International Winter Camp in Switzerland The winter experience Children enjoy a well-balanced , happy and safe holiday experience which introduces them to a variety of winter sports and exciting outdoor activities. Ski and snowboard instruction is combined with programs which allow campers to participate in a number of different activities including : swimming, indoor rock climbing, arts and a number of sports and games. At the same time, the winter camp offers children the opportunity to learn or to improve their language skills in English , French or German. Fee $200 per camper(Children aged 3-5: half price) Teaching Our team of international staff members are either professional educators, qualified and skilled international and Swiss , American ski and snowboard instructors or experienced camp advisers. Innovation(创新) Whether it is on or off the hill, our goal is to have our campers experience new and exciting activities every day! Creative this year: we have daily language classes. They are taught by professional teachers using the latest , brain-friendly learning skills. Contact information Call 012-879-4473 or e-mail us at internationalwintercamp@ hotmail. com or write to 125Seventh Avenue Switzerland, Switzerland 10014. What did the parents from last year say about the camp? All the activities were perfect . My son wants to return next year and I will recommend (推荐) the camp to others. ----Jack Smith I think this is one of the best camps that my child has attendeD. The advisers and directors are enthusiastic and friendly, the programs are excellent and it is the only camp that he asks to go back to. ------ Kate White My child had an excellent time at your camp. I was very impressed with both your friendly , helpful advisers and directors and the excellent way that the whole camp was organized and run. I will recommend it to my friends and will consider it next year! Many thanks. ------- Mary Brown One of the best organized camps we’ve ever experienceD. Some outdoor activities were quite wonderful. ------- Joe Black 43. What do you know the camp? A. It is free for children aged 3-5. B. Its aim is to let campers experience new and exciting activities every day. C. It provided language classes last year. D. Its ski and snowboard instructors are all from AmericA. 44. You can join the camp in the following ways except______. A. calling them. B. going to their office directly. C. sending emails to them. D. writing letters to them. 45 .It can be known from the passage that____. A. Mary Brown had an excellent time at the camp this year. B. Joe Black thought some activities were dangerous. C. Kate White thought the camp was the best camp in the worlD. D. Jack Smith’s son is likely to attend the camp again this year.

Youaregoingabroadandwilllivethere?Ohwonderful!Youaresolucky.PerhapsyourfamilyandfriendssaidsimilarthingstoyouwhenyoulefthomE.Butisittrueallthetime?Isyourlifeinthenewcountryalwayswonderfulandexciting?Specialistssaythatitisn’tthateasytogetusedtolifeinanewculturE.Cultureshock冲击isthetermspecialistsusewhentalkingaboutthefeelingsthatpeoplehaveinanewenvironment.Therearethreestagesofcultureshocksaythespecialists.Inthefirststagethenewcomersliketheirnewenvironment.ThenwhenthefreshexperiencediestheybegintohatethecitythecountrythepeopleandeverythingelsE.InthelaststagethenewcomersadapttotheirsurroundingsandfinallyenjoytheirlifetherE.Cultureshockarisesfrommanyobviousfactors.Theweathermaybeunpleasant.Thecustomsmaybedifferent.Thepublicservicesystemssuchasthetelephonepostofficeortransportationmaybedifficulttoworkout.Eventhesimplestthingsbecomeheadaches.Stillworsethelanguagemaybedifficult.Whofeelscultureshock?Everyonedoesinthiswayorthat.ButcultureshocksurprisesmostpeoplE.Veryoftenthepeoplehavingtheworstcultureshockarethosewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirhomecountriesandweresuccessfulintheircommunity.Comingtoanewcountrythesepeoplefindtheydonothavethesameestablishedpositions.Theyfindthemselveswithoutarolealmostwithoutanidentity.Theyhavetobuildanewself­imagE.Cultureshockleadstoafeelingofdisorientation迷惘.Thisfeelingmaybehomesickness.WhenhomesickpeoplefeellikestayinginsideallthetimE.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromthestrangeenvironmentandcreateandescapeinsidetheirroomforasenseofsecurity.ThisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshorttermbutitdoesnothingtomakethepersonfamiliarwiththeculturE.Gettingtoknowthenewenvironmentandgainingexperiencearethelongtermsolutionstotheproblemofcultureshock.17.Whenpeoplemovetoanewcountrythey________.A.findtheirnewlifealwayswonderfulandexciting.B.dislikethenewsurroundingsfromthebeginning.C.quicklygetaccustomedtothenewculturetherE.D.willgetusedtothenewlifewithcertaindifficulty.18.Basedonthepassagewhichofthefollowingresultsfromcultureshock?A.weatherconditionsandcustomsB.publicserviceandtransportationC.feelinghomesickanddisorientedD.languagecommunicationissues19.Accordingtothepassagethemoresuccessfulyouareathome________.A.thefewerdifficultiesyouwillmeetwithabroadB.themoreproblemsyoumayhavetofaceabroadC.thegreatersuccessyouarelikelytomakeabroadD.thelesshomesickyouwilleventuallyfeelabroad20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.CulturalshockaffectsandsurprisesthosewholiveinanewculturE.B.A.newculturemakeseverythingdifficultexceptthesimplestthings.C.Sincecultureshockispainfulwecannevergetoveritcompletely.D.Escapingbystayinginsidedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshock.

Goinggreenseemstobefad时尚foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbadwecan’treallysaybutforthetwoofusgoinggreenisnotafadbutalifestylE.OnApril222011wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthingsanditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergywehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.WiththeideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayearOurGreenYearstarteD.MylifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYearwecompletelychangedourlifestylE.Wenowshopatorganic有机的stores.WeconsumelessmeatchoosinggreenfooD.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon’tneeD.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuicewithnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutterenjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbreaD.InourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunisheD.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.25.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoingGreen.B.ProtectingthePlanet.C.KeepingOpen-MindedD.CelebratingOurGreenYear.26.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause_________.A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfadB.theydidn’tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergyD.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks27.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.B.Theyignoreothers’ungreenbehavior.C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefooD.28.Whatcanweinferformthelastparagraph?A.ThegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenpeoplE.B.ThecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuturE.C.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple’sgreenideas.D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.

AsweallknowtheDragonBoatFestivalisourcountry’straditionalfestivalbutdoyouknowthereisalsoaDragonBoatFestivalinSouthKoreawhichalsofallsonMay5ofthelunarcalendar阴历IthasbeenreportedthatSouthKoreawillapplytoUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganizationUNESCO联合国教科文组织tomakethecelebrationoftheDragonBoatFestivalitsownintangibleculturalheritage非物质的文化遗产.IfsuccessfulpeoplefromothercountriesmayseetheDragonFestivalasaKoreancreation.Asthebirthplaceoftheyearlyeventmorethan2000yearsagoChinaisnothappywiththesituation.ItwouldbeashameifanothercountrysuccessfullymadeatraditionalChinesefestivalpartofitsownculturalheritageaheadofChinasaidZhouHepingdeputy副cultureminister.TheChineseMinistryofCultureiseventhinkingofmakingitsownapplication申请toUNESCOcoveringalltraditionalChinesefestivalsincludingtheDragonBoatevent.ItisthoughtthatthefestivalisheldinmemoryofthegreatpoetQuYuan340－278BCwholivedintheStateofChuduringtheWarringStatesPerioD.Quwasknowntobeapatriot爱国者andadmiredbyordinarypeoplE.HeissaidtohavejumpedintoMiluoRiverbecausehehadlosthopeinhiscountry’sfuturE.WhenpeopleheardaboutQusdeaththeysailedupanddowntheriversearchingforhisbody.TheyalsobeatthedrumstofrightenawaythefishandthrewZongziintothewatertostopthefishtouchingQu.Dragonboatracingissaidtocomefromthissearchforthepoet’sbody.OvertheyearstheDragonBoatFestivalhasspreadthroughouttheworlD.InJapanandVietnamaswellasSouthKoreathefestivalhasmixedwithandbecomepartofthelocalculturE.5.TheDragonBoatFestival_________.A.wascreatedbySouthKoreaB.comesfromSouthKoreaC.isalsokeptbySouthKoreaD.isSouthKorea’sculturalheritage6.Whatisthereaction反应oftheChineseMinistryofCulturetoSouthKorea’splanningtomaketheDragonBoatFestivalitsownculturalheritageA.FightingagainstSouthKoreA.B.TellingSouthKoreait’snotrighttodoso.C.Consideringtodothesimilarthing.D.AskingSouthKoreanottodoso.7.WhatisthepurposeofholdingtheDragonBoatFestivalA.InhonorofQuYuan’sbirthday.B.InmemoryofallthepatriotsofChinA.C.Tofrightenawaythefish.D.InmemoryofQuYuan.8.AfterQuYuan’sdeathZongziwasthrownintothewaterto________.A.feedhimB.protecthisbodyfromgoingbadC.preventthefishbitinghisbodyD.attracthissoul

Whetheryou'reabusinessowneroramanageryouhavetopayattentiontothebusinessenvironmentandyourplaceinitifyouwanttobesuccessful.Inotherwordsit'simportanttoassesswhereyouarenowandhowyoucanmaintainregainorcreateacompetitiveedgeoverthecrowD.Brandingisthebuzzword流行用语oftheday.Thoughpossiblyoverusedtheconceptisstillanimportantoneintoday'sbusinessworlD.TheprimaryvalueofbrandingisinclarifyingpreciselywhatmakesyoudifferentandwhatyouhavetoofferthatgivesyouagreatadvantageoverotherpeoplewhocompetewithyouinthemarketplacE.Brandingisthecornerstone基石ofanysuccessfulmarketingplan.Thesecondthingyouneedtoconsiderisrelationships.Gettingtoknowandunderstandpeopleisimportant.YoumustknowwhatpeoplecareaboutandwhattheyneeD.Thekeyistofocusonqualityoverquantity.Massesofsocialmediaconnectionsmatterlessthanrelationshipswithpeoplewhocandirectlyinfluencethesuccessorfailureofthebusiness.Currentandpotentialcustomersaswellasemployeesandprofessionalconnectionshavethemostrelevantopinionsandusefulfeedbacktooffer.It'snecessarytocommunicatelistenandbuildrelationshipswiththosewhocanimpactthefutureofyourbusiness.NextyouneedtoconsiderwheretheopportunitiesforyourgrowtharE.It'scriticaltokeeponeeyefocusedongrowthdevelopmentandinnovation.Ifyoudon'tyou'llfadeintothecrowdwhileothermoreforwardthinkingbusinessessurgeaheadleavingyouintheirdust.Soyouarerequiredtostayopentonewopportunitiesandconsistentlytakesteps—evensmallones—tokeepgrowingandmovingforwarD.Growthtakesmanyforms.Itmightberevisinganexistingprocessupdatingskillsinvestinginnewequipmentorlearninganewtechnology.ItalsomighttaketheformofmoresignificantchangessuchasshiftingcareersorbusinessmodelsorlaunchinganewproductorservicE.Lastlybalanceisalsooneofthemostimportantthingsyoumustconsiderinordertostaycompetitivebecausebalancingprioritiesandthedifferentaspectsofyourlifeisthefoundationforbuildingasuccessfulcareerorbusiness.Balanceisnotabouttryingtoallotequalportionsofattentiontimeandenergytotheseparateparts.Itismoreaboutdiscoveringtherightcombinationofshiftingimportanceandfocusthatcanmeettheever-changingdemandsofworklifeandpersonallifewhilestillleavingyoufeelinghappyandfulfilleD.Insummarysuccessrequiresthatyoupayattentiontowhereyouareandhowyou'redoing.Ifyoucanfigureoutwhatsetsyouaparthowyouneedtogrowandwhatyouneedtodotokeepmovingforwardthenyoucanbegintoapplyyourfocusandresourcesinawaythatallowsyoutocontinuetodevelop.FourthingstoconsiderifyouwanttoremaincompetitiveParagraphoutlinesSupportingdetailsBranding●Brandingcanmakeyou71outfromothercompetitors.●Brandinginfluencesthe72ofyourmarketingplan.Relationships●Itisamusttoknowpeople'sconcernsand73.●Itismoreimportanttosocializewiththosewhocan74influenceyourbusiness.●Don't75yourcustomersemployeesandprofessionalconnectionsbecausetheycanofferrelevantopinionsandusefulfeedback.Growth●Ifyou76togrowdevelopandinnovateyou'llfallbehinD.●Don't77anyopportunityofmovingforwardandkeeptakingstepstogrowandadvancE.●Youcangrowby78ofrevisinganexistingprocessupdatingskillsinvestinginnewequipmentshiftingcareersetC.Balance●Asuccessfulcareerorbusinessis79onbalancingprioritiesandthedifferentaspectsofyourlifE.●Balancedoesn't80distributingequalportionsofattentiontimeandenergytotheseparateparts.●Youmeettheever-changingdemandsofworklifeandpersonallifeandmeanwhileyoufeelhappyandfulfilleD.

InthefamousfairytaleSnowWhiteeatstheQueen’sappleandfallsvictimtoacurse;inShakespeare’snovelRomeodrinksthepoisonanddies;someancientChineseemperorstookpillsthatcontainedmercurybelievingthatitwouldmakethemimmortalbuttheydiedafterwarD.Poisonhaslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistoryanditseemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevildangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutpoison?AnexhibitionThePowerofPoisonopenedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkintendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstandingofpoison.TheexhibitionwillcontinueuntilAug2014reportedTheNewYorkTimes.Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsettingwhereyoucanseeliveexamplesofsomeofthemostpoisonousanimals:caterpillarsfrogsandspiders.Goldenpoisonfrogsforinstancearen’tmuchbiggerthanacoinbuttheirskiniscoveredinapoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournervesandasinglefroghasenoughvenomtokill10grownhumans.Theexhibitionalsofeaturesinteractiveactivities.InaniPad-basedgamevisitorsarepresentedwiththreepuzzlingillnessesandaskedtoidentifythepoisonsbasedonsymptoms.Inonecaseforexampleapetdogisfoundsickinabackyardandvisitorshavetofigureoutwhetheritwasthetoad蟾蜍theleakybatteriesinthetrashorthedirtypondwaterthatdidit.PoisonscanbebadforsomethingsMichaelNovacekseniorvicepresidentofthemuseumtoldNBCNews.Yettheycanalsobegoodforothers.Thisiswhatvisitorslearnfromthelastpartoftheexhibitionwhichdisplayshowpoisonscanbeusedfavorablybyhumansincludingformedicaltreatment.Thebloodtoxinsofvampirebatsforexamplecanpreventbloodfromclotting凝结whichmayprotectagainststrokes.A.poisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancerwhichiswhatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.OnechemicalinthevenomofGilamonsterscanlowerthebloodsugarofitsvictimssoithasbeenusedtotreatdiabetes.ThebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedicinE.Believeitornotmanysubstancesthatweregularlytakein–chilicoffeeandchocolateetC.–owetheirspecialflavorsorstimulatingeffectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketopoisoninsects.53.BymentioningSnowWhiteandRomeoatthebeginningofthestorytheauthorintendsto____________.A.showthatpoisonhaslongbeeninvolvedinliteratureB.showthatpoisonisalwayslinkedwithevilanddeathC.drawreaders’attentiontothetopicofthearticleD.getreaderstothinkofmoreexamplesoftheuseofpoisoninstories54.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibitionThePowerofPoison?A.Togivepeoplemorein-depthknowledgeaboutpoison.B.Toteachpeoplehowtohandlepoisonousanimals.C.Toinformpeopleaboutwhichanimalsarethemostpoisonous.D.Toshowhowpoisonhasbeenusedformedicaltreatment.55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheexhibitionisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Theexhibitionwillleadvisitorstoarealrainforest.B.Goldenpoisonfrogsarethemostpoisonousanimalsondisplay.C.ThosewhovisittheexhibitioncanjoininsomeiPad-basedinteractivegames.D.Visitorscanlistentolecturesonrecentstudiesofpoisonousanimals.

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountrycitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWorldWarIIthepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreasedhoweverthepopulationinmanySunBeltcitiesincreased.Inthelate1940sandearly1950scityresidentsbecamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs郊区.Nowthingsarechangingthechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Manyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethereortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers.Thispopulationshift迁移isbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950smanypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbsnowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.OnlyafewyearsagopeoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.OnethingissuremanydyingcitiesinAmericaarealiveagain.29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?A.Theyaredying.B.Theyarehopeless.C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.30.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarII?A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.C.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.31.Accordingtothe4thparagraphagreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities____.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovebacktothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses32.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat_________________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.olderpeoplepreferthecitytothesuburbsinAmericaD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

TourismprobablystartedinRomantimes.RichRomansvisitedfriendsandfamilywhowereworkinginanotherpartoftheRomanempirE.WhentheempirebrokedownthiskindoftourismstoppeD.Intheearly17thcenturytheideaoftheGrandTourwasborn.RichyoungEnglishpeoplesailedacrosstheEnglishChannel.TheyvisitedthemostbeautifulandimportantEuropeancitiesofthetimeincludingParisinFranceandRomeandVeniceinItaly.Theirtourslastedfortwotofouryearsandthetouristsstayedafewweeksormonthsineachcity.TheGrandTourwasanimportantpartofyoungpeople'seducation-butonlyfortherich.Inthe18thcenturytourismbegantochangE.ForexamplepeopleintheUKstartedtovisitsometownssuchasBathtotakethewaters.Theybelievedthatthewatertherewasgoodfortheirhealth.Solargeandexpensivehotelswerebuiltinthesetowns.Inthe19thcenturytravelbecamemuchmorepopularandfaster.Whenthefirstrailwayswerebuiltinthe1820sitwaseasierforpeopletotravelbetweentownssotheystartedtogoforholidaysattheseasidE.Somestartedtohaveholidaysinthecountrysideascitiesbecamelargernoisieranddirtier.Travelingbyseaalsobecamefasterandsaferwhenthefirststeamshipswerebuilt.Peoplebegantotravelmoretofarawaycountries.The20thcenturysawcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularamongordinarypeoplE.Planesweremadelargersoticketpricesdroppedandmorepeopleusedthem.Thustourismgrew.In1949RussianjournalistVladimirRaitzstartedacompanycalledHorizonHolidays.Thecompanyorganizeseverything-planeticketshotelroomsevenfood-andtouristspayforitallbeforetheyleavehomE.Thepackagetour包办旅行andmoderntourismindustrywasborn.ThefirsttravelagencyinChinawassetupasearlyas1949.Buttourismdidnottakeoffuntil1978.In2002theindustrywasworth500billionyuanandbecameanimportantpartofChina'ssocialdevelopment.25.Intheearlytimesthetravelers_______.A.allcamefromChinaB.wereveryyoungandstrongC.hadlotsofmoneyD.traveledbyboat26._______playedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.A.EducationB.MoneyC.TransportationD.People'sideas27.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisright?A.Moneyplayedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.B.Inthe20thcenturypeoplepreferredtravelingbyseatotravelingbyair.C.China’stourismdidnottakeoffuntil1949.D.In2002thetourismindustrybecameanimportantpartofChina’ssocialdevelopment.28.Moderntourismindustrywasborn_______A.in1949B.inRomantimesC.intheearly17thcenturyD.inthe19thcentury29.Theunderlinedphrasetakeoffmeans_______.A.riseintotheairB.developveryfastC.removehatsandclothesD.bringdowntheprices

Onlineeducationallearninggamesareaneffectivewaywithendlessoption选择forteachingkidsofallagegroupsandchildrenarealsoabletooperateitwithoutmuchassistancE.Parentsfinditeasiertoteachkidsthroughtheseprogramswhobecomefamiliarwithoperatingthecomputer.KidshavefunlearningphoneticsspellingandevenanewlanguagE.Childrenarenotwillingtolearnmathtablesordifficultwordsatschool.Theyfinditfuntositinfrontofacomputerandlearnlanguageandsolvemathematicalproblems.Inthisageofcomputerscomputersarebecominganimportantpartofthechild’sdailycurriculumwithparentsoptingtoteachthesechildrennewthingseachdaywiththehelpofonlineeducationalgames.Computersarealsoknowntoimprovethemotorskillsinchildren.Inadditionthelevelofthesegamescanbeadjustedaccordingtothelevelandlearningabilityofthekids.Themakersofthegameskeepthekids’interestinmindwhiledesigningthemsothattheirinterestismaintaineD.Anotheradvantageofthesegamesisthatyoucanfindfreeonlinegamesanddonothavetoinvestintheseexpensiveproducts.Otheractivitiesthatareavailableontheinternetincludeonlinecoloringgames.ThisisalsoaconstructivewaythatchildrencanusetopasstheirleisuretimE.Anotheradvantageisthatthechildrencanlayinthecomfortoftheirhomes.KidswhoarefondofplayingonthecomputercanspendtheirtimelearningeducationalmaterialinsteadonvideogamesthatteachviolencE.Parentshavetokeepaneyeontheirkidsandmakesurethattheydonotspendtheirtimeonthecomputerplayinggamesthatcouldbeharmfulforthem.Itisessentialtodirectthekidstoeducationalsitesthathavebeneficialgamesandareknowntohelptheprogressofthesechildren.5.Whatisthemainideaofthistext?A.Onlinegamescanbeharmfultokids.B.Onlinegamescanbehelpfultokids.C.KidsliketoplaygamesonlinE.D.Parentsareworriedabouttheirkids.6.Kidsdon’tliketolearnknowledgeprobablybecause.A.theyhavetroubleoperatingthecomputerB.phoneticsandspellingareuselessC.stayingintheclassroomisboringD.mathematicalproblemsaredifficult7.Whatshouldthemakersmainlyconsiderwhiledesigningthecomputergames?A.Thekid’sexpensE.B.Thekid’sinterest.C.Thekid’slevel.D.Thekid’sability.8.Oneoftheadvantagesofonlinegamesisthattheycan.A.helpparentskeepaneyeontheirkidsB.makeiteasiertosolvemathematicalproblemsC.establishcloserrelationshipbetweenparentsandkidsD.leavekidscomfortableathome

Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyisloveofwisdom.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.Unliketheotherdisciplines学科philosophycannotbedefinedbywhatyoustudybecauseitisactuallyunlimiteD.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:arthistorylawlanguageliteraturemathematicsmedicinepsychologyreligionscienceandvalues.Philosophyisoneoftheworld’soldestsubjectsofstudyandinfacttheotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosophy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorate博士学位ofPhilosophyPh.D.inbiochemistryorcomputerscienceorpsychology.Twobroadsub-fieldsofphilosophyarelogicandthehistoryofphilosophy.Logicisthescienceofargumentandcriticalthinking.Itprovidessoundmethodsfordistinguishinggoodfrombadreasoning.Thehistoryofphilosophyinvolvesthestudyofmajorphilosophersandperiodsinthedevelopmentofphilosophy.Ofwhatuseisphilosophy?Firstitisusefulineducationaladvancement.Itisnecessaryforunderstandingotherdisciplines.Onlyphilosophyquestionsthenatureoftheconceptsusedinadisciplineanditsrelationtootherdisciplines.AndthroughthestudyofphilosophyonedevelopssoundmethodsofresearchandanalysisthatcanbeappliedtoanyfielD.Thereareanumberofgeneralusesofphilosophy.Itstrengthensone’sabilitytosolveproblemstocommunicatetoorganizeideasandissuestopersuadeandtotakewhatisthemostimportantfromalargequantityofdatA.Thesegeneralusesareofgreatbenefitinthecareerfieldnotnecessarilyforobtainingone’sfirstjobaftergraduationbutforpreparingforpositionsofresponsibilitymanagementandleadershiplateron.Itisveryshort-sightedafteralltotakeacourseofstudiesonlyforthepurposeofgettingone’sfirstjoB.Theusefulskillsdevelopedthroughthestudyofphilosophyhavesignificantlong-termbenefitsincareeradvancement.Nootherdisciplinesystematicallyfollowstheidealsofwisdomleadershipandcapacitytoresolvehumanconflict.28.AccordingtoParagraph1philosophycanbestbedescribedasthestudyof______.A.socialsciencesB.naturalsciencesC.bothsocialandnaturalsciencesD.thesubjectmatterofpolitics29.Withthestudyofphilosophyyoucan_______.A.becomeagreatleaderB.succeedineverythingC.findagoodjobsoonaftergraduationD.makeprogressinyourcareerdevelopment30.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.PhilosophyisanindependentdisciplinE.B.Logichelpsyoutobecomeabetterthinker.C.Thestudyofphilosophybringsyouimmediatebenefits.D.ThemeaningofphilosophyistoolimitedtodefinE.31.Fromthepassagewecanconclude______.A.notallthesubjectshavetodowithphilosophyB.apersonwillgetaPh.D.ifhe/shestudiesphilosophyC.philosophycanbehelpfulforthestudyofanyothersubjectsD.philosophyistheonlysolutiontoalltheproblemstotheworld

TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundinglessupper-class上层社会的ascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshasfounD.Researchershavestudiedeachofhermessagestothecommonwealthcountriessince1952tofindoutthechangeinherpronunciationfromthenobleUpperReceivedtotheStandardReceiveD.JonathanHarringtonaprofessoratGermany’sUniversityofMunichwantedtodiscoverwhetheraccentchangesrecordedoverthepasthalfcenturywouldtakeplacewithinoneperson.AsfarasIknowtherejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecords’hesaiD.Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels元音hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.Heraccentsoundsslightlylessnoblethanitdid50yearsago.Buttheseareveryverysmallandslowchangesthatwedon’tnoticefromyeartoyear.WemaybeabletorelateittochangesinthesocialclasseshetoldTheDailyTelegraphaBritishnewspaperIn1952shewouldhavebeenheardsaying‘thetmeninthebleckhet’.Nowitwouldbe‘thatmanintheblackhat’.Similarlyshewouldhavespokenof‘thecitay’and‘dutay’ratherthan‘citee’and‘dutee’and‘hame’ratherthan‘home’.Inthe1950sshewouldhavebeen‘lorst’butbythe1970s‘lost’.TheQueen’sbroadcastisapersonalmessagetotheCommonwealthcountries.EachChristmasthe10minutebroadcastisputonTVat3:00pminBritainasmanyfamiliesarerecoveringfromtheirtraditionalturkeylunch.TheresultswerepublishedintheJournalofPhonetics.67.TheQueen’sbroadcastswerechosenforthestudymainlybecause.A.shehasbeenQueenformanyyearsB.shehasalessupperclassaccentnowC.herspeechesarefamiliartomanypeopleD.herspeecheshavebeenrecordedfor50years68.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofalessnobleaccentinEnglish?A.Dutay.B.CiteE.C.HamE.D.Lorst.69.WemayinferfromthetextthattheJournalofPhoneticsisamagazineon_____.A.speechsoundsB.ChristmascustomsC.TVbroadcastingD.personalmessages70.WhatistheeffectofthechangeoftheQueen’saccent?A.PeoplewillnotrespectheranymorE.B.HerspeechwillnotappearonTV.C.Professorswillcometohelpher.D.Thetextdidn’ttellus.

InthepasttwodecadestheChineseeconomyhasundergonemanyreformsinanefforttocompetemoreeffectivelyontheinternationalmarket.ThesereformsincludedallowingforeignbankstooffercreditcardstoChinesecitizens.NowresearchersattheUniversityofMissouriMUhavefoundabout30%ofChineseurbanhouseholdsnowownatleastonecreditcardandthegrowthrateofcreditadoptionhasbeenanaverageof40%peryearbetween2004and2009.RuiYaoanassistantprofessorofpersonalfinancialplanningatMUsaysthatthislargegrowthinsuchasmallamountoftimehaspositiveandnegativeimplicationsfortheChineseeconomy.WithmoreandmorepeopletakingadvantageofcreditcardsinChinaitcertainlyincreasespotentialconsumerbuyingpowerYaosaiD.Howeverwefoundthatmorethan90%ofcreditcarduserswereunawareofsafetyissuesexistingincreditcarduseandmorethan60%hadlittleknowledgeoftheconsequencesofcreditcarddebt.Thislackofknowledgecouldcreateproblemsascreditcardownershipisexpectedtogrowatarateof11%ayear.Yaofoundthatwhile72%ofChinesecreditcardholderswereneverlateontheirpaymentonly55%wereabletopaythefullbalancE.Shealsofoundthat70%ofChinesecreditcardholderssaidthatcreditcardscontributedtooverspending.YaobelievethatChinesecouldbenefitfromfinancialeducationdesignedtohelpthemplanfortheirfinancialfutureandencouragingtheChinesetotakeadvantageofdebtinaresponsiblefashionisimportantfortheChineseeconomy.AppropriateuseofdebtcanhelphouseholdsimprovetheirqualityoflifeaswellasspureconomicgrowththroughanincreaseinmarketpurchasesYaosaiD.26.WhydidChinaallowforeignbankstooffercreditcardstoChinesecitizens?A.ToincreaseChinesecitizen’sconfidenceineconomyB.TorespondtotheurgentdemandforfinancialreformsC.TopersuademoreChinesecitizenstoacceptcreditcardsD.Toimprovecompetitivenessintheinternationalmarket27.A.lotoffiguresareusedinthetextinorderto______.A.provideconcreteevidenceB.recordthevaluabledateC.giveadetaileddescriptionD.introducearesearchmethod28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____.A.educationistheonlysolutionstofuturefinancialissuesB.overspendingismainlybroughtaboutbycreditcardsC.someChinesecitizenslackknowledgeofcreditrisksD.mostChinesecreditcardholderscan’tpaythebalance29.Theunderlinedwordspurinthelastparagraphisclosestinthemeaningto_____A.promoteB.delayC.controlD.discourage

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessstillpointstoanimportanttruthtodaythatbusinessinstitutions机构enjoymorerespectandpopularityinAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossessthat?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedonthecompetitionthanotherinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandsuccessfulnessbymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessinstitutionsarerespecteD.Competitionisnotonlygoodinitself;itisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividual个人的freedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkareprotecteD.Competitionprotectsthefreedomoftheindividualbyensuringthatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Differentfromoneall-powerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforprofits.Theoreticallyifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetocompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Wheremanybusinessescompeteforthecustomers’dollarstheycannotaffordtotreatthemlikeinferiors下属orslaves.Acomparisonisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitismoresupportiveoffreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeopleandbusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethenthatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantthandemocracy民主inkeepingfreedomon.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheideaofequalityofopportunity.Competitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessfulnessgoestotheswiftest=smartestpersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanalternativetosocialranks=positionsbasedonfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalityofopportunityratherthantheideaofspecialrights.12.ThestatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessprobablymeans______A.ThebusinessinstitutionsinAmericaareconcernedwithtradE.B.BusinessproblemsareofgreatimportancetotheAmericangovernment.C.Businessisofprimary=majorconcerntoAmericans.D.Americaisagreatpowerinworldbusiness.13.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvaluesonly______.A.whengivenequalityofopportunityB.throughdoingbusinessC.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomD.bywayofcompetition14.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.Honestbusinessmen.B.Bothbusinessmenandtheircustomers.C.Peoplewithideasofequalityandfreedom.D.Bothbusinessinstitutionsandgovernment.15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves_____.A.AmericanshavemoregoalsthanpeopleinothercountriesB.inmanycountriessuccessfulnessoftendependsonone’ssocialstatus=positionC.AmericanbusinessesaremoredemocraticthanthoseinothercountriesD.businessesinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseinAmerica

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

Singaporeisacountrywith42%ofitspopulationforeignborn.Singaporeanseventhoseofthesameethnicgroup少数民族havemanydifferentfirstlanguagesandcultures.ForexamplewithintheSingaporeanChinesegroupnearlyathirdspeakEnglishastheirhomelanguagewhilealmosthalfspeakStandardChineseastheirhomelanguageandtherestspeakvariousChinesedialects方言astheirhomelanguagE.DuetothesereasonstheEnglishfluencylevelofpeopleinSingaporevariesvastlyfrompersontoperson.MostreasonablyeducatedSingaporeansdospeakSingaporeStandardEnglishalternativelyknownasEducatedSingaporeEnglishwhichgrammaticallyisnotdifferentfromstandardBritishEnglishwithchangesbeinglimitedtoaccentandafewborrowedwordscausingfewchallengestoanynativeBritons.SingaporeEnglishderives起源itsrootsfromthe146yearsofBritishcolonialruleoverSingaporeuntilitsindependencein1965.Before1965thestandardformofEnglishinSingaporehadalwaysbeenBritishEnglish.AfterSingaporedeclaredindependenceEnglishinSingaporebegantotakealifeofitsownleadingtothedevelopmentofmodernSingaporeEnglish.EnglishhadbeentheofficiallanguageofthecolonialgovernmentandwhenSingaporegainedself-governmentin1959thelocalgovernmentdecidedtokeepEnglishasthemainlanguageinordertohelpdevelopeconomy.TheuseofEnglishasthenation’sfirstlanguageservestobridgethegapbetweendifferentethnicgroupsinSingaporE.EnglishisthegloballanguageforcommercetechnologyandscienceandimprovementofEnglishalsohelpstoexpediteSingapore’sdevelopmentanditbecomesimportantpartoftheglobaleconomy.ThereisanincreasingtrendofSingaporeansspeakingEnglishathomE.Forchildrenwhostartedprimaryschoolin200960%ofChinesealongwith60%Indianpupilsand35%ofMalaypupilsmainlyspeakEnglishathomE.BecausemanySingaporeansgrewupwithEnglishastheirfirstlanguageinschoolsomeSingaporeanChinesemaynotbeabletospeakStandardChinesE.47.HowmanypeopleinSingaporearenative?A.Lessthanaquarterofthepopulation.B.Aboutfortypercentofthepopulation.C.Onlyhalfofthepopulation.D.Nearlysixtypercentofthepopulation.48.AccordingtothetextwhendidtheBritishbegintoruleSingapore?A.In146B.In1819C.In1959D.In1965.49.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordexpediteinParagraph4?A.Speedup.B.Bringdown.C.Putoff.D.Holdback.50.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.TheBritishgovernmentsuggestedpeopleinSingaporeusemoreEnglish.B.EnglishhasreplacedalltheotherlanguagesinSingaporE.C.EnglishisimportanttotheunionoftheethnicgroupsinSingaporE.D.AlmostallthechildrencanspeakEnglishfreelyathomeandatschool.

OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryonE.WedonotrealizethatwavinggoodbyeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone'ssideorthatinItalyandsomeLatin­Americancountriescurlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarⅡandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthatGiftmeanspoisoninGerman.Moreoverweliketothinkofourselvesasfriendlyyetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouchwhichmakesAmericansuncomfortablE.Ourlinguistic语言的andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastesgesturescustomsandlanguagesofothercountriesarelosingourfriendsbusinessandrespectintheworlD.EvenhereintheUnitedStateswemakefewconcessions让步totheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonumentswedonothavemultilingual多语的guidedtours.VeryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslationsandmultilingualwaitersbankclerksandpolicemenarerarE.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.WhenwegoabroadwetendtostayinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealingsaswellasthenation'sdiplomacy外交areconductedthroughinterpreters.FormanyyearsAmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancE.AfterallAmericawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworldthedistributor分发者ofneededfundsandgoods.Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthingsandweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A.1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcenturyeventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhanD.38.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably________.A.standstillB.jumpasideC.stepforwardD.drawback39.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans________.A.areisolatedbythelocalpeopleB.arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrierC.tendtogetalongwellwiththenativesD.needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants40.AccordingtotheauthorAmericans'culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill________.A.affecttheirimageintheneweraB.cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldC.limittheirroleinworldaffairsD.weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar41.TheauthorintendstomakeAmericansrealizethatitis________.A.dangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriendsB.importanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworldaffairsC.necessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplacesD.timetogetfamiliarwithothercultures

ThebestexampleofsomethingisoftencalledthegoldstandarD.ItsetsthestandardagainstwhichotherthingsaremeasureD.Ineconomicsthetermdescribeshowmajortradingnationsonceusedgoldtosetcurrencyvaluesandexchangerates.Manynationscontinuedtousethegoldstandarduntilthelastcentury.IntheUnitedStatespeoplecouldexchangepapermoneyforgoldfromtheeighteenseventiesuntilnineteenthirty-threE.Then-PresidentRichardNixonfinallydisconnectedthedollarfromthevalueofgoldinnineteenseventy-onE.FromtimetotimesomepoliticianscallforareturntothegoldstandarD.In1978theInternationalMonetaryFundendedanofficialgoldpricE.TheIMFalsoendedtherequireduseofgoldintransactionswithitsmembercountries.Sincethattimegoldpriceshavegrownandcontinuedtobehigh.Butpeoplekeepbuying.Somepeoplearegoldbugs.Theseareinvestorswhosaypeopleshouldbuygoldtoprotectagainstinflation通货膨胀.Peoplehavevaluedgoldforthousandsofyears.Thesoftdensemetalpolishestoabrightyellowshineandresistsmostchemicalreactions.Itmakesagoodmaterialformoneypoliticalpower--andmorerecentlyelectricalpower.Ifyouownadevicelikeamobilephoneoracomputeryoumightownalittlegoldinthewiring.Thegoldstandardwasthesubjectofoneofthebest-knownspeechesinAmericanpoliticalhistory.WilliamBryanwantedthecountrytousebothgoldandsilverasmoney.Theideawastodevaluethedollarandmakeiteasierforfarmerstopaytheirdebts.Sohedeliveredaspeechwhichmadehimfamous.Hewasapresidentialcandidatethreetimes.Butheneverwon.28.TheunderlinedwordtransactionsprobablymeansA.warsB.tradeC.meetingsD.conflict29.AftertheIMFendedtheofficialgoldpricethegoldprices.A.stayedthesameB.begantodropC.increasedD.increasedalittleatfirstandkeptdrop30.What’sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThereasonforvaluinggoldB.ThehistoryoftheuseofgoldC.NewfunctionofgoldD.Howtoobtaingold31.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatWilliamBryan.A.wasonceafarmerB.lovedtocollectgoldC.wasafamouspoliticalfigureD.wasagoodatgivingspeeches

Weallneedavacationwhetherwiththeentirefamilyoryoursignificantother.Unfortunatelymanyofuswillnotbeabletofollowthroughwithvacationplans.Butnowthereisanalternativethatiscatchingon流行起来ratherquicklyanditiscalledaStaycation.A.staycationisjustwhatitsoundslikeavacationbutyoustayathomE.Itmightnotsoundinterestingbutyoucanturnitintoafunandrelaxinggetaway.Tellfamilyandfriendsyourplans.Intheireyesyouaretrulyonvacationandtheyonlyneedtocontactyouincaseofanemergency.Gooutside;don’tletthekidssleepallday.GooutandbirdwatchgofishingexploretheparksandnaturetakeinallyoucanoftheoutsideworlD.Youcanevenhavearelaxingdayatthebeachsoakinsomesunandletthekidsgoswimming.Goonapicnic;havethekidsflykites.Bringsomebubblesandhaveanicedaywiththewindblowinginyourhair.Watchasthekidsrunandplayandenjoythebeautifuloutdoors.Campingisanotherfunwaytohaveastaycation.IfyouhaveacampinggroundinyourareayoucangocampingforadayortwoandshowthekidshowitistoliverightintheheartofMotherNaturE.Justrememberitreallydoesn’tmatterwhereyoudecidetogowhetherhomeoraway.Aslongasyoucreatequalitytimewithyourfamilyyoucanstrengthenthebondsthatmayhavebeenpushedasideduringallthelongstressfulworkhours.Timeisthemostimportantthingyoucangivetoyourhusbandwifeandkidsenjoyingeverymomenttogetherandyouwillhavelastingmemoriesinyourhearts.1.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.Thepopularityofastaycation.B.Theimportanceofavacation.C.Wheretospendyourvacationthisyear.D.Howtoplanastaycation.2.Youshouldtellfamilyandfriendsyourplanssothat.A.theywillfullysupportyouB.theywilltakecareofyourhouseC.theywillcontactyouonlywhennecessaryD.theycanhelpyoumakepreparations3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTagoodwaytohaveagoodstaycation?A.Tosleepathomeallday.B.Togoouttowatchbirds.C.Togototheparks.D.Torelaxonthebeach.4.Whatisthemostimportantthingoftakingastaycation?A.Spendingqualitytimewithyourfamily.B.LettingyourkidslearnaboutnaturE.C.GivingyourfamilyrelaxingtimE.D.Gettingawayfromstressfulworkhours.5.Theunderlinedwordbondsinthelastparagraphcanbebestreplacedby.A.friendshipB.healthC.linksD.circles

Onedayacollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalongtheysawlyinginthepathapairofoldshoes.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldclosebyandwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’sworD.ThestudentturnedtotheprofessorsayingLetusplaythemanatrick:wewillhidehisshoesandhideourselvesbehindthosebushesandwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem.Myyoungfriendansweredtheprofessorweshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerichandmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebytrickingonthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoeandthenwewillhideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoveryaffectshim.Thestudentdidsoandtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhisworkandcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.AfterheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoeshefeltsomethingharD.Hebentdowntofeelwhatitwasandfoundthecoin.AstonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisfacE.Hefixedhiseyesonthecointurneditroundandlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedaroundhimonallsidesbutnopersonwastobeseen.Henowputthemoneyintohispocketandcontinuedtoputontheothershoe;buthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.HefelluponhiskneeslookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgivinginwhichhespokeofhiswifesickandhelplessandhischildrenwithoutbreadWhomthetimelyhelpfromsomeunknownhandwouldsavefromdying.Thestudentstoodtheredeeplyaffectedandhiseyesfilledwithtears.NowsaidtheprofessorareyounotmuchbetterpleasedthanifyouhadplayedyourintendedtrickTheyouthrepliedYouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.56.Thestudentwantedtoplaythepoormanatrickto_________________.A.findthetruthB.showhiswisdomC.amusehimselfD.teachhimalesson57.Afterfindingthetwocoinsthemanfelt_____________.A.helplessB.interestedC.peacefulD.thankful58.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris___________.A.wiseB.richC.humorousD.serious59.WhatdosethestoryintendtotellusA.Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursofSeptember21666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Overonehundredpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing’sbaker面包师inPuddingLanE.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintotheroof.A.strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto’clockthreehundredhouseswereonfirE.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul’sandtheGuildhallamongthem.SamuelPepysthefamouswriterwriteraboutthefirePeoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepath路径ofthefirE.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.InfactthestreetsarestillnarrowbuthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongwhichwasthenewStPaul’sThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.29.Theunderlinedwordfamilyinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____.A.houseB.childrenC.wifeandhusbandD.wifeandchildren30.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat.A.manypeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing’sbakerywasburneddown31.Whydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.32.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.HousesstandinginthepathofthefireweredestroyeD.

AsweenjoythesummeroceanwavesalongthebeacheswemaythinknervouslyaboutStevenSpielberg'sJawsandthegreatfearthatsharksinspireinus.Yetwearehappytoseeglobaleffortstoprotectthedecliningnumberofsharks.Theworldhasrealizedthatweneedthespecieslikesharkstokeepabalancedecosystem.Sharksinparticularareinthesedays.ThankstogoodpublicpolicyandfamousstarssuchasJackieChanandAngLeekillingsharksforfinsoupisnolongercool.Thedemandforsharkfinshasbeenrisingfordecadesthreateningsharkswithextinction--upto100millionsharksarekilledeachyearjustfortheirfins.ButwehavestartedtoreversethetrendparticularlyinmanyareasoftheUnitedStatesandoverseaswhererestaurantsonceproudlyprovideddelicioussharkfinsonthemenu.InCaliforniaabanonthesaleandpossessionofsharkfinsouphasgoneintoeffectthisyearthroughtheeffortsofWildAidandotherorganizations.OverseasmarketingandpubliceffortsfeaturingpostersonpublictransportationsystemsandTVadshavebeenunderwayforthepastfewyears.Theseeffortsallshowsignsofsuccessonboththesupplysideandthedemandsideoftradeinsharkfins.Actuallystoppingthekillingofsharksispartofabroadermovementtostopthekillingofwildanimalsandthebuyingandsellingofwildlifeproducts.TheseproductscomefromhuntingelephantstigersandrhinosbesideskillingmarinelifE.Whetheritissharkfinsouporivorypianokeyskillinganimalsisbigbusiness.Thehuntingofelephantsinsearchofivorytusksforluxury奢侈的goodshasbecomeafull-scalewar.ThedecreaseofAfricanelephantpopulationsisalarming.TogetherwithinternationalpartnerstheUnitedStatesisleadingtheworldwideefforttoreducedemandforhigh-endproductsthatrelyonkillinganimals.29.TheunderlinedwordreverseinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.followB.keepC.changeD.show30.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.alotofwildanimalshavebeenkilledforproductsB.JackieChanandAngLeemakefinsouppopularC.StevenSpielberg'sJawsinspiresustoprotectsharksD.thenumberofAfricanelephantshasbeenincreased31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplehavekickedthehabitofhavingsharkfinsoup.B.Sharkfinswillnotbeavailableanymoreinrestaurants.C.Globaleffortshavesucceededinstoppingkillingwildanimals.D.Moreanimalsforhigh-endproductswillbesaveD.

BelowisapassageadaptedfromthenetworkeditionofChinaDaily.EventLiYangoneofChina’smostfamousEnglishteachersapologizedforbeatinghisAmericanwifemorethanaweekaftershepostedphotosofherinjuriesonthewebandsetoffabombofcriticism.IwholeheartedlyapologizetomywifeKimandmygirlsforcommittingdomesticviolencE.ThishascausedthemseriousphysicalandmentaldamageLisaidonhismicroblogatWeibo.comthecountry’smostpopularsocialmediasiteonSaturday.Li42isamechanicsmajorbutisbestknownforhisCrazyEnglishapopularmethodoflanguagelearningthatinvolvesyellingatthetopofone’slungs.HewasatthecenterofpubliccriticismafterhiswifeKimLeeputuppostsonthewebaccusinghimofabuseshowingherswollenforeheadandknees.Voices@XuemanziangelinvestorAnti-domesticviolencelawsshouldbemadeassoonaspossiblegivingprotectiontotherightsofwomenandchildrenlawfully.Policeshouldnotstandbackfromdomesticviolenceanylongerevenifnoonereportsthem.SocietyasawholeshouldattachgreaterimportancetothecrimE.@ZhangxiaomeiChinesearenevertaughtaboutmarital婚姻的relationswhichmeannotmerelylivingtogether.A.goodmarriageneedstoovercomethreedifferences:familybackgroundgenderandpersonalities.InadditiontothesethereisculturalgapinLiYang’scasE.IftheeffectsofthesedifferencesarenotwellunderstoodafterthehoneymoonperiodtheywillturnintoconflictsandendangerthemarriagE.Li’sdomesticviolenceisareminderthatChinaneedssucheducation.@WuxiaolongSinaWeibouserLiYang’schoicetoresorttodomesticviolencereallyreflectshischaracter.StudentswhohaveattendedhisCrazyEnglishCampmayknowwhatImean:Liwantshisstudentstoworshiphimasanidol.Istillrememberheoncehadhisstudentskowtow叩头tohim.HealwaysteachesEnglishbyimposition权威强制whichdirectlyreflectshisdesireforpower.@SikaozheSinaWeibouserIntheUSthepunishmentsfordomesticviolenceareevenmoreseverethanstealing.Ifthepolicearriveatthewife’scallduringafightingbetweenacoupleandfindinjuriesonhertheywillimmediatelyarrestthehusbanD.Evenifthewifedoesn’tcallthepolicetheymayalsoshowupasneighborscouldwelldotheirpart.@ykxinSinaWeiboUserDon’tblindlyworshipanyonebecauseineveryclosettheremayhideaskeleton.AsafamousChinesesayinggoesOnlytheywhodowellintheirdailyroutinetaskscanfulfilltheirdreamsongreatoccasions.NotsurprisinglyonewhofocusestoomuchonhiscareerandignoreshisfamilylikeLiYangwillfailinboth.Don’tjudgeapersonbyhiscareersuccesswealthoranyothermaterialaspectbecausewhatfinallydecidesapersonishischaracter.Aftermath余波AlthoughLiYangpubliclyapologizedtohiswifepromisingtolovehisdaughtersevenifheandLeedivorcethedamageperhapspermanentlyhasbeendonetohiswifehisthreedaughtersandthewholefamily.WangXingjuanfounderoftheMapleWomen’sPsychologicalConsultingCenteranon-profitorganizationsaidnearlyhalfofdomesticviolenceabusersarepeoplewhohavehighereducationseniorjobsandsocialstatus.ShesaidthiswasprobablybecausesuchpeoplewereoftentoostressedinlifE.46.ThispassageisfocusedonLiYang’s____________.A.microblogarticleB.domesticviolenceC.English-teachingcareerD.internationalmarriage47.Zhangxiaomeiholdstheviewthat____________.A.lawsshouldbepassedtopreventconflictsB.crazypersonalityaccountsforviolenceandilltemperC.overcomingbackgroundgapisnecessaryformarriageD.Livingtogetheriswhatmarriageismainlyabout48.Whothinksthatcharacterplaysthemostimportantroleinone’slife?A.@ykxinB.@SikaozheC.@XuemanziD.@Zhangxiaomei49.AccordingtoWangXingjuan____________.A.peopleofhighereducationwon’teasilylosetemperB.peopleunderstresstendtohavedomesticviolenceC.peopleinlowersocialstatusoftenbeattheirwivesD.peoplewithseniorjobsseldomhavefamilytrouble

Group–buyinginChinaModeledafterUShotwebsiteGroupon.comgroupbuyingwebsitesarenowpopularinChinA.Thesewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscounts打折foradailydealonsomebeststufftodoseeeatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChinA.Discountsareavailablewithinjustoneclick.ZhaoleiasoftwareengineerinBeijinglovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtochecktoday’sspecialathisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.SometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspacE.Zhaospendsaround800yuan$117.65ongroupbuyingeverymonthmostlytobuyfoodcoupons优惠劵foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionallytofindsomethingfuntodo.‘‘Ilovegroupbuying.InadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffersithelpsmegetsomethingfunexcitingandnewandsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnewhesaiD.WhenhefindsareallygoodbargainhewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSNQQore-mailorsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.IndoingsoheoftengetsacertaincutoffthepricE.Atsomesitesbuyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplications申请reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZuogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinterbutIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!ZuosaiD.43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuyingB.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarketC.youcan’tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuyingD.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.D.ZhaoLeican’tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ZhaoLei’sonlinepurchasinglifE.B.GroupbuyingC.TheUShotwebsitesD.Anewdigitalcamera46.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________.A.bargainingfacetofaceB.discussingwiththesellersC.providingthelinktoothersD.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice

Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyandhappyandtolivelonger.Manypeopleliketowatchothersplaygames.TheybuyticketsorturnontheirTVstowatchthegames.Oftentheygetveryexcitedwhentheirplayerorteamwins.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinfor参加them.FootballforexamplehasspreadaroundtheworlD.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.WhatfunitistojumpintoapoolorlakewhetherinChinaEgyptorItaly!Andthinkofpeopleincoldcountries.ThinkhowmanylovetoskateorskiinJapanNorwayorCanadA.Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyearslikerunningorjumping.Chinesewushuforexamplehasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.PeopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetimE.Water-skiingisoneofthenewestinthefamilyofsports.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbutafteragametogethertheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson’scharacter.Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfairtowinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace胜不骄败不馁.1.Whydosomepeoplegetexcitedwhentheywatchagame?A.BecausetheywinthegamE.B.Becausetheygetthegoodnews.C.Becausetheirfavouriteteamwins.D.Becausetheycan’thelpthemselves.2.Whichofthesportshasalonghistory?A.Water-skiing.B.Basketball.C.Volleyball.D.Longjump.3.Whydopeoplefromdifferentcountriesoftenbecomefriendsafteragametogether?A.BecausetheytraintheircharacterinthegamE.B.Becausetheyarefriendlytoeachother.C.Becausetheyunderstandeachother.D.Becausetheyhelpeachother.

SantaFethecapitalofNewMexicoUSAisinthecentralpartofthestateontheSantaFeRiverwhichflowsintotheRioGrands35kilometreswestofthecity.MorethantwothousandmetresabovesealevelitliesintheSangredeCristoMountainswiththeOrtizMountainstothesoutheast.SantaFewasfoundedin1609bytheSpanishinanoldIndianvillagE.In1680theIndiansseizedtheplacebutonlyhelditfortwelveyearsbeforetheSpanishretookit.ThecityremainedunderSpanishruleuntilMexicowonitsindependencein1821.FromthenonitwasaMexicocityuntil1846whenitwastakenoverbyUStroops.Withapopulationof48953SantaFeisnowthesecondlargestcityinthestatE.Becauseofitssunnyweatherrichhistoryandsurroundingmountainsitisagoodplaceforholidaymakers.BesideshuntingandskatinginthemountainspeopleenjoyshoppingintheIndianandSpanishshopswhichbringsalargeincometothecityeveryyear.Insummerthereisaninternationaloperaseasonwhenoperasareshowninapartly-roofedopen-airtheatredailyforpeoplefromallovertheworlD.5.AtpresentSantaTebelongsto_______.A.IndiaB.MexicoC.SpainD.theUnitedStates6.WhatisofspecialinteresttopeoplewhovisitSantaFeinsummer?A.HuntingB.FishingC.WatchingoperaD.Doingshopping7.SantaFeisbestdescribed描述asa_________.A.tradecentreB.holidaycentreC.homeforallnationsD.seaportcity8.OneofthereasonsforvisitorstocometoSantaFeisthatit_____.A.hasfineweatherB.isthestatecapitalC.hashistoricalmonumentsD.isontheSantaFeRiver

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

TravelingcanbeaveryfunandexcitingwaytovacationwithyourfamilybutitdoesnotalwaysturnoutasexpecteD.Ihavetraveledalotwithmyfamilyovertheyearsbutsomeexperienceswereworthforgettingaltogether.IrememberaparticulartravelingexperienceIhadwithmydadandstepmotherwhichsticksoutinmymindforthewrongreasons.MydadandstepmotherhaddecidedtodrivetoCaliforniaforourfamilyvacation.ThiswassupposedtoprovideeducationalvaluesincewewouldbeabletostopalongthewayandlookatvarioussitesineachstatE.EverythingwasgoingasplanneduntilwedecidedtotakeabreakandstopattheGrandCanyon大峡谷.Ihadalwayswantedtoseethisexcitingplaceandhaddecidedtowriteareportonitfortheeighth-gradeEnglishclass.Wegotoutofthecarandwerewalkingononeofthepathstogettoacliff悬崖sowecouldtakeafamilyphotowhenIslippedandfell.Ifellonapieceofrockandimmediatelyfeltthepainshotupmyleg.Mydadtookmetothenearesthospitalandafteraneight-hourwaitintheemergencyroomfoundoutthatmytwobonesinmyfootbroken.NeedlesstosayourvacationwasnofunformebecauseIwasinpainandhadaplasticcastonmyfootduringthewholetwo-weektrip.Iendedupmakinganappointmentthedaywegothometoseeanorthopedist.ThatwasdefinitelynotwhatIconsiderfunoragreatvacationanditreallyputadentinoursightseeingplans.Whoknewthattryingtotakeafamilypicturewouldruinmyfamilyvacation?ImakeupmymindI’llhavetoputsafetyfirstwheneverIhaveatripinfuturE.36.Whydoestheauthoralwaysremembertheparticulartravelingexperience?A.Becausehewroteagoodreportonit.B.Becauseaterribleaccidentduringthetriptaughthimalesson.C.Becausethesitesthereprovidedspecialeducationalvalueforhim.新课标第一网D.BecausetheydrovetoCaliforniaforthefirsttimE.37.Theauthorslippedandfellwhenhewas.A.talkingtohisfatherB.walkingonapathtothecliffC.takingaphotooftheirfamilyD.overlookingtheGrandCanyon38.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat.A.thebonesoftheauthor’stwolegswerebrokenB.theauthorwaitedfor8hoursbeforethetreatmentC.theauthorwastakentothehospitalnearhishomeD.theauthor’striplastedabouthalfamonth39.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordorthopedistinParagraph3probablymean?A.Themanwhohelpscomfortwhoeverisunhappy.B.Themanwhohelpsimprovesomebody’sstudies.C.Themanwhohelpspreventboneshapesbeingunnatural.D.Thedoctorwhohelpssaveone’slifebyoperation.

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibraryOurlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.ZonesThelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreadingandplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.ComputersYoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttotheWi－FispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputersyoucanalsouselibrarycomputerswhichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftOfficE.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.Group－studyPlacesIfyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothersyoucanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2－3peopleandotherscanholdupto6－8peoplE.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.Thereare40group－studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsitE.TobookyouneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycarD.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperdayninehoursatmostperweek.StorageofStudyMaterialThelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliteraturE.Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits学分youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear'srentalperioD.RulestobeFollowedMobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrarybutyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.63.Thelibrary'supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto________.A.readinaquietplaceB.havegroupdiscussionsC.takecomfortableseatsD.gettheircomputersfixed64.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup－studyroom?A.Agroupmustconsistof8peoplE.B.Three－houruseperdayistheminimum.C.Oneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversity.D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap.65.Astudentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe________.A.canaffordtherentalfeeB.attendscertaincoursesC.hasnowheretoputhisbooksD.hasearnedtherequiredcredits66.WhatshouldNOTbebroughtintothelibrary?A.Mobilephones.B.OrangejuicE.C.Candy.D.Sandwiches.

InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood垃圾食品laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoresthewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics化妆品section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingsotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.25.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.Tosavecustomerstimes.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.TohelpselljunkfooD.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.26.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.27.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’tastE.D.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

MyfavoritebookthatI’vereadisthewell-knownnovelHatchetbyGaryPaulsen.Thenovelisaboutathirteen-year-oldboynamedBrianRobeson.HegoestomeethisfatherinCanadabutwhenhe’sintheplaneheadingforhisfathersomethinggoesterriblywrong—thepilotoftheplanegetsasuddenheartattack.Brianisstranded处于困境intheCanadianwildernessaftertheplanecrasheswithonlyahatchet手斧andtheclothesonhisback.AstheplanegoesdowninthestorytherisksriseforBrian.That’sonereasonwhythisbookissogreat.GaryPaulsenexplainsBrian’stroublesinsimplewordsbuthealsouseslotsofthosewordstodescribeBrian’stroublesaswell.Oneotherreasonisthatitsparks激发yourmindintoreadingormakesyoustartreadingGaryPaulsen’sbooks.InthisnovelthequestionisHowwillthemaincharactersurvive?Soit’sobviousthatthisbookisanadventureandamanagainstnaturenovel.AsyouhaveprobablyguessedBriansuffersfromhungerandsearchesforfoodandshelter.WhenBrianfindsanykindoffoodhefeelsasifhejustfoundmoneyinthestreet.ThethirdreasonwhythisbookissowellthoughtofisthecreativityGaryhasputintoBrian.Brianusesalotofthingsinhissurroundingsineveryway:acommonstickcanbeaspear矛oranarrow.Inawordwhenyoustartthisbookyouwon’tstopreadingituntilBrianisrescueD.IfeelthatGaryPaulsengaveBrianRobesonlifeandthat’swhatmadeHatchetagreatbook.11.WhatchallengedoesBrianhavetoface?A.Hecanhardlykeephimselfwarm.B.Heistooyoungtoprotecthimself.C.It’sverydifficulttofindfooD.D.Hehasnotoolswithhim.12.What’sprobablytheendingofthestory?A.TheboyisfoundandsaveD.B.Theboyfailstodefeatdifficulties.C.Theboymanagestoflytohisfather.D.Theboylivesinthewildernessforever.13.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.thenovelmainlytellsushowtosurviveinthewildB.hatchetistheonlythingthatthepilotleavestoBrianC.GaryPaulsensavedBrianRobeson’slifeD.theauthorthinkshighlyofthenovel

MostAmericanstudentsgototraditional传统的publicschools.Thereareabout88000publicschoolsallovertheUS.Somestudentsattendcharterschools.Charterschoolsareself­governing.Certaincompaniesoperate经营somecharterschools.Theyaresimilarinsomewaystotraditionalpublicschools.Theyreceivetaxmoneyjustasotherpublicschoolsdo.Charterschoolsmustprovetolocalorstategovernmentsthattheirstudentsarelearning.ThesegovernmentsprovidetheschoolswiththeagreementcalledacharterthatpermitsthemtooperatE.Charterschoolsaredifferentbecausetheydonothavetoobeymostlawsthatgoverntraditionalpublicschools.Eachschoolcanchooseitsowngoalsanddecidewhattoteachandhowtoteachthemintheirownway.Classsizeisusuallysmallerthanintraditionalpublicschools.Thegovernmentstronglysupportscharterschoolsasawaytore­organizepublicschoolswhicharefailingtoeducatestudents.Butsomeeducationunionsareagainstcharterschools.Oneteachers'unionhasjustreleasedtheresultsofthefirstnationalstudywhichcomparedtheprogressofstudentsinbothtraditionalschoolsandcharterschools.Theresultsofthestudyshowthatcharterschoolstudentsperformedworseonmathandreadingteststhanthestudentsintraditionalpublicschools.Someexpertssaythestudyisnotfairbecausestudentsincharterschoolshavemoreproblemsthanstudentsintraditionalschools.Othereducationexpertssaythestudyresultswouldmakecharterschoolofficialsrealizethattheyshouldhelptheirstudentsmakegreaterprogress.o29.Ifacompanywantstooperateacharterschoolitmust________.A.trynewmethodsofteachingB.getthegovernment'spermissionC.obeythelocalandstatelawsD.proveitsmanagementability30.What'sthegovernment'sattitudetowardcharterschools?A.Doubtful.B.Unclear.C.SatisfieD.D.SupportivE.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Morestudentschoosetoattendcharterschools.B.Charterschoolsarebetterthantraditionalschools.C.StudentsincharterschoolsarewelleducateD.D.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutcharterschools.32.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CharterschoolsinAmericaB.PublicschoolsinAmericaC.SchoolsinAmericaD.EducationinAmerica

AnartistinOaklandCaliforniaisusinghisskillstohelpthehomeless.GregKloehnbuildsverysmallsheltersthatmakelifeonthestreetsalittlemorecomfortablE.Thestructuresofferthehomelesssomesafetyandprotectionfrombadweather.Eachlittlehousealsohaswheelsonthebottomsoitcangowhereveritsownergoes.GregKloehnhasgivenawayatleast20tinyhouses.SeveralareontheroadsidenearanactiverailroaD.OnarecentdayMr.KloehnstopsatonetovisitOscarYoung.Thetwomenhug.InsidehislittleshelterMr.Younggetsrelieffromcoldnightsonthestreets.Mr.KloehnalsovisitsSweet-Peaanotherfriendwhoalsolivesinoneofthelittlehomestheartistbuilt.Shesaysitkeepshersafeandprotectsherbelongings.InthemorningsMr.Kloehnsearchesthestreetsforbuildingmaterials.Hegatherswhathecanandtakesittohisstudio.Thereheputsthehousestogether.Emptycoffeebagsbecomeroofmaterial.A.washingmachinedoorandrefrigeratorpartbecomewindows.Nailsscrewsandthestickyglueholdallthepiecestogether.TheartistalsoattachesasmallelectricaldevicetothehousE.Thedeviceispoweredbythesun.Someofthepeoplelivingonthestreetsoncehadnormalhousesoftheirown.Butsomeofthepeoplesaytheyhavelearnedtolivewithlessandtheyarethankfultothatman.Mr.Kloehnsayshisworkisnotasocialproject.Hesaysheisjustsomeoneusinghisskillstohelphishomelessneighbors.21.Thefollowingaretheadvantagesofthesmallsheltersexcept________.A.savingpowerandenergyB.decoratingthestreetswheretheyareC.protectingpossessionsofthehomelessD.keepingthehomelesssafeandcomfortable22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.AnactofkindnesshasmadepeoplesimpleandgratefulB.GregKloehnhassoldatleast20tinyhousesC.ThesheltersareimmovableD.Thegovernmenthasgotinvolvedintheaction23.Thepassageislikelytakenfrom________.A.AnofficialreportB.A.newsreportC.AnartreviewD.A.sciencemagazine24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.A.morecomfortableshelteronthestreets.B.Anartistcreateshomesforthehomeless.C.A.successfulsocialprojectinOaklanD.D.Anartistmakesalivingbydesigningsmallshelters.

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport护照.Hereportedthecase案件tothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinastrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takeavacation22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.D.InSearchofNewFriends.

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

America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatterwhilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecadeswhilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inadditionyoungpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion12.26trillionyuanannuallyor12percentoftheGDPandthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmallernewerbusinesses.It’sriskydifficultandexpensivetostartabusinessandgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:healthinsuranceminimumwageincreasesandmostrecentlyinCaliforniacompulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesseswhilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberatE.ForinstancebiginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacarebutlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezeD.Maturesuccessfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnectionsdistributecampaigncontributionsandevenwriteregulationsforthemselves.Theyarealsomorelikelytowanttoprotectsteadyrevenuestreamsthanrevolutionizetheirindustry.Majorcompaniesthathavebeensoill-managedtheywouldotherwisecollapse—airlinescarcompaniesandbanks—stagger蹒跚onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Assuchtheriseofawell-connectedoligarchy寡头政治thatprotectsbigbusinessattheexpenseofsmallbusinessandtheestablishedoverthenewisoppositetoAmericanideals.Incomeinequality—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygovernmentpolicy—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclearwedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsisandalwayshasbeenaboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselvesandthat’sasitshouldbebuttheforceofgovernmentshouldneverbeusedtoreducecompetitionkillinnovationorsupportandextendartificialmonopolies垄断byharmingtheconsumerthetaxpayerandtheeconomy.Policymustbreedournewandsmallbusinessesorseetheas-yetundreamedofinnovationsthatcouldbeourbrightfuturedieininfancy.32.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______________.A.overseveraldecadesnewcompanieshavegrownsteadily.B.maturesuccessfulcorporationsprefertomaintaintheirstableincomes.C.lesspoliticallypowerfulfirmsalsohavetheirvoiceinmakingregulations.D.Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationsfallsequallyonallbusinesses.33.Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat____________.A.thestateeconomymaydependonthoseinnovativebusinesses.B.theriseofawell-connectedoligarchyiscontrarytoAmericanideals.C.incomeinequalityiswhatthegovernmentshouldtakeactiontoresolvE.D.thegovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughthelawoffreemarket.34.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______________A.biginsurancecompanieshavebetterrelationshipwithObamA.B.mostoftheex-lawmakersworkinmaturesuccessfulcorporations.C.largerandolderfirmshaveacommandofresourcesofvariousaspects.D.politicianslikeprovidingfinancialaidstothecompaniesofworseoperation.35.Astothedevelopmentofsmallerbusinessesthewriteris_______________A.contenteD.B.confident.C.convinceD.D.concerneD.

Itisreportedthatjustbylisteningtoaforeignlanguageyoucanfinditmucheasier.Yourbrainisprocessingtheinformationevenifyouarenotawarethatyouareactuallylearning.Itisasimpleconceptreally.A.newborncannotknowwhatanyoneissayingorwritedownwhathehearsbutthroughrepetitionofthesamesoundhecanlearnalanguagE.Actuallywealllearnourfirstlanguagebythislisteningapproach.Thereisnoonetoreallytranslateanythingtous.Youprobablydidhaveparentswhopointedatthingsandwouldpronouncethemtoyoubuttheydidnotsitdowntoteachyourgrammarrules.Allthesearethemethodsoftenusedtolearnanewlanguageatschool;itisverydifficultforustoacceptanewwayoflearning.Thatisnottosaythatyoushouldnotusevocabularywordlisttohelpyoulearn.Youjustneedtosupplythislearningbypassivelistening.ThankstothearticleIreadbychanceinthenewspaperIstartedtolistentoEnglishradiobroadcastseveryday.AsfirstItooknonoticeofitbecauseIhadnoideawhatwasbeingsaiD.ButIsoonrealizethatIcouldunderstandwordseventhoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthatwasbeingsaiD.MyearsbegantopickoutwordsthatIrecognizeD.Inolongerpickedupotherprograms.InsixmonthsIhaveavocabularyofabout1000Englishwords.Nowyoucanseethemoreexposureyouhavetothelanguageyouaretryingtolearntheeasieritisgoingtolearnit.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ListeningisthemainwayfornewbornstolearnalanguagE.B.Moreandmorestudentsbegintodomuchlisteningpracticeatschool.C.ThewriterusedtolistentoEnglishprogramscarefullyeveryday.D.Weshouldknowthenewwordsaheadoftimebeforelearningaforeignlanguagethroughlistening.22.HowdidthewritergettheideaofimprovinghisEnglishthroughlistening?A.heknewitfromhisteacher.B.Hehearditfromtheradio.C.Hegotitbywatchingnewbornslearntospeak.D.Helearnedaboutitthroughthenewspaper.23.WhenthewriterfirstlistentoEnglishprogramshe_________.A.couldnotfollowthespeaker.B.showedmuchinterestinthem.C.triedtopickoutthewordshecouldunderstanD.D.foundhecouldincreasehisvocabularyveryquickly.24.Howdidthewritergethisideaacross?A.withfactsandtheories.B.withfiguresandexplanationsC.withcomparisonsandpersonalexperiences.D.withstoriesandarguments

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'd1iketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheUniversityofReadinginEnglandhasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined隔离检疫beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30％ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthatdowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKewLondon.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaprojectProfessorPaulHadleysaysOneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablycleanhealthyinterestingcocoamaterial.Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantinecleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countriesincludingseveralinWestAfricA.That’swhere75％ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeoplE.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.ThescientistsaysThereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantlyparticularlyincountrieslikeChinawherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B.PlantingcocoaworldwidE.C.KeepingcocoaingreenhousE.D.FindingthenewmarketforcocoA.6.Theinstitution’scocoaprojectisto_______.A.havecocoaskinremovedB.offermorejobstopeopleC.ensurethequalityofcocoaD.supplycocoafortwomillionpeople7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.B.Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C.Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D.Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.8.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToeducatE.B.ToadvertisE.C.Towarn.D.Toinform.

It’snoteasybeingateenager13至19岁青少年–norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangryhurtormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowupwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyou’llstillbethereforhimwhenheneedsyou.Expectalotfromyourchildjustnoteverything.Exceptforhealthandsafetyproblemssuchasdruguseorcarelessdrivingconsidereverythingelseopentodiscussion.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscusssomethingdon’tinsistheshouldtellyouwhat’sonhisminD.Themoreyouinsistthemorelikelythathe’llclamup.Insteadlethimattempttosolvethingsbyhimself.Atthesametimeremindhimthatyou’realwaysthereforhimifheneedsadviceorhelp.Showrespectforyourteenager’sprivacy.Neverreadhismailorlisteninonpersonalconversations.Teachyourteenagerthatthefamilyphoneisforthewholefamily.Ifyourchildtalksonthefamily’stelephonefortoolongtellhimhecantalkfor15minutesbutthenhemuststayoffthephoneforatleastanequalperiodoftimE.Thisnotonlyfreesupthelinesothatotherfamilymemberscanmakeandreceivecallsbutalsoteachesyourteenagermoderation节制.Orifyouareopentotheideaallowyourteenagerhisownphonethathepaysforwithhisownpocketmoneyorapart-timejoB.50.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellparents______.A.howtogetalongwithateenagerB.howtorespectateenagerC.howtounderstandateenagerD.howtohelpateenagergrowup51.WhatdoesthephraseclamupinParagraph2probablymean?A.becomeexcitedB.showrespectC.refusetotalkD.needhelp52.Thelastparagraphisabouthowtoteachateenager______.A.tousethephoneinaproperwayB.topayforhisowntelephoneC.tosharethephonewithfriendsD.toanswerthephonequickly53.Whatshouldparentsdoinraisingateenageraccordingtothetext?A.Notallowhimtolearndrivingortakedrugs.B.Givehimadviceonlywhennecessary.C.LethimhavehisowntelephonE.D.Nottalkaboutpersonalthingswithhim.

AGermancompanywasconcernedabouttalksinMoscowtryingtosellsome100milliondollarsworthofequipmenttoaRussianStatecompany.TalkswentsmoothlybutdifferencesremaineD.SoMartinBayerhimselftheCEOoftheGermanCompanydecidedtocometoMoscowtoheadthetalks.BesidescaringabouthisbusinesstheCEOwantedtogotoRussiatohuntbears.MartinBayerwasoneofthegreatesthuntersofourtimeandtheRussiansknewaboutit.HewenttotheSaharamorethanhundredtimesandhuntedlionscrocodiles;hehuntedpolarbearsintheNorthPoleandtigersintherainforestsofIndiA.ButhehadneverhuntedRussianbears.SotheRussiansdecidedtoorganizeabearhuntforMr.Bayertosweetenthetalks.Thiswasn'tasimpletask.SomepeopleintheweststillbelievethatbearsmaybefoundandseeneverywhereinRussiancitiesjustlikesquirrelsmaybeseeninourbackyards.ThisisnottruE.Theclosestplaceonemayfindbearsinthewildismaybe2500milesawayfromMoscow.HoweverasolutionwasquicklyfounD.TheRussianbusinessmenwenttoMoscowCircus马戏团andfor$2000boughtaveryoldbear.Thisbearusedtoamuseandamazeaudiencesinmanycountriesfor30yearsbutgotandlookedtoooldandwasretireD.BecarefultheRussianbearsareverydangerousandfrighteningtheytoldtoMr.Bayer.IfcomparedtotheRussianbearsyourAfricanlionsarenothingmorethanharmlesscats.Thebearwasbroughttoaforest50milesfromMoscowandwaslefttherE.Mr.Bayerwastoldthatbearswereplentifulinthatforestandthatmanycattleandevenpeoplehadbeeneateninthesurroundingvillages.Meanwhilean18-yearoldfemaledrovethroughtheforestonamotorcycleandsuddenlysawabearnobearshadbeenseeninthoseplacesfor200years.Shewasfrightenedfellleftherhelmetandhermotorcycleandranaway.Mr.Bayerwasexcitedandreadytohunt.ThiscouldbecomethemostsuccessfulpartofhisextraordinaryhuntingexperiencE.ThenextmomentMr.Bayersawabearinahelmetdrivingonamotorcyclethroughtheforestinfrontofhim.Thebearhadahappyexpressiononhisfaceashewasdoingsomethinghehadbeendoinginthecircusfor30years:circlingonamotorcycle!Mr.BayerlivesinaprivatementalinstitutionnearHamburghappilyeverafter.TheequipmentwasneversoldtoRussiA.ItwassoldtoIraqinsteaD.21.WhydidtheRussiansinviteMr.Bayertohuntbears?A.Russianbearsarefamousfortheircruelty.B.Theymanagedtofindabearforhunting.C.Theyexpectedthetradetobesuccessful.D.TherewasabearinMoscowCircus.22.WhydidtheRussianssayBecarefultheRussianbearsareverydangerousandfrightening?A.TotellMr.Bayerthatmanypeoplehadbeenkilledbybears.B.TomakeMr.Bayerfeelthehuntingreallychallenging.C.TowarnMr.Bayertomindhissafetywhilehunting.D.TotellMr.Bayerthatthebearisreallydangerous.23.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A.Mr.BayerhasgonemadB.thebearinjuredhimbadlyC.hehasworkedinamentalinstitutionsincethenD.thetradehasgonesmoothlybetweenRussianandIraq

BrianarrivedattheSanFranciscoairporttwohoursbeforetheflighttoParis.Hewaswearingthreeshirtsajackettwopairsofsocksapairofshortsandtwopairsofjeans.Hewascarryingonesmallbackpackwhichwasveryfullbuthedidn’thaveanyotherluggagE.BrianneededtomeetamannamedTonybeforehecheckedinforhisflight.HefoundTonyneartheAirFrancecounter.Tonygavehimaround-tripticketandasmallpackagE.GivethispackagetoJean-PaulattheairportinParis.Hewillhaveasignwithyournameonit.IthinkyoucanfindhimeasilyTonysaiD.Youdon’thaveanyluggageright?OnlythisbackpackBriananswereD.YousaidIcouldbringonecarry-onbag.That’srightonecarry-onbagisfinE.Haveagoodtrip.Thanks.IsBrianacriminal犯罪?Notatall.Heisanaircourier.Andhepaidonly$110fortheround-triptickettoParis.Aircouriersgetcheapairlineticketsbecausetheytakeimportantpackagesandpaperstoforeigncountries.Businessessometimesneedtogetpackagesandpaperstopeopleinforeigncountriesbythenextday.Oftentheonlywaytheycandothisistouseanair-couriercompany.Itisnotcheapforabusinesstosendapackagewithanaircourierbutitisquick.Everyyearabout80000peopleworldwidetravelasaircouriers.Thenumberofticketsforcouriertravelisgrowingbyabout10percentayear.Howeverair-couriertravelisn’tforeveryoneButifyouhaveverylittlemoneycanbeflexible灵活的aboutyourtravelplansanddon’tmindwearingthesameclothesforaweekitcanbeagreatwaytotakeavacation!41.WhywasBrianwearingsomanyclothesforhistravel?A.BecausetheyweretheuniformforaircouriersB.BecausethatmadehimeasiertoberecognizeD.C.Becausehisbackpackhadnoroomforhisclothes.D.becausehedidnothaveanyluggagewithhim.42.AnaircourierisapersonwhoA.managesabusinesscompanyinforeigncountriesB.organizesinternationalflightsfortouristsC.travelsaroundtheworldwithcheapticketsD.deliverspapersandpackagestoforeigncountries43.Businesseschoosetheair-courierservicebecause..A.itcostslessB.itisflexibleC.itsavestimeD.itgrowsfast44.Oneofthedisadvantagesoftravelingasanaircourieristhathe.A.cannotdecidewhenandwheretotravelB.cannottakeanyluggagewithhimC.hastoweartwopairsofjeansD.saveslittlemoneyfromthetravel45.Theauthorofthetextmainly.A.describestheactivitiesofalaw-breakerB.suggestsanidealwaytotravelC.arguesagainsttheair-couriertravelD.tellsusaboutadevelopingbusiness

USchatshowqueenOprahWinfreysurprised300membersofheraudience观众byannouncingshewassendingthemonatriptoAustraliainDecember.Winfreywillalsofilmanepisode集ofhershowattheSydneyOprahHousE.TheAustraliangovernmentsaiditwasspendingAUS$澳元3milliontohelpbringTheOprahWinfreyShowtothecountryasawaytoimprovetourism.TourismMinisterMartinFergusoninsisteditwasmoneywell-spentasitwouldputAustraliainthespotlightwiththepopularTVshowwatchedby40millionAmericansandscreenedin145countries.OprahisafamousnameandshehasthepowertoliftAustralia’sprofile形象asanimportanttouristcountryhesaidinastatement.Winfreymadetheannouncementduringthefirstepisodeofher25thandfinalseriesonMonday.AftertellingtheaudiencewithasuggestionthatshemighttakethemonatriptoNewYorkPhiladelphiaorLosAngelesshesaidherlastseasonprovidedsomethingbigger.IstartedtothinkaboutwhereIwouldmostwanttogo.MaybeIshouldtakeallofyouwithmetotheothersideoftheworlD.We’regoingtoAustralia！shesaiD.SeveralepisodeswillbefilmedduringthetripwhichWinfreysaidhadbeenalmostayearintheplanningandwouldtakeinbeachesSydneyHarbourandtheGreatBarrierReef.ItmarksthefirsttimethattheshowwillbefilmedwithitsUSaudienceoutsideNorthAmericA.TheAustraliantripfollowsasimilaractin2004whenWinfreygaveacartoeachmemberofheraudiencE.28.What’stheAustraliangovernment’saimofinvitingOprahWinfrey?A.TospreadAustralia’sculturE.B.TodevelopAustralia’stourism.C.TointroduceOprahWinfrey’sshowtothecountry.D.Toimprovetherelationsbetweenthetwocountries29.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMartinFerguson’sattitudetowardsOprahWinfrey’sAustraliantrip?A.WorrieD.B.Doubtful.C.ProuD.D.Confident.30.What’sspecialaboutOprahWinfrey‘sAustraliantrip?A.Thebiggestnumberofaudiencewilltakepartintheshow..B.TheaudiencewillgetpresentsfromOprahWinfreyforthefirsttimE.C.OprahWinfreywillmakeaprograminaforeigncountryforthefirsttimE.D.OprahWinfreywillhosthershowabroadwithherUSaudienceforthefirsttimE.31.HowwouldtheaudienceprobablyfeelwhentheyheardOprahWinfrey’splan?A.ExciteD.B.MovedC.PuzzledD.Disappointed

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

UniversityRoomRegulationsApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidential住宿的rooms:electricblanketshairdryerspersonalcomputersradiostelevisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:candlesceilingfansfireworkswaterbedssunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLifE.AccesstoResidentialRoomsStudentsareprovidedwithacombination组合密码fortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheck-in.DonotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyonE.TheOfficeofResidenceLifemaychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.CookingPolicyStudentslivinginbuildingsthathavekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.KitchensthatarenotkeptcleanmaybeclosedforusE.Withtheexceptionofusingasmallmicrowaveoven微波炉toheatfoodstudentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.PetPolicyNopetsexceptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms.Studentswhoarefoundwithpetswhethervisitingorownedbythestudentaresubjecttoaninitialfineof$100andacontinuingfineof$50adayperpet.Studentsreceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.IfoneweekfromthedateofwrittennoticethepetisnotremovedthestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt.QuietHoursResidentialbuildingsmustmaintainanatmospherethatsupportstheacademicmissionoftheUniversity.Minimumquiethoursinallcampusresidencesare11:00pmto8:00amSundaythroughThursday.QuiethoursonFridayandSaturdaynightsare1:00amto8:00am.Studentswhoviolatequiethoursaresubjecttoafineof$25.21.Whichofthefollowingitemsareallowedinstudentrooms?A.Radiosandtelevisions.B.Candlesandceilingfans.C.Hairdryersandwaterbeds.D.DVDplayersandfireworks.22.Youshouldpay________tochangeyourroomdoorlockcombination.A.$100.B.$80.C.$50.D.$25.23.Whatdoweknowaboutthepetpolicy?A.Nopetsarepermittedinstudentrooms.B.Ifyouhaveavisitingpetyouwon’tbefineD.C.Studentswon’treceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.D.StudentsmightbereferredtotheStudentCourtforkeepingpetsintheirrooms.24.Whencanstudentsenjoyapartyinresidences?A.7:00amTuesday.B.11:00pmFriday.C.7:30amSaturday.D.11:30pmSunday.

PhoneticsProfessorHenryHigginsfirstmeetsElizaDoolittleaflowergirlneartheRoyalOperaHouselateonacoldMarchnight.Elizaissellingflowers.HigginsisoutonhisendlesssearchfornewdialectsofLondon’sspeech.HigginsmakesabetwithColonelPickeringthathecanturnthecockney伦敦腔flowergirlElizaDoolittleintoaladywithinthreemonths.TodosohemustchangeherthickLondonaccentteachhertospeakproperEnglishandteachhermanners.Higginslooksuponhernotasapersonbutasrawmaterialforhisexperiment.HetrainsElizaforweeks.WhennoprogressismadeElizaloseshercourageHigginsloseshistemperandevenPickering’spatiencewearsthin.Atlastsheimproves.InordertotestElizahedecidestointroducehertohismother’sguestsattheAscotRaceMeeting.Elizaprovestobeasuccess.PickeringandHigginsareveryproudandneitherofthemtakesintoaccountEliza’spersonalaccomplishmentsinthematter.Elizahasabsorbedthesophistication世故andthecouragetoseetheunfairnessofthisandsheblowsupdemandingrecognition.TheProfessorisastonisheD.Itisasthoughastatuehascometolifeandspoken.Elizarushesoutofthehouseangrily.HigginsdiscoversthatheishurtbecauseElizaleaveshim.Hemeetsherathismother’sflatwhereshehasgoneforadvicE.Theyargueviolentlyandshestormsout.ItisonlyamomentafterherdeparturethatHigginsfinallywakesuptothefactthatElizahasbecomeanentirelyindependentandadmirablehumanbeing.Herealizesthathewillhaveadifficulttimegettingonwithouther.25.Fromthepassagewecanseethat___________.A.ElizahasmaderapidprogressduringthefirstweekB.turningElizaintoaladyisnotaneasyjobC.HigginsgivesupwhennoprogressismadeD.PickeringoftenloseshistemperwhenteachingEliza26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseblowupmeaninthispassage?A.TobecomeveryexciteD.B.TobeverydisappointeD.C.Tobecomeveryangry.D.TobeveryinteresteD.27.WhyisHigginsastonishedwhenElizademandsrecognition?A.BecausehethoughtElizawasonlyastatuE.B.Becausehismother’sfriendsdon’tlikeElizaatall.C.BecausehethinkshighlyofEliza’spersonalachievements.D.Becausehedidn’trealizethatElizahadbecomeanindependentperson.

Register注册inpersonRegisterbyphoneRegisterbymail1781N.WinchesterST.Call2648833UseformgivenChicagoBasicPhotographyThisisaneight-hourcourseforbeginnerswhowanttolearnhowtousea35mmcamerA.Theteacherwillcoversuchareasaskindsoffilmlightandlenses镜头.Bringyourown35mmcameratotheclass.CourseCharge:$150August.10121719Tues.&Thurs.6-8p.m.MarianneAdamsisaprofessionalphotographerwhosephotographsappearinmanymagazines.UnderstandingComputersThistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodon’tknowverymuchaboutcomputersbutwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersarewhattheycanandcan’tdoandhowtousethem.CourseCharge:$75EquipmentCharge:$10August.7142128Sat.9-12A.m.JosephSaimdersisaprofessorofcomputerscienceatNewUrbanUniversity.HehasovertwelveyearsofexperienceinthecomputerfielD.StopSmokingDoyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?Nowitisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmokingandthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.CourseCharge:$30August.4111825Mon.4-7p.m.Dr.JohnGoodeisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmoking.TypingThiscourseonweekdaysisforthosewhowanttotypeaswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandpracticeatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.ThisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeeD.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.CourseCharge:$125MaterialsCharge:$25Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.ThiscourseistaughtbyanumberofbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttypingcoursesbeforE.58.Theshortestcourseis_____.A.BasicPhotographyB.UnderstandingComputersC.StopSmokingD.Typing59.A.coursewhichcandosomethinggoodforyourhealthwillcost____.A.$50B.$30C.$10D.$12560.Therearetypingcourses_____.A.onSaturdaysandSundaysB.oneachdayintheweekC.fromMondaytoSaturdayD.fromMondaytoFriday

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

InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Foeexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood垃圾食品laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoressectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics化妆品sectionwhiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderovercosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingtheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwinewentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisioninthefirstfewseconduponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepollthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.25.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.Tosavecustomerstimes.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.TohelpselljunkfooD.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.26.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.27.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’tastE.D.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroduceshowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

Associetiesdeveloptheirmembersstarttoseethingsnotsomuchaccordingtowhattheyneedbutaccordingtowhattheywant.Whenpeoplehaveenoughmoneythesewantsbecomedemands.Nowit'simportantforthemanagersinacompanytounderstandwhattheircustomerswantiftheyaregoingtodevelopeffectivemarketingstrategies策略.Therearevariouswaysofdoingthis.Onewayatsupermarkets超市forexampleistointerview采访customerswhilethey'redoingtheirshopping.TheycanbeaskedwhattheyprefertobuyandthentheresultsoftheresearchcanbestudieD.Thisprovidesinformationonwhichtobasefuturemarketingstrategies.It'salsoquitenormalfortopmanagersfromdepartmentstorestospendadayortwoeachmonthvisitingstoresandmixingfreelywiththepublicasiftheywereordinarycustomerstogetanideaofhowcustomersact.Anotherwaytogetinformationfromcustomersistogivethemsomething.Forexamplesomefastfoodrestaurantsgiveawayticketsinmagazinesoronthestreetthatpermitcustomerstogetpartoftheirmealfornothing.Aswellasbeingagoodwayofattractingcustomersintotherestaurantstospendtheirmoneyitalsoallowsthemanagerstogetafeelforwheretoattractcustomersandwhichage-groupstoattract.Anotherstrategyusedatsomewell-knownparkssuchasDisneylandisfortopmanagerstospendatleastonedayintheirworktoutingtheparkdressedasMickeyMouseorsomethinglikethat.ThisprovidesthemwithaperfectchancetoexaminethesceneandwatchthecustomerswithoutbeingnoticeD.29.Thetextisdesignedfor_______A.mangersB.salesmenC.researchersD.customers30.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpmanagersgetusefulinformation?A.Visitingcustomersthemselves.B.Givingcustomersfreefoodonthestreet.C.Visitingparksasordinarycustomers.D.Askingcustomersquestionsatsupermarkets.31.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthelastsentencereferto?A.VisitingDisneylanD.B.Wearingattractiveclothes.C.ActingMickeyMousE.D.DressingupandwalkingarounD.32.Themainideaofthetextis_________.A.howtodomarketresearchB.howtodevelopmarketingstrategiesC.howtofindoutcustomers'socialneedsD.howtoencouragecustomerstospendmoremoney

A.creditcardthatwon’tworkunlessitsowner’svoiceisheardmaybecomeanimportantweaponinthefightagainsteconomicfraud欺诈.Thecardusingabuilt-invoice-recognitionchiprequiresuserstogiveaspokenpasswordthatitrecognizes.TheideaistopreventthievesfromusingastolencardtobuygoodsonlinE.A.modelbuiltbyengineersinCaliforniapacksamicrophonealoudspeakerabatteryandavoice-recognitionchipintoastandard-sizedcreditcarD.Thecardisthelengthandwidthofanordinarycreditcardbutaboutthreetimesasthick.Thecompanynowplanstomakeitthinner.ThevoicecardisbasedonanearlierBeepcardtechnologydesignedtopreventfraudinonlinedeals.TheBeepcardhasnomicrophonebuthasabuilt-inloudspeakertoutteranaudible听得见的IDsignalbyacomputer’smicrophonetoanonlineserver服务器.ByconfirmingthatsignalmatchestheinformationinthecardtheservercanmakesurethattheuserisnotsimplykeyinginacreditcardnumberbutactuallyhasthecardinhishanD.TheIDcodewhichonlytheserverknowschangeseachtimethecardisuseD.ThispreventsfraudstersrecordingthebeepsnotingthecarddetailsandthenplayingbacktheaudibleIDwhentheykeyinthedetailslater.ButthisearlierBeepcardtechnologycannotpreventillegaluseofstolencards.Thenewvoicecardcan.Thenewvoicecarddoesn’tidentifyitselfbyitsIDuntilithasconfirmedtherealuser’sspokenpassworD.Thieveswillbeunabletousethecardbecauseeveniftheyknewthepasswordtheywouldhavetobeabletocopytheowner’svoicewithahighdegreeofaccuracy.ThechallengeforBeepcardhasbeentodevelopvoice-recognitionandaudiocircuitry声音电路.Thevoice-recognitioncreditispoweredbyaminibattery.ToextendbatterlifetheelectronicshaveonlytobeswitchedonwhenthecardisbeinguseD.Pressingabuttononthecard’ssurfaceallowsonetohearafemalevoicesayingSayyourpassworD.Ifthevoice-recognitionsoftwareprovesthatthepasswordisrealitsendsitsIDwhichtheserverthenidentifiesallowingthedealtocontinuE.59.Whyisthevoicecreditanimportantinnovation?A.Itischeaptomakeandbuy.B.Itcanleavevoicemessages.C.Itmakesonlineshoppingeasy.D.Itmakesfraudmoredifficult.60.Whatistheproblemwiththemodelcard?A.ItistoolargE.B.Itistoothick.C.Itcan’tbeusedonlinE.D.Ithasnoloudspeaker.61.WhichofthefollowingabouttheearliercardisTRUE?A.ItsownercanchangetheIDcodeatwill.B.Itsuserneedn’tkeyinthecreditcardnumber.C.Itcanrecorditsuser’sspokenpassworD.D.Itcanbeusedbysomeonewhohasstolenit.62.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.FurtherimprovementshouldbemadetoextendbatterylifE.B.OnlyfemalevoicepasswordscanberecognizedbythecarD.C.TherearenolimitstotheuseofthecarD.D.Femalecustomerswilllikeusingit.

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtoastrangerthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchaphraseasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformal正式的formostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytcustomers顾客inshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholdpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstname;ifyourfriendshipismostformaluseMrMrsMsetC.beforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.52.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners53.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim.A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JoinD.Mr.Smith54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericanthaninEnglanD.B.PeopleoftenuseMrMrsorMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.C.PalandMateareusuallyonlyusedamongmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames.55.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish.A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook

TextmessagingisasurprisinglygoodwaytoreceivecandidresponsestosensitivequestionsaccordingtoanewstudytobepresentedthisweekattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationforPublicOpinionResearch.Thepreliminary初步的resultsofourstudysuggestthatpeoplearemorelikelytodisclosesensitiveinformationviatextmessagesthaninvoiceinterviewssaysFredConradapsychologistattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch.ThisissortofsurprisingsaysConradsincemanypeoplethoughtthattextingwoulddecreasethelikelihoodofdisclosingsensitiveinformationbecauseitcreatesapersistentvisualrecordofquestionsandanswersthatothersmightseeonyourphoneandintheclouD.Withtexttheresearchersalsofoundthatpeoplewerelesslikelytoengageinsatisficing—asurveyindustrytermreferringtothecommonpracticeofgivinggoodenougheasyanswers.Webelievepeoplegivemorepreciseanswersviatextingbecausethere'sjustnotthetimepressureinalargelyasynchronous非同步的modeliketextthatthereisinphoneinterviewssaysConraD.Asaresultrespondentsareabletotakelongertoarriveatmoreaccurateanswers.ConradconductedthestudywithMichaelSchoberaprofessorofpsychologyattheNewSchoolforSocialResearch.We'reintheearlystagesofanalyzingourfindingssaysSchober.Butsofaritseemsthattextingmayreducesomerespondents'tendencytoshadethetruthortopresentthemselvesinthebestpossiblelightinaninterviewevenwhentheyknowit'sahumaninterviewertheyarecommunicatingwithviatext.Whatwecannotyetbesureofiswhoismostlikelytobedisclosiveintext.IsitdifferentforfrequenttextersorgenerationalforexampleForthestudytheresearchersrecruitedapproximately600iPhone­usersthroughGoogleAdsofferingthemiTunesStorerewardstoparticipateinthestudy.Theirgoalsweretoseewhetherresponsestothesamequestionsdiffereddependingonseveralvariables:whetherthequestionswereaskedviatextorvoicewhetherahumanoracomputeraskedthequestionsandwhethertheenvironmentincludingthepresenceofotherpeopleandthelikelihoodofmultitaskingaffectedtheanswers.59.TheunderlinedwordcandidinParA.1probablymeans________.A.ambitiousB.criticalC.straightforwardD.subjective60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.about600iPhoneusershavebeenawardediTunesbyresearchersB.differentvariablesmightaffecttheresponsesofmessagingC.textingwillgiveawaylesssensitiveinformationD.peoplefondoftextmessagingaremorehonest61.Comparedwithphoneinterviewstextinghasthestrengththatpeoplecould________.A.paylessforsendingamessageB.enjoymorefreedomofspeechC.havemoretimetomakeareplyD.presenttheirbesttotheinterviewers62.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TextingUpsTruthfulnessB.TextingBenefitsIntervieweesC.TextingDownsResponsesD.TextingExposesIdentity

AcrossBritainburnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers.Butaccordingtoanewstudyweshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Nowthenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabourstheywouldearnasmuchas￡172000ayear.ThestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdoaswellasthehourstheyareworkingtodeterminethefigurE.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome￡30.000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.Byanalyzingthenumbersitfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertimE.Afterquestioning1000motherswithchildrenunder18itfoundchildrenunder18itfoundthatonmostdaysmumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabouritsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeonincludinghousekeeperpart-timelawyerpersonaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyerat￡4898anhourwouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthemumjobswithpsychologist心理学家acloseseconD.Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyfacewith80percentmakingemotional情感的demandthehardestthingaboutmotherhooD.Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMother’sDay.Theemotionalphysicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbenever-endingbutchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing投人intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.28.HowmuchdoesaPrimeMinisterearnaccordingtothepassage?A.￡30000.B.￡142000C.￡172000D.￡20200029.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersiffrom_____________.A.emotionaldemandB.lowpayforworkC.heavyworkloadD.lackoftraining30.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A.Mothers’importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.B.ThesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworthwhilE.C.Mothers’devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculateD.D.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.31.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?A.Mothers’workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduceD.B.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.C.Mothers’labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealizeD.D.MothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallifE.

InBritainandothercountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegE.ThisideanevergainedabigfollowinginAmericA.Recentnewsreportshavesuggestedthatinterestmaybegrowingthoughtherearenoofficialnumbers.CharlesDeaconDeanofAdmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.estimatesthatinthecurrentfirst-yearclassof1600studentsonlyabout25decidedtotakeayearoff.Hesaysthisnumberhasn’tchangedmuchovertheyears.Mr.Deaconsaysthemostcommonreasonfortakingagapyearistohaveachancetotravelbuthesaysinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucationbutitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentshopingtobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospital.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.ItalsonotesthatstudentsaresometimesadmittedtoHarvardorothercollegespartlybecausetheydidsomethingunusualwiththattimE.OfcourseagapyearisnotforeveryonE.Studentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollegeandparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBull’sjobistospecializeinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinterestintheideaofayearoffandshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogramscostfarlessthanayearofcollegE.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.IfyouwanttogotoanAmericanuniversitytakeagapyearfirst.B.MoreandmoreAmericanstudentsarechoosingtotakeayearoff.C.ItislikelythattakingagapyearisbecomingpopularinAmericA.D.Americansholddifferentopinionstowardsstudents’takingagapyear.61.Howmanyreasonsforstudents’takingagapyeararementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.62.TheessayTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.suggeststhat______.A.everystudentmusttakeagapyearbeforeapplyingforafamousuniversityB.somefamousuniversitiesencouragestudentstogainmorelifeexperiencesC.takinga‘gapyear’canmakestudentsfreefromlifelearningD.thestressofstudiesdoesharmtothestudents’health63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CharlesDeacondoesn’tsupporttheideaofthestudents’takingagapyear.B.Booksandmediahavecontributedtothestudents’interestinschoollearning.C.Parentsmightdisagreewiththeprogramconcernedabouttheirchildren’sfuturE.D.Expertsagreetakingayearoffwillbenefitthestudentsemotionallyandphysically.

Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpowerandyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renottherE.Allthesecanbecalledalwaysonstresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.Forsomepeoplesmartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy自主权intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthoughsmartphoneshavebecometyrants暴君intheirpocketsneverallowingthemtoturnthemoffrelaxandrechargetheirbatteries.Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhonE.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusagE.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached突破.Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlifehiswebsiteexplains.Sometimeonyourphonesometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.DrChristineGrantanoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversitysaidTheeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverrestingandyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecoversoyou’realwaysstresseD.AndthemoretiredandstressedwegetthemoremistakeswemakE.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.AndasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasingsoistheamountofdatA.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis瘫痪andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanagE.Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheofficesaidDrChristineGrant.32.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.C.Thesignsofalwaysonstress.D.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.33.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesB.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephonesC.makepeoplebetterusemobilephonesD.increasethefunofusingmobilephones34.What’sDrChristineGrant’sattitudetowardsalwaysonculture?A.ConfuseD.B.PositivE.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.35.Accordingtothelastparagraphagreateramountofdatameans__________.A.wewillbecomelessproductiveB.wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyC.wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledgeD.wecanworkmoreeffectively

A.recenttrendinCalifornianrestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperiencE.Appetizers开胃品seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurantsbarsandcafes.Inthiswayinthecourseofaneveningoutyoumightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftowntoabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherendthenforacoffeeandfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.ReasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecentlyeachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmospherecombinedwiththeincreasedsophisticationinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffereD.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddayswhenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizzacreamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;howevertheirnewpopularityhasmeantthattheyarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobE.Certainlyforthatspecialoccasionamealinanicerestaurantcompletewiththepianoperformanceishardtobeat.Howeverifweseethatthistrendforbutterflyeating--movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening--continuesthenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!29.HowareCalifornianpeople'seatinghabitschanging?A.Peoplearediningoutless.B.Californianrestaurantsarebecominglesspopular.C.A.fullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.D.Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.30.Ifyougooutforaneveningofappetizersyouarelikelyto__________.A.beboredwithsomekindsofsnacksB.needacarorabusorothertransportC.spendmoretimeforafullmealthanyouwouldD.eattoomuchmeat31.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsincreasedsophisticationinParagraph2mean?A.ServingabiggersharE.B.Offeringbetterqualityandvariety.C.ChargingmoreforfooD.D.UsinghealthiermixturE.32.Appetizersusedtobeseenas____________.A.cheapmealB.relativelyimportantC.afullmealD.anexpensivemeal

Diseasepovertyhatelove－CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisagE.TwohundredyearsonhisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworldprovingthatDickens’legacy遗产wasfargreaterthanjustgreat-literature.February7marksthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.TomarkthisdateBBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworlD.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.A.WhiteChristmasDickensisdescribedasthemanwhoinventedChristmas—notthereligiousfestivalbuttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.Intheearly19thcenturyChristmaswasbarelyworthmentioningaccordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinkableintheWestnowadayswheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocomE.InhisclassicnovelA.ChristmasCarolhenotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmasbutalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth－homeenjoymentsaffectionsandhopes.InhisbiographyofDickensPeterAckroydwrote:Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.Dickenspoverty贫穷DickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizethetermredtapetodescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy官僚作风inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.Dickensianhasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritainshedidnotusewordsliketerribleorhorrificbutratherdescribeditaslifemirroringthetimesofDickens.8.Thearticleismainlyabout____________A.abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickensB.CharlesDickens’influenceontheworldC.thecharactersinCharlesDickens’storiesD.CharlesDickens’achievementsinliterature9.WhyisDickenscalledthemanwhoinventedChristmas?A.Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturefestival.B.BecauseallhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.10.Accordingtothearticlethephraseredtaperefersto_______.A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishataskB.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt.C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeopleD.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmasB.CharlesDickens’novelsreflectthetruelifeathisageC.EverypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmasD.ThethemeofCharlesDickens’storiesisaboutpoverty

ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobilE.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworld'sfirstautomobilE.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacar'spartstotheworkerinsteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrueeither.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeForD.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeople'sideasandmakethembetter.AndhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionlinE.Intheearlydaysoftheautomobilealmosteverycarmakerracedhiscars.ItwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnoticE.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Ford'smostfamousracewashisfirstonE.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.Theracewasin1901atafieldnearDetroit.Allofthemostfamouscarshadenteredbutonlytwowereleft:theWintonandForD.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeeD.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.TheWintontookanearlyleaD.Buthalfwaythroughtheraceitbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.AndneartheendoftheracehetooktheleaD.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.Hisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewell­knownallovertheUnitedStates.WithinweeksoftheraceHenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.In1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.ThatsalewasthebeginningofHenryFord'sdream.Fordsaid:IwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeoplE.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamilybutsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.ItwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployeD.AnditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodernengineeringcanproducE.ItwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownonE.TheModelTwasacarofthatkinD.Itonlycost$850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT.Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals.Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT.Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelT'swerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.41.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1?A.Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.B.HeproducedthefirstcarintheworlD.C.Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.D.HeinventedtheproductionlinE.42.WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carrace?A.Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.B.Todrawpublicattention.C.Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.D.Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.43.WhatwasHenryFord'sdreamaccordingtothetext?A.Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.B.Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.C.Designingmorecarmodels.D.Startingmorecompanies.

ThefilmNetworktellsthesadtaleofHowardBealeanetworknewsanchorwhoisabouttolosehisjoboverpoorviewerratings.Heexpresseshisannoyanceonaircastigatingthenetworkandcursingthatlifeisbullshit.Theplugisabouttobepulledbutsuddenlyhisratingsrocketasthepublicgetsinbehindhim.AblyplayedbyPeterFinchHowardbecomesaninstantcelebrityandgetshisownshow.HethenuttersalinewhichhashelpedplaceNetworkamongstthetop100AmericanfilmseverproduceD.Heencouragespeopletoleanoutoftheirwindowsandshoutatthetopoftheirlungs:I’masmadashellandI’mnotgoingtotakethisanymore!SomethingsimilartothatfamousphraseisbeingshoutedoutofthewindowsofhighereducationinstitutionsacrossIrelanD.NormallycalmconsideredandrestrainedthescientistsengineersandmathematiciansareasmadashellandaredeterminedtomakethemselveshearD.ThewindowswerethrownopenlastWednesdaywhenmorethan800researchershereandabroadsignedaletterandpublisheditinanewspapereffectivelysayingtheyweren’tgoingtotakeitanymorE.ItwasanopenlettertotheGovernmentofIrelandfromthe800whodeclaredthemselvesIrishscientistsforbasicresearchhopingforfinancialsupport.ThelettercomesjustastheGovernmentrusheseveryonealongtowardsaMarch23rd2015deadlineforwrittensubmissionsonthecreationofanewstrategyforsciencetechnologyandinnovation.ThisinturnwillbedeliveredbyJunesaystheMinisterofStateforSkillsandResearchDamienEnglish.Theletter’sauthorsaddhoweverthatitwassurprisingtheletterhitwhenitdiD.Workontheletterbeganbeforetheyknewthisconsultationprocesshadopenedbutnowtheletteranditscontentscancontributetotheforthcomingstrategy.28.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1mean?A.walkafterB.supportC.interruptD.hidebehind29.Atwhatpartofanewspapercanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.FilmandentertainmentB.FeatureC.EducationD.Socialaffairs30.WhichofthestatementsbelowisNOTTRUE?A.Howardwilllosehisjobbecauseviewersdon’tlikehimatfirst.B.Theresearchersthrewthewindowsopentoremindpeopletofocusonbasicresearch.C.TheletterfromtheresearcherswassignedandpublishedlastWednesday.D.Thegovernmentencouragedthepublictosubmittheirsuggestionsofanewstrategy.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Thescientistsaremadashellsoshowthemmoney.B.Howardbecomesacelebrityandgetshisownshow.C.Unexpectedendofthetaleofanetworknewsanchor.D.A.famouslineutteredbyHowardBealE.

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.AtthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountries东道国aswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.DifferentkindsofsportsintheWhiteOlympicsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.21.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics_______.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer22.Theworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldgames_______.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWhiteOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear193223.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce_______.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears24.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames25.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.Football.D.Skating.

BelowisaselectionaboutGuinness吉尼斯WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords♦Fastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywasaccordingtoCWRtheirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingeverI-hmorethan290.000peopletakingputinrecordattemptsin15differentcountries.KenichiIto'srecordattemptwasportofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewithsuperpowers.Hissuperpoweristorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyoTokyoin2008.♦MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAnaCalifomiacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.A.bubble'smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstratedatthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirawesomeskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformowpeopleinsideascupbubbleandtheysucceedeD.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.Therecordwassetor.April42011.♦LongestearsonadogAbloodhoundfromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.JeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitlE.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.HisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecordbutwhenhediedMr.Jeffrieslookover.♦MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBungaged109years97daysfollowedbyherdaughteraged89hergranddaughteraged70hergreatgrand-daughteraged52hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary211989♦MostTshirtswornatonceBelieveitornotthereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay222010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametimE.ThenunfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordbolderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsin1essthantwohours..TheT-shirtsweighted68KGandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.HedethronedtheSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.♦HeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober9.2010thatagiganticpumpkin南瓜growninWisconcinwasofficiallytheworld’sheaviest.Itweighed1810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesotA.Stevens'pumpkinwas85poundsJavierthanthepreviousreIanotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisapreciseofraincowmaturegoodsoilseagrassandfishemulsion.Someoftheworld'sheaviestpumpkinsincludingtherecordbolderwereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYostforadozendays.51.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwithasuperpower?A.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanesE.B.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.C.HesetanewrecordforFastest100mrunningonallfours.D.Heparticipatedinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.52.JeffriesisthenameofA.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsB.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestcareC.thepresentholderoftherecordforLongestcareonadogD.theformerholderoftherecordforlongestcareonadog53.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.68.B.120.C.238.D.245.54.Accordingtothegiveninformation.whichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?A.TherecordforMostpeopleinsideasoupbubble.B.TherecordforMostlivinggenerations.C.TherecordforMostT-shirtswornatonce.D.TherecordforHeaviestpumpkin.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI'vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.28.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.29.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended__________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills30.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.31.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

InSingaporemostofuslovewindow­shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays.Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm.Howeverweknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiodstherewillbemoreseriouseffects.JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassabletotraffiC.Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.Elsewhereheavytropical热带的stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysiA.ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem.Ifthereisatyphoonortsunamithousandsoflivesarelosttoo.ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004anditservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamagE.Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice­caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorisE.Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow­lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel.ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeangersoitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivitiesforexampleillegallogging伐木orirresponsibleforest­burningtoclearlandforfarming.43.FromParagraph1wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove________.A.makingcomplaintsB.goingoutforpicnicsC.doingwindow­shoppingD.travelingalongthecoast44.WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?A.Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly.B.Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup.C.Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper.D.MorericeandvegetableswillbeimporteD.45.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph1refersto________.A.thearrivalofheavytropicalstormsB.theimportofriceandvegetablesC.therisingpriceofriceandvegetablesD.thelossoflivesinnaturaldisasters46.WhatshouldwedoinordernottomakeMotherNatureangry?A.Clearmorelandforfarming.B.Reduceharmfulhumanactivities.C.BringdownthepriceoffooD.D.Improvethequalityofweather.

InBritainandothercountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegeThisideanevergainedabigfollowinginAmericaRecentnewsreportshavesuggestedthatinterestmaybegrowingthoughtherearenoofficialnumbers.CharlesDeaconDeanofAdmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.estimatesthatinthecurrentfirst-yearclassof1600studentsonlyabout25decidedtotakeayearoff.Hesaysthisnumberhasnotchangedmuchovertheyears.Mr.Deaconsaysthemostcommonreasonfortakingagapyearistohaveachancetotravelbuthesaysinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucationbutitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentshopingtobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospital.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitswebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeoff.tostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.ItalsonotesthatstudentsaresometimesadmittedtoHarvardorothercollegespartlybecausetheydidsomethingunusualwiththattime.OfcourseagapyearisnotforeveryoneStudentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollege.Andparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBull'sjobistospecializeinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear¨.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinterestintheideaofayearoffandshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogramscostfarlessthanayearofcollege.25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.MoreandmoreAmericanstudentsarechoosingtotakeayearoff.:B.IfyouwanttogotoanAmericanuniversitytakeagapyearfirst.C.ItislikelythattakingagapyearisbecomingpopularinAmerica-D.Americansholddifferentopinionstowardsstudents'takingagapyear.26.Howmanyreasonsforstudents'takingagapyeararementionedinthepassage?A.2B.3C.4D.527.TheessayTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGenerationsuggeststhat.A.everystudentmusttakeagapyearbeforeapplyingforafamousuniversityB.somefamousuniversitiesencouragestudentstogainmorelifeexperiencesC.takingagapyearcanmakestudentsfreefromlifelearningD.thestressofstudiesdoesharmtothestudents'health28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Booksandmediahavecontributedtothestudents'interestinschoollearning.B.CharlesDeacondoesn'tsupporttheideaofthestudents'takingagapyear.C.Parentsnightdisagreewiththeprogramconcernedabouttheirchildren'sfuture.D.Expertsagreetakingayearoffwillbenefitthestudentsemotionallyandphysically.

WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.It'sthecenterofthenationalgovernment.It'sabusyworkingcitywithalargepopulation.ButwhatismoreWashingtonisalsoacityofhistoryandculturE.Washingtonwascreatedin1790whenCongress国会decidedtoplacethenation'snewcapitalintheeastofthecountry.ItwasbuilthalfwaybetweenthenorthernandthesouthernstatesoftheAmericA.AndofcourseitwasnamedafterGeorgeWashingtonthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TherearemanytouristsightsinWashington.OneofthemistheWhiteHousE.ThisisthehomeandofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.MostvisitorsarehoweversurprisedbyhowsmalltheWhiteHouseactuallyis.Washingtonisalsoagreatculturecity.TheLibraryofCongresscontains包括oneofthelargestlibrarycollectionsintheworlD.TheSmithsonianMuseumholdsthenation'slargestcollectionofculturalmaterials.AndJohnF.KennedyCenterisafamouscenterofartandculturE.Ithasmanygreatmusicalandtheatreperformancesthroughouttheyear.32.Thewritermainlytalksabout________.A.WashingtonB.thehistoryofWashingtonC.buildingsandsightsinWashingtonD.thehistoryandcultureofWashington33.FromthepassageweknowthatWashingtonissituated位于in________.A.theeastoftheUSAB.thecenteroftheUSAC.theeastonthemiddlepointfromnorthtosouthofthecountryD.theeastandhalfwayawayfromthenorth34.ThewriterintroducesWashingtonintheorder顺序of________.A.generalintroductionsightsandhistoryB.generalintroductionhistorysightsandcultureC.populationhistoryandcultureD.historyandculture35.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.A.WashingtonisthelargestcityintheUSAB.WashingtonisalsothecenterofeconomicintheUSAC.WashingtonisayoungcityD.itissituatedinthewestoftheUSA

ByLIXIAOKUNChinaDaily2015-05-15VisitingIndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModienjoyedafestivedayinXi'anonThursdaywithPresidentXiJinpingaccompanyinghimaspeoplecheeredthetwoleaderswherevertheywent.ThisisthefirsttimeIhavereceivedaforeignleaderinmyhometownthepresidenttoldModiatthestartoftheirmeeting.ItisalsoveryrareforChina'stopleaderstoaccompanyforeignguestsoutsidethecapital.IhopeyouhaveagreattimehereXisaiD.Thepresident'sfamilycomesfromShaanxiprovinceandduringXi'svisittoIndiainSeptemberModitooktheChinesepresidenttohishomestateofGujarat.ModivisitedtheTerracottaWarriorsandtwofamoustemplesintheprovince'scapitalthatplayedsignificantrolesinthespreadofBuddhismfromIndiatoChinA.ThecityheldaceremonyforModibasedontheroyalwelcomingeventsoftheTangDynastyAD618-907andXithenhostedabanquetforhiminabuildingontheancientcitywall.TheTerracottaArmyisaheritageoftheworlD.ItisatestimonytoChina'scivilizationalachievementsModiwroteinthevisitorsbookatthesiteaddingthathewasdeeplyimpressedbythewaythewarriorshadbeenpreserveD.DuringXi'svisittoIndialastyearheandModiagreedtoleadtheneighborstowardacloserpartnershipanddraftedablueprintforstrategiccooperationcoveringthenextfiveto10years.OurrelationshavedevelopedsteadilyXisaidduringThursday'smeetingaddingthatthecountrieshavepushedforwardcooperationoverrailwaysandindustrialparksandaremanagingtheborderregionwell.Hesaidtheneighborsshouldlookattheirtiesfromastrategicviewpointandtakealong-termapproachandenhancestrategiccooperationoverinternationalandregionalaffairs.IndiaseesChinaasagreatneighborModisaidaddingthatheexpectstoraisetherelationshiptoahigherlevel.HesaidIndiaseeksclosercooperationwithChinaovertheAsiaInfrastructureInvestmentBankproposedbyBeijinganinitiativethatwillprovidefinancialsupportforconstructionprojectsacrosstheregion.ModiagreedtolinkChina'sOneBeltOneRoadInitiativetoIndia'sActEaststrategy.ThekeyaimofModi'svisitistoaddfueltoIndia'sdevelopmentbasedonthefactthatthetwonationsareindeedforgingacloserdevelopmentpartnershipsaidHuShishengdirectoroftheInstituteofSouthandSoutheastAsianandOceanianStudiesattheChinaInstitutesofContemporaryInternationalRelations.21.WhydidModichooseXianashisfirstdayofthevisit?A.Becauseheisamanwholikestodowhateverhewants.B.AshisancestorswerefromChinaandheadmirestheTerracottaWarriorsC.SinceXianhasaspecialstatusinthelonghistoryoffriendlyexchangesbetweenChinaandIndia.D.Forhischildishdreamwhichwasmadewhenhewasalittleboy.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtestimonyinparagraph5mean?A.experimentB.witnessC.experienceD.course23.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto___..A.introduceIndianPrimeMinisterModiB.describesomecooperationbetweenChinaandIndiaC.showthevisitcanonlybenefitIndiA.D.reportthevisitwillpromotethegoodrelationshipbetweenthetwocountriesandenhancestrategiccooperationoverinternationalandregionalaffairs.

NewYorkhastakenthetitleoftheworld’stopfashioncapitalfromMilan.TheannualsurveysuggestthatthetopfivefashioncitiesarefacingcompetitionfromAsiaandAustraliA.NewYorkhadbeenthetopfashioncityforfiveyearsbutMilantookthetitlein2009.ThesurveywasmadebytheGlobalLanguageMonitoraUSbasedorganization.Ittracksthefrequency频率ofwordsandphrasesinthemediaontheInternetandthroughouttheblog.WiththeUSeconomyrecoveringNewYorkonceagaintookthetoptitlE.HongKongtooksecondplacE.ItwasfollowedbyLondonParisandLosAngeles.Theothertop10citieswereMilanSydneyMiamiBarcelonaandMadriD.BecauseoftheneweconomicsituationtheglobalfashioncentershavealsochangedalotsaidBekkaPayacktheManhattan-basedfashionreporterfortheGlobalLanguageMonitor.Thenewlistshowthatglobalfashioncenterswillchangenowandthen.Comparedwiththetraditionalfashioncitiessomenewonesareperformingbetterandbetter.shesaidthatperhapsthisisnewtrend趋势anditisthefirstsignthatthetraditionaltopfivefashioncities-NewYorkParisLondonMilanandRome-donotcontrolglobalfashionanymorE.ThebiggestchangesinthelistareHongKongMadridandMelbournE.TheGroupsaidthatthetopnewcomerstothelistincludeAmsterdamatnumber17CapeTownat23Johannesburgat25andViennaat27.Thefollowingarethe10topfashioncitiesof2010andthechangesfrom2009.1.NewYorkup12.HongKongup53.Londonup24.Parisdown15.LosAngelesup16.Milandown57.Sydneyup28.Miamiup59.Barcelonaup510.Madridup1125.Comparedwiththe2009listwhichofthefollowinghasthegreatestchange?A.HongKongB.MilanC.MadridD.Barcelona26.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A.NewYorkhaslostthetoptitleseveraltimesB.allthetraditionalfashioncitiesareinthe2010listC.economicsituationsinfluenceglobalfashioncentersD.newfashioncitieshaveperformedbetterthantraditionalones27.Whichofthefollowingcityrankedabovetheothersin2009?A.LosAngelesB.HongKongC.LondonD.Sydney28.Thetextisprobablytakenfroma.A.sciencereportB.fashionmagazineC.geographytextbookD.historybook

Haveyouevergonetoworktofindthatoneofyourcoworkersiscoughingandsneezingalldaylong?Youdoyourbesttokeepasafedistanceandwonder:Whydidheorshecometoworkwhentheywereill?TherealityformanyAmericansisthattheydonothaveenoughpaidsicktimeeachyeartoaffordthemtheluxuryofstayinghomebecausetheydon’tfeelwell.Thisproblemdoesn’tjustaffecttheworkingemployeeswhoaresickthough.InanarticlebyJamesWarrenforBloombergBusinessWeekasecond-gradeschoolteacherStilliKlikizossharesaboutthesickchildrenthatmuststayinschoolalldaylongbecausetheirparentscan’tgetoffworktocomeandgetthem.InthepastschoolyearshehadseveralchildrenwhowereunabletobepickedupatschoolwhowerelaterdiagnosedwithH1N1.ThereisamovementcalledtheHealthyFamiliesActinCongressthatwouldchangethissituationformanyAmericans.TheHealthyFamilyActwouldrequireemployerswith15ormoreemployeestoprovide7paidsickdaysayearfortheirworkers.Thesedayscouldbeusednotonlyfordayswhentheworkerissickbutthetimecanalsobeusedwhencaringforothersorgoingtoroutinedoctor’sappointments.ThosewhoareagainsttheActarguethatmanybusinessesarestrugglingtomakeendsmeetowingtorecession经济衰退andpointoutthatthisisthewrongtimetoforceemployerstoaddanadditionalexpensE.ThosewhosupporttheHealthyFamiliesActsaythatournationcan’taffordtonottakethesemeasures.Whenanindividualgoestoworksicktheyarepossiblyinfectingtheircoworkersclientsandcustomers.AccordingtoareportbyKatieCouricontheCBSeveningnewsthreefourthsoflowwageearnersgetdockedwhentheyaresick.Thoseindividualsincludedaycareworkersandrestaurantworkerswhosehealthcanaffectthehealthofmany.59.WhydomanyAmericansstillcometoworkwhentheyaresick?A.Theyoftenignoretheillnessifnotserious.B.Theyworkinhighspirits.C.Thecostofstayinghomeisgreat.D.Thecostofmedicaltreatmentishigh.60.InthearticlementionedinthispassageJamesWarrenintendstosay______.A.childrenneedmorethoughtfulandconsideratecareB.adults’nothavingenoughpaidsicktimemaybebadforchildrenC.parentsshouldn’tleavethesickchildrenatschoolD.teachersareresponsiblefortakinggoodcareofchildrenatschool61.AccordingtotheHealthyFamiliesAct______.A.alltheemployersarerequiredtoprovide7paidsickdaysayearfortheirworkersB.theemployeescanusethepaidsickdaystotakeatripsoastorelaxthemselvesC.theemployeescoulddemandtheircompaniespayfortheirmedicalbillsD.theemployeescanusethepaidsickdaystotakecareoftheirsickchildren62.ThetermgetdockedPara6probablymeans______.A.losepartofwagesB.losetheirhealthC.getpaidD.getfired

PlanningavisitingtotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost$220atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomjustcost$170.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid---oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime---checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartofthetownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthinadvancethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas$95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas$75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust$62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuilding.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor$420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKELondon’sBorisbikes’haveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastlecasualmemberpayaround$1.5fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor$5perday.9.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay_____________.A.helptravelerstospendsomewonderfultimeB.lettravelerspaymoreforaccommodationC.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKD.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplans10.FarringdoninParagraph5ismostprobably___________.A.thetubelinetoCoventGardenB.anidealholidaydestinationC.thenameofatravelagencyD.ahotelawayfromthestation11.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat___________.A.liesinthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.costsover$100onaverageperdayinlateSeptemberD.providescookingfacilitiesfortourists.12.Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof__________.A.onehourandahalfB.onehourC.twohoursD.halfanhour

PlayaLaAudienciaManzanilloPlayaLaAudieneiaisoneofthemostpopularbeachesinManzanilloforfamiliesandoneofthebestbeachspotsalongMexico'sPacificcoast.PlayaLaAudienciaisastunninglittlebeachwithagoldenshorelinewhichoverlooksthebayandoffersgreatconditionsforswimmingdivingandothercoolwatersportssuchasjet­skiingandkayaking.Ifyouareadivingenthusiastyou'lldefinitelylovespendingtimeinPlayaLaAudienciasinceitswatersareshallowcalmandfilledwithrockscoveredwithcorals.PlayaBrujasMazatlanPlayaBrujasisprobablyoneofthebestsurfingspotsinMazatlan.PlayaBrujasislocated20minutes'drivefromtheheartofMazatlanandit'sapopularspotamonglocalsurfers.IfyouareasurferlookingtohitsomewavesalongthewestcoastofMexicoyou'llfindPlayaBrujasaverygoodspottovisitsinceBrujaspossessessatisfactorywavesallyearrounD.NorthBeachIslaMujeresNorthBeachisoneofthenicestbeachesinIslaMujeresanditisoneofMexico'sfinestbeachesintheYucatanPeninsulA.NorthBeachboastsanicestretchofbeachwithwhite­powderysandwarmturquoisewatersandgreatdivingspots.ThebestbitaboutNorthBeachbesidesitsprivatelocationisthatthebeachisjustminutesawaybyboatfromCaneunsoyou'renevertoofarfromCancun'stouristattractionssuchasWet'nWildWaterParkandXplorEcoParkwhereyoucanenjoycavingadventuresandzip­linerides.XpuHaBeachXpuHaBeachislocatedroughlybetweenTulumandPlayadelCarmenanditisanicespotforrelaxingunderthesunwalkingandhorsebackriding.XpuHaislocatedalongthestunningRivieraMayaandunlikeotherbeachesalongtheMexicanRivieraXpuHaBeachboastsasubtlebeachclubatmospherE.XpuHaBeachisn'tasbusyasMamita'sbeachclubbutitstillpossessescoolbeachclubsarentalshopandahotel.17.Ifsomeonehasappreciationforcavingadventuresheorsheshouldgoto________.A.NorthBeachB.XpuHaBeachC.PlayaBrujasD.Wet'nWildWaterPark18.Oneofthesimilaritiesthatthefourbeachesshareisthat________.A.thewatersareshallowB.theyhaveclubsC.touristscanhavesomesportsD.theyhavesatisfactorywave19.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhenacouplewithchildrenchooseabeachPlayaLaAudienciaistheirbestchoicE.B.NorthBeachisthefinestbeachintheYucatanPeninsulaforitsprivatelocation.C.TouristscanrentsomeequipmentatXpuHaBeachwhichisasbusyasothers.D.PlayaBrujasisclosetoMazatlanandliesalongtheeastcoastofMexico.

RichardBranson:WhenbillionaireRichardBransonwasonlyfouryearsoldhismotherlefthiminafieldonhisownandtoldhimtofindhiswayhomE.ShewantedhimtogrowupbraveandindependentandtotakerisksinlifE.Over200businesses:Hedidfindhiswayhomeandhedoestakerisks—whichhasmadehimoneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulentrepreneurs.HiscompanyVirginhasover200differentbusinessesincludinganairlinetrainsmusicstoresmovietheaterssoftdrinksandcellphones.Ifyoucanrunonebusinesswellyoucanrunanybusinesswellhesays.Startingout:Bransonstartedinbusinessatage16witharecordstoreinLondonandlaterarecordingstudio.In1984hestartedVirginAtlanticwithonejumbojeteventhougheveryonetoldhimthatairtravelwasaverydifficultandriskybusiness.Todayhehas45planesandVirginisoneofthemostprofitableairlinesintheworlD.HavingFun:Bransonwantstohavefuninbusiness.Ihavenevergoneintoanybusinessjusttomakemoneyhesays.Hechoosesbusinesseswherecustomersarenotgettinggoodserviceanddoesitdifferently.OnhisplanesforexamplehehasintroducedpersonalvideoscreensicecreamwithmoviesshowersandamassageservicE.Thefuture:Branson’snextbusinessgoalistostartspacetravelforeveryonE.HesaysthefirstVirginspaceflightswillbegininabout2008andwillcostaround$50000.OurdreamistobuildaVirginHotelinspacE.60.WhichbusinessdidRichardBransonstartin?A.MusiC.B.Hotel.C.Transport.D.Chainstores.61.WhathasmadeRichardBransonsuccessfulinbusiness?A.HewasbravewhenhewasonlyachilD.B.HealwayslistenstoadvicE.C.Hehasaspecializedinonetypeofbusiness.D.Hehastakenchances.62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.DoingBusinesstheBransonWay.B.ThePrivateSideofRichardBranson.C.VirgintoBuildSpaceHotel.D.Onlyabravechildcanbecomeasuccessfulperson.

HalloweenisaholidaycelebratedonthenightofOctober31beforeAllSaintsDay.ThewordHalloweenisashorteningofAllHallowsEveningalsoknownasHalloweenorAllHallows’EvE.Traditionalactivitiesincludetrick-or-treatingbonfirescostumepartiesvisitingghosthousesandcuttingjack-o-lanterns.HalloweenhasitsoriginsintheancientfestivalknownasSamhainpronouncedsah-win.ThefestivalofSamhainisacelebrationoftheendoftheharvestseasoninGaelicculturE.TheancientGaelsbelievedthatonOctober31theboundariesbetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadoverlapped重叠andthedeadwouldcomebacktolifeandcausedestructionsuchassicknessordamagedcrops.ThefestivalfrequentlyincludebonfirE.Itisbelievedthatthefiresattracttheharmfulinsectstotheareawhichattractbatstotheareatoeatthem.TheseareadditionalfeaturesofthehistoryofHalloween.Masksandcostumeswereworninanattempttoimitatetheevilspirits.Trick-or-treatingisanactivityforchildrenonoraroundHalloweeninwhichtheygoonfromhousetohouseincostumesaskingfortreatssuchascandieswiththequestionTrickortreat?Trick-or-treatingisoneofthemaintraditionsofHalloween.Ithasbecomesociallyexpectedthatifonelivesinaneighborhoodwithchildrenoneshouldbuytreatinpreparationfortrick-or-treaters.ThehistoryofHalloweenhasevolveD.TheactivityispopularintheUnitedStatestheUnitedKingdomIrelandandCanadA.Badtrick-or-treatinghasstartedtohappenamongchildreninmanypartsofEuropE.IncontinentalEuropewherethecommerce-drivenimportationofHalloweenisseenwithmoreillegaltricksandpolicewarningshavefurtherraiseddoubtaboutthisgameandHalloweeningeneral.24.WhatdoesHalloweenreferto?A.AllSaintsDay.B.AllHallows’EvE.C.Easter.D.Thanksgiving.25.WhydidthedeadcomebacktolifeinGaelicculture?Because___________.A.thedeadmissedtheirrelativesandfamiliesB.theyfeltboredandwantedtotravelinthelivingworldC.thelinesbetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadoverlappedonthatdayD.thelivingpeoplewereoncecrueltothosewhodied26.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat________.A.thebonfiresweretheoriginofHalloweenB.peoplemakeafiretokeepwarmC.thebonfirescanburnalltheharmfulinsectsD.peoplebelievethatthebonfiresworkalot27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheinfluenceofHalloween.B.ThemeaningofHalloween.C.ThemainactivitiesofHalloween.D.Halloween---afestivalconnectedwiththedeaD.

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

DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.Whereareyougoingtostaythere?hiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogo?ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.Whichhotelaremythingsin?hesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.61.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthere62.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork63.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shousE.64.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.ThepoliceofficE.C.Thetaxidriver.D.HiswifE.65.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

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

Fromthefirstuseoftherockettocarrysatellitesintospacetothesettingupofspacestationshumanbeingshavebeenputtinggreateffortintospaceresearch.Andsofarwehaveachievedmanysuccesses.Buttherearestillnumeroustasksinfrontofusandweshouldnotstoptryingtoprogress.TheinternationalspacestationISSisanimportantstepweshouldtakeinspaceexploration.Itisnotonlyhelpfulbutalsoessential.ItprovidesaproperspaceenvironmentformanyexperimentsthatwehavewantedtodoforalongtimE.ItisalsoabasefortheobservationsoftheearthandtheuniversE.ItcouldalsobeanimportantbaseforlatertraveltothemoonandMars.Inawordifwewanttoexplorespacemorethefirstthingweshoulddoistosetupaspacestation.AsthespacestationcostsalotofmoneyitishardforonecountryalonetoestablishonE.TheUSAseemstobetheonlycountrythathastheabilitytobuildaspacestationaloneandithastriedtodosobutnotverysuccessful.Soitaggregatedmanyothercountriestoworkonittogether.ThoughitisstillextremelyexpensiveitismuchcheaperthandoingitalonE.Itisreallyajobthatneedseveryone’seffortandwillbenefiteveryonE.LedbytheU.S.andRussiatheISSisajointprojectbetweensixspaceagenciesinvolving16countries.CalledthegreatestachievementinhumancooperationtheISShascometotheendofaten-year’shardworkinconstruction.Chinahasappliedforparticipationintakingpartintheprojectmanytimes.UnfortunatelyalltheapplicationswererejectedwhichdroveChinaontothepathofindependentdevelopment.AstheLongMarchⅡ-F/T1carrierrocketblastedoffleavethegroundandsuccessfullycarriedtheTiangong-1intospaceonSeptember292011ChinatakesabigsteptowarditsSpaceStationErA.SomeWestmediasuggestedthatthesuccessfullaunchofTiangong-1woulddisturbthebalanceofglobalspacepowerraisingconcerns关注aboutChinathreat.China’sspaceprojectisnotdesignedformilitary军事的purposebutfordevelopingspacetechnologytoexplorespaceresourcesandmakeuseofthemformankind’swell-being.28.FromParagraph2welearnthat________.A.thenecessityofbuildingtheinternationalspacestationisnotrealizednowB.manyexperimentshavebeendoneintheinternationalspacestationC.theinternationalspacestationisnecessaryforpeopletoexplorespacemoreD.peoplehavetraveledtoMarsfromtheinternationalspacestation29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforcountries’cooperationinbuildingtheinternationalspacestation?A.Thatitistoofarawayfromtheearth.B.Thatitrequiresalotofmoney.C.Thatitneedseveryone’seffort.D.Thatitwillbenefiteveryparticipatingcountry.30.TheunderlinedwordaggregatedinParagraph3canbereplacedby________.A.unitedB.scoldedC.allowedD.forbade31.Chinawantstobuilditsspacestationinorderto__________.A.showthatChinacanbuildspacestationaloneB.raiseinternationalconcernsaboutChinathreatC.makeuseofspacepeacefullyformankind’swell-beingD.breakthebalanceofglobalspacepower

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

•MembershipHostellingInternationalHIisamembershiporganizationandHImembershipgivesyoumuchmorethanacomfybed!Itputsyouattheheartofahugeinternationalfamilywhereyoucanshareexperiencestravelandfriendshipwithpeopleofallnations.•MembershipSavingsProgramYourNationalAssociationorHostellingInternationalMembershipcardnotonlyopensthedoortotheworld’slargestnetworkofsafecleanandwelcominghostelsbutinmanyHIhostelsbeingamembernowgivesyouatleasta10percentsavingonthecostofyouraccommodation–justoneofthegreatreasonstobecomeamember!InsomecountriesmembershipiscompulsoryifyouwishtostayinHIhostelslistedonthissitE.TofindoutwhatisapplicableinthecountryyouwishtovisitpleasechecktheMembershipSavingsProgram.Apartfromcheaperaccommodationinmanyofour4000hostelsworldwidemembershipalsogivesyouaccesstothousandsoftravel-relatedsavingsathomeandabroaD.PleasechecklocallywithyourHIhostelonarrivalfordetailsofthesegreatbenefitswhichcaninclude:reduced-priceadmissiontoattractionsandmuseumsdiscountsonmealstransportationandlotsmorE.WhateveryourbudgetmembershiphelpsyoutoexploreandSayHItotheworldbackpackacrossEuropediscoverDownUnderdancetoLatinrhythmschilloutonanidyllicAsianbeachorsimplyDiscovertherealhostelexperienceinoneofouruniquehostelsworldwidE.•HowtobecomeamemberPurchaseamembershipfromyournearestHIYouthHostelAssociationofficeormembershipsellingoutletbeforeyoustartyourjourney.PurchaseaninternationalmembershipwhenyouarriveatanHIhosteloutsideyourcountryofresidencE.Tocheckthepriceandavailabilityofmembershiponarrivalpleasecontactthehosteldirectly.Alternativelyyoucanpurchasea12-monthe-Membershipduringthebookingprocesswithyourhostelstay.Thee-MembershipentitlesyoutostayinanyHIhostelandreceiveatleast10percentdiscountonaccommodationchargescomparedtoanon-member.Pleasenote:whenyouselectyourcountryfromthelistbelowyouwillbegivenfullcontactdetailsplusalinktothenationalHIYouthHostelAssociationwebsitE.PleaseselecttheMembershipsectiononthesitE.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpromisedbyHostellingInternational?A.A.safeandcleanplacetostay.B.WelcomingatmospherE.C.Membershipbenefits.D.OpportunitiestomeetlocalpeoplE.30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheHIhostels?A.AccommodationdiscountsformembersarenotavailableateveryHIhostel.B.ForsomeHIhostelsyouhavetobeamembertofindaccommodation.C.YouwillenjoyhighqualityservicesatthecheapestpossiblepricE.D.FreepublictransportationtoyourdestinationisensureD.31.IfyouwanttobeamemberofHI______.A.youcaneithercalltheHIYouthHostelAssociationofficeorbuyamembershiponlinE.B.youshouldbookaroomatanHIYouthHostelfirst.C.youcanbuyamembershipatanHIYouthHostelAssociationofficeoroutlet.D.youcanbuyamembershipwhenyoucheckinatanHIYouthhostel.

DidAmericansreallywalkontheMoonover30yearsago?Thequestionsoundsridiculous?MostpeopleacceptthatUSastronautsfirstwalkedonthemoonaboardtheApolloIImissiononJuly201969.Butthosewhodon’tbelievethishavecreatedalotofdoubt.SotheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASAwillproduceamini-booktoshowthatyesindeedAmericansdidlandontheMoon.ThosedoubttheApollomoonlandingsinsistthattheUSlackedtechnologytheMoonatthattimE.TheysaythattheUSwassodesperate不顾一切的towinthespaceraceagainsttheformerSovietUnionthatitfaked伪装themoonlandingonmoviesets.Thedoubterssaythefakewasdonesobadlythereisobviousevidencethatitdidn’tactuallyhappen.ThefilmshowsastronautsplantingtheAmericanflagontheMoonItshowstheflagripplinginthewinD.CriticssaythatasthereisnowindonthemoonthepicturemusthavebeenfakeD.Theyalsosaythatthefilmdoesn’tincludestarsinthenightsky.AndthefirstmentostepontheMoon---astronautsNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrinhaveneverspokenabouttheirlunaradventures.NASAexplainedthattheastronautsstruggledtoplanttheUSflagonthesurfaceoftheMoon.Theytwisteditaroundabitbeforeitstuckandthiscreatedtheripplesintheflag.TherippleswouldhavedisappearedwithinsecondsonEarthwheretheatmospherewouldhavestoopedthem.ButontheMoonwherethereisnoatmospheretheripplingcarriedonmakingitlooklikewinD.ThemissingstarsareeasilyexplaineD.ThepicturesinquestionalsoshowEarthwhichlooksverybright.Itissobrightthatitoutshinesthestarsmakingthemlookinvisible.AsforArmstrongandAldrintheybothhavespokenaboutthemission.NASAsaystheydonothopetochangeeverycritic’smindwiththelookbuttheywantittobeaneducationalaidforteacherstoprovethecriticswrong.Anengineerwillwritethebookanditwillanswerthecriticspointbypoint.32.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.SomepeopledoubtwhetherAmericanslandedontheMoonB.NASAwillpublishabookonAmericans’Moonlandingin1969C.CriticshadlotsofquestionsaboutApollo’sMoonlandingsD.AmericanlandingontheMoonisnothingbutaliE.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheevidencecriticslistedtoarguethatAmericanastronautshadn’treallylandedontheMoon?A.TheflagrippledinthewindthoughtherewasnowindinspacE.B.AmericanastronautslandingontheMoonnevermentionedtheirexperiencesC.Fromthefilmnostarscouldbeseeninthenightsky.D.TheUSAhasn’tdevelopedthetechnologytosendhumanstotheMoon34.Theunderlinedwordinvisiblemeans_____.A.muchdarkerB.abitmysteriousC.NottobeseenD.Nottobevisited35.Thepurposeofthebookisto____.A.showwhysomepeopledon’tbelievetheMoonlandingstoryB.changethecritics’mindC.emphasizetheMoonlandingwastrueD.providesomereferenceforeducators

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

Todaywearetoldchildrendon’tspendenoughtimeinthefreshair.ManyofthemareaddictedtoascreeneitheronacomputeroraTV—theyseemtobelivinginavirtualworlD.TheyhavelosttouchwithnaturE.Butnow400organizationsintheUKfromplaygroupstotheNationalHealthServiceareencouragingchildrentohavesomewildtime.Theywantkidstoswapatleast30minutesofwatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesfortimeplayingoutsidE.Activitiessuchasbuildingdensclimbingtreesandplayinghideandseekarejustsomeofthethingskidscando.Eveniftheyliveinacitytheycangoonadventuresinthegardenorthepark.ChildrenoftenneedahelpinghandfrommumanddaD.Theyneedtobeshownwhattodoandwheretogo.AndySimpsonfromNationalHealthServicesaysWewantparentstoseewhatthismagicalwonderproductdoesfortheirkids’developmentindependenceandcreativitybygivingwildtimeago.Sodespitethecomplicatedworldthatyoungpeoplegrowupinnowitseemsthatgoingbacktobasicsandexperiencingnature’splaygroundiswhatmodernchildrenneeD.DavidBondfromProjectWildThingsaysWeneedtomakemorespaceforwildtimeinchildren’sdailyroutinefreeingthisgenerationofkidstohavethesortofexperiencesthatmanyofustookforgranted.Thismightsoundabitoldfashionedtoyouormaybelikemeit’smadeyouthinkaboutstickingonyourbootsgettingoutdoorsandrelivingyourchildhooD.There’snoagelimitonenjoyingyourself!61.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.BenefitsofwildtimeB.WildtimeforchildrenC.MorespaceforchildrenD.Adventuresofchildren62.Childrenareencouragedtodothefollowingactivitiesexcept_______.A.buildingdensB.watchingTVC.playinghideandseekD.climbingtrees63.AccordingtoAndySimpsonweknowthat______.A.wildtimeisbeneficialforchildrenB.wildtimeishardtodesignC.parentsknowtheimportanceofwildtimeD.parentslikekeepingtheirchildrenindoors64.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Thisgenerationofkidshavenofreedom.B.Adultsvalueoutdooractivities.C.ThepresentworldiscomplicateD.D.ModemchildrenneedwildtimE.65.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat______.A.peoplelikerecallingthepastB.peopleatanyagecanenjoywildtimeC.itistoolateforadultstoenjoynatureD.itisoutofdatetogooutdoors

AsweallknowitwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationoftheIndependence独立宣言.HewroteitintwoweeksandafterafewchangesitwasacceptedbytheCongress.Asaresulthebecamefamous.BorninVirginiaThomasJeffersonabrilliantstudentatschoolandalmosttalentedlawyerlaterwasmuchinterestedinpolitics.JeffersonwaselectedGovernorofVirginiain1779andhewassenttoFranceastherepresentativeoftheAmericangovernmentin1784.Sixteenyearslaterattheageof57hewaselectedpresidentafterWashingtonandAdams.Farfromahandsomemanhewastallwithlongarmsandbighands.Jeffersonwhowasanamusingtalkerinconversationbutapoorspeakerwasgenerallygood-natured.JeffersonwasregardedasadefenderoffreedomonAmerica.Asapresidentheprotectedtherightoffreespeech.InterestinglyenoughinhiseightyearsasPresidentJeffersonnevervetoed否决abillwhichCongresshadpassed.HedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginia.ThomasJeffersondiedonJulythefourth1826the50thanniversaryofAmericanIndependence.13.HowoldwasThomasJeffersonwhenhebecameGovernorofVirginia?A.Hewas26.B.Hewasinhisforties.C.Hewas36.D.Wedon'tknow.14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Jeffersonwasaslowlearneratschool.B.Jeffersonwasnotaneasypersontogetalongwith.C.Jeffersonwasanamusingtalkerbutnotgoodatspeakinginpublic.D.Jerffersonwasnotonlyverytalentedbutalsoveryhandsome.15.Jefferson’sgreatestcontributioninAmericanhistoryshouldbethat___.A.hedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginiaB.hewasstronglyagainsttheslaveryC.hewasfortherightoffreespeechD.hewrotetheDeclarationofIndependence

Noonecanbelievethattheover6000­kilometerGreatWallmightdisappearsomeday.BelieveitornottheGreatWallisbeingdestroyedbypeoplE.Lessthan20percentoftheGreatWallbuiltintheMingDynastyisstillperfectbut80percentisindanger.TheGreatWallcanbecalledgreatmostlybecauseofitsamazinglength.ButweshouldrealizethelengthismadeupofonebrickatatimE.IfwedonothingtosavetheGreatWallitwillbecomeaseriesofseparatewastelandratherthanahistoricsitE.TheGreatWallisactuallyaseriesofwallsbuiltandrebuiltbydifferentdynastiesoverthepast2000years.ItbeganintheruleofChina'sfirstemperorQinShihuangoftheQinDynasty221BC—206BCandlastedintotheMingDynasty.ThepartsbuiltbeforetheMingDynastyhavenearlydisappeareD.PeoplearefamiliarwithsectionssuchasBadalinginBeijingandJiayuguanPassinGansubecausetheyhavebeenopentotouristsformanyyears.Butthose_sections_far_away_from_the_public_eyeshavebeenalmostforgotten.Fewlocalpeopleknowthe3­meter­highwallsmadeofearthandstonesbesidethemarepartoftheGreatWall.Thelackofknowledgeisconsideredasoneofthemainreasonsbehindhuman.ThebricksontheGreatWallarecarriedoffbycountrysidepeopletobuildtheirhousessheepcorralsandpigsties.Someweretakenawaytobuildroads.Brickscarvedwithpeople'snamesareputawayasremembrances.Rubbishisspreadoverthebattlements.Thebrickscanbesoldfor15yuanpertractorloaD.ThosewhodestroyedandaredestroyingtheWallknowitsnamebutarenotclearaboutitsculturalmeaning.Itwilltakealongtimetoletthemknowthis.ThelocalfarmersnotonlycarriedoffthebodyoftheWallbutalsodugoutentirebasE.ItisnecessarytoprotecttheGreatWall.FirstofalltheofficialsshouldbeawareoftheimportanceoftheGreatWall.YoungChineseshouldknowmoreaboutthenation'sgreatcivilizationandlearntoloveit.1.WhydoesthewritersaytheGreatWallmightdisappear?A.Itisuselessfromnowon.B.ItwillbereplacedbyanewonE.C.SomepartsofitarebeingdestroyeD.D.Itistoooldtobeusedagain.2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheGreatWallwascompletedintheMingDynasty.B.NotalltheforeigntouristsliketheGreatWall.C.ThefirstpartoftheGreatWallwasbuiltin221BC.D.TheQinGreatWallwasprotectedwell.3.TheunderlinedpartthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyesinParagraph2referstothepartsoftheGreatWall________.A.thataretoodifficulttofindB.thatnobodycanwatchC.thataretoofartobeseenD.thatarenotwell­knowntothepublic

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

Mostpeopledon'tgetalotoftimeoffandwhentheydotheytendnottogoaway.Ialwaysaskmyfriendsandformerco-workerswhythisisandalmosttypicallytheyalwayssayit'sbecausetheysimplycan'taffordtodoso.LikemostpeopletheyseeimagesofvacationsonTVandinternalizethecommercialstobelievethattravelmustbelikewhatitisonTVandthereforemustbeexpensivE.Theonlyalternativeisbackpackingaroundintwentybedhostels旅店withsharedshowersandeatingpastA.ButthatisnotreallytruE.Travelcanbeverycheap.Youcaneasilytravelfarandwidewithoutbreakingthebank.Herearesometipsonhowtogettravelcheaply:Airfare:Sinceflyingmakesuponeofthelargestportionsofsomeone'sbudgetit'simportanttofindwaystoflycheap.Mostcitieshaveasmallerairportwithlowerlandingfees.Thissavingisusuallypassedontoyouandwhybudgetairlinesdon'tflyintomajorairports.Moreoverbookyourflight6-8weeksinadvanceorlookforlastminutespecialdeals.Buyingyourflight6-8weeksinadvanceensuresthatairlinesdon'thaveyouoverabarrel.Ifyoubookyourflighttoosoonthenairlinesknowyouneedit.Ifyoubooktooearlyairlineshavechancesagainstrisingcostsandkeeppriceshigh.Accommodation:IneverstayinhotelsunlessPricelinecangetmearockbottompricE.Why?Theyareneverthecheapestandsometimesthecleanestoption.Hostelscatertoallrangesoftravelersandarenotsimplyforbackpackersin20beddormrooms.Don'toverlookthemifyoucan'tfindahoteldeal.YoucanfindhostelswithprivateroomsfreeWi-FifreebreakfastshowersandTVforcheaper.AndwhataboutthecheapestonestarhotelwithoutWi-Fiorbreakfast?$110pernight.Whoreallywantstostayataplacelikethat!Sightseeing:It'simportanttodolotsofresearchandvisitthelocaltouristofficE.Don'tuseaguidebook.Guidebookinformationisoutdatedanddoesn'tgiveyouanytipsoncurrentdeals.IgototravelblogscitytourismwebsitesYelpandTripadvisor.ThesesiteshavethecurrentinformationonwhatisgoodbadandonsalE.Additionallytouristofficesalsoknowthelatestspecialeventsandusuallyhaveafewdiscountsavailableforvisitors.Eating:EatingouteverymealisexpensivE.Onewaytosavemoneyistoeatoutatbigrestaurantsduringlunchtimeaslunchspecialsofferamuchbettervaluethandinner.It'snicetohaveafancydinnerbutafancylunchisjustasgoodandmuchcheaper.Moreoveryoucanheadtothesupermarketandpickupsomesandwiches.Supermarketsareagreatwaytofindoutwhatthelocaldietisabout.Whatkindofmeatsdotheylike?Fish?Junkfood?It'samazingthevarietyoffoodsyoucanseeonshelvesthatyoudon'thavebackathomE.Savingmoneywhileyoutraveljustrequiresyoubreakoutofthetravelisexpensivemindset.Localsdon'tliveforhundredsofdollarsperdayandyoudon'thavetoeither.Simplylivelikealocalandyou'llbeabletosaveyourselfalotofmoneywhenyoutravel.28.Whatisthemainfactorinmakingpeoplethinkthattravelmustbeexpensive?A.Friends.B.Co-workers.C.TVcommercialsontravel.D.Touristguidebooks.29.Theunderlinedpartairlinesdon'thaveyouoverabarrelinparagraph5probablymeansairlinescan'tputyouinaverydifficultsituationinwhich_____________________________.A.theycanofferyousomehelpifneededB.theycandemandeverythingfromyouC.youareatalossoverwhatyoucandonextD.youhavenochoiceaboutwhatyoucando30..OnewaytheauthorsuggestedtosavemoneyistohavelunchatabigrestaurantbecauseA.therearefewercustomersatabigrestaurantthenB.B.specialoffersareprovidedduringthelunchtimeC.dishesatlunchtimearebetterworthyofthevalueD.afancylunchisasgoodasafancydinner31.Whichofthefollowingsisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.Whattodoandwheretogowhiletraveling.B.Howtosavemoneywhileyoutravel.C.Thingsyoushouldpayattentiontoontravel.D.Simplylivelikealocalwhenyoutravel.

LondonUndergroundTheworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.AtthetimethegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromworktheywouldrelocate重新定位theirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease减轻thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.FromtheseproblemstheideaoftheLondonUndergroundthefirstsubwaysystemwasborn.TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays推迟butthefastrailwaywasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.A.steamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundrailwhichwas6kilometerslong.About30000peoplegotonthesubwayonthefirstday.Ridersenjoyedcomfortableseatsandpleasantdecorations装饰insideeachofthecars.Howeverthesmokefromtheengine引擎soonfilledtheairinthetunnels隧道withashandsoot煤灰aswellaschemicalgases.FanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathE.EvenwithitsproblemsridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.56.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUndergroundA.Trafficjamsandpollution.B.Populationandpollution.C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams.D.Poverty贫困andtrafficjams.57.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblemA.Itputfansinthetunnels.B.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.C.Itmadethetunnelslarger.D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.58.Howmanypassengersdidtheworld’sfirstsubwaycarryinitsfirstyear?A.9000B.90000C.90000000D.900000059.Theunderlinedphrasecatchonmostprobablymeans______.A.troublesomeB.becomepopularC.uselessD.getintotrouble60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Torelocatetheworkers’homesoutsideLondonthegovernmentbuiltthesubway.B.Therewerenotsomanyproblemsanddelayswhenthefirstsubwaywasbuilt.C.ThesubwaygreatlyreducedthepressureoftraffiC.D.TherewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopeneD.

TheMasterofSuspenseOneofEngland’sgreatestmoviedirectorswasamanbythenameofAlfredHitchcockbornin1899.HemademanyfamousblackandwhitemoviesthatwerescaryandfullofsuspensehencehisnicknameastheMasterofSuspense.HismostfamousfilmsincludeTheBirdsandPsycho.Mostofhisfilmsweremurdermysterieswithcleverdialoguesinterestingplotsandtalentedactorsandactresses.Hewasalsoarevolutionaryfilmmakerandintroducedmanynewtechniquestothemovie-makingindustry.HitchcockhadaroundishbellyandabignosewhichmadehisprofileveryrecognizablE.Hewasnotanactorbuthelovedtomakecameoappearancesinhisownfilms.Hitchcockwasanunusualman.Forexampleheproducedfrighteningmoviesaboutmysteriousmurdersandyetoncehesaidhisowngreatestfearwasthefearofsmallchildren!HitchcockalsohadaverycleverimaginationwhichisespeciallyclearinhismovieTheBirds.Inthisterrifyingmovieatownisattackedbyatremendousflockofblackbirds.Thebirdsareangryandbreakintopeople’shomestotakerevengE.Thisman’sgreatimaginationisalsoreflectedinPsychowhichisoneofthemostfamousBritishmoviesofalltimE.InPsychoayoungmanclaimstorunasmallmotelwithhiselderlymother.Butitturnsoutthatthemotherisfictional;sheexistsonlyintheyoungman’sheaD.AtnighthedressesuplikehismotherandsitsnearthewindowforpeopletoseE.Butaftermidnighthebreaksintohisguests’bedroomsandmurdersthem.InHitchcock’stimeanderamurdermysterieswerenotgruesomelikemanyoftoday’shorrorfilmswithlotsofbloodandgorE.TheythrilledaudienceswiththeirfocusonintrigueandsuspensE.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHitchcock’smovies?A.Theywereallmurdermysteries.B.Theyhavecleverdialoguesandinterestingplots.C.Theyhavetalentedactorsandactresses.D.Theyareblackandwhitemovies.12.WhywasHitchcockanunusualmaninthewriter’sopinion?A.HewasalargemanwithabignosE.B.Hismoviesarehorriblemovies.C.Heproducedfrighteningmoviesbuthethoughtsmallchildrenfrightenedhimthemost.D.Hismysteriousmoviesscaredchildrenthemost.13.Whatdoesthephrasemakecameoappearancesinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?A.AppearwithacamerA.B.Playanunimportantpart.C.MakeashortappearancE.D.Playinafunnyway.14.HowmanyfilmsdirectedbythenameofAlfredHitchcockarementionedinthepassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.15.AboutAlfredHitchcockwhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Hiscontribution.B.Hiscareer.C.HisnicknamE.D.Hisweakness.

Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.LanguagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathratE.OnlyafewincludingEgyptianChineseGreekLatinhavelastedmorethan2000years.Whatisnewhoweveristhespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe’scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversityeliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetimE.Overthelast300yearsEuropehaslostadozenandAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducationthemediaandthecivilservicenationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogresswhichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswiftstraightforwardandpractical.LanguagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledgE.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecentlytheinternationalizationoffinancialmarketsthespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreattosmalllanguages.A.languagenotontheInternetisalanguagethatnolongerexistsinthemodernworlD.ItisoutofthegamE.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofallitispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguageourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryofthefirstlanguage.Aseachlanguagediesachapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.ThedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossoftheseconD.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople’scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.A.languageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.ItalsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakittheirimaginationandtheirwaysofusingknowledgE.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.28.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A.ColonialconquestsofEuropE.B.Theboomofhumanpopulation.C.Advancesinscienceandindustrialization.D.Theriseofnation-states.29.Theunderlinedwordstiflesinthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.boostsB.fuelsC.imposesD.kills30.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat____________.A.peoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB.languagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC.monolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD.humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B.Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D.Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.

KnowinghowmuchherownchildrenlovedpresentsatChristmasAnnSuttonalwaystriedtoseekhelpforoneortwopoorfamilies.WithasocialworkermothertheSuttonchildren.hadinherited继承hercommitmenttoserviceandknewnevertotaketheirgoodfortuneatChristmasforgranteD.ThisyearKinzieherseven-year-olddaughterwasthrilledthatSantaClauswouldmakeaspecialvisittoa22-year-oldmothernamedAshleywhoworkedinafactoryraisingher12-month-oldsonbyherself.ThephonerangonSunday.A.representativefromalocalorganizationwascallingtosaythattheaidAnnhadrequestedforAshleyhadfallenthrough.NoSantaClausnopresentsnothing.Annsawthecheerfadeawayfromherchildren'sfacesatthenews.WithoutawordKinzieranintoherbedroom.Shereturnedherfacesetwithdetermination.Openingupherpiggybanksheputallthecoinsontothetable:$3.30.EverythingshehaD.MomshetoldAnnIknowit'snotmuch.Butmaybethiswillbuyapresentforthebaby.AtabreakfastmeetingthenextdayAnntoldhercoworkersaboutherdaughterstory.Tohersurprisestaffmembersbegantoopentheirpurses.andemptytheirpocketstohelpKinzie.OnChristmasEveAnndrovethroughthepouringraintothesmalltrailerwheretheAshley’sliveD.ThenshebegantounloadthegiftsfromthecarhandingthemtoAshleyonebyonE.AshleywasverymoveD.Reflectingonalittlegirl'sgenerosityAshleysaysshe'llonedaybeabletodosomethingsimilarforsomeoneelseinneeD.KinziecouldhaveusedthatmoneyforherselfbutshegaveitawayAshleysays.She'sthetypeofkidI'dlikemysontogrowuptobE.21.AccordingtothetextAnnSutton.A.onlycaresaboutpoorchildrenB.haspossessedagoodfortuneC.iswarm-heartedandreadytohelpothersD.isasinglemotherwitha12-month-oldboy'.22.WhenhearingtheaidhadfallenthroughKinzieA.wasnotsadbutcheerfu1B.putallhercoinsawayimmediatelyC.toldhermothertoaskthecoworkersforhelpD.decidedtobuyapresentforthebabywithallherallowance23.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat.A.AnnwouldactasSantaClaustohandouttheChristmaspresentsB.theSuttonchildrenalwaysgotlotsofpresentsatChristmasC.Kinzie'sgenerosityinfluencedothersandtheyclicisomethingsimilarD.Ashleywasmovedandpromisedtoreturnthemoney24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Howawarm-heartedmothershowsherlovetoapoorfamily.B.Howamotherandheryoungdaughterhelpedapoorfamily.C.ManypeoplemakecontributionstothoseinneeD.'D.WhathappenedtoapoorfamilyonChristmasEvE.

TheArcticFox北极狐CharacteristicsThearcticfoxisdarkgraytobluishbrowninthesummer.InthewinteritsfuriswhiteorcreamywhitE.Ithasalongbushytailashortnoseandsmallcurledbackears.Ithasshortlegsandthickfur.Itsshortlegsandnosethickfurandsmallearsareadaptionsthathelpitsurviveincoldclimates.BecauseitslegsaresoshortanditsearsandnosearesmalltheyarelessexposedtothecolD.Thearcticfoxalsohasthickfurandhaironitspawpadsthathelpkeepitwarm.Whenthearcticfoxissleepingitprotectsitsnosefromthecoldbycurlingitsbushytailarounditsbody.Thearcticfoxisaboutthreefeetlongandweighsbetweenfiveandfifteenpounds.Malesarelargerthanfemales.DietThearcticfoxisanopportunitieseater.Itwilleatjustaboutwhateveritcomesacross.Iteatssmallmammalslikelemmings旅鼠anditalsoeatsbirdsinsectsandeggs.Infactinthewinteritoftenfollowspolarbearsandwolvesandeatstheirleftoverkill.Inthesummerthearcticfoxwillcarryextrafoodtoitsdenandstoreitunderrockstoeatlater.Thearcticfoxsometimesevenmakesitsownfreezerbydiggingaholeinthepermafrost多年冻土andstoringitsfoodtherE.A.majorsourceoffoodforthearcticfoxisthelemming.Infactthearcticfoxpopulationoftenpeakseveryfouryearsinacyclethatfollowslemmingpopulationchanges.LifeCycleThearcticfoxmatesbetweenFebruaryandJunE.Thefemalebuildsanewdenandgivesbirthtobetweensixandtwelvedark--furredkits.Boththefemaleandthemalewilltakecareoftheyoungkits.Themalewillguardthedenandbringfoodtothedenforthemotherandthekits.Thekitsareweaned断奶whentheyarebetweentwoandfourweeksoldandthentheywillstarttoleavetheden.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thecolorofthearcticfox’sfurcanchangeB.ThearcticfoxhasthickfuronitspawpadstopreventslippingC.Whenthearcticfoxissleepingitusesitstailasapillow.D.ThemalearethesameasthefemalessizE.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthearcticfox’sdiet?A.IteatsonlyonekindoffoodB.ItwillcarryextrafoodtoitsdeninthewinterC.IteatstheleftoversofotheranimalsinwinterD.ItisdifficulttohuntlemmingsasfooD.30.WhatcanNOTbeinferredfromthetext?A.ThearcticfoxmaystarveinthewinterB.ThearcticfoxhasitsownwaytostorefoodC.ThenumberofthelemmingsdoesnotchangeD.ThearcticfoxkitsmaylearntohuntforthemselvesatfourweeksolD.

MybrotherRonjoinedtheUSarmyafewyearsago.Mostgirlsespeciallythosewhoaremyagearethrilledbyanythingthathastodowiththearmy.It’sanoveltytothemtoshootagunjumpoutofaplaneandwearuniform.NowIknowyou’rethinkingthatImustfinditreallycooltoknowasoliderwho’smybrother.That’swrongbeforeIfoundoutthatmybrotherjoinedthearmyIwascrazyaboutthearmy.FirstlyIwantedtogotocollegeknewthatjoiningthearmywasprobablytheonlywayIcouldgetitasmyparentscouldn’taffordit.Additionallytherewerealltheotherpointsofthearmythatgrabbedmyheart.IwantedthechallengeIwantedthedisciplineandIwantedthefeelingthatIwouldbedoingsomethingbeyondtheabilityofaveragecitizen.Butassoonasmybrotherjoinedthearmyallthosethingsfellaway.AllIsawweredeadpeoplegunsshootingtanksturningintoaballoffiretentsburningandlotsofblooD.ItwassohorriblE.WhenRonwenttoIraqIfreakedoutwheneverIdidn’thearfromhimformorethanaweek.Ikeptupwiththenewsreadingthelatestnewspaperandlisteningtothehourlyreports.AndeverytimeIheardthatanAmericansoliderwaskilledIprayedit’wasn’tRon.I’mproudofmybrotherforservingourcountryandhiswillingnesstodevotehislifetosomethinghefindsimportant.It’sgreattoseehowdisciplineandmaturehe’sgotandI’mgladhehashiscollegepaidfor.ButalthoughIamproudIgladlygiveupthecoolnessofhavingabrotherinthearmy.IwouldbeperfectlyallrightifIhadneverseenthatuniformonhimandhewasjustaplainoldboringbrother.IlovemybrotherandI’mproudofhimbutIwanthimbackhome!21.WhatdidthewriterthinkofthearmybeforeRonjoined?A.JoiningthearmywasmorebeneficialthangoingtocollegE.B.Joiningthearmywasagoodchoiceforthosewhocouldn’taffordcollegeeducation.C.Joiningthearmywasmeantriskingone’slifeforsomethingimportantD.JoiningthearmydidmoreharmthangooD.22.AfterRonjoinedthearmythewriter.A.decidetojointhearmyonedayB.becameafraidofseeingsoldiersC.oftenshowedoffRoninfrontoffriendsD.becameawareofthedangerofjoiningthearmy23.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Peaceorwar?B.LifeinthearmyC.HavingasoldierinthefamilyD.A.choicebetweenyourlifeandyourdream

DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.WhereareyougoingtostaytherehiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogoButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.WhichhotelaremythingsinhesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonightButthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.43.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光44.WhydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhimA.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram45.WheredidDickstayinNewYorkA.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.46.WhowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotelA.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.HiswifE.C.Thetaxidriver.47.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

AlbertwasanordinaryworkerinanoilcompanyinAmericA.Hisworkmatesgaveanickname绰号Fourdollarsabucket桶tohimforhewasalwaysusedtoleavinganadvertisementofhiscompanyFourdollarsabucketofoilbelowhisnamewheneverandwhereverhewrotedownhisnamE.AstimewentbypeopleforgothisrealnamE.LaterwhenRockefellertheboardchairmanoftheoilcompanyheardofithewasverysurprisedsoheinvitedAlberttocometohisofficE.Somepeoplegiveyouanicknamefor‘Fourdollarsabucket’.Whyaren’tyouangry?askedRockefellerwithsomepuzzlementinhiseyes.Oh!Mr.Rockefeller!Ilikethisnicknameverymuchbecause‘Fourdollarsabucket’isourcompany’sadvertisement.Aslongassomeonecallsme‘Fourdollarsabucket’onceIthinkit’safreeadvertisementforourcompany.Ihavenoreasontogetangry.Don’tyouthinksoMr.Rockefeller?Oh!Whatafantasticman!RockefellersaidexcitedlywhenhearingAlbert’swords.Youngmanworkharder!Youmustsucceedinthefuture!Ibelieveinyou!FiveyearslaterAlbertbecamethesecondboardchairmanafterRockefeller.LaterAlbertsaidinoneofhisreportsIdon’tthinkweshouldfeelfrustratedwhenwehavenowaytodotheworld-shakingthings.Weshouldtreateverythingactivelybecausemaybeourfuturesuccesswillbeginwithasmallthing!36.WhatwasAlbertintheoilcompanyatthebeginning?A.A.customerB.Anassistant.C.A.manager.D.A.worker.37.Whywasn’tAlbertangryathisnickname?A.Hecouldbecomefamous.B.HelikedtohaveanicknamE.C.Itcouldmakehisworkmateshappy.D.ItcouldadvertiseforhiscompanyforfreE.38.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.It’sveryimportanttodosmallthingswell.B.Rockefelleraskedyoungpeopletoworkharder.C.Youcan’tgetangrywhensomeonecallsyournicknamE.D.Youshouldmakemoreadvertisementsforyourcompany.39.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.CleverWaytoMakeAdvertisements.B.AlbertandRockefeller.C.FourDollarsaBucket.D.TheSecondBoardChairman.

Ifyousawanotherkidrideherbiketoofastaroundacornerandfalldownyoumightrideyourbikemoreslowlyonthatturn.Yeswehumansareverysensitivetoothers’mistakes.Andthesameistrueforotheranimals.AnimalsmessupallthetimE.Theymighteatpoisonousleavesfalloffatreeorlettheirprey猎物escapE.Bywatchingothersfailananimalcanavoidmakingthesamemistakesthusimprovingitschanceofsurvival.Scientistsbelievethatonepartofthebrainhelpsanimalsprocessinformationaboutothers’mistakes.Cells细胞inthatpartappeartobecomemoreactivewhenapersonseessomeoneelsemakingamistakE.Butresearchersdidn’tknowwhetherindividualcellsinthispartofthebrainplaydifferentrolesindiscoveringmistakes.Toinvestigate调查thebrain’sresponse反应tomistakesinmoredetailtheresearcherstaughtagametotwomacaquesatypeofmonkey.OnemonkeycouldpressayelloworgreenbuttonwhiletheotherwatcheD.Ifthefirstmonkeypressedtherightbuttontheteamgavebothanimalsatreat.Everycoupleofroundsthetwomonkeysswitchedroles.Meanwhilethescientistswatchedindividualcellsintheanimal’sbrains.Whenthefirstmonkeymessedupthegamebypressingthewrongbuttonagroupofcellsinthesecondmonkey’sbrainfireD.Butifthesecondmonkeyalsomadethewrongchoiceduringitsturnsomeofthecellsinthatgroupdidn’tresponD.Thoseunresponsivecellsreactedspecificallytomistakesmadebyothersnottothemonkey’sownmistakes.Scientistsbelieveotherpartsofthebrainalsomighthelppeopleprocessinformationaboutanother’smistakes.YoustarttothinkaboutthisotherpersonandseethingsfromhisanglE.EllendeBrujintoldScienceNews.ShestudiesthebrainattheUniversityofLeidenintheNetherlands.25.AccordingtoParagraph1animals’abilitytolearnfromothers’mistakes________.A.helpsthemtosurvivebetterB.usedtobeignoredbyhumansC.isbeinglostbecauseofhumansD.ensuresthattheywillneverfail26.Fromthegamethescientiststaughttotwomacaqueswecansee______.A.animalscanavoidthesamemistakesB.whichpartofthebrainismoreactiveC.howthebrainprocessesinformation.D.howthebrainrespondstomistakes27.Intheexperimentmentionedthoseunresponsivecellsareonlysensitiveto_______.A.thesamebuttonsB.themonkey’sbrainC.others’mistakesD.one’sownmistakes

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

Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinventedorbywhom.Butitissaidthatitbeganintheearly1900s.JazzwasanewkindofmusicforAmericaandtheworldandNewOrleanswasitsbirthplacE.Whowerethejazzpioneers?Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendownandatfirstonlyblacksplayedit.ItwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenewstylE.Butsoontheytoowereplayingjazz.ThepopularityofthismusicspreaD.FromNewOrleansittraveleduptheMississippitoChicagothentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920sthereweremanyjazzmusiciansbothblackandwhitE.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasbetterthantherest.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician.Hewasnotonlytalentedbutalsohard-working.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumorandabiggood-naturedsmilE.ThesepersonalqualitieswerevaluableinhisrisetofamE.AfterhebecamefamoushetraveledaroundtheworlD.ItseemedthateveryonewantedtohearLouisplay.Butlifewasnotalwayseasyespeciallyatthebeginning.LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.HisfatherneverwenttoschoolandhismothercouldhardlyreaD.WhenLouiswasstillakidhisparentsseparatedandLouislivedwithhismother.HowhardtheirlifewascanreadilybeimagineD.AndyetLouissmiledthrougheverything.HelaterwroteMywholelifehasbeenhappiness.LifewasthereformeandIacceptedit.WhateverhappenedhasbeenbeautifultomE.Iloveeverybody.53.Whatcanweknowexactlyfromthefirstparagraph?A.Whoinventedjazz.B.WhenjazzwasinventeD.C.WherejazzwasinventeD.D.WhyjazzwasinventeD.54.TheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph2refersto指_______.A.NewstylesB.JazzpioneersC.BlackmusiciansD.Whitemusicians55.WhatmadeLouisArmstrongbecomethebestjazzmusician?A.HisfamilybackgrounD.B.Histalentandhardwork.C.Hisgoodsenseofhumor.D.Hisbiggood-naturedsmiles.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thedevelopmentofjazz.B.TheinfluenceofjazzonAmericans.C.TheachievementsofLouisArmstrong.D.Thedevelopmentofjazzanditsbestmusician.

Areyouatravellover?Ifyouareattentionthen.Nomatterwhetheryou'relookingforbiginternationaleventsdeliciousfoodnaturalwondersorsimplyrelaxationonabeachtheseplacesshouldbeonyourchecklist.BrazilAttractions:Festivitiesforthe2014WorldCuptheworldiscastingitseyeonBrazilforhostingtwoofthemostpopularsportingevents-the2014FIFAWorldCupandtheSummerOlympicstwoyearsafter.Except-forwatchingexcitinggamesandcheeringforyourfavoriteteamandplayersyoucanalsotakeatripto'thelungsoftheearth'theAmazonforesttoescapethecrowdsandembracenaturE.BelgiumAttractions:Europe'sunderratedgemManygrandandspectacularmuseumsarelocatedinpicturesquecitieslikeBrugesAntwerpandBrussels.ArtloverscanfullyengagethemselvesinthenumeroustreasuresdatingbacktothemedievalperioD.ExploringthequiettownsandappreciatingtheirGothicarchitectureisalsoanopportunitynottobemisseD.SeychellsAttractions:ParadisewithinreachThisisso-called'playgroundformillionaires'isopentoeveryonE.Thewallet-friendlyhotelsguesthousesandself-cateringapartmentsmaketourscomfortablE.Withmorethanl00divineislandsscatteredontheIndianoceanmanyactivitiesawaitsuchassunbathingfishingdivingsailingandgoingonboattours.TheSeychellesislandsareblessedwithawarmtropicalclimateallyearroundsoyoucangotherewheneveryouwant.21.The1stparagraphaimstotellus_.A.whatyoucanexpectfromatripB.howtofindaplacetoholidayC.whatthispassageisreallyaboutD.whattodoonaholidaytrip22.IfyouvisitBrazilin2014youcan.A.watchtheSummerOlympicsB.enjoymedievaltreasuresinmuseumsC.takeatriptotheAmazonforestD.cookyourownfoodinaguesthouse23.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwithwallet-friendly?A.cheapB.attractiveC.expensiveD.affordable

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.AttheageofsixmonthsshewasacquiredalongwithhersisterbyJohnAshleyawealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.ShebecameknownasMumbetorMumBett.Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.OnedayAshley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspadE.MumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinsteaD.Furioussheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturnMumbetconsultedalawyerTheodoreSedgewick.WithhishelpMumbetsued起诉forherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleysMumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequalthenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.EventuallyMumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.StrangelyenoughafterthetrialtheAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployeE.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants后裔.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBoisoneofthefounderoftheNAACPandanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburieD.Itreadsinpart:Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwriteyetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.9.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?A.ShewasbornaslaveB.ShewasaslaveholderC.ShehadafamoussisterD.Shewasbornintoarichfamily10.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?A.ShefoundanemployerB.ShewantedtobealawyerC.ShewashitandgotangryD.Shehadtotakecareofhersister11.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution?A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.SheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhitesC.HowtobeagoodservantD.Howtoapplyforajob12.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?A.ShechosetoworkforalawyerB.ShefoundtheNAACPC.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleysD.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren

ArrivingatnewheightofitspopularacceptanceinNorthAmericaisIcebergWaterwhichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundlandCanadA.ArthurvonWiesenbergerwhocarriesthetitleWaterMasterisoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmericA.AsaboyhespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItalyFranceandSwitzerlandwherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhenhekeptawaterjournalnotingthebrandshelikedbest.Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater.Hesays.Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.InfactNewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.SimilarlyamagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensivE.Neverthelesssoft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarketshare-thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.Asdinersthirstforleadingbrandsbottlersandrestaurateurssalivate垂涎overtheprofits.A.restaurant’stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percentwhereasonbottledwaterit’soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwineandmanyofthefancierbrandsaren’tavailableinstoresmostdinersdon’tnoticeorcarE.Asaresultsomerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournalsomeofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualselllistingbrandsonthemenuwithoutpricesandpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinnersiftheywantit.Regardlessofhowit’ssoldthepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealthourwishtoappearcultivatedandevenalongingforlostpurity.32.WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage?A.Itisakindoficedwater.B.Itisjustplaintapwater.C.Itisakindofbottledwater.D.Itisakindofmineralwater.33.BysayingMydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwatervonwantstoconveythemessagethat_______.A.plaintapwateriscertainlyunfitordrinkingB.bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwaterC.bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstasteD.dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintastE.34.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Bottledwaterbringsinhugeprofits.B.Whyisbottledwatersopopular?C.CompetitionfromthewaterindustryisintensE.D.Thebattlebetweenwineandbottledwaterintherestaurant.

InNewYorktherearequiteafewfreemuseumsforvisitors.BelowweexploreNewYork’smostimpressivefreeones.NationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndianFocusinglargelyonNativeAmericanculturethismuseumboasts自夸overamillionitemsfromcraftstotraditionaltoolsallofwhichplayedalargepartinNativeAmericancultureinpasttimes.Locatedat1BowlingGreenthemuseumisfreeofchargE.Open10A.m.~5p.m.Frid-Wedand10A.m.~8p.m.Thursit’sservedbysubwaylines4/5toBowlingGreen.FederalHallA.popularoneforfollowersofAmericanpoliticsFederalHallistheoriginallocationoftheUSCustomsHouseandtheplacewhereWashingtontooktheoath宣誓ofofficein1789asthefirstUSPresident.TodaythisbuildingisapremierexampleofclassicalarchitecturE.Freeofchargetovisitorsthemuseumislocatedat26WallStwhichisaccessiblebysubwaylines2/3/4/5toWallSt.It’sopenfrom9A.m.~5p.m.Mon-Fri.NewYorkAcademyofMedicineForthemoreintellectualatriptotheNewYorkAcademyofMedicineisunmissablE.Withover700000cataloguedworksit’stheworld’ssecondlargesthealthlibrary.Itsbiggestattractionhoweveristheinterestingmedicalequipmentondisplayherewhichisweird古怪的butwonderfullyoriginal.Locatedat1216FifthAveat103rdStit’sfreeofchargetoperusE.Open9A.m.~5p.m.Mon-Friit’sservedbysubwayline6to103rdSt.MuseumatFashionInstituteofTechnologyThemuseumcontainsahugepermanentcollectionwhichfeatures200historicallysignificantclothesandalsofeaturesworksbystudentexhibitions.Withfreetalksandtoursonofferthismuseumisagreatplacewithoutspendingacent.LocatedatSeventhAveat27theStbysubwayline3thisfreemuseum---undoubtedlythemostfashionableoneinNewYork---isopenTues-Fri12A.m.~8p.m.andSat10A.m.~5p.m..25.IfyouareinterestedinNativeAmericanculturewherewouldyouprobablygo?A.To1BowlingGreenB.ToSeventhAveat27thSt.C.To1216FifthAvE.D.To103rdWallSt.26.Ifyoutakethesubwayline4to26WallStyoucanenjoy____.A.readingmedicalbooksB.theartofarchitectureC.theartofcostumeD.theancienttools27.WhichofthefollowingaboutthefourmuseumsmentionedinthetextisNOTtrue?A.TheyarealllocatedinNewYork.B.TheyareallfreeofchargE.C.Theyareallsymbolsofpower.D.Theyareallaccessiblebysubway.

Inaworldwithlimitedlandwaterandothernaturalresources资源theharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherisE.Actuallythepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechangedandthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable可持续的ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwordsweshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Todaysustainabledevelopmentisapopulartrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudytheglobalmarketforlow­carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecadE.Chinaforexamplehassetitsmindonleadingthatmarkethopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergyandisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhighspeedtrains.Inadditionwearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil棕榈油whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.Firsttheycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions排放andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besidesstrongermanagementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.FinallygovernmentscanavoidthehugepublicexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirectionandredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromthetraditionalmodeltoasustainableonE.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltaskbutitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.33.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow­carbonmarket.C.Highspeedtrainsarealow­carbondevelopment.D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.34.Tofullydevelopthelow­carbonmarketsgovernmentscan________.A.cutpublicexpensesB.forbidcarbonemissionsC.developpublicresourcesD.encourageenergyconservation35.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto________.A.developsustainableproductsB.explorenewnaturalresourcesC.makefulluseofnaturalresourcesD.dealwiththemajorchallenge

TheNetherlandsonMondayintroduceditsfirst-everintelligentbicyclefittedwithelectronicdevicestohelpbringdownthehighaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsinthebicycle-madcountry.DevelopedforthegovernmentbytheNetherlandsOrganizationforAppliedScientificResearchTNOtheintelligentbicyclerunsonelectricity.A.commercial-availablebicycleisexpectedtobeonthemarketinthenexttwoyearsandshouldsellforbetween1700to3200eurosperbicyclE.Thedevicesonthebikearelinkedthroughanonboardcomputerwithavibrating震动的warningsystemfittedinthebicycle'ssaddleandhandlebarstowarncyclistsofthecomingdanger.Thesaddlevibrateswhenothercyclistsapproachfrombehindwhilethehandlebarsdothesamewhenbarriersappearahead.AccidentsoftenhappenwhencyclistslookbehindthemorgetafrightwhentheyarepassedathighspeedsaidMauriceKwakkernaatoneofTNO'sresearchscientistsinvolvedintheproject.TheonboardsystemtechnologyhasalreadybeenatworkinthecarindustryhesaiD.''MoreandmoreelderlypeopleareusingabicyclenotonlyforshortdistancesbutalsoforlongerdistancesDutchEnvironmentandInfrastructureMinisterMelanieSchultzvanHaegentoldAFP.ThistypeofbicycleistrulyneededintheNetherlandsbecauseitwillhelpusbringdownthenumberofelderlypeoplewhoareinjuredeveryyearandallowthemtocontinuetoenjoycyclingshesaiD.IntheNetherlandsbicyclesoutnumberthepopulationof17millionbyatleastonemillionandtherearesome25000kmofbicyclepathinthecountry.Thosestatisticsaresettogrowasmoreandmorepeopletaketotwo-wheeledtransportleadingtoanincreasedriskofinjury.Lastyear184cyclistsdiedinthecountryofwhich124or67%wereolderthan65accordingtotheCentralStatisticsOfficE.Theyearbefore200cyclistsdiedthemajorityofvictimsalsobeingelderly.Thecurrentmodelweighs25kilogramsbutresearchersareworkingonmakingtheonboardsystemssmaller.25.Theintelligentbicycleisaimedto______.A.protecttheenvironmentB.helpreducetrafficpressureC.improvesafetyforelderlycyclistsD.popularizetheuseofbicycles26.Whichpartoftheintelligentbicyclewillvibratewhenothercyclistsapproachitfrombehind?A.Thewheels.B.Thesaddle.C.Thehandlebars.D.Theonboardcomputer.27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.theelderlyridebicycleswherevertheygoB.theelderlyareplanningtogiveupcyclingC.theaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsishighD.thenumberofelderlycyclistsisdecreasing