Green-space facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this ideA. At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recognition of the importance of green-spaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way; this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of greenspaces in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants (居民) are using these spaces. The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate (不成比例的) attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas (但是)there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the homE. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around homE. So it is obivous that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the housE. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory (强制性的) activities can also have a recreative aspect. The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you. According to the author, the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment _______. A. is still unknown B. is being closely studied C. is usually neglected D. has been fully recognized The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to _______. A. the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighborhood B. all of the recreation facilities far from home C. relatively little attention for recreative possibilities D. the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighborhood The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of greenspaces should be provided _______. A. in special areas B. in the suburbs C. in the neighbourhood of the house D. in gardens and parks The author says “more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect” to _______. A. suggest that obligatory activities don’t need to serious B. show that recreation activities are very important C. show how recreation activities have spread wildly D. suggest how to offer recreation activities around home Why would someone only feel himself at home according to the last paragraph? A. One lives the very best standard of living. B. There are too many distractions outside his homE. C. There are few recreations around his housE. D. One needs the street door of his house to be opened always.

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  • WhenyoubuyaT-shirtorafurcoatinastoreitoftencarriesalabel标签tellingwhomadeitorfromwhatstoreitwasbought.Indeedsomelabelsshowthedressisfamousanditisveryexpensivesobuyerswhodealwiththecheapestproductswouldbepleasedtodoawaywithlabelsentirely.Howeverthereisanotherlabelmoreimportantthantheoneshowingfromwhichstorethedresswasbought.Whenapersonbuysafurcoatorajacketfromastorealabeltellingwhattheproductismadeofshouldbecarriedtoit.Thislabelisrequiredbylaw.BesidestellingwhattheproductonshowismadeofthelabelshouldbeinclearEnglishandbewhereonecanfinditeasily.Theinformationonthelabelmustbethetruth.Thereasonforthislabelisthatmostbuyerstodayaren’texpertenoughtoknowexactlywhatkindoffurormaterialtheyarebuying.Thebuyermustbelieveinthestorethatsellstheproductsorinwhatthelabelssay.Theauthordoesn’tagreethat_______.A.someclothesmaycarrymorethanonelabelB.someclothingstoressellcheapdressesC.shopscansellproductswithorwithoutlabelsD.buyerswillbelievewhatthelabelsaysThisarticlemainlyrefersto__________.A.makingfursandclothesB.protectingbuyerswithlawC.keepingthebuyersinformedD.businessmenandsellersWhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Notallbuyersknowthematerialstheyarebuying.B.A.furcoatwithahighpriceoftencarriesafalselabel.C.A.labelonlysayswhatmaterialtheproductismadeof.D.A.T-shirtseldomcarriesalabel.
  • 阅读下面短文从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案APart-timeWaitressBusycaféneedshonestandgood-lookingwaitressforweekends.Mustenjoyworkingwithateamanddealingwithcustomers.CallLiLingat0732-8536724after6pm.Delivery投递PersonYounghealthypersonabletodeliverheavyboxesofbooks.Musthaveadriver’slicenseandcancarryheavyboxes.We’relookingforapersonforthisposition.CallLiuFangat0732-7887766atanytimE.NannyWantedKindhard-workingnannywantedtolookafterthreefriendlychildren.Mustbeexperiencedandhavechildcarequailfications资格.PleasecallChenYipingat0732-6774538between10A.m.and4p.mTheseare_______inthenewspaper.A.noticesB.adsC.storiesD.newsIfyoucangetthejobinthecaféyoumustbea_______.A.prettyyoungwomanB.good-lookingboyC.coolyoungmanD.hard-workingstudentWhocandothedeliveryjob?A.A.beautifulwomanwhoisgoodatsellingbooks.B.A.personwhohasbeenataxidriverformorethan40years.C.A.beautifulandhard-workinggirl.D.A.strongyoungmanwhocandrivE.Whichofthefourstatementsistrue?A.YoucancallChenYipingintheevening.B.IfyouwanttocallLiLingdoitinthemorning.C.YoucancallLiuFangatanytimE.D.IfyouwanttocallLiLingyoucandoitintheafternoon.What’stheChinesefortheunderlinedwordnanny?A.奶奶B.阿姨C.保姆D.护士
  • 第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑FlorenceNightingalewasborninarichfamily.Whenshewasyoungshetooklessonsinmusicanddrawingandreadgreatbooks.Shealsotraveledagreatdealwithhermotherandfather.AsachildshefeltthatvisitingsickpeoplewasbothadutyandapleasurE.Sheenjoyedhelpingthem.Atlastmindwasmadeup.I’mgoingtobeanurseshedecideD.Nursingisn’ttherightworkforaladyherfathertoldher.ThenIwillmakeitsoshesmileD.AndshewenttolearnnursinginGermanyandFrancE.WhenshereturnedtoEnglandFlorencestartedanursinghomeforhomE.DuringtheCrimeanWarin1854shewentwithagroupofthirtyeightnursestothefronthospitals.WhattheysawtherewasterriblE.Dirtanddeathwereeverywheretobeseen—andsmelleD.Theofficertheredidnotwantanywomantotellhimhowtorunahospitaleither.Butthebravenursewenttowork.Florenceusedherownmoneyandsomefromfriendstobuyclothesbedsmedicineandfoodforthemen.Heronlypaywasinsmilesfromthelipsofdyingsoldiers.Buttheyweremorethanenoughforthiskindwoman.AftershereturnedtoEnglandshewashonoredforherservicesbyQueenVictoriA.ButFlorencesaidthatherworkhadjustbegun.SheraisedmoneytobuildtheNightingaleHomeforNursesinLondon.Shealsowroteabookonpublichealthwhichwasprintedinseveralcountries.FlorenceNightingalediedattheageofninetystilltryingtoserveothersthroughherworkasanursE.Indeeditisbecauseofherthatwehonornursestoday.1.WhenshewasachildFlorence____.A.lovedtotravelverymuchB.knewwhatherdutyinlifewasC.lovedtohelpsickpeopleD.wasmostinterestedinmusicanddrawing2.DuringtheCrimeanWarin1854Florenceservedinthefronthospitalwhere____.A.sheearnedalittlemoneyB.workwasverydifficultC.fewsoldiersdiedbecauseofherworkD.shedidn’thaveenoughfoodorclothes3.Thepassagecanbestbedescribedas____.A.thelifestoryofafamouswomanB.adescriptionofthenursingworkC.anexampleofsuccessfuleducationD.thehistoryofnursinginEngland
  • Haveyouexperiencedthe2009’sOscarbestmoviecalledSlum-dogMillionaire贫民富翁?ThisfilmisaboutapoorIndianboyfromtheslums贫民窟Jamalwhoendsupwinningthegrandprizeinashow—WhoWantstobeaMillionaire?Thenightbeforeheanswerstheprize-winningquestionsJamalisarrestedbythepoliceandhurtseverely.Theydon'tbelieveaslumdoglikeJamalcananswersevenquestionscorrectlyandpossiblywin20millionrupees.ButasthemovieunfoldsJamalletoutthesecrethowhefoundtheanswerstoeachofthequestions.ViewersalsolearnaboutJamal'schildhoodhisselfisholderbrotherSalimandhischildhoodloveLatikA.Themovie'spointhoweverisnotjusttotellatypicalstoryofanunderdog弱者whobecomesahero.ThedirectoralsousesSlum-DogMillionairetogiveviewersatasteofIndiA.ThemoviebeginsinJamal'schildhoodhomeintheslumsofIndiA.TheplacewhereheandhisfamilylivedremindsoneofthehutongthatusedtomakeupalargepartofoldBeijing.JamalandhisbrothergrowandtravelacrossIndiameanwhilesurvivingasslum-dogsandcheatsandIndiaageswiththem.BythetimeJamalis17or18hisoldhomehasbeenreplacedbyagiantfinancialcenter.JamalandSalimtakeamomenttorecallabouttheiroldlivesastheystandhighupinatallbuildingthatisstillunderconstruction.ThatviewfromaboveremindedmeofasimilarviewIhadjusttwoyearsagoinChina:Iwasstandingthereinthelivingroomofafamilyfriend'smodernapartmentlookingoutthroughawindowdowntosomeshacks简陋的房屋belowjustnexttothebuildingcomplex.Itwasamazinghowrichesandpovertycouldlivesoclosetogether.ThethingthatwasmostappealingaboutthemovietomeandmyIndianfriendswashowwecouldunderstandthestorypresentedinthemoviE.MoreimportantthanthestorywasthewindowonthesocialandeconomicsituationsinAsiathatitprovideD.60.ViewerscanlearnfromthemovieEXCEPT__________.A.Jamal’schildhoodandhisbitterexperienceofwanderingacrossthecountryB.therapidsocialchangesandeconomicdevelopmentinIndiaC.thepoorlifeofpeopleintheslumsagainstthedevelopmentofcitiesinIndiaD.thesecretofbecomingamillionairethroughpersonalstruggle61.Whydoesthemovieappealtothewriter?A.It’satypicalstoryoftheunderdogwhobecomesaherowhichsheadmiresmost.B.It’sanOscarbestmoviethathelpsherunderstandthehumannaturE.C.Ithasanexcitingandcomplicatedplotthatattractsherverymuch.D.ItremindsherofherexperienceinChinaandhelpsknowaboutotherAsiancountries.62.Thewriterwrotethepassageto____________.A.introduceamovietoreadersandshareherviewsaboutit.B.persuademoreviewerstogotothecinematoseethemoviE.C.expressherenthusiasmtowardsAsiaanditsculturE.D.revealthetruesocialrealityinmostdevelopingcountries.
  • Dogwalkersprovidea20to60-minutedailywalkforaclient’s客户dogmakingsurethedoganswersthecallofnatureandgetsproperexercisE.TheyoftenwalkmorethanonedogatatimE.Somewalkersworkfordog-walkingservicesespeciallywhenstartingout.Othershavetheirownbusinessesandbuildbywordofmouthandadvertising.Dogwalkersoftenworkpart-timeandsomeprovideotherserviceslikepetsittingortransporting.InN.Y.C.dogwalkersusuallyearnabout$25anhour.Ifyouworkforadog-walkingbusinessyoumayearnless-ifyouareonyourowndealingwithseveraldogsatthesametimeitmaybemorE.Whatdoyouhavetodotobeadogwalker?Firsthavearealloveofdogsandhaveagoodknowledgeofhowtogetonwithdogs.Trycallingdog-walkingservicestofindoutaboutopenings.Ifyou’reonyourownyou’llneedtonetworkandmarketyourself.Youmightadvertiseyourservicesinpetofficesgroomingbusinessesorneighborhoodpapers.YouwillneedbusinesscardsandamobilephoneandhavegoodreferencesandacleanbackgrounD.You’llalsohavetodealwithtaxesandinsurancE.YoushouldbephysicallyfitfriendlyneatlydressedandextremelydependablE.Manydogwalkersarebonded被担保的andinsuredandthisisadefinitesellingpointtoclients.Ofcourseyouwillbecleaningupdogwaste!Youwillalsobeoutsideinallkindsofweather.Youmayhavetodealwithdogsthatdon’tlikeeachotheranddifficultowners.It’salsoanupanddownkindofbusiness-clientscancomeandgo.Forpetloversspendingtheworkdaywithdogsinsteadofnavigatingofficepoliticsisitsownreward!Youareyourownboss-youcandresscasuallyyourdoggyclientswillloveyouunconditionallyandyou’llgetsomegreatexercise!71.Bywritingthepassagethewritertriesto.A.introduceyoutoajobB.enrichyourknowledgeaboutpetsC.advertiseforabusinessD.tellyoumoreaboutlifeinNewYork72.Thepassageoffersnoinformationabouthowtoasadogwalker.A.findaclientB.trainadogC.getpreparedD.makemoremoney73.Onewhowantstomayfindthepassagehelpful.A.takeupaweekendjobB.keepagoodpetdogC.makemoneyinhisdailysparetimeD.beapart-timeofficeworker74.ThelastparagraphbutonebeginningwithOfcourseismeanttotellyou.A.whatdog-walkingislikeB.whydog-walkingisworthtryingC.theunknownpartofdog-walkingD.thebadsideofdog-walking75.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcasuallyinthelastparagraphpossiblymean?A.asyoulikeB.likeabossC.inadog-friendlywayD.inniceclothes
  • Africaisnowfacingmanyproblems.Peoplearesuffering遭受fromashortage短缺offooD.TheydonothaveenoughhealthcarE.Deserts沙漠arespreading扩大inmanyplaces.InAfricamillionsofpeoplestarved饿todeathandtwothirdsofthemwerechildren.HarryBelafonteafamoussingerinAmericafeltsadwhenhesawafilmaboutthestarvingpeopleinAfricA.HesaidtohimselfIshoulddosomethingtohelpthem.WhatcanIdo?HethoughtofaplantogatherthestarsfromthemusicworldandmakeaspecialrecorD.ThemoneyfromtherecordwouldhelpthestarvingpeopleinAfricA.Thosefamoussingersandmusicianswerealwaysverybusy.Howcanyougatherthem?everyonesaidtoBelafontE.Buttheywerewillingtocometotheevent活动fromalloverthecountry.Thenwhowrotethewordsandmusicfortherecord?DuringtheChristmasholidaysin1984MichaelJacksonandLionelRichiewerewritingthewordsandmusicfortherecordatJackson’shomeinLosAngeles.Theyoftentalkedaboutthemusicfarintothenight.WhentheyfinishedthemusictheycalleditWeAretheWorld.OntheeveningofJanuary28th1985forty-fivesuperstarsmadeahistorical历史性的recordinginaHollywoodstudio演播室.EveryoneshoulddosomethingactivelikethissaidCyndiLauper.WehavetobethevoiceStevieWoneresaidtohelpthosepeoplethathavelosttheirfuturE.Asignwasputatthedoorofthestudio:Pleasecheekyourego自我atthedoor!At10P.M.theybegantheirwork.Theyfinallyfinishedrecordingat8A.M.thatmorning.JustatthatmomentDianaRosssatdownwithtearsinhereyesandsaidIjustdon’twantthistoend!OnApril5morethan800radiostationsallovertheworldplayedWeAreTheWorldatthesametimE.53.WhatdidHarryBelafontethinkheshoulddo?A.Hethoughtheshouldtellotherpeopleaboutit.B.HethoughtheshouldsendalotoffoodtoAfricA.C.Hethoughtheshouldaskthegovernmenttohelpthem.D.HethoughtheshoulddosomethingtohelpthestarvingpeoplE.54.Whowashegoingtomakearecordwith?A.WithMichaelJackson.B.Withthemoviestars.C.Withthebaseballstars.D.WiththestarsfromthemusiC.55.WhatwouldhelpthestarvingpeopleinAfrica?A.ThespecialrecorD.B.ThemoneyfromrecorD.C.Themoneyfromthestars.D.Themoneyfromthegovernment.56.WhatdidDianaRosswant?A.Shedidn’twanttocontinuesuchkindness.B.Shewantedtocontinuedoingsuchkindness.C.Shedidn’twanttostoprecording.D.Shewantedtohaveagoodrest.
  • Headingofftocollegethisyear?Herearesomefashiontipsfromourexpertsyoushouldkeepinmind:Dresstoimpress:StylistandbusinessconsultantDanielaSmithsaysGirlsshouldkeepinmindthatyourcollegeprofessorswilloftenbethebridgethatconnectsyoutoyourfuturecareerandyourclassmateswillbecomeyourprofessionalnetwork.Youdon’tneedtodresslikeyou’regoingtotheofficebutyoushoulddisplayanabilitytoproperlypresentyourselfwithappropriatematurityandconfidenceandlookputtogether.Logomania品牌狂热症:Wearingthelogosofbrandsaimedatyoungercustomersphysicallyidentifiesyouaspartofthatagegroupsoconsiderthetargetedagegroupofthestoresyoushopat.It’stemptingtoloaduponlogosespeciallywell-knownlogosthatsignifyhigh-endbrands.Butconsiderthis:collegeisatimeofself-discoveryachancetodevelopyourownpersonalstylE.Insteadofwearinglogosheadtotoewalkingadvertisement-stylewhynotexpresswhoyoureallyare?Wearrealpants!Thecombinationofleggingsandbaggyshirtsisalltoocommononcollegecampuses.Smithpointsoutthatleggingsyogapantsandsweatpantsareentirelyunacceptableinpublicunlessyou’reexercising.Althoughleggingswornaspantsareacommontrendamonghighschoolandcollegegirlstheyarenotanappropriatechoicefordaywear.Asayoungwomanyourstylechoiceshouldbegintoreflectyourmaturitylevel.Sogetridofleggingsandwearrealpants!Keepthecutefactortoaminimum:StayawayfromsweatersandT-shirtswithsmilinganimalscartooncharactersorHelloKittyonthem.Surekittensmightbecutebutthey’renotdoingyouanyfavorsinthestyledepartment.Dressingtoocutesycantakeyearsoffyourlookandnotnecessarilyinagoodway!Thesecondparagraphindicatestheimportanceof________.A.impressingprofessorsB.gettingonwellwithclassmatesC.creatingaprofessionalimageD.dressingappropriatelyTheauthorbelievesthatcollegegirlsshould________.A.choosealogothatsuitstheirageB.trytoloaduponwell-knownlogosC.uselogostoshowwhotheyareD.findtheiridentitybytryingdifferentlogosTheauthorrecommendswearingrealpantsbecause________.A.leggingsandbaggyshirtsaretoocommonB.yogapantsandsweatpantsarenotascomfortableC.realpantscanpresentyouwithappropriatematurityD.peoplelikerealpantsbetterthantheotherpantsWhat’sthewriter’sattitudetowardssweaterswithanimalsonthem?A.Theymakepeoplelooklovely.B.Theyareveryfashionablethesedays.C.Theywillshowyou’reananimallover.D.Theyarenotsuitableforcollege-agedstudents.Inwhichmagazinewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?BusinessWeek.B.Parents.C.Instyle.D.Travel&Leisure.
  • FootballisIbelievethemostpopulargameinEngland:onehasonlytogototheimportantmatchestoseethis.Richandpooryoungandoldonecanseethemallthereshoutingforonesideortheother.ToastrangeroneofthemostsurprisingthingsaboutfootballinEnglandisthegreatknowledgeofthegamewhicheventhesmallestboyseemstohavE.Hecantellyouthenamesoftheplayersinmostoftheimportantteams.HewilltellyouwhoheexpectswillwinsuchamatchandhisopinionisusuallyasgoodasthatofmenthreeorfourtimeshisagE.MostschoolsinEnglandtakefootballseriously-muchmoreseriouslythannearlyallEuropeanschoolswherelessonsareallveryimportantandgamesareleftforthechildrenthemselves.InEnglanditisbelievedthateducationisnotonlyamatterfillingaboy’smindwithfactsintheclassroom:educationalsomeansthetrainingofcharacter;andoneofthebestwaysoftrainingcharacterisbymeansofgamesespeciallyteamgames;whereaboyorgirlhastolearntoworkwithothersforhisorherteaminsteadofworkingforoneselfalonE.Theschoolthereforeplansgamesandmatchesforitsstudents.FootballisagoodteamgamE.ItisgoodbothforthebodyandtheminD.That’swhyitiseveryschool’sgameinEnglanD.Inpassage1bythistheauthormeans________.peopleoftengotofootballgames.B.peoplerichandpooryoungandoldplayfootballC.footballisthemostpopulargameinEnglandD.peopleusuallyshoutateachotherinafootballmatchInEnglandaboy’sopinionofamatchisoften________.threeorfourtimesbetterthanthatofadultsB.morethanthatofadultsC.asgoodasthatofadultsD.worthconsideringthreeorfourtimesthanadultsInEnglandeducationmeans_______.fillingaboy’smindwithstoriesB.morethantheteachingofknowledgeC.theteachingofknowledgeonlyD.trainingcharacterbymeansoffootballgames
  • ThestrongfearofhighschoolmathislosthereamongthebluelightofcomputerscreensandthesoundsoftypingkeyboarD.A.fanfare喇叭声playsfromaspeakerasastudentpassesachaptertest.NearbyanotherstudentiswatchingavideolecturE.Anotherworksoutamathprobleminhernotebookbeforeclickingonamultiple-choiceansweronherscreen.TheirteacheratAgouraHighSchoolUSRussellStephanssitsatthebackoftheroomwatchingasscorespopupinrealtimeonhiscomputergradesheet.Onestudenthaspassedalevelthedatashows;anotherisretakingaquiz.WhoeverthoughtthisupmakeslifesomucheasierStephanssays.Thistextbook-freeclassroomisbynomeansthenorm常态butitmaybesomeday.SlowlybutinincreasingnumbersschoolsacrosstheUSarereplacingtheheavyandexpensivetextbookwithitslighterandcheapercousin:thedigitaltextbook.A.digitaltextbookcanbedownloadedprojectedandprintedandcanrangefromsimpletexttoacoursefilledwithmultimediaandlinkstoInternetcontent.Someversions版本mustbepurchased;othersareopensource—freeandavailableonlinetoanyonE.Somepraisethetechnologyasawaytosaveschools'moneyreplaceoutdatedbooksandbetterengagestudents.Otherssaymostschoolsdon'thavetheresourcestojoininortheyquestionthequalityofopen-sourcecontent.PaperbooksstillholdthehighestpercentageoftheUStextbookmarketwithdigitaltextbooksmakinguplessthan5percentaccordingtoanalystKathyMickeyofSimbaInformationamarketresearchgroup.ButthatischangingasgradeschoolsfollowtheleadofUSuniversitiesandschoolsinothercountriesincludingSouthKoreaandTurkey.Californiamadethelargestembrace拥抱ofdigitaltextbooksthissummerwhenitapproved10freehighschoolmathandsciencetitlesdevelopedbycollegeprofessors.Thestateleftthechoicetousethemuptoindividualschools.ThetextbooksareoutdatedasfarasI'mconcernedandthere'snoreasonwhyourschoolsshouldhaveourstudentspullaroundtheseold-fashionedandheavyandexpensivebooksGovernorArnoldSchwarzeneggersaidthissummer.Butsomedisagreewiththeideathatdigitaltextbookswillimproveeducationquality.Keepinmindthatwithopen-sourcematerialsyouhavetoask:'Wherearetheycomingfrom?'saidJayDiskeyexecutivedirectoroftheAssociationofAmericanPublishers'schooldivision.Isitatrustedsource?Isitbasedonrealresearch?Diskeysaidtraditionaltextbooksofferacomprehensivecoursewhilesomeopen-sourcetextsprovideonlybitsandpieces.TherecanbequiteadifferenceofcontentandaccuracyhesaiD.Inmanycasesyougetwhatyoupayfor.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassageisto____.A.explainhowtousedigitaltextbooksB.predictthefutureofpapertextbooksC.describethecurrentuseofdigitaltextbooksandpresentargumentsaboutitD.explainthedifferencebetweenpapertextbooksanddigitalonesWhatisSchwarzenegger'sopinionoftraditionaltextbooks?A.Heisagainstgettingridofthem.B.Hewantstohavethemreplacedwithdigitalones.C.SoontheywillnolongerbeuseD.D.HebelievesthattheyaretoblameforthepoorqualityofeducationinCaliforniaDiskeyholdstheviewthat.A.thegovernmentshouldn'tstrengthentheuseofopen-sourcedigitaltextsB.digitaltextbooksmakeupfortheshortcomingsoftraditionaltextbooks.C.papertextbooksanddigitalonesbothhaveadvantagesD.traditionaltextbookshavemorereliablecontentAccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Mathiseasierwiththeuseofcomputers.B.Itisbelievedthatdigitalbookswillreplacetraditionalones.C.Textbook-freeclassesarethemainformofteachingintheUSschools.D.Notallpeopleareinfavorofreplacingpapertextbookswithdigitalones.
  • Watercoloristheoldestpaintsknown.Itdatesbacktotheearlycavemenwhodiscoveredtheycouldaddlifelikequalitiestodrawingsofanimalsandotherfiguresonthewallsofcavesbymixingthenaturalcolorsfoundintheearthwithwater.Fresco壁画oneofthegreatestofallartformsisdonewithwatercolor.Itiscreatedbymixingpaintsandwaterandapplyingthesetowetplaster灰泥.OfthethousandsofpeoplewhostandunderMichelangelo'sheroicceilingintheSistineChapelveryfewknowthattheyarelookingatperhapsthegreatestwatercolorpaintingintheworlD.TheinventionofoilpaintingbytheFlemishmastersinthefifteenthcenturymadefrescopaintinggodown-hillandforthenextseveralcenturieswatercolorwasusedmainlyfordoingsketches素描orasatoolforstudy.ItwasnotuntiltheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesthatEnglishpaintersputbackwatercolorasaseriousartform.TheEnglishhaveawidely-knownlovefortheoutdoorsandalsosmallprivatepictures.Thesoftnessofwatercolorhadaremarkablystrongattractionforthem.Thepopularityofwatercolorcontinuedtogrowuntilinthetwentiethcentury.TheUnitedStatespassedEnglandasthecenterforwatercolorproducingsuchwell-knownwatercolorartistsasThomasEakinsandAndrewWyeth.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thegradualweaknessoffrescopainting.B.Oilshavingmorepowerorinfluenceoverwatercolor.C.TherediscoveryofwatercolorinEnglanD.D.Thestartanddevelopmentofwatercolor.Thefirstwatercolorartistswere______.A.earlycavemenB.ItalianfrescoartistsC.FlemishmastersD.Englishartistsofthe18thcenturyIn16thand17thcenturiestheartiststhought______.A.watercolorwasmorecostlybutwasbetterB.oilpaintinglastedlesslongbutclearerandbrighterC.watercolorwasnotsuitableforfinishedworksD.oilpaintingwasdifficulttouseAccordingtothepassagewatercolorpaintingwasputbackinEnglandbecause______.A.itwaseasytouseoutdoorsB.itwasastrongmediumB.itwasextremelybrightincolorD.itwaswellsuitedtopopulartastesWhatwouldthenextparagraphmostprobablydealwith?A.TheworksoffamousAmericanwatercolorartists.B.Theweaknessofoilsaspopularpaints.C.Techniquesofproducingwatercolor.D.ModernAmericanoilpainters.
  • Areyoutiredoflookingforloveinalltheusualplaces?NowadaysmillionsoflonelysinglesarenowgoingonlineinsteaD.TheWorldWideWebisquicklybecomingtheworld’smostpopularmatchmaker.WithsomanysinglesonlinedozensofdatingsiteslikeYahooPersonalsandMatch.comarehelpingsinglesfindthatspecialsomeonE.AroundtheworldfromAmericatoChinaloveisnowverymuchonlinE.SinglesareflockingtotheInternetmainlybecausetheirbusylifestylesleavethemlittletimetolookforasignificantother.UsingdatingsitesisquickandconvenientTheycanmeetalotmorepeopleonlinethantheycouldbyhangingoutatacluB.Besidesmanysinglessaytheregulardatingscenehasjustledthemfromonebadexperiencetoanotherandarereadytotrysomethingelse.TheyalsoappreciatethefirstdistanceofonlinedatingwhichallowsthemtohidethemselvesuntiltheyarereadytomeetsomeonefacetofacE.Datingsitesalsomakeiteasytoavoidsomeoneyouarenotinterestedin.Intherealworldhoweverignoringsomeoneyoudon’tlikecanbeawkwarD.Despitealltheadvantagesonlinedatingalsopresentsitsownsetofproblems.Peoplearen’talwayswhotheyclaimtobeintheironlineprofiles.Forinstancesomeonewhotellsyouheishandsomesuccessfulandsinglemightturnouttobehomelyunemployedandmarried.Safetyisanotherconcern.YouarejustaslikelytofindacriminalonlineasyouareMr.orMissRight.EvensoSupportersofonlinedatingseethingsinapositiveway.IntheiropinionsinglescansafelyplaytheonlinedatinggamewithalittlecommonsensE.Onlinedatingexpertsrecommendfollowingafewsafetytips:Guardyourpersonalinformation.NevergiveoutyourpersonalinformationonlinE.Thisincludesyourlastnamephonenumberhomeaddressandplaceofwork.Watchforredflags.Doanyofthepeopleyouarechattingwithmakedisrespectfulcomments?Dotheytrytocontrolyou?Dotheygivefalseinformationaboutthemselves?Ifsoforgetthem!MeetinasafeplacE.whenmeetingsomeoneinpersonchooseapubliclocationwithotherpeoplearound.Followingthesetipsandyoumightbeabletofindthepersonofyourdreams.71.Accordingtothepassagemanylonelysinglesdon’tappreciatetheregulardatingscenebecauseitis_______.A.unpopularB.troublesomeC.convenientD.forgettable72.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A.gettingtiredoffallinginloveinausualwayB.peoplewithfalseinformationontheInternetC.newtechnologytofindlovethroughtheInternetD.websitessuchasYahooPersonalsandMatch.com73.Theunderlinedwordsinthesecondparagraphasignificantothermeans_____.A.atruefriendB.amatchmakerC.amarriagepartnerD.ahappyfamily74.WhichofthefollowingisNOTasuitableplaceformeetingsomeoneyougettoknowthroughtheInternetforthefirsttimeaccordingtothetext?A.Athis/herhouseB.AtthemuseumC.AtMcDonald’sD.Atthebookstore75.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat________.A.therearemostlyhomelyandunemployedpeopleonlineB.thepolicehadbetterfindcriminalsonlineC.wecanfindloveonlythroughthedatingsitesD.followingsafetytipsensuresasafeonlinedatingexperience
  • Whyissettinggoalsimportant?BecausegoalscanhelpyoudobeandexperienceeverythingyouwantinlifE.Insteadofjustlettinglifehappentoyougoalsallowyourselftomakeyourlifehappen.Successfulandhappypeoplehaveavisionofhowtheirlifeshouldbeandtheysetlotsofgoalsbothshort-termandlong-rangetohelpthemreachtheirvision.BysettinggoalsyouaretakingcontrolofyourlifE.It’slikehavingamaptoshowyouwhereyouwanttogo.Thinkofitinthisway.Therearetwodrivers.Onehasadestinationinmindhergoalwhichislaidoutforheronamap.Shecandrivestraighttherewithoutanywastedtimeorwrongturns.Theotherdriverhasnogoalordestinationormap.Shestartsoffatthesametimefromthesameplaceasthefirstdriver.Butshedriversaimlesslyaroundnevergettinganywherejustusingupgasandoil.Whichdriverdoyouwanttobe?Winnersinlifesetgoalsandfollowthroughonthem.Theydecidewhattheywantinlifeandthengettherebymakingplansandsettinggoals.Unsuccessfulpeoplejustletlifehappenbyaccident.Goalsaren’tdifficulttosetandtheyaren’tdifficulttoreach.It’suptoyoutofindoutwhatyourgoalsidealsandvisionsreallyarE.YouaretheonewhomustdecidewhattopursueandinwhatdirectiontoaimyourlifE.Researchtellsusthatwhenwewriteagoaldownwearemorelikelytoachieveit.Writtengoalscanbereviewedregularlyandhavemorepower.Likeacontract合同withyourselftheyarehardertoneglectorforget.Alsowhenyouwriteyourgoalsinaparticularwayyouareabletomakeyourselfcontinuouslyawareofsituationsthatwillbringyounearertoyourgoals.Theauthorgavetheexampleoftwodriverstoshow_______.A.thefoolishnessofthefirstdriverB.theimportanceofhavingamapandrightdirectionC.thefoolishnessoftheseconddriverD.theimportanceofsettinggoalsAccordingtothistextthemostimportantthinginrealizingone'sidealisto_____.A.trytoberealisticaboutone'sabilityB.haveaclearunderstandingofwhatheorshewantsinlifeC.letothersunderstandhimorherfirstthenworktogetherwiththemD.letothershelphimorhertomakehisorherdreamcometrueIfpeoplewanttoreachtheirgoalstheyshould______.A.writedowntheirgoalsB.signacontractwithotherpeopleC.facethedifficultiesinfrontofthemD.discusswithothersandaskfortheirhelpIfyouwanttosucceedyoumust_____.A.studyhardB.haveagoalandachieveitC.livehappilyD.sleepwell
  • Detectivesoftenlookforfootprintswhentheytrytosolvecrimes.Scientistsusefootprintstoo—dinosaurfootprintswhentheytrytofigureouthowdinosaurslivedandmoveD.Dinosaursdiedoutabout65millionyearsago.Todayscientistsworktosolvethemysteriesoftheseancientanimals.Footprintsortracks脚印areanimportantwaytolearnaboutdinosaurs.ChristianMeyeroftheNaturalHistoryMuseuminBaselSwitzerlandcallsdinosaurtrackstheclosestthingtoamovieofdinosaurs.TheytellussomethingaboutthesizeoftheanimalthewaytheywerewalkingtheytellussomethingabouttheirspeedMeyersaiD.Tracksalsoshowthatdinosaurssometimestraveledingroups.Travelingingroupsprobablyhelpeddinosaursprotectthemselvesfromenemies.Plussomemeat-eatingdinosaursmayhavehuntedingroupsmuchlikewolvesdotoday.Beinginagroupcouldhelpdinosaursworktogethertokilllargeanimals.Dinosaurfootprintscanbeassmallasafewinchesacrossbuttheycanalsobeasbigasafewfeetacross.Dinosaurfootprintshavebeenfoundthroughouttheworldatover1500sitesincludingaT.RexfootprintinNewMexico.Trackwaysaregroupsoffootprints.Andscientistsaren’ttheonlyonesfindingdinosaurtracks—kidscantoo!Eleven-year-oldMarkTurnerandnine-year-oldDanielHelmdiscovereddinosaurtracksinBritishColumbiaanadA.Soonscientistsbeganstudyingthetracks.Scientistsandotherpeopleinterestedinstudyingdinosaursareworkingtosavethetrackwaysfromactivitieslikeconstructionandmining.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat_______.therewerereallydinosaursontheearthmillionsofyearsagodinosaurswerethemostfrighteninganimalsinthepastC.dinosaurfootprintsareimportantinlearningaboutdinosaurswhydinosaursdiedoutmillionsofyearsagoBystudyingfootprintsscientistscanknowthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.howbigthedinosaurwasB.whatcolorthedinosaurwasC.howfastthedinosaurcouldrunD.howthedinosaurwalkedByworkingingroupssomemeat-eatingdinosaurs_______.A.madethehuntingoflargeanimalseasilyB.couldtravelalongwaywithoutbeinglostC.couldprotectthemselvesfrombeinghuntedbywolvesD.couldgettoaplacefasterFromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatsomehumanactivitieslikemining_______.A.arehelpfultothestudyofdinosaursB.canhelpscientistssolvemanymysteriesC.canleadtothediscoveryofthefootprintsD.candestroythefootprintsofthedinosaur
  • A.newlawhelpspeoplewithdisabilities.Thelawsaysthatpeoplewithdisabilitiesmustbeabletogetintoandoutofallpublicbuildings.Italsosaysthatbusinessmustofferspecialservicestopeoplewhohavespecialneeds.Companiescannotrefusetohiredisabledworkers.Manybusinessesmayhavetochangetheirbuildingsandservices.—Ramps坡道mustbebuiltsopeoplecangetintobuildings.—Movietheatresmusthavespaceforpeopleinwheelchairsandseatsfortheirfriendstositnearthem.—Elevators电梯musthavefloornumberinBraille.ThislawwillhelpmillionsofpeoplE.OnewomanwhohasbeeninawheelchairformanyyearssaidItislikeadream.Accordingtothepassagewecanseethat.A.itwillbedifficultforthenormalpersonstogetintothepublicbuildingsB.thebuildingsofallthebusinesseswillhavetobechangedC.MostbusinessesusedtoofferspecialservicestopeoplewhohavespecialneedsD.itwasdifficultforthedisabledworkerstofindjobsinthepastRampscanhelppeople.A.withhearingproblemsB.whohavedifficultyinusingtheirhandsC.whohavedifficultyinusingtheirlegsorfeetD.whodon’tlikestairsThefactthatthenewlawhasbeenpassedshowsthat______.A.thegovernmenthaspaidnoattentiontothedisabilitiesB.thegovernmentwantstohelpthesedisabilitiesC.normalpeopleshowmercytothedisabilitiesD.companieswillhiremillionsofdisabledpeople
  • A.popularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeone’selseorourselves---thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Infactwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellinatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob!OftenwordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffecttheywillhavE.Butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesinothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclearwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orharsh刻薄的andcriticallanguagewillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffect.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.Wordspossesspower:bothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal?Thechoiceisours.57.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat________.A.notsticksandstonesbutwordswillhurtusB.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceC.negativewordsmayletusdownD.wordshavealastingeffectonus58.Thereisnosenseforustofeelembarrassedwhenwetalktoourselvesbecause_______A.almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB.wecanbenefitfromtalkingtoourselvesC.talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageD.itdoesnoharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealone59.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalsotimely_______A.praiseourselvesB.remindourselvesC.makeourselvesrelaxedD.giveourselvesamusement60.Theauthorwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat___________A.encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffersB.negativewordsmaystimulateustomakemoreprogressC.peopletendtorememberfriendlywordsD.itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers
  • Areyounervousaboutclimbingbecauseyouthinkit'stoodangerous?Doyoufeelyou'renotfitenoughtoclimb?Doyouknowhowtostartclimbing?Let'sconsidertheideathatclimbingisdangerous.BeingafraidisnaturalbutifyouusesuitableropesandotherclimbingequipmentsyouwillfeelcompletelysafE.Climbersareusuallyverycarefulbecausetheyknowwhattheyaredoingisdangerous.Accidentshappenbutwhentheydotheytendtoattractalotofpublicity.Asaresultpeoplethinktherearemanymoreaccidentsthanthereareinreality.Youcannotexpecttostartclimbingstraightaway.ClimbingisachallengeandchallengestaketimE.Itisnecessaryfirstofallthatyouachieveagoodleveloffitness.Beginassoonasyoubecomeinterestedinclimbing?gotothegymgoswimmingtakeupjoggingandcontinuetodosothroughoutyourtrainingperioD.Discoverasmuchasyoucanaboutclimbing.Visitthelibraryandfindbookespeciallyforbeginnersorbuyclimbingmagazinesandlookforarticleswhichdescribeyoursituation.LookupinformationontheInternet.Findoutaboutequipmentmethodsandplacestogo.Nexttakeacourseonaclimbingwall.Thereareplentyofclimbingwallsalloverthecountrywhichhavetrainedandqualifiedpeopleasinstructors.CallyourlocalleisurecentretofindoutifthereisoneinyourareA.Thesetrainingsessionsareaquickwaytogetexperienceandyouarelikelytomeetotherbeginners.Afterthisyoucandoanoutsidecourseofjoinaclubwhereyoucanmeetclimbersofallabilitiesandeventuallyjoiningroup-climbingevents.Atfirstyoumaynotunderstandtheimportanceofagoodtrainingperiodbutafteryouhavecompletedyourfirstclimbandyouarestandingsafelyatthetopofarockfeelingthrilledthenyouwillknowitwastherightthingtodo.Thearticleiswrittenby.A.adoctorB.anexperiencedclimberC.abeginnerD.afitnessinstructorThewriterthinksanewclimbershould.A.beginbybecomingfitB.havethecouragetomeetthechallengesC.beawareofthecausesoftheaccidentsD.doenoughsportstogetinterestedinclimbingByclimbingwallsyoucan.A.joinaclubyoulikeB.gaincontrolledexperienceC.becomequalifiedinstructorsD.takepartingroup-climbingeventsTheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphprobablymeans.A.theclimbB.thetrainingC.theequipmentD.theachievement
  • Criticsofcloningoftenrepeatthequestionrelatedtothecontroversial有争议的scienceJustbecausewecandoesitmeanweshould?Thecloserwecometobeingabletocloneahumanthehotterthedebateoveritgrows.Forallthegoodthingscloningmayachieveopponentssaythatitwilldojustasmuchharm.Anotherquestionishowtogoverningcloningprocess.ThereisfederalofficiallawbanningcloningintheUnitedStatesbutseveralstateshavepassedtheirownlawstobanthepracticE.TheUSFoodandDrugsAdministrationFDAhasalsosaidthatanyoneintheUnitedStatesattemptinghumancloningmustfirstgetitspermission.InJapanhumancloningisacrimethatispunishedbyupto10yearsinprison.Whilelawsaretobancloningatthistimesomescientistsbelievethatthetechnologyisnotreadytobetestedonhumans.IanWilmutoneoftheco-creatorsofDollyhasevensaidthathumancloningprojectswouldbeanirresponsiblecrimE.Cloningtechnologyisstillinitsearlystagesandnearly98%percentofcloningeffortsendinfailurE.Theembryosareeithernotsuitableforimplantingintotheuterus子宫ortheydieshortlyafterbirth.Theclonesthatdosurviveendupsufferingfromdeadlyorproblematicgeneticabnormalities畸形.Somecloneshavebeenbornwithfaultyheartlungproblemsandbloodvesselproblems.Oneofthemostfamouscaseswasaclonedsheepthatwasbornwithbutmalformedarteries畸形动脉leadingtothelungs.Opponentsofcloningwillpointoutthatwecanenthanize安乐死thesefaultyclonesofotheranimalsbuttheyaskwhatifahumancloneisbornwiththesesameproblems.Advocatesofcloningrespondthatitisnoweasiertopickoutfaultyembryosevenbeforetheyareimplantedintothemother.Thedebateoverhumancloningisjustbeginningbutasscienceadvancesitcouldbethebiggestmoraldilemmaofthe21stcentury.68.Whichwordinthetextistheoppositeoftheunderlinedwordopponents?A.criticsB.advocatesC.scientistsD.co-creators69.Thewriterwritesthispassagemainlyto________________.A.supportpassinglawstobanhumancloningB.listproblemswithhumancloningC.introducecritics’ideasabouthumancloningD.statethedebateoverhumancloning70.WhichofthefollowingwillIanWilmutprobablyNOTagreewith?A.Cloningtechnologyisinitsearlystages.B.Humancloningshouldbemadeillegal.C.Veryfewcloningeffortsaresuccessful.D.Cloningtechnologyisreadytobetestedonhumans
  • Youarewalkingdownthestreetmindingyourownbusinesswhenyouseeasnowball.Nobigdealright?ExceptthesnowballisastallasyouarE.Andweighsaboutaton.DidwementionthatitisJune?That’stheexperiencethousandofLondonershadwhentheycrossedpathswithSnowballinSummerGoldsworthymakessculpture雕塑fromallsortsofthingshefindsoutside–leavesearthandrocksaswellasiceandsnow.Hewantedtofindouthowbusypeoplewouldreacttoanunexpectedsnowballmeltingintheirmidst.Duringthewinterof2008herolled13giantsnowballsnearhishomeinScotlanD.Hefilledeachonewithasurpriseinthecenter–suchasberriesfeatherslittlestonesorsheep’swool–whichwouldappearasthesnowmelteD.ThefinishedsnowballswerestoredinadeepfreezeuntilsummerthentransportedtoLondoninrefrigeratedtrucks.AtmidnightonJune212008whilethecitysleptGoldsworthyandhishelpersrolledtheirsnowballsintoplacE.Peoplewalkingtoworkorschoolmusthavethoughttheskywasfallingwhentheystumbledacrosssnowballsthesizeofbabyelephants.Someofthemhadneverevenseensnowinreallifeandtheycouldn’thelptouchingthemingreatsurprisE.Asthesnowstartedtomeltthingsgotevenmoreinteresting.Theperfectlyroundsnowballstookondifferentshapesasthestuffinsidebegantopokethrough.TwodayslatermostofGoldsworthy’ssnowballsweregoneandtheirfillingsscattereD.ButLondonerswereleftwithareallygoodstoryaboutthatoddsummerdaywhenthesnowballcamE.Whatisreallyspecialaboutthesnowballsisthat______________________.A.theylieinthestreetB.theyareintheshapeofbabyelephants.C.theyhaveberriesfeatherslittlestonesandfeathersinthem.D.theyappearinJunE.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldsworthyinmakingthesnowballs?A.Tofindoutpeople’sreactionstothemB.Tocalluppeople’smemoryofthecoldwinter.C.ToshowoffhisskillsinsculpturE.D.Toletpeopleexperiencethecoldwinter.WhydidGoldsworthyandhishelpersrolltheirsnowballsintoplaceatmid-night?A.Theydidn’twanttodisturbotherpeoplE.B.ItwasquiteatthattimE.C.Theywantedtoavoidthetrafficjam.D.TheywantedtogivepeopleasurprisE.
  • Dr.Papaderoswhatisthemeaningoflife?Theusuallaughterfollowedandpeoplestirred骚动togo.PapaderoshelduphishandandstilledtheroomandlookedatmeforalongtimeaskingwithhiseyesifIwasseriousandseeingfrommyeyesthatIwas.Iwillansweryourquestion.Takinghiswalletoutofhishippockethefishedintoaleatherbillfoldandbroughtoutaverysmallroundmirroraboutthesizeofaquarter.Andwhathesaidwentlikethis:WhenIwasasmallchildduringthewarwewereverypoorandwelivedinaremotevillagE.OnedayontheroadIfoundthebrokenpiecesofamirror.AGermanmotorcyclehadbeenwreckedinthatplacE.ItriedtofindallthepiecesandputthemtogetherbutitwasnotpossiblesoIkeptonlythelargestpiecE.ThisoneandbyscratchingitonastonE.ImadeitrounD.IbegantoplaywithitasatoyandbecamefascinatedbythefactthatIcouldreflectlightintodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine——indeepholesandcrevices裂缝anddarkclosets.ItbecameagameformetogetlightintothemostinaccessibleplacesIcouldfinD.IkeptthelittlemirrorandasIwentaboutmygrowingupIwouldtakeitoutinidlemomentsandcontinuethechallengeofthegamE.AsIbecameamanIgrewtounderstandthatthiswasnotjustachild’sgamebutametaphorforwhatImightdowithmylifE.IcametounderstandthatIamnotthelightorthesourceoflight.Butlight——truthunderstandingknowledge——isthereanditwillshineinmanydarkplacesonlyifIreflectit.Iamafragment碎片ofamirrorwhosewholedesignandshapeldonotknow.NeverthelesswithwhatIhaveIcanreflectlightintothedarkplacesofthisworld——intotheblackplacesintheheartsofmen—andchangesomethingsinsomepeoplE.PerhapsothersmayseeanddolikewisE.ThisiswhatIamabout.ThisisthemeaningofmylifE.Onhearingtheauthor’squestionDr.Papedotesatfirst.A.laughedathisfoolishnessB.wasn’tsureoftheanswerC.doubtedhisseriousnessD.wasn’tinterestedatallHowdidDr.Papaderosgetthesmallroundmirrorwhenhewasachild?A.HefounditontheroadandmadeitrounD.B.AdyingGermansoldiergavehimasapresent.C.Hechancedtofinditinthestreetwhileplaying.D.Heputthebrokenpiecestogetherandmadeit.WhydidDr.Papaderoslikethesmallroundmirrorsomuchasachild?A.Becausehewastoopoortoaffordothertoys.B.Becauseitcouldshinetheplaceswheretkesuncouldn’treach.C.Becausehebelieveditwouldbringgoodlucktohim.D.Becauseittofdhimalotaboutwhatlifereallymeanttohim.Theunderlinedmetaphorinthe7thparagraphmostprobablymeans.A.symbolB.sourceC.lightD.purposeWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ASpecialGameintheChildhoodB.ABrokenPieceofMirrorC.Dr.Papaderos’ExperienceD.TheMeaningofLife
  • 阅读理解从ABCD中选出正确的答案每题2分共40分ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-houraweektosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluenced影响ustobemoremindful注意的留神的ofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.Theman'sjobwasbikeracing.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemean?A.goveryfartoseesomeoneB.walkoutonfoottogreetsomeoneC.helpsomeonewithone’sbestD.enjoythemomentwithsomeoneWecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamilyHowdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple'sproblem?A.Fromastranger.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromradiobroadcasts.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.
  • OnceDr.Mellinkoffinvitedmetojoinhimatthehospitaltodiscussinterestingcaseswithhisstudents.ThecaseathandwasaGuatemalanmanaged34whohadafeverandmanyothermedical^problems.HisconditionwasnotimprovingandtherewasnotmuchhopehewouldlivE.Dr.:Mellinkoffaskedtoseethepatient.HeintroducedhimselfinSpanishandinaverygentlevoiceaskedhowhefelt.Thepatientsmiledandsaideverythingwasallright.Thenthedoctoraskedifhewasabletoeat.Thepatientsaidthathehadnodesiretoeat.Areyougettingfoodyoulike?Thepatientsaidnothing.Doyougetthekindoffoodyouhaveathome?Theanswerwasno.Thedoctorputhishandontheman'sshoulderandhisvoicewasverysoft.If;youhadfoodthatyoulikedwouldyoueatit?YesyesthepatientsaiD.Thechangeinthepatient'sappearancecouldn'thavebeenmoreobvious.Nothingwassaidbutitwaseasytotellthatamessagehadbeensentand!hadalsobeenreceiveD.LaterthedoctoraskedwhytheGuatemalanmanwasn'tgettingfoodhecouldeat.OneofthestudentssaidWeallknowhowdifficultitistogetthekitchentomakespecialmeals.Supposethedoctorrepliedyoufeltacertainmedicinewasabsolutelynecessarybutthatourhospitaldidn'tcarryitwouldyouacceptdefeatorwouldyouinsistthehospitalmeetyourrequest?IwouldprobablyinsistthestudentsaiD.VerywellthedoctorsaiD.Youmightwanttotrythesamemethodinthekitchen.Itwon'tbe-easybutIcanhelpyou.Meanwhilelet'sgetsomefoodinsidethismanasfastaspossibleandstaywithit.Orhe'llbekilledbyhunger.BythewaytheremustbesomeoneamongyouwhocanspeakSpanish.Ifwewanttomakerealprogressweneedtobeabletotalkwithhim.Threeweekslater.DoctorMellinkofftoldmethattheGuatemalanmanhadleftthehospitalunderhisownpower.Ittakesmorethanmedicinetohelpsickpeople;youalsohavetotalktothemandmakethemcomfortablE.ThepatienthadnodesiretoeatbecauseA.hewasnothungryB.hewasseriouslyillC.hewasgivenspecialmealsD.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththefoodAccordingtothepassagewecanconcludethat.A.thepatient’snativelanguagewasSpanishB.thepatient’sillnesswascausedbyhungerC.Dr.MellinkoffperformedanoperationonthepatientD.thehospitalfailedtoprovidetherightmedicineforthepatientWhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeDr.Mellinkoff?A.ColD.B.ConsideratE.C.Curious.D.Careless.WhatdoyouthinkDr.Mellinkoffwantedtotellhisstudentsinthiscase?A.Doctorsshouldbegoodatforeignlanguages.B.Doctorsshouldknowtheirpatients’realproblems.C.Doctorsshouldtrytoimprovetheirmedicalskills.D.Doctorsshouldhaveagoodrelationshipiththeirpatients.
  • Sittingisartthatisn’tgettingpassedalong.Peoplethesedaysfeelasthoughtheyhavetobedoingsomething.Iftheyarenotworkingtheyarejoggingorplayingtennisorgolfortakingcoursestoimprovetheirmindsorbodies–ortheyareparkedinfrontoftheTV.SittinginfrontoftheTVisn’tsitting–it’swatching.Peopleusedtositalot.Youwouldwalkdownthestreetordrivedowntheroadandtheretheywouldbeoutonthedoorstepssitting.Youcouldgodowntothestoreandsitonthebenchoutfrontinthesummeroraroundthefireinthewinter.ThereweresittingbenchesoutinthetownsquarE.Atthegaragetherewerestraight-backedchairs.Thereamongtheoilcansandtriesandsparepartsyoucouldkickbackandsit.HousesusedtohavesittingroomswherethegrownupswouldgoafterSundaydinner.MomandDadGrandpaandAuntRubywouldsitanddigest消化thefriedchickenandtalkaboutAuntEthel’sillnessandhowwelltheministerdidtoday.Outsidethechildrenwouldplayandtheafternoonwouldpassbyinacomfortablehaze悠闲的氛围.Thatsortofthinglookslikedoingnothing.A.rechargingbattery正在充电的电池doesn’tlookasifit’sdoinganythingeither.Sittingrestoresyoursoulifyouwanttoenjoyatrulyfulllifedon’tjustdosomething–sittherE.Whatmessagedoestheauthortrytogetthroughtous?A.Peopleshouldmakebetteruseoftheirsittingroom.B.PeopleshouldspendlesstimewatchingTV.C.Peopleshouldpassdowntheirgoodhabits.D.PeopleshouldtakethingseasyfortheirowngooD.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat_____________A.peoplelivedamorerestfullifeinthepastB.townswerebuilttomakelivingconvenientC.smalltowngarageshadalottoofferD.peopleenjoyedgoingoutforadriveThesittingroommentionedinthetextusedtobeaplacefor______________.A.eatingfood.B.watchingTV.C.gatheringtogether.D.playingwithchildren.Fromthetextweknowthewriterbelieves_______________A.sittinghasagoodspiritualeffectB.sittinghelpspeoplerememberthepastC.sittingroomsmayhavedifferentpurposesD.asittingroomisimportantfortheolD.
  • Theneedtofeedagrowingpopulationisputtingmuchpressureontheworld’ssupplyofwater.With97%oftheworld’swatertoosaltytobedrunkorusedinagriculturetheworldwidesupplyofwaterneedscarefulmanagementespeciallyinagriculturE.Althoughtheideaofawatershortage短缺seemsstrangetosomeonefortunateenoughtoliveinahighrainfullcountrymanyoftheworld’sagriculturalindustriesexperienceconstantwatershortages.Althoughdamscanbebuilttostorewaterforagriculturaluseindryareasanddryseaonsthecostsofwaterredistribution重新分配areveryhigh.NotonlyistherethecostoftheengineeringitselfbutthereisalsoanenvironmentalcosttobeconsidereD.Wherevalleys山谷arefloodedtocreatedamshousesarelostandwildlifehomesdestroyeD.Besideswatermanyfloweasilythroughpipestofieldsbutitcannotbetransportedfromonesideoftheworldtotheother.Eachcountrymustthereforerelyonthemanagementofitsownwatertosupplyitsfarmingrequirements.Thisisparticularlytroublingrocountrieswithagriculturalindustriesinareasdependentonirrigation灌溉.InTexasfarmers’overuseofirrigationwaterberesultedina25%redcutionofthewaterstores.IntheCentralValleyareaofsoutheasternUSAahugewaterengineeringprojectprovidedwaterforfarmingindryvallegebutmuchofthewaterusehasbeenpoorlymanageD.SaudiArabia’sattemptstogrowwheatindesertareashavebeenthepumpingofhugequantitiesofirrigationwaterfromundergroundreserves.Becausethereisnorainfallintheseareassuchreservescanonlydecreaseanditisbelievedthatfiftyyearsofpumpingwillseethemrundry.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearntthat_______.A.muchoftheworld’swaterisavailableforuseB.peopleinhighrainfllcountriesfeelluckyC.thecostsofwaterredistributionshouldbeconsideredD.watercanbeeasilycarriedthroughpipesacrosstheworld2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThewaterinTexashavebeenreducedby75%.B.Mostindustriesintheworldsufferfromwatershortagers.C.TheundergroundwaterinSaudiArabiamightrunoutin50years.D.GoodmanagementofwateruseresultedfromtheprojectintheCentralValley.3.Whatismostlikelytobediscussedintheparagrehthatfollows?A.Stepstoimprovingwaterusemanaget.B.Waystorredjucethecostsofbuilingdams.C.Measuredtodmalwithworldwidewatershortages.D.Appmihestohandlingthepressureonwatersupply.4.Thetextismainlyabout____________.A.watersupplyandincreasingpopulationB.waterusemanagementandagricultureC.waterredistributionandwildlifeprotectionD.watershornagesandenvironmentalprotection.
  • Allthingschangeexceptbarbersthewaysofbarbersandthesurroundingsofbarbers.TheseneverchangE.Whatoneexperiencesinabarber’sshopthefirsttimeheentersoneiswhathealwaysexperiencesinbarbers’shopsafterwardtilltheendofhisdays.Igotshavedthismorningasusual.A.manapproachedthedoorfromJonesStreetasIapproacheditfromMain--athingthatalwayshappens.Ihurriedupbutitwasofnouse;heenteredthedooronelittlestepaheadofmeandIfollowedinandsawhimtaketheonlyemptychairtheoneheadedbythebestbarber.Italwayshappensso.IsatdownhopingthatImightsitinthechairbelongingtothebetteroftheremainingtwobarbersforhewasabitaheaD.Iwatchedtheprobabilitieswithstronginterest.WhenIsawthatNo.2wasgainingonNo.1myinterestgrewtosolicitude孤单.WhenNo.1wasgraduallylosingtheracemysolicituderosetoanxiety.WhenNo.1caughtupagainandbothwereabouttofinishandsayNext!firstmyverybreathstoodstillwiththesuspensE.ButwhenIsawthathehadlosttheracebyasingleinstantIroseangrilyandquittedtheshoptokeepfromfallingintothehandsofNo.2;forIhavenoneofthatfirmnessthatenablesamantolookcalmlyintotheeyesofawaitingbarberandtellhimhewillwaitforhisfellow-barber’schair.Istayedoutfifteenminutesandthenwentbackhopingforbetterluck.Unfortunatelyallthechairswereoccupiednowandfourmensatwaitingsilentandlookingboredasmenalwaysdowhoarewaitingtheirturninabarber’sshop.IsatdownandwaiteD.AtlastmyturncamE.A.voicesaidNext!andIgiveintoNo.2ofcoursE.Italwayshappensso.IsmiledandsaidthatIwasinahurryanditaffectedhimasstronglyasifhehadneverheardit.Heexploredmyhairwithhisclawsandsuggestedthatitneededtrimming修剪.IsaidIdidnotwantittrimmeD.HeexploredagainandsaiditwasprettylongforthepresentstylE.IsaidIhadhaditcutonlyaweekbeforE.Hestoppedforamomentandthenaskedwhocutit?IstaredathimfromthemirrorandrepliedYoudid!Thenadog-fightattractedhisattentionandherantothewindowandstayedandwatchedit1.Theauthorleftthebarber’sshopmainlybecause_________.A.hewouldliketowaitforNo.1outsideB.hewouldratherbeservedbythebestbarberC.helackedthecouragetotellNo.2hisintentionD.hewasangryattheslowspeedofNo.12.Whatisthechangeoftheauthor’sattitudefromthemomenthewentintothebarber’stothemomentheleftit?A.Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.B.Disappointed--Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.C.Hopeful---Sad---Anxious---Angry.D.Hopeful---Anxious---Angry---SaD.3.TheauthorchoseNo.2intheendbecause________.A.hehadnochoiceB.hewasinahurryC.No.1avoidedhimonpurposeD.heisalwaysonestepbehindothers4.Theunderlinedwordsuspenseinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans________.A.lonelinessB.possibilityC.anxietyD.hope5.Whatislikelytohappennext?A.Theauthorlosthistemper.B.No.2ranoutofhispatiencE.C.Theauthorwaswell-servedbyNo.2.D.Theauthorwastreatedthesamewayasusual.
  • Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles困难.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaseshowthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff挡开illnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting转移注意力usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.56.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause_______.A.theyareindispensable不可缺少的topeople’ssocialwell-beingB.theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresourcesC.theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationeraD.theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdiseaseetc57.Researchshowsthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.A.reliesonthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives58.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushions?Line1Para2A.addsuptoB.doesawaywithC.lessenstheeffectofD.laysthefoundationfor59.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_______.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect60.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat__________.A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakesC.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles
  • PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944whenshestarredinNationalVelvet-thestoryofVelvetBrownayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorseraceAtfirsttheproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmalltoplaythepartofVelvet.Howevertheywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.HerparentsbothAmericanshadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstartedtheTaylorsmovedtoBeverlyHillsCaliforniaandthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.AfterhersuccessasachildstarTaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadult成人rolesandwontwiceforBestActress:Butterfield81960andWho’sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf?1966Taylor’sfame名声andpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustrysoshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattimE.ElizabethTaylorisalegend传奇人物ofourtimE.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvetshehasbeenluckyshehasbeautyfameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.TaylorseldomactsinmoviesanymorE.Insteadsheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinessesandintohelpingothers—severalyearsagoshefoundedanorganizationthathasraisedmorethan$40millionforresearchandeducation.Theproducersdidn’tletTaylorplaythepartofVelvetatfirstbecausetheythoughtshe____.A.wassmallinsizeB.wastooyoungC.didnotplaywellenoughD.didnotshowmuchinterestWhatElizabethTaylorandVelvetBrownhadincommonwasthattheywereboth_____.A.popularalltheirlivesB.famousactressesC.suecessfulwhenveryyoungD.richandkind-heartedTaylorbecameBestActressattheageof.A.12B.28C.31D.34InherlaterlifeElizabethTaylordevotedherselfto.A.doingbusinessandhelpingothersB.turningherselfintoalegendC.collectingmoneyforthepoorD.goingaboutresearchandeducationwork
  • GetyourhandsoffmeIhavebeenstolenthelaptopaportablecomputershouteD.Thatisanewsolutiontolaptopcomputertheft:aprogramthatletsownersgivetheirpropertyavoicewhenithasbeentaken.Theprogramallowsuserstodisplayalertsonthemissingcomputer’sscreenandeventosetaspokenmessagE.TrackingsoftwareforstolenlaptopshasbeenonthemarketforsometimebutthisisthoughttobethefirstthatallowsownerstogivethethiefapieceoftheirminD.Ownersmustreporttheirlaptopmissingbyvisitingawebsitewhichsendsamessagetothemodel:aredandyellowlostorstolensignappearsonitsscreenwhenitisstarteD.Underthelatestversion版本ofthesoftwareuserscanalsosendaspokenmessagE.Themessagecanbesettoreappearevery30secondsnomatterhowmanytimesthethiefclosesit.Onecustomersentamessagesaying’YouarebeingtrackeD.Iamrightatyourdoor’saidCarrieHafemanchiefexecutiveofthecompanywhichproducestheprogramRetriever.InthelatestversionpeoplecanaddaspokenmessagE.Forexamplethelaptop’sspeakerswillsay:Helpthislaptopisreportedlostorstolen.Ifyouarenotmyownerreportmenow.TheRetrieversoftwarepackagewhichcosts$29.95buthasafreetrialperiodhasthefunctionsofmanysecuritysoftwareprograms.Ownerscanremotelyswitchtoanalternativepasswordiftheyfearthatthethiefhasalsogotholdoftheaccessdetails.IfathiefaccessestheinternetwiththestolenlaptopRetrieverwillcollectinformationontheinternetserviceproviderinusesothatthepolicecanbealertedtoitslocation.Thousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyearformhomesandofficesbutwiththeuseoflaptopsincreasingthenumberstolenwhiletheirownersareoutandabouthasbeenrisingsharply.Othersecuritysoftwareallowsuserstoerasedataremotelyorlockdownthecomputer.Theexpressiontogivethethiefapieceoftheirmindcanbeunderstoodas_______A.togivethethiefanalertmindB.toexpresstheowners’angertothethiefC.toremindthethiefofthisconscienceD.tomakethethiefgiveuphismindDifferentfromothersecuritysoftwareRetrievercan_______.A.recordthestealingprocessB.helprecognizethelostlaptopC.lockdownthecomputerremotelyD.sendaspokenmessageOnefunctionoftheprogramisthatitallowstheownerto_______atadistancE.A.changesomeaccessdetailsforswitchingonthelaptopB.turnonthelaptopbyusingtheoriginalpasswordC.operatethelaptopbymeansofandalternativepasswordD.erasetheinformationkeptinthestolenlaptopWhichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthepassage?A.WithnoRetrieverthousandsoflaptopsarestoleneveryyear.B.A.newsoftwareprovidesameanstoreducelaptoptheft.C.Retrieverhashelpedtofindthievesandlostcomputers.D.A.newprogramoffersacommunicationplatformwiththethief.
  • 第四部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项WhenyoulookatamapoftheCaribbeanyouwillseeabunchoflittleislandssurroundedby.Bluewaterswhichincludeplacesthataren'talwayshouseholdnameslikeMontserratandAnguillA.WhilesomeofthenamesmaynotbefamiliarthefactisthattheCaribbeanisapopularvacationregion.Thoselittleclotsonthemapoftenturnouttobeislandparadises.Therearemorethan7000islandsisletsandreefsintheareamanyofwhicharelightlypopulatedandstunninglybeautiful.ThebiggestchallengeyoumightfaceinplanningyourtripischoosingwhereintheCaribbeantogo.Allofthenationsfeatureexcellentweather.Mostfeaturebeautifulbeaches.YoucanenjoythewatersinmostoftheCaribbeannationsandasisoftenthecasewithislandnationsyouwillbewelcomedwarmlybythelocals.Herearesomeresourcestohelpyou.UnlessyoucanwalkonwateroryoucruisetheCaribbeanthebestwaytovisitistofly.Somedestinationshavemorefrequentandcheaperflightsthanothers.YoushoulddosomecomparisonshoppingonflightstotheCaribbean.AndifyouareplanningonflyingthereduringtheChristmasholidayweeksit'simportanttobookasearlyaspossiblebecausepriceswilljustkeepgoingupastheygetcloser.TheCaribbeanoffersawidevarietyofaccommodationoptions.CheckouttheCaribbeanhotelsthatareavailabletogetabetterideaofthevariousoptions.IfyouareonatightbudgetthentheCaribbeancouldbechallengingasthereareonlyafewcheaphotelsandhostelsthatmighthelpyousavesomemoney.ManypeopleseetheCaribbeanfromacruiseship.Thereisnoshortageofcruisesthatwilltakeyouthroughtheregion.CruiseandVacationTravelPackagesistheplacetogotofindthecruiseorvacationpackagethatisrightforyou.56.TheCaribbeanispopularwithtouristsbecause________.A.theareahasasmallpopulationB.theareahasalonghistory.C.therearemanybeautifulislandsthereD.tireareaisverydeveloped57.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthefourthparagraphrefersto_________.A.pricesofairticketsB.touriststotheCaribbeanC.flightstotheCaribbeanD.theChristmasholidayweeks58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheweatherinalloftheCaribbeannationsisfinE.B.MostoftheCaribbeanhotelsarecheap.C.ThelocalpeopleoftheCaribbeanareveryfriendly.D.ItishardtochooseadestinationintheCaribbean.
  • IchosetostudyinMadridbecauseIhadadesiretolearnSpanish.MyfirstimpressionsofMadridwereincrediblE.ItwasbeforetheNewYearthatIarrivedinMadridforthefirsttimE.WhiletravelingtomySpanishfriend’shouseinataxiIappreciatedthebuildingsalongtheroadwhichweredifferentfromthoseofmyowncountry.ThereareanincrediblenumberofrestaurantsandbarsfromallovertheworlD.IfyouarereallyintosightseeingIhopeyouhaverechargeablebatteriesforyourdigitalcamerabecauseoneweekreallyisn’tenoughtimetoseeeverythinghereincludinganumberofartscienceandhistoricalmuseumsaswellasparksbuildingsandamazinglandscapes.WhatIlikedbestaboutlifeinMadridwasthefactthatifyouwerefrustratedwithschoolworkandwantedtohavesomefunyoucaneasilygoout.Thenightlifeneverseemstostopandthepeopleareallveryfriendly.YoucanmeetpeopleandpracticeSpanishwhilehavingfunatthesametimE.WhatIlikedleastwasthefactthatmanypeoplesmokedinthestreets.AlsocomingfromtheUSIwasusedtohavingabigbreakfasteverymorningbutwhilelivingwithanactualSpanishfamilyIwasn’treallysatisfiedwiththefoodinthemorning.IthinkIhavedefinitelybecomemoreindependentsinceIcamebackfromSpain.LivinginabigcitylikeMadridIfoundthatitisnecessarytoplanaheadandtomakeaschedule时间表forfuturE.ThereissomuchtoseenotjustintheSpanishWorldbutintheEuropeanWorldaswell.49.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToattractpeopletotouraroundMadriD.B.ToshowhowtoenjoySpanishculturE.C.TogiveadviceonhowtostudySpanish.D.Todescribetheauthor’slifeinMadriD.50.TheauthorwenttoMadridto_________________.A.visithisfriendB.goonasightseeingtourC.studySpanishD.completehistriparoundEurope51.Whydidtheauthorsuggesttakingrechargeablebatteries?A.It’sdifficulttodealwiththeusedbatteries.B.It’snotconvenienttorechargebatteries.C.Therearefewstoresthatsellordinarybatteries.D.Youwillfindlotsofplacesworthtakingpicturesof.52.WhichofthefollowinginMadriddidn’tpleasetheauthor?A.Parksandbuildings.B.Restaurantsandbars.C.NightlifE.D.Breakfast.
  • ItislovethatmakestheworldgorounD.Anditisalsolovethathassuchpowertoovercomealldifficulties.Sowesay:Lovewillfindaway.Assmileisafacialexpressionshowingpleasureaffectionandfriendlinessitisthecommonestwaytoshowourgoodwillperfectlywithoutsayinganything.A.Chinesesayingruns:neverhitapersonwhoissmilingatyou.Itisatime-provenfactthatthesmileisalanguageallitsown—auniversallanguage—understoodbythepeopleofeverynationintheworlD.WemaynotspeakthesametongueasourforeignneighborsbutwesmileinthesametonguE.Weneednointerpreterforthusexpressinglovehappinessorgoodwill.OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCaliforniaitwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalitycontradictedminE.HeseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchasE.IboughtnothingandmarchedangrilyoutofthestorE.Myangertowardthatgrewwitheachstep.Outsidestandingatthecornerwasadark-complexionyoungmaninhisearlytwenties.HisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmineandinthenextinstantabeautifuldazzlingsmilecoveredhisfacE.Igaveinimmediately.ThemagneticpowerofthatshiningsmiledroveawayallbitternesswithinmeandIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.Beautifuldayisn’tit?Iremarkedinpassing.Thesuddenlysomethinginsidemesentmeturningback.IreallyoweyouadebtofgratitudeIsaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepenedbuthemadenoattempttoanswer.A.Mexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.CarloshenospeakEnglishshevolunteereD.YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething?InthatmomentIfelttransformeD.Carlos’smilehadmadeabigpersonofmE.Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstoodtenfeettall.YesmyreplywasenthusiasticandsinceretellhimIsaid‘Thankyou!’Thankyou?ThewomanseemedslightlypuzzleD.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleavE.JusttellhimthatIinsisteD.He’llunderstanD.Iamsure!Ohwhatasmilecando!AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagainIshallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.FromthatdayonIbecamesmile–consciousandIpracticethediligentlyanywhereandeverywherewitheverybody.WhenIgotexcitedintraffictakingtheright–of–way公路用地fromtheothercarwithmystupidmistakeI’dsmileandshrugmyshouldersapologetically.Thisactiononmypartwouldalwaysdrawagood–naturedsmileinreturn.Iftheotherfellowwasatfault–andifIcouldremembermyresolutionintime!–he’dgetabroadsmileofunderstanding.Thistookabitofdoingatfirst.I’lladmititwasn’talwayseasybutitwasfun.Theresultsweresometimesamazing.Manytimesabroadfriendlysmilewouldcompletelyturnasideill–feelingandtension.I’mwonderingnowhowmanytragicadddentscouldbeavoidedonourovercrowdedhighwaysifeverydriverrememberedtosmile!Theauthorgotangrywhileshoppingonedaybecause.A.oftheclerk’sunfriendlinessandlackofconcernB.ofhermisfortuneC.shefailedtopurchasewhatsheintendedD.adark–complexionyoungmanlaughedatherFromtheconversationbetweentheauthorandtheMexicanwomanwecaninferthatthewoman.A.waswell–educatedbutunwillingtohelpothersB.wasabletospeakEnglishC.knewsomeEnglishandwasreadytohelpothersD.wasfamiliarwiththeyoungmanIntheauthor’sopinionifallpeoplerememberedtosmilewhendriving.A.manytrafficaccidentscouldbeavoidedB.theywouldreceiveagoodnaturalsmileinreturnC.theycouldgetabroadsmileofunderstandingD.theywouldn’tfeelanytensionThebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe.A.TheArtofSmilingB.TheUniversalLanguageC.ThePowerofLoveD.TheMagicPowerofFriendship
  • Whenmanyofustakeavacationmorethananythingweseektorelax.Wespendlonglazydaysonabeachchairorinahammock吊床.ButtoooftenwereturnhometireD.Itdoesn’thavetobethisway.Infactactivevacationsareoftenthemostrelaxingofall.Wedon’texpectyoutotakeupjogging慢跑orclimbing.Ratherweaskthesedentary久坐的vacationsamongyoutospendtwotofourhoursadaydoingthingssuchaswalkinginthecitystreetgoingtoazooorbikingalongtheocean.Thesekindsofactivitiesaren’tjustgoodforyourphysicalhealth.Theyimproveyourmentalhealthevenyourspiritualhealth.Herearesomefreshideastomakeyourvacationsaspleasurableastheyareactiveandhealthy.A.walkatdawnorduskhelpskeepyouyoung.Trytomakethisadailyhabitoflifewhenyou’reawayfromhomeandyouwillguaranteeyourselfbothphysicalandspiritualrefreshment.Don’tallowyourselftospendallyourtimesittinginfrontofwater.Whetheritistheoceanaswimmingpooloratree-linedlakemakesureyougetintothewaterforswimmingorgamesorevenwalking.Merelystandinginwaist-highwaterisagoodworkoutthankstotheactionofthewater.Andyou’llfeelsomuchmoreactive!Manyofusspendalargechunkofourvacationontheroadeithergettingtoandfromourdestinationsorusingthecarforsightseeing.Butnomatterhowbeautifulthesceneryisgreatmemorablevacationsdon’thappeninacarseat.Frequentlygetoutandstretchwalkpicnicshopvisitandhavefun.It’simportantforyourhealthandenergyanditmakestravelingalotmoreactiveandinterestingTheideainthetextismainlyto_______.A.suggestwaystomakevacationsrelaxingB.suggestplacesforrelaxingvacationsC.explainthereasonsforhavingvacationsD.explaintherelationshipbetweenvacationsandhealthWhichofthefollowingcanbeconsideredasaformofexercise?A.SittingbyalakE.B.Standinginwater.C.Stayinginacar.D.Enjoyingbeautifulscenery.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorseemstoadviseusto_______.A.havevacationsfrequentlyB.getoutofthecarfrequentlyC.goonvacationsonfootD.stayinacarseat
  • Toocoldforrecess?SchoolpoliciesvaryasmuchastempsWhenisittoocoldforschoolchildrentogooutsideforrecess课间休息?Theanswervarieswidelybasedonwhereaschoolislocatedandwhatthekidsareusedto.Consider:OnenorthernMinnesotaschoolsaysithastobe15belowzerobeforekidsarekeptinsidE.ButinareasalongtheEastCoasttemperaturesbelow35to40degreescouldkeepkidsinsidE.CancelingrecessbecauseofthecoldisnosmallissueconsideringthatmuchoftheUSAistremblingthroughwhatmaybeitscoldestwinterinagenerationaccordingtoAccuWeather.ThereisnonationaltemperaturestandardforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonthstheU.S.DepartmentofEducationsays.Decisionsaremadeatthelocalleveleitherbyprincipalsorschooldistricts.Consequentlypoliciesarealloverthemap:??InInternationalFallsMinn.theself-describedIceboxoftheNationwheretheaveragehightemperatureinJanuaryis13degreesFallsElementarySchoolPrincipalJerryHilfersaysifit's15beloworwarmertheygooutnomatterwhat.At20belowitgetsiffyheadds.??InWicomicoCountyMD.principalstypicallykeepchildrenindoorswhentemperaturesdropbelowfreezingorifit'srainingorsnowingsaysSusanJonestheschoolsystem'sdirectorofelementaryeducation.That'sthebottomlinesaysCurtisTwilleyprincipalofPembertonElementarySchoolinSalisburyMD.Twilleysaysstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.AtPembertonElementarythestudentswilltypicallyplayboardgamesorcomputergamesinaclassroombecausetheschool'sgymisoccupiedwithotherclasseshesays.??ForschoolsinMarquetteMich.whichaveragesabout12feetofsnowperseasonschoolofficialsacknowledgestudentsareprobablyalittlemorepreparedthanthoseinsomemoremildclimates.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage_________.A.Nonationaltemperaturestandardismadeforwhentokeepkidsinsideduringthewintermonths.B.SusanJonesinsistsstudentsgetlittleexercisewhenrecessstaysindoors.C.InWicomicoCountychildrenarekeptindoorswhentemperaturesdipbelowfreezing.D.Michhasabout12feetofsnowperseasononaveragE.WhichplacecallsitselfBoxofIce?WicomicoCountyB.MarquetteC.SalisburyD.MinnConsidering_______cancelingrecessInUSAbecauseofthecoldisabigissuE.A.differentschoolshavedifferentprinciples.B.muchoftheUSAhasverycoldwinter.C.physicalactivitycanbooststudentperformancE.D.decisionsaremadeatthelocallevelTheunderlinedwordiffymeans_______.A.uncertainB.surprisingC.seriousD.worseWhatwillbetalkedaboutnext?A.MoreschoolpoliciesB.Thereasonswhyschoolpoliciesvary.C.Measurestoimprovethesituation.D.Necessitiestoimprovethesituation
  • ChildmodelsareverymuchindemandallacrosstheworlD.Manymagazinesandonlinestoresthatsellproductsforchildrenliketheirmodelsyoung.Forthisreasontheyseekoutchildrenwhocanmodelclothingandhavenoproblemposing摆姿势andsmilingforthecamerA.Thosewhoareseekingoutchildmodelsforthelradvertisingcangotoonlinemodelingsitesandviewploturesofchildrenwhoarewebmodels.Theycantakealookattheirportfolio整套照片anddecidewhethertheywillacceptthem.ParentswhoareseekingtogettheirchildrenintothemodelingbusinesscanalsocreateaportfoliofortherchildrenandputthemonlinE.Theycanlookforjobsfortheirchldrenthroughanonlinemodelingsiteortheycanwaitforjoboffersfortheirchildren.TheseonlinesitesactaswebmodelingagencyformodelsyoungandoldalikE.AnyonewhohasthedesiretobeamodelcangetaportfoilotogetherandjointhesitE.IfyouhaveachildwhoyouwanttobeamodelyoushouldfrststaltaportfolioforhimorherandThenjoinanonlinemodelingagency.OnceyoujointheagencyyoucanthenstarttolookforjobsClients客户willpostjobsthatcanbefoundinthesearch.Youcanlookforjobsforyoungmodelsandseeifyourchildwillfitwhattheclientislookingfor.InmanycasestheclientwillsendclothingforthechildtowearandadescriptlonofposesandthejobcanbedoneclosetohomE.Onlinemodelingagenciesarenotonlyforchildmodels.Oldermodelsteenmodelsmenandwomencanmodelfortheseslies.A.greatdealofthemodelingisforonlinewebsites.Thsisanentirelynewfieldintheworldofmodelingandmucheasiertogetintothantheoldermodelingagencies.ThereisnotravelingorexpensivephotoshootsneedeD.Allthatisneededtomakechildrenintomodelsisaniceportfolioandaphotogenic上相的chilD.71.Childmodelsareneededto____________.A.CreatemorejoboffersB.setthefashionforchildrenC.increasethesalesofchildproductsD.manageonlinestoresthatsellteenmagazines72.TheunderlinedWordtheyinParagraph1refersto_______.A.parentsB.chldmodelsC.onlinemodelingsitesD.peoplelookingforchildmodelsforadvertising73.Whatshouldparentsdoifthey`dliketheirchildrentobecomemodels?A.Trainthemtoholdspecialposes.B.Choosethembeautifulclothes.C.Takeexpensivephotosofthem.D.Puttheirportfolioononlinemodelingsites.74.Whyareonlinemodelingagencisepopular?A.BecauseTheyareeasilyaccessibletomostpeoplE.B.BecausetheychargenofeesfortheirservicE.C.BecausethisisanentirelynewfielD.D.BecausethiscanmakeachildmorephotogeniC.75.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.agrowingneedforchildmodelsB.anincreaseinmodelingagenciesC.thechangeintheworldofmodelingD.theattractionoftheworldofmodeling
  • 第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AWhyYouShouldCelebrateYourMistakesWhenyoumakeamistakebigorsmallcherish珍视itlikeit’sthemostpreciousthingintheworlD.Becauseinsomewaysitis.Mostofusfeelbadwhenwemakemistakesbeatourselvesupaboutitfeellikefailuresgetmadatourselves.Andthat’sonlynatural:mostofushavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatmistakesarebadthatweshouldtrytoavoidmistakes.We’vebeenscoldedwhenwemakemistakes—athomeschoolandwork.Maybenotalwaysbutprobablyenoughtimestomakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.Yetwithoutmistakeswecouldnotlearnorgrow.Ifyouthinkaboutitthatwaymistakesshouldbecherishedandcelebratedforbeingoneofthemostamazingthingsintheworld:theymakelearningpossible;theymakegrowthandimprovementpossiblE.Bytrialanderror—tryingthingsmakingmistakesandlearningfromthosemistakes—wehavefiguredouthowtomakeelectriclighttopainttheceilingoftheSistineChapeltofly.MistakesmakewalkingpossibleforthesmallesttoddlermakespeechpossiblemakeworksofgeniuspossiblE.Thinkabouthowwelearn:wedon’tjustconsumeinformationaboutsomethingandinstantlyknowitorknowhowtodoit.Youdon’tjustreadaboutpaintingorwritingorcomputerprogrammingorbakingorplayingthepianoandknowhowtodothemrightaway.Insteadyougetinformationaboutsomethingfromreadingorfromanotherpersonorfromobservingusuallythenyouconstructamodelinyourmindthenyoutestitoutbytryingitintherealworldthenyoumakemistakesthenyourevisethemodelbasedontheresultsofyourreal-worldexperimentationandrepeatmakingmistakeslearningfromthosemistakesuntilyou’veprettymuchlearnedhowtodosomething.That’showwelearnasbabiesandtoddlersandhowwelearnasadults.Mistakesarehowwelearntodosomethingnew—becauseifyousucceedatsomethingit’sprobablysomethingyoualreadyknewhowtodo.Youhaven’treallygrownmuchfromthatsuccess—atmostit’sthelaststeponyourjourneynotthewholejourney.Mostofthejourneywasmadeupofmistakesifit’sagoodjourney.Soifyouvaluelearningifyouvaluegrowingandimprovingthenyoushouldvaluemistakes.TheyareamazingthingsthatmakeaworldofbrilliancepossiblE.56.Whydomostofusfeelbadaboutmakingmistakes?A.Becausemistakesmakeussufferalot.B.Becauseit’sanaturalpartinourlifE.C.Becausewe’vebeentaughtsofromayoungagE.D.Becausemistakeshaveruinedmanypeople’scareers.57.Accordingtothepassagewhatistherightattitudetomistakes?A.Weshouldtrytoavoidmakingmistakes.B.Weshouldowegreatinventionsmainlytomistakes.C.Weshouldtreatmistakesasgoodchancestolearn.D.Weshouldmakefeelingbadaboutmistakesanunconsciousreaction.58.TheunderlinedwordtoddlerinParagraphSixprobablymeans_______.A.asmallchildlearningtowalkB.akindergartenchildlearningtodrawC.aprimarypupillearningtoreadD.aschoolteenagerlearningtowrite59.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.mostofuscanreallygrowfromsuccessB.growingandimprovingarebasedonmistakesC.mistakesarethemostpreciousthingsintheworldD.wereadaboutsomethingandknowhowtodoitrightaway
  • Feeltiredlately?Hasadoctorsaidhecan'tfindanythingwrongwithyou?PerhapshehassentyoutoahospitalbutalltheadvancedequipmentthereshowsthatthereisnothingwrongwithyouThenconsiderthis:youmightbeinastateofsub-health.Sub-healthalsocalledthethirdstateorgraystateisexplainedasaborderlinestatebetweenhealthanddiseaseAccordingtotheinvestigationbytheNationalHealthOrganizationover45percentofsub-healthypeoplearemiddle-agedorelderly.Thepercentageisevenhigheramongpeoplewhoworkinmanagementpositionsaswellasstudentsaroundexam-weekSymptoms症状includealackofenergydepressionslowreactionsinsomniaangerandpoormemory.OthersymptomsincludeshortnessofbreathsweatingandachinginthewaistandlegsThekeytopreventingandrecoveringfromsub-healthaccordingtosomemedicalexpertsistoformgoodlivinghabitsalternateworkandrestexerciseregularlyandtakepartinopenairactivitiesAsformealspeopleareadvisedtoeatlesssaltandsugar.Theyshouldalsoeatmorefreshvegetablesfruitsfishbecausetheyarerichinnutritionalelements--vitaminsandotherelementsthatareimportanttothebody.Nutritionexpertspointoutthatitisnotgoodtoeattoomuchatonemealbecauseitmaycauseunhealthychangesinthedigestivetract.Theyalsosaythatabalanceddietisveryhelpfulinavoidingsub-health68.Whenyouareinastateofsub-healthyoushould_______.A.stayathomeandhaveagoodrest.B.gotoseeadoctorandbuysomemedicineC.haveyourselfexaminedwithadvancedequipmentD.findoutthereasonsandrelaxyourself69.Itmaybeeasyformiddle-agedpeopletogetsub-healthybecause_______A.theyhaveuseduptheirenergyB.theyhavelosttheirlivinghopesC.theyhavemorepressureinlifeandworkD.theybegintogetolder70.Wecanknowformthepassageifyou____youcanavoidfallingintoastateofsub-health.A.eatmorefreshvegetablesandfruitsB.developgoodlivinghabitsC.sleepmoreD.takemoremedicine71.Theunderlinedwordalternateinthispassageisclosestinmeaningto____A.keeponeselfbusywithB.causetotakeplaceC.arrangebyturnsD.getridof
  • CNotmanyyearsagosomeAmericanfarmersbegantocomplainabouthawks鹰.Thehawkswerekillingchickens.Thefarmersdidnotknowwhattodo.Theywenttothegovernmentofficialsandaskedforhelp.TheofficialssaidWe’llpayyouforeachhawkyoukill.Thefarmersbegantokillthehawks.Manyhawkswerekilledbutthefarmersnowhadanotherproblem.Thefieldmiceweregrowinginnumberandtheywereeatingupthefarmers’corn.HawkseatnotonlychickensbutalsofieldmicE.Theyeatmorefieldmicethanchickens.Butifthefarmershadknownthattheywouldnothaveupset打乱thebalanceofnaturE.InonepartoftheUSAtherearedeerwhicheatakindofwildrosE.Thedeerareeatenbymountainlions.Thenumberofdeermountainlionsandwildrosedoesnotchangemuchifpeoplestayawayfromthem.Iftherearetoomanydeermountainlionswillincreaserapidlyinnumberandkillmanydeer.Iftherearetoomanymountainlionstherewillbefewerdeerandtherewillbemoreroses.ItisalwaysnecessaryforustokeepthebalanceofnaturE.Thegovernmentoncekilledalmostallthemountainlionstoprotectthedeer.Soonthereweresomanydeerthattheyateupallthewildroses.Thentheybegantoeatthegreenleavesofyoungtreeswhichwereimportanttothefarmers.Sothefarmersprotectedtheirtreesfromthedeer.ThedeerhadnothingtoeatandmanyofthemdieD.ThegovernmentlearnedavaluablelessonfromnaturE.44.Whathadhappenedafterthehawkswerekilled?A.Peoplewouldn’tworryabouttheirchickens.B.ThenumberofthefieldmicebecametoolargE.C.Thenumberofthefieldmicebecamesmall.D.Thefieldmicewereeatingupthefarmers’corn.45.WhydidAmericanpeoplehavetoprotecttheirtrees?A.Becausethemountainlionsdestroyedthetrees.B.Becausethereweresomanydeerthattheybegantoeatthegreenleaves.C.Becausetheywantedthetreestogrowwell.D.Becausethetreesaremoreimportantthanthedeer.46.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A.WemustkeepthebalanceofnaturE.B.Wemustnotkillanyanimals.C.wemustfeedthehawkswithourcorntokeepthebalanceofnaturE.D.BothA.andB.
  • Morethan10yearsagoitwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple菠萝.ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreenontheoutsideandmoreoftenthannothardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Thenin1966theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.ItwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinsidE.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.InnotimetheDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystormrapidlybecomingtheworld’sbest-sellingpineapplevarietyanddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouthupuntilthenonlyfoundintinnedpineapplE.Innutrition营养itwasallgoodnewstoo.ThisnicetastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC维生素Cthantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitaminsbutalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.ThenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfastandtheDelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.SeeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineappleDelMontetriedtokeepmarkettoitself.Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelpbutfaileD.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte’sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutthemarket.介绍一种产于夏威夷的可口的营养丰富的菠萝60.Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeatpineappleis__________.A.greenoutsideandsweetinsideB.good-lookingoutsideandsoftinsideC.yellowy-goldoutsideandhardinsideD.alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside61.Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?A.ItwasrichinnutritionandtastednicE.B.Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.C.ItwasdevelopedbyDelMontE.D.ItwasusedasmedicinE.62.TheunderlinedwordfixtureinParagraph3probablyreferstosomething_________.A.thatpeopleenjoyeatingB.thatisalwayspresentC.thatisdifficulttogetD.thatpeopleuseasagift63.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatDelMonte_________.A.slowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapplesB.succeededinkeepingthepineappleforitselfC.triedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarketD.plannedtohelptheothercompanies
  • ThefirstfieldseasonisnowoveratthehutvillageoftheworkmenwhobuiltthetombsintheValleyoftheKings.Howeverthearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation挖掘havefoundthattheystillhaveagreatdealtodo.ThesunthewindandtouristshavelefttheirmarkonthevillageoriginallydiscoveredbyBernardBruyhrein1935.FromourmodernperspectiveitisupsettingtoseehowthevillagewasfirstexcavatedandthenlefttobedestroyeD.Passers-byhaveusedthehutsasrubbishdumpsandrestroomssaysJaanaToivari—ViitalaateacherattheUniversityofHelsinki.Fortunatelywhilewestillhavesomesurfacecleaningtodoconservationareofftoagoodstart.’’ThehutviliageoffersrareinsightintoeverydaylifeinancientEgypt.Intheearlytwentiethcenturyarchaeologistswereonlyinterestedinthetombsofkings.Theworkmen’shutstheydiscoveredwereseenasanecessaryevilinthequestfortherealtreasures.’NowseveralinternationalresearchgroupsondifferentexcavationsareexaminingeverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.Thisseemstobeatrendinarchaeologyrightnow.Toivari-Viitalasays.HerresearchgroupwantstofindoutwhythehutvillagewasbuiltontheslopeofamountainhalfwaybetweentheconstructionsiteandDeir-el-MedinA.Theyarealsointerestedinhowmanyworkerslivedinthevillageatatimewhentheylivedthereandwhattheirrolewasintheconstructionwork.ComparingthenamesfoundinthevillageandinDeir-el-Medinaprovidesusefulinformation.JudgingfromtheconstructionmethodssettlementinthevillagecanbedividedintotwoseparateperiodstheinitialsettlementandalateronE.ForthetimebeingmuchisuptoguessingbutToivari-Viitalabelievesthatthecomingfourfieldseasonsthreemonthseachwillseeresults.TheworkingconditionsarenotnearlyasdifficultasIthoughttheywouldbE.Thecoolwindsinthemountainsnicelyalleviatetheheat.TheresearchgroupworkingontheWorkmen’shutsintheThebanmountainsprojectisplanningtoreturntotheValleyoftheKingsinOctober.71.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThehutvillageintheValleyoftheKings.B.TheexcavationofthetombsintheValley.C.Thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation.D.EverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthehutvillageaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbeendamagedalot.B.ItcantellusalotaboutancientEgypt.C.Ithasattractedarchaeologists’attention.D.Ithasalotofrealtreasuressomewhereinit.73.What’sthenewtrendinarchaeologyrightnowaccordingtoToivari-Viitala?A.Beinginterestedinthetombsofkings.B.ExaminingeverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.C.Usingthehutsasrubbishdumpsandrestrooms.D.GuessingwhattheresultwillbebeforehanD.74.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthorisoneof.A.theworkmenwhobuiltthetombsintheValleyoftheKingsB.thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavationofthevillageC.thoseinfavourofToivari-Viitala’sideasandplansD.thepassers-bywhousedthehutsasdumpsandrestrooms75.WecaninferfromthepassagethatA.peopleknowlittleaboutthehutvillagebynowB.theworkmen’shutswerenotdiscovereduntilveryrecentlyC.theresearchgroupworkingontheworkmen’shutswillsufferalotD.thehutvillageismuchmorevaluedbyarchaeologiststhanthetombs
  • Teethareimportant.Stronghealthyteethhelpyouchewfoodsthathelpyougrow.Theyhelpyouspeakclearly.Andtheyhelpyoulookyourbest.Herearesometipsforyoutotakecareofyourteeth.1.Brushyourteethontherightway.Brushyourteethat1easttwiceaday—afterbreakfastandlunchoraftersweetsnackstoo.BrushallofyourteethnotjustthefrontonesSpendtimebrushingteethalongthesidesandbackofyourmouth.Brushawayfromyourgumstoo.Spendatleastthreeminuteseachtimeyoubrush.PlayasongyouliketohelppassthetimE.Getanewtoothbrusheverythreemonths.Whenyoubuyyourtoothbrushbesureithassoftbristles毛.2.Learnhowtoflossyourteeth.Flossingisaveryimportantwaytokeepyourteethhealthy.Foodmayhideinplaceswhereatoothbrushcannotgettolikethespacebetweentwoteeth.Flossingcanhelpgetridofit.Carefullymoveflossbetweentwoteeth.Upanddown.You’11needtoflossyourteethatleastonceaday.3.Havegoodeatinghabits.YouneedtobecarefulaboutwhatyoueatanddrinkEatingsugarisamajoroftoothdecay腐败.EatingsugarbeforeyougotobedcanmakethingsevenworseeatlotsoffruitandvegetablesanddrinkwaterinsteadofsodA.60.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.howtotakecareofyourteethB.howtobrushyourteethC.howtoformgoodeatinghabitsD.howtoflossyourteeth61.Theunderlinedwordtipsinthispassagemeans.A.moneygiventothewaiterforpersonalservicesB.pieceofadviceonhowtodosomethingC.lightblowtapeD.thinendofsomething62.Whenyoubrushyourteeth.atleastminutesisnecessary.A.1B.2C.3D.463.WhichisNOTmentionedinthispassageA.Flossingyourteeth.B.Havinggoodeatinghabits.C.Brushingyourteeth.D.Goingtoseethedentist.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothisarticleA.Weshouldbrushourteethatleasttwiceaday.B.Flossingcanhelptogetridofthefoodhiddenbetweentwoteeth.C.Oneofthemajorcausesoftoothdecayiseatingsugar.D.Wedon’thavetobrushourteethifweeatalotoffruitandvegetables.
  • JeeHockandMengKimwereverygoodfriends.JeeHockcouldnotseE.HewasblinD.MengKimcouldnotwalk.HewaslamE.Theylivedinavillagenearaforest.Everyoneinthevillagewasgoingtoarichman’sdinnerontheothersideoftheforest.JeeHockandMengKimwereanxioustoattendthedinnertoo.BlindJeeHockthoughtofaplan.HewouldcarryMengKim.Thelamemancouldtellhimtheway.MengKimsaidthattheplanwasagoodonE.OnthewaythroughtheforestMengKimsawatiger.HedidnottellJeeHockaboutit.InsteadhequietlyaskedJeeHocktocarryhimtothenearesttreE.UponreachinganoverbangingbranchMengkimquicklyhauledhimselfup.ThenthetigerroareD.JeeHockatonceknewatigerwasnear.Helaydownquietly.Thetigercametohimandsniffedhisbody.Thetiger’swhiskerstouchedJeeHock’snosE.AtonceJeeHocksneezedAhchoooooo!Thetigerwasafraidandranaway.ThenMengKimcamedownfromthetreE.HeaskedJeeHockaboutthetiger.JeeHocksaidthatthetigerhadtoldhimtochoosehisfriendswisely.45.JeeHockandMengKimweregood______.A.menB.tigersC.friendsD.brothers46.Theydecidedtogoto______.A.apicnicB.adinnerC.apartyD.thecinema47.WhenMengKimsawthetigerhe______.A.shoutedloudlyB.didnottellJeeHockaboutitC.quicklyclimbedupatreeD.laydownquietly48.JeeHockknewthetigerwasnear.He______.A.wenttosleepB.criedC.satdownandwaitedD.laydownquietly49.JeeHocksneezedbecausethetiger’swhiskers______.A.hurthimB.wasverylongC.cuthisnoseD.touchedhisnose
  • Areyoualwaysbusy?Isyourschedulehectic?Doyousometimesforgettotaketimetoeat?IfyouansweredyestoanyofthesequestionsthenyouneedQUICKEATSHEALTHYEATINGTHATFITSYOURDAILYROUTINEVacuum-sealedmealsforpeopleonthego!Nutritiouslow-sugarlow-fatwell-balancedmealsinaconvenientpocket!Theydon’tspoil!Areyouinthemoodforahotmeal?Ordoyoupreferacolddishinstead?HotorcoldQuickeatsaredeliciousandthetemptingtastewillhaveyoubelievingyouareeatingahome-cookedmeal.A.varietyofmealsarealreadyavailableatleadinggrocerystoresinyourareA.TryourRedHotQuickeats!Heatinamicrowavefor3minutes.StewwithGardenVegetablesBarbecuedChickenandRiceCreamyHumandNoodlesChooseoneofourCoolBlueQuickeats!RefrigerateforextracoldnessifdesireD.YogurtwithDriedFruitandNutsVegetableSaladandPastaSaladTunaSaladandWholeWheatCrackersQuickeatsarereasonablypricedandreadytoeat.Takethecoupon优惠卷belowtoaparticipatingstoretoreceiveafreeRedHotorCoolBluecontainerthatwillfitneatlyinyourbackpackbriefcaseorshoulderbagandkeepyourQuickeatsmealhotorcolduntilyou’rereadytoeatit.Eachcontainerholdsupto4Quickeats.Ifyouhavequestionsorsuggestionspleasecontactournationaloffice:NeavestInC.P.O.Box90210LexinetVAorcall1-888-293-3151√OneFreecontainerforQuickeatswiththepurchaseofoneQuickeatsmeal.Thisadvertisementisdesignedespeciallyforthosewho____________.A.likeeatinginrestaurantsB.havelittletimeC.preferhome-cookedmealsD.wanttosavemoneyWhatinformationCAN'TwegetfromtheadvertisementaboutOuickeats?A.Differentkinds.B.Highquality.C.Exactprices.D.GoodtasteWhichofthefollowingcanbecooledinarefrigeratorbeforeeatingaccordingtotheads?A.PastaSaladB.DriedFruit.C.Noodles.D.Nuts.Theunderlinedwordhecticinthepassagemeans____________.A.fulloffreedomB.comfortableC.fullofactivitiesD.flexible
  • FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergencyalert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry’stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billionstextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlterandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementtothenation’semergencyaltersystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalterthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningandaltersthroughcellphoneandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealtersystembycarriers—telecommunicationcompanies—isvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalters.Therewouldbethreetypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalterfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristsattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovalplan?A.TowarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessagE.B.TopopularizetheuseofcellphonE.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof______.A.CTLA.B.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulatorsThecarriers’participationinthesystemisdeterminedby_______.A.theUSfederalgovernmentB.mobilephoneusersC.thecarriersthemselvesD.thelawoftheUnitedStatesWhichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?TheymustacceptthealertservicE.B.TheymayenjoythealertserviceforfreE.C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.AnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif__________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensDaterroristattackoccursWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsNaturalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon
  • 请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意每个空格只填1个单词请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上HealthresearchershavenoticedthatsomegroupsofpeoplearemoreconsistentlyhealthythanothersandwonderedIsitrace?Income?Whereyoulive?IntheUnitedStatesthesedisagreementsinhealthoutcomeshavebeenthefocusofintenseresearchforthepastseveraldecades.HarvardUniversityhealthpolicyresearcherEllenMearasaysscholarshavefoundsomecluesastowhysomegroupsofpeoplehavemoreorlessdiseasethanothers.Shesaysoneimportantfactorinpeople’shealthistheamountofeducationtheyhavE.InhermostrecentpaperMearalookedatdatafromtheUnitedstatescensus.Thesecountsofpeopleoccurevery10years.Mearaandhercolleaguesexamineddatafromseveraldecades.Welookedatlifeexpectancy预测寿命atage25Mearasays.Howmanyadditionalyearscanyouexpecttoliveifyouarriveatage25andyoureducationhasstoppedathighschoolorsooner?Versushowmanyyearscanyouexpecttoliveifyou’vereachedaged25andyou’vegoneontoatleastsomecollegeMearasaystheyfoundthatin1990a25-year-oldwhoonlyhadsomesecondaryschoolcouldexpecttoliveforatotalof75years.In2000a25-year-oldwithsomesecondaryeducationcouldalsoexpecttolivetotheageof75.Incontrastforabettereducated25-year-oldtheycouldexpecttolivetotheageof80in1990.Someonewithasimilareducationlevelintheyear2000couldexpecttolivetobemorethan81years81.6yearstobeexact.Mearasaysnotonlydobetter-educatedpeoplelivelongertobeginwithbutinthepasttenyearsmoreeducatedpeoplehavemadegainsinthelengthoftheirlives.Meanwhilethelifeexpectancyhasn’tchangedforlesseducatedpeoplE.SomeofthesegainscanbeexplaineD.Mearasaysresearchersknowthatpeoplewhoaremoreeducatedaremorelikelytoquitsmokingcigarettesornotstartatallcomparedtopeoplewithlesseducation.Ithinkit’saremindernottobesatisfactoryMearasays.Justbecauseapopulationoverallappearstobegettinghealthieritdoesn’talwaysmeanthatthoseadvantagesandsuccessesthatmanypeoplehaveenjoyedreallyextendintoallpartsofthepopulation.AndIthinkthat’ssomethingtoreallypayattentiontoregardlessofwhetheryouliveintheUSorelsewherE.Mearapointsoutthateducationcanoftendetermineincome---peoplewithmoreeducationfrequentlymakemoremoney.Thismakesthemawareofhealthcareandpurchaseotherresourcesandservicesthatcankeepthemhealthier.ButthedataonincomedoNOTshowthatpeoplewhomakemoremoneyareautomaticallyhealthier.Mearasayseducationiskey.Peopleneedtobeeducatedinordertotakeadvantageofopportunitiesforbetterhealth.TitleTheAmountofContributestoPeople’sHealthThelesseducatedpeopleThe______educatedpeopleComparisonsIn1990Theycouldlivefor75yearsTheycouldlivetotheageof80In2000Theirlifeexpectancywasthesameasin1990.Theycouldlivetotheageof81.6_______oftheresearchInthepasttenyearsTheirlifeexpectancyremained_____.They’vemadegainsinthelengthoftheirlivespartlyduetotheir__smoking.Peoplearegettinghealthierbutitdoesn’tmeanthattheadvantagesandsuccessesextendintoallpartsofthe____.Education____incomE.PeoplewithmoreeducationmakemoremoneyGettingmoremoneyhelpstoincreasetheir___ofhealthcarewhichcankeepthemhealthier.____Educationisthekeytobetterhealth.
  • 第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项Parsley欧芹isanancientgreenandarespectedadditiontomanyfoods.Butothertimesitsjobisjusttomakeamealtimeplatelookpretty.Poorparsleyvaluedforitslooksthenisthrownaway.Yetparsleyisagoodsourceofvitaminsandothernutrients.Thetasteisalittlestrongforsomepeoplebutotherschewonparsleytofreshentheirbreath.CurlyparsleyisthekingthatoftenendsupbeingusedjustforappearancE.Flat-leafparsleyiseasiertoworkwithforcooking.ThiskindisoftencalledItalianorFrenchparsley.Doyouknowaboutathirdkindofparsley?Hamburgparsleyhasflatleavesthatcanbeusedforthesamepurposesasotherparsley.ButHamburgparsleyhasalargerootwhichisusedasavegetabletoaddflavortosoups.ParsleyisusedinfoodssuchastabouliatraditionalLebanesesaladandisoftenservedwithlambfishandbeefdishes.Parsleyisaherbifyouusejustthegreens.iftherootisusedthenparsleyisconsideredavegetablE.Somegardenerssuggestthattogetthebest-tastingparsleyyoushouldplantnewseedseveryyear.Youcangetparsleytogrowfasterbypouringwarmwaterovertheseeds.Leavetheseedsinthewaterovernight.ThenyoucangrowthemincontainersindoorsorplantthemoutsidE.Parsleygrowsbestwhentemperaturesarebelowtwenty-onedegreesCelsius.Itlikestogrowinsunnyplaces.Tileseedsneedrichsoil.Planttheseedsaboutfifteentotwenty-fivecentimetersapart.Waterthemregularlyduringtilefirstmonth.Afterthatparsleydoesnotneedverymuchwater.Youcanharvestparsleybycuttingmostoftheplantorleavemoreoftheplantinthegroundforasecondcrop.51.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A.peopledon’tlikeparsley’sstrongtasteatallB.peopledon’tattachgreatimportancetoparsley’svalueC.parsleyhasbeenwidelyplantedintheworldD.onlyancientpeopleusedparsleyasanaddition52.Whichofthefollowingcabbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePlantingofParsleyB.ToParsley’sRegretC.ParsleyD.TheUseofParsley53.Itseems_________tothewriterthatparsleyisvaluedforitslooks.A.regretfulB.unbelievableC.confusingD.doubtful54.Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith__________.A.howtouseparsleyB.whetherpeoplelikeparsleyC.howtoplantparsleyD.howtheauthorfeelsaboutparsley
  • CThepenismorepowerfulthanthesworD.Therehavebeenmanywriterswhousedtheirpenstofightthingsthatwerewrong.Mrs.HarrietBeecherStowewasoneofthem.ShewasbornintheU.S.A.in1811.OneofherbooksnotonlymadeherfamousbuthasbeendescribedasonethatexcitedtheworldandwashelpfulincausingacivilwarandfreeingtheenslavedracE.ThecivilwarwastheAmericanCivilWarof1861inwhichtheNorthernStatesfoughttheSouthernStatesandfinallywon.ThisbookthatshooktheworldwascalledUncleTom'sCabin.BegunasaserialfortheWashingtonanti-slaveryweeklytheNationalEraitfocusedpublicinterestontheproblemofslaveryandwasdeeplycontroversial争议的.InwritingthebookStowedrewonherpersonalexperience:shewasfamiliarwithslaverytheanti-slaverymovementandtheundergroundrailroadbecauseKentuckyacrosstheOhioRiverfromCincinnatiOhiowhereStowehadlivedwasaslavestatE.TherewasatimewheneveryEnglish-speakingmanwomanandchildhasreadthisnovelthatdidsomuchtostopslavery.Notmanypeoplereadittodaybutitisstillveryinteresting.Thebookhasshownushowawarm-heartedwritercanarouse唤起people'ssympathies同情.TheauthorherselfhadneitherbeentotheSouthernStatesnorbeenaslavE.TheSouthernAmericanswereveryangryatthebookwhichtheysaiddidnotatallrepresent描述truestateofaffairsbuttheNorthernAmericanswerewildlyexcitedoveritandweresoinspiredbyitthattheywerereadytogotowartosettheslavesfreE.Followingpublicationofthebookshebecamewell-knownspeakingagainstslaverybothinAmericaandEuropE.In1862whenshevisitedPresidentLincolnitwassaidthathegreetedherasthelittleladywhomadethisbigwar:thewarbetweenthestates.49.Mrs.HarrietBeecherStowewas________whenherworldfamousbookwaspublisheD.A.aboutsixtyyearsoldB.aroundfiftyyearsoldC.inherfortiesD.aroundtwentyyearsold50.WhatdowelearnaboutMrs.HarrietBeecherStowefromthetext?A.shehadbeenlivinginastatewhereslaveswerekept.B.sheherselfencouragedtheNorthernAmericanstogotowartosettheslavesfreE.C.shewasbetteratwritingthanatswingingasworD.D.shehadoncebeenaslavE.51.Mrs.HarrietBeecherStowe’sbookcausedthecivilwarbecause________.A.shewrotesowellthatAmericanslovedherverymuch.B.shedisclosedtheterriblewrongsthathadbeendonetotheslavesintheSouthernStates.C.theSouthernAmericanshatedthebookwhiletheNorthernAmericanslikedit.D.thebookhadbeenreadbymanyAmericans.52.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.itisn’tnecessarytouseweaponstofightthingsthatwerewrong.B.A.writerismorehelpfulinawarthanasoldier.C.Wemustunderstandtheimportanceofliteratureandart.D.NowarcanbewonwithoutsuchabookasUncleTom'sCabin
  • Lyinginthesunonarockthecougar美洲豹sawJebandhissonTombeforetheysawit.JebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhandsmakinghimselflookbigtothecougarItworkeD.ThecougarhesitatedreadytoattackJebbutreadytoforgetthewholethingtoo.JebletgoofhiskackedgraspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbodymakingacross.Nowthecougar’senemylookedevenbiggeranditroseupreadytomoveawaybutunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeB.Tomnoshoutedhisfather.ButTombrokeandranandthat’sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefree;Jebthrewhimselfonthecougarjustasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfellThecougarwasonJebinaflashfotgeitingaboutTomwhichwaswhatJebwanteD.Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachanceevenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar’sclaws爪子gotintohisleftshoulderJebswunghisfistatitseyesandhitharD.Theanimalhowled吼叫andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.ThenoutofthecornerofhiseyE.JebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather.KnifeTomshoutedJeB.Theboyrantohisfather’sbagwhileJebstartedshoutingaswellashittingtokeepthecougar’sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeB.ThecougarwasmovingitsheadinandouttryingtofindawaythroughthewallJebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknifeintothecougar’sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.Thewholefighthadtakenaboutthirtyseconds.52.WhydidJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougar?A.TogetreadytofightB.TofrightenitawayC.ToprotecttheboyD.Tocooldown53.Whatdoweknowaboutcougars?A.TheyareafraidofnoisesB.TheyhesitatebeforetheyhitC.TheyarebiggerthanwethinkD.Theyliketoattackrunningpeople54.HowdidJebtrytoholdthecougar’sattention?A.BykeepingshoutingandhittingB.BymakingawalloutofhisarmsC.BythrowinghimselfonthecougarD.Byswinginghisfistsatthecougar’seyes55.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.ThecougarjumpedfromtherockB.TomstruggledfreeofhisfatherC.JebaskedTomtogettheknifeD.JebheldTomacrosshisbody
  • CHICAGO---Callitarewardorjustbribery贿赂.Whicheveritismanyparentstodayreadilyadmittobuyingofftheirchildrenwhogetgoodies好东西foranythingfrombehavinginarestauranttosleepingallnightintheirownbeds.That’swhatworriesparentingexperts.IthinkthatrewardsystemshaveatimeandaplaceandworkreallywellincertainsituationssaysMarcySafyerdirectoroftheAdelphiUniversityInstituteforParenting.ButwhatoftengetslostforpeopleisbeingabletofigureouthowtocommunicatetotheirkidsthatdoingthethingisrewardingenoughSafyersays.Parentsandexpertsalikeagreethatthedynamic动力ispartlyareflectionoftheworldwelivein.It’sunrealistictothinkaparentwouldn’trewardtheirchildrenwithmaterialthingssometimessaysRobinLanziaclinicalpsychologistandmotheroffourwho’stheresearchdirectorattheCenteronHealthandEducationatGeorgetownUniversity.Butyouwanttomakesurethattheymatchthebehaviorsoit’snotsomethinghugeforsomethingsmallLanzisays.SherecallshearingaboutafatherwhoofferedhischildaNintendoWiigamesystemforscoringacouplegoalsinasoccergamE.ElizabethPowellamotheroftwoyoungdaughtersinAustinTexasknowswhatshemeans.Youwanttoraisetheminawaythatthey’rerespectfulandappreciatethingsPowellsaysofherchildren.Butsometimesyouwondernowifkidsappreciateevenanewpairofshoes.Parentingexpertsareworriedthat____.A.today’schildrenarefedupwithmaterialthingsB.parentsarerewardingtheirkidsimproperlyC.today’schildrenaremoreandmoredemanding苛求的D.thereislackofcommunicationbetweenparentsandchildrenWhatSafyersayssuggeststhat____.A.rewardsystemsarequitelimitedindevelopingabilitiesB.rewardsystemsworkwellregardlessof不管timeandplaceC.rewardsystemsarestillnotmadefulluseoftodevelopabilitiesD.rewardsystemsareoftenusedatthewrongtimeandplaceWhatcanwelearnfromwhatRobinLanzisays?A.Sheholdsadifferentopinionfromotherparentingexperts.B.Shethinkschildrencan’tbehavewellwithoutbeingrewardeD.C.SheholdsasimilarbelieftoSafyerandgivesfurtherexplanation.D.Shedoesn’tbelieveinrewardingchildrenforgoodbehavior.ThefatherwhoofferedhischildaNintendoWiigamesystemcanberegardedas_____.A.over-rewardinghischildB.givinghischildproperrewardC.respectingandappreciatinghischildD.givingsomethingsmallforsomethinghuge
  • 任务型阅读阅读下面的短文并根据短文后的要求答题请注意问题后的字数要求Safetyinthehighwayisnottotallyoutofhands.Herearefourwayswecanprotectourselveswhenwetravel.Youaresaferinalargecar.Peopleinsmallcarsareinjuredmoreoftenandmoreseverelythanpeopletravelinginlargecars.Factoriesofsmallcarsarestrengtheningtheirproducts’safetywhichhelps.Butthemixoflargecarsandsmallcarsontheroadisthemainreasonoftheproblem.Beingthrownintoglassandmetalcarpartsorbeingthrownfromthecarcanreallydamagetoyou.That’swhysafetybeltsshouldbeworn.Thesafetybelt’smainpurposeis___________ifyourcarhasasuddencrashwithanothervehicleorobjectorifitrollsover.A.beltcanreducethechanceoffatalinjuryby45%andthechanceofseriousinjuryby50%.Airbagsareimportant.Morethanhalfofallnewcarssoldhaveairbags.Airbagsprovideprotectioninfrontal正面的crashes—thetypeofcrashthatkillsthemostdrivers—whentheyarealsowearingsafetybelts.Mostpeoplearedemandingairbagsinthecarstheybuy.Buttheprotectionprovidedbyairbagsislimitedinsideorrearcrashes;effectiveastheyaretheycan’ttaketheplaceofsafetybelts.Drunkdrivingcrashesarelesslikelytohappenifyoudon’tdrink.Drunkdrivingisthemostseriousproblem.Manypeoplehaverealizedthatdrunkdrivingcanleadtodeathandinjuryprisontimeandotherresults.Therearemovementstostrengthenpenalties处罚fordrinkinganddriving.1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?Pleaseanswerwithin10words.2.Whichofthesentencesinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingone?Althoughtheyareeffectiveyoushouldstillwearyoursafetybeltswhiledriving.3.PleasefillintheblankwithproperwordstomakethesentencecompleteD.Pleaseanswerwithin6words.4.PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.6.Whatothersuggestionscanyouoffer?Why?Pleaseanswerwithin30words.
  • OneyearagowhenFionaturnedfourSamandIdecidedtohome-schoolherinsteadofsendinghertopre-school.Ihavealwaysfeltthatthe0-5yearsareanirreplaceabledreamtimE.AsFionaisaninventiveobservantchildsensitiveandfunnyandgreatcompanyitwouldbeatragedytofindschoolrubbingawayheruniquenessandrestrictingthebuildingofherpersonality.ItriednottoreproduceschoolathomE.IneverhadtheurgetogetachalkorablackboarD.Ididn’tgoandsearchoutacurriculum课程表.IfeltthatmychildrenwouldlearnbestifIstayedaccessible易接近的andstayedoutoftheirway.EverydayweworkedsomerelaxedsomereadsomeandplayedsomebutFionadidnotseemparticularlyhappyherE.ShelosthertemperonceinawhilE.Howstrangeitwasthatmychildwhowasfreefromschooldidn’twanttobefreeatall.Herfriendsallwenttopre-school.Shefeltleftoutofamajorpartofherfriends’sharedlivesandexperiences.IthoughtshewasnotinschoolforverystrongclearreasonsoneofwhichwasthatthequalityoflearningmychilddidathomewouldbegoodevenbetterthanexpecteD.WellherewasasituationIhadn’texpecteD.WhenwefirstdecidedtodothisSamandIagreedthatwewouldreassess再评价thesituationforeachchildassheturnedseven.Meanwhilewewouldofferhernon-school-basedopportunitiestogiveherplentyoftimewithotherkids-balletlessonsandswimmingclasses.Sheseemedtobeenjoyingall.Butattimesshekeptaskingwhenshewasgoingtoschool.Wheneversheaskedthisquestionwetoldherthattherewouldbeafamilymeetingaboutitwhensheturnedseven.ShenearlyalwaysrespondedThat’swhenI’mgoingtogothen.A.fairamountofhercuriositywasaboutschoolandIwasafraidshewasdreamingofgoingtoschoolbeforesheturnedseven.Althoughtheadvantagesofhome-schoolingIthinkfaroutweighitsdisadvantagesitisimportantformetorespectmydaughter’sfeelingsandallowhertodirectherowneducation.Ifhercuriosityleadshertoschoolisn’tthatwheresheshouldgo?NextweekI’lldriveFionatoherschool.IhopethatFionawilllearntoreadanddiscoversomethingwonderfultopursueintheworldthatopensupforher.Ihopeshewillfindtheschoolactivitiesprovideherwithsatisfactorykid-timE.1.Thewriterdecidedtohome-schoolherdaughterFionabecauseshethought________.A.childrenaged0-5weretooyoungtogotopre-schoolB.FionamaynotbeacceptedbyschoolsforherbadtemperC.home-schoolingwasmuchbetterthanschooleducationD.childrenatFiona’sageweretooyoungtohavetheircharactersformedbyschool2.Inhomeschoolingherdaughterthewritertriedto_______.A.makeherhomejustlikeaschoolB.teachwithapointerapieceofchalkandablackboardC.betherewhenherchildwantedherbuttriednottostandinherwayD.teachaccordingtoacurriculumwhichwassuitableforFiona3.Whatwasthewriter’sbiggestprobleminhomeschoolingherdaughter?A.Shecouldn’tdecidewhattoteachandhowtoteachherdaughterB.ShewasnotsurewhetherherteachingwassuitableforFionA.C.ShecouldnotmakeFionagiveupthethoughtofgoingtoschool.D.Shedidn’tknowhowtocontrolFiona’stemper4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.A.Fionaalwaysactedagainsthermother’sinstructionsB.itwasagainstFiona’swishthatshewaseducatedathomeC.home-schoolingwaspopularsomeyearsagoD.Fiona’sparentswouldaskheropinionsaboutschooleducation
  • 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.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?A.TheywillbemoveD.B.TheywillbeannoyeD.C.TheywillbedelighteD.D.TheywillbediscourageD.Ifyoucan’tremembersomeone’snameyoumay_____A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelieC.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyouWhenyoumeetagroupofpeopleitisbettertoremember_____A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirstC.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossibleWhatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.
  • TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbaker面包师inPuddingLanE.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.A.strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfirE.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallalongthem.SamuelPeypsthefamouswriterwroteaboutthefirE.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefirE.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstoneInfactthestreetsarestillnarrowbuthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongthemthenewStPaul's.ThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat______.A.somepeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing'sbakerywasburneddownWhydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?______.aTherewasastrongwinD.bThestreetswereverynarrow.cManyhousesweremadeofwooD.dTherewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.epeopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.A.abB.abC.C.abdD.bce
  • ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesmakes35000poundsayeardesigningnewcomputergamesyethecannotfindabankpreparedtolethimhaveacreditcard信用卡.Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16-year-oldboyworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajoB.David’sfirmputstwonewgamesonthehomemarketeachmonth.ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Inspiteofhissalarymadebyinventingnewprogramswithinaquiteshortperiodoftimethebonuspaymentsandprofit-sharing奖金和分红hecannotdriveacargetsomemoneyfromabanktobuyahouseorgetcreditcards.HeliveswithhisparentsintheirhouseinLiverpoolwherehisfatherisabusdriver.Hisfirmhastopay£150amonthintaxifarestogethimthefivemilestoworkandbackeverydaybecauseDavidcannotdrivE.Davidgothisjobwiththefirmayearafterleavingschoolwithsix0-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaiD.Isuppose35000poundssoundsalotbutactuallythat’snotgoodenough.Ihopeitwillcometomorethanthatthisyear.Hespendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother20poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.UnfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaiD.ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimE.IknowwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganyway.DavidaddedIwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement退休isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.36.WhyisDaviddifferentfromotheryoungpeopleofhisage?A.Heearnsaveryhighsalary.B.HehasnotajoB.C.Hedoesnotgooutmuch.D.Helivesathomewithhisparents.37.David’sgreatestproblemis____________.A.makingthebankstreathimasagrown-upB.inventingcomputergamesC.spendinghissalaryD.learningtodrive38.Hewashiredbythefirmbecause____________.A.hehadworkedinacomputershopB.hehadwrittensomecomputerprogramsC.heworkedveryhardD.hehadlearnedtousecomputersatschool39.Heleftschoolaftertakingsix0-levelsbecause____________.A.hedidnotenjoyschoolB.hewantedtoworkwithcomputersandstayingatschooldidnothelphimC.hewasafraidofgettingtoooldtostartcomputingD.hewantedtoearnalotofmoney40.WhydoesDavidthinkhemightretireearly?A.Onehastobeyoungtowritecomputerprograms.www..comB.HewantstostopworkingwhenheisamillionairE.C.Hethinkscomputergamesmightnotalwayssellsowell.D.HethinkshisfirmmightgobaD.
  • Ithasbeendifficulttositonthebenchthemajorityofmyhighschoolbasketballcareertowatchmyteamfromthesidelineand36whyIamnotgoodenoughtobeonthefloor.37endlesshoursofworkanddevotionpushingmyselfthroughdrillafterdrillthe38thingIwantistobeacheerleader.Thefeelingofbeing39issometimestoomuchanddrivesmeto40onthespot.Ioftenfeelasthoughmyeffortsarewastedandmytimeiseatenawaydevotedto41.Itisheartbreakingtobeaspectator旁观者forthegameIloveknowingthatnoonehasenough42togivemethechanceto43onthefloor.TearswellupbutIholdthemback.Ishouldn’tbeso44oversomethingsosilly.Awayfromthegameit’seasiertoputmythoughtstogether45lettingmyemotionsdrivemyreasoning.Iconsider46IamwhereIam.IhaveplayedfootballmywholelifE.Ihaveapassionforthe47andalwayshavE.Thereisnothingliketheexcitementof48:theswishofthenetthesweatrollingoffmycheekseventhebruises青肿arebattlewoundsworn49aftereverygamE.EvenifIdon’tplaymuchIparticipateinevery50.Iampartofateamofgirlswho51togetherlikeafamily.Iamthereforthem52theyareformE.ShouldImoveon?OrshouldIstaywithmyteamandpursuemypassionjustalittlelonger?Thedecisionisn’tdifficultwhenIconsiderthe53thatbeingapartofateambringsme---andnotjustanyteam54myteam.Ilovebasketballandmyteammates.WhenIthinkaboutthatmyviewfromthebenchreallyisn’tsobad55.A.considerB.wonderC.thinkD.hesitateA.SinceB.DuringC.AfterD.BeforeA.otherB.nextC.firstD.lastA.worthlessB.hopelessC.helplessD.carelessA.fightB.quitC.transformD.retireA.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everythingA.sympathyB.encouragementC.permissionD.faithA.respondB.performC.promoteD.practiceA.scaredB.nervousC.upsetD.amazedA.lessthanB.morethanC.otherthanD.ratherthanA.whyB.howC.whetherD.whatA.benchB.sportC.drillD.battleA.waitingB.watchingC.leaningD.playingA.proudlyB.bravelyC.unfortunatelyD.painfullyA.decisionB.planC.gameD.projectA.competeB.stickC.liveD.representA.becauseB.ifC.asD.thoughA.joyB.patienceC.challengeD.positionA.soB.asC.butD.likeA.aboveallB.afterallC.andallD.allinall
  • Thewholebodyiscoveredwithskin.Thesurfaceoftheskinisdeadlikethehairandthenailsbutitismadefromalivinglayer层justunderthesurfacE.Theoutsidedeadlayerswearoff磨损allthetimewithnewonesreplacingthemandthebodyformsatotallynewskineverythreeweeks.TheskinprotectsthebodyfromtheoutsideworldanditpassesinformationfromtheoutsidE.IthelpstokeepwaterinthebodyandtokeepthebodyatthesametemperaturE.Becteria细菌can’tgetinthroughtheskinunlessitisdamageD.Iftheweatheriscoldthebloodvessels血管intheskinsqueezedownorcontract收缩sothataslittlebloodaspossiblecomesnearthesurfacE.ThismeansthatlesswarmthislosttotheoutsidE.Thismakestheskinlookpaleorevenblue.Atthesametimethehairsontheskinarepulleduprightbytinymuscles.Whenitishotthebloodvesselsexpand扩大orgetwideragaintoallowplentyofbloodtorunnearthesurfaceoftheskin.ThishelpsthebodytoloseheatandtheskinmaylookreD.Atthesametimethesweatglands汗腺producemoresweatwhichcoolstheskin.Ifyourskinhaseverbeennumb麻木的youwillrealizehowimportantthefeelingfromtheskinis.Nerves神经intheskinaresensitive敏感的toheatandcoldsharpnesshardnessandsoftnesswetnessanddrynessandpain.Ifoneisnotabletofeelthesethingswhichcanactaswarningsheislikelytobeburnedcutorhurtinotherways.Thecolouroftheskindependsonspecialcolourcells细胞.Thesearejustbelowthetoplayersoftheskin.Theyareneededasprotectionfromsomeharmfulrayofthesun.Thestrongerthesunisthemoreimportantitistohaveadarkskin.Peoplewithpaleskinsmaytan晒黑inthesun.Thishappenswhenthebodyproducesextracolourcellsintheskinforprotection.InthesuntheskinproducesavitaminvitaminDwhichisneededforstrongbones.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Ourhairandnailsaredeadlikethesurfaceoftheskin.B.Thereisskinalloverourbody.C.Theskinofourbodieswillbecompletelydifferentinthreeweeks.D.Thesurfaceoftheskinismadeofalivinglayer.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsusabout______.A.thefunctionsoftheskinB.theinformationfromtheoutsideC.thewaterinthebodyD.thetemperatureofthebodyBacteriawillgetinthroughtheskin______.A.whenone’sskinisnumbB.whenoneisillC.whentheskiniscutD.whenthesweatglandsproducemoresweatWhentheweatheriscoldtheskinwillcontractinorderto______.A.allowmorebloodnearB.maketheskinlookblueC.keepwarmthD.helpthebodyloseheatThecolouroftheskinisdeterminedby______.A.theraysofthestrongsunB.colourcellsC.toplayersoftheskinD.vitaminD
  • Bamboo竹子isoneofnature’smostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatreebutitisakindofgrass.Likeotherkindsofgrassabambooplantmaybecutverylowtothegroundbutitwillgrowbackveryquickly.A.Japanesescientistreportedonebambooplantwhichgrew1.5metersin24hours!BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEuropE.Therearemorethan1000kindsofbamboo.NotallbamboolooksthesamE.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetersacross.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolorsfromyellowtoblacktogreen.Bamboohasbeenusedtomakemanythingssuchashatsandkitchentools.Becauseitisstrongbambooisalsousedtobuildbuildings.ManyAsiancountrieshaveusedbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingsandsupportingnewbuildingsandbridgeswhiletheyarebeingbuilt.InAfricapoorfarmersaretaughthowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaytofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoneyandtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Bamboopipes管子helppoorfarmersbringwatertotheirthirstyfieldswithoutspendingalotofmoney.Howisbamboolikegrass?A.Itgrowsquickly.B.It’swooD.C.Itiseasytocut.D.Itisverythin.Thoughyoucanseebambooeverywhereitdoesn’tgrow__________.A.inChinaB.inEuropeC.onmountainsD.inAfricaWhyisbamboousedbyAfricanpoorfarmers?A.Itischeap.B.Ithasdifferentcolors.C.Itisstrong.D.IthasbeenusedbyAsians.InAsiabamboohasbeenusedfor__________.A.ashorttimeB.about100yearsC.manyhundredsofyearsD.manythousandsofyear
  • Musicdiedherelastspringorratheritwaskilledbymembersoftheschoolcommitteewhoignoredtheimportanceofmusicanddramaaspartofthehigh-schoolcurriculum.Thecommitteedecidedthatteachingstudentshowtotakeastandardizedtestismoreimportantthanacurriculuminwhichstudentscanexploretheirinterestsintheartsaswellasacademics.Becausetheschoolsystemisrunningoutoffundingitneedstomakesurethatstudentspassthemasterytestorevenmoremoneywillbelost.Ifstudentsfailthestatestandardizedtestitisnotthefaultofdramaandmusicclasses–theyarefailingbecausetheacademicclassesarenotsufficient.ItispainfultothinkofhowmanystudentswillbediscouragedfromsingingactingandplayinginstrumentsbecauseschoolprogramsarenolongeroffereD.Manyfamiliescannotaffordprivatemusiclessonsandmanypotentialmusiciansandartistsmaynotfindtheircallingiftheyarenotexposedtoitinschool.ThefactthattheschoolcommitteethinkstheartsarenotworththeinvestmentwillcertainlymakesomestudentsbelievetheartsarenotworththeirtimeorsupportandthecyclewillcontinuE.Teachingforatestdoesnotshapestudentsintocompletewell-roundedpeoplE.Itblocksthenaturalsensetocreateandexpressfeelingsthroughart–thereismoretolifethantheanalyticalthinkingthatmathandEnglishprovidE.Whathappensafteratest?Sureastudentmightgraduatebuttheywillhavelimitedknowledge–certainlynotagoodpreparationfortherealworlD.72.Musicanddramaarenotincludedinthehigh-schoolcurriculummainlybecause________.A.theschoolcommitteepaysnoattentiontothemB.theschoolisafraidoflosingfinancialsupportC.thestudentsarenotinterestedinbothofthemD.thestatestandardizedtestismoreimportant73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesufficiencyoftheclassesdeterminesstudents’performanceinthemasterytestB.Quiteafewstudentsarediscouragedfrommusicandartintoday’sschoolsystemC.StudentscanbemusiciansandartistsonlyiftheycanaffordprivatemusiclessonsD.Theschoolcommitteecompletelyinfluencesstudents’attitudetowardsthearts74.Wecanlearnthatmusicandartcan______.A.motivatestudentsincreativityandexpressionB.makestudentsround-shapedpeopleinfutureC.providestudentswithanalyticalthinkingD.preventstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool75.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe______.A.WhoKilledMusicandDrama?B.CanCurriculumGoWithoutMusic?C.WhyisMusicSoImportant?D.HowToPrepareFortheRealWorld?
  • Morethan10000peopleweremadehomelessinTernangwhentheSungaiMasoverfloweditsbanksyesterdayaftersixdaysofcontinuousheavyrain.Thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverhasbeenwashedaway.Thetowniscutoffbyfloodwaters.AtthefifthmileJalanTengknthewateristwometersdeep.ItisclosedtoalltraffiC.Floodingfirsthappenedatmid-afternoonyesterdayalongtheriverbanks.PeopletryingtogettohighergroundwerejustintimetoescapethedestroyingoftheflooD.Mostofthefloodvictims受害者hadtoleavealltheirthingsbehinD.TheNationalFloodRelief救济CenterwasreportedtogiveitshelpandbyearlyeveningthewholetownwasmovedouthelpedbythearmypoliceRedCrossSocietyandvolunteers志愿者.ThefloodvictimsarenowhousedindifferentsimplereliefcentersinthenearbytownofTernang.EverythingpossibleisbeingdonetohelptheunluckypeopleagovernmentspokesmansaidInfactmoneyfoodandclothinghavebeguntocomeinfrompublicorganizationsandhelpfulpeoplE.A.DisasterReliefFund救灾基金会willbestartedassoonaspossiblE.AccordingtothelatestreportsitisstillrainingheavilyatTernang.Thewholetownisexpectedtobewhollycoveredbythewater.SofarnodeathshavebeenreporteD.64.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom______.A.astorybookB.atextbookC.amagazineD.anewspaper65.Itseemsthatthefloodhappenedjustbecause______.A.thebanksweretoolowB.thewoodenbridgeacrosstheriverwasbrokenC.theriverwastoonarrowD.theyhadhadwetdaysforsometime66.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A.thoughthetownwasfloodedyoucouldstillgotherebybusB.assoonasthewaterflowedoverthebankspeoplebegantogotohigherlandsC.thegovernmentandthewholesocietyaretakinggreatcareofthefloodvictimsD.thefloodhasn'tbroughtalargelosstothetownasnobodydiedintheflood67.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.BigFloodB.TernangIsinDangerC.Over10000PeopleAreHomelessD.GreatHelpIsNeeded
  • 十Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspaceshoweditasasolidballcoveredbybrownlandmassesandblue-greenoceans.WehadneverseentheEarthfromthatdistancebeforE.TousitappearedasthoughtheEarthhadalwayslookedthatwayandalwayswoulD.ScientistsnowknowhoweverthatthesurfaceoftheEarthisnotaspermanentaswehadthought.Scientistsexplainthatthesurfaceofourplanetisalwaysmoving.ContinentsmovesabouttheEarthlikehugeshipsatseA.TheyfloatonpiecesoftheEarth’souterskin.Newouterskiniscreatedasmeltedrockpushedupfrombelowtheoceanfloor.Oldouterskinisdestroyedasitrollsdownintothehotareaandmeltsagain.Onlysincethe1960shavescientistsreallybegantounderstandthattheplanetEarthisagreatlivingmachinE.Someexpertshavesaidthisnewunderstandingisoneofthemostimportantrevolutionsinscientificthought.Therevolutionisbasedontheworkofscientistswhostudythemovementofthecontinents—asciencecalledplatetectonics.ThemodernstoryofplatetectonicsbeginswiththeGermanscientistAlfredWegener.BeforeWorldWarOneWegenerarguedthatthecontinentshadmovedandwerestillmoving.HesaidtheideafirstoccurredtohimwhenheobservedthatthecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogetherliketwopiecesofapuzzlE.Heproposedthatthetwocontinentsmighthavebeenoneandthensplitapart.Wegenerwasnotthefirstpersontowonderabouttheshapeofthecontinents.About500yearsagoexplorersthoughtaboutitwhentheymadethefirstmapsofAmericas.TheexplorersnotedtheeastcoastofNorthAmericaandSouthAmericawouldfitalmostexactlyintothewestcoastofEuropeandSouthAfricA.WhattheexplorersdidnotdobutWegenerdidwastoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmovE.1.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?A.Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspacE.B.Human’srecognitionoftheearth’ssurfacE.C.TheGermanscientistAlfredWegener.D.Theearlyexplorers’discovery.2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Wedidn’tseetheEarthfromfarawayuntilwesawthepicturetakeninthespacE.B.Ourancientthoughtthatthesurfaceoftheearthisstill.C.AlfredWegenerwasnotthefirstpersontoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinentsmovE.D.ThecoastlineofIndiaandAfricafittogether.3.Thelastwordofthethirdparagraphtectonicsmean________.A.studyofconstructionB.studyofarchitectureC.earthsurfaceD.structuralgeology4.Whatdidtheexplorersfind?A.ThecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.B.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.C.TheeastcoastlinesofNorthAmericaandthewestcoastofEuropecouldfittogether.D.ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandIndiacouldfittogether.
  • 根据对话内容从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑选项中有两项为多余选项—MarydoyouwanttoseethepicturesofmyholidayinItaly?—_____61_____—Ahitwasgreat!Thefoodwasgreat!Thewinewasgreat!Butthetrafficwasterrible!—_____62_____—ThoseItaliansarecrazydrivers!Idon’twanttothinkaboutit!—OKOK._____63_____—Yessohere’sapictureoftheTowerofPisA.—Hownice!—Itwasrainingthatdaybutitwasstillwonderful.Weclimbedtothetop!—_____64_____—That’saphotooftheArnoRiver.That’sthePonteVecchiotheoldbridgE.—_____65_____—Itwasveryinteresting.Therewerebeautifuloldbuildingsinthecityandlotsofwonderfulmuseums.—That’snicE.A.Andwhat’sthis?B.Whywasitsobad?C.Yesitwaswonderful.D.WhatwasFlorencelike?E.Let’sreturntothegoodparts.F.Surewhatwasyourholidaylike?G.Welldidyoulikeyourhotelthere?
  • WhenpeoplewanttoknowabouttheweathertheyusuallygototheirradiosTVsnewspapersortotheInternet.Howeveryoucanalsofindmanyweathersignsamongwildlifebecauseoftheirhighlydevelopedsenses.Dropsinairpressure压力produceaneffectonsmallanimalsinmanyways.Miceanddeeraregoodweatherindicators.PeoplewhospendalotoftimeoutdoorshaveobservedthatbeforeastormfieldmicecomeoutoftheirholesandrunarounD.Deerleavehighgroundandcomedownfromthemountains.Birdsareespeciallygoodweatherindicatorsbecausetheyalsoshowtheeffectofapressuredropinmanyways.Forexamplesomebirdsbecomeirritable急躁的andquarrelsomeandwillfightoverapieceofbreaD.Otherbirdschirp叽叽喳喳andsingjustbeforeastorm.Itseemstheyknowtheywon’tgetanotherchanceforanhourortwo.Birdsalsoseeksafeplacesbeforeastorm.Youwillsometimesseebirdssettlingintreesorgatheringtogetheronawireclosetoabuilding.Pre-stormlowpressuremakestheairsothinthatbirdshavedifficultyflying.Itisunusualtoseemanybirdsflyingoverheadinthesummertimeratherthanduringtheperiodsinthespringorautumn.Watchforotherweathersignsifyouseethis.Iftheyflyinthewrongdirectiontheymaybeflyingaheadofastorm.Bypayingcloserattentiontosomeimportantsignsinnaturewecanbecomebetterpreparedforanykindofweather.ThewordindicatorsinParagraph1probablymeans______.A.mapsB.servicesC.signsD.stationsTherewillbeastormifbirds______.A.makemorenoisethanusualB.flyindifferentdirectionsC.comedownfromtalltreesD.shareapieceofbreadHowcanbirdssensethecomingofastorm?A.ByfeelingadropinairtemperaturE.B.Bynoticingthechangeofwinddirections.C.ByfeelingadropinairpressurE.D.Bynoticingthemovementsofotheranimals.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe______.A.SignsofaStormB.DropsinAirPressureC.Animals’SharpSensesD.Nature’sWeatherSigns
  • Theamazingimageshowstheworld’slargestevercruiseshipcompletewithbeachpoolshoppingmallrock-climbingwallsoutdooramphitheater圆形剧场andNewYork-styleloftsuites套间.Thetravelingcityisbeingbuiltondry-docksinFinlandbyRoyalCaribbeanInternationalandsheisnamedOasisoftheSeas.Almost1200feetlong154feetwideandrising213feetabovethewaterlinetheOasisoftheSeaswillbeabletohost3000crewtoserviceeverypassenger’sneeD.InadditiontothesizetheOasisoftheSeaswillalsobethefirstshipthatattractspeoplebythecruiseline’snewneighborhoodconcept:7distinctthemedareasincludingCentralParkBoardwalktheRoyalPromenadethePoolandSportsZoneVitalityatSeaSpaandFitnessCenterEntertainmentPlaceandYouthZonE.OfalltheseareastheexcellentzonewillbeCentralPark.ProtectedfromtheweatherbyaclearscreentoletinthelighttheCentralParkareawillbethemedonCaribbeanplantsandleavesreflectingtheareawhichtheshipwilleventuallycruisein.Andtheparkzonewillhavedifferentrestaurantsbarsandboutiqueshopsbringingtheideaoffloatingcitytoreality.InadditionOasisoftheSeaswillalsoincludearockwallover15restaurantsandbarsacasino娱乐场atheatretwonight-clubsandthelargestfreshwaterpoolonanycruiseliner.RoyalCaribbeanisproudtointroduceanumberof‘firsts’thattheworldhasneverseenbeforesaidAdamGoldsteinOasisoftheSeasistheultimateexpressionofthecreativityandimaginationfoundonallofourshipsprovidingguestswithacollectionofexperiencesthatwillofferanincrediblecruisevacation.1.InthepassageOasisoftheSeasrefersto______.A.atravelingcityB.acruiseshipC.adesertedislandD.anoceanpark2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.theOasisoftheSeashasn’tbeenbuiltwellsofarB.7distinctthemedareasarebeingbuiltondry-docksC.thetravelingcitycanhold3000passengersD.thetravelingcityisabeautyspot3.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphwouldbe_____.A.whattheCentralParkisB.thelocationoftheCentralParkC.thefeaturesoftheCentralParkD.thethemeoftheCentralPark4.TheOasisoftheSeasincludesanumberof‘firsts’EXCEPT_____.A.theworld’slargestevercruiseshipB.itswayofattractingtouristsC.thelargestfreshwaterpoolonanycruiselinerD.itsmostdeliciousfoodintheworld
  • 第三节阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项HowAmericansBegantoEatTomatoesPeoplehavestrangeideasaboutfooD.ForexamplethetomatoisakindofverydeliciousvegetablE.Itisoneofusefulplantsthatcanbepreparedinmanyways.Ithasrichnutritionandvitamininit.Butinthe18thcenturyAmericansneveratetomatoes.Theygrewthemintheirgardensbecausetomatoplantsaresopretty.Buttheythoughtthevegetablewaspoisonous有毒的.Theycalledtomatoespoisonapples.PresidentThomasJeffersonhoweverknewthattomatoesweregoodtoeat.Hewasalearnedman.HehadbeentoPariswherehelearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes.Hegrewmanykindsoftomatoesinhisgarden.ThePresidenttaughthiscookawayforacreamoftomatosoup.ThisbeautifulpinksoupwasservedatthePresident’sparty.ThegueststhoughtthesouptastedreallygooD.Theyneverthoughttheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.Jeffersonneverspoketohishonored忠实的guestsaboutthefact.56.Afteryoureadthepassagewhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrue?A.Americansneveratetomatoesaftertheybegantoplantthem.B.Americansdidn’teattomatoesbefore19thcentury.C.EvennowAmericansdon’teattomatoes.D.Inthe18thcenturyAmericansatealotoftomatoes.57.ThepassagetellsusthatJeffersonwasaPresidentwholearnedtolovethetasteoftomatoes________.A.whilehewasinParisB.whenhewasalittleboyC.becausehisparentstoldhimsoD.frombooks58.Accordingtothetext_______madethebeautifulpinksoupservedatthePresident’sparty?A.thePresidenthimselfB.aFrenchcookC.thePresident’scookD.thePresident’swife59.FromthepassageweknowallthehonoredguestsinvitedbyJeffersonwere________.A.peoplefromothercountriesB.fromFranceC.peopleofhisowncountryD.menonly60.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.AlloftheguestsknewthesoupthatwasservedatthePresident’spartywasmadeoftomatoes.B.AllofthegueststhoughtthesoupwhichwaspreparedbythePresident’scookwasnicE.C.AllofthegueststhoughtthetasteofthebeautifulpinksoupwasnicE.D.Noneoftheguestsknewthattheirpresidentwouldservehishonoredguestspoisonapples.
  • FormanytheonlywaytoenjoyIreland’sfantasticandbreathtakingsceneryistotaketotheopenroadonamotoringholiday.It’struetosaythatmotoringcanstillbeapleasureonroadssoemptyofthetrafficyouareusedto.Youcanchooseyourownrouteorletussuggestoneortwo.Youcanpre-bookallyouraccommodationorjustgoasyoupleasE.YoucanchooseyouraccommodationfromgoodqualityhotelsincoastorcountryvillageorcityguesthousestownandcountryhomesorfarmhousesthroughouttheislanD.NaturallywewillsupplyyouwithagoodqualitymaptohelpyouarounD.OurValueMotoringholidayincludesawideselectionofhotelsandguesthouses.AllhotelsarefullylicensedandcertainguesthousesasindicatedarealsolicenseD.BedandfullIrishbreakfastfor2or6nightsisindicatedinyourholidaypricE.Hotelandguesthousegratingsareshownbyafigureinbrackets括号afterthenameofeachoftheplaces.Facilitiesavailablearealsoshownafterthegrading.YoumaychoosetotravelonaGoAsYouPleaseorapre-bookedbasis.OnaGoAsYouPleaseholidayonlythefirstnightisbookedforyouinadvancE.FortherestofyourholidayyoubookaheadasyoutravelhotelreceptionwillhelpusingtheinformationlistsweprovidE.A.slightnoteofcaution警告—inJulyandAugustitisadvisabletobook2or3daysaheaD.Ifyouprefertoplanyourholidayinadvancethenwewillpre-bookallaccommodationforyou.JustcompletethebookingformcarefullyusinghotelcodesindicateD.IfyourfirstorsecondchoiceisnotavailablewewillbookanalternativeinthesameplacE.1WhydidthewritersayamotoringholidayistheonlywayformanytoenjoythebeautyofIreland?Because____________.A.travelerscangosightseeingatmanyplacesB.itspriceislowandtravelersfeelcomfortableC.travelerscandriveandchoosetheroutefreelyD.travelershavemanygoodqualityhotelstochoosefrom2.Howmanywaysofaccommodationdoesamotoringholidaysupply?A.TwoB.FourC.SixD.Eight3.IfthetravelerschoosetotravelonaGoAsYouPleaseholidaythetravelagencywill_____.A.donothingtohelpthemB.onlypre-bookthefirstnightforthemC.pre-bookalltheaccommodationforthem.D.chargethemlessfortheservice4.Supposingthetravellers’accommodationchoicesaren’tavailableinthetourismseasonthetravelagencywill___________.A.giveupservingthemB.chooseonefortheminanotherplaceC.bookanalternativeinthesameplaceD.onlybookthefirstnightforthem
  • HowtheAmericansviewloveAnoldsongsaysthatlovemakestheworldgoaroundIfyouwatchAmericansonValentine'sDayyoucanbelieveit.Thewholecountrybreaksoutwithlittleredhearts.Lovestruckpeoplegivecardsflowersandcandytotheirsweethearts.TheAmericanconceptofloveandromancebeginswithdating.Youngpeopledateinseveralways.Atfirsttheymighthavegroupdateswithseveralboysandgirlstogether.Latertheystartgoingonsingledate-justoneboyandonegirl.Whentwocouplesgoouttogetherit'scalleddoubledating.A.friendmightevenarrangeablinddateforyouwithsomeoneyoudon'tknowwhoyourpartnerwillbeuntilthetimeofthedatE.Americanyoungpeopleseeadateasatimejusttohavefun.Theydon'talwayshavearomanticinterestinminD.Someonemaygooutwithonepersonthisweekandanotherthenext.Afterawhileaboyandagirlmaydecidetheywanttogosteady.ThismeanstheythinkofeachotherasboyfriendandgirlfrienD.Italsomeanstheydon'twanttodateanyoneelsE.Romanceisbeginningtobloom.RomanceloveisverymuchapartofAmericanculturE.MoviesTVshowsandbooksinAmericaallpicturepeoplefallinginlovE.Actuallypeopleallovertheworldsearchforhappinessinalovingrelationship.MaybelovedoesmaketheworldgoarounD.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderstandsentenceinthefirstparagraph?A.Manyyoungpeople'sheartsbreakinAmericathatday.B.YoucanseemanypicturesoflittleredheartsalloverAmericathatday.C.Peopleallovertheworldshowtheirheartstoeachotherthatday.D.peoplegooutwiththeirwarmheartsthatdayHowmanykindsofdatesarementionedinthepassage?A.2B.3C.4D.5Whatdoesblinddatemean?A.YoucannotseewhoisyourpartnerduringthedatE.B.Thepartnerofyourdateisastranger.C.Yourdateisarrangedsecretly.D.Youwillnotknowyourpartneruntilthedatebegins.WhichofthefollowingstatementistrueaboutAmerican'sviewofromantic?A.RomanceloveisthemostimportantthingintheworldB.PeopleallovertheworldsearchforromanceloveC.Dateisonethingromanticisanother.D.TheycanfindtheiridealloveinmoviesTVshowsandbooks
  • Somepeoplethinkthatasmoreandmorepeoplehavetelevisionsintheirhomesfewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooksandnewspapers.WhyreadanarticleinthenewspaperwhentheTVnewscanbringyoutheinformationinafewminutesandwithpictures?Whyreadthelifestoryofafamousmanwhenashorttelevisionprogramcantellyouallthatyouwanttoknow?Televisionhasnotkilledreadinghowever.Todaynewspaperssellinverylargenumbers.AndbooksofeverykindaresoldmorethaneverbeforE.Booksarestillacheapwaytogetinformationandenjoyment.Althoughsomebookswithhardcoversareexpensivemanybooksareprintedtodayaspaperbooks平装本whicharequitecheap.A.paperbackcollectionofshortstoriesforexampleisalwayscheaperthananeveningatthecinemaorthetheaterandyoucankeepabookforeverandreaditmanytimes.BooksareawonderfulproviderofknowledgeandpleasureandsometypesofbooksshouldbeineveryhomE.Everyhomeshouldhaveagooddictionary.A.goodencyclopedia百科全书thoughexpensiveisusefultoobecauseyoucanfindinformationonanysubject.Besidesyoucanhavesuchbooksashistorybooks.sciencetextbookcookbooksandcollectionsofstoriesandpoems.Thenfromtimetotimeyoucantakeabookofpoemsoffyourshelvesandreadthethoughtsandfeelingsofyourfavoritepoets.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.TVprogramsareachiefproviderofknowledgeB.cinemasarethebestchoiceingettinginformationC.readingisacheapwayoflearningandhavingfunD.newspapersareanexpensivewaytoenjoyoneselfWhatdoesthesentencesTelevisionhasnotkilledreadinghoweverunderlinedinthesecondparagraphsuggest?A.Peopleonlyneedreadingthough.B.Readingisstillnecessarytoday.C.Readingismorefunthantelevision.D.Watchingtelevisiondoesn’thelpreading.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Fewerandfewerpeoplewillbuybooks.B.A.gooddictionaryshouldbekeptineveryhomE.C.Bookswithhardcoverssellbetterthanpaperbooks.D.MorepeoplelikeTVprogramsaboutfamousmen.
  • Weallenjoythecolorsofautumnleaves.Didyoueverwonderhowandwhyafallleafchangescolor?Wheredotheyellowsandorangescomefrom?Toanswerthosequestionswefirsthavetounderstandwhatleavesareandwhattheydo.Leavesarenature'sfoodfactories.Plantstakewaterfromthegroundthroughtheirroots.Theytakeagascalledcarbondioxidefromtheair.Plantsusesunlighttoturnwaterandcarbondioxideintoglucosewhichisakindofsugar.Plantsuseglucoseasfoodforenergyandasabuildingblockforgrowing.Thewayplantsturnwaterandcarbondioxideintosugariscalledphotosynthesiswhichmeansputtingtogetherwithlight.A.chemicalcalledchlorophyllhelpsmakephotosynthesishappen.Chlorophylliswhatgivesplantstheirgreencolor.Assummerendsandautumncomesthedaysgetshorterandshorter.Thisishowthetreesknowtobegingettingreadyforwinter.Duringwinterthereisnotenoughlightorwaterforphotosynthesis.Thetreeswillrestandliveoffthefoodtheystoredduringsummer.Theybegintoshutdowntheirfood-makingfactories.Thegreenchlorophylldisappearsfromtheleaves.Asthebrightgreenfadesawaywebegintoseeyellowandorangecolors.Smalla-mountsofthesecolorshavebeenintheleavesallalong.Coveredupbythegreenchlorophyllwejustcan'tseetheminsummer.Thebrightredsandpurplesweseeinleavesaremademostlyinthefall.Insometreeslikemaplesglucoseistrappedintheleavesafterphotosynthesisstops.Sunlightandthecoolnightsofautumncausetheleavesturnthisglucoseintoaredcolor.Thebrowncoloroftreeslikeoaksismadefromwastesleftintheleaves.Itisthecombinationofallthesethingsthatmakethebeautifulcolorsweenjoyinthefall.Thewriteraskedtwoquestionsinthebeginninginorderto.A.persuadereaderstobelievesomethingB.introducethetopicofthepassageC.getthereadersexcitedD.offersomethingtothinkoverWhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Treesdon'tchangecolourswithseasons.B.Treescanstillperformphotosynthesiswellinwinter.C.Treeshavecolourslikeyellowandorangeeveninsummer.D.Treesdon'tneedfoodinwinter.Photosynthesisisawaythat___________________________.A.plantschangewaterandcarbondioxideintosugarB.plantsturnwaterandcarbondioxideintosugarwiththehelpofsunlightC.plantsuseglucoseasfoodforenergyandgrowingD.chlorophyllisagreathelpWhichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ColorfultreesinautumnB.MysteriesoftreecolorsC.Doyouenjoytreecolors?D.Wonderfulcolorsinautumn
  • Insummermillionsofpeoplewillheadforthebeach.Andwhiletheoceancanbeagreatplacetoswimandplayitmayalsobeusefulinanotherway.Somescientiststhinkthatwavescouldhelpmakeelectricity.Haveyoueverbeenonasurfboardorboatandfeltyourselfbeingliftedupbyawave?Orhaveyoujumpedinthewaterandfelttheenergyaswavescrashedoveryou?askedJamieTayloroftheWaveEnergyGroupattheUniversityofEdinburghinScotlanD.Thereiscertainlyalotofenergyinwaves.Scientistsareworkingonusingthatenergytomakeelectricity.Mostwavesarecreatedwhenwindsblowacrosstheocean.Thewindsstartoutbymakinglittleripples波纹inthewaterbutiftheykeeponblowingthoseripplesgetbiggerandbiggerandturnintowavesTaylorsaiD.Wavesareoneofnature’swaysofpickingupenergyandthensendingitoffonajourney.Whenwavescometowardstheshorepeoplecansetupdamsorotherbarricadestoblockthewaterandsenditthroughalargewheelcalledaturbine涡轮.Theturbinecanthenpoweranelectricalgenerator发电机.TheUnitedStatesandafewothercountrieshavestarteddoingresearchonwaveenergyanditisalreadybeingusedinScotlanD.TheresourceishugE.Wewillneverrunoutofwavepowerbesideswaveenergydoesnotcreatethesamepollutionasotherenergysourcessuchasoilandcoal.Oceanscoverthreequartersoftheearth’ssurfacE.ThatwouldmakewavepowerseemperfectforcreatingenergyaroundtheworlD.Therearesomedrawbackshowever.JamieTaylorsaidthatwavepowerstillcosttoomuchmoney.Hesaidthatitseffectsonanimalsintheseawerestillunknown.PluswavepowerwouldgetinthewayoffishingandboattraffiC.WithmoreresearchhowevermanyoftheseproblemsmightbeovercomeTaylorsaiD.DemandforenergytopowerourTVsandcomputersdriveourcarsandheatandcoolourhomesisgrowingquicklythroughouttheworlD.Findingmoreenergysourcesisveryimportantfortraditionalsourcesofenergylikeoilandgasmayrunoutsomeday.Inthefuturewhenyouturnonalightswitchanoceanwavecouldbeprovidingtheelectricity!68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Wavepowercoststoomuchmoney.B.Waveenergycreatesthesameamountofpollutionasotherenergysources.C.WavepoweraffectsfishingandboattraffiC.D.Wavepowermayaffectmarineanimals.69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.findingmorenewenergysourcesisnotnecessarybecauseofwaveenergyB.waveenergyisaresourcethatwillneverrunoutandisusedallovertheworldC.wavepowerisperfectforcreatingenergyaroundtheworldD.wavepowerdoesn’tcreateanypollution70.Theunderlinedworddrawbacksprobablymeans______.A.regretsB.adventuresC.disadvantagesD.difficulties71.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoGetElectricitybyWaves.B.TheAdvantagesofWaveEnergy.C.CanWavesMakeElectricity?D.TheDisadvantagesofWaveEnergy.
  • PretoriaSouthAfrica–HundredsofswimmersplayinthewateralongaSouthAfricabeach.Suddenlyahugesharkappearsoffshoreandheadsforthebathers.Beforeitcangetclosetotheswimmersthesharkforsomemysteriousreasonstartsswimmingparalleltothebeach.ThenitturnsawayfromtheshoreandheadsouttosealeavingtheswimmersuntoucheD.Suchascenewillsoonbecomecommonalongshark-in-fasted鲨鱼成群的shores.AnelectricalengineerfromtheUniversityofPretoriahasdevelopedanelectricalsystemthatrepels击退sharksbycontrollingtheirmovements.Confusedbythisactionthesharksendupturningawayfromthebeach.Inthisunusualshark-repellentmethodaninsulated绝缘的cableisburiedonthebottomoftheseaaroundabeachwherepeopleswim.WhenanelectriccurrentissentthroughthecableanelectricfieldisproducedinthewaterabovethecablE.Whensharkswimsintotheelectricfieldnervecellsjustbelowtheshark'sskinwillsensethefielD.Theelectricityproducesareflex反射作用actionintheshark'smusclescausingthedangerousanimaltoswimparalleltothecablE.ConfusedbyincreasinglossofcontrolofitsmusclesthesharksuddenlychangesitsdirectionandheadsseawardawayfromtheelectricfielD.Inatestoftheinvisiblenewshark-repellentsystemacablewasplacedaroundabeachinSt.Luciaanislandaroundthebeachalongtimeagotokeepsharksawayfromswimmersandanetwasleftinplaceduringtheexperiment.Whentheelectricfieldwasleftonformorethanayearandahalfnosharkswerefoundinthenet.Howeverwhenthepowerwasturnedoff89sharksendedupinthenet.Usingtheelectric-wallmethodinsteadofnettoprotectbatherswouldavoidtheneedlessdeathofmanysharkssaidbiologists.CurrentlythousandsofsharksdieeachyearwhentheybecometrappedinprotectivenetsthatsurroundholidayresortsinAfricaandAustraliA.About10to15humansarekilledbysharksannually.1.Whydoesn'tthesharkattacktheswimmersaccordingtothepassage?A.Becausetherearesomanyswimmersinthewater.B.Becausethesharkisn’tsohungryastoeattheswimmers.C.Becauseofsomemysteriouspowerfromtheheaven.D.Becausethereisaninvisibleelectricfieldconfusingtheshark.2.AnelectricalengineerfromtheUniversityofPretoriahasdeveloped__.A.aprotectivenetB.anewshark-repellentsystemC.theelectricfieldD.aninsulatedcable3.Anelectricfieldisproducedinthewaterabovethecable.A.onlywhenasharkswimsintotheelectricfieldB.onlywhenaninsulatedcableisburiedonthebottomoftheseaaroundabeachwherepeopleswimC.onlywhenanelectriccurrentissentthroughthecableD.onlywhenthesharksaretrappedinprotectivenets4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Protectivenetshadbeenfixedearlierthanthenewshark-repellentsystem.B.Thenewshark–repellentsystemwillprobablyreplacetheprotectivenets.C.ThousandsofsharkshavediedeachyearsincethisnewsystemwasputintousE.D.Usingtheelectric-wallinsteadofnetswouldavoidtheneedlessdeathofmanysharks.
  • InancientChinateawasprobablyusedasarelish开胃小菜andasamedicinE.Teawasfirstbrewed煮泡asamedicinearound2700BCinthewesternmountainsofChinA.Teawaslikelyseenashealthyinpartbecauseitwasmadewithboiledwaterwhichissafertodrinkinanareaofpollutedwater.Teadrinkingandcommercialcultivation种植spreadduringtheTangDynasty618-907especiallyafteraBuddhistmonkfó jiāo 僧侣wroteabookonthevirtuesofteaChaChing.TeagraduallybecameoneofthesevenbasicnecessitiesofChineselifeTheothersarefuelriceoilsaltsoysauceandvinegar.A.JapaneseBuddhistpriestSaichoisbelievedtohaveintroducedteatoJapanwhenhereturnedfromavisittoChinain805.InJapanteadrinkingwasconsideredmedicinalandbecamecloselyassociatedwithZenBuddhism禅宗.TeadrinkingalsospreadtoKoreaandSoutheastAsiaandwastakenovertheSilkRoadtoCentralAsiaRussiaandtheMiddleEast.Dutchexplorersbecamefamiliarwithteainthe1590sandweresoonimportingteatoEuropE.In1657theBritishEastIndiaCompanyheldthefirstpublicsaleofteainEnglandwhilethatsameyearThomasGarrawaybeganofferingteaathisLondoncoffeehousE.In1662teareceivedabigboost推进inEnglandwhenthePortugueseCatherineofBraganzamarriedKingCharlesIIandintroducedteadrinkingtotheBritishcourt.GraduallytheBritishfellinlovewithteaandwiththesugarthatwentinit.In1665lessthan88tonsofsugarwasimportedtoGreatBritain.By1700ithadincreasedto10000tonsofsugar.In1768theEastIndiaCompanyimported10millionpoundsofteatoBritain.1.TeahasbeenusedasamedicineinChinafor_________.A.about8000yearsB.about4700yearsC.about2200yearsD.about2700years2.TeabegantospreadasapopulardrinkinChinabecauseof_______.A.theSilkRoadB.thebasicnecessitiesofChineselifeC.afamousbookaboutteaD.itsassociationwithZenBuddhism3.AccordingtothetextwecaninferthatBritain________.A.firstintroducedteatoEuropeB.wasthefirstcountrytotradewithChinaforteaC.wasthefirstcountrytohavelearnedaboutteafromChinaD.maybethebiggestimportedcountryofteainEuropeeventoday4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofteaB.HowteawasintroducedtoothercountriesC.ChinaisthehomeofteaD.Theimportanceoftea
  • Everyone’satitevenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwhohadn’tdoneaneBaydeal.SoIdecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction网上拍卖.BuyingforBeginnersSignuponwww.eBay.co.uk.MostitemsE.g.tablescomputersandbooksreadyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription;othersmaybemarkedwithBuyItNowandhaveafixedpricE.Youcanbuytheserightaway.IftheitemisbeingauctionedyouofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids出价foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbidthenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.HowtoPaySellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostacheckorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPalanonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcarD.SellingMadeSimpleIfyouplantoselloneBayithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends’adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauctionstartingonaThursday.ThiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobiD.ThebigThingsinLifeIt’seasytopostasmallitembutfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectivelysentbydeliverymen.CheckthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubiD.64.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowtomakepaymentonlinE.B.WaysofmakingdeliveryonlinE.C.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.D.Advantagesofanonlineauctionsystem.65.Afterbiddingforanitemabuyer________.A.haschancestomakehigherbidsB.willgetwhathewantsintendaysC.shouldmakepaymentimmediatelyD.maycheckitspictureanddescription66.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis________.A.throughalocalbankingsystemB.bysendingthemoneytothesellerC.throughanonlinepaymentsystemD.bypayingthedeliverymandirectly
  • Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?WhatmakesonepersonageniuslikethebrilliantAlbertEinsteinandanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupidorisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.Weknowhoweverthatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.InsomewaysthemindislikealegoranarmmusclE.ItneedsexercisE.Mentaldonewiththemindexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists心理学家thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.Ifontheotherhandchildrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodotheyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologistsifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiotthenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.SoitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivehelpfulthingstotheirchildrensuchasThatwasaverycleverthingyoudiD.orYouaresuchasmartchilD.Thewordsintelligentandbrilliantinthefirstparagraphprobablymean_______whiledullinthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.brightandsplendid;slowinthinkingandunderstandingB.prettyandhandsome;ordinary-lookingC.greatandimportant;commonD.hopefulandhelpful;carelessAccordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusis________whileanidiotis________.A.anormalperson;afunnypersonB.astrongperson;aweakpersonC.ahighlyintelligentperson;afoolishorweak-mindedpersonD.afamousperson;anordinarypersonA.person________ismorelikelytobecomeagenius.A.whoseparentsarecleverB.oftenthinkingaboutdifficultproblemsC.oftenhelpedbyhisparentsandteachersD.bornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseItisbetterforparents________.A.topraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoftenB.tobehardontheirchildrenC.toleavetheirchildrenalonewithnothingtodoD.togivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossibleWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Parentsplayanimportantpartintheirchildren’sgrowth.B.ThelessyouuseyourmindthedulleryoumaybecomE.C.IntelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulivE.D.Whatmakesapersonbrightorstupidisstillunderdiscussion.
  • ShiptourismtoAntarcticaisontherise:Morethan35000touristsareexpectedtovisitAntarcticthissummer.In1992-19936750visitedAntarcticaaccordingtotheAntarcticaTreaty.Allofthistourismhoweverisputtingbothtouristsandtheenvironmentingreatdanger.AmongthetouristshipsthatvisitthecontinenttheExploreraCanadianshipwasoneofthefirst.Puttousein1969itwasbuilttocarrytouriststoAntarcticA.Lastweekhoweveritbecamethefirstcommercialpassengershiptosinkbeneaththewaters.Fortunatelyallofthepassengersandcrewmemberswererescuedfromtheship.HoweverthesunkenshipendangeredtheAntarctic’sfragile脆弱的environment.Theshipwasestimatedtobeholding48000gallonsoffuel.TheaccidentwasnotunexpecteD.BoththeUSandUKhadwarnedaconferenceoftheAntarcticTreatymembercountriesinMaythatthetourismsituationinthisareawasapotentialdisaster.TheUSsaidinapaperpeopleshouldtakeahardlookattourismissuesnowespeciallythoserelatedtoshipsafety.AlthoughtheAntarcticseasarerelatively相对地calmfloatingicecausesapotentialthreattoships.TheowneroftheExplorerblamedthesinkingonafist-likeholeintheshipcreatedbyicE.ManyoftheotherlargeshipsnowvisitingAntarcticaarenotdesignedespeciallyagainstthickicE.Suchshipsgenerallycanonlycometothecontinentinsummer.Butthetouristrushispushingshipsintodangeroussituations.TheincreasingnumberofshipsoperatinginAntarcticmeansthattheshipareundergreatpressuretogetthereintimeforthekeyvisitingsitestheBritishgovernmentwroteinapaperatthemeetingofmembercountries.AsanaturalfrontierAntarcticaisinamessylegalsituation.Therearenoobviousanswersastowhoisresponsiblefordealingwiththethreatthattouristmaycausetohumanlifeandtheenvironment.ThereisnocoastguardforAntarcticA.DowewantittobecomeDisneylandordoweneedsomecontrols?76.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Antarcticatourismhasahistoryofabout17yearsB.ThenumberoftouriststotheAntarcticisover5timesaslargeasthatof17yearsago.C.ThetourismboomhascausedholesinthefloatingiceintheAntarctiC.D.TheAntarcticaTreatyisresponsiblefortheproblem.77.ThesinkingoftheExplorer____________.A.ledtoaconferenceaboutthetourismsituationintheAntarctiC.B.wascausedbytheroughseasC.hadbeenpredictedD.didharmtotheAntarctiC.78.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.aDisneylandwillbebuiltintheAntarcticB.fewerpeoplearevisitingtheAntarcticbecauseofthewarningsgivenC.notalltheshipsaresuitabletogototheAntarcticD.someshipstakerisksvisitingtheAntarcticinotherseasonsratherthaninsummer79.Inthispassagethewritersuggeststhat___________.A.peoplehadbetternotmakeatouroftheAntarcticB.shipstotheAntarcticshouldbebuiltstrongenoughC.thereshouldbelegalcontrolsovertourismintheAntarcticD.theAntarctic’senvironmentisfragile80.WhatattitudedoesthewriterholdtowardsAntarctictourism?A.SupportivE.B.PositivE.C.Indifferent.D.Anxious.
  • Howwouldyoulikeaneasywaytoearn$2500?Allyouhavetodoistositaroundandwaitforyourmeals.There’sacatchhowever.Youhavetostayinachickencagewithastrangerforawholeweek.Therearenobooksortelevisionorradioforamusement.Youcan’tleaveuntiltheweekisup.AndacamerawillberecordingyoureverymovE.TwopeopleactuallytookthejoB.TheideacamefromRobThompsonavideoartist.HewantedtomakeafilmaboutthewayanimalsaretreateD.Hisgoalwastoraisepeople’sawarenessofthelivingconditionsofanimalsthatareraisedforfooD.Hedecidedtopay$5000outofhisownsavingstotwopeoplewhowerewillingtolivelikechickensforaweek.ToRob’ssurprisequiteafewpeopleansweredhisadvertisement.HehadinterviewsandselectedErica24-year-oldrestaurantworkerandPama27-year-oldchemist.TheplanwasforthemtospendsevendaystogetherinachickencagethatwassixfeetlongandthreefeetwidE.A.camerawouldrecordtheirexperiencewhichwouldtakeplaceinanartmuseum.Theweekwaslonganddifficult.Theysleptonahardwoodenfloor.Theycouldn’tstandupwithoutbangingtheirheads.Theyatevegetablesanddrinkwaterfromagardenhose-pipe橡胶软管.Theironlyprivacywasatoiletsurroundedbyacurtain.TherewerenosinksmirrorsortoothbrushesinthecagE.TheironlyinspirationwasthetwoframedchecksthathungonthewalloutsidethecagE.VisitorswhocameherewerewarnedDonotfeedthehumans.FinallyitwasoverandPamandEriccameoutofthecagE.Theyhadsurvivedtheweekandtheyeachhada$2500checkintheirhands.WhenRobThompsonopenedthecageEriccameoutchangedintocleanclothesandateachocolatebarrightaway.It’sgreatformetobeabletostandup.hesaiD.Pamjustchangedherclothesandleft.Afteraweekofvisitorsandreporterswatchinghershedidn’twanttotalktoanyonE.1.WhatkindofpersonisRobThompson?A.Heiscuriousaboutpeople’spersonallifeB.Heiskind—heartedtoanimalsC.HedislikepeoplearoundD.Helikestohelppoorpeople2.TheunderlinedwordcatchinParagraph1probablymeans_______.A.unsolvedproblemB.surprisingwonderC.unbelievableconditionD.hiddendifficulty3.Whatmadeitthemostdifficultforthetwotostayinthecage?A.Thattheyhadnothingforamusement.B.Thattheycouldn’tliedowntosleepinthecagE.C.Thattheyhadtodoalmosteverythingunderothers’veryeyes.D.Thattheydidn’thavemeattoeat.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.AnEasyWaytoEarn$2500B.DoNotFeedHumansC.LivingLikeaChickenD.GettingAlongWellAnyway
  • BANG!thedoorcausedareverberation回声.ItwasjuststandingtherewithfatherstandingononesideandIontheothersidE.WewerebothingreatangerNeversetfootinthishouseagain!stormedfather.WithtearswellingupinmyeyesIrushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshiningratherdesolately凄凉的.Iwanderedaimlessly.A.youngfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastmE.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandharmonious.Butnow...Idon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingolD.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.HealwaysimposeshisopinionsandcodesofbehavioronmE.WheneverIdosomethingwrongheneveradmitsit.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.ItfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopeneD.IwanderedthestreetswithoutadestinationinminD.Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.AsIwalkedontherewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreetsuntilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlivedIsawthatthelightwasstillon.Ithoughttomyself:Isfatherwaitingformeorishestillangrywithme?Infactitwasnothing.Perhapsdadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.Ican’tstandhisoutrageous蛮横的words:Ican’tthrowyouawayletalonetheseoldpapers?Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatmehenevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.Afteranargumenthehasthehabitofcreepingupinmysleepandthentuckingmeunderneaththecovers.Thiswashowhealwayswas.HehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnaturE.Thelightwasstillon.AmIwrong?IwhisperedmaybE.WiththekeyinhandIwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.AtlastIdecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoortearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love—itsecondtononE.DecidewhichisthebestorderofthefollowingaccordingtowhathappenedinthepassagE.A.IopenedthedoorandenteredthehousE.B.SadlyIranoutintothestreet.C.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.D.Ithoughtofmyfather’skindnesstowardsmE.E.Iwalkedaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.A.bedcaB.becdaC.beacdD.becadWhatmadethewriterthinkofhischildhood?A.Thesightofthedesolatestreetlights.B.Thesightoftheemptystreet.C.Thesightofafatherwithachildinhisarms.D.ThesightoflightinhisownhousE.Whydoyouthinkthefatheroftenshoutsathisson?A.perhapsthefatherisgettingolderandolder.B.perhapsthesonhasalreadygrownup.C.perhapstheyneveragreewitheachother.D.perhapsthefatherhasgotusedtodoingthat.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawafterreadingthepassage?A.Thefathertreatshissoninanunfairway.B.Thefatherisactuallykindtohisson.C.Thefatherisneitherkindnorcrueltohisson.D.Thefatherisalwaysfindingfaultwithhisson.
  • Skateboardinghasbecomeoneofseveralnon-traditionalactivitiesthatPEteachersaroundAmericaareintroducingtoinspirekidstoexerciseregularly.SomePEclassesfeaturein-line滚轮skatingyogaandevenrockclimbing.ExpertshavecalledthosetypesofactivitiesthenewPE.Suchactivitiesarepartofalargerefforttohelpkidsdeveloplifelongfitnesshabitsandtokeepthemfrombecomingoverweight.Now9millionU.S.childrenandteensareoverweight.Obesity肥胖canleadtohealthproblemssuchasdiabetesandheartdiseaselaterinlifE.OurchildrenandyoutharebecomingunhealthyandobesesaysJohnson.Skateboardingisagreatactivitythatkeepskidsdoingphysicalmovementandgivesthemnewskillsandinterest.Someschoolsdon'tallowskateboardingbecausetheysayitisdangerous.Timhoweverarguesthatregularpracticeeliminatesagreatdealofthedanger.Weteachstudentshowtodoitandhowtodoitsafelyhesays.Somepeoplesayskateboardingteacheslifelessons.SkateboardingteacheskidstobelievethatiftheystickwithsomethingtheywillfinallysucceeD.sayseducationexpertRichardSavorfromCollegeinPortlanD.Skateboardinginspireskidsnottogiveupinlearningdifficultskills.It'snaturalforkidstowanttolearnandgetbetteratthingsaddsTim.Whenitcomestoskateboardingthey'lltryatrickhundredsoftimesbeforetheysucceeD.Thatsameeffortcouldbemadeinschoolwork.EricBrownagreesthatskateboardingrequireskidstostopsayingataskistoohardforthem.Ababywillattempttowalk600to900timesbeforeheorsheissuccessfulsaysEricWetellstudentsthattheyshouldn'tsay'Ican'tdoit'unlessthey'vetried600to900times.72.SkateboardingisintroducedintoAmericanschoolsto______________.A.encouragestudentstocompetebravelyincompetitionB.teachstudentshowtodealwithrisk.C.preventstudentssufferingfromheartdiseaselaterinlifE.D.helpstudentsformthehabitofdoingsports73.TheunderlinedwordeliminatesinParagraph4probablymeans______________.A.reduces.B.increasesC.addsD.brings74.Whatlifelessondokidslearnfromskateboarding?A.Tosucceedinlifeyouhavetolearnskateboarding.B.Youwillsucceedinlifeifyoudon'tgiveup.C.Onlyafterfailing600to900timescanyousucceeD.D.Thereisnohardworkafterlearningskateboardingwell.75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThedangerousPEB.Skillsofskateboarding.C.ThenewPE.D.ThechangeofPE.
  • Steppingintoapoolofwateriscommonenoughbutwhocouldeverimaginesteppingintoapooloffish?InFebruaryof1974BillTappanAustralianfarmersawarainoffishthatcoveredhisfarm.Howsurprisedhemusthavebeen!Whatcausedthisstrangeoccurrence?Thisisaquestionthathadlongpuzzledpeoplewhostudyfish.Theanswerturnedouttobeacombinationofwindandstorm.WhenitisspringinthenorthernpartoftheworlditisfallinAustraliA.ThroughouttheautumnseasonterriblestormsariseandrainsfloodthelanD.ThestrongwindssweepoverAustralialikehugevacuumcleaners吸尘器collectingseaweedpiecesofwoodandevenschoolsoffish.StrongwindsmaycarrythesebitsofnatureformanymilesbeforevacuumdroppingthemonfieldshousesandastonishedpeoplE.Althoughtheyseemunusualfish-fallsoccurfrequentlyinAustraliA.WhenBillTappwasaskedtodescribethesceneoffishheremarkedTheylooklikemillionsofdeadbirdsfallingdown.Hisstatementisnotsurprising.Thewondersofthenaturalworldareascommonasrain.Naturewithitsinfinitewonderscancreatewaterfallsthatflowupwardandfishthatfalloutofthesky.Whatisthispassageabout?A.A.sadstory.B.Australia’snorthernpart.C.A.rainoffish.D.Thedamagedonebyfloods.Fish-fallsoccurinAustralia__________.A.quiteoftenB.onlargefarmsC.onlyinwinterD.whentheairiscalmTheunderlinedwordinfiniteisclosestinmeaningto__________.A.easyB.difficultC.countlessD.dangerous
  • Inthemodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity繁荣.OtherssaythatcompetitionisbadthatitsetsonepersonagainstanotherthatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesisreallyforgotten.HoweverotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftennoticethattheyhaveadesiretofail.Theyseemtochoosefailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Theydon’tbelievethatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostsuchalosswouldprovetheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparison比较withothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpssetupself-respect.B.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.Whydosomepeoplevaluecompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.B.ItpushessocietyforwarD.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualeffects.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3refersto_______.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccessWhatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers’.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.
  • Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosestoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutdrinkingisthekeytocritical判断性的thinking.Whenyouthinkcriticallyyoutakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses过程.Otherwiseyoumightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeedcriticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation.Thewordcriticalherehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherviewaswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen-beyondthepicturesonTVtheuntruereportsinthenewspapersandthefaultyreasoning.Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoityouareacriticalthinker.IfyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideascharactersandfactsyouareacriticalthinkerActivitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketimeanddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:fastfoodsinstantcoffeeandself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence智力youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffmanascientistwastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinstein.Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.ButEinsteinimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysayingPleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.73.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically_______.A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfastB.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideasC.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturallyD.wemightbefootedbyotherpeople’sideas74.Ifyouareacriticalthinkeryouwill________.A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapersC.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes75.Inthelastparagraphsomethingnewsuggeststhat________.A.thesmarteryouarethefasteryoudothingsB.thefasteryoudothingsthesmarteryoubecomeC.speedcanimproveintelligenceD.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed76.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThinkingandCriticalThinking.B.UnderstandingCriticalThinking.C.ThinkingIsNaturalandHuman.D.ThinkingFastMeansIntelligencE.
  • Whatisthehottesttopicatyourschool?InHangzhouYongjinMiddleSchoolit'smoney.Theschoolrananactivitycalledmakingalivingrecently.About800Junior1andJunior2studentsweredividedinto112teams.Theywentouttomakemoneybysellingthings.Whatdidtheychoosetosell?Somesoldnewspapers;somechosebottledwater;somesoldenvironmentallyfriendlyshoppingbagsandbamboobaskets.HuQi'steamdecidedtoselleducationalbooksinfrontoftheChildrenActivityCenter.Therearealwaysmanyparentsaroundthereandtheythoughtparentswouldliketospendmoneyfortheirchildrenespeciallyonbooks.Butunfortunatelytheycameacrossurbanmanagementofficers城管.TheofficersaskedthemtoleavE.Weplayedhide-and-seek捉迷藏withtheofficersforthewholemorningsaidHu.Finallywegaveupandmovedtootherplaces.WangYongyiandherteamsoldicecreaminasquarE.Theydidn'tmeetanyofficers.Butfewpeoplewereinterestedinwhattheywereselling.TheteamthenputupaboardsayingthemoneywastohelptheProjectHopeforcountrykids.ItworkeD.Morepeoplecametotheirstall小摊.Aforeignerevengavethem100yuan.Hedidn'twantanychange.HesaidhewantedtohelpthechildrensaidWang.Weweretouched.Theygavethe100yuantotheProjectHopeofficelaterthatday.MengZhaoxiangandhisteamwereluckier.Theysoldalltheircakesinfourhoursspending39.5yuanandgettingback80yuan.ItwasnoteasytomakethemoneysaidMengSomepeoplejustlooked.Othersjusttastedbutdidn'tbuy.NowIknowhowharditisforourparentstoearnthemoneyweneedtoleadhappylives.60.HuQi'steamsoldbooksinfrontofthechildrenActivityCenterbecause_____.A.therewerenourbanmanagementofficersthereB.theycouldplayhide-and-seekthereC.theythoughtparentswouldbuybooksfortheirkidsD.theyarefamiliarwiththeplace61.MorepeoplecametoWangandherteam'sstallbecausethey___________.A.likedtheiricecreamB.wantedsomechangeC.wereinterestedintheirstallD.wantedtohelpcountrykids62.HowmuchdidMengZhaoxing'steamearninfourhours?A.39.5yuanB.80yuanC.40.5yuanD.100yuan63.Throughtheactivitymostchildrenlearnthat_______.A.it'shardtomakemoneyB.it'snecessarytohelpcountrykidsC.itiseasytosellcakesD.it'simportanttoliveahappylifE.
  • Ifyouarehungrywhatwillyoudo?Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?Justlikestomachevenyourmindwillbehungry.Butitneverletsyouknowbecauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourdreamloverfavoritestarandmanysuchabsurdthings.Soitsilentlybeginstohideyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrowcreativitygetsitsfullstop.ThismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthinkWhathappensnext?Whycan’tIthink?WhyamIalwaysgiventhedifficultproblems?Wellthisistheafter-effectofusingourbrainforthinkingofnot-so-worthythings.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysatisfiedthroughextensivereading.ButwhyisitreadingbutnotwatchingTV?BecausereadinghasbeenthemosteducationaltoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhooD.Justlikethattodevelopotheraspectsofourlifewehavetoturntoreadingforhelp.Youhaveanumberofbooksintheworldwhichwillanswerallyourhow-toquestions.Onceyoureadabookyoujustdon’trunyoureyesthroughthelinesbutyourminddecodes译解itandexplainsittoyou.TheinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseeD.Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyouinyourfuturetodevelopnewideas.Thesameseedifusedmanytimescanhelpyoulinkandrelatealotofthingswhichyouwouldneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!Thisisnothingbutcreativity.ThemorebooksyoureadthewideryourmindwillbecomE.Alsothisimprovesyouroratoricalspeech-makingskillstoalargeextentandalsomakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.WhenyoustartspeakingEnglishoranyotherlanguagefluentlywithyourfriendsorotherpeopleyouneverseemtorunoutoftherightwordsattherighttimE.ActuallyIhadaprobleminspeakingEnglishfluentlybutasIreadIcouldimprovesignificantly.Soguysdojoinmeandgivefoodforyourthoughtsbyreadingreadingandmorereading.Nowwhatareyouwaitingfor?Gogrababookandletmeknow!49.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HungerofthemindB.StomachandMindC.FeedyourMindbyreadingD.ReadingorWatchingTV50.Youdon’tknowyourmindisinhungerbecause_____.A.youarenothungryB.youkeepitthinkingofsillythingsC.yourcreativitygetsafullstopD.youalwaysmeetwithdifficultproblems51.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastheadvantageofreading?A.ReadingcanmakeyourdreamcometruE.B.Readingcancontributetoyourvocabulary.C.Readingcanimproveyourspokenability.D.ReadingcanmakepeoplecreativE.52.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisto_______.A.commentandblameB.introduceanddescribeC.explainandpersuadeD.adviseandinform
  • Whenyoutakeawalkinanycityyouoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworldbutthereasonwhypeoplekeepadoghaschangeD.Intheolddayspeopleusedtotraindogstoprotect保护themselvesagainstattacksbyotherbeasts.Latertheycametorealizethatadogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Forexamplewhenpeopleuseddogsforhuntingthedogswouldnoteatwhatwascaughtwithoutpermission.Thesedayspeopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesagainstattacksfromanimals.Whydotheykeepdogsthen?Somepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery抢劫.Butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship.Forachildadogisabestfriendwhentherearenofriendstoplaywith.Foryoungcouplesadogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouplesadogisalsotheirchildwhentheirnaturalchildrenhavegrownup.Sothemainreasonwhypeoplekeepdogshaschangedfromprotectiontofriendship.67.Accordingtothepassageintheolddayspeopletraineddogs______.forprotectionagainstrobberyjustforfunforcompanionshipforprotectionagainstotheranimals68.Thewordcompanionshipmaymean______.A.nativeB.adviceC.friendlyrelationship关系D.usage69.Thedogswereusedforhuntingbecause______.A.theyweregoodhuntersB.theyobeyedtheirmastersC.theywereusefulforprotectionD.theydidnoteatotheranimals70.Themostimportantreasonforpeopletokeepdogsnowisthey______.A.needcompanionB.likechildrenC.enjoyhuntingD.wanttoprotectthemselves71.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.dogscanbehelpfultothosewhoneedcompanyB.citypeoplealwaysfeellonelyC.dogscanbeboring厌烦的D.thecitycanbeaverydangerousplace
  • Thedesiretomakeexplorationsisbornwithman.Whereverhisimaginationgoesmanalsohasastrongwishtogo.A.largepartofhumanhistoryisconnectedwiththeexplorationoftheworldinwhichwelivE.Againandagainpeoplehavesetoutwithsurprisingcourageandpatiencetolookintounknownregionsandlandstoseewhathadnotyetbeenseentomakeknowntheunknown.WithkitesballoonsandaircrafttheyleftthegroundtopassthroughtheloweratmospherE.Nowtheouterspacereceivestheirattention.Whyshouldmantakethetroubleofexploringspace?Itishardtolistthespecificpracticalbenefitsthatwillresultin.Butoneknowsfrompastexperienceinotherareasthatmanwillsurelyseeanddiscovernewthingsinspacethatwillincreaseourscientificknowledgeandthisnewknowledgewillfinditswayintovaluablepracticaluses.WhatwelearnaboutmanhimselffromhisexperienceinspaceandfromtheeffectsofspaceandthespaceflightenvironmentonhimwillbeextremelyvaluablE.Thenewtechniquesdevelopedtocarryouttheexplorationofspaceandtokeepmanaliveinspacewillcertainlyfindpracticalusesineverydaylifeinsomeway.TheareasthatwillbenefitaremanifolD.Theyincludecommunicationgenerationofpowertransportationandtravelfoodproductionmaterialsfuelsandmanyothers.ButtosayexactlywhatthepracticalresultswillbeisalmostimpossiblE.1.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat__________.A.manoftengoeswhereverhisdreamsgoB.mandesirestoexplorewhatisunknownC.manisnolongerinterestedinthestudyofthelandandseanowD.man'shistoryishisexplorationoftheworld2.Thewordmanifoldinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.A.ofvalueB.ofuseC.inawayD.inmanyways3.Theauthorseemstobeinfavorof____.A.theexplorationofspaceB.doubtingthenecessityofthespaceexplorationC.exploringmoreinspacethaninseaD.hisexperienceinspace4.Inthelastsentenceofparagraph2thephrasepracticalresultsreferstotheresults______.A.thatcanbemadeuseofB.thatcanbelearnedasknowledgeC.thatareobtainedfromexperienceD.helpingusmakefurtherexploration
  • PeopleintheUnitedStateshonourtheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersarenowworkingoutsidehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwiththechildrencarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmotherwhileablackoneshowsthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonourparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitcemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforparentsshowloveandrespectforparents?A.ParentsbringupchildrenB.ParentsgiveloveandcaretochildrenC.ParentseducatechildrentobegoodpersonsD.ParentspassawaybeforechildrengrowupWhichdoyouthinkistrueaboutcarnationmentionedinparagraph3?A.IthasonlytwokindsofcoloursB.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDayorFather’DayC.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMayWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Mother’sDayandFather’sDayarebothinMayB.FewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepastC.NotallthechildrenrespecttheirparentsD.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersOnMother’sDayandFather’sDay____________.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarenotvaluable
  • 阅读理解:阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项Itwasthesummerof1965.DeLucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.AfterdoingsomeresearchBuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WeconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘WearesosuccessfulweareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.1.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto____.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.3.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorablepalcE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.ItmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagementD.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches4.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey___.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit.B.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful5.Whatcontributemosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.Learningbytrialanderror.B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.C.Findingagoodpartner.D.Openingchainstores.
  • PerhapsnosinglemonumentintheU.S.A.isasfamousastheStatueofLiberty.StandingonsmallislandinNewYorkHarborthecrownedladyholdinghighinherrighthandthetorchoffreedomandinherlefthandatablewithwordsJuly4th1776isasymbolofAmericandemocracy.Sheiscolossal.Sheis151feethighandthepedestal垫座onwhichshestandsisalmostasmuch.TheStatueofLibertywasagifttotheUSAfromFrancein1886asamarkoffriendshipandalsoinmemoryoftheaidFrancegavetheAmericansduringtheAmericanRevolution.FormillionsofimmigrantstheStatuewastheirfirstsightofthepromisedlandandforafewalsothelastastheysailedbackhomeagain.AboutamilefromLibertyIslandthereisanothersmallislandcalledEllisIslandwhichwaslookeduponwithdreadbytheimmigrants.Foritwasherethattheyhadtowaittheirturntobeexaminedbydoctorsandofficials.MostoftheimmigrantscouldnotspeakawordofEnglish.Butonlytwooutof100immigrantswererefusedadmissiontoNewYorkCity.Oftenthepersonrefusedturnedouttobeagrandmotherorawearyfrightenedgirlmistakenlylabeledweak-minded.Sometimeshusbandsandwiveswerepartedbecauseoneofthemhappenedtohaveabadcoughandwassuspectedofhavingtuberculosis肺结核.NewYorkCitywasabitterdisillusionment幻灭tosomeimmigrants.Farfrombeingacitypavedwithgolditwasacityteemingwithovercrowdedunhealthyandunsafeghettos少数民族居住区.Theimmigrantslookedforearlierimmigrantsoftheirownnationalityorreligion.SoItalianPolishIrishJewishneighborhoodsgrewup.BecausetheycouldnotspeakEnglishthenewcomersfounditdifficulttogetworkatonceandtheirlivingquarterswereoftenslum.HowevertheyfoundintheU.S.A.opportunitiesofbetteringthemselves.TodayimmigrantsnolongerhavetoenduretherudetreatmentofEllisIslanD.Theunpleasantbuildingswerecloseddownin1924.In1976EllisIslandbecameahistoricmonument.59.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.GatewaytotheU.S.A.B.TheStatueofLiberty.C.EllisIslanD.D.ImmigrantsoftheU.S.A.60.Thewordcolossalinthefirstparagraphmeans________.A.miniatureB.colorfulC.enormousD.beautiful61.ImmigrantslookeduponEllisIslandwithdreadbecause________.A.theycouldnotspeakawordB.theymightberefusedadmissiontotheU.S.A.C.husbandsandwivesmightberecognizedD.theyweresuspected62.Paragraph3impliesthat_________.A.NewYorkCitywaspavedwithgoldB.immigrantsofthesamenationalityandreligionlivedinthesamebuildingC.immigrantslivedeverywhereD.someimmigrantsweredisappointedatNewYorkCity
  • Thehostpouredtheteaintothecupandplaceditonthesmalltableinfrontofhisguestswhowereafatheranddaughterandputthecoveronthecup.Apparentlythinkingofsomethinghehurriedintotheinnerroomleavingthethermos热水瓶onthetablE.Histwoguestsheardacupboardopening.Theyremainedsittinginthesittingroomtheten-year-olddaughterlookingattheflowersoutsidethewindowthefatherjustabouttotakehiscupwhenthecrashcamerightthereinthesittingroom.Somethingwashopelesslybroken.Itwasthethermoswhichhadfallentothefloor.Thegirllookedoverhershouldershockedstaring.Itwasmysterious.Neitherofthemhadtoucheditnotevenabit.Trueithadn'tstoodsteadilywhentheirhostplaceditonthetablebutithadn'tfallenthen.Theexplosioncausedthehosttorushback.GawkingatthesteamingfloorthehostsaidItdoesn'tmatter!Itdoesn'tmatter!Thefatherstartedtosaysomething.ThenhesaidsoftlySorryItoucheditanditfell.Itdoesn'tmatterthehostsaiD.WhentheyleftthehousethedaughtersaidDaddydidyoutouchit?No.ButitstoodsoclosetomE.Butyoudidn'ttouchit.Isawyourreflectioninthewindowglass.ThefatherlaugheD.Whatthenwouldyougiveasthecauseofitsfall?Thethermosfellbyitself.Thefloorisnotsmooth.DaddywhydidyousaythatyouThatwon'tdogirl.ItsoundsmoreacceptablewhenIsayIknockeditdown.Therearethingswhichpeopleacceptlessthemoreyoudefendthem.Thetruerthestoryyoutellthelesstrueitsounds.ThedaughterwaslostinsilenceforawhilE.ThenshesaidCanyouexplainitonlyinthisway?OnlyinthiswayherfathersaiD.56.Whichstatementisapossiblethemeofthisstory?A.Peoplerarelytellthetruth.B.Youcan'talwaysmakepeoplebelievethetruth.C.Ifyoudefendyourselfpeoplewillbelieveyou.D.Peopleshouldtaketheblameforwhattheydidn'tdo.57.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatthefather_______.A.didn'tknowthehostwellB.feltsatisfiedthathedidn'ttellthetruthC.wassorrythathetoldthetruthD.didn'tthinkthehostwouldbelievethetruth58.Fromthestoryweknowthatthedaughter________.A.thoughtherfathershouldtellthetruthB.didn'tknowwhythethermosfellC.knockedoverthethermosD.stronglyobjectedtoherfather'sexplanation59.Theunderlinedgawkingatprobablymeans_______.A.staringatwithangerB.lookingatcuriouslyC.glancingathopelesslyD.lookingatinadullway
  • IfyoutraveltoanewexhibitionattheSanFranciscoConservatoryofFlowersyouwillhavechancestoseesomemeat-eatingplants.TakebladderwortsakindofsuchplantforexamplE.TheyappearsosmallandgrowinaquietponD.Butthesearethefastestknownkillersoftheplantkingdomabletocaptureasmallinsectin1/50ofasecondusingatrapdoor!Oncethetrapdoorclosesonthevictimtheenzymes酶similartothoseinthehumanstomachslowlydigesttheinsert.Whendinnerisovertheplantopensthetrapdoorandisreadytotrapagain.Meat-eatingplantsgrowmostlyinwetareaswithsoilthatdoesn'toffermuchfoodnutrition.Insuchconditionstheseamazingplantshavedevelopedinsecttrapstogettheirnutritionalneedsoverthousandsofyears.NorthAmericahasmoresuchplantsthananyothercontinents.Generallyspeakingthetrapsmayhaveattractiveappearancetofooltheeyelikepitcherplantswhichgettheirnamebecausetheylooklikebeautifulpitchersfullofnectar花蜜.Hair-likegrowthsalongthepitcherwallsensurethatnothingcanescapeandthedigestiveenzymescangettowork.A.tinyinsectcanbedigestedinafewhoursbutaflytakesacoupleofdays.Someofthesepitchersarelargeenoughtohold7.5liters.Meat-eatingplantsonlyeatpeopleinsciencefictionmoviesbutsometimesabirdorothersmallanimalswilldiscoverthatapitcherplantisn'tagoodplacetogetadrink.FromParagraph1welearnthatbladderwortscan_.A.killaninsectinasecondB.digestaflyinafewhoursC.befoundfloatingonaquietlakeD.captureaninsectin1/50ofasecondIfthetrapdoorofameat-eatingplantisclosedtheplantisA.foolinginsectsintotakingasipB.producingnectarC.temptinginsectstocomecloseD.enjoyingadinnerMeat-eatingplantscangrowinwetandpoorsoilbecausethey.A.cangetnutritionfromanimalsB.don'tneedmuchfoodnutritionC.canmakethemostofsuchconditionsD.havedevelopeddigestiveenzymesWhatcanbecapturedbymeat-eatingplantsforfood?A.A.chilD.B.A.dog.C.A.littlebirD.D.A.littlefish.
  • Togetanextra14yearsoflifedon’tsmokeeatlotsoffruitsandvegetablesexerciseregularlyanddrinkalcoholinaproperamount.ThatisaccordingtoastudypublishedthisMondayinthePublicLibraryofScienceMedicineJournal.Aftertrackingmorethan20000peopleaged45-79yearsintheUnitedKingdomfromabout1993-2007Kay-TeeKhawoftheUniversityofCambridgeandhiscolleaguesfoundthatpeoplewhoadoptedthesefourhealthyhabitslivedanaverageof14yearslongerthanthosewhodidn’t.We’veknownforalongtimethatthesebehaviorsaregoodthingstodobutwe’venotseenthisbenefitbeforesaidSusanJebbheadofNutritionandHealthatBritain’sMedicalResearchCouncil.Thebenefitwasalsoseenregardlessofwhetherornotpeoplewerefatandwhatsocialclasstheycamefrom.Studyparticipants参与者scoredapointeachfornotsmokingregularphysicalactivityeatingfiveservingsoffruitsandvegetablesadayandmoderatealcoholintakE.Publichealthexpertssaidtheyhopedthestudywouldinspiregovernmentstointroducepolicieshelpingpeopletoadoptthesechanges.Butbecausethestudyonlyobservedpeopleratherthantestingspecificchangesitwouldbeimpossibletoconcludethatpeoplewhosuddenlyadoptedthesehealthybehaviourswouldsurelygain14years.Wecan’tsaythatanypersoncouldgain14yearsbydoingthesethingssaidDoctorTimArmstrongaphysicalactivityexpertattheWorldHealthOrganization.The14yearsisanaverageacrossthepopulationofwhat’stheoretically理论上possiblE.MostpeopleknowthatthingslikeagooddietmatterandthatsmokingisnotgoodforthemSusanJebbsaidWeneedtoworkonprovidingpeoplewithmuchmorepracticalsupporttohelpthemchangE.1.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tbelongtothefourhealthyhabits?A.Eatingfiveservingsoffruitsandvegetablesaday.B.Doingproperexerciseinthemorningeveryday.C.Havingacigarettebeforegoingtobedeveryday.D.Drinkingalcoholintheproperamounteveryday.2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.thestudyobservedpeopleaswellastestedspecificchangesB.SusanJebbdidnottakepartinthestudyC.thereisnoneedforpeopleunder45adoptthesegoodhabitsD.onlythosefromfirstclasscanbenefitfromthesehealthybehaviours3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Governmentsshouldtakemeasurestohelppeoplechangetheirbadhabits.B.Peopleaged45-79havebadhabitsintheUnitedKingdom.C.Allthepeoplearewellawareoftheharmoftheirbadhabits.D.Peoplehaveadoptedthefourhealthyhabitsafterknowingthey’regooD.4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.SmokingandDrinkingCutsYou14YearsB.HealthyHabitsCouldGainYouExtra14yearsC.ANewWayofKeepingHealthyD.SmokingandDrinkingHarmsYourHealth
  • Inourlifewehaverarelyexpressedourgratitudetotheonewho'dlivedthoseyearswithus.Infactwedon'thavetowaitforanniversariestothanktheonesclosetous—theonessoeasilyoverlookeD.IfIhavelearnedanythingaboutgivingthanksitisthis:giveitnow!Whileyourfeelingofappreciationisaliveandsincereactonit.Sayingthanksissuchaneasywaytoaddtotheworld'shappiness.Sayingthanksnotonlybrightenssomeoneelse'sworlditbrightensyours.Ifyou'refeelingleftoutunlovedorunappreciatedtryreachingouttoothers.ItmaybejustthemedicineyouneeD.Ofcoursetherearetimeswhenyoucan'texpressgratitudeimmediately.Inthatcasedon'tletembarrassmentsinkyouintosilence—speakupthefirsttimeyouhavethechancE.Onceayoungminister.MarkBrianwassenttoaremoteparishofKwakiutiIndiansinBritishColumbiA.TheIndianshehadbeentolddidnothaveawordforthankyou.ButBriansoonfoundthatthesepeoplehadexceptionalgenerosity.Insteadofsayingthanksitistheircustomtoreturneveryfavorwithafavoroftheirownandeverykindnesswithanequalorsuperiorkindness.Theydotheirthanks.Iwonderifwehadnowordsinourvocabularyforthankyouwouldwedoabetterjobofcommunicatingourgratitude?Wouldwebemoreresponsivemoresensitivemorecaring?Thankfulnesssetsinmotionachainreactionthattransformspeopleallaroundus—includingourselves.Fornooneevermisunderstandsthemelodyofagratefulheart.Itsmessageisuniversal;itslyricstranscend超越allearthlybarriers;itsmusictouchestheheavens.53.Inthefirstparagraphthewritermainlyencouragesus.A.nevertooverlookourclosefriendsindailylifeB.toexpressoursincerethankstimelytothosearoundusC.towaitforaproperoccasiontoshowourthanksD.toincreasetheworld'shappinessbysayingthanks54.Accordingtothewritercouldbethebestwaytopreventourselvesfrombeingleftout.A.seeingadoctortofindtherightmedicineweneedB.expressingourthanksasmuchaswecanC.showingothersactivelyweareinterestedinthemD.speakingupthemomentwehavethechance55.MarkBrian'sstoryismentionedinthepassageinordertoshowthefactthat.A.theIndiansdidn'thaveanywordsforappreciationB.theIndianswereparticularlygeneroustoothersC.MarkBrian'ssettheIndiansanexampletoshowthanksD.somepeoplemayexpresstheirthanksthroughdifferentapproaches56.Whatmessagedoesthewriterintendtocommunicateinthelastparagraph?A.Thanksisofgreatimportanceindevelopingharmoniousrelationship.B.Onegratefulheartissurelytodeserveanothergoodoneinreturn.C.ThankfulnesswhichgoesbeyondallbarriersisuniversallyunderstooD.D.Humanbeingswouldmisunderstandeachotherwithoutappreciation.
  • Allplantcellsarecapableoftakingupwater.EvendeadonesdotoacertaindegreE.Absorption吸收ofwaterbydeadcellwallsmakeswoodbecomelarger.Incommonlandplantsthelivingcellsofrootstakeupmostofthewater.Landplantswithoutrootsdoexisthowever.Thosegreenish-yellowlichens苔藓youseeonrocksinthehighmountainshavenoroots.Halfabillionyearsagowhenwaterplantsstartedtoenterthelandthefirstlandplantsdidnothaveroots.Evenamongthefloweringplantsonefindsrootlessforms.Thesefloweringplantsarethehigherplantsbecausetheyevolved进化recentlyandarethusconsideredhigherontheevolutionaryscale进化度.InthePeruviandeserttheregrowsoneoftheserootlesshigherplantsabromeliaD.ItisarelativeofthepineapplE.Evenifthisplanthadrootstheywouldbeofnousebecausewheretheplantgrowsitneverrains.Theplantgetsitswateronlyfromthedew露水itcollectsatnightwhenitsleavescooloff.Suchrootlessplantsofcoursecanbemovedwitheasebuttheywillonlygrowwhentheyareplacedoutintheopen.Iftheyareplacedtoonearahousetheradiationfromtheheatofthehousepreventstheleavesfromcoolingandsopreventsdewfromformingandtheplantdies.InthesouthernUnitedStatesandinPuertoRicooneseesbromeliadsgrowinghighabovethestreetsontheinsulation绝缘物ofelectricwires.Theseplantsgettheirwaterfromrainandtheonlysoiltheyevercomeincontactwithisthedustthatmayblowontheirleaves.64.Fromthepassageweknowthattheevolutionaryscaleisgradedaccordingto_______.A.evolutionarycyclesB.heightsanddepthsC.timeD.kinds65.Thebromeliadisaplantthat_______.A.hasuselessrootsB.isapineappleC.cangrowanywhereD.takesupwaterthroughitsleaves66.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassageis_______.A.AbsorptionofwaterbyplantsB.RootlessplantsC.PlantsinthedesertD.Higherplants
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