Garden building is considered an important part of Chinese culturE. Some people say that if you have never walked through a Chinese garden, you cannot say that you have really visited ChinA. Traditional Chinese gardens are located in North China in such places as Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City. In larger imperial (皇家的) gardens, the main buildings are connected by an imaginary (虚构的) line in the middle of the garden on the north-south axis(轴). Other features of imperial gardens are colored-paintings, man-made hills and lakes. Most private gardens are found in the south, especially in cities south of the Yangtze River. Private gardens were mostly built at one side or at the back of the houses. Around the beautiful scene are small open areas with beautiful shaped-doors through which visitors can enjoy the sights. They are open on all sides and are often near the water so that the whole scene can be enjoyeD. Suzhou, known as the home of gardens, displays the most and the best Chinese traditional private gardens. Different parts of it are examples of the garden style of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The landscape (自然风景) garden contains a number of pleasant natural scenes and some fairy tales. The ancient Chinese used to call the garden landscape “Jing” , which means “scene” in English. Good examples include the ten West Lake Scenes in Hangzhou, the twenty-four slim West Lake in Yangzhou and the eight Daming Lake Scenes in Jinan. 60. The passage tells mainly about ________. A. an important part of Chinese culture B. how to enjoy Chinese gardens C. where foreigners can find Chinese gardens D. the characters of different style of Chinese garden building 61. Which of the following is NOT true for the imperial garden? A. There is a north-south axis in the center of garden B. They were built because of some fairy tales. C. There are man-made hills and lakes in the gardens. D. They have colored-paintings. 62. According to the passage, we can learn that _______. A. Chinese people often invite foreigners to visit a Chinese garden. B. The landscape garden reflects different styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. C. All three kinds of gardens make up the important part of Chinese culture which is appreciated by the people all over the worlD. D. People enjoy the private gardens more than other two styles.

OnJuly41986AmericanscelebratedtheStatueofLiberty’s自由女神100thbirthday.Paradesspeechesfireworksandotheractivitiescontributedtothegreatjoyoftheevent.Thecelebrationcausedreportersandthe1ocalpeopleto1ookbackacenturytothesimilargreatjoythatmarkedtheofficialopeningofthestatue.TheStatueofLibertywascompletedin1886butthestorybeganearlier.TheideaforastatuewasfirstsuggestedatadinnerpartybyEdouarddeLaboulayeaFrenchhistorian.AguestatthepartywasFredericBartholdiayoungsculptor.MostpeoplewhoattendedthedinnerpartysoonforgottheideabutLaboulayeandBartholdirememberedit.In187lBartholdicametotheUnitedStatestointerestAmericansinastatuethatwouldlinkFranceandtheUnitedStatesinfriendship.ManypeopleinFrancehadalreadybeenpersuadedandcontributedmoneytotheproject.Americanswerealsopersuadedtobuildafund基金forthestatue.Muchofthemoneycamefromschoolchildren.AftertheideahadbeenacceptedBartholdisettowork.Heworkedhardformanyyears.HisfriendLaboulayediedbeforethestatuewascompleted.Atlastin1885thestatuewassenttotheUnitedStates.Ithadtobeshippedinsectionsandthenputtogetherforitsweightandsize.Eversincethen1886theStatueofLibertyhasstoodasasymboloffreedomtomillionsofimmigrantsenteringNewYorkHarbor.60BartholdimadehisfirsttriptotheUnitedStatestotalkabouttheStatueofLibertyin________.A.1986B.187lC.1885D.188661TheStatueofLibertywasshippedinsectionsbecause_______.A.itwastoo1argeandheavytomovetoUSAasawholeB.USAhadbettermeansofputtingittogetherthanFranceC.thecompletedstatuewasasymboloffriendshipforAmericansD.puttingittogethercostlessmoneyandlabourinUSA62Fromthecontentwemayfeelthatthewriteris_______whenheiswritingthepassage.A.calmB.curiousC.worriedD.Modest谦虚63Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsummarizes归纳thecontentofthepassageA.Labou1ayeandBartholdiMakersoftheStatueoftheLibertyB.HowPeopleMadetheStatueofLibertyPossibleC.Thel00thBirthdayoftheStatueofLibertyD.TheTrueStoryoftheStatueofLiberty

SCSGlobalServicesSCShasevaluatedanewmethodologyformeasuringthecarbonsequestration封存abilityofsoilundertheVerified验证CarbonStandardVCSaleadinggreenhousegasGHGaccountingsystem.ThemethodologydevelopedbyTheEarthPartnerswillallowlandmanagerswhosequesterGHGsingrasslandsandfarmlandstoproducecarboncreditsforsaleinthevoluntarymarket.Managersofgrasslandsandfarmlandscanincreasecarbonsequestrationinsoilbypracticessuchaschanginggrazing放牧practicesandoperatingtreatmentsdesignedtoimprovethevarietyandproductivityofplantgroups.TheEarthPartnersispresentlypilotingthismethodologywithfarmersacrosssevenmillionacresofthePalouseRiverandColumbiaPlateauregionsinthePacificNorthwest.TheVCSprogramhasachievedanimportantmilestoneinnowcombininggrasslandandrangelandcarbonoffset抵消补偿projectssaidDr.RobertJ..HrubesExecutiveVicePresidentofSCS.SCSlooksforwardtoapprovingandverifyingagriculturalcarbonoffsetprojectsthatusethisverypowerfulnewmethodology.TheVM0021SoilCarbonQuantificationMethodologyisbasedondecadesofsoilcarbonresearchandtestingconductedbytopsoilscientists.ThemethodologywasdevelopedbyTheEarthPartnersandverifiedbyEnvironmentalServicesInc.aswellasSCSGlobalServices.ItisthefirstsoilcarbonmethodologytobeapprovedforuseundertheVCS.ThiswidelytestedmethodologyisthefirsttospeciallydealwithsoilsinamarketsaidStevenI..ApfelbaumChairmanofAppliedEcologicalServicesInc.andDirectorofSciencewithTheEarthPartners.AccordingtoApfelbaumsoilsrepresentthesecondlargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.68.Thenewmethodologyisassessedaccordingto.A.TheEarthPartnersB.theVerifiedCarbonStandardC.EnvironmentalServicesInc.D.AppliedEcologicalServicesInc.69.Carbonsequestrationinsoilcanbestrengthenedby.A.sellingcarboncreditsinthevoluntarymarketB.changinggrazingpracticesandoperatingtreatmentsC.reducingthevarietyandproductivityofplantgroupsD.decreasingfarmlandsinthePacificNorthwest70.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheVCSprogramprovestobesuccessfulincarbonoffsetprojects.B.ManysoilCarbonMethodologieshavealreadybeenapprovedforuse.C.Thenewmethodologyhasbeentestedinmanyfieldsincludingsoil.D.Soilsseemtobethelargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.71.WhatistheattitudeofSCStowardsthenewmethodology?A.Opposed.B.Cautious.C.Doubtful.D.Approving.

Theenergycrisis危机hasmadepeopleawareofhowthecarelessuseoftheearth’senergyhasbroughtthewholeworldtotheedgeofdisaster.Theover–developmentofmotortransportwithitsincreaseofmorecarsmoretravelinghascontributedtothenear–destructionofourcitiesandthepollutionnotonlyoflocalairbutalsooftheearth’satmospherE.Ourpresentsituationisunlikenaturaldisastersofthepast.Worldwideenergyusehasbroughtustoastatewherelong–rangeplanningisvital.Whatweneedisnotacontinuationofourpresentseriousstatewhichendangersthefutureofourcountryourchildrenandourearthbutamovementforwardinordertoworkrapidlyandeffectivelyonplanetaryproblems.Thiscountryhasbeenfallingbackunderthecontinuingexposuresoflossofmoralityandtherevelation揭露thatlawbreakinghasreachedintothehighestplaceinthelanD.Thereisastrongdemandformoralitytoturnforthebetterandforsomedevotionthatisvastenoughandyetpersonalenoughtoenlistthedevotionofall.Inthepastithasbeenonlyinawayindefenseoftheirowncountryandtheirownbenefitsthatpeoplehavebeenabletodevotethemselveswholeheartedly.Thisisthefirsttimethatwehavebeenaskedtodefendourselvesandwhatweholddearincooperationwithalltheotherpeopleofthisplanetwhosharewithusthesameendangeredairandthesameendangeredoceans.ThereisacommonneedtoreassessourpresentcoursetochangethatcourseandtoemploynewmethodsthroughwhichtheworldcansurvivE.Thisisapricelessopportunity.Tograspitweneedawidespreadunderstandingofnatureifthecrisisweandtheworldarefacingisnopassinginconveniencenobyproductoftheambitionsoftheoil–producingcountriesnoenvironmentalists’onlyfearsnobyproductofanypresentsystemofgovernment.Whatwefaceistheresultoftheinventionofthelastfourhundredyears.WhatweneedistransformedlifestylE.Thisnewlifestylecanflowdirectlyfromscienceandtechnologybutitsacceptancedependsonasinceredevotiontofindingahigherqualityoflifefortheworld’schildrenandfuturegeneration.67.Whichofthefollowinghasnearlydestroyedourcities?A.Thelossofbeliefsandideas.B.Moreoflaw–breaking.C.Naturaldisastersinmanyareas.D.Therapidgrowthofmotors.68.Bycomparingpastproblemswithpresentonestheauthordrawsourattentiontothe.A.seriousnessofthiscrisisB.ineffectivenessoflawsC.similarityofthepasttothepresentD.hopelessnessofthesituation69.Whichofthefollowingisusedasanexampletoshowthelossofmorality?A.Disregardforlaw.B.Lackofdevotion.C.Lackofunderstanding.D.Destructionofcities.70.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto.A.makearecommendationforatransformedlifestyleB.limitambitionsofthepeopleofthewholeworldC.demanddevotiontonatureandfuturegenerationD.encourageawarenessofthedeclineofmorality

Everyoneknowswhatitfeelsliketobehungrythoughfewofuscanimaginethepainofstarvation.ButthenewmovieBackto1942directedbyFengXiaogangwhoisperhapsChina'smostclevercommercialmoviedirectorbringsthispaintolife.ForsomeFengmaybetoocommercialattimcs.ButwithhisnewmovieBackto1942Fengmightavoidsuchcriticism.ThefilmbasedonanovelbyLiuZhenyunmakestheaudiencesawareofChina'shistoryandthedifficulttimesourancestorsfacedwhenmorethan3millionpeoplelosttheirlivesin1942atimewhenChinawasengagedintheWarofResistanceagainstJapaneseAggression1937—1945.Thishistoricbackgroundprovidestheperfectmaterialtocreateawonderfulmovie.AndFengisnostrangertousingexcitingelementssuchasdestructivenaturaldisastersasseeninAftershock唐山大地震andthrillingbattlescenesasseeninAssembly集结号.CombinedwithastrongcastwhichincludesXuFanZhangGuoliChenDaomingandZhangHanyuitisalmostcertainthattheseelementswillensurethemoviebecomesamajorboxofficehitatleastinChina.ButthistimeFengseemstohavesethiseyesontheinternationalmarketaswell.JoininngthestrongChinesecastaretwobignamesfromHollywood:TimRobbinswhoplaysaCatholicpriestandAdrienBrodywhoplaysAmericanjournalistTheodoreWhite.Manyofthemovie'sscenesliketheonesshowingthebombingattacksbytheJapanesearmyareveryHollywood-stylebothintermsoftheirscaleandtechnicallevel.ButsomehowthemovielikemanyofitskindsuchasWhiteDeerPlain白鹿原fallsshortongeneratinganemotionalimpact.Itseemstoconflrmtheoldsayingonemandyingisatragedybutamilliondeathsisastatisticfigure.Intheendthemoviepicturesalegendthatwillundoubtedlybetreasuredathomeand;mostlikelybefiledabroadasanotherlessoninmodernChinesehistory-butonewellworthrememberingandlearningfrom.Fengfamousfordirectingcomedieshasspent10yearspreparingforhislatestwork.WhenaskedwhyhehadbeensodeterminedtomakethemovieFengtoldChinahasgonethroughnumerousdisastersbutthewholenationJacksintrospection反省onthesufferingssoIhopethataudiencesespeciallyyoungpeoplecanlearnmoreaboutthetroubledhistoryofthecountry.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AnintroductiontoFengXiaogang'ssuccessfulcareer.B.A.briefaccountofFengXiaogang'snewmovieBackto1942.C.AnanalysisofthereasonswhyBackto1942mustalsomakeahandsomeprofit.D.A.briefdescriptionofthedifferencebetweenBackto1942andFeng'sformerworks.57.TheunderlinedwordhitinPara.2probablymeans.A.successB.injuryC.beatD.progress58.Feng'sBackto1942differsfromhispreviousmoviesmainlyinits.A.strongcastB.historicbackgroundC.mtemationalelementsD.emotionalimpacts59.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsBackt01942?A.Prejudiced.B.Objective.C.Cautious.D.Disappointed.

Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions反应towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.SimilarlymanycommercialwebsiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.59.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir.A.commercialpurposesB.culturalvaluesC.personalexperiencesD.physicalreactionstothecolor60.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.C.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.D.ToencouragepeopletomakeapurchasE.61.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.Green.C.PurplE.D.BluE.62.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.ColorsandHumanBeingsB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.TheMeaningandFunctionofColorD.ColorsandPersonalExperiences

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearagoweshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachdayweshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.ItisthesameinhistoryManythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountrybutoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.ForexampleweknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4000yearsagobecausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfricabecausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.Sometimesofcourseevenifthepeoplecannotwritetheymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeopleandoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappeningsandthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall‘rememberedhistory’.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryisbecausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecordssuchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.46.Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?A.RememberedhistorycomparedwithwrittenhistoryislessreliableB.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecordsthereisnohistory.47.WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause___A.therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattimeB.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecordC.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafireD.thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite48.Rememberedhistoryrefersto___.A.historybasedonaperson’simaginationB.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouthC.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportanteventsD.bothB.andC.49.Rememberedhistoryisregardedasvaluableonlywhen____.A.itiswrittendownB.nowrittenaccountisavailableC.itprovestobetimeD.peopleareinterestedinit50.Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad_____A.keptawrittenrecordofeverypasteventB.notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwarsC.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappeningsD.mademoresongsanddances

PingyaointhecenterofShanxiProvinceisafamoushistoricculturalcityofChinaandaworldculturalheritage遗产sitE.It’s90kilometerssouthofTaiyuanontheFenRiver.PeoplelivedinPingyaoduringtheNewStoneAgE.ItslongperiodasacountygovernmentseathasleftPingyaowithlotsofhistoricbuildingsandsiteswitha2700-yearhistory.Ninety-nineofthemareundergovernmentprotectionincludingZhengguoTempleShuanglinTempleandPingyaoAncientCity.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesbusinessmenorganizedcommercial商业的groupsthatdidbusinessnationwidE.ShanxiProvincehadsomeofthemostimportantonesandPingyaowastheircenter.In1823astoreknownasRishengchangSunriseProsperitytradedinbankchecksratherthaninsilverorgoldcoins.ItwasthebeginningofmodernChinesebanking.Branch分支banksweresoonsetupinmajorcitiesinChinaandotherpartsofAsialeadingtogreatdevelopmentinPingyao.Itslacquerware漆器becamewellknown.InPingyaoAncientCityaremanytraditionalhousesandcommercialbuildings3797ofwhichareprotectedandmorethan400ofwhichareingoodcondition.NotonlydothehousesinPingyaoshowShanxi’shistoryandculturebutthislargenumberisvaluableforstudyingitshistorycustomsancientbuildingsandart.MostofthesehousesarestillusedashomesandshopsoflocalpeoplE.In1997AncientPingyaoCitywaslistedinWorldHeritageListasWorldCultureHeritageSite.53.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2referto?A.Historicbuildingsandsites.B.Thethreetemples.C.Thecountygovernmentseats.D.The2700-yearhistory.54.WhichofthefollowingaboutPingyaoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Itslocation.B.Itstourism.C.Itsbusiness.D.Itshistory.55.DuringtheMingandQingDynastiesPingyaowasaleadingcenterin_____.A.agricultureB.raisingcattleC.commercialtradeD.makinggoldcoins

OvertheyearsAmericanshavebecomeusedtosalt.Mostpeoplehavenoideahowmuchsalttheyconsume-onaverageabout9to12gramperpersonperdayaccordingtotheAmericanHeartAssociation.That'stwicetheamountrecommendedbythegovernment.A.newstudylastweekshowedeatingevenalittlelesssaltcouldgreatlyhelptheheart.Thescientistssaidtheresultswouldbethirteenpercentfewerheartattackseightpercentfewerstrokes中风fourpercentfewerdeathsandelevenpercentfewernewcasesofheartdisease.ResearchersalsofoundthatthebenefitswouldbegreatestforAfricanAmericansandwomen.AsagroupAfricanAmericanstendtohavehigherbloodpressurethanthegeneralpopulationandmanystudiessuggestthattheymaybemoresensitivetosaltsaysDr.KirstenBibbins-Domingoanepidemiologist流行病学家attheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFrancisco.Heranalysisfoundthatareductionof3gramofsaltperdaywouldreduceheartattacks8%onaverage;amongAfricanAmericansthatratewoulddrop10%.Asimilarresultwasfoundinwomenwhosestrokeriskdropped8%witha3-greductioninsaltintake;inmentheriskfell5%.TheyandpublichealthprofessionalsintheUnitedStatesareinterestedinanationalcampaigntopersuadepeopletoeatlesssalt.Howeverotherscientistssaysuchacampaignisanexperimentwiththehealthofmillionsofpeople.MichaelAldermanahighbloodpressureexpertandprofessoratAlbertEinsteinCollegeofMedicineinNewYorksaysthateatinglesssaltresultsinlowerbloodpressure.Buthesaysstudieshavenotclearlyshownthatloweringsaltmeansfewerheartattacksorstrokes.Salthasotherbiologicaleffects.Callingforreductionsinthenationaldietcouldhavegoodeffectsaswellasharmfulresults.ThereisnotenoughevidenceeitherwaysaidMichaelAlderman.68.EatingtoomuchsaltmayleadtothefollowingEXCEPT.A.strokeB.heartdiseaseC.highbloodpressureD.lungcancer69.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.MostAmericanstakemoresaltthanadvised.B.AfricanwomeneatmoresaltthanAmericans.C.One'sorigindetermineshowmuchsalthecaneat.D.Goodhealthisjustonthebasisofhavinglesssalt.70.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthestudyis.A.coldB.objectiveC.subjectiveD.doubtful71.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheBenefitsofEatingLessSalt.B.ANewStudyonSaltandDiseases.C.AnArgumentOverSaltandHealth.D.TheHarmCausedbyTooMuchSalt.

Throughouttheworldclothinghasmanyuses.Itisusedtoprovideprotectionfromtheelements.Italsoisworntopreventothersfromseeingspecificpartsofone’sbody.HoweverthepartsofthebodythatmustbecoveredvarywidelythroughouttheworlD.Someclothingisworntoprovidesupernaturalprotection.WearingaluckyshirttotakeanexamiscallingforsupernaturalassistancE.Peopleinallculturesuseclothingandotherformsofbodilydecorationtocommunicatestatusintentionsandothermessages.InNorthAmericawedressdifferentlyforbusinessandvariousleisureactivities.NorthAmericanwomenusuallyaremuchmoreknowledgeableofandconcernedwithlittledifferenceinmessagescommunicatedbyclothesthanmen.Attimesthisleadstosillymistakesofinterpretationoffemaleintentionsonthepartofmen.Ofcourseclothingstylesalsoareintendedtocommunicatemessagestomembersofthesamegender性别.Longbeforewearenearenoughtotalktosomeonetheirappearancetellstheirgenderageeconomicclassandoftenevenintentions.WebegintorecognizetheimportantculturalcluesatanearlyagE.Thevocabularyofdressthatwelearnincludesnotonlyitemsofclothingbutalsohairstylesjewelryandotherbodydecoration.Inmostcultureshoweverthesamestyleofdresscommunicatesdifferentmessagesdependingontheagegenderandphysicalappearanceoftheindividualwearingit.Puttingoncertaintypesofclothingcanchangeyourbehaviorandthebehaviorofotherstowardsyou.Thiscanbethecasewithadoctor’swhitelabcoatoranarmyuniform.Mostuniformsareclearlysymbolicsothattheycanrapidlyandunmistakablycommunicatestatus.ForinstancethestrangehairstyleandclothingoftheEnglishpunksareessentialaspectsoftheiruniforms.Therearemanyformsofbodydecorationotherthanclothesthatareusedaroundtheworldtosendmessages.Theseincludebodyandhairpaintandevenbodydeformation.Whendoctorsputbracesonteeththeyareactuallydoingthesamething–deformingorreformingapartofthebodytomakeitmoreattractivE.36.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ClothingandCultureB.CommunicationthroughClothingC.ClothingandSocialBehaviorD.WaysofSendingMessage37.Somepeoplewearluckyshirtstotakeanexambecausetheybelieve.A.clotheshaveextraordinarypowerB.clothescanhidetheirfearfortheexamC.shirtscanmakethemmorecomfortableD.shirtsprovideprotectionagainstbadweather38.InNorthAmericamensometimesmisunderstandwomen’sintentionbecause.A.menaremorecarelessthanwomenB.womenspendmoretimeontheirclothesC.mencarelessaboutthedifferentmessagescommunicatedbyclothesD.menandwomenhavedifferentviewsonclothingstyles39.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat.A.messagescommunicatedbyclothesarethesameindifferentculturesB.wordsofdressarenotenoughtocommunicatedifferentmessagesC.dressisbetterthanlanguageincommunicatingmessagesD.clothingplaysanimportantroleinsocialactivities40.Accordingtothepassagethebehaviorofotherstowardsyoucanbechangedbyyour.A.ageB.dressC.statusD.behavior

Modernmanhasclearedtheforestsforfarmlandandforwoodandhasalsocarelesslyburnedthem.Morethanthatthoughhehasalsointerfered干涉withtheinvisiblebondsbetweenthelivingthingsintheforests.Therearemanyexamplesofthiskindofdestruction.Theharmfulnessofman’sinterferencecanbeseeninwhathappenedmanyyearsagointheforestoftheKaibabplateau凯亚巴布高原ofnorthernArizonA.MantriedtoimproveonthenaturalwebofforestlifeanddestroyeditinsteaD.TheKaibabhadastorybookforestoflargesizedpineDouglasfirwhitefirblueandEngelmannspruce.In1882avisitornotedWewho...havewanderedthroughitsforestsandparkshavecometoregarditasthemostenchantingregionithaseverbeenourprivilege特权tovisit.ThiswasalsothelivingplaceoftheRockyMountainmuledeer.Indianshuntedthereeveryautumntogathermeatandskins.Theforestalsohadmountainlionstimberwolvesandbobcatsthatkeptthedeerfrommultiplyingtoorapidly.Thenin1906PresidentTheodoreRooseveltmadetheKaibabanationalgamepreservE.Deerhuntingwasforbidden.Governmenthuntersstartedkillingoffthedeer’senemies.In25years’time6250mountainlionswolvesandbobcatswerekilleD.Beforetheprogramtherewereabout4000deerintheKaibabby1924therewereabout100000.Thedeerateeveryleafandtwigtheycouldreach.ButtherewasnotnearlyenoughfooD.Huntingofdeerwaspermittedagain.Thiscausedaslightdecreaseinthedeerherd鹿群butafargreaterlossresultedfromstarvation饥饿anddiseasE.Some60percentofthedeerherddiedintwowinters.By1930theherdhaddroppedto20000animals.By1942itwasdownto8000.1.ThedestructionoftheenvironmentoftheKaibabresultedfrom.A.turningtheforestintocultivatedlandB.interferingwithnaturalcycleofforestlifeC.forestfirescausedbyman’scarelessnessD.cuttingthetreesforbuildingmaterials2.EngelmannspruceParA.2ismostlikelythenameof.A.atreeB.ananimalC.amountainD.agame3.ThenumberofthedeerintheKaibabhadincreasedenormouslyinyears’timE.A.25B.6C.18D.124.YearslaterlargenumbersofdeerintheKaibabdiedmainlybecauseof.A.thecoldB.theorganizedkillC.theshortageoffoodD.thepoormanagement

TheinsanelypopularsongfromSouthKoreanrecordingartistPSYhasjustbecomethemostwatchedvideoonYouTubeevergainingmorethan808millionviewsonthepopularmediasite.TherecordwaspreviouslyheldbyanotherpopheavyweightJustinBieberwhosesongBabyhadalittlemorethan804millionviewsatpresstime.PSYmadetheannouncementearlytoday.SinceitsreleasethesonghasoutshonesuchotherpopularvideosasJenniferLopez'sOntheFloor.andEminem'sLovetheWayYouLie.AndinSeptemberGangnamStylealsobecamethemostlikedvideoonYouTubenowwithnearly5.4millionthumbsup.AtthetimeoftheannouncementtheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsreleasedastatementsayingInyearspastitwasunthinkablethatsomethingwouldbeviewedahundredmilliontimesandnowGangnamStylehasachievedmorethantwicethisfigureinjustthreemonthsonYouTube.PSYyourcertificateiswaitinghereatourofficecomeandpickitupanytime!Despiteitsmassivepopularitythevideoshowsnosignsofslowingdownanditevenhasashotatbecomingthefirstvideotogetmorethanonebillionviews.IfitmaintainsitscurrentrateofaroundsixmillionnewviewsperdayGangnamStylewouldbeinlinetobreakthatrecordbytheendoftheyear.Ithasfounditswaytothetopsofmusicchartsinmorethan30countriesincludingtheUnitedKingdomGermanyFranceSpainandCanadawhileprovidingmaterialforthousandsofparodyvideos.Itbecameastapleinthe2012presidentialelectionswiththenowramousMittRomneyStylevideoandwasevenusedbytheNorthKoreangovernmentinpropaganda宣传filmspromotingtheirsupremeleader.MeanwhilesuchinfluentialfiguresasPresidentObamaUNSecretaryGeneralBanKi-moonandGoogleExecutiveChairmanEricSchmidthaveallmadementionofthehitsong.56.WhichofthefollowingrankssecondinviewsonYouTube?A.GangnamStyle.B.Baby.C.OntheFloor.D.LovetheWayYouLie.57.WhichstatementaboutGangnamStyleonYouTubeiswrong?A.Ithasbecomethemostwatchedvideo.B.Ithasbecomethemostlikedvideo.C.Ithaswonmorethan5.4millionthumbsdown.D.Ithasmorethantwohundredmillionviewsinthreemonths.58.WhatdoesthestatementmadebytheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordssuggest?A.SomevideogainedmoreviewsthanGangnamStyle.B.ItisimpossiblethatGangnamStyleshouldhave100millionviews.C.GuinnessBookofWorldRecordshasrecognizedGangnamStyle'sachievements.D.GuinnessBookofWorldRecordswon'tbelieveGangnamStyle'sachievements.59.GangnamStyleistoifitkeepsitscurrentrate.A.getmorethanonebillionviewsB.getmorethantwobillionviewsC.getmorethan808millionViewsD.getonehundredmillionviews60.WhatcanwelearnaboutGangnamStylefromthelastparagraph?A.Itisespeciallypopularindevelopingcountries.B.IthasplayedapartintheUSpresidentialelections.C.Fewinfluentialfiguresknowit.D.ThesupremeleaderofNorthKoreahaseverperformedit.

Whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanofthepast100years?JaneAddams1860-1935AddamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeacE.ShecreatedshelterseducationopportunitiesandservicesforpeopleinneeD.In1931AddamsbecamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNoblePeacePrizE.RachelCarson1907-1964RachelCarsonwasbornintheruralrivertownofSpringdalePennsylvaniainAmericA.Thepopular1962bookSilentSpringbyRachelCarsonmadepeoplerealizethedangersandtheharmfuleffects影响ofpollutiononhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.AngelaMerkel1954-In2005GermanschoseAngelaMerkelastheirfirstwomanheadofthecountry.Shehadbeenascientistinthepast.AsGermany’sleadershehashadaneffectonthewholeworlD.SandraDayO’Connor1930-WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedherclassatStanfordLawSchoolin1952shecouldnotfindworkbecauseshewasawoman.HowevershebecamethefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt最高法院in1981afteryearsofhardwork.MargaretThatcher1925-In1979MargaretThatcherbecameBritain’sfirstwomanPrimeMinister.Sheserveduntil1990whichmadeherthefirstBritishleadertoservethreetermsinarow.BecauseofherhighstandardsandstrongwillpeoplecalledherBritain’sIronLady.MarieCurie1867-1934Polish-bornscientistMarieCuriediscoveredthatsometypesofmetalgiveoffenergycalledradiation.Herresearchledtonewmedicaltreatmentsandarms.ShereceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1903andinChemistryin1911.60.WhooncewontheNobelPrize?A.JaneAddamsandMarieCurieB.JaneAddamsandMargaretThatcher.C.MarieCurieandAngelaMerkelD.MarieCurieandRachelCarson61.WecaninferfromthetextthatRachelCarsonworkedto______.A.helpthepoorB.spreadgeographicknowledgeC.protecttheenvironmentD.protecttherightsofwomen62.WhooncefailedtofindajobA.JaneAddamsB.SandraDayO’ConnorC.RachelCarsonD.MargaretThatcher63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Greatwomen.B.FamousscientistsC.StrongleadersD.Waystosuccessforwomen

Almostallthemeparkaccidentscanbeprevented.Herebasedoncoverageofthemeparksafetyaresometipstohelpyouandyourfamilystaysafeonyournextvisit.Ifyouarevisitingwithachildtakeamomenttoexplaintheridetothemandtellthemhowtheyshouldbehave.Theyaredependinguponyoutokeepthemsafe.Setagoodexampleforthembyfollowingtherulesoftheparkandmakesurethattheyknowyouexpectthemtofollowthoserulestoo.Tellthemtostayseatedtoholdthegrabbarorputtheirhandsinthelapsandnottosticktheirkneesandfeetoutsidearidevehicle.Makethemlooktoyoufortheokaytogetonoroffaridetoo.Andneverputacryingchildonaride.Ifyourchildstartstocryletotherspassyouinlineuntilyourchildiscalmed.Orgentlyexitthequeueandfindsomethingmorerelaxingtodo.Youngkidscan’tkeepanadult’spaceinathemepark.Letthemtakeplentyofbreaks.KidsgettiredsaidTPIreaderMattJohnsonafatheroffour.Tiredkidsmakeparentsevenmoretired.Andtiredkidsandparentsmaygethurt—physicallyandemotionally.Headvisesthatparentsplanamid-daybreakperhapsaswimbackatthehoteltoavoidmid-dayheatandcrowds.Youwillseecrankyfamilieshavingamiserabletimewhileyouarerefreshedandhavingagreatevening.40.Thesecondparagraphtellsreadersthat________.A.childrenshouldbetrainedtobemoreindependentB.adultsshouldtellchildrensomesafetyrulesfirstlyC.adultsshouldsetagoodexampletobehavewellinathemeparkD.thereisadangertotakeyoungchildrentovisitathemepark41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightforchildrenwhoaretakingtherides?A.Theycannotputtheirhandsawayfromthegrabbar.B.Theyareforbiddentoputtheirkneesorfeetout.C.Theyshouldaskadults’permissionfirsttogetonaride.D.Withoutadults’okaysignchildrenshouldn’tgetoffaride.42.Ifyourchildbeginstocryjustwhenheisgoingtotakearideyoushould________.A.tellhimtoberelaxedB.makehimshareyourinterestC.giveupthepresentactivityD.encouragehimtobebrave43.WemayinferfromMattJohnson’swordsthat________.A.hedoesn’tliketovisitathemeparkwithhischildrenB.parentswithmanychildrenmaybetiredofvisitingathemeparkC.notallthefamiliesarerelaxedorhappywhentheyvisitathemeparkD.visitorsshouldarrangeeverythingcarefullybeforestarting

OttawaisthecapitalofCanadA.ItisthesecondlargestcityinOntarioandthefourthlargestcityinthecountry.TheCentreBlockisthemainbuildingonParliamentHill国会山.ItisalsothelocationofseveralceremonialspacessuchastheHallofHonorandtheMemorialChamber.ThepresentCentreBlockistheseconditerationofthebuildingafterthefirstwasdestroyedbyfirein1916anditisoneofthemostrecognizablebuildingsinCanadA.DowntownOttawaisthecommercialandeconomiccentreofthecity.Mostofthebuildingsareofficetowers.WhilemostofOttawa’shightechindustryisbasedelsewhereithasasignificantpresenceinthedowntowncorE.Thedowntownalsocontainsanumberofapartmentshotelsandtheoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhousesalongitsedges.TheNationalGalleryofCanadaisoneofCanadaspremierartgalleries.TheGalleryhasalargeandvariedcollectionofpaintingsdrawingssculptureandphotographs.AlthoughitsfocusisonCanadianartitalsoholdsworksbysomenotedAmericanandEuropeanartists.TheRideauCanalistheoldestcontinuouslyoperatedcanalsysteminNorthAmericA.AttheverybeginningthepurposeoftheRideauCanalwasmilitaryasitwasintendedtoprovideasecuresupplyandcommunicationroutebetweenMontrealandtheBritishnavalbaseinKingston.ItremainsinusetodayprimarilyforpleasureboatingwithmostofitsoriginalstructuresremaineD.Thelocksonthesystemopenfornavigationinmid-Mayandcloseinmid-October.56.Whatdoesiterationprobablymeaninthe2ndparagraph?_____.A.RepairB.DesignC.CopyD.Landmark57.InthecoreofDowntownOttawawecouldsee_____.A.alargenumberoftalltowersB.headofficesofOttawa’shightechindustryC.anumberofapartmentsandhotelsD.theoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhouses58.CollectionsintheNationalGalleryofCanadaaremainly_____.A.paintingsanddrawingsB.sculptureandphotographsC.worksbyCanadianartistsD.artworkbyAmericansandEuropean59.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheRideauCanal?_____.A.ItistheoldestcanalsysteminNorthAmericaB.ItwasoriginallyforthemilitarypurposeC.TheoriginalstructuresremainneverchangedD.PeoplecanonlygoboatingfromMaytoOctober

InaworldwithlimitedlandwaterandothernaturalresourcestheharmfromthetraditionalbusinessmodelisontherisE.Actuallythepastdecadehasseenmoreandmoreforestsdisappearingandtheglobebecomingincreasinglywarm.Peoplenowrealizethatthisunhealthysituationmustbechangedandthatwemustbeabletodevelopinsustainable可持续的ways.Thatmeansgrowthwithlowcarbonordevelopmentofsustainableproducts.Inotherwordsweshouldkeeptheearthhealthywhileusingitssupplyofnaturalresources.Todaysustainabledevelopmentisapropertrendinmanycountries.Accordingtoarecentstudytheglobalmarketforlow-carbonenergywillbecomethreetimesbiggeroverthenextdecadE.Chinaforexamplehassetitsmindonleadingthatmarkethopingtoseizechancesinthenewroundoftheglobalenergyrevolution.Itisnowtryinghardtomakefulluseofwindandsolarenergyandisspendingahugeamountofmoneymakingelectriccarsandhigh-speedtrains.Inadditionwearealsoseeinggreatgrowthintheglobalmarketsforsustainableproductssuchaspalmoil棕榈油whichisproducedwithoutcuttingdownvaluablerainforest.Inrecentyearsthemarketsforsustainableproductshavegrownbymorethan50%.Governmentscanfullydevelopthepotentialofthesenewmarkets.Firsttheycansethightargetsforreducingcarbonemissions排放andtargetsforsavingandreusingenergy.Besidesstrongerarrangementofpublicresourceslikeforestscanalsohelptospeedupthedevelopment.FinallygovernmentscanavoidthehugeexpensesthataretakingusinthewrongdirectionandredirectingsomeofthoseexpensescanacceleratethechangefromthetraditionalmodeltoasustainableonE.Themajorchallengeofthiscenturyistofindwaystomeettheneedsofagrowingpopulationwithinthelimitsofthissingleplanet.Thatisnosmalltaskbutitoffersabundantnewchancesforsustainableproductindustries.51.ThetraditionalbusinessmodelisharmfulbecauseofallthefollowingEXCEPTthat______.A.itmakestheworldwarmerB.itmakesgrowthhardtocontinueC.itbringsseveredamagetoforestsD.itconsumesnaturalresources52.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.High-speedtrainsarealow-carbondevelopment.B.Chinaistheleaderofthelow-carbonmarket.C.Chinalackswindandsolarenergy.D.Palmoilismadeatthecostofvaluableforests.53.Tofullydevelopthelow-carbonmarketsgovernmentcan______.A.cutpublicexpensesB.encourageenergyconservationC.developpublicresourcesD.forbidcarbonemission54.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatbusinesseshavemanychancesto______.A.makefulluseofnaturalresourcesB.explorenewnaturalresourcesC.developsustainableproductsD.dealwiththemajorchallenge55.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Tointroduceanewbusinessmodel.B.Toadvocatesustainabledevelopment.C.Topredictachangeoftheglobalmarket.D.Tocomparetwobusinessmodels.

OfficialssaytheislandsofTokelauintheSouthPacificOceanhavebecometheworld'sfirstterritorytotallypoweredbythesun.Themoveisexpectedtosavemoneyandeasetheenvironmentalburdenofdependingonimportedfossilfuels.Tokelau'sthreemainatolls环状珊瑚岛orislandsnowhaveenoughsolarcapacitytomeetalloftheirelectricityneeds.Untilnow.Tokelauhasbeen100％dependentondiesel柴油forproducingelectricity.Thathasburdenedthecountrywithheavyeconomicandenvironmentalcosts.ThethreeatollsofTokelauareabouthalfwaybetweenNewZealandandHawaiiandareadministeredbyNewZealand.Eachatollreceiveditsownsolarpowergrid电网system.NewZealandofficialsestimatedthecostoftheprojecttobuildthethreesolargridsataroundsevenmilliondollars.Thelastofthegridshasbeencompleted.Itisestimatedthatoilimportsmakeupto30％ofnationalincomeinsomepartsofthePacific.ThemovetosolarpowercouldsaveTokelauaboutonemilliondollarsayear.Tokelauwillnowbeabletospendmoreonsocialprogramstohelpitscitizens.OtherSouthPacificislandsareattemptingsimilarprojects.TheislandnationsofSamoaandTuvaluareaimingtogetalloftheirelectricityfromrenewablesourcesby2020.TheCookIslandsplanstostartmovingtosolarpanelsandwindturbines.AndmosthousesintheSouthPacificgroupsofislandswillbegintousesolarwaterheaters.EastTimor'sgovernmenthaspromisedthatnohouseholdsinthecapitalDiliwouldbeusingfirewoodforcookingby2015.Italsosays50％ofthecountry'selectricitywillcomefromrenewablesourcesbytheendofthedecade.NewZealandForeignAffairsMinisterMurrayMcCullysaysthecountrywillholdaPacificenergysummitinMarchthisyear.HesaidthemeetingwouldbuildonthesuccessofcleanandaffordableenergysolutionsforTokelauTongaandtheCookIslands.71.AccordingtothetextmakesTokelaudeveloprenewableenergyproject.A.thecountry'sheavyeconomicandenvironmentalburdenB.thecountry'sabundantsolarandwindsourcesC.thecountry'sexcellentlocationinthePacificD.NewZealand'sadministrationandstrongsupport72.WecanknowTokelauusedtospendaboutdollarsonoilimportseveryyear.A.sevenmillionB.onemillionC.threemillionD.fourmillion73.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.SomehousesinTokelaustilllacksolarcapacity.B.Tokelauhaspartlydependedonfuelelectricity.C.Tokelaudoesn'tuseimporteddieseltoproduceelectricitynow.D.NoteveryatollhasitsownsolarpowergridsysteminTokelau.74.Alltheislandnationsexceptwillgetalloftheirelectricityfromrenewablesourcesby2020.A.SamoaB.TuvaluC.TokelauD.EastTimor75.Thetextismainlyabout.A.Tokelau'ssolarpowerprojectB.SouthPacificislands’renewableenergyprojectC.Tokelau'ssocialprogrammetohelpitscitizensD.thedevelopmentofsolarwaterheaters

Howmanytimeshaveyougotupsetbecausesomeonewasn'tdoinghisjobbecauseyourchildisn'tbehavingHowmanytimeshaveyoubeenirritated恼怒的whenyou'veplannedsomethingcarefullyandthingsdidn'tgoasyou'dhoped?Thiskindofangerandirritationhappenstoallofus—it’spartofthehumanexperiences.OnethingthatirritatesmeiswhenpeopletalkduringamovieorcutmeoffintraffiC.ActuallyIhavealotoftheselittleannoyances—don'tweallAnditisn’talwayseasytofindpeacewhenyou’vebecomeupsetorirritateD.Letmetellyoualittlesecrettofindingpeaceofmind:seetheglassasalreadybroken.Seethecauseofourstressangerandirritationisthatthingsdon'tgothewaywelikethewayweexpectthemto.Thinkofhowmanytimesthishasbeentrueforyou.Andsothesolutionissimpleexpectthingstogowrongexpectthingstobedifferentthanwehopedorplannedexpecttheunexpectedtohappen.Andacceptit.Onequickexample:onourrecenttriptoJapanItoldmykidstoexpectthingstogowrong—theyalwaysdoonatrip.ItoldthemSeeitaspartoftheadventurE.Andthisworkedlikeacharm.Whenweinevitably不可避免地tookthewrongtrainonaforeign­languagesubwaysystemorwhenitrainedonthedaywewenttoDisneySeaorwhenwetookthreetrainsandwalked10blocksonlytofindtheNationalChildren'sCastleclosedonMondays...theysaidIt'spartoftheadventure！AnditwasallOK—wedidn'tgettoobothereD.Sowhentheniceglassyouboughtinevitablyfallsandbreakssomedayyoumightgetupset.Butthingswillbedifferentifyouseetheglassasalreadybrokenfromthedayyougetit.Youknowit'llbreaksomedaysofromthebeginningseeitasalreadybroken.Beatime­travelerorsomeonewithtime­travelingvisionandseethefutureofthisglassfromthismomentuntilitinevitablybreaks.Andwhenitbreaksyouwon'tbeupsetorsad—becauseitwasalreadybrokenfromthedayyougotit.Andyou’llrealizethateverymomentyouhavewithitisprecious.71.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat________.A.weshouldcontrolourangerandirritationB.wemustgetwellpreparedforthefutureC.optimismcanhelpusovercomeourangerandirritationD.angerandirritationisanaturalpartofourlife72.Thepurposeoftheauthoristo________.A.tellushisownexperienceinlifeB.adviseushowtofindpeaceofmindC.tellusahappytriphetookwithhischildrenD.askustoseethingsfrombothsides73.BytheunderlinedpartinParA.4theauthortellsusto________.A.getreadyfortheworstresultofthingsB.enjoytheprocessofthingsC.expectlittlefromlifeD.findtherelationshipbetweencauseandeffect74.Theauthor’schildrencouldenjoytheirtriptoJapanbecause________.A.everythingwentsmoothlyB.theyhadalotofadventuresC.theyhadexpectedthingstogowrongD.theycouldsoongetusedtothecustomsthere75.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.oftengetsangryinhislifeB.canadjusthisstateofmindaccordinglyC.alwaysexpectsotherstoactinhiswayD.alwayssuffersfromhisangerandirritation

Sociologistshavelongrecognizedthatorganizationsoflessthan200individualscanoperatethroughthefreeflowofinformationamongthemembers.OncetheirsizegoesbeyondthisfiguretheorganizationsaregettinglessflexiblE.Soitseemsnecessarytopreventtotaldisorderresultingfromfailuresofcommunication.Onesolutiontothisproblemwouldofcoursebetostructurelargeorganizationsintosmallerunitsofasizethatcanactasagroup.Byallowingthesegroupstobuildrelianceoneachotherlargerorganizationscanbebuiltup.Howevermerelyhavinggroupsofsay150willneverofitselfbeacompletesolutiontotheproblemsoftheorganization.Somethingelseisneeded:thepeopleinvolvedmustbeabletobuilddirectpersonalrelationships.Toallowfreeflowofinformationtheyhavetobeabletocommunicatewitheachotherinacasualway.Maintainingtooformalastructureofrelationshipsinevitablypreventsthewayasystemworks.TheimportanceofthiswasdrawntomyattentiontwoyearsagobythecaseofaTVstation.Whetherbychanceorbydesignitsohappenedthattherewerealmostexactly150peopleinthestation.Thewholeprocessworkedverysmoothlyasanorganizationformanyyearsuntiltheyweremovedintopurpose-builtaccommodation.Thenfornoapparentreasontheworkseemedtobemoredifficulttodonottosaylesssatisfying.Itwassometimebeforetheyworkoutwhattheproblemwas.Itturnoutthatwhenthearchitectsweredesigningthenewbuildingtheydecidedthatthecoffeeroomwhereeveryoneatetheirsandwichesatlunchtimeswasanunnecessaryluxuryandsodidawaywithit.Andwiththattheyaccidentallydestroyedtheclosesocialnetworksthatstrengthenedthewholeorganization.WhathadapparentlybeenhappeningwasthataspeoplegatheredinformallyovertheirsandwichesinthecoffeeroomusefulinformationwascasuallybeingexchangeD.68.Whatsizeofanorganizationmayleadtocommunicationfailures?A.Anorganizationoflessthan200individuals.B.Anorganizationofmorethan200individuals.C.Anorganizationoflessthan150individuals.D.Anorganizationofmorethan150individuals.69.Wecansolvethecommunicationproblemwithinalargeorganizationby.A.allowingfreeflowofinformationB.maintainingaformalstructureofrelationshipsC.structuringlargerorganizationsintosmallerunitsD.structuringsmallerorganizationsandbuildingdirectpersonalrelationship70.AftertheTVstationmovedintonewaccommodationitsoperation.A.seemedtobemoredifficultB.seemedtobemoresatisfyingC.seemedtobemoresuccessfulD.seemedtobemoreeffective71.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.It’sunwisetodoawaywiththecoffeeroomwhendesigninganewofficebuilding.B.Thecoffeeroomisthemostimportantplaceinanofficebuilding.C.Usefulinformationwasformallybeingexchangedovertheirsandwichesinthecoffeeroom.D.Thecoffeeroomwhereeveryoneatetheirsandwichesatlunchtimeswasanunnecessaryluxury.

IhadthemeanestmotherintheworlD.WhileotherkidsatecandyforbreakfastIhadtohaveeggsandtoast.OthershadcokesandcandyforlunchwhileIhadtoeatasandwich.Asyoucanguessmysupperwasdifferentfromtheotherkids’.ButatleastIwasnotaloneinmysuffering.MysisterandtwobrothershadthesamemeanmotherasIdiD.Mymotherinsistedonknowingwherewewereatalltimes.Shehadtoknowwhoourfriendswereandwhatweweredoing.Wehadtowearcleanclotheseveryday.Otherkidsalwaysworetheirclothesfordays.Wereachedtheheightofdisgrace丢脸becauseshemadeourclothesherselfjusttosavemoney.TheworstisyettocomE.Wehadtobeinbedby9:00eachnightandupat7:45thenextmorning.SowhilemyfriendssleptmymotheractuallyhadthecouragetobreakChildLaborLaw.Shemadeuswork.Ibelievedshelayawakeallnightthinkingupmeanthingstodotous.Throughtheyearsourfriends’reportcardshadbeautifulcolorsonthemblackforpassingredforfailing.Mymotherhoweverwouldmerelybecontentwithblackmarks.Noneofuswasallowedthepleasureofbeingadropout.Sheforcedustogrowupintoeducatedandhonestadults.UsingthisasabackgroundI’mnowtryingtobringupmythreechildren.I’mfilledwithpridewhenmychildrenthinkIammeanbecausenowIthankGodeverydayforgivingmethemeanestmotherintheworlD.44.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriter’smotherwas.A.notgenerousatallB.verystrictwithherchildrenC.verymeanwithmoneymattersD.verycrueltoherchildren45.Whichofthefollowingthingsdidthewriterhatetodomost?A.Eatingdifferentlyfromotherkids.B.WearingcleanclothesmadebymotherC.GoingtobedearlyandgettingupearlyD.Lettingmotherknowwheretheywere46.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thewriterworkedhardandusuallygotgoodgradesinstudiesB.motherwaspunishedforbreakingChildLaborLawC.alltheotherkidsstudiedbetterthanthewriterD.thewriter’sfamilylivedamiserablelife47.ThepassagewaswritteninatonE.A.humorousB.hatefulC.unfriendlyD.angry48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MothertriedtosaveeverypennytorunherhomeB.ThewriterisverygratefultohermotherC.ThewriterisseverewithherchildrenwhenbringingthemupD.Thewrierhateshermotherverymuch

HK’sFamilyAffairThe32ndHongKongArtFestivaltobeheldearlynextyearwillbebasedonthethemeoffamilyTheartfestivalconsideredtobeAsia’sbestbeganin1973.WehopethatpeoplefromBeijingandfromallovertheworldwillgotoHongKongtoenjoythemultipleperformancesinourartfestivalDouglasGautierthefestival’smanagementdirectorsaidinapressconferenceinthecapital.Inthe29daysofthefestivalwhichrunsfromFebruary8toMarch72004theaudiencecanchoosefrom111performancesof51programmesstagedby700foreignperformers450localartistsand160actorsfromthemainlanD.ProgrammesvaryfromclassicalmusicjazzworldmusicWesternandPekingoperadramaanddancetooutdoorspectaculars.TheprogrammesincludeBeethoven’sonlyoperaFidelioShakespeare’sdramaRomeoandJuliettheballetMozartinaandAfricandancestonamejustafew.Thelineup阵容includestheEnglishTouringTheatrePragueChamberOrchestraZurichBalletTheSpanishNationalDanceTroupeaswellasEuropeGalantethePetersenQuartetpianistsAngelaHewittandMarc-AndreHamelinandsaxophonistJanGarbarek.Inanefforttoincreaseattendancehotelsandairlinesareofferingdiscountpackagesalongwithartfestivalticketsalesmostofwhichareat20%and30%discounts.Formoreinformationpleasecheck:www.hkartsfestival.org60.Thepressconferencemusthavebeenheld.A.inHongKongB.inEuropeC.inBeijingD.inEngland61.Bymeansofdiscountpackagesyoucanpay.A.nothingforthecostB.lessthantheusualcostC.fortheairticketbutnotforthefestivalticketD.forthefestivalticketbutnotforhotelrooms62.AccordingtothetextwedoNOThaveanyinformationabout.A.whowillperformonstageB.whatprogrammestherewillbeC.whenthe32ndArtFestivalwillbeheldD.whichtheatreswillputonperformances63.Themainpurposeinwritingthistextis.A.tomakethe32ndArtFestivalknownB.toannouncetheplanoftheartfestivalC.tointroducethecostoftheartfestivalD.tosellaserviceduringtheartfestival

Itisfootballtimeagain.CurrentlythequalifyingroundsarebeingplayedtodecidewhichcountrieswillsendteamstothenextWorldCup.SomeSoccerisbecomingmoreandmorepopularonaworldwidescaleandthesequalifyinglegsarecausingmuchexcitement.Thegameispopularatclublevelaswell.Manyfansgoeveryweektosupporttheirteamswhethertheeventisahomeorawayonehopingtogetaresult.TheyallhopeanattackinggamewithalotofgoalsbeingscoreD.Obviouslytheydonotwanttoseeaboringdefensivematchwheretheplayersareaimlesslypassingtheballtoeachother.SadlynotalltheactionalwaystakesplaceonthegrounD.Alltoofrequentlythereisactioninthestandstoo.Footballsupportersmostofwhomdeclaretheirloyaltybywearingtheirteamcolorsintheformofshirtsarenotknownfortheirquietbehavior.Theyareoftenverynoisyshoutingnoisyencouragementtotheirteamandsingingdeafeningsongs.Thereismuchrivalrybetweensupporters.Mostlythisisgood-naturedbuttroublecaneasilyarisE.Fansgetangryiftheyfeelthatarefereehasmadeawrongdecisionperhapsgivingoneoftheirteamaredoryellowcardunfairlyorperhapsfailingtonoticeafoulcommittedbyamemberoftheotherteam.Whentroublebreaksoutinafootballcrowditcanbedifficulttocontrol.Stadiumofficialsoftenseattheopposingfansinseparatepartsofthegroundasaprecautionagainstfighting.HoweverpreventingtroubleismoredifficultoutsidethegrounD.Intheworstcasesriot暴乱policehavetobecalledin.Unfortunatelytherearesomefanswhoenjoythisviolentaspectoffootball.Thesefootballhooligans流氓reallyenjoyarunningbattlewiththepoliceandcallupotherpeopletothrowstonesandbottlesatthem.Theyregardfootballnotonlyasasportbutasanexcusefortroublemakings.InevitablytheirbehaviorspoilsthereputationofthegamE.67.Thequalifyingroundsareplayedto_____.A.makethegamemoreexcitingB.attractsoccerfansatclublevelC.raisefundsfortheorganizationD.selecttheteamsforthenextrounds68.Whatdofootballfanshopetosee?A.A.homegame.B.A.defensivegamE.C.AnexcitinggamE.D.AnevenlymatchedgamE.69.Riotpolicearecalledin_____.A.tostopfightingoccurringoutsidethegroundB.toseparatetheopposingfansinsidethegroundC.asaprecautionagainsttroubleinsidethegroundD.asaprecautionagainstfightingoutsidetheground70.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat_____.A.footballhasapoorreputationB.footballhooligansarecrazyaboutthegamesC.footballfansenjoyspoilinggamesD.footballcanbeanexcusefortroublemaking

Iwasreadingtheseinterestingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogos标识intheworlD.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone–it’ssosimplE.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthemwhichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald’sAppleMercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswellandtheyareamongmyfavorites.NikeIntheGreekmythNikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.ThislogorepresentsthewinginthefamousstatueoftheGreekgoddess.Nike’slogowasdesignedbyCarolynDavidsonin1971for$35andwasregisteredasatrademarkin1995.McDonald’sThelogowasdesignedin1962byJimSchindlertoresemblethearchshaped拱形的signsonthesideofthecompany’sthenwalk-uphamburgerstanD.LateronthetwogoldenarcheswerecombinedtogethertoformtheM.TheMcDonald’snamewasaddedtothelogoin1968.AppleTherearedifferentstoriesbehindApple’slogo.ThefirstlogowasareferencetothereligiousstoryofAdamandEveinwhichtheapplerepresentedthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledgE.Oneyearlaterthesecondlogowasdesignedin1977bySteveJobsandRonaldWayneanditdescribedSirIsaacNewtonsittingunderanappletreE.Thislogodidn’tstaylong.OneyearlateritwasreplacedalmostimmediatelybygraphicdesignerRobJanoff’srainbowapplearainbow-coloredsilhouette轮廓ofanapplewithabitetakenoutofit.Andthentherainbow-coloredapplewasreplacedbytheone-coloredlogoin1998.Ithasnotbeenchangedsofar.MercedesBenzTheMercedesBenzlogowhichwasoriginallycreatedbyGottliebDaimlerin1909consistsofasimpledescriptionofathree-pointedstarthatrepresentsitsruleofthelandtheseaandtheair.ThecompanywasfoundedbyGottliebDaimlerandWilhelmMaybach.MercedesisthenameofMaybach’selderdaughterwhileBenzcameasaresultofacombinationwithBenzCieandDMGin1926.AdidasTheAdidaslogowhichwascreatedbythefounderofthecompanyAdiDasslerrepresentsmountainspointingtowardsthechallengesthatareseenaheadandgoalsthatcanbeachieveD.Thelogowasusedforthefirsttimein1967.51.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesofthegreatlogos?A.Theyareboring.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareattractivE.D.Theyarepractical.52.WhatdoesNike’slogostandfor?A.Thegoddessofvictory.B.Thesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.C.ThestatueoftheGreekgoddess.D.ThewingoftheGreekgoddess.53.WecanlearnthatApple’spresentlogois______.A.thereligiousstoryofAdamandEveB.abittenapplewithonlyonecolorC.Newton’ssittingunderanappletreeD.therainbow-coloredbittenapple54.______standsfortheruleofthelandtheseaandtheair.A.Nike’slogoB.Apple’slogoC.TheMercedeslogoD.TheAdidaslogo55.Whichofthefollowingtimeordersdescribesthebirthsofthegreatlogos?A.MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Nike–ApplE.B.Nike–McDonald’s–Apple–MercedesBenz.C.McDonald’s–Apple–Nike–MercedesBenz.D.Nike–MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–ApplE.

Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?Orisitthelookontherecipient’sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirlingblackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframeIknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.65.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3referstoapoemby_______.A.thefatherB.theauthorC.WilliamBlakeD.EdgarAllanPoe66.Theauthormadethegiftby_______.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.drawingthebackgroundbyhandC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.matchingthewordswithpictures67.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheart.C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.D.TodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.

OnJan.3anetizen网民nicknamedProgrammerHumorpublishedashortstoryonhismicro-blog.ItsaidthattherewasanoldladywhosweptnearlyeveryinchofhisInternetcompany.Whenshepassedbyaprogrammershetookalookatthecodesontheprogrammer’scomputerandkindlyremindedhimBecarefulthestackisoverfilled!Certainlyitisacasualandfictitious虚构的storymadeupbythemicro-blogger.HowevernoonewouldhaveguessedthattheshortblogwouldeventuallycausethefirstgreatInternetmeme网络快速爆红现象of2011inChinA.SuddenlythemysteriousSweepingOldLadyisshowingupnearlyeverywhereandremindingprofessionalsoftheirmistakes.From8A.m.onJan.5somenetizenscollectedstoriesoftheSweepingOldLadyandfoundshehadappearedtogiveadvicein150kindsofcareers.A.netizenevensaidhehadmetwithasimilarsituationinreallifE.ActuallytheSweepingOldLadyisnotnewfigurebutisbasedonthesweepingmonk和尚inLouisCha’sfamousKungfunovelofTianLongBaBu.ThesweepingmonkisanoldmonkanddoesthelowestclassofworkinShaolinTemplebutheisactuallytheNo.1masterinthenoelbothinKungfuandinthestudyofBuddhism.TheSweepingOldLadyisalsoagreatmodestmaster.LotsofnetizenswishthattheycouldhavesuchaladybesidethemtogivethemprecioussuggestionsatakeytimE.Althoughtheremaybe1000SweepingOldLadiesin1000people’smindsitcannotpreventtheSweepingOldLadyfrombecomingthemostpopularfigureontheInternet.ProgrammerHumorsaidheisjustaprogrammerintherealworldandoncehesawthestoryabouttheSweepingOldLadyhewroteitdowninhismiero-blogbecauseitwasfunny.Heneverknewwhotheoriginalwriterofthestorywasandneverthoughtthestorycouldbesopopular.63.WhatqualitydoestheSweepingOldLadyhave?A.HonestandknowledgeablE.B.Modestandpatient.C.ModestandknowledgeablE.D.Honestandpatient.64.WhichdescriptionabouttheSweepingOldLadyisright?A.SheisanoldladygoodatsweepingtheInternet.B.Sheisjustanimaginaryfigurecreatedbyanetizen.C.Sheiswell-knowastheoldsweepingmonk.D.ShelikestogiveinstructionseverywherE.65.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Thesweepingoldladyisalwayslookingdownonthepeoplearoundher.B.Weshouldasksweepingoldladyforadvicewhenmeetingwithdifficulties.C.PeoplewanttohaveaSweepingOldLadynearbytodothecleaning.D.Weshouldn’tjudgeapersonbyhisorherappearanceandwe’dbetterrespecteveryonE.[66.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheSweepingOldLady?A.SheshouldbepraisedandrespecteD.B.Sheshouldn’tmindothers’business.C.Sheshouldgoinfornetwork.D.Sheshouldn’tshowoffbeforeprofessionals.

ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelsE.ItmaybetruE.Fromthetimeyoungsters小孩becomefourteenyearsoldtheyarelikelytodreamofhavingtheirowncars.Manyyoungpeopleworkafterschoolduringtheir1styearofhighschoolinordertobuyacar.Learningtodriveandgettingadriver'slicense执照maybeoneofthemostexcitingtimesofayoungperson'slifE.Peoplewhoalmostnevergotoadoctorwhentheyaresickwilltaketheircarstoarepairmanatthefirstsignofaproblem.Thosewhodon'tliketoworkaroundthehomeonSaturdaysmaydevotemostofthatdaytowashingandwaxing打蜡theircars.Forsomefamiliesitisnotenoughtohaveonecar.Theyoftenhavetwoorthree--oneforworkandoneforrecreation娱乐.ManymenandwomenintheUnitedStatesneedtohaveacar.Manyneedacartogotowork.Housewivesneedacartogoshoppingortotakethechildrentoschoolorotheractivities.Inmoststatesyoungpeoplelearntodriveinhighschoolwheredrivertrainingisoneofthemostpopularcourses.AttheendofthecoursethestudentmusttakeadrivingtesttogetalicensE.Formanythepieceofpaperisanimportantsymbol象征thattheyarenowgrown-ups.67.ThemainideaofthisarticleisthatA.theAmericanpeoplelovenothingintheworldbutcarsB.carsareveryimportantandusefultotheAmericanpeopleC.theAmericanpeoplecan'tlivewithoutcarsintheirlivesD.Americansareveryproudofowningcars68.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Boysandgirlshaveastrongwishtohavetheirowncars.B.Somefamilliesneedmorethantwocars.C.Somehousewiveshavetodrivetheirchildrentoschool.D.AlloftheAmericansneedacaroftheirown.69.IntheUnitedStatesifapersonwantstodriveA.heoughttobeoverfourteenyearsoldB.HehastopassatestandgetalicenseC.heshouldbeoldenoughtogetalicenseD.hemusttakeadrivingcourse70.FromthearticlewecanconcludethatinAmericaA.peoplewhohavecarsnevergotoseethedoctorB.havingacarmeansbeingveryrichC.theyoungpeoplearemoreanxioustohaveacarthantheothersareD.someAmericansthinkmoreoftheircarsthanotherthings

Thepastagesofmanhaveallbeencarefullylabeledbyanthropologists.Descriptionslike‘PalaeolithicMan’‘NeolithicMan’etc.neatlysumupwholeperiods.Whenthetimecomesforanthropologiststoturntheirattentiontothetwentiethcenturytheywillsurelychoosethelabel‘LeglessMan’.Historiesofthetimewillgosomethinglikethis:‘inthetwentiethcenturypeopleforgothowtousetheirlegs.Menandwomenmovedaboutincarsbusesandtrainsfromaveryearlyage.Therewereliftsandescalatorsinalllargebuildingstopreventpeoplefromwalking.Thissituationwasforceduponearthdwellersofthattimebecauseofmileseachday.Butthesurprisingthingisthattheydidn’tusetheirlegsevenwhentheywentonholiday.Theybuiltcablerailwaysski-liftsandroadstothetopofeveryhugemountain.Allthebeautyspotsonearthwereruinedbythepresenceoflargecarparks.’Thefuturehistorybooksmightalsorecordthatweweredeprivedoftheuseofoureyes.Inourhurrytogetfromoneplacetoanotherwefailedtoseeanythingontheway.Airtravelgivesyouabird’s-eyeviewoftheworld—orevenlessifthewingoftheaircrafthappenstogetinyourway.Whenyoutravelbycarortrainablurred=notclearimageofthecountrysideconstantlysmearsthewindows.Cardriversinparticularareforeverobsessedwiththeurgetogoonandon:theyneverwanttostop.Isitthelure引诱__ofthegreatmotorwaysorwhat?Andasforseatravelithardlydeservesmention.Itisperfectlysummedupinthewordsoftheoldsong:‘IjoinedthenavytoseetheworldandwhatdidIsee?Isawthesea.’Thetypicaltwentieth-centurytraveleristhemanwhoalwayssays‘I’vebeenthere.’Youmentiontheremotestmostevocative引起记忆的place-namesintheworldlikeElDoradoKabulIrkutskandsomeoneisboundtosay‘I’vebeenthere’—meaning‘Idrovethroughitat100milesanhouronthewaytosomewhereelse.’Whenyoutravelathighspeedsthepresentmeansnothing:youlivemainlyinthefuturebecauseyouspendmostofyourtimelookingforwardtoarrivingatsomeotherplace.Butactualarrivalwhenitisachievedismeaningless.Youwanttomoveonagain.Bytravelinglikethisyoususpendallexperience;thepresentceasestobeareality:youmightjustaswellbedead.Thetraveleronfootontheotherhandlivesconstantlyinthepresent.Forhimtravelingandarrivingareoneandthesamething:hearrivessomewherewitheverystephemakes.Heexperiencesthepresentmomentwithhiseyeshisearsandthewholeofhisbody.Attheendofhisjourneyhefeelsadeliciousphysicalweariness.Heknowsthatsound.Satisfyingsleepwillbehis:thejustrewardofalltruetravellers.71.Anthropologistslabelnowadays’men‘Legless’because_________.A.peopleforgethowtousehislegs.B.peopleprefercarsbusesandtrains.C.liftsandescalatorspreventpeoplefromwalking.D.therearealotoftransportationdevices.72.Travellingathighspeedmeans_________.A.people’sfocusonthefutureB.apleasureC.satisfyingdrivers’greatthrillD.anecessityoflife73.Whydoestheauthorsay‘wearedeprivedoftheuseofoureyes’?A.Peoplewon’tusetheireyes.B.Intravelingathighspeedseyesbecomeuseless.C.Peoplecan’tseeanythingonhiswayoftravel.D.Peoplewanttosleepduringtravelling.74.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Legsbecomeweaker.B.Modernmeansoftransportationmaketheworldasmallplace.C.Thereisnoneedtouseeyes.D.Thebestwaytotravelisonfoot.75.Whatdoes‘abird’s-eyeview’mean?A.Seeviewwithbird’seyes.B.A.birdlooksatabeautifulview.C.Itisageneralviewfromahighpositionlookingdown.D.A.scenicplace.

请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意请将答案写在答卷上相应题号的横线上每个空格只填1个单词DoweneedanIvyLeague常春藤联盟?ChinamaysoonhaveitsownIvyLeaguewithaunionoftopuniversities.ThetermoriginallyreferredtoanathleticconferenceofeighttopuniversitiesinthenortheasternUS.TheChineseversionwhichwasofficiallystartedinmid-OctoberconsistsofninefamousuniversitiesincludingPekingTsinghuaZhejiangandFudan.Theunionissupposedtoresultinstudentexchangeprogramsrecognitionofacademicachievementsandotherjointprograms.ThenewsofthisChineseIvyLeaguehasreceivedmixedresponsesfromthepublicandpress.Somenegativecriticshavedismisseditasyetanotherexampleofthewishfulcopyingofinternationalpracticeswithoutfullyunderstandingthem.OtherssaythattheIvyLeagueisnotnecessarybutthattheunionisagoodideaonethatcouldpromoteacademicdevelopment.Sowhat’syouropiniononaChineseIvyLeague?Doweneedone?Yes.IvyLeagueornotnineofChina’sbestuniversitiescooperatingisagoodthing.Theseuniversitiescombiningresourcescouldcreateabetterenvironmentforstudentsandforresearch.Itcouldalsosavealotoftimeandresourcesbecauseitwouldmeanfewerunnecessaryinvestmentsforsomeoftheuniversities.Allowingstudentstomovetoorhaveexchangeswithotheruniversitiescouldbroadentheirhorizonsimprovetheirsocialskillsandcreatemoreemploymentopportunities.Theresultscouldbemoreimportantthanlessonsandachievements.ThetermIvyLeaguecarriesasenseofacademicexcellencetraditionandreputation.Ifborrowingsuchatermcouldencouragestudents’andprofessors’mentalstateandimproveChinesehighereducationthenthere’snoreasonnottodoit.No.UniversitiesshoulddosomeworkonincreasingcooperationinsteadofcopyinganIvyLeaguemodel.ManyChineseuniversitiesalreadyhavesuchcooperationwitheachother.IfthiscooperationwereassociatedwiththeIvyLeagueitwouldjustdistract分散attentionandresourcesandhaveanegativeeffect.TheseChineseuniversitiesareallstate-runandmostgettheirfundingfromthegovernment.They’requitesimilartoeachotherinmanywaysandmorecooperationwouldn’tbringaboutasmuchpotentialabilityasbetweensaypublicandprivateorChineseandforeignuniversities.Chinashouldfinditsownwaytodevelopworld-classuniversitiesinsteadofbycopyingsomeforeignpractices.Wehaveourownuniqueconditionsandforeignlessonsoftendon’tapplywellhere.

IntheUSandBritainthesloganaroundcollegeswasSavewater.ShowerwithafrienD.NowWuhanUniversityhascomeupwithanothersystemforthecampusbathhousE.Itchargesstudentsfortheamountoftimeinashower.BeforeenteringthebathhousestudentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshowerwithcashortheirstudentIDcarD.Theclockstartstickingtheminutethetapeisturnedon.Itpauseswhenabuttonispressedforsoap.AnintegratedcircuitICcardreaderateachtapshowsthetimE.Nomoneynowater.Thebenefitsofthenewsystemcanbeseenwiththeoldsystemwhichcharged1yuanforeachpersonregardlessoftimeintheshower.Theuniversityusedabout320tonesofwaterdailyundertheoldsystembutonly160tonsnow.ManystudentsusethenewsystembutopinionsonitaredivideD.SomestudentssayitisbadbecausebathinghadbecomeasortofracE.Manypeopleusingitforthefirsttimearenotsurehowlongtheyneedtoshower.Somemightbeembarrassediftheirtimeisupandthey’restillcoveredinsoap.TheyhavetoaskthebathhouseworkertohelpthembuyextratimE.It’saflawinthesystemthatyoucannotbuyextratimeontheIDcardsaidRenafreshmaninWuhanUniversity.Theuniversityisalsoconsideringsomestudents’suggestionsthattheybeallowedtopayafterthey’vefinishedtheshower.Notsurprisinglysomearecomplainingaboutlosingthehourshower.Butmanystudentssaythemovehelpsthemdevelopawater-savingsensE.Withoutthetimelimitsmoststudentstendedtoshowerfor30toanhourinthebathhousE.Someevenusedthehotwatertowashtheirclothes.Inmyexperience10-20minutesisenoughsaidDaiZhihuaathird-yearstudentwhousuallytakes8minutes.Asimilarsystemhasbeeninstalledinotheruniversities.ShanghaiNormalUniversityintroduceditatitsFengxiangCampusinSeptember.Thebathingfeethereis0.2yuanperminutE.Onemalestudentrespondedbysettingarecordwithatwo-minuteshower.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Studentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshower.B.Theclocktimesallthroughwhilethestudentisbathingexceptwhenthebatherpausedforsoap.C.Ifmoneyrunsouttherewillbenowater.D.Havingfinishedbathingthestudenthastopayforit.2.TheunderlinewordflawParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.perfectionB.advantageC.pityD.fault3.Sincethenewsystemhasperformed______ofwatercanbesaveD.A.aquarterB.onethirdC.onehalfD.twothirds4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.thenewoperationcansolvethewatercrisis.B.Thenewoperationcanraisestudents’environmentalawareness.C.asimilaroperationhasbeensetinotheruniversities.D.Theuniversityhassavedalotofwaterbyusingthenewsystem.5.Inwhichcolumncanyoufindthispassage?A.PeoplE.B.Society.C.CampusLifE.D.Lifesty

BelowisawebpagefromKidoftheYearPhotoContestEnteryourkid’sphototodayandwin!We’regivingaway52weekly$250prizesfromReaders'Choicevotes.Plusoureditorswillselectoneentry参赛作品towinourgrandprizeof$7000.OfficialContestRulesNopurchasenecessarytoenterorwin.TheKidoftheYearPhotoContestentryperiodbeginsat12:00A.m.March232013andendsDecember212013theEntryPeriod.Entriesmustbereceivedby9:00p.m.onDecember212013EntryDeadline.EntrieswillnotbeacknowledgedorreturneD.SPONSOR:MeredithCorporation1716LocustStreetDesMoinesIowA.ENTRY:Therewillbetwomethodsofentry.ShareMyEntry:Visithttp://www.parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/kid-of-the-year/andclickthebuttontoenter.FacebookEntry:VisitFacebook.com/ParentsMagazineandclicktheKidof2012tab选项卡.Thencompletetheregistrationformandfollowtheinstructionstouploadonealbumofuptosixphotosofyourchildagedthreemonthstoeightyears.Youmayprovideonedescriptionandonealbumtitlethatwillbeappliedtoallphotos.Photoswithoutanybrandnamesortrademarksmustbetakenbyparticipantsnon-professionalunpublishedandmaynothavewonanyprizeorawarD.Photosmustbe.jpegor.bmpimageformats格式andcannotbeover3MB.ThispromotionisinnowaysponsoredsupportedorrunbyorassociatedwithFacebook.YouareprovidingyourinformationtoParentsMagazineandnottoFacebook.TheinformationyouprovidewillonlybeusedtorunthepromotionandregisterforParents.com.Photosmustnotcontainmaterialthatinfringes侵犯therightsofanotherincludingbutnotlimitedtoprivacypublicityorintellectualpropertyrightsorthatconstitutescopyrightinfringement.Photosmustnotcontainbrandnamesortrademarks.LIMIT:Oneentryperhouseholdpereligible有资格的childperweek.OneweeklyprizeperchilD.ForentriesofmorethanoneeligiblechildinthehouseholdtheentryprocessmustbecompletedseparatelyforeachchilD.Nogroupentries.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.youshouldbuysomethingfirstbeforeyouenterthecontestB.yourentrywillnotbereturnedevenifyoudon’twinthecontestC.youshouldsendyourentrybefore9:00p.m.onDecember212013D.theeditorsofthecontestwilldecidewhowillwinthe20000dollarsinprizes64.Lindaamotherwithseven-year-oldtwinswantstoenterthecontest.Shemust_________.A.provideadescriptionandanalbumtitleforthekid’sphotosB.gotoMeredithCorporationtofillouttheregistrationformsC.completetheentryprocessseparatelyforeachofherkidsD.providetheinformationtoFacebookifshechoosesFacebookEntry65.Toenterthecontestphotosmust__________.A.havewonsomeprizeorawardB.betakenbynon-professionalentrantsC.containbrandnamesortrademarksD.containparents’personalinformation66.Thepurposeofthepassageis__________.A.toadvertisethewebsiteFacebook.comB.toattractphotographers’interestinaphotocontestC.tointroducetwomethodsofenteringaphotocontestD.toencourageparentswithchildrentoenteraphotocontest

Aroundtheworldtherearesomefestivalsthatforsomeofusmaysoundbizarre.InEnglandtheycelebratetherollingcheeseracewhichoccurseveryyearduringthelastMondayinMay.Thisfestival’scharacteristicisacontestwhereanofficialrollscheesedownasteephillandfestival-goersgochasingafterit.ThewinneristhefirstonetoreachandcatchthecheesE.AnotherfestivalcelebratedinEnglandistheworldchampionshipofgrimaces鬼脸.Itisacelebrationthatdatesbackto1297andiscelebratedduringthemonthofSeptember.Thetaskistoperformthebestgrimaceusinganythingyoucantowin.TheworldwidechampionshipofwifeliftingiscelebratedinFinlanD.ThegameisbasedonVikingtraditionswhereamanshouldcarryawayhisneighbor’swifE.Accordingtotherulesanywomanabove17isconsideredasawifesoifyouarewithinthisagetakecarewhilevisitingthiscountryduringthemonthofJuly.ManyofyouhavewatchedPiratesoftheCaribbeanandhaveknownsomethingaboutpirates.The19thofSeptemberhasbeendeclaredworldwideasthedaytotalklikeapiratE.Plentyofpeoplehavecelebrateditthankstothepublicity宣传ontheInternet.Firststagedin1998theBoryeongMudFestivalisanattractionthatpullsmorethanamillionvisitorstotheSouthKoreanCity.AsyouallknowthetownissaidtoberichinmineralssothereisnoshortageofmuD.MudistruckedontoDaecheonBeachfortouristsandlocalstoenjoythefestivaltotheirbest.TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinThailandtodeveloptourism.It’sanunusualfeastheldforabout600monkeys.TheMonkeyBuffetFestivalisheldinhonoroftheHindugodsRamandHanumanandinvolves3000kilogramsofvegetablesandfruitsbeinglaidoutformonkeystostuffthemselves.65.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordbizarreinParagraph1probablymean?A.DangerousB.StrangeC.terribleD.Familiar66.Ifaparticipantwantstowinintherollingcheeseracehe/sheshould__________.A.rollasmuchcheesedownthehillaspossibleB.findthelargestpieceofcheeserollingdownhillC.performthebestgrimacewhenchasingthecheeseD.bethefirstonetocatchthecheeserollingdownhill67.Accordingtothewriteragirlabove17shouldbecarefulwhenenjoying__________.A.theworldwidechampionshipofwifeliftingB.theworldchampionshipofgrimacesC.theBoryeongMudFestivalD.theMonkeyBuffetFestival

Ifyouevergetthefeelingthatyou’reonyourownthenspareathoughtforDonSammons.Thehamlet小镇ofBufordinWyomingisnotevenasparsely-populatedareA.It’sasingle-populated人口稀薄的areaasthe60-year-oldistheonlymanwomanorchildlivingtherE.Buteventhoughthe‘populationone’hamletis8000ftupacoldmountainhedeniesfeelinglonelyandrunsanisolatedpetrolstationandconvenienceshop.Mr.SammonsleftLosAngeleswithhiswifeandboughtthetinytownwithsixbuildingstoescapetheirbusylifestylE.WhenthecouplemovedthereweresevenpeoplelivinginBufordworkingforarailroadthatpassesnearbybuttheyallmovedawaytobiggertownsbythemid-1990s.Thenhiswifedied15yearsagoandhissonnowaged26movedtoColoradothreeyearsago.SothatleftMr.SammonsinBufordonhisown.Hegetsabout1000visitorsadaytothevillageduringthesummerwhichhasabillboardproclaiming宣布hissmallempire帝国butthisdropstoaround100duringthewinterinwhichthewindsoftenblowat70mph.MrSammonsturnedaschoolhousewhichoperatedbetween1905and1962intohisofficeandmadeanotheroldstorebuiltin1895intoafour-cargaragE.Helivesinathree-bedroomlogcabinandenjoysacommute通勤来往of200yardstohisworkplacE.‘I'mthekingofthecastlehere’hesaiD.Bufordwasformedin1866asmilitaryoutpost军事警哨‘FortSanders’toprotectworkersbuildingarailroaD.Itwasoncehometo2000people-mostofthemforeignmigrant移民railworkers–apostofficewasbuiltin1880.ThetownwasnamedBufordafterCivilWargeneralJohnBufordfollowingtheopening.Thetownwassoldtoaprivatebuyerbytherailroadcompanyin1970andMr.SammonsarrivedwithhiswifetenyearslaterafterworkinginthemovingbusinessinCaliforniA.56.Thetextismainlyabout_______.A.DonSammons’dailylifeB.thehistoryofasmalltownC.theculturalcustomofatownD.anoldtownanditsonlyresident57.WhendidMr.SammonsbuythetownBuford?A.In1970B.In1980.C.In1990.D.In200058.Mr.Sammonsboughtthetownwiththemainpurposeof______.A.makingmoneybydoingbusinessB.openingupthetourismindustryC.leadingapeacefulandquietlifeD.avoidbeingbotheredbyotherpeople59.WhichoneistherightorderofthefollowingeventsaboutthetownofBuford?A.A.postofficewasbuiltthereB.Allrailworkersleftthetown.C.ManyforeignmigrantrailworkersworkedherE.D.A.schoolhousewasoperatedherE.E.A.storewasbuiltherE.A.c-a-e-b-D.B.c-e-a-d-B.C.c-a-d-e-bD.c-a-e-d-B.60.AccordingtothetextDomSammons_________.A.livesalonebutfeelssatisfiedwithhislifeinthetownB.sometimesfeelslonelybecausehissonisawayC.hasmanyfriendswhocometoseehimeverysummerD.isusedtothewarmweatherinwinterinthetown

Springiscominganditistimeforthoseabouttograduatetolookforjobs.Competitionistoughsojobseekersmustcarefullyconsidertheirpersonalchoices.Whateverwearewearingourfamilyandfriendsmayacceptusbuttheworkplacemaynot.Ahighschoolnewspapereditorsaiditisunfairforcompaniestodiscouragevisibletattoos纹身noseringsorcertaindressstyles.Itistrueyoucan’tjudgeabookbyitscoveryetpeopledocoverthemselvesinordertoconvey传递certainmessages.WhatwewearincludingtattoosandnoseringsisanexpressionofwhowearE.Justaspeopleconveymessagesaboutthemselveswiththeirappearancessodocompanies.Dressstandardsexistinthebusinessworldforanumberofreasonsbutthemainconcernisoftenaboutwhatcustomersaccept.Othersmaysayhowtodressisamatterofpersonalfreedombutforbusinessesitismoreaboutwhethertomakeorlosemoney.Mostemployersdocareaboutthepersonalappearancesoftheiremployees雇员becausethosepeoplerepresentthecompaniestotheircustomers.AsahiringmanagerIampaidtochoosethepeoplewhowouldmakethebestimpressiononourcustomers.Thereareplentyofwell-qualifiedcandidatessoitisnotwrongtorejectsomeonewhomightdisappointmycustomers.EventhoughIamopen-mindedIcan’texpectallourcustomersarE.Thereisnobodytoblamebutyourselfifyoursetofchoicesdoesnotmatchthatofyourpreferredemployer.Nocompanyshouldhavetochangetosatisfyacandidatesimplybecauseheorsheisunwillingtorespectitsstandardsaslongasitsstandardsarelegal.67.Whichofthefollowingisthenewspapereditor’opinionaccordingtoParagraph2?A.People’sappearancescarrymessagesaboutthemselves.B.CandidateswithtattoosornoseringsshouldbefairlytreateD.C.Customers’choicesinfluencedressstandardsincompanies.D.StrangedressstylesshouldnotbeencouragedintheworkplacE.68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Candidateshavetowearwhatcompaniespreferforaninterview.B.Hiringmanagersmakethebestimpressionontheircandidates.C.Companiessometimeshavetochangetorespecttheircandidates.D.Whattowearisnotamatterofpersonalchoiceforcompanies.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AppearancesMatterB.PersonalChoicesMatterC.EmployeesMatterD.HiringManagersMatter70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsstrangedressstylesintheworkplacemaybestbedescribedas___________.A.enthusiasticB.positiveC.negativeD.sympathetic

TheSaunaWorldChampionships世界桑拿锦标赛endedintragedyattheweekendwhenoneofthetwofinalistscollapsedanddieD.VladimirLadyzhenskiyaRussianamateurwrestlerinhis60ssufferedsevereburnsinthebizarre怪诞的annualeventinthesouthernFinnishtownofHeinolA.HewaspronounceddeadlateonSaturdayafterhecollapsedalongsidereigning卫冕championTimoKaukonenofFinlandroughlysixminutesintothefinalrounD.Thesportcallsonparticipantstositina230-degree110CelsiusroomaswaterwastossedontoasearingstoveofficialsandwitnessessaiD.Medicalworkerspulledbothmenoutofthesaunainfrontofnearly1000horrifiedspectators.BothwereshakingandbleedingfromwhatappearedtobesevereburnssaidHakonEikesdalaphotographerwiththeNorwegiandailyDagbladet.Kaukonenabout40wasinhospitalinstableconditionSundaycontestspokesmanOssiArvelasaiD.Theeventwhichhadover130participantsfrom15countrieshadbeenheldsince1999.ItwillneverbeheldagainArvelasaiD.A.pintofwaterisaddedtothestoveevery30secondsandthelastpersontoremainatthesaunaisthewinner.TherewasnoprizeotherthansomesmallthingsArvelasaiD.Hedeclinedtoprovidedetails.ArvelasaidKaukonen—thedefendingworldchampion—hadrefusedtoleavethesaunadespitegettingsick.Saunabathingisapopularpast-timeinFinlandwhichhasanestimated1.6millionsaunasforapopulationof5million.Temperaturesarenormallykeptaround158to176degrees70~80degreesCelsius.IknowthisisveryhardtounderstandtopeopleoutsideFinlandwhoarenotfamiliarwiththesaunahabitArvelasaiD.Itisnotsounusualtohave110degreesinasaunA.A.lotofcompetitorsbeforehavesatinhighertemperaturesthanthat.ArvelasaidallrulesinSaturday’scompetitionwerefollowedandthetemperaturesandtimesweresimilartothoseinpreviousyears.63.WhichofthefollowingisTrueofParagraph1?A.OnlytheRussianamateurwrestlersufferedsevereburnsintheSaunaWorldChampionships.B.TimoKaukonenwonaworldsaunachampionshipthoughhewasbadlyburneD.C.IntheSaunaWorldChampionshipsVladimirLadyzhenskiywasbadlyburnedandthendieD.D.Bothofthefinalistswerepulledoutofthesaunathentheywerehorrifiedtodeath.64.Theunderlinedwordsearingmeans__________.A.burningB.comfortableC.warmD.extinct65.Whatcanweconcludefromthesituationafterthetragedy?A.Therewasnoprizeotherthansomesmallthingswhichtheworldchampionwouldrefusetoaccept.B.OssiArvelasuggestedthereweregreatrisksinthesaunacontestanditneverbeheldinthefuturE.C.Thecontestwouldbecontinuedinwhichthetemperatureswerekeptaround158to176degrees.D.Itwasunusualtohave110degreesinasaunaanditwashardtounderstandtosomepeopleoutsidE.66.Wecaninferfromthenewsthat___________.A.saunaissopopularthatthereareoftencompetitionsonweekdaysinFinlanD.B.thetemperaturesinusualsaunasaretoohighformostpeopletostandinFinlanD.C.thesaunacontestismuchtoohorribleevenforthespectatorsinFinlanD.D.thereisasaunaformorethanthreepeopleonaverageinFinlanD.

Switzerlandisthebestplacetobebornintheworldin2013andtheUSisjust16th.A.newstudymadebytheEconomistIntelligenceUnitsaysAmericanbabieswillhaveadimmer暗淡futurethanthoseborninHongKongIrelandandevenCanadA.TheEIUasistercompanyofTheEconomisttriedtomeasurehowwellcountrieswillprovidethebestopportunitiesforahealthysafeandprosperouslifeinyearstocomE.PeopleborninSwitzerlandwilltendtobethehappiestandhavethebestqualityoflifeintermsofwealthhealthandtrustinpublicinstitutionsaccordingtotheanalysis.TheScandinaviancountriesofNorwaySwedenandDenmarkalsoallmakethetopfiveina‘quality-of-life’index指数whereitisbesttobebornnextyear.OneofthemostimportantfactorsisbeingrichbutotherfactorscomeintoplayincludingcrimetrustinpublicinstitutionsandthehealthoffamilylifE.Intotaltheindextakesintoaccount11factors.Theseincludefixedfactorssuchasgeographyothersthatchangeslowlyovertimesuchasdemography人口学socialandculturalcharacteristicsandthestateoftheworldeconomy.Theindexalsolooksatincomeperheadin2030whichisroughlywhenchildrenbornin2013willreachadulthooD.Smalleconomiestakeupthetop10countrieswithAustraliacomingsecondandNewZealandandtheNetherlandsnottoofarbehinD.Halfofthetop10countriesareEuropeanbutonlyonetheNetherlandsisfromtheeurozonE.Thecrisis-riddensouthofEuropeincludingGreecePortugalandSpainfallsbehinddespitetheadvantageofafavourableclimatE.InterestinglythelargestEuropeaneconomies-GermanyFranceandBritain-donotdoparticularlywell.Nigeriahastheunenviable不值得羡慕的titleofbeingtheworstcountryforababytoentertheworldin2013.56.Accordingtothepassagethehappiestpeoplelivein·A.DenmarkB.SwitzerlandC.GermanyD.Nigeria57.Thefactorsoftellingthebestplacetobeborndon’tinclude.A.economyB.geographyC.trustinpublicinstitutionsD.pollution58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetextA.TheEconomistIntelligenceUnitisacompany.B.TheEconomistattemptedtomeasurethebestplacetolivE.C.TheScandinaviancountriesarehardlyatthetopofthelist.D.Halfofthetop10countriesarefromtheeurozonE.59.Thepurposeofthetextistoshowpeople.A.thebestplacetobebornin2013B.anewstudymadebytheEIUC.theworstcountrytobebornin2013D.thefactorsofmeasuringthebestplacetobeborn

Ifyoulookupthewordcreateinthedictionaryyouwillfinditmeanstobringintobeingtocausetoexistsomethingeachofusdoesdaily.WearecreativewheneverwelookatorthinkaboutsomethinginanewwayFirstthisincludesanawarenessofoursurroundings.Itmeansusingallofoursensestobecomeawareofourworld.Thismaybeassimpleasbeingawareofcolorandtexture质地aswellastastewhenweplanameal.Aboveallitistheabilitytonoticethingsthatothersmightmiss.Asecondpartofcreativityisanabilitytoseerelationshipsamongthings.IfwebelievetheexpressionThereisnothingnewunderthesunthecreativityisremakingorrecombining重组theoldinnewways.Forexamplewemightdothisbyfindingamoreeffectivewaytostudyorabetterwaytoarrangeourfurnitureorwemightmakeanewcombinationofcameralensesandfilterstocreateanunusualphotograph.Athirdpartofcreativityisthecourageanddrivetomakeuseofournewideastoaskforthemtoachievesomenewresults.Tothinkupanewideaisonething;toputtheideatoworkisanother.Thesethreepartsofcreativityareincludedinallthegreatworksofgeniusesbuttheyarealsoincludedinmanyofourday-to-dayactivities.1.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesisNOTacreativeoneaccordingtothepassage?A.Toprepareforameal.B.Toarrangethefurnitureinaspecialway.C.Tobuysomebooksfromabookstore.D.Towritealetterwiththecomputer.2.Thereisnothingnewunderthesunreallyimpliesthat_________.A.anewthingcanonlybecreatedatthebasisofearlierthingsB.anewthingisonlyataleC.wecanseldomcreatenewthingsD.wecanhardlyseereallynewthingsintheworld3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkabouttherelationshipbetweenanewthoughtanditsbeingputintopractice?A.It’smoredifficulttocreateanewthoughtthantouseitinpractice.B.Tofindanewthoughtwillclearlyleadtotheproductionofanewthing.C.Amanwithanexcellentabilityofpracticecaneasilybecomeaninventor.D.Onemaycomeupwithanewthoughtbutcannotputitintopractice.4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis__________.A.HowtoDevelopOne’sCreativityB.WhatIsCreativityC.TheImportanceofCreativityD.CreativityaNotFarawayThing

Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stopitisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandtoeverbecontentwithwhoyouarE.There'salwayssomeonewho'sabitbetter.TheonlysolutionistoreachinsideandmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomoreaccuratemeasureforcomparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterdaylastweekorlastdecadewhenyouwereatyourbest.Nothingusefulevercomesfromcomparisontoothers.Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthansomeoneandyougetlazyoryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyourhardworkisfornothing.Itisafool'sgamE.Noneofusareinherentlyaboveorbelowthepersonnexttous.WearewhowearE.NotoneofusisexactlyalikE.Theonlydirectandhonestcomparisoniswithinyourself.Everythingelseisapplestooranges.Myopinionisthatyouareonlyallowedtocompareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlifesituationisthesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthatmatch.AndonethingisforsurE.Nomatterhowhardyouworkandhowdedicatedyouaretherewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefasterjumpalittlehigherscorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snotyoucanbetsomeoneiscomingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?Becomeyourbestcompetitor.Thefollowingarethereasonswhyyouareyourownbestcompetitor.1.YouwillalwaysbemotivateD.Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingtopushyoutothenextlevel.Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterdaythendo8today.Whocaresiftheguynexttoyoudid15?Itdoesn'tmakeabitofdifferencE.Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.YourownprogressisallyouneeD.2.Youwillcontinuouslybeyourpersonalbest.IfyoucommittoaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeverydayyouwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgamE.Andthatgamewillonlygetbetter.Butifforsomereasonyoufalloffyourmarkyouwillalwayshavethepastimageofyourbestperformancetoshowyouwhatyou'recapableof.Onceyou'vedoneityouknowwhat'spossibleandthenit'sjustamatterofdoingitagain.47.Throughthepassagethewriteradvisesthereadersto________.A.avoidcomparisonwithothersB.workmuchharderC.payattentiontoothers’progressD.makefulluseofmotivation48.Ifyouwanttobecontentwithyourselfaccordingtotheauthoryoushould________.A.seeyourselfbetterthanothersB.measureaccuratelyC.comparewithyourselfD.behonestwithyourself49.Whichofthefollowingiscertaintohappenaccordingtotheauthor?A.FindingsomeoneelsewhoisinthesamelifesituationasyouarE.B.Findingsomeonewhorunsfasterandjumpshigherthanyou.C.Findingsomeonewhoishidingrightbehindyou.D.FindingsomeonewhoalmostalwayswinsintheirlifE.50.Whatcanhelpyouuptohigherlevelinyourlifeaccordingtothepassage?A.Comparingyourselfwiththeguynexttoyou.B.Thinkingaboutyourownprogress.C.Promisingtoplayagameeveryday.D.Thinkingofyourmostrecentpastlimits.

OlympicchampionCarlLewisbeginsthe34thannualHershey's好时巧克力公司TrackandFieldGames.Nine-timegoldmedalistCarlLewishasteamedupwithHershey’sforthe34thannualHershey'sTrackandFieldGames.ThegoaloftheGameswhichtakeplacein4000communitiesthroughoutNorthAmericaistopromotephysicalfitnessandsportsmanshipinkidsaged9to14.Whyisachocolatecompanyencouragingkidstogetfit?EveryoneshouldgetinvolvedinhelpingkidstogetactivE.Lewissays.WeshouldallberesponsiblE.It'sgreatthatHershey’ssteppeduptothechallengE.LewisrecentlygotthewordoutabouttheGamesataprevieweventinNewYorkCity.Heshowedkidshowtostretchandthendemonstratedabroadjump.NextthekidspracticedthrowingsoftballsandraninrelayracE.AttheGameswhichtakeplacefromApriltoAugustkidscompeteinsoftballthrowslongjumprunningandrelayraces.Intheend450winnerswillbechosentotakeatriptoHersheyPennsylvaniafortheTrackandFieldfinals.Thenwhataboutthesweetestpart?WinnersgetatouroftheHershey’schocolatefactoryandamedalawardedbyLewishimself.Sofarmorethan10millionkidshaveparticipatedinHershey’sTrackandFieldGames.Youcansignuptoo.FindoutifthereareeventsinyourcommunityathersheytrackfielD.com.RegistrationisfreE.It’sgoodforyougoodforyourhealthgoodforyourself-esteemandit'salotoffun.56.WhydoesCarlLewisattendHershey’sTrackandFieldGames?A.Togetmoregoldmedals.B.ToencouragechildrentodomoreexercisE.C.Tomakehimselfmorefamous.D.TomakemorepeoplebuytheproductsofHershey.57.AccordingtoParagraph4wecanknow______.A.theGameswilllastforhalfayearB.thewinnerswillgetaspecialtourandamedalC.thepeoplejoiningintheGamescanhaveatriptoHersheyD.thewinnerscangetthesweetestchocolateasprize58.Wecanlearnformthepassagethat______.A.kidsshowlittleinterestinHershey’sGamesB.noteveryoneinNorthAmericacanjoininHershey’sGamesC.kidsshouldpaysomemoneyforjoininginHershey’sGamesD.kidscouldincreasetheirself-respectbyjoininginHershey’sGames

Howeverurbanlifestrikesyoucitiesworldwidehavebeengrowingevermorerapidly.SomeofthisgrowthhasoccurredinthedevelopedworldbutthemostdramaticincreasehasbeenintheThirdWorlD.Almostalltheworld’spopulationgrowthoverthenext30yearswilltakeplaceinthecitiesofdevelopingcountriesBytheyear2030forthefirsttimeinhistory60percentoftheworld’speoplewillbelivingincities.Thisisactuallygoodnewsinsomeways.CitiesarethefundamentalbuildingblocksofprosperitysaysMarcWeisschairmanofthePragueInstituteforGlobalUrbanDevelopmentbothforthenationandforfamilies.Industrialandcommercialactivitiesinurbanareasaccountforbetween50and80percentofthegrossdomesticproductGDPinmostcountriesoftheworlD.There’sthecrazynotionthatthewaytodealwithacity’sproblemsistokeeppeopleoutofthemWeisscontinueD.Buttheproblemsoftherurallifeareevenmoreseriousthanthoseofthecity.Forbetterorworseurban-watchersareclearononepoint:Thequalityoflifeformostpeopleinthefuturewillbedeterminedbythequalityofcities.Thosecitieswillbebiggerthanever.Andyetpopulationnumbersbythemselvesdon’tdetermineacity’sprospects;afterallAddisAbabaEthiopiaandHamburgGermanyhavethesamepopulation.Norisexplosivegrowthnecessarilythedeterminingfactor.Cityproblemsoneauthoritypointsoutmostlyhavetodowithweakineffectiveandusuallyunrepresentativecitygovernments.71.Thepassagemainlydiscusses______________.A.Bigcities.B.CitylifE.C.Population.D.GrossDomesticProduct.72.Accordingtothepassageintheyearof2030_______.A.therewillbe21citieshavingapopulationofmorethan10million.B.ruralareawillbeextinct.C.mostpeoplewillliveincities.D.thethirdworldwillkeepabreastwiththedevelopedworlD.73.Intheauthor’sopinion_________.A.bettercitybetterlifeB.bothurbanandruralareashavealargerpopulationC.thelargerpopulationthefasteracitydevelopsD.bothurbanandruralareashavelargergrossdomesticproducts74.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedevelopingcountriesdevelopfasterthanthedevelopedcountries.B.CitiescontributemoretotheGDPthanthevillagers.C.Someproblemsaremoreeasilysolvedincitiesthanincountry.D.It’simpossibletosolveurbanproblemsbygettingpeopleoutofcities.75.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat____________.A.PublicservicesareineffectivE.B.Citiesareincreasingtoofast.C.Populationisnotlinkedwithdevelopment.D.Governmentshouldberesponsiblefortheproblemsinthecities.

Youprobablyknowyoushouldsaypleaseandthankyouatrestaurants.Youprobablyknowtherulesofalibrary.Youknowyoushouldrespectandbenicetoyourclassmates.Butdoyouhavemusicmanners?KeepItDown!YouhavetonoticethevolumeofyourmusiC.Youshouldnotplayyourmusicsoloudthateveryonearoundyoucanhearit.Somepeoplemightevengetangry.UsuallywhenyouplaythemusicloudonanMP3playerotherpeoplecan’thearthewordsofthesong.TheyjusthearaloudsounD.Noonewantstolistentothis.Veryloudmusiccanalsobebadforyourears.SoevenifyouarealonewhenlisteningtoourMP3playersyoushouldn’tturnituptoohigh.TakeThemOff!YouneedtoknowwhentoturnyourMP3offandputitaway.Librariesandschoolsdon’tallowMP3players.Thereareotherplaceslikemuseumsthatdon’thaverulesbutitwouldberudetohaveyourMP3playeron.Sometimesitdoesn’tmakesensetolistenonyourMP3playeratevent.Whywouldyoulistentomusicataplayamovieorasportingevent?YouwouldmisswhatisgoingonandotherswouldwonderwhyyouevencamE.TakeOneOut!Onceinawhileit’sokayjusttotakeoutoneearphoneandnotother.ImagineyouarelisteningonyourMP3playerwhensomeoneasksyoutheway.Itwouldnotberudetotakeoutoneearphonetellhimthewayandputbacktheearphoneandcontinuelistening.Youcanalsodothiswhenyouorderfoodatafast-foodrestaurantorwhenyouanswerthetelephoneandit’snotforyou.It’sYourChoice!Therearetimeswhenyouneedtodecidewhatisbest.ForexamplesomepeoplecanlistentomusicontheirMP3playerswhenreadingbookswhileothersthinkitisdisturbing.Incaseslikethisyouneedtodowhatseemsrightforyou.71.TheunderlinedwordvolumeinParagraphTwoprobablymeans_________.A.thetypeofmusicB.thelengthofasongC.theamountofasoundD.thecolourofanMP3player72.Weshouldturndownthemusicwhenwearealonebecauseloudmusic_________.A.isnotenjoyableB.hurtsourearsC.isbadforMP3playersD.makesustired73.IfwelistentoourMP3playerataplay_________.A.wewillmisspartoftheplayB.theactorswillgetangryC.otherswon’theartheplaywellD.thetheatrewon’tallowit74.Wecantakeoneearphoneoutwhenwe_________.A.havedinnerwithourparentsB.talktofriendsonthephoneC.watchasportingeventD.showotherstheway75.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.MusicLoversB.MP3PlayersC.MusicMannersD.MP3Earphones

Thepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphoneswritingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofanostalgic怀旧的skill.Howeverwhiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteachingmanybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful—bothinschoolandinlifE.VirginiaBerningerprofessorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashingtonsaysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhanD.Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks－bothonacomputerandbyhanD.Thestudypublishedin2009foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaperparticipantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionratE.Ks5uInamorerecentstudyBerningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwritE.Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactivewhichhelpsusunderstandourvocabularywordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.BerningersaiD.Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe转换thosewordsinthemindintowrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreenthestudysaiD.Seeingthewordsinthemind’seyehelpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowordssaysBerningerbutalsotospotspellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthemovertimE.Inourcomputeragesomepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecksshesaiD.Butuntilachildhasafunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradeleveltheywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongthechoicesgivenbythecomputer.41.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?A.Theabsenceofblackboardsinclassrooms.B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.42.Berninger’sstudypublishedin2009________.A.focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputerB.indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaperC.foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentencesD.discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeed43.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.44.Whatdoesmind’seyeinParagraph5mean?A.WindowB.SoulC.PictureD.Imagination45.Whatconclusioncouldbedrawnfromthepassage?A.Computerscanhelppeoplewiththeirchoiceofwords.B.Spellcheckscantaketheplaceofspellingteaching.C.Handwritingstillhasaplaceintoday’sclassrooms.D.FunctionalspellingabilitydevelopsfastinthefifthgradE.

Newspapersarenotnearlyaspopulartodayastheywereinthepast.Therearenotverymanypeoplewhoseriouslyreadanewspapereveryday.Mostpeoplereadonlythesportspagestheadviceorthegossipcolumnsthecomicsandperhapstheclassifiedadvertisements.Mostpeopledon’ttakethetimetoreadtherealnews.Theyattempttocatchthereader’sinterestwithpicturesandexcitingheadlines.Thesetechniquesareusedonthefrontpagebecauseitisthefirstthingyouseewhenyoupickupthepaper.Thefirstpageattractsattentionandencouragesthereadertolookthroughtherestofthepaper.Thisiswhyeditorsalwayslookforagoodfirstpagestoryandheadlinetomakethemstopandlook.IftheheadlineishorribleenoughorfrighteningenoughorwildenoughperhapstheywillgoontoreadthefrontpageanymorE.Theymayreadtheheadlinesbutthatisallthentheyturntothesportspageorcomicsoradvertisements.ItseemsthatpeopledonotwantthenewsfromanewspaperanymorE.Theysaytheygetthenewsonthetelevisionnow.Morepeoplewatchtelevisionnewsbecauseitiseasierandmoreinterestingthanreadinganewspaper.Whataboutyou?Doyoureadnewsfromanewspaper?Doyouthinkitiseasiertogetthenewsfromtelevision?Ordoyoucareaboutnewsatall?Wouldyoumindiftherewerenonews?66.Accordingtothepassagenewspaperare.A.morepopulartodayB.lesspopulartodayC.aspopularasbeforeD.gettingmoreandmorepopular67.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatthenewspapereditorsthinktheimportantpartofthenewspaperis.A.thefrontpageB.thesportspageC.theheadlinesD.theclassifiedadvertisements68.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingnewspaperwillmostprobablyattractthereader’sattention?A.TheoneswithinterestingpicturesandexcitingheadlinesonthefrontpagE.B.TheoneswithsportsnewsonthefrontpagE.C.TheoneswithclassifiedadsonthefrontpagE.D.TheoneswithgossipcolumnsonthefrontpagE.69.Accordingtothepassagemostpeoplereadallofthefollowingexcept.A.thesportspageB.comicsC.advertisementsD.therealnews70.Theauthor’sattitudetowardnewspaperis.A.sympatheticB.criticalC.negativeD.undetermined

BeforeAlaskabecamepartoftheU.S.ithadbeenownedbyRussiA.Tradingpostsandsmallsettlementswerescatteredalongthecoast.TherestoflandwasleftunexploreD.TheRussiansweremainlyinterestedinthewealthoffursfromthevastherdsofsealstheyfoundtherE.Bythemid-1800’smostofthesealherdshadbeenwipedoutandRussianolongerwantedtokeepAlaskA.WilliamSewardSecretaryofStateforPresidentJohnsonbelievedtheUnitedStatesshouldbuyAlaskafromRussiA.PresidentJohnsonwasn’tsosureitwasawisewaytospendU.S.moneybutheagreedtoletSewarddiscussitwiththeRussians.ActingquicklySewardmadeadeal.OnMarch301867hesignedanagreementfortheU.S.topaysevenmilliondollarsforthelanD.ManypeoplethoughtitwasafoolishwasteofAmerica’smoney.TheycalledthedealSeward’sfolly.ThengoldwasdiscoveredinAlaskaandpublicopinionchangedquickly.SewarddidnotlivetoseethetruevalueofAlaskA.Hediedin1872fiveyearsaftermakingthepurchase购买.EachyearAlaska’snaturalresourceshavebroughtinmanytimesthe$7000000paidforit.NaturalgascoaloillumberseafoodandothermineralsbesidesthegoldfirstfoundhavemadeitavaluableadditiontotheUnitedStates.In1959Alaskabecamethe49thstateoftheUnitedStates.71.TheRussianswantedtosellAlaskabecause______.A.theythoughtitwasn’tagoodplaceB.theythoughtitdidn’tbelongtoRussiaC.theycouldn’tfindenoughsealsthereD.theywantedtoearnmoremoneyfromtheU.S.72.WhenSewardsignedtheagreementmanypeoplethought______.A.hewastedU.S.moneyB.ithaditstruevalueC.itwasasuccessfuldealD.hewasclever73.WhichofthefollowingthingswasfoundfirstinAlaska?A.Gas.B.Coal.C.Oil.D.GolD.74.Before1959theUnitedStateshad______.A.37statesB.48statesC.49statesD.50states75.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.AlaskaabeautifulplaceB.AlaskawithnaturalresourcesC.AlaskahometosealsD.Alaskathe49thstateoftheU.S.

MarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:themanwhopopularizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.Stowe’sUncleTomsCabinisonlythemostfamousexamplE.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.WithminorexceptionsTwainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintotalesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.AgainandagaininthepostwaryearsTwainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofracE.ConsiderthemostcontroversialatleasttodayofTwain’snovelsAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.OnlyafewbookshavebeenkickedofftheshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinnTwain’smostwidelyreadtalE.OnceuponatimepeoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrudE.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenoveltrashandsuitableonlyfortheslums贫民窟.MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJimtheescapedslaveandmanyoccurencesofthewordnigger.ThetermNiggerJimforwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticizedneverappearsinit.Buttheattackswereandaresilly—andmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyanti-slavery.Jim’ssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroiC.AsJ.ChadwickhaspointedoutthecharacterofJimwasafirstinAmericanfiction—arecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalitiesthevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:Jimthefatherandtheman.ThereismuchmorE.Twain’smysterynovelPudd’nheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior低等的towhitesespeciallyinintelligenceTwain’stalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.A.slavegavebirthtohermaster’sbabyandforfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouthswitchedhimforthemaster’sbabybyhiswifE.Theslave’slightskinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithboththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslave-holdingclass.Themaster’swife’sbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslavE.Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:nurture养育notnaturewasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice—mannerofspeechforexample—weretoTwainindicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.Twain’sracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasyforexamplebythelengthypassageinhisautobiography自传abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalledniggershowsinhisyouth—mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-face—andhisdelightingettinghismothertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.WasTwainaracist?Askingthequestioninthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthewisdomoftheconsideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresentwewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincolnwhobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhitefoughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwainraisedinaslavestatebrieflyasoldierandinventorofJimmayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernovelistinthepastcentury.65.HowdoTwain’snovelsonslaverydifferfromStowe’s?A.Twainwasmorewillingtodealwithracism.B.Twain’sattackonracismwasmuchlessopen.C.Twain’sthemesseemedtoagreewithplots.D.Twainwasopenlyconcernedwithracism.66.RecentcriticismofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnarosepartlyfromits______.A.targetreadersatthebottomB.anti-slaveryattitudeC.ratherimpolitelanguageD.frequentuseofnigger67.WhatbestprovesTwain’santi-slaverystandaccordingtotheauthor?A.Jim’ssearchforhisfamilywasdescribedindetail.B.Theslave’svoicewasfirstheardinAmericannovels.C.JimgrewupintoamanandafatherinthewhiteculturE.D.Twainsuspectedthattheslaveswerelessintelligent.68.Thestoryoftwobabiesswitchedmainlyindicatesthat______.A.slaveswereforcedtogiveuptheirbabiestotheirmastersB.slaves’babiescouldpickupslave-holders’wayofspeakingC.blacks’socialpositionwasshapedbyhowtheywerebroughtupD.blackswerebornwithcertainfeaturesofprejudice69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph7referto?A.Theattacks.B.SlaveryandprejudicE.C.Whitemen.D.Theshows.70.Whatdoestheauthormainlyarguefor?A.Twainhaddonemorethanhiscontemporarywriterstoattackracism.B.TwainwasanadmirablefigurecomparabletoAbrahamLincoln.C.Twain’sworkshadbeenbannedonunreasonablegrounds.D.Twain’sworksshouldbereadfromahistoricalpointofview.

NewcastleoneofthefastestdevelopingcitiesintheUnitedKingdomisbeginningtodrawtouristsfromallcornersofEuropE.It’ssaidmostvisitorscomeheretoseethefamoussoccerteamplay.Themoodofthelocalsisoftenchangedbythesuccessorfailuresofthelocalteam.Newcastle’smostpopularplaceistheGatewhichisinthecenterofthecityandhasmanyattractionsincludingbarsrestaurantssportsbarspubsandsoon.Duringahomegameitbecomesarealhometohappiness.Cultureandlocalhistoryloverscanmaketheirdreamscometruebytakingoneofthelocalcitytourbuses.Theycomeandleaveeveryfewminutesandstopatalltheimportanthistoricalsitesinthecity.AlsotheseatsandtheenvironmentonthebusesarecomfortablE.It’sthebestwaytoseethecitywithouttiringyourselfoutorgettingcolD.PlacessuchastheHancockMuseumandMillenniumBridgearemust-seeattractions.Butbecarefulifyou’reshortoftimE.Newcastleisabigplacesoyoushouldbepreparedtokillafewhoursononeofthesebuses.IfyouwanttowatchthelocalteamplaysoccerintheSt.JamesParkremembertobookaticketasearlyaspossiblE.Thelocalsarecrazysoccerfansandyou’llfindithardtogetaticketifyoudon’twaitinthequeueearly.AsyoucanseeNewcastleisafantasticcitywithsomuchtobeofferedandsomanythingstoseE.You’resuretohaveawonderfultimehere!50.Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A.advertisethelocalsoccerteamB.encouragepeopletovisitNewcastleC.introducethelifestyleinNewcastleD.describethelonghistoryofNewcastle51.MostvisitorscometoNewcastleinorderto________.A.watchitssoccerteamplayB.takethelocaltourbusesC.visittheHancockMuseumD.haveabigmealinrestaurants52.IfyouwanttolearnaboutthehistoryandcultureofNewcastleyou_______.A.shouldgototheGateB.cangoonacitytourC.mustvisitStJamesParkD.mustdriveyourowncar53.TheunderlinedwordTheyinPara3refersto______.A.historyloversB.localpeopleC.citytourbusesD.localsoccerteams

Micro-EnterpriseCreditforStreetYouthIntroductionAlthoughsmall-scalebusinesstrainingandcreditprogramshavebecomemorecommonthroughouttheworldrelativelylittleattentionhasbeenpaidtotheneedtodirectsuchchancestothestreetyouth.OverthepastnineyearsStreetKidsInternationalS.K.I.hasbeenworkingwithpartnerorganizationsinAfricaLatinAmericaandIndiatosupporttheeconomiclivesofstreetchildren.ThepurposeofthispaperistosharesomeofthelessonsS.K.I.haslearneD.BackgroundTypicallychildrenenduponthestreetsnotduetoasinglecausebuttoacombinationoffactors:alackofadequatelyfunded资助schoolsthedemandforincomeathomefamilybreakdownandviolencE.Thestreetmaybeattractivetochildrenasaplacetofindadventurousplayandmoney.HoweveritisalsoaplacewheresomechildrenareexposedwithlittleornoprotectiontounfairemploymenturbancrimeandabusE.StreetBusinessPartnershipsS.K.I.hasworkedwithpartnerorganizationsinLatinAmericaAfricaandIndiatodevelopopportunitiesforstreetchildrentoearnincomE.lTheS.K.I.BicycleCourierServicefirststartedintheSudan.Participantsinthisenterpriseweresuppliedwithbicycleswhichtheyusedtodeliverparcelsandmessagesbuttheywererequiredtopayforitgraduallyfromtheirwages.lTheYouthSkillsEnterpriseplaninZambiaisajointprogramwiththeRedCrossSociety.Streetyouthsaresupportedtostarttheirownsmallbusinessthroughlifeskillstrainingandaccesstocredit.LessonslearnedThefollowinglessonshavebeenlearnedfromtheprograms.Itisimportantforallloans贷款tobelinkedtotrainingprogramsthatincludethedevelopmentofbasicbusinessandlifeskills.Smallloansareprovidedatfirstforpurchasingequipmentssuchasbicyclesshoeshiningkits.AllS.K.I.programshavechargedinterestontheloansprimarilytogetthebusinessrunnersusedtotheconceptofpayinginterestonborrowedmoney.Generallytherateshavebeenmodest.60.TheorganizationS.K.I.aimsto______.A.givebusinesstrainingandloanstostreetchildrenB.provideschoolsandsocialsupportforstreetchildrenC.sharethelessonsS.K.IlearnedtohelpstreetchildrenD.drawtheattentionofthegovernmenttostreetchildren61.Accordingtothepassagewhat’sthemostprobablereasonforchildrentoenduplivingonthestreet?A.Unemployment.B.Adventurousplay.C.Urbancrimes.D.Beingpoor.62.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwiththehelpofS.K.Istreetchildrenmay______.A.rejectpaidemploymentB.leavetheirfamiliesC.setuptheirownbusinessD.supportotherchildren

Keepingabusysociallifeamonglotsoffriendsmaykeeppeoplethinnerthanspendinghoursdoingsomeexercisesaccordingtoscientists.Theysaythatsocializingandmeetingwithfriendshelpincreaselevelsofbrownfatinthebodywhichburnscalories卡路里toproduceheat.Livinginanexcitingsocialenvironmentwasfoundtoreducefatinmice'sbellybyhalfoverfourweekseveniftheyatemorE.USresearcherssaythatsocialexcitementaidsweightlossbyturningwhitefatintobrown.Whitefatstorescaloriesandmakesusfatterwhilebrownburnsenergytoproduceheat.Turningwhitefatintobrownisextremelydifficultnormallyrequiringlong-termstayincoldconditionsorexcitingpartofthebody'snervoussystem.HoweverscientistsfromOhioStateUniversitynowthinkthathavingabusysociallifeisanevenmoreeffectivewayofchangingwhitefatintobrown.TheteamcameupwiththeirtheorybystudyingtheeffectsofvariouslivingenvironmentsonmicE.Thosewholivedalongsideagreaternumberofmicehadmorespaceandtoystoexcitethemselvesandthenlostfarmoreweightoverthecourseofthestudythantheircouchpotatofellows.StudyauthorDrMatthewDuringwhoseteam'sfindingsappearinthejournalCellMetabolismsaidI'mstillamazedatthedegreeoffatlossthatoccurs.Explaininghownewtechnologyhadthreatenedface-to-facesocializingheaddedIt'snotjustasedentary久坐的lifestyleandhighcaloriefoodsbutanincreasinglackofsocialactivities.Co-authorDrLeiCaosaidLonelinessisapotentialfactorforcanceranddeath;it'sequaltocigarettesmokingtoacertainextent.Socialactivitiesareveryvital.67.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Brownfatstorescaloriesandmakesusfatter.B.Itdoesn'ttakelongtoturnwhitefatintobrown.C.Socialexcitementhelpsgainmoreweight.D.Brownfatcanburnenergytoproduceheat.68.Whichofthefollowingstatementdoesthetextsupport?A.Levelsofbrownfatcanbeincreasedbysocializing.B.Themicelackingsociallifelosemoreweight.C.Theresearchfindingshaven'tbeenpublishedsofar.D.DrMatthewDuringwasn'tconvincedoftheresult.69.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat_______.A.thefatinmice'sbellywasreducedbecauseoftherelaxingenvironmentB.asedentarylifestyleandhighcaloriesfoodsinfluencepeople'ssociallifeC.surfingtheInternetmayinfluencepeople'sface-to-facecommunicationD.canceranddeatharemainlycausedforlackofsociallife70.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.Brownfatisbeneficialtopeople'shealth.B.Socializingisunnecessarilyimportantinpeople'sdailylifE.C.Whitefatcanbechangedintobrownfat.D.Socializingcontributestopeople'slosingweight.

InmanycultureswhiteisoftenassociatedwithsomethingpositivE.A.white-collarjobforinstanceisthekindofjobmanypeoplelookforworkingwithyourbrainandnotyourhands.WhitehasacleanandpureimagE.Thatiswhydoctorsdentistsandnursesusuallywearwhiteuniforms.Babiesaredressedinwhiteatbaptisms洗礼andbrideswearwhiteweddinggownsatweddings.Whiteinthesecasesisthesymbolofinnocenceorpurity.SometimeswhiteisusedinexpressionsthatarenotgooD.Whitewashisonesuchexpression.Atfirstwhitewashmeanttopaintoversomethingwithwhitepainttomakeitlookbetter.Howeveritmeanssomethingdifferenttoday:tohideortocoverupmistakesorfailures.Awhiteelephantisanotherexampleofwhiteusedinanegativeway.InancientThailandawhiteelephantwasregardedasasacredanimalbutitwasveryexpensivetokeep.Thekingsofthosedayspresentedawhiteelephanttothepeopletheywantedtoruin.Oncetheyreceivedthisholyroyalanimalasagifttheywerenotallowedtosellorkillit.TodayawhiteelephantmeanssomethingthatisbiguselessandunwanteD.InAmericawhenpeoplewanttogetridoftheirfurnitureorclothestheyoftenhaveawhiteelephantsale.53.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.themeaningsofwhiteinEnglishcultureB.thehistoryofsomeEnglishidiomsC.someinterestingcustomsinEnglishcultureD.someusefulEnglishwordsandexpressions54.Inwhichstatementdoeswhitehaveanegativemeaning?A.A.boyisdressedinwhiteatbaptisms.B.A.bridewearsawhiteweddinggown.C.A.manwhitewasheshiscrimE.D.A.girlfindsawhitecollarjoB.55.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat_______.A.awhite-elephantsaleisusefultothepoorB.thewhitecolorisimportantinourdailylifeC.awhite-collarjobusedtobeeasytogetD.expressionswithwhitehavedifferentmeanings56.Theauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby______.A.analyzingitscauseandeffectB.providingtypicalexamplesC.comparingdifferentideasD.followingthetimeorder

BelowisaselectionaboutGuinness吉尼斯WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords♦Fastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywasaccordingtoGWRtheirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingeverwithmorethan290000peopletakingpartinrecordattempts尝试in15differentcountries.KenichiIto’srecordattemptwaspartofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewithsuperpowers.Hissuperpoweristorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyoTokyoin2008.♦MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAnaCaliforniacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.A.bubble’smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstrated演示证明atthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirwonderfulskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleandtheysucceedeD.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.TherecordwassetonApril42011.♦LongestearsonadogAbloodhound寻血猎犬fromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredonadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.JeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitlE.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.HisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecordbutwhenhediedMr.Jeffriestookover.♦MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationsinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBungaged109years97daysfollowedbyherdaughteraged89hergranddaughteraged70hergreatgrand-daughteraged52hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary211989♦MostT-shirtswornatonceBelieveitornotthereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay222010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametimE.ThemanfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordholderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsinlessthantwohours.TheT-shirtsweighed68kgandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.Hedethroned罢黜theSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.♦HeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober92010thatagiganticpumpkin南瓜growninWisconsinwasofficiallytheworld’sheaviest.Itweighed1810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesotA.Stevens’pumpkinwas85poundsheavierthanthepreviousrecordanotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisaprecisemixtureofraincowwastegoodsoilseagrassandfishemulsion乳状液.Someoftheworld’sheaviestpumpkinsincludingtherecordholderwereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYorkforadozendays.63.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwithasuperpower?A.HesetanewrecordforFastest100mrunningonallfours.B.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanesE.C.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.D.Hetookpartinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.64.Jeffriesisthenameof____________.A.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsB.theformerholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogC.thepresentholderoftherecordforLongestearsonadogD.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestears65.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.245.B.238.C.120.D.68.66.AccordingtothegiveninformationwhichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?A.TherecordforMostpeopleinsideasoupbubble.B.TherecordforMostlivinggenerations.C.TherecordforMostT-shirtswornatonce.D.TherecordforHeaviestpumpkin.

EarthDayisdaythatismeattoinspireawarenessfortheEarth’snaturalenvironment.Itisthedaytohighlightthefactthatweallhavearesponsibilitytotheenvironmentandneedtochangeourbehaviortoimprovethequalityofourairearthandwater.Globalawarenessoftheneedtoprotecttheenvironmenthasgrowngreatlysince20millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesmarkedthefirstEarthDayonApril221970.Thatwasstartedatthetimeofthedestructioncausedbyanoilspill漏油alongthecoastofsouthernCaliforniawhichkilledmarinelifeandabout10000birds.Theincidentwasawake-upcallfortheneedtoprotecttheEarth.Butsimilardisastershavecontinuedtohappen.HavingonedaytoprotecttheEarth’sresourcesisclearlymorethannecessary.Howevereffortsneedtobemadebyindividualofacountryinsteadofjustthegovernment.Solvingenvironmentalproblemsisapersonalresponsibility.Someofusdon’tthinkthatreusinggrocerybagsandrecyclingwaterbottlescanhelpimprovethequalityofourairlandandwater.ButthisisaneasyplacetostarttomakeadifferencewhenwecelebrateEarthDay.根据短文内容从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案共3题每小题1.5分满分4.5分59.ThefirstEarthDaystarted_____A.when20millionAmericanstocleantheoceanB.whentheUSgovernmentrealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectionC.whenagreatmanymarinelifeandbirdsdiedofdiseaseD.whenthecoastofSouthernCaliforniawaspolluted60.AccordingtotheauthorwhatcanpeopledotocelebrateEarthDay?A.Theycanchangetheirattitudetowardtheearth.B.Theycantellotherpeopletochangetheirbehavior.C.Theycanmaketheirownefforttoimprovetheenvironment.D.Theycanurgethegovernmenttotakeaction.61.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasawayofprotectingtheenvironment?___A.UsinggrocerybagsmorethenoncE.B.RememberingEarthDayeveryyear.C.Refusingwaterbottles.D.Avoidingoilspillaccidents.

Doyouknowthatthetruthcanalsobeusedtodeceivepeople?WhensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistruebutleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincludedhecangiveyouafalsepicturE.ForexamplesomeonemightsayIjustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!Thisguy'sawinnerright?Maybeyesmaybeno.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthofticketsandonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabigloser!Hedidn’tsayanythingthatwasfalsebutheleftoutimportantinformationonpurposE.That’scalledahalf-truth.Halftruthsarenottechnicallyliesbuttheyarejustasdishonest.Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slasttermherstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm任期.OneofheropponentssaysDuringGovernorSmith’stermthestatelostonemillionjobs!That’struE.HoweveranhoneststatementwouldhavebeenDuringGovernorSmith'stermthestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.AnadvertisementmightsayNineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothachE.ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.Thiskindofcheathappenstoooften.It’sasadfactoflifeLiesareliesandsometimesthetruthcan1ieaswell.36.Howmuchdidthelotterywinnerlose?A.Onehundreddollars.B.Twohundreddollars.C.Threehundreddollars.D.Fourhundreddollars.37.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Usinghalftruthsisagainstthelaw.B.Technicallyhalftruthsareinfactlies.C.YuckyPillsisaverygoodmedicinefortoothachE.D.GovernorSmithdidagoodjobduringherlastterm.38.Howmanyexamplesdoesthewritergivetoshowhowthetruthisusedtodeceive?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.39.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould____.A.buylotteryticketsifpossiblE.B.makeuseofhalf-truths.C.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretolD.D.nottrusttheYuckyCompany.40.Whichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.He’sreallyabigloser!B.Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.C.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalftruths.D.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements.

TherearemanytraveldestinationsacrosstheglobE.WhatconfusesapersonmostiswhichtraveldestinationtochoosE.Whenchoosingadestinationforavacationoratripyouneedtodecidewhatthatdestinationhastooffertoyou.Meanwhileyoushouldalsotakemanyfactorsintoconsiderationsothatthedecision-makingwillgeteasy.Theamountofmoneyyouwanttospendisanimportantfactorandplaysanimportantroleindecidingadestination.ForexamplecitieslikeLondonNewYorkVegasetcareexpensivE.OntheotherhandwhenyoutraveltoAsiathecostisgenerallylowerandyoudon’tneedtospendmuchontravelinglodgingorshopping.Thereforeitisimportanttoestimateyourbudgetbeforeselectingadestination.WhenyouplanyourvacationanotherimportantthingtoplanisthenumberofthedaysyouwanttospenD.Therearemanytraveldestinationsintheworldthatcanbecoveredinaweek’stimE.SomedestinationslikeAfricaorMaldivesbeachescanbeplannedinaweek’stimE.SomeotherdestinationslikeNewYorkThailandmayrequiremorethanafewweekstoenjoycompletely.VacationsarealsoplannedaccordingtothecompanyyouhavE.Forexampleifyoutravelwithyourfamilythenyou’llneedaplacewhereyoucanenjoywithyourfamilymembers.Similarlyifyouaregoingwithfriendsacityfullofamusementparksmuseumsshoppingcenterswillbeanideal理想的destination.Thereforeyouneedtoconsiderwhomyouaregoingwithbeforedecidingadestination.56.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthetext?A.StudentsmajoringintourismB.ForeigntravelersC.travelagenciesD.Travelplanners57.ComparedtoajourneytoThailandajourneytoNewYork_______.A.ismoresuitableforagroupofpeopleB.willtakeyoualongertimeC.willcostyoumoremoneyD.givesyoumorefun58Whatisthemainfactortobeconsideredmentionedinthelastparagraph?A.ServicesprovidedB.YourpartnersintravelingC.ActivitiesinvolvedintravelingD.Yourbudgetforatravel

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessstillpointstoanimportanttruthtoday—thatbusinessinstitutionshavemoreprestige威望inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossessthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheidealofcompetitionthanotherinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandprosperitybymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessinstitutionsarerespecteD.CompetitionisnotonlygoodinitselfitisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkareprotecteD.Competitionprotectsthefreedomoftheindividualbyensuringthatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Incontrasttooneall-powerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforprofits.Theoreticallyifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetocompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Wheremanybusinessescompeteforthecustomers’dollarstheycannotaffordtotreatthemlikeinferiorsorslaves.A.contrastisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitismoresupportiveoffreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeopleandbusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethenthatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantthandemocracy民主inpreservingfreedom.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheidealofequalityofopportunity.CompetitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestotheswiftestpersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanalternativetosocialrankbasedonfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalityofopportunityratherthanthearistocratic贵族的ideaofinheritedprivilegE.61.ThestatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessprobablymeans________.A.AmericaisagreatpowerinworldbusinessB.BusinessisofprimaryconcerntoAmericansC.ThebusinessinstitutionsinAmericaareconcernedwithcommerceD.BusinessproblemsareofgreatimportancetotheAmericangovernment62.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvaluesonly_______.A.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomB.whengivenequalityofopportunityC.bywayofcompetitionD.throughdoingbusiness63.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.Peoplewithidealsofequalityandfreedom.B.Bothbusinessinstitutionsandgovernment.C.Honestbusinessmen.D.Bothbusinessmenandtheircustomers.64.Governmentisbelievedtodifferstrikinglyfrombusinessinthatgovernmentischaracterizedby________.A.itsroleinprotectingbasicAmericanvaluesB.itsabsolutecontrolofpowerC.itsdemocraticwayofexercisingleadershipD.itsfunctioninpreservingpersonalfreedom65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves___________.A.inmanycountriessuccessoftendependsonone’ssocialstatusB.businessesinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseinAmericaC.AmericanbusinessesaremoredemocraticthanthoseinothercountriesD.Americansaremoreambitiousthanpeopleinothercountries

MostmusiciansagreethatthebestviolinsweremadeinCremonaItalyabout200yearsago.Theyevensoundbetterthanviolinsmadetoday.ViolinmakersandscientiststrytomakeinstrumentsliketheoldItalianviolins.Buttheyaren’tthesamE.WhyaretheseoldItalianviolinssospecial?manypeoplethinktheyhaveananswer.Somepeoplethinkitistheageoftheviolins.ButthereisaproblemherE.Notalloldviolinssoundwonderful.OnlythosefromCremonaarespecial.Soagecannotbetheanswer.OtherpeoplethinkthesecrettothoseviolinsisthewooD.Thewoodoftheviolinisveryimportant.Itmustbefromcertainkindsoftrees.ItmustnotbetooyoungortooolD.PerhapstheviolinmakersofCremonsknewsomethingspecialaboutwoodforviolins.Butthekindofwoodmaynotbesoimportant.Itmaybemoreimportanttocutthewoodinaspecialway.Woodforaviolinmustbecutverycarefully.IthastobetherightsizeandshapE.Thesmallestdifferencewillchangethesoundoftheviolin.MusicianssometimesthinkthatthisisthesecretoftheItalians.Sizeandshapemaynotbetheanswereither.ScientistsmakenewviolinsthatareexactlythesamesizeandshapE.ButthenewviolinsstilldonotsoundasgoodastheoldonE.Somescientiststhinkthesecretmaybethevarnish清漆whichcoversthewoodoftheviolinandmakesitlookshiny.Italsohelpsthesoundoftheinstrument.SincenooneknowswhattheItalianviolinmakersusedintheirvarnish.noonecanmakethesamevarnishtoday.TheremayneverbeotherviolinsliketheviolinsofCremonA.Andtherearenotmanyoftheoldviolinsleft.Sotheseoldviolinsarebecomingmoreandmoreprecious.61.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSecretsofCremonaViolinsB.TheHistoryofItalianViolinsC.SpecialMusicalInstrumentsD.HowtoMaketheBestViolins62.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphisto_______________.A.listsomefactsB.raiseaquestionC.giveanopinionD.offerananswer63.WhatisstillunclearaboutCremonaviolinsaccordingtothewriter?A.Theshape.B.Thesize.C.Thewood.D.Thevarnish.64.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeCremonaviolins?A.Light.B.Shining.C.Valuable.D.M0dern.65.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?A.Modemthingsarealwaysbetterthanancientones.B.Ancientthingsarealwaysbetterthanmodemones.C.Onceaculturalrelicislost.itCanneverberecovered.D.Varnishforviolinswillbecomemoreandmoreprecious.

InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplacE.Asiansareimmigrating移民toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbeforE.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.BecauseofthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidsproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeansgrowingupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.AlsoitmeansgrowinguplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewherE.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.67.WhydosomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadA.TheyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobtherE.B.ThekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends.C.Thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountries.D.Allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountries.68.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids______.A.withoutparentsB.livingabroadaloneC.withuniversityeducationD.whodon’tspeakEnglish69.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecomesatellitekidsbecausetheirparents______.A.wantthemtobeindependentB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wanttoleavetheirowncountries70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.B.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem.

ItiswinterinmanypartsoftheworlD.Forsomeareasthatmeanssnow.Maybeevenlotsofsnow.Ifyoudon’thavetodriveinitorremoveitsnowcanbeverybeautiful.Whensnowcoverseverythingaroundyoutheworldlookslikeawinterwonderland.Thatisthenameofaverypopularsongaboutwinter.RichardSmithandFelixBernardwrotethesongbackin1934.Therearehundredsofrecordingsofthishappysong.ButwinterisnotalwayssuchabeautifulandhappytimE.It’scoldoutsidE.Youtryhardtokeepwarm.Thedaysaredarkerandshorter.Thesunrarelyshines.Theleavesonthetreesarebrown.Itisn’tsurprisingthatsomepeoplearesadinwinter.Andsomepeopledreamaboutbeingsomewhereelsewhereit’swarmandpretty—likethestateofCaliforniA.TheMamasandthePapasrecordedthisfamoussongCaliforniaDreaming.Duringthe1960smanyotherfamousrockgroupsreleasedsongsaboutwinter.HereisapoeticsongbySimonandGarfunkelcalledAHazyShadeofWinter.Theysingaboutlifeandhopeandpossibilities.In1968thegroupBloodSweatandTearsrecordedthisgentlesadsongaboutwinter.TheysingaboutalostloveandforgottenmemoriesinSometimesinWinter.Intheearly1990sToriAmoswroteandrecordedthebeautifulsongcalledWinter.SheenjoyedsingingaboutwinterwhenshewasachilD.FinallyonahappiernotecomesthissongwrittenandrecordedbyFountainsofWaynein2003.TheysingaboutasnowstorminaNewEnglandtown.NothingunusualtherE.Butinsteadofbeingsadortenseaboutthesnowtheywriteasongaboutit.66.Whenissnowbeautiful?A.Whenpeopledriveinit.B.Whenpeopledon’thavetotakeitaway.C.Whenithassnowedheavily.D.Whenpeoplesinginthesnow.67.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwinteris_____.A.beautifulandhappyB.happyandwarmC.lovelyandhopefulD.coldandsad68.Whichofthesongscanbringushopeoflife?A.WinterWonderlanD.B.CaliforniaDreaming.C.A.HazyShadeofWinter.D.SometimesinWinter.69.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Songsaboutwinter.B.Differentideasaboutwinter.C.Winterindifferentareas.D.Winteriscoldbuthappy.70.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2thatthestateofCaliforniais______.A.coolinsummerB.coldinwinterC.warminwinterD.warminspring

WastheLondonOlympicsasuccess?Manypeopleholddifferentopinions.HoweveronethingiscertainLondoncouldwinagoldmedalforhostingthegreenestGameseverBBCNewsreporteD.PreviousOlympichostshavebeencriticizedfortheenvironmentaldamagetheyhavecausedthroughconstructionwasteandtransport.ButthingshadtobedifferentinLondonbecausesevenyearsagoitbidfortheOlympicsthroughtheconceptofaOnePlanetOlympics.WhatismostimpressiveisthatLondontheconstructionoftheOlympicParkasanopportunitytocleanuppollutedareas---2milliontonsofpollutedsoilswereremovedand200oldfactorybuildingsweretorndownaccordingtosustainablebusiness.com.Butthat'snotall---99percentofthedebris废瓦砾werereusedtobuildtheOlympicPark.ForexampletheOlympicStadium'sroofismadefrom25.00tonsofsteeltubesrecycledfromoldgaspipelines.Aswellasusingrecycledmaterialsallvenues场馆werebuiltwithgreenbuildingtechniques.TheOlympicStadiumisthelightestoneeverbuiltwhichminimizedtheamountofsteelandconcreteneedeD.Alsothehandballfieldhaslightingpipesontheroofthatreduceelectricityuseby40percentaccordingtosustainablebusiness.com.TheeffortthatLondonmadetodealwithwastealsodeservespraisE.Waterusedfordrinkingandwateringplantswasfromcollectedrainwaterorrecycledwastewater.Inthiswayabout30-40percentlesswaterwasusedintotal.Wastefoodpackagewereeitherrecycledorprocessedandturnedintorenewableenergy.AsoneofthebestconnectedplacesinEuropeLondontriedtosolvetrafficjamsbyencouragingtheuseofpublictransport.Forexampleithadtrainsdeliverhalfofthebuildingmaterialsinsteadofcarswhichgreatlyreducedcarbonemissions排放.Thecleananti-dopingresultalsoaddedtothegreennessoftheGames.TheInternationalOlympicsCommitteeIOCsaidthatthedevicesusedthistimewerethemostaccurateandadvanceD.OnlyoneathletetestedpositiveforabanneddrugonthedayofcompetingwhichiswhytheIOCPresidentJacquesRoggehaspraisedanti-dopingeffortsattheLondonGames.66.TomaketheOlympicParkgreenLondon.A.recycled2milliontonsofpollutedsoilB.removed99percentofthedebrisfromthecityC.builttheOlympicStadiummostlywithrecycledmaterialsD.appliedgreenbuildingtechniquestotheconstruction67.Theunderlinedwordminimizedinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans.A.increasedasmuchaspossibleB.ReducedasmuchaspossibleC.madeuseofD.Takenlittlenoticeof68.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.TheLondonOlympicscostlessthantheotherOlympicseverhelD.B.LondonhaspossessedthemostadvancedtechniquestodealwithwastE.C.PublictransportismadegooduseofinLondonduringtheOlympicGames.D.Theanti-dopingresultintheLondonOlympicsturnedouttobedissatisfactory.69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheeffortthatLondonmadetodealwithwasteisn'tworthyofpraiseB.IntermsofholdingthegreenestGamestheLondonOlympicswasasuccess.C.LondontriedtosolvetrafficjamsbyencouragingtheuseofprivatecarsforfreE.D.TheIOCPresidentJacquesRoggewasunsatisfiedwiththeanti-dopingeffortsattheLondonGames.70.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthetext?

ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromthelistA-Fforeachparagraph.ThereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneeD.A.FathersareeasiertosatisfyontheirspecialdatE.B.GreetingcardsarethemostpopulargiftsforDads.C.PeopletracedtheoriginoiFather'sDay.D.FathershavehigherexpectationsfortheirspecialdatE.E.NewnecktiesarepopularpresentsonFather'sDay.F.PeopletendtospendmoreonMother'sDaythanonFather'sDay.76.__________________________OnFather'sDay2009whichfallsonSundayJune21millionsofdadsacrosstheUSwillopenboxespeelbacktissuepaperandbreakintoasmileastheyadmiretheirnewnecktie一stillamongthemostpopularFather'sDaygifts.77.__________________________ThatsmileisalmostcertainlygenuineaccordingtopsychologylecturerNicoleGilbertCoteattheUniversityofMassachusettsinAmherst.Herresearchshowsthateventhoughdadsgetlessattentiononfather'sdaythanmomsdoonMother'sDaydadsaremorelikelytobesatisfiedontheirspecialdatE.PartofthereasonseemstobethatmomsexpecttoberelievedofstereotypicalchoressuchascookingandcleaninguponMother'sDaybutthatdoesn'talwayshappen.Dadsdidn'thavethatroleinthefamily.ThebarislowanddadisOKwiththatGilbertCotesaidaddingthatthewayfamilies—eventhosethatespouseegalitarianideal—celebratethetwoholidaysreinforcessuchstereotypes.78._________________________Fathers'lowexpectationmeansthatshoppersspendlessmoneyonthemthantheydoonmomsaccordingtotheNationalRetailFederationaWashingtonD.C.-basedtradegroup.Thestumblingglobaleconomyhoweverdoesmeanshoppersarecuttingback.In2008Father'sDaycostindividualconsumers$94.54andMother'sDaycost$138.36.ButthisyeartheretailgroupexpertsgiftgiverstospendanaverageofUS$90onFather'sDay.FormomsshoppersshelledoutdadanaverageofUS$123.89.Dadisalittlemorelaid-backandeasiertoshopforsaidfederationspokespersonKathyGrannis.Hisgiftsusuallyrangefromasimpletieforworktoanewspatulaforthegrillallofwhichcanmakedadveryhappy.Mother'sDaygiftstendtobemoreluxurious—jewelsflowersatriptothespaanddinneratarestaurantforexamplE.79._________________________ThemostpopulargiftforDads—andoftentheonlyonehe'llgot—isagreetingcarD.Alltoldanestimated110millioncardsaresentonFather'sDayaccordingtothegreetingcardcompanyHallmark.ThismakesFather'sDaythefourthlargestcard——sendingholidayintheUSbehindMother'sDay162millionValentine'sDay192millionandChristmas2.1billion.FiftypercentofFather'sDaycardsarepurchasedfordadsandanother20percentforhusbands.Theremaining30percentfallintoabroadothercategoryaccordingtoDeidreMizeaHallmarkspokesperson.ItmightbesomeonewhoservedasafatherrolE.OritcouldbeastepdadshesaiD.TheFather'sDaycardbusinessaccordingtotheretailfederationwillringupabout$780millionthisyear.80.__________________________Despiteallthecardsgivenonfather'sdayhallmarkdidn'tinventtheholidayMizesaiD.Ratherfather'sdaytraceditsoriginstoSpokaneWashingtonwhereSonoraSmart-DoddwasoneofsixchildrenbeingraisedbyasingledaD.Inspiredbyamother'sdaysermonsheheardatchurchshewantedtohonorherfather.Sosheencouragedlocalchurchestoinstitutethefirstfather'sdayobservancein1909.Theideacaughtonandhallmarkstartedprintingfather'sdaycardsin1920sMizesaiD.In1972uspresidentRichardNixonformallydeclaredfather'sdayasthethirdSundayinJunE.

ScientistshaveprovedthatsleepingandlearninggohandinhanD.Evenashortnapcanboostourmemoryandsharpenourthinking.Buttherelationshipgoesdeeperthanthat.ThebrainisnotpassivewhileyousleepscientistAnatArzisaiD.It’squiteactivE.Youcandomanythingswhileyouareasleep.Arziandhercoworkersdidn’ttrytoteachthesleepingvolunteersanycomplexinformationlikenewwordsorfacts.Insteadthescientiststaughtvolunteerstomakenewconnectionsbetweensmellsandsounds.Whenwesmellsomethinggoodlikeaflowerwetakedeepbreaths.Whenwesmellsomethingbadwetakeshortbreaths.Arziandherco-workersbasedtheirexperimentonthesereactions.Oncethevolunteersfellasleepinthelabthescientistswenttowork.TheygavethemawhiffofsomethingpleasantandmeanwhileplayedaparticularmusicalnotE.Theydidn’twakeupbuttheyheard—andsniffed吸气deeply.ThenthescientistsgavethevolunteersawhiffofsomethingterribleandplayedadifferentmusicalnotE.Againthevolunteersheardandsmelled—ashortsnortthistime—butdidn’twakeup.Theresearchersrepeatedtheexperiment.Afterjustfourrepetitionsvolunteersmadeaconnectionbetweenthemusicalnotesandtheirpairedsmells.Whenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithgoodsmellsthesleepersbreatheddeeply.Andwhenthescientistsplayedthemusicaltonethatwentwithbadsmellsthesleepersbreathedbriefly—despitetherebeingnobadsmell.Thenextdaythevolunteerswokeupwiththesound-smellconnection.Theybreatheddeeplywhenhearingonetoneandcuttheirbreathsshortwhenhearingtheotherwhichmusthavebeenunusualforthem.Imaginewalkingdownthestreetandtakingadeepbreathuponhearingaparticularsound!66.Inthestudythevolunteersweretaught_______.A.tobecomeactiveduringsleepB.totellthedifferencebetweensmellC.tolearnnewwordsandscientificfactsD.tomakesound-smellconnections67.Howdidthevolunteersreactwhensmellingsomethingniceandhearingmusicalnotes?A.Theytookadeepbreath.B.Theyhadawonderfuldream.C.TheywokeupatoncE.D.Theytookashortbreath.68.Whenthevolunteerswokeupthenextdaythey_______.A.learnedhowtoplaytomusicaltonesB.forgotwhathappenedduringtheirsleepC.continuedwiththesound-smellconnectionD.changedtheirreactionwhenhearing.69.Thepassagemainlytellus______A.specialsmellsandsoundscanimproveourmemory.B.ourbraincanactuallylearnsomethingnewduringthesleep.C.thevolunteerswillalwayshearsimilarsoundsinthestreet.D.ourbraincantellthedifferencebetweensmellsduringthesleep.70.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.shortsleepcanimproveourmemoryandsharpenourthinking.B.Arziandhercoworkersdidn’ttrytoteachthesleepingvolunteersomesimpleinformation.C.Whenthevolunteersmeltsomethingterribletheydidn’twakeup.D.Afterfourrepetitionsvolunteersmadeaconnectionbetweenthemusicalnotesandtheirparedsmells.

Japanesefoodsevenhaveasoul.Doyoubelievethateating16bowloframen日本拉面caninfluenceyourmood?Inmakingramenachef’semotionwillchangeintothefoodtastE.Whenachefissadpeople17eatramenthechefmakeswillbesadtoo.That’swhypeoplesayJapanesefoodshaveasoul.Japanesefoodsareverybeautifulandthatiswhyyouaresuggestedtoenjoythemwithyoureyesfirstbeforestartingtofeedtheminto18stomach.Thecolorsarrangementinthedishesyouenjoyisbased19thecolorsoffourseasons.Thisistheonlyway20feelJapan’sseasonswithoutgoingthere!Japanesepeoplecallitharmony和谐whichisbornfromJapanesepeople’s21enjoyofartisticsenseandbeauty.ThroughJapanesefoodsyoucanfeelthecherryblossomsinspringthe22colorleavesinautumnandthewarmthofthesuninsummer.Youcanalsofindtunaherringandbambooshootsinsummerorchestnutsandmushroominautumn.Theyarenotonlygoodinyoureyesbutalsogoodforyourhealth.AccordingtosomeresultsofaresearchJapanesepeoplehavelowerratesofheartdiseasethanmostothercountries.Theyalsohave23longage!ManyJapanesecanreachmorethan100yearsofageandtheycanworknormallyastheyoung.Thesecretmaybetheirdiet.ThereisnodoubttosayJapanesecuisines料理areoneofthehealthiestintheworld!OverthepastyearsJapanesebusinessmen24openalargenumberofJapaneserestaurantsallovertheworldandtheyaresofamousandbecomingverypopular25thelocals.Youmaybeeatingabowlofsobaandmisohavingsushiorenjoyingacupofgreentearightnow.

Theyounghavebeendescribedastroublemakers.TheymakeadultsfeelunsafetowalkthestreetsandaregenerallyoutofcontrolaccordingtothosewhotookpartinarecentsurveyinBritain.Yetthesamereportsaysthousandstakepartincommunityworkandcarryoutcharity慈善work.TheBritishnewspaperTheSundaySunthoughtitwastimetogiveyoungstersachancetohavetheirsay.Theysetupaspecialsurvey—Demons魔鬼orDarlings?—toaskaseriesofquestions.Forexampleiftheyhadclashed冲突withimportantfigureshowtheyspendtheirsparetimeandhowtheyfeeltowardsadults.About84.2percentbelieveadultshavebecomelesstolerant宽容的towardsyoungpeoplE.Theydescribeadultsasjudgmental.Morethanhalfoftheyoungparticipants参与者appeartohavebeentreatedunfairly.MeghanBentley16and17-year-oldChelseaLaver-Seeleysaidtheyhadhadenoughofthepublic’sunderstandingofteenagersastroublemakers.WearenotalllikethatBentleysaiD.It’sverystereotypical有成见的.Wedon’tallhangaroundstreetcorners.BothBentleyandLaver-SeeleyarestudentsatMountGraceSchoolHertfordshirE.Theyhelpyoungerstudentswiththeirstudiesandgointoprimaryschoolsandreadtochildren.Whydidteenagersgetthereputation名声theyhave?Bentleysaidshethoughtthemedia’sfixation思维定势withyouthsandgangculturewashavingabadeffectonyoungpeoplE.KidswatchalotofTVandtheylookuptothepeopletheyseethereshesaiD.Somethinkit’scooltocarryknives.Theythinkthat’swhat’sright.IftheyknewwhatwasavailabletothemandwhattheycouldgetinvolvedintherewouldbemorechoiceforthemBentleysaiD.Sheadded:Giveusabitofpraiseeverynowandthentoshowpeoplethegoodstuffteenagersaredoing.It’sabouttimewegotsomerecognitionforwhatwedo.64.FromthepassagewhatdoweknowabouttheBritishteenagers?A.Theyaretroublemakers.B.Theyaresureaboutwhattheycouldgetinvolvedin.C.Mostofthemthinkadultshaveawrongunderstandingofthem.D.Theyareallverykindandhelpful.65.Inthepassagetheunderlinedwordjudgmentalisclosestinmeaningto_____.A.criticalB.tolerantC.positiveD.fair66.AccordingtoBentleywhydidteenagersgetthereputationastroublemakers?A.Theyallhangaroundstreetcorners.B.Becauseofthemedia’sinfluenceandbadeffectofgangculturE.C.Becauseadultstreatthemunfairly.D.TheywatchalotofTV.67.Thewriterwrotethispassageto.A.giveyoungstersachancetohavetheirsayB.reportaspecialsurveysetupbyTheSundaySunC.criticizeadults’unfairnessD.adviseadultstogiveteenagersmorepraiseandtolerance

Liverpoolmyhometownisauniquecity.Itissouniquethatin2004itbecameaWorldHeritageSitE.IrecentlyreturnedtomyhomecityandmyfirststopwasatamuseumontheRiverMersey.Blanketedinmist薄雾Victorianarchitecturerosefromthebanksoftheriverrespondedtothesoundsofsea-birdsandappearedunbelievablycharming.WhenIheadedtowardthecentreIfoundmyselfsurroundedbybuildingsthatmirrorthebestpalacesofEuropE.ItisnothardtoimaginewhyonfirstseeingthecitymostvisitorswouldbeoverpoweredbythebeautyofthenoblebuildingswhicharesolidsignsofLiverpool’shistory.AsiftostressitsculturalroleLiverpoolhasmoremuseumsandgalleries美术馆thanmostcitiesinBritain.AtWalkerArtGalleryIwastoldthatithasthebestcollectionsofVictorianpaintingsintheworldandisthehomeofmodernartinthenorthofEnglanD.Howevercultureismorethangalleries.Liverpooloffersmanymusicevents.AsBritain’sNo.1musiccityithasthebiggestcitymusicfestivalinEuropeanditsmusiciansarefamousallovertheworlD.Liverpoolisalsowell-knownforitsfootballandothersportsevents.EveryyeartheMerseyRiverFestivalattractsthousandsofvisitorsmakingthecityaplaceofwonder.AsyouwouldexpectfromsuchacitytherearerestaurantsservingfoodfromaroundtheworlD.WhenmytripwasabouttocompleteIchosetorestmylegsinLiverpool’sfamousPhilharmonicpub酒馆.Itisamonumenttoperfectionandaheritageattractionitself.BeingaWorldHeritageSitemyhomecityiscertainlyaplaceofoutstandinguniversalvalue.ItisatreasurehousewithplentyofsecretsfortheworldtoexplorE.68.Visitorswhoseethecityforthefirsttimewouldbedeeplyimpressedby________A.itscharmingbanksB.itsfamousmuseumsC.itswonderfulpalacesD.itsattractivebuildings69.Thethirdparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______A.providingdifferentexamplesB.followingtheorderofspaceC.makingcomparisonsD.analyzingcauses70.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheuniversalvalueoftheworldheritageinLiverpoolB.TheexcitingexperienceoftheauthorinLiverpoolC.ThespecialculturalatmosphereofLiverpoolD.ThebeautifulhistoricsitesofLiverpool

Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagewell.Fourthingsarenecessary.Firstwemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondlywemustbeabletospeakitourselvescorrectlywithconfidence自信andwithouthesitation犹豫.Thirdlywemustbeabletowriteit.FinallywemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectinGrammar.Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.A.goodmemory记忆isagreathelpbutitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromgrammarbook.Itisnomuchuseslearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsstudyingthedictionaryandsoon.WemustlearnbyusingthelanguagE.IfwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorizedwearenotreallylearningalanguagE.WemustLearningthroughuse.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.53.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare________.A.understandingandspeakingB.hearingspeakingreadingandwritingC.writingandunderstandingD.memorizingandlistening54.SomeonecanunderstandandwriteEnglishwellbutcan’tspeakit.Thisisbecause_______.A.hedoesn’tunderstandthelanguagehehearsitB.hedoesn’thaveagoodmemoryC.healwaysremembersalonglistofwordsandtheirmeaningsD.heoftenhesitatestopracticespeakingit55.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellonlyby_______.A.muchpracticeB.studyingthedictionaryC.learningthroughusingD.usingthelanguage56.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?A.goodmemoryB.speakingC.practiceD.writing

TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJunefathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresentstreatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.HowevertheideaforcreatingadayforchildrentohonortheirfathersbeganinSpokaneWashington.A.womanbythenameofSonoraSmartDoddthoughtoftheideaforFather'sDaywhilelisteningtoaMother'sDaysermon说教in1909.HavingbeenraisedbyherfatherHenryJacksonSmartafterhermotherdiedSonorawantedherfathertoknowhowspecialhewastoher.Itwasherfatherthatmadealltheparentalsacrifices牺牲andwasintheeyesofhisdaughteraselflessandlovingman.Sonora'sfatherwasborninJunesoshechosetoholdthefirstFather'sDaycelebrationinSpokaneWashingtononthe19thofJune1910.In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgedeclaredthethirdSundayinJuneasFather'sDay.RosesaretheFather'sDayflowers:redtobewornforalivingfatherandwhiteifthefatherhasdieD.Whenchildrencan'tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinnertheysendagreetingcarD.Traditionallyfathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental伤感的忧伤的.Mostgreetingcardsaretoospecialsofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem.SomegiveheartfeltthanksforbeingtherewheneverthechildneededDaD.71.TheUnitedStatesisspecialinFather'sDaybecause______.A.manypeoplecelebratethedayB.onlyAmericacelebratesthedayC.AmericamakesitanofficialdayD.allmenarehonoredinAmerica72.AtfirstFather'sDaywasfixedonJune19thbecause______.A.Sonorahonoredherfatheronherfather'sbirthdayB.Sonora'sbirthdaywasJune19C.itwasdecidedbythepresidentatthattimeD.hermotherdiedonJune1973.HowmanyyearshaspassedbeforeFather'sDaybecameanofficialdaysincethefather'sdaywascelebrated?A.4B.10C.14D.2474.AccordingtothepassageonFather'sDay______.A.peoplewillwearthesameflowerstohonortheirfathersB.onlydaughterswearredflowerstohonortheirfathersC.childrenmustgohometohonortheirfathersD.fathersareoftenhonoredindifferentways75.AccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatHenryJacksonSmart______.A.wasverykindtoanyoneB.didalotforhisdaughterC.wasthefirstfatherhonoredin1924D.alwayshelpothersbygivingmoney

Famouscentenarians百岁老人stillactiveinartsscienceareinnomoodtoretire.ThosewhostandstilldieisoneofOliveira'sfavoritephrases.HeknowsfromexperiencewhatitmeansasthePortuguesefilmdirectorhasreachedtheageof102andisstillactiveinhisprofession.EveryyearOliveirashootsafilmandiscurrentlyworkingonhisnextproject.Youhavetoworkworkworkinordertoforgetthatdeathisnotfarawayhesaid.WhenaskedabouthisageOliveirasaidwithsomehumility:It'sdowntomothernature.Itgavetomewhatittookfromothers.Beingbothmentallyandphysicallyfitinoldageispartlyamatterofluckbutitalsohassomethingtodowithcharacter.Noteverywhite-hairedpersoniswiseandsocialskillsopennessandtheabilitytotrainthebrainareessentialforseniorcitizens.AlongwiththearchitectOscarNiemeyer103NobellaureateMontalcini101anddirectorKurtMaetzig100Oliveiraisoneofthosepeopleofwhomitwouldbeverywrongtothinkasmembersofalistlesselderlygeneration.AnothermasterinhisprofessionisthearchitectOscarNiemeyer.The103-year-oldBrazilianisbestknownforhisfuturistic-lookingbuildingsinBrasiliabuthealsospeaksoutonbehalfofthepoor.TheroleofthearchitectistostruggleforabetterworldwherewecandevelopaformofarchitecturethatserveseveryoneandnotjustaprivilegedfewsaidNiemeyerrecently.HespendsalmosteverydayworkinginhisofficeinCopacabanaandevenwhenhefallsillhekeepsworkingonideas:Afteragallbladder胆囊operationhecomposedasambatune桑巴舞曲intheclinic.Anothermanwhocouldsingasongaboutageis107-year-oldHeesters.TheDutch-bornoperasingerspentmostofhislifeperforminginGermanywherehestillworks.RecentlyHeesterssaid:Iwanttobeatleast108-years-old.Healsoplanstokeepperforming.ShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?Heestershasnotgivenuptryingtoaddtohistallyofawardsandislookingforagoodstagerole.ItalianscientistRitaLevi-Montalciniwhois101-year-oldandisstillactiveinmedicalsciencehasdescribedtheforcethatkeepsdrivingheron:Progressiscreatedthroughimperfection.In1986sheandherlabcolleaguewereawardedtheNobelPrizeforMedicinefortheirworkonnervegrowthfactor.She'sconvincedthathumansgrowonchallenges.Withsomanybrilliantexamplesgivenwecanseeclearlythatageisnobarriertosomehighachievers.67.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecansee______.A.beingactiveat102isachievableforeverybodyB.Oliveiraoweshislonglifetohismother’shelpC.socialskillsandwisdomaredifficultfortheseniorD.beingfitinoldageisamatterofluckandcharacter68.BysayingShouldIjustsitathomeandwaituntiltheycomeandpickmeup?inParagraph5Heestersshowsushe________.A.wantstositorlieincomfortB.iswillingtoworktillhediesC.iswaitingforpeopletopickhimupD.preferstogiveperformanceathome69.Inthepassagesomanyexamplesweregiventoshow________.A.oldageisabigproblemifyouwanttosucceedB.asaseniorcitizenyouhavetobeopen-mindedandoptimisticC.oldagecannotpreventagreatpersonfromachievingalotD.oldpeopleshouldneverthinkofthemselvesasold70.Inthewriter’sopinionthearchitectOscarNiemeyerisnot________.A.pessimisticB.optimisticC.positiveD.delighted

Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theyseldomneedareferee裁判andrarelytroubletokeepscores.Theydon’tcaremuchaboutwhowinsorlosesanditdoesn’tseemtoworrythemifthegameisnotfinisheD.YettheylikegamesthatdependalotonlucksothattheirpersonalabilitiescannotbedirectlycomparE.Theyalsoenjoyedgamesthatmoveinstagesinwhicheachstagethechoosingofleadersthepicking-upofsidesorthedeterminingofwhichsideshallstartisalmostagameinitself.Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren’sgameexcitingandtheyoftenfeelpuzzledatwhytheirkidsplaysuchsimplegameagainandagain.Howeveritisfoundthatachildplaysgamesforveryimportantreasons.HecanbeagoodplayerwithouthavingtothinkwhetherheisapopularpersonandhecanfindhimselfbeingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinaryafraiD.Hebecomesaleaderwhenitcomestohisturn.Hecanbeconfidenttooinparticulargamesthatitishisplacetogiveorderstopretendtobedeadtothrowaballactuallyatsomeoneortokisssomeonehehascaught.Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplayagametheyimagineasituationundertheircontrol.Everyoneknowstherulesandmoreimportantlyeveryoneplaysaccordingtotherules.Thoserulesmaybechildishbuttheymakesurethateverychildhasachancetowin.40.Whatistrueaboutchildrenwhentheyplaygames?A.TheycanstopplayinganytimetheylikE.B.Theycantesttheirpersonalabilities.C.Theywanttopickabetterteam.D.Theydon’tneedrules.41.Tobecomealeaderinagamethechildhasto_____.A.playB.waitforhisturnC.beconfidentinhimselfD.bepopularamonghisplaymates42.Whatdoweknowaboutgrown-ups?A.TheyarenotinterestedingamesB.Theyfindchildren’sgamestooeasyC.Theydon’tneedareasontoplaygamesD.Theydon’tunderstandchildren’sgames43.Whydoesachildlikeplayinggames?A.Becausehecanbesomeoneotherthanhimself.B.Becausehecanbecomepopularamongfriends.C.Becausehefindsheisalwaysluckyingames.D.BecausehelikestheplacewhereheplaysagamE.44.Thewriterbelievesthat_____.A.childrenshouldmakebetterrulesfortheirgamesB.childrenshouldinvitegrown-upstoplaywiththemC.children’sgamescandothemalotofgoodD.childrenplaygameswithoutreasons

Manyadie-hardonlineshopperstayedupuntil2amonSundaylookingthroughtheInternettobuyproductsbeingsoldathalf-pricebeforetheycouldbesnappedupbyothershoppers.TensofmillionsofInternetuserswerecrazytakingadvantageofthehalf-pricepromotionstartedbythee-commercegiantAlibabaGrouponSundayNov.11whichisknownasSingles’DayinChinaandistheChineseanswertoCyberMondayintheUnitedStates.By7pmonSunday14.1billionyuan'sworthofsaleswasmadeonTmallandTaobao5thetwoonlineshoppingwebsitesofAlibabA.ThatcouldmakeSingles’Daythebiggeste-commercesalesdayonrecorD.TheresearchcompanycomScoresaidUSonlineretailers零售商saw$1.25billionofsalesduringlastyear'sCyberMondaythedayafterThanksgivingweekendandthebusiestdayforonlineretailersasUSshoppersstarttoprepareforChristmas.SinglesDayoriginatedwithuniversitystudentsandwaslateradoptedbye-commercecompaniesasapromotionalopportunity.E-commercecompaniesincludingJingdongMallandAmazonChinaalsotookpartinthepromotion.InthepastpeopleonlyshoppedonlineoccasionallybutnowonlineshoppingisalifestyleembracedbymanysaidZhangYongTmallpresident.AlibababegantoholdSingles'Daypromotionsin2009andlastyearitssalestotaled5.2billionyuan.Idon'tknowwhetherwewouldlosemoneybutIdon'tthinkwecouldearnmuchonthisdaybysellinggoodsathalfpricesaidHaoHongfengchairmanofBeijingJiuxianE-CommercealiquorretailerinBeijingwhotookpartintheevent.Hesaiditisagoodopportunityforonlineretailerstogettheirnamesknown.35.WhofirstintroducedSingle'sDaytothepublic?A.ResearchersincomScorE.B.Theonlineshoppers.C.Somecollegestudents.D.Theonlineretailers.36.Whyweretheretailerssoactiveinthepromotion?A.Tosellmoreproductsandservices.B.Tomakealotmoremoney.C.Tomakemorebusinessfriendsthroughtheevent.D.TomaketheirnamesknowntomorepeoplE.37.What'sthesecretbehindthesuccessofthispromotion?A.Thequalityoftheproducts.B.ThefavorablepricE.C.Thefameoftheretailers.D.Theafter-salesservicE.38.Whichtitledoyouthinkismoresuitableforthisarticle?A.ChineseShoppingStyleB.TheOriginofSingles’DayC.A.CrazeforOnlinePromotionD.OnlinePurchasingPower

Duringthe19thcenturyscientistsfoundthatwhencertainpartsofthebrainofapersonwerehurthewouldlosethepowerofdoingcertainthings.AndsopeoplethoughtthateachpartofthebraindoesadifferentjoB.Butmodernresearchhasdiscoveredthatthisisnotsoforitisnoteasytoshowexactlywhateachpartofthebraindoes.Inthepastfiftyyearstherehasbeenagreatincreaseintheamountorresearchdoneonthebrain.Scientistshavefoundoutthatthewaythebrainworksisnotsosimpleaspeopleingeneralmaythink.Chemiststellusthatabout100000chemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineveryseconD.Somerecentresearchesalsosuggestthatwecanremembereverythingthathappenedtous.Wemaynotbeabletothinkofthethingswehaveheardandseenbutitiskeptthereinthestore-houseofthehumanminD.Earlierscientiststhoughtthatthepowerofone’sbraingotweakerandweakerasonegrowsolder.Butitisplentyofexerciseitkeepsitspower.ItisnowthoughtthatisnottruE.Aslongasthebrainisgivenplentyofexerciseitkeepsitspower.Ithasprovedthatanoldpersonwhohasalwaysbeenactiveinthemindhasaquickermindthanayoungpersonwhohasdonephysicalworkwithoutusingmuchofhisbrain.51.Inthelastcenturyscientistsfoundthatapersonwouldlosethepowertodocertainthings_____.A.whenhegotweakerinhealthB.ifcertainpartsofhisbrainwerehurtC.afterhedidaquitedifferentjobD.whenhegrewolder52.Scientiststodayarestillunabletoshowexactly______.A.whateachpartofthebrainisdoingB.howmanychemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineachsecondC.whethereachpartofthebraindoesthesamejobD.whichpartofthebrainisthemostimportant53.Ithasbeenfoundthatone’sbrainusuallyworks______.A.fasterwhenheisoldB.alittlenowandalittlethenC.inaverysimplewayD.withoutanyrestalldaylong54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Scientistsareworkinghardattheresearchesonthebrain.B.AsmanyassixmillionchemicalchangestakeplaceinthebraineveryminutE.C.A.youngmandoingphysicallaborissuretohaveamuchslowerminD.D.EvenanoldmanhasaquickmindonlyifhisbrainisgivenmuchexercisE.55.Themoreworkwegiveourbrains___________.A.thelessresultwewillgainB.themoreworktheyareabletodoC.theweakertheirpowerwillgetD.themoretiredtheywillfeel

Don’tcare—sotheysay—fellintoagoose-pond;andIwon’tislikelytocometonobetteranenD.AtlastmygrandmothertellsmethatwashowtheMillerhadtoquithisnativetownandleavethetipofhisnosebehindhim.ItallcameofhisbeingallowedtosayIwon’twhenhewasquitealittleboy.Hismotherthoughthelookedprettywhenhewaspouting撅嘴andthatwillfulnessgavehimanairwhichdistinguishedhimfromotherpeople’schildren.Andwhenshefoundoutthathislowerlipwasbecomingsobigthatitspoilthisbeautyandthathiswillfulnessgaineditswaytwiceandstoodinhiswayeighttimesoutoftenitwastoolatetochangehim.ThenshesaidDearestAbinadabdobebetter-mannered!AndherepliedasshehadtaughthimIwon’t.HealwaystookwhathecouldgetandwouldneithergivenorgiveuptootherpeoplE.Hequarreledwithhisfriendstillhehadnoneleftandhequarreledwiththetradesmenofthetowntilltherewasonlyonewhowouldservehimandthismanoffendedhimatlast.I’llshowyouwho’smaster!saidtheMiller.Iwon’tpayapennyofyourbill-notapenny.Sirsaidthetradesmanmygivingyouoffencenowisnojustreasonwhyyoushouldrefusetopayforwhatyouhavehadandbeensatisfiedwith.ImustbegyoutopaymeatoncE.Iwon’tsaidtheMillerandwhatIsayImean.Iwon’t.ItellyouIwon’t.Sothetradesmansummoned传唤himbeforethejusticeandthejusticedecidedthatheshouldpaythebillandthecostsofthesuit.Iwon’tsaidtheMiller.Sotheyputhiminprisonandinprisonhewouldhaveremainedifhismotherhadnotpaidthemoneytoobtainhisfreedom.Byandbyshediedandlefthimherblessingandsomeverygoodadvicewhichwouldhavebeenmoreusefulifithadcomeearlier.68.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeanstosay‘Iwon’t’is______.A.asgoodastosay‘Don’tcare’B.asbadastosay‘Don’tcare’C.lessgoodthantosay‘Don’tcare’D.muchbetterthantosay‘Don’tcare’69.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.themotherdiedbecausetheMillerwasinprisonB.theMiller’swillfulnessdidmoregoodthanharmtohisgrowthC.themother’sallowingtheMillertosayIwon’tbadlyinfluencedhimD.theMillerrefusedtopaythetradesmanforbeingunsatisfiedwiththetrade70.Thewriterthinksthemother’sadvicewas______.A.lateB.uselessC.timelyD.honest71.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutafterthestory?A.HowtheMillersavedhistradE.B.HowtheMillerstartedhisnewtradE.C.HowtheMilleroffendedhiscustomers.D.WhatmadetheMillerleavehisnativetown.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.56.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.57.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended_______.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills58.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.59.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

Attheheartofthedebateoverillegalimmigrationliesonekeyquestion:areimmigrantsgoodorbadfortheeconomy?TheAmericanpublicoverwhelminglythinksthey’rebaD.Yettheagreementamongmosteconomistsisthatimmigrationbothlegalandillegalprovidesasmallnetboosttotheeconomy.Immigrantsprovidecheaplaborlowerthepricesofeverythingfromfarmproducetonewhomesandleaveconsumerswithalittlemoremoneyintheirpockets.Sowhyistheresuchadiscrepancybetweentheperceptionofimmigrants’impactontheeconomyandthereality?Thereareanumberoffamiliartheories.Somearguethatpeopleareanxiousandfeelthreatenedbyaninflowofnewworkers.Othershighlightthestressthatundocumentedimmigrantsplaceonpublicserviceslikeschoolshospitalsandjails.Stillothersemphasizetheroleofracearguingthatforeignersaddtothenation'sfearsandinsecurities.There’ssometruthtoalltheseexplanationsbuttheyaren’tquitesufficient.Togetabetterunderstandingofwhat’sgoingonconsiderthewayimmigration’simpactisfelt.Thoughitsoveralleffectmaybepositiveitscostsandbenefitsaredistributedunevenly.DavidCardaneconomistatUCBerkeleynotesthattheoneswhoprofitmostdirectlyfromimmigrants’low-costlaborarebusinessesandemployers—meatpackingplantsinNebraskaforinstancetheseproducers’savingsprobablytranslateintolowerpricesatthegrocerystorebuthowmanyconsumersmakethatmentalconnectionatthecheckoutcounter?AsforthedrawbacksofillegalimmigrationthesetooareconcentrateD.Nativelow-skilledworkerssuffermostfromthecompetitionofforeignlabor.AccordingtoastudybyGeorgeBorjasaHarvardeconomistimmigrationhasreducedthewagesofAmericanhigh-schooldropoutsby9%.Amonghigh-skilledbetter-educatedemployeeshoweveroppositionwasstrongestinstateswithbothhighnumbersofimmigrantsandrelativelygeneroussocialservices.Whatworriedthemmostinotherwordswasthefinancialburdenofimmigration.Thatconclusionwasreinforcedbyanotherfinding:thattheiroppositionappearedtosoftenwhenthatfinancialburdendecreasedasoccurredwithwelfarereforminthe1990swhichcurbedimmigrants’accesstocertainbenefits.Theironyisthatforalltheoverexciteddebatetheneteffectofimmigrationisminimal.Evenforthosemostacutelyaffected—saylow-skilledworkersorCaliforniaresidents—theimpactisn’tallthatdramatiC.TheunpleasantvoiceshavetendedtodominateourperceptionssaysDanielTichenoraprofessorattheUniversityofOregon.ButwhenallthosefactorsareputtogetherandtheeconomistscalculatethenumbersitendsupbeinganetpositivebutasmallonE.Toobadmostpeopledon’trealizeit.72.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Whetherimmigrantsaregoodorbadfortheeconomyhasbeenpuzzlingeconomists.B.TheAmericaneconomyusedtothriveonimmigrationbutnowit’sadifferentstory.C.TheagreementamongeconomistsisthatimmigrationshouldnotbeencourageD.D.Thegeneralpublicthinksdifferentlyfrommosteconomistsontheimpactofimmigration.73.Whatisthechiefconcernofnativehigh-skilledbetter-educatedemployeesabouttheinflowofimmigrants?A.ItmaychangetheexistingsocialstructurE.B.Itmayposeathreattotheireconomicstatus.C.Itmaydecrease.theirfinancialburden.D.Itmayplaceagreatpressureonthestatebudget.74.Whatistheironyaboutthedebateoverimmigration?A.Eveneconomistscan’treachanagreementaboutitsimpact.B.Thosewhoareopposedtoitturnouttobenefitmostfromit.C.Peoplearemakingtoobigafussaboutsomethingofsmallimpact.D.Thereisnoessentialdifferencebetweenseeminglyoppositeopinions.75.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.debateaboutwhethertoimmigratE.B.A.debateabouttheimpactofillegalimmigrants.C.Thegreatimpactofimmigrantsontheeconomy.D.Oppositiontoillegalimmigration.

Atameetingawell-knownspeakerliftedupabillof20dollarsbeforestartinghisspeech.Facing200peopleheaskedWhowantsthis20-dollarbill?A.greatmanyhandswereputup.ThenhecontinuedtosayIintendedtogiveittoanyoneofyoubutallowmetodoathingbeforegivingittoyou.Suddenlyhecrumpled揉itintoaroundmass.ThenheaskedWhowantsit?Stillsomehandswereliftedup.HeaskedagainWellhowcoulditbeifIdoitlikethis?hethrewthebillontothegroundsteppedonitandtwistedit.AshepickeditupthebillhadbecomenotonlydirtybutwrinkleD.Whostillwantsit?Stillafewpeopleputuptheirhands.Mydearfriendsyouhavehadameaningfulclass.NomatterhowItreatedthisbillyoustillwantitbecauseitisworth20dollars.Onyourliferoadyoumaybeknockeddown击垮orevenbrokenintopiecesbyyourdeterminationorunfavorablesituations.Wemayfeelourselvesworthnothingbutmydarlingrememberthatwhateverhappensinthefutureyoushouldneverloseyourvalue价值intheGod’sheart.You’reparticular----neverforgetit.36.Howmanytimesdidthespeakeraskthepeoplewhethertheywantedthebill?A.OnceB.TwiceC.ThreetimesD.Fourtimes37.Theunderlinedwordwrinkledinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans________.A.brokenB.havingsmalllinesorfoldsinitC.flatD.havingholesonit38.Thespeakerdidthistestinorderto_____________.A.telltheaudiencethatoneshouldneverloseone’sownvalueB.telltheaudiencethatGodvaluesmoneymostC.testifsomeoftheaudiencewereextremelyinterestedinmoneyD.playatrickontheaudience39.Whatwouldthespeakerprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Howmoneycanmakepeoplecrazy.B.Howtoavoidbeingknockeddowninone’slifE.C.Howtokeepone’svalueoflifE.D.Howtogiveameaningfulclass

Theporter行李搬运工bringsyourbagstoyourroomandhelpfullyexplainsallyouwanttoknow.ThenhepointstothephoneandsaysIfthere’sanythingelseyouneedjustcall.AllthistimeyouhavebeenthinkingofonethingHowmuchshouldItip付小费him?Tomakeyournexttripalittleeasierhere’sguidetotippingacrosssomeAsiancountries.Bangkok曼谷Ingeneralthemorewesternizedtheplaceisthemorelikelyyouwillbeexpectedtoleaveatip.Sometop-endrestaurantswilladda10％servicechargetothebill.Ifnotwaiterswillappreciateyourtackingon附加the10％yourself.Howeverifyou’reeatingatalower-endrestaurantatipisnotnecessary.Ifyou’restayingatoneofBangkok’smanyfive-starhotelsexpecttotiptheporter20to50baht泰国货币单位dependingonhowmanybagsyouhave.TaxisarenowmeteredinBangkok.Localcustomistoroundup凑整数thefaretothenearestfivebaht.HongKongTippingiscustomaryinthismoney-madmetropolis大都市.Mostrestaurantsadda10％servicechargetothebillbuttheextramoneyoftenendsupinthepocketoftheowner.Iftheserviceisgoodaddanother10％tothebilluptoHKMYMl00inanespeciallynicerestaurant.ForHKMYM10hotelportersshoulddoitatallbutthenicesthotelswhereanewHKMYM20billmaybemoreacceptable.Wheninataxirounduptothenearestdollar.KualaLumpur吉隆坡TippinginMalaysiaislimitedtotheexpensivewesternizedhotelswhichoftenadda10％servicechargetoyourmealorhotelroom.Ifyouareatahotelrestaurantexpecta10％servicecharge.Butatlocalrestaurantsthere’snoneedtoaddatip.Atfive-starhotelsoneortworinggit马来西亚货币单位willsatisfyaporter.Atlower-endbuildingsdon’tfeelyouhavetotipLikeBangkokmanytaxisarenowmeteredsoyoucanjustrounduptothenearestringgit.SeoulTippingisnotpartofKoreanculturealthoughithasbecomeamatterofcourseininternationalhotelswherea10％servicechargeisoftenadded.Ifyou’reataKoreanbarbecuejoint烧烤处there’snoneedtoaddanythingextra.ButaniceItalianrestaurantmayrequirea10％contribution.Ifyou’reatatop-endhotelsoexpecttopay500～l000wonperbag.Taxidriversdon’tacceptatip.Keepthechangeforyourself.64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheunitofmoney?.A.ChargeB.BahtC.WonD.Ringgit65.Inwhichofthefollowingcitiesisitunnecessarytotipthetaxi-drivers?A.BangkokB.HongkongC.KualaLumpurD.Seoul66.Ifyoustayatafive-starhotelinKualaLumpurhowmuchwillyoupaytheporteratleast?A.10％ofservicechargeB.ThreeringgitC.HalfaringgitD.Oneringgit67.Thewriterseems.A.totellthereadershowtotravelB.togivethereaderssomeadviceonhowtotipC.toaskthereaderstogoonatraveltoAsiancitiesD.tomakethetripmorepleasant

InthepastwhenpeoplehadproblemstheywenttotheirfamiliesorfriendstogetadvicE.Todayitispossibletogetadvicefromradioshows.TVprogramsortelephonehotlinestoo.Ahotlineisatelephonelinethatoffersadirectwayofgettingintouchwithadvicers.Mosthotlinesarecompletelyanonymous匿名的—callersdonothavetosaytheirnamesortelephonenumbers.Mosthotlinesareusuallyfreetoo.Callersdonothavetopayfortheiradviceorthephonecalls—evenifthecallsarelongdistancE.Atsomehotlinestheadvicersarevolunteers.Otherhotlinespaytheiradvicersfortheirwork.Usuallytheadvicersarefull-jobpeoplewithyearsofeducationandexperiencebutsometimestheadvicershaveonlytakenashortclassbeforestartingtoworkonthehotlinE.Alltheadvicerslistentothepeopleandhelpthemsolvetheirproblems.61.Ahotlineisatelephoneline______.A.thatishotB.throughwhichpeoplegetadviceC.whosenumbernooneknowsD.throughwhichcallerstakeashortclass62.Whenpeoplecallthehotlineadvicersthey______.A.oftengivetheirnamesandtelephonenumbersB.generallyhavetopayforthelongdistancecallsC.usuallypaynothingformostofthecallsandadviceD.alwaystrytogetintouchwiththevolunteeradvicers63.Theadvicersworkingathotlines______.A.arenotallpaidB.haveallbeentrainedforashorttimeC.areallvolunteersD.allhaveyearsofeducationandexperience64.Thewriterofthearticleseemstothinkthat______.A.withhotlinespeoplewon’tgetadvicefromtheirfamiliesandfriendsB.hotlineshelpthecallersalotC.peoplehadbetterpayfortheadviceandphonecallsD.thehotlineadvicerswillsolveallofthecallers’problems

Somenovelssimplyentertainandotherscontainapowerfulmessageinthestorylineandcharacters.InhisfirstnovelAWindInMontanaMitchDaviestellsastoryaboutyoungadultsandhowtheyacceptresponsibilityfortheirlives.AWindInMontanaisamarveloustaleoftwoteenagersRoryColemanandVictoriaBeachhighschoolstudentsatthesameschoolwhostruggletomaketherightdecisionforthemselves.Aseachofthemnearsadulthoodtheybecomemoreconcernedwiththefutureandsettinggoalsthatwillbringthemhappinessandfulfillment.WithoutanyadvicefromhisparentsRorychoosestopursueaprofessioninchemistryappliesforachemistryscholarshipanddeterminestodoeverythinghecantoachieveit.AlongthepathRoryfindsthateventhoughhehasaplanthereareobstaclesthatcouldpreventhimfromrealizinghisgoals.Victoria’sstrugglesaredifferentfromRory’s.AlthoughherfatherhasdecidedthatsheshouldbecomeaprofessionalmusicianVictoriahasotherplansforherlifE.TogetherRoryandVictoriaattempttofollowtheirdreamsdespitetheobstaclesintheirpaths.AWindInMontanacontainsalessonforallteensabouttoenteradulthood－thatdisappointmentandsetbacks挫折aregoingtooccurnomatterhowdeterminedtheyareandthattheyneedtodevelopskillsalongthewaythatwillhelpthemdealwiththemeffectively.Therearesomanymajordecisionsfacingteenstoday－socialparentsotherinfluencingadultsandschoolwork－andthere’snoguaranteethattheirplanswillsucceedeveniftheymaketheso-calledrightdecisions.AWindInMontanaexploreshowtwoteenagersstrugglewiththeirownuniquedecisionsandhowthechoicestheymakeaffecttheirlives.MitchDavies’bookstandsoutamongtoday’steenbooksthatdealwithimaginarysituations.AWindInMontanaisarealstoryaboutrealpeoplefacingreal-lifesituations.It’sentertainingandalsohelpsreadersthinkabouttheirownlivesandoffersvariouswaystohandlesituationsthatmayarisE.56.AccordingtothepassagebothRoryandVictoria_____.A.workhardattheircoursesB.haveastrongsenseofselfC.goagainsttheirparentsD.getalongwellwithothers57.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.thevalueofAWindInMontanaB.MitchDavies’achievementsC.MitchDavies’writingstyleD.thecontentofAWindInMontana58.UnlikeotherteenbooksAWindInMontana______.A.involvessomeimaginarysituationsB.focusesonresponsibilitiesteensshouldtakeC.isbasedonreal-lifeexperiencesD.discussesthefutureofyoungadults59.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toreviewabook.B.Toreportapieceofnews.C.Tospeakhighlyofanauthor.D.Tocollectmaterialsforabook.

Virginiaissettobeginenforcingthetoughestdrunken-drivingpunishmentonethatwillrequirethousandsoffirst-timeoffenders—whethertheywerehighlydrunkorslightlyoverthelimit—toinstallintheircarsblood-alcoholtestingdevicesthatcanlocktheignition.Thedevicesworklikethis—Adrivermustblowintoabloodalcoholdevicelinkedtothecar’signition.Iftheresultishigherthanthelegallimitthecarwillnotstart.ThedevicealsorequiresrandomrollingretestsoncethedriverisontheroaD.Virginia’scurrentlawrequiresonlyrepeatedoffendersorthosewithabloodalcohollevelof0.15orhighertohaveanignitioninterlockdeviceintheircars.ThenewlawwhichtakeseffectinJulywillroughlyincreasethenumberofpeoplerequiredtouseignitioninterlockdevicesfourtimesandoffenderswillhavetopayabout$480foratypicalsix-monthinstallation.Themeasurehascausedadebatebetweengroupsbattlingdrunkendrivingandthoserepresentingoffenders.SuchgroupsasMotherAgainstDrunkenDrivingandTheWashingtonRegionalAlcoholProgramsaythatVirginia’s274alcohol-relatedroaddeathsandmorethan5500injuriesin2010remainedunacceptablyhighdespiteyearsofcrackingdownondrunkendriving.Ignitioninterlockdevicestheysayreducerepeatoffenses.Butsomepublicdefendersandlawyersarguethatthedevicesaretoosevereapunishmentforoffendersatthelegalbloodalcohollimit0.08andthatthecourtsystemwillbeburdenedbymorecasesgoingtotrialandlower-incomedriverswillbeaffectedbythefees.Del.SalR.Iaquintowhosponsoredthebillhadasimplereplyforconcernsaboutthecostsoftheinterlockdevises:Howmuchdoesalifecost?BlowingintoatubeforsixmonthsyouwillrememberthatIaquintosaidAndyou’renotlikelytooffendagain.66.TheunderlinedwordignitioninParagraph1probablyreferstothepartinacarwhere___________.A.thealarmgoesoffB.theenginestartsC.thedooropensD.thecarisfueled67.Whoarerequiredtoinstallthebloodalcoholdevicesaccordingtothecurrentlaw?A.Thefirsttimedrunken-drivingoffenders.B.Thedriverswhoarenotabletopayoffencefees.C.Therepeatdrunken-drivingoffenders.D.Driverswhosebloodalcohollevelisbelow0.15.68.Thereasonwhysomedefendersandlawyersopposethenewlawisthat____________.A.fewercasesgototrialB.lower-incomedriverswillnotaffordtodrinkagainC.interlockdevicesincreaserepeatoffensesD.thedevicesaretoosevereapunishmentforoffenders69.Thedebatearousedbythemeasureimpliesthat___________.A.preventionisbetterthancureB.nolawisabsolutelyperfectC.punishmentisthekeytoallD.justicehaslongarms70.WhatisDel.SalR.Iaquinto’sattitudetowardsthenewlaw?A.NegativE.B.Indifferent.C.flexiblE.D.workablE.

AfterlivingintheUnitedStatesforquitealongtimeIdonotthinkabouttheculturaldifferencesanymorE.LastmonthmyparentscametovisitmE.Theirobservations观察ontheAmericanlifestyleremindedmethatculturaldifferencesbetweenlivinginChinaandAmericaareactuallyeverywherE.WhenmyparentscametoAmericatheypraisedmyhousE.Everyonehadhis/herownbedroom;therewasafrontyardabackyardandagarage;thereweremanybathrooms–allconvenientandcomfortablE.Howevertheywerenotusedtotheglassdoorsatthefirstfloor.MymomfromsouthernChinawasworriedthatsomeonewouldbreakopentheglassdoors.ThoughIsaidthatnobodywoulddothatshewasstillworriedaboutit.WhenIbroughtthemtoeatinfastfoodrestaurantswhetheritwasinMcDonald’sorKFCtheysawthatrefillingdrinkswasforfreE.Thisconcept观念offreerefillwassonewtothem.AChinesefriendtoldmeastory.HeandhisAmericangirlfriendateatarestaurant.HisgirlfriendwantedtodrinkEnglishteA.Hewascurioussohetriedsomeandfoundthatitdidn’ttastebadwithmilkandsugarinit.Addingmorewatertoteaisfreeofcoursesohedrankmorecups.Hisgirlfriendfounditembarrassingandexplainedtohimthatwhathewasdoingwasnotexactlyfair.Ifhewantedtodrinkmoreteaheshouldbuyanothercup.MyfriendthoughtthatAmericanscouldtakeadvantageofthefreerefillsbutonlyafewofthemdidthat.AfterstayinginAmericaforsometimehechangedhishabit.51.Wecaninferthatthewriter_____.A.doesn’tlikeAmericancultureB.hasgotusedtoherlifeinAmericaC.receivedanAmericaneducationasachildD.thinksAmericanandChineseculturesarethesame52.Whatmadethewriter’sparentsworried?A.ThatsomeonewouldbreakintothehousE.B.Thatsomeonewouldbehurtbytheglassdoors.C.Thattheywouldn’thaveabedroomoftheirown.D.Thattheywouldn’tlivecomfortablyinthehousE.53.WheneatingatMcDonald’sforthefirsttimeinAmericathewriter’sparentswereprobablysurprisedthat_____.A.thereweresomanychoicesB.thepricesforfoodweresolowC.theycouldrefilldrinksforfreeD.theycouldgetextrafoodforfree54.TheAmericangirlmentionedinthelastparagraphthoughtthat_____.A.AmericansliketakingadvantageofotherpeopleB.herboyfriendwouldn’tliketraditionalEnglishteaC.drinkingtoomuchEnglishteaharmedpeople’shealthD.herboyfriendshouldn’ttakeadvantageofthefreerefills

Overthelast70yearsresearchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifferencE.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreebygenes.Howeverofallthefactorswealthandagearethetoptwo.Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.ButonceyoucanaffordtofeedclotheandhouseyourselfeachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifferencE.Researchersfindthatonaveragewealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex.Inthepasthalf-centuryaverageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountriesyethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesamE.Onceyourbasicneedsaremetmoneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriendsneighborsandcolleagues.Dollarsbuystatusandstatusmakespeoplefeelbetterconcludesomeexpertswhichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways-scientistsoractorsforexamplemayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.InaresearchProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesiresnotjustformoneybutforfriendsfamilyjobhealthrosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhadtendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap.IndeedthesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealonE.ThegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincomE.saysMichalos.AnotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisagE.OldagemaynotbesobadGivenalltheproblemsofaginghowcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfiedasksProfessorLauraCarstensen.InonesurveyCarstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionsquestionnairE.ShefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeopleSomescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithitorthey’remorerealisticabouttheirtimerunningoutolderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon’t.Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhavebutalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforevershesays.Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85forexamplemaybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.57.Accordingtothepassagethefeelingofhappiness.A.isdeterminedpartlybygenesB.increasesgraduallywithageC.haslittletodowithwealthD.ismeasuredbydesires58.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs.A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriendsC.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests59.Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore.A.optimisticB.successfulC.practicalD.emotional60.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif.A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendshipC.theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD.thehopeforgoodhealthisgreater

Ifyou'replanningongoingonavacationyouneedtomakesurethatyoutravellightasthepriceofyouroverweightbaggageisskyrocketing.Belowareafewtipsthatwouldhelpyoupacklight.ChooseyoursuitcasewiselyFirstandforemostyouneedtobuyasuitcaseinordertopackyourstuff.Butwhenbuyingoneyouneedtomakesurethatit'slightandstrong.Thereareplentyofdifferentbrandstochoosefromyouneedtochoosewiselyassomeofthemeventhoughtheymaybeextremelylightwouldbereallyveryexpensive.CreatechecklistsWhenyoucreatechecklistsyou'redefinitelynotgoingtoleaveanythingbehindandatthesametimeyouwon'tbecarryinganyextraluggage.Youshouldcreateyourchecklistatleastaweekbeforeyoubeginpackingasitgivesyouenoughtimetomakesurethatyou'venotmissedoutonanything.PlanyourclothinginadvanceOneofthemajorreasonsforextrabaggageiscarryingextraclothing.Whycarryclothesthatyou'renotgoingtobeusing?Thereforedon'tpackhundredsofpairsofsocksandclothesbutcarrywhatyou'dneed.Onlypackwhatyoudon'tgetatyourhotelroomMosthotelsofferyouthebasicnecessitiesthatyou'regoingtoneedforacomfortablestayandthereforeyouwouldn'thavetocanysoapstoothpastetoiletriesandvariousotherproducts.Thereforeaskthehotelwhattheywouldofferyoubeforeyoupackasthatwouldreducealotofspaceifnotweight.PackingforkidsPackingforkidsissomethingthatyouneedtoworryabout.Usuallycarryingtheirtoysisthemainpartoftheproblemratherthantheirclothes.Howevertheydon'tbotherplayingwithanyofthetoyswhentheyareonavacationasthere'salotmoretodo!Thereforetalktothemandconvincethemthatyou'renotgoingtobecarryingalot.73.Ifyouareaforgetfulpersontheauthorsuggeststhat_______.A.youcallthehotelinadvanceinordertomakesuretheyoffereverythingyouneedB.youaskyourkidstoremindyouoftheclothesandtoysyouneedtopackC.youmarkyoursuitcasewithyournameD.youmakeachecklistsevendaysaheadoftimeincaseofmissingsomething74.Inthistext_______isthemostimportantofallthetipsonpackinglight.A.buyingalightandstrongsuitcaseB.packingforkidsC.packingwhatyoudon'tgetatyourhotelroomD.makingaplaninadvance75.Inthelastpartitcanbelearnedthatyoudon'thaveto_______.A.packmanyofyourkids'clothesB.carrymanyofyourkids'toysC.worryaboutyourkidsD.takeyourkidsalongwithyou

YoumightnoticesomethingnewinthenextfewyearsasyouwatchDisneyprograms:Startingin2015therewon’tbeanycandysugarycerealorfast-foodcommercialsaimedatkids.TheWaltDisneyCompanyhasbecomethefirstmajormediacompanytobanadsforjunkfoodonitsTVchannelsradiostationsandwebsites.Ithopesthiswillstopkidsfrommakingpoorfoodchoices.FirstLadyMichelleObamacalleditagamechangerthatissuretosendamessagetotherestofthechildren’sentertainmentindustry.JustafewyearsagoifyouhadtoldmeoranyothermomordadinAmericathatourkidswouldn’tseeasingleadforjunkfoodwhiletheywatchedtheirfavoritecartoonsonamajorTVnetworkwewouldn'thavebelievedyousaidtheFirstLadywhoheadsacampaigntohelpstopchildobesity.ThebanwouldapplytoDisney-ownedABCstationsaswellasRadioDisneyandDisney-ownedwebsitesaimedatfamilieswithyoungchildren.InadditionDisneyplanstomakechangestoitskids’menusatthemeparksandresorts度假胜地.Fast-foodoptionswillbereplacedwithhealthierchoicessuchassmoothies果汁applesvegetablesandyogurt.Inadditiontocandybarsandfast-foodmealsotherfoodsthatdon’tmeetDisney’snutritionalstandardswillbebannedfromthecompany’skid-targetedmediA.Anycerealwith10gramsormoreofsugarperservingwillbeofftheair.Therewillbenoadsforfullmealsofmorethan600calories.JuiceswithhighlevelsofsugarandfoodswithtoomuchsaltwillalsobepulleD.LeslieGoodmanDisney’sseniorvice-presidentofCorporateCitizenshipsaidacompanythatwantstoadvertisewillneedtoshowthatitoffersarangeofhealthyoptions.Disneyisn’ttheonlyonepushingawayunhealthyfoods.LastweekNewYorkCityMayorMichaelBloombergsuggestedabanondrinksover16ouncessoldinmovietheatersrestaurantsandconveniencestoresintheBigApplE.Hesayslargesugarydrinksarepartlytoblameforobesity.59.WhatwilltheWaltDisneyCompanydofrom2015?A.Producemoreandbettercartoonsforyoungkids.B.StopbroadcastingadvertisementsforjunkfoodonTV.C.Helpkidsdevelophealthylifestyleintheprogram.D.Providehealthierfoodforkidswhiletheyarewatchingprograms.60.WhatMichelleObamasaidsuggeststhatwhilewatchingcartoons_________.A.kidsdidn’tbelievewhatthecommercialssaidB.kidsdon’tenjoyeatingcandysugarycerealorjunkfoodC.kidswouldseealotoffast-foodcommercialsonTVD.kidsfindpleasureinwatchingfast-foodcommercials61.TheunderlinedphrasebeofftheairinParagraph5probablymeans________.A.notbebroadcastB.beinneedC.becomepopularD.bepraised62.AccordingtoMichaelBloombergtofightchildobesitykidsshould____________.A.watchfewercartoonsB.drinklesssugarydrinksC.notgotomovietheatersD.takemorephysicalexercise

PrideandPrejudicefortheModernWomanLetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudiceJaneAusten'smostfamousworkmightbeupdated200yearson.Austen'spopularityisrootedinherintelligencE.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlifeaswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion...Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomenhoweverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism.Mydearhusbandsaidhishopefulwifeonedayhaveyouheardthatthelocalstorestandingemptyforsolongistakenoverbyabrightyoungbusinesswoman?Herdullandindifferent漠不关心的husbandrepliedthathehadnot.Butitisitissherepliedexcitedly.MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply.Don'tyouwanttoknowherplans?shecriedwithsomeimpatiencE.WellclearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittleheaD.soI'dbetterlisten.Wellmydeartherumour传言isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEnglandthoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondmE.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth.Whatishername?Bingley.Isshemarriedorsingle?Whataquestion!Andnoneofyourbusiness.Buthercomingwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys.Howso?Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?Mydearlove;thoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing.Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?SurelyasawomanshehassimplytakenafancytotheplacE.Nonsensemylovehowlittleyou'venoticedtheworldhaschangeD.She'sgotafirst-ratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualificationI'mtolD.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall.Me?No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlooksafterall.ShemayevenofferyouajoB.Ohthat'snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.ButnowyoumentionitIthinkI'llgoalongallthesamE.AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10yearsago.SheisnowmanagingdirectorofaFTSE-listedcompany....ItwouldremainthecaseofcoursethatMrsBennetwouldbeoneofveryfewwomenonthecompanyboardthathersalarywouldbelowerthanhermalecolleaguesherbonusofamorefemaledimensionandherlifespan年限amongthecity'sbusinessleadersshorterthantheirs.Stillshe'dnodoubthaveenjoyedDavos—andmightevenhavehobnobbed攀谈withinfluentialfigures.67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Austenwasborn200yearsago.B.AustenrewrotePrideandPrejudicE.C.Austen'ssuccessliesinherwisdom.D.Austen'supdatedworkgainspopularity.68.TheunderlinedpartinthepassagesuggeststhatMrsBennet____.A.hadmixedfeelingsofadmirationandsurpriseaboutBingleyB.feltkindofworriedanddoubtfulaboutBingleyC.wasextremelyanxioustomeetBingleyD.hadagreatcuriosityaboutBingley69.IntheeyesofMrsBennetBingleysurelyneededoneoftheirboysto____.A.getmarriedtoB.workforherC.helphermoveinD.takeoverherstore70.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A.Womenwithbrainscanalsobeassuccessfulasmen.B.Womenhavetopayahighpriceforsuccess.C.A.judgmentmustbemadefreefromprejudicE.D.Sexdiscriminationstillexistsnowadays.

MistrustMarsZhengzhouRide-shareEffortMorethan300privatecarownersfromacentralChinesecityvolunteeredtoofferfreeridestocitizenstoeasecrowdedpublictransportationbutmanylocalpeopledidn'taccepttheofferforfearofbeingcheateD.Theride-shareprogramwasbeguninOctoberinZhengzhoucapitalofHenanProvincewhenYeZhantongaprivatecardriverstartedtogathervolunteerstoofferthefreeservicE.Thedriverstiedagreensilkribbon丝带onthecartodifferentiatethemselvesfromunlicensedtaxidrivers.Butthefreerideshaven'tbeenpopularamongthepublicasincreasingreportsofdishonestyhavedriedupmanylocalcitizens'trusttowardsstrangers.YesaidsomeofthevolunteershavedroppedoutaftertheyfelttheirkindintentionwasbeingquestioneD.PassersbywalkinginheavyrainfallorpassengerswhomissedabuswouldremainsilentandwalkawaywhenthevolunteerswouldstopandofferaridE.It'ssocommonthatpeoplegiveusthecoldshoulderandsometimestakeourkindnessasillwillsaidoneofYe'svolunteersidentifiedasBingE.Manywouldevensay:'Let'sgetoutofherequicklytoavoidbeingcheatedbyhim.'SomecommentersonWeiboexplainedwhytheyhesitatedtoparticipateinaride-shareprogram.Trustingastrangermightbringhugerisks.Ican'ttaketheriskoneInternetuserwrotE.SomesaidYe'sgroupwasn'tauthorizedandcheaterspretendingtobekinddriversmightvolunteer.Theysuggestedtrafficauthoritiesissuerulestoregulateprotectandpromoteride-shareprograms.61.Theride-sharecarsweredrivenby_____drivers.A.licensedtaxiB.unlicensedtaxiC.privatecarD.specially-trained62.Someoftheride-sharecardrivers_____.A.wereforcedtojoinYe’sgroupB.oncebehaveddishonestlyC.offeredfreeridesonlytoacquaintancesD.haveleftYe’sgroup63.Thefreerideshaven'tbeenpopularamongthepublicbecause_____.A.peopleoftenhaveenoughtimetowaitB.somethinkthedriversarecheatersC.therearemanytaxiesavailableD.manypeoplechoosetosavemoney64.WhichcorrectlyexplainstheexpressiongivesB.thecoldshoulder?A.TobeunfriendlytosB..B.TohelpsB.unwillingly.C.TositsilentlybesidesB..D.TotryhardtosupportsB..65.Theunderlinedwordmarinthetitlepossiblymeans_____.A.makesth.workthewayitshouldB.makesth.lessattractiveorenjoyableC.helpsth.todeveloporincreaseD.damagesth.sobadlythatitnolongerexists

Australianshaveevidentlyrealizedthefactthatwatermeanslifeandweneedtohemorethoughtfulinouruseofthisratherpreciousresource.Sincetheyear2000Australianshavemanagedtoreducetheiruseofwaterby14%.InthemostpopulouscitySydneythey'vemanagedtouselesswaterin2007thanin1974eventhoughthecitygrewbyl.2millionsoulsinthisperiod.Acrossthecountrynearly20%ofallhouseholdshavewatertanks.Thatwouldprobablybedueinlargeparttothevariousstategovernmentsofferinggenerousrebates.InNSWforexamplewhere24000householdshavetakenuptheofferyoucanget$1500AUDbackifyoufixa7000+litretankandhaveitattachedintoyourtoiletandwashingmachine.Creywaterusehastakenofftoo.TheAustralianBureauofStatisticssuggestthatit'snowthesecondmostcommonsourceofwaterinAustraliawithoverhalfofthecountry'shomesreusingwaterfromtheirwashingmachinesshowersandbaths.ThestateofVictorialeadswith70%usinggreywaterandQueenslandcomingclosebehindwith63%.Upinthenorthernstateof.Queenslandsomeoftheirdamshavebeenbelow20%.Sydney'smaindamisonlyat56%ofitspotentialcapacity.Thecountry'songoingdrought干旱hasseenmorethan95%ofthelengthoftheMurray-DarlingBasinthetwomajorriversystemsthatsupplythenation's'foodbasket'regardedas'degraded'Supplyofwaterhasbecomesuchanissuethathydro-electricpower水力发电outputhasdropped7%inarecent9yearperiodforthestatesofNSWVictoriaandTasmania.Notgoodforpromotingouruptakeunderstandingofrenewableenergyintheseclimatechangingtimes.Butatleastthemessageisgettingthroughaboutmakingeverydropcount.72.Theunderlinedwordrebateinparagraph2probablymeans.A.discountorallowanceB.watertanksforfreeC.agreementsorpaymentD.washingmachineofhighquality73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ThestateofVictoriaisplayingaleadingroleingreywateruse.B.MorewaterhasbeenusedinAustraliawiththegrowingpopulation.C.ThestateofQueenslandgetsitswatermostlyfromthenorthofitsstate.D.SomeofthedamsinQueenslandaretooweaktoholdpotentialwater.74.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.thecountry'swatershortageispartlyduetocontinuousdroughtB.largequantitiesofwaterarebeingusedtoproduceelectricityC.theauthorhopeswaterresourcecouldbeusedtothefullestD.theauthordisagreeswiththeuseofrenewableenergy75.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.A.ascientist'sdiaryB.ahistorypaperC.atravelguidebookD.anewspaper

ManymusiciansmeetandformabandbecausetheyliketowriteandplaytheirownmusiC.Theymaystartasagroupofhigh-schoolstudentsforwhompracticingtheirmusicinsomeone’shouseisthefirststeptofamE.Sometimestheymayplaytopassers-byinthestreetorsubwaysothattheycanearnsomeextramoneyforthemselvesortopayfortheirinstruments.Latertheymaygiveperformancesinpubsorclubsforwhichtheyarepaidincash.Ofcoursetheyhopetomakerecordsinastudioandsellmillionsofcopiestobecomemillionaires!Howevertherewasonebandthatstartedinadifferentway.ItwascalledtheMonkeesandbeganasaTVshow.ThemusiciansweretoplayjokesoneachotheraswellasplaymusicmostofwhichwasbasedlooselyontheBeatles.TheTVorganizershadplannedtofindfourrockmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing.Buttheycouldonlyfindonewhowasgoodenough.TheyhadtouseactorsfortheotherthreemembersofthebanD.Assomeoftheseactorscouldnotsingwellenoughduringthebroadcaststheyjustpretendedtosing.Anyhowtheirperformanceswerehumorousenoughtobecopiedbyothergroups.Theyweresopopularthattheirfansformedclubsinordertogetmorefamiliarwiththem.EachweekonTVtheMonkeeswouldplayandsingsongswrittenbyothermusicians.HoweverafterayearorsotheMonkeesstartedtoplayandsingtheirownsongslikearealbanD.ThentheyproducedtheirownrecordsandstartedtouringandplayingtheirownmusiC.IntheUSAtheybecameevenmorepopularthantheBeatlesandsoldevenmorerecords.Thebandbrokeupabout1970buthappilytheyreunitedinthemid-1980s.Theyproducedanewrecordin1996withwhichtheycelebratedtheirformertimeasarealbanD.71.Whichofthefollowingarethenormalstagesthatabandmightgothrough?A.Formagroup.→Makerecords.→Makeadvertisement.→Playintheatres.B.Practiseinone’shousE.→Playtopassers-by.→Playinpubsorclubs.→Makerecords.C.Playforpassers-by.→FormabanD.→Advertiseforadvisors.→MaketheirownmusiC.D.Advertiseformusicians.→FormabanD.→Studytheirownadvantages.→Makerecords.72.HowdidtheMonkeesstart?A.Itstartedbysomestudents.B.ItbeganasaTVshow.C.ItstartedbyfansoftheBeatles.D.ItbeganasarockmusicbanD.73.Atthebeginningoftheirshowhowdidtheysolvetheproblemoflackinggoodmusicians?A.Theyhadactorssingforthem.B.OnesangwhileothersjustperformeD.C.TheybroadcastsongsbytheBeatles.D.Theyplayedjokesinsteadofsinging.74.WhatweretheMonkeesmostfamousfor?A.TheiruniquerockstylE.B.Therecordfortheirreuniting.C.Theclubsbytheirfans.D.TheirhumourousperformancE.75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheMonkees?A.Theystartedinanunusualway.B.Theybrokeuparound1970.C.Theyalwaysplayedtheirownsongs.D.Theyreunitedinthemid-1980s.

Technologyhastotallytransformedourabilitytocommunicatewitheachother.Linkingtoeachotherbothliterallyandfigurativelymanyofusconnectthroughcellphonesemailinstantmessagingblogsandnetworkingwebsitesyetwemaybelessconnectedtoeachotherthanwethink.AccordingtoastudyAmericansarebecomingincreasinglysociallyisolated孤立的.ThestudysuggestsforexamplethatonequarterofAmericanssaythattheyhavenoonetodiscussimportantpersonalissueswithandthatthenumberofclosefriendsthatAmericanshavehasdroppedfromthreetotwo.MeanwhiletheBostonGlobereportsthatthisspreadingisolationisexperiencedmoresharplyamongthosewithlesseducationpeopleofcolorandolderAmericans.Unsurprisinglythosewhoareyoungwhiteandwelleducatedtendtohavestrongersocialnetworks.FrommyownexperienceIhavetosaythatI’veneverfeltmoreconnectedthankstoaweboffriendsfamilyandcolleagues.OneofmyclosestfriendsissomeoneImetthroughanonlinediscussiongroupwholiveshundredsofmilesawayfrommE.Wehavemetface-to-faceonlytwiceyetourregularelectroniccorrespondenceandcellphonecallsmaintainourclosefriendship.AndspeakingofbloggingmybloghasintroducedmetopeopleIwouldneverhavemetotherwiseandhasledtoenduringandimportantfriendships.OntheotherhandIrecentlysawasceneunfoldthatprovedtomehowdeeplydisconnectedweasAmericanshavebecomE.Ihadjustwrappedupapresentationonmediationatafamilytherapy治疗center.AsIwasleavingInoticedamotherandherteenagesonwhohadjustcompletedtheirsessionwiththeirfamilytherapist.AftermakingtheirnextappointmenttheybothtookouttheircellphonesplacedcallsandbeganloudconversationswithwhoeverwasontheotherenD.Iwalkedoutbehindthemtotheparkinglottomycar.TheybothjumpedintotheircarsandasIsawthemdriveofftheywerestilltalkingontheircellphonesbutnottoeachother.68.Whatdoesthepassageleadyoutobelieve?A.Americansaremoresociallyisolatedtoday.B.Americansaremoresociallyconnectedtoday.C.Americansdon’tmakegooduseoftechnology.D.TechnologyplaysabiggerroleinAmericansociety.69.WhichofthefollowinghasnothingtodowiththeisolationamongAmericans?A.Sex.B.Education.C.Skincolor.D.AgE.70.Whatistrueaboutthemotherandsoninthepassage?A.Theycamefortherapyinthesamecar.B.Theywerequiteclosetoeachother.C.Therewasnotmuchcommunicationbetweenthem.D.Theypreferredtalkingtoeachotheroncellphones.71.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewriteristotallyagainstthemoderntechnology.B.Themotherandthesonhavefinishedtheirfamilytherapistandgetabetterrelationship.C.Asfarasthewriterisconcernedhehasbenefitedalotfromthemoderntechnology.D.Thoseblackandwell-educatedpeoplehavestrongersocialnetworkthanagedwhitepeoplE.

Complaints投诉shouldbemadetoaresponsibleperson.Gobacktotheshopwhereyouboughtthegoodstakingwithyouanyreceipt收据youmayhavE.AsktoseethesellerinalargestorE.Inasmallstoretheassistantmayalsobetheownersoyoucancomplaindirectly.Inachainstoreasktoseethemanager.Ifyoutelephoneaskthenameofthepersonwhohandlesyourenquiryotherwiseyoumayneverfindoutwhodealswiththecomplaintlater.Eventhebravestpersonfindsitdifficulttostandupinagroupofpeopletocomplainsoifyoudonotwanttodoitinpersonwritealetter.SticktothefactsandkeepacopyofwhatyouwritE.AtthisstageyoushouldgiveanyreceiptnumberbutyoushouldnotneedtogivereceiptsorotherpaperstoproveyouboughtthearticlE.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeansweryougetorifyoudonotgetareplywritetothemanagingdirectorofthefirmstoreororganization.BesuretokeepcopiesofyourownletterandanyyoureceivE.IfyourcomplaintisajustonetheshopkeepermayoffertoreplaceorrepairthefaultyarticlE.Youmayfinditanattractivesolution.IncertaincasesyoumayhavetherighttorefusethegoodsandaskforthemoneybackbutthisiswhenyouhavehardlyusedthegoodsandhaveactedatoncE.Evenwhenyoucannotrefusethegoodsyoumaybeabletogetsomemoneybackaswell.Andyouhavesufferedsomespeciallossifforexampleanewwashingmachinetearsyourclothesyoumightreceivemoneytorepairthem.1Theshoppersmaymakeacomplaintbecause____.A.theydislikecausingafuss大惊小怪B.itdoesn’tdowhatisclaimed要求foritC.thearticleisnotuptostandardD.theyareatfaultinbuyingthearticle2.Ifyouwritealettertocomplain_____.A.itisimportanttokeeparecordofwhatyousayB.itisnecessarytosendreceiptsC.sayhowyoufeelaboutthematterD.askwhatreceiptnumbersyoushouldgive3.Youcandemandyourmoneybackonlyif____.A.thearticlecannotbereplacedorrepairedB.youhavegonebackimmediatelyC.thearticlehasnotgoneupinpricesinceyouboughtitD.thearticlehasdefects缺陷4.Youmaybeabletoclaimextramoneywhen____.A.youhavebeenhurtB.youcan’tfindsomethingspecialC.damagehasbeencausedbythefaultyarticleD.yourclotheshavebeentornorlost

ManypeoplebelievethatAmericanslovetheircarsalmostmorethananythingelsE.ItmaybetruE.Fromthetimeyoungsters小孩becomefourteenyearsoldtheyarelikelytodreamofhavingtheirowncars.Manyyoungpeopleworkafterschoolduringtheir1styearofhighschoolinordertobuyacar.Learningtodriveandgettingadriver'slicense执照maybeoneofthemostexcitingtimesofayoungperson'slifE.Peoplewhoalmostnevergotoadoctorwhentheyaresickwilltaketheircarstoarepairmanatthefirstsignofaproblem.Thosewhodon'tliketoworkaroundthehomeonSaturdaysmaydevotemostofthatdaytowashingandwaxing打蜡theircars.Forsomefamiliesitisnotenoughtohaveonecar.Theyoftenhavetwoorthree--oneforworkandoneforrecreation娱乐.ManymenandwomenintheUnitedStatesneedtohaveacar.Manyneedacartogotowork.Housewivesneedacartogoshoppingortotakethechildrentoschoolorotheractivities.Inmoststatesyoungpeoplelearntodriveinhighschoolwheredrivertrainingisoneofthemostpopularcourses.AttheendofthecoursethestudentmusttakeadrivingtesttogetalicensE.Formanythepieceofpaperisanimportantsymbol象征thattheyarenowgrown-ups.67.ThemainideaofthisarticleisthatA.theAmericanpeoplelovenothingintheworldbutcarsB.carsareveryimportantandusefultotheAmericanpeopleC.theAmericanpeoplecan'tlivewithoutcarsintheirlivesD.Americansareveryproudofowningcars68.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Boysandgirlshaveastrongwishtohavetheirowncars.B.Somefamilliesneedmorethantwocars.C.Somehousewiveshavetodrivetheirchildrentoschool.D.AlloftheAmericansneedacaroftheirown.69.IntheUnitedStatesifapersonwantstodriveA.heoughttobeoverfourteenyearsoldB.HehastopassatestandgetalicenseC.heshouldbeoldenoughtogetalicenseD.hemusttakeadrivingcourse70.FromthearticlewecanconcludethatinAmericaA.peoplewhohavecarsnevergotoseethedoctorB.havingacarmeansbeingveryrichC.theyoungpeoplearemoreanxioustohaveacarthantheothersareD.someAmericansthinkmoreoftheircarsthanotherthings

ModernJapanisproudofmanytechnologicalwonders:robotdogsthatrunandbarkcreativehouseholdappliancesthatmakeeverydaylifeeasierandcomputersthatmakecomplexproblemsalmostchildishlysimplE.ButwhenitcomestowhichinventionisthebesttheJapanesemaynotbethinkingwiththeirheadsortheirheartsbuttheirstomachs.Theynamedinstantnoodlesthebestinventionofthe20thcentury.Asforlife-changingtechnologythatcameinatNo.2karaokE.Theadmittedlynon-scientificsurveybytheFujiResearchInstituteattachedtoTokyoUniversityasked2000adultsintheTokyoregiontoratethegreatestinventionsofthe20thcenturyinthreecategoriesmanufacturedgoodscultureandtechnology.Respondentswereaskedtotakeintoconsiderationworldwideacceptanceofthevariouscustomsandinventions.Anastonishing692placedinstantnoodlesanJapaneseinventionin1958atthetopofthelist.Instantnoodleswentintocommercialproductionin1971andalmost50billioncupsarenowconsumedeachyearworldwidE.In1996agiantbillboardofasteamingcupofnoodleswassetupaboveTimesSquareinNewYorkCityaprouddeclarationoftheplaceramenhasearnedinworldcuisine烹妊•HeadphonestereosetsTVvideogamesCDsandcamerascameinorderrespectively.Theywererankedbehindinstantnoodlesandoff-keyhowling.KnownasPokettoMonstersPocketMonstersMinJapanPikachuandhispopularlittlefriendscameinatNo.8.Inviewofpracticalityautomobile-relatedtechnologycameinatNo.9—automobilesthemselvesinventedoverseaswerenotrankedatall.SushiperhapstheoriginalfastfoodinJapanroundedoutthetoplist.WhiletheFujiInstitute’ssurveymaynothavebeenthemostscientificitdoessuggestonething:technologymayruletheworldbutatleastinTokyo?itbeginsandendswiththetastebuds味蕾63.Instantnoodleswereconsideredthebestinventionofthe20thcenturyintermsof_____A.practicalityB.acceptanceC.technologyD.commerce64.TheunderlinedpartinPara3off-keyhowlingprobablyrefersto_____.A.PokemonB.automobilesC.PikachuD.karaoke65.Accordingtothesurveywhichwasrankedthelastonthelistofthebestinventions?A.camerasB.CDsC.SushiD.automobile-relatedtechnology66.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.NoodlestheBestInventionB.TheLife-changingTechnologyCJapanthePowerfulCountryD.WondersofJapan

RailworkersinCaliforniahavebeenbannedfromusingcellphoneswhiletrainsaremovingafter25peoplewerekilledinacrashnearLosAngelestwoweeksago.Investigatorssaythetrainengineerwassendingtextmessageswhileatwork.RajeshMirchandanireports.InvestigatorshaveincludedengineerRobertSanchezwhowasinchargeofabusypassengertrain---failedtostopthetrainbeforearedlightandcrashedintoanoncomingfreighttrain.Twenty-fivepeopleincludingSanchezdiedandmorethan130gothurtinthecrash.Sanchezwassendingtextmessagesfromhismobilephonethatdayandsometeenagerstoldalocalnewsstationtheyreceivedonesuchmessagefromhimoneminutebeforethecrash.TheCaliforniaPublicUtilitiesCommissionwhichmanagestransportationinthestatehasnowbannedrailemployeesfromusingmobilephoneswhileworkingonamovingtrain.Iftheydosotheycouldfaceafineofupto$20000.Themeasurestrengthensanexistingbanissuedbythetraincompany.TherewasanothercrashinJune---14peoplegothurtwhentwoSanFranciscotramscrasheD.InvestigatorsbelieveoneofthedriversinthataccidentmayalsohavebeenusingamobilephonE.68.HowmanypassengerslosttheirlivesinthecrashnearLosAngeles?A.155B.130C.25D.2469.Howmanycrashesarementionedinthepassage?A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four70.WhatcausedtheaccidentthathappenednearLosAngeles?A.Thetrainengineerdidn’tstopthetrainintimE.B.Thetrainengineerwasreceivingtextmessages.C.Someteenagerswerereceivingtextmessages.D.Uptothepresentthecauseisunknownyet71.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Noreceivingtextmessagesinthemovingtrain.B.Nosendingtextmessagesinthemovingtrain.C.NomobilesforSanFranciscorailworkers.D.NomobilesforCalifornianrailworkerswhileworkingonamovingtrain.

IthelpsusunderstandtheworldbetterifweknowalittlegeographyandhavesomemapsathanD.ButwithmapsinChineseonlymisunderstandingispossibleinstudyingworldevents.Chinesenamesarelonghardtopronounceandwithoutmeaningtoaforeigner.Fortheopeningofthecountrymapsareimportantandhelpfulandneededbadly.IwishmapsvariouslanguagessuchasthoseusedintheUnitedNationswouldcomeoutandbesoldinallbookstoresopentoChinesE.41Thewriterismainlytalkingabout____.A.geographyB.mapsC.ChinesenamesD.theopeningofthecountry42.KnowingalittlegeographyandhavingsomemapsinChineseonlyaforeigner____.A.canstudyworldeventseasilyB.canstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstandingC.can’tstudyworldeventswithoutmisunderstandingD.willfelljoyinstudyingworldevents43.WhatarethedifficultiesforaforeignertouseamapinChinese?A.A.foreignerhasnowheretobuyamapB.AllthebookstoresonlyopentoChinesE.C.ThenamesofChinesepeoplearelonghardtopronounceandwithoutmeaning.D.ThenamesofplacesonamapinChinesearelonghardtopronounceandwithoutmeaning.44.IntheUnitedNationspeopleusemapsin____.A.foreignlanguagesonlyB.ChineseonlyC.variouslanguagesD.Englishonly45.Accordingtothepassagemapsinforeignlanguagearebadlyneeded____.A.inacountryopentootherpartsoftheworldB.ifacountryisgoingtojointheUnitedNationsC.whenwearelearninggeographyD.iftherearenomapsinbookstoresopentoChinese

DrivinginSpainisalotofthetimepleasurablesmoothnewroadswithfewfellowdriverstolookoutforallowingonetotakeinthebeautifulchangingcountrysidebutatothertimesitcanalsobeanervousnerveexperienceandyoutrynottoeyewink一眨眼incaseyoucauseseriousdamagetobodyandmachinE.Spanishdriversarebynomeanstheworstintheworldbuttheydohavemanyhabitsandmannersthatwillmakeyoufearbutthensmile;theypossessthesameloveofthehorn喇叭usedbysomanyothernations'drivers.Buttheiruseofthehorndoesn'tseemtobeforwarninganotherdriverofaseriousdrivinginfringement违规butinsteadtoremindpeoplethattheyaresittingataredlightorthatRealMadridorBarcelonaorwhoevertheyhavepromisedtheirloyaltytohasjustscoredagoal!Mostdriverswouldagreethatround-abouts圆环arequitesimpletousebuttheyseemtobeacompletemysterytomanySpanishdrivers.OnmanyoccasionsaSpaniardintherighthandlane车道willdecidethatheisturningleftoftenwithnoindicationtheresultofthisbeingthescreamingofquicklyappliedfootbrakes刹车fromvehiclestravelinginthelefthandlanewiththeintension专心ofcarryingstraighton.AmazinglythoughthistypeofdrivingactionasmentionedearlierisapparentlyconsideredquiteacceptablebytheaverageSpanishmotoristandtheconstantwhistlingofhornsonewouldexpectisneverhearD.TheSpanishhaveratheracrazywayofovertaking超车alsooratleastthespeedmerchants喜欢把车开的飞快的人amongthemdo.ManyofthemajorroadsinSpainaredual双的waysandattimesyouwillneedtoovertakeslowertraffiC.Itisatthistimethatyouarelikelytomeetthepresenceofmaddriver.Youwillgothroughyourovertakingprocedure程序mirrorindicate－andthenasifbymagicaquicklookinyourbackviewmirrorexposethatyouhaveacarpracticallyridingyourbumper保险杠withitsleftindicatorflashinglikethere'snotomorrow.StrangelyenoughthisisalsosupposedtobeacceptablepracticE.72.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.thedrivingrulesinSpainB.thetroublewithSpanishdriversC.thedrivingexperienceinSpainD.theskillfulSpanishdrivers73.Thethirdparagraphtellsusthat__________.A.SpanishdriverstendtomovefromtherighttotheleftB.Spanishdriverslikedoinground-aboutsC.SpanishdriversoftenapplyfootbrakesD.Spanishdriversusuallyturntheircarsuddenly74.Theunderlinedphraseinthepassagesuggeststhat______.A.theSpanishdriverwasinahurryB.theSpanishdriverwasdyingC.theSpanishdriverwaspoliteD.theSpanishdriverwaspatient75.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_____.A.anewspaperreportB.atravelmagazineC.aresearchpaperD.aclasspresentation

COMETONEWYORKANDSEETHEWORLDIfyouarelookingfortheplacethathaseverythingthere'sonlyoneplacetovisitandthat'sNewYork.It'sawholeworldinacity.TheWorldOfTheatre:AllofNewYorkis.AnditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanyhitshowsinoneplace?OnlyinNewYork!TheWorldOfMusic:SpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenter.SwingtothegreatJazzofGreenwichVillagE.OrrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdancespotsfoundanywherE.TheWorldOfArt:FromRembrandtoPicasso.FromEgyptiantombstoIndianTeepees.Whateverkindofartyoulikeyou'11finditinNewYork.TheWorldOfFineDining:Whetherit'sroastBeijingduckinChina-townlasagnainlittleItalyorthefinestFrenchcoqauvinfoundanywherethere'saworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.TheWorldOfSights:WhatothercityhasastatueofLiberty自由女神?A.Rocketfeilercenter?OraBronxzoo?WhereelsecanyoutakeahorsedrawingcarriagethroughCentralParkonlyinNewYork!55.FromthetextweknowthatthewordRembrandismostlikelythenameofafamous______.A.singerB.painterC.playD.painting56.Whatthewriterreallywantedtodoisto_________;______.A.supplyreaderssomewonderfulprogrammesinNewYorkB.givereaderssomeinformationaboutNewYorkC.trytopersuadereaderstopayavisittoNewYorkD.helpreaderstogetabetterunderstandingofNewYork57.Theabovepassagemaybetakenfrom_________.A.aguidebookforforeigntravelersB.ahandbookforEnglishlearnersC.apocketbookforvisitingbusinessmenD.astorybookfornativereaders

TravellingaroundtheworldwithchildrenisdifficultenoughbutattemptingitwithoutusingmotorizedtransportisevenmoreofchallengE.ButDarioSchworera42-year-oldclimatologistandmountainguideandhis33-year-oldwifeSabineareonajourneytodojustthat.TheSwisscouplewanttotravelacrosstheworld’soceansandclimbthehighestmountainoneverycontinenttopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.WearecollectinggoodexamplesofdealingwithclimatechangeandlivinginharmonywithnatureandwewanttospreadsuchideasSchworersaiD.WewanttohelppeopleaffectedbyglobalwarmingandtoinspirechildrenforthefuturE.RecentlyafterhavingspentthreemonthsteachingchildrenintheEverestregionthecouplewanttoshowitispossibletotravelthroughastheworld’sclimatezonesusingjusthuman-powerandforcesofnaturE.Inthe47countriestheyhavevisitedsofartheyhavecollected22tonsoftrashtaughtpeopleinEcuadorhowthesun’srayscanbeusedtocleanwaterandinspiredapersoninChiletobuildahouseonwaterwithrecycledplasticbottlesasafoundation.TheyhavealsocollectedtrashinthemountainsofNepalwithschoolchildren.Sofartheyhavecommunicatedwith45000childrenfromSouthAmericaAustraliaandAsiagivingpresentationsabouttheimportanceofrecyclingandusingalternativeenergylikesolarandwindpower.WeneedtomotivatechildrensaidSabinE.Whentheybegantheiradventurein2003theyhadnochildrenoftheirown.Butsincethentwohasbecomefive:daughterSabineisnowfiveyearsoldAndriwasborninChileandbabyNoewasborninAustraliA.InitiallythecouplethoughttheywouldcompletetheirtravelsinfouryearsbutnowsevenyearslatertheybelieveitcouldtakesevenmorE.SinceourbeliefistheneedtorespectnaturewetravelonlywhenconditionsaregoodSchworersaiD.64.WhydotheSwisscoupletravelaroundtheworld?A.ToinspiretheirchildrenforthefuturE.B.Toproveatravelwithoutmotorizedtransport.C.TopromoteEarth-friendlywaysoflifE.D.Toexplorethesecretofglobalwarming.65.Theydidalotduringthetravelexcept________.A.collectrubbishandwasteB.buildahousewithrecycledplasticbottlesC.communicatewithlocalchildrenD.showpeoplehowtouseenergy66.What’smeaningoftheunderlinedwordInitially?A.AtthebeginningB.InawayC.IntheendD.Onthewhole67.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe________.A.A.Swissfamily’journeyacrosstheworldB.NatureneedsrespectingandprotectingC.WehavealongwaytomakeagoodtravelD.Aneco-friendlyadventureacrosstheworld

Inthe1960sWaltDisneypicturedinthemindafutureutopian乌托邦的citywithundergroundroadsandaclimate-controlledroundroof.TherealcommunityofCelebrationFloridabuiltin1999appliesthesocialandenvironmentalgoalsofbothDisneyandtheNewUrbanismmovement.DisneyandtheNewUrbanismhaveimaginedcommunitiesthatpromotesocialandlocalcommunication.CelebrationhasacentralMarketStreetdistricttoreducetrafficandencouragesocialcontacts.Theideaisthatifthedowntownareaisneatlyandcloselyrankedpeoplewillwalkandmeettheirneighbors.Downtowneventslikeartsfestivalsalsobringcitizenstogether.Narrowtree-linedstreetsaretrafficcalm—withslowerspeedlimits—toencouragebicyclingandwalking.MoreoverhousinginCelebrationincludesbothsingleandmulti-familyhousesthatencouragessocialization.Apartmentbuildingsarelocatedclosetodowntownandhousesarebuiltclosetogetherwithsmallyards.TheyfeatureentrancehallstoencouragecitizenstosocializE.ManyaspectsofthatkindofdesignarereallyaimedatmaximizingsocialcommunicationbetweencitizensnotjustonthestreetsbutalsoincommunityinstitutionsthatareverymuchapartofpubliclifetheresaysAndrewRossaNewYorkUniversityprofessorwholivedinCelebrationforoneyear.UtopiancommunitiessuchasCelebrationarealsodesignedwithenvironmentalprotectioninminD.Thetownitselfisbuilton4900acressurroundedbya4700acreprotectedgreenbelt.Thegreenbeltparksandcommonareasaccommodatenativewildlifeandanimals.High-riseofficeandapartmentbuildingsprovidecloseofficeandlivingspaceinasmallgeographicareainordertoreduceurbansprawlthespreadoftoday'scitiesontonatureareas.Buildingsalsominimizeenvironmentalinfluencebyusingcooling;andelectricsystemswithinsulatedglasscoolingtowersandenergy-savinglamps.ThetownmoreorlessborrowsveryheavilyfromNewUrbanistprinciples...tocreateenvironmentallyfriendlyalternativestosprawlandtocreatecommunitiesaroundpeopleratherthanvehiclesRosssaiD.64.Celebrationmentionedinthepassageisa___________.A.cityofferinglivingspacesB.downtownareawithhighbuildingsC.specialoccasioninthemarketD.communitypromotingsocialization65.ThepurposeofholdingartfestivalsmentionedinParagraph2isto_________.A.exhibitartworksB.attractartistsforprofitsC.encouragecommunicationD.reducedowntowntraffic66.TheunderlinedwordsprawlinParagraph6maybereplacedby_________.A.expansionB.organizationC.restrictionD.exploration67.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?B

BarditchHighSchooldecidedtoholdanAll-SchoolReunion.Over450peoplecametotheevent.ThereweretoursoftheoldschoolbuildingandapicnicatConfederatePark.Severalformerteacherswereonhandstotellstoriesabouttheolddays.Ms.MabelYatestheEnglishteacherforfiftyyearswaswheeledtothePark.Someeyesrolledandtherewereafewlowgroans嘟囔声whenMs.Yateswasabouttospeak.ManystartedlookingattheirwatchesandcomingupwithexcusestobeanywhereinsteadofpreparingtolistentoalecturefromanoldwomanwhohadfewkindwordsforherstudentsandmadethemworkharderthanalltheotherteacherscombineD.ThenMs.Yatesstartedtospeak:Ican’ttellyouhowpleasedIamtobeherE.Ihaven’tseenmanyofyousinceyourgraduationbutIhavefollowedyourcareersandenjoyedyourvictoriesaswellascryingforyourtragedies.Ihavealargecollectionofnewspaperphotographsofmystudents.AlthoughIhaven’tappearedinpersonIhaveattendedyourcollegegraduationsweddingsandeventhebirthofyourchildreninmyimagination.Ms.Yatespausedandstartedcryingabit.Thenshecontinued:ItwasmybeliefthatifIpushedyouashardasIcouldsomeofyouwouldsucceedtopleasemeandotherswouldsucceedtoannoymE.RegardlessofourmotivesIcanseethatyouhaveallbeensuccessfulinyouchosenpath.Thereisnogreatercomfortforaneducatorthantoseetheendresultofhisorheryearsofwork.YouhaveallbeenagreatsourceofpleasureandprideformeandIwantyoutoknowIloveyouallfromthebottomofmyheart.Therewasasilenceoverthecrowdforafewsecondsandthensomeonestartedclapping.Theclappingturnedintocheeringthenintoadeafeningroar呼喊.LawyerstruckdriversbankersandmodelswererubbingtheireyesorcryingopenlywithnoshameallbecauseofthewordsfromalongforgottenEnglishteacherfromtheirhometown.56.Whatactivitywasorganizedfortheschoolreunion?A.Tellingstoriesaboutpastevents.B.A.picnicontheschoolplaygrounD.C.Sightseeinginthepark.D.Graduates’reportsintheoldbuilding.57.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph2?A.SomegraduatesweretoobusytolistentoMs.Yates’speech.B.Somepeoplegottiredfromthereunionactivities.C.ManygraduatesdislikedMs.Yates’waysofteaching.D.Mostpeoplehadlittleinterestinthereunion.58.WecanlearnfromMs.Yates’speechthatshe_____________.A.attendedherstudents’collegegraduationsB.gaveherstudentsadviceontheircareersC.kepttrackofherstudents’progressD.wenttoherstudents’weddingceremonies59.WhatwasMs.Yates’beliefinteachingteenagers?A.Hard-pushedstudentsaremorelikelytosucceeD.B.PressureonstudentsfromteachersshouldbereduceD.C.Teachers’knowledgeisthekeytostudents’achievements.D.Students’respectisthebestrewardforteachers.60.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeMs.Yates?__________.A.ReliableanddevoteD.B.Strictbutcaring.C.Proudbutpatient.D.Toughandgenerous.

Thedaybeganwithclearsunlightandblueskies.Itsoonturnedintoyearsofwareconomicbreakdownandpoliticaldivision.TenyearsaftertheattacksontheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon五角大楼onSeptember112001Americahascomeoutofthesmokeaverydifferentcountry.Nearly3000peoplediedonSeptember11.SuddenlyAmericahadtowakeuptothefactthatnoteveryonelovestheUSSA.Membersofal-QaedathemilitantgroupthatearnedouttheattackswereangryaboutUSsupportfortheIsraelisagainstPalestiniansintheMiddleEastaboutUStroopsinSaudiArabiaandaboutsanctions制裁againstIraq.September11andtheyearsthatfollowedwereashocktoournationalconsciousnesssaidNicholasBumsAmericanambassadortoNATO北约atthetime.TheterroristsstrucknotonlythebuildingsbutalsoAmericans-faithintheirpower.ThefearthatAmericahadlostcontrolofeventsaswidespread.InthenameoffightingterrorismtheUSlaunchedwarsinIraqandAfghanistan.Morethan6000Americanshavedied.Tensofthousandsofordinarypeopleinthosecountrieshavealsolosttheirlives.Butdeathsareonlypartofthestory.TheworldwasshockedbyphotographsofAmericanstorturing折磨IraqisinAbuGhraibprisoninBaghdad.DavidGoldsteinareporterwithTheKansasCityStarquestionedAmericanbehavior:Hastorturingso-calledterroristssavedAmericanlivesormadethevaluesweadvocatearoundtheworldweaker?Isthatwhatwe'vebecome?Howeverabriefmomentofnationalunitydidoccurstraightafter9/11.Americanswerecomingtogetherinanunusuallypowerfulway...intheashes.WeliveinabittersweetmemoryofthatcollectivetragedyandcollectivepossibilitysaidfilmmakerKenBurns.September11wasthatkindofcommonmoment.WhenitwasovertheHarthstillturnedinitsusualwayandthestarsintheskyshoneasbefore.Buttheuniversehadshiftedsomehow.ThoughtheworldfelttheconsequenceofSeptember11moreistocome.Tenyearsonitstillmightbetoosoontotell.31.Whatisal-QaedainParagraph2?A.Itisthenameoftheleaderofamilitantgroup.B.ItisthenameofacityintieMiddleEast.C.Itisthenameofanarmedorganization.D.Itisthenameofaterroristthatcarriedoutthe9/11attacks.32.WhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.TheUSgovernmentgivessupportstoIsraelbutnottoPalestineorIraq.B.ThereareAmericantroopsstationedinSatidiArabia.C.The9/11eventbroughtdieUSpeopleintounityforsometime.D.Morethan6000Americanshavediedsincethe9/11attacks.33.Whatisrobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardsAmerica'smilitaryactionsabroad?A.Itisnecessarytosweepoutalltheterroristsaroundtheworld.B.ItisnotveryreasonabletolaunchwarsinIraqandAfghanistan.C.Itisquiterighttoapplymilitaryforcesuponothernations.D.Thedaysofaneyeforaneyeshouldneverbegone.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeAmericansareskepticalaboutAmerica'sarmedbehavioroverseas.B.TensofthousandsofcommonpeoplewerekilledinthewarsbesidesAmericansoldiers.C.The9/11attacksdamagedAmericans'faithintheirmilitaryandeconomicalpower.D.MoreattackswillhappentotheUStenyearslater.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ResultofMilitaryOperationsB.America'sVictoryoverTerroristsC.Shadowsof9/11D.NeverSayYes

Thereisnotenoughoilintheworldnow.Astimegoesbyitbecomeslessandlesssowhatarewegoingtodowhenitrunsout?Perhapswewillgobacktousinghorsescarriagesandbicycles.IntheSecondWorldWarsomepeopledidn’tusegasmadefrompetroleum石油intheircars.TheymadegasfromwoodandplantsinsteaD.Thecardidn’tgofastbuttheyransothiswasbetterthannothing.Howeverinthefuturewecan’tcutdownallourtreestomakegas;weneedourtreesforotherthingstoo.Besidesdifferenttypesofgaswecanalsouseelectricitytorunourcarsbutfirstwemustmaketheelectricity!Somecountrieshavecoalandtheymakeelectricitywiththatbutwemightnotalwayshavecoaleither.Othercountrieshavebigstrongriversandtheycanusethepowerofwatertoturnturbines涡轮机andmakeelectricitymoreeasilyandcheaply.Wearealsoabletogetpowerfromtheoceantides.Weputturbinesintothemouthoftheriver.Thenthetidecomesinthewaterturnstheturbinesandthenitgoesoutitturnsthemagain.Whichofthesewayswillbeusedtorunourcarsinthefuture?49.Whenmightpeoplehavetogobacktousinghorsesandcarriages?A.Whentheyarepoor.B.Whentheyrunoutofoil.C.WhentheyneedmoreexercisE.D.Whentherearen’tanybigtreesintheworlD.50.WhatdidsomepeopleusetomakegasintheSecondWorldWar?A.WaterB.CoalC.WoodandplantsD.Tides51.Howmanywaysaresuggestedtomakeelectricityinthepassage?A.2B.5C.4D.352.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtorunourcarsB.whattodowhenoilrunsoutC.differenttypesofgasD.thewaystomakeelectricity

Somesayeverydaymiracles奇迹arepredestined注定的----therighttimefortheappointedmeeting.Anditcanhappenanywhere.In200111-year-oldKevinStephanwasabatboyforhisyoungerbrother'sLittleLeagueteaminLancasterNewYork.ItwasanearlyeveninginlateJuly.Kevinwasstandingonthegrassawayfromtheplatewhereanotheryoungsterwaswarmingupforthenextgame.Swinginghisbatbackandforthgivingitallthepoweranelementaryschoolkidcouldgive.TheboybroughtthebatbackhardandhitKevininthechest.Hisheartstopped.WhenKevinfelltothegroundthemotherofoneoftheplayersrushedoutofthestandstohisaid.PennyBrownhadn'tplannedtobetherethatdaybutatthelastminutehershift换班atthehospitalhadbeenchangedtoseeherson’sperformance.Shewasgiventhenightoff.PennybentoverthesenselessboyhisfacealreadystartingtoturnblueandgivingCPRbreathingintohismouthandgivingchestcompressions.Andherevivedintheend.Afterhisrecoveryhebecameavolunteerjuniorfirefighterlearningsomeoftheemergencyfirst-aidtechniquesthathadsavedhislife.Hestudiedhardinschoolandwassavingmoneyforcollegebyworkingasadishwasherinalocalrestaurantinhissparetime.Kevinnow18wasworkinginthekitchenwhenheheardpeoplescreamingcustomersinconfusionemployeesrushingtowardatable.Hehurriedintothemainroomandsawawomanthereherfaceturningblueherhandsatherthroat.Shewaschoking.QuicklyKevinsteppedbehindherwrappedhisarmsaroundherandclaspedhishands.Thenusingskillshe'dfirstlearnedinScouts.Thefoodthatwastrappedinthewoman'sthroatwasfreed.Thecolorbegantoreturntoherface.Thefoodwasstuck.Icouldn'tbreatheshesaid.Shethoughtshewasdying.Iwasveryfrightened.Whowasthewoman?PennyBrown.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueofKevinStephan?A.HewashitonthefacebyaboyandalmostlosthislifeB.Hewasavolunteerjuniorfirefighterteachingtheplayersfirst-aidskillsC.Heworkedpart-timeinalocalrestauranttosavemoneyforcollegeD.HesavedPennyBrownthoughhedidn’treallyknowhowtodealwithfoodchoke57.WhydidPennyBrownchangehershiftandwasgiventhenightoffthatnight?A.ShewasinvitedtogivetheplayersdirectionsB.ShevolunteeredtogivemedicalservicesC.Shewasalittleworriedabouthisson’ssafetyD.Shecametowatchherson’sgameandcheeredhim58.TheunderlinedwordrevivedParagraph3mostlikelymeans______.A.camebacktolifeB.becameworseC.failedD.moved59.WhenKevinknewthewomanwasPennyBrownprobablyhefirstfelt_____.A.happyB.surprisedC.sadD.worried

Tykoonisanonlinewebsitethatallowsyoutoteachyourchildfinancialprinciplesthroughallowancesassignmentoftasksanddailychores.Astheparentyoucanassignacashvaluetothethingsyouwantyourchildtodo.Thenyourchildcangoinacceptthetaskandaddtotheirwishlistofwhattheywouldliketopurchasewiththemoneythattheyearn.Let’sstartwiththeparentsideofthings.Theparentmustbetheonetosetuptheaccount.Yousimplyenteryourinformationandyourchild’sinformationtogetstarteD.YouarethenabletoassignallowanceamountstoyourchilD.Thenyoucanaddtasksforyourchildtoacceptandlinkthemtoeithertheirweeklyallowanceorapre-determinedamount.Yourchildisthenabletoacceptordeclinetheirtasks.Theycanseehowmucheachtaskearnshowoftentheyneedtodoitandwhattheywillgetiftheydo!Theycanadditemsthattheyareworkingtowardearningandcanevenearnnn-cashincentivessuchasextraTVtimeorstayinguplate!Tykoonisagreatwaytostartteachingyourchildaboutresponsibilityandfinancialprinciplesinfunandsafeway.Throughthecreationoftheirownprofileandtheabilitytoacceptordeclinetaskstheyaretaughttheskillsthattheywillneedlaterinlifewhentheyaremanagingtheirownbudgets!Soheadoverandsignupforafreeaccounttodayandwatchyourchildgetexcitedaboutdoingtheirchores!AndrightnowasaspecialrewardifyoushareTykoonwithyourfriendsandhavefivefriendssignupandstayactiveformorethanamonthyou’llearna＄25Amazon.comgiftcard!Sogetyourchildenrolled注册tellyourfriendsandlet’sstartteachingallourkidsabouttheimportantfinancialprinciplestoday!66.Thepurposeofthetextisto___________.A.makeanadvertisementB.shareteachingexperienceC.describeanonlinewebsiteD.presentawayofmakingmoney67.TheunderlinedwordincentivesinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.promisesB.rewardsC.giftsD.tasks68.WhatcankidslearnfromTykoon?A.Theabilitytomanagetheirbudgets.B.Theresponsibilitytododailychores.C.Theskillstoearntheirownliving.D.Thetrickstoacceptorrefusetasks.69.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat_________.A.noparentswillresistthespecialrewardB.AmazonisaverypopularwebsiteC.TykoonwantstoattractmorevisitorsD.friendsshouldshareinformation70.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Tykoon—ASafeWaytoManageYourFinancialIssuesB.HowtoCreateFunnyTasksforYourKidsontheWebsiteC.OpeninganOnlineAccountwiththeHelpofTykoonD.TeachingYourKidsFinancialPrincipleswithTykoon

Untilthe1980stheAmericanhomelesspopulationismainlymadeupofoldermales.Todayhomelessnessstrikesmuchyoungerpartofsociety.Infacta25-citysurveybytheU.S.ConferenceofMayorsin1987foundthatfamilieswithchildrenmakeupthefastestgrowingpartofthehomelesspopulation.Manyhomelesschildrengatherininnercities;thistransient变化无常的andfrequentlyfrightenedstudentpopulationcreatesadditionalproblems—bothlegalandeducational—foralreadyoverburdenedurbanschooladministratorsandteachers.EstimatesofthenumberofhomelessAmericansrangefrom350000tothreemillion.Likewiseestimatesofthenumberofhomelessschoolchildrenvaryradically.A.U.S.DepartmentofEducationreportbasedonstateestimatesstatesthatthereare220000homelessschool-agechildrenaboutathirdofwhomdonotattendschoolonaregularbasis.ButtheNationalCoalitionfortheHomelessestimatesthatthereareatleasttwotimesasmanyhomelesschildrenandthatlessthanhalfofthemattendschoolregularly.Onepartofthehomelesspopulationthatisparticularlydifficulttocountconsistsofthethrowawayyouthswhohavebeencastoftheirhomes.TheElementarySchoolCenterinNewYorkCityestimatesthatthereare1.5millionofthemmanyofwhomarenottreatedaschildrenbecausetheydonotstayinfamilysheltersandtendtolivebythemselvesonthestreets.FederallawtheStewartB.McKinneyHomelessAssistanceActof1987includesasectionthataddressestheeducationalneedsofhomelesschildren.Theeducationalprovisions规定oftheMcKinneyActarebasedonthebeliefthatallhomelesschildrenhavetherighttoafreeappropriateeducation.53.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat____.A.thewriterhimselfishomelesseveninhiseightiesB.manyolderhomelessresidentsaregoingonstrikein25citiesC.thereisaseriousshortageofacademicfacilitiesD.homelesschildrenaredeniedtheopportunityofreceivingfreeeducation54.TheNationalCoalitionforthehomelessbelievesthatthenumberofhomelesschildrenis_____.A.350000B.1500000C.440000D.11000055OnepartofthehomelesspopulationisdifficulttoestimatE.Thereasonmightwellbe____.A.thehomelesschildrenaretooyoungtobetreatedaschildrenB.thehomelesspopulationisgrowingrapidlyC.thehomelesschildrenusuallystayoutsideschoolD.somehomelesschildrenaredesertedbytheirfamilies56.TheMcKinneyActismentionedinthispassageinordertoshowthat___.A.theeducationalproblemsofhomelesschildrenarebeingrecognizedB.theestimatesonhomelesschildrenarehardtodetermineC.theaddressofgrade-schoolchildrenshouldbelocatedD.allhomelesspeopleshouldhavefreeeducation

DearallPleasereadProfessorHume’semailabouthisnextlectureonRosaParks.SusanMillerSecretaryDearSusanPleaseforwardthismessagetostudentsofmyhistoryclass.BesidethelifestoryofRosaParksinthetextbookthestudentsarealsorequiredtoreadthepassagebelowandsomerelatedstoriesthatcanbeborrowedfromtheschoollibrary.TedHumeTheearlyexperiencesofRosaParks1913-2005longknownasthemotherofthecivilrightsmovementwerenotdifferentfromthoseofmanyAfrican-AmericansatthattimE.TheblackwomanhoweverturnedthecourseofAmericanhistoryinDecember1955whensherefusedtogiveupherseatonabustoawhiteman.BysittingdownremarkedJohnLewisshewasstandingupforallAmericans.AmongthenumerousawardsParksreceivedinherlifewerethePresidentialMedalofFreedom1996andtheCongressionalGoldMedal1999.ParksdiedonOct.242005.AtSt.PaulA.M.E.ChurchinMontgomeryalargecrowdincludingSecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRicecelebratedherlifE.RicesaidsheandotherswhogrewupwhenthepoliticalactivitiesofParksheldpublicattentionmightnothaverealizedherimpact影响ontheirlivesbutIcanhonestlysaythatwithoutMrs.ParksIprobablywouldnotbestandinghereasSecretaryofStatE.Afterhercasket灵柩wasplacedattheCapitol国会大厦U.S.PresidentBushmembersofCongressandordinaryAmericanspaidtheirrespects.InAmericanhistoryParksisthefirstwomantolieinstateattheCapitolaveryhighregardusuallyreservedforPresidentsoftheUnitedStates.69.WhatisthemainpurposeofSusan’semail?A.ToprepareforProfessorHume’sclass.B.TointroducetothestudentsRosaParks.C.TohelpthestudentsorganizealecturE.D.ToanswerProfessorHume’slastemail.70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordforwardmean?A.Explain.B.SenD.C.TakE.D.ReaD.71.ThepoliticalinfluenceofRosaParksliesinthefactthatshe_________.A.helpedCondoleezzaRiceachievepoliticalsuccessB.joinedthecivilrightsmovementatayoungageC.maderacialequalityacommonvalueinAmericansocietyD.setagoodexampleinherearlylifeforotherblackAmericans72.HowwasRosaParkstreatedafterherdeath?A.Shewasnamedmotherofthecivilrightsmovement.B.ShewasreceivedbyPresidentBushattheCapitol.C.ShewasgiventhePresidentialMedalofFreedom.D.ShewashonoredtolieinstateattheCapitol.