When you travel in other countries, you'll have to get yourself well prepared to ensure your safety and handle emergencies. Before you leave, you'd better: 1. Take out medical insurance policy and learn what the plan covers and whether departure or return to the hometown is covereD. Figure out payment choices, such as whether you have to speak directly with the insurance company, before or after treatment, whether you have to pay first and get compensation later. 2. Keep up to date on all required vaccinations (接种疫苗) . 3. Learn about the city or area where you are going to travel. Know how to say street names and landmarks in the local languagE. Figure out unique climate issues such as altitude, seasonal changes, potentially risky animals and insects. 4. Visit some local hospitals and write down addresses in the local language along with emergency entrance locations; do the same for dental/pediatric (小儿科的) services. Get first aid equipment with necessary medications. Take enough prescribed medication from the home country. 5. Carry a card or note written in both English and the local language listing your emergency contact numbers, name, basic medical information such as blood type and allergies (过敏) . 6. Ensure a reliable means of communication is available and carry an extra phone battery and a charger. Ensure that housemaids, drivers, office assistants, those who work or travel know how to call for medical assistance since they may be the only ones available in an emergency. 7. Make sure to bring all documents and visas along with you. Plan your journey carefully and carry copies of documents (ID, insurance policy records, medical records) and keep in a place where someone else could access them in an emergency. 33. In case you come across an emergency, you should _________. A. carry a card or note which is written in the local language only B. make sure your means of communication is available and reliable C. buy enough prescribed medication from the foreign country D. buy a guide book which includes basic emergency instructions 34. According to the passage, the following are true EXCEPT that ________. A. you should try to make a good study of medical insurance policy B. you'd make sure someone will be able to help you in emergencies C. you'd hide your copies of documents for safety in a place that no one can find D. you should try to get familiar with the city or area that you will visit 35. The best title for the text is _________. A. How to Prepare for a Safe Travel B. Emergency Help at Home and Abroad C. How to Know the Place You Will Visit D. Keep Yourself Healthy When Traveling

WearenotwhowethinkwearE.TheAmericanself-imageisspreadwiththegoldenglowofopportunity.WethinkoftheUnitedStatesasalandofunlimitedpossibilitynotsomuchaclasslesssocietybutasaplacewhereclassismutable—aplacewherebrainsenergyandambitionarewhatcountsnotthecircumstancesofone'sbirth.TheEconomicMobilityProjectanambitiousresearchledbyPewCharitableTrustslookedattheeconomicfortunesofalargegroupoffamiliesovertimecomparingtheincomeofparentsinthelate1960swiththeincomeoftheirchildreninthelate1990sandearly2000s.Hereisthefinding:TheragstorichesstoryismuchmorecommoninHollywoodthanonMainStreet.Only6percentofchildrenborntoparentswithfamilyincomeattheverybottommovetothetop.Thatisrightjust6percentofchildrenborntoparentswhorankedinthebottomofthestudysampleintermsofincomewereabletobootstraptheirwayintothetop.Meanwhileanincredible42percentofchildrenbornintothatlowestarestillstuckatthebottomhavingbeenunabletoclimbasinglerungoftheincomeladder.ItisnotedthateveninBritain---anationwethinkofasburdenedwithahideboundclasssystem-childrenwhoarebornpoorhaveabetterchanceofmovingup.WhenthestudieswerereleasedmostreportersfocusedonthefindingthatAfrican-Americansborntomiddle-classoruppermiddle-classfamiliesareearningslightlylessininflation-adjusteddollarsthandidtheirparents.OneofthestudiesindicatesinfactthatmostofthefinancialgainswhitefamilieshavemadeinthepastthreedecadescanbeattributedtotheentryofwhitewomenintothelaborforcE.ThisismuchlesstrueforAfrican-Americans.Thepicturethatemergesfromallthequintilescorrelationsandpercentagesisofanationinwhichoverallthecurrentgenerationofadultsisbetteroffthanthepreviousoneasoneofthestudiesnotes.Themedianincomeofthefamiliesinthesamplegroupwas$55600inthelate1960s;theirchildren'smedianfamilyincomewasmeasuredat$71900.Howeverthisrisingtidehasnotliftedallboatsequally.Therichhaveseenfargreaterincomegainsthanhavethepoor.
EvenmoretroublingisthatournationofAmericaasthelandofopportunitygetslittlesupportfromthedatA.Americansmovefairlyeasilyupanddownthemiddlerungsoftheladderbutthereisstickinessattheends—fouroutoftenchildrenwhoarebornpoorwillremainpoorandfouroutoftenwhoarebornrichwillstayrich.59.WhatdidtheEconomicMobilityProjectfindinitsresearch?A.Childrenfromlow-incomefamiliesareunabletobootstraptheirwaytothetop.B.Hollywoodactorsandactressesareupwardlymobilefromragstoriches.C.Theragstorichesstoryismorefictionthanreality.D.Theragstorichesstoryisonlytrueforasmallminorityofwhites.60.ItcanbeinferredfromtheundertoneofthewriterthatAmericaasaclasslesssocietyshould________.A.perfectitsself-imageasalandofopportunityB.haveahigherlevelofupwardmobilitythanBritainC.enableAfrican-Americanstohaveexclusiveaccesstowell-paidemploymentD.encouragethecurrentgenerationtoworkashardasthepreviousgeneration61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheUSisalandwherebrainsenergyandambitionarewhatcounts.B.Inequalitypersistsbetweenwhitesandblacksinfinancialgains.C.Middle-classfamiliesearnslightlylesswithinflationconsidereD.D.Childreninlowest-incomefamiliesmanagetoclimbasinglerungoftheladder.62.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.SocialUpwardMobility.B.IncredibleIncomeGains.C.InequalityinWealth.D.AmericaNotLandofOpportunity.

Chineseconsumers'crazyappetiteforluxurygoodsandservicesappearsunstoppablewithjust2percentoftheChinesepopulationresponsibleforone-thirdoftheworld'sluxuryitems.AsChina'seconomicmiracledevelopsthemarketopportunitiesforallsortsofluxurygoodsandservicesareincreasing.LuxuryconsumptioninChinanowextendswaybeyondwell-knowncar.Clothingandjewelrybrands.ForexampletheluxuryjetmarketnChinaisthefastest-growingintheworldevenoutstrippingthatoftheUnitedStateswithamarketshareof25percent.Thistrendappearstocontinuewith20to30percentgrowthexpectedinChinacomparedwithonly2to3percentintheUS.ButmoreimportantChina'sluxuryjetmarketgrowthrepresentsamajordevelopmentintheprivateconsumptionofluxuryitems.China'shigh-qualityredwinemarketalsoprovidesevidenceofthegrowthinprivateconsumptionofluxurygoods.In2013Chinabecamethelargestmarketforred?wine?intheworldevenovertakingtheFrenchwith1.86billionbottlesconsumedinChinalastyear.OverthepastfiveyearsChina'sredwineconsumptionhasgrown136percent.AccordingtomyongoingconsumerresearchinthisareawhileworkingattheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijingpublicconsumptionofsuchexpensivegloballuxurybrandssuchasPradaandArmaniiseasilyexplainedbythedesiretogainfaceandpubliclydisplaysocialclimbingthroughmaterialpossesses.Ontheotherhanditisself-rewardthatliesbehindconsumermotivationinthisareaChineseconsumerwhohaveexperiencedrapidfinancialandeconomicgainsappearparticularlypronetotheneedtorewardthemselvesfortheirsuccess.Butthishaslittletodowithgainingfaceandimpressingothersandmuchmoretodowiththeneedforpersonalcontentment.FinallythegrowthinprivateluxuryconsumptioninChinaissettocontinueinpartduetothematurityoftheChineseconsumerandadvancementofChineseconsumerculturegenerally.28.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwouldmostprobablybe?A.A.newsreporterB.Anaccountant.C.A.professor.D.A.conductor.29.TheunderlinedwordoutstrippinginParagraph2probablymeans______.A.fallingfarbehindofB.goinghandinhandC.goingfaraheadofD.keepingpacewith30.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2and3?A.China'sluxuryjetmarketgrowthisonly2to3%.B.Frenchwasoncethelargestmarketforredwineintheworldbefore2013.C.TheluxuryjetmarketintheUSshares25%ofthejetconsumptionintheworlD.D.China'sredwineconsumptionhasincreasedto1.86billionbottlessince2013.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FuturePrivateLuxuryConsumptioninChinaB.ChineseAppetiteforLuxuryGoodsandServicesC.ThePotentialLuxuryJetMarketinChinaD.TheMaturityoftheChineseConsumers

Arepeoplelesshappyormorehappytheoldertheyget?Ifyouansweredmorehappythenyouwererightbasedonastudyin2008.Itfoundthatpeopleusuallybecomehappierandexperienceslessworryafteragefifty.Infactitfoundthatbytheageofeighty-fivepeoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereateighteen.TheresultscamefromaGallupsurveyofmorethanthreehundredfortythousandadultsintheUnitedStatesin2008.Atthattimethepeoplewerebetweentheagesofeighteenandeighty-fivE.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesoftwenty-twoandtwenty-fivE.Stresslevelsdroppedsuddenlyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirseventies.Butthepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalchangesastheygrowolder.HoweverwomenatallagesreportedmorestressandworrythanmendiD.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildrenlosingjobs.ButtheyfoundinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessrelatedtoagE.Sowhywouldhappinessincreasewithage?Onereasonisthataspeoplegetoldertheybecomemorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontrolledoftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.59.Wecanprobablyreadthispassageina______.A.storybookB.guidebookC.sportsnewspaperD.sciencemagazine60.Thestudyin2008foundthat______.A.peoplebecamehappierafteragefiftyB.menhavemoreworrythanwomenatallagesC.levelsofstresswerehighestbytheageofseventyD.happinesswashighestamongtheadultsbetween22and2561.Peoplebecomehappierastheygetolderbecausethey______.A.havemoreworryandstressB.cancontroltheiremotionsbetterC.areinfluencedbyhavingchildrenD.spendmoretimethinkingaboutbadexperiences62.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.theideastokeephappyB.theimportanceofhavingahappylifeC.thewaystomakeasurveyonhappinessD.theresultsofasurveyonhappinessrelatedtoage

IfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguageyouwillgetanswerslikeShakespeareSamuelJohnsonandWebsterbutnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn'tevenspeakEnglish-----WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplesbelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionlivedtheWelshwhospokeaCelticlanguageandinthenorthlivedtheScotswhoselanguagethoughnotthesameasWelshwasalsoCeltiC.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxonsactuallyamixtureofAnglosSaxonsandotherGermanicandNordicpeopleswhospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-SaxonorOldEnglishaGermaniclanguagE.IfthisstateofaffairshadlastedEnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEnglanD.ForaboutacenturyFrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasants.AsaresultEnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.InsomecasesmodernEnglishevenshowsadistinctionbetweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.WeevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoodsmeatinparticulardependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecookedwhichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingthefarmingwhiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttimetheyusuallyfindGermanymoreforeignthanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman'sambition.68.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were______.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic69.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?A.MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.B.TheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.70.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench.C.TheruleoverEnglandbyWilliamtheConqueror.D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage.71.Theunderlinedworddistinctioninparagraph3canbereplacedby________.AdifferenceB.similarityC.extinctionD.likeness

Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystationyoudon'tneedtofeelsurprised.Theyareaflashmob快闪族whichisagroupofpeoplewhocometogethersuddenlyinapublicplacedosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftimeandthenquicklybreakup.TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationnetwork.Atapredeterminedtimetheygatherandperformsomedistractions消遣suchaswavingtheirhandsandexchangingbooksThentheyquicklybreakupbeforethepolicecanarrive.Usingmobilephonestheflashmobcanchangeitslocationifthefirstonehasbeenreplacedforanyreason.BillLasiksenioreditorofHarper’sMagazineorganizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobcametogetheronJune32003-afterthefirstattemptwasfoiledatMacy'sdepartmentstore.Lasikclaimedthattheactivitywasdesignedtomakefunofhipsters起时髦的人andcallattentiontotheculturalatmosphere.Flashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeople.Suchanactivitymightseemamusinganduntruebutitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplace.Undoubtedlyflashmobscanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsinanydirection.Theyalsohavegreateconomicpotentialsuchasusingflashmobstoadvertiseaproduct.Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanythings.Forexamplein2009MichaelJackson'sfanstookpartinaflashmobtorememberhim.HundredsofhisfansgatheredsinginganddancingMichael'sfamoussongBeatIttogether.Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflifeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory.28.TheundefinedwordfoiledinParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.forgottenB.preventedC.announcedD.confirmed29.Whatcanyoulearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?A.TheflashmobusuallybreaksupquicklyforlackingenoughtimE.B.Oncetheplacefortheactivityisdetermineditcan'tbechangeD.C.Theflashmobcanbemadeuseofinmanyfieldsjustforfun.D.Itgivespeoplethechancetocometogethertodosomethingunusual.30.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______A.toentertainB.toencourageC.toinformD.topersuade31.Thewriter'sattitudetowardstheflashmobisA.negativeB.favorableC.objectiveD.doubtful

Childrenwhoreadforpleasureattheageof10havefarhighervocabularyscoresbytheageof42.ResearchersattheInstituteofEducationIOEhavefoundthatthemostcrazychildhoodreadersscorefarhigheronvocabularytests30yearslater.Thenewstudysuggeststhatchildrenwhoreadforpleasurecarrytheintellectual智力的benefitswiththemfarintoadulthood.Thelong-terminfluenceofreadingforpleasureonvocabularythatwehaveidentifiedmaybebecausethefrequentchildhoodreaderscontinuedtoreadthroughouttheirtwentiesandthirtiessaysleadauthorProfessorAliceSullivanattheIOE.Researchersfollowed9400Britishpeoplefromtheageof10upto42.Theirvocabularywastestedusingasimplequizwhichaskedparticipantstomatchupwordstothemostsimilarmeaning.Thosewhohadregularlyreadforpleasureat10scored67percentintheage42vocabularytestwhileinfrequentchildhoodreadersscoredonly51percent.TheIOEstudyalsofoundthatwhatpeoplechosetoreadasadultsmatteredasmuchashowoftentheyread.Thegreatestimprovementsbetweenages16and42weremadebyreadersof‘elegant’fictionssuchasBookerPrizewinningnovels.Andtheyfoundthatreadersofqualitynewspapersincludingonlineversionsmademoreprogressinvocabularythroughouttheirlivesthanthosewhoreadtabloids.Inadditiongenerallyspeakingtheadultreaderswhoespeciallyreadbroadsheets宽幅印刷品scored76percentontheassessmentcomparedto57percentamongstthosewhodidn’t.21.Whydidfrequentchildhoodreadershavehighervocabularyscores?A.Becausetheyarebornintelligent.B.Becausetheyformedtheconsistentreadinghabit.C.Becausetheywerecrazyaboutpleasure.D.Becausetheyhadacomfortablechildhood.22.Whatmaynotaffecttheadultreaders’vocabularyscores?A.Thecontentsofreading.B.Thedesignsofthepage.C.Versionsonlineornot.D.Thefrequencyofreading.23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordtabloidsmeaninthetext?A.Newspapersoflowquality.B.Newspapersofhighquality.C.Elegantfictions.D.Largevocabulary.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Intelligencehasagreatinfluenceonvocabulary.B.Readingmaterialsmattermuchforchildren.C.Broadsheetnewspapersarebestforboostingvocabulary.D.Childrenwhoreadforpleasurehavelargervocabularyasadults.

ThevirusEbolaisnamedaftertheEbolaRiverinwhatisnowtheDemocraticRepublicoftheCongo.That’swheretheviruswasdiscoveredin1976.A.personcanonlygetEbolathroughdirectcontactwithaninfectedperson’sbodilyfluidsforexamplesweatorspit.Additionallytheviruscangetintoyourbodythroughyoureyesandmouthifthoseareascomeintocontactwithsomethingthatcontainsthebodilyfluidsofaninfectedperson.That’swhyhealthcareworkersaresupposedtokeepthemselvescompletelycoveredwhiletreatingpatients.ThedeadliestEbolaoutbreakisspreadingfastinWesternAfricatakingover900livessofar.ThehealthsystemsinGuineaSierraLeoneandLiberiaareseverelylackinginresourcesandhealthcareworkersmaynothaveaccesstoadequateprotectiveclothingwhenworkinginruralclinicswheretheproperprotectionsarelacking.SinceGuineaSierraLeoneandLiberiashareaborder;it’seasierforpeopletomovefromonecountrytoanotherincreasingtheriskfordiseasespreaD.Fornowalldoctorscandoistreatthesymptomsandprovidesupportivecarelikemonitoringheartratebloodpressureandbreathingwhilemakingsurethepatients’fluidsaresupplieD.Sometimespatientsaregivenantibiotics抗生素totreatotherpossibleinfections.Thehopeistomakethepatientpullthroughtheinfectionsotheirimmunesystemcaneventuallyclearthevirus.ThepeoplewhosurviveEbolahavecreatedenoughantibodiestokillit.ThereareseveralpromisingdrugsandvaccinesindevelopmentbutsinceEbolaislesscommon—andresearchaboutitisnotwellfunded—thereisnodrugorvaccinethathasbeenapprovedforuseinhumans.Manyoftheotherdrugsandvaccineshavenotyetbeentestedinhumans.TheWHOWorldHealthOrganizationismeetingnextweektodiscusswhetherexperimentaltreatmentsshouldbeusedduringthisoutbreak.43.AccordingtothepassageEbolaonlyspreadsthrough_________.A.patients’sweatB.bodilyfluidsC.peoplespitD.yourbody44.WhichisthepossiblereasonwhyEbolaspreadsinWestAfricaquickly?A.TheEbolaRiverispollutedbythevirus.B.Therearen’tanyprotections.C.TheprotectiveclothingisadequatE.D.Threewesterncountriesshareaborder.45.WhyhavetherebeennocuresusedforEbolainhumanssofar?A.TherearenotenoughdrugsfortheinfectedpeoplE.B.Ebolaisrareanditsresearchmoneyislacking.C.ThepeoplehaveenoughantibodiestokillEbolA.D.TheWHOhasdecidednottousethem.46.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.ThePreventionfromEbolA.B.NoCurefortheVirusEbola.C.TheDeadliestEbolainAfricA.D.IntroductiontotheVirusEbola.

TheSpringFestivalwhichstartsinFebruarythisyearisthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleasmostofthemdropanybusinessathandtogobacktotheirhometowntoseetheirfamilies.Itisatraditionthathasbeencherishedsinceancienttimesbutassocialmobilityincreasesinmoderntimestheroadtofamilyreunionshasbecomeveryuneasy.ItisnotthehighertravelcostsnortheexpectedbigspendingongiftsandotherfestivalitemsbutthetrainticketthathasdrivenmanytravelersmaD.I’veheardsomecolleaguescomplainthattheyhavetriedeverymeanstosecureatrainticketonlytofinditamissionimpossiblE.Someofthemhaveturnedtothelatestsoftwaretoaidonlinebooking;othershavesoughthelpfromfriendstoincreasethepossibilityofsuccessfulbooking.NodoubtChunyuntheSpringFestivaltravelseasonisthelargest-scaleannualhumanmigrationintheworlD.Lastyear220millionpassengerstraveledbytrainduringtheSpringFestivalseasonwhichusuallylasts40days.Itisahugejumpfrom10yearsagowhenthenumberwas128million.Withthebigsuddenincreaseindemandtherailwaycompanyhasincreasedinvestmentinrailwayconstruction;stillitcannotbridgethesupplygapleadingtofiercepubliccomplaintsandcriticism.AdmittedlyitisalmostimpossiblefortherailwaycompanytosuddenlyimproveitscapacitytomeettheexplosivedemandduringtheSpringFestivalholiday.Moreoveranytemporaryincreaseincapacitywouldbecomeunnecessaryaftertheholidayandmeangreatcommerciallossesduringtheoffseason.Whatthecompanycanreasonablydoisgraduallyimproveitscapacitywhilefocusingonbetterdistributionofitsexistingresourcesduringthespecialpeakseason.Atanyratehowevertheproblemcannotbesolvedovernight.51.Comparedwithtenyearsagothepercentageofpassengerslastyearincreasedby________.A.83%B.40%C.58%D.71%52.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.PeoplenowadayscherishreunionwiththeirfamiliesmorethanbeforE.B.Socialmobilityinmoderntimeshasn’tchangedmuchintheseyears.C.Thelatestsoftwaremayincreasethepossibilityofsuccessfulbooking.D.Highertravelcostsdiscouragetravelersfromreunionswithfamilies.53.Whichwordcanbeusedtobestdescribethewaytosolvetheproblemonlybyincreasingcapacity?A.ImpracticalB.ExpensiveC.EffectiveD.Hopeful54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A.TheSpringFestivaltravelseasoncanlastmorethan40days.B.NextyeartherailwaycompanywilltemporarilyimproveitscapacitytomeetthedemandduringChunyun.C.Thepublicarenotsatisfiedwiththesituationandcomplainmuch.D.MostpeoplestillhaveproblemsbookingatrainticketduringChunyun.55.What’sthetoneofthewholepassage?A.Critical.B.OptimistiC.C.ObjectivE.D.SubjectivE.

Thereare67countiesinthestateofAlabama.Eachcountyisrichwithhistoryanditsownuniquestories.ColbertCountylocatedinthenorthwestcornerofthestatehasitsshareofexcitingstoriesandclaimstostatewidefame.ThecountywascreatedonFebruary61867andTuscumbiabecamethecountyseatthetowninwhichtheofficesofthecountygovernmentarelocated.OneofthemostfamousresidentsofTuscumbiawasHelenKeller.HelenKellerwasbornonJune271880.Herhomewasawhiteframecottagebuiltbyhergrandparents.Sinceivy常春藤greweverywherethehousewascalledIvyGreen.ItwashereatthewaterpumpinthebackyardthatKellerlearnedthewordw-a-t-e-rwiththehelpofherteacherAnneSullivan.VisitorstoIvyGreencanwalkunderboxwoodtreesthatare150yearsold.ThehomehasfurniturethattheKellerfamilyused.ItalsohasKeller’sBraille盲文booksandheroriginalBrailletypewriter.SpringParkisTuscumbia’smostpopularparkandfavoritetouristattraction.Thisparkhastheworld’slargestmanufacturedwaterfallcalledColdwaterFalls.TheSpringParkLightandWaterShowisanamazingsighttosee.IttakesplaceeveryFridaySaturdayandSundayatsundown.Thewaterappearstodancetomusicandcoloredlights.ThemusicplayedduringtheshowisrecordedbysingersandmusiciansfromAlabama.FameRecordingStudiosisinthecityofMuscleShoalsinColbertCounty.ThestudioisthefirstsuccessfulrecordingstudioinAlabama.ItisbestknownforcreatingSouthernrockSouthernsoulandcountysoul.Well-knownperformerslikeArethaFranklinandmusicalgroupssuchasAlabamaandLynyrdhavemaderecordingsatthisstudio.VisitorscancontinuetoexploremusicinAlabamabyvisitingtheAlabamaMusicHallofFameinTuscumbia.Builtin1990thissiterecognizesthemusicaltalentsofmorethan500Alabamaresidentsinawidevarietyofmusicalstylesincludingcountryandrhythmandblues.TrulyColbertCountyhasalotofwonderfullocationstovisit.Guestswillnotbedisappointedinavisittothisdelightfulplace.32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAlabamaandmusic?A.Alabamamusicianshaveestablishedexhibitsforvisitors.B.ThereareagreatmanytalentedmusiciansinAlabama.C.MusicisthemostimportantindustryinAlabama.D.Alabamaresidentsenjoylisteningtomusic.33.HowmanylocationsrelatedtomusicinColbertCountyarementionedinthetext?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.34.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlytopersuadethereader__________.A.tolearnfromHelenKellerB.tovisitbusinessesinAlabamaC.tostopforavisitinColbertCountyD.tolistentoSouthernstylesofmusic35.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom__________.A.astorybookB.abookreviewC.apersonaldiaryD.atravelmagazine

PartiesandsocialgatheringsnolongerexciteusthesamewaytheyoncediD.ThisisnotduetoalackofdesiretosocializebutthesmartphonE.Atpartiesmorepeopleareontheirsmartphonesthanontheirdrinks.AccordingtoarecentInternationalDataCorporationstudywelloverhalfofallAmericanshaveasmartphoneandreachforitthemomenttheywakeupkeepingitinhandallday.Inadditiontoomuchofsocietyisusingsmartphoneswhiledrivingandasaresultgettingintocarcrashes.34percentofteensadmittotextwhiledrivingandtheyconfirmthattextmessagingistheirnumberonedrivinginterruption.People'sattachmenttotheirsmartphonesisunbelievablybecomingmoreimportantthanthelivesofthemselvesandothers.Justasdriversdismisstheimportanceoffocusingwhileontheroadmanypeoplealsofailtorecognizethesignificanceofhumaninteraction.Whenwiththeirfriendssomepeoplepointlesslycheckorsendtextmessagesinthepresenceofafriendwhichsendsamessagetothatfriend:thepersonIamtextingismoreimportantthanyou.InadditionrelyingonoursmartphonetomakefriendsdoesnotgiveusthesameadvantageasbeingabletomakenewfriendshipsintherealworlD.Face-to-faceconversationswillgiveusmuchstrongercommunicationskillsinthelongrun.AsmanypeoplerisktheirlivesandthelivesofpeoplearoundthemjusttosendatextormindlesslychecktheirmassagessmartphonesareinmanywaysmoredangeroustopeoplE.Thequalityofthistechnologyisde-advancingsocietalachievementsandweakeningthevalueofcommunication.Notonlyisthesmartphoneaffectingourdesiretointeract交流face-to-facebutitisalsoloweringsociety'sabilitytocommunicatE.68.Thepurposeofthistextisto______.A.callforanendtousethesmartphonewhiledrivingB.expressconcernabouttheoveruseofthesmartphoneC.appealtoustopayattentiontocommunicationskillsD.adviseustobecautiousabouttheaddictiontothesmartphone69.Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedby______.A.comparingfactsB.listingfiguresC.givingexamplesD.analyzingtheeffects70.Theauthoradviceustomakenewfriends______.A.byusingsmartphonesB.indifferentwaysD.underafreecircumstanceD.inaface-to-faceway71.Overdependenceonthesmartphoneleadstothefactthat______.A.partiesandgatheringslimittheirsocialcircleB.people'scommunicationskillsareweakenedC.peoplearemoreandmorenarrow-mindedD.face-to-facecommunicationbecomeslessimportant

ThetermsmogwasfirstusedinLondonduringtheearly1900’stodescribethecombinationofsmokeandfog.Whatwetypicallycallsmogtodayisamixtureofpollutantsbutisprimarilymadeupofground-levelozone臭氧.Ozonecanbebeneficialorharmfuldependingonwhereitstays.TheozonestayinghighabovetheEarthprotectshumanhealthandtheenvironmentbutground-levelozoneisresponsibleforthechokingcoughingandpainfuleyesassociatedwithsmog.Theozoneinsmogalsopreventsplantsgrowthandcancausewidespreaddamagetocropsandforests.Majorsmogoccurrencesoftenarelinkedtoheavymotorvehicletraffichightemperaturessunshineandcalmwinds.Weatherandgeographyaffectthepositionandseverityofsmog.Becausetemperatureregulatesthelengthoftimeittakesforsmogtoformsmogcanformfasterandbemoresevereonahotandsunnyday.Whenwarmairstaysnearthegroundinsteadofrisingandwindsarecalmsmogmaystaytrappedoveryourcityfordays.AstrafficandothersourcesaddmorepollutantstotheairthesmoggetsworsE.SmogisoftenmoresevereawayfromthepollutionsourcesbecausethechemicalreactionsthatcausesmogoccurintheatmospherewhilethereactingchemicalsarebeingmovedbythewinD.Smogisavisibleexampleofairpollution.Youcanlookintothedistanceduringthedaytoseehowmuchsmogthereisintheair.InadditionmostcitiesmeasuretheconcentrationsofpollutantsintheairandreporttheresultstothepubliC.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencysetsnationalstandardsforpollutants.Areasthatfailtomeetthestandardsforatleastoneairpollutantarecallednonattainment不达标areas.Newmeasuresarebeingtakenbylocalgovernmentsacrossthecountrytoreduceairpollutioninnonattainmentareas.Theseinclude:banningcharcoalbarbecuesandwoodburninginstovesorfireplaceswhenpollutionlevelsarehigh;developingprogramstoencouragecarpoolingandvoluntaryozoneactions;limitingtrafficinovercrowdedareas;expandingorimprovingpublictransportationsystems;requiringemployerstocontributetoemployeepublictransportationcosts;assessingsmogfeesoncarsaccordingtothenumberofmilesdrivenandvehicleemissions排放produced;andevenbuyingandbreakingupoldersuper-dirty’’cars.32.Accordingtothepassageground-levelozonecan_______.A.protectcropsandforestB.benefithumanhealthC.damagetheenvironmentD.limitthespreadofsmog33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AirqualityisbetterintimeofcalmwinD.B.Chemicalreactionsoccurinthemovingairandcausesmog.C.Ittakesmoretimeforsmogtoforminhotweather.D.Smogismoreseverenearpollutionsources.34.Whichindicationmoreexactlyshowstheairispoor?A.Heavymotorvehicletrafficinbigcities.B.Highconcentrationsofpollutantsintheair.C.ClearoutlinesofhillsinthedistancE.D.Widespreaddamageofcropsandforest.35.Whatisincludedinthemeasuresbeingtakenbythelocalgovernments?A.Unconditionalbanningofwoodburning.B.Buyingnewcarstoreplacesuper-dirtyoldcars.C.Chargingallthevehiclesmoresmogfees.D.Encouragingcarpoolingandpublictransportation.

Doyouknowthefollowingexpressions?HomericlaughterTheHomerinthisexpressionistheGreekpoetwhowroteTheIliadandTheOdyssey.Peoplelaughdifferently.Somelaughsilentlywhileotherstendtolaughloudly.Homericlaughterreferstolaughterofthelatterkind.Itisattimesuncontrollableandtheentirebodyshakesduringtheprocess.ThiskindoflaughteriscalledHomericlaughterbecausethisishowthegodslaughedinHomer'sclassics.FaustianbargainAccordingtomoststoriesFaustwasaGermanscholarwhowasratherunhappywithhislife.Thedevil魔鬼Mephistophelespromiseshimthatinreturnforhissoul.hewillgiveFaustunlimitedpowerandknowledge.Faustagreesandexperiencesallkindsofpleasuresbutintheendhissouliscondemnedtohell地狱.AFaustianbargainthereforeisadealthatfinallyresultsinone'sruin.Itmeansabargainmadefortemporarygainwithouttakingfutureconsequencesintoconsideration.Athree-ringcircusWhenyourefertoasituationasbeingathree-ringcircusyouaresayingthatitisasituationofcompleteconfusion.Therearesomanyactivitiestakingplacealltogetherthattheyleaveyouconfusedorannoyed.Theexpressioncomesfromtheworldofentertainment—thecircus.Theareawheretheartistsperformtheiractsiscalledthering.Inthepastsomeofthecircusesweresograndthattheyhadthreeactstakingplacesimultaneouslyinthreedifferentrings.Theaudiencehadtodecidewhichringtheywantedtofocuson.IntheswimofthingsWhensomeoneisintheswimofthingstheindividualisactivelyparticipatinginthethingshappeningaroundhimasinI'vebeenillbutsoonI'llbebackintheswimofthings.Intheworldoffishingfishermenusethewordswimtorefertothesectionofthelake/riverwherefishcanbefoundinplenty.Soifyouareafishmanandwishtocatchalotoffishwherewouldyoube?Youwouldbeintheswim!40.AccordingtothetextHomericlaughter_____.A.comesfromaGreekpoet'sworksB.meansnervoussilentlaughterC.isawaytoshowdisagreementD.wasthewayHomerlaughed41.IfapersonmakesaFaustianbargain_____.A.hislifewouldbecomesatisfyingB.hewouldbeconsideredcleverC.hemightcometoabadendD.hewouldgainpowerandknowledge42.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsimultaneouslymostprobablemean?A.Allofasudden.B.Littlebylittle.C.Oneafteranother.D.Atthesametime.43.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToshowthedevelopmentofEnglishphrases.B.Tocorrectsomemisunderstandingsaboutwords.C.Toexplainsomephrases'meaningsandorigins.D.Totellthereaderssomeoldinterestingstories.

FormerSouthAfricanPresidentNelsonMandelawhowastreatedforarecurring复发的lunginfectiondiesonDeC.5th2013attheageof95.Peoplearoundtheworldaremourningthelossofthecountry'sfirstblackpresident.Hewasoftencalledhumblecharmingloyalpersonandamanwhocaredaboutothers.Heseemedtohavethatspecialcharismatic有魅力的personalitysaidHermanCohenU.S.assistantsecretaryofstateforAfricafrom1989to1993.Hebecamethesymbolinthefightagainstapartheid.MandelawasbornonJuly181918.Asayoungmanhebecameactiveintheanti-apartheidmovementandjoinedtheAfricanNationalCongressorANCinthe1940s.Thewhite-ledgovernmentbannedtheANCin1960butthegroupcontinuedtooperatesecretly.Mandelabecameheadofthegroup'snewmilitarywingcoordinatingasabotagecampaignagainstSouthAfricanmilitaryandgovernmenttargets.In1962hewasarrestedandputontrialforhisactionsandsentencedtolifeinprisononRobbenIslandoffthecoastofCapeTown.Hespent18yearsthererefusingagovernmentoffertoreleasehimifhewouldrenouncetheANC'sarmedstrugglE.Buthewasfreedin1990afterSouthAfricanPresidentFrederikdeKlerklegalizedallpoliticalpartiesanddischargedmostpoliticalprisoners.ShortlyafterhisreleaseMandelawaselectedpresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongress.Andin1994whentheANCwonSouthAfrica'sfirstall-raceelectionshewasinaugurated就职asthecounty'sfirstblackpresidentatage75.NeverneverandneveragainshallitbethatthisbeautifullandwillagainexperiencetheoppressionofonebyanotherhesaiD.PresidentMandelasaidhewouldstayforonlyonefive-yearterm.CohensaysMandelaearnedinternationalrespectforSouthAfrica'snationalreconciliation.MandeladevotedhimselfmainlytorallyingtheAfricanstothisneweratoworkoneconomicdevelopmenthavinggoodeducationalsohewasverymuchofaspokesmanontheinternationalscenE.hesaiD.In1993MandelasharedtheNobelPeacePrizewithhisoncebitterenemyF.W.deKlerkfortheircontributiontothepeaceprocessinSouthAfricA.AfterreceivingtheawardMandelapraisedtheSouthAfricanpeoplE.AllhavecreatedasocietywhichrecognizesthatallpeoplearebornequalhesaiD.InacountrytornapartbyyearsofracialconflictNelsonMandelaisconsideredaremarkableleader--amanwhoturnedSouthAfricaawayfromviolenceandhatredintoacountryofgreaterpeaceandunderstanding.57.Theunderlinedwordapartheidinthe3rdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.racialseparationB.financialaidC.infectiousillnessD.fulfillinglife58.HowlongwasNelsonMandelasenttoprison?A.18yearsB.28yearsC.6yearsD.19years59.Whatistheauthor’sattitudeinthepassage?A.negativeB.positiveC.subjectiveD.neutral60.WhywashisbitterenemyF.W.deKlerkawardedtheNobelPeacePrizewithMandela?A.F.W.deKlerkdidnotkillMandeladuringhispresidency.B.F.W.deKlerkwasoneofMandela’sfriendsintheearlyyears.C.F.W.deKlerkmadehisowncontributiontotheprocesspeacefullyaswell.D.F.W.deKlerkwasconsideredaremarkableleaderturningSouthAfricaawayfromviolencE.

Hereissomemust­knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.SchedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanneD.ButtobesafebeontimE.Mealscanstretchforhours—there'snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringface­to­facecommunicationovere­mailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.SobeontimE.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefast­paceD.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.RankisimportantandauthorityisrespecteD.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatusisimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.ThehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewherE.SodonotpullawayfromthehandshakE.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.TouchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoideD.Whenmeetingsareone­to­oneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefusE.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.CoffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresenteD.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastnamE.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时invitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers'timE.ArriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafE.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher­upsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagreE.NeatcleandressisexpecteD.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.TheyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetablE.ItispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplatE.21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards22.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeboss?A.TheyputefficiencyinthefirstplacE.B.Theydislikeface­to­facecommunication.C.TheywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossiblE.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.23.IntheUAEwhenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.WhenmeetingthehostalonE.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.24.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingaporE.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerlanD.

AmericanandBritishusedifferentgreetings.IntheUSAthecommonestgreetingisHi.InBritainitisHello！orHowareyou.Hi！iscreeping不知不觉的intoBritishtoo.WhentheyareintroducedtosomeonetheAmericanssayGladtoknowyou.TheBritishsayHowdoyoudoorPleasedtomeetyou.WhenAmericanssayGood­byetheynearlyalwaysaddHaveagooddayorHaveagoodtripetC.tofriendsandstrangersalikE.BritonsarealreadybeginningtouseHaveagoodday.TheBritishusuallyusegotinthesenseofhave.TheAmericanshardlyeverdo.Am.E:DoyouhaveacarroometC.YesIdo.Br.E:HaveyougotacarroometC.?YesIhavE.FinallythereareanumberofdifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishinthespellingofwordse.g.checkUS/chequeUK;centerUS/centreUK.ManyAmericanwordsendinginore.g.honorvigorlaborarespeltinBritishEnglishwithanoure.g.honourvigourlabour.ManyverbsinAmericanEnglishwithizeorizingformse.g.organizerealizingarespeltinBr.EiseorisingE.g.organiserealising.InAmericanEnglishpracticeisusedbothfortheverbandnoun.InBr.Etheverbisspeltpractiseandthenounpractice.InthemainAmericanEnglishavoidsthedoublingupofconsonants辅音字母innounsandverbswhileBritishEnglishdoesnot.InAmericanEnglishforexampleonewritestraveltraveledtravelingtravelerwhileinBritishEnglishonewritestraveltravelledtravellingtraveller.ItwasoncepredictedthatBritishandAmericanEnglishwouldbecameseparatelanguagesfinally.ButtheoppositehashappeneD.Thelinks连接betweenthetwocountriesaresostrongthatlinguistically语言上的andprobablyculturally文化上的tootheyareclosertogetherthanever.36.TheAmericanshardlysay________A.Good­byE.Haveagoodday!B.Gladtoknowyou!C.Hi!D.Haveyougotacar?37.ABritishwrites________.A.chequecenterB.honororganiseC.traveledpracticeD.labourtraveller38.Whatdoesthefifthparagraphtalkabout?A.TherearelotsofdifferencesinspellingbetweenAm.E.andBr.E.B.WhydotheAmericansandtheBritishusedifferentspellings?C.TherearefewdifferencesinspellingbetweenAm.E.andBr.E.D.ThedifferentusagesofwordsinAm.EandBr.E39.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thetwolanguageswillbecomeseparatelanguages.B.AmericanEnglishwillbeusedmoreandmorE.C.Thetwolanguageswillbecloserandcloser.D.BritishEnglishwillbeusedmoreandmorE.

WelcometoArundelCastlewhichissituatedinWestSussexEnglanD.Thecastlehasahistoryofnearly1000yearsandhaswelcomedvisitorstravelingfromallovertheworlD.ArundelCastlealsoplaysastarringroleinmanyfilms.TheGardensTheWhiteGardenisplantedwithsoftwhiteIcebergRosesandSnowWhiteLilies.TheRoseGardenisnewlyplantedwithlovelyold-fashionedEnglishrosesthatareattheirverybestinJuneandJuly.TheOrganicKitchenGardenproducesawiderangeofseasonalfruitandvegetablespearscherriesandapples.TheCastleShopIntheCastleShopyouwilldiscoverawideandinterestingrangeofgiftideasforeveryonE.Itoffersgiftsandsouvenirsdesignedtoappealtoalltastesandpockets.Foodschinabooksandstationery文具areallavailablE.ManyaresoldinthisCastleShoponly.AtArundelCastleweprideourselvesonsupportinglocalsuppliersandactivelyencourageenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.TheArundelFestival2014Saturday16thtoMonday25thAugustTheannualArundelFestivalgetsbiggerandbettereveryyear.ItisoneofthemostamazingdiverseandeasilyaccessibleartsfestivalsintheUKofferingamixofvisualartsmusictheatreandstreetentertainment.ParkingCoachesandmini-busescandropoffatthemainCastleentranceinMillRoadandparkinthemaintowncarparkthatisoppositetheCastleentrancE.PleaseinformuswhenmakingyourbookingofhowmanyparkingpermitsarerequireD.21.Whenvisitingthecastleyoucan____________.A.getold-fashionedEnglishrosesasgiftsB.buyeco-friendlyproductsintheCastleShopC.getseasonalfruitandvegetablesforfreeD.seehowthelocalgiftsarebeingmade22.HowlongdoestheArundelFestivallastthisyear?A.10daysB.OneweekC.16daysD.Onemonth23.Wherecanyouparkthecoach?A.InMillRoadB.InsidetheCastleC.InthemaintowncarparkD.AtthemainCastleentrance

LanguageisamajorproblemfortheEuropeanUnionEU.Theagreementortreaty条约whichcreatedtheorganizationthateventuallybecametheEUtheTreatyofRomestatedthateachcountry’slanguagemustbetreatedequally.Theoriginalsixcountrieshadonlythreelanguagesbetweenthem:FrenchGermanandDutch/Flemish.Howevertherearenow15countriesintheEUwithatotalof12languages.EUdocumentsmustbetranslatedintoalltheselanguagesandatofficialmeetingsthespeechesmustbetranslatedintoallthelanguagesbyinterpreters.Allthistranslatingisveryexpensiveandtime-consuming费时的.ItissaidthatnearlyhalfofallemployeesoftheEUareengagedintranslatingdocumentsandspeechesandnearlyhalfoftheEU’sadministrative管理方面的costsarespentonthistask.InthenearfutureitisprobablethatseveralmorecountriesmostofthemhavingtheirownlanguageswilljointheEUthusmakingthesituationevenworsE.Theproblemisnotjustcost;therearepracticaldifficultiesaswell.With12languagesthereare132possibletranslationsituationsthatmightbeneedeD.ItisoftendifficulttofindpeopleintherightplaceattherighttimewhocantranslatefromforexampleDanishintoGreekorDutchintoPortugueseatahighprofessionalstandarD.InpracticetheproblemhasbeenmadelessseverebytheuseofEnglishinmanycontactsbetweenEUofficialssincealmostallofthemspeaksomeEnglish.Howeveranymovetoreducethenumberofofficiallanguagesperhapstofourorfivewouldbeablowtotheprideofthesmallercountries.AnothercommonlysuggestedsolutionistomakeEnglishtheofficiallanguageforallEUbusiness.HoweverthisisstronglyresistedbypowerfulmembercountrieslikeFranceandGermany.76.TheorganizationthateventuallybecametheEU_________.A.wasstartedbyFranceandGermanyB.startedwiththreecountriesC.wassetupbytheTreatyofRomeD.included132languages77.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?A.Togiveasolutiontoaproblem.B.Tofindoutaproblemandshowhowsevereitis.C.TocriticizetheEuropeanUnionforinefficiency.D.ToshowthattheproblemcannotbesolveD.78.AccordingtothewritertheuseofEnglishincontactsamongEUofficialshas________.A.angeredtheofficialswhodon’tspeakEnglishB.reducedthenumberofofficiallanguagesC.reducedtheeffectoftheproblemD.beenopposedbypowerfulmembercountries79.ThewritermentionsDanishintoGreekasanexampleof________.A.asituationthatmightbedifficulttodealwithB.asituationthatoccursoftenC.oneofthe12situationsthatrequiresaninterpreterD.languageseasilybeinginterpreted80.Thewritersuggeststhatifthenumberofofficiallanguageswasreduced________.A.theEUwouldnotknowwhichofficiallanguagestochooseB.countrieswhoselanguageswerenotusedofficiallywouldbeunhappyC.onlylanguageswhichareeasytotranslatewouldbeusedofficiallyD.thesmallermembercountrieswouldbepleased

Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Theymighttaptheirchinswiththreefingers.ThismeantmyunclE.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewerE.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.TheyarealsotaughthowtospeA.63.Inthe1700sthedeafweretaught__________.A.tospeakB.signlanguageC.towatchothersD.Braille64.Thedeaftalkedtootherpeople______.A.bymovingtheirhandsfacesandbodiesB.byshoutingandsingingC.withoutusinganylettersD.withoutusinganylanguage65.Fromthetextwelearnthat_______.A.deafpeoplemakesignstoearnalivingB.thereisstillnowaytocommunicatewiththedeafC.signlanguagehelpedthedeaflearntoreadD.manydeafpeoplenowcanspeak66.Thestoryaswholeisabout_______.A.learningtospellB.teachingthedeaftospeakC.howthedeafcommunicateD.understandingIndiansignlanguage

GoldRushAlaskahasgivenAmericagoldfever.A.lotofyoungmenputeverythingatrisktofindgoldinAlaskA.TheyfaceproblemswiththeirmachinesandtheAlaskawildanimals.They’rejustordinarypeopleouttryingtorealizeadream.ToddDorseyisoneofthem.Hespent$100000onitandpreparedforayearbeforegoingtoAlaskA.Hebroughthisfamilyandfriendstohelphimout.Hemustgetthemmining开矿andaplacetostay.Healsohadtokeeptheirspiritsupandkepteveryoneworkingasateam.Theyhadtorunoffbearssometimesfromtheircamp.Theyhadtofacethefactthattheirleadmechanic’s机修工的healthwasnotgooD.TheycalledhimHarnessandhewasonmedicationthatwashardforhimtotakebecauseoutinAlaskaitwasnoteasytogettothehospitalandsohedidn’tenjoygoodhealth.Hewastheonlyonewhocouldkeepthingsrunningthewaytheyweresupposedto.Therewasoneguythatdidn’tseemtogetalongwithanyonE.Butdidn’ttherealwayshavetobesomeonethatdidn’tgetalongandmessedthingsup?Theygotexcitedwhentheyfoundafewsmallpiecesofgoldbuttheyneededalotmoretocoverthecostofminingeveryday.ItcostTodd$1000adaytoruneverythingtheyneededtominE.TheyhadtomakemoneybeforetheAlaskasummercametoanendortheywouldgobroke破产.29.Welearnfromthetextthattheyoungmenjoiningthegoldrush______.A.knewAlaskawellbeforetheysetoffB.werepoorbeforetheywenttoAlaskaC.facedthethreatofwildanimalsD.gotalongwellwitheachother30.AccordingtothetextHarness______.A.wastheleaderoftheyoungmenB.nevermessedthingsupC.wasveryimportanttoeveryoneD.hadtobetakentohospital31.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofToddDorsey?A.HethinkshighlyofwhatTodddiD.B.HebelievesToddcanrealizehisdream.C.HethinksToddlackedteamspirit.D.HethinksToddwastakingachancE.

AsweknowJulianBeeverisaninternationalwell-knownsidewalkchalkartistwhosedrawingshaveappearedonthestreetsofLondonBuenosAiresParisNewYorkandcountlessothercitiesaroundtheworlD.Beevercreatesdrawingsthatlookcompletelythree-dimensionalwhenseenfromthecorrectanglE.NowinhisbookPavementchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeevertheartistsharessomeofhismostfascinatingandhumorouspiecesHereareafewexamplesyou’llfindinthebook.●PhiladelphiaeagleInPennsylvaniaBeevercreatedPhiladelphiaeagleahugedrawingwithaneaglelandingsuccessfullyonanAmericannationalflag.●MeetingMr.FrogMeetingMr.FrogwascreatedinSalamancaSpainandisaboutarealistic-lookingfrogsittingonaLilypaD.●SwimmingpoolinthehighstreetMypersonalfavoriteisSwimmingpoolinthehighstreetfromBrusselswhichisaboutawomanrelaxinginaswimmingpool-----aswimmingpoolsunkintothemiddleofthestreetthatis!AlongwithanintroductionabouthisbackgroundBeeverincludesadescriptionofthetechniquesheusedandthechallengesheovercamewitheverydrawing.HesharesinformationabouthistimeathomeintheUK.andabroad;thereisafunstorytobackupeachpieceofart.Beever’sartworkistrulyjawdrooping.You’resuretospendagesturningtheleavesbackandforthsurprisedathowonemancancreatewhatlookslikeathree-dimensionaldesignonaflatsurfacewithjustabitofchalk.Fromanimalstosuperheroestofamousbuildingsthepaintingsareawondertolayeyeson.＊Paymentchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeeverissurelyworthalook.Andanotherlook.This112-pagehardcoverbookisavailablenowfromFireflyBooksatalistpriceof$29.9540.Whatdoweknowaboutthebookmentionedinthetext?A.Ithasapapercover.B.Ithasn’tbeenpublisheD.C.ItisabiographyofJulianBeever.D.Itincludessomedrawingtechniques.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartjawdroppingmostprobablymean?A.Amazing.B.RomantiC.C.FrighteningD.Depressing.42.Wecaninferthatthetextis______.A.abookreview.B.adescriptionofstreetart.C.anintroductiontoanartist.D.anadvertisementforanewbook

A.Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyhappyandhelpthemtolivelonger.Sportschangewiththeseasons.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsportstoo.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.FootballforexamplehasspreadaroundtheworlD.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyearslikerunningorjumping.Chineseboxingforexamplehasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.PeopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetimE.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbutafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.OnelearnstofighthardbutfightfairtowinwithoutprideandtolosewithgracE.36.Accordingtothispassageweknowthat________.A.peoplebegantoplayping­pongaboutonehundredyearsagoB.about100yearsagopeopleranorjumpedwhentheyplayedC.basketballhasalongerhistorythanvolleyballD.notallthegameshavealonghistory37.Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethat________.A.basketballwasinventedinAmericaB.sportschangewiththeseasonsC.gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivitiesD.footballisplayedallovertheworld38.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.B.Peopleswimonlybecausetherearealotofriversintheircountry.C.PeoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbeforeagamE.D.SportsandgamescandevelopthefriendshipbetweenpeopleallovertheworlD.39.Alotofpeoplehavemorefreetimefromtheirworktoenjoysportsbecause________.A.theylikesportsverymuchB.theywanttolivelongerC.theywanttomakealotmorefriendsD.theydon'thavetogotoworkonSaturdayorSundayasbefore

Closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeifyouhadahundreddollarsless.Alsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyesclosed.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwide.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.Doctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeoplethere.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsisChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvince.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogramforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.Yourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworld.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.1.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination2.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.Theyhavenotbeenupdated.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind3.ORBISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization4.Whatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?A.AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.Showsympathyfortheblind

Ifyou’reaforeignerlookingforaplacethathaseverythingthere’sonlyoneplacetovisitandthat’sNewYork.It’sawholeworldinacity.TheWorldofTheaterAllofNewYorkisastageanditbeginswithBroadway.Whereelsecanyoufindsomanyshowsinoneplace?OnlyinNewYork!TheWorldofMusicSpendaneveningwithBeethovenatLincolnCenter.SwingtothegreatjazzofGreenwichVillagE.OrrockyourselfsillyatthehottestdancespotsfoundanywherE.TheWorldofArtFromRembrandttoPicasso.FromEgyptiantombstoIndianteepees.WhateverkindofartyoulikeyouwillfinditinNewYork.TheWorldofFineDiningWhetheritisroastBeijingDuckinChinatownLasagnainLittleItalyorthefinestFrenchcoqauvinchickencookedinwinefoundanywherethereisaworldofgreattastewaitingforyouinNewYork.TheWorldofSightsWhatothercityhasaStatueofLiberty?A.RockefellerCenter?OraBronxZoo?Whereelsecanyoutakeahorse-drawncarriagethroughtheCentralPark?OnlyinNewYork!4.WhatdoyouthinktheunderlinedwordRembrandtwas/is?A.A.musician.B.A.placeintheWorldofArtC.A.placeinNewYork.D.Anartist.5.WhichofthefollowingprogramscanavisitorhaveonlyinNewYork?A.TospendaneveningwithBeethoven.B.ToseetheStatueofLiberty.C.TotastethefinestFrenchcoqauvin.D.ToenjoytheBeijingroastduck.6.Thepurposeofwritingthistextisto___________.A.helpthereadersgetabetterunderstandingofNewYorkB.supplythereaderswithsomeinformationaboutNewYorkjobsC.trytopersuadethereaderstovisitNewYorkD.tellthereaderswhereNewYorklies

Banksviewonlinebankingasapowerfulvalue-addedtooltoattractandkeepnewcustomerswhilehelpingtoeliminatecostlypaperhandlingorteller出纳员interactionsinanincreasinglycompetitivebankingenvironment.TodaymostlargenationalbanksmanylocalbanksandcreditunionsoffersomeformofonlinebankingvariouslyknownasPCbankinghomebankingelectronicbankingorInternetbanking.Onlinebanksaresometimesreferredtoasbrick-to-clickbanksbothtotellthemfrombrick-to-mortarbanksthathaven’tyetofferedonlinebankingaswellasfromvirtual虚拟banksthathavenophysicalbranchesortellerswhatsoever.Thechallengeforthebankingindustryhasbeentodesignthisnewservicechannelinsuchawaythatitscustomerswillreadilylearntouseandtrustit.Mostofthelargebankscannowofferfullysafefullyfunctional功能的onlinebankingforfreeorforasmallcost.AsmorebankssucceedonlineandmorecustomersusetheirsitesfullyfunctionalonlinebankingwilllikelybecomeascommonplaceasautomatedtellermachinesATM.Onlinebankinghasalotofadvantages.Unlikeyourcornerbankonlinebankingsitesneverclose;they’reathand24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandthey’reamouseclickaway.Ifyou’reoutofstateorevenoutofthecountrywhenamoneyproblemappearsyoucanlogoninstantlytoyouronlinebankandtakecareofbusiness.OnlinebanksitesgenerallycarryoutandconfirmdealsatorquickerthanATMprocessingspeeds.Manyonlinebankingsitesnowofferfashionabletoolstohelpyoumanageallofyourvaluableitemsmoreeffectively.51.Theunderlinedwordeliminateinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.keepB.removeC.raiseD.improve52.Whatisthechallengefortheonlinebankingindustryaccordingtothetext?A.TomakeonlinebankingattractivE.B.ToopennewservicesallovertheworlD.C.ToofferonlinebankingforfreE.D.Totakecareofbusiness24hoursaday.53.Fromthetextwecanconcludethat_______.A.brick-to-clickbanksareinfactanotherkindofphysicalbanksB.thefunctionofabrick-to-clickbankisascommonasthatofanATMC.abrick-to-mortarbankisnobetterthanavirtualoneD.customerscandealwiththeirbankingbyamouseclick54.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.BankingofVariousFormsB.ImprovementofBankingIndustryC.DevelopmentofOnlineBankingD.FunctionsoftheBrick-to-ClickBank

DoyouwanttovisitDisneyWorld?HoweverwillyouworryaboutyourpetifyougotoDisneyWorld?TomeettheneedsofthesepeopleapethotelhasbeenbuiltneartheDisneyWorldResortinFloridA.ThenewpethotelisnamedBestFriendsPetCareResortanditismainlyopentodogsandcats.Ithasanareaof4645㎡.About270dogsand30catscanbekeptthereatthesametimE.Besidesdogsandcatsitcanalsoprovideservicesforbirdspigsandrabbits.Howeveritcan’ttakecareofsnakesandturtles乌龟now.BestFriendPetCareResortisaveryexpensivehotel.Thereareseveraltypesofdogroomssuchasroomswithair-conditioners空调andVIProoms.Thereisevenaprivatedogpark.Ownerscanhaveahigh-qualityvacationwiththeirdogstherE.ThecatsarekeptintheKittyCity.TheKittyCityisverycomfortableandclean.Workerstherewillcleanitonceaday.ApartfromhavinggoodequipmentBestFriendsPetCareResortalsohaveotherplanstomeetthepsychological心理上的needsofpets.WorkersplaymusictothepetswalkwiththemplaywiththemandevenreadstoriestothembeforetheygotobeD.WeaimtomakesurethatpetswillhaveafunvacationherejustliketheirownersatDisneyWorldsaidthemanageroftheresort.26.HowmanykindsofanimalscanbekeptinBestFriendsPetCareResort?A.ThreE.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.27.AboutBestFriendsPetCareResortwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Itcoversabout4645㎡.B.Itcankeepmorethan300pets.C.Ownersdon’tneedtopaymuchforkeepingpetstherE.D.Thereisaprivatedogparkintheresortaswell.28.HowoftendotheworkerscleantheKittyCity?A.Onceaday.B.Twiceaday.C.Onceaweek.D.Twiceaweek.29.Workersfromthepetcareresortreadstoriestopetsinorderto_________.A.providepetswithgoodequipmentB.meetthepsychologicalneedsofpetsC.teachpetstolearnmoreknowledgeD.makepets’ownerssatisfiedwiththeirservice30.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.RelationshipbetweenOwnersandPetsB.PopularPetsAllOvertheWorldC.HowtoTakeCareofyourPetsD.PetCareResortinFlorida

HalloweenfallsonOctober31stthelastdayoftheCelticcalendar.Halloweendatesbacktoover2000yearsago.TheAmericantraditionoftrick-or-treatingprobablydatesbacktotheearlyAllSouls'DaymarchesinEnglanD.Duringthefestivitiespoorpeoplewouldbegforfoodandfamilieswouldgivethempastriescalledsoulcakesinreturnfortheirpromisetopray祈祷forthefamily'sdeadrelatives.Theactofgivingoutsoulcakeswasencouragedbythechurchasawaytoreplacetheancientpracticeofleavingfoodandwineforhomelessghosts.Thepracticewasfinallytakenupbychildrenwhowouldvisitthehousesintheirneighborhoodandbegivensweetsfoodandmoney.Thetraditionofdressingincostume服饰forHalloweenhasbothEuropeanandCelticroots.HundredsofyearsagowinterwasanuncertainandfrighteningtimE.Foodsupplieswereoftennotenoughbecausepeoplewereafraidofthedarknessandwouldstayathomewithoutdoingbusinesses.OnHalloweenwhenitwasbelievedthatghostscamebacktotheearthlyworldpeoplethoughtthattheywouldmeetwithghostsiftheylefttheirhomes.Toavoidbeingrecognizedbytheseghostspeoplewouldwearmaskswhentheylefttheirhomesafterdarksothattheghostswouldmistakethemfortheirfellows同伴.OnHalloweentokeepghostsawayfromtheirhousespeoplewouldplacebowlsoffoodoutsidetheirhomestosatisfytheghostsandpreventthemfromtryingtoentertheirhouses.36.HalloweenfallingonOctober31sthasahistoryofmorethan2000years.37.DuringHalloweeninAmericapoorpeoplewouldbegivenfoodlikepastriescalledsoulcakesbyrichfamilyrelatives.38.ChildrenwouldbetreatedtosweetsandfoodwhilevisitingthehousesintheirneighborhoodonHalloween.39.OnHalloweenpeoplewouldwearmaskswhentheylefttheirhomesafterdarkinordertoavoidbeingrecognizedbytheirfellows.40.HalloweenisadayhonoringthedeadandrespectingtheolD.

InEnglandchildrennowstartformalschoolingattheageof4.Recentlyaround130educationexpertssignedaletter.TheyadvocatedadelaytothestartofformalschoolinginEnglandfromthecurrenteffectivestartuntiltheageof7.Thisisabriefreviewoftherelevantresearchevidencewhichstronglysupportsalaterstarttoformaleducation.Thisevidencerelatestothebenefitsofplayingtochildren’sdevelopmentaslearnersandtheresultsofstartingformallearningattheageof4to5.Thereareseveralstrandsofevidencewhichallpointtowardstheimportanceofplayinyoungchildren’sdevelopmentandthevalueofanextendedperiodofplayfullearningbeforethestartofformalschooling.Thesearisefromanthropologicalpsychologicalneuroscientificandeducationalstudies.Previousstudieshavealsoshownthesuperiorlearningandmotivationarisingfromplayfulapproachestolearninginchildren.Programsbasedonplaysupportchildren’searlydevelopmentmorepowerfullythandirectinstruction.Physicalandsocialplaysupportschildrenindevelopingtheirskillsofintellectual智力的andemotionalself-control.Perhapsmostworryinganumberofstudieshaveshownthelossofplaychancesforchildrenislinkedwithstressandmentalhealthproblems.Withineducationalresearchsomestudieshaveshownsuperioracademicoutcomesforchildrenwhohadattendedprogramsbasedonplay.Amongthemisaparticularstudyof3000childrenacrossEnglanD.Itshowedthatanextendedperiodofhighqualityplay-basedpre-schooleducationwasofparticularadvantagetochildrenfromstrugglinghouseholds.StudieshavecomparedgroupsofchildreninNewZealandwhostartedformalliteracylessonsatages5and7.theirresultsshowthattheearlyintroductionofformallearningapproachestoliteracydoesnotimprovechildren’sreadingdevelopmentandmaybedamaging.Bytheageof11therewasnodifferenceinthereadingabilitylevelbetweenthetwogroups.Butthechildrenwhostartedat5developedlesspositiveattitudestoreading.Andtheyshowedpoorerreadingskillsthanthosewhohadstartedlater.Inaseparatestudyofreadingachievementin15yearoldsacross55countriesresearchersshowedthattherewasnoclearrelationshipbetweenreadingachievementandschoolentryagE.ThisbodyofevidenceraisesimportantandseriousquestionsconcerningthedirectionoftravelofearlychildhoodeducationpolicycurrentlyinEnglanD.Intheinterestsofchildren’sacademicachievementsandtheiremotionalwell-beingtheUKgovernmentshouldtakethisevidenceseriously.59.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsearlyschoolstartingage?A.CautiousB.ApprovingC.DisapprovingD.Unconcerned60.Theauthordevelopsthistextmainlyby______________A.settingdowngeneralrulesB.tellinganinterestingstoryC.presentingresearchfindingsD.providingexamples61.Comparedwiththecurrentschoolstartingagealaterage_____________A.mayleadtoalowerlevelofacademicachievmentB.doesalotofgoodtochildren’sdevelopmentC.failstoattracttheUKgovernmnt’sattentionD.hasgainedmoresupportaroundthecountry62.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetext?A.B.C.D.

NewZealandisoneofthefamoustourismdestinationsintheworlD.Manypeoplewanttogotheretospendholidays.TravelerstravelingtoNewZealandneedtoconsiderthefollowingthings:BookingsSincemostoftheactivitiesaredoneinagrouplikearranginghotelsandmealsitisimportantthatpeopletravelasagroup.Theyenjoyspecialoffersanddiscountsfromthesetravelagencieswhichsavesthemalotofmoney.Individualtravelerscan’tenjoythis.TravelersshouldalsoselecttheirdatestotravelandbooktheirtravelaheadoftimE.SeasonsTravelersshouldalsofindouttheseasonthatNewZealandisnowexperiencing.Thiswillhelpthemtaketherightclothingfortheseasonduringtheirtravel.TravelerstravelingduringsummershouldtakelightclothesandtheirswimmingsuitssincetheycanenjoythesunnybeachesinNewZealanD.Thosetravelinginwintershouldcarryheavyclothingincludinghatsandboots.RentalTravelagenciesalsoproviderentalservicesforhousesbikesandcellphonesfortouristswhowishtoenjoytheseservices.TravelerswishingtorentacarmusthaveadrivinglicenserecognizedbytheNewZealandgovernment.ThecultureofthepeoplePeopletravelingtothecountryarealsoadvisedtolearnaboutthecultureofthepeopleofNewZealanD.ThiswillenablethemtobefreelyacceptedintothecountrybythelocalssincetheywillbedoingmanythingsthattheywillconsideracceptablE.LearningthelocallanguageandtheculturewillhelptravelersenjoytheirNewZealandvisits.Peoplewishingtotravelduringtheholidayseasonswillspendmoremoneysoitisimportanttomakethebestdecision.55.WhyshouldtravelersfindouttheseasonthatNewZealandisnowexperiencing?A.Becausethiswillhelpthemsavesomemoney.B.Becausethiswillhelpthemtaketheclothing.C.Becausethiswillhelpthemenjoythesunnybeaches.D.Becausethiswillhelpthemchoosethebesttimetotravel.56.WhichofthefollowingrequiresalicenserecognizedbytheNewZealandgovernment?A.Houserental.B.Cellphonerental.C.Carrental.D.Bikerental.57.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat___________.A.cultureofNewZealandisdifficulttolearnB.travelersshouldtravelasindividualonesC.travelerscanbooktheirtravelatanytimeD.learningthelocallanguagewillhelptravelersalot58.Thispassageiswrittenmainlyto___________.A.askmorepeopletotraveltoNewZealandB.introducethebasicinformationofNewZealandC.showsomeofthebesttourismplacesofNewZealandD.tellpeoplewhattheyshouldnoticebeforetravellingtoNewZealand

Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrongorDoctorStrongasheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere.NowanartshowcalledDoctorStrongFromThentoNowistravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublished.Sincethenhehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworlD.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfulhand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHatHortontheElephantTheGrinchWhoStoleChristmasandhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseuminCaliforniaorganizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginal最早的drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooksalthoughwritteninafunnywayhaveseriousmessages.ForexampleinMcElligot’sPoolhedescribesthedangerofpollution.Hediscussesthearmsrace军备竞赛inTheButterBattleBookwritteninnineteeneighty-four.DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.Hesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryoneevenachildcanunderstand.56.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin_______.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMeEligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished57.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause_______.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascatselephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway58.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis_______.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.tointerestpeopleaswellastellthetruthaboutsocialproblems

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?Trysomeoftheseplaces:·Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepiecestravelingexhibitsbooksignings签名bychildren'sfavoritewritersandevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.·Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaurmodelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Alsoaskwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.·GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet木偶makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfinD.·Tryhands-onsciencE.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalikE.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttonsexperimentingandbuilding.Wheneveryoneistiredenjoyafunfamilyscienceshowcommonlyfoundinthesemuseums.56.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverseheprobablywillvisit_______.A.aYoutheaterB.anartmuseumC.anaturalhistorymuseumD.ahands-onsciencemuseum57.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?A.Lookatrockcollections.B.Seedinosaurmodels.C.Watchpuppetmaking.D.Giveperformances.58.Whatdoeshands-onsciencemeaninthelastparagraph?A.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids.B.Learningsciencebydoingthings.C.A.showofkids'sciencework.D.Readingsciencebooks.59.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.sciencetextbook.B.A.touristmap.C.A.museumguidE.D.A.newsreport.

America’slove-haterelationshipwithChinadevelopsspeedily.ThelatestsetbackinthebilateralrelationisanotherfearsomeChinaScare.ActuallythoughinAmericaitisnothingnew.TheUnitedStates’politicsseemstoneedaChinaScarefromtimetotimE.RecallthatnearlyastormstartedaroundthebookTheComingConflictwithChinain2007.ItsauthorwastwoUSjournalistsformerlyworkinginBeijing.ThedebatewasanythingbutpositiveabouttheSino-USrelationship.ItistruethatChina’sstrategicaimsinAsiaarenotcompletelythesamewiththoseoftheUS.HowevertheauthorsseemedtoworryfartoomuchbyputtingmuchemphasisonChina’smilitarystrength.AmericaninterestgroupsareafraidofcompetingwithChineseimportsbecausemoreandmoreAmericanconsumersbegintofindChinesegoodsamuchcheaperchoicE.SotheyheldthispoliticalviewthatChina’srapidgrowthisnotablessingforallconcerneD.InsteaditwasbeingthoughtofasaforcethreateningotherAsiaeconomiesandAmerica’stoo.PresidentObamaencouragesthetransferofmoneyindustrialcapacityandtechnologytoChinathatwillhelpitsdevelopmentbutstillthreatentheUSanditsallieschargesWilliamHawkinsasupporterforprotectingUSbusinessandindustry.Thenthere’salsopeoplesayingthatChina’sgainisbasicallyoneveryoneelse’sloss.Anincreasinglyglobalizedandmodernizednationof1.3billionisnotawin-winforalmosteveryonE.It’salosingsituationforeveryonebutforChinA.That’sabsurdIthink.SureChina’sneighborsinAsiaareworriedaboutChinesecompetitionandtheyknowtheyhavetoworkharderinordertocompetewithChinA.Howeveritisunnecessarilysendingscarebyimaginingthateconomicgrowthwillbegreatlyreduceddomesticstockmarketswillgetruinedandemploymentlevelswillbecomelower.CertainlyChina’seconomicprogresswillcausesometensemoments.ButonthewholeAsiaandtherestoftheworldwillbenefitfromChina’ssuccess.SomepeopleonthemainlandwhowanttoprotectChineseindustrieswouldinterferetoslowdownmarketopening.OntheotherhandtheObamaadministration’sdecisiontocutdownonimportquotasonforeignsteelbroughtaboutworldwideanger.ThatdecisionhasmadeUSstrategicandeconomicalliesinAsiaandEuropeangrieratAmericathanatanythingChinahasdonelately.Sowhoisthegreaterthreat—ChinaortheUnitedStates—totheworldeconomy?Let’sjustsaythatwhatcontinuestobeneededinAmerica’srelationshipwithChinaisnotanotherredscarebutthethreefactsalltoooftenmissing:commonsensepoliticalmaturityandintellectualhonesty.59.Whichofthefollowingisnotatruestatement?A.ChinaScareisafairlyfreshphenomenon.B.Sino-USrelationshiphasarousedanegativedebatE.C.OpinionsonChinesecompetitionineconomicprogressvary.D.TheworldwillgenerallybenefitfromChina’seconomicgrowth.60.WilliamHawkinreacted________toPresidentObama’spolicyonChinA.A.reasonablyB.objectivelyC.respectfullyD.negatively61.Whichmaybestserveasthetitleoftheabovepassage?A.America’sLove-hateRelationshipwithChinaB.DebateonSino-USRelationshipC.BenefitsorThreatsfromChinaandUS?D.ChinaScareIsItReal?

OnApril8th2013theworldfeltsorrybecauseofthedeathofformerBritishPrimeMinisterMargaretThatcherwhodiedattheageof87.Besidesbeingthecountry’slongestleader1979-1990inthe20thcenturyshewasthefirstwomantoleadBritain.SheworkedhardanddidwellinherworksoshewascalledIronLady.WhateveryouthinkofMargaretThatcherthethingeveryonedoesagreeonisthatshewasawomanwithgreatdecisions.WhenshetookoverBritainin1979sheledacountrythatwasineconomictrouble.Shefacedalotofproblemsbecauseofthepooreconomicposition.InordertomakethecountrybecomestrongagainMs.ThatcherhadtomakesomehardandspecialdecisionslikeraisinginterestratesandeventaxesatatimewhenmostBritishpeoplewerelivingahardlife.InthiswaysheledBritaintorunoutofeconomictroubles.Earlyinhersecondtermjustasthingswerelookingalittlebettershefacedanotherproblem—astrikebytheBritishMinersUnion.OnceagaintheIronLadystoodhergroundtostopthelongeststrikeinthecountry’shistory.In1982ArgentinasaidthattheyhadownedtheFalklandIslandssincethe19thcentury.Britainhoweverconsideredtheislandstobeoneoftheiroverseasdependentterritories领土.MargaretThatchertriedtotalkabouttheproblemwithArgentines.ButArgentinesdidn’tagreewithherideassoMs.Thatcherdidwhatanystrongleaderwoulddo—sendintheBritishArmy.Ittook74daysandon14thJune1982theArgentinearmyfinallyfailedandBritaincontrolledtheFalklandIslandsagain.WhenMs.Thatcherresignedin1990sheleftbehindacountrythatwasverystrong.Unluckilyduringthelastfewyearsofherlifesomethingwaswrongwithhermind.Shehardlyrememberedanythingthatwashappeningaroundherandevenwhatshehaddoneduringherwonderfullifetime.21.WhydidMargaretThatcherdecidetoraiseinterestrates?A.BecauseEnglishpeoplewereveryrichandhappy.B.BecausesheneededmoneytofightagainstArgentina.C.BecauseBritainneededtorunoutofeconomictroubles.D.Becausepeoplestoredtoomuchmoneyinthebanks.22.HowdidMargaretThatchermakehercountrycontroltheFalklandIslandsagain?A.Shepaidalotofmoneyfortheislands.B.Shehelpedpeopleontheislandsalot.C.Shesentmanyworkerstotheislands.D.ShesentintheBritishArmytotheislands.23.WhatwasthematterwithMs.Thatcheraftersheresigned?A.Shecouldn’tsayanythingatall.B.Shealmostcouldn’trememberanything.C.Shecouldn’twalkatall.D.Shecouldn’thearanythingatall.24.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMs.Thatcherwas________.A.determinedB.sensitiveC.humorousD.generous

AnchorsonChinaCentralTelevisionCCTVwillneedtodosomefasttalkingtoreplacethepopularEnglishacronyms首字母缩略词they’renowbannedfromusing.ShanghaiDailyreportsthatanchorsat［CCTV］havebeenbannedfromsayingtheEnglishacronymsNBACBAGDPandthelikeintheirprograms.Thereplacementforthosehandyacronyms?ChinesepresentersmustusethefullChinesenamestandardizedbytheStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevision.AlthoughCCTVpresentersmustalreadyhaveascoreofatleast94intheirgovernment-ratedoralMandarinproficiencyexamsayingthefullnameoforganizationsliketheCBAorWTO―10and6character’slongseparately―issuretochallengeeventhemostskillfulanchors.CCTVsportsanchorSunZhengpingtellsShanghaiDailyAfullChineseexplanationoftheEnglishinitialsmustbefollowedifmytongueslips.Itisalittletroublebutanecessaryonebecausenoteveryaudiencemembercanunderstandtheinitials.Althoughthegovernmentisn’tgivinganyofficialexplanationfortheshiftitisbelievedtohavetodowithaproposalbyHuangYouyidirectoroftheChinaInternationalPublishingGroupatMarch’sNPCmeeting.InhisspeechHuangsaidWithmoreandmorepublicationsmixingChinesewithEnglishmeasuresandregulationsshouldbeadoptedtoavoidEnglishinvadingChinesE.Ifwedon’tpayattentionanddon’ttakemeasurestostoptheexpansionofmixingChinesewithEnglishChinesewon’tbeapurelanguageinacoupleofyears.AlthoughChinaisfarfromthefirstcountrytotakemeasurestoprotectlocallanguagestheFrenchandQuébécoisbeatthemtoitbyalongwayacronymsaremoreaboutsavingtimethantheyareaboutcorruptingalanguagewewouldthink.GoodlucktotheCCTVanchors.56.CCTVanchorshavetodosomefasttalkingbecausetheycannolonger______.A.speakasslowlyastheylikeB.mixEnglishintoChineseC.useshortenedChineseexpressionsD.havesomuchtimefortheirprogram57.AccordingthewriterCBAissupposedtobereplacedwith______byCCTVanchors.A.中国男子篮球甲级联赛B.中国篮球协会全国男女篮球职业联赛C.中国篮球联赛D.TheChineseBasketballAssociation59.WhenSunZhengpingsaidifmytongueslipshemeantifI_____.A.habituallyuseanEnglishacronymB.speakalittlebittoofastC.makeamistakeinpronunciationD.saysomethingimpoliteorimproper60.What’sHuangYouyi’sproposal?A.UsingfullEnglishnamesinsteadofshortforms.B.TranslatingChinesetermsintoproperEnglish.C.AvoidingChinesewordsmixingintoEnglish.D.KeepingourmothertongueasapurelanguagE.60.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Chinahasfallenbehindinthematter.B.Thebanisnotnecessary.C.Chineseshouldn’tbecorrupteD.D.CCTVanchorswillhaveahardtime

TheU.S.government’spushtodecreasethenation’soutputofgreenhousegasesbyincreasingthefuelefficiencyofthecarsAmericansdriveisarousingagainanemotionalargument:Doesdrivingasmallfuel-efficientcarmakeyoumorelikelytodieontheroad?Engineersandstatisticalanalystscanpointtodatathatsuggestmore-efficientcarsdon’tnecessarilyputmotoristsatgreateroverallrisk.Butmostofuscarelessabouttheoverallriskthanwedoaboutourselves.DrivingabigChevroletTahoeSUVmakesmanyofusbelievewearesaferthanwewouldbeinasmallercar—evenifstatisticalmeasuresacrossalargepopulationofvehiclesandallkindsofcaraccidentssuggesttheadvantageofsafetyisn’tquiteaswideasSUVownersbelievE.TheObamagovernmenthasputthefuel-efficiencyandsafetyquestionbackonthefrontburnerbycallingfornew-vehiclefueleconomytorisetoanaverageof35milespergallon加仑by2020fromabout25mpgtoday.ThatgoalcouldmovehigherifthegovernmentdecidestoadoptCalifornia’srequirementtocutvehiclegreenhouse-gasgivingoffwhichwouldresultinstrictermileagestandards.Thosemovesandtheeffectsoflastsummer’sgas-priceshockaredrivingautomakerstooffercarssuchastheToyotaYarisHondaFitandDaimlerAG’sSmartForTwo—whichgetthekindofmileagetodaythatlawsaysshouldbetheaverageinadecadE.Beyondthatautomakerswilllaunchawiderangeofnewcompact紧凑的vehiclesanddecreaseproductionoflargebody-on-frameSUVs.That’sleadingtonewconcernsaboutgreensafetyatermformanagingthebalancebetweenreducingvehiclesizeforefficiencyandaddingsafetyandprotectionfeaturesthattendtomakevehiclesheavierandlessefficient.UndoubtedlyfurtherworkhastobedonebeforeAmericansmakethechoicE.48.TheU.S.governmentrequirestoimprovethefuelefficiencyinorderto________.A.pushAmericanstodrivesmallercarsB.reducetheoutputofgreenhousegasesC.driveautomakerstoproducefewerSUVsD.causeAmericanstomakeanargument49.AccordingtoParagraph2engineersandanalysts’idea________.A.failstorelievepeopleoftheirworryaboutsafetyB.persuadespeopletopurchasesmallercarsinsteadofSUVsC.isbasedonresearchandthereforepersuasiveenoughD.makespeoplethinkoftheirsafetyaswellasothers’50.AbouttheObamagovernment’snewmovestheautomakersare________andaverageAmericansare________.A.uncertain;positiveB.doubtful;uncertainC.supportive;positiveD.positive;uncertain51.Thebesttitleforthetextshouldbe________.A.NewLawReducesGreenhouseGasesOutputB.CanSmallCarsOvercomeAccidentFears?C.NewCompactCarsGetsPopularintheU.S.D.DoWeHavetoFollowtheGovernment?

BaliisatinyislandthatispartofIndonesia印度尼西亚today.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ForalongtimeBaliwascutofffrommuchoftheworlD.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandhadapeacefullifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsonBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightorhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosepeoplewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesameborders边界thepeoplecouldnotfightaboutthem.OnBalievenchildrenwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeoneseparatedthem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktogetherformonths;thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtooffergiftstotheirgods.45.ThepeopleofBali_________________.A.foughtforalongtimeB.livedahappyandpeacefullifeC.iscutofffrommuchoftheworldD.quarreledabouttheirborders46.HowdidthepeopleofBalipreventfightingfrombreakingout?A.LandwaskeptemptyaroundeachkingdomandnoonelivedtherE.B.Theymadestrictrulestopunishthosewhowantedtofight.C.Theislandwasdividedintosevenkingdoms.D.Theysharedthesameborders.47.Baliisanislandbelongingto________________.A.EuropeB.AfricaC.AsiaD.America48.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AtonetimetherewereterriblewarsontheislanD.B.You’llhardlyseechildrenfightingontheislanD.C.Baliisabeautifulislandwithmanymountainsandniceweather.D.PeoplehadtooffergiftstothevillagersiftheybroketheirpromisE.

Inagreatmanycitieshundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorksomebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theydeclarethatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownpartofthecityandsolessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycleriders.Forexampletheywantthecitytodrawspeciallanes车道forbicyclesonlyonsomeofthemainstreetsbecausewhenbicycleridersmustusethesamelanesascarsthereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea—theysayitwillslowtraffiC.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetsdon’tliketheidea—theysaythatifthereislesstraffictheywillhavelessbusiness.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.OnweekendsCentralPark—thelargestplaceofopengroundinNewYork—isclosedtocarsandtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.K^S*5U.C#O%56.InNewYorkagroupofbikeriders______.A.arekeepingpracticingforhealthB.havenocarsoftheirownC.arecomplainingtherearenotenoughbusesD.aretryingtosettletheproblemofairpollution57.Thebikeriderssuggestthat______.A.bicyclesshouldbeusedinsteadofcarsB.bicyclelanesshouldbedrawnC.fewerbusesorcarsshouldbeusedD.thenumberofspeciallanesshouldbeincreased58.Theadvantageofthespeciallanesisthat______.A.theywillmakecarsandbusesrunslowlyB.theywillmakeiteasierforbikeriderstogotoparksC.theywillmakethecitymorebeautifulD.thelaneswillpreventaccidents59.Thegovernmenthasnotdecidedwhetherspeciallanesshouldbedrawn______.A.sothateveryoneisdisappointedB.becausetherearedifferentopinionsC.becausemostpeopletravelbytrainD.becauseBikeforaBetterCityisnotstrongenough

WeChinesearenotbighuggers.Ahandshakeorapatontheshoulderisenoughtoconveyourfriendshiporaffectiontooneanother.Sowhenournewly-acquaintedWesternfriendsreachoutinpreparationforahugsomeofusfeelawkward.Manyquestionsgothroughourhead.WhereshouldIputmyarms?WhatdistanceshouldImaintain?Shouldourcheststouch?Butitisn’tjustpeoplefromculturesthatareconservativeinexpressingphysicalcontactwhofindhuggingconfusing.Hugscancausediscomfortorevendistressinpeoplewhovaluetheirpersonalspace.InarecentarticleforTheWallStreetJournalUSpsychologistPeggyDrexlersaidthatalthoughtheUSremainsamediumtouchcultureAmericansdoseemtobehuggingmore.Frompoliticianstocelebritieshugsaregiventofriendsstrangersandenemiesalikewhethertheyarewillingornotandthepublichasbeenquicktopickupthepractice.Publicfiguresknowthatnothingexpresseslikeability亲和力likeagoodhug.USFirstLadyMichelleObamahasputherarmsaroundicyforeignleaderslikeRussianPrimeMinisterDmitryMedvedevandtheQueenofEngland.PopsuperstarLadyGagaisalsoahugenthusiasttellingherfansthatIwillalwaysalwaystrymyverybesttowrapmyarmsaroundyouwhenImeetyou.Butnotallaregratefultobehuggedevenbythemostinfluentialandfamous.Tothemanyhugisoffensiveifit’snotsincere.AmandaHesswritingforUSmagazineSlatesayspublicfiguresshouldstopimposinghugsoneveryonetheymeet.Forthemahugisrarelyagestureofsincerefellowshipcompassionoraffection.It’sallpartofashow.28.Chinesepeopledon’tenjoyhugsbecause_______.A.theyareconservativeinphysicaltouchB.theydon’tknowhowtohugcorrectlyC.theythinkahandshakeisthebestwaytoconveyfriendshipD.theyfeelawkwardtocommunicatewithwesterners29.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedphrasepickupthepractice?A.Enjoythemediumtouchculture.B.Followthetrend.C.Givehugstoenemies.D.Resistphysicaltouch.30.Publicfigureslikegivinghugsto________.A.obtainpublicsupportB.showsincerefriendshipC.expressenthusiasmD.winfellowshiporaffection31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Peoplearegratefultohugsofanykind.B.Ahugisagestureoffriendship.C.Afamousperson’shugisusuallysincere.D.Aninsincerehugisapartofshow.

AlibabastartedtakingtheleadinChinabyconnectingbigChinesemanufacturers制造商withbigbuyersacrosstheworlD.Itsbusiness-to-businesssiteAlibabA.comallowedbusinesstobuyalmosteverything.Alibaba’sadvantagewasn’thardtojudge:sizE.AlibabaisjustbigevenbyChinesestandards.Itsmarketattracts231millionactivebuyers8millionsellers11.3billionordersayear—andAlibabaisjustthemiddleman.Itencouragespeopletouseitsmarkets—notchargingsmallsellersapercentageofthesalE.IfyouwantaquicklookintotheinfluenceofAlibabaondailyChineselifetakemyexperiencE.ImovedtoBeijingayearagoandquicklygottiredofvisitingsmallstoresacrossthecrowdedpollutedcityof20millionpeopleinsearchofnewelectronicsbathroomfurnishingsandanythingelsemywifewanteD.You’relookingforwhatexactly?Whynottryit?myChineseteacheraskedmeoneday.WiththatmywonderfulnewrelationshipwithAlibababegan.Alibaba’soriginalbusiness-to-businessmodelnowissecondtoconsumerbuying.Chineseretail零售buyingmakesup80%ofAlibaba’sprofitandleadingthatgroupisTaobaowith800millionitems物品forsaleandthemostunbelievableselectionofthingsyou’lleverfinD.TMall.comisAlibaba’sotherbigsitewhereyoucanfindbrandnamegoodsfromNikeandUnilevernearthelowestprices.WhatIhaveahardtimeexplainingtofriendsandfamilybackintheU.S.ishowChinahasgonebeyondtraditionalshopping—big-boxretailersespecially—infavorofonlinepurchasesonTaobaoandafewothersites.InsmallertownsthanBeijingwherebigretailershavenotyettraveledshoppingonlineisshoppingandshoppingisTaobao.IhavealistofsomeofmyrecentpurchasesonTaobaoforasenseofhowwidethemarketplaceis.Almosteverythingarrivedadayortwoafterorderingwithfreeshipping.I’mnotevenabigbuyerbecauseIneedfriendstohelpmesearchtheChinese-languagesitE.WhenIwassearchingmypurchasehistoryonmyChineseteacher’siPadwhichhelpsmebuygoodsIlookedthroughwithgreatdifficultyabout10ofherpurchasesforeveryoneofminE.72.Alibaba’sadvantagemainlyliesin.A.itsbusiness-to-businessserviceB.itsbigsizeC.itsnotchargingsmallsellersD.itslowprice73.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthepassage?A.Alibabaisofmiddlesizeamongalltheonlinesites.B.Alibabawillcontinuetodevelop.C.Alibabaactsasabridgebetweenthebuyersandsellers.D.AlibabastandsoutasthebestonlinesitE.74.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Alibaba’sbusiness-to-businessserviceearnsmoremoneythanretail.B.Taobaohasnoobviousadvantageoverothersimilaronlinesites.C.TMall.comprovidesmoreprofitthanTaobao.D.Theauthor’sChineseteacherisalsoanonlinepurchaselover.

PictureaneverydayscenE.You’reinahighstreetcoffeeshop.AllaroundyoupeoplearedrinkingcoffeE.Somepeoplearechattingwithfriendsandothersareusingtheirmobilephones.Inacornerofthecoffeeshopaninternetcaféhasbeensetup.AtonetableacoupleofteenagersarelaughingatamessageinachatroomwhileatanothertableanoldmansearchestheWebforsomething.Nowimaginethisscenethroughtheeyesofatechnologistfrom100yearsago.Thisissomeonewhohasthoughtcarefullyabouthowtechnologyandsocietymightdevelopduringthetwentiethcentury.Surprisingmaybetherealizationthatsomeofthepeoplehereareworkinginaneasyway.Mostsurprisingperhapswillbethetechnologicaltoolsmostpeopleseemtobeusing.Thetechnologistisawareofthetelephonewhichwasinventedabout30yearsearlier.Butmostofthesetwenty-firstcenturypeopleseemtohavewirelesspocket-sizepersonalcommunicatorstheycanusetosendmessagesorspeaktoanyoneanywhereintheworlD.Someareusingahandheldmachinethatcontainsthousandsofpiecesofinformationthatcanbeaccessedinstantlyandcandocalculationsinafractionofasecondthatwouldhavetakenateamofoperatorswithmechanicalcalculatorshoursorevendays.Andthesemachinesliketheonlyslightlylargerversionsinthecornercanbeconnectedtoaglobalbrainfromwhichthepeoplecancallupalmostanyinformationnewsideaopinionorgossipthatexistsanywhereontheplanet.Mostofthechangesintechnologycomparedto100yearsagoareduetothecontinualinventiveactivityofalargenumberofpeoplE.Mostofusdon’tdoanythingotherthanmaybeformavagueideaabouthowaproductorprocessmightbeimproveD.Insomepeoplehoweverthisinventivedriveissostrongthattheyactonit.63.Theauthortriestotellusinthefirstparagraphthat__________.A.peoplearoundyoualllikedrinkingcoffeeB.peoplechatwitheachotherbymobilephoneC.wearelivinginamodernsocietyD.wearemakinguseoftheInternet64.Theauthorusesthewordcommunicatorstomean__________.A.telephoneB.mobilephoneC.visionphoneD.computer65.Theauthorisdescribing________inthefourthparagraph.A.amechanicalcalculatorB.amachineheldinonehandC.apocket-sizecommunicatorD.alaptopcomputer66.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.withancomputeryoucanaccessalmostanyinformationthatexistsanywhereontheplanetB.inanyinternetcaféyoucansearchtheWebforhowtechnologyandsocietymaydevelopin2000yearsC.thecontinualinventiveactivityofalargenumberofpeoplewillcausemoreinnovationsD.actonavagueideaandyouaresuretobeabletomakeasurprisinginventioninthefuturE.

0ntheFloridacoastthesunissettinglikeahugerangeballanoldman‘swalkingdownthebeachcarryingabasket.Hestandsonthedock码头andyounoticehei§lookingupintotheskyandallofasuddenyouseeamassofdancingdots·Yousoonrecognizethattheyareseagulls.Themantakesouthisbaskethandfulsofshrimp虾andbeginstothrowthemtheseagullscomeandlanda11aroundhimSomelandonhisshouldersSomelandonhishatand.theyeattheshrimp.Longaftertheshrimparegonehisfeatheredfriendslinger.OnemanmthescenewasRalphafamousWorldWarIIpilot.Hisplanecrashedin1942andnobodythoughthewouldberescued.Perhapsyouhavereadorheardhowheandhiseightpassengersescapeddeathbyclimbingintotworafts充气船andstayingthereforthirtydays.Theyfoughtthesunandsharks·Butwhatnearlykilledthemwasstarvation.Theirsuppliesoffoodwentoutwithineightdaysandtheydidn’thaveanythingbutsomedrinkingwaterleft.OnedayRalphtriedtogetsomesleepwithhishatoverhiseyes.With—inafewmomentshefeltsomethingonhishead.Heknewinstantlyitwasaseagullwhichhadlandedonhisraft.Butheknewthattheywerehundredsofmilesouttosea.Wheredidthisseagullcomefrom?Hewasalsocertainthatifhedidn’tgetthatseagullhewoulddie.Soonalltheothersonthetworaftsnoticedtheseagull.Noonespokenoonemoved.Ralphquicklycaughttheseagullandtheyatethefleshofthebird.Theyusedtheintestines肠forfishingandsurvived.Ralphneverforgothatvisitorwhocamefromaforeignplace.EveryweekhecametothedockwithabasketofshrimpandkeptonsayingThankyou!21·Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theoldmanmakeshislivingmainlybyfishing.B.Theoldmanfeelsshockedatseeingtheseagulls.C.TheseagullshavebeenveryfamiliarwiththeoldmanD.Theseagullsareafraidtocome22·Theunderlinedword‘‘1inger’’inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______A.escapeB.RemainC.StruggleD.survive23·WhichofthefollowingWordscanbestdescribeRalph’sfeelingsonseeingtheseagullontheraft?A.Surprisedandannoyed.B.Puzzled‘andexcited.CDisappointedandWorriedD.Anxiousandfrightened.24·WhatcanweknowaboutRalphfromthepassage?AHespentamonthaloneontheseaafterhisplanecrashedB.Helivedthroughmostfthedaysonthes叭ycatchingseagulls.C.Heenjoysfeedingtheseagullsonthedockwithaforeignvisit0LD.Hefeedstheseagullseveryweekwithadeepfeelingofbeinggrateful

Ifyouwanttogetthemostoutofthestudyofalanguageyoumustalsoreadforpleasure:novelsplaystravelbooksandsoon.Andinreadingbooksofthiskindtheimportantthingistogetonwiththereading;totrytograspwhatthewriterisgoingtotellyouinthebookasawholE.Thisisimpossibleifyoustopandthinkoverthemeaningofeverysinglewordwhichhappenstobeunfamiliar不熟悉.Youcannotenjoyastoryifyoustophalfadozentimesoneverypageinordertolookupwordsinthedictionary.Youmayevenpreventyourselffromunderstandingthestoryasawholebydoingthis.Whenyouarereadingbooksofthiskindthereforeyouwillusuallyhavetorelymainlyon依靠thecontext上下文tohelpyou.Ifyoumeetanunfamiliarworddonotletittaketoomuchofyourattentionfromthemainthread主线ofthestory.Inallprobability可能youwillmeetthesamewordagainafewpageslateroninaslightlydifferentcontextandeachtimeyouseeitthatyourunderstandingofitwillbecomemoreexact.49.Thephrasetogetonwithreadinginthepassagehasthesamemeaningas______.A.totrytograspthemeaningofeverysentenceinthebookB.totrytocatchthemeaningofeverywordinthebookC.totrytounderstandallthewriterisgoingtotellyouD.totrytounderstandthemainideaofthebook50.Whenyoumeetnewwordsinreadingsuchkindsofbooksyou’dbetter______.A.stopandlookthemupinadictionaryB.stopandthinkthemoverC.trytoguesstheirmeaningsfromthecontextD.havenoneofthem51.Fromthepassagethebestwaytoreadnovelsplaysandtravelbooksis______.A.toreadveryslowlyB.toreadquicklyandnottoocarefullyC.toreadverycarefullyD.toreadveryseriously52.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.ReadforPleasureB.GetonwiththeBooksC.ReadingSkillsD.TheImportanceofReading

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofNewcastleareleadingaworld­firststudywhichbuildsonearlierunpublishedresearchthatchildrenaremostlikelytobeguidedbytheirfather'seatingandexercisehabits.ThenewstudyHealthyDadsHealthyKidsledbyAssociateProfessorPhilipMorganfromtheUniversity'sFacultyofEducationandArtsisdesignedtohelpfatherspromoteanddemonstratetotheirchildrenpositivebehaviorsrelatedtophysicalactivityandhealthyeating.TheearlierfindingsshowedthatchildrenaremorelikelytofollowtheexamplesetbytheirfatherthantheirmotherwhenitcomestoeatingandexercisesaidMorgan.Morgansawstrikingresultsinaprevioustrialinvolving165overweightchildren.Hefoundchildrenwholostthemostweighthadfatherswhowereengagedintheneweatingandexerciseplan.Wemightthinkmothersarethemaininfluenceonchildren'sdietandhealthbuttherealitymaybedifferentsaidMorgan.Therolesoffathersarechanging.Morefamilieshavetwoparentsworkingandmorefathersareinvolvedwithfoodpreparationandfoodshoppingthaninthepast.FathersinfluencethefoodandphysicalactivityhabitsinthehomethroughtheirbehavioursattitudesandapproachtofoodandeatingandactasarolemodeltotheirchildrensaidMorgan.ResearchersareinvitingfatherswhowouldliketoreducetheirweighttojointheHealthyDadsHealthyKidsprogram.Participationinvolvesattendingeightsessions讲习班attheUniversityofNewcastleoversixmonthswherethemenwillreceiveinformationhaveweight­relatedmeasurementsrecordedandcompletequestionnaires.Cookinghealthyfoodwiththekidsandcreatingabackyardfitnesscircuit循环训练场areamongtheassignments课外作业forfatherstakingpartinthestudy.68.WhatdowelearnabouttheHealthyDadsHealthyKidsprogramA.Itaimstobuildclosefamilyrelationships.B.Itinvolvesfatherswhowanttoloseweight.C.Itwilllastmorethaneightmonths.D.Itoffersfreeonlinecoursesforparents.69.Morganfindsalinkbetweenchildren'sweightlossand.A.theirparents'effortsB.theirfather'sinfluenceC.balanceddietsD.regularsportstraining7.Whichofthefollowingfactscausesthechangeoffathers'rolesA.Thatkidshavemoretimetospendwithfamily.B.Thatmorekidsneedtheirfather'shelpinlearning.C.ThattherearemoreworkingmothersthanbeforE.D.ThatfathersbecomemuchbusierthanbeforE.

Whileothercountriesdebatewhethertofixwindturbines涡轮机offshoreorindistantareasDenmarkisbuildingthemrightinitscapital.Threewindmills风车wererecentlyintroducedinaCopenhagenneighbourhoodandthecityplanstoaddanother97.We’vemadeaveryambitiouscommitmenttomakeCopenhagenCO2-neutralby2025FrankJensenthemayorsays.Butgoinggreenisn’tonlyagoodthing.It’samust.Thecity’scarbon-neutralplanpassedtwoyearsagowillmakeCopenhagentheworld’sfirstzero-carboncapital.Withwindpowermakingup33%ofDenmark’senergysupplythecountryalreadyfeaturesplentyofwindturbines.IndeedamongthefirstsightsgreetingairbornevisitorsduringthelandingatCopenhagen’sKastrupairportisachainofsea-basedwindtowers.By2020thewindsweptcountryplanstoget50%ofitsenergyfromwindpower.Nowturbinesaremovingintothecityandtheseoneswillcostlessthanhalfthepriceofthosesea-baseD.Havingtheenergyproductionclosermakesitcheaperandland-basedturbinesarethecheapestpossiblesourceofenergyavailabletoday.Fixingthemalsomakesthelocalsmoreawareoftheirenergyconsumption.Thoughconsiderablylessattractivethanitwasinancienttimesthewindmillisenjoyingpopularityinthe21stcentury.WindmillsareasymbolofthenewandcleanCopenhagensaysresidentSusanneSayers.MeanwhilefellowCopenhagencitizenMariaAndersenworriesaboutthenoiseexplainingthatshewouldn’twantawindturbineinherneighbourhooD.WhileCopenhagencitizensapproveofthewindmillsthey’relesswillingtoliveclosetoonE.Theanswerthecityhasdecidedistosellturbineshares.Eachsharerepresents1000kWhours/yearwiththeprofittax-freE.WithatypicalCopenhagenhouseholdconsuming3500kWhours/yearafamilybuyingfourshareseffectivelyownsitsownrenewableenergysupply.Todate500residentshavebought2500shares.InvolvingthelocalpopulationwasasmartmovE.Therearealotofthingsyoucandoclosetopeopleifit’snottoobigandifthere’samodelwherelocalsfeelinvolvedandgettoshareintheprofit.KnowingthatyouoryourneighboursownatechnologycreatesaverydifferentatmospherethanifamultinationalowneditsaysVadMathiesen.Goinggreen?Yes.Acceptedbythepopulation?Yes.Goingwithcenturies-oldcityarchitecture?Hardly.Certainlythethreeturbinesdon’texactlyblightthe18th-centurycitycentreastheyareinaneighbourhood3kmaway.Accordingtothemayor’sofficenoneoftheremaining97turbineswillriseinarchitecturallysensitiveareas.ButSaschaHaselmayerCEOofcitycreationgroupCitymartwarnsWithDenmarkbeingaworld-leadingproducerofwindmillsthereisariskthattheanswertoeveryenergyquestioniswindmills.We’vedestroyedmountainsandlakesinordertosupportourlifestylenotesIrenaBaumananarchitectandprofessoratSheffieldUniversity.Windturbinesareasignthatwe’relearningtolivewithnaturE.Ihopewe’llhavethemallovertheworldshesays.Theymaybeunpleasanttosomebutbetter-lookingoneswillcomE.It’sjustthatwedon’thavetimetowaitforthem!41.Denmarkhasdecidedtobuildwindmillsinitscapitalmainlyto______.A.makewindmillsitsculturalsymbolB.advocateanenvironmentally-friendlylifestyleC.takeadvantageofitslimitedwindpowerD.greettouristscomingtoCopenhagenbyplane42.HowhasthecityofCopenhagenpersuadeditspeopletoacceptthewindmillsaroundtheirhomes?A.Bypromisingthemthatalltheirincomeisfreeoftax.B.Bydesigninglessnoisywindmillstoeasetheirworries.C.Byconvincingthemthatland-basedturbinesaremuchcheaper.D.Byofferingthemthechancetogettheprofitthewindmillsbring.43.TheunderlinedwordblightParagraph8isclosestinmeaningto______.A.spoilB.improveC.polluteD.occupy44.SaschaHaselmayer’sattitudetobuildingwindmillscanbestbedescribedas______.A.disapprovingB.unconcernedC.cautiousD.enthusiastic45.WhichofthefollowingwordswouldIrenaBaumanmostprobablyagreewith?A.Itbenefitsusmoretofitwindturbinesincitiesthaninmountainareasorbylakes.B.Weshouldsellmorewindturbinestoothercountriestomakeusoneoftherichest.C.Weshoulddevotemoretimetodevelopingthewindturbinesthatgowiththecity.D.It’snotwhatwindturbineslooklikebuthowwelivethatreallymattersatpresent.

WhenteawasfirstbroughttoEnglandbetween1652and1654itwassoexpensivethatonlytherichcouldbuyit.Itwassaidthatanoldcouplehadsomesenttothemasagreattreat.ButtheydidnotknowhowitoughttobeuseD.Eventuallytheyboiledtheleavesputsomeofthemonapieceofbaconfordinneratetheleavesandthrewtheteasoupaway.Howeverteaquicklyprovedpopularenoughtoreplaceale麦芽酒asthenationaldrinkofEnglandafterKingCharlesIIandhisPortuguesewifebegantofollowthisforeignteatradition.BeforetheintroductionofteaintoBritaintheEnglishhadtwomainmeals—breakfastanddinner.Breakfastwasalebreadandbeef.Dinnerwasalongmassivemealattheendoftheday.ItwasnowonderthatAnnatheDuchessofBedford1788—1861experiencedasinkingfeelinginthelateafternoon.Sosheinvitedfriendstojoinherforanadditionalafternoonmealatfiveo’clockinhercastlE.ThemenucenteredaroundsmallcakesbreadandbuttersandwichesandofcourseteA.ThissummerpracticeprovedsopopularthattheDuchesscontinueditwhenshereturnedtoLondonsendingcardstoherfriendsaskingthemtojoinherforteaandawalkingthefields.Thepracticeofinvitingfriendstocomeforteaintheafternoonwasquicklypickedupbyothersocialhostesses.A.commonpatternofservicesooncameintopracticE.Thefirstpotofteawasmadeinthekitchenandcarriedtotheladyofthehousewhowaitedwithherinvitedguestssurroundedbyfineporcelain瓷器fromChinA.ThefirstpotwaswarmedbythehostessfromasecondpotusuallysilverthatwaskeptheatedoverasmallflamE.Foodandteawasthenpassedamongthegueststhemainpurposeofthevisitingbeingconversation.56.ThestoryoftheoldcoupleinParagraph1istoshow____________.A.howimpolitetheoldcouplewereB.howEnglishpeoplecookedteaC.howdifficultitwastointroduceteatoEnglandD.howlittleEnglishpeopleknewaboutteainthosedays57.TheunderlinedphrasesinkingfeelinginParagraph2referstoafeelingof____________.A.hungerB.lonelinessC.thirstD.anger58.Accordingtothepassagethekeyfactorsofatypicalafternoonteainclude____________.A.cakesandbreadB.amassivemealC.teaD.aleE.fineporcelainf.silverteapotg.asmallflameA.abcdfB.acefgC.abefgD.acdeg59.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatafternoontea____________.A.leadstothewideplantingandlargeproductionofteainEnglandB.helpsbringKingCharlesIIandhiswifetogetherintheirchildhoodC.isnotonlyanadditionalafternoonmealbuthelpsbringpeopletogetherD.contributestotheincreasinglyhighpriceofteaandporcelaininEngland

WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweightwhiletheFrenchwhoconsumerichfoodcontinuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.HoweverAmericanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.AccordingtoDr.JosephMercolaahealthexperttheFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestylE.TheyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetablewhileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhavestoppeD.InadditionhepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrenchinsteadtendtoshopdailywalkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhaveachoiceoffreshfruitsvegetablesandeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStatesMireilleGuilianoauthorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetFatdecidedtowriteabouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfooD.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.InspiteofallthesedifferencesevidenceshowsthatrecentlifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesity—orextremeoverweight—amongadultsisonly6%.HoweverasAmericanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditionstheobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.41.Thistextismainlyabouttherelationshipbetween.A.childrenandadultsB.lifestyleandobesityC.AmericansandtheFrenchD.fastfoodandoverweight42.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercola?A.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.B.TheyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfooD.C.Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.D.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.43.AccordingtoMireilleGuilianoitisimportant.A.rarelytogotothegym.B.toknowwhentostopeatingC.tosuggesthowtoavoidfoodD.togoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently44.Thetextismainlydeveloped详细阐述.A.bycontrast对比B.byspaceC.byprocessD.byclassification分类45.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.ATVinterview.B.Afoodadvertisement.C.Abookreview.D.Ahealthreport.

About21000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildings.Insteadtheyreceivetheirelementary初等andhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncomputers.TheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67publiccyberschoolsandthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsago.ThemoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylivE.Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschools.Theyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell.OthereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeeD.Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschools.Theysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschool.Whateverthejudgmentofcyberschoolstheyaregettingmoreandmorepopular.ForexampleanewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall.ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirteen.Childrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation.Thisincludesacomputeraprinterbooksandtechnicalservices.Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessary.Studentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanother.But56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttimE.Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation.29.Whatdoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschool?A.Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschool.B.Theystudyathomeratherthaninclassrooms.C.Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools.D.Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms.30.Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame______.A.theyarelessexpensiveforstudentsB.theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeedC.theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsocietyD.theyservestudentsinawideragerange31.Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis______.A.unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschoolsB.excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschoolsC.doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschooisD.disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschools

Thereisanewtypeofsmalladvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommoninnewspaperclassifiedcolumns.Itissometimesplacedamongsituationsvacantalthoughitdoesnotofferanyoneajobandsometimesitappearsamongsituationswantedalthoughitisnotplacedbysomeonelookingforajobeither.WhatitdoesistoofferhelpinapplyingforajoB.ContactusbeforewritingapplicationorMakeuseofourlongexperienceinpreparingyourcurriculumvitae简历orjobhistoryishowitisusuallyexpresseD.Thegrowthandapparentsuccessofsuchaspecializedserviceisofcourseareflectiononthecurrenthighlevelsofunemployment.Itisalsoanindicationofgrowingimportanceofthecurriculumvitaeorjobhistorywiththesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanartforminitsownright.Therewasagamewhenjobseekerssimplywrotelettersofapplication.JustputdownyournameaddressageandwhetheryouhavepassedanyexamswasabouttheaveragelevelofadviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleftschool.TheletterwasreallyjustforopenersitwasexplaineD.Everythingelsecouldandshouldbesavedfortheinterview.AndinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechniqueworkeD.Theletterprovedthatyoucouldwriteandwereavailableforwork.Youreagerfaceandintelligentrepliesdidtherest.Laterasyoumoveduptheladdersomethingslightlymoresophisticated精密的高级的wascalledfor.Theadvicethenwastoputsomethingintheletterwhichwoulddistinguishyoufromtherest.Itmightbetheaggressiveapproach.Yoursearchisover.IamthepersonyouarelookingforwasawidelyusedtrickthatoccasionallysucceedeD.Oritmightbesomespecialfeaturespeciallydesignedforthejobinview.ThereisnodoubthoweverthatitistheincreasingnumberofapplicantswithuniversityeducationatallpointsintheprocessofengagingstaffthathasledtothegreaterimportanceofthecurriculumvitaE.73.Thenewtypeofadvertisementwhichisappearinginnewspapercolumns________.A.informsjobhuntersoftheopportunitiesavailableB.promisesusefuladvicetothoselookingforemploymentC.dividesavailablejobsintovarioustypesD.informsemployersthatpeopleareavailableforwork74.Nowadaysademandforthisspecializedtypeofservicehasbeencreatedbecause_____.A.thereislackofjobsavailableforartisticpeopleB.therearesomanytop-leveljobsavailableC.therearesomanypeopleoutofworkD.thejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaworkofart[学优高考网gkstk]75.Inthepastitwasexpectedthatfirst-jobhunterswould_________.A.writeaninformallettergivingtheirlifehistoryB.passsomeexamsbeforeapplyingforajobC.havenoqualificationsotherthanbeingabletoreadandwriteD.keepanydetailedinformationuntiltheyobtainedaninterview76.Laterasonewentontoapplymoreimportantjobsonewasadvisedtoincludeintheletter_________.A.somethingthatwouldattractattentiontoone’sapplicationB.apersonalopinionabouttheorganizationonewastypingtojoinC.somethingthatwouldupsetthepersonreadingitD.aliethatonecouldeasilygetwithtelling

AtourfellowWSJ'sblogTheWalletthere'sachallengingQ&A.withtheauthorsofanewbookcalledSmartGirlsMarryMoneyasatiricalself-helpbookwhichhasaseriousmission－togetwomenandmentotalkmoreaboutmarriageandfinances.Thebookcameintobeingwhenthetwoworking-momauthorsFordandDrakeM.D.metwhilepickinguptheiryoungchildrenfrompreschool.Theynoticedthatthemomswhowereabletospendthemosttimewiththeirkidswerethemomswhohadn'tnecessarilytakentheircareersseriouslyandmarriedsomeonewithmoneysaidDr.Drakeintheinterview.Itbecameajokethatifweweresmartwewouldhavemarriedformoney.Theauthorsaren'tsayingthateverywomanshoulddesiretomarryarichguy.Buttheyarguethatmarriageshouldn'tjustbeaboutlove－itshouldalsobeaneconomicpartnershipasmarriagetraditionallywasforcenturies.Womenandmenshouldbemorefrankaboutmarriageandmoneyinsteadofenteringmarriagestarry-eyedwithoutconsideringthefinancialfuturE.Dr.Drakeintheinterviewalsoassertedthatwomenshouldn'tabandontheircareersincaseofaspouse'sillnessordivorcE.It'sanimportantpossessionshesaiD.ThefullQ&A.canbefoundherE.Theinterviewstruckachordforme:IhappentoknowquiteafewwomenespeciallybackinNewYorkforwhomthenetworthoftheirpotentialspousesoratleasttheirearningpotential－wasanimportantfactorindeterminingsuitabilityformarriagE.I'mnotsayingthesewomenmarriedsolelyformoneybutitwasakeyconsideration.Nowafterhavingchildren－orinsomecasesaftermarriagenoneofthesewomenwork.Readersdoyouknowwomenormenwhohavemarriedformoney?Howimportanthonestlywerefinancialconsiderationswhenevaluatingyourpartner?1.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph1?A.Ittellsthebackgroundofthebook.B.Itintroducesthetopicofthebook.C.Itshowsalotofdetailofthebook.D.Itexplainswhythebookissopopular.2.Whatcanbeinferred推断fromparagraph2?A.FordandDrakedon'tworkwhentheybecomemomsaftermarriagE.B.Certainmomscanspendtimewithkidsbecausetheydon'twork.C.Itisnecessaryforwomentogiveuptheirworktotakecareofkids.D.ItisnotasmartbehaviortomarryguysonlyformoneyratherthanlovE.3.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheissuethatpeoplemarryformoney?A.Theauthorthinksthatwomenshouldmarrymenwithlotsofmoney.B.Theauthorinsistsbothmenandwomenshouldearnenoughmoney.C.Theauthordoesn'tbelievethatmoneyisveryimportantinmarriagE.D.Theauthordoesn'tshowherpersonalagreementordisagreement.4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Ismoneyimportantforcareer?B.Howcangirlsmarryrichguys?C.Isitsmarttomarryformoney?D.Howcangirlsbecomesmart?

Thereare67countiesinthestateofAlabamA.Eachcountyisrichwithhistoryanditsownuniquestories.ColbertCountylocatedinthenorthwestcornerofthestatehasitsshareofexcitingstoriesandclaimstostatewidefamE.ThecountywascreatedonFebruary61867andTuscumbiabecamethecountyseatthetowninwhichtheofficesofthecountygovernmentarelocated.OneofthemostfamousresidentsofTuscumbiawasHelenKeller.HelenKellerwasbornonJune271880.Herhomewasawhiteframecottagebuiltbyhergrandparents.Sinceivy常春藤greweverywherethehousewascalledIvyGreen.ItwashereatthewaterpumpinthebackyardthatKellerlearnedthewordw-a-t-e-rwiththehelpofherteacherAnneSullivan.VisitorstoIvyGreencanwalkunderboxwoodtreesthatare150yearsolD.ThehomehasfurniturethattheKellerfamilyuseD.ItalsohasKeller’sBraille盲文booksandheroriginalBrailletypewriter.SpringParkisTuscumbia’smostpopularparkandfavoritetouristattraction.Thisparkhastheworld’slargestmanufacturedwaterfallcalledColdwaterFalls.TheSpringParkLightandWaterShowisanamazingsighttoseE.IttakesplaceeveryFridaySaturdayandSundayatsundown.Thewaterappearstodancetomusicandcoloredlights.ThemusicplayedduringtheshowisrecordedbysingersandmusiciansfromAlabamA.FameRecordingStudiosisinthecityofMuscleShoalsinColbertCounty.ThestudioisthefirstsuccessfulrecordingstudioinAlabamA.ItisbestknownforcreatingSouthernrockSouthernsoulandcountysoul.Well-knownperformerslikeArethaFranklinandmusicalgroupssuchasAlabamaandLynyrdhavemaderecordingsatthisstudio.VisitorscancontinuetoexploremusicinAlabamabyvisitingtheAlabamaMusicHallofFameinTuscumbiA.Builtin1990thissiterecognizesthemusicaltalentsofmorethan500Alabamaresidentsinawidevarietyofmusicalstylesincludingcountryandrhythmandblues.TrulyColbertCountyhasalotofwonderfullocationstovisit.GuestswillnotbedisappointedinavisittothisdelightfulplacE.32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAlabamaandmusic?A.Alabamamusicianshaveestablishedexhibitsforvisitors.B.ThereareagreatmanytalentedmusiciansinAlabamA.C.MusicisthemostimportantindustryinAlabamA.D.AlabamaresidentsenjoylisteningtomusiC.33.HowmanylocationsrelatedtomusicinColbertCountyarementionedinthetext?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.34.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlytopersuadethereader__________.A.tolearnfromHelenKellerB.tovisitbusinessesinAlabamaC.tostopforavisitinColbertCountyD.tolistentoSouthernstylesofmusic35.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom__________.A.astorybookB.abookreviewC.apersonaldiaryD.atravelmagazine

ItwastheafternoonofDecember24thedaybeforeChristmasandasthenewestdoctorinourofficeIhadtowork.TheonlythingthatbrightenedmydaywasthebeautifullydecoratedChristmastreeinourwaitingroomandagiftsenttomebyafellowIwasdating—adozenlong-stemmedredroses.AsIwascleaningmyofficeIwastoldaladyurgentlyneededtospeakwithmE.AsIsteppedoutInoticedayoungtired-lookingwomanwithababyinherarms.Nervouslysheexplainedthatherhusband—aprisonerinanearbyprison-wasmynextpatient.Shetoldmeshewasn’tallowedtovisitherhusbandinprisonandthathehadneverseenhisson.Herrequestwasformetolettheboy’sfathersitinthewaitingroomwithheraslongaspossiblebeforeIcalledhimforhisappointment.Sincemyschedulewasn’tfullIagreeD.AfterallitwasChristmasEvE.Ashorttimelaterherhusbandarrived-withchainsonhisfeetandhandsandtwoarmedguardsasbodyguards.Thewoman’stiredfacelituplikeourlittleChristmastreewhenherhusbandtookaseatbesideher.IkeptglancingouttowatchthemlaughcryandsharetheirchilD.AfteralmostanhourIcalledtheprisonerbacktomyofficE.Thepatientseemedlikeagentleandmodestman.Iwonderedwhathepossiblycouldhavedonetobeheldundersuchconditions.ItriedtomakehimascomfortableaspossiblE.AttheendoftheappointmentIwishedhimaMerryChristmas—adifficultthingtosaytoamanheadedbacktoprison.HesmiledandthankedmE.Healsosaidhefeltsaddenedbythefacthehadn’tbeenabletogethiswifeanythingforChristmas.OnhearingthisIwasinspiredwithawonderfulideA.I’llneverforgetthelookonboththeirfacesastheprisonergavehiswifethebeautifullong-stemmedroses.I’mnotsurewhoexperiencedthemostjoy—thehusbandingivingthewifeinreceivingormyselfinhavingtheopportunitytoshareinthisspecialmoment.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.ThewriterwasanewcomertoherofficE.B.A.fellowsentheradozenredrosesasChristmaspresent.C.ShewasinlowspiritsbecauseshehadtoworkbeforeChristmas.D.Shewasatworkwithalightheart.60.Theyoungwomancametothewriter’sofficeforthepurposeof.A.havingherbabyexaminedB.givingherhusbandachancetomakehisescapeC.havingherhusbandexaminedD.gettingachanceforherfamilytogettogether61.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.tobesenttohospitalB.tobeseparatedfromhisfamilyC.tobecomfortableD.tobecomeaprisoner62.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromthestory?A.Thewifeexperiencedthemostjoyinreceiving.B.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.C.Theprisonerwastreatedwithmercy.D.WhoeverbreaksthelawshouldbepunisheD.

The10thannualInternationalGoSkateboardingDaywillbeheldonJune212012.SkateboardingDayisallaboutfun!HereisyourguidetosomeoftheeventsaroundtheworlD.LosAngelesCaliforniaOver10000skateboardersfromaroundtheworldwillgatherinthestreetsofL..A.TheyhavepartneredwithBoardsforBrosanon­profitorganizationthatcollectsandrestores修复skateboardsforchildrenwhoarepoorandhaveaskedskateboardersacrosstheUStodonatetheirusedskateboardproducts.ThecelebrationwilllastmostofthedaytimE.ManilaPhilippinesTheSkateboardingDaytobeheldinthePhilippineswillbeintheManilaforthesecondtimE.Manilaishopingtopromotehealthandskateboardingsports.Theeventbeginsat200pmandendsat600pm.TheskateboardersstartfromLiwasangBonifaciowheretheycanskateinthestreetsofP..BurgosRoxasBoulevardanduptoMalatefountaininRajahSolimanParkwheretheeventendswithaProductTossandBestTrickcontest.SylvanLakeAlbertaCanadaIfyouhappentobeinAlbertaCanadaandtheweatherisn'tgreatforoutdoorskatingInclineSkate&BMXParkistheplacetogoskateboarding.Inclineisagreatplacetoskateandadaypassthereisonly$8foranadult成人halfforthosebelow16.OnGoSkateboardingDaytheywillholdacompetitionwiththefirstprizewinnertakinghome$600.NewYorkCityNewYorkSteveRodriguezownerandfounderofSBoroSkateboardsholdsthebiggestchapteroftheSkateboardingDayintheworlD.TensofthousandsofpeoplewillparticipateandJune21stisnowanofficialNewYorkCityholiday.Theeventstartsat10amandendsat6pm.Therewillbeafreeclinicat10amtonsofprizesfoodanddrinks.Fordetailsofthefulldaypleasecheckouthttp//www.Sboro.com.25.ItcanbelearnedthattheBoardsforBrosaimsto________.A.provideskateboardsforpoorchildrenB.donateusedskateboardproductstothefestivalC.searchforcompetitorsforthefestivaleveryyearD.restoreskateboardsonlyforthecompetitors26.Howmuchwilltheypayifacouple夫妇withtheir14­year­oldchildskateinIncline?A.8dollars.B.12dollars.C.16dollars.D.20dollars.27.Wherewilltheeventorcelebrationlasttheshortest?A.InManilaPhilippines.B.InLosAngelesCaliforniA.C.InSylvanLakeAlbertaCanadA.D.InNewYorkCityNewYork.28.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.thewinnerofthefirstprizewillgain$600inManilaB.thefestivalinLosAngelesisanofficialholidaynowC.InclineinCanadaisprobablyanindoorparkD.theclinicinNewYorkCitychargesmoneyfromparents

Apunctualpersonisinthehabitofdoingathingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.TheunpunctualmanononehandneverdoeswhathehastodoattherighttimE.HeisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothtimeandhisgoodnamE.A.lostthingmaybefoundagainbutlosttimecanneverberegaineD.Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infacttimeislifeitself.Theunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghismostvaluableasset财产aswellasothers.Theunpunctualpersonisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerlettersorreturncallsorkeepappointmentspromptly.ButthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimE.Heknowsthathecannotgetthroughhishugeamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.Failuretobepunctualinkeepingone’sappointmentsisthesignofdisrespecttowardsothers.Ifapersonisinvitedtodinnerandarriveslaterthantheappointedtimehekeepsalltheotherguestswaitingforhim.Usuallythiswillberegardedasagreatdisrespecttothehostandallotherguestspresent.Unpunctualitymoreoverisveryharmfulwhenitcomestoone’sdutywhetherpublicorprivatE.ImaginehowitwouldbeifthosewhoareputinchargeofimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtimE.A.manwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorfellowmen.64.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthemaindifferencebetweenapunctualpersonandanunpunctualperson?A.A.punctualpersondoeseverythingaheadoftimE.B.AnunpunctualpersonneverdoesanythingattherighttimE.C.A.punctualpersonhasalotofappointments.D.Anunpunctualpersonhaslittletimetodoanything.65.Accordingtothepassagethemainreasonthatapersonisalwaysunpunctualisthat_______.A.hehasmoreworktodothanotherpeopleB.heisalwaysinahurrywhenheworksC.hedoesn’tcaremuchabouttimeD.healwaysmismanagesandwasteshistime66.Ifsomeoneisn’tpunctualinkeepinghisappointmentshemight________.A.losehislifeB.mismanagehisassetC.bethoughttodisrespectothersD.doharmtoothers67.Accordingtothethirdparagraphwhenyouareinvitedtodinneryoushouldarrivethere________.A.afterotherguestsB.beforeotherguestsC.attheappointedtimeD.afterthehostgettingthingsready68.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheharmofunpunctuality?A.Ifyouareanunpunctualpersonyoucannotbeinchargeofanyimportanttask.B.Ifyourfriendsknowthatyouareunpunctualtheymaynotseeyouagain.C.Unpunctualitymaybringaboutheavylossesforbothpublicandprivateaffairs.D.Unpunctualitymaymakeyoumissalotofappointmentsandlosefriends.

Almosteveryonelikestoeatapples.Applesgrowinnearlyeverypartoftheworld;TheUnitedStatesproducesmoreapplesthananyothercountryexceptFrancE.ThestatesofWashingtonandNewYorkgrowthemostapples.PerhapsthisiswhyNewYorkisoftencalledBigApplebysomepeoplE.NewYorkisontheeastcoastandWashingtonisonthewestnearCanadA.Applesareredyelloworgreen.TheyareverypopularintheUnitedStates.Manypeopleliketocarryapplestoworkortoschooltoeatwiththeirlunches.MostAmericanpeopleareoftentoobusyortootiredtocookdinnersotheyoftenhavetheirdinnersverysimply.ApplejuiceisalsoapopulardrinkandapplepieisthefavoritesweetdishformanyAmericans.ThestateofWashingtonisproudofitsapples.Thetreesthereproducenearlyfivebillionappleseveryyear—oneappleforeverymanwomanandchildinthewholeworlD.Therearemanystoriesandsayingsaboutapples.ForexampleYouaretheappleofmyeyE.meansYouareactuallytheoneIlovebestandcaremost.InChinaitisacustominsomeplacesforthemarryingcoupletoholdanappleineachone’shandpromisingthattheirmarriagewillbesafewithoutanythingbadandthattheirmarriagewillneverbebroken.Toapplepolishoftenreferstoamanwhofawns奉承onsomebodyforthepurposeofgettingsomebenefits.Soyoucaneasilygetapplepolisher.Whileinapple-pieorderusuallyhasthesamemeaningasingoodorder.Itislikelythatyouhearaboutcompareapplesandoranges.Infactit’sanothersayingaboutcomparetwothingsthatcan’tbecompared.25.Whatcanweknowfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.AmericanapplestastegooD.B.WecanseeappleseverywhereinAmericA.C.Americansliketoeatapples.D.AmericansregardapplesastheirbestfooD.26.Fromthispassageweknow________.A.FranceproducesthemostapplesintheworldB.therearemoreapplesinAmericathaninFranceC.theapplesinFrancearebetterthanthoseinAmericaD.appletreesarenoteasytogrowinNewYork27.Whydothemarryingcoupleholdanappleineachone’shandinsomeplacesofChina?A.Becausetheylikethesweettasteofapples.B.BecausetheChineseapplesarewonderful.C.BecausepeopleinChinahavenoopinionsoftheirown.D.Becauseitstandsforhappinessofmarriage.28.Ifyouaresatisfiedwiththeorderofsomethingyouwillusethefollowingphrase_______.A.Appleofone’seyeB.ToapplepolishC.Inapple-pieorderD.Thebigapple

Everyyearahandfulofnewwordsentertheworld’scollectivevocabularybutonlyonehasthehonorofbeingnamedOxfordDictionaries’WordoftheYear.Andthisyear’stophonorgoestoselfie.ThefrequencyofthewordselfieusedintheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17000percentsincethistimelastyear.ThisfigureiscalculatedbyOxfordDictionariesusingaresearchprogramwhichcollectsaround150millionEnglishwordscurrentlyinusefromaroundthewebeverymonth.Toqualifyawordneednothavebeeninventedwithinthepast12monthsbutitdoesneedtostandoutorbecomenotableatthattimE.SelfieisdefinedbyOxfordDictionariesas:AphotographthatonehastakenofoneselftypicallyonetakenwithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsitE.OxfordDictionariessaidtheearliestknownusageisanAustralianonlineforumpostin2002.A.manpostedapictureofinjuriestohisfacewhenhetrippedoversomesteps.HeapologizedforthefactthatthepicturewasoutoffocussayingthatitwasnotbecausehewasdrunkbutbecauseitwasaselfiE.JudyPearsalleditorialdirectorforOxfordDictionariessaid:UsingtheOxfordDictionarieslanguageresearchprogramwecanseeaphenomenalupwardtrendintheuseofselfiein2013andthishelpedtowinitsselectionasWordoftheYear.Shealsoadded:Socialmediasiteshelpedtopopularizethetermwithselfieappearingonthephoto-sharingwebsiteFlickerasearlyas2004butusagewasn’twidespreaduntilaround2012whenselfiewasbeingusedcommonlyinmainstreammediasources.Selfieshavetakentheworldbystorm.EveryonefromthefirstfamilytoordinarypeoplehastakenthetimetoposeforaselfiE.CelebritieslikeMileyCyrusJenniferLawrenceandJenniferAnistonhaveallshowedtheirnewhaircutswithselfiesthisyear.SelfiewasaddedtotheOxfordDictionariesonlineinAugustbutnotyetintheOxfordEnglish.32.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThedefinitionofthewordSelfie.B.ThewidespreadusageofthewordSelfiein2012.C.SelfiehasbeenchosenastheWordoftheYearof2013.D.SelfiebegantobeusedintheOxfordEnglish.33.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutthewordSelfie?A.SocialmediasiteshelpedtopopularizethewordSelfiE.B.Thefrequencyofthewordselfiehasincreasedto17000%since2004.C.Celebritiesandthefirstfamilyhaveallshowedtheirnewhaircutswithselfies.D.Theearliestknownusageofselfiewasamanwhowasdrunk.34.ThewordselfiewaschosentheWordoftheYearby_____________.A.A.socialmediawebsitE.B.Thephoto-sharingwebsiteFlicker.C.AresearchprogrambyOxfordDictionaries.D.Peoplewhotakepictureusingasmartphoneorwebcam.35.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthisarticle?A.ArtsB.entertainmentC.ScienceD.Culture

Reuters---A.stampedekilledatleast36peopleduringNewYear'sEvecelebrationsinShanghaiauthoritiessaidbutthepolicedeniedreportsthatitwascausedbypeoplerushingtopickupfakemoneythrownfromabuildingoverlookingthecity'sfamouswaterfront.Itwastheworstdisasterinthemoderncitysince58diedinanapartmentbuildingfirein2010.Thecauseofthecrushhasstilltobeconfirmedthoughstatemediaandsomewitnesseshavesaiditwasatleastpartlyarousedwhenpeoplerushedtopickupcouponsthatlookedlikebanknotes.AmannamedWusaidthefakemoneyhadbeenthrowndownfromabarabovethestreetaspartofthecelebrations.Thisincidenthappenedafterthestampedepolicesaidinabriefstatementwithoutsayingwhattherealcausewas.Anotherwitnesssaidtherehadbeenaproblemawayfromtheareawherethefakebillswerethrownwithpeopletryingtogetontoaraisedplatformoverlookingtheriver.Xinhuanewsagencysaidthatpeoplehadbeentrampledonafterfallingdownonthestepsuptotheplatform.AuthoritieshadshownsomeconcernaboutcrowdcontrolinthedaysleadinguptoNewYear'sEvE.Theyrecentlycanceledanannual3DlasershowontheBundwhichlastyearattractedasmanyas300000peoplE.OnNewYear'sEveBeijingalsocanceledacountdowneventinthecentralbusinessdistrictChinesemediasaidduetopolicefearsaboutovercrowding.TheShanghaigovernmentsaidonitsofficialmicroblogthataninquiryhadbegunandthatallotherNewYeareventshadbeencanceleD.In200437peoplediedinastampedeinnorthernBeijingonabridgeatascenicspotduringtheLunarNewYearholiday.35.AccordingtothepassagewhydidpeoplegototheBund?A.Tomeettheiroldfriendsandrelatives.B.Topickupbanknotes.C.Towatchanannual3Dlasershow.D.TocelebratetheNewYear’sEvE.36.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruefromthepassage?A.Theincidenthadconnectionwiththethrowingoffakemoney.B.Peoplegotontheplatformtowatchacountdownevent.C.Thecauseofthecrushisbeinglookedinto.D.ThedisasterduringtheNewYear’sEvewastheworstinShanghai.37.Whatcanbeinferredaccordingtothepassage?A.Thelocalgovernmenthadshowntheirworryaboutovercrowding.B.Peoplelike3Dlasershowbetterthananyotherevents.C.Somepossiblemeasureshadbeentakenbyauthorities.D.ThecelebrationsinBeijingwereinfluencedbythisstampedE.38.What’sthepassageabout?A.A.countdowneventinBeijing.B.A.lasershowontheBunD.C.AnapartmentfireinShanghai.D.A.stampedeonNewYear’sEveinShanghai.

Youmayhavenoticedsomethingdifferentwhenyouateatyourfavoriterestaurant.Orperhapsyoupickeduponitwhilelookingthroughyoursocialmediaapps社交媒体软件.Youguessedit---we’rebecomingafoodie吃货culturE.Forsomethatmeansphotographingeverydishbutothersaretakingitonestepfurther.SophiaHamptonasenioratStaplesHighSchoolinUSchoosestomakeherownfooD.ShehasbeenpublishedinFutureChefsacookbookofrecipes食谱byteens.Hampton’sbestadviceforthosewhowanttobefoodiesistogetinthekitchen.StartcookingshesaiD.TherearesomanyresourcesonlinelikerecipesandarticlesaboutfooD.Gotoyourlocalfarmers’marketandstartcookingwiththem.Besidesblogsandonlineresourcestherearealsohands-oncookingclassesforstudents.TheChoppingBlockaChicagocookingschooloffersmanydifferentclassesforteensincludingcoursesonchocolateandFrenchfooD.Byattendingcookingclassessurfingonlineandgoingtorestaurantsyoucanfindendlessrecipes.ButsometimesbecomingarealfoodiemeansbeingbehindacamerA.Asourfood-lovingculturebecomesmorepopularandteen-friendlysocialmediaappslikeFacebookhavebecomemajorplayersinfoodculturE.GettinginvolvedinfoodiecultureisaseasyashavingacameraandasocialmediaapponefoodiesaiD.Ialwaysgotostreetsandfarmers’marketstotakebeautifulpicturesoffooD.WhereverfoodpricesareexpensivethephotosarefreE.9.WhatdoesHamptonadvisethosewhowanttobefoodiestodo?A.PosttheirrecipesonlinE.B.Cookfoodbythemselves.C.Eatattheirfavoriterestaurant.D.Takephotosofeverydishtheyeat.10.Wherecanstudentsfindnewrecipesaccordingtothearticle?①cookingclasses②onlineresources③newrestaurant④publiclibrariesA.①②③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②④11.Whathasmadefoodieculturemorepopularaccordingtothearticle?A.People’sgrowinginterestintraditionalculturE.B.TheconvenienceofgettingdifferentfooD.C.TheuseofcamerasandsocialmediA.D.Thedropinfoodprices.

SincetheInternetcameintohomesthedailylifehasneverbeenthesameagain.ButthethingthatworriesmostofusisthatwecangetvirusesfromtheInternet.Butcanwecatchvirusesonourcellphones?A.newstudyinthejournalSciencesaysyesbutthespreadofsuchmobilesoftwarethatcanbringharmtoourcellphoneswon’treachdangerouslevelsuntilmorecellphonesareonthesameoperatingsystem.ComputersareeasilyattackedbyvirusesbecausetheysharedataespeciallyovertheInternet.Ofcoursenowadaysmorepeopleareusingtheircellphonesmoreandmorefrequently.TheyusethemforemailingtextmessaginganddownloadingtroublesomeringtonesetC.soitisobviousthatcellphonevirusesareathreataswell.Scientistsusednamelesscalldatafrommorethansixmillioncellphoneuserstohelpmodelapossibleoutbreak.AndtheyconcludedthatvirusesthatspreadfromphonetophonebyBluetootharenotmuchconcernedbecauseusershavetobeinclosephysicalrelationfortheirphonestoseeoneanother.Howevervirusesthatspreadthroughmultimediamessagingservicescanmovemuchfasterbecausetheycancomeindisguise伪装suchasacooltunesentbyafrienD.Thegoodnewsisthattobeeffectivethesevirusesneedtheirvictims受害人toallusethesameoperatingsystemwhichnotenoughofusdo.BecausethereisnoMicrosoftoperatingsystemformobilephonesyet.Thankgoodness.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theoperatingsystemofcellphones.B.Thethreatofcellphoneviruses.C.Thewideuseofcellphones.D.Computerviruses.5.When______cellphonevirusescanbedangerous.A.allthecellphonesworkonthesameoperatingsystemB.MicrosoftoperatingsystemforcellphonesiscreatedC.userscanseeeachotheronthephonesD.Bluetoothiswidelyused6.WhatcanweinferaboutBluetoothaccordingtothescientists?A.Itcanincreasethechancesofcellphonevirusesgreatly.B.Itcanhelpustostopthespreadingofcellphoneviruses.C.Itwon’tpossiblycausetheoutbreakofcellphoneviruses.D.Itcanmakeusershaveclosephysicalrelationwithoneanother.7.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.itisimpossibletocatchvirusesonourcellphonesB.cellphonesarenotwellconnectedwiththeInternetC.itisdangerousforpeopletodownloadringtonestocellphonesD.morethanoneoperatingsystemisusedforcellphonesnow

WinterbeginsinthenorthonDecember22nD.Peopleandanimalshavebeendoingwhattheyalwaysdotoprepareforthecoldermonths.Squirrels松鼠forexamplehavebeenbusygatheringnutsfromtrees.Wellscientistshavebeenbusygatheringinformationaboutwhatthesquirrelsdowiththefoodtheycollect.TheyexamineddifferencesbetweenredsquirrelsandgraysquirrelsintheAmericanstateofIndianA.Thescientistswantedtoknowhowthesedifferencescouldaffectthegrowthofblackwalnut黑胡桃trees.Theblackwalnutisthenutofchoiceforbothkindsofsquirrels.Theblackwalnuttreeisalsoacentralpartofsomehardwoodforests.RobSwihartofPurdueUniversitydidthestudywithJakeGoheenaformerPurduestudentnowattheUniversityofNewMexico.Thetworesearchersestimatethatseveraltimesasmanywalnutsgrowwhengatheredbygraysquirrelsascomparedtoredsquirrels.Graysquirrelsandredsquirrelsdonotstorenutsandseedsinthesameway.Graysquirrelsburynutsoneatatimeinanumberofplaces.Buttheyseldomrememberwheretheyburiedeverynut.SosomenutsremaininthegrounD.Conditionsarerightforthemtodevelopandgrowthefollowingspring.RedsquirrelshoweverstorelargegroupsofnutsabovegrounD.ProfessorSwihartcallsdeathtrapsforseeds.GraysquirrelsarenativetoIndianA.ButProfessorSwihartsaystheirnumbersbegantodecreaseasmoreforestswerecutforagriculturE.Redsquirrelsbegantospreadthroughthestateduringthepastcentury.Theresearcherssayredsquirrelsarenativetoforeststhatstaygreenallyearunlikewalnuttrees.TheysaythecleaningofforestlandforagriculturehashelpedredsquirrelsinvadeIndianA.JakeGoheencallsthemasignofanenvironmentalproblemmorethanacausE.8.ThestudydonebyRobSwihartandJakeGoheenisto________.A.findoutthelivingconditionsforsquirrelsB.learnsquirrels’influenceonblackwalnuttreesC.dosomethingtogetridofsquirrelsD.savetheforestsintheAmericanstateofIndiana9.Thedifferencebetweengraysquirrelsandredsquirrelsmainlyliesin________.A.thewaytheygatherthewalnutB.thetimetheyhavewintersleepC.theplacetheyhavewintersleepD.theplacetheystorethewalnuts10.ProfessorSwihart’sstudyshowsthat________.A.redsquirrelseatmorenutsthangraysquirrelsB.graysquirrelsandredsquirrelswillhaveseverefightsC.redsquirrel’swaytostorenutsstopsnutsgrowing.D.blackwalnutsareharmfultootheranimals11.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Theblackwalnutisequallyattractivetobothgrayandredsquirrels.B.Graysquirrelsdomoreharmtotheforestthanredsquirrels.C.Redsquirrelsandgraysquirrelshavehelpedthespreadofwalnuttrees.D.Thecleaningofforestlandbenefitsredsquirrelsdirectly.

ForlotsofpeopleinBritainthe31stofDecemberorNewYear’sEveaswecallitisthebiggestpartyoftheyear.It’satimetogettogetherwithfriendsorfamilyandwelcomeinthecomingyear.NewYear’sEvepartiescantakeplaceatanumberofdifferentplaces.Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetpartieswhilesomejustgototheirlocalforafewdrinkswiththeirmates.BigcitieslikeLondonhavelargeandwonderfulfireworksshows.There’sonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon:thecountdown倒计时tomidnight.Whentheclockstrikes敲twelvepeoplegivealoudcheerandgiveeachotherakiss.TheythenlinkarmsandsingasongcalledAuldLangSynebyaScottishpoetcalledRobertBurns.Notmanypeoplecanrememberallthewordsofthesongbutthetune旋律iswellknownsolotsofpeoplejusthumalong.Thepartiesthencontinueintotheearlyhoursofthemorningwithlotsofdancinganddrinking.Otherpeoplemightspendthedayvisitingrelativesorfriendstheyhaven’tmanagedtocatchupwithforawhilE.WhateverhappensNewYear’sDaytendstobeveryrelaxeD.InBritainit’spopulartomakeapromisetoyourselfaboutsomethingyouaregoingtodoorwanttostopdoingintheNewYear.ThisiscalledaNewYear’sresolution.Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandjoiningagymtogetfit.Howeverthepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequicklyandpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.NewYear’sDayisthelastbankholidayofthefestiveseasonwhichmeansmostpeoplehavetogotoworkthenextday:brightandfreshandreadyforthenewyearahead!21.NewYear’sEvepartiesinBritain________.A.endatmidnightB.canonlybeheldindoorsC.onlytakeplaceinbigcitiesD.includecountdowntomidnight22.TheunderlinedwordhuminParagraph2probablymeans________.A.dancingtothemusicB.singingwithyourmouthclosedC.learningtosingD.keepingsilent23.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheNewYear’sresolution?A.Itcanhelppeoplekeepfit.B.It’sapromisetoyourfamily.C.It’softenhardtokeep.D.It’sajokeplayedonNewYear’sDay.24.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NewYearpartiesinBritain.B.NewYearcountdowninBritain.C.NewYear’sresolutioninBritain.D.NewYearcelebrationinBritain.

TheforcesthatmakeJapanoneoftheworld'smostearthquake-prone有倾向的countriescouldbecomepartofitslong-termenergysolution.WaterfromdeepbelowthegroundatJapan'stensofthousandsofhotspringscouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.AlthoughJapanesehigh-techcompaniesareleadersingeothermal地热的technologyandexportititsuseislimitedinthenation.JapanshouldnodoubtmakeuseofitsresourcesofgeothermalenergysaidYoshiyasuTakefujialeadingresearcherofthermal-electricpowerproduction.ThedisastrousearthquakeandtsunamionMarch112011causedareactionagainstatomicpowerwhichpreviouslymadeup30percentofJapan'senergyneedsandincreasedinterestinalternativeenergieswhichaccountforonly8percent.ArtistYokoOnohascalledonJapantoexploreitsnaturalenergyfollowingtheexampleofIcelandwhichusesrenewableenergyformorethan80percentofitsneeds.Fornowgeothermalenergymakesuplessthan1percentoftheenergyneedsinJapanwhichhasfordecadesreliedheavilyonfossilfuelsandatomicpower.Thebiggestproblemtogeothermalenergyisthehighinitialcostoftheexplorationandconstructingthefactories.AnotherproblemisthatJapan'spotentiallybestsitesarealreadybeingdevelopedfortourismorarelocatedwithinnationalparkswhereconstructionisforbidden.Wecan'tevendig10cminsidenationalparks.saidShigetoYamadaofFujiElectricaddingthatregulationsprotectingnaturewouldneedtoberelaxedforgeothermalenergytogrow.ResearcherHideakiMatsuisaidProducingelectricityusinghotspringsisadecades-longproject.Wealsohavetothinkaboutwhattodofornowasenergysupplieswilldecreaseintheshortterm.TheEarthPolicyInstituteinWashingtonUSbelievedJapancouldproduce80000megawatts兆瓦andmeetmorethanhalfitselectricityneedswithgeothermaltechnology.JapanesegiantssuchasToshibaarealreadygloballeadersingeothermaltechnologywitha70percentmarketshare.In2010FujiElectricbuilttheworld'slargestgeothermalfactoryinNewZealanD.46.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AlternativeenergiesinJapanB.JapanthinksofgeothermalenergyC.JapantakestheleadingeothermaltechnologyD.World'slargestgeothermalplant47.WhatpercentageofJapan'senergyneedsisgeothermalenergy?A.About8%.B.Around30%.C.Below1%.D.Over80%.48.AccordingtoShigetoYamadathegrowthofgeothermalpowerinJapanneeds____.A.hightechnologyB.financialsupportC.localpeople'shelpD.achangeofrules49.Geothermalenergyisconsideredasalong-termprogramby_____.A.HideakiMatsuiB.YoshiyasuTakefuji.C.ShigetoYamadaD.YokoOno50.Itcanbelearnedfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____.A.theworld'sbiggestgeothermalplantwasbuiltbyAmericaB.JapanwillnotexportitsgeothermaltechnologyC.itishardtofindgeothermalenergyinJapanD.thepotentialofJapan'sgeothermalenergyisgreat

TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.OurexpressiontodayistofacethemusiC.WhensomeonesaysWellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou!andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.Whentheygottheircue提示togoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatisexactlywhattheydid---facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines台词.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccametomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedinspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopassinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.59.Howmanyexplanationsarementionedaboutthephrasetofacethemusicinthepassage?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.60.Whatdoesthephrasetofacethemusicreallymean?A.TofacethestagE.B.TofacethebackofthehorsE.C.Tofaceone’sleaderorfather.D.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.61.Whichofthefollowingoccasionsistheonewemayhavetofacethemusic?A.WhenweareplayingbasketballintheplaygrounD.B.WhenwearemakingaspeechbeforealotofpeoplE.C.Whenwearehavingapartyateasewithourteachers.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebodyinsecret.62.Theunderlinedwordhostileinthethirdparagraphmeans______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary

AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanflyflieslikeafatchickeneatsgreenleaveshasthestomachofacowandhasclaws爪onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriveranimportantfeature特征forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.InappearancethebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheundersidE.Theheadissmallwithalargesetoffeathersonthetopbrightredeyesandblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbirdscuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeaturethoughisonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclawstogetherwiththebeak喙theycanclimbaboutinthebusheslookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedonE.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtoflytheylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birdsbutinAprilwhentherainyseasonbeginstheycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.63.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.B.Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins.C.PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.D.Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.64.Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat.A.theylooklikeyoungcuckoosB.theyhaveclawsonthewingsC.theyeatalotlikeacowD.theyliveonriverbanks65.Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A.TheyhadclawstohelpthemclimB.B.Theycouldflylongdistances.C.Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.D.Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.66.Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes?A.TofindmorefooD.B.Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C.Tokeepthemselveswarm.D.Toproducetheiryoung.

Don'tworryifyouhaveproblems!Itiseasytosayuntilyouareinthemidstofareallybigone.Theonlypeoplewhodon'thavetroublesaregatheredinlittleneighborhoods.Mostcommunitieshaveatleastone.Wecallthemcemeteries.Ifyou'rebreathingyouhavedifficulties.It'sthewayoflife.Andbelieveitornotmostofyourproblemsmayactuallybegoodforyou!Letmeexplain.MaybeyouhaveheardtheGreatBarrierReefstretchingsome1800milesfromNewGuineatoAustralia.Tourguidesregularlytakevisitorstoviewthereef.Ononetouratraveleraskedtheguideaninterestingquestion.Inoticethatthelagoon泻湖sideofthereeflookspaleandlifelesswhiletheoceansideisvibrantandcolorfulthetravelerobserved.Whyisthis?TheguidegaveaninterestinganswerThecoralaroundthelagoonsideisinstillwaterwithnochallengeforitssurvival.Itdiesearly.Thecoralontheoceansideisconstantlybeingtestedbywindwavesandstorms.Ithastofightforitssurvivaleveryday.Asitischallengedandtesteditchangesandadapts.Itgrowshealthy.Itgrowsstrong.Anditreproduces.ThenheaddedThat'sthewayitiswitheverylivingorganism.That'showitiswithpeople.Challengedandtestedwecomealive!Likecoralpoundedbytheseawegrow.Physicaldemandscancauseustogrowstronger.Mentalandemotionalstresscanproducetough-mindednessandresiliency.Spiritualtestingcanproducestrengthofcharacterandfaithfulness.Soyouhaveproblems?Noproblem!JusttellyourselfThereIgrowagain!Remember:A.smoothseanevermadeaskilledmariner.21.Whohasnoproblemsaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepersonswhoareveryfamous.B.Thepersonswhohavemuchmoney.C.Thepersonswhohavebeenborn.D.Thepersonswhoarelivinginthecemeteries.22.Inthewriter'sopinion________.A.problemsbringusmuchtroubleB.problemshavetwosidesgoodorbadC.weshouldtrytostayawayfromanytroubleD.thefewerthingswedothelesstroublewe'llmeet23.Thereasonwhylagoonsideofthereefhasnolifeis_______.A.ithasn'tgotanysunlightB.ithaslessenergythanothersC.itneverfacesanychallengeandtestsD.ithasnoworktodoeveryday24.Afterreadingthispassageweshould________.A.regardanyproblemaschallengeB.learnfromthelagoonsideC.worryyourproblemD.enterintocemeteries

London’sChinesecommunitydatesbacktothe18thcenturywhenasmallnumberofChinesesailorsmovedtothecitytoworkinLimehouseeastLondon.AstimewentbyotherChinesepeoplecametothisareaandLimehousebegantobeknownasChinatown.Atthestartofthe20thcenturytherewerejust545ChinesepeopleinBritain.HoweverthissituationchangedgreatlyaftertheSecondWorldWar.AtthistimemanyfarmersinHongKonglosttheirjobsanddecidedtomovetoLondon.Inthe1950sasmallChineserestaurantopenedincentralLondon.ManyBritishpeoplevisiteditandsaidthatChinesefoodwaswonderful!SuddenlyChineserestaurantsstartedopeningineverypartofthecity.InsteadoftoolittleworkthenewChineseimmigrants移民nowfoundthattheyhadtoomuch!MostofthenewimmigrantsenjoyedtheirlivesandthechancestheywereoffereD.ManyaskedtheirfriendsandrelativestojointhemfromtheirhometownsandalotoffamilieswerereunitedagainatthistimE.AstimewentbyLondon’sChinesecommunitybecamemoreandmoresuccessful.Thesonsanddaughtersofthefirstrestaurantworkersencouragedbytheirparentsstudiedveryhardatschoolanduniversity.Andmostgothighly-paidjobs.AsaresultincreasingnumbersofChinesefamiliesleftChinatownandmovedtothemoreexpensiveplaces.Chinatownhoweverisstillaslivelyaseverandamust-seeforanyvisitortoLondon.64.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatthefirstmembersofChinatownwere_____.A.earlyChinesesailorsB.restaurantworkersC.HongKongfarmersD.visitorstoLondon65.WhatdoestheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A.LimehousewasinfluencedbyWorldWarII.B.Thenewimmigrantsfoundithardtofindjobsduringthewar.C.ManyHongKongfarmerslosttheirjobsbecauseofthewar.D.ThenumberofChinesepeopleinBritainincreasedafterthewar.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Beforethe20thcenturyChinatowninLondonwasstillverysmall.B.Inthe1950sChinesefoodbecamequitepopularinBritain.C.Mostofthenewimmigrantscouldfindajobinthe1950s.D.WiththehelpoftheBritishgovernmentChinatownwasverysuccessful67.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.ChinatowninWorldWarIIB.thehistoryofChinatowninLondonC.thesuccessfulChineseinLondonD.anoldChineserestaurant

OnlineMoneyEarningYesyoucanearnmoneyonlinewithoutanyinvestmentorwithoutanytimelimit.IhavemanyusefuleasymethodsforearningeasymoneywhileweallspendourusefultimeontheInternetbysurfingchattingdownloadingandotherwork.Thereisnoneedtostopanyotherwork.Wecanearnwithorwithoutourdailyroutine.HereItellyouthecompletemethodforonlineearning.FirstMethodEarnmoneywithBux.to.YoucanearnmoneythroughBux.tobyclickingonadsonBux.tosite.FirstyouneedtoopenanaccountatBux.to.Bux.ToisanewinternationalandFREEEnglishbasedservicethatallowsadvertiserstoreachthousandsofpotentialcustomersbydisplayingtheiradsonourSurfAdspage.Anexactcalculatedpercentageofalladvertisingincomeispaidtoourmembers.Bux.tomakesmoneythroughadvertising.HowyoumakemoneyYouviewwebsitesin30secondsthroughtheSurfAdspage.Oncethe30secondsisupyou’lleithergetagreenticksignoraredx.Thegreenticksignmeansyou’veearned$0.01andthexmeansyouhavenotearnedmoneyforthevisit.You’llgetredx’swhenyouhavemorethanonewebsitesfromtheSurfAdspageopen.Whenthishappensyougetnocredit.EarningsexampleYouclick10adsperday=$0.1020referrals转送click10adsperday=$2.00Yourdailyearnings=$2.10Yourweeklyearnings=$14.70Yourmonthlyearnings=$63.00HowtogetpaidIfyouhaveatleast$10.00accumulatedyoucanclickonyouraccountbalancewithinyourstatesareaanditwillmeetyourrequest.AtpresentitonlymakespaymentsthroughAlertPay.Itwillsoonbeusingothermethodsofpayment.AlertPayisthepaymentprocessingsolutionthatweusetopaymembers.YourAlertPayaddressisthee-mailaddressyouusetoregisterwithAlertPay.YoucangetafreeAlertPayaccountathttp://alertpay.com.Method2willpublishsoon21.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Totellaninterestingstory.B.Topresentanexcitingresearch.C.Tosolveapuzzlingproblem.D.Tointroduceasurprisingwaytoearnmoney.22.Youcanearnmoneyby________.A.clickingonadvertisementB.advertisingsomeproductsC.chattingonlineD.choosinggreenticksorx’s23.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.You’llearn$0.10ifyouclick1ad.B.YoucangetyourpaymentsthroughAlertPay.C.You’llgetmanygreenticksifyouhavemanywebsitesopen.D.YourAlertPayaccountisnotforfree.

TheinfluenceofAmericaisincreasinginmycountry.SpanishpeopledrinkCocaColawearbluejeanswatchHollywoodmovieslistentoAmericanmusicandeatfastfoodandtheydothesethingseveryday.IthinkthatAmericanmoviesareagoodwaytospreadAmericanculturebecausepeopleareofteninfluencedbywhattheyseeinthemovies.Mostoftheprogramsanddocumentaries纪录片wewatchonTVarefromAmericaandmostofthemovieswegotoseearemadeinHollywooD.InthelastfewyearsthegovernmenthastriedtoprotecttheSpanishmovies.NowinourcinemasatleasttwentypercentofthemovieswhichareshownmustbefromSpainorfromothercountriesinEuropE.AmericancultureisapartofSpanishlifenow.It’scertainthatmanythingsfromAmericaareasmuchapartofpeople’slivesasSpanishthings.ForexampleCocaColaisasfamiliartoeverybodyasanytypicalSpanishproduct.I’veknownaboutCocaColaformywholelifE.Howeverit’sdifferentwithWesternfastfooD.ForexampleIdon’tthinkMcDonald’sisassuccessfulinSpainasitisinothercountries.InmyopiniononeofthereasonsmaybethelifestyleoftheSpanishpeoplE.TheSpanishpeoplenormallyeatathomE.OntheotherhandmaybeMcDonald’shamburgerswilleventuallyreplacethefamousSpanishtapas.It’struethatineverycityinSpainyoucanfindaMcDonald’sanditismorepopularamongtheSpanishchildrenthanamongtheadults.Inanycaseit’sobviousthatAmericancultureisbecomingmoreandmoreapartofourliveseveryday.25.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthat____.A.theinfluenceofAmericaonSpaincanbefoundeverywhereB.mostSpanishpeopledon’tliketolistentotheirownmusicC.fastfoodspreadsfromSpaintotheUnitedStatesD.someSpanishactorsgotoAmericatoimprovetheiractingskills26.WhatplaysanimportantpartinthespreadingofAmericancultureinSpain?A.Americannovels.B.Hollywoodmovies.C.McDonald’s.D.AmericanmusiC.27.WhydidthegovernmentsetsomerulesforthefilmsshowninSpain?A.ToprotectforeigncultureinSpain.B.ToearnmoremoneyfromSpanishfilms.C.Tolimitthenumberofforeignmovies.D.TounitetheEuropeanCommunity.28.WhatdoyouthinkSpanishtapasmightbe?A.Thenameofadrink.B.Thenameofarestaurant.C.A.clothingbranD.D.A.certainkindoffooD.

StrangeBaby-NamingLawsGermanyParentsarebannedbylawfromusinglastnamesandthenamesofobjectsandproductsasfirstnames.A.child’sfirstnamemustclearlyindicatehisorhersexandallnamesmustbeapprovedbytheofficeofvitalstatisticsintheareainwhichthechildwasborn.IcelandThecountry’snamingcommitteeconsultstheNationalRegisterofPersonstodetermineifanameisacceptablE.Ifparentswanttogooff-listtheymustapplyforapprovalandpayafeeandthenamemustcontainonlylettersintheIcelandicalphabet.NewZealandThecountry’sBirthsDeathsandMarriagesRegistrationActof1995prohibitsparentsfromchoosinganamethatmightcauseoffensetoareasonableperson;isunreasonablylong;orisincludesorresemblesanofficialtitleorrankincludingapparentlyAdolfHitlerandYeahDetroit—bothnamesrecentlyrejecteD.DenmarkIfDanishparentspreferamonikernotonthelistof7000preapprovedbabynamestheymustgetpermissionfromlocalchurchandgovernmentofficials.Fifteento20percentofthe1100reviewednames—includingcreativespellingsofcommonnameslastnamesasfirstnamesandunusualnames—arerejectedeachyear.21.Youcantellwhetherababyisagirloraboyaccordingtothefirstnamein_____.A.GermanyB.NewZealandC.IcelandD.Denmark22.InIcelandthenamesshould_____.A.beapprovedbytheofficeofvitalstatistics.B.beacceptedbytheNationalRegisterofPersons.C.containonlylettersintheRomanalphabet.D.bepaidforsomemoney.23.WhichnameisacceptedinNewZealand?A.BinLadenB.TalulaDoesTheHulaC.JohnSmithD.KeenanGotLucky24.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Parentsshouldpayafeeforbabies’namesifthenamesarerejecteD.B.Eachyearabout150-200reviewednamesarerejectedinDenmark.C.AdolfHitlerisbannedinIcelanD.D.Danishbabies’namesshouldbeonthelistifparentscan’tgetthepermission.

Welcometotheworldofmultitasking---aplacewherethemeasureofapersonishowmanyjobstheycanperformatthesametimE.InfactifexpertsaretobebelievedmultitaskingisadisastrousideA.Oneoftheopponents反对者ofmultitaskingisDr.CliffordNassaprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Peoplewhomultitaskfrequentlyarelessabletopayattention;theyareworseatmanagingtheirmemoryhesaiD.Inhisopinionthelossthatwegetwithmultitaskingisharmlessinsomesituationsforexamplepartofdoingbusinessinthedigitalworld;butyoucan’tdoseriousworklikewritingthinkingorsolvinganimportantproblemthisway.Youdoworseevenasyouthinkyou’redoingbetter.Allthetimetheresearchpointstoasimplefact:thebraincannotcopE.Whenyoustopmidwaythroughcomposingareporttocheckanemailyouforceyourbraintostopandregroup.Itislikepressingthepausebuttonduringamoviemeaningthefilmtakeslongertowatch.AndaccordingtoDr.Nasstheproblemsextendbeyondthebrain.Youngpeoplewhofrequentlymultitaskarenotassociallyandemotionallyhealthyasthosewhodon’t.Theyjustfeelmoreemotionallysatisfiedandthefeelingissogoodandtheyareboundtodesireitagain.ToddOppenheimerawritersaidWe’vebecomeaveryshort-termsocietyanddon’trewardpeoplefortakingalotoftimeonsomething.Hefearswemayenduplosingthenextgenerationofgreatthinkers.It’sreallyunfortunatebecausethelong-termchallengesofourworld---environmentalissuesfinancialissues---requirepeopletothinkwiselyaboutthelong-termconsequencesofwhattheydo.Andit’snocoincidencethatthekindofpeoplewhodothinklong-termdon’tmultitask.24.AccordingtoDr.Nassmultitasking________.A.contributestomemorizingvariousthingsB.mayresultinlosingthenextgenerationofgreatthinkersC.canbeperformedusingdigitaltoolsD.makestheperformanceemotionallyaffectedonly25.Fromthepassagewecantell________.A.wemistakenlybelievethatwe’redoingbetterbyswitchingbetweentasksB.multitaskingdoesharmtousineveryareaC.foreverytaskyouaddtoyourmultitaskingyoucanfinishyourgoalmorequicklyD.thelossthatwegetwithmultitaskingisharmless26.Whichofthefollowingisamultitaskingaddict?A.YouwatchfromstarttofinishwithoutdistractionwhenplayingaDVD.B.Youhaveyourofficedeskcoveredwithpaperworkfromvariousunfinishedprojects.C.Youfeelthatwhenyoutrytodotoomuchatoncetheresultalwayssuffers.D.Youturnyourcellphonetosilencewhenyouareouttodinewithfriends.27.Theauthormainlywantstotellus_________.A.itismoreefficienttodothingsallinamixedwayB.ittakeslongerforustobecomeagreatthinkerC.weshouldn’tbelazyifwewanttoaccomplishmanytasksD.thelessyouswitchthebetteryoudo

Scientistshaveclaimedamilestoneinthedrivefornewenergy—developmentofthefirstpracticalartificialleafanadvancedsolarcellthatimitatestheprocesscalledphotosynthesis光合作用thatgreenplantsusetomakesunlightandwaterintoenergy.ApracticalartificialleafhasbeenadreamofscientistsfordecadessaidDanielNocerawholedtheresearchteam.Webelievewehavemadeit.Theartificialleafshowsparticularpromiseasaninexpensivesourceofelectricityforhomesofthepoorindevelopingcountries.OnecanimaginevillagesinIndiaandAfricasoonpurchasinganaffordablebasicpowersystembasedonthistechnology.Theleafisliketheshapeofapokercardbutthinner.Placedinwaterinabrightsunlightitcouldproduceenoughelectricitytosupplyahouseinadevelopingcountrywithelectricityforadaybysplittingwaterintohydrogenandoxygenwhicharestoredinafuelcelltoproduceelectricity.Theartificialleafisnotanewconcept.ThefirstartificialleafwasdevelopedmorethanadecadeagobyJohnTtlrner.Howeveritwasimpracticalforwideruseasitwascomposedofrareexpensivemetalsandwashighlyunstablewithalifespanofbarelyoneday.Nocera’snewleafovercomestheseproblems.Itismadeofinexpensivematerialsthatarewidelyavailableworksundersimpleconditionsandishighlystable.Laboratorystudiesshowedthatitcouldoperatecontinuouslyforatleast45hourswithoutadropinactivity.ThekeytothisbreakthroughisNocera’srecentdiscoveryofseveralnewpowerfulinexpensivecatalystswhichareabletoacceleratethechemicalreactionundersimpleconditions.RightnowNocera’sleafisabout10timesmoreefficientatcarryingoutphotosynthesisthananaturalleaf.Yetheisoptimisticthathecanboosttheefficiencyofthedevicemuchhigherinthefuture.21.DanielNoceradescribeshisartificialleafaspromisingin_________________.A.makinganartificialplantthatcanfeeditself.B.findinganewkindofcatalysttoproduceelectricity.C.changingthesunlightandwaterintoelectricitydirectlyD.providingelectricityforthepoorfamilyatalowcost22.Accordingtothepassagecatalystsintheartificialleaf________.A.speeduptheprocessofchemicalreactionsB.reducethelossofenergyduringitsoperationC.workasamediatostorecollectedenergyD.slowdownthecourseofchemicalreactions23.Theunderlinedworditinthefourthparagraphrefersto______.A.photosynthesisB.catalystusedbythesolarcellC.Turner’sartificialleafD.Nocera’snewleaf24.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom_________.A.asciencefictionstoryB.afairytalebookC.anadvertisementforsolarproductsD.asciencenewsreport

Babiesdon’tlearntotalkjustfromhearingsounds.Theyarelip-readerstoo.Ithappensduringthestagewhenababy’sbabbling咿呀声graduallychangesfromunclearvoicesintothatfirstmamaordada.ThebabyinordertodolikeyouhastofigureouthowtoshapetheirlipstomakethatparticularsoundtheyarehearingaccordingtodevelopmentalpsychologistDavidLewkowiczofFloridaAtlanticUniversitywholedthestudy.Apparentlyitdoesn’ttakethemtoolongtoabsorbthemovementsthatmatchbasicsounds.Bytheirfirstbirthdaysbabiesstartchangingbacktolookyouintheeyeagain.Itoffersmoreevidencethatqualityface-timewithbabiesisveryimportantforspeechdevelopmentmorethansayturningonthelatestbabyDVD.ButLewkowiczwentastepfurther.HeandhisstudentAmyHansen-Tifttestednearly180babiesgroupsofthematages46810and12months.How?TheyshowedvideosofawomanspeakinginEnglishorSpanishtobabiesofEnglishspeakers.TheyfoundthatwhenthespeakerusedEnglishthe4-month-oldsgazedmostlyintohereyes.The6-months-oldsspentequalamountsoftimelookingattheeyesandthemouth.The8-and10-month-oldsstudiedmostlythemouth.At12monthsattentionstartedchangingbacktowardthespeaker’seyes.ButwhathappenedwhenthesebabiesaccustomedtoEnglishheardSpanish?The12-month-oldsstudiedthemouthlongerjustlikeyoungerbabies.Theyneededtheextrainformationtorecognizetheunfamiliarsounds.Thatfitswithresearchintobilingualism双语thatshowsbabies’brainsadjustthemselvestodistinguishingthesoundsoftheirnativelanguageoverotherlanguagesinthefirstyearoflifE.Thecontinuedlip-readingshowsthe1-year-oldsclearlystillarefitforlearning.BabiesaresohardtostudythatthisisafairlyheroicdatasetsaysDukeUniversitycognitiveneuroscientistGregAppelbaumwhofoundtheresearchsofascinatingthathewantstoknowmorE.28.Accordingtothefirstparagraphbabies______.A.mightgetitsvoicemamabylip-readingB.learntotalkjustfromhearingthesoundsC.liketofigureouthowtoshapetheirlipsD.communicatewithparentsthroughgestures29.Whatisnecessaryindevelopingbabies’speechaccordingtoLewkowicz?A.PlayingbabyDVDnearby.B.TeachingbabiestoreadEnglish.C.SpeakingwithbabiesfacetofacE.D.Speakingdifferentlanguagesinfrontofbabies.30.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightchangeofbabies’eyegazeaccordingtothetext?Eyegaze4812MonthA.Eyegaze4812MonthC.Eyegaze4812MonthB.Eyegaze4812MonthD.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.BabiesHaveDifferentMethodstoTalkB.BabiesTryLip-readinginLearningtoTalkC.BabiesAreSuitabletoLearnTwoLanguagesD.BabiesCanEasilyAcceptForeignLanguage

Goinggreenseemstobefad时尚foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthatisgoodorbadwecan’treallysaybutforthetowofusgoinggreenisnotafadbutalifestylE.OnApril222011wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthingsanditalsomeantchallengingourselvestogogreenbeyondeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduceourenergywehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswasnoeasytask.WiththeideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayforayearOurGreenYearstarteD.MylifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheirlivesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedonetohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebithelps.OverthecourseofOurGreenYearwecompletelychangedourlifestylE.Wenowshopatorganic有机的stores.WeconsumelessmeatchoosinggreenfooD.Wehavegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon’tneeD.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhatweownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuicewithnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutterenjoyingthesmellofhome-madefreshbreaD.InourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmightbepunisheD.OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechancetohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohavethepowertochangethingsandhelpourplanet.55.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GoingGreen.B.ProtectingthePlanet.C.KeepingOpen-MindedD.CelebratingOurGreenYear.56.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause_________.A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfadB.theydidn’tknowhowtoeducateotherpeopleC.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergyD.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks57.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?A.Theytriedtogetoutoftheirungreenhabits.B.Theyignoreothers’ungreenbehavior.C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.D.Theysoldtheirhome-madefooD.58.Whatcanweinferformthelastparagraph?A.ThegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenpeoplE.B.ThecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuturE.C.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple’sgreenideas.D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.

WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.It’sthecenterofnationalgovernment.It’sabusyworkingcitywithalargepopulation.ButwhatismoreWashingtonisalsoacityofhistoryandculturE.Washingtonwascreatedin1790whenCongressthehighestlaw-makingbodyoftheU.S.A.decidedtoplacethenation’snewcapitalintheeastofthecountry.ItwasbuilthalfwaybetweenthenorthernandsouthernstatesofAmericA.AndofcourseitwasnamedafterGeorgeWashingtonthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TherearemanytouristsightsinWashington.PerhapsthemostimportanttouristsightistheCapitalBuilding.ThishouseistheCongress.Anotherworld-famousbuildinginWashingtonistheWhiteHousE.ThisisthehomeandofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.MostvisitorsarehoweversurprisedbyhowsmalltheWhiteHouseactuallyis.Washingtonisalsoagreatculturecity.TheLibraryofCongresscontainsoneofthelargestlibrarycollectionsintheworlD.TheSmithsonianMuseumholdsthenation’slargestcollectionofculturalmaterials.AndtheJohnF.CentreisafamouscentreofartandculturE.Ithasmanygreatmusicalandtheatreperformancesthroughouttheyear.72.Thewritermainlytalksabout______.A.WashingtonB.thehistoryofWashingtonC.buildingsandsightsinWashingtonD.thehistoryandcultureofWashington73.FromthepassageweknowthatWashingtonissituatedin________.A.theeastoftheU.S.A.B.thecentreoftheU.S.A.C.thecenterofthemiddlepointfromnorthtosoutheastofthecountryD.theeastandhalfwayfromthenorth74.ThewhiteHousesurprisesthepeoplemostfor______.A.itswhitecolourB.itssizeC.itasthehomeandofficeofthepresidentD.itshistory75.ThewriterintroducesWashingtonintheorderof_____.A.populationhistoryandcultureB.historyandcultureC.generalintroductionhistorysightsandcultureD.generalintroductionhistorysightsbuildingsandculture

FilmLoversEarnestlyNeeded!TheStarburstFilmFestivalisa15-dayeventheldeveryyearduringthesecondweekorFebruaryThisyearweareholdingitfromFebruary14-282015.Thisfestivalisrunentirelybyvolunteers.WeurgeyoutoshareyourtimeandtalentforthiseventbyjoiningmanyofLouisiana'sfilm-lovingpeoplePre-festivalactivitiesFromJanuary3to17weneedvolunteersforthefollowingcommittees:researchofrelevantfilms.filmselectionandclassificationandsourcingoffilmmaterialfromJanuary18to30.weneedvolunteerstopreviewthepreselectedfilms.orgamzethesequenceoffilmshowings.planadvertisingandpublicityforthefilmfestival.anddotheactualexecutionoffestivaladvertisingandpublicity.FestivalproperDuringthefestivalproperweneedvolunteersforthesecommittees;registrationwelcomingofguestsandfestivalattendees.andday-by-daycoordinationofthefilmfestivalactivitiesPost-festivalactivitiesAfterthefestival.weneedvolunteersforthesecommittees;returnoffilmstotheirownersandpreparationofthefestival'sincome-and-lossstatement.VolunteerregistrationVolunteersarerequestedtoregisterwiththeStarburstFilmFestival.Tel.800-365-2800nolaterthanJanuary220151.Whenisthefirstdayofthefilmfestival?A.January2.B.January3.C.February14.D.February28.2.Whatisthepurposeoftheannouncement?A.Toinvitevolunteers.B.Togetfilmexhibitors.C.Topublicizeanevent.D.Tointroduceafilmfestival.3.HowmanycommitteescanonechoosetojoinfromJanuary3to17?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.4.IfyouaregoodatcalculatingyouaresupposedtoworkA.FromJanuary3t017B.FromJanuary18t030C.ForfestivalproperD.Forpost-festivalactivities

ValenciaisintheeastpartofSpain.Ithasaportontheseatwomilesawayonthecoast.ItisthecapitalofaprovincethatisalsonamedValenciA.Thecityisamarketcentreforwhatisproducedbythelandaroundthecity.Mostofthecity’smoneyismadefromfarming.Itisalsoabusybusinesscitywithshipsrailwaysclothesandmachinefactories.Valenciahasanoldpartwithwhitebuildingscoloredroofsandnarrowstreets.Themodernparthaslongwidestreetsandnewbuildings.Valenciaiswellknownforitsparksandgardens.Ithasmanyoldchurchesandmuseums.Theuniversityinthecentreofthecitywasbuiltinthe13thcentury.ThecityofValenciahasbeenknownsincethe2ndcentury.Inthe8thcenturyitwasthecapitalofSpain.ThereisalsoanimportantcityinVenezuela委内瑞拉namedValenciA.29.FromthetexthowmanyplaceshavethenameValencia?A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four30.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenthetwopartsofValencia?A.ThecolorofthebuildingB.ThelengthofthestreetsC.TheageofthebuildingsD.Thecoloroftheroofs31.WhenwasValenciathemostimportantcityinSpain?A.2ndcenturyB.8thcenturyC.13thcenturyD.20thecentury32.Themainincome收入ofthecityofValenciaisfromits______.A.marketsB.businessC.factoriesD.farming

AcoupleofyearsagobeforeatriptoChinaNicoleDavisandherUSwomen'svolleyballteammateswerewarnedabouttheprominence显著突出ofcoachJennyLangPinginhernativecountry.IwaspushedoverbyChinesejournalistswhileIwasjusttryingtoputmyluggageonthebussaidDavis.KnownastheIronHammerforherpunishingspikes扣球LangmadeitpossibleforChinatodominateinthesportintheearly1980s.ShewasakeyplayeronChina's1984Olympicgoldmedalwinningteam.WhentheUSteamarrivedfortheOlympicsLang48whoisfromBeijinghadtotakeadifferentroutetoavoidacrowdofreportersandfans.ThencamethegreatestmomenttoLangWhiletheUSteamwasplayinginapackedgymatleast8000ChinesefansunfurledanAmericanflag.ThatreallysaysitallDavissaidTheylookatherasanicon偶像.I'msureit'shardforthemtoseehercoachinganothercountrybuttheylovehersodearlythathersuccessistheirsuccess.TheloyaltyoftheChinesefanswastestedonFridaywhenChinalostamatchtotheUS.It'sapitythatChinalostthematchbutI'mstillgladthatLangPing'steamwonsincesheistheprideofChina'svolleyballsaidLiuChengliaspectator.WealsocheeredforLang'svictory.Langsaidshejusttriedtostayprofessionalwhenthetwoteamsmeet.Itdoesn'tmatterifweplayChinaoranyother_team.It'sthesamE.LangsaiD.DavissaidsheandherteammatescouldnothaveimaginedthepassionforvolleyballamongChinesebecausethesportwaslackofpopularityintheUS.ThereceptionfromChinesefanshastouchedtheUSplayerssaidUSvolleyballplayerLindseyBerg.It'ssuchanhonortobehereandplayforourcoachhereinChinashesaiD.TheamountofsupportthattheChinesegivetoherandushasbeentremendous.ThewholeeventhasbeenunbelievablE.47.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Stayingprofessional.B.CheeringfortheIronHammer.C.AmatchbetweenChinaandtheUS.D.LangPing'scareerasacoach.48.LangPingavoidedmeetingthereportersandfansprobablybecauseshe________.A.wasafraidtobequestionedaboutherstrategyB.didn'twanttobepaidmuchattentiontoC.dislikedtobewithherfansD.didn'twanttodisturbpublicorder49.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunfurledexactlymean?A.Destroyedcompletely.B.Toreintopieces.C.SpreadouttothewinD.D.Rolledup.50.WhatdoesLangPingmeanbysayingItdoesn'tmatterifweplayChinaoranyotherteamA.AmericanVolleyballTeamwillbeatanyteam.B.ChineseVolleyballTeamisthesameasotherteams.C.Shejusttriedtostayprofessional.D.TheresultsofeachmatchwillbesamE.51.WhatimpressedtheUSteamplayersmost?A.ThetoleranceofChinesepeoplE.B.ThepopularityofvolleyballinChinA.C.LangPing'scoachingskills.D.TheloyaltyforvolleyballoftheChinesE.

EarlierthismonthbloggerLisaHendersonannouncedthatsheandherhusbandJohnhaddecidednottohaveChristmas.ThefamilywholivesinUtahwillstillputupdecorationsbutpresentsfromSantaareano-gothisyear.JohnandIfeellikewearefightingaveryharduphillbattlewithourkidswhenitcomestotheirrightsHendersonwroteonherblog.ItisoneofthebiggeststrugglesasaparentthesedaysinmiddleclassAmericA.Ourkidshavebeenactingsoungratefullately....JohnsaidWeshouldn’tjustcelebrateChristmas.Andsothat’swhatwediD.InsteadtheHendersonsareputtingthemoneytheywouldhavespentongiftstowardserviceprojectsinordertoteachtheirthreesonsthepleasureofgiving.ThechildrenwillstillreceivegiftsfromgrandparentsandotherfamilymembersbutthisyearshesaidtheirletterstoSantawillbeaskinghimtofindsomeonewhoneedspresentsmorethantheydo.InaninterviewwithABCNews11-year-oldCalebHendersonadmittedthatheandhisbrothershadbeenbehavingbadly.Wewouldhiteachotherwewerefighting.CryingheadmittedandLisasaidthatwhenshebrokethenewstohersonstheycriedprettyhard.ButsofarHendersontoldFoxNewslastweekthefamilyishavingasuddenturningthisintoadifferentkindofgift.TheyhavealreadyheldaclothingdriveandsentboxesofclothesandcandytoavillageinthePhilippinesthatwashithardlastyearbyTyphoonHaiyan.Thechildrenwereexcitedandkeptwantingtogivemoreandmoreshereportedonherblog.ManyreadersrespondedpositivelytoHenderson'spostsomesharingtheirownstoriesoflimitingChristmasinordertoteachtheirchildrentobecharitable仁慈的orgrateful.Asparentsyou'regivingyourkidssomethingsomuchmorespecialthanabunchofgiftsonChristmasonewrotE.ButHendersonreceivednegativefollow-upsaswellonherblog.Respondingtocriticssheupdatedherblogwithastatementthatreadsinpart:Ijustwantedtoexplainacoupleofthings.Firstmykidsareinnowayhurtingforthings...Theyhavereactedbymakinggiftsforeachotherandpackingthemintoeachother'sstockingsstealthily.Theyarelearningexactlywhatwewantedthemtolearnbecausetheyarenotmovingaroundfeelingsorryforthemselves.Theyarethinkingofothers.ThesecondthingIwantedtoexplainiswhyIwrotethispost.SomepeopleseemtothinkIwrotethisforattention.Ummmtheattentionyougetfrompostslikethisisnotgoodandactuallyextremelydifficulttodealwith....ThereasonIwrotethispostisIwanttoempowerparentstofeellikeit’sokaytotakeastanD....Iwantedtosharewhatwearedoingsoanyparentsthatfeeltheyarestrugglingwiththesameissuesintheirhomecanseewhatothersaredoingandgetideasfortheirfamily.Myintentionistohelpsupportotherparentsandtoraiseamazingkids.66.TheHendersonsdecidednottospendChristmasbecause_______.A.theirkidscouldreceivepresentsfromtheirotherfamilymembersB.thestrugglingcoupletriedtosavesomemoneytobuykidsgiftsC.theywantedtomaketheirkidsunderstandthepleasureofgivingD.thewholefamilywouldgotothedisasterareasinthePhilippines67.AfterjoiningtheirparentsindoingvolunteerservicestheHendersons’kidsbecame_______.A.selfishandstubbornB.determinedanddevotedC.hopefulandhonestD.gratefulandgenerous68.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4canbereplacedby_______.A.allthekidsletoutanexcitedcrywhenSantasentthemChristmaspresentsB.whenLisatoldthekidstheydidn’tspendChristmastheyfeltextremelysadC.themomentLisasaidthePhilippineswashitbytyphoontheyburstintotearsD.whentheirgrandparentsdidn'tsendthemgiftsthekidscouldn'thelpcrying.69.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat_______.A.thewriterwantstosharehisexperiencesofraisingamazingkidsB.educatingkidsneedsregularcommunicationandgreatpatienceC.thewriterstronglycalledonpeopletocarefortheunfortunateD.parentsshouldpraisechildrenfortheirkindnesstootherpeople70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.WhyTheseParentsDecidedNotToCelebrateChristmas.B.HowAmericansSpendA.TraditionalChristmasNowadays.C.A.HardBattlebetweenKidsAndParentsAtChristmas.D.WhatAmericanPeopleDoToHaveA.NiceChristmas.

ThefinancialcrisisisremindingAmericansofalessontheyfirstlearnedinchildhood:ShareandsharealikE.Theyaresharingorswappingtoolsandbookscarsandhandbagstimeandtalent.Thereneweddesiretoshareshowsupinavarietyofexamples:A.car-sharingservicehashada70percentmembershipincreasesincethecrisisoccurreD.Somecompaniesencouragedhisemployeestotakevanpooling.GovernmentsareputtingbikesonthestreetforpublicusE.How-to-swapWebsitesareincreasingquickly.TheeconomyreflectsthewayAmericanshavecutbackespeciallyondailyitems:Departmentstoresalesdropped1.3percentinJunE.Peoplearenotbuyingcarsandasaresultautosalesdropped27.7percentlastmonth.Theyarenotpayingotherstodowhattheycandothemselves—HomeDepotreportsincreasedattendanceatin-storedo-it-yourselfclinics.AndalthoughpaintsalesaredowningeneralaccordingtoSherwin-Williamsindividualconsumersarestillbuying.WhenTomBurdettneededtocutsometilesathishomeoutsideAnnapolisherefusedtobuyexpensivetools.Soheaskedhisneighborsandfriendsforhelp.SureenoughsomeonehadjustwhatheneedeD.AndwhenthatfriendneededhelpfixingasatellitedishBurdettvolunteeredtohelp.Thesharingmind-setisnotnewtotheAmericanculturebutmanyAmericansgiveitupwhenthenationchangedfromanagriculturalsocietytoanindustrialonesaidRosemaryHornakapsychologyprofessoratMeredithCollegeinRaleighN.C.TheymovedfartherfromtheirfamiliesanddidnothavetimetoconnectwithnewneighborsbecausetheyworkedsomuchshesaiD.Neighborhoodconversationstellmoreofthestoryasthemovementgrowsorganically持续地incommunitiesacrosstheWashingtonregionandthenation.OnonestreetinArlingtonforexampleneighborsarecollectingtheirseparatemoneyformulch覆盖料anddividingitamongthemselves.28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.IntroducinganewwayoflifE.B.Sharinginthefinancialcrisis.C.HowtoreducethelivingexpensE.D.Howtohandlethefinancialcrisis.29.Whydopeopleinmoderntimesgiveupthesharingmind-set?A.Becausetheydon’tneeditatall.B.Becausetheyaren’tinterestedinit.C.Becausetheyarebusywithwork.D.BecausetheyhatebeingdisturbeD.30.TheunderlinedphrasecutbackinParA.3probablymeans________.A.sharedB.helpedC.abandonedD.reduced31.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________________________.A.moreandmoreAmericanssolveproblemsintheirdailylifebyhelpingeachother.B.ifthepricesofservicegoesdownindividualconsumerswon’tdosomethingthemselves.C.thesharing-mindsetisastrangetomanyAmericans.D.whenthecrisisendsAmericanswillabandonthesharing-mindset.

Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherwayyou’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyesandthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympicsbutsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallengeitistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulookthewayyouactthewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestinglyourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutus.UnfortunatelymostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbE.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangingyourself-imageandyourwholeworlD.Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatismakealistifyouneedtobutwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.Itmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Wellrollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmathfindatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan'trunamilegettothetrackandpracticE.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrendsbuyafewnewclothes.Butrememberjustbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’struE.Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeself-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjectiveandtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-imagE.Whenyoucanpatyourselfonthebackyou’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!56.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou______.A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourselfC.haveahighopinionofyourselfD.areunconfidentaboutyourself57.Accordingtothepassageourself-images______.A.havepositiveeffectsB.areoftenchangeableC.areprobablyuntrueD.havedifferentfunctions58.Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?A.Tochangethewayyouthink.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.C.TounderstandyourownworlD.D.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.59.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout______.A.howtoprepareforyoursuccessB.howtobuildapositiveself-imageC.howtofacechallengesinyourlifeD.howtodevelopyourgoodqualities60.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Parents.B.Educators.C.Adolescents.D.Peopleingeneral.

WhenyougotoSt.Petersburgyouwillbeattractedbysomanyattractions.Ifyou’reshortontimeorjustwanttomakesuretohitthehighlightsthesearethetopmust-seesightsinSt.Petersburg.TheHermitageMuseumTheHermitageMuseumisoneofthemostimportantsightstoseeforanyvisitortoSt.Petersburg.ThereyoucanseelotsofdifferentpaintingsofoldmastersinsidetheHermitagE.Preparetocomeface-to-facewithclassicWesternartists.TheRussianMuseumTheRussianMuseumholdsoneofthelargestcollectionsofRussianartintheworlD.ViewRussianartcreationsthroughtheagesfromByzantine-styleiconstotheSocialistRealismofStalin’stimes.KizhiIslandKizhiIslandisanopen-airmuseumofwoodenbuildingsfromtheKareliaRegionofRussiA.Theseimpressivestructuresaremadewithoutanynails钉子—thewoodfitstogetherwithjoints铆andgrooves沟槽.PeterhofPeterhofisbeautifulandfun.You’llbechargedforadmission门票butgotoPeterhofwhenthefountainsareworking—duringthedayinthesummer.Theyareshutoffinwinteraswellasintheevenings.TheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodLoveitorhateittheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodisanattractivemust-seesight.ThebeautifullookmaymakeyoureyesbrightenandthepaintingsinsidethechurchwillmakeyousayWow!TheBronzeHorsemanStatueTheBronzeHorsemanisapartofRussianCultureandasymbolofSt.Petersburg.ThisstatueofPetertheGreatsittingonhishorsecantrulyshowPetertheGreat’sinfluenceontheRussianideaofgreatness.ItwasmadefamousbyAlexanderPushkin.26.Ifyou’reinterestedinpaintingsyou’dbettergoto_____.A.theHermitageMuseumandPeterhofB.theHermitageMuseumandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodC.KizhiIslandandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodD.theRussianMuseumandKizhiIsland27.ThemanontheBronzeHorserefersto_____.A.PetertheGreatB.AlexanderPushkinC.ByzantineD.Stalin28.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.ThefountainsinPeterhofcanbeseenallyearrounD.B.ThelargestcollectionofRussianartisintheHermitageMuseum.C.ThebuildingsonKizhiIslandaremadeofwooD.D.YoucanvisitPeterhoffreeofchargE.29.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_____.A.showthewonderfulhistoryofRussiaB.introducethefamousbuildingsinRussiaC.persuadeartiststostudySt.PetersburgD.attracttouriststovisitSt.Petersburg

Travelingtoeverypartoftheworldgetseasierbuthowwelldoweknowandunderstandeachother.Here’sasimpletest.Imagineyouareplanningtoholdameetingatfouro’clock.Whattimeshouldyouexpectyouforeignbusinessfriendstoarrive?IftheyareGermansthey’llarriveontimE.IftheyareAmericansthey’llprobablybe15minutesearly.IftheyareEnglishmenthey’llbe15minuteslatandyoushouldallowuptoanhourfortheItalians.TheBritishseemedtothinksincetheEnglishlanguagewaswidelyusedintheworldpeoplewouldalwaysunderstandwhattheydo.Howevertheyfoundtheywerecompletelywrong.ForexampletheBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscussmattersandhaveadrinkduringthemeal.TheJapaneseprefernottoworkwhileeating.Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgettoknoweachotherandtheydon’tdrinkatlunchtimE.TheGermansliketotalkbusinessbeforedinner.TheFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalkafterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscussanything.66.WhatdotheGermanspreferwhentheygotoameeting?[学优高考网]A.TheyprefertobeontimE.B.Theyprefertoarriveveryearly.C.TheyprefertoarriveverylatE.D.TheyprefertoarrivealittlelatE.67.AccordingtothetextifagroupofEnglishmenAmericansandItaliansholdameetingwhowillbethelasttoarrive?A.TheEnglishmen.B.TheAmericans.C.TheItalians.D.BoththeEnglishmenandtheItalians.[学优高考网]68.WhatdotheJapaneseliketodoatlunchtime?A.Todrink.B.Togettoknoweachother.C.Totalkbusiness.D.Toeatonly.69.AccordingtothewritertheBritishliketo______.A.arriveontimeandtalkbusinessduringthemealB.arriveearliestandhatetalkingbusinessatamealC.arrive15minuteslateandtalkbusinessafterthemealD.arriveafewminuteslateanddiscussbusinessduringthemeal70.Bygivingusthetwoexamplesthewritermeanstoshowusthat______.A.differentcountrieshavedifferentculturesindifferentpartsoftheworldB.theGermansaremoreseriousandhavegoodlivinghabitsC.theItaliansarecarelesspeopleandtheyareneverontimeforeverythingD.theFrenchpeopleareverylazy.Theyprefereatinganddrinkingmore

Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheytreatuswarmlytheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresmuchtimE.ButinChinaweareusuallygenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatanairporteveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurebusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlivesC.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.9.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant10.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships

TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayistofacethemusic.WhensomeonesayswellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou.andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid—facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccometomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.44.Howmanywaysdoesthephrasetofacethemusiccomesfrom?A.1B.2C.3D.445.What’sthemeaningoftofacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.46.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.47.Theunderlinedwordhostilemeans_______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary

ThedayofmyholidayarrivedbutIwasn’tlookingforwardtoit.IhadlittlemoneyandhadonlybeenabletoaffordtostaywithmyAuntRosainSpain.SoIwasn’treallyexcitedasIknewexactlywhatitwasgoingtobelike;LotsofnoisycousinsandAuntRosabeggedmetotakeherforaridE.AfterIhadcheckedinImademywayslowlytothedeparturegatE.AsIwaswaitingtoboardtheplanIkeptthinkingaboutmyidealholidaydestination;Jamaicawithitslongsandybeachesandcrystalclearwater.AssoonastheplanetookoffIfellfastasleepandonlywoketothesoundoftheannouncement;LadiesandgentlemenpleasefastenyourseatbeltsaswewillshortlybelandinginKingston.Ifrozeinmyseat.WasIdreaming?Kingston?Jamaica?Ihadboardedthewrongplane!ImmediatelyaftertheplanelandedIexplainedthesituationtotheauthorities.ItseemstherewerealsothreeofotherpassengersheadingforSpain.Apparentlyithadbeentheairline’sfaultsincetheflightnumbersforSpainandJamaicawereexactlythesame!ThereforewithnoflighttoLondonforaweektheairlinehadnochoiceexcepttopayforourstay.SothereIwaslyingonthebeachenjoyingthemusicandmarvelousfoodofJamaica!AsforAuntRosaIsupposeshejusthadtolivewithoutme!46.WhydidthewaiterchoosetospendherholidaywithherauntinSpain?A.Shecouldhardlyaffordanybettertrip.B.HerauntbeggedhertogotherE.C.Shemissedhercousinsverymuch.D.Spainwasheridealdestination.47.Inthestorythewriterendedup_____.A.headingforSpainfromJamaicaB.flyingtoLondonimmediatelyC.enjoyingafreebeachholidayD.complainingtotheauthorities48.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TerribleAdventureB.NiceDreamC.A.Well-PlannedD.LuckyMistake

Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthyhappyandhelpthemtolivelonger.Sportschangewiththeseasons.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsportstoo.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.FootballforexamplehasspreadaroundtheworlD.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyearslikerunningorjumping.Chineseboxingforexamplehasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.PeopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetimE.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbutafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.OnelearnstofighthardbutfightfairtowinwithoutprideandtolosewithgracE.36.Accordingtothispassageweknowthat________.A.peoplebegantoplayping­pongaboutonehundredyearsagoB.about100yearsagopeopleranorjumpedwhentheyplayedC.basketballhasalongerhistorythanvolleyballD.notallthegameshavealonghistory37.Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethat________.A.basketballwasinventedinAmericaB.sportschangewiththeseasonsC.gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivitiesD.footballisplayedallovertheworld38.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.B.Peopleswimonlybecausetherearealotofriversintheircountry.C.PeoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbeforeagamE.D.SportsandgamescandevelopthefriendshipbetweenpeopleallovertheworlD.39.Alotofpeoplehavemorefreetimefromtheirworktoenjoysportsbecause________.A.theylikesportsverymuchB.theywanttolivelongerC.theywanttomakealotmorefriendsD.theydon'thavetogotoworkonSaturdayorSundayasbefore

Thetimemaysooncomewhenwesaygoodbyetomostoftheworld’slanguages.Todayhumansexpressthemselvesinover6000differentlanguages.Butthatisquicklychanging.Manyscientistssaythatoverhalfoftheselanguageswilldisappearwithinthenext50years.After100yearsthelanguagesusedintheworldwillnotbemorethan20.Why?ItisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesliveandworktogethermuchmoreoftenthanbeforE.Thisbringschanges.Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturearereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures.MostinternationaltradetakesplaceinworldlanguagessuchasEnglish.Peoplerespecttheirownculturesandtraditionsbutwhenitcomestogettingajobknowingaworldlanguageisoftennecessary.ItmaymeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Technologyworksonthechangeoflanguagesinanevenmoreamazingway.ModernmediasuchasradioandtelevisiongiveyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriesmuchknowledgeabouttheworlD.Butthisknowledgedoesn’tcomeinwordsfromthemouthsoftheirparentsortheeldersintheirneighborhooD.ItusuallycomesinthelanguageofadifferentculturE.PeopleindifferentculturesthinkitgoodforthemtoshareapopularlanguagE.Theycanquicklyshareideasandworktogether.Knowingthesamelanguagemeanseasiercommunicationandisabasisfortrust.Isthedeathofasmalllocallanguagesuchaterriblething?TheanswerismaybE.Manyculturesmayhavewordsformanyusefulthingsweknownothingabout.Iftheirlanguagesdietheirvaluablewisdommaybelostforever.Thefutureoftheworld’slanguagedependsonouractionsnow.Willweprotectendangeredlanguagesorallowthemtoquietlydisappear?TimewillhavethelastworD.57.Scientistssaythatwithin50yearsperhapstherewillbeonly_______languagesintheworlD.A.4000B.over3000C.nomorethan20D.around300058.Thepassagesaysthatifallthepeopleintheworldknewamajorworldlanguage_______.A.radioandtelevisionwouldallusethelanguageB.itwouldbeeasierforthemtosharetheirideasC.lessonsatschoolswouldbetaughtinthelanguageD.peoplewouldrespecttheirownculturemore59.Alsothepassagesaysthatifnobodyspokethelanguagesofsmallercultures_______.A.knowledgewouldcomefromthemouthsoftheeldersB.manyofthewordsforthingswedonotknowwouldbelostC.peoplewouldhavedifficultyinworkingtogetherD.therewouldbenosmallercultures60.BysayingTimewillhavethelastwordthewritermeans_______.A.letuswaitandseeB.wehavetimetodosomethingC.itistoolatetodoanythingD.itisonlyaproblemoftime

Soccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworldbuttherehaveonlybeenfewplayerswhoweretrulygreat.Howdidtheseplayersgetthatway---wasitthroughtrainingandpracticeoraregreatplayersbornnotmade?Firsttheseplayerscamefromplacesthathavehadfamousstarsinthepast---playersthatayoungboycanlookuptoandtrytoimitatE.InthehistoryofsocceronlysevencountrieshaveeverwontheWorldCup---threefromSouthAmericaandfourfromWesternEuropE.Therehasneverbeenagreatnationalteam---orareallygreatplayer---fromNorthAmericaorfromAsiA.SecondtheseplayershaveallhadyearsofpracticeinthegamE.AlfredoDiStefanowasthesonofasoccerplayeraswasPelE.Mostplayersbeginplayingthegameattheageofthreeorfour.Finallymanygreatplayerscomefromthesamekindofneighborhood---apoorcrowdedareawhereaboy’sdreamisnottobeadoctorlawyerorbusinessmanbuttobecomearichfamousathleteorentertainer艺人.ForexampleLiverpoolwhichproducedtheBeatleshadoneofthebestEnglishsoccerteamsinrecentyears.Pelepracticedinthestreetwithaballmadeofrags破布.AndGeorgeBestlearnedthetricksthatmadehimfamousbybouncingtheballoffawall对着墙壁踢球intheslums贫民窟ofBelfast.Allgreatplayershavealotincommonbutthatdoesn’texplainwhytheyaregreat.HundredsofboysplayedinthoseBrazilianstreetsbutonlyonebecamePelE.Thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalitythatsetsthemapartfromalltheothers.56.Accordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Soccerispopularallovertheworldbuttrulygreatplayersarefew.B.Millionsofpeopleallovertheworldareplayingsoccerbutonlysevencountrieshaveeverhadfamousstars.C.SoccerisplayedbymillionsofpeopleallovertheworldbutonlysevencountriesfromSouthAmericaandWesternEuropehaveeverhadgreatnationalteams.D.SoccerisoneofthemostpopulargamesallovertheworldbutitseemstheleastpopularinNorthAmericaandAsiA.57.TheworldtricksattheendofParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto______.A.experienceB.cheatingC.skillsD.training58.TheBrazilianstreetsarementionedtoshowthat______.A.famoussoccerplayersliveinslumareasB.peopleinpoorareasarebornwithsomeuniquequalityC.childreninpoorareasstartplayingfootballattheageofthreeorfourD.agreatsoccerplayermaybeborninaslumarea59.InthelastparagraphthestatementbutonlyonebecamePeleshowsthat______.A.PeleisthegreatestsoccerplayerB.thegreatestplayersarebornwithsomeuniquequalityC.Pele’sbirthplacesetshimapartfromalltheothersD.thesuccessofasoccerplayerhaseverythingtodowiththefamilybackground60.Thewritermentionsallthefactors因素thatmayaffectasoccerplayer’ssuccessexcept______.A.hisfamilybackgroundB.hisneighborhoodC.hispracticeD.hischaracter

WhileNickwasonthebusreadinghisnewspaperthemansittingnexttohimsuddenlypushedalargeenvelopeintohishands.Heretakethis!themansaidstoodupandgotoffthebusbeforeNickcouldsayaworD.NicksatthereholdingtheenvelopE.Itfeltheavy.Therewerepapersinsideormoneyperhaps.I’dbetterhanditovertothepolicehethought.TherewasapolicestationclosetohisofficE.Butashegotoffthebusamancametohim.Heseemedtobewaitingforsomething.HewantstheenvelopeNickthought.Nickbegantowalkquicklyandthemanhurriedafterhim.Nickstartedtorunandthemanbegantoruntoo.ButthenjustbeforehegottothepolicestationNickmanagedtolosethemaninthecrowds.Whenheenteredthepolicestationthemanwasnolongerinsight.InsidethepolicestationNickhandedovertheenvelopetoapolicemaninchargE.Themanopenedit.Theenvelopewasfullofmoneyfalsemoney.ClearlythemanmadeamistakethepolicemansaiD.Hethoughtyouwereoneofthegang团伙!Nickfeltlikeahero.Hecouldalreadyseehisnameinallthepapers.Hecouldimagineaninterviewontelevision.HoweverthepolicemanwentonI’mafraidImustaskyoutokeepquietaboutallthis.We’retryingtocatchsomeverycleverthievesandwedon’twantthemtoknowthatwehavesomeofthemoney.Soyoumustn’tsayawordtoanyone–notevenyourboss!21.ThemanwhosuddenlygaveNickanenvelopewasmostprobably________.A.Nick’sfriendB.athiefC.thebusdriverD.apostman22.Nickdecidedtogivetheenvelopeovertothepoliceprobablybecause________.A.thewholethingwasstrangeB.anothermanwaswaitingforitC.hedidn’twantthemoneyinsideitD.thepolicestationwasnearhisoffice23.AsNickgotoffthebusamancametohimbecause________.A.hewantedtocatchNickB.hethoughtNickwasapolicemanC.hewantedtogiveNicksomemoneyD.hethoughtNickwasoneoftheirgang24.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.NickhadanunusualexperiencE.B.Nickbecameahero.C.A.gangofthieveswerecaught.D.A.gangofthievesmadeamistakE.

RecentlytheTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?hasbecomeoneofChina’smostpopularTVshowsattractingmorethan600millionviewerseachweek.InthisprogramfivecelebrityfatherstraveledtosixcountrysidelocationsacrossChinaincludingsomevillagesinBeijingYunnanShandongHunanHeilongjiangandadesertinNingxia.Theytookcareoftheirkidswithoutthehelpofthekid’smothers.Atthesametimetheyalsotookpartindifferentkindsofactivitieswiththeirkidstogethersuchascookingfishingandsellinggoods.Whyistheshowsopopular?Itreflects折射socialreality.Inbigcitiesfathersarealwaysbusyearningmoneyandmakingachievementsintheircareer.Theydon’tsparemoretimewiththeirkids.saidXieDikuigeneraldirectoroftheshow.Asthefatherofa3-year-olddaughterXiesaidthathefoundhisownheartbeingtouchedashemadeit.Althoughthesefathersarebusytheyareabletosparetimefortheirkids.Wecandobetterthanthem.ThisalsohappensinsomeruralareasinChina.MoreandmoremenfromruralareasarenowworkinginbigcitiesleavingtheirkidsathomeundertheGrandparents’care.Ihaveasonandadaughterinmyhometown.saidXuCanyonga33-year-oldmanworkinginShantouGuangdongProvince.Theycometolivewithmeonlyduringsummerandwintervacations.Imissthemverymuch.IwanttohavethemlivewithusinShantoubutthecostoflivinghereistoohigh.saidXu.31.Fivecelebrityfathershaveevertraveledto_______withtheirkids.A.BeijingHunanandHeilongjiangB.HunanHeilongjiangandTibetC.YunnanNingxiaandHongKongD.YunnanShandongandGansu32.TheTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?ispopularmainlybecause_______.A.thefivefathersareallfamousstarsB.therearemanybeautifulsightsinitC.XieDikuiisapopulardirectorinChinaD.itreflectstheproblemsaboutfamilyeducation33.TheunderlinedwordThisinParagraph4refersto_________.A.theTVshowWhereAreWeGoingDad?B.thefactthatfathershavelesstimewiththeirkidsC.thetripoffivecelebrityfatherswiththeirkidsD.therelationshipbetweenXieDikuiandhisdaughter34.XuCanyongcan’tlivewithhistwokidsinShantoubecause________.A.hecan’taffordtolivetheretogetherB.hehasnotimetolookafterhiskidsC.ShantouistoofarfromhishometownD.hiskidsareusedtolivingwiththeirgrandparents35.Fromthispassagewemayinfer________.A.fatherswillraisethekidsinsteadofmothersB.thefivecelebrityfatherswillgiveuptheirownjobsC.insomeruralareasmoreandmorekidslivewiththeirgrandparentsD.Mr.Xuoftengoesbacktohishometownduringsummerandwintervacations

ResearchersatStanforduniversityhavedevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospacE.Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels板Howeverinsteadofturningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdothematerialturnsheatintoradiation.ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversity.Hesaysthatthepan-elshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesanD.Thepanelsactlikeamirror.Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun.Andhesaysboththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspacE.It'sastructure构造thatcoolsitselfwithoutelectricityinputevenunderthesun.Sowhatitdoesisbasicallyradiateheattoouterspaceandalsoreflectthesunlightsoitdoesn'tgetheatedupbythesun.Mr.FansaysitislikehavingawindowintospacE.Theheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutwarmingtheair.Hesaysbuildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels.InareaswhereelectricityisnotaccessiblethereisasignificantpotentialbenefitforstoringmedicineorevenfooD.Inmanyofthesesituationsbeingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.Theresearcherssaythemainproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehigh-techpanels.Theysayitmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspray喷涂thatcouldbeusedonexist-ingsolidstructures.Theybelievethecoolingspraytechnologycouldbedevelopedinthenextthreetofiveyears.Theysayasmuchas15percentoftheenergyusedintheUnitedStatesisspentprovi-dingpowertoairconditioningsystems.68.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus.A.A.newmaterialiscreatedtocoolthebuildingsB.LivingonhotdaysisnolongerabigproblemnowC.ResearchersaredevelopingnewsolarpanelsonroofsD.Thenewmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayers69.Howdoesthepanelwork?A.Itabsorbstheheatandcoolsitdown.B.Itusesamirrortoreflectthesunlight.C.Ithasawindowtoletouttheheat.D.ItsendsheatawayrightintospacE.70.Thenewmaterialisespeciallyusefulinareasthat.A.sufferhightemperatureB.areshortofpowerC.haveplentyoffoodD.havepoorairconditioning71.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplemayhaveproblemsinusingthenewmaterial.B.Somepeoplegotbenefitsfromproducingthepanels.C.Theapplianceofthenewpanelisstillunderresearch.D.Thenewpanelsmaysave15percentoftheenergy.

LiMingyangonlyjoinedAlibaba’sinvestmentplatformonemonthagobuthehasalreadytransferred转移almostallthecashinhisbankaccount–nearlyRmb200000$32000–totheonlinefunD.Heisfarfromalone.Morethan30millionpeopleinChinahavesigneduptoYu’EBaoorLeftoverTreasureonlysixmonthssinceitslaunch.InitiallyastheChinesee-commercegroupasaplatformforitsuserstomanageextrafundsintheironlinepaymentaccountsYu’EBaoisbecomingsomethingfarmorepowerful:astraight-upsubstitutefortraditionalbankdeposits存款.There’snopointinkeepingmoneyinthebankanymorE.ThisisjustasreliablemoreflexibleandyoucanearnalotmorefromitMrLisays.AquickhitoftheYu’EBaoapplicationonhisphoneshowstheShanghai-basededitorhasearnedmoreinterestonhisaccountoverthepastdaythan94percentofotherlocalusers.Thisisfunalmostlikeacomputergamehesayswithalaugh.ForeveryRmb12thatcompaniesandindividualshavedepositedinChinesebankssinceJunetheyplacedroughlyRmb1intheirYu’EBaoaccountsaccordingtoFinancialTimescalculationsbasedonofficialdatA.WhileitremainstinycomparedwithtotaldepositsintheChinesebankingsystemthistransferofcashfrombankstotheAlibabaplatformisonlyspeedingup.Intheprocessitthreatenstoupend颠倒therulesofChina’sstate-protectedfinancialdepartmentbreakbanks’profitmodelandshiftingpowertosaversinawaythatwasscarcelyimaginableatthestartofthisyear.OtherChinesetechcompaniesaregettinginontheact.TencentdeveloperofthehugelypopularmessagingappWeChatissaidtobedesigningafundplatformsimilartoYu’EBao.BaiduthesearchenginecompanybeganmarketinginvestmentproductsinOctober.InternetcompanieswiththeirabilitytoinstantlyreachmillionsofconsumershavealreadystartedtochangethecompetitivedynamicinfinancesaysErnanCuiananalystwithGKDragonomicsaBeijing-basedresearchfirm.72.Inthefirstparagraphwhatdoestheunderlinedpart‘Heisfarfromalone’mean?A.liMingyanglivesfarawayfrombanks.B.FewpeoplehavetransferredtheirmoneytotheonlinefunD.C.Notsomanypeoplehavesomuchmoney.D.ManypeoplehavedonethesameasMr.Li.73.IfRmb12000isdepositedinChinesebanksthenhowmuchmoneywillflowintoYu’E.Baoaccountsaccordingtothepassage?A.Rmb10B.Rmb100C.Rmb1000D.Rmb1000074.AsYu’E.BaohasbecomesopowerfulasaplatformforitsuserswhatotherChinesee-commercegroupswilldointhefuture?A.Theythinkthere’snopointinkeepingmoneyinthebankanymorE.B.TheywilltransferalltheirmoneytotheonlinefunD.C.Theywillmaketheircompaniesmorestate-protecteD.D.TheywillalsodesignonlineplatformsandthrowthemselvesintosuchdynamicfinancE.75.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsthee-commercegroupasaplatformforitsuserstomanagepaymentaccounts?A.objectiveB.notsopromisingC.negativeD.troublesome

ThekindlyChineseFortuneGrandpawearingHanChineseclothingandholdingafortunebagdebuted亮相attheImperialAncestralShrineinBeijingonthedayafterChristmas.ThefinalimageoftheChinesegift-giverwasselectedthroughaglobaldesigncompetitionagainstSantaClausaccordingtoareportbyGuangmingDaily.ManyChinesecitieshavebeenfilledwithChristmasneonlightsChristmassongsChristmastreesandtheimagesofSantaClausinrecentdays.AsamatteroffactforeignfestivalsarebecomingmorepopularthancertaintraditionalChinesefestivalsamongtheChinesepeopleparticularlytheyouth.CertaintraditionalfestivalshavediedoutbecausepeoplehaveforgottentheirspiritualmeaningssaidnotedwriterFengJicai.MoreandmoreChinesepeoplearebeginningtoexchangegiftsonValentine'sDayandChristmas.HowevermanyofthemknownothingaboutChineseNewYearpicturesorsugarcoatedfigurines小糖人andhaveneverheardsuonamusic.CertainfolkcustomsontheDragonBoatFestivalTombSweepingDayandothertraditionalfestivalshavegraduallydisappeared.Undersuchcircum-stanceseventheChineseFortuneGrandpaisunlikelytodefeatSantaClaus.Howeveritisnotabadthingtosomeextent.Itconstantlyremindspeopletorestorethetruefaceoftraditionalfestivals.ChinahaslistedtraditionalTombSweepingDayDragonBoatFestivalandMid-AutumnFestivalaslegalholidayswhichbringsmorepaidleavestothepublicandhelpstoawakethepublicawarenessoftraditionalfestivals.Inmodernsocietyfestivalisacarrierofcultureanditsmeaninglargelydependsontheirunderstandingsandusagesbypeople.ComparedwithforeignfestivalstraditionalChinesefestivalsarenotinferior次于inculturalmeaningsbutlackoffashionsoughtbymodernpeople.Ifpeopledonotappreciatethehistoricalculturecontainedbytraditionalfestivalsandonlytakepleasure-seekingasthemostimportantthesignificanceoftraditionalfestivalswillfadeawayandtheinheritance继承offinetraditionalculturewillbecutoff.60.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat______________________.A.traditionalfestivalsshouldco-existwithforeignfestivalsB.alltheChinesefestivalsaredisappearinginthenearfutureC.westernfestivalsareconstantlyimpactingonourfestivalsD.theChinesepeoplehavethepublicawarenessoftraditionalfestivals61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______________.A.animagedesignedbytheChinesepeoplewillbedisplayedB.theChinesegift-giverwasintendedtosymbolizetraditionalcultureC.manyforeignersknownothingaboutChinesefestivalsD.theChinesearebeginningtoexchangegiftsontheMid-AutumnFestival62.ManyChineseyouthdisliketraditionalfestivalsbecausetheythink______________.A.traditionalfestivalsareoutoffashionnowB.thehistoricalcultureismoredifficulttounderstandC.westernfestivalscontainmoreculturalmeaningsD.theinheritancewillcutofftheircontactwithwesternfestivals63.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.GoneareChineseTraditionalFestivalsB.TrueFaceofChineseTraditionalCultureC.ForeignFestivalsPopularwithChineseD.ChineseFortuneGrandpaVS.SantaClaus

It’sreallyatoughjobforautomakersdoingmarketingandsalesinChinawherecompetitionisacuteandcustomershavelittleloyalty.Theyhavetriedarangeoftricksinrecentyears.ButthereshouldbeamoralbottomlinE.UnfortunatelyaBuickdealershipusedthetragedyofatwo-month-oldinfanttoadvertiseitscarslastweekonWeibo–Microblog.AndHyundaiMotorfollowedsuit.OnMarch4anSUVwasstolenwiththeinfantleftinsidealoneinthenortheasterncityofChangchun.ThenewsspreadwidelyonWeiboafterthebaby’sfathercalledthelocalpoliceandradiostationforhelp.Thenextdayitwasrevealedthattheinfantwaschokedtodeathandburiedinsnowbythethief.Theonlinecommunityexpresseditsdeeplyfeltsympathyandcondolences.TheBuickdealershippostedaphotoofthebabyandtwoofitscarsonitsofficialWeiboaccounttoadvertiseitsGPSsystemthatcanlocatethestolencar.AfewthoughtsontheChangchunstolencarandbabyincident:whenbuyingacarit’sentirelyOKtochooseabrandwithadvancedtechnologysaidthepost.ThoughthepostwasmadebeforetragicfateoftheinfantwasknowntheactiongeneratedastormofoutrageonWeibo.Someonlinecommentatorssaiditismarketingatthecostoflivesandextremelydespicable.WorsewasthepostonHyundai’sofficialWeiboaccountthatadvertisedtheanti–theftsystemonitsnewSUVSantaFeanentrymadeafterthechildwasknowntohavedieD.Theactionalsoenragedmicrobloggers.BothpostsweresoondeleteD.TheBuickdealershipmadeanapologyonWeibotothefamilyofthevictimandthepubliC.Butscreenshotssavedbyuserscontinuedtobepostedandthenegativeimpactonbothbrandspersists.Thetwobrandsprobablydidn’texpectsuchafirestormoffuryfromtheInternetcommunitybuttheyreallymadeabigmistakesinkingbelowthemoralbottomlinE.Theycertainlyruinedtheirownbrandimages.TheChinesehavethesameproverbastheEnglishlanguage–alittleleakwillsinkagreatship.Ittakesdecadestobuildthegreatshipofarespectablebrandbutitcantakejustamomentofnegligencetomakeitfailcompletely.Forthoseincorporatemarketingtwolessonsshouldbelearned:firstbecarefulintheeraofsocialmediawhenonewrongcanbeeasilymagnifiedandhavedisastrousimpactsinjustafewclicks.Secondandmoreimportantlythinkwithyourbrainandheart.Neverbreakthemoralbondsofrespectforhumanlifeandsympathyforourfellowman.66.WhoistoblameforthetragedyofChangchuninfantaccordingtothepassage?A.Thebaby’sfatherB.BuickandHyundaidealershipC.WeiboD.Notclear67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Themissinginfantwasfoundaliveinthestolencar.B.Microblogmarketingoftragicinfantdeathfuelsfirestormofcriticism.C.Peoplecan’tseethetwopostsanymorebecausetheyweredeleteD.D.Thetwocarbrandsmentionedinthepassagespoiledtheirownreputationbysellingthestolencar.68.Whatdoestheunderlinedword–despicableinparagraph4mean?A.ImmoralB.ImportantC.DistinguishedD.Considerable69.ThereasonwhyHyundai’spostwasworsethanBuick’sisthat_________.A.Hyundaidealershipdidn’tmakeanapologyonWeiboB.BuickdealershipexpresseditsdeeplysympathyandcondolencesC.Hyundai’spostwasmadeafterpeopleknewtheinfanthaddiedD.Buick’scarwasmoreadvancedonitsGPSsystem70.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorencouragespeople_____________.A.nottosinkbelowthemoralbottomlineB.nottosympathizeourfellowmanC.tothinktwicebeforemakingdecisionD.tomagnifythemistakespeoplemake

NearlyathousandpeoplelaughheartilytogetherforhalfanhoureverymorninginaparkinShenzhen.GuangzhouDailytookacloserlookatthosehappypeople.TheyaremembersofagroupnamedLaughingClubandwhentheygettogetheralltheydoislaugh.ZhangLixinthefounderoftheclubandregardedasthe‘laughleader’toldthepaperthatlaughingdoeshimalotofgood.Hestartedafterhereadsomeadviceinabookandtriedgigglingafterquarrellingwithhiswifetorelax.AfterlaughingforafewdaysZhangfoundhimselfmoreoutgoingandrelaxed.Soonhiswifejoinedhimbringingthefamilymorelaughterandlessbickering.WhenhegottoknowakindoflaughingyogaisgoodforthehealthZhangwenttoBombaytolearnfromthelocalsanddevelopedwhathelearnedintomorethan30waysoflaughing.Thelionbellow吼istoshoutwiththefingersoutstretchedneartheears.Thereistheopenmouthlaughthebow-pullinglaughthewelcominglaughandeventhequarrellinglaughwithdifferentarmmovementsoflaughstyle.ThelaughmovementsweptoverShenzheninafewofmonthsattractingtensofthousandsofpeopletojoinandhasbeenfollowedinnearbycitiessuchasGuangzhou.Everymorningatthelakefrontandat8pmoneveryMondayWednesdayFridayatthemountainpeaksquareinLianhuaMountainParkclubmembersgathertolaughandshoutloudly.56.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat_________________________.A.GuangzhouDailyisthesourceoftheinformationB.thosehappypeoplecomefromGuangzhouDailyC.thereisaGuangzhouDailyofficenearLaughingClubD.GuangzhouDailysupportedthelaughmovement57.ThepeopleinLaughingClublaughbecausethey_____________________.A.liveahappylifeB.alwaysfeelhappyC.justcan’thelpitD.wanttorelaxthemselves58.Whichoftheunderlinedwordshasameaningsimilartolaughing?A.Giggling.B.Quarrelling.C.Outgoing.D.Bickering.59.AccordingtothepassagewhencannotyouseeclubmemberspracticinglaughinginLianhuaMountainPark?A.At8pmonSunday.B.At8pmonMonday.C.At8pmonFriday.D.At8pmonWednesday.60.What’stheideaexpressedbythelasttwoparagraphs?A.ThemembersofLaughingClubareincreasing.B.Thelaughmovementisbecomingpopular.C.Thelaughingisdoneonlyinparks.D.LaughingClubispracticinglaughinghard.

LoulananancientcityintheLopNurwasfirstdiscoveredbySwedishexplorerSvenHedinin1900.ThefindingofLoulanbroughtaboutnewandunexpectedfamefortheancienthistoryoftheCentralAsiaandthusbegantheexplorationoftheTaklamakanDesert.TheCityofLoulanisknownbothinChinaandthroughouttheworldastheMiddleKingdom’s‘Pompeii’inthedesertandoneofthecradlesofthecivilization.Itwasn’thardtoimaginehowexcitedSvenHedinmusthavebeenwhenhewasawardedtheVictoriaMedalbytheRoyalGeographyAssociation.FromthatpointforwardthemysteriouscoveringofLoulanwasgraduallyloweredandwasnomoreasilentunknownherobutbecameanimmediateworldwidesensation引起轰动的事.AdventurersfromAmericaBritainJapanandSwedenincludingHuntingtonSteinOtaniKozuiandBergmansetfoothereforseveraltimes.Inthe1930sChinesearchaeologistHuangWenbicamehereforthefirsttimeandmadeasurveyofthisareawhichwasfoundeventheninterribleconditionsduetouncontrolleddiggingwithmanywonderfulculturalhistoricrelicstakenawaytodistantforeignlands.In1979agroupoftombscalledSunTombsknownfortheiruniqueandattractiveburialformswereunearthedintheGumugouGraveyardthepublicgraveyardoftheLopNurcitizensintheBronzeAgE.Inearly1980sintheTiebanheRiverDeltaareaofthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverinLopNurafemalemummydatingbacksome3800yearswasunearthedandwasconsideredbytheJapaneseastheLoulanBeauty.ThissetoffawaveofcurrentexplorationoftheSilkRoaD.ThearchaeologicalunearthingbeingcurrentlyconductedintheXiaoheSmallRiverGraveyardisnowthefocusoftheworld’smostimportantacademicevent.TheXiaoheGraveyard175kmwestoftheCityofLoulanislocatedinthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverintheLopNur.WhentheGraveyardwasfounditissaidthatthereweresome1000coffins.Itislargeinscalewithsanddunes沙丘ashighaseightmetresonwhichabout140woodenstakes树桩invariousshapeswerecloselyarrangeD.TheseburialcustomsaretosaytheleastunusualwiththeunearthedrelicsdatedbacktoChina’smostancientdays.56.WhichoffollowingstatementsshowsthecorrectpositionoftheCityofLoulan?A.ItliesintheTiebanheRiverDeltaB.ItliesinthelowerreachesofthePeafowlRiverC.ItliessouthoftheGumugouGraveyarD.D.Itlies175kmeastoftheXiaoheGraveyarD.57.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheword‘Pompeii’?A.A.cityasworldfamousastheMiddleKingdom’sPompeii.B.A.buriedcityinthedesertwithgreathistoricalvaluE.C.A.buriedcitytobeunearthedliketheItaliancityPompeii.D.A.cityvisitedbymanyarchaeologistsallovertheworldlikePompeii.58.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat_____________.A.itwasaChinesearchaeologistthatfirstdiscoveredtheCityofLoulanB.itisofthegreatestimportanceandvaluetobeunearthingtheXiaoheGraveyardC.foreignadventurersdidmuchdamagetotheexplorationandrelicsoftheCityofLoulanD.oneafteranotherimportantdiscoveryaboutLoulanwasmadecausingworldwidesensation

Haveyoueverhadthedesiretowandertheworldandseewhatwasoutthere?Whilesomepeopleprefertostayinthecomfortoftheirownhomeothershavebeenbittenbythetravelbugandcan’twaittoexploretheworlD.Exotic异国的placescalltothem.Cometovisitusandwewillshowyoumymysteriestheysay.EveryyearmillionsofpeoplepacktheirsuitcasesorputonbackpacksandflocktovisitthesevencontinentsoftheworlD.TheywanderthroughthecastlesandmuseumsofEuropeandthecitiesandnaturalwondersofNorthandSouthAmericA.SomevisitthevastexoticculturesofAsiaAfricaandtheMiddleEast.ThegreatoutbackofAustraliaisawonderlandforthosewhogotherE.Andafewluckypeopleevenrealizetheirdreamstovisitthemostmysteriouscontinentontheearth–AntarcticA.Whydopeoplewanttoexploretheworld?Itgivesthemabetterunderstandingabouttheearthandthepeoplelivingonit.ItopenstheirmindsitgivesthemafeelingofaccomplishmentanditmakesthemfeelalivE.SosavesomemoneygetyourpassportreadyandseetheworlD.Itwillchangeyourlifeforever.56.Ifapersonisbittenbyatravelbughe________.A.preferstostayathomeB.feelsalotofpainC.hatesexoticplacesD.iseagertoseetheworld57.Thewritersuggeststravelersgoto________toexperiencethemostdifferentcultures.A.EuropeB.AmericaC.AsiaD.Antarctica58.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatbyexploringtheworldyoucangetthebenefitsexcept________.A.controllingyourlifeforeverB.understandingtheearthandthepeopleC.OpeningyourmindsD.havingasenseofachievement59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.InterestingplacesB.AdvantagesoftravelingC.CulturedifferencesD.Attitudestowardstraveling

Facebookisnowusedby30millionpeopleintheUKabouthalfthepopulation.JoannaShieldsvicepresidentofFacebookEuropemadetheannouncementthismorningatamediaconferenceinLondon.Shesaid:Wecanannouncetodaythatwehavereached30millionintheUKwhichwearereallyexcitedabout.GloballyFacebookhasmorethan500millionregisteredusersamilestoneithitlastsummer.LastJulyitalsorevealedthatithad26millionregisteredUKusers.InthelasteightmonthsithasattractedfourmillionextraUKusersbringingtheUKtotalto30millionwhileinJanuary2009Facebookhadonly150millionregisteredusers.LastyearZuckerbergFacebook'sfoundersaiditwasalmostaguaranteethatthesitewouldhitonebillionusers.Heexplained:Ifwesucceedininnovatingthereisagoodchanceofbringingthistoabillionpeople...itwillbeinterestingtoseehowitcomestrue.Onethirdofwomenaged18to34checkFacebookwhentheyfirstwakeupbeforeevengoingtothetoiletaccordingtoresearch.Twenty-onepercentofwomenagedbetween18to34checkFacebookinthemiddleofthenightwhile42percentofthesamegroupthinkitisfinetopostdrunkenphotosofthemselvesontothesocialnetworkastudybyOxygenMediafound.ShieldswasspeakingthismorningattheFinancialTimesDigitalMediaandBroadcastingConferenceaboutthepowerFacebook'sreferralscanbringtomediasitessuchasnewspapersandTVservices.SheexplainedthattheaverageFacebookuserhas130friendswhotheysharelinkstomediasiteswithonaregularbasis.MediacompanieswhichtakeadvantageofthatarereallyseeingthebenefitsShieldssaid.ShieldsrefusedtosaywhetherFacebookwoulddevelopitsownmobilephoneoperatingsystemandalsosaiditwassillythatGooglehadrecentlydisabledthefeature特点whichallowedGoogleuserstosynctheircontactswithFacebookfriends.32.WhatisJoannaShieldscontentwith?A.theannouncementB.mediaconferenceC.fastgrowingregisteredusersD.thebenefitsofFacebook33.ZuckerbergFacebook'sfoundertakeamoreviewaboutthefutureofFacebook.A.negativeB.optimisticC.coldD.pessimistic34.WhatkindofpeoplearemoreinterestedinFacebookaccordingtothepassage?A.teenagersB.middle-agedpeopleC.oldpeopleD.youngpeople35.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.FacebookwoulddevelopitsownmobilephoneoperatingsystemB.Googledidn'tallowitsuserstosynctheircontactswithFacebookfriendsC.ShieldsrefusedtoadmitthepowerFacebook'sreferralscouldbringD.Googlewasalwayssilly

CreepyUnsolvedMurdersThatHappenedonHalloweenHalloweenistheonenightoftheyearwherebeingscaredissupposedtobegoodfun.Howeveramidalltheharmlessactivitiesliketrick-or-treatingsometimesgenuinelyfrighteninganddisturbingthingscanhappen.October31hasbeenthedateofsomehorrificmurdersandunexplaineddisappearanceswhicharefarmoreterrifyingthananyghostsgoblinsorwitches.BecausetheyhappenedtotakeplaceonHalloweenthefollowingmysterieshaveanextraauraofcreepinesstothemandtheyremainunsolvedtothisday.1HyunJongwasa21-year-oldSouthKoreanstudentattendingPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.In2001afterleavingtheHalloweenpartyinaclubshewasdroppedoffatherapartmentbyherfriendsat4:00AM.Thiswasthelastanyoneeversawofher.A.searchwasconductedofherapartment.Therewasnosignofanystrugglebutmanyofherbelongingswerethereindicatingthatshehadgoneinsideafterbeingdroppedoff.Butwhathappenedtoherafterward?AlthoughsomeevidenceindicatedherdeathherbodyhasneverbeenfounD.2OnHalloweennightin1977theparentsof19-month-oldNimaLouiseCarterplacedtheirchildinsidehercriB.ThenextmorningNima’sparentswereshockedtodiscoverthatshewasmissing.Sincethewindowswerelockedit’stheorizedthatsomeonemusthavebeenhidingintheclosetandtookthechildoutofthehousewhileherparentswereasleep.Thepolicetookitaschildabduction.A.monthlateragroupofkidswereplayinginanabandonedhousefourblocksaway.Whentheyopenedupthehouse’srefrigeratortheyreceivedahorrifyingshockwhenthebodyofaninfantcametumblingout.ThechildwasidentifiedasNimaLouiseCarterwhodiedofsuffocation窒息.3ChrisJenkinswasa21-year-oldstudentwhovisitedabaronHalloweennightin2002.AfterleavingthebararoundmidnightChrisdisappearedwithoutatracE.HeremainedamissingpersonforfourmonthsuntilhisbodywasdiscoveredintheMississippiRiver.SinceChriswasstillwearinghisHalloweencostumeallindicationswerethathediedshortlyafterhedisappeareD.Sincehiscauseofdeathwasdeterminedtobedrowningauthoritiesinitially初步的believeditwasanaccidentorsuicidE.Hisparentsrefusedtobelievethisandappealedforamorecarefulinvestigation.Finallyin2006thedeathwasreclassifiedasamurdercasE.4SometimeduringtheearlymorningHalloweenhoursof1981aManhattancouplenamedRonaldSismanandElizabethPlatzmanweremurderedintheirapartment.Thecouplewasseverelybeatenbeforebeingshotintheheadexecution-styleandtheapartmentwasinacompletemess.Sismanwasrumoredtobeinvolvedindrugssoauthoritiesinitiallybelievedthattobethemotiveforthekillings.Howeverthecasetookaturnwhenaprisonerclaimedthatoneofhisfellowinmates狱友hadsomehowpredictedthecrimeweeksbeforeitactuallyhappeneD.Thepolicethenquestionedtheinmateyetnoinsightfulinformationwasbroughtout.63.Whosebodywasfoundinsideafridge?A.ChrisJenkinsB.HyunJongC.NimaLouiseCarterD.SismanPlatzman64.Whatdoestheunderlinedthisrefertointhethirdcase?A.theauthorities’initialconclusionB.thecauseoftheirson’sdeathC.theirson’sdeathD.theinvestigation65.Ofthefourcasesatfirstthepolicehadwrongconclusionsexceptin_______A.theHyunJongcaseB.theNimaLouisCartercaseC.theChrisJenkinscaseD.thePlatzmanscase66.Whichofthefollowingfactsismentionedinthepassage?A.ChrisJenkins’parentspersuadedthepolicetodigdeeperintotheirson’sdeath.B.RonaldandElizabethwerebeatentodeathintheirapartment.C.SomeonemusthavehiddeninsideHyunJong’sapartmentandtookheraway.D.NimaLouisCarterwasfrozentodeathinafridgE.

HereissomethingaboutChristmas.EveryyearjustafterChristmastheJanuarySalesstart.Alltheshopsreducetheirpricesfortwoweeksandtheyarefullofpeoplelookingforbargains.MyhusbandandIdonotnormallygotothesalesaswedon’tlikecrowdsandareshortofmoneyaswehavetobuylotsofChristmaspresents.LastyearhoweverItookmyhusbandwithmetothesalesatthelargeshopinthecenterofLondon.Webothneededsomenewclothesandwerehopingtofindatelevisionset.WhenwegottoOxfordStreetitwassocrowdedthatwedecidedtosplitupandmeetagainattheundergroundstation.SoIleftmyhusbandandstartedlookingaroundtheshops.UnfortunatelyalltheclotheswereinverylargesizesandsowerenotsuitableformE.ButIdidbuyatelevisionataverylowpricesoIfeltquitepleasedwithmyself.WhenIarrivedatthestationmyhusbandwasnottherE.SoIsatdowninanearbycafetohaveacupofteA.IquicklyfinishedmyteawhenIsawmyhusbandandwentouttomeethim.Helookedveryhappy.ThenIsawhewascarryingalargeandheavycardboardbox.Ohdear!Ithought.Yeswehadnonewclothesbuttwotelevisions.Weshallnotgotothesalesagain.28.InJanuary________.A.lotsofpeoplegoshoppingforsomethingcheaperB.peoplehavealotofmoneytospendafterChristmasC.alltheshopscloseforatwo-weekChristmasholidayD.peopledon’thaveenoughmoneytobuynewclothes

TheInternethasbecomepartofteenagelifE.There’sareporton3375studentsinsevenChinesecities.Itsaysthat38%ofthembelievetheyusetheInternetoften.WhilemostofthemgetusefulinformationandusetheInternettohelpintheirstudiessomearenotusingitinagoodway.Manyareplayingonlinegamestoomuch.A.fewevenvisitwebsitestheyshouldnotlookat.BadthingscanhappenifyoungpeoplespendtoomuchtimeontheInternet.InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetinagoodwayatextbookhasbeenusedinsomeShanghaimiddleschoolsthisterm.ItusesrealexamplestoteachstudentsallaboutgoodwaysofusingtheInternet.Itgivesusefuladvicesuchasit’sgoodtoreadnewsorfindhelpfulinformationtostudy.Somestudentsalsomakeonlinefriends.TeachersandparentsallthinkthebookisaverygoodideA.ItwillteachstudentshowtobeagoodpersonintheonlineworlD.ItwillbeaguideforteensusingtheInternetandkeepstudentsawayfrombadsites.61.Thereportshowsthat____ofthe3375studentsareplayingonlinegamestoomuch.A.38%B.mostC.manyD.afew62.Howdoesthetextbookteachstudents?A.Withrealexamples.B.Withpictures.C.WithmusiC.D.Withtapes.63.WhichofthefollowingusefuladviceisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Readnews.B.Findinformation.C.Makefriends.D.Watchfilms.64.Whatdoteachersandparentsthinkofthetextbook?A.It’saverygoodideA.B.It’safoolishideA.C.Itkeepsstudentslookingatbadsites.D.Itcan’tteachstudentshowtobegooD.65.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.allthestudentscanusetheInternetinarightwayB.whentheteenagersusetheInternettheydon’tneedanyguidanceC.TheInternetplaysanimportantpartinteenagers’livesD.TheInternetcanalwaysbegoodforteenagers

Havingagreatcollectionofbooksathomedoesn’treallymeanthatyouareapersonwhohasapassionforliteratureandreading.Itcanbeafamilyinheritanceoritcanbejusttoimpresspeoplearoundyoubythefactthatyouareapersonofculture.Ontheotherhandtherearemanypersonswhocannotaffordtobuybooksbecausesomeofthemarequiteexpensivebutwhousuallygotolibrariesandspendhoursreadingsomethingthatintereststhemalotorjustborrowbookstohome.Frommypointofviewliteratureisveryimportantinourlife.Forexamplereadingisameansofgainingcultureandenrichingourknowledgeindifferentareas.Itcanhelpushaveagreatimaginationanditmakesthingseasierwhenitcomestomakecompositionsondifferentthemes.Itgivesyouthepossibilitytospeakaboutscienceevenifyoudon’tworkinthisdomainoryoucanexpressyouropinionaboutapoliticalaspectjustbecauseyouhavereadsomethingconnectedtothat.Secondlyliteratureoffersusthepossibilitytoentertheworldofimaginationandtoleavetherealoneforacoupleofhours.Wecometomeetkingsandqueensmanyyearsagodreamofbeingintheworldoftherichorimaginehowlifewillbeinthefuture.Sometimesweidentifyourselveswiththecharactersinthestorieswereadandtheycangiveussomecluestosolveourproblemsandhowtoreactincertaincircumstances.InconclusionIwouldliketosaythatliteratureistheperfectmeanstoenrichourculturetoexpressourselvescorrectlytohavearichvocabularytobeabletointerfereinconversationsindifferentfieldsofinterestandtoreallybeconsideredaneruditeperson.36.Peoplewhoarefondofliteraturearethosethat________.A.havemuchinterestinreadingB.keepmanybooksC.gotolibrarieseverydayD.buyexpensivebooksinthebookstore37.Accordingtotheauthorwecanbroadenourknowledgeby________.A.composingB.imaginingC.communicatingD.reading38.Wecanknowfromthethirdparagraphthat___________.A.wecanbringkingsandqueensbacktolifeB.itisverygoodforustostayaloneforsomehoursC.whatwereadcanbeusefulinourdailylifeD.wecanmakefriendswithpeopleinthestories39.TheunderlineworderuditeinParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.learnedB.enthusiasticC.smartD.creative40.Whatistheauthor’spurposebywritingthepassage?A.Tosharehisownreadingexperience.B.Todistinguishthetruereaders.C.Toattractpeopletoliterature.D.Tostresstheimportanceofimagination.