Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone must have left a bag of chocolates in the back seat of his vehicle，but it turned out to be ＄300，000 in cold hard cash. Now，Gamboa is winning honors for honesty after turning in the money he found Monday.The money was returned to an unidentified poker player working in a club.Yellow Checker Star Transportation named Gamboa its driver of the year and rewarded him with ＄l，000 and a dinner for two at a restaurant. A.message left Wednesday to interview Gamboa at the cab company wasn’t immediately returned. Gamboa told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he had another passenger by the time he began wondering what kind of chocolates were in the brown paper bag.He cast a glance inside the bag at a traffic light. “I told my passenger，‘You are my witness on this，’”the 13-year taxi driver told the Las Vegas Sun，“and then immediately called my company.” Gamboa took the six bunches of ＄100 bills to the company’s main office，where Las Vegas police and the club officials returned it to the poker player. Gamboa saidthemangave him a ＄5 tip after a trip from the Cosmopolitan Resort to the Palms Place Tower，and Gamboa then drove to the Bellagio Resort，where a doorman helping a passenger into the car noticed the bag. It took several hours to check the identity of the owner and return the cash.He took Gamboa’s information，but didn’t leave a reward. “If he doesn’t give me anything，that’s OK，”Gamboa told the Sun.“I.’m not waiting for any kind of return.I just wanted to do the right thing，and I appreciate what the company did for me.” 46.Who proved the driver found ＄300.000？ A.Adoorman.B.A passenger. C. The poker player.D.The police. 47.How much money was there in every bunch on average? A.＄100B.＄1，000C.＄3,000D.＄50，000 48.What’s the proper order of the events according to the text? a.The driver turned in the money. b.The poker player got out of the taxi. C.The driver found a large sum of money in the bag. d.The driver was interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun. e.A doorman helping a passenger into the car saw the bag. A.b-e-c-a-dB.b-c-d-e-aC.e-c-b-d-aD.e-b-c-a-d 49.What can be inferred from the text? A.The driver will ask the poker player for ＄l，000. B.It was 3 days before the poker player got back the money. C.The driver meant to keep back the money at first. D.The driver feels he should return the lost money. 50.Which of the following can be used to describe the driver? A.Honest and helpful.B.Clever and careful. C.Understanding and generous.D.Determined and responsible.

High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached宣扬bymanybutactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandonE.Shoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstorebutinsteadwillwarntheirfriendsrelativesco-workersstrangers—andanyonewhowilllisten.StoremanagersareoftenthelasttohearcomplaintsandoftenfindoutonlywhentheirregularcustomersdecidetofrequenttheircompetitorsaccordingtoastudyjointlyconductedbyVerdeGroupandWhartonSchool.StorytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumerssaidPaulaCourtneyPresidentoftheVerdeGroup.Thestorelosesthecustomerbuttheshoppermustalsofindareplacement.OnaverageeveryunhappycustomerwillcomplaintoatleastfourothersandwillnolongervisitthespecificstorE.Foreverydissatisfiedcustomerastorewillloseuptothreemoreduetonegativereview.Theresultingsnowballeffectcanbedisastroustoretailers.Accordingtotheresearchshopperswhopurchasedclothingexperiencedthemostproblems.Rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.Themostcommoncomplaintsincludefilledparkinglotscluttered塞满了的shelvesoverloadedracksout-of-stockitemslongcheck-outlinesandrudesalespeoplE.Duringpeakshoppinghourssomeretailerssolvedparkingproblemsbygettingmoonlighting业余兼职的localpolicetoworkasparkingattendants服务员.Somehiredflagwaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.ThisguidanceridtheneedforcustomerstocircletheparkinglotendlesslyandavoidedconflictbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparkingspacE.Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesbyredesigningstorelayouts布局pre-stockingsalesitemshiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiersandhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtoanswerquestions.Mostimportantlysalespeopleshouldbediplomatic外交手腕的andpolitewithangrycustomers.Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendlysaidProfessorStephenHoch.Maybesomethingassimpleasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.CustomerscanalsoimprovefutureshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstotheretailerinsteadofcomplainingtotherestoftheworlD.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.51.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?A.Mostcustomerswon’ttakethetroubletocomplaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.B.Customerswouldrathertelltheirunhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.C.FewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproveD.D.It’sdifficultforcustomerstogetintouchwithstoremanagers.52.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplybysayingtheshoppermustalsofindareplacementParA.4A.Newcustomersmustreplaceoldones.B.Itisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameproductsinotherstores.C.MoststoresprovidethesamekindofservicE.D.Notcomplainingtothemanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.53.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers________.A.canstaylongerbuyinggoodsinthestoreB.canparktheircarswithouttroubleC.won’thaveanyworriesaboutsafetyD.canfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping54.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?A.MannersofthesalespeoplE.B.Hiringofefficientemployees.C.HugesupplyofgoodsforsalE.D.Designofstorelayout.55.Toachievebettershoppingexperiencescustomersareadvisedto________.A.putpressureonstorestoimprovetheirserviceB.settletheirargumentswithstoresinadiplomaticwayC.voicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyD.shoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores

Areyoucarryingtoomuchonyourbackatschool?I’msurelotsofchildrenofyouragewillsayYes.NotonlythestudentsinChinahavethisproblembutchildrenintheUnitedStatesalsohaveheavyschoolbags.Doctorsarestartingtoworrythatyoungerandyoungerstudentsarehavingbackandneckproblemsasaresultofschoolbagsbeingtooheavyforthem.It’shardformetogoupstairswithmybagbecauseit’ssoheavysaidRickHammondan11-year-oldstudentintheUS.Rickisamongstudentswhohavecommonschoolbagswithtwostraps带子tocarrythembutmanyotherstudentschooserollingbags.Butevenwithrollingbagsgettingupstairsandbusesisstillaproblemforchildren.Manyofthemhavehurttheirbacksandnecksbecauseoftheheavyschoolbags.Buthowmuchistoomuch?Doctorssaystudentsshouldcarrynomorethan10%to15%oftheirownbodyweight.ScottBautchabackdoctorsaidchildrenunderGrade4shouldstaywith10%.Butitisalsoimportantthatolderchildrendon’tstaywithover15%becausetheirbodiesarestillgrowing.ChildrenarelosingtheirbalanceandfallingdownwiththeirschoolbagshesaiD.Parentsandteachersarestartingtotellchildrentoonlytakehomelibrarybookstheywillbereadingthatnight.SometeachersareusingpiecesofpaperorthinworkbooksforstudentstotakehomE.Oneofthebestanswersisassomechildrensaidtohavenohomeworkatall!61.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A.onlychildreninChinacarrytooheavyschoolbagsB.bothchildreninChinaandtheUScarrytooheavyschoolbagsC.childreninothercountriesdon’tcarrytooheavybagsD.onlychildrenintheUScarrytooheavyschoolbags62.Childrenfeelithardforthemtogoupstairsbecause________.A.theyaretooyoungB.theydon’tknowhowtogoupstairsC.theirschoolbagsaretooheavyD.theirparentsdon’talwaysgoupstairswiththemtogether63.Ifachildcarriesaheavyschoolbag.A.hisbackandneckwillbehurtB.hisheadandarmswillbehurtC.hishandswillbehurtD.hisfeetwillbehurt64.AccordingtothedoctorScottBautchifachildinGrade5weighsabout30kilostheschoolbaghecarriesshouldnotbeover________.A.5kilosB.3kilosC.5.5kilosD.4.5kilos65.Somestudentsthinkthebestanswertohisproblemsisthat.A.theyshouldhavealittlehomeworktodoaftertheygethomeB.theirteachershadbetternotaskthemtodoanyhomeworkC.theyshouldonlytakehomelibrarybookstheywillreadthatnightD.theyshouldusethinworkbooksinsteadofthickones

Ifyoucouldbeanybodyintheworldwhowoulditbe?Yourneighbourorasuperstar?A.fewpeoplehaveexperiencedwhatitmightbeliketostepintotheskinofanotherpersonthankstoanunusualvirtualreality虚拟现实devicE.RikkeWahlanactressmodelandartistwasoneoftheparticipantsinabodyswappingexperimentattheBeAnotherlabaprojectdevelopedbyagroupofartistsbasedinBarcelonA.SheswappedwithherpartneranactorusingamachinecalledTheMachinetoBeAnotherandtemporarilybecameaman.AsIlookeddownIsawmywholebodyasamandressedinmypartner'spantsshesaiD.That'sthepictureIrememberbest.Theset-upisrelativelysimplE.Bothuserswearavirtualrealityheadsetwithacameraonthetop.Thevideofromeachcameraissenttotheotherpersonsowhatyouseeistheexactviewofyourpartner.Ifshemovesherarmyouseeit.Ifyoumoveyourarmsheseesit.Togetusedtoseeinganotherperson'sbodywithoutactuallyhavingcontrolofitparticipantsstartbyraisingtheirarmsandlegsveryslowlysothattheothercanfollowalong.Eventuallythiskindofslowsynchronised同步的movementbecomescomfortableandparticipantsreallystarttofeelasthoughtheyarelivinginanotherperson'sbody.Usingsuchtechnologypromisestoalterpeople'sbehaviourafterwards-potentiallyforthebetter.Studieshaveshownthatvirtualrealitycanbeeffectiveinfightingracism-thebias偏见thathumanshaveagainstthosewhodon'tlookorsoundlikethem.ResearchersattheUniversityofBarcelonagavepeopleaquestionnairecalledtheImplicitAssociationTestwhichmeasuresthestrengthofpeople'sassociationsbetweenforinstanceblackpeopleandadjectivessuchasgoodbadathleticorawkwarD.Thentheyaskedthemtocontrolthebodyofadarkskinneddigitalcharacterusingvirtualrealityglassesbeforetakingthetestagain.Thistimetheparticipants'biasscoreswerelower.Theideaisthatonceyou'veputyourselfinanother'sshoesyou'relesslikelytothinkillofthembecauseyourbrainhasinternalisedthefeelingofbeingthatperson.ThecreatorsofTheMachinetoBeAnotherhopetoachieveasimilarresult.AttheendofbodyswappingpeoplefeellikeholdingeachotherintheirarmssaysArthurPointeauaprogrammerwiththeproject.It'sareallynicewaytohavethiskindofexperiencE.IwouldreallyreallyrecommendittoeveryonE.74.Thewordswappingparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.buildingB.exchangingC.controllingD.transplanting75.WecaninferfromtheexperimentattheBeAnotherlabthat______.A.ourfeelingsarerelatedtoourbodilyexperienceB.wecanlearntotakecontrolofotherpeople'sbodiesC.participantswilllivemorepassionatelyaftertheexperimentD.TheMachinetoBeAnothercanhelppeoplechangetheirsexes76.IntheImplicitAssociationTestbeforetheparticipantsusedvirtualrealityglassestocontroladarkskinneddigitalcharacter______.A.theyfoughtstronglyagainstracismB.theyscoredloweronthetestforracismC.theychangedtheirbehaviourdramaticallyD.theyweremorebiasedagainstthoseunlikethem77.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.technologyhelpspeoplerealizetheirdreamsB.ourbiasescouldbeeliminatedthroughexperimentsC.virtualrealityhelpspromoteunderstandingamongpeopleD.ourpointsofviewaboutothersneedchangingconstantly

ThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombs坟墓tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItislocatedonthewestbankofNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflifE.ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNilE.ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgyptbuttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2000yearsolD.Scientiststhinkittook10000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcallitthePyramidoftheSun.NearitisanotherhugepyramidthePyramidoftheMoon.46.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekings’tombsD.forkingKhufu

InthisageofInternetchatvideogamesandrealitytelevisionthereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupieD.Yetdespitethecompetitionmy8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontestacompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests–andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionletterfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanresurfaceinourchildren.A.revelation启示camelastweekwhenIaskedherDon’tyouwanttowinagain?NosherepliedIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgradE.Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously自发地toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehallIofferedsuggestionsforcharactersconflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquicklyguidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgradeIhadtoacceptthatIwasco-optingmydaughter’sexperiencE.WhilesteppingbackwasdifficultformeitwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmorestepsputtingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifaskeD.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperimentgrowandfindtheirownvoices.70.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Nowmanyamusementscompeteforchildren’stimE.B.Childrenhavelotsoffundoingmindlessactivities.C.RebeccaismuchtoobusytoenjoyherleisuretimE.D.Rebeccaoftengoonlineforherwritingmaterials.71.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?A.ShewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmorE.B.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.C.Shedidn’tquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.D.Herroadtosuccesswasfullofpainandfrustrations.72.TheunderlinedwordresurfaceinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.recycleB.reappearC.reconsiderD.reunite73.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?A.Shewasconfidentabouthertalentinwriting.B.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.C.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.D.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.74.Theauthortookgreatpainstoimproveherdaughter’sstoriesbecause_______.A.shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecomingawriterB.shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewritingC.shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuchD.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance75.What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?A.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.B.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.C.ChildrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperiencE.D.A.writingcareerthoughattractiveisnotforeverychildtopursuE.

ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledYeOldeTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.50.ThepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutA.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs51.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.Thebanofsmoking.C.ThepresentclosingtimeD.Havingnosparemoney.52.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking53.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor________A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed

OdysseyArenaTheOdysseyArenaownedbyOdysseyTrustisalargesportsandentertainmentcentresituatedinTitanicQuarterandtheWaterfrontBelfastNorthernIrelanD.ItwasjointlyfundedbytheMillenniumCommissiontheLagansideCorporationtheDCALtheSheridanGroupandtheSportsCouncilforNorthernIrelanD.TheArenaopenedin2000withthePavilionlateropeningin2001.TheOdysseyissaidtohavecost£120milliononcompletion.In2011TheOdysseyPavilionwhichwasownedbyTheSheridanGroupwentintoadministrationthebuildingisnowundercontrolofKPMGuntilanewownerisfounD.EventSinceopeningtheOdysseyArenahashostedsomeoftheworld’sbestknownbandsandartistsfromaroundtheworlD.IthasalsohostedanumberofWorldWrestlingEntertainmentliveeventsincludingRAWandSmackDown!.WWEvisitstheOdysseyatleastonceayear.Since2008ithasplayedhosttothePremierLeagueDarts标枪.Aswellasthesehigh-profilesportingeventstheOdysseyArenahasalsohostedconcertsbysomeofthebest-sellingmusicartistsintheworldandit’salsohomeoftheBelfastGiants.JanetJacksonwasscheduledtoperformduringherAllforYouTouron14December2001buttheshowwascancelledduetothe11September2001attacks.On2October2010theBostonBruinsfacedtheBelfastGiantsSelectsinanNHLChallengematch.TheOdysseywasshort-listedfor‘InternationalLargeVenueoftheYear’OutsideofNorthAmericainthe2005PollstarConcertIndustryAwardsmakingitoneofthetopsixmajorconcertvenuesintheworlD.Thecomplexfeatures:TheOdysseyArena–NorthernIreland’sbiggestindoorarenahostsconcertsandsportingeventssuchasBelfastGiantsgames.W5–standsforWhoWhatWhereWhenWhy.W5isanaward-winningscienceexhibitioncentredemonstratingthepowersofsciencE.TheOdysseyPavilion–containsbars:RockiesSportsBarChicShedBar.Restaurants:SodaJoesPizzaHutIndianOceanTheStreatRedPandA.Nightclubs:BoxNightclubBeachCluB.TheOdysseyBowlandOdysseyCinemasformerlyStormcinemaVue12–screenmultiplex.ASheridanIMAXoperatedinthecomplexfrom2000until2007withitsformerlocationremainingvacantasof2013.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheOdysseyArenainthefirstparagraph?A.TheOdysseyArenawasjointlyfundedandtheownerisOdysseyTrust.B.ThebuildingoftheOdysseyPavilionisunderthecontrolofKPMG.C.BoththeArenaandthePavilionopenedinNorthernIrelandin2000.D.£120millionissaidtohavebeenspentonthecompletionoftheOdyssey.61.WhathasbeenhostedintheOdysseyArenasofar?A.WorldWrestlingEntertainmentliveevents.B.T.he2005PollstarConcertIndustryAwards.C.ThePremierLeagueDarts.D.JanetJackson'sAllforYouTour.E.AnNHLChallengematch.A.a;b;cB.c;d;eC.a;b;dD.a;c;e62.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheOdysseyArenaisNorthernIreland’sbiggestarenA.B.W5isascienceexhibitioncentrewitheducationalpurposE.C.IntheOdysseyPavilionyoucanvisitmanyscenicattractions.D.A.SheridanIMAXhasoperatedinitsformerlocationsince2000.

PerfectDisasterAllaroundusbuildingsshook.Wedecidedtoleavethetown.Westoppedoncewehadleftthebuildingsbehindus.Thecartsweremovinginoppositedirectionsthoughthegroundwasperfectlyflatandtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeirwheelsblockedbystones.Inadditionitseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked吸backwardsasifitwerebeingpushedbackbytheshakingofthelanD.CertainlytheshorelinemovedoutwardsandmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysanD.Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire—likelightningbutbigger.NotlongafterthatthecloudsreacheddowntothegroundandcoveredtheseA.Nowcamethedustthoughstillthin.Ilookedback.A.densecloudappearedbehindusfollowinguslikeafloodpouringacrossthelanD.Thenadarknesscamethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynightbutmorelikebeinginaclosedandunlightedroom.Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencryingmenshouting.Somewerecallingforparentsothersforchildren;theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheirvoices.Darknessandashescameagainagreatweightofthem.Westoodupandshooktheashoffagainandagain;otherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitandcrushedbytheweight.Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeorfog.Soontherewasrealdaylight.Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasachangedworldburiedinashlikesnow.―fromPliny'slettertoafriend【小题1】Plinyleftthetownafter_____.A.theeruptionB.theskybecamedarkC.thebuildingsbeganshakingD.theseawentback【小题2】Thecartswouldn'tstaystillbecause_____.A.theearthwasshakingB.theseasuckedthembackwardsC.thewheelshadstonesunderthemD.thelighteningfrightenedthehorses【小题3】Thereasonwhyitwasdarkisthat_____.A.itwasverylateatnightB.cloudsofashcoveredthesunC.therewasaverybadstormD.therewasnomoonthatnight【小题4】Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnamesand.A.listeningtotheirvoicesB.runningaboutlookingforthemC.shakingtheashoffpeopleD.watchingpeopleastheyranpast

InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaiteD.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.ThethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrasseD.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisitfindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiayoumightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagreE.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding点头yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.56.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutofthewaybecausethegentlemen_______.A.wereforeignersB.didn'thaveticketsC.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus57.Accordingtothearticleifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountryyoushould_______.A.learnthelanguageofthecountryB.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountryC.haveenoughtimeandmoneyD.makefriendswiththepeoplethere58.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite________.A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattablE.B.topassfoodwiththelefthanD.C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.D.tohelpyourselfattablE.59.Thebesttitle题目forthisarticleis_______.A.People'sEverydayLifeB.MindYourMannersC.ShakingandNoddingHeadD.TakingaBusinEngland

Almosteveryoneacceptsthefactthatcrimecanneverbewipedoutentirely.ThuscontrolofcrimebecomesthefocusofthepoliceandgovernmentsaroundtheworlD.ThequestionlawmakersmustanswerisWhichsystemofcriminalpunishmentworksbestforsociety?Eachcountryhasdevelopeditsownideasforsolutionstothisquestionandthesesolutionsthendeterminehowcriminalsarepunishedunderdifferentsystems.Howevernoneofthecurrentsystemsinusehasproven100percenteffectivE.Therearemanyideasregardingpunishmentofcriminals.Somesystemslookonlytogetretribution报应惩罚againstcriminals.ThesesystemsworktofrightencriminalsawayfromrepeatingacrimeinthefuturE.Thesesystemsalsotrytodeter使打消念头othersinsocietybyusingthecriminalasanexampleofwhatcanhappentoapersonifheorsheiscaughtcommittingcrimes.Rehabilitation悔过改造isanotherphilosophybywhichmanysystemsofpunishmentoperatE.Thegoalofthesesystemsistoreturnaformercriminaltosocietyafterarequiredperiodoftreatmentandtrainingusuallyinprison.Theideaistotrytohelpchangetheperson’sbehaviorandapproachsothatheorshebecomesalaw-abidingcitizen.Capitalpunishmentisanotherformofpunishmentwhichsystemsuseinextremecriminalcasessometimesinvolvingsuchcrimesasmurderrapeandviolenttheft.Inthesecasesthepersonisputtodeath.Todaycapitalpunishmentisusedinrelativelyfewcountries.Manycountrieshavedoneawaywithit.InotherscapitalpunishmentremainsonlyofficiallyinlawbooksbutisrarelyuseD.HowevercapitalpunishmentremainsinuseinsomecountriesincludingtheUnitedStates.Whenlookingatthenumberofcrimescommittedtheeffectivenessofanyoftheseformsofpunishmentcomesintoquestion.IntheUnitedStatesforexample80percentofthepeoplearrestedeachyeararemaleandthemajorityoftheseareyoungmenorboys.One-thirdofallautotheftsrobberiesandburglariesarecommittedbyyoungmenundertheageof18.Generallyyoungpeoplehavelessresponsibilityinsocietysotheyrisklosinglittleiftheyarecaughtinacriminalactivity.Howeveritcanalsobearguedthattoday’syouthfulcriminalsdonotfearthepunishmenttheywillreceiveifcaughtbythepolicE.CurrentmethodsofcriminalpunishmentdonotservethepurposeofdeterringyoungcriminalsintheUnitedStates.A.majorproblemwiththecurrentsystemofrehabilitationintheUnitedStatesisthatmostcriminalsreturntocrimeaftertheyhavesupposedlybeenrehabilitateD.Two-thirdsofthosecaughtbythepoliceeachyeararerepeatcriminals.AsaresultofthisfactmanypeoplefeelthatrehabilitationofcriminalsisalostcausE.Sincethelate1970smanyseeretributionasapreferred首选的punishmentincriminalcasesintheUnitedStates.71.Whatisthemainpurposebehindretribution?A.Tofrightenfuturecriminals.B.Tosatisfythevictim.C.Totakecriminalsoutofsociety.D.Tocreaterepeatoffenders.72.ManycrimesintheUnitedStatesarecommittedby________.A.law-abidingcitizensB.leadersC.teenagersD.factoryworkers73.WhatpercentofthepeoplearrestedintheUnitedStatesarefemale?A.10percent.B.20percent.C.50percent.D.80percent.74.AccordingtothepassagewhichistrueofthelegalsystemintheUS?A.CapitalpunishmentisnotalloweD.B.Themajorityofcriminalswillnotrepeatcrimes.C.Manypeopleseeretributionasthepreferredpunishment.D.Fewyoungpeoplecommitcrimes.75.Whatisabigproblemwiththesystemofrehabilitation?A.Criminalsrepeatcrimes.B.Prisonsaretoofull.C.Thecrimerateisgoingup.D.Youngmenaregoingtoprison.

首先请阅读下列招聘启示的相关信息A.BlogWriterHaidianDistrictBeijingIntroduceyouruniversityandgetpaid!WearelookingforforeignstudentsaroundChinatowriteabouttheiruniversities.Wewillpublishthesearticlesonourblog.NorequirementsorexperienceisneedeD.IfyouareaforeignstudentinChinaandareabletowriteinEnglishthenyouarewelcometojoinus.B.FulltimekindergartenteacherneedednowWearelookingforForeignEnglishspeakingteachers.Studentsrangefromage3–12yearsolD.Otherlanguageskillsareaplus.Ourrequirements:◇NativeEnglishspeakerfromtheU.S.AustraliaBritainandCanadawouldbebetter◇Haveatleastoneyearteachingexperience◇Lovekidsandlovetoteachandshouldbeopenandactiveanddynamicmotivated◇HavegoodcommunicationandorganizationskillswhenyouareintheclassC.DentistsNeededinBeijing-A.FamousDentalInstitutionsChaoyangDistrictWeareverywell-knowninternationaldentalmedicalinstitutionsinBeijing.We‘renowingreatneedofinternationalforeigndentists.Requirements:◇5yearsrelatedworkexperiencesuchasDentalImplants2ndperiodrepairTeethBeautyetC.◇Youmustbeacertifiedpractitioner◇NowinChinamostwelcome◇CanliveandworkinBeijingforalongtimE.D.ParttimeteacherneededTianheDistrictWearelookingforaparttimeteacherforakidstrainingcenter13.5hours/week.◇ClassSize:2-6kids/class.◇Schedule:MondaytoSaturday13.5hoursintotal.Requirements:◇NativespeakingEnglishteacherwithrelevantteachingexperiencE.◇Responsiblereliableactiveandlikeworkingwithchildren.E.Interpreter/PersonalAssistantGuangzhouWeareanAustralianFashionDesignhousewithWholesale&Retailoperations.ItraveltoGuangzhouoftenandneedanassistanttohelpmedevelopourbusinessinChinA.Therightpersonmustbeableto:◇InterpretationsupportandhavegoodEnglishspeakingskillsandwritingskills◇OfferPersonalassistancewithSuppliersmeetings◇TravelwithinChinaandvisitTradeShows&Suppliersifnecessary◇VisitFabricMarketswithmetosourceFabricF.HongKongerCakeShopManagerorBakeryManagerSQisanultra-luxuriouspatisserieinShanghaiSQisopening3newcakeshopsinShanghaiandwenowneedaHongKongercakeshopmanagerorBakeryManagerRequirements:◇ComefromHongKongit’samustMalepreferred◇HavewesternrestaurantmanagementexperienceorworkedasmanagerofStarbucksorKFC◇Withgoodstuffmanagementandtrainingability◇Professionalanddedicated以下是各求职者的信息请将求职者的信息和上面合适的招聘信息匹配起来【小题1】ThisisLora22yearsoldagraduateofInternationalTradeMajor.IcanspeakexcellentEnglishalsoCantonesE.HaveagoodcommunicatingskillsandnegotiatingmethoD.—I'dliketoassistyouaccompanyyouvisitfactoriesmarketsandtradefairsoon.—Samplesending/Orderfollowingandnegotiatingwithsupplieronyourbehalf.—QualityControlInspectiongoodssuperviseloading.【小题2】MynameisNataliaaBritishfemaleandIamlookingforafull-timepositionofEnglishTeacherinShanghai.HereismyCV:—EnglishTeacherPrivateKindergartenShanghai2012.08–nowadays—TeachingEnglishto2-5yearsoldstudentsteachingplansforgroupsandEnglishClubdevelopmentParents’Daysandmeetingsorganizingthegraduationshoweventpreparing.—Languages:English–fluent;German–basic;Spanish–basic【小题3】HithisisRalphwhocomesfromAmericA.IamstudyinginuniversityofscienceandtechnologyBeijing;Iamdoingmastersincommunicationandinformationengineering.I’mgoodatwritingandwillingtodoanyparttimejobrelatedtowriting.【小题4】MynameisSteveandIamcurrentlylookingforemploymentinBeijing.Ihave8yearsexperiencewithDentalServicewhereIcoverednumeroustasksincludingthefollowing:—Oralsurgery—Teethwhitening—CosmeticdentistryIwanttoworkwithacompanyinBeijingtosharemyknowledgeandworkwiththecompanytoensurestabilityandgrowthcontinueslongterm.【小题5】HiIamPaulandIamwritingthislettertooffermyapplicationforthepositionofabakerymanager.IhavebeenabakerymanagerforthelastfiveyearsinaStarbucksinHongKong.IhavegainedagoodknowledgeofwhatittakestofacilitatethebestbakingproductsandservicE.ApartfromthisIknowhowtorunasuccessfulbusinessandmanagethesupplystandardofproductsandalsointhehiringortrainingandcustomerservicE.Iamreadytotakeupanewchallengeinyouresteemedbakery.

TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricafordecades.Poachers偷猎者andhuntershavekilledoffhundredsofthousandsofelephantstoobtainthispreciousmaterial.Nowaffectedareasaretakingaction.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureIUCNannouncedonWednesdaythatkeystateswherepoachingtakesplacehavepromisedtostoptheivorytradeandprotectAfrica’selephants.Inthe1980sasmanyas1millionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusks.Thiscontinueduntil1989whentheConventiononInternationalTradeinSpeciesCITESvotedtobanalltradeinivory.Withtradechokedoffdemandforivoryfell.ElephantpopulationsslowlybegantoincreasE.Howeverthisprogresswasshort-liveD.AccordingtotheIUCN2011sawthehighestlevelsofpoachingandillegalivorytradinginatleast16years.Around25000elephantswerekilledinAfricathatyear.PreliminarydatafromtheIUCNshowsevenhigherlevelsofillegaltrademayhavebeenreachedin2013.Withabout22000elephantsillegallykilledin2012wecontinuetofaceacriticalsituationsaidJohnE.ScanlonCITESSecretary-General.CurrentelephantpoachinginAfricaremainsfartoohighandcouldsoonleadtolocalextinctionsifthepresentkillingratecontinues.AttheAfricanElephantSummitkeyAfricanstateswhereelephantsmaketheirhomeagreedtodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.Thedealcallsformaximumsentencesforpoachersandhuntersandincreasedcooperationbetweenaffectedstates.Officialsaredeterminedtoclassifyingwildlifetradingasaseriouscrime—andtomakingsurethatthepeoplewhocommititarepunisheD.Allparticipantsattheconferenceagreedtosignthedeal.Withthesestatescomingtogethertheremayyetbehopeforelephants.293words【小题1】What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.NewHopeforElephants.B.Elephantsaredying.C.ElephantsarevaluablE.D.Howtoprotectelephants【小题2】TheunderlinedphrasechokedoffinParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A.appreciatedB.preventedC.admittedD.explored【小题3】WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheCITEShashelpedtoimproveelephants’situationeversince1989.B.AroundonemillionelephantsacrossAfricawerekilledfortheirivorytusksinthe1980s.C.Thepoachingandillegalivorytradingin2011wereveryserious.D.Thesituationofelephantsin2012wasstillterriblE.【小题4】AllofthefollowingmeasureswillbetakentoprotectelephantsEXCEPT________.A.toidentifywildlifetradingaseriouscrimeB.topunishthosewhobuyorsellwildlifebelongingsC.tosentenceallwildlifepoachersandhunterstodeathD.toworktogethertofightagainstwildlifehunting【小题5】What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.TheillegalivorytradehasbeenamajorprobleminAfricA.B.ElephantsinAfricamaydieoutbecauseoftheillegalpoaching.C.HuntingelephantswillberecognizedasaveryseriouscrimE.D.Anewagreementaimstodevelopazero-toleranceattitudetowardspoaching.

Manypeoplewhenstartingtogamble赌博thinkthattherewillbenoproblemtostopatanygiventimebuttheydon'tevenrealizehowtheirinitialexcitementeventuallytransformsintolosingofcontrolhowtheystarttogamblemoreandmorefrequentlyinordertobetlargerandlargeramountsofmoneyandfinallyturnintorealaddicts.Addictivegamblingcanharmtherelationshipsathomeandatwork.Peopleevenstartdoingthingstheyneverthoughttheywouldlikestealingtogetmoneytogambleorpaygamblingdebts.Theystarttolieandcheatonceoutofcashtousefortheiraddiction.GablingistheonlythingthatoccupiesthemindofanaddictandisalltheywanttodonomatterwhattheconsequencesarE.GamblerskeepgamblingwhethertheyareinagoodorinabadmoodwhethertheyarehappyordepresseD.Itseemsthatonlysocantheynotfeelempty.Accordingtotheexpertstherearethreestagesleadingtogamblingaddiction:1ststage:Theso-calledwinningstagE.Itstartswiththeplayer'sfirstwins.Thiseventreleasessuchabigamountofstimulationintothebrainofanindividualthattheywillpayanypricetorepeatthestimulation.2ndstage:ThelosingstagE.EventuallytheplayerwillstarttolosefromtimetotimE.TheexcessiveplayersusuallydonotliketolosE.Theystartplayingmoreandmoreinordertogetthelostmoneybackandalwaysbelievethattheluckisjustonitsway.ThisveryoftenleadstotrappingtheplayerintoaterriblecirclE.3rdstage:ThedesperatestagE.Atthispointthepersonisalreadydeeplyaffectedbythegamblingaddiction.HebecomesseparatedfromthesocietyandseesnohopE.Atthisstagetheplayerisoftenincompletesadnesswheretheneedforhelpisadesperateextremity极点.Inordertoovercomeagamblingaddictionthefirststeptostartwithistoadmitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.Formanygamblersthisisusuallythehardestpart.MostofthemmaynotjustrealizethattheyarehavingthisproblemwhileothersmaybeawareofitbutwouldnotadmititsexistencE.Thismightbeagoodtimetocomecleantothelovedonesandaskfortheirsupport.Howeveritisrecommendedtoseekprofessionalhelpfromanaddictionexpert.Peoplewiththiskindofproblemcanreceivehelpfromprofessionalsonlyaftertheyhavestartedtohelpthemselvesbyadmittingtheirdifficultsituation.Recoverywillneverhappenwhenpeopleminimizetheextentoftheirconditionwhentheystartmakingexcusesorblameothersfortheirmistakes.Overcomingagamblingaddictionorproblemisnevereasy.Counselingisagoodchoiceinordertogainacontroloverthegamblingaddictionandisthebestwavtofindalong-termsolution.TitleGamblingaddictionhelpFacts☆Peoplewhostarttogambletakegambling76.☆Theseriousnessofgamblingaddictionisoften77.Problemscausedbygambling☆Onecan't78onwellwithhisfriendsandfamilymembers.☆Itcausesonetosteallieandevencheatwhenheusesupmoney.79forgamblingaddiction☆Gamblingoccupiesthemindofanaddictdespitetheconsequences.☆Itseemstofillone's80inhislifE.Threestages81ingamblingaddiction☆Thewinningstagestartswiththeplayer'sfirstwinsandmakesonerepeatthestimulationlikecrazy.☆Thelosingstageiswhentheplayersloseoftenandtrytogetthelostmoneybackwiththe82inluck.☆Thedesperatestageiswhenthegamblingaddictionaffectsthepersondeeplyandmakeshimseparatedand83.Waystoovercometheaddiction☆Admitrecognizeandaccepttheproblembyaddictsthemselves.☆Seekhelpfromthelovedonesandespeciallyanaddiction84.☆Counseloftento85thegamblingaddiction.

Chineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.NotcaringaboutthemoneyparentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEnglandtheUnitedStatesorAustraliA.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilllearnamusicalinstrumentorballetorotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadstartinlifE.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationisthebetteritis.Sotheparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.Howeverwhatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren’sskillsvaryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethoughisthattoday’schildrenlackself-respectandself-confidencE.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywellbutparentsaren’tteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecookingsewinganddoinghousework.TeachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlifE.CookingdemandspatienceandtimE.It’sanenjoyablebutdifficultexperiment.A.goodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscookingsohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallytofinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresultawell-cookeddinnerwillgivehimmuchsatisfactionandalotofself-confidencE.SomeoldmachinessuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildrentoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarousehisinterestHewillspendhourslookingatthemtryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesaren’tmerelyteachingachildtoreadabookbutrathertothinktousehisminD.Andthatismoreimportant.71.ParentsinChinaaccordingtothispassage_________.A.aretoostrictwiththeirchildrenB.aretoorichtoeducatetheirchildrenChavesomeproblemsineducatingtheirchildrencorrectlyD.aretoopoortoeducatetheirchildren72.Generallyspeakingchildren’sskills_________.A.comefromtheirparentsB.havenothingtodowiththeireducationC.maybedifferentD.havesomethingtodowiththeirmarksintheexams73.Thewriterofthispassagedoesn’tseemtobesatisfiedwith_________.A.theparents’ideaofeducatingtheirchildrenB.theeducationalsystemC.children’sskillsD.children’shobbies74.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanconcludethat_________.A.brokenradiosandtelevisionsetsareusefulB.one’scuriositymaybeusefulforhislaterlifeC.anengineermustfixmanybrokenradiosD.agoodstudentshouldspendmuchtimerepairingradios

LikemanyloversofbooksMaryandherhusbandRichardGoldmanseldomwalkedpastabookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinsidE.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989theydecideditwastimetogetserious.RichardwhoworkedforabusinesscompanywaseagertoworkforhimselfandMaryneededtoslowdownfromherdemandingjoB.Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry.Weknewithadtobeaspecialtystorebecausewecouldn’tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollarsaysMary.Onefigurecaughtherattention:She’dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteries推理小说andmanybuyersspentmore$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselvesmysteryreaders.OnHalloween1992theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCaféneartheirhomE.Withthreechildrenincollegethecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily’smoneytostartashop.Tocoverthe$100000costtheydrewsomeoftheirsavingsborrowedfromrelativesandfromanbank.Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyearwithonly$120000insales.ButMarywasalwayscomingupwithnewwaystoattractcustomers.TheshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftstomysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestorE.Shealsoinviteddozensofwriterstodiscusstheirstories.TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420000ayear.Afterpayingtaxesbusinesscostsandthesixpart-timesalesclerksRichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34000.Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincomesaysRicharD.Thishasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselvesnotaboutmakingalotofmoney.【小题1】WhenMarywasinhospitalthecouplerealizedthat____.A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopracticeB.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealthC.hearttroublewasaseriousillnessD.theybothneededtostopworking【小题2】AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan_____.A.tostudyindustrialmanagementB.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooksC.todomarketresearchonbookbusinessD.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore【小题3】Howdidtheirbookstoredointhefirstyear?A.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.C.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.D.TheyfailedthoughtheyworkedharD.【小题4】AccordingtoRichardthemainpurposeofrunningthebookstoreis_____.A.topayfortheirchildren’seducationB.togettoknowmorewritersC.tosetupmorebookstoresD.todowhattheyliketodo

Closeyoureyesfoeaminutesandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeofyouhadahundreddollarsless.AlsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyescloseD.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwidE.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.DoctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeopletherE.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsisChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvincE.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogrammeforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.YourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworlD.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.65.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination66.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyhavenotbeenupdateD.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind67.ORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization68.Whatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?A.AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.Showsympathyfortheblind69.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORRISFlyingHospitalD.Sight-savingTechniques

Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheelsyetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirstwheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknowhoweverthattheyexistedover5500yearsagoinancientAsiA.Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSloveniA.Itisover5100yearsolD.Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhilethough.ThiscouldbebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansarounD.Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfacesroadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandforthem.Eventuallyroadsurfacesdidbecomesmootherbutthisdifficultsituationappearedagainafewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethearrivalofmodemroaddesign.Inthemid-1700saFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer层oflargestonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.A.Scotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe1820sandastronglastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesamelimemetalhubsthecentralpartofawheelcameintobeingfollowedbythepneumatictyre充气轮胎in1846.Alloywheelswereinventedin1967sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads柏油路.Aswheeldesigntookoffvehiclesgotfasterandfaster.68.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?A.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.D.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.69.Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?A.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.B.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.D.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.70.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples...B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.ByfollowingtimeorderD.Bymakingclassifications.71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.B.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.C.Thehistoryofpublictransport.D.Hisinventionoffast-movingvehicles.

In1900EnglisharchaeologistArthurEvansdiscoveredtheruinsofaroyalpalaceatKnossosonthenorthcoastofCretE.HelinkedthepalacetotheancientCretanKingMinosfromwhosenameheinventedthetermMinoan.Wedon'tknowwhatthesepeoplecalledthemselves.WeknowoftheMinoansonlythroughtheirruins.WhatweknowofMinoanhistoryisnothingmorethanagoodguessandgoodguessesareIshouldwarnlikelytobewrong.ThearchaeologicalevidencepointstoonlyafewreasonablefactsaboutMinoancivilization.Around3000BCCretewassettledbyapeoplewhoprobablycamefromAsiaMinor小亚细亚whoby2000BCwasalreadylivingincitiestradingwithothernationsaroundtheMediterraneanandusingpictographs.TheybuiltmagnificentpalacecentersatKnossosPhaistosandKatoZakros.Wehavenoideawhatlanguagetheyspokeexactlybuttheycertainlyspokeanon-HelleniclanguagethatisalanguagenotcloselyrelatedtoGreekandprobablyspokeanon-Indo-EuropeanlanguagE.TheMinoanswereagreatcommercialpeopleandtheirtradewaswidespreaD.TheEgyptianswerehighlyfamiliarwiththeCretanswhoevenappearedinEgyptianart.CretanartifactstheobjectsthatweremadeinthepastandarehistoricallyimportantturnedupalloverAsiaMinorandtheyseemedtohavebeeninvolvedintradewiththetribeslivingontheGreekmainlanD.AllofthesetradeactivitiesproducedgreatwealthfortheCretanswhichwentintomagnificentbuildingprojectsandtechnologicaldevelopment.TheCretansseemedtobetheonlypeopleintheancientworldthatwouldmakemulti-roombuildings.TheCretanswerethefirsttobuildplumbingsystem管路系统intheirbuildings.AndCretansocietyseemstobethefirstleisure休闲societyinexistenceinwhichalargepartofhumanactivitiesfocusedonleisureactivitiessuchassports.Themostpopularsportswereboxingandbull-jumping.Womenactivelytookpartinbothofthesesports.60.AccordingtothepassagetheMinoans_________.A.cametoCretearound2000BCB.didn'ttradewithothertribesC.ledacitylifeabout4000yearsagoD.spokealanguagesimilartoCreek61.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedby_______.A.spaceB.exampleC.timeD.comparison62.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.MinoancultureborrowedmuchfromEgyptiancultureB.theknowledgewehaveabouttheMinoansisverylimitedC.theMinoansweren'tgoodatbuildingpipesD.womenweren'tallowedtotakepartinbull-jumping63.Thepassageaimsto_________.A.introduceCretancivilizationtousB.tellusthetradeactivitiesoftheCretansC.showhowtheMinoans'ruinswerediscoveredD.discusstheimportanceofCretanculture

AlthoughtheUSissobiganditspeoplehavesomanydifferentracialbackgroundsitisinsomewayslessvariedthanEurope.TheEnglishlanguageisusedalmosteverywhereinitsAmericanform.TheAmericanwayofspeakinghasdevelopedindependentlyofEnglishandisonthewholeclosertowhatcanbeheardinIrelanD.Anotherexampleofuniformity一致isinhabitsandwaysofliving.FromBostontoLosAngelesitisasfarasfromFrancetoCentralAsiaandfromeasttowesttherearefivetimezones;buteverywherepeoplegetupandgotobedataboutthesametimeeatthesamekindoffoodbuyinthesamekindofshopsworkandrestatthesametimeofthedayandhavethesamepatternofholidays.InmostofthethingsthatmatterthereislessdifferencebetweenrichpeopleandordinarypeopleorbetweentownandcountrythaninanysingleEuropeannation.AlthoughfarmorefoodisproducedthanthepresentpopulationneedsAmericaisactuallyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedin从事agricultureandmostoftherestliveinoraroundtownslargeandsmall.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging;mostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowliveinsomethirtymetropolitan大城市的areas.ThefactthattheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenasingleeconomicunithascontributedtouniformity.Modernindustryfavorslargeorganizationanditisnoaccidentthattheworld’sbiggestcommercialfirmsareAmerican.Thepeoplecanchoosebetweentheproductsofcompetingmanufacturers制造商buttheproductsareallmuchalikE.67.IndescribingtheuniformityintheU.S.theauthordoesnotmentionthattheAmericanpeople.A.getupandgotoworkatthesametimeB.spendtheirholidaysinthesamepatternC.buyandeatthesamekindoffoodD.havemoreorlessthesameincome68.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageabouttheU.S.agriculture?A.TheAmericanfarmersneedmorelanD.B.Americansareinterestedinfarming.C.ItisnowgoingbackwarD.D.ItisquitedevelopeD.69.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat___.A.theproductionsizeintheUnitedStatesisverybigB.asingleeconomicunitproducesthesamekindofproductsC.therearemoreandmorecompetingmanufacturesD.peoplecanchoosefromallkindsofproductsthataresimilar.70.TheunderlinedpartInmostofthethingsthatmatterprobablyrefersto.A.inmostbasicthingssuchasfoodclothingandhousesB.inthemoreexpensivethingssuchascarsTVsetsetcC.intheirlandhousingandbanksavingsD.intheirwealthandincome

Thecomputerkeyboardhelpedkillshorthand---asystemofrapidhandwritingandnowit'sthreateningtofinishoffhandwritingasawholE.WhenhandwrittenessayswereintroducedontheSATexamsfortheclassof2011just15%ofthemost1.5millionstudentswrotetheiranswersincursive草写字母.Therest?Blockletters.AndthosecollegehopefulsarejustthefirstedgeofawaveofUSstudentswhonolongergetmuchhandwritinginstructionsintheprimarygradesfrequently10minutesadayorless.AsaresultmoreandmorestudentsstruggletoreadandwritecursivE.AtKeeneMillElementarySchoolinSpringfieldalltheirpoemsandstoriesaretypeD.ChildreninFairfaxCountyschoolsaretaughtkeyboardingbeginninginkindergarten.Olderstudentswhonevermasteredhandwritingsayitdoesn'taffecttheirgrades.TherearethosewhosaythecultureisatacrossingturningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedonE.Ifhandwritingbecomesalostformofcommunicationdoesitmatter?ItwasatUniversityofVirginiathatresearchersrecentlydiscoveredapreviouslyunknownpoembyRobertwritteninhisuniquescript.Handwrittendocumentsaremorevaluabletoresearchershistorianssaybecausetheirauthenticity真实性canbeconfirmeD.Studentsalsofindthemmorefascinating.Thelossofhandwritingalsomaybeacognitive认知的opportunitymisseD.Severalacademicstudieshavefoundthatgoodhandwritingskillsatayoungagecanhelpchildrenexpresstheirthoughtsbetter-alifelongbenefit.Itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskills.AtsomeschoolsinPrinceGeorge'sCountyelementaryschoolstudentsuseaprogramcalledHandwritingWithoutTearsfor15minutesaday.TheylearnthecorrectformationofmanuscriptlettersthroughsecondgradeandcursivelettersinthirdgradE.Therearealwaysgoingtobesomekidswhostrugglewithhandwritingbecauseoftheirparticularneurological神经系统的wiringlearningissuesorpoormotorskills.Educatorsoftenpointtothisfactorinsupportofkeyboarding.64.Whatistheauthorconcernedaboutafter2011SATexams?A.Keyboarding.B.ShorthanD.C.Handwriting.D.Blockletters.65.A.poembyRobertmentionedinthepassageisusedto_________.A.provehowvaluablehandwritingisB.explainwhatafamouspoetheisC.showhowuniquehispoemisD.stresshowfascinatingthedocumentsare66.TheexampleofHandwritingWithoutTearshelpstoarguethat_________.A.theschoolsareresponsibleforthelossofhandwritingB.thelossofhandwritingisacognitiveopportunitymissedC.itdoesn'ttakemuchtoteachbetterhandwritingskillsD.thecultureisturningfromthewrittenwordtothetypedone67.Accordingtotheauthorwhenisaperfecttimetolearnhandwriting?A.Kindergarten.B.Primaryschool.C.Highschool.D.CollegE.

Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback退步.Simplyspeakingitmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschoolthemoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine-monthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayear-roundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatimewithafewweeksoffinbetween.TheNationalAssociationforYear-RoundEducationsaystherewerefewerthanthreethousandsuchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongforty-sixofthefiftystates.[Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear-roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaidYear-roundschoolsdon'treallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear.Acrossthecountryresearchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.ExpertssaythiscanbepreventeD.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsofferprogramsthatcanhelp.Butcallingthemsummerschoolcouldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkinsRonFairchildsaidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedthetermsummerschool.InAmericanculturetheideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhooD.Theparentswelcomedothertermslikesummercampenrichmentextratimeandhands-onlearning.【小题1】Accordingtothefirstparagraphthesummerlearninggap.A.helpschildrentogainweightB.leadschildrentoworkharderC.improveschildren’smemoriesD.affectschildren’sregularstudies【小题2】Comparedtotraditionalschoolsstudentsintheyear-roundones.A.performbetterandhavemorelearninggainsB.havemuchlesstimeforrelaxationeveryyearC.havegenerallythesamenumberofclassdaysD.holdmoreclasseswithmorefreeweeksoff【小题3】Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Studentsfrompoorfamiliesoftenfallbehindafterthevacation.B.Year-roundschoolscansolvetheproblemofthelearninggap.C.Thereareschoolsineachstatefollowingayear-roundcalendar.D.Nothingcanhelpthestudentswhofallbehindafterthevacation.【小题4】Whydidalmostallparentsdislikethetermsummerschool?A.Theycherishthechildren’srightsoffreedomverymuch.B.Theyareworriedaboutthequalityofthesummerschool.C.Theywanttheirchildrentobeforcedtomakeupthegap.D.Theycan’taffordthefurtherstudyduringvacation.【小题5】Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.OpeningSummerCampsB.ForbiddingSummerSchoolsC.SpreadingYear-RoundEducationD.MindingtheSummerLearningGap

Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpetsbutmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure血压andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattackreducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsomeananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wifE.A.2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress紧张levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic算术orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalonewithahusband/wifeaclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.ThosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedMostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroompeoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorereleased放松aroundpetssaysAllenwhothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudgE.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwestermMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandwereputonadiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56fatpeoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaveragepeoplelostabout11poundsor5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetterlosinganaverageof12poundsmorethan15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbutsayresearchersgotmoreexerciseoverall–mostlywiththeirdogs–andfounditworthdoing.29.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.WhatpetsbringtotheirownersB.HowpetshelppeoplecalmdownC.people’sopinionsofkeepingpetsD.Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch30.Welearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif____________A.hehasapetcompanion伙伴B.hehaslessstressofworkC.heoftendosementalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily31.AccordingtoAllenwhydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasks?A.TheyhavelowerbloodpressurE.B.Theybecomemorepatient.C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.32.TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful

Tourismwasnotalwaysasimportantasitistoday.Inthepastonlyrichpeoplecouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Butin1976onepersonintwentyvisitedacountryawayfromhomE.Onepersondoesnottravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtrynewfoods.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.Therearenewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.35.Intheolddayscouldhavemoneytotraveltoothercountries.A.onlyafewleadersB.onlytherichmenC.workersorfarmersD.nobody36.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause.A.morepeoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.morepeoplewanttoseeotherpartsoftheworldwiththeirowneyes37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peopletravelfordifferentreasons.B.Mostpeopleliketoseetheirfarawayfriends.C.WhenpeopletraveltheyliketomakegooduseofthechancE.D.Peopleliketolearnfromthepeopleofothercountries.

I.relandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer征服IrelanD.ForhundredsofyearstheIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finallyin1921theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIrelanD.TheresultisthattodaytherearetwoIrelands.NorthernIrelandinthenorthispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIrelandinthesouthisanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincroppotatoeswasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750000peoplediedofhunger.Thisandashortage短缺ofworkforcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSAtheUKAustraliaandCanadA.Asaresultoftheseproblemsthepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.FormanyyearsthemajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Todaymanypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.LifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountrysidewherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpacE.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm­heartedandfriendlyOscarWildeafamousIrishwriteroncesaidthattheIrishwerethegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeksSinceindependenceIrelandhasrevived复兴itsowncultureofmusiclanguageliteratureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolinwhistlesetC.46.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependencE.C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.D.HowtwoIrelandscameintobeing.47.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments48.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeinIrelandB.A.VeryDifficultHistoryC.IrelandPastandPresentD.TheIndependenceofIreland

Oneofthemajorproblemsinoureconomyisinflationasituationinwhichpricesaregoingupfasterthanwages.Thusapersonhastoworkmorehourstopayforthesamething.Forexamplelet’ssaythatthisyearaloafofbreadcosts$1.00andtheaveragesalaryintheUnitedStatesis$10.00perhour.Thatmeansapersoncouldearnenoughmoneytobuyaloafofbreadinone-tenthofanhourorsixminutesThenhalfwaythroughtheyearThepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.25whilewagesstaythesamE.Thatmeansthatapersonhowhastoworkone-eighthofanhourorsevenandahalfminutestobuythesameloafofbreaD.Nowlet’ssaythatattheendoftheyearwagesgoupto$11.00perhourbutthepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.50.Nowapersonhastoworkmorethanone-seventhofanhourovereightminutestobutthesameloafofbreaD.AsyoucanseeifmoreandmoreworktimeisspentearningmoneytobuyloavesofbreademployeeswillhavelessmoneyleftovertobuyotherthingsInflationmeansthatthesamemoneybuysfewerthingsandeverybody’sstandardoflivinggoesdownevenifsalariesaregoingup.SomekindsofinflationareworsethanothersModerateinflationdoesnotdistort扭曲relativepricesorincomesseriouslyGallopinginflationhappensrapidlysayatarateof100percentormorewithinayear.Andthenthereishyperinflation－inflationsoseriousthatpeopletrytogetridoftheircurrencybeforepricesrisefurtherandmakethemoneyworthless.Timesofhyperinflationareusuallycharacterizedbysocialandpoliticaldisorder.1.Thepassagemainlywantsto.A.listmajoreconomicproblemsB.discusssomethingaboutinflationC.explainwhybreadpricesincreaseD.statethetypesofinflation2.Whyisaloafofbreadrepeatedlymentioned?A.ToexpressdissatisfactionwiththepriceofbreaD.B.Toshowtheeffectofpricechanges.C.TocomparebreadwithotherfooD.D.Toexplainsocialandpoliticaldisorder.3.Whathappenswhenpricesgoupbutsalariesremainthesame?A.Thegovernmentwilldomoreabouttheeconomy.B.Workersmightlosetheirjobsoftheyshowdissatisfaction.C.Peoplewillsavemoneyratherthanspendit.D.Peoplemustworklongertobuythesamethings.4.Whichofthefollowingsbelongstothetypeofmoderateinflation?A.Peopletrytogetridoftheircurrency.B.Inflationoccursatrateof100percentinayearC.Incomesandrelativepricesriseslightly.D.Thereissocialandpoliticaldisorder.

IhadthemeanestmotherintheworlD.WhileotherkidsatecandyforbreakfastIhadtohavecerealeggsandtoast.Othershadcokesandcandyforlunchwhilewehadtoeatasandwich.Asyoucanguessmysupperwasdifferentthantheotherkids'.ButatleastIwasnotaloneinmysuffering.MysisterandtwobrothershadthesamemeanmotherasIdiD.Mymotherinsistedonknowingwherewewereatalltimes.Shehadtoknowwhoourfriendswereandwhatweweredoing.Wehadtowearcleanclotheseveryday.Otherkidsalwaysworetheirclothesfordays.Wereachedtheheightofdisgracebecauseshemadeourclothesherselfjusttosavemoney.TheworstisyettocomE.Wehadtobeinbedby900eachnightandupat745thenextmorning.SowhilemyfriendssleptmymotheractuallyhadthecouragetobreakChildLaborLaw.Shemadeuswork.Ibelievedshelayawakeallnightthinkingupmeanthingstodotous.Throughtheyearsourfriends'reportcardshadbeautifulcolorsonthemblackforpassingredforfailing.Mymotherhoweverwouldmerelybecontentwithblackmarks.Noneofuswasallowedthepleasureofbeingadropout.Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults.UsingthisasabackgroundI'mnowtryingtobringupmythreechildren.I'mfilledwithpridewhenmychildrenthinkIammeanbecausenowIthankGodeverydayforgivingmethemeanestmotherintheworlD.51.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter'smotherwas________.A.notgenerousatallB.verystrictwithherchildrenC.verymeanwithmoneymattersD.verycrueltoherchildren52.Whichofthefollowingthingsdidthewriterhatetodomost?A.Eatingdifferentlyfromotherkids.B.Wearingcleanclothesmadebymother.C.Goingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.D.LettingmotherknowwheretheywerE.53.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.thewriterworkedhardandusuallygotgoodgradesinstudiesB.motherwaspunishedforbreakingtheLaborLawC.alltheotherkidsstudiedbetterthanthewriterD.thewriter'sfamilylivedamiserablelife54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MotherpractisedeconomyinrunningherhomE.B.Thewriterisverythankfulforhermother.C.Thewriterisseverewithherchildrenwhenbringingthemup.D.Thewrierhasadeephatredforhermother.55.Thepassagewaswritteninawayof________tonE.A.humorousB.hatefulC.ridiculousD.critical

MCDONALD’SAndroidFantaYahooWhenyoulookatthesebrands’logoshowdotheymakeyoufeel?Logosarelikecompanies’faces.A.teamofpsychologistsrecentlyfoundthatourbrainsaregoodatrememberingdifferentlogosandwedevelopthisabilityfromtheageof2.Youngchildrentestedinthestudycouldidentifylogosandlinkthemtothecorrectproductsabout67percentofthetimE.Somelogosaresopowerfulthattheydon’tneedtospellouttheirnamesAlexHillsbergofFinancesonlinE.ComtoldtheDailyMail.Theytranscend跨越culturalborders.Intrigued激起的好奇心bythisfindingHillsbergdidhisownstudytryingtofigureoutwhatitisaboutlogosthatmakessuchstrongimpressions.Hefoundthatcustomerstendtojudgeproductswithin90secondsofseeingthemandmostofthisjudgmentisbasedononething-color.It’sbeenknownforyearsthatdifferentcolorsaffectpeople’semotionsdifferently-scientistscallthiscolorpsychology.AndsomeoftheseeffectsaresimilarformostpeoplE.SoHillsbergstudiedmanyoftheworld’smostpopularlogosfocusingespeciallyontheircolors.Redforexampletendstoconveyenergy.Thusitisassociatedwithintensity强烈andfeelingsofpassion.ThisiswhyitisusedinthelogofortheenergydrinkRedBull.TheblueSamsunglogobringsfeelingsoftrustandconfidencebecausepeopleassociatebluewiththedepthandstability沉稳oftheskyandseasaidHillsberg.ThebigyellowletterMofMcdonald’sisassociatedwithjoyandenergywhileAndroid’sandStarbucks’greensweredesignedtocommunicatetheharmonyofnature.ThepurpleusedbyYahooisusuallylinkedwiththeluxuryofroyalty贵族.AndorangemakespeoplefeelcreativewhichisperfectforbrandssuchastheWebbrowserFirefoxandthedrinkFantA.BrownlogosmakecompaniesappearreliablewhichiswhythecolorisusedbythechocolatebrandM&Ms.PeopleusedtothinkthatlogodesignerschosecolorsbasedlargelyontheirownpreferencebutthisstudysaysotherwisE.TheyarecalculatedsaidHillsberg.Bigbusinesseschooselogocolorswithonethinginmind:thatyouremembertheirlogosinyoursleep.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.YoungchildrenarebetteratidentifyinglogosthanadultsarE.B.MostpeoplecantelllogosapartinlessthanaminutE.C.Logodesignersoftentakeculturaldifferencesintoconsideration.D.Somelogosaresoeffectivethattheyimmediatelyremindpeopleoftheirbrands.67.WhydoesAlexHillsbergfocusonlogos’colors?A.Hebelieveslogodesignersusuallyprefercertaincolors.B.Hethinksthatlogos’colorshaveabiginfluenceoncustomers’judgmentsaboutbrands.C.Hethinkslogos’colorsaretheeasiestthingforcustomerstorememberaboutthem.D.Hediscoveredanewtheorycalledcolorpsychologyandthinksit’sagoodplacetostartfrom.68.TheSamsunglogoandM&Mschocolatelogoaresuccessfulbecauseboth_____.A.makecustomersfeelthattheirbrandsaretrustworthyB.bringgreatjoyandpassiontocustomersC.givecustomerstheimpressionofbeingnature-friendlyD.inspirecustomerstoexpandtheircreativethinking69.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Howtobecomealogodesigner.B.Howourbrainrecognizesandrememberslogos.C.WhatmakessomelogossoimpressivE.D.Theculturalinfluenceoflogos.

WhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon.'?Bothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposure暴露接触toloudmusicandbothnowwearhearingaids助听器asaresult.AsateenagerClintonplayedsaxophoneinabanD.TownshendwhohasthemoreseverehearinglosswasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusiC.Temporary暂时hearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusiC.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamagedbutthey'renotdeadsaysphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevinE.AccordingtoDr.Levineifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoiseit'spossibletoreconditionthecells细胞somewhat.HoweverheaddsEventuallyoveralongperiodoftimehaircellsarepermanentlydamageD.Andthisisnosmallproblem.Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?AccordingtoDr.Levineregularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels分贝isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanusE.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheardyou'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.Thefactsareprettyfrightening.ButarerockbandsturningdownthevolumE.'?Mostaren't.RockmusicissupposedtobeloudsaysdrummerAndrewSather.Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock.ContinuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafnessaccordingtoDr.LevinE.HestatesThere'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.EachtimethathappensmoreandmoredamageisdonE.LevelsofCommonNoisesNormalconversation50—65dBFoodblender88dBJetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dBRockbandduringaconcert110—140dB72.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat___________.A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearinglossB.famouspeoplemayhavehearingproblemsC.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbandsD.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown73.InParagraph3theunderlinedwordreconditionmeans__________.A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsoundC.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain74.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow__________.A.alistofharmfulsoundsB.theeffectofrockconcertsC.thenoiselevelsofsoundsD.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss75.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?A.WhenyourearsfeelwarmyourhaircellsaredeaD.B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvicE.C.Manyareattheriskoflosinghearing.D.Doctorsknowhowtodealwithhearingloss.

ReseachersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers’’theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestylecostcolorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoesandthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.SomeoftheresultswereexpectedPeoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoesandflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.Howeversomeofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexamplepracticalandfunctional’’shoesweregenerallywornbymorepleasantpeoplewhileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith‘‘aggressive’’personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore‘‘uncomfortablelookingshoestendtohavecalmpersonalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthemyoumaysufferfromattachmentanxietyspendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal主张变革的typeswearingshabbierandlessexpensiveshoes.Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitiesbutresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.65.Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?A.People’spersonalitiescallbejudgedbytheirshoes.B.Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.C.Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.D.ShoesCallhidepeople’srealpersonalities.66.TheparticipantswereaskedtoA.lookatpicturesofdifferentshoesB.providepicturesoftheirshoesC.handintheircommonlywornshoesD.designapersonalityquestionnaire67.Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople’sexpectation?A.Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.B.Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.C.Flahshiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.D.Aggressivepeoplearelikelytowealankleboots.68.PeoplesufferingfromattachmentanxietytendtoA.becomeapoliticalleaderB.haveacalmcharacterC.worryabouttheirappearanceD.wearstrangeshoes69.TheauthorwrotethetextinordertoA.teachhowtochooseshoesB.describedifferentpersonalitiesC.informusofanewstudyD.introducearesearchmethod

A.newreportsaysmoreandmoreinternationalstudentsareattendingcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.ItalsonotesalargeincreaseinthenumberofinternationalstudentsformChinA.Thesefindingsarefromthelatestedition版oftheOpenDoorsReport.ThereporttellstherecordnumberofinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStatesduringthe2011-2012schoolyear.Itsaysmorethan764400suchstudentswereattendingAmericancollegesanduniversitiesduringthatperioD.Thatmeansanincreaseofalmost6%comparedtooneyearearlier.Bycomparison比较thenumberofAmericanswhoarestudyingoverseasincreasedby1%.Thereportsays194000studentsatAmericancollegesanduniversitiesarefromChinA.Thatisanincreaseofmorethan23%overtheyearbeforE.PeggyBlumenthalisanassistanttothepresidentoftheInstituteofInternationalEducation.ShesaysmanyChinesefamiliesareabletopayforthehighest-qualityeducationfortheirchildren.ThechildrenmainlychoosetostudyinAmericA.Weknowmanyofthemhaveenoughincometobeabletoaffordtosendthemanywhereintheworldthattheywanttogo.AndforthemostpartlookingaroundtheworldChinesestudentsstillprefertocometotheUnitedStatesastheirdestinationofchoicE.Shesays.ChinesestudentsarenottheonlyoneswhowanttoattendAmericancollegesanduniversities.AfterChinaIndiasendsthesecondlargestnumberofstudentstotheUnitedStatesforhighereducation.Indiahasabout100000studentsinAmericanschools.SouthKoreaisthirdwithabout70000students.WhydosomanyforeignstudentsstudyintheUnitedStates?PeggyBlumenthalprovidesonereason.TheadvantageAmericahasisthatwehaveahugesystemandaverydiverse多样的system.SothereareoverfourthousanduniversitiesandcollegesintheUnitedStatesandwhatittellsusisthatthereisstillalotofroomtocontaininternationalstudents.9.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.MoreandmoreinternationalstudentschoosetoreceivehighereducationintheUSA.B.Americacangiveforeignstudentsthebesteducation.C.ThenumberofinternationalstudentsinAmericafromChinaisincreasing.D.WhymoreandmoreinternationalstudentsinAmericafromChinaisincreasing.10.ThenumberofChinesestudentsatAmericancollegesanduniversitieshasincreasedby______comparedtotheyearbeforE.A.6%B.1%C.23%D.20%11.HowmanystudentsarestudyinginAmericaforthetopthreecountriesChinaIndiaandSouthKorea?A.764000B.364000C.194000D.26600012.WhydosomanystudentschoosetostudyinAmericaaccordingtoPeggyBlumenthal?A.Becausetheireducationfeesarelow.B.Becausetheireducationqualityishigh.C.Becausetheireducationsystemisdiverseandtheycanholdmorestudents.D.BecauseAmericaisthemostdevelopedcountryintheworlD.

February42012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.AmongprofessionalbasketballplayersJeremyLin’sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywhichsendsfewplayerstotheNBAandheistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer.ButwhenyouwatchhimonthecourtthereisnodoubtthathebelongstherE.Hemoveswithspeedandgracethatdemonstrateyearsoffaithfulpracticewhichisfueledbyaloveforbasketball.Lin’senjoymenttobasketballactuallybeganinTaiwan.WhenLin’sfathermovedtoU.S.hisinterestinthesportonlygrewandhepassedonthisloveofbaskeballtohissonintroducinghimtothegameattheageoffivE.TheyoungLinspentmuchofhisyouthplayingbasketballforfun.InhighschoolLindreamedofplayingintheNBA.Whenheappliedforcollegehewasnotofferedasinglesportsscholarship.HoweverafterhisadmissiontoHarvardhewasofferedaplaceonitscollegebasketballteam.DuringLin’stimeatHarvardhisbasketballcareerbegantospeedup.Hescored1482pointsmakinghimoneofthehighestscorersinIvyLeaguehistory.WhenhegraduatednoprofessionalteamsofferedLinacontractbuthewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeaguE.HeplayedwellandendedupeagerlysingningacontractwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.AtfirstplayinginprofessionalgamesfilledLinwithexcitement.HetreasuredopportunitiestomeetplayershehadbeenwatchingonTVforyears.Butslowlytheexcitementworeoffandwasreplacedbyanxiety.InafewverydifficultmonthshewascutbytwoteamsbeforetheNewYorkKnickspickedhimup.ButhehadthecourageanddeterminationtosticktohisdreamsoheputhimselfintohardtrainingtogetreadyforhisopportunitytocomeThenhismomentarrivedonFebruary42012onwhichhisexcellentperformancemadehimfamousovernight.AftetthatheledtheKnickstotheirfifthstraightvictory.TheAssociatedPresscalledLinthemostsurprisingstoryintheNBA.Knicksfansdevelopedthenicknameforhimlinsanity林发疯.Timemagazinereleasedits2012listofthe100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorldJermyLinincludeD.56.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakereadersinterestedingreatbasketballplayers.B.TopraiseJeremyLinforhisskillsanddetermination.C.TolistLin’swonderfulperformancesinNBAteam.D.TogiveabriefintroductiontoLin’sroadtoanoutstandingbasketballplayer.57.WhichofthefollowingisoflittlehelpinLin’ssuccess?A.HisgraduationgfromHarvardUniversityB.Hisfather’sinfluenceC.HisyearsofhardworkD.Hisdevotiontobasketball58.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseworeoffinParagraph7probablymean?A.workedoutB.roseupC.diedawayD.keptup59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofJeremyLin?A.Linlearnedtoplaybasketballwhenhewaseight.B.LinisthemostoutstandingplayerinNBA.C.Lin’scareerforprofessionalgameswasagreatsuccessatfirst.D.BeforeLintherewasnoChinese-AmericanNBAplayers.60.WhichistherightorderforLin’slife?A.HemadeanexcellentperformanceonFeb4.B.HewasfiredbytheGoldenStateWarriors.C.HewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeaguE.D.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.E.Hebecamefamousovernight.A.adcbeB.dcbaeC.aedcbD.dbcea61.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.A.Lindidn’thaveasmoothroadinNBA.B.LingotaneasyentryintoNBA.C.NBAprefersgraduatesfromHarvardUniversity.D.Lindidn’tshowhisbasketballtalentsinHarvardUniversity.

Therearealotofsocialnetworkingsitesthesedays.InordertomakerelationshipsbetweenpeoplestrongsiteslikeFacebookTwitterandQQhavebecomeadailymustvisitsitE.Infactmanypeoplespendalldayinfrontofthecomputerorarebusywiththeirphonesonlytospendtimeonthesesites.Socialnetworkingsitesprovidefacilitiesthatenablepeopletocommunicatewiththeirfriendswithoutspendingtimemeetingtheminperson.Inadditiontheycanplaygames.Butwhatisquitesurprisingisthatthesesitesnotonlygiveyoupleasurebutcanalsoincreaserisksofdiseasesinyourbody.Despitetheirprimarypurposethesesitesmakepeoplemoreisolated孤独的.Sendingamessagethroughsitescancausesideeffectsthatareverybiginthebody’sbiologicalchangessaidDrAricSigmanapsychologistaccordingtoDailyMail.Increasedisolationmayaltertheworkingsofimmuneresponse免疫反应tothefeelingsofangerandothers.Peoplebecomeangryeasily.InthejournalDr.Sigmansaysthatitcanincreasetheriskofcancerstrokesheartattacksanddementia老年痴呆.Researchersfoundthattheamountoftimepeopleusedtomeetfacetofacehaddecreased减少greatlysincetheincreaseduseoftheelectronicmediain1987.Tosavetimepeopleprefertomeetvirtually虚拟地ratherthanfacetoface;Educationtodayevenusesanonlinesystemthatallowsschool-agedchildrennottocomeoutoftheirrooms.ParentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildrenlikethecasesinEnglanD.Thehabitofhavingdinnertogetherdecreaseswhilethenumberofpeoplewhochoosetoworkonlineathomeincreases.TheelectronicmediamayalsoreducetheabilityofchildrenandadultsinsocialinteractionaslongastheyareisolateD.SocialnetworkingsitesshouldhelpusimprovethequalityoflifebutwhathappensistheoppositetheyarenotatooltoimprovebutatooltoreplacesaidDrSigman.66.FacebookandTwitteraredesignedto______.A.helppeoplefindtheirtruehappinessinlifE.B.makeiteasierforpeopletosendmessagesC.improvetheinfluenceofsocialnetworkingsitesD.helppeoplekeepintouchwithothersconveniently67.Socialnetworkingsitesareharmfultousersbecause_______.A.theyfailtobringusersthepleasuretheywantB.theydon’tbringusersenoughconvenienceC.moreisolationiscausedbylessdirectcommunicationD.theyhavenoeffectonremovingpeople’sisolation68.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordalterprobablymean?A.ChangeB.Destroy.C.ImproveD.CombinE.69.AccordingtoDr.Sigmantheelectronicmedia_________.A.havedamagedpeople’sabilitytospeakB.haveinfluencedpeople’slifeC.havereducedthequalityofschooleducationD.shouldbereducedforpeople’shealth70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesofnetworkingsitesB.ElectronicmediacausebiologicalchangesinthebodyC.SocialnetworkingsitesincreasediseaserisksD.Socialnetworkingsiteschangepeople’srelationships

A.newstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops笔记本电脑.Studentsarcincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility清晰度.Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.ResearchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotesmindlesslybytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaidInthefirstexperimentstudentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalktheywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.TheresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhanD.Howeverthetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.Theresearchers'reportsaidWhilemorenotesarebeneficialifthenotesaretakenmindlesslyasismorelikelythecaseonalaptopthebenefitdisappears.Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemorystudentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecturE.Thistimethestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.ThesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstandingbutthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuturE.21.Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote-takingbecausetheycan.A.writemorenotesB.digestconceptsbetterC.gethigherscoresD.understandlecturesbetter22.Whiletakingnoteslaptopuserstendtobe.A.skillfulB.mindlessC.thoughtfulD.tireless23.Theauthorofthepassageaimsto.A.examinetheimportanceoflong-termmemoryB.stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhandC.explaintheprocessoftakingnotesD.promotetheuseoflaptops24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.A.anewspaperadvertisementB.acomputertextbookC.asciencemagazineD.afinancereport

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.HereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinstrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.D.InSearchofNewFriends.

Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworldthereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.PayhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrentaspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjoB.Forsomeindustrialscientistshowevertheattractionsofacademia学术界outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridgE.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.SomeareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturnandLee’sisoneofthem.Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrantnowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridgespenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical制药的companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.Higheruptheladderwhereapaycutisusuallymoresignificantthedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition转换toacademiamoreattractiveaccordingtoLeE.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonotsuchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteammanagebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.TheyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduatesaysLeeperhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.12.Byaone-waystreetLine1ParA.1theauthormeans________.A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworldB.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademiaC.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversityD.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch13.WhatwasHelenLee’smajorconsiderationwhenshechangedherjobinthemiddleofhercareer?A.Flexibleworkhours.B.Herresearchinterests.C.Herpreferenceforthelifestyleoncampus.D.Prospectsofacademicaccomplishments.14.GuyGrantchosetoworkasaresearcheratCambridgeinorderto________.A.dofinanciallymorerewardingworkB.raisehisstatusintheacademicworldC.enrichhisexperienceinmedicalresearchD.exploitbetterintellectualopportunities15.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?A.Increaseitsgraduates’competitivenessinthejobmarket.B.Developitsstudents’potentialinresearch.C.Helpittoobtainfinancialsupportfromindustry.D.Gearitsresearchtowardspracticalapplications.

SunnysideSchoolBookshopSunnysideSecondarySchoolAWarmWelcomeToAllSecondaryIPupils!CongratulationsongettingintoSingapore'spremierschool.TodowellinEnglishyoumusthaveagoodEnglishdictionary.MaywerecommendthatyoubuyanyofthesetwowhichhavebeenspeciallyselectedbytheEnglishteachersintheschool.Selecttheonethatfitsyourneeds!Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryThemostauthoritativeandup-to-datedictionaryforintermediate中级的learnersofEnglish.◆Over50000referencesincludingnewwordscreatedoverthepasttenyears.◆20full-pagecolourillustrations.◆GrammarandspellingrulessimplyandcompletelyexplaineD.◆Lotsofexamplesofhowtousewordsinthecorrectcontext.◆l0-pageappendix附录onHowToWriteMoreEffectively.ActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryAmostusefuldictionarywhichnotonlyhelpsyoutolearnnewwordsbutalsoshowsyoudifferentwaysofusingtheminyourwriting.Particularlyusefulforforeignstudentsandnon-nativespeakersofEnglish!◆Over48000referenceswithexplanationsfocusingonaspeaker’sattitudeandintentions.◆Eachdefinitiontogetherwithtipsonhowtousethewordoritssynonyms同义词inthecorrectcontext.◆Rightmargin页边空白givesalistofsynonyms.◆Leftmargingivesinformationongrammarandspelling.◆ClearpronunciationguidE.68.Thepurposeofthenoticeisto________.A.educatethepupilsB.welcomenewpupilsC.advertisethebookshopD.makesales69.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'DictionaryisbetterthanActiveLearners'EnglishDictionaryinthatithas________.A.morewordentriesB.grammartipsC.spellingtipsD.pronunciationtips70.Bothdictionarieshave.A.tipsonspellingandgrammarB.tipsonpronunciationC.tipsonwritingD.colourillustrations71.Foster'sAdvancedLearners'Dictionaryisfor.A.veryyounglearnersB.foreignstudentsC.relativelyfluentspeakersofEnglishD.non-nativespeakersofEnglish

首先请阅读以下书的信息介绍A.BritishLifebyAnneCollinsWhat’severydaylifeforpeopleinBritain?Whydotheytalkabouttheweathersomuch?Thisbookwilltellyoueverythingyouwanttoknowabouttheinterestingandtraditionalcountry.B.RomeoandJulietbyShakespeareA.sadstoryoftwolovers.Thetwoloversbegantheirsecretlovebuttheirfamiliesdidn’tknow.It’soneofthefamousplayswrittenbyShakespeareintheliteraturehistory.C.AngelsandDemonsbyDanBrownRobertLangdontheheroofDaVinciCodewhichisanotherhistorythrillertriedtosolvethemysteryofacentury-oldundergroundorganizationandsavetheVaticanfromatomb.Ifyouarenotbraveenoughdon’treaditaloneatnight.Thisistheancientmystery.D.HappyChristmasbyJohnEscottThisisabookbutlookslikeamagazine.Itismadeoutofdifferentsections.Youcanlearnaboutthehistoryandtraditionsofthewestern-styleholidaysandsomethingelselikethewayofmakingtraditionalfoodandgames.E.TheBeatlesbyPaulShiptonJohnPaulGeorgeandRingo:fouryoungmenfromEnglandwerethemostwell-knownandsomeofthebestmusiciansofthe1960s.TheyformedtheBeatlesandtheirmusicisstillpopulartoday.F.SilverBellsbyLuanneRiceA.sweetlovestoryhappeningonChristmas.ChrisByneafarmerwhosoldhisChristmastreesonthestreetsonNewYorkonedaymetCathyTierneyalibrarianwholostherhusbandonChristmasEvethreeyearsbefore.Soanewloveandanewhopestartedlastingalifetime.以下是购书者的信息请匹配购书者的信息与它们所对应的书本61.Christmasiscoming.Randywantstoknowallinformationaboutitsuchasthegamesthefoodthestoriesthemusicandthemovies.62.Amyhasmanyromanticdreams.ShealwaysbelievesshecanfindherMr.Rightlikethegirlsinthefairystories.Sosheiscrazyaboutthebookswithgoodendingsonly.Nowshebeginstoburyherselfinthebooklikethat.63.Vinceastheheadofhisownbandisabletoplayallkindsofmusicalinstruments.ButhedreamsofbecomingmusicianlikeJohnLennonafamoussingerfromarockband.Thereforehewantstosearchforabookonhim.64.Mysteryandadventurearealwaysboys’dreams.Alanoneoftheboysespeciallypreferstheancientonesbecausehealwaysregardshimselfasabigmanwithsuperpowerbutnotasmallboy.65.LinJieastudentstudyingEnglishinauniversitywillgotoEnglandtocontinuehisfurthereducation.Sohewantstofindmoreinformationaboutthecountryhewillstudyin.

EnglandwillplayItalyUruguayandCostaRicainatoughGroupD.atthe2014WorldCupinBrazil.RoyHodgson'smenopentheircampaignagainstItalyintheAmazoniancityofManauson15JuneintheonlyWorldCupgamewhichkicksoffat02:00BST.EnglandtakeonUruguayon19JuneandplayCostaRicafivedayslater.HostsBrazilareinGroupA.withCameroonMexicoandCroatiawhiletheWorldCupholdersSpainopenwitharepeatofthe2010finalagainstNetherlands.Englandwillhavetotravel1777milesfromtheirchosenbaseinRiofortheirfirstmatchinthetropicalheatofManaus.EarlierthisweekHodgsondescribedManausastheplacetoavoidbecauseoftheclimate—temperaturesreach30Candhumidityisabout80%—althoughafterthedrawtheEnglandbosstookcomfortfromthefacthisteamfaceafellowEuropeansidE.TheconditionsinthenorthwillbetoughsowewillbothbeinsameboathesaiD.Ifwe'dhadthreegamesupinthenorthitwouldhavebeendifficult.FollowingHodgson'sinitialcommentsthemayorofManausArthurVirgiliosaidEnglandwouldnotbewelcomeinthecity.Englandtakesontwo-timechampionsUruguayinSaoPauloandtheyplayCostaRicainBeloHorizonte—bothcitiesarewithin225milesoftheirbasE.EnglandhaveneverpreviouslybeatenItalyorUruguayatamajortournament锦标赛whiletheyhaveneverfacedCostaRicA.Uruguaywhoreachedthesemi-finalsin2010andItalywhoknockedHodgson'smenoutofEuro2012arerankedsixthandseventhrespectivelyintheFifarankingswhileCostaRicaare31stintheworld-18placesbelowEnglanD.56.WhenandwherewillEnglandplayitsthirdgroupstagematch?A.On24June;inManausB.On24June;inBeloHorizonteC.On19June;inManausD.On19June;inSaoPaulo57.WhichofthefollowingcanEnglandtakecomfortfrom?A.TheplacewhereitsfirstmatchinthegroupstageishelD.B.ThedistancefromitsbasetowhereitsfirstmatchishelD.C.Thefactthattwoofitsgroupstagegamesarenotinthenorth.D.Thefactthatitis7placesbelowUruguayintheFifarankings.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothenewsreport?A.RoyHodgsonisthecoachofBrazilnationalfootballteamB.NetherlandstookthesecondplaceinthelastWorldCup.C.ThemayorofManausisafanoftheBritishsoccerteam.D.EnglandhasneverplayedagainstUruguayinthehistory.

Oneofthelatesttrend趋势inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamfordforexamplehasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStockethemanagingdirectorofscompanysaysofhis2-yearoldson.IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefutureAfteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChinatheboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressionshisdadsays.LiDrakeaChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusbandhadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChinA.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinesemyhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculturE.shesays.StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.29.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathomeC.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.30.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmericaB.EducatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildrenC.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

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Throughoutthe1990sand2000suntiltodayDomingocontinuedperformingsingingmanyofthesamerolesbutaddingnewrolesaswellamongthemthetitlerolesinWagner‘sParsifalandMozart‘sIdomeneoRossini‘sIlbarbierediSivigliaasFigaroWagner’sDieWalküreasSiegmundLehár‘sTheMerryWidowasDaniloandAlfano‘sCyranodeBergeracasCyrano.Fromthemiddle1990stoearlyin2008aloneheadded38newrolescoveringoperainsixdifferentlanguagesEnglishItalianFrenchGermanRussianandSpanish.ThelatestwastheItalianoperabyGeorgeFridericHandelTamerlano.GivinghimevengreaterinternationalrecognitionoutsideoftheworldofoperaheparticipatedinTheThreeTenors男高音concertattheeveofthe1990FIFAWorldCupFinalinRomewithJoséCarrerasandLucianoPavarotti.TheeventwasoriginallyplannedtoraisemoneyfortheJoséCarrerasInternationalLeukemia白血病FoundationandwaslaterrepeatedanumberoftimesincludingatthethreelaterWorldCupfinals1994inLosAngeles1998inParisand2002inYokohama.AloneDomingoagainmadeanappearanceatthefinalofthe2006WorldCupinBerlinalongwithrisingstarsAnnaNetrebkoandRolandoVillazón.On24August2008DomingoperformedaduetwithSongZuyingsingingÀideHuǒyànTheFlameofLoveatthe2008SummerOlympicsclosingceremonyinBeijing.TheBeijingOlympicswerethesecondOlympicsheperformedat;hesangtheOlympicHymnattheclosingceremoniesoftheBarcelonaOlympics.AttheOlympicgamesthatfollowedhewouldmeetSisselKyrkjebøwhoperformedtheOlympicHymnatboththeopeningandclosingceremoniesatthosegames.Inwhathasbeencalledhis‘finalcareermove’PlácidoDomingoannouncedon25January2007thatin2009hewouldtakeononeofVerdi‘smostdemandingbaritone男中音rolessingingthetitleroleinSimonBoccanegrA.ThefirstperformancewasatBerlinStateOperaonOctober24followedby29otherperformancesduring2009/2010atmajoroperahousesaroundtheworlD.Hewouldhowevercontinuetosingtenorrolesbeforehandandafterwards.On16–17April2008hesangduringthevisitofPopeBenedictXVIatNationalsParkandattheItalianembassyinWashingtonD.C.Since1990PlácidoDomingohasreceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhisachievementinthefieldofmusicandinrecognitionofhismanybenefitconcertsandcontributionstovariouscharities.On15March2009TheMetropolitanOperacelebratedDomingo’s40thanniversarywiththecompanywithanon-stagegaladinnerattheMet’s125thanniversaryinhonourofhisfirstperformanceinAdrianaLecouvreurasMauriziooppositeRenataTebaldion28September1968.On29August2009hesangPanisAngelicusatthefuneralmassofSenatorTedKennedyintheBasilicaofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpinBostonMassachusetts.OnSeptember202010DomingoannouncedthathewouldrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheLosAngelesOperathrough2013.OnSeptember272010DomingoannouncedthathewillnotrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheWashingtonNationalOperabeyonditsJune2011expirationdatE.EverasympatheticcolleagueinMarch2011herefusedtosinginBuenosAiresuntilthecitysettledabittermusiciansstrikeattheTeatroColon.13.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Domingocanonlysinginsixdifferentlanguages.B.Domingowonmanyawardsbecausehesangalot.C.JoséCarreraswaslaterdiagnosedwithLeukemiA.D.Domingoenjoyedworld-widepopularityasaTenor.14.DomingodoesthefollowingEXCEPT___________.A.charityworkB.promotingworldsportsC.organizinganniversarycelebrationsD.formingapeacefulsociety15.SingingatdifferenteventsofworldsportsshowsthatDomingo___________.A.preferstotrysingingindifferentlanguagesincludingChineseB.enjoyswatchingsportseventsdespitehisbusyperformancesC.wouldbemorethanhappytodosomebenefitworkfortheworldD.knowsclearlythatsingingforsportseventshelpshimtobefamous

ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscoresbetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclassbutitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemaletobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.Howeverthesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincomewhichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaidThefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadultstogetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealthmayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlifE.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaidItislikethechickenandegg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues32.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?A.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlifE.B.IntelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlifE.C.IntelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlifE.D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlifE.33.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetariansC.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians34.CatharineGaletalkedaboutbeingvegetariansinan________way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarianplease!C.A.highIQislinkedtobeingavegetarianD.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk

IfEnglishisnotyourfirstlanguageitisagoodideatotakeEnglishlanguageclassestoimproveyourwrittenandspokencommunicationskills.TherearemanywaystolearnEnglish.YoucanlearnfromabookaDVDontheInternetorbyattendingclasses.OneofthemostsuccessfulwaystoimproveyourEnglishistojoinacourseinacountrywhereEnglishiswidelyspoken.Themoreyoupracticethemoreyouwilllearn.ButwhylearntheEnglishlanguage?Englishisanimportantlanguageforanyonewhoisplanningtotravelorbecomeinvolvedinbusiness.ManypeoplelovetravelingbutiftheirEnglishispooritcanbedifficulttounderstandsignsreaddirectionsandmakethemselvesunderstooD.Beforetravelingitisimportanttounderstandthecultureandcustomsoftheplacesyouvisit.LearningbasicEnglishbeforeyoutravelwillhelpyoutounderstandthesecustomsandavoidmistakesthatcouldbeembarrassing.WhenyouaretravelingyouwillalsoenjoymeetingnewpeoplE.IfyoucanspeakEnglishyouwillhaveabetterchanceofbeingabletocommunicatewiththepeopleyoumeet.ManyofyournewfriendswillspeakEnglishandotherswillhaveEnglishasasecondlanguagE.WithoutEnglishyourfriendshipswillbelimitedasyoutravelaroundtheworlD.IfyouareinvolvedinbusinessitisimportanttobeabletocommunicateinEnglish.TheInternetworldtravelandmoderncommunicationsystemshavemadetheworldseemlikeamuchsmallerplacE.ThesedaysbusinesspeopleinteractwithcustomersandotherbusinesspeoplefromallovertheworlD.ThatmakesyourEnglishlanguageskillsmoreimportantthanever.TherearemanyEnglishlanguagecoursesthatmajorinbusinesscommunications.ImprovingyourEnglishskillsisoneofthebestthingsyoucouldeverdotoincreaseyourchancesofbusinesssuccess.66.WhatkindofpeopleisEnglishimportanttoaccordingtothepassage?A.Travelers.B.Teachers.C.Students.D.Languageexperts.67.WhichofthefollowingisthebestwaytolearnEnglishwell?A.TravelingaroundtheworldwithEnglish-speakers.B.TakingacourseinanEnglish-speakingcountry.C.LearningfromallkindsofbooksorDVDs.D.LearningontheInternetbyyourselves.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtheaimoflearningbasicEnglish?A.Tohavemoreopportunitiestocommunicatewithothers.B.Tounderstandthecustomsofyourdestination.C.Toavoidembarrassingmistakesonyourjourney.D.Toresearchthecausesofculturaldifferences.69.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.Themoreyoupracticethemoreyouwilllearn.B.Doingbusinesshelpstoimproveyourcommunicationskills.C.Englishisimportantforanyonewhoisinvolvedinbusiness.D.TheInternethasmadetheworldbecomesmallerandsmaller.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.learningEnglishwellwillmakeyouachievegoalsmoreeasilyB.learningEnglishonlyaimsatachievingbusinesssuccessC.withoutlearningEnglishyourfriendshipswillbelimitedwhereveryouareD.youneedn’tlearnEnglishifyoudon’twanttotravel

Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self­controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral道德上的freedom.AsingleangrywordhaslostmanyafrienD.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemadKeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringswithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self­controlisman'slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself­controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself­confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself­controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.58.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One'smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone'slifE.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.59.WhatisthecorrectinterpretationofWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemadA.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheymakeyoucrazyfirst.B.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.C.IfyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinisheD.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.60.Ifamanlacksself­controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.self­confidenceD.strongfeelings

Haveyoueverbeentotheworld’ssmallestbookstore?TheWorld’sSmallestBookstorewhoseofficialnameisjustthesethreewordssitsquietlyabout100milesnortheastofToronto.Thebookstoreisabout10feetby10feetsoitiseasytoimaginehowtinyitreallyis.Thebookstoreisopen24hoursaday.Insidethebookstorearevariousbooksespeciallyliterarybooksandclassicauthors’works.SoifyouarelookingforsomethinglesspopularyoumaygetabitdisappointedtherE.Anotherspecialfeatureofthisbookstoreisthateachbookonlycoststhreedollars.Alltheexpensesarepaidonthehonorsystemwhichmeansbuyersshouldmakeanoteofwhatthey’veboughtandleavetheirmoneybythemselves.Sothetoolsofthetradeinthisbookstorearequitesimple:penspaperslightbulbsandalabel-maker.Inordertocatchpassers-by’sattentionthebillboards广告牌ofthebookstoreareseveraltimesbiggerthanthestoreitself.Withtheselargeeye-catchersmanypeoplearewillingtostopbyandhaveavisit.55.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theworld’ssmallestbookstorE.B.A.strangewayofsellingbooks.C.Thepopularbooksnowadays.D.ThepopularbookstoresintheworlD.56.Whencanyoubuyabookinthestore?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnight.D.Atanytimeoftheday57.Whichofthefollowingbooksmightyoumostprobablygetinthestore?A.BooksonpopularsciencE.B.Literarybooks.C.Theyearbookofauniversity.D.Booksoneconomiccontrol.58.Howcouldyoubuyabookfromthestore?A.Thesalesmanwillhelpyoufindthebook.B.Thesalesmanwillgetthemoneyforthebook.C.ChoosethebooksandleavethemoneytherE.D.PayonthenetandthengetthebooksinthestorE.59.Howdoesthestoreattractreaders’attention?A.ByputtingupahugebillboarD.B.BymakingadsonTV.C.BybroadcastingloudmusiC.D.Byhandingouradsinthestreet.

56.WhydidtheBeauxArtsstyleattractAmericanentrepreneurs?A.Ithelpeddisplaytheirmoneystatus.B.Itwascreatedbyfamousarchitects.C.ItwasnamedafterafamousinstitutE.D.Itrepresentedthe19thcenturyurbanculturE.57.WhatisuniqueofSieMaticBeauxArts?A.Itsdesignsareanti-conventional.B.Itsdesignscomefromfamousstructures.C.Itscustomerscanenjoytheirowncomposition.D.Itscustomerscanchoosefromvariousnewstyles.

TheaverageAmericanchildspendsthreetofivehoursadaywatchingTV.In1961theaveragechildbegantowatchtelevisionatagethree;howevertodayitisninemonths.Yetmostparentsthinkthattelevisionhasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.Forexampleintheearly1970smyparentsbelievedthatmybadeyesightwastheresultofsittingtooclosetothescreenandtheythereforemademystayatleastsixfeetfromit.Todaymostpeoplehavenosuchworrybutmanynewridiculous荒谬的sayingshaveappeared:*TVmakeskidsstupiD.Manychildrenwatchmoreeducationalprogramswhentheyarepre-schoolers.Whentheygrowuptheycanreadmorebooksandhavemuchbetterideastosolvedifficultproblemsthanotherchildren.*TVmakeskidsviolent.TherealstoryisnotsosimplE.HundredsofstudiesshowthatwatchingviolenceonTVmakeschildrenmoreaggressive好斗的.Butastudyofover5000childrenalsofindsthatsomepositiveprogramsmakechildrenkinder.TheproblemisthatkidsareincreasinglywatchingshowswithviolenceinsteadofthosesuitablefortheiragE.*SittingaroundwatchingTVmakeskidsoverweight.Anexperimentfindsthatwhenchildrenwatchlesstelevisiontheydoloseextraweight;howeverreducingtheirtelevisiontimedoesnotmakethemmoreactivE.Therealproblemliesinsnacking吃零食awidespreadhabitforkidsandjunk-foodadvertisements.*TVhelpskidsgettosleep.TheoppositeistruE.Themoretelevisionchildrenwatchthemorelikelytheyaretohaveirregularsleepandnap小睡patterns.Allowingkidstowatchtelevisionispartoftheproblemnotthesolution.68.WhichoneistheadvantageofeducationalTVprograms?A.Theywillmakechildrensolvedifficultproblemsbetterthanothers.B.Theywillimprovechildren’sabilitytogetalongwithothers.C.TheyarelikelytomakechildrenmoreaggressivE.D.Theywillmakesureofchildren’ssuccessinthefuturE.69.WhyarechildrenspendingmuchtimewatchingTVlikelytobefat?A.WatchingTVmakeschildrenlazyandinactivE.B.ChildrenareattractedbythefoodadvertisementonTV.C.WatchingTVdoesn’tburnupasmuchfatasdoingsports.D.ChildrenliketosnackwhilewatchingTV.70.WhatinfluencedoeswatchingTVhaveonachild’ssleep?A.ChildrenarelikelytosleepdeeperafterwatchingTV.B.Children’ssleeptimewillbegreatlyreduceD.C.Itwillmakechildrenformabadhabitofsleeping.D.Itwillmakechildrensleepeasier.71.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Toincreasepeople’sknowledgeofwatchingTV.B.TowarnparentsofthedisadvantagesofwatchingTV.C.ToexplainthebadinfluencesthatwatchingTVhasonchildren.D.Tocorrectparents’wrongideasoftelevision’seffectonchildren.

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimated估计tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguagemainlyintheUnitedStatesCanadaGreatBritainIrelandSouthAfricaAustraliaandNewZealanD.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareasthereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvarious各式各样的levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.InfactitisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohavegotanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariousthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsenoughworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguagE.Besidesservingtheindefinite无限的needsofitsnativespeakersEnglishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinsciencetechnologyandotherfieldsarebeingproducedandnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorological气象的andairportcommunicationsinternationalmeetingsandthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ItisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountriesespeciallyformerBritishcolonies殖民.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual多语言的populationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernmentcommerceindustrylawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.EnglishasaWorldLanguageB.InternationalCommunicationsC.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglish67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworlD.C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.68.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stimE.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.69.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B.Beingabletospeakseverallanguages.C.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.D.Beinganativespeaker.70.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.D.CountrieswhereinternationalconferencesarehelD.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsible有责任感的citizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.AwhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.36.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.37.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.38.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.39.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.40.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts

ScientistsinMexicohavejustbegunanewstudyofoneoftheworld’sbiggestpyramids:thePyramidoftheSunnorthofMexicoCity.They’reputtinglotsofsmallhigh-techmachinesunderthepyramidtotrytounlocksomeofitssecrets.Forthousandsofyearspeoplehavetriedtouncoverthesecretsofthepyramids.ThepeoplewhobuiltthepyramidsmadelotsofsecretdoorsandroomstostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinsidE.Howevertherealwayshavebeensomesmartthievesinhistory.NowalmostallofEgypt’spyramidshavebeenrobbedincludingtheGreatPyramidofKhufuwhichisthelargestpyramidintheworlD.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersoftheworldthatisstillstanding.InAD820anArabkingnamedAbdullahALManumgotagroupofworkerstodigtheirwayintotheGreatPyramidandhavealook.Insidethepyramidtheyfoundthreerooms—theQueen’sChambertheGrandGalleryandtheKing’sChamber.Buttotheirsurprisethemendidn’tfindthetreasurestheywanteD.TheQueen’sandKing’sChamberswerebothempty!WhereweretheKing’smummyandhistreasures?Hadsomeonealreadytakenthemaway?Thehugestonedoorsatthepyramid’sentrancewerestillclosedwhenALManum’smenwentinsidE.Howhadthethievesgotinandout?SincethenmanypeoplehavegoneinsidetheGreatPyramidtohavealookortotrytotakethings.ButstillnootherchambersorwalkwayshavebeenfounD.In2002anAmericanteammadethemostrecentvisittotheGreatPyramiD.Scientistssentarobotintothepyramidbuttheyonlyfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoor.67.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat____.A.ancientEgyptianemperorswerecruelB.thePyramidoftheSunisanunusualhistoricbuildingC.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientEgyptD.thesecretsofthepyramidsremaintobeuncovered68.Whatisthepurposeofmakingsomesecretdoorstothepyramids?_______.A.TotrytounlocksomeofitssecretsB.TostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinsideC.TorefusesomevisitorsallovertheworldintoitD.Totellthetruthtothepeopleinthefuture69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetotheGreatPyramidofKhufu?______.A.ItisthelargestpyramidintheworlD.B.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersthatisstillstanding.C.AbdullahALManumtooktheKing’smummyandhistreasuresawayD.ScientistsfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoortotheGreatPyramid70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThePyramidoftheSunB.TheGreatPyramidofKhufuC.A.MysteriousLockedStoneDoorD.UnlockingtheDoorsofHistoryofthePyramid

AFull-TimeSchoolCalledLifeYouareenrolledinafull-timeschoolcalledlife.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethembutyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.Whyareyouhere?Whatisyourpurpose?HumanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtimE.Whatweandourancestorshavetooverlookhoweveristhatthereisnoanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpathuniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.AsyoutravelyourlifepathyouwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurposE.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlifE.Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetimeyoumayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetofacewhileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.YoumayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriagewhileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorcesjustasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundancE.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.Thechallengeherethereforeistokeepyourselfupwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacedwithinyourlifetimeassometimesyourpathwillberadicallydifferentfromothers.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeople’saroundyouandfocusonthedisparitybetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequity—theassumptionthatallthingsareequalandthatjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnotinfactfairandyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultliftpaththanothersaroundyoudeservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareuniqueandeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalmyouwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselffromfeelingsofbitternessandanger.26.Accordingtothepassagehowcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.27.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.everyonehashisowntracktofollowB.thesamethingusuallyhappenstothepeersC.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblemsD.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage28.Inyourlifetimethelessonsyouarefacedwith_______.A.arebeyondyourpowerB.keepyoufromgrowthC.limityourdevelopmentD.helpyouwithyoursuccess29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.D.Theteachershavedesignedthelessonsaspartofyourcurriculuminthelifeschool.30.Lifeiscalledafull-timeschoolbecause_______.A.itisfullofalllessonstolearnB.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessonsC.youmeetwithspecificlessonseverydayD.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose

AGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacksdrinksicecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteriayoucanusethetablestoeatyourlunchtohavemeetingsandtostudy.IfyouareoncampusintheeveningorlatatnightyoucanbuysnacksfastfoodanddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheGouglasCentrE.ThisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcertsgamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobelocatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHallisavailableforrelaxingstudyingcookingandeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pmclosedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHalltheWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysicalemotionalandsocialhealth.A.doctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvicE.ThecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurancE.HoursareMondaytoFriday9amtonoonand1;00to4;30pm.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Herequalifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenworkgrammarvocabularyandotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30–minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.ThisserviceisfreE.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttleservicE.TheshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentreleavingfromtheMattsonCentrE.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.36.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTVB.BuydrinksandenjoyconcertsC.havemealsandmeetwithfriendsD.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess37.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheGlobeFridayB.TheLowerCaféSundayC.TheTWUCafeteriaFridayD.TheMcMillanHallSunday.38.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________.A.isopensixdaysaweekB.offersservicesfreeofchargeC.trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD.givesadviceonmentalhealth39.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?A.ByapplyingonlineB.BycallingthecentreC.Byfillinginasign-upformD.Bygoingtothecentredirectly40.WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpress?A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.B.ToprovidestudentswithcampustoursC.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentrE.D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.

InOctober2010IleftmyhometownandfamilyinVirginiaandmovedtoIowasoIcouldbecoachedbyLiangChow.I'dbeendreamingofanOlympicgoldmedalsinceIwaseight—butgraduallythatdreamseemedlikeamillionmilesaway.OnJanuary22012whileMomwasvisitingmeinIowaItoldherIdon'tlikegymnasticsanymorE.Iwanttotrydancingorbecomeasinger.IcangetajobinVirginiA.IjustwanttocomehomE.Mom'seyesnarrowedandherexpressionturnedtostonE.You'rebreakingmyheartBrieshesaiD.You'vebeendoinggymnasticsfortenyearsandnowyouwanttoquit?Haveyoulostyourmind?Ihadn'tlostmymindbutIhadlostmyfirE.It'sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalonE.I'mnottryingtobreakyourheartMomIsaiD.Ijustdon'twanttodoitanymorE.IknowyoumisshomE.Butyou'vesignedacontractthatsaysyouwillrepresentyourcountrytothebestofyourability.You'vegotaresponsibilitytoyourteammates.Andnowyoujustwanttowalkaway?IwillnotletyoubedishonorablE.Ifyoudon'tlikegymnasticsthenattheveryleastyouwillfinishtheseason.ThenextafternoonasIdraggedmyselfintoChow'sgymIthoughtoftheeffortsMomhadmadeinordertopayformytraining.Ithoughtofmytwosisters:AriellewhogaveupballroomdancingandJoyellewhostoppediceskatingsothatoursinglemomcouldaffordtokeepmeingymnastics.Fornowhere'swhatyouneedtoknow:Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedmyfirstvault跳跃intheLondonSummerOlympicsmyleapoffaithcamethisclosetoendinginacrashofdisaster.26.Theauthorwantedtogiveupgymnasticsbecause_____.A.shethoughtshelovedmusicmoreB.shewasovercomewithhomesicknessC.anOlympicgoldwasbeyondherreachD.thetrainingfortheOlympicswastoohard27.Howdidtheauthor'smotherfeelonhearingherwords?A.Heart-broken.B.SympathetiC.C.Helpless.D.Calm.28.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_____.A.wasbornintoanathleticfamilyB.realizedherOlympicdreamC.changedhermindintheendD.hadabadchildhood29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.dreamcometrueB.MyleapoffaithC.MymotherD.A.quitter30.Whowillbeinterestedinthepassage?A.A.medicalstudentwhowillgraduatefromuniversity.B.A.healthcareprofessionalwhowillgivealectureoncancer.C.A.marketingprofessionalwhoislookingforcustomers.D.A.gymnasticplayerwhowantstogiveupcompetition.

TheideaaboutthephoenixgoesbacktoAncientEgyptwherewefindthephoenixdescribedasahandsomeeagle-likebirdwithpart-goldenpart-redplumagethatspentmostofitslifeintheArabiandeserts.ItwasrarelyseenandaccordingtooneversionofthestoryonlyappearedinEgyptonceeveryfivehundredyearswhenitflewtoHeliopoliscityofthesunanddeliberatelyburntitselftoashesbysettlingonthealtar祭坛flamethere!HoweveritseemsitdidnotreallydiebecausefromthosesameashesayoungfullyformedphoenixwasbornandflewawayapparentlybacktoArabiA.Itisprettyobviousthatnoonehaseverseenorwillseealivingphoenix.TheinterestingthingisthatwecanfindcertainclueswhichmayexplainoneaspectoftheEgyptians’ideA.Itmaysoundunbelievablebutsomebirdsareapparentlyquitecharmedbyflamesandsmallfiresespeciallymembersofthecrowfamily.Onezoologistactuallyprovedthisbysettingfiretosomestrawneartoatame驯养的rook.Farfrombecomingnervousandbackingawaythebirddeliberatelystoodovertheflameswithraisedandvibratingwings.Itdidn’tgetburntbuttheimageitpresentedbyitsstrangebehaviorwasalmostexactlylikethatshowninillustrationsofthemythicalphoenix!Whybirdsshouldoccasionallybehaveinthisstrangewayisnotclear.Oneideaisthattheycarefullyusetheheatoftheflamestorelievetheannoyancecausedbytheirfeathermites虱whichallbirdshavE.WhateverthereasonitisquitepossiblethattheAncientEgyptianssawbirdsbehavinginthiswayfromtimetotimeanduseditasthebasisoftheirphoenixmythaddingfancifuldetailswhichcloselylinkedittotheirworshipofthesunandtheirbeliefinresurrection.NowadaysthephoenixismuchlessimportanttousthanitwastotheEgyptians.Butthelogoofmodernfireinsurancecompanieswhichemploythephoenixasoneoftheirsymbolsrefersthatinonesensetheideaofitremains.56.Accordingtothepassagethephoenix______________.A.isahandsomeandeagle-likebirdlivinginArabB.usedtobeseenwhentheEgyptiansheldreligiousactivitieswww.k@s@5@u.comC.hasneverreallyexistedintheworldD.isthekingofallkindsofbirds57.Thereasonwhybirdsstandaboveflamesisprobablythat_____________.A.thephoenixusedtodosoB.theymaygetridofthemitesC.theywanttoburntheirfeatherD.theycanheatthemselves58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?A.TheancientEgyptiansworshipedthephoenix.B.ThescientistshavediscoveredwhybirdsareattractedbyfirE.C.Themodernpeoplestillfavortheideaofthephoenix.D.Themythicaltalesaboutthephoenixwerebasedonfacts.59.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttoresurrectioninthe3rdparagraph?A.livingforeverB.offeringwarmthC.comingbacktolifeD.stayinghealthy60.Whatdoesthephoenixprobablymeaninthelogoofafireinsurancecompany?A.OurcompanycanprotectyoufrombeingharmedbyfirE.B.Ifyourpropertyisdestroyedbyfirewewillhelpyoubuilditupagain.C.Ourcompanywillalwaysbeenergeticandwealthy.D.Ifneededwewillsaveyouattheriskoflosinglives.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---sivlergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.68.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.69.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended______________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalskillsD.toimprovehisridingskills70.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.

TherearepopularprogrammesabouttheworkofthepoliceonTV.Peoplelikethembecausetheyareinterestinganduseful.InLondonthereisaTVprogrammecalledPoliceFive.Ittakesfiveminutesaweek.A.TVreportertalksaboutcrimes犯罪inLondon.Heaskspeopleforhelpbecausethepolicestationneedstheirhelp.TheTVreportershowspictureoflostpaintinglostcarsandotherlostthingsduringtheweek.Sometimesheshowsthepictureofthecarthatthethieves贼droveaway.WhenpeopleseethepictureofsuchthingsonTVtheymayremembersomethingsothattheymaytellthepolicewhereorwhentheysawthem.Withtheirhelpthepolicemaycatchmorethieves.SometimesthepolicefindacarorsomethingexpensivethathaseverbeenlosttheTVreportershowsthemonTV.Thentheownersmayseethemandtheycangetthemback.56.PoliceFiveis_______.A.nameofaTVreporter.B.timeofaTVprogrammeC.thenameofaTVprogrammeD.apolicestation.57.PoliceFiveisshown_________.A.everyweekB.onceaweekC.fiveminutesadayD.fivetimesaweek58.Thisprogrammeisabout___________.A.aTVreporterB.paintingC.carsD.crimes59.Thepolice_______bythisprogrammE.A.letpeopleunderstandthemB.askforpeople’shelpC.letpeopleknowwhatwaslostD.letpeoplefeelinteresting

ChinesewriterMoYan’sNobelPrizeforLiteraturemightigniteanexplosionofglobalinterestinChineseliteratureandleadtomoretitlestranslatedintoEnglishEuropeanexpertssay.HopefullytheawardmeansmorepeoplewillreadChineseliteratureandmoreworkswillgettranslatedsaysMichelHockxprofessoroftheLanguagesandCulturesofChinaandInnerAsiafromUniversityofLondon.ManyverygoodChinesewritershavebeenacceptedgloballyforalongtimealready.MoYanisprobablythemosttranslatedChinesewriteralivewithatleastfiveofhisnovelsmadeavailableinEnglishoverthepast20years.JonathanRuppinwebeditorofbooksellerFoylessaysMo’swincoincideswithgrowinginterestinChineseliteratureandrecognizesthetalentsofadistinctiveandvisionary富于幻想的writer.WeareveryexcitedbythefactthatEnglishtranslationsofmoreofhisbooksshouldnowbecomeavailableRuppinsays.HemadethecommentafterMobecamethefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelPrizeforLiteratureinitscentury-longhistory.AsEast-WestculturalexchangehasbeenboomingChineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentioninrecentyears.HockxexplainsIt’smainlybecausetherearemanymoreopportunitiesforChinesewriterstovisitothercountriestopublishtheirworksoutsideChinaandtointeractwithreadersabroaD.AtthesametimemoreandmorepeoplegloballyarelearningChineseandtakinganinterestintheChineselanguageandculturE.UniversityofOxfordlecturerinmodernChineseliteratureMargaretHillenbrandsaysTheobviousreasonforthegrowingglobalpresenceofChineseliteratureisthegrowingglobalpresenceofChinaitself.Peoplehavecometorealizethatthereisaseriousknowledgedeficit缺少betweenChinaanditsinternationalcounterparts—inparticularChinaknowsincomparably无比地moreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheotherwayround—andreadingChineseliteratureisaneffectivesimplemeansofsolvingthatgap.67.TheunderlinedwordigniteinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.startoutB.burnupC.setoffD.appealto68.ChineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentionmainlybecauseA.ChinesewritershavebeenwritingmoreandmorebooksinEnglishB.theChineselanguagehasbecomethemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworldC.theChinesegovernmentattachesgreatimportancetoliteratureD.theculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandwesterncountrieshasdeveloped69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ChineseliteraturehasspreadwiththedevelopmentofChinA.B.TheNobelPrizeforLiteraturehasahistoryofhundredsofyears.C.InthepastnoChinesewriterswereacceptedoutsideChinA.D.ForeignersknowaboutChinamainlybyreadingMoYan’sworks.70.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathanbeforE.B.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheyknowaboutChinA.C.ChinaEuropeandAmericaknowoneanothermorethanbeforE.D.ComparedwithAmericaChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropE.

Manywomenwritetomeperplexed困惑的aboutwhytheycan'tformclosefriendships.Theytrynewapproachesputthemselvesinalltherightplacesseetherapistsandreadrelevantself­helpbooks.Theyconsiderthemselvesinterestingloyalkindandfriend­worthypeoplE.Butforreasonsunknowntothemtheyhaveatoughtimeformingintimaterelationships.ManyadmittonothavingevenoneclosefrienD.ArecentstudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyofferssomecluesastohowbothnaturepersonalityandnurtureexperienceimpactourfriendships.ResearchersattheUniversityofVirginiaandUniversityofTorontoMississaugastudiedmorethan7000Americanadultsbetweentheagesof20and75overaperiodoftenyearslookingatthenumberoftimestheseadultsmovedduringchildhooD.Theirstudylikeprioronesshowedalinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being:Themoretimesparticipantsmovedaschildrenthepoorerthequalityoftheiradultsocialrelationships.Butdiggingdeepertheresearchersfoundthatpersonality—specificallybeingintroverted内向的orextroverted外向的—couldeitherintensifyorbuffer缓冲theeffectofmovingtoanewtownorneighborhoodduringchildhooD.Thenegativeimpactofmoremovesduringchildhoodwasfargreaterforintrovertscomparedtoextroverts.Movingalotmakesitdifficultforpeopletomaintainlong­termcloserelationshipsstatedDr.ShigehiroOishithefirstauthorofthestudyinapressreleasefromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationThismightnotbeaseriousproblemforoutgoingpeoplewhocanmakefriendsquicklyandeasily.Lessoutgoingpeoplehaveahardertimemakingnewfriends.Familiesoftenhavetorelocate­acrosstownacrossthecountryoracrosstheglobE.Yetinmanycasestheirkidsandyoungadolescentshaven'tyetbuiltupabankoffriendships.Sotheconventionalwisdomistotrytominimizemovesforthesakeofyourchildwheneverpossibleandtomoveattheendoftheacademicyear.1.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A.offeradvicetowomenonhowtoformintimaterelationshipsB.explainhownatureandnurtureimpactourfriendshipsC.explainhowmovesduringchildhoodaffectchildrenD.tellushowtohelpchildrenmakefriends2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Peoplewhomovedlessduringchildhoodhavebettersocialrelationships.B.ThemorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthemorefriendstheyhavE.C.Themorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthebettertheyadjusttosociety.D.Thereisnolinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being.3.Inorderforchildrentomaintainlongtermcloserelationshipsparents________.A.shouldnotrelocatetheirhomesB.shouldrelocatetheirhomeswithinthetownC.hadbettermoveattheendofschoolyearD.hadbettermovewhentheirchildrencouldn'tbuildupabankoffriendships4.Welearnfromthefourthparagraphthatmovesduringchildhood________.A.haveabiggerimpactonanintrovertedpersoncomparedtoextrovertsB.havenoimpactonanoutgoingpersonC.areabigproblemforbothintrovertsandextrovertsD.helpchildrenbetteradapttonewenvironment5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.ourfriendshipsaremainlyaffectedbyournurtureB.wecanmovewhenchildrenhavemadealotoffriendsC.theimpactofmoveswilldisappearwhenonereachesadulthoodD.thereissomewaytominimizetheimpactofmovesduringchildhoodonchildren

Globalwarmingcouldmakehumansshorterwarnscientistswhoclaimtohavefoundevidencethatitcausedtheworld'sfirsthorsestoshrink收缩nearly50millionyearsago.InfactateamfromtheuniversitiesofFloridaandNebraskasaysithasfoundalinkbetweentheEarthheatingupandthesizeofmammals–horsesinthiscasE.Thescientistsusedfossilstofollowtheevolutionofhorsesfromtheirearliestappearance56millionyearsago.Astemperaturewentuptheirsizewentdownandviceversa反之亦然;AtonepointtheywereassmallasahousecatsaidDrJonathanBlochcurator博物馆长oftheFloridaMuseumofNaturalHistorywhichwasquotedbytheDailyMailassaying.Thescientistssaythatthecurrentwarmingcouldhavethesameeffectonmammalsandcouldevenmakehumanssmaller.Horsesstartedoutsmallaboutthesizeofasmalldog.What'ssurprisingisthataftertheyfirstappearedtheythenbecameevensmallerandthendramaticallyincreasedinsizeandthatexactlycorrespondstotheglobalwarmingeventfollowedbycoolingIthadbeenknownthatmammalsweresmallduringthattimeandthatitwaswarmbutwehadn'trealizedthattemperaturespecificallywasdrivingtheevolutionofbodysizeDrBlochsaidintheSciencejournal.【小题1】.Howdidscientistsfindoutthehorses’earliestappearancemillionsofyearsago?A.searchingthedataonthenetB.sortingthroughthepicturesofancienttimesC.usingfossilstofollowtheevolutionD.analyzingtherelatedimages【小题2】.Whatcanweinferformthepassage?A.AstemperatureswentuphorsesdramaticallyincreasedinsizeB.Thetemperaturehasnoeffectonmammals’evolutionC.Astemperatureswentuphorses’sizewentdownD.Inhistoryitusedtobewarmatearlytimesfollowedbyacertainperiodofsharplycoolingdown.【小题3】.Whichisthemostclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedwordsmostprobablymean_______.A.reacttoB.becontradictorytoC.beconsistentwithD.differfrom【小题4】.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.GlobalwarmingistodisappearB.ThetemperatureonearthistodecreaseC.GlobalwarmingmakeshumanshorterD.Mammalsaredyingout.

OnMay23rdtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturewillmeettodiscussthepressingtopicofwildpigs.Thesebeastswhichnumber6millionorsoareanincreasingbother.Attheirworsttheycandamagecropsspreaddiseasesattackhumansandkillfarmanimals.Andthingsaregettingworse:astudyshowthattheyarelikelytodoubleinnumberoverthenext3years.Whyisitsohardtocontrolwildpigs?IntroducedtoAmericainthe16thcenturyandrelatedtothewildpigsfoundinEuropewildpigscanbefoundin75%ofallstates.Nosinglelawexiststocontrolthemandregulationsdifferbetweenstates:whileinMissouritheycanonlybeshotifmetbychanceinTexashuntingisactivelyencourageD.A.porkchopperlawallowsTexanhunterstoshootwildpigsfromhelicoptersandsomepeopleinLouisianahaveevenbuilttheirownpig­huntingdrone无人机.Aswellasbeingpopularwithhunterswildpigsarecheaperforgameraiserstobreed饲养thandeer.InMichiganandPennsylvaniasuggestedbansontheprivatebreedingofpigsforhuntinghavecausedquarrelsbetweengameraisersandwildlifeofficials.Wildpigs'doublenature——consideredpestsbyfarmersbutvaluedbyhunters——makesithardtopasslawstocontrolthem.TwootherfactorsalsocontributE.Nearly70%oflandinAmericaisprivatelyowneD.Anditisdifficultforlawmakerstoimpose强加breedingandhuntinglawsonprivatelandowners.Secondlyitishardtodefineawildpig.Insomestateslawsarebeingintroducedtoredefinethetermwildanimaltokeepoutwildpigs.ThisisgoodnewsforthoseraisingpigsforhuntingbutlessaretothosewhoconsiderthempestswhosenumbershouldbelimiteD.Meanwhilediscussionscontinueoverhowtodealwiththisproblem.24.Peoplearenotpermittedtohuntwildpigsfreelyin________.A.TexasB.MichiganC.MissouriD.Louisiana25.Whydothegameraiserspreferraisingwildpigstodeer?A.It'sdifficulttoraisedeer.B.Wildpigsareinlargenumbers.C.Deerarenotpopularwithhunters.D.Theycanbenefitmorefromwildpigs.26.WhichisNOTthereasonforthedifficultyincontrollingwildpigs?A.Thedifficultyofpassingeffectivelaws.B.Thehighpercentageoflandownedprivately.C.Thefarmers'unwillingnesstoshootwildpigs.D.Thepopularityofraisingwildpigsinmanystates.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Whyarewildpigssohardtocontrol?B.Arewildpigspestsorwildanimals?C.Wildpigs——anincreasingdangerintheUS.D.Howtodealwiththeproblemofwildpigs?

London’snewestskyscraper摩天大楼iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuilD.Ataheightofalmost310metresitisthetallestbuildinginEuropE.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.Howevernoteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondonPianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire尖顶.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren’tregular.SothebuildinghasanunusualshapE.Itlookslikeaverythinsharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theSharD.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts桅杆oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetopthereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisemptybuteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurantsapartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbeganalotofpeopledidn’twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproveD.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheSharD.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYorkbutnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshapE.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecorationonlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskylinE.ItisnotcertainhoweverthatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.55.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof______.A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsshapeD.itsheight56.WhenhedesignedtheShardPianowanteditto______.A.changeLondon’sskylineB.inheritLondon’straditionC.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors57.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard______.A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeopleC.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners58.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheShard:CheersandClapsB.TheShard:WorkofaGreatArchitectC.TheShard:NewSymbolofLondon?D.TheShard:A.ChangefortheBetter?

.ChicagoisconsideringfirmmeasurestopreventtheAsiancarpagiantfishnativetotheFarEastfromcomingintoNorthAmerica’sGreatLakesinlargenumbers.Suchamovecouldcostupto$18bnaheavyeconomicburdentothecity..Thisspeciesmorethanametreinlengthwasoriginallyintroducedthreedecadesagotocontrolweedsinsewage污水treatmentplants.ButtheyescapedintotheMississippiRiverandincreasedinnumberquicklymakingtheirwaynorthtowardstheGreatLakesandthreateningthenativefishspeciesalongtheway..Dozensofthemwilloftenleapoutofthewaterasboatsapproach.’’MichaelBeechamalocalenvironmentalexpertdescribedhowfrighteningthescenewas.I’vegonedowntheriverandseenthesefishjumpupandhitmeintheface.Itisabigproblemforournativespecieshesaid..AmeetinghasbeenorganizedtofindatechnologicalsolutiontothecarpproblemoneofwhichinvolvesblockingpartsofChicago’scanalsystem.ListeningatthemeetingwasJohnGosswhowasworriedabouttheeffectthathavingbarriersinthecanalsystemwouldhaveonindustry.Itwouldcertainlyincreasethecostoftransportationhetold.ItiscurrentlyverycheapandefficienttobringmaterialsandfinishedgoodsdowntheChicagoshipcanal.’’.Anothercheaperoptionistoeatthefishoutofexistence.DirkFucikissellingcarpburger鲤鱼汉堡包athisfishshopnotfarfromdowntownChicago.Hethinksthecarpsareagreatresource.Tocatchitandthrowitawayisawastehesays.Eatingthemhelpssolvetheproblemandalsoprovidesjobs.Buttheideahasnotyetcaughton.SofarheistheonlypersoninChicagosellingcarpburgers.70.FromthepassagewecanseetheAsiancarp.A.isveryadaptabletothenewenvironmentB.hasmadetheGreatLaketheirhomeC.isbecominganewfoodinrestaurantsD.becomesevenmorefiercethanbefore71.AccordingtoMichaelBeechamtheAsiancarp.A.jumpsoutofthewatertoeatweedsB.alwaysattackspeopleifdisturbedC.isabigthreattothelocalspeciesD.formsabeautifulsceneontheriver72.InJohnGoss’spointofviewthebuildingofbarriers.A.canforcetheAsiancarpoutoftheGreatLakesB.mayleadtotheincreasingcostofindustrialproductsC.willhelpthecanalsystemworkmoreefficientlyD.willbringhighprofitstotherelatedcompanies

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.It’sunfairtheysaythatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopaysThepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorelikelythatyouwouldobtaindetailsaboutperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwayregulationswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyamountofgreatdisasters.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofincomE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthesmallads.whicharevirtuallyineverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns!Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatchmatchanddispatchcolumnbutsofarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn读者来信专栏.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Advertisement.B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.D.Thecostsofadvertisement.12.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersis________.A.trustworthyB.appreciativeC.criticalD.dissatisfactory13.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?A.Becauseadvertisersoftenboastorexaggeratethefact.B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisawasteofmoney.C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.D.BecausecustomerspaymorE.14.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertiseD.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.15.Inwhatwaydoesthewritertrytosupporthisview?A.NarrationB.DescriptionC.ComparisonD.Definition

OnOctober231990DavidPologrutoahighschoolphysicsteacherwasstabbed刺byhissmartstudentJasonHaffizullA.JasongotstraightA’sandwasdeterminedtostudymedicineatHarvardyetthiswashisdownfall.HisphysicsteachergaveJasonaBamarkJasonbelievedwouldundermine损害hisentrancetoHarvarD.AfterreceivinghisBJasontookabutcherknifetoschoolandstabbedhisphysicsteacher.HowcansomeoneassmartasJasondosomethingsodumb?StudiesshowthereislittleornocorrelationbetweenIQandemotionalintelligencE.DuringmyearlyuniversityyearsIregardedmyselfasanintelligentguy.Igotgoodmarksinmathematicsphysicsandothersubjects.IthoughtsuchskillswouldsurelygivemeabrightfuturE.AfteroneyearofstudywithdecentmarksIbegantoseetwomajorclassesofstudents.Thefirstcategoryofstudentsturneduptofewlecturespartiedeveryweekendenjoyedagreatsociallifeanddidminimalworktopasscourses.Thesecondcategoryofstudentswereintelligentandhardworkerswhogotgoodgradesandwereveryfocusedontheirstudies.Surelywouldtheseintelligentandhard-workingstudentsfindthegreatjobsbeforetheotherlazierclassofstudents?Notso.Studentsareoftenshockedupongraduationthattheirqualificationsarenotasimportantastheyoncethought.Graduatesentertheworkforceonlytorealizethatco-workershatethemandlessintelligentpeoplearetheonesreceivingpromotions.Educationalskillsareuselessinsomeindustrieswheninterpersonalskillsareabsent.Youcanhavegreatideastheoriesandsolvecomplexproblemsbutifyoucannoteffectivelycommunicateinapersuasiveandexcitingmannerbyrelatingtoyourfellowhumansyouwillfaceanuphillbattleinwhateverchallengesyouencounter.It’snotthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseofyourintelligence;it’sthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseyou’rerudeandnotunderstanding.Theintelligentpersonwithpoorcommunicationskillsisinsensitiveorunawareofothers’emotions.60.JasonHaffizullastabbedhisphysicsteacherbecause.A.hewasunfairlytreatedbyhisteacherB.hewasdisappointedwithhisdownfallC.hewasnotsmartenoughatstudiesD.hegotaworsemarkthanusual61.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthorinhisearlyuniversityyears.A.didn’tthinkcommunicationskillswereasimportantasintelligenceB.didn’tworkhardC.belongedtothefirstcategoryofstudentsD.couldkeepabalancebetweensociallifeandstudies62.Intelligentpeoplearehatedbecause.A.theycansolvemorecomplexproblemsB.theycan’tsettlethechallengestheymeetC.theyareenviedfortheirintelligenceD.theyarenotunderstandingenough63.Whatcanmakepeoplesucceedatworkaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Educationalskills.B.Communicationskills.C.Goodmanners.D.Awarenessofpeople’semotions.

Inanationwithaone-childfamilyplanningpolicyit’sunderstandableforparentstoworryoverwhethertheyarepettingtheirchildren.Arethechildrentrulyasfragileassometimesmadeouttobe?TheconcernhasbeenbroughtintofocuswiththepopularityofahitrealityTVseriesHunanTV’sDad!WhereAreWeGoing?andZhejiangTV’sFirstTimeInLife.Inbothchildrenasyoungasthreehavebecomenewpublicfigures.IntheshowFirstTimeInLifechildrenchosenfromordinaryfamiliesaregivensmalltaskstocompletebythemselvestheongoingDad!showcentersonfivecelebrityfathersandtheirchildrenwhoareforcedtoliveasimplelifeinruralareasfaroutsidetheircomfortzonE.Regardlessoftheirfamilybackgroundthechildren’sreactionstonewenvironmentshavestruckthepubliC.InoneepisodeofDad!thefive-year-olddaughterofformerOlympicdivingchampionTianLiangcriesandhidesbehindherfatherwhentheyarriveataruralvillagE.InanepisodeoftheotherseriesayounggirlinTianjinbreaksdownintoatearfulfitafterbeingaskedbyherfathertogooutalonetobuyeggsandapancakE.Intheeyesofsomeobserversthesekidsshownosenseofindependenceandthereasonisputdowntoparentswhoareoverlysheltering.ButtelevisionviewersandparentswereheartenedwhenthesobbingTianjingirlfinallywipedawayhertearsasshereturnedholdingthepancakE.InthecaseofTian’sdaughtersheeventuallybegantotakecareofheryoungercompanionsandlearnedtoseekhelpfrompeopleshedidn’tknow.ThefatheroftheTianjingirlfeltdelightfullyshockedandsaiD.Sheusedtohavetobeaccompaniedbyhermotherorgrandmother.Nowshehasthecouragetodoitallbyherself.Theshowshaveledmanyparentstochangehowtheyraisetheirchildren.ShanghaimotherLiangJingsaidshewouldtrytogivesometrainingtohershysonaskinghimtotidyuphistoys.LinYiaparentingexpertinBeijingsaidgivingkidsachancetodothingsforthemselveshelpstoraisetheirsenseofachievementwhichcarriesbenefitsthroughouttheirlives.66.Thechildreninthetwoprogramsaredifferentin.A.familybackgroundB.agegroupC.personalityD.popularity67.Whatattractstheaudience’seyesintheprograms?A.Whatthekids’familybackgroundislikE.B.Howchildrenreacttonewenvironments.C.Wherechildren’srealcomfortzoneis.D.Whythosechildrenareindependent.68.WhatisTianLiang’sdaughterexpectedtodointheshow?A.GoouttobuysomethingalonE.B.Hideinasafeplacetoavoidadanger.C.Makefriendswithstrangeadults.D.Liveinaruralvillagewithherfather.69.Itcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinewordsdelightfullyshockedthat.A.fatherismoreimportantthanmotherinafamilyB.parentsshouldprovideasafeenvironmentC.childrendeserveachancetobeindependentD.thechildrenareasfragileasparentsexpected70.Theshowsareboundtoraiseawaveofdiscussionabout.A.protectinggoodtraditionsB.thesocialsafetyC.approachestoparentingD.theinfluenceofTVprogrammes

Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevenge报复oftheNerds.Theygethighgradesallrightbutonlybybecomingdulllaborerstheirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommunicationandlookclumsywhiledoingsports.HowthendoweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroupservesonthestudentcouncilandisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA’sineverysubject.MelendresafreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexicowasstudent-bodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerque.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwellexhibitedatthesciencefairandmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.BeingaspeechgiveratthegraduationceremonyheachievedstraightA’sinhisregularclassesplusbonuspointsforA’sintwocollege-levelcourses.Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit?Brainsaren’ttheonlyanswer.Topgradesdon’talwaysgotothebrighteststudentsdeclaresHerbertWalbergaprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagowhohasconductedmajorstudiesonsuper-achievingstudents.Knowinghowtomakethemostofyourinnate天生的abilitiescountsformore.Muchmore.InfactWalbergsaysstudentswithhighIQsometimesdon’tdoaswellasclassmateswithlowerIQ.Forthemlearningcomestooeasilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.Hardworkisn’tthewholestoryeither.It’snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopensaidoneofthemany-Astudentsweinterviewed.It’swhatyoudowhileyou’resitting.Indeedsomeofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-scoringclassmates.Thekidsatthetopoftheclassgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthatotherscanreadilylearn.11.Theunderlinedwordnerdscanprobablybe.A.dullbookwormslackingsportsandsocialskillsB.successfultopstudentspopularwiththeirpeersC.studentswithcertainlearningdifficultiesD.bornleaderscrazyaboutsocialactivities12.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.MostTVprogramsandfilmsareaboutstraight-Astudents.B.Peoplehaveunfavorableimpressiononstraight-Astudents.C.Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-AstudentsfromTVorfilms.D.Straight-Astudentsarewelladmiredbypeopleinthesociety.13.Somestudentsbecomesuper-achieversmainlybecause.A.theyarebornclevererthanothersB.theyworklongerhoursatstudyC.theymakefulluseoftheirabilitiesD.theyknowtheshortcuttosuccess14.Whatwillbetalkedaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Theinterviewswithmorestudents.B.TheroleIQplaysinlearningwell.C.Thetechniquestobebetterlearners.D.Theachievementstopstudentsmake.15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.IQismoreimportantthanhardworkinstudy.B.Thebrighteststudentscannevergetlowgrades.C.Topstudentscertainlyachieveall-arounddevelopments.D.StudentswithaverageIQcanbecomesuper-achievers.

BaliisatinyislandthattodayispartofIndonesiA.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandgayandhadapeacefullifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsinBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightorhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesamebordersthepeoplecouldnotfightoverthem.InBalievenchildrenwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeonewouldseparatethem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktogetherformonths.Thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtooffergiftstotheirgods.41.WhatdoyouthinkisthebestcustominBali?A.Theyenjoyapeacefulwayoflifeandthinkitwrongtofightandhavewars.B.Thechildrenwerenotallowedtofight.C.ThechildrenwerenotallowedtoarguE.D.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BaliisaprettymountainousislandthathasadelightfulclimatE.B.ItwassaidthattherehadbeenterriblewarsinBaliatonetimE.C.BaliwaspartofIndonesiadividedintosevensmallkingdoms.D.SomekingdomsinBalisharedthesameborders.43.Fromthispassagewelearnthat..A.Baliisaplacewherepeoplelivewithangerhatesandquarrels.B.peoplelivinginBaliliveapeacefulandhappylifeC.iftwochildrenfoughtinBalitheywouldneverspeaktoeachotherD.iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtomakeanapologytoeachother44.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TheHappyPeopleonBaliIslanD.B.BaliaBeautifulIslandC.TheGoodCustomonBaliIslanD.D.BaliIslandanAttractivePlacE.

Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelowl6℃.RainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimatE.WithouttheforestcovertheseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmospherewarmingtherestoftheworlD.LosingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatternspotentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworlD.Inthepasthundredyearshumanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources资源landforcropswoodforpaperandotherproductslandforraisingfarmanimals.ThisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawholE.Forexamplealotofcarbondioxide二氧化碳intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstlywhenpeoplecutdowntreesgenerallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondlycuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnowbutinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstorE.Morethan25％ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.Howeverfewerthanl％ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvaluE.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.21.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforestsB.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforestsC.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedlandD.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns23.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoSaveRainforestsB.HowtoProtectNatureC.RainforestsandtheEnvironmentD.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment

Brighton:ItisaseasideresortontheEnglishChannel.Only50milesfromLondonitoffersagoodvarietyoflivelyentertainment.Itisacheerfulplacebusyandcrowdedinthesummerbutaliveineveryseasonoftheyear.Itsroyalpavilion布莱顿皇宫isamasterpieceofEnglisharchitecturE.Durham:Whatevertravelersseeordon'tseeinEnglandtheymustseethiscityinthenortheastjustsouthofNewcastle­upon­TynE.Noonewillforgetthesightofitscathedral教堂andcastlerisingtogetheronasteephilloverlookingaloopintheRiverWearwhichalmostsurroundsthem.Thecathedralitselfisoneofthegreatmedieval中世纪的公元476～1500buildingsinEuropE.Liverpool:A.portinthenorthwestofEnglandwhichpossessesaqualitythatisnotfoundinquitethesamewayanywhereelseinEngland:thequalityofgrandeur壮观.LiverpoolhasthisgrandeurinitssiteonthebroadRiverMerseymorethanhalfamilewidewiththehousesrisingnearit;initsgreatdockbuildingsitsbroadstreetsanditstwoenormouscathedrals.Edinburgh:IthaslongbeenthecapitalofScotlanD.EdinburghCastleisEdinburgh'simportantbuildingcontrollingthecityfromitsperchonarockoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.AnotherimportantbuildingisthePalaceofHolyroodHousebegunbyJamesⅢaround1500.BetweenthecastleandthepalaceistheRoyalMilewhichwasthecenterofEdinburghlifebeforethe17thcenturyandisfascinatingtovisitnow.28.WhichisthesuitabletimetovisitBrighton?A.OnlysummerB.AlltheyeararoundC.HolidaysD.Weekdays29.Whichofthefollowingplacementionsbothacastleandacathedral?A.BrightonB.DurhamC.Liverpool0D.Edinburgh30.FromthisarticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.AroundthebroadRiverMerseyyoucanenjoytheuniquequalityofLiverpool.B.ThesightofDurham'scathedralandcastleisprobablybestseenfromthebanksoftheRiverwear.C.ThePalaceofHolyroodHouseismucholderthanthecathedralinDurham.D.EdinburghCastlewasbuiltoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.31.Thisarticlecanbefoundin________.A.atravelmagazineB.adailynewspaperC.achapterofsciencefictionD.acolumninthefinancialpress

AsigncanbefoundinthefrontyardofahouseintheUS.Thepeoplelivingherewanttolettheirdogplayoutsideandensureitwon’trunintothestreet.SotheyhireacompanytosetupaninvisiblefenceanelectricwireburiedinthegroundaroundtheyarD.Thedogwearsaspecialcollarandwhenitwalksneartothefencethewirewillsendoutasmallshock.ThedogquicklylearnstostayawayfromtheedgeoftheyarD.Asitsaysatthebottomofthesignthefencewillkeepyourdogsafeawayfromthestreetandathomecontainedinsidetheyard.ThesmallwordBRANDprintedinbluemeansthatInvisibleFenceisregisteredasthecompany’sbrandnamE.SimilarlytheTMprintedafteryourdogsafeathomestandsfortrademarkasloganregisteredspecificallytoonecompany.1.Thepeoplesetupaninvisiblefence_________.A.tolettheirdogplayoutsidetheirhouseB.tokeeptheirdogawayfromtheedgeoftheyardC.tokeeptheirdoginsidetheiryardD.towarnothersnottoentertheirhouse2.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheinvisiblefence?A.Thefencedoesnotexistatall.B.TheInvisibleFenceisthenameofacompany.C.Withoutthespecialcollarthefencewon’tworkonthedog.D.Scienceandtechnologyplayanimportantpartinit.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswith2specialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthe3rdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaretoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomeandmorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.Onmother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.It’salsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemeterygrave.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecueforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearemorevaluedthanthoseboughtinstores.It’snotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakersphonecompaniesandotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.42.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.BothfestivalsareinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.43.Whichdoyouknowaboutcarnation?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearthemonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.44.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay___________.A.peoplesometimeshavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestothecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts.45.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.

SchoutenUniversityisahighlyrespectedonlineeducationproviderofferingofficially-recognizeddegreeprogramsacrosstheglobE.Ourmissionistoprovidestudentswithahigh-qualitymixedlearningMBAprogramandpersonalcoachingtohelpthemtobecomeworld-classmanagers.InternationalNetwork+2ResidentialStudyweeksinCambridge&ShanghaiAtSchoutenUniversitystudentstutorsandcoachesmeeteachotheronlinE.ButthereisalsotheopportunityforstudentstostudyfacetofacebywayofthetwoResidential居住的Studyweeks.OneweekwillbeheldinShanghaiChinaandtheotherweekatCambridgeUK.Shanghaiisthecommercialandindustrialcenteroftheworld’sleadingeconomy.CambridgeishometosomeofEurope’soldestandbestuniversities.Residentialweekswillbeheldseveraltimesayear.Thereforeyoucanchoosewhentoparticipatedependingontheprogressofyourstudy.Intheresidentialweekscooperationbetweenstudentswillbeanimportantelement.Studentswillworktogetheronrealcompanycases.Duringtheresidentialweekstudentswillbesupervisedbyaprofessionaltrainer.*Residentialsareanobligatory必须的partoftheprogramandthecostsoftheresidentialweeksarecoveredbyyourtuition.*Thefeeincludesthestudyweeks’housingfoodandparticipationbutnotthecostsoftravel.MaximumFlexibilitySchoutenUniversityintroducesanewwayoflearningStudy2.0.Studentswillstudyonlinethroughmy.schoutenuniversity.comandinteractviarichsocialmediA.ItallowsbusyworkingprofessionalslikeyoutostudyaworldclassMBAdegreeanytimeanywhereatanypacE.GreatSupportAccesstotheUniversity’svirtuallearningenvironmentVLE24/7andyourstudycoachtutorsareallheretogiveyoustrongpersonalsupporttoensureyoursuccess.29.AccordingtotheadvertisementwhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tbelongtosoftskills?A.LeadershipskillsB.CommunicationskillsC.DrivingskillsD.Motivationalskills30.Thetimetoparticipatetheresidentialweeksis________.A.flexibleB.fixedC.unnecessaryD.inconvenient31.Theadvertisementisprobablyintendedfor________.A.full-timecollegestudentsB.workingbusinessmenC.studyingteenagersD.retiredmanagers

Canyouthinkofasentencethatthewordandappearsfivetimeswithoutanywordsinbetween?Thereisoneattheendofthisstory.TherewasonceaninnwhichwascalledTheHorseandCart.Ithadasignoutsideitandtherewasapictureofahorseandacartonit.ButthesignwasgettingoldsotheowneroftheinndecidedtohaveanewonemadE.HetoapainterandaskedhimtopaintoneandtowriteTheHorseandCartonitinlargeletters.Afewdayslaterhewenttoseehowthepainterwasgettingon.Helikedthepictureofthehorseandcartverymuchbuthedidnotlikethewritingatall.HesaidtothepainterNono!There'stoomuchroombetweenHORSEandANDandANDandCART!67.Aninnisa____.A.asmallhouseB.akindofcoloredliquidthatcanbeusedforwritingC.asmallhorseD.asmallhotelorplacewhereonecanstay68.Therewasa____outsidetheinn.A.blackboardB.cartC.painterD.sign69.Theowneroftheinndecidedto____.A.sellhisinnB.callapaintertopaintanewsignC.topainthisinnD.buyanewsign70.Theowneroftheinnthought____.A.thelettersonthesignwereseparatedtoowidelyB.thelettersonthesignwerepoorlywrittenC.therewerelessspacebetweenthelettersonthesignD.thelettersonthesignweretoolarge

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations康乃馨.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.42.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.43.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.

A.PrepareforRainyDaysB.WatchYourSpendingC.GetAggressiveD.StartSavingE.SettheGoalF.SaveMoreStepstoRetireaMillionaireHavingamillion-dollarportfolioisaretirementdreamformanypeoplE.Makingthatdreamcometruerequiressomeseriouseffort.WhilesuccessisneverasurethingthestepsoutlinedbelowwillgoalongwaytowardhelpingyouachieveyourobjectivE.81.Vacationscarkidsandalloflife'sotherexpensestakeabigchunkoutofyourpaycheck.Tomaximizeyoursavingsyouneedtominimizeyourexpenses.Buyingahomeyoucanaffordandlivingalifestylethatisbelowyourmeansandnotfundedbycreditcardsareallnecessitiesifyouwanttoboostyoursavings.82.Ifyoudon'tsaveyou'llneverreachyourgoal.AsobviousasthismightseemsfartoomanypeopleneverevenstarttosavE.Ifyouremployeroffersa401kplanenrollingintheplanisagreatwaytoputyoursavingsonautopilot.Simplysignupfortheplanandcontributionswillbeautomaticallytakenoutofyourpaycheckincreasingyoursavingsanddecreasingyourimmediatetaxliability.Ifyouremployerofferstomatchyourcontributionsuptoacertainpercentagebesuretocontributeenoughtogetthefullmatch.It'slikegettingaguaranteedreturnonyourinvestment.Findingthecashtostashmaybeachallengeparticularlywhenyou'reyoungbutdon'tletthatstopyoufrompursuingfutureriches.83.Studieshaveshownthatthemajorityofthereturnsgeneratedbyaninvestmentaredictatedbytheasset-allocationdecision.Ifyouarelookingtogrowyourwealthovertimefixed-incomeinvestmentsaren'tlikelytogetthejobdoneandinflationcantakeabigchunkoutofyoursavings.Investinginequitiesentailsmoreriskbutisalsostatisticallylikelytoleadtogreaterreturns.Formanyofusit'sariskwehavetotakeifwanttoseeourwealthgrow.Asset-allocationstrategiescanhelpyoulearnhowtomakepickingtherightmixofsecuritiesthecoreofyourinvestingstrategy.84.Partoflong-termplanninginvolvesacceptingtheideathatsetbackswilloccur.Ifyouarenotpreparedthesesetbackscanputastoptoyoursavingsefforts.Whileyoucan'tavoidallofthebumpsintheroadyoucanprepareinadvancetomitigatethedamagetheycando.85.Yourincomeshouldriseastimepasses.You'llgetraisesyou'llchangejobsandmaybeyou'llgetmarriedandbecomeatwo-incomefamily.EverytimemorecashcomesintoyourpocketyoushouldincreasetheamountthatyousavE.Thekeytoreachingyourgoalasquicklyaspossibleistosaveasmuchasyoucan.

Aspellingmistakeonasignoutsideastateprimaryschoolhadmebangingmyheadindespair—butdon’tbepanickedintothinkingstateeducationisfundamentallydisableD.There’sanoticeonourlocalparkgatemadebyalocalstateprimaryschoolpupilsaying:thereisknowthingslikethepoofairy.Whatagoodidea—acampaigntoencouragethedog-ownersamongustopickuptheirdog’swaste!Andwhatanattractiveandeye-catchingposter!ButKNOWpoofairy?whydidn’ttheteachercheckthespellingbeforetheposterwascompletedanddisplayedbeforethepublic?Didn’the/sherealizethatnotonlyisbadspellingaworrybutevenworse—thisisthesortofthingthatcouldeasilybringjoytoMr.Gove’sheartbecauseitseemstoprovehimright—ordinarystateschoolsbadandacademiesgooD.Andthecountrymaytakehispropaganda宣传seriously.Showthepanickingparentsonebadspellingfromanon-academyschoolsuggestingthatit’sfilledwithwildandunqualifiedstaffandthey’llbescaredthattheirchildrenwillcomeoutwalkingonallfoursandmustbemarchedstraightintoanacademy—andinstitutionfullofexamresultsandundemocraticmanagement.Don’tfallforitparents.Likethousandsofteachersinstateschoolsandlocalauthoritiesyoucancareaboutchildren’seducationandstandardsofliteracyyoucanevenloveLatinwithoutsinginguptotheGovebrigade队列.Justbecausehehashadaninsightintoourterrorsandrecognizedourdreamsitdoesmeanthathejustknowshowtotakeusinandwhatworksinhisfavor.That‘knowpoo’teacherhasscoredanowngoalsaysFieldingandyou’reinadilemmaherE.You’recaughtbetweenyourenthusiasmforaccurategrammarandyourwell-meaningsocialresponsibilitiesEvenFieldingdoesn’tgetit.Youcanhavethetwothingtogether—highstandardsincomprehensives.WedonotneedacademiC.Youcanmanageit!53.Knowinthepostershouldprobablybespelledas________.A.noB.nowC.newD.nor54.WhoisMr.Goveinthepassage?A.A.pupil’sfatherconcernedabouteducation.B.A.teacherofastateprimaryschool.C.Anadvocateforacademy.D.Anenthusiastofliteracy.55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.felthopelessatthestateprimaryeducationB.triedtodefendthespellingmistakesintheposterC.thoughthighlyofacademy’seducationalstandardD.wasopposedtoMr.Gove’smisleadingpropagandA.56.Whatistheauthor’stunetowardsstateprimaryeducation?A.NegativeB.CooperativeC.EncouragingD.Praiseful

TheChinese-bornAmericanarchitectIeohMingPeiisoneofthemostcreativearchitectsofourtimes.Hehasincorporatedbotheasternandwesternideasintohisdesigns.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhouChinaonApril261917.Hisfatherwasafamousbanker.In1935attheageof17hecametotheUnitedStatestostudyarchitectureatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.In1942heenteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.In1964JacquelineKennedyselectedPeitodesigntheKennedylibrary.Afterthathebecamewell-knownallovertheworlD.PeoplenameditoneoftheTenBestBuildingsintheUnitedStates.In1968PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonD.C.Overonemillionpeoplevisitedthebuildingduringitsfirst50daysinexistencE.FollowingtheEastWingprojectPei'sfamehascontinuedtogrowwidely.In1983FrenchPresidentcommissioned委任PeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.TenyearslaterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.Peidescribeditasthegreatestchallengeandgreatestaccomplishmentofmycareer.AtFragrantHilla300-roomhotelintheChinesecapitalPeihasattemptedtobringtohisnativeChinahisoften-quotedthirdwayofmakingbuildings.AvoidingbothacompletecopyingoftraditionalChinesemotifs特色aswellasthemodernismoftheWestPeihasmanagedatFragrantHilltomakeoneofhismosteloquent有说服力的statements.Peihasdesignednearly50projectsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Abouthalfoftheseprojectshavewonmajorawards.PeihasbeenawardedthehighesthonorsfromnationsovertheworlD.In1990PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBushforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandservicetotheUSgovernment.47.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsofIeohMingPei?A.PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDC.B.IeohMingPeienteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.C.ThecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.D.IeohMingPeiwasselectedtodesigntheKennedylibrary.E.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhou.f.PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBush.g.IeohMingPeicametoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.h.FrenchPresidentcommissionedPeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.A.e-g-d-b-a-h-c-fB.e-g-b-d-a-h-f-cC.e-g-b-d-h-a-c-fD.e-g-b-d-a-h-c-f48.Itwas________thatIeohMingPeibecameworld-famous.A.afterhedesignedtheKennedylibraryB.afterhedesignedEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDCC.afterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreD.afterhedesignedtheFragrantHill49.__________isanexcellentbuildingthatshowsboththetraditionalChinesemotifsandthemodernismoftheWest.A.TheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtB.Pei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreC.FragrantHillD.Kennedylibrary50.Wecaninferthatabout_________ofIeohMingPei’sprojectshavewonmajorawards.A.50B.25C.15D.35

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

Googlehasbeencollectingtonsofdataaboutsmartphoneusagearoundtheworld.Herearesomeofthemostsurprisingandinterestingfacts:AndroidismostpopularinJapanwith55%ofrespondents调查对象usingitcomparedwith39%foriOS.AndroidisalsonumberoneinafewothercountriesincludingNewZealand41%theUS40%andChina38%.iOSisfarthestaheadinSwitzerlandwith52%usagevs23%forAndroid.OthercountrieswhereiOSisfaraheadincludeAustralia49%vs25%AndroidCanada45%vs23%Androidand23%BlackberryandFrance43%vs25%Android.InEgyptWindowsMobileisfarmorepopularthaniOS.13%ofsurveyrespondentsusetheMicrosoftsmartphoneplatformbehindSymbian19%andAndroid14%.iOSisveryfardownat4%.MobilesocialnetworkingisbiggestinMexicoandArgentinawhere74%and73%ofusersvisitasocialnetworkdaily.Butmobile-socialisweakinJapanwhere34%ofusersnevervisitasocialnetworkontheirphoneandthisfigurerisesto41%inBrazil.WatchingvideoismostpopularinSaudiArabiawith59%ofrespondentsdoingitdaily.NumbertwoisEgyptwith41%.Chineseusersshopfromtheirphones.59%ofChineseusersdothiscomparedwithonly41%insecond-placeEgypt.Chineseusersalsolovetowritereviews.41%ofthemwriteareviewofalocalbusinessafterlookingitupontheirsmartphone.NumbertwoJapanisfarbehindwithonly24%ofrespondentsdoingthis.54.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheusageofthesmartphoneoperatingsystemsinEgypt?A.WindowsMobile＞iOS＞Symbian＞AndroidB.Android＞WindowsMobile＞iOS＞SymbianC.iOS＞Android＞Symbian＞WindowsMobileD.Symbian＞Android＞WindowsMobile＞iOS55.Inwhichofthefollowingcountriesismobilesocialnetworkingleastpopular?A.Brazil.B.Japan.C.Mexico.D.Argentina.56.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.Health.B.Environment.C.Technology.D.Entertainment.

WhiletravellingtoNewcastleintheUKtovisitrelativesIarrivedinLondontofindmyplanetransfernorthtoNewcastlehadbeencancelledduetodeterioratingweatherconditions.Theairlinewashelpful--offeringmeachoicebetweenanightinahotelorasix-hourbusfidetomydestination.WithnoindicationastowhetheraflighttoNewcastlewouldhappeninthenexttwodaysIchosethebusridE.IstoredallmybaggageintheluggagecompartmentofthebusthinkingIwouldnotneedanythingonthejourney.TheyoungladysittingbesidemecouldseehowtiredIwasandaskedmeifanyonewouldbemeetingmeonmyarrival.Irealisedthatthadleftmycellphoneinmybagandhadnowaytocontactmyrelatives.TheywouldbewaitingformeattheairportaboutfivehoursbeforethebusgottoNewcastlenotknowingwhathadhappeneD.WithouthesitationtheyoungladyofferedmetheuseofhercellphonE.WhenthebusmadeareststopsheaskedmeifIwasgettingout.IrepliedthatIwouldn’tasIstillhadsandalsonandbarefeetweren’tidealforthecoldweatherWhenshegotbackonshe’dboughtmesometeaandapacketofsweetstoeat.WhenweeventuallyarrivedinNewcastlethewomancheckedthatsomeonewastheretomeetmE.IaskedhertowaitamomentwhileIgotmypursetorepayherbutwhenIlookedupshehadgorE.Iwasunabletoevenverballythankher.1.Welearnfromthepassagethat____________.A.theauthorhadlittlemoneytobuytheairticketfromLondontoNewcastleB.theauthorprobablyflewtoLondonfromawarmplaceC.theauthor’srelativesmissedmeetingherinLondonD.theauthor’scellphonewasn’tfunctioninginBritain2.Whichofthefollowinginformationisofgreatimportancetotheauthor’srelatives?A.Whytheflightwascalledoff.B.WhytheflightwasdelayeD.C.Wheretheauthorwasputup.D.WhentheauthorwouldarrivE.3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Britishpeoplealwayssufferfromterribleweatherinwinter.B.Britishpeopleareusuallyhelpful.C.Theauthorwaskindofcareless.D.TheauthorwasgratefultotheairlinE.

Lookingforsomeinspirationorideasforyourcreativestories?Tostartwithsomewritersdescribewinterbyusingtheirfivesensesortheirimagination.Otherswriteontheirfavouritewinteractivities.Whateveryouchoosetowriteaboutworkingonawinterstorycanalwayshelptoimproveyourwritingskills.Nowreadthefollowingstoryandseeifithelpsgetridofanyicywritingblockyou'vebeenstrugglingwith.Beepbeep.Beep­beep:thealarmclockrang.SlowlyIgotoutofwarmbeddownontothewoodenfloorwhichthewinterhadthrownitscoldupon.Thebittercoldtemperaturepenetrated穿透mysocksandIhurriedtoputmyfeetinshoes.LookingoutofthewindowIwatchedthewhitesnowsoftandthickdropontorooftopsandtrees.HalfanhourlaterfinishingthelastofmyhotchocolateIpreparedtoentertheadventurethatwaitedformeoutsidE.Ibuttonedmyjacketandfastenedmyboots.HatonIopenedthedoorandwasgreetedbythewintercoldness.Inthedepthsofwintertheearlymorningdidnothavetherushoftherestoftheyear.Mostofmyneighborswereputoffbythecoldandstayedinbeduntilthesunhadclimbedhigherintothesky.UnseenbythosewhoremainedlockedinsidetheirhomeswarmintheirbedsIenjoyedbeingalonewiththebeautyofthewintertimE.Thoseindoorswereunabletoappreciatethesnow­scapesicecrystalsfrostandthecrisp清新的breezE.ForthemthecomingofwintermeantjustthearrivalofthecolD.Appreciationdependsoncontrasts.OnecannotlovethewarmthofAprilifonehasnotknownthefreezingcoldofwinter.Laterthatyeartheheatofthesunonmyskinwouldbewonderfulformymemoriesofthatcoldmorningandotherslikeit.55.Theunderlinedwordadventurerefersto________.A.gettingoutofbedonthecoldwintermorningB.enjoyingthelovelinessofthewinteroutdoorsC.goingskiingonthecoldwintermorningD.throwingsnowballswithfriends56.Accordingtothestorymostoftheneighbors________.A.didn'tworkinwinterB.stayeduplateinwinterC.missedthebeautyofwinterD.enjoyedtheseasonsexceptwinter57.WhichofthesestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A.Ofalltheseasonsthewriterloveswintermost.B.Thewriterregretsthathewentoutonthefreezingcoldwintermorning.C.Thewriterbelievescontrastsmakeourexperiencesoftheseasonslovelier.D.Thewritervaluesautumnandsummermorethanwinter.58.Whatfunctiondoesthestorymentionedinthepassageserve?A.Tosharesomewinterthoughtswithreaders.B.Toshowreadershowtoworkonawinterstory.C.Toinspirereaderstotakemoreexerciseinwinter.D.Totellreadershowtoappreciatethebeautyofwinter.

DuringmyelementaryschoolyearsIusedtocomparemymomwithmybestfriendTiffany'smom..Tiffany'smomalwaysgaveherlotsofmoneytobuythemostfashionableclothesandfavoritefooD.HermomallowedhertodoanythingshelikeD.IreallyadmiredTiffany.Mymomdidn'tgivememuchpocketmoneyandshealwaystoldmethatIshouldbehavemyself.Iwasannoyedwithher.WheneverIdidn'tgetwhatIwantedIwouldcomplaintomymomTiffany'smomwouldgiveherthat!Iwishsheweremymom.EverytimemymornwouldcalmlysayPoorTiffany.Icouldn'tunderstandher.Sheshouldn'tbefeelingsorryforTiffany!Ithought.SheshouldbefeelingsorryformE.OnedayIcouldn'thelpsayingtoMomPoorTiffany?LuckyTiffany!Shegetseverythingshewants!Whydoyoufeelsorryforher?Iburstintotears.Mymomsatdownnexttomeandsaidsoftly.YesIdofeelsorryforher.Ihavebeenteachingyoualessonthatshewillneverbetaught.Ilookedupather.Whatareyoutalkingabout?MomsaidwithcareOnedayshewillreallywantsomething.Maybeshe'llfindoutthatshecan'thaveit.Hermotherwon'talwaysbearoundtogivehermoneyandwhat'smoremoneycan'tbuyeverything.ShecontinuedIhavetaughtyouvaluablelessonsbynotgivingyoueverythingyouwant.You'llknowhowtolookforbargainsandsavemoneybutshewon't.You'llunderstandthatyouneedtoworkhardtogetthethingsthatyouwantbutshewon't.WhenTiffanyisagrownwomanshe'llwakeuponedayandshewillbewishingthatshehadamomliketheoneyou'vegot.LifelessonsaremoreimportantthanmodernclothesanddeliciousfooD.IttooksometimebutIeventuallyunderstoodmymom'swords.NowIamahappyandsuccessfulwoman.56.Duringtheauthor'selementaryschoolyearsshe.A.wishedthathermomwereasgoodasTiffany'sB.wenttoschoolwithTiffanyeverydayC.usuallycomparedherlessonwithTiffany'sD.sometimesgavelotsofmoneytoTiffany57.Whydidtheauthor'smomalwayssayPoorTiffany?A.ShefeltsorryforTiffanybecauseTiffanywaspoor.B.Shewantedtotellalietocomforttheauthor.C.ShethoughtthatTiffanywasspoiledbyhermother.D.ShetoldtheauthorthisandwantedhertohelpTiffany.58.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthor'smother?A.Shewasstrictandtaughttheauthortobeindependent.B.Shecaredforotherpeople'schildrenmorethanherown.C.Shethoughtthatlifelessonswereasimportantasmoney.D.Shewassopoorthatshecouldn'tgivetheauthormuchmoney.59.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorwasquiteannoyedwithhermotherinthepast.B.Theauthor'smotherfeltsorryforTiffany.C.Tiffany'smothertooktheauthor'smother'sadvicE.D.Theauthoristhankfultohermothernow.

ToprotectyouandyourfellowpassengerstheTransportationSecurityAdministrationTSAisrequiredbylawtoinspectallcheckedbaggagE.AspartofthisprocesssomebagsareopenedandinspecteD.Yourbagwasamongthoseselectedforinspection.DuringtheinspectionyourbaganditscontentsmayhavebeensearchedforitemsforbiddenbylawsuchasfireworksfuelsgunpowderetC.Atthecompletionoftheinspectionthecontentswerereturnedtoyourbagwhichwasresealed重新封口withaspeciallock.IftheTSAscreenerwasunabletoopenyourbagforinspectionbecauseitwaslockedthescreenermayhavebeenforcedtobreakthelocksonyourbag.TSAsincerelyregretshavingtodothisandhastakencaretoresealyourbaguponcompletionofinspection.HoweverTSAisnotliablefordamagetoyourlocksresultingfromthisnecessarysecurityprecaution.Forpackingtipsandothersuggestionsthatmayassistyouduringyournexttripvisit:Weappreciateyourunderstandingandcooperation.IfyouhavequestionscommentsorconcernspleasefeelfreetocontacttheTransportationSecurityAdministrationConsumerResponseCenter:Phone:toll-freeat866289-9673Email:*Section110boftheAviationandTransportationSecurityActof200149U.S.C.§44901c-e【小题1】Thisleaflet宣传单istryingto____________.A.introduceoneofthesecurityactsB.persuadepeopletocontactTSAC.informpeopleofbaggageinspectionD.warnagainstthedamageoflockingthebaggage【小题2】TheleafletismostprobablyprovidedbyTSAtothosewho____________.A.refusedtocheckintheirbaggageB.hadtheirbaggageselectedforinspectionC.keptsomedamageditemsintheirbaggageD.lefttheirbaggageunlocked【小题3】Whatisthemeaningofliableasitisusedinthetext?A.responsibleB.permittedbylawC.suitableD.prepared【小题4】Whichofthefollowingitemsisprobablyallowedinthecheckedbaggage?

TheresearchcarriedoutbytheUniversityofBariinItalycouldhelpprovehospitalswhoareaccusedofwastingmoneyonartanddecorationasitsuggestsapleasantenvironmenthelpspatientseasediscomfortandpain.AteamheadedbyProfessorMarinadeTommasoattheNeurophysiopathologyPainUnitaskedagroupofmenandwomentopickthe20paintingstheyconsideredmostuglyandmostbeautifulfromaselectionof300worksbyartistssuchasLeonardodaVinciandSandroBotticelli.Theywerethenaskedtolookateitherthebeautifulpaintingsortheuglypaintingorablankpanelwhiletheteamzapped照射ashortlaserpulseattheirhandcreatingasensationasiftheyhadbeenstuckbyapin.Thesubjectsratedthepainasbeingathirdlessintensewhiletheywereviewingthebeautifulpaintingscomparedwithwhenlookingattheuglypaintingsortheblankpanel.Electrodesmeasuringthebrain'selectricalactivityalsoconfirmedareducedresponsetothepainwhenthesubjectlookedatbeautifulpaintings.WhiledistractionssuchasmusicareknowntoreducepaininhospitalpatientsProfdeTommasosaysthisisthefirstresulttoshowthatbeautyplaysapart.ThefindingsreportedinNewScientistalsogoalongwaytoshowthatbeautifulsurroundingscouldaidthehealingprocess.Hospitalshavebeendesignedtobefunctionalbutwethinkthattheirartisticaspectsshouldbetakenintoaccounttoosaidtheneurologist.Beautyobviouslyoffersadistractionthatuglypaintingsdonot.ButatleastthereisnosuggestionthatuglysurroundingsmakethepainworsE.Ithinktheseresultsshowthatmoreresearchisneededintothefieldhowabeautifulenvironmentcanalleviatesuffering.PicturestheylikedincludedStarryNightbyVincentVanGoghandBotticellisBirthofVenus.PicturestheyfounduglyincludedworksbyPabloPicassotheItalian20thcenturyartistAnonioBuenoandColumbianFernandoBotero.ThesepeoplewerenotartexpertssosomeofthepicturestheyfounduglywouldbeconsideredmasterpiecesbytheartworldsaidProfdeTommaso.16.Theunderlinedwordalleviateinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.cureB.easeC.improveD.kill17.Howmanyartistshavebeenmentionedinthepassage?A.4.B.5.C.6.D.7.18.WhichofthefollowingisTUREabouttheviewofProfdeTommaso’s?A.Beautifulsurroundingscouldhelptohealsufferingscompletely.B.Hospitalsmusttaketheirartisticaspectsintoconsiderationfirst.C.UglysurroundingswillsurelymakethepainworsE.D.Bothmusicandbeautycanreducepaininhospitalpatients.19.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat_____.A.someartists’paintingswerebeautifulsotheyweremasterpiecesB.onlyartexpertscouldjudgetheyweremasterpiecesornotthoughuglyC.theartistsmentionedabovewerenotreallyartmasters.D.someofthemwereartmasterswhileotherswerenot.20.Whichofthefollowingisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Beautifulsurroundingscaneasepain.B.Uglypaintingscouldbemasterpieces.C.MoreresearchshouldbedoneinthefielD.D.Latestenvironmentalresearch.

DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos袋鼠.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.59.InPerthyoumayvisitawildflowers’showin_______season.A.acoolB.awarmC.thecoldestD.thehottest60.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

Inthe18thcenturyNewYorkwassmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBoston.TodayitisthelargestcityinAmericA.Howcanthechangeinitssizeandimportancebeexplained?Toanswerthisquestionwemustconsidercertainfactsaboutgeographyhistoryandeconomics.TogetherthesethreewillexplainthehugegrowthofAmerica’smostfamouscity.ThemapoftheNortheastshowsthatthefourareaswiththelargestpopulationsinthisregionarearoundseaports.AtthesepointsmaterialsfromacrosstheseaentertheUnitedStatesandtheproductsofthelandaresentthereforexportacrosstheseA.Weknowthatplaceswheretransportationlinesmeetaregoodplacesformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.Thatiswhyseaportsoftenhavecitiesnearby.ButcitieslikeNewYorkneededmorethantheirgeographicallocationinordertobecomegreatindustrialcenters.TheirdevelopmentdidnothappensimplybychancE.About1815whenmanyAmericansfromtheeasthadalreadymovedtowardthewesttransportationroutesfromtheseaportstothecentralregionsofthecountrybegantobeaseriousproblem.Theslowwagonsofthattimeusuallydrawnbyhorsesweretooexpensiveformovingheavyfreight货物veryfar.InNewYorkStateacanalseemedthebestanswertothetransportationproblem.FromtheeasternendofLakeErieallthewayacrossthestatetotheHudsonRiverthereisalongstripoflowlanD.HeretheErieCanalwasbuiltandafterseveralyearsofworkitwascompletedin1825.Thecanalproducedanimmediateeffect.Freightcostswerecuttoaboutonetenthofwhattheyhadbeen.NewYorkCitywhichhadbeensmallerthanPhiladelphiaandBostonquicklybecametheleadingcityofthecoast.IntheyearsthatfollowedtransportationroutesontheGreatLakeswerejoinedtoroutesontheMississippiRiver.ThenNewYorkCitybecametheendpointofagreatinlandshippingsystemthatstartedfromtheAtlanticOceanfarupthewesternbranchesoftheMississippi.64.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofTransportationinNewYorkB.ExportandImportofNewYorkC.HowNewYorkBecameAmerica'sLargestCityD.HowNewYorkExchangedwithEurope65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheErieCanalconnectedLakeEriewiththeHudsonRiver.B.Economistsareoftheopinionthatplaceswherefarmingisdonearegoodformakingrawmaterialsintofinishedgoods.C.Wagonsdrawnbyhorsesandoxensoonprovedtobebetterandcheaperthancanaltransportation.D.Theseaportsusuallyhavelesspopulationbutmorebusiness.66.Freightcostswerereducedto10%ofwhattheyhadbeenbecauseof________.A.cheapandfastwagonsB.thenewsearoutesC.theconstructionoftheErieCanalD.thedevelopmentofindustry

Americansliketothinkofthemselvesasmartyrs烈士towork.AtthistimeoftheyeartheymarvelatthelazinessoftheirEuropeancousinsparticularlytheFrench.StudiesshowthattheaverageAmericangetsonlyfourweeksofpaidleaveayearcomparedwithsevenfortheFrenchandeightfortheGermans.InParismanyshopssimplyclosedownforAugustinWashingtonwheretheweatherisblazinghottheyremainopensomefor24hoursaday.ButwhenitcomestotheyoungthesituationisreverseD.AmericanchildrenhaveiteasierthanmostotherchildrenintheworldincludingthesupposedlylazyEuropeans.Theyhaveoneoftheshortestschoolyearsanywhereamere180dayscomparedwithanaverageof195forOECDcountriesandmorethan200forEasternAsiancountries.Germanchildrenspend20moredaysinschoolthanAmericanonesandSouthKoreansoveramonthmorE.Over12yearsa15­daydeficit赤字meansAmericanchildrenloseouton180daysofschoolequivalenttoanentireyear.Americansalsodivideuptheirschooltimeoddly.Theycramtheschooldayintothemorningandearlyafternoonandclosetheirschoolsforthreemonthsinthesummer.Thelongsummervacationactslikeamentaleraserwiththeaveragechildreportedlyforgettingaboutamonth’sworthofinstructioninmanysubjectsandalmostthreetimesthatinmathematics.Americanacademicshaveeveninventedatermforthisphenomenonsummerlearningloss.ItisleavingAmericanchildrenill­equippedtocompetE.TheyusuallyperformpoorlyininternationaleducationaltestscomingbehindAsiancountriesthatspendlessoneducationbutworktheirchildrenharder.California’sstateuniversitieshavetosendoverathirdoftheirenteringclasstotakeremedialcoursesinEnglishandmaths.AtleastathirdofsuccessfulPhDstudentscomefromabroaD.56.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellus________.A.Americansneedn’tbesohard­workingB.AmericanshaveawrongwayofworkingC.AmericansworktoohardD.AmericansandEuropeanshavedifferentworkingattitudes57.AccordingtothepassageEuropeanchildren________.A.havemorepressureintheirstudiesB.areusuallyconsideredtobelazyC.don’tneedtoworkhardattheirlessonsD.aremorediligentthanAmericanchildren58.DuringthelongsummerholidayAmericanchildren________.A.willmakeupfortheirlostlessonsB.spendmostofthetimelearningC.probablydon’tcareaboutstudiesD.willsuffersomememoryproblems59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheUnderworkedAmericanChildrenB.TheSchoolEducationinAmericaC.TheWorkingAttitudeofAmericansD.TheSchoolHolidaysinAmerica

World­famousviolinistItzhakPerlmanwasstrickenwithpolioasachilD.Asaresulthewearsbracesonbothlegsandwalkswiththeaidofcrutches.At_concertsgetting_on_stage_is_no_small_achievement_for_him.Heslowlycrossesthestageuntilhereacheshischair.Helayshiscrutchesonthefloorslowlyundoestheclasps扣环onhislegsputsonefootbackwardandextendstheotheroneforwarD.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolinputsitunderhischin下巴nodstotheconductorandstartstoplay.Onefalleveningin1995whileperformingatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCityPerlmanhadtodealwithoneadditionaltroublE.JackReimerafamousreporterwiththeHoustonChronicledescribedthescenE.JustashefinishedthefirstfewbarsoneofthestringsonhisviolinbrokE.Youcouldhearthesoundgoofflikegunfireacrosstheroom.Therewasnomistakingwhatthatsoundmeant.Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo.PeoplewhoweretheresaidWefiguredhewouldhavetogetup...toeitherfindanotherviolinorfindanotherstringforthisonE.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhewaitedamomentclosedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.Thebandandheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Heplayedwithenthusiasmandpower.Ofcourseitisimpossibletoplayasymphonicworkwithjustthreestrings.ButthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefusedtoknowthat.Youcouldseehimmodulate调音changerecomposethepieceinhisheaD.AtonepointitsoundedlikehewastuningthestringstogetnewsoundstheyhadnevermadebeforE.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?A.It’sapieceofcakeforPerlmantoperformonthestagE.B.It’snoteasyforPerlmantogetonthestagE.C.PerlmanhasachievedgreatsuccessonthestagE.D.PerlmanhassmallachievementsonthestagE.2.Howdidthestringbreak?A.Itonlybrokebyaccident.B.PerlmanbrokethestringbecausehewastooexciteD.C.Agunfirefromsomewhereintheroombrokeit.D.Itwasbrokenbythefewbars.3.AfterthestringbroketheaudiencethoughtthatPerlmanwould________.A.getangryathisperformanceB.giveuptheperformanceC.dosomethingabouttheviolinD.continueperformingwiththethree­stringviolin4.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatPerlman________.A.pretendednottoknowthatthestringwasbrokenB.thoughtnothingwasimpossibleC.wasaveryproudmanD.showedhisself­confidenceintimeoftrouble5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWorld­famousDisabledArtistB.AnUnexpectedAccidentC.ThePerformanceWentonD.AThree­stringViolinandItsOwner

AmericansgrowhappierastheyagesurveysfinD.AndanewPewResearchCentersurveyshowsthetendencyisholdingupastheeconomydeclines.Happinessisacomplexthing.Paststudieshavefoundthatoldmentendtobehappierthanoldwomen.AndevenbeforetheeconomygotterribleseniorswerefoundtobegenerallyhappierthanBabyBoomerspeoplewhowerebornduringaperiodwhenalotofbabieswerebornespeciallybetween1946and1964.Maybeit'sbecausepastgenerationshaverealizedtheAmericanDreamwhileBoomersworktwojobsandwatchthedreamchangE.Intimeslikethisit'sclearhowagecanhaveitsadvantages.Whilenotallseniorsarefacingtherecession经济不景气wellformanytheimpactismuchlessseriousthanitisforyoungerpeoplE.Why?Manypeople65andolderretiredanddownsizedtheirlifestylesbeforetheeconomydeclinedaccordingtoPewanalysts.Mostaren'traisingkidsandmanyarenotsoworriedaboutbeingoutofwork.LossofincomecanbeofcourseasourceofstressanddispleasurE.It'sthoseaged50-64who'veseentheirmoneyreducethemostandtheiranxietiesaboutretirementenlargethemostthePewsurveyfinds.Italsofindsthatyoungeradultsaged18-49haveacceptedtheworstthingsinthejobmarketbutremainrelativelycheerfulabouttheirfinancialfuturE.NoteveryoneinanycategoryisextremelyhappyofcoursE.Otherresearchhasshownthathappinessinoldagedependslargelyonattitudefactorssuchascheerfulnessandsurvivingstrategies.Addfinancialplanningtothelist.InthenewPewtelephonesurveytakeninMarchandAprilof2969adultshere'showmanypeopleineachagegroupsaidtheyhadcutbackonspendinginthepastyear:*18-49:68percent*50-64:59percent*65+:36percent.Andistherecessioncausingstressinyourfamily?*18-49:52percent*50-64:58percent*65+:38percent.TitleHappinessis...beingoldThemeThe76Americansarethehappiertheygrow.77forseniorsTheAmericanDreamhasbeen78bypastgenerations.Theyhavenokidsto79andhaveno80aboutbeingoutofwork.beinghappyThosewhoalwaysfeelcheerfulandknowhowto81canalsofind82inlifE.Financialplanning83forhappinessaswell.NewfindingInthepastyearpeopleaged8465havesufferedtheleaststressfromtherecessionandcutbacktheleast85.

A.newgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworlD.Weboholismatwentiethcenturydiseaseaffectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenetusee-mailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputeranditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstopanditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsagonoonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomeacompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessivebehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomeworksothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschools.BecausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsitestheyhangouttherE.MoreoverthisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallifE.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.ThevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallifE.TheyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsocietyBecauseofthechangeintheirbehaviortheybegintoisolatethemselvesfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.TheysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlifE.AlthoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputertheyarenotconfidentwithreallifefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlifE.ltisaproblemforthefuturE.ThisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectthewholeworlD.16.ThepassageisaboutA.thecauseofweboholismB.theadvantageofweboholismC.thepopularityofweboholismD.theinfluenceofweboholism17.TheunderlinedwordobsessiveinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeansA.attractiveB.addictiveC.professionalD.potential18.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.weboholismhasthegreatesteffectonteenagersB.teeangerscanhardlybalancerealandvirtuallifeC.peopleareaddictedtogamesonthelnternetD.virtuallifeismorevividandattractiveanyway19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofweboholism?A.ItcontributestothedevelopmentoftheweB.B.ThechatroomlanguagemaychangesocialculturE.C.TheproblemwillhaveanegativeinfluenceonourfuturE.D.PeopleaddictedtotheweboftenbecomeinactiveinreallifE.20.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsweboholismisthatofbeingA.objectiveB.positiveC.opposedD.acceptable

DoAmericanchildrenstilllearnhandwritinginschool?Intheageofthekeyboardsomepeopleseemtothinkhandwritinglessonsareonthewayout.90%ofteacherssaytheyarerequiredtoteachhandwriting.Butstudieshaveyettoanswerthequestionofhowwelltheyareteachingit.Onestudypublishedthisyearfoundthataboutthreeoutofeveryfourteacherssaytheyarenotpreparedtoteachhandwriting.Someteachersareteachinghandwritingbyprovidinginstructionfor10—15minutesadayandthenotherteacherswhobasicallyteachitfor60to70minutesaday—whichreallyforhandwritingisprettymuch.Manyadultsrememberlearningthatway—bycopyinglettersoverandoveragain.Today’sthinkingisthatshortperiodsofpracticearebetter.Manyexpertsalsothinkhandwritingshouldnotbetaughtbyitself.Insteadtheysayitshouldbeusedasawaytogetstudentstoexpressideas.AfterallthatiswhywewritE.Handwritinginvolvestwoskills.OneislegibilitywhichmeansformingtheletterssotheycanbereaD.Theotherisfluency—writingwithouthavingtothinkaboutit.Fluencycontinuestodevelopupuntilhighschool.Butnoteveryonemasterstheseskills.Teacherscommonlyreportthataboutonefourthoftheirkidshavepoorhandwriting.Somepeoplemightthinkhandwritingisnotimportantanymorebecauseofcomputersandvoicerecognitionprograms.ButSteveGrahamatVanderbiltsayswordprocessingisrarelydoneinelementaryschoolespeciallyintheearlyyears.Americanchildrentraditionallyfirstlearntoprintandthentowriteincursivewhichconnectstheletters.ButguesswhatwelearnedfromaspokeswomanfortheCollegeBoardwhichadministerstheSATcollegeadmissiontest.Morethan75percentofstudentschoosetoprinttheiressayonthetestratherthanwriteincursivE.56.FromParagraph1Wecanlearn________.A.teachinghandwritingisabasicrequirementinteachingjobB.mostteachersprefertoteachhandwritingC.teachersspendlittletimeinteachinghandwritingD.akeyboardhastakentheplaceofthehandwritingentirely57.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGfortraditionalhandwritingintheUSA?A.ThestudentsaretaughtbypracticingalongperioD.B.Thelettersarerepeatedmanytimes.C.Handwritingincludestwoskills.D.Towriteincursiveistaughtfirst.

AtravellerwasstayinginanEgyptianvillagE.Onedayshehelduphercameratotakepicturesofthechildren.Suddenlytheyoungonesbegantoshoutather.Thetraveller'sfaceturnedredandsheapologizedtotheheadforwhatshewasdoingandtoldhimshehadforgottenthatpeopleinsomeplacesbelievedapersonwouldlosehissoul灵魂ifhispicturewastaken.SheexplainedtohimtheoperationofacameraforalongtimE.Severaltimestheheadtriedtosaysomethingbuthecouldn't.Whenshebelievedthattheheaddidn'tfearanylongerthetravellerthenlethimspeak.WithasmilehesaidThechildrenweretryingtotellyouthatyouforgottotakeoffthelens镜头cap!60.Thechildrenshoutedwhenthetravellerwastakingpicturesofthembecause_______.A.theydidn'twanttostopplayingB.thetravellerforgottotakeoffthecaponherheadC.theydidn'twanttohavetheirpicturestakenD.thetravellerwasnotdoingwellwithhercamera61.Thetravellermadeanapologyto向道歉theheadbecause_______.A.shethoughtitwasnotrighttotakepeople'spictureswithouttellingthembeforehand事先B.thechildrenwouldlosetheirsoulsC.shehadstayedinthevillagetoolongD.shedidn'ttakeapictureoftheheadfirst62.Thetravellerexplainedhowtouseacameratotheheadbecause_______.A.theheadwasveryinterestedinhercameraB.theheadwantedtolearntotakepicturesC.shewasafraidoftheheadD.shewantedtheheadnottoworryaboutwhatshewasdoing63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.Thetravellerknewsomethingaboutpeopleinsomecountries.B.Thechildrenwouldn'tmindifthetravellertookpicturesofthem.C.Theheadwasafraidthatthetraveller'scamerawouldhurtthechildren.D.Thetravellerdidn'tunderstandwhythechildrenshouteD.

TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeoplehurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.71.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthings72.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.makeothersunhappyB.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeC.tendtoscold责骂othersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife73.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons74.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould_______.A.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemB.preventanycommunicationwiththemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes75.Inthispassagethewritermainly_______.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife

AlargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfooD.WheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurantyoucanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealstherE.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?TheEnglishpeoplearetheworld’sbiggestfansoffastfoodwhiletheFrench法国人aretheleastinterestedinquick快速的mealsaccordingtoasurvey调查donelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45%oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan’tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit’sdelicious.And44%ofAmericansand37%ofCanadianssaythesamE.TheFrenchproudoftheirdeliciouscuisinedon’tlikefastfooD.81%ofthemthinkitisunhealthyfollowedby75%oftheJapanesE.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryoulikeWesternfastfoodorChinesefooD.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.51.Fromthesurveyweknow_____likefastfoodbest.A.theChineseB.theFrenchC.theJapaneseD.theEnglish52.Thesurveyshows_____ofAmericanslikefastfooD.A.37%B.44%C.75%D.81%53.Accordingtothesurveysomepeoplecan’tgiveup放弃fastfoodbecause_____.A.it’scheapB.it’ssafeC.it’sdeliciousD.it’shealthy54.Theunderlinedwordcuisineinthepassagemeans_______.A.foodB.houseC.waterD.country55.Thesurveyisabout_______.A.WesterncountriesB.fastfoodC.restaurantsintheworldD.Chinesefood

WhileweareonthesubjectofcrimeourlistenerquestionthisweekcomesfromMohamadFirouziinIran.HewantstoknowaboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisonthatonceoperatedtherE.AlcatrazIslandisintheharborofSanFranciscoCaliforniA.ItisbestknownforbeingafederalprisonwhichwasalsocalledTheRock.ItwasoncethemostfamousprisoninAmericA.Alcatrazwasamilitaryprisonfromthelateeighteenfiftiesuntilthenineteenthirties.Thenitbecameafederalprisonforthecountry’sworstcriminals.Theseincludedmurderersbankrobbersandkidnappers.OneofthemainreasonsfederalofficialschoseAlcatrazIslandtodetaintheseprisonerswasbecausetheythoughtitwouldbeimpossibleforprisonerstoescapE.ColddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.AlsothedistancebetweentheislandandSanFranciscoistoofarformosthumanstoswim.NoprisonerwaseverofficiallyreportedtohavesuccessfullyescapeD.Howeverinnineteensixty-twothreemenbrokeoutoftheprison.Eachmanworkedveryhardatnightformanymonthstocutthroughthestonewallofhiscell.Theymadefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.OnthenightofJuneelevenththemenplacedtheheadsintheirbedstomakeitlookasiftheyweresleeping.Thentheprisonersescapedthroughtheholesintheircellstogettothewater.Themenwereneverseenorheardfromagain.ItisbelievedthattheydrownedwhiletryingtoswimtoSanFrancisco.Theprisonclosedinnineteensixty-threebecauseofthehighcostofkeepingprisonersthereandtheneedformajorrepairs.Thelastprisonersweremovedtootherjails.Innineteenseventy-twotheUnitedStatesCongresspassedabillcreatingtheGoldenGateNationalRecreationAreA.AlcatrazIslandandtheoldprisonarepartofthisareA.EachyearmorethanonemillionpeoplevisitAlcatraztoseetheprisoners’cellsandlistentostoriesaboutthejail’shistory.ButunliketheprisonerswhooncelivedtherevisitorscanescapefromtheprisonwhenevertheywantandreturnbackacrosstheharbortoSanFrancisco.21.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisontherE.B.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIsland.C.aboutamilitaryprison.D.aboutthesubjectofcrimE.22.WhydidfederalofficialsmakeAlcatrazthemostfamousprisoninAmerica?A.Becausenoprisonersuccessfullyescapedfromtheprison.B.BecauseAlcatrazwasAlcatrazIsland.C.BecauseAlcatrazwasamilitaryprison.D.BecausecolddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.23.Paragraph5iswrittento________.A.tellusthethreeprisonersescapedtheprison.B.proveprisonerscouldn’tsuccessfullyescapefromtheprison.C.tellushowprisonersescapedtheprison.D.tellusthethreeprisonerscouldmakefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.24.NowAlcatraz________.A.isaplaceofinterest.B.detainssomeprisoners.C.iswheretheUnitedStatesCongressis.D.isstillthemostfamousprison.

Formostpeoplebelow—freezingtemperaturesgenerallyputastoptooutdoorexercisebutSiberiannativeBorisFyodorovisnotmostpeople.Minutesafterthecalendartickedovertothispast2014NewYear’sEveFyodorovsetoffonasoloout—and—backmarathonrunfromhishomeintheSiberianvillageofOymyakoncompletingthe26.2-milecourse-hisfirstmarathon-injustoverfivehours.Duringtherunheexperiencedtemperaturesaslowas-38oC.Andthatwasjustthewayhewantedit.Iheardaboutothermarathonsaroundtheglobenamingthemselves‘thecoldest’likethemostrecentNorthPolemarathonwithrunnersgoingat-28oC.’’FyodorovtoldtheSiberianTimes.Ithoughtsurelythiscannotberight.OurOymyakonisthecoldestinhabitedplaceinnorthernhemisphere.Whydon’twearrangeamarathonhere?’’Oymyakoniswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthecoldestplacesontheplanetanditsrecord-lowtemperatureof-68oC.recordedin1933istiedforthecoldestrecordedtemperatureforanyinhabitedplaceonEarth.TheaverageJanuarytemperatureintheareais-50oC.NotonlydidFyodorovfinishthemarathoninhighspiritsbuthealsowantsittobecolderthenexttimehetriesit.IreallywanttoorganizenextOymyakonmarathoninJanuarywhentheairgoesdownto-50oCor-60oC.hesaid.Fyodorovisnotthefirstpersontotakeonacold—weatherathleticchallengelikethis.InadditiontotheNorthPoleMarathonthathementionedtheAntarcticaMarathonisheldeveryyearinlateFebruarytakingrunnersonanout—and—backtourfromRussia’sBellingshausenStation.AsecondAntarcticaevent—theIceMarathon—hasbeenheld一80Fdegreessouthsince2006.41.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowcoldistoocoldforanicerunnerB.SportsincoldareasoftheworldC.WhereiSittoocoldforhumansD.TheAntarcticIceMarathon42.WhatdoesFyodorovthinkabouttheNorthPoleMarathon?A.Therunnersaretooslow.B.Thedistanceisalittleshorter.C.Itisnotcoldenough.D.Itsetanewworldrecordofmarathon.43.WhydidFyodorovplanhismarathoninOymyakon?A.BecauseOymyakonisoneofthecoldestplacesintheworld.B.BecauseFyodorovismorepopularinOymyakon.C.BecauseFyodorovlovesOymyakonandplanstolivethere.D.BecauseOymyakonhasthebestrouteforamarathon.44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.AntarcticaMarathonisheldinRussiaeveryyearB.theIceMarathonisthecoldestmarathonintheworldC.similarmarothonstakeplaceincoldpartsoftheworldD.FyodorovareplanninganAntarcticaMarathon45.Whichpartofanewspaperdoesthearticlecomefrom?A.HealthB.EducationC.CultureD.Sports

InhernewbookTheSmartestKidsintheWorldAmandaRipleyaninvestigativejournalisttellsthestoryofTomahigh­schoolstudentfromGettysburgPennsylvaniawhodecidestospendhissenioryearinWroclawPolanD.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecadethecountryraisedstudents'testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.PolishkidshavenowoutscoredAmericankidsinmathandscienceeventhoughPolandspendsonaveragelessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWroclawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteamorteamsofanykinD.ThatAmericanhighschoolsspendmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.InDecemberwhenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessmentPISAresultsareannouncedit'ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh­schoolstudentswillonceagainshowtheirlimitedskillsinmathandreadingoutscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeChinaFinlandSingaporeandJapan.Meanwhiletheywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgameswhichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Wellforonethingkidslikeit.AndforanotheraccordingtoRipleyparentsseemtolikethearrangementtoo.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader­amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool­wasaskedabouttheschool'sflaws瑕疵.WhenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweaknoneoftheparentstakingthetourreacteD.WhenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweaktheparentssuddenlybecameconcerneD.ReallyoneofthemaskedworriedlyWhatdoyoumeanOneoftheironiesofthesituationisthatsportsshowwhatispossiblE.Americankids'performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It'stoobadthattheir_test_scores_show_the_same_thing._28.TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecause________.A.heintendstoimprovehisscoresB.PolishkidsarebetteratlearningC.sportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburgD.hewantstobethesmartestkidintheworld29.AccordingtoParagraph2weknowthat________.A.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmericaB.littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsC.AmericanstudentsdobetterinbothmathandsportsD.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica30.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents'poorPISAperformanceB.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents'academicperformanceC.Americanstudents'academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalotD.lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents'averageperformance31.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A.comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaB.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelC.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditionD.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions

Afederal联邦的judgesentencedBruceJonesto12yearsinfederalprisonforfraud诈骗罪.Overa10-yearperiodJoneshadmanagedtocheatthousandsofpeoplethroughoutthestateoutofalmost$10million.HeadvertisedhisfantasticideasonTV.ForsomereasonJonessaidTVseemstobreaktheicE.EventhoughyouareatotalstrangertothevieweronceheseesyouonTVinhishomehefeelslikeheknowsyou.YouenterhislivingroomandbecomeatrustedfrienD.Joneshadanimaginationthatwouldn’tquit.OnetimeheshowedviewersanofficialgovernmentearthquakereportwhichprovedthatthewesternhalfofCaliforniawouldcollapse陷落intotheseawithinthreeyears.For$100hesaidJoneswouldinsureyourhouseandpropertyforfullvaluE.ThousandsofpeoplewhosawthatTVadsenthimahundreddollarseach.InanotherTVadJonesclaimedthathehadcometoanagreementwiththefederalandstategovernmentforexclusive独享的airrights.Hetoldviewersthatforonly$100theycouldownthefirst10milesabovealltheirproperty.Youwouldbeabletochargeanycommercialplanethatflewoveryourproperty$100percrossing.Youwouldalsobeabletochargegovernmentrocketssatellitesspaceshuttlesandspacestations$100foreachandeveryviolation妨碍ofyourairrights.AnothertimeJonesclaimedtohaveinventedaproductthatgetsridofcalories.HeshowedtheviewersaspraycanofNoCal.HesaidthatbysimplysprayingNoCalonyourfoodachemicalinteractionwouldcauseallthecaloriesinthefoodtosimplydisappearwithinabout10seconds.TheNoCalwasonly$10acan.AsusualJonesreceivedthousandsofchecksinthemail.ThejudgetoldJonesthatheshouldbeashamedofhimself.JonesrespondedthathewasveryashamedofhimselfandthatwhenhegotoutofprisonhehopedtobecomeaTVadvisertohelppeopleavoidgettingcheateD.HetoldthejudgethathewasalreadydevelopinganinstructionalCDthatformerely$100wouldsavepeoplethousandsofdollarsinscams骗局.ThejudgenoddedandthenchangedJones’sentencefrom10yearsto12years.63.AccordingtoJoneshecouldsuccessfullycheatmanypeoplemainlybecause_______.A.hepromisedthemalargeprofitB.theyweretooeagertomakemoneyC.theybelievedtoomuchinTVadsD.hewasskillfulincommunicatingwithpeople64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.JonesfeltguiltyandwasdeterminedtoleadanewlifE.B.Joneswascloselyrelatedtothestategovernment.C.WesternCaliforniawasindangerofgoingundertheseA.D.Jonesshowedunusualimaginationinhistricks.65.WecaninferthatpeoplewhowantedtobuyNoCalfromJones_______.A.weremainlyfromlowincomefamiliesB.allhadarichknowledgeofchemistryC.wereprobablyinterestedinlosingweightD.usuallydidtheshoppingthroughtheInternet66.Thejudgechangedthesentenceatlastbecause_______.A.JoneswasplanninganotherbigscamB.hecouldhardlybelievewhatJoneshadtoldhimC.JoneshadcheatedmorepeoplethanheexpectedD.hehadsufferedfromJones’scamshimself