We lived in a technological society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft(手艺) no longer exists. One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability(持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship. Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the pricE. For example, more people can no longer afford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter to build the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to build them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of olD. One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts on the wooD. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs. The problems of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material. 1. Compared to the carpenters in the past, modern carpenters are _______. A. more successful B. more learned C. more imaginative D. more hardworking 2. What does the underlined word “they” (paragraph 2) refer to? carpenters who are fond of oak stairways. carpenters who have college degrees. people who think highly of carpenters of olD. people who think that modern material is of low quality. 3. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss? People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter. Modern houses last as long as the old onE. Good carpenters still exist in modern times. 4. What would be the best title for the text? Is Craft Dead? Craft, Back to life? History of craftsmanship Carpenters Today and Yesterday

A.Low-CarbonEconomyLCEorLow-Fossil-FuelEconomyLFFEisaneconomywhichhasasmallestoutputofgreenhousegasGHGreleaseintotheatmospherebutspecificallyreferstothegreenhousegasCO2.RecentlymostofscientificandpublicopinionhascometotheconclusionthatthereissuchanaccumulationofGHGespeciallyCO2intheatmosphereduetohuman-relatedactivitiesthattheclimateischanging.Theover-concentrationofthesegasesisproducingglobalwarmingthataffectslong-termclimatewithnegativeimpactsonhumanityintheforeseeablefuturE.GloballyperformedLCEsthereforeareproposedasameanstoavoidcatastrophicclimatechangeandasaforerunnertothemoreadvancedzero-carbonsocietyandrenewable-energyeconomy.Somenationsarelow-carbonsocietieswhicharenotheavilyindustrializedorpopulateD.Inordertoavoidclimatechangeatanypointinthefutureallnationsconsideredcarbon-thicksocietiesandsocietieswhichareheavilypopulatedshouldbecomezero-carbonsocietiesandeconomies.Severalofthesecountrieshavepromisedtobecome‘lowcarbon’butnotentirelyzerocarbonandclaimthatreleasewillbecutby100%byoffsettingreleaseratherthanstoppingallreleasE.Inotherwordssomereleasewillcontinuewhichwillbeoffsetsotheyarenotlow-releasE.Nationsseektobecomelow-carboneconomiesaspartofanationalglobalwarmingreductionstrategy.A.comprehensivestrategytomanageglobalwarmingiscarbonneutralitygeoengineeringandadaptationtoglobalwarming.NuclearpowerortheproposedstrategiesofcarboncollectionandstorageCCShavebeenproposedastheprimarymeanstoachieveaLCEwhilecontinuingtoexploitnon-renewableresources;thereisconcernhoweverwiththematterofspent-nuclear-fuelstoragesecurityandtheuncertaintyofcostsandtimeneededtosuccessfullycarryoutCCSworldwideandwithguaranteesthatthestoredreleasewillnotleakintotheatmospherE.AlternativelymanyhaveproposedrenewableenergyshouldbethemainbasisofaLCEbuttheyhavetheirassociatedproblemsofhigh-costandinefficiency;thisischanginghoweversinceinvestmentandproductionhavebeengrowingsignificantlyinrecenttimes.FurthermoreregardlessoftheeffecttotheatmospherebyGHGreleasesthegrowingissueofpeakoilmayalsobereasonenoughforachangetoaLCE.63.Low-carboneconomyisencouragedforthefollowingreasonsexceptthat______.A.toomuchgreenhousegasCO2isreleasedB.theover-concentrationofgreenhousegasesisproducingglobalwarmingC.itcanavoidcatastrophicclimatechangeD.lowcarbonandzerocarbonnationsandsocietiesclaimforit64.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.A.warningB.pioneerC.symbolD.guide65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.NuclearpowercouldactasoneoftheprimarymeanstoachieveaLCE.B.There’sworryaboutspent-nuclear-fuelstoragesecurityandtheuncertaintyofcosts.C.ThestoredreleasewillbelikelytoleakintotheatmospherE.D.RenewableenergytendstobecometheonlymeanstoachieveaLCE.66.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatthewriter’sattitudetowardtheproposalofadaptingrenewableenergyis______.A.negativeB.positiveC.self-confidentD.doubtful

第二部分阅读理解Shanghai—Shanghaiofficialsarewelcominganewnational-waterlawthattheysaywillhelpthemprotecttheupperreachesoftheHuangpuRiverandotherwaterwaysinShanghai.Thenewlawwhichcameintoeffectyesterdayupdatesalawenacted颁布in1988thatfocusedonsupplyingwatertoneedyareasbutdidn’tpayagreatdealofattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.Thepreviouslawforexamplegavelocalauthoritiespoweroverwaterwaysintheseareasbutdidn’tpayattentiontothesourcesofthoseriversandlakes.SoShanghaiwasresponsibleforcleaningandprotectingthelowerreachesoftheChangJiangRiverbuthadnosayinhowtheriver’supperreacheswhichfeedintoShanghaiaremaintaineD.ThenewlawwillmakeiteasiertocontroltheamountofwastethatendsupinlocalriversandreduceinefficientuseofwaterwayssaidZhangJia-yidirectoroftheShanghaiWaterAffairsBureauonthebureau’swebsitecommentingonlawyesterday.ZhangsaidthenewlawfocusesontheefficientuseofwatersourcesandemphasizestheharmoniousdevelopmentofChina’spopulationitseconomyandenvironment.Zhangalsoemphasizesthecitywillcrackdownoncompaniesandindividualsthatpollutethecity’swatersources.Thebureausetsupaspecialforcetoinvestigate调查waterpollutioninMarch.Sofarthisyearthebureauhaspublishedmorethan3millioninfinesonvariouspollutersZhangsaiD.36.Thebesttitleforthenewsreportshouldbe______.A.A.newLawIsBornB.A.NewWaterLawtoProtectRiversC.IsitNecessarytoProtecttheRiversD.MakeFullUseofWaterSources37.Theunderlinedphrasecrackdownonmeans_____.A.bringupcarefullyB.speakhighlyofC.dealwithseriouslyD.destroycompletely38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thelawin1988issuitableforthenewrequirements.B.ThenewlawwillstopwastebeingpouredintotheChangJiangRiver.C.A.lotofpollutingunitshavebeenfinedthisyear.D.Thenewlawandtheoldonearethesameinprotectingtheenvironment.39.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.theproblemofprotectingthewatersourceswasn’tpaidmuchattentiontoB.nolawswerecarriedouttomanagethewatersourcesinShanghai.C.thenewlawmainlyemphasizeshowtomakeuseofthewatersources.D.companiesorindividualsthatpollutedthewatersourcesdidn’tgetfineD.

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapproved批准aplantocreateanationwideemergencealert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry'stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementstothenation'semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers-telecommunicationscompaniesisvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof________.A.CTIAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulatorsAnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccursWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNationalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

ELanguageisamajorproblemfortheEuropeanUnionEU.Theargumentortreaty条约whichcreatedtheorganizationthatfinallybecametheEUtheTreatyofRomestatedthateachcountry’slanguagemustbetreatedequally.Theoriginalsixcountrieshadonlythreelanguagesbetweenthem:FrenchGermanandDutch/Flemish.Howevertherearenow15countriesintheEUwithatotalof12languages.EUdocumentsmustbetranslatedintoalltheselanguagesandatofficialmeetingsthespeechesmustbetranslatedintoallthelanguagesbyinterpreters.Allthistranslatingisveryexpensiveandtime-consuming.ItissaidthatnearlyhalfofallemployeesoftheEUareengagedintranslatingdocumentsandspeechesandnearlyhalfoftheEU’sadministrative管理方面的costsarespentonthistask.InthenearfutureitisprobablethatseveralmorecountriesmostofthemhavingtheirownlanguageswilljointheEUthusmakingthesituationevenworsE.Theproblemisjustcost;therearepracticaldifficultiesaswell.With12languagesthereare132possibletranslationsituationsthatmightbeneedeD.ItisoftendifficulttofindpeopleintherightplaceattherighttimewhocantranslatefromforexampleDanishintoGreekorDutchintoPortugueseatahighprofessionalstandarD.InpracticetheproblemhasbeenlessseriousbytheuseofEnglishinmanycontactsbetweenEUofficialssincealmostallofthemspeaksomeEnglish.Howeveranymovetoreducethenumberofofficiallanguagesperhapstofourorfivewouldbeablowtotheprideofthesmallercountries.AnothercommonlysuggestedsolutionistomakeEnglishtheofficiallanguageforallEUbusiness.HoweverthisisstronglyresistedbypowerfulmembercountrieslikeFranceandGermany.77.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?_____________.A.Togiveasolutiontoaproblem.B.Tofindoutaproblemandshowhowseriousitis.C.Tocriticize批评theEuropeanUnionforinefficiency.D.ToshowthattheproblemcannotbesolveD.78.AccordingtothewritertheuseofEnglishincontactsamongEUofficialshas_________.A.angeredtheofficialswhodon’tspeakEnglishB.reducedthenumberofofficiallanguages.C.lessenedtheeffectoftheproblem.D.beenopposedbypowerfulmembercountries.79.ThewritermentionsDanishintoGreekasanexampleof______________.A.asituationthatmightbedifficulttodealwith.B.asituationthatoccursoften.C.oneofthe12situationsthatrequiresaninterpreter.D.languageseasilybeinginterpreted80.Thewritersuggeststhatifthenumberofofficiallanguageswasreduced_____________.A.theEUwouldnotknowwhichofficiallanguagestochoosE.B.countrieswhoselanguageswerenotusedofficiallywouldbeunhappy.C.onlylanguageswhichareeasytotranslatewouldbeusedofficially.D.thesmallermembercountrieswouldbepleaseD.

BScientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand缕ofhairatechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople’shair.You’rewhatyoueatanddrinkandthat’srecordedinyourhairsaidThureCeilingageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidenticalwatersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.ThechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmovE.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestablebuttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes同位素.Theheaviestrainfallsfirst.AsaresultstormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.BymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhairscientistscanconstructageographictimelinE.Eachinchofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerling’steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofrainsystems.It’snotgoodforpinpointing精确定位CedingsaiD.It’sgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.ToddParkalocaldetectivesaidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLakE.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bonesaT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearchhegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeathshemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwestalthoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.It’sstillasubstantialareaParksaiD.ButitnarrowsitwaydownformE.61.Accordingtothepassagescientists’newdiscoveryisthat.A.One’shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.B.A.person’shairmayrevealwheretheyhaveliveD.C.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.D.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.62.TheunderlinedsentenceYou’rewhatyoueatanddrinkLine1ParA.3means.A.Foodanddrinkaffectone’spersonalitydevelopment.B.Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.C.Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone’sbodytissues.D.Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone’sexistencE.63.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftherainfallinAmerica’sWest?A.ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.B.ThewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinlanD.C.Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.D.ItgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastwarD.64.Cerling’steamproduced__________intheirresearch?A.amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwaterB.acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershopsC.amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhairD.achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem65.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling’sresearch?A.Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.B.IthelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitteD.C.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.D.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.

三阅读理解共10小题每小题2.5分满分25分A.A.WholenewballgameLastweekmillionsofChineseviewersturnedintoCCTV5towatchtwoteamsofmenincolourfulclothingchaseaballaroundafielD.ButtheNewEnglandPatriots爱国者队andCarolinaPanthers黑豹队werenotplayingsoccer--theywerecompetingforAmericanfootball'sgreatestprizetheSuperBowl.ThefirstrecordedgameofAmericanfootballwasplayedbetweenaCanadianandanAmericanuniversitymorethan100yearsagousingamixtureofsoccerandrugby英式橄榄球rules.TheSuperBowlitselfwasfirstcontestedin1967but2004wasthefirsttimethegamereachedChineseTVscreens.InAmericanfootballteamsscorepointsbycarryingaleatherballintotheotherteam'sgoalareaknownastheendzonE.Whenateamcarriestheballintotheotherside'sendzonethisiscalledatouchdown达阵.Playersononeteamcanthrowtheballforwardtoeachotherorpassitfromhandtohandtomoveupthefieldwhiletheotherteamtriestostopthem.Playersareallowedtotackle绊倒eachothertostoptheballfrommoving.Sometimesthisisquitephysicalsopadding衬垫andhelmetsareworntopreventinjury.A.touchdownisworthsixpointsandafurtherpointcanbewonbykickingtheballbetweentwouprightposts.Teamscanalsokickafieldgoal射门得分duringthegameforthreepoints.A.gameismadeupoffourquarters节eachlasting15minutes.Americanfootballisverypopularbecauseitexhibitsanumberofathleticskillssuchasrunningjumpingcatchingthrowingandkicking.Thereisalsohittingandtacklingwhichcanappearviolentsometimes!Thebest-knownleagueintheUnitedStatesistheNationalFootballLeagueNFLwhichismadeupof30teamsandtheSuperBowlisitschampionshipgamE.OneofthemostfamousplayersisNewEnglandstarTomBradywhowasnamedtheMostValuablePlayerashisteamwontheSuperBowllastweek.Bradyplaysinthequarterback四分卫positionandistheplayerresponsibleforthrowingtheballtohisteammates.NowtheSuperBowlhasarrivedinChinamaybethegamewillbecomejustaspopularasbasketballorsoccer!o46.WhatistheSuperBowl?Itis_____.A.afamousAmericanfootballawardB.theAmericanfootballleagueC.best-knowngameinAmericanfootballD.arugbycontest47.WhatisthehighestscoreateammaygetinAmericanfootball?A.10points.B.40points.C.Lessthan40points.D.Morethan40points.48.WhichofthefollowingcanreplacethewordviolentattheendofParagraph6?mA.Exciting.B.Bloody.C.Physical.D.Unpleasant.

IwillteachyoueverythingyouneedtoknowonHowToRepairYourSewingMachineAdmittedlythebookismainlyaboutsewingmachineswithjustfourofthe70pagesincludingthecopyclearsharppicturesofmanydifferentsewingmachinescleaningandtimingetC.sothereisnoneedtoturnpagesbackandforthinordertofindthepicturethatgoeswiththetext.It’sclearandit’ssimpleinstructionstoteachyouHowToRepairYourSewingMachinE.IwillteachyouhowtothreadallthedifferentstylesofsewingmachinespluswindingthebobbinandselectingthecorrectneedlE.IwillshowyouhowtoproperlycleanallthedifferentsewingmachinesplushowtochecktheviriouspartsforwearandbreakagE.IwillshowyouhowtocheckforproblemssuchasnoisinessthreadbreakageneedlebreakageetC.Iwillshowyouhowtostraightentheneedleandpresser压脚杆barsandlevelthepresserfootonallsewingmachines.Iwillshowyouhowtocheckmotorslightscontrolsandwiring线路forvariousproblems.IwillshowyouhowtoproperlytimetheneedlebarthehoororshuttleetC.sothesewingmachinewillsewperfectlyonalltyesofmaterialandsatisfycustomers.Iwillshowyouhowtosetthetensionsonallthedifferentsewingmachinesbyhavinganactualgauge计量器touseinthissetting.AndIwillshowyouwheretopurchasewholesalepartsandnewsewingmachinesincludingwhereindustrialmachinescanbepurchasedwholesalE.1.Thepurposeofthewriteristo.A.teachyouhowtorepairyoursewingmachineB.drawyourattentiontohisbookC.showyouwheretorepairyoursewingyourmachineD.showoffhisadvantageoverothers2.Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphmeans______.A.useB.partC.breakingD.repair3.Inordertogetapicturematchingthetextyou.A.havetoturnoverthebookB.don’thavetoturnoverthebookC.shouldreadthewholebookcarefullyD.needreadthetipsasfollows4.Ifyouwanttobuyalotofindustrialmachinesyoucan.A.tellthewriterofthebookB.orderthemdirectlyfromthefactoryC.findthedetailedinformationinthebookD.orderaccordingtothepicture

A.vegetarian素食者dietmayhelptoprotectpeopleagainstcanceraUKstudysuggests.Analysisofdatafrom52700manandwomenshowsthatthosewhodidnoteatmeathadsignificantlyfewercancersthanthosewhodiD.PublishedinAmericanJournalofClinicalNutritionthefindingswereworthlookinginto.Althoughitiswidelyrecommendedthatpeopleeatsomefruitsandvegetableseverydaytoreducetheirriskofcancerandotherdiseasesthereisverylittleevidenceshowingthatavegetariandietcansurelyreducecancers.Butsurprisinglytheresearchersalsofoundahigherrateofcolorectal直肠的cancer–adiseaseconnectedwitheatingredmeat–amongthevegetarians.StudyleaderProfessorTimKeyaresearcherattheUniversityofOxfordsaidnopreviousstudyhadlookedatthedietinthiswayandthattherehadbeenalotofconfusionabouttheissuE.It’sinteresting–itsuggeststheremightbesomereductionincancersinvegetariansbutweneedtolookcarefullyatthatsaidtheprofessor.Moreworkisneededtoshowtheconnectionsbetweendietandcancerbutsuchstudiesareveryhardtodo.DrJoanneLunnaseniornutritionscientistattheBritishNutritionFoundationsaidthefindingshighlightedthefactthatcancerisacomplexdiseaseandmanydifferentlifestylefactorsplayapartindeterminingaperson’srisk.73.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Reasonsforgettingcancers.B.Vegetariansgetfewercancers.C.Tipsonavoidingcancers.D.A.surprisingdiscoveryoncolorectalcancer.74.Whyarethefindingsworthlookinginto?A.Theycanencouragehealthyeating.B.TheyshowthatcancerisacomplexdiseasE.C.theyshowabrandnewdiscovery.D.TheyhavebeenpublishedinAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition.75.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.peopleeatingredmeatareunlikelytogetcolorectalcancerB.thedietisoneofthemanyfactorsthatdetermineaperson’shealthC.theconnectionsbetweenavegetariandietandcancerareclearthroughtheresearchD.scientistswillsoonfigureouttherelationshipbetweenthedietandcancer

MuhammadYunusandthebankhefoundedarehonoredfortheirworktohelptheword’spoor.MuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBankhefoundedwereawardedtheNobelPeacePrizeonFriday.Theywontheawardfortheireffortstohelpbringmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.EverysingleindividualonearthhasboththepotentialandtherighttoliveadecentlifE.AcrossculturesandcivilizationsYunusandGrameenBankhaveshownthateventhepoorestofthepoorcanworktobringabouttheirowndevelopmenttheNobelCommitteesaidinitscitation.ThePeacePrizeisoneofthebiggesthonorsintheworlD.YunusisthefirstNobelPrizewinnerfromBangladeshanationofabout141millionpeoplE.In1983YunusandtheGrameenBankstartedanowworldwidesystemthatletspeopleborrowsmallamountsofmoneytostartbusiness.Throughtheseloanscalledmicro-credittheworld’spoorhavebeenabletobuymuchneededtorunaneggbusinessoracellphoneinplaceswherethereisonotheraccesstoaphonE.Yunussaidhewouldusepartofthe$1.4millionawardmoneytocreateacompanythatwillmakelow-costhigh-nutritionfoodforthepoor.TherestofhissharewillgotowardsettingupaneyehospitalforthepoorinBangladesh.I’msosohappyit’sreallygreatnewsforthewholenationYunussaidafterhearingofhiswin.Sincethebankbeganithaslent$5.72billiontomorethan6millionBangladeshis.About97%oftheborrowersarewomen.WhydoesNobelPeacePrizecometoMuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBank?A.Becausetheyhelpedtherichbecomericher.B.Becausetheyhelpedchildrentofinishtheireducation.C.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.D.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallymenoutofpoverty.WhatvaluehaveYunusandGrameenBankdemonstratedtouseaccordingtotheNobelCommittee’spraise?A.PoorpeoplehavenorighttolivearichlifeB.Poorpeoplecanliveahappierlifebyborrowingmoneyfrommoneylenders.C.ThepoorestofthepoorcanalsohaveahappierlifebyworkingharD.D.ThepoorpeoplecanonlyhavearighttoliveapoorlifE.Itcanbeinferredthatmicro-creditsystem____.A.hasmadeallthepeopleinBangladeshstarttheirownbusinessB.hasahistoryofabout23yearsC.onlyloanedmoneytothepeopleofBangladeshD.hasspreadallovertheworldforthirtyyearsWhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Theawardmoneywillbeusedinsettingupaneyehospitalandafoodcompanyforthepoor.B.Allthe$1.4millionawardmoneywillbesharedbythepoorinBangladeshC.MuhammadYunuswillloanthemoneytothepoorwomeninBangladeshD.MuhammadYunuswillsavethe$1.4millionawardmoneyinGrameenBank.

BShoppingcartsaresuchaubiquitouspresenceinstorestodaythatitishardtoimagineatimewithoutthem.Andyetitwasn’tuntiltheyear1937whenthefirstshoppingcartwasintroduceD.TheshoppingcartwasthebrainchildofSylvanGoldmantheownerofagroceryfoodchainin0klahomA.Goldmannoticedthathiscustomersstruggledtocarrytheirfoodinheavyhand-heldbaskets.Hedecidedtheremustbeaneasierwayforhiscostomerstocarrythefoodaroundinhissupermarkets.ObservingafoldingchairGoldmandecidedtousethatastheprototypeforhisnewshoppingcart.WiththeaidofamechanicFredYoungGoldmandesignedthefirstshoppingcartbasedonthefoldingchair.WheelswereplacedwherethebottomsofthechairlegswerE.InplaceofthechairseatYoungandGoldmanplacedtwometalbasketsontopofeachother.Thiscartcouldbestoredbyfoldingituplikeafoldingchair.Atfirsttherewasabitofdifficultygettingthepublictoacceptshoppingcarts.Menthoughtusingthemwaseffeminate女人气的whileyoungerwomenconsideredtheuseoftheshoppingcartstocarryproductsaroundtobesomewhatunstylish.Goldmansolvedthisproblembyhiringmenandwomenmodelstouseshoppingcartsinhisstores.Inadditionstoregreetersinstructedcustomersinhowtousetheshoppingcarts.Inshortordertheshoppingcartsbecameincrediblypopularbecauseitmadeshoppingmucheasierforcustomers.By1940thepopularityofshoppingcartshadgrowntosuchanextentthattherewasa7yearwaitinglistinstoreordersfornewshoppingcarts.45..Theunderlinedwordubiquitousisclosestinmeaningto_________.A.strangeB.pleasantC.commonD.possible46..Theideaofshoppingcartscamefrom_____________.A.Goldman’simaginationB.customers’needsC.FredYoung’ssuggestionC.othershops’examples47..Whywasitdifficulttogetthepublictoacceptshoppingcartsatfirst?A.Bothmenandwomenwereafraidtheywouldnotlookgoodiftheyusedthem.B.Peoplethoughtitunnecessarytousethembecausetheyneverdidmuchshopping.C.TheearlyshoppingcartsweretoodifficulttousE.D.Onlymenandwomenmodelsweresupposedtousesuchmodernthings.48..HowpopulardidGoldman’sinventionfinallybecome?A.Menandwomenmodelsusedshoppingcartsinhisstores.B.Storegreetersinstructedcustomersinhowtousetheshoppingcarts.C.Somestoreshadtowaitseveralyearstogethisshoppingcarts.D.Hisshoppingcartshadimprovedsomuchthatbothmenandwomenlikedtousethem.

ArriveEarlyPlanyourtripsothatyou’reatthevenueplacewellbeforethescheduledstartoftheevent.GatesopenonetotwohoursbeforethestartofcompetitionatcityandWhistlervenues.GatesopenfourhourspriortothestartoftheOpeningCeremonythreehourspriortothestartoftheClosingCeremonyandtwohourspriortothestartoftheVictoryCeremonies.TravellingToVenuesInMetroVancouverpublictransitisthebestwaytogo.Ifyou’reheadingtoWhistleroptionsincludecommercialmotorcoachandrideshare/carpool.ParkingforspectatorsisattheWhistlerParalympicParkspectatorpersonwhowatchesparkinglots.DressAppropriatelyDressforcoldandwetweather—warmlyinlayersandinwaterproofclothing.Remembertowearsuitablefootwearasyoumayhavetowalkonunevensnowyoricysurfaces.HaveYourTicketsReadyBesuretohaveyourticketswithyouasyoumusthaveavalidtickettoenteravenuE.Treatyourticketslikecash;lostorstolenticketswillnotbereplacedorrefundeD.PrepareForTheSecurityScreeningAvoidtakinglargebagstothevenues.Ifyouareunsureofwhatyoucanandcannotbringwithyouchecktheprohibitedandrestricteditemslist.YourPaymentOptionsVisacardsandcasharetheonlymethodsofpaymentacceptedatParalympicvenues.AccessibilityAllvenueshavebeenreviewedforaccessibility.IfyouhaveaspecificneedseetheneareststaffmemberforassistancE.BeInformedAtthevenuelookforway-findingsignage招牌listentoannouncementsandreadthemessageboards—thiswillprovideyouwiththeinformationyouneedtomakethemostofyourexperiencE.Istherestillsomethingyouneedtoknow?Don’thesitatetovisitourinformationboothslocatedateachvenuE.56.Thispassageismostprobablywritten______.A.toattractmoreandmorespectatorsB.forspectatorstoknowclearlyaboutdosanddon'tsC.toremindplayerswhattodoD.forspectatorstogettothevenuesmoreconveniently57.Ifyougotowatchthegamesyou’dbetternot______.A.takeabusB.wearwarmandwaterproofclothesC.takelargebagstothevenueD.useyourvisacardsorcashforthepayment58.Spectatorsmustenteravenue______.A.withvalidticketsB.withvisacardsC.withrefundedticketsD.withcash

African-AmericantalkshowqueenOprahWinfreyistheworld’smostpowerfulcelebrity名人accordingtoForbes福布斯magazinE.ItplacedWinfreyatthetopoftheannualrankingofthe100peoplewiththebiggestpull影响力.Winfrey51draw30millionviewersweeklyintheUnitedStates.Hertalkshowreaches112countries.SheearnedUS＄225millionoverthepast12monthstoranksecondincelebrityriches.TheannualForbeslistgivesmostweighttoannualearnings.Butitalsolooksatthecelebrity’spresenceontheInternetandinthemediA.After21yearsherexcitingchatshowstillrulestheairwavesthemagazinesaiD.WinfreyismostpopularwithherpopulartalkshowTheOprahWinfreyShow.ShecanalwaysattractthesuperstarsandletthemopenuptoherintimateinterviewingstylE.Winfrey’sapproachappearstobesimplE.Sheisinapursuit追求ofself-improvementandself-empowerment.Thishasprovedtobejustwhatpeopleespeciallywomenwant.Winfreyoftentalksaboutherpersonalsecretsonhershow.Thatpullsinviewers.Forexampleshemadeitknownthatshehadbeensexuallyabusedasachildandhasspokenfreelyofherstrugglewithherweight.Hersuccesshasnotjustbeenonthescreen.Hermediagroupincludesawomen’sTVnetworkandwebsitesforwomen.HerworkhasextendedtosocialchangE.In1991shedidalotofworkfortheNationalChildProtectionAct.ShetestifiedbeforetheUSSenatetoestablishanationaldatabase数据库ofdangerouschildabusers.ThethenPresidentBillClintonlatersignedtheOprahBillintolaw.TheannualForbeslistselectsitscelebritiesaccordingto____.A.theirnamesB.theirannualearningsC.theirpresenceontheInternetandinthemediaD.theirannualearningsandpresenceinthepublicWhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.OprahWinfreywasthefirstofthe100celebritiesaccordingtoForbesmagazinE.B.Oprah’ssuccesshasbeenonlyonthescreen.C.Oprahcanattractsuperstarsandgetthemtoopenuptoherinterview.D.Oprahrankedsecondincelebrityrichesthatyear.Theunderlinedphraserulestheairwavesinthepassagemeans____.A.attractsmanyreaders’attentionB.causesmanypeopletotakeplanesC.hasalargenumberofviewersD.measurestheairwavesWhat’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.OprahWinfreyConqueringtheAmericans.B.OprahWinfrey—theNo1Celebrity.C.ForbesRankingFirst.D.TheOprahWinfreyShow.

BInsteadofhittingthebeachfourteenhighschoolstudentstradedswimmingsuitsforlabcoatslastsummerandturnedtheirattentiontoscientificexperiments.TheHighSchoolResearchProgramoffershighschoolstudentsguidancewithresearchersinTexasA&M'sCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences.JenniferFunkhouseracademicadviserfortheDepartmentofRangelandEcologyandManagementdirectsthisfour-weeksummerprogramdesignedtoincreaseunderstandingofresearchanditscareerpotential潜能.SeveralconsiderationsgointoselectingstudentsincludinggradesschoolinvolvementandinterestinscienceandagriculturE.AndmanystudentscomefrompoorerschooldistrictsFunkhousersays.Thisistheirchancetolearntechniquesanddoexperimentstheyneverwouldhaveachancetodoinhighschool.WarnerErvinofHoustonisinterestedinanimalscienceandlearnedhowtotellmalefromfemalemosquitoes蚊子.HisadviserCraigCoatesstudiesthegenesofmosquitoesthatallowthemtofightagainstmalariaandyellowfever.Coatesthoughtthisexperiencewouldbefunandhelpfultothehighschoolstudents.TheagriculturalresearchatA&Mdiffersfromstereotypes.It'smolecular分子scienceonthecuttingedgeFnnkhousersays.Theprogrambroadenedstudents'knowledgE.VictorGarciaofRioGrandeCityhopestobecomeabiologyteacherandsayshelearnedalotaboutchemistryfromtheprogram.Attheendoftheprogramthestudentspresentedpapersontheirresearch.They'realsopaid$600fortheirwork---anotherwaythisprogramdiffersfromotherswhichoftenchargeafeE.Fourteenstudentsgotpaidtolearnthatscienceisfunthatagricuhureisalotmorethanmilkingandplowingandthatresearchcanopenmanydoors.41.Theresearchprogramischieflydesignedfor________A.highschooladvisersfromHoustonB.collegestudentsmajoringinagricultureC.highschoolstudentsfromdifferentplacesD.researchersattheCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences42.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthestudentsinpoorerareas___________.A.hadlittlechancetogotocollegeB.couldoftentakepartintheprogramC.foundtheprogramusefultotheirfutureD.showedmuchinterestintheirhighschoolexperiments43.Whentheprogramwasoverthestudents____________.A.enteredthatcollegeB.wroteresearchreportsC.paidfortheirresearchD.foundawaytomakemoney44.TheunderlinedexpressiononthecuttingedgeinParegraph5meansonthemost________position.A.importantB.favourableC.astonishingD.advanced45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.ProgramforAgriculturalScienceStudentsB.A.ProgramforAnimalScienceStudentsC.A.ProgramforMedicalScienceLoversD.A.ProgramforFutureScienceLovers

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld;Ineverycountry.CitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculturE.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWolldWaⅡthepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;bowever.ThepopulatonInomtheSunBeltcitiesincreaseD.LosAngelesandHoustonareeititwherepopulatfonshife转移toandfromtheoityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmoricansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950scityresidents居民becamewealthier.TheyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespaceTheymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs郊区.Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Manyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintocity.Theypreferthecitytotheburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;ortheyjusenjoytheexcitementandpossibiithatthecityoffers.hispeopleshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspootpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950smanypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.OnlyafewyearsagopeoplethoughthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.SomecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfitureOthersseeonlyproblemsandcomfielsthethingissuremanydyingcitiesarealiveagain.1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?A.TheyarealivE.B.Theyarehopeless.C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.2.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarⅡ?A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.BecausetheywerericherandneededmorespacE.C.Becausecitiescontainedthewontpareofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordaliveinthecity.3.Accordingtothe4thparagraphagreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities_________.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses4.Weearcomudefromthetextthat________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfartheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

A.manwassellingmedicineatafair集市.Atfirsthesoldbottlesofacure药剂forcolds感冒forjustadollarabottlE.Manypeoplewantedtobuyitandtheman'syoungassistantmovedquicklythroughthecrowdcollectingmoneyandhandingoutbottlesofthecurE.ThenwhenhehadabigcrowdthemanheldupaverysmallbottlE.AndnowladiesandgentlemenheshoutedHereisthemedicineyouhavebeenwaitingfor.ThecureforoldagE.Drinkjustonebottleofthisandyouwillliveforever.AndladiesandgentlementhemancontinuedI'mnotgoingtocharge向要价youahundreddollarsabottleforthiswonderfulmedicinE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoufiftydollarsabottlE.I'mnotgoingtochargeyoutwenty-fivedollarsabottlE.NowladiesandgentlemenI'mgoingtochargeyoujusttendollarsabottlE.Thinkmyfriendsfortendollarsyoucanliveforever.Mostofthepeopleinthecrowddidnotbelievethis.OnepersonshoutedIfitcanmakeyouliveforeverwhydon'tyoudrinkitThenanotherpersoncriedYesyoulookasifyou'reatleastsixtyyearsolD.ThankyousirthankyouthemanansweredI'msogladyousaidthat.Myrealageisthreehundredandtwenty-ninE.Thecrowdlaughedatthisbuttherewerestillsomepeoplewhowantedtobelievetheman.Oneofthemspoketotheman'sassistantasshepassedbyIsthattrueheaskeD.Ishethreehundredandtwenty-nineDon'taskmetheassistantsaidI'veonlyworkedforhimforahundredandfiftyyears.WhatdidthemansellatfirstatthefairA.acureforcoldsB.bottlesC.acureforoldageD.amedicinethatmadepeopleliveforeverHowmuchdidthemanchargeforthecureforoldageA.onedollarabottleB.twenty-fivedollarsabottleC.tendollarsabottleD.fiftydollarsabottleWhatdoesthewordassistantmeaninthispassageA.仆人B.朋友C.同伴D.助手WhatdoesthispassagereallymeanA.ThecureforoldageisveryusefulandnotsoexpensivE.B.Themanisnothonestandsoishisassistant.C.Thecheaperthemedicineisthemorepeoplewillbuy.D.Thetwomenareveryhonestandtheywouldliketohelppeopleliveforever.

EmailhasbroughttheartofletterwritingbacktolifebutsomeexpertsthinktheresultingspreadofbadEnglishdoesmoreharmthangooD.Emailisaformofcommunicationthatischangingfortheworsethewaywewriteanduselanguagesaysomecommunicationresearchers.Itisalsochangingthewayweinteractandbuildrelationship.Theseareafewofrecentlyrecognizedfeaturesofemailsayexpertsthatshouldcauseindividualandorganizationstorethinkthewaytheyuseemail.EmailhasincreasedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabitssaysNaomiBaronaprofessoroflinguisticsatAmericanUniversity.ShesaysthepoorspellinggrammarpunctuationandsentencestructureofemailsreflectagrowingunconcerntothewaywewritE.Baronarguesthatweshouldnotforgiveandforgetthepoorwritingoftenshowninemails.Themoreweuseemailanditstastelesswritingthemoreitbecomesthenormalwayofwritingtheprofessorsays.Otherssaythatdespiteitspoorprose文字emailhasfinishedwhatseveralgenerationsofEnglishteacherscouldn’t:ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.EmailisacriticalnewcommunicationtechnologysaysIanLancashireaUniversityofTorontoprofessorofEnglish.Itfillsthegapbetweenspokenlanguageandtheformalmethodsofwritingthatexistedbeforeemail.Itisthepurestformofwrittenspeech.Lancashiresaysemailhasthemysteriousabilitytogetpeoplewhoarescaredbywritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesaysthisisbecauseofemail’sclosesimilaritytospeech.It’slikeacircleoffourorfivepeoplearoundacampfirehesays.StillheacceptsthatthisnewfoundfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengetspeopleintotroublE.AlmosteverydayIgetemailsthatapologiesofpreviousemailshereports.IntheUSthenumberofemailssentinadayexceeds超过thenumberoflettersmailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognizingthecontentofatypicalemailmessageisnotoftenexact.5.Thepassagesmainlyshowsusthat.A.peopleshouldstopusingemailtocommunicateB.expertsholddifferentopinionsaboutemailC.AmericansonlyuseemailtocommunicateD.emailmakespeopleloseinterestinEnglish6.InLancashire’sopinionemailisawonderfultechnologybecause_____.A.itcanbeusedallovertheworldB.itisthefastestwaytocommunicateC.wecanexpressourselvesinafreewayD.wecansavealotofpaper7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutemail?A.Itischangingthewayofcommunication.B.ItisusedmorethanlettersintheUS.C.Ithelpsuswritebetter.D.ItcausesustowritemorE.

TofindouthowthenameCanadacameaboutwemustgobacktothe16thcentury.AtthattimetheFrenchdreamedofdiscoveringandcontrollingmorelandacrosstheworlD.In1535FrancoisIKingofFranceorderedanavigator航海家namedJacquesCartiertoexploretheNewworldandsearchforapassagetoIndiA.CartierfirstarrivedattheGulfoftheSt.LawrencewhichhewantedtoexplorE.HedidnotknowwhattoexpectbuthehopedthatthisGulfwasjustanarmoftheoceanbetweentwoislands.IfitwashewouldsoonbeonhiswaytotheFarEast.SohesailedupwardsalongtheSt.LawrenceRiver.HoweverinsteadofreachingAsiahearrivedatQuebecorStadaconaastheIndianscalledit.ItwasatthispointthatthetermCanadaenteredthecountry’shistory.ClearlythewordCanadacamefromanIndianwordKanatawhichmeansvillagE.CartierfirstuseditwhenhereferredtoStadaconaorQuebeC.WhatahugevillageCanadais!57.WhatwasCartierorderedtodo?A.TobuildanewcountryB.TofindtheNewWorldC.TogetintouchwiththeAmericanIndiansD.ToknowmoreaboutAmericaandfindanewwaytoAsia58.WhenCartierreachedtheGulfofSt.Lawrencehehoped________.A.hehadgottotheFarEastB.itwasawaterwaytotheNewWorldC.itwasawaterwaytotheFarEastD.hehadsailedintothePacific59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.QuebecandStadaconaweretowislands.B.TheIndianlanguageforvillageisStadaconA.C.QuebecandStadaconaweretwovillagesinCanadA.D.StadaconawaswhattheIndianscalledQuebeC.60.Canadawasfirstusedtoreferto__________.A.AsiaB.theNewWorldC.avillageD.Quebec

BMADRIDJune25Reuters--Spain'sParliament国会voiceditssupporttodayfortherightsofgreatapestolifeandfreedom.TheParliament'senvironmentalcommitteeapprovedresolutions决议urgingSpaintoobeytheGreatApeProjectGAPdesignedbyscientistsandphilosopherswhosayourclosestgeneticrelativesdeserverightshitherto迄今limitedtohumans.ThisisahistoricdayinthestruggleforanimalrightsandindefenceofourevolutionarycomradeswhichwilldoubtlessgodowninthehistoryofhumanitysaidPedroPozasSpanishdirectorofGAP—Spain.SpainmaybebetterknownabroadforbullfightingthananimalrightsbutthenewmeasuresarethelatestmoveturningonceconservativeSpainintoaliberaltrailblazer.Thenewresolutionshavecross-partyormajoritysupport.TheyareexpectedtobecomelawandtheGovernmentisnowcommittedtoupdatethestatutebookwithinayeartooutlawharmfulexperimentsonapesinSpain.WehavenoknowledgeofgreatapesbeingusedinexperimentsinSpainbutthereiscurrentlynolawpreventingthatfromhappeningMr.PozassaiD.Keepingapesforcircusestelevisioncommercialsorfilmingwillalsobeforbidden.Keepinganestimated315apesinSpanishzooswillnotbeillegalbutsupportersoftheBillsayconditionswillneedtoimprovE.PhilosophersPeterSingerandPaolaCavalierifoundedGAPin1993arguingthatnon-humanhominidsshouldenjoytherighttolifefreedomandnottobemistreateD.Inane-mailtofriendsfollowingtheSpanishparliamentarydecisionSingerwrote:CongratulationseveryoneinSpainwhohasworkedsohardonthis.That'swonderfulandveryexcitingnews!60.WhatisPozas'attitudetothenewresolutions?A.Hetotallydisagreewiththem.B.Hepayslittleattentiontothem.C.Hedoubtstheirtruth.D.Hestronglysupportsthem.61.ScientistssetuptheGAPto______.A.researchthebehaviorofapesB.studythehistoryofhumanbeingsC.protectgreatapes'rightsD.savetheendangeredapes62.AccordingtoSpain’snewlawitwillbelegalto______.A.keepapesinthezooB.conductexperimentsonapesC.keepingapesforcommercialpurposeD.involveapesinmagicshows63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Shouldapeshavehumanrights?B.SpanishParliamentExtendsRightstoGreatApes.C.GreatApesProjectfoundeD.D.Keepingagesforfilmingforbidden.

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分50分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳答案并在答题卡上将该项涂黑共20小题每小题2分满分40分ALiverpoolwithitshalfamillioncitizensisabigcity.It'sacitywithvarietyandoptions.EveryyeartouristsfromallovertheworldgotoLiverpoolmostofwhomheadstraightforthestadiumtocatchthecity'stwofootballteamsinaction.LiverpoolandEvertonarebothworld－famousclubswithfansfromallcornersoftheWorldaswellasagoodnumberofhomegrownsupporters.Anotherbigdrawtothecityisthefourlocalboys.PaulJohnGeorgeandRingocollectivelyfamousasTheBeatles.Thepopquartet四重唱表演小组firstputLiverpoolontheworldmapinthe1960s.TheBeatlesStorysituatedattheAlbertDockisahugedrawforfansandyou'llfindtheBeatlesshopandever－popularCavernClubthebirthplaceoftheperfectFourintheCavernQuarterofthecity.FanscanalsojoinoneofthecoachtripsaroundthesightsassociatedwiththebandfromthehousestheygrewupintotheplacesincludingPennyLaneandStrawberryFields.ButLiverpoolisaboutmorethanmusicandsport.ItisrichinhistorywithsomeofthemostshockingarchitectureintheUK.Thecityhastwogreatcathedrals教堂:Anglican－thelargestofitskindinEurope;andthemoremodern－styledMetropolitan.ThefamouswaterfrontwiththePierheadandtheAlbertDocksisalsoworthavisit.Manyofthecity'sgreatmuseumsaresituatedhereincludingtheWalkerArtGallerytheLiverpoolMaritimeMuseumandtheTateGallerywhichishometothelargestmodernartcollectionintheNorth.Thenightlifeinthecityalsohasalottooffer.Withmorethan250barspubsandrestaurantsthereisalwayssomethingforeveryonetodoinLiverpool.Musicmuseumsshoppinghistorypubsandbars——it'salltherE.ItistheworldinonecityaplacetrulydeservingoftheCapitalofCulturetitlE.41.LiverpoolandEvertonare___________clubs.A.architectureB.musicC.touristD.football42.WhatmadeLiverpoolfirstknowntotheworld?A.TheBeatlesStory.B.CavernCluB.C.TheBeatles.D.TheBeatlesshop.43.ComparedwithMetropolitanthecathedralAnglicanis__________.A.moretraditionalB.moreshockingC.better－knownD.smaller44.WhydoestheauthorsayItistheworldinonecityinthelastparagraph?A.LiverpoolbelongstotheworlD.B.Liverpoolisworldfamousnow.C.Liverpoolownslotsofmuseumswell－knownintheworlD.D.Liverpoolisalivelycitywithvariouscultures.

Theyear2009istheYearofOx.TheoxisarepresentativeofthefanningcultureofChinA.Inthefarmingeconomy经济oxenarethemajoranimalspullingplows犁.Ofcoursethegoodofoxenisnotlimitedtoplowing.Infacttheyareseenasboatsonlandfortheirabilitytocarryloads.Besidesthewholebodyofanoxisfulloftreasures.Theirmeatandmilkarefoodfullofnutritionandtheirskincanbeusedtomakeclothesandshoes.Withallthesequalitiesoxenareregardedasgenerouscreatures.InthepastoxenplayedanimportantroleinthespirituallifeoftheChinesE.Eventodayoxenstillplayaspecialpartinsomefolkactivities.Forexamplesomepeoplewho1iveinsouthwestChinawillcookcattlebonesoupandshareitamongfamilymemberswhenholdingtheceremonyforchildrenwhoreach13.Theybelievethatthecattlebonesouprepresentsthebloodrelationshipamongfamilymembers.Inordertoexpresstheirloveforoxenpeopleinsomeotherareaswillruntoshakeoffdiseasesonthe16thdayofthefirstmonthbythelunarcalendar农历andduringtheirruntheywilltaketheiroxenalongwhichindicatestheyregardthecreatureashuman.BecauseofthecontributionofoxenintheirlivestheChinesepeopleareverygratefultotheanimal.InadditiontheuseofoxeninceremoniesandthethankspeopleowetooxenhelptodevelopvarioustraditionalcustomswhichbecomesanimportantpartofthefolkcultureoftheChinesenation.1ThewordsboatsanlandunderlinedinParagraph2referto____A.animalsfortakinggoodsB.creaturesforpullingplowsC.treasuresofthefolkcultureD.toolsinthefarmingeconomy2Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthat____A.oxenarenomoreimportanttodaythaninthepastB.ceremoniesareheldwhenpeoplecookcattlebonesoupC.oxenaretreatedashumaninsomeareasofChinaD.peoplerunwithoxentoshakeoffdiseaseseverymonth3Whichofthefollowinghelpstodeveloptraditionalcustoms?____A.Thespecialroleofoxeninfarming.B.People’srespectandloveforoxen.C.Thepracticalvalueofanox’sbody.D.Thecontributionofoxentotheeconomy.4Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?____A.Tostresstheimportanceofoxeninfarming.B.TointroducetheChinesefolkculturE.C.TodescribehowtocelebratetheYearofOx.D.Toexplainhowtodevelopagriculturewithoxen.

AsixthofundergraduatesinBeijingthisyearhaveregisteredatdrivingschool.Thestudentsmostlyfrommajorssuchasbusinessmanagementorinternationaltradewillfinishtheirdrivingcourseswithin20daysorso.Trainingcostshavedroppedto2600yuanforstudentsaccordingtotheHaidianDrivingSchoolinBeijing.Thepriceisnotreallylowbutstudentswillacceptitseeingitasaninvestment投资intheirfuturE.FamiliaritywiththeoperationofcomputersandfluentEnglisharethebasicskillsgraduatingstudentsneedtofindajoB.Butadriver’spermithasbecomeanotherfactor因素.Inthejobmarketowningadriver’spermitsometimesstrengthensagraduatingstudent’scompetitivenessforagoodpositionsaysZhouYanganundergraduateattheChinaUniversityofPoliticalScienceandLaw.Carswillbecomeanecessarypartofmanypeople’slivesinthecomingyearsanditisdifficulttogetapermitofcampusbecauseofthepressuresonworkingpeople’stimE.HavingafulltimejobaftergraduationofferslimitedtimetolearntodrivE.Weseniorstudentshaveplentyofsparetimeplentyofopportunitytolearn.Zhousays.XuJiananofficialatthedrivingschoolsaidundergraduateswereveryableandseriousandcouldgraspinanhourwhatordinarypeopletookfourhourstolearn.Inthisdrivingschoolmiddle-agedpeopleyoungwomenandcollegestudentsarethemaincustomers.Togetadriver’spermitabeginnerisnowrequiredtohaveatleast86hours’practicebeforethefinalroadtest.________inBeijingwanttolearntodrivE.A.MostoftheundergraduatesB.ManyundergraduatesC.ManystudentsinthedrivingschoolD.MostofthestudentswholearnbusinessorinternationaltradeTheundergraduatesarelearningtodrivebecause________.A.theyneedthisskilltofindagoodjobB.theyliketodrivecarsC.theywillnothaveanytimetolearntodriveaftertheyhavefoundafull-timejobD.mostofthemwillbeabletobuycarsinthefutureWhichofthefollowingislikelytobeXuJian’sopinionofstudentslearningtodrive?A.Hethoughtitwasbettertolearnitatcollegethanatwork.B.HedecideditwasawasteofmoneyandtimetolearntodrivE.C.HeagreedthattheycouldlearntodrivE.D.Hethoughttheywouldspendthreetimesmoretimetolearntodrivethanusual.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestheadlineforthepassage?A.StudentsPayLesstoLearntoDriveNow.B.StudentsLearntoDrivE.C.ItisBettertoLearntoDriveatColleges.D.WelcometotheDrivingSchool.

SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustreaD.A.Fromsnow-cloggedmountainroadstodeserthighwaysfreewaystocrowdedcitystreetsCaliforniansfaceavarietyoftoughdrivingconditions.Butthankstosavvydrivingtheyconsumeproportionatelylessgasolinetherestofthenation.HeresometipsfromtheGoldenStatethatwillhelpdriversalloverthecountrytogetupto25%moremilespergallon!BySUSANNESTORFREEWAYFRENZY●Trytomaintainasteadyspeed—especiallyonfreewaysandexpressways.Neverexceedasteady55mph.Varyingspeedbyaslittleas5mphcanreducemileageby1.5milespergallon.AvoidconstantlanechangestogetaheaD.●Buyradialtyres.Ifyoudoalotofexpresswaydrivingtheycanincreasemileagebyasmuchas10%.YourfuelsavingswillpayforthehighertyrepricE.ONCITYSTREETS●PlanyourroutE.Citydrivingconsumesabout50%morefuelthanhighwaydriving100%moreincrowedtraffic.Alwayschoosearoutewithsynchronizedtrafficsignalstogetthebestrunforyourmoney.●Avoidunnecessarybraking.Anticipate预期trafficlightchanges;ittakesalotofextragastogetthecaruptospeedagain.COLD●InwinterkeepthecarinagaragE.Itwillstartupeasierandstart-uptimeiswhenyouusethemostgasolinE.Nogarage?Covertheenginecompartmentwithanoldblanketorrugtoshielditfromcoldwinds;removebeforestartingup.●Removealliceandsnow.Drivinginsnowconsumesmoregasanyway;nosensehaulingaroundextraweight.65.Alltheseaboveare______fordrivers.A.noticesB.tipsC.lessonsD.advertisements66.Highwaydrivingcanuseabout______fuelthancitydriving.A.20%moreB.20%lessC.50%moreD.50%less67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.InwinteryouwillhavedifficultystartingupacarifitiskeptinagaragE.B.Driversshouldavoidnecessarybreakingandconstantlanechanges.C.A.steady65mphistheidealspeedtosavegasolinE.D.Radialtyrescanhelpincreasemileageinexpresswaydriving.

Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyisloveofwisdom.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.UnliketheotherdisciplinesphilosophycannotbedefinedbywhatyoustudybecauseitsiactuallyunlimiteD.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:arehistorylawlanguageliteraturemathematicsandinfacttheotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosophy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorate博士学位ofPhilosophyPh.D.inbiochemistryorcomputerscienceorpsychologyTwobroadsub-fieldsofphilosophyarelogicandthehistoryofphilosophy.Logicisthescienceofargumentandcriticalthinking.Itprovidessoundmethodsfordistinguishinggoodfrombadreasonign.Thehistoryofphilosophyinvolvesthestudyofmajorphilosophersandperiodsinthedevelopmentofphilosophy.Ofwhatuseisphilosophy?Firstitisusefulineducationaladvancement.Itisnecessaryforunderstandingotherdisciplines.Onlyphilosophyquestionsthenatureoftheconceptsusedinadisciplineanditsrelationtootherdisciplines.AndthroughthestudyofphilosophyonedevelopssoundmethodsofresearchandanalysisthatcanbeappliedtoanyfielD.Thereareanumberofgeneralusesofphilosophy.Itstrengthensone’sabilitytosolveproblemstocommunicatetoorganizeideasandissuestopersuadeandtotakewhatisthemostimportantfromalargequantityofdatA.Thesegeneralusesareofgreatbenefitinthecareerfieldnotnecessarilyforobtainingone’sfirstjobaftergraduationbutforpreparingforpositionsofresponsibilitymanagementandleadershiplateron.Itisveryshort-sightedafteralltotakeacourseofstudiesonlyforthepurposeofgettingone’sfirstjoB.Theusefulskillsdevelopedthroughthestudyofphilosophyhavesignificantlong-termbenefitsincareeradvancement.NootherdisciplinesystematicallyfollowstheidealsofwisdomleadershipandcapacitytoresolvehumanconflictAccordingtoparagraph1philosophycanbestbedescribedasthestudyof.A.socialsciencesB.naturalsciencesC.bothsocialandnaturalsciencesD.thesubjectmatterofpoliticsWhatdoesdisciplinemeaninthefirstparagraph?A.subjectB.scienceC.literatureD.occupationWiththestudyofphilosophyyoucan.A.becomeagreatleaderB.succeedineverythingC.findagoodjobsoonaftergraduationD.makeprogressinyourcareerdevelopmentAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.PhilosophyisanindependentdisciplinE.B.Logichelpsyoutobecomeabetterthinker.C.Thestudyofphilosophybringsyouimmediatebenefits.D.ThemeaningofphilosophyistoolimitedtodefinE.Fromthepassagewecanconclude.A.notallthesubjectshavetodowithphilosophyB.apersonwillgetaPh.D.ifhe/shestudiesphilosophyC.philosophycanbehelpfulforthestudyofanyothersubjectsD.philosophyistheonlysolutiontoalltheproblemsintheworld

Todayjustastechnologychangedthefaceofindustryfarmshaveexperiencedanagriculturalrevolution.Onthefarmoftodaymachinesprovidealmostallthepower.Oneofthemostimportantbenefitswillbethefarmputer.A.fewforward-lookingfarmersarealreadyusingputerstohelpthemruntheirfarmsmoreefficiently.Theputershelpthemkeepmoreaccuraterecordssotheycanmakebetterdecisionsonwhatcropstoplanthowmuchlivestock家畜tobuywhentoselltheirproductsandhowmuchprofittheycanexpect.Manyputerpanieshavebeendevelopingspecialputerprogramsjustforfarmers.Programsarebeingwrittenforpigproducersgrainfarmerspotatofarmersanddairyfarmers.Inthefuturefarmerswillbeabletopurchaseputerprogramsmadetotheirneeds.Becauseofthegrowingimportanceofputersonthefarmstudentsatagriculturalcollegesarerequiredtotakeputerclassesinadditiontotheirnormalagriculturalcourses.TherecanbenodoubtthatfarmerswillrelyonputersevenmoreinthefuturE.Whiletheold-timefarmdependedonhorsepowerandmodernfarmsdependonmachinepowerfarmsofthefuturewilldependonputerpower.Anothertechnologicaladvancewhichisstillintheexperimentalstageistherobotarealmechanizedhiredhandthatwillbeabletomoveandinsomewaysthinklikeahumanbeing.Agriculturalengineersbelievethatputer-aidedrobotswillmakeshockingchangesinfarmingbeforetheendofthecentury.Unlikefarmersofthepresentfarmersofthefuturewillfindthatmanyday-to-daytaskswillbedoneforthem.Scientistsarenowdevelopingrobotsthatwillbeabletoshear修剪sheepdrivetractorsandharvestfruit.Evenplexjobswillbedonebyrobots.ForexampleinordertomilktheircowsfarmersmustfirstdrivethemintothebarnthenconnectthemtothemilkingmachineswatchthemachinesanddisconnectthemwhentheyarefinisheD.Inthefuturethiswillallbedonebyrobots.InadditionwhenthemilkingispletedtherobotswillautomaticallychecktomakesurethatthemilkispurE.Thepletechangeofthefarmisfarinthefuturebutengineersexpectthatsomerobotswillbeusedbeforelong.Whichsentencecarriedthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Thefirstsentenceofthethirdparagraph.B.Thefirstsentenceofthesecondparagraph.C.Thefirstsentenceofthefirstparagraph.D.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraph.Accordingtothepassageputerscannothelpfarmersdecide_______.A.howmuchmoneytheycanearnfromtheirproductsB.whethertoplantacertainkindofcropC.whatlivestocktoraiseD.whentoselltheirproductsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Farmersinthefuturewilldependtotallyonputers.B.Farmersmainlyusemachinesontheirfarmsatpresent.C.Bothputersandrobotshavebeeninuseontoday’sfarms.D.StudentsatagriculturalcollegesmusttakeputerclassesbecausetheycandoNothingwithoutthehelpofputersontoday’sfarms.Whatisthebesttitleforthewholepassage?A.puterFarmers’BestFriendB.FarmersinTheFutureC.TheAgriculturalRevolutionD.putersandRobots

AfilmwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thisisin1868beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrewsetuptheequipment.ThesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorsebackbutwhenthetimecametoshootthemanwastoodrunktoridE.SomeonefromthecrewssawWinfieldandaskedhimifhewouldridethehorsefor50.HellsaidWinfieldfor50bucksI'lljumpthatdamnhorseoverthemoon!TopeopleinmanycountriesWinfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessfaceasimplecowboywithanadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.FewpeopleknowthatheisadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeopleknowthatheis55afamilymanwho’sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisinglyhe’sarealworkingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhisranchinWyoming.OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn’tchangedhimmuch.HesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsayI’vemetyou.knowyoufromsomewherE.WheneverithappenshesaysthathegetsembarrasseD.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.CigaretteadswereprohibitedinAmericA.B.CigaretteadsareprohibitedontelevisioninAmericA.C.Marlborocommercialwasprohibitedontelevision.D.Marlborocommercialwasproducedontelevision.61.Whatdoesthewordprohibitedinthefirstparagraphmean?A.broadcastB.forbiddenC.producedD.provided62.Whentheyfilmedthead________.A.Winfieldwastoodrunk.B.Theactorintheadwastoodrunk.C.Winfieldwassettinguptheequipmet.D.WinfieldwasridingahorsE.63.FromthepassageweknowthatWinfieldwas________.A.anordinarymanB.asuperstarC.anactorD.arichman64.WhenpeoplerecognizedWinfieldhefelt________.A.excitedB.happyC.interestedD.uncomfortable65.Atraincarmovesalongalongstraighttrack.Thegraph曲线showsthepositionasafunctionoftimeforthistrain.Thegraphshowsthat________.A.slowsdownallthetimeB.speedsupallthetimeC.speedsuppartofthetimeandslowsdownpartofthetimeD.movesataconstantspeed66.Asthediagramshowsthereisafixedsuperconductorringontherightofwhichliesabarmagnet.Thereisnoelectriccurrent.Whenthemagnetismovedtotherightbecauseofelectro-magneticinductionacertainelectriccurrentisproduceD.Thusthedirectionoftheelectriccurrentis________.A.asindicatedbythearrowheadinthediagram.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillsoondisappear.B.asindicatedbythearrowheadinthediagram.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillstillremain.C.intheoppositedirection.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillsoondisappear.D.intheoppositedirection.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillstillremain.

JuliaRobertswasbornonOctober281967inGeorgiaUSAandsheearnedanOscarnomination提名forherperformancein1989’sSteelMagnolias.Laterin1990shestarredinthesadromanticcomedyPrettyWoman.ThefilmwasaninternationalhitandRobertsbecameahouseholdnamE.ButherlaterfilmsparticularlyDyingYoung1991wereofadecidedlyunevenquality.In1993JuliaRobertsmarriedcountrysingerLyleLovettandthenmadeasuccessfulcomebackinThePelicanBrief1993.ButhernexttwomoviesinthefollowingyearPre-a-PorterandILoveTroubleprovedtobecritical评论的andcommercialdisappointment.Roberts’badluckcontinuedwhenMaryReilly1996failedattheboxofficE.ButhercareerbegantopickupagainwithMichaelCollinsandConspiracyTheoryboth1996.In1997RobertsmadeasuccessfulreturnincomedyMyBestFriend’sWeddingandcontinuedherquickrisein1999withNotingHillandRunawayBridE.BothfilmshelpedtofurtherrestoreRobertstoherstatus地位asthemostshiningwomaninHollywooD.HerbiggestsuccesscomesfromErinBrockovich.FortheexcellentperformanceshemadeinitJuliaRobertswasgiventheOscarBestLeadingActressAwardonMarch252001.NowJuliaRobertslooksoncoursetowinher10thawardforfavoritefemalemoviestaratthisyear’sPeople’sChoiceAwardsonSundayinLosAngeles.68.WhichofthefollowingmoviesmadeJuliaRobertsaninternationalname?A.SteelMagnoliasB.ErinBrockovichC.PrettyWomanD.ILoveTrouble69.WhywasJuliaRobertsgiventheOscarBestLeadingActressAwardin2001?A.BecauseshemadeanexcellentperformanceinErinBrockovichB.BecauseshehasbecomeahouseholdfilmstarC.BecausesheistheprettiestwomanintheHollywoodD.Becauseshehasbeenwealthyandwell-known70.Theunderlinedphrasepickupinthetextmeans________.A.collectB.standupC.fetchD.improve71.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_______.A.JuliaRobertsisgoingintherightdirectionB.JuliaRobertslooksmorebeautifulC.JuliaRobertsislookingformethodsD.JuliaRobertslooksveryhappy

London:Whatcouldpossiblyhewrongwithplantingtrees?Thebenefitsareobvious:theyfirmthesoilabsorbextrawaterandtakecarbondioxideoutoftheatmospherE.Howeveritnowturnsoutthatplantingtreescouldaddtoglobalwarming.Treerootsdoagreatjobofkeepingsoilfirmlyonthegroundandoutofthewind'spower.TheproblemisthatsomeofthosedustcloudsplayanimportantpartintakingincarbondioxidE.HugeduststormsblowoutovertheoceansfromdrypartsofNorthAfricaandcentralAsiA.TonsofdustareliftedandleftasathinfilmovertheoceansurfacE.DustfromChinaiscarriedeastandleftinthePacificOcean.Ifatree-plantingprogramthereissuccessfulandthedustsupplyreducedthefinalresultmaybethatlesscarbondioxidegetslockedawayintheocean.AndyRidgwellanenvironmentalscientistfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahasspentthepastfewyearsstudyingdustandsayshisworkshowsclearlythecomplexityofthesystemandtheimportanceofnotworkinguselesslywithitwithoutunderstandingtheresults.Forthisreasontheneedistofocusoncuttingcarbondioxidegivingoffratherthandealingwiththelandsurfaceaimlessly.AnAmericanscientistRobertJacksonhasshownthatwhennativegrasslandareasareoccupiedbytreescarbonislostfromthesoil.Wearestudyingwhythesoilcarbondisappearsbutonetheoryisthattreesdoalotmoreoftheirgrowingabovegroundcomparedtograssessolesscarbongoesdirectlyintothesoilfromtrees.saidJackson.InwetareasoftheworldthegainfromtreesabsorbingcarbondioxideabovegroundseemstobeoutweighedbythelossofcarbonfromthesoilbelowgrounD.Countriesthatplantocombatglobalwarmingbyplantingtreesmayhavetothinkagain.SolutionstoenvironmentalproblemsareoftenmorecomplexthantheyfirstappearandunderstandingtheEarth'sclimateisaverygreatchallengE.64.Peopleusuallyholdtheopinionthat_______.A.hugeduststormscandestroycarbondioxideB.hugeduststormscandestroytheoceansontheearthC.plantingtreescouldreduceglobalwarmingD.plantingtreesistheonlywaytocontrolhugeduststorms65.AndyRidgwelltheenvironmentalscientistbelievesthat_______.A.environmentalproblemsaremorecomplexthanexpectedB.treesshouldn'thavebeenplantedindryplacesC.dustplaysamoreimportantpartthantreesD.carbondioxideisharmfultoeverything66.RobertJackson'sexperimentprovesthat_______.A.carboncanturngrassintodustB.treesholdmorecarbonthangrassC.lesscarboncanmaketreesgrowfasterD.grasslandareasshouldbecoveredbyforests67.Theunderlinedwordcombatinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.learnaboutB.giveupC.livewithD.fightagainst

Freeandsecureaccommodationnobillsandeventheoddhome-cookedmeal.Itsoundsliketheperfectlivingarrangementforcash-strapped缺乏现金的students.Twomothersbelievetheyhavedevisedawayforstrugglingstudentstosaveonaccommodationcostswhentheyleavehometostudyatuniversity.KateBarnhamandAmandaFludehavelaunchedStudentSwapsanonlineaccommodationforum论坛forparentsandstudentsinadvanceoftheintroductioninSeptemberof￡3000highereducationtop-upfees.TheirwebsitesaysTheprinciplebehindStudentSwapsistoenablestudentstoliterallyswap交换familyhomes.Thewebsitewillholdadatabaseofstudentswhowouldliketoswapandlinkthemwithsuitablematches.Sothosefromonetown/citycouldswapwiththosefromadifferenttown/city.Thesitedescribesitselfasofferingacost-freeaccommodationalternativeatatimeofgrowingstudentdebt.ThereisnochargefortheserviceatthemomentbutMsBarnhamandMsFludeintendtointroducea￡10annualfeeifitbecomesestablisheD.HowevertheNationalUnionofStudentsNUShaswarnedthatwhiletheschememaysoundappealingtostrugglingfreshersitlacksanyformalregulation.VeronicaKingNUSvice-presidentofwelfaresaidThefactthatthisschemehasevenbeensuggestedisevidencetothehighlevelsofdebtstudentsnowfaceongraduation.RecentresearchhasshownthatstudentsaremorelikelytoliveathomeincomingyearsinabidtocutdownonthecostofadegreE.Thisisworryingasitmaymeanthatstudentschoosetheiruniversityonthebasisofwhereitisratherthanbecauseitoffersthebestcourseforthem.Italsomeansstudentswillmissoutonwhatisforsomeakeypartofthestudentexperience-livingawayfromhomE.71.A.cash-strappedstudentmeansonewho__________.A.lacksmoneyB.preferstostayathomeC.iscarefulwithmoneyD.wantstochangecash72.WhatisKateBarnhamandAmandaFlude’spurposeoflaunchingStudentSwaps?A.Toprovidecheaperaccommodationforstudents.B.Toletstudentsstayclosetotheiruniversities.C.Tohelpstudentsspendlessonaccommodationcosts.D.ToletstudentsexchangeideasfreelyonlinE.73.WhatcanstudentsdoonStudentSwaps?A.Theycanfindstudentstoexchangehomeswith.B.Theycanmakefriendswithstudentsfromadifferentcity.C.Theycanborrowmoneytopayfortheirhighereducation.D.TheycanvoicetheiropinionsagainsttherisingcostofadegreE.74.Nowmanystudentswouldpreferauniversity_________.A.whichcangivethemfreeaccommodationB.whichisnotfarawayfromtheirhomesC.whichoffersthebestcoursesD.whichcanofferhome-cookedmeals75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HighCostTroublesUniversityStudentsinUK.B.StudentsSwapsisWelcomedbyStudentsinUK.C.TwoMothers’GoodIntentiontoHelpStudentsinUK.D.WebsiteHelpsStudentsLiveatSomeoneElse’sHomE.

EBrazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth－butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthratesBrazilhashadbetterresultwithoutreallytryingsaysGeorgeMartineatHarvarD.Brazil’spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaveragE.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.Martineputsitdowntoamongotherthingssoapoperas通俗电视连续剧andinstallment分期付款plansintroducedinthe1970s.bothplayedanimportantalthoughindirectroleinloweringthebirthratE.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.GloboBrazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetworkshowsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweekwhilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproductiontheydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues－notmanychildrendifferentattitudestowardssexwomenworkingsaysMartinE.TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciousofotherpatternsofbehaviorandothervalueswhichwereputintoaveryattractivepackagE.Meanwhiletheinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers消费者.Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumption消耗消费patternsandconsumptionwasincompatible不相容的withunlimitedreproduction.SaysMartinE.57.AccordingtothepassageBrazilhascutbackitspopulationgrowth____.A.byeducatingitscitizensB.bycarefulfamilyplanningC.bydevelopingTVprogramsD.bychance58.AccordingtothepassagemanyThirdWorldcountries______.A.haven’tattackedmuchimportancetobirthcontrolB.wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrateC.haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulationD.neglectedtheroleofTVplaysinfamilyplanning59.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause____.A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTVB.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflifeC.peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackageD.theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures60.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?A.Theincreaseinbirthratewillincreaseconsumption.B.ThedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthratE.C.Consumptionpatternsandreproductionpatternsarecontradictory互相矛盾的D.A.country’sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.

阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项SeveraltimeseachyeartheQueengivesafternoonteapartiesatwhichguestsareservedtinycakesfilledwithcreamfromherowncows.CakesandsandwichesarebroughtinbyfootmenyetyouneverseetheQueentouchathing.Shesimplysitsbesideabigsilverplatepouringcupsofteaforeveryoneandcarefullyavoidingthecakes.AtcocktailpartiestheQueenmovesfromgrouptogroupchattinginformallyandmanagestomakeoneglassofdietdrinktolastanentireevening.Toursabroadaredifficultbecausehostsseemtobelievethewarmthoftheirwelcomemustbeshownwithwonderfulstatebanquets宴会.ButtheQueenhasperfectedtheartofappearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.DuringonevisittothePacificislandsofTongaaspecially-prepareddinnerwasarrangedinahutmadeofwoodandbambooleaves.Deepholeswereduginthegroundfilledwithhotstonesandbabypigsandthepigswereslowlybakedoverseveraldays.TheQueenlookeduneasilyatherplatewhenshediscoveredawholeroastpigwasherserving.Thenshebecameuneasywhenaturkeysomemeatbananasandanapplewerealsocarriedinforeachguest.SoshedependedonheroldfavoritetrickoftalkingwithherhostKingTupouIVcarryingonawarmconversation.Atthesametimeshepushedherfoodaroundherplateandonlyateapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.ReporterstravelingwithherhavenotedthattheQueenwillsometimesseemsocarriedawaybyaforeignleader’spoliticalchatthatshesimplyneverhastimetofinishamealbeforeitistimetogetupandmakeherspeech.ShewillliftherforktoswallowamouthfulthenputitdownagaintomakeanotherpointleavingalmostallofhermealuntoucheD.TheQueentalkedwithherhostandcarriedonconversationwithhim.Thepurposeofdoingthisis____.A.toshowherpolitenessB.toshowhergreatinterestinfoodC.nottoeatmuchD.tohideherdisliketothefoodWecaninferfromthepassagethattoursaredifficultfortheQueenbecause____.A.shehastomeetwithsomanyimportantleadersB.shehastoeatmuchoilyfoodC.hostsalwayspresentwonderfulstatebanquetsD.shehassomanyreporterstotravelwithherWhatprobablyistheQueen’sartofactingatstatedinners?A.Appearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.B.DrinkingMalvernwater.C.Eatingapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.D.EatingmuchwithoutbeingnoticedThemainideaofthepassageisabout____.A.theQueen’sfavoritefoodB.theQueen’stoursabroadC.theQueen’stroublewithaforeignleaderD.howtheQueenkeepsherdietduringhertours

BThegovernmentofNorwayisplanningtobuildanunusualstoragecenteronanislandintheArcticOcean.Theplacewouldbelargeenoughtoholdabouttwomillionseeds.Thegoalistorepresentallcropsknowntoscientists.TheBritishmagazineNewScientistpublisheddetailsoftheplanlastmonth.Thestructurewillbedesignedtoprotecttheworld’sfoodsupplyagainstnuclearwarclimatechangeandotherpossiblethreats.ItwillbebuiltinamountainontheNorwegianislandofSpitsbergen.ThemountainislessthanonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPolethenorthernmostpositiononEarth.AninternationalgroupcalledtheGlobalCropDiversityTrustisworkingontheproject.ThedirectorofthegroupCaryFowlerspoketoNewScientist.Hesaidtheprojectwouldlettheworldrebuildagricultureifinhiswordstheworstcametotheworst.Norwayisexpectedtostartworknextyear.Theprojectisexpectedtocostthreemilliondollars.Workerswilldrilldeepinthesideofasandstonemountain.TemperaturesintheareaneverriseabovezerodegreesCelsius.Theseedswillbeprotectedbehindconcretewallsameterthickandhigh—securitydoors.Themagazinereportsaysthecollectionwillrepresenttheproductsoftenthousandyearsoffarming.MostoftheseedsatfirstwillcomefromcollectionsatseedbanksinAfricaAsiaandLatinAmericA.Tolastalongtimeseedsneedtobekeptinverylowtemperatures.WorkerswillnotbepresentallthetimE.Buttheyplantoreplacetheairinsidethestoragespaceeachwinter.WintertemperaturesontheislandareabouteighteendegreesbelowzeroCelsius.ThecoldweatherwouldprotecttheseedseveniftheaircouldnotbereplaceD.Mr.Fowlersaystheproposedstructurewillbetheworld’smostsecuregenebank.Hesaystheplantseedswouldonlybeusedwhenallotherseedsaregoneforsomereason.Norwayfirstproposedtheideainthe1980s.Butsecurityconcernsdelayedtheplan.AtthattimetheSovietUnionwaspermitteduseofSpitsbergen.NewScientistsaystheplanwonUnitedNationsapprovalinOctoberatameetinginRomeoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization.55.Theprojectismeantto_______.A.increasetheworld’sfoodproductioninthefutureB.carryoutsomescientificexperimentsonplantgenesC.protectcropseedsfromdyingoutincaseofpossibledisastersD.buildanexhibitioncentreoftheworld’splantseeds56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheabovepassage?A.ThegovernmentofNorwaywillperformtheprojectalonE.B.Seedstobecollectedtherewereproducedtenthousandyearsago.C.Spitsbergenischosenbecauseitisawayfromthethreatofunclearwarforever.D.TemperatureisamajorconsiderationwhenchoosingthestorageplacE.57.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______.A.PeoplewillgetnewlydevelopedseedsfromthecentereveryyearB.ThestoragecenterwillgreatlypromotethedevelopmentofworldagricultureC.Norwaymeanttohavebuiltthestoragecentremorethan20yearsagoD.Therehaven’tbeenanyseedstoragecentersintheworldbefore58.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.Noah’sArk诺亚方舟ofPlantSeedsinPlan.B.TheBestPlacetoStoreSeeds.C.ConcernsofWorldFoodSupply.D.ANewWaytoFeedtheWorlD.

Wouldyouliketobeakingorqueen?Tohavepeoplewaitingonyouhandandfoot?ManyAmericansexperiencethisroyaltreatmenteveryday.How?Bybeingcustomers.TheAmericanideaofcustomerserviceistomakeeachcustomerthecenterofattention.Needproof?Justlistentothecommercials.MostofthemsoundliketheMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyou.ActuallynotallstoresinAmericarollouttheredcarpetfortheircustomers.Butwhereveryougogoodcustomerservicemeansmakingcustomersfeelspecial.PeoplegoingshoppinginAmericacanexpecttobetreatedwithrespectfromtheverybeginning.Mostplacesdon’thaveafurniturestreetoracomputerroadwhichallowyoutocomparepriceseasily.Insteadpeopleoftenlettheirfingersdothewalkingthroughthestorehotlines.Fromthefirsthellocustomersreceiveasatisfyingresponsetotheirquestions.Thisinitialcontactcanhelpthemdecidewheretoshop.Whencustomersgettothestoretheyaretreatedashonoredguests.Customersdon’tusuallyfindstoreclerkssittingaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.Insteadtheclerksgreetthemwarmlyandoffertohelpthemfindwhattheywant.InmoststorestheclearsignsthatlabeleachdepartmentmakeshoppingabreezE.Customersusuallydon’thavetoaskhowmuchitemscostsincepricesareclearlymarkeD.Andunlessthey’reatafleamarketorayardsaletheydon’tbothertryingtobargain.WhencustomersarereadytocheckouttheyfindthenearestandshortestcheckoutlanE.ButasMurphy’sLawwouldhaveitwhicheverlanetheygetinalltheotherlaneswillmovefaster.Goodstoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesgettoolong.Someevenofferexpresslanesforcustomerswith10itemsorless.Aftertheypayfortheirpurchasescustomersreceiveasmileandawarmthankyoufromtheclerk.Manystoresevenallowcustomerstotaketheirshoppingcartsouttotheparkinglot.Thatwaytheydon’thavetocarryheavybagsouttothecar.Byquoting引用theMcDonald’sad:Wedoitallforyoutheauthorintendsto_______.A.suggestthatcustomersbelievewhatcommercialssaydeeplyB.showreaderstheAmericanideaongoodcustomerserviceC.expressallthestorespaymuchattentiontothecustomersD.persuadereaderstochoosethestoreswithadscorrectlyIntheUSAwhatmayyoudoatfirstifyouwanttodosomeshopping?A.Tovisitaprofessionalstreetwithlotsofsimilarstores.B.Tocomparepricesinmanyshopsinthesamestreet.C.Tomakephonecallsandgetbettershoppingchoices.D.Toreceiveothercustomers’answerstothequestions.TheunderlinedwordsabreezeinParA.3mostprobablymeans_________.A.aneasyjobB.atroubleC.afunnythingD.aboringtaskWhichofthefollowingsshowsAmericanstoresofferconveniencetocustomersinthispassage?A.Thestoreclerksdon’tusuallysitaroundwatchingTVorplayingcards.B.SomestoresofferpricebargaintothecustomerslikeayardsalE.C.Theclerksgivecustomersasmileandawarmthankyouafterpaying.D.SomestoresopennewcheckoutlaneswhenthelanesarecrowdeD.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.CustomerServiceinAmericaB.ExcellentStoresinAmericaC.ShoppingRulesinAmericaD.BeingKingorQueeninAmerica

BeyondtheFactory:ChildLaborintheCitiesAtthebeginningofthenineteenthcenturyfactoryownersfacedfewrestrictionsonthewaytheyemployedtheirchildrenworkerswhowerebetweentheageof7and12.Graduallylawscameintobeing.Thefirstchild-laborlawswerepassedatthestatelevelinAmericaandusuallyfocusedonbothrequirededucationandaminimumageforemployment.Andaddedruleslimitedthelengthoftheworkdayforchildren.Pennsylvaniaforexamplelimitedtheworkdayto10hoursforchildrenunder12.Howevergovernmentofficialscaredlittlewhetherbusinessesfollowedthelaw.Infactonegroupofchildrenwasleftentirelyunprotectedbylaborlaws--thechildrenofimmigrantfamilies.BythebeginningofthetwentiethcenturypieceworkappearedforwhichpeoplewerepaidbythepiecE.Significantnumbersofwomensewedbabydressesormen'snecktiesandmadetheartificialflowersusedtodecoratehats.Pieceworkturnedhomesintofactoriesthatwerefreefromthelawandcountlesschildrenworkedlonghoursalongsidetheirmothersandoldsisters.ManufacturesexploitedthesystemshamelesslyandpaidthelowestwagestheycoulD.Embroidering刺绣asilkdresswhichwasa10-dayjobmightgenerateafive-dollarpayment.Inthecaseofwillowingworkersneededtoaddmorestrandstoostrichfeathersusedonhatstomakethemlongerandmoregraceful.Thefirstwillowerswerepaid15centsperinchbutafewmonthslaterthepaywasreducedto13cents.Withinthreeyearswillowerswereearningonlythreecentsperinch.Inordertosurviveunderthesecircumstancespieceworkershadeventheiryoungestchildrenhelpthem.InoneItalianneighborhoodathree-year-oldgirlhelpedhermothersewclothes.InanothercaseachildofeightwhohadlivedinNewYorkforthreeyearshadneverbeentoschoolatallandcouldspeakalmostnoEnglish.SlowlychildlaborlawsbroughttheseabusestoanenD.31.Thefirstchild-laborlawsrequired______.A.workplacesafetyandconditionsB.minimumpaymentandageC.educationandworkingtimeD.minimumpaymentandschooling32.Manufactureswhohiredwomentodopiecework______.A.werekindandconcernedemployersB.weresometimescalledwillowersC.usuallypaidthelowestsalaryD.forcedchildrentoturnhomeintofactories33.Willowingwasakindof______.A.handworkactivityB.workplaceC.paymentrequirementD.workers34.Byraisingtheexampleofthethree-year-oldgirl'sexperienceinthelastparagraphtheauthorintendedto______.A.showhowpoorthesituationswereforchildrenworkersB.blamethoseadultpieceworkersforallowingchildrentoworkC.attractattentiontoprotectyoungchildrenD.emphasizetheimportanceofeducatingyoungchildren35.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestsummarizesthepassage?A.Thefirstchild-laborlawswerelimitedduetoworkingatthestatelevel.B.Earlychild-laborlawsofferednoprotectiontochildrenwhoworkedathomE.C.SomeimmigrantchildrendidnotlearnEnglishbecauseoftheirpiecework.D.Child-laborlawsshouldhavecomeintobeingbeforechildrenbecameworkers.

The2012LondonOlympicshadenoughproblemstoworryabout.Butonemorehasjustbeenadded-acommunicationsblackoutcausedbysolarstorms.AfteraperiodofcalmwithintheSunscientistshavedetectedthesignsofafleshcycleofsunspotsthatcouldpeakin2012justintimeforthearrivaloftheOlympictorchinLondon.NowscientistsbelievethatthispeakcouldresultinvastsolarexplosionsthatcouldthrowbillionsoftonsofchargedmattertowardstheEarthcausingstrongsolarstormsthatcouldjamthetelecommunicationssatellitesandinteractlinkssendingfiveOlympicbroadcastfromLondon.TheSun'sactivityhasastronginfluenceontheEarth.TheOlympicscouldbeinthemiddleofthenextsolarmaximumwhichcouldaffectthefunctionsofcommunicationssatellitessaidProfessorRichardHarrisonheadofspacephysicsattheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryinOxfordshirE.Atthepeakofthecycleviolentoutburstscalledcoronalmassejections日冕物质抛射occurintheSun'satmospherethrowingoutgreatquantitiesofelectrically-chargedmatter.A.coronalmassejectioncancarryabilliontonsofsolarmaterialintospaceatoveramillionkilometresperhour.SucheventscanexposeastronautstoadeadlyamountcandisablesatellitescausepowerfailuresonEarthanddisturbcommunicationsProfessorHarrisonaddeD.Theriskisgreatestduringasolarmaximumwhenthereisthegreatestnumberofsunspots.NextweekinAmericaNASAisscheduledtolaunchasatelliteformonitoringsolaractivitycalledtheSolarDynamicsObservatorySDOwhichwilltakeimagesoftheSunthatare10timesclearerthanthemostadvancedtelevisionsavailablE.TheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryhelpedtomakethehigh-techcamerasthatwillcaptureimagesofthesolarflares太阳耀斑andexplosionsastheyoccur.ProfessorRichardHoldawaythelab'sdirectorsaidthattheSDOshouldbeabletoprovideearlywarningofasolarflareorexplosionbigenoughtoaffectsatellitecommunicationsonEarthIfwehaveadvancewarningwe'llbeabletoreducethedamagE.Whatyoudon'twantisthingsswitchingoffforaweekwithnoideaofwhat'scausedtheproblemhesaiD.1.Thephrasecommunicationsblackoutinparagraph1mostprobablyreferstoduringthe2012Olympics.A.theextinguishingoftheOlympictorchB.thecollapseofbroadcastingsystemsC.thetransportationbreakdowninLondonD.thedestructionofweathersatellites2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolaractivitydescribedinthepassage?A.ThemostfatalmatterfromthecoronafallsontoEarth.B.ThesolarstormpeakoccursinthemiddleofeachcyclE.C.IttakesseveralsecondsforthechargedmattertoreachEarth.D.Thenumberofsunspotsdeclinesaftercoronalmassejections.3.AccordingtothepassageNASAwilllaunchasatelliteto_________.A.takeimagesofthesolarsystemB.provideearlywarningofthunderstormsC.keeptrackofsolaractivitiesD.improvethecommunicationsonEarth4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SolarStorms:AnInvisibleKillerB.SolarStorms:EarthEnvironmentinDangerC.SolarStorms:ThreateningtheHumanRaceD.SolarStorms:HumanActivitiestoBeTroubled

UnusualincidentsarebeingreportedacrosstheArctiC.Inuit因纽特人familiesgoingoffonsnowmobilestopreparetheirsummerhuntingcampshavefoundthemselvescutofffromhomebyaseaofmuD.Therearealsoreportsofseaicebreakingupearlierthanusualcarryingsealsbeyondthereachofhunters.Climatechangemaystillbearatherabstract抽象的ideatomostofusbutintheArcticitisalreadyhavinggreateffect—ifsummertimeicecontinuestoshrinkatitspresentratetheArcticOceancouldsoonbecomealmostice-freeinsummer.Theknock-oneffects连锁反应arelikelytoincludemorewarmingcloudierskiesandhighersealevels.Scientistsareincreasinglyeagertofindoutwhat’sgoingonintheArctiC.FortheInuittheproblemisurgent.Theyliveinunsteadybalancewithoneofthetoughestenvironmentsonearth.ClimatechangewhateveritscausesisadirectdangertotheirwayoflifE.NobodyknowstheArcticaswellasthelocalswhichiswhytheyarenotcontentsimplytostandbackandletoutsiderexpertstellthemwhat’shappening.InCanadawheretheInuitpeoplearetryinghardtoguardtheirhard-wonautonomy自治权inthecountry’snewestlandNunavuttheybelievetheirbesthopeofsurvivalinthischangingenvironmentliesincombiningtheirancestral祖先的knowledgewiththebestofmodernsciencE.Thisisachallengeinitself.TheCanadianArcticisavasttreelesspolardesertthat’scoveredwithsnowformostoftheyear.AdventureintothisareaandyougetsomeideaofthehardshipsfacinganyonewhocallsthishomE.Farmingisoutofthequestionandnatureoffersfewpickings.HumansfirstsettledintheArcticamere4500yearsagosurvivingbytakingadvantageofseafirst.Theenvironmenttestedthemtothelimits:sometimesthesettlersweresuccessful;sometimestheyfailedanddisappeareD.ButaroundathousandyearsagoonegroupappearedthatwasuniquelywelladaptedtodealwiththeArcticenvironment.TheseThulepeoplemovedinfromAlaskabringingdogsirontoolsandthelikE.Theyaretheancestorsoftoday’sInuitpeoplE.Whichofthefollowingislikelytobetheeffectofclimatechange?A.ShorterandshortersummertimE.B.Ice-freesummeraroundtheArctiC.C.Lowersealevels.D.Morerainyskies.TheInuitpeoplebelievethesolutiontotheclimatechangeproblemis________.A.tochangetheirwayoflifeB.todoastheirancestorsC.totrytoprotecttheenvironmentfromnowonD.tousetheirancestralknowledgeandmodernscienceItcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.thefirstsettlersintheArcticsurvivedtherequiteeasilyB.it’shardtofarmintheArcticduetoclimatechangeC.theancestorsofInuitpeoplestoodoutamongthesettlersD.theThulepeoplefromAlaskainventedirontoolsWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?A.ClimateChangeandtheInuitB.ClimateChangearoundtheArcticC.GlobalWarmingaroundtheWorldD.TheInuitandTheirAncestorsaroundtheWorld

BChinaislikelytosurpasstheU.S.tobecomeworld’slargestonlinegamemarketthisyearaccordingtoarecentreportbymarketresearchfirmiResearch.China’sonlinegamemarketgeneratedrevenue总收入of20.8billionyuan$3.04billionin2008up52.2%overthepreviousyear.Over80%oftherevenuecamefrombigmultiplayeronlinegameswiththerestgeneratedfromWebgamesandmobilegames.Theoverallmarketisexpectedtokeepgrowingatanaverageannualrateof20%inthecomingfiveyears.AndiResearchforecaststhattheChineseonlinemarketwillbeworthmorethan68billionyuanby2012whichwillaccountforalmosthalfoftheglobalmarketbythen.AtpresentU.S.ChinaandKoreaaretheworld’stopthreelargestonlinegamemarketsmakingupabout29%27%and21%respectivelyoftheglobalonlinegamemarketaccordingtothereport.U.S.gamecompaniesderiveamajorpartoftheirrevenuefromsalesofgamesoverseas.SouthKorea’sonlinegameindustrygenerateshalfofitsrevenuefromgamesinitshomemarket.InChinahowevermostofthemoneycomesdirectlyfromitsowngameplayers.NegativelyinfluencedbytheglobaleconomicdownturnboththeU.S.andKoreamarketswillseeadropingameexportingiResearchestimates.InChinatheenormousbaseandfastgrowingofonlinegamerswillfurtherboostChina’sonlinegameindustrysaidthereport.Chinaiscurrentlyhometo55.5milliononlinegameplayersaccordingtothelateststatsbytheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCenterCNNIC.InitsreportiResearchfoundthatfiguresforgamersunder18andabove40grewattheirfastestrateyetlastyearthoughitdidn’tdisclosespecifics.55.Thesecondandthirdparagraphsshowthat________.A.Theglobalonlinegamemarketwillbeworthmorethan136billionyuanin2012.B.China’sonlinegamemarketincreasedby20%in2008.C.China’sonlinegamemarketwillbecome60%lessin2009.D.USChinaandKoreatogetheraccountfor90%oftheglobalonlinegamemarket.56.China’sonlinegameindustryisdifferentfromthatoftheUSandKoreabecauseit’s________.A.madeupofonlineWebandmobilegamesB.easilyaffectedbytheglobaleconomyC.mainlybaseduponitshomemarketD.amongthethreelargestonlinegamemarkets57.WhichofthefollowingthingsismentionedasafactorintherapiddevelopmentofChina’sonlinegameindustry?A.TherapidgrowthofonlinegamersinChinA.B.AdropingameimportstoChinA.C.Theglobaleconomicdownturn.D.ThedevelopmentoftechnologyinChinA.58.AccordingtothelastparagraphwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.CNNCandiResearchworkedtogetheronthereport.B.Gamersunder18wereoneoftheagegroupswhichgrewthefastestlastyear.C.Atpresentthereare55.5milliononlinegameprovidersinChinA.D.ThestatementsofCNNCandiResearcharecontradictory.

Thefollowingaretheworld-renewedattractions迷人地方inLondonsodon’tmissthemwhiletouringtherE.Shakespeare’sGlobeShakespeare’sGlobewhichofficiallyopenedin1997isareconstructionoftheGlobeTheatrebuiltin1599andbringsShakespeare’sworldtolifE.Asavisitortotheexhibitionyou’lldiscoverhowshowswereproducedinthetheatresduringShakespeare’stimE.Theguide-storytellerstakeyouonafascinatinghalf-hourtour.Price:Adult￡9.00Child5-15￡6.50;Student￡7.50;Under5FREE.TheTowerofLondonThetowernearly100feethighwithwalls15feetthickwasbuiltintheearly1080s.KingHenryⅢmadethistowerhishomE.KingEdwardVandhisyoungerbrotherweremurderedinsidebytheirunclE.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyherhalfsisterMarywhofeltthatherthrone王位wasbeingthreatened威胁.In1603partofthetowerbecameamuseum.Price:Adult￡16.50;Child5-15￡9.50;Under5FREE;Student￡13.50;Familytwoadultswiththreechildren￡46.00.Banqueting宴会HouseBanquetingHouseistheremainsofWhitehallPalacewhichwasbuiltin1529andwashometotheEnglishkings.ItwasdestroyedbyfirE.Famousforitsarchitectureandpaintingthebuildingisalsoknownforbeingthescene地点ofCharlesI’sexecution处决Price:Adult￡4.50;Child￡2.25;StudentwithIDandseniorcitizen60+￡3.00;Under5FREE.TowerBridgeExhibitionTowerBridgehasstoodovertheRiverThamesinLondonsince1894andisoneofthefinestmostrecognizablebridgesintheworlD.AttheTowerBridgeExhibitionyoucanenjoybreath-takingviewsfromthehigh-levelwalkwaysandlearnaboutthehistoryofthebridgeandhowitwasbuilt.YoucanthenvisittheVictorianengineroomshometotheoriginalsteamenginesthatusedtopowerthebridgE.Price:Adult￡6.00;Child5-15￡3.00;Under5FREE;Seniorcitizen60+￡4.50;Student￡4.50.1.Whichofthefollowingplaceshasthelongesthistory?A.WhitehallPalacE.B.TheGlobeTheatrE.C.TheTowerofLondon.D.TowerBridgE.2.Iftwoparentswiththeir4-year-oldsonvisittheTowerofLondontheyshouldpay.A.￡33B.￡43C.￡46D.￡523.QueenElizabethIwasshutupinthetowerfortwomonthsbyMarymainlybecause.A.Marydidn’tlikeher]B.shetriedtostealMary’streasureC.MaryfearedshewouldbecometheQueenD.sheintendedtomurderMary4.Howmanyplacesusedasaking’shomearementionedinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.

C.Manypeopleoftensaythereismorestressintoday'ssocietythaninyearspast.Infactthesepeoplearecomparingourliveswiththatofthecavemanwhodidn'thavetoworryaboutthestockmarketortheatomicbomB.Theyforgetthatthecavemanworriedaboutbeingeatenbyahearwhilehewasasleeporaboutdyingofhunger--thingsthatfewpeopleworrymuchabouttoday.Actuallystressisanormalstateofaffairsandit'simportantthatpeopleunderstandwhattheyaretalkingaboutwhentheyspeakaboutstress.Wheneveranyoneexperiencessomethingunpleasantforlackofabetterwordtheysaytheyareunderstress.Yetthereissuchathingaspleasantstress--asinthecaseoftheOlympicwinneratthemomentofhisgloryoraconductorashisorchestraperformsparticularlywell.Theyarejustsendingoutexcitementandtheyaregivingoffallthestresshormonesexactlythesameasiftheywereinlowspiritsorhadjustheardofadeathinthefamily.Wecallthepleasantorhealthykindeustressandtheunpleasantorunhealthykinddistress.Thenhowcanpeopledealwithstress?Thesecretisnottoavoiditbuttodoyourownthing.ItimpliesdoingwhatyouliketodoandwhatyouaremadetodoatyourownspeeD.Formostpeopleitisreallyamatteroflearninghowtoliveandhowtobehaveinvarioussituationstodecide:DoIreallywanttotakemyfather'sbusinessorbeamusician?IfyoureallywanttobeamusicianthenbeonE.64.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.Modernpeopleexperiencesmorestressthanthecaveman.B.ThecavemanexperiencedmorestressthanmodernpeoplE.C.Peopledon'tsuffermorestresstoday;it'sjustthattheythinktheydo.D.ModernpeoplehavethesameworriesasthecavemandiD.65.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationswillyoufeeleustress?A.YourfavoritefootballteamhaslostanimportantgamE.B.Youhavefailedanimportantexamination.C.YouareinformedofanaccidentofyourbestfrienD.D.YouhavewonthefirstprizeinanEnglishcompetition.66Thepurposeofwritingthepassageistoletusknow_________________________.A.stressdoesnotnecessarilyrefertounpleasantexperienceB.distressiswhatpeoplecallthepleasantkindofstressC.anOlympicwinnerfeelsthesamestressasonewholosesafamilymemberD.peoplewillfeeleustressanddistressatthesametime67.Accordingtothepassagehowcanpeopledealwithstress?A.Dothingsthatyoureallywanttodo.B.Dowhateveryou'reexpectedtodo.C.Trytodothingssuccessfully.D.Refusetodowhateveryou'retoldto.

DA.walletthatlookslikeapieceofnewspaperanatlasoranexpressparcelreceipt?Orabusinesscardthatlookslikeanotepad?Nokidding.BaiMinghuiaBeijing-baseddesignercreateshisartworkusingTyvekasyntheticpapermaterialwhichisdifficulttotearwaterproofandmoreimportantlytotallyrecyclablE.Borntoaworkerfamilyin1983inTangshanHebeiProvinceBaiworkedasagraphicdesigneratafinancialmagazineinBeijingaftergraduatingfromMinzuUniversityofChinA.Inthespringof2008BaivisitedanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijing's798artzoneandthenworkedwiththematerialtryingtobringhisdesignstolifE.Thefirstthingthatcameintohismindwasthepaperwalletamust-tryhandicraftassignment手工作业thatmostChinesestudentsdoinelementaryschool.ApaperwalletisdefinitelymoreusefulthanapapercraneorfrogBaitoldBeijingReviewsmiling.Atfirstmanypeoplehavenoideawhatitisbecauseitlookslikeapieceofnewspaperoranexpressparcelreceiptandfeelslikerealpaper.Butit'shardtotear.Thecompletedfoldedwalletisseamlesswhichcreatessomuchfunforadesigner.TobehonestIdidn'tthinkaboutprofitsatallhesaiD.Aftermonthsofresearchanddevelopmentonprintinganddesigningthefirstgenerationofhispaperwalletmadeastunningdebut上市inMay2008.Thesecondgenerationwhichoffersagreaterrangeofpatternoptionswasputonthemarketatthebeginningof2009.Youcanhavegraffiti涂鸦orwritedownphonenumbersonitorpaintwhateveryoulikE.IwouldlikepeopletobeabletouseiteasilyhesaiD.Idon'twanttodothingswithoutcreativeideas.Nowmyfocusisonhowtocreatebetterdesignratherthanthewalletitself.51.InwhichorderdidBaidothefollowingthings?A.createthepaperwalletB.studyinMinzuUniversityC.workasagraphicdesignerD.visitanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijingA.cbadB.bcdaC.cbdaD.bcad52.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethedesigner?A.diligentB.creativeC.friendlyD.honest53.TyvekasyntheticpapermaterialhasthefollowingcharactersEXCEPT____.A.recyclableB.waterproofC.foldableD.profitable54.Whatcanpeopledowiththiskindofwallet?A.Theycanuseitasahandkerchief.B.Theycanmakeitintoadictionary.C.Theycanwritetheirfriend’sphonenumberonit.D.Theycanbuyapaperfrogorpapercranewithit.55.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MostoftheChinesestudentshavetriedtomakesomekindofpaperwork.B.ManyChinesearefondofpaintingdifferentthingsontheirwallets.C.MostofthewalletsthatpeopleusenowadayscanberecycleD.D.MostofthedesignersbasedinBeijinghavetriedTyvektocreatetheirownworkofart.

Besidesprovidingaperfectenvironmentforseaplantsandanimalstoliveinseawaterhasothervaluesoneofwhichisthatitconstantlymovesanditsmovementsproduceenergy.Themostobviousmovementsarethewavesandthetides.Windscausethewavesandthegravitationalpullofthemoonandthesuncausesthetides.InplacesliketheBayofFundyinCanadathedifferencebetweenthehighandlowtidelevelcanbeasmuchas40feet.FranceandBritainarenowtryingtouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricity.Wavescanproduceelectricityandsomeexperimentsaretakingplacetolearnmoreaboutthis.Oneofthemostencouragingareasofresearchusesthedifferencebetweenthetemperatureofseawateratthesurfaceanddeepdowntoproduceelectricity.Wavesandtidesarecausedby________.A.thesameforcesB.differentforcesC.theirownmovementsD.plantsandanimalsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.wavesaswellastheenergyinthetidecanproduceelectricityB.thehighesttideis40feethigherthanthelowestoneattheseaC.manycountriesintheworldhavemadethemostofenergyproducedbyseawaterD.itisbeingtriedinsomedevelopedcountriestouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricityThebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TidesandWavesB.HowtoProduceElectricityC.SeawaterD.AnotherCheapEnergy

Municipal市政府regulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim70km45mileseastofSaoPaulohavegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery墓地hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedeadtheycan’tbecremated火化andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsiderationheclaims.A.2003decree法令byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemeterybuttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredapreservationareA.BiritibaMirimatownof28000inhabitants居民notonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.Ihaven’tgotajobnoramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdiE.That’sridiculousAmarildodoPradoanunemployedresidentsaiD.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.OfcoursethebillislaughableillegalandwillneverbeapprovedsaidGilsonSoaresdeCamposanassistanttothemayor.Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?Thebillstatesthatoffenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.HoweveritdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbE.44.WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A.Banonsmokinginpublicplaces.B.Banonparkingincertainzones.C.Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.D.Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.45.Whatcanweinferfromthephrasehavegonefarbeyondthat?A.OfficialsinBiritibaMirimhavenothingoftheseregulations.B.ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpecteD.C.OfficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworlD.D.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.46.What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A.Heobjectstothem.B.Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.C.Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.D.Heremainssilentaboutthem.47.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Themayorofthetownwantstobuildanewcemeteryagainstfederalregulation.B.Theresidentsofthetownsingthepraisesofthebill.C.ThegovernmentisgoingtochangetheenvironmentaldecreE.D.Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemhasbeenthoughtout.

A.famousAmericanJohnMuirsaidin1898:TheGrandCanyonasunearthly神秘的inthecolorandgrandeur壮观ofitsarchitectureasifyouhadfounditafterdeathonsomeotherstar.LikeMuirthoseofuswhostandalongtherimarepromptedtowonderabouttheunearthlinessandtheforcesthatcreatedandarestillchangingthisplacE.Aftermorethan100yearsofstudiesmanythingsarestillmysterious.Todayvisitorscomebythethousands--thegreatandsimpleoftheearth--allinaspiritofwonder.TravelerscomefromeverystateoftheUnionfromeverycountryinEuropeandAsiA.FromthedepthsofthecanyoncomeswellingsilencE.SeldomcanyouheartheroaroftheriverforallsoundsareswallowedinthisgulfofspacE.Itmakesonewanttomurmur.A.womanoncewhisperedtohercompanion.Thissilenceisnotthesilenceofdeath;ratheritisapresencE.ItislikeagreatpieceofmusiC.Butmusicmadeofmanworksuptoaclimax高潮andstops.NowvisitorstotheSouthRimalonemaynumber18000inasingleday.SomeofthatnumberwilltravelbymuletraindownBrightAngelTrailtothecanyon'sfloorcrosstheragingriverbyasuspensionbridge吊桥andwalktotheNorthRim.Thoughthetworimsfaceeachotheracrossonly12milesitisajourneyof214milesbycarfromonetotheother.NorcanyouvisittheNorthRimexceptinsummer;some1200feethigherthantheSouthRimitissnowcoveredmuchoftheyearexceptinJulyandAugust.ButthereisnodaythatyoumaynotvisittheSouthRimandfindthesunwarmonyourfaceandtheairperfumedwiththeincense香气ofsmokefromanIndianhearth香炉.NowonderanAmericanwriterandjournalistsaidIcamehereanatheist无神论者anddepartedadevout虔诚的believer.WhatisitthatattractssomanytravelerstotheCanyon?A.TheunearthlinessandthegrandeurofitsarchitecturE.B.ThepresenceofAmericansuperstars.C.ThesayingmadebyAmericanwritersandjournalists.D.TheroaringoftheriverintheCanyon.www..ocmWhatdoestheunderlinedwordsimplereferto?A.peacefulstreamB.landsurfaceC.commonpeopleD.tamedanimalsIfyouwanttovisittheNorthRimfromtheSouthRimwhichofthefollowingwon’tbethewayoftravelingforyou?A.Bytrain.B.Byanimal.C.Bycar.D.Onfoot.ThelastsentenceIcamehereanatheistanddepartedadevoutbeliever.impliesthat______.A.naturalwonderssuchastheCanyonhavesomeeffectonhumanactivitiesB.allvisitorstotheGrandCanyonareGodbelieversC.atheistcan’tseethemagnificenceoftheGrandCanyonD.theGrandCanyonisanunearthlysightthatonlyGodcouldcreate

三阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分满分40分AftergivingatalkatahighschoolIwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.AnillnesshadkepttheboyhomebuthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingmE.IwastolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohimsoIagreeD.Duringthenine-miledrivetohishomeIfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.Hehadmusculardystrophy肌肉萎缩症.Whenhewasbornthedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetofiveandthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifterandIknewaboutovercomingobstacles克服困难andgoingfor努力实现mydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain抱怨oraskWhyme?Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviouslyheknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn’tmention提到thathisclassmateshadmadefunofhimbecausehewasdifferent.HejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefutureandhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightswithmE.WhenwehadfinishedtalkingIwenttomybriefcase公事包andpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.ItoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstaclesthanIeverwoulD.HelookedatitforamomentthentookitoffandhandeditbacktomE.HesaidYouareachampion冠军.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedalIwillshowittoyou.LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew’sparentstellingmethatMatthewhadpassedaway去世.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore:DearDickMymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentmE.IalsowanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymorebutIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedalbutIknownowIwillnevergettodothat.HoweverIknowI’machampionandGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven天堂GodwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthereIwillshowittoyou.ThankyouforlovingmE.YourfriendMatthew36.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause_________.A.hewasalsogoodatweightliftingB.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedalC.theauthorwashandsomeD.headmiredtheauthorverymuch37.Theunderlinedsentence划线的句子inthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthat_______.A.theboynevercomplainedabouthowunluckyhewastohavethisdiseaseB.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotbeingabletogotoschoolC.theboynevercomplainedwhytheauthorhadnevercometoseehimbeforeD.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotgettingamedal38.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.MatthewwasanathleteB.MatthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboyC.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhadD.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied39.Matthewdidn’taccepttheauthor’smedalbecause_________.A.hethoughtitwastooexpensiveB.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefutureC.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoonD.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers40.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.sickboy.B.A.specialfrienD.C.A.realchampion.D.A.famousathletE.

IsittimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs金砖四国?Ifsoitmayendupsoundinglikeafamousball-pointpenmaker-BIC.AnargumentisbeingmadethatGoldmanSach’sfamousmarketingdevice策略theBRICsshouldreallybetheBICs.IsRussiareallyworththenameBRICs?asksAndersAslundseniorfellowatthePetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomicsinanarticleforForeighPolicy.Aslundwhoisalsoco-authorwithAndrewKuchinsofTheRussianBalanceSheetthinkstheRussiaofPutinandMedvedevisjustnotworthyofinclusionalongsideBrazilIndiaandChinainthelistoffutureeconomicpowerhouses.Hewrites:Thecountry’seconomicperformancehasfallentosuchaweaklevelthatonemustaskwhetherithasanysayatallontheglobaleconomycomparedwiththeothermembersofitsgroup.IhavejustreturnedfromMoscowwhichisalwaysdullaroundthisseason.ForthelastsevenyearsRussiahastakenveryfewmeasurestoimproveitseconomy.Insteadthestatehasbeenlivingonoilandgas.EconomicallyAslundhasthenumbersonhissidE.TheInternationalMonetaryFundfiguresthattheRussianeconomywillfallby6.7percentin2009whileChinawillgrow8.5percentandIndia5.4percent.ThereislessofacaseforBrazilwithafallof0.7percentbutitisstilldoingfarbetterthanRussiA.ButtheBRICsarenotjustabouteconomy.Asismentionedaboveitisamarketingdevicetoencourageinvestorstofocusonthebigpromisingplayers.FromaninvestmentstandpointitcouldbearguedthatRussiaisleadingtheBRICs.Itsstock股票marketisup128percentthisyearwhilearound80percentisfortheotherthreE.AtveryleasthoweverRussia’seconomicunderperformanceandstockmarketoutperfoumancedoessuggestitisindeedoneofthegroup.Accordingtothepassagewhichcountrywillenjoythebiggestincreasein2009?A.ChinA.B.RussiA.C.Brazil.D.IndiA.AccordingtoAslundRussiashouldn’tbeaBRICpartlybecause_______.A.Russia’seconomicperformanceisfarworsethantheotherthreeB.Russia’sleadersarenotgoodatmanagingeconomyC.RussiahastakeneffectivemeasurestoimproveitseconomyD.RussiawillnolongerattractinvestorsfromothercountriesFromthepassageweknowthat________.A.AndersAslundisworkingfortheRussiangovernmentB.RussiaoutperfoumedtheotherthreecountriesinstockmarketC.mostpeopledisagreeRussiaisincludedinBRICsD.theBRICswouldendupbeingtheBICssoonerorlaterTheauthorseemsto________.A.suggestit’stimetokickRussiaoutoftheBRICs?B.feelworriedabouttheeconomyoftheBRICsC.thinkRussiaisworthbeingoneofthegroupD.showdisappointmenttoRussia’seconomy

DEachnationhasmanygoodpeoplewhohelptotakecareofothers.ForexamplesomehighschoolandcollegestudentsintheUnitedStatesoftenspendmanyhoursasvolunteersinhospitalsorphanagesorhomesfortheageD.Theyreadbookstothepeopleintheseplacesortheyjustvisitthemorlistentotheirproblems.OtheryoungvolunteersgoandworkinthehomesofpeoplewhoaresickordisableD.Theypaintcleanuporrepairhousesdotheirshoppingandmowtheirlawns修整草坪.ForboyswhonolongerhavefathersthereisanorganizationcalledBigBrothers.Collegestudentsandothermentaketheseboystobasketballgamesoronfishingtripsandhelpthemtogettoknowthingsthatboysusuallylearnfromtheirfathers.Suchcityhasanumberofclubswhereboysandgirlscangotoplaygamesorlearncrafts.Someoftheseclubsshowmoviesororganizeshorttripstothemountainsthebeachesmuseumsorotherplaces.Mostoftheseclubsusealotofhighschoolandcollegestudentsasvolunteers.Theyareyoungenoughtoremembertheproblemsofyoungerboysandgirls.Volunteersbelievethatsomeofthehappiestpeopleintheworldarethosewhohelptobringhappinesstoothers.67.WhatcanyoufindvolunteersdoingintheUnitedStatesaccordingtothepassage?A.Helpingpassengersgetonabus.B.Guidingvisitorsinthepark.C.HelpingoldpeopleintheirdailylifE.D.Cleaningstreetsonweekends.68.Howdovolunteersusuallyhelppatientsorthedisabled?A.Theydotheirshoppingandotherhousework.B.Theycookseworwashtheirclothes.C.Theytellstoriesandsinganddanceforthem.D.Theycleanwashandrepairtheircars.69.Whydomostoftheclubsusemanyhighschoolorcollegestudentsasvolunteers?Becausethey________.A.havemorefreetimethanothersB.canunderstandthemmoreeasilyC.knowhowtoworkwithyoungerpeopleD.areyoungandenergetictomanageit70.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Pleasebehappywithothers.B.HowtobeahappiestmanintheworlD.C.Tohelpotherstohelpyourself.D.Giveothersahandandyou’llbehappy.

DMenandwomenwhoserveintheUnitedStatesarmedforcesareproudofthenameslikedoughboyandGIJoE.ThenameshavecomefromtheAmericanCivilWar.AftertheAmericanCivilWarintheeighteensixtiesawriterinapublicationcalledBeadle’sMonthlyusedtheworddoughboytodescribeCivilWarsoldiers.ButwordexpertCharlesFunksaysthatearlywritercouldnotexplainwherethenamestarteD.Abouttwentyyearslatersomeonedidexplain.ShewasthewifeofthefamousAmericangeneralGeorgeCuster.ElizabethCusterwrotethatadoughboywasasweetfoodservedtoNavymenonships.Shealsosaidthenamewasgiventothelargebuttonsontheclothesofsoldiers.ForexamplethesoldiersenjoyedtheirnewGIverymuch.TheylookedsmartandfeltcomfortablE.ElizabethCusterbelievedthenamechangedovertimetomeanthesoldiersthemselves.ByWorldWarTwosoldierswerecalledothernames.TheonemostoftenheardwasGIorGIJoE.MostpeoplesaythelettersGIwereashortwaytosaygeneralissueorgovernmentissuE.Thenamecametomeanseveralthings.Itcouldmeanthesoldierhimself.Itcouldmeanthingsgiventosoldierswhentheyjoinedthemilitarysuchasweaponsequipmentorclothes.Andforsomereasonitcouldmeantoorganizeorclean.SoldiersoftensayWeGI’dtheplacE.AndwhenanarealooksgooD.soldiersmaysaytheareaisGI.StrangelythoughGIcanalsomeanpoorworkajobbadlydonE.SomestudentsofmilitarywordshaveanotherexplanationofGI.TheysaythatinsteadofgovernmentissueorgeneralissueGIcamefromthewordsgalvanizediron.TheAmericansoldierwassaidtobelikegalvanizedironamaterialproducedforspecialstrength.TheDictionaryofSoldierTalksaysGIwasusedforthewordsgalvanizedironinapublicationaboutthevehiclesoftheearlytwentiethcentury.TodayadoughboyorGImaybecalledagrunt咕哝声.NobodyissureoftheexactbeginningoftheworD.Butthebestideaprobablyisthatthenamecomesfromthesoundthattroopsmakewhenorderedtomarchlongdistancescarryingheavyequipment.68.Originallytheworddoughboyreferredto.A.theAmericanCivilWarB.awordexpertinthe1860sC.theAmericanCivilWarwritersD.asweetfoodandthebuttons69.Itwaswhofoundhowthenamedoughboycameabout.A.ElizabethCusterB.GeorgeCusterC.CharlesFunkD.Beadle'sMonthly70.WhatdoesGImeanintheexampleinParagraph4?A.Clothes.B.Weapons.C.Governmentissues.D.Vehicles.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Navysoldiersusedto1ikesweetfoodalotinthewars.B.Muchnoisewasmadewhensoldierscarriedequipment.C.Galvanizedironwasasymbolofthesoldiers.D.AUSsoldiercanbecalledadoughboyaGIoragrunt.

Fewthingshelpanindividualmorethantoplaceresponsibilityuponhimandlethimknowthatyoutrusthim.ThesewordsarefromtheblackAmericaneducatorBookerWashington.HewassayingthatIfyouwantpeopletogrowupyouhavetostoptreatingthemlikechildren.InAmericafamiliesareclosebutchildrenareencouragedtobeindependenttomaketheirowndecisionsevenataveryearlyagE.It’snotunusualforachildofseventobegivenanallowance津贴everyweek.ThechildisencouragedtosavesomeofthemoneybutheorshecanspenditonwhatevertheychooseforexamplebuyingclothesschoolsuppliesorCDs.Someteenagersevenhavetheirowncreditcards!That’sabigresponsibilitysinceevenadultsaretemptedtooverspendwhentheyhavecreditcards.FromanearlyageAmericanchildrenareaskedfortheiropinionsandtheyareincludedinfamilydecisionmaking.Atthedinnertableteenagerswillbelistenedtoonanytopicfrompoliticstobuyinganewfamilycarorwherethefamilywillgoonvacation.Inthiswayteenagersaregettingpracticeinbecomingindividualstheyarelearninghowtostandontheirowntwofeet.ManyChineseyoungpeoplearebecomingalmostasinterestedasAmericanteensinsearchingforindependencE.Theywanttoexpressthosequalitiesthatmakethemuniquehumanbeings.YoucanseethisinthewaytheydressthemusictheylistentoandthefriendstheychoosE.SuperGirlLiYuchuncaughttheimaginationofChineseteenagersontheSuperGirltelevisioncontest.ShewasnotthetraditionalniceyoungChinesegirl.Withhershortspikyhairandboy-likeclothesshewastellingeveryonethatshewasdifferent.Shehadthecouragetobeherownpersonandtostandonherowntwofeet...andshewon!ThereisanoldsayingEveryoneshouldcarefullyobservewhichwayhisheartdrawshimandthenchoosethatwaywithallhisstrength.IfyoudothisstepbystepoveraperiodoftimeyoumayfindthatyouhavebecomethepersonyoualwayswantedtobE.Thepassageisintendedtoencouragetheyouthto________.A.savemoneyforusefulthingsB.becomeindependentC.expresstheirgreatambitionsD.makeimportantdecisionsA.childofsevenisgivenanallowancesothathecan______.A.beacceptedasapopularguyB.learntodecidehowtousemoneyC.overspendmoneywithoutcareD.haveschoolsuppliesofhisownTheauthorimpliesthatmanyChinesechildren________.A.aremoreindependentthanAmericansB.shouldbecomeinterestedinAmericaC.arehappywiththeirpresentsituationD.arenotsatisfiedtobenicequietonesThemainideaofthelastparagraphis________.A.thatweshoulddothingsstepbystepB.whyweshouldunderstandourdesiresC.whatweshouldplanforourownlifeD.howwecanmanagetorealizeourdreams

C.Study-abroadprogramsareagreatwaytolearnaboutdifferentcultures.Sometimesstudentsdon’thavethemoneytojoinintheseprograms.Thatiswhyscholarshipsforstudy-abroadprogramsarestartingtobecomepoplar.Study-abroadprogramscanoftenbequiteexpensivE.Findingscholarshipsisnotthatdifficult.Usuallyyoucanjustvisitthestudy-abroadofficeatyoureducationalinstitutionoreventhefinancialservicesofficE.Theywillhavealargedirectoryofavailablescholarships.IfyourschooldoesnothavetheseofficesyoucanjustquicklyhavealookontheInternetandfindawidevarietyofscholarshipsyoumightqualifyfor.Thecredentials资历youneedtobeconsideredforascholarshipvarygreatly.Buttobeacandidateforanyscholarshipyougenerallyneedtohavegoodgradesbeanoutstandingpersonandbeabletotakefulladvantageoftheopportunitiespresentedtoyou.Youwillbeabletoshowwhyyouareagoodcandidatethroughtheapplicationprocess.Theapplicationprocessforeachscholarshipvarieswhichusuallyincludessubmittinganacademicrecordanessayandsometimesaninterview.Usuallyyouwillhavetosubmityouracademicrecords.Theadministratorsofthescholarshipwillknowthatyoutakeyouracademicstudiesseriously.Nextyouusuallyneedtowriteanessay.ThiscouldbeonawidevarietyofsubjectsbuttheyusuallyfocusonsomethingrelatedtowhyyoushouldgetthisscholarshiptodeterminehowmuchyouwantthescholarshipandhowgoodofacandidateyouwouldbE.Afterthisthefinalfewapplicantsmaybeaskedinforaninterviewtolearnaboutyouandwhyyouwouldbeagoodrecipientofthescholarship.Ifyousatisfyalltheserequirementsthereisagoodchanceyouwillgetascholarship.Ifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneydon’tgiveupbutuseplentyofscholarshipopportunitiesforyou!51.Whatdowelearnaboutstudy-abroadprogramsfromthepassage?A.Theyareoftenquitecheaptoapplyfor.B.Theyareverydifficulttoapplyfor.C.Theyaregoodtoolsforlearningothercultures.D.Theyareonlyfoundinthestudy-abroadofficesincolleges.52.Toapplyforascholarshipthewriterdoesn’tmentionthecredentialthat_______.A.Youneedtospeakaforeignlanguagewell.B.youneedtohavegoodmarksatschool.C.youneedtobeanexcellentstudent.D.youneedtoknowwhentousetheopportunitiesbeforeyou.53.Themainpurposeofthepassageis_______.A.tointroducetheadvantagesofstudy-abroadprograms.B.toshowuswhyscholarshipsforstudy-abroadprogramsarepopularC.tosuggestwhereonecanfindsuitablestudy-abroadprogramsD.toprovidetipsonapplyingforscholarshipsforstudy-abroadprograms54.Toprovewhetheryoutakeyouracademicstudiesseriouslyyoushould____.A.writeanessayonwhyyoushouldgetthisscholarshipB.submityouracademicrecordsC.beinterviewedbytheadministratorsofthescholarshipD.proveyouareagoodrecipientofthescholarship55.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.EducationB.FashionC.BusinessD.Entertainment

SightseeingToursinGermanyGermanyhasavarietyofcitieseachwithitsowncharacteristicsfromthebusycityofBerlintotheancientcityofColognetotheBavariancapitalofMunich.ThankfullythesemajorGermancitiesoffersightseeingtoursthatoffertheopportunitytobetterexplorethesurroundingregionsandthecountry’smosthistoricsites.BerlinonBikeberlinimagebyJ????rgenRemmerfromFotoliA.comBerlinonBiketakesvisitorsthroughtheGermancapitalviafivebicycletoursallwithguides.RegulartoursincludetheWallTourandBerlin’sBestwithstopsatsomeofthecity’smostfamouslandmarkssuchastheReichstagandtheBerlinWall.SpecialtytoursincludetheEastUnpluggedwhichexploreswhatlifewaslikeinEastBerlinunderCommunistrulE.ThecostofthetourincludesthebikeandhelmetrentalandtouristsmaychoosetocontinuerentingtheirbikesoncethetourhasendeD.berlinonbikE.de/english/index.phpMunichCitySightseeingTourTheMunichCitySightseeingTourtransportstravelersthroughoutthecityviaanopen-airdouble-deckerbus.Passengerscanhoponandoffatvariousstopsthroughouttheday.ThistourincludesstopsatsuchsitesastheMunichcentraltrainstationthe1972OlympicStadiumParkMunich’soperahouseandKarlsplatzthegatetothehistoriccity.ThebusfeaturesanarratedtourguideandoffersanEnglish-languageoption.raileuropE.com/activities/munich-city-sightseeing-tour/index.htmlNiceCityTours－CologneNiceCityToursoffersthreetoursofCologneavailabletoprivateorbusinessgroupsinavarietyoflanguages.TheOldTownTourrunsfortwohoursandincludesaguidedtouroftheCologneCathedralandsomeofthecity’soldsquares.TheBreweryPubTourexploressomeofthecity’smostbelovedbreweriesandpubsanddetailsthehistorybehindKolschCologne’sresidentbeer.FinallytheOldTownandRhineTourbeginsbyvisitingsomeofoldtown’smosthistoricsitesandendswitharidedowntheRhineRiver.nicecitytours.com/tours.htm68.Thesimilarityofthethreetoursliesinthattheyallinclude________.A.bustoursB.EnglishserviceC.threeroutesD.guide’sservice69.Ifyoutakeagreatinterestinbeerwhichtourmightbesuitableforyou?A.TheWallTourB.TheBreweryPubTourC.TheOldTownTourD.TheMunichCitySightseeingTour jQuery'.articleol.image'.eachfunctionie{ var$this=jQuerythis; $this.find'img'.errorfunction{ jQuerythis.remove; $this.remove; }; };70.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?A.InatextbookB.OnawebsiteC.InanencyclopediaD.Inajournal

DPlasticisoneofthemostimportanttechnologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury.HoweveritmaysoonbereplaceD.Thenewdevelopment-liquidwood-canreplaceplasticsinallbranchesofmodern-dayindustries.Plasticasamaterialenjoysthebiggestdemandinthemodernworldbutitdoeshaveanumberofdrawbacks.Firstandforemostplasticisn’trecyclablE.Secondlyitcontainstoxins毒物helpingdevelopcancerousdiseases.Finallyit’smadeofoilandoilreservesaren’tendless.TheliquidwoodtechnologyislikelytoreplaceplasticandprovidingmankindwithnewmaterialsformanyyearsaheaD.NorbertEisenfreichaseniorresearcherattheFaunhoferInstituteforChemicalTechnologyinGermanyICTsaidthatarboformthenewmaterialismadeoflignin木素质whichcanbeobtainedfromsofttissuesofwooD.Oncemixedwithseveralothermatenalsitturnsintosolidandnon-toxicalternativeforplastics.ICTteamleaderEmiliaReginaInone-Kauffmannsaidthewood-workingindustryseparateswoodintothreebasiccomponentsincludinglignin.Ligninisn’tusedfortheproductionofpaper.SpecialistsofICTmixedligninwithseveralnaturalmaterialsandthusinventedthematerialwhichcouldbemeltedandmolded铸型.WhensolidarboformlookslikeplasticandpossessesthoqualitieofpolishedwooD.Itcanbeusedfortheproductionofanyitems.Arboformisalreadyusedfortheproductionofcarpartswhichrequireextrastrength.Inadditionliquidwoodcanberecycledrepeatedly.Thematerialpreservedallofitsqualitiesevenifit’sreprocessedtentimes.Howeverthenewinventiondoesn’tenjoyanextensiveuseduetothehighcontentofsulfur硫init.Germanresearchersaresuretoreducetheamountofsulfurby90%verysoontomakearboformusableforhomeneeds.71.Accordingtothepassageplastic_______.A.helpsustoreducetheuseofpetrolB.helpstoprotectourenvironmentinsomeway

LONDON—LifeforCathyHagnerandherthreechildrenissettopermanent永久的fast-forwarD.Theirfullschooldayandherjobasalawyer'sassistantarebusyenough.ButHangeralsohastotakethetwoboystosoccerorhockeyorbasketballwhiledroppingoffherdaughteratpianolessonsorGirlScoutCluB.Oftentheexhaustedfamilydoesn'tgethomeuntil7pm.Thereisjusttimeforaquicksupperbeforehomework.Intoday'sworldmiddle-classAmericanandBritishparentstreattheirchildrenasiftheyarecompetitorsracingforsomefinishinglinE.Parentstaketheirchildrenfromactivitytoactivityinordertomaketheirfuturebright.Itseemsthatraisingageniushasbecomeamoreimportantgoalthanraisingahappyandwell-balancedchilD.DoctorsacrossthecountryarereportingagrowingnumberofchildrensufferingfromstomachachesandheadachesduetoexhaustionandstresssayschildexpertWilliamDohertyoftheUniversityofMinnesotA.Teachersaredealingwithexhaustedkidsintheclassroom.It'saveryseriousproblem.Manychildrenattendafter-schoolclubsbynecessity.Butcompetitivepressuresalsocreateanexplosionofactivities.Theyincludesportslanguagemusicandmathclassesforchildrenasyoungasfour.Thereisanewparentingtrend趋势underwaywhichsaysthatyouhavetotapallyourchild’spotential潜能atayoungage;otherwiseyouwilllethimdownsaysTerryApteraCambridge-basedchildandadolescentpsychiatrist青少年精神病专家.Itisn'tentirelynew:therehavealwaysbeenpushyparents.Butwhatwaspreviously以前seenasstrangebehaviourisnowwellaccepteD.1.Fromthesecondparagraphofthispassagewecanfindthat_______.A.Hagnerwastesmuchtimehelpingherchildren'slessonsB.Hagnerdoesn'tspendmuchtimeonherfull-timejobC.HagnerisinterestedinsportsandmusicD.Hagnerbusiesherselfbyfollowingatrend2.Britishparentsasthewriterdescribedinthispassage_______.A.treattheirchildrenassportsplayersB.paynoattentiontotheirchildren'slessonsC.bringuptheirchildreninasimplewayD.givetheirchildrenlittletimetodevelopfreely3.Thewriter'sopinionaboutafter-schoolclubsisthat________.A.activitiesinthecountryaretoocompetitiveB.childrenshouldattendfourclubsatatimeC.someclubsresultincompetitivepressuresD.clubsshouldhavemoresubjectsforschoolchildren4.ThelastparagraphtellsusthatinBritain_______.A.parentsusedtotaketheirchildrentoeveryclubB.parentsusedtobewiseonhowtoraisechildrenC.parentshaveallbenefitedfromchildren’sclubsD.parentshavecometoknowthestandardofeducation

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AOnlineTVToolbarisanewkindofonlineTVsystemwithchannelsinover140countries.Withonesinglesoftwareyoucanenjoywatchingthousandsofworldwidechannelswithpicturesofperfectquality.OnlineTVToolbarispopularwithbusinesstravelersorthosepeoplewhoareawayfromhomeorcountry.YoucanwatchTVonyourcomputerwithoutneedforaTVcard.Isthatpossible?youmayask.YeseverythingispossibleonOnlineTVToolbarinafewsimplesteps.OnlineTVToolbarisveryeasytouse.Itwillallowyoutoaddyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistforeasyviewing.ThemostimportantfeatureofourOnlineTVToolbaristhattherearechannelsfromover100countriesaroundtheworld.Moreoveryoucanuse1000channelsfreeofcost.OnlineTVToolbarisverysimpleandit’stotallyfreetowatchliveTVmoviesandvideos.Ithaslotsofchoicesandyoucanuseanykindofchannelfromanycountryandyoucanwatchrightaway!Letmeshowyouthesteps.AfterdownloadingyoucanseesomesmalliconsonthetopofthetoolbarandyoucanseeasmallTV-likeiconoverthetoolbar.Theyaretheverysections部分ofprogramsandyoucanchooseanyprogramfromanycountry’schannelsandpresstheplaybutton;withinamatterofafewsecondsyoucanstartviewingthemostperfectprogramsfromthechannelsonyourwindowsmediaplayer.OnlineTVToolbarallowstheusertowatchTVwithouthavingtoexperiencetheannoyances使人烦恼的事ofawebsite.InterestinglyonourOnlineTVToolbarthereisnoextraequipmentrequiredforwatchingTV.Itsupportsallmajormediatypes.Youcanfeelreallyhappywithonesoftware.56.OnlineTVToolbarislikedbythosewhoaretravelingabroadbecause_____.A.itisthenewgenerationonlineTVsystemwithmanychannelsB.itissimpleandeasytousewithprogramsinover140countriesC.travelerscanwatchTVonthecomputerwithoutneedforaTVcardD.travelerscanenjoytheirfavoritechannelsatanytime57.AccordingtotheauthorOnlineTVToolbarprovidesuswith_____.A.morethan140channelsB.averygoodpicturequalityC.softwarefordoingbusinessonlineD.easyTV-viewingforalittlefee58.WhichofthefollowingistherightstepofusingOnlineTVToolbar?A.pickingoutachannelB.pressingtheplaybuttonC.downloadingthesoftwareD.findingasmalliconoverthetoolbarA.a—b—c—dB.a—c—b—dC.c—d—b—aD.c—d—a—b59.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatOnlineTVToolbar_____.A.isthenewwaytoenjoyInternetTVonyourcomputerB.isatoolforaddingyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistC.shouldbeusedonlywithwindowsmediaplayeronthecomputerD.shouldbeusedwithadditionalequipmentrequiredforTV-viewing

CWhatdoconsumersreallywant?That’saquestionmarketresearcherswouldlovetoanswer.Butsincepeopledon’talwayssaywhattheythinkmarketerswouldneeddirectaccesstoconsumers’thoughtstogetthetruth.NowinawaythatispossiblE.AttheMindoftheMarketlaboratoryatHarvardBusinessSchoolresearchersarelookinginsideshoppers’skullstodevelopmoreeffectiveadvertisementsandmarketingstyles.UsingimagingtechniquesthatmeasurebloodflowtovariouspartsofthebraintheHarvardteamhopestopredicthowconsumerswillreacttoparticularproductsandtodiscoverthemosteffectivewaystopresentinformation.StephenKosslynaprofessorofpsychologyatHarvardandbusinessschoolprofessorGeraldZaltmanoverseethelaB.Thegoalisnottoinfluencepeople’spreferencessaysKosslynjusttospeaktotheiractualdesires.Thegroup’sfindingsthoughstillpreliminary初步的couldchangehowfirmsdevelopandmarketnewproducts.TheHarvardgroupusepositionemissiontomographyPETscanstomonitorthebrainactivity.ThesePETscansalongwithotherimagingtechniquesenableresearcherstoseewhichpartsofthebrainareactiveduringspecifictaskssuchasrememberingaword.Correlations相互关系havebeenfoundbetweenbloodflowtospecificareasandfuturebehavior.BecauseofthisHarvardresearchersbelievethescanscanalsopredictfuturepurchasingpatterns.AccordingtoanunpublishedpaperthegroupproducedItispossibletousethesetechniquestopredictnotonlywhetherpeoplewillrememberandhavespecificemotionalreactionstocertainmaterialsbutalsowhethertheytendtowantthosematerialsmonthslater.TheHarvardgroupisnowmovingintothenextstageofexperiments.TheywillexplorehowpeoplerememberadvertisementsaspartofanefforttopredicthowtheywillreacttoaproductafterhavingseenanaD.Theresearchersbelievethatoncekeyareasofthebrainareidentifiedscansonabouttwodozenvolunteerswillbeenoughtodrawconclusionsaboutthereactionsofspecificsectionsofthepopulation.Largecorporations-includingCocaColaEastmanKodakGeneralMotorsandHallmark-havealreadysigneduptofundfurtherinvestigations.Fortheirfinancialsupportthesefirmsgainaccesstotheexperimentsbutcannotcontrolthem.IfKosslynandZahmanandtheirteamreallycanreadthemindofthemarketthenconsumersmayfinditevenhardertogetthoseadvertisingjingles-outofheirheads.66.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ReadingtheMindoftheMarket.B.InfluencingtheCustomers’ChoicE.C.InfluencingtheStyleofAdvertising.D.ExperimentingwiththeWaytoForetell67.WhydotheHarvardresearchersusescientifictechnologyintheexperiments?A.Becausetheywanttofindabetterwaytopersuadepeopleintopurchasingpatternsinthefutureinthedifferentmarket.B.Becausetheydon’ttrustthefindingsalreadydonebyotherresearchers.C.BecausetheywanttoseehowparticularproductscaninfluenceconsumersandfindoutthemosteffectivewaystoadvertisE.D.Becausetheythinkthemarketingstrategiescanactuallybechangedaftertheexperiments.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplesometimeshidetheirtruefeelingswhenquestionedbythemarketingsurveyors.B.StephenKosslynandGeraldZaltmanareinchargeoftheexperimentandthinkillofthestudy.C.Harvardresearchershavefoundsomerelationbetweenpeople’sbrainandfuturebehavior.D.ManylargecompaniesfinancetheHarvardgroup’sfurtherinvestigations.69.Whatdoestospeaktointhe2ndparagraphmean?A.Tocommunicatewith.B.Tosayto.C.Totalkto.D.Torespondto.70.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthat___________.A.itisverylikelythatcustomerswillbuyunnecessarythingsjustdependingontheadsinthefuturE.B.infacttherealpurposeofHarvardgroup’sresearchistoattractmoreconsumersintothemarket.C.CocaColaortheGeneralMotorscanexploitthefindingsoftheexperimentsintheirownmarketing.D.Consumersmayfinditmoredifficulttogetoutoftheadvertisingjungleanditmaycausethemheadaches.

SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad——ReportedbySheilaCarrickWhydidthechickencrosstheroad?TogettotheothersidE.MostpeopleknowthisjokE.ButrecentlysomepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroaD.MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roadstheFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infactonlyabout80ocelotsanendangeredwildcatexistintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.Ecopassagesmayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.TheseecopassagescanbeextremelyusefulsothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidentssaidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.ThisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassagE.Buildersofecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.ThenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlifelookarounD.Youmightseeananimalsoverpass!1.Thewriterusestheexampleofocelotstoshowthat______.A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerousB.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatlyC.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstoworkD.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents2.Fromthenewsstoryweknowanecopassageis______.A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyoftheareaC.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad3.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseemtobecatchingonhemeans______.A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroadB.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassagesC.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroupsD.animalsareincreasinginnumber4.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause______.A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.wildanimalsmayjamtheroadC.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages

Duringrecentyearsfloodsandflashfloodshavecausedbillionsofdollarsindamageeachyear.Theyareamongthemostcommonandwidespreadofallnaturaldisasters.Evenmoreimportantlythey’reNo.1weather-relatedkiller.A.floodcanhappenanywherealongtheMississippiinNewEnglandeveninthedesert.Thefollowingaresomefascinatingfactsaboutfloodsandflashfloods.A.floodcommonlycalledriverfloodishighflowofwaterfromariverorsimilarbodyofwaterhappeningoveraperiodoftimetoolongtobeconsideredaflashflooD.Floodingiscausedinmanyways.Winterorspringrainstogetherwithmeltingsnowscanfillriverstooquickly.Heavyrainsfromhurricanesorothertropical热带的systemscanalsoproduceriverflooding.TheMississippiRiverFloodof1993wascausedbyrepeatedheavyrainfromthunderstormsoveraperiodofweeks.Flashfloodsarequickly-risingfloodswhichareusuallytheresultofheavyrainsoverashortperiodoftimeoftenonlyseveralhoursorevenless.Theycanalsobecausedbyicejams冰塞onriversrelatedtoawinterorspringmeltingoroccasionallyevenadambreak.Theconstantinflux汇集ofwaterfinallycausedagreatoverflowtobeginpowerfulenoughtosweepvehiclesawayrollbigstonesintoroadwaysuproottreeslevel夷平buildingsandknockbridgesdown.Thespeedoftherisingofwateristhemostfrightening.Doremember:Movetohighergroundandstayawayfromlowareasduringheavyrain.Stayoutoffloodedareas.Neverallowchildrenespeciallytoplayorwalkinflowingwater.Neverdriveyourcarintowaterofunknowndepths.43.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThepoweroffloodsB.ThedamageoffloodsC.TheoccurrenceoffloodsD.Thefactsaboutfloods44.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout______.A.floodsafetytipsB.thereasonsforfloodsC.thewastewatersystemsD.theswiftfloodwaters45.Accordingtothepassagepeopleareafraidof_____mostduringflashfloods.A.theconstantinfluxofwaterB.thesuddenoccurrenceofflashfloodsC.thequickrisingwaterD.thegreatdamageofflashfloods46.Accordingtothepassageflashfloodsare______.A.greatfloodsresultedfromheavyrainsinashorttimeB.floodsrisingquicklyfromheavyrainsinashorttimeC.quickly-risingfloodsinalongtimeD.floodshappeningoveralongtime

Therewasonceinalittlemarket-townnotfarfromUpsala瑞典一城市apeasantwholivedtherewithhisfamilydiggingtheearthduringtheweekandsinginginthechoironSundays.ThispeasanthadalittledaughtertowhomhetaughtthemusicalalphabetbeforesheknewhowtoreaD.Daaewasagreatmusicianperhapswithoutknowingit.NotaviolinistinScandinaviaplayedashediD.Hisreputationwaswidespreadandhewasalwaysinvitedtosetthecouplesdancingatweddingsandotherfestivals.HiswifediedwhenChristinewasenteringuponhersixthyear.ThenthefatherwhocaredonlyforhisdaughterandhismusicsoldhislandandwenttoUpsalainsearchoffameandfortunE.Hefoundnothingbutpoverty.HereturnedtothecountrywanderingfromfairtofairplayinghisScandinavianmusicpieceswhilehischildwhoneverlefthissidelistenedtohimindelightorsangtohisplaying.OnedayatLjimbyFairProfessorValeriusheardthemandtookthemtoGothenburg.Heinsistedthatthefatherwasthefirstviolinistintheworldandthatthedaughterhadthemakingofagreatartist.Hereducationandinstructionwereprovidedfor.ShemaderapidprogressandcharmedeverybodywithherprettinesshergraceofmannerandherrealeagernesstopleasE.WhenValeriusandhiswifewenttosettleinFrancetheytookDaaeandChristinewiththem.MammaValeriustreatedChristineasherdaughter.AsforDaaehebecameillwithhomesickness.HeneverwentoutofdoorsinParisbutlivedinasortofdreamwhichhekeptupwithhisviolin.Forhoursatatimeheremainedlockedupinhisbedroomwithhisdaughterplayingandsingingveryverysoftly.DaaeseemednottorecoverhisstrengthuntilthesummerwhenthewholefamilywenttostayatPerros-Guirecinafar-awaycornerofBrittanywheretheseawasofthesamecolorasinhisowncountry.Oftenhewouldplayhissaddesttunesonthebeachandpretendthattheseastoppeditsroaringtolistentothem.AndthenhepersuadedMammaValeriustoallowhimtoleaveforawhilE.Atthetimeofthepardonsthevillagefestivalsanddanceshewentoffwithhisviolinasintheolddaysandwasallowedtotakehisdaughterwithhimforaweek.TheygavethesmallestvillagesmusictolastthemforayearandsleptatnightinabarnrefusingabedattheinnlyingclosetogetheronthestrawaswhentheyweresopoorinSweden.Atthesametimetheywereveryneatlydressedrefusedthehalfpenceofferedtothem;andthepeoplearoundcouldnotunderstandthebehaviourofthiscountryviolinistwhowalkedheavilyontheroadswiththatprettychildwhosanglikeanangelfromHeaven.TheyfollowedthemfromvillagetovillagE.WhenhewasinthecountrysideDaaedidNOT__________.A.workonhislandB.singinthechoironSundaysC.makeafortuneatweddingsandfestivalsD.teachhisdaughterhowtosingThe3rdsentenceHeinsistedinthe2ndparagraphshowedProfessorValerius’______.A.hopeforDaaeandChristineB.appreciationofDaaeandChristineC.sympathyforDaaeandChristineD.loveforDaaeandChristineWhileDaaewasinParisheneverwentoutofdoorsbecausehewas________.A.alwayssleepyB.sohomesickthathefellillC.toobusyteachinghisdaughterD.willingtobelockedupwithhisdaughterWhatmadepeoplecuriousaboutthefatheranddaughterwasthat_______.A.thefathermadeverygoodmusicB.thedaughtersanglikeanangelfromHeavenC.thefatherwalkedstrangelywithhisdaughterD.theyappearedtobebadlyoffbutrefusedmoneyoffered

BHerearetwolettersinWORKWORRIESacolumninanewspaper:DearArielIgotajobofferfromahigh-techcompanywithafairlysatisfactorypaycheckandbenefits.Eventheworkenvironmentiscool.ButIheardthatthejobrequiresalotofovertimeandevenweekends.Iknowit'simportantfornewcomerstoworkhardtogettheirfeetplantedfirmlyonthegroundbutI'mscaredoftheideaofhavingnearlynofreetimE.IstillneedtofindagirlfrienD.SoshallIacceptthejoborgiveitupforanotheronewithmuchlesspayandmorefreedom?AmorettoDearAmorettoIhavetwothingstosay:Firstyou'reluckytohavesuchanexcellentofferespeciallyatatimewhensomanyqualifiedpeoplearestrugglingtofindanyworkatall;andsecondyoucan'tfigureoutyourwork-lifebalanceuntilyou'reactuallyworking.TakethejoB.You'llbelearningdoinginterestingthingsworkinginacoolenvironmentandmakingmoney.Ifyou'regivenacontract合同makesureyouunderstandthetermsbeforeyousign.Askyourbosshowmanyhoursaweekyou'reexpectedtowork.Iftheytellyouanumberthatismuchlowerthanwhatyoufindonceyou'reworkingyou'llbeinabetterpositiontotalktothemaboutit.Giveyourwork100percent.Workenergeticallyandefficiently.Ifyou'rededicatedandfocusedyoumightaccomplishmorethanyourco-workersinlesstimE.Showingyourselftobeaproductiveandtalentedworkerforthebeginningwillgiveyoumorebargainingpower.Finallyrememberthattakingajobdoesn'thavetobealifecommitment.Trytogiveitatleastayeartwoisbetter.Ifyou'rereallymiserableafterthattimelookforanotherjobthatwillgiveyoumorefreedom.Bythenyou'llhaveworkplaceexperiencebossesandcolleagueswhocanspeakpositivelyaboutyourworkandsomesavings.Goodluck!Ariel60.FromAmoretto'sletterweknowthathe__________.A.hasbeenworkingforalongtimeB.islikelyagreenhandC.expectstochangehisjobD.isquitesatisfiedwiththejob61.Howcanamanarrangehiswork-lifebalanceaccordingtoAriel?A.BytakingatrainingcoursE.B.ByaskingpeopleforadvicE.C.Bycomparingwithothers.D.Throughhisownworkexperience62.AllofthefollowingareadvisedbyArialEXCEPT__________.A.understandingthetermsbeforesigningB.workinghardandefficientlyC.gettingabetterpositionD.doingthejobatleastayear63.WhatdoesArieladvisetodointhereply?A.TakethejoboffereD.B.GiveupandfindanewjoB.C.Dependonyourfeeling.D.Choosejobswithgreatcare

TheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeat5:46A.rn.onJanuary171995Kobe神户anditssurroundingareassufferedakillerearthquakE.OnlytwoothereventsinthiscenturytheGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIcausedmoredeathsinJapanthanthisearthquakE.TheepicenterwasatthenortherntipofAwajiIslanD.Thequakeregistered7.2ontheRichterscale里氏震级.ThegreatestamountofdamagewasseenintheJapaneseportcityofKobeandatfinalcount6348peoplehadlosttheirlives.ThepeopleoftheareawerequiteunpreparedforsuchabigearthquakE.ExpertshadsaidthatmostmodernbuildingswouldbequitesafeevenfromanearthquakeasstrongastheGreatKantoEarthquakE.ThiswasclearlynottruE.Televisioncamerasshowedthemanybuildingsthathadfallendown.Thehighwaythatranthroughthecityhadfallenoveronitssidelookingasifithadbeenpushedoverbyagiant.ThousandsofpeoplewerehomelessHoweversomeofthefinesthumanqualitieswereseeninthetimeofcrisesmomentofgreatdanger.Peopleformedlonglinesforwaterandothersupplies.Theysharedwhattheyhadwithoneanother.Peoplefromyoungtooldstoppedtotalktoeachotherandgiveafewencouragingwords.ThepeoplelivingintheareaknewthattheiroldlifehadbeendestroyeD.Theybelievetheycanrebuildtheirlifeandabetterone64.OnlytwoothereventscausedmoredeathsinJapan.Theyare_____.A.theGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeandtheSecondWorldWarB.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andWorldWarIIC.theGreatKantoEarthquakeof1923andtheGreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquakeof1995D.theFirstWorldWarandtheSecondWorldWar65.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.TheHanshin-AwajiEarthquakewasthegreatestintheworldhistory.B.Theearthquakebrokeoutinsummer.C.Thecenteroftheearthquakewasinthenorthernendoftheportcity.D.MorethansixthousandpeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakE.66.Thepassageseemstosuggestthat_____.A.agiantwasabletostartanearthquakeB.modembuildingswerestrongenoughtobesafefromanyearthquakeC.lesspeoplewouldhavediediftheyhadbeenpreparedforitD.expertsalwaystelllies

Runnersinarelay接力racepassastickinonedirection.HowevermerchantspassedsilkgoldfruitandglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoaD.TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiedandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChinaacrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEastandendedintheMediterraneanSeA.Itwasusedfromabout200BCtoaboutAD1300whenseatravelofferednewroutes路线Itwassometimescalledtheworld’slongesthighway.HowevertheSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutesnotonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsundeepsnowandevenbattles.OnlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafE.TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedlikemoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.GoldsilverandglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsiA.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChinA.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.ChinesemerchantstradedpaperwhichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRomE.TheChinesehadlearnedtograft嫁接differenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.TheypassedthisscienceontoothersincludingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapplE.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld-widebusiness2000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeB.ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharedtheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwaysforlearningdiplomacy外交andreligionzōng jiāo It’sprobablethattradersalongtheSilkRoadneeded.A.toremembertheentiretraderouteB.toknowthemakingofproductsC.toreceivecertainspecialtrainingD.todealwithalotofdifficultiesTheSilkRoadbecamelessimportantbecause.A.itwasmadeupofdifferentroutesB.silktradingbecamelesspopularC.seatravelprovidedeasierroutesD.peopleneededfewerforeigngoodsNewtechnologiescouldtravelalongtheSilkRoadbecausepeople.A.learnedfromoneanotherB.sharedeachother’sbeliefsC.tradedgoodsalongtherouteD.earnedtheirlivingbytravelingWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSilkRoad;PastandPresentB.TheSilkRoad;EastMeetsWestC.TheSilkRoad;RoutesFullofDangersD.TheSilkRoad;PathwaysforLearning

DItseemsthatgreatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblems.BothEinsteinandDickenshadmentalillness.NowscientistshavestartedtolookatwhethermentalillnessandgeniusarelinkeD.DrAdeleJudastudied5000creativepeopleinGermany.Shefoundthereweremorepeoplewithmentalillnessinthisgroupthaninthegeneralpopulation.Poetshadthehighestrateofmentalillnessfollowedbymusicianswithlowernumbersforpaintersandarchitects.Otherscientistsdidresearchwhichalsoshowedastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.Butitdidnothingtoexplainit.DrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitymadeabreakthrough.Insteadofstudyingcreativepeopleshetookagroupofpsychiatric精神病的patientsandtestedthemforcreativity.Thepatientsgotmuchhigherscoresthananormalgroup.Alsothepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroup.Thissuggeststhatthekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes基因.Butthisisaproblem.AccordingtoDarwinismharmfulgenesshouldberemoveD.Somescientistsbelievethatevolution进化hascreatedabalancewherethemadnessofafewpeopleleadstothedevelopmentofthewholehumanracE.Geniuses天才人物maybemadbadorjustdifficulttounderstandbuttheirdiscoverieshaveimprovedtheworldwelivein.Itseemsthatalittlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.67.AccordingtoDrAdeleJudawhichofthefollowinghasthelowestrateofmentalillness?A.PaintersB.MusiciansC.PoetsD.Busdrivers68.Theunderlinedphrasemakeabreakthroughinthe4thparagraphmeans___________.A.discoverorfindsomethingnewandimportant.B.makeawaythroughusingforcE.C.ofthesunormoonappearfrombehindclouds.D.suddenlychangefromaslowertoafasterpace69.BasedontheresearchofDrRuthRichardsofHarvardUniversitywecanconcludethat.______A.greatartistsandscientistsoftensufferfrommentalproblemsB.thepatients’closerelativesweremuchmorecreativethanthepatientsandanormalgroupC.psychiatricpatientshavemorecreativitythantheaveragepeopleD.itisourgenesthatdeterminethelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillness70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Amongthe5000creativeGermansmorepeoplesufferfrommentaldiseases.B.Thereisastronglinkbetweenmentalproblemsandcreativity.C.PsychiatricpatientsmakegreatercontributionsthancommonpeoplE.D.Thekeytothelinkbetweencreativityandmentalillnessisinourgenes.71.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardmadness?A.Madnessisharmfultothewholesociety.B.A.littlecreativemadnessisgoodforusall.C.AllthetalentedpeoplearemaD.D.Onlythepeoplewithmentalillnesshavemorecreativity.

BPlantsareveryimportantlivingthings.Lifecouldnotgooniftherewerenoplants.Thisisbecauseplantscanmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsandmancannotmakefoodfromairwaterandsunlight.Animalsgettheirfoodbyeatingplantsandotheranimals.ThereforeanimalsandmanneedplantsinordertolivE.Thisiswhywefindthattherearesomanyplantsaroundus.Ifyoulookcarefullyattheplantsaroundyouyouwillfindthattherearetwokindsofplantsfloweringplantsandnon-floweringplants.Floweringplantscanmakeseeds.Theseedsareprotectedbythefruits.Somefruitshaveoneseedsomehavetwothreeorfourandsomehavemanyseeds.Butafewfruitshavenoseedsatall.Anexampleofafruitwithoutseedsisthebananafruit.Mostnon-floweringplantsdonotgrowfromseeds.Theygrowfromspores胚芽Sporesareverysmall.Somesporesaresosmallandlightthattheycanfloatintheair.Wemaysaythatsporesarequitethesameasseeds.Whenthesesporesareallonwetandshadyplacestheyusuallygrowintonewplants.55.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat______.A.plantsareimportantforlifeB.plantscannotgrowwithoutairC.therearemanyplantsintheworldD.wecannotlivewithoutwater56.Plantscanmakefoodfrom______.A.flowerwaterandairB.watersunlightandairC.airwaterandsoilD.airsunandlight57.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassageA.OfalllivingthingsanimalsaremostimportantB.SporesareseedsC.AllfruitsoffloweringplantshaveseedsD.Withoutplantsmanwilldieout58.Thispassagemaybetakenfrom______.A.amedicinebookB.anovelC.asciencemagazineD.anexperimentreport59.Theunderlinedwordprotectedinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby______.A.damagedB.pollutedC.preventedD.guarded

Startedin1636HarvardUniversityistheoldestofthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.YalePrincetonColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvarD.TheywereallstartedbeforetheAmericanRevolutionmadethe13coloniesintostates.IntheearlyyearstheseschoolsweremuchalikE.Onlyyoungmenattendedcolleges.AllthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnedLatinGreekandHebrew.LittlewasknownaboutsciencethenandnokindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworlD.Whenthestudentsgraduatedmostofthembecameministersorteachers.In1782Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.LaterlawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard’slawschool.In1825HarvardbeganteachingmodernlanguagessuchasFrenchandGermanaswellasLatinandGreek.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.AsknowledgeincreasedHarvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.SpecialcollegesforwomenwerestarteD.Newstateuniversitiesbegantoteachsuchsubjectsasfarmingengineeringandbusiness.Todaytherearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaredividedintosmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.Thereissomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcannotofferitall.Thestorydoesn’tsaysobutitmakesyouthinkthat.A.universitieshavechangedovertheyearsB.todayallthestudentsstudytobecometeachersorministersC.allcollegesweremuchalikeintheearlyyearsD.thestudentslearnedforeignlanguagesonlyAsknowledgeincreasedcollegesbegantoteach.A.everythingthatwasknownB.manynewsubjectsC.LatinGreekandHebrewD.FrenchandGermanOnthewholethisstoryisabout.A.howcollegeshavechangedB.howtostartauniversityC.theAmericanrevolutionD.thefamouscollegesinAmericaWhichstatementdoesthestoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Thereismoretolearntodaythanin1636.B.TheearlyschoolsarestillmuchalikE.C.AtthattimeeverystudentstudiedLatinGreekandHebrew.D.Theybeganteachingforeignlanguagesin1862.

SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathomE.Youshouldnotbeupset不安的ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhomE.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou!Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7p.m.and8p.m.andendatabout11p.m.Askyourhost主人whattimeyoushouldarrivE.It'spolitetobringflowerschocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks小吃.Doyouwanttobeextra特别地polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepicturesonthewall.Butremember—it'snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.InmanyfamiliesthehusbandsitsatoneendofthetableandthewifesitsattheothersidE.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You'llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmallthenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetablesandthendessert甜点心followedbycoffeE.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?CallyourhoststhenextdayorwritethemashortThankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosaythankyouallthetime!AnEnglishfrienddoesn'tinviteyoutohisorherdinnerwhich＿＿＿＿.A.meansheorshedoesn'tlikeyouB.meansheorshelikesyouC.doesn'tmeanheorshelikesyouD.doesn'tmeanheorshedoesn'tlikeyouYouaregoingtoattendadinnerpartyand＿＿＿＿.A.you'dbetterbringacertainpresentwithyouB.youmustleavehomeforitat7p.m.C.youshouldaskyourhostwhenyoushouldleaveD.youmustarrivebefore8p.m.It'simpolite＿＿＿＿＿.A.tosaythatyoulikethehost'sroomverymuchB.foraguesttoaskthehostthepriceofthethingsintheroomC.foraguesttohavedrinksandsnacksbeforetheeveningD.forthehostandthehostess女主人tositandeatwiththeirguestsInwhichorderwillyoueatordrinkthefollowingthingsatamealA.SnacksvegetablesmeatcoffeE.B.Coffeedrinkssoupfishvegetablesdessert.C.SoupmeatwithvegetablesdessertandcoffeE.D.Drinkssoupsomethingsmallfishandvegetables.WhatistheproperwaytoexpressyourenjoymentoftheeveningA.BeforeleavingforhomeyoushouldsayThankyouforinvitingmE.B.WhenyoushakehandswithyourhostyoushouldsayIdidenjoytheevening.C.YoucanwriteaThankyoulettertoyourhostafterthat.D.Youshouldfinisheverythingonyourplateandtakemoreifyouwantit.

CAmericanteensaresettinganexamplefortheirparentsthroughtheirvolunteerworkaccordingtoanewpollbyHarrisInteractivE.TherandomnationaltelephonesurveyreleasedthisweekbythecharityWorldVisionfoundthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecause56percentthanhaveapart-timejob39percent.Parentssaid82percentoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecausesincludingvolunteeringrecruitingotherstoacausewearingabuttonorT-shirtordonatingmoney.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimebuttheyalsotakecreditforinspiringtheirchildrentovolunteer.TheHarrisInteractivepollwasconductedintheUnitedStatesbetweenJan29andFeb2among2003adults.SaraJohnsonateacherwhoadvisesstudentsataprivateschoolinaChicagosuburbsaysshe'sseenaresurgenceofteeninvolvementinsocialcausessincePresidentBarackObamawaselectedinNovember.TheHarrisInteractivesurveyfoundaquarterofteenshavebecomemoreinvolvedincharitablecausesororganizationsasaresultoftheeconomicdownturnbuttheeconomyhasalsoledtocutsinallowancesandhasteensworkingmorehoursatapayingjoB.UnlikemanypublichighschoolsacrossthenationIllianaChristiandoesnotrequireitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehours.SeniorMelissaMartinsaidsomekidsaretoobusywithothercommitmentslikesportsandmusicbutmostofherclassmatesdovolunteer.AlynnWoodsondirectoratHabitatforHumanityInternationalsaidshehasnoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversaryofitsalternativespringbreakprogramthisyearandisexpectingmorethan12000youngpeopletohelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.63.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Itissurveyedthatmoreteensvolunteertosupportacharitablecausenowadays.B.IllianaChristianasksitsstudentstoclockpublicservicehoursstrictly.C.Americanparentsaresettinganexamplefortheirchildrenthroughtheirvolunteerwork.D.ThefinancialcrisisledtotheemploymentofAmericanparents.64.Theunderlinedwordresurgenceinthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.replacementB.recallC.reviewD.return65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.About12000youngpeoplewillhelpbuildhomesforlow-incomepeoplearoundthenation.B.InIllianaChristianteensarebusywithsportsandnoneofthemdovolunteer.C.Themajorityoftheteensintheirlivesdosomethingtosupportcharitablecauses.D.Forty-sixpercentoftheadultssurveyedsaidtheyvolunteertheirtimE.66.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat.A.Americanteensprefercharitablecausestoattendingschool.B.Peoplenoticedanewenthusiasmamongteenvolunteersfortheorganization.C.ThemajorityoftheadultsarenotwillingtovolunteertheirtimE.D.HabitatforHumanitycelebratesthe20thanniversarythisyear.

TherehavebeenmanygreatinventionswhichhavechangedthewaywelivE.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday---thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingstotravellongdistances.Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathavemadeasmucheffectasthewheel.TherewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworlD.Peopledidn'thavetoexplore开发muchanymorE.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremadE.Amongthemwerethecameratheelectriclightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909.Soundmoviesin1926.Thecomputerin1928andjetplanesin1930.ThiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasmadE.Nyloncameoutin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.Themiddlepartofthe20thbroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases.Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthemlivelonglives.Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.BythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlifE.OfcoursenewinventionscontinuedtobemadE.Butmannowhadawishtoexploreagain.Theworldisknowntomanbutthestarsarenotyet.ManbeganlookingforwaystogointospacE.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.SincethenothercountriesincludingChinaandJapanhavemadetheirstepsintospacE.68.Thefirstgreatinventioneverknownwas______.A.thecameraB.thewheelC.theelectriclightD.theradio69.Whichofthefollowingwasturnedoutnearlyatthesametimewiththejetplane?A.Theradio.B.ThecamerA.C.Nylon.D.Thehelicopter.70.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout______.A.howinventionsaffect影响people'slifeB.whenelectriclightwasinventedC.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospaceD.whycarswereveryimportant71.Wecansafelycometotheconclusionthatpeople'slifewillbemadeevenbetterthrough______.A.newdiscoveriesB.greaterinventionsC.betterwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseasesD.allofabove

AftertheU.S.HouseofRepresentativespassedabillaimedatretaliatory报复的actionagainstChinaforitssignificantlyundervaluedcurrencyTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerurgedtheIMFtopressureChinatoadoptmoreflexiblemoremarket-directedexchange-ratemanagement.ThisisacodedmessagetoChina:You’rekeepingonpurposeyourcurrencycheapandtheU.S.economyispayingthepricE.Socutitout---orelsE.ThenormallydullIMFmeetingbecamethelatestbattlegroundfortheU.S.tobeagainstafastdevelopingChinA.OurnewconventionalwisdomisthatChina’spolicyleadstomaketradedeficits逆差greaterandthelossofAmericanjobs.DozensofcandidateshaverunadsattackingacompetitorforallowingChinatotakeadvantageofus.Intheelection-yearviewChinagrew10%annuallyforthepastdecadewhilemaintaininglowinflation通涨onlybytakingadvantageofitsartificiallylowcurrency.TheideathattheU.S.isnotresponsibleforitsowneconomyisablack-is-whiteview.ItarguesthatChinaanditscurrencyarecausingthelion’sshareofharm.Thisisanargumentbornoffear.ItcoversafactthattheeconomiesofChinaandtheU.S.havebecomebeneficialtoeachother.ThosetrillionsinreservesthatChinaaccumulates:Wheredotheygo?BacktotheU.S.intheformoflendingmoneytothefederalgovernment.Thosemade-in-Chinagoodsthataccountforthetradedeficit:Whomdotheybenefit?ChinayesbutalsoAmericanconsumersandcompanies.WithoutChinaAmericancompaniescouldnothavemaintainedtheirprofitabilityinrecentyears.TaketwobrandnamesCaterpillarandNikE.BothhavetheirproductsmadeinChinabutbothalsoviewChinaasafast-growingmarketfortheirproducts.GeorgeSoroswarnedrecentlythatacurrencywarcouldputtheworldintodisordermoredamagingthananythingcausedbythefinancialcrisisofthe1930s.He’sright.Whetherwelikeitornotweliveinaglobalsystem.Thezero-sumattitudetowardChinaanditscurrencyisarelictheremainingofanearliertimewhennationsdefinedeconomiclifE.ChinaisfarfromperfectandseeksitsownadvantagebutholdingitaccountableforourdomesticproblemsisbeyondoutdateD.Itreflectsadangerousrefusaltodealwiththeworldasitis.RetaliatingagainstChinaovercurrencywillnotregainhigh-endjobsintheU.S.whichneedsmoreourowndemanD.ItwillnotrenewconstructionorretooltheAmericanlaborforcE.Itwillnotrebuildrottingbridgesorcreateanext-generationenergynetwork.Whichofthefollowingargumentcanbesupportedbythewriter?A.ChinaisthewinnerintheSino-UStradE.B.China’srapiddevelopmentoverthepasttenyearsisbasedonitslowinflation.C.Theworld’seconomywillbenefitfromChina’spolicychangesonitscurrency.D.TheUSwillgethurtifittrieshardondamagingChina’seconomy.Thispassageisinatonethatis____________.A.infavorofChinaB.intheshoesofUSC.blamingChina’slowcurrencypolicyD.helpingIMFsolvetheworld’seconomicproblemThewritermakeshispointofviewclearthroughthepassagebyusing_____________.A.reasonableanalysisB.leaders’quotationsC.figureexamplesD.movingstoriesChina’scurrencypolicy________.A.willhelpincreasethedemandintheUSB.isunabletoequiptheAmericanlaborforcewithnewworkingskillsC.couldguidetheworldeconomyforthenextdecadeD.istobecontrolledbytheinternationalcurrencygroups

LONDON:Whatcouldpossiblybewrongwithplantingtrees?Theadvantagesareobvious;theyfirmthesoilsoakup摄取extrawaterandtakecarbondioxide二氧化碳outoftheatmospherE.Howeveritnowturnsoutthatplantingtreescouldaddtoglobalwarming.Treerootsdoagreatjobofkeepingsoilfirmlyonthegroundandoutofthewind’spower.TheproblemisthatsomeofthosedustcloudsplayanimportantpartinsoakingupcarbondioxidE.HugeduststormsblowoutovertheoceansfromdrypartsofNorthAfricaandcentralAsiA.TonsofdustareliftedandleftasathinfilmovertheoceansurfacE.ThedustfuelsoceaniclifE.DustfromChinaiscarriedeastandleftinthePacificOcean.Ifatree-plantingprogrammethereissuccessfulandthedustsupplyreducedthenetresultmaybethatlesscarbondioxidegetslockedawayintheocean.AndyRidgwellanenvironmentalscientistfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahasspentthepastfewyearsstudyingdustandsayshisworkshowsclearlythecomplexityofthesystemandtheimportanceofnottinkering粗劣地修补withitwithoutunderstandingtheresults.Forthisreasonthereistheneedtofocus集中oncuttingcarbondioxidegivingoffratherthanmonkeying瞎弄aboutwiththelandsurfacE.AnAmericanscientistRobertJacksonhasshownthatwhennativegrasslandareasareinvaded侵入bytreescarbonislostfromthesoil.WearestudyingwhythesoilcarbondisappearsbutonetheoryisthattreesdoalotmoreoftheirgrowingabovegroundcomparedtograssessolesscarbongoesdirectlyintothesoilfromtreessaysJackson.Inwetareasoftheworldthegainfromtreesabsorbingcarbondioxideabovegroundseemstobeoutweighed超过bythelossofcarbonfromthesoilbelowgrounD.Countriesthatplantocombatglobalwarmingbyplantingtreesmayhavetothinkagain.Solutions解决办法toenvironmentalproblemsareoftenmorecomplexthantheyfirstappearandunderstandingtheEarth’sclimateisaverygreatchallengE.60.Peopleusuallyholdtheopinionthat________A.hugeduststormscandestroycarbondioxideB.hugeduststormscandestroytheoceansontheearthC.hugeduststormscan’tdoanythingbeneficialformanD.plantingtreesistheonlywaytocontrolhugeduststorms61.AndyRidgwelltheenvironmentalscientistbelievesthat________.A.dustplaysamoreimportantpartthantreesB.treesshouldn’thavebeenplantedindryplacesC.carbondioxideisharmfultoeverythingontheearthD.environmentalproblemsaremorecomplexthanexpected62.RobertJackson’sexperimentprovesthat________.A.grasslandareasshouldbecoveredbyforestsB.treesholdmorecarbonthangrassC.carboncanturngrassintodustD.lesscarboncanmaketreesgrowfaster63.Theunderlinedwordcombatinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.learnaboutB.fightagainstC.livewithD.giveup

ForyearsbusinesspeopleinWesternEuropewereworrieD.TheyknewtheycouldnotcompeteagainstbusinessfromtheU.S.TheUnitedStatesismuchlargerandhadmanymoreresourcesthananyWesternEuropeancountriesSomeEuropeanpeoplerealizedthattheEuropeannationsneedtojointogethertohelpeachother.Iftheycouldforgettheirlanguagedifferencesandthedifferencesincustomstheymightbecomestrongcompetitionagainstothercountries.In1958sixoftheEuropeancountries---BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyandItalygottogetheranddecidedtocooperatE.TheycalledtheirgrouptheEuropeanEconomicCommunityortheCommonMarket.Thesecountriesagreedtojointheirresourcestogether.WithinafewyearstheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhadworkedsowellthatitsmembersweremoreprosperousthanmanyotherEuropeannations.SoonothernationsbegantorealizetheadvantageoftheCommonMarket.TodaytheCommonMarketincludesmostoftheimportantcountriesinWesternEuropE.ItishelpingWesternEuropetoagaintakeitsplaceasaleaderamongtheindustrialnationsoftheworlD.FromthepassageweknowtheU.S.ismuchricherthan________inresources.A.anyotherWesternEuropeancountriesB.anyothercountryinWesternEuropeC.anycountryinWesternEuropeD.everycountryinEuropeThemembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhavedevelopedfastbecausethey___.A.sharetheirresourcesandbecomemoreprosperousB.canagaintaketheplaceasaleaderintheworldC.forgetthedifferencesintheirlanguagesandcustomsD.havebecomestrongcompetitionagainsttheU.S.Whichstatementistrue?A.TheCommonMarketisonlyapoliticalassociation.B.TheCommonMarketisaneconomicandpoliticalassociationC.TheCommonMarketisonlyaneconomicassociationD.TheCommonMarketisneitheraneconomicassociationnorapoliticalonE.Inorderto______theWesternEuropeancountriesdecidedtocooperatE.A.jointogethertofoundaunitedcountryB.helpeachothertosmoothawaythedifferencesincustomsC.workandacttogetherforcommonpurposeD.worktogetherandfightagainsttheU.S.

Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshoppingcartsmoreintelligent具备智能的.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoapandkeeparecordofthebill.Thetouch-screendevices触摸屏装置areonshowattheFoodMarketingInstitute’sexhibitionherethisweekThesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequickersaidMichaelAlexandermanagerofSpringboardRetailNetworksInC.whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConciergE.CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.A.similardeviceIBM’sShoppingBuddyhasrecentlybeentest-marketedatStop&ShopstoresinMassachusetts.NeitherdevicetellsyouhowmanyfatgramsorcaloriesareinyourcartbuttheywillflashyouwithitemsonsalE.Theideaistomakeiteasierforpeopletobuynottohavesecondthoughtsthatmaybeyoushouldputsomethingbackontheshelf.Thewholemodelisdrivenbyadvertisers’needtogetinfrontofshopperssaidAlexander.They’renotwatching30-secondTVadsanymorE.Peoplecanuseahomecomputertomaketheirshoppinglists.Onceatthestoreashoppercanuseapreferredcustomercardtostartasystem系统thatwillorganizethetriparoundthestorE.Ifyou’relookingfortoothpicksyoutypeinthewordorpickitfromalistandamapwillappearonthescreenshowingwhereyouareandwhereyoucanfindthem.Thedevicealsokeepsarecordofwhatyoubuy.Whenyou’refinishedthedevicefiguresoutyourbill.Thenyougotothecheckerorplaceyourcardintoaself-checkoutstandandpay.Thenewcomputerizedshoppingassistantsdon’tcomecheap.TheBuddydeviceswillcosttheaveragestoreabout$160000andtheConciergewillcoststoresabout$500foreachdevicE.1.Theunderlinedwordtheyparagraph1refersto______.A.supermarketsB.shopassistantsC.shoppingcartsD.shopmanagers2.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofshoppingwithcomputerizedshoppingcarts?A.Startthesystem.B.Makeashoppinglist.C.Findthethingsyouwant.D.Gotoaself-checkoutstanD.A.abdcB.bacdC.acbdD.bcad3.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.intelligentshoppingcartscostalargesumofmoneyB.theConciergeischeaperthantheBuddydevicesC.shopassistantswithcomputerknowledgearewellpaidD.averagestoresprefertheConciergetotheBuddydevices4.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.NewageforsupermarketsB.ConciergeandShoppingBuddyC.NewcomputersmakeshoppingcartssmarterD.Touch-screendevicesmakeshoppingenjoyable

FORChinesestudentstheendoftheirsenioryearisfilledwithstudyingandstressastheyprepareforthecollegeentranceexamsinJunE.ButforAmericanhighschoolseniorstheexperiencecouldn’tbemoredifferent.Theendofsenioryearisacelebrationoftheirtimeinhighschoolandinvolvespartiesgamesandfun.Senioritisisacommonlyusedexpression.Itmeansseniorshaveadiseasewhichmakesthemunabletodowork.ThisstartsinAprilwhenseniorsfindoutwhethertheyhavebeenacceptedtouniversity.Unwillingtodoschoolworkseniorshaveplentyofotheractivitiestofocuson.ManyschoolshaveaSeniorShowinwhichonlyseniorsareallowedtoperform.Someseniorssingordancebutmanyofthemperformskits滑稽短剧wheretheymakefunoftheirfavoriteteachersortheirfriends.Forexampleagroupofboysmaydressupandimitateagroupoftheirfriends.Itisalllight-hearteD.TheSeniorShowisusuallyapartofSeniorWeekwhichisaweekspecificallydedicated专用的toseniors.Duringthisweekseniorsusuallygetacademicorathleticawardstheyhavewonovertheirhighschoolcareers.Theseniorsalsovoteforoneoftheirmaleandfemaleclassmateswhotheybelieveisthebest-lookingorfunniestormostinvolvedetC.Thesearethenpublishedintheyearbook.Theyearbookisanimportantpartofhighschoolforseniors.Itisusuallydedicatedtothemandhasalltheirpicturesandsomewordsfromtheminit.Thenseniorsgoaroundandgetitsignedbytheirfriendssotheycanalwaysremembertheirtimetogether.OfcourseduringallofthistimeseniorsarepreparingfortheSeniorPromwhichisanimportantmomentinAmericanculturE.ItisthemostimportantdanceinayoungAmerican’slifE.TheendofsenioryearisatrulyspecialandwonderfultimeforAmericanstudents.It’ssomethingtheywillrememberfortherestoftheirlives.60.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?A.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsthingsarequitedifferent.B.Itdoesn’tmakedifferenceattheendofthesenioryear.C.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsitisthebesttimeoftheyear.D.ItistheperiodfilledwithstressandworkloaD.61.Whatactivitiesthatseniorswouldliketodoaccordingtothepassage?A.SchoolworkB.VotingforthefilmstarC.SingingordancecontestsD.SeniorShowandSeniorProm62.Whatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraphofthepassage?A.ActivitiesonthesportsfieldB.ThegraduationceremonywheretheyreceivetheirhighschooldiplomaC.TheirfavoritefilmstarsD.Thehealthofseniors

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分AAmmieReddickfromEastKilbrideLanarkshirewasonly18monthsoldwhenshehadtheaccidentthathasscarredherforlifE.Whilehermotherwasawayforamomenttheinquisitivebabyreacheduptoahotkettleinthefamilykitchenandpouredboilingwateralloverhertinybody.Anambulancewascalledandrushedthebabytoanearbyhospital.TwentypercentofAmmie'sbodyhadbeenburnedandallofherburnswerethird-degreE.ThedoctorscouldtellimmediatelythatAmmie'sbestchanceofsurvivalwasaspecializedburnsunit科somemilesawayatGlasgowRoyalInfirmary.ThereusingtissuetakenfromunburnedareasofAmmie'sbodysurgeonsperformedcomplexskingrafts移植tocloseherwoundsandcontrolherinjuriesanoperationthattookaboutsixhours.Overthenext16yearsAmmiehad12moreoperationstorepairherbody.WhenshestartedschoolatMaxweltonPrimaryatagefourotherpupilsmadecruelcommentsorsimplywouldn'tplaywithher.Iwastheonlyburnedchildinthestreettheclassandtheschoolsherecalls.Somechildrenrefusedtobecomefriendsbecauseofthat.Todayage17Ammiecanonlyeverrememberbeingaburnedpersonwithscars;painisapermanentpartofherbody.Shestillhastohavetwofurtheroperations.Yetsheisaconfidentoutgoingteenagerwhooffersinspirationandhopetootheryoungburnsvictims.Ammie'sparentsRubyafuneraldirectorandGibbyapolicemanhavebeenagreatsupport.TheytoldmeifpeoplehadaproblemwithmyburnstheproblemwastheirsnotminesaysAmmiE.Theytaughtmetocopewithotherpeople'sreactionsandconstantlyremindedmeIwasvaluedandloveD.Ammie'spositivephilosophy人生观meanssheisnowindemandwithburnsorganizationshelpingyoungerpatientsbuildtheirself-esteemtolivewithpermanentscars.NowsheisamemberoftheScottishBurnedChildren'sClubwhichacharitysetuplastyear.saysDonaldToddchairmanoftheclubandaseniorburnsnurseatEdinburgh'sRoyalHospitalforSickChildrenAmmieprovidessomuchencouragementforyoungerones.Sheisupbeatandoutgoingandaperfectrolemodelforthem.ThismonthAmmiewillbejoiningtheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCentreinCambridgeshireforthecharity'sfirstsummercamp.I'llshowthemhowtoshrugoffunkindstaresfromothersshesays.Ammieloveswearingfashionablesleevelesstopsandsheplanstoshowtheyoungstersatsummercampthattheycantoo.Idonotgotogreatlengthstohidemyburnsscarsshesays.Igaveupwonderinghowotherpeoplewouldreactyearsago.56.AmmiewastakentoGlasgowRoyalInfirmarybecause____________.A.itwasthenearesthospitalawayfromherhomeB.itwasahospitalspecializinginchildhooddiseaseC.onlytherecanskingraftsbeperformedD.ithasmoreadvancedandspecializedtechniquestocureburns57.HowmanyoperationswillAmmiehavetoreceivealtogether?A.12B.13C.14D.1558.Theunderlinedphraseshrugoffinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.performB.ignoreC.acceptD.tolerate59.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAmmie’s?A.Strong-mindedoptimisticandhelpfulB.ShypessimisticanddiscouragedC.FashionablesensitiveandeasygoingD.Carefulconfidentandintelligent

ThanksgivingtimecameandalltherelativesweregatheredaroundthelongtableorseatedbehindTVtrays.Thetelevisionwasonandsomefolkswerewatchingitwhilevisitingwithoneanother.SomethingontelevisiongottheirattentionandoneoftheadultssaidListenatit!SomeoneelsereplieD.Wellifthatdon'tbeatall.Simplephraseswerespokenbyfolkswhoselanguagewassimpleandbrief.Theyhadseveralidiomsthatwerejustascolorful;Phrasesandwordsthatbrightenedtheroomandwarmedtheconversation.Inschoolweweretaughttospeakdifferently.ThewayourrelativesspokewasdiscourageD.Sometimesourparentswouldsaythingsweweren'ttaughtinschool.They'doftencorrectthemselvesasifgettingridofamistakE.Ofcoursewelearnedsomeoftheirphrasesandusedthem.Theywerecomfortablewordstopronouncefamiliar.Ourfather'ssideofthefamilywasfromArkansasandOklahomaandtheyspokewiththeaccentsnativetotheirbirthstates.TheirvoicesmusicalandoftenhighitwaseasytopickupthateffectinourownspeechandatschoolmybrotherandIwereoftenteasedforthewaywespokE.Ourmother'ssideofthefamilycamefromIllinoisandtheyhadatendencytotalkfast.TheyhadanaccenttooandmybrotherandIaddedthattoourownspeechconfusingthekidsatschoolallthemorE.Ourfather'ssideofthefamilylovedtolaughandhaveagoodtimE.Ourmother'ssideofthefamilywasmoreseriousabouthowtheytooklifein;theirjoysmoresilentlyexperiencedandenjoyeD.ItwasarichpictureofcultureanditgavemybrotherandmeacolorfulviewinlifE.Thanksgivingholidaywasalwaysaneasycomfortablegoingday.Itwasthefirstrealholidayoftheseasonwheneveryonecametogetherinoneplaceandagoodtimewasspenthappilytogetherbyall.64.Fromthetextwecanknowthat___________.A.parentswereworriedthattheirrelativesmightaffecttheirkids’languageB.parentsdidn’tallowtheirchildrentospeakdialectsC.parentstriedtoavoidaffectingtheirkidswiththeirdialectsD.parentsthoughtthelanguagetaughtinschoolwasthebest65.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.EnglishtaughtinschoolisdifferentfromthatusedindailylifeB.hismother’ssideofthefamilyspokeinahighvoiceC.thelanguageusedbyhisfather’ssideofthefamilywasfastD.thewriterandbrotherwerelaughedatschoolbecauseoftheirpoorEnglish66.Whydidthewriterandhisbrotherpuzzleotherkidsatschoolbytheirspeeches?A.TheyhadrelativesfromdifferentpartsofEuropeB.TheyaddedsomedialectsintheirspeechesC.ThereweremanymistakesintheirlanguageD.theirspeecheswerelivelyandcolorful67.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsdialects?A.Theywerenotacceptedbyothers.B.TheyshouldbeusedeverywherE.C.Theyshouldbetaughtinschool.D.Helikedthemverymuch.

Fromtheearliesttimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld'sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvreinParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort炮台.In1190itwastheking'scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoattokeepouthisenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlewasnolongerneededasafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringdaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisIbecamekingofFrancein1515hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardoDaVincifromItaly.DaVinci'sMonaLisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.46.Onthewholethispassageismainlyabout____..A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvreB.anItalianartistnamedLeonardoDaVinciC.akingofFrancenamedFrancisID.thebestknownpaintinginLouvre47.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.TheLouvreusedtobeafortaverylongtimeago.B.Frenchkingsandqueensoncelivedinit.C.TheLouvrewastakenbyenemiesin1190.D.ManytreasureswerebroughtintotheLouvreovertheyears.48.WhyisitgoodforgreatarttobekeptinpublicmuseumsA.IthelpspeoplerememberwhotheKingofFranceis.B.Itkeepspeopleoutofthepalaces.C.Itgiveseveryoneachancetoenjoygoodart.D.Ithelpspeopletoknowwhoisthegreatestartist.49.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.ItisnotpossiblefortreasurestobestolenB.OldfortsalwaysmakethebestmuseumsC.GreatartshouldbesharedwithallthepeopleD.KingFrancisIofFrancebroughtinartistsfromanoldfort50.Inthethirdparagraphthewordmoatprobablymeans_____.A.ahightowerbuiltinformertimeswheresoldierswatchedoutforenemiesB.alonganddeepditch沟dugroundacastleandwasusuallyfilledwithwaterC.acartpulledbyhorsesonwhichsoldiersfoughtD.alongandhighwallaroundcastle

Everyonewantssomedegreeofsuccess.Manypeoplebelievethattheydeserve值得successsimplybecausetheybelievethattheydeservesuccess.Butthereisawidespreadbeliefthatpeoplewhogetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveitbutbecauseofinfluential有影响的friendsortherightbackgrounD.SometimesitmayjustbeacomfortingandharmlessbeliefwhileattheotherextremeitcanbeverydestructivE.Ioncemetabrilliantyoungengineerwhoworkedinachemicalplant.Becauseofherknowledgeandexperiencesheshouldhavebeenpromoted升职toProductionManager.Insteadthejobwenttoamanwhowastotallyunsuitedforthepost.Everyoneknewthatheonlygotitbecausehewaspoliticallyacceptabletohissuperiors上司.Thisinjusticediscouragedtheyoungengineerandmanyofhercolleagues同事.Italsomeantthatthefactorywasmuchlessefficientthanitcouldhavebeen.Atthesameweshouldnotbepessimistic悲观的.Moreandmorethenmodernworlddependsonhavingpeoplewhoareinthejobbecausetheyaregoodenoughnotjustbecausetheirfacesfit.Thereisastoryofafactoryownerwhosentforanengineertoseetoamachinewhichwouldnotgo.HeexamineditthentookoutahammerandtappedoncE.Themachinestartedupimmediately.WhenhepresentedhisbilltheownerprotestedThiscan’tberight!$100justfortapping敲打amachinewithahammer?Theengineerwroteoutanewbill:Fortappingamachine$1;forknowingwheretotap.$99.Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause_____.A.itwaspoliticallylessgoodforthebosstoacceptherthanthemanB.herbossdidnotthinkshehadtherightqualificationsforthejobC.themanwhogotthepromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewasD.itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleagueTheengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrightincharging$100because____.A.hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagainB.thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimselfC.hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertskillsD.hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithitWhatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefthatpeoplegetoninlifemaybesuccessfulnotbecausetheydeserveit?A.Hequiteagreeswithit.B.Hedoesn’texpresshisopinionhisopinionatit.C.Hecompletelydisagreeswithit.D.Hedoesn’tquiteagreewithit.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Havinginfluentialfriendsorrightbackgroundseemshelpfulsometimes.B.Theengineerhadgoodreasontooverchargethefactoryowner.C.NotallthosewhoaregoodintheirjobshavethechancetobepromoteD.D.Thosewhoaregoodintheirjobsarestilllargelyneededbythemodernsociety.

TwoteachingstaffstoodincourtlastweekindifferentpartsofBritaineachchargedwithassault人身侵犯afterattemptingtoremoveatroublemakingstudentfromtheclassroom.Inbothcasesthemenhadbeensuspended使暂时停职fromtheirschoolsandeachhadspentalmostayearwaitingfortheircasestocometocourt.OnemanMarkEllwoodwascleareD.Theotherwasfoundguilty.Bothcasesshowthealmostimpossiblepositionteachersarenowinastheytrytokeeporderinschools.Theyhavetheresponsibilityforwhatgoesoninclassroomsbutit’snaughtypupilswhohavethepower.EllwoodwasthecomparativelyluckyonE.Hewasbroughtintoworkwithchildrenwithbehavioraldifficulties.Whenheaskedaboytotakeoffhisjacketandputawayhisphonethepupilthreatenedtostab刺him.EllwoodremovedtheboyfromtheclassandwhentheboystartedkickinghimEllwoodswepthisfeetfromunderhimandloweredhimtothegrounD.Weekslaterhewaschargedwithassault.SocialservicesdecidedthatthechargemadehimapotentialrisktoanychildsohewasorderedtoleavehiswifeandteenagedaughtersandmoveoutofhishomE.ThejudgestoldhimthattheyhopedhewouldnowforgethisnightmareandrestarthislifE.Sixty-two-year-oldMichaelBeckeristhemanwholosthiscaseandwillnowlosehisjoB.Hetaughtinaspecialschool.Onthedayoftheincidenttheyweremakingpinholecameraswhenthe15-year-oldpupilarrivedlatE.Herefusedtositdownandinsteadwalkedaroundtheclassroomtellingjokes.HeignoredseveralrequeststostartworkandrefusedtoleavetheclassroomwhenaskeD.EventuallyBeckerseizedtheboybyhisbeltandsweatshirtandremovedhimtoanearbystoreroomwiththeboyfallingdownashestruggledtobreakaway.A.teachingassistantsenttocheckonhimafewminuteslaterfoundhimsittinginthecorridorclearlyunharmeD.Beckerconsideredtheincidentoverbutthenextdayhewassuspendedasthesubjectofapoliceinvestigation.WhydidtwoBritishteachersstandincourt?A.Becausetheywerechargedwithassaultontheirstudents.B.Becausetheyremovedatroublemakingstudentfromaclassroom.C.Becausetheyweresuspendedfromtheirschools.D.Becausetheytriedtokeeporderinschools.AccordingtothepassageEllwood__________.A.wasfoundguiltyandlosthisjobB.wastoostrictwithhisstudentsC.oftenpunishedhisstudentsD.wasluckynottolosethecaseWhentheincidenthappenedMichaelBecker__________.A.losthiscaseandwilllosehisjobB.wasteachinghisstudentstomakepinholecamerasC.ignoredseveralrequeststostartworkD.wassuspendedasthesubjectofapoliceinvestigationFromthetwocaseswecanlearninBritain__________.A.removingstudentsfromtheclassroomisnotallowedB.teachershavenopowertokeeporderinschoolsC.studentscandowhatevertheylikeintheclassroomD.it’sverydifficulttobeateacher

Russiantraditionordersthatmenshouldkisseachotherthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialfunctions.NowanewrulinginMoscowiscallingforpoliticiansinthecapitaltosticktotheoldhandshakE.AccordingtoBritain'sTheTelegraphnewspaperpoliticiansinMoscowhavebeentoldtostopkissingeachotherwhentheymeetbecausethekissingceremonytakessolong.LeonidBrezhnevthegeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyfrom1964to1982wasfamousfortreatingmalecolleaguestoafulllip-lock.OnephotographofhimkissingErichHoneckertheleaderoftheDemocraticRepublicofGermanywasusedforaprotestpaintingontheBerlinWallwiththecaption:OhGodhelpmesurvivethisdeadlylove.KissingthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialoccasionsisaRussiantradition.Thepracticehasbeenrevivedamonghigh-rankingofficialsinpastyears.Inthedistantpastakissfromthetsaremperorwasthehighestsignofrecognition.TheMoscowrulinghoweverhaspromptedauthoritiesinothercitiestoconsiderbanningthepracticE.AlexeiKleshkoaparliamentmemberinSiberiasaid:Single-sexkissesshouldbeavoidedincludingatofficialmeetings.It'senoughtoshakehands.OfcourseifoneistalkingaboutalongfriendshiporfatherlyrelationsitmightbeOKtoembracE.Butthat'sthemaximumthatshouldbealloweD.AnotherMPVladimirGorlovsaidheonlyallowedhimselftokissthehandofawomanatwork:ThereareinformalrelationsandtherearemeetingsgovernedbyprotocolhesaiD.WhenamaniskissinganothermanatanofficialeventIhaveanegativeattitudetowardsit.Therearerulesofdecency.5.Moscowiscallingforpoliticianstosticktohandshakebecause________.A.itispopularathomeandabroadB.itistheirtraditionC.itsavestimeD.Russianwomenhaveastrongloveofit6.BymentioningBrezhnevtheauthor________.A.wantstoshowhisrespecttoBrezhnerB.admiresBrezhnevforhisskillsatkissingC.justshowsthemediamadefunofpicturesofpoliticianskissingD.praisesBrezhnev’sgoodrelationwithHonecker7.IfthetsarkissedaRussianwomanshewouldfeel________.A.nervousB.proudC.shamefulD.curious8.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.KleshkoisstronglyagainstanykindofkissB.KleshkoisamanoutofdateC.GorlovesharesthesameviewwithKleshkoissingle-sexkissesD.Gorlovewon’tkissanymaninanyform

TheIvyLeagueisanathleticconferencecomprisingeightprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationintheNortheasternUnitedStates.Thetermismostcommonlyusedtorefertothoseeightschoolsconsideredasagroup.Thetermisalsoconnectedwithacademicexcellenceselectivityinadmissionsandsocialelitism精英主义.ThetermbecameofficialespeciallyinsportsterminologyaftertheformationoftheNCAADivisionIathleticconferencein1954whenmuchofthenationpolarizedaroundfavoritecollegeteams.IVwasusedbecauseoriginallytheleagueconsistedonlyoffourmembers.Theuseofthephraseisnolongerlimitedtoathleticsandnowrepresentsaneducationalphilosophyinherenttothenation'soldestschools.InadditionIvyLeagueschoolsareoftenviewedbythepublicassomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesworldwideandareoftenrankedamongstthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesandworldwidE.TheeightinstitutionsareBrownUniversityColumbiaUniversityCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversityPrincetonUniversitytheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandYaleUniversity.AlloftheIvyLeague'sinstitutionsplacenearthetopintheU.S.News&WorldReportcollegeanduniversityrankingsandrankwithinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsintermsoffinancialendowment捐助.SevenoftheeightschoolswerefoundedduringAmerica'scolonialperiod;theexceptionisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.IvyLeagueinstitutionsthereforeaccountforsevenofthenineColonialCollegescharteredbeforetheAmericanRevolution.TheIviesareallintheNortheastgeographicregionoftheUnitedStates.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrantsandothersubsidiesfromfederalandstategovernment.UndergraduateenrollmentsamongtheIvyLeagueschoolsrangefromabout4000to14000makingthemlargerthanthoseofatypicalprivateliberalartscollegeandsmallerthanatypicalpublicstateuniversity.IvyLeagueuniversityfinancialendowmentsrangefromBrown's$2.01billiontoHarvard's$26billionthelargestfinancialendowmentofanyacademicinstitutionintheworlD.71.FromthepassageweknowthewordIvyintheIvyLeaguewasfirstchosentoreferto_______.A.aplantB.anumberC.asportD.aspirit72.WhatisspecialaboutCornellUniversityintheLeague?A.ItistheoldestonE.B.Itwasfoundedbycolonists.C.Ithasthesmallestendowment.D.ItistheyoungestonE.73.WhichmeaningcanthetermtheIvyLeagueconveytoday?A.Thelargestenrollment.B.Thestrongestgovernmentsupport.C.Themostexpensiveschools.D.First-classeducation.74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThereisnolongersportscompetitionintheIvyLeaguE.B.SevencollegesweresetupbeforetheUSAwasfoundeD.C.BrownUniversityhasthesmallestnumberofstudents.D.TypicalpublicstateuniversitiesarelargerthantheIvies.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheABCofTheIvyLeagueB.BestUniversitiesintheUSAC.TheFinancialIncomeofAmericanUniversitiesD.HowtoApplytoanIvyLeagueUniversity

CSteppingintoapoolofwateriscommonenoughbutwhocouldeverimaginestoppingintoapooloffish?InFebruaryof1974BillTappanAustralianfarmersawarainoffishthatcoveredhisfarm.Howsurprisedhemusthavebeenwhenheheardmanyfishhittingagainsthisroof!Whatcausedthisstrangeoccurrence?Thisisaquestionthathadlongpuzzledpeoplewhostudyfish.Theanswerturnedouttobeacombinationofwindandstorm.WhenitisspringinthenorthernpartoftheworlditisfallinAustraliaThroughouttheautumnseasonterriblestormsariseandrainsfloodtheland.ThestrongwindssweepoverAustralialikehugevacuum真空cleanerscollectingseaweedpiecesofwoodandevenschoolsoffish.Thesecondthingadictionarywilltellyouthepronunciation.Mostdictionariesgivephonetic语音的orsoundalphabet音标.Thephoneticalphabetshowspronunciation.Thethirdthingadictionarywilltellyouthemeaningofwords.Youcanlookupawordandfindoutwhatitmeans.Manywordshavemorethanonemeaningandagooddictionarywilltellyouauoftheword'smeanings.ForexampleinEnglishthecommonwordgethasover20differentmeanings.49.Manywordshave_____________.A.severalmeaningsB.onemeaningC.fewmeaningsD.nomeaning50.Agooddictionarywilltellyou____________.A.moreofword'spronunciationB.moreoftheword'smeaningsC.moreofgrammarD.moreoftheword'sspelling.51.Phoneticalphabetsareusedtoshow.A.handwritingsB.spellingC.meaningsD.pronunciation52.Howmanyimportantthingswillmostdictionariestellyou?A.FourB.FiveC.ThreeD.Two

GreecetodayisasmallcountryinsoutheasternEuropE.ThepopulationisaboutninemillionandthecapitalcityisAthens.HighmountainswithrichfertilelandbetweenthemcovernorthernGreecE.ThehillysouthernpartisapeninsulacalledthePeloponnesus.HundredsofislandssurroundthemainlanD.ThelargestislandisCretE.Nopartofthenationisfarfromwater.TheIonianSeaandtheAegeanSeacarveddeepbaysandgulfsintothelongcoastlinE.GreecehasbeenaseafaringnationforcenturiesandGreeceisverywellknownforitsshippingindustry.MorethanthreethousandyearsagotheGreekpeopledevelopedaverysophisticatedsociety.TheyhaveagreatcivilizationoneofthegreatestthattheWesternwouldhaveeverseen.GreekarchitecturethinkingandartinfluencedotherlanguagesincludingEnglish.ForexampletheEnglishwordsalphabetdemocracyandarithmeticcomefromGreek.TodayGreeceisoneofthemostpopularnationswiththetouristswhovisitEuropE.Thousandsofpeopleareattractedtothecountrybecauseofitsbeautifulscenerymagnificentancientbuildingsanditsexcellentsummerweather.A.goodtitleforthisreadingpassageis_______TheEarliestCivilizationsB.TheInfluenceoftheSeaonGreecE.C.TheSmallbutImportantNationofGreeceD.TheIonianSeaTheunderlinedwordcarvedmeans_______A.cutmadeB.saidtoldC.lostwastedD.attractedWemayconcludethatmostofthefoodisgrowninthe_______.A.northB.eastC.southD.westHillscanbefound_______.A.inthesouthernpartB.onthePeloponnesusC.bothA.andB.D.intheAegeanSeaTheGreekshadagreatcivilizationaround_______A.5000B.C.B.3000B.C.C.1000B.C.D.2000B.C.

WiththestartofBBCWorldServiceTelevisionmillionsofviewersinAsiaandAmericacannowwatchtheCorporation'snewscoverageaswellaslistentoit.AndofcourseinBritainlistenersandviewerscantuneintotwoBBCtelevisionchannelsfiveBBCnationalradioservicesanddozensoflocalradiostation.Theyarebroughtsportcomedydramamusicnewsandcurrentaffairseducationreligionparliamentarycoveragechildren'sprogrammesandfilmsforanannuallicensefeeof￡83perhouseholD.Itisaremarkablerecordstretchingbackover70years-yettheBBC'sfutureisnowindoubt.TheCorporationwillsurviveasapublicly-fundedbroadcastingorganizationatleastforthetimebeingbutitsroleitssizeanditsprogrammesarenowthesubjectofanation-widedebateinBritain.ThedebatewaslaunchedbytheGovernmentwhichinvitedanyonewithanopinionoftheBBC-includingordinarylistenersandviewers-tosaywhatwasgoodorbadabouttheCorporationandevenwhethertheythoughtitwasworthkeeping.ThereasonforitsinquiryisthattheBBC'sroyalcharterrunsoutin1996anditmustdecidewhethertokeeptheorganizationasitisortomakechanges.DefendersoftheCorporation-ofwhomtherearemany-arefondofquotingtheAmericanslogan.Ifitain'tbrokedon'tfixit.TheBBCain'tbroketheysaybywhichtheymeanitisnotbrokenasdistinctfromthewordbrokemeaninghavingnomoneysowhybothertochangeit?YettheBBCwillhavetochangebecausethebroadcastingworldarounditischanging.ThecommercialTVchannels－ITVandChannel4－wererequiredbytheThatcherGovernment'sBroadcastingActtobecomemorecommercialcompetingwitheachotherforadvertisersandcuttingcostsandjobs.Butitisthearrivalofnewsatellitechannels-fundedpartlybyadvertisingandpartlybyviewers'subscriptions-whichwillbringaboutthebiggestchangesinthelongterm.56.TheworldfamousBBCnowfaces________.A.theproblemofnewcoverageB.anuncertainprospectC.inquiriesbythegeneralpublicD.shrinkageofaudience57.InthepassagewhichofthefollowingabouttheBBCisnotmentionedasthekeyissue?A.ExtensionofitsTVservicetoFarEast.B.Programmesasthesubjectofanation-widedebatE.C.Potentialsforfurtherinternationalco-operations.D.Itsexistenceasabroadcastingorganization.58.TheBBC'sroyalcharterline4paragraph4standsfor________.A.thefinancialsupportfromtheroyalfamilyB.theprivilegesgrantedbytheQueenC.acontractwiththeQueenD.auniquerelationshipwiththeroyalfamily59.TheforemostreasonwhytheBBChastoreadjustitselfisnootherthan________.A.theemergenceofcommercialTVchannelsB.theenforcementofBroadcastingActbythegovernmentC.theurgentnecessitytoreducecostsandjobsD.thechallengeofnewsatellitechannels

BEIJING——Chinawillfurtheropenitsfinancialsectorinanactiveandsafewaythecountry’scentralbankvowedonFriday.ChinawillgraduallybroadenthechancefortheparticipationofforeigncapitalinthedomesticfinancialmarketsaidthePeople’sBankofChinainareport.WewillstrengthentheconnectionsbetweenChina’sfinancialmarketandinternationalonesbyattractingmoreforeigncapitalinRenminbi-denominatedfinancialproductsthereportsaiD.MeanwhilechannelswillalsobeexpandedtoallowChineseinvestmentinforeignfinancialmarkets.Thebanksaiditwouldeaserestrictionsonenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesandincreasethenumberofqualifiedforeigninstitutionalinvestorsandthevalueoftheirinvestmentquotas份额.Wewillmakeuseofthefinancialmarkettoachievebalancedinternationalpaymentssaidthebank.LastyeartheStateAdministrationofForeignExchangeSAFEraisedtheannualquotaforindividualsbuyingforeigncurrencyfromUS$20000toUS$50000.ChinawillworkhardforamoreefficientandvigorousfinancialmarketthatcanbetterserveinternationalneedsthebanksaiD.Thecountrywilladjustitsfinancialmarketrulessotheyareacceptedaroundtheworldencouragereformsandpromotemoreflexiblediversifiedwaysoftradingaccordingtothebank.ChinafullyopeneditsfinancialmarkettoforeigncapitalonDecember11lastyearendingafive-yeartransitional过渡的periodafterenteringWTO.1.Thepassageis_______________A.apieceofnewsB.anadvertisementC.aposterD.anexplanation2.Chinaisworkinghardto_____________A.reducetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesB.increasetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesC.bringinmoreforeigninvestmentbypromisingtofurtheropenitsfinancialsectorD.adjustitsfinancialmarketstoresisttheinvasionofforeigninvestment3.TofurtheropenfinancialsectorChinahastakenmanymeasuresEXCEPTA.GivingmorechancestotheparticipationofforeigncapitalB.StrengtheningtheconnectionsbetweenChinaandothercountriesbytheleaders’payingvisitstoeachother’scountriesC.BroadeningthequotasofenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesD.Openingitsdomesticfinancialmarketstepbystep4.Wecandrawaconclusionthat___________A.China’sfinancialmarketwillbeconqueredbyforeignoneB.ChinawillcreateamoreactiveandvariouswayoftradinganditsmarketwillbecomestrongerC.ChinawillendthetransitionalperiodofopeningfinancialsectorinfiveyearsD.Chinawillbeblindtotheforeigninvestment

DFewpeoplewouldquestionthevalueoftakingpartinsportsforyoungpeoplE.Withpropertrainingsupervisionprotectiveequipmentandtechniquesandaproperemphasisonwinningsportscandevelopahealthybodyandspiritandalife-longinterestinbeingactiveandfit.Withoutsuchmeasureschildhoodsportscanleadtoinjuriesandevenparalysisordeath.Eveninthebestconditionsnoactivitycanberisk-freE.ButmostserioushazardsarepreventablE.Cyclistsandfootballplayerscanreducetheirrisksbywearinghelmetshockeyplayersbywearingmasks;basketballandtennisplayersbywearingeyeguards;baseballplayersbywearingbattinghelmets.Besidesriskstoindividualplayerscanoftenbefoundandthuspreventedthroughaproperlyperformedmedicalexambeforeachildplays.Foraccidentsthatmaynotbepreventablehavinganemergencyplanandfirst-aidequipmentandsomeonetrainedtousetheequipmentcanbelifesaving.StilleachyearaccordingtotheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicinemorethan775000childrenunder14aretreatedinemergencyroomsforsportsinjuriesnearlyhalfofthempreventablE.Anestimated300000athletesexperienceexercise-relatedheadillnesseseachyearandalmostallofthemshouldhavebeenavoideD.Furtherfromhalftothree-fourthsofsports-relatedconcussions脑震荡areneverevendiagnosed;theinjuredareoftensentbacktoplaytoosoonandputatriskofanothermoreseriousbrain-damagingconcussion.TohelpreducetheseriskstheNationalCenterforSportsSafetywiththeNationalAthleticTrainers’Associationoffersathree-houronlinesafetycourseforcoachesfor$28atwww.SportsSafety.Org.52.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AlltheaccidentscanbepreventeD.B.AlltheaccidentscannotbepreventeD.C.Livescanbesavedsolongasthereisproperequipment.D.Livescannotbesavedevenifthereisproperequipment.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhazardsinParagraph2A.Mistakes.B.Diseases.C.Dangers.D.Situations.54.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_____________.A.preventionofinjuriesisnotpaidenoughattentiontoB.childrenunder14aremoreeasilyhurtinsportsC.mostheadillnessesarerelatedwithexerciseD.noneoftheheadillnessesshouldhavehappened55.Whatcancoachesmainlylearnfromtheonlinesafetycourse?A.Howtocurebrain-damagingconcussion.B.Howtodiagnosebrain-damagingconcussion.C.HowtopredictthepossibilityofbraindamagE.D.Howtodealwiththeinjuredproperly.

Eachcellinthehumanbodycontainsabout25000to35000geneswhichcarryinformationthatdeterminesyourtraits.Traitsarecharacteristicsyouinheritfromyourparents;thismeansyourparentspasssomeoftheircharacteristicsontoyouthroughgenes.Forexampleifbothofyourparentshavegreeneyesyoumightinheritthetraitofgreeneyesfromthem.OrifyourmomhasfrecklesyoumightinheritthattraitandwindupwithafreckledfacE.Andgenesaren’tjustinhumans—allanimalsandplantshavegenestoo.Geneshangoutalllineduponthread-likethingscalledchromosomes.ChromosomescomeinpairsandtherearehundredssometimesthousandsofgenesinonechromosomE.ThechromosomesandgenesaremadeofDNAwhichisshortfordeoxyribonucleicaciD.Chromosomesarefoundinsidecellstheverysmallunitsthatmakeupalllivingthings.A.cellissotinythatyoucanonlyseeitthroughthelensofastrongmicroscopeandtherearebillionsofcellsinyourbody.Mostcellshaveonenucleus.Thenucleuswhichissortofegg-shapedislikethebrainofthecell.Ittellseverypartofthecellwhattodo.Howdoesthenucleusknowsomuch?Itcontainsourchromosomesandgenes.Tinyasitisthenucleushasmoreinformationinitthanthebiggestdictionaryyou’veeverseen.71.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WhatIsaGene?B.HowDoGenesWork?C.WhatDoesA.GeneConsistof?D.HowDoNucleusCommandCells?72.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinheritprobablymeaninthefirstparagraph?A.carryB.sendC.obtainD.pass73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theparentspasssomecharacteristicsontotheirchildren.B.Alllivingthingsreceivetraitsfromtheoldgenerations.C.One’sgreeneyesmightbepassedonfromtheparents.D.Amother’sfreckledfacemightaffectheryoung’sfacE.74.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat______________.A.genescandecideallyourcharacteristicsfromparents.B.genesexistinsidecellsthatmakeupalllivingthings.C.genestellseverypartofthecellwhattodo.D.Chromosomescomeinpairscontaininggenes.75.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat___________.A.notallcellshaveonenucleusinside.B.notalllivingthingsaremadeupofcells.C.genesaren’tinhumansbutinanimalsandplants.D.DNAismadeofchromosomesandgenes.

E.ParkinghaslongbeenamajorheadachefordriversinShanghai.TheTransportationDepartmentismappingoutanewplanforthecity’sparkingsystem.ThereareonemillioncarsontheroadinShanghaibutonlyenoughpublicparkingspacetoprovideroomfor15percentofthesevehicles.Itisnowonderthatlocaldriversgetsoworriedtryingtofindaplacetopark.Thecityisseeingariseinprivatecarowners.InMarchthecitysentout2000privatecarlicensesthehighestnumberoflicenseseversentoutinamonth.Andpricesroseto14600yuan500morethaninFebruary.Industryexpertssaythissuggeststhatlocalpeoplehaveastrongactiveinterestinbuyingcars.Bytheyear2020thenumberofautomobilesinShanghaiwillprobablyreachtwomillion.Ifoneparkinglotisforeachcarthenalotofparkingspaceshouldbebuiltforthesevehicles.DowntownShanghaiismostshortofparkingspacE.Howeverexpertspointoutthatsimplybuildingmoreparkinglotsindowntownareasisnotpracticalanddoesn’tprovideanidealsolution.TheideaofPark&RidesystemhasbeensuggesteD.Thismeansthatdriverscanleavetheirvehiclesincarparksnearbysubwayorbusstationsandridepublictransporttogodowntown.Basedonthisideathecitywilllimitthenumberofparkinglotsindowntownareasanddemandhigherparkingfeesbutbuildmoreparkingareasnearmainsubwayandbusstops.72.Theunderlinedphrasemappingoutinthefirstparagraphmeans__________.A.makingB.arguingC.controllingD.inspiring73.About__________driverscanfindplacestoparktheircarsinShanghainow.A.850000B.1000000C.150000D.200000074.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A.ThecitysentoutmoreprivatelicensesinFebruary.B.LessandlesspeopleboughtcarsinMarch.C.ThecitysentoutlessprivatelicensesinMarch.D.Moreandmorepeoplearegoingtobuycars.75.AccordingtotheideaofaPark&Ridesystemthecitywill__________.A.sendoutmoreprivatecarlicensesB.buildmoreparkinglotsnearbusstopsC.encouragepeopletobuymorecarsD.buildmoreparkingareasindowntown

IntheUSandBritainthesloganaroundcollegeswasSavewater.ShowerwithafrienD.NowWuhanUniversityhascomeupwithanothersystemforthecampusbathhousE.Itchargesstudentsfortheamountoftimeinashower.BeforeenteringthebathhousestudentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshowerwithcashortheirstudentIDcarD.Theclockstartstickingtheminutethetapeisturnedon.Itpauseswhenabuttonispressedforsoap.AnintegratedcircuitICcardreaderateachtapshowsthetimE.Nomoneynowater.Thebenefitsofthenewsystemcanbeseenwiththeoldsystemwhichcharged1Yuanforeachpersonregardlessoftimeintheshower.Theuniversityusedabout320tonesofwaterdailyundertheoldsystembutonly160tonsnow.ManystudentsusethenewsystembutopinionsonitaredivideD.SomestudentssayitisbadbecausebathinghadbecomeasortofracE.Manypeopleusingitforthefirsttimearenotsurehowlongtheyneedtoshower.Somemightbeembarrassediftheirtimeisupandthey’restillcoveredinsoap.TheyhavetoaskthebathhouseworkertohelpthembuyextratimE.It’saflawinthesystemthatyoucannotbuyextratimeontheIDcardsaidRenafreshmaninWuhanUniversity.Theuniversityisalsoconsideringsomestudents’suggestionsthattheybeallowedtopayafterthey’vefinishedtheshower.Notsurprisinglysomearecomplainingaboutlosingthehourshower.Butmanystudentssaythemovehelpsthemdevelopawater-savingsensE.Withoutthetimelimitsmoststudentstendedtoshowerfor30toanhourinthebathhousE.Someevenusedthehotwatertowashtheirclothes.Inmyexperience10-20minutesisenoughsaidDaiZhihuaathird-yearstudentwhousuallytakes8minutes.A.similarsystemhasbeeninstalledinotheruniversities.ShanghaiNormalUniversityintroduceditatitsFengxiangCampusinSeptember.Thebathingfeethereis0.2YuanperminutE.Onemalestudentrespondedbysettingarecordwithatwo-minuteshower.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Studentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshower.B.Theclocktimesallthroughwhilethestudentisbathingexceptwhenthebatherpausedforsoap.C.Ifmoneyrunsouttherewillbenowater.D.Havingfinishedbathingthestudenthastopayforit.2.TheunderlinewordflawParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.perfectionB.advantageC.pityD.fault3.Sincethenewsystemhasperformed______ofwatercanbesaveD.A.aquarterB.onethirdC.onehalfD.twothirds4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.thenewoperationcansolvethewatercrisis.B.Thenewoperationcanraisestudents’environmentalawareness.C.asimilaroperationhasbeensetinotheruniversities.D.Theuniversityhassavedalotofwaterbyusingthenewsystem.5.Inwhichcolumncanyoufindthispassage?A.PeoplE.B.SocietyC.CampusLifE.D.LifestylE.

TheU.S.governmenthasrepeatedlymadeitclearthatitwouldwelcomeChina’sentranceintotheworldarenaasapower.HoweveraseriesofissuessincethebeginningofthisyearparticularlyWashington'sstanceontheU.S.-SouthKoreanjointmilitaryexercisesandtheSouthChinaSeaissuehavemadetheworldthink:IstheUnitedStatesreadytorecognizeChinaasapowerontheworldstage?ItiseasiersaidthandonefortheUnitedStatestoadaptitselftoChina'sdevelopment.LipserviceisfarfromenoughtoboostthedevelopmentofSino-U.S.relations.IfWashingtoncannotfindawaytorecognizeandacceptChina'speacefulriseontotheworldstagebilateral双边的tieswillbelikearollercoasterfullofupsanddowns.HowevernoonewouldliketoseethenegativeeffectsrockyrelationswouldbringtoChinatheUnitedStatesandpossiblytotheworldasawholE.U.S.SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonhasurgedChinatoplayagreaterroleinsolvingtheworld'seconomicenvironmentalandpoliticalproblems.ShesaidglobalissuescouldnotbesolvedbytheUnitedStatesorChinaalonebutwithoutparticipationofthetwocountriesnoproblemswouldlikelybesolveD.WashingtonhasrealizedthattheUnitedStates'globalinterestcanbemaintainedonlythroughchangingthewayitdealswithChinA.TheObamaadministrationreleasedpositivesignalsinitsrelationswithChinawhichhavebeeninterpretedastheUnitedStatesshowingitsintentiontochangethetraditionalstrategyofengagementandcontainment遏制.AsamatteroffactthegeneraldirectionofSino-U.S.relationsprovidesafoundationonwhichtheUnitedStatescanbaseitsforeignpoliciesandismorecomplicatedthananadjustmentinrealconditions.IssuessuchasarmssalestoTaiwanGooglecensorshipRMBexchangeratesaswellasfinger-pointingabouteconomicresponsibilityshowWashingtonstillseemsconfusedandinpatientaboutrelationswithChinA.TherelationshipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesisthemostimportantandcomplicatedbilateralrelationshipintheworldthiscentury.ThedevelopmentofSino-U.S.relationswillaffectworldpeaceandstabilityespeciallyintheAsia-Pacificregion.IanBremmeranAmericanpoliticalscientistspecializinginU.S.foreignpolicysaidAmericaandChinawillhavemorethanevertogainfromcloserpoliticalandcommercialtiesandmusttakestepstoavoidaColdWarorworse.InthatcircumstancetheUnitedStatesneedsbothwisdomanddeterminationtorecognizeandacceptChinaacountrythatistotallydifferentfromitsownasapowerontheworldstagE.Theunderlinedwordstanceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.informationB.opinionC.ignoranceD.criticismWhydoestheUShavetochangethewayitdealswithChina?A.TheUSwelcomesChin’sentranceintotheworldarenA.B.TheUShopesthatChinawillgetmorepowerful.C.OnlyinthiswaycanChinameetallofitsdemands.D.OnlyinthiswaycanitsglobalinterestbemaintaineD.IanBremmerthinksbothAmericaandChinawillbenefitmorefrom.A.acoldwar.B.keepingpatientC.bettercooperationD.developingeconomyWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.IsitClearthatChinahasbecomeworldpower?B.IsUSreadytorecognizeChinaasworldpower?C.IsUSstillthemostpowerfulcountryintheworld?D.IsSino-U.S.relationshipthemostimportantandcomplicatedintheworlD.

DespiteallthereportsofInternetsecurityattacksovertheyearsincludingtherecentonesonGoogle’se-mailservicemanypeoplehavereactedtothebreak-inswithashrug耸肩.Mr.Shulmanandhiscompanyexaminedalistof32millionpasswordsthatanunknownhackerstolelastmonthfromRockYouacompanythatmakessoftwareforusersofsocialnetworkingsiteslikeFacebookandMySpacE.ThelistwasbrieflypostedontheWebandhackersandsecurityresearchersdownloadedit.Thelistprovidedanunusuallydetailedwindowintocomputerusers’passwordhabits.TypicallyonlygovernmentagenciesliketheF.B.I.ortheNationalSecurityAgencyhavehadaccesstosuchalargepasswordlist.SomeWebsitestrytokeepbacktheattackersbyfreezinganaccountforacertainperiodoftimeiftoomanyincorrectpasswordsaretypeD.ButexpertssaythatthehackerssimplylearntotrickthesystembymakingguessesatanacceptablerateforinstancE.ToimprovesecuritysomeWebsitesareforcinguserstomixlettersnumbersandevensymbolsintheirpasswords.OtherslikeTwitterpreventpeoplefrompickingcommonpasswords.StillresearcherssaysocialnetworkingandentertainmentWebsitesoftentrytomakelifesimplerfortheirusersandarereluctanttoputtoomanycontrolsinplacE.EvencommercialsiteslikeeBaymustweightheconsequencesoffreezingaccountssinceahackercouldsaytrytowinanauction拍卖byfreezingtheaccountsofotherpotentialbuyers.Butowingtotherealityofourovercrowdedbrainstheexpertssuggestthateveryonechooseatleasttwodifferentpasswords—acomplexoneforWebsiteswheresecurityisvitalsuchasbanksande-mailandasimpleroneforlessriskyplacessuchassocialnetworkingandentertainmentsites.Mr.Mossreliesonpasswordsatleast12characterslongfiguringthatthosemakehimamoredifficulttargetthanthemillionsofpeoplewhochoosefive-andsix-characterpasswords.It’slikethejokewherethehikersrunintoabearintheforestandthehikerthatsurvivesistheonewhooutrunshiscompanionsMr.MosssaiD.Youjustwanttorunthatbitfaster.59.TheunderlinedsentenceManypeoplehavereactedtothebreak-inswithashrugshowsthatmanypeople______.don’ttakeseriouslythehacker’sbreak-insareworriedandfrightenedatthehacker’sbreak-insdon’tknowwhattodowiththehacker’sattacksareeagertogethelpsfromtheexperts60.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwebsitesneedsamorecomplexpassword?A.socialwebsitE.AnentertainmentwebsitE.A.commercialwebsitE.A.governmentwebsitE.61.TheInternetusersareadvisedto______inordertokeepbackthehackers.mixlettersnumbersandsymbolsaswellchoosepasswordswithatleast12characterschoosepasswordswith5or6characterschooseatleasttwodifferentpasswords62.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?PasswordSimpleorComplex?PopularPasswordsHighRisk!CleverHackersStupidNetizens.HackertheEnemyofInternetSecurity.

Thefinancialcrisiswillbethetopissueatthisyear’sWorldEconomicForuminDavosSwitzerlanD.Thefive–daymeetingstartsonWednesdayJanuary28.Morethantwothousandfivehundredpeoplefromninety-sixcountrieswilldiscusswaystosolvethecrisis.Theeventgatherssomeoftheworld'smostpowerfulpoliticalandbusinessleadersatasmallskivillageintheSwissAlps.Organizersthisweekannouncedaprogrambuiltaroundthetheme:ShapingthePost-CrisisWorlD.Butwiththeworldstillincrisistherewasnewsthatnofamouspeoplefromshowbusinesswillbeattheforumthisyear.BonathesocialactivistandleadsingeroftheIrishrockgroupU2usuallyattends.Buthewillnotbeattendingthisyear.Organizersexpectarecordforty-oneheadsofstateorgovernment.TheyincludeChinesePremierWenJiabaoRussianPrimeMinisterVladimirPutinandtheprimeministerofKenyaRailaOdingA.AmongthoseexpectedfromPresidentObama'snewadministrationisLawrenceSummersthedirectoroftheNationalEconomicCouncil.AnotherisMisterObama'snationalsecurityadviserretiredgeneralJamesJones.MembersoftheUSCongressarealsoamongtheguestlistalongwithformerpresidentClintenafavoriteatDavos.Aboutsixtypercentofthoseattendingarebusinessleaders.TheWorldEconomicForumwillalsodiscussglobalwarminginvestmentinlow-carbonformsofenergyindevelopingcountriesandotherissues.KlausSchwabisthefounderandchairmanoftheforum.Hecallsthisoneofthemostimportantgatheringsinitsthirty-nineyearhistory.Hesaysthefinancialcrisisshouldbeseenasawake-upcalltochangesystemsandwaysofthinkingandtore-establishtrust.KLAUSSCHWAB:Weneverwillmoveoutofthecrisisifwedonotre-establishconfidencewhichmeanswehavetoestablishsignpostsforthefuturE.1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheWorldEconomicForumthisyear?A.TowakeuppeopletoestablishsignpostforthefuturE.B.Tosolvetheproblemsofglobalwarning.C.Tore-establishconfidenceoftheleaders.D.Todiscusshowtosolvethecrisis.2.Theunderlinedwordsignpostinthelastparagraphmeans.A.symbolB.roadC.goalD.station3.WhatdoesKlausSchwabmeaninthesecondparagraphfromthebottom?A.ThecrisisrequiresustochangE.B.Weshouldchangethesystemsoftheforum.C.Theforumhasalonghistory.D.Thecrisisneedstrust.

The1900houseThebowlerfamilywasoneofmorethan400familieswhoappliedto1900housearealityTVshoutwhichtookatypicalfamilybackahundredyearstosehowpeoplelivedinthedaysbeforetheinternetcomputergamesandevenelectricity.ThebowlerfamilyspentthreemonthsinaLondonhomewithoutatelephonecomputersTVorfastfooD.Thebowlersworeclothesfrom1900areonlyfoodavailableinEnglishatthattimeandcookedtheirmealsonasinglestovE.Paulbowlerstillwenttoworkeverydayinathenuniform.Thechildrenchangedtheirclothesonthewaytoandfromschoolandtheirclassmatesdidn’tknowaboutthenunusuralhomelifE.Joycestayedathomecookingandcleaninglikeatypicalhousewifeofthetimethougheverythingtookthreetimesaslong.SodoesJoycethinkthatpeople’sliveswerebetterintheolddays?IthinkpeopleintheolddayshadjustadmanytroublesandworriesJoycesaiD.AndIdon’tthinktheirlifewasbetterorworsetherewerelotsofthingsbackthenthatI’mhappyIdon’thavetodealwithnowadaysbutontheotherhandlifewassimpler.Wehadalotmoretimewithourfamilyanditwashardbeingnicetoeachotherallthetimeeleven-year-oldHilarysaiD.SowhatdidtheBowlerfamilymissmostaboutmodernlifewhilelivinginthe1900house?Paul39:telephoneandahotshowerJoyce44:aquickcupofteafromakettleyoucouldjustturnonHilary11:rockCDJoseph9:hamburgerandcomputergames1.WhiletheBowlerfamilywaslivingin1900house_____.A.themotherspentmoretimeonhouseworkB.thetwochildrenworethethenclothesforschoolC.theypreparedtheirmealstogetheronastoveD.theyatesimplefoodstheyhadneverseen2.AccordingtoParagraph4what’sJovce’sopinionaboutlifein1900?A.TherewerefewerproblemsforthefamilyB.LifewassimplerbutworsethanitisnowC.TherewerethingsshelikedanddislikedD.Thefamilyhadmoretimetostaytogether3.WhatwouldHilaryexpectmostfrommodernlifeinthethreemonths?A.ToplaycomputergamesB.TomakephonecallsC.TolistentomusicD.TochatontheInternet

B.Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings—E.g.alcoholdrugcertainfoodsoreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive:theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologistsmanypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsionlikemostothersisimpossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncreditchargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwordscompulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredittheycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendinglargeamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoneyofcoursemostpeoplelookforsaleslowpricesanddiscounts.Compulsivebargainhuntershoweveroftenbuythingsthattheydon’tneedjustbecausetheyarecheap.TheywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgetsbuttheyarereallyplayinganexcitinggamE.Whentheycanbuysomethingforlessthanotherpeopletheyfeelthattheyarewinning.Mostpeopleexpertsclaimhavetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealreason.ItisnotonlyscientistsofcoursewhounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabitsbutalsobusinesspeoplE.Storescompaniesandadvertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness.Theyconsiderpeople’sneedsforlovepowerorinfluencetheirbasicvaluestheirbeliefsandopinionsandsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalledbehaviortherapy疗法tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesamewaytheycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.60.Accordingtothepsychologistsacompulsivespenderisonewhospendslargeamountsofmoney_____.A.andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuysB.inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlifeC.justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneedD.andfeelsheorsheischeated61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Peoplespendmoneyforexactlythesamereasonthattheyneedtobuythings.B.Businesspeopleandadvertiserscanusethepsychologyofpeople’sspendinghabitstoincreasesales.C.Businesspeopleunderstandthepsychologyofcompulsivebuyingbetterthanscientistsdo.D.Compulsivebargainhuntersdonothaveproblemswithmoney.62.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thepsychologyofmoney-spendinghabits.B.Thehabitsofcompulsivespenders.C.A.specialpsychologyofbargainhunting.D.Theuseofthepsychologyofspendinghabitsinbusiness.63.Fromthetextwemaysafelyconcludethatcompulsivespendersorcompulsivebargainhunters_______________.A.arereallyunreasonableB.needspecialtreatmentC.arereallybeyonddrugsD.cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney

MexicoCityistrulyoneofthemostamazingcitiesintheworldwithamixtureofboththeoldandnewworlD.FromthemomentyourplanestartstolandinthisvastcityyouknowthatyourtripwillbequiteanadventurE.OnceinyourtaxiandthemomentyouleavetheairportyouareamazedatthelargeamountofslowtraffiC.ThevolumeofthetrafficcanbestressfultosomE.ThePaseodelaReforma改革大道runningsouthwestacrossthecityisoneofthemajortouristandbusinessareasinMexicoCitywithmanyhighqualityhotelsonlywalkingdistancefromgreatrestaurantsandothertouristattractions.TheonlyproblemyouwillhaveistryingtoseeallofthesesitesduringyourvacationtimE.OneofthemostpopularattractionsinthisareaistheNationalMuseumofAnthropologyalongthenorthwestpartofthestreet.TherearethousandsofartifactsondisplayshowingthehistoryoftheareaandnumerousitemsfoundfromthemanyAztecsitesintheareA.WalkingsouthwestfromthemuseumyouwillsoonreachtheMexicoCityZoowhichisagreatplacetospendanafternoon.AcrossthestreetfromthemuseumistheChapultepecCastleonceanimportantsiteintheMexican-Americanwar.It'salsoagoodideatotakethetrainupthehilltowherethecastleislocatedasthehillissteep陡峭的.It'simportanttokeepinmindthatMexicoCityisover7000feetabovesealevelandsomefeelitdifficulttobreathewhenwalking.YoucantakeataxitotheCoyoacanmarketduringtheeveningonaweekenD.It'sagreatplacetogetsomecheapsouvenirstobringbackhomeandtoenjoysometraditionalMexicancuisinE.HoweveryoumustbecarefulwhereyoueatandthatthemeatiswellcookeD.55.ThetouristsinMexicoCitymaynotbesatisfiedwith______.A.thehighspeedofthetrafficB.theheavytrafficofthecityC.thepollutedairinthecityD.theirsafetyinthecity56.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.thenumberofthecityattractionscan'tmeettheneedsofthetouristsB.itisconvenientfortouriststovisitthecityfromwheretheystayC.touristshaveproblemswhenvisitingthesitesinMexicoCityD.touristsoftenhavetheirthreemealsinthehighqualityhotels57.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectpositionsofthefollowingplaces?P=PaseodelaReformaM=theNationalMuseumofAnthropologyC.=theChapultepecCastleZ=theMexicoCityZoo58.WhichofthefollowingattractionsmayinterestthosewhowanttostudythemilitaryofthearmyhistoryofMexicoCity?A.TheNationalMuseumofAnthropology.B.TheCoyoacanmarket.C.TheChapultepecCastlE.D.TheAztecsites.

Australia’sGreatBarrierReefwilllosemostofitscoralcoverby2050andatworsttheworld’slargestcoralsystemcouldcollapseby2100becauseofglobalwarmingastudyrecentlysaiD.ThestudybyQueenslandUniversity’sCenterforMarineStudiescommissioned委托bytheWorldwideFundforNaturesaidthatthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReefwasunavoidableduetoglobalwarmingregardlessofwhatactionsweretakennow.Undertheworst-casescenariocoralpopulationswillcollapseby2100andthereestablishmentofcoralreefswillbehighlyunlikelyoverthefollowing200-500yearssaidthereportentitledImplications可能的影响ofClimateChangeforAustralia’sGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefistheworld’slargestlivingreefformationstretching2000kmnorthtosouthalongAustralia’snortheastcoast.OnlyifglobalaveragetemperaturechangeiskepttobelowtwodegreesCelsiuscantheReefhaveanychangeofrecoveringfromthepredicteddamagethereportsaiD.CoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneandishighlystressedbyatemperatureriseoflessthanonedegreeCelsius.Watertemperaturerisesoflessthanonedegreecoincided同时发生withtheworld’sworstrecordedcoralbleaching颜色变淡periodin1988.Thewarmerwaterforcesoutthealgae海藻thatgivecoralitscolorandifallarelostthecoraldiesandthereefwilldieout.In198816percentoftheworld’scoraldiedwith46percentoftheIndianOceancoraldestroyeD.ScientistsexpresswatertemperaturestorisethiscenturybybetweentwoandsixdegreesCelsius.Thereislittletonoevidencethatcoralscanadaptfastenoughtomatcheventhelowertemperaturerisesaidthereport.Over-fishingandpollutionfromcoastalfarmswerealsocontributingtothedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefsupportshugefishingandtourismindustries.Evenunderfavorableconditionstouristswouldonlybeabletoexperiencerealcoralsinreefthemeparks.TheunderlinedwordscenarioinParagraph2probablymeans.A.imaginationB.intentionC.expectationD.predictionFromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.coralshavenodifficultyinad高☆考♂资♀源网aptingthetemperaturechangeB.ifwetakequickactionswecanavoidthedestructionofcoralsC.wecanfindcoralsinmanyareasoftheseasoroceansD.thealgaehelpcoralstoliveWhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef?A.DirectsunshinE.B.Over-fishing.C.Globalwarming.D.Pollution.BysayingCoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneParA.3theauthormeans.A.coralcanonlyliveinasmallareaB.coralprefersacrowdedplaceC.coralcanhardlyadapttothetemperaturechangeD.coralgrowsbestinasmallare高☆考♂资♀源网a

DDuringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.A.womanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavesevenoreightchildrenofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsoldandup.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteenthemotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyearsduringwhichchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilsixty.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomeneconomic经济的position.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafull-timejoB.Howeverwhentheymarriedtheirschool-leavingageissixteen.Manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomenmarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofullerpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage婚姻withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifE.71.Wearetoldthatinafamilyabout1900________.A.fewchildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveC.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive72.Onereasonwhythewomanoftodaymaytakeajobisthatshe______.A.isyoungerwhenherchildrenareoldenoughtolookafterthemselvesB.doesnotlikechildrenherselfC.needn’tworryaboutfoodforherchildrenD.canbefreefromfamilydutieswhenshereachessixty73.Manygirlsarenowlikelyto_______.A.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.marrysothattheycangetajobD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy74.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquiteusualforwomento_______.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagaininlifeD.marrywhilestillatschool75.Nowahusbandprobably_________.A.playsagreaterpartinlookingafterchildrenB.helpshiswifebydoingmuchofthehouseworkC.feelsdissatisfiedwithhispartinthefamilyD.takesapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehome

In1901H.G.WellsanEnglishwriterwroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers探险者landedonthemoontheydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothemoonpeopletheymet.InturnthemoonpeopleexpressedtheirsurprisE.Whytheyaskedareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon'tevenuseyourinnerspaceH.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.HoweverthequestionthatthemoonpeopleaskedisstillaninterestingonE.A.growingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.UndergroundsystemsarealreadyinplacE.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.InsomecitiessuchasTokyoSeoulandMontrealtherearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.TheChunnelatunnel隧道connectingEnglandandFranceisnowcompletE.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan'sTaiseiCorporationisdesigninganetworkofundergroundsystemscalledAliceCities.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflatsofficesshoppingandsoon.A.solardome太阳能穹顶wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth'sspacE.Thesurfacetheysaycanbeusedforfarmsparksgardensandwilderness.H.G.Wells’moonpeoplewouldagreE.Wouldyou56.TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthemoonpeople____.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understoodtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology57.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditParagraph2refertoA.Discoveringthemoon'sinnerspacE.B.Usingtheearth'sinnerspacE.C.MeetingtheMoonpeopleagain.D.TravelingtoouterspacE.58.Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Officesshoppingareaspowerstations.B.Tunnelscarparksshoppingareas.C.Gardenscarparkspowerstations.D.Tunnelsgardensoffices.59.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthetextA.AliceCities-citiesofthefutureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdownnotup

D.A.walletthatlookslikeapieceofnewspaperanatlasoranexpressparcelreceipt?Orabusinesscardthatlookslikeanotepad?Nokidding.BaiMinghuiaBeijing-baseddesignercreateshisartworkusingTyvekasyntheticpapermaterialwhichisdifficulttotearwaterproofandmoreimportantlytotallyrecyclablE.Borntoaworkerfamilyin1983inTangshanHebeiProvinceBaiworkedasagraphicdesigneratafinancialmagazineinBeijingaftergraduatingfromMinzuUniversityofChinA.Inthespringof2008BaivisitedanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijing's798artzoneandthenworkedwiththematerialtryingtobringhisdesignstolifE.Thefirstthingthatcameintohismindwasthepaperwalletamust-tryhandicraftassignment手工作业thatmostChinesestudentsdoinelementaryschool.ApaperwalletisdefinitelymoreusefulthanapapercraneorfrogBaitoldBeijingReviewsmiling.Atfirstmanypeoplehavenoideawhatitisbecauseitlookslikeapieceofnewspaperoranexpressparcelreceiptandfeelslikerealpaper.Butit'shardtotear.Thecompletedfoldedwalletisseamlesswhichcreatessomuchfunforadesigner.TobehonestIdidn'tthinkaboutprofitsatallhesaiD.Aftermonthsofresearchanddevelopmentonprintinganddesigningthefirstgenerationofhispaperwalletmadeastunningdebut上市inMay2008.Thesecondgenerationwhichoffersagreaterrangeofpatternoptionswasputonthemarketatthebeginningof2009.Youcanhavegraffiti涂鸦orwritedownphonenumbersonitorpaintwhateveryoulikE.IwouldlikepeopletobeabletouseiteasilyhesaiD.Idon'twanttodothingswithoutcreativeideas.Nowmyfocusisonhowtocreatebetterdesignratherthanthewalletitself.68.InwhichorderdidBaidothefollowingthings?A.createthepaperwalletB.studyinMinzuUniversityC.workasagraphicdesignerD.visitanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijingA.cbadB.bcdaC.cbdaD.bcad69.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethedesigner?A.diligentB.creativeC.friendlyD.honest70.TyvekasyntheticpapermaterialhasthefollowingcharactersEXCEPT____.A.recyclableB.waterproofC.foldableD.profitable71.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MostoftheChinesestudentshavetriedtomakesomekindofpaperwork.B.ManyChinesearefondofpaintingdifferentthingsontheirwallets.C.MostofthewalletsthatpeopleusenowadayscanberecycleD.D.MostofthedesignersbasedinBeijinghavetriedTyvektocreatetheirownworkofart.

ThesmallunframedpaintingcalledFishermanwassignedbyalittle-knownItalianartistMaveleone1669-1740.WhenitwassoldrecentlyinNewYorkfor$27000thesellerMr.OliverPittwasaskedtoexplainhowthepicturehadcomeintohispossession.PittsaidIdidn’tknowitwassovaluablE.I’mnotanartexpert.Photographyismyhobby.Ibought‘Fisherman’inItalyin1970for$140.thepicturewasdirtyandIcouldn’tseetheartist’ssignaturE.Butanywayitwasn’tthepicturethatIlikE.IboughtitbecauseoftheframE.It’smostunusualframemadeoftinysilverysea-shells.TheyaresetinsuchawaythattheyreflectperfectlightontothesurfaceofapicturE.InowhaveaphotographofmywifeinthatframeandI’llneverpartwithit.WhenIreturnedtoNewYorkIshowedthepaintinginitsframetoacustomsofficer.ItoldhimthatIhadpaid$140foritbutadmittedIdidn’tknowitsactualworth.Thecustomsmanvalueditat$140andIwasaskedtopaydutyonthatvaluE.Ididsothereandthen.LaterItookofftheframeandthatuncoveredMaveleone’ssignaturE.MywifesuggestedinfunthatthepaintingmightbeavaluableonesoIcleaneditandputitupforsalE.AsaresultofhisexplanationOliverPitthadtoappearincourt.Hewasaccusedof指控knowinglymakingafalsestatementofthevalueofapicturesoastocheattheCustomsDepartment.Pittwasnothappy.ItoldthetruthasIknewitthenhesaidWhatelsecouldIsay?Andthenthejudgeagreedwithhim.TheCustomsDepartmentistoberesponsibleblamehesaidformakingatruevaluationofgoodsboughtintothecountrysothatthecorrectamountofdutymaybechargeD.MrPittdidnotcauseortrytocausethemistakethatwasmadE.HepaidthedutythatwasdemandeD.IfnowtheCustomsDepartmentfindsthatitsvaluationwasnotcorrectitcannotbeallowedtohaveanothertry.Pittisnotguilty.Pittmetthecustomsofficer__________wheretheofficerwasemployedto________.A.attherailwaystationorairport;examinepeople’sbaggageB.attheairportorport;examinepeople’sbaggageC.atthebus-stop;helppeopleentertheUSAD.attheairportorport;helppeopleentertheUSAFromthepassagewecaninferthatifMaveleonehadbeenawell-knowartist_________.A.thepaintingwouldhavecostmuchmorethan$140B.hewouldn’thavesoldhispaintingatsuchalowpriceC.thecustomsofficerwouldn’thavevaluedthepaintingat$140D.Pittwouldn’thavehadtheintentiontobuyanyofhispaintingsPitttookofftheframeinorderto____________.A.cleanthepaintingtoputitupforsaleB.lookfortheartist’ssignatureC.useifforhiswife’sphotographD.findthepainting’struevalueWhichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PittknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.B.Pitt’swifeknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.C.WhenPitt’swifesuggestedkeepingthepictureshewaskindofjoking.D.Pittdidn’tpayanydutyatall.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruetothestory?Intheend__________.A.Pittwasaskedtopaythecorrectamountofduty.B.PittsoldtheframeofthepaintingatanevenhigherpricE.C.TheCustomsDepartmenthadnorighttorevaluethepainting.D.Pitt’swifewasregardedasanexpertbecauseofherwisesuggestion.

CIfyouweretocomeupwithalistoforganizationswhosefailureshaddonethemostdamagetotheAmericaneconomyinrecentyearsyouwouldprobablyhavetostartwiththeWallStreetfirmsthatbroughtusthefinancialcrisis.FromthereyoumightmoveontotheautomakersinDetroit.ButIwouldsuggestthatthelistshouldalsoincludealessobviousnominee:publiceducation.AtitstopleveltheAmericansystemofhighereducationmaybethebestintheworlD.Yetintermsofitscoremission---turningteenagersintoeducatedcollegegraduates---muchofthesystemisfailing.TheUnitedStatesdoesagoodjobenrolling招生teenagersincollegebutonlyhalfofthestudentswhoenrollendupwithabachelor’sdegreE.Soidentifyingthecausesofthecollegedropoutcrisisintheworld’slargesteconomymattersenormouslyandanewbookcalledCrossingtheFinishLinetriestodopreciselythat.ItsauthorsareeconomistsWilliamBowenandMichaelMcPhersonandadoctoralcandidateMatthewChingos.Thefirstproblemtheydiagnoseissomethingtheycallunder-matching.Itreferstostudentswhochoosenottoattendthebestcollegetheycangetinto.TheyinsteadgotoalessselectiveoneperhapsonethatisclosertohomeorlessexpensivE.Abouthalfofthelow-incomestudentswithagrade-pointaverageofatleast3.5inhighschoolandanSATscoreofatleast1200donotattendthebestcollegetheycouldhavE.Iwasreallyastonishedbythedegreetowhichwell-qualifiedstudentsfrompoorfamiliesunder-matchedsaidMr.Bowen.Infactwell-offstudentsattendthecollegesthatdothebestjobofproducinggraduates.Meanwhilelower-incomestudents-–evenwhentheyarebetterqualified—oftengotocollegesthatexcel擅长inproducingdrop-outs.It’sreallyawasteMr.Bowensaidandabigproblemforthecountry.Astheauthorspointouttheonlywaytoliftthecollegegraduationratesignificantlyistoliftitamongpoorandworking-classstudents.Insteaditappearstohavefallen.Whatcanbedone?Moneyisclearlypartoftheanswer.46.WhichofthefollowingwouldpeoplefirstthinkofasafactorresponsiblefortheAmericanfinancialcrisisaccordingtothispassage?A.Thegovernment.B.PubliceducationC.TheDetroitautomakers.D.TheWallStreetfirms.47.WhatisabigproblemwithAmericanhighereducation?A.ItishardtoenrollenoughstudentsintocollegE.B.Manycollegesareexperiencinglowrateofgraduation.C.Manycollegestudentsstayawayfromclasses.D.Itishardformanycollegestogetfinancialaidfromthegovernment.48.ThetitleofthebookCrossingtheFinishLineprobablymeans______.A.runningtotheendofthelineB.goingtocollegeC.finishingcollegeeducationD.workinghardincollege49.Whydosomestudentsunder--match?A.Becausetheyhavefinancialdifficulty.B.Becausetheyfaceambitioncrisis.C.BecausetheylackconfidencE.D.Becausetheycan’tgetguidancE.50.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.problemswithsecondaryAmericaneducationandpossiblesolutionsB.America’sfinancialcrisisitscauseandinfluenceC.lowrateofAmericancollegegraduationitscauseanditsinfluenceD.relationshipbetweenAmericaneducationanditseconomy

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.Australiais_______.A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghaiC.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearthThegovernmenthadmade_______.A.tooenoughlawstofightpollutionB.somanylawsthatitcanfightpollutionC.enoughlawsthatitcanhardlyfightpollutionD.enoughlawsbecausethepollutionisveryseriousWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustraliA.C.PerthliesinthewestofAustraliA.D.NoothercityislargerthanPerthinAustraliA.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

DA.walletmisplacedduringaromanticembracehasbeenreturnedtoitsforgetfulownerafter55years.TwoclassiccarcollectorsfromtheUSstateofIdahofoundthewalletafteritfelloutofthebackofavintage旧式的cartheywereplanningtorestorE.AfteranInternetsearchtheyfoundandcontactedtheownerGlennGoodlovE.Mr.Goodlovesaidheprobablylostthewalletinthebackseatofhis1946HudsoncarwhenhewashomeonleavefromtheUSNavy.JonBeck61andChuckMerrill72boughtthenow-vintagevehicleinIdahoafterplacinganadinalocalnewspapertobuyaclassiccarinneedofrestoration.Drivingthecarhomeafterbuyingitthecollectorsstoppedatarestaurantandsawsomethingfrombelowthebackseat.LikeacoupleofkidswethoughtwehadagoldmineMr.BecksaiD.Insteadtheyfoundsomesmallchange--theleatherwallethelda$10billMr.Goodlove’smilitaryIDhissocialsecuritycardhisdriver'slicenseandseveraljewelleryreceiptsfrom1952.ButtheywereallinthenameofGlennPutnam.AftersearchingonlineMr.BeckdiscoveredthatMr.PutnamhadchangedhisnametoGlennGoodloveandmovedtoSanDiegoCaliforniA.HecalledMr.Goodloveaskingtospeaktoamanwhousedtodrivea’46Hudson.Therewasasilenceforabout15secondsMr.BecktoldtheTwinFallsTimes-News.Thenhesaid‘Whoisthat?Mr.Goodlovenow75sayshedidnotevenrememberlosingthewalletbutthefindhasbroughtmemoriesofhisyouthinEverettWashingtonfloodingback.Icouldseethehouseandthecarandthetownandallthegoodstufffromlivingthere’hesaiD.They’vebeenflowingeversincehetalkedtomE.67.ThelostwalletcontainedallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.somemoneyB.somejewelleryC.somereceiptsD.somecards68.Whichofthefollowinghappenedlast?A.ThevintagecarwaspurchaseD.B.AnadvertisementwasplaceD.C.Mr.Goodlove’snamewaschangeD.D.SomepersonalbelongingswerefounD.69.WhatdifferencedidthewalletmaketoGlenn?A.Hegainedunexpectedwealth.B.Hegotbackhislostcaraswell.C.Heimprovedhispoormemoryalot.D.Herecalledwhathadlongbeenforgotten.70.Themostpropertitleforthepassageis.A.AForgetfulWalletOwnerB.TwoCarCollectorsandaGoodDeedC.PricePaidforRomanceD.LostWalletFoundafter55Years

Someresearchersclaimthatpeople??spersonalitiescanbeclassifiedbytheirbloodtypes.IfyouhavebloodtypeOyouarealeader.Whenyouseesomethingyouwantyoustrivetoachieveyourgoal.Youarepassionateloyalandself-confidentandyouareoftenatrendsetter.YourenthusiasmforprojectsandgoalsspreadstootherswhohappilyfollowyourleaD.Whenyouwantsomethingyoumayberuthlessaboutgettingitorblindtohowyouractionsaffectothers.AnotherbloodtypeAisasocialpeopleperson.Youlikepeopleandworkwellwiththem.YouaresensitivepatientcompassionateandaffectionatE.Youareagoodpeacekeeperbecauseyouwanteverybodytobehappy.InateamsituationyouresolveconflictsandkeepthingsonasmoothcoursE.SometimestypeAsarestubbornandfinditdifferenttorelax.TheymayalsofindituncomfortabletodothingsalonE.PeoplewithtypeB.bloodareusuallyindividualistswholiketodothingsontheirown.Youmaybecreativeandadaptableandyouusuallysayexactlywhatyoumean.Alsoyoucanadapttosituationsyoumaynotchoosetodosobecauseofyourstrongindependentstreak.Youmaypreferworkingonyourowntobeingpartofateam.ThefinalbloodtypeistypeAB.IfyouhaveABbloodyouareanaturalentertainer.YoudrawpeopletoyourbecauseofyourcharmandeasygoingnaturE.ABsareusuallycalmandcontrolledtactfulandfair.Onthedownsidethoughtheymaytaketoolongtomakedecisions.AndtheymayprocrastinateputtingofftasksuntilthelastminutE.PeoplewithtypeOwilldothefollowingthingsexcept____.A.directaboardB.burnthenight??soilC.beconsiderateD.self-orientedWhichofthefollowingisnotthefeatureoftypeA?A.Stubborn.B.SensitivE.C.ReserveD.D.Patient.WhatisNottruetotypeB?A.Helikestoworkbyhimself.B.Hedoesn’tthinkmuchbeforehespeaks.C.Hehasmanyoriginalideas.D.Hecannotfitinwiththeenvironment.ThebestprofessionforatypeABis____.A.MusicianB.PeacekeeperC.ActorD.Spokesman