Earning a black belt in martial arts and being issued a pilot’s license are both impressive accomplishments that take year of effort to achieve, but 30-year-old Jessica Cox has done both despite being born without arms. In spite of all difficulties , but with strong faith and the help of her family ,Cox put herself through high school and then college, typing papers with her toes, She became the first armless black belt in American Taekwondo （跆拳道）Association and now has two black belts, She got her driver’s license and then, astonishingly, her pilot’s license in 2008, The achievement earned her a place in the Guinness Would Records, which recognized her for becoming the first person without arms to fly an airplanE. Now Cox is the subject of a new documentary, Rightfooted, Which Cox says the hopes will inspire disabled young people around the world, “Had I watched a film similar to this one earlier, in my life ,I know it would have make a differencE.” Cox says in a trailer (预告片) for the documentary. 【小题1】What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A.Cox earned a place in the Guinness World Record B.Cox can type papers as a common person does C.Cox has little difficulty in doing things by herself D.Cox has made some great achievements 【小题2】What’s the purpose of the documentary Rightfooted? A.To inspire all young people with disabilities B.To tell the story of Cox’s life and her desire C.To show how important one’s foot is D.To show how Cox works in Ethiopia 【小题3】Why does Cox want to be a speaker? A.To give her messageB.To prevent children born without arms C.To help people overcome disabilitiesD.To prove she can also be a successful speaker 【小题4】The goal of Handicap International in Ethiopia is to . A.meet the government officials B.help disabled children find jobs C.run education projects for children with disabilities D.help Cox realize her dream of becoming a speaker 【小题5】What is true of Jessica Cox? A.She is the first woman pilotB.She is a disabled Taekwondo champion C.She is the director of a documentaryD.She is an armless woman with strong faith

FamilytraditionswereimportantinourhouseandnonewasmoreappreciatedthantheperfectChristmastreE.Dadcanwewatchwhenyoutrim修剪thetree?MyeldestsonDannineandhisseven-year-oldbrotherJohnaskeD.Iwon’tbecuttingthisyearmyhusbandBobsaiD.DanyouandJohnareoldenoughtomeasurethings.Doitallbyyourselves.Thinkyouboyscanhandleit?DanandJohnseemedtogrowsixinchesintheirchairsatthethoughtofsuchanamazingresponsibility.WecanhandleitDanpromiseD.Wewon’tletyoudown.AfewdaysbeforeChristmasDanandJohnrushedinafterschool.Theygatheredthetoolsthey’dneedandbroughtthemouttotheyardwherethetreewaiteD.IwascookingwhenIheardthehappysoundsastheboyscarriedthetreeintothelivingroom.ThenIheardthesoundthateverymotherknowsistrouble:deadsilencE.Ihurriedouttothem.Thetreewascuttooshort.Johncrossedhisarmstightacrosshischest.Hiseyesfilledwithangrytears.IfeltworrieD.Thetreewascentraltoourholiday.Ididn’twanttheboystofeelashamedeverytimetheylookedatit.Icouldn’tlowertheceilingandIcouldn’traisetheflooreither.TherewasnowaytoundothedamagedonE.Suddenlyathoughtcametomymindwhichturnedtheproblemintothesolution.Wecan’tmakethetreetallerIsaiD.Butwecanputitonahigherposition.Dannoddedhisheadsideways.WecouldputitonthecoffeetablE.Itjustmightwork!Let’stryit!WhenBobgothomeandlookedatthebigtreeontopofthecoffeetableDanandJohnheldtheirbreath.Whatagoodidea!hedeclareD.Whydidn’tIeverthinkofsuchathing?Johnbrokeintoagrin.Dan’schestswelledwithpridE.56.TheunderlinedpartgrowsixinchesParA.4impliesthebrothersfelt.A.proudB.nervousC.worriedD.scared57.WhotrimmedtheChristmastreesthisyear?A.thewriterB.thebrothersC.DanhimselfD.thewriter’shusband58.Howcouldtheshorttreebeturnedintoaperfectone?A.Bymakingthetreetaller.B.Byloweringtheceiling.C.ByplacingitonacoffeetablE.D.Byraisingthefloor.59.Whatthewriter’shusbandsaidintheendshowed.A.heexpectedtoomuchofthebrothers.B.heshouldnothavegiventhebrothersthetasktotrimtheChristmasC.hewastoostupidtothinkofsuchanideA.D.hereallyappreciatedwhatthebrothershaddonE.

Thisyear’sNewsweeklistofthetop100highschoolsshowsthattodaythosewithfewerstudentsarerising.TenyearsagowhenthefirstNewsweekTopSchoolListbasedoncollege-leveltestparticipationwaspublishedonlythreeofthetop100schoolshadgraduatingclassessmallerthan100students.Thisyearthereare22.Fiftyyearsagotheywerethelatestthingineducationalreform:bigmodernhighschoolsoutsidethecitieswiththousandsofstudents.Bigschoolsmeanteconomicefficiencyagreaterchoiceofcoursesandbetterfootballteams.Butonlyyearslaterdidweunderstandthatitinvolvedthedifficultyofstrengtheningpersonalconnectionsbetweenteachersandstudents.SATscoresbegandropping;onaverage30%ofstudentsdidnotcompletehighschoolinfouryearsafigurethatroseto50%inpoorcityneighborhoods.Highschoolsforavarietyofreasonsseemedtohavemadelittleprogress.Sizeisn’teverythingbutitdoesmatterandthepastdecadehasseenanoticeabletrendtowardsmallerschools.ThishasbeenpartlyduetotheBillandMelindaGatesFoundationwhichhasinvested$1.8billioninAmericanhighschoolshelpingtoopenabout1000smallschools—mostofthemwithabout400kidseachwithanaverageenrollment招生ofonly150studentspergradE.About500moreareonthedrawingboarD.DistrictsalloverthecountryaretakingnoticealongwithmayorsincitieslikeNewYorkChicagoandSanDiego.AndmostnoticeableofallthereisthephenomenonoflargeurbanandsuburbanhighschoolsthathavesplitupintosmallerunitsofafewhundreD.HillsdaleHighSchoolinSanMateoCaliforniaisoneofthoserankingNo.423—amongthetop2%inthecountry.In2003Hillsdaleremadeitselfintothreehouses.300studentsarrivingninthgradersarerandomlyassignedtooneofthehouseswheretheywillkeepthesamefoursubjectteachersfortwoyearsbeforemovingontoanotherfor11thand12thgrades.Teachersmeetwithstudentsingroupsof25fivemorningsaweekforopen-endeddiscussionsofeverythingfromhomeworkproblemstobadSaturday-nightdates.Theadvisersalsomeetwithstudentsprivatelyandstayintouchwithparents.Alongwiththenewstructurecamethepercentageoffreshmentakingbiologyjumpedfrom17to95.Ourkidsarecomingtoschoolinpartbecausetheyknowthereareadultsherewhoknowthemandcareforthem.saysJeffGilbert.Butnotallschoolsshowadvancesafterdownsizinganditremainstobeseenwhethersmallerschoolswillbeacure-allsolution.Rankingschoolsisalwayscontroversial.Overtheyearsthissystemhasbeencriticizedforitssimplicity—listoftopU.S.highschoolswasmademerelyaccordingtothepercentageofstudentstakingcollege-levelexams.Thisyearagroupof38superintendents地区教育主管fromfivestateswrotetovoicetheirdisapproval.Itisimpossibletoknowwhichhighschoolsare‘thebest’inthenationtheirletterreaD.Determiningwhetherdifferentschoolsdoordon’tofferahighqualityofeducationrequiresalookatmanydifferentmeasuresincludingstudents’overallacademicaccomplishmentstheirlaterperformanceincollegeandtakingintoconsiderationtheuniqueneedsoftheircommunities.48.WhatcanwelearnabouttheschoolssponsoredbytheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation?A.Theyareoftenlocatedinpoorneighborhoods.B.Theyarepopularwithhigh-achievingstudents.C.TheyaremostlysmallinsizE.D.Another150schoolsinvestedbytheFoundationareplannedtobesetup.49.AccordingtoJeffGilberttheclassesatHillsdaleweresetupsothatstudentscould______.A.enjoymorehelpandcarefromtheteachersB.experienceagreatdealofpleasureinlearningC.maintaincloserrelationswithparentsD.dealwiththedemandingbiologyandphysicscourses50.Newsweekrankshighschoolsaccordingto______.A.theirstudents’academicachievementB.thenumberoftheirstudentsadmittedtocollegeC.thesizeandnumberoftheirgraduatingclassesD.theircollege-leveltestparticipation51.Whatattitudedoestheauthorhavetowardsthepresenttrendinhighschooleducation?A.SubjectivE.B.ObjectivE.C.Approving.D.Disapproving.52.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ProvidingGoodEducationforBabyBoomersB.TopSchoolListWinningNationalSupportC.SmallSchoolsRisinginpopularityD.StudentsMeetingHigherAcademicStandards

WhenanNBAplayerisyounghethinkshecanwinthechampionshipbyhimself.Itisonlylaterwhenhehasagedandbeenthroughmanybattlesthathelearnsanimportantlesson:thereisnoIinteam.ThereisnobetterexampleofthevalueofteamworkthantheBostonCeltics.PaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettwereallsuperstarsonthreedifferentteams.Yetnoneofthemhadanytitlestoshowforit.Thenlastseasontheydecidedtosacrificemoneyandindividualstatisticstoplaytogether.GarnettandAllenjoinedPierceontheCelticsandchangedtheNBAintheprocess.Itstartedinsimpleways.GarnettandAllenaretwoofthemostintenseathletesintheworlD.TheytreateverysecondofeverypracticelikeitistheNBAchampionship.IfyouwanttoplayalongsidethemthenyouwillhavetodothesamE.SotheyoungguysontheCelticsstartedgivingtheirfullefforttoo.PiercehadbeenthestaroftheCelticsformanyyears.HeusedtoshoottheballmanytimesagamE.ButwiththeadditionofAllenandGarnettheshotlessandfocusedondefensE.HisselflessnessshowedtheyoungplayersthatdoingwhatmadetheteambetterwastheonlythingthatmattereD.WhentheCelticswerewinningandthegamewasalmostoverGarnettPierceandAllenwouldcomeoutofthegamE.Buttheywouldn’tjustsitonthebench.Insteadtheystoodandcheeredandscreamedfortheirteammates.Theywantedtosupporttheirfriendsandteammates.Nowtheguyswhodon'tplayknowtheycanstillaffectthegamebycheeringsotheyscreamandcheerwhenGarnettAllenandPierceareplaying.TheCelticshavedevelopedastrongrelationship.Theyaremorethanjustteammates.Theyarebrothers.Theresult:theBostonCelticswonthe2008NBAchampionshipandareconsideredthefavoritestowintheEasternConferencechampionshipagainthisyear.ThereisasayingthatgoesAsuccessfulteambeatswithoneheart.IfthatisthecasetheCelticsmayhavethebiggestheartintheNBA.59.WhatdoesanNBAplayerlearnthroughmanybattles?A.Betterexamples.B.Fulleffort.C.Teamspirit.D.Strongrelationships.60.FromthepassageweknowthatPaulPierceRayAllenandKevinGarnettare______.A.ambitiousB.selfishC.uncooperativeD.absent-minded61.WhatdotheunderlinedsentencesinParA.6mean?A.AllteammembersintheBostonCelticsarerelatives.B.Theyareinthesameteamandinthesamefamily.C.Theyhaveabetterunderstandingandgetclosertoeachother.D.Theylikeeachotherasiftheywerefromthesamefamily.62.Whichsayingcanbeusedtoexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.Practicemakesperfect.B.Nopainsnogains.C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Unityisstrength.

InmostdevelopedcountriesthegovernmentprovidesfreeeducationforchildrenbecauseitrealizesthateducatedcitizensareusefultothecountryintheirlaterlifE.Mostcountriesalsohaveprivate私立的education.Thismeansthatparentscanpaytosendtheirchildrentocertainschools.Peoplewhoagreewiththissystemsaythatitgivesparentsalargerchoiceofschools.Otherpeoplethinkthatprivateschoolsgivethechildrenwhogotothemanunfairadvantageoverotherchildren.Attheageofthreemanychildrengotonurseryschool.Twoorthreeyearslatertheyenteraprimaryschool.Attheageof11theygotoasecondaryschool.Thentheymayhaveachance.ofcontinuingtheirstudiesatauniversityorcollegE.Universitiesandcollegesareplaceswheresomeyoungpeoplegotocontinuetheireducationafterleavingschool.Mostuniversitystudentsstudyonemainsubjectthoughtheymayalsostudyanumberofothers.Teachingisusuallybylecturesorbydiscussionsbetweenalecturerandstudents.Moststudentsstayatuniversityforthreeorfouryears.Attheendofthattheytakeanexamination.IftheypasstheyreceivetheirBachelor’sdegreeusuallyaBAwhichisshortforBachelorofArtsoraBSforBachelorofSciencE.SomestudentsstudyforseveralmoreyearsinordertogethigherdegreesuchasaMAoraPhDMostuniversitycoursesdon’ttrainstudentstodoacertainjoB.Collegesontheotherhandusuallyteachskillswhichenablestudentstofollowacareer职业suchasclothingdesignorbusinessstudies.58.Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.ASomethingabouttheprivateschoolsindevelopedcountriesB.HowdevelopedcountriespayattentiontoeducationC.SomegeneralinformationabouteducationindevelopedcountriesWhyeducationisimportant59.Whydomostdevelopedcountriesprovidefreeeducationtochildren?A.Becausethechildrendon’thavemoneytogotoschool.B.Becausethegovernmentwanttheircitizenstobeusefultothecountry.C.Becauseeducationdoesn’tcostthecountrytoomuchmoney.D.Becausetherearenotenoughprivateschools.60.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedwordcitizenreferto________.A.thecitiesB.membersofacountryC.thechildrenD.peoplewholiveincities61.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Alltheuniversitystudentsstudyonesubject.B.AfterstudyingattheuniversityforthreeorfouryearsallthestudentscangetaBachelor’sdegreE.C.Studentsusuallyreceiveamaster’sdegreebeforereceivingaBachelor’sdegreE.D.Unlikeuniversitycollegesusuallyteachstudentssomeusefulskillsforacareer.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请将答案填涂在答题卷标号为56~60的相应位置上在中学生夏令营中以下同学以其观点组织各自的讨论和交流组A.CaoA'min18XuanhuaNo1HighSchoolHebeiKeepingpacewithteachersisagoodwaytostudy.Teachersareexperiencedandtheirplansaresystematic.Butremembertoworkinawaythatsuitsyou.It'salsoimportanttolearnfrompastmistakes.Keepanotebooktomakearecordofthemistakesyoumake---it'llhelpyouavoidmakingthesameoneslater.B.ZhangZilu17XinyuNo1HighSchoolJiangxiThistimeoflifemaybehardbutyou'renotalone.Youmaybebusystudyingbutyoucanshowyourcarebycallingyourfriendsorsendingashortmessage.Don'tletyourfriendshipsdie.SomeboysandgirlsinmyclasswereinlovebutI'dadviseagainstarelationshipatthisstage.C.ZhanYu17HuanggangHighSchoolHubeiIt’sasimportanttolivewellasitistostudywellIthink.Iwenttobednolaterthan11:30pm.Itputmeintherightmoodforthenextday.Ididn’tfollowaspecialdiet饮食butIdidmakesureIateanutritiousbreakfasteachday.D.JuShuntian18YantaiEconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentZoneSeniorHighSchoolShandongThepersonwhoplayswellstudieswell.Havingalotofschoolworkdoesn’tmeanhavingtogiveuponeveryotheractivity.IplayedbasketballortookawalktorelaxwhenIfelttireD.Timeoutisnotawasteoftimebuthelpsyoustudymoreefficiently.E.ZhangQingzhou17DongtaiHighSchoolJiangsuBesidestakingthebigexamyouhaveotherchoicesforcollegE.Itooktheindependentenrollment自主招生examheldbyPekingUniversityandsomeotherstudentsevenpreparedtostudyabroaD.Payattentiontoanyrelevantinformationyoucanfindwhetherit’sfromschoolthenewsmediaorothersources.F.WuDandan18LiaochengNo.1HighSchoolShandongBesideslearningfromthetextbooksstudentscanalsolearnalotfromtravelingfromplacetoplacE.Indifferentplacesyouwillseedifferentthingsmeetdifferentpeopleandhavedifferentexperiences.IfyouarecuriousenoughyoucanexploredeeperintotheareaandobtainmoreusefulinformationwhichservesasyournewknowledgE.下面是同学各自感兴趣的内容或需要解决的问题请配对他们最适合参加的讨论组56.ZhangXuisanactiveandenergeticboywhoenjoysmanysportslikeswimmingfootballbadmintoncyclingandjogging.Hehasalotoffriendsatschoolandtheyoftenspendalotoftimeonriversfieldsandmountains.Isitgoodtospendsolittletimeinthelibrary?Howtoallocatetimebetweenacademiclecturesandouting?That'shisproblem.57.XiaoLilihasmuchdifficultyincatchingupwithherclassmatesinchemistryandphysics.ButhersuperiorityliesinmusicandEnglishsosheisdreamingofbecomingaprofessionalsinger.Shehopesthatherstrongpointscanhelppaveherwaytofuturesuccess.CanIgotoamusicalcollegewithouttakingNMET?shewonders.58.GuoJieisahardworkingboybutunfortunatelyhegetslowmarksineverytest.Heisalwaysbusywithhisownstudyplan.Whenhedidn’tfinishhisworktheearlierdayhewillburyhismindinhisworktofulfillhisplanignoringtheteacher’slectures.HowcanIraisemymarks?heispuzzleD.59.SongSiweiisaslimandprettygirlwhoworkshardatallherlessons.Butshewassoabsorbedinherstudiesthatsheisevenunwillingtotearherselfoffatmealtimes.SheisalwaysthelasttoleavetheclassroomandthefirsttoarrivE.Shestartstofeeldizzyandhaveheadaches.Whatmighthappentome?shewonders.60.ZhangLanisacharminggirlwhoisactivebothintheclassroomandonthesportsfielD.Sheiskindtoallherclassmates.Someboysinherclasstendtotalktoherateverypossibleopportunityandeveninvitehertomeals.ThatmakesherpleasedbutcostsherquitesometimE.Shedoesn’tknowwhetheritisrighttoacceptkindnessfromtheboys.

OurlivesandoursongsDoyoueverlistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancesarethatyoudon’t.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthatthesongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently:People’smusictasteschangeastheyageaccordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soitislikelythatyourownmusicalpreferenceswillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’whetheryoulikeitornot.Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityaretheonlyfactors因数thataffectone’smusicchoicE.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridgeUKgathereddatafrommorethan250000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleagetheirsocialcircumstances环境changeandsodoestheirmusictastE.Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature--intense热情的contemporaryandsophisticated深奥微妙的.Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenageyearsduringwhichpeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentitiesasindependentindividuals.Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthoodtheirlifestylechanges--theysocialize社交moreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.AsaresulttheybecomemorefondofcontemporarymusicsuchaspopandR&Bwhichisusuallyupliftinganddanceableandplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.WhenmiddleagecomesthingshavesettleddownformostpeoplE.Thisperiodwillbedominated支配bymoresophisticatedmusicsuchasjazzandclassicalaswellasmorecatchymusiclikecountryfolkandblues.Formanythislifestageisfrequentlyexhausted使精疲力尽byworkandfamilyandthereisarequirementforrelaxingemotive动情的musicJasonRentfrowaresearchmembertoldTheTelegraph.Butyoumustbethinking:Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic?OfcoursetherearE.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechangeD.Weusemusicfordifferentreasonshesaidandthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouths.68.AccordingtoresearchersattheUniversityofCambridge______.A.People’smusicpreferenceshavedeepconnectionswiththeirsociallivesB.Childrendon’tlikethesongsthattheirparentslikebecausetheyaretoohardtounderstand.C.Childrenareinfluencedbytheirparentsintermsofthetypesofmusictheylistento.D.Peoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundshavedifferenttastesinmusic69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutmusicalperiodsisTRUEaccordingtothearticlE.?A.PeopleintheirteenageyearspreferpopmusictorockmusiC.B.People’smusictastestendtosettledownastheyagE.C.Jazzandclassicalmusichelpadultsdeveloptheiridentities.D.Popandbluesanedullandboringintheeyesofmostmiddle-agedpeoplE.70.Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?A.Toexplainwhyparentsandchildrendon’tsharemusicpreferences.B.Toshowhowmusichelpsshapepeople’ssociallives.C.Topresentanewstudyabouthowpeople’smusictasteschangE.D.Todiscussresearchintothevariedfactorsthatdeterminepeople’smusictastes.

Thepurposeofcommunicationistogetyourmessageacrosstoothers.Thisisaprocessthatinvolvesboththesenderofthemessageandthereceiver.ThisprocessleavesroomforerrorwithmessagesoftenbeingmisunderstoodbyoneormoreofthepartiesinvolveD.Thiscausesunnecessaryconfusion.Infactamessageissuccessfulonlywhenboththesenderandthereceiverperceive感知itinthesameway.Bysuccessfullygettingyourmessageacross传递youconveyyourthoughtsandideaseffectively.Whennotsuccessfulthethoughtsandideasthatyouconveydonotnecessarilyreflectyourowncausingacommunicationbreakdownandcreatingroadblocksthatstandinthewayofyourgoals—bothpersonallyandprofessionally.Inarecentsurveyofrecruiters招募者incompanieswithmorethan50000employeescommunicationskillswerecitedasthesinglemoreimportantfactorinchoosingmanagers.ThesurveyconductedbytheUniversityofPittsburgh’sKatzBusinessSchoolpointsoutthatcommunicationskillsincludingwrittenandoralpresentationsaswellasanabilitytoworkwithothersarethemainfactorsleadingtojobsuccess.Inspiteoftheincreasingimportanceplacedoncommunicationskillsmanyindividualscontinuetostrugglewiththisunabletocommunicatetheirthoughtsandideaseffectively—whetherinoralorwrittenform.Thisinability无能makesitnearlyimpossibleforthemtocompeteeffectivelyintheworkplaceandstandsinthewayofcareerprogression.Gettingyourmessageacrossisessentialtoprogressing.TodothisyoumustunderstandwhatyourmessageiswhataudienceyouaresendingittoandhowitwillbeperceiveD.Youmustalsoconsiderthecircumstancessurroundingyourcommunicationsuchassituationalandculturalcontext.66.TheunderlinedwordThisinthefirstparagraphrefersto______.A.thepurposeofcommunicationB.theprocessofgettingyourmessageacrosstoothersC.theprocessoflettingothersknowyourpurposeD.thecauseofunnecessaryconfusion67.A.communicationfailureoccurswhen______.A.thesenderandthereceiverunderstandthemessageinthesamewayB.thesendercreatesproblemsinaprofessionalwayC.thereceiverpurposelyunderstandsthemessagewrongD.thewayyousendthemessagecreatesproblemswiththereceiver68._______makeforjobsuccess.A.CommunicationskillsalongwithwrittenpresentationsB.CommunicationskillsandabilitytocooperateC.WrittenpresentationstogetherwithabilitytoworkwithothersD.Theabilitiestocooperatewithothers69.Theauthorlaysstresson_________.A.howtobesuccessfulinobtainingajobB.people’sunabletocommunicateeffectivelyC.theimportanceofcommunicationskillsD.whatcausesfailureinunderstanding70.Whatistheattitudeofthewritertowardsthecommunicationskills?A.Neutral.中立的B.Opponent.反对的C.SupportivE.D.Indifferent.

AmericanparentsusuallythinkthattheirchildshouldnothavemorepocketmoneythanthechildrenwithwhomheregularlyconnectsnomattertheyarewealthierornotthanhE.Whateverthepocketmoneyisitsentireuseisnotcontrolledbytheparentsbecauseachildlearnstousemoneycorrectlyonlythroughdealingwithithimself.Ifaseven-year-oldchildgetsaquarterasaweekpocketmoneyandismadetoputitallinhispiggybanktosaveituphegetsnoideawhattherealuseforthemoneyis.Hegetstheshinycoinsandtheysoondisappear.Theideaofabankaccount在银行开户istooearlyforsosmallachildalthoughhecanbemadeunderstandandenjoysavinghiscoins-notallofthemonlyapartofwhathereceives-tobuysomethingheespeciallywants.Bythetimeheiseightheisoldenoughtotakepartintheopeningofhisownsavingsaccountparentsmaytakehimtothebankopenasavingaccountforhimandencouragehimtoputacertainquantity数量ofmoneyhereceivesasgiftsintothebankandwatchhisbanksavinggrowasentrybyentry存入ismadE.Hewillbesavingearningandspendingsuitablequantitiesallalonginordertolearnhowtomanagemoneyandtokeephiminafavorablepositionwithhisfriends.Theboyisasorrychildwhocan'tjoinhisfellowsinasweetshoponceinawhilebecausehehastosaveeverycenthegetsorearnsforsomebigunknownprojectshisparentshavechosenforhim.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpiggybankreferto?A.Somethingintheshapeofapigforsavingcoins.B.A.kindofbankrunbythechildren.C.A.bankwhosebuildinglookslikeapig.D.A.bankforchildren'ssaving.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?A.WhateverthepocketmoneyisitsentireuseisnotcontrolledbyAmericanparents.B.Ifaneight-year-oldchildreceive10dollarsashisbirthdaygiftheprobablyhavemostofitsavedinthebank.C.Americanparentsneverinterfere干涉withtheirchildren'suseoftheirpocketmoney.D.Americanparentsdon'tusuallygivetheirchildrenmuchpocketmoney.65.Whydoestheauthorthinktheboyisasorryoneifhesaveseverycenthegetsorearns?A.Becausehecannotmanagehismoneyanditkeepshiminanunfavorableposition.B.Becausehecannotlearntheuseofmoneythroughspendingithimself.C.Becausehecannothaveanyotherchoicebuttosaveearnorspendmoney.D.BecausehecannotjointhefellowinasweetshoponceinwhilE.

ResearchersinthepsychologydepartmentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngelesUCLAhavediscoveredamajordifferenceinthewaymenandwomenrespondtostress.Thisdifferencemayexplainwhymenaremorelikelytosufferfromstress-relateddisorders.Untilnowpsychologicalresearchhasmaintainedthatbothmenandwomenhavethesamefight-or-flightreactiontostress.Inotherwordsindividualseitherreactwithaggressivebehaviorsuchasverbalorphysicalconflictfightortheyreactbywithdrawingfromthestressfulsituationflight.HowevertheUCLAresearchteamfoundthatmenandwomenhavequitedifferentbiologicalandbehavioralresponsestostress.Whilemenoftenreacttostressinthefight-or-flightresponsewomenoftenhaveanotherkindofreactionwhichcouldbecalledtendandbefrienD.Thatistheyoftenreacttostressfulconditionsbyprotectingandnurturingtheiryoungtendandbylookingforsocialcontactandsupportfromothersespeciallyotherfemales'befriend.Scientistshavelongknownthatinthefight-or-flightreactiontostressanimportantroleisplayedbycertainhormonesreleasedbythebody.TheUCLAresearchteamsuggeststhatthefemaletend-or-befriendresponseisalsobasedonahormonE.Thishormonecalledoxytocinhasbeenstudiedinthecontextofchildbirthbutnowitisbeingstudiedforitsroleintheresponseofbothmenandwomentostress.TheprincipalinvestigatorDr.ShelleyE.Taylorexplainedthatanimalsandpeoplewithhighlevelsofoxytocinarecalmermorerelaxedmoresocialandlessanxious.Whilemenalsosecreteoxytocinitseffectsarereducedbymalehormones.IntermsofeverydaybehaviortheUCLAstudyfoundthatwomenarefarmorelikelythanmentoseeksocialcontactwhentheyarefeelingstresseD.Theymayphonerelativesorfriendsoraskdirectionsiftheyarelost.Thestudyalsoshowedhowfathersandmothersrespondeddifferentlywhentheycamehometotheirfamilyafterastressfuldayatwork.Thetypicalfatherwantedtobeleftalonetoenjoysomepeaceandquietness.Foratypicalmothercopingwithabaddayatworkmeantfocusingherattentiononherchildrenandtheirneeds.Thedifferencesinrespondingtostressmayexplainthefactthatwomenhavelowerfrequencyofstress-relateddisorderssuchashighbloodpressureoraggressivebehavior.Thetend-and-befriendregulatorysystemmayprotectwomenagainststressandthismayexplainwhywomenonaveragelivelongerthanmen.57.TheUCLAstudyshowsthatinresponsetostressmenaremorelikelythanwomento.A.turntofriendsforhelpB.solveaconflictcalmlyC.findanescapefromrealityD.seekcomfortfromchildren58.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutoxytocinaccordingtothepassage?A.Menhavethesamelevelofoxytocinaswomendo.B.Oxytocinusedtobestudiedinbothmenandwomen.C.Bothanimalsandpeoplehavehighlevelsofoxytocin.D.Oxytocinhasmoreofaneffectonwomenthanonmen.59.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.Malehormoneshelpbuildupthebody'sresistancetostress.B.Inafamilyamothercaresmoreaboutchildrenthanafatherdoes.C.Biologicaldifferencesleadtodifferentbehavioralresponsestostress.D.TheUCLAstudywasdesignedtoconfirmpreviousresearchfindings.60.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowmenandwomengetoverstressB.HowmenandwomensufferfromstressC.HowresearchersovercomestressproblemsD.Howresearchershandlestress-relateddisorders

FlyintoLisbon里斯本andspendacoupleofdaysexploringthecapitalwhichisaterrificbargain.Inadditiontosomeworthwhileandaffordablediningandlodging住宿choicesmust-seesightsincludetheRomanesqueLisbonCathedralwhichdatesbacktothe12thcenturyandtheMoorishAlfamaquarterwithitsmarketsandwindingcobblestone鹅卵石streets.TakeataxiorbustotheBelémdistrictwhereyou’llfindtheTowerofBelémandtheJerónimosMonastery.AfterLisbonyoucantakeadaytripbytraintoSintraabeautifultownnestled依偎againstthehillsabout20mileswestofLisbon;itscastleandpalacesliketheSintraNationalPalaceandthePenaNationalPalacearewellworthavisit.Toseethecountrysiderentacaranddrivesoutheastabout90minutestotheAlentejoregion.BaseyourselfinÉvoraanarchitecturalpreciousstonE.Byfootexploreitswindingcobblestonestreetsfountainsandwhitewashedhouses.AttractionsincludetheRomanTempleofÉvorA.AndmakesuretohearsomefadothetraditionalmusicofPortugal.AlternativelyheadnorthfromLisbontoOportoaboutthreehoursandtheneasttothewinemakingregionoftheDouroRiverValley.InhisarticlePortugalOldNewandUndiscoveredFrankBruniwrote:Allaroundusmountainsundulated波动intothedistancE.Theslopes斜坡intheforegroundwereanamazingpatchworkofgreensredsbrownsandgraysasifsomegrandhandhadfashioneditintoapictureonallthatnatureandagriculturecando.60.YoucanNOTenjoythebeautyofinLisbon.A.theTowerofBelémB.theMoorishAlfamaquarterC.theSintraNationalPalaceD.RomanesqueLisbonCathedral61.InAlentejoregionatouristcan.A.appreciatetraditionalmusicB.walkbytheseabarefeetC.enjoyagoodviewofthecityD.buysomepreciousstonescheap62.FrankBruni’swordshelpthereaderstogetabetterpictureof.A.PortugalB.LisbonC.OportoD.DouroRiverValley63.Thetextismeantto.A.describethebeautyofPortugalB.adviseontravellinginPortugalC.introducetheattractionsinLisbonD.comparethecitywiththecountryside

BollywooddanceisfunagreatworkoutandanimportantcontributingfactortowardstheinternationalpopularityofBollywoodfilms.BollywooddanceclassesofferedinLongIslandareagreatoptionforthosewhowishtolearnthisdanceform—notonlyforLongIslandcommunitiesbutalsoforotherIndiansinNewYorkandpeopleofothernationalitiesandculturesattractedbyIndiandancE.YoucanjoinBollywooddanceclasses·toenjoythefunofmixingWesternandIndiandancestyles·toachievecorrectnessofmovementenergytimingandrhythmorgoprofessional·tojustgetfitorenjoyyourself.BollywooddancebringstogetherseveraldanceformsincludingKathakJazzBhangraandSalsA.ThoughitisdifficulttopointouttheprecisedefinitionstylisticfeaturesandgeographicaldistributionofthisexcitingdanceformitisquiterecognizableinbothIndianandinternationalcircles.Thesongsforthedanceareakindofindirectexpressionthroughwhichthecharacterscanexpressthoughts.Costume服装isanimportantpartofthisformofdanceandestablishestoamajorextentthefeelofthedance.Thedancenumbersoftenhaveromanticthemesandusuallygotogetherwiththehappeningsinthemovies.ItisnotunusualtofindBollywoodsonganddancecommunicatingthethoughtsandwishesofthecharacters.BollywooddancepartiesareaverypopularaffairinUScolleges.Gooddanceteacherscanprovidethenecessarytrainingwithperfectentertainingdancesteps.DoasearchonGoogleYahooorothersearchenginestofindgoodBollywooddanceclassesinLongIslanD.YoumayhavetocompareeachofthemtoarriveattherightclassesforyourselforforyourchilD.YoungIndianCulturalGroup999HerricksRoadSuite110NewHydeParkNY11040Phone－15167391575http//www.yicg.com64.WhatdoweknowaboutBollywooddancefromParagraph1?A.ItmainlyemphasizesWesterndancestyles.B.ItisincreasingthepopularityofBollywoodfilms.C.TheclasseswillbeheldfortheIndiansinAsiA.D.OnlyIndiansinNewYorkarelearningitatpresent.65.BollywooddanceandseveralotherdanceformslikeKathakJazzBhangraandSalsa_______.A.haveacloserelationshipB.belongtothesamedanceformC.arepopularinthesameareaD.havedifferentgeographicaldistribution66.ThesongsofBollywooddance________.A.havenothingtodowiththehappeningsinthemoviesB.haveromanticthemesandgowiththestoryinthemoviesC.communicatethecharacters'thoughtsandwishesD.reflectthepoliticalviewsorworldviewsofpeople67.Thispassagewaswrittenmainlyto________.A.showthatBollywooddanceisverypopularoncampusB.tellustherightwayofrecognizingBollywooddanceC.introducethethreepurposesofBollywooddanceclassesD.attractmorepeopletojoinBollywooddanceclasses

Kate:Ilikerunningverymuch.It’sgoodexercisE.Myparentsbothlikerunningtoo.Weusuallygetupearlyinthemorningandruntogether.Itisgoodforone'slegsheartandlungs.Ithelpsonetohaveastrongbody.Mumsaysthatsheshouldthankrunningbecauseithelpshertogetthinner.Runningisfun.Itcanmakeonehappy.Therearemanydifferentwaysforonetorun.Onecanruninaschoolorinapark.Onecanjoinarunningclubtorunandmakenewfriendstoo.ChenFeng:Ilikeballgameslikefoot-ballbasketballandtennis.AndbasketballismyfavoritE.IoftenplaybasketballwithmyfriendsonSundaymorningswhenwearefreeandtheweatherisnicE.Ijoinedmyschoolteamlastyear.AndIcanplayitverywellnow.ThereisgoingtobeabasketballgamebetweenNo.1MiddleSchoolandourschoolinourschoolnextSaturday.Manystudentsaregoingtocheeruson.Ourteachersaysthatshewillbuysomepresentsforusifwewin.IhopewecanwinthegamE.46.Kateandhisparentsusually______togetherinthemorning.A.leavehomeB.runC.playgamesD.havebreakfast47.Kate'smotherthinksthat________.A.runningiscoolB.KatedislikesrunningC.runningisaspopularasswimmingD.runningmakeshergetthinner48.ChenFeng_______.A.likesfootballbestB.hopestowinthefootballgameC.isamemberoftheschoolbasketballteamD.playsbasketballwithhisfriendsonthemorningsofweekends49.ChenFeng'steacherisgoingto_______ifChenFeng'steamwinsthegamE.A.tellthemastoryB.buysomepresentsforthemC.singasongforthemD.cookdeliciousfoodforthem50.BothChenFengandKate_______.A.likesportsB.wanttomakenewfriendsC.likeballgamesD.aremiddleschoolteachers

Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrongorDoctorStrongasheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywherE.NowanartshowcalledDoctorStrongFromThentoNowistravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublisheD.Sincethenhehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworlD.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfulhand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHatHortontheElephantTheGrinchWhoStoleChristmasandhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseuminCaliforniaorganizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginal最早的drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooksalthoughwritteninafunnywayhaveseriousmessages.ForexampleinMcElligot’sPoolhedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussesthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBookwritteninnineteeneighty-four.DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.HesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryoneevenachildcanunderstanD.63.AlfredStrongisafamous_______intheUnitedStates.A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader64.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin_______.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished65.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause_______.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascatselephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway66.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis_______.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoexposeuncoversomeserioussocialproblems

KongZialsocalledConfucius551-479B.CandSocrates469-399B.ClivedonlyahundredyearsapartandduringtheirlifetimestherewasnocontactbetweenChinaandGreecebutitisinterestingtolookathowtheworldthateachofthesegreatphilosopherscamefromshapedtheirideasandhowtheseideasinturnshapedtheirsocieties.NeitherphilosopherlivedintimesofpeacethoughthereweremorewarsinGreecethaninChinA.TheChinesestateswereverylargeandfeudalwhiletheGreekcity-statesweresmallandurban.TheurbanenvironmentinwhichSocrateslivedallowedhimtobemoreradicalthanConfucius.UnlikeConfuciusSocrateswasnotaskedbyruleshowtogoverneffectively.ThusSocrateswasabletobemoreidealisticfocusingonissueslikefreedomandknowledgeforitsownsakE.ConfuciusontheotherhandadvisedthoseingovernmentserviceandmanyofhisstudentswentouttogovernmentservicE.ConfuciussuggestedtheGoldenRuleasaprinciplefortheconductoflife:Donotdotootherswhatyouwouldnotwantotherstodotoyou.Heassumedthatallmenwereequalatbirththoughsomehadmorepotentialthanothersandthatitwasknowledgethatsetmenapart.Socratesfocusedontheindividualandthoughtthatthegreatestpurposeofmanwastoseekwisdom.Hebelievedthatthesuperiorclassshouldruletheinferior下层的classes.ForSocratesthefamilywasofnoimportanceandthecommunityoflittleconcern.ForConfuciushoweverthefamilywasthecentreofthesocietywithfamilyrelationsconsideredmuchmoreimportantthanpoliticalrelations.Bothmenarerespectedmuchmoretodaythantheywereintheirlifetimes.35.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.SocratesandConfuciushadmuchincommonB.ConfuciushadmuchinfluenceonSocrates’ideas.C.Thesocietieswareinfluencedbythephilosophers’ideas.D.TherewereculturalexchangesbetweenChinaandGreecE.36.SocratessharedwithConfuciustheideathat.A.allmenwereequalwhentheywerebornB.thelowerclassedshouldberuledbytheupperclassC.thepurposeofmanwastoseekfreedomandwisdomD.peopleshouldnotaskotherstodowhattheydidnotwantto37.WhatmadesomepeopledifferentfromothersaccordingtoConfucius?A.Family.B.Potential.C.KnowledgE.D.Community.38.ThispassageisorganizedinthepatternofA.timeandeventsB.comparisonandcontrastC.causeandeffectD.definitionandclassification

Blogsareheretostay.Theyhavebecomeadeep-rootedpartoftheliteraryjournalisticandevensocialarea.Perhapsyouwouldliketostartablog;perhapsyouwouldliketoimproveyourblog;perhapsyouwouldliketotakeyourblogtoprofessionalstandards—asameansofearningincomesorincreasingyourvisibility.Whateveryourgoalisthiscoursewillmoveyouintherightdirection.Millionsofpeoplehaveblogs.Onlyapartofthemdoitwellenoughtoachieverealbenefitsintermsofincomesvisibilityorsheerentertainment.Thiscoursewillshowyouhowtojointhebandofbetterbloggers.Youwilllearnhowtofindtherighttoneforyourblogsetitupandmaintainitwritepoststhatareeffectiveandworthreadingandattractpeoplefromallovertheworldtoyourspotontheblogsphere.Whileit’ssimpletostartablogittakesvigilanceandskilltodoitreallywellasistrueofanykindofwriting.Amongthetopicscovered:overviewsoftheblogspherethebenefitsofbloggingfocusingonyourblogconcepthowtosetupandmaintainablogtipsforeffectiveblogwritinganddrawingvisitorstoyoursite.Youwillgethands-onpracticecreatingyourblogplustimeforquestions.Whetheryouwishtoblogforfunorbusinessyouwillgainarealisticunderstandingofhowtobecomepartoftheblogsphere.Courseoffered.HOWTOBLOGInthisfour-weekcourseabloggingexpertwillguideyouthroughtheprocessofconceivingsettingupwritingandpromotingablog.Eachstudentwillconsultwiththeinstructoronablogconceptthensetupaliveblogandintroduceittotherestoftheclassforfeedback.Studentswillalsohaveampleopportunitiestoasktheinstructorquestions.ONLINECLASSESTuition:$125.RegistrationFee:$25Eachclassisstrictlylimitedto25studentsaged18andup.StartNewLectureLocationTimeEnrollJan.12WednesdaysOnline24hrs.adayCLASSFULLFeB.9WednesdaysOnline24hrs.adayCLASSFULLMar.16WednesdaysOnline24hrs.adayEnroll61.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.anonlineprogrammeaboutbloghistoryB.anonlinewritingarrangementC.anonlinecourseabouthowtojointhebandofbetterbloggersD.anonlinecompetitioninwritingblogs62.Tojudgethebenefitofablogyoumaynotdependon______.A.whetheritcanbringyoumoneyB.whetheritisreadbyotherpeopleC.whetheritisfullofentertainmentD.whetheritexistsforalongtime63.Duringthecourseyouwilllearnsomethingexceptfor______.A.howtosetupablogB.howtoadaptothers’blogC.focusingonyourblogconceptD.thebenefitsofblogging64.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethecourse?A.ComplexB.BoringC.DifficultD.Convenient65.Whatdoweknowaboutthecourse?A.Therearenomorethan25studentsineachclass.B.Thecourseisintendedforteenagersunder18.C.Itwillcostyou$150tolearnthecourse.D.Newlecturesaregiveneachday.

ItisoftensaidthatyoucannotteachanolddognewtricksbutthreeNewZealanddogshavedecidedtoproveotherwisebylearningaskill---drivingacar!What'sevenmoreimpressiveisthatthethreewhohavebecomeskilledinjusteightweeksarenotspecialdogsthatbelongtosomerichownersbutabandonedonesatNewZealand'sSPCA.Togettheirtrainingstarted10-montholdPorter18-month-oldMontyandone-year-oldGinnywereselectedfromapoolofsevenpotentialcandidatesandmovedtoAnimalQatalentagencythatteachesanimalstricksformoviesandtelevisionshows.Thedrivingclassesbeganwithteachingthedogssomebasicdrivingtechniquesliketurningthesteeringwheels方向盘andapplyingthebrakes.Afterthatthedogspracticedeverythingtheyhadlearntbehindthewheelsofamotorized装上发动机的car.Thenfinallyitwastimeforthebigtest---drivingarealcar!Humancarsarenotreallybuiltforfour-leggedanimalssothecartheydrovewasadjustedsothatthedogscouldsitcomfortablyandeasilyreachthesteeringwheelwiththeirpaws.ThoughtheyallseemedtodoverywelltherealtestcameonMondaynightwhenMontythebestdriverofthethreeshowedhisgreatdrivingskillonlivetelevision.WhywouldtheSPCAgothroughsomuchtroubletohighlighttheskillsofhomelessdogs?Thereasonistoshowthatadoptingadogfromashelterdoesnotmeanownersaregettingapetthatisworsethanonepurchasedfromakeeper.TheCEOoftheSPCAishopingthatthisunusualeventwillbeenoughtoconvincetheresidentsofNewZealandtoconsiderthemwhensearchingforapet.WesurelyhopesomeanwhilewearealmostcertainthatthesethreepioneershaveatleastlandedtheirnamesintheGuinnessWorldRecordscreatingacategorythatprobablydoesnotevenexisttoday!61.Whodothethreedogsbelongto?A.Somerichowners.B.AnimalQ.C.A.shelter.D.A.zoo.62.Thecarthedogsdrovewasadjusted______.A.becauseiswastoobigforthedogstodriveB.becauseithadnosteeringwheelsandbrakesC.toensurethedogscouldsitcomfortablyanddriveeasilyD.tomotorizethecarandturnittobearealone63.Whichistherightorderofthefollowingevents?A.Teachingthedogssomebasicdrivingtechniques.B.SelectingthreedogsandmovingthemtoAnimalQ.C.Thedogspracticedeverythingtheyhadlearntinamotorizedcar.D.Choosingthebestdrivertoshowhisgreatdrivingskillonlivetelevision.E.Drivingarealcar.A.a-b-c-d-eB.b-a-c-e-dC.b-d-a-c-eD.a-e-c-b-d64.WhydoestheSPCAdecidetoteachthethreedogstolearntodriveacar?A.Toproveolddogscanlearnnewtricks.B.Toteachthemperformingtricksformoviesandtelevisionshows.C.ToprovideamusingperformancesforhomelesschildrenD.Toencouragepeopletoadopttheabandoneddogs.65.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.A.newGuinnesscategoryfordrivingdogswillprobablybecreateD.B.Abandoneddogsaremuchclevererthanhouse-keptones.C.AllthedogsatNewZealand’sSPCAwillsoonbeadopteD.D.NewZealandhasthemosthomelessdogsamongallcountries

Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefunandalotmorebesidesfollowingtherulesplanningyournextmoveactingasateammember.TheseareallgameideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlifE.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsidE.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledboneswhichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination协调neededinhunting.ManysportsencouragenationalorlocalpridE.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.SportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeoplE.SocceristhemostpopularsportintheworlD.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.HecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuturE.NexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlifE.46.Throughplayinghide-and-seekchildrenareexpectedtolearnto_____.A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrulesC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger47.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan_____.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents48.AccordingtothepassagewhyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D.ItearnsthewinnersfameandfortunE.49.Iribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationisto_______.A.bringfuntopoorkidsB.providesoccerballsforchildrenC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids

InAmericawhentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschooltheyareoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschoo1.Itisahardtimeforthembutitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasierstudentsneedtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.Eventhoughthey’vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschoo1it’sstillimportanttofindwheretheirclassroomsare.Mostschoolstakestudentstothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.Andmostschoolsalsohaveafreshman新生speechforparentsandstudentsbeforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawayamapoftheschoo1.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferentplacesoftheschoo1.Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsistojoinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferentclubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayofschoo1.Ifyouarenotinterestedinsportsthereareclubsforanyinterestsuchasdramadancechessphotographycommunity社区serviceetc.Theseclubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivitystudentscanfindnewfriendshipsnottomentionimprovingtheirchancesinfuturecollegeapplications申请.Theschoolofficewillhavea1istofactivitiesofferedattheschoo1andinformationonhowtojointhem.What’smoretohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyearstudentscanwritedownsomeoftheirworriesandaskforhelpfromteachersandschoolworkers.56.Accordingtothetextmoststudentsfeel_______whenenteringthehighschool.A.happyB.nervousC.1onelyD.disappointed57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheschoolclubs?A.Theschoolofficecanhelpnewstudentsjoinschoolclubs.B.Theschoolclubsinhighschoolonlywelcomesportsfans.C.Summeractivitiesbeginbeforeschoo1starts.D.Therearefewerstudentsfromhighergradesintheschoolclubs58.Whendomanyschoolstakestudentstovisittheirnewhighschool?A.Beforetheeighthgradeyearstarts.B.Rightafterthehighschoolyearstarts.C.Atthebeginningofthenewterminthehighschoo1.D.Attheendoftheireighthgradeyear.59.Whatisthepurpose目的ofthistext?A.Totellthenewstudentshowtolearninhighschoo1.B.Tointroducenewschools.C.togiveadvicetonewhighschoolstudents..D.TogivetheteacherssomeadvicE.

Intoday’sworldalmosteveryoneknowsthatairpollutionandwaterpollutionareharmfultopeople’shealth.Howevernotallthepersonsknowthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollutionandthatisharmfultohumanhealthtoo.Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsusuallybecomedeaf.Todayhoweverscientistsbelievethat10percentofworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbythenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapersandbooksandwhoweave织clothbecomedeaf.Quiteafewpeoplelivingnearairportsalsobecomedeaf.RecentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagersinAmericacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpersonsfortheseyoungpeopleliketolistentopopmusicandmostofpopmusicisakindofnoisE.Besidesnoiseproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeople’slifedifficultandunpleasantorevenmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmaD.Itissaidthatacontinuousnoiseofover85decibels分贝cancausedeafness.Nowthegovernmentsinmanycountrieshavemadelawstocontrolnoiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels.InChinathegovernmentistryingtosolvenotonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoisepollutionproblems.50.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.airpollutionB.waterpollutionC.noisepollutionD.worldpollution51.Accordingtothepassageacontinuousnoiseof_______decibelscanmakepeopledeaf.A.lessthan85B.lessthan65C.about65D.morethan8552.10percentoftheworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbecause_______.A.theyareworkinginnoisyplacesB.theyoftenlistentopopmusicC.theylivenearairportsD.theyaretoobusytolistentoothers’talk

TaiwanesefishingboatsthatsailedtotheDiaoyuIslandstoprotestJapan'spurchaseofpartoftheislandscompletedtheirvoyageTuesdaymorningandhavesetsailforhomE.Localmediareportedthattheboatsfinishedtheirprotestat9:15A.m.andareexpectedtoreturntoaportinnortheastTaiwan'sYilancountyatnoonWednesday.Althoughtheboatsoriginallynumbered75theywerejoinedatseabyotherboatsfromdifferentpartsofTaiwanraisingthetotalnumbertoabout100vessels.OrganizerssaidthevoyagewasmadetoprotectTaiwanesefishingrightsinnearbywatersandtoprotestJapan'spurchaseofpartoftheDiaoyuIslands.TheJapanesegovernmentannouncedaplantopurchasepartoftheislandsearlierthismonthdespiterepeatedprotestsfromtheChinesegovernment.TheactionarouseddemonstrationsacrossChinaaswellasconsumers'boycottofJapaneseproductsinrecentweeks.LocalauthoritiesinTaiwanhavealsoprotestedthemovE.Japan'spurchaseandnationalizationofChina'sDiaoyuIslandsisputtingChina-Japaneconomicandtradetiesatriskduetoman-madefactors.AnofficialspokesmanfromBeijingwarned.China-Japaneconomicandtraderelationswasbackontrackin1952whenthetwocountriessignedtheirfirstnon-governmentaltradeagreement.CurrentlyChinahasbeenJapan'slargesttradepartnersince2007whileJapanisChina’sfourthlargesttradepartneraftertheEUU.S.andtheASEAN.MeanwhileChinaisthebiggestdestinationforJapaneseexportsandbiggestsourceofimports.Inthefirsthalfof2012Japan'sexportstoChinatotaled73.54billionU.S.dollarsdown6.2percentfromthesameperiodlastyearwhileitsimportfromChinawas91.29billionU.S.dollarsup7percentfromthesameperiodlastyear.NowChina-Japaneconomicandtraderelationsareatacrossroads.Negotiationcouldbethewayoutoftherift.41.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.MagazineB.ScientificreportC.TextbookD.Newspaper42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheresultofJapan'smovetopurchasetheislandA.FishingboatsorganizedbyTaiwangovernmentsailedtotheislandtoprotest.B.NationwidedemonstrationswerecarriedoutinChinA.C.ChineseconsumersrefusedtobuyproductsimportedfromJapan.D.OppositionfromChinesegovernment.43.WhyareChina-Japaneconomicandtraderelationsatacrossroads?A.BecauseTaiwanfishingboatssailedtotheislandtoprotestJapan.B.BecauseTaiwanesearedeprivedoftheirfishingright.C.BecauseJapanannouncedtopurchaseChina'sDiaoyuIslands.D.BecauseJapanisnotChina'slargesttradepartner.44.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.A.About100boatsjoinedtheoriginalteamlater.B.Negotiationwillbringbothcountriesoutoftheconflict.C.Japan'sexportstoChinatotaled78billionU.S.dollarsin2011.D.Japan'spurchaseofDiaoyuIslandswillprobablyhaveanegativeeffectonitsexportandimportwithChina45.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.JapandeclaredtopurchaseChina'sDiaoyiiIslands.B.Japan'spurchaseofDiaoyuIslandsarousednationwideprotest.C.TheDiaoyuIslandsbelongtoChina!D.ChinaplaysanimportantpartinJapan'seconomydevelopment.第二节

Ifyou'reeverincentralLondonbetweenCoventGardenandHolbornlookup.YoumightspotthreeletterssomewherebetweentheStarbucksangelsandthepubsigns:LSE.Theymaynotlookmuch.Butthesethreeletterswelcomeyoutooneoftheworld'sleadinguniversitiesforsocialandpoliticalsciences.TheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScienceLSEoffersmorethanjusteconomics.Youcanstudyallsortsofthingsfromhistorytomathematicstopsychology.Theuniversitywasfoundedin1895.Ithasalwayssetveryhighstandardsforitsstudents.TodayitacceptsfewerstudentseveryyearthananyotherBritishuniversity.It'snotsurprisingthat17NobelPrizewinnersand34worldleaderswenttoLSE'includingJohnF.Kennedy.ThosewhodogetaplacecanenjoyteachingfromLSE'stop-classstaff.Studentshavethechancetolearnintheuniversity'sgreatfacilities设施.TheLSEhastheworld'slargestsocialandpoliticalscienceslibraryitsowntheaterandmanyotherlecturetheaters.Thesehostlecturesanddebatesforbothstudentsandthepublic.Someofthemostimportantpeopleintheworldcometospeak.RecentspeakershaveincludedformerUNSecretary—GeneralKofiAnnanformerUSPresidentBillClintonandeven'controversially'ColonelGaddafi.In2008theLSEstartedLSELiveaseriesofliveonlinelectures.There'sstilltimeforfunatLSE.StudentscanjoinupwiththeLSEstudentuniontotakepartinsportsartsanddramaclubs.TheycanalsojoinupwithotherLondonuniversities.What'smoreLSEisbigonChina.TheuniversityhasastronglinkwithPekingUniversity.A.two-weekLSE—PKUsummerschooltakesplaceeveryyear.ThecoursecoverseconomicsmanagementinternationalrelationsmediaandlawallwithafocusonChinaandAsia.How'sthatforstrengtheningEast-Westrelations?46.Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.ThesignofLSEishiddenamongothersigns.B.LSEstudentsoftengotoStarbucksorpubs.C.LSEmaynotbeeye-catchingatfirstsight.D.LSEisatopuniversityfornaturalsciences.47.WhydoestheauthormentionKofiAnnanBillClintonandColonelGaddafi?A.TopromotetheprogramofLSELive.B.Toprovideexamplesoffamousspeakers.C.TointroduceLSE'soutstandinggraduates.D.Toshowtheinfluenceoftheuniversity.48.WhatcanstudentsatLSEenjoyaccordingtothetext?a.alargecampusb.firstclassstaffc.alargelibraryd.gooddramaclassese.goodfacilitiesf.goodlecturesA.bcefB.abdeC.acdfD.bdef49.WhichofthefollowingistrueofLSE?A.ItistheoldestpoliticaluniversityinGreatBritain.B.Ithasthesmallestnumberofstudentsintheworld.C.Itisoutstandinginotherfieldsbesideseconomics.D.ItissimilartoPekingUniversityinmanyways.50.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?A.LSEcoursesfocusalotonEast-Westrelations.B.LSEhasmoreartscoursesinvolvedinChina.C.LSEsetsahighergoalforChinesestudents.D.LSEhasattachedgreatimportancetoChina.

ChineseandNigerianmediashouldpaymoreattentiontotheirowngrowingrolesandstrivetopresentareliableimageofChinatoAfricanaudiencesandviceversa反之亦然.AgreementonthisimportantstepinongoingcooperationbetweenthetwosideswasreachedbymediarepresentativesattendingamediaforumonSeptember19inAbujaNigeriA.TheagreementcomesinthewakeofincreasingattentionbeingpaidbytheinternationalcommunityonAfrica'sdeepeningrelationshipwithChinA.ThispresentsanimportantopportunityformediainChinaNigeriaandotherAfricancountries.WeshouldseizethemomenttoexpandcooperationbetweenChineseandNigeriamediaincreaseoursayandcontributetocooperationbetweenChinaNigeriaandAfricaasawholesaidLiWufengViceMinisteroftheStateCouncilInformationOfficeattheChina-NigeriaMediameeting.ThemediameetingwasjointlyheldbytheStateCouncilInformationOfficetheChineseEmbassyinNigeriaandtheFederalMinistryofEducationNigeriA.ItformedpartoftheExperienceChinaprogramwhichaimstoincreaseculturalexchangesandmutualunderstandingbetweenChinaandotherpartsoftheworlD.InthepastduetopoorcommunicationfacilitiesChinaandAfricancountriescouldonlylearnabouteachotherthroughthirdpartiesinparticularWesternmediawhichmayhavegivenrisetoandperpetuatedmisunderstandings.ChinaisstillnotaconstantfeatureorsubjectonthefrontpageandprimetimeinthenewsmediainNigeriaunlesstherearedisastersandallegedhumanrightsabusestobereportedsaidMartinsOlojaEditorofTheGuardian.MajorWesternmediacontinuetopromoteaColdWarmentalityandviewSino-AfricantiesthroughthelensofgeopoliticsframingeverythingascompetitionbetweenEastandWestChineseandNigerianmediaprofessionalssaidattheforum.SomeWesternmediaoutletsaccuseChinaofignoringmutuallybeneficialsolutionsorsustainabledevelopmentofAfricanpeoplewhilerobbingthecontinentofitsnaturalresources.NigerianscannotexpectAljazeeraorBBCtoreportonAfricaandindeedNigeriaandChinarelationsthewaywewantsaidOlojA.MutuallyobjectivecoveragewillgeneratemorecooperationandbetterunderstandingbetweenChinaandNigeriasaidLiXiaohuaarepresentativefromChinA.org.cnaleadingmulti-languagewebsiteinChinA.56.WhatisthepurposeofthismediaforumonSeptember19inAbuja?A.MoreinternationalcommunityshouldpayattentiontoAfrica’sdeepeningrelationshipwithChinA.B.PeopleshouldseizethemomenttoexpandcooperationbetweenChinaandAfricancountries.C.ChineseandNigerianmediashouldpaymoreattentiontotheirowngrowingrolesandstrivetopresentareliableimagetoeachother.D.LetmoreChinesepeopleknowaboutthecultureofAfricA.57.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph4?A.defeatedB.continuedC.disappearedD.decreased58.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.TheStateCouncilInformationOfficeandExperienceChinaprogramattendedthisChina-NigeriaMediameeting.B.InthepastChinaandAfricancountriescouldlearnabouteachotherverywell.C.ChinesepeopleandChineseeventshasbeenwellreportedthroughAfricanmediA.D.NowadayssomeAfricanmediastillcannotgivethetruestoriesofChinA.59.WhatistheattitudeofthemajorwesternmediatowardstheSino-Africanrelationship?A.Theythinkhighlyofit.B.Theyreportitasitis.C.Theyviewitthroughtheangleofgeopolitics.D.Theyviewitasacompetitionbetweentwocountries.60.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HavingabiggersayB.A.MediaForumbetweenChinaandNigeriaC.HelpingtheAfricanMediaD.ImprovingourreportinAfrica

TheChinese-bornAmericanarchitectIeohMingPeiisoneofthemostcreativearchitectsofourtimes.Hehasincorporatedbotheasternandwesternideasintohisdesigns.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhouChinaonApril261917.Hisfatherwasafamousbanker.In1935attheageof17hecametotheUnitedStatestostudyarchitectureatMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.In1942heenteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.In1964JacquelineKennedyselectedPeitodesigntheKennedylibrary.Afterthathebecamewell-knownalloftheworlD.PeoplenameditoneoftheTenBestBuildingsintheUnitedStates.In1968PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonD.C.Overonemillionpeoplevisitedthebuildingduringitsfirst50daysinexistencE.FollowingtheEastWingprojectPei'sfamehascontinuedtogrowwidely.In1983FrenchPresidentcommissioned委任PeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.TenyearslaterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.Peidescribeditasthegreatestchallengeandgreatestaccomplishmentofmycareer.AtFragrantHilla300-roomhotelintheChinesecapitalPeihasattemptedtobringtohisnativeChinahisoften-quotedthirdwayofmakingbuildings.AvoidingbothacompletecopyingoftraditionalChinesemotifs特色aswellasthemodernismoftheWestPeihasmanagedatFragrantHilltomakeoneofhismosteloquent有说服力的statements.Peihasdesignednearly50projectsintheUnitedStatesandabroaD.Abouthalfoftheseprojectshavewonmajorawards.PeihasbeenawardedthehighesthonorsfromnationsovertheworlD.In1990PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBushforhiscontributionstoworldpeaceandservicetotheUSgovernment.56.WhichistherightorderoftheeventsofIeohMingPei?A.PeistartedworkontheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDC.B.IeohMingPeienteredtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign.C.ThecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvrecreatedanewhistoriclandmarkforParis.D.IeohMingPeiwasselectedtodesigntheKennedylibrary.E.IeohMingPeiwasborninGuangzhou.f.PeiwasawardedtheMedalofFreedombyPresidentGeorgeBush.g.IeohMingPeicametoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.h.FrenchPresidentcommissionedPeitohelpmaketheLouvremoremodern.A.e-g-d-b-a-h-c-fB.e-g-b-d-a-h-c-fC.e-g-b-d-h-a-c-fD.e-g-b-d-a-h-f-c57.Theunderlinedwordincorporatecanbereplacedby__________.A.divideB.combineC.separateD.part58.Itwas____________thatIeohMingPeibecameworld-famous.A.afterthecompletionofPei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreB.afterhedesignedEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonDCC.afterhedesignedtheKennedylibraryD.afterhedesignedtheFragrantHill59.__________isanexcellentbuildingthatshowsboththetraditionalChinesemotifsandthemodernismoftheWest.A.FragrantHillB.Pei’sglasspyramidattheLouvreC.TheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtD.Kennedylibrary60.Wecaninferthatabout_________ofIeohMingPei’sprojectshavewonmajorawards.A.50B.15C.25D.35

Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.AboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscallamusiC.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes音调.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.AmusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscalE.AsaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusiC.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.InfactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusiC.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.ThatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusiC.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.IusedtohatepartiessaysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusiC.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusiC.Thedifferenceiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.ManyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnoseD.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusiC.NowsheknowsthatsheisnotalonE.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘NothanksI’mamusic’saysMargaret.IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.68.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.TheyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusiC.C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.69.Accordingtoparagraph3apersonwithdefectivehearingisprobablyonewho______.A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusicalC.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem70.InthelastparagraphMargaretexpressedherwishthat______.A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlierB.shewereseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventyC.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplainedD.shewereabletomeetotheramusics71.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Amusics’strangebehaviours.B.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusiC.C.MusicaltalentandbrainstructurE.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.

ShowerRadio—Warranty保单andDirectionsIntroductionCongratulations!YouarenowtheownerofaSoFineShowerRadio!Itissuretoprovideentertainmentformanyhours.Inadditiontheradiofeaturesatimer计时器forthosedayswhenyouareinahurry.BeforeusingtheradiopleasereadalldirectionsfilloutandmailinthewarrantycardandputwarrantyinformationinasafeplacE.AlthoughwedonotexpectproblemswiththeradioyoumayneedtorefertothewarrantyinformationatalatertimE.WarrantyThisradioiswarrantedforaone-yearperiodthatbeginsonthedateofpurchasE.Ifitfailstoworkbecauseofaproblemofmaterialspleasereturnittothefollowingaddress;SoFineRadioCorp.1279DeltaWayMongaCA97623.Wewillnotpayshippingcostsforreturningtheradiotous.Wewilleitherrepairorreplacetheradio.Pleaseallowatleastfourweeksforlookingattheproblemandrepairingtheradio.Ifyouhavenotheardfromuswithinsixweekscallourcustomerservicedepartmentat1-800-123-4567.Radiosthatarereturnedtousforproblemsotherthanaproblemofmaterialswillbeaffectedbyservicefeeaswellasthecostoftherepairs.CustomerswillbeinformedofthechargebypostcarD.RadioswillnotbereturnedtocustomersuntilthesefeesarepaiD.DirectionsPleasereadalldirectionsbeforeusingit.Pleasenotethatthisradioisdesignedandbuilttooperatewellinadampenvironment.Theself-containedbatteriesandcircuitsarecontainedintheenclosedspacethatwillbearheatanddampness.ToOperatetheRadio1.PuttwoAAbatteriesintheenclosedspaceatthebackoftheradio.Becertaintofollowthediagramorthebatterieswillnotprovideelectricity.TheradioshouldNOTbeadapted改装inordertobefixedintothewall;thiswilldamagethewaterproofing防水.2.TurnthePOWERdialinaclockwisedirectionuntilitclicks.ContinueturningthedialuntilthedesiredvolumeisachieveD.3.Tofindthedesiredstationpressthestationselectorbutton.Thetuner调谐器willautomaticallygotothenexthighestsignal.Thestation’scallnumberwillbevisibleinthedigitalscreen.Whenthestationwiththehighestfrequencyhasbeenreachedtheselectorwillstartagainatthelowestfrequency.4.ToswitchbetweenAMandFMstationsmovetheslidingAM/FMswitch.ToOperatetheTimer1.PresstheTimerSetbutton.Eachtimethebuttonispressedfiveminuteswillbeputonthetimer.Theamountoftimeonthetimerwillbevisibleforfivesecondsonthedigitalscreen.2.Whenthetimeonthetimerdoesn’tworkabeepwillsoundfortenseconds.ThetimermayberesetagainafteroneminutE.Troubleshooting发现并修理故障Beforereturningtheradioforservicepleasecheckthefollowingitems:Problem:RadiocannotbehearD.1.Checkbatteriestobecertainthattheystillhavepowerandareputincorrectly.2.Checkpower/volumecontrol.Problem:Timerdoesnotwork.1.Checkbatteriestobecertainthattheystillhavepowerandareputincorrectly.2.Followdirectionsaboveforsetting3.Turnthepowercontrolon.Thetimerwillnotworkwhentheradioisnoton.4.AdjustthevolumecontrolwhichregulatesthevolumeofthebeepaswellastheradiovolumE.46.Thedigitalscreenwillshowboth_______.A.thecallnumberandtimeonthetimerB.theAM/FMindicatorandtheradiostationC.thetimeremainingonthetimerandthedateD.thevolumelevelandtheAM/FMindicator47.Whichofthefollowingiscoveredwithinthispassage?A.Whowillbenefitfromusingtheradio?B.Howtoadapttheradio?C.Howtooperatetheradioandthetimer?D.Wheretopurchasetheradio?48.Whatquestionmightareaderstillhaveaboutthisproduct?A.HowcanIknowtheservicefee?B.Howistheradioplacedintheshower?C.WhereshouldIsendanonworkingradio?D.Whatkindofbatteriesdoestheradiouse?49.Accordingtothepassagewhatshouldyoudobeforereturningtheradioforservice?A.Contactthestorewhereyoupurchasedit.B.Calltheproducerforarepairnumber.C.ConsultthetelephonebookforlocalrepairservicE.D.Checkwhethercertainproblemsexist.

MuchofEuropeantrainisaboutefficiencyandcomfort---leavingandarrivingontimeandhavingacomfortableseat.ButthefollowingEuropeantrainsdon’tnecessarilyofferthefastestjourneys---justthemostmemorablE.SweetSwitzerland:TheChocolateTrainRoute:MontreuxtoBrocSwitzerlandTime:9hours45minutesroundtripwww.raileuropE.comThischarmingtrainrunninginsummerandfallclimbsfromMontreuxoverlookingLakeGenevatotheoldtownofGruyerespopulation1600hometothecheeseofthesamenamE.TourthecheesefactoryandthelocalcastlehavelunchthenreboardthetrainandcontinueontoBroC.Thereyou’llbebussedtotheCailler-NestlechocolatefactorylyingbetweenLakeGruyeresandmountains.TunnelsGalore:TheBerninaExpressRoute:ChurSwitzerlandtoTiranoItalyTime:4hours14minuteswww.visitflam.comThistraintakesonseven-percentinclines斜坡55tunnelsand196bridges---reachingaheightof7391feetandthendroppingto5905feetbeforecomingtoastop.IttravelsthroughtheAlpssouthfromSwitzerland’soldesttowntoanItaliantownofjustunder10000peoplE.AHotelonWheels:FranciscodeGoyaRoute:ParisFrancetoMadridSpainTime:13hours30minuteswww.elipsos.comLeaveParisintheeveningenjoyathree-coursedinnerandtheincreasinglyruralscenerysleepwiththerhythmoftherailsandwakethenextdayasyouarriveinMadridrestedandreadytotourthemostpopulous人口密集的cityinEuropE.Firstclassincludesawelcomedrinkgooddinnerbreakfastandanin-roombathroomwithshower.TheEpicJourney:Trans-SiberianRailway]Route:MoscowtoVladivostokRussiaTime:19dayswww.trans-siberiA.comThisrouteasymbolofRussianculturecrosseseighttimezonestoconnecttheRussiancapitalwithaportonthePacificOcean.Onboardpoorstaywithrichyoungwitholdforeignerswithlocals.SocialdifferencesdisappearaspassengersshareauniquerailexperiencE.【小题1】TravellingfromMontreuxtoBrocontheChocolateTrainyou____________.A.willspendaboutfivehoursB.havetogoinwinterandspringC.willseeafamouschocolatefactoryD.canhavelunchonthetrain【小题2】WhichofthefollowingwebsitesoffersmoreinformationaboutFranciscodeGoya?A.www.trans-siberiA.comB.www.visitflam.comC.www.raileuropE.comD.www.elipsos.com【小题3】WhichofthefollowingtrainscanhelpyoulearnaboutRussianculture?A.Trans-SiberianRailway.B.TheChocolateTrain.C.FranciscodeGoyA.D.TheBerninaExpress.【小题4】Thepassageismostprobablytakenfroma_____________.A.newsreportB.bookreviewC.travelmagazineD.geographytextbook

Babieswhoareslowtogainweightinthefirstmonthsoftheirlivesgenerallycatchuptotheirpeersbyage13alargeUKstudyshowsResearcherssaidtheresultswouldmakeparentswhosebabiesfailtoputonweightquicklylessworrieD.Theresearcherslookedatdatafrom11499childrenwhotookpartinalargestudyItshowedthat507whowereslowtogainweightinthefirsteightweeksofliferecoveredfairlyquicklyandhadalmostcaughtupbyage2.Anothergroupof480whowereslowtogainbetweeneightweeksandninemonthscontinuedtoputonweightslowlyuntiltheyweresevenyearsbutthenhadasuddenincreaseandcaughtupbyage13ThedifferentpattemsofrecoverybetweenthetwogroupswerelikelyduetodifferentreasonsforslowweightgaintheresearcherssaidAllthechildrenwerestilllighterandshorterthantheirpeersbythetimetheywereteenagersbutwithinthenormalrangE.Thefindingshighlighttheimportanceofmonitoringababy’sweightandheightgainduringthefirstfewweeksandmonthsbutnotcreatinganxietywithparentsofslow-growingbabiessaidthestudyleaderProfAlanEmondfromtheUniversityofBristol.InthepastalotofparentshavebeencausedunnecessaryanxietybyheaithprofessionalsandthisisapositiveandreassuringmessagE.Hesaidinmanycasesofslowgrowthwherechildrendonotfollowthestandard’curve’曲线itisjustbecausetheyarefollowingtheirgeneticpotential.DrSimonNewellvice-presidentoftheRoyalCollegeofPaediatricsandChildHealthsaidhebroadlyagreedwiththeconcluslonsoftheresearchersbutstressedthatpoorweightgainwassomethingthatneededtobemonitoredcloselyIwouldencourageparentstousegrowthchartsbutifmeasurementsshowyourbabyissmallerthanaverageritmaybecompletelynormalhesaiD.56Whatcanweknowfromthefindingsoftheresearch?A.Allthecasesofslowweightgaininthefirstmonthsofthebabies’livesarecausedbythesamereasonB.Slow-growingbabieswillhavethesameheightandweightwiththeirpeersbyage13C.Manycasesofchildrenwhosegrowthdon’tmeetthegrowingstandardcurvecannotbetreatedasabnormalD.Thefindingswon’tcauseparents’anxietysomonitoringababy’sgrowthfromhis/herbirthisunnecessary57Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’simportanttomonitorababy’sweightandheightgainfornewparentsB.Newparentsshouldfeelanxiousabouttheirbaby’sweightandheightgainC.Researchesstillcouldn’tfindthereasonsforslowweightgainD.Allthechildren’sweightandheightbecamenormalbyage1358Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraphmean?A.MakingsuresomethingiscertaintobetrueB.MakingsomeonecalmerandlessanxiousC.ConfirmingsomethingistohappenagainD.Beingsurethatsomeonecanbeattracted59WhichofthestatementswouldDrSimonNewellagreeto?A.Tosomedegreegrowthchartscanhelpparentsmonitortheirbabies’weightgainB.It’sabnormalforbabiesaresmallerthanaverageC.HeagreedwiththeresearcherscompletelyD.Babies’weightgaincanonlybemonitoredandmeasuredbyusinggrowthcharts.60ThewriterwrotethispassageinordertoA.tellushowtohelpbabiesgrowfasterB.explainwhybabiesaregainweightslowlyC.reportonthefindingsofaresearchD.reducetheanxietyofsomeparents

Therearemanytypesofreports.A.reportissimplyanaccountofsomethingthathashappeneD.Thecommonestarenewsreports.Wegettheminthemselvesoverradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels.Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.Ifyouexamineanewspapercloselyyouwillfindthattherearealltypesofnews:accidentsfloodsfireswarsfashionssportsbooksetC.Thenewscoverseverythingthathappenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitemswhichareveryamusing.Anewsreportisusuallyveryshortexceptwhenitisaboutsomethingveryimportantbutitcontainsalotofinformation.Itisalsowritteninshortparagraphs;thefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem.Itgivesallthenecessaryinformationwhatwhenwherehowandwhy.Theotherparagraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubjects.TheremayalsobeinterviewswithpeoplE.Thewordsactuallyspokenbythemarewithininvertedcommas.Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenewstomakeitmoreinteresting.71.Theeasiestwaytogettoday’snewsis.A.togotothecinemaB.towatchacolorTVC.toreadtoday’snewspaperD.tolistentothemusicoverradio72.Newspaperssellwellmainlybecause.A.theycostverylittleB.theyareeasytogetC.theyhavegotpicturestogowiththenewsD.theyprovideallsortsofnewsinthem73.Ifyouwanttogetenoughinformationaboutyesterday’strafficaccidentwithinaveryshorttimeyou’dbetter.A.readthefirstparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperB.startfromthesecondparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperC.lookthroughthewholenewsreportintoday’snewspaperD.talkwithpeoplewhohaveseentheaccident74.Tointerestmorepeopleanewsreporter.A.usuallyproducesamusingnewsB.alwayswritesveryshortnewsreportsC.oftenprintspicturestogowiththenewsD.sometimesprovideslongandimportantnews75.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.A.differenttypesofreportsB.newsreportsC.happeningstopeopleandtheirsurroundingsD.thelengthofanewsreport

Inthel8thcenturymanyforeignvisitorscametotheGreatPyramiD.TheywerescholarsscientistshistoriansexplorersetC.OneofthemostfamousvisitorstotheGreatPyramidwasNapoleonBonapartE.HewenttoEgyptin1798.Besideshisarmyhetookwithhimengineerssurveyors测量员artistsandarcheologists考古学家.TheysurveyedexploredandmadedrawingsoftheGreatPyramiD.Theirworkwaspublishedinmanybooksfrom1809to1822byorderofNapoleon.ThereisaninterestingnotetothisstoryaboutNapoleononhisvisittotheGreatPyramiD.HeaskedtobeleftaloneintheKing’sChamber国王墓室.WhenhecameoutitwasreportedthathelookedscareD.Whenoneofhisassistantsaskedhimifhehadseenanythingstrangehesaidthathedidn’twanttotalkaboutitandthatheneverwantedittobementionedagain.YearslaterwhenhewasdyinginbedaclosefriendaskedhimwhatreallyhappenedintheKing’sChamber.HewasabouttotellhimbutstoppeD.ThenheshookhisheadandsaidNowhat’stheuse?You’dneverbelievemE.AsfarasweknowhenevertoldanyoneandtookthesecrettohistomB.ItisinterestingtonotethatthereisanunprovedstorythatNapoleonhadoncementionedthathewasgivensomeideaofhisdestiny宿命duringhisstayintheKing’sChamber.71.WhichofthefollowingdidNapoleonNOTtaketoEgypt?A.Soldiers.B.Actors.C.Engineers.D.Artists72.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.NapoleonwastheonlypersonwhovisitedthePyramidinthel8thcentury.B.NapoleonandhispeopleonlystudiedtheoutsideofthePyramidcarefully.C.OnlyNapoleonwentintotheGreatPyramiD.D.NooneknowsforsurewhatNapoleonsawintheKing’sChamber.73.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.NapoleonwenttoEgyptonlyforscientificreasonsB.NapoleonaskedtobeleftaloneintheKing’sChamberbecausehehadfoundsomethingstrangeC.NapoleonandhismenmadesomediscoveriesintheGreatPyramidD.Napoleondidseewhatwouldhappentohiminthefuture74.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunprovedinthesecondparagraphmean?A.WidelybelieveD.B.Famous.C.Notacceptedbyanybody.D.NotforsurE.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheGreatPyramidinEgyptB.Napoleon’sdiscoveryaboutthePyramidC.NapoleonandtheGreatPyramidD.Whatwedon’tknowaboutthePyramid

Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageoffifty.Infacttheysaybytheageofeighty-fivepeoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywereeighteenyearsolD.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesoftwenty-twoandtwenty-fivE.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.ThefindingsappearedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthataspeoplegrowoldertheygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.TheresearchersconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildrenbeingunemployedorbeingsinglE.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoagE.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.Howeverwomenatallagesreportedmoresadnessstressandworrythanmen.63.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Theolderapersonisthemorestressedhefeels.B.Themorelightheartedapersonisthehappierheis.C.Theolderapersonisthemorecleverhegrows.D.Theolderapersonisthehappierhegrows.64.Wecanlearnfromtheresearchthat_________.A.onlywhenpeoplegetolderwilltheyfeelhappierB.olderpeopleusuallyhavenoworriesintheirlifeC.stresslevelsamongtheyoungestarethehighestofallD.olderpeoplearemorelikelytobethankfulinlife65.Accordingtotheresearcherswhatisprobablythereasonwhypeoplegrowhappierwhentheygetolder?A.Whenpeoplegetoldertheycan’trememberbadexperiences.B.Whenpeoplegetoldertheyhavenoyoungchildrentocareabout.C.Whenpeoplegetoldertheylearntoadjusttheirfeelings.D.Whenpeoplegetoldertheydon’tcareabouttheirfeelings.66.WhatdoyouthinktheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesis?A.A.Galluporganization.B.A.popularsciencemagazinE.C.A.universityinNewYork.D.A.researchinstitution67.Whatwouldthewriterprobablydealwithinnextparagraph?A.Advicetotheyoungpeopleonhowtokeephappy.B.Advicetotheoldpeopleonhowtolivelonger.C.WhywomenatallagesaremoresadstressedandworrieD.D.Whypeoplewillgrowhappierwiththeirages.

Theflagthemostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworldisalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaningtheflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildingshipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitiveartifact.Itisrathertheproductofthousandsofyears’development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestorsofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragilehousesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People’sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable易受损害的.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrainstheystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewindwhichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.UsingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethodssuchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafirE.TheconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonablE.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems图腾beforecarryingthemintobattlE.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofthegodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:ThekingofChinaaround1008B.C.wasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepastbutitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndiathenacrossArablandsandfinallytoEuropewhereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.58.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________________A.UsesofFlagsB.PoweroftheNationalFlagC.TypeofFlagsD.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag59.Theearliestflagswereconnectedwithheavenlypowerbecause_____________A.theycouldtellwinddirectionB.theycouldbringgoodlucktofightersC.theywerebelievedtostandfornaturalforces.D.theywerehandeddownbytheancestors60.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEuropE.B.HebelievesitwasmadeinEgypt.C.HedoubtswhereitstartedD.HethinksitcamefromChinA.61.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.B.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEuropE.D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.

Dutchtreatisalate-nineteenth-centurytermanditoriginallyreferstoadinnerwhereeveryoneisexpectedtopayforhisownshareofthefoodanddrink.IfpeoplegoDutchtreatorsimplygoDutchitmeansthattheywillsharetheexpensesofasocialengagement.TherearemanyotherDutchexpressionsinEnglishmanyofwhichwereinventedinBritainintheseventeenthcenturywhentheDutchandtheEnglishwerecommercialandmilitaryrivals.TheBritishusedDutchtorefertosomethingbadcheapandshameful.A.Dutchbargainatthattimewasanunevenone-sideddeal;Dutchreckoningwasanunitemized未逐条记载的account;andDutchwidowwasslangforprostitutE.LatercenturiesbroughtinDutchcourageforbraverycausedbydrink;Dutchconcertfornoisymusic;Dutchnightingalemeaningafrog;anddoubleDutchforincomprehensiblelanguageortalk.Someoftheexpressionsarestillinusetodaybutsomearenot.InfactinAmericanEnglishsomeDutchexpressionshavenothingtodowiththeDutchbutsomethingwiththeGerman.ItwasprobablybecauseofthesimilarspellingandpronunciationthatpeoplemadeamistakeindistinguishingbetweenDutchandDeutschtheGermanwordforGermanwhenGermanimmigrantscametoAmericainthe1700s.ForinstancethePennsylvaniaDutchreferstotheGermandescendantsinsteadoftheDutchdescendantslivinginPennsylvaniA.65.ManyoftheDutchexpressionswereinventedwithnegativesensebecause___________.A.TheDutchwereunderdevelopedpeoplE.B.BritainandHollandwerecompetitorsatthattimE.C.TheDutchhadmanybadhabits.D.TheBritishweresuperiortotheDutch.66.WiththeinformationyougetfromParagraph2makeaguessatthemeaningofthesentenceYouareinDutch.Itprobablymeans____________.A.YouareinHollanD.B.YouarewelcomE.C.YouareintroublE.D.Youarelucky.67.AccordingtothepassagesomenativeAmericanDutchexpressionswererelatedtotheGermaninsteadoftheDutchsimplybecause______________.A.PeoplehatedtheGermanasmuchastheDutch.B.Peoplemadeamistakeatthebeginning.C.PeoplemadeajokeabouttheGerman.D.TheGermanimmigrantsproclaimedthattheywereDutch.

ASouthAfricanfarmerisreceivingphonecallsfromhissheepafterequippingthemwithcellphonestokeeptabsontheflockamidrecentlivestocktheftsaccordingtolocalpressWednesday.WhenthesheepcallitisalwaysbadnewsforfarmerErardLouwoftheCapeTownsuburbsasthephonesaroundtheirnecksareonlysettoswitchonwhenthesheepstartrunningasignthatthieveshavecutthroughthefences.Astheyrunitgivesmeaphonecallandsays'SheepOne'or'SheepTwo'andsoonsoatleastIknowwheretostartlookingbecausethefarmis750hectares1850acresLouwtoldtheCapeTimesdaily.Louwattachedthephone-likesecuritydevicetothecollarsoffoursheepinseparateflocksafterthievessneakedinandstole27sheepand13lambsacoupleofweeksagodrivingLouwtorackhisbrainsforwaystoprotecthisanimals.Hesaidtherewasnousecallingnearbypoliceastheywerestationedtoofarawayandinhisexperiencetheyeitherlackedanavailablecarorthevehiclewasoutoffuelormissingtyres--alsotheworkofthieves.AccordingtoLouwthecellphoneshavealreadyprovedtheirworthwithonesheep-snatchercaughtthankstothedevicE.Stillwiththeftattemptscurrentlyattheirpeakgivenlongwinternightsandearlynightfallafewsheep-robbersmanagedtogetawayinspiteofthedevicE.ThephonedidstartringingthatnightandIwentouthesaidbutaddedthathewastoolatE.51.WhydidErardLouwattachthephone-likedevicetothesheepheraises?A.Becausehethoughtitwasfuntodo.B.Becausethepolicetheredidn’tcareaboutanimals.C.Becausehelikedhi-techverymuch.D.Becausehewantedtoprotectthemagainstthieves.52.WhatdoestheunderlinedexpressioninParagraph4probablymean?A.Tryveryhardtorememberorthinkofsomething.B.HaveaheadachE.C.Makethebrainbigger.D.ShakethebrainfromsidetosidE.53.Youcanmostprobablyreadthispassage______.A.inabookB.inadictionaryC.inanewspaperD.inanovel

NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOceananS-shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichasinasensereplacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.UnlikerealinlandseaswhichseemstrangelystilltheAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.StormatSeaashortpoemwrittenaround700isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind’searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantiC.WhenthewindisfromthewestAllthewavesthatcannotrestTotheeastmustthunderonWherethebrighttreeofthesunIsrootedintheocean’sbreast.AsthepoemsuggeststheAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmovesimpressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthunderingboilingcrashingandwhistling.ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath—perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid-oceanbutwhereitmeetslanditswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics模仿nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreaturE.Itisfilledwithsymbiotic共生的existencestoo:unimaginablequantitiesofcreatureslittleandlargealikemixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmonygivingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeatakindofsub-oceanvitality.Andithasapsychology.Ithaspersonalities:sometimespeacefulandpleasantonrareoccasionsroughandwild;alwaysitisstrongandstriking.68.UnlikerealinlandseastheAtlanticOceanis______.A.alwaysenergeticB.lackinginlivelinessC.shapedlikeasquareD.favoredbyancientpoets69.WhatisthepurposeofusingthepoemStormatSeainthepassage?A.Todescribethemovementofthewaves.B.Toshowthestrengthofthestorm.C.Torepresentthevitalityoftheocean.D.ToprovethevastnessoftheseA.70.InthelastparagraphtheAtlanticiscomparedto______.A.abeautifulandpoeticplaceB.afleshandbloodpersonC.awonderfulworldD.alovelyanimal

Youngsterswhohavenoregularbedtimeorwhogotobedlaterthan21:00havelowerscoresforreadingandmaths.Lackofsleepmayinfluencehowwellthebrainlearnsnewinformation.ThefindingsonsleeppatternsandbrainpowercomefromaUKstudyofmorethan11000seven-year-olds.Theygatheredinformationonthechildrenattheagesofthreefiveandseventofindouthowwelltheyweredoingwiththeirlearningandwhetherthatmightberelatedtotheirsleepinghabits.Establishing制定agoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhoodisimportant.Irregularbedtimesweremostcommonattheageofthreewhenaroundoneinfiveofthechildrenwenttobedatvaryingtimes.Bytheageofsevenmorethanhalfthechildrenhadaregularbedtimeofbetween19:30and20:30.Childrenwithirregularbedtimestendedtobelesssuccessfulthantheirplaymatesintermsoftestscoresforreadingmathsandspatialawareness空间想象.Theinfluencewasmoreobviousthroughoutearlychildhoodingirlsthaninboysandappearedtobeincreasing.Theresearcherssaiditwaspossiblethatirregularbedtimeswereareflectionofchaotic无秩序的familysettingsandtheyhadaninfluenceoncognitive认知的performanceinchildren.ThechildrenwithlateandirregularbedtimescamefrommoresociallydisadvantagedbackgroundsandwerelesslikelytobereadtoeachnightandgenerallywatchedmoreTV.AftercontrollingforsuchfactorsthelinkbetweenpoorermentalperformanceandirregularbedtimesremaineD.67.Thetextmainlydealswiththerelationbetweenchildren’s.A.readingabilitiesandtheirsleepinghabitsB.mentaldevelopmentandtheirsleepinghabitsC.behaviourandtheirstudyinghabitsD.performanceinlearningandtheirsleepinghabits68.TheunderlinedwordTheyinthethirdparagraphrefersto.A.thefindingsB.theresearchersC.theseven-year-oldsD.thesleeppatterns69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Aboutonethirdofthethree-year-oldsgotobedatirregularbedtimes.B.IrregularbedtimesweremostcommonbeforethechildrenwerethreemonthsolD.C.Morethanhalfthechildrendidn’thavearegularbedtimeuntiltheyweresevenyearsolD.D.TeachersshouldhelptheirkidsestablishagoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhooD.70.Wecanknowfromthetextthat.A.boyswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthantheirplaymatesB.girlswithregularbedtimesperformbetterinlearningthanboysC.girlswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthanboysD.thegapbetweengirlswithandwithoutregularbedtimesislargerthanthatbetweenboys

Withthestartofthenewtermstudentsaroundthecountryexchangetheirfunandfashionableclothesforboringschooluniforms.Butnotallcampusesarefashiondeserts.ColorfulsportsshoesschoolbagsT-shirtsandevendrinkcontainersarebreathinglifeintocampuses.TheuniformmakesuslooklikeabunchofclonesespeciallywhenwearedoingmorningexercisesontheplaygroundandQingPeiaSenior2studentsfromShanghaiQibaoHighSchool.Butboysweardifferentsportsshoesandgirlshavedifferentdecorations装饰品intheirhair.ThesearetheareaswhereyoucanexpressyourselfsaidQing.AlthoughitmightbestrangeforboystotalkaboutfashiontheydocareaboutwhattheywearinschoolespeciallyshoesaccordingtoQing.NikeandAdidasbasketballshoesalthoughtheyarestillthemust-haveitemsformanyofmyfriendsarebecomingout-of-dateQingaddeD.HeexplainedSinceLiuXiangransofastinAthensrunningshoesarebecomingpopularinthisautumn.56.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?A.Allthestudentsareclones.B.AlltheexercisesarethesamE.C.Allthestudentslookthesameinuniform.D.Allthestudentshavesimilarfashions.57.Howdogirlsexpressthemselvesoncampus?A.Theyweardifferentspotsshoes.B.Theywearschooluniforms.C.Theyhavedifferentdecorationsintheirhair.D.Theydrinkcoffeefromcolorfuldrinkcontainers.58.Whatarebecomingfashionableforschoolboysaccordingtothepassage?A.NikeandAdidasbasketballshoes.B.BaseballcapsandKorean-styleT-shirts.C.Colorfuldrinkcontainers.D.Runningshoes.59.Thewriterwantsto.A.callforpeopletopayattentiontostudents’wearB.reportstudents’greatloveforfashionC.criticizechildishregressiononcampusD.discussaboutschooluniforms

Peoplearoundtheworlddrinkabout180billionlitersofsodaayear.Thattranslatestomorethan29litersperperson.Expertssaytheamountofcarbonatedsoftdrinksweconsume消费isgrowing.NewresearchfromtheAmericanHeartAssociationfindsthatdrinkingsodaevendietsodamaysignificantlyincreaseyourriskforheartdiseasE.Dr.RamachandranVasanledthestudy.Drinkingjustoneormoresodasadaymaynotbeasinnocuousaspeoplethink.Inalargestudyof9000peopledoctorsdiscoveredthatthosewhodrankoneormoresodasadayhada30%increasedriskforobesity肥胖a25%increaseintheriskforabnormal非正常的bloodsugarlevelsanda32%increaseintheoddsofhavinglowlevelsofgoodcholesterol胆固醇.AllofthesefactorsincreasetheriskforheartdiseasE.AndtherewasnodifferenceintheresultsforthosewhodrankdietsodaoverregularsodA.It’ssomethingthatsurprisedeventheresearchers.CriticsofthestudysaydietsodamaynotbethecauseofincreasedriskofheartdiseasE.ConnieDiekmanispresidentoftheAmericanDieteticAssociation.Itdoesnotconclusivelysaythatthiswillcausethat.InotherwordsitcouldbethatunhealthypeoplelikesodA.Dr.VasanfoundthosewhodrinksodagenerallytendtohavegreatercaloricintakE.Theyeatmoresaturatedfatandtransfats.Theyalsoeatlessfiberandexerciseless.DietsodadrinkersmayalsosharethisunhealthylifestylE.Dr.Vasanagreesthatthelinkhefoundbetweenheartdiseaseriskanddietsodaneedsadditionalstudy.64.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinnocuousinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?A.popular.B.harmless.C.effectivE.D.risky.65.Accordingtothestudywhichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlypeoplewhooverdrinksodashavehighriskforheartdiseasE.B.Inthestudyaboutonequarterofpeoplehavehighbloodlevel.C.BothregularanddietsodascanprobablyincreasetheriskforheartdiseasE.D.Dr.VasanistheleaderoftheAmericanHeartAssociation.66.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageabove?A.Alltheexpertsagreewiththeresultsofthestudy.B.SodasofanykindarecertaintoincreasetheriskforheartdiseasE.C.Peoplehaveexpectedtheresultsoftheresearch.D.Morestudiesareneededtoprovetheresults.67.Howdoesthewriterpresentthepassage?A.Bycomparingopinions.B.BygivingadvicE.C.Byshowingfacts.D.Bydiscussinginformation.

Youmayneverconnectthewordsgoodandeco-friendlywithplastiC.It’stimetodoarethinkonthataswesayhellotohemp大麻plastiC.Traditionallyplasticshavebeenmadefrompetrochemicalswhicharemainlypoisonous.Plantsontheotherhandarealsoasourceofcellulose纤维素whichcanbeusedtomakebiodegradable生物所能分解的plastiC.Ashemphappenstobeoneoftherichestsourcesofcelluloseitisonlynaturalthatscientistswillsupportitsuseconsideringitsecologicalbenefits.HempplasticisbiodegradableandrecyclablE.Ifyouthoughtbeingeco-friendlyreduceditssolidityyoucouldn’tbemorewrong.ThehardlevelofhempplasticcanmatchthatofregularplastiC.Hempplasticisresistanttoheat;howeverthemostoutstandingfeatureofafewvarietiesofhempplasticisthattheyareflameresistanttoo.FinallyifHenryFordcouldimaginecreatingacarwiththismaterialwecanperhapsbelievethatitindeedistentimesstrongerthansteel.Itisapitythatwithsomanyusefulqualitieswedon’tseehempplasticbeingusedinoureverydaylifethewayitoughttobE.Hempplasticcaneasilytaketheplaceoftheexitingplasticinproductslikecellphonechargers充电器laptopcoversetC.Currentlyhempplasticisbeingusedtoproduceaudiovideotoysautomobilepartsandpackagingmaterials.Hempfiberisoneofthestrongestnaturalfibersknowntous.Asscientistskeeplookingforwaystosolvetheecologicaldamagethattraditionalplasticshavecausedhereisamaterialthatcanbeproducedtobe100%biodegradablE.Hempplasticisknowntobeseveraltimesdurableascomparedtopolypropylene聚丙烯plasticanditcomeswithoutallthehealthandsafetythreatsItreallyhaslongusefullifE.PlasticskeepremindingusofthedamagethatwehavedonetoourplanetallundertheexcuseofconveniencE.AshempproductshavebecomeanewchoiceintoourdailylifePleasetakeagreenplannowandmakeyourefforttoprotecttheenvironment.71.Plasticsproducedinthetraditionalwayare______.A.harmfulB.madefromplantsC.goodandeco-friendlyD.biodegradable72.AccordingtoParA.2hempplastic_____.A.isallresistanttoflameB.doesn’thaveenoughsolidityC.willtaketheplaceofsteelD.canbeusedagainafterbeingprocessed73.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddurablemeaninParA.4?A.Veryusefulofimportant.B.Costinglittlemoneyorlessmoney.C.StayingingoodconditionforalongtimE.D.Existinginlargenumbersorinmanyplaces.74.Whichaspectofhempplasticisn’tmentionedinthepassage?A.Features.B.ProductioncostC.Applications.D.Advantages.75.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Usinghempplasticisinconvenient.B.Peoplehaven’tmadethemostofhemp.C.Hempfiberisakindofstrongman-madefiber.D.ScientistshavealreadyknownhowtosolveecologicaldamagE.

TheChunnelisactuallytheEnglishnicknamefortheChannelTunnel.InFrenchitiscalledletunnelsouslaManchE.ItisarailtunnelbeneaththeEnglishChannelattheStraitsofDover.ItconnectsCheritoninKentEnglandwithSangatteinnorthernFrancE.ItisthesecondlongestrailtunnelintheworlD.DidyouknowthattheBritishandtheFrenchhadaracewhi1etheywerebuildingtheChunnel?Theracewastoseewhocouldgettothemiddleofthetunnelfirst.TheBritishwonbyalittlebit.Ittook15000workersoversevenyearstodigthetunnel.Thetunnelwasfinishedin1994.ThecompletedChunnelcostabout$21billion.Butitallpaidoffbecauseitbecameverypopularveryquick.Millionsofpeopleuseit.Nowitisgettingevenmorepopular.TherearethreecompletetunnelsintheChunnel.Thetwooutsideonesarethepassengertrains.Thesmallinneroneisaguidancetrain.Theguidancetrainisnotusedfortransportation.Eachtrackisexactlyparalleltoeachother.TherearefourdifferenttrainsystemsintheChunnel.TheEurostarisahighspeedpassengerservicethatconnectsLondonParisBrusselsandLillE.TheEurotunnelshuttleisarailferryservicE.Theseshuttlescarrycars.Thesearerailcarsthatallowdriverstodrivetheirvehiclesonandoff.TherearealsotwoEurotunnelgoodsservicetrains.NowyouknowmoreabouttheChunnel.Everybodyoffthisisthelaststop.68.TheChannelTunnellinks______with_______.A.Dover;KentB.London;ParisC.Lille;BrusselsD.Cheriton;Sangatte69.WhichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetunnelsintheChunnel?70.TheEurotunnelshuttleisintendedtocarry_________.A.passengersB.driversandtheirvehiclesC.goodsD.staffmembersoftheChunnel71.Thetextcanmostprobablybe__________.A.foundinatextbookB.readinamagazineC.broadcastonatrainD.heardinarailwaystation

Ifyoudon'tgetalongwellwithyourteachersyoucantrytodothis.Beforeyoutrytogetoutofaclasstoescapeateacheryoudon'tlikehereareafewthingsyoucantrytomakeadifficultrelationshipwork:◆AskyourselfWhatcanIlearnfromthisteacher?Evenifyoudon'tworshiphisorherpersonalityorlecturesdigdeepuntilyoufindasubjectinwhichheorsheisveryknowledgeablE.Focusonthatpartoftheteacher'spersonalityandusehimorherasatoolforlearning.Notonlywillyougainmoreknowledgeinthatsubjectbutacloserrelationshipwithyourteachermayhelpyouunderstandoneanotherbetter.◆Talktostudentswhoaredoingwellintheclassandaskthemfortipstoolsandaplanofactiontogetalongwiththeteacherbetter.Ifyou'retooshytotalktoanotherstudentstudyhisorheractionsandbehaviorintheclassroomandtrytofollowthatleaD.◆Ifyoustillcan'tgetalongmakeanappointmentwiththeschoolguidancecounselor辅导员.Heorshewilloffermanytipsandsuggestionsforyoutogetoutofdifficultteacherrelationships.Sometimesaguidancecounselorcanactasamediator调解员betweenyouandtheteacher.Thatmeanstheycanhelpyouandyourteachersgetridofthebadimpressiononeachother.◆Ifyourrelationshipproblemscan'tbesolvedinschoolthenit'stimetotellyourparentsorguardians.Letthemmeetwithyourteacherandtrytoworkitout.Teachersarethereformorethanjusthomeworkandtheyknowaboutmorethanjusttheirsubjectmatter.Theycanhelpyoulearnhowtofunctionasanadultandalifelonglearner.Undoubtedlytherewillbeafewteachersalongthewaywhoyouwillalwaysrememberandwhomightchangeyourlifeforever.'68.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdviceforStudentsonSolvingProblemsinEverydayLifeB.AdviceonMakingaGoodExcuseforYourAbsencefromClassC.AdviceonDevelopingFriendshipwithYouClassmateD.AdviceonGettingGoodRelationshipwithYourTeachers69.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecaninferthat_____.A.theremustbesomethinggoodineveryteacherforyoutolearnfromB.goodrelationshipwithyourteachersmustneedyourinterestinthesubjecttheyteachC.findingwhattheteachersaregoodatcan'thelpyousolvetheproblemsD.understandingeachotheristheonlywaytosolveeveryproblem70.WhichoneisNOTthereasonwhywecouldaskhelpfromguidancecounselors?A.Guidancecounselorshavetherighttoblameteachers.B.Guidancecounselorscangivegoodadvicetosolveproblems.C.Guidancecounselorscanspeakgoodthingsforyoubeforeyourteachers.D.Guidancecounselorscanhelpanalyzethesituationintheteacher'sposition.71.What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardsteachers?A.Hethinksthatateachercanonlyteachknowledgeinhismajor.B.Hedoesn'tthinkteachersareveryusefulforastudent'sdevelopment.C.Herespectstheteachersverymuchandthinkshighlyoftheirfunctions.D.Hethinksthateveryteacherhasagreateffectonhisstudents.

Writeawinningstory!Youcouldwin￡1000inthisyear’sFictionPrizeandhaveyourstoryprintedinKeepWritingmagazinE.Tenotherluckypeoplewillwinachequefor￡100.Onceagainweneedpeoplewhocanwritegoodstories.ThejudgeswhoincludeMaryLittlejohnthenovelistMichaelBrownthetelevisionreporterandSusanHitchinstheeditorofKeepWritingarelookingforinterestingandoriginalstories.Detectivefictionwasextremelypopularlastyearalthoughthecompetitionwinnerproducedalovestory.Youcanwritedownaboutwhateveryouwantbuthere’ssomeadvicetostartyourthinking:WriteaboutwhatyouknowThisistheadvicewhicheverywritershouldpayattentiontoandlastyearnearlyeveryonewhowroteforusdidexactlythat.Lovefamilyproblemswithfriends----thesewerethemainsubjectsofthestories.Howeveryouneedtoturnordinarysituationsintosomethinginterestingthatpeoplewillwanttoreadabout.Makethereaderwanttocontinuereadingbywritingaboutordinarythingsinanewandsurprisingway.GetyourfactsrightIt’snogoodgivingadescriptionofatownorexplaininghowajetengineworksifyougetitwrong.Soavoidwritinganythingunlessyou’recertainaboutit.Holdthereader’sattentionMakethebeginninginterestingandtheendingasurprisE.Thereisnothingworsethanapoorending.DevelopthestorycarefullyandtrytothinkofsomethingunusualhappeningattheenD.ThinkaboutthecharactersTrytobringthepeopleinyourstoryaliveforthereaderbyusingwell-chosenwordstomakethemseemreal.Yourstorymustbeyourownworkbetween2000and25000wordsandtypeddouble-spacedononesideonlyofeachsheetofpaper.Evenifyou’reindangerofmissingtheclosingdateweareunabletoacceptstoriesbyfaxoremail.Youmustincludetheapplicationformwithyourstory.Unfortunatelyyourstorycannotbereturnednorcanwediscussourdecisions.Youshouldnothavehadanyfictionprintedinanymagazineorbookinthiscountry----achangeintherulesbypopularrequest----andthestorymustnothavehappenedinprintorinrecordedformforexampleonradioorTVanywhereintheworlD.Yourfeeof￡5willgototheWriters’Association.MakeyourchequepayabletoKeepWritingandsenditwiththeapplicationformandyourstoryto:KeepWriting75BroadStreetBirminghamB.124TGTheclosingdateis30JulyandwewillinformthewinnerwithinonemonthofthisdatE.PleasenotethatifyouwinyoumustagreetohaveyourstoryprintedinourmagazinE.61.Howshouldwritersdealwithordinarysituationswhilewriting?A.Theyshouldmakethemappealingtoreaders.B.Theyshouldcopyothers’ideas.C.Theyshouldchangesomefactstomaketheminteresting.D.TheyshoulddescribethemastheyarE.62.Whatshouldn’tawriterdo?A.Makingthecontentsinteresting.B.Gettingthefactsright.C.MeetingthedeadlinE.D.Makingtheendordinary.63.Writersshouldpresenttheirworksinthefollowingwaysexceptthat____________.A.theyshouldwriteoriginallyB.theycantypetheirstoriesastheylikeC.theyshouldfollowsomerulesD.theyshouldhandintheirstoriesintime64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Latestoriescanbefaxedifnecessary.B.EntryneedsnofeE.C.Winnerscanhavetheirstoriesprintedinothermagazines.D.Allstoriesshouldbepresentedbymail.

Uptohalfofallthefoodproducedintheworld—twobilliontons吨ofit—istossedawayaccordingtoanewreport.Thewasteiscausedbypoorstorageequipmentinthedevelopingworldbuying-one-get-one-freeoffersandcritical挑剔的consumersinthedevelopedworldthereportsaiD.OneoftheworstoffendersisBritainwhereasmanymisshapen畸形的andsupermarketswillnotsellthem.ThereportalsosuggeststhathalfofthefoodthatisboughtinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesisthrownawaybyconsumers.Dr.TimFoxheadofenergyandenvironmentattheInstitutionofMechanicalEngineerssaidTheamountoffoodwastedandlostaroundtheworldisamazing.Thisisfoodthatcouldbeusedtofeedtheworld’sgrowingpopulation.ItisalsoanunnecessarywasteofthelandwaterandenergyresourcesthatareusedintheproductionprocessinganddistributionofthisfooD.Thereasonsforthissituationrangefrompoorengineeringandagriculturalpracticeslackofgoodtransportandtheirencouragingconsumerstooverbuythroughbuy-one-get-one-freeoffers.Thereportalsofoundthat550billioncubicmetersofwateriswastedgloballyingrowingcropsthatarenevereaten.Thereportsaidthedemandforwaterproductioncouldreachbetween10trillion万吨and13trillioncubicmetersayearby2050.FoxsaidTheUNpredictsthattheglobalpopulationwillswellto9.5billionby2075meaningtherewillbethreebillionmorepeopletofeeD.Aswaterlandandenergyresourcescomeunderincreasingpressurefromcompetinghumandemandsengineershaveakeyroletoplayinpreventingfoodlossandwastebycomingupwithmoreefficientwaysofgrowingtransportingandstoringfoods.ButinorderforthistohappengovernmentsdevelopmentagenciesandorganizationsliketheUKmustworktogethertohelpchangepeople’sattitudestowardswasteanddiscouragewastefulpracticesbyfamersfoodproducerssupermarketsandconsumers.63.Theunderlinedphrasetossedawayinparagraph1canbereplacedby___.A.thrownawayB.givenawayC.putawayD.takeaway64.WhatisthemainfactorthatcausesthewasteoffoodintheUnitedStates?A.Supermarkets’badenvironment.B.Poorstorageequipment.C.Criticalconsumersthemselves.D.Lackofgoodtransport.65.Howshouldengineershelppreventthewasteoffood?A.TheyshouldteachpeoplehowtomakefulluseoflanD.B.Theyshouldchangepeople’sattitudestowardsfooD.C.Theyshouldstopfarmersandconsumersfromwastefulpractices.D.TheyshoulddevelopbetterwaysofgrowingtransportingandstoringfooD.66.Thepassageismainlyintendedto____?A.TocallonpeopletosavefooD.B.TocriticizepeopleforwastingfooD.C.Toattractreaders’attentiontowastingfooD.D.ToreporttheproblemofwastefooD.

请阅读某书店各书架的相关信息A.SectionOne:Do-It-YourselfSection--OntheseshelvescustomerscanfindthelatestmanualsonhowtodoeverythingfrombuildingacomputertoconstructingyourownhomE.B.SectionTwo:Sports&LeisureSection---Stocksalargerangeofthelatestbooksonyourfavoritesportingteamsandevents.PickuptheperfectFather'sDaypresentherE.C.SectionThree:HumorSection---A.greatselectionofjokebooksfunnystoriesandwonderfulreallifeadventuresthataresuretokeepthereaderlaughingfordays.D.SectionFour:Business&Finance---StudentsbusinesspeopleoranyoneinterestedintheworldofcommercearecertaintofindthebooktheyareafterherE.Wehavespecialsubsectionforinternationaltradeande-commercE.E.SectionFive:Biography---Findoutaboutthelivesofyourfavoritesportsstarssingersactorsandotherfamouspeoplefromtodayandthepast.Learnwhattheyhadtogothroughtobecomesuccessfulandtheeffectithadontheirlives.F.SectionSix:Education---Hasahugerangeoftextbooksandsupplementarymaterialcoveringallthemajorhighschoolanduniversitysubjects.Buyersshowingtheirstudentcardsreceivea15%discountonallpurchasesfromthissection.阅读下列关于各书籍的信息匹配书籍与其所应放置的书架56.TheDelightedEye---byProf.JohnNash---The1994NobelPrizeWinnerforEconomicswhoseideashaveinfluencedagenerationoftheworld'sgreatesteconomicmindstellshislifestory:growingupinasmalltowninAmericabecomingoneofAmerica'smostinfluentialmathematiciansandhisbattleswithmentalillness.57.MotherTongue:TheEnglishLanguage---byBillBryson---Bryson'sbookisajourneythroughthehistoryanddifferentaspectsoftheEnglishlanguageonethatisbothinformativeandhugelyentertaining.AswithmostofBryson'sbooksfuncomesbeforefactsandreaderswillbeleftwithasmileontheirfaces.58.IntoThinAir---byJohnKrakauer---isarivetingfirst-handaccountofadisastrousracetothetopofMountEverest.InMarch1996OutsidemagazinesentveteranjournalistandexperiencedclimberJohnKrakauertojointheteamledbythefamousEverestguideRobHall.DespitetheexpertiseofHallandtheotherleadersbytheendoftheraceeightpeopleweredeaD.59.ReadyMade:HowtoMakeAlmostEverything---byShoshannaBergerandGraceHawthorne---beautifullywrittenwithgreatfactualinformation.Thethemebehindthisbookisre-usere-claimre-cycleandtherearemanydetailedeasy-to-doprojectsforthereadertotrysuchasmakingaphotoframefromabookcoverorapotforyourplantsfromplasticshoppingbags.60.TheSmartestGuysintheRoom:TheAmazingRiseandScandalousFallofEnron---byBethanyMcLeanandPeterElkind---AsthetitlesuggeststheauthorscovertheriseoftheAmericanelectricitycompanytobecomeoneofthe10richestcompaniesintheworldanditsspectacularfallintodishonourandbankruptcy.A.perfectguideonwhatnottodoinbusiness.

EveryoneknowswhattheNBA’slatestclipper快马BlakeGriffiniscapableofdoingonthecourtoratthehoop篮筐.Afterallit’snoteverydayyouseeabasketballplayerjumpoveracarandscoreaslamdunk大灌篮.Griffin’samazingperformancewonthe22-year-oldthe2011SlamDunkContest.Griffinhasbeenturningheadsallseasonwithhisdunkingability.Asarookie新秀withtheLosAngelesClippers.Griffinisahardworkerandtheteam’snewhopE.There’snodoubtthatGriffinisonhiswaytoarisingNBAcareer.Butwherediditallbegin?Griffin’shaslovedbasketballeversincehewasakiD.HegrewupwatchingtheNBAandpracticinghowtodunkmasteringthisskillatjust13yearsolD.Griffin’spassionforbasketballrunsinthefamily.HisfatherwashiscoachinhighschoolandhisolderbrotherTaylorisalsoaprofessionalplayer.Griffinsaysbeingacoach’ssonhelpedhimgrowprofessionally.Ialwayswatchedbasketballwithmydadandhetaughtmetherightwaytoplay.IkindofpickedupthegamethroughhimhetoldNBAonlinE.GriffinstartedshowingsomeseriousbasketballabilityathishighschoolinOklahomawherehewonstatetitlesineachofhisfouryears.Itwasn’tlongbeforemanyofGriffin’speerswereaskingforhisautograph.Agirloncecameuptomewitharubberduckandwaslike‘Willyousignthis?’SoIsignedthetopofitandgaveitbacktoherGriffintoldSportsIllustratedmagazinE.AfterhighschoolGriffinwentontobecomeastarbasketballplayeratuniversity.ItwastherethatheearnedthenicknameTheTerminator终结者forhisfury火爆duringgames.Despitehisfierceon-courtpersonalityGriffinsayshe’sreallyjustanormalniceguy.Alotofpeoplearesurprisedathowlaid-back放松的Iam.I’mmoresoft-spoken温和的offthecourt.Outonthecourttheyseesomebodywho’sintenseandallthat.ButIliketohangouttohavefunandmakejokesandlaughhetoldNBAonlinE.51.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswecanlearnthat_____.A.BlakeGriffinhasasuperiorabilitytoplaybasketballB.abasketballplayerjumpsoveracarandscoresaslamdunkC.BlakeGriffinhastoworkharderasarookieD.itiseasyforabasketballplayertoturnheadsallseason52.Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SurpriseofClippersB.HopeofClippersC.LaughatWinnersD.CheersforWinners53.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Griffin’sperformancewonthe2012SlamDunkContest.B.GriffinisonhiswaytoarisingNBAcareerasaveteran老运动员老兵.C.Griffinlovedpracticinghisdunkingattheageof22.D.Griffin’spassionforbasketballcomesfromhisfamily.54.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpeersintheeighthparagraphmean?A.Loverswhoareinthesameschool.B.Kidswhoplaywitheachother.C.PersonswhoarethesameagE.D.Friendswhohelpeachother.55.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsBlakeGriffin?A.PositivE.B.NegativE.C.PessimistiC.D.Critical.

ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain西班牙.Ithasaportontheseatwomilesawayonthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValenciA.Thecityisamarketcentreforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthecity'smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusybusinesscitywithshipsrailwaysclothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildingscoloredroofsandnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslongwidestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.TheUniversityinthecentreofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuela委内瑞拉namedValenciA.56.FromthetexthowmanyplaceshavethenameValencia?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.57.Valenciaisthecapitalof____.A.SpainB.VenezuelaC.UgandaD.Valencia58.WhichofthefollowingthingscannotbeseenintheoldpartofValencia?A.shopsB.widestreetsC.factoriesD.whitebuildings59.WhatisValenciafamousfor?A.itsseaport.B.itsUniversity.C.itsgardensandparks.D.itsshipsandrailways.60.ThemainincomeofthecityofValenciaisfromits___.A.markets.B.business.C.factories.D.farming.

Thehost:Nowit'stimeforourYouMustReadThisprogram.Todaywe'llhearfromLaurenGroff.ShecameacrossabookwhenshewasgoingtohaveherfirstchildandwasworriedaboutthefuturE.LaurenGroff:StaringintodarknessIwantedtoreadabouthappiness.1nfactbooksfullofjoyarehardtofindbecausehappinessisnearlyimpossibletowriteabout.SowhenIfoundElizabethandHerGermanGardenbyElizabethVonArnimIfeltasifsomeonesuddenlyopenedacurtainandrevealedawindowwhereIhadthoughttherewasawall.ElizabethandHerGermanGardenfeelsasifitroseoutofVonArnim'sdeepunhappinessinthewayshewassupposedtofitintoherworldStillwhatacooldrinkthisnovelis.Ithasafewcharacters:thenarratoracountess女伯爵namedElizabethherhusbandherthreetinydaughtersvariousservantsandsomevisitors.ThereisalsoElizabeth'sgarden.whickweseeinallitsseasonalrichness.Thatisonlythebook'ssurfacehowever.Therearegreatthingshiddeninthebook.Eliza-bethisalwayscomparingherselfandthewomenaroundherandfindingtheirfixedsocialrolesdisappointing.Herhappinesswhenitcomesarrivesasanactofwill.ShehasfoughthardtoachievedelightandIthinkitismorevaluableforherstrugglE.IappreciateElizabethforshowingmeawaythroughmydarkesttimebyrevealingthatanactoffocusedattentioncanliftapersonoutofalongdarkperiodintheirlives.Anyonecangetalittlehappinessfromlivingevenbyreadingafewpagesofabook.Thehost:That'sLaurenGroff.HerlatestnovelisArcadiA.Thebooksherecommended推荐isElizabethandHerGermanGarden.66.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.LaurenGrofflikesreadingabouthappinessatnight.B.ElizabethVonArnimwroteElizabethandHerGermanGarden.C.ThereareafewbooksaboutjoythatLaurenGrofflikesreading.D.SomeoneopenedacurtainwhenLaurenGrofffoundherfavoritebook.67.Theunderlinedworditinthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.Lauren'sdelightB.Lauren'sstruggleC.Elizabeth'sstruggleD.Elizabeth'shappiness68.LaurenGrofflikesElizabethandHerGermanGardenbecauseit________.A.isfullofjoyandlaughterB.showsawaytohappinessC.isaperfectwaytokilltimeD.describesabeautifulgarden69.WhatcanwelearnaboutArcadia?A.ItisthenextnoveltoberecommendeD.B.ItisanovelwrittenbyLaurenGroff.C.ItisElizabethVonArnim'slatestnovel.D.Itisrecommendedinthelastprogram.70.Wherecanwefindthisconversation?A.Inaninterviewaboutgardening.B.Inareportabouthowtobehappy.C.Inaradioprogramaboutbooks.D.Inadocumentaryaboutfamouswriters.

OneofeveryfourchildreninNewMexicoandTexaslivesinhouseholdsthatstruggletoprovideenoughfoodatsomepointduringtheyearareportsays.Thereportisthefirsttogiveastate-by-statelookatchildhunger.Itisarealeye-openertoseethatsomanystateshavesuchhighratesofchildfoodinsecurity不安全andhungersaysauthorJohnCookanexpertonchildhunger.Hesayslackofhealthfulfoodcandamageachild’sphysicalandmentaldevelopment.Nationwidethereportfindsthat13millionchildrenor18%werehungryoratriskofhunger.NewHampshirehad7%oftheshareofkidsfacinghungerfollowedbyNorthDakotawith9%.Stateswithratesof20%oraboveincludedCaliforniaKentuckyMississippiandUtah.TheDistrictofColumbiaalsowasinthisgroup.Thereportalsosaidthatnearly15millionlow-incomechildrengetfreeschoollunchesand7milliongetfreebreakfasts.Morethan50000alsotakehomebackpacksonFridaysthatarefilledwithafewpoundsofhealthfulfoodprovidedbylocalfoodbanksandchurches.TheproblemisthegapinservicessaysresearcherJanPruitt.Shesaysnotallneedyfamiliesgetfoodstampsandfreeschoolmealsbecauseoftheshameofbeingpoor.InTexasPruittsaysdemandforfoodhassteadilyriseninrecentyearsasworkingpoorfamiliesstruggletopayforgasandhousing.Shesaysthestatehasahighpovertyrateandlargeruralareassothereisonefoodstoreforevery480squaremiles.Relativelyfewkids—lessthan1%—livedinverylowfoodsecurityhouseholdswheremembersatelessbecausetheycouldnotaffordtobuyenoughfooD.Inthesehouseholdsadultsaretheonesmostlikelytoskipmealsbecauseparentshavetoprotecttheirkidsfromhunger.Researchersexpectthenumberoffoodinsecurepeoplenationwidewillrisebecauseofhigherfoodandenergyprices.72.AccordingtoJohnCooktheresultofthestudy_______.A.isnotcompletelybelievableB.calledpeople’sattentiontochildhungerC.onlycoverssomestatesoftheUSD.waskeptsecretforalongtime73.IntheDistrictofColumbiathepercentageofkidsfacinghungermaybeabout_______.A.7%B.9%C.18%D.20%74.AccordingtoJanPruittwecanlearnthat_______.A.schoolsplaythebiggestroleinhelpingthehungrychildrenB.somehungrypeoplefeelshameforbeingpoorandrefusehelpC.thereareenoughfoodstoresinmostoftheruralareasinTexasD.thepricesofgasandhousingarelikelytoreduceinthefuture75.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartskipmealsprobablymean?A.Tocookmeals.B.Tobuymeals.C.Nottohavemeals.D.Nottoacceptmeals.

Nowit’stimeforsomebriefnewsitems.TeensGoOnlineSome13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternetforschoolworkgamesandmusicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen’sNet-rating.ThestudycoveredBritainGermanyFranceItalyandSpain.Expertsadvisedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsonlineandkeepthemawayfromchatrooms.ChattothemagicMumBritishauthorJ.K.RowlingmotherofmagicboyHarryPotterwilldoanInternetinterviewabouthernewbook’’HarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceonJune26.BeforetheeventchildrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsitE.ThebookwillhitstoresintheUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.SchoolSoldiersRussianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytraining军训intheirfinalyearofschoolthegovernmenthasdecideD.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofiregunsmarchingdrillsandhowtodealwithachemicalnuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspartofadriventowardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.______________________Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterParkHighSchooljustrolloutofbedintheirpajamas睡衣andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Ofcoursetheirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthecomputer.TheFloridaHighSchoolthestate’sonlyonlineschoolhad250studentswhoaretakingclassesathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassesinalgebra代数Americangovernmentchemistrycomputereconomicsandweb-pagedesign.Theyalsohavetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.44.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitarytraining?A.Togetreadyforamilitaryparade游行.B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.C.TolearnsomeknowledgE.D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.45.AboutFloridaHighSchoolwhichofthesefactsistrue?A.Someofthestudentshavetoattendclassesathomeinsteadofintheschool.B.Therearealtogether250studentswhotakeclassesintheclassrooms.C.Asthestate’sonlyonlineschoolithas250studentswhotakeclassesathomebycomputer.D.Studentscan’ttakeclassesinalgebraAmericangovernmentchemistrycomputerandsoon.46.ThenewsfromFloridacanbegivenatitle_______.A.GetupLaterB.OnlineSchoolC.MagicalComputersD.NoTeachers

IfyougotoFinlandyouwilllikelybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaith信任istowavetheirregistration登记cardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoral道德的practicewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguard警惕againstothers?56.WhiletakingataxiinFinlandapassenger__________.A.canneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoB.onlypaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.cangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverD.needstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying57.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinFinland__________.A.bothhotelguestsandoutsidedinersareservedfoodfreeofchargeB.bighotelsaremostlypoorlymanagedC.guestscanenjoyfreefoodoncetheystayedinthehotelD.bighotelsprovidemealsforallkindsofdiners58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GenerallyspeakinginFinlandworkerscangetmorepaybyworkinglonghours.B.Thebossesaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.59.Itcanbeconcludedthat_________.A.FinnishpeoplearereallyfoolishindailylifeB.FinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatsC.alltheFinnsarerichandthereforehonestD.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

ThecityofVeniceinItalyisoneofakind.Itisbuiltonmorethan120islandsjustoffarrival.AfterexplainingwheremynewhousewasItoldhimthatIhadleftthekeyunderthedoormat.SinceIknewitwouldbequitelatebeforeIcouldgetbackIsuggestedthatbemakehimselfathomeandhelphimselftoanythingthatwaskeptintherefrigerator冰箱.Twohourslatermyfriendphonedmefromthehouse.Atthemomenthesaidhewaslisteningtosomeofmyrecordsafterhavinghadanicemeal.Hehadfoundthepanandmeatintherefrigerator.NowhewasdrinkingacupofteaandhopedthatIwouldjoinhimsoon.WhenIaskedhimifhebadanydifficultyfindingthehouseheansweredthattheonlyproblemwasthathehadnotbeenabletofindthekeyunderthedoormatbutluckilythelivingroomwindowbytheappletreehadbeenleftopenandhehadclimbedinthroughthewindow.Ilistenedtoallthisingreatsurprise.Thereisnoappletreeoutsidemywindowbutthereisonebythelivingroomwindowofmynext-doorneighbor’shouse！46.WhenmyfriendarrivedIcouldnotgotomeethimbecause________.A.wewerenotgoodfriendsB.IwasbusyatworkC.hehadnottoldmethathewouldcomeD.Ididnotwanttoseehim47.Adoormatisamat______.A.usedasadoorB.forcleaningthebottomofshoesC.putuponadoorasanornament装饰物D.nearadoorunderwhichpeopleputtheirkeys48.Ilistenedtomyfriend’sphonecallingreatsurprisebecause____.A.hehadnotwaitedformetoeattogetherB.hehadeatentoomuchofthefoodC.hemistookmyneighbor’shouseformineD.hehadleftthehousewiththewindowopen49.Atlastmyfriend______.A.didnotentermyhouseB.enteredmyhouseafterheopenedthedoorC.enteredmyhousebyclimbingthroughthewindowD.enteredmyhousewiththehelpofmyneighbor50.Thewriterleftthekeyunderthedoormatsothat______.A.nobodywouldfinditB.hemightnotloseitC.hisfamilycouldusethesamekeyD.hisfriendcouldeasilygetit

AsisknowntousWashingtonUniversityinSt.LouisbecamethefirstcollegeintheUnitedStatestoban禁止sellingbottledwaterin2009.SincethenmorethanadozensmallcollegesandschoolshavedonethesamE.Thebanisn’tbecausetheschoolsdon’twantstudentstohaveeasyaccesstowater.Insteadthegoalistoencouragestudentstobringreusablebottlestosavemoneyandmoreimportantlytosavetheenvironment.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandusingbottledwaternotonlywastesmoneybutalsoharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.areamongthebestintheworlD.ThesepeoplebelievethatwaterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccesstofillingstationsareabetterchoicE.Butthemakersofbottledwaterarguethatplasticbottlesmakeupasmallportionofthenation’stotalwastE.Theysayit’sunfairtosingleout单独挑出theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackaged包装inplasticcontainersandwhat’smorewaterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarealsosoldatschool.Whatdoyouthink:Shouldsalesofbottlewaterbebannedfromschools?Wewanttohearyouropinion.Writea200-wordresponsE.Sendittotfkasks4you@timeforkids.com.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.PleaseincludeyourgradelevelancontactinformationforyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublisheD.Thedeadline截止时间forrespondingisAugust312012.67.Somecollegesandschoolsbansellingbottledwaterinorderto.A.savewaterB.encouragestudentstobringwaterfromhomeC.reducepollutionD.keepstudentsawayfrombottledwater68.Themaindisadvantageofbottledwaterisprobablythat.A.itistooexpensiveB.itisnotfreshC.it’snotconvenienttocarryD.Itsbottlecan’tbereused69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Bottledwaterishealthier.B.Sodasandjuicesareofgreatharm.C.Studentsthinkitunfairtobansellingbottledwater.D.Themakersofbottledwaterareagainstbanningsellingbottledwater.70.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.askforstudents’opinionsB.tellpeopleapieceofnewsC.callonstudentstosavetheenvironmentD.wishmoreschoolstobansellingbottledwater

ThegovernmentofNorwayisplanningtobuildanunusualstoragecenteronanislandintheArcticOcean.Theplacewouldbelargeenoughtoholdabouttwomillionseeds.Thegoalistopresentallcropsknowntoscientists.TheBritishmagazineNewScientistpublisheddetailsoftheplanlastmonth.Thestructurewillbedesignedtoprotecttheworld’sfoodsupplyagainstnuclearwarclimatechangeandotherpossiblethreats.ItwillbebuiltinamountainontheNorwegianislandofSpitsbergen.ThemountainislessthanonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPolethenorthernmostpositiononearth.AninternationalgroupcalledtheGlobalCropDiversityTrustisworkingontheproject.ThedirectorofthegroupCaryFowlerspoketoNewScientist.Hesaidtheprojectwouldlettheworldrebuildagricultureifinhiswordtheworstcametotheworst.Norwayisexpectedtostartworknextyear.Theprojectisexpectedtocostthreemilliondollars.Workerswilldrilldeepinthesideofasandstonemountain.Temperaturesintheareaneverriseabove0ºC.Theseedswillbeprotectedbehindwallsameterthickandhigh-securitydoor.Themagazinereportsaysthecollectionwillrepresenttheproductsoftenthousandyearsoffarming.MostoftheseedsatfirstwillcomefromcollectionsatseedbanksinAfricaAsiaandLatinAmericA.Tolastalongtimeseedsneedtobekeptinverylowtemperatures.WorkerswillnotbepresentallthetimE.Buttheyplantoreplacetheairinsidethestoragespaceeachwinter.Wintertemperaturesontheislandareabouteighteendegreesbelow0ºC.ThecoldweatherwouldprotecttheseedseveniftheaircouldnotbereplaceD.Mr.Fowlersaystheproposedstructurewillbetheworld’smostreliablegenebank.Hesaystheplantseedswouldonlybeusedwhenallotherseedsaregoneforsomereason.Norwayfirstproposedtheideainthe1980s.Butsecurityconcernsdelayedtheplan.AtthattimetheSovietUnionwasmeetinginRomeoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization.64.Theprojectismeantto______.A.increasetheworld’sfoodoutputinthefutureB.carryoutsomescientificexperimentsonplantgenesC.protectcropseedsfromdyingoutincaseofpossibledisastersD.buildanexhibitioncentreoftheworld’splantseeds65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheabovepassage?A.ThegovernmentofNorwaywillperformtheprojectalonE.B.Seedstobecollectedtherewereproducedtenthousandsyearsago.C.Spitsbergenischosenbecauseitisfreeofthethreatunclearwarforever.D.TemperatureisamajorconsiderationwhenchoosingthestorageplacE.66.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______.A.Peoplewillgetnewly-developedseedsfromthecentereveryyear.B.ThestoragecenterwillgreatlypromoteworldagricultureC.Norwayhadmeanttobuildthestoragecentreabout30yearsbeforE.D.Therehaven’tbeenanyseedstoragecentersintheworldbeforE.67.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheBestPlacetoStoreSeedsB.Noah’sArk诺亚方舟ofPlantSeedsinPlanC.ConcernsofWorldFoodSupplyD.ANewWaytoFeedtheWorld

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:internationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatreD.ThereisprobablysometruthinbothargumentsbutinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhooD.NotonlywastheretheincidentoftragedyinvolvingmurdersofathletesbuttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedprincipallybyminornationalcontests.www..comOnecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchasthelosersdisagreedwiththefinaldecisions.Theybelievedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldhavebeenallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasingreatangerwhenhesaid:Thisisn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinisheD.ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspension停赛oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplacetoRussiaafteradisputable有争议的endtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisorder.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwonbyasinglepointbutitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.A.Russianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheotherandanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheUShadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjury评审委员会debatedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstanD.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.IncidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegamE.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividualsorinnon-nationalteamsmightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism爱国主义.59.AccordingtotheauthorrecentOlympicGameshave____.A.createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsB.hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendshipC.causedonlyfalsenationalprideD.ledtomoreandmoremisunderstandingandhatred60.Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying...HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished?A.ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.B.Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.C.HockeyandtheFederationareruinedbytheunfairdecisions.D.TheFederationshouldbeendeD.61.Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat.A.toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedintheincidentB.theannouncementtomakethematchlastlongerwaswrongC.theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecisionD.TheAmericanteamwasrightinreceivingthesilvermedals62.Whichstatementbestsummarizesthispassage?A.TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproveD.B.DifferentteamsoftenhavedisputeswhenfightingforthefirstplacE.C.AnyteamthathasdisrespectfulbehaviorshouldbesuspendeD.D.Athletesshouldcompeteasindividuals.

ThekidsatShuteCountryPrimarySchoolinDevonaresurprisinglyquietwhenit’stimetogohomeintheafternoon.InsteadoftheusualshoutingandrunningyoucanhearthemaskingeachotherArethelightsalloff?Shallwecheckthetapsincasetheyaredripping?Howmanypapertowelsdidweusetoday?Butit’snotunusualherE.ThekidshavedeclaredawaronwastE.We’venevermadethechildrendoanythingexplainsLizTemplartheschool’sheadteacher.Theycameupwithalltheideasthemselves.They’redoingthisbecausetheywantto.Ifyoutakealookaroundtheschoolyouwon’tseeanythingthrownawayunnecessarily.EverythingiscollectedandreusedorsenttoberecycleD.ShuteSchoolstarteditsgreenrevolutiontwoyearsago.Theylookedcarefullyateverypartofschoollife—fromtheteachingtothecleaning.Theylookedatthewaystationerywasusedespeciallyphotocopyingthewaycleaningwascarriedoutandhowfoodwasusedandwasted!Evenparentswerelookedat:howmanychildrencameineachcar?Didtheyuseunleaded不含铅的petrol?Couldtheybringmorechildreninfewercars?Highonthelistwasthewasteofpaper.Nextcameunfriendlycleaningproducts.Papertowelswerereplacedwithrecycledpaper.ButthehardestthingforthekidswaswhentheyfoundouthowmuchrubbishwascreatedbythechocolatecrispsandothersnackseatenatlunchtimE.Oftheirownaccord自愿的thechildrengavethemup.Nowtheybringapplesandhome-madesnacks.Theschoolhasitsowngardenwheretheygrowvegetablesandflowerssothattheycanlearnabouttheenvironment.Theyalsousethisareafortheirrecyclingstore—largecontainerstocollectaluminumbottlespaperandfabriC.Eventheschool’splayareaismadefromrecycledthings.Sincethechildrenstartedtheschool’sheatingandlightingbillshavefallenobviouslyandthenumberofrubbishbagshasgonedownfromsevenaweektotwoorthreE.EverywhereinShuteSchooltherearebrightpostersaskingeveryonetotaketheirrubbishhometosaveenergyandpaperandtokeepthegreenflagflying.51.WhichofthefollowingBESTdescribesthewriter’sidea?A.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarefightingagainstpollution.B.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarelearningtosavethings.C.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavedeclaredawaronwastE.D.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavefoundawaytorecyclewastethings.52.ChildrenatShuteCountryPrimarySchoolbringapplesandhomemadesnackstoschoolinorderto.A.createlessrubbishB.savemoneyC.obeytheschool’srulesD.keeptheirpromise53.Wecaninferfromthetextthatgreenrevolutionmeans.A.beautifyingschoolyardB.activityagainstwasteC.plantinggreenplantsD.throwingawaywaste54.Whatdothechildrenthinkcreatesthemostwaste?A.Papertowels.B.Cleaningproducts.C.Snacks.D.Paper.55.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthechildren’sbehaviour.A.hasbroughtargumentsB.hassavedtheschool’scostC.wasagainsttheirparentsD.wasforcedbytheirheadteacher

Whatifwecouldreplaceoilwithafuelwhichproducednopollutionandwhicheverybodyhadequalaccessto?ThegoodnewsisthatwecanInfactweareswimminginit—literally.HydrogenisoneofthebuildingblocksoftheuniverseOurownsunisbasicallyabigdensecloudofthestuffAndhydrogencanbeusedtocreateelectricityforpowerheatandlight.TheproblemisthathydrogeniseverywhereandnowhereatthesametimeItdoesnotexistasamaterialonitsownbutisalwayspartofsomethingelseSoithastobeseparatedbeforeitcanbeuseD.MostcommercialhydrogeninusenowiscreatedfromnaturalgasAsoilwillstarttorunoutinaroundtheyear2030.itmakessensetoproduceasmuchhydrogenaspossibleassoonaswecanButnaturalgassupplieswillalsobegintorunoutsoonafterAnothersourceisneedeD.ResearchersarenowusingelectricitytomakewaterintohydrogenCompaniesareworkingontheproblemintheirownareasThefirstcommercialhydrogenfuelcellsforcomputersandmobilephoneshavealreadycomeontothemarketAutocompanieshavealsoinvestedoverUS＄2billionintheproductionofhydrogenfuelledcarsThdnationsofahydrogenfuelledplanetwouldnotfightoverevergyrecoursesTherewouldbeagreatreductioninpollutionTheonlyby-productofcreatinghydrogenispuredrinkingwater—somethingthatisveryscarceinmanypartsoftheworldButthatisnotwherethegoodnewsendsOncethecostsofproducinghydrogenhavebeenbroughtdownitwillpossiblyprovidepowerforathirdoftheEarth‘spopulationthathasnoelectricity.AndelectricitycreateswealthInSouthA.fricaoverthelastdecadetherehasbeenalargeprogrammeofelectrificationThankstotheprogrammepeopledonothavetospendtheirdayslookingfirewoodtoburnforheatAndwithelectriclighttheycanworklongintothenight.Somescientistsseeradicalchangesinthewaythehumanraceco-operatesHydrogencreatesclectricityandisalsocreatedbyit.WithdualusefuelcellseveryonewhoconsumesenergycouldalsoproduceitLateatnightamandriveshomeinLondonandconnectshiscarintotheworld-widehydrogenwebwhichitsupplieswithelectricityAfewhourslateramaninBeijingusesthatelectricitytopowerthehydrogencellinhiscarHydrogencouldbethefirstdemocraticenergysourcE.LikealldreamsofthefutureitseemsveryfarawayButthethreatofwarandterrorismintheMiddleEasthasmadegovernmentsandbusinessesmoreawareoftheneedtoednoildependencyandspendmoretimeandmoneyonhydrogenresourceSomaybethethreatofwarisnotacompletelybadthingforthefutureofthehumanracE.66Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastbutoneparagraphreferto?A.wealthB.hydrogenC.electricityD.fuel67Whatistheproblemwithusinghydrogenasenergy?A.Ithasby-productsB.IthastobeseparatedfromothermaterialsC.ItwillmakeenergytoocheapD.Itistoofarawayfromus68Whydoestheauthorgivetheexampleinthelastbutoneparagraph?A.TotellusthatweproduceenergywhileusinghydrogenpowerB.TotellusthathydrogenpowerdoesnotproducepollutionC.ToshowhydrogenpowercanstopwarD.Toshowhydrogenpowerischeap69Whatistheauthor’sattitudeaboutthefuture?A.skepticalB.negativeC.indifferentD.positive70Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.warandenergyB.thefutureofhydrogenasanenergyresourceC.thedisadvantagesofoilD.Howtoendwar

USscientistshaveperformedanimportantreversal逆转oftheageingprocessinanimalstudies.Theyusedachemicaltorejuvenate使年轻muscleinmiceandsaiditwastheequivalent等同于oftransforminga60-year-old'smuscletothatofa20-year-old—butmusclestrengthdidnotimprovE.TheirstudyinthejournalCellidentifiedanentirelynewmechanism原理ofageingandthenreversedit.Otherresearcherssaiditwasanexcitingfinding.Ageingisconsideredaone-waystreetbutnowresearchersatHarvardMedicalSchoolhaveshownthatsomeaspectscanbereverseD.TheirresearchfocusedonachemicalcalledNAD.ItslevelsnaturallydropinallcellsofthebodywithagE.Theteamshowedthisdamagedthefunctionofthecell'sin-builtpower-stationsleadingtolowerenergyproductionandageing.ExperimentsshowedthatincreasingNADlevelsbygivingmiceachemicalwhichtheynaturallychangeintoNADcouldreversethesandsoftimE.Oneweekofyouth-medicationintwo-year-oldmicemeanttheirmusclesbecamesimilartothoseofasix-month-old.DrAnaGomesfromthedepartmentofgeneticsatHarvardMedicalSchoolsaid:Webelievethisisquiteanimportantfinding.Shearguesmusclestrengthmayreturnwithalongercourseoftreatment.Howeverthiscouldneverbeacure-allforageing.OtheraspectssuchasshorteningoftelomeresordamagetoDNAwouldnotbereverseD.DrGomestoldtheBBC:Ageingismulti-factorialit'snotjustonecomponent成分wecanfixsoit'shardtotargetthewholething.Ibelievethereisalotofcross-talkincellsandenergyisveryimportantinacellandlikelytobeaverybigcomponentofageingthatmightcausesomeoftheotherthingsthathappenwithageing.68.Fromparagraph1welearnthat________.A.bonescanbetransformedB.musclestrengthcanbetransformedC.colorcanbetransformedD.musclecanbetransformed69.Fromparagraph2andparagraph3welearnthatA.researchersthinkageingisaone-waystreet.B.NADlevels’droppingcouldmakemicebecomeyounger.C.increasingNADlevelscouldmakemicebecomeyounger.D.researchersthinkanyaspectcanbereverseD.70.DrGomeswillagreethatA.wecantargeteverythingaboutageing.B.musclestrengthmayreturnoveralongercourseoftreatment.C.ageingcouldbecureD.D.energyisoflittleimportanceinacell.

ScholarshipApplicationTipsin2014forcollegestudents·Beforeyouapply1.Workhardtogetgoodgrades.Don’tsweataboutonebadgradebutalwaysstrive力求todoyourbest.2.Getinvolvedandstayinvolvedinextracurricular课外的activities.Sportsclubsdramabandsandorchestras－theseoftencounttowardastudent’soverallscholarshipapplicationevaluation.ThesamegoesforpaidorunpaidworkexperiencE.3.Beginyourscholarshipresearchearly－byyoursophomore大学二年级orjunioryearofhighschoolifpossiblE.Makespecialnoteofapplicationdeadlinesastheycanvaryfromlatesummertolatespring.4.Applyforasmanyscholarshipsasyouareeligible符合条件的for－severalsmallerscholarshipscanadduptoalotofmoney.·Duringtheapplicationprocess1.Readthesupplementarymaterialsthatcomewithscholarshipapplicationformstobetterunderstandtheprogram’sfocuscommunityservicesubjectinterest.TrytoanswerthequestionswiththefocusareainminD.2.AnswerquestionsastheyareaskeD.Don’tgooffthetopiC.3.Ifthereisafinancialcomponenttotheapplicationmakesureyougetaccurateandcompleteinformationfromallappropriatesourcestoensureyoureligibility.4.TakeyourtimE.Writedowneverythingyoucanthinkofforeachquestionthensettheapplicationasideforadaysoyoucanlookeverythingoveragainbeforeyousenditoff.5.Don’twaituntilthelastminutetocompleteyourapplicationespeciallyifyouareapplyingonlinE.Computersystemscangetclogged阻塞的withthelargevolumeofapplicantshopingtosubmittheirqualificationsduringthelastfewdaysandhoursbeforeadeadlinE.6.Ifathirdpartyhastocompletepartofyourapplicationsuchasprovidingaletterofrecommendationmakesureyouaskthemearlyonandremindthemasoftenasnecessarytoensuretheyprovideyouwiththenecessarymaterials.7.Lastbutnotleastreviewyourapplicationwithyourparentstomakesureyouhaven’tleftoutanyimportantdetails.Goodlucktothestudentsapplyingforthe2014scholarshipprograms!64.Beforeyouapplyforascholarshipit’sbestto.A.paymoreattentiontogradesthantoextracurricularactivitiesB.focusononlyonescholarshipapplicationC.getasmuchworkexperienceaspossibleD.beginyourpreparationasearlyaspossible65.Whenansweringquestionsontheapplicationformyoushould.A.focusonthesubjectyouareinterestedinB.answertothepointC.listyouradvantagesD.proveyourabilities66.Theauthorsuggeststhatapplicantsshould.A.submittheapplicationinthefewdaysB.double-checktheirapplicationwiththeirparentsC.completeandsubmittheapplicationinonedayD.avoidsubmittingtheapplicationonline

MaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere.Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou.Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing.Youmaystartwiththesepages—justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.·ListeningtothesoundofChinesePlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer.·AfewChinesewordsEachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.IfyouarestudyingChinesethesetoolscanhelp·ZhongwensiteMorethanadictionary!·ClavisSinicaExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChineseandgivesindividualword'sdefinitionpronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinesethisisaveryusefultool.·ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryIfyouliketoknowmoregotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.·TheChineseOutpostPronunciationCharacterandGrammarByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.·RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese—SiteisinGermanyIfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChinagotothisone.·WanfangDataAsanaffiliate分支ofChineseMinistryofScience&TechnologyWanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasincethe1950s.Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservicesWanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculturemedicinebusinessscienceetc.63.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher'slectureC.anewspaperD.theInternet64.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter'sdefinitionpronunciationandmuchmoreinformationyou'dbettersurf______.A.ZhongwensiteB.ListeningtothesoundofChineseC.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords65.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculturemedicinebusinessscienceyou'dbettersurf.A.ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryB.WanfangDataC.RainlandkidsdiscoverChineseD.TheChineseOutpost66.Thispassageisprobablyintendedfor_______..A.peoplewhowanttoteachChineseB.peoplewhowanttolearnChinesecultureC.peopleinterestedinstudyingChineseD.peoplegoodatcomputeroperation

Weallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemusclesofyourneckorbecauseanunexpectedtwisthasmadeyourneckacheandstiff.Yourwholebodyfeelstight.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.Thatiswhyweusephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.WehaveallmetsuchpeoplE.Oneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands—oftenatthewrongtime—duringaperformanceinthetheater.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandplaybegins.Theycomehurryingdowntoyourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettleddownwithyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststanduptoletthempass.Youareproudofyourself-controlaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseatsWellwhatnowGoodGodoneofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen’sroomandoncemoreyouhavetostanduphangingontoyourhatandcoattolethimpass.Nowthatisapainintheneck.Anotherwell-knowntousallisthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.Hismouthisfullofpopcorn;heischewingloudlyortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsnexttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddownbackandforththeygoforanotherbagofpopcornorsomethingtodrink.Thenthereisthemainsittingnexttoyouatalunchcountersmokingasmellycigar.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittooandblowssmokeacrossyourfoodintoyourmouth.Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwaycarandsitsdownnexttoyoujustascloseasyouwilllethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperandheleansoverandstretcheshisnecksothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.Hemayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.Wealsocallsuchapersonarubberneckalwaysputtingouthisnecktowhereitdoesnotbelonglikeneighborswhowatchallyourvisitors.Theyenjoyinvadingyourprivacy.Peoplehaveastrongdislikeforrubbernecks.Theyhatebeingspiedupon.59.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A.Medicinedictionaries.B.A.travelguidE.C.Socialsciencebooks.D.Studentstextbooks.60.Howdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyouinacinema?A.DisturbeD.B.IgnoreD.C.BoreD.D.RelaxeD.61.A.rubberneckoften.A.saysbadwordsbehindpeopleB.quarrelsfacetofacewithneighborsC.bargainsthepricewithsaleswomenD.asksaboutotherpeople’sbusiness62.Whichofthefollowisapainintheneck?A.SomeonewhohelpsyoufindyourseatinamovietheatrE.B.Someonewhosmokesinasmokingsectiononatrain.C.Someonewhothrowstrashoutofhiscarwindowonthehighway.D.Someonewhogoestothedoctorforhisseverepainontheneck.

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwill友好betweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:thatinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatreD.ThereisprobablysometruthinbothargumentsbutinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhooD.NotonlywastheretheincidentoftragedyinvolvingmurderofathletesbuttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedprincipallybyminornationalcontests.Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchthelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents'victorywasunfair.TheirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaidThisisn'thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinisheD.ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspensionoftheteamforatleastthreeyears.TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldthefirstplacetoRussiaafteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisorder.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwonbyasinglepointbutitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.A.Russianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheotherandanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.hadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjury评审委员会debatedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstanD.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.IncidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegamE.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividualsorinnon-nationalteamsmightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinpresentorganizationofOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism爱国主义.72.TheauthorthinksthatinrecentyearsOlympicGameshave.A.showedlittleinternationalfriendshipB.greatlyencouragedinternationalbrotherhoodC.createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsD.createdonlymisunderstandingandhatred73.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordyieldinParagraph3mean?A.turnupB.pickupC.comeupD.giveup74.Whichstatementbestsummarizesthispassage?A.Athletesshouldcompeteasindividuals.B.TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproveD.C.AnyteamthathasdisrespectfulbehaviorshouldbesuspendeD.D.DifferentteamsoftenhavedisputeswhenfightingforthefirstplacE.75.Thebasketballmatchshowedthat.A.aggressivepatriotismwasdisplayedintheincidentB.theRussianteamshouldnothavetakenadvantageofthelastthreesecondsC.theappealjurywastooinefficientinmakingadecisionD.theAmericanteamshouldhavetakenthefirstplacE.篇

Morethan27000peoplefromaroundtheUKsetoffatdawnfromLondontobeginthecycleroutethroughSurreytotheSussexcoast.Theannual一年一度的54-milerideraisesmoneyfortheBritishHeartFoundationBHFandisEurope’slargestcharitycyclingevent.CyclistsbegantheexhaustingjourneyatClaphamCommonat6A.m.hopingtoreachBrightonseafrontwithinanaverageofsixhours.Moneyfromtoday'seventwillhelpthecharitytocontinueitsvitalworkthroughheartresearchandthedevelopmentofitscareandsupportservices.AmongthosetakingpartwasBBCBreakfast'sresident居民DrRosemaryLeonardandseveralcolleagues.BHFspokeswomanGemmaClokesaidItwasquitecoldthismorningbuteveryonesetoffwithoutanyproblems.Thosetakingpartrangeinagefrom14tothoseintheir70s.Lastyearcyclistsraised￡4.1millionforthecharityandhaveraisedmorethan￡50millionsincetheBHFbecameinvolvedintheeventin1980.Thefirstridewasheldin1976.Itishopedthisyear'sfundraisingtotalcouldreach￡4.5million.Sheadded:Wehavealotofpeopletakingpartfromthemoreexperiencedcycliststothosecyclingwithfriendsandfamilyinmemoryofsomeoneandtoraisemoneythroughsponsorship.PeoplearealwayspleasedknowingthemoneyisgoingtoagoodcausE.ThereissomuchsupportalongtheroutewithlocalresidentswatchingtheridE.Oneofthehighlightsforparticipants参加者iscomingalongtheseafrontwhilepeopleareclappingwhichcanreallyhelpwhenthey'vebeeninthesaddle自行车车座foralongtimE.51.Whatcanweknowaboutthecyclingeventfromthetext?A.Itistheworld’slargestcharitycyclingevent.B.Cyclistsmayraisemoremoneythanlastyear.C.ThefirsteventwasheldbytheBHFin1980.D.Therouteoftheeventis54kilometerslong.52.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatGemmaClokesaid?A.CyclistswillreceiveencouragementfromlocalpeoplE.B.SomepeopledoubtwhetherthemoneyisproperlyuseD.C.Mostofthecyclistsareprofessional.D.Localpeoplehavelittleinterestincyclingevents.53.Thelocalresidents’attitudetowardstherideis.A.doubtfulB.unconcernedC.worriedD.supportive54.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Cyclistshaveraisedover￡50millionfortheBHF.B.Morethan27000peopleliketravellingbybikeintheUK.C.CharitycyclingeventwinssupportfromlocalpeoplE.D.Morethan27000peopleintheUKjoininthecharitybikeridE.

MymomisalwaysatworkandmysistersareneveraroundsoIhavenothingtodo.Myhouseisborboring.ThetrainletsmeescapeandexplorE.Ihavebeentakingthetrainforfiveyears.I'velearnedthatit'sfastandconvenient.IliveabouttwomilmilesfromtheBlueLineImperialstation.Iliketakingthetrainbecauseitgivesmefreedom.Myfavoriteplacetogoisdowntown.ItakethetraintoMacy'sPlazainfrontofthe7thStreetStationtodosomeshoppingatBordersorVictoria'sSecretortogetsomethingtoeatatthefoodcountWith25centsyoucantaketheDASHbusfromthestationtogettotheFashionDistrict.SinceIlikemakingac-cessories首饰likeearringsIlovegoingtherebecauseofallthedealsonjewelrysupplies.ItakethetraintotheMuseumofContemporaryArtwithfriendsonthefirstSundayofeverymonthsincewecangetinforfreE.WetouraroundthemuseumandgettodoanartprojectattheenD.Ilikegoingtothemuseumbecausetherearealotofwonderfulthings.Thecoolthingaboutthetrainisthatitconnectstoothertrainlineswhichletsyouseedifferentpartsofthecity.TheGoldLinerunsfromUnionStationnortheasttoPasadenaandnoweasttoEastL.A.TheRedLinegoesfromdowntowntoHollywooD.TheGreenLinegoesfromNorwalktoseveralbeaches.WhenIdon'tknowhowtogetsomewhereIgotomtA.nettypeinmystartingpointandendpointandgettimesandroutes.Ihardlyevergetlost.54.WecaninferfromParagraphIthat_____.A.thewriter'ssistersarealwaysbusywiththeirwork.B.thewriterdoesn'tgetalongwellwithherfamilyC.thewriterdoesn'tknowhowtokilltimeD.thewriterdoesn'tlikestayingathomealone55.Whatdoesthewriteroftengotodowntownfor?A.Todotheshopping.B.ToeatpizzA.C.Tovisitherfriends.D.Tomakeaccessones.56.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatthewriter_______.A.doesn'tlikespendingtimewithherfriendsB.oftentakesacourseofartappreciationinamuseumC.visitsamuseumwithherfriendsonceamonthD.goestoamuseumsoastofindsomewonderfulthings57.Thewriterseldomgetslostbecause_______.A.sheoftentakesamapwithherB.sheisfamiliarwitheverylineC.sheoftenhasatravelguidewithherD.sheoftenreferstoawebsiteforbusandtrainlines

Accordingtosociologistseverymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification阶层.Classpowerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople’srankinsociety.Classmeansaperson’seconomicpositioninsociety.A.commonlyusedclassificationislowerclassmiddleclassandupperclass.WhilesociologistsdisagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefinedtheydodescribesocietiesliketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass46%themiddleclassand1%theupperclass.Interestinglyasurgeonearning＄500000ayearandabusdriverearning＄50000ayearbothregardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!PowerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeoplE.Obviouslypeopleinpositionsofgreatpowersuchasgovernorsexercise行使bigpowerbutpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Powerandclassdonotalwaysgohandinhandhowever.Forexamplethegovernorofastatehasgreatpowerbutheorshemaynotbelongtoacorresponding相应的economicclass.Generallyhoweverthereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.Toourknowledgetherearen’ttoomanypeoplewhoaren’tmillionairesintheU.S.Senate!Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson’spositioninsociety.Itcanalsobeaffectedbypowerandclassbutnotnecessarilyso.Forexampleauniversityprofessormayhaveahighstatusbutnotbelongtoahighsocialclassorhavealotofpoweroverothers.65.WhatcanwelearnaboutthemiddleclassfromParagraph2?A.Peopleearning＄50000ayearbelongtothemiddleclass.B.NearlyhalfAmericansbelongtothemiddleclass.C.Peoplegenerallyconsiderbusdriversasthemiddleclass.D.Sociologistshaveacleardefinitionofthemiddleclass.66.Accordingtothetextweknowthat_____.A.powerandclassdonotalwayscorrespondwitheachotherB.statusreferstoaperson’seconomicpositioninsocietyC.peoplewithhighstatushavealotofcontroloverothersD.classislessimportantindecidingaperson’ssocialrank67.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?

TheParthenon帕德教神殿inAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplexhistory.Builtnearly2500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthenaitwasforthousandsofyearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAtheniansthenamosque清真寺andfinallyaruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculpturesmuchdamagedoverthecenturies.By1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremaineD.Between1801and1805LordElgintheBritishambassador大使totheOttomanEmpire奥斯曼帝国whichcontrolledAthensactingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttomanauthoritiesremovedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfromthebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbacktoBritain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublicgreatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporary当代的artistictrends.ThesesculptureswereacquiredfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816andsincethentheyhaveallbeenondisplaytothepublicfreeofcharge.Sincetheearly1980showevertheGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthepermanentremovaltoAthensofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.TheyhavealsochallengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees'legaltitletothesculptures.TheBritishMuseumhoweverinsiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofculturalachievementthroughouttheworldfromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyearsagountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworld:thebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictore-examineculturalidentitiesandexplorethecomplexnetworkofinterconnectedworldcultures.Italsosaysthatwithinthecontextofthisunparalleled空前的collectiontheParthenonsculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.EachyearmillionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancientGreeceinfluenced-andwasinfluencedby-theothercivilizationsthatitencountered.61.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto______.A.admirethegoddessAthenaB.praytotheirgodC.searchforsculpturesD.learnaboutitscomplexhistory62.TheunderlineditinParagraph4refersto_________.A.theBritishMuseumB.theGreekgovernmentC.theParthenonD.theBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees63.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreece.B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpire.C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyed.D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculture.64.Whatcanweinfer推断fromthepassage?A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculture.C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.D.TheBritishMuseumistheplacemostcapableofpreservingthesesculptures.65.Theauthor'smainintentioninwritingthispassageistotell_____.A.thehistoryoftheParthenonanditssculpturesB.whatpeoplecanseeintheBritishMuseumC.whytheBritishMuseumrefusestoreturnthesculpturesD.theinfluenceofGreeceonBritishculture

Whatifitisn’tadog-eat-dogworld?WhatifcaringforadogorforamomwithAlzheimer’s老年痴呆症makesyoustrongerandallowsyoutolivelonger?ResearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyarechallengingourlong-heldbeliefthathumansareborntobeselfish.Darwin’stheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionwasmisunderstoodbyhismalefollowerstheresearcherssay.RatherthaneverymanforhimselfDarwinbelievedthathumansaresuccessfulasaspeciespreciselybecauseofoureducationalselflessandsympatheticcharacteristics.WhyhasittakensolongforDarwin’scentralrevelation揭示tobeproperlyunderstood?We’vehadtoomanymeninsocialscienceBerkeleypsychologyprofessorDacherKeltnertoldmeinaninterview.Femalescientistsacknowledgethatcaringforpeopleispartofhumannatureaccordingtotheresearchwhichshowsthehumanabilitytocareexistsinourbrainsandnervesystems.InmybookPassagesinCaregivingIurgewomenwhotakethewholeresponsibilityfortakingcareofanelderlyparentorasickrelativetobuildaCircleofCare.ReachouttoyourbrothersandsistersfriendsneighborsandcommunityvolunteerstohelpyoucarebecausenoonecanperformthisoverwhelmingrolealonE.YouwillbeasshockedasItolearnhowthemostselflesscaregiversarerewardedwithlongerlifE.Sympathyisnotawoman’sworD.Infactitmakesallofusstrongerunderstressandmorehighlyrespectedbyourpeers.ForsolongwehaverepeatedthefalsesayingNiceguysfinishlast.Butthe40richestAmericanscommittedtodoinggoodbydonatinghalftheirfortunesarenospringchickens.SohereismynewexplanationNiceguysdielast.68.Thefirstparagraphservesto.A.givethebackgroundofthetopicB.bringoutthetopicofthepassageC.urgepeopletocareforadogD.blametheworldforselfishness69.InPassagesinCaregivingwomenareadvisedto.A.learnhowtolivealongerlifeB.takegoodcareofthemselvesC.sharetheresponsibilityofcaringwithothersD.helpasmanypeopleaspossible70.Whydoestheauthormentionthe40richestAmericans’commitmentinthispassage?A.Touseitasanexampletosupporthisopinion.B.Toargueagainstofferingsympathy.C.Toshowtheirgenerositytosociety.D.Tocallonpeopletolearnfromthem.71.WhichofthefollowingmightbetheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.MalesandfemaleshavedifferentopinionsaboutselflessnesB.Darwin’stheoryofevolutionisoutofdatenowC.MeasuresmustbetakentoimprovetheworldD.Selflessnesscouldbethesecrettolongerlife

Auniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearnmorethannon-graduates.MeanwhilesocialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegreE.Howeveronlysomepeoplehaveit.Sotheindividualnotthetaxpayersshouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresources资源ofthegovernment.Usingtaxpayers'moneytohelpasmallnumberofpeopletoearnhighincomesinthefutureisnotoneofthem.Fullgovernmentfunding资助isnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottishuniversitywhoseteacherslivedoffstudentfees.Heknewandlookeddownupon18th-centuryOxfordwheretheacademicslivedcomfortablyofftheincomereceivedfromthegovernment.GuaranteedsalariesSmitharguedweretheenemyofhardwork;andwhentheacademicswerelazyandincompetentthestudentsweresimilarlylazy.Ifstudentshavetopayfortheireducationtheynotonlyworkharderbutalsodemandmorefromtheirteachers.AndtheirteachershavetokeepthemsatisfieD.IfthatmeanstakingteachingseriouslyandgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchintereststhatissurelysomethingtocelebratE.Manypeoplebelievethathighereducationshouldbefreebecauseitisgoodfortheeconomy经济.Manygraduatesclearlydocontributetonationalwealthbutsodoallthebusinessesthatinvest投资andcreatejobs.Ifyoubelievethatthegovernmentshouldpayforhighereducationbecausegraduatesareeconomicallyproductiveyoushouldalsobelievethatthegovernmentshouldpaypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapitalfromthegovernmenttoinvest.Thereforeitistheindividualnotthegovernmentwhoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.60.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph2referstoA.taxpayersB.pressingcallsC.collegegraduatesD.governmentresources61.Theauthorthinksthatwithfullgovernmentfunding___A.teachersarelesssatisfiedB.studentsaremoredemandingC.studentswillbecomemorecompetentD.teacherswillspendlesstimeonteaching62.TheauthormentionsbusinessesinParagraph5inorderto___A.argueagainstfreeuniversityeducationB.callonthemtofinancestudents'studiesC.encouragegraduatestogointobusinessD.showtheircontributiontohighereducation

GardenbuildingisconsideredanimportantpartofChineseculturE.SomepeoplesaythatifyouhaveneverwalkedthroughaChinesegardenyoucannotsaythatyouhavereallyvisitedChinA.TraditionalChinesegardensarelocated位于inNorthChinainsuchplacesasBeihaiParktheSummerPalacetheForbiddenCity.Inlargerimperialgardensthemainbuildingsareconnectedbyanimaginary虚构的lineinthemiddleofthegardenonthenorth-southaxis轴.Otherfeatures特征ofimperialgardensarecolored-paintingsman-madehillsandlakes.MostprivategardensarefoundinthesouthespeciallyincitiessouthoftheYangtzeRiver.Privategardensweremostlybuiltatonesideoratthebackofthehouses.Aroundthebeautifulscenearesmallopenareaswithbeautifulshaped-doorsthroughwhichvisitorscanenjoythesights.TheyareopenonallsidesandareoftennearthewatersothatthewholescenecanbeenjoyeD.SuzhouknownasthehomeofgardensdisplaysthemostandthebestChinesetraditionalprivategardens.DifferentpartsofitareexamplesofthegardenstyleoftheSongYuanMingandQingDynasties.Thelandscapegardencontainsanumberofpleasantnaturalscenesandsomefairytales.TheancientChineseusedtocallthegardenlandscapeJingwhichmeanssceneinEnglish.GoodexamplesincludethetenWestLakeScenesinHangzhouthetwenty-fourslimWestLakeinYangzhouandtheeightDamingLakeScenesinJinan.58.Thepassagetellsmainlyabout________.A.animportantpartofChinesecultureB.thecharacteristics特征ofdifferentstyleofChinesegardenbuildingC.whereforeignerscanfindChinesegardensD.howtoappreciateChinesegardens59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureoftheimperialgarden?A.Thereisanorth-southaxisinthecenterofgardenB.Thereareman-madehillsandlakesinthegardens.C.Theywerebuiltbecauseofsomefairytales.D.Theyhavecolored-paintings.60.InthethirdparagraphtheunderlinedwordTheyreferto______.A.privategardensB.beautifulscenesC.thehousesD.riversandlakes61.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ChinesepeopleofteninviteforeignerstovisitaChinesegarden.B.ThelandscapegardenreflectsdifferentstylesoftheSongYuanMingandQingDynasties.C.AllthreekindsofgardensmakeuptheimportantpartofChineseculturewhichisappreciatedbythepeopleallovertheworlD.D.Peopleenjoytheprivategardensmorethanothertwostyles.

Wewouldliketowishallourreadersawonderfulwinterbreak.OurJanuarymagazineisnowintheshopsandavailabledigitally.We’relookingforwardtosharingmoreadventuresanddiscoverieswithyouin2014including:AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticAsthepopulationofAscensionIslandrisesuptomarkthe200thanniversaryofBritishruleFredPearcewonderswhatthefuturemighthaveinstoreforthisstrangepartoflanD.Photostory:OntheroadagainA.selectionofimagesfromanexhibitionopeningthismonthattheRoyalGeographicalSocietygohandinhandwithMAurelStein’searly20thcenturyphotographsoftheSilkRoaD.Dossier:GoingundergroundMarkRowediscussestherolethatcarbonstoragecanplayintheglobalefforttoreducecarbondioxideemission排放.lossKitGilletreportsfromtheGulfofThailandwhosefisheries渔场havebeenalmostdestroyedbythecommercializationoftheThaifishingindustry.Anddon’tforgetaround-upofthelatestgeographicalandclimatesciencenews;ahotspotfocusonTurkey;adviceontakingphotographsinAntarctica;aninterviewwithLucienCastaing-TaylorprofessorofvisualartsatHarvard;pluslotslotsmoreBuyyourcopynowclickhereandsaveupto35%orcall+4401635588496.GeographicalisalsoavailableinWHSmithandmanyindependentnewsagents.56.WhotookphotosoftheSilkRoad?A.MAurelStein.B.FredPearcE.C.MarkRowE.D.LucienCastaing-Taylor.57.Ifyouwanttoreadsomethingaboutglobalwarmingyoucanread.A.AtacrossroadsintheAtlanticB.Photostory:OntheroadagainC.Dossier:GoingundergroundD.loss58.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.AscensionIslandhasabrightfuturewithmorepopulation.B.CommercializationcontributestothelossoffisheryinThai.C.TheJanuaryeditionof2014istocomeoutinthewinterbreak.D.Thetopicsofthismagazinefocusongeographyandinterviews.59.Thepassageiswrittento.A.shareadventuresanddiscoveriesB.giveadviceontakingphotosC.attractreaderstobuythemagazineD.introducethecontentofthemagazine

AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.ThatsayingholdstruenotonlyforyouandmebutalsoforsomeofthemostpowerfulandinfluentialpeopleintheworldsuchasthepresidentsoftheUnitedStates.ButhowdoAmericanpresidentsspendtheirvacationtime?Let’stakealook!FranklinD.RooseveltconsideredoneofthegreatestpresidentsinAmericanhistoryhadlimitedvacationoptionsbecauseofhispolio小儿麻痹症.HebeganvisitingWarmSpringsGeorgiain1924foritscurativewatersandlaterbuilta2000acrepoliotreatmentcenternearby.HelikedtocruisethePotomaconhisyacht游艇andthreetimesaspresidentreturnedtohisbelovedCanadianislandofCampobellowithwhichhefellinloveasakiD.FormerPresidentBillClintonhoweverwasnevermuchgoodatvacationing.Hisstaffhadtopracticallyforcehimtogoonvacationhisfirstyearinoffice;hisideaofrelaxingwasreadingfourgoodbookssimultaneously同时whileenjoyingacigarchewednotsmoked.Hecouldalsolosehimselfinagameofgolfwherehissomewhatflexibleinterpretationoftherulescouldattimesdrivehispartnerscrazy.Obama’spredecessor前任alsoknowshowtorelax.FishingisintheBushfamilyDNA:forbluesharksoffthecoastofMaineoranythingwithfinsalmostanywhereelsE.GeorgeW.BushalsorelaxedaspresidentbyjoggingandclearingbrushonhisTexasranch.Sinceleavingofficehehasbecomeanactivemountainbikerandmorerecentlyhastakenuppainting.ObamatendstotakeawinterbreakinHawaiiwherehewasbornandraisedandasummervacationinMartha’sVineyardoffthesoutherncoastofCapeCodMassachusetts.InbetweenheplaysbasketballeverycoupleofweeksandhasbeenknowntodosomeskeetshootingatCampDaviD.Obama’sfavoritepastimenomatterthelocationhasbecomeeasytospot:golf.71.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.USpresidentsonholiday.B.Relationshipbetweenworkandplay.C.FamousUSpresidents.D.Suggestionsonspendingholidays.72.What’sthemainreasonforFranklinchoosetospendhisholidaysinthespringoronhisyacht?A.Personalinterests.B.Physicaldisability.C.Tidalcurrent.D.Officialarrangement.73.What’sspecialwhenBillClintonwasplayinggolf?A.Hecouldoftenbethetopplayer.B.Hecouldoftenbethebottomplayer.C.Hedidnotoftenrespecttherules.D.Heusuallyshowedgoodteamspirit.74.FromParagraph5wemayinferthat_____.A.theBushfamilyweremostlyfishermen.B.theBushfamilyliketofishonlynearMainE.C.fatherofGeorgeW.Bushlikestoworkonfarm.D.fatherofGeorgeW.Bushalsolovesfishing.75.InthelastparagraphmanyofObama’shobbiesarementionedEXCEPT_____.A.sailingB.playingbasketballC.shootingD.golfing

HowtoTrainYourDragonbyBritishauthorCressidaCowellisoneofthebestpiecesofchildren’sliteraturE.A.childcanmakeawholealternativeuniversewithavividimaginationandToothlessthehero’shuntingdragonthusturningarainydayintoanadventureofalifetimE.Howeverifyouhaveneverreadthebookbutinsteadchoosetoseethefilmversionyoumightthinkyouwereseeinganew-agewarmoviemeantforadultsratherthanchildren.Let’slookatWheretheWildThingsAreforfurtherdiscussion.Thestorycentersaroundalonelyeight-year-oldboynamedMaxwhosailsawaytoanislanD.CreatureslivingtheredeclareMaxtheirking.Whatanamazingpieceofchildren’sliterature!A.treasureforeverychild’slibrary.YetchildrenwerecryinginthemovietheatrE.Owlswerefallingfromtheskychicken’sarmswerebeingtornoffandachildwasrunningaroundadarkabandonedworldfightingevilastheonlyhuman.ItwasalmostasifHollywoodcouldnotimaginechildrenenjoyingamovieforitsbasicliteraturecontent.Hollywoodmightberight.Butmoreandmoreitsaudiencesarecomplainingthatthereisanincreasedamountofviolenceinchildren’sstoriestodaythaninthepast.Whilethereappearstobeatrendinoursocietytomakemoreviolencemoreaccessibletoyoungerchildrenbooksandliteraturearegenerallyanexception.Itrulybelievethatchildren’sliteraturehasbecomemorevividandmorecolorful.Thisisagreattreasureforthechildrenandiscertainlynotviolent.Whathaschangedthechildren’sstoriesoftodayisnotthewritersbutthefilmindustry.Insomewaychildren’sliteratureisjustbeingstrangelytwisteD.Iwonderhowmuchinfluencetheauthorhaveoverthis.59.TheTextismainlyabout________.A.twogoodbooksforchildrenB.howabookisadaptedintoafilmC.whetherchildrenshouldgotomoviesD.whetherchildren’sliteratureisgettingmoreviolent60.ItcanbeinferredthatthefilmWheretheWildThingsAreis_______.A.movingB.frighteningC.interestingD.amazing61.Accordingtothetexttheauthorthinksthat________.A.thefilmindustry’streatmentofchildren’sliteratureiswrongB.writersshouldprovidemorecolorfulworksforchildrenC.thereisanincreaseinviolenceinchildren’sliteratureD.childrenshouldreadbooksratherthanseefilms.62.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?A.Byinferring.B.Bygivingexplanations.C.Byprovidingexamples.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

Festivalsplayanimportantroleinaculture’sidentity.Ican’tthinkofabetterwayofappreciatinganewculturethanbytakingpartinoneofitsfestivals.Herearesomespecialfestivalsaroundtheworld.★BoryeongMudFestival－BoryeongSouthKoreaFortwoweeksinJulymillionsgatherinBorueongtoexperiencethegreypoolsandslides.Whatbeganasawayofpromotingtheregion’smineral-richmudhasturnedintoafestivepartycompletewithmusicandfireworks.Whilethemudisusuallyonlyavailableincosmeticproductshereyoucancakeyourselfingreyasyouwant.★Holi－IndiaHolitheFestivalofColorsisaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia’smostimportantholidaysDuringthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonthusuallylateFebruarythroughoutthecountrybutthecheerfulspiritiscommonthroughoutHinducommunitiesaroundtheworld.★Koninginnedag－TheNetherlandsAlthoughtheircurrentQueen’sbirthdayisreallyduringthewintertheQueenstillcelebratesitonApril30ththecountry’sofficialQueen’sDaysince1949.Orangeisthenationalcolorandthestreetsbecomeaseaoffeatherboas长围巾andbodypaintascrowdsgatherintheplazas广场.Amsterdamisthecenterofthisoutdoorpartywithmanylivemusicactsbutnearlyeverytownisalivewithorangeonthisday.★NationalElephantDayinThailandInThailandMarch13isregardedasNationalElephantDaytoshowthattheThaielephantplaysanimportantroleintheThaihistory.ThaiElephantDayhasbeenheldonanannualbasissincetheideawasfirstapprovedbytheThaigovernmentin1998.SpecialeventsareheldatanumberofvenuesinnorthernThailand.AttheMaeSaElephantCampithasbecomeatraditiononMarch13forthedozensofelephantstheretobetreatedtoahugefeastoffruitsandsugarcane.62.Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat.A.BoryeongMudFestivalwasoriginallyheldtoadvertisefortheirmineralresourcesB.peoplearoundtheworldcelebrateHolidifferentlytopromotetheirreligionsC.Koninginnedag－TheNetherlandswascelebratedontheircurrentQueen’sbirthdayD.itisaninternationalcustomfortheThaielephanttoeatallkindsoffruitsandsugarcane63.WhatisthepurposeofthefestivalheldonMarch13inThailand?A.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheseendangeredelephants.B.TogivetheThaielephantachancetoeatfruitsandsugarcane.C.TogivetheimportanceoftheelephantintheThaihistory.D.TohelppeoplerelaxthemselvesbyfeedingtheThaielephant.64.YoucanexperiencetheFestivalofColorsin.A.SouthKoreaB.ThailandC.theNetherlandsD.India65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Totellpeoplehowtoenjoyandrelaxthemselves.B.Tointroducesomeuniquefestivalsaroundtheworld.C.Togetpeopletocelebratedifferentkindsofcustoms.D.Toshowtheimportanceofcelebratingdifferentfestivals.

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AtthemiddleschoolleveltherearemanyacademicclubsinwhichstudentscanparticipatE.Studentscanchooseclubsthatfocusonanareaofinterest.MathcountsClubMathcountstriestoincreaseexcitementtowardsmathematicachievement.Ithopestoprovidestudentswiththefoundationforsuccessinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicscareers.Schoolselectindividualsandteamstoparticipateincompetitions.LocalcompetitionsareheldinFebruarywithwinnersprogressingtostatecompetitionsandthenontothenationallevel.Mathcountsworkstochallengestudentmathskillsdevelopself-confidenceandgiverewardsfortheirachievements.EnvirothonTheEnvirothonprogramfocusesonnaturalresourcesknowledgeandexposesstudentstodiverseenvironmentalissuesecosystemsandtopography.Theecologyfieldcompetitionforfive-membermiddleschoolteamsofferscompetitionsinwildlifesoilsforestrycurrentenvironmentalissuesandaquatics.Studentsworkandlearninmiddleschoolclubsandcancompeteatthelocalandstatelevel.FutureProblemSolversFutureProblemSolversisanacademicclubthatusesasix-stepprocesstosolveproblemsthatmayhappeninthefuturE.StudentswhoareinthetalentedandgiftedprogramwholiketothinkoutoftheboxorwhoenjoythinkingaboutfuturisticproblemsmaylikethiscluB.Teamscomprisedoffourstudentsreadfuturescenesandwriteupsolutionsinabookletusingthesix-stepprocess.Teamsthatscorehighenoughcangotothestatecompetitionandthentotheinternationalcompetition.BuiIdersClubBuildersClubisopentoanymiddleschoolstudentwhowishestoperformcommunityservicE.EachBuildersClubisco-sponsoredbyaKiwanisclubandthemiddleschool.Thememberslearnbydoingandtheylearnorganizationteamworkandleadership.BuildersClubscansponsoraTeacheroftheYearprogramprovidearecyclingcollectionpointorganizecannedfoodandclothingdrivestosupportlocalsheltersadoptaresidentatalocalseniorcitizenshomeadoptahighwaytutoretC.Middleschoolacademicclubsofferstudentsaplacetoexploreinterestsortalents.TheclubstheyjoininmiddleschoolcanhelpguidechoicesinhighschoolandbeyonD.49.Thestudentswhoarenotinterestedincompetitionswouldliketochoose.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon50.WhydosomeofthestudentschooseMathcountsClub?A.Tobesuccessfulinsciencecareers.B.Toenjoysolvingfutureproblems.C.ToperformcommunityservicE.D.Tostudywildlifeandsoils.51.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourclubs?A.Competitions.B.SponsorshipC.Scientificresearches.D.Teamwork52.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.thestateacademiccompetitionsB.middleschoolclubsC.extra-curricularactivitiesD.thegiftedstudents

OntheRiverThamesthereareanumberofboatraceseveryyearandthesehavebecomeverypopularwiththepubliC.Perhapsthebest–knownoftheseracesistheUniversityBoatRacE.ThistakesplacejustbeforeEaster复活节everyyearandisacompetitionbetweenteamsfromtheUniversitiesofOxfordandCambridgE.TheyrowfromPutneytoMertlakeadistanceofaboutfourandaquartermiles.Thisracehasbeentakingplacealmosteveryyearsince1829.31Thebest–knownoftheseracesis__________.A.theBoatRaceoftheUniversityofOxforD.B.theBoatRaceoftheUniversityofCambridgeC.theBoatRaceoftheOlympicGamesD.theUniversityBoatRace32GenerallytheBoatRacetakesplace_________.A.onceayearB.twiceayearC.everythreeyearsD.everyotheryear33Thedistanceofthecompetitionisabout________miles.A.4B.5C.6D.734Theracehasbeentakingplacefor_________.A.onehundredyearsB.morethanacenturyandahalfC.acenturyandahalfD.twocenturies35ThewordsPutneyandMertlakeare_________.A.namesofplacesB.namesofteamsC.namesofboatracesD.namesofuniversities

TheEnglishlanguagestartedabout1500yearsagoinEnglanD.Threegroupsofpeoplecametothecountry.TheyweretheAnglestheSaxonsandtheJutes.ThesethreegroupsbroughttheirlanguageswiththemtoEngland-Aftersometimethethreelanguagesbecameonenew-language-English.ThenameEnglishcomesfromtheAngles.TheylivedinmostofEnglanD.EnglandmeansAngleLandorCountryoftheAngles.Thelanguagethatwespeaktoday－ModernEnglish－isnotthesameastheEnglishthatpeopleusedmanyyearsagoincludingOldEnglishbefore1150andMiddleEnglishuptill1500.Thatlanguage—OldEnglish—soundsdifferentandithassomedifferentrulesofgrammar.TherewereonlyafewthousandwordsinOldEnglish.ButModernEnglishdoescomefromOldEnglishanditisstilllikeitinmanyimportantways.60.HowmanylanguagesdidOldEnglishcomefromA.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.61.WhichlanguagedidthenameEnglishcomefromA.ModernEnglish.B.TheAngles.C.TheJutes.D.TheSaxons.62.AccordingtothepassageModernEnglishdiffersfromOldEnglishin_______.A.grammarB.pronunciationC.wordsD.Alloftheabove63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.ModernEnglishhasnothingtodowithOldEnglish.B.ModernEnglishhasmorewordsthanOldEnglish.C.ModernEnglishhasavocabulary词汇量twiceaslargeasOldEnglish.D.ThereisnodifferencebetweenOldEnglishandMiddleEnglish.

Australia'sOperaHouseandHarborBridgearegoingtobejoinedbyanewlandmarkafterthelocalgovernmentapproveda£330millionl5-hectare公顷Chinese-themedparkincludingafull-sizedcopyofthegatestoBeijing'sForbiddenCity.TheparktobebuiltinWyongShireabout50milesnorthofSydneywillalsohaveanine-storytemplehousingagiantBuddhaandamini-citymodeledonChinesewatertowns.Thelocalmayor市长DougEatonsaidtheparktobefinishedby2020isgoingtobecomeoneofthecountry'smaintouristattractions.OutsidetheOperaHouseandHarborBridgethishasthepotentialtobeamongthebiggesttouristattractionsinthestatehesaidWhatthisprojectwilldoisturntheWyongShireintoatouristattractionandbringmillionsofdollarsworthoftourismintotheareawhichwillhavealastingeffectonthelocaldevelopment.ThelocalgovernmenthasagreedtosellthelandtotheAustralianChineseThemeParkPtyLtD.theprivatecompanybehindtheproject.ConstructionwillbeginwiththebuildingoftheForbiddenCitygatesin2015.TheparkwillalsoincludeasectioninthearchitecturalstyleoftheTangandSongdynastiesandanotherinthestyleoftheMingandQingdynasties.Itwillhavea1000-seattheatrerestaurantsandfunctionhallsandachildren'ssectiondevotedtopandas.ItisgoingtobeauniqueS500milliontouristattractionemployingmorethanathousandpeopleandbringingabrightfuturetoWyongShiresaidBruceZhongchairmanoftheACTP.TheprojectisdesignedtotakeadvantageofChinesetouristmarket.56.______isthesymboltodayinAustraliA.A.TheForbiddenCitygatesB.OperaHouseaswellasHarborBridgeC.Chinese-themedparkwithatempleD.A.themeparkaswellasOperaHouseandHarborBridge57.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Theparkwillcost500millionpoundstobuildinWyongShirE.B.AllthebuildingsintheparktobebuiltwillcopyChinesewatertowns.C.ItwillhavepositiveinfluenceontheeconomyinandaroundWyongShirE.D.Personswillnotbeafraidofunemployment.58.TherewillstandthefollowingsintheparkEXCEPT______.A.asquareB.atheatreC.somerestaurantsD.atemple59.WhencanpeoplevisittheChinese-themedPark?A.in2014B.in.2015C.in2020D.201860..Thepurposeofthisprojectisto______A.collectmoremoneyB.copythegatestoBeijingForbiddenCityC.attractmoreChinesevisitorsD.bringsomeprofittotheChinesegovernment

AsidefromdoingschoolworkandstudyingAmericanstudentsmustalsoparticipateinvariousextra-curricularactivities.Manystudentsgetinvolvedintheircommunitiesbydoingvolunteerworkatvariouslocalorganizations.InfacttheschoolIattendevenrequiresstudentstoperformacertainnumberofhoursofvolunteerworkpersemester.Itispartofourstudyhall自修课gradeaswellasagraduationrequirement.Therearemanyplacestodovolunteerworkinthecommunity.Someofmyclassmatesvolunteeratthelocalanimalshelterthecommunitytablewhichprovidesfreemealsforneedyfamiliescharity慈善storesandmanyothers.Findingasuitableplacetovolunteerusuallydependsonwhat’savailableaswellaspersonalinterests.Forexampleafriendofminewhoenjoysswimmingvolunteersattherecreationcentertoteachyoungchildrenhowtoswim.WithalltheseoptionsoutthereIendedupdoingmostofmyvolunteerworkataschoollibraryandanon-profitbookstorecalledFriendsoftheLibrary.Thisbookstoresellsdonatedbooksatcheappricesandalltheprofitsmadearedonatedtothelocallibrary.IthoughtitwasveryfittingthatIdomyvolunteerworkatalibraryandabookstorebecausereadinghasalwaysbeenveryimportanttomE.Iloveworkinginthebookstorenowbecauseeverysalewemakehelpsourpubliclibraryexpandandgivesitthefundsneededtopurchasenewbooks.Ithinkeveryoneshouldhavetheopportunitytoreadandthatweeachshoulddoourparttohelpthosewhodon’thavethechancE.ThereisacharityeventcalledOneBookforA.WindowofOpportunityinwhichChinesestudentscandonateabooktothechildrenofthepoorvillageFangmaping.Theydon’thavealotofresourcessoreadingcanbeachallengE.Tofindoutmoreaboutthiseventpleasevisit:http://bbs.enfamily.cn/thread-739278-1-1.html.54.Thispassageiswrittenby_____.A.aChinesestudentB.anAmericanstudentC.aChineseteacherD.anAmericanteacher55.Thispassageissupposedtowriteto____.A.villagersinFangmapingB.thewriter’sparentsC.ChinesereadersD.Americanreaders56.Thewriterchosetodovolunteerworkat_____.A.alocalanimalshelterB.acharitystoreC.arecreationcenterD.alibraryandabookstore57.Bywritingthearticlethewriterhopesto_____.A.meetthegraduationrequirementB.lookforanothervolunteerjobC.getmorechancestoreadD.encouragepeopletoofferhelp

I.t’sgoingtobeabusydayatBetsyRosshouseinPhiladelphiaonThursday.Shewon’tbetheresinceshediedin1836buthundredsoftouristswillbegoingthroughherhousE.YouseeThursdayisFlagDayintheUnitedStates.Theunofficialholidaycommemoratestheadoptionofthestars-and-stripesdesignoftheAmericanflagbytheContinentalCongress235yearsagoonJune141777.AccordingtoloretheRossHouseisthebirthplaceofthenation’sflag.That’sopentodebatebutit’sastorythatschoolbooksstilltell.BetsyRosswasaseamstressbusysewingcushionsforchairsinPhiladelphiawhichwasthefocusplaceoftheAmericanrevolutionagainstBritishrulE.TheDeclarationofIndependencebythecolonistswassignedthereandsowasthenewnation’sConstitutionafterindependencewaswon.WidowedwhenherhusbandamemberofthelocalmilitiawaskilledinagunpowderexplosionBetsyRossoftenmendedtheclothesoftherebels’leaderandfutureU.S.presidentGeorgeWashington.AccordingtowhatsomesayinhistoryandothersastretchofwhatreallyhappenedWashingtonaskedRosstodesignandsewthenewnation’sflag.ThestorywaspromotedbyRossgrandsonwhowrotethatBetsyRosshadmadewithherhandsthefirstflag.Shebecamearolemodelforgirls-ashiningexampleofwomen’scontributionstothenation’shistory.MostresearchindicatesthatRossdidsewthefirstflag.She’screditedwithsubstitutingartfulfive-pointwhitestarsforsix-pointedonesintheupper-leftbluefielD.ButmanyotheraccountsindicateGeorgeWashingtonbroughtthedesigntoRossandsimplyaskedhertostitchittogether.www..comInaletterWashingtonwrote:WetakethestarsfromHeaventheredfromourmothercountryseparatingitbywhitestripesthusshowingthatwehaveseparatedfromher.Andthewhitestripesshallgodowntoposterityasrepresentingliberty.67.PeoplewouldliketogotoRoss’shouseinPhiladelphiato_____.A.askBetsyRosswhocreatedthefirstAmericanflagB.meethergrandsonwhowroteabookaboutflagsC.debateoverwhodesignedthefirstAmericanflagD.rememberherasthecreatorofthefirstAmericanflag68.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BetsyRosswasoneofthepeoplewhosignedTheDeclarationofIndependenceB.AllareinagreementthatRossdesignedthefirstAmericanflagC.ItisalmostcertainthatRossdidsewthefirstAmericanflagD.ItisGeorgeWashingtonwhodesignedthestarsandstripesflag69.TheunderlinedthewordseamstressinParagraph2probablymeans_____.A.apersonwhodesignsflagsB.apersonwhomakesalivingbysewingC.apersonwhotakespartinrevolutionD.apersonwhocreateschairs70.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimplyaccordingtothepassage?A.ItimpliesthattheU.S.isindependentfromBritainB.ItimpliesthatWashingtonlikedRoss’sdesignoftheflagC.ItimpliesthatWashingtonmightbethedesigneroftheflagD.ItimpliesthatRossdidhavehelpedwiththedesignoftheflag

WhatisAmerica'snumberonesport?CanIstillsaybaseball?Youcouldmakethatstatement30yearsagobutthingshavechanged.Baseballofcoursehastherichesthistoryofallsports.ButwiththepopularityofbasketballandAmericanfootballtherecannowbeanargumentonwhichsportisAmerican’snumberonesport.Basketballreallytookaturninthe1980’sasMagicJohnsonandLarryBirdtooktheNBAtoanotherlevel.OfcoursebasketballwasalreadypopularandhadseensuchstarsasJerryWestandDr.J.buttherealbreakthrough突破cameinthe1980'sandfromthereitreallytookoffwithMichaelJordanintothe90’s.BasketballhasevenbecomeveryglobalnowasmanyNBAstarscompetedintheOlympicsandfacednocompetition.Todaytheyhadbetterbereadybecausetherearesomanytalentsinothercountriesandthecompetitionwillbestiff.LikebasketballAmericanfootballhasalwaysbeenafavoriteofmanysportsfansanditspopularityhasgrownwidely.Theratings收视率thatSuperBowlSundaybringsareamazing.TheyhaveeventalkedaboutmakingSuperBowlSundayanationalholiday.Intheyear2050basketballandAmericanfootballwillhavehistorylikebaseball'srichhistoryandmaybeAmericannationalsport.Theyhavebeentryingforyearsbutitisnotgoingtohappen.SowhatisAmerican’snumberonesport?TomebaseballwillalwaysbeAmericans'hobby—richinhistoryandmanymemoriesforpeopleofallages.Ifyouhaveanycommentsonthissubjectdogiveyouropinions.51.Themostpowerfulbasketballplayerinl980'sisA.LarryBirdB.MichaelJordanC.JerryWestD.MagicJohnson52.ThispassagemainlytalksaboutA.baseballanditshistoryB.themostpopularsportintheworldC.whichsportisthenumberoneinAmericaD.whetherbasketballisaglobalsportpastime53.TheauthoragreesthatAmericanfootballA.willhaverichhistoryB.isworld'smostpopularsportC.hasitsbreakthroughinthel980’sD.willhavetherichesthistoryby205054.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordstiffmeaninParagraphTwo?A.SafeB.Hard.C.Crazy.D.Strong.55.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.A.persuadepeopletosupportbaseballasAmerica'snumberonesportB.introducethehistoryofdifferentsportsinAmericaC.comparedifferentkindsofsportsthatarepopularamongAmericanpeopleD.expresshisideathatbaseballisAmerica’snumberonesport

TodayinmanyhighschoolsteachingisnowatechnicalmiracleofcomputerlabsdigitalcamerasDVDplayersandlaptops.Teacherscane-mailparentspostmessagesforstudentsononlinebulletin公告告示boardsandtakeattendancewithaquickmovementofamousE.EventhoughwearenowlivinginthedigitalagethebasicandmostimportantelementofeducationhasnotchangeD.Moststudentsstillneedthatone-on-oneteacher-studentrelationshiptolearnandtosucceeD.TeenagersneedinstructioninEnglishmathorhistorybuttheyalsowantpersonaladviceandencouragement.KidstalkwithmeabouttheirfamiliestheirweekendplanstheirfavoriteTVshowsandtheirrelationshipproblems.InmyEnglishandjournalismclasseswetalkaboutShakespeareandpersuasive富有哲理的essaysbutwealsodiscusscollegebasketballthewarinIraqandcareerchoices.Studentsshowmepicturesoftheirrebuiltcarstheirfamilyvacationsandtheirnewbornbabybrothers.ThispersonalconnectionisthenecessarylinkbetweenteachersandstudentsthatnoamountoftechnologycanimproveuponorreplacE.AfewyearsagoIhadastudentinsophomoreEnglishwhowasstrugglingwithmyclassandwithschoolingeneral.AlthoughhewasahumorousyoungmanwholikedtojokearoundIknewhisfamilylifewasfarfromideal.WheneverIapproachedhimaboutmissinghomeworkorlowtestgradeshealwayshadthesamereplyItdoesn'tmatterbecauseI'mquittingschoolanyway.Eventhoughhealwayssaidthisinahalf-teasingwayIknewheneededtohearmydifferentopinionandmyvalueofahighschooleducationlecturE.HeneededtohearthisspeechfrommE.Afterheleftmyclasshestruggledthroughthenexttwoyearsofschool.ButhedidfinallygraduatebecausewekepttellinghimtohangintherE.We’dcaredabouthimfinishingschool.RecentlyIsawthisformerstudentworkingatalocalItalianrestaurant.ItoldhimagainhowproudIwasofhim.Hesaidthathewashopingtogobacktoschooltobecomeacertifiedelectrician.Iencouragedhimtogetthattraining.Studentsrelyoncompassionateteacherstoguidetotutortolistentolaughandtocrywiththem.Teachersprovidethemostimportantlinkintheeducationalprocess—thehumanonE.63.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout_____________.A.thevarietyofmodernteachingmethods.B.thewideuseofmoderntechnologyineducationC.theimportanceofteacher-parentrelationship.D.theimportanceofusingmoderntechnology.64.TheunderlinedwordcompassionateinPara5means____________.A.ambitiousB.knowledgeableC.sympatheticD.generous65.Accordingtothetextthemostimportantelementineducationis_________.A.teachers’goodinstructionB.advancedtechnologyC.teachers’encouragementD.personalconnection66.Theauthorstateshisviewofeducationby__________.A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison

SomeyoungengineersfromtheUnitedStateshavebroughttheInternettoseveralareasofruralKenyA.TheirideawastoconnectthecommunitiestotheWebbysatellitE.Buttherewasaproblem—theareasarenotevenconnectedtoKenya’selectricpowersupply.Howevertheyoungengineersofferedtheanswer:solarpanels.Energyfromthesunpowersthesatellitebydishes接收器andcomputersthatlinktheareaswiththeworldoutsidE.KellyMoranJoanErvinandTriciaDonajkowskispenttendaysinKenyainNovember.Thethreewomenrecentlyearnedmaster’sdegreesinspacesystemengineeringfromtheUniversityofMichigan.Peoplenowhaveaccesstoeducationalmedicalandallkindsofotherinformation.FarmersforexamplecaneasilyfindweathercropandpriceinformationonlinE.TheprojectbeganbackatthecollegeofengineeringinAnnArborMichiganin2007.Thatwaswhen25studentsinaclasstaughtbyThomasZurbuchenfirsttalkedabouttheideA.ThegoalwastotestwhetherInternetstationscouldbesetuphowmuchtheywouldcostandhowlongtheycouldoperatE.Buttheengineersalsohadtoconsiderotherthingssuchassocialneeds.StudentsfromthepublichealthandbusinessschoolsofferedadvicE.TheyoungengineersalsohadtodesigntheequipmenttosurvivetheheatinAfricA.ProfZurbuchenpraisedhisformerstudentsformakingsomethingworkinadifferentclimatefarawayfromhomE.Just5%ofAfricanshaveInternetconnections.TheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionsays1/3ofKenyanshavemoblephones.ButmobilephonesmayormaynotworkwellwiththeInternet.66.Whatwasthesolution解决方法totheconnectiontoKenya’sInternet?A.Providingelectricpowertothesatellitedishesandcomputers.B.Providingsolarpowertothesatellitedishesandcomputers.C.ProvidingadvancedsatellitedishestoconnecttheInternet.D.ProvidingcomputertechnologytoconnecttheInternet.67.WhatistheadvantageofconnectingthecommunitestotheWeb?A.StudentscansurftheInternetathomE.B.SchoolscandevelopmoreclassesonlinE.C.PeoplecangetallkindsofinformationonlinE.D.PeoplecanworkanextrashiftathomE.68.Whoofferedadvicetotheengineers?A.Peopleintheruralareas.B.Studentsfromthepublichealthandbusinessschools.C.PeoplefromtheUnitedStates.D.StudentsfromtheKenya’suniversities.69.WhydidProf.Zurbuchenspeakhighlyoftheyoungengineers?A.BecausetheyhadovercometroublesandmadeprogressinAfricA.B.BecausetheyhadinventednewequipmenttocompletetheprojectinAfricA.C.BecausetheyhadcompletedconnectingthecommunitiestotheWebinAfricA.D.BecausetheyhadsucceededinhelpingtheAfricanpeoplesolvethenetworkproblems.70.WhatwastheprobleminconnectingthecommunitiestotheWebbysatellite?A.Peopleintheareasdidn’tliketheWeB.B.Thelocalgovernmentcouldn’tpayforthecost.C.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedStatesdidn’tsupporttheplan.D.Theareasweren’tconnectedtoKenya’selectricpowersupply.

Charlotte’sWebbyE.B.Whiteisachildren’sbook.Asthestoryopenseight-year-oldfarmgirlFernArablestopsherfatherfromkillingababypigwhoisweakerthanhisbrothersandsisters.ThelittlepigWilburbecomesoneofthemaincharactersinthestory.LaterhewillbetreatedasafriendbyCharlotteawiseandlovingspiderlivingonthesamefarm.WilburslowlyrealizesthatthefarmerwillkillhimforhismeatinafewmonthsandCharlottedecidestohelphimout.ShetriesmanythingstokeepWilburalive.ShewriteswordsinherwebdescribinghowwonderfulWilburisandthismakesthefarmfamous.Whitecreatesasortofmodernanimalfable寓言inwhichanimalscanspeakbothwitheachotherandwithFern.Alsotherearemanygreatcharactersinthisbook.Thesocietyofanimalshasmanylessonstoteachchildrenandadults:friendshipsacrifice牺牲hopedeterminationlovedutyfairnessrespectandmanymore.Partofthisnovel’ssuccessisthefactthattheauthormakesaheroine女主角outofaspideracreaturethatmanypeopleprobablydislike.Unlikealovelylittlepigorothercreaturesaspiderisacreaturegreatlydifferentfromhumans.White’sCharlotteisatrulywonderfulcharacter.HetellsthestoryofCharlotteandherfriendsinaspecialway.Thisisabookthatnoonecouldeverdislike.Ithasmuchtooffertochildrenaswellastoolderteensandadultreaders.55.AccordingtothedescripionofthebookCharlotte______.A.isaniceandcleverspiderB.oftenteachesherfriendsgoodlessonsC.alwayssacrificesherselfforherfriendsD.isdislikedbymanyanimalsaroundher56.Accordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingisafactorinthesuccessofthebook?A.Thattherearemanyanimalsinthebook.B.Thattheauthorofthebookisveryfamous.C.Thattheauthorknowschildrenverywell.D.Thattheauthormakesaheroineoutofaspider.57.WelearnfromthepassagethatCharlitte’sWeb______.A.isthemostinterestingbookforchildrenB.isE.B.White’sonlybookwrittenforchildrenC.isagoodbooknotonlyforchildrenbutalsoforadultsD.ismainlyabouthowanimalsgetalongwitheachother58.Whatisthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassage?A.TointroducethebookCharlitte’sWebB.TodiscusswhatkindsofbooksaregoodtoreadC.ToexplainwhyCharlitte’sWebisagoodbookD.Totellustheimportanceoffriendshipinourlife

Limitingthepollutionofwaterandtheatmospherecontrollingtheoutputofthechemicalsthatmaybecausingtheglobalwarmingandclimatechangeandeatinglessmeatmaygosometohelpbutcananyoneseriouslyimaginethatthesearegoingtosolvetheproblemsofthebabyclassof1991?Thereisnogettingawayfromthefactthatpeopleareresponsibleforthepresentstateoftheworldandonlypeoplecansolvetheproblems.Thedecisionshavetobetakenbypeopleasmembersofnationalandlocalgovernments;asleadersanddecision-makersinindustry;asscientistsandtechnologists;asprofessionalengineersanddesigners;asreli-giouszōng jiāo 的leadersandindividualcitizens.47.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.MakingMoreDemandsontheNaturalResourcesB.LimitingthePollutionofAirandWaterC.ReducingtheWorldPopulationD.SavingtheBabiesof199148.Whatdoestheauthormeanbytheproblemsofthebabyclassof1991?A.A.largenumberofbabieswillbebornafter1991.B.Babiesbornin1991won'tlivealonglifE.C.Thechildrenof1991arenotgivengoodeducation.D.Theproblemscausedbybabiesbornin1991.49.Thisshortpassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.A.anewsreportB.aguidetotheworldC.anarticlebyamedicalworkerD.agovernmentreport50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthelastparagraphaspeopleresponsibleforthepresentstateoftheworld?A.Officials.B.Industrialists.C.Businessmen.D.Scientists.

InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanadawhichhasmanynationalreligiousandculturaldifferencespeoplehighlyvalueindividualism--thedifferencesamongpeoplE.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.StudentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledgE.Insteadtheyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyagestudentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiasocietiesbycontrastthepeoplehavethesamelanguagehistoryandculturE.Perhapsforthisreasontheeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChinaJapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.ForexampleoneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmathphysicsbiologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficultbutitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschoolsyetmanystudentssaythatafteranexamtheyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmericaontheotherhandisthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschooltheyhaven’tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshavE.67.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassageis.A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewwayB.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrastC.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorizationD.topreparestudentsforsociety68.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEastB.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotsofriendlyasthoseinAsiA.69.Fromthefactswecaninferthat.A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudentsB.Chinesestudentsaremorehard-workingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudentsC.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystem.D.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem.70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofEducationalSystem.B.TheValueofIndividualism.C.EducationalSystem-anObviousDifferencebetweentheEastandtheWest.D.Memorization-anImportantLearningMethoD.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息首先请阅读下列六个网站的相关介绍A.FriendsterThissocialnetworkingwebsiteallowstheuserstomakenewfriendsmostoftenbasedontheirpreferencesandcommunicatewiththem.ItalsoallowstheuserstosharemessagesvideosphotosetC.Withmorethanahundredmillionregistered注册的userstoitscreditFriendsterisindeedoneofthemostpopularsocialnetworkingwebsitesintheworlD.B.Hi5Hi5isasocialnetworkingwebsitewhichisquitepopularespeciallyamongyouths.Otherthanhelpingyoustayintouchwithyourfriendsthiswebsitealsoallowsyoutoplayonlinegames.MorerecentlyHi5hasdevelopedintomoreofasocialgamingwebsitewiththeintentionofprovidingaplatformforgamedevelopers.C.TravellerspointQuitepopularamongtravelandtourismenthusiastsTravellerspointallowsitsuserstodiscusstheirtravelexperiencesthroughforumsandblogs.BasicallyatravelguidethiswebsitealsoallowsitsuserstouploadphotosandmapsofvarioustouristdestinationsintheworlD.D.TwitterWhatstartedoutasmicrobloggingwebsitehasquicklygrownintoasocialmessagingplatformandoneofthetopsocialnetworksintheworlD.Twitterisaphenomenonthattranscends优于socialnetworkingtoprovideanoutletfornewsthebuzzandchatamongmanyotheruses.E.Last.fmBuildingitselfasasocialmusicsiteLast.fmallowsmemberstocreatetheirownradiostationthatlearnswhatthepersonlikesandrecommendsnewmusicbasedonthoseinterests.InadditiontothisyoucanlistentotheradiostationsoffriendsandotherLast.fmmembers.F.LinkedInAsoneofthetopsocialnetworkingsitesforbusinessdevelopmentLinkedIninvitespeopletobeconnectionsinsteadoffriends.LinkedInissomewhatsimilartoajobsearchwebsitewhichisbuiltonasocialnetworkingplatform.ThebestpartofLinkedInisthatitallowspeopletodevelopmorecontactsinthesamefieldwiththeintentionofspreadingtheirbusiness.然后阅读下列人员的相关信息把每个人与其感兴趣的网站匹配起来46.Carlisa40-year-oldbusinessman.Becauseoftherapiddevelopmentofhiscompanyhehastohirefivemoreexperiencedpeopletoworkforhim.47.EdwardhasastrongcuriosityaboutthecurrentaffairsathomeandabroaD.AlsohelikestomakewhathappensaroundhimpubliC.Heisinterestedinthelatesttrendaswell.48.DaisyisaloverofmusiC.ForhernothingismorepleasantthanstayinghomelisteningtoherfavoritesongsinhersparetimE.49.JosephisacollegestudentmajoringincomputerscienceinNewYorkUniversity.HepreferstoplayvariousgamesontheInternetwhenhehasnoclassatnight.50.LilyandherparentsintendtovisitplacesofinterestinBeijingduringtheSpringFestival.Becauseit’sthefirsttimeforthemtocometoBeijingtheywanttogetsomeinformationfromothertravelers.

Thepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmart-phonewritingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofnostalgic怀旧的skill.Howeverwhiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologyintheirteachingmanybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful---bothinschoolandinlifE.VirginiaBerningerprofessorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashingtonsaysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhanD.Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks---bothonacomputerandbyhanD.Thestudypublishedin2009foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaperparticipantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionratE.InamorerecentstudyBerningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwritE.Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactivewhichhelpsusaccessourvocabularywordmeaningandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.BerningersaiD.Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe转换thosewordsinthemindwrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreenthestudysaiD.Seeingthewordsinthemind’seyehelpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowordssaysBerningerbutalsotospot发现spellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthemovertimE.Inourcomputeragesomepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecksshesaiD.Butuntilachildhasafunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradeleveltheywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.71.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?A.Theabsenceofblackboardinclassroom.B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.D.Thepopularuseofsmart-phones.72.Berninger’sstudypublishedin2009___________.A.focusedonthedifferencebetweenwritingbyhandandonacomputer.B.indicatedthatstudentsprefertowritewithapenandpaper.C.foundthatgoodessaysaremadeupoflongsentences.D.discussedtheimportanceofwritingspeeD.73.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.74.Whatdoesmind’seyeinparagraph5mean?A.Window.B.SoulC.PicturE.D.Imagination.75.Whatconclusioncouldbedrawnfromthepassage?A.Computerscanhelppeoplewiththeirchoiceofwords.B.Spellcheckscantaketheplaceofspellingteaching.C.Handwritingstillhasaplaceintoday’sclassrooms.D.FunctionalspellingabilitydevelopsfastinthefifthgradE.

Donaldwasnotverygoodatmath.Hecouldn’tunderstandtheteacher’sexplanations.EvenwhentheteacherexplainedsomethingasecondtimeDonaldStillcouldn’tunderstandit.NeverminD.Donaldtoldhimse1fI’mquitegoodatothersubjects.I’llcheatinthemathexamtogetagoodgradethenIwon’tbeintroublE.I’llsitnexttotheboywhodoesbestinmathhethoughtandcopydownthisanswers.ThedayoftheexamcameandDonaldsatnexttoTommywhowasalwaysatthetopoftheclassinmath.DonaldcarefullycopiedTommy’sanswersontohisownexampaper.AttheendtheexamtheteachercollectedthepapersandgradedthemintimE.ThenshesaidwellboysandgirlsI’vedecidedtogiveaprizetothestudentwhogotthehighestgradE.It’sdifficultformetodecidewhoI’llgivetheprizetooneofthem.Thestudentsweresurprisedwhentheyheardthis.TheysaidThat’snotfair.TheygotthesamegradE.That’struE.theteachersaidHoweverTommy’sanswertoQuestion18was‘Idon’tknow’whileDona1d’swas‘NeitherdoI’.61.Donaldwantedtocheatbecause.A.hewon’tbeintroublE.B.hedidn’tdowellinanysubjectsC.histeacherdidn’texplainthingswellD.hewantedtogetagoodgradeinmath62.Donaldduringtheexam.A.copiedfromTommyB.satbehindTommyC.askedtheteacherforhelpD.helpedTommy63.Thestudentsweresurprisedbecause.A.DonalddidaswellasTommyB.theythoughttheteacherunfairC.theteacherwouldgivethemaprizeD.TommyandDonaldgotthesamegrade64.Theteachermaygivetheprizeto.A.bothTommyandDonaldB.DonaldC.TommyD.neitherTommynorDonald65.Accordingtothepassagewecaninfer.A.DonaldmaystudyhardatmathB.TommymaysharetheprizewithDonaldC.theteachermaycriticizeDonaldD.theteachermaypraiseDonald

TheChinesewordShanzhaimeansasmallmountainvillagebutnowitbecomesanacceptednameforfakes假货afterShanzhaiCell-phonesproducedbysmallworkshopsinsouthernChinabecamepopularinthemainlandmarketoverthepasttwoyears.BesidesShanzhaielectronicproductsthereareShanzhaimoviesShanzhaistarsandevenaShanzhaiSpringFestivalGala联欢晚会acopyofthe25-year-oldtraditionalshowpresentedbyCCTVonChineseLunarNewYear'sEvE.Shanzhaihasbecomeacultureofitsownmeaninganythingthatimitatessomethingfamous.InChongqingShanzhaiversionBird'sNestandWaterCubewovenbyfarmerswithbambooattractwideattentionfromtourists.BotharecopiesofthefamousOlympicbuildingsinBeijing.A.literaturecriticsaidthattakingtheShanzhaiGalaasanexamplewhenthetraditionalCCTVprogrambecomeslessandlessattractivetotheaudiencetheShanzhaiversionappearstimelytoattractpeoplE.Althoughitisoftenconnectedwithpoortechniquesandoperation'Shanzhai'culturemeetsthepsychologicalneedsofcommonpeopleandcouldbeacomforttotheirmindshesaiD.TothemainstreamculturetheriseofShanzhaicultureisachallengeandamotivation.PeoplebelievedifferentkindsofculturesdevelopingtogetherisaperfectsituationanditisforthepublictochoosE.41.TheChinesewordShanzhaimayhavestartedwith_________.A.fakecell-phonesB.electronicproductsC.SpringFestivalGalaD.Olympicbuildings42.AccordingtothepassageShanzhaiculturerefersto_______.A.theactionthatapersonimitatesfamouspeopleB.productswithpoortechniquesandqualityC.anythingthatimitatessomethingfamousD.thosesimilarnamestofamousbrands43.Wecaninferthatthemainstreamculture_______.A.isheldbackbyShanzhaicultureB.isthechallengeofShanzhaicultureC.willbereplacedbyShanzhaicultureD.maydevelopfasterbecauseofthechallengeofShanzhaiculture44.Theunderlinedwordimitatesisclosestinmeaningto_________.A.stealsB.copiesC.advertisesD.cheats45.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ShanzhaiculturewilldefinitelydisappearB.ShanzhaiculturetakesonlifeofitsownC.Shanzhaiculture--themainstreamcultureD.Shanzhaiculture--themount

MostemployerssaythattheywishtoemploytherightpersonfortherightjoB.A.recentreportbyBritain’sIndependentInstituteofManpowerStudieshoweverdisagreeswiththis.Thereportstatesthatmostemployerswishtoavoidemployingthewrongperson.Ratherthanlookingfortherightpersontheyarelookingforapplicantstoturndown.ThereportalsosuggeststhatinBritainandinmanyotherpartsoftheworldtheselectionmethodsusedtopickouttherightpersonforthejobcertainlydonotmatchuptothoseusedtojudgeapieceofnewequipment.Employersusedthreemainselectionmethods:interviewingcheckingresumeorapplicationformsandexaminingreferences.Mostoftheemployersaskedinthissurveystatedthattheseselectionmethodswereusedmoreforweedingoutunsuitableapplicantsratherthanforfindingsuitableones.Interviewswereconsideredtobemorereliablethaneitherresumechecksorreferencesfrompastemployers.ResearchhoweverprovesotherwisE.Interviewers’decisionsareoftenstronglyinfluencedbytheirearlierjudgmentofthewrittenapplication.Alsodifferentemployersviewfactsdifferently.OnemayconsiderapplicantswhohavefrequentlychangedjobsaspeoplewithbroadandusefulexperiencE.AnotherwillseesuchapplicantsasunreliableandunlikelytostayforlonginthenewjoB.Someemployersplacegreatimportanceonacademicqualificationswhereasthelinkbetweenthisandsuccessinmanagementisnotnecessarilystrong.SomeemployersusehandwritingasastandarD.Thereportstatesthatthereislittleevidencetosupportthevalueofthelatterforjudgingworkingability.Referencesalsoaresometimesunreliableastheyarenotveryimportantwhilechecksoncreditandsecurityrecordsandapplicants’politicalopinionsareoftentheoppositE.Thereportismorefavorabletowardstrainabilitytestsandthosewhichtestpersonalityandpersonalandmentalskills.Thereportconcludesbysuggestingthatinterviewingcouldbecomemorereliableifthequestionswerearrangedinacarefulorganizedsystemandfocusedontheneedsoftheemployingorganization.51.Accordingtothepassagewhenmostemployerswanttohireworkers.A.theywilltrytofindsuitablepeopleB.theywilllookfortherightapplicantC.thewrongapplicantsaretobeturneddownD.toturndownthewrongpeopleiswhattheysaytheyaimtodo52.Itisimpliedthat.A.toevaluatearightpersonismoredifficultthantoevaluateequipmentB.employersaremoresuccessfulinselectingtherightequipmentthantherightpersonsC.criteriawillbesetupaccordingtotherealsituationoftheapplicantsD.resumesmeansapplicationforms53.Mostoftherecruiters招聘人员.A.consulttheapplicantsB.canfindsuitablepeopleC.preferresumesorreferencesD.usedifferentwaystosortouttheunsuitableapplicants54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Employersgetdifferentconclusionsfromthefacts.B.ChangingjobsfrequentlywillreducethechancetoberecruiteD.C.Academicqualificationswillguaranteetheapplicantmanagingability.D.Handwritingisavalidwaytoevaluateanapplicant.55.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatsuccessfulemployeeswillbethosewho.A.haveoutstandingreferencesB.arestronginemotionalquotientC.takeinterviewingseriouslyD.havestrongpoliticalleanings

Everyone’satitevenmyneighbors.IthoughtImightbetheonlypersonleftintheworldwhohadn'tdoneaneBaydeal.SoIdecidedtotrymyhandatonlineauction网上拍卖.Buyingforbeginners:Signuponwww.ebay.co.uk.MostitemsE.g.tablescomputersandbooksreadyforauctionwillcomewithapictureandashortdescription;othersmaybemarkedwithBuyItNowandhaveafixedpricE.Youcanbuytheserightaway.IftheitemisbeingauctionedyouofferthehighestpriceyouarepreparedtopayandeBaybids出价foryou.Thebidwillbeincreasedlittlebylittleuntilitgoesbeyondyourhighestbidthenyouareemailedandaskedifyouwouldliketobidagain.Auctionslastupto10daysandwhentheyfinishyougetanemailtellingyouwhetheryouhavewontheitem.Howtopay:Sellersdecidehowtheywouldliketobepaidandyouneedtocheckthisbeforeplacingabidasyoumightnotwanttopostachequeorpostalorders.TheeasiestwayisthroughPayPalanonlinepaymentsystemthattakesthemoneyawayfromyourcreditcard信用卡.Sellingmadesimple:IfyouplantoselloneBayithelpstoincludeapictureoftheitem.Ifollowedmyfriends'adviceandputuptheitemsIwantedtosellfora10-dayauctionstartingonaThursday.ThiswaybuyershadtwoweekendstobiD.Thebigthingsinlife:It'seasytopostasmallitembutfurnitureisabigpartofeBayandthishastobecollectedorsentbydeliverymen.CheckthewaysofdeliverybeforeyoubiD.63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowtomakepaymentonlinE.B.WaysofmakingdeliveryonlineC.Advantagesofanonline-auctionsystem.D.Howtouseanonline-auctionsystem.64.Afterbiddingforanitemabuyer______A.willgetwhathewantsintendaysB.shouldmakepaymentimmediatelyC.haschancestomakehigherbidsD.maycheckitspictureanddescription65.Theeasiestwayofmakingpaymentmentionedinthepassageis______A.throughanonlinepaymentsystemB.throughalocalbankingsystemC.bysendingthemoneytothesellerD.bypayingthedeliverymandirectly

AtonetimecoyotesakindofwolfwerefoundonlyinthesouthwesternUnitedStatesandinMexico.Inthe1800sthesewildanimalsbegantoexpandtheirlivingareasacrossNorthAmericA.TodaytheyliveinallstatesexceptHawaii.Peoplehavefoundthemongolfcoursesandinparks.Coyoteshaveevenenteredbackyardsinsuburbandevelopmentsandparkinglotsofbusyshoppingmalls.Thereareseveralreasonsforcoyotes’abilitytosurviveinbothwideandurbanareas.BecausecoyotesaresmarttheyareabletoadapttonewplacesaslongasfoodandshelterareavailablE.Theirvarieddietincludessmallmammalssuchasmicesquirrelsandraccoons.Theyalsoeatfruitsvegetablesandinsects.Whenfoodisnotavailableinanareatheylookforgarbagetoeat.Inmostareascoyotesrequireonlyahiddenprotectedplaceforshelter.Anotherreasoncoyoteshavesurvivedisthattheyhaveverykeensensesofsmellhearingandsight.Thesesensesallowthemtoeasilyfindnewsourcesoffoodandtorecognizewhenanenemyisnear.Sincecoyotescanrunataspeedofover40milesperhourtheycaneasilyescapedanger.Finallycoyotessurvivebecausetheymultiplyrapidly.Littersareborninlatewinterorearlyspringandusuallyaveragefromfourtosevenpups.Wherefoodisplentifulthelittersmaybeeightorninepups.Sinceanewlitterisborneachyearcoyotescantriple增至三倍theirnumbersinayear.Humansoftenfeelthreatenedfromcoyotesandtheirstrangeandfrighteningnighttimehowls.Yeteffortstotrappoisonorrelocate迁徙thewilyanimalsareusuallyunsuccessful.Trappingisdifficultpoisoningisdangeroustootherlivingthingsandrelocatingcoyotesjustmovestheproblemfromoneplacetoanother.Thebestsolutionseemstobetryingtocoexistwiththemwhichhoweverrequiressomecaution.Wherecoyoteswandercatsandsmalldogsshouldbekeptindoorsorinprotectedareasoutdoors.GarbageshouldbeputincontainersandfoodshouldnotbeleftoutsidE.WiththeseeffortsitispossibleforhumansandcoyotestosharethelanD.59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CoyotescanbefoundaroundAmericA.B.Coyoteseatbothmeatandfruits.C.Coyoteshaveacutesenses.D.CoyoteshaveastrongabilitytosurvivE.60.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordLittersinParA.4mean?A.Femalecoyoteswhichgivebirthtobabyanimals.B.Wastethingsthatcoyotescaneat.C.A.groupofbabyanimalsbornatthesametimE.D.Deadleavesandotherplantsinaforest.61.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscoyotes?A.TrappingthemifpossiblE.B.Poisoningthemwouldbebetter.C.Livingwiththemcautiously.D.MovingthemtoanotherplacE.62.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_______.A.afolktaleB.A.sciencefictionC.A.governmentfileD.anaturemagazine

Playingbasketballisn’tladylikE.That’swhatJewellChapman’shighschoolheadmastertoldherin1961whenhewasagainstthegirls’basketballprogram.WewereverydiscouragedsaidChapmanaforward前锋forherhighschoolteamofDesMoines.Nearly50yearslaterChapmanisbackontheplaygrounD.She’s62andplaysforHotPinkGranniesjoiningabout10otherwomenonateamwhoseuniformsareblacktrousersandhotpinksocks.TheyplayintheIowaGrannyBasketballLeaguE.It’soneofdozensofbasketballleaguesforwomenover50thathavearisenacrossthecountry.Forsomeit’sachancetoexerciseandmeetpeople;forothersit’saonce–refusedchancetomakeup.Youseemoreandmoreelderlywomen’steamstakingpartinstateandnationalcompetitionssaidMichaelRogersaprofessorinsportsstudiesatWichitaStateUniversity.Inthefutureitwillbesomethingcommontohaveleagueslikethis.YearlysurveysbytheNationalSportingGoodsAssociationshowthenumberofwomenaged55andolderwhoplaybasketballatleast50timesayearhasgrownfrom16000in1995tonearly131000tenyearslater.ThewomenontheHotPinkGranniesaregood–naturedbutcompetitivewhengametimecomes.IthinkI’mtoughsaysColleenPulliam69showingoffherstrongarmsatherchallengersinagameagainstStruttersknowfortheirbrightyellowsocks.GrannyBasketballLeaguesandsimilargroupsspreadquicklythroughmuchofthecountryincludingCaliforniaLouisianaNewMexicoPennsylvaniaandWashingtonD.C.56.WhichisrightaboutChapman?A.Shethinksplayingbasketballisn’tladylikE.B.Sheisnow62yearsoldandfeelsdiscourageD.C.Sheplaysbasketballagainabout50yearslater.D.SheisaforwardintheHotPinkGrannies.57.Theunderlinedsentenceit’saonce–refusedchancetomakeupinthefourthparagraphmeans.A.itischancetorealizetheirolddreamB.itischancetotakepartinsportsC.itischancetoearnareputationD.itischancetocompeteformedals58.WhoisprobablyaplayerofHotOinkGrannies?A.DesMoines.B.ColleenPulliam.C.MichaelRogers.D.Strutters.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Someelderlywomenplaybasketballwiththepurposeofgettingwealthy.B.GrannyBasketballLeagueshavespreadallovertheUSA.C.ThewomenontheHotPinkGranniesaregood–naturedandlesscompetitivE.D.Thenumberofwomenaged55andolderwhoplaybasketballhasgreatlyincreaseD.60.Fromthepassagewecaninfer.A.inthe1960splayingbasketballwasn’tconsideredasagirls’sportB.thecolorofthesocksisofgreatimportancetogrannyplayersC.moreandmoregrannyplayersareconfidentaboutgettinghigherscoresD.JewellChapman’shighschoolheadmasterhasalreadychangedhisattitude

Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosionsoceandrillingandshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefieldsunderwaterearthquakesandsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibels分贝measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonlanD.A.noiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwateradecibellevelofonehundredandninety－fivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshavesuggestedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsintheoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales鲸鱼.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales'abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.SomeofthewhalesevendieD.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected被感染的.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.Howevermanyscientistsdon’tthinkthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieveD.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheocean.26.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisincreasinglydangeroustoseacreatures?A.Thesoundofcars.B.Thesoundofvoices.C.Man-madenoisepollution.D.Thesoundofsteps.27.AccordingtothepassagenaturalsoundsincludeallofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.soundsmadebyanimalsthemselvesB.oceandrillingC.underwaterearthquakesD.thebreakingoficefields28.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthethirdparagraph?A.Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.B.Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.C.Thedecibelisnotarightunit单位formeasuringunderwaternoisE.D.Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.29.Whichofthefollowingistrueofwhales?A.Theywon'tbeconfusedbynoises.B.Theyaredeaftonoises.C.Theirabilitytoreproducewillbeloweredbyhigh-levelnoises.D.Theirhearingwillbedamagedbyhigh-levelnoises.30.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?A.Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.B.Theywillprotectanimalsfromharmfulnoises.C.Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.D.Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.

TheUSgovernmenthaslaunchedawebsiteAdmongotohelpchildrenthinkcriticallyabouttheadvertisingaimedatthem.Itclaimstoprovidevisitorswithaneducationthroughgamesandotherentertainments.AcartoonmandressedinoldtimepilotclothinggreetsvisitorstoAdmongo.CallmeHaizhesaysuponarrivalinarocketshipthatopensupwithacrazyworldinsideit.Theinventorssayeighttotwelveyearsoldistheagekidsdeveloptheircriticalthinkingabilities.Kidsofthatagearealsoabigmarketforadvertisers.TheideabehindAdmongoistoteachchildrenthreethings:toidentifytheadvertisertoknowwhattheadvertiserisreallysayingandtoknowwhattheadvertisementistryingtogetthechildtodo.ChildrenlearnthesethingsthroughavideogamE.Theycreatetheirowngamecharacter.Therearedifferentskincolorshairstyleseyeandmouthshapeswhichareuptothekids.Thentheybeginatripthroughad-landwherethereareadsonbusesandbillboards.Theplayershavetofindallthemarketingintheneighborhoodbeforetheycanmoveontothenextlevel.ThegametakesplayerseverywhereadscanbefounD.Itisacompleteexplorationoftheworldofmarketing.Onesuchareaisfoodmarketing.TheFederalTradeCommissionFTCsaysitisabigbusiness.TheFTCestimatesthatfooddrinkandfast-foodrestaurantsspentmorethanoneandahalfbilliondollarsonadvertisingtoyoungpeoplelastyear.TheFTCsayschildrenareimportantforthreereasons.Theybuyproducts.Theyinfluenceparentsandcaregiverstobuy.Andtheyarethefutureadultbuyersoftheproducts.ArecentstudysaysmostadvertisingaimedatchildrenisforfoodsofthelowestnutritionalvaluE.FirstLadyMichelleObamahassaidshewouldliketoseeadvertisersmarketinghealthyfoodsforchildren.29.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?aTheGuideofAdmongobAnEducationWebsiteforChildrencAPopularOnlineVideoGamedAWebsiteAimedatChildren30.What’sthepurposeofAdmongo?aToattractthebiggestmarketofbuyers.bToteachchildrentotellpoorproductsfromgoodones.cTohelpchildrenknowaboutadvertising.dToopposemisleadingadvertising.31.Whatcanplayersdointhewebsitegame?aChoosehairstylesfortheircharacter.bShopinasupermarket.cEatinafast-foodrestaurant.dPlaywiththeirpeersduringthetrip.32.Childrenareimportantforadvertisingbecausetheyare__________.aimportantforthesocietybthemostpotentialbuyersceasilyinfluencedbyadsdeasilyaffectedbypoorproducts33.AccordingtoMichelleObamalotsoffoodadvertisedforchildrenare__________.A.healthyB.ofhighqualityC.yummyD.oflowquality

AnewU..S..governmentreportsaysmorethantwomillionAmericansfallilleachyearwithdrug—resistantbacterialinfections感染and23000ofthemaredyingasaresult.TheheadoftheUnitedStatesCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention[CDC]saidthatthenumberprobablywillgrow.Officialswarnthatstepsmustbetakennowtopreservetheeffectivenessofantibiotic抗生素drugs.WithouturgentactiontostopthattrendwarnedTomFriedenwhoseagencywrotethereportthemiracledrugstofightthemwon’tbeavailableinthefuture.Ifwearenotcarefulthemedicinechestwillbeemptywhenwegotheretolookforalifesavingantibioticforsomeonewithadeadlyinfection.Butifweactnowwecanpreservethesemedicationswhilewecontinuetoworkondevelopmentofnewmedicines.Thereportnamesadrug—resistantabuseofgonorrhea淋病whichcausesaboutonequarterofamillionhospitalizationsintheUnitedStatesannually.Ofthenumberatleast14000resultindeath.Drugresistancedevelopsthroughtheoveruseandinappropriateuseofanti—bacterialagents.Thesecanbedoctorsprescribing开药themtopatientswhohaveviralinfectionsthatarenotaffectedbymedicinemeanttofightbacteriapatientsnottakingalloftheirmedicineasprescribedsothebacteriamakingthemsickareonlyweakenednotkilledantibioticuseinhealthyfarmanimalstopreventillnessandpromotegrowth.Antibioticremaindersleftinmeatandanimalproductscanthenleadtodrugresistanceinhumans.Tolimitthespreadofresistantinfectionsexpertsrecommendwideruseofroutineimmunizations预防aswellashand—washinginhospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilities.Alsothereporturgeshand—washingbyfoodhandlers.?MichaelBelldeputydirectoroftheDivisionofHealthcareQualityPromotionatCDCsaidPatientsalsocanplayaroleinpreservingtheeffectivenessofantibioticsbyaskinghealthcareprovidersafewsimplequestions.68.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.DrugResistanceDevelopingQuicklyintheUSB.Drug—ResistantBacterialInfectionsGrowingintheUSC.ActionsforPreservingAnti-BacterialMedicationsintheUSD.PreventionsofDrug-resistantBacterialInfectionsintheUS69.AccordingtoFriedenwemusttakemeasureswithoutdelaytopreserveeffectivenessofantibioticsor_____.A.wewillhavetodevelopbettermedicinesinplaceofantibioticsB.theremaybenoeffectiveanti-bacterialdrugsforuseinthefutureC.wecan’tfindothermedicinestocureseriousillnessesinthefutureD.moreandmoreAmericanswillsufferfrombacterialinfectionseachyear70.Ofthosepatientsadmittedtothehospitalbecauseofadrug-resistantabuseofgonorrheaannuallydeathsaddupto_____.A.atleast5.6％B.about25％C.about1.4％D.atleast2.5％71.Oneoftheapproachesthroughwhichdrugresistancedevelopsisthat_____.A.peopleeatthemeatwithAntibioticremainderinanimalsB.doctorsprescribelessantibioticsthanneededforpatientsC.doctorsprescribemuchmoreantibioticthanneededforpatientsD.patientsdon’ttaketheirant-bacterialagentsthatdoctorsprescribe

NewresearchshowssheeparecleverPeopleoftenmakejokesabouthowdullsheeparebutnewresearchshowstheymaybeclevererthanwethink.ResearchersattheUniversityofCambridgediscoveredthatWelshmountainsheephavebrainpowerthatequalsrodents啮齿动物.TestsfoundthatthesheepcanmaptheareatheyliveinandsomemayevenbeabletoplanaheaD.YoungfishprefernoisyneighborsA.newstudyhasshownthatyoungfishliketoliveonreefswithnoisyneighbors!ResearchersfromtheuniversitiesofAucklandandBristolfoundthatyoungfishlookingforahomechooseareaswhereothernoisyfishlivE.Thescientistsproducedallkindsofsoundswhichhadbeenrecordedindifferentnaturalenvironments.Theyoungfishseemedtopreferthesoundsofnaturalreefscompletewithnoisyanimals!Thescientistscomparedthechoicetoamusicfanwanderingaroundatamusicfestivalchoosingtosetupatentclosesttothemusictheylikebest!ButterfliesaredisappearingA.newstudyhasshownthat17species物种ofbutterflyfoundinEuropehavedroppedby70%inthelast20years.Theinformationcollectedfrom3000sitesacross15countriesshowsitmaybecausedbytheloss减少ofgrasslandscoveredwithflowers.Youcanencouragebutterfliestocomeintoyourgardenbyplantingflowers.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Somenewstudiesaboutanimals.B.People’swrongideasaboutanimals.C.WhythenumberofanimalshasdroppeD.D.Theimportanceofprotectinganimals.57.Accordingtothefirstparagraphwemayinferthatsheep_____.A.arelesscleverthanrodentsB.canfindtheirhomeC.canreadmapsD.aregoodplanners58.Whenyoungfisharelookingforahometheyliketo_____.A.liveinanoisyenvironmentB.liveinareasclosetotheirparentsC.choosethereefswhicharequietD.chooseotherkindsoffishasneighbors59.Whichseemstohavetodowiththenumberofbutterflies?A.Thespeciesofgrassingrasslands.B.Thespeciesoftreesingrasslands.C.Thenumberofflowersingrasslands.D.Thenumberofanimalsingrasslands.60.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A.Geography.B.CulturE.C.Travel.D.Nature

Thebuildingisshaking.A.womanwithababyinherarmsistryingtoopenthedoorbutfails.FindingnowaysherushesintoherbedroomandtheretheysurvivetheearthquakE.Inafactorybuildingastheworkshopfloorswingsundertheterribleshakingworkersrunforsafety.Somehideunderthemachinesandsurvivebutotherswhotrytorunoutsidearekilledbythefallingceilings.ThesescenesplayedbyactorsandactressesarefromafilmofscienceeducationMakingaSplitSecondDecisionshownin1998onChinaCentralTVinmemoryofTangshanEarthquakE.Bystudyingactualcasesintheearthquakeareasandscientificexperimentsexpertsfindthatbuildingsremainuntouchedforthefirst12secondsofanearthquakE.Inthisshorttimeonehasthebestchanceofsurvivinganearthquakebystayingneartheinsidewallsinbedroomsandunderbedsexpertsconcludedinthefilm.Earthquakesseemtocatchthelivesofthosewhorunsaidmanysurvivorsintheearthquakeareasdescribinghowtheirfriendswerekilledonthedoorwaysoralongthestairstepsastheytriedtogetoutofthebuilding.TheiradvicewasprovedinthefilmTakeahiding-placewhereyouareratherthanrununlessyouaresureyoucanreachasafeopenplaceintenseconds.根据短文内容从A.B.D.四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案共4小题每小题2分满分8分42.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.A.woman'sexperienceB.HowtosurviveinanearthquakeC.ScientificexperimentsonearthquakE.D.A.filmofscienceeducation.43.Theworkerswhotriedtorunoutsidethebuildingdiedbecause.A.thefactorybuildingisshakingterriblyB.theyaremakingafilmC.theydon’thaveenoughtimetorunoutsideD.theyaretoonervous44.Thepassagesuggeststhatyoushould_____whenanearthquakehappens.A.cryforhelpandrunoutB.notmoveandlieonthefloorimmediately.C.rundownthestepsasfastasyoucanD.hideinasafeplaceatonceorrunoutintenseconds45.Wherecanweprobablyfindthispassage?A.InamagazinE.B.Inanovel.C.Inahistorybook.D.Onaposter.

InrecentyearsinAmericathemandatorysentencing强制判刑movementhasreallychangedtheUSprisonsizE.ThemandatorysentencingmovementtypicallystatedtheminimumnumberofprisonyearsforcertaincrimespeoplecommitteD.ItswepttheUnitedStatesinthe1970sdrivingthestateprisonpopulationupfromlessthan200000toabout1.4milliontodayandmadeprisoningbudgetsthesecond-fastest-growingstateexpenseonlysecondtoMedic-aiD.Butthecurrentsentencingreformsinagrowingnumberofstatesarestartingtoreversethattrend—causingtheprisonpopulationtodeclinebyabout3.8percentsince2009.Centraltothestatereformsisarelativelynewandmorecomplicatedwayofinformationanalysisaboutthelaw-breaker—includingcriminalhistorydrugabuse滥用andinstancesofanti-socialbehavior—toassessthelikelihoodofthatindividual’scommittinganewcrimE.Andbyexaminingdatathestatescanrevisepoliciestodiscouragethemfromgoingbacktoprison.Manystateshavefoundthatmanypeoplegobacktoprisonnotforcommittingnewcrimesbutfortechnicalmildviolations违反likefailingdrugtestsorabnormalbehaviorsduetomentalproblems.Withthatknowledgethesestateshavemovedtolesscostlyandmoreeffectiveactionstoreplacejailstay.TodaytheytendmoretosendthesepeopleforcommunityservicE.Somestatesarealsojumpingatwhatisknownasthejusticereinvestmentapproachunderwhichtheychannelsignificantsumsofmoneyintotheexistingprogramsondrugtreatmentandmentalhealthtwomainissuesbehindcrimesformanylaw-breakers.Despitetheadvantagesofarisk-assessmentapproachsomestatesarestillflyingblindmainlybecausetheydon’thavetheresourcestogatherdatA.Moreoverastudyhasnotedhandlinghigh-riskandlow-riskcriminalsinthesamewayisabigmistakeaslowriskindividualshaveanincreasedlikelihoodofcommittingcrimesagainwhentheyreceivetreatmentorservicesinthesameprogramsasmedium-andhigh-riskindividuals.Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.78.Themandatorysentencingmovementhadgreatlyincreasedprisonpopulationthrough______.79.Whatistheessentialcontentoftoday’ssentencingreforms?80.Whatismanystates’softerpunishmentforminoroffences?81.Risk-assessmentmethodisnotadoptedbyallthestatesprimarilybecauseof______.

Allparentsknowthatoneoftheirmostimportanttasksistopreparetheirchildrenforanindependentlifebutanyparentcantellyouthatit’shardtoletgoofyourchildren.Thatbalancebetweenkeepingyourchildrensafeandallowingthemtolearnfromtheirownmistakescanbeheartbreaking.Yearsofexperiencemeansthatparentsoftendoknowbestbutontheotherhandtheyoungbeinglessboundbytraditionareoftenmorecreativemoreabletofindnewsolutionstooldproblems.Revolutionsareledbytheyoung.Goodteachersmakethegrowthofcritical批判性的thinkingeasierintheirstudentsonlytofindthatthiscanleadtoaquestioningoftheteachers’basicbeliefs.SchoolsencourageparentstobecomeinvolvedbutareoftenembarrassedwhenparentshavereservationsaboutsomeoftheeducationalmethodsbeinguseD.Governmentsencourageunimportantgroupstoempowerthemselvesinordertoparticipatefullyinthedevelopmentprocess.Andtheyareoftensurprisedwhenthenewleadersofthesegroupsturnaroundandattackthepoliciesofthatsamegovernment.Therebellions叛逆的youngandthenewlyunimportantgroupsareimportantinsocialdevelopment.TheyarenotnecessarilyrepresentativesofthosetheywanttorepresentornotrealisticintheirdemandsbuttheirvoicesmustbehearD.Goodparentsknowthatjustforbiddingparticularbehaviorsdoesnotpreventtheirchildrenfromfindingwaystoengageintheseforbiddenactivities.Indeedsometimestheforbiddenfruitismoreinvitingjustbecauseitisnotacceptedbyauthority.Parentsmustworkwiththeirchildrentoeducatethemonthefactsknowasmuchaspossibleabouthelivesoftheirchildrenprovideagoodexampleencouragemorewholesomeactivitiesbutalsosupporttheirchildrenwhentheydon’tfollowwhatisexpectedofthem.Butthemostimportantpointisthattheyalsoneedtolearnhowtoletgo.41.BysayingRevolutionsareledbytheyoungtheauthorindicatesthatyoungpeoplearemore.A.conventionalB.creativeC.realisticD.heartbreaking42.Fromthesecondparagraphweknow.A.thevoiceoftherebelliousyoungshouldbeheardbythegovernmentB.schoolsencourageparentstoquestiontheireducationmethodsC.movementissatisfiedwiththenewleaders’attackonthepoliciesD.teachers’basicbeliefsshouldbequestionedbystudents43.Inordertoeducatechildrenwellparentsshould.A.forbidparticularbehaviorsintheirdailylifeB.knowasmuchaspossibleastheirchildrenC.educatethemwithfactsandexpectmuchofthemD.knowthemwellandsetagoodexampletothem44.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheauthorprefers.A.freeparentingB.traditionalparentingC.smartparentingD.criticalparenting45.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeachingMethods–forTeachersandSchoolsB.Parents’Tasks–inChildren’sDevelopmentC.WayofGrowth–fortheYoungGroupsD.LettingGo–forChildren’sIndependentLife

ArecentNationalPublicRadioprogramexaminedthedisappearanceofsomeofthefirstwordswewereprobablytaught–pleaseandthankyou.Otherpolitephrasesarealsodisappearing.You’rewelcomehasbeenreplacedbysurenoproblemyoubetorenjoy.Arewebecomingruderorarepatternsofspeechmerelyupdatingforchangingtimes?PeterPostdirectoroftheprogramarguesaboutpeoplestoppingusingyou’rewelcome.HesaysThankyouisanexpressionofappreciationonepersonoffersanother.TorespondNoproblemistoignorethisacceptanceasreallybeingundeserveD.Byrespondingwithasimpleyou’rewelcomePostaddsapersonadmitsthethanksandshowsappreciationforthepersongivingit.WhateverpolitevocabularyyoubelieveisfadingsociologistGregoryE.Smithsaysthatsuchfadingisasignthatwe’rebecomingruderasasociety.Sayingpleaseandthankyouaskingpermissionofferinghelpandfollowinguponsolutionstoproblemsarenolongerasimportanthesays.In201176percentofpeoplesurveyedsaidAmericansarebecominglesscivil.Butcoulditbethatit’ssimplythewordswe’reusingthatarechanging?ActuallytheprinciplesofrespectconsiderationandhonestyareuniversalandtimelessbutmannersdochangE.Forexampleit’simportanttogreetpeoplewhenyouseethemthoughtheformofgreetinghaschangedovertimE.HowdoyoudoforinstancebecameHellohowareyou?whichchangedintoHellohowarethingsorHow’sitgoing?.AsfornoproblemiftheappreciationisexpressedinasinceremannermanyAmericansthinktheydonotseeitsuseasalossofpoliteness.68.Theauthorpresentsthefirstparagraph_____.A.tosummarizethewholetextB.toleadtothetopicofthetextC.togiveusabriefintroductionD.toputforwardtheargument69.PeterPostthinksusingYou’rewelcometoreplytoThankyouis_____.A.moreappropriateB.abitoutdatedC.lesspoliteD.reallyundeserved70.FromthetextwecaninferthatmostAmericans_____.A.begintooverlooktheirpolitespeechB.areunabletousepolitevocabularyC.intendtoadvocatecivilizedlifestyleD.arebecomingrudertoeachother71.Accordingtothetextwhenyoumeetapersonforthefirsttime______.A.youshouldsayHowdoyoudo?firstB.youstillneedtoexpressyourgreetingsC.you’dbetterchangeyourmannersD.youmustcareaboutyourexpression