The conflict（争执） over what or how much homework should be comes partly from the fact that people can't seem to agree on the purpose of homework. What teachers think? Some teachers think that homework is necessary to reinforce（巩固）what is learned in school.And so they ask their students to memorize what was discussed in class through homework.. Some teachers think the point of homework is to cover material that the class didn't have time to get to, so their homework is to let students learn additional things. Other teachers like homework simply because they want students to form work habits and still others believe homework is necessary because it is the best way for parents to learn what their children do in school. Parents' ideas. But many parents seem to have different ideas. Elissa Cohen, who has twins at Lafayette Elementary School, doesn't like the fact that third-grade students in DC elementary schools are asked to write about 25 book summaries a year.“They do the same thing over and over without really getting into alternate（交替） ways of thinking about books and thinking about reading and writing.” Experts' opinions. Some education reformers （改革者）, such as Howard Gardner, a Harvard University, professor well-known for his theory on multiple intelligence（智力）, think that Cohen is on the right track.But it is often hard to persuade overworked teachers to give much thought to homework tasks. 1.How many opinions do the teachers have on "homework"? A.3B.4.C.5D.6 2.According to the experts' opinions, A.teachers should give necessary work to the students B.teachers should not work too hard or too long C.teachers should let the students repeat what they didn't have time to get in class D.what Cohen's thinking about is correct 3.What's the problem with Elissa Cohen's twins in writing about their book report? A.They find homework really hard. B.They simply copy one repeatedly. C.They aren't given much thinking about what they read. D.They get different ways of thinking about their work.

Beijingplanstobuildhugefreeorlow-costparkinglotsbeyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadstoencouragemorecarownerstotakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownarea.Theplanisjustoneofthemanymeasuresthecityplanstotaketoreduceitstrafficjams.Lowornoparkingfeeswouldbeusedaseconomicleverage杠杆作用toreducegrowingparkingdemandsfromurbanareas.CarownerslivinginthesuburbswillbeencouragedtoparktheircarsbeyondtheFourthandFifthRingRoadsandtakebusesorsubwaystothedowntownarea.Statisticsshowthatnearlyonequarterofthecity’strafficflowisconcentratedinthe62-square-kilometerdowntownareawithintheSecondRingRoadwhichmakesuponly12percentofthecity’stotalarea.TheBeijingTrafficManagementBureaureceivesbetween400and500callsreportingtrafficjamseverydayandmorethan90percentoftheroadsarefilledtocapacityduringrushhourseverymorningandevening.Partoftheproblemisthelackofeasylinksbetweenbusroutessubwaysandcars.Accordingtothecommunicationcommissionhalfofthecity’sinvestmentintransportationwillgotowardspublictransit公共交通constructioninthenextfewyearsmakingajumpfromthecurrentonly20percent.MoreoverBeijingplanstochangeitslayout布局bybuildingnewcitycenterssuchasatYizhuangTongzhouShunyiandChangpinginabidtoreducethetrafficflowtothedowntown.ThecurrentlayoutofBeijing-expandedringroadsaroundthesamecenteroftheForbiddenCityisseenastherootcauseoftheendlesstrafficjams.Thedowntownareaiscrowdedwiththreebusinesscentersandonefinancialcenteraswellasnearly400governmentorgansandinstitutions.TrafficexpertssaybuildingmoreurbancentersaroundBeijingmayreducethenumberofresidentslivinginthesuburbsandtravelinglongdistancestoworkdowntowneverydaythusreducingtrafficflow.1.InthecomingyearsifamanbeyondtheFourthRingRoadgoestoworkinthedowntownofBeijingheisencouragedto_________.A.takebusesorsubwaysB.takeataxiC.drivethecarquicklyD.parkhiscarinaplacewhichasksfornofees2.AccordingtothispassagewhenmoreandmorepeopledrivetoworkinrushhourinBeijingitislikelyto_______.A.savetimeB.causetrafficjamsC.causetrafficaccidentsD.reduceairpollution3.Theaiminbuildingnewcitycentersisto________.A.makeitconvenientforpeopletogoshoppingB.developitslocalresourcesC.reducethetrafficflowtothedowntownD.solvetheproblemofmorelaid-offworkers4.Thepassagesuggeststheauthor______.A.istiredofdrivingtoworkB.findsitcostslesstotakesubwaysthantodriveC.isfortheplantoreduceBeijing’strafficcongestion拥挤D.hasbenefitedalotbydrivingtothedowntowneveryday

Evenbeforemyfatherleftusmymotherhadtogobacktoworktosupportourfamily.OnceIcameoutofthekitchencomplainingMomIcan'tpeel削皮potatoes.Ihaveonlyonehand.Momneverlookedupfromsewing.YougetyourselfintothatkitchenandpeelthosepotatoesshetoldmeAnddon'teverusethatasanexcuseforanythingagain!Inthesecondgradeourteacherlinedupmyclassontheplaygroundandhadeachofusraceacrossthemonkeybars攀登架swingingfromonehighsteelrodtothenext.WhenitwasmyturnIshookmyhead.SomekidsbehindmelaughedandIwenthomecrying.ThatnightItoldMomaboutit.ShehuggedmeandIsawherwe'llseeaboutthatlook.Thenextafternoonshetookmebacktoschool.AtthedesertedplaygroundMomlookedcarefullyatthebars.Nowpullupwithyourrightarmsheadvised.ShestoodbyasIstruggledtoliftmyselfwithmyrighthanduntilIcouldhookthebarwithmyotherelbow.Dayafterdaywepracticedandshepraisedmeforeveryrung横档Ireached.I'llneverforgetthenexttimecrossingtherungs.Ilookeddownatthekidswhowerestandingwiththeirmouthsopen.OnenightafteradanceatmynewjuniorhighIlayinbedsobbing.IcouldhearMomcomeintomyroom.MomIsaidweepingNoneoftheboyswoulddancewithme.ForalongtimeIdidn'thearanything.ThenshesaidOhhoneysomedayyou'llbebeatingthoseboysoffwithabat.Hervoicewasfaintandcracking.Ipeekedoutfrommycoverstoseetearsrunningdownhercheeks.ThenIknewhowmuchshesufferedfrommydisability.Shehadneverletmeseehertears.1.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanbeusedmostsuitablytodescribeMom'sattitudewhenshemadethechildpeelpotatoes?A.Cruel.B.Rude.C.Strict.D.Cold.2.Fromthepassageweknowmonkeybarscanhelpachildtrain____________.A.theskilltothrowandcatchthingsB.thespeedofone'shandmovementC.thestrengthandskilltohangandswayD.thebodilyskilltorotateroundabar.3.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceIsawher'we'llseeaboutthat’look.imply?A.Mombelievedeveryaimcouldbeachievedifyoustucktoit.B.Theraceacrossmonkeybarswasnotdifficultenoughforachildtogiveup.C.Momwasdeterminedtoprovesheherselfwasbetterthantheteacher.D.WhatthechildhadsaidbroughtMomgreatattractionandcuriosity.4.Whentheauthorlookeddownatthekidstheywerestandingwiththeirmouthsopenbecause__________.A.theyfeltsorryforwhattheyhaddonebeforeB.theywereafraidtheauthormightfalloffandgethurtC.theywantedtoseewhattheauthorwoulddoonthebarsD.theywereastonishedtofindtheauthor'sprogress

InthedoorwayofmyhomeIlookedcloselyatmy23-year-oldsonDaniel.InafewhourshewouldbeflyingtoFranceto1adifferentlife.Itwasatransitional过渡的timeinDaniel’slife.Iwantedto2himsomewordsofsignificance.Butnothingcamefrommylipsandthiswasnotthe3timeIhadletsuchmomentspass.WhenDanielwasfiveItookhimtothebusstoponhisfirstdayofkindergarten.HeaskedWhatisitgoingtobelikeDad?CanIdoit?Thenhewalked4thestepsofthebusanddisappearedinside.ThebusdroveawayandIsaidnothing.Adecadelaterasimilar5playeditselfout.Idrovehimtocollege.AsIstartedtoleaveItriedtothinkofsomethingtosaytogivehim6andconfidenceashestartedthisnewstageoflife.Againwords7me.NowasIstoodbeforehimIthoughtofthose8opportunities.HowmanytimeshaveIletsuchmoments9?Idon'tfindaquietmomenttotellhimwhattheyhave10tome.Orwhathemightwanttofaceintheyears11.MaybeIthoughtitwasnotnecessarytosayanything.Whatdoesitmatterinthecourseofalifetimeifafathernevertellsasonwhathereallythinksofhim?12asIstoodbeforeDanielIknewthatitdidmatter.MyfatherandIlovedeachother.YetIalways13neverhearinghimputhis14intowords.NowIcouldfeelmypalmssweatandmythroattighten.Whyisitso15totellasonsomethingfromtheheart?MymouthturneddryandIknewIwouldbeabletogetoutonlyafewwordsclearly.DanielIsaidIfIcouldhavepickedIwouldhavepickedyou.That'sallIcouldsay.Hehuggedme.Foramomenttheworld16andtherewerejustDanielandme.HewassayingsomethingbuttearsmistedmyeyesandIcouldn'tunderstandwhathewassaying.AllIwas17ofwasthestubble短须onhischinashisfacepressed18mine.WhatIhadsaidtoDanielwas19.Itwasnothing.Andyetitwas20.1.A.experienceB.spendC.enjoyD.shape2.A.showB.giveC.leaveD.instruct3.A.lastB.firstC.veryD.next4.A.upwardB.intoC.downD.up5.A.signB.sceneC.sceneryD.sight6.A.interestB.instructionC.courageD.direction7.A.failedB.discouragedC.struckD.troubled8.A.futureB.embarrassingC.obviousD.lost10.A.countedB.meantC.valuedD.eared11.A.forwardB.beforeC.agoD.ahead12.A.ButB.AndC.InsteadD.So13.A.wonderedB.regrettedC.mindedD.tried14.A.viewsB.actionsC.feelingsD.attitudes15.A.importantB.essentialC.complexD.hard16.A.disappearedB.changedC.progressedD.advanced17.A.sensitiveB.convincedC.awareD.tired18.A.byB.againstC.onD.with19.A.clumsyB.gentleC.absurdD.moving20.A.noneB.allC.anythingD.everything

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity繁荣.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayertheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.2.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.3.TheunderlinedphrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means_____.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess4.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers’.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.5.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

In1883anengineernamedJohnRoeblingintendedtobuildabridgeconnectingNewYorkwiththeLongIslanD.1expertsthroughouttheworldthoughtitimpossibleandnot2.Roeblingcouldn't3thevisioninhismindofthisbridgE.HeknewdeepinhisheartitcouldbedonE.Hejusthadto4thedreamwithsomeoneelsE.Aftermuchpersuasionhemanagedto5hissonWashingtonayoungengineer;thatthebridge6couldbebuilt.Workingtogetherthefatherandsondevelopedconceptsof7itcouldbeaccomplishedandhowthedifficultiescouldbe8.Withgreat9andinspirationtheyhiredtheircrewandbegantobuildtheirdreambridgE.TheprojectstartedwellbutunfortunatelyanaccidenttookthelifeofJohn.Washingtonwasinjuredandleftwithabraindamage10himnotbeingabletowalkortalkorevenmovE.Everyonehada11commenttomakeandfelttheprojectshouldbetrasheD.In12ofhisdisabilityWashingtonstillhadaburning13tocompletethebridgeandhismindwasstillas14asever.Hetriedtopassonhis15tosomeofhisfriends.Suddenlyanidea16himashelayinhospital.Allhecoulddowasmoveonefingerandhedecidedtomakethebest17ofit.BymovingthisheslowlydevelopedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswifE.Heusedthemethodoftappingherarmtotelltheengineerswhattodo.Itseemedfoolish18theprojectwasunderwayagain.For13yearsWashingtonlappedouthisinstructionswithhisfingeronhiswife'sarmuntiltheBrooklynBridgewasfinallycompleteD.Perhapsthisisoneofthebestexamplesofanever-say-die19thatovercomesaterriblephysicalhandicapand20animpossiblegoal.1.A.FurthermoreB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Therefore2.A.wonderfulB.creativeC.imaginativE.D.practical3.A.ignoreB.markC.followD.handle4.A.shareB.spareC.enjoyD.leave5.A.adviceB.forceC.convinceD.introduce6.A.asusualB.infactC.bychanceD.afterall7.A.whetherB.whereC.whyD.how8.A.overcomeB.uncoveredC.separatedD.abandoned9.A.disappointmentB.arrangementC.excitementD.treatment10.A.takingupB.settingasideC.resultinginD.leavingoff11.A.negativeB.persuasiveC.informativeD.active12.A.caseB.spiteC.placeD.front13.A.planB.suggestionC.abilityD.desire14.A.seriousB.skilfulC.sharpD.special15.A.powerB.enthusiasmC.contributionD.influence16.A.benefitedB.attackedC.greetedD.hit17.A.useB.funC.changeD.advantage18.A.soB.andC.orD.but19.A.fortuneB.attitudeC.judgmentD.energy20.A.exploresB.ownsC.achievesD.selects

Forty-threeyearsseemslikealongtimetorememberthenameofaperson.Ihaveforgottenthenameofanoldladywhowasan1onmypaperroutewhenIwasatwelve-year-oldboy.Yetitseemslikejustyesterdaythatshetaughtmealessonin2.OneafternoonafriendandIwere3rocksontotheroofoftheoldlady’shouse4herbackyarD.Theobjectofourplaywastoobservehowtherockschangedtomissilesasthey5totheroof’sedgeandshotoutintothe6.IfoundmyselfaperfectlysmoothrockandsentitforaridE.Thestonewastoosmoothhoweversoit7frommyhandasIletitgoandheaded8forasmallwindowontheoldlady’sbackwall.Iwastooscaredaboutgetting9thatfirstnighttobeconcernedabouttheoldladywiththebrokenwindow.Howeverafewdayslater10IwassurethatIhadn’tbeendiscoveredIstartedtofeel11forhermisfortunE.ImadeupmymindthatIwould12mypaperdeliverymoneyandinthreeweeksIhadthesevendollarsthatI13wouldcoverthecostofherwindow.Iputthemoneyinanenvelopewithan14explainingthatIwassorryforbreakingherwindowandhopedthatthesevendollarswouldcoverthe15forrepairingit.Iwaiteduntilitwasdarkthenputtheenvelopethroughtheletterslotinherdoor.ThenextdayI16theoldladyherpaperandwasableto17thewarmsmilethatIwas18her.ShethankedmeforthepaperandsaidHereIhavesomethingforyou.Itwasabagofcookies.IthankedherandatethecookiesasI19myroutE.AfterseveralcookiesI20anenvelopE.WhenIopenedtheenvelopeIwasshockeD.InsidewasthesevendollarsandashortnotethatsaidI’mproudofyou.1.A.adviserB.customerC.assistantD.neighbor2.A.carefulnessB.clevernessC.selfishnessD.forgiveness3.A.throwingB.kickingC.pickingD.striking4.A.byB.underC.fromD.around5.A.droppedB.rolledC.flowedD.fell6.A.roomB.kitchenC.yardD.sky7.A.skippedB.stoppedC.steppedD.slipped8.A.straightB.slowC.rightD.fast9.A.lostB.trappedC.caughtD.hurt10.A.beforeB.whenC.butD.though11.A.guiltyB.safeC.anxiousD.nervous12.A.borrowB.moveC.transferD.save13.A.usedB.calculatedC.choseD.earned14.A.bookB.articleC.noteD.notice15.A.periodB.costC.sizeD.distance16.A.handedB.soldC.leftD.showed17.A.witnessB.wearC.returnD.bring18.A.comparingtoB.playingwithC.learningaboutD.receivingfrom19.A.continuedB.choseC.followedD.forgot20.A.toreB.markedC.boughtD.felt

LearningtoAcceptIlearnedhowtoacceptlifeasitisfrommyfather.1hedidnotteachmeacceptancewhenhewasstrongandhealthybutratherwhenhewas2andill.Myfatherwas3astrongmanwholovedbeingactivebutaterribleillness4allthataway.Nowhecannolongerwalkandhemustsitquietlyinachairallday.Eventalkingis5.OnenightIwenttovisithimwithmysisters.Westarted6aboutlifeandItoldthemaboutoneofmy7.Isaidthatwemustveryoftengivethingsup8wegrow---ouryouthourbeautyourfriends---butitalways9thatafterwegivesomethingupwegainsomethingnewinitsplacE.Thensuddenlymyfather10up.HesaidButPeterIgaveup11!WhatdidIgain?IthoughtandthoughtbutIcouldn’tthinkofanythingtosay.12heansweredhisownquestion:I13theloveofmyfamilyIlookedatmysistersandsawtearsintheireyesalongwithhopeandthankfulness.Iwasalso14byhiswords.AfterthatwhenIbegantofeelirritated愤怒的atsomeoneI15rememberhiswordsandbecome16.IfhecouldreplacehisgreatpainwithafeelingofloveforothersthenIshouldbe17togiveupmysmallirritations.Inthis18Ilearnedthepowerofacceptancefrommyfather.SometimesI19whatotherthingsIcouldhavelearnedfromhimifIhadlistenedmorecarefullywhenIwasaboy.FornowthoughIamgratefulforthisone20.1.A.AfterwardsB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Meanwhile2.A.tiredB.weakC.poorD.slow3.A.alreadyB.stillC.onlyD.once4.A.tookB.threwC.sentD.put5.A.impossibleB.difficultC.stressfulD.Hopeless6.A.worryingB.caringC.talkingD.asking7.A.decisionsB.experiencesC.ambitionsD.beliefs8.A.asB.sinceC.beforeD.till9.A.suggestsB.promisesC.seemsD.requires10.A.spokeB.turnedC.summedD.opened11.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything12.A.SurprisinglyB.ImmediatelyC.NaturallyD.Certainly13.A.hadB.acceptedC.gainedD.enjoyed14.A.touchedB.astonishedC.attractedD.warned15.A.shouldB.couldC.wouldD.might16.A.quietB.calmC.RelaxedD.happy17.A.readyB.likelyC.freeD.able18.A.caseB.formC.methodD.way19.A.doubtB.wonderC.knowD.guess20.A.awardB.giftC.lessonD.word

ShareFlatHappyValleybigflatoneroomreadyforuseimmediatelyquietandconvenientfullyfurnishedparkview$6800includingbillswithmaid.Femalenonsmoker.Nopet.Sara25720836or10077809.MovingsaleTwoarmchairsred/brownat$400eachcoffeetableblackwood$800oilpaintingbig$900Tianjincarpetgreen3×7$600doublebed$500mirrorbigsquare$500fridgebigdoubledoor$1000oldpictures$140upeachplantsbigandsmall.TelWeekend2520--6011/Weekday2524--5867.Part--timeLaboratoryAssistantWantedRequiredbybusyelectronicscompanytohelpwithdevelopmentofcomputer.Shouldhaveanelectronicsdegreeandsomepracticalexperienceofworkinginanelectronicslaboratory.HoursMon.--Fri.930a.m.-500p.m.Fourteendayspaidleave.Salary$6598--10230dependentonexperience.LetterofapplicationtoMrs.GChan.NOVAELECTRONICS45GordonTDHungHornKowloon.1.Theonewhoputsonthefirstadprobablywantsto_______.A.rentabeautifulfiatofherowninHappyValleyB.findanotherladytosharethecosttorentaflatC.shareherroominaflatwithwhoeverhasnopetD.takeonamaidtolookafterherself2.Accordingtotheadsyoumay_______.A.buyanoldpicturefor$130B.callat-2524--r5867andseeabeautifulparkC.buytwoarmchairsfor$800D.hireamaidbypaying$68003.Ifyouwanttobuysomeoldfurnitureyoushould_______.A.getintouchwithNOVAELECTRONICSB.callat2524--5867anydayexceptMondayC.doitbeforeyoumovetoanotherplaceD.callatwhether2524--5867onMondayor2520---6011onSaturday4.Onceyougetapart--timejobinNOVAELECTRONICS_______.A.youwillbegiven14daysoffeachyearbesidesweekendsB.youwillget$6589eachmonthnomatterhowexperiencedyouareC.youhavetoworkatmost4hoursadayD.youshouldwritealetterofapplicationtoMrs.GChan

Makinggreenerchoicesandencouraginghealthylifestylescanpromoteyourhealthandbenefittheenvironment.Herearesomeguidelinestofollow:ChoosefoodsthoughtfullyAmericanshaveneverhadsuchavarietyorabundanceoffoodtochoosefrom.Besidessomanychoiceswenowhearaboutourfoodprinttheamountoflandneededtosupplyoneperson’snutritionalneedsforayear.DowebuycherrytomatoesfromMexicoortomatoesgrownlocallyinahothouse?DowegettheGrannySmithsfromthefarmers’marketorthesupermarket?Isorganicproducehealthierforusandtheplanet?Theseareverycomplexissuesthatrequireanalysisofmanycriteriaincludingtheenergyusedinproducingandtransportingthefoodaswellasthetypeofsoilandmethodsofraisingthefood.Despitethecomplexitiestherearesomegeneralguidelinesyoucanfollow.Forinstanceeatlessmeatoreatlowonthefoodchain.Yourdoctormayhaverecommendedyoutorestrictyourconsumptionofredmeatbecauseofitstoomuchfatcontent.Beyondthatthereareenvironmentalreasonstoo.Raisingfoodanimalscontributessubstantiallytoclimatechangebecauseameat-baseddietrequiresmorelandenergyandwaterthanaplant-basedone.______________________________Drinkingplentyoffluidsissignificantduringhotweatherorwhenexercising.Butisbottledwaterthewaytogo?Youmaynotthinksowhenseeingthetruecosts.Basedonasurveymanufacturingthe30-plusbillionplasticwaterbottlescanproducemorethan2.5milliontonsofcarbondioxideandusethreetimestheamountofwaterinthebottle.Addingintransportationtheenergyusedcomestoover50millionbarrelsofoilequivalent等价物.Consequentlyskipthebottledwateranddrinktapwaterbothathomeandatrestaurants.Additionallybottledwaterisnotnecessarilycleanerthantap.1.InParagraph2theauthorputsforwardthreequestionsmainly______.A.toproveAmericanshavelessfoodtochoosefromB.toshowustheshoppinghabitsofmostAmericansC.toindicateAmericanstendtobuyfoodfromabroadD.toremindpeopletoreconsidertheirfoodpurchase2.Thedoctorrecommendseatinglessredmeatpartlybecause______.A.itcontainstoomuchfatB.itcostsalotintransportationC.itistoolowonthefoodchainD.itisn’trelatedtoclimatechange3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrue?A.AmericansallprefertobuycherrytomatoesfromMexico.B.Theplant-baseddietisresponsiblefortheclimatechange.C.Americanshaveavarietyoffoodtochoosefrom.D.OrganicproduceistheonlychoiceforAmericans.4.Basedonthelastparagraphweknowthat______.A.bottledwateriscleanerthantapwaterB.tapwateriseconomicalaswellaseco-friendlyC.bottledwaterismoreavailablethantapwaterD.tapwaterusesone-thirdthecostofbottledwater5.Whatisthebestsubtitleforthelastparagraph?A.SkipbottledwatercarrytapB.DrinkbottledwaterC.ProduceplasticwaterbottlesD.Savewaterresources

WhenimportanteventsarehappeningaroundtheworldmostpeopleturntotraditionalmediasourcessuchasCNNandBBCforthenews.HoweverduringthewarinIraqin2003manypeoplefollowedthewarfromthepointofviewofanunknownIraqicitizenwhocalledhimselfSalamPax.SalamPaxmeanspeaceSalamPaxwroteadiaryabouteverydaylifeinBaghdadduringthewarandposteditonhiswebsite.Pax’sonlinediarywasakindofwebsiteknownasablog.Blogsareonlinediariesusuallykeptbyindividualsbutsometimesbycompaniesandothergroupsofpeople.TheyarethefastestgrowingtypesofwebsiteontheInternet.Ablogdiffersfromatraditionalwebsiteinseveralways.Mostimportantlyitisupdatedmuchmoreregularly.Manyblogsareupdatedeverydayandsomeareupdatedseveraltimesaday.Alsomostblogsusespecialsoftwareorwebsiteswhichcanhelpordinarypeopleeasilysetupandstartwritingtheirownblogs.Therearemanydifferentkindsofblogs.ThemostpopulartypeisanonlinediaryoflinkswheretheblogwritersurfstheInternetandthenpostslinkstositesornewsarticlesthattheyfindinterestingwithafewcommentsabouteachone.Othertypesarepersonaldiarieswherethewritertalksabouttheirlifeandfeelings.Sometimestheseblogscanbeverypersonal.Thereisanotherkindofbloggingcalledmobloggingshortformobileblogging.MobloggersusemobilephoneswithcamerastotakephotoswhicharepostedinstantlytotheInternet.TheuseofmobilephonesinthiswaymadetheheadlinesinSingaporewhenahighschoolstudentpostedamoviehehadtakenofateachershoutingatanotherstudentontheInternet.Manypeoplewereshockedbywhatthestudentdidandwantedphoneswithcamerastobebannedfromschools.ManypeoplethinkthatasblogsbecomecommonnewsreportingwillrelylessonbigmediacompaniesandmoreonordinarypeoplepostingnewstotheInternet.Theythinkthatthenthenewswillbelesslikealectureandmorelikeaconversationwhereanyonecanjoinin.1.WhichstatementaboutSalamPaxwastrue?A.HeworkedforCNN.B.SalamPaxwasnothisrealnameC.HewasfamousasahostinBBCD.Heusedamobilephoneforhisblog2.Whatisthebiggestdifferencebetweenblogsandtraditionalwebsites?A.BlogsareupdatedmuchmoreoftenB.BlogscontainlinkstootherwebsitesC.BlogsusespecialsoftwareD.Blogscontainpersonalinformation3.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementaboutthefutureismostlikely?InthefutureA.everyonewillhaveablogB.largemediacompanieswillbeunnecessaryC.peoplewillbeabletolearnthenewsfromotherpointsofviewD.bloggingtechnologywillbebanned4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.thehistoryoftheInternetB.newtypesofmediaC.thewarinIraqD.theincreaseofusingcomputers

Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwellbutbewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstandhewantstoteachthemandhewantsthemtolearnfromhim.Whatvisual视觉的artistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplainbecausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolorsnotwords.TheyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolorsoutofthecountlessbillionspossibleisexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthShowingtous.WithouttheirWorkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolorsorhavefeltthedelightthattheybroughttotheartist.MostartiststaketheirShapesandcolorsfromtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesinmotion动作andresponsetheirchoicesindicate说明thattheseaspects方面oftheworldareworthlookingatthattheycontainbeautifulsightsContemporaryartistsmightsaythattheymerelychoosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpatternandthatthereisnothingmoreinit.Yeteventheydonotchooseentirelywithoutreferencetothecharacteroftheirsubjects.Ifonepainterchoosestopaintabrokenlegandanotheralakeinmoonlighteachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworld.Eachpainteristellingussomethingshowingussomethingemphasizing强调something-allofwhichmeansthatconsciously有意识地orunconsciouslyheistryingtoteachus.1.Accordingtothepassageallartistisalwaystryingto_______________A.showhistalentstothepublicB.expresssomethingnewtothepublicC.createsomethingextremelybeautifulD.attractuswithshapesandcolors2.Itisimpliedthat_________.A.weowetheartistsagreatdealB.wecanneverthanktheartistsenoughfortheirworksC.artists’workshouldbepraisedworldwideD.weshouldbegrateful感激的totheartistsfortheirwork3.Fromthispassagewelearnthat_____________________A.paintingsaremoremeaningfulthannovels’B.paintersareexpressivethanwritersC.weshouldbemoreinterestedinpaintingthaninwritingD.thereisalwayssomethingmoreinanartist’sworkbeyondshapesandcolors

Inasurprisingdiscoveryaboutwherehigherlifecansurvivescientistshavefoundashrimp——likecreatureandajellyfishswimmingbeneathanAntarcticicesheet.About180metersbelowtheicewherenolightcangetthroughscientistshadthoughtnothingmuchmorethanafewmicrobes微生物couldexist.That’swhyaNASAteamwassurprisedwhentheyloweredavideocameratogetthefirstlonglookattheunderbellyofanicesheetinAntarctica.Acuriousshrimp–likecreaturecameswimmingbyandthenparkeditselfonthecamera’scable.Scientistsalsopulledupatentacle触须theybelievecamefromajellyfish.Wewereoperatingonthepresumptionthatnothing’stherE.SaidNASAicescientistRobertBindschadler.Itwasashrimpyou’denjoyhavingonyourplatE.Wewerejustgaga狂热的overithesaidofthe7.5cmlongorangecreaturestarringintheirtwo–minutevideo.Technicallyit’snotashrimp.It’saLyssianasidamphipodwhichisdistantlyrelatedtotheshrimp.Thevideoislikelytoinspireexpertstorethinkwhattheyknowaboutlifeinharshenvironments.Andithasscientiststhinkingthatifshrimp–likecreaturescanlivebelow180metersofAntarcticiceinfreezingdarkwaterwhataboutothercoldplaces?WhataboutEuropaafrozenmoonofJupiter?CynanEllis–EvansascientistoftheBritishAntarcticSurveycalledthefindingfascinating.Hesaiditwaspossiblethecreaturesswaminfromfarawayanddon’tlivetherepermanently.ButKimwhoisaco-authorofthestudydoubtsit.ThesiteinWestAntarcticaisatleast19kmfromopenseas.Bindschadlerdrilleda20cm–wideholeandwaslookingatatinyamountofwater.Thatmeansit’sunlikelythattwocreaturesswamfromgreatdistancesandwerecapturedrandomlyinthatsmallofanareashesaiD.Yetscientistwerepuzzledatwhatthefoodsourcewouldbeforthesecreatures.Whilesomemicrobescanmaketheirownfoodoutofchemicalsintheoceancomplexlifeliketheshrimpcan’tKimsaiD.Sohowdotheysurvive?That’sthekeyquestion.KimSai.It’sprettyamazingwhenyoufindahugepuzzlelikethatonaplanetwherewethoughtweknoweverything.KimsaiD.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordharshprobablymean?A.coldB.loudC.cruelD.ugly2.AccordingtoKimtheshrimp–likecreature.A.swamgreatdistancestoAntarcticB.hasalwayslivedintheregionC.graduallyevolvedfromshrimpsD.hasnothingincommonwithshrimps3.Thefindingissignificantinthat.A.itmarksNASA’SfirstAntarcticbiologicalstudyB.itprovesthereismarinelifeintheAntarcticC.itcouldinspirefurtherstudyoflifeinharshenvironmentsD.itshowsthatLyssianasidamphipodiscloselyrelatedtoshrimps4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthediscoveryisFALSE?A.ComplexlifeusuallylivesonotherformsoflifE.B.Scientistssawtwocreaturesinthetwo–minutevideo.C.Itispossibleforcreaturestolive180metersbelowtheicethoughthereisnolight.D.Scientistscapturedtheshrimp–likecreatureinacamerabydrillingaholethroughtheicE.

Youprobablydon’tremembermeshebeganbutIhavecomebacktofileforgraduationwithdistinction以优异成绩毕业.Andthenshepulledout8pieceofpaperfromher1andgaveittome.ItwasmyhandwritingbutIdidn’t2writingit.__3theAssistantDirectoroftheHonorsProgramattheuniversityoneofmyjobswastoreviewstudents’reportcardstomakesuretheymet4forcontinuinginHonors.Itwas__5__forfreshmen大学一年级学生tohavearoughstartandbeinformedthattheycouldnolonger6inHonorsaftertheirfirstterm.Sometimessecondtermreportcardswouldbesenttousanyway7studentswerenolongerintheprogram.ThenoteshehandedmereadCongratulations8yourexcellentsecondterm.WhileIknowyoumayhavebeendisappointedwithyourfallgradesyoushouldfeelwonderfully9ofhowyouhaveturnedyoureffortsaround.Thatisanimpressive10!Bestofluckinkeepingupthegoodwork.Rememberwitha3.5averagewhichyoucandobyyourlasttermandyoucan11forgraduationwithdistinction.Thestudent12andsaidYoucantknowwhatthis13tome.IhavecardeditinmywalletforthreeyearsandpulleditouteverytimeIdidn’twanttodomywork.ForthreeyearsIhavebeenplanningonwalkingintoyourofficeand14youthisnoteandthisreportcard.Shehandedmeher15reportcard3.502.Iwouldlikethepaperworkforgraduationwithdistinction.Iwas16.ShecriedandIwantedto.Writingthenoteseemedlike17tomehuthadmeantsomuchtoher.I18hadnoideathatmyactionshadsuchmeaning.Ihaveenjoyedthismemoryformanyyears--withappreciationforsuchanactof19.Thekindnesswasnotminein20thenotebutherkindnessinwantingmetoknowthatwhatIdidhadmattered.1.A.walletB.bookC.pocketD.handbag2.A.regretB.tryC.rememberD.consider3.A.ForB.WithC.ExceptD.As4.A.professorsB.programsC.classmatesD.requirements5.A.commonB.impossibleC.unacceptableD.necessary6.A.workB.continueC.believeD.refuse7.A.incaseB.sothatC.eventhoughD.asif8.A.toB.withC.onD.in9.A.proudB.tiredC.afraidD.careful10.A.mistakeB.adventureC.suggestionD.achievement11.A.careB.searchC.answerD.apply12.A.wentonB.turnedupC.brokendownD.gaveup13.A.meantB.referredC.happenedD.owed14.A.togiveB.gaveC.giveD.giving15.A.latestB.poorC.interestingD.empty16.A.disappointedB.amazedC.frightenedD.worried17.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing18.A.finallyB.luckilyC.reallyD.angrily19.A.courageB.offerC.memoryD.kindness20.A.writingB.readingC.savingD.recognizing

Wouldyoueatareadymealfromthefridgeratherthancookbyyourself?HaveyoubeendoingInternetshoppingratherthangoingtothestores?Whatcan’tyoubebotheredtodo?AstudyintohowlazyBritishpeoplearehasfoundmorethanhalfoftheadultsaresoidle懒散的thatthey’dcatchtheliftratherthanclimbtwoflightsofstairs.Justover2000peoplewerequizzedbyindependentresearchersatNuffieldHealth.Britain’slargesthealthcenter.Theresultswereextremelysurprising.Aboutoneinsixpeoplequestionedsaidiftheirremotecontrolwasbrokentheywouldcontinuewatchingthesamechannelratherthangetup.Morethanonethirdofthosequestionedsaidtheywouldnotruntocatchabus.Worryinglyofthe654respondentswithchildren64％saidtheywereoftentootiredtoplaywiththem.Thisledthereporttoconcludethatit’snowonderthatoneinsixchildrenintheUKareclassifiedasobeseveryfatbeforetheystartschoo1.DrSarahDaunceymedicaldirectorofNuffieldHealthsaidPeopleneedtogetfitternotjustfortheirownsakebutforthesakeoftheirfamiliesfriendsandevidentlytheirpetstoo.Ifwedon’tstarttotakecontrolofthisproblemawholegenerationwillbecometoounfittoperformeventhemostfundamentaltasks.AndScotland’slargestcityGlasgowwasshamedasthemostidlecityintheUKwith75％questionedadmittingtheydonotgetenoughexercisefollowedcloselybyBirminghamandSouthamptonbothwith67％.TheresultsbringseriouschallengesfortheNationalHealthService.whereobesity一relatedillnessessuchasheartdiseaseandcancerhavebeenonasteadyincreaseforthepast40yearsandarecostingbillionsofpoundseveryyear.1.Howmanypeoplequestioneddon’tplaywiththeirchildren?A.1280.B.Morethan333.C.654.D.About420.2.Thestudyleadsustobelievethat.A.thepetsintheUKwillbeintroubleiftheirownerskeeptheirwayoflifeB.Glasgowpeoplefeelashamedbecausetheydon’tgetenoughexerciseC.BritishpeoplearethelaziestaroundtheworldD.fivesixthsoftheBritishchildrenarehealthy3.Howdoestheauthorconvincethereaders?A.Bypresentingtheresultsofstudy.B.Byprovidinganswerstoquestions.C.Byinterviewingsomeexperts.D.Bytellingastory.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.AstudyofBritishpeopleB.AstudyofBritishpeople’slifestyles.C.ThehealthserviceintheUK.D.TheobesityproblemintheUK.

AsateenagerIfeltIwasalwayslettingpeopledown.Iwasrebellious反叛的outside1ontheinsideIwantedpeopleto2me.OnceIlefthometohitchhike搭便车toCaliforniawithmyfriendPenelope.Thetripwasn’t3andthereweremanytimesIdidn’tfeelsafe.Onesituationinparticular4megratefultostillbealive.WhenIreturnedhomeIwasdifferentnotsooutwardlysureofmyself.Iwashappytobehome.ButthenInoticedthatPenelopewhowas5withuswaswearingmyclothes.Andmy6seemedtolikeherbetterthanme.IwonderedifIwouldbe7ifIweren’tthere.Itoldmymomandsheexplainedthat8Penelopewasalovelygirlnoonecould9me.IpointedoutSheismorepatientandisneaterthanIhaveeverbeen.Mymomsaidthesewerewonderful10butIwastheonlypersonwhocouldfillmy11.Shemademerealizethatevenwithmy12－andthereweremany—Iwasalovedmemberofthefamilywhocouldn’tbereplaced.Ibecameasearcherwantingto13whoIwasandwhatmademeunique.My14ofmyselfwaschanging.Iwantedasolidbasetostartfrom.Istartedtoresistpressureto15inwaysthatIdidn’tlikeanymoreandIwas16bywhoIreallywas.Icametofeelmuchmore17thatnoonecanevertakemyplace.Eachofus18auniqueplaceintheworld.YouarespecialnomatterwhatotherssayorwhatyoumaythinkSo19aboutbeingreplaced.You20be.1.A.andB.butC.asD.for2.A.leaveB.respectC.admireD.like3.A.easyB.hardC.funD.long4.A.succeededB.keptC.managedD.remained5.A.playingB.eatingC.stayingD.running6.A.familyB.friendsC.relativesD.class7.A.lovedB.mentionedC.caredD.missed8.A.beforeB.afterC.thoughD.unless9.A.scoldB.compareC.replaceD.match10.A.qualitiesB.girlsC.peopleD.times11.A.characterB.roleC.taskD.job12.A.faultsB.advantagesC.mannersD.pities13.A.lookforB.lookbackC.findoutD.giveup14.A.pictureB.viewC.senseD.drawing15.A.thinkB.learnC.changeD.act16.A.thankfulB.delightedC.disappointedD.hopeful17.A.sureB.doubtfulC.happyD.lonely18.A.carriesB.catchesC.seizesD.holds19.A.talkB.forgetC.careD.argue20.A.mustn’tB.shouldn’tC.can’tD.needn’t

Thinkingofthrowingyouroldcellphone?Thinkagain.Maybeyoushouldmineitfirstforgoldsilverandothermetals.It’scalledurbanminingsearchingthroughthesmallpiecesofmetalinelectronicproductsforgoldsilverandotherexpensivemetals.Itisagrowingindustryaroundtheworldaspricesformetalgrowhigherandhigher.Thegoldandotherpreciousmetalsfromelectronicproductsaremelteddownandthensold.Themetalscanbemadeintojewelryorcircuit电路formobilephones.ItcanbeprecioussowewanttorecyclewhateverwecansaidTadahikoSekigawapresidentofEco-SystemRecyclingCo.LtD.Atonofore矿石fromagoldmineproducesjust5gramsofgoldonaveragewhileatonofmobilephonescangive150gramsormoreaccordingtoastudybyYokohamaMetalCo-LtD.anotherrecyclingcompany.Thesameamountofuselessmobilephonesalsocontainsaround100kgofcopperand3kgofsilveramongothermetals.Recyclinghasbecomemoreimportantbecausepricesofmetalshavehitrecordhighs.Eco-Systemsopened20yearsagonearTokyousuallyproducesabout200to300kgofgoldbarsamonthworthabout$5.9millionto$8.8million.That’saboutthesameasasmallgoldminE.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?A.Theamountofrecyclingpreciousmetalhasgrownhigher.B.Atonofmobilephonescontainsabout100kgofcopperand3kgofsilver.C.Japanneedn’trecycleoldcellphones.D.Eco-SystemsnearTokyoproduced500kgofgoldbarsamonth.2.Whichofthefollowingthingsmaybemadefromrecycledmetals?A.Jewelry.B.Ore.C.Copper.D.MinE.3.Recyclingbecomessoimportantthesedaysbecause.A.thereareplentyofrecyclingfactoryB.goldcanbemadeintocircuitboardsC.pricesofmetalshavehitrecordhighsD.themetalscanbeusedagaininnewcellphones4.Whatisurbanmining?A.Searchingthroughsmallpiecesofmetalinelectronicproducts.B.Meltingdownthemetalsandmakingthemintonewshapes.C.Miningforgoldsilverandothermetalsfromusedcellphones.D.Anotherwayofsayingeco-systemrecyclingfactories.

Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinasportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandsportswomen?Formanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoung.Andgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplace.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursadayevenattheweekendwhenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.AnotherproblemisofcoursemoneyInmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegivenitmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentandsportsclothestransporttocompetitionsspecialequipmentetc.Allcanbeexpensive.Manyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyage.Somedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydeveloped.Professionaltrainershoweverbelievethatitisonlybytrainingwhenyoungthatyoucanreachthetopassuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetopandbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.1.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A.Anadvertisement.B.Adiary.C.Anewspaper.D.Anoticeboard.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetotakeasecondplaceinthefirstparagraphmean?A.tobecomelessimportantB.ToputitatanotherplaceC.TohappenagainD.Theyarethemostimportantofallthethings3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’seasytomakeadecisionwhenyourchildrenwanttotakeupsports.B.Mostofthestudentsmaybecometopsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.C.Earlytrainingmaydamageyoungmuscles.D.It’snotveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchildren’sdevelopmentinsports.

Runnersinarelayracepassastickinonedirection.HowevermerchantspassedsilkgoldfruitandglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoaD.TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiesandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChinaacrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEastandendedintheMediterraneanSea.Itwasusedfromabout200B.CtoaboutA.D.1300whenseatravelofferednewroutes.Itwassometimescalledtheworld’slongesthighway.HoweverSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutesnotonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsundeepsnowandevenbattles.OnlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafE.TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedasmoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.GoldsilverandglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsia.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChina.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.ChinesemerchantstradedpaperwhichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRome.TheChinesehadlearnedtograft嫁接differenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.TheypassedthisscienceontoothersincludingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapple.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld-widebusiness2000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeB.ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharetheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwayforlearningdiplomacy外交andreligion.1.It’sprobablethattradersalongtheSilkRoadneeded____A.toremembertheentiretraderouteB.toknowthemakingofproductsC.toreceivecertainspecialtrainingD.todealwithalotofdifficulties2.TheSilkRoadbecamelessimportantbecause____.A.itwasmadeupofdifferentroutesB.silktradingbecamelesspopularC.seatravelprovidedeasierroutesD.peopleneededfewerforeigngoods3.NewtechnologiescouldtravelalongtheSilkRoadbecausepeople____.A.learnedfromeachotherB.sharedeachother’sbeliefsC.tradedgoodsalongtherouteD.earnedtheirlivingbytraveling4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSilkRoad:PastandPresentB.TheSilkRoad:EastMeetsWestC.TheSilkRoad:RoutesFullofDangersD.TheSilkRoad:PathwaysforLearning

Lotsofparentsfeeltheydon’thaveanywaystodisciplinetheirchildren---nothingseemstowork.Infact30%parentssaytheirdisciplinemethodsjustdon’twork.AngelaWarrenisoneofthosemoms.HerdaughterSkaiseemsimmunetoeverymethoD.Theytakeawaythetoysunplug拔掉插头herTVandeventaketheTVawayattimes.Theytrytheirbesttoteachheralesson.Butitseemslikenothingisworking.Infactthebiggestproblemisthattoooftenparentsgiveintotheirchildrentostoptheirchildrenfromthrowingatantrum耍性子.Parentsdoitbecauseitiseasier.Itisavoidablebehaviorwhichmeansthattheydon’twanttocauseproblemstheydon’twantthekidstogointoatempertantrumandtheydon’twantthenightruineD.Theyjustwantthingstobecalmbuttheyareteachingtheirchildrenhowtogetresultswiththatbehavior.Andovertimebeingafraidoftempertantrumsmeanssomekidswillturnintospoiledchildren.Soyouaregoingtodealwithakidwhodoesn’thavearealgoodsenseofthemselvesandtheydon’thaveverygoodboundariestoworkwith.Thatmeanstheyarealsonotgoingtohaveagoodsenseofhavingboundarieswithothers.Inordertoavoidthatfutureparentsshouldbuilddisciplinethatislovingconsistentandfirm.Youcan’tbefriendswithyourkidsifneversetrules-----thekidsaregoingtobeveryconfusedbythatandwillusuallygoagainstthatrulE.Parentsshouldknowthatdisciplinedoesn’tmeanpunishment.Disciplinemeansteaching---youaretheirteacher.Youarethemostinfluentialpersonintheirlives.1.ThesecondparagraphmentionsSkaito______________A.showthatsheisabadstudent.B.praiseherforherspecialcharacterC.provechildrenaredifficulttocontrolnow.D.showthesituationofeducationisserious2.Theunderlineworditinparagraph3refersto_______________A.lettingchildrenescapeblameB.beingangrywiththeirchildrenC.keepingaquietnightD.makingchildrenhappy.3.Whatisthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?_______A.Badeffectsofparents’spoilingchildren.B.Children’sbadrelationshipwithothers.C.Children’sbehaviortaughtbyparents.D.Reasonswhychildrenareagainstrules.4.Accordingtotheauthorparentsshould________A.punishchildrenagainstrules.B.teachchildrenmoreknowledgeC.makefriendswiththeirchildrenwithoutrules.D.makeclearrulesfulloflovefortheirchildren

Haveyoueverwonderedwhydifferentanimalsorpestshavetheirparticularcolours?Coloursinthemseemtobeusedmainlytoprotectthemselves.Birdsespeciallyseagullsareveryfondoflocustsbutbirdscannoteasilycatchlocustsbecauselocustschangetheircolourstogetherwiththechangeofthecolourofcrops.Whencropsaregreenlocustslookgreen.Butwhencropsareripelocuststakeonexactlythesamebrowncolourascropshave.Someotherpestswithdifferentcoloursfromplantsareusuallyeasilyfoundandeatenbytheirenemies.Sotheyhavetohidethemselvesinterrorforlivesandappearonlyatnight.Ifyoustudytheanimallifeinanypartoftheworldyouwillfindthemainuseofcolouringistoprotectthemselves.Bearswolvesandotherbeastsmovequietlythroughforests.Theyareusuallyinvisibletotheeyesofhuntersbecausetheyhavethecolourmuchlikethebarksoftrees.Anevenmorestrangeactremainstobenoticed.Akindoffishlivinginseascansendoutakindofveryblackliquidwhenitfacesdanger.Whiletheliquidspreadsoveritsenemiescannotfinditanditimmediatelyswimsaway.Thusithasexisteduptonowthoughitisnotpowerfulatall.1.Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A.thechangeofcolourinlocustsB.theprotectivecolorationofanimalsandpestsC.howacertainseafishprotectsitselfD.animalsorpestscandyethemselvesdifferentcolours2.Locustsare________buttheyarenoteasilywipedoutbytheirenemiesbecause________.A.animals;theyarepowerfulenoughB.beasts;theyaredangeroustotheirenemiesC.pests;theytakeonthesamecoloursascropsD.birds;theyflyextraordinarilyfast3.Thepeststhathavedifferentcoloursfromplantsusuallyappearatnightbecause________.A.theirenemiescaneasilyfindthemandeatthemB.theyhavethehabitofcomingoutindarknessC.it’seasyforthemtodestroyplantsindarknessD.birdstaketheirrestwhennightcomes4.Bearsandwolveshavethesamecolourasbarksoftreesbecause________.A.theyfearotherbeastsB.theylikebrownorgreycoloursC.theyenjoywalkingthroughforestsquietlyD.thecolourshelppreventthemselvesfrombeingnoticed

TODAYFridayNovember12JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWestSheen.DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapierMortlakeHighSt.from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.SATURDAYNovember13JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission60p.MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarterLowerRichmondRoadPutneyprovidedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoadRichmond.JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission80p.THEDERBYARMSUpperRichmondRoadWestgiveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion手风琴.Tel:789—4536SUNDAYNovember14DISCOSatinSoundsDiscofreeatTheLordNapierMortLakeHighStreetfrom8a.m.to8p.m.FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.HEAVYMUSICwithTonySimonatTheBullUpperRichmondRoadWestEastSheen.THEDERBYARMSUpperRichmondRoadWestgiveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion.1.WhereandwhencanyouheartheNormanChopTrio?A.AttheBull’sHeadonSunday.B.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.C.AttheBullonSaturday.D.AttheBlackHorseonSaturday.2.YouwanttospendtheSaturdaybyjoiningtheentertainmentwithyourfamily.Whereshouldyougo?A.DiscoatTheLordNapier.B.JazzatTheBull’sHead.C.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.D.TheelectricaccordionatTheDerbyArms.3.YouwanttoenjoytheelectricaccordiononSaturday.Whichtelephonenumberdoyouhavetoringtofindoutwhattimeitstarts?A.789—6749.B.789—4536C.682—1158.D.688—4626.4.Youwanttospendthesamedayattwodifferentplacesanddon’twanttocrossanystreet.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoice?A.Thesing-alongattheBlackHorseandJazzatTheBull’sHead.B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorseandFolkMusicatTheDerbyArms.C.FolkMusicatTheDerbyArmsandHeavyMusicwithTonySimonatTheBull.D.MusicalHallatTheStar＆GarterandDiscoatTheLordNapier.

Habitswhethergoodorbadaregraduallyformed.Whenapersondoesacertainthingagainheisdrivenbysomeunseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedlythenahabitisformed.Onceahabitisformeditisdifficultandsometimesimpossibletogetridof.Itisthereforesoimportantthatweshouldpaygreatattentiontotheformationofhabits.Childrenoftenformbadhabitssomeofwhichremainwiththemaslongastheylive.Olderpersonsalsoformbadhabitslastingaslongastheyliveandsometimesbecomeruinedbybadhabits.Thereareotherhabitswhichwhenformedinearlylifeareofgreathelp.Manysuccessfulmensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingtodowithcertainhabitsinearlylifesuchasearlyrisinghonestyandsoon.Amongthehabitswhichchildrenshouldnotformarelazinesslyingstealingandsoon.Thesearealleasilyformedhabits.Unfortunatelyolderpersonsoftenformhabitswhichcouldhavebeenavoided.Weshouldkeepawayfromallthesebadhabitsandtrytoformsuchhabitsaswillbegoodforourselvesandothers.1.areformedlittlebylittle.A.OnlygoodhabitsB.OnlybadhabitsC.BothgoodhabitsandbadhabitsD.Eithergoodhabitsorbadhabits2.Theunderlinedwordtheminthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.badhabitsB.goodhabitsC.childrenD.otherpersons3.Whyshouldwepaymuchattentiontotheformationofhabits?A.Becausehabitsareofgreathelptoeveryoneofus.B.Becauseamancannevergetridofahabit.C.Becauseit’shardandsometimesevenimpossibletothrowawaybadhabits.D.Becauseweareforcedtodothemagainandagain.4.Accordingtothepassageearlyrising.A.hassomethingtodowithsuccessB.isaneasilyformedhabitC.issuchahabitasshouldhavebeenavoidedD.issuchabeneficialhabitaswillbekept

I’dbeen16forsixdaysandwasalreadypreparedtodealwithfailure.Irememberwhenmymum1meupthatmorninghervoicewasn’tas2asitusuallywas.Istayedinbedforafewminutes.Iwas3toleaveitswarmthandcomfortanddidn’twanttofacetheproblemthatI’dletmyself4forthepastsixmonths.FinallyIdraggedmyselfoutof5.Ifinishedgettingreadyandtriedto6.Itdidn’tworksoIdecidedthatmy7shouldgowithme.WehadalittletimesoIthoughtwecouldpracticeparking.I8withthewheelhittingthefence.AfterthatthelittlebitofconfidenceI’dhadwas9.Itriedtwomoretimesbutdidn’t10much.ThenweheadedtothetestsitE.Iwentintoaroomforsomepaperwork.AndIwaitedfor20minutes—just11timetomakemyselfbelievethatIwasgoingtofail.Thenfinallyitwasmy12.IjustwantedtogetitoverandmakesurethatIhadtocomebacknextThursday.IsteppedoutsideandtheskywasthelightblueIlove.Itofferedmesome13andIrealizedsomething:somethingbetweenwhenIpulledmyselfofftheseatandwhenIgotoutside.Ihadbecome14andconfident.ThefirstthingIhadtodowasparkingwhichIdidquite15.Theconfidencethatcamewithithitmelikeawave.TherestofthetestwentwelltooandI16itall.AsIdrovebacktheinstructortoldmeIwouldnotbecomingbackforasecond17nextThursday.BackinthebuildingIdidn’thavetosayaword.Mymumknewjustbylookingatme.Her18madeherfacesofter.AndI’msureitwasatleastasbigasthesmileonmyface.Hereyes19lookedkindofteary.Iknewshewas20formE.1.A.gotB.wokeC.turnedD.brought2.A.loudB.weakC.noisyD.strong3.A.unableB.unhappyC.unwillingD.unavailable4.A.mentionB.forgetC.leaveD.put5.A.houseB.kitchenC.garageD.bed6.A.setdownB.takedownC.calmdownD.putdown7.A.mumB.dadC.instructorD.teacher8.A.succeededB.failedC.managedD.attempted9.A.missingB.lostC.disappearedD.gone10.A.workB.improveC.changeD.get11.A.enoughB.littleC.moreD.less12.A.abilityB.performanceC.timeD.turn13.A.beliefB.advantageC.anxietyD.comfort14.A.calmB.anxiousC.excitedD.cautious15.A.badlyB.wellC.unsuccessfullyD.hardly16.A.passedB.wentC.failedD.tried17.A.practiceB.paperworkC.testD.parking18.A.wordsB.smileC.lookD.anger20.A.sadB.happyC.nervousD.sorry

Italiansareconsideredthemosthandsomemenintheworldwhilemenwhoarebalding变秃的andagingdonotnecessarilylosetheirlooksaccordingtoaninternationalsurvey.A.MaleBeautysurveyofnearly10000menandwomenin12countriesconductedbymarketresearchfirmSynovatefoundthatgoodhygiene卫生wasactuallythetoprequirementformentobeingconsideredhandsome.Thesecondmainrequirementtobeconsideredgood-lookingwasconfidencewithnearlyonefifthofallrespondentssayingamanmustcarryhimselfwellfollowedbyhavingagreatsmile.Hairoralackofseemedtohavelittleimpactwithonlyonepercentofrespondentssayingthatafullheadofhairwasneededtobehandsome.Oldermencanalsotakeheartas60percentofrespondentssaidaman’sappearancegetsbetterwithagewithAmericansChineseGreeksandMalaysiansagreeingwiththatthemost.Menareseenlikeafinewine–theyonlygetbetterwhichisgoodnewsforsomeofusBobMichaelsSynovatespokesmansaidinastatement.Butlooksdidalsocomedowntogeography.ThesurveyconductedinOctoberinAustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaFranceGreeceMalaysiaRussiaSouthAfricaSpainBritainandtheUnitedStatesfoundItalianmenwereconsideredtobethemosthandsome–eventhoughItalywasnotinthosecountriessurveyed.TheywerefollowedbymenfromtheUnitedStatesRussiaandBrazil.InSpainmorementhanwomenconsiderhavingmusclesanddressingwelltobenecessarilyrequirementswhiletheoppositewastrueforGreekwomenwhoweremorelikelytothinkamacho男子气概的lookwasappealing.FarmoreBritishFrenchandAustralianwomenalsoseemedtovalueagreatsmilethanmendo.1.Howmanyrespondentsthinkhairisthenecessaryrequirementformen?A.12.B.100.C.10000.D.60.2.Accordingtothesurveytheunderlinedphrasecomedowntocanbereplacedby________.A.standforB.equaltoC.relatetoD.gowith3.BysayingMenareseenlikeafinewinemeans________.A.men’sappearancesgetbetterastimegoesbyB.menarealmostaddictedtoafinewineC.drinkingfinewineisoftenseemaccordingtothesurveyD.afinewinecanmakemenlookbetter4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.SynovatewasoneoftherespondentsfromItaly.B.Russianmenwererankingthethirdplace.C.HavingagreatsmileisthemostimportantforSpanishmen.D.Thereare12countriessurveyedincludingItalyandCanada.

Anewresearchhasuncoveredthatcultureisadeterminingfactorwheninterpretingfacialemotions情感.ThestudyrevealsthatincultureswhereemotionalcontrolisthestandardsuchasJapanfocusisplacedontheeyestointerpretemotions.WhereasincultureswhereemotionisopenlyexpressedsuchastheUnitedStatesthefocusisonthemouthtointerpretemotion.ThesefindingsgoagainstthepopulartheorythatthefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionscanbeuniversallyrecognizedsaidUniversityofAlbertaresearcherDr.TakahikoMasuda.Aperson'scultureplaysaverystrongroleindetermininghowtheywillreademotionsandneedstobeconsideredwheninterpretingfacialexpression.Theseculturaldifferencesareevennoticeableincomputeremoticons情感符号whichareusedtoconveyawriter'semotionsoveremailandtextmessaging.TheJapaneseemoticonsforhappinessandsadnessvaryintermsofhowtheeyesaredrawnwhileAmericanemoticonsvarywiththedirectionofthemouth.IntheUnitedStatestheemoticons:and:-showahappyfacewhereastheemoticons:or:-showasadface.HoweverJapanesetendtousethesymbol''toindicateahappyfaceand;_;toindicateasadface.Wethinkitisquiteinterestingandappropriatethataculturetendstomaskitsemotions.TheJapanesewouldfocusonaperson'seyeswhendeterminingemotionaseyestendtobequitesubtle微妙的saidMasuda.IntheUnitedStateswhereopenemotionisquitecommonitmakessensetofocusonthemouthwhichisthemostexpressivefeatureonaperson'sface.1.Thetextmainlytellsusthat__________.A.culturaldifferencesareexpressedinemotionsB.cultureisthekeytointerpretingfacialemotionsC.differentemoticonsarepreferredindifferentculturesD.peoplefromdifferentculturesexpressemotionsdifferently2.WhichemoticonisusedbyAmericanstoshowahappyface?A.;_;B.:-C.:-D.:3.IfaJapanesewantstodetectwhetherasmileistrueorfalsehewillprobably_______.A.readthewholefaceB.focusonthemouthC.lookintotheeyesD.judgebythevoice4.Peopleusedtobelievethat_______.A.somefacialexpressionsofemotionsweretoocomplextoberecognizedB.peopleintheworldinterpretedbasicemotionsindifferentwaysC.peoplecouldonlyrecognizethefacialexpressionsofbasicemotionsD.peopleallovertheworldunderstoodbasicemotionsinthesameway

Aftermy26second-gradersfinishedrecitingthetexttheysettledbackintheirseats.ButDuanewasstill__1__there.Duanewasabrightandlovablestudent__2__hismotherasingleparenthadmanyproblemssuchasdrinking.__3__thathemighthavehadabadnightIwalkedovertohimtoseewhatwaswrong.AshelookedupIcouldseethe__4__inhisdarkeyes.Mrs.Brownaren’tyougoingtoopenmypresentforyou?heasked__5__.Iputitonyourdesk.Gettingbackhisgiftfrommydeskhehandedittome.Inoticedmygift__6__tobeamatchbox.Duanetoldmethatthiswasreallyajewelrybox__7__amatchbox.AsIopeneditthe__8__oftwobeercapssurprisedme.Duane__9__methattheyweretwoearrings.HehadnoticedthatI__10__woreearringsandwantedmetohavesomeprettyones.Iwas__11__byDuane’screativityandthoughtfulness.__12__birthoneofmyearswasslightlydeformed畸形的.Fearingthatwearingearringsmight__13__totheearIavoidedwearingthem.ButhowcouldI__14__towearthesepreciousearringsgivenbythis__15__child?AsIplacedtheearringsonmyearsmy__16__clappedandDuanestoodproudlybesideme.Sincethenthematchboxremainedonmydesk.It__17__meofDuane’sactofkindnessandofthelessonshetaughtme.Althoughhis__18__athomewasbadDuanecontinuedtoseethegoodinlife.Althoughpoorhestillwantedto__19__.WheneverIseeDuane’sgiftonmydeskIfeelencouraged.IfIamhaving__20__reachingastudentI’lltrytobelikeDuaneandgivethatstudentapieceofmyheart.1.A.sittingB.cryingC.standingD.speaking2.A.unlessB.thoughC.soD.since3.A.WonderingB.ThinkingC.FindingD.Pointing4.A.hopeB.joyC.hurtD.determination5.A.disappointedlyB.angrilyC.happilyD.shyly6.A.happenedB.appearedC.usedD.ought7.A.aswellasB.morethanC.exceptforD.ratherthan8.A.shapeB.colorC.designD.sight9.A.persuadedB.fooledC.toldD.encouraged10.A.onlyB.oftenC.onceD.never11.A.frightenedB.touchedC.knockedD.influenced12.A.SinceB.UntilC.BeforeD.Unless13.A.doharmB.drawattentionC.addweightD.haveaneffect14.A.refuseB.offerC.agreeD.wait15.A.generousB.honestC.specialD.sad16.A.handsB.studentsC.audiencesD.friends17.A.convincedB.remindedC.provedD.showed18.A.performanceB.experienceC.situationD.health19.A.pleaseB.takeC.giveD.accept20.A.chanceB.possibilityC.intentionD.difficulty

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.majorB.determinedC.promotionD.prosperousE.stressedF.surprisinglyG.impressedH..questionsI..cooperationJ..increasinglyBarackObamahasbeenahitinChina.ApartfromholdingtalkswithChineseleadersthepresident___1___theChinesewithalivelyquestion-and-answersessionwithcollegestudents.InfactheisthefirstU.S.presidenttovisitChinainsidehisfirstyearinofficE.TheUnitedStatesinsistswedonotseektocontainChina’srisehetoldChinesestudentsinShanghai.OnthecontrarywewelcomeChinaasastrongand___2___andsuccessfulmemberofthecommunityofnations.TheU.S.-Chinarelationshiphasopenedthedoortopartnershipson___3___globalconcernsincludingeconomicrecoverycleanenergyclimatechangeandthe___4___ofpeaceandbeyondheaddeD.IndeedgiventhesepressingissuesChinaandtheUnitedStateshave___5___foundtheirfuturelinkedtogether.Theydiscoveredthatthelargestdevelopingnationandthemostpowerfulindustrializedcountryhavetoworkinconcert.Obama’svisittoChinaonNovember15-18highlightedthecomplexityofarguablythemostimportantbilateral双边relationshipintheworld.MoreoverforalltheirdifferencesanddisagreementsBeijingandWashingtonare___6___tomanagetheirrelationsinawaythatwillcontributetoworldpeaceanddevelopment.ObamakickedoffhisfirststatevisittoChinainthecountry’sfinancialandeconomiccentreShanghaiwhereheheldatownhallmeetingwithmorethan500Chinesestudents.Theone-hourdiscussionduringwhichObamatook___7___rangingfromantiterrorismtorecipesforsuccesswithhissignaturecharisma领袖魅力wasbroadcastliveonthewebsites.He___8___thatyoungpeoplecouldhelpbuildbridgesinU.S.-China___9___—aprocessthathesaidmustgrowbeyondthetwocountries’governmentstotakerootinthepeoplE.

MichelleObamaisthefirstladyofAmericanfashionappearingonthecoveroftheMarchissueofVoguE.EveryfirstladysinceLouHoover—exceptBessTruman—hasbeenappearedinthehigh-fashionmagazinebutMrs.Obamaisonlythesecondtoappearonthecover.SheappearswearingasilkdressbyJasonWu.Vogue’seditorAndreLeonTallyrecalledhisinterviewswithMrs.ObamaaheadofUSpresidentBarackObama’sswearing-inceremony就职典礼.Oneofthebestexperiencesofmylife.Sheissoeasilyreachednaturalandnormal.hesaiD.Mrs.ObamadescribedherroleasMominchiefto10-year-oldMaliaand7-year-oldSasha.I’mgoingtotrytotakethemtoschooleverymorningasmuchasIcanshesaid.Butthere’salsoameasureoffreedom.AndclearlytherewillbetimeIwon’tbeabletodropthemoffatall.Iliketoappearinmykids’school.Iwanttoknowtheteachers;Iwanttoknowtheotherparents.BeinginVoguethoughthechatfinallyturnstoclothes.I’mnotgoingtopretendthatIdon’tcareaboutitshesaid.ButIalsohavetobeverypractical.Someonewillalwaysnotlikewhatyouwear---peoplejusthavedifferenttastes.MostcovermodelshavetheirclotheschosenforthembyVogueoratleasteditorsworkasadvisers.Notthistime.Shedoesn’tneedanyhelp.ShelovesfashionandknowswhatworksforherTalleysaid.Shehasneverhadatalkwithmeabout‘Whatdoyouthink?’or‘Howdoesthislike?’AndI’mgladforthat.1.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2weknow____.A.everyfirstladyhasappearedonthecoverofVogueB.onlyBessTrumanhasappearedonthecoverofVogueC.onlytwofirstladieshaveappearedonthecoverofVogueD.onlyMrs.ObamahasappearedonthecoverofVogue2.FromtheforthparagraphweknowMrs.Obama____.A.lovestheirdaughtersverymuchB.likestodohouseworkverymuchC.likestodoallforherhusbandD.hasnothingtodoafterdaughtersgotoschool3.FromthelastparagraphweknowMrs.Obama____.A.isawomanofkindnessB.hasherownsenseofbeautyandideaC.herselfisaclothesdesignerandmodelD.doesn’tliketobewatchedchangingclothes4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.FirstladiesofVogueCoverModelB.FirstLadyMichelleObamaReadVogueTooC.FirstLadiesLiketobeVogueCoverModelD.FirstLadyMichelleObamaIsVogueCoverModel

Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers生产商followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeatures特征ofclothes.Whatseemsstrangehoweveristhatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtherightandwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handedthemen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcenturywhenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservantshavingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhandhavingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesensetoo.Mostmendressedthemselvesandasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservantsbutbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?Actuallyastandardoncesetresistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleftitwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterallwomenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besidessomewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtherightsinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.1.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeoplE.2.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.3.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.modernwomendressthemselvesD.customsarehardtochange4.Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder

Readthefollowingreviewsformoviesthatareshowingatthemoment.Andthenanswerquestions.HappinessRomance★★★★HappinesstellsthestoryoftwopeopleLisaTurbotandDannyRoywhoworkfordifferentadvertisingcompanies.Theytalkonthephoneallthetimeanddon'tlikeeachother.Butthentheycorrespondbyemailandfallinlove.Thismoviewillbeverypopularwithteenagersandpeoplewholikeromances.Italsohasbeautifulmusic.IScreamThriller★★InIScreamPaulColinJacksisayoungmanwhojoinsathrillerclub.Eachofthememberstriestofrightentheothers.Paulistoldtostayinanoldhouseforthenight.Thismovieisveryfrighteningbutalsoquitesilly.Itdoesn'tmakesenseforPaultostaymthehousewhenthingsstarttogowrong.Onlyforpeoplewholikethrillers.Paul'sHeroesComedy★★★ThisisaveryfunnywarmoviesetinWorldWarTwo.SixsoldiersincludingSammyTurblowhavetogettoItalytotakesecretmessagestotheAmericanarmythere.DuringthemovietheydressupaswomenandfightwithItalianworkers.Youcanguesstheendingbutit'sgreatfungettingthere._____Drama★★★★ThisisaverygooddramawithJackRosswhopaysahard-workingtruckdriver.Hiswifebecomesillandhehastofindadoctorwhocanhelpher.mhistravelshemeetsDr.LloydPhilDriverwhohasfoundthecurefortheillnessbutJackRosshasonlytwelvehourstogetthemedicinebacktohiswifeontheothersideofAmerica.Thisisanexcellentmoviewhichisveryexciting.1.Whichofthefourmoviesistheleastpopularwithpeople?A.The1stonE.B.The2ndonE.C.The3rdonE.D.The4thonE.2.Theunderlinedwordcorrespondcanbereplacedby_________.A.dateB.exchangeC.writeD.communicate3.Athrillerismostprobablyafilmwhichtellssomething_________.A.frighteningB.instructiveC.humorousD.interesting4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthefourthfilm?A.AHard-workingTruckDriverB.MedicineC.AStrangeIllnessD.TwelveHour

Here’sanunusualstory:adiamondrightwasrecentlyfoundinanegg.ThemagicianLiuQiandiscovereditinfrontofanaudienceofraillionsatCCTV’sSpringFestivalGalA.Liu’smagictrickshavemadethecenturies-oldartofmagicfashionableonceagainandmadehimthehottestmagicianinChinA.AsaseasonedyoungmagicianfromTaiwanLiuispopularworldwideforhismagicshows.CountrieshehasperformedinincludetheUnitedStatesJapanSouthKoreaandtheUK.Witnessingsomethingimpossiblehappenrightbeforeyoureyesistherootofpeople’sloveformagiC.Liuisknownforhisinteractionactingtogetherwithhisaudiences.Hehasauniqueunderstandingofshowmanship演出技巧.It’sactuallythinkingratherthanone’soperationskillsthatismoreimportanttoachievingasuccessfulmagicshow.Wethinkcarefullyabouthowtodesigntheshowscreativelytomakethemappearmoreinteresting.LiusaiD.LiuQian’ssuccessdatesbacktohischildhooD.Bornin1976inTaiwanhefoundhimselfattractedtoamagictoyinashopwhenhewassevenyearsolD.Attheageof12hewonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContestwhichwasjudgedbythegreatAmericanmagicianDavidCopperfielD.YetLiuneverplannedonbecomingaprofessionalmagician.HestudiedJapaneseliteratureatuniversityandonlyhopedtobeanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.Howeverhisfailuretofindaproperjobaftergraduationpushedhimtowardsmagicasacareer.Toimprovehisperformingskillshehasperformedonstreetsroadsandfieldsforpassers-bypolicemenandfarmers.Streetshowsarethebiggestchallengeforusmagicians.WehavetodealwithunexpectedsituationsandtoughcrowdsLiusaiD.1.Thestoryisabout________.A.howLiuQianbecameChina’shottestmagicianB.whypeoplelovemagicC.whatmagictricksareD.howfashionablemagicis2.Peoplelovetowatchmagicbecause________.A.theycan’tfigureoutthesecretofmagicB.itarousestheircuriosityC.theylovewatchingmagiciansmaketheimpossiblehappenD.itisacenturies-oldart3.WhichofthefollowingisthekeyreasonthatLiuQiandecidedtomakemagichiscareer?A.HewasinterestedinmagicwhenhewasyoungB.HehadwonTaiwan’sYouthMagicContest.C.HebecameanamateurmagicianinhissparetimE.D.Hecouldn’tfindanacceptablejobaftergraduation.4.Fromthestoryweknowthat________.A.LiuQiancompetedinmanymagiccompetitionsB.LiuQianofteninvitesaudiencestobeinhismagicshowC.LiuQianperformsonstreetsinordertoincreasehisfameD.LiuQiandoesstreetshowtomakemoney

Youhavewaited40minutesforthevaluable10minutes’breakbetweenclasses.Butwhenthebellforthenextclassringsyoucan’t1howquicklytimehaspasseD.Ifyouarefamiliarwiththis2you’llknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfun-and3whenyouareboreD.Nowscientistshave4areasonwhythisisthecasE.Scanshaveshownthatpatternsofactivityinthebrain5accordingtohowwefocusonatask.Whenweare6weconcentratemoreonhowtimeispassing.Andthismakesourbrains7theclockistickingmoreslowly.Inanexperiment8byaFrenchlaboratory12volunteerswatchedanimage9researchersmonitoredtheirbrainactivity.Thevolunteersweretoldto10concentrateonhowlonganimageappearedforthen11thecoloroftheimageandthirdlystudybothdurationandcolor.Theresultsshowedthat12wasmoreactivewhenthevolunteerspaid13subjects.Itisthoughtthatifthebrainis14focusingonmanyaspectsofataskithasto15itsresourcesandpayslessattentiontotheclock.16timepasseswithoutusreally17itandseemstogoquickly.Ifthebrainisnotsoactiveitconcentratesits18energiesonmonitoringthepassingoftimE.19timeseemstodrag.Nexttimeyoufeelbored20perhapsyoushouldpaymoreattentiontowhattheteacherissaying!1.A.guessB.learnC.believeD.doubt2.A.viewB.pointC.sceneD.experience3.A.dragsB.stopsC.backsD.gains4.A.thoughtoverB.madeupC.suggestedD.comeupwith5.A.changeB.developC.growD.slow6.A.sleepyB.boredC.excitedD.active7.A.reportB.thinkC.decideD.see8.A.producedB.carriedC.triedD.performed9.A.soB.whenC.whileD.but10.A.partlyB.quicklyC.howD.first11.A.rememberB.focusonC.forgetD.tellapart12.A.theresearchersB.theexperimentC.theclockD.thebrain13.A.muchattentiontoB.moreattentiontoC.attentiontomanyD.attentiontomore14.A.busyB.likelyC.readyD.sure15.A.focusB.gatherC.reachD.spread16.A.HoweverB.FurthermoreC.ThereforeD.Finally17.A.recognizingB.watchingC.noticingD.counting18.A.enoughB.fullC.rightD.proper19.A.InfactB.AsaresultC.ForexampleD.Instead20.A.inclassB.withworkC.inmindD.oflessons

HavingdrivenalmostthirtyhoursIdecidedtostayinSouthCarolinaforafewdays.ThenextmorningIpurchasedathree-dayfishinglicenseandbait饵料beforeheadingtothelake.OpeningmytrunkIcarefullytookoutmyfishinggear用具putitonthelake’sedgebaitedupandbegantofish.Goodmorningsaidsomeonewalkingupfrombehindme.TurningaroundIsawagamewarden猎场管理员withaclip-board.GoodmorningIsaidnoddingmyhead.Catchanyfish?heasked.Nosirjustrelaxingandkillingtime.CanIseeyourfishinglicense?IhandedhimthelicenseIhadpurchasedatthebaitshop.CanIseeyourdriver’slicensetoo?herequested.Iseethenameonthedriver’slicenseisspelledKiserandthenameonthefishinglicenseisKaisersaidthewarden.ThegentlemanatthebaitshopmusthavewrittenitwrongItoldhim.WellI’mafraidI’llhavetowriteyouupforfishingwithaninvalidlicenseandtakeawayyourfishinggear.You’vegottobekiddingIrespondedwithasurprisedlookonmyface.SureenoughIwaswrittenupandmyfishinggeartakenaway.IwastoldthatIwouldhavetopayafineandthatmystuffwouldbesoldatauction拍卖.Istoodtherealmostintearsashedroveaway.Thoserodsandreelswereveryspecialtome.Ihadusedthemovertwentyyearsfishingwithmyfriendswhowerenowalldead.AfterreturninghomeinGeorgiaItelephonedSouthCarolinatryingtoexplainthesituationbutnoonewouldlisten.IwastoldthattheDepartmentofFishandGamehadazerotoleranceforfishingandhuntingviolations.FinallyintearsIpaidthefineandgaveupthefight.NinemonthslaterIreceivedaletter.Ihadnoideawhoitwasfromastherewasnoreturnaddress.OnaplainpieceofnotebookpaperwaswrittenAuctionfortheDepartmentofFishandGameheldthisSaturdayat11:00am.OnSaturdayatsixinthemorningIheadedtoSouthCarolina.Byteno’clockIhadfoundtheauction.Therewerenumerousboatsandpilesuponpilesoffishingequipment.Allatoncethereitwas—mywonderfulstuffallthrowninapileasifitwasworthnothing.AstheauctionbeganItookmyseat.Inmywalletwastwenty-sevendollars.FormorethananhourIwaitedformypropertytobebroughttotheauctionblock.Wehavethreerodsandreelshere.Iguesswewillsellthisasaunitsaidtheauctioneer.50dollarsyelledsomeoneinthecrowd.51dollarsyelledanotherman.Irosefrommyseatandwalkedoutoftheauction.66dollarsIheardasthebiddingcontinued.100dollarscameanotherbid.Theauctionbecamesilent.100dollarsonce100dollarstwice100dollarsthreetimes.Soldfor100dollarswenttheauctioneer.Iwalkedtomytruckgotinandjustsatthere.SuddenlyIheardsomethinghitthesideofmytruck.TurningaroundIsawthebackofamanputtingmythreerodsandreelsintomytruck.Itwasthesamegamewardenwhowrotemetheticketalmostayearago!AsIgotoutofthetruckhestuckouthishandandsaidIwasn’twrong.It’sthelawthatiswrong.Ishookhishandthankedhimanddroveaway.IcriedasIcrossedtheSouthCarolinaGeorgiastateline.1.Whowrotealettertothewritertellinghimabouttheauction?A.TheDepartmentofFishandGame.B.Thegamewarden.C.Apersonunmentionedinthepassage.D.Theauctionorganizers.2.Whydidthewriterwalkoutoftheauctionwhileitwasgoingon?A.Herealizedhewasunabletogetbackhisfishinggear.B.Hewastoonervoustostayinsidetilltheauctionended.C.Hecouldn’tbearhearingpeoplesellinghisfishinggear.D.Heknewthegamewardenwaswaitingforhimoutside.3.WhatdidthegamewardenmeanbysayingIt’sthelawthatiswrong?A.Itdidn’tmakeanysensetoprohibitpeoplefromfishingfreelyinSouthCarolina.B.Thewriterdidbreakthelawbyfishingwithaninvalidlicensewhateverthereason.C.Thewritershouldhavebeenallowedachancetoexplainandgethisthingsback.D.Theauctionshouldnothavebeenheldtoselltheboatsandfishingequipment.

ItwasawarmAprildaywhenabigfatenvelopecameinthemailfromtheonlycollegeIhadeverimaginedattending.Itoreopenthepacket.Myeyeswerefixedonthewordcongratulations.Idon’tremembereversmilingsowidE.ThenIlookedatmyfinancialpackagE.ThecostofDreamSchool’stuitionroomandboardwasaroundMYM40000—animpossiblesum!HowcouldIaffordtoattend?WhatgoodreasonsdidIhavetogotherewhenthreeotherfinecollegeswereofferingmefreetuition?Myotherchoicesweregoodsolidschoolseveniftheyweren’tasfamousasmyfirstchoicE.Inmymindattendingmydreamuniversitywouldbetheonlywaytorealizemydreamofbecomingaworld-classwriter.MyparentsunderstoodhowIfelt.TheytoldmethateventhoughitwouldbeafinancialproblemIcouldgowhereverIwouldbehappiest.Butas1wasalwayscarefulwithmoneyIwasn’tsurewhattodo.Oneoftheschoolsthatofferedmeafullridehadaninformationaldinneronenightinthespring.Consideringmyparents’financialdifficultiesIdecidedtodrivethe45minutesandattend.AtfirstallIhadplannedtodowassmilepolitelyeatfreefoodlistenquietly.ButIsurprisedmyself.Atdinnerthepresidentoftheuniversitytalkedaboutthewonderfulactivitiesoncampusincludingguestlecturesandsocialgatherings.Healsomadeitperfectlyclearthatfreefoodwouldbeofferedatallfutureevents.Hecontinuedwithexplanationsofprofessorsclasssizesactivitiesandsportingeventsoncampus.AshespokeIbegantorealizethatthisschoolthoughnotasgoodasmyfirstchoicemightbethebestoneforme.Itseemedsmallyetwithmanygreatprograms.Itseemedchallengingyetcaring.Asthepresidentendedhisspeechweclappedpolitelyandpushedbackourchain.AsIwalkedoutofthatdoorafeelingofcomfortwashedoverme.LookingatthecampusthatnightIrealizedthatIwouldbespendingthenextfouryearsfightingtherE.Inallhonestymyuniversityisnotaswell-knownasmydreamuniversity.HoweveritturnedouttobetherightchoiceofschoolsformE.1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhestartedtoreadtheletter?A.Hewasfullofjoy.B.Hewaslostinhisdream.C.Hewasworriedaboutthemoney.D.Hewasuncertainwhichschooltogoto.2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheparentswere_________.A.honestB.strictC.supportiveD.decisive3.InParagraph5offeredmeafullridecanbereplacedby_________.A.wouldpayfortransporttotheschoolB.wouldshowmearoundthecampusC.wouldofferfreemealsatalleventsD.wouldchargemenothingfortuition4.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttosay?A.Yoursecond-choicecollegemayactuallybeyourbestfit.B.Youshouldconsidercomfortinyourchoiceofschools.C.Youshouldtryyourbesttoattendyourdreamschool.D.YourchoiceofschoolsshouldbebasedontheirfamE.

Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?Justtalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownmind.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstand.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbraintwentyminutesfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waythere.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehand.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.Youcandothesame.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AWayonHowtoWriteB.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWritingC.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWritingD.HowtoStartYourWriting2.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic3.Ifawriterwritessomethingitmeansthatheorshe_______.A.hasunderstooditverywellB.needstounderstanditbetterC.wantstorememberitinhisorhermindD.isexercisinghisorherexplainpower4.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimpliesthat______.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems5.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.ToadvisereaderstostarttheirwritingB.ToexplaintheimportanceofwritingC.TopersuadereaderstobecomewritersD.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.

Herearesomeofthemostcommonreasonswhykidshateschool—andstrategies对策toputthembackontheroadtosuccess.Onefearthatkeepschildrenfromenjoyingschoolisseparation1.Itmostfrequentlyoccursduringtimesoffamilystressor2achildisabouttoenteranewschool.3parentscanfeedachild’sanxietiesbythewaythey4.Withyoungerkidswatchhowyousay5thosefirstfewdaysofschool.AfirmHaveagreatdayandI’ll6youupat2:30!ismoreconfidence-inspiringthanDon’tworryIcanbethereinten7ifyouneedmE.Youcanhelpyourchild8fearfulsituations—fromspeakingupinclasstotakingtests—byrehearsing预演athome.Teachyourchildto9thoughtssuchasI’mgoingtogiveupwithIcanhandlethis.Withoutany10somekidsdislikeschool.Thismaybethe11ifyourchildisalwaysalonepretends12toavoidclassoutingsorgiveawaytreasuredpossessionsinanattempttobe13.Oftenlonelinessproblemscanbesolved.Achildmayneedtolearnhowto14othersintheeyewhenhespeaksorhowtotalk15awhisper—orbelowayell.Youmightteachayoungchildafewfriendship16suchasMyname’sTom.What’syours?Doyouwanttoplaygames?Alotofkidswhoareverylonelyhaveneverbeentoldanything17aboutthemselvessaysMiami18MattyRodriguez-Walling.Ifalonelykidis19somearea—computersforexample—I’lloftenhaveotherstudentsworkwithhim.Thatdoes20forself-respectandhelpsthelonelychildmakefriends.1.A.anxietyB.excitementC.angerD.relief2.A.whileB.sinceC.whenD.as3.A.UnfortunatelyB.HappilyC.LuckilyD.Simply4.A.teachB.smileC.learnD.respond5.A.helloB.sorryC.good-byeD.thanks6.A.callB.pickC.bringD.put7.A.hoursB.daysC.minutesD.seconds8.A.watchB.controlC.expressD.handle9.A.connectB.fillC.supplyD.replace10.A.friendsB.classmatesC.teachersD.parents11.A.conditionB.caseC.exampleD.matter12.A.violenceB.sadnessC.illnessD.independence13.A.taughtB.refusedC.hatedD.liked14.A.watchB.lookC.examineD.observe15.A.atB.aboveC.toD.over16.A.openersB.conclusionsC.thoughtsD.opinions17.A.goodB.interestingC.strangeD.magic18.A.doctorB.scientistC.researcherD.teacher19.A.pooratB.anxiousaboutC.skilledinD.proudof20.A.lessB.alotC.moreD.alittle

BeverageServiceWeserveavarietyofsoftdrinkscoffeeteaandfreeofcharge.Howeverasflyinghasadehydratingeffectwaterandnonalcoholicbeveragesarerecommended.ElectronicEquipmentCellularphonesFM/AMradiosportabletelevisionsetsandelectronictoyswithremotecontrolsmustnotbeusedinthecabinastheirsignalsmayinterferewiththeaircraftsnavigationalinstruments.LaptopcomputersandCDMDMP3playersmaybeusedduringcruisingportionsoftheflightbutnotduringthetakeoffandlanding.InflightEntertainmentA.wideselectionofinternationalpublicationsareavailableforyourreadingpleasure.YoumaykeepthisfreecopyofMorningCalmmagazinebutkindlyreturnallotherreadingmaterialsafteryouhavefinishedwiththemforthebenefitoffellowpassengers.Aselectionofmusicisavailableoneightchannelsfromchannel3to10.Thechannelchangerisonyourarmrest.Wealsoofferaselectionofpopularfilms;youmaylisteninEnglishonchannel2.Padukgoandchessareavailableonrequestandwehavefreepostcardsandstationery.MedicalNeedsWekeepaselectionofnonprescriptionmedicineforanypassengersufferingfrommildsicknesses.Anemergencymedicalkitisalsoavailableformoreseriousillnesses.TravellingwithInfantsandChildrenBabybassinetsareprovidedonafirstcomefirstservebasisandshouldberequestedatthetimeofbooking.Specialmealsforchildrenandinfantscanbeservediftherequestismade24hoursbeforedeparture.Selectedgiveawaysforchildrenaged2to12areavailableonallinternationalflights.1.Theservicesaboveareprobablyofferedby___________.A.atravelingagentB.amedicalcenterC.anairlineD.afive-starhotel2.Ifyouturnonchannel5onyourarmrestwhatwillyouenjoy?A.Internationalnews.B.Free-of-chargedrinks.C.Fashionmagazines.D.Popularmusic.3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youshouldreturnallthereadingmaterialsforotherpassengerstoread.B.Babiescanhavespecialfoodifitisorderedadayearlierbeforedeparture.C.Alcoholicbeveragesarenotservedbecausepassengersmaygetdrunk.D.Allthechildrencangetsomegiftswhentheytakeaninternationalairline.

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请阅读下列餐馆的信息A.TheRegalPalaceChineseRestaurantTheRegalPalaceChineseRestaurantatDaysHotel&SuitesoffershealthyChinesefarewithnourishingdelicacieslikebraisedchickenwithChineseherbsandbraisedcrocodilemeatwithChineseherbs.AvailableinJanuary.87789888ext292B.HanMeiFangChineseRestaurantZhaolongHotel'sHanMeiFangChineseRestauranthaspreparedTaiwan-styleseafoodandclassicdishesfortheNewYear.Themenufeaturesfive-flavorednine-holeabalonesweetandsourflavoredsquidrollgarlic-flavorprawnandthree-cupchicken.Therearealsothedeliciousnoodleswithpig'sclawandprawnspreparedwithspiritservedinabamboobarrel.6597-2299ext0215C.HuangTingCantoneseRestaurantEnjoyChinesefolkmusicovertheNewYear'sEvedinneratHuangTingCantoneserestaurantatThePeninsulaHotelBeijingdecoratedincourtyardhousestyle.Itoffersasetmenuwithavarietyofseafooddishes.Thereareicedabalonepan-friedkingprawnwithpestosaucegrilledcodfishwithfreshmango.8516-2888ext6691D.PaulanerBrauhausPaulanerBrauhausatKempinskiHotelinBeijinghasalivebandperformingoverauthenticGermanbeeranddinnerforNewYear'sEveandacountdownatmidnight.OnNewYear'sDaythehotelhasbeachgameswithaBavarianbrunch.08983889-8888E.ItalianrestaurantDaGiorgioItalianrestaurantDaGiorgioattheGrandHyattBeijinghasafive-coursesetdinnerforNewYearEvewithacomplimentaryglassofchampagne.AtthesametimeGrandCafoffersadinnerbuffetwithunlimitedsoftdrinksjuicesandimportedredandwhitewines.8518-1234ext3738F.KendeRougeTomarkitsfirstanniversaryKendeRougelocatedbythebeautifulwestbankofHouhaiLakeintroducestwopromotionalfeastsat988yuanand1288yuaneachcomprising14coursesplussoupanddessert.The988yuanbanquethasbraisedseacucumbertea-flavoredprawnandredcarpinlotusleaf.The1288yuanbanquethasBuddhajumpsoverthewallsoupvenisontendonandkongpaoprawn.OffervaliduntilJanuary20th.6402-6665请阅读下列就餐者的信息并匹配适合他们的餐馆1.NiuXiangisplanningtostudyabroadandhewouldliketospendhisNewYear’sEveinawesternstylerestaurantwherehecanjoinsomeforeignfriendsinwelcomingthecomingoftheNewYear.2.TheBlacksnewlyarrivedatBeijingfromItaly.Mr.Blackpreferstotrysomesea-foodwhileMrs.BlackwouldliketofeelthetraditionalChineseenvironment.3.TheJohnsonboyshaveverygoodappetiteandareespeciallyfondofdifferentdrinksandjuice.Theirmotherwishestobringthemtoaplacewheretheyneednotpayextramoneyforthedrinks.4.YaoMingmingistiredoftheHakkafoodhismothercooks.Hewantstotakehertosomenourishingdelicaciesfromotherregionslikesomespecialflavoredseafood.5.Mr.Smithownsaverybigcompany.Hewouldliketotreatsomebusinessfriendstoaluxuriousdinnerinaquietandbeautifulenvironment.

InmyprofessionasaneducatorandhealthcareproviderIhaveworkedwithnumerouschildreninfectedwiththevirusthatcausesAIDS.TherelationshipsthatIhavehadwiththesespecialkidshavebeengiftsinmylife.TheyhavetaughtmesomanythingsbutIhaveespeciallylearnedthatgreatcouragecanbefoundinthesmallestofpackages.LetmetellyouaboutTyler.TylerwasborninfectedwithHIV:hismotherwasalsoinfected.Fromtheverybeginningofhislifehewasdependentonmedicationstoenablehimtosurvive.Whenhewasfivehehadatubesurgicallyinsertedinaveininhischest.Thistubewasconnectedtoapumpwhichhecarriedinasmallbackpackonhisback.Medicationswerehookeduptothispumpandwerecontinuouslysuppliedthroughthistubetohisbloodstream.Attimeshealsoneededsupplementedoxygentosupporthisbreathing.Tylerwasn’twillingtogiveuponesinglemomentofhischildhoodtothisdeadlydisease.Itwasnotunusualtofindhimplayingandracingaroundhisbackyardwearinghismedicine-ladenbackpackanddragginghistankofoxygenbehindhiminhislittlewagon.AllofuswhoknewTylermarveledathispurejoyinbeingaliveandtheenergyitgavehim.Tyler’smomoftenteasedhimbytellinghimthathemovedsofastsheneededtodresshiminred.Thatwaywhenshepeeredthroughthewindowtocheckonhimplayingintheyardshecouldquicklyspothim.ThisdreadeddiseaseeventuallyworedowneventhelikesofalittledynamolikeTyler.HegrewquiteillandunfortunatelysodidhisHIV-infectedmother.Whenitbecameapparentthathewasn’tgoingtosurviveTyler’smomtalkedtohimaboutdeath.ShecomfortedhimbytellingTylerthatshewasdyingtooandthatshewouldbewithhimsooninheaven.AfewdaysbeforehisdeathTylerbeckonedmeovertohishospitalbedandwhisperedImightdiesoon.I’mnotscared.WhenIdiepleasedressmeinred.Mompromisedshe’scomingtoheaventoo.I’llbeplayingwhenshegetsthereandIwanttomakesureshecanfindme.1.WhatistheboyTyler'sattitudetowardsdeath?A.optimistic.B.pessimistic.C.sorrowful.D.fearful.2.Tylerrequestedthewritertodresshiminredwhenhediedsimplybecause________.A.redisaluckycolorB.redmighthelptocurehimC.hismomcouldspothimeasilyD.hecouldfindmorematesbywearingred3.Whichofthefollowingmightserveasapossibletitleforthispassage?A.Myunusualprofession.B.Acaringmother.C.Motherandson.D.DyinginreD.4.Theunderlinedworddynamointhefourthparagraphheremeans________.A.apromisingandhelpfulyouthB.anextremelyenergeticpersonC.arareandbeautifulflowerD.amagicandunderstandingsuperstar

Itwasinmyhighschoolscienceclass.Iwasdoingataskinfrontoftheclassroomwithmyfavoriteshirton.A.1cameNiceshirtIsmiledfromeartoear.ThenanothervoicesaidThatshirtbelongedtomydad.Greg’smotherworksformyfamily.Weweregoingto2thatshirtawaybutgaveittoher3.Iwasspeechless.Iwantedtohide.I4theshirtinthebackoftheclosetandtoldmymumwhathadhappened.Shethendialedher5Iwillnolongerworkforyourfamilyshetoldhim.ThatnightMomtoldmydadthatshecouldn’tcleananymore;sheknewherlife’s6wassomethinggreater.Thenextmorningshe7withthepersonnelmanagerattheBoardofEducation.Hetoldherthatwithoutapropereducationshecouldnotteach.SoMomdecidedto8auniversity.Afterthefirstyearincollegeshewentbacktothepersonnelmanager.HesaidYouare9aren’tyou?IthinkIhavea10foryouasateacher’sassistant.Thisopportunitydealswithchildrenwhoarementallychallengedwithlittleornochanceof11.Momacceptedtheopportunityvery12.Foralmostfiveyearsasateacher’sassistantshesawteacherafterteachergiveuponthechildrenandquitfeeling13.Thenonedaythepersonnelmanagerandtheprincipal14inherclassroom.TheprincipalsaidWehavewatchedhowyou15thechildrenandhowtheycommunicatewithyouandadmireyourhard-working16overthelastfiveyears.Weareallinagreementthatyou17betheteacherofthisclass.Mymomspentmorethan20yearsthere.18hercareershewasvotedTeacheroftheYear.Allofthiscameaboutbecauseofthe19commentmadeintheclassroomthatday.Momshowedmehowtohandle20situationsandnevergiveup.1.A.noiseB.voiceC.soundD.tune2.A.getB.takeC.carryD.throw3.A.otherwiseB.anyhowC.insteadD.actually4.A.settledB.pushedC.storedD.stuck5.A.teacherB.employerC.directorD.adviser6.A.purposeB.encouragementC.achievementD.victory7.A.wentB.metC.workedD.stayed8.A.visitB.continueC.attendD.prepare9.A.seriousB.fortunateC.carefulD.responsible10.A.careerB.dutyC.positionD.part11.A.learningB.judgingC.obeyingD.imagining12.A.patientlyB.eagerlyC.successfullyD.skillfully13.A.upsetB.frightenedC.guiltyD.ashamed14.A.lookedupB.wentupC.tookupD.showedup15.A.believeB.protectC.treatD.receive16.A.spiritB.intentionC.actionD.attempt17.A.mustB.wouldC.mightD.should18.A.AtB.DuringC.OnD.With19.A.worthlessB.thoughtlessC.hopelessD.helpless20.A.challengingB.differentC.dangerousD.strange

A17-year-oldboycaughtsendingtextmessagesinclasswasrecentlysenttotheviceprincipal'sofficeatMillwoodHighSchoolinHalifaxNovaScotia.TheviceprincipalSteveGallaghertoldtheboyheneededtofocusontheteachernothiscellphone.Theboylistenedpolitelyandnoddedandthat'swhenMr.Gallaghernoticedthestudent’sfingersmovingonhislap.Hewastextingwhilebeingscoldedfortexting.ItwasasubconsciousactsaysMr.Gallagherwhotookthephoneaway.Youngpeopletodayareconnectedsociallyfromthemomenttheyopentheireyesinthemorninguntiltheyclosetheireyesatnight.It’scompulsive.AstudythisyearbypsychologystudentsatCovenantCollegeinLookoutMountainGa.foundthatthemoretimeyoungpeoplespendonFacebookthemorelikelytheyaretohavelowergradesandweakerstudyhabits.HeavyFacebookusersshowsignsofbeingmoresociablebuttheyarealsomorelikelytobeanxioushostileordepressed.Doctorsmeanwhilearenowblamingaddictionstonighttextingfordisturbingthesleeppatternsofteens.Almostaquarteroftoday’steenscheckFacebookmorethan10timesadayaccordingtoa2009surveybyCommonSenseMediaanonprofitgroupthatmonitorsmedia’simpactonfamilies.Willtheseyoungpeoplegetridofthishabitoncetheyentertheworkforceorwillemployerscometoseetextingandsocial-networkcheckingasacceptedpartsoftheworkday?Thinkback.Whentoday’solderworkerswereintheir20stheymighthavetakenabreakonthejobtocallfriendsandmakeafter-workplans.Inthoseearliererascompaniesdiscouragednon-business-relatedcallsandsomeonewhomadepersonalcallsalldayriskedbeingfired.Itwasimpossibletoimaginetheconstantback-and-forthtextingthatdefinesinteractionsamongyoungpeopletoday.Educatorsarealsobeingaskedbyparentsstudentsandeducationalstrategiststoreconsidertheirrules.Inpastgenerationsstudentsgotintroubleforpassingnotesinclass.Nowstudentsareadept熟练的attextingwiththeirphonesstillintheirpocketssays40-year-oldMr.Gallaghertheviceprincipalandthey’reabletocommunicatewithsomeoneonefloordownandthreerowsover.Studentsarejustfundamentallydifferenttoday.Theywilltakesuspensionsratherthangiveuptheirphones.1.Theunderlinedwordasubconsciousactreferstoanact__________.A.onpurposeB.withoutrealizationC.insecretD.withcare2.YoungpeopleaddictedtotheuseofFacebook_________.A.aregoodatdealingwiththesocialrelationshipsandconcentrateontheirstudyB.havehighspiritsandpositiveattitudestowardstheirlifeandworkC.havebeeninfluencedmentallyintheaspectsofbehaviorsandhabitsD.arealwaysinbadmoodandhavepoorperformanceineveryaspect3.Throughthesituationoftoday’solderworkersintheir20sitcanbeinferredthat___.A.theemployerswillacceptyoungpeople’ssendingtextmessagesB.acellphoneisamustfortoday’solderworkersinsteadofyoungpeopleC.theemployerspreferolderworkerstoyoungpeopleD.theemployerswillfindithardtocontroltheinteractionamongyoungpeople4.Mr.Gallagherremindsusthatthestudentsinthepastandthosetoday_________.A.liketobreakrulesandhavethesamemeansofsendingmessagesB.arealwaysthebigproblemfortheeducatorsandtheirparentsC.likesendingtextmessagesbutthosetodaydoitinamoresecretandskillfulwayD.cannotlivewithoutacellphone5.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeenagersandCellphonesB.Teenagers’TextingAddictionC.EmployersandTeenagersD.Teenagers’Education

Hee-haw!Scoresoffarmsacrossthecountryareopeninguptoovernightguests.Thebesthavealltheappealofafirst-rateinn-----plushereamoothereamoo.Sureyouandyourkidsplantoconquerthethemeparks.Inthemeanwhilewhynotmakealittlehay?FarmstaysarefastbecomingthegreatAmericanalternativetothepre-packagedvacation.LIBERTYHILLFARMRochesterVt;802/767-3926;www.libertyhillfarm.com.Adults$75teens$50kids12andunder$35includingbreakfastanddinner;sharedbaths.BethandBobKennettrunafarmstraightoutofastorybook.You’llfindBethinthekitchenrollingoutdough生面团forapie.Bob’sbusywithotherwork.Guestssleepinsevensunnybedroomsrightinthefarmhouseandcanparticipateinanyofthefarmjobs.Maybeyouandyourkidswon’tbeupat6a.m.tomeetthemilktruckbutyoucanhelpwiththemilkingtwiceadaycollecteggsandpicksweetcornandwildblackberriesinseason.HULL-OFARMDurhamN..Y..;518/239-6950;www.hull-o.com;Adults$110kids10—14$605—9$502—4$35under2freeincludingbreakfastanddinner;privatebaths.Itstartedin1993asawaytobringinsomeextramoneyatatimeoffallingmilkprices.ButsoonafterFrankandSherryHullopenedtheirCatskillMountainsdairyfarmtoovernightvisitorstheydiscoveredtheylovedit.AsyoudriveupSherrygreetsyouontheporch入口处ofthe1825farmhousewithacow-shapedcookiejar.Beforelongyourkidsareplayingaroundwiththecowssheepducksgoatsandgettingreadyforahayride乘坐装满干草的牛车出游.MERAMECFARMCABINSBourbonMo.;573/732-4765;http://www.wine-mo.comDoubleswithprivatebath$75$10peradditionalperson.Trailandridingfeesextra.ClimbontothebackoftheFordpickupandcatchupwiththeherd.OnegentlecownamedCricketwillevenletthekidssitonherback.Atthebarn牲口棚Carolwillintroduceyoutothehorses---15MissouriFoxTrotters---andleadyouonatrailrideoverthehillsanddownalongthespring-fedMeramecRiverwhereeveryoneswims.Grabafishingpoleandheadbacktotheriver.WhenyouhaveyourfillofthewildtryCarolandDave’sfavoriterestaurantsorwineries酿酒厂within20milesofthefarm.1.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimpliesthat___________.A.youcanenjoythebestcuisineatthefirstraterestaurantB.somefarmprovidecountryexperiencesaswellasgoodaccommodationsC.farmworkishardbutyoucanenjoyitalotplayingwiththeanimalsD.ifyouwanttohearacow’scrypleasestayonabestfarm2.Wecanlearnfromthethreeadsthat_____________.A.Hull-OFarmwasnotbuiltforovernightvisitorsB.FrankandSherryHullrunafarmoutofastorybookC.kidscansitonagentlecow’sbackonHull-OFarmD.youcan’tmilkacowifyougetuplateonLibertyHillFarm3.TheBrownshavea13-year-oldsonand11-year-olddaughter.IftheystayonLibertyHillFarmforonenighthowmuchwilltheypay?A.$175.B.$220.C.$235.D.$250.4.Whowillbemostlikelyinterestedinthewebpage?A.Kidswhowanttofindpleasureinthethemeparks.B.Peoplewhoexpecttobeemployedonthefarm.C.Researcherswhoareinterestedinraisingcowsonfarms.D.Thosewhoplantohavefamilyvacationsonworkingfarms.

Fearanditscompanionpainaretwoofthemostusefulthingsthatmenandanimalspossessiftheyareproperlyused.Iffiredidnothurtwhenitburntchildrenwouldplayituntiltheirhandswereburntaway.Similarlyifpainexistedbutfeardidnotachildwouldburnitselfagainandagainbecausefearwouldnotwarnthechildtokeepawayfromthefirethathadburnthimorherbefore.Areallyfearlesssoldier-andsomedoexist–isnotagoodsoldierbecauseheissoonkilled;andadeadsoldierisofnousetohisarmy.Fearandpainarethereforetwoguardswithoutwhichmenandanimalsmightsoondieout.Inourfirstsentencewesuggestedthatfearoughttobeproperlyused.Ifforexampleyounevergooutofyourhousebecauseofthedangerofbeingknockeddownandkilledinthestreetbyacaryouarelettingfearruleyoutoomuch.Eveninyourhouseyouarenotabsolutelysafe:aplanemaycrashonyourhouseorantsmayeatawaysomeofthewoodinyourroofandtheylatermayfallonyouoryoumaygetcancer!Theimportantthingisnottoletfearruleyoubutinsteadtousefearasyourservantandguide.Fearwillwarnyouofdangers;thenyouhavetodecidewhatactiontotakE.Inmanycasesyoucantakequickandsuccessfulactiontoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyouseeacarcomingstraighttowardyou;fearwarnsyouyoujumpoutofthewayandallisOK.Insomecaseshoweveryoudecidethatthereisnothingthatyoucandotoavoidthedanger.Forexampleyoucannotpreventaplanefromcrashingintoyourhouseandyoumaynotwanttogoandliveinadesertwheretherearenoplants.Inthiscasefearhasgivenyouitswarning;youhaveexamineditanddecidedonyourcourseofactionsofearofthisparticulardangerisnolongerofanyusetoyouandyouhavetotrytoovercomeit.1.Childrenwouldplaywithfireuntiltheirhandswereburntawayif_______.A.theyweregivennowarningbeforehandB.theydidn’thaveanysenseofpainatallC.theyhadneverburntthemselvesD.theyfeltafraidofthefire2.Areallyfearlesssoldier_______.A.isofalittleusetohisarmyB.isnotafraidofbattlesatallC.isnothingbutadeadsoldierD.iseasytogetkilledinabattle3.Peoplesometimessucceedintimelyavoidingdangersbecause_______.A.theyarewarnedofthedangerandtakequickactionB.theyarequickbothinmindandinactionC.theyarecalminfaceofdangerD.theyhavegainedmuchexperience4.Itisimpliedbutnotstatedthat_______.A.fearisalwayssomethinghelpfulB.toomuchfearisharmfulC.fearshouldbeusedasaservantandguideD.fearissomethingstrangeandparticular

HawaiihasplannedtobethefirstU.S.statetorollout正式推出electriccarstationsstatewide—amovetowardsweaningtheislandsoffoil.HawaiiwhichisfarawayfromtheU..Smainlandimportsforeignoilforalmost90percentofitsenergyneeds.One-thirdofthatoilisusedtopowercarsandbusesonislandstreets.ThismovewillhelpHawaiimeetitsgoalofreducingfossilfueluseby70percentby2030BetterPlaceaPaloAltoCalifornia-basedcompanywillbuildthecarrechargingstationsandproviderechargedbatteriesforelectriccars.Thecompanywillpurchaserenewableenergy——suchaswindpower——fromHawaiianElectricCo.BetterP1acepickedHawaiiforthefirststatewiderolloutinpartbecausetheislandsareacontainedenvironmentwithfewvehicles车辆cominginandout.BetterPlacewouldneedtobuildabiggernetworkacrossseveralstatestoservesomemainlandmarkets.Hawaiialsohasabundantrenewableenergyresourcesincludingwindsolarandwavepower.ThisisimportantbecauseBetterP1acewon’tuseoil.BetterPlaceplanstorechargeitsbatteriesatnightwithpowerfromHawaii’swindfarms.ThatpowernormallygoesunusedbecauseofHawaii’slownighttimeenergyneeds.HawaiiisanidealplacetoshowoffBetterPlacetechnologybecausethestatewelcomesoverfivemilliontouristseachyearfromtheU..SmainlandJapanCanadaandtherestoftheworld.IfwecangetthemintoelectriccarswhentheyrentwedotwogreatthingsShaiAgassiBetterPlace’sfounderandchiefexecutiveofficersaid.Oneweavoidemissions排放物twoweusetheopportunitytoeducatethemtoteachtheminHawaiihowitneedstobedoneintherestofworld.HoweverHawaiidoesn’texpecttospendanymoneytofacilitate使便利thenetwork.Maybeitneedstooffertaxbreaksorotherwaystoencouragepeopletobuyelectricvehicleswhentheyarefirstoffered.1.TheunderlinedpartweaningtheislandsoffoilinParagraph1probablymeans.A.exploringtheislandsforoilB.stoppingHawaii’sdependenceonoilgraduallyC.importingmoreoilfromotherislandsD.increasingtheamountofoilusedthere2.WhyisHawaiichosentobethefirststatewherecarrechargingstationswillbebuiltstatewide?a.TherearefewcarsinHawaii.b.Hawaiicanprovideenvironmentallyfriendlyenergy.c.PlentyofoilhasbeenfoundinHawaii.D.Hawaiiisseparatedfromthemainlandwithfewvehiclescominginandout.A.acB.bcC.bdD.ad3.WhenvisitorstoHawaiirentelectriccarsthey_______.A.willbetaughtitisnecessarytodoasHawaiiansdotoprotecttheearthB.willbeofferedtaxbreaksC.needtobetoldwhatshouldbedonebeforetravellingD.shouldbegiventhechancetotrytwothingsbeforedriving4.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.BetterPlaceisacompanyproducingelectriccars.B.peoplearenotencouragedtobuyelectriccarsC.electriccarswillberechargedwithpowerfromrenewableresources.D.Hawaiinowhasreducedtheuseofoilby90percent.

Australia－ahugeislandcontinentthatliestothesouthofAsia.Australia－morethantwohundredyearsoldanationthatisstillgrowing.ItsbigcitieslieonthesoutheastcoastthisiswheremostAustralianslive.Australiansprefertoowntheirownhousesthoughsomeliveinapartments.Australiansareasuburban郊区的people.Thesuburbssurroundthecitiesformanymilesandsoefficienttransportisofgreatimportance.Astheeconomygrowssodoitsindustries-ahigherlevelofproductionawiderrangeofproducts.TheAustralianworkshardbuthelikeshisleisure.Theclimatemakesoutdooractivitiesthemostpopular.CanberrathecapitalofAustraliaisaplannedmoderncitylocatedinland.Australiaisgovernedbyaparliamentarydemocracy议会民主.Therepresentativesofothercountrieshavetheirembassieshere.Australiawantstostrengthenrelationswithherneighbors.Australiaisastrangelandalandofvastexpanses-fertilevalleyssnowfieldsanddeserts-alsoalandwithuniqueanimalmanythatcannotbefoundonanyothercontinentintheworldtoday.Muchofthecontinentisdrybutmanhasutilizedthelandmadeitproductivewithitstoolswithitstechnology.Thisisthedriestcontinentofallandwaterisapreciouspossessionmorepreciousthanallothernaturalresources.Largedamsarebuilttocollectthewatertheretoirrigatethefieldsofpastures牧场andcrops.ButAustraliaischanging.Thelandofwoolandwheatisnowalandoflarge-scaleindustryandmining.Thecostsofdevelopingthenewmineraldiscoveriesareenormousbuttherewardsaregreattoo.Australia—ayounganddevelopingnation.Australia—anationthatwantstocommunicatewithitsneighbors.1.Australiaisanislandlocated______ofAsiaanditsbigcitieslie____ofthecoast.A.tothesouth;onthesoutheastB.tothenorth;onthesouthwestC.totheeast;onthenortheastD.totheeast;onthesouthwest2.WecaninferfromthepassagethattheAustralianlikesoutdooractivitiesforthe_____climatE.A.dullandwetB.fineandshinyC.gloomyandrainyD.wetandcold3.____isthemostprecioussourceinAustraliA.A.MineralresourceB.AnimalC.DesertD.Water4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAustraliaiswrong?A.AustraliansareasuburbanpeopleB.Australiaisgovernedbyaparliamentarydemocracy.C.Australiapreferstoliveinthedowntownofbigcities.D.WoolandwheatusedtobethemainproductsofAustralia.

Areyouworriedbytherisingcrimerate?Ifyouareyouprobablyknowthatyourhouseandpossessionsareincreasinglyindangerofsufferingfromgreatriseinthecasesofburglary夜盗;抢劫andattack.Figuresshowanever-increasingcrimeratebutitisonlytooeasytoimagineItwillneverhappentome.Unfortunatelystatisticsshowthatitreallycanhappentoyouandifyouliveinalargecityyouruntwicetheriskofbeingavictim.Fortunatelythereissomethingdefinitewhichyoucando.ProtectAlarmscanhelptoprotectyourhousewithaburglaralarmsystemwhichiseffectivesimpletooperateandeasilyaffordablE.Youmustrememberthatowningaburglaralarmisnoindication暗示thatyourhouseispackedwithvaluablepossessions.Itquitesimplyindicatestounwelcomevisitorsthatyoursisonehousetheywillnotbreakintoeasilysotheycarryontoanunprotectedhousewheretheirjobismadealoteasier.SendnowforourfreeleaflettellingyouhowwecanProtectAlarmyourhousequicklyeasilyandcheaply.Completeandtearofftheslipbelowandpostittous.Postageisfree.Alsotelephoneuson3276721wherewehavearound-the-clockansweringservice.ItcostsnothingtofindoutaboutProtectAlarm.1.Anyonewhotakesaninterestinthecrimeratewillaccordingtothetextbeawarethat___________.A.moreburglarsarebeingcaughtthaneverbeforeB.peoplehavemorepossessionstoworryaboutnowadaysC.burglarsaremoreatriskthantheyusedtobeD.homesaremorelikelytobebrokenintonowadays2.Itseemsthatpeoplewholiveincitiesare____________.A.moreoftenvictimsthanthoselivinginotherareasB.oftheopinionthatstatisticsarewrongC.twiceaswellaspeoplelivinginotherareasD.oftheopinionthatburglarsonlyrobunprotectedhomes3.Thearticleclaimsthatpossessinganalarmsystemwill_________.A.showburglarsthatyouhavesomethingworthstealingB.persuadeburglarsnottobreakintoyourhouseC.maketheburglars'joblesscomplicatedD.persuadeburglarstotryagainanothertime4.Inordertofindoutmoreinformationaboutthisalarmsystemonecan_______.A.buyaleafletB.writeenclosingastampedaddressedenvelopeC.signacontractD.phoneatanytimeofdayornight5.TheunderlinedwordFiguresinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby__.A.PicturesB.FingersC.NumbersD.Mathematics

Haveyoueversuddenlyfeltthatsomeoneyouknewwasintrouble—andwashe?Haveyoueverdreamedsomethingthatcametruelater?MaybeyouhaveESP超感觉知觉.ESPstandsforExtrasensoryPerception.Itmaybecalledasixthsense.Itseemstoletpeopleknowabouteventsbeforetheyhappenoreventsthatarehappeningsomedistanceaway.Here'sanexample.Awomanwasironingclothes.SuddenlyshescreamedMyfatherisdead!Isawhimsittinginthechair!Justthenatelegramcame.Thewoman'sfatherdiedofaheartattack.Hediedsittinginachair.Therearethousandsofstorieslikethisoneonrecord.Scientistsarestudyingthemtofindoutwhat'sbehindthesestrangementalmessages.Here'sanotherexample—oneofhundredsofdreamsthathavecometrue.A.mandreamedhewaswalkingalongaroadwhenahorseandcarriagecameby.ThedriversaidThere'sroomforonemore.Themanfeltthedriverseemeddeadsoheranaway.ThenextdaywhenthemanwasgettingonacrowdedbusthebusdriversaidThere'sroomforonemore.Thenthemansawthatthedriver'sfacewasthesamefacehehadseeninthedream.Hewouldn'tgetonthebus.Asthebusdroveoffitcrashedandburstintoflames.Everyonewaskilled!Somepeoplesaystorieslikethesearecoincidences.OthersincludingsomescientistssaythatESPisreal.FromstudiesofESPwemaysomedaylearnmoreaboutthehumanmind.1.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorbelievesthatthesixthsenseis________.A.inexistenceB.imaginativeC.notrealD.impossible2.ESPletspeopleknow_________.A.abouteventsbeforetheyhappenB.abouteventsaftertheyhappenC.abouteventsthatarehappeningsomedistanceawayD.AandC.3.BystudyingESPscientistsmaygetto________.A.learnhowpeopletellliesB.knowmoreabouthumandreamsC.knowmoreabouthumanmindD.learnhowstrangethingshappen4.Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedwordcoincidencesprobablymeans_______.A.thingsthatmaynothappenB.thingsthathappeninadreamC.thingsthatmusthappenD.thingsthathappenbyaccident5.Thisarticleismainlyabout________.A.thehumandreamB.thesixthsenseC.thehumanmindD.acrowdedbus

WhenIwasabout13myfatherwouldtakemeonshortoutingsonSaturdays.OnthewayhomeDad_1_stoppedattheDairyQueenfor10-centicecreams.Icouldn’t_2_itbutIcouldprayfromthe_3_westartedheadinghometothatcornerwherewewouldeithergostraightfortheicecreamor_4_andgohomeempty-handed.Thatcorner_5_eithermouth-wateringexcitementor_6_.OnonespecialdaywewereheadinghomeandagainIwasprayingforthe_7_soundofhisoffer.It_8_.Wouldyoulikeanicecreamtoday?ThatsoundsgreatDad!ButthenhesaidHowwouldyouliketo_9_today?Twentycents!Mymindreeled震惊.Icouldaffordit.Igotaweeklyallowanceof25centsplussome_10_foroddjobs零活.But_11_itwasmymoneyicecreamwasn’tagooduseofit.Inafitof_12_IsaidWellinthatcaseIguessI’ll_13_.MyfatherjustsaidOkaySon.ButasweheadedhomeIrealizedhowwrongIwasandbeggedhimto_14_.ButhejustsaidThat’sokaywedon’treallyneedone.Ifelt_15_formyselfishnessandungratefulness.Hedidn’tmindor_16_actdisappointed.I_17_thatgenerosity慷慨goestwowaysandgratefulnesssometimescostsmorethanthankyou.Onthatdaygratefulnesswouldhavecost20centsanditwouldhavebeenthe_18_icecreamI’deverhad.I’lltellyouonemorething.We_19_anothertripthenextweek.Aswe_20_thecornerIsaidDadwouldyoulikeanicecreamtoday?Mytreat.1.A.neverB.hardlyC.frequentlyD.strangely2.A.expectB.mentionC.waitD.get3.A.monthB.dayC.weekendD.moment4.A.finishB.driveC.turnD.return5.A.indicatedB.meantC.suggestedD.instructed6.A.angerB.shameC.happinessD.disappointment7.A.funnyB.surprisingC.interestingD.beautiful8.A.cameB.spokeC.wentD.flew9.A.serveB.treatC.buyD.provide10.A.extraB.limitedC.littleD.easy11.A.afterB.whileC.whenD.although12.A.sadnessB.regretC.curiosityD.selfishness13.A.acceptB.payC.passD.eat14.A.turnbackB.keepupC.stopbyD.givein15.A.unsatisfiedB.awfulC.frightenedD.crazy16.A.evenB.neverC.onlyD.somehow17.A.knewB.learnedC.acknowledgedD.found18.A.dearestB.worstC.cheapestD.best19.A.madeoutB.preparedforC.wentonD.tookup20.A.crossedB.leftC.sawD.approached

Myhouseismadeoutofwoodglassandstone.ItisalsomadeoutofsoftwarE.Ifyoucometovisityou’llprobablybesurprisedwhenyoucomein.SomeonewillgiveyouanelectronicPIN个人身份号码towear.ThisPINtellsthehousewhoandwhereyouare.Thehouseusesthisinformationtogiveyouwhatyouneed.Whenit’sdarkoutsidethePINturnsonthelightsnearestyouandthenturnsthemoffasyouwalkawayfromthem.Musicmoveswithyoutoo.Ifthehouseknowsyourfavoritemusicitplaysit.Themusicseemstobeeverywherebutinfactotherpeopleinthehouseheardifferentmusicornomusic.Ifyougetatelephonecallonlythenearesttelephonerings.Ofcourseyouarealsoabletotellthehouseifyouwantsomething.Thereisahomecontrolconsole控制台asmallmachinethatturnsthingsonandoffaroundyou.ThePINandtheconsolearenewideasbuttheyareinfactlikemanythingswehavetoday.Ifyouwanttogotoamovieyouneedaticket.IfIgiveyoumycarkeysyoucanusemycar.Thecarworksforyoubecauseyouhavethekeys.MyhouseworksforyoubecauseyouwearthePINorholdtheconsolE.IbelievethattenyearsfromnowmostnewhomeswillhavethesystemsthatI’veputinmyhouse.ThesystemswillprobablybeevenbiggerandbetterthantheonesI’veputintoday.Iliketotrynewideas.Iknowthatsomeofmyideaswillworkbetterthanothers.ButIhopethatonedayIwillstopthinkingofthesesystemsasnewandaskmyselfinsteadHowwillIlivewithoutthem?1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Howtodevelopanewsystem.B.ThefunctionofthePIN.C.Ahomeforthefuture.D.EasylifeinthefuturE.2.What’sthepurposewhenthewriterwrotethefourthparagraph?A.Toletreadersknowwhyhisideasarenew.B.Toletreadersknowhowspecialhishouseis.C.ToexplaintheimportanceofthePINandtheconsolE.D.ToexplainmoreeasilywhatthefunctionsofthePINandtheconsolearE.3.Thewriter’snewhouseisdifferentfromordinaryonesmainlybecause_____.A.ithasbeencontrolledbycomputersB.youcanmakeatelephonecallanywhereC.ithasyourfavoritemusicfollowingyouD.thewriterisabletochangehisnewideaintopractice4.Whatisthewritermostlikelytobeaccordingtothepassage?A.AnITexpert.B.Afamousdoctor.C.AnidealistD.Anexperiencedteacher.5.Whatcan’tbedoneinthewriter’snewhouse?A.turnsonthelightsB.playmusicC.getatelephonecallD.goswimming

Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited剥削yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashiontheyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomenspendlargesumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimechangingtheirold-fashioneddresses.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithnecessarythingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability耐用.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayorpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothesonewondersreflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability稳定耐用?Thatisforyoutodecide.1.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing2.Tothewriterthefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas___________.A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity3.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedfor___________.A.thecommercialexploitationofwomenB.thewomen'sstrengthofcharacterC.basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstabilityD.animportantcontributiontosociety4.BysayingtheconclusionstobedrawnareobviousLineOnetoLineTwoParagraphFourthewritermeansthat___________.A.women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion

ToprotectyouandyourfellowpassengerstheTransportationSecurityAdministrationTSAisrequiredbylawtoinspectallcheckedbaggagE.AspartofthisprocesssomebagsareopenedandinspecteD.Yourbagwasamongthoseselectedforinspection.DuringtheinspectionyourbaganditscontentsmayhavebeensearchedforitemsforbiddenbylawsuchasfireworksfuelsgunpodweretC.Atthecompletionoftheinspectionthecontentswerereturnedtoyourbagwhichwasresealed重新封口withaspeciallock.IftheTSAscreenerwasunabletoopenyourbagforinspectionbecauseitwaslockedthescreenermayhavebeenforcedtobreakthelocksonyourbag.TSAsincerelyregretshavingtodothisandhastakencaretoresealyourbaguponcompletionofinspection.HoweverTSAisnotliablefordamagetoyourlocksresultingfromnecessaryprecaution.Forpackingtipsandothersuggestionsthatmayassistyouduringyournexttripvisit:www.tsatraveltips.us.Weappreciateyourunderstandingandcooperation.IfyouhavequestionscommentsorconcernspleasefeelfreetocontacttheTransportationSecurityAdministrationConsumerResponseCentre:Phone:toll-freeat866289-9673Email:telltsa@tas.dot.govSection110boftheAviationandTransportationSecurityActof200149U.S.C.§44901c-e1.Theleaflet宣传单istryingto__________.A.introduceoneofthesecurityactsB.persuadepeopletocontactTSAC.warnagainstthedamageoflockingthebaggageD.informpeopleofbaggageinspection2.TheleafletismostprobablyprovidedbyTSAtothosewho__________.A.hadtheirbaggageselectedforinspectionB.refusedtohavetheirbaggagecheckedC.keptsomedamageditemsintheirbaggageD.lefttheirbaggageunlocked3.Theunderlinedwordliablemeans___________.A.suitablebylawB.permittedbylawC.responsiblebylawD.preparedbylaw4.Forpackingtipsandothersuggestionsvisit__________.A.telltsa@tas.dot.govB.www.tsatraveltips.usC.toll-freeat866289-9673D.TSAConsumerResponseCentre

Itiscommontoconsiderlearningassomethingthattakesplaceinschoolbutmuchofhumanlearningoccursoutsidetheclassroomevenfrombirthandpeoplecontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.Evenbeforetheyenterschoolyoungchildrenlearntowalktotalkandtousetheirhandstousetoysfoodandotherobjects.Theyusealloftheirsensestolearnaboutthesightssoundstastesandsmellsintheirenvironments.Theylearnhowtocommunicatewiththeirparentsgrandparentssiblingsfriendsandotherpeopleimportanttotheirworld.Whentheyenterschoolchildrenlearnbasicacademicsubjectssuchasreadingwritingandmathematics.Theyalsocontinuetolearnagreatdealoutsidetheclassroom.Theylearnwhichbehaviorsarelikelytoberewardedandwhicharelikelytobepunished.Theylearnsocialskillsforcommunicatingwithotherchildren.Aftertheyfinishschoolpeoplemustlearntodealwithmanymajorchangesthataffecttheirlivessuchasgettingmarriedraisingchildrenandfindingandkeepingajob.Becauselearningcontinuesthroughoutourlivesandaffectsalmosteverythingwedothestudyoflearningisimportantinmanydifferentfields.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatechildren.Psychologistssocialworkerscriminologistsandotherhumanserviceworkersneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangepeople’sbehaviors.Employerspoliticiansandadvertisersmakeuseoftheprinciplesoflearningtoaffectthebehaviorsofworkersvotersandconsumers.Learningiscloselyrelatedtomemorywhichisthestorageofinformationinthebrain.Psychologistswhostudymemoryareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgewherethisstoragetakesplaceandhowthebrainlateroutputsknowledgewhenweneedit.Incontrastpsychologistswhostudylearningaremoreinterestedinbehaviorandhowbehaviorchangesasaresultofaperson’sexperiences.1.Theunderlinedsiblingsinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.teachersB.classmatesC.doctorsD.brothersorsisters.2.Whichperiodofchildren’slifedoestheybegintoknowtobehavewellaccordingtothepassage?A.AftertheygointosocietyB.Beforetheyenterschool.C.WhentheyareatschoolD.Beforetheyareborn.3.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Asamatteroffactlearningbeginswithformalschooleducation.B.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatetheirstudents.C.Peopleneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangetheirbehaviors.D.Employersshouldstudytheprinciplesoflearningtomanagetheirworkerswell.4.Theauthormainlytriestotellusinthelastparagraph.A.learningisonlyrelatedtomemoryandexperiences.B.psychologistsareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledge.C.psychologistsaremoreinterestedinaperson’sbehavior.D.howtherelationshipbetweenlearningbrainandbehaviorworks.

Canyouimagineastrangerwillreadyoure-mailswithoutyourpermissionorscanthewebsiteyou’vevisitedorperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchasesorcellphonebills?Allofthethingsmayhappentoyouoneday.Infactit’slikelythatsomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouseagirlfriendamarketingcompanyabossacoporacriminal.Whoeveritistheywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseenorevendosomethingthatmaybringadisastertoyou.Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthyandthatit’simportanttorevealtofriendsfamilyandloversatappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremainnowadays.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs碎屑youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoknowwhoyouarewhereyouareandwhatyoulike.InsomecasesasimpleGooglesearchcanleakthedeepestthoughtinyourmind.Likeitornotincreasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret.Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?FormanyAmericanstheanswerapparentlyisno.WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacymostofthemsaytheyarereallyconcernedaboutlosingit.And60percentoftherespondentssaytheyfeeltheirprivacyisslippingawayandthatbothersme.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyasmallofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths收费站toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobilemovements.PrivacyeconomistAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillgiveuppersonalinformationsuchastelephonenumberaddressorsocialsecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-offcoupon优惠券.Butprivacydoesmatter—atleastsometimes.It’slikehealth;whenyouhaveityoudon’tnoticeit.Onlywhenit’sgonedoyouwishyou’ddonemoretoprotectit.Withoutprivacyonewillbenakedinfrontofothers.1.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?A.Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.B.Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachother.C.Thereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.D.Thereshouldbefewerquarrelsbetweenfriends.2.Whydoestheauthorsayweliveinaworldwhereyousimplycannotkeepasecret?A.Modernsocietyhasfinallydevelopedintoanopensociety.B.Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.C.Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.D.Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.3.WhatdomostAmericansdoaboutprivacyprotection?A.Theychangebehaviorthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.B.PeopleturndownadiscountattollboothstoavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystem.C.Theyrelymoreandmoreonadvancedtechnology.D.Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutit.4.Accordingtothepassageprivacyislikehealthinthat.A.peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepitB.itsimportanceishardlyunderstoodC.ItissomethingthatcaneasilybelostD.peopledon’tvalueituntiltheyloseit5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Noprivacynohealth.B.Treasureyourprivacy.C.Boundariesareimportantbetweenfriends.D.Theinformationagehasitsownshortcomings.

Natesufferedahardblowwhenhelosthisjob.HisbosshadspokenrudelyYourservicesarenolongerneeded.Nateleftthebuildingfilledwithdespair.Bythetimehereachedhomehewasinadeepdepression.WhenheenteredhishouseheblurtedouttohiswifeSophiaIlostmyjob.Iamacompleteabsolutelyfailure.A.tensesilencefollowed.ThenasmilecreptacrossSophia'sface.Whatgreatnews!sherespondedNowyoucanwritethebookyouhavealwayswantedtowrite.ButIhavenojobandnoprospectofajobheobjectedcompletelywithouthope.IfIstruggletobeanauthorthenwhatwillweliveon?Wherewillthemoneycomefrom?Sophiatookherhusbandbythehandandledhimtothekitchen.Openingadrawershetookoutaboxthatwasfullofcash.Whereonearthdidyougetthis?Nategasped.Towhomdoesitbelong?It'sours!Sophiareplied.Ialwaysknowthatonedayyouwouldbecomeagreatwriteronlyifyouweregiventhechance.FromthemoneyyougavemeforhousekeepingeveryweekIhavesavedasmuchasIcouldsoyouwouldhaveyourchance.Nowthereisenoughtolastusawholeyear.Whatasurprise!Whatencouragement!Whatawife!Theunemployedhusbanddidconcentrateonwritingthatyearandthenovelhewrotebecamealiterarymasterpiece杰作.ThebookisTheScarletLetter.SophiahadanevengreaterachievementandsheturnedNathanielHawthornefromapoorclerkintoaworldfamousmaster.1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.Sophiawasverydisappointedtohearthenews.B.Natewastoosadtospeakanymore.C.SophiawasthinkingofhowtoencourageNate.D.Neitherhusbandnorwifehadanyideaofwhattodo.2.Sophiasavedmoneybecause____________.A.sheknewherhusbandwouldlosehisjobonedayB.sheknewtheirlifewouldbeindifficultyC.shewasverycarefulwithmoneyD.shewastryingtohelpherhusbandineverypossibleway3.FromthepassagewecanknowthatSophiawas___________.A.kindandbraveB.carefulandencouragingC.friendlyandwarm-heartedD.honestanddetermined4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Sophia'sAchievementB.AGreatWriter'sStruggletoSuccessC.GreatEncouragementinHardTimesD.FailureistheMotherofSuccess

Peoplewanttogetaheadwhentheyareworkinginofficebutnoteveryonecanreachthegoal.Let’sreadthepassageandwebelieveyoucanunderstandsomethingusefulforyourworkingintheoffice.A.isforalwaysgettingtoworkontime.B.isforbeingverybusy.C.isfortheconscientious勤勤恳恳wayyoudoyourjob.Youmaybeallthesekindsofpeopleattheofficeandevenmore.ButwhenitcomestogettingaheadsomeexpertssaytheABCsabovearenotenoughaPshouldbeincludedforP—politicsasinofficepolitics.DaleCarneigiesuggestedmuchaboutofficepolitics策略morethan90yearsago:Hardworkalonedoesn’tensurecareeradvancement.Youhavetobeabletosellyourselfandyourideasbothpubliclyandbehindthescenes.Yetinspiteoftheobviousrewardsofengaginginofficepoliticsabetterjobaraisepraisebutmanypeoplearestillunableorunwillingtoplaythegame.Peoplethinkthatofficepoliticsinvolvessomemanipulative工于心计的behaviorsaysDeborahComeranassistantprofessorofmanagementatHofstraUniversity.Butpoliticscomesfromtheword‘polite’.Itcanalsomeancontrollingandformingassociations交往.Itcanmeanbeingkindandhelpfuloreventryingtopleaseyourbossandthenexpectingsomethinginreturn.Infacttodayexpertsexplainofficepoliticsasproperbehaviorusedtogoafterone’sownself-interestintheworkplace.Inmanycasesthisinvolvessomeformsofsocializingwithintheofficeenvironment—notjustinlargecompaniesbutinsmallworkplacesaswell.ThefirstthingpeopleareusuallyjudgedonistheirabilitytoperformwellontheirworksaysNeilP..Lewisamanagementpsychologist.Butiftwoorthreecandidates候选人areupforapositioneachofwhomhasreasonablysimilarabilityamanagerisgoingtochoosethepersonheorshelikesbesttogetahead.It’ssimplehumannature.Yetpsychologistssaymanyemployeesandemployershavetroublewiththeconceptofpoliticsintheoffice.Somepeopletheysayhaveanidealisticvisionofworkandwhatittakestosucceed.Stillothersconnectofficepoliticswithflattery奉承fearfulthatiftheyspeakupforthemselvestheymayappeartobeflatteringtheirbossforfavors.Expertssuggestedthatofficepoliticsshouldbetheneedforsomeself-promotion晋升.1.TheunderlinedOfficepoliticsinPara5isusedinthepassagetoreferto______.A.thehabitofgettingtoworkontime.B.thepoliticalviewsandbeliefsofofficeworkers.C.theinterpersonalrelationshipswithinacompany.D.thevariousqualitiesrequiredforasuccessfulcareer.2.WhyaremanypeopleunwillingtoplaythegamePara.6?A.Theybelievethatdoingsoisnotpolite.B.Theyfeelthatsuchbehaviorisunprincipled不道德的.C.Theydolikethemanipulatingworkmates.D.Theythinktheeffortwillgetthemnothing.3.Theauthorconsidersofficepoliticstobe_______.A.unwelcomeattheworkplace.B.badforinterpersonalrelationships.C.impossibletothedevelopmentofcompanyculture.D.animportantfactorforpersonaladvancement.4.Itistheexperts’viewthat_______.A.speakingupforoneselfispartofhumannature.B.officepoliticsisnecessarytoself-advancement.C.hardworkisoflittleimportancetoone’spromotion.D.allemployeescanrecognizetheneedforflattery.

WhenitcomestofriendsIdesirethosewhowillsharemyhappinesswhopossesswingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalitiesilluminate照亮meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreservetheglowinghourstoogoodnottoshare.WhenIwasintheeighthgradeIhadafriendWewereshyandtooseriousaboutourstudieswhenitwasbeomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearnacceptablesocialbehaviors.WesaidlittleatschoolbutshewouldcometomyhouseandwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaperandoneofuswouldsayLet'sstartwithatrainwhistletoday.Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoemsorstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Attheendofthatschoolyearwetoowerechangingintosocialcreaturesandthestoriesandpoemsstopped.WhenIlivedforatimeinLondonIhadafriendHewasindespairandIwasindespairButourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwewouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbadatthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondontoeachother.ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadremarkablefriendwhoseimaginationilluminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangestselves.Eachofusappearssometimesinafunnywayintheother'sdreams.SheandIagreethatatcertaintimesweseemtobepartsofthesamemind.InmymostinterestingmomentsIofienthink:YesImusttell....Wehavenevermet.ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkindisworthmoretomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist心理学家whowillonlyfillupthehealing愈合的silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhichIwouldratherbemyownbestfriend.1.Intheeighthgradewhattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehaviorwasto.A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend'shouseregularlyC.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithherfriend2.InParagraph3WegaveLondontoeachotherprotoablymeans.A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofusB.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondonC.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappearedD.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon3.AccordingtoParagraph4theauthorandherfriend.A.calleachotherregularlyB.havesimilarpersonalitiesC.enjoywritingtoeachotherD.dreamofmeetingeachother4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImaginationC.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions

Theenergycrisishasmadepeopleawareofhowthecarelessuseoftheearth’senergyhasbroughtthewholeworldtotheedgeofdisaster.Theover-developmentofmotortransportwithitsincreaseofmorecarsmoretravelinghascontributedtothenear-destructionofourcitiesandthepollutionnotonlyoflocalairbutalsooftheearth’satmosphere.Ourpresentsituationisunlikenaturaldisastersofthepast.Worldwideenergyusehasbroughtustoastatewherelong-rangeplanningisvital.Whatweneedisnotacontinuationofourpresentseriousstatewhichendangersthefutureofourcountryourchildrenandourearthbutamovementforwardinordertoworkrapidlyandeffectivelyonplanetaryproblems.Thiscountryhasbeenfallingbackunderthecontinuingexposuresoflossofmoralityandtherevelationthatlawbreakinghasreachedintothehighestplaceintheland.Thereisastrongdemandformoralitytoturnforthebetterandforsomedevotionthatisvastenoughandyetpersonalenoughtoenlistthedevotionofall.Inthepastithasbeenonlyinawayindefenseoftheirowncountryandtheirownbenefitsthatpeoplehavebeenabletodevotethemselveswholeheartedly.Thisisthefirsttimethatwehavebeenaskedtodefendourselvesandwhatweholddearincooperationwithalltheotherpeopleofthisplanetwhosharewithusthesameendangeredairandthesameendangeredoceans.Thereisacommonneedtoreassessourpresentcoursetochangethatcourseandtoemploynewmethodsthroughwhichtheworldcansurvive.Thisisapricelessopportunity.Tograspitweneedawidespreadunderstandingofnatureifthecrisisweandtheworldarefacingisnopassinginconveniencenobyproductoftheambitionsoftheoil-producingcountriesnoenvironmentalists’onlyfearsnobyproductofanypresentsystemofgovernment.Whatwefaceistheresultoftheinventionofthelastfourhundredyears.Whatweneedisatransformedlifestyle.Thisnewlifestylecanflowdirectlyfromscienceandtechnologybutitsacceptancedependsonasinceredevotiontofindingahigherqualityoflifefortheworld’schildrenandfuturegeneration.1.___________________hasresultedinthenear-destructionofourcities?A.Therapidgrowthofmotors.B.TheenergycrisisC.theedgeofdisasterD.lossofmorality2.whichoneisNOTtrueaccordingtothewholepassage?A.Theoveruseofourearth’senergyhasbroughtthewholeworldtotheedgeofdisaster.B.BycomparingpastproblemswithpresentonestheauthordrawsourattentiontotheseriousnessofthiscrisisC.WhatweneedisamovementforwardinordertoworkrapidlyandeffectivelyonplanetaryproblemsD.Thereisnoneedtoreassessourpresentcoursetochangethatcourseandtoemploynewmethods3.Inpara3theauthorused____________asanexampletoshowthelossofmorality?A.Disregardforlaw.B.Lackofdevotion.C.Lackofunderstanding.D.Destructionofcities.4.Theauthorwrotethepassagemainlyto________.A.makearecommendationforatransformedlifestyleB.limitambitionsofthepeopleofthewholeworldC.demanddevotiontonatureandfuturegenerationD.encourageawarenessofthedeclineofmorality

AresearchbytheNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsisseenasanimportantconfirmationoftheHispanicmortalityparadox西班牙裔死亡率悖论.OnaverageHispanicsoutlivewhitesby2.5yearsandblacksby7.7years.Theirlifeexpectancyatbirthin2006was80.6yearscomparedwith78.1forwhites72.9forblacksand77.7yearsforthetotalpopulation.ThereportshowsthattheHispanicpopulationhashigherlifeexpectancyatbirthandatalmosteveryagedespiteasocioeconomicstatuslowerthanthatofwhites.MortalityisverycorrelatedwithincomeeducationandhealthcareaccesssaysElizabethAriasauthorofthereport.YouwouldexpecttheHispanicpopulationwouldhavehighermortalityinlinewiththeblackpopulation.TheHispanicparadoxhasbeendocumentedformorethantwodecadesbutthisisthefirsttimethegovernmenthashadenoughdatatoissuenationalnumbers.ResearchersarestrugglingtoexplainwhyHispanicslivelonger.Wedon'tknowsaysDavidHayes-BautistadirectoroftheCenterfortheStudyofLatinoHealthandCultureatUCLA'sDavidGeffenSchoolofMedicinE.Wethoughtitwasaprobleminthedatabutwecanprettymuchsaythisisreal.Potentialfactors:·CultureandlifestyleSupportfromextendedfamilyandlowerratesofsmokinganddrinking.Latinogroupsinparticularhaveverystrongfamilyandsocialties.·Migration.ThehealthymigranteffectarguesthathealthypeoplearemorelikelytoemigratE.AndwhenimmigrantsbecomeilltheymightreturnhomeanddietherE.SolvingthepuzzlemayhelpthenationdealwithhealthcareissuesbecauseHispanicsusehealthservicesless—theymakefewerdoctorsvisitsandspendlesstimeinhospitalsHayes-Bautistasays.It'sclearlysomethingintheLatinoculturehesays.1.In2006Hispanics'lifeexpectancyis___yearslongerthantheaverageofthetotalpopulation.A.2.5B.7.7C.2.9D.80.62.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordoutlive''inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.TolivelongerthanB.ToliveshorterthanC.Todieout.D.ToexpecttolivE.3.Whatisthemainideaofparagraphthree?A.Hispanicswerebornbetterthanwhites.B.Moralityiscloselyrelatedwithhealthcareaccess.C.Whitesshouldhavelongerlifeexpectancy.D.Evenexpertscan'texplainthephenomenon.4.WhatisMr.Hayes-Bautista'sopinionabouttheparadox?A.HesupportsthereisaproblemwiththedatA.B.Heintendstotrusttheculturalfactor.C.HebelievesinthehealthymigranteffectD.liethinkshealthcarethemostimportantfactor.5.Whichofthefollowinginferencesistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BlackpeoplesufferthelowestsocialstatusinAmericA.B.HispanicsmighthavehealthierwaysoflifE.C.OnlyhealthypeoplecanimmigrateintoAmericA.D.Whitepeopledon'thavestrongfamilyties.

OnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsagoIenteredtheTrackKitchenarestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest卑微的tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderlyunshavenmanwholookedsomewhatdisheveled.Hewaswearingaworn-outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffeeIaskedMyIgetyousomething?AcoffeewouldbenicE.ThenIboughthimacupofcoffeeWetalkedmoreandheacceptedanothercupofcoffeeFinallyIrosetoleavewishedhimwellandheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.HeaskedHowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath?Who?Themanyouweresittingwith.HeischairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuyingofferingafreebreakfastandfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespectnomatterwhoIthinktheyareandnomatteranotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddisheveledmean?A.Unfriendly.B.Untidy.C.Gentle.D.KinD.2.TheauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecauseA.hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB.hewantedtostartaconversationC.heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD.hewouldliketothanktheoldman3.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A.Proud.B.Pitiful.C.Surprised.D.Regretful4.Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A.Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B.ItishonorabletohelpthoseinneeD.C.Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D.Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.

Atleast115ChineseminershavebeenpulledalivefromafloodedcoalmineaftermorethansevendaystrappedundergrounD.RescuerscheeredandsomeshedtearsasthelatestsurvivorsemergedaliveMondayaftermorethanaweektrappedinafloodedmineinnorthChina'sShanxiProvince.Officialswerealsorelievedastheirround-the-clockrescuemissionpreventedoneofthecountry'sworstminingdisasters.Theheadoftheprovince'sWorkSafetyministryLuoLinwasamongthousandsofrelativeswaitingdesperatelyfornewsatthepitentranceafterrescuerssaidtheyhadheardvoicesdeepwithinthemineshaftovertheweekenD.ItisamiracleinChina'sminingrescuehistoryLuosays.HethankedtherescuersfortheireffortashecountedtheminersleavingtheentrancE.BylateeveningMonday115minershadbeenpulledoutaliveChina'sstatemediasaid.Theywereledtowaitingambulanceswiththeireyescoveredtopreventtheglarefromlights.Allaresaidtobeinastableconditionafterbeingtrappedinwaterfornearlyninedays.Theywereabletobreatheduringtheirordealthankstoairpockets.Three-thousandrescuersdugandpumpedwaterforsevendaystoreachtheminersattheWangjialingCoalMinewhichisconsideredamodernfacility.ThefirstsurvivorswerebroughttothesurfaceshortlyaftermidnightonMonday.Attemptstoreachthe38whoremaintrappedarecontinuing.153peoplewerebelievedtobetrappedunderground.Butfamiliessaythisisanunderestimateclaimingmanymorewereworkinginthemineatthetimeoftheflooding.A.preliminaryinvestigationlastweekfoundthatofficialshadignoredreportsofwaterleakspriortotheaccident.Chinareliesheavilyoncoaltofuelitsboomingeconomy.Butithassomeofthemostdangerousminesintheworldwithmanyminebossesignoringsafetyconcernstomeetdemandandchaseprofits.Thegovernmenthassoughttoimprovesafetyinrecentyearsbyclampingdownonillegalminesandthisseemstohavepreventedmanydeaths.Accordingtoofficialfigures2631coalminersdiedin1616mineaccidentsinChinain2009–down18percentfromthepreviousyear.1.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheFloodedCoalMineB.MinersTrappedwereSavedC.TheWorstCoalMineAccidentD.115MinersRescued38StillMissing2.Theunderlinedwordround-the-clockinPara2mostprobablymeans_______.A.finishingbeforeaparticulartimeB.changingthetimeshownbyclockC.alldayandallnightwithoutstoppingD.fromthebeginningtotheend3.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CoalplaysadecisiveroleinChina’seconomy.B.Mineaccidentshavebeenincreasinginrecentyears.C.115minerswereworkingundergroundwhenthefloodinghappeneD.D.About3200coalminersdiedinmineaccidentsinChinain2008.4.Atleast115coalminerswererescued_______.A.onthedaytheaccidenthappenedB.aftermorethan7daystrappedundergroundC.afterworkingundergroundfor9daysD.10daysaftertheaccidenthappened

InRelaxWe’llBeFinecolumnistDavidBrookswritesthefactisdespitealltheproblemsAmerica’sfutureisextremelybright.Mr.BrooksacknowledgesthatAccordingtorecentsurvey60percentofAmericansthinkthecountryisheadinginthewrongdirection.ThesamepercentagebelievethattheU.S.isinlong-termdeclinE.Thepoliticalsystemisnotfunctional.A.financialcrisislooksunavoidablE.ThereareplentyofreasonstobesaD.Buthewrites:Demographers人口学家predictthatoverthenext40yearstheU.S.populationwillincreasebyanadditional100millionpeopleto400millionoverall.Thepopulationwillbedeterminedhardworkingandrelativelyyoung.In2050onlyaquarterwillbeover60comparedwith31percentinChinaand41percentinJapan.AstherisinggenerationleadsaneconomicrecoveryitwillalsoparticipateinacommunalofcommunityonE.Wearelivinginaglobalageofsocialentrepreneurship创业精神.InsumtheU.S.isontheedgeofademographiceconomicandsocialrecoverybuiltonitshistoricstrengths.TheU.S.hasalwaysbeengoodatdestructivechangE.Andit’salwaysbeengoodatdecentralizedcommunity-buildingtoo.Surelyacountrywiththismuchgoingforitisnotgoingtowaitaroundpassivelyandletarottenpoliticalculturedragitdown.1.InhisarticleRelaxWe’llBeFineDavidBrooksintendsto.A..encourageAmericanstobeoptimisticabouttheirfutureB.giveAmericanscouragetofacetheirfinancialcrisisC.persuadeAmericanstolivehappilyandgenerouslyD.inspireAmericanstoleadaneconomicrecovery2.ThereareallthereasonsforAmericanstobeunhappyexcept.A.thefunction-failedpoliticalsystemB.theincreasingpopulationC.thedecliningeconomyD.thewrongdirectionandfinancialcrisis3.Overthenext40yearsaccordingtoDavidBrooksAmericanswillbe.A..moreoptimisticandhumorousB..morepessimisticandstrongerC..moreenergeticandpromisingD..moreconsiderateandaggressive4.Intheauthor’sopinionAmerica.A..hasalwaysbenefitedfromwarsB..hasdonewellbyitspoliticalsystemC..hascontributedalottohumanprogressD..hascontributedtoworld’seconomy5.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A..AmericanpoliticalsystemandculturearebackwardB..AmericansarenotanationtogiveintodifficultiesC..AmericansareverydestructiveandaggressiveD..Americahasbeeninaneconomicandsocialrecovery

HaveyoueverwonderedwhatyouwouldlooklikeifyouwereanAsianMiddleEasternblackwhiteorIndianperson?BysteppingintotheHumanRaceMachineyoucanfindout.Whenyousitinsideitthemachinecreatesadigitalimage数字影像ofyourfacE.Afterpushingcertainbuttonsthemachineusesvariousphotosofpeopleofacertainethnicgroupmixedwithyourownfacialfeatures.FromthisitcancomeupwithanimageshowinghowyouwouldlookasamemberofadifferentracE.Themachineispartofatravelingretrospective回顾展calledSeeingandBelieving:TheArtofNancyBurson.BursonisafamousAmericanphotographerandinventor.Theshowof100photosandmultimediaworkswasonviewattheGreyArtGalleryinNewYorkonApril20.Itisastrangefeelingjustlikesteppingintosomeoneelse’sskin.SaidHathyZajchenkoamuseumvisitorfromPennsylvaniaUS.Assoonasshesatdownshetriedoutarangeofethnicgroups.TheMiddleEasternimageworkedprettywellformeshesaidwithasmilE.AccordingtoBursonthemachineisaprayerforunity.Itisaboutseeingthroughdifferencestofindthethingsweallshareincommon.Bursonaddedthedatabase资料库ofMiddleEasternfacesbothArabandJewishaftertheterroristattacks__onSeptember11.Ihavealwayswantedtoallowpeopletoseedifferently.Iamaphotographer.IamrecordingtheunseenbecausewhatwecannotseeissomuchmoreinterestingthanwhatwecanseeBursonsaiD.ForthosewhomissedtheshowtheHumanRacemachinewillbeonviewattheNewYorkHallofScienceintheQueensdistrictfull-timeasofJunE.1.TheHumanRaceMachinecan____.A.tellyouwhatyouwouldlooklikeifyouwereamemberofanotherethnicgroup.B.createadigitalimageofyourfaceandchangeit.C.turnyourprayintoreality.D.letpeoplestepintosomeoneelse’sskin.2.Thephrasecomeupwithinthefirstparagraphmeans____.A.getnearerB.produceC.comeoutD.change3.WhenKathyZajchenkosaidthattheMiddleEasternimageworkedwellforhershemeantthat____.A.shewouldliketochangeherfaceB.shehadastrangefeelingC.shewassatisfiedwithwhatshelookedlikeasaMiddleEasternpersonD.shecouldbuytheHumanRacemachine4.ThesentenceThemachineisaprayforunity.means_____.A.theHumanRacemachinecanunitethefacialfeatureofadifferentethnicgroupwithyourown.B.themachineshowsthatnomatterwhatracepeoplearetherearesomethingsweallhaveincommon.C.onecanpraybeforethemachine.D.ifyouwantthemachinecanchangeyourface.5.BursonaddedthedatabaseofMiddleEasternfacesaftertheSeptember11attackbecause____.A.shewantedtoshowpeoplewhatterroristslooklike.B.shewantedtorecordwhatpeoplecannotsee.C.shewantedtobefamousasaphotographer.D.shewantedtoletpeopleseetheforeignpeople.

ItwasacoolOctoberevening.Excitementandfamilymembers__1___thehall.Iwasonlya7-year-oldgirlbutIwasthecenterof__2___.FinallyafterweeksofpreparationIwould__3_allmyhardworkinadanceofperformance.Everythingwouldbe__4___—soIthought.Iwaitedbackstageall__5__inmyblacktightswithagoldenbelt.Inaloudandclearvoicethemasterofceremonies__6__thatmyclasswasnext.Mydanceclasswasdoingaroutineonwoodenboxestwofeetbytwofeetfacingthe__7___.AllIhadtodointhenextmovewasputonefootontheboxnexttomineandkeepmyotherfootonmybox.Ireallywasan_8__move.Iwasconcentratingsomuch__9___thehugesmileonmyfaceandholdingmyheadupthatIdidnotlook_10__Iwasgoing.Imissedmypartner’sboxaltogetherand__11__.ThereIwasstandingonthestagefloorwhenmyclassmateswereontopoftheirboxes.Icouldheargiggles咯咯笑comingfromtheaudienceandIfeltthe___12___rushtomyface.IrememberedmydanceteacherhadtoldusIfyoumakeamistakekeepsmilingsotheaudiencewillnot___13___.Ididmybesttofollowher___14___asIcontinuedwiththeroutine.Whenthecurtaindroppedsodidmy__15___fortheevening.I___16___bitterlytastingthesaltfromthetearsthatstreameddownmyface.Iranbackstagebutnoonecould__17__medown.RecentlyIrealizedIhadbeena__18__thatnight.Iwas__19___butIfoughttheurgetorunoffthestage.__20___Ifinishedtheroutinewithasmileonmyface.NowwhenfriendsandfamilylaughaboutthetimeIslippedduringadanceperformanceIcanlaughtoo.1.A.filledB.visitedC.attendedD.decorated2.A.pressureB.impressionC.debateD.attention3.A.takeoverB.showoffC.lookafterD.giveup4.A.reasonableB.suitableC.obviousD.perfect5.A.dressedupB.foldedupC.coveredupD.mixedup6.A.suggestedB.explainedC.announcedD.predicted7.A.musicB.audienceC.curtainD.stage8.A.easyB.activeC.adventurousD.extra9.A.containingB.hidingC.sharingD.keeping10.A.whyB.whetherC.whereD.what11.A.wanderedB.slippedC.wavedD.skipped12.A.bloodB.pleasureC.prideD.tear13.A.leaveB.cheerC.believeD.notice14.A.gestureB.exampleC.adviceD.plan15.A.doubtsB.hopesC.voiceD.patience16.A.arguedB.shoutedC.beggedD.sobbed17.A.turnB.calmC.letD.put18.A.starB.pioneerC.loserD.fool19.A.satisfiedB.movedC.embarrassedD.confused20.A.HoweverB.InsteadC.IntotalD.inreturn

IntheUnitedStatesmorethan80collegesnowacceptjustonlywomen.Mostofthemwerefoundedinthe19thcentury.Theyweresetupto1womentheeducationtheycouldnotgetanywhereelse.Atthattime2oftheuniversitiesandcolleges3onlymen.Inthepast20yearsmanyyoungwomenhave4tostudyatcollegesthatacceptbothmenandwomen.Asa5somewomen’scollegesdecidedtoacceptmenstudentstoo.Othersstillrefusedtochange.Nowthewomen’scollegesare6again.ThepresidentofTrinityCollegeinWashingtonD.Csaidbytheendofthe1980swomenhadcometo7thatstudyingatthesamecollegeswithmenandwomendidnotmean8hadthesamechanceto9.ThepresidentofSmithCollegeinMassachusettssaidAwomen’scollege10womentochooseclassesandactivities11.Forexampleifawomanstudentwantstolearnmathsshewillbegiventhechance.Sothepercentageofstudentswholiketostudymathsinawomen’scollegeis12thanthatinacollegewithmenandwomen.ExpertssaymenstudentsintheUnitedStates13haveenoughcouragetospeakinclass.14womenstudentscan’t.Inawomen’scollegewomenfeelfreetosay15theywantto.Accordingtoareportwomencollegesalso16leadershipabilityinmanyfields.Atawomencollegeevery17officeisheldbywomen.Recentstudies18thatthisleadershipcontinuesafter19.ThestudiesalsoprovethatitiseasierfortheAmericanwomenwhowenttowomen’scollegeto20successfuljobslaterinlife.Maybethatiswhythiskindofcollegeislikedbypeoplenow.1.A.makeB.electC.offerD.call.2.A.someB.mostC.fewD.none.3.A.likedB.acceptedC.attractedD.helped.4.A.chosenB.failedC.regrettedD.hated.5.A.goalB.modelC.resultD.level.6.A.separateB.troublesomeC.specialD.popular.7.A.forgetB.realizeC.expectD.remember.8.A.studentsB.presidentsC.menD.women.9.A.workB.visitC.chooseD.survive.10.A.permitsB.forbidsC.forcesD.reminds.11.A.obviouslyB.freelyC.exactlyD.immediately.12.A.smallerB.moreC.higherD.lower.13.A.usuallyB.neverC.sometimesD.seldom.14.A.FinallyB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Besides.15.A.howB.whatC.whenD.where.16.A.bringdownB.bringoverC.bringroundD.bringabout17.A.governingB.cleaningC.servingD.booking.18.A.meanB.showC.warnD.conclude.19.A.schoolB.workC.graduationD.death.20.A.holdB.gatherC.loseD.require

Ihadbeenoutshoppingandreallytookmuchtimedoingit.Iwastiredandaboutto1homE.ThatiswhenIsawher.Shewasstoppedinthelefthandturnlane车道2togetontothehighwaybutnever3itIsloweddownrolledopenmywindowandaskedDoyouneedany4?YesIranoutofgas.IjustmovedhereandIdon’tevenknow5agasstationisshereplieD.Shedidn’thaveagascansoItoldherI’drundownthe6toseeifIcouldgetonefromthelocalstation.WhenI7withafullcanofgasshecouldn’t8meenoughandtoldmeshewouldpayforthecanandgas.9IrefuseD.AsIwas10thegasinshesaidIthoughtnoonewouldevenstop.Iwasafraidtoleavethecarandevenmoreafraidto11help.WellIcouldn’tpassby12offeringhelpIsaiD.I’veusedupgasmyselfafewtimes.YouknowI’mgetting13.NowI’mrunningoutofgasandtimE.Itjustseemstoflby.Shethensaid14thatIthoughtwasagem佳作;MyDadsaidthatoldageis15toiletpaper.Thecloseryougettotheendoftherollthe16itspins.IlaughedsohardthatI17droppedthecontainer.Shetriedtostartthecarandit18.ThenItoldhertokeepthe19caninhertrunk.Seeinghergrateful20IsaidfriendlyI’mgladtobeofhelp.WelcometoPennsylvaniA.1.A.haveB.leaveC.stayD.head2.A.readyB.ashamedC.afraidD.brave3.A.madeB.didC.foundD.completed4.A.gasB.moneyC.helpD.car5.A.whatB.howC.whereD.why6.A.roadB.carC.stationD.window7.A.startedB.leftC.mixedD.returned8.A.knowB.congratulateC.expectD.thank9.A.OfcourseB.InadditionC.AfterallD.Nevermind10.A.forcingB.pouringC.fittingD.throwing11.A.offerB.getC.sendD.refuse12.A.beforeB.withoutC.forD.beneath13.A.wellB.strongC.oldD.weak14.A.itB.oneC.somethingD.all15.A.ofB.onC.asD.like16.A.fasterB.slowerC.tighterD.looser17.A.simplyB.hardlyC.nearlyD.really18.A.rodeB.workedC.droveD.pulled19.A.specialB.valuableC.smallD.empty20.A.awardB.rewardC.smileD.letter

Geniusesamazeusimpressusandmakeusallalittlejealous.Howdotheydifferfromtheaverageperson?Scientistsareworkinghardtofigureoutthatanswer.TuneintotheNationalGeographicChanneltofindoutaboutthediscoveriesthey’remakingintheseriesMyBrilliantBrain.WhenMarcYuwasonlytwoyearsoldhebegantoplaythepiano.AfterayearhestartedlearningpiecesbyBeethoven.Nowhe’saworld-famousconcertpianistatageeight.Helearnsnewerandmoredifficultpieceswitheaseandcanidentifyanynotehehears.Heseemstobespeciallydesignedformusic.InBornGeniusNationalGeographiclooksatthesciencebehindchildprodigies神童toexplainwhysomechildrenseemtobebornwithoutlimits.Geniusdidn’tcomenaturallytoTommyMcHugh.Hiscameonlyafterhenearlydiedfrombleedinginhisbrain.AfterrecoveringMcHugh’sheadwasfilledwithnewthoughtsandpictures.Sohebegantoexpressthemintheformofpoetryandart.Nowhe’saseeminglyunstoppablecreativemachine.Sufferersofautismandbraininjuryhaveshownthatgreatmentalabilitycansometimescomefromdamageordisease.AccidentalGeniusexploresthispuzzlingrelationship.Cannormalpeoplebetrainedtobegeniuses?SusanPolgerhasshownnosignsofextraordinaryintelligence.Yetduringherchildhoodshestudiedthousandsofchesspatternsandlearnedtorecognizethemimmediately.Asaresultshewasabletobeatskilledadultplayersbyage10andcannowplayuptofivegamesatthesametimewithoutevenseeingtheboards.MakeMeaGeniusexamineswhatittakestoturnanordinarybrainintothatofagenius.Ifbecomingageniuswereeasywe’dallbeone.Yetthereismuchmoretosuperintelligencethansimplybeingbornlucky.LearnmoreaboutamazingbrainsthismonthonNationalGeographic’sMyBrilliantBrain.1.MyBrilliantBrainsismostprobablyfrom.A.awebsiteB.theradioC.amagazineD.anewspaper2.TheauthortakesMarcYuasanexampletoshowthatachildprodigyis.A.apersonwholearnssomethingeasilyB.achildwhoiseagertolearnnewthingsC.astudentwhopracticesaninstrumentalotD.akidwhoworkshardtodowellinschool3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Newthingsaboutthebrainarestillbeingdiscovered.B.Peoplewithoutnaturalabilitiescanlearntodothingswell.C.Somepeoplenaturallyhavemoreactivebrains.D.Peopleareusuallysmarterwhentheyrecoverfrombraininjury.4.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.scientistscompletelyunderstandthebrainB.peoplecanonlybebornasgeniusesC.there’snosuchthingasatruegeniusD.therearemanyfactorsinbeingagenius5.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby.A.providingtypicalexamplesB.followingthenaturaltimeorderC.presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffectsD.comparingopinionsfromdifferentscientists

Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?Strangelyenoughtheanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirthandnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeagenius天才outofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhandachildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophis/herintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirthbutwhetherornothe/shereachesthoselimitswilldependonhis/herenvironment.Thisviewnowheldbymostexpertscanbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopletheclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationitislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidenticaltwinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsistersparentsandchildrenusuallyhavesimilarintelligenceandthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendoneforexampletoauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedevelopingandthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherbutwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence.1.Thewriterholdstheviewthathumanbeings’intelligencedependson.A.birthB.educationC.bothbirthandenvironmentD.neitherbirthnoreducation2.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatifachildisbornwithlowintelligencehecanA.notbecomeagenius.B.stillbecomeageniusifheisgivenspecialeducation.C.exceed超过hisintelligencelimitsinrichsurroundings.D.notfulfillhisintelligenceinhislife.3.Inthesecondparagraphifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulationmeansifwe.A.pickanytwopersons.B.choosetwopersonswhoarerelatives.C.takeouttwodifferentpersonsonpurpose.D.choosetwopersonswithdifferentintelligence.4.Theexampleofthetwinsinthethirdparagraphisusedtoshow.A.theimportanceoftheirintelligence.B.theroleofenvironmentonintelligence.C.theimportanceoftheirsocialpositions.D.thepartthatbirthplays.

DuringhislifeDrJamesNaismithworkedasadoctortaughtP..Eandwroteseveralbooks.WhileheneverthoughtitveryimportantDrNaismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.DrJamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschoolintheUSA.OnedaytheschoolprincipaltoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavysnowthestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasporttheboyscouldplayindoorsandgavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisidea.ThebirthofbasketballissaidtobeonDecember211891whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgame.Itwasquitedifferentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandfootballswereusedinsteadofbasketballs.Soonafterthegamechangedto5playersoneachsideusingspecialbasketballsthroughnets.AlthoughDrNaismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballbecometheworldwidegameitistodayin1936justthreeyearsbeforehisdeathbasketballbecameanOlympicsportatthegamesinBerlin.1.WhichofthefollowingthingsdidDrJamesNaismithNOTdo?A.TeachP..Einschool.B.Writesomebooks.C.Workathospital.D.TakepartintheOlympicGames.2.InwhichseasondidDrNaismithinventbasketball?A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Spring.D.Autumn.3.WhyisDecember21thoughttobethebirthdayofbasketball?A.ItwasonthisdaythatDrNaismithcameupwithhisideaforbasketball.B.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasborn.C.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasaskedbyhisbosstoinventanewgame.D.Itwasonthisdaythatthefirstgameofbasketballwasplayed.4.AtthetimeofDrNaismith’sdeathwhichofthefollowingwastrue?A.Basketballwasalreadyaworldwidegame.B.Basketballwasplayedwith9playersoneachside.C.BasketballwasanOlympicsport.D.Basketballwasstillplayedusingfootballs.5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthisstory?A.HistoryofBasketballB.HowBasketballHasChangedC.FatherofBasketballD.HappyBirthdayBasketball

Whenwecanseewellwedonotthinkaboutoureyesoften.Itisonlywhenwecannotseeperfectlythatwecometoseehowimportantoureyesare.Peoplewhoarenearsightedcanonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes.Manypeoplewhodoalotofcloseworksuchaswritingandreadingbecomenearsighted.Thentheyhavetowearglassesinordertoseedistantthingsclearly.Peoplewhoarefarsightedfacejusttheoppositeproblem.Theycanseethingsthatarefarawaybuttheyhavedifficultyreadingabookunlesstheyholditatarm’slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreadingtheymustgetglassestoo.Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlytherightshape.Thistoocanbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople’seyesbecomecloudybecauseofcataracts.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecameblind.Nowhoweveritispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovethem.Whennightfallscolorsbecomefaintertotheeyesandfinallydisappear.Afteryoureyeshavegrownusedtothedarkyoucanseebetterifyouusethesideofyoureyesratherthanthecenters.Sometimesafterdarkyouseeasmallthingtoonesideofyouwhichseemstodisappearifyouturnyourheadinitsdirection.Thisisbecausewhenyouturnyourheadyouarelookingatthethingtoodirectly.Menonguarddutysometimesthinktheyseesomethingmovingtoonesideofthem.Whentheyturntolookstraightatittheycannotseeitanymoreandtheybelievetheyweremistaken.Howeverthismistakehappensbecausethecenteroftheeyewhichisverysensitiveindaylightisnotassensitiveasthesidesoftheeyeafterdark.1.Wedon’tknowthatoureyesareofgreatimportanceuntil________.A.wethinkaboutoureyesB.wecannotseeclearlyC.wewearglassesD.wehavetodomuchreading2.Accordingtothepassagea________ismorelikelytobenearsighted.A.studentB.doctorC.guardD.painter3.Peoplewhoarefarsighted________.A.candoalotofcloseworkwithoutglassesB.canonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyesC.havedifficultyreadingabookiftheyholditatarm’slengthD.cancorrecttheireyesbyglasses4.Toseeasmallthingatnightitisbettertolook________.A.withwideopeneyesB.withhalfshutornarrowedeyesC.straightatitD.inaslightlydifferentdirection

Accordingtopopularfolktalesmanyanimalsaresmarterthantheyappear.Dogsbarkbeforeearthquakes;cattlepredictrainfulbysittingonthegrounD.Butcattlemayhaveanotherhiddentalentofbeingabletotellwhichdirectionisnorth.Smallanimals__includingbirds__areknowntousetheEarth’smagnetic磁场的fieldsinmigration迁徙likeanaturalGPSGlobalPositionSystem.Dr.BegallandhercolleagueswantedtoknowwhetherlargeranimalsalsohavethismagneticsensE.Theyinvestigatedthispossibilitybystudyingimagesof8510grazing吃草andrestingcattlein308plainsacrosstheglobeonGoogleEarthawebsitethatputstogethersatellitephotographstoproduceanimageoftheEarth’ssurfacE.Grazinganimalsareknowntoorient使朝向themselvesinawaythatminimizeswindcoldfromthenorthandmaximizesthewarmthofthesunwhentheyarecolD.ThestudyruledoutthepossibilitythatthesunpositionorwinddirectionweremajorinfluencesontheorientationofthecattlE.Theresearchersthereforehadtostudyalotofcowsgrazinginlotsofdifferentplacesatdifferenttimesofdayinordertoaverageoutthesefactorsandseewhethercattlecouldactlikecompassneedles.Theresearchersconcludedthatcattledogenerallyorientthemselvesinanorth-southdirection.Thisnorth-southpreferencehasalsobeennotedinfliesandhoneybees.ButunfortunatelyeventhehighresolutionofGoogleEarthisnotpowerfulenoughtotellwhichendofthecowisitsheadandwhichitstail.TheresearcherswerethereforeunabletoanswertheirresearchquestionsofwhethercattleprefertolooknorthorsouthandwhetherthatdiffersinthenorthernandsouthernhemispherE.半球1.WhichofthefollowingfactorsmightaffectDr.Begall’sresearchresult?A.Rainful.B.Earthquakes.C.Location.D.Cost.2.WhatisthemajorfindingofDr.Begall’sstudy?A.Cattleorientthemselvesalonganorth-southaxis.B.Magnetismcannotbestudiedscientifically.C.Animalsprefertolooksouth.D.GoogleEarthisareliableresearchtool.3.Whyweretheresearchersunabletogettheanswerstotheirresearchquestions?A.ManycattleintheirstudyweresittingonthegrounD.B.ThecattleconstantlychangedirectionstoavoidwindcolD.C.Thereisamagneticdifferencebetweenthetwohemispheres.D.Theycouldnottellacow’sheadfromitstailinthesatellitepictures.

TheycrossedinfrontofmeasIwasdrivingoutofthestoreparkinglot.Myfirstreactionwasangeratbeingdelayedforawholetenseconds.IquicklybecamepatientwhenIrealizedthatthiswasanelderlycouple.Themanleanedonhiswifewhowalkedinfrontofhim.Henotonlyusedherforsupportbutitwasobviousthathewasblind.Thetwoofthemworkedasone---eachneedingtheothertofunctioninthisfast-changingworld.Thatlittleexampleoftruestrengthchangedmywholepersonalperception理解oflifethatday.SuddenlyIwasn’tsomadabouthavingtoworkafewextrahoursonSaturdays.IhadmystrengthandIwasstillrelativelyyoung.Thatpictureofthosetwoelderlypeoplewalkingwithdignityandstrengthstayedwithmetheentireweek.Mylifewasn’tsobadafterall.Ihadmyhealthandagoodjob.Ihadawonderfulsupportivewife.Istartedtothink---notonlywasIluckytohaveitallbutsowasthatwonderfuloldcouplewhodespitethetrialsandsufferingsofalonglifestillhadtheloveandsupportofeachothertocarrythemthroughthisworld.Therearesomanypeopleouttherejustlikethatcouple.MywifeandIsometimespictureourselvesinouroldagewalkingarm-in-armintothesunset.Thatimagealwaysgivesusawarmfeelingofcomfort.Justremembernoneofuswouldbehereifitwasn’tforourelders.Weshouldallhavealittleextratimeandpatiencewhenitcomestohelpingourelderfriends.1.Whentheauthorwasabouttodriveawaythecouple__________________.A.gotinhiswayB.hithiscarC.enteredthestoreD.askedhimforhelp2.Afterhesawthecoupletheauthorwould_________________.A.driveatahighspeedB.seldomthinkofhiswifeC.beimpolitetotheblindD.spendlesstimecomplaining3.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthecouple?A.Theylivedahappierlifethanhe.B.Theydidn’tlivealifewithouthardships.C.Theywereadmirablefortheirlastinglove.D.Theywonrespectbywalkingtogether.4.Fromthepassagewelearn_______________________.A.theauthorhatedworkingonSaturdaysB.theauthorwashappywithhiswifeC.oldcoupleswereadvisedtowalkinthesunsetD.manypeoplelikethatcoupleareblind

Manypeoplelikethefeelingofthegentlewindinspring.Manyliketoseethefallingleavesdancinginthewindinautumn.Butsometimeswhenthewindbecomesastormitcanbeverydestructive毁灭性的.A.seriesofsuchstormsstrucktheUSlastmonthandcausedveryseriousdamageandhumanpain.Everyyearmajorstormscausemanyproblemsaroundtheworld.Thereisnothingpeoplecandotostopthesepowerfulforcesofnature.Butnewtechniquesarehelpingscientiststopredicthowwhenandwherebigstormswillhappen.Themoreexactscientists’warningsarethebetterpeoplecanprepareforthestorms.Predictionsareimproving.We’vegottenbetterovertheyearsespeciallythelastfewyearssaysPhilKlotzbackascientistatanAmericanuniversity.Howisastormformed?Evenifscientistsknowwhereastormwillhappenwindscansuddenlychangecarryingthestormtoanewdirection.ForahurricanetohappenconditionshavetobejustrightKlotzbacksays.Firsttheoceanwaterneedstobewarmenoughsothatitevaporatesandrisesintotheair.Asitrisestheaircontainingdropsofwatercoolsandturnsbackintoliquid.Thisprocessgivesoffheat.Thisproducesenergylikeanenginethatcauseswindstoincrease.Itdrivestheformationofahurricane.Ifwindspeedsreach40milesperhourthesystemiscalledatropicalstormanditgetsaname.At75milesperhouritbecomesahurricane.HurricanesthathittheUSstartwhenathunderstormformsoffthecoastAfrica.Stormsalsodevelopovertropicalwatersinotherpartsoftheworld.Onaverage60or70stormsformoffAfricaeveryyear.About10ofthemgetnames.Thereareusuallyaboutsixhurricanes.Twotendtobeverybigwithwindsof115milesperhourorabithigher.ThehurricaneseasonlastsfromJunetoNovember.NinetypercentofallhurricaneshitinAugustSeptemberandOctober.1.Accordingtothetexthurricanesusually________.A.formoffthecoastofAfricaandAmericaB.hitpartsoftheworldinsummerandautumnC.causeseawindstoriseandblowovertheseaD.striketheUSbutcausenodamage2.TheunderlinedwordevaporatesinParagraph5probablymeans________A.beginstomoveB.getslostC.becomeshotD.changesintoagas3.Whichofthefollowingabouttheinformationofahurricaneisthecorrectorder?a.Theoceanwaterevaporatesandgoesintotheair.b.Heatcreatesenergyandcauseswindstoincrease.c.Thevaporcools.d.Theoceanwateriswarmenough.e.Thevaporchangesbackintoliquid.f.Thiscoursegivesoutheat.A.adebcfB.abcfdeC.dacefbD.dabcef

LastTuesdayItookmytwodaughtersagedfiveandseventotownbycar.Itbegantorain__1__soIdecidedIwouldleavethechildreninthecar__2__Irushedintoashop.Iwarnedthegirlsnotto__3__anythingandtoldthemIwouldbe__4__withinafewminutes.ThenIlockedallthedoorsandleft__5__happilylookingoutofthewindow.Ireturnedtothecarinlessthanfiveminutesbutthegirlshad__6__!Icouldhardlybelievemy__7__.Thecardoorswere__8__lockedthewindowstightlyshutandonthebackseat__9__onlytwocoats.Being__10__Irantothecornerofthestreet__11__therewasnosignofthem.I__12__uptoanoldladynearbyandasked__13__shehadseentwosmallgirlsbutshesaidNo.FeelingquitesickwithfearIsatonthedriver’sseatand__14__tostoptrembling发抖.SuddenlyI__15__amerrylaugh_16__me.Igotoutofthecarranroundtoopentheboot车尾行李箱and__17__weretwoveryred-faceand__18__children.Theyhadobviouslypulledoutthebackseat__19__behinditandthenbeenunabletopushtheseatforwardagain.__20__tearsinmyeyesIleanedforwardandpulledtheirears.1.A.heavyB.hardC.bigD.hardly2.A.beforeB.sinceC.afterD.which3.A.talkB.reachC.hearD.touch4.A.awayB.outC.backD.along5.A.themB.herC.herselfD.themselves6.A.discoveredB.disappearedC.describedD.delivered7.A.earsB.wordsC.eyesD.heads8.A.evenB.againC.alreadyD.still9.A.haveB.wereC.hadD.are10.A.foolishB.proudC.frightenedD.pleased11.A.whereB.whichC.thatD.when12.A.arrivedB.lookedC.rushedD.left13.A.whatB.whenC.whetherD.how14.A.triedB.hadC.tiredD.ought15.A.feltB.listenedC.smeltD.heard16.A.behindB.overC.beforeD.with17.A.outsideB.amongC.insideD.between18.A.worriedB.excitedC.surprisedD.interested19.A.climbedB.flewC.threwD.jumped20.A.ForB.AboutC.WithD.Down

WillthereeverbeanotherEinstein?Thisistheundercurrent潜流ofconversationatEinsteinmemorialmeetingsthroughouttheyear.AnewEinsteinwillappearscientistssay.Butitmaytakealongtime.Afterallmorethan200yearsseparatedEinsteinfromIsaacNewton.ManyphysicistssaythenextEinsteinhasn'tbeenbornyetorisababynow.That'sbecausethesearchforaunifiedtheorythatwouldexplainalltheforcesofnaturehaspushedcurrentmathematicstoitslimits.Newmathmustbecreatedaftertheproblemcanbesolved.ButresearcherssaytherearemanyotherfactorsworkingagainstanotherEinsteinappearinganytimesoon.Foronethingphysicsisamuchdifferentfieldtoday.InEinstein'sdaytherewereafewthousandphysicistsworldwideandthetheoristswhocouldarguewithEinsteinprobablywouldfitintoastreetcarwithseatstospare.Educationisdifferenttoo.OnekeyaspectofEinstein'strainingthat-islittlenoticedistheyearsofphilosophyhereadasateenager---KantSchopenhauerandSpinozaamongothers.Ittaughthimhowtothinkindependentlyaboutspaceandtimeanditwasn'tlongbeforehebecameaphilosopherhimself.AndEinsteinwasaclevermusician.Theinterplaybetweenmusicandmathiswell-known.Einsteinwouldplayhisviolinhardasawaytothinkthroughaknottyphysicsproblem.Todayuniversitieshaveproducedmillionsofphysicists.Therearen'tmanyjobsinscienceforthemsotheygotoWallStreetandSiliconValleytoapplytheiranalyticalskills.Thosewhostayinsciencedon’tworkaloneandtheysometimesdoexperimenttogetherwhichtakesyears.It'shardtoimaginearenegade背叛者likeEinsteinstandingit.MaybethereisanEinsteinouttheretodaysaidColumbiaUniversityphysicistBrianGreenebutitwouldbealotharderforhimtobeheard.1.AccordingtothesecondparagraphthenextEinsteinwill___________.A.havetocreatenewmathB.createaunifiedtheoryC.havetobebornnowD.pushmathtoitslimits2.Theunderlinedwordsknottyinthefourthparagraphmeans____________.A.easyB.interestingC.strangeD.difficult3.WhichofthefollowingwillbeusefulforthenextEinsteintobeborn?A.Therewillbemusicaround.B.Therewillbenoproblemstosolve.C.Therewillbesuitablephilosophytostudy.D.Thereareonlyafewphysicists.4.TheboldwordsunifiedtheoryinParagraph2refersto___________.A.agreementB.mathematicalruleC.uniqueideaD.physicalsaying

Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinalargeeasternuniversity.Onthestepsofonebuildingagroupofengineeringseniorsgathereddiscussingtheexamduetobegininafew1.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.Thiswastheirlastexam—thenonto2andjobs.Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhad;otherstalkedofjobsthey3get.Withthecertaintyoffouryearsofcollegetheyfeltreadyandabletotake4oftheworld.Thecomingexamtheyknewwouldbean5task.Theprofessorhadsaidtheycouldbrine6bookornotetheywantedrequestingonlythattheydidnot7__eachotherduringthetest.8theyenteredtheclassroom.Theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.Andsmiles9onthestudents'facesastheynotedtherewereonlyfivequestions.Threehourshadpassed10theprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.ThestudentsnolongerlookedconfidentOntheirfaceswasafrightenedexpression.Papersinhandnoonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclass.Helookedatthe11facesbeforehimandthenaskedHowmanycompletedallfivequestions?_12__ahandwasraised.Howmanyansweredfour?Stillnohands.Three?Two?Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.Onethen?Certainlysomebodyfinished13.Buttheclassremainedsilent.Theprofessorputdownthepapers.ThatisexactlywhatI14.hesaid.Ijustwanttoimpressuponyouthat15youhavecompletedfouryearsofengineeringtherearestillmanythingsaboutthe16youdon'tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldn'tanswerarerelatively17ineverydaypractice.ThensmilingheaddedYouwillall18thiscoursebutremember—eventhoughyouarenowcollegegraduatesyoureducationhasjust19.Theyearshave20thenameofthisprofessorbutnotthelessonhetaught.1.A.secondsB.minutesC.hoursD.days2.A.interviewB.discussionC.educationD.graduation3.A.wouldB.mustC.havetoD.usedto4.A.holdB.controlC.chargeD.place5.A.interestingB.necessaryC.easyD.unusual6.A.noB.eitherC.anyD.all7.A.listentoB.lookatC.refertoD.talkto8.A.NervouslyB.JoyfullyC.QuicklyD.Curiously9.A.appearedB.changedC.frozeD.stopped10.A.thenB.asC.beforeD.after11.A.pleasedB.worriedC.surprisedD.moved12.A.NotB.onceC.OnlyD.Even13.A.allB.noneC.oneD.it14.A.wonderedB.enjoyedC.hatedD.expected15.A.rightnowB.asthoughC.nowthatD.eventhough16.A.examB.subjectC.questionD.college17.A.valuableB.difficultC.commonD.strange18.A.passB.failC.takeD.start19.A.begunB.completedC.failedD.succeeded20.A.forgotB.rememberedC.strengthenedD.weakened

Anewageiscoming.Callitwhatyouwill:theserviceeconomytheinformationagetheknowledgesociety.Italltranslatestoafundamentalchangeinthewaywework.Alreadywe’repartlytherethepercentageofpeoplewhoearntheirlivingbymakingthingshasfallendramaticallyintheWesternWorld.TodaythemajorityofjobsinAmericaEuropeandJapanareintheserviceindustryandthenumberisontherise.Morewomenareintheworkforcethaneverbefore.Therearemorepart-timejobs.Morepeopleareself-employed.Buttherangeoftheeconomictransformationcan’tbemeasuredbynumbersalonebecauseitalsoisgivingrisetoimportantnewwayofthinkingaboutthenatureofworkitself.Long-heldideasaboutjobsandcareerstheskillsneededtosucceedeventherelationbetweenindividualsandemployers—allthesearebeingchallenged.Wehaveonlytolookbehindustogetsomesenseofwhatmaylieahead.Noonelookingahead20yearspossiblycouldhaveforeseenthewaysinwhichasingleinventionthechipwouldtransformourworldthankstoitsapplicationsinpersonalcomputersdigitalcommunicationsandfactoryrobots.Tomorrow’sachievementsinbiotechnologyartificialintelligenceorevensomestillunimaginedtechnologycouldproduceasimilarwaveofdramaticchanges.Butonethingiscertain:informationandknowledgewillbecomeevenmorevalidandthepeoplewhopossessitwhethertheyworkinmanufacturingorserviceswillhavetheadvantageandproducethewealth.Computerknowledgewillbecomeasbasicarequirementastheabilitytoreadandwrite.Theabilitytosolveproblemsbyapplyinginformationinsteadofperformingroutinetaskswillbevaluedaboveallelse.Ifyoucastyourmindahead10yearsinformationservicewillbesuperior.Itwillbethewayyoudoyourjob.1.Acharacteristicofthenewagementionedinthepassageisthat_______.A.theserviceindustrymainlyreliesonfemalesB.manufacturingindustriesaresteadilyincreasingC.morepeopleareintheserviceindustrythanbeforeD.theworkintheserviceindustryismorecomfortablethanthatinmanufacturingindustry2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.People’straditionalconceptsaboutjobsneedchanging.B.Therelationbetweenemployeesandemployersisbecomingtense.C.Morewomenthanmenareintheworkforce.D.Part-timejobsaremorewelcomethanfull-timejobs.3.Bymentioningtheinventionofthechiptheauthormeanstosaythat_______.A.wehaven’tpaidenoughattentiontotheimportanceofhightechnologyB.thechipisthemostimportantinventiontodayC.thepowerofscienceandtechnologyisbeyondourimaginationD.it’sagreatchallengetoapplynewinventionstoourlife4.Wemaydrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A.informationwillplayagreaterroleinpeople’sworkanddailylifeinthefutureB.wecanforeseethefutureiftechnologydevelopsfastenoughC.theabilityofperformingroutinetasksgivesyouanadvantageinworkD.robotswillreplacepeopletodoalltheworkbothinmanufacturingandserviceindustries5.Theauthor’sattitudetothecomingageis_______.A.doubtfulB.enthusiasticC.satisfiedD.uncertain

BelowisadaptedfromanEnglishdictionaryfigure/fīgə/nounverb●noun1.[Coftenpl.]anumberrepresentingparticularamountespeciallyonegiveninofficialinformation:thetrade/salesfigures2.[C]asymbolratherthanawordrepresentingoneofthenumbersbetween0and9:asix-figuresalary3.[pl]informaltheareaofmathematicsthatdealswithaddingmultiplyingetc4.apersonofthetypementioned:GandhiwasbothapoliticalandareligiousfigureinIndianhistory.5.theshapeofapersonseenfromadistanceornotclearly6.apersonorananimalasshowninartorastory:awallwithfivecarvedfiguresinit7.[C]thehumanshapeconsideredfromthepointofviewofbeingattractivelythin:doingexercisetoimproveone’sfigure8.[C]apatternorseriesofmovementsperformedonice:figure-skating[IDM]be/becomeafigureoffun:be/becomesb.thatotherslaughatcutafigure:ofapersontohaveaparticularappearanceHecutastrikingfigureinhisdinnerjacket.putafigureonsth.:tosaytheexactpriceornumberofsth.safinefigureofman/woman:atallstrong-lookingandwell-shapedpersonfigureofspeech:awordorphraseusedinadifferentwayfromitsusualmeaningsinordertocreateaparticularmentalimageoreffectfigurehead:someonewhoistheheadorchiefinnameonlywithnorealpowerorauthority●verb1.tothinkordecidethatsth.willhappenoristrue:IfiguredthatifItookthenighttrainIcouldbeinScotlandbymorning.2.tobepartofaprocesssituationetc.especiallyanimportantpart:Myopinionofthematterdidn’tseemtofigureatall.3.tocalculateanamountorthecostofsth.:Wefiguredthatattendanceat150000.[PHRV]1.figurein:toincludeinasum:Haveyoufiguredinthecostofhotel?2.figureon:toplanon;toexpectsth.tohappen:Ihaven’tfiguredonhisgettinghometoolate.3.figureout:toworkout;understandbythinking:Haveyoufiguredouthowmuchthetripwillcost?[IDM]It/Thatfigures!informal:ThatseemsreasonablelogicalandwhatIexpect.1.Ididn’treallymeanmypartnerisasnake;itwasjusta______.A.figureofeightB.figureheadC.figureofspeechD.afinefigure2.---Shewascominglateagain.---______!That’stypicalofher.A.ItfiguresheroutB.ItfiguresC.ItcutsapoorfigureD.Sheisafigureoffun3.WhatdoeswatchmyfigureinthesentenceDon’ttemptmewithchocolate;IamwatchingmyfigurE.mean?A.addthenumbersB.havesportsC.trynottogetfatD.watchgames

ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethistothebutcher屠夫.andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyrecognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.ThedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupatoncE.Atnoonthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.Afterreadingit.hegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.ThistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatpaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomersButthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.Thebutcherfeltabitpuzzled.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!1.Mrs.Smithtreatedherlittledogquite_________.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.friendly2.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrs.Smithgaveit_______.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds3.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog__________.A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrs.SmithB.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearC.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopD.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrs.Smith4.Fromitsexperiencethedogfoundthat________.A.onlythepaperwithMrs.Smith'swordsinitcouldbringitmeatB.thebutcherwouldgivethemeattoitwheneverhesawitC.Mrs.SmithwouldpayforthemeatitgotfromthebutcherD.apieceofpapercouldbringithalfapoundofmeat5.Attheendofthestoryyou'llfindthat_______.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheatedbythecleveranimal

TheSquirrelandtheLionA.squirrelmerrilyleapingonthebranchesofanoaktreeaccidentallymisseditsholdandfelluponalionwholaysoundasleepatthetrunk.HisMajestyawokein___1___anddisplayedhisterrificteethtothe___2___squirrelwhointhemosthumblemannerbegged__3___fortheintrusion.Igrantyouyourlifesaidthelionbutonconditionthatyoutellmethereasonwhyyouarealwayssolivelyand__4___whilemytimepassessoboringly.YessirerepliedthesquirrelIwillinreturnforyourmercytellyouthesecret.Buthewhospeaksthetruthoughttostandhigherthanhewho___5___it;permitmethereforetojumpupthetree.Thelionagreedtothisandwhenthesquirrelwasoutofhis___6___hethusaddressedhim:YouseektoknowhowIamalwaysmerry.___7___givesmeajoyousmindbutsireyouarejustlackinginit.Thinkofthemanycrimesandcrueltiesyouhave___8___.HowmanyanimalshaveyoukilledwhileIhavebeen___9___incarryingnutstohelpmyfolks!YouhateandIlove!BelievemethereisgreatmeaningandtruthinthesewordsandoftenhaveIheardmyfatherobservewhenyoung:Sonletyourhappinessbefoundedinvirtueandpleasurewillbetheconstant__10___ofyourheart..1.A.angerB.silenceC.surpriseD.hunger2.A.thrillingB.skippingC.tremblingD.frightening3.A.explanationB.understandingC.forgivenessD.consideration4.A.lovelyB.interestingC.athleticD.happy5.A.witnessesB.answersC.analyzesD.hears6.A.sightB.reachC.mindD.catch7.A.NatureB.WealthC.ConscienceD.Knowledge8.A.madeB.committedC.performedD.accomplished9.A.employedB.requiredC.interestedD.devoted10.A.tendencyB.desireC.companionD.assistant

OverthenextfouryearsKyleandIbecamebestfriends.Whenwewereseniorswebegantothinkaboutcollege.Kyle1onGeorgetownandIwasgoingtoDuke.Iknewthatwewouldalwaysbe2andthatthemileswouldneverbeaproblem.Kylewas3toprepareaspeechforgraduation.GraduationdaylsawKyle.Icouldseethathewas4abouthisspeechSoIpattedhimonthebackandsaidHeybigguyyou'Ilbegreat!Helookedatmewithoneofthose5thereallygratefuloneandsmiled.Thankshesaid.Ashestartedhisspeechhe6histhroatandbegan.Graduationisatimeto7thosewhohelpedyou8itthroughthosetoughyears.Yourparentsyourteachersyoursiblingsmaybeacoachbut9yourfriends.Iamheretotellallofyouthatbeingafriendtosomeoneisthebest10youcangivethem.Iamgoingtotellyouastory.Ijustlookedatmyfriendwith11ashetoldthestoryofthefirstdaywemet.Hehadplannedto12himselfovertheweekend.Hetalkedofhowhehad13hislockersohisMomwouldnthavetodoitlaterandwascarryinghisstuffhome.Helookedhardatmeandgavemealittlesmile.14Iwassaved.Myfriendsavedmefromdoingtheunspeakable.Iheardthe15gothroughthecrowdasthishandsomepopularboytoldusallabouthisweakestmoment.IsawhisMomandDad16meandsmilingthatsamegratefulsmile.NotuntilthatmomentdidI17.itsdepth.Neverunderestimate低估the18ofyouractions.Withonesmallgestureyoucanchangeaperson'slife.For19orforworse.Friendsareangleswholiftustoourfeetwhenourwingshave20rememberinghowtofly.1.A.decidedB.calledC.tookD.agreed2.A.classmatesB.neighborsC.friendsD.students3.A.hopedB.chosenC.forcedD.supposed4.A.sureB.nervousC.eagerD.curious5.A.mannersB.impressionsC.interestsD.looks6.A.raisedB.clearedC.swallowedD.felt7.A.thankB.understandC.assistD.please8.A.getB.catchC.manageD.make9.A.practicallyB.nearlyC.mostlyD.seriously10.A.lessonB.recluestC.giftD.position11.A.dislikeB.disbeliefC.disagreementD.disrespect12.A.killB.helpC.directD.dismiss13.A.brokenupB.putoutC.setupD.cleanedout14.A.PfhankfullyB.UnfortunatelyC.ActuallyD.Hopelessly15.A.angerB.disappointmentC.gaspD.terror16.A.pointingtoB.lookingatC.appealingtoD.aimingat17.A.reachB.observeC.realizeD.measure18.A.powerB.purposeC.reasonD.reward19.A.fairerB.longerC.betterD.harder20.A.timeB.energyC.freedomD.trouble

Althoughcreditcardsarebecomingamoreacceptablepartofthefinancialscenetheyarestillregardedwithdoubtsbymanyasbeingamajorpartofthelivenowpaylatersyndrome综合症.Alongwithhire-purchaserentalandleasingschemes租赁项目theyprovideencouragementtospendmoremoney.Ofcourseitisonlythehotheadedwhogivewaytothetemptationtolivetemporarilyatleastbeyondtheirmeansandsuchpeoplewouldnodoubtmanagetodosoevenwithoutcreditcards.AdvertisingcampaignshavehoweverpromotedagrowingrealizationoftheadvantagesofthesesmallpiecesofplastiC.Theypreventneedtocarrylargeamountsofcashandarealwaysusefulinemergencies.Allthecreditcardorganizationschargeinterestonamonthlybasiswhichmayworkoutashighas25percentayearyetsensiblepurchasingusingacardcanmeanthatyouobtainuptosevenweeksinterest-freecredit.Usingthecardabroadwhereitemsfrequentlytakealongtimetobeincludedonyouraccountcanextendthisperiodevenfurther.ItisworthwhileshoppingaroundbeforedecidingonaparticularcreditcarD.Itisnecessarytoconsidertheamountofcreditgranted;interestrateswhichmayvaryslightly;thenumberandrangeofoutlets经销店thoughmostcardscovermajorgarageshotelsrestaurantsanddepartmentstores;andofcoursewhathappensifyourcardislostorstolen.Acreditcardthiefmaybesittingonapotentialgoldmineparticularlyifthereisadelayinreportingthelossofthecard.Howeverifusedwiselyacreditcardcancostnothingoratleasthelptotideyouoveraperiodoffinancialdifficulty.1.Thehotheadedarepeoplewho________.A.spendmoremoneythantheyhaveB.spendlessmoneythanotherpeopleC.savemoneyD.makemoney2.Thedisadvantageofcreditcardsis________.A.toenableyoutobuythingswithoutcarryinglargeamountofcashB.toencouragepeopletospendmoremoneyC.tobealwaysusefulinemergenciesD.tohelppeopletideoveraperiodoffinancialdifficulty3.Decidingonaparticularcredityoudonothavetoconsider________.A.theamountofcreditgrantedB.thenumberandrangeofoutletsC.thepossibilityoflossofmoneyD.thedepartmentstoreswhereyouaregoingtouseyourcreditcards4.Theunderlinedwordsinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.floatingwiththetideofB.goingthroughadifficultperiodofC.risingandfallingwiththetideofD.attemptingtogoagainstthetideof

DuringmyhighschoolyearsthemostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearingtotheFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedaboutitwastheleastofmyworries.WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschoolmyelderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollege.FormygraduationhegavemeacardinwhichhewroteEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast.Iremembernotbelievinghimthenbutlookingbackhewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasapersonpushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult.HoweverIwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschoolthatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelike.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformance.IknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollegesoItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollege社区学院andIdidn’tworryaboutmySAT美国大学入学考试scores.WhenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollegeIstartedtowishIhaddonethesame.MyfriendswerelivingawaymeetingnewpeoplediscoveringnewplacesandIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!Whydidn’tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampusatmosphereinsteadoftwo.Myadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftime.NowIhavegraduateandIamworkingfulltimeandIwoulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!1.Whydidn’ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores?A.Hewantedtogotocommunitycollege.B.Hehadbeenadmittedforhisgiftindance.C.Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.D.Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.2.WheninhighschooltheauthorA.drovetoandfromclasseveryday.B.buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetime.C.enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelife.D.livedintheschoolexceptonholidays.3.Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanbyEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast?A.Hewishedtheauthortohavemoredance.B.Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.C.Heencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzone.D.Hesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollege.4.Talkingofhishighschoolyearstheauthorfeels.A.regretfulB.lonelyC.angryD.pleased

Companiescanincreasethemoneywithwhichtheyruntheirbusinessinanumberofways.Onewayisborrowingmoneyandanotherwayisbuyingthingswiththeagreementthatpaymentwouldbemadelater.Therearealsootherprocessesforprovidingmoneyforusebyacompany.Twooftheseprocessesaredescribedhere.Oneprocessthecompanymayuseistoissue发行bonds债券.Bondsareaspecialkindofpromissorynote.TheyareissuedindifferentvaluesintheformsofmoneyusedindifferentcountriessuchasthepoundinEnglandortheeuroinEurope.Thesebondscaneasilybesoldagaintootherpeopleortoothercompanies.Thecompanythatissuesthebondspromisestopayaparticularamountofmoneyasinterestregularlyforacertainperiodoftime.Thiscontinuesuntilwhenthecompanyhastopaybacktheprincipal本金ofthebond.Paymentsofprincipalandinterestmustbemadeontimewhetherthecompanyhasbeenearningmoneyornot.Ifthesepaymentsarenotmadeontimeitmeansthatthecompanyhasnotdonewhatitagreedtodoandcanbeaccused.Anotherprocesscompaniesmayuseistoissueotherformsofpromissorynotescalledstocks股票.Bondsandstocksareoppositemethodsofprovidingmoneyforacompany.Thepeoplewhobuystocksprovidemoneythatisearnedandtakepartindecidinghowthecompanywillconductitsbusiness.Theymustalsotakepartinthelosses.Thepeoplewhoownstocksreceivedividends红利onlyafterthecompanyhaspaidallofitsdebtstothepeoplewhoownbonds.Ontheotherhandthepersonswhoownbondshavenorightaccordingtothelawtohelpdecidehowthecompanywillhandleitsbusinessunlessitisbankrupt破产orindangerofbecomingso.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTthewayforcompaniestoincreasetheircapital?A.Borrowingmoney.B.Buyingmaterialswithoutpaying.C.Issuing发行bondsD.Issuingstocks2.Astobondsweknowfromthepassagethat________.A.theyarechequeslikebanknotesB.thecompanyonlypaysbacktheprincipalC.theyareissuedintheformsofmoneyD.ifacompanyisbankruptitneedn’tpaybacktheinterest3.Accordingtothispassagewhohavethelegalcontroloverthedecisionsofthebusiness?A.StockholdersB.BondholdersC.ThegovernmentD.Theworkersinthecompany4.Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethat________.A.toissuebondsisabetterwaythantoissuestocksB.stockholderscanaccusethecompanywhenitisbankruptC.bondholdershavethesamerightsasstockholdersD.investinginstockshasmorerisksthaninbonds

Nancyhadjustgotasecretary'sjobinabigcompanytoworkinthesalesdepartment.ondaywasthefirstdaythatshewenttoworksoshewasvery1.Shegotupveryearlyandarrivedatthe2attwentytoeight.She3thedooropenandfoundnobodytherE.Iamthe4toarrivE.Shethoughtandcametoherdesk.Shewassurprisedto5alargebunchofflowersonit.Theywerefresh.She6theflowersfromthedeskandsmelledthem.Ohhowlovely!Nancy7joyfully.Shethenlookedroundfora8toputthemin.Somebodyhassentmeflowersthe9firstday!Shethoughthappily.Butwhocoulditbe?Shebegantowonder.Thedaypassedvery10andNancydideverythingwithgreatinterestand11.ForthefollowingdaysoftheweekthefirstthingNancydidwastochangewaterfortheflowers.Andthenshe12herselfinherwork.ThencameanotherMonday.Whenshecamenearherdeskshewasoverjoyedtoseeaan13bunchofflowerstherE.Shequicklyputtheminthevasereplacingtheoldones.ThesamethinghappenedagainthenextMondayNancyfeltit14andthistimeshebegantothinkofwaystofindoutthe15.OnTuesdayafternoonshewassentto16aplantothegeneralmanager'sofficE.Shehadtostayforawhileathissecretary'sdesk17hisdirectives.Shehappenedtoseeonthedeskabignotebook18Recordsofmanagers'meetingsandglancedatthe19pages.Suddenlyhereyesfellonthesewords:Inordertokeepthesecretaries20thecompanyhasdecidedthateveryMondaymorningabunchoffreshflowersshouldbesenttoeachsecretary'sdesk.Latershewastoldthattheirgeneralmanagerwasabusinessmanagementpsychologist.1.A.depressedB.encouragedC.excitedD.surprised2.A.officeB.workshopC.ClassroomD.bookshop3.A.forcedB.pushedC.TurnedD.knocked4.A.lastB.secondC.ThirdD.first5.A.uncoverB.smellC.FindD.pick6.A.pickedupB.threwawayC.staredatD.tookup7.A.criedB.LaughedC.weptD.replied8.A.jarB.BoxC.bottleD.vase9.A.happyB.veryC.funnyD.quite10.A.slowlyB.normallyC.quicklyD.hardly11.A.wisdomB.braveryC.passionD.enthusiasm12.A.buriedB.dressedC.DevotedD.seated13.A.oldB.RedC.blueD.new14.A.specialB.angryC.strangeD.difficult15.A.senderB.receiverC.managerD.waiter16.A.sendforB.handoutC.tryoutD.handin17.A.askingforB.waitingforC.lookingforD.searchingfor18.A.markedB.writtenC.printedD.signed19.A.closedB.damagedC.pinnedD.half-opened20.A.athomeB.ontimeC.inhighspiritsD.inlowspirits

AgadgetwhichmakeswateroutofaircouldbecomethegreatesthouseholdinventionsincethemicrowavE.Usingthesametechnologyasadehumidifier除湿器theWaterMillisabletocreateareadysupplyofdrinkingwaterbecauseitcanalwaysgetitfromanunlimitedsource—theair.Thecompanybehindthemachinesaysnotonlydoesitofferanalternativetobottledwaterindevelopedcountriesbutitisasolutionforthemillionswhofaceadailywatershortage.Themachineworksbydrawinginwetairthroughafilter过滤器andoveracoolinginstrumentwhichchangesitintowaterdroplets.Itcanproduceupto12litersaday.TheWaterMillwillalsoproducemorewaterwhenstormspassoverastheamountofwaterwhichiscontainedintheairincreases.Inkeepingwithitseco-developmentthemachineusesthesameamountofelectricityasthreelights.InventorJonathanRitcheysaid:Thedemandforwaterisoffthechart.SopeoplearelookingforfreedomfromwaterdistributionsystemsthatareshakyandunreliablE.Themachinewhichisabout3feetwideislikelytocost￡800whenitgoesonsalehereinthespring.ItsmakerCanadianFirmElementFourroughlycalculatesthataliterofwatercostaround20ptoproducE.Environmentalistsstatethathalftheworld’spopulationwillfacewatershortagebecauseofclimatechangeby2080.Oneinfiveissaidtolackaccesstosafedrinking.TheWaterMillisnoteffectiveinareaswheretheamountofwatercontainedintheairisbelowabout30percentbutinBritainthatwon’tbemuchofaproblem.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferdo?A.Drinkingwater.B.Invention.C.MicrowavE.D.WaterMill.2.Whatdowelearnaboutthemachine?A.Itworksinthesamewayasmicrowaves.B.ItisveryexpensiveforfamiliestoafforD.C.Itabsorbssteamandturnsitintowater.D.Ithelpstomakethewatercleantodrink.3.Whatdoesthepassageleadustobelieve?A.Thecostofwaterwillgoup.B.Bottledwaterwilldisappearsooner.C.Themachineisenergysaving.D.ThemachinewillbepopularworldwidE.4.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ANewWaytoSolveWaterProblem.B.AMachinetoMakeWateroutofAir.C.ADehumidifiertoProduceWater.D.AnAbsolutelyNewInvention

Domestic驯养的horsesnowpullploughsraceintheKentuckyDerbyandcarrypolicE.Butearlyhorsesweren'ttame驯服的enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.ThousandsofyearsagopeoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfooD.Overtimepeoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorsestheychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirablecharacteristics.Forexamplepeoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals'genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproducedtheypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhouseswouldshowmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn'texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds—typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshortstronglegstheanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts矿井withlowceilings.HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebredtheseheavytallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.ForexamplehorsewereimportanttoolsintheadvancementofmodernagriculturE.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorseshumanshadtocrosslandonfoot.RidinghorsesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstimE.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeractwithoneanother.ThenewfromofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworlD.1.Beforedomesticationhorseswere.A.caughtforsportsB.huntedforfoodC.madetopullploughsD.usedtocarrypeople2.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow.A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorseB.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalitiesC.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothersD.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication3.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby.A.carryingheavyloadsB.changingfarmingmethodsC.servingasameansoftransportD.advancingagricultureindifferentareas4.Thepassageismainlyabout_.A.whyhumansdomesticatedhorsesB.howhumansandhorsesneededeachotherC.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizesD.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother

ItwasaSundaymorningandIwasinaterriblemood.Twoofmyfriendshadgonetothemoviesthenightbeforeandhadn’tinvitedme.Iwasinmyroomthinkingofwaystomakethemsorrywhenmyfathercamein.WanttogoforaridetodayBeck?It’sabeautifulday.No!Leavemealone!ThosewerethelastwordsIsaidtohimthatmorning.Myfriendscalledandinvitedmetogotothemallwiththemafewhourslater.Iforgottobemadatthemandwent.Icamehometofindanoteonthetable.MymotherputitwhereIwouldbesuretoseeit.Dadhashadanaccident.PleasemeetusatHighlandParkHospital.WhenIreachedthehospitalmymothercameoutandtoldmemyfather’sinjurieswereextensive.Yourfathertoldthedrivertoleavehimaloneandjustcall911thankGod!IfhehadmovedDaddythere’snotellingwhatmighthavehappened.Abrokenrib肋骨mighthavepierced穿透alung....MymothermayhavesaidmorebutIdidn’thear.Ididn’thearanythingexceptthoseterriblewords:Leavemealone.Mydadsaidthemtosavehimselffrombeinghurtmore.HowmuchhadIhurthimwhenIhurled愤慨地说出thosewordsathimearlierintheday?Itwasseveraldayslaterthathewasfinallyabletohaveaconversation.Iheldhishandgentlyafraidofhurtinghim.Daddy...Iamsosorry....It’sokaysweetheart.I’llbeokay.NoIsaidImeanaboutwhatIsaidtoyouthatday.Youknowthatmorning?Myfathercouldnomoretellaliethanhecouldfly.HelookedatmeandsaidSweetheartIdon’trememberanythingaboutthatdaynotbeforeduringoraftertheaccident.Irememberkissingyougoodnightthenightbeforethough.Hemanagedaweaksmile.MyEnglishteacheroncetoldmethatwordshaveimmeasurablepower.Theycanhurtortheycanheal.Andweallhavethepowertochooseourwords.Iintendtodothatverycarefullyfromnowon.1.Theauthorwasinbadmoodthatmorningbecause________.A.hisfatherhadaterribleaccidentB.hecouldn’tdrivetothemallwithhisfriendsC.hisfriendshadn’tinvitedhimtothecinemaD.hisfatherdidn’tallowhimtogooutwithhisfriends2.Whydidtheauthorsaysorrytohisfatherinthehospital?A.Becausehedidn’tgoalongwithhisfather.B.Becausehewasrudetohisfatherthatmorning.C.Becausehefailedtocomeearlieraftertheaccident.D.Becausehecouldn’tlookafterhisfatherinthehospital.3.Thereasonwhytheauthor’sfathersaidheforgoteverythingaboutthatdayisthat________.A.hehadapoormemoryB.hedidn’twanttoforgivehissonC.hejustwantedtocomforthissonD.helosthismemoryaftertheaccident4.WhatlessondidBecklearnfromthematter?A.Don’ttreatyourparentsbadly.B.Don’thurtotherswithrudewords.C.Don’tmovetheinjuredinanaccident.D.Don’tbeangrywithfriendsatsmallthings.

Communicationstechnologiesarefarfromequalwhenitcomestoconveyingthetruth.Arecentresearchshowspeopletendtotellmoreliesinphoneconversationsthantheyareinemails.Thefactthatemailsareautomaticallyrecordedandcancomebacktohauntyouappearstobethekeytothefinding.JeffHancockofCornellUniversityinIthacaNewYorkasked30studentstokeepacommunicationsdiaryforaweek.Inittheynotedthenumberofconversationsoremailexchangestheyhadlastingmorethan10minutesandconfessedtohowmanyliestheytold.Hancockthenworkedoutthenumberofliesperconversationforeachmedium.Hefoundthatliesmadeup14percentofemails21percentofinstantmessages27percentofface-to-faceinteractionsandanastonishing37ofphonecalls.Hisresultstobepresentedattheconferenceonhuman-computerinteractioninViennaAustriainAprilhavesurprisedpsychologists.Someexpectedemailerstobethebiggestliarsreasoningthatbecausedeceptionmakespeopleuncomfortablethedetachment非直接接触ofemailingwouldmakeiteasiertolie.Othersexpectedpeopletobemoreinface-to-faceexchangesbecausewearemostpracticedatthatformofcommunication.ButHancocksaysitisalsocrucialwhetheraconversationisbeingrecordedandcouldberereadandwhetheritoccursinrealtime.Peopleappeartobeafraidtoliewhentheyknowthecommunicationcouldlaterbeusedtoholdthemtoaccounthesays.Thisiswhyfewerliesappearinemailthanonthephone.PeoplearealsomorelikelytolieinrealtimeinaninstantmessageorphonecallthaniftheyhavetimetothinkofaresponsesayHancock.HefoundmanyliesarespontaneousresponsestoanunexpecteddemandsuchasDoyoulikemydress?Hancockhopeshisresearchwillhelpcompaniesworkoutthebestwaysfortheiremployeestocommunicate.Forinstancethephonemightbethebestmediumforsaleswhereemployeesareencouragedtostretchthetruth.Butgivenhisresultworkassessmentwherehonestyisaprioritymightbebestdoneusingemail.1.Hancock’sstudyfocuseson_____.A.theconsequencesoflyinginvariouscommunicationsmediaB.thesuccessofcommunicationstechnologiesinconveyingideasC.peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessagesD.people’shonestylevelsacrossarangeofcommunicationsmedia.2.Hancock’sresearchfindingsurprisedthosewhobelievedthat_______.A.peoplearelesslikelytolieininstantmessages.B.peopleareunlikelytolieinface-to-faceinteractions.C.peoplearemostlikelytolieinemailcommunication.D.peoplearetwiceaslikelytolieinphoneconversations.3.Accordingtothepassagewhyarepeoplemorelikelytotellthetruththroughcertainmediaofcommunication?A.Theyareafraidofleavingbehindtracesoftheirlies.B.Theybelievethathonestyisthebestpolicy.C.Theytendtoberelaxedwhenusingthosemedia.D.Theyaremostpracticedatthoseformsofcommunication.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.honestyshouldbeencouragedininterpersonalcommunicationsB.moreemployerswilluseemailstocommunicatewiththeiremployeesC.suitablemediashouldbechosenfordifferentcommunicationpurposesD.emailisnowthedominantmediumofcommunicationwithinacompany

WhenIsteppedouttheplanefromMiamiintoCharlotteNorthCarolinaairportforaconnectingflighthomeIimmediatelyknewsomethingwaswrong.Lotsofdesperatepeoplecrowdedtheterminal.IquicklylearnedthatflightsheadedtotheNortheastwerecalledoffbecauseofastorm.TheearliesttheycouldgetusoutofCharlottewasTuesday.ItwasFriday.AgateagentstoodonthecounterandshoutedDon’taskusforhelp!Wecannothelpyou!Ijoinedacrowdthatranfromterminaltoterminalinsearchofaflightout.EventuallyIfoundsixstrangerswillingtorentavanwithme.WedrovethroughthenighttoWashingtonwhereItookatraintherestofthewaytoProvidencE.Therealproblemofcourseisthatincidentslikethishappeneverydaytoeveryonewhofliesmoreandmoreoften.ItreallygetstomethoughbecauseforeightyearsIwasontheothersideasaflightattendantforTrans-WorldAirlinesTWA.IknowthedaysaregonewhenattendantscouldbewrittenupifwedidnotputthelinesnapkinswiththeTWAlogointhelowerright-handcornerofthefirst-classdiners’trays.AsarethedayswhentherewerethreedinneroptionsonflightsfromBostontoLosAngelesineconomyclass.Whenoncestuckonatarmac机场停机坪inNewarkforfourhoursaplaneloadofpassengersgotMcDonald’shamburgersandfriesbythoughtfulnessoftheairline.Ihaveexperiencedthedeclineofservicealongwiththerestoftheflyingpublic.ButIbelieveeverythingwillchangelittlebylittlebecauseIrememberthedayswhentoflywastosoar翱翔.Theairlinesandtheiremployeestookprideinhowtheirpassengersweretreated.AndIthinkthedaysaresuretocomebackonedayinthenearfuture.1.Manypeoplecrowdedtheterminalbecause________.A.theywerereadytoboardontheplanesB.somethingwaswrongwiththeterminalC.theflightstotheNortheastwerecanceledD.thegateagentwouldn’thelpthepassengers2.ThewritergottoProvidence________atlast.A.byairB.byvanC.bytrainD.byunderground3.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Incidentshappenedtothosewhoflyquiteoften.B.ThewriterusedtobeaflightattendantforTrans-WorldAirlines.C.Evenasmallmistakemightcausecomplaintsfrompassengersinthepast.D.McDonald’shamburgersandfrieswereamongregulardinneroptions.4.Whatcanbeimpliedfromthepassage?A.ThewriterlivedinCharlotteNorthCarolinA.B.ThewriterthoughttheservicewasnotasgoodasitusedtobE.C.Thewriterwithotherpassengerswaitedtobepickeduppatiently.D.PassengerswouldfeelproudofhowtheyweretreatedontheplanE.

AgrowingnumberofconsumersespeciallyyoungpeopleareadoptingmoreWesternhabitswhenitcomestospendingmoney—byfavoringcreditcardsoversavings.Asurveyof11500peoplein18citiesbyTheNielsonCompanyfoundthecreditcardmarkethadwitnessedamajorchangeinrecentyears.Today’sconsumerisclearlynotinterestedinsavingforarainydayasmayhavebeenthecaseinthepastBegaNgdirectoroffinancialservicesresearchwiththecompanysaiD.ConsumershavebeenadoptingWesternhabitsandattitudesinalmosteveryway—includingsavingandspendinghabits.Consumersintheir20sspendtomorrow’scashtofundtoday’sneeds.Thereportfoundconsumersaged18to24werethemosteagercreditcardusers.Althoughthereportdidnotgivetheamountscreditcardusersineachofthe18citiesspentitmentionedtheexampleofXiamenacoastalcityinFujianProvincewhereconsumersputanaverageof50percentoftheirmonthlyincomesintotheircreditcardaccountstoindulge沉湎于incashlessshopping.IncludedinthesurveyforthefirsttimeXiamenisreportedtohaveafastgrowingpenetrationrate渗透率forcreditcardswithfouroutoftenconsumersnowowningatleastonecarD.WithmorethanhalfofcardholdersinXiamenowningtwoormorecardsitiscatchingupwithkeytieronecitiesthereportsaiD.ThereportdidnotmakeknownthefiguresinmajorcitiessuchasBeijingShanghaiandGuangzhou.LastyearthesameNielsonsurveyshowedShanghaihadthebiggestpopulationofcreditcardholderswithcitizensowning1.8creditcardsonaveragE.HalfofthemusecreditcardsatleastonceaweekthesurveysaiD.Yunfei30fromBeijingsaidshespentatleast2000yuanamonthbycreditcardsmostofwhichwentondailynecessitiesanddiningout.1.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheyoungurbanites’ideaofconsumption?A.Usingcreditcardsineveryway.B.Spendingtomorrow’scashfortoday’sneeds.C.Owningmorecardsforcashlessshopping.D.SavingmoneyforfutureusE.2.HowisthesituationofcreditcarduseinXiamen?A.FortypercentoftheconsumersownatleastonecarD.B.CreditcardusersuseupmostoftheirmonthlyincomE.C.ThenumberofcreditcardusersislargerthanthatinGuangzhou.D.Overhalfoftheconsumersusetwoormorecards.3.Whichcityhadthelargestnumberofcreditcardusersaccordingtoaprevioussurvey?A.Xiamen.B.Beijing.C.Shanghai.D.Guangzhou.4.WhatisthemainideaofthesurveyreportedbyNielsonCompany?A.Mostcreditcardusersareyoungpeopleaged18to24.B.WesternhabitshaveabiginfluenceontheChinesepeoplE.C.ThenumberofcreditcardusersisgrowingrapidlyinChinesecities.D.Chineseconsumersarenomoreinterestedinsavingmoney.

Anyonewhoworksinanofficeknowsthepoweroftechnology.Whenitworkslifeiswonderful.Informationfilesacrosstheworldinseconds.Itsavestimeandmakesourjobseasier.Butwhentechnologygoeswrongeveryonehatesit.InMarchPeterGolotareceivedagasbillfor$0.00.Hethrewitaway.InAprilhereceivedanotherbillfor$0.00.Hethrewthatonewaytoo.InMaythegascompanysenthimaletterwhichsaidhehadtopayhisgasbill.Ifhedidn’tpayittheyweregoingtocutoffhisgas.Hecalledandtoldthemthebillwasfor$0.00.Theysaiditwasacomputererror.Butthebillscontinued.Finallyhesentacheckfor$0.00.Thiscausedthebank’scomputertocrash.Afteralotofangryphonecallsandthelettersbetweenthemanthegascompanyandthebankthecasewenttocourt.ThegascompanylostandhadtopayPeterGolota$8000.Itallhappenedbecauseofabillfor$0.00.A.manfromColoradoappearedonthenewswhenheshothiscomputerbecauseitcrashedallthetime.Themanwhoownedabarputthedeadlaptoponthewallforeveryonetosee.ThepolicesaidIt’sthefirsttimesomeoneshotacomputerbecausehewasangrywithit.Theyarrestedhim.InDecemberMargaretSmartofEnergiesSolutionsstoodupinfrontof2000peopleinTaxes.Asshebegantospeakhermicrophonestoppedworking.Theyfoundanotherone.Aftertwominutesthatonealsodied.WhenshedecidedtoshowhernotesonPowerPointthecomputerrefusedtostartup.ThetitleofherpresentationwasTechnology:ThewayForward.1.Whydidthebank’scomputercrash?A.Becauseitkeptsendinggasbillsfor$0.00.B.BecausePeterGolotasentacheckfor$0.00.C.Becausethegascompanysentalettertothebank.D.Becausethegasbillcasewenttocourt.2.Whogotangrywithhiscomputerandshotit?A.Abarowner.B.Apoliceman.C.PeterGolota.D.Abankmanager.3.MargaretSmart’scomputerrefusestostartupprobablybecause________.A.therewasapowerfailureB.itworkedtoolongC.itwentwrongD.someoneshothercomputer

ThefindingsofanewsurveyhaveAmericanprofessorstalkingaboutthegoodolddays—whenA'swerealottoughertoearn.SiteslikeRateMyProfessors.commakeiteasyforstudentstofindaclasstaughtbyaprofessorwhoisknownasaneasygrader.ArecentsurveybyKaplanTestPrepfoundthat46percentofthemorethan1200studentspolledadmittedtousingthesiteforjustsuchapurpose.Ourresearchshowsthatmanyoftoday'scollegestudentsarelookingatmultiplefactorswhenpickingoutcourses:overallteacherqualitythatwillresultinagoodlearningexperiencebutalsoinstructorswhodon'tliketoawardalotofC'sandD'ssaidJeffOlsonvicepresidentofresearchatKaplanTestPrep.Whileitmakessensethatstudentswouldchoosekindergradersitalsohelpsexplaintherecentpopularityofgradeinflation膨胀.Gradeinflationisseenbymanyprofessorsaspoisoningthelearningenvironment.SomelikeformerDukeUniversityprofessorStuartRojstaczerarerightingithead-on.OnhiswebsiteGradelnflation.comhereleasesanannuallistofschoolswheregradeinflationistheworst.Thisyearhedecidedtonametheschoolswheregradeswereinflatedtheleast.HepraisedforexamplePrincetonUniversityaswellasPurdueUniversitywheretheaverageGPAhasremainedaround2.8forover30years.Purduedoesn'tevenseemtoknowthatgradeinflationexistsintheUSRojstaczersays.Ignoranceisbliss极大的幸福.1.FromthepassagewemayknowthatKaplanTestPrepismostprobably_____A.aninstituteB.aprofessorC.avicepresidentD.acourse2.Gradeinflationisspreadingbecause_____.A.it'spoisoningthelearningenvironmentB.instructorsintendtoimprovetheiroverallteachingqualityC.manyinstructorsadapttothestudents'expectationsD.studentsgeteasyaccesstositeslikeRateMyProfessors.com3.Thepassagesuggeststhat_____.A.universitieswillemployhardgradersB.ifwewanttobehappyweshouldbeignorantC.A.'sarebecomingeasytoearnatmostUSuniversitiesD.professorsandinstructorsshouldgivestudentshighergrades4.Thewritertendsto_____.A.favoreasygradersB.seegradeinflationasunavoidableC.opposeKaplanTestPrepD.missthedayswhenA'swerehardtoearn

Terrywasamiddle-agedleathertraderwhoserepeatedfailureincareermadehimadepressedmanoften1thathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Onedayhetoldhiswifehewasso2withthecitythathehadtoleave.Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwasthe3ofaweekend.WhenTerryandhiswifewerebusilyoccupiedintidyinguptheirnewhomethelightsuddenly4.Terrywasregretfultohaveforgottenbringingalong5andhadtowait6inalowmood.Justthenheheardlighthesitant7onhisdoorthatwereclearlyaudible听到inthe8night.Who’sit?hewondered.SinceTerrywasa9inthiscityandthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobe10.Sohewenttothedoorandopenedit11.AtthedoorwasalittlegirlshylyaskingSir.doyouhavecandles?I’myourneighbor.NoansweredTerryinangerandshutthedoor12.Whatanuisance讨厌hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthantheneighborcameto13things.Afterawhilethedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfoundthesamegirloutside.14thistimeshewas15twocandlessayingMygrandmatoldmethenewneighbordownstairsmightneedcandles.She16meheretogiveyouthese.Terrywasstruckdumb目瞪口呆bywhathe17.Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhis18inlife.Itwashis19andharshness刻薄withotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewas20nobodyelsebuthimselfforhiseyeshadbeenblurred蒙蔽byhisunsympathetic无情的mind.1.A.complainingB.reflectingC.prayingD.pretending2.A.inspiredB.disappointedC.thrilledD.encouraged3.A.morningB.momentC.afternoonD.evening4.A.wentonB.wentdownC.wentoutD.wentthrough5.A.candlesB.matchesC.lightsD.flashlights6.A.happilyB.patientlyC.willinglyD.helplessly7.A.stepsB.wordsC.knocksD.screams8.A.darkB.quietC.noisyD.crowded9.A.newcomerB.guestC.neighborD.settler10.A.offeredB.disturbedC.embarrassedD.surprised11.A.cheerfullyB.confidentlyC.impatientlyD.absurdly12.A.gentlyB.deliberatelyC.slightlyD.heavily13.A.lendB.sellC.purchaseD.borrow14.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.For15.A.holdingB.hidingC.fetchingD.seeking16.A.suggestedB.forbadC.sentD.forced17.A.feltB.smeltC.heardD.saw18.A.failureB.successC.attemptD.determination19.A.warmthB.coldnessC.kindnessD.influence20.A.probablyB.hardlyC.actuallyD.especially

Tomisaworkerinmyfactoryandheisalittlebitdirty.Ihavebeentaking1ofhimforyearsandyearshealwayswearsanoldredhatandcarriesa2bag.Heusuallyspendshisbreaktimeandhislunchtimebywalkingaroundto3theunusedtinsaround.OnceIsawhimbyhis4withalotofrubbishbagswhichwerefullofaluminum铝tins.Hethrewthemintothebackofhiscarandthen5thecar.BeingverycuriousIgotintomycarto6him.Hedrove7hereachedtheentrancetoawideemptyparkingareabutdidnothingmore.TodayIwas8oneofthebrokenmachinesduringlunchtimewhenthistinmancamealongwithhisbag.Asusualhe9thetinsaroundtheplace.My10whowasworriedabouthowthe11causedbythemachinewouldaffectproductionwasstandingtherewatchingme.WhenIfinishedmyjobmymanageraskedthetinmanaboutwhathewould12thetinthathehadcollected.Ihad13eventhoughaboutaskingthiskindofquestion14Ihadalwaysthoughtthatthistinmanwouldsellthe15totherecyclingplace16thistinmanansweredIwillgivethemtomyneighbor17hasepilepsy癫痫病andisunabletowork.Iwas18tohearthisandIaskedhimYou19youarecollectingallthosetinsjusttohelpyourneighbor?Iknowitdoesn’thelpverymuchhesaid20Itrymybesttohelphim.Itwasthemostbeautifulmomentinmylifeandmademefeelveryhumble卑鄙的.1.A.holdB.careC.chargeD.notice2.A.plasticB.rubbishC.paperD.metal3.A.collectB.findC.hideD.spread4.A.houseB.storeC.machineD.car5.A.gotoutofB.brokeupC.jumpedintoD.settleddown6.A.followB.blockC.inspectD.catch7.A.sinceB.untilC.whenD.after8.A.decoratingB.performingC.repairingD.selecting9.A.turnedupB.putupC.setupD.pickedup10.A.managerB.workmateC.neighborD.friend11.A.powerB.delayC.signalD.harm12.A.dowithB.dealwithC.gowithD.putupwith13.A.seldomB.alwaysC.nearlyD.never14.A.unlessB.becauseC.thoughD.if15.A.machineB.carsC.tinsD.bags16.A.CertainlyB.BrieflyC.SurprisinglyD.Fortunately17.A.whoB.whomC.whichD.that18.A.shockedB.interestedC.satisfiedD.concerned19.A.announceB.meanC.sayD.declare20.A.insteadB.howeverC.butD.and

Asstudentsacrossthecountryhavetheiryearlyflushots打流感疫苗doctorsacrosstheworldarepreparingagainstapossibleoutbreakofbirdfluthatfewcurrentvaccines疫苗willguardagainst.ThelikelihoodofabirdfluspreadingamonghumansisveryhightheWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedrecently.Europeancountriesworryaboutbirdfluverymuchsincemanymigratorybirds候鸟starttoflybackfromtheNorth.Thereareatleast15differenttypesofbirdfluvirusaroundtheworlD.ThepossibleoutbreakmaybecausedbyavirusknownasH5N1.ItwasfirstfoundtohavespreadfromabirdtoahumaninHongKongin1997.InadditiontoAsiathisbirdfluhasbeenfoundamongbirdsinRomaniaTurkeyRussiaandKazakhstan.Theoutbreakin1997inHongKongwasquicklycontrolledatacostof18peopleillandsixdeaD.About1.5millionchickenswerecollectedinanefforttoremovethesourceofthevirus.Butscientistssaythattheviruscanchangeitselfrapidly.Alsoifthevirusmixeswiththehumanfluvirusitcouldbespreadthroughperson-to-personcontactinthesamewayasordinaryhumanfluisspreaD.Birdflucancausefevercoughingsorethroatsandmuscleachesinhumans.WiththeintroductionofvaccinesfluisnotasdeadlyasitusedtobE.ButthroughouthistoryitwasahugecauseofdeatharoundtheworlD.TheoutbreakofSpanishfluin1918-19killedabout40to50millionpeopleworldwidE.Currentlythereisnovaccineagainstbirdfluthatcanbeusedonhumans.ScientistsareworkingtodeveloponE.ThiswillprobablytakeseveralmonthstocompleteandmaynotbereadyintimetostopawidespreadoutbreakofthediseasE.1.Theauthormainlytellsus_____inthepassagE.A.peopleallovertheworldareworriedabouttheoutbreakofbirdfluB.thereisagoodchanceofbirdfluspreadingtohumanswhichmightbedeadlyC.scientistsareworkingtogethertodevelopvaccinesagainstbirdfluD.throughouthistorybirdfluwasahugecauseofdeatharoundtheworld2.WhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.Theoutbreakofbirdfluin1997inHongKongwascausedbyavirusknownasH5N1.B.H5N1wasn'tdiscovereduntilitwasfoundamongbirdsinRomaniaandTurkey.C.TheSpanishfluin1918-19wasdeadlybecauseitwasspreadfrompersontoperson.D.Peopleinfectedbybirdflusufferfromfevercoughingsorethroatsandmuscleaches.3.Anoutbreakofdangerousbirdfluispossiblebecause______.A.theconstantchangingofH5N1mayenableittomixwiththehumanfluvirusB.thesymptoms症状ofbirdfluarejustlikehumanflumakingithardtodiscoverC.thereareatleast15differenttypesofbirdfluvirusD.manycountrieshavebeenaffectedbythedangerousdiseasebefore4.Accordingtothescientists_______.A.peopleneedn'tworryabouttheoutbreakofbirdfluB.theviruscan'tbespreadamonghumansC.novaccineagainstbirdflucanbeusedonhumansrightnowD.manymigratorybirdsstarttoflybackfromtheNorth5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.inseveralmonthsawidespreadoutbreakofthediseasecanbestoppedB.thebirdfluin1997inHongKongwassoonstoppedC.astimegoesonbirdfluisbecomingmoredeadlyD.ittakesscientistsgreatefforttostopthepossibleoutbreakofbirdflu

Mostpeoplefeellonelysometimesbutitusuallyonlylastsbetweenafewminutesandafewhours.Thiskindoflonelinessisnotserious.Infactitisquitenormal.Forsomepeoplethoughlonelinesscanlastforyears.Nowresearcherssaytherearethreedifferenttypesofloneliness.Thefirstkindoflonelinessistemporary暂时的.Thisisthemostcommontype.Itusuallydisappearsquicklyanddoesnotrequireanyspecialattention.Thesecondkindsituationallonelinessisanaturalresultofaparticularsituation---forexampleafamilyproblemthedeathofalovedoneormovingtoanewplace.Althoughthiskindoflonelinesscancausephysicalproblemssuchasheadachesandsleeplessnessitusuallydoesnotlastformorethanayear.Thethirdkindoflonelinessisthemostsevere.Unlikethesecondtypechronic长期的lonelinessusuallylastsmorethantwoyearsandhasnospecificcause.Peoplewhoexperiencehabituallonelinesshaveproblemssocializingandbecomingclosetoothers.Unfortunatelymanychronicallylonelypeoplethinkthereislittleornothingtheycandotoimprovetheircondition.Psychologistsaretryingtofindwaystohelphabituallylonelypeoplefortworeasons:theyareunhappyandunabletosocializeandthereisaconnectionbetweenchroniclonelinessandseriousillnesssuchasheartdisease.Whiletemporaryandsituationallonelinesscanbeanormalhealthypartoflifechroniclonelinesscanbeaverysadandsometimesdangerouscondition.1.Howwouldyoutreattemporarylonelinessaccordingtothepassage?A.Talktofriends.B.Justignoreit.C.Gotoseeadoctor.D.Askyourteachersforguidance.2.Itinthelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphrefersto______.A.temporarylonelinessB.situationallonelinessC.anewplaceD.sleeplessness3.Whydopsychologistswanttohelpchronicallylonelypeople?A.Chroniclonelinesscancausefamilyproblems.B.Chroniclonelinesscancauseseriousillness.C.Chroniclonelinesscannotbeovercome.D.Suchpeopleareharmfultosociety.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThreekindsoflonelinessB.LonelinessandDiseasesC.LonelinessandSocialContactsD.ChronicLoneliness

Nearlyeveryonewasverymuchagainstmotorcarswhentheyfirstappeared.Sothegovernmentfoundaverycleverwaytotryanddrivethemofftheroads.Backin1861apreviousgovernmenthadpassedalawabouttheheavysteamvehicleswhichwerebeginningtocrawlabouttheroadsofBritain.Thislawsaidthatnovehicleshouldgomorethan10milesanhourinthecountryand5milesanhourintown.Fouryearslaterthesespeedlimitswerereducedto4and2m.p.handamanwitharedflaghadtowalkinfronttowarnpeopleofthedanger.Thislawappliedtoordinarycarstooandthepolicestartedtoarrestdriverswhobrokethespeedlimitanddidn'thaveamanwitharedflag.Ofcourseitmadetheideaofmotorcarsseemquiteridiculous.Butthislawwasstoppedin1878andthespeedlimitwasraisedtothefrighteningspeedof14m.p.hin1896.AspecialracewasheldfromLondontoBrightontocelebratethisvictoryforthemotorcarindustry.TheLondon-BrightonVeteranCarRunisstillheldeveryNovembertomarkthisevent.Onlycarsmadebefore1905maytakepart.Inthefirstrallytherewerenomorethan33entrantsandonly22ofthemfinishedthecourse.Nowadayssomanyoldcarsapplytogoontherunthattheorganizershavehadtorestricttheentry.Earlymotoristshadtocarrytheirownsparepartsanddotheirownrepairs.Iftheyhadarealbreakdowntheonlychanceofgettinganywherewastoborrowahorseandhitchittothefrontofthecar!1.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytellus?A.Theheavysteamvehiclesappearedasearlyas1861.B.TheBritishgovernmenttriedtodoawaywithmotorcars.C.NoonelikedmotorcarswhentheyfirstappeareD.D.Thefirstcardrivershadtopayattentiontothespeedlimits.2.Whatdoestheunderlineditinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Thegovernment.B.Thespeedlimit.C.Aredflag.D.Thelaw.3.Accordingtothepassagethefollowingistrueexcept_______.A.Thecarswereallowedtorunfasterin1861thantheywerein1865B.MotorcarswerenotpopularwhentheyfirstappearedC.Thelawwasstoppedin1896andaspecialracewasheldtocelebrateitD.TheLondon-BrightonVeteranCarRunhasbecomemorepopular4.Ifthecarhadaveryseriousmechanicalproblemontheroadmostprobablytheearlymotoristswould__________.A.abandontheircarsB.findsomefriendstohelpC.repairthecarwithsparepartsD.useananimaltofinishtheirjourney

ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries食品杂货savingusfromhavingtowalkalonglongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.Onceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawhole.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.1.WhywasthebikesoimportanttothecoupleA.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.B.Itwastheironlypossession财产.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.Theman‘sjobwasbikeracing.2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily3.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple‘sproblemA.Fromastranger.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnewsD.Fromradiobroadcasts.4.WhatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperienceA.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.5.Fromthisstorywecanseehumanityis__________.A.selfishB.commercialC.kindD.cold-hearted

Amanwasexploringcavesbytheseashorewhenhefoundabagwithabunchofhardenedclayballs.Itwaslikesomeonehad1theballsandleftthemoutinthedunetobake.Theydidn’tlooklikemuchbutthey2themansohetookthebagoutofthecavewithhim.Ashewalkedalongthebeachhe3theclayballsoneatatimeoutintotheoceanasfarashecould.Hethoughtlittleaboutit4hedroppedoneoftheclayballsanditcrackedopen裂开onarock.Insidewasabeautifulpreciousstone!5themanstartedbreakingopenthe6balls.Eachcontainedasimilartreasure.Hefoundthousandsofdollars’7ofjewelsinthe20orsoleftoverones.Thenit8him.He’dbeenonthebeachalongtimethrowingmaybe50or60oftheballswiththeirhiddentreasureintothe9.He10havetakenhometensofthousandsbuthehadjustthrownitaway!It’slikethat11people.Welookatsomeonemaybeevenourselvesbutwe12seetheclayshell.Itdoesn’tlooklikemuchfromthe13.Itisn’talwaysbeautifulorshiningsowe14it.weseethatpersonaslessimportantthansomeonemore15orstylishorwellknownorwealthy.Butwehaven’ttakenthetimetofindthetreasure16insidethatperson.Thereisatreasureineachandeveryoneofus.IfwetakethetimetogettoknowthatpersonandaskGodtoshowusthatpersonthe17heseesthemthentheclaybeginsto18andthebrilliantjewelbeginstoshineforth.Maywenotcometothe19ofourlivesandfindoutthatwe’vethrownawaya20infriendshipsbecausethegemswerehiddeninballsofclay!MayweseethepeopleinourworldasGodseesthem.1.A.inventedB.rolledC.handledD.bounced2.A.confusedB.encouragedC.interestedD.relaxed3.A.dippedB.pushedC.kickedD.threw4.A.untilB.whenC.sinceD.though5.A.FrightenedB.DeterminedC.ExcitedD.Disappointed6.A.shiningB.floatingC.survivingD.remaining7.A.worthB.valueC.costD.wealth8.A.shockedB.rejectedC.struckD.delighted9.A.cavesB.wavesC.seashoreD.storms10.A.mightB.mustC.couldD.should11.A.withB.towardsC.aboutD.between12.A.hardlyB.actuallyC.simplyD.luckily13.A.distanceB.outsideC.weightD.pattern14.A.removedB.suspectedC.ignoredD.kept15.A.beautifulB.cautiousC.positiveD.grateful16.A.lostB.hiddenC.dividedD.mixed17.A.momentB.pointC.degreeD.way18.A.comeoffB.breakawayC.takeoverD.falldown19.A.sightB.bestC.middleD.end20.A.relationB.positionC.fortuneD.memory

Apersonmayhaveanideaabouthimselfthatwillpreventhimfromdoinggoodwork.Hemayhavethebeliefthatheisnotcapableofit.Achildmaythinkheis1becausehedoesn’tunderstandhowtomakethe2ofhismentalfaculties才能.Olderpeoplemaybemistakenthattheyareincapableoflearningthingsnewbecauseoftheir3.A.personwhobelievethatheisincapablewillnotmakeareal4becausehefeelsthatitwouldbeuseless.Hewon’tgoatajobwithconfidencenecessaryfor5andhewon’tworkhishardestwayeventhoughhemaythinkheisdongso.Heis6likelytofailandthefailurewill7hisbeliefinhiscompetence才能.AlfredAlderafamousdoctorhad8likethis.Whenhewasasmallboyhehadapoor9inmaths.Histeachertoldhisparentshehadnoabilityinmathsinorderthattheywouldnot10toomuchofhim.Inthiswaytheytwo11theidea.Heaccepted12mistakenthinkingofhisabilityfeltthatitwasuselessto13andwasverypooratmaths14astheyexpected.Onedayheworkedataproblemwhich15oftheotherstudentshadbeenabletosolve.Alder16insolvingtheproblem.Thisgavehimconfidence.Henow17withinterestdeterminationandpurposeandhesoonbecameespeciallygoodat18.Henotonlyprovedthathecouldlearnmathswellbutluckilyhelearned19inhislifefromhisownexperiencethatifapersongoesatajobwithdeterminationandpurposehemay20himselfaswellasothersbyhisability.1.A.cleverB.shyC.uselessD.stupid2.A.biggestB.mostC.highestD.deepest3.A.abilityB.ageC.brainD.knowledge4.A.decisionB.successC.effortD.trouble5.A.workB.studyC.improvementD.success6.A.trulyB.reallyC.howeverD.therefore7.A.leadtoB.strengthenC.increaseD.addto8.A.anexperienceB.anexampleC.athoughtD.astory9.A.stateB.mindC.startD.ending10.A.blameB.expectC.getD.win11.A.developedB.organizedC.discoveredD.found12.A.hisB.herC.itsD.their13.A.manageB.succeedC.tryD.act14.A.onlyB.almostC.justD.then15.A.noneB.noC.nooneD.nobody16.A.gaveB.succeededC.failedD.believed17.A.livedB.workedC.playedD.graduated18.A.lessonsB.medicineC.subjectsD.maths19.A.earlyB.deeplyC.lateD.simply20.A.encourageB.loveC.astonishD.disappoint