News that Microsoft made a $44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo resulted in heated discussions made by many Internet users. Here are some responses: Diane Burke of Weeks bury, Kentucky I think it would definitely be an interesting combination. Everyone recognizes the names Yahoo and Microsoft, but everyone also says, “Did you Google it?” Such a catchphrase is going to be hard to beat. Shaun Carney of Laurelville, Ohio I think the merger will provide more competitions for GooglE. I don’t think the merger will allow Microsoft to develop faster than Google, though. I believe the increased competition this merger brings will force Google to stay on top of its game by offering more fresh and original Internet tools and expanding on the tools it already offers. Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California I view the merger as a necessary element in preventing a monopolization. Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet! Rick R. of Edgewater, Florida It sounds like a disaster to mE. If this were to happen, I would stop using my Yahoo e-mail account because I don’t like the feeling of Microsoft spying upon my business. I will sign up for GooglE. Antonio Glosser of Kansas City, Missouri Right now, Yahoo offers a lot of features and tools at no cost for all different levels of Internet users. Microsoft seeks nothing but profit. Undoubtedly, they’ll do nothing other than find ways to start removing Yahoo’s formerly non-priced features. Microsoft’s greed will ruin the great thing that Yahoo currently is. 29. How many companies are mentioned in the passage? A. OnE. B. Two. C. ThreE. D. Four. 30. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Shaun’s attitude towards Google is passivE. B. Toni believes the Internet will have a promising futurE. C. Rick will support Google after the merger. D. Antonio is afraid that the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features. 31. The passage is mainly about ______. A. opinions on the merger of Yahoo and Microsoft B. the strengths of Yahoo and Microsoft C. the strengths and weaknesses of large companies D. the future of Yahoo and Microsoft

DearGrandmaItwasniceseeingyouatChristmas.Youlookedsohappy!AfterlosingtwograndparentswithinthepastyearIhavetakensometimetoreflecton反思whatismostimportant.Iwanttoletyouknowwhatapositiveinfluenceeffectyouhavebeenonme.IamthepersonIambecauseofyou.IrememberbeingonyourfarmalotwhenIwasyounger.Iremembertheprojectsyouplannedforus.Wepaintedrockstorepresentourfamilymembers.Wemadedollclothesoutofcolorfulsocks.Wemademanyplayhousesinthewoods.Welearnedthatifyouleftabucketofsoybeansintherainyouwouldsoonhaveabucketofgrowingbeans.Welearnedthatifwehelpedpickthestrawberriesinthemorningwe'dhavethemonouricecreamintheafternoon.Welearnedthatsomeplantshavefunnynamesliketheelephantearplant.Welearnedthatyoucouldmakedowithwhatyouhad.Welearnedthatmakingthingsoutofpaperandcardboardwasmorefunthanwhatcameinsidethepackaging.WelearneditwasOKtogetdirtybutGrandmawouldwashusupbeforeMomcame.Youoncemademodelsofeveryone'shouseswhichmademewanttobeanarchitect.Anothertimeyoumadequiltsforallofthegrandkids.Istillusemineeverynight.Theedgehaswornout.Butyoutaughtmehowtofixit.Iloveandrespectyou.Youarealwayspatientwithaquietdetermination.Grandmathankyouforeverythingyouhavetaughtme.IhopethatIamabletopassonallthesememoriesandskillstomychildrenandgrandchildren.LovealwaysKelly56.Afterlosingtwograndparentstheauthorbeganto_____.A.realizehergrandma'sinfluenceonherB.becomeapersonlikehergrandmaC.writetohergrandmaregularlyD.likehergrandmaverymuch57.Onhergrandma'sfarmKellylearnedto______.A.makestrawberryicecreamB.namedifferentfunnyplantsC.mendrepairtheworn-outedgeofherquiltD.usecupboardstomakemodelsofhouses58.Kelly'sgrandma______.A.waswillingtohelpothersB.wasskilledinmakingthingsC.wantedKellytobeanarchitectD.dislikedthekids'badbehaviors59.Kellywrotethislettermainlyto______.A.sendhergrandmabestwishesforChristmasB.showloveandrespectforhergrandmaC.recallherhappylifeonthefarmD.askhergrandmaforhelp

Ourwebsiteispresentingtoyoutheworld’sleadingmuseumsandgallaries:SmithsonianInstitutionWashingtonD.C.TheSmithsonianisoneoftheworld’sleadingresearchandmuseumcomplexeswith19museumsandgalleriestheNationalZoologicalParkandvariousresearchstations.Morethan137millionobjectsdetailingAmerica’shistoryareexhibitedherE.There’ssomuchtoseethatifyouspenteverydayandnightlookingattheexhibitsatnormalpaceintenyearsyou’dseeonlytenpercentofthewholE.Thereforeit’swisetoheadoutwithaplan.Focusonsomefamousexhibitsattwoorthreedifferentmuseums.LeLouvreParisFranceTheLouvrewasamedievalfortressandthepalaceofthekingsofFrancebeforebecomingamuseumtwocenturiesago.TheadditionoftheChinesearchitectI.M.Pei’sstylishglasspyramid金字塔shockedmanywhenitwasopenedtopublicin1989asthenewmainentranceyetitsomehowworksandhaswoncomplimentinthecountrycombiningthepalace’svariouselementstomakethemuseumstandoutasthemostshinningdiamondontheFrenchartisticcrown.Themuseum’scollectionsthoughfailingtoexcelinnumbersareamongthemostimportantintheworlD.TheAcropolisMuseumAthensGreeceTheamazinggroundfloorgalleryhouseswerefoundfromtheslopesoftheAcropolis卫城.Itsamazingsee-throughglassfloorprovidesawalkoverhistorywithaviewofthearchaeological考古的digging.SmallersettlementshavebeendugoutprovidingglimpsesofAthenianlifE.DespiteitslackofvarietyinexhibitsandlimitedcollectionstheAcropolisattractsaudiencebyforthefirsttimeallowingvisitorstotakeinthestoneexhibitswhicharedisplayedinopenaircharacterizedbychangingnaturallight.StateHermitageSt.PetersburgRussiaRussiamaybeisolatedfromtheartisticcentersoftheUSorWestEuropebuttheHermitagehasmanagedtoacquireaspectacularcollectionofworldart—threemillionitemsinnumbers.ThemuseumoccupiessixbuildingsalongtheNevaRivertheleadingstructurebeingthecandy-likeWinterPalacE.Thisgloriouslyblue-and-whitestructurewasfinishedin1764andoverthenextseveralcenturieswasthemainresidenceoftheczars沙皇.Themuseum’sleadingattractionisWesternEuropeanart—in120roomsinfourbuildingsrangingfromtheMiddleAgestothepresentday.70.Comparedwiththeotherthreewhichofthefollowingisnotgeographicallydistinguishedinarthistory?A.SmithsonianInstitution.B.LeLouvrE.C.TheAcropolisMuseum.D.StateHermitagE.71.Whichofthefollowingenjoysthelargestnumberofexhibitcollections?A.SmithsonianInstitution.B.LeLouvrE.C.TheAcropolisMuseum.D.StateHermitagE.72.ThenewLeLouvreentrancewasrecognizedbyFrenchpeoplebecause______.A.itwasdesignedbyafamousforeignarchitectB.itwasconstructedinaveryfashionablestyleC.itdemonstratesthejointeffectofdifferentfactorsD.itexhibitsthediamondonthecrownofaFrenchking73.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.IfyouplanwellyoucanviewmostexhibitsofSmithsonianInstitutionduringonevisit.B.TheWinterPalaceusedtoserveasthehomeforRussiankings.C.ForpreservationtheAcropolisMuseumexhibitsarenotallowedtobeexposedtosunlight.D.TheRussiandomesticartworksarethemostattractivecollectionsinStateHermitagE.

Aseriousthreattofarmersinmanypartsoftheworldiserosion.Erosionoccursifalargeareaoflandisclearedoftreesandisthenbadlytreatedbythefarmers.Therainandwindsmaygraduallywashawayorblowawaymuchofthetopsoil.Whenthishappenscropsofwheatorcornbecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswell.Iferosioncontinuesitwillturngoodlandintoadesert.Inthepastwhenerosionappearedfarmerssometimesmovedtoanewplacetofarm.Sometimestheycouldnotmovebutcontinuedtotrytogrowfoodintheunhealthysoil.Thiscausedthemtosinkintopoverty.Soonsomepeoplerealizedthattherewaslittlerichfertilesoilintheworldgovernmentbegantotrytostoperosion.OneofthefirstexperimentstostoperosionbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933.TheexperimentwascarriedoutintheareaoftheTennesseeRiver.Floodsandbadfarminginthisareahadruined毁坏landthathadoncebeenrich.AsaresultmostofthepeoplelivingaroundtheTennesseeRiverwereverypoor.Thegovernmentbuiltbigdamsacrosstheriverandstoredthewaterforuseduringthedryseasonwhentherewasnorain.Thegovernmentworkersalsohelpedfarmerstofertilizetheirsoilandtolearnnewfarmingmethodswhichcouldstoperosion.AtthebeginningthefarmerswerenotinteresteD.ButsoongoodhealthycropsbegantoappearonthelandwherenewmethodswhereuseD.TenyearsaftertheextremelyprosperousthegreatsuccessofthisexperimenthadledsimilarprojectsintheotherpartsoftheworlD.66.Theworderosioninthefirstparagraphmeans.A.theclearingoftreesB.excessive极度useofthelandC.thedestructionofcropsD.graduallossoftopsoil67.Thepassagetellsusthaterosionisaproblemwhich.A.firstbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933B.occursmainlyinriverareasC.affectsmanypartsoftheworldD.isbecomingmoreandmoreserious68.Inthesecondparagraphtosinkintopovertymeans.A.tolosetopsoilinerosionB.tobecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswellC.tobecomeverypoorD.toturnintoadesert69.Themainpurposeofthispassageistotellpeople.A.howerosionoccursB.theimportanceofusingnewfarmingmethodsC.somethingcanbedonetopreventerosionD.theseriousoutcomes后果oferosion70.WhatmadethelandintheareaoftheTennesseeRiverpoor?A.ClearingoftreesB.FloodsC.BadfarmingD.BandC.

ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?WastheMonaLisaaself-portraitindisguise伪装?AgroupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremainsandtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.Iftheskullisundamagedthescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityoftheMonaLisA.RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sfacetheycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopeneD.WecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddustsaysGiorgioGruppioniananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject.Butiftheremainsarewellkepttheyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slifeandsometimesintheirdeath.SilvanoVincetitheleaderofthegroupsaidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisIwhonamedhimfirstpaintertotheking.Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethereanddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplacethepalacechurchofSaintFlorentinewasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastlE.TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmarksaidAlessandroVezzosithedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestionssuchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremainsbuttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheprojectcalledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritagewascreatedin2003withtheaimofsolvingthegreatmysteriesofthepastsaidVincetiwhohaswrittenbooksonartandliteraturE.Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspaintingtheMonaLisahangsintheLouvreinPariswhereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'ssubjectforcenturieswithopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'sownmother.ThatLeonardointendedtheMonaLisaasaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:SomethinkthatLeonardo'stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.IfgrantedaccesstothegravesitetheItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume挖掘theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo'sincludingwithDNAtesting.Ks*5uVezzosiquestionstheDNAcomparisonsayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants后代ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'scloserelatives.GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybecomparedtoDNAfoundelsewherE.ForexampleLeonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumbpossiblyusingsaliva唾液meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.EvenintheabsenceofDNAtestingothertestscouldprovideusefulinformationincludingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawomanandwhetherthepersondiedyoungorolD.EvenwithinthecommitteeexpertsaredividedovertheidentityoftheMonaLisA.Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated共鸣withLeonardo.VezzosithemuseumdirectordismissedasbaselessandsenselesstheideathattheMonaLisacouldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayhavebeeneitherawifeoftheartist'ssponsortheFlorentinenoblemanGiulianodeMediciorLisaGherardinithewifeofarichsilkmerchantFrancescodelGiocondo.ThetraditionalviewisthatthenameMonaLisacomesfromthesilkmerchant'swifeaswellasitsItalianname:LaGiocondA.50.Whydoestheauthoraskacoupleofquestionsinthebeginning?A.Toarousetheinterestofreaders.B.TopuzzleItalianscientists.C.Toanswerthequestionshimself.D.TomakefunofFrenchofficials.51.Thebesttitleofthisstorymightbe_____.A.WhatIsthePurposeofanInvestigation?B.HowDidLeonardodaVinciDieinFrance?C.AretheRemainsReallyThoseoftheMaster?D.DidLeonardoPaintHimselfas'MonaLisa'?52.ThesentenceheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsunderlinedinParagraph4suggeststhatVincetiintendsto_____.A.presstheFrenchofficialstoparticipateintheirprojectB.urgetheFrenchofficialstoopenthetombearlynextweekC.persuadetheFrenchofficialstoallowopeningthetombD.recordeventsinaperson’slifewiththeFrenchofficials53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ScholarshavethesameopiniononDNAtesting.B.ScientistsdoubtiftheremainsarethoseofdaVinci.C.TheidentityofMonaLisahasalreadybeenproveD.D.AlessandroVezzosigotpermissiontoopenthetomB.54.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____?A.MonaLisaisthenameofthewifeofasilkmerchantB.theMonaLisaisaself-portraitofLeonardodaVinciC.expertsdividedthecommitteeintoseveralgroupsD.opinionsdifferoftheidentityoftheMonaLisa

PeoplelivingintheUKtakequiteafewholidaysabroadandinthecountryeachyear.Choicesmadeaboutwheretogohowtogetthereandwhattodocaneitherbenefitorharmtheenvironment.WhileonholidayManyofthethingsyoucandotothegreeneronholidaywillbethesamethingsyoucandoathome—buttherearealsosomeextrathingstoolikeavoidinggiftsmadefromendangeredplantsandanimals.Herearesomesuggestions:●Makingthemostoflocallyproducedfoodanddrinkandlocalactivitiesandattractionswillsupportpeopleintheareayouarevisitingandreducetheneedforfurtherenvironmentalinfluencefromtransport.●Switchingoffanyairconditioningheatingandlightswillhelpreduceclimatechangeeffect.●Savewater—somecountriessufferfromwatershortagesandsavingwatercanhelpavoiddamagetoournaturalhabitats.EndangeredspeciesSomegiftsandfoodsavailableinsomecountriescanbemadefromendangeredplantsoranimals.Checkbeforeyoubuybutifyoudoubtavoidanimalandplantgifts.MoredetailsofthetypesofproductstoavoidanyillegaltradehotspotscanbefoundontheSouvenirAlertwebpagE.Makingapositivecontributiontotheplaceyouarevisiting.Therearewaysinwhichyourholidaycanhelpsupportlocalpeopleandtheenvironment.●Therearemanyopportunitiestovolunteerandhelpwithprojectsthatconserveandimprovenaturalhabitats.●Whenyouareawayorifyouarelookingforsomewheretovisityoucansupportprojectsorattractionswhichprotectwildlifesuchasnaturereservesandconservationprojects.25.Accordingtothepassagewecan_______tohelpreduceclimatechangeeffect.A.makegooduseofwaterB.buylocalfoodanddrinkC.saveelectricityD.goaroundonfoot26.Weshouldcheckthegiftsandfoodsbeforebuyingbecause______.A.sometimestheyareofpoorqualityB.theymaynotbetypicallocalproductsC.someofthemwilldoharmtoourhealthD.theymaybemadefromendangeredanimalsorplants27Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.itisnoteasyforpeopletotravelabroadB.noteveryonecantellanillegalsouvenirC.greenholidayshavebeenacceptedbypeopleD.volunteerworkisamustforprotectingnaturalhabitats28.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.travelenjoymentB.theharmtotheenvironmentC.protectionofendangeredanimalsD.greenerchoicesforholiday

Chinaisgoinggreen.Inordertoreduceairpollutionandoilshortagesautomobilemanufacturershaveannouncedtheirplanstodevelophybridvehicles混合燃料汽车fortheChinesemarket.Toyota'shybridcarPriuswillbereadytodriveinChinathisweek.Let'shavealookatthenewcar.Anyvehicleisahybridwhenitcombinestwoormoresourcesofpower.HybridcarsrunoffarechargeablebatteryandgasolinE.Hybridcarshavespecialengineswhicharesmallerthantraditionalgasolineengines.Theyrunat99percentoftheirpowerwhenthecariscruising匀速行驶.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerforrunninguphillsorwhenextraaccelerationisneedeD.StepintoaPriusandturnontheenginE.Thefirstthingyounoticeishowmuchquieteritisthanatraditionalcar.Atthispointthecar'sgasolineengineisdormant休眠.Theelectricmotorwillprovidepoweruntilthecarreachesabout24km/h.Ifyoustayatalowspeedyouareeffectivelydrivinganelectriccarwithnogasolinebeingusedandnowastegasgivesoff.Theonboard车载的computermakesthedecisionaboutwhentouseagasenginewhentogoelectricandwhentouseacombinationofthetwo.Ifyougoover24km/hwhenyousteponthegaspedal油门youareactuallytellingthecomputerhowfastyouwanttogo.Theelectronicmotorrechargesautomaticallyusingasetofbatteries.Whendrivingathighspeedthegasolineenginenotonlypowersthecarbutalsochargesthebatteries.Anytimeyouusethebraketheelectricmotorinthewheelswillworklikeageneratorandproduceelectricitytorechargethebatteries.Asaconsequencethecar'sbatterieswilllastforaround200000miles.35.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto________.A.teachpeoplehowtodriveahybridcarB.introduceanewkindofgreencarC.showhowtosavetheirgasolinewhendrivingacarD.announceplanstodevelophybridvehiclesforChina36.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?A.Thehybridcarsreduceairpollutionandoilshortages.B.Thecar'sgasolineenginedoesn'tworkuntilitreachesabout24km/h.C.Thiskindofcariscompletelycontrolledbyanonboardcomputer.D.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerwhenneedeD.37.Whatisthemostimportantfeatureofhybridcars?A.TheyarepoweredbybotharechargeablebatteryandgasolinE.B.Theyaremuchquieterthantraditionalcars.C.Theyonlyuse99percentoftheirpowertorunuphills.D.Theyhavesmallerenginesthantraditionalgasolineones.38.Whatcanweconcludefromthestory?A.Thebatteriescanberechargedatanytimeyouwant.B.Usingthebrakesuggeststhatthegasolineengineshouldwork.C.Thebatterieswilllastfor200000mileswithoutbeingrechargeD.D.Thegasolineenginechargesthebatteriesaswellaspowersthecar.

GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessingle-handedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakedrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It’saboutyourpersonality个性andfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewhowLiebermanwasbackinhiswonsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany航空公司waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflightsLiebermangotthejoB.36.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily____.A.haverelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathomeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant37.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman____.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.throughhistapedshowD.onatelevisionprogram38.Whatdoesthewordcharismaunderlinedinthetextreferto?A.A.naturalabilitytoattractothers.B.A.waytoshowone’sachievement.C.Lieberman’safter-classinterest.D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.39.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.HewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwichesD.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.40.WhatcanwelearnaboutLiebermanfromthetext?A.Heiscleverbutlonely.B.heisfriendlyandactivE.C.HeenjoystravelingarounD.D.Heoftenchangeshismenus.

Indian’ssnakecharmersaretoberetrainedaswildlifeteachersunderaplantopreventtheiruniqueskillsandknowledgefrombeinglost.Thecharmerswhomakesnakesdancetothesoundofflutes笛子usedtobeatraditionalfeatureofIndianlifeperformingintownsandvillagesuntiltheywerebannedin1972tocontrolthetradeinsnakeskins.ThegovernmentisnowconsideringaplantotrainthesaperasastheyareknowntovisitschoolsandzoostotellchildrenaboutforestsandwildlifE.Thereisalsoaproposaltosetupadialasnakecharmerservicetohelphouseholderstodealwithunwelcomeintruders.ForgenerationstheyhavebeenafeatureofIndianlifebutnowtheycan’tearnalivingforfearofarrestsaidBeharDuttaconservationistbehindtheplansifapolicemandoesn’tcatchthemanimalrightsactivistsreportthem.Manysnakecharmershavecontinuedtoworkclandestinelysincethebandespitethethreatofuptothreeyearsinjail.Buttheirtrademarkcloth-coveredbasketshungfromabamboopolecarriedacrosstheirshouldersmakethemaneasytargetforpolicE.ThefateofShishaNath56fromBadarpuravillagejustoutsideofDelhiistypicalofpractitioners从业者ofthedyingart.IusedtoearnenoughtosupportmyfamilyandsendmychildrentoschoolhesaiD.Nowit’shardtoearneven£1aday.Mychildrenwanttobesnakecharmers.It’souridentity.Welovethework.Butit’sbecomeimpossiblE.NextmonthDutt’sprojecttotrain30snakecharmerswillbeginatasnakeparkinPunewesternIndiawhereexpertswillenrichtheirhome-grownskillswithsomeformalknowledgE.Morethanthelawthoughitisthedishonestattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymenthatangersmanysnakecharmers.We’redisturbedallthetimebutwhenpeoplewantasnakeremovedfromthehousetheyrushtoussaidPrakashNathwhowasorderedrecentlytothehomeofSoniaGandhitheCongresspartyleader.66.Snakecharmerswillberetrainedaswildlifeteachersmainlybecause______.A.schoolsneedlargenumbersofsuchteachersB.mostofthemcannotsupporttheirfamiliesC.theirperformancesonthestreetarebannedD.thegovernmentplanstosavethedyingart67.Thepurposeoftheproposeddialasnakecharmertelephoneserviceis______.A.togiveperformanceofsnakedancingB.toteachhouseholdershowtocatchandkillsnakesC.tooffercleaningservicetowealthyhouseholdersD.tohelpremoveunwantedsnakesfromthehouses68.Thewordclandestinelyinparagraph4canbebestreplacedbytheword_____.A.secretlyB.publiclyC.subconsciouslyD.diligently69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Snakecharmerscaneasilyberecognizedbythepoliceonthestreet.B.Childrenofsnakecharmerswouldnotliketocontinuetheirfathers’joB.C.Snakecharmersarequiteangrywiththeattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymen.D.Theanimalrightsactiviststakeanegativeattitudetowardssnakecharmers.

IfConfuciuswerestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudyprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheoldChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.72.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto_________.A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrationsC.showgreatrespectfortheoldthinkerD.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject73.ThereasonwhyfewAmericansrememberConfuciusonhisbirthdayisprobablythat______.A.theydon’tcareaboutConfuciusatall.B.theyconsidertheirownnationalheroesmoreimportant.C.hehasbecomeabridgebetweenforeignersandChinA.D.theydon’tpaymuchattentiontothebirthdaysoffamouspeople.74.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A.werenotinterestedinChinesestudiesbeforeB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseD.hopetomakemoneyinChina75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.ForgottenWisdominAmerica

AprimaryschoolinUKhasbannedValentine’sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.AshcombePrimarySchoolinWestonSuperMareSomersethastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbeconfusingforchildrenundertheageof11whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.Inthismonth’snewsletter通讯PeterTurnertheheadteacherwarnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated没收.HewroteWedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’sDaycardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalkaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.WebelievethatsuchideasshouldwaituntilchildrenarematureenoughemotionallyandsociallytounderstandthecommitmentinvolvedinhavingorbeingaboyfriendorgirlfrienD.Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’sDayideashouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhanD.HisviewswereendorsedbyRuthRice46whohastwinsHarrietandOliviaattheschool.ShesaidChildrenatthatageshouldn’treallybethinkingaboutValentine’sDaytheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.Theyareatanagewhentheyareimpressionable易受影响的andmostparentsincludingmyselfarewithMr.Turner.Sheaddedthatthecardscausetoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn’tthensomeonewillbedisappointeD.HoweverRajeevTakyar40whohastwochildrenJai11andAryanfiveattheschoolsaidhewasoutraged.HesaidThereareschoolsthathavebannedconkers栗子游戏andsnowballsandnowValentine’sCards.Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.HowaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwiseIt’sridiculous.AlecSuttenwoodfatherofthreechildrensaidofthebanIt’stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMother’sorFather’sDay.26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschooliswellreceiveD.B.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschoolcausesargument.C.BritishchildrenspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutlovE.D.ABritishhighschoolbansValentine’sDaycards.27.Theunderlinedwordendorsedmeans________.A.criticizedB.quotedC.disapprovedD.approved28.WhatdoyouknowaboutHarrietandOlivia?A.TheywillsendValentine’sDaycardsthisyear.B.Theyarestronglyagainsttheschool’sdecision.C.TheyareofthesameagE.D.TheyarethechildrenofRajeevTakyar.29.AccordingtoRajeevTakyar________.A.sendingValentine’sDaycardshelpsdevelopchildren’ssocialskillsB.banningValentine’sDaycardswillbenefitchildrenC.thecardscausetoomuchcompetitionamongchildrenD.childrenaretooyoungtotalkaboutlove30.ThenewsletterbyPeterTurnerprobablyappearedon________.A.February22B.February6C.March18D.August1

DuringWorldWarIaGermanspycalledReginaldRowlandworkedintheUnitedKingdomgatheringinformationforGermanyabouttheBritisharmy.A.boxoftalcumpowder爽身粉andotherlotions护肤液withmaterialstowritesecretmessageswerefoundinhisroomwhenhewascaughtbyBritishsoldiers.Healsousedinvisible看不见的inkonshirtcollarsinpensandmixedwithcakesofsoaptosendsecretmessages.Soifyouwanttosendsecretmessagesyouwillneed:lemonabowlathinpaintbrushortoothpickwhitepaperahairdryerorlightbulbDirections:1.Cutthelemoninhalfsqueeze挤thejuiceintoabowlandremoveanypulp果肉.2.DipthepaintbrushortoothpickintothelemonjuicE.3.Writeyourmessageordrawyourmaponthewhitepaperworkingquicklysothatyoucanseewhatyouhavewrittenbeforethelemonjuicedries.4.Whenthejuicedriesyourmessagewillnotbeseen.ProtectitbywritinganormalmessageinpencilontheothersidE.5.TorevealthesecretmessageholdthepaperinfrontofawarmhairdryerorlightbulB.33.AccordingtothetextReginaldRowland_____.A.hatedthewarB.wasfromtheUKC.workedforGermanyD.wasgoodatmakingupstories34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestep2ofthedirections?35.Insendingsecretmessagesthehairdryerisusedto_____.A.showthesecretmessageB.removethelemonpulpC.squeezethejuiceD.drythejuice

Inspiteoftheuncertaintyoftheeconomythemovieindustryhasbeenstrickenbyabox-officeoutburst.Suddenlyitseemsasifeveryoneisgoingtothemovieswithticketsalesthisyearup17.5percentto$1.7billion.Anditisnotjustbecauseticketpricesarehigher.Attendancehasalsojumpedbynearly16percent.Ifthatpacecontinuesthroughtheyearitwouldamounttothebiggestbox-officeincreaseinatleasttwodecades.AmericansforthemomentjustwanttohideinaverydarkplacE.PeoplewanttoforgettheirtroublesandtheywanttobewithotherpeoplE.Helpingfeedtheoutburstisthemixofmovieswhichhavebeenmoreaudience-friendlyinrecentmonthsasthestudioshavetriedtoadjustafterthediscouragingsalesofmoreseriousfilms.Asshestoodinlineatthe18-screenBridgetheatercomplexhereonThursdaytobuyweekendticketsforJonasBrothers:The3DConcertExperienceAngelHernandezwasnotthinkingmuchaboutescapingreality.InsteadMs.HernandezaLosAngelesparkinglotattendantandmotheroffouryounggirlswasfocusedononeveryspecificreality:herwallet.SpendinghundredsofdollarstotakethemtoDisneylandisridiculousrightnowshesaiD.For$60andsomecandymoneyIcanstillbeagoodmomandgivethemalittlefun.AlotofparentsmayhavebeenthinkingthesamethingFridayasJonasBrotherssoldoutmorethan800theatersandwasexpectedtosellapowerful$25millionormoreintickets.Thefilmindustryappearstohavehadahandinitsrecentgoodluck.OverthelastyearortwostudioshavereleasedmoviesthatarehappierscarierorjustlessdepressingthanwhatcamebeforE.AfterpoorresultsforarushofseriousdramasbuiltaroundtheMiddleEastHollywoodgotbacktocomedies.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheimprovementofthemovieindustry?A.A.growingnumberofpeoplearegoingtothecinemA.B.Peoplearericherwiththedevelopmentofeconomy.C.Morecomediesaremadethanseriousfilms.D.PeoplehavetopaymoretowatchamoviE.2.Ms.Hernandezpurchasedthemovieticketsbecause________.A.shetriedtoescaperealityB.shewasacrazymoviefanC.shewasfondofDisneylandD.shewantedtopleaseherkids3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingnumberisnotusedtodescribetheshootingupofthemovieindustry?A.17.5%B.$1.7billionC.$60D.$25million4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.presentingtheeffectandanalyzingthecausesB.followingtheorderoftimeC.describingproblemsanddrawingaconclusionD.makingcomparisonofideas

3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmust-seemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In2010several3DmoviesbombedattheboxofficE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethisisn’tthefirsttimeHollywoodhasstruggledtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencetimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolorbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe’regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somedaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUsseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityhasfoundaudiencedon’tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3Drecentlymadeover$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron’sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI’mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeopledon’tnoticeitbecausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.29.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality30.Theexampleofsoundandcolorisusedmainlytoshowthat______.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies31.InWalterMarch’sopinion3Dmovies_______.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofits.B.aremoreexpensivethan2Dmovies.C.dogreatharmtopeople’shealth.D.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3Dmovies.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D’stimE.

Shoot▲verbshotshotWEAPON→1E.tofireabulletoranarrowortohitinjureorkillapersonoranimalbyfiringabulletorarrowatthem:Ifhe’snotarmeddon’tshoot.⊙Thekidswereshootingarrowsatatarget.⊙ShewasshotthreetimesintheheaD.⊙Hehasalicensetoshootpheasantsonthefarmer’slanD.⊙Apolicemanwasshotdeadinthecitycentrelastnight.⊙Thetroopsweretoldtoshoottokill.SPORT→2A.totrytoscorepointsforyourselforyourteaminsportsinvolvingaballbykickinghittingorthrowingtheballtowardsthegoal:HeshotfromthemiddleofthefieldandstillmanagedtoscorE.MOVEQUICKLY→3A.tomoveinaparticulardirectionveryquicklyanddirectly:SheshotpastmeseveralmetersbeforethefinishinglinE.⊙Heshotoutoftheofficeaminuteago─Ithinkhewaslateforameeting.⊙Theywerejustshootingofftotownsowedidn’tstoptospeak.shooter['ʃu:tə]noun[C]He’sthoughttobethebestshooterintheleaguE.▲idioms:haveshotyourboltUKINFORMALtohavealreadyachievedallthatyouhavethepowerabilityorstrengthtodoandtobeunabletodomore:Hestartedoffthegamewellbutseemedtohaveshothisboltbyhalf-timE.•shootyourselfinthefoottodoorsaysththatwillcauseyoualotoftroubleorharmespeciallywhenyouaretryingtogetanadvantageforyourself.•shootyourmouthoffINFORMALtotalktoomuchinaloudanduncontrolledway:It’sjustlikeRichardtogoshootinghismouthoffaboutotherpeople’saffairs.•shootforthemoonUStoaskforthebestorthemostyoucouldhopefor:YoumightaswellshootforthemoonandaskforapromotionaswellasaraisE.•shootquestionsatsbtoasksomeonealotofquestionsveryquicklyoneaftertheother:HeshotquestionsatmesoquicklythatIdidn’tevenhavetimetoanswer.•shootthebreezeUSINFORMALtotalkwithsomeoneoragroupofpeopleaboutthingswhicharenotimportant:WesatoutontheporchjustshootingthebreezE.▲phrasalverbs:shootsthdowntodestroyanaircraftormakeanaircraftbirdetC.falltothegroundbyshootingatit:Hewaskilledduringthewarwhenhisplanewasshotdown.shootsbdowntoshootandusuallykillsomeoneshowingnosympathy:IsawTomshoothimdownlikeadoginthestreet.shootfor/atsthUStotrytodosomething:It’sworthtakingchanceswhenyou’reshootingatachanceoffameandwealth.shootoutIfopposinggroupsorpeoplearmedwithgunsshootitouttheyshootateachotheruntiloneofthegroupsorpeopleisdeadordefeateD.shootthroughAUSTRALIANINFORMALtoleaveaplaceveryquicklyespeciallyinordertoavoidhavingtodosomethingshootupINCREASE→INFORMALtogrowinsizeorincreaseinnumberorlevelveryquickly:DavidhasreallyshotupsinceIsawhimlast.⊙Pricesshotupby25%.▲noun:PLANT→1[C]thefirstpartofaplanttoappearabovethegroundasitdevelopsfromaseedoranynewgrowthonanalreadyexistingplant:Twoweeksafterwe’dplantedtheseedslittlegreenshootsstartedtoappear.⊙FIGURATIVEThefirstgreenshoots=hopefulsignsofeconomicrecoveryhavestartedtoappear.FILM→2[CUSUALLYSINGULAR]whenphotographertakeaseriesofphotographsusuallyofthesamepersonorpeopleinthesameplace:Wedidafashionshootonthebeachwiththegirlsmodelingswimwear.WEAPON→3[C]anoccasiononwhichagroupofpeoplegotoanareaofthecountrysidetoshootanimalsshooting['ʃu:tiŋ]noun1A.[U]whenbulletsareshotfromgunsorotherweapons:Weheardsomeshootinginthenight.2A.[C]whensomeoneisinjuredorkilledbyabulletshotfromagun:Therehavebeenanumberofshootingsinthecapitalthisweek.3[U]thesportofshootinganimalsorbirds:pleasant/grouseshooting⊙Hegoesshootingmostweekends.40.WhatdoesthephrasegreenshootsmeaninGreenshootshavebeguntoappearindifferentmarkets?A.Signsofrecovery.B.Highprices.C.Environmentalprotection.D.Changeinpolicy.41.FillintheblankinthesentenceIcan’tbelievethisisJoshua—he’s______sincewelastmet!A.shotoutB.shotthroughC.shotupD.shotdown42.Whenyouaretalkingaboutunimportantthingswesayyouare______.A.shootingyourselfinthefootB.shootingthebreezeC.shootingyourmouthoffD.shootingquestionsatsomebody43.ChooseawordtocompletethesentenceThe______whichkilledapolicemanandwoundedapasser-bywasreportedtohavelastedonly13seconds.A.shooterB.shootC.shotD.shooting

PeopleinHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.HongKongwasaBritishcolonyforover156yearsbeforereturningtoChinain1997.Englishwastheonlyofficiallanguageuntil1994.MostpeopleinHongKongtodayspeakCantonesebutMandarinandotherdialectsarealsohearD.BritishEnglishisstillwidelyspokenandtaughtherE.NowhowevermanypeoplearechoosingtolearnAmericanEnglish.VictorChanforexamplehaschildrenwhoattendaschoolcalledNatureEQ.TheyarelearningtosaywordsintheAmericanway.Mr.ChansayshewantshissonstolearnAmericanEnglishbecauseheplanstosendthemtotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy.NatureEQisoneofagrowingnumberofschoolsinHongKongthatofferAmericanEnglishclasses.FrankieNgopenedtheschool17yearsagoatwhichtimehehadonly40students.Todaytheschoolhas350students.Mr.NgsaysAmericanEnglishisclearandeasytoteachandunderstanD.StudentSamYuhasanotherreasonforstudyingAmericanEnglishIthinkAmericanEnglishisgettingmoreandmoreimportantandismaybetakingoverthedominanceofBritishEnglishsoI’mwillingtolearn.PublicschoolsstillteachmostlyBritishEnglish.ButthenumberofprivatelanguageschoolsteachingAmericanEnglishisgrowing.InHongKong’sTseungKwanOdistrict.ForexampletheWorkshopSchoolhad20studentsaweekwhenitopenedoneyearago.Todayithasmorethan180studentseachweek.AmericanEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofinternationalbusiness.IncreasedcontactwithAmericanculturelikemoviestelevisionprogramscomputergamesandtheInternetisspreadingAmericanexpressionsandaccentsinareasotherthanbusiness.ButfornowwhatpeoplehearinthestreetsofHongKongismainlytraditionalBritishEnglish.WecanunderstandbothbutwespeakwiththeBritishaccentsaidonelocalwoman.56.HowlonghadBritishEnglishbeentheonlyofficiallanguageinHongKongA.Morethan150years.B.Lessthan150years.C.About100years.D.Lessthan100years.57.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhysomanypeoplelearnAmericanEnglish?A.AmericanEnglishiseasyandcleartounderstanD.B.AmericanEnglishmaytakeoverthedominanceofBritishEnglish.C.AmericanEnglishiswildlyusedinareasotherthanbusiness.D.BritishEnglishisatraditionalandancientlanguageandisoutofdatE.58.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddominanceinParagraph6mean?A.AdvantagE.B.Strength.C.Control.D.InfluencE.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MoreandmorestudentswillgiveupEnglishbutlearnMandarin.B.WeneverheartraditionalBritishEnglishspokeninthestreetofHongKong.C.TherewillbemoreandmoreschoolslikeNatureEQandtheWorkshopSchool.D.PeopleinHongKongwiththeBritishaccentcan’tunderstandAmericanEnglish.60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AmericanEnglishisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinHongKong.B.MoreandmorepeopleinHongKongwanttosendtheirchildrentoAmericA.C.MoreandmorepeopleinHongKongbegintospeakmorelanguages.D.MoreschoolsinHongKongareofferingAmericanEnglishclassesthaninotherareas.

YoumaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorridE.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGrayPhDoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaUShasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.HeisknownastheElevatorGuy.Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette礼仪issortofodd奇怪的GraytoldtheBBC.Theyelevatorsaresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.IfsomeoneelsecomesinwemayhavetomovE.AndhereaccordingtoGrayliftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserveD.Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealiftyoucandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyouyougointodifferentcornersstandingdiagonally对角线地acrossfromeachothertocreatedistancE.WhenathirdpersonentersyouwillunconsciouslyformatrianglE.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquarewithsomeoneineverycorner.A.fifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddlE.Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Onceinformostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdownorlookatyourphonE.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?Youdon’thaveenoughspaceProfessorBabetteRennebergaclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlintoldtheBBC.Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.Insuchasmallenclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued理解asthreateningorodD.TheeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontactshesaiD.40.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevatorB.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquetteC.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorrideD.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator41.AccordingtoGraywhenpeopleenteranelevatortheyusually_____.A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphoneC.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevatorD.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople42.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?43.Thewriterwrotethepassageinatoneof___________.A.disapprovedB.objectiveC.negativeD.supportive

TheUnitedNationsyesterdayurgedaglobalphase-outofold-stylelightbulbsandaswitchtolow-energylightingthatwouldsavebillionsofdollarsandcombat对抗climatechangE.About40countriesalreadyhaveplanstoswitchfromincandescentlightbulbs白炽灯泡theUNEnvironmentProgrammeUNEPsaidinareport.Generationofelectricityforlightingoftenfromburningfossilfuelsaccountsfor8%ofworldgreenhousegasemissions排放itsaiD.A.shifttomoreefficientbulbswouldcutelectricitydemandforlightingby2%.Indonesiaforinstancecouldsave$1bnayearandcutitsgreenhousegasemissionsby8mtonnesayeartheequivalentoftaking2mcarsofftheroaD.Brazilcouldsave$2bnayearMexico$900mUkraine$210mandSouthAfrica$280m.Allwouldalsodeliverbigcutsinemissions.TheactualeconomicbenefitscouldbeevenhighersaidAchimSteinerheadofUNEPwhoaddedthataswitchtoefficientlightinginIndonesiawouldavoidtheneedtobuildseveralcoal-firedpowerstationscosting$2.5bn.Andsimilarfindingscomefromothercountryassessments.Healsosaidthecostcalculationsdidnotincludehealthbenefitsfromswitchingfromtheuseoffossilfuelsincludinguseofkerosenelamps煤油灯.About1.8mdeathsayeararelinkedwithindoorairpollution.UNEPcautioned警告thereweredrawbacksbecausethemostcommonlow-energylightbulbscontaintoxic有毒的material.Itsaidcountriesneedtoensuresafecollectionanddisposal处理ofthelightbulbs.Itisacentralchallengeespeciallyindevelopingcountries.CountriesincludingEUmemberstheUSCanadaAustraliaCubaandthePhilippineswereworkingonphase-outsofold-stylebulbs.53.Theunderlinedpartphase-outinthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A.newrecognitionB.furtherdiscussionC.gradualdisuseD.steadyimprovement54.Byusinglow-energybulbsthegreenhousegasemissionswillbereducedby_____.A.0.16%B.2%C.6%D.8%55.Whichofthefollowingcountrieswillsavethemostmoneybyusinglow-energybulbs?A.IndonesiA.B.Brazil.C.Mexico.D.SouthAfricA.56.What’sthechallengeofpopularizinglow-energybulbs?A.Inconvenienceinusing.B.Lackoffinancialsupport.C.Safetyofdealingwithusedbulbs.D.MisunderstandingfromthepubliC.

BelowisanentrytakenfromanEnglishdictionary.46.BecarefulnottoscratchthefurnituremostprobablymeansBecarefulnotto.A.removeanymarksB.damageitssurfaceC.makeanynoisesD.changeitsposition47.ThewordscratchinSomedrawingshadbeenscratchedonthebackofthedoorhasthesamemeaningasin.A.WescratchedsomeofthedirtawayB.Thecar'spaintworkisbadlyscratchedC.Thedog;keptscratchingatthedoortogoout.D.Theyscratchedlinesinthedirttomakemarks48.She.hadscratchedbecauseofakneeinjurymightimplythatShecouldn't.A.takepartinaraceB.cancelapreparedactivity'C.makealivingaf6neD.makeenoughmoney49.WhentheFrenchgirlsaysIlearnedGermanfromscratchiiisixmonthsshemeansshe.A.hadpreviouslywellpreparedB.wasunsatisfiedwithherGermanC.knewnoGermanbeforethatD.foundfewmaterialsavailable

EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor—itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii’speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrass-coveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded爆炸andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.Soonstonesandhotash灰烬begantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains喷泉housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoometalbreadpanswereineverybakery面包店.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertell粉末usthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.53.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.54.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.55.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.56.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?A.SportsB.TravelC.ArtsD.Business

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

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

SincetheendofWorldWarIWWIin1918Canadiansandmillionsofothersaroundtheworldhavepausedatthe11thhourofthe11thdayofthe11thmonthtohonourthesacrificesoursoldiershavemadeindifferentwarsfightingforthefreedomsthatweallenjoytoday.KnownasRemembranceDaythedayoriginatedasatributetothesoldiersofWWIadarkperiodforouryoungcountrywhichclaimedthelivesofover60000militarypersonnelandciviliansandover16milliondeadworldwidE.AstherearenomoresurvivingsoldiersofWWItodaywerelyonthewisdomandwordsofthosesoldierswhofoughtinthewarsthatfollowedandthisdaynowalsorecognizestheirheroiccontribution.Theytellustoalwaysrememberwhatthosebravesoulsfoughtforandalltheyaskinreturnisthatweneverforget.That’swhyweweartheredpoppy罂粟花;that’swhywhenweseeasoldierinuniformweshouldstophimorherandsayThankyou;that’swhywetakeapausefromourbusylivesfortwoshortminutestodaytohonorthatrequest.Yetthismessageisfadingawayyearafteryear.TakeforexampletheterribledecisiontoallowparentstoexcusestudentsfromRemembranceDayceremoniesatschool.Notonlyisthisdisrespectfulitdistancesthestudentfromhisorherclassmates.ItisdifficulttounderstandwhyanyCanadianparentwouldwanttoremovetheirchildfromthetime-honoredtraditionofreadingthepoemInFlandersFieldswhileawreathofpoppiesislaiD.Itismoreimportantthanevertoteachschool-agedchildrenaboutourhistorynomatterhowviolentitwas.ShelteringthemfromtherealitiesofwarisagreatdisservicE.Understandingwhyconflictshappenedorhappentodaycanhelpshapechoicesanddecisionstheymakeasadults.Ofcoursebecauseweliveinafreesocietywecannotforceanindividualtodosomething.Itisunfortunatebutsomeparentsnowhavetheirchildopt-outoftheservices.Thesepeopleshouldberemindedtheyarefreetomakesuchchoicesonlybecauseofthemenandwomentherestofusareremembering.36.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRemembranceDay?A.It’sonlyheldinCanadA.B.Itsceremonylasts11hours.C.ItfallsonNovember11theachyear.D.It’stocelebratethecountry’sindependencE.37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaRemembranceDayactivitytoday?A.Stoppingat11A.m.torememberthewardeaD.B.ListeningtostoriestoldbyWWIsoldiers.C.Wearingaredpoppytoshowrespect.D.Showinggratitudetosoldiersinuniform.38.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Warhistoryistooviolentforschoolchildren.B.ThewriterwasonceasoldierintheCanadianarmy.C.FewstudentsarewillingtotakepartinRemembranceDayceremonies.D.Moreparentsarekeepingtheirchildrenawayfromfrighteningwarstories.39.TheunderlinedwordItinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____A.thedeathofsomanysoldiersinwarsB.thefactthatthereweresomanywarsafterWWIC.people’sungratefulnessforthefreedomtheyhaveD.removingchildrenfromRemembranceDayevents40.ThewriterbelievesthatA.thesacrificeofthesoldiersshouldalwaysberememberedB.RemembranceDayisbecominglessimportantforsoldiersC.schools-nolongerthinkRemembranceDayisnecessaryD.peopleshouldbeforcedtolearnabouttherealitiesofwar

Perfume香水hasbeeninexistenceforalongtimE.Thesedayscertainperfumesareconsideredcomparabletogreatworksofart.Hereareafewofthemostfamousperfumesinhistory.ChanelNo.5Thisperfumeisprobablythebest-sellingscent气味inthehistoryoffragrance香水.CreatedbyErnstBeauxforCocoChanelin1921ithasbeendescribedastheworld’smostlegendaryfragranceandremainsthecompany’smostfamousperfumE.ShalimarJacquesGuerlaincreatedthisvanillafragrancein1925.TheperfumetakesitsnamefromtheGardenofShalimarwhichwasbuiltbyEmperorShahJehanforoneofhiswives.Itwasanimmediatehitin1925andisstillextremelypopulartoday.JoyJoyisfamousforhavingbeenthemostexpensiveperfumeintheworldatonepoint.Itwascreatedin1930byHenriAlmérasforJeanPatoutoliftthebadmoodthathadsweptovertheworldafterthe1929stockmarketcrash.L’AirduTempsFrancisFarboncreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.ThefragranceisknownforitsspicycarnationandgardeniascentsaswellasitsbeautifulcrystalbottledesignedbyLalique.EternityCalvinKlein’ssecondperfumewascreatedbySophiaGrojsmanin1988.KnownforitslightfloweryscenttheperfumewaslistedintheFragranceHallofFamein2003.Itisrecommendedfordaytimewear.AngelThiswildlypopularperfumewascreatedin1992byOlivierCrespforThierryMugler.Theperfumewasaninstantsuccess.Theperfumehasoftenbeendescribedasdeliciousowingtoitschocolatyscent.Theperfumecomesinbeautifulstar-shapedbottles.Angelperfumealsocomesinseveralbathandbodyproducts.56.WhocreatedJoy?A.HenriAlméras.B.JeanPatou.C.SophiaGrojsman.D.JacquesGuerlain.57.Whichofthefollowingperfumesisknownforitswonderfulcrystalbottle?A.Shalimar.B.ChanelNo.5C.L’AirduTemps.D.Eternity.58.TheAngelperfumehasbeendescribedasdeliciousbecauseof__________.A.itsspicyscentB.itsspecialbottledesignC.itsvanillascentD.itschocolateyscent59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.EmperorShahJehancreatedtheShalimarperfumeforoneofhiswives.B.Joywascreatedtocheerpeopleupafterthestockmarketcrash.C.LaliquecreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.D.EternitywaslistedintotheFragranceHallofFamein1988.60.Wherecanyouprobablyseethisarticle?A.Inatextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.C.InatravelmagazinE.D.InafashionmagazinE.

NationalFootballLeaguestarWarrickDunnmakesthedreamofowningahomecometrueforstrugglingsingleparents.FortwoyearsOseiNyahumasleptinhomelesssheltersandinaTallahasseebusstationwhilehisfourchildrenstayedwithrelatives.War-rick.Dunnhelpedtobringthefamilybacktogetheragain.OnDecember18DunnhandedNyahumathekeystoarully-furnishedfour-bedroomhomeinTallahasseeFloridA.Dunnprovidedthedownpaymentandthefurnishings.Therewasevenafreshly-bakedapplepieonthetableandaChristmastreein.thelivingroom.AsNyahumaandhisfourchildrenwalkedfromroom10roomintheirnewhomeNyahurnawasveryexciteD.Itisoneofthegreatestexperiencestosay.'Thisismyhome'NyahumasaiD.ItriedtoholdbackthetearsbutIcouldn't.1wasfilledwithhappinessandasenseofsecurity.Formepast10yearsDunnhasmadeithislife'sdutytohelpsinglemotherswhoaretryingtoprovideabetterlifefortheirchildren.Hisprogramiscalled-'HomesfortheHolidays.Nyahumawasthefirstfathertoreceiveassistanceformtheprogram.SofarHomesfortheHolidayshasprovided74singleparentswithadownpaymentonahomefortheirfamilies.Theprogramfurnishesthehomeswishbedsawasheranddryercleaningsupplies—everythingafamilyneedsdowntothetoothbrushes.ThekitchensarestockedwithfooD.TheprogrambeganinTampaFloridaandhasnowexpandedtoTallahasseewhereDunnattendedcollegetoBatonRougeLouisianawhereDunngrewupandthentoAtlantaGeorgiawhereDunnnowplaysfootballfortheFalcons.IhavebeenblessedthroughoutmylifeandreceivedassistancealongthewayDunnsaiD.ThisismywayofhelpingtogivebacktothecommunitiesIhavelivedin.51.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe_____.A.IntroductionofWarrickDunnB.HomesfortheHolidaysC.FightingagainstPovertyD.TroubleofSingleParents52.WhichstatementistrueaboutNyahuma?A.Hestayedwithhischildrenhappilyandpeacefully.B.Hegotafully-furnishednewhomeinLouisianA.C.HecouldaffordthedownpaymentofthehousE.D.Hewasthefirstfathertheprogramofferedhelp.53.WarrickDunnwantstodevotehiswholelifetohelping_____.A.thepoorchildrenintheUnitedStatesB.thepeoplewhohaveeverhelpedhimC.thechildrenwhowanttobefootballstarsD.thesinglemothersinadifficultposition54.WarrickDunncarriesout.hisprogramininmanvplaeesandthecorrectordershouldbe.A.Tampa—Atlanta—BatonRouge—TallahasseeB.Atlanta—BatonRouge—Tallahassee—TampaC.Tampa—Tallahassee—BatonRouge—AtlantaD.Tallahassee—Atlanta——BatonRouge55.AccordingtothepassageHomesfortheHolidaysprovides_____.A.bedsforsleepingB.downpaymentonahomeC.teachersforchildrenD.cleaningsuppliesE.somebasicfoodfservantstodowashingA.a-b-d-eB.a-d-e-fC.a-b-c-dD.a-c-d-e

Doyouscreamonarollercoasterride?Youslowlyclimbupasteepslopeuntilanalmostvertical垂直的dropandthen...Ahhhhhhhh!Thrill-seekerslikemeareinluckbecausethemeparksarepushingtheboundariesoftechnologytocreatethefastesttallestscariestrollercoasterstheworldhaseverknown.AltonTowersinBritainopenedtheworld'sfirst14-1ooprollercoasterafewmonthsagocalledTheSmiler.OverinAbuDhabiFerrariWorldclaimstohavetheworld'sfastestonE.FerrariWorld'sFormulaRossaridesendsoutpassengersfrom0-240km/hinjust4.9seconds.DuringthisrapidaccelerationtheyexperienceG-forcesonlyfighterpilotsusuallyfeel:Upto4.8G.ThedesignerofseveralridesatAltonTowerssaid:Whilewecanstand6-8Gsforveryshortperiodsoftimeffweexperience5Gformorethanfivesecondswe'relikelytoblackout.Onmodernrollercoasterspassengersexperienceabout3Gintightturnsandloops.ButwhilewemayhavereachedthelimitintermsofG-forcesthereisnotechnologicallimittohowfastorhowhighrollercoasterscango---it'salldowntomoney.AltonTowers'TheSmilercost~18mtobuilD.Somecompaniesarefinding:otherwaystokeepusamuseD.There'samovetowardsindoorrideswheretheexperienceisimprovedbyaudio-visualtechnologies.ForexampleacompanycalledDynamicStructuresiscurrentlydevelopingacoal-mine-themedrideforaclientinDubaithatwillcombinespeedandG-forceswith3Dprojectioneffectsandroboticswhichwilltrickyourbrainintothinkingyou'rereallyfalling.Ican'twaittoenjoythisonE.Whataboutyou:Doyoulikebeingupsidedown?36.Theunderlinedphraseblackoutinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.....A.stopbreathingB.loseconsciousnessforashorttimeC.losememoryforeverD.bleedtodeath37.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__A.allthethemeparksarecreatingthefastrollercoastersB.theSmilersendsoutpassengersfrom0-240km/hinjust4.9secondsC.itisunusualforfighterpilotstofeelupto4.8GD.themorethemoneyisspentthefastertherollercoastercango38.Thefeatureofthecoal-mine-themedrideisA.3DtechnologiesB.indoorridesC.G-forcesD.dynamicstructures39.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFastestRollerCoasterB.TheSmilerandG-forcesC.ScreamingforFunD.TheNewTechnology

InadditiontowritingarticlesandbooksMarkTwaindelightedtheaudiencewithhispubliclecturesaboutthefarawayplaceshevisitedonhistravels.PeoplewereeagertolearnabouthistripstoplacesliketheSandwichIslandsnowHawaiiEgyptandtheHolyLanD.Twainoftenusedthefeesheearnedfromhislecturestopayformoreadventures.Hiswell-attendedperformancesalsoservedtobringattentiontohispublishingwork.Atthattimethepubliclecturewasaverypopularformofentertainmentandaudience’expectationsranhighbutTwainneverfailedtoamusethem.Twainalsowroteonamusingsubjects.In1873hereleasedabookcalledTheGildedAgE.Thebookwasasatire讽刺oftheverywealthytimE.A.satireisaworkthatmakesfunofbadhumanbehaviorsuchaswastefulspending.Twainmadepeoplelaughattheexcesses无节制oftherich.In1889TwaintookonothermembersoftheEstablishment.HewroteAConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’sCourtaboutaboywhotravelsbacktothetimeofKingArthur.Twainmadefunofthosewhoweregivenadvantagesnotbecausetheyhadearnedthembutbecauseoftheirfamilyconnections.IfyouhaveneverreadanyofMarkTwain’sworkstryreadingAConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’sCourtTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnorTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Theywillmakeyoulaugh.21.WhatdowelearnaboutMarkTwainfromthepassage?A.HelikedshowingoffbytalkingabouthistravelsabroaD.B.Hethoughttherichshouldshowmercytothepoor.C.Hislectureswereverypopular.D.Hesupportedthosewhosucceededwiththehelpofothers.22.MarkTwainwasgoodateachofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.writingexcellentworksB.givingwonderfullecturesC.writingorspeakinginahumorousstyleD.laughingatpeoplewithoutalotofmoney23.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsMarkTwain?A.Supporting.B.Admiring.C.DisappointeD.D.Indifferent.

Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusiC.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity阳刚theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotypeaUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressivenessratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtotheboycodeofhidingtheiremotionstobearealman.Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittleheadmasteroftheBritishboys-onlyschoolEtonwarnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys’learningstylelettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredomwrotethestudy'sauthorAbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginiA.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithboy-focusedapproachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouchandarephysicallymoreactivetheyneedtobegivenhands-onlessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaroundJamesfounD.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbemasterfulandinchargeinrelationships.InmixedschoolsboysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeansthestudyreporteD.31.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschool________.A.forcesboystohidetheiremotionstoberealmenB.helpstocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysC.encouragesboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD.naturallyreinforcesinboysthetraditionalimageofaman32.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys_______.A.performrelativelybetterB.behavemoreresponsiblyC.growupmorehealthilyD.receiveabettereducation33.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C.ItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneeD.D.Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.34.AccordingtoAbigailJamesoneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______.A.teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamspirit35.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames'report?A.TheyenjoybeinginchargE.B.Theyhavesharpervision.C.Theyconformtostereotypes.D.Theyareviolentandsexist.

Group–buyinginChinaModeledafterUShotwebsiteGroupon.comgroupbuyingwebsitesarenowpopularinChinA.Thesewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscounts打折foradailydealonsomebeststufftodoseeeatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChinA.Discountsareavailablewithinjustoneclick.ZhaoleiasoftwareengineerinBeijinglovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtochecktoday`sspecialathisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.SometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspacE.Zhaospendsaround800yuan$117.65ongroupbuyingeverymonthmostlytobuyfoodcoupons优惠劵foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionallytofindsomethingfuntodo.Ilovegroupbuying.InadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffersithelpsmegetsomethingfunexcitingandnewandsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnewhesaiD.WhenhefindsareallygoodbargainhewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSNQQore-mailorsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.IndoingsoheoftengetsacertaincutoffthepricE.Atsomesitesbuyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplications申请reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZuogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitgalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinterbutIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!ZuosaiD.28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuyingB.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarketC.youcan`tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuyingD.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.D.ZhaoLeican`tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ZhaoLei`sonlinepurchasinglifE.B.GroupbuyingC.TheUShotwebsitesD.A.newdigitalcamera31.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________.A.bargainingfacetofaceB.discussingwiththesellersC.providingthelinktoothersD.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice

Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories配饰.Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies.A.generationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavoringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheiragE.ProfessorJuliaTwiggyasocialpolicyexpertsaidWomenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s.Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter.Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto.Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly.ProfessorTwiggyanalyzedfamilyexpendingdataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—about5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply.TheprofessorsaidClothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast.Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrombutnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewherE.Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem.FashiondesignerAngelaBarnardwhorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondonsaidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbycelebritystylethaninpreviousyears.ShesaidWhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixtiestheywanttofollowthem.Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities.There'salsotheboominTVprogrammersshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlookandmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties.WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsagomyoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrichbutnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago.42.ProfessorTwiggyfoundthatcomparedwiththe1960s____________________.A.peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothesB.thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%C.thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%D.theamountofclothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%43.Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause____.A.theygettiredofthemselvesmorequicklyB.TVshowsteachthemhowtostayinshapeC.theyfeelmuchyoungernowD.clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore44.Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion?A.Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners.B.Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars.C.Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion.D.TheyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldagE.45.Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A.AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans.B.TheMoreFashionabletheLessExpensivE.C.UnexpectedchangesinFashion.D.BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry.

WhenyouareinLondonwhichhoteldoyouwanttostayin?HerearesomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon.55￡65Inthishotelthere’sagardenthatallowsgueststohangaroundoutsidewithadrinkaJapaneserestaurantanda24-hourbarthatservesallsortsofdrinksatfairprices.ArranHouseHotel￡97Themainattractionhereisthesocialhistoryofthislocation.Butifyouarenotinterestedinhistorythere’salwaystheprivaterosegardenandaDVDlibraryforyoutohavefun.Generallytheroomsareluxurious奢侈的andprovideallthenecessarytools;howeverthehistoryoftheplacesisthemainsellingpointherE.TheHoxton￡69TheHoxtonhasalwaysbeenfamousforits￡1-per-roomoffersbutforthosewhocan’tgetoneofthoseoffersit’sstillaffordablE.A.freesmallbreakfastisprovidedtoallrooms.Thereisalsoanicerestaurantnextdoor.ThePavilion￡100ThePavilionisaplacewhereeachofthe30roomshasamusicalthemE.MetallicaHonkyTonkAfroandCasablancaNightsarejustsomeofthethemedrooms.ThemusicisveryclassicalandthosewhoarepartoftheoldergenerationwillfindstayingheretobeaverypleasantexperiencE.FaceslikeDuranDuranandNaommiCampbellhaveturneduptothishotelbeforesoitmustbegooD.67.WhowouldmostprobablybeinterestedinstayingatArranHouseHotel?A.Someonewhoisinterestedinhistory.B.SomeonewhoisfondofJapanesefooD.C.Someonewholikesvisitingabarforadrink.D.Someonewholikeswatchingmoviesintheroom.68.Ifyouwanttostayatahotelforonenightatonly￡1youshouldtry_____.A.55B.TheHoxtonC.ArranHouseHotelD.ThePavilion69.DuranDuranandNaomiCampbellarementionedtoshowthehotelis_____.A.music-themedB.luxuriousC.famousD.nice70.Theauthorwritesthepassageto______.A.comparedifferenthotelsinLondonB.encouragereaderstopayavisittoLondonC.tellreaderswhathotelshehasstayedatinLondonD.recommendsomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon

MostAmericansgetwhatmoneytheyhavefromtheirwork;thatistheyearnanincomefromwagesorsalaries.TherichestAmericanshowevergetmostoftheirmoneyfromwhattheyown—theirstocksbondsrealestateandotherformsofpropertyorwealth.AlthoughtherearefewaccuratestatisticstogobywealthinAmericansocietyappearstobeconcentratedinveryfewhands.Morethan20percentofeverythingthatcanbeprivatelyownedisheldbylessthanonepercentoftheadultpopulationandmorethan75percentofallwealthisownedby20percentofAmericanadults.TheplainfactisthatmostAmericanshavenowealthatallasidefromtheirhomesautomobilesandasmallamountofsavings.IncomeintheUnitedStatesisnotashighlyconcentratedaswealth.In1917therichest10percentofAmericanfamiliesreceived26.1percentofallincomewhilethepoorest10percentreceived17percentmainlyfromSocialSecurityandothergovernmentpayments.ThemoststrikingaspectofincomedistributionisthatithasnotchangedsignificantlysincetheendofWorldWarII.Althougheconomicgrowthhasroughlydoubledrealdisposable可自由使用的familyincomethemoneyleftaftertaxesandadjustedforinflationoverthelastgenerationthesizeofthesharesgiventotherichandthepoorisaboutthesamE.ByanymeasureeconomicinequalityisgreatintheUnitedStates.TherealitybehindthesestatisticsisthatalargenumberofAmericansarepoor.In191814percentofthepopulationwaslivingbelowthefederalgovernment’spovertylinewhichatthattimewasanannualincomeof$9287foranonfarmfamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildren.InotherwordsaboutoneoutofsevenAmericansover31millionpeoplewasofficiallyconsideredunabletobuythebasicnecessitiesoffoodclothesandshelter.Thesuggestedpovertylinein1981wouldhavebeenanincomeofabout$11200forafamilyoffour.Bythisrelativedefinitionabout20percentofthepopulationormorethan45millionAmericansarepoor.29.WhatisthepercentageofwealththatisinthehandsofmostAmericans?A.Lessthan25%.B.Morethan25%.C.Morethan75%.D.Lessthan20%.30.WhatdoesthemajorityoftheAmericanshaveintermsofwealth?A.Theirincomeandsavings.B.Theirhousecarsandsmallamountsofsavings.C.Everythingtheyownintheirhomes.D.Actuallytheyhavenowealthatall.31.Whatcanwelearnfromcomparisonofthetwopovertylinesinthelastparagraph?A.Thepovertylineof1918ismorefavorabletothepoorthanthatof1981.B.The1981linedidn’tleavemuchtothepoor.C.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1918linE.D.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1981linE.32.Fromthelasttwosentenceswecanseethat1981government’spovertyline_______.A.wasofnogoodforthepoorB.wasofficiallyapprovedC.wasnothelpfultothepoorD.wasnotputintooperationthen

IfyouplanonvisitingtoFijiyouareprobablylookingforsomefunthingstodo.Belowarefourunusualplaces.ThePoseidonResortThePoseidonresortisanunderwaterresortthatgivesvisitorsabeautifulviewofsealifE.Thisresortcovers255acres.It’scoveredandsurroundedbyalagoon咸水湖thatcovers5000acresandisabout90feetunderwatergivingyouabeautifulviewofsealiferightbeforeyoureyes.Thisresortevenhasahotelforthosewhowouldprefertohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingandwakinguptothebeautifulsceneryallaroundthem.TheSabetoMudPoolIfyou’relookingforsomethingunusualtodoyoucan’tpassupthemudpoolatSabeto.ItislocatedinamountainrangewithahugegroupofGeothermal地热的poolsfullofnicewarmmuD.Gettingdownandintothemudinthepoolisbelievedtohavebenefitsforhealthyskin.Thisisunusualbutadultsandespeciallykidswillloveit.FireWalkingFirewalkinginFijiisbelievedtohaveoriginatedontheislandofBeau.Firewalkingiswhenyouwalkonwhite-hotstonesbarefoot.Todothisyouhavetobementallypreparedforit.Trustme;thereisalotofpreparationandstrictrulesthattravelersfollowinordertodothissafely.TheFijiMuseumTheFijimuseumisunusualduetoalltheamazingartifactsyou’llseedatingback3000-4000years.Thismuseumhasacertainattractionthatmakesitfunny—ashoE.It’sbeensaidthatamannamedThomasBakerwaseatenbythelocalsseveralcenturiesagoandtheonlythingleftwashisshoE.ThisunusualmuseumisagreatideaifyoubringthewholefamilytoFiji.29.VisitorswhohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingatthePoseidonresortcan_________.A.enjoytheexcellentserviceinthehotelB.openwindowstoseesealifeswimmingC.seesealifearoundthemintheroomD.onlywatchvideosaboutsealife30.Whydoadultsliketogetdownintothemudpool?A.TofloatonthewarmmudB.TomakethemstrongC.ToplaywiththewarmmudD.Tokeeptheirskinhealthy31.Whichofthefollowingthingsneedsmorecourageandstricterrules?A.TryingfirewalkingB.VisitingthePoseidonresortC.GettingintotheSabetoMudPoolD.VisitingtheFijimuseum32.TheunderlinedwordartifactsinParagraph5means__________.A.historicthingsmadebymanB.thingsinventednotlongagoC.thingsthatlookverystrangeD.usefulthingsinpeople’sdailylife

Shouldpeoplewhostudyscienceandbusinesspaylessforcollegethanpeoplewhofocusonartandhistory?ThatmaysoonbethecaseatFlorida’sstateuniversities.IntougheconomictimesFloridagovernorRickScottwantstoleadcollegestudentstowardcareersthatwillpayoffaftergraduation.TherearemorejobsavailableinFloridainthefieldsofbusinessengineeringhealthcarescienceandtechnology.Sowhynotencouragestudentstofocusonthesehigh-demandsubjectsbycharginglesstuition学费forthem?WeassumestudentsgotocollegebecausetheywanttopursuejobsDaleBrillsaiD.Heistheheadofagroupofbusinesspeopleeducatorsandlawmakerswhomadetherecommendationtothegovernortokeeptuitionlowforjob-friendlyareasofacademicstudy.Weallsharethegoalofstudentsgettingjobsandbeingproductivecitizens.Somemajorsaremorevaluablethanothers.Supportersoftheplanhavetheirreasons.Morestudentswillchoosethesehigh-demandmajorsandgetjobsaftergraduation.Thestatewillgainaneducatedworkforcethatisqualifiedtofillopenjobs.UniversitiesthatcanshowthattheirgraduatesaregettingjobswillqualifyformorefundingfromthestatE.Butcriticsoftheplansayit’sunfairtoloadhumanitiesmajors—thosewhostudyliteraturephilosophyhistoryandart—withdebtwhilekeepingtuitionlowforso-calledhigh-demandmajorsinbusinessandsciencE.InfactuniversityprofessorswrotealettertoGovernorScottarguingthatifstudentsmajoringinhistoryandotherhumanitiessubjectsareforcedtopayhighertuitiontheymaysimplychoosetoattenduniversitiesinotherstates.StillothersarguethattheplansetsstudentsupforfailurE.StudentsshouldchoosemajorsbasedontheirinterestsskillsandtalentsratherthanonwhatjobsareavailableatanygiventimE.Thosewhochoosemajorsbecausetheyareinterestedinaparticularfieldofstudywillbemoresuccessfulandsatisfiedintheircareers.5.WhydoesFloridagovernorRickScottwanttochargescienceandbusinessstudentsless?A.Becausethesefieldsusuallyattractveryfewstudents.B.Becausescienceandbusinessaretoodifficulttolearn.C.Becausehewantsmorestudentstochoosethesefields.D.BecausehethinkstheyhaveapoorfamilybackgrounD.6.ItisimpliedinParagraph4that_______.A.therearenotenoughopenjobsforgraduatesinthestateofFloridaB.universitieswon’tbenefitfromadmittingmorestudentstoscienceareasC.encouragingstudentstochoosehigh-demandmajorsisbeneficialD.universitieswilltrytoenrollmorestudentsinordertoreceivemorefunding7.AccordingtoParagraph5whyaresomecriticsagainsttheplan?A.Theplanwillmaketuitionhigherforstudentsinotherfields.B.Theplanwillforceartstudentstotransfertoscienceandbusiness.C.Theplanwillsetabadexampletootheruniversitiesinotherstates.D.Theplanisunfairtoliteraturephilosophyhistoryandartstudents.8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Moststudentschooseamajorbecauseitcanleadtogoodjobs.B.ManystudentsregretchoosingamajortheythoughttheyloveD.C.StudentswhochooseamajorbecauseofjobsusuallyfailintheenD.D.Jobsshouldn’tbetheonlyreasonforstudentstochooseamajor.

Audiodigitalbooks有声数字化图书arebecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyears.Oneofthereasonsforthisisthataudiodigitalbookscanbereadinmanyplacescomfortably.Thefirstfavoriteplaceformanypeopleisinbedbeforegoingtosleep.Therearenightswhenapersonwouldwanttodonothingbutlieinbedwhilegoingoverwhathashappenedintheday.Manypeopleliketojustlieinbedinthedarkbeforetheyfallasleepatnight.Thiswouldbetheperfecttimetolistentoanaudiodigitalbook.IfyoureadanordinarybookthelightshavetobeturnedonandyouhavetoturnthepageswithyourhanD.AnaudiobookcanjustbelistenedtowhileapersonstayscomfortablyinbeD.Thenextfavoriteplacetolistentoaudiodigitalbookswouldbeinthekitchen.Forsomepeoplekitchenchoresareboring.Audiodigitalbooksprovidegoodentertainmentandpeopledon’tneedtoturnpages.Anaudiodigitalbookisafavoritewhileapersonisgardening.Theycanhelptakeaperson’smindoffjobsathanD.Itcanbefunandexcitingtodogardeningwiththehelpofthesebooks.Anothergreatplacewouldbewhileexercising.Itallowsthemindtobefreewhilethelegsbodyandarmsarekeptbusy.Thiswouldbeagreatplacetolistentothesebooks.Thenextfavouriteplacewouldbewhilecommuting乘车上下班eitherontheroadtoandfromworkonbusestrainsorevenonlongflights.Theyprovetobeagoodcompanion陪伴andhelpreducestress.59.Whyareaudiodigitalbooksbecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyears?A.BecausetheyaregooD.B.BecausetheyareusefulC.Becausetheyareconvenient.D.Becausetheyarenewest.60.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus_________.A.onlyaudiodigitalbookscanbelistenedtoinbeD.B.YouhavetokeepthelightonwhilereadingordinarybooksC.ItisagoodhabittolieinbedandlistentoaudiodigitalbooksD.A.favoriteplaceforpeopletolistentoaudiodigitalbooksisinbed61.Whyisanaudiodigitalbookaperson’sbestchoicewhenheisexercising?A.BecauseithelpshismindtorelaxB.BecauseithelpskeephisbodybusyC.BecauseithelpshimtosavetimeD.Becauseithelpsbuildastrongbody62.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Whatisanaudiodigitalbook?B.Howmanykindsofaudiodigitalbooksarethere?C.Whyareaudiodigitalbookssopopular?D.Wheredopeopleliketoreadaudiodigitalbooks?

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

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

PlanstoexpandwindenergyintothemostscenicpartsofGermanyaremeetingincreasingoppositionacrossthecountry.Anti-windcampaignersareangrythatareasincludingtheforestsmadefamousbythetalesoftheBrothersGrimmareamongthetargetsfornewturbines涡轮机.Forthefirsttimetheyhaveformedanationaloppositiongrouptothwarttheexpansion.Theysaytheexpansionwilldamageforestsandtourismacrossthecountry.GermanyhasstartedamassiveexpansionofrenewableenergysincetheFukushimanucleardisasterin2011inJapan.Thegovernmentdecidedtoreduceatomicplantsandinsteadincreasetheopportunitiesforgreenpower.Asaresultsolarfarmsbiogasplantsandwindparksarebooming.In201322%ofGermany’selectricitywasgeneratedbyrenewableenergy.Windhasplayedamajorpartinthischangemakinguphalfoftherenewableenergyin2013andthepublichasbeengenerallysupportivE.Todateamajorityofthe23000windturbinesinthecountryhavebeenbuiltintheflatnorthernandeasternpartsofthecountry.ButnowthefocusofexpansionisontheareasofdarkforestinthecentralandsouthernareasofGermany.OnesuchregionistheRheinhardswaldinthenorthernpartofthestateofHessE.ThisisthehomeofthemagicaltalesofSleepingBeautyRapunzelandothersmadefamousinthebooksoftheBrothersGrimm.ThisscenicplaceisamagnetattractinghundredsandthousandsoftouristsfromallovertheworlD.Butnowtherearealsoplanstobuildupto200turbinesinthisscenicplace!Ann-KathrinBlankenbergisaPhDstudentandanopponentoftheplans.ItisnotbecausethisistheareaofSleepingBeautyshesaysIwantthegreenmovementIwantgreentechnologyIdon’twantnuclearpower---buttheyshouldbemadeintherightwayandnotbydestroyingtheforests.ThecampaignersarguethatputtingwindturbinesinthisareamakesnosensE.Thewindspeedsarelowandtheareaishometosomeextremelyrarebirdsincludingtheendangeredblackstork.Campaignerssaybuildingturbinesherewouldbedisastrousforthebirds.66.Theunderlinedwordthwartcanbereplacedby__________.A.supportB.preventC.increasedD.promote67.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtogreenpower?A.SolarenergyB.WindenergyC.Bio-energyD.Atomicenergy68.WhatpercentageofGermany’selectricitywasgeneratedbywindin2013?A.11%B.22%C.50%D.60%69.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theauthorisagainstbuildingmorewindturbines.B.Thepublicpreferswindenergytonuclearenergy.C.MostGermansobjecttobuildingwindturbinesalloverGermany.D.ThecentralandsouthernareasofGermanyarerichinwindenergy.70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WindparksareincreasingrapidlyalloverGermany.B.TheRheinhardswaldisfamousforthetalesofSleepingBeauty.C.ExpandingwindenergyintothelandofSleepingBeautycausescontroversy.D.BuildingwindturbinesinthelandofSleepingBeautyareamakesnosensE.

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

GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisastoryaboutaKoreangirlnamedJi-suwholivedmanyyearsago.Ji-su’smotherEommaishonoredbybeingchosenbytheKoreankingYongjotocomeandbeaseamstress女裁缝attheroyalpalaceinHanyangwhereshewillsewwrappingclothsorbojagi.Ji-suisheartbrokenathermother’sleavingforshewillnotgettoseeheragain.RealizingthattheonlywaytobereunitedwithhermotheristobecomeanequallygiftedandoutstandingseamstressJi-sumakesuphermindtodojustthatdespitemanydifficulties.Eomma’spartinggifttoJi-suisasewingbox.InitJi-sufindsthetoolsofhermother’strade:aneedlethreadarulerapairofscissorsandasmallironcalledanindoor.Ji-suwipeshertearsandasksherauntGomoifshecanteachhertostitch缝bojaginowthathermotherisgonE.Herauntbeginstoteachhertheverynextday.FromthenonJi-suworksveryhardtobecomeanartistaswellasaseamstressforthatistheonlywayshewillbereunitedwithhermother.Ji-sucarefullystitchesabojagifullofgoodluckfabricbatsshehasmadetosendhermotheramessageofgoodfortunecheersafetyandhappiness.ThestorycontinuesanddespitedisappointmentsanddefeatsJi-sueventuallyachieveshergoalofbeingchosentosewforthekingandbeingreunitedwithhermotheralthoughshegivesupmanyhoursofnormalchildhoodpleasuretoachievehergoal.BeautifulpaintingsofdelicatescenesinKoreaaccompanyeverypageofGoodFortuneinaWrappingClothandexamplesofcreativebojagiorwrappingclothsfromtheSanFranciscoAsianArtMuseumareshownafteralistofKoreantermsusedinthestory.GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisabeautifulmulticulturalstudiesbookforchildrenfilledwithmanylovelyteachingmoments.56.Ji-sudecidestolearntostitchbojagi__________.A.becauseherauntaskshertodosoB.becauseshebecomesinterestedinitC.inordertobetogetherwithhermotherD.sothatshecanbecomeafamousseamstress57.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeJi-su?A.Honest.B.BraveC.Warm-hearteD.D.DetermineD.58.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestory?A.ItiswritteninKorean.B.Ithasahappyending.C.IttakesplaceattheroyalpalacE.D.ItisaboutakindofKoreanclothes.59.Thepassageismostprobablytakenform__________.A.abookreviewB.apersonaldiaryC.ahistorypaperD.amagazinereport

Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled－to$1.01perpack－smokershavejammedtelephonequitlinesacrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyearsfindingthatsmokersespeciallyteensarepricesensitivE.NorisitashocktotheindustrywhichfiercelyfightseverytaxincreasE.TheonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessagE.TobaccotaxesimprovepublichealththeyraisemoneyandmostparticularlytheydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteenswhichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicteD.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattanforinstancewhichhasthehighesttaxinthenationapackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharlestonS.C.wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenationthepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYorkhighschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys－13.8%farbelowthenationalaveragE.Bycomparison26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteensmokingrecords.HalRogersRepresentativefromKentuckylikethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxesarguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlowincomeAmericanswhochoosetosmokE.That'struE.ButthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflowincomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplacE.Asfortoday'sadultsifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquittheywillhavemoretospendontheirfamiliescuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.1.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thepriceofcigarettesB.therateofteensmokingC.theeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseD.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A.TeensmokersarepricesensitivE.B.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.C.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.D.TobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrisE.3.Rogers'attitudetowardsthelowincomesmokersmightbethatof________.A.toleranceB.unconcernC.doubtD.sympathy4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B.LowincomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.C.Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.

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

PeoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformeD.ItisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnotorwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitivE.Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.TherearenoclearanswersyetbuttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedevelopeD.Asonemightexpectthetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachotherandthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnatureandnurture.Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittleifanythingtodowithourabilitiescharacteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextremethistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts本能.Proponentsofthenurturetheoryorastheyareoftencalledbehavioristsclaimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.A.behavioristB.F.Skinnerseeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists'viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistiC.Theystatethatlikemachineshumansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli刺激asthebasisoftheirbehavior.Sociallyandpoliticallytheconsequencesofthesetwotheoriesarefar-reaching.IntheUSforexampleblacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardizedintelligencetests.Thisleadssomenatureproponentstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallylowerinstatusthanwhites.Behavioristsonthecontrarysaythatthedifferencesinscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducationalandotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoyandthatasaresulttheydonotdevelopthesameresponsesthatwhitesdo.Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infactitisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremesandthatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.【小题1】Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith________.A.relationbetweenpersonalityandbehaviorB.relationbetweenbehaviorandenvironmentC.differentaccountsofpatternsofhumanbehaviorD.differenttheoriesoftheformationofhumanbehavior【小题2】TheunderlinedwordproponentsinParagraph2means________.A.creatorsB.advisorsC.advocatesD.judges【小题3】InParagraph5theauthormainlywritesabout________.A.theconsiderableinfluenceofthetwotheoriesB.differencesbetweentheblacksandwhitesC.racialdiscriminationintheUnitedStatesD.differentrespondstointelligencetests【小题4】What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocallourattentiontothechangesofhumanbehavior.B.TourgescientiststodomoreresearchinsocialsciencE.C.Togiveusadetailedexplanationofhumanbehavior.D.TopresentanargumentinthefieldofsocialsciencE.

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ResearchersattheUniversityofBedforshirehavedevelopedanewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevice装置.ThesystemdevelopedbyProfessorBenAllenattheCentreforWirelessResearchusesradiowavesaspower.Believedtobeaworldfirsttheteamclaimsitcouldeventuallyeliminateorgetridoftheneedforconventionalbatteries.TheuniversityhasnowfiledapatentapplicationtosecuretheonlyrightstothetechniquE.ProfessorAllenandhisteamhavecreatedasystemtousemediumwavefrequenciestoreplacebatteriesinsmalleverydaydeviceslikeclocksandremotecontrols.Thenewtechniqueusesthewasteenergyofradiowavesandhasbeendevelopedaspartoftheuniversity’sresearchintopowerharvesting.ProfessorAllensaidthatasradiowaveshaveenergy---likelightwavessoundwavesorwindwaves---intheorythesewavescouldbeusedtocreatepower.Theemerging新兴的areaofpowerharvestingtechnologypromisestoreduceourrelianceonconventionalbatterieshesaiD.It’sreallyexcitingwayoftakingpowerfromsourcesotherthanwhatwewouldnormallythinkof.TheteamisnowwaitingfortheresultsofthepatentapplicationtosecurerecognitionofthetechniquE.ProfessorAllensaidthattheteam’sachievementshadallbeendoneintheirsparetime.Ournextstageistotryandraisesomerealfundssothatwecantakethisworkforwardandmakeaworkingprototype模型andmaybepartnerupwiththerightpeopleandtakethistoafullproductinduecoursehesaiD.Powerharvestinghasareallyimportantpartinourfuturebecausejustinthiscountrywedisposeofsomewherebetween20000and30000tonesofbatteriesinlandfill垃圾填理siteseverysingleyear－thatistoxicchemicalsgoingintothegrounD.Headdedthatdevelopmentoftheproductcouldalsobecommerciallybeneficial.Themarketforthisisseveralbillionpounds.We’veseenmarketpredictionsfor2020whichhavethesekindsoffiguressothere’salotofcommercialpotentialinthisareahesaiD.Pro-ViceChancellorattheUniversityofBedfordshireProfessorCarstenMaplesaidThistypeofworkisareflectionoftheuniversity’sgrowingreputationandexperienceinconductinginnovative创新的research.31.Fromthetextweknowthenewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevices_____.A.canbeappliedtoallelectronicdevices.B.usesradiowavestocreatepower.C.hasreplacedconventionalbatteries.D.producesmanytoxicchemicals.32.AccordingtoProfessorAllenpowerharvestingtechnology______.A.makeseveryuseofradiowaves.B.takespowerfromusualsources.C.reducesourdependencyonconventionalbatteries.D.aimsathugecommercialbenefits.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutProfessorAllenandhisteamfromthetext?A.TheyhavemadeuseofradiowavesintheirdailylifE.B.Theyhaveraisedabigfundtosupporttheirresearch.C.Theyhavegainedapatentfortheirnewtechnology.D.TheymainlydidtheirresearchintheirsparetimE.34.WhatisProfessorCarstenMaple’sattitudetowardthenewtechnique?A.Critical.B.FavorablE.C.ConservativE.D.NegativE.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.newtechniquetocreatepower.B.A.crisisconcerningconventionalbatteries.C.Somespecialsourcesofpower.D.Thedevelopmentofpowerharvesting.

InrecentyearsAmericanstudentshavefallenbehindinmanysubjectslikemathscienceandreading.In2005theU.S.wasnumbernineamongthedevelopedcountriesinthenumberofstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool.Americaneducationofficialsaresearchingfornewwaystohelpstudentslearnagain.Onetoolthatisgettingsomeattentionistheuseofvideogames.Sixteen­year­oldJohnDiazsayshelovesplayingvideogamesbutdoesn'tliketraditionalschoolwork.DuringhissummervacationDiaziscontinuinghisstudiesathomE.Thatisbecausehiscoursesareavailableonhishomecomputer.FloridaVirtualSchool'sheadmasterJulieYoungsaystheschoolteachesstudentswiththetechnologytheymostenjoyusinginandoutofschool.WehavesomanystudentswhofeelfreeinourschoolYoungsaidTheyloseinterestwhentheygotoschool.Andwe'reveryhopefulthatConspiracyCodewillattractthelearnerstoreallygetintothedetailoflearning.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethatteachesU.S.history.Studentsguidetwoheroesinaquesttostopaconspiracytochangethepast.AlongthewaystudentslearnabouteventssuchastheCivilWarandreportbacktotheirteacherwhoisaspy.JohnDiazsaysheenjoysAmericanhistorynow.IliketodothegameeverydayhesaiD.30.InthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatAmericanstudents________.A.dobetterinsciencethanreadingB.donotwanttogotocollegeC.havebeenlessinterestedinstudiesrecentlyD.doworstinmathamongthedevelopedcountries31.HowdoesJohnDiazcontinuetostudyinsummervacation?A.Byhavinganexperiencedtutor.B.Bygoingtoavacationcamp.C.Bystudyingonthecomputer.D.Bywatchingvideos.32.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethat________.A.introducesthewaysoffindingaspyB.teachesstudentsAmericanhistoryC.helpsstudentslearncomputersD.trainspeopletobecomeheroes33.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Videogamesbecomingnewteachingtools.B.HowConspiracyCodehelpsstudentsstudy.C.HowFloridaVirtualSchoolteachesstudents.D.Americanofficialscaringabouteducation.

HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelingsArchitectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughtsfeelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical经验的实证的basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativitykeeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation.Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesotareportedthattheheightofaroom'sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreelywhichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilingsontheotherhandmayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.Inadditionstoceilingheighttheviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant'sabilitytoconcentratE.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.UsingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademicallyanditseemstoaccordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTannerheadoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgiA.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabularylanguageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhandim暗淡的lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerallykeepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudiessowe'realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw吸管architectDavidAllisonsays.Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroadgeneralizeduseofthem?That'swhatwe'reallstrugglingwith.32.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?A.Light.B.Ceilings.C.Windows.D.FurniturE.33.Thepassagetellsusthat______.A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople'sfeelingsB.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents'creativityC.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgradesD.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed34.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat______.A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystepB.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselvesC.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetectD.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns35.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSP:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion

ChemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesoftencreatedangerousformsofwastE.TheamountofthesechemicalshasrisenheavilyinthepastfewyearsasmoreareasoftheworldindustrializeandnewproductsareproduceD.Over80000differentchemicalsareusedinindustriesworld-widE.Aroundtheworldhundredsofmillionsoftonsofharmfulwasteareproducedeachyear.Oftenitisdifficultandexpensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostoretheminawaythatdoesnotendangerhumanlifeandtheenvironment.EveryyearmajorhealthproblemsresultfromharmfulwastE.Sadlyitisoftenaftersomeonehasdiedorbecomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakeactionsandreducelevelsofdumped倾倒的harmfulwastE.In1989aschoolinNewJerseyhadtobeclosedbecausestudentstherehadsufferedtoomuchexposure暴露tochromium铬.ItwaslaterlearnedthatlargeamountsofchromiumhadbeendumpednearbyandblownovertotheschoolareA.Researchhasbeendonetoprovideinformationontheeffectsofeverychemical.Becausewastechemicalsoftenmixtogetheritwillalsobenecessarytolearnhowthecombinationsofthesechemicalsaffecthumanhealth.SomegovernmentshaverealizedhowserioustheproblemisandaremakinglawstogetridofharmfulwastE.TheyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustriesareallowedtoproducE.Notonlygovernmentsbutthepublicaswellmustformpartofthesolution.Theycanchoosenottobuythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionofharmfulwasteattempttoaffectpolicymakersandproducelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthatwasteproductioncanbecut.Thewastecanbereducedbyatleastone-thirdusingexistingtechnologiesandmethods.1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Theeffectofeverychemical.B.ProblemsofharmfulwastE.C.Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocesses.D.Eventsrelatedtowastechemicals.2.Fromthetextweknowthat.A.chromiumcanpoisonpeoplewhenthereisawindB.chromiumpollutionmakesthelocalgovernmentclosetheschoolC.somegovernmentsdon’trealizehowserioustheproblemsareuntilpeoplesufferalotfromharmfulwasteD.abouttwo-thirdsofthewastecanpollutetheenvironment3.Whichofthefollowingleastmatchesthesolutionthewriterrefersto?A.ChemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesshouldbebanneD.B.PeoplecanmakeuseoftheexistingtechnologiesandmethodstoreducethewastE.C.PolicymakersmakelawstolimittheproductionofharmfulwastE.D.PeoplechoosenottobuyproductswhichmayproduceharmfulwastE.4.Thewriterofthetextthinksthat.A.governmentsshouldhaveforbiddentheproductionofwastechemicalsB.mixedwastechemicalscanalwaysbestoredwithoutendangeringpeopleC.industriesmustnotproducewastechemicalswhichharmpeoplesomuchD.everyonecandosomethingtohelpsolvetheproblemofwastechemicals

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

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

TeenTravelwithGlobalTeenEverthoughtabouttravelinginItaly?OrateentravelprograminSpain?Oursummertravelprogramforteensisoneadventureyoucannotpassup.ExperienceEuropeandtourSpainFranceAustriaGermanyItalyorotherEuropeancountries.CometoenjoyoursummertravelprogramforteensthatwillhaveyoutouringandexperiencingculturesunlikeanythingyouhavedonebeforE.ForexampleTeenTravelItalygivesyouwonderfultoursofsplendidcathedralsadventuresinItalianhistoryandtheexperienceofyouryounglifethatyoudon’twanttomiss!TeentravelprogramsthroughGlobalTeengiveyouthebestcoursesandactivitiesontheweB.Thetravelprogramsareofferedinvaryinglengths.TeenTravelItalyisaminimumoftwoweeksbutfortheteenagerorhighschoolstudentitcanlastforthewholesummerbreak.ThesummertravelprogramforteensisagreatwaytoexperiencethecultureofanothercountryandprovidesmorethantheusualsummercampexperiencE.Mostteenagestudentswhotakeadvantageofourtravelopportunitiesareinhighschool.TheydoateentravelprograminthesummeratalanguagecampeitherinEuropeorLatinAmericatoexperienceanotherculturE.TravelwithGlobalTeenthissummer!Haveanadventureatoneofourlanguagecampsexperiencethecultureofaforeigncountryandhavethetimeofyourlifethissummer!29.Bywritingthetexttheauthortriesto_____.A.persuadeteenstojoinateentravelprogramB.showthefunoftravelinginEuropeancountriesC.comparedifferentculturesofEuropeancountriesD.givesomebackgroundinformationaboutEuropeancountries30.IfyoujoinTeenTravelItalyyouwillhavetobeinItalyforatleast_____.A.14daysB.onemonthC.twomonthsD.thewholesummer31.Accordingtothetexttheteentravelprogramscanhelpyou_____.A.findabetterwaytolearnaforeignlanguageB.experiencethecultureofanothercountryC.gotohighschoolinaEuropeancountryD.makesomeEuropeanfriends32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheteentravelprograms?A.TheprogramswilloffertheservicesforfreE.B.Theprogramsprovidedifferentlanguagecamps.C.Mostteensjoiningtheprogramsarefromjuniormiddleschool.D.TheprogramsaremainlyforAmericanandEuropeanstudents.

CulturalCenterAddsClassesforYoungAdultsTheAllendaleCulturalCenterhasexpandeditsartsprogramtoincludeclassesforyoungadults.DirectorLeahMartinannouncedMondaythatbeginninginSeptemberthreenewclasseswillbeofferedtotheAllendalecommunity.ThecoursetitleswillbeYogaforTeenagers;HipHopDance:LearningtheLatestMoves;andCreativeJournalingforTeens:DiscoveringtheWriterWithin.ThelattercoursewillnotbeheldattheAllendaleCulturalCenterbutinsteadwillmeetattheAllendalePublicLibrary.StaffmemberTriciaCousinswillteachtheyogaandhiphopclasses.Ms.Cousinsisanaccomplishedchoreographer舞蹈教师aswellasanexperienceddanceeducator.ShehasanMAindanceeducationfromTeachersCollegeColumbiaUniversitywhereshewroteathesisonthepedagogical教学法的effectivenessofdanceeducation.ThejournalingclasswillbetaughtbyBetsyMilforD.Ms.MilfordistheheadlibrarianattheAllendalePublicLibraryaswellasacolumnistfortheprofessionaljournalLibraryFocus.ThecoursesarepartoftheAllendaleCulturalCenter’sProjectTeenwhichwasinitiatedbyLeahMartinDirectoroftheCulturalCenter.AccordingtoMartinthisprojectisadirectresultofhereffortstomakethecenteramoreessentialpartoftheAllendalecommunity.OverthelastseveralyearsthenumberofpeoplewhohavevisitedtheculturalcenterforclassesoreventshassteadilydeclineD.ProjectTeenisprimarilyfundedbyagenerousgrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundationanorganizationdevotedtobringingartsprogramstoyoungadults.MartinoverseestheProjectTeenboardwhichconsistsoffiveboardmembers.TwoboardmembersarestudentsatAllendale’sBrookdaleHighSchool;theotherthreeareadultswithbackgroundsineducationandthearts.ThecreativejournalingclasswillbecosponsoredbyBrookdaleHighSchoolandstudentswhocompletetheclasswillbegiventheopportunitytopublishoneoftheirjournalentriesinPulseBrookdale’sstudentliterarymagazinE.StudentswhocompletethehiphopclasswillbeeligibletoparticipateintheAllendaleReviewanannualconcertsponsoredbytheculturalcenterthatfeatureslocalactorsmusiciansanddancers.AllclassesarescheduledtobeginimmediatelyfollowingschooldismissalandtransportationwillbeavailablefromBrookdaleHighSchooltotheAllendaleCulturalCenterandtheAllendalePublicLibrary.FormoreinformationaboutProjectTeencontacttheculturalcenter’sprogrammingofficeat988-0099ordropbytheofficeafterJune1topickupafallcoursecatalog.TheofficeislocatedonthethirdflooroftheAllendaleTownHall.47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.TriciaCousinswillteachtwoofthenewclasses.B.ThenewclasseswillbeginonJune1.C.PeoplewhowantacompletefallcatalogueshouldstopbytheAllendalePublicLibrary.D.Theculturalcenter’sannualconcertiscalledPulsE.48.AccordingtoLeahMartinwhatwasthedirectcauseofProjectTeen?A.TriciaCousinswasavailabletoteachcoursesinthefall.B.Communityorganizationswereignoringlocalteenagers.C.TheMcGeeArtsFoundationwantedtobemoreinvolvedinAllendale’sartsprogramming.D.ShewantedtomaketheculturalcenteramoreimportantpartoftheAllendalecommunity.49.WhichofthefollowingfactorsisimpliedasanotherreasonforProjectTeen?A.Thenumberofpeoplevisitingtheculturalcenterhasdeclinedoverthelastseveralyears.B.TheculturalcenterwantedagrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundation.C.TheyoungpeopleofAllendalehavecomplainedabouttheculturalcenter’sofferings.D.LeahMartinthinksclassesforteenagersaremoreimportantthanclassesforadults.50.Thisarticleisorganizedinwhichofthefollowingways?A.IntimeorderfromthepasttothefuturE.B.Mostimportantinformationfirstfollowedbybackgroundanddetails.C.Backgroundfirstfollowedbythemostimportantinformationanddetails.D.Assensationalnewswiththemostcontroversialtopicfirst.

StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.32.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.C.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathome33.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture34.HowcanchildrenlearnaforeignlanguagebestaccordingtoFlynn?A.Fromtheirparents.B.Byattendingclasses.C.Fromanativespeaker.D.BystartingatanearlyagE.35.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmericA.B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon'tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother'sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulation激发刺激intheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan'tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandwatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglow美丽光芒ofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn'tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisishardtobelieveforthoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.56.Accordingtotheauthor___.A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollegE.57.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyresultfromthefactthat________.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedgraduates.B.Highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducation.C.Toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownliving.D.Collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout.58.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat___.A.Intelligentpeoplemaylearnquickeriftheydon'tgotocollegE.B.Collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessful.C.Collegeeducationbenefitsonlytheintelligentambitiousandquick-learningpeoplE.D.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduates

Goldhasexercisedpowerforages.PeoplehavebeenlookingforgoldsincethebeginningofmankinD.Wholeempires帝国havebeenbuiltongolD.TheSpanishconqueredallofCentralandSouthAmericainordertobringgoldbacktotheirhomecountry.IncaandMayacivilizationsworshippedgoldandthoughtitcamefromthesun.Explorerstraveledforthousandsofmilesinsearchofthepreciousmetal.GoldisonceagainindemanD.Peoplewanttohavegoldasakindofsecurityinunstabletimes.Theyinvestin投资于goldinsteadofsavingtheirmoneyinbanks.Manypeoplearguethatsince9/11theworldhasbecomeamoredangerousplacE.Whenin2008thefinancialmarketscollapsed崩溃themajorcurrenciesoftheworldbecameweaker.Investorswerenolongersurehowsafetheirmoneywas.TheyboughtmoreandmoregoldwhichmadethepriceoftheyellowmetalrisE.OneofthereasonswhygoldissovaluableisthatitpracticallycannotbedestroyeD.Italwaysstaysthesameandneverchanges.Itcanberecycledandafterwardsbeusedformanythings.InIraqpoorpeoplecollectgolddustandbringitbacktojewelleryshopstoberecycleD.RecyclinggoldisalsoabigbusinessinJapanwheregoldiscollectedfromoldmobilephonesandotherindustrialwastE.Thedemandforthemetalandincreasedproductionleadstoanumberofenvironmentalproblems.A.singleounceofgoldproducesover30tonsofwastemorethananyothermetalonearth.Poisonoussubstancescanleakintoriversandcontaminate污染thewater.InPeruandBrazilwideareasoftheAmazonrainforestarecutdownbytheillegalminingofgolD.13.SpainmadewaronCentralAmerica.A.toexpandtheempireB.todefendtheirbeliefsC.togetapreciousmetalD.toenslavepeoplethere14.Investorsaremorefondofgoldbecause.A.itspricehasnevergonedownB.itsproductionisbecominglessC.itcanensurethevalueforlongD.itisthebestmaterialforjewelries15.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.goldhasverystable稳定的physicalcharacterB.collectinggolddustisacareerinJapanC.around30tonsofgoldismadeeachyearD.new-stylemobilephonesbegintousegold

Texting发短信walkersaren'tjustanannoyancetootherwalkersAustralianresearchersarmedwithmoviespecial-effectstechnologyhavedeterminedscientificallythatthey'rethreatstothemselves.Usingmotion-capturetechnologysimilartothatusedforfilmsresearchersconcludedthattextingwhilewalkingnotonlyaffectsbalancebutalsotheabilitytowalkinstraightlinE.Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingtoworkinthemorningsaidthestudyco-authorHoornbuttheymaynotknowithasaseriouseffectonthesafetyofthemselves.Otherfactshavealsoprovedthis.A.touristfromTaiwanwalkedoffapiernearMelbournelastmonthwhilecheckingFacebookbringingasuddenandicyendtoapenguin-watchingvisit.Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.TheAustralianstudyinvolved27volunteersathirdofwhomadmittedhavingknockedintoobjectswhiletexting.Theywereaskedtowalk8.5metersthreetimes—oncewithoutphonesoncewhilereadingtextandoncewhilewritingtextwheneightcamerasrecordedtheiractions.TheyfoundthevolunteersusingthephonewalkedslowerandmoreseriouslytheylockedtheirarmsandelbowsinlikerobotswhichforcedtheirheadstomovemorethrowingthemselvesoffbalancE.Inapedestrian步行的environmentinabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidentssaidMr.Hoorn.ThebestthingtodoistostepasideandstoporkeepoffthephonE.Authoritiesworld-widehavetakennotE.SignsonHongKong'ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.PoliceandtransportauthoritieshavehighlightedthedangerinSingaporewheretheStraitsTimesnewspaperrecentlydeclaredcellphone-distractedroadcrossingasbadhabitNo.2contributingtotherisingnumberofroaddeaths.SomeU.S.statesincludingNewYorkandArkansasareconsideringbansonwhatthey'recallingphonejaywalking.41.Accordingtothepassagepeopletextingwhilewalkingusually____________.A.donotinfluenceotherwalkersB.doharmtotheireyesC.putthemselvesindangerD.canstillwalkstraight42.WhichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtowrappedupinParagraph2?A.absent-mindedB.annoyedC.confusedD.absorbed43.ThetwoexamplesinParagraph2aregiveninorderto__________.A.provetextingwalkersarethreatstoothersB.showtextingwalkersmayharmthemselvesC.analyzethecausesofthedangerD.amusethereaders44.AbouttheAustralianstudyweknowthat___________.A.thevolunteersusingphoneswhilewalkingmovednormallyB.tenvolunteersadmittedhavingbumpedintothingswhiletextingC.thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroupsduringthestudyD.textingwalkersareexposedtogreaterpossibilityoftrafficaccidents45.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A.actionshavebeentakenagainsttextingwhilewalkingB.HongKong’ssubwaysystemforbidstextingwalkerstotakethetrainC.NewYorkhasmadelawstobanphonejaywalkingD.cellphone-distractedroadcrossingisconsideredtheworsthabitinSingapore

TheStateofColoradohasfourofthebestparksoutofthe58nationalparksintheUnitedStates.Theparkshavesomeofthebestsceneryofallthenationalparks.BlackCanyon峡谷ofGunnisonNationalParkThisparkoffersthemostbreathtakingviewsfromupinthemountainsintothecanyonsbelow.Whileexploringthecanyonsyouwillfindthatthewallsdropnearlystraightdownintothenarrowvalleysofthesnake-likeriversbelow.Visitorsareofferedmorethan100campingsitesandalotofbirdspeciesandmanyanimalsarenativetothearea.RockyMountainNationalParkItistheonlynationalparkinthenorthcentralregioninthestateofColorado.Elevationsinthisparkareanywherefrom8000feetto14259feetatthetopofLongsPeak.WhiletravelingthroughoutthisparkyouwillnoticetwoverydifferentclimatesbecauseofthedifferencetheupperpeaksoftheRockyMountainsmakE.Youcanenjoy359milesofhikingtrailsalotofplacesforcampinghorse-backridingandbeautifulscenery.MesaVerdeNationalParkThisisprobablythemostinterestingnationalparkofferingafascinatingtripbackintimeto600ADupto1300AD.Thisparkwasdeclaredaprotectednationalparkin1906becauseofthecliffdwellings住所thatwerefoundthroughouttheareawhichwereonce-hometoAmericanIndians.Manyofthesedwellingscanbewalkedthroughwhileyouimaginewhateachroommayhavebeenusedforsomanyyearsago.GreatSandDunes沙丘NationalParkTheGreatSanddunesNationalParkliesinsouthcentralColoradoabout127milesfromPueblo.ThisparkhasthetallestsanddunesinallofNorthAmericaandhastrailsforhiking.Thenaturalsandybeachesaroundthesmallriversandlakesaregoodforswimmers.

Australia---Thevoteforeuthanasia安乐死wasfinallytakenat3:45thismorning.Aftersixmonths’argumentandfinal16hours’hotdebatesAustralia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodiE.Thebillwaspassedbythevoteof15to10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickeduphalfaworldawaybyJohnHofsessthedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanadA.Hesentitonthroughthegroup’son-lineserviceDeathNET.HofsesssaysWeposteditalldaylongbecausethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustraliA.It’sworldhistory.ThefullimportmaytakeawhiletounderstanD.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIIIlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizenstryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalmeaning.SomehavebreathedsighsofreliefbutothersincludingchurchesrighttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociationbitterlyattackedthebillandthehaste匆忙急忙ofitspassagE.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulationlifeextendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtoforeuthanasiA.IntheUSandCanadawheretherighttodiemovementisgatheringstrengthobserversarewaitingforthedominoes多米诺骨牌tostartfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylawanadultpatientcanrequestdeath—probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill—toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasincurablyillbytwodoctors.Afteracoolingoffperiodofsevendaysthepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNicksona54yearoldDarwinmansufferingfromlungcancerthelawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthefearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.I’mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofviewbutwhatIwasafraidofwashowI’dgobecauseI’vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmaskshesays.45.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.AustralianowistheonlycountryintheworldtopassthelawofeuthanasiA.B.AllpeopleinAustraliadon’thavethesamepositiveattitudetoeuthanasiA.C.Manypatientswillasktheirdoctorsforeuthanasiabecausetheyareafraidofdeath.D.Accordingtothelawifapatientrequestsdeathhisorherwishwillbemetafter48hours.46.TheunderlinedsentenceinPara2observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.meansthatobserversarewaitingtosee___________.A.theresultofthegameofdominoes.B.thatpeople’sattitudetoeuthanasiawillbechangeD.C.thatthebillabouteuthanasiainAustraliawillcometoanenD.D.thesimilarbillswillbepassedinothercountries.47.AustraliawasthefirstcountrytopassthebillofeuthanasiabutnotUSAorCanadA.WhichoneisNOTthereason?A.InAustraliathetechnologyofextendinglifeisadvanceD.B.InAustraliaitiseasytodealwiththemoralandpracticalmeaning.C.InAustraliaoldpeopletakeupgreatpartinthepopulationofthewholecountry.D.Australiansgraduallyrealizesufferingfromaterriblediseaseisworsethanimmediatedeath.48.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.whenLloydNicksondieshewillfacehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasiA.B.physiciansandcitizensinAustraliasharethesameviewoneuthanasiA.C.othercountriesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasiA.D.underthebillpatientsrequestingdeatharesuretobeinjectedbydeadlymedicinE.49.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoeuthanasia?A.NegativeB.CriticalC.PositiveD.Doubtful

YoucanfindlanguagepollutionwheneveryouopenanewspaperturnonyourTVsetlistentoapopularsongorlookatdifferentkindsofadvertisements.Languagepollutionexistsalmosteverywhereandcanbeseeninthefollowingplace1.Chinesecharactersarewritteninthecomplexform.Althoughsimplified简化的ChinesecharacterswereacceptedforusemanyyearsagoitseemsthatmoreandmorepeoplelikeChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexform.2.ManygoodsareproducedinChinabutcarryforeignnameswhichsoundstrangeandhavenomeaningatall.3.WordsandexpressionsbeingusedhaveabadmeaningBawhichmeansveryverybiginChinesE.Itisoneexample.NowtherearealotofgoodsrestaurantsevenfactoriesorfilmswithBaintheirnames.4.Therearetoomanyincorrectgrammaticalexpressions.Somefilmshavestrangenamesandincorrectgrammaticalstructures.AinimeishangliangwhichmeansIloveyouwithoutconsultingisgrammaticallyincorrectandthiskindofexpressionisnowbecomingpopular.Somelanguageexpertspointoutthatlanguagepollutionmustbedoneawaywithwhichisanideasharedbymanyothersandmyself.AsweknowalotofbiggamestakeplaceinBeijing.MoreandmoreforeignerswillcometoChinA.WeChineseshouldn’tloseourfacesinourlanguagE.FromnowonweshouldbeagainstthelanguagepollutionandgetusedtousingthecorrectlanguagE.26.Thewriterofthelettersuggeststhat__________.A.somethingbedonetomakeourlanguagepureB.everythinghaveagoodnameandagoodmeaningC.theChineselanguagedoesn’thavethewordBaD.everyonetrytheirbesttostoppollution27.Whatthewriterwantstoimplyisthat____________.A.greatdifferenceexistsbetweentheChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexformandsimplifiedform.B.ournewspapersTVprogramspopsongsandadvertisementsaregettingpollutedC.SomefilmwritersshouldpaymoreattentiontoChinesegrammarD.ManypeopleagreewiththeexpertsonlanguagepollutioninChina28.Theexpressiondoawaywithinthesecondtothelastparagraphmeans_______.A.cleanB.recycleC.getawayD.putaway29.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.alotoflanguagepollutionwillgetintothebiggamesB.foreignersdon’tunderstandourlanguagepollutionC.somebiggameswillnottakeplaceinChinaD.theforeignerscanlookdownuponusbecauseofthelanguagepollution30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MoreAttentiontoGrammarB.FilmswithStrangeNamesC.PollutionofourLanguageD.Experts’GoodAdvice

Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing—soft-soapingorbuttering-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetsolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlessmight.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.41.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.B.Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.C.A.knightissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.D.A.teacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.42.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell’sexample?A.Everybodycanbeanapple-polisher.B.Cromwellwasnotagoodapple-polisher.C.GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenotapple-polishers.D.Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikebeingapple-polisheD.43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.B.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygooD.C.Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive过度的pridE.D.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.44.WhydidKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtakehisfollowerstotheseashore?A.BecausehewassickofhisnormallifE.B.BecausehedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymorE.C.Becausehewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewas.D.Becausehewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking.45.Whodoestheauthorthinkthatflatterycandogoodto?A.Thosewhoarepoliticiansorinhighoffices.B.ThosewholackconfidencE.C.Thosewhoarereallyexcellent.D.Thosewhothinkhighlyofthemselves.

Eyecontactisanonverbal非言语表达的techniquethathelpsthespeakersellhisorherideastoanaudiencE.Besidesitspersuasivepowerseyecontacthelpsholdlistenerinterest.A.successfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudiencE.Tohavegoodrelationshipwithlisteneraspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetimE.Somespeakersfocussimplyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsoftheirlisteners.Botharelikelytoloseaudienceinterestandesteem.Peoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeakingwhetherfromapodium演讲台orfromacrossthetableareregardednotonlyasexceptionallywell-disposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest.Toshowthepowerofeyecontactindailylifewehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atoneextremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheotherextremearethosewhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.TomakeeyecontactitseemsistomakeacertainlinkwithsomeonE.Eyecontactwithanaudiencealsoletsaspeakerknowandmonitorthelisteners.Itisinfactessentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues暗示fromaudiencememberscanindicatethataspeechisdraggingthatthespeakerisdwellingontothinkspeakorwritealotaboutaparticularpointfortoolongorthataparticularpointrequiresfurtherexplanation.AswehavepointedoutvisualfeedbackfromlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivereD.72.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith______.A.thepotencyofnonverbaltechniquesB.theimportanceofeyecontactC.successfulspeechdeliveryD.aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedback73.Accordingtothepassageagoodspeakermust______.A.sellhisorherideastoanaudienceB.beexceptionallywell-disposedC.beverypersuasiveandbelievableD.maintaindirecteyecontactwithlisteners74.Thewordtargetinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby______.A.audienceB.goalC.destinationD.followers75.Indailylifewhentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeetthesetwopersonswillinevitably不可避免地______.A.smiletoeachotherB.feelawkwardandlookawayimmediatelyC.trytomakeaconversationwitheachotherD.noneoftheabove

Tiredofallthepushinginsupermarkets?Fedupwithwaitinginendlesslinestopayforwhatyouhavebought?Angryatwastingtimeintrafficjamsonlytofindnoparkingspaceswhenyoueventuallyarriveatthestore?Ifthisisyouthenonlineshoppingistheanswertoyourdreamsoftrouble-freeshopping.Orisit?Onlineshoppingbringsitsownchallenges.Hereareafewthingstobearinmindwhenbrowsing浏览variouswebsites.Theclaimmadebyonlinesitesisthatshoppingonlineisasafeandsecurewaytomakepurchases.Theevidencechallengesthis.Inanycaseyouonlyhavetobethevictimoffraud诈骗oncetoexperiencealltheproblemsthatcomewiththisformofstealing.Useonlysitesthathaveatrustedhistoryandanexcellentreputation.Anotherproblemistheappearanceofitemsinrealityisoftenquitedifferentfromwhatyouseeonyourcomputerscreen.Thismightnotbeaproblemifyouarebuyingwashinguppowderbutcouldbeamajordisappointmentwhenthatbeautifulbluedressyouorderedturnsupingreen.AlsoproductdescriptionsaresometimessimplyuntruE.Perhapsthewisestplanistopurchaseitemswheredesignandcolorarenotessentialtocustomersatisfaction.Someevenarguethatonlineshoppingindirectlycontributestoglobalwarming.Yesyourcarcanstayparkedbuthowareonlinegoodsdelivered?Oftenbysomelargevanspouringoutcarbonmonoxideandaddingtoouralreadydesperatetrafficproblems.Youarealsobynowbecomingincreasinglyirritated使烦恼bythefactthatthedeliveryislateandyouhavewastedtheleavefromworkyouhavetakentoreceiveit!Withoutquestiononlineshoppingisheretostayandithasitsbenefits.HoweverperhapsitisnotaswonderfulassomeofitssupportersclaimittobE.36.TheauthorlistsseveralquestionsinParA.1to.A.supportonlineshoppingB.collectanswersfromreadersC.showhisdislikeofgoingshoppingD.introducethetopicofthepassage37.Bywhatcanonlineshoppersavoidfraud?A.Usingonlytrustedwebsites.B.Choosingbigwebsites.C.CollectingshoppingevidencE.D.SeekingadvicefromthepolicE.38.WhatcanwelearnaboutonlineshoppingfromParA.3?A.It’snormalforabluedresstochangeintogreen.B.Weshouldn'tbelieveproductdescriptionseasily.C.It’susuallywiseforustobuycolorfulproducts.D.ProductappearancesaresometimesnotgooD.39.Theauthoragreeswiththefactthat______.A.customersareneversatisfiedwithproductsB.onlineshoppingisasafewaytomakepurchasesC.onlineshoppinghasnothingtodowithglobalwarmingD.deliverydelayoftenmakesonlineshoppersunhappy40.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlineshopping?A.Verypopular.B.A.wisechoicE.C.NottroublefreE.D.A.wasteoftimE.

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

GreecedeclaredanationalstateofemergencyonSaturdayasscoresofforestfiresthathavekilledatleast46peoplecontinuedtoburnoutofcontrolleavingsomevillagestrappedwithinwallsofflamescutofffromfirefighters.AlthoughmostofthefireshavebeenonthePeloponnesianPeninsulasomebrokeoutontheoutskirtsofAthensonSaturdayforcingtheevacuationofhomesandclosingamajorroadlinkingthecapitaltothemainairportforseveralhours.Thenationalfirebrigadesaidthatbyeveningithadbroughtthoseblazesundercontrolincludingonethatcamewithinaboutsixmilesofthecity.Thecountryhasbeenvulnerabletofirethissummerbecauseofdroughtandthreeconsecutiveheatwavesthatsenttemperaturessoaringover100degrees.Morethan3000forestfireshavedestroyedthousandsofacresofwoodedareassinceJune;theearlierfireskilledninepeoplE.ThelatestspateoffiresonthepeninsulastartedFriday.Stronghotwindshavespreadtheflames.Firefightersexpectthedeathtolltorisebecausetheyhavenotyetbeenabletosearchsomeareasthathadbeenoverrunbyflames.HardesthitbythefireswereadozensmallvillagestaroundthetownofZaharointhewesternpeninsulawhereatleast12peopleincludingsomewhomayhavebeentryingtofleebycarwerekilleD.Scoresofotherresidentsincludingelderlyanddisabledpeopleremainedtrappedintheirhomesphoningintolocaltelevisionandradiostationscryingforhelp.LateSaturdayMr.KaramanlisPrimeMinisterofGreeceappearedonnationaltelevisionanddeclaredthathewasmobilizingallofthecountry’sresourcestocontrolthefirE.Mr.Karamanlisalsosuggestedthattherecentfiresmighthavebeenpurposelyset.SomanyfiressparkedsimultaneouslyinsomanyregionsisnocoincidencehesaidWewillgettothebottomofthisandpunishthoseresponsiblE.Theoverstretchednationalfireservicesarebeinghelpedbyanestimated6000soldiersmobilizedfortheoperation.A.fleetofwater-dumpingaircraftwasexpectedfromFranceGermanyandNorwayafterGreeceappealedtotheEuropeanUnionforurgentassistancE.51.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat______inthepassagE.A.firefightersbattlesfearlesslyinGreecetocontrolthefireB.constantfiresinGreecehavecausedgreatlifeandwealthloseC.GreeceisfacinggreatdangerasforestfirescontinuetobreakoutD.Greekgovernmentisinvestigatingthecauseofrecentforestfires52.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.AthenscapitalofGreecewasnotthreatenedinthefireB.GreekgovernmentdidnottakeeffectivemeasurestocontrolthefireC.manypeoplehadtoleavetheirhomestoavoidfireD.allpeopleendangeredbythefirehavealreadygotimmediateandproperhelp53.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmightnotcontributetotherecentforestfiresinGreek?A.StormthundersinsummerB.LackofrainfallC.ExtremelyhotweatherthissummerD.Hotandstrongwind54.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.nowthefirecrisisinGreecehascometoanendB.assistancefromEUmembersisexpectedtocometohelpGreeceC.firefightersinGreecesofarcanstillmanagethesituationD.thenumberofpeoplewhodieinthefireisexpectednottoriseanymore55.Mr.KaramanlisbelievestheforestfiresinGreece_______.A.isahappeningbychanceB.isanaturaldisasterC.mightbecausedbyhumanonpurposeD.isapunishmentofnature

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

WhateveryourreasonsareforbuyingausedTVthereareafewthingsthatyoushouldkeepinminD.WhyistheusedTVputupforsale?Doestheownerputitupforsalebecauseitbrokedown?Doeshesellitbecausethepictureisnotgoodenough?Ordoeshedothatjustbecausehegotboredofitandboughtanewoneforhimself?ThesearequestionsthatmustbeansweredbeforeyouconsiderbuyingausedTV.Iftheownerissellingitbecausehefoundadefect瑕疵withtheTVevenifthedefectwasmendedyoushouldstayawayfromsuchtelevisionsets.Thepriceofasecond-handtelevisionsetdependsonanumberoffactorssuchasthetimegapbetweenitsbuyingandsellingdatethepresenceorabsenceofspecialfeaturesthemodelandbrandoftheTV.ForexampleaTVthathasbeenusedforayearandputupforsalewillbemoreexpensivethanonewhichwasusedformorethanfiveyearsandputupforsalE.Narrowyourchoicesdownonthebasisofyourpreferencesandthencheckifitisworthit.OnceyouhavedecidedonthemodelbrandandpriceoftheTVstarttestingdifferentsets.Gettingaclearpictureonthescreenisabasicnecessityandshouldnotbecompromisedupon.IfyouarebuyinganLCDoranLEDTVcheckforfactorslikeresolution分辨率colorvideoqualityandsoonandmakesureyoulikewhatyouseE.Sometelevisionsetshavescreensthatdevelopapicturewithspotsalloverit.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatyoushouldsteerclearofsuchtelevisionsets.Theaudioisasimportantasthevideo.Gonearethedayswhensilentmovieswerepopular.Itwouldn’tbeanyfuntowatchabasketballmatchwithoutbeingabletolistentotheloudapplauseoftheaudienceorwatchamoviewithoutbeingabletohearthedialogues.Obviouslythereisnopointinbuyingatelevisionsetbiggerthanthewallyouintendtohangiton.AlsoiftheroominwhichyouintendtoplacetheTVisbigenoughthenbuyingatelevisionwithlow-levelvolumesasmallerscreenandlessclearpictureswouldkillthepurposeofwatchingtelevisionandnotletyouenjoyittothefullest.Alsokeepinmindthesizeofyourroom.A.TVwithabigscreencanbeaproblemforroomsthataresmall.Rememberthereshouldbeatleast6-10feetofspacebetweentheTVandthespotfromwhereyouintendtowatchit.Areyouplanningoncreatingahometheater?Orisitgoingtobehunginthebedroom?Basedonalltheseconsiderationsnarrowyourchoicesdownandthendecidewhichtelevisionsetsuitsyourrequirementsthebest.A.TVforthebedroomcanhavelow-levelsoundbuttheoneyouneedforyourhometheatershouldhavegood-qualitysoundwithsurroundsoundeffects.WatchingTVshouldbeatreatforyoureyesandsenses.Don’tletunclearpicturesorbrokensoundsruinyourexperiencE.1.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinParagraph2thewritermainlyintendstoindicatethat.A.thereasonswhythesellersellstheTVareveryimportantB.therealvalueofasecond-handtelevisionisquestionableC.asecond-handtelevisioniscertainlyworthpurchasingD.therearemanyreasonswhypeoplebuyusedtelevisions2.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartsteerclearofinParagraph4mean?A.Keepoutof.B.Lookdownupon.C.Stayawayfrom.D.Payattentionto.3.A.basketballmatchismentionedinParagraph5totellbuyerstopayattentiontoasecond-handtelevision’s.A.priceB.pictureC.sizeD.sound4.ThesizeofaTVyoubuydependson.A.thepriceoftheTVB.whereyouwanttoputitC.yourpreferenceD.yourbudgetfortheTV5.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.|tellreadershowtobuyasuitablesecond-handtelevisionB.encouragereaderstobuysecond-handtelevisionsC.showthewriter’sexperienceinbuyingusedtelevisionsD.listthereasonswhypeoplebuysecond-handtelevisions

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

Didyouknowthemeaningofawordmaychangeovertime?ManyEnglishwordsweknownowhaddifferentmeaningsalongtimeago.Oneexampleisthewordnice.Aroundtheyear1300nicewasfirstusedinEnglishtomeanstupid.Twohundredyearslaternicebegantocarryabettermeaning.Ifpeoplesaidabookwaswrittennicelytheymeantthebookwaswrittenclearlyorcarefullynotstupidly.After1800nicebegantotakeitsmeaninglikekindorfriendly.Sincethenpeoplehavethoughtofniceasawordwithgoodmeanings.Agoodchangeofaword’smeaninglikethisexampleofniceiscalledAMELIORATION.Thoughwedon’tusenicetomeanstupidanymoreitisfuntoknowhowmuchaword’smeaningcanchangefromitsstart!FormoreexamplesofAMELIORATIONseenextpagE.39.1300yearsagoanicepersonwasbelievedtobe______.A.carefulB.friendlyC.stupidD.clever40.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whatniceusedtomean.B.WhythemeaningofnicechangeD.C.HowlongnicehasbeenuseD.D.HowthemeaningofnicechangedovertimE.41.AMELIORATIONmeansaword’smeaning_______.A.canchangefromitsstartB.changesfrombadtogoodC.changesfromgoodtobadD.remainsthesameoveralongtime42.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoappearonthenextpage?A.Thewordterrificusedtomeanterriblebutnowitmeansexcellent.B.Thewordsillyusedtomeanhappybutnowitmeansstupid.C.Youmaywonderwhyaword’smeaningchangesovertimE.D.BesidesAMELl0RATIONaword’smeaningmaychangeinotherways.

InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplacE.Asiansareimmigrating移民toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbeforE.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.ForthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.AlsoitmeanstogrowuplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewherE.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.28.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthereB.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountriesC.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountriesD.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends29.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids________.A.withoutparentsB.speakingnoEnglishC.withuniversityeducationD.livingabroadalone30.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecomesatellitekidsbecausetheirparents________.A.wanttoleavetheirowncountryB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wantthemtobeindependent31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem

AfederalagencyonTuesdaycalledforabanonallcellphoneusebydrivers---themostfar-reachingrecommendationuptonow—sayingitsdecisionwasbasedonadecadeofinvestigationsintodistraction-related与分散注意力有关的accidentsaswellasgrowingconcernsthatpowerfulmobiledevicesaregivingdriversevenmorereasonstolookawayfromtheroaD.AspartofitsrecommendationtheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardisurgingstatestobandriversfromusinghands-freedevicesincludingwirelessheadsets.NostatenowhasmadelawstobansuchactivitybuttheBoardsaidthatdriversfacedseriousrisksfromtalkingonwirelessheadsetsjustastheydobytakingahandoffthewheeltoholdaphonetotheirears.Howevertheconcernwasheightenedbyincreasinglypowerfulphonesthatpeoplecanusetosende-mailswatchmoviesandplaygames.EveryyearnewdevicesarebeingonsalE.shesaiD.PeopleareattractedtoupdatetheirFacebookpagetoplaymusicwithcellphoneasifsittingatadesk.Buttheyaredrivingacar.Theagencybaseditsrecommendationonevidencefromitsinvestigationofnumerouscrashesinwhichelectronicdistractionwasamajorcontributingfactor.Ms.Hersmansaidsheunderstoodthatthisrecommendationwouldbeunwelcomeinsomecirclesgiventhenumberofdriverswhotalkandtext.Butshecompareddistracteddrivingtodrunkendrivingandevensmokingwhichrequiredwholesaleculturalshiftstochangebehavior.It’sgoingtobeveryunpopularwithsomepeoplE.shesaiD.We’renotheretowinapopularitycontest.We’reheretodotherightthing.Thisisadifficultrecommendationbutit’stherightrecommendationanditistimE.Theagency’srecommendationisnotrequiredforstatestoadoptsuchaban.Anditwon’tlikelybeagreeduponbystatelawmakerswhoareunwillinglytoangerthosewhohavegrownaccustomedtousingtheirdevicebehindthewheel.Thebanalsodeservesattentionbecauseitisthefirstcallbyafederalagencytoendthepracticecompletelyratherthanthepartialbanthatsomelawmakershaveputinplacebyallowinghands-freetalking.8.Thebanonallcellphoneusebydriverswasputforward______.A.afteralongdiscussionandrecommendationB.afterabouttenyears’investigationinitC.becauseofthemostpowerfulmobiledevicesD.forthereasonofheadingawayfromtheroad9.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.electronicdistractionresultedinnumerouscrashesB.numerouscrasheswerecausedbydrunkdrivingC.electronicdistractioncontributedmuchtothebanD.therecommendationwasbasedonelectronicdistraction10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CellphoneBaninCarsB.ValuableBanforCellphonesC.DriversBanCellphonesD.CellphoneBanwhileDriving

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

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

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

Doyoulovetheholidaysbuthatethepoundsthatfollow?YouarenotalonE.Holidaysaretimesforfeastingandcelebrating.Manypeopleareworriedabouttheirweight.Withproperplanningthoughitispossibletokeepnormalweightduringtheholidays.Whetheritiscelebratingattheofficepartyorsittingdownforthetraditionalfamilydinnerregardeatingasatimefortastingavarietyofthefoods.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.HerearesometipsforpreventingweightgainandmaintainingphysicalfitnessDon'tskipmeals.Beforeyouleavehomehaveasmalllow­fatmealorsnack.Thismayhelptoavoidgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.Controlportions.Useasmallplateabout10inchesandputasidethelargeonesthatmayencourageyoutoloadup.Youshouldbemostcomfortableeatinganamountoffoodaboutthesizeofyourfist.Onceyouhaveyourtastingservingmoveawayfromthebuffet.DoingsowillmakeitlesstemptingtobeeatingconstantlyasyourappetiteisinspiredbythesightoffooD.Beginwithsoupandfruitorvegetables.Fillupbeforehandonwater­basedsoupandrawfruitorvegetables.Ordrinkalargeglassofwaterbeforeyoueattohelpyoufeelfull.Sticktophysicalactivity.Don'tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A.20­minutewalkafteramealcanhelpburnoffexcesscalories.Avoidhigh­fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamymayhavealargeamountoffat.Chooseleanmeats.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Uselemonjuiceinsteadofdressingorbutter.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youhadbetterturnyourattentionawayfromdeliciousfoods.B.Drinkingsomewaterofsoupbeforeeatinghelpsyoueatless.C.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymaybringweightproblems.D.Physicalexercisecanreducethechanceofputtingonweight.22.WhichofthefollowingCANNOThelploseweightaccordingtothepassage?A.Leanmeats.B.Dressingorbutter.C.Rawfruitorvegetables.D.PhysicalexercisE.23.Manypeoplecan'tcontroltheirweightaftertheholidaysmainlybecausethey________.A.can'thelpbeingtemptedtoeatconstantlyB.takepartintoomanypartiesC.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can'thelpturningawayfromthefoods24.Ifthepassageappearsinthenewspaperyouthinkitshouldbelongto________Column.A.HolidaysandFestivalsB.HealthandFitnessC.FashionandFrontierD.StudentTimesClub

3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmust­seemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In_2010_several_3D_movies_bombed_at_the_box_officE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethatwasn'tthefirsttimeHollywoodhadstruggledwithnewtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencestimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolourbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe'regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somesaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUSseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityfindsaudiencesdon'tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3DrecentlymadeoverUS$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron'sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI'mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeoplenoticeit.Becausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.1.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality2.Theexampleofsoundandcolourisusedmainlytoshowthat________.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies3.InWalterMurch'sopinion3Dmovies________.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofitsB.aremoreexpensivethan2DmoviesC.dogreatharmtopeople'shealthD.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3DmoviE.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D'stimE.

InEgyptianmythApophiswastheancientspiritofevilanddestructionademon恶魔thatwasdeterminedtothrowtheworldintodarknessforever.A.fittingnameastronomersreasonedforathreatnowrushingtowardsEarthfromouterspacE.Scientistsaremonitoringtheprogressofa390-meterewideasteroid小行星discoveredlastyearwhichispotentiallyonacollision碰撞coursewiththeplanet.NASAhasestimatedthatApophishasanoutsidechanceofhittingtheEarthin2036.IfitdidhitusthousandsofsquarekilometerswouldbedirectlyaffectedbytheexplosionbutthewholeoftheEarthwouldseetheeffectsofthedustsentintotheatmospherE.AtarecentmeetingofexpertsinNear-EarthobjectsNEOsinLondonscientistssaiditcouldtakedecadestodesigntestandbuildtherequiredtechnologytodeflecttheasteroiD.TheApophisasteroidisplacedatfouroutoftenontheTorinoscale—ameasureofthethreatcausedbyanNEOwhere10isacertaincollisionwhichcouldcauseaglobaldisaster.Thisisthemostpossibledangerofanyasteroidinrecordedhistoryandithasa1in37chanceofhittingtheEarth.AlanFitzsimmonsanastronomerfromQueen’sUniversityBelfastsaidWhenitdoespassclosetousonApril132029theEarthwilldeflectitandchangeitsorbit.Thereisasmallpossibilitythatifitpassesthroughaparticularpointinspacetheso-calledkeyholetheEarth’sgravitywillchangethingssothatwhenitcomesbackaroundagainin2036itwillcollidewithus.ThechanceofApophispassingthroughthekeyholea600-meterpatchofspaceis1in5500basedoncurrentinformation.Thereisnoshortageofideasonhowtodeflectasteroids.TheAdvancedConceptsTeamattheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasledtheeffortindesigningarangeofsatellitesandrocketstonudgeasteroidsthatareonacollisioncourseforEarthintoadifferentorbit.46.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe___________.A.ApophisAsteroidaPossibleDestroyerofEarthB.ApophisaGoodNameforDangerousAsteroidC.OurPlanetWillBeRuinedin2036D.ScientistsStudyApophisAsteroid47.ThenameApophismentionedinthepassageindicatesthattheasteroidis_________.A.powerfulB.mysteriousC.boringD.destructive48.TheunderlinedworddeflectinParagraph2probablymeans_________.A.destroythequalityofB.changethedirectionofC.measurethesizeofD.lookintothetruthof49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.IfApophishittheearthitsimpactwouldbeenormous.B.NowaytodealwithApophisisavailableatpresent.C.Apophisisthefirstdangerousasteroidinrecordedhistory.D.ItisuncertainwhetherApophiswillhittheearthin2036.50.Whatwouldthepassagetalkaboutifitcontinued?A.AnEgyptianmythaboutApophis.B.NASA’sstudyonNEOs.C.HowthekeyholeinfluencesApophis.D.WhatmethodscanbeusedtodeflecttheasteroiD.

TheEnglishexpecteachothertoobservetherulesofqueuingfeelhighlyoffendedwhentheserulesarebrokenbutlacktheconfidenceorsocialskillstoexpresstheirannoyanceinastraightforwardmanner.Inothercountriesthisisnotaproblem:inAmericawhereaqueue-jumperhascommittedakindofrudenessratherthanasintheresponseisaloudwarning:theoffenderissimplytoldHeyyougetbackinline!orwordstothateffect.OntheEuropeancontinentthereactiontendstobeloudandargumentative;insomeotherpartsoftheworldqueue-jumpersmaysimplybepushedbackintolinE.Ironically具有讽刺意义的是itisonlyinEnglandwherequeue-jumpingisregardedasdeeplyimmoralthatthequeue-jumperislikelytogetawaywiththeoffencE.OnlyrarelydotheEnglishactuallyspeakupandtellthejumpertogotothebackofthequeuE.QueuingisalmostanationalpastimefortheEnglishwhoautomaticallyarrangethemselvesintoorderlylinesatbusstopsshopcountersice-creamvansentrancesexitsandlifts.In1946aHungarianhumoristdescribedqueuingasEnglishnationalpassion.OnthecontinenthesaiD.ifpeoplearewaitingatabusstoptheywalkaroundinaseeminglyrelaxedfashion.Whenthebusarrivestheymakeadash猛冲forit...AnEnglishmanevenifheisaloneformsorderlyqueueofonE.Inanupdateoverthirtyyearslaterin1977heconfirmedthatthiswasstillthecasE.AfternearlyanotherthirtyyearsnothingmuchseemstohavechangeD.Inmanycasesqueue-jumpingiseffectivelypreventedbynon-verbal非语言的signalsalonE.Whensomeoneisconsideringjumpingaqueuethequeuerswillstartglancingathimsidewaysthroughnarrowedsuspiciouseyes.Thentheymoveabitclosertothepersoninfrontofthemjustincasethejumpermighttrytoinserthimselfinthegap.Frownsglaresandraisedeyebrows—accompaniedbyheavysighspointedcoughs—areusuallytheworstthatthepersonwillsufferifhejumpsaqueuE.FacedwithallthisthejumperwillthinkbetterofitandwithdrawtothebackofthequeuE.25.InAmericaandotherEuropeancountriesqueue-jumpers.A.areseverelypunishedandfinedB.arepushedbacktotheendoflinesC.arewarnedinadirectmannerD.arethecauseofpublicarguments26.ByquotingthedescriptionofaHungarianhumoristtheauthorintendstoshow.A.EnglishmenarestubbornandtoostrictwiththemselvesB.queuingisakindofautomaticbehaviorforEnglishmenC.queuingisessentialinmaintaininggoodpublicorderD.otherEuropeansaremoreopen-mindedthanEnglishmen27.Accordingtothelastparagraphqueue-jumpingcanusuallybestoppedeffectively.A.withaconfidentandaggressiveattitudeB.withsignsofpublicrulesC.byshoutingandloudwarningD.byusingcertainbodylanguage28.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.socialskilltoimproveyourlife:queuingB.Badmannersaroundtheworld:queue-jumpingC.A.cultureofEuropeancountries:queuingD.AnEnglishaspectoflife:queuing

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.It’sunfairtheysaythatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopays.Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideathattheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodscomeslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorelikelythatyouwouldobtaindetailsaboutperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyamountofgreatdisasters.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofincomE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogramsisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthesmalladswhicharevirtuallyineverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns!Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatchmatchanddispatchcolumnbutsofarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis.77.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Advertisementscreatemassmarketsforallproducts.B.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.C.Thecriticismsforadvertisements.D.AdvertisementsarefuntoreaD.78.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardsadvertisersis________.A.trustfulB.appreciativeC.criticalD.dissatisfactory79.Inwhatwaydoesthewritertrytosupporthisview?A.Comparison.B.Description.C.Narration.D.Definition.80.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoappearinthepersonalcolumn?A.AnannouncementofmarriagE.B.Anadvertisementofalaptop.C.A.letterfromareaderabouthisexperiencE.D.A.reviewofafilm.

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

Inspiteoftheuncertaintyoftheeconomythemovieindustryhasbeenstrickenbyabox-officeoutburst.Suddenlyitseemsasifeveryoneisgoingtothemovieswithticketsalesthisyearup17.5percentto$1.7billion.Anditisnotjustbecauseticketpricesarehigher.Attendancehasalsojumpedbynearly16percent.Ifthatpacecontinuesthroughtheyearitwouldamounttothebiggestbox-officeincreaseinatleasttwodecades.AmericansforthemomentjustwanttohideinaverydarkplacE.PeoplewanttoforgettheirtroublesandtheywanttobewithotherpeoplE.Helpingfeedtheoutburstisthemixofmovieswhichhavebeenmoreaudience-friendlyinrecentmonthsasthestudioshavetriedtoadjustafterthediscouragingsalesofmoreseriousfilms.Asshestoodinlineatthe18-screenBridgetheatercomplexhereonThursdaytobuyweekendticketsforJonasBrothers:The3DConcertExperienceAngelHernandezwasnotthinkingmuchaboutescapingreality.InsteadMs.HernandezaLosAngelesparkinglotattendantandmotheroffouryounggirlswasfocusedononeveryspecificreality:herwallet.SpendinghundredsofdollarstotakethemtoDisneylandisridiculousrightnowshesaiD.For$60andsomecandymoneyIcanstillbeagoodmomandgivethemalittlefun.AlotofparentsmayhavebeenthinkingthesamethingFridayasJonasBrotherssoldoutmorethan800theatersandwasexpectedtosellapowerful$25millionormoreintickets.Thefilmindustryappearstohavehadahandinitsrecentgoodluck.OverthelastyearortwostudioshavereleasedmoviesthatarehappierscarierorjustlessdepressingthanwhatcamebeforE.AfterpoorresultsforarushofseriousdramasbuiltaroundtheMiddleEastHollywoodgotbacktocomedies.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheimprovementofthemovieindustry?A.A.growingnumberofpeoplearegoingtothecinemA.B.Peoplearericherwiththedevelopmentofeconomy.C.Morecomediesaremadethanseriousfilms.D.PeoplehavetopaymoretowatchamoviE.2.Ms.Hernandezpurchasedthemovieticketsbecause________.A.shetriedtoescaperealityB.shewasacrazymoviefanC.shewasfondofDisneylandD.shewantedtopleaseherkids3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingnumberisnotusedtodescribetheshootingupofthemovieindustry?A.17.5%B.$1.7billionC.$60D.$25million4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.presentingtheeffectandanalyzingthecausesB.followingtheorderoftimeC.describingproblemsanddrawingaconclusionD.makingcomparisonofideas

TheHongKonggovernmentwhichholdsamajoritystake股份willcontinuetopushforDisneyland’simprovementsanofficialsaiD.ThethemeparkwhichopenedonSept.122005didnotachieveitsexpectednumberofvisitorsforthesecondyearinarow.SecretaryforCommerceandEconomicDevelopmentFrederickMatoldlawmakersThefirsttwoyearsofHongKongDisneyland’soperationwerenotsatisfactory.Thegovernmentwillcontinuetourge力劝theparkmanagementtochangebusinessstrategiesandimprovethepark’soperationalefficiency.InitsfirstyearHongKongDisneylandfell400000shortofitsgoalof5.6millionvisitors.Parkofficialshavebeensecretiveaboutsecond-yearnumbersbutthelocalmediareportsestimatedupto4.8millionvisitedtheparkinitssecondyear.EventhoughwebelievewedonothavetheresponsibilitytotellyoutheexactnumberofvisitorsHongKongDisneylandhasbecomeoneofthemostvisitedthemeparksintheworldandatopattractioninHongKongsinceitsopeningtwoyearsagoHongKongDisneylandspokeswomanGlendyChusaidinane-mailedresponsE.HongKongDisneylandamajorrepresentativeofDisneyentertainmentformainlandChinahasbeencriticizedforbeingtoosmallandlackingtheridesofitsinternationalsisterparksinTokyoParisandtheUnitedStates.ItisalsofacingincreasedcompetitionfromOceanParkalocalsea-basedadventureparkandreportsthatDisneyisplanningtobuildathemeparkinShanghaicouldaddfurtherpressuretotheHongKongsitE.TheHongKonggovernmentownsa57percentstakeintheparkandpaidformostofthe$3.5billionconstructioncostbutisreportedlynotinterestedinspendingmorepublicmoneyonthepark’sexpansion.40.FromthepassageweknowHongKongDisneyland________.A.wassetupbytheHongKonggovernmentB.reacheditsplannednumberofvisitorsinitsfirstyearC.didn’tachieveitsexpectedgoalinthesecondyearagainD.blamedtheHongKonggovernmentforitsparkstrategies41.WeknowGlendyChu_______.A.saidHongKongDisneylandhadabout4.8millionvisitorsinitssecondyearB.promisedHongKongDisneylandwouldimproveitsoperationalefficiencyC.thoughtHongKongDisneylandhaddoneagreatjobsinceitsopeningD.admittedHongKongDisneylandwastoosmall42.What’stheattitudeoftheHongKonggovernmenttowardsDisneyland’sperformance?A.Unhappy.B.Unhelpful.C.SupportivE.D.ConcerneD.

Whenyouseethetrailer预告片forComingHomeZhangYimou’slatestprojectyoumaynotbeattractedbyitatfirstduetothefilm’sseniorcastandhistoricsetting.ButrestassuredComingHomewilldrawyouinwithitsemotionallychargedstoryoflovejoyandsorrow.ThemoviefollowsadevotedcoupleLuYanshiChenDaomingandFengWanyuGongLiwhoareseparatedwhenLuisarrestedasapoliticalprisoner.Releasedduringthelastdaysoftheculturalrevolution1966-76Lufinallyreturnshomeonlytofindthathisbelovedwifehasamnesiaandisunabletorecognizehim.AsastrangerinhisbrokenfamilyLudecidestoresurrecttheirpasttogetherandreawakenhiswife’smemory.JustlikethestorysuggestsComingHomeisatearjerker.Butdifferentfromthosemoviesthatmaketheaudiencecrybybeingevocative唤起共鸣的suchasFengXiaogang’sAftershockorPixar’sToyStory3directorZhang’sideaofmovingtheaudienceisquitespecialandmakesthemostofhisdelicateskills.InComingHomeZhangdealswithadramaticstoryinsuchaquietwaythattheaudience’semotionsaredrawnoutlittlebylittlebythemaincharactersastheystruggleinpainwhiletheirheroicinnerstrengthshines.Sowhenyoucry—andverylikelyyouwill—youwillunderstandwhy:Becauseyouwishafuturehappinessforthecharactersandmaybebecauseyoucanimaginethestoryhavinghappenedtoyourgrandparents.AnotherimpressiveaspectishowZhangusesamnesiaanarrativetechniquethat’smorecommoninromanticcomedies.ForthathehasGongLitothankthemost.GongoneofZhang’slongtimecollaboratorsknowsexactlywhatthedirectorwants.WithalimitednumberoflinesthroughoutthefilmGongisfullycommittedtohercharacterandtouchestheaudiencewithgreatfacialexpressionsandsubtlechangesofemotion.Maybenowyouunderstandwhyeveryonecanrelatetothefilm.Althoughitreflectsonabigera时代throughthestoryofasmallfamilytheeraisonlyabackdrop.Whatmovestheyoungaudiencehereisloveandyouwillleavethecinemawithanewunderstandingofit.TelluswhatyouthinkaboutZhangYimou’snewfilmComingHome.63.Whichofthefollowingislikelytoattracttheaudiencemostaboutthisfilm?A.Itscast.B.It’sspecificeffects.C.Itsdirector.D.Itsstory.64.Thepassageismostprobably______.A.afilmadB.afilmposterC.afilmreviewD.afilmscript65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.GongLiisgoodatbodylanguageB.FengdirectsfilmsthesamewayasZhangC.theagesoftheactorsinthefilmcountsmostD.thefilmissetintheculturalrevolution66.Everyonecanrelatetothefilmbecause_____.A.thedirectorcaststheactorsthatarepopularwithusallB.itinterpretsthethemeoflovethatissharedbyallC.theculturalrevolutionhasleftdeepscarsonusallD.everyoneshowssympathytoapatientwithamnesia

TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublisheD.IacceptedthejobwithouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.MyfatherwentbythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfuseD.WaitaminutesomeonemightsayareyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase公文包andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewordsHelloclass.I’mMr.Davis.SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoicE.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienceD.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.DaviswastherE.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.IsawninestudentsalongalongtablE.IhandedoutthecardsandthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequireD.AllrightthenIsaiD.Okayherewego.ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedeskoverlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.Calmdownyou’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatimeoneatatime!AterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinionsIinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.36.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.A.hewantedtobeexpectedB.hehadwrittensomestoriedC.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.38.Beforehestartedhisclasstheauthoraskedthestudentsto______.A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercardsB.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaperC.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaperD.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards39.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?A.Theybegantotalk.B.Theystayedsilent.C.Theyraisedtheirhands.D.TheyshoutedtobehearD.40.Theauthorchosethecompositiontopicprobablybecause______.A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclassB.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclassC.hewantedtocalmdownthestudentsD.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgramrnarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpowerResearchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreatertheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDrAndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagoupofearlybilinguals.’’whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.‘‘Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaid.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Readingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld’’explainedthescientists.51.ThemainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageisA.languagecanhelpbrainpowerB.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy52.InthesecondparagraphthewritermentionsexerciseinordertoA.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellC.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguage53.Theunderlinedword‘‘bilingualsinParagraph4probablymeansA.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesB.secondlanguagelearnersC.researchersonlanguagelearningD.activelanguagelearners54.WemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthatA.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime55.InthelasttwoparagraphstheauthorwantstotellusthatA.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageC.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguageD.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects

SahnunMohamudhasneverlivedinSomaliabutthe21-year-oldstudenthashelpedsetupanorganizationthatsupportsaidprojectsfortheeast-Africancountry.SahnunMohamudisaco-founderanddirectorofagroupcalledStudentsforSomaliA.Heisfollowingthehumanitarianexampleofhismother.Mr.MohamudattendsWilliam＆MaryCollegeinWilliamsburgVirgina.ItisalongwayfromSomalia.Howeverthatcoastalnationishometomanyofhisrelatives.Hisparentswerebornthere.HismotherFilsanDarmanhelpedstartthenon-profitagencyAadamigaSomaliawhichprovidedforaidtoSomaliain1987.FilsanDarmansaidtheagencyprovidedfoodandclothingtoSomalipeoplewhohadfledtotheSomalicapitalMogadishutoescapecontradictionintheNorth.SahnunMohamudpraisedhismother’sserviceShe’sbeenhelpingSomaliasincebeforeIwasborn.Mr.MohamudbecameinvolvedinHumanitarianprojectsearlyinlife.OneofhisgoalsforstartingStudentsforSomaliawastogetmorenon-SomalistotakepartinhelpingSomaliA.HenotedthatmanySomaliaidorganizationshaveonlySomalimembers.Somygroupandmywholemottohasbeen‘LeteveryethnicityandracehelpSomalia’.Ithinkit'sahugeresourcetohavenon-somalipeoplehelpingSomalia.saidMohamud.ThisyearStudentsforSomaliaandAadamigaarecooperatingonaprojecttofightpovertyandincreaseeducation.Mr.Mohamudsaidthegroupslendmoneytowomenwhohavelivedalongtimeinrefugee难民campsinMogadishu.Theyusethemoneytostartorsupportbusinesseslikesmallfoodstores.ThewomenmusthaveachildinschoolinSomaliatoreceivethemoney.ShealsomustpaybacktheloanbutMr.Mohamudsaysthewomandoesnotreturntheloanmoneytothelender.Insteadshegivesittoherchild'sschoo1.Thatwayhesaystheschoolcanmakeimprovements.56.WhatdoweknowaboutMohamudaccordingtothetext?A.HelivedinSomaliawithhismother.B.HestartedStudentsforSomaliaonhisown.C.HewasdirectorofStudentsforSomalia.D.HehelpedstarttheagencyAadamigaSomalia.57.WhichofthefollowingistrueofAadamigaSomalia?A.IthasofferedhelptoSomaliasince1987.B.ItallsoneveryethnicityandracetohelpSomalia.C.ItappealedtothegovernmenttohelplSomalia.D.Itsaimwastohelpthewomeninpoorcondition.58.ForwhatpurposedidStudentsforSomaliaandAadamigacooperate?A.Toencourageyoungpeopletowork.B.Togetmoremoneyfromthewomen.C.TogetsomebenefitfromSomalia.D.Tofightpovertyandincreaseeducation.59.WhichconditionisNOTtrueforwomentogetthemoneyfromthegroup?A.ShemusthaveachildinschoolinSomalia.B.Shemustpaybackthemoneytothelender.C.Shecanusethemoneytostartabusiness.D.Shemustpaybackthemoneytoherchild’sschoo1.60.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.MothersonteamuptofightSomaliapovertyB.Mr.MohamudhelpedfoundHumanitarianprojectsC.StudentsforSomaliacentersitseffortsoneducationD.Motherstartedthenon-profitagencyAadamigaSomalia

NowHearThisWhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon?BothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposuretoloudmusicandbothnowwearhearingaidsasaconsequencE.AsateenagerClintonplayedsaxophoneinabanD.TownshendwhohasthemoreseverehearinglosswasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusiC.Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusiC.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamagedbutthey'renotdeadsaysaphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevinE.AccordingtoDr.Levineifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoiseit'spossibletoreconditionthecellssomewhat.HoweverheaddsEventuallyoveralongperiodoftimehaircellsarepermanentlydamageD.Andthisisnosmallproblem.Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?AccordingtoDr.Levineregularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels分贝isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanusE.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheardyou'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.Thefactsareprettyfrightening.Butarerockbandsturningdownthevolume?Mostaren't.RockmusicissupposedtobeloudsaysdrummerAndrewSather.Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock.ContinuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafnessaccordingtoDr.LevinE.HestatesThere'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.EachtimethathappensmoreandmoredamageisdonE.LevelsofCommonNoisesNormalconversation50—65dBFoodblender88dBJetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dBRockbandduringaconcert110—140dB32.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat.A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearinglossB.famouspeopletendtohavehearingproblemsC.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbandsD.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown33.InParagraph3theunderlinedwordreconditionmeans.A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsoundC.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain34.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow.A.alistofharmfulsoundsB.theeffectofrockconcertsC.thenoiselevelsoffamiliarsoundsD.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss35.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?A.WhenyourearsfeelwarmyourhaircellsaredeaD.B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvicE.C.Manyaretakingtheriskoflosinghearing.D.Doctorsknowhowtocurehearingloss.

TensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatrE.Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26—fundedwith￡2.5millionoftaxpayers’money—wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnhamtheCultureSecretary.ItreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworldwhoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivilegeD.TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiencesthankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.Attendancesreached13.6millionin2007up10percenton2006itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost￡470million.OnetheatresourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities优先考虑的事infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuelsaying:Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYoungVicasThetimesreportedtodayoffersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.TherewaspraisefortheGovernment’splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatrewhosaid:IsupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatreandespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEnglandnotjustinLondon.Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturntheywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26-year-oldsfirst-comefirst-serveD.ItislikelytobeonMondaystraditionallyaquietnightforthetheatrE.Mr.Burnhamsaid:AyoungpersonattendingthetheatrecanfinditanexcitingexperienceandbeinspiredtoexploreanewworlD.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception.JeremyHunttheShadowCultureSecretarysaid:TherealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatrebutimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplacE.Fortoomanychildrentheatresareano-goareA.1.Criticsoftheplanarguedthat.A.thetheatreswouldbeovercrowdedB.itwouldbeawasteofmoneyC.pensionerswouldn’tgetfreeticketsD.thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit2.Accordingtothesupporterstheplanshould.A.benefitthetelevisionindustryB.focusonproducingbetterplaysC.helpincreasethesalesofticketsD.involvealltheyoungpeopleinEngland3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheplan?A.Ninety-fivetheatreshavereceivedfunding.B.Everyonewillgetatleastonefreeticket.C.ItmaynotbenefitalltheyoungpeoplE.D.Freeticketsareofferedonceeveryday.4.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinEngland.A.manyplaysarenotforyoungpeopleB.manyyoungpeopledon’tliketheatreC.peopleknowlittleabouttheplanD.childrenusedtoreceivegoodartseducation5.Accordingtothepassagetheissuetoofferfreeticketstoyoungpeopleseems.A.controversialB.inspiringC.excitingD.unreasonable

AnAfrican—bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing’sworkprovedthatbeehive峰房fencescankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbeeswhichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnosesandfleewhentheyhearbuzzing.DrKing'sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengewhileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenyaDrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwardstheyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafencekeepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethemdisturbingthebees.LaterthefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts—whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.AsAfrica'spopulationgrowscompetitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreseriousandtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofallestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfrica—andperhapseventuallyinAsia.71.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1meansthesameas___________.A.intelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengeB.confirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleC.competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsD.wayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimal72.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaway.③Beesaredisturbedandflyoutofthebeehives.④Elephantstryingtoenterthefarmshakethefences.A.①→②→③→④B.①→④→③→②C.④→③→②→①D.①→②→④→③73.DrKing'ssolutionisdescribedasintelligentbecause_____________.A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'fieldsB.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistrictsC.morethan90％ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbeesD.itprotectscropsproduceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime74.TheunderlinedwordfatalitiesinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.deathsB.communitiesC.populationD.fences75.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DrkingwasborninBritain.B.Mostelephantsscarebees.C.ThetechniquehasprovedtoworkwellinAsiatoo.D.Conflictsbetweenpeopleandelephantsareratherserious.

Imagineyou’reatapartyfullofstrangers.You’renervous.Whoarethesepeople?Howdoyoustartaconversation?Fortunatelyyou’vegotathingthatsendsoutenergyattinychipsineveryone’snametag.Thechipssendbacknamesjobshobbiesandthetimeavailableformeeting-whatever.MakingnewfriendsbecomessimplE.Thishasn’tquitehappenedinreallifE.ButtheworldisalreadyexperiencingarevolutionusingRFIDtechnology.AnRFIDtagwithatinychipcanbefixedinaproductunderyourpet’sskinevenunderyourownskin.PassiveRFIDtagshavenoenergysource-batteriesbecausetheydonotneedit.Theenergycomesfromthereaderascanningdevicethatsendsoutenergyforexampleradiowavesthatstartsupthetagimmediately.SuchatagcarriesinformationspecifictothatobjectandthedatacanbeupdateD.AlreadyRFIDtechnologyisusedforrecognizingeachcarortruckontheroadanditmightappearinyourpassport.Doctorscanputatinychipundertheskinthatwillhelplocateandobtainapatient’smedicalrecords.AtanightclubinParisorinNewYorkthesamechipgetsyouintotheVIPveryimportantpersonsectionandpaysforthebillwiththewaveofanarm.Takeastepback:10or12yearsagoyouwouldhaveheardaboutthecomingageofcomputing.Oneexamplealwaysseemedtosurface:Yourrefrigeratorwouldknowwhenyouneededtobuymoremilk.Theconceptwasthatcomputerchipscouldbeputeverywhereandsendinformationinasmartnetworkthatwouldmakeordinarylifesimpler.RFIDtagsareasmallpartofthisphenomenon.TheworldisgoingtobealooselycoupledsetofindividualsmalldevicesconnectedwirelesslypredictsDr.J.Reich.Humanrightsupportersarenervousaboutthepossibilitiesofsuchtechnology.ItgoestoofartrackingschoolkidsthroughRFIDtagstheysay.Weimagineaworldinwhichabeercompanycouldfindoutnotonlywhenyouboughtabeerbutalsowhenyoudrankit.Andhowmanybeers.Accompaniedbyhowmanybiscuits.WhenMarconiinventedradiohethoughtitwouldbeusedforship-to-shorecommunicationnotforpopmusiC.WhoknowshowRFIDandrelatedtechnologieswillbeusedinthefuturE.Here’sawildguess:Notforbuyingmilk.74.Thearticleisintendedto.A.warnpeopleofthepossiblerisksinadoptingRFIDtechnologyB.explainthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyRFIDtechnologyC.convincepeopleoftheusesofRFIDtechnologyD.predicttheapplicationsofRFIDtechnology75.WeknowfromthepassagethatwiththehelpofRFIDtagspeople.A.willhavenotroublegettingdataaboutothersB.willhavemoreenergyforconversationC.willhavemoretimetomakefriendsD.won’tfeelshyatpartiesanylonger76.WhyaresomepeopleworriedaboutRFIDtechnology?A.Becausechildrenwillbetrackedbystrangers.B.BecausemarketcompetitionwillbecomemorefiercE.C.BecausetheirprivateliveswillbegreatlyaffecteD.D.Becausecustomerswillbeforcedtobuymoreproducts.77.ThelastparagraphimpliesthatRFIDtechnology.A.willnotbeusedforsuchmattersasbuyingmilkB.willbewidelyusedincludingforbuyingmilkC.willbelimitedtocommunicationusesD.willprobablybeusedforpopmusic

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

InSingaporemostofuslovewindow-shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays.Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm.Howeverweknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiodstherewillbemoreseriouseffects.JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassable不能通行的totraffic.Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.Elsewhereheavytropical热带的stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysia.ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem.Ifthereisatyphoonortsunamithousandsoflivesarelosttoo.ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004andItservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamage.Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice-caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorise.Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow-lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel.ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeangersoitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivitiesforexampleillegallogging伐木orirresponsibleforest-burningtoclearlandforfarming.41.FromParagraph1wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove______________.A.makingcomplaintsB.goingoutforpicnicsC.doingwindow-shoppingD.travelingalongthecoast42.WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?A.Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly.B.Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup.C.Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper.D.Morericeandvegetableswillbeimported.43.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto___________.A.thearrivalofheavytropicalstormsB.theimportofriceandvegetablesC.therisingpriceofriceandvegetablesD.thelossoflivesinnaturaldisasters44.What’stherightorderofthefollowingevents?a.globalwarmingb.theriseinoceanlevelc.harmfulhumanactivitiesd.thefloodingoflow-lyingarease.themeltingofthepolarice-capA.c→a→e→b→dB.a→c→e→b→dC.c→a→b→e→dD.d→a→c→b→e45.WhatshouldwedoinordernottomakeMotherNatureangry?A.Clearmorelandforfarming.B.Reduceharmfulhumanactivities.C.Bringdownthepriceoffood.D.Improvethequalityofweather.

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

IntheUKmostchildrenhavetheirlunchesatschoolbutinsomeschoolsparentscanchoosewhattheirchildreneat.Thechildrencanhaveaschooldinner—ahotcookedmeal;ortheycantakeapacked包装的lunchwiththemwhichusuallyincludescoldfoodlikesandwiches.Oftenparentsknowwhattheirchildrenwant.CathamotherofthreechildrentoldusMychildrenhavepackedlunchesbecausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.SoImakethreepackedluncheseverymorning.HoweveranothermotherSusanmadeadifferentchoicE.ShesaidMydaughtershavealwayshadschooldinners.IthinktheyprobablygethealthierfoodatschoolthanafewsandwichesImakeforthem.Buthowhealthyareschooldinners?Kazafatherthoughtpoorlyofthem.HesaidFizzy起泡的drinkswereofferedandIthinktherewerelotsofchips.JamieOliverspentayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.Hewasworriedabouttheunhealthyfoodwhichincludedburgerspizzasandchips.Sohetriedtocookhealthyfoodsuchasgoodstews炖肉andcurries咖喱菜肴forthechildreninsteaD.SoJamieimprovedtheschooldinnersandtrainedthedinnerladiestocookhealthyfoodinthatschool.Thenheadvisedthegovernmenttoimproveschoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditseemsthatthechangeshavebegun.Annaapupiltoldusweusedtohaveafastfoodwindowwhereyougotchipsandcokebuttheystoppedthatthisyear.There’ssaladrestaurantwhichisgoodsoit’shealthierthanitwas.57.WhichmealdomostchildrenintheUKhaveatschoolaccordingtothetext?A.LunchB.BreakfastC.DinnerD.None58._______makesthreepackedluncheseverymorning.A.KazB.SusanC.CathD.Jamie59.Jamiethought______werehealthyfoodA.burgersandpizzasB.stewsandcurriesC.chipsandfizzydrinksD.sandwichesandcoke60.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat________.A.schoolshavebeguntocookhealthierfoodB.saladistheonlyhealthyfoodforstudentsC.There’sasaladrestaurantineveryschoolD.thegovernmentdoesn’tcareaboutschooldinners

SeveralinterestingAmericanmuseumstellabouthealthsubjects.OneistheDoctorSamuelD.HarrisNationalMuseumofDentistry.ItisattheUniversityofMarylandinBaltimorE.Thatiswherethefirstcollegeintheworldtotraindentistsbegan.Themuseumtellsaboutthehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth.Visitorscanseesomefrighteningdevicesthatoncewereusedtoremoveinfected受感染的teeth.TheyalsocanseesetsofteethmadeofanimalbonE.TheyweremadeforafamousAmerican--thefirstPresidentGeorgeWashington.MostpeopledonotconsideravisittothedentisttheirideaofagoodtimE.Howeverthedirectorofthemuseumsayshewantedtomakethemuseumafunplacetovisit.Hesayshealsowantstoteachvisitorsabouttheimportanceoftakingcareoftheirteeth.Anothermuseumcollectsdevicesthathelppeoplehear.TheKennethW.BergerHearingAidMuseumisatKentStateUniversityinKentOhio.Themuseumhasmorethanthree-thousandhearingaidsfromaroundtheworlD.Theyincludeoldandstrangedevices.Somehearingaidsweremadetolooklikeotherobjects.ThatisbecauseinthepastmanypeopledidnotwantanyonetoknowtheywerewearingahearingaiD.8.Itiscommonforpeopletothinkituneasytopayavisitto____.A.theUniversityofMarylandB.theMuseumofDentistryC.theHearingAidMuseumD.thedentist9.Thetextmainlytellsabout_____.A.museumsintheUSB.interestingAmericanmuseumsC.AmericanmuseumswithhealthsubjectsD.thehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth10.WhatdowelearnaboutGeorgeWashingtonfromthetext?A.HeoncevisitedtheNationalMuseumofDentistry.B.HeconsideredtheMuseumofDentistryafunplacetovisitC.HisartificialteethwerecollectedintheNationalMuseumofDentistry.D.HisteethseemedtobemadeofanimalbonE.11.Theunderlinedworddevicesinthefirstandlastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.museumsB.strategiesC.hearingaidsD.tools

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

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

Researchershavedevelopednewsoftwareusingsmartphones’GPSandimagingabilitiesthatdeterminetheexactlocationofdistantobjectsaswellasmonitorthespeedanddirectionofmovingobjects.Thesoftwarecouldeventuallyallowsmartphone-armedsoldierstotargetthelocationoftheirenemies.Onthehomefrontthesoftwarecouldbeusedbyeveryoneincludinggolfersjudgingdistancetothegreenandbiologistsdocumentingthelocationofarareanimalwithoutdisturbingit.ThegreatadvantageofaSmartphoneisthatitprovidessomanytoolsinasinglereadilyavailablerelativelyinexpensivepackagesaidQiaWangadoctoralstudentwholedthedevelopmentofthesoftware.ForexampleonthebattlefieldasoldierneedsarangefindercompassGPSandothertoolstogetinformationbeforecallinginanairstrike.Withoursoftwarethesoldiercanhaveallthoseinstrumentsinonedevicethatcanbepurchasedofftheshelf.WhenthatsoldierreturnsfromWarshecanusethesameSoftwaretoprotectherfamilybyclockingaspeedernearherchildren’sschoolandcatchingthecriminalonvideo.WangandhiscolleaguesdevelopedtheirsoftwaretolocateandtrackTargetsofknownsize—whenthesizeofthetargetisknown.asingleimageisenoughtopinpointthetarget’slocation.Targetsofunknownsize—Iftheexactsizeofatargetisunknownthesoftwareusestwoimagestotriangulatethelocationofthetarget·Movingtargets—Bytakingashortvideoofamovingtargetthesmartphonesoftwarecancalculatehowfastthetargetismovingandinwhatdirectionitisgoing.CurrentlyoursoftwareislimitedbythephysicalabilitiesofsmartphonehardwarebutthedevicesareimprovingrapidlyWangsaid.WeexpectthatimprovementsinGPSaccuracybatterylifeandcameraresolutionwillallowoursoftwaretomakeevenmoreaccurateobservations.56.FromParagraph1wecanknowthatthenewsoftwarecan_______.A.determinethespeedofmovingobjectsB.1ocateobjectsinthedistanceexactlyC.defendsoldiersagainsttheirenemiesD.helpbiologistsprotectrareanimal57.TheexamplegivenbyQiaWangismeantto________________.A.makeanadvertisementB.describethesoftwarebrieflyC.showthebenefitsofthesoftwareD.presentthefunctionsofsmartphones58.Howdoesthesoftwarecalculatethespeedofamovingobject?A.Bytakingashortvideo.B.Bylocatingitsposition.C.Bytakingasingleimage.D.Bymeasuringreal-lifesizE.59.What’sQiaWang’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesoftware?A.Casual.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Flexible60.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.QiaWangaTalentedDoctoralStudentB.UseSmartphonestoTheirFullPotentialC.TargetingandTrackingWithSmartphonesD.Smartphone-armedSoldiersontheBattlefield

HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.Believingmycareer职业生涯wasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwellorganizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet&WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.21.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyreferto?A.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.23.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CouragE.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.SelfconfidencE.

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametomE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyAndpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltinatelwasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.1.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.2.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.TheycamefrommanydifferentbackgroundsD.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment3.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.InlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunityB.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomeC.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulationD.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached4.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymeanA.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gamedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage5.AccordingtoNacythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedbyA.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

AtthebeginningoftheWorldSeriesof1947IexperiencedacompletelynewemotionwhentheNationalAnthemwasplayeD.ThistimeIthoughtitisbeingplayedformeasmuchasforanyoneelsE.ThisisorganizedmajorleaguebaseballandIamstandingherewithalltheothers;andeverythingthattakesplaceincludesmE.AboutayearlaterIwenttoAtlantaGeorgiatoplayinanexhibitiongamE.OnthefieldforthefirsttimeinAtlantatherewereNegroesandwhites.OtherNegroesbesidesmE.AndIthought:WhatIhavealwaysbelievedhascometobE.AndwhatisitthatIhavealwaysbelieved?Firstthatimperfectionsarehuman.Butthatwhereverhumanbeingsweregivenroomtobreatheandtimetothinkthoseimperfectionswoulddisappearnomatterhowslowly.Idonotbelievethatwehavefoundorevenapproachedperfection.Thatisnotnecessarilyintheschemeofhumanevents.Handicapsstumblingblocksprejudices—alloftheseareimperfect.Yettheyhavetobedealtwithbecausetheyareintheschemeofhumanevents.WhateverobstaclesIfoundmademefightalltheharder.ButitwouldhavebeenimpossibleformetofightatallexceptthatIwassustainedbythepersonalanddeep-rootedbeliefthatmyfighthadachancE.Ithadachancebecauseittookplaceinafreesociety.NotoncewasIforcedtofaceandfightanimmovableobject.Notoncewasthesituationsocast-ironrigidthatIhadnochanceatall.Freemindsandhumanheartswereatworkallaroundme;andsotherewastheprobabilityofimprovement.IlookatmychildrennowandknowthatImuststillpreparethemtomeetobstaclesandprejudices.ButIcantellthemtoothattheywillneverfacesomeoftheseprejudicesbecauseotherpeoplehavegonebeforethem.AndtomyselfIcansaythatbecauseprogressisunalterablemanyoftoday'sdogmas教条willhavevanishedbythetimetheygrowintoadults.Icansaytomychildren:Thereisachanceforyou.NoguaranteebutachancE.AndthischancehascometobebecausethereisnothingstaticwithfreepeoplE.ThereisnoMiddleAgeslogicsostrongthatitcanstopthehumantidefromflowingforwarD.Idonotbelievethateverypersonineverywalkoflifecansucceedinspiteofanyhandicap.Thatwouldbeperfection.ButIdobelieve—andwitheveryfiberinme—thatwhatIwasabletoattaincametobebecauseweputbehindusnomatterhowslowlythedogmasofthepast:todiscoverthetruthoftoday;andperhapsfindthegreatnessoftomorrow.IbelieveinthehumanracE.Ibelieveinthewarmheart.Ibelieveinman'shonesty.Ibelieveinthegoodnessofafreesociety.AndIbelievethatthesocietycanremaingoodonlyaslongaswearewillingtofightforit—andtofightagainstwhateverimperfectionsmayexist.MyfightwasagainstthebarriersthatkeptNegroesoutofbaseball.ThiswastheareawhereIfoundimperfectionandwhereIwasbestabletofight.AndIfoughtbecauseIknewitwasnotdoomedtobealosingfight.Itcouldn'tbealosingfight-notwhenittookplaceinafreesociety.AndinthelargestsenseIbelievethatwhatIdidwasdoneforme—thatitwasmyfaithinGodthatsustainedmeinmyfight.Andthatwhatwasdoneformemustandwillbedoneforothers.55.Whydidtheauthorsayhehadexperiencedacompletelynewemotion?A.BecausehewongamE.B.BecausehewasanAmerican.C.BecausehecouldcompeteinthegameandwonthegamE.D.BecausetheNationalGamewasplayedforhim.56.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris___________.A.anAfrican.B.aChineseC.awhitemanD.ablackman57.Theauthorfirmlybelievedthat____________.A.humansareimperfectiftheyallunitetogethertoovercomethedifficulties.B.humansneedn’tapproachperfecteveniftheycan.C.humansshouldfacetheobstaclesandfightforitbravely.D.humansarebecomingkindandhonestiftheyhavefreedom.58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.thefightbetweenNegroesandWhitesneverendsB.thecivilwarbrokeoutbecausetheNegroesfoughtfortheirfreedomC.InthepastNegroeswerekeptoutofbaseball.D.thefightendedupwithagamE.59.Theunderlinedwordvanishedmostprobablymeans__________A.disappearB.increaseC.appearD.happen60.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe_________.A.NothingmattersexceptfightingB.SuccessliesinhardworkC.freedomiseverythingD.FreeMindsandHeartsmakesadifference

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