Almost all theme park accidents can be preventeD. Here, based on coverage of theme park safety, are some tips to help you and your family stay safe on your next visit. If you are visiting with a child, take a moment to explain the ride to them, and tell them how they should behavE. They are depending upon you to keep them safE. Set a good example for them by following the rules of the park, and make sure that they know you expect them to follow those rules, too. Tell them to stay seated, to hold the grab bar or put their hands in the laps, and not to stick their knees and feet outside a ride vehiclE. Make them look to you for the okay to get on or off a ride, too. And never put a crying child on a ridE. If your child starts to cry, let others pass you in line until your child is calmeD. Or, gently exit the queue and find something more relaxing to do. Young kids can’t keep an adult’s pace in a theme park. Let them take plenty of breaks. “Kids get tired,” said TPI reader Matt Johnson, a father of four. “Tired kids make parents even more tireD. And tired kids and parents may get hurt — physically and emotionally.” He advises that parents plan a mid-day break, perhaps a swim back at the hotel, to avoid mid-day heat and crowds. “You will see cranky families having a miserable time while you are refreshed and having a great evening.” 1. The second paragraph tells readers that ________. A. children should be trained to be more independent B. adults should tell children some safety rules firstly C. adults should set a good example to behave well in a theme park D. there is a danger to take young children to visit a theme park 2. Which of the following is NOT right for children who are taking the rides? A. They cannot put their hands away from the grab bar. B. They are forbidden to put their knees or feet out. C. They should ask adults’ permission first to get on a ridE. D. Without adults’ okay sign, children shouldn’t get off a ridE. 3. If your child begins to cry just when he is going to take a ride, you should ________. A. tell him to be relaxed B. make him share your interest C. give up the present activity D. encourage him to be brave 4. We may infer from Matt Johnson’s words that ________. A. he doesn’t like to visit a theme park with his children B. parents with many children may be tired of visiting a theme park C. not all the families are relaxed or happy when they visit a theme park D. visitors should arrange everything carefully before starting

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ManypeoplehaveheardstoriesoftheCaliforniagoldrushduringthe19thcenturywhenlotsofpeoplewentthereinsearchforgolD.Panning淘洗forgoldhasarichandinterestinghistory.NowadayssomepeoplecontinuetopanforgoldinCaliforniA.Althoughitcannotberegardedasamethodforearningincometakingongold-panningasahobbycangiveyouafeelingofbeingintheoldwestandgetyououtintonaturE.Theonlytoolthatisrequiredtopanforgoldisagoldpan.Youcanusearegularoldflatpanbutofficiallygoldpansarequitecheapsoyoumayaswellbuyonethatismadeforthetask.Mostsoldpanscomeineitherplasticormedal.OnceyouhaveyourpanyouwillwanttostartpracticingyourgoldpanningtechniquE.Panningforgoldworksbecausegoldismuchheavierthanmostrocks.Topanforgoldyouaddrockanddirtformthebottomofastreamtoyourpanandthengentlyletwaterflowthroughthepan.Thelighter-weightrocksareslowlysweptawaywhileanygoldwillbeleftbehindinthepan.Tostartpanningforgoldfirstyouwillneedtofindagoodlocation.Trycheckingmapsofyourareaandoldhistorybookstofindlocationwherethereweregoldminesinthepast.EventhoughmostofthegoldhavealreadybeenremovedtherearelikelytobesmallleftoversthatyoucanfinD.OnceyouhavefoundanareathatlookspromisinglookforanysmallstreamorriverwhereyoucantryoutpanningforgolD.PanningforgoldrequirespatienceanditmaybealongtimebeforeyouhitanythingofvaluE.Howeveritisanenjoyablehobbyandprovidesagreatopportunitytogetoutdoorssodon’tgiveuptooquickly.61.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.WheretopanforgolD.B.Howgold-panningworks.C.WhattoolsareneedeD.D.A.promisingareaforpanning.62.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderngold-planning?A.OpposeD.B.Indifferent.C.PositivE.D.Neutral.63.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyouprobablyfindthisarticle?A.LifestylE.B.Health.C.Travel.D.Sports.
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M.obilephonesareanimportantbusinesstoolforfarmersinruralareas.Buttheyalsoputavaluableeducationaltoolintheirhands.TheUniversityofIllinoisintheUnitedStateshasaprojectcalledSAWBO—ScientificAnimationsWithoutBorders.Itproduceseducationalvideosthatcanbedownloadedtocellphones.Thegoalistohelppeopleindevelopingcountriesimprovetheirlives.Onevideoshowsfarmershowtomakeanaturalinsecticidefromneemseedstopreventinsectdamagetocrops.Theprocessstartswithsortinganddryingtheneemfruits.Thenletthefruitdryinthesunforaboutthreeorfourdaysuntiltheybecomebrown.Usingamortar碾槌andstickthefruitsareslightlypoundedtoremovetheshellsfromthefruitswithoutbreakingtheseedinsidE.Thevideosusecomputeranimation动画.Someoftheanimatedcharactersarealittlefunnylooking-likeafarmerwithalongnosE.Butthesubjectsareseriousincludingahealthvideoonpreventingcholera霍乱.TeammemberFranciscoSeufferheldsaystheinformationinthevideosismeanttobequicklyunderstooD.HesaysTheinformationisdigestedinsuchawaythatintwominuteswecantransmitacomplexideA.Theresearcherstestedtheseven-minutevideoonsevenmobilephones.TheywantedtoseeifpeoplewouldsharethevideousingBluetoothwirelesstechnology.WithBluetoothfilescanbepassedtoanearbyphoneevenifneitherphoneisconnectedtotheInternet.Asaresultinonemonththevideohadspreadtoonehundredeighteenpeopleinfiftydifferentvillages.ThisisjustincredibleimpactsaidFranciscoSeufferhelD.Theteamhasmadeafewvideossofar.Theseareavailableinatotalofeightylanguagesdialectsandaccents.ProfessorBarryPittendrighsaysthereareplansformorevideoslaterthisyear.64.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.best-sellingmobilephoneB.A.valuableeducationalprojectforfarmersC.UnitedStatessupportfordevelopingcountriesD.A.newtypeofscientist–farmerrelationship65.TheSAWBOprogramisintroducedinorderto____.A.raisefarmers’standardoflivingB.dosomeresearchonmobilephonesC.developfarmers’practicalskillsD.helpfarmerspreventinsectdamagetocorps66.Thebiggestadvantageoftheprogramisthatit______.A.includeshealthvideoonpreventingcholeraB.canbepassedtofarmersusingBluetoothtechnologyC.canbeusedtosortanddrytheneemfruitsD.iseasyforfarmerstounderstand67.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthewordpoundinthe3rdparagraph?A.movedB.beatC.pickedD.cut
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PresidentObamaisencouragingmomstomaketheireducationapriority.WhileencouragingpeopleofallagestoseektheireducationObamaisparticularlytargetingworkingmomswithhisScholarshipsforMomsprogram.TheScholarshipsforMomsprogrambuildsonthefederalgovernment’slong-standingofferofPellGrants.ToencouragemoremotherstoreturntoschooltheObamaadministrationisnowmakingsomechanges.FortheScholarshipsforMomsprogramthebiggestincentiveistheamountofmoneybeingoffereD.ThemaximumamountawardedthroughPellGrantsisabout$4000perstudentbutformotherswhoapplytotheprogramtheamountisincreasedto$5000.TheaimofthesegrantsistoallowworkingmomstoreturntoschoolandearnadegreethatallowsthemtobetterprovidefortheirfamiliesnowandinthefuturE.Inadditiontheadministrationhopesthatequippingmotherstoearnmoremoneyasworkingprofessionalswillalsobeastimulustotheeconomy.Inadditionagreatincentiveformumsconsideringthisprogramisthatitappliestoenrollmentinnearlyanytypeofhighereducationinstitution.Four-yearuniversitiesaswellassmallercommunitycollegesarecovereD.YoucangotoaprivateschoolorapubliconE.Anoptionforbusymomswhocan’tstayoncampusistostudythroughonlinecourses.Basicallythegovernment’sScholarshipsforMomsprogramisacomprehensiveattempttogetmotherswhoarekeenonstudybackintotheclassroom.WiththeObamascholarshiptheworryofreturningtoschoolisremoveD.InalmostanyareaofinterestworkingmomscanearnadegreE.Thismeanstheycanbefullyequippedtoprovidefortheirfamilies.Highereducationnolongerhastobeanunfulfilledwishorunobtainablegoal.TheScholarshipsforMomsprogramwasdesignedtohelpcreateabrighterfutureformothersandtheirchildren.56.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat______.A.peopleofallagestogocollegeinAmericaB.Obamavaluesmom’seducationverymuchC.MomsshouldtrytosupporttheirfamiliesD.Manymothersrefusetogotoschoolnow57.MoremoneyisofferedbytheScholarshipsforMomsprograminorderto______.A.helpmotherstomakealivingB.inspirepeopletolearnfrommothersC.persuademorestudentstoworkharderD.encouragemomstogobacktoschool58.Thephraseequippingmothersinparagraph2probablyrefersmotherswho______.A.haveadegreeB.aredressedwellC.stayathomeD.ownmuchmoney59.Manymomsprobablyappreciatetheprogrambecause______.A.theycanmakemoremoneyatschoolB.theuniversitylastsaslongasfouryearsC.therearemorechancesforthemtochooseD.theyliketheatmosphereintheclassroom60.WhowillbenefitfromtheObamascholarshipmost?A.Teacherandtheirstudents.B.Workingmomsandtheirchildren.C.Alltheschoolsandtheirfamilies.D.FathersandmothersinAmericA.
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IntheUSpeoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Thismeansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailableevenifalargeoneis.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknowitisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfreeandifyouordercoffeeyoumaygetafreerefill.Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurantsthoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecitiesstoresmaybeopen24hoursaday.Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeoplE.Ifyoucan’tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlateraskyourwaitressorwaiterforadoggiebag.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonitbuteverybodyknowsyou’retakingthefoodforyourself.Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfortheeveningmeal.SomepeoplehaveSundaydinner.Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemealeither.A.tipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleavE.InsomerestaurantsacheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneytherE.ThenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchangE.60.WhichstatementisTRUE?A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.B.HostessalwaysseatsasmallgroupatalargetablE.C.Americanpeopleneversitwithpeopletheydon’tknow.D.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.61.Whatisservedbeforeyouorder?A.Coldwater.B.Butter.C.CoffeE.D.BreaD.62.WhatdoAmericanpeoplealwaysdowhenservingsaretoolargeforthem?A.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagfortheirdogs.B.Theyleavethefoodonthetableandgoaway.C.Theytakethefoodhomewithadoggiebagandenjoythefoodlater.D.Theyaskthewaitressorwaitertokeepthefoodforthem.
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BEIJING—WithaseriesofmeasuresbeingadoptedtocontrolpricerisetheChinesegovernmentisconfidentofkeepingpricesatareasonablelevelPremierWenJiabaosaidSundaymorningaskingpeopletoremainconfident.Ibelievewecankeeppricesatareasonablelevelthroughourefforts.AsamajorleaderofthegovernmentIhavetheresponsibilityandIhavetheconfidencetoo.Hemadetheremarkswhileansweringalistener’squestionduringaradiobroadcastbyChinaNationalRadio.Stepstakeninthepastmonthincludingpricecontrolstocurbspeculation抑制投机andmonetarytightening货币紧缩hadstartedtoproduceresultshesaiD.Thegovernmentplanstobuild10millionunitsofaffordablehousingin2011upfromthisyear’stargetof5.8million.ChinawillalsoincreaseeffortstocurbspeculationinthehousingmarketmainlythroughmonetarypoliciesandstricteruseoflandWensaidwithoutgivingdetails.Wensaidthecountryhadagoodagriculturalsupplybasewhichgavethegovernmentconfidencethatitcouldstabilizeprices.InabidtocontrolinflationthegovernmenthasalsoincreasedthebankreserverequirementratiosixtimesandliftedinterestratetwicethisyearheaddeD.Furtherauthoritieshaveintroducedmanymeasuresincludingcuttingfeesfortransportationofagricultureproductsandcontrollingfoodpricerisestrictly.TheoverallpricelevelespeciallyofmajorconsumergoodshasnowbeguntodropWensaiD.Thefundamentalwaytostabilizepricesistoachieveabalanceofsupplyanddemandwhichrequirescontinuousdevelopmentofagriculturesaidpremieraddingthatthecentralgovernmenthasworkedoutmeasurestoincreaseagriculturalproduction.68.PremierWenJiabaoaskedpeopletoremainconfidentbecause______.A.manymeasureshavebeentakentocontrolpriceB.asamajorleaderofthegovernmenthehadtheconfidenceC.hewantedtocomfortthemD.Chinawillincreaseeffortstocontrolprice69.Thekeytokeepingpricesatareasonablelevelliesin______.A.takingmorestrictmeasuresB.theleaders’confidenceC.achieveabalanceofsupplyanddemandD.havingagoodagriculturalsupplybase70.Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe______.A.MoreeffortsoncontrollingpriceriseB.ChinesegovernmentisconfidentofcontrollingpriceriseC.Majorconsumergoods’pricedroppedD.ThebankliftedinterestratE.
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Bodylanguageisaverypowerfultoolofcommunicationnotonlybetweenpeoplebutintheanimalworldaswell.Inmanyinstancesweproduceidioms惯用语习语whichareallunderstandablebyborrowingexamplesfromanimalcommunication.Forexampleweknowthatafrightenedcatwillarch拱起itsbackhighinrigidcurve拱形.Fromthisstarting-pointwemightheartheexpressionHegetsmybackup!meaningHemakesmeangry.Inthesamemannerweknowthatmanyanimalsifchallengedbyattackerswillnotturnandrunawaybecausethiswillencouragetheattackertoattackthemmoreforcefully.Insteadtheywillmovebackwardsslowlytogetoutofharm'swayalwaysstillfacingtheirattacker.Wecallthisactionbackingoffanditcanbeusedjustaswellwithhumansaswithanimals.Inthecaseofhumanshowevertheback-offmaynotbephysicalbutoralasinusingakindertoneofvoiceandgentlerwordsinsteadoffightingagainsttheattackers.59.Whenacatarchesitsbackhighinarigidcurveitshowsthatitis________.A.angryB.pleasedC.frightenedD.defeated60.Theunderlinedexpressionbackingoffmeans_________.A.escapingfromattackers.B.gettingawayslowly.C.makingtheattackerfrighteneD.D.avoidingtheattackersimmediately.61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Tolearnknowledgehumansmustlearnfromanimals.B.Bothhumansandanimalshavebodylanguages.C.Bothhumansandanimalshavewaysofescapingfromdanger.D.Backingoffmeanskeepingawayfromyourenemies.62.Whatmostprobablycanwegetfromanimals’bodylanguage?A.GrammarB.IdiomsC.VocabularyD.Communication
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Haveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?Youturnedaroundandsureenoughsomeonewaslookingrightatyou!Parapsychologists灵学家saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhensomeoneislookingatthem.ToresearchwhethersuchasixthsensereallyexistsRobertBakerapsychologist心理学家attheUniversityofKentuckyperformedtwoexperiments.InthefirstoneBakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstaredatthebacksoftheirheadsfor5to15minutes.Thesubjects受试者wereeatingdrinkingreadingstudyingwatchingTVorworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeoplecouldnottellthathewassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Laterwhenhequestionedthesubjectsalmostallofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.ForthesecondexperimentBakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfromtimetotimefrombehindatwowaymirrorinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedownwhentheyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren’t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheyweren’t.BakerfoundthatthesubjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestartedatthaniftheyhadjustguesseD.Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey’rebeingstaredat.IfpeopledoubttheoutcomeofhistwoexperimentssaidBakerIsuggesttheyrepeattheexperimentsandseeforthemselves.68.Thepurposeofthetwoexperimentsisto.A.explainwheneoplecanhaveasixthsenseB.showhowpeopleactwhilebeingwatchedinthelabC.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredatD.provewhyhumanshaveasixthsense69.Inthefirstexperimentthesubjects.A.werenottoldthattheywouldbestaredatB.losttheirsensewhentheywerestaredatC.werenotsurewhentheywouldbestaredatD.wereuncomfortablewhentheywerestaredat70.Theunderlinedwordoutcomeinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.valuB.resultC.performanceD.connection71.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.PeoplearebornwithasixthsensE.B.Theexperimentssupportparapsychologists’ideA.C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.D.Peoplehaveasixthsenceinpublicplaces.
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WhenChinesescientistsunearthedmorethan1000bambooslips竹简ina2000-year-oldtombinHubeiProvinceearlierthisyeartheyweremoreworriedthanhappy.Howcouldtheystopthesepricelessancientworksfrombeingdamagedbythelight?Assoonastheslipsdriedouttheywouldbreakandthewordswrittenonthemwouldbelostforever.ScientistshavehadsimilarproblemsdealingwithsomeofChina'sgreatestdiscoveries.TheTerracottaWarriorsandHorses兵马俑oftheQinDynastyforexamplelosttheirbrightcolorswhentheydriedoutaftercomingintocontactwiththeair.FortunatelyChineseexpertsarenowusingmoderntechniquestopreserveculturalrelics保护文物.Theyhavestartedcoveringthewarriorswithaverythinlayerofchemicalpainttoprotectthem.Thispaintabsorbssunlightandkeepsoutbacteria细菌sothecolorsdon'tfadE.AsthebambooslipsfoundinHubeiwerewaterlogged浸水的anothertechniqueisuseD.Scientiststakeoutthewaterandreplaceitwithalcohol酒精andspecialchemicalsbeforelettingthewooddry.Howevernotallsolutionsaremodernones.Insomecasesscientistshaveturnedtohistoryforananswer.3.Theunderlinedwordcontactinparagraph2means________.A.关系B.接触C.消失D.功能4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theydriedoutthewarriorsnottolosetheirbrightcolors.B.Theyprotectedthewarriorsbymeansofachemicalpaint.C.TheypreservedthebambooslipsusingalcoholafterbeingdrieD.D.Theyareusingoldtechniquestopreservewarriorsandslips.5.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageis________.A.todiscovermoreandmoreChineseancientrelicsinHubeiProvinceB.tostopthesepricelessancientworksfrombeingstolenbythievesC.tocareforChineseancientrelicssotheyarenotdamagedbythelightD.toprevent2000-year-oldtombsandslipsfrombeingunearthed
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DeathValleyisoneofAmerica’sgreatnationalparkswhichcanbeextremelycoldduringthewintermonths.Stormsinthemountainscanproducesuddenfloodingonthefloorofthevalley.Theairtemperatureduringthesummerhasbeenashighas57C.TheextremeheatofDeathValleyhaskilledpeopleinthepast.ItwillcontinuetokillthosewhodonothonorthisextremeclimatE.DeathValleyisagoodexampleoftheviolenceofnatureitcontainsevidenceofseveralancientvolcanoesthatcausedhugeexplosions.EvidenceofoneofthisexplosionsleftahugeholeinthegrounD.Thismovementhascreatedunusualandbeautifulrockformations.Someareredothersaredarkbrowngrayoryellow.HoweveritwouldbewrongtothinkthatnothinglivesinDeathValley.TheValleyisbeautifulandfulloflifE.Wildflowersgrowupveryquicklyafteralittlerain.ManykindsofbirdsliveinDeathValley.Sodomanyotheranimals—mammalsandreptiles.Hereyoucanseemanykindsofsnakesincludingonethatisextremelypoisonouswithlongsharpteethcalledfangs.AlmosteveryonewhovisitsDeathValleyvisitsahugehousecalledScotty’sCastlE.Thebuildinghashighthickwallstoprovideprotectionfromthefierceheat.Manypeoplecomeforjustaday.BusesbringvisitorsfromthefamouscityofLasVegasNevadA.TheyridearoundtheparkintheirbusvisitseveralplacesandarebackintheirLasVegashotelbynight.HowevermanyothervisitorscanwatchthesunsetslowlyturntheValleyagoldcolorandthenchangetoadarkreD.45.TheworditintheparagraphmeansA.thecoldnessB.thefloodingC.theValleyD.theextremeheat46.TheunusualrockswerecausedbytheA.hugeholeinthegroundB.fierceclimateofDeathValleyC.explosionofavolcanoD.stormsandfloodsthere47.IfbittenbyyouaremostlikelytoloseyourlifE.A.birdsB.mammalsC.reptilesD.snakeswithfangs48.WhywouldvisitorsliketogotoScotty’sCastle?A.TostayinFurnaceCreekB.ToescapefromtheextremeclimateC.TowatchthesunsetD.Toenjoyitshighthickwalls.
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Let'sBake烤SugarCookiesNobodyisactuallysurewhocreatedtheveryfirstcookiE.ButthefirstcookiemayhavebeenamistakE.Manycookingexpertsbelievethatalongtimeagocookswhowantedtotestthetemperatureoftheirovens烤箱wouldbakealittlebittofindoutiftheovenwashotenoughtobakeanentirecake.ThesetestcakeswerecalledkeokjewhichmeanslittlecakeinthelanguageusedintheNetherlanD.PeoplefromtheNetherlandsbroughttherecipetotheUnitedStates.ThewordcookiemayhavecomefromtheirwordkeokjE.CookiesarealsoverypopularinEnglandbuttheEnglishcallthembiscuitsasdoAustralians.AlmosteverycountryhasawordforcookiE.InSpaintheyarecalledgalletasandinItalycookiesarecalledbiscotti.Americansarenottheonlypeoplewhoenjoycookies.Youcanmakecookiesfollowingthesesteps:lPreheatovento150℃.Putalittlebutteronacookiesheet.lMixtogetherwhitesugarbrownsugarbutterandeggs.ThenaddvanillA.lAddfloursaltbakingsodaandbakingpowder.Thenmixwell.lDropbyspoonfulsontothecookiesheet.lBakeat150℃for12minutesoruntillightlybrown.43.Inwhichcountrywerethetestcakesfirstmade?A.SpainB.AustraliaC.TheNetherlandsD.TheUnitedStates44.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphtalkabout?A.DescribehowtobakeacakeB.TellwhypeoplelikecookiesC.tellwhenpeoplemakecookiesD.Describethehistoryofcookies45.Whatisthefirststeptobakecookies?A.Heatovento150℃.B.MixthebutterandthesugarC.TestthetemperatureoftheoverD.Brushthecookieswithsomeoil/46.Ifthecookieslooklightlybrownwhatdoesthismean?A.TheyhaveburnedB.TheyaredoneC.TheyhavebecomesoftD.Theyneedtocookfor12minutes.
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Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.Whenyouhearaperson’snamerepeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeoneaskthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.Admityoudon’tknow.Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxeD.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay.I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.YoursisrightonthetipofmytonguE.Whatisitagain?Useassociations.Linkeachpersonyonmeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexampleyoucouldmakeamentalnote:VickiCheng--tallblackhair.Toreinforce加强yourassociationswritethemonasmallcardassoonaspossiblE.LimitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetimE.Whenmeetingagroupofpeopleconcentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.FreeyourselffromrememberingeveryonE.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.Goearly.Considergoingearlytoconferencespartiesandclasses.SometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontimE.That'sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearriveyoucanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—anautomaticreviewforyou.60.Howmanywaystoremembernamesarementionedinthistext?A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six61.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?A.TheywillbemoveD.B.TheywillbedelighteD.C.TheywillbeannoyeD.D.TheywillbediscourageD.62.Ifyoucan'tremembersomeone'snameyoumay________A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelieC.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou63.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.
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Don'tleaveLondonwithouttakingthisbest-sellingtourtoWindsorCasteStonehengeandBathEngland'smostbeautifulGeorgiancity.Yourdaytrip:includesentrancetoWindsorCastleStonehengeandBath'sRomanBathsandPumpRooms.WindsorCastleYourtourstartsatthehomeoftheRoyalFamilyfor900yearsandtheworld'slargestandoldestoccupiedcastle.WindsorCastle'sdefencewallsdominatethedelightfultownthathasgrownuparounditovertheyears.YouwillseethedecoratedStateApartmentsandSt.GeorgesChapel.YouwillalsowitnesstheChangingoftheGuardmallitscolorfuldisplayandgloryon19March7Apriland13-16JunetheStateApartmentswillbeclosedonthesedatesyouwallvisitQueenMary'sDollsHouse.StonehengeGoingevenfurtherbackintimeyou'lltravelthroughtherollinggreenWiltshirelandscapetoStonehengeacollectionofstonesdraggedtothislonelyplainnearSalisbury5000yearsago.Whobuiltit?Why?Thesequestionshavereturnedrepeatedlytothemindsofcenturiesofscholars.SetinalandscapedottedwithprehistoricsmallhillsandcarvingsStonehengecontinuestoattracttheimaginationandarousetheheartofeveryvisitor.BathNextit'sontoBathfamousforitselegantGeorgianarchitecture.DuringyourscenictourofBathyouwillbedelightedbythetown'sbeautifulstreetscapes.You'llseeBathAbbeyandthemuchphotographedPulteneyBridgemodeledonthePoneVecchioinFlorence.DuringthetouryouwillalsovisittheRomanBathsthebestpreservedRomanspa温泉浴场fromtheancientworld.SpecialOffer-Pricedisplayedcurrentlyincludesadiscountof12%offtheregularadultretail零售price?BOOKNOW!60.FromWindsorCastlewecanknowthat____.A.itisthebiggestoldestcastleintheworldB.theChangingoftheGuardwillbeopenfromMarchtoJuneC.QueenMary'sDollsHousewillbeclosedMarchtoJuneD.theRoyalFamilywillgoonatourwiththevisitors61.Whichplaceofinterestinspiresvisitors'imagination?A.WindsorCastleB.LondonC.RomanBathsD.PumpRooms62.Ifyouareastudentmajoringarchitectureyoumayprobablyprefertovisit.A.BathB.LondonC.GeorgianCityD.Roman63.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.HistoryofWindsorCastle.B.WhobuiltStonehenge?C.ThetouronBath.D.ThepopularscenicspotsofGeorgianCity.
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WhentheJapaneseattackedAmerica’sshipsatPearlHarboron7December1941theydiditsecretly.ThemakersofthemoviePearlHarborhavebehaveddifferently.ThenoiseaboutPearlHarbormadebyDisneyhasreacheditshighestpointwithitspremiere首次公演beforethemovieopensincinemasacrosstheUSatthestartoftheMemorialDayholidayweekendatimetorecallnationalheroeswhosacrificedtheirlivesonthebattlefielD.AsBenAffleckisthemainstarthemovieseemssuretobecomeasuccessintheUnitedStatesatleast.AtalmostthreehoursinlengthitpromisestobeagoodoldHollywoodmovie.Thereisalovestory.Affleckandhisco-starJoshHartnettbothfallinlovewiththenavynurseKateBeckinsaleandofcoursethereismuchhumancourageandloveofcountry.It’scertainthatDisneywillbeaccusedofchanginghistory.Theshowingofactualeventsinamoviealwayscausesarguments.Bitsofthestoryaredeliberatelynotmentionedinthemovie.ItdoesnotaddressthetheoryheldbysomehistoriansthatPresidentFranklinRooseveltknewaboutJapan’sintentiontoattacktheshipsinPearlHarbor.ItissaidhedidnothingashewasawarethatsuchablowwouldallowhimtotakeAmericaintotheSecondWorldWar.Japanremainssensitiveaboutbeingaccusedofwartimeatrocities暴行.AndDisneyissensitiveaboutitsbusinessinJapanwhereithasathemepark.Notallthereviewsofthemoviehavebeenfullofpraise.AreviewerforNewsweekwhowasgivenanearlypreviewacknowledgedthatthe40-minutesequence连续镜头showingtheattackitselfwaspowerful.Theattackcomesquitelateinthemoviehoweverandthereviewerwaslessimpressedwiththecharactersandthelovestory.AlmosteverylineofthedialoguesoundslikeitcomesfromanoldmoviethereviewerwrotE.61.FromthepassagewecaninferthattheMemorialDayrefersto________.A.thedaytheUnitedStateswasfoundedB.thedaypeopleremembertheirancestorsC.adaypeoplecelebratethevictoriesofWorldWarⅡD.adaypeoplerememberthosewhodiedinwars62.FromthepassageweknowthatBenAffleck________.A.regardedJoshHartnettasanenemyB.maybeaverypopularmoviestarC.experiencedthePearlHarborIncidentD.wasinlovewiththeactressKateBeckinsale63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutPearlHarbor?A.Themoviewillcausealotofarguments.B.ThemoviehasmadetheJapaneseangry.C.ThemovietrulydescribesthePearlHarborIncident.D.ThemovieshowsthatPresidentRooseveltknewaboutJapan’sintention.64.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesthereviewerforNewsweekthinkofthemovie?A.Thescenesoftheattackleavenoimpression.B.ThedialogueinthemovieisoriginalandcreativE.C.TheattackscenesoccupytoomuchtimeofthemoviE.D.ThecharactersandthelovestoryarelessattractivE.65.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BenAffleckinPearlHarbor.B.TheTrueFactofPearlHarbor.C.Attention!PearlHarborisarriving.D.ReviewerPearlHarborisasuccess.
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Peopleoftensaythatmoneytalks.TheymeanthatapersonwithalotofmoneycansayhowheorshewantsthingsdonE.Butitisnoteasytoearnenoughmoneytogainthiskindofpower.Anyoneinabusinesswilltellyouthatitisajungle丛林outtherE.Thisexpressionisprobablyusedbecausethejungleisfilledwithwildanimalsandunknowndangers.Sometimespeopleinbusinessfeelcompetingbusinessesareasdangerousaswildanimals.PeopleinbusinesshavetobecarefuliftheyaretosurvivethejungleouttherE.Theymustnotbeledintomakingbogusinvestments投资.ThewordbogusbegantoappearinAmericannewspapersinthe1800s.AnewspaperinBostonMassachusettssaidthewordcamefromacriminal罪犯whosenamewasBorghesE.Borghesewrotecheckstopeoplealthoughhedidnothaveenoughmoneyinthebank.Afterwritingthecheckshewouldfleefromthetown.Sopeoplewhowerepaidwithhischecksreceivednothing.ThenewspapersaidAmericansshortenedandchangedhisnameBorghesetobogus.Peopletryingtoearnmoneyalsomustbeawareofbeingrippedoff.Apersonwhoisrippedoffhashadsomethingstolenoratleasthasbeentreatedveryunfairly.AwriterforthemagazineAmericanSpeechsaidhefirstsawtheexpressionusedonasignthatastudentcarriedinauniversity.ThemessageonthesignwasthatthestudentfeltrippedofforcheateD.Perhapsthebestwaytopreventgettingrippedoffinbusinessisnottotrytogetrichquickly.50.Thispassageismainlywrittento________.A.explainseveralexpressionsrelatedtomoneyB.tellussomeskillsoflearningEnglishwordsC.tellusthesecretofhowtodobusinessD.tellusthepowerofmoney51.Ifwesaysomethingisbogusweprobablymeanitisnot________.A.realB.beautifulC.goodD.new52.AccordingtoParagraph2wheredidthewordboguscomefrom?A.Thenameofaverysuccessfulbusinessman.B.Thenameofacriminalwhocheatedothers.C.ThenameofafamousnewspaperinBoston.D.Thenameofacheckwrittenbyacriminal.53.Ifyouhavebeenrippedoffitprobablymeans________.A.youhavebeentreatedwellB.youhaveearnedmuchmoneyC.youhavehadsomethingstolenD.youhaveleftsomethingsomewhere
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Competition.It’sasimplewordyetaverycomplexwordthatcoversmanyangleswhenitcomestohowgasolinepricesaredetermineD.Itseemssoeasytoexplainbutdon’tletthattrickyou—it’sincrediblydifficulttoexplainandadequatelyunderstanD.Sayyou’reonaSundayafternoondriveandnoticeagasstationnearyoucharging$3.50.Downtheroadafewmilesthatpricecouldeasilybe10ormorecentshigherorlower.Thequestionishoworwhyisthat?Thinkofitthisway.Areyoumorelikelytogetabetterdealonacariftherearetwosimilarcardealersnexttoeachother?PerhapsbecausethedealersaretooclosE.Saythereisathirdsimilarcardealermilesaway.Ishegoingtobeatthesamelevelofcompetitionandsellhiscarsforthesamepriceasthetwodealersnexttoeachother?Likelynot.Hemaychargemoreorless.Maybepeopledon'tknowtherearetwootherdealersdowntheroaD.Maybethedealerisalmostoutsideofthecityandthelandvalueisn'tashighsohistaxesaren'tashigh.Thesesituationsdotakeplaceatgasstations.AndmorefactorscanimpactwhatastationwillchargE.Timingcangreatlyimpactwhatpriceastationchargesaswell!Manymotoristsfailtorealizethatthepriceastationpaysforgasolinechangesdaily.IfonestationgetsluckyandbuysgasonMondayandthecostgoesupTuesdaythestationthatboughtonMondaydoesn’tnecessarilyhavetoraisepriceslikethestationthatboughtonTuesday.MaybethestationthatgotcaughtbuyingforahigherpriceonTuesdaywillpassthathighercostonbyraisingitsgaspricE.Perhapsthedifferenceiswhatbrandthestationis---brandedstationsusuallypayaslightlyhighercostfortheirgasolinE.Inreturnforpayingahighercostthosestationsareguaranteedfirstsupplyincaseofemergencysituations.Independentstationsdon’tpayasmuchbutaren’tguaranteedsupply.Whilecompetitionsoundseasytounderstandtherearealwaysalargenumberoffactorsthatcouldinfluencewhatonestationcharges.Keepinmindhowmanyvariables变数therearenexttimeyoufillup.63.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowCompetitionImpactsGasPricesB.GasPricesGoUporDownC.Competition---aVeryComplexWordD.WeCan’tStressEnoughtheNeedforCompetition64.Theexampleofcardealersisusedtoshow_________.A.carpricesaredeterminedbycardealersB.locationisanimportantfactorinpricingC.thequalityofservicemattersmostD.dealingstrategyshouldbeflexible65.Thegaspricesofastationalwayschangepartlybecause_________.A.agasstationalwayswantstochargemoreB.thegasolineisingreatdemandC.thecostofthegasthestationbuysvariesdailyD.gasisingreaterneedonMonday66.Accordingtothepassagebrandedstations_________.A.spendlessmoneyontheirgasolineB.havemorestaffthanindependentstationsC.chargelessforhighqualityoilD.offerasteadyoilsupply
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WhatisthetallestgiftreceivedbytheUnitedStates?LocatedinNewYorkHarborthe152-footStatueofLibertywasagiftofinternationalfriendshipfromthepeopleofFrancetothepeopleoftheUnitedStates.Aninspirationtomillionsofimmigrantsthisstatueisauniversalsymboloffreedomdemocracy民主anddiplomacy外交.TherelationshipbetweentheUnitedStatesandFrancebeganduringAmerica'squestforindependencefromGreatBritainin1776.BenjaminFranklinwasamongthosewhoservedonthediplomaticfrontduringtheRevolutionaryWar.BylivinginParisastheAmericanambassadorBenjamincultivatedarelationshipwiththeFrenchgovernmentandtheFrenchpeoplE.AsaresultFrenchsoldiersfoughtalongsidetheAmericancolonists拓殖者.PariswasthesiteforpeacenegotiationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandGreatBritainattheendofthewar.In1865EdourddeLaboulayeofFrancedevelopedtheideaofcreatingagiantstatuetohonorthefriendshipandthecommitmenttolibertybetweenFranceandtheUnitedStates.HeformedtheFrench-AmericanUniontoraisemoneyforthisproject.JosephPulitzerusedtheeditorialpagesofhisnewspapertoraisesupportintheUnitedStatesforthefunD.FrenchsculptorAugusteBartholdiandstructuralengineerGustaveEiffelfinishedtheprojectinParisandtheFrenchpeoplepresentedittothepeopleofAmericaonJuly41884.ThestatuewasthenshippedacrosstheAtlanticin214boxesbrokeninto350individualseparatepieces.TheStatueofLibertywasdedicated奉献onOctober281886andPresidentGroverClevelandacceptedthestatueonbehalfoftheAmericanpeoplE.EllisIslandwhichwasthearrivalpointforEuropeanimmigrantsispartoftheStatueofLibertyNationalMonument.Between1892and1924morethan22millionpassengerssawtheStatueofLibertyastheypassedthroughEllisIslandandthePortofNewYork.ThislandmarkoffreedombecameaNationalMonumentin1924andamajortouristattractioninthe20thCentury.56.FromthepassagewecanknowtherelationshipbetweenFranceandtheUSAfrom1776to1865is.A.verycoldB.justso-soC.quitecloseD.quitetense57.WhydidEdourddeLaboulayeputforwardtheprojectofbuildingtheStatueofLiberty?A.ToshowrespecttotheUSA.B.ToshowthestrongimageofFrancE.C.Toraisealotofmoney.D.Toshowthefriendshipandthecommitmenttolibertybetweenthetwocountries.58.Theunderlinedwordlandmarkinthelastparagraphmeans.A.roadB.successC.signD.wonder59.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.TheStatueofLibertyB.A.GreatProjectC.GreatRelationshipD.PeaceNegotiations
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Todaythere'shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn'tbeingupendedbythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternetnottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachotherviaelectronicmail.IftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnologysaysMicrosoftanewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza.ProbablythebiggestpayoffhoweveristhebillionsofdollarstheInternetissavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolutionwhenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducingmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear.WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrendsaysMerrillLynchalongthelinesofprintingpressthetelephonethecomputerandelectricity.Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn'tavailableontheInternet.Consider:bookshealthcaremovieticketsconstructionmaterialsbabyclothesstockscattlefeedmusicelectronicsantiquestoolsrealestatetoysautographsoffamouspeoplewineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou'vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplacethere'snoreasonthoseyoulovecan'tkeepintouch.AcompanycalledFinalThoughts.comoffersaplaceforyoutostoreafterlifee-mailsyoucansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofaguardianangel.KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeable能预测的future.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan$75000ayearhavehomecomputersaccordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputerswith52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygamessomefor30hoursormoreaweekandmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft.What'sclearisthatwhetherwelikeitornottheInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback.TheInternetisjust20%inventedsayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.'Thelast80%ishappeningnow.56.WhatcanwelearnfromtheMicrosoft'sremark?A.Today'scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriced.B.Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed.C.Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisimpossible.D.Thereislesscompetitionininformationtechnologyindustrythanincarindustry.57.TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts.comtomakethepointthat____.A.almostanythingisavailableontheInternetB.therearesomecleverideasontheInternet'C.peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternetD.somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestoincreasehits58.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?A.TheInternetisgoingtogetfirmholdofourlivessomeday.B.TheInternetisgoingtoinfluenceourlivesevenmoreinthefuture.C.Childrenshouldbewellpreparedforthechallengesintheinformationage.D.WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbringsabout.
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TheMonaLisaLeonardodaVincibeganpaintingtheMonaLisain1503.Hewasworkingonaspecialpaintingforachurchatthetimebutthechurchpaintingwasnotgoingwell.AnItalianbusinessmanaskeddaVincitopaintapictureofhissecondwifE.ThisisthewomanwhocanbeseenintheMonaLisA.AllinalltheMonaLisaisaverygoodexampleofdaVinci`sworks.DaVinciuseddarknessandlightinacleverwayinthepainting.DaVincilovedscienceandmath.Rightawayapersoncanseethatthereisalotofgeometry几何intheMonaLisA.ThefaceoftheMonaLisaismadeofmanycirclesandroundshapeslikeballs.EvenhersmilecanbeseenasasmallpartofalargecirclE.Thewomaninthepaintingissittingonabalcony阳台andmountainscanbeseenbehindher.DaVincilovedtostudyrocksandmountainssothesecanbeseenoverandoverinhisotherpaintings.ThewomanissittingwithherkneestothesidE.Herheadisturnedtolookoutofthepainting.Herhandsareheldtogetherinfrontofher.Thiswayofsittingisnowusedbymanyartistswhentheyarepaintingapictureofamanorawomantoday.41.WhopaintedtheMonaLisa?A.A.businessmanB.LeonardodaVinciC.Thebusinessman'ssecondwifeD.Thebusinessman'swife42.Thewomaninthepaintingis.A.anItalianbusinesswomanB.thewifeofabusinessmanC.LeonardodaVinci'swifeD.awomanfromthechurch43.Whereisthewomaninthepainting?A.OnabalconyB.OnamountainC.OnakneeD.Onarock44.Whatcanapersonseeinthepainting?A.A.lotofgeometryB.MountainsC.CleveruseoflightanddarknessD.alloftheabove
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Thegiganticdamofthemulti-functionwatercontrolfacilitywouldbefinishedninemonthsaheadofschedulesaidanengineerwhoisinchargeoftheThreeGorgesProject.HesaidbyJunetheworkerswouldhavebuiltthehalf-donedamfromthesouthernbankoftherivertotheheightof185meters.TheThreeGorgesProjectwillbecapableofcontrollingthefloodsontheYangtzebythenandgeneratingmoreelectricity.Andthelevelofthewaterstoredinthereservoirwillrisefrom135metersatpresentto156meters.SituatedneartheXilingGorgetheeasternmostgorgeoftheThreeGorgesonthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRivertheThreeGorgesDamisdesignedtohavealengthof2309metersandaheightof185meters.Itwillalsohavethefunctionsforfloodcontrolpowergenerationandnavigation.ItwillbebuiltfromnorthernandsouthernbanksoftheYangtzewhichhasbeentroubledbyfloodsforhundredsofyears.Launchedin1993theThreeGorgesProjectincludingthe185-meter-highdamand26generatorsonbothbanksoftheYangtzeisbeingbuiltinthreephases.Thepreparationsandconstructionofthefirstphasewerecarriedoutbetween1993and1997.TheYangtzewasdammedattheThreeGorgesareaforthefirsttimeonNovember81997.TheentireThreeGorgesProjectisexpectedtobecompletedin2009andbythenitwillbeabletogenerate84.7billionkwhofelectricityeveryyear.63.Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphmightmean____.A.placesB.periodsC.gorgesD.dams64.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.theconstructionwillbecompletedaheadoftimeB.thebiggestfunctionofthedamisusedtocontrolfloodC.theThreeGorgesDamwillbefinishedintenyearsD.thedamwillbe156meterstallwhenitisfinished65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheYangtzeRiverwasfirstdammedintheyear1993.B.Thewaterlevelinthereservoirwillremainat135meters.C.TheThreeGorgesDamisontheeasternmostpartoftheriver.
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阅读下面短文并回答问题然后将答案写到题后相应的位置上请注意问题后的字数要求[1]WithJewelinthePalace大长今becomingthefavoritedramainChinaseveralyearsagoKoreanfoodismorepopularamongtheChinesE.Koreanfoodiswell-balancedandlowincalories卡路里.SomepeopleevenclaimthatyoucaneatasmuchKoreanfoodasyoulikewithoutgainingweight.[2]Kimchi泡菜isthebestknownKoreanfooD.ItisavegetabledishhighlyseasonedwithpeppergarlicetC.ItisservedwitheverykindofKoreanmealsandhelpsstimulatetheappetitE.LargequantitiesofKimchiareusuallymadeinlatefallorearlywinter.KimchicontainsamountsofgoodnutrientssuchasvitaminCandfiber.[3]Othervegetabledishes_______inKoreA.TheKoreanstraditionallyeatmorevegetableswithriceinmainmealsthanmeatsandthevegetabledishesarevariousinkindsandtastes.[4]Koreansalsolikemeatdishes.Pulgoki烤肉isoneofthefamousdishestowesterners.PulgokiisgenerallycalledKoreanbarbecue.Itismarinated腌inasaucemadefromsoysauce酱油garlicsugarsesameoil芝麻油andotherseasoningsandcookedoverafireinfrontofthetablE.[5]SoupsareimportantinKoreans’dailylifE.Throughthehistorythesoupculturewasdevelopedbecauseofthestarvationorcoldweather.WhentheKoreans’ancestorswereshortoffoodtheymadesoupoutofsmallamountofvegetablesandbeefbones.AlsothehotsoupcouldplayaroleinprotectingthepersonsfromthecolD.[6]GenerallytheKoreandietusesmuchgrainandvegetableswhichaddfiberandproteinKoreanfoodhasmoderatecaloriesandiswell-balanceD.Eventhoughthewestern-styledietismoreandmorefamousinKoreaintermsofcuriosityandconveniencethebasicdietremains.76.WhyisKoreanfoodhealthy?nomorethan10words____________________________________________________________________-77.FromwherecanyouseeKimchiisfamousinKorea?nomorethan20words________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________78.FilltheblankwithproperwordsorphraseinParagraph3.nomorethan5words____________________________________________________________________79.ComparedtoWesternfoodwhichdoyouthinkismorenutritive?Why?nomorethan30words________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphintoChinesE.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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subwaysTheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesFeatures:TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatmakeupofTokyo’shugesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachdaymakingitthebusiestsystemintheworlD.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya-literallypusher-whopushpassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclosE.Andyouthinkyourrideishell.TheMoscowMetroFeatures:TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworlD.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers枝行吊灯marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals精美壁画.Withmorethan7millionridersadaykeepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMTRFeatures:TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.ItalsointroducedOctopuscardsthatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronicallybutbuystuffatconveniencestoressupermarketsrestaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.ShanghaiMetroFeatures:ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystemandithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopeneD.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.BythatpointitwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicagoL.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroFeatures:LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundeventhough55percentofitliesabovegrounD.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworldyoucancallitanythingyoulikE.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversincE.Some3millionpeoplerideeachdayeveryoneofthemrememberingtoMindthegap56.Whichonecanprovidetheriderswithsomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR57.___________isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.ShanghaiMetroD.TheHongKongMTR58.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro___________.A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargestC.maybelargerthantheChicagoLinthefutureD.isthebusiestintheworld59.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?A.2B.3C.4D.560.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ShanghaiisthethirdtobuildametrosysteminChinawhichhasbecomethelargestintheworlD.B.You’llfeelsickwhenyoutravelontheTokyoMetroandToeiLines.C.LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundbecause55percentofitliesabovegrounD.D.Itisestimatedthat95%ofthepopulationinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.
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Howwordscameintobeingisunknown.Allweassume推测isthatsomeearlymeninventedcertainsoundsinonewayoranothertoexpressthoughtsandfeelingsactionsandthingssothattheycouldtalkwitheachother.Latertheyagreeduponcertainsignscalledletterswhichcouldbeputtogethertoshowthosesoundsandwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesoundswhetherspokenorwritteninlettersarecalledwords.Thepowerofwordsthenliesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringuptoourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperienceandthelongerwelivethemorecertainwordsbringbacktousthehappyandsadeventsofourpastandthemorewereadandlearnthemorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichhavepowerfuleffectsonourmindsandfeelings.Thiscleveruseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle文体.Abovealltherealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanexpresshismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusicandwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemcorrectlyortheywillmakeourspeechsillyandcommon.68.Welearnfromthetextthatlanguagemighthavebegunwith________.A.expressionsB.actionsC.signsD.sounds69.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph2?A.Thelearningofnewwords.B.Theimportanceofoldwords.C.Therelationofhumanexperiencewithwords.D.Thegradualchangeanddevelopmentofwords.70.Inthelastparagraphwhatdoestheauthorsuggestthatweshoulddo?A.Usewordsskilfully.B.Makemusicalspeeches.C.Learnpoemsbyheart.D.Associatewithlisteners.
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InanefforttocontrolthebudgetBeijinghalted暂停constructionworkonseveralvenues会场includingthehigh-techNationalStadiumlastmonth.WestoppedconstructionworkmainlyinordertomakeourdesignperfectsothatwecanreducecostssaidBOCOG'SExecutiveVicePresidentLiuJingmin.ButthenewdesignwillnotaffectthebasicfunctionsofthestadiumheaddeD.Expectationsforabest-everOlympicshaverunhighinChinasinceBeijingwonthehostingrighttohostthe2008OlympicGamesonJuly132001.Butitisamorefrighteningandcom-plicatedtasktoholdtheOlympicGamesthanwinningthebiD.64.Thepurposeofwritingthetextis________.A.toholdaOlympicsofhigherstandardB.toshowthatBeijinghasn'tenoughmoneyC.toreducethecostsofconstructionworkD.tomaketheStadium'sdesignworse65.Theunderlinedwordcomplicatedinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.复杂的B.精确的C.仔细的D.功能的66.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A.BeijingistakingstepstospeedupafewvenuesB.BeijingisfacingallkindsofdifficultieswiththeprojectC.thenewdesignoftheStadiumwillbepassedD.theconstructionworkinBeijingisunderconstruction
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AcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwardsarethemostprominentfilmawardintheUnitedStates.TheAwardsaregrantedbytheAcademyofMotinPictureArtsandSciences.AcademyAwardsarenicknamedOscarswhichisalsothenicknameofthestatuette小雕像.ThenameissaidtohavebeenbornwhenMargaretHerricksawthestatuetteonatableandsaid:ItlooksjustlikemyuncleOscar!BerlinFilmFestivalOneoftheAfestivalsinEurope.TheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalalsocalledtheBerlinaleisheldannuallyinFebruaryandstartedin1951afteraninitiativeoftheAmericanwhooccupiedpartofthecityafterWorldWarⅡ.Thejury专家评奖团alwaysplacedspecialemphasisonrepresentingfilmsfromallovertheworldfromtheformerEasternBloc集团Countriesaswellasfromwesterncountries.TheawardsarecalledGoldenandSilverBearsastheBearisthesymbolofBerlin.VeniceFilmFestivalTheVeniceFilmFestivaltakesplaceeveryyearinlateAugust/earlySeptemberontheLidointhehistoricPalazzodelCinemainVeniceItaly;itsmainawardistheLeoned’OroGoldenLion.RecentlyanewawardhasbeenaddedtheSanMarcoAwardforthebestfilm.CannesFilmFestivalTheCannesFilmFestivalisafamousinternationalfilmfestival.IthasbeenheldannuallyinCannesinthesouthofFrancesince1946withafewexceptions.GivenmassivemediaexposuretheFestivalisattendedbymanymoviestarsandisapopularvenueformovieproducerstolaunchtheirnewfilmsandattempttoselltheirworkstothedistributorswhocomefromallovertheglobe.ThemostfamousawardgivenoutatCannesisthePalmed’OrGoldenPalmforthebestfilm;thisissometimessharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear.46.WhichAwardcanbesharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutOscarsisnottrue?A.It’sthenicknameofAcademyAwardsB.It’salsothenicknameofthestatuette.C.ItgotitsnamebecauseMargaretsaidthestatuettelookedlikehisuncle.D.It’sanawardinFrance.48.WhichAwardhastheshortesthistory?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward49.WhyistheAwardforBerlinFilmFestivalcalledGoldenandSilverBear?A.ItlookslikeabearB.ItismadeupofbearfurC.ThebearisthesymbolofBerlinD.BearisrareinBerlin50.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A.AnintroductionoffamousfilmfestivalsandfilmawardsB.AnadvertisementforfilmsandTVprogrammes.C.Introducethenicknamesoffamousfilmawards.D.Aguideofhowtospendfamousfilmfestivals.
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Dyslexiaisatermusedtodescribeamarkeddifficultyinlearningtoreaddespitenormalintelligenceandvision.Theproblemisuniversalbutresearchsuggestsitdoesn’taffecteverycultureorlanguagegroupequally.OnChina’smainlandandinJapanforexampledyslexiaratesareestimatedatlessthan5percentcomparedto10percentto20percentintheU.S.ThereareintriguingtheoriesastowhyandJapanhasproducedsomeimportantclues.Japanesechildrenfirstlearntoreadandwriteinparallelphoneticalphabetshiragana平假名andkatakan__假名eachcontaining46charactersrelatingto46differentsounds.AfterconqueringthemthestudentstartstolearningChinesecharacters.AccordingtoUnowhoworksforJapan’sNationalCenterofNeurologyandPsychiatryjust1percentofJapanesestudentshavedyslexicproblemswithChinesecharacters.Thenumbersjumpabitwhenitcomestowriting---2percentforhiragana3.8percentforkatakanaand5percentforideograms---butthey’restilllowbyAmericanstandards.41.Thepassageisabout______.A.dyslexiaandintelligenceB.dyslexiaandcultureC.dyslexiaandvisionD.dyslexiaandpersonality42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueofdyslexia?A.Itisaworldwideproblem.B.Itisaregionalproblem.C.Itisasocialproblem.D.Itisabiologicalproblem.43.Whichofthefollowingcountriesismostaffectedwithdyslexiaaccordingtothepassage?A.ChinaB.JapanC.U.S.A.D.U.K.44.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueoftheJapaneselanguage?A.Itisdividedintotwotypesofphoneticalphabets.B.ItcontainsmorekatakanathanhiraganA.C.Hiraganaandkatakanahavethesamenumberofsoundsandcharacters.D.ItincludesChinesecharacters.45.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThereisnoobviousreasonfortheunbalanceddistributionofdyslexiaintheworlD.B.TheexistingtheoriesaboutdyslexiaaresolidandconclusivE.C.Thereareunderlyingreasonsforthedifferenceswithdyslexiaproblemswithdifferentpeoples.D.TherelativelylowernumberofitspeoplesufferingfromdyslexiainJapanmaybeattributedtoitsreadingandwritingsystem.
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SudanisaratherlargenationinthenortheasternpartofAfricA.IthasabouttwentymillionpeoplE.ItalsohasashortcoastlinealongtheRedSeA.Somenorthernareasofthecountryhavedesertswhilethesouthernparthastropical热带的rainforest.TheircapitalcityisKhartoum.AtKhartoumtheBlueNileandtheWhiteNilecometogethertoformtheNileRiverwhichistheworld’slongestriver.KhartoumhasaboutfourhundredandseventythousandpeoplE.TherearetwogroupsofpeoplewholiveinSudan.InthenorthernpartofthecountrytherearemanyArabic-speakingMuslims.Theymakeupabouttwo-thirdsofthetotalpopulation.InthesouthernareatherearegroupsofpeoplewhospeakAfricanlanguages.Thenorthernandsouthernareasalsohavedifferenthistories.Peopleinthesouthlivedbythemselvesformanyyears.Howeverthenorthernareawascontrolledbyforeignersforseveralcenturies.AftertheWorldWarIISudanbecamecompletelyindependent.60.PeoplelivinginthecapitalcityofSudanmakeupmorethan______ofthetotalpopulation.A.1%B.2%C.3%D.5%61.TheRepublicofSudanwasprobablyfoundedin______.A.1956B.1916C.1936D.189662.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SudanliesinthenortheastofAfricA.B.SudanhasdifferentkindsofclimatE.C.MuslimsmakeuponlyasmallpartoftheSudan’spopulation.D.ThenorthernareaofSudanwasoncecontrolledbyforeigners.
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WritingalongbookseemedtobetoomuchformE.SoforalongtimeIjustwroteshortarticles.Onedayinspiration灵感foranarticlehitmeandasIstartedwritingparagraphsbeganflowingoutfast.ItturnedouttobetoolongtobeanarticlE.Ithoughtitwouldnothurttotryselfpublishingabooklet小册子.Thefirstprintingofthis32pageblackandwhitebookletsoldoutwithinaweek.HereissomethingthatIhavelearnedthroughmyexperiencE.1.Startsmall.Don’ttrytohavea400pageworkasyourfirstpublication出版物.Isuggestyoupublishabookletunder50pagestolaunchyourcareerasanauthor.2.AskforadvicE.Ifyouknowsomepeoplewhohavepublishedsomethingaskthemforadviceandhelp.Youwillgainusefulinformationfromthemandsaveyourselfmanyproblems.3.____________________WhenyouputyourheartintosomethingonlytohearWe’renotinterestedyoumaygethurt.Butyoumustremindyourselfthatthisisquitecommon.Everyyesyoureceivecomesafteratleastfivenoesespeciallyatthebeginning.Youneedtorevise校订yourbookmanytimestoreducethechancesofbeingturneddown.4.Themoreyoumarketthemoreyousell.Youcanpublishanexcellentbook.Butifnopeopleknowaboutityoucannotexpectmanybuyers.Sendoutanemailtofriendsfamilyandbusinesspartnerstellingthemyourbook’spublicationdatE.Askthemtohelpsellyourbook.Donotbeafraidtotrynovelideas.68.Welearnthatbeforeselfpublishinghisfirstbookletthewritermostprobably________.A.hopedthathewouldwritesomefamouslongstoriesB.hadnothingpublishedinnewspapersC.wasnothappywithwhathehadwrittenD.thoughtitdifficulttofinishalongbook69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlaunchinPoint1heremean?A.Begin.B.Develop.C.LeaD.D.DescribE.70.What’sthebesttitleforPoint3?A.Noonewilllikewhatyouwroteatfirst.B.Youwillgethurtbywhatyouwroteatfirst.C.Prepareforayesratherthanano.D.Bepreparedtodealwithnoes
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TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJunefathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresentstreatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.HowevertheideaforcreatingadayforchildrentohonortheirfathersbeganinSpokaneWashington.A.womanbythenameofSonoraSmartDoddthoughtoftheideaforFather’sDaywhilelisteningtoaMother’sDaysermonin1909.HavingbeenraisedbyherfatherHenryJacksonSmartafterhermotherdiedSonorawantedherfathertoknowhowspecialhewastoher.Itwasherfatherthatmadealltheparentalsacrificesandwasintheeyesofhisdaughteraselflessandlovingman.Sonora’sfatherwasborninJunesoshechosetoholdthefirstFather’sDaycelebrationinSpokaneWashingtononthe19thofJune1910.In1924PresidentCalvinCoolidgedeclaredthethirdSundayinJuneasFather’sDay.RosesaretheFather’sDayflowers:redtobewornforalivingfatherandwhiteifthefatherhasdieD.Whenchildrencan’tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinnertheysendagreetingcarD.Traditionallyfathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental.Mostgreetingcardsaretoospecialsofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem.SomegiveheartfeltthanksforbeingtherewheneverthechildneededDaD.46.TheUnitedStatesisspecialinFather’sDaybecause______.A.manypeoplecelebratethedayB.onlyAmericacelebratesthedayC.AmericamakesitanofficialdayD.allmenarehonoredinAmerica47.AtfirstFather’sDaywasfixedonJune19thbecause______.A.Sonorahonoredherfatheronherfather’sbirthdayB.Sonora’sbirthdaywasJune19C.itwasdecidedbythepresidentatthattimeD.hermotherdiedonJune1948.HowmanyyearshaspassedbeforeFather’sDaybecameanofficialdaysincethefather’sdaywascelebrated?A.4B.10C.14D.2449.AccordingtothepassageonFather’sDay______.A.peoplewillwearthesameflowerstohonortheirfathersB.onlydaughterswearredflowerstohonortheirfathersC.childrenmustgohometohonortheirfathersD.fathersareoftenhonoredindifferentways50.AccordingtothepassagewecaninferthatHenryJacksonSmart______.A.wasverykindtoanyoneB.didalotforhisdaughterC.wasthefirstfatherhonoredin1924D.alwayshelpothersbygivingmoney
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Americanofficeworkersspendanaverageof52hoursaweekattheirdesksaccordingtoastatisticsurvey.SomemightarguethatnotallthattimeisspentworkingbutstillallthosehoursinwindowlessofficeswithartificiallightcanhaveaninfluencE.AfewgreenadditionscouldhavealargeeffectonworkerhappinessaccordingtothesurveyledbyTinaCadefromTexasStateUniversity.WeprettymuchfoundoutthatifyouhadwindowsandplantsorevenifyoujusthadplantsinyourofficeyouweremoresatisfiedwithyourjobCadetoldLiveSciencE.Wethoughtitwasimportantforofficesbecausealotoftimespeoplearelookingforwaystokeepemployeeshappyanddoalltheseexpensivethingslikebuildingagym.Maybeforlessinvestmenttheycouldputinafewplantsinimportantplaces.Theteamsurveyed450officeworkersinTexasandtheMidwestaskingquestionsaboutjobsatisfactionandtheworkenvironments.Whenaskedabouttheiroveralllifequality82saidtheyfeltcontentorveryhapppy.Only69percentofthosewhoworkwithplantsbutwithoutwindowsand60percentofthosewhohavewindowsbutnoplantssaidtheyfeltthisway.Thegroupofpeoplewhoworkwithoutplantsorwindowswerethemostdissatisfiedwithonly58percentofthemsayingthatoveralltheywerecontentorveryhappy.Whilenoonewhoworkswithplantswindowsorbothreportedtheyfeltmiserable0.8percentofthosewhoworkinofficeswithouteithersaidtheyweremiserable.IwasreallysurprisedthathavingaplantinyourofficeappearedtobemorebeneficialthanhavingawindowinyourofficeCadesaiD.Everybodysays‘Ineedawindow!’butactuallyitseemedlikeaplantcouldbeasuitablealternativE.60.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Greenplantscanincreasejobsatisfaction.B.Aneasierwaytoincreasejobsatisfaction.C.Whatthebestworkingenvironmentis.D.Whoarehappywiththeirjobenvironment.61.Amongthe450peoplesurveyed________.A.69percenthaveplantsintheirofficesB.60percenthavewindowsintheirwallsC.0.8percentofthemfeeldissatisfiedD.about18percentofthemaresatisfied62.Accordingtothesurveythegroupofpeoplewhoworkwithoutplantsorwindows______.A.didn’tfeelcontentatallB.allsufferedfromworkpressureC.workedwithlowefficiencyD.werethemostdissatisfied63.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Theemployerswanttodolittletokeepemployeeshappy.B.Sometimesitdoesn’tneedmuchtoincreasejobhappiness.C.Agymcontributeslesstojobhappinessthangreenplants.D.Employershavetriedeverymeanstoincreasejobhappiness.64.Whereshouldthepassageberead?A.Inasciencefiction.B.Inanessay.C.OnapopsciencewebsitE.D.Inanofficialdocument.
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TheiPhonetheiPad:eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad一时的风尚.Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletteri—andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC’siPlayer—whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet—adoptedthetitlein2008.A.lovelybear—popularintheUSandUK—thatplaysmusicandvideoiscallediTeddy.A.slimmed-downversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwaslaunchedlastweekunderthenamei.Ingeneralsingle-letterprefixes前缀havebeenpopularsincethe1990swhentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcametousE.MostiproductsaretargetedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’siit’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablenamE.Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletteri.Whynotuseaborcinstead?AccordingtoTonyThorneheadoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollegE.Londoniworksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleusesinooneknowswhetheritmeansInternetinformationindividualorinteractiveThornetoldBBCMagazines.EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPoditseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinitionhesays.HoweverthankstoApplethetermisnowassociatedwithportability轻便addsThornE.ClearlytheletterialsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneedsandwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.AlongwithGoogleandblogreadersofBBCMagazinesvotediasoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecadE.Butashistoryshowspeoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990sproductswith2000intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasassociatedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.Howeverasweenteredthenewcenturythetrendinevitably不可避免地disappeareD.62.WecaninferthattheIndependent’siisaimedat.A.youngreadersB.oldreadersC.fashionablewomenD.engineers63.Theunderlinedwordambiguousmeans.A.popularB.uncertainC.certainD.unique64.Nowadaystheitermoftenremindspeopleoftheproductswhichare.A.recyclableB.environmentallyfriendlyC.advancedD.easytocarryormove65.Thewritersuggeststhat__________.A.thepopularityofiproductsmaynotlastlongB.iproductsareoftenofahighqualityC.theletterbreplacesletteritonametheproductsD.iTeddyisalivebear
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Internetaccessandpoweroutletsavailableinmostcafesinthe.developedworldmightreduceyourproductivity.Atypicaltalefromstoremanagersisofcustomerswhobuyasinglecupofcoffeeorteaandoccupyafour-seattableforeightormorehours.Astorefullofthesepeopleturnstheshopintoasilencebrokenonlybythetappingofkeyboardkeys.Inothershowevercustomersusethenetworkbrieflyandtheturnoverishigh.Cafeownershavetalkedabouttheirdiscomfortforyears.SomecafesfoundersstartedturningoffWi-Fi无线网络ontheweekends.Theexperimentledtosuccesstheysaid.PeoplewhootherwiseavoidedthecafecameinandtheplacebecamecrowdedonSaturdaysandSundays.Intheyearssincehundredsofarticleshaveappearedaboutsimilarcasesinwhichacoffeeshopturnsoffthesignalandsometimesblockselectricaloutlets.NickBiltontheNewYorkTimesBitsblogeditorwasbannedfromreadinganelectronicbookafewdaysago.TheActualCafeinOaklandopenedlastyearwithlapton-freeweekends.TheownerSalBednarzwroteinanemailIthinkit'sfascinatingthatwe'veallowedtechnologytoentersomuchofourlivesthatitcanfeellikeanaffront冒犯whensomeoneasksustostepawayfromitforashortwhile.DanDrozdenkotheowneroftheDownbeatCafeinLosAngelessaysPeoplecomeherebecausewedon'tofferit.Theyknowtheycangettheirworkdoneandconcentrated.Fortasksthatdon'trequireconstantmonitoringoflivedate—suchasstockmanagementormindingserveroperations—productivityseemstosoarwhentheconstantbrightshinyballoftheInternetisnowheretobeseen.Peopleoftenleavethehouseorofficetofreethemselvesofconditionsthatreduceproductivityonlytowalkintoavenuethatletsthemsurfandotherwiseavoidfocus.Couldtheofferofsingle-taskingandquietthinkingbeasellingpointwhendrinkingcoffeeortea?A.moment'srelieffromtheBlackbgerrybuzztheiphonealerttheAndroidannoyance?Onlyifonerememberstoturnoffone's3Gconnectiontoo.72.What'sthedisadvantageforacafeownerifthecustomersusetheInternetlong?A.Itmakestheturnoverslowandaffectsthebusiness.B.Itmakesthecafesilentandisbadforitsatmosphere.C.Theownerisdisturbedbythetappingofkeyboardkeys.D.ItcostsalottoofferInternetaccesstocustomers.73.WhathappenedafterWi-Fiwasturnedoffinthecafeontheweekends?A.ItaddedmuchinconveniencetopeopleB.Customersstayedinthecafelongerthanbefore.C.Theenvironmentinthecafewasimproved.D.Thereweremorecustomersinthecafe.74.WhatcanbeinferredfromthewordsofDanDrozdenko?A.Ifpeopledon'tgettheirworkdonetheyshouldn'tgotoacoffeeshop.B.Ifpeoplegotoacoffeeshoptheywouldconcentratemoreontheirwork.C.IfpeopledotheirworkwhilesurfingtheInternetinacoffeeshoptheycan'tconcentrate.D.Ifpeoplecan'tsurftheInternetinacoffeeshoptheywouldbeunwillingtocome75.TheunderlinedwordsoarinParagraph6istheclosestinmeaningto__.A.existB.maintainC.riseD.change.
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AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaints抱怨ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisparislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles过道.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.6l.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.ThedifficultyinmeetingpeoplE.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.62.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred推断butisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.PeoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolourD.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.63.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.64.Accordingtothewriterapossiblewaytowinawoman’sheartisto.A.pickupapurplebasketB.Buylow-fatfoodC.embellishyourappearanceD.buypetfood65.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.C.ThesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmorE.D.ThesupermarketdatingislessexpensivE.
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What’sinaname?AccordingtoShakespeare’sRomeoandJulietthereisnottoomuch.Thatwhichwecallarosebyanyothernamewouldsmellassweet.ButShakespearemayhavebeenwrong.Inmostculturesnamesmatteragreatdeal.AmericanschoosenamesfortheirchildrenwithcarE.Parentsusuallythinkabouttheimpressionanamegivesnotitsmeaning.MostAmericanswouldconsideraJennifermoreattractivethanaBerthaforexamplE.ThelastnameorsurnamemustalsobeconsideredwhenchoosingafirstandmiddlenamE.A.namelikeLesterChesterHesterwouldsoundpoeticbutodD.Parentswouldavoidnamesthatremindthemofpeopletheydon’tlikE.Ontheotherhandpeoplemightnametheirchildrenafterarespectedelderlyrelativeorevenafamousperson.Thepopularityofcertainnamescanchangewitheachnewgeneration.NamesthatwereoncecommonlikeFannyorElmersoundold-fashionedtoday.Butothernames---likeJohnandDavidMaryandSarah---havestoodthetestoftimeandcontinuetobefavorites.PeopleinAmericadon’talwayscalltheirfriendsandrelativesbytheirgivennames.Insteadtheyoftenusenicknames.SometimesnicknamesareshortformsofalongernamE.ForinstanceagirlnamedElizabethmaybecalledLisaBethorBetsy.AschildrengrowuptheymaydecideforthemselveswhichnicknametheywishtobecalleD.SomepeoplejustgobytheinitialsoftheirfirstandmiddlenameslikeB.J.orR.C.Andofcoursepeoplemaycalltheirchildrenortheirsweetheartsotherspecialnicknames.OftentheyhaveasweetflavorlikeHoneyorSugar.What’sinaname?A.worldofsignificancE.Soifyou’rechoosinganEnglishnameforyourselftakecaretochooseagoodonE.A.made-upnamecouldsoundstrangetonativeEnglishspeakers.AndatranslationofyourChinesenamemaynotmakeanappropriatenameeither.Butagoodnamecanleaveapositiveandlastingimpression.AsanAmericanpoliticianoncesaidInreallifeunlikeinShakespearethesweetnessoftherosedependsuponthenameitbears.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2mean?A.Peoplechangenamesinordertobepopularwiththenewgeneration.B.Nameswillchangebythemselvesinordertobepopular.C.Somenamesmaynolongerbepopularamongthenewgeneration.D.NonamescanstandthetestoftimE.42.Whenchoosingnamesyoushouldsticktothefollowingprinciplesexceptthat__________.A.theimpressionanamegivesismoreimportantthanitsmeaningB.youcannameafterawell-knownpersonC.surnameshouldbepaidattentiontoD.youcancreateanamethatisspecial43.Thewordinitialinparagraph3probablymeans__________.A.nicknameB.thefirstletterC.shortformD.title44.Theauthorwillnameanewlybornbabygirl__________.A.BerthaB.FannyC.YunyunD.Elizabeth45.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.NameshavegreatsignificancetoAmericans.B.Nameschangewhentimegoesby.C.ChinesepeopleshouldbecarefulwhenchoosingtheirEnglishnames.D.RosessmellsweetbyanyothernamE.
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Thegiganticdamofthemulti-functionwatercontrolfacilitywouldbefinishedninemonthsaheadofschedulesaidanengineerwhoisinchargeoftheThreeGorgesProject.HesaidbyJunetheworkerswouldhavebuiltthehalf-donedamfromthesouthernbankoftherivertotheheightof185meters.TheThreeGorgesProjectwillbecapableofcontrollingthefloodsontheYangtzebythenandgeneratingmoreelectricity.Andthelevelofthewaterstoredinthereservoirwillrisefrom135metersatpresentto156meters.SituatedneartheXilingGorgetheeasternmostgorgeoftheThreeGorgesonthemiddlereachesoftheYangtzeRivertheThreeGorgesDamisdesignedtohavealengthof2309metersandaheightof185meters.Itwillalsohavethefunctionsforfloodcontrolpowergenerationandnavigation.ItwillbebuiltfromnorthernandsouthernbanksoftheYangtzewhichhasbeentroubledbyfloodsforhundredsofyears.Launchedin1993theThreeGorgesProjectincludingthe185-meter-highdamand26generatorsonbothbanksoftheYangtzeisbeingbuiltinthreephases.Thepreparationsandconstructionofthefirstphasewerecarriedoutbetween1993and1997.TheYangtzewasdammedattheThreeGorgesareaforthefirsttimeonNovember81997.TheentireThreeGorgesProjectisexpectedtobecompletedin2009andbythenitwillbeabletogenerate84.7billionkwhofelectricityeveryyear.63.Theunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphmightmean____.A.placesB.periodsC.gorgesD.dams64.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.theconstructionwillbecompletedaheadoftimeB.thebiggestfunctionofthedamisusedtocontrolfloodC.theThreeGorgesDamwillbefinishedintenyearsD.thedamwillbe156meterstallwhenitisfinished65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheYangtzeRiverwasfirstdammedintheyear1993.B.Thewaterlevelinthereservoirwillremainat135meters.C.TheThreeGorgesDamisontheeasternmostpartoftheriver.
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SmartphoneSecurityBlanketsSecurity—fortheinformationonyoursmartphoneaswellasforthephoneitself—isahottopicthesedays.Thetruthisthatyou’repackingalotofsensitiveinformationonyourphoneandyoushouldkeepitsafE.WhenitcomestophysicalsecurityiPhoneuserswoulddowelltodownloadFindMyiPhoneafreeappapplicationprogramfromApplethatallowsyoutovisitawebsiteandseeyourloststolenormisplacedphoneonamap.YoucanthensoundanalarmsendamessagethatwillpopuponitsscreenlockthephoneoreraseallyourdatA.Androiddoesnothaveanexactequivalentbutthereareplentyofalternatives.A.freeappcalledLookoutoffersthefind-my-phonefeaturE.Thepaidversionallowsyoutowipethedatafromyourphoneremotely.Thenthereisyourcoffeeshop’sWiFinetwork.Anyonewithminimaltechnicalexpertskillcansnoopon窥视peopleusingsharedwirelessnetworksharvestingpasswordsandotherpersonaldatA.Lookout’sappswillcautionyouwhenyou’veloggedontoanunsecurenetworkbutcannotprotectyouonceyou’retherE.InordertoprotectyourselfonsuchnetworksyoucanuseavirtualprivatenetworkorV.P.N.ThisturnsallyouractivityintononsensetoanyonetryingtoreadalongwithyoufromacrosstheStarbucks.Italsokeepswebsitesfromtrackingyouandifyou’retravelingallowsyoutogetaccesstositesthatmaybeblockedinothercountries.IfyouhaveaniPhonethesimplestV.P.N.appisprobablyHotspotShieldwhosedistinguishingfeatureissaidtobethatitautomaticallykicksineachtimeyoustartbrowsing浏览asopposedtootherV.P.N.appsthatrequireyoutostartthemupmanually.ThismattersbecauseevenifyoudecideyouwantaV.P.N.appyouwanttospendapproximatelyzerotimethinkingaboutit.ForthemostpartthatwastrueofHotspotShieldthoughoccasionallyittookawhiletoconnectortemporarilylostconnectionwithoutwarning.Ifoundmyselfhavingtoturntheapponandoffsometimeswhichinvolvedsettingmyphoneconstantly.IfevenreadingaboutthesettingsonyourphonedrivesyoucrazythenitisprobablybesttostayawayfromaV.P.N.app.Butifyou’rethetypewhocan’tresistcheckingyourbankbalancefromyourcornerbarthehasslemaybepreferabletotherisk.64.Whichofthefollowingcanwarnyouagainsttheunsecurenetwork?A.AndroiD.B.V.P.N.C.Lookout.D.FindMyiPhonE.65.ByusingV.P.N.userscan_______.A.findtheirlostphoneontheInternetB.eraseallthedatafromthephoneremotelyC.checktheirbankbalancenowandthenD.savetheirbrowsingfrombeingtracked66.TheunderlinedwordthatinParA.6referstothefactthat_____.A.aV.P.N.appkicksinautomaticallyB.theuserstartsV.P.N.appsmanuallyC.theapptakesawhiletoconnectD.usersspendnotimethinkingaboutit
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Oneofthethingstobelearntinaforeignlanguageisguessingallthetimewhatkindofthingtocomewhenlisteningtosomeonetalking.Peopledothisallthetimeintheirownlanguagesoitisnecessary必要的todothisinaforeignlanguagetoo.Herearesomeexamples.1.What'sthematterIwenttoapartylastnightsoI2.Ifeelsotiredthesedays.Ithinkyou'dbetter3.Ofcoursesheneverstopstalking.SheisoneofthemostYoucanseefromtheabovethreeexamplesthatthecontext上下文helpsalotinunderstandingwhatisbeingtalkedabout.SoguessingisveryimportantinunderstandingEnglishespecially尤其spokenEnglish.66.Thispassagetellsusmainlyabout_________.A.theimportanceofguessinginlearningaforeignlanguageB.howtoguesswhatoneisgoingtotalkaboutC.someexamplesofrightguessingD.howimportantitistoguessallthetime67.fromthecontextwecanseemaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLEIis_________.A.soIdidn'thaveagoodtimE.B.soIwenttobedverylatE.C..SoIfeltunhappy.D.soIgotupveryearly.68.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE2is________.A.Ithinkyou'dbetterhaveagoodrestandtakegoodcareofyourself.B.Ithinkyou'dbetterhavesomethingtodrink.C.Ithinkyou'dbettergetsomehelpfromyourfriends.D.Ithinkyou'dbetterbemorecareful.69.MaybethefinishedanswerinEXAMPLE3is______.A.sheisoneofthemostfamousfilmstars.B.sheisoneofthemostbeautifulwomen.C.sheisoneofthemostfamousspeakers.D...sheisoneofthemosttalkativewomen.70.Fromthepassagewecaninfer推断thatguessingis_______inlearningaforeignlanguagE.A.theonlywayB.moreimportantinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglishC.moreimportantthananyotherwayD.moreimportantinwrittenEnglishthaninspokenEnglish
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China’seconomicgrowthhardtopredictTheworseningglobaleconomicsituationmakesitdifficultforChinatopredictitsgrowthfornextyearaseniorofficialsaidonFriday.HowfastChina’seconomywillgrownextyearisuncertainLiuHedeputydirectoroftheOfficeoftheCentralLeadingGrouponFinanceandEconomyWorktoldChinaDaily.Toalargeextenttheratewillbedecidedbytheexternal外部situationLiusaidduringadiscussionwithSwedishPrimeMinisterFredrikReinfeldtandothereconomistsinBeijing.ThisyearGDPisestimatedtogrowat9.4or9.5percentdownfrom10.6percentlastyearhesaiD.HowevertheimpactofthecurrentfinancialturbulenceonoureconomyismuchlessthanontherestoftheworlD.NicholasSternaformerUKgovernmentadvisoralsotoldChinaDailyitwilltakeatleastoneortwoyearsfortheworldtorecoverfromtherecessionwhichisnowspreadingfromtheUSandtheUKtotherestoftheworlD.Wedon’tknowhowlongtherecessionwilllastbutitisunlikelytobeshorthesaiD.LiusaidChinacanusethedownturn衰退asanopportunitytorestructureitseconomywhichhasreliedheavilyongovernmentinvestmentforeigntradeandlow-costtechnologyoverthepastyears.WhentheeconomyisexperiencingfastgrowthcompaniesareunwillingtoupgradetheirtechnologiesLiusaiD.Theslowdowngivessuchfirmstheopportunitytoenhance提高theircompetitiveedgethroughbettertechnologies.FromChinaDaily2009-01-1145.Howmanypeoplearementionedinthispassage?A.Only2.B.Nomorethan3.C.Notmorethan4.D.Atleast5.46.ItcanbeinferredfromLiu’swordsthattheimpactofthecurrentfinancialturbulenceonChina’seconomyis______.A.moreB.lessC.themostD.theleast47.Theunderlineswordextentprobablymeans______.A.senseB.degreeC.sizeD.depth48.AccordingtothepassagethereasonwhyLiusaidthisdownturnisanopportunityforChinatorestructureitseconomyisthat______.A.China’seconomywillnotdependongovernmentinvestmentinthefutureB.ForeigntradewillgrowinthefutureC.ThedownturnwillforceChina’scompaniestoupgradetheirtechnologiesD.Low-costtechnologieswillnotexistinChina
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Oneofthemainchallengesfacingmanycountriesishowtomaintaintheiridentityinthefaceofglobalizationandthegrowingmulti-languagetrend.OneofthemainreasonsforeconomicfailureinmanyAfricancountriesisthefactthatwithafewimportantexceptionsmother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinanyoftheindependentAfricanstates.saidNevilleAlexander.DoctoroftheProjectfortheStudyofAlternativeEducationinSouthAfricaattheUniversityofCapeTown.InresponsetothespreadofEnglishandtheincreasedmulti-languagetrendsarisingfromImmigration.manycountrieshaveintroducedlanguagelawsinthelawsinthelastdecade.Insometheuseoflanguagesotherthanthenationallanguageisbannedinpublicspacessuchasadvertisingposters.Oneofthefirstsuchlegalprovisionswasthe1994Toubonlaw'inFrance.buttheideahasbeencopiedinmanycountriessincethen.Sucheffortstogovernlanguageuseareoftendismissedasfutilebylanguageexperts.whoarewellawareofthedifficultyofcontrollingfashionsinspeechandknowfromresearchthatlanguageswitchingamongbilingualsisanaturalprocess.ItisespeciallydifficultfornativespeakersofEnglishtounderstandthedesiretomaintainthe'purityofalanguagebylaw.SincethetimeofShakespeare.Englishhascontinuallyabsorbedforeignwordsintoitsownlanguage.Englishisoneofthemostmixedandrapidlychanginglanguagesintheworld.Butthehasnotbeenabarriertoacquiringprestigeandpower.AnotherreasonforthefailureofmanynativeEnglishspeakerstounderstandtheroleofstateregulationisthatitbasneverbeentheAnglo-Saxonwayofdoingthings.Englishhasneverhadastate-controlledauthorityforthelanguagesimilarforexampletotheAcademieFrancaiseinFrance.TheneedtoprotectnationallanguagesisformostwesternEuropeansarecentphenomenon-especiallytheneedtoensurethatEnglishdoesnotunnecessarilytakeovertoomanyfields.Publiccommunicationeducationandnewmodesofcommunicationpromotedbytechnologymaybekeyfieldstodefend.61.NevilleAlexanderbelievesthat.A.mother-tongueeducationisnotpracticedinallAfricancountriesB.lackofmother-tongueeducationcanleadtoeconomicfailureC.globalizationhasledtotheriseofmulti-languagetrendsD.globalizationhasresultedintheeconomicfailureofAfrica62.Theunderlinedwordfutileinparagraph2mostprobablymeans_____.A.uselessB.practicalC.workableD.necessary63.WhydomanyEnglish-speaking;countriesnotsupportthelanguageprotectioneffortsdescribedinthepassage?A.Theythinklanguageprotectionlawsareineffective.B.Theywanttheirlanguagetospreadtoothercountries.C.Theyhavealonghistoryoftakingwordsfromotherlanguages.D.Itreducesalanguage'sabilitytoacquireinternationalimportance.64.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Englishhastakenoverfieldslikepubliccommunicationandeducation.B.EuropeanshavelongrealizedtheneedtoprotecttheirnationalLanguages.C.Mostlanguageexpertsbelieveitisimportanttopromoteanationallanguage.D.ManyaspectsofnationalculturearethreatenedbythespreadofEnglish.65.Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A.FightingagainsttheruleofEnglishB.Globalizationandmulti-languagetrendsC.ProtectinglocallanguagesandidentitiesD.tomaintainthepurityoflanguagebylaw
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EnglishisspokenasafirstlanguagebymostpeopleintheUSABritainAustraliaNewZealandIrelandandCanadA.HoweverEnglishisspokenallovertheworlD.Itisthemainlanguageinover60countriessuchasIndiaSingaporeandinmanyoftheCaribbeanandPacificislands.InthoseplacesEnglishisoftenasecondlanguagE.Englishhaschangedalottheseyearsandstillgoesonchanging.ItisnolongerrighttotalkaboutBritishEnglishorAmericanEnglishifthespeakerdoesn’tcomefromthosecountries.PeopleinJapanorKoreaforexamplemayusetheAmericanspellingbutmaynotsoundlikeAmericans.Englishwillbethemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworldinthe21stcentury.ThislanguagenolongerbelongstoBritishAmericanorAustralianspeakers.ItbelongstoanyonewhocanusethislanguagE.Afteryouleaveschoolyouwillalmostcertainlyneedit.41.InhowmanycountriesisEnglishspokenasafirstlanguageintheworld?A.FivE.B.Four.C.ThreE.D.Six.42.InwhichothercountriesisEnglishspokenasamainlanguage?A.BritainUSAandAustraliA.B.IndiaSingaporeandmanyofCaribbeanandPacificislands.C.ChinaandJapan.D.NewZealandIrelandandCanadA.43.PeoplefromothercountrieslearnEnglishfor.A.passingexamsB.businessandtravelingC.readingEnglishbooksenjoyingEnglishmusicorwatchingfilmsD.BothB.andC.44.IfpeopleinJapanorKoreausetheAmericanspellingthey.A.willspeakthesameasAmericansB.maynotsoundlikeAmericansC.willspeakBritishEnglishD.willspeakEnglishmuchbetter45.Whichtopicisthebestforthepassage?A.A.firstlanguageintheworlD.B.A.secondlanguageintheworlD.C.EnglisharoundtheworlD.D.A.usefullanguagE.
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DanielDefoeabout1660~1731wasanimportantnovelistintheEnglishliteraturE.WhenhewasyoungheservedasasoldierandhadbeentoSpainItalyFranceandGermany.Atthesametimehewentinforpolitics.Hecaredmuchaboutthedevelopmentofcapitalism资本主义.Hehadwrittenalotofarticlesagainstitandhewasputintoprisontwiceforthat.ItwasnotuntilhewasnearlysixtythathebegantowritethefamousnovelRobinsonCrusoewhichwaspublishedinMay1709.Itspreadsorapidlythatthestorywasknowntoeveryhouseholdsoon.RobinsonCrusoecanbedividedintothreeparts.ThefirstpartisaboutCrusoe’sthreevoyagesthesecondpartabouthishuntinghidingincavesfarmingandhishardstrugglesagainstnatureonasmallislandthethirdaboutthethingswhichhappenedafterhisreturnfromtheislanD.ThesecondpartisthebodyofthenovelinwhichRobinson’scharactersareclearlyshown.DefoewrotehisnovelinasimplestyleandhislanguageiseasytounderstanD.HisnovelwritingsetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.InhislaterpartoflifeHewasinpoorhealthandlivedverypoorly.HediedonApril241731.31.DenielDefoewas______andthewriterof______.A.anEnglishmanATaleofTwoCitiesB.anAmericanAMillionPoundNoteC.aFrenchTheLostNecklaceD.anEnglishRobinsonCrusoe32.HowoldwashewhenhebegantowritehisfamousnovelRobinsonCrusoe?A.Hewasinhissixties.B.Hewasinhisfifties.C.Hewasover60.D.Hewassixty.33.RobinsonCrusoecanbedividedinto____partsandthefirstisabout___.A.twohislonelylifeB.threehischaractersC.threehisjourneysbyseaD.fourhisfame34.Everyhouseholdinthispassagemeans______.A.allmembersofafamilyB.allpeopleC.everybuildingD.personslivinginthesamehouse35.WhatwasDefoe’scontributiontotheEnglishliterature?A.Hewroteaveryinterestingstory.B.Hemadepeoplehappywhilereadinghisstory.C.HesetamilestoneofthemodernEnglishnovel.D.Hewasactiveinpoliticsandwasagainstcapitalism.
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Withsomanyotherwaystogetinformationthesedaysdowestillneedbooks?Oldhabitsdiehardandarepasseddownfromgenerations.Ifyourparentsreadtoyouthechancesareyouwillreadtoyourchildrenandsoon.WellthatisanidealworlD.IthinkitcomesfromtheeducationalsideoflifE.Ifyouhaveagoodexperienceinschoolwithbooksthenreadingonafterschoolyearswon'tbeaproblem.FormeIdidverywellinEnglishlanguageandliteratureasIhadaninspiringandinterestingEnglishteacherwholetuswriteourstoriesfreelywithoutcorrectingourspellingrightaway.ThecreativesideofyoushouldalwayscomefirstandthenthetechnicalerrorscanbecorrecteD.Startingreadingearlyisveryimportanttochildren'srelationshipwithbooks.Ifyoucasuallyreadtoyourchildrenthenthebookswillhavealwaysbeenthereintheirlivesandbythetimereadingcomesalongattheageof4-5yearsolditwillallbefunandstarttomakesensE.Ithastobesaidthatbooksarevitaltolearning.GettinginformationandsearchingontheInternetisfineandnecessaryatthismomentbutitrequiresreadingandreadingrequirespracticeIbelieveweshouldrelaxwhilstlearninganddigestingfactsandinformationandthiscanonlybedonewiththesimplebook.Learnthebasichabitofreadingabookandthenexpandonandusethetechnologyavailablelikee-bookstomakethingsconvenient.Butwhenyou'renotinarushorwhilstonasunnybeachspendingtimewithyourchildrenwhatcouldbebetterthanholdingthatbookinyourhandsandfeelingtheachievementofgettingtothelastpage?1.Theauthorofthepassagethinksthat________.A.thehabitofreadingshouldbepasseddownfromgenerationsB.booksarelessimportantwithsomanyotherwaystogetinformationC.readingtochildrenhasbecomeanoldhabitD.it'sdifficulttogetchildrentoreadbookstoday2.Wecanconcludefromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.childrencandevelopthegoodhabitofreadingbythemselvesB.it'snotnecessarytocorrectchildren'serrorsinreadingC.readingonafterschoolyearsisbecomingadifficultproblemtodayD.agoodteachercancultivatethehabitofreading3.Accordingtothethirdparagraphifyoucasuallyreadtoyourchildrentheywill________.A.formthehabitofreadingintimeB.havenoideaoftheirrelationshipwithbooksC.losetheinterestinreadingbookslaterD.realizetheimportanceofreadingbytheageof44.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheInternet?A.Hethinksitcanonlyruinpeople'spleasureinreading.B.Hethinksitisanimportantwaytogetinformation.C.Hethinksitwillreplacetraditionalbooks.D.Hebelievesweshouldlimittheuseofit.5.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.readinge-booksisabetterwaytodigestfactsandinformationB.thetechnologyavailablecanhelpuslearnthebasichabitofreadingbooksC.readingbooksonasunnybeachisonlyawaytokilltimeD.readingcanbeagreatpleasurewhenyouarenotinahurry
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AustralianFlagDesignsbyReadersoftheSun-HeraldWereceiveddozensofresponsesafterinvitingreaderstosendintheirdesignsforanewflag.Thedesignswereceivedinclude:JamesAnthonyDrummoyneJamesreducestheUnionJackdowninsizeandchangesitsshapetobecomeareminderoftheBritishtraditionratherthancancelingitaltogether.AtthesametimehesuggestsenlargingthestarsoftheSouthernCross.Hisdesignattemptstousethebestofbothworldsinanewlydesignedflag.AshesaystheBritishpartoftheAustralianFlagistoobigandtheAustralianbitsaretoosmall.WhenyoumakethestarsbiggertheAustralianflagcanlookimpressivE.JoeBollenTurranmurraJoe’sflaghasthemainelementsofarisensunwhitehorizon地平线redearthatthebaseandtheSouthernCross.HeintendstomaketherisensunaspecialAustraliansymbolontheflag.HebelievesitrepresentslifE.TheSouthernCrossshowsthatweliveintheSouthernHemispherE.半球MariaIeraciSydneyMariadeletedtheUnionJackbutotherwisekepttheflagasiswiththeSouthernCrossandFederationStar.Shesays‘ThereisonlyonecorrectwaytochangetheAustralianflagandthatistodroptheUnionJack----whenAustraliabecomesaRepublicwhichshehopeswillbebefore2010.RonBennettSydneyRonrecommendsusingtheAboriginalcolorsbutreplacingtheirimageofthesunwiththemapofAustraliA.HesaysAustraliaisuniquebeinganislandcontinentwithaninstantlyrecognizableoutlineatthatandthiswillleavenodoubtastowhichcountrytheflagbelongs.36.Whichofthefourdesignscanremindyouofthepastofthecountry?A.Joe’sB.Maria’sC.Ron’sD.Jame’s37.TheSouthernCrossinsomeofthedesignsrepresents_________.A.thespiritofthenationB.thepositionofthecountryC.thetraditionofBritainD.theexpectationsofthepeople38.WhatdoestheUnionJackreferto?A.theBritishflagB.A.formerBritishrulerC.groupofstarsD.A.formersymbolofAustralia
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IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistration登记cardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.60.Theunderlinedwordsinthispassagemeansto______.A.bereadytohelpothersB.makegooduseofone’sfriendsC.bealittleaheadofothersD.gainsomethingatother’sexpense61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhiletakingataxiinFinlandyoucangetoffwithoutfirstpayingyourfarE.B.InabighotelinFinlandyoucanenjoyfreemealsifyou’relivinginthehotel.C.ThebossesinFinlandpaytheemployeesaccordingtoregistrationoftheirworkinghours.D.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.62.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmoral道德levelB.therearemanyloopholesineverydaylifeinFinlandC.inFinlandmosttaxidriverswillnotchargeyouanythingD.everyoneinFinlandislikeagentlemanfortheyhavefaithinthemselves63.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LifeinFinlandB.A.SocietywithFoolishPeopleC.WhataLifeD.HonestaccountsoftheFinns
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TheUnitedStatesismainlyanEnglish-speakingcountry.Thegreatnumberofpopulation人口speaksEnglishastheirnativelanguagE.Businesseducationandmostpublishaspects方面oflifeareconductedinEnglish.AcrossthecountrypeoplepronounceEnglishsoundsinseveraldifferentwaysandsomeregional地区differencesinwordspellingexistbutforthemostpartAmericansspeakonecommonlanguagE.ThislanguageissometimescalledAmericanEnglish.HowevernoteveryoneintheUSisanativespeakerofEnglish.Mostofthepersonscomingintothecountryarespeakersofotherlanguages.TherearehundredsofcommunitiesaroundtheUSwhereEnglishisnotthemostcommonlyusedlanguagE.ChineseItalianGermanAmericanGreekVietnameseandFrenchareallspokeninagreatnumberofcommunitiesintheUnitedStates.SpanishisthesecondmostcommonlyspokenlanguageafterEnglishintheUS.ItiswidelyspokeninNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry.ForspeakersofotherlanguageslearningEnglishisimportantbuttraditionally传统上teachingpeopletospeakEnglishasasecondlanguagewasgivenlittleattention.Non-EnglishspeakerswereexpectedtopickupthelanguagethroughgettingintouchwithpeopleinpubliC.RecentlythishaschangeD.TodaymostlargepublicschoolsandcommunitycollegeshaveESLEnglishasaSecondLanguageprograms.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.ThereforeESLprogramsteachdifferentEnglishlessonstodifferentstudents.SomeprogramsteachstudentstocommunicateinEnglishinpubliC.1.WhatlanguageorlanguagesdopeopleintheUnitedStatesspeak?A.English.B.AmericanEnglish.C.EnglishandSpanish.D.Englishandlotsofotherlanguages2.ESLstandsfor________.A.EnglishasaSpecialLanguageB.EnglishasaSpokenLanguageC.EnglishandSpanishLanguagesD.EnglishasaSecondLanguage3.WhereisSpanishspokenintheUnitedStates?A.InmostpartofNewYorkandthesouthernstates.B.InNewYorkandallthesouthernstates.C.InNewYorkandacrossthesouthernpartofthecountry.D.InNewYorkandmanysouthernstates.4.Non-Englishspeakerswereexpectedto‘pickup’thelanguagethroughlisteningtoandtalkingwithpeopleinpubliC.Herepickupmeans________.A.masterwithoutdifficultyB.doone'sbesttostudyC.learnwithouttakinglessonsD.knowonlyalittleabout5.AmericanEnglishteachersfeelthatEnglishstudentsshouldlearnthelanguagethewaytheywillbeusingit.HereEnglishstudentsmeans________.A.thestudentswhoareEnglishB.thestudentswhoknownothingaboutEnglishC.thestudentswhowishtolearnEnglishD.thestudentswhocometotheUSfromsomeothercountries
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Joeyisloyalencouragingandself-sacrificingalwaysputtingothers’interestsaheadofhisown.Heisahardworkerwhoalsolovestorunandplay.Inshorthe’sanidealfriendandaheroiccharacter.Hereisthething:JoeyisahorsewhoappearsasthemaincharacterinStevenSpielberg’snewfilmWarHorse.ItisbasedonMichaelMorpurgo’s1982novelwhichalsocausedthesame-titledTonyAwardswinningplay.ThefilmfollowsthesagaofJoeyaracehorsethat’strainedforfarmworkunderthelovingcareofAlbertJeremyIrvineafterAlbert’sdrunkfatherTedPeterMullanoverpaysfortheanimalatauction拍卖会.ThentheWorldWarItearsAlbertandJoeyapart.JoeyissoldintothewareffortfortheBritishandstartshisepisodicadventuresinEuropE.SplendidlystagedthebattleplotsinthefilmarevisuallyastoundingandimpressivE.AndwithSpielberg’suniquetop-notchdirectionandstorytellingskillsWarHorsecannotescapeitsepisodicnaturecallingtomindanotherSpielbergfilmaboutthehorrorsofwaranditseffectsuponsoldiersandcivilians—SavingPrivateRyan.Whilethatfilmshockedwithhorrificscenesofbleedingitreliedonacompanyofeasily-describedcharactersandafocusedstorylinetopresentheroicthemes.LikeSavingPrivateRyanWarHorseclingstoaseriesofcharactersnotonlyAlbertbutalsoBritishofficersFrenchciviliansandGermansoldierswhodisplaycourageinthefaceofdanger.EveryonewhocomesincontactwithJoeyiseitheralreadyintouchwiththeirinnerangelorisquicklymovedtobecomemorehumanE.Althoughnoneofthiscoversthefactthatwe’veseenthisstuffelsewherebeforethelovelysentimentwillstealyourheart.AndtheemotionalsignatureofSpielbergcanbefeltasheestablishestherelationshipbetweentheboyandthehorseandthemoodofthepiece–therewillbetears.ThereforecallingthisbeautifuldramaticallyincompletefilmSavingPrivateJoeyisentirelyjustifiablE.56.IncommonwithSavingPrivateRyanthefilmWarHorse_________.A.isfullofterrifyingscenesofbleedingandkillingB.receivedthetitleofTonyAwardsWinningPlayC.coversalotofcharactersD.tellsthestoryhappeningintheSecondWorldWar57.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WarHorseisbasedonthesame-titlednovelbyStevenSpielberg.B.Joeyisaheroiccharacterbecausehesavedmanypeople’slives.C.AlbertsoldJoeyintothewareffortforEuropE.D.JoeycametoAlbert’scareafterTedpaidalotofmoneyforit.58.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoestheunderlinedwordastoundingmean?A.astonishingB.confusingC.satisfyingD.disappointing59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Joey─aheroicracehorseB.AlbertandJoeyC.SavingPrivateJoeyD.Spielberg’sJoey
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Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships36%ofpeoplearekeepingabankaccountfromtheirpartner.Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationshipintruthitmayjustbeaformoffinancialprotection.Withalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorcemenandwomenarerealizingtheyneedtobefinanciallysavvyregardlessofwhethertheyareinarelationship.ThefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficultevenmoresowhenchildrenareinvolveD.Thelackofpermanencyinrelationshipsjobsandfamilylifemaybethecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbankaccounthiddenfromapartnerinotherwordsanescapefund.Margaret’sstoryisfarfromuniquE.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowingnumberofwomeninlong-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheirownearnings.EverymonthonpaydayshebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccountshekeepsfromherhusbanD.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-yearmarriageandhasbuiltanesteggworthanincredible$100000.Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundabouthersecretsavingshe’dbehurtandwouldtakethisasasignthatshewasn’tsureofthemarriagE.He’dthinkitwasmyescapefundsothatfinanciallyIcouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationshipifitwentwrong.IknowyoushouldapproachmarriageasbeingforeverandIhopeoursisbutyoucanneverbesurE.LikemanyofherfellowsecretsaversMargaretwashurtinaformerrelationshipandhassincebeenveryguardedaboutherownmoney.ComingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthatbaD.TakeColleenforexamplewhohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbeforesheconfessed坦白toherpartner.Idecidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstartbuildinganesteggofmyown.IwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIcouldputmoneyinthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday.61.Theunderlinedwordsavvyprobablymeans________.A.doubtfulB.proudC.wiseD.simple62.WhichinferencecanwemakeaboutMargaretA.Sheisauniquewoman.B.ShewasoncedivorceD.C.SheisgoingtoretirE.D.Shehasmanychildren.63.TheauthormentionsColleen’sexampletoshow__________.A.anycouplecanavoidmarriageconflictsB.privacywithinmarriageshouldberespectedC.everyonecansaveafortunewithahappymarriageD.financialconfessionisnotnecessarilybad64.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.SecretSaversB.LoveIsWhatIt’sWorthC.BankingHonestyD.OnceBittenTwiceShy
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Chocolatesoapissupposedtobegoodfortheskin.Butit’snotsogoodforthetonguE.UnfortunatelyfortheUSsoldiersofWorldWarIIthechocolatebarsthearmygavethemtastedliketheywereintendedforuseinthebath.Inthearmy’sdefenseitwasn’ttryingtowinanycookingawards.Infactitspecificallyorderedthatitschocolatebarsnotbetoodelicioussosoldierswouldn’teatthemtooquickly.ThesebarswerecreatedforsurvivalnottastE.TheywereawfulJohnOttoaformerarmycaptaininWorldWarⅡsaiD.Theywerebigthickthingsandtheyweren’tanygooD.ItriedthembutIhadtobeawfulhungryafterItriedthemoncE.Asunappealingasthechocolatebarsweretosomeotherslikedthem.SamuelHinklethechemistwhocreatedthechocolatebarspointedoutthatthenumberofbarsmadewerefargreaterthanthearmyneedeD.ItsoonbecameobviousthatthegenerousAmericansoldiersweresharingtheirvaluedpossessionswiththeirforeignfriendswhethersoldiersofothercountriesorlocalcitizens.ThebarsturnedmanyhungryEuropeansintofriendsoftheUnitedStates.PeoplewantedthemsaidOttoYou’dgivethemtokids.Insomeplacestheywereveryhungry.AndtheysurehelpedrelaxpeopleaboutAmericansoldiers.OttosaidheneversawaEuropeanturnhisorhernoseupatthechocolatE.ItwasfoodhesaidAtthattimeeveryonewasveryhungry.IsawGermankidsstandingoutsidetheU.S.armykitchen.Theyweren’tbeggingjuststandingthereverypolitely.WhenweweredonethekidswouldeatthefoodoutofthegarbagE.Theywerethathungry.OtherEuropeansdidnotseechocolateuntilwellafterthewarendeD.Wedidn’tseeanyAmericanswhereIwassaidElizabethRadsmawhowas25yearsoldwhentheGermansoccupiedhercountrytheNetherlands.EvenafterthewarwesawonlyEnglish.MaybetheAmericansgaveoutsomechocolateinthebigcitiesbutwewereonlyinasmalltown.BeforetheBritishwesawonlyGermansoldiers.Butchocolate?Don’tmakemelaugh!Maybeinmydreams!AsoldierinthefieldmighthaverespondedBecarefulwhatyouwishfor—andthengratefullybitonachocolatebartheonlyfoodavailableformiles.61.WhatwastheAmericansoldiers’attitudetowardsthechocolatebars?A.Theyweredelicious.B.Theytastedawful.C.Theywerenecessaryforsurvival.D.ToomanyofthemwereproduceD.62.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheUSsoldiersusedthechocolatebarsasbathsoap.B.TheUSsoldiersdidnothaveenoughfoodduringWorldWarⅡ.C.TheUSarmyproducedmorechocolatebarsthannecessaryforitssoldiers.D.EuropeanpeopleregrettedeatingchocolatebarsfromtheUSsoldiers.63.Theunderlinedexpressionturnhisorhernoseupatprobablymeans____.A.rejectB.demandC.receiveD.smell64.WhydoestheauthormentiontheGermankids’story?A.TotellhowfriendlytheAmericansoldierswerE.B.TodescribethehungerinGermanyduringthewar.C.ToproveGermankidscouldbeverypolitE.D.ToshowhowmuchtheywereeagerforchocolatE.65.ElizabethRadsmaneversawchocolateduringthewarbecause____.A.theUSsoldiershandedoutallchocolatetopeopleinbigcitiesB.theGermansoldierskeptthemallforthemselvesC.theBritishsoldiersdidn’tshareitwiththelocalpeopleD.theUSsoldiersnevershowedupinthesmalltownshelivedin
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FreeRicE.comisanon-profitwebsiterunbytheUnitedNationsWorldFoodProgramUNWFP.Itaimstoprovideeducationtoeveryoneforfreeandhelpendworldhunger.JoinusandhavefunwithourvocabularygamE.ForeachvocabularywordyougetrightwedonatefreericethroughUNWFPtothosehungrypeoplE.Howdoyouplaythevocabularygame?ClickontheanswerthatisclosestinmeaningtotheworD.IfyougetitrightyougetaharderworD.IfwrongyougetaneasierworD.Foreachwordyougetrightwedonate20grainsofricetoUNWFP.Howdoesthevocabularygamehelpyou?Thisgamemaymakeyousmarter.Whilelearningnewvocabularyitcanhelpyou:★Presentyourideasbetter★Writebetterpaperse-mailsandbusinessletters★Speakmoreaccuratelyandinfluentially★Readfasterbecauseyouunderstandbetter★Getbettergradesinhighschoolandcollege★Performbetteratjobinterviews★BemoreeffectiveandsuccessfulatyourjobAfteryouhavedoneFreeRiceforacoupleofdaysyoumaynoticeaphenomenon.Wordsthatyouhaveneverconsciouslyusedbeforewillbegintopopintoyourheadwhileyouarespeakingorwriting.Youwillfeelyourselfusingandknowingmorewords.HowdoestheFreeRicevocabularyprogramwork?FreeRicehasadatabasecontainingthousandsofwordsatdifferentlevelsofdifficulty.TherearewordsproperforpeoplejustlearningEnglishandwordsthatwillchallengethemostlearnedprofessors.Inbetweenarethousandsofwordsforstudentsbusinesspeopledoctorstruckdriverseveryone!FreeRiceadjuststoyourlevelofvocabulary.Itstartsbygivingyouwordsatdifferentlevelsofdifficultyandthenbasedonhowyoudodesignsaproperstartinglevelforyou.Whenyougetawordwrongyougotoaneasierlevel.Whenyougetthreewordsinarowrightyougotoaharderlevel.Thereare60levelsinallbutitisrareforpeopletogetaboveLevel50.Signupnowandyouwillhavefunaswellashelpendworldhunger.60.Accordingtothepassagethepurposeofthevocabularygameisto______.A.combineEnglishlearningwithhelpinghungrypeopleB.makeitpopularinEnglish-speakingcountriesC.encouragepeopletoproducemorericeD.provideEnglishlearningforpoorareas61.Playingthevocabularygameenablesyouto______.A.developsomenewideasB.increasechancesofjobinterviewC.beadmittedtoauniversityD.performbetterinaspeechcompetition62.Peopleofdifferentvocabularylevelscanplaythegamebecause______.A.itisfreeofchargeB.itoffersfairchancestoeveryoneC.itchangeslevelswiththeirperformanceD.itmeetstheneedsofpeopleindifferentfields
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AmericanswearblackformourningChinesewearwhitE.Westernersthinkofdragonsasmonsters.ChinesehonorthemassymbolsofGoD.Chinesecivilizationhasoftenshownsuchpolarities极性withtheWestasthougheachstandsatextremeendsofaglobalstring.NowintheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleypsychologisthasdiscovereddeeperpolaritiesbetweenChineseandAmericancultures—polaritiesthatgototheheartofhowwereasonanddiscovertruth.HisfindingsgofartowardexplainingwhyAmericanculturesseemtocontentiousandChineseculturessopassivewhencomparedtoeachother.MoreimportantlytheresearchopensthewayforthepeoplesoftheEastandtheWesttolearnfromeachotherinfundamentalways.TheChinesecouldlearnmuchfromWesternmethodsfordeterminingscientifictruthsaidKaipingPengaformerBeijingScholarwhoisnowaUCBerkeleyassistantprofessorofpsychology.AndAmericanscouldprofitenormouslyfromtheChinesetoleranceforacceptingcontradictionsinsocialandpersonallifehesaiD.AmericanshaveaterribleneedtofindoutwhoisrightinanargumentsaidPeng.Theproblemisthatattheinterpersonallevelyoureallydon’tneedtofindthetruthormaybethereisn’tany.ChinesepeoplesaidPengarefarmorecontenttothinkthatbothsideshaveflawsandvirtuesbecausetheyhaveaholisticawarenessthatlifeisfullofcontradictions.TheydofarlessblamingoftheindividualthandoAmericansheaddeD.InstudiesofinterpersonalargumentforexamplewhensubjectswereaskedtodealwithcontradictoryinformationstemmingfromconflictbetweenamotherandadaughterorastudentandaschoolPengfoundthatAmericanswerenon-compromisingblamingoneside—usuallythemother—forthecausesoftheproblemsdemandingchangesfromonesidetoattainasolutionandofferingnocompromiseindealingwiththeconflict.ComparedtothisangryblamingAmericanstancetheChinesewereparagons模范ofcompromisefindingfaultonbothsidesandlookingforsolutionsthatmovedbothsidestothemiddlE.41.InParagraph1theauthorsetsexamplesinorderto_____.A.exposethecontradictionbetweenChineseandAmericansB.showthedifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandAmericancultureC.findthereasonforthedifferencesD.generalizethemainideaofthepassage42.TheunderlinedwordcontentiousinParagraph2probablymeans_____.A.conservativeB.aggressiveC.objectiveD.optimistic43.ComparedwithAmericansChineseare_____.A.likelytofindthetruthinlifeB.reluctanttoadmittheirownfailureC.reluctanttohaveageneralideaofthingsD.likelytoknowadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthings44.Thestudiesshowthat_____.A.anAmericantreatshisorhermotherbadlyB.differentideasoftreatingtheagedC.differentpersonalityofChineseandAmericanD.differentconflictsofAmericansandChinese45.Themainideaofthepassageis_____.A.polaritiesbetweenAmericanandChinesecultureB.prioritiesofAmericanculturetoChineseC.differentattitudestowardstheagedD.differentmannersinsocialoccasions
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InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed窘迫的.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisitfindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiayoumightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagreE.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding点头yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.Inthatcountryyoushakeyourheadtomean'yes'—anodmeans'no'.AtamealincountriesontheArabicPeninsulayouwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenoughyoushouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthisinThailandhowevercouldbringabouttrouble.Alsoyoushouldtrytoavoidtouchingtheheadofanadult——it'sjustnotdoneinThailand.64.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutofthewaybecausethegentlemen_________.A.wereforeignersB.didn'thaveticketsC.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus65.Accordingtothearticleifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountryyoushould_________.A.learnthelanguageofthecountryB.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountryC.haveenoughtimeandmoneyD.makefriendswiththepeoplethere66.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite___________.A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattablE.B.topassfoodwiththelefthanD.C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.D.tohelpyourselfattablE.67.Tocrossone'slegsatanimportantmeetinginEuropeis_______.A.acommonhabitB.animportantmannerC.aserioustroubleD.abadmanner
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Inthemoreandmorecompetitiveserviceindustryitisnolongerenoughtopromisecustomersatisfaction.TodaycustomerdelightiswhatcompaniesaretryingtoachieveinordertokeepandincreasemarketsharE.Itisacceptedinthemarketingindustryandconfirmedbyanumberofresearchersthatcustomersreceivinggoodservicewillpromotebusinessbytellingupto12otherpeople;thosetreatedbadlytelltalesofworsetoupto20peoplE.Interestingly80percentofpeoplewhofeeltheircomplaintsarehandledfairlywillstayloyal.NewchallengesforcustomercarehavecomewhenpeoplecanobtaingoodsandservicesthroughtelephonecallcentersandtheInternet.Forexamplemanycompaniesnowhavetoinvestalotofmoneyininformationtechnologyandstafftraininginordertocopewiththephonerage—causedbydelaysinansweringcallsbeingcutoffinmid-conversationorleftwaitingforlongperiods.ManypeopledonotliketalkingtomachinessaysDrStoreySeniorLecturerinMarketingatCityUniversityBusinessSchool.Banksforexampleencouragestaffatcallcenterstousecustomerdatatoestablishinstantandgoodrelationshipwiththem.Theaimistomakethecustomerfeeltheyknowyouandthatyoucantrustthem—thesortofcomfortablefeelingspeoplehaveduringface-to-facechatswiththeirlocalbranchmanager.Recommendedwaysofcreatingcustomerdelightinclude:under-promisingandover-deliveringsayingthatarepairwillbecarriedoutwithinfivehoursbutgettingitdonewithintwo;replacingafaultyproductimmediately;throwinginagiftcouponasanunexpectedthankyoutoregularcustomers;andalwaysreturningcallsevenwhentheyarecomplaints.AirlinesfacesomeofthetoughestchallengesovercustomercarE.Fiercecompetitionhasconvincedthemthatdelightingpassengersisanimportantmarketingtoolwhilethereisgreatpotentialforcustomerangeroverdelayscausedbyweatherunclaimedluggageandtechnicalproblems.ForBritishAirwaysstaffawinningtelephonestyleisconsideredvitalinhandlingthelargevolumeofcallsaboutbookingsandflighttimes.TheAirwaysalsosaysitscustomercarepoliciesareappliedwithinthecompanyandstaffaretaughttoregardeachotherascustomersrequiringthehigheststandardsofservicE.Customercareisobviouslyheretostayanditwouldbeafoolishcompanythatusedsloganssuchaswedoasweplease.Ontheotherhandthemorecustomersarepromisedthegreatertheriskofdisappointment.41.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that_______.A.complainingcustomersarehardtosatisfyB.unsatisfiedcustomersreceivebetterserviceC.satisfiedcustomerscatchmoreattentionD.well-treatedcustomerspromotebusiness42.ThewritermentionsphonerageParagraph3toshowthat________.A.customersoftenusephonestoexpresstheirangerB.peoplestillprefertobuygoodsonlineC.customercarebecomesmoredemandingD.customersrelyontheirphonestoobtainservices43.Whatdoesthewriterrecommendtocreatecustomerdelight?A.Callingcustomersregularly.B.GivingathankyounotE.C.DeliveringaquickerservicE.D.Promisingmoregifts.44.Customerdelightisimportantforairlinesbecause________.A.theirtelephonestyleremainsunchangedB.theyaremorelikelytomeetwithcomplaintsC.theservicescostthemalotofmoneyD.thepoliciescanbeappliedtotheirstaff45.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?A.Face-to–faceservicecreatescomfortablefeelingsamongcustomers.B.Companiesthatpromisemorewillnaturallyattractmorecustomers.C.A.companyshouldpromiselessbutdomoreinacompetitivemarket.D.Customerdelightismoreimportantforairlinesthanforbanks.
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WhenwriterNicholasCarrbeganresearchinghisbookonwhethertheInternetisbadforourmindsherestricted限制hisonlineaccess.HisnewbookTheShallowsWhattheInternetisDoingtoOurBrainssuggeststhelatesttechnologymakesuslessabletothinkdeeply.Cartfoundhecouldn’tconcentrateandthathecouldn’tworkonthebookwhilestayingonlinE.SoIwasonlycheckingmyemailacoupleoftimesadayratherthanevery45seconds.IfoundthosetypesofthingsreallydidmakeadifferencehesaiD.AfteratfirstfeelinguncomfortablewithhissuddenlossofonlineconnectionwithinacoupleofweeksCarrwasabletostayconcentratedononetaskforalongerperioD.Carrwrotea2008AtlanticmagazinepiecethataskedaquestionIsGoogleMakingUsStupidandwantedtodigdeeperintohowtheInternetchangesourminds.Hisbookexaminesthehistoryofreadingandthescienceofhowusingdifferentmedia媒体changesourbrains.ExploringhowsocietychangedfromanoraltraditiontotheprintedwordandtotheInternetheexplainshowthebrainadjustsitselftonewinformationsources.ReadingontheInternethasgreatlychangedhowweuseourbrainshewrites.Facingalotoftextphotosvideosmusictextmessagesemailsandblogsourmindshavebecomeusedtoskimming略读andscanning跳读information.AsaresultwehavedevelopedsharperskillsatmakingfastdecisionsCarrsays.ButnowmostofusinfrequentlyreadbookslongessaysorarticlesthatwouldhelpusconcentrateCarrwrites.CarrsaysforcenturiesbookshelpedfocusourmindsononetopicatatimE.Hehasasuggestionforthosewhofeelwebsurfinghasleftthemunabletoconcentrate—slowdownturnofftheInternetandpracticetheskillsofbeingdeepinthought.64.NicholasCarr’snewbookismainlytostudy________.A.theadvantagesoftheInternetB.thedevelopmentofourbrainsC.thewaysofusingtheInternetD.thebadinfluencesoftheInternet65.WhatmaywefindinNicholasCarr’snewbook?A.ThehistoryoftheInternet.B.Themedia’sinfluenceonourbrains.C.WaysofreadingonlinE.D.Waysoftrainingourbrains.66.AccordingtoNicholasCarrwemakefastdecisionsbecauseof________.A.ourreadinghabitsB.oursmarterbrainsC.therebeingfewerbooksD.therebeinglessinformation67.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.TochangeourhabitsoflifE.B.Togiveussomewarnings.C.ToaskustobuyCarr’snewbook.D.TogiveussomeusefuladvicE.
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OnSaturdaymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwillcelebrateSaintPatrick’sDaywhichhonorsPatronSaintamainreligiousfigureofIrelanD.CommunitiesacrosstheUnitedStateswillhostparadespartiesandotherfestivitiestomarktheoccasion.ThisyearcitieslikeBostonNewYorkandChicagohaveorganizedmassiveeventscelebratingSaintPatrick’sDay.InNewYorkCityhundredsofthousandsofpeoplewillgathertowatchtheSaintPatrick’sDayparade-thenation’slargest.ItisoneofthemostwatchedparadesintheworlD.Lastyearalmost2millionspectatorsandmorethan150000participantsfilledthestreets.Theparadefirstheldin1776isalsooneoftheoldest.Chicagoalsothrowsabigcelebration.EveryyeartheChicagoRiverwhichcrossesthecityglowsgreenaseventorganizersdumpabout40poundsoffluorescenceapowerfuldye染料intothewater.BostonkeepsitsparaderollingforthreehoursormorE.Itisthenation’ssecond-largestparadE.ThecitywillalsosaluteoneofitsmostfamousformerresidentsPresidentJohnF.KennedybyopeningtheexhibitA.JourneyHomeJohnF.KennedyandIrelandathisofficiallibrary.PatronSaintlivedinBritainintheearlyfifthcenturywhenitwasstillpartoftheRomanEmpirE.HewascapturedandsoldintoslaveryinIrelandwhenhewasonly16.Heeventuallyescapedslaveryandturnedtoalifeofreligiousdevotion.HetrainedtobecomeaministerandsetouttospreadChristianitythroughoutIrelanD.After30yearsasareligiousleaderPatrickdiedonMarch171461.SaintPatrick’sDayisalwayscelebratedonMarch17.InIrelanditisanofficialholiday.64.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CelebrationsacrosstheCountryB.AnOfficialHolidayinUSC.TheLargestParadeintheWorldD.SaintPatrick’sDay65.WhatdoyouthinkistheofficialcolorofSt.Patrick’sDay?A.Green.B.ReD.C.Black.D.Yellow.66.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout.A.thecruelslavetradeB.SaintPatrick’schildhoodC.activitiesduringSaintPatrick’sDayD.Ireland’sPatronSaint67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.ParadeisamostimportanteventtoobserveSaintPatrick’sDay.B.MillionsofAmericanscelebrateSaintPatrick’sDayeveryyear.C.ChicagopaintsabridgegreenforSaintPatrick’sDay.D.TheSaintPatrick’sDayparadehasahistoryofovertwocenturies.
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Communicatingeffectivelymeansmorethanknowingwhattosayandwhentosayit.Communicationinvolvesthesubtlesignalsyourbodylanguagesendstothosewhoarewatching.Herearesomecommonbodyactionsandtheimpressionstheycreate:●Fiddling好动—Playingwithyourwatchorapenlookslikeyou’reboredorimpatient.●Clockwatching—Itlookslikeyou’retomoveontosomethingelsE.●Tapping—Tappingyourfeetorfingerssuggestsyouareimpatientornervous.●Staring—Anunblinking不眨眼的stareconveysthreateningorviolentbehaviour.●Legscrossedorbodyhunched弓背耸肩—Closingupyourbodyprofile—becomingsmaller—lookslikeyoulackconfidencE.●Armscrossed—Ifyoukeepyourarmsfoldedduringcommunicationyouappeartobedefendingyourselfagainsttheothers.●Touchingyourface—Whenyouhaveyourhandinfrontofyourmouthyouappearveryshy.●Rubbingyournoselookingaway—Peoplewhoarelyingoftenrubtheirnoseorlookawaywhenspeaking.●Noeyecontact—Ifyouwon’tlooktheotherspeakerintheeyeyouseemtohavelowinterestoralackofconfidencE.Don’tforgetstaringabovE.Howyoucommunicatewithyourbodylanguageisjustasimportantaswhatyousay.Watchyourbodylanguageandcontroltheunconsciousmessagesyoumightbesending.59.AccordingtothepassageeffectivecommunicationincludesallofthefollowingEXCEPT_____.A.knowingwhattosayB.sendingunconsciousmessagestootherpeopleC.sayingtherightthingattherighttimeD.gettinginformationfromtheotherspeaker’sbodylanguage60.Whichofthefollowingpeoplelooksshyaccordingtothepassage?61.Ifyouwanttoshowconfidencewhencommunicatingyoushould______.A.crossyourlegsorhunchyourbodyB.avoiddirecteyecontactC.looktheotherspeakerintheeyeD.keeptouchingyourface
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IcreditmytypingskilltosomanyhoursofchattingonlinE.UnfortunatelyasmytypingspeedincreasedontheInternetallgrammaticalruleswentoutofthewindow.Youseeinstantmessageshavetheirownshorthandlanguageandgrammarisn’timportantofwhichevenanewbie新手isawarE.Theycanleaveoutarticlessubjects主语pronounsetC.TheycanmisspellorrespellalmostanyworD.TheyoftenaskA/S/Lwhentheyfirstchat.Abbreviations缩写andcapitalizations大写areparticularlyimportant.English-speakinginstantmessengersalsorefusetoburdenthemselveswithpunctuationandcapitalization.AfterIcamebackChinaIdiscoverednotonebuttwoinstantmessagingcrazes.ThefirstwhichbroughtbackmemoriesofmypreviousaddictiontothecomputerwasQQ.IcanseeevidencethattheChinesehavethesamekindofseparateinstantmessaginglanguageevenwhentheychatinEnglish.Myfirstwordinthislanguageforexamplewasft.ThisabbreviationforfaintisusedwheneverthereisaneedtoexpresssurprisE.IalsodiscoveredthatChineseusethesamekindofabbreviationforalaugh.Andthereisanextraordinarynumberofsmileys表情符tothevomitandarmysoldiersmileys.ThereisevenaSARAsmiley.AfterQQthereisanotherperhapsmorewidespreadmessagingtrenD.Youguessedit---cellphonetextmessaging.Inowunderstandhowusefultextmessagingisandwhyitissocommon.IadmitthatIhavebeenguiltyofsendingtextmessageswhilewalkingoutsideorsittingonthesubway.Whohasn’t?NomatterwhereIgoIseepeopleontheircellphonesmessaging.Infactit’sraretoseesomeoneactuallytalkingontheirphone!SoitlooksasifthereisnoescapefromtheinstantmessagingcrazesnomatterwhereintheworldIgo.Andthat’splainlynotgoingtochangE.IntheendthoughIcan’tcomplain:instantmessagingisquickit’scheapit’seasyandit’sextremelyfuntoo.Andafteralleveryone’sdoingit.60.TheunderlinedphrasewentoutofthewindowinParagraph1probablymeans.A.increasedB.occurredC.disappearedD.changed61.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GrammarandcorrectspellingareveryimportantwhilechattingonlinE.B.ThereareenoughsmileysandiconstoexpressyourselveswhilechattingonlinE.C.Thewriterisskilledattypingandoncewasaddictedtoonlinegames.D.ItisimpolitetoleaveoutsomeunimportantwordsorletterswhilechattingonlinE.62.Thewriterbelievesthatinstantmessagingis.A.fulloffunbuttime-consumingB.widespreadbutunnecessaryC.quickbutdifficulttodoD.commonusedandcheap63.Whichmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A.WhocanescapeQQandcellphonetextmessaging?B.Whyisinstantmessagingsopopular?C.Chattingonlineisgoodforyourtypingskill.D.ChattingonQQisnaturalforpeoplE.
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Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenowandtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.TheydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydevelopeD.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthemoftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasterswhichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.AlsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignorE.Atsuchtimestherewereinquiries调查intothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquirieshoweverthenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.forexamplethereisadepartmentwhichexaminesnewplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.A.thirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeopleworkandthenreportsanycompaniesthatarebreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcoursenewgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillnessbuttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.OurworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbeforE.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.66.Themaintopicofthepassageis________________.A.conditionsintheworkplacE.B.thefreedomofindustriesinthepast.C.changesinindustrialproduction.D.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomers.67.Wecaninfer推断fromthepassagethatinthepast_____________.A.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditions.B.Companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedto.C.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproducts.D.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday.68.Itissaidindirectlyinthepassagethat_______________.A.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproducts.B.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproducts.C.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientistsD.inthepastnosafety1awswereintroducedbygovernments.69.Someyearsagosafetyrules_______________.A.wereputforwardduetoscientists’adviceB.cameintobeingasaresultoftheworkers’demandsC.wereintroducedbecausequiteanumberofpeoplewerekilledorseriouslyinjureD.D.wereeffectiveenoughtoprotectworkersandcustomers.70.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby_____.A.testingnewproducts.B.controllingthesaleofproducts.C.developingnewproducts.D.examiningworkplaces
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Assummerapproachesalotofpeoplewillbeinsearchofagreatbooktoreadwhiletheyarerelaxingonthebeachorbythepool.Herewehavemadealistoffoure-booksthatwethinkaregreatsummerreads.StarkbyBenElton---IfyouhavereadalotofbooksthenyoumayknowthatBenEltonisoneofthefunniestwritersaroundtheworlD.Thisbookisoneofhisbestpiecesofworktodateanditwillcertainlyleaveyouinhysterics狂笑.Youmayfindyourselflaughingoutloudconstantlywhenreadingthisbook.1984byGeorgeOrwell---thereisabigchancethatsomeofyoumayhavereadthisbookbutevenifyouhaveit’sstillwellworthreadingagain.Thisisagreatholidaybookanditwillshockyouconstantlyduetotheaccuracyofthebook.Thebookwasactuallywrittenin1948andwaswrittenaboutwhattheauthorGeorgeOrwellfelltheworldwouldbelikein1984andhewasprettyspot-on.Thisbookisthrillingandwillprobablyleaveyoualittlescaredattheendofit.TheRoad---Thisbookisafantasticreadandwillleaveyouhangingonedgeallthewaythroughit.Thisbookisquitedarkhoweveranditcertainlyhadsomeshockingmomentsthroughout.Thebookissetinapost-apocalyptic浩劫后的worldwheremodernlifehasbeendestroyedandinwhichthereisnowildlifeandalotofhumanshaveactuallyturnedtocannibalism同类相食.Thisbookisfantasticifyouenjoyathrillingreadthatwillleaveyouontheedgeofyourseateveryfewseconds.Thiscertainlyisn'tabookforthefaintofheart.TheTheoryofEverythingbyStephenHawking---Ifyouhaven’treadthisbookyetthenyoureallymust.Ifyou’relookingforanon-fictionandhighlyinformativebookforyoursummerthenthisisthebookforyou.ThisbookwaswrittenbyProfessorStephenHawkingandisextremelyfamous.66.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Anintroductiontofoure-booksthataregreatsummerreads.B.Adviceonhowtochoosegreate—booksforsummerreads.C.Thecontentsoffoure-booksthatarefamousaroundtheworldD.People’sopiniononreadinge-booksonthebeach.67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.BenEltonisthefunniestwriterallovertheworlD.B.Ifyou’veread1984there’snoneedtoreaditagain.C.TheRoadpresentsaworldinwhichtherearenohumans.D.TheTheoryofEverythingisfullofinformationthatishelpfultoreaders.68.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____________A.GeorgeOrwellwrotewhattheworldin1948waslikeinhisbookB.Readerswillsurelybescaredafterreading1984.C.TheTheoryofEverythingisaworkofpopularfiction.D.ReaderswhoarefondofcomediesmayliketoreadStark69.IfMarklikesreadingthrillingandexcitingstorieswhichofthefollowingshouldhechoose?A.StarkB.1984C.TheRoadD.ThetheoryofEverything70.Inwhichsectionofamagazinewouldyoumostprobablyreadthetext?A.LiteratureB.TravelC.LifestyleD.NaturE.
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A.IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint古雅—allthoselittlehouseslookingterriblyold-fashionedbutnicelikedolls’houses.IlovedthecountrysideandthepubsandIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.ThingshavechangeD.ForeverybodyEnglandmeantgentlemenfairplayandgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoingunfortunatelyandsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmoretorestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapubanditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.ThecafesarenotterriblynicE.AsawomanIfeelunsafeherE.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.IusedtouseitbutnowI’mafraiD.Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEnglanD.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighbourwhois82now.HisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesawaybutItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalonE.56.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyearsC.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere57.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?A.InacafE.B.Inarestaurant.C.InanightcluB.D.InapuB.58.TheunderlinedpartitinParA.4refersto______.A.ataxiB.themoneyC.abombD.publictransport59.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.A.feltlonelyinEnglandB.hadneverbeentoFranceC.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamily
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FriendshipDayinIndiafallsonthefirstSundayofAugusteveryyear.Itiscelebratedwithmanyactivities.YoungpeopleinIndiaspendthedaywiththeirclosestfriendsandhavefuntogether.MostyoungstersinIndiaplanamovieorhaveamealwiththeirfriends.Manyfriendsmaygoonadrivetotouristplacesormakeaplanforcamping.Somefriendsgotothesupermarkettodosomeshopping.OnFriendshipDaymoststoresofferdiscountedpricesforcustomersanditistheperfectdaytobuysomethingforfriends.Somefriendsgotopartiesthatareorganizedbymanyrestaurantsinordertoattractyoungsters.SuchpartiesareveryenjoyablE.Youcangetfoodatadiscounted打折的pricE.Somefriendsjustdecidetomeetup碰头相聚atsomeone’shomeandtalkabouttheirhappytimE.ThetimegoodfriendsspendsittingtogetherandtalkingoveracupofcoffeeispreciousandunforgettablE.Long-distancefriendscallupeachotheronthisdayandwisheachotherwithwarmfeelings.Someofthemevenplantomeetuponthisparticularday.Yetsomeothersplanasurprisingvisitjusttoseetheirfriendgasp喘息inshock!In2011FriendshipDayinIndiafallsonAugust7th.Sodon’tforgettocelebrateitwithyourfriends.60.WhenisFriendshipDaycelebratedinIndia?A.OnAugust2ndeveryyear.B.OnthethirdweekendofAugusteveryyear.C.OnAugust1steveryyear.D.OnthefirstweekendofAugusteveryyear.61.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisthemostpopularwaythatyoungstersinIndiacelebrateFriendshipDay?A.TravelingwithfriendsB.SeeingafilmwithfriendsC.DancingwithfriendsD.Goingshoppingwithfriends.62.HowmanywaysarediscussedinParagraph3thatfriendsspendFriendshipDaytogether?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five63.TheunderlinedphraseasurprisingvisitinParagraph4refersto____.A.avisittoafriendwhotriestoavoiditB.avisittoafriendwhohasdreamedofitforalongtimeC.avisittoafriendwhohasn’texpecteditD.avisittoafriendwholivesinafarawayplace
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Chinaplanstomakenewrulestogivemorecontrolsoverthegrowingnumberofblogsandwebcasts.Nowadaysadvancednetworktechnologiessuchasbloggingandwebcastingarebeingimprovedtochallengethegovernment’sabilitytowatchovertheInternet.ChinesegovernmentisinthemiddleofmakingnewrulesoverInternetpublishingandblogsandwebsitespublishingwebcastswillfallundertheserules.Governmentofficialshopethenewruleswillensure保证amorehealthyandactiveInternetenvironmentandwillfullyrespectandprotectChinesecitizens’freedomofspeech.SpecificdetailsonwhatkindofruleswillbecarriedoutarestillunknowntothepubliC.Despitethegrowingpopularitybloggersandwebcastershavebeenunpopularwithpublicationinstitutions.In2006aseriesofcasesinvolvingbloggerswhohaddivedintootherpeople’sprivacyandwrittenmaterialsruiningother’sfameurgedthegovernmenttoconsiderwhethertorequirebloggerstousetheirrealnameswhentheyloginin.Webcastingwithoutcopyrightandillegallycopyingproductsfromcopyrightedmaterialshavealsoledgovernmentofficialstoconsiderstartinganationwidecheckofonlinevideobroadcastingandallowonlyqualifiedwebsitestocontinueofferingwebcasts.56.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TechnologiesChallengetheGovernmentB.NewRulestoControlInternetPublishingC.TheIncreasesofBlogsandWebcastsD.ThePopularityofOnlineVideoBroadcasting57.ChinesegovernmentthinkscurrentInternetenvironmentis_________.A.ratherhopefulB.lessactiveC.quitehealthyD.lesscontrolled58.Whatwillhappenifmorecontrolsaregivenbythegovernment?A.Onlinevideobroadcastingwilldisappear.B.NetworktechnologieswillbesloweddownC.Publishingwebcastswillgraduallygodown.D.Bloggersandwebcasterswillavoidrealnames.59.Whatdoestheunderlinedexpressionlogininprobablymean?A.Applyforsomething.B.Chatwithothers.C.Haveaheateddiscussion.D.LogonthewebsitE.60.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?A.Publicationinstitutionsareunhappywithbloggersandwebcasters.B.Copyrightedmaterialscanonlybeofferedtoqualifiedwebsites.C.WebcastersarequiteawareofthecopyrightissueswhileonlinE.D.Allbloggersandwebcastersliketodigoutotherpeople’sprivacy.
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HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential居住的.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUndergrounD.MealPlansAvailable◇ContinentalBreakfast◇BreakfastandDinner◇BreakfastPackedLunchandDinnerIt'simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecereal谷物类食品breadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost'spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.SelfCateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroomonlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelongstaystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.41.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor________.A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.foreignershopingtobuildBritishcultureC.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes42.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?A.Roomcleaning.B.MedicalcarE.C.Freetransport.D.Physicaltraining.43.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.C.HostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentrE.D.AccommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovideD.44.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.DessertandcoffeE.B.Fruitandvegetables.C.BreadandfruitjuicE.D.Cerealandcoldmeat.45.Whydosomepeoplechooseselfcateringaccommodation?A.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.
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It’shardlysurprisingthatweatherisafavoritetopicforsomanypeoplearoundtheworld---itaffectswherewechoosetolivewhatwewearourmoodsandperhapsevenournationalcharacteristics.Studieshaveshownthatchangeableweathercanmakeitdifficulttoconcentratecloudyskiesslowdownreactionandhighhumiditywithhotdrywindsmakesmanypeoplebad-tempereD.IfyouliveinaplacelikeBritainwheretheweatherseemstochangedailyifnothourlyyoucouldbeforgivenforthinkingthattheweatherisrandom.InfacttheweatheriscontrolledbysystemswhichmovearoundareasoftheglobE.IntheUKtheweatherdependsondepressionsoftencalledlowsandanticyclonesalsoknownashighs.ThesesystemsstartintheAtlanticOceanandmaketheirwayacrosstheBritishIslesfromthewesttotheeast.HighsbringsunnyweatherwhilelowsbringrainandwinD.Inmoderntimeshumanactivitiesseemtobealteringweatherpatterns.GasesproducedbyheavyindustrychangethetemperatureoftheEarth’ssurfaceandaffectcloudformation.SomeresearcherssaythatfactoriesinEuropeandNorthAmericamayhavebeenoneofthecausesofthedroughtsinAfricainthe1980s.Thehumanracehasalwaystriedtoguesstheweatherespeciallyinareasoftheworldwheretherearefrequentchanges.Traditionalrhymespointtoearlyattemptstoidentifyweatherpatternspopularpoemsinclude:Redskyatnightshepherds’delight;redskyinthemorningshepherds’warning.Flieswillswarmbeforeastorm.Rainbefore7clearby11.Whilefolkwisdomcanstillprovideaguidetohelpforecastweathertoday’smethodsofpredictionincreasinglyrelyontechnology.Satellitesballoonsshipsaircraftsandweathercenterswithsensitivemonitoringequipmentsenddatatocomputers.ThedataisthenprocessedandtheweatherispredicteD.Howevereventhissystemcannotpredictweatherforlongerthanaboutaweek.51.Whenweatherkeepschanging______________________.A.peoplebecomebad-temperedB.people’sreactionslowsdownC.peoplefindithardtofocusontheirworkD.peoplebecomehungrier52.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthesecondparagraph?A.Changesinweather.B.WeatherinBritain.C.Africandroughts.D.Researchonweather.53.TheweatherinBritainis____________________________.A.randomB.moistC.depressingD.satisfying54.Accordingtoatraditionalrhymeifthereisaredskyatnightthenextdaywillbe_______.A.windyB.rainyC.fineD.snowy55.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.AnticyclonesoftenbringrainandwinD.B.WeatherforecastinghasbeendoneforalongtimE.C.WeathercouldneverbepredicteD.D.Modernmethodsofweatherpredictionaredevelopedfromfolkwisdom.
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Manypeoplehavetriedtosimplify简化thespellingofEnglishwords.UnlikeotherlanguagesEnglishsometimesspellsthesamesoundsinverydifferentways.Forexamplethereislightbutwhiteloanbutphoneandthereareatleastsevendifferentwaysofpronouncingoughthoughthroughboughcoughenoughoughtandthorough.TheAmericanPresidentTheodoreRooseveltalmostsucceededinsimplifyingEnglishspelling.In1906AndrewCarnegiestartedtheSimplifiedSpellingBoarD.HewasoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStatesofAmericA.Theboard’splanwastomakethespellingofwordsnearertothewaytheysounD.Forexamplethewordthoughwouldbespeltthoandthroughwouldbecomethru.OtherpeopleontheboardwereMelvilDeweytheheadoftheNewYorklibrariesandProfessorBranderMatthewsofColumbiaUniversity.TheyexplainedtheirideatoPresidentRooseveltwhothoughtthatitwasindeedlogical.Heimmediatelyaskedthegovernmentprintertousesimplifiedspellinginallgovernmentletters.Butpeopledidn’tlikethechangeevenifitmadelifeeasier.Sothenewsimplerspellingwasnotpopular.MoreimportantlywhentheAmericanpoliticians政客discussedtheplantheydidnotlikeiteither.BecauseRooseveltdidnotwanttohaveanyproblemswiththepoliticianshechangedhismindandtoldtheprintertogobacktotheoldwayofspelling.SincethennooneinanygovernmenthasdaredtosimplifyEnglishspelling.Howeverpeopledosimplifysomewordsmainlyinadvertisements.Forexampleweoftenseetoniteinsteadoftonightandthruinsteadofthrough.58.ManypeoplehavetriedtosimplifyEnglishspellingbecause________.A.EnglishwordsaretoolongtorememberB.therearemanymistakesinEnglishwordsC.lotsofwordsarespeltinmanydifferentwaysD.sometimesthesamesoundshavedifferentspellings59.WhoisNOTamemberoftheSimplifiedSpellingBoard?A.AndrewCarnegiE.B.MelvilDewey.C.TheodoreRoosevelt.D.BranderMatthews.60.WhatwasTheodoreRoosevelt’sattitudetowardssimplifiedspelling?A.WorrieD.B.SupportivE.C.Uncertain.D.Doubtful.
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HotwordsontheInternetdon’tstayhotforlong.Geiliandfuyunlastyear’sbiggestlinguisticinnovationsarepracticallyprehistoricinInternetterms.What’sbuzzingnowisholdsteadyThetermcomesfromasegment片段ontheTaiwaneseTVshowUniversitywhichfeaturesMissLinXieYilingivingalectureonhowtobehavelikeafashionqueenatpartiesoronthebus.Theextremelyfunnylectureismainlyanover-the-topmockery嘲笑ofthefashionworldbutMissLinmakesapoint:Weneedtoholdsteadyinpressure-filledorembarrassingsituations.HoldingsteadyInternetslangforstayingpoisedisoneofthequalitiesthepublichasbeenlookingforlatelyaspressuresonmarriageworkandmoneycaneasilydrivepeoplecrazy.ThequalitywasdemonstratedbyagirlnamedSuMiaolingthisyear.ThecontestantintheTVsingingcompetitionSuperGirlcarriedherselfwithanairofconfidenceonstageandkepthercoolwhenothersgotanxious.Ilikeyourpoise淡定.Veryfewcontestantsonthisstagecankeepcalmlikeyoudosaidoneoftheshow’sjudgesHuHaiquantoSu.InternetusersdubbedSuSisterPoise.PoiseisalsoappreciatedinWesterncultureasanessentialqualityofawell-manneredperson.EachyeartheNationalLeagueofJuniorCotillionsoftheUSreleasesalistoftheTenBestManneredPeoplE.KateMiddletonmadeitontothelistin2011forthepoiseanddignitywithwhichsheconductsherselfinthepublicspotlight.TheDuchessofCambridgewasalsoacclaimedearlierthisyearforherremarkablepoiseattheroyalwedding.Goodnewsformanypoiseisnotgenetic----itcanbeacquiredwithabitofeffort.A.personalgrowthguidancegivestipsonhowtostaypoiseD.Takeafewdeepbreathswhenyouarefacingasituationthattestsyourpatience;practiceyogaregularlytocalmyournerves;useself-affirmationbysaying‘Ichoosetobecalminanysituation’;writedownyouraffirmationdailytoimprintthegoalreadsthesitE.51.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoesholdsteadymean?A.wellbalancedB.holdstillC.remainstableD.keepcalm52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Poiseisn’tbornwithpeoplesoitcanbeacquireD.B.Underdifferentpressurespeoplehopetokeepcalm.C.Holdsteadycomesfromalecturegivenbyafashionqueen.D.Inwesterncultureholdingsteadyisaqualityofwell-manneredpeoplE.53.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthewaytoholdsteady?A.learntouseself-encouragement.B.WritethegoalstobeachievedC.Practiceyogaregularlytocalmyournerves.D.Takedeepbreathswhenfacingdifficultsituations.54.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______.A.introducetheInternethottermholdsteadyB.tellfunnystoriesabouthowtoholdsteadyC.demonstratehowtokeepcalmunderpressureD.giveadviceonhowtokeepcoolindailylife
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AlargenumberofwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheywerebornmen.Thenumberissaidashighas60%inWestGermany.Womenoftenwishthattheyhadthesamechanceasmenhaveandbelieveitisstillmen’sworldsaidDrJamesHoldenoneofthescientistswhodidthestudy.AnneHarperhasaverygoodjobforaninternationaloilcompany.ShealsobelievesinWomen’sLiberation解放.Idon’twishthatIwereamanshesaysandIdon’tthinkmanywomendo.ButIdowishthatpeoplewouldstoplookingdownuponuswomen.Atworkforexampleweoftendotheworkthatmendobutgetpaidless.Therearestillalotofjobsthatareusuallythebestonesandopenonlytomen.Ifyou’reamanyouhaveamuchbetterchanceofleadinganexcitinglifE.Howmanywomenpilotsarethere...orengineersorscientists?56.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.60%womeninWestGermanywishthattheywerebornmen.B.MostwomeninWesternEuropeancountrieswishthattheirbabieswereallboys.C.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwishthattheywerebornmen.D.60%WesternEuropeanwomenwhowishthattheywerebornmenarefromWestGermany.57.Itisstillmen’sworlD.means______.A.There’remorementhanwomenintheworldB.There’remoremenscientistsorengineersthanwomenscientistsorengineersintheworldC.WomenhavenotbeengiventhesamechanceasmenD.Womencannotlivewithoutmen58.AnneHarperconsidersthatwomenshould______.A.liveabetterlifethanmenB.bereallyliberatedC.bewellpaidD.getbetterjobsthanmen59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Usuallythebestjobsarenotopentowomen.B.WomenarelesspaidthanmenforthesamejoB.C.There’remoremenpilotsengineersandscientiststhanwomenones.D.Womenarelookeddownuponbecausethey’rethesecond-classcitizens.
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Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheoceansothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever.Hesenthiscameracrew摄影组outoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.ThenextmorninghesaidtothemenHaveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?NosirthemenanswereD.Thedirectorwasangry.Whynot?heaskeD.Wellsironeofthemenansweredwe’reontheeastcoasthereandthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseovertheseaifnecessarybutnotasunset.ButIwantasunset!thedirectorshouteD.GototheairporttakethenextflighttothewestcoastandgetonE.ButthenayoungsecretaryhadanideA.Whydon’tyouphotographasunriseshesuggestedandthenplayitbackwards?Thenit’lllooklikeasunset.That’saverygoodidea!thedirectorsaiD.ThenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaidTomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseovertheseA.Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay.Thenatnineo’clocktheytookittothedirector.Hereitissirtheysaidandgaveittohim.HewasverypleaseD.Theyallwentintothestudio.AllrightthedirectorexplainednowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbyE.Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe‘sunset’behindthem.Thesunsetbeganbutafteraquarterofaminutethedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameracrewtostop.Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwardsandthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.41.Oneeveningthedirectorsenthiscameracrewout_________.A.tofilmasceneontheseaB.tofindanactorandanactressC.towatchabeautifulsunsetD.tomeettheaudience42.Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhiscrewtothewestcoast?A.Becausehechangedhismindaboutgettingasunset.B.Becausehewasangrywithhiscrew.C.Becausehewantedtogetasceneofsunset.D.Becauseitwashissecretary’ssuggestion.43.Thedirectorwantedtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause______.A.itwentwellwiththeseparationoftheheroandheroineB.whentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheeveningC.itwasmoremovingthanasunriseD.theoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset44.Afterthesunsetbeganthedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishands______.A.becausehewasmovedtotearsB.ashesaweverythinginthefilmmovingbackwardsC.asthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimaginedD.becausehewasdisappointedwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thecrewhadtofollowthesecretary’sadvicE.B.Ifyouwanttoseeasunrisetheeastcoatistheplacetogo.C.Thecameracrewwasn’tabletofilmthescenethefirstday.D.Thedirectororderedhiscrewtostopfilmingthesunset.
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Whenitcomestotheprocessofknowingunderstandingandlearningsomethingknowledgeisprocessed经加工的informationandthewayindividualsselectandstoreinformationleadstotheformationofstructurewhichdiffersfromonepersontoanotherandformsthebasisforvariousjobsandpotentials潜力.Theknowledgestructurethoughtinvisibleisextremelyimportantforlearningandfordistinguishingagoodlearnerfromtherest.Whatmattersmostduringaperson’sscholarlycareerisnothowmanybooksonehasreadbutwhetherandhowwellone’sknowledgestructurehasbeenestablisheD.Knowledgecanbefullyfunctionalinthecerebralcortex大脑皮层onlyifithasbeenweavedintoanetworkofknowledgeorelseitwillfallapartwithlittleusE.Themostimportantthingforaknowledgestructureisclassificationwhichisacomplexindividualmentalprocesswherenewinformationiscomparedclarifiedandlinkedwiththepreviousone.Asaresulttheprocessedinformationhasbeenfiledintospecificareassuchaspoliticsliteratureandsoonavailableforuseatanytime.Itispossiblehoweverthatsomeonemayhavereadandexperiencedalotbutstillactslikeabeginner.Thisphenomenonmaybeexplainedpurelyfromapossibilitythattheinformationhereceivedmayhavebeendislocatedinhismemorystackwherethereisnoshortageofmaterials;whatheisactuallylackingisthesystemofprocessingmaterialsresultinginfailuretoretrieveinformationwhenitisrequireD.Insteadofalwaysstayingthesametheknowledgestructureisinfactforeverintheprocessoftrans-formationintermsofshapeangleandqualitywhichmaysometimesproducecertainsurprisetoapersonallatonce.Tomakethemostofone’sintelligencethereforethebestwayistobetterone’sknowledgestructurebeforeeverythingelsE.71.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThestorageofyourbraininformationB.ThefunctionsofyourknowledgeC.ThestructureofyourknowledgeD.Theprocessoftransformingknowledge72.ThefollowingstatementsaboutknowledgestructurearetrueEXCEPTthat.A.itlaysabasisforyourjobsB.itcanbeadoptedtojudgelearnersC.itdiffersfromonepersontoanotherD.itisalwaysunchangingforindividuals73.A.person’sscholarlycareermainlydependson.A.thenumberofbookshehasreadB.thewayhisknowledgestructurehasbeenformedC.thequalityofmaterialshehascollectedD.thememoryofinformationhehasgot74.Theunderlinedwordretrieveprobablymeans.A.getbackB.adapttoC.keepoffD.forgetabout75.Fromthepassagewemaygetthepointthat.A.alltheinformationinyourbrainisreadyforuseatanytimeB.thestorageofinformationinvolvesonlyonememorystackofyourbrainC.onewithapoorknowledgestructurecannevergetimprovedD.yourknowledgewillbeoflittleusewithoutknowledgestructure
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Chocolatesoapissupposedtobegoodfortheskin.Butit’snotsogoodforthetonguE.UnfortunatelyfortheUSsoldiersofWorldWarIIthechocolatebarsthearmygavethemtastedliketheywereintendedforuseinthebath.Inthearmy’sdefenseitwasn’ttryingtowinanycookingawards.Infactitspecificallyorderedthatitschocolatebarsnotbetoodelicioussosoldierswouldn’teatthemtooquickly.ThesebarswerecreatedforsurvivalnottastE.TheywereawfulJohnOttoaformerarmycaptaininWorldWarIIsaiD.Theywerebigthickthingsandtheyweren’tanygooD.Itried’embutIhadtobeawfulhungryafterItriedthemoncE.Asunappealingasthechocolatebarsweretosomeotherslikedthem.SamuelHinklethechemistwhocreatedthechocolatebarspointedoutthatthenumberofbarsmadewerefargreaterthanthearmyneedeD.ItsoonbecameobviousthatthegenerousAmericansoldiersweresharingtheirvaluedpossessionswiththeirforeignfriendswhethersoldiersofothercountriesorlocalcitizens.ThebarsturnedmanyhungryEuropeansintofriendsoftheUnitedStates.PeoplewantedthemsaidOtto.You’dgivethemtokids.Insomeplacestheywereveryhungry.AndtheysurehelpedrelaxpeopleaboutAmericansoldiers.OttosaidheneversawaEuropeanturnhisorhernoseupatthechocolatE.ItwasfoodhesaiD.Atthattimeeveryonewasveryhungry.IsawGermankidsstandingoutsidetheU.S.armykitchen.Theyweren’tbeggingjuststandingthereverypolitely.WhenweweredonethekidswouldeatthefoodoutofthegarbagE.Theywerethathungry.OtherEuropeansdidnotseechocolateuntilwellafterthewarendeD.Wedidn’tseeanyAmericanswhereIwassaidElizabethRadsmawhowas25yearsoldwhentheGermansoccupiedhercountrytheNetherlands.EvenafterthewarwesawonlyEnglish.MaybetheAmericansgaveoutsomechocolateinthebigcitiesbutwewereonlyinasmalltown.BeforetheBritishwesawonlyGermansoldiers.Butchocolate?Don’tmakemelaugh!Maybeinmydreams!AsoldierinthefieldmighthaverespondedBecarefulwhatyouwishfor—andthengratefullybitdownonachocolatebartheonlyfoodavailableformiles.36.WhatwastheAmericansoldiers’attitudetowardsthechocolatebars?A.Theyweredelicious.B.Theytastedawful.C.Theywerenecessaryforsurvival.D.ToomanyofthemwereproduceD.37.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheUSsoldiersusedthechocolatebarsasbathsoap.B.TheUSsoldiersdidnothaveenoughfoodduringWorldWarII.C.TheUSarmyproducedmorechocolatebarsthannecessaryforitssoldiers.D.EuropeanpeopleregrettedeatingchocolatebarsfromtheUSsoldiers.38.Theunderlinedexpressionturnhisorhernoseupatprobablymeans________.A.rejectB.demandC.receiveD.smell39.WhydoestheauthormentiontheGermankids’story?A.TotellhowfriendlytheAmericansoldierswerE.B.Todescribethehungerinpost-warGermany.C.ToproveGermankidscouldbeverypolitE.D.Toshowhowmuchtheywereeagerforchocolates.40.ElizabethRadsmaneversawchocolateduringthewarbecause_________.A.theUSsoldiershandedoutallofthemtopeopleinbigcitiesB.theGermansoldierskeptthemallforthemselvesC.theBritishsoldiersdidn’tsharethemwiththelocalpeopleD.theUSsoldiersnevershowedupinthesmalltownshelivedin
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Lastyearmorethan13KoreanTVserieswereintroducedinChinA.TurnontheTVandKoreanbeautiesareappearingduringpeakviewingtimes黄金时段.Someofthedramasarebeingrepeatedbutaudiencescontinuetowatchthem.WhyaretheSouthKoreanTVserieslovedbysomanyChinesepeople?ChengYitingastudentfromEastChinaNormalUniversitygivesusherreasons.Shethinksthatthego6d-lookingactorswithco01clothesandthebeautifulsightinthedramasarethesellingpointsforSouthKoreanTVdramas.ButwhatattractedtheyoungaudiencesmostisthepureandmovinglovestoriesAnditseemsthatSouthKoreanTVserieshavealsowontheheartsofmiddle-agedpeoplE.Theyare.touchedbythemoralsintheshows.Theseincludetheimportanceofrespectingeldersandsocialorder.ThoughsomepeoplethinkSouthKoreanTVseriesaretooslowandtoolongmostOftheChineseaudienceslikethem.MaybewearereallytiredofWesternTVseries.ComparedwiththatSouthKoreanTVseriesarenotbaD.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmoralinthethirdlinemean?A.志向B.情节C.道德D.垃圾65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutSouthKoreanTV?A.LovE.B.Morals.C.Socialorder.D.Self-respect.66.WhatisthemostimportantreasonwhySouthKoreanTVseriesarepopularwiththeyoungaudiences?A.Theseriesareslowandlong.B.Theactorswearcoolclothes.C.Thestoriesarepureandmoving.D.Theactorsaregood-looking.67.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.WearetiredofSouthKoreanTVseries.B.SouthKoreanTVseriesarcagreatsuccessandpopularinChinA.C.SouthKoreanTVseriesarebetterthanChineseTVseries.D.WecanlearnalotfromKoreanTVseriessoweneedtowatchthemagainandagain.
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Beinglessthanperfectlywell-dressedinabusinesssettingcanresultinafeelingofdiscomfort.Andthesadtruthisthatclothingmismatchesonthejobcanruinthedayofthepersonwhoiswearingtheinappropriateattire着装—andthepeoplewithwhomheorsheworks.Officesvarywhenitcomestodresscodes.SomebusinesseshaveverystrictstandardsforofficeattirewhileothersmaintainamorerelaxedattitudE.Howeveritisalwaysimportanttorememberthatnomatterwhatyourcompany’sattitudeisyouareworkinginabusinessenvironmentandyoushoulddressproperly.CertainitemsmaybemoreappropriateforeveningwearthanforabusinessmeetingjustasshortsandaT-shirtarebettersuitedforthebeachthanforanofficeenvironment.Yourattireshouldreflectbothyourenvironmentandyourposition.A.seniorpresidenthasadifferentimagetomaintainthanthatofasecretary.LikeitornotyouwillbejudgedbyyourappearancE.Thisisnevermoreapparentthanondress-downdayswhenwhatyouwearcansaymoreaboutyouthananybusinesssuitevercoulD.Infactpeoplewillpaymoreattentiontowhatyouwearondress-downdaysthanonbusinessprofessionaldays.Thuswhendressinginbusinesscasualclothestrytoputsomegoodtasteintoyourchoicesrecognizethattherealdefinitionofbusinesscasualistodressjustonenotch等级downfromwhatyouwouldnormallywearonbusiness-professionalattiredays.RemembertherearebordersbetweenyourcareerandoursociallifE.Youshoulddressonewayforplayandanotherwaywhenyoumeanbusiness.AlwaysaskyourselfwhereyouaregoingandhowotherpeoplewillbedressedwhenyougettherE.Isthefinaldestinationtheoperathebeachortheoffice?Dressproperlyandyouwilldiscoverthetruthintheprinciplethatclothesmaketheman—andthewoman.Whenyou’reindoubtit’ssafetobeonthesideofdressingslightlymoretraditionallythanthesituationdemands.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtodressproperlyinabusinesssetting.B.HowtochooseappropriateattirE.C.AppropriateattirewillmakeabigdifferenceD.ImproperdresswillmakeapersonuncomfortablE.61.Whichstatementbestdescribesdress-downdays?A.YoucanwearwhateveryoulikE.B.Peopleareusuallymorecarefulaboutdressing.C.Wecan’tjudgeaperson’stastebyhisclothes.D.People’sclothesdon’treceivemuchattention.62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheruleofferedinthepassageaboutbusinessdress?A.Dressabittraditionallyifyouarenotsureaboutproperdressforanoccasion.B.Thinkabouthowotherswilldressifinvitedtoadinner.C.Forabusinessmeetingandaconcertyoushoulddressdifferently.D.Askothersforadvicewhenyouarenotsureaboutwhattodress.
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AfriendofminewasfondofdrawinghorsE.Hedrewthehorsesverywellbuthealwaysbeganthetail.NowitistheWesternruletobeginattheheadofthehorsethatiswhyIwassurpriseD.ItstruckmethatitcouldnotreallymakeanydifferenceNowtheverysamethingistruetoliteraturE.AndthequestionHowshallIbegin?onlymeansthatyouwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailorsomewhereelsE.Thatisyouarenotyetexperiencedenoughtotrusttoyourownpowers.WhenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwillneveraskthequestionandIthinkthatyouwilloftenbeginatthetail--thatistosayyouwillwritetheendofthestorybeforeyouhaveeventhoughtofthebeginning.41.A.friendofthewriter'sdrewthehorses____.A.verywellB.inthewayofwesternruleC.inthewayofhisownruleD.alloftheabove42.Thewriterwassurprisedbecause____.A.theartistbegantodrawattheheadofthehorseB.theartistbegantodrawatthetailofthehorseC.theartistmadehisownruleD.theartistdidnotfollowotherpeople'srule[43.Youarenotyetexperiencedbecause____.A.youdon'tknowwheretobeginB.youwanttobeginattheheadinsteadofbeginningatthetailC.youalwaysaskedquestionD.youdonottrusttoyourownpowers44.Whenyoubecomemoreexperiencedyouwill____.A.neveraskquestionB.oftenbeginatthetailC.shouldwritetheendofthestoryD.shouldthinkofthebeginning45.Thetopicofthepassageis______.A.HowtodrawahorseB.HowtowriteastoryC.HowtomakeyourownrulesD.Trusttoyourownpowers
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PRINTPRODUCTIONMANAGERWANTEDAwell-knownprintingcompanynowwellestablishedintheUKandintheFarEastwishestosetupamanufacturingbaseinEuropE.AnexperiencedmanagerresponsibletotheProductionDirectorisrequiredtoassistinsettingupthedepartmentandwillthentakechargeoftheday-to-daywork.Thesuccessfulapplicantwillhavehadexperienceofmodernmethodsandmachinesespeciallyintheprintingmulticolourworkandfinishingprocesses;He/Shewillhavehadatleastthreeyears’experienceincost-effectivemanagement.A.goodworkingknowledgeofEnglishisessential.Weofferexcellentpayandprospectswith4weeks’holidayayearpluspublicholidaysacompanycarandacompanypensionscheme养老金制度.Interviewswillbearrangedinthenearestcitytoapplicant’shomE.WritewithCVtothePersonnelManagerBox32507DailyNewsKemsworthStreetComstonUnitedKingdomSG18637AH.ASSISTANTPRINTPRODUCTIONMANAGERAninternationallyrecognizedprintingcompanyisseekingtosetupamanufacturingplantinEuropE.WeareappointinganassistantmaleorfemaletoourPrintProductionManager.Thejob-holderwillcarryoutdutiesinvolvingthebuyingofpaperandoffinishingequipmentwillliaise联络withthesupervisorsofthevariousproductionlinesandwillassisttheProductionManager.Atleastthreeyears’experienceononeormorelinesaswellassupervisoryexperienceisneedeD.A.workingknowledgeofEnglishisrequiredtocommunicatewithcolleaguesintheUK.WeofferexcellentpayprospectsholidayspensionschemesickpayetC.WritetotheManagerBox3526BroadStreetNorthbyMillshireBK57PX.61.Boththeprintingcompanies______.A.arewell-knownallovertheworldB.requireatleastthreeyears’experienceC.offerexcellentpayandsickpayD.prefertohireamanmanager62.Accordingtothefirstadvertisementtheapplicantlivinginasmallvillagewill______.A.getintouchwiththePersonnelManagerbytelephoneB.gettheresultonTVC.beinterviewedinacityD.writetoBox3526togetmoreinformation63.Wecaninferfromthetwoadvertisementsthat______.A.thecompanieswanttodobusinessinEuropeandFarEastB.carsarenecessaryforthesuccessfulapplicantsC.thecompanieshaven’tgottelephonestosavemoneyD.applicantsshouldwritetothecompanyfirst
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In1924HachikowasbroughttoTokyobyhisownerHidesaburoUenoaprofessorintheagriculturedepartmentattheUniversityofTokyo.Duringhisowner'slifeHachikosawhimofffromthefrontdoorandgreetedhimattheendofthedayatthenearbyShibuyaStation.ThepaircontinuedtheirdailyroutineuntilMay1925whenProfessorUenodidn'treturnontheusualtrainoneevening.Theprofessorhadsufferedastrokeattheuniversitythatday.Hediedandneverreturnedtothestationwherehisfriendwaswaiting.Hachikowasgivenawayafterhismaster'sdeathbutheroutinelyescapedshowingupagainandagainathisoldhomE.AftertimeHachikorealizedthatProfessorUenonolongerlivedatthehousE.SohewenttolookforhismasteratthetrainstationwherehehadaccompaniedhimsomanytimesbeforE.EachdayHachikowaitedforProfessorUenotoreturn.Andeachdayhedidn'tseehisfriendamongthecrowdatthestation.HachikobecameapermanentfigureatthetrainstationwhicheventuallyattractedtheattentionofmanypeoplE.ManyofthepeoplewhofrequentedtheShibuyatrainstationhadseenHachikoandProfessorUenotogethereachday.RealizingthatHachikowaitedforhisdeadmastertheirheartsweretoucheD.TheybroughtHachikotreatsandfoodtonourishhimduringhiswait.Thiscontinuedfor10yearswithHachikoappearingonlyintheeveningpreciselywhenthetrainwasdueatthestation.Hachiko:TheTrueStoryoftheRoyalDogsofJapanisHachiko'sstoryaswellasaninformativelookatdogcultureinJapanandthehistoryandtraditionoftheAkita-kenoneofthemostancientbelovedandfaithfuldogbreedsever.50.Theunderlinedwordhisfriendinthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A.HachikoB.UenoC.TokyoD.Shibuya51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutHachikoisNOTtrue?A.Hachikosawhismasterofffromthefrontdooreveryday.B.Hachikoappearedeveryeveninginthestationfortenyears.C.ManypeopleofferedHachikofoodduringhiswaiting.D.Hachikowasadoptedbyothersafterhismaster'sdeath.52.Thefirstfourparagraphsaredevelopedmainly__________.A.bycauseandeffectB.byorderinspaceC.byorderintimeD.byexamples53.WecaninferthatHachiko:TheTrueStoryoftheRoyalDogsofJapanislikelytobe____.A.abookB.amagazineC.asongD.apicture
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Theviewoveravalleyofatinyvillagewiththatched草盖的roofcottagesaroundachurch;adrivethroughanarrowvillagestreetlinedwiththatchedcottagespaintedpinkorwhite;thesightovertherollinghillsofaprettycollectionofthatchedfarmbuildings__thesearestillcommonsightsinpartsofEnglanD.MostpeoplewillagreethatthethatchedroofisanessentialpartoftheattractionoftheEnglishcountrysidE.ThatchingisinfacttheoldestofallthebuildingcraftspracticedintheBritishIsles.Althoughthatchhasalwaysbeenusedforcottageandfarmbuildingsitwasonceusedforcastlesandchurchestoo.Thatchingisasolitary独自的craftwhichoftenrunsinfamilies.ThecraftofthatchingasitispracticedhastodaychangedverylittlesincetheMiddleAges.Over800full-timethatchersareemployedinEnglandandWalestodaymaintainingandrenewingtheoldroofsaswellasthatchingnewerhouses.Manypropertyownerschoosethatchnotonlyforitsbeautybutbecausetheyknowitwillkeepthemcoolinsummerandwarminwinter.Infactifwelookatdevelopingcountriesoverhalftheworldlivesunderthatchbuttheyalldoitindifferentways.Peopleindevelopingcountriesareoftenunwillingtogobacktotraditionalmaterialsandwouldprefermodernbuildings.Howevertheymaylackthemoneytoallowthemtoimportthenecessarymaterials.Theirtemporarymudhutswiththatchedroofsofwildgrassesoftenonlylastsixmonths.ThatchwhichhasbeendonetheBritishwaylastsfromtwentytosixtyyearsandisaneffectivedefenceagainsttheheat.49.WhichofthefollowingremainsauniquefeatureoftheEnglishcountryside?A.Narrowstreetslinedwithpinkorwhitehouses.B.Rollinghillswithprettyfarmbuildings.C.Cottageswiththatchedroofs.D.churcheswithcottagesaroundthem.50.Whatdoweknowaboutthatchingasacraft?A.Itisacollectiveactivity.B.ItispractisedonfarmsalloverEnglanD.C.ItisquitedifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.D.Itisinmostcaseshandeddownamongfamilymembers.51.Thatchedhousesarestillpreferredbecauseof_______.A.theirstyleandcomfortB.theirdurabilityC.theireasymaintenanceD.theircheapandready-madematerials52.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________A.thatchedcottagesinEnglandhavebeenpasseddownfromancienttimesB.thatchingisabuildingcraftfirstcreatedbytheEnglishpeopleC.theEnglishpeoplehavenospeciallikingforthatchedhousesD.mostthatchedcottagesinEnglandarelocatedonhillsides
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Howtoimprovemylife?Manypeoplethinkthattheyhavetoacceptwhateverlifethrowsatthem.They'llsayThisismyfatemydestiny.Icannotchangeit.Ofcoursenot!Youdon'thavetosufferneedlessly.Yourdestinydependsonyounotonanyotherexternalfactors.Iknowsomeonewhosaysshejustacceptswhatlifegivesherbecauseshehasdoneeverythingshecantoimproveit.Guesswhatherlifestyleis?ShewakesupinthemorninggoestoworkcomesbackhomerelaxeschatswithpeoplewatchesTVthengoestosleep.Nextdaythesameroutinecyclefollows.Huh!Isthiswhatshecallsdoingherbest?ShebelievesshehastriedherbestandjustacceptsitinherheartthatthisisthelifethatGodhasintendedforhertolive;thatherluckcanonlychangeifGodwillsit.OfcourseGodwantsustobehappyandliveourlifetothefullestbutwehavetodoourshareofexerting运用theefforttolivethelifeofourdreams.Rememberthatyoureapwhatyousow.Youjustdon'tsitaroundandwaitforamilliondollarstofallfromthesky.YouhavetogetoffthecouchgetyoureyesofftheTVscreengetyourhandsoffthephonE.Don’texpectyourlucktochangeunlessyoudosomethingaboutit.Ifsomethinggoeswrongdon'tjustregarditasatemporarysetback;butuseitasfeedback.Learnyourlessonmakethemostofthesituationanddosomethingtosolvetheproblem.It'snotenoughtothinkpositively;youalsohavetoactpositively.Ifsomeone'slifeisinthetroubledoyoujusthopeandpraythatthingswillturnoutfine?Ofcoursenot!Yougettodoanythingyoucantosavetheperson.SoitiswithyourownlifE.Itisnotenoughtohopeforthebestbutyouhavetodoyourbest.Inotherwordsdon'tjuststandorsittheredosomethingtoimproveyourlifE.41.AccordingtothewomanmentionedinParA.3herlife____________.A.doesn'tneedimprovingB.couldn'tbeimprovedC.willbebettersomedayD.willbeworseinthefuture42.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewoman'slife?A.positiveB.satisfyingC.colorfulD.passive43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthor'sopinion?A.Yourtemporaryproblemisnotdiscouraging.B.YourluckcanbechangedbyyoureffortsC.YoucanonlyachievesuccesswhenGodwillsit.D.Youshouldtreatyourselfinthewayyoutreatfriends.44.InParA.5theauthoremphasizedtheimportanceof_____________.A.positiveactionB.positivethinkingC.hopeforthebestD.intentiontosucceed45.Thetextismainlywrittentoadviseyouto____________.A.understandyourselfB.improveyourlifeC.believeinyourselfD.changeyournormalway
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TheAmericanshavebeenvotedtheworld’sfunniestnationality---theonebestatmakingpeoplelaugh---inaglobalpoll民意调查whichalsonamestheGermanstheleastfunnynationalityandtheBritishnotasfunnyastheythink.30000peopleacross15countrieswereaskedtonameboththefunniestandleastfunnynationalityinapollconductedbyBadoo.comtheworld’slargestsocialnetworkformeetingnewpeoplewith119millionusersworldwidE.TheAmericanswerevotedthefunniestnationalityaheadoftheSpanish---thefunniestEuropeans---insecondItaliansinthirdandBritishinseventh.ThevotingfortheleastfunnynationalityconfirmedtheviewofAmerica’sMarkTwainthataGermanjokeisnolaughingmatter.TheGermanswonaheadoftheRussiansandTurks.ThestereotypeofGermanhumourlessnessisbelievedtoderivefromtheirreputationforefficiencypunctualityandrationality理性.ExamplesofGermanjokesinclude:YesterdayImetmyfriendHorstatthehospital.He’dswallowedaspongE.Hesaysitdoesn’thurtbuthe’salwaysthirsty.WhenwemeetsomeonenewoneofthefirstthingswenoticeiswhethertheymakeuslaughsaysLloydPriceBadoo’sMarketingDirector.AmericaisaworthypollwinnersaysPricE.It’stheworld’sonlycomedysuperpower.TheBritishpridethemselvesontheirhumourbutlearnfromthepollthatthey’renotasfunnyastheythink.Theyplacedjustseventhof15---behindtheBraziliansFrenchandMexicans.26.Accordingtothepollwhichistherightorderfromthefunniestnationalitytotheleastfunnyone?A.SpanishAmericansFrenchMexicansBritishB.AmericansSpanishItaliansBraziliansFrenchC.BritishMexicansBraziliansSpanishAmericansD.ItaliansFrenchBritishMexicansBrazilians27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thepollwasconductedamong119millionpeoplebyBadoo.com.B.SpanisharethefunniestnationalityinEuropE.C.ThatGermansarenamedtheleastfunnynationalityisbecauseofMarkTwain.D.SomepeoplethinkthatBritisharefunnywhileothersthinktheoppositeinthepoll.28.Whichcanbethesubstituteofthewordderiveinthefourthparagraph?A.acquireB.sufferC.translateD.accomplish29.Whatistheauthor’spurposeoftellingusaGermanjoke?A.TheauthorwantstoshowthatGermansaregoodattellingjokes.B.TheauthorwantstoconfirmwhatMarkTwainsaiD.C.TheauthorwantstoprovethatGermansarenotfunnyatall.D.Theauthorjustwantstosaythatswallowingaspongeisnoharm.30.Itseemsthatthebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.TheFunniestNationalityB.A.GlobalPollConductedbyBadoo.ComC.AmericansWontheFunniestNationalityD.AmericansVotedFunniestNationGermansLeastFunny
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FrombankerstofactorystaffemployeesintheWestfaceacoldprospectoflosingtheirjobsasaglobalrecession衰退startstobitE.ForcolleaguesintheEastthepainismorelikelytocomethroughapaycut.HumanresourceexpertssayculturaldifferencesexplainwhyAsiancompaniestryhardertopreservejobsindifficulttimeswhichwillpreventunemploymentandmayhelpAsianeconomiessurviveatatimeofslowingexports.TheEastAsianattitudemayalsomakeiteasierforcompaniestorecoverquicklyfromtheeconomicdownturnsincetheywillnotneedtorehireortrainnewstaffbutbuildupamoreloyalanddevotedgroup.IntheConfucianmindset儒家思想therightthingtodoistosharetheburdenwhichisthesenseofcollective集体的responsibility.WhileintheWestit’smoreaboutindividualsurvivalsaidMichaelBenolielassociateprofessoroforganizationalbehavioratSingaporeManagementUniversitySMU.IncontrastlocalWesterncompaniesfromGeneralMotorstoGoldmanSachsplantolayoffworkersbythethousandsbutattheAsianunitsofWesternmultinationalsorwesternunitsofAsiangroupsjobcutswillprobablybelessseverE.Japan’sjoblessratewas4percentinSeptemberupfrom3.8percentinJanuarywhileHongKong’swasflatat3.4percent.ButUSunemploymentisexpectedtohavejumpedto6.3percentlastmonthfrombelow5percentinJanuary.ExpertssaythatwhiletherearenoticeabledifferencesinlaborpracticesinEastandWestthegapwillnarrowasmorefirmsbecomemoremultinationalandcompetitionforcesfirmstoadoptthebestpracticesofrivalsfromabroaD.41.Theunderlinedwordprospectinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.weatherB.sceneC.futureD.place42.ComparedwithjobcutspaycutscanbringthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat_________.A.it’shelpfultotheeconomyrecoveryB.itcoststhecompanylessmoneytosurviveC.itwillkeeptheexperiencedandskilledworkersD.itcanformateamworkingharderandmoreloyally43.AccordingtoMichaelBenolieltheConfucianmindsetfocuseson_________.A.humanrightsB.sharingresponsibilityC.personalprofitsD.individualsurvival44.Inwhichcompanycanweinferthejobcutswillbeprobablythemostsevere?A.AlocalAmericangroup.B.AsmallJapanesecompany.C.AGermanbranchofaKoreanmultinational.D.AHongKong’sunitofaFrenchcompany.45.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.thedifficultiesallthecompaniesaroundtheworldwillmeetwithtodayB.theculturaldifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternworldatpresentC.thewaystocutdownthecostofthecompaniesineconomicdownturnD.thedifferentlaborsolutionsofAsianandWesterninglobalrecession
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Traditionalfairytales童话arebeinggivenupbyparentsbecausetheyaretooscaryfortheiryoungchildrenastudyfound.ResearchuncoveredthatoneinfiveparentshasgotridofoldliteraturesuchasSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarvesandRapunzelinfavorofmoremodernbooks.OnethirdofparentssaidtheirchildrenhavebeenleftintearsafterhearingthegruesomedetailsofLittleRedRidingHood.AndnearlyhalfofmothersandfathersrefusetoreadRumplesliltshintotheirkidsasthethemesofthestoryarekidnappingandkilling.SimilarlyGoldilocksandtheThreeBearswasalsoatalelikelytobeleftonthebookshelfasparentsfeltitforgivesstealing.Thesurveyof2000adultswascompletedtomarkthelaunchofthehitUSdramaGRIMM格林童话剧whichstartstonightat9pmonWatchandseessixdramaseriesbasedontraditionalfairytales.Thesurveyfoundaquarterofparentsquestionedwouldn’tconsiderreadingfairytalestotheirkids.And52percentoftheparentssaidCinderelladidn’tsendagoodmessagetotheirchildrenasitdescribesayoungwomandoinghouseworkallday.SteveHornseyGeneralManagerofWatchsaid:Bedtimestoriesaresupposedtocalmchildrendownandsendthemofftosleepsoundly.ButasweseeinGMMMfairytalescanbedarkanddramaticsoit’sunderstandablethatparentsworryaboutreadingthemtoyoungchildren.Asadultswecanseetheinnocenceinfairytalesbutafive-year-oldchildcouldtakethemtooliterally.DespitethedarknatureofclassicfairytalesasweseeinGRIMMgoodwilldefeatevilandthereisalwaysamoraltothestory.Thestudyalsofoundtwothirdsofmumsanddadstrytoavoidstorieswhichmightgivetheirchildrennightmares.Themostpopularbookreadatbedtimeisnow'TheVeryHungryCaterpillar'byEricCarlE.Howeverhalfofparentssaidtraditionaltalesaremorelikelytohaveastrongmoralmessagethanalotofmodernkids'bookssuchasTheGruffatoTheHungaryCaterpillarandtheMr.Menbooks.63.Classicalworksforchildrenarebeingavoidedbyparentstheythink.A.theycontainunmoralthemesB.theyareterrifyingC.theyencouragestealingkidnappingandkillingD.theyaretiredofansweringquestions64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgruesomemean?A.VeryhorribleB.VeryamusingC.VerydisappointingD.Veryamazing65.Whichstoriesarethepopularbedtimestoriesthatparentsliketotelltheirchildrennow?A.SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarvesandCinderellaB.TheVeryHungryCaterpillarandLittleRedRidingHooD.C.TheVeryHungryCaterpillarandMr.MenD.GoldilocksandtheThreeBearsandCinderella66.AccordingtoSteveHornseyadultscanseeinnocenceinafairytalebuta5-year-oldchildmight______.A.thinkitisdifferentfromtherealityB.dislikeitbecauseitisscaryC.believeexactlywhatthetalesaysD.feelthereisamoraltothestory
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DeathValleyisthelowesthottestdriestareainNorthAmericA.ThisCaliforniaNationalParkhaslessthan5cmofrainfallayearandtemperatureupto53℃insummer.That’senoughtokeepAmericansawayduringthehottestmonthsfromJunetoAugust.Butitisthehightemperatureandterribleheatthatdrawtheirmostcrazyfanstheforeigntourists.Fromallovertheworldtheycometothevalleyfloorincarscarryingmapsandwaterbottlesandfanningthemselveswithnewspaperstokeepcool.About1.3millionvisitorsentertheparkeachyearfromJunethroughAugust.90%ofthemareforeigners.TheygotheretoexperiencethesummerheatthatgivesDeathValleyitsnamE.TheaveragehighinJulyis53.2℃andthelow30℃.ForAugusttheaveragehighis52.2℃andthelow29.4℃.SowhatdoAmericansthinkoftheforeignvisitorswhoarrivefortheheatjustwhenlocalsfromtheUnitedStatestrytoavoidit?ParkmanagerBrendaHensonsaysTheforeignerswanttoexperiencetheheatinDeathValley.Wethinkit’scrazy.InfactDeathValleyisaseriesofsaltflats盐滩225kmlongand6kmto26kmwidE.BirdsandanimalsarelargelyabsentandonlythehardiestplantshavesomechanceofexistenceinthisextremeplacE.OnetouristfromParisconcludedWecometoitbecausewecantellallourfriendsandfamilythatwe’vebeentothehottestplaceintheworlD.65.TherealattractionofDeathValleyforforeignersisthat_____.A.summerheatkeepsAmericansawayB.experiencingtheheatinitiscoolC.itisaseriesofsaltflatsD.itisafamousplaceintheworlD.66.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordhardiestinParagraph4mean?A.Mostdifficult.B.MostenergetiC.C.Strongest.D.Best.67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThehottesttimeinDeathValleyisfromJunetoAugust.B.NotallthevisitorstoDeathValleyareforeigners.C.ThelowesttemperatureinDeathValleyis29.4℃.D.DeathValleyismadeupofsaltflats.68.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CrazyFansofDeathValley.B.ImportanceofDeathValley.C.BeautyofCaliforniaNationalPark.D.TheBestTouristAttractioninNorthAmericA.
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HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhomE.WhattoExpectThehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZonesHomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones23and4ofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential居住的.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedareA.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUndergrounD.MealPlansAvailable♢ContinentalBreakfast♢BreakfastandDinner♢BreakfastPackedLunchandDinnerIt’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuicecereal谷物类食品breadandteaorcoffeE.CheesefruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEnglanD.DinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessertfruitandcoffeE.FriendsIfyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisityoumustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomesAccommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.HoweveritdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.61.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?A.Freetransport.B.MedicalcarE.C.Roomcleaning.D.Physicaltraining.62.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.C.HostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentrE.D.AccommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovideD.63.AccordingtothepassagewhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.DessertandcoffeeB.Fruitandvegetables.C.breadandfruitjuiceD.Cerealandcoldmeat.64.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?A.ToexperienceawarmerfamilyatmospherE.B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.C.ToentertainfriendsastheylikE.D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.65.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor_____.A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudentsB.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomesC.travelersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondonD.foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture
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HowmanypeoplehaveImetwhohavetoldmeaboutthebookthattheyhavebeenplanningtowritebuthaveneveryetfoundthetime?Fartoomany.ThisisLifeallrightbutwedotreatitlikearehearsal排演andunhappilywedomisssomanyofitsbestmoments.Wetakejobstostayaliveandprovidehomesforourfamiliesalwaysmakingourselvesbelievethatthisstyleoflifeismerelyatemporarystateofaffairsalongtheroadtowhatwereallywanttodo.Thenat60or65wearesuddenlypresentedwithaclockandseveralgrandchildrenandwelookbackandrealizethatallthoseyearswaitingforRealLifetocomealongwereinfactreallife.InAmericatheyhaveasayingmuchlaughedatbytheEnglishHaveaniceday!Theyspeakslowlyandseriouslyintheirshopshotelsandsandwichbars.Ithinkitisawonderfulphraseremindingusineffecttoenjoythemoment:tovaluethisveryday.HowoftendowesaytoourselvesI'lltakeuphorse-ridingorgolforsailingassoonasIgetahigherpositiononlytodononeofthosethingswhenIdogetthehigherposition.WhenIfirstbecameareporterIknewamanwhogaveupaverywellpaidrespectablejobattheDailyTelegraphtogoandeditasmallweeklynewspaper.AtthetimeIwasastonishedbywhatappearedtometobehiscompletelyabnormal反常的mentalstatE.HowcouldanyoneturnhisbackonFleetStreetincentralLondonforasmalllocalareaIwantedtoknow.NowIamalittleolderandpossiblywiserIseethesenseinit.InFleetStreetthemanwasundercontinualpressure.HelivedinanunattractiveLondonsuburbandhespentmuchofhislifesittingonSouthernRegiontrains.46.Thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat.A.wealwaystrytofindsometimetowriteabookB.wealwaysmakeplansbutseldomfulfillthemC.wealwaysenjoymanyoflife'sbestmomentsD.wealwaysdowhatwereallywanttodo47.Theunderlinedphraseturnhisbackonparagraph6mostprobablymeans.A.leaveforB.returntoC.giveupD.relyon48.Themanparagraph6lefthisfirstjobpartlybecausehewas.A.inanabnormalstateB.undertoomuchpressureC.notwellpaidD.notrespected49.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProvideHomesForOurFamilyB.TakeUpHorse-ridingC.ValueThisVeryDayD.StayAlive
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AmericancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworlD.IneverycountrycitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculturE.Citiescontaintheverybestaspectsofasociety:opportunitiesforeducationemploymentandentertainment.Theyalsocontaintheveryworstpartsofasociety:violentcrimeracialconflictandpoverty.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWorldWarIIcityresidentsbecamewealthiermoreprosperous.Theyhadmorechildren.TheyneededmorespacE.Theymoveoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.TheyboughthousesinthesuburbsareasnearacitywherepeoplelivE.Theseareareaswithoutmanyofficesorfactories.Duringthe1950stheAmericandreamwastohaveahouseinthesuburbs.Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesin1950sarenowadults.Theyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.Manyyoungprofessionalsdoctorslawyersandexecutivesaremovingbackintothecity.Manyaresingle;othersaremarriedbutoftenwithoutchildren.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;theyareafraidofthefuelshortage;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandopportunitieswhichthecityoffers.Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950smanypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.OnlyafewyearsagopeoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.Onethingissuremanydyingcitiesarealiveagain.28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?__________.A.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.C.TheyaresimilarD.Theyaredifferent.29.Accordingtothe4thparagraphagreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities__________.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.arefacedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses30.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat__________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities
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AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuittobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.67.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.68.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomE.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.InlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreacheD.69.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean_________.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage70.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby_________.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.
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TheincomegapbetweenChina'sruralandurbanresidents居民hascontinuedtowidenduringthepastfewyearsinspiteofrapidlyrisingruralincomesAgriculturalMinisterSunZhengcaisaidhereonWednesday.Theincomeratio比率betweenurbanandruralresidentswas3.28:1in2006against3.23:1in2003saidSuninhisreportonthepromotionofbuildinganewcountrysidein2007.Sunalsosaidthenetincomeofruralresidentsindifferentregionsalsovariedwidely.TheincomegapisonlyoneofseveralproblemsinruralareasaccordingtoSun'sreport.WhilelistingtheachievementsinruralareasinrecentyearsSunbelievedthatruraldevelopmentstillfollowedbehindurbandevelopment.WehavebiggerpressuretoensurethesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductssuchasgrainhesaiD.China'surbanization都市化hasbeenspeededupandmoreruralresidentshavegonetourbanareashesaiD.InthiscasemoreagriculturalproducersbecomefarmproduceconsumerswhichcreatedmorepressureforsupplyhesaiD.AnotherproblemfacingChina'sagriculturaldevelopmentisinadequateapplicationofscienceandtechnology.Only30percentofscientificandtechnologicalachievementshavebeenappliedtoagriculturalproductionwhichis40percentagepointslowerthandevelopedcountrieshesaiD.Despiteincreasedgovernmentspendinginruralareastheinfrastructure基础下部组织isstillpoorandeasilyhitbydisasters.AccordingtoSunthegovernmentspent431.8billionyuan$59.15billiononagricultureruralareasandfarmersthisyearanincreaseof80.1billionyuanoverthepreviousyear.Chinasetaside11.38billionyuantopromoteanewruralcooperativemedicalcaresystemand27.98billionyuantosupportthenewcompulsoryeducationmechanisminruralareatoensurethatallcitizenssharedthefruitsofChina'sreformandopening-upSunsaiD.68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.BecauseoftherapidlyrisingruralincomestheincomegapbetweenChina'sruralandurbanresidentswilldisappearthisyear.B.ThenetincomeofruralresidentsindifferentregionsisthesamE.C.Thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestodeveloptheeconomyintheruralareas.D.Becauseoftherapidlyrisingruralincomesthesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductsisenough.69.Canyouinferthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsinparagraph5?A.bemadefulluseofB.bemadelittleuseofC.benotmadefulluseofD.bemadegooduseof70.Howmuchisspentonagricultureruralareasandfarmersthepreviousyear?A.431.8billionyuanB.511.9billionyuanC.351.7billionyuanD.80.1billionyuan71.WhichisNOTtheprobleminruralareas?A.TheincomegapB.TheinadequateapplicationofscienceandtechnologyC.ThesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductsD.China'surbanization
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The2008NationalTeacheroftheYeargaveitsprizetoMichaelGeisenanAmericanscienceteacherwhoisthirty-fiveyearsoldandaforester护林员.Buthedecidedhewouldratherworkwithgrowingmindsthanwithgrowingtrees.SevenyearsagoMichaelGeisengotmaster’sdegreeinteachingandajobatamiddleschool.HebroughtnewenergytothesciencedepartmenttherE.Hecreatedschoolprojectsandgotparents’supportintheirchildren’swork.Healwaystriedtobecreativewitheachactivityandhedidn’tlikeusingtextbooksmuch.Onegirlinhisclasssaidhecouldprobablymakeitinterestingtowatchgrassgrow.Duringlunchhisstudentscometohisroomtotalkgethelpvisithisturtle海龟andsometimesjoinhiminplayingtheguitar.HewritessongsanddevelopsgamesaboutsciencE.Hesaysoneofhisgoalsasateacheristocreatepeoplewhowillcontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.TheNationalTeacheroftheYearisaprofessionalaward奖intheUnitedStates.Theprogrambeganin1952.Eachstatechoosesoneteacherasthewinnerofthestateteachersoftheyear.PresidentGeorgeBushhonoredtopteachersattheWhiteHousE.HesaidthatinMichaelGeisen’sfirsttwoyearsasheadoftheschoolsciencedepartmentstudentsofhisschoolgothighscoresonastatesciencetestandtheywerestillimproving.AttheWhiteHouseMichaelGeisensaidthatstudentsareborntobecreativecuriousandalivesoweneedtoreallyencouragestudents’creativityandtheirdesiretolearnusefulskillstofacethefutureworlD.OurjobistoeducatetheentirechilD.67.FromthetextwelearnthatMichaelGeisen.A.isanAmericanwriter.B.haswontheNationalTeacheroftheYeartwicE.C.winssupportfromtheparentsofhisstudents.D.gotamaster’sdegreewhenhewas35.68.ThestudentsofMichaelGrisenthinkthattheirteacheris.A.serious.B.friendly.C.strict.D.politE.69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheNationalTeacheroftheYearprogram?A.PresidentGeorgeBushstartedthisprogram.B.EachUSstatewilldecideoneteachereveryyear.C.Ithasbeenheldworldwideeachyearsince2001.D.ThewinnerswillhaveachancetoworkattheWhiteHousE.70.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.MichaelGeisenwonhighscoresinastatesciencetest.B.MichaelGeisenisafamousscientist.C.GeorgeBushmetMichaelGeisen’sstudentsattheWhiteHousE.D.MichaelGeisenistheheadofthesciencedepartmentathisschool.
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CoolestHotelsintheWorldArtauAragonTowersTheAriauAmazonTowershotelletsyousleepinatreehousE.Eighttowersmakeupthishotelthatoffersover300rooms.IfyoureallywanttogetintothespiritbooktheTarzanSuitewhichislargeenoughforabigfamily.You'llbethirtyfeetupintheairandcantravelbetweenthetowersthroughtheirwoodenwalkways.Prices:startingat$300onenightforeachpersonforaregularroomandgoingallthewayupto$3000fortheTarzanSuitE.Formoreinformationvisitthewebsite:http://Hwww.ariautowers.comTheIceHotelEverywinterinJukkasjarviSwedenaspecialkindofhotelcalledthelceHotelisbuilt.Eachyearworld-famousartistsareinvitedtodesignandproduceworksofartfromtheicemanyofwhichcanbefoundintherooms.You'llhaveyourchoicebetweenhotorcoldroomsbutyouwillbewelladvisedtostayatleastonenightinacoldroomforatrueexperiencE.Prices:startingat$318onenightforeachpersonforeitheracoldroomorawarmonE.Formoreinformationvisitthewebsite:http:Hwww.icehotel.comPropellerIslandPropellerIslandCityLodgeisaveryspecialhotelthatwasdesignedbyaGermanartist.Eachroomprovidesyouwiththepossibilityoflivinginaworkofart.Everysinglepieceoffurnitureinthethirtyroomsofthehotelhasbeenhand-madeandeachroomiscompletelydifferent.You'llbeabletochoosearoombasedonyourownpersonaltastes.Prices:startingatjust$91anightandanadditional另外personforonly20extradollars.Formoreinformationvisitthewebsite:http://www.propeller-islanD.comForinformationaboutothercoolhotelsIntheworldvisitthewebsite:http://www.bahamabeachcluB.com47.WhatisspecialabouttheAriauAmazonTowershotel?A.YoucansleepinthetreehousE.B.Youcanchooseanyofthetowers.C.Itisdesignedforbigfamilies.D.Everyroomhasawalkway.48.FormorepersonsspendinganightinoneofthesehotelstheyhavetopayatleastA.$111B.$182C.$600D.$63649.Whichwebsiteshouldyouvisitifyouwanttofindoutwhetherthereexistsahotelunderthesea?A.http://www.icehotel.comB.http//www.ariantowers.comC.http://www.propeller-islanD.comD.htlp://www.bahamabeachcluB.com50.Whichhotelwouldinviteartiststocometoworkeveryyear?A.PropellerBlandCityLodgE.B.ArianAmazonTowers.C.TheIceHotel.D.BahamaBeachCluB.
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Theymaybejustpassingyourofficecomputerbagslung悬挂overoneshoulder.Ortheymaybesittinginacaroutsideitcausallytappingawayatalaptop.Theylooklikeinnocentpassers-by.Infacttheyarestealingyourcorporatesecrets.Drive-byhackingisthetrendytermgiventothepracticeofbreakingintowirelesscomputernetworksfromoutsidethebuildingsthathousethem.A.recentstudyintheUKsponsoredbyRSADataSecurityfoundthattwo-thirdsoforganizationswithwirelessnetworkswereriskingtheirdatainthisway.Securityexpertspatrolled巡逻severalstreetsintheCityofLondonseekingevidenceofwirelessnetworksinoperation.Of124thattheyidentified83weresendingdatawithoutencrypting加密them.Suchdatacouldreadilybepickedupbyapasser-byarmedonlywithaportablecomputerawirelessmodemandafewpiecesofsoftwarethatcanbefreelydownloadedfromtheInternet.Thedatacouldincludesensitivecompanydocumentscontainingvaluableinformation.Ortheycouldbee-mailidentitiesandpasswordsthatcouldbeusedbyhackerstologintocorporatenetworksasiftheywerelegalusers.MostcompaniesusingwirelessnetworkingtechnologydonottakeeventhesimplestofmeasurestoprotecttheirdatA.Nearlyallwirelessnetworktechnologycomeswithsomebasicsecurityfeaturesthatneedonlytobeactivated激活inordertogiveaminimumlevelofsecurityforexamplebyencryptingthedatabeingpassedoverthenetwork.RaymonKruckbusinessdevelopmentmanageratCheckPointSoftwareasecuritytechnologyspecialistbelievesthiscouldbepartlyapsychologicalproblem.Peopleseethesolidwallsoftheirbuildingassafeguardsandforgetthatwirelessnetworkscanextendupto200metersbeyondphysicalwalls.Companieswithoutanysecurityatallontheirwirelessnetworksmakeitridiculouslyeasyforhackerstobreakin.SwitchingonthesecuritythatcomeswiththenetworktechnologyshouldbeautomatiC.ThenthereareotherbasicstepsacompanycantakesaysMr.Krucksuchaschangingthepasswordsonthenetworkfromthedefault默认setting.CompaniescanalsoinstallfirewallswhichformabarrierbetweentheinternalnetworkandthepublicInternet.Theyshouldalsochecktheircomputerrecordsregularlytospotanyabnormalactivitywhichmightbetraythepresenceofahacker.71.AccordingtothestudysponsoredbyRSADataSecuritytwothirdsofthesubjects_______.A.hadmostoftheircompanydatastolenB.dependedonwirelesscomputernetworksC.wereexposedtodrive-byhackingD.wereunawareoftheriskofwirelesshacking72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredinthestudy?A.Thenumberofcomputerhackingincidents.B.ThenumberofwirelesscomputernetworksidentifieD.C.ThewayinwhichdataaresentandreceiveD.D.Thewayinwhichdataarehackedandstolen.73.Mostwirelessnetworktechnologyhas_________.A.dataencryptionprogramB.passwordsecurityprogramsC.illegal-userdetectionD.firewall74.RaymondKruckmostprobablyagreesthatwirelessnetworksecurityinvolves________.A.wirelesssignaladministrationB.changesinuser’sawarenessC.users’psychologicalhealthD.strongerphysicalwalls75.Thepassageismostlikelytobeseenina__________A.bookreviewB.sciencefictionC.textbookD.computermagazine
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Thereareanumberofwaysinwhichmassmediamakedailylifeeasierforus.FirsttheyinformandhelpuskeepawatchonourworlD.Theygatherandpassoninformationwewouldbeunlikelyorunabletogainonourown.SecondmassmediahelpustoarrangeourtimeandlifE.WhatwetalkaboutandwhatwethinkaboutaregreatlyinfluencedbythemediA.WhenpeoplegettogethertheytendtotalkaboutcertainhappeningsonthenewspapersoronTV.BecauseweareprovidedwithdifferingpointsofviewthroughdifferentkindsofmediaeverydayweareabletocommentonallsidesofacertainissuE.Thirdmassmediahelpustoconnectwithvariousgroupsinsociety.Throughmassmediaweareabletokeepincontactwithpoliticiansintheworld;withfamousactorsandactressesandwithourbelovedsingers.Fourththemediahelptosocializeus.WelearnaboutthepreferredbehaviorandvaluesfromthepeoplewemeetaswellasfromthemediA.ThroughportrayalsofpeoplethemediatelluswhatproperbehaviorsarE.BydoingsotheyteachusstandardsofbehaviorandvaluesandhelpusinourdailylifE.FifththemediaareusedtopersuadepeoplE.A.goodexampleisadvertisementsthroughthemediA.NewspapersmagazinesandTVarefilledwithallkindsofcolorfulpersuasiveadvertisements.Thoughmanyadvertisementsmaynotsayopenlythattheywantyoutobuyacertainproducttheydescribetheirproductsinsuchawaythatyoumaywanttobuythem.Sixththemediaentertain.AllofthemediamakesomeefforttryingtoentertaintheiraudiencE.Forexampleeventhoughthenewspaperisamainmediumofinformationitalsocontainsentertainmentfeatures.Manynewspapersoffertheirreadersatleastsomeofthefollowing:comicsfictionbooksandpuzzlegamestelevisionsandmagazinesaredevotedmainlytoentertainment.Itisguessedthatinthefuturetheentertainmentfunctionofmassmediawillbecomeevenmoreimportantthanitisnow.61.Theunderlinedwordscatteredinparagraph1means______.A.farawayB.nearlyC.asmallnumberofD.smallandfarapart62.TheunderlinedwordportrayalinParagraph5means______.A.photographB.wordsC.descriptionD.clothes63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisn’ttrueaboutmedium?A.Massmediahaveaneffectonourspeechandthoughts.B.MassmediakeepusinformedandconnecteD.C.Massmediapersuadeusintobuyingwhatwedon’tneedatall.D.Massmediahelpusspendtimewithothersinafriendlyway.64.Whichofthefollowingisn’tincludedaboutmassmediainthepassage?A.entertainmentB.sportsC.famouspeopleD.advertisements
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MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassistarapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonablepricestherebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideasithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreasedneedofmanyservices:WithoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuchthepriceofyourtelevisionlicensewouldneedtobedoubledandtravelbybusortubewouldcostmorE.Andperhapsmostimportantofalladvertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthetwenty-sevenActsofParliamentgovernthetermsofadvertisingnoregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhisadvertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleadingadvertising.HewillnotdosoforlongformercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanoncE.IfyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertiseditisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticledoeswhatisclaimedforitandthatitrepresentsgoodvaluE.AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcanthinkof.ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.RecentlyIheardawell-knowntelevisionpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthaninforms.Hewasdrawingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.OfcourseadvertisingseekstopersuadE.Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation-andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnotimpossibletoachieveforevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolourofashirtissubtlypersuasive-advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayanyattention.Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowntelevisionpersonalitywants.61.Bythefirstsentenceofthepassagetheauthormeansthat____.A.heisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertisingB.everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoneyconsumingC.advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelseD.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising62.InthepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheadvantagesofadvertising?A.SecuringgreaterfamE.B.Providingmorejobs.C.Enhancinglivingstandards.D.Reducingnewspapercost.63.Theauthorthinksthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis____.A.verypreciseinpassinghisjudgmentonadvertisingB.interestedinnothingbutthebuyer'sattentionC.correctintellingthedifferencebetweenpersuasionandinformationD.obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising64.Intheauthor'sopinion______.A.advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefittomanbyprovidinginformationB.advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasratherthanwinsthemoverC.thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisinginpersuadingthebuyerD.thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformationfromanadvertisement65.Whatattitudedoestheauthorholdforadvertising?A.NegativE.B.PositivE.C.Ridiculous.D.NotstateD.
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- ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledTheOldTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.63.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs64.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.Thebanofsmoking.C.ThepresentclosingtimE.D.Havingnosparemoney.65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking66.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor_______.A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcausefewersocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed
- WhatisyourfavoriteEnglishletter?ManyofyoumaysayQ.Why?BecausesomanyofyouchatwithyourfriendsonQQ.WhatdoyoulikeaboutQQ?Whatdoyoutalkabout?TheCCTVreporterMissWanginterviewsthreekids.Let’slistentowhattheysay.WhendoyouchatonQQ?Whatdoyoutalkabout?LinYuhanXi’an:Onweekends.Wetalkabouthomeworkandchatwitheachother.TangXutingShanghai:AtweekendsandwhenIdon’thavemuchhomework.Weexchangetestanswersandchat.YangYuhangDalian:Ourclassgoesonlinetogetherat4:00~6:00pmonweekends.Wecomplainabouthomeworkchatandtalkaboutcomputergames.WhatdoyouputonyourQQblog博客Lin:IputgoodarticlesIhavefoundonlineonmyblog.Ialsowritearticlesmyself.Theyareaboutfunnythingsthathavehappenedinmyclass.Tang:Iputpicturesonmyblog.NotmyownphotosbutpicturesfrommyfavoriteJapanesecartoons动画片likeTennisPrinceConan.Yang:IputDVfilmsonmyblog.Ishoot拍摄themduringsportsmeetingsandschoolparties.Themostpopularoneisaboutadancingteacherheissofunnythateveryonewatchesit.HowdoyoulikeQQ?Lin:It’sagoodspaceforustomakearecordofourlivesofbothgoodtimesandsadtimes.Tang:MyfriendsandImaynothavetimetochatatschool.ButwecandoitonQQ.It’sveryhelpfultoourfriendships.Yang:Ifyouchatwithfriendsonthetelephoneyourparentssometimeslistentoyourconversation.There’snosuchproblemwithQQ.Youcanrelaxandtalkfreely.56.WhatdoesYangYuhangtalkaboutonQQonweekends?①homework②chat③testanswers④computergamesA.①②B.②③C.①②④D.②③④57.WhatdoesLinYuhanputonherQQblog?A.Somepictures.B.Goodarticles.C.DVfilms.D.Japanesecartoons.58.WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothisarticle?A.LinsaysQQisveryhelpfultotheirfriendships.B.YangsayshecanchatfreelywithmanyfriendsandrelaxonQQ.C.TangsaysQQisagoodspaceforthemtomakearecordoftheirlives.D.TangsayshechatsonQQonweekendsthoughhehaslotsofhomework.
- Apple’slogoisoneofthemostfamiliaricons图标aroundtheworld.Butwhat’sthestoryabouttheApplelogo?Theimageoftheappleisobviousbecausethat’sthenameofthecompany.Whataboutthebite?ThefamousstoryisthatthelogoshowsrespectandhonourforAlanTuring.Hewasthefatherofcomputerscience.Heresearchedartificialintelligence人工智能andunlockedGermanwartimecodes密码.Howeverafterthewarhewasputintoprisonbecauseofhisbeliefs.Hecouldnotstandthelookingdownandchosetobiteapoisonedappletoendhislifeintheprison.HoweverRobJanoffwhodesignedthefamousApplelogosaidIt’snotthetruthbutonlyalegenD.TherealreasonwhyIdesigneditwithabiteisverysimplE.Iwantedpeopletogetthatitwasanapplenotacherry.WhenIgotomarketstobuyapplesIalwaysmistakeapplesforcherries.Itreallyhasnothingtodowiththescientist.Areyoukidding?Anappleismuchbiggerthanacherry.It’sveryeasytotell.Butifyouuseanappletodesignalogosomepeoplemaymistakeitforacherry.36.Boththeappleandthecherryarealmostthesameactuallyin________.A.·shapeB.sizeC.colourD.weight37.AccordingtothepassageAlanTuring________.A.diedintheprisonB.usedanappletodesignalogoC.wasputintoprisonduringthewarD.wasthefatherofacomputercompany38.What’sthepurposeofwritingthepassageabouttheapplelogo?A.Tointroduceitsdesigner.B.Totellusalegendaboutit.C.Totrytofindthetruthofit.D.TOexplainitsmarketresearch.
- Almostallculturescelebratetheendofoneyearandthebeginningofanotherinsomeway.Differentculturescelebratethebeginningofanewyearindifferentwaysandatdifferenttimesoncalendar.InWesterncountriespeopleusuallycelebrateNewYearatmidnightonJanuary1st.Peoplemaygotopartiesdressinformalclothes——liketuxedos小礼服andeveninggownsanddrinkchampagneatmidnight.DuringthefirstminutesoftheNewYearpeoplecheerandwisheachotherhappinessfortheyearaheaD.ButsomeculturesprefertocelebratetheNewYearbywakingupearlytowatchthesunrisE.TheywelcometheNewYearwiththefirstlightofthesunrisE.ItisalsoacommonWesterncustomtomakeaNewYear’spromisecalledaresolution.NewYear’sresolutionsusuallyincludepromisestotrysomethingneworchangeabadhabitinthenewyear.Manyculturesalsodospecialthingstogetridofbadluckatthebeginningofanewyear.ForexampleinEcuadorfamiliesmakeabigdollfromoldclothes.Thedollisfilledwitholdnewspapersandfirecrackers.Atmidnightthesedollsareburnedtoshowthebadthingsfromthepastyeararegoneandthenewyearcanstartafreshagain.Othercommontraditionstokeepawaybadluckinanewyearincludethrowingthingsintoriversortheoceanorsayingspecialthingsonthefirstdayofthenewyear.OtherNewYeartraditionsarefollowedtobringgoodluckistoeatgrapesonNewYear’sDay.Themoregrapesapersoneatsthemoregoodluckthepersonwillhaveintheyear.InFrancepeopleeatpancakesforgoodluckatNewYear.IntheUnitedStatessomepeopleeatblack-eyedpeas豇豆forgoodluck——buttogetgoodluckforawholeyearyouhavetoeat365ofthem!63.WhichculturecelebratesNewYearinthemorning?A.TheUnitedStatesB.SpainC.FranceD.Thepassagedoesn’tsay.64.Whatisaresolution?A.Somethingyouburn.B.Somethingyoueat.C.Somethingyousay.D.Somethingyouwear.65.Whatisthetopicofthefourthparagraph?A.Bringinggoodluck.B.Keepingawaybadluck.C.Planningforthenextyear.D.Rememberingthepast.66.Whichisprobablytrueabouteatingblack-eyedpeasonNewYear?A.Black-eyedpeastastebaD.B.Onepeabringsonedayofluck.C.Thepeasareverydifficulttocook.D.Itisbadlucktoeatalotofblack-eyedpeas.
- In1955amannamedRaymondKroeenteredapartnershipwithtwobrothersnamedMcDonalD.TheyopenedapopularrestaurantinCaliforniawhichsoldfoodthatwaseasytoprepareandservequickly.HamburgersFrenchfriesandcolddrinkswerethemainfoodtherE.KrocopenedsimilareatingplacesunderthesamenameMcDonald’sandtheywereaninstantsuccess.Helatertookoverthecompanyandtodayitisoneofthemostfamousandsuccessfulfast-foodinAmericaandroundtheworlD.Whywashisideasosuccessful?Probablythemostimportantreasonwasthathistimingwasright.Inthe1950smostmarriedwomenstayedhometokeephouseandtakecareoftheirchildren.Inthe1960smanywomenreturnedtotheworkplacE.ThismeantthattheyhadlesstimeorenergytopreparemealssotheyspentmoreonTVdinnersandfast-foodrestaurants.Singleparentsalsohavelittletimetospendinthekitchen.Peoplelivingalonealsodependonthistypeoffoodsincecookingforoneisoftenmoretroublethanitisworth.Fast-foodisnotpartofthedietofallAmericans.Anothertrendofthe1960ssometimescalledtheback-to-naturemovementinfluencedmanypeopletoavoidfoodthatwaspackagedorprocessed处理.Thispreferencefornaturalfoodcontinuestothisday.FormthesuccessofRaymondKroc’sfast-foodbusinesswecansaythatsocialeconomic经济trendsinfluencewhereandwhatweeat.60.Cookingforoneisoftenmoretroublethanitisworthmeansthat________.A.cookingforsomepeopleisworthmoremoneyB.itisnotworthwhiletotaketoomuchtimetocookforonepersonC.therearemoreproblemswhenonepersoncooksD.divorce离婚causespeopletochangetheireatinghabits61.Anideaimplied暗示butnotdirectlystatedinthereadingisthat________.A.manymarriedwomenbegantoworkinthe1960sB.naturalfoodsarestillpopulartodayC.fast-foodisnotpartofthedietofallAmericansD.divorce离婚causespeopletochangetheireatinghabits62.McDonald’ssuccesswasmainlybecause________.A.peoplelivingalonedependonfast-foodB.singleparentshavelittletimetospendinthekitchenC.manywomenreturnedtotheworkplaceinthe1960sD.histimingwasright63.Themainideaofthereadingisthat________.A.RaymondKrocisthemostsuccessfulfast-foodbusinessownerintheworldB.socialandeconomicchangesaffecteatinghabitsC.fast-foodiseasytoprepareandservequicklyD.Americanseateitherfast-foodornaturalfood
- CyberlanguageispopularamongChinesenetizenswhocreateEnglishwordstoreflectnovelphenomenoninsociety.GeilivablecombiningpinyinofChinesecharactersGeiligivingstrengthwiththeEnglishsuffixfor—adjectivesliterallymeansgivingpowerorcool.Similarlyhengeilivablemeansverycoolandungeilivablemeansdullnotcoolatall.Antizenreferstothegroupofcollegegraduateswhoearningasmallsalaryandlivinginsmallrentedapartmentsarelikethetinyandlaboriousants.DavidToolaprofessorwiththeBeijingInternationalStudiesUniversitysaidit’sveryinterestingtocombineChinesewithEnglishtocreatenewwords.EnglishisnolongermysterioustotheChinesepeoplE.TheycanusethelanguageinaflexiblewayaccordingtotheirownexperienceshesaiD.Chinesewordsandexpressionswerecreatedaswellbynetizens.OneexamplewasSuanNiHen.Thisthree-characterexpressionwhichoriginallymeantyouwinwiththefirstcharactercarryingthesamepronunciationasgarlieinChineseisusedtosatirize讽刺highgarlieandfoodpricesthiswinter.Chinesepeopleusethecharacterbeibeforeaverbtoshowapassivevoiceanditisusedbynetizenstoshowthehelplessnessinfrontoffalseconclusionsandfakemediareports.Forinstancezishameanssuicidewhilebeizishameansbeofficiallypresumedtohavecommittedsuicideandxiaokangmeansfairlycomfortablelifewhilebeixiaokangmeansbesaidtobelivingafairlycomfortablelife.WuZhongminaprofessoratthePartySchooloftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinasawthephenomenonofwordcreationasanaturalresponseofyoungpeopletosocialissues.Cyberlanguageismorevividanditshortenspeople’sdistanceshesaiD.60.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.cyberlanguageispopularamongallpeopleB.cyberlanguageisofgreatfunC.cyberlanguageneedstobetaughtatcollegeD.cyberlanguageinChinaispopularforit’srelationwithsociety61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Ungeilivablemeansdullnotcoolatall.B.Antizensliveinsmallrentedapartmentswithsmallsalaries.C.SuanNiHenreferstothehighestfoodpricesever.D.Beixiaokangmeansbesaidtobelivingacomfortablelife.62.Whatcanweinferfromthephenomenonofwordcreation?A.It’sgettingmoredifficulttounderstandcyberlanguagE.B.YoungpeoplearemorelikelytorespondtonaturE.C.SocialphenomenaaremoreeasilyreflectedincyberlanguagE.D.ThebestwaytocreatenewcyberwordsistocombineChineseandEnglish.63.ChinesenetizenscreatedEnglishwordsby.A.combiningpinyinofChinesecharacterswiththeEnglishsuffixB.usingthecharactercarryingthesamepronunciationC.combiningChinesecharacterswiththeEnglishD.puttingthecharacterbeibeforeanEnglishword
- Endangeredlanguagesarelanguagesthatwouldn’texistanylongermuchlikeendangeredspeciesofplantsoranimals.LanguagesareconsideredtobeendangeredwhenparentsarenolongerteachingthelanguagetotheirchildrenandarenotusingitactivelyineverydaylifE.A.languageisconsideredtonearlydisappearwhenitisspokenbyonlyafewelderlynativespeakers.Theworldfacesenormouschallengesinordertoprotectdifferentkindsoflanguages.Ofthemorethan6912languageshalfmaybeindangerofdisappearinginthenextseveraldecades.Itiscausedbymanyreasons:smallnumbersofspeakerstheregularuseofotherlanguagesattitudestowardstheirlanguagesmovingoftheyoungerpopulationgovernmentpoliciesandlanguagesusedineducationandsoon.A.languagemaylackimportantthingssuchasabodyofliteratureandpeoplewhoreadandwriteit.A.languagemayalsolackprestige声望andsupportofitsspeakers.ThesurvivalofalanguageisalsothreatenedwhenspeakersmovetootherareaswheredifferentlanguagesarespokenorwhengovernmentpoliciesimprovetheuseofaspecificlanguageinschoolofficialbusinessandthemediA.Thesesituationsencouragepeopletolearnthewider-knownlanguageandmaycausethemespeciallytheyoungtostopusingtheirmothertonguE.Oftenthosespeakinglesser-knownlanguageswillchoosetolearnamoreprestigiouslanguagewiththehopeofgreatereconomicopportunities.Mostoftheworld’sparentsareteachingtheirchildrenEnglishFrenchSpanishChineseArabicRussianorsomeothermainlanguagesinsteadoftheirownlanguagesforsocialandeconomicreasons.66.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.LanguagesintheworlD.B.ReasonswhylanguagesbecomeendangereD.C.Whatanendangeredlanguageis.D.Languagesspokenbyfewspeakers.67.About________languageswillprobablydisappearinthiscenturyaccordingtothepassagE.A.morethan6912B.morethan3456C.6912D.lessthan345668.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?①=Paragraph1②=Paragraph2③=Paragraph3④=Paragraph469.Wecaninferthatthebestwaytomaintainanendangeredlanguageisto_________.A.forbidthespeakerstomoveaboutB.passlawstoprotectthelanguageC.raisethesalariesofthepeoplewhospeakthelanguageD.teachthelanguagetoyoungchildrenandencouragepeopletospeakitoften70.AllofthefollowingaboutlanguagesaretrueEXCEPT__________.A.manylanguageswillbeprobablyendangeredinthiscenturyB.governmentpolicieshaveabigeffectonlanguagesC.theendangeredlanguageisalanguagethatisspokenbyafewpeopleD.languagesarerelatedtotheirspeakers’socialandeconomicposition
- AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametimE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieveD.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltimatelyasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocessorhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.45.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.46.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunity.B.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomE.C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulation.D.InlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreacheD.47.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean.A.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage48.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreadingD.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads
- IbelievethatmycountryPoland波兰isaperfectexampleforaplacewherefoodisparticularlyimportant.Whenwewerelittlechildrenwebegantounderstandhowmuchaloafofbreadmeanttoourparents—tosomeitmightsoundsillybutformethecustomofkissingbreadbeforeyoustartedcuttingitwassimplyamazing.It'snotsocommonnowadaystotreatfoodthatwaysinceyouhardlyeverbakeyourownbreaD.Besideseveryonewouldcallyoucrazyifyoutriedtokisseverybreadrollbeforeyouatethem!Butthoughwenolongermakeourfoodfromscratch起点somecustomshavebeenkept--that'swhyIfeelsosorryeverytimeIhavetothrowanyfoodaway—eventhoughInolongerlivewithmyparentsandnobodywouldblamemeforthisanymore!ManypeopleofournationarestillworkingasfarmerseatingwhattheygrowandharvestandthereforeenjoyingeverythingmorE.It'swidelyknownthatyouvaluemoreanythingthatneedsyoureffortinthefirstplacE.InmosthomesinPolandespeciallythoseoffarmersthewholefamilywouldtryandhavetheirmealstogether--extremelydifficultnowbutsorewarding值得!Youcanshareothermembers'troublesandsuccessesgiveyourchildrensomeattentionorjustsitdownforamomentinsteadofrushingthroughlifeaimlessly.Furthermoreyourbodyandstomachinparticularwillbeverygratefulforsuchatime!InPolandaweddingChristmasorevenabirthdayiscelebratedwithagreatmeal.Womeninthehousegettogetherandcooksometimesforafewdaysbeforetheeventandtheextremelygoodorunusualfoodwillberememberedandwidelytalkedabout.Youcannotover-valuetheimportanceoffoodinthecountry.What'smorealmosteveryoneinPolandwillbeasinterestedinthetopicasIam.68.Whenthewriterwasachildhe/she________.A.foundpeoplewerecrazyaboutbreadB.begantorealizetheimportanceoffoodC.thoughtthatcuttingbreadwasamazingD.learnedpeoplehardlybakedtheirownbread69.Thewriterfeelsverysorrywhenhe/shehastothrowawayanyfoodbecause_____.A.he/shemakesfoodfromscratchB.his/herparentswouldblamehim/herC.somecustomsstillhaveeffectonhim/herD.manypeoplearestillworkinghardasfarmers70.FromthetextwecanlearnthatinPoland________.A.mostmealscanbeinterestingtopicsforalongtimeB.thewholefamilyoftenhavemealstogethernowadaysC.it'scommonforwomentogettogethertocookforafewdaysD.familymemberscanknowmoreabouteachotherbyhavingmealstogether
- PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Mother’sDaybecameadayfornationaldaybyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGraftonWestVirginiahadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation康乃馨.In1909Mrs.DoddfromSpokaneWashingtonthoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.ShewantedtohonorherownfatherWilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdiedhehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910thefirstFather’sDayappearedinSpokanE.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtomakeFather’sDaytobeanationaldayin1972.Thesedaysareusedtoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redoneshowsalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadayforpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadtovisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.41.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisNOTTRUE?A.Itisadaytoshowlovetomothers.B.Itisadaytowearcarnations.C.Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices.D.Itisadayforpeopletovisitthecemetery.42.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.A.ThefirstFather’sDaywasobserveD.B.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservancE.C.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalobservancE.D.Theideaofhonoringfatherswasboughtup.A.dabcB.abcdC.bacdD.dacb43.WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday?A.Mrs.DodD.B.AnnJarvis.C.MargaretChaseSmith.D.WoodrowWilson.44.FromthepassageweknowintheU.S.________________.A.oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassesawayB.ThepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparentsC.onFather’sDaypeopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialdayD.onMother’sDayfamiliesoftengoouttohavebarbecues45.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________.A.callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparentsB.showhowimportantfathersandmothersareC.tellthedifferencebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDayD.introduceMother’sDayandFather’sDay
- WelcometomyMessageBoard!Subject:Slimmingdown缩编classics?Mr.Handsome2008-5-126:34AMOrionBookswhichdecidesthereisamarketincreatingcut-downclassics经典著作isslimmingdownsomenovelsbysuchgreatwritersasL.TolstoyM.MitchellandC.BrontE.Noweachofthemhasbeencutdowntoabout400pagesbycutting30to40pagespercentoforiginalwithwordssentencesparagraphsandinafewcaseschaptersremoveD.Thefirstsixshortenededitionsallpricedat£6.99andadvertisedasgreatreadsinhalfthetimewillgoonsalenextmonthwithplansfor50to100moretofollow.Thepublishinghousebelievesthatmodernreaderswillwelcometheshorterversions.Mr.Edwards2008-5-129:40AMWellI’mpublisherofOrionGroup.ThanksforyourattentionMr.HandsomE.ImustsaytheideadevelopedfromagameofshameinmyofficE.Eachofuswasrequiredtoconfess承认tothemostembarrassingblanksinhisorherreading.IadmittedthatIhadneverreadAnnaKareninaandtriedbutfailedtogetthroughGonewiththeWindseveraltimes.Oneofmycolleaguesacknowledgedskipping跳读JaneEyre.Werealizedthatlifeistooshorttoreadallthebooksyouwanttoandweneverweregoingtoreadtheseones.Asaleadingpublishinghousewearetryingtomakeclassicsconvenientforreadersbutit’snotasifwe’rewithdrawingtheoriginalversions.Theyarestillthereifyouwanttoreadthem.Ms.Weir2008-5-1211:35AMI’mdirectoroftheonlinebookclubwww.lovereading.co.uk.Mr.EdwardsIthinkyourshortenededitionisabreathoffreshair.I’mguiltyofneverhavingreadAnnaKareninabecauseit’sjustsolong.I’dmuchratherreadtwo300-pagebooksthanone600-pagebook.Iamlookingforwardtomoreshortenedclassics!Mr.Crockatt2008-5-124:38PMI’mfromtheLondonindependentbookshopCorckatt&Powell.Inmyopinionthepracticeiscompletelyridiculous.Howcanyouedittheclassics?I’mafraidreadingsomeofthesebooksishardworkandthatiswhyyouhavetodevelopasareader.Ifpeopledon’thavetimetoreadAnnaKareninathenfinE.Butdon’treadashortenedversionandkidyourselfit’stherealthing.61.AccordingtothemessageboardOrionBooks.A.opposesthereadingoforiginalclassicsB.isembarrassedforcuttingdownclassicsC.thinkscut-downclassicshaveabrightfutureD.iscautionsinitsdecisiontocutdownclassics62.InMr.Edwards’opinionOrionGroupisshorteningclassicsto.A.meetalargedemandinthemarketB.makethemeasiertoreadC.increasethesalesofliterarybooksD.competewiththeiroriginalversions63.BydescribingtheshortenedclassicsasabreathoffreshairMs.Weir.A.speakshighlyofthecut-downclassicsB.showsherlovefororiginalclassicsC.feelsguiltyofnotreadingtheclassicsD.disapproveofshorteningtheclassics64.Mr.Crockattseemstoimplythat.A.readingtheclassicworksisaconfusingattemptB.shorteningtheclassicsdoesharmtotheoriginalC.publishingthecut-downclassicsisadifficultjobD.editingtheclassicworkssatisfieschildren’sneeds65.Howmanyclassicsareinvolvedinthemassageboard?A.Two.B.FivE.C.Four.D.ThreE.
- Oilpricesdroppedmorethan7%afterWesternnationsreleasedthebiggestamountofoilfromtheiremergencystrategicstockssince1991inawarningshotaimedatOPECtheoilproducers'cartel.TheInternationalEnergyAgencyIEAagreedtorelease60millionbarrelsofoilinthecomingmonthtooffsetthedailyproductionlossof1.5millionbarrelsofhighqualityoilfromLibya利比亚.TheUSledthereleaseproviding50%oftheoilwithJapanGermanyFranceSpainandItalyprovidingmostoftherest.TheIEAsaidthatitwasinconsultations磋商withChinatheworld'ssecond-largestoilconsumerbutdeclinedtosaywhetherBeijingwouldjointheeffort.Brentoilpricesdropped7.4%to$105.72afterthenewswasreleasedbeforesettlingat$106.12inlateafternoontradeinLondononJune23.ThemoveisonlythethirdtimeinthehistoryoftheIEAestablishedin1974asacounterbalancetoOPECaftertheAraboilcrisis:Westerngovernmentsareconcernedabouttheimpactofhighoilpricesontheeconomicrecovery.GreatertightnessintheoilmarketthreatensthefragileglobaleconomicrecoverytheIEAwarned.StevenChuUSaenergysecretarysaidwearetakingthisactioninresponsetotheongoinglossofoilduetosupplydecreaseinLibyaandothercountriesandtheirimpactontheglobaleconomicrecovery.Aswemoveforwardwewillcontinuetomonitorthesituationandstandreadytotakeadditionalstepsifnecessary.TheUSspecialoilreserveiscurrentlyatarecordhighlevelof727millionbarrels.EarlierthismonthOPECmembersfailedtoagreeanofficialincreaseinproductionquotasdespiteaconcertedeffortbySaudiArabiatheworld'sbiggestproducerandtraditionallyseenastheOPECleadertoboostoutput.Iranopposedtheincrease.Iran'sOPECgovernorarguedthattherewasnoevidenceofasupplyshortage.TheIEAsaidinMaythatitwouldusealltoolsatitsdisposaltoincreasesupplyunlessthecartelraisedproduction.72.Theunderlinedwordoffsetinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_____·A.comeupB.knockoffC.makeupforD.setoff73.HowmanybarrelsofoildidtheUSAagreetoprovidefromitsemergencystrategicstocksinthecomingmonth?A.60000000B.45000000C.30000000D.1500000074.Whichofthefollowingcountriesisagainstraisingoilproduction?A.China.B.Iran.C.Libya.D.SaudiArabia.75.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheIEA'splanofreleasing60millionbarrelsofoilinthecomingmonth?A.Torefreshthestock'sB.ToputpressureonLibyagovernment.C.TosupportOPEC.D.Toensureglobaleconomicrecovery.
- ManyAmericanpresidentswereborninpoorfamilies.Theyspenttheirchildhoodinlittlewoodenrooms.Theygotlittleeducation教育.WashingtonandLincolnforexampleneverwenttoschoolandtheytaughtthemselves.Lincolnoncedidjobsofaworkershopkeeperandpostmaninhisearlyyears.AlargenumberofUSpresidentshadexperiences经历inthearmy.ThetwobestknownwereUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhower.Grantwasageneral将军intheAmericanCivilWarandEisenhowerwasaherointheSecondWorldWar.Ithappenedthattheygraduated毕业fromthesameschool—WestPointMilitaryAcademy西点军校.Onemaybesurprisedtolearnthatbothofthemdidnotdowellintheschool.Eisenhowerforexamplewasoncefined罚款becausehebroketherulesoftheschool.ThejobsforUSpresidentsaretiring.HemustkeepaneyeonanythingimportantwhichhappensbothathomeandabroaD.Everydayalotofworkwaitsforhimtodoandhehastomakemanyimportantdecisions.WhenFranklinRooseveltwasachildhewasoncebroughttovisitPresidentTaft.TheoldpresidentsaidtohimWhenyougrowupyoushouldnotbepresident.It’satiringjoB.68.AccordingtothepassagemanyUSpresidents.A.didnothavemuchknowledgeintheirworkB.hadbeenworkersshopkeepersandpostmenintheirearlyyearsC.couldn’treceivegoodeducationbeforetheygrewupD.didn’twanttogotoschoolduringtheirchildhood69.PresidentEisenhowerbecamewellknown________.A.whilestudyinginWestPointMilitaryAcademyB.duringtheAmericanCivilWarC.afterhewaselectedPresidentoftheUSD.duringWorldWarII70.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.IntheUSnoonewantedtobepresidentbecauseitwastiring.B.NoneofthepresidentsexceptTaftcoulddothetiringjoB.C.ItisanimportantandtiringjobtobeapresidentintheUS.D.PresidentTaftdidn’twantRoosevelttobeapresidentbecausehewastooyoung.
- On8thMarchthisyeareventsmarkingInternationalWomen’sDayIWDwereheldinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Inmostcountriestheeventshaveapoliticaltone:theytendtocelebratetheadvanceswomenhavemadetowardseconomicsocialandpoliticalequalitywithmenandtopressforchangeinthoseareasoflifewherethereisstillprogresstobemadE.Inothercountriesmeanwhile8thMarchistraditionallymoreaboutexpressinganappreciationofwomen:itisadayonwhichmengivepresentstotheirwivesgirlfriendsandmothersanditthereforehassomesimilaritieswithStValentine’sDayandMother’sDay.Backin1911thefirstIWDeventsinAustriaDenmarkGermanyandSwitzerlandwerecertainlypolitical.Theywereprotestsbywomenagainstformsofgenderdiscriminationthatwouldnowbeunthinkableinmostpartsoftheworld:almostnowherewerewomenallowedtovoteandFinlandwastheonlycountrywithanyfemalemembersofanationalparliament.Thegeneralexpectationworldwideacrossdifferentcontinentsandcultureswasthatwomenwouldspendtheirliveslargelyinthehomedevotingthemselvestolookingaftertheirhusbandsandchildren.Theproportionofwomenwhohadpaidemploymentwasfarlowerthantodayandwhenwomendidgoouttoworktheytypicallyearnedverylittlemeaningtheywereeconomicallydependentonmen.Acenturylatergenderinequalityinemployment–particularlypayinequality–isstilloneoftheissuesIWDtriestodrawattentionto:itremainscommonofcourseforwomentoearnlessthanmenfordoingexactlythesamejoB.LimitededucationalopportunitiestherearemanycountriesinwhichgirlsgenerallystayfeweryearsinschoolthanboysanddomesticviolencetowardswomenhavealsobeenhighlightedbyeventssurroundingIWDinrecentyears.AndyetastheIWDwebsitenotes____________________.Asjustoneexampletoreturntotheissueofwomenelectedtoofficethechangeoverthelasthundredyearshasbeensignificant.Since1911whenthesmallgroupofwomenintheFinnishparliamentnineteenofthemtobepreciseweretheonlyfemalesinpublicofficeworldwidethegovernmentsofmorethanfiftydifferentcountrieshavebeenledbywomen.In2011atleastonecountryineverycontinenthasafemaleleaderincludinghigh-profileexamplessuchasBrazilDilmaRousseffGermanyAngelaMerkelandAustraliaJuliaGillard.72.Theunderlinedwordinparagraph3discriminationprobablymeans_____.A.equalityB.unfairnessC.differenceD.imbalance73.100yearsagoitwaswidelyconsideredthatwomen’smaintaskwasto_____.A.fightforeconomicalindependenceB.gettherighttovoteC.fulfilltheirdomesticresponsibilitiesD.gaineducationalopportunities74.Whichofthefollowingisthemissingsentenceinthefirstlineofthelastparagraph?A.distinctivedifferencesdoexistbetweenmenandwomenB.womenexpecttoomuchoftheirpoliticalpowerC.it’simpossibletorealizethetrueequalitybetweenthetwogendersD.alongsidethe‘negatives’thereareplentyof‘positives’75.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_____.A.MuchhasbeenachievedingenderequalitybutstillthereisspaceforimprovementB.TheconceptofequalpayforequalworkiscompletelyacceptedinpracticE.C.Oneortwofemaleleaderscan’tstandforwomen’ssocialstatusonthewholE.D.Theprogressingainingequalityinthelastcenturyseemstobetooslow.
- IhavesaidenoughtoyouaboutthefactthatnotwonativespeakersofEnglishspeakitalikebutperhapsyouarecleverenoughtoaskmewhetherImyselfspeakitinthesameway.Imust36atoncethatIdonot.Nobodydoes.Iamatpresentspeakingtoanaudienceofmanythousandsofgramophonists学话者manyof37aretryinghardtofollowmywordssyllablebysyllablE.IfIweretospeaktoyouascarelesslyasIspeaktomywifeathomethisrecordwouldbe38;andifIweretospeaktomywifeathomeascarefullyasIamspeakingtoyoushewouldthinkthatIwasgoingmaD.AsapublicspeakerIhavetotakecarethateverywordIsayisheardclearlyatthefar39oflargehallscontainingthousandsofpeoplE.ButathomewhenIhavetoconsideronlymywifesitting40sixfeetofmeatbreakfastItakesolittlepainswithmyspeechthatveryoften41givingmetheexpectedanswershesaysDon’tmumbleanddon’tturnyouheadawaywhenyouspeak.Ican’thearawordyouaresaying.Andshealsoisalittlecareless.SometimesIhavetosaywhattwoorthreetimesduringourmeal.Andshe42meofgrowingdeaferanddeaferthoughshedoesnotsaysobecauseasIamnowoverseventyitmightbetruE.Weallhavecompanymanners.Ifyouwereto43astrangefamilyandtolistenthroughthekeyholebeforegoingin---notthatIwouldsuggestforamomentthatyouarecapableofdoingsuchaveryunladylikeorungentlemanlikething;butstillifinyourenthusiasmforstudyinglanguagesyoucouldbringyourselftodoitjustforafewsecondstohearhowafamilyspeaktooneanotherwhenthereis44listeningtothemandthenwalkintotheroomandhearhowvery45theyspeakinyourpresencethechangewouldsurpriseyou.Evenwhenourhomemannersareasgoodasourcompanymanners---andofcoursetheyoughttobebetter---theyarealwaysdifferent;andthedifferenceisgreaterinspeechthaninanythingelsE.36.A.acceptB.admitC.refuseD.deny37.A.themB.whomC.whoD.us38A.usefulB.uselessC.importantD.helpful39.A.endB.sideC.distanceD.length40.A.byB.atC.fromD.within41.A.otherthanB.insteadofC.apartfromD.exceptfor42.A.excusesB.thinksC.suspectsD.accuses43.A.callatB.dropbyC.callonD.dropin44.A.someoneelseB.nobodyC.nobodyelseD.someone45.A.strangelyB.politelyC.calmlyD.differently
- Tearthemapart!Killthefool!Murderthereferee裁判!Thesearecommonremarksonemayhearatvarioussportingevents.Atthetimetheyaremadetheymayseeminnocentenough.Butlet’snotkidourselves.TheyhavebeenknowntoinfluencebehaviorinsuchawayastoleadtorealbloodsheD.Volumeshavebeenwrittenaboutthewaywordsaffectus.Ithasbeenshownthatwordshavingcertainconnotations含义maycauseustoreactinwaysquiteforeigntowhatweconsidertobeourusualhumanisticbehavior.Iseethetermopponentasoneofthosewords.Perhapsthetimehascometodeleteitfromsportsterms.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermopponentisadversaryenemyonewhoopposesyourinterests.Thuswhenaplayermeetsanopponentheorshemaytendtotreatthatopponentasanenemy.Atsuchtimeswinningmaydominateone’sintellectandeveryactionnomatterhowgrossmaybeconsideredjustifiablE.Irecallanincidentinahandballgamewhenarefereerefusedaplayer’srequestforatimeoutforaglovechangebecausehedidnotconsiderthemwetenough.TheplayerproceededtorubhisglovesacrosshiswetT.-shirtandthenexclaimedAretheywetenoughnowIntheheatofbattleplayershavebeenobservedtothrowthemselvesacrossthecourtwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesthatsuchamovemighthaveonanyoneintheirway.Ihavealsowitnessedaplayerreactingtohisopponent’sinternationalandillegalblockingbydeliberatelyhittinghimwiththeballashardashecouldduringthecourseofplay.Offthecourttheyaregoodfriends.DoesthatmakeanysenseItcertainlygivesproofofacourtattitudewhichdepartsfromnormalbehavior.ThereforeIbelieveitistimeweelevated提升thegametothelevelwhereitbelongstherebysettinganexampletotherestofthesportingworlD.Replacingthetermopponentwithassociatecouldbeanidealwaytostart.Thedictionarymeaningofthetermassociateiscolleaguefriendcompanion.Reflectamoment!Youmaysoonseeandpossiblyfeelthedifferenceinyourreactiontothetermassociateratherthanopponent.66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sview?A.Aggressivebehaviorinsportscanhaveseriousconsequences.B.Thewordspeopleusecaninfluencetheirbehavior.C.Unpleasantwordsinsportsareoftenusedbyforeignathletes.D.UnfairjudgmentsbyrefereeswillleadtoviolenceonthesportsfielD.67.Harshwordsarespokenduringgamesbecausetheplayers______.A.aretooeagertowinB.areusuallyshort-temperedandeasilyoffendedC.cannotaffordtobepoliteinafiercecompetitionD.treattheirrivalsasenemies68.Whatdidthehandballplayerdowhenhewasnotallowedatimeouttochangehisgloves?A.HerefusedtocontinuethegamE.B.Heangrilyhittherefereewithaball.C.Heclaimedthattherefereewasunfair.D.HewethisglovesbyrubbingthemacrosshisT.-shirt.69.Accordingtothepassageplayersinagamemay______.A.deliberatelythrowtheballatanyoneillegallyblockingtheirwayB.keeponscreamingandshoutingthroughoutthegameC.liedownonthegroundasanactofprotestD.kicktheballacrossthecourtwithforce70.Theauthorhopestohavethecurrentsituationinsportsimprovedby_______.A.callingonplayerstousecleanlanguageonthecourtB.raisingthereferee’ssenseofresponsibilityC.changingtheattitudeofplayersonthesportsfieldD.regulatingtherelationshipbetweenplayersandreferees
- Moneyisallsurroundingus.Everydayweseeituseitanditisonthetipofourtongue.Didyoueverstoptotakeintoconsiderationwherethemoneythatyoucarryaroundeverydaycomesfrom?Makingnewmoneyisaveryuniquejobandnoeasytask.Ithasupto65stepsWhenthemoneyincirculation流通getsdirtyandwornoutitisreplacedwithnewmoneyTheoldmoneyistakenfrombanksandbroughttoplaceswhereitisdestroyedUsuallytheoldmoneyisburned.TheburnedmoneyisreplacedbynewpapermoneyIfoldmoneyisbeingreplacedthennewmoneyisprintedinaplacecalledamint造币厂.Largesheets01paperareprintedwithmanypicturesofsomecurrency流通货币.Theselargesheetsarecutintoindividualbills.Theindividualbillsarethenputtogetherinbigstacksandthensenttobanks.Sometimesthemintwillmakeanewbillwithanewpictureportraitsofstatesmanandplacesofinterestarefavouredoranewcolour.Itisnoteasyforthegovernmenttomakeanewbill.IttakesalongtimeandtherearemanystepstogothroughbeforeanewbillcanbesenttobanksfirstpeoplemthegovernmentdecidethatanewkindofbillisneededThentheyaskandartisttodesignthenewbill.differentartistcutsthenewpictureintoasoftpieceofmetalcalledaA.die.Thediesaremadeandputontolargeprintingmachines.Thenveryspecialpaperisusedwhichnoonebutthemintcanhave.Alongwiththisspecialpaperthemintalsoprintscurrencyusingspecialcolours.Afterthediesprintthenewcurrencyontothepaperthebillsarecutstackedandsentofftothebanks.64.FromthepassageweknowthatA.banksmakenewmoneyB.ittakes65procedurestomakenewmoneyC.mintsdecidewhatkindofbillisneededD.oldmoneythatisnotusedisforeverstoredinaspecialplace65.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatadieis____A.somethingfordeadpeopleB.aspecialmachinethatprintsthemoneyC.aspecialpieceofpaperthatthemoneyismadefromD.apieceofmetalthatputsthepictureonthemoney66.'Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofdealingwithnewmoney?①Newmoneyisprintedinamint.②Billsarecutfromlargesheetsofspecialpaper.③Newmoneyissentinlargeamountstobanks.④Thegovernmentdecidestomakenewmoney.A.①②③④B.④③②①C.④①③②D.④①②③67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Thereasonformakingnewmoney.B.Theprocessesofmakinganewbill.C.Theamountofnewmoneyneeded.D.Thingsused.tomakenewmoneyoranewbill.
- SudanisaratherlargenationinthenortheasternpartofAfricA.IthasabouttwentymillionpeoplE.ItalsohasashortcoastlinealongtheRedSeA.Somenorthernareasofthecountryhavedesertswhilethesouthernparthastropical热带的rainforest.TheircapitalcityisKhartoum.AtKhartoumtheBlueNileandtheWhiteNilecometogethertoformtheNileRiverwhichistheworld’slongestriver.KhartoumhasaboutfourhundredandseventythousandpeoplE.TherearetwogroupsofpeoplewholiveinSudan.InthenorthernpartofthecountrytherearemanyArabic-speakingMuslims.Theymakeupabouttwo-thirdsofthetotalpopulation.InthesouthernareatherearegroupsofpeoplewhospeakAfricanlanguages.Thenorthernandsouthernareasalsohavedifferenthistories.Peopleinthesouthlivedbythemselvesformanyyears.Howeverthenorthernareawascontrolledbyforeignersforseveralcenturies.AftertheWorldWarIISudanbecamecompletelyindependent.60.PeoplelivinginthecapitalcityofSudanmakeupmorethan______ofthetotalpopulation.A.1%B.2%C.3%D.5%61.TheRepublicofSudanwasprobablyfoundedin______.A.1956B.1916C.1936D.189662.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SudanliesinthenortheastofAfricA.B.SudanhasdifferentkindsofclimatE.C.MuslimsmakeuponlyasmallpartoftheSudan’spopulation.D.ThenorthernareaofSudanwasoncecontrolledbyforeigners.
- WhoeverhasmadeavoyageuptheHudsonRivermustremembertheCatskillMountains.TheyareabranchofthegreatAppalachianfamilyandcanbeseentothewestrisinguptoanobleheightandtoweringoverthesurroundingcountrywhentheweatherisfairandsettledtheyareclothedinblueandpurpleandprinttheirbeautifulshapesonthecleareveningskybutsometimeswhenitiscloudlessgraysteamgathersaroundthetopofthemountainswhichinthelastraysofthesettingsunwillshineandlightuplikeacrownofglory华丽的皇冠.AtthefootofthesemountainsatravelermayseelightsmokegoingupfromavillagE.Inthatvillageandinoneofthehouseswhichtotelltheexacttruthwassadlytime-wornandweather-beatentherelivedmanyyearsagoasimplegood-naturedfellowbythenameofRipVanWinklE.Rip'sgreatweaknesswasanaturaldislikeofallkindsofmoney-makinglabor.Itcouldnotbefromlackofdiligence勤劳forhecouldsitalldayonawetrockandfishwithoutsayingawordeventhoughhewasnotencouragedbyasinglebitE.Hewouldcarryagunonhisshoulderforhourswalkingthroughwoodsandfieldstoshootafewbirdsorsquirrels.Hewouldneverrefusetohelpaneighborevenintheroughestwork.Thewomenofthevillagetoousedtoemployhimtodosuchlittlejobsastheirlesshelpfulhusbandswouldnotdoforthem.InawordRipwasreadytoattendtoeverybody'sbusinessbuthisown.Iflefttohimselfhewouldhavewhistled吹口哨lifeawayinperfectsatisfaction;buthiswifewasalwaysmadathimforhisidleness懒散.Morningnoonandnighthertonguewasendlesslygoingsothathewasforcedtoescapetotheoutsideofthehouse--theonlysidewhichintruthbelongstoahenpeckedhusband.68.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribestheCatskillMountains?A.TheyareonthewestoftheHudsonRiver.B.TheyareveryhighandbeautifulinthisareA.C.TheycanbeseenfromtheAppalachianfamily.D.TheygatherbeautifulcloudsinblueandpurplE.69.Theheroofthestoryisprobably_____________.A.hard-workingandlikesallkindsofworkB.idleandhatesallkindsofjobsC.simpleidlebutverydutifulD.gentlehelpfulbutalittleidle70.Theunderlinedwordshenpeckedhusbandinthelastparagraphprobablymeansamanwho.A.likeshuntingB.isafraidofhensC.loveshiswifeD.isafraidofhiswife71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CatskillMountains.B.A.MountainVillagE.C.RipVanWinklE.D.A.DutifulHusbanD.
- InordertohosttheOlympicsacitymustsubmitaproposal提交提案totheIOC.AfterallproposalshavebeensubmittedtheIOCvotes.Ifnocitywiththefewestvotesiseliminated淘汰thevotingcontinuesuntilamajoritywinnerisdetermineD.TypicallytheGamesareawardedseveralyearsinadvanceallowingthewinningcitytimetopreparefortheGames.InselectingthesiteoftheOlympicGamestheIOCconsidersanumberoffactorsandchieflyamongthemiswhichorganizingcommitteeseemsmostlikelytostagetheGameseffectively.TheIOCalsoconsiderswhichpartsoftheworldhavenotyethostedtheGames.ForinstanceTokyothehostofthe1964SummerGamesandBeijingthatofthe2008GameswerechoseninparttopopularizetheOlympicmovementinAsiA.BecauseofgrowingimportancetelevisionworldwidetheIOCinrecentyearshasalsotakenintoaccountthehostcity’stimezonE.WhenevertheGamestakeplaceintheUSAorCanadaforexampleAmericantelevisionnetworksarewillingtopayspeciallyhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsbecausetheycanbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghours.OncetheGameshavebeenawardeditisthedutyofthelocalorganizingcommittee----nottheIOCortheNOCofthehostcity’scountrytoprovidethemwithmoney.ThisisoftendonewithapartoftheOlympictelevisionrevenues收入andcorporatesponsorships社团赞助ticketssalesandothersmallerrevenuesources.Inmanycasesthereisalsodirectgovernmentsupport.AlthoughmanycitieshaveachievedamountsofmoneybyhostingtheGamestheOlympicscanbefinanciallyrisky.WhenthefinancialgainsfromtheGameswerelessthanexpectedthecitywasleftwithlargedebts.66._______willbedeterminedtohosttheOlympicGamesbytheIOC.A.A.citythatsubmitsaproposalB.Onethathasn’thostedtheGamesC.A.citythathasperfecttimezoneD.A.majoritywinnerinvoting67.IftheGamestakeplaceinCanadaAmericantelevisionnetworks___.A.arewillingtopaymuchhigheramountsfortelevisionrightsB.willbeforbiddentobroadcastlivesportingeventsC.can’tbroadcastpopulareventsliveinthebestviewinghoursD.willnotpayfortheCanadiantelevisionnetworks68.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhichfollowingstatementistrue?A.ThehostcitymustbeleftwithlargedebtsB.ThecitymayachievealotofmoneyA.ThereisnofinancialriskinhostingtheOlympicGamesB.Itisimpossiblethatthehostcitycouldn’tmakemoney69.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.ApplyingforhostforOlympicsB.WinnerorloserC.HowtohostOlympicGamesD.TheOlympicGames
- ThreeforeigngentlemencameuptoabusstopinLondon.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebuswhichtheywaitedforcamealong.Theypreparedtogetonit.Suddenlytherewasanoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.ThethreeforeigngentlemenlookedpuzzledandembarrasseD.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofwaitingforabussothatthefirstwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisnotenough.Oneshouldknowasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofdifferentcountries.You’llbesurprisedhowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.ForexampleinIndiapeopleconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.InmanyplacesyoumightseeapersonshakinghisheadatanothertoexpressheisdisagreeingbutinBulgariaashakeoftheheadmeansYesandanodmeansNo.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhensittingtalkingtosomeonebutinThailanditisconsideredimpolitE.KnowingaboutthecustomsofdifferentcountriesisnotonlyusefulbutalsoimportanttoeveryonE.41.Knowingaboutthemannersandcustomsofdifferentcountries________.A.areasimportantaslearningtheirnationlanguagesB.isasimportantaslearningtheirlanguagesC.isnotsoimportantaslearningtheirlanguageD.ismuchmoreimportantthanlearningtheirlanguage42.Someoneshoutedatthethreegentlemenjustbecause________.A.theywereforeignersB.theydidn’tlineupfortheirturnC.theygotthewrongbusD.theydidn’tbuytickets43.Passingfoodattable________inIndiA.A.withyourrighthandisimpoliteB.withyourbothhandsisgoodmannersC.withyourlefthandispoliteD.withyourlefthandisnotapoliteway44.Noddingone’sheadatanotherexpresses________inBulgariA.A.disagreementB.agreementC.politenessD.impoliteness45.Thepassagetellsusthatoneshouldknowabout______ofdifferentcountries.A.eitherthelanguagesorthecustomsB.neitherthelanguagenorthecustomsC.notonlythelanguagesbutalsothecustomsD.thelanguagesonthecustoms
- Thelargest-everchariotpit战车坑ofrelicswithcartsandhorseboneshasbeendiscoveredinHenanProvincE.ItmayleadtotheuncoveringofchariotpitgroupsthatcouldbeakeytounderstandingChinesecivilizationsthatexistedmorethan2000yearsago.Expertssaidtherelicsaredatedmorethan300yearsearlierthanthefamouswarriors武士inShanxiProvincE.Whatexcitedtheexpertsweretwootherprojectsthatlocatedtwohugepitswithsimilarfeatures.ItisabsolutelyamiraclE.TheserelicsindicatethattherecouldbeatombgroupinthisareawhichislikelytobeimportantforChina'sarchaeological考古学的studiessaidMaJuncaialeadingrelicresearcherintheprovincE.InancientChinacartssheepspoonsandsoonwereburiedtoensurethatdeadpeoplehadahappyafterlifE.ThenumberandqualityofthesacrificesindicatedthesocialstatusofthedeadThecustomwascarriedintotheQinDynasty.EmperorQinshihuang'stomblocatednearXi'anthecapitalofShanxiProvinceisaccompaniedbythousandsofwoodorclayfiguresofwarriorsandhorses.Thetombisprobablythemostwell-known.Thediscoveredpitmeasures10.4meterslong8.4meterswideand5metersdeep.Itholds20cartsindifferentsizes.Thesmallestoneis1.05meterslongand1.3meterswidE.Expertsthinkthat40horsesarelikelytobefoundaswell.Carefulplansneedtobemadetodealwiththedemandinguncovering.Theclayisveryweakandasmallmisstepcandestroythewholeproject.That'swhyweneedtotakeeverystepverycarefullytoprotectthesecherishedculturalrelicsMasaiD.1.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thedeadpeople'ssacrificesinancientChinA.B.China'sarchaeologicalstudies.C.ThediscoveryofalargechariotpitinHenan.D.ThehistoryofChinesecivilizations.2.AccordingtoMaJuncaitheuncoveringofthethreepitsisamiraclebecause________.A.itshowstheremaybeatombgroupthereB.it'shelpfulindiscoveringEmperorQinshihuang'stombC.therelicsaredatedsuchalongtimeagoD.therelicsaremorethan300yearsolderthantheonesinShanxi3.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4that________.A.alldeadpeoplehadsacrificesinancientChinaB.thediscoveredpitisthemostwell-knownintheworldC.thediscoveredpitdatesbacktotheQinDynastyD.EmperorQinshihuangwantedtomaintainhispowerafterdeath4.Carefulplansfortheuncoveringareneededbecause________.A.another40horsesarelikelytobefoundaswellB.thewholeuncoveringcouldbedestroyedeasilyC.expertsaretoobusytosparetimeforitD.thegovernmenthasn'tagreedtoit5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thediscoveryhasdrawntheleadingexperts'attention.B.A.lotofculturalrelicshavebeendiscoveredinHenan.C.40horseshavebeendiscoveredtogetherwiththechariotpit.D.ThediscoveredcartsinthechariotpitaresimilarinsizE.
- ForthousandsofyearsthemostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepuB.Traditionallythechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortownwherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.AsaresultBritishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserveD.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalledTheOldTriptoJerusalemwhichdatesbacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEnglanD.HoweverBritishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnightthepub’slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefirE.ThereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordablepricE.That’showthingsusedtobE.ThingsarebeginningtochangE.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch信贷紧缩iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.RecentlytheUKgovernmentbannedsmokinginallpubsandthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.Thisdeclineishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter1lpm.Previouslywith1lpmasclosingtimecustomerswouldhavetodrinkquitequicklymeaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownasbingedrinkinganditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.Inordertosavetheirbusinessespubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.BritishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryonE.A.lotofpubsusedtobeWorkingMen'sClubsmeaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Todayhoweverwomencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.68.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout______.A.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubsC.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs69.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?A.Thecreditcrunch.B.ThepresentclosingtimE.C.Thebanofsmoking.D.Havingnosparemoney.70.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.BritishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowlyB.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblemsC.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeerD.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking71.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor_______.A.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepubsB.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubsC.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblemsD.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed
- ThewebsiteFarmersOnly.comcallsitselfanonlinedatingandfriendshipfinder.TheideastartedinthemindofamanJerryMillerinOhio.Hewonderedhowfarmerscouldmeetnewpeoplewhounderstandthelifeofafarmer.JerryMillerisnotafarmerbutherepresentsalotoffarmers.AshetellsittheideaforthesitewasplantedwhenafarmertoldhimonedaythatshewasrecentlydivorcedandwouldliketodatE.Butsomeonewouldinvitehertomeetforcoffeeatnineo’clockatnightwhenshehadtostartherdayatfivethenextmorning.Soin2005JerryMillerlaunchedhiswebsitE.Youdon’thavetobeafarmertobeonFarmersOnly.combutyoudohavetohavethegoodold-fashionedtraditionalvaluesofAmerica’sHeartlanD.YoualsohavetoliveintheUnitedStatesorCanadatobeamemberofthesitE.Someservicesarefreebutafullmembershipcostsfiftydollarsforayear.Asoflastweekthesitelistedmorethan58000members.ManyofthemarefarmersintheUnitedStates.OthersarestudentsorworkersinvolvedinsomewaywithagriculturE.JerryMillertellsusaboutthirtymarriagesinthelastyearhaveresultedfromhiswebsitE.SomefarmershavealsofoundlovethroughagroupSinglesinAgriculturewhichwasformedasanonprofitorganizationin1986.ItorganizesgatheringsthatusuallyendwithadancebutisnotadatingservicE.Thepurposeistosupporteducationalandsocialactivitiesthatofferpeopleachanceforfriendship.Itswebsitesinglesinag.orgsaystherearemorethan1000membersacrossthenationandasfarawayasFrancE.56.JerryMillerstartedsinglesinag.orginorderto.A.helpfarmersB.supporttraditionsC.understandfarmersD.representfarmers57.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?A.ShedislikescitylifestylE.B.ShepreferslatenightcoffeE.C.Countrylifeisn’twellunderstooD.D.It’stiringtogetupearly.58.Whichofthefollowingistrueofsinglesinag.org?A.ItsservicesarefreE.B.Itprovidesdatingservices.C.Onlyfarmerscanbecomeitsmembers.D.FarmersinFrancecan’tbenefitfromit.59.Theauthorofthetextintendsto.A.advertiseforthetwowebsitesB.introducetwowebsitesC.encouragesocialactivitiesD.urgereaderstohelpfarmers60.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.allfarmersdesiremarriageB.farmersareeasytomeetnewpeopleC.morefarmersgetdivorcedintheUSAD.theInternethelpsimprovefarmers’sociallife
- Peoplewholiketheirtravelinghavetheirreasons.TheybelievethattravelingcanhelpthemexpandtheirfieldofviewespeciallyinthegeographicalandhistoricalsensE.Theyalsothinkthattouringwillgivethemmorechancestoenjoydifferentkindsoffoodandexperiencenewthingsthatwouldneverbebroughtbyotheractivities.Butthosewhodisliketravelingalsohavesomereasons.Travelinginmyopiniondosemoregoodthanharm.MostimportantlyitbroadenedourminD.Wecangetintouchwithothercivilization文明culturecustomsandideas.Throughhistorymostpeopletraveledbecauseofnecessity—notforpleasurE.PeopletraveledjustinordertoremainalivE.Theysearchedforfoodtoeatorplacestolivein.Theysometimesranawayfromenemies.Thisisnottosaythatnooneevertraveledjustforthefunofit.InancienttimesforexamplerichRomanstraveledallthewaytoGreecetotakepartintheOlympicGamesandfestivals.Ofcoursesomepeopledecidedtotraveljustoutofcuriosity.Theywantedtofindoutwhatitlookedlikebeyondthehorizon地平线.Alsobusinesstravelhasbeengoingonforcenturies.Traderscouldnotonlymakemoneybutalsolearntospeakseverallanguagesandbeintroducedtodifferentcultures.Sotravelingdoesenrichourmindanddrawnewideastous.Thereisnodoubtthatwecangetmuchfromit.59.HowmanyreasonsfortravelingarementionedinParagraph3?A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six60.Inthewriter’sopiniontravelingcanbe_______.A.expensiveB.funnyC.helpfulD.tiring61.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.Differentkindsoftraveling.B.TravelingenrichesourminD.C.Waystoenjoyyourselfwhiletraveling.D.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftraveling.
- NewarchaeologicaldiscoverssuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganinsomeformmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.ThefindingscoupledwithawideningrangeofscientificandhistoricalresearchcouldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoaD.ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1000BClongbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.OtherresearchmayextendhumanactivityalongthisroutebackevenfurtherperhapsamillionyearstothemigrationofhumanancestorsintoeasternAsiA.TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWu-direturnedfromadangeroussecretmission使命acrossthewesterndesertintotheremotehighcountryofCentralAsiA.TheagentZhangQiantravelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersiaSyriaandaplaceknownasLijienperhapsRomE.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld’stwosuperpowersChinaandRomE.ChinesesilkfirsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggswassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRomE.ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoaD.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandprovideinsightsintothemysteryofjusthowandwhenEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriouscultureattheotherendofEurasiA.59.Thewordcoupledinthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby_______.A.producedB.continuedC.doubledD.combined60.ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat_______.A.EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilkB.tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethoughtC.historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresultsD.newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices61.HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian’smissionimportantbecausetheybelieve_______.A.hebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperorB.hediscoveredtheSilkRoadC.hehelpedestablishEast-WesttradeD.hetravelledasfarasAfghanistan62.WhendidtheofficialoriginofEast-WestcommercealongtheSilkRoadgettoPersia?A.About1000BC.B.Inthelate2ndcenturyBC.C.A.millionyearsago.D.Inthe2ndcentury.
- Thesedaysthere'sapopularcartoonnamedhappysheepandgraywolf.It'sanexcellentChinesecartoonwhichtellsthestoriesofhappysheepandgraywolf.Thepoorgraywolfisalwaystryinghardtocatchthesheepbutthesheepcouldalwaysrunawayfromthedanger.Thesheeparesocleverandlovelythatthecartoongetsallthechildren'slovE.Atthesametimethecartoonisfullofhumor.Thechildrencouldlearnmoreknowledgeandenjoymentfromit.ThecartoonisshownrepeatedlyonmanyTVchannels.TheZhejiangChannelbroadcaststhecartoononweekendsandthevacations;theSichuanChannelbroadcaststhecartoonforanhourintheevening;theShandongChannelbroadcastsitinthemorningwhileCCTV-3broadcastsitatnooneveryday.Ononehandthecartoongetsthechildren'slovebecausethehappysheepisreallyclever.Healwayshasawaytoworkoutanyproblemandsavehisfriends.What’smorethere'remanythingsabouthappysheepandgraywolfsuchasthebooksthetoysthepencil-boxtheclothingandsoon.Childrenarehappytobuythem.Ontheotherhandmanyadults大人alsolikethecartoonforthegraywolfisregardedastheperfecthusbandwithskillsandeffort.HeinventsmanythingsjusttocatchasheepforhiswifE.Thoughheisoftenhitbyhiswifehealwaysmakesherhappywithoutcomplaining抱怨.Wecanlearnmorefromthecartoonincludingtheskillsthestoriesthedetailsthehumorandsoon.WecouldseethehumorofChinesetypeduringthecartoon.ButIdon'tlikeitsbeingshownsooften.ItmaymakethechildrenspendmoretimeonwatchingTVanditisbadfortheirhealthandstudy.44.Theunderlinedwordcartooninthefirstparagraphis________.A.akindofpictureB.akindofsheepC.akindoffilmD.akindofbook45.WhichchannelisnotmentionedinthepassageA.ZhejiangChannelB.ShandongChannelC.SichuanChannelD.CCTV-146.WhydomanyadultsalsolikethecartoonHappySheepandGrayWolf?A.Becausetheylikemenlikegraywolf.B.Becausetheyarestillyoung.C.Becausetheywanttomaketheirchildrenhappy.D.Becausetherearemanythingsaboutthehappysheepandthegraywolf.47.Theauthordoesn’tlikeitsbeingshownrepeatedlybecause________A.hethinkschildrenwillfeelboredafterseeingitagainandagainB.heisafraidthatchildren’shealthandstudywillbeaffectedC.hedoesn’tlikethecartoonhimself.D.hethinksitisawasteofmoney
- FrombankerstofactorystaffemployeesintheWestfaceacoldprospectoflosingtheirjobsasaglobalrecession衰退startstobitE.ForcolleaguesintheEastthepainismorelikelytocomethroughapaycut.HumanresourceexpertssayculturaldifferencesexplainwhyAsiancompaniestryhardertopreservejobsindifficulttimeswhichwillpreventunemploymentandmayhelpAsianeconomiessurviveatatimeofslowingexports.TheEastAsianattitudemayalsomakeiteasierforcompaniestorecoverquicklyfromtheeconomicdownturnsincetheywillnotneedtorehireortrainnewstaffbutbuildupamoreloyalanddevotedgroup.IntheConfucianmindset儒家思想therightthingtodoistosharetheburdenwhichisthesenseofcollective集体的responsibility.WhileintheWestit’smoreaboutindividualsurvivalsaidMichaelBenolielassociateprofessoroforganizationalbehavioratSingaporeManagementUniversitySMU.IncontrastlocalWesterncompaniesfromGeneralMotorstoGoldmanSachsplantolayoffworkersbythethousandsbutattheAsianunitsofWesternmultinationalsorwesternunitsofAsiangroupsjobcutswillprobablybelessseverE.Japan’sjoblessratewas4percentinSeptemberupfrom3.8percentinJanuarywhileHongKong’swasflatat3.4percent.ButUSunemploymentisexpectedtohavejumpedto6.3percentlastmonthfrombelow5percentinJanuary.ExpertssaythatwhiletherearenoticeabledifferencesinlaborpracticesinEastandWestthegapwillnarrowasmorefirmsbecomemoremultinationalandcompetitionforcesfirmstoadoptthebestpracticesofrivalsfromabroaD.41.Theunderlinedwordprospectinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.weatherB.sceneC.futureD.place42.ComparedwithjobcutspaycutscanbringthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat_________.A.it’shelpfultotheeconomyrecoveryB.itcoststhecompanylessmoneytosurviveC.itwillkeeptheexperiencedandskilledworkersD.itcanformateamworkingharderandmoreloyally43.AccordingtoMichaelBenolieltheConfucianmindsetfocuseson_________.A.humanrightsB.sharingresponsibilityC.personalprofitsD.individualsurvival44.Inwhichcompanycanweinferthejobcutswillbeprobablythemostsevere?A.AlocalAmericangroup.B.AsmallJapanesecompany.C.AGermanbranchofaKoreanmultinational.D.AHongKong’sunitofaFrenchcompany.45.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.thedifficultiesallthecompaniesaroundtheworldwillmeetwithtodayB.theculturaldifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternworldatpresentC.thewaystocutdownthecostofthecompaniesineconomicdownturnD.thedifferentlaborsolutionsofAsianandWesterninglobalrecession
- We’realwaysbeingsentcontributions稿件forourpopularlaughterTheBestMedicineSection.Someofthejokesareobviouswinners.Someofthejokesareancientwhichareunfitforpublicconsumptionorjustdon’tmakethegrade符合要求.Andthentherearetherest:thejokesthatgetoureditorscratchinghischinandwonderingIsthisonegoodenoughtoprint?NowyoucanhelphimchoosE.We’vepickedfivejokesfromtheMaybepile.Votefortheoneyouthinkisthebest.Thetop-ratedjokeasofJuly202012willbepublishedinthemagazine—andnetitsauthor$150.1AboygoestoabookshopwithhisbirthdaymoneyandchoosesabooktitledAdvicetoYoungMothers.Whywouldyouwantthisbook?theassistantaskshim.BecauseIcollectmoths飞蛾.theboyexplains.DerekBlewLaneCoveNSW2Father:Soyouwanttobemyson-in-law?Youngman:ActuallyIdon’tbutIwanttomarryyourdaughterandIdon’tseehowIcanavoidit.KimberleyMcEwansouthlandNZ3Howmanypoliticiansdoesittaketochangealightbulb灯泡?NonE.Theyonlypromisedtheywoulddoit.LisaBluthalUminaBeachNSW4Acoupleofcountryboysdrivingasemitrailer半拖车downthehighwaycometoabridgewithasignsaying:Clearance3.1metres.Theystoptakeoutatapemeasureandfindthetruckis3.5metreshigh.Idon’tseeanypolicearoundonesays.Let’sgoforit.LorettaFonsecaOtagoNZ5Thereareonlytwopeoplewhoreallyknowhowtorunthiscountry.Sadlyoneiscuttinghairandtheotherisdrivingataxi.JamesWhiteBelmontNSWClickhereforPollArchives投票档案.71.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassageisto________.A.askreaderstojudgewhichjokeisthebestB.providereaderswithsomejokesforentertainmentC.collectcontributionsforamagazineD.showuslaughteristhebestmedicine72.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Jokeswhichareobviouswinners.B.Jokeswhichdon’tmakethegradE.C.LaughterandTheBestMedicineSection.D.Jokesthattheeditorisn’tsureofprinting.73.Wecanlearnfromthefirstjokethat________.A.thebookisverypopularwithreadersB.theassistantisveryembarrassedC.theboymisunderstandsthetitleofthebookD.theboywantstobuythebookforhismother74.Whatcanweinferfromthejokes?A.Theyoungmandoesn’twanttomarrythegirl.Joke2B.Politiciansseldomkeeptheirpromises.Joke3C.Theboysoftenbreaktrafficrules.Joke4D.PeopleinthatcountryliveahappylifE.Joke575.Thepassagecanmostprobablybefound________.A.ontheInternetB.inanewspaperC.inastorybookD.inamagazine
- TheUnitedStatesisalreadyoneyearintoadepressionThatwasthenewsthisweekfromtheNa-tionalBureauofEconomicResearch.Thedownturnisthelongestsinceadepressionthatbeganin1981andlastedsixteenmonths.Economistsgenerallywaitforproductiontoshrinkforsixmonthsinarowbeforetheydeclareare-cession.Butthebureauaprivategroupusesawidersetofinformationtomeasuretheeconomy.Thenewsonlyconfirmedwhatmanypeoplealreadyknew:thattheworld'slargesteconomyisweakandmaynotrecoversoon.Worseningconclitionshaveledtoabigdropinspendingespeciallyoncostlyproductslikenewcars.EvenJapaneseautomakerToyotasawitssalesfallthirty-fourpercentintheUnitedStatesinNovemberfromayearago.TheheadsofChryslerFordandGeneralMotorsretumedtoCongressthisweektoagainaskforfederalaiD.Congressionalleadersdenounced指责themtwoweeksagoaftertheycameinprivatejetswithnoclearplansforsavingtheirindustry.ThistimethechiefsdrovetoWashingtoninfuel-savinghybridvehicles.Andtheircompaniespresenteddetailedrestructuringplans.Thereguestforaidhasrisenfromtwenty-fivebilliondollarstwoweeksagotothirty-fourbillioninloansandcreditlines.G.M.wantsalmosthalfofthatandsaysitneedsfourbilliondollarsthismonth.ItwarnedthatwithoutsupportitcannotcontinuetooperatE.FordisinabetterpositionButthesharingofsuppliersmeansitcouldbeaffectedifG.M.orChryslerfails.Fordisaskingforaninebilliondollarcreditlineincaseitneedsit.ChrysleristhesmallestandmosttroubleofAmerica'sBigThreE.Itsaysitneedsasevenbilliondollarloanbytheendofthemonth.TwodaysofcongressionalhearingsbeganThursdayintheSenateBankingCommitteE.ThechairmanDemocratChrisDoddsaidhewouldsupporthelpingtheautomakersforthegoodoftheeconomy.Butthecommittee'stopRepublicanRichardShelbycontinuedtoexpressoppositiontoabailout贿政援助.AmainrootoftheworldfinancialcrisisistheweakhousingmarketintheUnitedStates.TheTrea-suryDepartmenthasbeenunderpressuretohelptroubledhomeowners.Nowcomesnewsthatthedepart-mentisdevelopingaplanaimedatreducinginterestratesonmortgageloans汽车贷款forsomebuyersofhomes.Thatcouldbegoodforhomeownerstryingtosell.66.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphsweknow.A.theUnitedStatesisexpectedtorecoversoonB.thedepressionhaslastedmorethan16monthsC.thedepressionismuchmoreseverethanexpectedD.thedepressionwilllastnomorethan6months67.Whyweretheautomakersrefusedforfederalaidtwoweeksago?A.Becausethegovernmenthadnoextramoneytohelp.B.Becausetheydidn'thaveaciearplantosavetheirindustry.C.Becausetheyhadwastedtoomuchoncostlynewcars.D.Becausetheyhadenoughmoneytosavetheirindustry.68.WhichofthefollowingisaskingforthelargestfederalaideA.G.M.B.ToyotA.C.Chrysler.D.ForD.69.FromthepassagewemayknowRichardShelbytileautomakers'requestforfederalaid?A.wasforB.wasagainstC.didn'tcareaboutD.tooknonoticeof70.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThehearingsonThursdayagreedonafederalaidtotheautomakers.B.ThemaincauseofthecrisisisweakhousingmarketintheU.S..C.Thegovernmentistakingmeasurestosavethehousingmarket.D.TheTreasuryDepartmenthadtohelpthetroubledhomeowners.
- Therearenowabout376millionpeoplewhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandalsoabout376millionpeoplewhohavelearntitinadditiontotheirmothertonguE.ItissaidthatonemillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.Isthisagoodthingorabadthing?Shouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreandmoreofuscancommunicateusingacommonlanguageacrosscountriesandcultures?Orshouldweworryaboutthedangersofmonoculturalismaworldinwhichweallspeakthesamelanguageeatthesamefoodandlistentothesamemusic?Doesitmatterifanincreasingnumberofpeoplespeakingthesamelanguage?Notnecessarily.Ihaveneveragreedthatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbettertherewouldbefewerwars.AskthepeopleofIndiawheremanyofthemspeakatleastsomeEnglishandPakistanthesamesituationwithIndiaIfweallspeakEnglishwillwethenallstarteatingMcDonald’sburgers?Surelynot.IfEnglishbecomesmoredominant占优势的willitkillotherlanguages?Idoubtit.WhenItravelinAfricaandAsiaIamalwayssurprisedbyhowmanypeoplecanspeaknotonlytheirownlanguagesbutoftenoneormoreotherrelatedlanguagesaswellasEnglishandperhapsFrenchorGermanaswell.WhenwediscussedthisonTalkingPointacoupleofyearsagowereceivedawonderfullypoetic有诗意的e-mailfromalistenerinIrelanD.TheEnglishlanguageisabeautifullanguagE.Maybeit’slikearosehesaiD.Butwhowouldeverwanthisgardenjustfullofroses?WellIloverosesandIthinktheymakeabeautifuladditiontoanygarden.ButthewayIseeitjustbyplantingafewrosesyoudon’tnecessarilyneedtopullouteverythingelsE.IfmoreandmorepeoplewanttoplantEnglishrosesthatwillbefinE.63.BysayingAskthepeopleofIndiaandPakistaninparagraph3theauthoristryingtoshowthat___.A.speakingthesamelanguagedoesn’tnecessarilybringpeacE.B.warscandestroytherelationshipbetweentwocountries.C.Englishdoesn’tkillotherlanguagesD.Englishiswidelyusedintheworld64.Whatdoesroseinthelastparagraphstandfor?A.TheworlD.B.A.kindofflower.C.A.languagE.D.Theearth.65.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat___.A.it’sveryhardtoplantmanykindsofflowersinagarden.B.it’sallrightforpeoplefromothercountriestolearnEnglish.C.moreandmorepeopleliketoplantrosesintheirgardens.D.Englishiseasiertolearnthanotherlanguages.66.Thispassageismainlyabout___.A.whyEnglishhasbecomeagloballanguagE.B.howmanypeopleintheworldspeakEnglishC.howpeopleintheworldlearnEnglishasaforeignlanguagE.D.whetherweneedtoworryaboutEnglishbeingaworldlanguagE.
- TheWorld’sMostImpressiveSubwaysTheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesTheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatcomposeTokyo’smassivesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachdaymakingitthebusiestsystemintheworlD.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya---literallypusher---whoshovepassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclosE.Andyouthinkyourcommuteishell.TheMoscowMetroTheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworlD.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliersmarblemoldingsandelaboratemurals.Withmorethan7millionridersadaykeepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMTRTheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.ItalsointroducedOctopuscardsthatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronicallybutbuystuffatconveniencestoressupermarketsrestaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscard.ShanghaiMetroShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystemandithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopeneD.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.BythatpointitwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicagoL.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroLondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundEventhough55percentofitliesabovegrounD.Nomatter.Whenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworldyoucancallitanythingyoulikE.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversincE.Some3millionpeoplerideeachdayeveryoneofthemrememberingtoMindthegap.61.Whichofthefollowingcanprovidetheriderssomewonderfuldecorationsatthestations?A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR62.Accordingtothepassagetheonlysubwaythatcanbringmorefinancialgainsis.A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.TheLondonMetroD.TheHongKongMTR63.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro_______.A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargestC.maybelargerthantheChicagoLinthefutureD.isthebusiestintheworld64.WhatdoweknowabouttheHongKongMTR?A.Itisnotownedbythegovernment.B.Ithasbecomethecountry’slargestsubwaysinceitopeneD.C.itcariesthemostpeopleeveryday.D.ItisthebusiestsystemintheworlD.65.Thispassagemainlytellsustheofthefivesubways.A.featuresB.developmentC.backgroundD.system
- Therearetwowaystosavemoneytraveling.Thefirstwayistogetthebestdealsonthespecificthingsyouwant.Thereisalimitationtothistypeofapproach途径方法though.IfyoufindthelowestpriceonthebesthotelinHonoluluattheheightoftheseasonyouwillsavemoneybutstillhaveaveryexpensivevacation.TryingtogetexactlywhatyouwantwillgenerallybeanexpensivepropositionintravelandinlifE.Theotherapproachistobeatrueopportunist.Thiswillbedifficultforsomeofyouandentirelyunacceptabletoothers.Nonetheless尽管如此thetravelerswhogettotravelthemostgotothewidestvarietyofplaceslearnthemostanddothemostaretheopportunists.Thiswillbetrueuntilyouaresowealthythatyouhavenomonetary货币的钱的limits.ThefirsttimeIwenttoEcuadorIwenttherebecauseitwascheap.Ifitwasn’tIwouldhavehadagreattime—somewhereelsE.Thetriplastedamonthandcost$1045whichincludedairfareandeventhe$130feeforaguidetotakemetothetoporglacier冰川coveredMountChimborazo.IcutthecostbytakingabusfrommyhomeinMichigantoMiamiandbackagainwhenIreturnedfromEcuador.Theround-tripticketcost$158.Theround-tripflighttoQuitofromMiamiwasonly$256becauseitwasacourier信使通讯员flightwhichmeantIsignedforsomeluggagecarpartsandcouldonlytakecarry-onluggagE.NeverdidIfeeldeprivedorboreD.IhadagreattimeeatingwhereveritwascheapandcleandoingallsortsofinexpensivebutinterestingthingsandtravelingacrossthecountrytoclimbChimborazo.IalsometandfellinlovewithmywifeAnA.Beinganopportunistmeansyou’llhavejustasmuchvarietyandprobablyalmosteverythingyouwant—eventually.Youjusthavetostoptryingtogetexactlywhatyouwantexactlywhenyouwantit.IftheguidethattookmeupChimborazohadn’tdroppedhispricefrom$200to$130Iwouldhavespent$2forabusandgonehikingonEIAltaranothergreatAndeanmountain.Thatwouldhaveleftmewithenoughmoneyforseveralotherminoradventures.71.Theunderlinedphrasethebestdealsinthefirstparagraphprobablyrefersto______.A.thebestserviceB.thelowestpriceC.thecheapestgoodsD.thebestapproaches72.ThereturnticketsfromhishometowntoQuitocosttheauthor______.A.$128B.$256C.$207D.$41473.Thelastparagraphwastotellushowto______.A.savemoneyforminoradventuresB.cutdowntravelingcosts.C.dealwithdifferentsituationsD.becomeopportunisttravelers74.It’ssuggestedthattheauthor_____.A.wenthikingonElAltarB.traveledwithhiswifeinEcuadorC.isanopportunisttravelerD.likestravelingaroundtheworld75.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CheapTravelSecretsB.TravelSecretsC.A.TravelOpportunistD.TravelTips
- TheWorld’sMostImpressivesubways64.Whichofthefollowinggivesthepassengersthebestvisualenjoyment?A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLines.B.TheMoscowMetro.C.TheLondonMetro.D.TheHongKongMTR.65.Accordingtothepassagetheonlysubwaythatcanbringmorefinancialgainsis______.A.theTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.theMoscowMetroC.theLondonMetroD.theHongKongMTR66.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro______.A.isthebusiestsystemintheworldB.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayC.maybelargerthantheChicagoSubwayinthefutureD.hasbecometheworld'slargestsubwaysinceitopened67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_____.A.giveusabriefintroductiontosomesubwaysystemsB.introducetheworkingsystemofsomerailwaysstationC.tellthegeneralbackgroundofworld-widetransportationD.showthehistoricaldevelopmentofundergroundsystem
- Doyouliketoeatout?Doyouliketoeatquickly?Doyoulikeinexpensivefood?Somepeoplegotofast-foodrestaurantsforthesereasons.Inthepastpeopleusuallywenttodiners路边小餐馆forthesereasons.InfactmanypeopleintheStatestillgotodinerstodayforthesamereasons.AmannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Itwasnotreallyadiner.Itwasonlyafoodcart.PeopleonthestreetwalkeduptothecarttobuyfooD.Thesecartsservedlate-nightworkerswhowantedacupofcoffeeandalllate-nightmeal.Themealwasasandwichorboiledeggs.In1887SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsidE.Howevertheydidnotsitdown.LaterpeoplebuiltdinerswithcountersandstoolsandpeoplesatdownwhiletheyatE.Beforelongmanydinersstayedopenaroundtheclock.InotherwordspeoplewereabletoeatinadineratanytimE.Dinerschangedinotherwaystoo.Theoriginalmenuofsandwichesandcoffeebecamebigger.Itincludedsoupfavoritedishandabreakfastmenu.Inadditiondinerssoonbecamepermanentbuildings.Theywerenolongercartsonwheels.Dinerstodaylooksimilartothedinersoftheearly1900s.Theyareusuallybuildingswithlargewindows.Insidethedinershaveshiningcounterswithstoolsboothsandtablesandchairs.Peoplecaneatallthreemealsinamoderndiner.Todaymanypeopleeatinfast-foodrestaurantssuchasMcDonald’sandBurgerKing.HoweverthedinerremainsanAmericantraditionandthousandsofpeoplestillenjoyeatingtherE.Itwaspopularacenturyagoanditisstillpopulartoday.36.A.mannamedWalterScotthadthefirstdinerin1872.Whyisdinerinquotationmarks引号?A.Becauseitisspelleddifferentlyfromdinner.B.BecausedinerwasanewworD.C.Becausethefirstdinerwasnotarealdiner.D.Becauseitisaspecialkindofrestaurant.37.Whatmealsdidthefirstdinersserve?A.Onlybreakfast.B.Onlynight-meals.C.Onlylunch.D.AlloftheabovE.38.Accordingtoparagraph3dinerschangedin____________________.A.twowaysB.threewaysC.fourwaysD.fiveways39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Dinersexistedbeforefast-foodrestaurant.B.ThemenuincludedmorefoodthansandwichesandcoffeE.C.BurgerKingisafast-foodrestaurant.D.Sandwichesbecamebigger.40.Themainideaofthepassageisthat_____________________.A.thedinerisatraditionalandpopularplacetoeatintheUnitedStatesB.SamuelJonesbuiltthefirstdinerbigenoughtoallowthecustomerstocomeinsideC.Americandinersservemanytypesoffood24hoursadaytotheircustomersD.dinersaredifferentfromfast-foodrestaurantsinmanyways
- Finlandisperhapsthemostbeautifulandmysterious神秘的countryofNorthernEuropE.Two-thirdsofitssurfaceiscoveredwiththickforestsandamongthemlielakesconnectedwithriversandcanals.ThenorthernpartofthiscountryisinsidetheArcticCirclewherealmostnotreescangrowbecauseofitscoldweatherandthepeopleusetheirdeerfortransportclothingandfooD.TheFinnishhistorybeganintheMiddleAges.Inabout1155Finlandwasconquered占领byitswesternneighbourSweden.AfteraperiodofrulebyDenmarkinthe14thcenturytheSwedeswonbackindependence独立andpowerin1523undertheirbraveking.DuringtheNapoleonicWars1814-1818FinlandwaspassedfinallyfromSwedentoRussiA.Theopportunitycamein1917whentheRussianRevolutionbroughtforeignruleofFinlandtoanenD.ShortlyafterSovietRussiamadepeacewithGermany1919sawthefoundingoftheFinnishRepubliC.TheyearsbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWarswereyearsofprogressandgrowingdevelopment.Finlandhasnocoaloroilandthenation’swealthliesinthewoodfromitsforestwhichsuppliesmaterialforpaperandfurnituremakingandintheelectricpowerfromitswater.68.InthehistoryFinlandwasconsequently相继ruledby___.A.SwedenGermanyDenmarkandRussiaB.SwedenDenmarkSwedenandRussiaC.SwedenDenmarkRussiaandGermanyD.SwedenRussiaDenmarkandRussia69.Finlandwonitscompleteindependencein___.A.1532B.1917C.1818D.191970.AmongnaturalresourcestheFinlandpeoplebenefitmainlyfrom___.A.coalandoilB.forestsandwaterC.paperandfurnitureD.woodandpowerindustry
- Whenwewalkthroughthecityweallexperienceakindofinformationoverloadbutwepayattentiononlytothosethatareimportanttous.Wedon'tstopwekeepourfacesexpressionlessandeyesstraightaheadandindoingsowearenotjustprotectingourselvesbutareavoidingoverloadingotherpeopleaswell.Wemakeuseofstereotypes刻板的模式asconvenientwaystomakequickjudgmentsaboutsituationsandpeoplearoundus.Theymaynotalwaysbeaccurate准确的andtheycanoftenbedangerouslywrongbuttheyareusedregularly.TheproblemwiththestereotypesisthattheyrestrictexperiencE.Byusinglimitedcluestoprovideuswitharapidopinionofotherpeopleorplaceswemaychoosetolimitourcommunication.Wemaydecidenottogotocertainplacesbecausewebelievetheywillnotoffersomethingweenjoy.Inthecitystylesofdressareparticularlyimportantwithregardtoself-presentation.DifferentgroupsoftenuseclearlyidentifiablestylesofclothessothattheycanbeeasilyrecognizeD.Itisbecom-ingincreasinglycommonforbrandnamestobeplacedontheoutsideofclothesandthislabelingmakesiteasytosendoutinformationaboutfashionandpriceinstantlyandletsotherstellatadistancewhetheranindividualhassimilartastesandisasuitablepersontoassociatewith.InEnglandwheresocialgroupingorclasscontinuestomakesocialdistinctions区分clotheshairstylespeople'spronunciationandthemannerofspeakingareallcluestooursocialgroup.Classdistinctionstendtoberelativelyfixedalthoughinthecitywheregreatervarietyispermittedtheyaremorelikelytobesecondarydeterminingfactorsoffriendshipandassociation.64.Peoplewalkingincitiesignore忽视thesurroundingsbecause________.A.theenvironmentisalreadyfamiliartothemB.everyoneelseisexpressionlessC.theydonotwishtotalktootherpeopleD.thereistoomuchinformationtotakein65.Accordingtothepassagethemaindisadvantageofusingstereotypesisthatthey________.A.canrarelybereliedonB.maymakeusmisssomepleasantexperienceC.arelikelytoleadusintodangerousairportsD.makeusmentallylazy66.Fromthepassagewemayconcludethat________.A.dressingcansendmessagesaboutindividualsB.peoplearebecomingmoreinterestedinfashionC.stereotypescanhelptounderstandpeoplefullyD.stereotypescandomoregoodthanharmtopeople67.ItwouldappearthatinEnglandaperson'sclass________.A.playsamoreimportantrolethanitdidinthepastB.ismainlydeterminedbyhispronunciationC.mightbelessimportantinmakingfriendsinacityD.issomethingthatcanbechangedeasily
- IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpracticewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?41.WhiletakingataxiinFinland_____.A.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideB.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverC.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforetheyleavewithoutpaying42.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_____.A.aremostlypoorlymanagedB.providemealsforanydinersC.providefreewineandchargeforfoodD.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.C.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.D.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.44.ThewordthoseinParagraph5probablymeans_____.A.peoplewhooftentaketaxisB.peoplewhoaredishonestC.peoplewhoareworthyoftrustD.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels45.Itcanbelearnedthat______________.A.alltheFinnsarerichB.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats骗子C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel道德水平D.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife
- Abouttwentyofushadbeenfortunateenoughtoreceiveinvitationstoafilm-studio影棚totakepartinacrowd-scenE.Althoughouractwouldlastonlyforashorttimewecouldseequiteanumberofinterestingthings.Weallstoodatthefarendofthestudioasworkmenpreparedthescenesettinguptreesattheedgeofawindingpath.Verysoonbrightlightswereturnedonandthebigmovie-camerawaswheeledintoposition.Thedirectorshoutedsomethingtothecameraoperatorandthenwenttospeaktothetwofamousactorsnearby.Sinceitwashotinthestudioitcameasasurprisetoustoseeoneoftheactorsputonaheavyovercoatandstartwalkingalongthepath.A.bigfanbeganblowingtinywhitefeathersdownonhimandsoonthetreeswerecoveredinsnow.Twomorefanswereturnedonandastrongwindblewthroughthetrees.ThepicturelookedsorealthatitmadeusfeelcolD.Thenextscenewasacompletecontrast对比.Thewayitwasfilmedwasquiteunusual.PicturestakenonanislandinthePacificwereshownonaglassscreen.Anactorandactressstoodinfrontofthescenesothattheylookedasiftheywereatthewater'sedgeonanislanD.Byasimpletricklikethispalmtreessandybeachesandblueclearskieshadbeenbroughtintothestudio!Sinceitwasourturnnextwewereleftwonderingwhatscenewouldbepreparedforus.ForafullthreeminutesinourliveswewouldbeexperiencingtheexcitementofbeingfilmStars!64.Whoistheauthor?A.A.cameraman.B.A.filmdirector.C.A.crowd-sceneactorD.A.workmanforscenesetting65.Whatmadetheauthorfeelcold?A.Theheavysnowfall.B.Theman-madescenE.C.ThelowtemperaturE.D.Thefilmbeingshown.66.Whatwouldhappeninthethreeminutesmentionedinthelastparagraph?A.A.newscenewouldbefilmeD.B.Morestarswouldactinthefilm.C.Theauthorwouldleavethestudio.D.ThenextscenewouldbeprepareD.
- ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimated估计tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguagemainlyintheUnitedStatesCanadaGreatBritainIrelandSouthAfricaAustraliaandNewZealanD.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareasthereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.Infactitisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanadequate足够的workingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguagE.BesidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakersEnglishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinsciencetechnologyandotherfieldsarebeingproducedandnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportcommunicationsinternationalconferencesandthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ItisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountriesespeciallyformerBritishcolonies.ManyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernmentcommerceindustrylawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglishB.InternationalCommunicationsC.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.EnglishasaWorldLanguage52.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworlD.C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.53.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stimE.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.54.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.C.Beingabletospeakseverallanguages.D.Beinganativespeaker.55.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.D.CountrieswhereinternationalconferencesarehelD.
- PersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabouthowtospendtheirtimE.Somemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsorfamilymembersbutnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouchwiththosetheycaremostabout.IknowthisfrompersonalexperiencE.E.-mailmakesiteasytoworkathomewhichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheofficE.ThisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe’dbeenbornbeforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.Sayyoudosomethingfunseeagreatmovieperhapsandtherearefourorfivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachoneyoumaytireoftellingthestory.WithE-mailyoujustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperienceatyourconvenienceandaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinteresteD.Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetimeandreadonlyasmuchastheywantto.TheycanreplyattheirconvenienceandyoucanreadwhattheyhavetosayatyourconveniencE.E.-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaystayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefaraway.MorethanafewparentsuseE-mailtokeepintouchevendailytouchwiththeirchildrenoffatcollegE.WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferanotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon’ttaketheplaceofanyoftheoldways.54.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.explainhowtousetheInternetB.describethewriter’sjoyofkeepingupwiththelatesttechnologyC.tellthemerits价值andusefulnessoftheInternetD.introducethereadertobasicknowledgeaboutpersonalcomputersandtheInternet55.TheuseofE-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto________.A.spendlesstimeworkingB.havemorefreetimewithhischildC.workathomeonweekendsD.workataspeedcomfortabletohim56.AccordingtothewriterE-mailhasanobviousadvantageoverthetelephonebecausetheformerhelpsone________.A.reachagroupofpeopleatonetimeconvenientlyB.keepone’scommunicationaspersonalaspossibleC.passonmuchmoreinformationthanthelaterD.getintouchwithone’sfriendsfasterthanthelater
- WekeepreadingthatTVisbadforyou.IfthisistruehowcomethecurrentgenerationofTV-addictedkidsismuchsmarterthanweare?Inmyhometheonlypeoplewhocanworktheremotecontrolarethechildren.PerhapsTVdoeseducateyou.Forexampleyoulearnausefulmedicalfact:Apersonwhohasbeenshotalwayshastimetospeakanincompletesentencebeforehedies.ThekillerwasdiesButIguessthebiggestthingswelearnfromTVcanberegardedasLifeSkills.Badthingsonlyhappenondarkandstormynights.Emotionalbreakdownscausepeopletowanderintheheavyrainwithoutumbrellas.Andcontrarytowhatscientistssaythecrack霹雳oflightningandtheaccompanyingflashhappenatexactlythesametimewhereveryouarE.I’veevenacquiredusefulgeographicalfactsfromscience-fictionshows:AliensspeakEnglishnomatterwhichplanettheycomefrom.MakinguseofwhatwelearnfromTVcanimproveoursecurity.Considerthesetruths.Ifyouareeverattackedby20badguysdon’tworryaboutbeingoutnumbereD.Thecriminalswillhangbackandtaketurnstoapproachyouinonesandtwosjustsoyoucanconvenientlydefeatthemall.Badguyswhoarecompletelycoveredinblackclothesalwaysremovetheirblackmaskstorevealthattheyareinfactahawomen.TValsoteachesusimportantinformationaboutescapingfromdanger.Watchandlearn.1Ifanyoneisrunningafteryoudownapassageyouwillfindthatboxeshavebeenconvenientlyplacednearallthewallsyouneedtojumpover.2Ifyouaretallandhandsomeyoucanrunfromanynumberofarmedcriminalsandeveryshotwillmissyou.Bewarnedhowever.Ifyournamecardsayshenchman帮凶andyouarepartofagroupofplain-lookingpeopletryingtocatchahandsomeindividualasingleshotwillkillyou.Butdon’tbeanxious:TValsodeliversusefulinformationforbadguys.Allcarsareinflammable易燃的andhaveamazingshockabsorbersthatenablethemtoflyintotheairandlandwithoutdamage—exceptpolicecars.TVeventeachesusaboutTV.WheneveranyoneturnsonaTVitshowsanewsflashaboutsomeonetheyknow.Theythenturntheboxoffimmediatelyafterthatnewsitem.53.BysayingApersonwhohasbeenshotalwayshastimetospeakanincompletesentencebeforehediesParagraph2thewritershowshis________.A.humorB.sympathyC.deepconcernD.medicalknowledge54.WecaninferfromParagraph3thatintherealworld_______.A.badthingscausepeopletobreakdownintherainB.badthingsneverhappenondarkandstormynightsC.peoplewithemotionalproblemsliketowalkintherainwithoutumbrellasD.thecrackoflightningandtheaccompanyingflashdon’thappenatthesametime55.OnTVwhatusuallyhappenswhenapersonturnsiton?A.Thenewsshownisalwaysaboutsomeonethepersonknows.B.ThepersonalwaysturnsofftheTVwhenit’stimefornews.C.TheprogramshownisalwaysabouttheimportanceofTV.D.TValwaysshowsnewsaboutfamouspeoplE.56.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.LifeskillscanbelearnedfromTV.B.TVplaysanimportantroleinsociety.C.WatchingTVmakespeoplemorecreativE.D.WhathappensinTVisverydifferentfromreality.
- Thereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.TheywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeoplE.Otherdayshoweverespeciallythosecelebratedinwesterncountriesoftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson.OneofthemostpopularoftheseeventhoughitisfairlyrecentisMother’sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalknownasHilariaduringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleoftheMotheroftheGods.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.Howeverovertheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.Bornin1864inVirginiaUSAAnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowgratitudetotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcarE.Encouragedbyafriendshewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicianschurchmendoctorscityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother’sDayintothestatE.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMaywhichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis’smotherhaddieD.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother’sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.SoontherewasaMother’sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworlD.AnnaJarvisasadanddisillusioned失望的womandiedin1948.ThecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurposE.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.LikeChristmasthegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustry.64.Thestoryisabout.A.MotheringSundayforChristmasB.theoriginofaspecialdayformothersC.PresidentWilsonandAnnaJarvisD.howpeoplecelebrateMothersDay65.AnnaJarviswantedto.A.thankhermotherforhercareB.introduceacelebrationformothersC.meetthousandsofimportantpeopleD.makeherpupilscelebrateheronMother’sDay66.May10becamethedateforMother’sDaybecause.A.MayisintheAmericanspringB.itwasthesecondSundayinMayin1910C.PresidentWilsonlikedthedateD.thiswasthedateonwhichAnnaJarvis’smotherdied67.UnfortunatelyAnnaJarviswasnothappywithMother’sDaywhenshediedbecause.A.hermotherwasnottheretoseeitB.shehadneverbeenamotherherselfC.peopleweretoointerestedinmakingitabusinessD.noonegaveanypresentsorcardstotheirmothers
- Toseetheworldisonethingtohavesomeonetoshareitwithisanother.Indeedtravelbecomesmoreinterestingwhenyouhaveatravelpartner.Atravelpartnercanbeaclosefriendafamilymemberapalyou’vemetonlineorabusinessfrienD.YoucanhavesomeonetotalktoTravelingaloneisfunbutwouldn’tyoufeellonelyHavingatravelpartnercanremovethefeelingofloneliness.Thisisespeciallytrueifyoucangetatravelcompanionwhoisveryfamiliarwiththeplaceyou’retravelingto.Youdon’thavetoaskanyinformationfromthelocalsandyoucanincreasethetimeyouspendinthecountry.__________________________OneofthemajorheadachesintravelingisthecostsinvolveD.Youcan’tsimplyignoretherisingpriceofhotelsorplanetickets.YoushouldalsothinkaboutyourdailyneedssuchasyourfooD.Ofcourseyoucan’tsimplygobackwithoutbringinganysouvenirs纪念品toyourfriendsandfamily.Allthesecanruinyourbudget.Howeverwhenyouhaveatravelfriendyoucanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswith.YoucanmeetagoodfriendHavingatravelmateisagoodwayofmeetinganewfriendorevenalifelongpartner.Youcannevercountthenumberofcoupleswhoactuallyfoundtheirwayintoeachother’sheartwhiletravelingtogetherinanothercountry.YoucanhavesomeonetowatchoutforyouWhenyou’reinaforeignlandyou’llneverbereallysafE.Youdon’tknowtherulesaswellasthecultureofthepeoplE.Atravelmatewillbeperfecttoremindyouofyourdutiesinthecountryandtowatchyourbackjustincaseyougetlost.Sowhydon’tyoufindatravelcompanionnow?Let’sfindouthow...54.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Tointroduceatravelcompany.B.Toencourageustohaveatravelpartner.C.Toexplainhowtobeaperfecttravelpartner.D.Totellaninterestingexperiencewithatravelpartner.55.What’sthebesttitleforthe3rdparagraph?A.Youcanhavesomeonetosharetheexpenseswith.B.Youcanknowthelocalculturewell.C.Youcanenjoyfoodwithyourpartner.D.Youcansavemoneybybargainingtogether.56.Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththeauthor’sopinion?A.Travelingaloneisnotfun.B.Buyingsouvenirsisn’tnecessary.C.Manypeoplefallinlovewhentraveling.D.It’sbettertochooseastrangerasatravelpartner.57.Thefollowingparagraphwillprobablytalkabout________.A.howtogetalongwithatravelpartnerB.howtravelcanbenefitpeopleC.whatwecanlearnfromtravelD.howtofindatravelpartner
- TherewasaBulgarian保加利亚的boywhowasanexchangestudentintheUSA.HelivedwithanAmericanfamily.Onedayhewenttohisroomintheeveninganddidhishomework.Hishost-momcametohimandaskedifhewouldliketogoalongtothemovies.HewantedtogosoheshookhisheadfromsidetosidesaidYes.Hishost-momdidacoupleofstepsbackandlookedpuzzleD.Shethoughtthathedidn’twanttogooutbecauseheshookhisheadfromsidetosidE.Howeverhewantedtogoouttothemovies.Bulgariansshaketheirheadsfromsidetosidewhentheymeanyes.Peopleinothercountriesshaketheirheadsfromsidetosidewhentheymeanno.Gesturescanhavedifferentmeaningsaccordingtodifferentcultures.ForexampleinAmericaputtingyourindexfinger食指andyourthumb拇指inacircleiscommonlyusedasanOKsignthatmeanseverythingisallright.HoweverinFrancethatsignisusedtoexpressnothingorzerowhichcanhaveanegativemeaning.Generallyspeakinggesturesareatypeofcommunicationthatusesapartofourbodyandwhenspeakingwithpeoplefromotherculturesgesturescanbeimportantkeysorcluestounderstandthem.Howeverweneedtounderstandthatthosegesturesvaryfromculturetocultureanditisnecessaryforustohaveanopenmindinunderstandingthedifferentgestures.56.WhywastheBulgarianboyintheUSA?A.HewasstudyingintheUSA.B.HewaslearningaboutAmericangestures.C.HebecameanAmericanstudent.D.HewasadoptedbyanAmericanfamily.57.WhydidtheBulgarianboyshakehisheadfromsidetoside?A.Hethoughtitrudeofhimtogowiththefamily.B.Hedidn’tunderstandwhatthehost-momsaiD.C.HechangedhismindaftersayingYes.D.Hewantedtogoouttothemovies.58.Whathadthehost-momexpectedtoseewhentheboyrespondedtoherinvitation?A.Noddinghisheadwithayes.B.Noddinghisheadwithano.C.Shakinghisheadwithayes.D.Shakinghandswithhertoshowyes.59.PuttingtheindexfingerandthethumbinacirclemeansOKfor_____.A.aBulgarianB.aFrenchmanC.anAmericanD.everybody60.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?A.AmericansdislikeBulgariansbecausetheyhavedifferentgestures.B.Understandinggesturesisnotimportantindailyconversation.C.Differenttypesofgesturesareusedindifferentcultures.D.It’sbettertohavesametypesofgesturesallaroundtheworlD.
- UnconventionalineverywayEdwardEstlinCummings madestrikinguseofgrammar.Hisartswerepoetrypaintinganddramaandinallofthemhewasanexperimenterandinnovator.Thepoetry—forwhichheisbestremembered—wasmarkedbystrangecombinationsofwordsandexpressionsandproducedinverystrangeprinting.TheunusualtechniquesthatCummingsusedservedtopresenthisideasmoreforcefullyandeffectivelythanwouldhavebeenthecasewithmoreordinarystyles.CummingswasborninCambridgeMassonOct.141894.HewasgraduatedfromHarvardCollegein1915andreceivedamaster'sdegreein1916.DuringWorldWarIheservedasanambulancedriverinFrancE.HespentsixmonthsinadetentioncampbecauseofhisfriendshipwithanotherAmericanwhohadsupposedlycriticizedtheAlliedwareffort.Thisexperienceincreasedhisdistrustforallofficialdom官场adistrustthatshoweditselfinmanyofhislaterpoemsaswellasinhisfirstbook‘TheEnormousRoom'publishedin1922.BetweenthetwoworldwarsCummingsdividedhistimebetweenParisandNewYorkCity.Hisfirstbookofversewas‘TulipsandChimneys'1923.Inallhewrote12volumesofversewhichwerecollectedin‘CompletePoems'1968.Thestrangenessofhisstylewascriticizedbysomebutothersfounditmeaningful.AmongCummings'playswere‘Him'firstperformedin1927and‘Tom'1935aworkbasedon‘UncleTom'sCabin'.Anexperimentalprose散文book‘Eimi'1933recordeda36-dayvisittotheSovietUnion.CummingsdiedathishomeinNorthConwayN.H.onSept.31962.HewasthesecondmostwidelyreadpoetintheUnitedStatesafterRobertFrost.HewasburiedinForestHillsCemeteryinBostonMassachusetts.61.ThetextismainlyaboutEdwardEstlinCummings’________.A.lifeandworksB.greetartisticabilitiesC.creativeideasD.influenceonAmericanliterature62.Cummingswaschieflyfamousas_________.A.anovelistB.anartistC.apoetD.aplaywright63.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartThisexperiencereferto?A.CummingsservedasadriverinFrancE.B.Cummingsspenthalfayearinprison.C.Cummingsmadefriendswithanenemy.D.CummingscriticizedthecountriesfightingagainstGermany.64.WhatdoweknowaboutCummingsfromthetext?A.HiswritingstylewasuniquE.B.HewrotethreeplaysduringhislifE.C.Hepublishedhisfirstbookofpoetryin1922.D.HispoemswereseldomreadintheUnitedStates.65.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby_______.A.givingquestionsB.examiningdifferenceC.followingthetimeorderD.makingcomparisons
- Whenyouaretravellingwhetheronbusinessorforpleasureyouoftenneedtostayinahotel.ThekindofhotelyouchooseprobablyisdecidedaboveallaccordingtohowmuchmoneyyouwanttospenD.Therearesmallhotelswithveryfewserviceswherethepricesarelowortherearelargehotelswithalltheverylatestcomfortswhereyoucouldspendallthemoneyyouhaveinthebankforoneverycomfortablenight.Thereareseveraldifferentkindsofpeoplewhogotohotels.Somewanttoliveratherthanjuststayinahotel;thehotelswhicharedesignedtomeettheirneedsarecalledresidentialhotels.Howevermostpeoplewhostayinhotelsareeitherbusinesspeopleortouristsonholiday.Inmosthotelstherearetwokindsofrooms:singleroomsfortheuseofonepersonanddoubleroomsfortheuseoftwopeoplE.Inadditioninlargehotelstherearealsosuites套房whichincludetwoormoreroomsconnectedtogether-perhapsabedroomandalivingroom.Theseareforpeoplewhoareveryrichorveryimportant.1.People'schoiceofaparticularhotelisdecidedmainlyaccordingto________.A.howmuchpeoplearewillingtopayforanightB.whetherpeoplearetravellingonbusinessorforpleasureC.whetherthehotelisinthecentralpartofacityD.howgoodtheservicesofthehotelare2.Ifthepresidentofacertaincountrycomesheshewill________.A.liveinaresidentialhotelB.stayinasingleroomofahotelC.stayinadoubleroomofahotelD.stayinasuiteofamodernhotel3.Ifapersonstaysinamodernhotelwiththeverylatestcomfortsforanight________.A.hewillbecomepoorB.hehastopayalotofmoneyC.hehastospendallthemoneyhehasinthebankD.hehastopayalittlemoney4.Thetitleofthepassageisprobably________.A.RoomsofaHotelB.CostofaHotelC.HotelsD.PeopleStayinginHotels
- Let’sgoDutchshallwe?Jimsaidafteradinnertohisfriendsinarestaurant.WhatdoesJimmean?LongagotherewasakindofdinnercalledDutchtreat款待.AtaDutchtreattheinvitedguestswereexpectedtopayfortheirownshareofthefoodanddrink.NowDutchtreatmeanswhenfriendsgoouttohavefuneachpersonpayshisorherownsharE.TherearemanyotherexpressionsrelatedwithDutchinAmericanEnglish.HowevermostofthemwerefirstusedinEnglandinthe17thcentury.AtthattimetheBritishandtheDutchwerewarenemies.SowhenBritishpeopletalkedaboutsomethingwrongorbadtheywouldliketousethewordDutch.AcommonexpressionheardafewyearsagowasinDutch.A.friendmaytellyouYouareinDutch.Theteacherisangrywithyou.Becareful!WhenasoldiertookDutchleaveheleftthearmywithoutpermission.DutchcouragewasthefalsecourageproducedbytheeffectsofdrinkingwinE.ThereisoneexpressionthatdidcomefromtheDutch.ThatistotalklikeaDutchunclE.TheDutchwereknownforthestrictandseriouswaytheyeducatedtheirchildren.59.WhatdidpeoplemeanbysayingLet’sgoDutch?A.Theguestsshouldleavefirst.B.EachpersonshouldpayhisorherownbillC.ThefoodshouldbebetternexttimE.D.Peopleshouldgotoanotherrestaurant.60.AccordingtothepassagetheBritishinthe17thcentury___________.A.firstusedthewordDutchB.weremistakenforDutchpeopleC.gotalongwellwiththeDutchpeopleD.usedthewordDutchforsomethingbad61.IfyourfriendsaysthatheisinDutchhemostprobablymeansthat___________.A.heishappyB.heisluckyC.heisintroubleD.heisonvacation62.Ifsomeonespoketoyouinaveryseriouswayyoumaysaythathe___________.A.waslikeaDutchuncleB.wouldtakeaDutchleaveC.hadDutchcourageD.hadaDutchtreat
- Forthemostpartschoolsaredesignedtoproducepeoplewhofitintosocietynotpeoplewhosetouttochangeit.Howeverschoolsparticularlyuniversitiesmaynotonlyspreadculture;theymayaddtotheculturalheritage遗产.TodayAmericansocietyplacesagooddealofemphasisonthedevelopmentofnewknowledgeespeciallyinthephysicalandbiologicalsciencesmedicineandengineering.Inrecentyearsthenation’sleadinguniversitieshaveincreasinglybecomeresearchcentres.Anemphasisonresearchhasleduniversitiestojudgeprofessorsnotbyabilitiesasteachersbutasresearchers.Promotionssalaryincreasesandotherbenefitshavelongbeendependentonresearchandpublication出版物.Howeverthemostimportantisnolongerpublishing.Tobesuccessfulthesedaysprofessorshavetobringinmoneyprovidedbygovernmentandprivateindustry.Criticsclaimthatacademicsuccessismostlikelytocometothosewhohavelearnedtoignoretheirteachingdutiestopursueresearchactivities.Defenderssaythatevenwhenstudentsthemselvesarenotinvolvedinresearchprojectstheybenefitfromsuchanemphasisonresearch.MajorresearchuniversitiesliketheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavealsocooperatedwithindustrialcompaniestodeveloptechnologyandproductswithcommercialpotential.Withuniversity-industrytiescontinuingtogrowdebatehasincreasedabouttheconsequencesforbasicscienceacademicopennessthecontrolofinformationthedirectionofresearchandtheinfluenceonstudents.64.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTemphasizedbytoday’sAmericansociety?A.PhysicalsciencE.B.Biologicalsciences.C.Engineering.D.ComputersciencE.65.Inthepresentstandardasuccessfulprofessorisonewhocan______.A.teachwellB.getfinancialsupportforresearchC.getthehighestsalaryD.havemanypublications66.Supportersofthepresentemphasisonresearcharguethat______.A.itinvolvesmorestudentsinitB.itdoesgoodtostudentsanywayC.ithasadirectgoodeffectonteachingD.itearnsalotofmoneyforauniversity67.Theauthorseemstobe_______themoveofemphasistoresearch.A.totallyagainstB.sorrytoseeC.infavorofD.neutral中立about
- AyogamastermadeashockingstatementthatAbrahamLincolnhadbeenaHimalayanyogiinapastlifE.LincolndeliveredaproclamationsettingupThanksgivingasanAmericanholidayin1863.ResearchthrowslightonapossibleHindu印度的originfortheAmericancelebrationofThanksgiving.TheholidayofThanksgivinghasaHinduoriginsaysRichardSalvaauthorofabookonthereincarnation转世ofAbrahamLincolnentitledSoulJourneyFromLincolntoLindberghwhichisbasedonastatementbythegreatmasterofyogaParamhamsaYoganandawhodeclaredthatAbrahamLincolnhadbeenaHimalayanyogiinapastlifeandthathewasrebornasthefamouspilotCharlesLindbergh.Duringmysearchforsignsofapast-lifeyogapracticeSaIvasaidInoticedthatPresidentLincolnrepeatedlychoseThursdaysasnationaldaysofprayerfasting禁食andthanksgiving.ThiswasinterestingbecauseThursdayisconsideredaholyday—adayforprayerfastingandspiritualreflection—amongHinduswhocallit‘guruday.LincolnalsosetasidetimeonThursdaystogrieveforhissonWilliewhodiedinWashington.ClearlyHiursdayshadaspiritualsignificanceinLincoln'sminD.InhisbookRichardSalvapresentsmorethan500connectionsbetweenLincoln9linderghandtheancientspiritualscienceofyogA.TheconnectionsrunthrougheveryaspectofthehumanconditionandprovideconvincingevidencethatLincolnhadhadaHindupastlifE.MorethanoneoutofeveryfiveAmericanstodaybelievesinreincarnation—yetfewareawareofhowpast-lifepattenisaffectthem.SoulJourneytriestofillthisgapbyofferingasubstituteexperienceofreincarnation.ThroughclearandpersuasivesimilaritiesbetweenthelivesofLincolnandLindberghthebookdiscovershowthehiddenlawsoffateandreincarnationimpacttheeventsofhisorherdailylifE.ItaddressesotherissuessuchasthesecretspiritualhistoryofAmerica'sgreatestpresidentincludinghispastlifeasaHimalayanyogi;thehiddencluesthatrevealpastlivesthegreatnessheachievedandthespiritualprinciplesbehindtheyogaposturesthatmillionsnowpracticE.63.BasedonRichardSalva'sview______A.HindusstartedtheholidayofThanksgivingB.theAmericanscopiedThanksgivingfromHindusC.ThanksgivinghadHindusrootsD.CharlesLindberghhadbeenaHimalayanyogi64.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat______.A.inIndiaThursdayisareligiousdayB.inIndiaalltheprayersaredoneonThursdayC.AbrahamLincolnwasonceafamouspilotD.ParamhamsaYoganandaoncetaughtLincolnyoga65.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.thebookdiscoversthelawsoffateandreincarnationB.yogaiscloselyconnectedwithreligionC.thebookgivesascientificdescriptionofLincoln'sspirituallifeD.LincolnandLindberghmusthaveinfluencedeachotheralot66.WhenitcametothecomparisonbetweenLincolnandLindberghtheauthorhelda______attitudE.A.neutralB.doubtfulC.negativeD.positive
- TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappytheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings-thepleasantpartsofconversationthewell-prepareddishesthegoodnessofthewinethefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactofimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientspeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1.Peoplewhoareunhappy__________.A.alwaysconsiderthingsthesameasothersB.areusuallyaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings2.Theunderlinedphrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostprobablymeans__________.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendsoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife3.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat__________.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons4.Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabittheauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould__________.A.preventanycommunicationwiththemB.shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC.persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD.quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes5.Inthispassagethewritermainly__________.A.describeshappypeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggestswaystohelptheunhappyD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife
- TheteagardensinSriLankaareactuallylargeestates.Thebestteausuallycomesfromplantsgrownonhighgroundsthecoolhilltopswithrowsandrowsofteaplants.Theplantsareaboutonemetreapart.Theplantisoftenprunedsothatitremainsonly60to90centimetreshigh.Pruningisimportantbecauseitencouragesthegrowthoftendershootsoryoungleaves.Itisfromtheseshootsthatthebestteaisgot.Practicallyalltheteapickersarewomen.Theestatesprefertoemploywomenpickersbecausetheyaremorecareful.TheirthinfingerscaneasilyremovethetwinleavesandnewshootsfromtheplantwhicharethepartsusedforprocessingteA.Thepickerscarrylargebasketsintowhichtheythrowtheirpickings.A.skilledworkercanharvestbetween9to14kilogrammesoftealeavesaday.Usuallynewshootscanbepickedfromtheplantsabouteverytenorfifteendays.Processingteashootsintothefamiliardrytealeavesrequiresgreatcareandskill.Therearevariousmethodsofprocessingdependingonthetypeoftearequired.Forblackteatheyounggreenleavesarefirstspreadoutoshelvestodry.Thisprocessremovesmuchofitswaterandtheleavesbecomesoft.Afterthistheleavesarepassedthroughheavyrollers.Thisoperationwillpresstheleavesforjuiceswhichgivetheteabothitscolourandtaste.Thentheleavesarespreadoutonfloorsandlefttofermentunderwetconditions.Fermentationdevelopstherichtasteofblacktea.Thefermentedleavesarethendriedwithahotairbloweruntiltheybecomerolledupblackleaves.ThefinalstepistosortandgradethembeforetheblackteaisreadyforsaletocountriesallovertheworlD.63.Inthefirstparagraphthewordpruningmeans_________.A.regularcuttingoftheplantsB.frequentwateringC.regularuseofchemicalsD.growingtheplantshighinthemountain64.Oneofthereasonswhywomenareemployedtodothepickingisthat_______.A.theyworkharderthanmendointhepickingB.theycanthrowtheirpickingsmoreeasilyintothebasketsC.theirfingersfitthembetterforthejoB.D.theycanmoreeasilyfindthetwinleaves.65.Howmanyprocessingstepsarementionedinthelastparagraph?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.66.Whatisthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tointroducevariousmethodsofteaprocessing.B.TopersuadereaderstobuyteafromSriLankA.C.Totellastorythathadhappenedintheteagardens.D.Toinformreadersofteagrowingpickingandprocessing.
- 江苏省苏州市2007届高三第四次模拟考试C.篇TheBedouinpeoplethinkmosthighlyofpeoplewhoshowloyalty.Tothemloyaltydoesnotmeanthatoneisdevotedtoacountryaplaceoraleader.Loyaltymeansbeingfaithfultoone’sfamilyandtribe部落.TheBedouinpeopletakeprideintheirancestors祖先.Theydonotadmireaherofromanordinaryorpoorfamilyasmuchasonewhocomesfromanhonoredfamily.Theyparticularlyrespectthosewhohavereceivedagoodnamefromtheirancestorsandthenhavepasseditontotheirchildren.Aman’spositionamongtheblack-tentpeopledependsuponhisancestorsrelativesandfellowtribesmen.IftheyarehonoredheisalsohonoreD.IftheyaredisgracedhetooisdisgraceD.Thereforeonecarefullyguardsthehonorofhisfamilyhislineage血统andhistribE.Amancanprotecthisfamily’shonorbybeingbraveandgenerousandbygivingprotectiontothosewhoaskforit.Healsoguardsitbycarefullywatchingthewomenofhisfamily.ABedouinwomancannotbringhonortoherfamilybutshecanbringdisgracE.EvenifawomanonlylooksasifshehasdonewrongshemaybekilleD.Thehonorofherfamilydependsuponhervirtue美德.64.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethataBedouinmanwillfeeldisgracedifhe____.A.doesnotsucceedinbusinessB.needstoaskforhelpfromhisbrothersC.doesnothingwhenamemberofhisfamilyisbadlytreatedD.doesnothelpastrangerwhoasksforassistance65.TheBedouinpeoplerespectthosewho____.A.leavetheirfamiliestoseeksuccessontheirownB.valuetheirfamiliesmorethananythingelseC.becomeheroeswithanordinaryfamilybackgroundD.aredevotedtotheircountry66.WecanlearnfromthispassagethatBedouinwomenare____.A.treatedastheequalsofmenB.listenedcarefullywhentheytelltheirsideofastoryC.respectedforthemanythingstheydoD.notrespectedasmuchasmen67.Theworddisgracemeans____inthistext.A.honorB.dangerC.prideD.shame
- Britishpsychologistshavefoundevidenceofalinkbetweenexcessive过度的Internetuseanddepressionaresearchhasshown.LeedsUniversityresearcherswritinginthePsychopathologyjournalsaidasmallpartofInternetuserswereclassedasInternetaddictsandthatpeopleinthisgroupweremorelikelytobedepressedthannon-addictedusers.ThearticleontherelationshipbetweenexcessiveInternetuseanddepressionisfromaquestionnaire-basedstudyof1319youngpeopleandadults.TherespondentsansweredquestionsabouthowmuchtimetheyspententheInternetandwhattheyuseditfor;theyalsocompletedtheBeckDepressionInventory—aseriesofquestionsdesignedtomeasuretheseriousnessofdepression.Thesix-pagereportbytheuniversity'sInstituteofPsychologicalSciencessaid18ofthepeoplewhocompletedthequestionnairewereInternetaddicts.OurresearchindicatesthatexcessiveInternetuseisassociatedwithdepressionbuthatwedon'tknowiswhichcomesfirst—adepressed!peopledrawntotheInternetordoesheInternetcausedepression?^thearticle'sleadauthorDrCatrionaMorrisonsaid.WhatisleadisthatforssmallpartofpeoplesexcessiveuseoftheInternetcouldbeawarningsignalordepressivetendencies.Theagerangeofallrespondent?wasbetween16and51yearswithanaverageageof1.24.Theaverageageofthe18Internetaddictswas18.3years.Bycomparingthelevelsofdepressionwithinthisgrouptothatwithinagroupof18non-addictedInternetusersresearchersfoundtheInternetaddictshadahigherchanceofdevelopingdepressionthannon-addicts.Theyalsodiscoveredthataddictsspentmoretimevisitingsexuallypleasingwebsitesonlinegamingsitesandonlinecommunities.Thepublicspeculation推测wasfurtherprovedbythisstudy.That'stosayover-engaginginwebsiteswhichservetoreplacenormalsocialfunctionmightbelinkedtopsychologicaldisorderslikedepressionandaddictionMorrisonsaidWenowneedtoconsiderthewidersocialinfluencesofthisrelationshipandclearlyprovetheeffectsofexcessiveInternetuseonmentalhealth.67.Internetaddictsarepeoplewho_____accordingtothepassage.A.usetheInternetmorethanenoughB.feeldepressedwhenusingtheInternetC.seldomconnecttotheInternetD.feeldepressedwithouttheInternet68.Whatisconfirmedbythestudyaccordingtothepassage?A.DepressionleadstoexcessiveuseofInternet.B.DepressionresultsfromexcessiveuseofInternetC.ExcessiveuseofInternetusuallyaccompaniesdepression.D.ExcessiveuseofInternetisusuallyearliertodepression.69.Itisthoughtbythepublicthatonlinecommunities.A.canneverreplacenormalsocialfunctionB.areintendedtoreplacenormalsocialfunctionC.areassociatedwithpsychologicaldisordersD.shouldn'ttaketheblameforpsychologicaldisorders70.AccordingtoDrCatrionaMorrisonthepublicspeculation.A.lacksscientificevidenceB.helpsclarifytheirstudyC.findsatheoreticalbasisD.haslittlescientificvalue
- TheculturalandnaturalvaluesofKakaduNationalParkwererecognizedinternationallywhentheParkwasplacedontheUNESCOWorldHeritageList.ThisisaninternationalregisterofpropertiesthatarerecognizedashavingoutstandingculturalornaturalvaluesofinternationalsignificancE.KakaduisthelargestnationalparkinAustraliaandisthesecondlargestnationalparkintheworlD.Kakaduisabiologicalwonderlandwhichisalmost8000squaremiles.ThewildlifeinKakaduNationalParkincludesover280kindsofbirds60kindsofnativemammals55kindsoffreshwaterfishthousandsofinsectsandmanyreptilesthemostfamousofwhichisthesalt-watercrocodilE.Alllifeintheparkdependsonwater.KakaduisnotonlyhometothewildlifebuttheareaisalsofamousforthelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworlD.Aborigineshavebeenlivinginthisareaforatleast40000years.Thedescendants后裔oftheseFirstAustraliansstillliveinKakadutoday.Kakaducontainsoneofthelongestcontinuousrecordsofrockartintheworldwitharound5000paintingswithrocksitesdatingback25000years.Morethan1000siteshavebeenrecordeD.KakaduhasbeengivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNations.Itisoneofonly17ofthe469WorldheritageAreaslistedforbothnaturalandculturalvalues.ItisAustralia’slargestnationalparkbutitisn’tjustthesizethatsurprisesvisitors—itisthesenseofsomethingveryoldandgranD.Creationofthe500kmescarpment悬崖began2000millionyearsago.Todaythosegorgesarefilledwithrainforestswashedbywaterfalls.Kakaduisoneoftheworld’sspecialplaces.ItishardtopicktheidealtimetovisitKakadu.InthewetseasonlargeareasoftheparkareclosedtothepubliC.ItwouldnotbepossibletoenterorexitfromtheparkthroughtheKakaduHighway.Mostofthepeoplethereagreethatthebesttimetovisitisattheendofthedryseason.SomeareasofKakaduhaverestrictedvisitingtimesandsomearenotopentothegeneralpubliC.Over230000touristsvisitKakaduNationalParkeveryyear.AsyouenterKakaduNationalParkyouwillberequiredtobuyapermit.PartofthismoneyispaidtotheTraditionalOwnersofthelandandtherestisgiventotherepairsofthepark.46.WhydoestheauthormentionsomuchwildlifeinParagraph1?A.TorepresentthesceneofthenaturE.B.Toattractreaders’attention.C.TotakethewildlifeforexamplE.D.Toshowthevalueofthepark.47.KakaduisgivendoubleWorldHeritagestatusbytheUnitedNationsbecauseof___.A.thedescendantsoftheseFirstAustraliansstillinKakadutodayB.theparticularenvironmentandtheunusualrockartC.thelongestcontinuoushumanculturethatexistsintheworldD.Aborigineslivinginthisareaforatleast40000years48.Thefollowingsarementionedinthepassageexcept_____.A.livingthingsinKakaduB.theescarpmentandthegorgesC.thehistoryoftheparkD.theweatherofthearea49.TheunderlinedwordgorgesinParagraph3means_____.A.narrowvalleysbetweenhillsormountainsB.buildingswherecasesaredeterminedC.largeandopenstructuresforsportseventsD.placeswheresomethingislocated50.WhatdoestheauthoradvisevisitorstodowhentheygotoKakadu?A.TogetmoreinformationaboutthespecialplacE.B.Tomakeabetterchoicebetweenthewetordryseason.C.Nottoenterthenationalparkwithoutpermission.D.NottogotherethroughtheKakaduHighway.
- Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Frequentlyithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries—inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus—obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay马来语.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.45.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changesignificantly.C.Disappearmysteriously.D.Disappearveryslowly.46.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlace.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.47.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
- Forshopoholiesthepost-Christmasperiodmeansonlyonething---sales!AcrossthecountrypricesarereducingsharplyonclothingelectronicshomefurnishingsandmorebutLondonistheplaceforseriousshoppingandyoucancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains.ThesalesstartonBoxingDay---26thDecemberandcontinueforthemonthofJanuarybutthekeenestbargainhuntersgetthereearlytobefirstthroughthedoors.InOxfordStreetqueuesformedoutsideshopsaheadofpre-dawnopeningsforthestartoftheirsales.AtBrentCrossinnorthLondonmorethan1000peoplewerequeuingat3:30A.m.fortheNextclothingstore'ssalewhichbeganat4A.m.SomeeagerindividualsevencampedoutsidetheshopstobefirstinthelinE.Consumerswhohittheshopswererewardedwithdiscountsofasmuchas80%asdepartmentstoresjoinedthesalesfrenzy.TheshopsareabsolutelycrowdedasthesalesgetintofullswingwithmorethanhalfamillionpeoplegatheringonLondon'sWestEnD.FamoussalesincludethebiggestmostpopularshopssuchasHarrodsSelfridgesLibertyandJohnLewes.Departmentstoresarealwaysagoodbet---you'relikelytofindeverythingyouneedunderoneroofincludingmuch-neededfoodanddrinks!It'sagoodtimetostockuponcheapgadgetsandthere'snobettertimetoinvestinsomedesignerclothes.SomepeoplearetakingtheirpartnersshoppingwiththemandbuyingtheirChristmaspresentsinthesales---apracticalbutunromanticwayofmakingsureyougetthegiftyoureallywantForalessexcitingbutlessstressfulshoppingexperienceonlinesellersarealsogettingintotheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown.ThemostorganizedofallarethosewhoarealreadydoingtheirpresentshoppingfornextChristmasintheJanuarysales!26.Allofthefollowingareincludedinthesalesexcept__________A.fashionableclothingB.bestsellersC.TVsetsD.bookcases27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthesales___________A.actuallystartbeforetheendofDecemberB.generallylastfortwomonthsC.basicallybenefitallthepeopleD.areatimetobuyChristmasgiftsinaromanticway28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinvolvedinthesales?A.Individualconsumer.B.Departmentstores.C.PeoplewhoaredoingthepresentshoppingfornextChristmas.D.Onlineshoppers.29.Theunderlinedphrasehittheshopsinthethirdparagraphmeans______A.attacktheshopsB.arriveattheshopsC.affecttheshopsD.findtheshops30.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.JanuarySalesB.SalesinLondonatChristmasC.PracticalbutUnromanticShoppingD.ShoppingunderOneRoof
- Almostallthemeparkaccidentscanbeprevented.Herebasedoncoverageofthemeparksafetyaresometipstohelpyouandyourfamilystaysafeonyournextvisit.Ifyouarevisitingwithachildtakeamomenttoexplaintheridetothemandtellthemwhattheyshoulddo.Theyaredependinguponyoutokeepthemsafe.Setagoodexampleforthembyfollowingtherulesoftheparkandmakesurethattheyknowyouexpectthemtofollowthoserulestoo.Tellthemtostayseatedtoholdthegrabbarorputtheirhandsinthelapsandnottosticktheirkneesandfeetoutsidearidevehicle.Makethemlooktoyoufortheokaytogetonoroffaridetoo.Andneverputacryingchildonaride.Ifyourchildstartstocryletotherspassyouinlineuntilyourchildiscalmed.Orgentlyexitthequeueandfindsomethingmorerelaxingtodo.Youngkidscan’tkeepanadult’spaceinathemepark.Letthemtakeplentyofbreaks.KidsgettiredsaidTPIreaderMattJohnsonafatheroffour.Tiredkidsmakeparentsevenmoretired.Andtiredkidsandparentsmaygethurt—physicallyandemotionally.Headvisesthatparentsplanamid-daybreakperhapsaswimbackatthehoteltoavoidmid-dayheatandcrowds.Youwillseecrankyfamilieshavingamiserabletimewhileyouarerefreshedandhavingagreatevening.51.Thesecondparagraphtellsreadersthat________.A.childrenshouldbetrainedtobemoreindependentB.adultsshouldtellchildrensomesafetyrulesfirstlyC.adultsshouldsetagoodexampletoconductwellinathemeparkD.thereisadangertotakeyoungchildrentovisitathemepark52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightforchildrenwhoaretakingtherides?A.Theycannotputtheirhandsawayfromthegrabbar.B.Theyareforbiddentoputtheirkneesorfeetout.C.Theyshouldaskadults’permissionfirsttogetonaridE.D.Withoutadults’okaysignchildrenshouldn’tgetoffaridE.53.Ifyourchildbeginstocryjustwhenheisgoingtotakearideyoushould________.A.tellhimtoberelaxedB.makehimshareyourinterestC.giveupthepresentactivityD.encouragehimtobebrave54.WemayinferfromMattJohnson’swordsthat________.A.hedoesn’tliketovisitathemeparkwithhischildrenB.parentswithmanychildrenmaybetiredofvisitingathemeparkC.notallthefamiliesarerelaxedorhappywhentheyvisitathemeparkD.visitorsshouldarrangeeverythingcarefullybeforestarting55.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordexitinthethirdparagraph?A.等待B.发现C.进入D.离开
- RussianPrimeMinisterVladimirPutinwoninthecountry’spresidentialelectionheldonMarch4.Wehavewon!Putinclaimedwithtearsinhiseyes.Wewonthankstothesupportfromthevastmajorityofourvoters.ThePMsaiditwasapurevictorywhichwasgainedinanopenandhonestbattleandcalledonallRussianstounitearoundtheinterestsofthepeopleandthecountry.Putingot63.97percentofthevotewellaheadofhisnearestrivaltheCommunistPartyleaderGennadyZyuganovwhogot17.18percent.Theresultswerebasedonacountofthevotefrom98.47percentofpollingstationsacrossthecountry.Putin’sresultswereevenstrongerthanpredictedbyopinionpollseveniftheyweredownslightlyontheratingsofover70percentthathewoninthe2004presidentialelections.Putin’sopponentsrefusedtorecognizetheresultsandsaidtheywouldstagethebiggestprotestssincePutinrosetopower12yearsago.ProtestshavebeenstagedinMoscowandotherbigRussiancitiessinceadisputedparliamentarypolllastDecember.DespitetheoppositionsupportremainsstrongforPutinwhoispraisedbymanyRussiansforrebuildingthecountry’simageandoverseeinganeconomicboominhisfirstpresidency.TheRussianstrongmanisnowsetforaninaugurationexpectedinMaytoformallyregaintheKremlinpost.Heservedtwotermsasthecountry’spresidentfrom2000to2008beforebecomingprimeministerunderthepresidencyofMedvedev.BeforethiselectionPutinhadpromisedaninnovation-orientedeconomythatbenefitsRussianpeopleandpoliticalreforms.Healsocalledformodernizationofthecountry’smilitaryforces.EconomistssayakeytestofPutin’sreturnwillbehowfarheisreadytogotoreformaneconomyheavilydependentonenergyexports.It’sawatershed—Russiafacesdeclineandstagnationunlesstheyreallykick-startreformsandpushforwardanambitiousreformagendasaidTimAshheadofemergingmarketsresearchatRoyalBankofScotlandinLondon.64.WhichofthestatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.GennadyZyuganovgotthefewestvotesinthelatestelection.B.Putinhasgotmorevotesthanexpectedinthiselection.C.A.smallerpercentageofthevoterssupportPutinintheelectionthisyear.D.EconomydevelopedrapidlyinPutin’sfirstpresidency.65.Itcanbeinferredaccordingtothepassagethat____________________.A.RussiasellslargequantitiesofoilgascoaletctoothercountriesB.Putinusedtobethecountry’spresidentfrom2000to2008C.MedvedevwilldefinitelybethenewPrimeMinisterD.ThecurrenteconomicsituationinRussiaisquitehopeful66.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FriendshipbetweenPutinandMedvedevB.PutinWinsbackPresidencyC.PutinisStronglyOpposedD.PutinResignstheKremlinpost
- Beinglessthanperfectlywell-dressedinabusinesssettingcanresultinafeelingofgreatdiscomfortthatmaywellrequiretreatmenttoeliminatE.Andthesadtruthisthatclothingmismatchesonthejobcanruinthedayofthepersonwhoiswearingtheinappropriateattire着装—andthepeoplewithwhomheorshecomesincontact.Officesvarywhenitcomestodresscodes.SomebusinesseshaveveryhighstandardsfortheiremployeesandsetstrictguidelinesforofficeattirewhileothersmaintainamorerelaxedattitudE.Howeveritisalwaysimportanttorememberthatnomatterwhatyourcompany’sattitudeisregardingwhatyouwearyouareworkinginabusinessenvironmentandyoushoulddressproperly.CertainitemsmaybemoreappropriateforeveningwearthanforabusinessmeetingjustasshortsandaT-shirtarebettersuitedforthebeachthanforanofficeenvironment.Yourattireshouldreflectbothyourenvironmentandyourposition.A.seniorvicepresidenthasadifferentimagetomaintainthanthatofasecretaryorsalesassistant.LikeitornotyouwillbejudgedbyyourpersonalappearancE.Thisisnevermoreapparentthanondress-downdayswhenwhatyouwearcansaymoreaboutyouthananybusinesssuitevercoulD.Infactpeoplewillpaymoreattentiontowhatyouwearondress-downdaysthanonbusinessprofessionaldays.Thuswhendressinginbusinesscasualclothestrytoputsomegoodtasteintoyourwardrobechoicesrecognizethattherealdefinitionofbusinesscasualistodressjustonenotch等级downfromwhatyouwouldnormallywearofbusiness-professionalattiredays.RemembertherearebordersbetweenyourcareerandoursociallifE.Youshoulddressonewayforplayandanotherwaywhenyoumeanbusiness.AlwaysaskyourselfwhereyouaregoingandhowotherpeoplewillbedressedwhenyougettherE.Isthefinaldestinationtheoperathebeachortheoffice?Dressproperlyandyouwilldiscoverthetruthintheprinciplethatclothesmaketheman—andthewoman.Whenindoubtalwaysmisjudgeonthesideofdressingslightlymoretraditionallythanthesituationdemands.72.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howtodressproperlyinabusinesssetting.B.A.presidentofacompanyshoulddressdifferentlyfromasecretaryorsalesassistant.C.Thedifferencesbetweenprofessionalandcasualdress.D.ImproperdresswillmakeapersonfeeluncomfortablE.73.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Everycompanyhasstrictrulesregardingofficedress.B.Youcanwearwhateveryoulikeifyourcompanydoesn’thavehighstandardsfordressing.C.Youshoulddressaccordingtothebusinesssettingevenwhentherearenofixedrules.D.Incompanieswithrelaxedrulesonofficedressyoucan’tspotamanageramongothers.74.Whichstatementbestdescribesdress-downdays?A.Ondress-downdaysyoucanwearwhateveryoulikE.B.People’sclothesondress-downdaysdon’treceivemuchattention.C.Wecan’tjudgeaperson’stastebyhisclothesondress-downdays.D.Peopleareusuallymorecarefulaboutwhattheywearondress-downdaysthanonotheroccasions.75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheruleofferedinthepassagewithregardtobusinessdress?A.Remembertoaskothersforadvicewhenyouarenotsureaboutwhattodress.B.Thinkabouthowotherguestswillwearifyouareinvitedtoadinner.C.Forabusinessmeetingandaconcertyoushoulddressdifferently.D.Dressabittraditionallyifyouarenotsureaboutproperdressforacertainoccasion.
- TheexpressionkeepingupwiththeJoneseswasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericanArthurMomanD.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself:hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.YoungMomandwasveryproudofhisriches.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoLongIslandoutsideNewYorkCity.Butjustmovingtherewasnotenough.ForwhenMomandandhiswifesawthattheirneighborsbelongedtoacountryclubtheytoojoinedacluB.AndwhenhesawthatrichpeoplewereexpectedtoridehorsesMomandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavegrandpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearacebutonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.Momandandhiswifecouldnotdothat.TheraceendedforthemwhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflifE.TheymovedbacktoaninexpensiveNewYorkCityapartment.Momandlatersaidthathisexperiencehadbeenacruelawakeningforhim.Howeverhewasabletoseethefunnysideofit.Helookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwiththeirneighbors.Hedecidedthatthiswouldmakegoodstoriesformanypapersacrossthecountry.HecalleditKeepingupwiththeJonesesbecauseJonesisaverycommonAmericannamE.KeepingupwiththeJonesescametomeankeepingupwiththepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sstoriesappearedindifferentnewspapersforover28years.PeopleneverseemtotireofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Thatisonereasonwhytheyreadtherightbooksgototherightuniversitiesandeatintherightrestaurants.ButnomatterwhatonedoesMr.JonesalwaysseemstobeaheaD.31.Thewriterofthispassagemeanstotellus___________.A.whatArthurMomanddidtokeepupwithhisneighborsB.howtheexpressionkeepupwiththeJonesescameintobeingC.whatweshoulddotokeepupwithourneighborsD.howwecanlivedifferentlyfromothers32.ThereasonMomandmovedtoLongIslandisthat___________.A.hewantedtoliveinarichneighborhoodB.therewasacountryclubforhimtojoinC.itwasoutsidethecityandgoodforhorsebackridingD.hiswifecamefromthatarea33.BysayingItwaslikearaceinPara3thewritermeans____________.A.itwasjustasuitableplaceforthehorseraceB.MomandandhiswifekeptthemselvesbusyC.Momand’sneighborsalsogavepartiesoneafteranotherD.Momandtriedtocompetewiththeirneighborsinhiswayoflife34.ThefunnysideMomandsawinhisexperiencewas_________.A.hemovedbacktoacheapplaceB.hewasnotaloneinkeepingupwithhisneighborsC.hemadeamistakeinfollowingotherpeople’sexamplesD.hecaredtoomuchaboutwhatothersthoughtofhim35.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.MomandearnedalotofmoneywhenhegotmarriedB.MomandwasalwaysveryinterestedinridinghorsesC.MomandfoundtherewassomethingwrongwithhiswayoflifeD.Momandwrotestoriesfornewspapersabouthimselfandhisneighbors
- Tourismwasn’tasimportantasitistoday.Inthepastonlypeoplewithagooddealofmoneycouldtravelonholidaystoyourcountries.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecausethereisgrowingmiddleclassinmanypartsoftheworld;thatistosaypeoplenowhavemoremoneyfortravel.Specialplanedoesn’ttravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.TheyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtotastenewfooD.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.There’renewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.55.Intheolddays_______couldtraveltoothercountries.A.boysandgirlsmenorwomenyoungoroldB.eitherkingsorqueensC.boththepoorandtherichD.nobodybutthosewhohadmoney56.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause__________.A.peoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.greatchangeshavetakenplaceintheworld57.Whatmakestravelmoreattractivethanbefore?A.Travelbyairtoothercountriesismuchcheapertoday.B.Moreguidesarebeingtrainedtoshowbeautifulspots.C.Moderntelegraph电报linesmaketravellessexpensiveD.Newhotelsandrestaurantshavebeenbuilt.58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Tourismwon’tbringanychangesinpeople’sminD.B.Peoplehavesometroubleinmakingjourney.C.WiththedevelopmentoftourismgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinmanypartsintheworldD.Tourismcausesonlysomechangesinclothing
- UsedbyoverhalfamillionlearnersEnglishPracticeisoneoftheworld'smostpopularonlineEnglishlearningproducts.EnglishPracticeoffersover40000interactivelessonsforalllevelsofstudentswhowanttostudyandimprovetheirEnglish.Ourstructuredcontentwillhelpyouimproveyourspeakingvocabularygrammarandyourlisteningandwrittencomprehension.AndbecauseEnglishPracticeisonlineyoucanstudyatapaceandatatimethatisconvenientforyou.HowtoStudyWhenyoustartwithEnglishPracticewewillgiveyouatesttoevaluateyourlanguagelevel.Wewillthenrecommendthatyoustartaseitherabeginningintermediateoradvancedlearner.AteachlevelyoucantakeclassesinGeneralEnglishWorkSkillsorCommunitytoimprovetheskillsyouneeD.Whenyouhavecompletedenoughlessonswewillgiveyouanothertestandmoveyouuptothenextlevel.GeneralEnglishThisiswhereyouwillfindlessonstoimproveyourgrammarlisteningcomprehensionandvocabulary.TherearenewlessonsweeklysoyouwillalwaysfindnewlessonstothisareA.WorkSkillsThisiswhereyoucantakelessonstoteachyouthespecificskillsyouwillneedifyouhavetospeakEnglishatworkordobusinessinEnglish.Therearelessonsongeneralbusinessskillsaswellascoursesonspecificindustries.CommunityIntheCommunitysectionyoufindEnglishPractice'spopularchatroomwhereyoucanpracticewithfellowstudentsfromaroundtheworldandaskEnglishteachersquestionsaboutEnglish.CommunityalsohasfungameslikeBingoHangmanandKaraokeaswellaslinkstoonlineEnglishstudyingresources.60.ComparedwiththecoursesinclassEnglishpracticehastheadvantagethat________.A.youcanimproveyourEnglishquicklythroughitB.itwillofferyouthemethodofhowtostudyEnglishwellC.youcanplanyourtimeforEnglishstudyaccordingtoyourpracticalsituationD.youcanteachyourselfEnglishatanytime61.IfyouareastudentandwanttoaddtoyourbasicknowledgeofEnglishyou'dbetter_________.A.takethetestofferedbyEnglishPracticeB.taketheGeneralEnglishC.taketheclassesinWorkSkillsD.theclassesinCommunity62.Peoplecanmostprobablyreadthisarticle__________.A.ontheInternetB.inaninstructionbookC.inamagazineD.inanewspaper
- GoodnewsFreemuseums:Nochargeforoutstandingcollectionsofartandantiquities古董.Popmusic:Britainistheonlycountrytorival与相匹敌theUSonthisscorE.Blackcabs:Londontaxidriversknowwheretheyaregoingevenifthereareneverenoughofthematweekendsornights.Choiceoffood:VisitorscanfindeverythingfromEthiopiantoSwedishrestaurants.Fashion:NotonlydofashionjunkieslovedeeplyandrespecthighlybrandnamessuchasVivienneWestwoodAlexanderMcQueen;streetstylesarejustlylovedtoo.BadnewsPoorservice:It’spartoftheimageoftheplacE.PeoplecandineoutontherudenesstheyhaveexperiencedsaysProfessorTonySeatonofLutonUniversity’sInternationalTourismResearchCenter.Poorpublictransport:Trainsandbusesarepromisedtodefeatthekeenesttouristsalthoughtheover-crowdedLondontubeisinexplicably不可思议地popular.Lackoflanguage:Speakingslowlyandclearlymaynotgetmanyforeignvisitorsveryfareveninthetouristtraps.Rain:Stillinthenumber1complaint.Noair-conditioning:Sothatevensplendidlyhotsummerbecomesasunbearableasthedownpours.Overpricedhotels:TheonlyEuropeancountrywithahigherrateoftaxonhotelroomsisDenmark.Licensinghours:Alcoholisinshortsupplyafter11pmevenin24-hourcities.59.WhatdotouristscomplainaboutmostwhiletravellinginBritain?A.PoorserviceB.PoorpublictransportC.RainD.Overpricedhotels60.WhatdowelearnaboutpopmusicinBritainandtheUSthroughthispassage?A.PopmusicinBritainisbetterthanthatintheUS.B.PopmusicinBritainisasgoodasthatintheUS.C.PopmusicinBritainisworsethanthatintheUS.D.PopmusicinBritainisquitedifferentfromthatintheUS.61.Whencan’tatouristgetalcoholinBritain?A.At9:00pm.B.At10:00pm.C.At11:00pm.D.At12:00pm.62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThepublictransportispoorinBritain.B.YoucannotfindChinesefoodinBritain.C.It’sverycheaptotravelbytaxiinBritain.D.YouhavetopaytovisitthemuseumsinBritain.
- MappingYourWorldDifferentformsofmapsareappearing.Theyallowindependenttravelerstogetlocalknowledgeofplacestheyarevisitingfromtheofficialtotheunusual.Meanwhilehi-techdevelopmentsarecreatingnewwaysforustomaptheworlD.Herearetwoofourfavorites:GreenMapsGreenMapsallowspeopletosharewiththeworldtheirknowledgeofenvironmentallyfriendlyplacesandattractionsinthelocalareas.Usersaddinformationwithasetoficons图标makingiteasytoreadanymapwhateverthenationalitiesofthosewhoproduceit.Atpresentthereareoverfivehundredmapprojectsbeingdevelopedin54countries.GreenMaps’advertisedideaisthinkglobalmaplocal.Itisawonderfulwayofgainingallsortsofaplacerangingfromcommunitygardentogoodplacesofbirdwatching.GreenMapsisnotspecificallyintendedfortravelers.NotallofitsmapsareonlinesoitmaybenecessaryforsomeuserstocommunicatewithproducersthroughtheGreenMapswebsitE.MapsMashupsManypeopleuseonlinemapsdevelopedbyGooglebutnotmanyknowaboutthemashupsofthem.WorkinginasimilarwaytoGreenMapsMapsMashupsallowspeopletoaddiconsoftheirowntoexisting现存的mapstoexpressacertaintopiC.Themashupsissocalledbecauseitcombines结合alltheknowledgeyoucouldeverneeD.ItrangesfromtheextremelyusefulsuchaswherealltheWorldHeritageSitearetothemostbizarre古怪的suchaswhereAmerica’sdrunkestcitiesarE.WiththemashupsaddedtothebasicGoogleMapsamulti-layered多层的mapcanbecreateD.64.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofGreenMaps?A.Aimingatenvironmentalprotection.B.Offeringadvicetoindependenttravelers.C.Introducinglocalattractionswithicons.D.Collectingiconsworldwideforlocalmaps.65.WhichofthefollowingiconsismostprobablyNOTusedinGreenMaps?66.MapMashupsisnamedwiththewordmashupsbecause________________.A.itisproducedbyusersallovertheworldB.itisabranch分支ofGoogleMapsC.itsharesiconswithGreenMapsD.itgathersvariouskindsofinformation67.WhatdoGreenMapsandMapMashupshaveincommon?A.TheyarecreatedbylocalpeoplE.B.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.C.Usersneedtocommunicatewithproducers.D.Userscanedit编辑mapsontheInternet.
- NapoleonasacharacterinTolstoy’sWarandPeaceismorethanoncedescribedashavingfatlittlehands.’’NordoeshesitwellorfirmlyonthehorsE.’’HeissaidtobeundersizeD.’’withshortlegs’’andaroundstomach.TheissuehereisnottheaccuracyofTolstoy’sdescription--itseemsnotthatfarofffromhistoricalaccountsbuthischoiceoffactsotherthingsthatcouldbesaidofthemanarenotsaiD.WearemeanttounderstandthedifferenceofawarringcommanderinthebodyofafatlittleFrenchman.Tolstoy’sNapoleoncouldbeanymanwanderinginthestreetsandputtingalittleofpowderedtobaccouphisnose—andthatisthepoint.Itisawaythenovelistusestoshowthemoralnatureofacharacter.AnditturnsoutthatasTolstoyhasitNapoleonisacrazyman.InasceneinBookThreeofWarandPeacethewarshavingreachedthecriticalyearof1812NapoleonreceivesarepresentativefromtheTsar沙皇whohascomewithpeaceterms.Napoleonisveryangrydoesn’thehavemorearmy?HenottheTsaristheonetomaketheterms.HewilldestroyallofEuropeifhisarmyisstoppeD.Thatiswhatyouwillhavegainedbyengagingmeinthewar!heshouts.AndthenTolstoywritesNapoleonwalkedsilentlyseveraltimesupanddowntheroomhisfatshouldersmovingquickly.’’StilllaterafterreviewinghisarmyamidcheeringcrowdsNapoleoninvitestheshakenRussiantodinner.HeraisedhishandtotheRussian’sfaceTolstoywritesandtakinghimbytheearpulleditgently.Tohaveone’searpulledbytheEmperorwasconsideredthegreatesthonorandmarkoffavorattheFrenchcourt.Wellwellwhydon’tyousayanything?’’saidheasifitwasridiculousinhispresencetorespectanyonebuthimselfNapoleon.Tolstoydidhisresearchbutthecompositionishisown.51.Tolstoy’sdescriptionofNapoleoninWarandPeaceis_________.A.farfromthehistoricalfactsB.basedontheRussianhistoryC.basedonhisselectionoffactsD.notrelatedtohistoricaldetails52.NapoleonwasangrywhenreceivingtheRussianrepresentativebecause_________.A.hethoughtheshouldbetheonetomakethepeacetermsB.theTsar'speacetermswerehardtoacceptC.theRussiansstoppedhismilitarymovementD.hedidn’thaveanymorearmytofightwith53.WhatdidNapoleonexpecttheRussianrepresentativetodo?A.Towalkoutoftheroominanger.B.Toshowagreementwithhim.C.TosaysomethingabouttheTsar.D.Toexpresshisadmiration.54.TolstoyintendedtopresentNapoleonasamanwhois_________.A.ill-manneredindealingwithforeignguestsB.fondofshowingoffhisironwillC.determinedindestroyingallofEuropeD.crazyforpowerandrespect55.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply?A.A.writerdoesn’thavetobefaithfultohisfindings.B.A.writermaywriteaboutaheroinhisownway.C.A.writermaynotberesponsibleforwhathewrites.D.A.writerhashardlyanyfreedomtoshowhisfeelings.
- Australiahasverystrictlawsrelatingtotheimportationandpossessionofcertaingoods.Foodplantmaterialandanimalproductsincludingmanycommonsouvenirs纪念品fromoverseascouldintroducesomeoftheworld’smostseriouspestsanddiseasesintoAustraliA.Failingtodeclare申报quarantineitems需要检疫的物品onarrivalcoulddestroythecountry’sagriculturetourismindustriesandspecialenvironment.EverypieceofluggagewillbescreenedorX-rayedonarrivalinAustraliA.Soyoumustdeclareforinspectionofallfoodplantmaterialandanimalproductstocheckthattheyarefreeofpestsanddiseases.YoumusttickYESontheIncomingPassengerCardIPCtodeclareifyouarecarryinganyfoodplantmaterialoranimalproducts.Ifyoufailtodeclareordisposeof处理anyquarantineitemsormakeafalsedeclaration:●Youwillgetcaught.●Youcouldbefinedover$200onthespot.●Youcouldbeprosecuted起诉andfinedmorethanA.$60000andriskupto10years’imprisonment.54.ThereasonwhyyouareaskedtodeclarequarantineitemsonyourarrivalinAustraliaisthat______.A.toomanyoverseasproductscoulddestroyAustralia’stourismindustryB.animalproductsareoftenthecauseofvariousdiseasesC.badfoodcanspreaddiseaseseasilyasisknowntoeveryoneD.theseitemsmaycarrydangerouspestsordiseasesintoAustralia55.YouneedtodeclarethefollowingthingsEXCEPT______ifyouhavetheminyourluggagE.A.somemetalhairclips发夹B.driedflowersC.somemoon-cakesD.abottleofhoney56.Forwhatpurposeisthepassagewritten?A.Toinformthepassengersofthelawontheexportationofgoods.B.Towarnthepassengersnottotakeunsafegoods.C.TotellthepassengerstoAustraliatodeclaretheirquarantineitems.D.Tourgethepassengerstoprotecttheagriculturetourismandenvironment.57.Ifyoudon’tdeclarequarantineitemsyou______.A.canprobablygetawaywithitB.aresuretobediscoveredandpunishedC.canturntothecustomsofficersforhelpD.cangivethemawaytoaquarantineoffice
- Therearesometopicsthatreadersnevergrowboredwithandthesearchforasuitablepartner伴侣isoneofthem.PrideandPrejudicebyJaneAustenfirstpublishedin1813tellsthestoryoffiveyoungwomenallofwhomarelookingforahusbanD.InordertofullyunderstandthenovelthereadersmustknowthatatthetimewhenJaneAustenwaswritingifafamilywasnotrichthedaughtersneededtomarrywellinordertoliveacomfortableindependentlifE.ThatisthereasonwhyMrsBennetthemotherofthefivegirlsissoeagertohaveherdaughtersmarrieD.TheheroineofthestoryisElizabethBennetandasinallgoodromanticnovelssheandDarcythemanshefinallymarriesremainseparateuntiltheveryendofthestory.ThewealthyDarcyisaproudunsociablemanandwhenElizabethhearsthathehasinsultedbothherandherfamilyshedislikeshimverymuch.PoorDarcythenfallsheadoverheelsinlovewithElizabethandhastoworkterriblyhardtopersuadehertochangehermindabouthim.Hesucceedsofcourseandtheylivehappilyeverafter.Setattheturnofthe19thcenturythenovelisstillattractivetomodernreaders.Ithasbecomeoneofthemostpopularnovelsandreceivesgreatattentionfromliteraryscholars学者.Moderninterestinthebookhasresultedinanumberofdramatic戏剧的andalotofnovelsandstoriesmodelingafterAusten’smemorablecharactersorthemes.Todatethebookhassoldsome20millioncopiesworldwidE.JaneAustenisrightlyfamousforherstylE.Hersentenceshaveawonderfulrhythm韵律andshemakessuchclevertruecommentsaboutpeoplE.ItisnotsurprisingthatPrideandPrejudicehaslasteD.56.Inthe19thcenturyapoorgirlinBritainwasoftenencouragedto.A.mastertheskillsofwritingB.marrytheoneshelovedC.obeyherparentsD.changeherlifebymarryingrich57.Theunderlinedwordinsultedinthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A.treatedwarmlyB.paidnoattentiontoC.hadmercyonD.saidsomethingrudeabout58.WhatdoweknowaboutElizabethandDarcy?A.They’veexperiencedupsanddownsbutgetmarriedintheenD.B.Theybothcomefrompoorfamiliesandwishtomarryrich.C.TheygetseparatedfromeachothershortlyafterbeingmarrieD.D.DarcyfallsoverandgetshurtbutElizabethstillloveshim.59.AccordingtothepassagePrideandPrejudice_________.A.wasfirstpublishedin1813andsold20millioncopiessoonB.tellsasadlovestorywhichmovesgenerationsofreadersC.inspiredmanyothernovelsandmanyplayshavebeenproducedbasedonit.D.issetattheturnofthe19thcenturyandnotwellreceivedworldwide
- EvenasToyotaCEOAkioToyodawrappedupatiredappearancebeforeCongresstheheadoftheworld’slargestautomakerwasn’tleavinghisproblemsbehind.ToyotafacesacriminalinvestigationbyfederallawyersinNewYork.Thecompanyisnowbeinginvestigated.ItsUSdealershipsindifficultynowarefacingrepairstopotentiallymillionsofcustomercarsthathavebeenrecalled.Thecompanyisofferingcustomersmoneybackforrentalcarsandotherexpenses.Itslawyersarebusypreparingtocopewithlawsuits.AnewhearingwillbeconducteD.AndthecosttoToyota’sreputationisonlynowstarting.Despiteback-to-backhearingsthisweeklefttobesaidwereabetterexplanationforslowactionstodealwiththefaultsandbelievablepromisesthattheproblemsthatledtosuddenunintendedaccelerationswillbefixed.Toyodasaidthosechangeswerebeingmadenearlyaroundtheclockbutduringthreehoursofoftentensequestionsandanswersherepeatedthattherewasnolinktothevehicle’selectronicsystems.ManydriversmakingcomplaintsagainstToyotaandthegovernmentsaytheiraccelerationproblemshadnothingtodowithfloormatinterference油门踏板故障orstickygaspedals刹车.Outsideexpertshavesuggestedelectronicproblems.HouselawmakersexpressedseriouscriticismonToyodathegrandsonofthecompany’sfounder.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSAisseekingrecordsonToyota’srecallsandisconductingitsownreviewonwhetherelectronicswerebehindthecarfaults.NHTSAalsocontinuestolookintosteeringcomplaintsfromdriversofthepopularCorollamodel.Toyotahasrecalled8.5millioncarsmorethan6millionofthemintheUnitedStates.ItmaybeawhilebeforecarbuyersbelievethatToyotareallymakessafecars.Toyota’sJanuarysalesalreadyfell16percentevenasmostotherautomakersjumpedbackfromlastyear’sbadresults.AnalystKojiEndoofAdvancedResearchJapaninTokyosaidheexpectsFebruarysalesdueoutnextweektobedown30percentto40.Toyota’ssalesproblemcouldcontinuebeyondthat.Itwilltakesometimetofeelthefulleffectofthishesaid.66.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ToyotaisintroubleB.ToyotaisunderhearingC.ToyotaisfinishedD.Toyotaisstillrunning67.Whatisthepurposeofthehearing?A.AmericahopesthatToyotaapologizestotheUScustomers.B.AmericawantstogetToyotaoutoftheUSmarket.C.AmericawantstohelpToyotaoutofdifficulty.D.AmericahopesthatToyotaadmitstheircarshaveelectronicsystemproblem.68.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Toyotaprovidesverygoodpostsaleservice.B.Toyota’sbiggestmarketisintheUnitedStates.C.Toyotawillbeclosedsoon.D.Toyota’sdealershipintheUSwillallbeclosed.69.WhydoesToyotarecallcarsandoffercustomersmoneybackforrentalcarsandotherexpenses?A.Ittriestoavoidthemaximumdamagestothecompany.B.Itisbigcompanyandhasmeanstofixeveryproblem.C.It’spartofpostservice.D.It’sawaytocompeteinautomarket.70.Thelastsentenceofthispassageindicates.A.AnalystKojiEndoisfullyconfidentaboutToyotaB.ToyotacouldmeetaworsesituationC.ToyotawouldgetoutoftroublesoonerorlaterD.Toyotawouldbuildupabetterreputationamongitscustomers
- Ifyouareintowninawesterncountryyouwilloftenseepeoplewalkingwiththeirdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulanimalintheworldbutthereasonwhyonekeepsadoghaschangeD.Onceuponatimeamanmetadogandwantedittohelphiminthefightagainstotheranimalsandhefoundthatthedoglistenedtohimanddidwhathetolditto.Laterpeopleuseddogsforthehuntingofotheranimalsandthedogsdidn'teatwhattheygotuntiltheirmastersagreeD.Sodogswereusedfordrivingsheepandguardingchickens.Butnowthepeopleinthetownsandcitiesdonotneeddogstohuntotheranimals.Ofcoursetheykeepthemtofrightenthievesbutthemostimportantreasonisthatpeoplefeellonelyinthecity.Forachildadogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Forayoungwifeadogisherchildwhenshedoesn'thaveherown.Foroldpeopleadogisalsoachildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownupandleft.Nowpeopledonothavetouseadogbuttheykeepitasafriendjustlikeamemberofthefamily.17.Intowninaweaterncountrydogsareoftenseento________.A.walkwithhuntersB.walkwiththeirmastersC.fightagainstotheranimalsD.playwithotheranimals18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peopleusedtokeepdogstoprotecttheirhousebirds.B.Dogswereusedtohuntotheranimals.C.Dogswilleatwhatthey'vegot.D.Dogscanperhapsdrivethievesaway.19.Themainreasonwhypeopleintownsandcitiesraisedogsnowisthat________.A.theywantdogstofrightenthievesforthemB.theyusedogsforthehuntingofotheranimalsC.theytraindogstodrivesheepD.theywanttokeepthedogsasfriendlymembersoftheirfamilies20.ThesentenceNowpeopledonothavetouseadogmeans________.A.adogisnotasusefulasitwasbeforeB.thatitisn'tnecessaryforpeopletousedogstoservethemC.itisn'tnecessaryforpeopletokeepdogsanylongerD.peopledon'tfeellonelynow
- DesignedasagiftbookorfamilysouvenirthisbeautifulhardcoverhasatraditionalconnectionwithChristmasvirtues美德.Eachvirtueisdiscussedinashortarticleandthenfollowedbyfourtofiveall-newheart-touchingstoriesfromChickenSoupfortheSoul.Eachsectionendswithaone-pagesuggestionforhowtostartyourownholidaytraditionfrombakingcookiestocharityideaswhichreflectsthespiritofthevirtuE.Withtheamusingdescriptionoflifeandheart-warmingtalesabouteatseachtouchingstoryinChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'Soulcelebratesthespecialbondwesharewithoureats.TheRealDearFriendsexplorestheclassicpuzzleswhicheverychildaged9-19faces:friends--makingthemkeepingthemfightingwiththemlosingthemhelpingthemandcompetingwiththem.Andtherearenolectureshere;thisisthestraighttalkfromteensthatyoungreaderslovE.Thisisabookthatcoversproblemsforgirlsonly!ChickenSoupforGirls'Soulisabookbygirlsforgirlswherereaderscanfindencouragementsupportandpositiveadvicewhenfacingthechallengesofbeingapre-teengirl.Theheart-warmingstoriesandphotographsinChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmotherscelebrateandcatchthelovingmomentsspenttogetherwithfamily:thejoyfulsurpriseofbecomingagrandmatheamazingtimeswhenyoungchildrenteachthemlessonsaboutlifeandliving.56.WhatdoyouknowaboutChickenSoupfortheSoul?______.A.IttellshowtocelebrateChristmasB.ItisdesignedforgirlsonlyC.ItcontainsmanyshortstoriesD.Itisabookmainlyonbakery57.Ifyouareapetloverwhichbookmightinterestyoumost?______.A.ChickenSoupfortheSoulB.ChickenSoupfortheCatLovers'SoulC.TheRealDearFriendsD.ChickenSoupforGirls'Soul58.TheRealDearFriendsappealstoyoungreadersbecauseit______.A.tellstherealexperienceofteenagersB.hasabeautifulhardcoverwhichteenslikemostC.coverstouchinglecturesbyfamousauthorsD.givessuggestionsonhowtodefeattheirfriends59.ThefeatureoftheChickenSoupfortheSoulCelebratesGrandmothersliesin______.A.someusefulsuggestionsontraditionalcookingB.encouragementandsupportfromfamilymembersC.someexperiencesofteensindifferentregionsD.aperfectcombinationofwarmstoriesandphotos
- ThepeopleofSanDiegocomefromallbackgroundsofnationalitiesinterestsoccupationsandincomelevels.ThecityhastraditionallyhadastrongMexicaninfluenceasseeninthehistoricbuildingsofMissionValley.ItsAmericanizationcanbeseeninitsplethora过多ofshoppingmallsandrestaurants.Thankstothegreatwavesandtheperfectweatherasurfingculturehasgrownintheareaandnumerous无数的competitionsareheldthroughouttheyear.Youcanvisitthebeautifulbeachescavesandcoves小海湾ofLaJollaandTorreyPinesPark.OveradozenlargecollegesanduniversitiesarelocatedinSanDiegosotherearemanyyoungandeducatedpeoplE.Thenightlifescenenearthemajorcampusesisalwayslively.ManygraduatesstayintheareajoiningthegrowingcomputerandbiotechnologyindustriesthathaveastrongrootherE.Therestaurantsofdifferentcountriesandculturesthroughoutthecityareareflectionofthepopulation.ThaiGreekIndianMexicanVietnameseandmanyotherspecialtyfoodsgivevisitorsnumeroustastychoicesformeals.TheSanDiegoZooandSeaWorldaregreatfamilydestinations.TheSanDiegoZoohasoneofthemostnaturalandhumanehabitatsforitsanimals.ThesanDiegoMuseumofArtisinBalboaParkandfeaturesaninterestingmodernandCaliforniaartcollection.56.Ifyouwanttoenjoyyourselfattheseayoucangoto_____.A.MissionValleyB.TorreyPinesParkC.theSanDiegozooD.BalboaPark57.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A.ThereareseverallargeuniversitiesinSanDiego.B.ThepeopleinSanDiegoareallyoungandeducateD.C.ThenightlifeinSanDiegoisalwayslively.D.ManygraduatesinSanDiegochoosetoworktherE.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.SanDiegoisatypicalAmericancitywherevisitorscanenjoytheoriginalAmericanculturE.B.TherearealargenumberofsurfingcompetitionsalltheyearroundinSanDiego.C.VisitorswhowanttoenjoydeliciousfoodmayhavemanychoicesinSanDiego.D.ParentswithchildrenmayhaveanicetiewiththeanimalsinSanDiego.59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SanDiego—HeavenofyoungpeoplE.B.SanDiego—Niceplacetolivein.C.SanDiego—HeavenfordeliciousfooD.D.SanDiego—niceplacetovisit.60.Inwhichsectionofamagazinecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A.News.B.Travel.C.SciencE.D.Health.
- TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardaboutteA.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslikemainlybecauseteawasveryexpensivE.Itcouldn'tbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondofteA.UntilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinitbutonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasaddeD.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritonsdrinkteawithoutmilk.Atfirstteawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheevening.Nooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess公爵夫人foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro'clockstoppedhergettingasinkingfeelingasshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithhersotea-timewasborn.1.PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause________.A.ittastedlikemilkB.ittastedmorepleasantC.itbecameapopulardrinkD.somefamouspersondidso2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheBritonsgotexpensiveteafromIndiA.B.TeareachedBritainfirstfromHollanD.C.TheBritonswerethefirstinEuropewhodrankteA.D.Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritonhadteA.3.Itseemsthatthispassagemainlydiscusses________.A.whatBritishpeoplethoughtofdrinkingteaB.howteabecameapopulardrinkinIndiaC.howtheEuropeansgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD.howtea-timecameintobeing
- Vaguelanguageisnottotallyaccurateorclear.AlthoughsomepeoplethinkthisisbadEnglishallnativeEnglishspeakersusevaguelanguagewhentheyareunabletogiveaccurateinformationortheythinkitiseitherunnecessaryorsociallyinappropriatetodoso.A.goodexampleofvaguelanguageisroundingupnumberswhentellingthetimE.Twenty-sixminutespasttwobecomes:It’sabouthalfpasttwo.It’salmosthalfpasttwo.It’snearlyhalfpasttwo.Oftenspeakersusevaguelanguagenotbecausetheydonothaveaccurateinformationbutbecausetheyfeelitismorepolitetomakealessdefinite明确的statement.ItiswrongtosayI’mnotsurethat’scompletelycorrect.Asshortdefinitestatementssometimessoundtooassertive独断的tonativeEnglishspeakerstheyoftenaddextravaguelanguagetoasentencE.Thisextralanguagehasnoextrameaning;itisjustasocialsoftener.TheuseofvaguelanguagediffersfromlanguagetolanguageandisanimportantculturalconsiderationwhendoingbusinessinaforeignlanguagE.NativeEnglishspeakersforexamplecanfindGermansdirectbecauseGermansuselittlevaguelanguagE.OntheotherhandforGermansnativeEnglishspeakerscansoundindecisiveinaccurateandlackinginauthority.Inbothcasestheyarereactingtocharacteristicsofthelanguagenottheirbusinesspartner.Sometimesaspeakermightstartalistofsomekindandthencannotremembertherestofthelistordoesnotthinktheotheritemsareimportantenoughtomention.Inthesecaseslistcompletersareideal:Itypedsomelettersreportsandotherthingslikethat.Youhavetoaskadoctororalawyerorsomeonelikethat.46.NativeEnglishspeakersoftenusevaguelanguage_____.A.tobemorepoliteB.togetmorebenefitsC.tomisleadcompetitorsD.tosavethemselvessometrouble47.WhichofthefollowingareyouexpectedtosaywhencommunicatingwithaGerman?A.Itcoststwentypoundsorso.B.It’sfourminutestoten.C.Wesayaroundthreeorfouro’clock.D.I’vebeentoPragueacoupleoftimes.48.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingcanserveasalistcompleter?A.Orso.B.OrelsE.C.Andthen.D.AndthelikE.
- Socialnetworkingisn’tonlyfortheunder40s.Morethan25percentofAmericans50yearsandolderstayconnectedusingsitessuchasFacebookMySpaceandTwitteraccordingtonewresearch.ThelatestdatatellsusthatmoreandmoresocialnetworkingisbecomingapartofeverydaylifeforAmericans50plussaidKevinDonnellanthechiefcommunicationsofficeratAARPwhichreleasedthereport.NearlyaquarterofolderAmericansareonFacebookand73percentsaidtheyuseittostayintouchwithrelativesbutnotjusttheirchildrenandgrandchildren.TheyareusingtheInternettokeepupwiththeworldandthepeoplewhoareimportanttothemsaidJeanKoppentheauthorofthereport.SheaddedthatolderadultsarealsoonFacebooktostayconnectednotonlywiththeirfamilybutwiththeirfriendsandthoseinthesameagegroup.Almost50percentofolderadultswereintroducedtothesocialnetworkingsitesbyafamilymembermainlyachildorgrandchilD.Justunderone-fifthofadultsaged50andoldersaytheydonotusetheInternetaccordingtothereport.Thefindingsarebasedonatelephonesurveyof1863adults.InadditiontokeepinguponFacebookandTwitterolderadultsareawareofthelatesttechnology.Eighty-threepercenthadheardabouttheAppleiPadand11percentintendedtobuyonE.DespitethepopularityoftheInternetamongtheover50stheystillmostlygotoprintnewspapersandmagazinesfornews.Onlyonepercentsaidtheyfollowedblogs.63.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Socialnetworkingisn’tfortheunder40sintheU.S.A.B.Americanoldpeople’swayoflifeisquitefashionablE.C.SocialnetworkingisbecomingpopularamongolderAmericans.D.FacebookMySpaceandTwitterarethemostpopularwebsitesintheUS.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.85%ofAmericans50pluschoosetheInternetoverprintmediA.B.About460peopleinthetelephonesurveyoftenuseFacebook.C.About20%ofadultsaged50plushaveaccesstotheInternet.D.ThreequartersofthepeoplesurveyedgottoknowtheInternetthroughtheirfamily.65.Fromthetextitcanbeconcludedthat______.A.manyolderAmericansareopen-mindedaboutnewdevelopmentsB.KevinDonnellanapprovesofthischangeamongolderAmericansC.youngpeopleshouldintroducetheirelderstonewtechnologyD.inahightechageitisdifficulttoavoidsocialnetworking66.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.novel.B.A.newspaper.C.A.technologyguidE.D.A.student’sresearchpaper
- ProverbsarequitecommoninspokenEnglish.Wedonotnormallyputtheminacompositionorletter.Sometimesitishelpfulifyouknowwhatcommonproverbsmean.Hereareafewexamples:1Oncebittentwiceshy.IfadogbitesmeIshallbetwiceascarefulinfuturewhenIseeit.Thisproverbisalsousedtoapply应用tomanythingsandnotonlytodogs.Ifyouhavebeencheatedatashopyouwillnotgotothesameshopagain.2Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.IfIamahuntertryingtocatchbirdsitisbettertocatchonebirdthantoseetwobirdsinabushbutnotbeabletocatchthem.ThusthismeansthatwhatyouhavealreadygotisbetterthanthechanceofbeingabletogetsomethingbiggerinfuturE.3Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.Whentoomanypeopledosomethingtheygetineachother'sway.4Topouroilontroubledwaters.istotrytocalmthingsdown.Oilislighterthanwater.Ifashipisintroubleatseaanothershipmaycometohelpit.ThesecondshipcansendsmallboatstorescuepeoplE.Howeveritmayfirstpouroilontheseatomakethesealessrough.5Don'tbeadoginthemanger马槽meansDon'tbeselfish.Inastable马房themangeristheplacewherethehorse'sfoodisput.SometimesadogwillsleepinthemangerandbarkwhenahorsecomestogetitsfooD.Thedogdoesnotwanttoeatthehayinthemangerbutitwillnotletthehorseeatit.6Youcan'tgetbloodoutofastonE.meansthatyoucannotgetsomethingfromapersonwhohasnotgotanyofthethingsyouwant.Forexampleyoucannotgetamilliondollarsfromapoorman.60.Peterhadabicyclewhichwasmuchtoosmallforhimbuthedidnotwanttolethisyoungerbrotherrideonit.Hismotherwasangryandsaidtohim________.A.Youcan'tgetbloodoutofastoneB.Don'tbeadoginthemangerC.TheearlybirdgetsthewormD.Oncebittentwiceshy61.MrandMrsSmithhadaquarrel.TheirfriendMrBrownwenttotalktothem.WhenhecamebackhetoldhiswifethathehadbeentryingtohelptheSmithsby________.A.pouringoilontroubledwatersB.gettingbloodoutofastoneC.beingadoginthemangerD.sayingtheearlybirdgetstheworm62.MrsChenwantedtobuyanewdress.HerhusbandsuggestedthatshebuyitfromashopneartheirhomE.MrsChendisagreedbecauseshehadbeencheatedbythatshop.Thenshesaid________.A.A.birdinthehandisworthtwointhebushB.Idon'twanttobeadoginthemangerC.OncebittentwiceshyD.Toomanycooksspoilthebroth63.MrBrownhadquiteagoodjobinHongKongbuthethoughtthatifhewenttoSingaporehemightgetamuchbetterjobwithmoremoneyandalargehousE.HiswifedidnotwanthimtoleavehisjobinHongKongandsheremindedhimthat________.A.abirdinthehandwasworthtwointhebushB.toomanycooksspoiledthebrothC.hecouldn'tgetbloodoutofastoneD.heshouldn'tpouroilontroubledwaters
- Youwanttohavefunandadventureandsoyoudecidetotravelsomewheretodoit.Soundslikeasimpleenoughthing.Andbasicallyitis.Butwhatisadventure?ThatisthekeyhereandtheanswercanbedifferentfordifferentpeoplE.Forthosewholovesportsadventuretravelcanhaveawholedifferentmeaningthanforthosewholikehistory.Thephysicaltraveltypesthatyoucanfindincludesuchadventuretravelaswhitewaterrafting白浪漂流kayakingorclimbingandhikingtosomemountainssomewherE.TothehikerbackpackingacrossIrelandmightbetheiradventurE.Forthistypeofpersonadventuretravelalmostalwaysincludessome-thingphysical.Oftenthegoalistopushtheirbody’slimitsandtesttheirindividualendurance耐力.ForthosewholesswanttoclimbmountainsadventuretravelmightmeantravelingtoNepalandtakinginthelocalfestivals.WinetastinginItalyisalsovacationadventureforthemorerelaxedtravelerwhoenjoyspeaceandcomfort.Anythingthatisoppositetothenormalscope范围ofthetraveler’slifestyledefines定义adventurE.Adventuretravelisnotnecessarilyaone-size-fits-alltypeofvacation.Adventuredependsontheper-son’sphysicallimitshowmuchmoneythepersonhasandwhatthepersonenjoysdoing.Goingbeyondthenormalisadventurousformany.Ifyourlifeisquitebusythensittingonabeachinthemoonlightwithyourfamilymightbeadventureforyou.ThepointisnotwhatyoudobutthatyouhaveagoodtimeandthatitisanadventureforYOU—notforthepersonnexttoyou.DonotsithomethisyearwhenvacationtimerollsarounD.Gobeyondyournormalroutineandtrysomethingnew.Ifyouusuallyspendyourvacationsun-bathingonabeachtryhikinginsteadthroughthemountains.Lookaroundyouthinkbeyondyourcomfortzoneandheadoutonanadventurevacation.51.Foraquiettravelerheismostlikelytochoose______.A.backpackingacrossacountryB.winetastinginabarC.hikingtosomemountainsD.whitewaterrafting52.Tohaveanadventuretravelthemostimportantis______.A.whetheryouenjoyyourselfB.whetheryoutrysomethingdangerousC.whereyougoforthetravelingD.whatyoudointhetraveling53.TheunderlinedwordbeyondinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.accordingtoB.laterthanC.morethanD.lessthan54.Fromthepassagewecanmakeaconclusionthat______.A.adventuretravelalwaysincludessomethingdangerousB.adventuretravelwillcostyoualargesumofmoneyC.anythingthatgoesbeyondthenormalisadventuretravelD.adventuretravelersliketodothingstothelimitsoftheirbody55.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe______.A.TipsonadventuretravelB.WhoisinterestedinadventuretravelC.WhatisadventuretravelD.Popularplacesforadventuretravel
- ·福建龙岩质检一Chinareportedblisteringgrowthforthelastthreemonthsof2009raisingexpectationsofinterestrateincreasesandothermeasurestohead_offinflation.Chinahasdeclaredthatitisrecoveringfromtheglobaleconomiccrisis.MaJiantangheadoftheNationalBureauofStatisticssaidThursdaythecountry'seconomygrewby10.7percentinthelastthreemonthsof2009.MasaysChinahasmanagedtoquicklyholdbackwhathedescribedastheslidingofthenationaleconomy.HesaysChinahasbecomethefirstcountryonthewholetoachieveeconomicrecoveryandstabilization.AccordingtopreviousestimatesMasaysChina'sgrossdomesticproductfor2009rose8.7percenttonearlyfivetrilliondollars.Thisgoesbeyondtheofficialgrowthratetargetofeightpercent.Thegovernmenthaslongconsideredeightpercentgrowthessentialtocreateenoughjobsforthecountry'smorethanonebillionpeoplE.AtthesametimeMasayssomeproblemsandcontradictionsarenatural.MasaystheChinesegovernmentwillgivemoreprioritytorestructuringeconomicandimprovingpeoples'livelihooD.Toreducetheeffectsoftheglobaleconomiccrisisthatbeganin2008Chinaloosenedlendingpracticescutinterestratesandbeganmassivespendingprograms.Butthegovernmentwantstomakesurethosemeasuresdonotcontributetoinflationwhichcanbepoliticallysensitiveinacountrywherehundredsofmillionsofpeopleremainpoor.BeijingresidentMsWangsayssheisworrieD.Shesaysshethinkspricesarerisingreallyfast.Shepointstothepriceofcabbagewhichhasincreasedmorethan10timesinthepastyear.TheheadoftheChineseBankingRegulatoryCommissionthisweeksaidthegovernmentwillstepupmonitoringofbanksandreininlendingtopreventspeculativebubbles投机泡沫inrealestate房地产andotherassets.TheWorldBankonThursdayreleasedareportthatpredictsChina'seconomywillgrowbyninepercentthisyear.Thiscontrastswithforecastsof2.5percentgrowthratefortheUnitedStatesandonepercentgrowthforEuropeaneconomiesinbecauseofweaknessesremainingfromtheglobalfinancialcrisis.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinthefirstparagraphmean?A.Prevent.B.Begin.C.ContinuE.D.ReducE.65.HowmanymeasuresdidChinataketoreducetheslidingofthenationaleconomy?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.66.Theglobaleconomyinwill________.A.increasemorequicklythanin2009B.recoverimmediatelyifpropermeasuresaretakenC.remainweakasaresultoftheglobalfinancialcrisisD.remainthesamestandardasthatin200967.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.jobscreatedformorethanonebillionpeopleB.lendingpracticesloosenedinChinainthenewyearC.rapidgrowthofChineseeconomyinlastmonthsof2009D.fastgrowthineconomyleadingtoinflation
- ChinahasbecomeanincreasinglyappealingmarketforHollywoodfilmssoitwasinevitablethatAcademyAward-winningdirectorJamesCameronwouldtouchdowninBeijingWednesdaytopromotehislatestbig-budgetmovieAvatar.Duringhis20-hourstayinthecityhesharedwithlocalmediaandsomeluckyfansdetailsofhisnewfilmandsharedhisinsightsonChina'sgrowingfilmindustry.HavingtourednumerouscountriesforthepromotionofAvatarsincethefilmgloballypremieredonDecember10CameronsaidheanticipatedthevisittoChinaforsometimeandapologizedforhishoarseandtiredvoicE.ItissosadforadirectornotbeingabletoshouthejokedatthebeginningofthepressconferenceWednesdayafternoonannouncingthatthe3DsciencefictionfilmwillopeninChinaonJanuary4.Cameroncollected360millionyuanUS$52.7millionattheboxofficeinChinawithhisblockbusterTitanicin1998arecordthatheldfortenyearsuntilitwasbrokenbyTransformersin2008.Consideringthatanothercomputer-generatedliveactionflick2012hassoldmoremovieticketsinChinathanintheUSthedirectorsaidheispositiveaboutAvatar'sperformanceinChinA.OurpartnerheretheChinaFilmGrouphasgivenusgreatconfidenceheexplainedsayingthatthenumberof3Dscreenshasgrownfrom500to600inthepastmonthanever-seen-beforegrowthinChinesemainlanD.ChinaissecondonlytotheUSasthecountrywiththemost3Dscreens.CameronsaidthescreeningofAvatarinChinahasspecificimportanceasatestoffuture3Dfilmdevelopment.I'mveryinterestedinthe3DfilmmarketinChinA.IcannotpredicttheboxofficeresultsherebutIlookforwardtothetestresults.56.CameronishopefulaboutAvatar’sperformanceinChinabecause____.A.Avatarisanewly-released3DmovieB.TransformerheldtherecordofboxofficeinChinaC.AvatarisdirectedbyhimaloneD.2012hadahigherboxofficeinChinathanintheUS57.WhichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtoanticipatedinParagraph3?A.ParticipateD.B.PaiD.C.ExpecteD.D.Delayed58.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom____.A.asciencebookB.anewspaperC.astorybookD.amagazine59.WhydidCameroncometoChina?A.TopromotehislatestfilmAvatar.B.Totestthefuturedevelopmentof3DfilminChinA.C.Toshowhisinterestinthe3DfilmmarketinChinA.D.Tomakea20-hourtripinBeijing.
- PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsible有责任感的citizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.57.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.58.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.59.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.NotallthechildrenrespecttheirparentsD.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.60.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts
- ThecustomofvisitingfriendsrelativesandneighborsonNewYear’sDayisoneoftheOldWorldtraditionsthathastakenonanewformintheUSA.ItiscalledtheOpenHousE.OfficiallystartedbyGeorgeWashingtonduringhisfirsttermasPresidentitisnowasmuchapartofNewYear’sDayasfloralparadesandfootballgames.OnJanuary11789PresidentWashingtonfirstopenedthedoorsofhisofficialresidencetheninPhiladelphiatoallwhowishedtocomE.ThenwhenthecapitalwasmovedtoWashingtonD.C.in1800theWhiteHousebecamethesceneoftheannualOpenHousE.Overtheyearstheoccasiongrewincreasinglyelaborate复杂的.Thevice-presidentandhiswifeandtheCabinet内阁membersandtheirwiveswereaddedtothereceivinglineandtheimpressivefoodandpatriotic爱国的musiccreatedanatmosphere气氛ofhappiness.ThisWhiteHousetraditioncametoanendwiththepresidencyofFranklinD.RooseveltwhosephysicaldisabilitypreventedhimfromstandingbuttheOpenHouseisstillaverypopularwayforclubscivicorganizationsandindividuals个人tocelebratetheholiday.OnNewYear’sDaymostoftheUSAisblanketedincoldwinterweatherbutinCaliforniaandthesouthernstatesJanuaryisgenerallyfairandmilD.Thewarmweatherinvitesoutdooramusements.ThefamousNewYear’sparadesandfootballgamesnowhavegrownupinthisatmospherE.63.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheOpenHousewasstartedbyGeorgeWashington.B.TheOpenHouseintheWhiteHouseendedwiththepresidencyofFranklinD.Roosevelt.C.DuringtheOpenHousethevice-presidentandhiswifealsocametoPresident’sofficialresidencE.D.TheOpenHouseisnowanimportantpartofNewYear’sDayinAmericA.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmildinthelastparagraphmean?A.Hot.B.ColD.C.Nottoocoldorwet.D.Rainyorwindy.65.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtocelebrateNewYear’sDayB.celebrationsofNewYear’sDayinAmericaC.GeorgeWashingtonD.theOpenHouseintheUSA
- PresidentObamawantstheUnitedStatestohavetheworld’shighestrateofcollegegraduates.Buthisadministrationalsowantsstrongerrulesforcollegesthatoperateforprofit.Careercollegesreceivebillionsofdollarsfromtaxpayersthroughstudentloans.TheEducationDepartmentsayssomeofthatgoestowasteandleavesstudentsindebtforeducationsoflittleornovaluE.Toreceivefederalaidcareercollegesmustpreparestudentsforwhatthelawcallsgainfulemploymentinarecognizedoccupation.Twotestsareproposedtoseeiftheydo.Onewouldmeasuretherelationshipbetweendebtloadsandhowmuchstudentsearnaftertheycompleteaprogram.Theotherwouldmeasuretherateatwhichallstudentsrepaytheirloanswhethertheycompletetheprogramornot.ProgramsthatfailthesetestscouldberestrictedorblockedfromfederalstudentaiD.TheEducationDepartmentsaysfor-profitcollegesandtrainingprogramsareimportant.In2008theyhadclosetotwomillionstudents--nearlythreetimesmorethanin2000.Lastyearthefivelargestreceivedmorethanthree-fourthsoftheirmoneyfromfederalstudentaiD.AndthatamountdidnotincludeotherformsofgovernmentaiD.Yetofficialssayfor-profitcollegesmaybelesssupervisedthanotherschools.Theyalsopointtoreportsofhighlyaggressivemarketing.Forevery100graduatesoffor-profitcolleges18failtorepaytheirfederalstudentloans.Thatcomparestofivegraduatesofpubliccollegesanduniversities.Thedepartmentisnowcollectingpubliccommentsonanumberofnegotiatedrules.Somewouldrequirecareercollegestoreleasetheirgraduationandjobplacementrates.ThegoalistopublishafinalrulebyNovember.TheCareerCollegeAssociationcalledthedebt-to-earningsproposalunwiseunnecessaryunproven--andunlawful.Thegroupsaysithasfoundthatstudentsinhigherpricedprogramsaremorelikelynotlesslikelytorepaytheirstudentsloans.Itsaysthemovecouldeliminateprogramsserving3000students.Femaleandminoritystudentswouldfacethemostharmitsaysastheyaremorelikelytoattendcareercolleges.Theassociationalsopointstoshrinkingbudgetsforcommunitycolleges.ItspresidentHarrisMillersaysStudentsneedmoreinformationnotfewerchoices.70.HowmanyreasonsdidthecareercollegeAssociationpresenttoprotestthedebt-to-earningsproposal?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.
- IntheUnitedStatesyouwillfindyourselfbeingurgedfromeverypageofeverynewspaperandeverytelevisionstationtobuyallkindsofgoods.NotonlyisthereawiderangeofpricesforgoodsinAmericathereisalsoawiderangeinthequalityofgoodsofferedforsalE.UnlikesomecountriesAmericansgenerallypaythepriceofaproductwithoutquestioninsteadoftryingtogetalowerpricebybargaining.HowevertherearemanysalesintheUnitedStatesduringwhichtimestoreswilllowertheirnormalprices.Thismayallbeveryconfusingtovisitors.Howareyougoingtoknowhowtogetyourmoney’sworthwhenyoushop?Perhapsthebestadviceis:Don’thurry.Visitvariousstoresanddeterminethequalityofgoods.Readtheadvertisementssothatyoucancompareprices.ThereisagreatvarietyofshopsintheUnitedStatesrangingfromverylargestorescalleddepartmentstorestoverysmallshops.Therearediscounthousesofferinggoodsatlowpricesanddimestoresspecializinginawiderangeofinexpensiveitems.Mostdepartmentstoresinlargecitiescarrybetterqualityproductsathigherprices.Howevertheyoffertheshoppersgreatconveniencesincetheycontainsuchawidevarietyofproducts.Ifconvenienceisn’tasimportanttoyouaspriceyoumaywanttoshopindiscounthouses.Thesestoreshavenearlyasgreatavarietyofgoodsasdepartmentstoresbutofferlowerprices.Theycandosoforseveralreasons.Theydon’tofferthesameservicestobuyersthatdepartmentstoresdo;theremaybefewersalespeople;andthestoreprobablydoesn’tdeliverpurchases.Anotherpopularshopisthedimestore.Nolongersellingmanythingsforfiveortencentsthesestoresgottheirnameinthelastcenturywhenitwasdecidedthatasmallprofitonagreatquantityofgoodswouldbebetterthanalargeprofitonfewersales.Dimestoresspecializeinawidevarietyofinexpensiveitemsandtodaypricesrangefromaquarteror50centsuptoseveraldollars.60.Thepassageismainlyabout______A.Americanhospitality.B.thelifeofAmericans.C.Americanstores.D.thebusinessofAmericans.61.Whycandiscounthousesoffergoodsatlowerpricescomparedwithdepartmentstores?A.Theyhavefeweremployees.B.Theyhavelargerquantitiesofgoods.C.Theyofferfewerservices.D.Theydon’tprovidedeliveryservicE.A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bcd62.What’sspecialaboutdimestores?A.Theyselllotsofgoodsatasmallprofit.B.Theymakebigprofitsbysellingsomegoods.C.Theyprovidegoodswithapricelowerthan50cents.D.Theyprovidegoodsrangingfrombargainstoexpensiveones.63.Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inaresearchpaper.B.Inasciencereport.C.Inageographybook.D.InatravelmagazinE.
- SustainabledevelopmentisappliedtojustabouteverythingfromenergytocleanwaterandeconomicgrowthandasaresultithasbecomedifficulttoquestioneitherthebasicassumptionsbehinditorthewaytheconceptisputtousE.Thisisespeciallytrueinagriculturewheresustainabledevelopmentisoftentakenasthemeasureofprogresswithoutaproperappreciationofhistoricalandculturalperspectives.Tostartwithitisimportanttorememberthatthenatureofagriculturehaschangedmarkedlythroughouthistoryandwillcontinuetodoso.MedievalagricultureinnorthernEuropefedclothedandshelteredamainlyruralsocietywithamuchlowerpopulationdensitythanitistoday.IthadminimaleffectonbiodiversityandanypollutionitcausedwastypicallylocalizeD.Intermsofenergyuseandthenutrientscapturedintheproductitwasrelativelyinefficient.Contrastthiswithfarmingsincethestartoftheindustrialrevolution.Competitionfromoverseasledfarmerstospecializeandincreaseyields.ThroughoutthisperiodfoodbecamecheapersaferandmorereliablE.Howeverthesechangeshavealsoledtohabitatlossandtoreducingbiodiversity.Allthismeansthatagricultureinthe21stcenturywillhavetobeverydifferentfromhowitwasinthe20th.Thiswillrequirethoroughthinking.Forexampleweneedtomoveawayfromtheideathattraditionalpracticesarecertainlymoresustainablethannewones.Wealsoneedtoabandonthenotionthatagriculturecanbezeroimpact.Thekeywillbetoabandontherathersimpleandstatic稳定的measuresofsustainabilitywhichcentreontheneedtomaintainproductionwithoutincreasingdamagE.InsteadweneedamoredynamicinterpretationonethatlooksattheprosandconsofallthevariouswaylandisuseD.Therearemanydifferentwaystomeasureagriculturalperformancebesidesfoodyield:energyuseenvironmentalcostswaterpuritycarbonfootprintandbiodiversity.ItisclearforexamplethatthecarbonoftransportingtomatoesfromSpaintotheUKislessthanthatofproducingthemintheUKwithadditionalheatingandlighting.Butwedonotknowwhetherlowercarbonfootprintswillalwaysbebetterforbiodiversity.Whatisimportantisrecognizingthatsustainableagricultureisnotjustaboutsustainablefoodproduction.71.Howdopeopleoftenmeasureprogressinagriculture?A.ByitsimpactontheenvironmentB.ByitscontributiontoeconomicgrowthC.ByitsproductivityD.Byitssustainability72.Specializationandtheefforttoincreaseyieldshaveresultedin.A.LocalizedpollutionB.TheshrinkingoffarmlandC.thedecreaseofbiodiversityD.competitionfromoverseas73.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftraditionalfarmingpractices?A.TheyarenotnecessarilysustainableB.TheyhavenotkeptpacewithpopulationgrowthC.TheyhaveremainedthesameoverthecenturiesD.Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly74.Whatwillagriculturebelikeinthe21stcentury?A.ItwillabandontraditionalfarmingpracticesB.ItwillmainlykeeptraditionalfarmingC.ItwillgothroughcompletechangesD.Itwillcausezerodamagetotheenvironment75.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toremindpeopleoftheneedofsustainabledevelopment.B.Tourgepeopletorethinkwhatsustainableagricultureis.C.Toadvancenewcriteriaformeasuringfarmingprogress.D.Tosuggestwaysofensuringsustainablefoodproduction.
- Theymaybejustpassingyourofficecomputerbagslung悬挂overoneshoulder.Ortheymaybesittinginacaroutsideitcausallytappingawayatalaptop.Theylooklikeinnocentpassers-by.Infacttheyarestealingyourcorporatesecrets.Drive-byhackingisthetrendytermgiventothepracticeofbreakingintowirelesscomputernetworksfromoutsidethebuildingsthathousethem.A.recentstudyintheUKsponsoredbyRSADataSecurityfoundthattwo-thirdsoforganizationswithwirelessnetworkswereriskingtheirdatainthisway.Securityexpertspatrolled巡逻severalstreetsintheCityofLondonseekingevidenceofwirelessnetworksinoperation.Of124thattheyidentified83weresendingdatawithoutencrypting加密them.Suchdatacouldreadilybepickedupbyapasser-byarmedonlywithaportablecomputerawirelessmodemandafewpiecesofsoftwarethatcanbefreelydownloadedfromtheInternet.Thedatacouldincludesensitivecompanydocumentscontainingvaluableinformation.Ortheycouldbee-mailidentitiesandpasswordsthatcouldbeusedbyhackerstologintocorporatenetworksasiftheywerelegalusers.MostcompaniesusingwirelessnetworkingtechnologydonottakeeventhesimplestofmeasurestoprotecttheirdatA.Nearlyallwirelessnetworktechnologycomeswithsomebasicsecurityfeaturesthatneedonlytobeactivated激活inordertogiveaminimumlevelofsecurityforexamplebyencryptingthedatabeingpassedoverthenetwork.RaymonKruckbusinessdevelopmentmanageratCheckPointSoftwareasecuritytechnologyspecialistbelievesthiscouldbepartlyapsychologicalproblem.Peopleseethesolidwallsoftheirbuildingassafeguardsandforgetthatwirelessnetworkscanextendupto200metersbeyondphysicalwalls.Companieswithoutanysecurityatallontheirwirelessnetworksmakeitridiculouslyeasyforhackerstobreakin.SwitchingonthesecuritythatcomeswiththenetworktechnologyshouldbeautomatiC.ThenthereareotherbasicstepsacompanycantakesaysMr.Krucksuchaschangingthepasswordsonthenetworkfromthedefault默认setting.CompaniescanalsoinstallfirewallswhichformabarrierbetweentheinternalnetworkandthepublicInternet.Theyshouldalsochecktheircomputerrecordsregularlytospotanyabnormalactivitywhichmightbetraythepresenceofahacker.71.AccordingtothestudysponsoredbyRSADataSecuritytwothirdsofthesubjects_______.A.hadmostoftheircompanydatastolenB.dependedonwirelesscomputernetworksC.wereexposedtodrive-byhackingD.wereunawareoftheriskofwirelesshacking72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredinthestudy?A.Thenumberofcomputerhackingincidents.B.ThenumberofwirelesscomputernetworksidentifieD.C.ThewayinwhichdataaresentandreceiveD.D.Thewayinwhichdataarehackedandstolen.73.Mostwirelessnetworktechnologyhas_________.A.dataencryptionprogramB.passwordsecurityprogramsC.illegal-userdetectionD.firewall74.RaymondKruckmostprobablyagreesthatwirelessnetworksecurityinvolves________.A.wirelesssignaladministrationB.changesinuser’sawarenessC.users’psychologicalhealthD.strongerphysicalwalls75.Thepassageismostlikelytobeseenina__________A.bookreviewB.sciencefictionC.textbookD.computermagazine
- ATVgrabshowsanchormanBaiYansongwearingagreentieonOct192011.IjustwantthestudentstoknowthatI'malsowearingagreenonE.Andweareallgreatpeopleandareasgoodasthosewearingredscarves.BaiYansongafamousanchorofChinaCentralTelevisionvoicedhissupporttostudentswearinggreenscarvesataprimaryschoolinXi'anbywearingagreentieonaTVprogramOct192011.TheprogramfocusedonarecentcontroversialissuetriggeredbyFirstExperimentalPrimarySchoolinNorthwesternChina'sXi'anthatmadechildrenwhoseschoolworkandgeneralbehaviorwerenotyetgoodenoughtoweargreenscarvesinsteadoftheredscarfoftheChineseYoungPioneers.TheoriginalideafordesigningthegreenscarfwastostrengtheneducationandtoencouragethepupilstoworkhardersaidChenHongtheschool'sprincipal.ThepracticethatdividedstudentsintogoodandbadhasarousedalotofdiscussionsonSinaWeiboaChinesetwitter-likemicrobloggingwebsitE.ThecolorofgreeninChineseculturecarriesanannoyingimplicationparticularlybecausegreenhatsaretheChinesesymbolofacuckolD.ManyWeibousersthoughtitwasinappropriatetomakepupilsweargreenscarves.ItisaviolationofdignitytomakebadstudentsweargreenscarvessaidabloggerwiththeusernameSuosez.IfbadstudentshavetoweargreenscarvesthenbadteachersshouldweargreenhatsanotherbloggersaiD.TheChineseversionofSteveJobshasdiedinprimaryschoolbecausehispridehasbeenhurtbythegreenscarfsaidanotherblogger.Itisanabsolutediscriminationagainstchildrensaidyetanother.SeeingthestudentsinXi'anwearinggreenscarvesremindsmeofsomemiserablememories.IcannotforgetthatIwasthesecondgrouptoweararedscarfinmyclass.IcannotforgetthescaronmyhandleftbymyChineseteacher.AndIcannotforgetthatmymathteacherthrewmytestpaperonthegroundandinsistedthatitwascopiedabloggerwiththeusernameKivalailairecalleD.Thegreenscarveswillcastashadowoverthestudentsandbringtheminferiorityorjealousywhicharequitebadfortheirmentalhealthsaidablogger.TheschoolhashaltedtheuseofgreenscarvesasonWednesdayparent-teachermeetingswereheldtoexplainthesituationaccordingtoteachersattheschool.60.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhaltedinthelastparagraphmean?A.continuedB.stoppedC.supportedD.doubted61.Whatisthepurposeofusingthegreenscarfaccordingtotheschool’sprincipal?A.TodividestudentsintogoodandbaD.B.Tocastashadowoverthestudentsandbringtheminferiorityorjealousy.C.Tostrengtheneducationandtoencouragethepupilstoworkharder.D.Tomakebadpupilsdropoutofschool.62.WhatisBaiYansong’sattitudetowardsthepracticeofstudents’wearinggreenscarves?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.Neutral.D.Indifferent.63.WhydidBaiYansongwearagreentieonaTVprogramOct192011?A.Hewantedtoshowhissupporttotheschool’snewpracticE.B.Helikedwearinggreentieswhichmatcheshissuitthatday.C.Hedidsotomeetthespecialneedoftheprogram.D.Hedidsotosupportthestudentswearinggreenscarves.64.WhatcanwelearnfromtheremarksofmanyWeibousersdiscussingthisissue?A.Mostofthemareremindedoftheirmiserablememoriesintheprimaryschool.B.Someofthemthinkthatgreenisacolorstandingforyouthandenergy.C.FewofthemcanregardthispracticeasappropriatE.D.SomeofWeibousersalsodecidetocopyBaiYansong’sexampletoweargreenties.
- PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferachancetothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-carE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonestandsforalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousserviceszōng jiāo 仪式tohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisittheirgraves.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeandinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorBBQsforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonescompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?AParentsbringchildrenBParentsgiveloveandcaretochildrenCParentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.DParentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup42.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?AMother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMay.BFewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepastCNotallthechildrenrespecttheirparentsDFathersarenotasimportantasmothersathome43.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?AItonlyhastwokindsofcolor.BItisaspecialkindofclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’sDay.CIt’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.DPeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.44.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?ATheysellflowersBTheymadebreadorpastryCTheyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.DTheysellspecialclothesforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.
- A.boyandagirlglanceaboutthecrowdedroom.Theireyesmeet.Embarrassedtheylookaway.Theboyactscooleventhoughhisheartisbeatingwildly.Thegirlobviouslynervousisafraidthattheboywillseeherlookingathim.A.fewsecondspasses.Helooksatheragain.HerfacebecomesreD.Theycontinuetheircat-and-mousegameforalongtimE.Willtheyevertalktoeachother?Thefactisthattheyhavealreadycommunicatedalotwithouteversayinganything.Nonverbalelementsformamajorpartofanycommunication.Peoplepickupmorefromnonverbalcommunicationthanfromthewordsapersonsays.Whenwestudyaforeigncultureitjustmakessensetopayattentiontohowpeopleusenonverbalcues暗示.Gesturesconsistofamajorformofnonverbalcommunication.Butoftenthesegesturesareculture-bounD.ForexamplewhentheMaorisofNewZealandstickouttheirtongueatsomeoneitisasignofrespect.WhenAmericanschoolchildrenmakethesamegestureitmeansjusttheoppositE.AlsoAmericansoftenindicateOK'withtheirthumbandforefingertouchingtoformacirclE.ThesamegesturemeansmoneytotheJapaneseandzerototheFrench.Forthatreasonpeopleinaforeignculturemustusegestureswithcaution.Anotherpartofnonverbalcommunicationistheonethatyoumightnotthinkabout--spacE.WhensomeonecomestooclosehefeelsuncomfortablE.Whenheknocksintosomeonehefeelsobligated有义务的toapologizE.Butthesizeofaperson'scomfortzonevariesdependingonhisculturalorethnic种族的origin.ForexampleincasualconversationmanyAmericansstandaboutfourfeetapart.PeopleinLatinorArabicculturesinsteadstandveryclosetoeachotherandtoucheachotheroften.Consideringtheeffectsofnonverbalcommunicationweneverreallystopcommunicating.Howwewalkhowwestandandhowweuseourhandsallsendamessagetoothers.That'swhyit'spossibletoreadsomeonelikeabook.64.TheunderlinedwordnonverbalinParagraph2means_____.A.notusingeyesB.notusinggesturesC.notusingwordsD.notusinghands65.InAmericastickingoutone'stonguemeans_______A.OKB.zeroC.moneyD.disrespect66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.it'shardforboystospeaktogirlsB.theMaorisofNewZealandarefunnyC.thesamegesturemayhavedifferentmeaningsindifferentcultureD.ifyouwanttolearnmoregesturesyoushouldreadmorebooks67.ThepassagemainlytellsusthatA.nonverbalelementsplayanimportantpartincommunicationBinonverbalcommunicationconveyslessinformationC.readingamanlikeabookhasbeenprovedtobetrueD.spaceisanecessarypartofnonverbalcommunication
- Youcandepositmoneyinabuildingsocietyandobtainyearlyinterestatacertainrate.Youcanalsoborrowmoneyfromabuildingsociety.Whatthenisdifferencebetweenabankandabuildingsociety?Infactabuildingsocietydoesnotseemtobeverydifferentfromasavingsbank.Manypeopleregularlysavemoneybydepositingsmallamountsmonthlyinabuildingsocietyjustasotherpeopleregularlysavemoneybydepositingsmallamountsmonthlyinasavingsbank.Somepeopledepositlargeamountsinabuildingsocietyasaninvestment.Theyreceivehigherinterestthantheywouldreceivefromasavingsbank;theirmoneycanbeinvestedeitherinbuildingsocietysharesorinloanstothesociety.Thesesocietiesarecontrolledbylawbuttheyarenotgovernmentorganizations.Theywereoriginallystartedtoenablepeopletobuyhouses.Oneoftheirmainpurposesistoprovideloansforbuyingorbuildinghouses.Manypeoplepreferbuyingahousetopayingrentbutsomeofthemcannotaffordtobuyahouse.Tocoverthecosttheyborrowthemoneyfromabuildingsociety.Theloanplustheinterestispaidbackinmonthlyamountsoveranagreednumberofyears.Probablythepaymentsmadeinthiswayarenomorethantherentofarentedhouse.Butattheendofthestatedperiodwhenthedebtispaidtheborrowerbecomestheownerofthehouse.Toprotectthebuildingsocietyfrombaddebtshemustsignastatementtosaythatthehousebelongstothesocietyuntilthedebtispaid.Abuildingsocietyinveststhesavingsofitsshareholdersinhousesandproperty.Unlikeabankitdoesnotserveasageneralclearinghouse清算所foreverykindofexchangeorbusinessoperation.Itsactivitiesarelimitedcomparedwiththoseofabank.68.Abuildingsocietyisdifferentfromabankinthat____.A.theformerislimitedinitsactivitiesB.thelatterislimitedinfunctioncomparedwiththeformerC.abankdoesn’tserveasageneralclearinghouseD.abuildingsocietycanprotectitselffrombaddebt69.Somepeopleputlargeamountsofmoneyinthebuildingsocietybecause_______.A.theycangetmoreprofitthantheydoinabank.B.theymaychoosebetweentheformofbuildingsocietysharesandthatofloansfortheirinvestmentC.theymayenjoysharesandloansatthesametimeD.theylikethesociety70.Ifyouborrowmoneyfromthesocietytobuyahouse____.A.youhavetoreturnthemoneytothebuildingsocietythemomentitisneeded.B.youhavetosignanagreementtorepaytheloanafteranumberofyearsC.whatyoupaybackmonthlyfortheloanwouldbelessthantherentD.thehousedoesn’tbelongtoyouunlessyouhaverepaidallthedebt
- Ifyou'veeverseenaJamesBondmovieyou'llknowthattheherogetsaroundinasmartAstonMartincar.Evenifyouknowfullywellthatyoucouldneveraffordsuchanexpensivevehicleyoudon'tforgetthenameorthecar.Why?Youhavebeenaffectedbyproductplacement.CompaniespayafilmtoplacetheirproductsinthemoviE.ProductplacementtookoffintheWestinthe1980sandisnowcatchingoninChinA.TwoHunanSatelliteTVdramasarerecentexamplesUglyWudiandLet'sGoWatchtheMeteorShower一起去看流星雨.Shampoomobilephonescarsandfitnesscenters–anythingcanbeproduct-placeD.Advertisersvaluethemassappealofthemoviesknowingthatasuccessfulfilmcanshowcasetheirgoodstohundredsofthousandsofviewers.Butwhenproductplacementtakesoverartisticconsiderationscantakeabackseat.CaiZhiyonghasbeenproduct-placingforyears.TheBeijing-basedadvertiseradmitsthereisaconflictbetweenartandbusiness.Heexplainsthewayoneadworks.InIfYouaretheOne非诚勿扰theactressShuQiplaysaflightattendant.Themoviecontainsproductplacementforairlinecompanies.Cash-strappedfilmmakersoftenhavetogivelessconsiderationtothequalityoftheirworkbecausetheyneedmoneyfromadvertisers.IntheoriginalstoryforMeteorShowertheheroine'smotherownedanicecreamshop.Butnoicecreamcompanywantedtosponsor赞助thefilm.ForthisreasonthestorywaschangeD.Inthefilmthemandrinks20cupsofmilkteainsteadofeatingicecream.Soyoumayseethepowerofbusinessoverthemoviessincethescript剧本wasperhapswrittensothataproductcouldbeplaced-whetheritwasicecreamormilkteA.54.JamesBondmoviesarementionedinthefirstparagraphtoshow_________.A.howpopularJamesBondisB.howgreattheAstonMartincarisC.howtomakeamoviemoreartisticD.howeffectivelyproductplacementworks55.Productplacementcanhaveabadeffectonthe_________ofamoviE.A.atmosphereB.massappealC.box-officesuccessD.artisticvalue56.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcash-strappedinParagraph6probablymean?A.Shortofmoney.B.Wastingalotofmoney.C.havingenoughmoney.D.Tryingtosavemoney.57.WecanlearnfromtheexampleofMeteorShowerthat__________.A.businesshasabigsayinthemovieB.theoriginalstorywasnotsuitableforamovieC.filmmakersareonlyconcernedaboutmakingmoneyD.milkteaismorepopularthanicecream
- EveryprofessionortradeeveryartandeverysciencehasitstechnicalvocabularythefunctionofwhichispartlytorefertothingsorprocesseswhichhavenonamesinordinaryEnglishandpartlytosecuregreaterexactnessinexpression.SuchspecialdialectsorjargonarenecessaryintechnicaldiscussionofanykinD.Beinguniversallyunderstoodbythedevoteesoftheparticularscienceorarttheyhavetheprecisionofamathematicalformula公式.Besidestheysavetimeforitismuchmoreeconomicaltonameaprocessthantodescribeit.ThousandsofthesetechnicaltermsareveryproperlyincludedineverylargedictionaryyetasawholetheyareratherontheoutskirtsoftheEnglishlanguagethanactuallywithinitsborders.Differentprofessionshoweverdifferwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies.IntradesandhandicraftsandotherprofessionssuchasfarmingandfishingthathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmenfromremotetimesthetechnicalvocabularyisveryolD.Itconsistslargelyofnativewordsorofborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfiberofourlanguagehencethoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticularsthesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsoundandmoregenerallyunderstoodthanmostothertechnicalities.Thespecialdialectsoflawmedicineandphilosophyhavealsobecomeprettyfamiliartocultivatedpersonandhavecontributedmuchtothepopularvocabulary.Yeteveryprofessionstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainessentiallyforeigneventoeducatedspeech.Andtheproportionhasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyearsparticularlyinthevariousdepartmentsofnaturalandpoliticalsciencesandinthemechanicarts.Sonewtermsarecoinedwiththegreatestfreedomandabandonedwithindifferencewhentheyhaveservedtheirturn.Mostofthenewcoinages创新词语arerestrictedtospecialdiscussionsandseldomgetintogeneralliteratureorconversation.Yetnoprofessionisnowadaysasallprofessiononcewereaclosedguild行会.Thelawyerthephysicianthemanofscienceandthecleric神职人员associatefreelywithhisfellowcreaturesanddonotmeettheminamerelyprofessionalway.Furthermorewhatiscalledpopularsciencemakeseverybodyacquaintedwithmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperimentthoughmadeinaremotelaboratoryisatoncereportedinthenewspapersandeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit—asinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwirelesstelegraphy.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonplace常见的事.36.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Technicalterms’charactersindifferentoccupations.B.Technicalterms’spopularityindifferentcultures.C.Technicalvocabulary’development.D.Technicalvocabulary’sfunctions.37.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParA.1mean?A.Technicaltermsareusuallyusedintheurbanareas.B.Technicaltermsarealwaysusedintheruralareas.C.Technicaltermsdon’tconstitutethecoreofcommonspeech.D.TechnicaltermsarenotunderstoodbyEnglishfarmers.38.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.itiseasiertobecomeaprofessionaltodaythanitwasinthepastB.thereismoresocialcommunicationbetweenprofessionalsandothersC.popularsciencehastolditssecretstopeopleallovertheworldD.noonecanunderstandmorethingsinprofessionnowthanever39.Itcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat_____.A.theEnglishlanguageisbecomingincreasinglyexpandedB.thewordsoftheEnglishlanguagearealwayschangingnowC.onecanneverbesurewhatawordmeanswithoutconsultinganexpertD.technicaltermshavelittlechanceofbeingthemainbodyofthelanguage40.TheauthormentionsRoentgenraysandwirelesstelegraphyasexamplesof________.A.rapidoccurrenceofjargonB.quicktalkofanexperimentC.precisionofjargoninmeaningD.fastexpansionoftechnicalwords
- Thelawsaysthatwomenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsasmenandearnthesameasthem.Therealityisverydifferent.Womenlosebecause25yearsaftertheEqualPayActmanyofthemstillgetpaidlessthanmen.Theylosebecausetheydolower-paidjobswhichmenjustwon’tconsider.Andtheylosetheyaretheoneswhointerruptacareertohavechildren.AllthisisreportedinanindependentstudyorderedbytheGovernment’swomen’sunitE.Thebiggestproblemisn’tequalpayinworkplacessuchasfactories.Itisasortofworkwomendo.Makealistoflow-paidofjobs_thenconsiderwhodoesthem.Trynursessecretariescleanerclerksteachersinprimaryschoolsdinnerladiesandchildcarehelpers.Notalotofmenamongthatgrouparethere?Yetsomeofthosejobsarereallyimportant.Surelynoonewoulddenythataboutnursesandteachersforastart.Sowhydowerewardthepeoplewhodothemsopoorly?Therecanbeonlyoneanswer---becausetheyarewomen.Thisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernight.ButtheGovernmentwhichemploysalotofthemandotherbosseshavetomakeastart.Itisdisgraceful可耻的thatwehavegoneintothe21stCenturystilltreatingwomenlikesecond-classcitizens.41.Womenshouldhavethechanceofdoingthesamejobsandbepaidequallyasmen____.A.after25yearsB.accordingtothelawC.asaresultoftheEqualPayActD.becausewomenareasstrongasmen42.Wecanlearnfromthetextwhattheproblemreallymattersis____.A.thatthewomeninterruptacareertohavechildrenB.whatsortofworkwomendoC.becausetheyarewomenD.whatanunfairpaywomengetinworkplaces.43.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’sidea?A.Womenshouldgetequalpayforequalworktothatofmen.B.Womenshouldstrengthen加强themselves.C.TheGovernmentoughttoprotectwomenagainstgettingpaidlessthanmen.D.SomeofthejobsthatwomendoareofgreatimportancE.44.WhenthewritersaysThisisnotgoingtobeputrightovernighthemeans____.A.wemustsolvetheproblemveryquickly.B.thereisnotcompletelyfairthingallovertheworlD.C.weneedalongtimetochangetheunfairreality.D.theproblemthatwomenlosewillbesolvedsoon.45.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Worktogivewomenafairpaydeal.B.Timetochangethesituation.C.Equalworkequalpay.D.Shouldwomenbetreatedlikesecond-classcitizens?