America is growing older. Fifty - eight years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older. To day, 10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65. The aging of the population will affect（影响）American society in many ways—education, medicine, and business. Quietly, the graying of America has made us a very different society—one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior（行为） is suitable（合适）at various , ages. 　　A person s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to bE. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29 - year - old university president or a 35 - year -old grandmother, or a 70 year - old man who has become a father for the first timE. Public ideas are changing. 　　Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother— or my father— was at my agE. ”No one says“Act your age” any morE. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways. It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ________ . 　　A. has made people feel younger 　　B. has changed people’s social position 　　C. has changed people’s understanding of age 　　D. has slowed down the country’s social development The underlined word “one” refers to ________ . 　　A. a society　　　　　　　　　　　B. America 　　C. a place　　　　　　　　　　　　D. population “Act your age” means people should ________ . 　　A. be active when they are old 　　B. do the right thing at the right age 　　C. show respect for their parents young or old 　　D. take more physical exercise suitable to their age If a 25 - year - old man becomes general manager of a big firm, the writer of the text would most probably consider it ________ . 　　A. normal　　　　　　　　　　　　B. wonderful C. unbelievable　　　　　　　　　　D. unreasonable

Someoftheworld’smostfamouspersonshadsufferedfromasimilardisabilitysuchasAlbertEinsteinthemathematician;ThomasEdisontheinventor;AugusteRodintheartist.Whatdisabledthesethreefamousmen?Strangeasitmayseemtheyallsufferedfromlearningdisabilities.Theyhadgreatdifficultylearningtoreadwriteorusenumbers.AlmostalwaysthereisaproblemwithoneofthementalprocessesneededtounderstandorusewrittensignsorspokenlanguagE.YetheorsheisunabletorecognizedifferenceinsizesshapesorsoundsthatareeasyforotherstorecognizE.Learningdisabilitiesareverycommon.Theyaffectperhaps10percentofallchildren.Fourtimesasmanyboysasgirlshavelearningdisabilities.Sinceabout1970newresearchhashelpedbrainscientistsunderstandtheseproblemsbetter.Scientistsnowknowtherearemanydifferentkindsoflearningdisabilitiesandthattheyarecausedbymanydifferentthings.ThereisnolongeranyquestionthatalllearningdisabilitiesresultfromdifferencesinthewaythebrainisorganizeD.Youcannotlookatachildandtellifheorshehasalearningdisability.Thereisnooutward外部的signsofdisorder混乱.Sosomeresearchersbeganlookingatthebrainitselftolearnwhatmightbewrong.Inonestudyresearchersexaminedthebrainofalearning-disabledpersonwhohaddiedinanaccident.Theyfoundtwounusualthings.OneinvolvedcellsintheleftsideofthebrainwhichcontrollanguagE.ThesecellsnormallyarewhitE.Inthelearning-disabledperson’sbrainhoweverthesecellsweregray.Theresearchersalsofoundthatmanyofthenervecellswerenotinalinethewaytheyshouldhavebeen.Thenervecellsweremixedtogether.60.Howcanwelearnwhetherapersonhassufferedfromalearningdisabilityornot?A.Byjudgingwhethersheorheseesorhearsperfectlywell.B.BycheckingwhetherheorsheisofnormalorgreatintelligencE.C.Byjudgingwhetherheorsheistheworld’smostfamouspersonornot.D.Byjudgingwhetherheorshehasanydifficultyinrecognizingthedifferenceinsizesshapesorsounds.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Amongthechildrensufferingfromlearningdisabilitiesgirlsarefewerthanboys.B.Itisreportedthatmanymoregirlshavelearningdisabilitiesthanboys.C.Alltheworld’smostfamouspersonshavethechancetogetthesimilardisorder.D.Alltheworld’smostfamouspersonshavesufferedfromlearningdisabilities.62.Whydidresearchersexaminethebrainofalearning-disabledpersonwhohaddiedinanaccident?A.Totrytolookatthebrainitselftofindoutthecauseoflearningdisabilities.B.Toseeifthepersonhadanyoutwardsignsofdisorder.C.TocheckifthepersonisofnormalorgreatintelligencE.D.Tofindoutifthepersonsufferedfromalearningdisability.63.Ifsomeonehasalearningdisability_______.A.hisorhernervecellsareinalineB.heorsheisabletorecognizedifferenceinsizesshapesorsoundsC.heorshehasnodifficultyinlearningtoreadwriteorusenumbersD.hisorhernervecellsintheleftsideofthebrainaregrayandarenotinaline

TheUSANewYork—WhalesanddolphinsarefacingincreasingthreatsfromclimatechangeaccordingtoanewreportpublishedbyWWFandtheWhaleandDolphinConservationSocietyWDCS.ThereportWhalesinhotwater?drawsattentiontothegrowingimpactsofclimatechangeonwhales.Theyrangefromchangesinseatemperatureandthefresheningoftheseawaterbecauseofthemeltingoficeandincreasedrainfallstoasealevelriselossoficypolarhabitatsandthedeclineofkrillpopulationsinkeyareas.Krillatinyshrimpthatisdependentonseaiceisthemainsourceoffoodformanyofthegreatwhales.Thespeedingupofclimatechangeaddsgreatlytotroublefromotherhumanactivitiessuchaschemicalandnoisepollutionwhichkillssome1000whaleseveryday.WhalesanddolphinshaveanabilitytoadapttotheirchangingenvironmentsaidMarkSimmondsInternationalDirectorofScienceatWDCS.Buttheclimateisnowchangingatsuchafastpacethatitisuncleartowhatextentwhalesanddolphinswillbeabletoadjust.ClimatechangeimpactsarecurrentlygreatestintheArcticandtheAntarctiC.Accordingtothereportcetaceansthatrelyonpolaricywatersfortheirhomeandfoodresourcesarelikelytobegreatlyaffectedbythereductionofseaicecover.WDCSandWWFareurginggovernmentstocutglobalproductionofC02byatleast50percentbythemiddleofthiscentury.ThelatestreportoftheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChangeshoweditwaspossibletostopglobalwarmingiftheworld'semissionsstarttodeclinebefore2015.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantforwhalesanddolphins?A.RainfallB.KrillC.SeaicecoverD.HighsealevelFromthepassagewecanlearnthatwhalesmainlyfeedon_____.A.dolphinsB.krillC.seahorsesD.sharksTheunderlinedworddeclineinParagraph2means_____.A.increaseB.controlC.protectionD.fallInwhatplaceisclimatechangegreatest?A.ThePacificOceanB.AsiA.C.Twopolarareas.D.Equator.Whichofthefollowingisnotrightaccordingtothepassage?A.ClimatechangewillleadtothechangesinseatemperaturE.B.Climatechangewillresultinthefresheningoftheseawater.C.Climatechangewillhaveabadeffectonhumanactivitiesandwhales.D.Humanbeingswillforeverhavenoabilitytostopglobalwarming.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项ASriLankanpolicemadeanappealforthepublictodonatetheirpetdogstohelpthefightagainstterrorismandcrimeonthewar–tornislanD.Makeyourpetahero－todetectterrorismandmakeourmotherlandSriLankaacountrywithanewfaceliftthepolicedepartmentsaidinapublicnoticecarriedbythestate-runDailyNews.Itsaidthatdonateddogsshouldbebetweensixmonthsandtwoyearsoldandmusthaveanimpressivepedigree血统.GermanShepherdsLabradorRetrieversRottweilersDalmatiansCockerSpanielsandDobermanPinschersarepreferreD.ChiefInspectorLalSenavirathnesaid25peopledonatedtheirpetsbutonly18dogscouldbeenlistedastheothersdidnotmeettherecruitment.HesaidthedogswouldbetrainedtoidentifyexplosivessearchforburiedminessniffdowndrugsdealwithcriminalsandevenperformtricksforthepubliC.Thedogswillretireafterservingamaximumperiodofeightyearsandwillbereturnedtotheiroriginalowners.Wealreadyhave170dogsdeployedin30unitsincludingtheoperationalareaorconflictareasintheisland’snorthandeastSenavirathnetoldAFPbytelephonefromhisheadquartersinthecentraltownofKandy.Hesaiditwasthefirsttimetheyweremakingapublicappealbecauseofpressureonthepolicekennels养狗场whichusuallyimportabouthalfoftheirannualrequirement.Thistimewehopetoenlistabout50dogs.TheywillbegivensixmonthsextensivetrainingandanothersixmonthsonthejobhesaiD.ThereaftertheywillbeofficiallycalledPoliceDogs.SriLanka’sdogpopulationisabout2.3millionwhileithas19.5millionpeopleandabout20000to30000peopleareannuallytreatedforhomelessdogbites.56.Whatdidthepolicemainlywantpeopletodo?A.OffertheirdogstobePoliceDogs.B.StoptheirdogsfrombitingpeoplE.C.Takecarenottolosttheirdogs.D.Givetheirdogsgoodtraining.57.Tomeettherequirements.A.thedog’sagemustbewithinacertainrangeB.thedogsmustbereadyforalifelongjobC.thedogsmustbeofthesametypeD.thedogsmustbeexperienced58.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThenumberofdogsinthecountryisreasonablE.B.Dogswillbeginworkingimmediatelychosen.C.Manydogsinthecountryareleftuncaredfor.D.Thecountry’spublicorderisverysatisfying.59.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.PetDogsWantTrainingB.TheShortageofPetDogsC.PetDogsCanHelpPeopleD.PetDogsNeededbytheCountry

Thefirstandbestofvictoriesisforamantoconquerhimself;tobeconqueredbyhimselfisofallthingsthemostshamefulsaysPlato.Self-controlisattherootofalltheadvantages.Letamangiveintohisimpulses冲动andfeelingsandfromthatmomenthegivesuphismoral道德上的freedom.A.singleangrywordhaslostmanyafrienD.WhenSocratesfoundinhimselfanytemperorangerhewouldcheckitbyspeakinglowinordertocontrolhimself.Ifyouareconsciousofbeingangrykeepyourmouthshutsothatyoucanholdbackrisinganger.Manyapersonhasdroppeddeadingreatanger.FitsofangerbringfitsofdiseasE.WhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemaD.KeepcoolsaysGeorgeHerbertforfierceness狂怒makeserrorafault.Tobeangrywithaweakmanistoprovethatyouarenotstrongyourself.AngersaysPythagorasbringswithfolly愚蠢andendswithregret.Youmustmeasurethestrengthofamanbythepowerofthefeelingsheconquersnotbythepowerofthosewhichconquerhim.Self-controlisman’slastgreatestvictory.Ifamanlacksself-controlheseemstolackeverything.Withoutithecanhavenopatiencenopowertogovernhimself;hecanhavenoself-confidenceforhewillalwaysbecontrolledbyhisstrongestfeeling.Ifhelacksself-controltheverybackboneandnerveofcharacterarelackingalso.Whatdoesthereaderlearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thegreatestvictoryforamanistoconquereverythingexcepthimself.B.One’smoralfreedomisbasedonthecontrolofhimself.C.Tocontroloneselfisthemostdifficultinone’slifE.D.Ifapersonistoostubbornhewillfeelmostshameful.WhatisthecorrectinterpretationofWhomthegodswoulddestroytheyfirstmakemad?A.Ifthegodswanttokillyoutheymakeyoucrazyfirst.B.IfyoualwaysloseyourtemperyouwillsoonbefinisheD.C.Ifyoucannotcontrolyourselfyouwillbecomecrazy.D.Ifyouaremadyouwillbepunishedbythegods.Ifamanlacksself-controlhelacksallofthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.theverybackboneandnerveofcharacterB.thepatienceandpowertocontrolhimselfC.strongfeelingsD.self-confidenceTheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticleisto_______.A.explainthatself-controlisthekeytosuccessB.teachpeoplehowtocontroleverythinginordertomakeagreatsuccessC.distinguishallkindsofself-controlandsuggestwaysforkeepingitD.advisepeoplenottolosetempersoastomakeandkeepmorefriends

EAsAmericans’healthandfitnesslevelscontinuetodeclinemanyofthoseintheworstshapeareafraidtogotoaregulargymtoimprovetheirpoorhealth.Theysomehowfeelembarrassedanddon’tknowhowtobegin.Fortheseindividualsboutiquegymsthatspecializeinparticularpartsofpopulationmaybegoodchoices.ThesespecialgymsprovideamorepersonalsettingtorthosereturningtoahealthylifestyleorstartingafitnessprogramforthefirsttimE.Personaltrainingandindividualizedattentionarekeyfeaturesofthesenewkindsofgyms.BulldogFitnessagymforkidsonlyisusingthelatesttrendinvideogamesthatprovideaworkouttoengagetheiryoungmembers.Playstation2GameBikestheTreadwallarockclimbingwallthatmoveswithyouandDDRDanceMachinesarecustomers’favorites.MeanwhileIrenePastoreofSeniorFitinNewYorkcityshowsthatageisnoexcuseforill-health.Herboutiquegymfocusesonthehealthrisksassociatedwithsedentaryliving.Personaltrainingprogramsaredesignedspecificallyforseniorsdependingontheirspecialneeds.Wefeelthatpeoplethatneedthemostguidanceoftendon’tknowwheretoturn.IfAmericaisgoingtochangeitscurrenthealthdeclinethepublicandhealthcareindustryneedstopaymoreattentiontotheuniqueneedsofcustomerssaysDr.SalArriaCEOandfounderoftheInternationalSportsScienceAssociationIS-SA.Dr.ArriaclaimsthatthosereturningtoafitnessstateshouldmakecertainthattheychooseatrainerwhoholdsaspecializedcertificationthatqualifiesthemtoworkwiththeirindividualareaofneeD.71.WhyareAmericansintheworstshapeafraidtogotogymA.BecausetheyareafraidofthepricE.B.Becausetherearenoboutiquegymsfoethem.C.Becausetheyareuncertainoftheresults.D.Becausetheyareuncertainabouthowtostart.72.Boutiquegymsfeature___________.A.flexibleschedulesandremarkableresultsB.keepingcustomersingoodshapeC.buildingcustomers’confidenceforthefirsttimeD.personaltrainingandindividualizedattention73.BulldogFitnesshasalloftheprogramslistedbelowEXCEPT________.A.NintendoFly-fishingB.theTreadwallC.DDRDanceMachineD.Playstation2GameBikes74._____________isagoodgymforseniors.A.RegulargymB.BoutiquegymC.BulldogFitnessD.SeniorFit75.Dr.Arriastatesthatthosereturningtoahealthlifestyleshould_________.A.knowwheretogetguidanceB.gethealthguidancefromthepublicandhealthcareindustryC.focusmoreattentiononcertifyingpersonaltrainersD.chooseaqualifiedtrainerwithspecializedcertification

DAftertheSeptember11terroristattackssomehighschoolsinAmericawantedthestudentstopledgeallegiance宣誓效忠totheflag.Isitnecessaryornot?Let’sseehowthekidsthinkofthisrequirement.LeaMouallemMarymountHighSchoolIbelievethatsayingthePledgeofAllegianceisawayofremindingourcountrythatnomatterwhathappensweareuniteD.Idon’tthinkourpresidentwantsustogoandjointhearmynowbuthewantstotellusthatwewillbeabletoovercomethedisasterasawholenationthatisworkingtogether.HarryChin15CulverCityHighSchoolIamnotforthePledgeofAllegianceandIamnotagainstthePledgeofAllegiancebecauseIjustsayitsomanytimesthatitlosesmeaning.IsayiteverydayatschoolinthesecondperioD.Itdoesn’tmeananythinganymorE.DavidTran15WarrenHighSchool.ThePledgeofAllegianceisanothersignofcountry.Weshouldhavesomerespecttoit.Inmanyschoolswedon’tsaythePledgeeverymorning-wejuststandupandlettheNationalanthemringthroughthesilencE.WesaidthePledgeofAllegianceonSept.12.DannyMaryanor16SantaMonicaHighSchoolIwonderwhyweweresuddenlyaskedtorecitethePledgewhenmanyofusstoppedafterelementaryschool;andthePledgewasrecitedbeforetheplayofOdetoJoy欢乐颂withrecorders.Thiswasnottoexpresspatriotism爱国主义oreventorememberthosewholosttheirlivesonSept.11.IfeelIcannotsupportanationthatinthistimeofcrisislooksoutwardforrevenge报复insteadofinwardforpeacE.Perhapsweshouldthinkmoreaboutourproblems.68.SayingthePledgeofAllegiancetotheflagfirstappearedinAmericanschools______A.afterSept.112000B.beforeSept.112001C.onSept.112001D.afterSept.11200169.WhowereforthePledgeofAllegiance?A.LeaMouallem;DavidTranB.HarryChin;DannyMaryanorC.LeaMouallem;DannyMaryanorD.HarryChin;DavidTran70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.HarryChinthoughtthegovernmentrequiredthemtojointhearmy.B.LeaMouallemthoughtthePledgeofAllegianceofnomeaning.C.DannyMaryanorfelttheterroristattackshappenedpartlybecauseofAmerica’sownproblem.D.ThePledgeofAllegianceisofanothercountry.71.Accordingtothepassageitcanbeimaginedthat________.A.allhighschoolstudentssayyestothePledgeofAllegiancE.B.allhighschoolstudentssaynotothePledgeofAllegiancE.C.allkidsdon’tagreetotherequirementofsayingthePledgeofAllegiancE.D.allhighschoolswillrequiretheirstudentstopledgeallegiancetotheflag.

ToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegreenewstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly400northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomsTVs.A.secondstudylookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealandfoundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year-oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhooD.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseanddon’truleoutthatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters年轻人maywatchlotsofTV.TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThosewithcollegedegreeshadwatchedanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhoodcomparedwithanaverageofmorethan2??hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.IntheCaliforniastudychildrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscoresitaddstoaccumulatingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn’thaveTVsintheirbedrooms.1.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudythelow-scoringgroupmight____________.A.havewatchedalotofTVB.notbeinterestedinmathC.beunabletogotocollegeD.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms2.Whatistheresearchers’understandingoftheNewZealandstudyresults?A.Poorlymotivated26-year-oldswatchmoreTV.B.HabitsofTVwatchingreducelearninginterest.C.TVwatchingleadstolowereducationlevelsofthe15-year-olds.D.TheconnectionbetweenTVandeducationlevelsisdifficulttoexplain.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.C.TVsetsshouldn’tbeallowedinchildren’sbedrooms.D.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedonE.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ComputersorTelevisionB.EffectsofTelevisiononChildrenC.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducationD.TelevisionandChildren’sLearningHabits

FriendshipDayinIndiafallsonthefirstSundayofAugusteveryyear.Itiscelebratedwithmanyactivities.YoungpeopleinIndiaspendthedaywiththeirclosestfriendsandhavefuntogether.MostyoungstersinIndiaplanamovieorhaveamealwiththeirfriends.Manyfriendsmaygoonadrivetotouristplacesormakeaplanforcamping.Somefriendsgotothesupermarkettodosomeshopping.OnFriendshipDaymoststoresofferdiscountedpricesforcustomersanditistheperfectdaytobuysomethingforfriends.Somefriendsgotopartiesthatareorganizedbymanyrestaurantsinordertoattractyoungsters.SuchpartiesareveryenjoyablE.YoucangetfoodatadiscountedpricE.Somefriendsjustdecidetomeetup碰头相聚atsomeone’shomeandtalkabouttheirhappytimE.ThetimegoodfriendsspendsittingtogetherandtalkingoveracupofcoffeeispreciousandunforgettablE.Long-distancefriendscallupeachotheronthisdayandwisheachotherwithwarmfeelings.Someofthemevenplantomeetuponthisparticularday.Yetsomeothersplanasurprisingvisitjusttoseetheirfriendgasp喘息inshock!In2009FriendshipDayinIndiafallsonAugust2nd.Sodon’tforgettocelebrateitwithyourfriends.WhenisFriendshipDaycelebratedinIndia?A.OnAugust2ndeveryyear.B.OnthethirdweekendofAugusteveryyear.C.OnAugust1steveryyear.D.OnthefirstweekendofAugusteveryyear.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisthemostpopularwaythatyoungstersinIndiacelebrateFriendshipDay?A.TravelingwithfriendsB.SeeingafilmwithfriendsC.DancingwithfriendsD.Goingshoppingwithfriends.HowmanywaysarediscussedinParagraph3thatfriendsspendFriendshipDaytogether?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.FiveTheunderlinedphraseasurprisingvisitinParagraph4refersto____.A.avisittoafriendwhohasn’texpecteditB.avisittoafriendwhohasdreamedofitforalongtimeC.avisittoafriendwhotriestoavoiditD.avisittoafriendwholivesinafarawayplace

D.The’80s’importantroleinthefamilyhasalsomeantagreaterconcentrationandfocusontheindividual.Andithasmadethewordmeoneofthemostfrequentlyusedwords.Everythingseemstobeaboutme.Thisgenerationhasagreaterawarenessofitself.Somepeopledonotseemtoagreethatallthisisself-centreD.WhenCaiFuchaoBeijing’spublicityheadwasaskedtocommentonthelackofresponsibilityofuniversitystudentsduringtheSARSperiodhisreplywas:Modernuniversitystudentsareambitiousknowledgeableandhaveaverystrongsenseofresponsibilitytothesociety.AsnewsanalystfromsinA.comPanFengliangechoed随声附和thatsayingthatblindlyblamingthemforrunningawayduringtheSARSoutbreakwasprejudicedandunfairandnotbackedwithevidencE.Nodoubtthedevelopmentofinformationtechnologyhascontributeditsbittobroadeningorbendingthemindsofthe80sgeneration.SomepeopleevencallGen’80theE-generation.TheygetintouchwitheachotherviaemailQQICQandMSN.Whilethepeopleofthe’60sand’70sswarmed涌往toShanghaitocatchLuoDayouGen’80swereontheBBSsayingthatitwasreallydumb.Theinternetissomuchmoretothoseofthe’80sthanyoucanimaginesaidWuJunyonganITengineerwhowasbornin1978.InWu’sopinionit’stheInternetthatseparatesthe70sfromthe80sManyofthe’70sdon’tseewhythosefromthe’80scanspendeverydayinfrontofacomputer.A.newweeklyMagazine/163.comsurveylastyearfoundthat40percentofthe7000peoplesurveyedborninthe’80sthoughtthecomputerwasthemostimportantarticleinlife;morethan70percentoftheirparentspreferredthehomE.67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedevelopmentofinformationtechnologycontributedtothe’80s’greaterawarenessofitself.B.TheE-generationrushedtoShanghaitocatchLuoDayou.C.Allthe’80scanspendeverydayinfrontofacomputer.D.Notallpeoplethinkthattheborninthe1980sareselfishandirresponsiblE.68.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Allthe’80shaveastrongsenseofresponsibilitytothesociety.B.Computersplayamoreimportantpartinthelifeofthe’80swhoperhapscan’tlivewithoutthem.C.The’80sgenerationareambitiousknowledgeableandresponsiblE.D.Peoplecan’timaginewhythe’80slikeinternetsomuch.69.Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe______.A.Theself-centredgenerationB.TheinternetgenerationC.Theborninthe’80sgenerationD.Thelifeofthe’80s70.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellus_______.A.people’sdifferentopinionstowardsthe’80sgeneration.B.the’80saretheE-generation.C.the’80saredifferentfromothersinsociety.D.the’80shavetheirowncharacteristicsandweshouldn’tloseconfidenceinthem

DLaptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworlD.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanesinairportsandhotels.TheselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplacE.IntheUnitedStatestodaylaptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyearseachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa＄10millioncomputerprogramatWestlakea110-year-oldcollegE.ThestudentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inadditiontheywillbeabletousee-mailtospeakwiththeirteacherstheirclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Howeverthemostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathomeinafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!BecauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnologylaptopuseinhighereducationsuchascollegesanduniversitiesisworkablE.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerfultheybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.InadditiontheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternetbutalsolibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversitiestoo.AtWestlakeCollegemorethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaidHereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworlD.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.68.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptopto________.A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternetC.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries69.Whyisthewordspeakinthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks引号?A.Theydon’treallytalk.B.TheyusethecomputerlanguagE.C.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.70.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.C.ItisanoldcollegeinAmericA.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.71.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________.A.attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB.travelaroundtheworldC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops

ChinesehaveauniquewayofrepresentingtheNewYearthroughanimals.Theyhave12differentanimalstorepresenteachyearofthe12-yearcycleandtheorderremainsthesamethroughoutwiththeyearoftheratbeginningthecycleandtheyearoftheboar/pigendingthesamE.AstheChineseyear2009wassignifiedastheyearoftheOxthefollowingyear2010isgoingtobetheyearoftheTiger.ChineseNewYearofTiger2010willfallon14thofFebruaryandwillmarkthe15-day-longfestivitiesbeginningonthesaiddatE.PreparationsfortheChineseNewYearofTiger2010willbeginmonthsinadvancesothatthecelebrationsbeobservedinthehighestimportancE.Asthedifferentyearsofthe12-yearcyclearecharacterizedbydifferentanimalspeoplebornonthedifferentyearsalsofeaturedifferenttraitsandcharactersandmostoftenthannottheyarebelievedtobeinfluencedandinspiredbytheanimalsoftheparticularyeartheyarebornin.WiththisarticleonChineseNewYearofTiger2010westrivetoholdforththeinterestingcharacteristicsandfeaturesoftheTigerandhowbabiesborninthisyearcanbeexpectedtodisplaysimilartraits.Allyearsendinginanodd奇数numberareYangandtheoneswithaneven偶数numberendingareconsideredtobetheYinformsaccordingtotheChinesemethodsofthecalendarcyclE.ThereforetheTigeryear2010willhaveYinformsalongwiththecharacteroftheTiger.Tigersymbolizescouragepowerearthvictorypassionandroyalty.TheTigeryearssofarhavebeen190219141926193819501962197419861998andnow2010followedby2022accordingtothe12-yearcycle.PeoplebornintheChineseNewYearofTiger2010willmainlyhavethebelowmentionedtraitsintheircharacter:Adventuroussensitiveemotionalandrisk-taking.ThosewhoarebornintheYearoftheTigeraresmartuncomplicatedandfriendlybynaturE.Theyhavestrongwillpowerandneveragive-upattitudE.HoweverthereareafewnegativetraitsassociatedwiththecharacteroftheTigerthatalsoisreflectedthroughthepeoplebornintheoxyears.Attributes特征likebeingshort-temperedandsuspiciousaregenerallyassociatedwithpeopleborninthisyear.WiththeseandmanymorefascinatingelementsChineseNewYearofTiger2010isjustabouttoarrivE.SogetsettowelcometheyearandhaveaveryprosperousNewYearaheaD.1.Whatcanweknowfromparagraphone?A.Thereare12animalstocelebrateChineseNewYear.B.ThattheChinese’scelebratingtheNewYearthroughanimalsisuniquE.C.2008wassignifiedastheyearofthePig.D.TheYearoftheTigerendson14thofFebruary2010.2.Whichstatementisfalseinparagraphtwoandthree?A.Peopleareoftenbelievedtobeaffectedbytheanimalsoftheyearwhentheywereborn.B.Tigersstandforcourageandpower.C.2034isnottheyearoftheTiger.D.TheyearoftheTigerhasYinformswiththecharacteroftheTiger.3.Accordingtothe12-yearcirclewhatyearisitby2021?A.TheyearoftheTiger.B.TheyearoftheOx.C.TheyearoftheRat.D.TheyearofthePig.4.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheintroductiontotheChineseNewYearoftheTiger.B.HowtocelebratetheNewyearoftheTiger.C.ChinesecelebratetheNewYear--Unique!D.12differentanimalsrepresenteachyearofthe12-year-circlE.

Willitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?AshorttimeagoatestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferentagesfrom12to83wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetestthesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfastsandsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswantedtoseehowwelltheirbodyworkedwhentheyhadeatendifferentkindsofbreakfasts.Theresultsshowthatifheorsheeatsarightbreakfastheorshewillworkbetterthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruiteggsbreadandmilkbeforegoingtoschoolhewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenmorecarefullyinclass.Theresultisoppositetowhatsomepeoplethink.Havingnobreakfastwillnothelpyouloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosingit.Youwilllosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.64.Duringthetestthepeopleweregiven.A.nobreakfastatallB.veryrichbreakfastC.differentfoodsorsometimesnoneD.littlefoodforbreakfast65.Theresultsshowthat.A.breakfasthaslittletodowithaperson’sworkB.breakfasthasagreateffectonworkandstudiesC.apersonwillworkbetterifheonlywasfruitandmilkD.girlstudentsshouldhavelessforbreakfast66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItisbadforyourhealthtohavenobreakfastB.ToolittleforbreakfastandtoomuchforlunchmaymakeyoufatterC.Ifyoudon’teatmuchforlunchandsupperyoumayloseweightD.Themorebreakfastyouhavethemorequicklyyou’lllearninclass

Transportationandcommunicationnetworksbringpeopletogether.Yetsometimespeoplethemselvescreatebarriers障碍totransportationandcommunication.InsomecountrieslawsstoppeoplefrommovingfreelyfromplacetoplacE.Overthecenturiesmanygroupsofpeoplehavebeendeniedthefreedomtotravelbecauseoftheirracereligionornationality.IntheMiddleAgesforexampleJewswereoftenforbiddentomoveaboutfreelywithincertaincities.SouthAfrica'sgovernmentusedtorequireblackAfricanstocarrypasseswhentheytravelwithinthecountry.SomegovernmentsrequireallcitizenstocarryidentificationpapersandtoreporttogovernmentofficialswhenevertheymovE.Countriessetupcustomspostsattheirborders.Foreigntravelersmustgothroughacustomsinspectionbeforetheyareallowedtotravelinthecountry.UsuallytravelershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisA.Somecountriesevenlimitthenumberofvisitorstotheircountryeachyear.Othersallowtouriststovisitonlycertainareasofthecountryortheymayrequirethattravelersbewithanofficialguideatalltimesduringtheirstay.Manyofthosebarrierstotravelalsoactasbarrierstocommunication.Whentwogovernmentsdisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatterstheyusuallydonotwanttheircitizenstoexchangenewsofideasfreely.Countriesoftentrytokeepmilitaryorindustrialinformationsecret.TodaypeoplehavetheabilitytotraveltocommunicateandtotransportgoodsmorequicklyandeasilythaneverbeforE.Naturalbarriersthatweredifficultordangeroustocrossahundredyearsagocannowbecrossedeasily.ThebarriersthatpeoplethemselvesmakearenotsoeasytoovercomE.Butinspiteofallthedifferentkindsofbarrierspeoplecontinuetoenjoythetravelandtheexchangeofgoodsandideas.53.TheexamplesinParagraph2areusedtotellthereadersthat_____.A.peoplehavebeenallowedtotravelfreelywithinthecountry.B.Peoplehavenotbeenpermittedtotravelfreelyforvariousreasons.C.Travelershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas.D.Customspostsarenecessaryatthebordersofthecountries.54.Somegovernmentslimitthefreedomofcommunicationbecause_____.A.theyintendtokeeptheirnationalsecretsunknowntoothers.B.theythinksuchfreedomwillleadtowars.C.theyoftendisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatters.D.theywanttoshowtheirauthorityovercommunication.55.Wemaylearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.peopledonotcareabouttheremovalofbarriersbetweencountries.B.peoplecannotremovetheobstaclesmadebythemselves.C.man-madebarriersaresometimeshardertoovercomethannaturalones.D.barriersshouldbetakenforgrantedastheyalwaysexist.56.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.BarriersMadebyPeopleB.FunctionsofCommunicationC.RestrictionsonTransportationD.ProgressofHumanSociety

Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginningpeoplemaysendthewrongsignal信号.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize强调theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegreE.Forexamplebusinessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.EvenwithpeopleatworkitisnecessarytospendalotoftimeinsmalltalkusuallyoveraglassofteabeforetheydoanyjoB.InmanyEuropeancountries--liketheUKorFrance--peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcaf6sratherthanattheofficE.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailanD.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilencE.ThepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmileD.AftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetterIrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyowncultureweexpressmeaningmainlythroughwordsbutpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.EvenwithinNorthernEuropeculturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.CertainlyEnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;howeverGermansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.WethinkthattheyarerudE.Infactthisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvaluesandsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.Howeverifwecanunderstandthembetteramulticulturalenvironment多元文化环境willofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.Insomecountrieseatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto_______.A.developcloserrelationsB.sharethesamecultureC.gettoknoweachotherD.keepeachothercompanyTheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_________.A.theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesB.toomanywordsareofnouseC.peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynatureD.eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentAccordingtothetexthowcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?A.BysharingdifferentwaysoflifE.B.Byacceptingdifferenthabits.C.Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.D.Byspeakingeachother'slanguages.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MulticulturalEnvironment.B.Cross-CulturalDifferences.C.HowtoUnderstandEachOther.D.HowtoBuildUpaRelationship.

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列四篇短文从每小题后所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑ATheGreenbeltawidebeltofopenlandaroundthecitiesandtownsoftheSanFranciscoBayAreaincludesabout3.75millionoftheBayArea’s4.5millionacres.TheBayAreaGreenbeltisoneofthelargestareasofopenlandinanyU.S.urbanareA.Openlandislandthathasfewbuildingsandlotsofnaturalareas.TheGreenbelt’sopenlandincludesparksforestsbeachesandmorethan8500farms.WhataretheadvantagesoftheGreenbelt?TheGreenbelthasmanyadvantagesforpeopleintheBayAreawhichinclude:walkingandbikingareasclosetothecitiesandtowns;placesforwildplantsandanimals;cleanerairandwater;andincomefromfarms.IstheGreenbeltindanger?FivehundredseventythousandacresoftheGreenbeltareindanger.Therearebuilderswhowanttobuildsuburbsonthem.Ifthoseacresbecomesuburbsmanythingswillchange:theurbanandsuburbanareawillalmostdouble;manyfarmswilldisappear;trafficwillbecomeworse;andtheairwillbecomedirtier.WhatisGreenbeltAlliance联盟?GreenbeltAllianceanorganizationthatsaveslandintheSanFranciscoBayAreaworksaloneandwithothergroupstosavetheGreenbeltinfourways:TrytopersuadepeopletobuildnewbuildingsonlandthatisalreadyurbannotonopenlanD.MakesurethatthecityandtowngovernmentsareallmakingplanstosavetheGreenbelt.HelpBayAreatownsandcitiestobuypiecesofopenlandtomakeintonaturalareas.TeachpeopleintheBayAreawhytheGreenbeltisimportantandwhattheycandotohelpsaveit.46.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGreenbeltfromthefirstparagraph?A.TheGreenbeltisthelargestopenlandintheUnitedStates.B.TheGreenbeltcoversmuchmorethanhalfoftheBayAreA.C.TherearefewfarmsontheopenlandoftheGreenbelt.D.Therearemorethan8500naturalareasontheGreenbelt.47.OneoftheadvantagesoftheGreenbeltforpeopleintheBayAreais__________.A.convenienceforexerciseB.incomefromsightseeingC.cleanercitystreetsD.moreplantsandanimals48.TheGreenbeltisindangerbecause__________.A.trafficisgettingworseB.someplantobuildsuburbsonitC.thesuburbanareahasdoubledD.pollutionisbecomingserious49.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutGreenbeltAlliance?A.ItbuildsnewbuildingsonopenlanD.B.ItbuyslargeopenlandfortheBayAreA.C.IteducatespeoplehowtosavetheGreenbelt.D.Ithelpsthecitygovernmentsmakeplans.

DImaginebeingtheonlypersonintheForbiddenCity.YoucouldstaytherealldaywithoutswarmsofpeoplecrowdingarounD.You'dbeabletolookattheancienttreasureswithoutworryingaboutothervisitorspushingyouforabetterview.Wellintwoyearstimeyou'llbeabletohavesuchanexperiencejustliketheformeremperorsusedto.TheonlydifferenceisthatyourForbiddenCityfunwillbeonlinE.Thankstonewtechnologyavirtual虚拟的touroftheForbiddenCitywillbeavailableonlineby2008.Theproject－jointlydrivenbythePalaceMuseumandcomputercompanyIBM－aimstohelpteenagersaroundtheworldbecomemoreinterestedinChineseculturE.Theprojectwillofferaninteractivethree-dimensionalviewofthepalacE.Thevirtualtourwillprovideimagesfromalloverthe780000-square-metrepalacE.ThePalaceMuseumisabigbook;therearealwaysplacesyouhaven'treadaboutsaidHuChuifromthemuseum.Therearemanyroomsclosedforprotection.Butthevirtualplatformbreakstheboundariesoftimeandspacemeaningvisitorscanseewhatevertheywant.TheinteractionandgamescontentinthevirtualtourwillattractmoreyoungpeopletounderstandandloveourculturalheritageaddedHu.Inthevirtualtourhistoricalfigureswillactuallytalktovisitorsandanswertheirquestions.ThestoriesbehindthebuildingsandtreasureswillalsobetolD.TheonlineenvironmentpresentedinbothChineseandEnglishenablesvisitorstoexperiencethecultureandstoriesofthemuseumsaidJamesYehanIBMofficial.68.IfyouvisittheForbiddenCitynowwhichofthefollowingwon'tbethecaseyou'llhave?A.Itiscrowedwithalotofvisitors.B.Visitorsarepushingyouforabetterview.C.Youaretheonlypersoninit.D.Youcanseesomeancienttreasuresinit.69.WhichofthefollowingisnottheadvantageofthevirtualtouroftheForbiddenCity?A.Visitorscanseewhatevertheywant.B.Visitorcanaskandtalktohistoricalfigures.C.Visitorscangettoknowtheculturalheritagebyplayinggames.D.VisitorscanwalkaroundtheForbiddenCitywithyourfamily.70.Theprojectunderlinedinparagraph2refersto______.A.avirtualtouroftheForbiddenCityB.anewForbiddenCitytobebuiltbythePalaceMuseumandIBMcomputercompanyC.anInternetcafetobebuiltinthePalaceMuseumD.abigbooktobepublishedtointroduceChineseculture

MoreperhapsthananyotherEuropeannationtheSwisshavegotusedtolookingafterforeigntravelers.Asearlyasthe18thcenturywealthyFrenchGermansandItaliansweretreatingthecountryasanamusementcenterwhileinthe19thcenturyitbecamethemajorholidayplaygroundfortheBritishnobles.TodayitattractsvisitorsfromallovertheworlD.TheSwissareclearabouttheimportanceoftourismtotheireconomywhichmakesupabouteightpercentoftheGrossDomesticProductandhelpsindustrygreatly.ManagersofhotelsfromallovertheworldgotoSwitzerlandtolearnhowtodothejobandahighstandardcanbeexpectedfromthegreatmajorityofthecountry’shotelsmostofwhicharesmallandpridethemselvesonpersonalizedservicE.PublictransportisthebestinEuropE.BoththeSwissFederalrailwaysandtheprivaterailwaysarefullyelectric-poweredandthetotalnetworkconsistsofabout5000kilometersoftrack.UndertheFlyBaggagesystempassengerscancheckluggageinat116railwaystationsandhaveitautomaticallytransferredtotheirflight.Thenationalhighwaysystemisequallywellplannedandthemountainroadsofferviewsofsomeofthecountry’smostbreathtakingscenery.Alsoservingthemountainsisaneffectivesystemofrailwaysandcablewayswhilemorethan160passengercarscrossthelakesandrivers.HikinginthemountainsisequallypopularwithSwissnationalsandforeignvisitors.Forthosewhowanttoviewthecountryfromagreatheightwithouthavingtoclimbthemountainthemselvesitisalwayspossibletotakeintheviewfromaballoon.６１.ComparedwithotherEuropeancountriesSwitzerland________.A.placesmoreimportanceonentertainmentB.thinksmoreaboutforeigntravelersC.hasmoreconvenientpublictransportD.hasmorefive-starhotels6２.AccordingtothepassageSwitzerlandisnowvisitedby________.A.wealthyFrenchpeopleB.richGermansandItaliansC.BritishnoblesD.peoplefromvariouscountries６３.Accordingtothepassagewelearnthat________.A.mostofthehotelsinSwitzerlandarebigB.allthehotelsinSwitzerlandofferexactlythesameserviceC.mostofthehotelsinSwitzerlandofferfirstclassserviceD.thehotelsinSwitzerlandareaccustomedtolearningfromtherestoftheworld６４.TheFlyRailBaggagesystemisaservicetotransportyourluggagebetweentherailwaystationand________.A.theairportB.thehotelC.themotorwaystationD.thecableways６５.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout________.A.sceneryinSwitzerlandB.thelifeinSwitzerlandC.tourisminSwitzerlandD.thetransportationinSwitzerland

Aloneinthedarknessunderlayersofrubble碎石DanWoolleyfeltbloodstreamingfromhisheadandleg.WoolleyanaidworkerhusbandandfatheroftwoboysfollowedinstructionsonhiscellphonetosurvivetheJanuary12earthquakeinHaiti.Ihadanappthathadpre-downloadedallthisinformationabouttreatingwounds.SoIlookedupexcessivebleedingandIlookedupcompoundfracture断裂WoolleytoldCNN.TheapplicationonhisiPhoneisfilledwithinformationaboutfirstaidandCPRfromtheAmericanHeartAssociation.SoIknewIwasn’tmakingmistakesWoolleysaiD.Thatgavemeconfidencetotreatmywoundsproperly.TrappedintheruinsoftheHotelMontanainPort-au-PrinceheusedhisshirttobandagehislegandtiedhisbeltaroundthewounD.Tostopthebleedingonhisheadhefirmlypressedasocktoit.ConcernedhemighthavebeenexperiencingshockWoolleyusedtheapptolookupwhattodo.Itwarnedhimnottosleep.Sohesethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutes.Oncethebatterygotdowntolessthan20percentofitspowerWoolleyturneditoff.Bythenhesayshehadtrainedhisbodynottosleepforlongperiodsdriftingoffonlytowakeupwithinminutes.Withhisinjuriestendedtohewroteanotetohisfamilyinhisjournal:IwasinabigaccidentanearthquakE.Don’tbeupsetatGoD.Healwaysprovidesforhischildreneveninhardtimes.I’mstillprayingthatGodwillgetmeoutbuthemaynot.Butevensohewillalwaystakecareofyou.Aftermorethan60hoursWoolleywaspulledfromtherubblE.Thoseguysarerescueheroeshesaidtothecrewthatpulledhimout.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthepassage?A.HowtodealwiththewounD.B.TrytogetintouchwithoutsidE.C.HowtostayawakeunderthegrounD.D.AnunforgettableexperienceintheearthquakE.Woolleysethisphonealarmtogooffevery20minutesbecause_____.A.hetriedhisbesttocommunicatewithrescuersB.hewasforcedtostayawaketocheckhiswoundsC.hewasafraidthatsleepmightdoharmtohimD.heneededtousetheapptolookupwhattodoTheunderlinedsentencesuggeststhat_________.A.heturnedoffhisiPhonetosavepowerB.thebatteryofhisIPhonelastedlongC.hedidn’twanthisiPhonetodisturbhimD.hisiPhonewentoffbecauseoflackofpowerWhatWoolleywrotehisjournalshowed_______.A.heexpectedhisfamilytolendahandB.hedidn’tloseheartinhardtimesC.hecaredmoreforhisfamilythanhislifeD.hischildrenmadehimupset

Ⅳ阅读理解共30分GoinghomeforChristmasisatraditionoftheholidayseason.NomatterwhereyoumaybetherestoftheyearsbeingathomewithyourfamilyandfriendsforChristmasisamust.TheThanksgivingandChristmasholidaysarethebusiesttimesoftheyearatairportstrainstationsandbusstations.ItseemsthatallAmericaisonthemoveandAmericansareontheirwaytospendtheholidayswiththeirlovedones.Thismeansthatthehousewillbefullofcousinsauntsandunclesthatmightnotseeeachotherduringtheyear.Everyonejoinsintohelpinthepreparationofthefestival.SomefamilymembersgettochooseaChristmastreetobuyandbringhomE.Othersdecoratethehouseorwrappresents.Andofcourseeachhouseholdneedstomakelotsoffood!AtChristmasEvegatheringsadultshaveeggnogwhichismadeofcreammilksugareggsandbrandy.PlentyofeggnogorhotcocoaisonhandincolderclimatesforcarolersorpeoplewhogofromhousetohousesingChristmascarolstotheirneighbors.LongagoeachchildhungastockingorsockoverthefireplacE.Santaentereddownthechimneyandleftcandyandpresentsinsidethesocksforthechildren.Todaythetraditioniscarriedonbutthesocksarenowlargeredsock-shapedfabricbagsstillcalledstockings.Eachchildcan’twaittoopenhisorhereyestoseewhatSantahasleftinthestocking.GivinggiftsisaChristmastradition.HoweverinrecentyearsmoreandmorepeoplehavecomplainedthatChristmasistoocommercialized商业化especiallyinlargecities.Storeownersbeginadvertisinganddecoratingveryearlyinhopesofsellingmoregoods.SomepeoplebelievethattheoriginofChristmashasbeenlost.46.ItisatraditionalcustomforAmericans____________.A.tobuyChristmastreesandbringthemtochurchesforChristmasB.todrinkbeeronChristmasEveC.togohomeforChristmaswiththeirfamilyandrelativesD.tohungstockingsonthechimney47.Theunderlinedwordeggnoginthethirdparagraphisakind____________.A.drinkB.foodC.eggD.present48.Eachchildhungastockingoverthefireplaceinorderto____________.A.getsomeeggnogB.havealookatSantaC.getsomecandyandpresentsD.getsomemoneyfromhis/herparents49.Thelastparagraphwantstotellusthat____________.A.givinggiftsisaChristmastraditionB.givinggiftsisgettingmoreandmorecommercializedC.storeownershopetogetmorepresentsD.peoplethinktherewillbenoChristmasinthefuture

WhenyouarriveattheShanghaiExpositethefirstthingyouseewillbeahugeredbuildingintheancientarchitecturalstylE.BuiltaccordingtotheconceptofOrientalCrowntheChinaPavilion展馆willbethelargestnationalpavilionattheExpo.ThemedSearchoftheeastthethree-storeypavilionwillbedividedintothreesections.FootprintoftheEastonthetopfloorwillillustratethechangeofChinesecities;atJourneyofWisdomonthesecondChina’sfourgreatinventions—thecompasspaperprintingandgun-powerwillbedisplayed;andBlossoming盛开Cityonthegroundfloorwillshowcasethesceneryoffuturecities.FantasticfilmTakealiftandyouwillbetakentothe8500-square-metertopfloor.ThereinafilmbyLuChuanyou’llseehowChinesecitieshavechangedespeciallyoverthepast30years.The10-minutemoviewillbeshownina600-seattheater.ItwillbelikeashortepiC.ThesceneryoftheworkwillbelikeLordoftheRings.IwillshootthemovieinmanyChinesecities.SomelovestorieswillbeinvolvedsaidLu.GrandpaintingThepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringQingmingFestivalisconsideredanationaltreasurE.ItdescribeslifeinBianjingwhichistoday’sKaifenginHenanprovincE.Morethan1000yearsagoitwasthelargestcityintheworlD.Multimediatechnologywillmakemorethan1500charactersofthepaintingwalkandmovealonga100-meter-longwall.HappyfamiliesFourfamiliesarechosenfromZhejiangprovincetoshowtheirdailylives.FilmsofthefamiliesandfurniturefromthehouseholdswillbeexhibiteD.Atthepavilionyou’llgaininsightintothedailylivesofthesefamiliesatdifferentperiods.ThedesignersbelievethesewillmirrorthegreatchangesZhejianghaswitnessedsinceChina’sreformandopening-uppolicyinthelate1970s.PickupyourcameraanduploadyourvideosonlinebecauseyoumayfindyourworkbroadcastattheChinaPavilion.ThesearchlaunchedbyfourwebsitesencouragespeopletocaptureandrecordtherapiddevelopmentofcitiesinChinaandthebeautyandthecolorinpeople’slives.TwohundredoutstandingentrieswillbemadeintofilmsandplayedonscreensattheChinaPavilion.WiththethemeSametimethefilmswillshowtheworkandlifeofpeopleindifferentpartsofChinaatthesamespecificmoments.Entriesshouldlastatleast30seconds.Fourgoldprizewinnerswillbeawardedabout10000yuaneach.Otherswhoseworksareselectedwillalsowinprizes.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.VisitorscaneasilyfindtheChinaPavilionbesidethetraditionalredbuilding.B.ThethemeoftheChinaPavilionisOrientalCrown.C.TheChinaPavilionisdesignedbyfamousfilmdirectorLuChuan.D.VisitorscangettothetopflooroftheChinaPavilionbylift.2.ThepaintingAlongtheRiverDuringQingmingFestivalintheChinaPavilionisspecialinthat___________.A.itshowswhatlifewaslikeinBeijingthecapitalofChinA.B.itsepicsceneryislikethatofLordoftheRings.C.itdescribesthelifeoftheworld’slargestcitymorethan1000yearsago.D.ithasmorethan1500characterswalkingalonga100-meter-longwall.3.IntheChinaPavilionalltheexhibitsandactivitiesaretryingtoillustratetheverytheme:___________.A.harmoniousandsustainabledevelopmentinChinaB.greatchangesofChinesecitesC.thecitymakeslifebetterD.humansandnature4.Whichofthefollowingcanberegardedasthebestsuitabletopicfortheblank?A.vividcitylifeshowB.ChineselifestyleC.thrillingmomentD.prosperouscities

CA.schoolinNanjingplanstoorderKorean-styleschooluniforms校服forstudentsbutparentswereagainstthemovebelievingthatthenewuniformslookedtoogoodandwouldencourageearlyromancesamongthestudents.Parents:MydaughterwassoexcitedabouttheKorean-styleuniformsayingit’sherdreamtowearaminiskirttoschooleverydayamomsaiD.Mydaughteralsocalledherclassmatestotalkabouthowhandsometheboyslookedintheuniforms!Ifthestudentswearsuchbeautifuluniformshowcantheyconcentrateontheirstudies?School:Wehadtostoptheplanbecausemanyparentswerestronglyagainstit.Someparentsthoughtitwasjustawayfortheschooltomakemoneyandothersthoughtthenewuniformswouldtakestudents’attentionawayfromtheirstudies.Students:Thestudentswereverydisappointedabouttheschool’sfinaldecision.Theythoughtthesportswearuniformsmadethemlookdull.TheysaidtheKoreanuniformshadmanyadvantagessuchasraisinginterestinclassandliftingconfidencE.Asforconcernsaboutromancethestudentsbelievethatloveisloveandhasnorelationshiptotheuniforms.TheDepartmentofEducation:Theschoolscanchoosetheirownstyles.EithersportswearorotheruniformsareOK.CurrentlymostmiddleandelementaryschoolsinNanjinghavesportswearuniforms.Expert:Fashionableschooluniformscanincreasestudents’interestinlearning.Parentsdon’tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutearlyromances.Today’sprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavestrongpersonalitiesandtheirappreciationofbeautyisrapidlyforming.A.fashionableuniformcandeveloptheirsenseofbelongingtotheschoolandreducetheirresistancetotheschool’smanagement.Butwedon’thavetofollowKoreanorJapanesestyles.WeshoulddesignourownChinesestyleuniforms.63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheparents’reasonforbeingagainstKorean-styleschooluniforms?A.Theuniformswillencourageearlyromances.B.Itisawayfortheschooltomakemoney.C.Thenewuniformsdon’twashwell.D.Thenewuniformswillaffectthestudents’studies.64.Studentsthinkthenewuniformswill________.A.makethemhavegoodtasteinfashionB.makethemfeelconfidentC.makethemfeelproudoftheirschoolD.reducetheirfearofteachers65.Theopinionoftheexpertisto________.A.forbidthestudentstowearfashionableuniformsB.encouragethestudentstowearsportswearuniformsC.designuniformsinaChinesestyleD.wearnewuniformsinaforeignstyle66.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.schooluniformsaremostlyblueorblackB.fewstudentsarewillingtowearschooluniformsC.schooluniformsareawasteofmoneyD.schoolsareencouragedtochoosetheirownuniforms

He'sdefinitelyNOTJamesBond—norevenAustinPowers.Andnowtheworld'sworstspycodenamedPigletisfacing14yearsinprisonafterbungling办槽anattempttosellsecretstotheRussians.AircraftengineerIanParr46triedtopassonsecretsofsevensensitiveprojectsfor￡l30.000toamanhethoughtwasaRussianagentcalledAleksey.ButitturnedoutthatParr—oncenicknamedHazardbycolleagues-actuallyhandedoverthesecretstoallM15军情五处agent.Asthefather-of-twosatinthepubdrinkingapintoflagertocelebratethe￡25000hehadjustbeengivenpoliceswoopedandarrestedhimforspying.Buthistroubleswerenotover.WhileinBelmar'sPrisonhewhohadgivenhimselfthecodenamePiglettriedtokillhimself.Hewiredhisspectaclestothemainstotrytoelectrocutehimself-butheonlysucceededinleavinganoutlineofhisglassesbummedontohisfacE.Parrhadareputationforbeingabunglerlongbeforehisspyingexempt.AsateenagehejoinedtheArmywhereheearnedhisnicknameHazard.AnexcolleaguesaiD.IfyouwantedajobdoingHazardwoulddoitbadly.Heblewupthebarrackswashingmachinebyoverloadingit.Hewasforeverinjuringhimselfwhenloadingshells炮弹intothegunturret炮塔ofthetank.IlostcountofthenumberoftimesIsawhimwithbandagesandplastersonhisfingers.You'dhearhimclangingaroundandthere'dbeayelpandhe'dsqueal'Ohmybloodyfingers.'He'sveryluckytohaveallhisfingersleft.Parreared￡25000ayearatBAEbachelorofaeronauticalengineering航空工程学士Systems.Itisthoughtthathetriedtomakemoneyfromspyingbecauseofworriesaboutbeingdismissedatthefirm.73.Accordingtothepassagetheworld'sworstspyIs________.A.JamesBondB.AustinPowersC.lanParrD.Aleksei74.Pigletactuallypassedthesecretsonto________.A.AlekseitheRussianagentB.anagentC.nobodyD.somebodywhosenicknamewasHazard75.Theunderlinedwordswoopedinparagraph4mostprobablymeans________.A.attackedsuddenlyandunexpectedlyB.attackevincingcrowdsC.cameosplannedD.walkedslowlyandsecretly76.Ifhehadsucceededinsellingthesecretshewouldhaveearned________.A.￡25000B.￡155000C.￡130000D.￡105000

EverydayweexperiencconeofthewondersoftheworldarounduswithoutevenrealizingitItisnottheamszingcomplexityoftelevision.NortheimpressivetcchnologyoftransportTheuniversalwonderweshareandExperienceisourabilitytomakenoiseswithourmouthsandsotransmitideasandthoughtstoeachother’sminds.Thisabilitycomessonaturallythattendtoforgetwhatamiracle奇迹itis.Obviouslytheabilitytotalkissomethingthatmarkshumansofffromanimals.Ofcoursesomeanimalshavepowersjustasamazing.Birdscanflythousandsofmilesbyobservingpositionsofthestarsintheskyinrelationtothetimeofdayandyear.InNature’swentshowhumansareaspeciesofanimalthathavedevepodtheirownspecialact.Ifwereduceittobasiefermsit’saabilityforcommunicatinginformationtotherbyvaryingsoundswemakeaswebreatheout.Notthetodon’thaveotherpowersofcommunication.OurfaciA.expressionsconveyouremotionssuchasangerorjoutordisappointment.ThewayweholdourbeadscanindicatetootherswhetherwearehappyorsaD.Thisisso-calledbodylanguage.Bristling直立的furisanunmistakablewarningofattackamongmanyanimals.Similarlythebowedbeadordroopingtailshowsareadinesstotakesecondplaceinanyanimalgathering.Suchameansofcommunicationisabasicmechanismthatanimalsincludinghumanbeingsinstinctivelyacquireanddisplay.Istheabilitytospeakjustanothersortofinstinct?Ifsohowdidhumanbeingsacquirethisamazingskill?Biologistscanreadilyindicatethatparticularareaofourbrainwherespeechmechanismsfunctionbutthisdoesn’ttellushowthatpartofourbodiesoriginatedinourbiologicalhistory.1.Accordingtothepassagethewonderwetakeforgrantedis_________.A.ourabilitytouselanguageB.themiracleoftechnologyC.theamazingpowerofnatureD.ourabilitytomakenoiseswithmouth2.Whatfeatureofbodylanguagementionedinthepassageiscommontobothhumansandanimals?A.LiftingbeadswhensaD.B.Keepinglongfaceswhenangry.C.Bristlinghairwhenreadytoattack.D.Bowingheadswhenwillingtoobey.3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Bodylanguageisuniquetohumans.B.Animalsexpressemotionsjustashumansdo.C.Humanshaveotherpowersofcommunication.D.HumansarenodifferentfromanimalstosomedegreE.4.Thispastgeismainlyabout________________.A.thedevelopmentofbodylanguageB.thespecialrolehumansplayinnatureC.thepowertoconveyinformationtoothersD.thedifferencebetweenhumansandanimalsinlanguageuse

TodaybothEnglishlanguageandInternethavebroughtthewholeworldrightinyourdrawingroom.NowyoucandowhateveryouwanttowithoutleavingthecomfortofyourhomE.SoEnglishhasbecomeamust.Nothingisimaginablewithoutit.Howtosolvetheproblem?Nospeechcanbeimaginedwithoutlistening.DevelopahabitoflisteningtosomethinginEnglishdaily.ImeantosaylistentoEnglishsongsshortstoriesinterviewsandshortandsimpleconversationsregularly.RepeatlisteningwhatyouhavejustlisteneD.Notoncebutmanytimes.Howdoesachildbecomeabletospeak?ItissimplE.He/Sheiscompelledtolistenwhatevertheirparentsandpeoplearoundthemspeak.GraduallytheybegintoreproducewhattheyhavehearD.Soenjoylistening.Listeningpracticewillfixcorrectpronunciationofthewordsinyourmindandyou'llbeabletoutterthemasnaturallyandeasilyasanativespeakerdoes.Speakwhatyouhavelistenedasthemoreyoulistenthemoreyouwillbeabletospeakandthemorelearningofthelanguagewilloccur.SogoonpracticingspeakingwhateveryouhavehearD.Furthermorespeakingpracticewilltrainyourmouthandears.Themainideasofwhatyouhavelistenedandspokenwillgetfixedintoyourmemory.Oncethestructuresofsentencesphrasesgetfixedinyoursubconsciousyou'llneverhavetofumbleforwordsphrasesorsentenceswhenyouconversewithyourfriendsorwithsomeoneelsE.WhenyouhavetakenthesetwostepsyouwillfindamazingchangE.Nowyoucanstarttoputinalittletimeinreadingandwritingskillsasreadingandwritingskillshavetheirownimportanceandplaceinalanguagelearningandyoucandevelopthemonthestrongfoundationoflisteningandspeakingskillslater.67.What’sthepurposeofthefirstparagraphinthepassage?A.TotellusthattheworldisbecomingsmallerthanbeforE.B.Toshowusthewideuseofinternetintoday’sworlD.C.ToindicatetheimportanceoflearningEnglish.D.Tosuggestthatitisconvenienttoliveintoday’sworlD.68.WhattheauthorthinksisthemostimportantstepinlearningEnglish?A.FormingthehabitoflisteningB.PracticingspeakingC.KeepingonreadingdailyD.Improvingwritingskills69.A.childmentionedinthesecondparagraphisto_______.A.explainhowhebecomesabletospeakB.showhecouldlistenwhateverothersspeakC.introducehecanspeakwhateverhehearsD.indicatetheimportanceoflistening70.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheStepsofListeningB.LearnEnglishinTwoEasyStepsC.ListeningComesBeforeSpeakingD.FourSkillsforEnglishLearning

PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritagesite世界文化遗址.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAgE.ItslongperiodasacountrygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhengguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial商业的groupsthatdidbusinessnationwidE.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchangSunriseProsperitytradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.BranchbanksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.ItsLacquerware漆器becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsandancientbuildingsandart.MostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeoplE.In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListasWorldCultureHeritageSite.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminthe2ndparagraphreferto?A.HistoricbuildingsandsitesB.ThethreetemplesC.ThecountrygovernmentseatsD.The2700-yearhistory65.WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.ItslocationB.ItstourismC.ItsbusinessD.Itshistory66.DuringtheMingandQingdynastiesPingyaowasaleadingcenterin__________.A.agricultureB.raisingcattleC.commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins67.IfyouwanttoknowaboutthehistoryofbankinginChinayou’llvisit__________.A.SunriseProsperityB.ZhengguoTempleC.A.lacquerwarestoreD.A.commercialhouse

Doyouliketoeatout?Doyouliketoeatquickly?Doyoulikeinexpensivefood?Somepeoplegotofast-foodrestaurantsforthesereasons.Inthepastpeopleusuallywenttodiners小餐馆forthesereasons.InfactmanypeopleintheStatesstillgotodinerstodayforthesamereasons.A.mannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Itwasn’tarealdiner.Itwasonlyafoodcart手推车.PeopleonthestreetwalkeduptothecarttobuyfooD.Thesecartsservedlate-nightworkerswhowantedacupofcoffeeandalate-nightmeal.Themealwasasandwichorboiledeggs.In1887SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsidE.Howevertheydidnotsitdown.LaterpeoplebuiltdinerswithcountersandstoolsandpeoplesatdownwhiletheyatE.Beforelongmanydinersstayedopenaroundtheclock.InotherwordspeoplewereabletoeatindineratanytimE.Dinerschangedinotherwaystoo.Theoriginalmenuofsandwichesandcoffeebecamebigger.Itincludedsoupfavoritedishesandabreakfastmenu.Inadditiondinerssoonbecamepermanent永久的buildings.Theywerenolongercartsonwheels.Dinerstodaylooksimilartothedinersoftheearly1900s.Theyareusuallybuildingswithlargewindows.Insidethedinershaveshiningcounterswithstoolsboothsandtablesandchairs.Peoplecaneatallthreemealsinamoderndiner.Todaymanypeopleeatinfast-foodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandBurgerKing.HoweverthedinerremainsanAmericantraditionandthousandsofpeoplestillenjoyeatingtherE.Itwaspopularacenturyagoanditisstillpopulartoday.A.mannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Whyistheworddinerinquotationmarks引号A.BecauseitisspelleddifferentlyfromdinnerB.BecausethefirstdinerwasnotwhatitisnowC.BecausedinerwasanewwordD.Becauseitisspecial.Whatmealsdidthefirstdinersserve?A.OnlybreakfastB.OnlylunchC.Onlynight-mealsD.AlloftheaboveWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dinersexistedbeforeafast-foodrestaurant.ThemenuincludedmorefoodthansandwichesandcoffeE.C.BurgerKingisafast-foodrestaurant.D.Sandwichesbecamebigger.Themainideaofthepassageisthat______________.A.ThedinerisatraditionalpopularplacetoeatintheUnitedStates.B.SamuelJohnsbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsidE.C.Americandinersservemanytypesoffood24hoursadaytotheircustomers.D.Dinersaredifferentfromfast-foodrestaurantsinmanyways.

HongKongmajorcommercialcenterforAsiaandwithapopulationwhichhasgrownatanalarmingratetoover5millionisacityhighlydependentonmass大量的大规模的transitofallsortsbothlocalandlongdistancE.AnordinaryHongKongworkerorbusinessmangoingabouthisdailyactivitiessimplymustusetransportationatonetimeoranother.BecauseHongKongisintwopartsKowloononthemainlandsideandHongKongtheislandwithHongKong'sharborinbetweenHongKong'smasstransitsystemsinadditiontogoingoverlandtheymustalsocrosswater.GoingfromhometoworkorgoingshoppingfromonesideoftheharbortotheothertheHongKongresidenthasthreechoices.Onewayistotakeabuswhichwillcrosstheharborthroughanunderwatertraffictunnelmovingslowlythroughbumper-to-bumper一辆接一辆traffiC.Anotherwayisbyferryboatapleasantridewhichcrossestheharborinfromseventofifteenminutes.ButbyfarthefastestwayofcrossingtheharboristhenewlybuiltundergroundelectricrailwaytheHongKongMetro地铁.IfonegetsonthetrainintheCentralDistrictthecommercialareaofHongKongontheislandsidehecanspeedacrosstheharborinanastonishingthreeminutes.OntheothersideoftheharbortherailwaycontinuessnakingbackandforththroughtheoutlyingdistrictsofKowloonallowingonetogetoffashortdistancefromhisdestination.ThestoryoftheMetroisanencouragingoneforsupportersofmasstransit.AlthoughbuildingthesystemwascertainlyachallengingtasktheJapanesefirmhiredtoconstructitdidsoinrecordtimE.Constructiongotunderwayin1979anditwascompletedin1980.Fortheaveragecommuter一般持月票往返两地的乘客thesystemhasonlyonedisadvantage;itismoreexpensivethanbybusorferry.Onecanridethebusacrosstheharborforhalfasmuchorhecanridetheferryacrossforlessthanone-fifthasmuch.HongKongpublictransportationextends________.A.overhillsandvalleysB.acrosslandandwaterC.throughmountainsD.throughouttheKowloonareaCrossingtheharborbytrainis________.A.byfarthemosteconomicalmethodsB.themostpleasantmethodC.theleastpleasantmethodD.thefastestmethodThebusinessareaontheislandsideofHongKongisreferredtoas________.A.KowloonB.theCentralDistrictC.theHongKongMetroD.downtownHongKongTheundergroundrailway________.A.windsthroughKowloonB.endswhenitreachesKowloonC.snakesacrosstheharborD.circlesKowloon

MOSCOWReuters–RussiahopestheUnitedStateswillextendthedeadlinetoretireitsspaceshuttlesbeyond2011andhasheardunofficiallyitispossibletheheadofRussiasspaceagencywasquotedassayingonFriday.TheU.S.spaceagencyNASA美国宇航局planssixmoremissionsbyitsfleetofagingspaceshuttlesbylatenextyearorearly2011aftertheconstructionofthe$100billionInternationalSpaceStationISSiscompleteD.TheshuttleswillthenberetireD.ButtheheadofRoscosmosRussiasspaceagencysaidhewouldprefertoseefurthershuttlemissionstotheSpaceStationnowinorbit360km225milesaboveEarth.Fromsomesourceswehavelearnedthatitispossibletoextendthelifeoftheshuttlebeyond2011RoscosmoschiefAnatolyPerminovwasquotedbyRIAnewsagencyassaying.Reuterswasnotinvitedtothebriefing简报会.ThenthesituationwouldchangesubstantiallyanditwouldbepossibletoworkjointlywiththeAmericansunlikenowwhenthemainburdenfortheISSlieswiththeRussiansidePerminovwasquotedassayingbyInterfax.PerminovsaidhehadnotbeentoldthisthroughofficialchannelsInterfaxnewsagencyreporteD.HeaddedthatNASAsnewchiefandformerastronautCharlesBoldenwouldvisitRussiasBaikonurcosmodromeonSeptember30inhisfirstforeigntrip.NASAsfuturestrategyiscurrentlyunderreviewwiththemainfocusonpossibleflightstoMars.ItisalsoencouragingaprivatespacetaxiprojecttotheISS.NASAscurrentplanconceivedunderformerPresidentGeorgeBushaftertheColumbiaaccidentistocompletethespacestationretiretheshuttlesandbuildnewspaceships.A.newrocketandcapsuletotransportastronautstotheISSisalsobeingdevelopedbutwillnotbeoperationaluntilabout2015.UntilthenNASAwillrelyonRoscosmosandmustpay$50millionperseatforflightstotheISSbySoyuzcapsules.TheU.S.RussianandChinesegovernmentsaretheonlyentitiescurrentlycapableofhumanorbitalspaceflightalthoughseveralU.S.companiesaredevelopingvehiclesandsupportservicestodoso.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph2referto?A.NASAagreestoextendthelifeoftheshuttlesbeyond2011.B.Reuterswasnotinvitedtothebriefing.C.TheUSwouldworkjointlywithRussiA.D.NASA’snewchiefwouldvisitRussia’sBaikonurcosmodromE.NASA’scurrentplanincludesallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.completingInternationalSpaceStationB.flightstoMarsC.retiringthecurrentspaceshuttlesD.buildingnewspaceshipsIftheUSdoesn’textendthelifeoftheshuttlesbeyond2011.A.InternationalSpaceStationwillbequitB.RoscosmoswillhavetobuildmorespaceshipsC.NASAwillhavetoquickenthedevelopmentofthenewrocketandcapsuleD.RoscosmoswillbeburdenedwiththetransportationtoISSWecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.ChinahasalreadybeeninvolvedintheprojectofflightstoMarsB.itiscertaintheNASAwillretirethecurrentspaceshuttlesasplannedC.NASAisconsideringRussia’ssuggestionD.NASAwillbeabletoprovideaprivatespacetaxiprojecttotheISSby2015.

Areyoufondoftomatoes?BunolatowninSpainhelditsyearlytomatofestivalonthelastWednesdayofAugust.Thousandsandthousandsofpeoplemadetheirwayfromallcornersoftheworldtofightinittheworld’sbiggestfoodfight.Tonsoffully-growntomatoeswerethrowninthestreets.NooneknowsexactlyhowthiseventstarteD.Maybeitcamefromalocalfoodfightbetweenfriendsorajokethatwasplayedonabadmusician.OnWednesdayat11amthefightbegan.A.cannon大炮shotwasfiredtostartthefight.Atfirstpeoplefoughtoneanotherbutslowlytheybegantofightingroups.AfterexactlyonehourthefightendedwhenthecannonshotwasfiredoncemorE.Atthispointnomoretomatoescouldbethrown.Thosewhoattendthiseventareencouragedtowearprotectiveglasses.Andtheymustpressthetomatoesbeforethrowingsothattheywon’thurtothers.Anotherruleisthatnooneisallowedtotakeanything—suchasaglassbottle—intothefight.Althoughitisforbiddentotear扯破anotherperson’sclothingthecrowdseemstoteartheshirtofanyclothedpersonwhethertheyaremenorwomen.FiretrucksareusedtocleanthestreetsafterthefightwithwaterprovidedfromaRomanchannel海峡.ThegovernmentseemsmoreconcernedwithcleaningupthetownthanthevisitorsandpeoplegototheBunolRiverforawash.Whatdoweknowaboutthetomatofight?A.NobodyknowshowitreallystarteD.B.OnlypeoplefromSpaincantakepartinit.C.ItisheldonthefirstWednesdayofAugust.D.Greentomatoescanbeusedinthefight.Whenthecannonshotisfiredthesecondtime____.A.peoplestarttothrowtomatoesB.peoplestarttofightingroupsC.thewholetomatofightisoverD.thefighthaslastedfortwohoursWhichisNOToneoftherulesofthetomatofight?A.Peoplecan’tuseglassbottles.B.Peoplemustwearprotectiveglasses.C.Itisn’tallowedtotearotherpeople’sclothes.D.Tomatoesshouldbepressedbeforetheyarethrown.Afterthetomatofightthetowngovernment____.A.provideswatertothepeopleB.cleansupthestreetswithfiretrucksC.takespeopletotheBunolRiverD.holdsotheractivitiesabouttomatoes

PresidentClinton’sdecisiononApr.8tosendChinesePremierZhuRongjipackingwithoutanagreementonChina’sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganizationseemedtobeamassivemiscalculation.ThePresidenttookadrubbingfrommuchofthepresswhichhadbreathlesslyreportedthatadealwasinthebag.TheCabinetandWhitHousestillappeareddividedandbusinessleaderswerecharacterizedasfuriousoverthelostopportunity.ZhuchargedthatClintonlackedthecouragetoreachanaccorD.AndwhenClintonlatertelephonedtheangryZhutopledgearenewedeffortatnegotiationsthegesturewaswidelyportrayedasaflip-flop.InfactClintonmadetherightdecisioninholdingoutforabetterWTOdeal.A.lotmorehorsetradingisneededbeforeafinalagreementcanbereacheD.AndwithouttheAdministration’sgoalofabullet-proofagreementthatbusinesslobbyistscanenthusiasticallyselltoaRepublicanCongressthewholeprocesswillendupinpartisanacrimonythatcouldharmrelationswithChinaforyears.THEHARDPART.ManybusinesslobbyistswhiledisappointedthatthedealwasnotclosedagreethatbettertermscanstillbehaD.AndTreasurySecretaryRobertE.RubinNationalEconomicCouncilDirectorGeneB.SperlingCommerceSecretaryWilliamM.DaleyandtoptradenegotiatorCharleneBarshefskyalladvisedClintonthatwhiletheChinesehadmadearemarkablenumberofconcessionswe’renotthereyetaccordingtoseniorofficials.NegotiatingwithZhuovertheremainingissuesmaybetheeasypart.AlthoughClintoncansignalU.S.approvalforChina’sentryintotheWTOhimselfheneedsCongresstograntBeijingpermanentmost-favored-nationstatusaspartofabroadtradeaccorD.AndthetemptationformeddlingonCapitalHillmayproveover-whelming.ZhuhadbarelylandedbeforeSenateMajorityLeaderTrentLottR-MissdeclaredhimselfskepticalthatChinadeservedentryintotheWTO.AndSenatorsJesseA.HelmsR-N.C.andEmestF.HollingsD-S.C.promisedtointroduceabillrequiringcongressionalapprovalofanydeal.Thehiddenmessagefromthesethreetextile-stateSoutherners:GetmoreprotectionfortheU.S.clothingindustry.HopingtosmooththewaytheAdministrationtriedbutfailedtobudgeZhuontextiles.Alsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodandDetroit.ZhurefusedtoopenupmuchofthelucrativeChinesesecuritiesmarketandinsistedonculturalrestrictionsonAmericanmoviesandmusiC.HealsoblockedeffortstoallowU.S.automakerstoprovidefleetfinancing.BIGJOB.AlreadybusinesslobbyistsareblanketingCapitolHilltopresaleanyeventualagreementbutwhatthey’veheardsofarisn’tencouraging.RepublicansincludingLottsaythatthetimejustisn’trightforthedeal.Translation:We’redeterminedtomakeitlookasifClintonhascapitulatedtotheChineseandisignoringhumanreligiousandlaborrightsviolations;thetheftofnuclear-weaponstechnology;andthesaleofmissilepartstoAmerica’senemies.Beijing’sfiercecriticswithintheDemocraticPartysuchasSenatorPaulD.WellstoneofMinnesotaandHouseMinorityleaderRichardA.GephardtofMissouriwon’thelpeither.JusthowtoughthelobbyingjobonCapitolHillwillbebecomeclearonApr.20whenRubinlectured19chiefexecutivesontheneedtodisciplinetheirRepublicanallies.WithbusinessandtheWhiteHousestilltradingchargesoverwhoisresponsibleforthedefeatoffast-tracktradenegotiatinglegislationin1997workingtogetherwon’tbeeasy.AndRepublicans—withawink—saythatthey’lleventuallyembraceChina’sentryintotheWTOasafavortoCorporateAmericA.ThoughnotlongbeforetheytortureClinton.ButZhuisoutonalimbandifCongressoverdoesthecriticismhemaybeforcedbydomesticcriticstorenegE.BusinessmustmakethismuchdeartobothitsGOPalliesandtheWhitHouse:Thishistoricdealistooimportanttorisklosingtoanymorepartisansquabbling1.Themainideaofthispassageis[A].TheContradictionbetweentheDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.[B].OnChina’sentryintoWTO.[C].Clintonwasright.[D].BusinessLobbyistsControlCapitolHill.2.WhatdoesthesentenceAlsoleftinthelurch:WallStreetHollywoodDetroitconvey?[A].PremierZhurejectedtheirrequirements.[B].Thethreeplacesoverdidcriticism.[C].Theywantedmoreprotection.[D].TheyareintroublE.3.WhatwastheattitudeoftheRepublicanPartytowardChina’sentryintotheWTO?[A].Contradictory.[B].AppreciativE.[C].Disapproving.[D].Detestful.4.WhoplaystheleadingpartinthedealinAmerica?[A].WhiteHouse.[B].Republicans.[C].TheDemocraticParty.[D].Businessmen.5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat[A].Americawillmakeconcessions.[B].AmericawillholdoutforabetterWTO[C].ClintonhastherighttosignalU.S.approvalforChina’sentry.[D].DemocraticpartyapproveChina’sentryintotheWTO.

Busyseniormanagersneednolongerwastetimebyshoweringthemselves—anAustraliancompanyhasinventedasuitthatcanbewornwhiletheywash.ThesuithasbeenspeciallydesignedSOthatitcanbecleanedundertheshowerheaD.Thereisnoneedforsoaking浸泡drycleaning—orevensoap.TheJavanesemarkethastakenalikingtotheshowersuitdescribedasrevolutionarybyitsownerAustralianWoolInnovationAWIwhichistheresearchandmarketingbodythatrepresentsAustralianwoolgrowers.Ordershavebeenplacedfor170000ofthewoolensuits.ThesuitcouldbeW01TtintheshoweralthoughitwasprobablybettertohangitonaclotheshangerandcarryitinsteadAWIcorporateaffairsspokesmanStephenFeighansaiD.Theideaisthatyouhangitupandthenyougiveitaspray喷雾andit'sdrythenextmorningMrFeighansaiD.A.JapaneseresearcherworkingforAWIinventedthesuitbycombiningthreetechnologies.Thesecretisthebestlining内衬whichallowsthesuittodryquickly.TheshowersuitattractbusycorporatepeopleparticularlythosewhooftentraveledorstayeduplateMrFeighansaiD.TheairlineindustrywasaloneinteresteD.MrFeighanconfessedhehadnotWOD3oneofthesuitsyetortriedtowashitintheshowerbecausetheycuttofitJapanesefigures.AWIbelievesthattheshowersuitwillspreadfromtheJapanesemarketthroughEuropeandIndiA.MrFeighanhopedthesuitmadefromlocalwoolwouldbeavailableinAustraliain12to18months’timE.71.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthearticle?A.Tointroduceanewly-designedshowersuit.B.Tohelpthewhitecollarsarrangetheirlifemoresensibly.C.Toprovidesuggestionsonsavingtimeinbath.D.TopraiseAWIforitsimportantachievement.72.Whichistrueaboutthesuitaccordingtothepassage7?A.Itcansparetheowner'stroubleofsoakingdrycleaningandapplyingsoap.B.Itisofthequalityoffastdryforitsbestcloth.C.Itisnotsuitableforhanging.D.Ithasattractedmoreordersthananyothersuit.73.ThesuitdrawstheattentionfromallthefollowinggroupsEXCEPT.A.corporatepeoplewhoarealwaysonthegoB.peopleonoccasionalbusinesstripsC.theairlineindustryD.peopleburningthemidnightoil74.WhichofthefollowinghasmuchtodowithMrFeighan?A.Theinventionofthesuit.B.Thetry-onofthesuit.C.Thecombinationofthethreetechnologiesonthesuit.D.Thepopularizationofthesuitandbestwishesforit.75.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat..A.AustralianspreferforeignmarketstothedomesticoneB.woolisthemostfavoritematerialforclothingC.WesternershavedifferentbodysizesandfiguresfromEasternersD.Australia’seconomywillnotrecoverwithinayear

CTaiwanpolicecannotdecidewhethertotreatitasanextremelycleveractofstealingoranevencleverercheat诈骗.Eitherwayitcouldbeaperfectcrime犯罪becausethecriminalsarebirds----homingpigeons.Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:ifyouwantthecarbackpaysomemoney.ThenthecarownerisdirectedtoaparktoldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninsidE.Carryingthemoneyinatinybagthepigeonfliesoff.Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinChangwA.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofacleverstay-at-homecarthiefhowevermayinfactbetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminalmind----onethatavoids避免notonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplacE.PoliceofficerChensaysthatthecriminalprobablyhaspulledadoubletrick:hegetsmoneyforthingshecannotpossiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcarsheletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecarownertoplaceanadinthenewspaperaskingforhelp.ThetheoryissupportdbythefactthatsofarnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturneD.Alsotheamountofmoneydemanded----under3000Taiwanesedollars-----seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmorE.Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.AndeveniftheystartagainChenholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal.WehavemoreimportantthingstodohesaiD.66.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecallhe___________.A.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarriedB.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinaparkC.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymailD.toldthepressaboutit67.Thelazierandmoreinventivecriminalrefersto________.A.thecarthiefwhostaysathomeB.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaperC.oneofthepolicemeninChangwaD.theownerofthepigeons68.Thewritermentionsthefactthatnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturnedtoshow____________.A.howeasilypeoplegetfooledbycriminalsB.whatChenthinksmightbecorrect.C.thethiefisextremelyclever.D.themoneypaidistoolittlE.69.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.criminalsB.pigeonsC.thestolencarsD.demandsformoney70.Wemayinferfromthetextthatthecriminalknowshowtoreachthecarownersbecause____________.A.hereadstheadsinthenewspaperB.helivesinthesameneighborhoodC.hehasseenthecarownersintheparkD.hehastrainedthepigeonstofollowthem

PassageEightTheDevelopmentofCitiesMasstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabricoftheAmericancityinthreefundamentalways.ItcatalyzedphysicalexpansionitsortedoutpeopleandlandusesanditacceleratedtheinherentinstabilityofurbanlifE.ByopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansiontheomnibuseshorserailwayscommutertrainsandelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantformcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernerA.In1850forexamplethebordersofBostonlayscarcelytwomilesfromtheoldbusinessdistrict;bytheturnofthecenturytheradiusextendedtenmiles.Nowthosewhocouldafforditcouldlivefarremovedfromtheoldcitycenterandstillcommutethereforworkshoppingandentertainment.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperipheryofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920forexamplesome250000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicagomostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Overthesameperiodanother550000wereplottedoutsidethecitylimitsbutwithinthemetropolitanareA.Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommutingrealestatedevelopersadded800000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears–lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeoplE.Ofcoursemanywereneveroccupied;therewasalwaysahugesurplusofsubdividedbutvacantlandaroundChicagoandothercities.Theseexcessesunderscoreafeatureofresidentialexpansionrelatedtothegrowthofmasstransportation:urbansprawlwasessentiallyunplanneD.Itwascarriedoutbythousandsofsmallinvestorswhopaidlittleheedtocoordinatedlanduseortofuturelandusers.Thosewhopurchasedandpreparedlandforresidentialpurposesparticularlylandnearoroutsidecityborderswheretransitlinesandmiddle-classinhabitantswereanticipateddidsotocreatedemandasmuchastorespondtoit.Chicagoisaprimeexampleofthisprocess.Realestatesubdivisionthereproceededmuchfasterthanpopulationgrowth.1.Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconcerned?A.Typesofmasstransportation.B.InstabilityofurbanlifE.C.HowsupplyanddemanddeterminelandusE.D.Theeffectofmasstransportationonurbanexpansion.2.WhydoestheauthormentionbothBostonandChicago?A.Todemonstratepositiveandnegativeeffectsofgrowth.B.Toexemplifycitieswithandwithoutmasstransportation.C.Toshowmasstransportationchangedmanycities.D.Tocontrasttheirrateofgrowth.3.Accordingtothepassagewhatwasonedisadvantageofresidentialexpansion?A.ItwasexpensivE.B.Ithappenedtooslowly.C.ItwasunplanneD.D.Itcreatedademandforpublictransportation.4.TheauthormentionsChicagointhesecondparagraphasanexampleofacityA.thatislargE.B.thatisusedasamodelforlanddevelopment.C.wherethedevelopmentoflandexceededpopulationgrowth.D.withanexcellentmasstransportationsystem.

Ifyouareintowninawesterncountryyouwilloftenseepeoplewalkingwiththeirdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulanimalintheworldbutthereasonwhyonekeepsadoghaschangeD.Onceuponatimeamanmetadogandwantedittohelphiminthefightagainstotheranimalsandhefoundthatthedoglistenedtohimanddidwhathetolditto.Laterpeopleuseddogsforthehuntingofotheranimalsandthedogsdidn'teatwhattheygotuntiltheirmastersagreedsodogswereusedfordrivingsheepandguardingchickens.Butnowthepeopleinthetownsandcitiesdonotneeddogstohuntotheranimals.Ofcoursetheykeepthemtofrightenthievesbutthemostimportantreasonisthatpeoplefeellonelyinthecity.Forachildadogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Forayoungwifeadogisherchildwhenshedoesn'thaveherown.Foroldpeopleadogisalsoachildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownupandleft.Nowpeopledonothavetouseadogbuttheykeepitasafriendjustlikeamemberofthefamily.1.Intowninawesterncountrydogsareoftenseento________.A.walkwithhuntersB.walkwiththeirmastersC.fightagainstotheranimalsD.playwithotheranimals2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtokeepdogstoprotecttheirhousebirds.B.Dogswereusedtohuntotheranimals.C.Dogswilleatwhatthey'vegot.D.Dogscanperhapsdrivethievesaway.3.Themainreasonwhypeopleintownsandcitiesraisedogsnowisthat________.A.theywantdogstofrightenthievesforthemB.theyusedogsforthehuntingofotheranimalsC.theytraindogstodrivesheepD.theywanttokeepthedogsasfriendlymembersoftheirfamilies4.ThesentenceNowpeopledonothavetouseadogmeans________.A.adogisnotasusefulasitwasbeforeB.thatitisn'tnecessaryforpeopletousedogstoservethemC.itisn'tnecessaryforpeopletokeepdogsanylongerD.peopledon'tfeellonelynow

DavidBeckhamhadadream:tobethefirstEnglishplayertoappearinfourWorldCups.ButnowitappearsthatdreamisoverafteraseriousinjurytohisAchillestendon跟腱whichmeanshecouldbeoutofactionforaroundsixmonths.Withthisyear'sWorldCupinSouthAfricaonlythreemonthsawaysadlyBeckhamlookssettomissout.TheinjuryhappenedwhileBeckhamwasplayingforACMilanagainstACChievointheItalianleaguE.Afterattemptingtokicktheballhefelltothegroundandhobbledoffthepitchbeforebeingstretchered被担架抬走away.Itisnotyetknownwhetherhehascompletelysevered切断hisAchillestendonoronlytornit.TheplayerhasnowflowntoFinlandforassessmentandtreatmentbyakneespecialist.EnglandmanagerFabioCapellofearstheworstforBeckham'sWorldCupchances.WehavetowaitfortheresultsofthescanbutitlookslikeheisoutoftheWorldCuphesaidinastatement.IspokewithhimafterthegameonSundaynighttooffermysupport.DavidisagreatprofessionalandhasworkedveryhardtobereadyfortheWorldCupsomissingitwillbeabigblow.Beckham'sformermanageratAmericanclubLAGalaxyAlexeiLalasechoed共鸣Capello'swordsofsupport:ItisahorriblesituationforBeckham.IknowhowmuchitmeanttohimtobeintheWorldCupandhowimportanthewastotheEnglandteam.DavidBeckhamisnow34andsomeareaskingwhetherthisseriousinjurycouldmeanhiswholecareerisover.Whateverhappensasoneoffootball'sbest-knownandpopularplayersBeckhamwillhavenoshortageofencouragementfromfansaroundtheworlD.SomewillrememberBeckham'smiraculousrecoveryfromanAchillesinjuryin2006whenhewasbackonthepitchafteronlyeightweeks.IfhecouldrepeatthesamefeatintimefortheWorldCupitreallywouldbethestuffoffairytales.Soperhapsallisnotlost.OptimistswilltakeheartfromAlexeiLalas'words:Youneverwanttowriteoff排除DavidBeckhamashehasshownushisabilitytobounceback恢复原状.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Beckhamhadadream?B.Beckham---agreatfootballplayer!C.TheendforBeckham?D.WorldCupinSouthAfrica!Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingmissingitwillbeabigblow?A.Missingtheworldcupwillbeabigsuccess.B.MissingBeckhammeansagreatfailure.C.MissingBeckhammeansanimportantopportunityfortheAmericanclubLAGalaxy.D.MissingtheworldcupmeansabigdisappointmentforBeckham.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat________.A.BeckhamwilldefinitelynotbeabletoplayfootballagainB.BeckhamwascuredbyagreatkneespecialisthefoundC.BeckhamhashisabilitytobouncebackD.BeckhamislikelytomisstheworldCupWhatdoestheunderlinedwordstakeheartprobablymean?A.getdisappointedB.gethelpC.getencouragedD.gethurt

EAntarcticawithitsseeminglyendlessicybeautyisoneplacewhereonelookisworthathousandwords.MyowndreamtoseeitcametruelastJanuarywhenIjoinedthesixthexplorationcrew考查队oftheChinaNationalMarineBureau.Wespent10daysconnectingflightstoreachourgoalbutfinallyarrivedattheGreatWallStationonAntarcticaontheeveofChineseNewYear.ThereareonlytwoseasonsinAntarctica:winterandsummer.Yougetpolarnightsinwinterandpolardaysinsummer.Dayislongerthannightinsummerandthetemperatureoftenreachesbelowzero.Luckilytherearenosnowstormsinsummerwhichmakesitthebestseasontotravel.WhatIimaginedbeforestartingforAntarcticawasaworldoficestormsendlesscoldandloneliness.WhenIstoppedonAntarcticaforthefirsttimehoweverIsawrichenergeticandbeautifulscenerythatwasbeyondanythingIhadimagineD.Weonlyspent11daysattheSouthPolebuteveryminutewasspenttakingpicturesandlosingourhearttothewonderlanD.Beautyenvelopedusaswewatchedtheworldaroundus.Themountainsoceansicesnowskyearthandpeopleallseemedtohavetheirownstories.RocksfromAntarcticaareconsideredvaluablE.UnfortunatelyIdidn’tbringoneback.Howevermyheavybagsfulloffilmsarecertainlyworththat.ItisinthesepicturesthatthetrueAntarcticacomesalivE.72.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.AntarcticamydreamworlD.B.BeautifulAntarcticA.C.WhatI’vegotinAntarcticA.D.MyvisittoAntarcticA.73.WhyissummerthebestseasontogotoAntarctica?Therearenosnowstormsinsummer.B.Nightislongerthandayinsummer.C.Thetemperatureoftenreachesbelowzeroinsummer.D.InthisseasonAntarcticaisworldoficestormsandloneliness.74.Whatmadethewriterunexpected意外isthathesaw_______.A.theonlytwoseasonsthere:winterandsummerB.theworldoficestormsendlesscoldandlonelinessC.therichenergeticandbeautifulsceneryD.theGreatWallStationandmanyrocksthere75.Thewriterjoinedthesixthexplorationteamto_______.A.makesomestudiesoftheweatherandtheanimalsB.studytherelationshipbetweentheweatherandtheanimalsC.collectsomeinformationforascientificstudycenterD.capture捕获therichenergeticandbeautifulscenery

四.阅读理解AOverheadbridgesarefoundinmanypartsof.Beijingespeciallyinplaceswheretrafficisveryheavyandcrossingtheroadisdangerous.Thepurposeofthesebridgesistoenablepedestrianstocrossroadssafely.Over-headbridgesareusedinverymuchthesamewayaszebracrossings.Theyaremoreef-ficientalthoughlessconvenientbecausepeoplehavetoclimbupalongflightofsteps.ThisisinconvenientespeciallytoolderpeoplE.WhenpedestriansuseanoverheadbridgetheydonotholduptraffiC.Howeverwhentheycrossabusyroadusingaze-bracrossingtrafficisheldupthisiswhythegovernmenthasbuiltmanyoverheadbridgestohelppedestriansandtokeeptrafficmovingatthesametimE.ThegovernmentofBeijinghasspentalargeamountofmoneyinbuildingthesebridges.FortheirownsafetypedestriansshouldbeencouragedtousetheminsteadofriskingtheirlivesbydashingacrosstheroaD.OldpeoplehowevermayfinditalittledifficulttoclimbupanddownthestepsbutitisstillmuchsaferthanwalkingacrosstheroadwithallthedangerofmovingtraffiC.OverheadbridgesserveaveryusefulpurposE.Pedestriansbotholdandyoungshouldmakeitahabittousethem.ThiswillpreventunnecessaryaccidentsandlossoflifE.1.Whatistheadvantage优点ofoverheadbridgesmentionedinthispassage?A.Tallertruckscanpassunderthem.B.Pedestrianscanclimbupandhaveaviewofthecity.C.TheyaresaferforpedestriansandcankeeptrafficmovingatthesamefamE.D.Theyareeasierandmoreconvenientforthepedestrians.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OverheadbridgesarefoundineverypartofBeijing.B.OverheadbridgesareonlyfoundincenterofBeijing.C.OverheadbridgesarefoundinmanypartsofbigcitiesinChinA.D.Overheadbridgesarefoundinplaceswheretrafficisheavy.3.Theunderlinedwordsazebracrossingprobablymean_______.A.asafeplaceacrossaroadforpedestrianstowalkacrosstheroaD.B.A.wildanimalfromAfricathatlookslikeahorsewithbroaddarkbrownandwhitestripesonitsbodyC.A.safeplaceacrossaroadforzebratowalkacrosstheroadD.A.safeplaceacrossaroadforchildrentoplayagamE.4.Whatisthewriter'sattitude态度towardsoverheadbridge?A.ItisinconvenientforolderpeopletowalkacrosstheroaD.B.Itismuchsaferforpedestriansthoughtclimbingupanddownthestepsmaybealittledifficult.C.Anoverheadbridgeismorebeautifulthanazebracrossing.D.Tobuildoverheadbridgesisthebusinessofthegovernment.

Americansgenerallyspeakingmakeanefforttobefriendlywiththeircolleaguesneighboursandotherpeopletheyoftenruninto.ThisoftentakestheformofasimplegreetinglikeHow’sitgoing?orWhat’sup?ThisissimplyawayofsayingIseeyouandIrecognizeyou.Americansalsoshowthisfriendlinessinsmalltalk.SmalltalkisacasualconversationthatAmericansengageinwhentheymeetonthestreetintheshoporintheofficebeforeameeting.Usuallythetopicsofsuchsmalltalkwillbesomethingthateveryoneisfamiliarwiththeweathersportstraffichobbiesorwhat’sontelevision.Thetopicoftheconversationisnotasimportantastheeffortmaketospendafewminuteswiththeotherperson.SmalltalkshowsthatyouareaconsideratepersonwhoisinterestedinothersandwhoiswillingtotakethetimetogettoknowpeoplE.SmalltalkisusedinthebusinessworldtocreateafriendlyatmosphereandtoputeveryoneateasebeforetheseriousmattersofbusinessarediscusseD.Oftenbusinessmenwillspendafewminutestalkingabouttheweatherorsportsbeforeameeting.ThisformofsmalltalkonlylastsafewminutesbeforetheAmericanbusinessmanwantstogetdowntobusiness.Asiansareveryskilledatmakingcasualconversation.HowevertheyoftenfinditdifficulttomakesmalltalkwithAmericansbecausetheydon’tknowwhattosayhowtosayitandwhotosayitto.AmericansmayseeAsianswhoarereluctanttomakesmalltalkasunfriendlyandcolD.Americanpeopleaskothershowitisgoingbecause.A.theyarecuriousaboutothers’affairsB.theyareeagertohelpothersC.theywanttostartalongconversationD.theyonlywanttoshowtheirkindnessBusinessmentalkaboutweatherbeforeameeting.A.sothateveryonepresentwillfeelrelaxedB.inorderthateveryonewillbewarnedagainstthepossiblebadweatherC.becauseweatherisveryimportanttoAmericanpeopleD.inordertomakepeoplefreshThewordreluctantmeans.A.willingB.eagerC.unwillingD.skilledWhichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldkeeptheconversationshort.B.Asiansarenotfriendlyanddon’tliketotalkwithothersC.Togetdowntobusinessmeanstostartthework.D.Thetopicsofthesmalltalkarenotveryimportant.

第三部分阅读技能共三节满分35分第一节阅读理解共12小题每小题2分满分24分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AAnimalsarenaturalresourcesthatpeoplehavewastedallthroughourhistory.Animalshavebeenkilledfortheirfurandfeathersforfoodforsportandsimplybecausetheywereintheway.Thousandsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedfromtheworldforever.Hundredsmoreareonthedangerlisttoday.About170kindsintheUnitedStatesaloneareconsideredindanger.Whyshouldpeoplecare?Becauseweneedanimals.AndbecauseoncetheyaregonetherewillneverbeanymorE.Animalsaremorethanjustbeautifulandinteresting.TheyaremorethanjustasourceoffooD.ThemostimportantisthateveryanimalhasitsplaceinthebalanceofnaturE.Destroyingonekindofanimalcancreatemanyproblems.Forexamplewhenfarmerskilledlargenumbersofhawks老鹰thefarmersstoresofcornandgrainweredestroyedbyratsandmicE.Why?BecausehawkseatratsandmicE.Withnohawkstokeepdowntheirnumberstheratsandmicemultiplied繁殖quickly.Luckilysomepeopleareworkingtohelpsavetheanimals.Somegroupsraisemoneytoletpeopleknowabouttheproblem.Andtheytrytogetthegovernmentstopasslawsprotectinganimalsindanger.Quiteafewcountrieshavepassedlaws.Theselawsforbidthekillingofanyanimalsorplantsonthedangerlist.Slowlythenumberofsomeanimalsindangerisgrowing.41.Animalsareimportanttousmainlybecause______.A.theygiveusasourceoffoodB.theyarebeautifulandlovelyC.theykeepthebalanceofnatureD.theygiveusalotofpleasure42.Whathashappenedtotheanimalsontheearth?A.Hundredsofkindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.B.Manykindsofanimalshavediedout.C.About170kindsofanimalshavedisappearedforever.D.Allkindsofanimalsareindanger.43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplecaremuchaboutanimalsbecausetheyneedthem.B.OnceacertainkindofanimalsisgoneforevertherewillneverbeanymorE.C.Killingallratsandmicemaycausesomeproblems.D.Peoplemustnotkillanyanimals.44.Whatcanweinferfromthefactthatquiteafewcountrieshavepassedlawsprotectinganimalsindanger?A.Everypersonwillknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.B.AnimalsindangerwillnotbekilledanymorE.C.ThenumberofsomeanimalsindangerwillincreasE.D.AnimalsindangerwillbekeptawayfrompeoplE.

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudentWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurantTheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtimeA.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分.满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Onan—airplaneaspacecraftoraman-madesatellitethereisusuallyaninstalladdevicecalledthebiackboxMadeofaspecialkindofmaterial.itwouldremainunbrokeneveniftheentirecraftwereblowntopieces.Theboxrecordssomeimportantdatawhichprovidecluesastowhatchangeshadoccurredbeforetherealthingcamealongandhelptodiscoverthecausesofthedisaster.Theblackbox.Thereforebecomesthelastpieceofevidenceleft.MoreoftenitrevealaSchockingfactthatmanyaircraftsmettheirdisastersonlybeeanseofasimplebutfatalmistakeSomehadn’tbeensuppliedwithsufficientfuelotherscrashedduetoabirdflyingintheirpaths.InmanycasesthepilothadbeentireD.In1986thefamousUSspacesiadttleChallengerexplodedsoonafterlaunchbecauseascrewonitwasabitloose!AnideathusoccurstomeifahumanbeingwasequippedwithasimilardevicetrackingallthesubtleinnerChangesthathadtakenplaceovertimetheresultscouldastonishtheworldNewspaperscarrynofewsuehstoriesfromdaytoday－casesofgraftorbribe-taking行贿或受贿how—innocentmaIlwasrobbedandkilledandsoon.Afatalerrorcommittedbyacriminalataparticuiarpointinhislifemayhavearisenfromasmallquarreioroutofenvy.Thenumberofthosewhowerebomevilanddeliberatelysentthemselvastothegallows绞架isinfactextremelysmall.Thedisappointmenttowardsthelastmomentoftheirlifeisnodifferentfromastrugglagainstanaircraftcrash！Behaveproperlinsmallmattersandtakebestcareofthesoul---thisI’insististhemessagefromthatmysteriousboxplanteddeepinsidehumansouls56.TheunderlianedphreseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.themysteriousboxinsidehumansouls.B.thecausesofthedisastersC.Thefatalmistakeofspaceshuttles.D.thefunctionoftheblackbox.57.TheunderlinedphraseasimilardeviceinParagraph3referstoA.ausefuldeviceB.ablackboxC.aninstalleddeviceD.animportantinstrument58.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Mostofuswerebomkindbutthoseevilbynaturearenotinsmallnumbers.B.Manycrashesshouldhavebeenavoidedifpilotshadbeencareful.C.Somesmallerrorscanevencausealong-lastingregret.D.~’Eveniftheplaneblowsuptheblackboxcanstillfunction·.59.ThebesttitleforthetextisA.TheBlackBoxB.TheBlackBoxandDisastersC.TheBlackBoxoftheSoulD.TheBlackBoxandHumans60.ThepurposeoftheauthoristoA.warnusofoursafetyB.tellustotreatotherskindlyC.howushisconcernsD.remindusoftakinggoodcareofoursoul

BAccordingtothereportbyBaekelandandHartmanntwoAmericanauthoritativepsychotogicalresearchcentrestheshortsleepershadbeenmoreorlessaverageintheirsleepneedsuntilthemenwereintheirteens.Butataboutage15orsothemenvoluntarilybegancuttingdowntheirnightlysleeptimebecauseofpressuresfromschoolworkandotheractivities.Thesementendedtoviewtheirnightlyperiodsofunconsciousnessasbothersomeinterruptionsintheirdailyroutines.Ingeneraltheseshortsleepsappearedambitiousactiveenergeticcheerfulconformist循规蹈矩的intheiropinionsandverysureabouttheircareerchoices.Theyoftenheldseveraljobsatonceorworkersfull-orpart-timewhilegoingtoschool.Andmanyofthemhadastrongurgetoappearnormaloracceptabletotheirfriendsandassociates.Whenaskedtorecalltheirdreamstheshortsleepersdidpoorly.Morethanthistheyseemedtoprefernotremembering.Insimilarfashiontheirusualwayofdealingwithpsychologicalproblemswastodenythattheproblemexistedandthentokeepbusymthehopethatthetroublewouldgoaway.Thesleeppatternsoftheshortsleepersweresimilartobutlessextremethansleeppatternsshownbymanymentalpatientscategorizedasmanic疯人.ThelongsleeperswerequitedifferentindeeD.BaekelandandHartmannreportthattheseyoungmenhadbeenlengthysleepssincechildhooD.Theyseemedtoenjoytheirsleepprotecteditandwerequiteconcernedwhentheywereoccasionallydeprived剥夺oftheirdesired9hoursofnightlybedrest.Theytendedtorecalltheirdreamsmuchbetterthantheshortsleepers.diD.Manyofthelongsleeperswereshyanxiousintroverted内向inhibited压抑passivemildlydepressedandunsureofthemselvesparticularlyinsocialsituations.Severalopenlystatesthatsleepwasanescapefromtheirdailyproblems.50.Accordingtothetextwhichisprobablythewriter'srealattitudetowardsthesetwolivinghabits____.A.bothofthemarehealthyhabitsB.notbothofthemareunhealthyhabitsC.eitherofthemisnotunhealthyhabitsD.neitherofthemishealthyhabits51.Whensometimestheycannotenjoyadequatesleepthelongsleepersmight____.A.feelextremelydepressedB.becomeenergeticC.appeareddisturbedD.feeldisappointed52.Thewriterimplies暗示thatshortsleepers_____inthetext.A.areideallyvigorousevenunderthepressuresoflifeB.oftenneglecttheconsequencesofinadequate不足的sleepC.donotknowhowtorelaxproperlyD.aremoreunlikelytorunintomentalproblems

TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundinglessupper-classascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshadfounD.ResearchershavestudiedeachofhermessagestotheCommonwealthcountriessince1952tofindoutthechangeinherpronunciationfromthenobleUpperReceivedtotheStandardReceiveD.JonathanHarringtonaprofessoratGermany’sUniversityofMunichwantedtodiscoverwhetheraccent口音changersrecordedoverthepasthalfcenturywouldtakeplacewithinoneperson.AsfarasIknowtherejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecordshesaiD.Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels元音hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.Heraccentsoundsslightlylessnoblethanitdid50yearsago.Buttheseareveryverysmallandslowchangesthatwedon’tnoticefromyeartoyear.WemaybeabletorelateittochangesinthesocialclasseshetoldTheDailyTelegraphaBritishnewspaper.In1952shewouldhavebeenhearssaying‘thetmeninthebleckhet’.Nowitwouldbe‘thatmanintheblackhat’.And‘hame’ratherthan‘home’.Inthe1950sshewouldhavebeen‘lorst’butbythe1970s‘lost’.TheQueen’sbroadcastisapersonalmessagetotheCommonwealthcountries.EachChristmasthe10-minutebroadcastisputonTVat3pminBritainasmanyfamiliesarerecoveringfromtheirtraditionalturkeylunch.传统火鸡午餐.Theresultswerepublished发表intheJournalofPhonetics.TheQueen’sbroadcastswerechosenforthestudymainlybecause______.A.shehasbeenQueenformanyyearsB.shehasalessupper-classaccentnowC.herspeechesarefamiliartomanypeopleD.herspeecheshavebeenrecordedfor50yearsWhichofthefollowingisanexampleofalessnobleaccentinEnglish?A.duatyB.citeeC.hameD.lorstWemayinferfromthetextthattheJournalofPhoneticsisamagazineon_______.A.speechsoundsB.ChristmascustomsC.TVbroadcastingD.personalmessagesWhatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Therelationshipbetweenaccentsandsocialclasses.B.TheQueen’sChristmasspeechesonTV.C.Thechangesinaperson’saccent.D.TherecentdevelopmentoftheEnglishlanguagE.

MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedformthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.It’snotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.TheParkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipesalmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Thereisalackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378monumentsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.A.sierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowdedpark.65.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleys66.NationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizations67.ThemainproblemofYosemiteNationalParkisits______.A.rundownwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofmoneyD.narrowroads68.AccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm

Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks’timE.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive存活iftherainisspreadthroughouttheyearIfitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdrythoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes沙丘areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.BitbybitthedunesgrowovertheyearsalwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshapE.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettallbuttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.ThereishowevermuchmoretoadesertthansanD.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStatescliffs悬崖anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturiesthewaterdriedup.Windsandrainheatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–veryveryslowly–astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.MostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflifE.Thereareplantsanimalsandinsectsthathaveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.DuringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthingsbutastheairbeginstocoolintheeveningthedesertcomestolifE.Asthesunbeginstoriseagainintheskythedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.60.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.A.therainisspreadoutinayearB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeksC.thereislittleraininayearD.itisdryalltheyearround61.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________________.A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayearC.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis____________.A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbeforeC.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand63Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditionsC.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat

BA.newcomputertreatmentisbeingusedtodealwithobesityinchildren.Connectedtoasmalldiningsetconsistingof包括scalesandaplateaminicomputerteacheschildrenhowtoeatandremindsthemwhentostop.Inveryfatpeoplehungersignalsfromthestomachtothebrainstopfunctioning.ButthenewcomputersystemteachesthechildrenhowtoreceivethesemessagesagainsaysDr.JulianHamilton-ShieldtheBristolUniversityseniorlecturerleadingthetreatmenttrials.实验ThecomputercalledaMandometerrecordsandstorestheweightlossfromtheplatewhenchildreneat.Asthefoodisleavingtheplateacurve曲线isproducedonthecomputerscreensuggestingwhetherthechildiseatingtooquickly.Childrenwithweightproblemsofteneattooquickly.Wewantthemtoeatsteadily稳定地andslowlyandthesystemteachesthemtoslowdown.It’sabitlikeretrainingsaysHamilton-ShielD.Obesitynowrepresents代表oneofthemajorthreatstothefuturehealthofchildren.AboutoneinfiveboysandoneinfourgirlsagedtwotofifteeninEnglandareoverweight.Butsofarnotreatmentshaveproveneffectiveintreatingchildren.TheMandometerwasdevelopedinSwedenbutatpresentisexperiencingfurtherdevelopmentattheUniversityofBristolwith$224400infundsfromBUPA-aglobalhealthandcareorganization.Thesystemcouldbeonthemarketintwoyears’timE.Atfirstitwouldbemanagedbymedicalclinics诊所.40.Thetextismainlywrittentoexplain____________.A.howanewcomputertreatmentdealingwithobesityworks.B.whychildobesitybecomesatopicofpeopleC.howtoloseweightwiththehelpofcomputers.D.whyacomputeriseffective有效的indealingwithchildobesity.41.Thewordfunctioninginparagraph3probablymeans________.A.eatingB.workingC.lastingD.losing42.Obesitythreatensthehealthofchildrenwhich__________.A.peoplehavenotcaredaboutB.isnothingcomparedwithotherdiseases.C.hasledtomanydeathsD.isveryserious43.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.TheMandometerwillbeputintomarketonceitproveseffectivE.B.TheMandometerischeapenoughforeveryfamilytoaffordC.TheMandometerisstillnotperfectD.Sloweatingissuretomakepeopleloseweight.

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分;满分40分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项AAscomputersbecomeallthemorepopularinChinaChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuchtheymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes笔画ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.ExpertssuggestpeopleespeciallystudentswritebyhandmorE.Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?InBeijingstudentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirassignmentsandessaysaretypedonacomputer.Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.It'sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.Andthat'swhycomputersarebeingappliedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.Butwhenpeoplearetakingstockincomputersincreasinglyproblemsappear.WhenI'mwritingwithapenIfindIoftencan'trememberhowtowriteacharacterthoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.I'mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.Manystudentsdon'tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit'smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputerwhybothertohandwrite?Manyeducatorsthinkdifferently.ShiLiweitheheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaidChinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic审美的valuE.ButthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheirpracticalvaluE.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.Throughone'shandwritingpeoplecangettoknowone'sthinkingandpersonality.BeautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthemToencouragestudentstohandwritemoremanyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory必修的andinuniversitiessomeprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhanD.56.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.TheImportanceofHandwritingandTyping.B.ToTypeorToHandWriteC.WritingByComputerWillReplaceWritingByHandD.PracticalandAestheticValueofChineseCharacters.57.Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause______.A.theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirHomeworkandEssaysB.theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconvenientlyC.theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacterD.computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChinA.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEoftheadvantagesofhandwriting?A.Handwritingcontainsthewriter'semotion.B.Thewriter’sthinkingandpersonalityareshowninhisorherhandwritingC.Handwritingcanimpresspeoplewellandbuildone’sself-confidenceD.ChinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaestheticvaluE.59.TheunderlindexpressiontakingstockinParagraph4probablymeans_____.A.gettingboredwithB.gettingdependentonC.becomingcrazyaboutD.gettingcuriousabout60.Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A.moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonacomputerB.writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbycomputeronedayC.moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwritingD.thetypingarticlebetterexpressesone’semotionandquality

EachweekthisprogramexplainsthemanymeaningsofEnglishexpressions.Today’sexpressionsincludeaveryimportantword—heart.Wewilltrytogettotheheartofthemattertobetterunderstandthemostimportantthingaboutwordsandtheirstories.Sotakeheart.Havenofearaboutlearningnewexpressions.BesidespopularEnglishwordscanbefun.Thereisnoneedforaheavyheart.Suchfeelingsofsadnesswouldonlybreakmyheartormakemefeelunhappyandhopeless.NowletussupposeyouandIwerespeakingfreelyaboutsomethingprivatE.Wewouldbehavingahearttoheartdiscussion.Imightspeakfromthebottomofmyheartorsaythingshonestlyandtruthfully.Imightevenopenupmyhearttoyouandtellyouasecret.Iwouldspeakwithallmyheart.Whenapersonsharesherfeelingsfreelyandopenlylikethisyoumightsayshewearsherheartonhersleeve.HeremotionsarenotprotecteD.Ifwehadanhonestdiscussionbothofuswouldknowthattheotherperson’sheartisintherightplacE.ForexampleIwouldknowthatyouareakind-heartedandwell-meaningperson.AndifyouareaverygoodpersonIwouldevensaythatyouhaveaheartofgolD.HoweveryoumighthaveachangeofheartbasedonwhatItellyou.Ourdiscussionmightcauseyoutochangethewayyoufeelaboutsomething.ButletussupposeyougetangryoverwhatItellyou.Orworseyoufeelnosympathyorunderstandingformeormysituation.IfthishappensImightthinkthatyouhaveaheartofstonE.Andifyousaysomethingtomakemefrightenedorworriedmyheartmightstandstill.Ifyouarenotsohappyyoumayfeelthat________.A.youhaveaheartofstoneB.youhavetotakeheartC.youbreakyouheartD.youspeakfromthebottomoftheheartFromtheabovepassagewemaysee________.A.EnglishwordscanallbeuseddifferentlyB.somephrasesdonothaveafixedmeaningC.languageschangewiththetimeD.thesamewordmayhavevariousmeaningsWhatisthepassagetryingtoimpressthereaders?A.Toexplainhowheartisusedinphrases.B.Toshowtheauthor’sperfectEnglish.C.TotellEnglishlearnerstolearnEnglishinphrases.D.ToadvertiseanEnglishcoursE.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.changeofheartB.OpenuptheheartofheartC.NeverletyourheartstandstillD.Wearyourheartonyoursleeve

Don'tbelieveallofthestereotypes模式化的形象youmayhaveheardaboutAmericans.Eventheonesthataretrueingeneralmaynotbetrueaboutspecificindividualsoralargepartofthepopulation.ForexamplealthoughAmericanstendtobelouderthanpeoplefromotherculturesespeciallyatathleticeventsmanyofthepeopleyoumeetwillbequietandpolitE.Somepeoplemaybeintolerantbutmostwillbepleasantandwelcoming.RememberthatAmericanfilmsandtelevisionexaggerate夸张inordertogenerateexcitementandsopresentaratherfalsepictureofwhat1ifeintheUnitedStatesisreallylikE.ThereforetouristsintheUSarenotalwaysontheirbestbehavior.Americansdotendtobemoreinformalthanpeoplefromothercountries.ItiscommonforAmericanstowearcasualclothingtoschoolandtogreetprofessorsbyfirstnamE.HowevergoodmannersandpolitenessarealwaysappreciateD.IfyouarepoliteanddressalittlemoreformallythanyourAmericanfriendsitwillnotbepoorlythoughtof.Howeversomebusinessesrequiretheiremployeestowearauniformorasuit.ItwouldbeimpropertowearaT-shirtandbluejeanstoajobinterview.SomeofthemoreprestigiousrestaurantsrequireacoatandtiE.Americanstendtodressupforculturaleventstheoperatheaterandballetandtodressdownforathleticevents.Formalwearisrequiredatweddingsandfuneralsoranyothereventwithreligiousevent.Ifyourelyonthestereotypesyouwilllikelyputyourselfintoanembarrassingsituation60.Theunderlinedsentenceprobablymeans.A.SomeofthestereotypesyoumayhaveheardaboutAmericansarenottrueB.YoushouldnotbelievethestereotypesyoumayhaveheardaboutAmericansC.NoneofthestereotypesyoumayhaveheardaboutAmericansshouldbebelievedD.NoneofthestereotypesyoumayhaveheardaboutAmericansshouldnotbebelieved61.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor.A.businessmenB.visitorstoAmericaC.AmericanstudentsD.Americanfilm--makers62.Thesecondparagraphsuggeststhat.A.mostAmericansarepoliteB.peoplewhoarepolitearewelcomeC.casualclothingmakesothersuncomfortableD.Americanstudentsareimpolitetotheirteachers63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.AmericanfilmsaremostlypoorcomediesB.itisgoodmannerstowearbluejeanstoawedding.AmericansusuallywearformalclothesinatheaterD.todressformallymakesothersfeelyouarenoteasytogetonwith

UseyourAmericanExpressCardtoenjoyone-dayprivilegesatfourAmerica’sgreatestmuseums.Notetheparticipatingmuseumsandtheirexcitingspecialexhibitionsthatwillnotwanttomisslistedbelow.BostonIsabellaStewartGardnerMuseumChairsFebruary11-May82005ItalianfurnitureexpertFaustoCalderaiandIndianphotographerDayanitaSinghpresentanexhibitionofchairsfromthemuseum’scollectionandchairphotographsfromaroundtheworldpresentedinaVenetian-stylehallhousingworld-famousmasterpieces.Formoreinformation:www.gardnermuseum.orgNewYorkTheNoguchiMuseumNoguchiandGrahamDecember12004-May12005Noguchi’slong-termcollaborationwithdancerMarthaGrahamisregardedbymanyasahighpointinthehistoryofbothmoderndanceandart.Theexhibitionhighlightsnineofthesetscreatedthroughthiscollaboration.Formoreinformation:www.noguchi.orgPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArtsInFullView:AmericanPainting1720—2005January11—April102005Foundedin1805thePennsylvaniaAcademyhasbeenhometoAmerica’sartistsfor200years.TheAcademycollectsandexhibitsthewordsoffamousAmericanartistsandiswell-knownfortrainingfineartists.2005attheAcademybeginswiththelargestexhibitionoftheAcademy’sdistinguishedAmericancollectionintheinstitution’shistory.Formoreinformation:www.pafA.orgSeattleSeattleMuseumofglassMurano:GlassfromtheOlnickSpanuCollectionThroughNovember72004Thisexhibitionincludesover200piecesofbeautifulglassfromMuranotheislandofglassblowersnearVeniceItaly.Watchliveglass-blowingshowsintheHotShopandseeothermodernglassexhibitions.Formoreinformation:www.museumofglass.orgWhichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersinformationaboutthefurnitureshow?A.www.pafA.orgB.www.noguchi.orgC.www.museumofglass.orgD.www.gardnermuseum.orgWelearnfromthetextthatMarthagrahamis____.A.adancerB.apainterC.aglassblowerD.aphotographerIfyouwanttoknowthehistoryofAmericanpaintingyoumayvisit____.A.TheNoguchiMuseumB.SeattleMuseumofGlassC.IsabellaStewartGardnerMuseumD.PennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArts

VisitingU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidinBeijingFridaythatbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldencouragebilateral双边的contactsandexchangestopromotemutual相互understanding.It’simportantforourpoliticalleaderstocometoChinasaidBushwhogaveaspeechFridaymorningatQinghuaUniversityoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinChinA.HisworkingvisittoChinaanddiscussionswithOinghuastudentshelppromoteSino-U.S.中美relationsBushsaidinresponsetoastudent’squestionaboutwhathewoulddotopromoteSino-U.S.relations.ManypeopleinmycountryareveryinterestedinChinahesaidaddingthattheseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeoplE.Hesaidthathewouldkeepencouragingsuchcontactsandexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.BushsaidthathewoulddescribebackhomewhathehasseenhereandthatChinaasagreatnationnotonlyhasagreathistorybutalsoanunbelievablyexcitingfuturE.Thepresidentsaidthatthe2008OlympicGameswouldmakeasignificantopportunityfortherestoftheworldtounderstandChinawhichenablesmorepeopletocometoChinaandfeelthemodernizationtakingplaceandmanymorepeoplewillseeitonthetelevision.BusharrivedinBeijingThursdayforatwo-dayworkingvisittoChinA.Whatthewordprestigiousinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans?A.greatB.famousC.honorableD.modestWhichofthesentenceisNOTtrue?A.BushthinkbilateralcontactsandmutualunderstandingwillpromoteSino-U.S.relations.B.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinA.C.BushandthestudentsofQinghuadiscussedsomethingabouthowtomakeChinaricherandstronger.D.The2008’sOlympicGamesisagreatchangeforChinabeenknownbytheworlD.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinabecause_______.A.theywanttocomeheretotakepartinthe2008OlympicGamesB.theyhavelearnedsomethingofChinaandtheywanttolearnmoreC.ChinahasbeentakingplacegreatchangeD.ChinahasagreathistoryandunbelievablyexcitingfutureThenarrator叙述者ofthepassagewasmostprobably_____.A.areporterB.apsychologistC.apoliticianD.asociologist

Oncethe2008OlympicGamesfinishesthedrumsandtrumpets喇叭ofthecompetitionswouldalsostop.Butwouldthecityremainaslivelyasitwouldbeafterthisworldevent?Investmentsustainabilityandhighdemandaretwohighlyinvaluableeconomicconcepts概念thatcanbelookedatinordertoensurepost-OlympicsflourishorperhapsanevenbetterfutureforBeijingers.NaturallyaneconomicdownturnoccursinanOlympichostcityoncethemajoreventfinishes.RenminUniversityProfessorJinYuanpunotedthataglobaleventlikethiswouldputBeijingintoapositionoflargeimportanceintheinternationalstagE.Butafterthiseventwhowouldusetheheavily-fundedequipmentandpublicandprivateinvestmentsleftinthecity?Variouseconomistsarguedthatameltdown彻底垮台ishighlyunlikely.JonathanAndersonUBSAsiaeconomistsuggestedthatthenegativeeffectsoftheendofBeijingOlympics2008ontheentirecountryaren’timportantcomparedtoprevioushostcities.ChinaissuchahugeeconomythattheconclusionoftheOlympicsgamesisthesameasanant-biteonadragon.Butwhataboutpost-OlympicsBeijing?RetiredHeadmasterofPekingUniversityLiYiningnotedthatalong-termcivildemandgrowthandapopulardesirebycompaniestoadoptcarefulfinancialmanagementdecisionscanleadtocontinuedinvestmentgrowth.Eventhoughdemandinsomedepartmentsoftheeconomywoulddropintheshort-runcreativitypracticalityandinnovation创新wouldbethekeyfactorsthatwouldcontinuallyenhancethecity'simageandflourishlongaftertheOlympicsinthecityhasendeD.Sowhat'snextforBeijingaftertheOlympics?Wellit'sbusinessasusual...Whichoneofthefollowingsistheauthor’sidea?A.Beijing’seconomywillhaveadownturnafterthe2008OlympicGames.B.The2008OlympicGameshavenoeffectsonBeijing’seconomy.C.Beijing’seconomywillgoonasusual.D.Beijing’seconomywillgoworseafterthe2008OlympicGames.What’stheJinYuanpuideaaboutBeijing’seconomyafterthe2008OlympicGamesaccordingtothepassage?A.tohaveadownturnB.todevelopasusualC.todevelopmorerapidlyD.alloftheaboveWhydidJonathanAndersonbelievethatthenegativeeffectsoftheendofBeijingOlympics2008ontheentirecountryaren’timportant?A.Thenegativeeffectsaresmall.B.TheChinesegovernmenthasmanymeasurestotakE.C.TheChineseeconomyhasdevelopedatacertainlevelsothatthenegativeeffectscan’taffectittoomuch.D.JonathanAndersonlikedChinaverymuchsohedidn’twantChinatogoworsE.ChooseabesttitleforthispassagE.A.BeijingAftertheOlympicsB.ThenegativeeffectsoftheendofBeijingOlympicsC.CanBeijinggetthroughthedifficultperiodafterthe2008OlympicGamesD.Beijing’seconomyafterthe2008OlympicGames

NewfastfooddebutsinU.S.fairs—firedCokeA.newfastfoodismakingitsdebut首次演出atU.S.fairsthisfall----friedCokE.AbelGonzales36acomputeranalystfromDallastriedabout15differentvarietiesbeforecomingupwithhisperfectrecipe----abattermixmadewithCoca-Colasyrupadrizzleofstrawberrysyrupandsomestrawberries.Ballsofthebatterarethendeep-friedendinguplikeping-pangballsizeddoughnuts面团whicharethenservedinacuptoppedwithCoca-Colasyrupwhippedcreamcinnamon桂皮sugarandacherryonthetop.IttastesgreatsaidSueGoodingaspokeswomanfortheStateFairofTexaswhereGonzales’friedCokemadeitsdebutthisfall.Itwasahugesuccess.GonzalesrantwostandsattheStateFairofTexasandsoldupto35000friedCokesover24daysfor4.50dollarseach–andwonaprizeforcomingupwithmostcreativenewfairfooD.RayCrockettaspokesmanforCoca-ColaCo.said:we’reconstantlyamazedatthecreativewaysfolksfindtoenjoytheirCokeandmakeitpartofcelebrationslikefairsandfestivals.Thisisoneisdefinitelydifferent!16.Thepassageislikelyto.A.beanadvertisementB.appearinanewspaperC.makeacommentonanewfoodD.giveussomeadvice17.Thenewfastfoodprobablyisthecomputeranalyst’s____________.A.15thattemptB.dislikedfoodC.mostcreativefoodD.excellentrecipe18.Wearesurethat____________.A.thisnewkindfastfoodwillbepopularinthefutureB.thisnewfoodhasbeensold157500dollarsC.thefoodwasboughtbyCoca-ColaCo.D.thisisanewkindofCoke19.AccordingtoRayCrockett___________.A.friedCokeisacompletelydifferentformofCoca-ColA.B.friedCokeisaverycreativeuseofCoca-ColA.C.folksenjoythisnewkindoffoodverymuch.D.heisamazedattheU.S.fairsthisfall.

DSocialrulesorlawsonmarriagevarywidelybetweencountries.SomecountriesstilldonothavealegalminimumageformarriagewhichmakeschildmacriagesareverycommontherE.IntheWesternChristiancountriesa13-year-oldisstillconsideredachilD.Evengettingmarriedinone*slateteensisnotusuallyencouragedbecausemarriedlifeislikelytointerferewithayoungwoman'seducationandconsequentlyrestrictopportunitiesinlaterlifE.Andtherearealsophysicaldangersingivingbirthsoyoung.InMuslimcountriessuchasSaudiArabiaIranandPakistantheageofpuberty青春期ataround13or14isthelegalageformarriagebutinTurkeyitis15andinEgyptandTunisia18thesameminimumageasinmanyWesterncountries.ItisarguedthatbyallowingearliermarriagesIslamiclawispromotingstablerelationshipswhileWesternlawsareencouragingpromiscuityamongyoungpeoplE.Inmanycountriesthetrendsofurbanizationandeducationforgirlshaveseenadropinthenumberofchildbrides.Howeverearlymarriagescontinuetooccurinpoorruralareas.InIndiaforexamplethelegalageofmarriageforagirlis18andtoaboy21.Yetaccordingtogovernmentstatistics18percentoftentofourteen-yearoldgirlsinthepoorruralstateofRajasthaninthenorthwestofthecountryaremarrieD.Itisclearthenthatchildmarriagesareconnectedwithpovertylackofeducationruralcustomsaswellasreligion.Sotheredon'ttendtobeanychildmarriagesinurbanorrichareas.57.Theunderlinedwordpromiscuityinthethirdparagraphmeans____.A.permanentpartnershipB.firmpartnershipC.diverserelationshipD.singlerelationship58.Accordingtothetextwhichofthesewomenaremarriedlastest?A.WomenfromlesseducatedbackgrounD.B.Womenfrompoorruralareas.C.WomenfromIslamiccountries.D.Wonferifromcities.59.ChildmarriagesareNOTrelatedto____accordingtothepassagE.A.socialcommunicationB.ruralcustomsC.povertyandlackofeducationD.religiousbeliefs60.AccordingtothepassagegettingmarriedearlyleadstoallofthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.reducingayoungwoman'seducationB.limitingayoungwoman'schancesC.causingbabydeathD.doingharmtoayoungwoman'shealth

HowdidyoudoitDad?Howhaveyoumanagednottotakeadrinkforalmost20years?Ittookamanalmost20yearstohavethecouragetoevenaskhisfatherthisverypersonalquestion.WhenDadfirstquitdrinkingthewholefamilywasonpinsandneedleseverytimehegotintoasituationthatinthepastwouldhavestartedhimdrinkingagain.Forafewyearswewereafraidtobringitupforfearthedrinkingwouldbeginagain.IhadthislittlepoemthatIwouldrecitetomyselfatleastfourtofivetimesadaywasDad’sreplytomy18-year-oldunaskedquestion.ThewordswereaconstantremindertomethatthingswereneversohardthatIcouldnothandlethemDadsaiD.AndthenhesharedthepoemwithmE.Thepoem’ssimpleyetthewordsaremeaningful.AboutamonthafterthistalkwithmyfatherIreceivedagiftinthemailfromafriendofminE.Itwasabookofdailywordsofwisdomlistedforeachdayoftheyear.Ithasbeenmyexperiencethatwhenyougetsomethingwithdaysoftheyearonityounaturallyturntothepagethatlistsyourownbirthday.IhurriedlyopenedthebooktoNovember10toseewhatwordsofwisdomthisbookhadinstoreformE.Ididadouble-takeandtearsofdisbeliefandappreciationrolleddownmyfacE.Thereonmybirthdaywastheexactsamepoemthathadhelpedmyfatherforalltheseyears!ItwentlikethisGodgivemetheSerenity平静toacceptthethingsIcannotchangetheCouragetochangethethingsIcan;andtheWisdomtoknowthedifferencE.68.Theunderlinedexpressiononpinsandneedlesinthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.upsetB.pleasedC.nervousD.surprised69.Dadwouldreviewthepoemseveraltimesaday_______.A.tosharethepoemwiththefamiliesB.topracticerecitingthepoemC.topreventhimselffromdrinkingagainD.toremindhimselfthatpoemsareuseful70.Whentheauthorsawthesamepoeminthebookhefelt_______.A.regretfulB.thankfulC.hopefulD.painful71.Theauthorburstintotearsbecause_______.A.hisfriendsgavehimaspecialgiftB.thepoemwasfullofwisdomC.hisfatherhadreadthesamebookD.hisfatherquitdrinkingforhisson

C.Onethingthetourbooksdon’ttellyouaboutLondonisthat2000ofitsresidentsarefoxes.Theyranawayfromthecityabouttwocenturiesagoafterdevelopersandpollutionmovedin.ButnowthattheenvironmentisclearthefoxeshavecomehomE.ThenumberandvarietyofwildanimalsinurbanareasisincreasingsaysComerJones.A.surveyofthewildlifeinNewYork’sCentralParklastyearcounted14speciesofmammals.A.similarsurveyconductedinthe1890scountedonlyfivespecies.Severalchangeshavebroughtwildanimalstothecities.Foremostisthatairandwaterqualityinmanycitieshasimprovedasaresultofthe1970spollution-controlefforts.Meanwhileruralareashavebeenbuiltupleavingmanyanimalsontheedgesofsuburbs.InadditionurbanwildliferefugeshavebeencreateD.TheGreaterLondonCouncillastyearspent￡750000buyinglandandbuilding10permanentwildliferefugesinthecity.Asaresultmanybirdsarenowlivinginthecity.Forperegrinefalconscitiesareactuallysaferthanruralcliffdwellings栖息地.By1970thebirdshaddiedouteastoftheMississippibecauseoftheDDTwhichhadmadetheireggstoothintosupportlife.ThatyearscientistTomCadeofCornellUniversitybeganraisingthebirdsforreleaseincitieswhichaffordedplentyoffooD.Citiescanattractwildanimalswithoutturningthemharmful.Thetrickistocreatehabitatswheretheycanbeself-sufficientbutstillbeseenandappreciated.Suchhabitatscanevenbefunctional.InSanFranciscothelocalgovernmentistestingdifferentkinksofrainwatercontrolbasinstoseenotonlywhichonesretainthecleanestwaterbutwhichwillattractthemostbirds.72.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith___________.A.wildlifereturningtolargecitiesB.foxesreturningtoLondonC.wildanimalslivinginzoosD.asurveyofwildlifeinNewYork73.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________A.LondonersareputtingmoreandmorewildanimalsintotheirzoosB.LondonersarehappytoseewildanimalsreturntotheircityC.LondonersaretryingtomovewildanimalsbacktothecountrysideD.Londonershavewelcomedthewildbirdsbutfoundfoxesaproblem74.AccordingtothepassagethenumberofspeciesofwildlifeinNewYork’sCentralPark______A.isslowlydecreasingB.competesfavorablywithothercitiesC.isonthesamelevelasbeforeD.hasmorethandoubledinthelastcentury75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonthatwildlifereturningtothecities?A.FoodisplentifulinthecitiesB.WildlifeisappreciatedinthecitiesC.WildliferefugeshavebeenbuiltinthecitiesD.Airandwaterqualityhasimprovedinthecities

OurplanetisintroublE.Pollutingindustriesandcorporationsaredestroyingourplanetresultinginincreasingglobaltemperaturesmeltingicecapsandeconomicturmoil混乱.AllacrossthecountryfolksarewakinguptotherealitythatiftheydonotadnowtosolvetheenvironmentalproblemsoftodaytheconsequencesareunthinkablE.Ifwedon'tictnowwhowill?Fortunatelyanamazingteamofyoungleadersaretakingaction.TheyaegettinginvolvedwiththeGreenpeaceStudentNetwork!TheStudentNetworkhasstudentleaderswhodealwiththemostpressingenvironmentalissues.Wehaveorganizedandwoninspiringcampaigns.Convincingcorporationstochangetheirwaysandpoliticianstodotherightthing.AllthankstoourteamofleadersknownasCampusCoordinators.CampusCoordinatorsarelocatedallacrosstheUnitedStatesandevenCanada!TheyworkonGreenpeaceStudentNetworkcampaignsattheirschoolsandintheircommunities.Theyorganizeeventslikefilmscreeningsanddaysofaction.Theyholdmeetingswithelectedofficialsworkwiththemediarecruit招募volunteersandmobilize动员theircampustotakeaction!TheydoallofthiswithexcellenttrainingandexpertsupportfromourteamofStudent:Networkstaff.CampusCoordinatorsdeveloptheirleadershipskinsandbecomeanunstoppableforceforgreensolutionsonpusandintheircommunity.CurrentlytheGreenpeaceStudentNetworkiscampaigningtosolvethelargestenvironmentalthreattohumankind:globalwarming.Withonlymonthsuntilanewinternationaltreaty协议onglobalwarmingisdecidedthisDecemberthetimetostandupandtaketheleadhasneverbeenmoreimportantIfyouareconcernedwithenvironmentalissueswanttomobilizeyourscho4landcommunityndarereadytobecomeaskilledorganizerandstrongleaderthentheCampusCoordinatorpositionisforyou!WearenowacceptingapplicationsfortheFall2009-Spring2010academicyear.Areyoureadytobealeaderonyourcampus?ApplytobeaCampusCoordinatortoday!Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?A.Todescribetheseriousenvironmentalproblems.B.TocallonstudentstoapplytobeCampusCoordinatorsC.ToexplaintheadvantageoftheGreenpeaceStudentNetwork..D.Tostresstheimportanceofsolvingenvironmentalproblems.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheGreenpeaceStudentNetwork_____.A.isaplacewhereschoolleadersareframedB.isaworldwideorganizationhelpingstudentleadersC.helpssolvecorporations'economicproblemsD.helpsdealwithglobalwarmingatpresentIfyouareaCampusCoordinatoryoumayprobably_____.A.havE.thechancetoplayaroleinafilmB.findajobataTVstationC.developyourleadershipskillsD.buildupyourstrength.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.ThedutyofCampusCoordinators.B.ThedistributionofCampusCoordinators.C.TheaimoftheGreenpeaceStudentNetwork.D.ThehistoryoftheGreenpeaceStudentNetwork.

Attemptaguessatthefollowingquestion:IntheEnglish-speakingworldwhichcountryhastheleastaffordablehomes?YouarewrongifyouguessedtheUSevenwiththehousingbubble气泡andmainsadness.NorisittheUKwherepriceshaverisenbecausedemandisfarfromsupply.Accordingtoarecentsurveyof227citiesaroundtheglobeyoumustgosouthoftheequator赤道toAustraliatofindthepriciesthomes.Thereportmeasuredacity’shousingmarketalongthefollowingguidelines.Anaffordablehomerequiredthreetimesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincometopurchasE.Atfourtimesearningsahomefellintotheunaffordablecategory.Andaseriouslyunaffordablehomeneededfivetimesafamily’sincomE.InAustraliahomesintheleastaffordablecitycostjustabout9.5timestheaverageincomE.SydneyPerthandMelbournewereonlyalittleunderthisfigurE.Australianofficialsofferedlittlecommentapartfromageneralstatementonthedismalfindings.ThesepricesmakethepossibilitythatmanyAustralianswillonedayownahomelargelyunbelievablE.Landrationing配给制andexcessivedevelopmentchargeshaveraisedpricesandtheproblemwillonlybesolvedthroughurgentactionbytheRuddgovernment.SomeAmericancitieswerealsoincludedontheleastaffordablelistfourofwhichwereinCaliforniA.Americaisstillinvolvedinamortgage抵押crisisthoughaffectingtheaffordabilityofhomes.YetanumberofUScitiesgarneredaffordablestatusnamelyDallasandKansas.Australiahadnocitieslistedinthetopfiftyplaceswithaffordablehomes.Thesurveysuggeststhatyoucanfindaffordablehomesinmostplacesjustnotifyou’reAustralianandchoosetolivedownunder.Tobuyanaffordablehouseyoushouldpay_____.A.3timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeB.4timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeC.5timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeD.9.5timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeWhatcausedthepricesofhousestoincreaseinAustralia?A.Therisingfamily’sincomE.B.Thedemandoversupply.C.Theexcessivedevelopmentcharges.D.ThedecreaseoflanD.TheunderlinedworddismalinParagraph3maymean_____.A.cheerfulB.satisfactoryC.difficultD.gloomyWhatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.AffordableHousesB.A.HouseisaDreamFirstC.HousingBubbleD.HomesTooExpensive

三.阅读理解阅读文章后从每题所给A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳答案共13小题;每小题2分满分26分FebruaryhaslongbeenamonthofromancE.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheairromanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thdayitisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinnerbuyherflowersandchocolateswritepoemssingtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals花瓣!ThisisthescenethatgreetsyouonValentine'sDaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriest牧师inthirdcenturyRomE.Whentheemperor皇帝decidedthatsinglemenmadebettersoldiersthanthosewithwiveshedidn’tallowmarriagE.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscoveredtheemperorhadhimputtodeath.WhileinprisonitissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguarD.Beforehisdeathon14thFeb270DChewroteheraletterwhichhesigned‘FromyourValentine’anexpression_rthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsowasmadeaSaint圣徒aswellasbecomingoneofhistory'smostromanticfigures.NowadaysValentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeoplE.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparentsteachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdpartiesatwhichtheywillexchangesmallgiftsandeatheart-shapedcakes.TheideaistohavefunandencouragepeopletosharethespiritofSt.ValentinE.36.TheEmperorinRomedidnotallowmarriageinhiscountrybecause__________.A.therewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattimeB.hethoughtmenwithoutwivescouldbebettersoldiersC.Therewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeopleD.hewantedtocontrolthebirthrate37.Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause__________.A.hekilledoneofthesoldiersB.hestolealotoffoodC.hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderD.hedidn’twanttobeasoldier38.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_________.A.studentsinChinasendcardstotheirteachersB.itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaC.itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaD.Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanow39.Thebesttitlesforthispassageshouldbe________.A.Valentine’sDayB.A.BravePriestC.Valentine’sDayinChinaD.A.RomanticMan

Researcheshaveshownthatmusichasanimportanteffectonone’sbodyandminD.InfactthereisagrowingfieldofhealthcareknownasMusicTherapywhichusesmusictotreatdiseases.Evenhospitalsarebeginningtousemusictherapy.Thisisnotsurprisingasmusicaffectsthebodyandmindinmanypowerfulways.Researcheshaveshownthatquickmusiccanmakeapersonfeelmorealert警觉的whileslowmusiccanproduceacalmdeepthinkingstatE.Alsoresearcheshavefoundthatmusiccanchangebrainwaveactivitylevels.Thiscanhelpthebraintochangespeedsmoreeasilyonitsownasneededwhichmeansthatmusiccanbringlastingbenefitstoyourstateofmindevenafteryou’vestoppedlistening.BreathingandheartratecanalsobeinfluencedbymusiC.ThiscanmeanslowerbreathingslowerheartrateandarelaxingresponsE.Thisiswhymusicandmusictherapycanhelpreducethedamagingeffectsoflong-termstressgreatlypromotingnotonlyrelaxationbuthealth.Musiccanalsobeusedtobringaboutamorepositivestateofmindbyhelpingtokeepworriesaway.Musichasalsobeenfoundtobringmanyotherbenefitssuchasloweringbloodpressureandreducingtheriskofstrokesamongothers.Itisnosurprisethatsomanypeopleareconsideringmusicasanimportanttooltohelpthebodybecomeorstayhealthy.64.Whatcanweknowaboutmusictherapy?A.ItisatypeofmusiC.B.ItisaresearchaboutmusiC.C.ItisakindofdiseaseaffectedbymusiC.D.Itisamethodofusingmusictohelptreatdiseases.65.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecanknowthat______.A.musicwithdifferentspeedshasdifferenteffectsB.quickmusicisnotgoodforone’shealthC.slowmusiccanhelponethinkmoreslowlyD.musicwillhavelessbenefitafteronestopslistening66.Thereasonwhymusiccanhelpdealwithstressisthat______.A.itisusedbymanyhospitalsB.itcanhelpchangebrainwavesC.itisbeneficialtobreathingandheartrateD.itcanbringamorepositivestateofmind67.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.theimportanceofmusictherapyB.thebenefitsmusiccanbringtotreatdiseasesC.aresearchontheeffectofmusicD.thediseasesmusiccanhelptotreat

China’spositionontheWorldTradeOrganizationWTOissuehasnotchangedForeignMinistryspokeswomanZhangQiyuesaidyesterdayataroutinepressbriefing.HowevertheatmospheresurroundingtheWTOaccessiontalkshasbeenspoiledbyNATO’SbombingoftheChineseEmbassyinBelgrade贝尔格莱德headdeD.ZhangstressedtheUS-ledNATObombingoftheChineseEmbassyinYugoslaviahadarousedthestrongindignationoftheChinesepeopleandputSino-U.S.relationsintodifficultstraits.困境Thebombingincidenthasaffectedtheatmospheresurroundingthetwosides’negotiationontheWTOaccessionhesaidChinademandedpromptadequateandeffectivecompensation赔偿fortheChineselossoflivesinjuriesandlossofproperty.ShenGuofangChina’sactingpermanentrepresentativetotheUnitedNationssaidonWednesdaythatKosovoisPartoftheFederalRepublicofYugoslaviaanditisnottheUnitedNation’strusteeterritory.ShenwhotookthefloorataninternationalconferenceonKosovoastheseniorrepresentativeofChineseForeignMinisterTangJiaxuancalledontheinternationalcommunitytorespectthesovereignty国家主权andterritorialintegrity领土完整ofYugoslaviA.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingtothepassage?A.China’sviewpointontheentrytoWTOhaschangedlittlE.B.TheatmospheresurroundingtheWTOaccessiontalkswasnotatallinfluencedbyNATO’Sbombing.C.TheU.S.-ledNATOmustanswerforallthelosscausedbythebombingincident.D.Itisreasonableforthestrongcountriestocontroltheweakcountries.Takethefloorinthelastparagraphmeansto________.A.makeaspeechB.occupythefloorC.makeuseoftheplaceD.attendthemeetingWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.TheU.S-ledNATObombingoftheChineseEmbassyinYugoslaviamadeusveryangryB.Sino-U.S.relationgotintotroubleasaresultofthebombing.C.It’swrongtostichone’snoseintothehomeaffairsofothercountries.D.TheU.S.-ledNATOwouldliketocompensatethelosscausedbythebombingoftheChineseEmbassy.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat________intheworld’sforeignaffairs.A.allthecountriesshouldalwayshavetheirsovereigntyrespectedB.weshouldhelpothercountriesforourownpurposeC.thesovereigntyandterritorialintegrityofallthecountriesmustbegreatlyrespectedandbeputinthefirstplaceD.therealwaysexistsrespectforsovereigntyandterritorialintegrityofall

BReadingabouthistoryisnicebutfindingtiestolong-agohistoricaleventsinyourownbackyardisreallyexciting.IntheirheavilypopulatedareaneighborsAdamGiles13andDerekHann12uncoveredpiecesofglassthatlookedquitedifferentfromwhat’susedtoday.AfterdiggingabouttwofeetdownIcameacrossaninterestingbottleDereksaiD.Thebottlehadascaronthebottomanindicationthatitwashand-blownratherthanmachinemadE.ItalsohadthenameFraserononesidE.Adamfoundremainsofagreenbottleandsomeverythickbrownglass–againfardifferentfromtoday’s.AfterdoingresearchonthecomputertheboyscontactedAimeeWellsofthecounty’s县CulturalResourcesOfficE.Sheshowedthemacomputerprogramthatdigitallyputsoldmapsovermodernsatellitephotographs.Bingo!Theirbackyardswereoncepartofamilitary军事的encampment营地calledCampAlgerusedbyOhiosoldiersontheirwaytofightintheSpanish-AmericanWarin1898.Sohowdoafewbottlesgetconnectedtoabriefwarthatwasmorethanacenturyago?WegettherebygoodjudgmentWellssaiD.WeknowthetimeperiodofthebottlesandwhathappenedinthatareA.Anyonecandigaholebutarchaeologists考古学家seekadeeperunderstanding.Howdotheobjectsfoundrelatetothingsaroundthem?WhenDerekandAdamrealizedthatasoldiermighthaveheldthatFraserbottle110yearsagotheywonderedwhathemighthavebeenthinking.Whatdidheseeashelookedaroundhim?Howdidhepassthetimewaitingtogointobattle?HistoricalrecordsshowthatwhilewaitingforordersthesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerplayedbaseballplayedinstrumentsandwalkedsevenmilestothePotomacRiveronceaweekforbaths.A.spreadofstrangefeverforcedtheclosingofthecampandtherearenobuildingstostudy.What’sleftisonlywhat’sinthegroundWellssaiD.Derek’sandAdam’sbackyardshavejoinedthe3400placeslistedonthecounty’sregisterofarchaeologicalsites.TheboysweregiventipsonhowtodigeffectivelyandsafelyandonhowtodocumentthelocationofitemsfounD.TheofficialrecordoftheirfindsservesasanotherpieceofthepuzzleforhistoriansseekingtoformamorecompletestoryofwhathappeneD.NoteverybodyisgoingtohavehistoricalobjectsintheirownyardWellssaiD.That’sokay.Makeyourowntimecapsuleandburyit.Whatwouldyouwantpeopletoknowaboutyourlifeyearsfromnow?60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.WhatAdamGilesandDerekHannfoundintheirbackyardanditsrelationshipwithanencampment.B.HowAdamGilesandDerekHanndugouttheremainsofanancientmilitaryencampment.C.ThegreatcontributionsAdamGilesandDerekHannmadetothecauseofarchaeology.D.Thetipsonhowtodigoutancientobjectsburiedunderthegroundsafelyandeffectively.61.Fromthepassagewecanseethattheboys’discovery______.A.includesallkindsofhand-madeandmachine-madeglassB.couldn’thavebeenmeaningfulwithoutAimeeWells’helpC.hashelpedhistoriansfindoutwhathappenedin1898D.hasaddedthecountytothelistofarchaeologistsites62.WhenWellssaidWegettherebygoodjudgment.Paragraph6shemeantthat______.A.theyhavefiguredouthowtogettotheplacewherethebriefwarhappenedB.theyhaveestablishedthetiestoCampAlgerbyfindingoutthetimeperiodofthebottlesC.theyhavemanagedtodigoutthebottlesinthebackyardsafelywithcommonsenseD.theywereabletolocatethesoldierwhousedtheFraserbottles110yearsago63.Whichofthefollowingfitsthedescriptionofhistoricalrecords?A.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerdelightedinplayingbasketballintheirsparetimE.B.WhenCampAlgerwasforcedtocloseallthebuildingsthereweredestroyeD.C.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgeroftenburiedsomebottlesundergroundastimecapsules.D.CampAlgerwasforcedtoclosebecauseofaspreadofastrangefever.

TheOlympicflame:TheOlympicflameisasymbolcarriedoverfromtheancientOlympicswhereasacred神圣的flameburnedatthealtar神坛ofZeusthroughoutcompetition.Itwasfinallyreintroducedatthe1924AmsterdamGamesandagainburnedin1932.CarlDiemchairmanoftheorganisingcommitteeforthe1936BerlinGamesproposedthattheflamebelitinGreeceandtransportedtoBerlinviaatorchrelay.TheideawasadoptedandcontinuedateveryOlympicGamessince1952.TheflameislitattheancientsiteofOlympiabythenaturalraysofthesunreflectedoffacurvedmirror.Itislitataceremonybywomendressedinrobesresemblingthoseworninancienttimeswhothenpassittothefirstrelayrunner.Olympicmotto:CitiusaltiusfortiusisaLatinphrasemeaningswifterhigherstrongerwhichBarondeCoubertinborrowedfromFatherHenriMartinDideonofParis.DideonwasheadmasterofArcueilCollegeandusedthephrasetodescribetheathleticachievementsofstudentsattheschool.HehadpreviouslybeenattheAlbertLeGrandschoolwheretheLatinwordswerecarvedinstoneabovethemainentrancE.Olympicoath宣誓InthenameofallcompetitorsIpromisethatweshalltakepartintheseOlympicGamesrespectingandabidingbytherulesthatgoverntheminthetruespiritofsportsmanshipforthegloryofsportandthehonourofourteams.WrittenbyBarondeCoubertintheoathistakenbyanathletefromthehostnationwhileholdingacorneroftheOlympicflag.Theathletes’oathwasfirsttakenbyBelgianfencerVictorBoinatthe1920AntwerpGames.A.judgefromthehostcountryalsospeakstheoathwithslightlydifferentwording.66.TheOlympicflamewasfirstburnedat_______inmoderntimes.A.the1920GamesB.the1924GamesC.the1932GamesD.the1936Games67.Fromthepassagewecanlearn________.A.before1936noflamesburnedattheOlympicGamesB.thefirsttorchrelaywasheldatthe1936BerlinGamesC.CarlDiemproposedthatflamesshouldburnattheOlympicGamesD.TheOlympictorchhasburnedsince192468.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Therewasnoathlete’soathinthe1896OlympicGames.B.The1920OlympicgameswasheldinAmsterdam.C.Thejudgefromthehostcountrytakesthesameoathastheathletesdoes.D.DideonwroteCitiusAltiusFortiusfortheOlympicGames.

Thereisthatgreatideathatinaninformationandknowledgebasedeconomythemostimportantthingforcompaniesisattractingandholdingoutstandingtalentedguys.ObviouslyIwillnotsaythatisnotimportantbutinmyopinionasuccessfulandgroundbreakingcompanycannotbebuiltjustfromthecollectionofhightalentedpeopleasagreatsportsteamcan'tbeconstructedonlybythecollectionofgreatplayers.Itismoreimportanttobuildteamsofpeoplethatachievethegoalsaccordingtothecompany'sorganizationalvision.Itisnecessarytocreateorganizationswhereeverybodywithoutstandingtalentornotcandeveloptheirbestpersonalcapabilitiesandthatthesecapacitiesareaddressedtoachievethecorporategoalsandmission.Thecompanyeffortsmustbeaddressedtodesignanorganizationalsystemthatproducesandusestalentfromeveryoneinthecompany.Tryingtogetthebestfromourpeoplethroughcorporateteambuildingpoliciesestablishingaconcretecorporatecultureandvaluesmakingourcompanyaplacewherepeoplewanttoworkbecauseitisagoodplacetostayanddeveloptheircapacitiesisthebestwaytocompeteintheknowledgeeconomy.Thatwillkeepusoutoftheobligationtoconstantlyseekforthebestplayersandenteringintheretributionauctions拍卖.Wehavetotakeintoaccountthatnowadaystherealtalentedandcreativepeopleliketoworkorengagethemselvesinprojectswheretheycandeveloptheircapacitiestheycanbeinvolvedintheorganizationalgoalsandvisionandwheretheyaretreatedwithrespectanddignity.Definitivelytheywanttobehappydoingtheirjobs.Andwehavetobuildorganizationswheretheycanfindthat.TheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph1refersto________.A.informationandknowledgeB.thegreatideaC.thecollectionoftalentedpeopleD.attractingandholdingtalentedpeopleIntheauthor’sopinionagoodcompanyshouldconsistof________.A.onlyoutstandingpeopleB.bothtalentedandcommonpeopleC.onlycommonpeopleD.moretalentedpeoplethancommonpeopleThemostimportantthingasuccessfulcompanyshoulddois________.A.constantlyseekfortalentedpeopleB.employpeoplewithdifferentabilitiesC.makethecompanyaplacewhereemployeesaregladtodevotethemselvestoworkD.makethecompanyaplacewhereemployeescangetthebestpayandgreatrespectAccordingtoParagraph3thecompanycangetthebestfromitsemployeesinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT________.A.makingcorporateteambuildingrulesB.formingcorporatecultureandvaluesC.encouragingthemtodeveloptheirabilitiesD.competingintheknowledgeeconomyHowisthetextorganized?1—Paragraph12—Paragraph23—Paragraph34—Paragraph4A.1→2→3→4B.12→34↗21↘C.1→3D.2→4↘43↗

EHereisapassageaboutlearningaforeignlanguagE.Outsideofclassthemostnaturalwayoffindingoutifyouaremakingmistakesisfromotherpeople’sresponses.Ifthemistakesaretooseriousyourlistenerswillbeaskingyouallthetimewhatyoumean.Iftheyarenotsoseriousthenpeoplemaybeaskingyouwhetheryousaidsuchandsuch.Thatwilltellyouhowcloseyouaretospeakingcogently.Ofcoursethereareothertimeswhenitisimportanttohaveerrorspointedout.Yourclassassignments作业areprobablymarkedinthiswayinwhichcaseyouneedtospendtimegoingoverthemtotakeadvantageoftheindividualfeedback.Insomeclassestheteachergetsbetterandbetteratgrammarbecauseshedoesallthecorrectionsbutthestudentsmakeslowprogressifwhenanassignmentisreturnedtheyquicklystuffitintotheirfolderswithoutlooking.YouarethepersonwhoshouldbeconnectingyourerrorevenifthemarkerhassignaledthemWhenyoulookatthemtherearesomestepstoworkthrough.Onedistinctionthathasbeenmadeaboutlearners’languageisthis.Youmakemistakesaboutrulesthatyoualreadyknowbutyoumakeerrorsaboutpointsyouhaven’tlearnedyet.Inotherwordsyoucanfindyourownmistakesbutnotyourerrors.Firstmakesureyouunderstandwhatyouhavewrittenorsaidoryourcorrectionwillsimplybeanotherstabattherightanswer.Nextdecideonthebestwayofpracticingthecorrectform.WouldithelpyoutowriteoutthesentenceoncemorE.Canyoumakeupanothersimilarsentence?ThenyoucouldtestyourselfinafewdaystimetoseewhetheryouhaverememberedtherightformAnyonecangetitrightimmediatelyafterbeingtolD.Hechallengeistorememberitandapplyitlater.57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________inlearningaforeignlanguagE.A.makingmistakesaboutrulescanalwaysbeavoidedB.speakingistheonlywaytocorrectmistakesC.gettingandusingresponsesisimportantD.errorscanbeeasilycorrected58.Howcanyouknowthatyouaremakingfewermistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage?A.ByfollowingthesuggestionsthewriterputforwarD.B.Bypracticingthecorrectforms.C.Fromtheteacher’sgettingbetterandbetteratgrammar.D.Fromyourlistenersresponses.59.Thewriterthinkssomestudentsmakeslowprogressbecause__________.A.theyunderstandwhattheyhavewrittenorsaiD.B.theyhaverememberedtherightformC.theyhardlypayattentiontotheirmarkedassignmentsD.theydecideonthebestwayofpracticingthecorrectform60.Whichofthefollowingmightbethemostimportanttoworkthroughyourmistakes?A.Keepingtherightforminmindandusingitlater.B.WritingoutthesentenceoncemorE.C.Learningyourmistakesbyheart.D.Correctingyourmistakesandwritingdowntheteacher’swords.

DearMr.ThundersWewouldliketointroduceourselves.OurcompanywasorganizedonlytwoyearsagobutweareoneofthelargestboatcompaniesinCaliforniA.AsyouknowyoursonboughtaboatfromusrecentlyandIthinkyouknowhowpleasedheiswithourproduct.AlsoJohnWebboneofyourson'sfriendshasboughtaboatfromusandweunderstandisveryhappywithhisboat.WearealwayshappytoknowthatourcustomersaresatisfieD.Wearewritingtoyounowbecauseasyouknowyoursonhasdecidedtobuyalargerboatandweneedyoursignatureontheloan贷款papers.TheloanapplicationhasalreadybeensignedbyDanny.Asyouwillseethereisoneformtofilloutandtherearethreecontractstosign.Danny's26-footboatwasreturnedtoourSanPedroDockyesterdayandwearepleasedtosaythatthenew36-footChallengerwillbedelivered送达twoweeksfromtoday.Itisbeinginspectedbyourmanagerrightnow.Theauto-pilot自动领航仪hasalreadybeeninstalledbyourmechaniC.Itlooksasthougheverythingwillbereadyintimefordelivery.Allweneedarethesignedcontractsfromyou.Thankyou.SincerelyyoursTonyValention59.ThisisaletterMr.Thundersreceivedfrom_______________.A.TonyValentioninEnglandB.aboatcompanyinCaliforniaC.DannyasalesmaninCaliforniaD.abankmanagerinCalifornia60.TonywrotetoMr.Thundersto______.A.tellhimtosignthecontractsB.thankhimforbuyinganewboatC.tellaboutsomethingofhiscompanyD.askhimtopayforhisboatrightaway61.Theunderlinedwordinstalledmeans______.A.fixedB.checkedC.boughtD.removed62.Fromtheletterwecanseethattheboatcompany______.A.isaworld-famousoneB.isdevelopingslowlyC.doesn'thasalonghistoryD.hastoadvisecustomerstobuyitsboats63.Dannywantstochangethe26-footboatforanew36-footChallengerbecause_______.A.theformeroneisbrokendownB.thenewonehasmodernequipmentC.theformeronedoesn'tworkwellD.thenewoneisalittlelarger

第二节共5小题每小题2分共10分根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项Thewordaddictionusuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugs.71Somepeoplearecompulsive难以自制的shoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.72Manypeopleenjoygoingtomallsorstoresmoreandmoreeverydaybutit’smorethanacommonhobbyforsomeofthem.Theyhaveturnedintoshopaholics.Theyarepeoplewhosimplyenjoyshoppingandwalkingaroundspendingmoneywithoutbeingabletostopdoingit.Theyarehookedonshoppingandusuallybuythingsthattheydon’tneeD.Eventhoughtheydon’thaveenoughmoneytheybuyeverythingtheywant.Thequestioniswhydotheyhavethisaddiction?Thereisn’taspecificanswer.Somepeoplegoshoppingwhentheyaresadworriedupsetorlonelyandtheywanttofeelbetter.Theyusethisactivityasawaytoforgettheirproblems.Shopaholicssaythattheyfeelmoreimportantandbetteraftertheybuysomething.73Shopaholismseemstobeaharmlessaddictionbutitcanbringoutproblems.Someofthemcanbepsychological.Ifthisisthecasepeopleaddictedtoshoppingshouldgotoasupportgrouptohelpthembreakthishabit.Howevertheprocesslikeformostaddictionsislongandtheysufferalot.74Theyjustthinkaboutsatisfyingtheirfeelingssotheyspendmoneytheydon’thavE.75A.Onceyouareaddictedtoalcoholordrugsitisdifficulttogetridof.B.Overtheyearsshoppinghasbecomeaverycommonactivity.C.Theyalsotendtohavethisaddictionwhentheyfeelguilty.D.Howeverinmodern—daysocietyweareseeingsomenewkindsofaddictions.E.Peopleaddictedtocomputergamesconsiderthegamesasgreatwaystoamusethemselves.F.Theygetdeepindebtandtheycanevengobankrupt破产andgetsenttoprison.G.Itcanalsocausefinancialproblems.

Parisinthespringtimewasisandalwayswillbesomethingratherspecial.Whynotexperienceitforyourselfwiththisexcellentbreakforfourdays?Thisattractivecityhassomethingtooffertoeveryoneandwithpricesatjust??129.Yourbreakbeginswithcomfortablebustransfer运送fromlocalpick-uppointsandtraveltoParisisviacross-channelferryarrivingatyourhotelintheevening.TheIbisisanexcellentqualityhotelwithprivateequipmentsinallrooms:satelliteTVradiotelephoneandalarmclock.IthasabarandrestaurantandissituatedabouttwomilessouthofNotreDameenablingyoutoexplorePariswitheasE.ThefollowingdayaftercontinentalbreakfastincludedthebustakesyouonacomprehensivesightseeingtourofthecityduringwhichyouwillseetheEiffelTowerChampsElyseesL’ArcdeTriomphetheLouvreinfactalmosteveryfamouslandmarkyouhaveeverheardof.YouthenleaveParisandtakeashortdrivetothemagnificentPalaceofVersaillesthehomeofLouisXIV.Thetourendsmid-afternoonbackinPariswhereyouwillhavetheremainderofthedayatyourleisurE.IntheeveningthereisaParisbyNighttourshowingyouthebeautifulbuildingswithbrightlights.DaythreetakesyoutoMontmarterperhapsthemostattractivequarter.IntheafternoonyouarefreetoexplorethisbeautifulcityasyouwishperhapsapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinewanderaroundthebeautifulgardensorlookamongtheantiqueshops古董店.IntheeveningyouwillhavetheopportunitytovisitthebestnightclubinthecitythesplendidParadisLatain.Onthefinaldayit’sbacktotheUKviachannelferry.Includedinthepriceof??129perperson:●ReturncomfortablebustraveltoParis●Returnferrycrossings●3nightshousinginatwinbeddedroominaCentralParishotelwithprivatefacilities●Continentalbreakfastduringyourstay●GuidedsightseeingtourofParisbyDayandParisbyNight●VisittotheChateauofVersaillesadmissionnotincluded●TouraroundMontmartreWhatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.ToshowthepriceoftravelingtoParis.B.TotelltouriststheroutestoParis.C.TointroducethecityofParis.D.ToattracttouriststoParis.DuringthestayinParisthetouristswill_________.A.haveaParisbyNighttouronthefirsteveningB.liveinahoteltwomilesawayfromParisC.havefreetimeforhalfadayD.haveapleasurevoyageontheRiverSeinetogetherWhatdoestheunderlinedwordquartermeaninthepassage?A.AnareA.B.A.periodoftimE.C.A.coinworth25cents.D.Oneoffourequalparts.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThePalaceofVersaillesisnotinthecenterofParis.B.ThetouristscantelephoneintheIbiswithoutpaying.C.ItwilltakeyoualongtimetogettoMontmartrefromParis.D.Thetouristswillspendthenightintheantiqueshopsonthethirdday.

Americanresearcherssaydrinkingteamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystemagainstinfection感染.DoctorsatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBostonMassachusettsdidthestudy.TheteamstudiedachemicalfoundinblackgreenoolongandpekoeteaThischemicalisanaminoacid氨基酸calledL-theaninE.ThescientistssayitmayincreasethestrengthofGammadeltaTcellswhicharepartofthebody’sdefenses.Firsttheresearchersmixedsomeofthesecellswithantigens抗原foundintheaminoacidAntigenshelpthebodyreacttoinfection.Thenthescientistsaddedsomebacteria细菌.Withintwenty-fourhoursthecellsproducedalotofinterferonasubstancethatfightsinfectionCellsnotmixedwiththeantigensdidnotproduceinterferon.Inthesecondpartofthestudyelevenpeopledrankfivetosixcupsofblackteaeveryday.TenotherpeopledrankthesameamountofinstantcoffeE.Thatisdriedcoffeemixedwithhotwater.Twoweekslaterandagaintwoweeksafterthattheresearcherstestedthebloodofalltwenty-onepeoplE.Theyalsolookedatwhathappenedwhentheyaddedbacteriatothebloodcells.TheyfoundthattheteadrinkersproducedfivetimesmoreinterferonaftertheystarteddrinkingteaThecoffeedrinkersdidnotproduceinterferon.DoctorJackBukowskiledthestudyHesaystheantigensaddedtotheGammadeltaTcellswereresponsiblefortheincreasedreactiontothebacteriA.HesaysthestudyalsoshowedthatthecellswereabletorememberthebacteriaandfightthemagainthenexttimE.EarlierresearchalreadyhasfoundthatteacanhelppreventheartdiseaseandcancerDoctorBukowskisaysthenewstudymustberepeatedwithmorepeoplE.Ifthefindingsprovetobetruehesaysthenteadrinkingmightalsohelpprotectagainstbacterialinfections.HesaystheaminoacidL-theaninecouldberemovedfromteaandusedasadrugtostrengthenthebody’sdefenses.73.WemayknowfromthetextthatcanbefoundindifferentkindsofteA.A.GammadeltaTcellsB.L-theanineC.interferonD.bacteria74.Teamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystembecauseithelps.A.thebodytoproducemoreinterferonB.thebodytoproducemoreGammadeltaTcellsC.toaddsomebacteriatothebloodcellsD.tomixantigenswithsomeofthecellsinthebody75.AccordingtoDrBukowski.A.thefindingsofthestudyhavealreadyprovedtobetrueB.hebastakensomeaminoacidL-theaninefromteaandmadeadrugwithitC.furtherstudyisneededtoprovethefindingstrueD.heisnotsurewhetherteacanhelppreventheartdiseaseandcancer

ResearchattheUniversityofLiverpoolUKhasfoundthatShakespeare’slanguagestimulatespositivebrainactivity.Shakespeareusesalinguistic语言的techniqueknownasfunctionalchangethatinvolvesforexampleusinganountoserveasaverB.ResearchersfoundthatthistechniqueallowsthebraintounderstandwhatawordmeansbeforeitunderstandsthefunctionofthewordwithinasentencE.ThisprocesscausesasuddenpeakinbrainactivityandforcesthebraintoworkbackwardsinordertofullyunderstandwhatShakespeareistryingtosay.ProfessorPhilipDavisfromtheuniversity’sSchoolofEnglishsaid:Thebrainreactstoreadingaphrasesuchas‘hegoddedme’fromthetragedyofCoriolanusinasimilarwaytoputtingajigsawpuzzle拼图玩具together.IfitiseasytoseewhichpiecesfittogetheryoubecomeboredofthegamE.Butifthepiecesdon’tappeartofitwhenweknowtheyshouldthebrainbecomesexciteD.BythrowingirregularwordsintoseeminglynormalsentencesShakespearesurprisesthebraininamannerthatproducesasuddenburstofactivity—asenseofdramacreatedoutofthesimplestofthings.ExpertsbelievethatthisheightenedbrainactivitymaybeoneofthereasonswhyShakespeare’splayshavesuchadramaticimpactontheirreaders.ProfessorNeilRobertsfromtheuniversity’sMagneticResonanceandImageAnalysisResearchCenterandProfessorDavistogetherwithDrGuillauneThierryfromtheUniversityofWalesUKmonitored20participantsusinganelectroencephalogramEEGastheyreadselectedlinesfromShakespeare’splays.Thebrainsignalisrelativelystablewhenweunderstandthemeaningofawordbutwhenthewordchangesthegrammarofthewholesentencebrainreadingssuddenlypeak.ThebrainisthenforcedtoretraceitsthinkingprocessinordertounderstandwhatitissupposedtomakeofthisunusualwordexplainsProfessorRoberts.1.Theresearchconductedbytheprofessorshasshowedthat___________.A.ShakespeareusesfunctionalchangetomisleadreadersB.Shakespeare’slanguageexcitespositivebrainactivity.C.Shakespeare’splayshaveadramaticeffectontheirreaders.D.Shakespeare’slanguagemakesthebrainsignalrelativelystable2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedpronounitinthe2ndparagraph?A.techniqueB.wordC.brainC.sentence3.Inthe3rdparagraphtheexampleofajigsawpuzzleisusedheretostate___________.A.thefunctionofShakespeare’slinguistictechniqueB.asenseofdramacreatedbyplayingthegameC.theShakespeare’sthinkingprocessD.thebrain’sreactiontoreadingabook4.BasedontheresearchShakespeare’splayshaveagreateffectontheirreaderliesin_______.A.languageusedinplaysB.charactersshowedinworksC.brainactivityincreasedinreadingD.thinkingprocesswhenwriting

HaveyoueverheardtheoldsayingNeverjudgeabookbyitscover.?Thisisagoodruletofollowwhentryingtojudgetheintelligenceofothers.Somepeoplehavemindsthatshineonlyincertainsituations.A.youngmanwithanunusualgiftinwritingmayfindhimselfspeechlessbeforeaprettygirlwhenhespeaks.Hemaynotbeabletofindtherightwords.Butdon’tmakethemistakeofthinkinghimstupiD.WithapenandpaperhecanexpresshimselfbetterthananybodyelsE.Otherpeoplemayfoolyouintooverestimating过高估计theirintelligencebyputtingupagoodfront.A.studentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclassisboundto一定会makeafavorableimpressiononhisteachers.Butwhenitcomestoexamshemayscorenearthebottomoftheclass.Inawordyoucan’tjudgesomeonebyappearancE.Theonlywaytodetermineaperson’sintelligenceistogettoknowhim.Thenyoucanseehowhereactstodifferentsituations.ThemoresituationsyouseethebetteryourjudgmentislikelytobE.SotakeyourtimE.Don’tjudgeabookbyitscover.Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A.agoodwritermaynotbeagoodspeakerB.agoodwriterisalwaysagoodspeakerC.aspeechlesspersonalwayswriteswellD.agoodwriterwillfindhimselfspeechlessAccordingtothispassageastudentwholistensattentivelyandtakesnotesinclass______________.A.isanintelligentstudentB.maynotbeanintelligentstudentC.willscorebetterinexamsD.willnotbeagoodstudentThepassagesuggeststhatweshouldjudgeaperson’sintelligencethrough______.A.histeachersBhisdeedsintheclassroomC.hisappearanceD.hisreactionstodifferentsituationsThewriterofthispassagewantstotellusnotto______.A.judgeabookbyitscoverB.makethemistakeofthinkingayoungmanstupidC.overestimateastudent’sintelligenceD.judgeaperson’sintelligencebyhisappearance

ArchaeologistsbelievetheyareontheturningpointofthrowinglightonthelifeofWilliamShakespeare—byexcavating发掘whatmayhavebeentheplaywright’sdustholE.ExpertshavebegunexcavatingtheruinsofNewPlaceShakespeare’sformerhomeinStratford-upon-Avonwhichwasdestroyed250yearsago.AlthoughlittleremainsofthepropertytheteamledbyBirminghamArchaeologybelievesithasidentifiedadustholeusedbythe16thcenturypoet.Smallpiecesofpottery陶瓷andbrokenclaypipehavealreadybeenfoundfromamuddyholeonthesitewhichtheyclaimcouldyieldsomeofthemostsignificantdiscoveriesaboutShakespeareindecades.ThedigfocusesonthreeareasofthepropertywhichShakespeareboughtin1597whenhereturnedtohishometownfromLondonhavingachievedfame—includingtheso-calledknotgardenatthebackofthebuilding.DrDianaOwenDirectoroftheShakespeareBirthplaceTrustwhichownsthesitesaidWedonotknowiftheknotgardenwasanareausedbyShakespeare—itmayhavebeenayardsimplyusedbyhisservants.ButthiscouldactuallyyieldsomefantasticresultsespeciallyifitwasanareawhererubbishwasthrownorthedustholewaslocateD.KevinCollsfromBirminghamArchaeologyaddedThroughdocumentaryevidenceweknowShakespearelivedatNewPlacebutwehaveverylittleinformationregardingthelayout布局ofthehouseandgardensatthistimE.Througharchaeologicalfieldworkinparticularthedigofstructuralremainsandtherecoveryofartefactswehopetofillintheblanks.UntilOctobervisitorswillbeabletowatcharchaeologistsandvolunteersatworkastheyexcavatetheremainsofthehousewhichwasknockeddownin1759.ExpertshopetounearthevidencetosupporttheoriesthatShakespearewrotemanyofhismostfamousworksattheproperty.71.Thisexcavationintendsto______.A.knowsomethingabouttheplaywright’sdustholeB.searchforsometreasureinthedustholeC.explorethelifeofWilliamShakespeareD.findsomethingthatShakespearelost72.NewPlacewasdestroyedinthe______century.A.15thB.16thC.17thD.18th73.Smallpiecesofpotteryandbrokenclaypipeonthesite______.A.couldshowShakespeare’sluxuriouslifeB.couldleadtoimportantdiscoveriesaboutShakespeareC.couldshowusthatShakespearelivedatNewPlaceD.couldprovewhenNewPlacewasknockeddown74.TheunderlinedphrasetheblanksinParagraph5refersto______.A.theruinsofNewPlaceB.thesmallestpiecesofbrokenpotteryC.threeareasofthepropertyD.thelayoutofthehouseandgardensofNewPlace75.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.ShakespeareusedtoliveatNewPlacE.B.Shakespearebecamefamousafter1597.C.Onlyhisservantsusedtheknotgarden.D.DrDianaOwenownsShakespeare’sproperty.

Drunkendriving—sometimescalledAmerica’ssociallyacceptedformofmurder—hasbecomeanationalepidemic流行病.EveryhourofeverydayaboutthreeAmericansonaveragearekilledbydrunkendriversaddinguptoanincredible250000overthepasttenyears.A.drunkendriverisusuallyreferredtoasonewith0.10-bloodalcoholcontentorroughlythreebeerglassesofwineorshotsofwhiskydrunkwithintwohours.HeavydrinkingusedtobeanacceptablepartoftheAmericanmanlyimageandjudgeswerelenientinmostcourtsbutthedrunkenkillinghasrecentlycausedsomanywell-publicizedtragediesespeciallyconcerningyoungchildrenthatpublicopinionisnolongersotolerant.Twentystateshaveraisedthelegaldrinkingageto21reversingatrendinthe1960storeduceitto18.AfterNewJerseylowereditto18thenumberofpeoplekilledby18-20yearsolddriversmorethandoubledsothestaterecentlyuppeditbackto21.Reformershoweverfearraisingthedrinkingagewillhavelittleeffectunlessaccompaniedbyeducationalprogramstohelpyoungpeopletodevelopresponsibleattitudesaboutdrinkingandteachthemtoresistpeerpressuretodrink.Thoughnewlawshaveledtoincreasedarrestsandtestsinmanyareasalreadytoamarkeddeclineinaccidentssomestatesarealsopunishingbarsforservingcustomerstoomanydrinks.A.barinMassachusettswasfinedforservingsixormoredoublebrandiestoacustomerwhowasobviouslydrunkandlaterdroveofftheroadkillinga9-year-oldboy.AstheaccidentscontinuetooccurdailyineverystatesomeAmericansareevenbeginningtospeakwellofthe13yearsnationalprohibitionofalcoholthatbeganin1919whichPresidentHoovercalledthenobleexperiment.Theyforgotthatlegalprohibitiondidn’tstopdrinkingbutencouragedpoliticalcorruption腐败andorganizedcrimE.Aswiththeboomingdrugtradegenerallythereisnoeasysolution.WhatcanbeinferredfromthefactofthetrafficaccidentsinNewJersey?A.manydriverswerenotoflegalagE.B.youngdriverswereoftenbaddrivers.C.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodrink.D.thelegaldrinkingageshouldberaiseD.Theunderlinedwordlenientinthefirstparagraphmeans_________.A.seriousB.cruelC.mercifulD.determinedInAmericapublicopinionaboutdrunkendrivinghaschangedbecause__________.A.judgesaregivingmoreseveresentencesB.newlawsareintroducedinsomestatesC.thenewsmediahavehighlightedtheproblemD.driversaremoreconsciousoftheirimageWhyistheproblemofdrinkinganddrivingdifficulttosolveA.BecausealcoholiseasilyobtaineD.B.BecausedrinkingislinkedtoorganizedcrimE.C.BecauselegalprohibitionhasalreadyfaileD.D.Becausemakinglawsaloneisnotsufficient.

Ⅲ.阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15题每小题2分满分30分AnyonewhoisaddictedtoreadingbusticketsorcerealpacketswillunderstandtheappealofpoemsontheundergrounD.SomeyearsagoafewacquaintanceswholivedandworkedinLondonwhousedtheTubeandlovedpoetrydecidedthatitwouldbepleasanttoreadafewlinesbytheirfavoritepoetsastheytraveledaroundbyTubeinsteadofjustglancingupwardsatthetiresomeadvertisements.Theundergroundhadasurplus剩余的ofadvertisingspaceonthetrains.TheysuggestedfillingtheblankspaceonthetrainsfortheentertainmentofthetravelingpubliC.Thepoemstookonanewlifewhentheywereremovedfrombooksandplacedalongsidetheadverts.CommutersenjoyedtheideaofreadingKeats’MuchhaveItraveledintherealmsofgoldonacrowdedCentralLinetrainortryingtolearnbyheartasonnetbetweenHammersmithandPiccadilly.Thechoiceofpoemswasn’tarbitrary随机的butspeciallychosen.ItcateredforalltastesincludinglivinganddeadpoemsfromthehomelandandfromallovertheEnglish-speakingworldandespeciallypoemswhichhaveassociationwithLondon.ThesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundenterprisesconfirmedthatBritainwasanationofpoetrylovers.HundredsofpeoplecorrespondedwithLondonUndergroundsuggestingpoemsorjusttosaythankyou.InJanuary1989onthethirdanniversaryafterthefirstpoemsontheUndergroundLondonUndergroundpromisedtodonateallthespacesfreetoincreasethenumberavailableatleastonepoemineachtraincarriageandtopayfortheproductioncostsaswell.Theyalsoupdatedthepoemseveryfewmonths.PostersofthepoemsdecoratedtheBritishCouncillibrariesthroughouttheworldbutthebestwaytoviewthepoemsistoseethembyyourselvesonwhichevertrainyouchooseineveryzoneofthenetwork—forthepriceofanundergroundticket.41.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ShellyandKeat’sPoemsB.ThePoemsontheUndergroundC.TravellingontheTubeinLondonD.ThePoemsaboutLondon42.Thepoemswere_________.A.removedfrombooksandplacedinemptyadvertisingspacesB.takenfromthroughouttheEnglish-speakingworldandchosentopleaseeveryoneC.includingpoemsaboutLondonbyShellyBurnsKeatsandbythecommutersthemselvesD.meanttobereadaloudandlearntbyheart43.Whichistheclosestinmeaningtoassociation?A.Connection.B.DifferencE.C.Similarity.D.Comparison.44.Thebestplacetoseethepoemis________.A.inanytrainonthenetworkB.inlibrariesaroundtheworldC.intrainsontheCentralLineandbetweenHammersmithandPiccadillyD.insomecarriageanywhereonthenetwork45.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassageabove?A.Peoplewholikereadingbusticketsadvocatepoemsontheunderground.B.SpaceswhichwereusedforadvertisementsarenowcompletelyoccupiedbypoemsonthetubE.C.YoucanappreciatethepoemsyoulikeatthecostofonlyatubeticketinLondon.D.Thesuccessofthepoemsontheundergroundindicatespeople’sloveforthetubeofLondon.

HowtosayhelloinJapanesedependsonwhenyousayit.ThisisverymuchlikedifferentgreetingsusedinEnglishatdifferenttimesofthedayornight.InJapanesecultureitalsodependsonwhetheryouareonthephoneormeetingsomebodyorwhetheryouareclosetothepersonyouaregreeting.Wedon`tgetformalwithourclosefriends.WeseldomgreetthemwithGoodmorningorGoodevening.A.Hiisenough.Althoughthemostpopularandmostwell-knowntranslationforHelloisstillKonniqiwaitisnotexactlyhowtosayhelloinJapanesE.Perhapsitisnotthemostsuitablewordforit.ActuallythecorrectgreetinginEnglishforKonniqiwaisGooddayorGoodnoonandIamsureyouwouldn`tlikegreetingpeoplewithaGooddayatanytimeandneitherdoJapaneselikesayingKonniqiwawhentheywanttosayHello.Sowhattodo?Let`sdoitthewaytheJapanesedo.UseOhaiyoGonzaimasuforGoodmorningKonniqiwawhenit`snoonandKonbanwatogreetsomebodyintheafternoon.ThingsdifferwhenyouareonthephonE.JustsayMoshiMoshiwhichisactuallysimilartosayingHellooverthephonebecauseonehardlyeverusesGoodmorningorGoodafternoonorGoodeveningrightafterpickingupthephonE.ItisinvariablythesweetoldHello.NexttimeI`lltellsomethingaboutmylifeinJapan.51.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtosayhelloB.HowtogreetclosefriendsinJapaneseC.HowtogreetpeopleinJapaneseD.SomedifferencesbetweenEnglishandJapanese52.Japanesepeoplegreeteachotherbysaying_________intheafternoon.A.MoshiMoshiB.KonniqiwaC.OhaiyoGonzaimasuD.Konbanwa53.Inthewriter`sopinion___________.A.JapanesecultureissimilartoAmericancultureB.Jpanesepeopledon`tlikeusingKonniqiwaasagreetingforthewholedayC.peopledon`tneedtobepolitetotheirclosefriendsD.Japanesepeopleareveryfriendlytoeachother54.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinvariablyinthelastparagraphmean?A.probablyB.alwaysC.sometimesD.likely

III.阅读理解阅读下面短文掌握其大意然后从文后所给各题的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项MillionsofpeopledieofhungerinSouthernAfricaeveryyearbutwhenZambiawasofferedthousandsoftonsoffreemaizebytheUSthegovernmentpolitelysaidno.Wedon’tknowwhetherthefoodissafesaidZambia’sCommerceTradeandIndustryMinisterDipakPatel.HisworriesaresharedbycountriesaroundtheworldthatareintwomindsaboutAmerica’sgeneticallymodifiedGMcrops.JustlastweekEUmembernationswerediscussingwhetherornottoimportGMsweetcornfromtheUS.Eversincepeoplestartedfarmingtheyhavetriedtocrossbreed杂交plantstomakethemstrongerorbettertasting.Atonetimeonlyrelatedplantscouldbecrossedwitheachother.ButwhenGMtechniquesweredevelopedinthe1970sscientistswereabletoputasinglegenefromalivingcreatureintoanunrelatedcreaturE.Thismeanstheycanmakecropsmoreproductiveandresistanttodiseasebyaddinggenesfromotherspecies.TheycanalsocreatefoodwithspecialcharacteristicssuchasgoldenricewhichisenrichedwithvitaminA.ButmanypeoplebelieveGMfoodsareahealthrisk.IflefttomeIwouldcertainlynoteatGMfoodssaidScottishscientistArpadPusztai.Weareputtingnewthingsintofoodwhichhaven’tbeeneatenbeforE.Theeffectsontheimmunesystemarenoteasytopredict.AtthemomenttheofficialargumentisthatGMfoodsarenotlikelytopresentrisksforhumanhealth.Buttherearestillmanyquestionstobeansweredasthefoodsareproducedindifferentways.Someexpertsbelievethegeneticmaterialaddedtoplantscantransfertohumansandgivedamagetoourbodies.FurtherharmcouldbecausedbythegenesfromGMplantscrossbreedingwithnaturallyproducedcrops.1.Welearnfromthepassage__________.A.peoplehavediscoveredthatGMfoodswilldoharmtohumanhealthB.millionsofZambiapeopledieofeatingtoomuchGMfoodsC.peoplearestillnotsureifGMfoodswilldoharmtohumanhealthD.geneticmaterialaddedtoplantswilldamageourbodiessoonerorlater2.Whatdoesintwomindsinthethirdparagraphmean?A.UnsurE.B.WorrieD.C.Likely.D.Careless.3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutGMfoods?A.Itisproducedfromplantsaddedgenesfromotherspecies.B.GMfoodscanhavespecialcharacteristics.C.GMfoodswillaffectpeople’simmunesystem.D.GMfoodshavebeenproducedsince1970s.4.What’stheauthor’sattitude?A.SupportivE.B.Neutral.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.

Switzerland瑞士isfamousforitswatchesHoweverthiscountrydidn’tinventthewatchItwastheBritishwhodiditHereisastoryofhowthewatchwasbroughttoSwitzerlandManyyearsagoanEnglishmanwastravellingtoItalyOnhiswayhestoppedinasmalltowninSouthSwitzerlandThisEnglishmantravelledinacarriage马车insidewhichtherewasacarriagewatchThiswastheearliestkindofwatchA.nativeshopassistant售货员happenedtoseethewatchHewonderedwhatitwasandaskedtheEnglishmanaboutitItisacarriagewatchsaidthemanThismachinetellsthetimebutnowitisn’tworkingAtoncetheshopassistantofferedtotrytorepairitSothetravellerhandedhimthewatchTheassistantwasaverywisemanSoitwasnotsurprisingthathemanagedtorepairitHeevenrememberedhowitwasmadeAssoonasthetravellerhadgoneonhiswayhemadeawatchexactlythesametypeThusthewatch-makingwasstartedinSwitzerlandTodaySwisswatchesaresoldinstoresallovertheworld50Switzerlandisfamousfor____________A.makingwatchesB.sellingwatchesC.inventingwatchesD.thecarriagewatch51Itwas______whobroughtawatchtoSwitzerlandearliestA.aSwissB.anItalianC.anEnglishmanD.ashopassistant52Theearlistwatchesweremadein__________A.SwitzerlandB.EnglandC.ItalyD.asmalltown53ThefirstSwisswatchwasmadeby___________A.anItalianshopassistantB.anEnglishshopassistantC.amanwhocamefromSwitzerlandD.amanwhowastravellingtoItaly54Thecarriagewatchwasamachinewhich__________A.wasputinthecarriageB.wasn’tworkingC.toldpeopletimeD.hadtoberepaired

ThekeytolearningEnglishwellistoovercomeyourshynessandfearsaidtaxidriverZhangwhoisattendingtheEnglishtrainingprogramrunbytheWestLakeTaxiCompany.OutteacherMrs.YangencouragesusmanytimestoopenourmouthsandspeakEnglishoutloudlyinherclasssaidZhang.ChenZhonganotherfluent流利的Englishspeakersharedhisopinion.Ididn’tthinkEnglishwasimportanttousatthebeginningsincemanyforeignpassengerscouldspeaksomeChinesetomE.ButwhenIdidspeaksomeEnglishtheforeignerswerealwayspleasedandsaidIwasthefirsttaxidrivertheyhadmetwhocouldspeakEnglish.ChensaidhefoundstudyingEnglishextremelyinteresting.The160minutes’studyperweekwassimplynotenoughforhim.HeboughtbookstapesandVCDstolearnEnglishonhisown..ThoughitcostmealotoftimeandenergyIdidfinditisusefulinthelongtermhesaiD.TherewardoflearningEnglishismorethanChenhasexpecteD.NowhehasmadeseveralforeignfriendswhobookhistaxiwhentheyneeD.Someforeignpassengersevengivehimtips小费whenhecommunicateswiththeminEnglish.Tofacilitatetheirstudiesthecompanydevelopedabilingual双语的tapewhichincludesthemostfrequentlyusedsentencesfortaxidriversandthenamesofmajorstreetsandbuildingsinShenzhen.IthashelpedmeoutsaidChen.OnceIfailedtoexpress‘ChineseFolkCultureVillages’inEnglishwhenIwasaskedtogotherebyaforeignerIplayedthetapeandgotitsmeaning.59.WhatdifficultydidMr.ZhanghavelearningEnglishatfirst?A.HehadnotimetostudyEnglishB.Hiscompanydidn’tallowthemtostudyEnglishC.Hehadnocouragetospeakout.D.HehadnochancetospeakEnglish.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitChengetsfromlearningEnglish?A.HegetssomegoodadviceonlearningEnglishfromforeigners.B.Heearnsmoremoneyfromsomeregularforeigncustomers.C.HehastospendbothmoneyandeffortlearningEnglish.D.HegetsgreatfunandencouragementinlearningEnglish.61.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.thecompanyisthefirsttoencourageitsdriverstolearnEnglishB.allthedrivershavemademoneyafterlearningEnglishC.thecompanyhasdevelopedandEnglishtapeforitsdriversD.thetapeiswelcomedbythedriverslearningEnglish62.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordfacilitateinthefifthparagraph?A.TomakeeasyB.ToincreaseC.ToencourageD.Tocheck

InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseasE.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.OneofthemmightbeTheirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.67.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada68.Theygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause.A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewildC.theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdiseaseD.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome69.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause＿＿＿＿＿.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents'housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.

BThefollowingpassageisahealthyprescription处方ofhowwecanapproachlifE.Itisnotaboutbeingfamousorbeingwealthyoraboutourgoodlooks.TrulyitisallaboutlovE.Therearetimeswhenwefeelasifweareseparatedfromtherest.Thisfeelingcreatesamentalprison.Thereforeweshouldtrytoworkhardtointernally内在地liberateourselvesbywideningourcircleofpitytoacceptalllivingthings.OpenyourhearttoothersandtrytounderstandWhensomeonereachesforyouholdouttothemyourhandFollowyourheartnomatterwhatotherpeoplesayDothingsthatmakeyouabletosmilethroughoutyourdayTreatotherpeoplethewayyouwouldlikethemtotreatyouDowhatyouknowisrightandtoyourheartandselfstaytrueRememberwhatlifeisallaboutitishowyoumakepeoplefeelWhatyoudowhereyougoandmakingdreamsbecomerealHelpingpeoplethroughinhardtimesofpainandstrifeWhatyoudoforothersiswhatisimportantinthislifE.Lookdeeperanddon’tjudgepeoplebywhatisontheoutsideItiswhatisinsidethatcountsandwhatpeopleoftenhideCarehelplovebehonestandbekindWithpurityandgoodnesswithinyourselfitishappinessyouwillfinD.Doallyoucaninthetimeyouhaveyouwon’talwaysbearoundRecapturethejoyoflittlethingsthatoncewereeasilyfoundAndifyoucandoallthisandlivealifeofloveYouwillbehelpedthroughlifebyallthoseupabovE.IwillleaveyouwiththeinspiringwordsofourlategeniusAlbertEinstein:TherearetwowaystolivelifE.Oneisasthoughnothingisamiracle奇迹.TheotherisasthougheverythingisamiraclE.60.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.livingalifeofloveB.helpingthoseinneedC.takingbackthejoyoflifeD.separatingourselvesfromothers61.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementistrue?A.TreatingothersthewayotherstreatyouisrightforyourlifE.B.MakingyourdreambecomerealisselfishinyourlifE.C.Judgingpeoplebywhatisinsidecounts.D.Doingwhatyoucanmakesyourselfhappy.62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.DifferentwaysoflifeleadtocompletelydifferentresultsB.LifeisnotalwaysfullofmiraclesC.TherearetwokindsofmiraclesinlifeD.Lookingformiraclesinlifehelpspeoplefindhappiness

Greatleadersarealmostalwaysgreatsimplifierswhocutthroughargumentdebateanddoubttoofferasolutioneverybodycanunderstandandremember.ChurchillwarnedtheBritishtoexpectbloodtoiltearsandsweat;RoosevelttoldtheAmericansthattheonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself;Leninpromisedthewar-wearyRussianspeacelandandbreaD.Straightforwardbuteffectivemessages.WehaveanimageofwhataleaderoughttobE.Weevenrecognizethephysicalsigns;leadersmaynotnecessarilybetallbuttheymusthavebigger-than-lifecommandingfeatures－-LyndonBainesJohnson’snoseandearlobesIke’sbroadgrin.Atrade-markalsocomesinhandy;Lincoln’sstovepipehatKennedy’srockingchair.Weexpectourleaderstostandoutalittlenottobelikeanordinaryman.HalfofPresidentFord’stroublelayonthefactthatifyouclosedyoureyesforamomentyoucouldn’trememberhisfacefigureofclothes.Aleadershouldhaveanunforgettableidentityinstantlyandpermanentlyfixedinpeople’sminds.Italsohelpsforaleadertobeabletodosomethingmostofuscan’t:FDRovercamepolio;MaoswamtheYangtzeRiverattheageof72.Wedon’twantourleaderstobejustlikeus.Wewantthemtobelikeusbutbetterspecialmoreso.Yetiftheyaretoodifferentwerejectthem.A.Chinesephilosopheronceremarkedthataleadermusthavethegraceofagooddancerandthereisagreatdealofwisdomtothis.A.leadershouldknowhowtoappearrelaxedandconfident.Hiswalksshouldbefirmandpurposeful.HeshouldbeablelikeLincolnRooseveltTrumanLkeandJFKtogiveagoodheartybellylaughinsteadofthesicklygrinthatpassesforgoodhumorinNixonorCarter.RonaldReagan’strainingasanactorshowedtogoodeffectinthedebatewithCarterwhenbyhiseasymannerandapparentaffabilityhemanagedtoconveytheimpressionthatinfacthewasthepresidentandCarterthechallenger.Theeverysimpletruthaboutleadershipisthatpeoplecanonlybeledwheretheywanttogo.TheleaderfollowsthoughastepaheaD.AmericanswantedtoclimboutoftheDepressionandneededsomeonetotellthemtheycoulddoitandRooseveltdiD.TheBritishbelievedthattheycouldstillwinthewarafterthedefeatsof1940andChurchilltoldthemtheywereright.A.leaderridesthewavesmoveswiththetidesunderstandsthedeepestyearningofhispeoplE.Hecannotmakeanationthatwantspeaceatanypricegotowarorstopanationdeterminedtofightfromdoingso.HispurposemustmatchthenationalmooD.1.Theunderlinedwordyearninginthelastparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.loveB.troubleC.desireD.feeling2.Fromthefourthparagraphwecanlearnthat_________.A.leadersusuallylookspecialordifferentB.leadersdon’thavetobetallC.mostleaderslookordinaryD.leadersshouldalwayshavetrademarks3.Accordingtothearticlealeader_________.A.usuallytriestosimplifyourmessagesB.telluswhatwewanttohearC.encouragesustothinkaboutthingsinanewwayD.isusuallyconfidentandhandsome4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.ithelpsforaleadertobeabletodanceoractwellB.greatleadersareusuallytotallydifferentfromusC.CarterwashumorousandmadegoodspeechesD.itisthepeopleratherthanthepresidentthatmakeswhatanationis5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Wanttobealeader?B.Whatmakesaleader?C.Whatdoesaleaderlooklike?D.Whatmustaleaderdo?

SectionBATaiwanwillfinalizeaplanbytheendofJunetoopenuptheislandtotouristsfrommainlandChinathoughnodatehasbeenfixedforformalimplementation执行anofficialattheMainlandAffairsCouncilMACsaidonMonday.TheofficialsaidthereportsinthelocalpressonMondaythattheMAChasdecidedtopostponeitsplantoannouncetheimplementationofthenewplanonJuly1wereinaccuratE.Theofficialsaidcooperationbetweendifferentorganizationswasstillunderway.TheUnitedDailynewsquotedthedirectoroftheMAC’slegalaffairsdepartmentLiuThehsunassayingtheplantoopenuptomainlandtouristswouldnotbeimplementedasscheduledduetoalackofcross-straitcommunication.AlthoughrelevantauthoritiesincludingtheBureauofImmigrationandtheTourismBureauhavecompletereportsonhowtodealwithvisitorsfrommainlandChinathedecisionhasbeentakennottopressaheadwithannouncementoftheplan’simplementationonthefirstofJulyLiuwasquotedassaying.ThereportalsosaidthatwhilenorestrictionswouldbeimposedonthemainlandvisitorsintermsofageorresidenceinChinathevisitorswouldneedtoholdasteadyjoborhavemorethan50000RMBabout6000U.S.dollarsinbanksavingsbeforetheywouldbeeligible有资格的tovisitTaiwan.InadditionTaiwanboundmainlandtouristswouldhavetocomeaspartofatourgroupandwouldbeallowedtostayamaximumof10dayseachtimE.Thenumberofmainlandtouristsallowedtoentertheislandwouldalsoinitiallybelimitedto1000peopleaday.AlthoughmostpeoplefromTaiwanarefreetotraveltoChinaonlyasmallnumberofmainlandChinesehavebeenabletovisittheislandduetorestrictionsimposedbybothsidesoftheTaiwanStraitaftertheendofacivilwarin1949.65.Atthemomentaccordingtothepassage.A.nomainlandChinesecanvisitTaiwannowB.anymainlandChinesecanvisitTaiwannowC.manymainlandChinesehaveevervisitedTaiwansince1949D.afewmainlandChinesehaveevervisitedTaiwansince194966.WhenTaiwanopensuptheislandtotouristsfrommainlandChina.A.therewillbenorestrictionstomainlandvisitorsB.mainlandvisitorswhowanttotravelinTaiwanmusthaveatleast￥50000inthebanksavingsaccountC.therewillbenoagerestrictionstothemainlandvisitorsD.mainlandvisitorswillbefreetotraveltoTaiwan67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatgetsinvolvedintheimplementationoftheplan.A.MACB.UnitedDailyC.severalorganizationsD.BureauofImmigration68.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.TheimplementationoftheplanhasnotbeenfixeD.B.ItwasoriginallyfixedonJuly1toannouncetheplan’simplementation.C.Forlackofcross-straitcommunicationtheplanwillnotbeofficiallycompleteduntilJuly.D.Whentheplanisfinalizeditwillbeannouncedimmediately.

A.longtimeagobeforetherewasanymoneycoinsorpapermoneypeoplegotthethingsthattheyneededbytradingorexchanging.Saltwasoneofthefirstitemsusedtoexchangeforotheritems.Latersomeofthecommonthingsthatwereusedforexchangingweretealeavesshellsfeathersanimalteethtobaccoandblankets.Around3000BCbarleyatypeofgrainwasusedforexchanging.Theworld’sfirstmetalmoneywasdevelopedbytheSumerianswhomeltedsilverintosmallbarsallweighingthesamE.Thiswasaround1000BC.Aboutthreehundredyearslaterpeoplestartedusingcoinsasofficialmoney.Around640BCpeopleintheancientkingdomofLydiawhichwasinTurkeycreatedspecialcoinsofexactwithandpurity纯度.Theyweremadeofgoldandsilverandwerestampedwithalion’sheaD.LaterotherempiressuchasGreecePersiaandRomeadoptedtheconceptofcoinsandstarteddevelopingtheirowninmanydifferentshapesanddifferentmetals.Aroundtheyear1000theChinesestartedusingpapermoney.TheChinesewerethefirsttousepapermoney.TheEuropeansdiscoveredthisthankstoMarcoPolowhowenttoChinain1295.theChinesehaddifferentvaluesforthepapernoteswhichweremadebytheChinesegovernment.Around1661SwedenbecamethefirstEuropeancountrytomakepapermoney.Until1850theSpanishdollarwasthecoinmostwidelyusedthroughouttheworlD.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ThehistoryofmoneyB.HowpeopletradedinthepastC.TheinventionofpapermoneyD.TheuseofcoinsaroundtheworldWelearnthatbeforecoinsandpapermoneywereused_____.A.barleyhadalwaysbeenusedforexchangingB.onlyafewpeopleknewhowtotradewithothersC.saltwasthemostwidelyuseditemforexchangingD.manykindsofthingswereusedforexchangingAccordingtothepassagewhendidpeoplestartusingcoinsasofficialmoney?A.Around1300BC.B.Around1000BC.C.Around700BC.D.Around640BC.TheunderlinedwordadoptedinParagraph4probablymeans____.A.replacedB.changedC.acceptedD.inventedWhichofthefollowingcountriesfirststartedtousepapermoney?A.SpainB.ChinaC.SwedenD.Lydia

TeenswhobecomeaddictedtotheircellphonesmaybeplacingtheirhealthatriskbyharmingtheirabilitytosleepwellanewSwedishstudysuggests.Themessageisthatteenagerswhousetheircellphonesexcessivelyaremuchmorestressedmuchmorerestlessmuchmoretiredandhaveagreattendencytodevelopsleepdeprivation剥夺asaresultoftheircallinghabitssaidthestudyauthorDr.GabyBader.Hefocusedontheexperiencesof21healthySwedishboysandgirlsbetweentheagesof14and20.Theteenskeptwhattheauthorsdescribedasregularworking/studyinghoursandwerenotpreviouslydiagnosedwithanyparticularsleepirregularity.Heobservedthattheabove-15callgroupkeptmoreirregularsleepinghoursthanthelower-usegrouphadmoredifficultyfallingasleepmoredifficultywakingupandexperiencedmoresleepdisruptions扰乱.Badersaidthatamongyoungpeoplearelativelyrecenttechnologicalinventionlikethecellphonehasquicklybecomeexistednearlyeverywheregivingrisetoconsiderablepressuretokeepintouch.Andthispressurecandevelopintoanaddictionwithseriousnegativeresultsforteenagerhealth.Weseemoreandmorepeople--especiallytheyounggeneration--whogrewupwiththesekindsofitemsandgadgetsintheirhandsBadersaiD.Andtheybecomedependentonthetechnology.SowehavetoteachyoungpeopletobestructureD.Toknowwhentohavethecellphoneonandwhentoswitchitoff.Toavoidbecomingtheslaveoftechnologyinsteadofthemaster.Dr.MaryCarskadonexpressedlittlesurprisewiththefinding.Interpersonal人际的contactisoneofthethingsthat'sbestatkeepingusawakesheobserveD.Andsoayoungpersonreceivingcellphonetextsorphonecallsisgoingtohavemoredeepdisturbances.Andtheyaregoingtobetiredandrestlessandprobablyasaresultgoingtousemorestimulants兴奋剂.Andjudgmentisnotalwaysthebestinourteenageyears.Sothat'swhereIthinkparentalattentiontothisissuemaybeuseful.72.Teenswhobecomeaddictedtotheircellphoneswillbecome.A.tooanxioustorelax.B.unabletostaystill.C.unabletohaverealrest.D.excitedtoforgetsleep.73.Whatwecanlearnfromthesixthparagraphisthat.A.moreteensknowhowtomaketechnologyservethemB.teensusedtobetaughthowtousetechnologyC.weshouldmakeuseoftechnologyratherthanbeinthecontrolofitD.theyounggenerationdependslessonthetechnologytogrowup74.AccordingtoDr.MaryCarskadonhowtodealwiththeproblem?A.Teenagersshouldjudgehowtousetheirphones.B.Teenagersshouldreducetheirinterpersonalcontact.C.Teenagersshouldswitchtheirphonesoff.D.Parentsshouldgivemoreattentiontochildren'suseofphones.75.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Toomuchphonetimehasabadeffectonteens'sleep.B.Toomanycellphonecallshavecostteenstoomuch.C.Fewcellphonecallswilldamageteens'friendships.D.Toolittlecellphonetimeimprovesteens'attentionatclass.

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分40分共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AIn1901H.G.WellsanEnglishwriterwroteabookdescribingatriptothemoon.Whentheexplorers探险者landedonthemoontheydiscoveredthatthemoonwasfullofundergroundcities.Theyexpressedtheirsurprisetothemoonpeopletheymet.InturnthemoonpeopleexpressedtheirsurprisE.Whytheyaskedareyoutravelingtoouterspacewhenyoudon’tevenuseyourinnerspace?H.G.Wellscouldonlyimaginetraveltothemoon.In1969humanbeingsreallydidlandonthemoon.Peopletodayknowthattherearenoundergroundcitiesonthemoon.HoweverthequestionthatthemoonpeopleaskedisstillaninterestingonE.A.growingnumberofscientistsareseriouslythinkingaboutit.UndergroundsystemsarealreadyinplacE.Manycitieshaveundergroundcarparks.InsomecitiessuchasTokyoSeoulandMontrealtherearelargeundergroundshoppingareas.TheChunnel—atunnel隧道connectingEnglandandFranceisnowcompletE.Butwhataboutundergroundcities?Japan’sTaiseiCorporationisdesignedanetworkofundergroundsystemscalledAliceCities.Thedesignersimagineusingsurfacespaceforpublicparksandusingundergroundspaceforflatsofficesshoppingandsoon.A.solardome太阳能穹顶wouldcoverthewholecity.Supportersofundergrounddevelopmentsaythatbuildingdownratherthanbuildingupisagoodwaytousetheearth’sspacE.Thesurfacetheysaycanbeusedforfarmsparksgardensandwilderness.H.G.Wells’moonpeoplewouldagreE.Wouldyou?36..TheexplorersinH.G.Wells’storyweresurprisedtofindthatthemoonpeople____.A.knewsomuchabouttheearthB.understandtheirlanguageC.livedinsomanyundergroundcitiesD.wereaheadoftheminspacetechnology37..Whatdoestheunderlinedworditparagraph2referto?A.Discoveringthemoon’sinnerspacE.B.Usingtheearth’sinnerspacE.C.meetingthemoonpeopleagain.D.TravelingtoouterspacE.38..Whatsortofundergroundsystemsarealreadyherewithus?A.Officesshoppingareaspowerstations.B.Tunnelscarparksshoppingareas.C.Gardenscarparkspowerstations.D.Tunnelsgardensoffices.39..Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AliceCities-citiesofthefutureB.SpacetravelwithH.G.WellsC.EnjoylivingundergroundD.Buildingdownnotup

CTwofarmersinnortheastChinaHeilongjiangProvincehavebeensentencedtonineandfiveyearsinjailbecauseofeatingatigerthelocalcourtsaidonTuesday.ZhangLichengandGongWeishengbothfarmersinDongningCountywereputintoprisonforthecrimeofillegallyhuntingandkillingendangeredwildanimalspeciesaccordingtothePeople’sCourtofDongningCounty.TheSiberiantigermistakenlytrappedbutintentionally故意的eatenbythefarmerswasanendangeredanimalwhichisunderthefirst-classstateprotectioninthecountry.ThefarmerslivinginavillageveryclosetoforestsusedtotrapwildanimalslikeroedeerandhareswhenthedyingtigerunfortunatelycaughtintheirtrapinFebruary2003.KnowingthattigertradewasillegalZhangandGonghoweverthoughteatingadeadtiger’smeatwasnotbreakingthelaw.TheydecidedtocoveritupandthereforedidnotreporttotherelevantauthoritiesthecourtsaiD.SixdayslatertheysecrectlycarriedhomethetigerthathaddiedofhungerastheyhadexpecteD.Thetwofarmersburntthetiger’sskinateitsmeatandhidawaythebonesaccordingtothecourt.Thecrimewasuncoveredandreportedtothepoliceaboutayearlaterandthetransgressors违反者werearrestedonJan.162004.64.Whenthetwofarmersfoundthetigertrappedthey______________.A.wantedtokillitforitsskinB.werepleasedtohavethechancetoeatitsmeatC.hopedtosellitatgoodpriceD.reportedthecasetosomedepartmentsofthegovernment65.Afterreadingthepassageweknowthat___________.A.roedeerarebeingwellprotectedB.theSiberiantigersdonoharmtopeopleC.ChinavaluestheprotectionofendangeredanimalsD.farmersinDongningCountywon’tlikeendangeredwildanimalspeciesanylonger66.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TigersAreEndangeringB.TwoUnluckyFarmersC.TigersAreWellProtectedinChinaD.TwoFarmersJailedforEatingTiger67.Therightstatementofthefollowingaboutthetigeris____________.A.Itdiedofhunger.B.Itwaseatenbythefarmersunintentionally.C.Beforedyingithadeatenroedeerandhares.D.ItwasskinnedanditsbonesandmeatweresolD.

London［2009-4-01］—InthefirstmeetingbetweenChinesePresidentHuJintaoandUSPresidentBarackObamapriortotheGroupof20summitinLondonthetwoleaderspledgedthatbothcountrieswillbeworkingtogethertohelptheworldresistthefinancialcrisis.ChinaandtheUShaveagreedtoprioritize使更重要;优化thetwocountries’relationsbyestablishingthenewstrategiceconomicdialoguE.ThetwoteamswillbeheadedbyVicePremierWangQishanandStateCouncilorDaiBingguofromtheChinesesideandSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonandTreasurySecretaryTimothyGeithnerfromtheUSsidE.PresidentHuJintaoandUSPresidentBarackObamamadetheannouncementtothepressbeforetheywentintotheofficialmeetingtheirfirstatWinfieldHouseresidenceoftheUSambassadortotheUK.AlthoughitistheirfirstmeetingtheyhavekeptaclosecontactwhichObamasaidwillsetthestageforbothcountriestotacklethechallengesintheyearstocomE.BothpresidentshighlightedtheimportanceofChina-USrelationsespeciallyduringthecurrenteconomiccrisis.ObamasaidhehopedtheirmeetingwillbeconstructiveandopennotonlyaboutthewholestateoftheworldeconomyduringthecurrentcrisisbuttotheeffortstoimprovepeaceandsecurityforbothcountriesandtheworlD.HusaidallthepositiveresultsthetwocountrieshaveachievedhavenotcomeeasilyaddingthathehopedtodevelopgoodworkingrelationshipandpersonalfriendshipwithObamA.Sino-USrelationsareoffundamentalinterestsnotonlytobothcountriesbuttopeacestabilityandprosperitytoAsiaandtheworlD.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HuObamasetupneweconomicdialoguE.B.Sino-USrelationswillbeimproveD.C.ChinaandtheUSareworkingtogethertoresisteconomiccrisis.D.ChinaandtheUShaveachievedpositiveresults.HowdoChina’sandUS’spresidentsthinktheyshoulddealwiththeirrelations?A.Bytrustingandhelpingeachother.B.Bysharingtheircommoninterests.C.ByestablishingthenewstrategiceconomicdialoguE.D.Byestablishingneweconomicpolicy.WhatisWinfieldHouse?A.TheUSambassadortotheUK.B.ResidenceofUKambassadortotheUS.C.ThelivingplaceofUSambassadortotheUK.D.TheresidenceofBritishQueen.AllofthefollowingarementionedEXCEPT____.A.ThetwopresidentsagreedtoworktogethertoresistthefinancialcrisisB.ThetwopresidentsannouncedtothepressbeforetheofficialmeetingC.BothcountrieswillmakeeffortstoimprovepeaceandsecurityD.Sino-USrelationsareoffundamentalinterestsonlytobothcountries

TheNewYorkTimesannouncedWednesdaythatitintendedtochargefrequentreadersforaccesstoitswebsiteastepbeingdebatedacrosstheindustrythatnearlyeverymajornewspaperhassofarfearedtotakE.Startinginearly2011visitorstoNYTimes.comwillgetacertainnumberofarticlesfreeeverymonthbeforebeingaskedtopayastandardandfixedfeeforunlimitedaccess.Subscriberstothenewspaper’sprinteditionwillreceivefullaccesstothesitE.ButexecutivesofTheNewYorkTimesCompanysaidtheycouldnotyetanswerfundamentalquestionsabouttheplanlikehowmuchitwouldcostorwhatthelimitwouldbeonfreereading.TheystressedthattheamountoffreeaccesscouldchangewithtimeinresponsetoeconomicconditionsandreaderdemanD.StillpublishersfearthatmoneyfromdigitalsubscriptionswouldnotmakeupfortheresultinglossofaudienceandadvertisingincomE.NYTimes.comisbyfarthemostpopularnewspapersiteinthecountrywithmorethan17millionreadersamonthintheUnitedStatesaccordingtoNielsenOnlineandanalystssayitistheleaderinadvertisingincomeaswell.Thatmaymakeitbetterpositionedthanothergeneral-interestpaperstocharge—andalsogivesTheTimesmoretoloseifthemoveproducesanopposedresult.TheTimesCompanyhasbeenstudyingthematterforalmostayearsearchingforcommongroundbetweenpro-and-antipaycampaigns—adebatemirroredindozensofmedia-watchingblogs--andthesystemwillnotgointoeffectuntilJanuary2011.Executivessaidtheywerenotbotheredbythepossibilityofabsorbingbarbs挖苦formovingcautiously.There’snoprizeforgettingitquicksaidJanetL.Robinsonthecompany’spresidentandchiefexecutivE.There’smoreofaprizeforgettingitright.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.Itserversasacomment.B.ItservesasabackgroundC.Itservesasalead-inD.Itservesasaconclusion.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Non-payingsubscriberswillgetnoaccesstoNYTimes.com.B.ReaderswillbechargedmoretoreadarticlesonNYTimes.com.C.ReaderswillgetmorefreeonlinearticlestologonNYTimes.commoreoften.D.Subscriberstothepaper’sprinteditionwillalsoenjoyfullaccesstothesitE.WhichofthewordscanbestdescribeTheTimeCompany’sattitudetowardsitsannouncement?A.Unwilling.B.Serious.C.HastyD.DoubtfulWhatisthemainideaaboutthepassage?A.TheTimestoofferfreeaccesstoitswebsitE.B.TheTimestoincreaseaudiencetoitswebsitE.C.TheTimestoattractadvertisementtoitswebsiteD.TheTimestochargeforfrequentaccesstoitswebsitE.

FebruaryhaslongbeenamonthofromancE.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheairromanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thdayitisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinnerbuyherflowersandchocolateswritepoemssingtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDayadaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRomE.Whentheemperor皇帝decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwiveshedidn’tallowmarriagE.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscoveredtheemperorsentencedhimtodeath.WhileinprisonitissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguarD.BeforehisdeathhewroteheraletterwhichhesignedFromyourValentineanexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint圣徒aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.NowadaysValentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeoplE.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparentsteachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdpartiesatwhichtheywillexchangesmallgiftsandeatheart-shapedcakes.TheideaistohavefunandencouragepeopletoshareinthespiritofSt.ValentinE.WhydidtheemperorinRomenotallowmarriageinhiscountry?A.BecausetherewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattimE.B.Becausehethoughtmenwithoutwivescouldbebettersoldiers.C.Becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeoplE.D.BecausehewantedtocontrolthebirthratE.Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause______.A.hekilledoneofthesoldiersB.hestolealotoffoodC.hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderD.hedidn’twanttobeasoldier.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.studentsinChinasendcardstotheirteachersB.itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaC.itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaD.Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanow

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分APresidentBarackObamahasapologizedforagaffe失言inwhichhedescribedhisbowlingskillsasakintoparticipantsintheSpecialOlympicsasportsprogramforpeoplewithintellectualdisabilities.ObamamadethemistakeduringaninterviewonThursdaynightonTheTonightShowwithhostJayLenothefirsttimeasittingU.S.presidenthadbeenontheshow.TalkingaboutlivingintheWhiteHouseObamasaidhehadbeenpracticinghisbowlinginthehome’sbowlingalleyandhadscoreda129outofapossible300.Itwasanimprovementontheembarrassing37hehadrolledduringastoponthepresidentialcampaigntrailayearago.It’slike—itwaslikeSpecialOlympicsorsomethingObamasaiD.TheSpecialOlympicsisaglobalnonprofitorganizationservingsome200millionpeoplewithintellectualdisabilitieswithapresenceinnearly200countriesworldwidE.SoonaftertheJayLenointerviewObamatelephonedSpecialOlympicschairmanTimShrivertoapologizE.ShrivertoldABC’sGoodMorningAmericatelevisionshowthatObamahadapologizedinawaythatIthinkwasverymovingandthathesaidhedidnotintendtohumiliate羞辱thepopulationdidn’twanttoembarrassorgiveanybodyanymorereasonforpainorkindofsuffering.Shriversaidpeopleshouldgainalessonfromtheincident.Ithinkit’simportanttoseethatwordshurt.Wordsdomatter.Andthesewordsinsomerespectcanbeseenashumiliatingoraput-downtopeoplewithspecialneedsdocausepain.AndtheydoresultinstereotypesShriversaiD.WhiteHousespokesmanBillBurtonsaidObamamadeanoffhandremarkmakingfunofhisownbowlingthatwasinnowayintendedtolookdownupontheSpecialOlympics.HethinksthattheSpecialOlympicsareawonderfulprogramthatgivesanopportunitytoshinetopeoplewithdisabilitiesfromaroundtheworldBurtonsaiD.56.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordakininParagraph1mean?A.skillfulB.similarC.appealingD.superior57.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Obamalovessportsandisespeciallygiftedatbowling.B.ObamaapologizedforhisremarksviaABC’sTVshow.C.TheSpecialOlympicsareforvariousdisabledpeoplE.D.TheSpecialOlympicsdon’tintendtomakeanymoney.58.WhatdoesShrivermeanbysayingpeopleshouldgainalessonfromtheincident?A.DisabledpeoplecannotbehumiliateD.B.Oneshouldbecarefulwithhiswords.C.AnapologyforwrongwordsiswanteD.D.Wordsmatterevenmorethanactions.59.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.ObamareceivingaTVinterviewB.ObamalookingdownonthedisabledC.ObamaapologizingforhisgaffeD.Obamabeingattackedforhiswords

Longqueuesatcinemasbuyinghotticketsforblockbusters巨片willbecomerareasBeijingresidentswillbeabletoorderfilmticketsviacellphonenetworksinamonth.FilmticketcirculationserviceoncellphonealsocalledtheGreenchanneloffilmticketsorderingisaimingatlowingthecostofticketcirculationandeasingtheticketdistributionpressureonsuchpopularfilm-watchingdaysassummerandwintervacationsorValentine’sDay.PeoplelogontothenetthroughcellphonesthenchoosecinemaseatswatchtrailersbrowseinformationfornewfilmsandreadcinemaintroductionssaidGuanZhengthepublicitychiefofXingmeiDigitalMediaCompanyLtD.theserviceprovider.FilmfanscanenjoyvariousdiscountpricesiftheyorderticketsviacellphonesGuansaiD.Meanwhilethecellphoneticketcirculationplatformprovidessubscribersgeneralmobilephoneserviceslikejokesvideosflashesphoneringdownloadsandgames.TheserviceisabouttobeputintotrialattheBeijing-basedXingmeiInternationalCinemaforamonthbeforebeingputtingintouseatothercinemachainsbothinandoutsideBeijingastheserviceisgoingtobeimprovedthroughgradualexpansionsaidGuan.China’sfilmindustrythatisbeingrestoredhasseenmoreandmoreenthusiasticmoviegoers.Uptotheendof2009Chinahashadmorethan5000specializedcinemasamongwhichthereare2243moderncinemaswith3668silverscreensand56cinemachains.CurrentlymanypeoplebuyfilmticketsontheInternetorbyphoningthecinema’sticketofficeorsimplyqueuingatthecinemagatE.MorepeoplewanttobuyticketsonpopulardayslikeMayDayholidayNationalDayholidayorValentine’sDay.YettheinefficientticketcirculationsystemcontributesthemosttothefailurE.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thepriceoftheticketorderedviacellphonewillbelower.B.Orderingticketsthroughthenetcangetgoodseats.C.Fewpeoplewouldliketowatchfilmsonthenet.D.Moreandmorepeopleliketowatchfilmsonthenet.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartwatchtrailersinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Youcanwatchfilmsafterdownloadingthem.B.YoucanwatchcommercialadsfreeofchargE.C.Youcanwatchshortadsfornewmovies.D.YoucanwatchfilmsonthenetathomE.Whatdoesthepassageimply?A.TheserviceisonlyintendedtoputintouseatthecinemainBeijingforamonth.B.China’sfilmindustrysawthedecreasingnumberofmoviegoersbytheendof2009.[C.Thetraditionalticketsellingsystemmakesithardtogetfilmticketsonpopulardays.D.Thegreenchannelofticketsorderingisaimingatprovidesgeneralmobilephoneservices..Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldprobablybe________.A.RareBeijingerstowatchfilmsonthenetB.FewBeijingerstobuyfilmticketsinlineC.BeijingerstowatchfilmsviacellphoneD.Beijingerstoorderfilmticketsviacellphone

MOSCOW—TheOlympicflameinVancouverhadonlybeenputoutbeforePresidentDmitriA.MedvedevofRussiaangeredoverhiscountry’sdisappointingperformanceattheWinterGamesbegancallingforathleticofficials’heads.ThosewhoareresponsiblefortrainingfortheOlympicsmusttakeresponsibilityMr.MedvedevwhocanceledhisscheduledtriptotheclosingceremonysaidinMoscowonMonday.Theymusthavethecouragetohandintheirresignation辞职报告.Andiftheydonothavethisdeterminationwewillhelpthem.SuchlanguagefromthetypicallymeasuredMr.Medvedevstrengthensthedisappointmentherewiththenation’sathleticsjustfouryearsbeforeRussiahoststhenextWinterOlympicsinSochi.Russiaispumpingbillionsofdollarsintopreparationsforthe2014WinterGameswhichofficialshaveconsideredasasymbolofRussia’sreturntothetopoftheworldstagE.PrimeMinisterVladimirV.PutinsaidlastweekthatRussia’sperformanceattheOlympicsshouldbegivenseriouscriticalanalysis.ThiscriticalanalysisshouldbedirectedatimprovingthesituationandcreatingthenecessaryconditionsforthepreparationandsuccessfulperformanceofourteamintheSochiOlympicsin2014hesaiD.RussianathletestookhomejustthreegoldmedalsfromVancouvercomparedwitheightinthelastWinterGamesinTurinItaly.Russiacameinsixthplaceintheoverallmedalcountwith15justaheadofSouthKoreaandtrailingfarbehinditsformercoldwarathleticrivaltheUnitedStateswhichledwith37.ForRussiansusedtoseeingtheirathletestopinternationalcompetitionsthelasttwoweekshavebeenawful.Russianfigureskatersfellbobsleddersturnedoverandinafinalembarrassmentthecountry’smuchproudhockeyteamwassmackedbyCanada7-3anddidnotevenmakethemedalrounD.53.Theunderlinedwordsmackinthelastparagraphmeans:A.guidedB.trainedC.beatenD.controlled54.Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothepassage?Russianathletesgot8medalsinthelastWinterGames.SouthKorearanked5intheoverallmedalcountinthisWinterGames.ThenextWinterGameswillbeheldinRussiafouryearslater.TheRussianhockeyteamgotthethirdplaceinthisWinterGames.55.WhatdoweknowaboutPresidentDmitriA.Medvedev?A.HeattendedtheclosingceremonyoftheWinterGamesinVancouver.B.HeorderedaseriousanalysisabouttheRussia’sperformanceattheOlympics.C.HewillresignduetoRussia’sperformanceattheWinterOlympicsinVancouver.D.HehadplannedtogotoVancouverbutdidn’tmakeit.56.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.RussianfigureskatersfellinthisWinterOlympicsB.RussianwillhostthenextWinterOlympicsC.Russiansareangryabouttheirathletes’performancE.D.RussiansaremakingpreparationsforthenextWinterOlympics.

Justastheworld’smostrespectedscientificbodieshaveconfirmedthattheworldisgettinghottertheyhavealsostatedthatthereisstrongevidencethathumansaredrivingthewarming.Countlessrecentreportsfromtheworld’sleadingscientificbodieshavesaidthesamething.Forexamplea2010summaryofclimatesciencebytheRoyalSocietystatedthat:ThereisstrongevidencethatthewarmingoftheEarthoverthelasthalf-centuryhasbeencausedlargelybyhumanactivity.Theideathathumanscouldchangetheplanet’sclimatemaybecounter-intuitive与直觉不符的butthebasicscienceiswellunderstooD.Eachyearhumanactivitycausesbillionsoftonsofgreenhousegasestobereleased释放intotheatmospherE.Asscientistshaveknownforyearsthesegasesholdheatthatwouldotherwiseescapetospacewrappingtheplanetinaninvisibleblanket.Ofcoursetheplanet’sclimatehasalwaysbeenchangingthankstonaturalfactors因素suchaschangesinsolarorvolcanic火山的activityorcyclesrelatingtheEarth’sgoingaroundthesun.Accordingtothescientificliteraturehoweverthewarmingrecordedtodatematchesthepatternofwarmingwewouldexpectfromabuild-upofgreenhousegasintheatmosphere–notthewarmingwewouldexpectfromotherpossiblecauses.Evenifscientistsdiddiscoveranotherreasonableexplanationforthewarmingobservedsofarthatwouldbegadifficultquestion.AsRobertHensonputsitinTheRoughGuidetoClimateChange:Ifsomenewlydiscoveredfactorcanaccountfortheclimatechangethenwhyaren’tcarbondioxide二氧化碳andtheothergreenhousegasesproducingthewarmingthatbasicphysicstellsustheyshouldbe?Theonlywaytoprovewith100%certaintythathumansareresponsibleforglobalwarmingwouldbetorunanexperimentwithtwoidenticalEarths–onewithhumaninfluenceandonewithout.Thatobviouslyisn’tpossibleandsomostscientistsarecarefulnottostatehumaninfluenceasanabsolutecertainty.Inmostscientists’opiniontheglobalwarmingismainlycausedby________.A.solaractivityB.volcanicactivityC.theEarth’sgoingaroundthesunD.humanactivityThetextisdevelopedby________.A.givingtypicalexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.analyzingatheoryandarguingitD.comparingandfindingdifferencesTheunderlinewordidenticalmeans________.A.totallydifferentB.exactlythesameC.extremelyimportantD.relativelyindependentWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.AreAlltheScientistsReallyScientific?B.WhereIsGlobalWarmingLeadingUsto?C.AreHumansDefinitelyCausingGlobalWarming?D.What’sRelationofGlobalWarmingandGreenhouseGases?

ChinahasinputseveralbillionyuanofmoneytostopthedirtywaterwasteontheupperandmiddleareaofthePearlRiverfrompollutingthelowerreachesoftheriverespeciallytheMacaoSpe??cialAdministrativeRegion.TheGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionintheupperandmiddlereachesofthePearlRiverhasbeenrapidlyurbanized城市化andindustrializedinrecentyearsleadingtoariseintheamountofurbanrubbishtothedamageofthelandriversandatmospherE.Refusedumpsandspecialplantsinmostcitiestreatrubbishtomakeitharmlesswith5800tonsofwastesbeingburntburiedormadeintofertilizersonadailybasis.HeSupingawomanengineerwiththewaterre??sourcesdepartmentinGuangxisaiditisimperativefortheautonomousregiontotreatsewagewastestoprotectthearea’sKarstterrain喀斯特地形andrainwaterwhichbringscontactbetweengroundwaterandsurfacewatermakinggroundwatermoreeasilypolluteD.TheXijiangRiverabranchofthePearlRiverwhichrunsfromGuangxitoneighboringGuangdongProvinceprovidesfreshwaterforanumberofriver??sidecitiessuchasMacaoZhuhaiZhongshanandZhaoqingsoGuangximustbegintotreatrubbishquicklytoprotectthewatersourcessaidLiuChenaseniorengineerwiththeMinistryofWaterResources.Thegovernment2001—2006plantospendbil??lionsofyuantoturnwastesharmlesshasbeenmainlyprovidedbynationaldebtpaymentsandoverseasin??vestment.Sofarwastestreatmentprojectshavere??ceivedatotalof400millionyuan48millionUSdol??larsfromnationaldebtsand60millionyuan7.22millionUSdollarsfromoverseasloans贷款.Themainideaofthepassageis__A.AlargenumberofwaterwayshavebeenpollutedinChinauptonow.B.GuangxiandGuangdonghavetakentheleadinmakingwaterclean.C.China'sriversarebadlyinneedofimprove??ment.D.Chinaismakingeffortstoreducepollutionoftherivers.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis__A.Thegovernmenthasnoabilitytoaffordtheexpensesoftreatingwastes.B.Thegovernmenthasalong-termplantotreatwastes.C.NationaldebtpaymentsandoverseasinvestmentaretakinganimportantpartindevelopingChina'seconomy.D.Agreatdealofmoneyisneededindealingwithwastes.ThebasicreasonwhytheamountofurbanrubbishrisesinGuangxiliesin_____.A.theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandardB.people’swastingtoomuchC.urbanizationandindustrializationD.toomanytourists’comingThewordimperativehereprobablymeans_______.A.unnecessaryB.importantC.easyD.unbelievable

EAreyouworriedbytherisingcrimerate?Ifyouarethenyouprobablyknowthatyourhousepossessionsandpersonareincreasinglyindangerofsufferingfromthegreatriseinthecasesofburglary入室行窃andattack.Figuresindicateanever-increasingcrimeratebutitisonlytooeasytoimagineitwillneverhappentome.Unfortunatelynumbersshowthatitreallycanhappentoyouandifyouliveinalargecityyouruntwicetheriskofbeingavictim受害者.Fortunatelythereissomethingwhichyoucando.ProtectAlarmscanhelptoprotectyourhousewithaburglaralarmsystemwhichiseffectivesimpletooperateandeasytobuy.Youmustrememberthatpossessingaburglaralarmisnoindicationthatyourhouseisfilledwithvaluablepossessions.Itquitesimplyindicatestounwelcomevisitorsthatyoursisonehousetheywillnotbreakintoeasilysotheycarryontoanunprotectedhousewheretheirjobismadealoteasier.Sendnowforourfreeleaflet小册tellingyouhowwecanProtectAlarmyourhousequicklyeasilyandcheaply.Completeandtearofftheslipbelowandpostittous.PostageisfreE.Ortelephoneuson3276721wherewehavearound-the-clockansweringservicethroughwhichyoucangettheinformationanytimeyouwant.ItcostsnothingtofindoutaboutProtectAlarms.72.Itseemsthatpeoplewholiveinlargecitiesare________.A.moreoftensufferersthanthoselivinginotherareasB.oftheopinionthatnumbersarewrongC.twiceasrichaspeoplelivinginotherareasD.toopoortoaffordtheprotectsystem73.ThewritersofthistextwanttogivetheimpressionthatthePROTECTALARMSsystemis_________.A.freeofchargeB.easytouseC.complexD.lasting74.Thearticleshowsthathavinganalarmsystemwill_______.A.showburglarsthatyouhavesomethingworthstealingB.persuadeburglarsnottobreakintoyourhouseC.maketheburglar’sjoblessdifficultD.persuadeburglarstotryagainanothertimE.75.Inordertofindoutmoreinformationaboutthisalarmsystemonecan_______.A.buyaleafletB.writeenclosingastampedaddressedenvelopeC.signanagreementD.phoneatanytimeofdayornight

Throughouttheagesmanhastriedtocreatebeautythroughpaintingmusicsculpture雕刻andotherkindsofartisticexpression.Itseemstobeabasicneedforhumanstosurroundthemselveswithart.Somepeoplehoweverfeelthatthegovernmentiswastingmoneybyspendingitonartparticularlywhentherearesomanyothermoreimportantthingsthatthemoneycanbeusedfor.Itcanbewrongforgovernmentstospendlargesumsofmoneyonart.Toooftengovernmentsspendthemoneyunwisely.CitiesendupwithhugestatuesorexpensiveemptybuildingsthatareonlyusedbyafewpeoplE.Manytimestheartisalsochosentorepresentsocialorpoliticalratherthanartisticideasandevenifitrepresentsartisticideastastesinartcanchangeveryrapidly.Withoutthinkingcarefullyabouthowtospendthemoneythepeoplemayendupwithanexpensivecollectionofworthlesspaintingsoftastelessproductions.Atthesametimeitwouldbewrongtosaythatgovernmentsshouldnotspendanymoneyatallonart.Paintersmusiciansandcomposerscannotsurvivewithoutmonetarysupport.Manytimestheartisinaccessible很难到的toordinarypeoplebecauseonlyrichpeopleandlargecompaniescanaffordit.GovernmentshaveadutytomakethisartavailabletoeveryonE.ArthelpspeopleenjoylifeAlthoughpeopledoneedtobeprovidedwiththenecessitiesoflifegovernmentsalsohaveadutytoprovidetheircitizenswithsomethingmorE.Ifirmlybelievethatspendingmoneyonartisvital必不可少的partofagovernment’sresponsibilityandIamconfidentthatmycountryisabletocontributeagreatdealtotherichcollectionofartfromaroundpassage?60.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthepassage?A.Whytastesinartchangesorapidly.B.Theimportanceofarttohumanbeings.C.Humans’needtobesurroundedbyart.D.Whetherornotthegovernmentshouldspendmoneyonart.61.ThefollowingarereasonswhygovernmentsspendtoomuchmoneyonartsEXCEPTthat_____.A.artischangingwithtimerapidlyB.theychoosearttoservepoliticalpurposeC.theydon’tthinkcarefullyenoughaboutwhattobuyD.artisnecessaryforthelifeofpoorpeople62.Theunderlinedwordmonetaryinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.politicalB.financialC.temporary临时的D.continuous63.Accordingtotheauthorwhatisthefunctionofart?A.ArtcanbeveryvaluablewhenitistradeD.B.Artmakespeople’slivesworthwhilE.C.Artcanunitegovernments.D.ArtcanmakegovernmentsfashionablE.

EMasstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabric结构oftheAmericancityinthreefundamentalways.Itcatalyzed加速physicalexpansionitsortedoutpeopleandlandusesanditacceleratedtheinherentinstabilityofurbanlifE.ByopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansiontheomnibuseshorserailwayscommutertrainsandelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantformcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernerA.In1850forexamplethebordersofBostonlayscarcelytwomilesfromtheoldbusinessdistrict;bytheturnofthecenturytheradiusextendedtenmiles.Nowthosewhocouldafforditcouldlivefarremovedfromtheoldcitycenterandstillcommutethereforworkshoppingandentertainment.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperiphery周围ofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920forexamplesome250000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicagomostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Overthesameperiodanother550000wereplottedoutsidethecitylimitsbutwithinthemetropolitanareA.Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommutingrealestatedevelopersadded800000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears–lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeoplE.Ofcoursemanywereneveroccupied;therewasalwaysahugesurplusofsubdividedbutvacantlandaroundChicagoandothercities.Theseexcessesunderscoreafeatureofresidentialexpansionrelatedtothegrowthofmasstransportation:urbansprawl建筑物无计划延伸wasessentiallyunplanneD.Itwascarriedoutbythousandsofsmallinvestorswhopaidlittleheedtocoordinatedlanduseortofuturelandusers.Thosewhopurchasedandpreparedlandforresidentialpurposesparticularlylandnearoroutsidecityborderswheretransitlinesandmiddle-classinhabitantswereanticipateddidsotocreatedemandasmuchastorespondtoit.Chicagoisaprimeexampleofthisprocess.Realestatesubdivision再划分小区thereproceededmuchfasterthanpopulationgrowth.72.Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconcerned?A.Typesofmasstransportation.B.InstabilityofurbanlifE.C.HowsupplyanddemanddeterminelandusE.D.Theeffectofmasstransportationonurbanexpansion.73.WhydoestheauthormentionbothBostonandChicago?A.Todemonstratepositiveandnegativeeffectsofgrowth.B.Toexemplifycitieswithandwithoutmasstransportation.C.Toshowmasstransportationchangedmanycities.D.Tocontrasttheirrateofgrowth.74.Accordingtothepassagewhatwasonedisadvantageofresidentialexpansion?A.ItwasexpensivE.B.Ithappenedtooslowly.C.ItwasunplanneD.D.Itcreatedademandforpublictransportation.75.TheauthormentionsChicagointhesecondparagraphasanexampleofacityA.thatislargE.B.thatisusedasamodelforlanddevelopment.C.wherethedevelopmentoflandexceededpopulationgrowth.D.withanexcellentmasstransportationsystem.

Whenoneofthedoctorscriticizes批评meIgetdefensivE.IfeellikeachildagainbeingscoldedandIwanttoexplainthatI’mnotwrongsaysViolaanursE.Thisisacommonreaction反应tocriticismbutnotagoodonE.Therearebetterwaysofdealingwithcriticism.Trytobeobjective客观的.WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisnewemployerfornothavingmadeasaleSol’sreactionwastofeelsorryforhimself.IhadputeverythingIhadintomakingthatsaleSolsays.AndIfeltthatIhadfailedasaperson.IhadtolearnthroughexperiencenottoreactlikethattoeachfailurE.Taketimetocooldown.RatherthanreactatoncetocriticismtakesometimetothinkoverwhatwassaiD.Yourfirstquestionshouldbewhetherthecriticismisfairfromtheotherperson’sposition.Theproblemmaybeasimplemisunderstandingofwhatyoudidoryourreasonsfordoingit.Takepositive积极的action.Afteryoucooldownconsiderwhatyoucandoaboutthesituation.Thebestanswermaybenothing.IfinallyrealizedthatmybosswashavingpersonalproblemsandtakingthemoutonmebecauseIwastheresaysSheilA.Hiscriticismsdidn’treallyhaveanythingtodowithmyworksonothingIsaidordidwasgoingtochangethem.InSheila’scasethebestwaytodealwithitwastoleaveherjobHoweverthat’sanextreme极端的reaction.Youmaysimplyexplainyouropinionwithoutexpectinganin-depth深入的discussion.Youmayevendecidethatthebattleisn’tworthfightingthistimE.Thekeyinanycaseistohaveareasonableplan.64.WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisemployerhe________.A.arguedbitterlywithhisemployerB.wasangryandgaveuphisjobC.wassorryforwhathedidD.wassadandself-pitying65.Accordingtothewriteryoushouldtaketimetothinkaboutcriticismbecause________.A.peoplemayhaveamistakenideaofwhatyoudidB.youshouldwelcomeotherpeople’sopinionsC.peoplemaydiscussitwithyouindepthD.youneedtimetounderstandyourself66.WhenthewritersaysthatThebestanswermaybe‘nothing’hemeansyoumaydecide_________.A.totakenonoticeofthecriticismB.toarguewithyourbossC.youneedtochangeyourjobD.you’vedonenothingwrong67.ThewriterthinksSheilamightdecidetoleaveherjobbecauseherboss______.A.didn’tlikeherappearanceB.refusedtochangehisopinionC.madeanunreasonablecritcismD.refusedtotalktoheraboutthecriticism

EIfthereissomethingthatappearsmostfrequentlyonChinesediningtablesitisdoufu—beancurD.Beancurdlookslikesoftcakesandit’smadefromdriedsoybeans.Beancurdusedtobeconsideredafavouriteofthepoorbecauseofitslowcost.Beanshavehighyields产量everyyearwiththeirshortgrowingperiodandsuitabilityforvarious各种各样soilbothdryandwet.HistoricalrecordsshowbeancurdwasinventedbyLiuAnPrinceofHuainananduncleofEmperorWuofHanDynasty206BC—220AD.Hehadadreamoffindingthepillforlongevity长寿.Hetraveledalloverthecountryandfoundsoybeanswhichlookedmuchthesameasgoldintermsofcolour.Hecollectedsoybeansputtheminthewaterandcrushedthemintopulp浆.Itgotsolidifiedandbecameknownasdoufu.Althoughit’snotabletokeeplongevityit’sreallygoodforone’shealthwithhighproteinandlowfat.WithalonghistorybeancurdisrooteddeepinChineseculturE.PeopleeatmoremeatandfishthanbeancurD.Buttheyareencouragedtohavebeancurdeveryonceinawhileforit’sreallygoodforhealth.MostChinesepeoplestillkeepbeancurdasoneoftheirfavouritedishes.58.Whatappearsmoreoftenonthediningtableinpoorareas?A.Meat.B.Fish.C.Eggs.D.BeancurD.59.WhydidLiuAntravelalloverthecountry?A.Hehadadream.B.Hewantedtofindsomethingthatcouldmakepeoplelivelonger.C.HewantedtoinventbeancurD.D.HewantedtofindgolD.60.Howlonghasbeancurdbeeninvented?A.It’sabout1700years.B.It’slessthan2000years.C.It’s500years.D.It’smorethan2000years.

BCharterschoolsoperatewithpublicmoneybutwithoutmanyoftheruesthatSovemtradi-tionalpublicschools.IntheUrutedStatestherulesforcharterschoolsdifFerfromstatetostatE.ButinSeneraltheseschoolshavegreaterfreedomtodecidewhattoteachandhowtoteachit.Thecharter'isaperfarmancecontract.ItestablishesthegoalsoftheschoolandotherdetailslikehowstudentperformancewillbemeasureD.Forty-sevenmillionstudentsattendtraditionalpublicschools.Butmorethanamillionstudentsattendcharterschools:AndnowagroupofcharterschoolshaveformedtheGreenCharterSchoolsNetwork.Theideaistohaveenvironmentallyfriendlyschoolbuildingsbuttoalsogofurtherthanthat.Theschoolsteachstudentstobecomeinvolvedincommunityissuesthataffectthemandtheenviron-ment.Forexampleyougchildrengrowcropsinaschoolgardenandleamabouthealthyeat-ing.OlderstudentshelprecyclewastefromthecafeteriA.AndlocalschooissharewhattheygrowincommunitygardenswithpeopleinneeD.JimMcGrathispresident.oftheGreenCharterSchoolsNetwork.Hesaysthereareabout200greencharterschoolsacrosstheUnitedStates.Hesaystheplanistoalsoincludetradi-tionalpublicschoolsaswellasprivateschools.JimMcGrath:Themostimportantthingisthateveryoneofus-everychildeveryadult-hasareaponsibilitythattheiractioneveryactionwemakehasaneffectontheearththatwelivein.AndthatournatuntlresourcesarenotunlimiteD.Andthatifwewantapositiveearthforfuturegenerationsweallneedtomakecomnutmentstobeagentsofchangesothatwedon'tdestroyournaturalresources.TheGreenClarterSchoolsNetworkholdsitsfirstnationalconferencethisOctoberinMin-nesotA.ItwillincludecompaniesandorgaizationslikeWasteManagementandtheUrutedStatesGreenBruldingCouncil.Wesincerelyhopethattheirgoalistoexpandthemovementacrossthecountry.61.Charterschoolsarequitedifentfrompubliconesinthat______________A.theyareoperatedbypublicmoneyB.theystillusethetraditionalrulesC.theyhavemorefreedominmanagementD.theyattractmorestudentsthanothers62.TheGreenCharterSchoolsNetworkisestablishedto______________A.adviseteenagerstoattendcharterschoolsB.painttheschoolbuildingsinthecolorofgreenC.measurethestudentswiththesamestandardsD.getstudentsinvolvedinenvironmentfriendlyactivities63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheNetworkaretrueEXCEPT_________A.ItonlyconcernsthecharterschoolsintheU.S.B.ItholdsitsfirstnationalconferenceinMinnesotA.C.Itwillbenefitboththeschoolsandthecommunities.D.Itpromotesdifferentschoolstosharetheirachievements.64.AccordingtoJimMcGrath____________A.people'sactionplayslittlepartinnatureB.naturalresourcesareabundantforpeopletouseC.studentsshouldbetaughttoberesponsibkfortheworldD.everyoneshouldmakeeffortstochangethepositivenature65.What'sthewriter'spurposeofthispassage?A.Tocriticizethetraditionaleducationsystem.B.Toencouragethestudentstoadopthealthyeating.C.ToinspirepeopletorecyclewastefromthecafeteriA.D.Toarousetheschoolstotakeactiontoprotecttheearth.