfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguageyouwillgetanswerslikeShakespeareSamuelJohnsonandWebsterbutnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish-----WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionlivedtheWelshwhospokeaCelticlanguageandinthenorthlivedtheScotswhoselanguagethoughnotthesameasWelshwasalsoCeltiC.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxonsactuallyamixtureofAnglosSaxonsandotherGermanicandNordicpeopleswhospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-SaxonorOldEnglishaGermaniclanguagE.IfthisstateofaffairshadlastedEnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEnglanD.ForaboutacenturyFrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.AsaresultEnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.InsomecasesmodernEnglishevenshowsadistinctionbetweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.WeevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoodsmeatinparticulardependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecookedwhichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarmingwhiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttimetheyusuallyfindGermanymoreforeignthanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.68.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were______.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic69.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.B.TheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.70.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench.C.TheruleoverEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage.71.Theunderlinedworddistinctioninparagraph3canbereplacedby________.AdifferenceB.similarityC.extinctionD.likeness

Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystationyoudon'tneedtofeelsurprised.Theyareaflashmob快闪族whichisagroupofpeoplewhocometogethersuddenlyinapublicplacedosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftimeandthenquicklybreakup.TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationnetwork.Atapredeterminedtimetheygatherandperformsomedistractions消遣suchaswavingtheirhandsandexchangingbooksThentheyquicklybreakupbeforethepolicecanarrive.Usingmobilephonestheflashmobcanchangeitslocationifthefirstonehasbeenreplacedforanyreason.BillLasiksenioreditorofHarper’sMagazineorganizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobcametogetheronJune32003-afterthefirstattemptwasfoiledatMacy'sdepartmentstore.Lasikclaimedthattheactivitywasdesignedtomakefunofhipsters起时髦的人andcallattentiontotheculturalatmosphere.Flashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeople.Suchanactivitymightseemamusinganduntruebutitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplace.Undoubtedlyflashmobscanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsinanydirection.Theyalsohavegreateconomicpotentialsuchasusingflashmobstoadvertiseaproduct.Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanythings.Forexamplein2009MichaelJackson'sfanstookpartinaflashmobtorememberhim.HundredsofhisfansgatheredsinginganddancingMichael'sfamoussongBeatIttogether.Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflifeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory.28.TheundefinedwordfoiledinParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.forgottenB.preventedC.announcedD.confirmed29.Whatcanyoulearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?A.TheflashmobusuallybreaksupquicklyforlackingenoughtimE.B.Oncetheplacefortheactivityisdetermineditcan'tbechangeD.C.Theflashmobcanbemadeuseofinmanyfieldsjustforfun.D.Itgivespeoplethechancetocometogethertodosomethingunusual.30.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______A.toentertainB.toencourageC.toinformD.topersuade31.Thewriter'sattitudetowardstheflashmobisA.negativeB.favorableC.objectiveD.doubtful

Childrenwhoreadforpleasureattheageof10havefarhighervocabularyscoresbytheageof42.ResearchersattheInstituteofEducationIOEhavefoundthatthemostcrazychildhoodreadersscorefarhigheronvocabularytests30yearslater.Thenewstudysuggeststhatchildrenwhoreadforpleasurecarrytheintellectual智力的benefitswiththemfarintoadulthood.Thelong-terminfluenceofreadingforpleasureonvocabularythatwehaveidentifiedmaybebecausethefrequentchildhoodreaderscontinuedtoreadthroughouttheirtwentiesandthirtiessaysleadauthorProfessorAliceSullivanattheIOE.Researchersfollowed9400Britishpeoplefromtheageof10upto42.Theirvocabularywastestedusingasimplequizwhichaskedparticipantstomatchupwordstothemostsimilarmeaning.Thosewhohadregularlyreadforpleasureat10scored67percentintheage42vocabularytestwhileinfrequentchildhoodreadersscoredonly51percent.TheIOEstudyalsofoundthatwhatpeoplechosetoreadasadultsmatteredasmuchashowoftentheyread.Thegreatestimprovementsbetweenages16and42weremadebyreadersof‘elegant’fictionssuchasBookerPrizewinningnovels.Andtheyfoundthatreadersofqualitynewspapersincludingonlineversionsmademoreprogressinvocabularythroughouttheirlivesthanthosewhoreadtabloids.Inadditiongenerallyspeakingtheadultreaderswhoespeciallyreadbroadsheets宽幅印刷品scored76percentontheassessmentcomparedto57percentamongstthosewhodidn’t.21.Whydidfrequentchildhoodreadershavehighervocabularyscores?A.Becausetheyarebornintelligent.B.Becausetheyformedtheconsistentreadinghabit.C.Becausetheywerecrazyaboutpleasure.D.Becausetheyhadacomfortablechildhood.22.Whatmaynotaffecttheadultreaders’vocabularyscores?A.Thecontentsofreading.B.Thedesignsofthepage.C.Versionsonlineornot.D.Thefrequencyofreading.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtabloidsmeaninthetext?A.Newspapersoflowquality.B.Newspapersofhighquality.C.Elegantfictions.D.Largevocabulary.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Intelligencehasagreatinfluenceonvocabulary.B.Readingmaterialsmattermuchforchildren.C.Broadsheetnewspapersarebestforboostingvocabulary.D.Childrenwhoreadforpleasurehavelargervocabularyasadults.

ThevirusEbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiverinwhatisnowtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo.That’swheretheviruswasdiscoveredin1976.A.personcanonlygetEbolathroughdirectcontactwithaninfectedperson’sbodilyfluidsforexamplesweatorspit.Additionallytheviruscangetintoyourbodythroughyoureyesandmouthifthoseareascomeintocontactwithsomethingthatcontainsthebodilyfluidsofaninfectedperson.That’swhyhealthcareworkersaresupposedtokeepthemselvescompletelycoveredwhiletreatingpatients.ThedeadliestEbolaoutbreakisspreadingfastinWesternAfricatakingover900livessofar.ThehealthsystemsinGuineaSierraLeoneandLiberiaareseverelylackinginresourcesandhealthcareworkersmaynothaveaccesstoadequateprotectiveclothingwhenworkinginruralclinicswheretheproperprotectionsarelacking.SinceGuineaSierraLeoneandLiberiashareaborder;it’seasierforpeopletomovefromonecountrytoanotherincreasingtheriskfordiseasespreaD.Fornowalldoctorscandoistreatthesymptomsandprovidesupportivecarelikemonitoringheartratebloodpressureandbreathingwhilemakingsurethepatients’fluidsaresupplieD.Sometimespatientsaregivenantibiotics抗生素totreatotherpossibleinfections.Thehopeistomakethepatientpullthroughtheinfectionsotheirimmunesystemcaneventuallyclearthevirus.ThepeoplewhosurviveEbolahavecreatedenoughantibodiestokillit.ThereareseveralpromisingdrugsandvaccinesindevelopmentbutsinceEbolaislesscommon—andresearchaboutitisnotwellfunded—thereisnodrugorvaccinethathasbeenapprovedforuseinhumans.Manyoftheotherdrugsandvaccineshavenotyetbeentestedinhumans.TheWHOWorldHealthOrganizationismeetingnextweektodiscusswhetherexperimentaltreatmentsshouldbeusedduringthisoutbreak.43.AccordingtothepassageEbolaonlyspreadsthrough_________.A.patients’sweatB.bodilyfluidsC.peoplespitD.yourbody44.WhichisthepossiblereasonwhyEbolaspreadsinWestAfricaquickly?A.TheEbolaRiverispollutedbythevirus.B.Therearen’tanyprotections.C.TheprotectiveclothingisadequatE.D.Threewesterncountriesshareaborder.45.WhyhavetherebeennocuresusedforEbolainhumanssofar?A.TherearenotenoughdrugsfortheinfectedpeoplE.B.Ebolaisrareanditsresearchmoneyislacking.C.ThepeoplehaveenoughantibodiestokillEbolA.D.TheWHOhasdecidednottousethem.46.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.ThePreventionfromEbolA.B.NoCurefortheVirusEbola.C.TheDeadliestEbolainAfricA.D.IntroductiontotheVirusEbola.

Readingforpleasureisdecliningamongprimary-agepupilsandincreasingnumbersoftimepoorparentsaredroppingthepracticeofsharingbedtimestorieswiththeirchildrenoncetheystartschool.Researchpresentedtoaconferencelastweekfoundthatwhileparentsreadtopreschoolersthislatertailsoffandbythefinalyearofprimaryschoolonlyaround2%readtotheirchildreneveryday.Oncechildrencanreadskillfullyparentstendtostepbackandthisusuallyhappensattheageofsevenoreight.Thereportalsofoundthat82%ofteachersblamethegovernment'starget-driveneducationpoliciesforthefactthatfewerchildrenarereadingforpleasurE.Theybelievethatastraitjacket束缚ofstrictlyorganizedschoolingiscontainingyoungpeople'sabilitytoreadmorewidely.Two-thirdsofteacherssurveyedsaidtheylackedtimeintheschooldaytointroduceavarietyofbooksandthatthiswasamajorobstacletobeingabletodevelopalevelofreading.Teachersalsocitedasmainfactorsthereductioninthenumberofschoollibrarianswhocouldputinterestingbooksbeforechildrenandtheriseinscreentimeswitchingchildrenfromreadingtoplayinggames.Themajorityofteacherssaidthecurriculum's课程emphasisonreadingasaskilltobemasteredwasincreasingthepressurE.ThiswascompoundedbyparentswhosawreadingjustasafocusoflearningaskillcriticaltocareeradvancementinacompetitiveworlD.ReadinghabitsandthedigitalrevolutioninpublishingwerekeytopicsofdebateattheconferencE.ThethemeofthelackofBritishculturewassupportedbychildren'swriterFrankCottrellBoycewhowrotethescripts手稿fortheopeningandclosingceremoniesofthe2012Olympics.WediscoveredthewholenationhadforgottenthattheydidtheindustrialrevolutionhesaiD.Booksaresocentraltoit;bookscanbewrittenbyanyonE.A.lotofthepleasureofabookislisteningtosomebodyreadittoyou.WefoundarealloveofreadingamongteachersandastrongdesiretoencouragemorechildrentoreadforpleasuresaidRobCheneyHowevertheteachersalsohadanoverpoweringsenseoffrustrationwiththeirsituation.Touch-screenphoneandtablets平板电脑arenaturallyattractivetochildrenthesurveysaidandpredictedaperiodofawkwardnessaseveryoneelseadapts.By2018children'stelevisionwillhaveadoptedthepresenceofthissecondscreenanditwillbestrangenottohavechildrenathomedrawingalongontabletsandthenhavingtheseappearingliveintheshow.Thehopeisthatuser-friendlyscreenscouldifmaterialisadaptedanddownloadedeasilypresentanopportunityformoreambitiouspublishing-forexamplebookschildrencaneitherreadorchoosetohavereadtothem;ordigitalbookswithmovingpicturesinsteadofphotostoclarifyfactualandscientificpoints.ParentalcontrolsthatareeasytousewouldbekeytheconferencewastoldsuchasawarningforwhendevicesusetheWi-FiespeciallyafterbedtimestoallowparentstoshutoffaccesstochildreninthehomE.63.Whichofthefollowingisnotteachers'pointofview?A.Childrenarepreventedfromreadingwidelyenoughinschool.B.Schoolspayattentiontoreadingskillsinsteadofreadingforfun.C.Playingvideogamesreduceschildren'stimespentonreading.D.Schoollibrariescan'tprovidegoodbooksforlackofmoney.64.ThewordcompoundedParagraph4mostprobablymeans______.A.worsenedB.preservedC.reducedD.improved65.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat______.A.childrendon'tlikereadingbecausebooksarenotattractiveB.BritishpeopleenjoyedreadingbooksverymuchinthepastC.teachersforbidtheirstudentstoreadmorebooksforfunD.childrenshouldenjoymorefreedomtousetheWi-Fiathome66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Parentsshouldsetalimittotheirchildren’susingelectricdevicesathomE.B.Childrenareencouragedtoreadasmanyinterestingbooksastheycan.C.ChildrenmissoutonpleasuresofreadingagoodbookinmodernlifE.D.Expertsappealstothegovernmenttoreducetheheavyburdenonchildren.

Thereare67countiesinthestateofAlabama.Eachcountyisrichwithhistoryanditsownuniquestories.ColbertCountylocatedinthenorthwestcornerofthestatehasitsshareofexcitingstoriesandclaimstostatewidefame.ThecountywascreatedonFebruary61867andTuscumbiabecamethecountyseatthetowninwhichtheofficesofthecountygovernmentarelocated.OneofthemostfamousresidentsofTuscumbiawasHelenKeller.HelenKellerwasbornonJune271880.Herhomewasawhiteframecottagebuiltbyhergrandparents.Sinceivy常春藤greweverywherethehousewascalledIvyGreen.ItwashereatthewaterpumpinthebackyardthatKellerlearnedthewordw-a-t-e-rwiththehelpofherteacherAnneSullivan.VisitorstoIvyGreencanwalkunderboxwoodtreesthatare150yearsold.ThehomehasfurniturethattheKellerfamilyused.ItalsohasKeller’sBraille盲文booksandheroriginalBrailletypewriter.SpringParkisTuscumbia’smostpopularparkandfavoritetouristattraction.Thisparkhastheworld’slargestmanufacturedwaterfallcalledColdwaterFalls.TheSpringParkLightandWaterShowisanamazingsighttosee.IttakesplaceeveryFridaySaturdayandSundayatsundown.Thewaterappearstodancetomusicandcoloredlights.ThemusicplayedduringtheshowisrecordedbysingersandmusiciansfromAlabama.FameRecordingStudiosisinthecityofMuscleShoalsinColbertCounty.ThestudioisthefirstsuccessfulrecordingstudioinAlabama.ItisbestknownforcreatingSouthernrockSouthernsoulandcountysoul.Well-knownperformerslikeArethaFranklinandmusicalgroupssuchasAlabamaandLynyrdhavemaderecordingsatthisstudio.VisitorscancontinuetoexploremusicinAlabamabyvisitingtheAlabamaMusicHallofFameinTuscumbia.Builtin1990thissiterecognizesthemusicaltalentsofmorethan500Alabamaresidentsinawidevarietyofmusicalstylesincludingcountryandrhythmandblues.TrulyColbertCountyhasalotofwonderfullocationstovisit.Guestswillnotbedisappointedinavisittothisdelightfulplace.32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAlabamaandmusic?A.Alabamamusicianshaveestablishedexhibitsforvisitors.B.ThereareagreatmanytalentedmusiciansinAlabama.C.MusicisthemostimportantindustryinAlabama.D.Alabamaresidentsenjoylisteningtomusic.33.HowmanylocationsrelatedtomusicinColbertCountyarementionedinthetext?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.34.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlytopersuadethereader__________.A.tolearnfromHelenKellerB.tovisitbusinessesinAlabamaC.tostopforavisitinColbertCountyD.tolistentoSouthernstylesofmusic35.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom__________.A.astorybookB.abookreviewC.apersonaldiaryD.atravelmagazine

Whenstudentsthinkoflearningaforeignlanguagethefirstthoughtisofbooksexercisesandaudiocassettes.Thoseareimportanttolearningbutsometimesalittlebitboring.Thereforeitistimeforustospicethingsupabit.Thingslikeacellphonecankeepyourinterestlevelhigh.It'saperfectstudymaterial.YouhaveitwithyoudayafterdayyouarefamiliarwithhowitworksandyoucanuseittopracticewheneveryouhavetimE.Youdon'tneedtohaveyourbooksbyyoursideorstayinyourroomtolistentotapes.Let'stakealookathowtoaddyourcellphonetoyourstudytools.Setupyourcellphonetousethelanguageyouwanttostudy.GotothemenufindsettingslocatelanguageandchangeittoEnglishorSpanishwhichbenefitsyourlanguagelearning.Lookatthebuttonsandconnectthoseitemswiththenewvocabulary.Thisenablesyoutomastersimplewordsandphraseswithlittleeffort.Forexampleeachtimeyouopenupyourcellphoneyou'llseemessagesgamesandcallsmade.Thesewordsbegintotakerootifyouseethemagainandagain.Whenyouhavetimetakeoutyourcellphoneandstarthittingbuttons.You'llbesurprisedatallthevocabularyyoucanlearnbyplayingwiththedifferentmenuitems.Somethingsyou'llrecognizeimmediatelyandothersyoucanguessjustbywhereyoufindthem.Itcankeepyourlearningfreshandinteresting.Andthat'simportantbecauseboredomisabigproblemwithlanguagelearners.Youneedvarietyandacellphoneisonewaytogetit.24.Whydidtheauthorwritethepassage?A.Toinformhowtokeepyourlearningfresh.B.Tostresstheimportanceoflanguagelearning.C.Tointroducethelatestwaysoflanguagelearning.D.ToexplainhowtousecellphonestolearnlanguagE.25.Theunderlinedpartspicethingsupinthefirstparagraphmeans______.A.makethingsrealisticB.makethingsinterestingC.makethingshelpfulD.makethingsobvious26.Byplayingwithacellphoneyoucan______.A.learnthewordsinthemenuB.rememberthemessagessentbyothersC.improvethetechniquesofplayinggamesD.becomefamiliarwithdifferentkindsoflanguages27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvantageofusingacellphoneasastudymaterial?A.Wecanstudywithitatanymoment.B.Itkeepsourlearninginteresthigh.C.Wecanuseittopracticefreely.D.Itoffersthechancetopracticelearning.

ThetermsmogwasfirstusedinLondonduringtheearly1900’stodescribethecombinationofsmokeandfog.Whatwetypicallycallsmogtodayisamixtureofpollutantsbutisprimarilymadeupofground-levelozone臭氧.Ozonecanbebeneficialorharmfuldependingonwhereitstays.TheozonestayinghighabovetheEarthprotectshumanhealthandtheenvironmentbutground-levelozoneisresponsibleforthechokingcoughingandpainfuleyesassociatedwithsmog.Theozoneinsmogalsopreventsplantsgrowthandcancausewidespreaddamagetocropsandforests.Majorsmogoccurrencesoftenarelinkedtoheavymotorvehicletraffichightemperaturessunshineandcalmwinds.Weatherandgeographyaffectthepositionandseverityofsmog.Becausetemperatureregulatesthelengthoftimeittakesforsmogtoformsmogcanformfasterandbemoresevereonahotandsunnyday.Whenwarmairstaysnearthegroundinsteadofrisingandwindsarecalmsmogmaystaytrappedoveryourcityfordays.AstrafficandothersourcesaddmorepollutantstotheairthesmoggetsworsE.SmogisoftenmoresevereawayfromthepollutionsourcesbecausethechemicalreactionsthatcausesmogoccurintheatmospherewhilethereactingchemicalsarebeingmovedbythewinD.Smogisavisibleexampleofairpollution.Youcanlookintothedistanceduringthedaytoseehowmuchsmogthereisintheair.InadditionmostcitiesmeasuretheconcentrationsofpollutantsintheairandreporttheresultstothepubliC.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencysetsnationalstandardsforpollutants.Areasthatfailtomeetthestandardsforatleastoneairpollutantarecallednonattainment不达标areas.Newmeasuresarebeingtakenbylocalgovernmentsacrossthecountrytoreduceairpollutioninnonattainmentareas.Theseinclude:banningcharcoalbarbecuesandwoodburninginstovesorfireplaceswhenpollutionlevelsarehigh;developingprogramstoencouragecarpoolingandvoluntaryozoneactions;limitingtrafficinovercrowdedareas;expandingorimprovingpublictransportationsystems;requiringemployerstocontributetoemployeepublictransportationcosts;assessingsmogfeesoncarsaccordingtothenumberofmilesdrivenandvehicleemissions排放produced;andevenbuyingandbreakingupoldersuper-dirty’’cars.32.Accordingtothepassageground-levelozonecan_______.A.protectcropsandforestB.benefithumanhealthC.damagetheenvironmentD.limitthespreadofsmog33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AirqualityisbetterintimeofcalmwinD.B.Chemicalreactionsoccurinthemovingairandcausesmog.C.Ittakesmoretimeforsmogtoforminhotweather.D.Smogismoreseverenearpollutionsources.34.Whichindicationmoreexactlyshowstheairispoor?A.Heavymotorvehicletrafficinbigcities.B.Highconcentrationsofpollutantsintheair.C.ClearoutlinesofhillsinthedistancE.D.Widespreaddamageofcropsandforest.35.Whatisincludedinthemeasuresbeingtakenbythelocalgovernments?A.Unconditionalbanningofwoodburning.B.Buyingnewcarstoreplacesuper-dirtyoldcars.C.Chargingallthevehiclesmoresmogfees.D.Encouragingcarpoolingandpublictransportation.

FormerSouthAfricanPresidentNelsonMandelawhowastreatedforarecurring复发的lunginfectiondiesonDeC.5th2013attheageof95.Peoplearoundtheworldaremourningthelossofthecountry'sfirstblackpresident.Hewasoftencalledhumblecharmingloyalpersonandamanwhocaredaboutothers.Heseemedtohavethatspecialcharismatic有魅力的personalitysaidHermanCohenU.S.assistantsecretaryofstateforAfricafrom1989to1993.Hebecamethesymbolinthefightagainstapartheid.MandelawasbornonJuly181918.Asayoungmanhebecameactiveintheanti-apartheidmovementandjoinedtheAfricanNationalCongressorANCinthe1940s.Thewhite-ledgovernmentbannedtheANCin1960butthegroupcontinuedtooperatesecretly.Mandelabecameheadofthegroup'snewmilitarywingcoordinatingasabotagecampaignagainstSouthAfricanmilitaryandgovernmenttargets.In1962hewasarrestedandputontrialforhisactionsandsentencedtolifeinprisononRobbenIslandoffthecoastofCapeTown.Hespent18yearsthererefusingagovernmentoffertoreleasehimifhewouldrenouncetheANC'sarmedstrugglE.Buthewasfreedin1990afterSouthAfricanPresidentFrederikdeKlerklegalizedallpoliticalpartiesanddischargedmostpoliticalprisoners.ShortlyafterhisreleaseMandelawaselectedpresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongress.Andin1994whentheANCwonSouthAfrica'sfirstall-raceelectionshewasinaugurated就职asthecounty'sfirstblackpresidentatage75.NeverneverandneveragainshallitbethatthisbeautifullandwillagainexperiencetheoppressionofonebyanotherhesaiD.PresidentMandelasaidhewouldstayforonlyonefive-yearterm.CohensaysMandelaearnedinternationalrespectforSouthAfrica'snationalreconciliation.MandeladevotedhimselfmainlytorallyingtheAfricanstothisneweratoworkoneconomicdevelopmenthavinggoodeducationalsohewasverymuchofaspokesmanontheinternationalscenE.hesaiD.In1993MandelasharedtheNobelPeacePrizewithhisoncebitterenemyF.W.deKlerkfortheircontributiontothepeaceprocessinSouthAfricA.AfterreceivingtheawardMandelapraisedtheSouthAfricanpeoplE.AllhavecreatedasocietywhichrecognizesthatallpeoplearebornequalhesaiD.InacountrytornapartbyyearsofracialconflictNelsonMandelaisconsideredaremarkableleader--amanwhoturnedSouthAfricaawayfromviolenceandhatredintoacountryofgreaterpeaceandunderstanding.57.Theunderlinedwordapartheidinthe3rdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.racialseparationB.financialaidC.infectiousillnessD.fulfillinglife58.HowlongwasNelsonMandelasenttoprison?A.18yearsB.28yearsC.6yearsD.19years59.Whatistheauthor’sattitudeinthepassage?A.negativeB.positiveC.subjectiveD.neutral60.WhywashisbitterenemyF.W.deKlerkawardedtheNobelPeacePrizewithMandela?A.F.W.deKlerkdidnotkillMandeladuringhispresidency.B.F.W.deKlerkwasoneofMandela’sfriendsintheearlyyears.C.F.W.deKlerkmadehisowncontributiontotheprocesspeacefullyaswell.D.F.W.deKlerkwasconsideredaremarkableleaderturningSouthAfricaawayfromviolencE.

IntheAfricancountryofSenegalsomewomentakehealthriskstryingtodojusttheoppositE.Theyuseproductsthatlightentheskin.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthat25percentofSenegalesewomenuseskin-lighteningproductsonausualbasis.Theseproductscancontainharmfulchemicalswhichcancausecancerandpossiblyotherphysicaldamagetotheskin.Theycanactuallyburntheeyesandskin.AnaveragebeautysupplyshopinDakarhasmanykindsofskin-lighteningcreamsandsoaps.ShopworkerAdamaDiagneadviseshervisitorstoavoidthestrongerproductsthatpromisefastresults.SheusesacreamthatismadefromcarrotsandnotthestrongchemicalhydroquinonE.Shesaysthatitisapersonalchoiceandthatnoonepressuresher.Shesaysthatsomewomenwanttobeblackeveryday.Butforhershelikestobeashadeofbrown.WomeninSenegalsaytheylightentheirskinforthesamereasonswhywomenallovertheworldmakechangestotheirappearancE.TheysaytheywanttolookbeautifultofindahusbandortostandoutinacrowD.ButsomeproductsaresostrongtheymustbemixedwithothersbeforetheyareuseD.OnesuchsoapiscalledDayBeforetheWedding.ThisthinkingtroublesSenegalesefilmmakerKhardiataPouyeSall.SoshemadeThisColorThatBothersMeafilmaboutthesubjectofskinlightening.Iusedthemostshockingimagessothatwomenwouldseethedangers.Itishardtounderstandwhyawomanwouldtellherselfthatdarkskinisnotbeautiful.Itisintheirheads.TheywanttopleaseamantobeloveD.OrtheywanttopleasesocietytosucceeD.Ms.Sallsaysthegovernmentneedstobettercontrolthemarketingandsaleofskinlighteners.Butsheaddseducationisthebestwaytopersuadepeopleagainstusingthem.68.Thewriterprobablytalksabouttheriskssomewomentaketo_____inthepreviousparagraph.A.darkentheirskinB.lightentheirskinC.protecttheirskinD.cleantheirskin69.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhywomenmakechangestotheirappearance?A.Beingbeautiful.B.Husbandhunting.C.Beingoutstanding.D.Beinghealthy.70.FromthepassagewecanseeAdamaDiagneis_______.A.infavoroffastskinlighteningB.usingskinlighteningproductsC.stronglyagainstskinlighteningD.satisfiedwithherownskincolor71.ThefilmThisColorThatBothersMeismadeto________.A.advertiseskinlighteningproductsB.introducethereasonforlighteningskinC.advocateusinglighteningproductsD.callonpeopletoavoidlighteningskin

WelcometoArundelCastlewhichissituatedinWestSussexEnglanD.Thecastlehasahistoryofnearly1000yearsandhaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworlD.ArundelCastlealsoplaysastarringroleinmanyfilms.TheGardensTheWhiteGardenisplantedwithsoftwhiteIcebergRosesandSnowWhiteLilies.TheRoseGardenisnewlyplantedwithlovelyold-fashionedEnglishrosesthatareattheirverybestinJuneandJuly.TheOrganicKitchenGardenproducesawiderangeofseasonalfruitandvegetablespearscherriesandapples.TheCastleShopIntheCastleShopyouwilldiscoverawideandinterestingrangeofgiftideasforeveryonE.Itoffersgiftsandsouvenirsdesignedtoappealtoalltastesandpockets.Foodschinabooksandstationery文具areallavailablE.ManyaresoldinthisCastleShoponly.AtArundelCastleweprideourselvesonsupportinglocalsuppliersandactivelyencourageenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.TheArundelFestival2014Saturday16thtoMonday25thAugustTheannualArundelFestivalgetsbiggerandbettereveryyear.ItisoneofthemostamazingdiverseandeasilyaccessibleartsfestivalsintheUKofferingamixofvisualartsmusictheatreandstreetentertainment.ParkingCoachesandmini-busescandropoffatthemainCastleentranceinMillRoadandparkinthemaintowncarparkthatisoppositetheCastleentrancE.PleaseinformuswhenmakingyourbookingofhowmanyparkingpermitsarerequireD.21.Whenvisitingthecastleyoucan____________.A.getold-fashionedEnglishrosesasgiftsB.buyeco-friendlyproductsintheCastleShopC.getseasonalfruitandvegetablesforfreeD.seehowthelocalgiftsarebeingmade22.HowlongdoestheArundelFestivallastthisyear?A.10daysB.OneweekC.16daysD.Onemonth23.Wherecanyouparkthecoach?A.InMillRoadB.InsidetheCastleC.InthemaintowncarparkD.AtthemainCastleentrance

LanguageisamajorproblemfortheEuropeanUnionEU.Theagreementortreaty条约whichcreatedtheorganizationthateventuallybecametheEUtheTreatyofRomestatedthateachcountry’slanguagemustbetreatedequally.Theoriginalsixcountrieshadonlythreelanguagesbetweenthem:FrenchGermanandDutch/Flemish.Howevertherearenow15countriesintheEUwithatotalof12languages.EUdocumentsmustbetranslatedintoalltheselanguagesandatofficialmeetingsthespeechesmustbetranslatedintoallthelanguagesbyinterpreters.Allthistranslatingisveryexpensiveandtime-consuming费时的.ItissaidthatnearlyhalfofallemployeesoftheEUareengagedintranslatingdocumentsandspeechesandnearlyhalfoftheEU’sadministrative管理方面的costsarespentonthistask.InthenearfutureitisprobablethatseveralmorecountriesmostofthemhavingtheirownlanguageswilljointheEUthusmakingthesituationevenworsE.Theproblemisnotjustcost;therearepracticaldifficultiesaswell.With12languagesthereare132possibletranslationsituationsthatmightbeneedeD.ItisoftendifficulttofindpeopleintherightplaceattherighttimewhocantranslatefromforexampleDanishintoGreekorDutchintoPortugueseatahighprofessionalstandarD.InpracticetheproblemhasbeenmadelessseverebytheuseofEnglishinmanycontactsbetweenEUofficialssincealmostallofthemspeaksomeEnglish.Howeveranymovetoreducethenumberofofficiallanguagesperhapstofourorfivewouldbeablowtotheprideofthesmallercountries.AnothercommonlysuggestedsolutionistomakeEnglishtheofficiallanguageforallEUbusiness.HoweverthisisstronglyresistedbypowerfulmembercountrieslikeFranceandGermany.76.TheorganizationthateventuallybecametheEU_________.A.wasstartedbyFranceandGermanyB.startedwiththreecountriesC.wassetupbytheTreatyofRomeD.included132languages77.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Togiveasolutiontoaproblem.B.Tofindoutaproblemandshowhowsevereitis.C.TocriticizetheEuropeanUnionforinefficiency.D.ToshowthattheproblemcannotbesolveD.78.AccordingtothewritertheuseofEnglishincontactsamongEUofficialshas________.A.angeredtheofficialswhodon’tspeakEnglishB.reducedthenumberofofficiallanguagesC.reducedtheeffectoftheproblemD.beenopposedbypowerfulmembercountries79.ThewritermentionsDanishintoGreekasanexampleof________.A.asituationthatmightbedifficulttodealwithB.asituationthatoccursoftenC.oneofthe12situationsthatrequiresaninterpreterD.languageseasilybeinginterpreted80.Thewritersuggeststhatifthenumberofofficiallanguageswasreduced________.A.theEUwouldnotknowwhichofficiallanguagestochooseB.countrieswhoselanguageswerenotusedofficiallywouldbeunhappyC.onlylanguageswhichareeasytotranslatewouldbeusedofficiallyD.thesmallermembercountrieswouldbepleased

DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschoolIntheageofthekeyboardsomepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10to15minutesadayandthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Insteadtheysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.AfterallthatiswhywewritE.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.OneislegibilitywhichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanbereaD.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutone­fourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschoolespeciallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprintandthentowriteincursivewhichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoardwhichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursivE.64.Wecanlearn________fromParagraph1.A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjobB.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwritingC.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwritingD.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely65.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?A.ThestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperioD.B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.66.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoImproveHandwritinginSchoolB.RightorWrongTheDeathofHandwritingC.HandwritingInvolvesTwoSkillsD.HandwritingLessonsAreontheWayOut67.Theauthor’sattitudetowardswhetherstilltolearnhandwritinginschoolis________.A.negativeB.objectiveC.criticalD.optimistic

GoldRushAlaskahasgivenAmericagoldfever.A.lotofyoungmenputeverythingatrisktofindgoldinAlaskA.TheyfaceproblemswiththeirmachinesandtheAlaskawildanimals.They’rejustordinarypeopleouttryingtorealizeadream.ToddDorseyisoneofthem.Hespent$100000onitandpreparedforayearbeforegoingtoAlaskA.Hebroughthisfamilyandfriendstohelphimout.Hemustgetthemmining开矿andaplacetostay.Healsohadtokeeptheirspiritsupandkepteveryoneworkingasateam.Theyhadtorunoffbearssometimesfromtheircamp.Theyhadtofacethefactthattheirleadmechanic’s机修工的healthwasnotgooD.TheycalledhimHarnessandhewasonmedicationthatwashardforhimtotakebecauseoutinAlaskaitwasnoteasytogettothehospitalandsohedidn’tenjoygoodhealth.Hewastheonlyonewhocouldkeepthingsrunningthewaytheyweresupposedto.Therewasoneguythatdidn’tseemtogetalongwithanyonE.Butdidn’ttherealwayshavetobesomeonethatdidn’tgetalongandmessedthingsup?Theygotexcitedwhentheyfoundafewsmallpiecesofgoldbuttheyneededalotmoretocoverthecostofminingeveryday.ItcostTodd$1000adaytoruneverythingtheyneededtominE.TheyhadtomakemoneybeforetheAlaskasummercametoanendortheywouldgobroke破产.29.Welearnfromthetextthattheyoungmenjoiningthegoldrush______.A.knewAlaskawellbeforetheysetoffB.werepoorbeforetheywenttoAlaskaC.facedthethreatofwildanimalsD.gotalongwellwitheachother30.AccordingtothetextHarness______.A.wastheleaderoftheyoungmenB.nevermessedthingsupC.wasveryimportanttoeveryoneD.hadtobetakentohospital31.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofToddDorsey?A.HethinkshighlyofwhatTodddiD.B.HebelievesToddcanrealizehisdream.C.HethinksToddlackedteamspirit.D.HethinksToddwastakingachancE.

ThereisanEnglishsaying:laughterisbestmedicine.Untilrecentlyfewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Nowhoweverdoctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople’shealth.Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirheartsbloodpressurebreathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhadsimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressuretheheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesinthefacethestomachandeventhefeet.Iflaughterexercisesthebodyitmustbebeneficial.Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprogrammes.Thegroupthattolerated忍耐thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupswhichlistenedtoafunnyprogramme.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichdiminishbothstressandpain.AsaresultofthesediscoveriessomedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients’conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughingmakingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.1.DoctorshaveprovedthefollowingEXCEPTthat.A.smilingdoesgoodtohealthB.laughtercanbetoleratedC.thereisawaytoreducepainD.laughtercanworkthemusclesinthefeet2.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.laughterandphysicalexercisehavesimilareffectsonthehumanbodyB.smilecanproducethesameeffectsaslaughterC.paincanbereducedbylaughterD.laughteristhebestmedicine3.Thestudentswhotoleratedthepainforthelongesttime.A.listenedtodifferentradioprogrammesB.couldproduceakindofchemicalC.don’thavestressofpainD.listenedtoafunnyprogramme4.Theunderlinedworddiminishissimilarto.A.testB.stopC.reduceD.increase5.Doctorsholdlaughterclinics_________.A.togivebetterconditiontotheirpatientsB.inordertoimprovepatients’healthC.tomakepatientssmileD.toprovesmileandlaughterhavethesameeffect

Developedanddevelopingnationscanlearnfromeachotherseekingalow-carboneconomyaChinesegovernmentofficialsaidinShanghaiyesterday.Chinadoesn'tlagdevelopednationsintermsofenergysavingandgreeneconomysaidZhouChangyidirectoroftheenergysavingdepartmentoftheMinistryofIndustryandInformationTechnology.WhilewecanlearnmanyaspectsfromdevelopednationstheyalsoshouldlearnsomethingfromussuchaswaterconservationZhousaidinaspeechduringthenewPathofChina'sIndustrializationforumattheongoingChinaInternationalIndustryFair2009.HesaidindustrializednationsandChinaaredealingwithdifferentissuestocombatclimatechangE.TheUnitedKingdomforexampleisconcernedabouttransportbuildingsandnewenergyinreducingcarbonemissions.ForChinathemosturgenttaskishowtorealizenew­typeofindustrializationandavoidmistakesthatothercountriesmadewhentheyindustrializeD.Assuchoverseasexhibitorsatthisyear'sfairareshowingwaystohelpChinaachievelowcarbonemissionsintheindustrialsection.SwisspowerandautomationtechnologygroupABBcalledforastrongerfocusonproductlife­cycleassessmentorLCAwhichisusedtostudytheenvironmentalimpactofaproductfromtheresearchandmanufacturingstagethroughitsusageandrecycling.TobiasBeckerheadofABB'sprocessautomationdivisionforNorthAsiaandChinasaidLCAisaneffectivetoolinhelpingmanufacturingindustriestoreducecarbonemissions.LCAshowsthatindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalimpactthroughoutitslife­cycleinsteadofonitsinitialinvestmentorready­to­usestagE.Forexampleamotor'sinitialinvestmentaccountsforonly3percentofitslife­cyclecostwhile94percentgoestofuelconsumptionandtheresttomaintenancE.RichardHausmannNorthEastAsiaCEOofSiemenssaidThecoloroffutureindustrializationisgreen.TheGermanyCompanyrecentlyannouncesthatitwantstoreceiveordersworthmorethan6billionEurosUS8.8billionforintelligentnetpowernetworksSmartGridoverthenextfiveyears.Siemenshasseta20percentmarketsharetargetfortheglobalsmartgridbusiness.Asmartgriddeliverselectricityfromsupplierstoconsumersusingdigitaltechnologyadvancedsensorsspecializedcomputersthatsaveenergyreducecostsandincreasereliability.TheUnitedStatesandChinaareconsideredthetwobiggestmarketsforsmartgriD.39.______canreplacetheunderlinedwordlag.A.FallbehindB.BesuperiortoC.AttackD.Fear40.WhichofthefollowingaboutLCAisTRUE?A.LCAisusedtostudytheimpactonaproduct.B.LCAcanhelpmanufacturingindustriesdecreasecarbonreleasealot.C.LCAshowsindustrialcustomersshouldfocusonaproduct'senvironmentalinfluenceonitsinitialinvestment.D.LCAwasoneoftheexhibitionsatthisyear'sfair.41.Wecaninfer______fromtheeleventhparagraphofthispassagE.A.Siemenshasoccupied20percentmarketsharefortheglobalsmartgridbusinessB.Siemensreceivedordersworth6billionEurosrecentlyC.Siemenswillearn$8.8billionfromintelligentpowernetworksD.Siemens'planaboutSmartGridmaycometrueinthefuture42.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.DevelopedandDevelopingNationsCanLearnFromEachOtherB.Low­carbonEconomy—aSharedGoalC.IntelligentPowerNetworksD.TwoBiggestMarketsforSmartGrid

InmanysituationsthequalityofyourtravelexperienceisdirectlyaffectedbyyourabilitytounderstandthelocallanguagE.Forsometravelersthechallengeoflearninganewtongueisoneofthejoysoftravelandasaresulttheyspendmuchoftheirtimeinconversationswithlocalcitizens.Otherswillfindthatjustlearningtoreadthemostcommonsignsanduseevery-daygreetingsisenough.Nomatterwhichviewyouagreewithit’snecessarytotakesometimetolearnsomeofthesimplephrasesofthenewlanguagebeforeyougo.OnewayoffinishingthistaskisbylisteningtothenewlanguagE.A.phrasebookcanhelpexpandyourvocabularybuthearingthesoundsofthedifferentspokenwordsisanexcellentactivitythatcanbedonerightinthecomfortofyourhomE.YoucanseemoviesinthenewlanguageorlistentothetapesorCDs.YoucanalsodownloadsomelisteningmaterialfromtheInternet.Justspending15minutesanightwillimproveyourlanguageskills.WhenyouarriveinthenewlandbeginbygreetingnewfriendsintheirowntonguE.Thismaycomeeasyoritcouldtakesometimetolearnbutit’sinteresting.Ifyoucan’tdothisthenitmeansthatyouwillneedmorepracticeandpatiencetolearntheseveryimportantwords.Youcangooutduringthedayandbeginone-on-oneconversationswithshopownersbusiness-menandtaxidrivers.Thisshouldnotbedoneuntilyouhavelearnedsomeofthemostcommonphrasesbutonceyoubegintogoshoppinginasecondlanguageyourcommunicationskillswillstarttoimproverapidly.YoucanalsowatchthelocalTVorlistentothelocalradio.Forexampletheadvertisementswillhelpyourecognizethecorrectpronunciationoflocalstreetnames.33.What’sthetextmainlyabout?A.HowimportantitistolearnanewlanguagE.B.Howtolearnanewlanguageduringtravel.C.Howtoenjoyoneselfduringtravel.D.Howtopreparefortravel.34.Oneshouldstartone-on-oneconversationswiththelocalpeople_____.A.assoonashearrivesintheplaceheisvisitingB.afterhehasseenmanymoviesinthelocaltongueC.whenhehaslearnedsomeofthemostcommonphrasesD.afterhehasmasteredenoughvocabularytogoshopping35.Accordingtotheauthorthelocaladvertisementscanhelptravelers_____.A.learnmoreaboutlocalbusinessB.understandthelocalpeople’sdialoguesC.improvecommunicationskillsmorerapidlyD.knowtherightpronunciationofthestreetnames

Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowancepocketmoney.Thepurposeistoletchildrenlearnfromexperiencesatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.Theamountofmoneythatparentsgivetotheirchildrentospendastheywishdiffersfromfamilytofamily.Timingisanotherconsideration.SomechildrengetaweeklyallowancE.OthersgetamonthlyallowancE.Inanycaseparentsshouldmakeclearwhatifanythingthechildisexpectedtopayforwiththemoney.Atfirstyoungchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothistheywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithinabudget.ParentsareusuallyadvisednottooffermoremoneyuntilthenextallowancE.Theobjectistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudgetdemandsachoicebetweenspendingandsaving.Olderchildrenmayberesponsibleenoughtosavemoneyforlargercostslikeclothingorelectronics.ManypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectofallowancessayitisnotagoodideatopayyourchildforworkaroundthehomE.ThesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylifE.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehousehowevercanbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.Allowancesgivechildrenachancetoexperiencethethreethingstheycandowithmoney.TheycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgivingtoagoodcausE.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveit.SavinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoalsrequiresacrificE.YouhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuturE.Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancescanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting.ManybanksofferservicestohelpchildrenandteenagerslearnaboutpersonalfinancE.Asavingaccountisanexcellentwaytolearnaboutthepowerofcompoundinterest.Compoundingworksbypayinginterest.Soforexampleonedollarinvestedattwopercentinterestfortwoyearswillearntwocentsinthefirstyear.Thesecondyearthemoneywillearntwopercentofonedollarandtwocentsandsoon.Thatmaynotseemlikealotbutovertimeitaddsup.TitleLearntheValueofMoneythroughPocketMoneyPurposeToletstudentslearnfromexperiencesatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.76.shouldparentsgivepocketmoney?1.Theamountandtimingshouldbe77.________intoconsideration.2.Whatthey78.________theirchildrentopayforshouldbemadeclear.3.Moremoneyshouldnotbe79.________untilthenextallowancE.4.Theymaypaychildrentodo80.________workaroundthehousE.Whatwillthechildrenlearn81.________threethings1.Sharingthemoneyintheformofgiftsor82.________.2.Buying83.________theywantwithinabudget.3.SavingthemoneyFirstlychildrenwilllearnto84.________forcostlygoalssecondlychildrenwilllearntoplanforfuturesavingandinvestingthirdlychildrenwilllearnthepowerofcompoundinterestby85.________ofsavingaccounts.

Therearesomestrangedrivinglawsindifferentcountries.CountriesLawsVietnamIfyou’reinVietnamwithoutaVietnamesedriver’slicenseyouriskaprisonsentenceofuptothreeyears.RussiaInMoscowifyourcarisdirtyenoughtodrawdustartyouwillbefinedabout2000rublesaboutUS$55.Worseyetit’sillegaltowashyourcarbyhandinpublicplaces—forcingyoutotakeittooneofthefewcarwashfacilities.ThailandDrivers—maleorfemale—can’tdriveshirtlesswhetherit’sacarabusoratuk-tukcaB.FranceFrancerequiresitsdriverstocarryaportablebreathalyzer酒精测量仪atalltimeswhendrivingacar.Theone-timebreathalyzercostaroundUS$5andifyoudon’thaveoneyouwillbefinedUS$15.CyprusRaisingyourhandsinthecarcangetyoufinedofUS$35.Thelawstatesadrivercanbefinedifthepersonisinanirregularpositioninsidethecarorraiseshishandfromthesteeringwheelunnecessarily.JapanPolitenessisn’tjustthecultureinJapan;it’spartofdrivinglaws.Splashingapersonbydrivingthroughapuddle水坑withyourcarwillcostyouoverUS$60.ThecountryisalsostrictwithitsDUI酒驾laws—ridingwithorlendingyourcartoadriverwhogetscaughtdrinkinganddrivingcanleadtoafinecostingthousandsofdollars.64.WhereshouldyougotowashyourcarwhenyouareinMoscow?A.AnypublicplaceB.ThecarwashfacilitiesC.YourhomeD.Theforest65.WhatcangetyoufinedforinCyprus?A.Forgettingtocarryaportablebreathalyzer.B.NothavingaCyprusdriver’slicensE.C.Drivingwithoutashirt.D.Puttingyourhandsaboveyourheadwhenyouaredriving66.IfyouarefinedthousandsofdollarsinJapanyoumayhavebeen____.A.splashingapersonwithmudB.impolitetootherdriversC.inanirregularpositioninyourcarD.sittinginacarwithadrunkdriver67.Thistextcanmostlikelybefoundin_______.A.alawdocumentB.afashionmagazineC.aninternationalnewspaperD.acolumnoninterestingcultures

NotwoculturesarethesamE.TheAmericanandIndiancultureshaveveryvastdifferencesbetweenthem.WhilethecultureofAmericaisamixtureofdifferentculturestheIndiancultureisuniqueandhasitsownvalues.OneofthemajordifferencesthatcanbeseenbetweenAmericanandIndianculturesisinfamilyrelations.WhiletheIndiansareverymuchfamilyorientedtheAmericansareindividualorienteD.InIndianculturethefamilyvaluesareattachedtomoreimportancethantheindividualvalues.Indiansrespect.familyvalues.OntheotherhandinAmericanculturetheindividualvaluesgetmoreimportancethanthefamilyvalues.InanothersenseitcanbesaidthattheAmericancultureismoregoalorientedandtheIndiancultureismorepeopleorfamilyorientedIndiansmayevenforsaketheirindividualwishesandalsohappinessforthesakeoffamilies.ButinAmericanculturethistrendcannotbeseen.UnliketheIndianstheAmericansplanthingsaheaD.TheAmericansbelieveindominatingnatureandcontrollingtheenvironmentaroundthemOnthecontraryIndiansbelieveintheharmonywithnatureAnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenbetweenIndiancultureandAmericancultureisthattheIndianslovestabilitywhereastheAmericanslovemobility.InAmericancultureonecanseethatindividualsthinkofself-reliancE.OntheotherbanD.Indiansaremoredependentonothers.WhilethechildrenintheUSarebroughtuptoliveanindependentlifethechildreninIndiaarenotbroughtupinthatway.InIndianculturethereisrespectfortheeldersanditistheywhomakedecisions.ButinAmericancultureeachindividualmakeshisowndecisionsComingtocompetitionIndiansaremorecompetitivethantheAmericans.ComingtoworknaturetheIndiansworkformeetingthefamilyneeds.OnthecontraryanAmericanwillonlystrivetoriseonhisowncapacity.AnotherdifferencethatcanbeseenisthatAmericanshavegreatregardfortimeanditsvaluewhileIndiansaredifferent..21.FromParagraph2weknowthatcomparedtoAmericans.IndiansA.paymoreattentiontothemselvesB.aremorecommittedtotheirfamiliesC.attachlessimportancetotheircultureD.don'tvaluesomanythingsintheirLife22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword'forsakeinParagraph3mean?A.GiveupB.ShowoffC.ExposetoD.Takeup23.WhatisimpliedaboutchildreninIndia?A.Theyoftenstruggletobecomeindependent.B.Theyusuallydon'tshowmuchrespectfortheelderly.C.Theyareusuallynotencouragedtomakedecisions.D.TheyaretaughttodependonthemselvesfromanearlyagE.24.Thispassageismainlydevelopedby________.A.analyzingcausesB.showingfeaturesC.makingcomparisonsD.describingaProcess

Ifyou’reaforeignerlookingforaplacethathaseverythingthere’sonlyoneplacetovisitandthat’sNewYork.It’sawholeworldinacity.TheWorldofTheaterAllofNewYorkisastageanditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanyshowsinoneplace?OnlyinNewYork!TheWorldofMusicSpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenter.SwingtothegreatjazzofGreenwichVillagE.OrrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdancespotsfoundanywherE.TheWorldofArtFromRembrandttoPicasso.FromEgyptiantombstoIndianteepees.WhateverkindofartyoulikeyouwillfinditinNewYork.TheWorldofFineDiningWhetheritisroastBeijingDuckinChinatownLasagnainLittleItalyorthefinestFrenchcoqauvinchickencookedinwinefoundanywherethereisaworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.TheWorldofSightsWhatothercityhasaStatueofLiberty?A.RockefellerCenter?OraBronxZoo?Whereelsecanyoutakeahorse-drawncarriagethroughtheCentralPark?OnlyinNewYork!4.WhatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordRembrandtwas/is?A.A.musician.B.A.placeintheWorldofArtC.A.placeinNewYork.D.Anartist.5.WhichofthefollowingprogramscanavisitorhaveonlyinNewYork?A.TospendaneveningwithBeethoven.B.ToseetheStatueofLiberty.C.TotastethefinestFrenchcoqauvin.D.ToenjoytheBeijingroastduck.6.Thepurposeofwritingthistextisto___________.A.helpthereadersgetabetterunderstandingofNewYorkB.supplythereaderswithsomeinformationaboutNewYorkjobsC.trytopersuadethereaderstovisitNewYorkD.tellthereaderswhereNewYorklies

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsible有责任感的citizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.29.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.30.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.31.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay_______.A.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryB.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeC.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegiftsD.peopleusuallyhavefamilyparties

HalloweenfallsonOctober31stthelastdayoftheCelticcalendar.Halloweendatesbacktoover2000yearsago.TheAmericantraditionoftrick-or-treatingprobablydatesbacktotheearlyAllSouls'DaymarchesinEnglanD.Duringthefestivitiespoorpeoplewouldbegforfoodandfamilieswouldgivethempastriescalledsoulcakesinreturnfortheirpromisetopray祈祷forthefamily'sdeadrelatives.Theactofgivingoutsoulcakeswasencouragedbythechurchasawaytoreplacetheancientpracticeofleavingfoodandwineforhomelessghosts.Thepracticewasfinallytakenupbychildrenwhowouldvisitthehousesintheirneighborhoodandbegivensweetsfoodandmoney.Thetraditionofdressingincostume服饰forHalloweenhasbothEuropeanandCelticroots.HundredsofyearsagowinterwasanuncertainandfrighteningtimE.Foodsupplieswereoftennotenoughbecausepeoplewereafraidofthedarknessandwouldstayathomewithoutdoingbusinesses.OnHalloweenwhenitwasbelievedthatghostscamebacktotheearthlyworldpeoplethoughtthattheywouldmeetwithghostsiftheylefttheirhomes.Toavoidbeingrecognizedbytheseghostspeoplewouldwearmaskswhentheylefttheirhomesafterdarksothattheghostswouldmistakethemfortheirfellows同伴.OnHalloweentokeepghostsawayfromtheirhousespeoplewouldplacebowlsoffoodoutsidetheirhomestosatisfytheghostsandpreventthemfromtryingtoentertheirhouses.36.HalloweenfallingonOctober31sthasahistoryofmorethan2000years.37.DuringHalloweeninAmericapoorpeoplewouldbegivenfoodlikepastriescalledsoulcakesbyrichfamilyrelatives.38.ChildrenwouldbetreatedtosweetsandfoodwhilevisitingthehousesintheirneighborhoodonHalloween.39.OnHalloweenpeoplewouldwearmaskswhentheylefttheirhomesafterdarkinordertoavoidbeingrecognizedbytheirfellows.40.HalloweenisadayhonoringthedeadandrespectingtheolD.

InEnglandchildrennowstartformalschoolingattheageof4.Recentlyaround130educationexpertssignedaletter.TheyadvocatedadelaytothestartofformalschoolinginEnglandfromthecurrenteffectivestartuntiltheageof7.Thisisabriefreviewoftherelevantresearchevidencewhichstronglysupportsalaterstarttoformaleducation.Thisevidencerelatestothebenefitsofplayingtochildren’sdevelopmentaslearnersandtheresultsofstartingformallearningattheageof4to5.Thereareseveralstrandsofevidencewhichallpointtowardstheimportanceofplayinyoungchildren’sdevelopmentandthevalueofanextendedperiodofplayfullearningbeforethestartofformalschooling.Thesearisefromanthropologicalpsychologicalneuroscientificandeducationalstudies.Previousstudieshavealsoshownthesuperiorlearningandmotivationarisingfromplayfulapproachestolearninginchildren.Programsbasedonplaysupportchildren’searlydevelopmentmorepowerfullythandirectinstruction.Physicalandsocialplaysupportschildrenindevelopingtheirskillsofintellectual智力的andemotionalself-control.Perhapsmostworryinganumberofstudieshaveshownthelossofplaychancesforchildrenislinkedwithstressandmentalhealthproblems.Withineducationalresearchsomestudieshaveshownsuperioracademicoutcomesforchildrenwhohadattendedprogramsbasedonplay.Amongthemisaparticularstudyof3000childrenacrossEnglanD.Itshowedthatanextendedperiodofhighqualityplay-basedpre-schooleducationwasofparticularadvantagetochildrenfromstrugglinghouseholds.StudieshavecomparedgroupsofchildreninNewZealandwhostartedformalliteracylessonsatages5and7.theirresultsshowthattheearlyintroductionofformallearningapproachestoliteracydoesnotimprovechildren’sreadingdevelopmentandmaybedamaging.Bytheageof11therewasnodifferenceinthereadingabilitylevelbetweenthetwogroups.Butthechildrenwhostartedat5developedlesspositiveattitudestoreading.Andtheyshowedpoorerreadingskillsthanthosewhohadstartedlater.Inaseparatestudyofreadingachievementin15yearoldsacross55countriesresearchersshowedthattherewasnoclearrelationshipbetweenreadingachievementandschoolentryagE.ThisbodyofevidenceraisesimportantandseriousquestionsconcerningthedirectionoftravelofearlychildhoodeducationpolicycurrentlyinEnglanD.Intheinterestsofchildren’sacademicachievementsandtheiremotionalwell-beingtheUKgovernmentshouldtakethisevidenceseriously.59.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsearlyschoolstartingage?A.CautiousB.ApprovingC.DisapprovingD.Unconcerned60.Theauthordevelopsthistextmainlyby______________A.settingdowngeneralrulesB.tellinganinterestingstoryC.presentingresearchfindingsD.providingexamples61.Comparedwiththecurrentschoolstartingagealaterage_____________A.mayleadtoalowerlevelofacademicachievmentB.doesalotofgoodtochildren’sdevelopmentC.failstoattracttheUKgovernmnt’sattentionD.hasgainedmoresupportaroundthecountry62.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetext?A.B.C.D.

Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrongorDoctorStrongasheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere.NowanartshowcalledDoctorStrongFromThentoNowistravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublished.Sincethenhehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworlD.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfulhand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHatHortontheElephantTheGrinchWhoStoleChristmasandhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseuminCaliforniaorganizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginal最早的drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooksalthoughwritteninafunnywayhaveseriousmessages.ForexampleinMcElligot’sPoolhedescribesthedangerofpollution.Hediscussesthearmsrace军备竞赛inTheButterBattleBookwritteninnineteeneighty-four.DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryoneevenachildcanunderstand.56.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin_______.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished57.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause_______.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascatselephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway58.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis_______.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.tointerestpeopleaswellastellthetruthaboutsocialproblems

InthegymofCroxtethCommunitySchoolLiverpool50boyshavecompletedacourseonboxingthatisseenasasignforitsreturntostateschools.TheSchoolsAmateurBoxingAssociationSABAhasdevelopedtheKidGlovesschemeanon-contact非接触versionofthesportwhereoutsidecoachesteacharangeofbasicskills.ChrisAndrewsassistantsecretaryoftheSABAsaidtheschemewasregardedasawayofchangingthedeclineinboxinginstateschoolswhichbegan25yearsago.Safetyfearsandthepoorimageofprofessionalboxinghadacceleratedthesport’sdeclinE.ConcernwasworsenedbyincidentssuchasthedeathoftheprofessionalboxerBradleyStonE.ButtheCroxtethexamplewaswinningmoresupporters.Mr.Andrewssaidtheideawasparticularlywellreceivedinthenorth-eastofEnglanD.HesaidIthinkthereisagenuinerecognitionthatthereareaspectstoboxingifitiscontrolledandproperlyrunthatreallyisverybeneficialtochildren.Thisschemetakesawaythedangers.Ihopeboxingcanbepromotedthroughoutthecountryinamorecoordinated协调的way.SuchanideahorrifiessuchgroupsastheBritishMedicalAssociationBMAandtheBritishSafetyCouncilbothcriticsoftheideA.DrJeffreyCundythejointauthorofaBMAreportonboxingacceptedthattheschemeinLiverpoolwasnon-contactbuthewasstillopposeD.HesaidWefeelthatchildrenshouldstillnotbeintroducedtoboxingbecausetheywillthenbeencouragedtotakeupanactivitywhichisuniquelydangerouswhenactualcontacttakesplacE.HeaddedThereisawholerangeofsportswhichwillteachthedisciplinethatcomesfromboxingwithoutthedangers.Weseethisreintroductioninschoolsasanunhealthydevelopment.Atthe800-pupilCroxtethschoolSteveStewartheadofPEsaidboxinghadhelpedtoimproveself-confidenceself-disciplineself-awarenessandself-respectinthosetakingpart.Everybodycouldgetinvolvedandbecauseallwerestartingfromscratchtheimprovementscouldbequicklyseen.GerryThompsonandTonyCurryboth12haveenjoyedtheboxingsessionsandsaytheywillbothjoinalocalboxingcluB.IthoughtitwasbrilliantsaidGerry.Iwouldratherbeaprofessionalboxerthanafootballer.It’smoreenjoyablE.59.AccordingtothetexttheKidGlovesschemeisdevelopedbySABAprimarilyto.A.providemorefunforstudentsB.promotetheboxingcourseinalessdangerouswayC.helpstudentsgainasenseofachievementD.encouragestudentstobebetter-behaved60.Dr.JeffreyCundy’sattitudetowardsthereturnofboxingtoschoolscanbedescribedas.A.supportiveB.unconcernedC.neutralD.disapproving61.Theunderlinedpartallwerestartingfromscratchprobablymeans.A.startingthecoursewasdifficultB.scratchingwasthefirststeptolearnboxingC.everyonewasinexperiencedandstartedfromtheverybeginningD.studentswouldeasilygethurtduringthecourse62.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostlikelyreadthepassage?A.EducationB.LifestyleC.ScienceD.Business

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Trysomeoftheseplaces:·Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepiecestravelingexhibitsbooksignings签名bychildren'sfavoritewritersandevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.·Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Alsoaskwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.·GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet木偶makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfinD.·Tryhands-onsciencE.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalikE.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttonsexperimentingandbuilding.Wheneveryoneistiredenjoyafunfamilyscienceshowcommonlyfoundinthesemuseums.56.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverseheprobablywillvisit_______.A.aYoutheaterB.anartmuseumC.anaturalhistorymuseumD.ahands-onsciencemuseum57.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?A.Lookatrockcollections.B.Seedinosaurmodels.C.Watchpuppetmaking.D.Giveperformances.58.Whatdoeshands-onsciencemeaninthelastparagraph?A.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids.B.Learningsciencebydoingthings.C.A.showofkids'sciencework.D.Readingsciencebooks.59.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.sciencetextbook.B.A.touristmap.C.A.museumguidE.D.A.newsreport.

America’slove-haterelationshipwithChinadevelopsspeedily.ThelatestsetbackinthebilateralrelationisanotherfearsomeChinaScare.ActuallythoughinAmericaitisnothingnew.TheUnitedStates’politicsseemstoneedaChinaScarefromtimetotimE.RecallthatnearlyastormstartedaroundthebookTheComingConflictwithChinain2007.ItsauthorwastwoUSjournalistsformerlyworkinginBeijing.ThedebatewasanythingbutpositiveabouttheSino-USrelationship.ItistruethatChina’sstrategicaimsinAsiaarenotcompletelythesamewiththoseoftheUS.HowevertheauthorsseemedtoworryfartoomuchbyputtingmuchemphasisonChina’smilitarystrength.AmericaninterestgroupsareafraidofcompetingwithChineseimportsbecausemoreandmoreAmericanconsumersbegintofindChinesegoodsamuchcheaperchoicE.SotheyheldthispoliticalviewthatChina’srapidgrowthisnotablessingforallconcerneD.InsteaditwasbeingthoughtofasaforcethreateningotherAsiaeconomiesandAmerica’stoo.PresidentObamaencouragesthetransferofmoneyindustrialcapacityandtechnologytoChinathatwillhelpitsdevelopmentbutstillthreatentheUSanditsallieschargesWilliamHawkinsasupporterforprotectingUSbusinessandindustry.Thenthere’salsopeoplesayingthatChina’sgainisbasicallyoneveryoneelse’sloss.Anincreasinglyglobalizedandmodernizednationof1.3billionisnotawin-winforalmosteveryonE.It’salosingsituationforeveryonebutforChinA.That’sabsurdIthink.SureChina’sneighborsinAsiaareworriedaboutChinesecompetitionandtheyknowtheyhavetoworkharderinordertocompetewithChinA.Howeveritisunnecessarilysendingscarebyimaginingthateconomicgrowthwillbegreatlyreduceddomesticstockmarketswillgetruinedandemploymentlevelswillbecomelower.CertainlyChina’seconomicprogresswillcausesometensemoments.ButonthewholeAsiaandtherestoftheworldwillbenefitfromChina’ssuccess.SomepeopleonthemainlandwhowanttoprotectChineseindustrieswouldinterferetoslowdownmarketopening.OntheotherhandtheObamaadministration’sdecisiontocutdownonimportquotasonforeignsteelbroughtaboutworldwideanger.ThatdecisionhasmadeUSstrategicandeconomicalliesinAsiaandEuropeangrieratAmericathanatanythingChinahasdonelately.Sowhoisthegreaterthreat—ChinaortheUnitedStates—totheworldeconomy?Let’sjustsaythatwhatcontinuestobeneededinAmerica’srelationshipwithChinaisnotanotherredscarebutthethreefactsalltoooftenmissing:commonsensepoliticalmaturityandintellectualhonesty.59.Whichofthefollowingisnotatruestatement?A.ChinaScareisafairlyfreshphenomenon.B.Sino-USrelationshiphasarousedanegativedebatE.C.OpinionsonChinesecompetitionineconomicprogressvary.D.TheworldwillgenerallybenefitfromChina’seconomicgrowth.60.WilliamHawkinreacted________toPresidentObama’spolicyonChinA.A.reasonablyB.objectivelyC.respectfullyD.negatively61.Whichmaybestserveasthetitleoftheabovepassage?A.America’sLove-hateRelationshipwithChinaB.DebateonSino-USRelationshipC.BenefitsorThreatsfromChinaandUS?D.ChinaScareIsItReal?

OnApril8th2013theworldfeltsorrybecauseofthedeathofformerBritishPrimeMinisterMargaretThatcherwhodiedattheageof87.Besidesbeingthecountry’slongestleader1979-1990inthe20thcenturyshewasthefirstwomantoleadBritain.SheworkedhardanddidwellinherworksoshewascalledIronLady.WhateveryouthinkofMargaretThatcherthethingeveryonedoesagreeonisthatshewasawomanwithgreatdecisions.WhenshetookoverBritainin1979sheledacountrythatwasineconomictrouble.Shefacedalotofproblemsbecauseofthepooreconomicposition.InordertomakethecountrybecomestrongagainMs.ThatcherhadtomakesomehardandspecialdecisionslikeraisinginterestratesandeventaxesatatimewhenmostBritishpeoplewerelivingahardlife.InthiswaysheledBritaintorunoutofeconomictroubles.Earlyinhersecondtermjustasthingswerelookingalittlebettershefacedanotherproblem—astrikebytheBritishMinersUnion.OnceagaintheIronLadystoodhergroundtostopthelongeststrikeinthecountry’shistory.In1982ArgentinasaidthattheyhadownedtheFalklandIslandssincethe19thcentury.Britainhoweverconsideredtheislandstobeoneoftheiroverseasdependentterritories领土.MargaretThatchertriedtotalkabouttheproblemwithArgentines.ButArgentinesdidn’tagreewithherideassoMs.Thatcherdidwhatanystrongleaderwoulddo—sendintheBritishArmy.Ittook74daysandon14thJune1982theArgentinearmyfinallyfailedandBritaincontrolledtheFalklandIslandsagain.WhenMs.Thatcherresignedin1990sheleftbehindacountrythatwasverystrong.Unluckilyduringthelastfewyearsofherlifesomethingwaswrongwithhermind.Shehardlyrememberedanythingthatwashappeningaroundherandevenwhatshehaddoneduringherwonderfullifetime.21.WhydidMargaretThatcherdecidetoraiseinterestrates?A.BecauseEnglishpeoplewereveryrichandhappy.B.BecausesheneededmoneytofightagainstArgentina.C.BecauseBritainneededtorunoutofeconomictroubles.D.Becausepeoplestoredtoomuchmoneyinthebanks.22.HowdidMargaretThatchermakehercountrycontroltheFalklandIslandsagain?A.Shepaidalotofmoneyfortheislands.B.Shehelpedpeopleontheislandsalot.C.Shesentmanyworkerstotheislands.D.ShesentintheBritishArmytotheislands.23.WhatwasthematterwithMs.Thatcheraftersheresigned?A.Shecouldn’tsayanythingatall.B.Shealmostcouldn’trememberanything.C.Shecouldn’twalkatall.D.Shecouldn’thearanythingatall.24.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMs.Thatcherwas________.A.determinedB.sensitiveC.humorousD.generous

SALTLAKECITY—TheUtahJazzbasketballteamsigneda5-year-old.Free-agentplayertoaone-daycontractforaspecialperformanceinOctober.TheUtahJazzhasjustmadehisdreamcometrue.Theboyhassufferedfrombloodcancersince2012.JPGibsonwhowasdiagnosedwithseverebloodcancersignedhiscontractwithJazzPresidentRandyRigbybeforejoiningtheteamforthepre-seasontrainingplayatUtahJazz’ssportcenter.JPwasjoinedbyhisparentsJoshandMeganandhis2-year-oldsisterElsie.TheactivitywashostedbytheJazzandphotographerJonDiaz’sAnythingCanBeprojectwhichprovidessupportandhopetofamiliesliketheGibsons.JonDiazaskschildrenwithcancerwhattheirdreamsandwishesareandhewritestheirstoriesinabook.JPwearingaNo.1shirtevengottoplayintheplay.HepassedtheballandRudyobertaplayerofUtahJazzliftedhimupsohecoulddunk扣篮andshakehandswithsomeplayersasfanswerecheerful.JPlovesmostsportsbutbasketballisabsolutelyhisfavoriteMeganGibsonsaidinastatementreleasedbytheJazz.WhenhewasjustoveroneyearoldhewouldsitwithmyhusbandJoshwatchinggames.Hestartedinsistingonshootinghoops投篮foranhoureachnightbeforebedtimewhenhewasjust15monthsold.Heknowshehastobe6beforehecanplayJuniorJazzandheremindsusallthetimethathecan’twaituntilhe’s6.21.UtahJazzsignsa5-year-oldJPGibsonjustto_____________.A.maketheteammorefamousB.realizethedreamofJPGibsonC.satisfythetasteofthefansD.promotetheAnythingCanBeproject22.AnythingCanBeproject____________.A.raisesmoneytohelpthedevelopmentofNBAB.providessupportandhopetokidslovingbasketballC.haskidswithcancerwritetheirstoriesinabookD.offersassistancetothosewhoareinmisfortune23.AccordingtothepassageJPGibson_____________.A.willplayonUtahJazzteamwhenhegrowsupB.canearnmuchmoneybysigningUtahJazzC.hasbeenabasketballloversinceveryyoungageD.won’tlivelongduetohisseverebloodcancer

AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanflyflieslikeafatchickeneatsgreenleaveshasthestomachofacowandhasclaws爪onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriveranimportantfeatureforthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.InappearancethebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheundersidE.Theheadissmallwithalargesetoffeathersonthetopbrightredeyesandblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbirdscuckoos.Itsmoststriking显著的featurethoughisonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclawstogetherwiththebeak喙theycanclimbaboutinthebusheslookingverymuchlikeprimitive原始的birdsmusthavedonE.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtoflytheylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birdsbutinAprilwhentherainyseasonbeginstheycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.45.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.B.Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins.C.PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.D.Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.46.Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat_________.A.theylooklikeyoungcuckoosB.theyhaveclawsonthewingsC.theyeatalotlikeacowD.theyliveonriverbanks47.Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A.TheyhadclawstohelpthemclimB.B.Theycouldflylongdistances.C.Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.D.Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.48.Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes?A.TofindmorefooD.B.Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C.Tokeepthemselveswarm.D.Toproducetheiryoung.

Farmingismovingindoorswherethesunnevershineswhererainfallisirrelevant不相干的andwheretheclimateisalwaysright.Theperfectcropfieldcouldbeinsideawindowlessbuildingwithcontrolledlighttemperaturewetnessairqualityandnutrition.ItcouldbeinaNewYorkhigh-riseorasprawlingcomplexintheSaudidesert.Itmaybeananswertotheworld’sfoodproblems.Theworldisalreadyhavingtroublefeedingitself.HalfthepeopleonEarthliveincitiesandnearlyhalfofthose—about3billion—arehungryorill-feD.Foodpricescurrentlyincreasingarebuffetedbydrynessfloodsandthecostofenergyrequiredtoplantharvestandtransport.AndpriceswillonlygetmoreunstablE.Climatechangemakeslong-termcropplanninguncertain.Farmersinmanypartsoftheworldarealreadyusingwateravailabletothelastdrop.Andtheworldisgettingmorecrowded:bymid-centurytheglobalpopulationwillgrowfrom6.8billionto9billion.Tofeedsomanypeoplemayrequireexpandingfarmlandattheexpenseofforestsandwildernessorfindingwaystocompletelyincreasecropoutput.GertjanMeeuwshastakentheconceptofagreenhouseastepfurthergrowingvegetablesandhouseplantsinenclosed封闭的andregulatedenvironments.Intheirresearchstationwaterflowsintothepanswhenneededandthetemperatureiskeptconstant.Lightsgoonandoffcreatingsimilardayandnightbutaccordingtotherhythmoftheplant.Abuildingof100squaremetersandlayers层ofplantscouldprovideadailydietof200gramsoffreshfruitandvegetablestotheentirepopulationofDenBoschabout140000peoplE.Theirideaisnottogrowfoodsthatrequiremuchspacelikecornorpotatoes.Heresunlightisnotonlyunnecessarybutcanbeharmful.Plantsneedonlyspecificwavelengthsoflighttogrow.Theirgrowthrateisthreetimesfasterthanundergreenhouseconditions.Theyuseabout90percentlesswaterthanoutdoorsagriculturE.Andcityfarmingmeansproducingfoodneartheconsumerandthere’snoneedtotransportitlongdistances.63.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A.TheclimateisworseandworsE.B.ThecitypeopleliveahardlifE.C.TheworldhasdifficultyfeedingitspeoplE.D.Theworld’spopulationisincreasingfast.64.TheunderlinedwordbuffetedinParagraph2means.A.badlyaffectedB.preventedC.demandedD.wellachieved65.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatGertjanMeeuws’sfarming.A.helpssaveseawateralotB.suitsdifferentconditionsC.issimilartogreenhouseagricultureD.suitstheproductionofcorn66.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Developmentofindoorfarming.B.GreatRevolutioninfarming.C.Advantagesofindoorfarming.D.Sunlessrainlessindoorfarming.

Inagreatmanycitieshundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorksomebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theydeclarethatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownpartofthecityandsolessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycleriders.Forexampletheywantthecitytodrawspeciallanes车道forbicyclesonlyonsomeofthemainstreetsbecausewhenbicycleridersmustusethesamelanesascarsthereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea—theysayitwillslowtraffiC.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetsdon’tliketheidea—theysaythatifthereislesstraffictheywillhavelessbusiness.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.OnweekendsCentralPark—thelargestplaceofopengroundinNewYork—isclosedtocarsandtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.K^S*5U.C#O%56.InNewYorkagroupofbikeriders______.A.arekeepingpracticingforhealthB.havenocarsoftheirownC.arecomplainingtherearenotenoughbusesD.aretryingtosettletheproblemofairpollution57.Thebikeriderssuggestthat______.A.bicyclesshouldbeusedinsteadofcarsB.bicyclelanesshouldbedrawnC.fewerbusesorcarsshouldbeusedD.thenumberofspeciallanesshouldbeincreased58.Theadvantageofthespeciallanesisthat______.A.theywillmakecarsandbusesrunslowlyB.theywillmakeiteasierforbikeriderstogotoparksC.theywillmakethecitymorebeautifulD.thelaneswillpreventaccidents59.Thegovernmenthasnotdecidedwhetherspeciallanesshouldbedrawn______.A.sothateveryoneisdisappointedB.becausetherearedifferentopinionsC.becausemostpeopletravelbytrainD.becauseBikeforaBetterCityisnotstrongenough

WeChinesearenotbighuggers.Ahandshakeorapatontheshoulderisenoughtoconveyourfriendshiporaffectiontooneanother.Sowhenournewly-acquaintedWesternfriendsreachoutinpreparationforahugsomeofusfeelawkward.Manyquestionsgothroughourhead.WhereshouldIputmyarms?WhatdistanceshouldImaintain?Shouldourcheststouch?Butitisn’tjustpeoplefromculturesthatareconservativeinexpressingphysicalcontactwhofindhuggingconfusing.Hugscancausediscomfortorevendistressinpeoplewhovaluetheirpersonalspace.InarecentarticleforTheWallStreetJournalUSpsychologistPeggyDrexlersaidthatalthoughtheUSremainsamediumtouchcultureAmericansdoseemtobehuggingmore.Frompoliticianstocelebritieshugsaregiventofriendsstrangersandenemiesalikewhethertheyarewillingornotandthepublichasbeenquicktopickupthepractice.Publicfiguresknowthatnothingexpresseslikeability亲和力likeagoodhug.USFirstLadyMichelleObamahasputherarmsaroundicyforeignleaderslikeRussianPrimeMinisterDmitryMedvedevandtheQueenofEngland.PopsuperstarLadyGagaisalsoahugenthusiasttellingherfansthatIwillalwaysalwaystrymyverybesttowrapmyarmsaroundyouwhenImeetyou.Butnotallaregratefultobehuggedevenbythemostinfluentialandfamous.Tothemanyhugisoffensiveifit’snotsincere.AmandaHesswritingforUSmagazineSlatesayspublicfiguresshouldstopimposinghugsoneveryonetheymeet.Forthemahugisrarelyagestureofsincerefellowshipcompassionoraffection.It’sallpartofashow.28.Chinesepeopledon’tenjoyhugsbecause_______.A.theyareconservativeinphysicaltouchB.theydon’tknowhowtohugcorrectlyC.theythinkahandshakeisthebestwaytoconveyfriendshipD.theyfeelawkwardtocommunicatewithwesterners29.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrasepickupthepractice?A.Enjoythemediumtouchculture.B.Followthetrend.C.Givehugstoenemies.D.Resistphysicaltouch.30.Publicfigureslikegivinghugsto________.A.obtainpublicsupportB.showsincerefriendshipC.expressenthusiasmD.winfellowshiporaffection31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Peoplearegratefultohugsofanykind.B.Ahugisagestureoffriendship.C.Afamousperson’shugisusuallysincere.D.Aninsincerehugisapartofshow.

FourcinemasintheUKTheKinemaLincolnshireIt’sawoodenbuildingontheoutsideandatwo-screencinemaontheinsideallnestingamongpinetreesinatinyvillagE.TheKinemashoweditsfirstfilmin1922andthefirstsixrowsweredeckchair折叠帆布躺椅.Todayit’smorerichlydecorateD.Peoplecomeherebecauseit’safantasticexperiencesaysmanagerPhilipJones.ManyroomsintheKinemaaresimpleandnotattractivebutwetrytoremaineverythingthatmakesitspecial.TheCubeBristolIt’snotreallyacinemA.Itisanot-for-profitcooperativerunbyvolunteerswhichhasbeenoperatingforthelast15years.Theyareuniqueforwhatwedowhichistooperatesevennightsaweekandwithnofunding.Theymakemanythingsthemselvessuchascolaandyogurt.TheBroadwayNottinghamAcinemahasbeenheresincethe1960swhenlocalfashiondesignerPaulSmithwouldcometoseeartyforeignfilmswhichheavilyinfluencedhiscareerchoicE.Laterhedesignedthestripy条纹的sofas.TheBroadwaywaspreviouslyusedasachurchbutlocalsloveitforitsindependentarthouseandDIYspirit.TheBroadwayalsohasaright-onrestaurantwithlocallysourcedvegetablesandsaladsandevenservesitsownbeer.TheRexHertfordshireItopenedtothepublicin1938andhasbeennamedthemostbeautifulcinemaintheUK.There’savariedprogramwithdifferentfilmseverynight.HotdogsandpopcornarebanneD.Andarealpersonanswersthephonewhenyoucall.PeoplespeakveryhighlyoftheRex.Sodogoifonlyoncetoseejusthowacinemashouldberun.25.InPhilipJones’opiniontheKinemamayattractpeoplewho_____.A.liveinthenearbyvillagesB.wanttoexperiencesomethingspecialC.areinterestedinwoodenstructuresD.arefondofrichdecorations26.WeknowfromthetextthattheBroadway_____.A.ownsarestaurantB.wasbuiltin1960C.isnexttoachurchD.wasdesignedbyPaulSmith27.TheCubeandtheBroadwayaresimilarinthewaythatboth_____.A.arenon-profitcooperativesB.offerhomemadedrinksC.showartyforeignfilmsD.usestripysofas28.Whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.TheCubE.B.TheKinemA.C.TheBroadway.D.TheRex.

AlibabastartedtakingtheleadinChinabyconnectingbigChinesemanufacturers制造商withbigbuyersacrosstheworlD.Itsbusiness-to-businesssiteAlibabA.comallowedbusinesstobuyalmosteverything.Alibaba’sadvantagewasn’thardtojudge:sizE.AlibabaisjustbigevenbyChinesestandards.Itsmarketattracts231millionactivebuyers8millionsellers11.3billionordersayear—andAlibabaisjustthemiddleman.Itencouragespeopletouseitsmarkets—notchargingsmallsellersapercentageofthesalE.IfyouwantaquicklookintotheinfluenceofAlibabaondailyChineselifetakemyexperiencE.ImovedtoBeijingayearagoandquicklygottiredofvisitingsmallstoresacrossthecrowdedpollutedcityof20millionpeopleinsearchofnewelectronicsbathroomfurnishingsandanythingelsemywifewanteD.You’relookingforwhatexactly?Whynottryit?myChineseteacheraskedmeoneday.WiththatmywonderfulnewrelationshipwithAlibababegan.Alibaba’soriginalbusiness-to-businessmodelnowissecondtoconsumerbuying.Chineseretail零售buyingmakesup80%ofAlibaba’sprofitandleadingthatgroupisTaobaowith800millionitems物品forsaleandthemostunbelievableselectionofthingsyou’lleverfinD.TMall.comisAlibaba’sotherbigsitewhereyoucanfindbrandnamegoodsfromNikeandUnilevernearthelowestprices.WhatIhaveahardtimeexplainingtofriendsandfamilybackintheU.S.ishowChinahasgonebeyondtraditionalshopping—big-boxretailersespecially—infavorofonlinepurchasesonTaobaoandafewothersites.InsmallertownsthanBeijingwherebigretailershavenotyettraveledshoppingonlineisshoppingandshoppingisTaobao.IhavealistofsomeofmyrecentpurchasesonTaobaoforasenseofhowwidethemarketplaceis.Almosteverythingarrivedadayortwoafterorderingwithfreeshipping.I’mnotevenabigbuyerbecauseIneedfriendstohelpmesearchtheChinese-languagesitE.WhenIwassearchingmypurchasehistoryonmyChineseteacher’siPadwhichhelpsmebuygoodsIlookedthroughwithgreatdifficultyabout10ofherpurchasesforeveryoneofminE.72.Alibaba’sadvantagemainlyliesin.A.itsbusiness-to-businessserviceB.itsbigsizeC.itsnotchargingsmallsellersD.itslowprice73.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?A.Alibabaisofmiddlesizeamongalltheonlinesites.B.Alibabawillcontinuetodevelop.C.Alibabaactsasabridgebetweenthebuyersandsellers.D.AlibabastandsoutasthebestonlinesitE.74.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Alibaba’sbusiness-to-businessserviceearnsmoremoneythanretail.B.Taobaohasnoobviousadvantageoverothersimilaronlinesites.C.TMall.comprovidesmoreprofitthanTaobao.D.Theauthor’sChineseteacherisalsoanonlinepurchaselover.

ThePuritans新教徒getabadreputationinAmerica—especiallywhenitcomestoalcohol.MayflowerthefirstshipthatcameoverfromEnglandtoMassachusettsBayactuallycarriedmorebeerthanwater.InfacttheFoundingFathersofAmericalikedadrink—SamuelAdamswasapartnerinhisfatherbreweryandThomasJeffersonwasfamousforimportingEuropeanwines.EarlyAmericanstookahealthfulsmalldrinkforbreakfastwhiskeywasatypicallunchtimedrinksale麦芽酒accompaniedsupperandthedayendedwithanotherdrinkcallednightcap.MostAmericansin1790consumedanaverageof5.8gallonsofpurealcoholayear.In1830consumptionreached7.1gallonsayearandalcoholismwasstartingtohaveaseriousinfluenceoncommunities.Womenandchildrenmightbeinphysicaldangerifthemanofthehousebegandrinking.Ifhebecameillorlosthisjobthroughdrinkingtherewasnosocialsafetynettosupportorprotecthisfamily.EventuallyalcoholismwasbeingtreatedasadiseasE.Bythelate19thCenturysupportforProhibitionbanningthemanufactureandsaleofalcoholwaspowerful.Thefirstarrestfordrivingundertheinfluenceofalcoholwasin1897.On16January1919Prohibitionwassetintolaw.Howeverbythe1930swhenAmericaneconomywasexperiencingahardtimeitwaswidelybelievedthatmakingalcohollegalagainwouldprovidebadly-neededjobsandtaxes.SoinFebruaryof1933ProhibitionwasendeD.StillProhibitionhadagreatinfluenceonalcoholdrinkinginthiscountry.In1955Americansdrankanaverageof2.3gallonsofpurealcoholayear.TheProhibitionmovementwasstillquitestrongafterProhibitionendedanditledtoalotoflocalprohibitiononalcohol.TheAmericanpresidencyhasdonealottorehabilitatealcoholandmakeitrespectableagain.PresidentsRichardNixonJimmyCarterBillClintonRonaldReaganandBarackObamacanallbeseenonfilmdrinkingsociallyandmakingofficialtoastswithinternationalcelebrities.36.WhichisTRUEaboutthePuritansaccordingtothepassage?A.TheirancestorscametoAmericatosellalcohol.B.TheyfoundedthebreweriesinEuropeancountries.C.Theyhadahabitofalcoholdrinking.D.Theywerethemajorimporterofalcohol.37.Inwhatwaywasanalcoholic’sfamilyaffectedbyalcoholism?A.Hisfamilycouldn’taffordthedrink.B.Hisfamilymightsufferfinancially.C.Hiswifeandchildrenmightbecomeill.D.Hisfamilymightnotbetreatedequally.38.WhatcanbelearnedaboutProhibitioninAmerica?A.Itcameintolawinthe19thcentury.B.Itdiscouragedalcoholdrinking.C.Itseffectdisappearedafteritsremoval.D.Itfailedtoforbiddrunkdriving.39.TheunderlinedwordrehabilitateinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningtoA.acknowledgeB.forbidC.importD.produce40.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.thebriefhistoryofalcoholdrinkinginAmericaB.Americanpresidents’affectionforalcoholdrinkingC.thePuritans’badreputationinAmericaD.thereasonswhyProhibitioncameintolaw

Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.OthershavetroublelearninganewlanguagE.HowcanyouhelpyourselflearnanewlanguagesuchasEnglish?ThereareseveralwaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasierandmoreinteresting.ThefirststepistofeelpositiveaboutlearningEnglish.Ifyoubelievethatyoucanlearnyouwilllearn.Bepatient.YoudonothavetounderstandeverythingallatoncE.Itisnaturaltomakemistakeswhenyoulearnsomethingnew.Wecanlearnfromourmistakes.Inotherwordsdonotworryabouttakingrisks.ThesecondstepistopracticeyourEnglish.Forexamplewriteadiaryeveryday.YouwillgetusedtowritingitinEnglishandyouwillfeelcomfortableexpressingyourideasinEnglish.Severalweekslateryouwillseethatyourwritingisimproving.InadditionyoumustspeakEnglisheveryday.Youcanpracticewithyourclassmatesoutsideclass.YouwillmakemistakesbutgraduallyyouwillbecomecomfortablecommunicatinginEnglish.Thethirdstepistokeeparecordofyourlanguagelearning.Youcanwritethisinyourjournal.AftereachclassthinkaboutwhatyoudiD.Didyouansweraquestioncorrectly?Didyouunderstandsomethingtheteacherexplained?Perhapsthelessonwasdifficultbutyoutriedtounderstandit.YoumustbepositiveaboutlearningEnglishandbelievethatyoucandoit.Itisimportanttopracticeeverydayandmakearecordofyourachievements.YouwillenjoylearningEnglishandyouwillfeelmoreconfidentinyourself.21.TofeelpositiveaboutlearningEnglishmeans_________.A.ifyouarepatientyouwilllearnB.ifyoukeeparecordyoucanimproveC.ifyoubelieveyoucanlearnyouwilllearnD.ifyoumakemistakesyoucanlearnfromyourmistakes22.WhenyoulearnEnglishyoudonotneedto_________.A.understandeverythingallatonceB.practicewithyourclassmatesoutsideclassC.writeadiaryregularlyD.feelmoreconfidentinyourself23.AccordingtothepassagewhatisnothelpfulforyoutoenjoylearningEnglish?A.TocommunicateinEnglish.B.Toworryabouttakingrisks.C.Tomakearecordoftheachievements.D.Tothinkaboutwhathasbeendoneaftereachclass.24.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordjournalinParagraph4mean?A.Diary.B.Composition.C.MagazinE.D.Newspaper.

Therewasahugebattlebetweenthewarriors武士ofGreeceandthepeopleofTroy.PrinceParisfromTroyhadstolenawaytheGreekQueen—Helen.TheGreekwarriorssetsailforTroytofightfortheirqueen.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.Themenwere_fed_upandwantedtoreturntotheirhomes.AthenegoddessofwargaveUlyssestheideaforaplantoendthewar.Theybuiltabigwoodenhorsewhichtheyputinthemiddleoftheirencampment营地.Nexttheypretendedtogiveuptheircamp.InrealitymanysoldiershidinsidethewoodenhorsE.OncetheythoughtthecamphadbeenabandonedtheTrojanswentouttocheck.Theyneededtoknowifthewarwasreallyover.TheywalkedthroughtheabandonedencampmentandeventuallyfoundthewoodenhorsE.Theycouldnotdecidewhatitwas.SomewantedtotakeitintothecityothersthoughtthatitwasagifttoZeusandfearedtouchingormovingitincasetheyupsetZeus.SomeTrojansdecidedtotakeitbackintothecity.Theycalledalargegroupoftroopsattachedropesandpulleditintothecity.AhugecelebrationstarteD.Thecitywasfreefromwarforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Everybodyfeasteddrankanddanceduntileventuallythemerriment欢闹wasoverandtheyallwenttosleep.Thiswasthemomentthatthewoodenhorseopenedabigflap盖口hiddenunderneath.OutcreptUlyssesandallofhismen.TheykilledthesleepingtroopsrescuedQueenHelenmetupwiththerestoftheirarmyandsetsailforhomE.ThestoryofthereturnjourneyistoldinTheOdysseyacollectionofpoemspiecingtogetherthebitsofthestoryfromthemanydifferentplaceswherethestorytookplacE.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasebefedupprobablymean?A.veryboredB.veryhappyC.verysadD.veryinterested73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.B.ItwasUlyssesthatthoughtuptheideaforaplantoendthewar.C.TheTrojansfellintoatrapsetbyUlyssesandallofhismen.D.TheGreekwarriorssavedQueenHelenandheadedhomesuccessfully.74.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Keepaclearbrainoryou’llbecheatedbysomethingpretending.B.Failureisacommonthinginthewar.C.Strategy策略isnotanimportantfactorinthewar.D.VictorycannotbegainedbycheatandpretencE.75.Whichofthefollowingscanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheTrojanHorseB.ASmartPlanC.TheTrojanWarD.RescuingQueenHelen

Surfingthenetwhenyoushouldbefinishingaworkreportchangingclotheswhenyouhaveatraintocatchorperhapsevenlyinginbedwhenyou’vepromisedyourselfyou’llworkout.Soundfamiliar?Youaren’talonE.Weallprocrastinate拖延sometimesespeciallywhenitcomestothingswearen’treallyfondof.Astudyrevealedthatwespendabout218minutesprocrastinatingeverydaywhichamountsto55daysoflosttimeeachyear.Wemightnotthinkthesefiguresparticularlyworthyofworrybutwhenwelookattheoverallimpactofprocrastinationonourlivesit’sadifferentstory.NotonlydoesthiscostfinanciallossitalsoaffectspeaceofminD.Ingeneralpeoplewhocontinuallyputthingsoffareunhappieraswellasbeinglesswealthyandhealthy.Sowhydowedoit?Whenweavoidtakingactionwe’rereallyavoidingpainexplainspsychiatrist精神病学家PhilStutz.Formostofuspainavoidanceisn’tlimitedtoonesituation.Itappliestoalmostanythingthat’spainful.MostofustryourbestnevertoleaveacomfortzonE.That’swhywesacrificesomethingmuchmorevaluable:timE.OurtimeonearthislimitedStutzadds.Everymomentisanopportunitywe’llneverhaveagain.ProcrastinatorsactasiftheyhaveallthetimeintheworlD.Butdeepdowntheyknowthey’rewastingpartsoftheirlifE.Thetroubleismostofthemdon’tknowhowtofreethemselves.Onewayhesayswecanreachthisleveloffreedomisbyovercomingthepainofavoidanceusingdailyvisualization想象.Picturethepainyou’reavoidingasablackcloudinfrontofyouStutzsays.Noticehowyou’retiredofthewaysthispainhasheldyoubackinlifeandtellyourselfthatyou’redeterminedtoconquerit.Thenit’stimetogetthroughthecloudandtotheotherside—whereyou’refreE.ItisobviousthatthistoolworkswhenwewanttoprocrastinatE.Wethengetintothehabitofmovingtowardspaininsteadofawayfromit.Expertsinsist:procrastinatorscanchangetheirbehavior;ittakesalotofself-workbutintheendit’sworththeeffort.Andstarttodaynottomorrow.43.Thewriterbeginsthepassageby.A.mentioninghabitualactivitiesB.askingrelatedquestionsC.presentingabnormalthingsD.comparingdifferentopinions44.Accordingtothepassagepeopleprocrastinatebecausethey.A.getaccustomedtotakingactionB.don’tknowhowtofreethemselvesC.arenotawareofthelimitedtimeD.prefertostayinthecomfortzonetoavoidpain45.Onepossiblewaytostopprocrastinationisto.A.lieinbedB.avoidthepainC.overcomeitmentallyD.reachthefreedom46.What’sthewritingpurposeofthepassage?A.Toanalyzethetroubleprocrastinationcauses.B.Toshowwhatcontributestoprocrastination.C.Toencouragepeopletodefeatprocrastination.D.Tosolvetheproblemscausedbyprocrastination.

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofNewcastleareleadingaworld­firststudywhichbuildsonearlierunpublishedresearchthatchildrenaremostlikelytobeguidedbytheirfather'seatingandexercisehabits.ThenewstudyHealthyDadsHealthyKidsledbyAssociateProfessorPhilipMorganfromtheUniversity'sFacultyofEducationandArtsisdesignedtohelpfatherspromoteanddemonstratetotheirchildrenpositivebehaviorsrelatedtophysicalactivityandhealthyeating.TheearlierfindingsshowedthatchildrenaremorelikelytofollowtheexamplesetbytheirfatherthantheirmotherwhenitcomestoeatingandexercisesaidMorgan.Morgansawstrikingresultsinaprevioustrialinvolving165overweightchildren.Hefoundchildrenwholostthemostweighthadfatherswhowereengagedintheneweatingandexerciseplan.Wemightthinkmothersarethemaininfluenceonchildren'sdietandhealthbuttherealitymaybedifferentsaidMorgan.Therolesoffathersarechanging.Morefamilieshavetwoparentsworkingandmorefathersareinvolvedwithfoodpreparationandfoodshoppingthaninthepast.FathersinfluencethefoodandphysicalactivityhabitsinthehomethroughtheirbehavioursattitudesandapproachtofoodandeatingandactasarolemodeltotheirchildrensaidMorgan.ResearchersareinvitingfatherswhowouldliketoreducetheirweighttojointheHealthyDadsHealthyKidsprogram.Participationinvolvesattendingeightsessions讲习班attheUniversityofNewcastleoversixmonthswherethemenwillreceiveinformationhaveweight­relatedmeasurementsrecordedandcompletequestionnaires.Cookinghealthyfoodwiththekidsandcreatingabackyardfitnesscircuit循环训练场areamongtheassignments课外作业forfatherstakingpartinthestudy.68.WhatdowelearnabouttheHealthyDadsHealthyKidsprogramA.Itaimstobuildclosefamilyrelationships.B.Itinvolvesfatherswhowanttoloseweight.C.Itwilllastmorethaneightmonths.D.Itoffersfreeonlinecoursesforparents.69.Morganfindsalinkbetweenchildren'sweightlossand.A.theirparents'effortsB.theirfather'sinfluenceC.balanceddietsD.regularsportstraining7.Whichofthefollowingfactscausesthechangeoffathers'rolesA.Thatkidshavemoretimetospendwithfamily.B.Thatmorekidsneedtheirfather'shelpinlearning.C.ThattherearemoreworkingmothersthanbeforE.D.ThatfathersbecomemuchbusierthanbeforE.

Whileothercountriesdebatewhethertofixwindturbines涡轮机offshoreorindistantareasDenmarkisbuildingthemrightinitscapital.Threewindmills风车wererecentlyintroducedinaCopenhagenneighbourhoodandthecityplanstoaddanother97.We’vemadeaveryambitiouscommitmenttomakeCopenhagenCO2-neutralby2025FrankJensenthemayorsays.Butgoinggreenisn’tonlyagoodthing.It’samust.Thecity’scarbon-neutralplanpassedtwoyearsagowillmakeCopenhagentheworld’sfirstzero-carboncapital.Withwindpowermakingup33%ofDenmark’senergysupplythecountryalreadyfeaturesplentyofwindturbines.IndeedamongthefirstsightsgreetingairbornevisitorsduringthelandingatCopenhagen’sKastrupairportisachainofsea-basedwindtowers.By2020thewindsweptcountryplanstoget50%ofitsenergyfromwindpower.Nowturbinesaremovingintothecityandtheseoneswillcostlessthanhalfthepriceofthosesea-baseD.Havingtheenergyproductionclosermakesitcheaperandland-basedturbinesarethecheapestpossiblesourceofenergyavailabletoday.Fixingthemalsomakesthelocalsmoreawareoftheirenergyconsumption.Thoughconsiderablylessattractivethanitwasinancienttimesthewindmillisenjoyingpopularityinthe21stcentury.WindmillsareasymbolofthenewandcleanCopenhagensaysresidentSusanneSayers.MeanwhilefellowCopenhagencitizenMariaAndersenworriesaboutthenoiseexplainingthatshewouldn’twantawindturbineinherneighbourhooD.WhileCopenhagencitizensapproveofthewindmillsthey’relesswillingtoliveclosetoonE.Theanswerthecityhasdecidedistosellturbineshares.Eachsharerepresents1000kWhours/yearwiththeprofittax-freE.WithatypicalCopenhagenhouseholdconsuming3500kWhours/yearafamilybuyingfourshareseffectivelyownsitsownrenewableenergysupply.Todate500residentshavebought2500shares.InvolvingthelocalpopulationwasasmartmovE.Therearealotofthingsyoucandoclosetopeopleifit’snottoobigandifthere’samodelwherelocalsfeelinvolvedandgettoshareintheprofit.KnowingthatyouoryourneighboursownatechnologycreatesaverydifferentatmospherethanifamultinationalowneditsaysVadMathiesen.Goinggreen?Yes.Acceptedbythepopulation?Yes.Goingwithcenturies-oldcityarchitecture?Hardly.Certainlythethreeturbinesdon’texactlyblightthe18th-centurycitycentreastheyareinaneighbourhood3kmaway.Accordingtothemayor’sofficenoneoftheremaining97turbineswillriseinarchitecturallysensitiveareas.ButSaschaHaselmayerCEOofcitycreationgroupCitymartwarnsWithDenmarkbeingaworld-leadingproducerofwindmillsthereisariskthattheanswertoeveryenergyquestioniswindmills.We’vedestroyedmountainsandlakesinordertosupportourlifestylenotesIrenaBaumananarchitectandprofessoratSheffieldUniversity.Windturbinesareasignthatwe’relearningtolivewithnaturE.Ihopewe’llhavethemallovertheworldshesays.Theymaybeunpleasanttosomebutbetter-lookingoneswillcomE.It’sjustthatwedon’thavetimetowaitforthem!41.Denmarkhasdecidedtobuildwindmillsinitscapitalmainlyto______.A.makewindmillsitsculturalsymbolB.advocateanenvironmentally-friendlylifestyleC.takeadvantageofitslimitedwindpowerD.greettouristscomingtoCopenhagenbyplane42.HowhasthecityofCopenhagenpersuadeditspeopletoacceptthewindmillsaroundtheirhomes?A.Bypromisingthemthatalltheirincomeisfreeoftax.B.Bydesigninglessnoisywindmillstoeasetheirworries.C.Byconvincingthemthatland-basedturbinesaremuchcheaper.D.Byofferingthemthechancetogettheprofitthewindmillsbring.43.TheunderlinedwordblightParagraph8isclosestinmeaningto______.A.spoilB.improveC.polluteD.occupy44.SaschaHaselmayer’sattitudetobuildingwindmillscanbestbedescribedas______.A.disapprovingB.unconcernedC.cautiousD.enthusiastic45.WhichofthefollowingwordswouldIrenaBaumanmostprobablyagreewith?A.Itbenefitsusmoretofitwindturbinesincitiesthaninmountainareasorbylakes.B.Weshouldsellmorewindturbinestoothercountriestomakeusoneoftherichest.C.Weshoulddevotemoretimetodevelopingthewindturbinesthatgowiththecity.D.It’snotwhatwindturbineslooklikebuthowwelivethatreallymattersatpresent.

VillagersofthehighdesertofLadakhinIndia’sJammuandKashmirstateusedtoharvestplentifulcropsofwheatfruitsandvegetablesinsummer.Butforyearsthestreamshaverundryinspringjustwhenfarmersneededwatertosowseeds.Theyhadwaterwhenitwasn’tneededduringtherestoftheyearsuchasinwinterwhenpeopleletwaterrunfromtapstopreventpipesfromfreezingandbursting.Villagersblameclimatechangeforcausingglaciers冰川toshrinkbymeltingthemfasterthanbeforE.Tosolvethewater-shortageproblemSonamWangchukamechanicalengineerandhisteamofvolunteersarebuildingahugeverticalblockoficeinPhyangninemilesfromLehthecapitalofLadakh.Whenspringcomesandtheartificialglaciermeltsfarmerswillhaveflowingwater.Thismethodstoreswaterwithouttheneedforconcretewaterstoragetanksordam.Whileitwon’tstopglaciersfromshrinkingitcouldhelppeopleadapttoawarmingworlD.LastwinterWangchukbuiltasix-meter-highprototypeonamopenriverbanktotesthisnovelideA.Itstored150000litersofwaterat3170metersthelowestaltitudeinLehvalley.Thishesaidprovedicepyramids金字塔canbebuiltanywhereintheregion.Whentheprototypelasteduntilmid-Mayhewasencouragedtoattempta30-metre-highpyramidoficethiswinter.ButthecostofpipingwaterfromthePhyangstream1.5milesawaywasahugeS100000.Notdiscouragedhesomehowraisedthemoneyandworkbeganon21January.Thesitewaswaterproofedwithclay粘土sowhentheicepyramidmeltedwaterwouldnotgetintothedesertsanD.Sprinklers喷淋装置sprayedwaterfromaboveandthecoldwindfrozethetinydropsofwaterastheyhitthegrounD.A.coneoficebuiltupslowlybutsteadily.Withonlytwomoreweeksofwinterlefttimeisrunningshort.Thepyramidwilllikelybenomorethan15metershighwhencompletedhalfthesizeoftheplanned30meters.ThisyearwasthefirsttimesotherewerecomplicationsanddelaysWangchuksaiD.Wewantedtoachievetwothings——toshowhowtomakeanicepyramidandhowtogreenapatchofdesert.It’sdifficulttosayhowmanypeoplewilleventuallybenefitFhyangvillagehasonly2000peoplE.Butthere’llheenoughwaterformanymorE.Thisisaneconomicaswellasecologicalactivity.InthecomingyearsWangehukhopestobuild80to90icepyramidseachmorethan30meterstallinPhyangvillagE.They'llstore1bnlitersofwaterenoughtoirrigate600hectares1500acresofdeserthesays.TomakesomanyicepyramidstheonlyadditionalinvestmentisthepipelinE.WangehuksaidWeneedmorepipessowecanextenditfartherandfarther.Itwilltakeanother$100000tomaketheothericepyramids.Oncethepipesarelaidfrozenicepyramidscanbebuiltyearafteryearwithoutpumpinginmoremoney.Theundergroundpipeswilllastahundredyears.Butfornowthedesertaroundthe3500-metre-highPhyangwillturngreeninsummeraswaterflowsforthefirsttimeinmanyyears.41.ThewritermentionstheharvestofcropsinLadakhatthebeginningofthepassageinorderto____.A.remindpeopleoftheimportanceofwaterprotectionB.showwhatpeople’slifeusedtobelikeinIndiaC.providebackgroundinformationforWangchuk’seffortD.discusstherelationshipbetweencropsandwatersupply42.TheunderlinedwordprototypeParagraph3probablymeans____.A.thefirstdesignormodelfromwhichotherformsarecopiedordevelopedB.theglacierthatprovidesthefarmlandandnearbyriverswithwaterC.atallconcretebuildingthatconsistsofatleastthreefloorsD.asmallhillincoldareaswheretreesandgrasscanbeplanted343.OneproblemwithWangchuk'smethodisthat_____.A.theicepyramidcan’tstoreenoughwaterB.itisquiteexpensivetolaythepipesC.theicepyramidcan’tbebuilthighenoughD.theweathercanbetoowarmforthewatertofreeze44.AccordingtotheabovepassageoneadvantageofWangchuk’smethodisthat_____.A.itcanstopglaciersfromshrinkingB.icepyramidscanbebuiltanywhereinLehvalleyC.youcanbuildasmanyicepyramidsasyoulikeD.thereisnoneedtobuildconcretedams45.Wherecanyoupossiblyfindtheabovepassage?A.Inanewspaper.B.Inanofficialdocument.C.Inatraveljournal.D.Inaresearchpaper.

WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweightwhiletheFrenchwhoconsumerichfoodcontinuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.HoweverAmericanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.AccordingtoDr.JosephMercolaahealthexperttheFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestylE.TheyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetablewhileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhavestoppeD.InadditionhepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrenchinsteadtendtoshopdailywalkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhaveachoiceoffreshfruitsvegetablesandeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStatesMireilleGuilianoauthorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetFatdecidedtowriteabouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfooD.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.InspiteofallthesedifferencesevidenceshowsthatrecentlifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesity—orextremeoverweight—amongadultsisonly6%.HoweverasAmericanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditionstheobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.41.Thistextismainlyabouttherelationshipbetween.A.childrenandadultsB.lifestyleandobesityC.AmericansandtheFrenchD.fastfoodandoverweight42.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercola?A.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.B.TheyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfooD.C.Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.D.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.43.AccordingtoMireilleGuilianoitisimportant.A.rarelytogotothegym.B.toknowwhentostopeatingC.tosuggesthowtoavoidfoodD.togoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently44.Thetextismainlydeveloped详细阐述.A.bycontrast对比B.byspaceC.byprocessD.byclassification分类45.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.ATVinterview.B.Afoodadvertisement.C.Abookreview.D.Ahealthreport.

BillFultondoesn’trememberlosinghiswalletbutitsreturnhelpedhimrememberthepast.Theleatherstayedsmoothandthecowboydesignunblemished完美无缺的.Andwhenhelookedinsidethecontentsbroughtbackmemoriesfrom1946whenheapparentlydroppedthewalletbehindthebalconybleachers露天看台intheBakerMiddleSchoolgym.Fulton’sSocialSecurityCardandbicyclelicensebearingtheaddresswherehelivedduringhisteenageyearswerepositionedintheirrespectivecompartmentsapparentlyuntouchedsincetheyearafterWorldWarⅡendeD.WorkerNathanOsbornefoundthewallet—alongwitholdhomeworklostlibrarybooksanda1964talentshowprogram—whileremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17.ItwasbroughttoFulton’sdoorthefollowingdaybyMelanieTrindletheBakerMiddleSchoolsecretary.MiddleSchoolPrincipalMindiVaughansaidthebrownpinebleacherswereconnectedtothegymbalcony’sbrickwallandhadremainedinthesameplacesincetheschoolknownastheHelenM..StackBuildingopenedin1936.Fulton78saidheprobablylostthewalletwhilecheeringfortheBakerHighbasketballteamwithagroupoffriends.FultonsaidthebicycleIDwasneededbecausehedeliveredmedicineforRodamarDrug.HewassurprisedhoweverthathisbicycleIDwasn’tinsidE.HesaidhealwayskeptittherE.ButratherthanfocusonwhatwasinsidethewalletFultonsaidtherecoveryhasledhimtoreflectonhislife—onethattookhimtotheKoreanWarandBerlinbeforethereturntoBakerCity.HeworkedatEllingsonLumberCompanyfor30yearsfromMarch1964toApril1994.SincehisretirementFultonhasenjoyedspendingtimewithhis11­year­oldblackdogSmokey.Thetwooftenhikethenearbymountains.Trindle’sknockonthedoorwalletinhandinducedaslightrippleinhislifepromptinghimtoconsiderthetimeshehadn’tthoughtaboutinmanyyears.WherediditallthetimesgoFultonsaidwithadeepsigh.It’shardtobelievethatthetimeshavegonesofast.2011·淮北统考64.Whenthewalletwasfoundit________.A.wasstillingoodconditionB.wasalittledamagedC.hadjustlostcolorD.wasjustrepaired65.ThewalletwasimportanttoFultonbecause________.A.hecouldgethisbicycleIDbackB.itcalleduphismemoriesofthepastC.itcouldhelphimtofindhisstudentIDD.itmadehimthinkofhisschooldays66.Fultonlostthewalletwhen________.A.hewasdoinghishomeworkonthebalconybleachersB.hewasdoingsomeexerciseintheBakerMiddleSchoolgymC.hewasremovingthebleachersforrenovationsonJune17D.hewaswatchingabasketballmatchwithhisfriends67.AfterheretiredFulton________.A.livedapeacefulandpleasantlifeB.oftenregrettedlosinghiswalletC.livedahardlifebyraisingdogsinthemountainsD.quitemissedhispastlife

Goinggreenseemstobefad时尚foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbadwecan’treallysaybutforthetwoofusgoinggreenisnotafadbutalifestylE.OnApril222011wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthingsanditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergywehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.WiththeideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayearOurGreenYearstarteD.MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYearwecompletelychangedourlifestylE.Wenowshopatorganicstores.WeconsumelessmeatchoosinggreenfooD.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon’tneeD.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuicewithnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutterenjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbreaD.InourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunisheD.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.63.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoingGreen.B.ProtectingthePlanet.C.KeepingOpen-MindedD.CelebratingOurGreenYear.64.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause_________.A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfadB.theydidn’tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasksD.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergy65.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A.Theyignoreothers’ungreenbehaviorB.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefooD.66.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.ThegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenpeoplE.B.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple’sgreenideas.C.ThecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuturE.D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.

About21000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings.Insteadtheyreceivetheirelementary初等andhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers.TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67publiccyberschoolsandthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.ThemoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylivE.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.OthereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeeD.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool.Whateverthejudgmentofcyberschoolstheyaregettingmoreandmorepopular.ForexampleanewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall.ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputeraprinterbooksandtechnicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary.Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanother.But56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttimE.Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation.29.Whatdoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschool?A.Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool.B.Theystudyathomeratherthaninclassrooms.C.Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools.D.Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms.30.Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame______.A.theyarelessexpensiveforstudentsB.theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeedC.theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsocietyD.theyservestudentsinawideragerange31.Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis______.A.unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschoolsB.excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschoolsC.doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschooisD.disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschools

Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommoninnewspaperclassifiedcolumns.Itissometimesplacedamongsituationsvacantalthoughitdoesnotofferanyoneajobandsometimesitappearsamongsituationswantedalthoughitisnotplacedbysomeonelookingforajobeither.WhatitdoesistoofferhelpinapplyingforajoB.ContactusbeforewritingapplicationorMakeuseofourlongexperienceinpreparingyourcurriculumvitae简历orjobhistoryishowitisusuallyexpresseD.Thegrowthandapparentsuccessofsuchaspecializedserviceisofcourseareflectiononthecurrenthighlevelsofunemployment.Itisalsoanindicationofgrowingimportanceofthecurriculumvitaeorjobhistorywiththesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanartforminitsownright.Therewasagamewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication.JustputdownyournameaddressageandwhetheryouhavepassedanyexamswasabouttheaveragelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleftschool.TheletterwasreallyjustforopenersitwasexplaineD.Everythingelsecouldandshouldbesavedfortheinterview.AndinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechniqueworkeD.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwereavailableforwork.Youreagerfaceandintelligentrepliesdidtherest.Laterasyoumoveduptheladdersomethingslightlymoresophisticated精密的高级的wascalledfor.Theadvicethenwastoputsomethingintheletterwhichwoulddistinguishyoufromtherest.Itmightbetheaggressiveapproach.Yoursearchisover.IamthepersonyouarelookingforwasawidelyusedtrickthatoccasionallysucceedeD.Oritmightbesomespecialfeaturespeciallydesignedforthejobinview.ThereisnodoubthoweverthatitistheincreasingnumberofapplicantswithuniversityeducationatallpointsintheprocessofengagingstaffthathasledtothegreaterimportanceofthecurriculumvitaE.73.Thenewtypeofadvertisementwhichisappearinginnewspapercolumns________.A.informsjobhuntersoftheopportunitiesavailableB.promisesusefuladvicetothoselookingforemploymentC.dividesavailablejobsintovarioustypesD.informsemployersthatpeopleareavailableforwork74.Nowadaysademandforthisspecializedtypeofservicehasbeencreatedbecause_____.A.thereislackofjobsavailableforartisticpeopleB.therearesomanytop-leveljobsavailableC.therearesomanypeopleoutofworkD.thejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaworkofart[学优高考网gkstk]75.Inthepastitwasexpectedthatfirst-jobhunterswould_________.A.writeaninformallettergivingtheirlifehistoryB.passsomeexamsbeforeapplyingforajobC.havenoqualificationsotherthanbeingabletoreadandwriteD.keepanydetailedinformationuntiltheyobtainedaninterview76.Laterasonewentontoapplymoreimportantjobsonewasadvisedtoincludeintheletter_________.A.somethingthatwouldattractattentiontoone’sapplicationB.apersonalopinionabouttheorganizationonewastypingtojoinC.somethingthatwouldupsetthepersonreadingitD.aliethatonecouldeasilygetwithtelling

AtourfellowWSJ'sblogTheWalletthere'sachallengingQ&A.withtheauthorsofanewbookcalledSmartGirlsMarryMoneyasatiricalself-helpbookwhichhasaseriousmission－togetwomenandmentotalkmoreaboutmarriageandfinances.Thebookcameintobeingwhenthetwoworking-momauthorsFordandDrakeM.D.metwhilepickinguptheiryoungchildrenfrompreschool.Theynoticedthatthemomswhowereabletospendthemosttimewiththeirkidswerethemomswhohadn'tnecessarilytakentheircareersseriouslyandmarriedsomeonewithmoneysaidDr.Drakeintheinterview.Itbecameajokethatifweweresmartwewouldhavemarriedformoney.Theauthorsaren'tsayingthateverywomanshoulddesiretomarryarichguy.Buttheyarguethatmarriageshouldn'tjustbeaboutlove－itshouldalsobeaneconomicpartnershipasmarriagetraditionallywasforcenturies.Womenandmenshouldbemorefrankaboutmarriageandmoneyinsteadofenteringmarriagestarry-eyedwithoutconsideringthefinancialfuturE.Dr.Drakeintheinterviewalsoassertedthatwomenshouldn'tabandontheircareersincaseofaspouse'sillnessordivorcE.It'sanimportantpossessionshesaiD.ThefullQ&A.canbefoundherE.Theinterviewstruckachordforme:IhappentoknowquiteafewwomenespeciallybackinNewYorkforwhomthenetworthoftheirpotentialspousesoratleasttheirearningpotential－wasanimportantfactorindeterminingsuitabilityformarriagE.I'mnotsayingthesewomenmarriedsolelyformoneybutitwasakeyconsideration.Nowafterhavingchildren－orinsomecasesaftermarriagenoneofthesewomenwork.Readersdoyouknowwomenormenwhohavemarriedformoney?Howimportanthonestlywerefinancialconsiderationswhenevaluatingyourpartner?1.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?A.Ittellsthebackgroundofthebook.B.Itintroducesthetopicofthebook.C.Itshowsalotofdetailofthebook.D.Itexplainswhythebookissopopular.2.Whatcanbeinferred推断fromparagraph2?A.FordandDrakedon'tworkwhentheybecomemomsaftermarriagE.B.Certainmomscanspendtimewithkidsbecausetheydon'twork.C.Itisnecessaryforwomentogiveuptheirworktotakecareofkids.D.ItisnotasmartbehaviortomarryguysonlyformoneyratherthanlovE.3.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheissuethatpeoplemarryformoney?A.Theauthorthinksthatwomenshouldmarrymenwithlotsofmoney.B.Theauthorinsistsbothmenandwomenshouldearnenoughmoney.C.Theauthordoesn'tbelievethatmoneyisveryimportantinmarriagE.D.Theauthordoesn'tshowherpersonalagreementordisagreement.4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Ismoneyimportantforcareer?B.Howcangirlsmarryrichguys?C.Isitsmarttomarryformoney?D.Howcangirlsbecomesmart?

Asyoursummervacationendsandnewschoolyearbeginsit'stimetoconsider:whoareyou?Whodoyouwanttobeandshouldyoutrytoreinventyourself?Here'salistofsomefictionbooksforteensthatdealwiththetopicofidentityfromrealisticfictiontofantasticfictionandbeyonD.BeingHenryDavidbyCalArmisteadA.boywakesupinPennStation.HehasnomemoryofhowhegottherehowhegothisheadinjuryorevenhisownnamE.Hisonlypossessionsappeartobeaten-dollarbillandacopyofWaldenByHenryDavidThoreau.YouLookDifferentinRealLifebyJenniferCastleEveryfiveyearsfivechildrenwerefilmedforadocumentaryabouttheirlives.NowthatJustineisa16-year-oldcelebrityshe’sreluctanttofilmthenextinstallmentandletthepublicbackintoherlifE.BitterMelonbyCaraChowFrances’motherexpectshertogetintoBerkeleyandbecomeadoctor.ButwhenaschedulingmixupputsFrancesinaspeechclassinsteadofcalculus微积分shediscoversanewtalentandstartstoquestionthefuturehermotherimagineD.BeautybyLisaDailyMollyisafrizzyuglymessuntilamysteriousartistsketchesherpictureatthetownfairandthenextdayshewakesuplookingimpossiblybeautiful.OpenlyStraightbyBillKonigsbergRafeseeshisnewschoolasaplacetostartoverandleadanausterelifE.Insteadofbeingknownasthatwealthyguyhejustwantspeopletotreathimlikearegularboywhichinthiscasemeansordinary.TheHostbyStephenieMeyerAnalienspecieshasinvadedearthandeachoneislivinginsideahumanhost.ButMelanie'smindisfightingbackagainstthealieninsideher.TheWavebyToddStrasserInthisnovelbasedonatruestoryahistoryteacherconductsaclassroomexperimentabouttheNazimovementandthepowerofgrouppressurE.SlatedbyTeriTerryCanyouknowthetruthifyourmemoryhasbeenerased?Kyleissixteenyearsoldandshe’sbeingreleasedfromthehospitalafterninemonths.Shedoesn'trememberanythingthathappenedbeforethat.46.Justineusedtobean_____.A.normalpupilB.spoiledkidC.orphanD.childstar47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThestoryofTheHostisverycommoninourdailylifE.B.BeingHenryDavidandSlatedshareasimilarsubjectaboutmemory.C.FranceswantstobecomewhathermotherexpectshertobE.D.Mollyisanaturallybeautifulgirl.48.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordaustereinParagraph6meanhere?A.stressfulB.colorfulC.simpleD.lonely49.Whichbookiswrittenwiththebackgroundofarealstory?A.TheWave.B.BitterMelon.C.Slated.D.OpenlyStraight

Apunctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.TheunpunctualmanononehandneverdoeswhathehastodoattherighttimE.HeisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodnamE.A.lostthingmaybefoundagainbutlosttimecanneverberegaineD.Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infacttimeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableasset财产aswellasothers.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerlettersorreturncallsorkeepappointmentspromptly.ButthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimE.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhishugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsisthesignofdisrespecttowardsothers.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtimehekeepsalltheotherguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespecttothehostandallotherguestspresent.Unpunctualitymoreoverisveryharmfulwhenitcomestoone’sdutywhetherpublicorprivatE.ImaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtimE.A.manwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthemaindifferencebetweenapunctualpersonandanunpunctualperson?A.A.punctualpersondoeseverythingaheadoftimE.B.AnunpunctualpersonneverdoesanythingattherighttimE.C.A.punctualpersonhasalotofappointments.D.Anunpunctualpersonhaslittletimetodoanything.65.Accordingtothepassagethemainreasonthatapersonisalwaysunpunctualisthat_______.A.hehasmoreworktodothanotherpeopleB.heisalwaysinahurrywhenheworksC.hedoesn’tcaremuchabouttimeD.healwaysmismanagesandwasteshistime66.Ifsomeoneisn’tpunctualinkeepinghisappointmentshemight________.A.losehislifeB.mismanagehisassetC.bethoughttodisrespectothersD.doharmtoothers67.Accordingtothethirdparagraphwhenyouareinvitedtodinneryoushouldarrivethere________.A.afterotherguestsB.beforeotherguestsC.attheappointedtimeD.afterthehostgettingthingsready68.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheharmofunpunctuality?A.Ifyouareanunpunctualpersonyoucannotbeinchargeofanyimportanttask.B.Ifyourfriendsknowthatyouareunpunctualtheymaynotseeyouagain.C.Unpunctualitymaybringaboutheavylossesforbothpublicandprivateaffairs.D.Unpunctualitymaymakeyoumissalotofappointmentsandlosefriends.

Everyyearahandfulofnewwordsentertheworld’scollectivevocabularybutonlyonehasthehonorofbeingnamedOxfordDictionaries’WordoftheYear.Andthisyear’stophonorgoestoselfie.ThefrequencyofthewordselfieusedintheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17000percentsincethistimelastyear.ThisfigureiscalculatedbyOxfordDictionariesusingaresearchprogramwhichcollectsaround150millionEnglishwordscurrentlyinusefromaroundthewebeverymonth.Toqualifyawordneednothavebeeninventedwithinthepast12monthsbutitdoesneedtostandoutorbecomenotableatthattimE.SelfieisdefinedbyOxfordDictionariesas:AphotographthatonehastakenofoneselftypicallyonetakenwithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsitE.OxfordDictionariessaidtheearliestknownusageisanAustralianonlineforumpostin2002.A.manpostedapictureofinjuriestohisfacewhenhetrippedoversomesteps.HeapologizedforthefactthatthepicturewasoutoffocussayingthatitwasnotbecausehewasdrunkbutbecauseitwasaselfiE.JudyPearsalleditorialdirectorforOxfordDictionariessaid:UsingtheOxfordDictionarieslanguageresearchprogramwecanseeaphenomenalupwardtrendintheuseofselfiein2013andthishelpedtowinitsselectionasWordoftheYear.Shealsoadded:Socialmediasiteshelpedtopopularizethetermwithselfieappearingonthephoto-sharingwebsiteFlickerasearlyas2004butusagewasn’twidespreaduntilaround2012whenselfiewasbeingusedcommonlyinmainstreammediasources.Selfieshavetakentheworldbystorm.EveryonefromthefirstfamilytoordinarypeoplehastakenthetimetoposeforaselfiE.CelebritieslikeMileyCyrusJenniferLawrenceandJenniferAnistonhaveallshowedtheirnewhaircutswithselfiesthisyear.SelfiewasaddedtotheOxfordDictionariesonlineinAugustbutnotyetintheOxfordEnglish.32.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThedefinitionofthewordSelfie.B.ThewidespreadusageofthewordSelfiein2012.C.SelfiehasbeenchosenastheWordoftheYearof2013.D.SelfiebegantobeusedintheOxfordEnglish.33.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutthewordSelfie?A.SocialmediasiteshelpedtopopularizethewordSelfiE.B.Thefrequencyofthewordselfiehasincreasedto17000%since2004.C.Celebritiesandthefirstfamilyhaveallshowedtheirnewhaircutswithselfies.D.Theearliestknownusageofselfiewasamanwhowasdrunk.34.ThewordselfiewaschosentheWordoftheYearby_____________.A.A.socialmediawebsitE.B.Thephoto-sharingwebsiteFlicker.C.AresearchprogrambyOxfordDictionaries.D.Peoplewhotakepictureusingasmartphoneorwebcam.35.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthisarticle?A.ArtsB.entertainmentC.ScienceD.Culture

Pickingauniversityisatenseperiodofaskingyourselfwhichinstitutionismostrelevant.That’swhyuniversityrankingsplaysuchavitalroleinstudentssearchingfortheirnextacademicdirection.Rankingsarealsoaninescapablepartofthereputationandbrandimageofuniversities.Nouniversitywebsiteiscompletewithouttheclaimtobeinthetop100forsomethingorotherreportedtheBBC.Thereasonissimple:Rankingshelpthemtoattractstudentsstaffandresearchinvestment.Currentlytherearenumbersofuniversityrankingsandeachhasitsownlistofcriteria.Butthemaincategoriesarethesame:academicreputationgraduates'performanceandfacultyresources.Howeverexpertspointouttherankingprocessisn'tentirelyreliable.MarkKantrowitzaUSfinancialaidresearchersaiduniversityrankingsweremostlyjustforshow.HewroteinTheNewYorkTimes.Itmaygiveyourparentsbetterbraggingrightsbutthat'saboutit.Moreoverit’snotdifficulttoseethelimitationsofuniversityrankings.Manyrankingsfocusonthenumberoftimesresearchworkiscited引用byotherresearchers.IthelpsBritishandUSuniversitiestodominateglobalrankingsbecauseEnglishisthefavoredlanguageofacademiaJohnO’LearyamemberoftheQSacademicadvisoryboardtoldTheGunrdian.AlsorankingssuchasQSmainlyfocusonthequalitiesoftheuniversityratherthanitsstudents.AnyuniversityrankingislikelytohelpstudentsmakebetterdecisionsaboutwheretostudybuttheneedtobalancethemwithothermorehumanfactorsisalsoimportantsaidPhilMossaneducationandadmissionsconsultant.Advicefromgraduatesorcurrentstudentscanbeasvaluableinprovidingagenuineinsightintotheexperienceorqualityofaparticulardegreeprogram.Itcanalsoaddanelementthatrankingscanneverconvey--theactualemotionofauniversityexperience.32.Whydouniversitiesconsiderrankingsimportant?A.Rankingsmakethemmoreappealing.B.Rankingsarestudents’onlyreference.C.Rankingscanincreasetheiracademiclevel.D.Rankingshelpthemcompletetheirwebsites.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedItinparagraph4referto?A.Acadenucresearchwork.B.Thenumberofresearches.C.Thewayofrankinguniversities.D.Thelimitationofuniversityranking.34.AccordingtoJohnO’LearywhathelpsBritishandUSuniversitiesrankwell?A.ThewideuseofEnglishinacademia.B.Theiroutstandingqualities.C.Theirgraduates’excellentperformance.D.Theacademia’sfavortothem.35.BesidesrankingwhatdoesPhilMosssuggestyoushouldrefertoifyou'repickingauniversity?A.Investmentineducation.B.Guidancefromprofessors.C.Informationonwebsites.D.Suggestionsfromstudents.

Reuters---A.stampedekilledatleast36peopleduringNewYear'sEvecelebrationsinShanghaiauthoritiessaidbutthepolicedeniedreportsthatitwascausedbypeoplerushingtopickupfakemoneythrownfromabuildingoverlookingthecity'sfamouswaterfront.Itwastheworstdisasterinthemoderncitysince58diedinanapartmentbuildingfirein2010.Thecauseofthecrushhasstilltobeconfirmedthoughstatemediaandsomewitnesseshavesaiditwasatleastpartlyarousedwhenpeoplerushedtopickupcouponsthatlookedlikebanknotes.AmannamedWusaidthefakemoneyhadbeenthrowndownfromabarabovethestreetaspartofthecelebrations.Thisincidenthappenedafterthestampedepolicesaidinabriefstatementwithoutsayingwhattherealcausewas.Anotherwitnesssaidtherehadbeenaproblemawayfromtheareawherethefakebillswerethrownwithpeopletryingtogetontoaraisedplatformoverlookingtheriver.Xinhuanewsagencysaidthatpeoplehadbeentrampledonafterfallingdownonthestepsuptotheplatform.AuthoritieshadshownsomeconcernaboutcrowdcontrolinthedaysleadinguptoNewYear'sEvE.Theyrecentlycanceledanannual3DlasershowontheBundwhichlastyearattractedasmanyas300000peoplE.OnNewYear'sEveBeijingalsocanceledacountdowneventinthecentralbusinessdistrictChinesemediasaidduetopolicefearsaboutovercrowding.TheShanghaigovernmentsaidonitsofficialmicroblogthataninquiryhadbegunandthatallotherNewYeareventshadbeencanceleD.In200437peoplediedinastampedeinnorthernBeijingonabridgeatascenicspotduringtheLunarNewYearholiday.35.AccordingtothepassagewhydidpeoplegototheBund?A.Tomeettheiroldfriendsandrelatives.B.Topickupbanknotes.C.Towatchanannual3Dlasershow.D.TocelebratetheNewYear’sEvE.36.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruefromthepassage?A.Theincidenthadconnectionwiththethrowingoffakemoney.B.Peoplegotontheplatformtowatchacountdownevent.C.Thecauseofthecrushisbeinglookedinto.D.ThedisasterduringtheNewYear’sEvewastheworstinShanghai.37.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothepassage?A.Thelocalgovernmenthadshowntheirworryaboutovercrowding.B.Peoplelike3Dlasershowbetterthananyotherevents.C.Somepossiblemeasureshadbeentakenbyauthorities.D.ThecelebrationsinBeijingwereinfluencedbythisstampedE.38.What’sthepassageabout?A.A.countdowneventinBeijing.B.A.lasershowontheBunD.C.AnapartmentfireinShanghai.D.A.stampedeonNewYear’sEveinShanghai.

SincetheInternetcameintohomesthedailylifehasneverbeenthesameagain.ButthethingthatworriesmostofusisthatwecangetvirusesfromtheInternet.Butcanwecatchvirusesonourcellphones?A.newstudyinthejournalSciencesaysyesbutthespreadofsuchmobilesoftwarethatcanbringharmtoourcellphoneswon’treachdangerouslevelsuntilmorecellphonesareonthesameoperatingsystem.ComputersareeasilyattackedbyvirusesbecausetheysharedataespeciallyovertheInternet.Ofcoursenowadaysmorepeopleareusingtheircellphonesmoreandmorefrequently.TheyusethemforemailingtextmessaginganddownloadingtroublesomeringtonesetC.soitisobviousthatcellphonevirusesareathreataswell.Scientistsusednamelesscalldatafrommorethansixmillioncellphoneuserstohelpmodelapossibleoutbreak.AndtheyconcludedthatvirusesthatspreadfromphonetophonebyBluetootharenotmuchconcernedbecauseusershavetobeinclosephysicalrelationfortheirphonestoseeoneanother.Howevervirusesthatspreadthroughmultimediamessagingservicescanmovemuchfasterbecausetheycancomeindisguise伪装suchasacooltunesentbyafrienD.Thegoodnewsisthattobeeffectivethesevirusesneedtheirvictims受害人toallusethesameoperatingsystemwhichnotenoughofusdo.BecausethereisnoMicrosoftoperatingsystemformobilephonesyet.Thankgoodness.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theoperatingsystemofcellphones.B.Thethreatofcellphoneviruses.C.Thewideuseofcellphones.D.Computerviruses.5.When______cellphonevirusescanbedangerous.A.allthecellphonesworkonthesameoperatingsystemB.MicrosoftoperatingsystemforcellphonesiscreatedC.userscanseeeachotheronthephonesD.Bluetoothiswidelyused6.WhatcanweinferaboutBluetoothaccordingtothescientists?A.Itcanincreasethechancesofcellphonevirusesgreatly.B.Itcanhelpustostopthespreadingofcellphoneviruses.C.Itwon’tpossiblycausetheoutbreakofcellphoneviruses.D.Itcanmakeusershaveclosephysicalrelationwithoneanother.7.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.itisimpossibletocatchvirusesonourcellphonesB.cellphonesarenotwellconnectedwiththeInternetC.itisdangerousforpeopletodownloadringtonestocellphonesD.morethanoneoperatingsystemisusedforcellphonesnow

HiltonEnglishLanguageCenterInformationforNewStudentsCLASSTIME:8:30A.m.—10:00A.m.10:30A.m.—12:00A.m.1:30p.m.—3:00p.m..TheLanguageCenterisopenMondaytoFriday.Eachclasshasoneafternoonfreeperweek.OnthefirstdaygotothelecturehalltocheckyourtimetablE.SELF-ACCESS:ThelanguagelaboratoryRoom1110isopenMondaytoFridayfrom3:15p.m.to5:00p.m.forallfull-timestudents.Youcanlearnhowtousecomputersforlanguagegamesorword-processing文字处理.TherearetapesforstudentstoborrowtopracticetheirEnglish.Goinandasktheteachertoshowyou.Ifyouplantotakepublicexaminationstherearedictationandlisteningcomprehensiontapesforyoutopracticewith.Thereareclozeexercisesonthecomputers.Askyourclassteacherforalistofpastexamessays.Studentscanborrowtapestotakehomebuttheymustbereturnedaftertwodays.ATTENDANCE:AllstudentsareexpectedtoattendclassesasitisrequireD.StudentswhodonotattendclasseswillbereportedtoOSS.Eightypercentattendanceisrequiredforstudentstoreceivetheircertificates证书whentheyfinishtheircourses.ItisalsorequiredbyOSSforanextensiontoyourvisA.BOOKS:Ifstudentsaregivencoursebooksthebooksaretheirresponsibility.Ifabookislostthestudentwillbeexpectedtopayforit.IfstudentswishtobuybooksthereisabookshopinthecollegespecializinginEnglishbooksRoom3520.56.Whendoclassesbeginandendonafullday?A.8:30A.m.—1:30p.m..B.8:30A.m.—3:00p.m..C.8:30A.m.—3:15p.m..D.3:15p.m.—5:00p.m..57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NoteachersareinthelanguagelaB.B.90%attendanceisrequiredforthestudents.C.Bookscan’tbetakenoutofthecenter.D.Studentscanprepareforexamsbylisteningtotapes.58.Timetablecanbeseenin______.A.thelecturehallB.Room3520C.theclassroomD.Room111059.WhatdoestheunderlinedOSSmostprobablyrefertointhetext?A.A.student.B.A.reporter.C.Anadministrator.D.Aninterviewer.60.Thebookswhichthestudentswishtobuyareinthe______.A.libraryB.bookshopinthecollegeC.streetD.classroom

TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld'smostearthquake-prone有倾向的countriescouldbecomepartofitslong-termenergysolution.WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan'stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.AlthoughJapanesehigh-techcompaniesareleadersingeothermal地热的technologyandexportititsuseislimitedinthenation.JapanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergysaidYoshiyasuTakefujialeadingresearcherofthermal-electricpowerproduction.ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch112011causedareactionagainstatomicpowerwhichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan'senergyneedsandincreasedinterestinalternativeenergieswhichaccountforonly8percent.ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergyfollowingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds.Fornowgeothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapanwhichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower.Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan'spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden.Wecan'tevendig10cminsidenationalparks.saidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectricaddingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow.ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaidProducingelectricityusinghotspringsisadecades-longproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldecreaseintheshortterm.TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashingtonUSbelievedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts兆瓦andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology.JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnologywitha70percentmarketshare.In2010FujiElectricbuilttheworld'slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealanD.46.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AlternativeenergiesinJapanB.JapanthinksofgeothermalenergyC.JapantakestheleadingeothermaltechnologyD.World'slargestgeothermalplant47.WhatpercentageofJapan'senergyneedsisgeothermalenergy?A.About8%.B.Around30%.C.Below1%.D.Over80%.48.AccordingtoShigetoYamadathegrowthofgeothermalpowerinJapanneeds____.A.hightechnologyB.financialsupportC.localpeople'shelpD.achangeofrules49.Geothermalenergyisconsideredasalong-termprogramby_____.A.HideakiMatsuiB.YoshiyasuTakefuji.C.ShigetoYamadaD.YokoOno50.Itcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____.A.theworld'sbiggestgeothermalplantwasbuiltbyAmericaB.JapanwillnotexportitsgeothermaltechnologyC.itishardtofindgeothermalenergyinJapanD.thepotentialofJapan'sgeothermalenergyisgreat

Readingforpleasureisdecliningamongprimary-agepupilsandincreasingnumbersoftimepoorparentsaredroppingthepracticeofsharingbedtimestorieswiththeirchildrenoncetheystartschool.Researchpresentedtoaconferencelastweekfoundthatwhileparentsreadtopreschoolersthislatertailsoffandbythefinalyearofprimaryschoolonlyaround2%readtotheirchildreneveryday.Oncechildrencanreadskillfullyparentstendtostepbackandthisusuallyhappensattheageofsevenoreight.Thereportalsofoundthat82%ofteachersblamethegovernment'starget-driveneducationpoliciesforthefactthatfewerchildrenarereadingforpleasurE.Theybelievethatastraitjacket束缚ofstrictlyorganizedschoolingiscontainingyoungpeople'sabilitytoreadmorewidely.Two-thirdsofteacherssurveyedsaidtheylackedtimeintheschooldaytointroduceavarietyofbooksandthatthiswasamajorobstacletobeingabletodevelopalevelofreading.Teachersalsocitedasmainfactorsthereductioninthenumberofschoollibrarianswhocouldputinterestingbooksbeforechildrenandtheriseinscreentimeswitchingchildrenfromreadingtoplayinggames.Themajorityofteacherssaidthecurriculum's课程emphasisonreadingasaskilltobemasteredwasincreasingthepressurE.ThiswascompoundedbyparentswhosawreadingjustasafocusoflearningaskillcriticaltocareeradvancementinacompetitiveworlD.ReadinghabitsandthedigitalrevolutioninpublishingwerekeytopicsofdebateattheconferencE.ThethemeofthelackofBritishculturewassupportedbychildren'swriterFrankCottrellBoycewhowrotethescripts手稿fortheopeningandclosingceremoniesofthe2012Olympics.WediscoveredthewholenationhadforgottenthattheydidtheindustrialrevolutionhesaiD.Booksaresocentraltoit;bookscanbewrittenbyanyonE.A.lotofthepleasureofabookislisteningtosomebodyreadittoyou.WefoundarealloveofreadingamongteachersandastrongdesiretoencouragemorechildrentoreadforpleasuresaidRobCheneyHowevertheteachersalsohadanoverpoweringsenseoffrustrationwiththeirsituation.Touch-screenphoneandtablets平板电脑arenaturallyattractivetochildrenthesurveysaidandpredictedaperiodofawkwardnessaseveryoneelseadapts.By2018children'stelevisionwillhaveadoptedthepresenceofthissecondscreenanditwillbestrangenottohavechildrenathomedrawingalongontabletsandthenhavingtheseappearingliveintheshow.Thehopeisthatuser-friendlyscreenscouldifmaterialisadaptedanddownloadedeasilypresentanopportunityformoreambitiouspublishing-forexamplebookschildrencaneitherreadorchoosetohavereadtothem;ordigitalbookswithmovingpicturesinsteadofphotostoclarifyfactualandscientificpoints.ParentalcontrolsthatareeasytousewouldbekeytheconferencewastoldsuchasawarningforwhendevicesusetheWi-FiespeciallyafterbedtimestoallowparentstoshutoffaccesstochildreninthehomE.63.Whichofthefollowingisnotteachers'pointofview?A.Childrenarepreventedfromreadingwidelyenoughinschool.B.Schoolspayattentiontoreadingskillsinsteadofreadingforfun.C.Playingvideogamesreduceschildren'stimespentonreading.D.Schoollibrariescan'tprovidegoodbooksforlackofmoney.64.ThewordcompoundedParagraph4mostprobablymeans______.A.worsenedB.preservedC.reducedD.improved65.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat______.A.childrendon'tlikereadingbecausebooksarenotattractiveB.BritishpeopleenjoyedreadingbooksverymuchinthepastC.teachersforbidtheirstudentstoreadmorebooksforfunD.childrenshouldenjoymorefreedomtousetheWi-Fiathome66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Parentsshouldsetalimittotheirchildren’susingelectricdevicesathomE.B.Childrenareencouragedtoreadasmanyinterestingbooksastheycan.C.ChildrenmissoutonpleasuresofreadingagoodbookinmodernlifE.D.Expertsappealstothegovernmenttoreducetheheavyburdenonchildren.

IPhoneusershaveareputationforbeingsmug自命不凡–andnowtheymayhaveagoodreason.ArecentstudyhasfoundthatpeoplewhouseaniPhonearesmarterthanthosewhopreferAndroiddevices.ThisisbasedonresearchthatfoundstateswithmorecollegegraduatesalsotendtohavehigheriPhonesales.ThestudybyMassachusetts-basedadvertisinggroupChitikadiscoveredthatAlaskaMontana蒙大纳州andVermont佛蒙特州havethelargestnumberofiPhoneusersintheUS.Thesestatesalsohavethehighestpercentageofcollegegraduates.MeanwhileNewMexicoIowa爱荷华州andDelaware特拉华州havethelowestpercentageofpeoplewhouseiPhonesandalowernumberofgraduates.AswellasintelligencetheresearchfoundthatwealthwaslinkedtohigheriPhoneuse–afactorthatChitikasaysisrelatedtoeducation.ThestudyalsofoundthatiPhonesalesarelinkedtopopulationdensity.ThemoredenselypopulatedanareathemorechanceiPhonesaleswillbehigher.25.ThereasonwhyiPhoneusershaveareputationforbeingsmugisthat__________.A.theylivearichandhigherlifE.B.mostofthemareuniversitystudents.C.theyaresmarterthanthosewhouseAndroiddevices.D.collegegraduateshavehigheriPhonesales26.SomethingwerediscoveredbyMassachusetts-basedadvertisinggroupChitikaexcept__________.A.thelargestnumberofiPhoneusersintheUS.B.thelowestnumberofiPhoneusersintheUS.C.stateswithmorecollegegraduatesbothhavehighersales.D.wealthandeducationaswellaspopulationdensityinfluencethenumberofusingiPhonE.27.Thepassageislikelyfroma___________.A.travelbookB.newsC.technologynewspaperD.knowledgeoflife

FrenchlessonsinFranceWhateveryourlevelischoosingtotakeFrenchlessonsinFranceisthebestwaytolearnFrench.PlaceyourselfinthelocalcultureandpracticeyournewlyfoundskillsinyourfreetimE.Youwillbetaughtbynative本地的Frenchspeakerswhohavealoveforteachinganduseexcellentteachingtechniques.LessonsareinterestingandyouwillspeakFrenchonthefirstdaybothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.Learners●Suitableforalllevelsfrombeginnerstoadvanced高级的●Over18yearsoldClassSchedule课表●ClassesstartonMondaysandrunthroughoutthesummer.●Pleasearriveattheschoolby8:15amonyourfirstdayforashortleveltest.Itwillhelptoplaceyouintherightclass.●ClassesrunfromMondaytoFridayeachweek.●Classesstartat8:45ameachdaydependingonyourlevel.●Youwillhave3classesperdaylasting55minuteseach.●Youwillhaveashortbreakbetweenclasses.FreeTimeandTours●Theschooloffersalotofculturalactivitiesthroughouttheweek.TheseactivitiescanincludecookinglessonswineandcheesetastingvisitstoPariscyclingmoviesandmuchmorE.●Youwillhaveplentyoffreetimetoexplore探索thelocalareaandpracticeyournewlyfoundlanguageskillsorjustrelaxonthislearningholidaywithadifferencE.OtherInformation●Youshouldbringasmalldictionarypensandpaperwithyou.Getmorefromyourholidayhavefunmeetnewpeopleandtakehomeanewlanguageskillthatwillstaywithyouforever.29.WhatisspecialabouttheFrenchcourses?A.Theyaretaughtinsmallgroups.B.TheteachersareyoungFrenchspeakers.C.PeoplelearnFrenchinandoutofclass.D.TheywillofferawinetastinglicensE.30.Onthefirstdaythestudentsshould______.A.takealanguagetestB.payfortheirstudyC.doasurveyD.introducethemselvestotheclass31.Howmanylessonsarethereinaweek?A.21.B.30.C.15.D.12.

AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanflyflieslikeafatchickeneatsgreenleaveshasthestomachofacowandhasclaws爪onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriveranimportantfeature特征forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.InappearancethebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheundersidE.Theheadissmallwithalargesetoffeathersonthetopbrightredeyesandblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbirdscuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeaturethoughisonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclawstogetherwiththebeak喙theycanclimbaboutinthebusheslookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedonE.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtoflytheylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birdsbutinAprilwhentherainyseasonbeginstheycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.63.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.B.Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins.C.PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.D.Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.64.Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat.A.theylooklikeyoungcuckoosB.theyhaveclawsonthewingsC.theyeatalotlikeacowD.theyliveonriverbanks65.Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A.TheyhadclawstohelpthemclimB.B.Theycouldflylongdistances.C.Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.D.Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.66.Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes?A.TofindmorefooD.B.Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C.Tokeepthemselveswarm.D.Toproducetheiryoung.

TheCalgaryPublicLibraryhassomegreatresourcestobeatboredomandkeepyourchildrenbusyoverthesummerwhetherathomeorontheroad.DuringtheschoolyearchildrenarebusywithhomeworkandrequiredreadingsosummerisagreattimeforthemtorelaxandreadwhattheychoosE.Notonlyisreadingapleasurablewaytopassthetimeitwillalsohelpchildrenkeeptheirskillsupoverthesummersotheyarepreparedtogobacktoschoolinthefall.Ifyouaretakingatripthissummerwhynotletthekidshelpoutwiththeplanning?Borrowachildren’satlas地图集tochooseyourwaytogetherandcheckoutsomebooksaboutyourdestinationbeforedeparturE.TheAllaboutProvincesandTerritoriesseriesisfullofinterestingfactsabouteachCanadianprovince.Goingcamping?Howabouttakingalongsomescarystoriestotellaroundthecampfire?AlvinSchwarz’scollectionsofScaryTalestoTellintheDarkaresuretomakeyourspinetingleandyourteethchatter.ForsomethingalittlelesshorribletryVelcome:aVeryScaryBookbyKevinO’Malleywhichincludessuchhorrorsasaplateofmixedvegetables!Remembertoleadbyexampleandpackabookinyourownbeachbag.Ifchildrenseeyoureadingtheywillunderstandthatbooksareanimportantandvaluablepartofsummerandtheywillbegintocopyyourhabits!ThestaffattheCalgaryPublicLibraryarealwayshappytohelpfindthatperfectsummerreadsostopbyyournearestbranchcallusat260-2600orvisitourwebsiteatCalgarypubliclibrary.comtoday.25.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraphofthepassage?A.Summeristheonlytimeforchildrentorelaxthemselves.B.Childrenhavelittletimetoreadwhattheychooseatschool.C.Childrenusuallygetboredofreadingduringtheschoolyear.D.Requiredreadingprepareschildrentogobacktoschoolinthefall.26.IfyouwantyourchildrentohaveagoodknowledgeofCanadabeforeatripyouhadbetterreferto_________.A.AllaboutProvincesandTerritoriesB.ScaryTalestoTellintheDarkC.Velcome:aVeryScaryBookD.A.Children’sAtlas27.What’stheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedparttomakeyourspinetingleandyourteethchatterinParagraph4?A.Tointerestyouandimpressyou.B.Toexciteyouandfrightenyou.C.Toembarrassyouandannoyyou.D.Todiscourageyouanddisgustyou.28.Youshouldtakeabookwithyouto_________.A.saveyourowntimeB.enjoyyoursummerholidayC.setagoodexampletoyourchildrenD.followyourchildren’sgoodhabits

Don'tworryifyouhaveproblems!Itiseasytosayuntilyouareinthemidstofareallybigone.Theonlypeoplewhodon'thavetroublesaregatheredinlittleneighborhoods.Mostcommunitieshaveatleastone.Wecallthemcemeteries.Ifyou'rebreathingyouhavedifficulties.It'sthewayoflife.Andbelieveitornotmostofyourproblemsmayactuallybegoodforyou!Letmeexplain.MaybeyouhaveheardtheGreatBarrierReefstretchingsome1800milesfromNewGuineatoAustralia.Tourguidesregularlytakevisitorstoviewthereef.Ononetouratraveleraskedtheguideaninterestingquestion.Inoticethatthelagoon泻湖sideofthereeflookspaleandlifelesswhiletheoceansideisvibrantandcolorfulthetravelerobserved.Whyisthis?TheguidegaveaninterestinganswerThecoralaroundthelagoonsideisinstillwaterwithnochallengeforitssurvival.Itdiesearly.Thecoralontheoceansideisconstantlybeingtestedbywindwavesandstorms.Ithastofightforitssurvivaleveryday.Asitischallengedandtesteditchangesandadapts.Itgrowshealthy.Itgrowsstrong.Anditreproduces.ThenheaddedThat'sthewayitiswitheverylivingorganism.That'showitiswithpeople.Challengedandtestedwecomealive!Likecoralpoundedbytheseawegrow.Physicaldemandscancauseustogrowstronger.Mentalandemotionalstresscanproducetough-mindednessandresiliency.Spiritualtestingcanproducestrengthofcharacterandfaithfulness.Soyouhaveproblems?Noproblem!JusttellyourselfThereIgrowagain!Remember:A.smoothseanevermadeaskilledmariner.21.Whohasnoproblemsaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepersonswhoareveryfamous.B.Thepersonswhohavemuchmoney.C.Thepersonswhohavebeenborn.D.Thepersonswhoarelivinginthecemeteries.22.Inthewriter'sopinion________.A.problemsbringusmuchtroubleB.problemshavetwosidesgoodorbadC.weshouldtrytostayawayfromanytroubleD.thefewerthingswedothelesstroublewe'llmeet23.Thereasonwhylagoonsideofthereefhasnolifeis_______.A.ithasn'tgotanysunlightB.ithaslessenergythanothersC.itneverfacesanychallengeandtestsD.ithasnoworktodoeveryday24.Afterreadingthispassageweshould________.A.regardanyproblemaschallengeB.learnfromthelagoonsideC.worryyourproblemD.enterintocemeteries

London’sChinesecommunitydatesbacktothe18thcenturywhenasmallnumberofChinesesailorsmovedtothecitytoworkinLimehouseeastLondon.AstimewentbyotherChinesepeoplecametothisareaandLimehousebegantobeknownasChinatown.Atthestartofthe20thcenturytherewerejust545ChinesepeopleinBritain.HoweverthissituationchangedgreatlyaftertheSecondWorldWar.AtthistimemanyfarmersinHongKonglosttheirjobsanddecidedtomovetoLondon.Inthe1950sasmallChineserestaurantopenedincentralLondon.ManyBritishpeoplevisiteditandsaidthatChinesefoodwaswonderful!SuddenlyChineserestaurantsstartedopeningineverypartofthecity.InsteadoftoolittleworkthenewChineseimmigrants移民nowfoundthattheyhadtoomuch!MostofthenewimmigrantsenjoyedtheirlivesandthechancestheywereoffereD.ManyaskedtheirfriendsandrelativestojointhemfromtheirhometownsandalotoffamilieswerereunitedagainatthistimE.AstimewentbyLondon’sChinesecommunitybecamemoreandmoresuccessful.Thesonsanddaughtersofthefirstrestaurantworkersencouragedbytheirparentsstudiedveryhardatschoolanduniversity.Andmostgothighly-paidjobs.AsaresultincreasingnumbersofChinesefamiliesleftChinatownandmovedtothemoreexpensiveplaces.Chinatownhoweverisstillaslivelyaseverandamust-seeforanyvisitortoLondon.64.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatthefirstmembersofChinatownwere_____.A.earlyChinesesailorsB.restaurantworkersC.HongKongfarmersD.visitorstoLondon65.WhatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.LimehousewasinfluencedbyWorldWarII.B.Thenewimmigrantsfoundithardtofindjobsduringthewar.C.ManyHongKongfarmerslosttheirjobsbecauseofthewar.D.ThenumberofChinesepeopleinBritainincreasedafterthewar.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Beforethe20thcenturyChinatowninLondonwasstillverysmall.B.Inthe1950sChinesefoodbecamequitepopularinBritain.C.Mostofthenewimmigrantscouldfindajobinthe1950s.D.WiththehelpoftheBritishgovernmentChinatownwasverysuccessful67.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.ChinatowninWorldWarIIB.thehistoryofChinatowninLondonC.thesuccessfulChineseinLondonD.anoldChineserestaurant

OnlineMoneyEarningYesyoucanearnmoneyonlinewithoutanyinvestmentorwithoutanytimelimit.IhavemanyusefuleasymethodsforearningeasymoneywhileweallspendourusefultimeontheInternetbysurfingchattingdownloadingandotherwork.Thereisnoneedtostopanyotherwork.Wecanearnwithorwithoutourdailyroutine.HereItellyouthecompletemethodforonlineearning.FirstMethodEarnmoneywithBux.to.YoucanearnmoneythroughBux.tobyclickingonadsonBux.tosite.FirstyouneedtoopenanaccountatBux.to.Bux.ToisanewinternationalandFREEEnglishbasedservicethatallowsadvertiserstoreachthousandsofpotentialcustomersbydisplayingtheiradsonourSurfAdspage.Anexactcalculatedpercentageofalladvertisingincomeispaidtoourmembers.Bux.tomakesmoneythroughadvertising.HowyoumakemoneyYouviewwebsitesin30secondsthroughtheSurfAdspage.Oncethe30secondsisupyou’lleithergetagreenticksignoraredx.Thegreenticksignmeansyou’veearned$0.01andthexmeansyouhavenotearnedmoneyforthevisit.You’llgetredx’swhenyouhavemorethanonewebsitesfromtheSurfAdspageopen.Whenthishappensyougetnocredit.EarningsexampleYouclick10adsperday=$0.1020referrals转送click10adsperday=$2.00Yourdailyearnings=$2.10Yourweeklyearnings=$14.70Yourmonthlyearnings=$63.00HowtogetpaidIfyouhaveatleast$10.00accumulatedyoucanclickonyouraccountbalancewithinyourstatesareaanditwillmeetyourrequest.AtpresentitonlymakespaymentsthroughAlertPay.Itwillsoonbeusingothermethodsofpayment.AlertPayisthepaymentprocessingsolutionthatweusetopaymembers.YourAlertPayaddressisthee-mailaddressyouusetoregisterwithAlertPay.YoucangetafreeAlertPayaccountathttp://alertpay.com.Method2willpublishsoon21.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Topresentanexcitingresearch.C.Tosolveapuzzlingproblem.D.Tointroduceasurprisingwaytoearnmoney.22.Youcanearnmoneyby________.A.clickingonadvertisementB.advertisingsomeproductsC.chattingonlineD.choosinggreenticksorx’s23.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.You’llearn$0.10ifyouclick1ad.B.YoucangetyourpaymentsthroughAlertPay.C.You’llgetmanygreenticksifyouhavemanywebsitesopen.D.YourAlertPayaccountisnotforfree.

In2010700millionpeoplehuddledtogetherinfrontoftheirtelevisionsetstowatchtheWorldCupfinalbetweentheNetherlandsandSpain.Evenmoreareexpectedtotuneintothisyear'scontestwhichkicksoffonJune12thwithamatchbetweenBrazilandCroatiainSaoPaulo.Brazilaretherunawayfavouritestowinthetournamentwithbookmakersofferingoddsoflessthanthreetooneonthehometeamwinningthechampionship.ManyexpertsagreethatthecountrywillbenefitfromastronghomeadvantageaslocalcrowdsroarontheSeleqao.Howmuchdoesplayingonhometurffealtyaffectateam'sperformance?Sportsscientistshavecomeupwithallsortsoftheoriestoexplainwhyplayingathomehelps.In2007astudyinvestigatedtheinfluenceofcrowdnoiseonrefereesintheEnglishfootballPremierLeaguE.Itshowedthatsomeweremorelikelytoflashyellowcardsandawardpenaltiesagainsttouringplayersthanthehostsbecausetheyreliedonthesplit-secondriseinthehomecrowd'sroarasaremindertodetermineifatackledeservedpunishment.InthemostrecentseasonoftheSpanishfootballRigatwo-thirdsofallpenaltykickswereawardedtothehometeam.InthelatestEnglishfootballseasonthetop20clubsenjoyedahomesuccessrateof50%whiletheirvictoryrateontheroadwas32%.In12ofthepast19WorldCupsthehostnationhasmadeittothesemi-finalsandsixtimesithasgoneontowin.Theeffectcanbeseeninothersportstoo.A.BeforethestartoftheLondonOlympicsin2012UKSportagovernmentagencystudiedtheresultsofmorethan100bigtournamentsacross14Olympicsports.B.AsitturnedoutBritainbetteredits2008performancebywinning18moremedals10ofthemgoldanimprovementof38%.C.AttheBeijinggamesChinawon59%moremedalsthanithaddoneatthe2004Athensgames.D.RussiatoppedthemedaltableinSochiinthepreviouswinterOlympicsithadcomesixth.GiventhesenumbersitisnotsurprisingthatteamshavepouredmoneyintomaximizingtheirhomeadvantagE.ForexampleBrazilhasspentaconsiderablefortuneonifsomewhatleisurelyaprogrammeofstadiumconstructionandrenovation.Inallitshomeadvantageisworththeequivalentofa0.6-goalheadstartineverymatchaccordingtoGoldmanSachsaninvestmentbank.LikemostothersGoldmanpredictsthatBrazilwilltriumphthisyear.Othercountries'fanswillhavetohopeforamiracle-andperhapsbidtostagetheCupontheirownhometurfnexttimE.25.WhatdoessomeinParagraph2referto?A.Crowdnoises.B.Referees.C.Touringplayers.D.Hostplayers.26.PutthefollowingsentenceinthemostappropriateplacemarkedABCorD.ItpredictedthattheLondonhomeadvantagewouldboostBritain'smedalhaulbyasmuchas25％.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Fansmayraisetheirnoiselevelstocheertheirteamsup.B.Brazilwillwinbecauseofitsstrongability.C.Itisawasteoftimeandeffortforcountriestoholdsportsgames.D.Thevisitingteamshaveagoodchanceofwinning.

TheinfluenceofAmericaisincreasinginmycountry.SpanishpeopledrinkCocaColawearbluejeanswatchHollywoodmovieslistentoAmericanmusicandeatfastfoodandtheydothesethingseveryday.IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculturebecausepeopleareofteninfluencedbywhattheyseeinthemovies.Mostoftheprogramsanddocumentaries纪录片wewatchonTVarefromAmericaandmostofthemovieswegotoseearemadeinHollywooD.InthelastfewyearsthegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.NowinourcinemasatleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEuropE.AmericancultureisapartofSpanishlifenow.It’scertainthatmanythingsfromAmericaareasmuchapartofpeople’slivesasSpanishthings.ForexampleCocaColaisasfamiliartoeverybodyasanytypicalSpanishproduct.I’veknownaboutCocaColaformywholelifE.Howeverit’sdifferentwithWesternfastfooD.ForexampleIdon’tthinkMcDonald’sisassuccessfulinSpainasitisinothercountries.InmyopiniononeofthereasonsmaybethelifestyleoftheSpanishpeoplE.TheSpanishpeoplenormallyeatathomE.OntheotherhandmaybeMcDonald’shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.It’struethatineverycityinSpainyoucanfindaMcDonald’sanditismorepopularamongtheSpanishchildrenthanamongtheadults.Inanycaseit’sobviousthatAmericancultureisbecomingmoreandmoreapartofourliveseveryday.25.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat____.A.theinfluenceofAmericaonSpaincanbefoundeverywhereB.mostSpanishpeopledon’tliketolistentotheirownmusicC.fastfoodspreadsfromSpaintotheUnitedStatesD.someSpanishactorsgotoAmericatoimprovetheiractingskills26.WhatplaysanimportantpartinthespreadingofAmericancultureinSpain?A.Americannovels.B.Hollywoodmovies.C.McDonald’s.D.AmericanmusiC.27.WhydidthegovernmentsetsomerulesforthefilmsshowninSpain?A.ToprotectforeigncultureinSpain.B.ToearnmoremoneyfromSpanishfilms.C.Tolimitthenumberofforeignmovies.D.TounitetheEuropeanCommunity.28.WhatdoyouthinkSpanishtapasmightbe?A.Thenameofadrink.B.Thenameofarestaurant.C.A.clothingbranD.D.A.certainkindoffooD.

AnAustraliancompanySmartCarTechnologieshasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey'respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailableitcouldhelplead­footeddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestoconvinceAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobilefleets.TheproductcalledSpeedAlertlinksreal­timelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofpostedspeedlimitsstoredinadriver'sPDAorprogrammablemobilephonE.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobehookeduptoacar'sspeedometer速度表.InfactitisentirelyportablE.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuilt­inGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimitthespeedisshownandanalertsounds.MichaelPaineanAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultantwashiredtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldareveryenthusiasticaboutwhatthey'renowcallingintelligentspeedalert.OtherresearchaccordingtoPaineshowsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.Thereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuse:SincethesystemissoportableitwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendrivingPainesaiD.Thesystemevenhasthecapabilitytorecordspeedingviolationssoparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.25.What'sthepurposeofthenewproduct?A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.C.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.D.Topopularizethebuilt­incarsystem.26.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout__________.A.theprojectofthebuilt­inproductB.whythesystembecomespopularC.thefunctionsofGPSincarsD.howtheproductisprogrammed27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUseB.ProgressinCar­makingScienceC.WarningforAdventurousDriversD.NewIn­CarDeviceAgainstSpeeding

Itdoesn’tlookliketheheartofagreenrevolution.Thehugechimneysstickupabovethelineofpinetreesanddon’tmakeforthemostscenicviewasyouwanderaroundtheclearbluewatersofthenearbylakE.ButitisthispowerplantthathashelpedthesmallSwedishcityofVaxjobecomearguablythegreenestplaceinEuropE.Oncloserobservationtheonlythinkemergingfromthechimneys炉子.That’sbecauseitisnotoilfuellingtheplantbutwoodchipandotherwoodwastefromthearea’ssawmills.Andaswellasgeneratingelectricityitalsosupplies90percentofthissouthernSwedishtownwithheatingandhotwater.Thegasesproducedasthewoodburnsarechangedintoliquidformandarepurifiedbeforetheyreachthechimney.Andinsteadofwastingthisliquidthepowerplantpumpsitaroundtown.Somerunsoutofthetown’spublictaps;therestisdirectedthroughpipesthatrunthroughindividualheaterswarminghomesandoffices.ThepileofwoodchippingintheyardtowersaboveheadheightandtakesalmostfiveminutestowalkarounD.That’senoughtokeepVaxjowarmonthesnowiestdayinwinterorsupplyitwithhotwaterforafortnightinsummerandit’sgoodwayofusingthepaperindustry’swastE.AswellasthecenturiesoldSwedishpolicyofplantinganewtreeforeveryonefelledtheashessweptoutofthefurnaceeachdayfindtheirwaybacktotheforestasfertilizer肥料.ItwasthisgreenplantthatnettedVaxjotheEuropeanUnion’sawardforsustainable可持续的developmentmakingitthegreenestcityonthecontinent.Howeveritisnotjustthecitizen’sconsciencesandmoralhistoriestowhichthetown’scurrentdayauthoritiesareappealing.Theyknowhowtotalktotheirwalletstoo.Oil-generatedelectricitycostsabout16000kronorayear￡1170perpersonwhilethenewpowerplant’selectricitycomesinattwothirdsofthepricE.They’vebeenplanningforovertenyearstobecomeaFossilFuelFreeCity.ButaccordingtoAndersFranzentheheadofplanninganddevelopmentdepartmentatthecitycouncil:Thebattleintheenergysectorhasbeenwonyesbutthenextbattlegroundistransport.63.What’sthemainreasonforinsideitsmellsmorelikeasaunathanafurnace?A.ItissurroundedbypinetreesB.ItproduceslotsofhotwaterC.ItisfuelledbywoodchipandwoodwasteD.Itsendsoutthesmokefromthechimneys.64.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthepowerplant.A.promotestreeplantingB.makesfulluseofwasteC.reliesheavilyonpaperindustryD.mainlysupplieshotwaterandheating65.Whatimpressesthetown’scurrentdayauthoritiesmost?A.Thecitizen’sconsciences.B.Thetown’smoralhistories.C.ThelowercostofelectricityD.Theawardforsustainabledevelopment66.WhatAndersFranzensaidinthelastparagraphindicatesthat.A.theywillcontinuetheireffortingreenplanB.theyhavegreatdifficultyintransportC.theyhavenoroomforfurtherdevelopmentD.theyareperfectlycontentwiththeachievement

DirectionsRead.thefollowingpassage.Fill.inthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Learningtoimproveyourfocusthroughoutthedaycanbealittledifficultonlybecausewearetalkingabout18to24hoursdependingonthenumberofhoursyousleep.Howeverifwebreakdownyourdayintomanageabletimeframesitwouldmakeitmucheasiertolearntoimproveyourfocus.Focusorconcentrationisaskillthatcanbetaughtsotherearesomeexercisesyoucandotoimproveyourfocus.Startwitheasyexerciseslikestaringatapictureonthewallforafewminuteswithoutmovingortalkingtoanyone.Onceyoulearnhowtoblockoutyoursurroundingsyourfocuswillimprove.Othermindexercisesyoucandoareinternalizing.Thisiswhenyoupictureyourselfinadesiredsituationandthenyouworkaroundyourpicture.Actorsdothisalottoblockoutlaughternoiseorotherdistractions.Anexampleofthiswouldbetoimagineyouinapotentiallystressfulsituationlikeasingerinaconcert.Trytoplayoutthesceneinyourmindwhatyouwoulddoifdifferentscenariosweretohappen.Thiscanactuallybealotoffun.andyoulearnhowtoimproveyourfocusbyconcentratingononethingonly.Ifthissoundsalittlestrangetoyouyoucouldtryanotherstrategy.Whynotmakelists?Makealistforthethingsyouneedtoaccomplishforthemorninganotherfortheafternoon.andfinallyanotherlistfortheevening.Studyyourlistscarefullyandseewhereyoucanmovethingsaround.Forinstanceifyouhaveadinnertoarrangethateveningdon'tbunchupeverythingintheafternoonrightbeforetheguestsarrive.Divideyourchoresanderrandsbetweenmorningandafternoonandgiveyourselfanhourortwotorelaxbeforetheguestsarrive.Planninghelpsyoufocus.Itwillalsonotstressyouout.Anotherwaytoimproveyourfocusistotakebreaks.Ifchildrenhaverestandlunchastheirbreaksadultsshouldalsoallowthemselvestheprivilegeofstoppingforadrinkora30minutesitcomonTV.Ofcourseifyouareworkinginanofficeyouareallowedcoffeebreaks.Usethistimewisely.Don'tspenditwithyourco-workersbesidethecoffeemachinetalkingaboutproblemsintheoffice.Doingthiswouldactuallystressyouandgetyoutolosefocusonthethingsthatneedtobedone.Yourbreaksshouldbeasquietaspossible.Readabook.takeawalk.orvisitadaycare.Goanddoanythingthatwillgiveyourbrainarest.Thereasonwhywelosefocussoeasilyisbecausewehavetoomuchonourminds.Ofcourseitcouldalsobebecauseyouareboredwithnothingtodoallday.Agoodbalancebetweenatoorelaxedbrainandanoverlyactivebrainisadesirablesituationtobein.Findyourcapacitytoworkandtrynottoveerawaytoofarfromitonadailybasis.Improvingyourfocusalsomeansknowingwhatyoucandoandbeingconfidentaboutdoingitwell.Focusisimportantbutdifficulttoimprove1.41.toimproveyourfocusI..Staringatpicture.◆Staringatawallpicture42.tolearntoblockoutsurroundingsⅡ.43..◆Concentratingonimaginingapotentiallystressfulworkplacetoblockout44.Ⅲ.45..◆Dividingadayinto46.forchoresanderrandstobedone.aswellasarrangingtimeforrelaxationIV.Takingbreaks.◆WiselyusingtimetohaveadrinkwatchTVquietlyinsteadof47.;justrestingyourbrain2.48.foreasilylosingfocus◆Havingtoomuchonminds◆49.alldayConclusionKeeping50.betweenextremelyrelaxedbrainandtooactivebrain.

Welcometotheworldofmultitasking---aplacewherethemeasureofapersonishowmanyjobstheycanperformatthesametimE.InfactifexpertsaretobebelievedmultitaskingisadisastrousideA.Oneoftheopponents反对者ofmultitaskingisDr.CliffordNassaprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Peoplewhomultitaskfrequentlyarelessabletopayattention;theyareworseatmanagingtheirmemoryhesaiD.Inhisopinionthelossthatwegetwithmultitaskingisharmlessinsomesituationsforexamplepartofdoingbusinessinthedigitalworld;butyoucan’tdoseriousworklikewritingthinkingorsolvinganimportantproblemthisway.Youdoworseevenasyouthinkyou’redoingbetter.Allthetimetheresearchpointstoasimplefact:thebraincannotcopE.Whenyoustopmidwaythroughcomposingareporttocheckanemailyouforceyourbraintostopandregroup.Itislikepressingthepausebuttonduringamoviemeaningthefilmtakeslongertowatch.AndaccordingtoDr.Nasstheproblemsextendbeyondthebrain.Youngpeoplewhofrequentlymultitaskarenotassociallyandemotionallyhealthyasthosewhodon’t.Theyjustfeelmoreemotionallysatisfiedandthefeelingissogoodandtheyareboundtodesireitagain.ToddOppenheimerawritersaidWe’vebecomeaveryshort-termsocietyanddon’trewardpeoplefortakingalotoftimeonsomething.Hefearswemayenduplosingthenextgenerationofgreatthinkers.It’sreallyunfortunatebecausethelong-termchallengesofourworld---environmentalissuesfinancialissues---requirepeopletothinkwiselyaboutthelong-termconsequencesofwhattheydo.Andit’snocoincidencethatthekindofpeoplewhodothinklong-termdon’tmultitask.24.AccordingtoDr.Nassmultitasking________.A.contributestomemorizingvariousthingsB.mayresultinlosingthenextgenerationofgreatthinkersC.canbeperformedusingdigitaltoolsD.makestheperformanceemotionallyaffectedonly25.Fromthepassagewecantell________.A.wemistakenlybelievethatwe’redoingbetterbyswitchingbetweentasksB.multitaskingdoesharmtousineveryareaC.foreverytaskyouaddtoyourmultitaskingyoucanfinishyourgoalmorequicklyD.thelossthatwegetwithmultitaskingisharmless26.Whichofthefollowingisamultitaskingaddict?A.YouwatchfromstarttofinishwithoutdistractionwhenplayingaDVD.B.Youhaveyourofficedeskcoveredwithpaperworkfromvariousunfinishedprojects.C.Youfeelthatwhenyoutrytodotoomuchatoncetheresultalwayssuffers.D.Youturnyourcellphonetosilencewhenyouareouttodinewithfriends.27.Theauthormainlywantstotellus_________.A.itismoreefficienttodothingsallinamixedwayB.ittakeslongerforustobecomeagreatthinkerC.weshouldn’tbelazyifwewanttoaccomplishmanytasksD.thelessyouswitchthebetteryoudo

Babiesdon’tlearntotalkjustfromhearingsounds.Theyarelip-readerstoo.Ithappensduringthestagewhenababy’sbabbling咿呀声graduallychangesfromunclearvoicesintothatfirstmamaordada.ThebabyinordertodolikeyouhastofigureouthowtoshapetheirlipstomakethatparticularsoundtheyarehearingaccordingtodevelopmentalpsychologistDavidLewkowiczofFloridaAtlanticUniversitywholedthestudy.Apparentlyitdoesn’ttakethemtoolongtoabsorbthemovementsthatmatchbasicsounds.Bytheirfirstbirthdaysbabiesstartchangingbacktolookyouintheeyeagain.Itoffersmoreevidencethatqualityface-timewithbabiesisveryimportantforspeechdevelopmentmorethansayturningonthelatestbabyDVD.ButLewkowiczwentastepfurther.HeandhisstudentAmyHansen-Tifttestednearly180babiesgroupsofthematages46810and12months.How?TheyshowedvideosofawomanspeakinginEnglishorSpanishtobabiesofEnglishspeakers.TheyfoundthatwhenthespeakerusedEnglishthe4-month-oldsgazedmostlyintohereyes.The6-months-oldsspentequalamountsoftimelookingattheeyesandthemouth.The8-and10-month-oldsstudiedmostlythemouth.At12monthsattentionstartedchangingbacktowardthespeaker’seyes.ButwhathappenedwhenthesebabiesaccustomedtoEnglishheardSpanish?The12-month-oldsstudiedthemouthlongerjustlikeyoungerbabies.Theyneededtheextrainformationtorecognizetheunfamiliarsounds.Thatfitswithresearchintobilingualism双语thatshowsbabies’brainsadjustthemselvestodistinguishingthesoundsoftheirnativelanguageoverotherlanguagesinthefirstyearoflifE.Thecontinuedlip-readingshowsthe1-year-oldsclearlystillarefitforlearning.BabiesaresohardtostudythatthisisafairlyheroicdatasetsaysDukeUniversitycognitiveneuroscientistGregAppelbaumwhofoundtheresearchsofascinatingthathewantstoknowmorE.28.Accordingtothefirstparagraphbabies______.A.mightgetitsvoicemamabylip-readingB.learntotalkjustfromhearingthesoundsC.liketofigureouthowtoshapetheirlipsD.communicatewithparentsthroughgestures29.Whatisnecessaryindevelopingbabies’speechaccordingtoLewkowicz?A.PlayingbabyDVDnearby.B.TeachingbabiestoreadEnglish.C.SpeakingwithbabiesfacetofacE.D.Speakingdifferentlanguagesinfrontofbabies.30.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightchangeofbabies’eyegazeaccordingtothetext?Eyegaze4812MonthA.Eyegaze4812MonthC.Eyegaze4812MonthB.Eyegaze4812MonthD.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.BabiesHaveDifferentMethodstoTalkB.BabiesTryLip-readinginLearningtoTalkC.BabiesAreSuitabletoLearnTwoLanguagesD.BabiesCanEasilyAcceptForeignLanguage

Goinggreenseemstobefad时尚foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbadwecan’treallysaybutforthetowofusgoinggreenisnotafadbutalifestylE.OnApril222011wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthingsanditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergywehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.WiththeideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayearOurGreenYearstarteD.MylifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYearwecompletelychangedourlifestylE.Wenowshopatorganic有机的stores.WeconsumelessmeatchoosinggreenfooD.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon’tneeD.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuicewithnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutterenjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbreaD.InourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunisheD.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.55.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoingGreen.B.ProtectingthePlanet.C.KeepingOpen-MindedD.CelebratingOurGreenYear.56.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause_________.A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfadB.theydidn’tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergyD.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks57.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.B.Theyignoreothers’ungreenbehavior.C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefooD.58.Whatcanweinferformthelastparagraph?A.ThegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenpeoplE.B.ThecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuturE.C.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple’sgreenideas.D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.

WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.It’sthecenterofnationalgovernment.It’sabusyworkingcitywithalargepopulation.ButwhatismoreWashingtonisalsoacityofhistoryandculturE.Washingtonwascreatedin1790whenCongressthehighestlaw-makingbodyoftheU.S.A.decidedtoplacethenation’snewcapitalintheeastofthecountry.ItwasbuilthalfwaybetweenthenorthernandsouthernstatesofAmericA.AndofcourseitwasnamedafterGeorgeWashingtonthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TherearemanytouristsightsinWashington.PerhapsthemostimportanttouristsightistheCapitalBuilding.ThishouseistheCongress.Anotherworld-famousbuildinginWashingtonistheWhiteHousE.ThisisthehomeandofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.MostvisitorsarehoweversurprisedbyhowsmalltheWhiteHouseactuallyis.Washingtonisalsoagreatculturecity.TheLibraryofCongresscontainsoneofthelargestlibrarycollectionsintheworlD.TheSmithsonianMuseumholdsthenation’slargestcollectionofculturalmaterials.AndtheJohnF.CentreisafamouscentreofartandculturE.Ithasmanygreatmusicalandtheatreperformancesthroughouttheyear.72.Thewritermainlytalksabout______.A.WashingtonB.thehistoryofWashingtonC.buildingsandsightsinWashingtonD.thehistoryandcultureofWashington73.FromthepassageweknowthatWashingtonissituatedin________.A.theeastoftheU.S.A.B.thecentreoftheU.S.A.C.thecenterofthemiddlepointfromnorthtosoutheastofthecountryD.theeastandhalfwayfromthenorth74.ThewhiteHousesurprisesthepeoplemostfor______.A.itswhitecolourB.itssizeC.itasthehomeandofficeofthepresidentD.itshistory75.ThewriterintroducesWashingtonintheorderof_____.A.populationhistoryandcultureB.historyandcultureC.generalintroductionhistorysightsandcultureD.generalintroductionhistorysightsbuildingsandculture

ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportontheseatwomilesawayonthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValenciA.Thecityisamarketcentreforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthecity’smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusybusinesscitywithshipsrailwaysclothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildingscoloredroofsandnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslongwidestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.Theuniversityinthecentreofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuela委内瑞拉namedValenciA.29.FromthetexthowmanyplaceshavethenameValencia?A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four30.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofValencia?A.ThecolorofthebuildingB.ThelengthofthestreetsC.TheageofthebuildingsD.Thecoloroftheroofs31.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?A.2ndcenturyB.8thcenturyC.13thcenturyD.20thecentury32.Themainincome收入ofthecityofValenciaisfromits______.A.marketsB.businessC.factoriesD.farming

ConsideringAustralia'ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapartAustraliansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous同种的.Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.HoweverthereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitysettlersandthecountrypeoplE.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreserveimagesofcolonialheritagebuttheoverallimpressionismodemwithnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry'syouth.Incontrasttheruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservativE.FormanyyearsAustraliawassaidtohaveriddenonthesheep'sbackareferencetowoolbeingthecountry'smainmoneyearner.Howeveritisnolongerdominant主宰的.MuchofAustralia'srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheatandbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworlD.Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant.Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxedwithamodestsenseofhumor.YetcontrarytowidespreadbeliefveryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins.WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788Australiahadbecomeanationofimmigrants.OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIslestodayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewherE.Australia'sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaflowingofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEuropemostnotablyGreeksItaliansPolesandGermans.TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsiA.TodayAustraliaisamixtureofnationsandalthoughsomeracismexistsithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisreasonablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalcommunitiesintheworlD.24.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysayinghaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesertinthesecondparagraph?A.Themajorpopulationhasacloserelationshipwiththedesert.B.Thefast-pacedcitiesarejustlocatedbythedesert.C.Themajorpopulationknowslittleaboutthedesert.D.Themajorpopulationisfamiliarwiththepeoplelivinginthedesert.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepaceoflifeinthecityisdifferentfromthatinthecountry.B.OnethirdofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEuropE.C.TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports.D.MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners.26.WhatusedtobeAustralia'smainmoneyearner?A.Wheat.B.Wool.C.Tourism.D.DiamonD.27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.A.nothingaboutAustralia'scolonialpartinmodemcitiescanbeseenbyvisitorsB.tourismandwinemakingresultedinfastdevelopmentinruralcommunitiesonlyC.immigrantsfromEuropehavebroughtracialproblemsD.Australia'srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsia

ThefinancialcrisisisremindingAmericansofalessontheyfirstlearnedinchildhood:ShareandsharealikE.Theyaresharingorswappingtoolsandbookscarsandhandbagstimeandtalent.Thereneweddesiretoshareshowsupinavarietyofexamples:A.car-sharingservicehashada70percentmembershipincreasesincethecrisisoccurreD.Somecompaniesencouragedhisemployeestotakevanpooling.GovernmentsareputtingbikesonthestreetforpublicusE.How-to-swapWebsitesareincreasingquickly.TheeconomyreflectsthewayAmericanshavecutbackespeciallyondailyitems:Departmentstoresalesdropped1.3percentinJunE.Peoplearenotbuyingcarsandasaresultautosalesdropped27.7percentlastmonth.Theyarenotpayingotherstodowhattheycandothemselves—HomeDepotreportsincreasedattendanceatin-storedo-it-yourselfclinics.AndalthoughpaintsalesaredowningeneralaccordingtoSherwin-Williamsindividualconsumersarestillbuying.WhenTomBurdettneededtocutsometilesathishomeoutsideAnnapolisherefusedtobuyexpensivetools.Soheaskedhisneighborsandfriendsforhelp.SureenoughsomeonehadjustwhatheneedeD.AndwhenthatfriendneededhelpfixingasatellitedishBurdettvolunteeredtohelp.Thesharingmind-setisnotnewtotheAmericanculturebutmanyAmericansgiveitupwhenthenationchangedfromanagriculturalsocietytoanindustrialonesaidRosemaryHornakapsychologyprofessoratMeredithCollegeinRaleighN.C.TheymovedfartherfromtheirfamiliesanddidnothavetimetoconnectwithnewneighborsbecausetheyworkedsomuchshesaiD.Neighborhoodconversationstellmoreofthestoryasthemovementgrowsorganically持续地incommunitiesacrosstheWashingtonregionandthenation.OnonestreetinArlingtonforexampleneighborsarecollectingtheirseparatemoneyformulch覆盖料anddividingitamongthemselves.28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.IntroducinganewwayoflifE.B.Sharinginthefinancialcrisis.C.HowtoreducethelivingexpensE.D.Howtohandlethefinancialcrisis.29.Whydopeopleinmoderntimesgiveupthesharingmind-set?A.Becausetheydon’tneeditatall.B.Becausetheyaren’tinterestedinit.C.Becausetheyarebusywithwork.D.BecausetheyhatebeingdisturbeD.30.TheunderlinedphrasecutbackinParA.3probablymeans________.A.sharedB.helpedC.abandonedD.reduced31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________________________.A.moreandmoreAmericanssolveproblemsintheirdailylifebyhelpingeachother.B.ifthepricesofservicegoesdownindividualconsumerswon’tdosomethingthemselves.C.thesharing-mindsetisastrangetomanyAmericans.D.whenthecrisisendsAmericanswillabandonthesharing-mindset.

HarryPotterandTheHungerGameshaven’tbeenbighitsfornothing.Lotsofteensandadolescentsstillreadquitealot.Butastudyshowsacleardeclineovertime.Nearlyhalfof17-year-oldssaytheyreadforpleasurenomorethanoneortwotimesayearandthat’swaydownfromadecadeago.Thedigitalrevolutionmeanstherearemoreplatformsthanevertoreadon.JimSteyerhasbeenstudyingtheeffectoftechnologyonchildrenandhefindstheresultsstriking.Steyerhasfourkidsandhasseenthetrendmostwithhis16-year-old.Istarttoseeitinour10-year-oldbecauseheislessandlessreadingandmoreandmoreattractedtosomeofthedigitalmediaplatformsthathehasaccessto.hesays.Researcherswanttoknowmoreabouthowteensarespendingtheirtimeinthedigitalage.ButKathrynZickuhrofthePewResearchCentersaysit’stricky.Ifakidislookingatabookyoucanassumeheorsheisreading.Butwhenitcomestolookingatasmartphoneortabletwhoknows?We’veheardfrommiddleandhighschoolteachersthatsometimestheInternetiswonderfulforhighlymotivatedstudentstododeepandexpansiveresearchsaysZickuhr.Butontheotherhandobviouslytherearemanydistractions干扰ontheInternet.Despitethosedistractionsparentscandoalottopromotereading.Kidswithparentswhoreadwhobuyortakebooksoutofthelibraryfortheirkidsandwhothensettimeasideintheirkids’dailyscheduleforreadingtendtoreadthemostwhetherit’sonabookane-bookorsomeotherdevices.JimSteyersays.29.WhatdoesJimSteyerseeinhisfourkids?A.Theybecomeaddictedtomagicnovels.B.Theyreadforpleasuremorefrequently.C.Theyspendtoomuchtimeonelectronicdevices.D.TheygettheirreadingabilityimprovedontheInternet.30.AccordingtoKathrynZickuhr_____________.A.itiseasytoknowwhetherakidisreadingonatabletB.kidsaremakingthebestoftheInternetintheirstudyC.theInternetisaneffectivemotivationtoreadingD.theInternetcaneasilygetstudentsunfocused31.Accordingtothelastparagraphthekeytohelpingkidstoreadmoreis_____________.A.theInternetB.parentsC.digitaldevicesD.scientists32.Whichofthefollowingquestionsisthepassageintendedtoexplain?A.Howdoparentsgetteensoutofdigitalmedia?B.Whatcanbedonetohelpkidstoreadforfun?C.Whyareteensreadinglessthanbeforeindigitalage?D.Whyisreadingforpleasurebeneficialtokids?

MotherTeresawasborninYugoslavia南斯拉夫onAugust27th1910.Sheattendedthegovernmentschoolnearherhomeuntilshewas18.AtthattimesomedoctorsandnursesfromYugoslaviawereworkinginIndiaandtheyoftenwrotetotheschoolabouttheirwork.Shedecidedtojointhemoneday.WhenshefinishedschoolshewentfirsttoBritain.ThenayearlatershewenttoIndiawhereshebegantotraintobeateacher.AftertrainingshewassenttoCalcuttawhereshetaughtgeographyataschoolandsoonafterbecameheadmasteress.Howeveralthoughshelovedteachingin1949MotherTeresalefttheschoolandwenttoworkinthepoorpartsofCalcuttA.LatershewastrainedtobecomeanurseinPatnaandthenbeganherworkhelpingthepoorandcomforting安慰thedyinginthestreetsofthecity.SlowlyotherscametohelpherandherworkspreadtootherpartsofIndiA.MotherTeresaisnowawell-knownperson.Manyphotoshavebeentakenofasshetravelstheworldtoopennewschoolsandhospitalsinpoorcountries.In1979shewasgiventheNobelPeacePrizeforthelifetimeofloveandserviceshehasgiventothepoor.21.WhatfirstinspiredMotherTeresatoworkinIndia?AHervisittothepoorpartsofCalcuttaBHervisittoBritainaftersheleftschoolCThemedicalworkers'letterstoherschoolDTheworkofthenursesinthecityofPatna22.InwhichordersdidMotherTeresadothefollowingthings?A.trainedtobeanurseB.wenttoIndiaC.helpingthedyingD.studiedtobeateacherE.wenttoBritainf.workedasaheadmasteressA.B.A.C.E.D.f.B.E.f.A.D.B.C.C.E.B.D.f.A.C.D.E.A.B.C.D.f.23.MotherTeresagaveupteachingbecauseshewanted_______.AtolookafterthepoorB.totraveltothepoorcountriesCtobuildhospitalsforthepoorD.totrainnursestocareforthepoor24.MotherTeresaisnowfamousbecauseshehas________.AsavedmanypoorpeopleinIndiaB.helpedtobringaboutworldpeaceChelpedtomakeIndiaamorepeacefulplaceDtakencareofmanypoorpeopleintheworld

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympicsbutsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengeitistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan'trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpatyourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!56.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou______.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.haveahighopinionofyourselfD.areunconfidentaboutyourself57.Accordingtothepassageourself-images______.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areoftenchangeableC.areprobablyuntrueD.havedifferentfunctions58.Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tochangethewayyouthink.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.59.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout______.A.howtoprepareforyoursuccessB.howtobuildapositiveself-imageC.howtofacechallengesinyourlifeD.howtodevelopyourgoodqualities60.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Educators.C.Adolescents.D.Peopleingeneral.

Travelingtoeverypartoftheworldgetseasierbuthowwelldoweknowandunderstandeachother.Here’sasimpletest.Imagineyouareplanningtoholdameetingatfouro’clock.Whattimeshouldyouexpectyouforeignbusinessfriendstoarrive?IftheyareGermansthey’llarriveontimE.IftheyareAmericansthey’llprobablybe15minutesearly.IftheyareEnglishmenthey’llbe15minuteslatandyoushouldallowuptoanhourfortheItalians.TheBritishseemedtothinksincetheEnglishlanguagewaswidelyusedintheworldpeoplewouldalwaysunderstandwhattheydo.Howevertheyfoundtheywerecompletelywrong.ForexampletheBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscussmattersandhaveadrinkduringthemeal.TheJapaneseprefernottoworkwhileeating.Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgettoknoweachotherandtheydon’tdrinkatlunchtimE.TheGermansliketotalkbusinessbeforedinner.TheFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.66.WhatdotheGermanspreferwhentheygotoameeting?[学优高考网]A.TheyprefertobeontimE.B.Theyprefertoarriveveryearly.C.TheyprefertoarriveverylatE.D.TheyprefertoarrivealittlelatE.67.AccordingtothetextifagroupofEnglishmenAmericansandItaliansholdameetingwhowillbethelasttoarrive?A.TheEnglishmen.B.TheAmericans.C.TheItalians.D.BoththeEnglishmenandtheItalians.[学优高考网]68.WhatdotheJapaneseliketodoatlunchtime?A.Todrink.B.Togettoknoweachother.C.Totalkbusiness.D.Toeatonly.69.AccordingtothewritertheBritishliketo______.A.arriveontimeandtalkbusinessduringthemealB.arriveearliestandhatetalkingbusinessatamealC.arrive15minuteslateandtalkbusinessafterthemealD.arriveafewminuteslateanddiscussbusinessduringthemeal70.Bygivingusthetwoexamplesthewritermeanstoshowusthat______.A.differentcountrieshavedifferentculturesindifferentpartsoftheworldB.theGermansaremoreseriousandhavegoodlivinghabitsC.theItaliansarecarelesspeopleandtheyareneverontimeforeverythingD.theFrenchpeopleareverylazy.Theyprefereatinganddrinkingmore

ThedayofmyholidayarrivedbutIwasn’tlookingforwardtoit.IhadlittlemoneyandhadonlybeenabletoaffordtostaywithmyAuntRosainSpain.SoIwasn’treallyexcitedasIknewexactlywhatitwasgoingtobelike;LotsofnoisycousinsandAuntRosabeggedmetotakeherforaridE.AfterIhadcheckedinImademywayslowlytothedeparturegatE.AsIwaswaitingtoboardtheplanIkeptthinkingaboutmyidealholidaydestination;Jamaicawithitslongsandybeachesandcrystalclearwater.AssoonastheplanetookoffIfellfastasleepandonlywoketothesoundoftheannouncement;LadiesandgentlemenpleasefastenyourseatbeltsaswewillshortlybelandinginKingston.Ifrozeinmyseat.WasIdreaming?Kingston?Jamaica?Ihadboardedthewrongplane!ImmediatelyaftertheplanelandedIexplainedthesituationtotheauthorities.ItseemstherewerealsothreeofotherpassengersheadingforSpain.Apparentlyithadbeentheairline’sfaultsincetheflightnumbersforSpainandJamaicawereexactlythesame!ThereforewithnoflighttoLondonforaweektheairlinehadnochoiceexcepttopayforourstay.SothereIwaslyingonthebeachenjoyingthemusicandmarvelousfoodofJamaica!AsforAuntRosaIsupposeshejusthadtolivewithoutme!46.WhydidthewaiterchoosetospendherholidaywithherauntinSpain?A.Shecouldhardlyaffordanybettertrip.B.HerauntbeggedhertogotherE.C.Shemissedhercousinsverymuch.D.Spainwasheridealdestination.47.Inthestorythewriterendedup_____.A.headingforSpainfromJamaicaB.flyingtoLondonimmediatelyC.enjoyingafreebeachholidayD.complainingtotheauthorities48.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TerribleAdventureB.NiceDreamC.A.Well-PlannedD.LuckyMistake

WhileNickwasonthebusreadinghisnewspaperthemansittingnexttohimsuddenlypushedalargeenvelopeintohishands.Heretakethis!themansaidstoodupandgotoffthebusbeforeNickcouldsayaworD.NicksatthereholdingtheenvelopE.Itfeltheavy.Therewerepapersinsideormoneyperhaps.I’dbetterhanditovertothepolicehethought.TherewasapolicestationclosetohisofficE.Butashegotoffthebusamancametohim.Heseemedtobewaitingforsomething.HewantstheenvelopeNickthought.Nickbegantowalkquicklyandthemanhurriedafterhim.Nickstartedtorunandthemanbegantoruntoo.ButthenjustbeforehegottothepolicestationNickmanagedtolosethemaninthecrowds.Whenheenteredthepolicestationthemanwasnolongerinsight.InsidethepolicestationNickhandedovertheenvelopetoapolicemaninchargE.Themanopenedit.Theenvelopewasfullofmoneyfalsemoney.ClearlythemanmadeamistakethepolicemansaiD.Hethoughtyouwereoneofthegang团伙!Nickfeltlikeahero.Hecouldalreadyseehisnameinallthepapers.Hecouldimagineaninterviewontelevision.HoweverthepolicemanwentonI’mafraidImustaskyoutokeepquietaboutallthis.We’retryingtocatchsomeverycleverthievesandwedon’twantthemtoknowthatwehavesomeofthemoney.Soyoumustn’tsayawordtoanyone–notevenyourboss!21.ThemanwhosuddenlygaveNickanenvelopewasmostprobably________.A.Nick’sfriendB.athiefC.thebusdriverD.apostman22.Nickdecidedtogivetheenvelopeovertothepoliceprobablybecause________.A.thewholethingwasstrangeB.anothermanwaswaitingforitC.hedidn’twantthemoneyinsideitD.thepolicestationwasnearhisoffice23.AsNickgotoffthebusamancametohimbecause________.A.hewantedtocatchNickB.hethoughtNickwasapolicemanC.hewantedtogiveNicksomemoneyD.hethoughtNickwasoneoftheirgang24.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NickhadanunusualexperiencE.B.Nickbecameahero.C.A.gangofthieveswerecaught.D.A.gangofthievesmadeamistakE.

RecentlytheTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?hasbecomeoneofChina’smostpopularTVshowsattractingmorethan600millionviewerseachweek.InthisprogramfivecelebrityfatherstraveledtosixcountrysidelocationsacrossChinaincludingsomevillagesinBeijingYunnanShandongHunanHeilongjiangandadesertinNingxia.Theytookcareoftheirkidswithoutthehelpofthekid’smothers.Atthesametimetheyalsotookpartindifferentkindsofactivitieswiththeirkidstogethersuchascookingfishingandsellinggoods.Whyistheshowsopopular?Itreflects折射socialreality.Inbigcitiesfathersarealwaysbusyearningmoneyandmakingachievementsintheircareer.Theydon’tsparemoretimewiththeirkids.saidXieDikuigeneraldirectoroftheshow.Asthefatherofa3-year-olddaughterXiesaidthathefoundhisownheartbeingtouchedashemadeit.Althoughthesefathersarebusytheyareabletosparetimefortheirkids.Wecandobetterthanthem.ThisalsohappensinsomeruralareasinChina.MoreandmoremenfromruralareasarenowworkinginbigcitiesleavingtheirkidsathomeundertheGrandparents’care.Ihaveasonandadaughterinmyhometown.saidXuCanyonga33-year-oldmanworkinginShantouGuangdongProvince.Theycometolivewithmeonlyduringsummerandwintervacations.Imissthemverymuch.IwanttohavethemlivewithusinShantoubutthecostoflivinghereistoohigh.saidXu.31.Fivecelebrityfathershaveevertraveledto_______withtheirkids.A.BeijingHunanandHeilongjiangB.HunanHeilongjiangandTibetC.YunnanNingxiaandHongKongD.YunnanShandongandGansu32.TheTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?ispopularmainlybecause_______.A.thefivefathersareallfamousstarsB.therearemanybeautifulsightsinitC.XieDikuiisapopulardirectorinChinaD.itreflectstheproblemsaboutfamilyeducation33.TheunderlinedwordThisinParagraph4refersto_________.A.theTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?B.thefactthatfathershavelesstimewiththeirkidsC.thetripoffivecelebrityfatherswiththeirkidsD.therelationshipbetweenXieDikuiandhisdaughter34.XuCanyongcan’tlivewithhistwokidsinShantoubecause________.A.hecan’taffordtolivetheretogetherB.hehasnotimetolookafterhiskidsC.ShantouistoofarfromhishometownD.hiskidsareusedtolivingwiththeirgrandparents35.Fromthispassagewemayinfer________.A.fatherswillraisethekidsinsteadofmothersB.thefivecelebrityfatherswillgiveuptheirownjobsC.insomeruralareasmoreandmorekidslivewiththeirgrandparentsD.Mr.Xuoftengoesbacktohishometownduringsummerandwintervacations

Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.NooneknowswhytheywerepaintedtherE.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesaccordingtopictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesasakindofwriting.TheydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguagE.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet字母表.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.WhenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburieD.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomic-stripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomic-strip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.SotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimplE.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.ThiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguagE.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworlD.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingsphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetsandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.59.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause_____.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful60.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat______.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomic-stripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianonE.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.62.Inthelastparagraphthewriterthinksthatpictures______.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.aredisappearingfromourlife

ResearchersatStanforduniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospacE.Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels板Howeverinsteadofturningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdothematerialturnsheatintoradiation.ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Hesaysthatthepan-elshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesanD.Thepanelsactlikeamirror.Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun.Andhesaysboththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspacE.It'sastructure构造thatcoolsitselfwithoutelectricityinputevenunderthesun.Sowhatitdoesisbasicallyradiateheattoouterspaceandalsoreflectthesunlightsoitdoesn'tgetheatedupbythesun.Mr.FansaysitislikehavingawindowintospacE.Theheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutwarmingtheair.Hesaysbuildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels.InareaswhereelectricityisnotaccessiblethereisasignificantpotentialbenefitforstoringmedicineorevenfooD.Inmanyofthesesituationsbeingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.Theresearcherssaythemainproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehigh-techpanels.Theysayitmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspray喷涂thatcouldbeusedonexist-ingsolidstructures.Theybelievethecoolingspraytechnologycouldbedevelopedinthenextthreetofiveyears.Theysayasmuchas15percentoftheenergyusedintheUnitedStatesisspentprovi-dingpowertoairconditioningsystems.68.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus.A.A.newmaterialiscreatedtocoolthebuildingsB.LivingonhotdaysisnolongerabigproblemnowC.ResearchersaredevelopingnewsolarpanelsonroofsD.Thenewmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayers69.Howdoesthepanelwork?A.Itabsorbstheheatandcoolsitdown.B.Itusesamirrortoreflectthesunlight.C.Ithasawindowtoletouttheheat.D.ItsendsheatawayrightintospacE.70.Thenewmaterialisespeciallyusefulinareasthat.A.sufferhightemperatureB.areshortofpowerC.haveplentyoffoodD.havepoorairconditioning71.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplemayhaveproblemsinusingthenewmaterial.B.Somepeoplegotbenefitsfromproducingthepanels.C.Theapplianceofthenewpanelisstillunderresearch.D.Thenewpanelsmaysave15percentoftheenergy.

LiMingyangonlyjoinedAlibaba’sinvestmentplatformonemonthagobuthehasalreadytransferred转移almostallthecashinhisbankaccount–nearlyRmb200000$32000–totheonlinefunD.Heisfarfromalone.Morethan30millionpeopleinChinahavesigneduptoYu’EBaoorLeftoverTreasureonlysixmonthssinceitslaunch.InitiallyastheChinesee-commercegroupasaplatformforitsuserstomanageextrafundsintheironlinepaymentaccountsYu’EBaoisbecomingsomethingfarmorepowerful:astraight-upsubstitutefortraditionalbankdeposits存款.There’snopointinkeepingmoneyinthebankanymorE.ThisisjustasreliablemoreflexibleandyoucanearnalotmorefromitMrLisays.AquickhitoftheYu’EBaoapplicationonhisphoneshowstheShanghai-basededitorhasearnedmoreinterestonhisaccountoverthepastdaythan94percentofotherlocalusers.Thisisfunalmostlikeacomputergamehesayswithalaugh.ForeveryRmb12thatcompaniesandindividualshavedepositedinChinesebankssinceJunetheyplacedroughlyRmb1intheirYu’EBaoaccountsaccordingtoFinancialTimescalculationsbasedonofficialdatA.WhileitremainstinycomparedwithtotaldepositsintheChinesebankingsystemthistransferofcashfrombankstotheAlibabaplatformisonlyspeedingup.Intheprocessitthreatenstoupend颠倒therulesofChina’sstate-protectedfinancialdepartmentbreakbanks’profitmodelandshiftingpowertosaversinawaythatwasscarcelyimaginableatthestartofthisyear.OtherChinesetechcompaniesaregettinginontheact.TencentdeveloperofthehugelypopularmessagingappWeChatissaidtobedesigningafundplatformsimilartoYu’EBao.BaiduthesearchenginecompanybeganmarketinginvestmentproductsinOctober.InternetcompanieswiththeirabilitytoinstantlyreachmillionsofconsumershavealreadystartedtochangethecompetitivedynamicinfinancesaysErnanCuiananalystwithGKDragonomicsaBeijing-basedresearchfirm.72.Inthefirstparagraphwhatdoestheunderlinedpart‘Heisfarfromalone’mean?A.liMingyanglivesfarawayfrombanks.B.FewpeoplehavetransferredtheirmoneytotheonlinefunD.C.Notsomanypeoplehavesomuchmoney.D.ManypeoplehavedonethesameasMr.Li.73.IfRmb12000isdepositedinChinesebanksthenhowmuchmoneywillflowintoYu’E.Baoaccountsaccordingtothepassage?A.Rmb10B.Rmb100C.Rmb1000D.Rmb1000074.AsYu’E.BaohasbecomesopowerfulasaplatformforitsuserswhatotherChinesee-commercegroupswilldointhefuture?A.Theythinkthere’snopointinkeepingmoneyinthebankanymorE.B.TheywilltransferalltheirmoneytotheonlinefunD.C.Theywillmaketheircompaniesmorestate-protecteD.D.TheywillalsodesignonlineplatformsandthrowthemselvesintosuchdynamicfinancE.75.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthee-commercegroupasaplatformforitsuserstomanagepaymentaccounts?A.objectiveB.notsopromisingC.negativeD.troublesome

ThekindlyChineseFortuneGrandpawearingHanChineseclothingandholdingafortunebagdebuted亮相attheImperialAncestralShrineinBeijingonthedayafterChristmas.ThefinalimageoftheChinesegift-giverwasselectedthroughaglobaldesigncompetitionagainstSantaClausaccordingtoareportbyGuangmingDaily.ManyChinesecitieshavebeenfilledwithChristmasneonlightsChristmassongsChristmastreesandtheimagesofSantaClausinrecentdays.AsamatteroffactforeignfestivalsarebecomingmorepopularthancertaintraditionalChinesefestivalsamongtheChinesepeopleparticularlytheyouth.CertaintraditionalfestivalshavediedoutbecausepeoplehaveforgottentheirspiritualmeaningssaidnotedwriterFengJicai.MoreandmoreChinesepeoplearebeginningtoexchangegiftsonValentine'sDayandChristmas.HowevermanyofthemknownothingaboutChineseNewYearpicturesorsugarcoatedfigurines小糖人andhaveneverheardsuonamusic.CertainfolkcustomsontheDragonBoatFestivalTombSweepingDayandothertraditionalfestivalshavegraduallydisappeared.Undersuchcircum-stanceseventheChineseFortuneGrandpaisunlikelytodefeatSantaClaus.Howeveritisnotabadthingtosomeextent.Itconstantlyremindspeopletorestorethetruefaceoftraditionalfestivals.ChinahaslistedtraditionalTombSweepingDayDragonBoatFestivalandMid-AutumnFestivalaslegalholidayswhichbringsmorepaidleavestothepublicandhelpstoawakethepublicawarenessoftraditionalfestivals.Inmodernsocietyfestivalisacarrierofcultureanditsmeaninglargelydependsontheirunderstandingsandusagesbypeople.ComparedwithforeignfestivalstraditionalChinesefestivalsarenotinferior次于inculturalmeaningsbutlackoffashionsoughtbymodernpeople.Ifpeopledonotappreciatethehistoricalculturecontainedbytraditionalfestivalsandonlytakepleasure-seekingasthemostimportantthesignificanceoftraditionalfestivalswillfadeawayandtheinheritance继承offinetraditionalculturewillbecutoff.60.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat______________________.A.traditionalfestivalsshouldco-existwithforeignfestivalsB.alltheChinesefestivalsaredisappearinginthenearfutureC.westernfestivalsareconstantlyimpactingonourfestivalsD.theChinesepeoplehavethepublicawarenessoftraditionalfestivals61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______________.A.animagedesignedbytheChinesepeoplewillbedisplayedB.theChinesegift-giverwasintendedtosymbolizetraditionalcultureC.manyforeignersknownothingaboutChinesefestivalsD.theChinesearebeginningtoexchangegiftsontheMid-AutumnFestival62.ManyChineseyouthdisliketraditionalfestivalsbecausetheythink______________.A.traditionalfestivalsareoutoffashionnowB.thehistoricalcultureismoredifficulttounderstandC.westernfestivalscontainmoreculturalmeaningsD.theinheritancewillcutofftheircontactwithwesternfestivals63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.GoneareChineseTraditionalFestivalsB.TrueFaceofChineseTraditionalCultureC.ForeignFestivalsPopularwithChineseD.ChineseFortuneGrandpaVS.SantaClaus

It’sreallyatoughjobforautomakersdoingmarketingandsalesinChinawherecompetitionisacuteandcustomershavelittleloyalty.Theyhavetriedarangeoftricksinrecentyears.ButthereshouldbeamoralbottomlinE.UnfortunatelyaBuickdealershipusedthetragedyofatwo-month-oldinfanttoadvertiseitscarslastweekonWeibo–Microblog.AndHyundaiMotorfollowedsuit.OnMarch4anSUVwasstolenwiththeinfantleftinsidealoneinthenortheasterncityofChangchun.ThenewsspreadwidelyonWeiboafterthebaby’sfathercalledthelocalpoliceandradiostationforhelp.Thenextdayitwasrevealedthattheinfantwaschokedtodeathandburiedinsnowbythethief.Theonlinecommunityexpresseditsdeeplyfeltsympathyandcondolences.TheBuickdealershippostedaphotoofthebabyandtwoofitscarsonitsofficialWeiboaccounttoadvertiseitsGPSsystemthatcanlocatethestolencar.AfewthoughtsontheChangchunstolencarandbabyincident:whenbuyingacarit’sentirelyOKtochooseabrandwithadvancedtechnologysaidthepost.ThoughthepostwasmadebeforetragicfateoftheinfantwasknowntheactiongeneratedastormofoutrageonWeibo.Someonlinecommentatorssaiditismarketingatthecostoflivesandextremelydespicable.WorsewasthepostonHyundai’sofficialWeiboaccountthatadvertisedtheanti–theftsystemonitsnewSUVSantaFeanentrymadeafterthechildwasknowntohavedieD.Theactionalsoenragedmicrobloggers.BothpostsweresoondeleteD.TheBuickdealershipmadeanapologyonWeibotothefamilyofthevictimandthepubliC.Butscreenshotssavedbyuserscontinuedtobepostedandthenegativeimpactonbothbrandspersists.Thetwobrandsprobablydidn’texpectsuchafirestormoffuryfromtheInternetcommunitybuttheyreallymadeabigmistakesinkingbelowthemoralbottomlinE.Theycertainlyruinedtheirownbrandimages.TheChinesehavethesameproverbastheEnglishlanguage–alittleleakwillsinkagreatship.Ittakesdecadestobuildthegreatshipofarespectablebrandbutitcantakejustamomentofnegligencetomakeitfailcompletely.Forthoseincorporatemarketingtwolessonsshouldbelearned:firstbecarefulintheeraofsocialmediawhenonewrongcanbeeasilymagnifiedandhavedisastrousimpactsinjustafewclicks.Secondandmoreimportantlythinkwithyourbrainandheart.Neverbreakthemoralbondsofrespectforhumanlifeandsympathyforourfellowman.66.WhoistoblameforthetragedyofChangchuninfantaccordingtothepassage?A.Thebaby’sfatherB.BuickandHyundaidealershipC.WeiboD.Notclear67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Themissinginfantwasfoundaliveinthestolencar.B.Microblogmarketingoftragicinfantdeathfuelsfirestormofcriticism.C.Peoplecan’tseethetwopostsanymorebecausetheyweredeleteD.D.Thetwocarbrandsmentionedinthepassagespoiledtheirownreputationbysellingthestolencar.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedword–despicableinparagraph4mean?A.ImmoralB.ImportantC.DistinguishedD.Considerable69.ThereasonwhyHyundai’spostwasworsethanBuick’sisthat_________.A.Hyundaidealershipdidn’tmakeanapologyonWeiboB.BuickdealershipexpresseditsdeeplysympathyandcondolencesC.Hyundai’spostwasmadeafterpeopleknewtheinfanthaddiedD.Buick’scarwasmoreadvancedonitsGPSsystem70.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeople_____________.A.nottosinkbelowthemoralbottomlineB.nottosympathizeourfellowmanC.tothinktwicebeforemakingdecisionD.tomagnifythemistakespeoplemake

GrowingupinruralMalawiAfricaWilliamKamkwambalearnedtoacceptthatlifewasharD.Helivedwithhisparentsandsevensistersinasmallclayhousewithoutelectricityorrunningwater.LikemostboysinhisvillageWilliamwasexpectedtoassisthisparentsonthefamilyfarmaswellaskeepupwithhisschoolwork.EachnightlikemostMalawianshisfamilywenttobedearlybecausethekeroseneoiltheyneededtolightthelampswascostly.Aterribledroughtin2000leftmanyMalawianshungryandWilliam’sfamilywasnoexception.In2003attheageof13Williamandmanyotherchildrenwereforcedtodropoutofschoolwhentheirparentscouldnolongeraffordhisschooling.Williamhadtoworkevenhardertohelphisfamilybuthewasn’treadytogiveuphiseducation.Hewenttothelocallibraryandtookoutsomebookstostudy.OnebookcalledUsingEnergysparkedWilliam’sinterestinscienceandgavehimanideathatsignificantlychangedhisfuturE.InthebookWilliamfoundapictureofawindmill风车andabriefdescriptionofhowitcouldbeusedtogenerateelectricityfromwinD.Heknewthattherewasplentyofwindinhisvillageandrealizedthatifhecouldbuildawindmilllikethathecouldgivehisfamilyandthe.peopleinhisvillageamuchbetterlifE.Therewasjustoneproblem.Thebookdidn’texplainhowtobuildawindmillandneitherdidanyoftheotherbooksinthelibrary.WhathappenedoverthenextyeardemonstratedWilliam’sincredibleambitionanddetermination.Hebegantocollectanykindsofmaterialshethoughtcouldbeuseful—scrapsofwoodbrokenbicyclesoldshoes—andstartedtobuildawindmillnexttohisfamily’shousE.Heenduredmanychallengesandfailures.Otherpeopleinhisvillagecalledhimcrazyandsaidhisideawouldneverwork.Finallyattheageof14Williamcompletedhisfirstwindmill.WhentheysawelectriclightsandheardthesoundofmusicontheradiocomingfromWilliam^housethevillagepeoplecamerunning.Hehaddoneit.WilliamKamkwambahadfoundawaytocapturethewinD.Kamkwamba’sautobiography自传TheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWind^tellsthestoryofhowtherestoftheworldcametoknowabouthisachievements.Withthehelpofinternationalsupportershisvillagenowhascleanrunningwatersolarpoweredlightingandelectricpower.AsaresultofhisactionsKamkwambawasinvitedtostudyengineeringatDartmouthCollegeoneofthetop-rankinguniversitiesintheU.S.Healsotravelstheworldandgivestalksabouthowhemadehisdreamareality.56.WilliamwenttothelocallibrarybecauseA.hewantedtofindsomematerialsforhisinventionB.itwashisfavoritewaytokilltimeandrelaxC.hewantedtocontinuehiseducationD.itwasbelievedtobeawaytochangehisfate57.Paragraph3ismainlyabout_____.A.whythewindmillissoattractiveB.howWilliamgotinspiredbyahookC.whyWilliamdecidedtocontinuehiseducationD.howawindmillworkstoproduceelectricity58.ThelivingconditionsinWilliam'svillagearemuchbetternowmainlybecauseA.WilliamhashelpedbuildapowerstationB.thevillagersaregreatlyencouragedbyWilliamC.WilliamautobiographyislocallypopularD.ithasreceivedmuchoutsidehelp59.WilliamKamkwambacanbebestdescribedas_____.A.ambitiousanddeterminedB.honestandforgivingC.braveandpatientD.reasonableandhumorous60.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthepassage?A.Weshouldstrikewhiletheironishot.B.A.goodbeginningmakesagoodenD.C.OnewholiveshisdreamcanmakeadifferencE.D.You’dbetternotputalltheeggsinonebasket.

BritishplanningexpertsareheadingtoChinatoadviseonbuildingcitiesthatdonotdamagetheenvironment.TheywilladdressmayorsontheneedtoavoidU..S..Modelbybuildingdense稠密的citieswithlow-carbonbuildingsandgoodpublictransport.Theirvisitfollowsareportwarningthattheroad-basedU..S..Modelcouldmakeclimatechangeimpossibletocontrol.Europe’sdensely-populatedcitieswithstrongpublictransportlinksareheldupasanexampleforChinatofollow.Bygoodplanningandspendingalittlemorelivablenewcitiescouldbebuiltwithlow-carboninfrastructure基础设施.InChinamanyinstitutionsaretakingtheclimatemoreseriouslythanbeforeandthetravelinggroupfromBritain’sTownandCountryPlanningAssociationwillmeetofficialsfromtheChinesegovernment’seconomicresearchagencyinaworkshoponlow-carbonbuildings.Theywillalsomeetofficersinfast-growingShenyangwhichhasmorethansixmillioninhabitants居民.OnanotherdaytheywillpresenttheirideasattheNationalAcademy.SeveralofChina’smajorcitiessufferheavytrafficjams.Someoftheirleadersarenowlookingfornewideastomakecitiesmoredensely-populatedwhilethemayorsofsomefast-growingcitiesarehopingtobuildinalessenergy-consumingway.Chinaalsosuffersacrisisofagriculturallandsohigh-densityplanninghasmanybenefits.KateHendersonsaidAsmoreandmorepeopleacrosstheworldmovefromruraltourbanareaswemustguaranteeourcitiesgrowstably.Thismeansdeliveringschoolsparksandpublictransportalongsideemploymentareasandhousing.WelookforwardtosharingourthinkingonhowGardenCityprinciplescanbeapplied—bothtocreatingnewcitiesandtorenewingexistingones.28.WhydoesthewritermentionU..S..Modelinthepassage?A.ToshowtheadvantagesofEurope’sModel.B.ToenrichourknowledgeaboutCityModel.C.Totellusitsdisadvantagesandgiveusawarning.D.ToconveyAmericanexperts’viewsoncityplanning.29.WhatisuniqueforEurope’sdensely-populatedcities?A.Theroad-basedModelisgoodfortheenvironment.B.Itcanspeedupthegrowthofthenewly-builtcities.C.Itsinhabitantsenjoytheconvenienceofthewideroads.D.Itsdesignsfocusonlow-carbonbuildingsandpublictransport.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinPara3referto?A.Britishplanningexperts.B.MayorsfromChina’smajorcities.C.OfficersfromShenyang.D.LeadersfromChineseinstitutions.31.WhatisthebestwaytomakeChinesecitiesgrowstably?A.Bysavingmoreagriculturallands.B.Bybuildingapartmentsnearworkingareas.C.Bypersuadingpeopletomovetoruralparts.D.Bybuildingenvironment-friendlydensecities.

Haveyoueverhadthedesiretowandertheworldandseewhatwasoutthere?Whilesomepeopleprefertostayinthecomfortoftheirownhomeothershavebeenbittenbythetravelbugandcan’twaittoexploretheworlD.Exotic异国的placescalltothem.Cometovisitusandwewillshowyoumymysteriestheysay.EveryyearmillionsofpeoplepacktheirsuitcasesorputonbackpacksandflocktovisitthesevencontinentsoftheworlD.TheywanderthroughthecastlesandmuseumsofEuropeandthecitiesandnaturalwondersofNorthandSouthAmericA.SomevisitthevastexoticculturesofAsiaAfricaandtheMiddleEast.ThegreatoutbackofAustraliaisawonderlandforthosewhogotherE.Andafewluckypeopleevenrealizetheirdreamstovisitthemostmysteriouscontinentontheearth–AntarcticA.Whydopeoplewanttoexploretheworld?Itgivesthemabetterunderstandingabouttheearthandthepeoplelivingonit.ItopenstheirmindsitgivesthemafeelingofaccomplishmentanditmakesthemfeelalivE.SosavesomemoneygetyourpassportreadyandseetheworlD.Itwillchangeyourlifeforever.56.Ifapersonisbittenbyatravelbughe________.A.preferstostayathomeB.feelsalotofpainC.hatesexoticplacesD.iseagertoseetheworld57.Thewritersuggeststravelersgoto________toexperiencethemostdifferentcultures.A.EuropeB.AmericaC.AsiaD.Antarctica58.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatbyexploringtheworldyoucangetthebenefitsexcept________.A.controllingyourlifeforeverB.understandingtheearthandthepeopleC.OpeningyourmindsD.havingasenseofachievement59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.InterestingplacesB.AdvantagesoftravelingC.CulturedifferencesD.Attitudestowardstraveling

Facebookisnowusedby30millionpeopleintheUKabouthalfthepopulation.JoannaShieldsvicepresidentofFacebookEuropemadetheannouncementthismorningatamediaconferenceinLondon.Shesaid:Wecanannouncetodaythatwehavereached30millionintheUKwhichwearereallyexcitedabout.GloballyFacebookhasmorethan500millionregisteredusersamilestoneithitlastsummer.LastJulyitalsorevealedthatithad26millionregisteredUKusers.InthelasteightmonthsithasattractedfourmillionextraUKusersbringingtheUKtotalto30millionwhileinJanuary2009Facebookhadonly150millionregisteredusers.LastyearZuckerbergFacebook'sfoundersaiditwasalmostaguaranteethatthesitewouldhitonebillionusers.Heexplained:Ifwesucceedininnovatingthereisagoodchanceofbringingthistoabillionpeople...itwillbeinterestingtoseehowitcomestrue.Onethirdofwomenaged18to34checkFacebookwhentheyfirstwakeupbeforeevengoingtothetoiletaccordingtoresearch.Twenty-onepercentofwomenagedbetween18to34checkFacebookinthemiddleofthenightwhile42percentofthesamegroupthinkitisfinetopostdrunkenphotosofthemselvesontothesocialnetworkastudybyOxygenMediafound.ShieldswasspeakingthismorningattheFinancialTimesDigitalMediaandBroadcastingConferenceaboutthepowerFacebook'sreferralscanbringtomediasitessuchasnewspapersandTVservices.SheexplainedthattheaverageFacebookuserhas130friendswhotheysharelinkstomediasiteswithonaregularbasis.MediacompanieswhichtakeadvantageofthatarereallyseeingthebenefitsShieldssaid.ShieldsrefusedtosaywhetherFacebookwoulddevelopitsownmobilephoneoperatingsystemandalsosaiditwassillythatGooglehadrecentlydisabledthefeature特点whichallowedGoogleuserstosynctheircontactswithFacebookfriends.32.WhatisJoannaShieldscontentwith?A.theannouncementB.mediaconferenceC.fastgrowingregisteredusersD.thebenefitsofFacebook33.ZuckerbergFacebook'sfoundertakeamoreviewaboutthefutureofFacebook.A.negativeB.optimisticC.coldD.pessimistic34.WhatkindofpeoplearemoreinterestedinFacebookaccordingtothepassage?A.teenagersB.middle-agedpeopleC.oldpeopleD.youngpeople35.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.FacebookwoulddevelopitsownmobilephoneoperatingsystemB.Googledidn'tallowitsuserstosynctheircontactswithFacebookfriendsC.ShieldsrefusedtoadmitthepowerFacebook'sreferralscouldbringD.Googlewasalwayssilly

HereissomethingaboutChristmas.EveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesfortwoweeksandtheyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon’tlikecrowdsandareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.LastyearhoweverItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreetitwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.UnfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableformE.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverylowpricesoIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestationmyhusbandwasnottherE.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupofteA.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox.Ohdear!Ithought.Yeswehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotgotothesalesagain.28.InJanuary________.A.lotsofpeoplegoshoppingforsomethingcheaperB.peoplehavealotofmoneytospendafterChristmasC.alltheshopscloseforatwo-weekChristmasholidayD.peopledon’thaveenoughmoneytobuynewclothes