Here are some of the best all time science fiction movies.I believe they can accompany with you to spend your dull weekends. The Matrix In this story a computer hacker(黑客) searches for the truth behind the mysterious forcE.In the 22nd century it turns out that the world is controlled by a magic computer system called the Matrix and people live in an unreal worlD.The computer hacker and his comrades overcome much difficulty and at last find the way to take over the Matrix and save the worlD. Men in Black This sci­fi comedy is about J andK.，agents in a top secret agency，and they fight bravely with the alien to save the galaxy(银河) from a bad­tempered alien “bug” and save the Earth from being destroyeD. Harry Potter Harry has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's housE.But on his 11th birthday，he learns he's a powerful wizard with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.There，he uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths...and about the bad man who's to blamE. Andromeda Strain When a satellite crashes in New Mexico，the Air Force sends two men to reach it.To their horror，they discover that the probe(探测器) carries an alien virus that's already killed all but two of the residents of the town where it landeD.Now，scientists must stop the virus from spreading. 12 Monkeys In the year 2035，James Cole is forced to be sent back to 1996 by scientists to discover the origin of a virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population.When Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990，he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital，where he meets the son of a famous virus expert. 36.Which of the following films is about the alien virus? A.The Matrix.B.Men in Black. C.Andromeda Strain.D.12 Monkeys. 37.In which film secret agents fight with the bad creature from outer space? A.The Matrix.B.Men in Black. C.Andromeda Strain.D.12 Monkeys. 38.Harry Potter________. A.doesn't know he's a powerful wizard until he is 11 years old B.has a happy and pleasant childhood with his aunt and uncle C.hates to stay at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry D.knows how his parents died before he goes to the Hogwarts School

InhernewbookTheSmartestKidsintheWorldAmandaRipleyaninvestigativejournalisttellsthestoryofTomahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburgPennsylvaniawhodecidestospendhissenioryearinWarsawPolanD.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecadethecountryraisedstudents’testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.Polishkidshavenowoutscored超过分数AmericankidsinmathandscienceeventhoughPolandspendsonaveragelessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWarsawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteamorforthatmatterteamsofanykinD.ThatAmericanhighschoolslavishmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschoolbutofthecultureanditspriorities.ThisDecemberwhenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessmentPISAresultsareannouncedit’ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagaindisplaytheirlimitedskillsinmathandreadingoutscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeSouthKoreaBelgiumtheNetherlandsFinlandSingaporeandJapan.Meanwhiletheywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgameswhichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Wellforonethingkidslikeit.AndforanotheraccordingtoRipleyparentsseemtolikethearrangementtoo.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader—amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool—wasaskedabouttheschool’sflaws暇疵.WhenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweaknoneoftheparentstakingthetourreacteD.WhenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweaktheparentssuddenlybecameconcerneD.Really?oneofthemaskedworriedlyWhatdoyoumean?Oneoftheironies讽刺ofthesituationisthatsportsrevealwhatispossiblE.Americankids’performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It’stoobadthattheirtestscoresshowthesamething.60.TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecause_______.A.therearestrikingdifferencesbetweenthe2countriesB.PolishkidsarebetteratlearningC.sportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburgD.heintendstoimprovehisscores61.AccordingtoParagraph2weknowthat_______.A.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmericaB.littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsC.AmericanhighschoolscomplainaboutsportstimeD.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica62.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.Americanstudents’academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalotB.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents’academicperformanceC.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents’poorPISAperformanceD.lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents’averageperformance63.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto_______.A.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditionB.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelC.comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaD.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions

PeoplelivingintheUKtakequiteafewholidaysabroadandinthecountryeachyear.Choicesmadeaboutwheretogohowtogetthereandwhattodocaneitherbenefitorharmtheenvironment.WhileonholidayManyofthethingsyoucandotothegreeneronholidaywillbethesamethingsyoucandoathome—buttherearealsosomeextrathingstoolikeavoidinggiftsmadefromendangeredplantsandanimals.Herearesomesuggestions:●Makingthemostoflocallyproducedfoodanddrinkandlocalactivitiesandattractionswillsupportpeopleintheareayouarevisitingandreducetheneedforfurtherenvironmentalinfluencefromtransport.●Switchingoffanyairconditioningheatingandlightswillhelpreduceclimatechangeeffect.●Savewater—somecountriessufferfromwatershortagesandsavingwatercanhelpavoiddamagetoournaturalhabitats.EndangeredspeciesSomegiftsandfoodsavailableinsomecountriescanbemadefromendangeredplantsoranimals.Checkbeforeyoubuybutifyoudoubtavoidanimalandplantgifts.MoredetailsofthetypesofproductstoavoidanyillegaltradehotspotscanbefoundontheSouvenirAlertwebpagE.Makingapositivecontributiontotheplaceyouarevisiting.Therearewaysinwhichyourholidaycanhelpsupportlocalpeopleandtheenvironment.●Therearemanyopportunitiestovolunteerandhelpwithprojectsthatconserveandimprovenaturalhabitats.●Whenyouareawayorifyouarelookingforsomewheretovisityoucansupportprojectsorattractionswhichprotectwildlifesuchasnaturereservesandconservationprojects.25.Accordingtothepassagewecan_______tohelpreduceclimatechangeeffect.A.makegooduseofwaterB.buylocalfoodanddrinkC.saveelectricityD.goaroundonfoot26.Weshouldcheckthegiftsandfoodsbeforebuyingbecause______.A.sometimestheyareofpoorqualityB.theymaynotbetypicallocalproductsC.someofthemwilldoharmtoourhealthD.theymaybemadefromendangeredanimalsorplants27Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.itisnoteasyforpeopletotravelabroadB.noteveryonecantellanillegalsouvenirC.greenholidayshavebeenacceptedbypeopleD.volunteerworkisamustforprotectingnaturalhabitats28.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.travelenjoymentB.theharmtotheenvironmentC.protectionofendangeredanimalsD.greenerchoicesforholiday

Chinaisgoinggreen.Inordertoreduceairpollutionandoilshortagesautomobilemanufacturershaveannouncedtheirplanstodevelophybridvehicles混合燃料汽车fortheChinesemarket.Toyota'shybridcarPriuswillbereadytodriveinChinathisweek.Let'shavealookatthenewcar.Anyvehicleisahybridwhenitcombinestwoormoresourcesofpower.HybridcarsrunoffarechargeablebatteryandgasolinE.Hybridcarshavespecialengineswhicharesmallerthantraditionalgasolineengines.Theyrunat99percentoftheirpowerwhenthecariscruising匀速行驶.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerforrunninguphillsorwhenextraaccelerationisneedeD.StepintoaPriusandturnontheenginE.Thefirstthingyounoticeishowmuchquieteritisthanatraditionalcar.Atthispointthecar'sgasolineengineisdormant休眠.Theelectricmotorwillprovidepoweruntilthecarreachesabout24km/h.Ifyoustayatalowspeedyouareeffectivelydrivinganelectriccarwithnogasolinebeingusedandnowastegasgivesoff.Theonboard车载的computermakesthedecisionaboutwhentouseagasenginewhentogoelectricandwhentouseacombinationofthetwo.Ifyougoover24km/hwhenyousteponthegaspedal油门youareactuallytellingthecomputerhowfastyouwanttogo.Theelectronicmotorrechargesautomaticallyusingasetofbatteries.Whendrivingathighspeedthegasolineenginenotonlypowersthecarbutalsochargesthebatteries.Anytimeyouusethebraketheelectricmotorinthewheelswillworklikeageneratorandproduceelectricitytorechargethebatteries.Asaconsequencethecar'sbatterieswilllastforaround200000miles.35.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto________.A.teachpeoplehowtodriveahybridcarB.introduceanewkindofgreencarC.showhowtosavetheirgasolinewhendrivingacarD.announceplanstodevelophybridvehiclesforChina36.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?A.Thehybridcarsreduceairpollutionandoilshortages.B.Thecar'sgasolineenginedoesn'tworkuntilitreachesabout24km/h.C.Thiskindofcariscompletelycontrolledbyanonboardcomputer.D.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerwhenneedeD.37.Whatisthemostimportantfeatureofhybridcars?A.TheyarepoweredbybotharechargeablebatteryandgasolinE.B.Theyaremuchquieterthantraditionalcars.C.Theyonlyuse99percentoftheirpowertorunuphills.D.Theyhavesmallerenginesthantraditionalgasolineones.38.Whatcanweconcludefromthestory?A.Thebatteriescanberechargedatanytimeyouwant.B.Usingthebrakesuggeststhatthegasolineengineshouldwork.C.Thebatterieswilllastfor200000mileswithoutbeingrechargeD.D.Thegasolineenginechargesthebatteriesaswellaspowersthecar.

Indian’ssnakecharmersaretoberetrainedaswildlifeteachersunderaplantopreventtheiruniqueskillsandknowledgefrombeinglost.Thecharmerswhomakesnakesdancetothesoundofflutes笛子usedtobeatraditionalfeatureofIndianlifeperformingintownsandvillagesuntiltheywerebannedin1972tocontrolthetradeinsnakeskins.ThegovernmentisnowconsideringaplantotrainthesaperasastheyareknowntovisitschoolsandzoostotellchildrenaboutforestsandwildlifE.Thereisalsoaproposaltosetupadialasnakecharmerservicetohelphouseholderstodealwithunwelcomeintruders.ForgenerationstheyhavebeenafeatureofIndianlifebutnowtheycan’tearnalivingforfearofarrestsaidBeharDuttaconservationistbehindtheplansifapolicemandoesn’tcatchthemanimalrightsactivistsreportthem.Manysnakecharmershavecontinuedtoworkclandestinelysincethebandespitethethreatofuptothreeyearsinjail.Buttheirtrademarkcloth-coveredbasketshungfromabamboopolecarriedacrosstheirshouldersmakethemaneasytargetforpolicE.ThefateofShishaNath56fromBadarpuravillagejustoutsideofDelhiistypicalofpractitioners从业者ofthedyingart.IusedtoearnenoughtosupportmyfamilyandsendmychildrentoschoolhesaiD.Nowit’shardtoearneven£1aday.Mychildrenwanttobesnakecharmers.It’souridentity.Welovethework.Butit’sbecomeimpossiblE.NextmonthDutt’sprojecttotrain30snakecharmerswillbeginatasnakeparkinPunewesternIndiawhereexpertswillenrichtheirhome-grownskillswithsomeformalknowledgE.Morethanthelawthoughitisthedishonestattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymenthatangersmanysnakecharmers.We’redisturbedallthetimebutwhenpeoplewantasnakeremovedfromthehousetheyrushtoussaidPrakashNathwhowasorderedrecentlytothehomeofSoniaGandhitheCongresspartyleader.66.Snakecharmerswillberetrainedaswildlifeteachersmainlybecause______.A.schoolsneedlargenumbersofsuchteachersB.mostofthemcannotsupporttheirfamiliesC.theirperformancesonthestreetarebannedD.thegovernmentplanstosavethedyingart67.Thepurposeoftheproposeddialasnakecharmertelephoneserviceis______.A.togiveperformanceofsnakedancingB.toteachhouseholdershowtocatchandkillsnakesC.tooffercleaningservicetowealthyhouseholdersD.tohelpremoveunwantedsnakesfromthehouses68.Thewordclandestinelyinparagraph4canbebestreplacedbytheword_____.A.secretlyB.publiclyC.subconsciouslyD.diligently69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Snakecharmerscaneasilyberecognizedbythepoliceonthestreet.B.Childrenofsnakecharmerswouldnotliketocontinuetheirfathers’joB.C.Snakecharmersarequiteangrywiththeattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymen.D.Theanimalrightsactiviststakeanegativeattitudetowardssnakecharmers.

IfConfuciuswerestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudyprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheoldChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.72.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto_________.A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrationsC.showgreatrespectfortheoldthinkerD.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject73.ThereasonwhyfewAmericansrememberConfuciusonhisbirthdayisprobablythat______.A.theydon’tcareaboutConfuciusatall.B.theyconsidertheirownnationalheroesmoreimportant.C.hehasbecomeabridgebetweenforeignersandChinA.D.theydon’tpaymuchattentiontothebirthdaysoffamouspeople.74.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________.A.werenotinterestedinChinesestudiesbeforeB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseD.hopetomakemoneyinChina75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.ForgottenWisdominAmerica

AprimaryschoolinUKhasbannedValentine’sDaycardsbecauseofconcernsthatyoungpupilsspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.AshcombePrimarySchoolinWestonSuperMareSomersethastoldparentsthatcardsdeclaringlovecanbeconfusingforchildrenundertheageof11whoarestillemotionallyandsociallydeveloping.Inthismonth’snewsletter通讯PeterTurnertheheadteacherwarnedthatanycardsfoundinschoolwouldbeconfiscated没收.HewroteWedonotwishtoseeanyValentine’sDaycardsinschoolthisyear.Somechildrenandparentsencouragealotoftalkaboutboyfriendsandgirlfriends.WebelievethatsuchideasshouldwaituntilchildrenarematureenoughemotionallyandsociallytounderstandthecommitmentinvolvedinhavingorbeingaboyfriendorgirlfrienD.Mr.TurnersaidanyfamilieswantingtosupporttheValentine’sDayideashouldsendcardsinthepostordeliverthemtohomeaddressesbyhanD.HisviewswereendorsedbyRuthRice46whohastwinsHarrietandOliviaattheschool.ShesaidChildrenatthatageshouldn’treallybethinkingaboutValentine’sDaytheyshouldbeconcentratingontheirschoolwork.Theyareatanagewhentheyareimpressionable易受影响的andmostparentsincludingmyselfarewithMr.Turner.Sheaddedthatthecardscausetoomuchcompetition.Ifsomeonegetsacardandanotherdoesn’tthensomeonewillbedisappointeD.HoweverRajeevTakyar40whohastwochildrenJai11andAryanfiveattheschoolsaidhewasoutraged.HesaidThereareschoolsthathavebannedconkers栗子游戏andsnowballsandnowValentine’sCards.Ithinkbanningthecardsstopschildrenfromhavingsocialskills.HowaretheygoingtolearnaboutrelationshipsotherwiseIt’sridiculous.AlecSuttenwoodfatherofthreechildrensaidofthebanIt’stotallyridiculous.Youngchildrenjustsendthecardstoeachotherasfriendsandtotheirparents.It’sjustabitofharmlessfun.ThereisnodifferencebetweenthisandMother’sorFather’sDay.26.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschooliswellreceiveD.B.BanonValentine’sDaycardsatschoolcausesargument.C.BritishchildrenspendtoomuchtimetalkingaboutlovE.D.ABritishhighschoolbansValentine’sDaycards.27.Theunderlinedwordendorsedmeans________.A.criticizedB.quotedC.disapprovedD.approved28.WhatdoyouknowaboutHarrietandOlivia?A.TheywillsendValentine’sDaycardsthisyear.B.Theyarestronglyagainsttheschool’sdecision.C.TheyareofthesameagE.D.TheyarethechildrenofRajeevTakyar.29.AccordingtoRajeevTakyar________.A.sendingValentine’sDaycardshelpsdevelopchildren’ssocialskillsB.banningValentine’sDaycardswillbenefitchildrenC.thecardscausetoomuchcompetitionamongchildrenD.childrenaretooyoungtotalkaboutlove30.ThenewsletterbyPeterTurnerprobablyappearedon________.A.February22B.February6C.March18D.August1

DuringWorldWarIaGermanspycalledReginaldRowlandworkedintheUnitedKingdomgatheringinformationforGermanyabouttheBritisharmy.A.boxoftalcumpowder爽身粉andotherlotions护肤液withmaterialstowritesecretmessageswerefoundinhisroomwhenhewascaughtbyBritishsoldiers.Healsousedinvisible看不见的inkonshirtcollarsinpensandmixedwithcakesofsoaptosendsecretmessages.Soifyouwanttosendsecretmessagesyouwillneed:lemonabowlathinpaintbrushortoothpickwhitepaperahairdryerorlightbulbDirections:1.Cutthelemoninhalfsqueeze挤thejuiceintoabowlandremoveanypulp果肉.2.DipthepaintbrushortoothpickintothelemonjuicE.3.Writeyourmessageordrawyourmaponthewhitepaperworkingquicklysothatyoucanseewhatyouhavewrittenbeforethelemonjuicedries.4.Whenthejuicedriesyourmessagewillnotbeseen.ProtectitbywritinganormalmessageinpencilontheothersidE.5.TorevealthesecretmessageholdthepaperinfrontofawarmhairdryerorlightbulB.33.AccordingtothetextReginaldRowland_____.A.hatedthewarB.wasfromtheUKC.workedforGermanyD.wasgoodatmakingupstories34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthestep2ofthedirections?35.Insendingsecretmessagesthehairdryerisusedto_____.A.showthesecretmessageB.removethelemonpulpC.squeezethejuiceD.drythejuice

Inspiteoftheuncertaintyoftheeconomythemovieindustryhasbeenstrickenbyabox-officeoutburst.Suddenlyitseemsasifeveryoneisgoingtothemovieswithticketsalesthisyearup17.5percentto$1.7billion.Anditisnotjustbecauseticketpricesarehigher.Attendancehasalsojumpedbynearly16percent.Ifthatpacecontinuesthroughtheyearitwouldamounttothebiggestbox-officeincreaseinatleasttwodecades.AmericansforthemomentjustwanttohideinaverydarkplacE.PeoplewanttoforgettheirtroublesandtheywanttobewithotherpeoplE.Helpingfeedtheoutburstisthemixofmovieswhichhavebeenmoreaudience-friendlyinrecentmonthsasthestudioshavetriedtoadjustafterthediscouragingsalesofmoreseriousfilms.Asshestoodinlineatthe18-screenBridgetheatercomplexhereonThursdaytobuyweekendticketsforJonasBrothers:The3DConcertExperienceAngelHernandezwasnotthinkingmuchaboutescapingreality.InsteadMs.HernandezaLosAngelesparkinglotattendantandmotheroffouryounggirlswasfocusedononeveryspecificreality:herwallet.SpendinghundredsofdollarstotakethemtoDisneylandisridiculousrightnowshesaiD.For$60andsomecandymoneyIcanstillbeagoodmomandgivethemalittlefun.AlotofparentsmayhavebeenthinkingthesamethingFridayasJonasBrotherssoldoutmorethan800theatersandwasexpectedtosellapowerful$25millionormoreintickets.Thefilmindustryappearstohavehadahandinitsrecentgoodluck.OverthelastyearortwostudioshavereleasedmoviesthatarehappierscarierorjustlessdepressingthanwhatcamebeforE.AfterpoorresultsforarushofseriousdramasbuiltaroundtheMiddleEastHollywoodgotbacktocomedies.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheimprovementofthemovieindustry?A.A.growingnumberofpeoplearegoingtothecinemA.B.Peoplearericherwiththedevelopmentofeconomy.C.Morecomediesaremadethanseriousfilms.D.PeoplehavetopaymoretowatchamoviE.2.Ms.Hernandezpurchasedthemovieticketsbecause________.A.shetriedtoescaperealityB.shewasacrazymoviefanC.shewasfondofDisneylandD.shewantedtopleaseherkids3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingnumberisnotusedtodescribetheshootingupofthemovieindustry?A.17.5%B.$1.7billionC.$60D.$25million4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.presentingtheeffectandanalyzingthecausesB.followingtheorderoftimeC.describingproblemsanddrawingaconclusionD.makingcomparisonofideas

3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmust-seemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In2010several3DmoviesbombedattheboxofficE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethisisn’tthefirsttimeHollywoodhasstruggledtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencetimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolorbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe’regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somedaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUsseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityhasfoundaudiencedon’tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3Drecentlymadeover$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron’sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI’mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeopledon’tnoticeitbecausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.29.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality30.Theexampleofsoundandcolorisusedmainlytoshowthat______.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies31.InWalterMarch’sopinion3Dmovies_______.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofits.B.aremoreexpensivethan2Dmovies.C.dogreatharmtopeople’shealth.D.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3Dmovies.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D’stimE.

Shoot▲verbshotshotWEAPON→1E.tofireabulletoranarrowortohitinjureorkillapersonoranimalbyfiringabulletorarrowatthem:Ifhe’snotarmeddon’tshoot.⊙Thekidswereshootingarrowsatatarget.⊙ShewasshotthreetimesintheheaD.⊙Hehasalicensetoshootpheasantsonthefarmer’slanD.⊙Apolicemanwasshotdeadinthecitycentrelastnight.⊙Thetroopsweretoldtoshoottokill.SPORT→2A.totrytoscorepointsforyourselforyourteaminsportsinvolvingaballbykickinghittingorthrowingtheballtowardsthegoal:HeshotfromthemiddleofthefieldandstillmanagedtoscorE.MOVEQUICKLY→3A.tomoveinaparticulardirectionveryquicklyanddirectly:SheshotpastmeseveralmetersbeforethefinishinglinE.⊙Heshotoutoftheofficeaminuteago─Ithinkhewaslateforameeting.⊙Theywerejustshootingofftotownsowedidn’tstoptospeak.shooter['ʃu:tə]noun[C]He’sthoughttobethebestshooterintheleaguE.▲idioms:haveshotyourboltUKINFORMALtohavealreadyachievedallthatyouhavethepowerabilityorstrengthtodoandtobeunabletodomore:Hestartedoffthegamewellbutseemedtohaveshothisboltbyhalf-timE.•shootyourselfinthefoottodoorsaysththatwillcauseyoualotoftroubleorharmespeciallywhenyouaretryingtogetanadvantageforyourself.•shootyourmouthoffINFORMALtotalktoomuchinaloudanduncontrolledway:It’sjustlikeRichardtogoshootinghismouthoffaboutotherpeople’saffairs.•shootforthemoonUStoaskforthebestorthemostyoucouldhopefor:YoumightaswellshootforthemoonandaskforapromotionaswellasaraisE.•shootquestionsatsbtoasksomeonealotofquestionsveryquicklyoneaftertheother:HeshotquestionsatmesoquicklythatIdidn’tevenhavetimetoanswer.•shootthebreezeUSINFORMALtotalkwithsomeoneoragroupofpeopleaboutthingswhicharenotimportant:WesatoutontheporchjustshootingthebreezE.▲phrasalverbs:shootsthdowntodestroyanaircraftormakeanaircraftbirdetC.falltothegroundbyshootingatit:Hewaskilledduringthewarwhenhisplanewasshotdown.shootsbdowntoshootandusuallykillsomeoneshowingnosympathy:IsawTomshoothimdownlikeadoginthestreet.shootfor/atsthUStotrytodosomething:It’sworthtakingchanceswhenyou’reshootingatachanceoffameandwealth.shootoutIfopposinggroupsorpeoplearmedwithgunsshootitouttheyshootateachotheruntiloneofthegroupsorpeopleisdeadordefeateD.shootthroughAUSTRALIANINFORMALtoleaveaplaceveryquicklyespeciallyinordertoavoidhavingtodosomethingshootupINCREASE→INFORMALtogrowinsizeorincreaseinnumberorlevelveryquickly:DavidhasreallyshotupsinceIsawhimlast.⊙Pricesshotupby25%.▲noun:PLANT→1[C]thefirstpartofaplanttoappearabovethegroundasitdevelopsfromaseedoranynewgrowthonanalreadyexistingplant:Twoweeksafterwe’dplantedtheseedslittlegreenshootsstartedtoappear.⊙FIGURATIVEThefirstgreenshoots=hopefulsignsofeconomicrecoveryhavestartedtoappear.FILM→2[CUSUALLYSINGULAR]whenphotographertakeaseriesofphotographsusuallyofthesamepersonorpeopleinthesameplace:Wedidafashionshootonthebeachwiththegirlsmodelingswimwear.WEAPON→3[C]anoccasiononwhichagroupofpeoplegotoanareaofthecountrysidetoshootanimalsshooting['ʃu:tiŋ]noun1A.[U]whenbulletsareshotfromgunsorotherweapons:Weheardsomeshootinginthenight.2A.[C]whensomeoneisinjuredorkilledbyabulletshotfromagun:Therehavebeenanumberofshootingsinthecapitalthisweek.3[U]thesportofshootinganimalsorbirds:pleasant/grouseshooting⊙Hegoesshootingmostweekends.40.WhatdoesthephrasegreenshootsmeaninGreenshootshavebeguntoappearindifferentmarkets?A.Signsofrecovery.B.Highprices.C.Environmentalprotection.D.Changeinpolicy.41.FillintheblankinthesentenceIcan’tbelievethisisJoshua—he’s______sincewelastmet!A.shotoutB.shotthroughC.shotupD.shotdown42.Whenyouaretalkingaboutunimportantthingswesayyouare______.A.shootingyourselfinthefootB.shootingthebreezeC.shootingyourmouthoffD.shootingquestionsatsomebody43.ChooseawordtocompletethesentenceThe______whichkilledapolicemanandwoundedapasser-bywasreportedtohavelastedonly13seconds.A.shooterB.shootC.shotD.shooting

PeopleinHongKongspeakarichmixtureoflanguages.HongKongwasaBritishcolonyforover156yearsbeforereturningtoChinain1997.Englishwastheonlyofficiallanguageuntil1994.MostpeopleinHongKongtodayspeakCantonesebutMandarinandotherdialectsarealsohearD.BritishEnglishisstillwidelyspokenandtaughtherE.NowhowevermanypeoplearechoosingtolearnAmericanEnglish.VictorChanforexamplehaschildrenwhoattendaschoolcalledNatureEQ.TheyarelearningtosaywordsintheAmericanway.Mr.ChansayshewantshissonstolearnAmericanEnglishbecauseheplanstosendthemtotheUnitedStatesforfurtherstudy.NatureEQisoneofagrowingnumberofschoolsinHongKongthatofferAmericanEnglishclasses.FrankieNgopenedtheschool17yearsagoatwhichtimehehadonly40students.Todaytheschoolhas350students.Mr.NgsaysAmericanEnglishisclearandeasytoteachandunderstanD.StudentSamYuhasanotherreasonforstudyingAmericanEnglishIthinkAmericanEnglishisgettingmoreandmoreimportantandismaybetakingoverthedominanceofBritishEnglishsoI’mwillingtolearn.PublicschoolsstillteachmostlyBritishEnglish.ButthenumberofprivatelanguageschoolsteachingAmericanEnglishisgrowing.InHongKong’sTseungKwanOdistrict.ForexampletheWorkshopSchoolhad20studentsaweekwhenitopenedoneyearago.Todayithasmorethan180studentseachweek.AmericanEnglishisbecomingthelanguageofinternationalbusiness.IncreasedcontactwithAmericanculturelikemoviestelevisionprogramscomputergamesandtheInternetisspreadingAmericanexpressionsandaccentsinareasotherthanbusiness.ButfornowwhatpeoplehearinthestreetsofHongKongismainlytraditionalBritishEnglish.WecanunderstandbothbutwespeakwiththeBritishaccentsaidonelocalwoman.56.HowlonghadBritishEnglishbeentheonlyofficiallanguageinHongKongA.Morethan150years.B.Lessthan150years.C.About100years.D.Lessthan100years.57.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhysomanypeoplelearnAmericanEnglish?A.AmericanEnglishiseasyandcleartounderstanD.B.AmericanEnglishmaytakeoverthedominanceofBritishEnglish.C.AmericanEnglishiswildlyusedinareasotherthanbusiness.D.BritishEnglishisatraditionalandancientlanguageandisoutofdatE.58.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddominanceinParagraph6mean?A.AdvantagE.B.Strength.C.Control.D.InfluencE.59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MoreandmorestudentswillgiveupEnglishbutlearnMandarin.B.WeneverheartraditionalBritishEnglishspokeninthestreetofHongKong.C.TherewillbemoreandmoreschoolslikeNatureEQandtheWorkshopSchool.D.PeopleinHongKongwiththeBritishaccentcan’tunderstandAmericanEnglish.60.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AmericanEnglishisbecomingmoreandmorepopularinHongKong.B.MoreandmorepeopleinHongKongwanttosendtheirchildrentoAmericA.C.MoreandmorepeopleinHongKongbegintospeakmorelanguages.D.MoreschoolsinHongKongareofferingAmericanEnglishclassesthaninotherareas.

Educationhasanimportanteffectonthemindorphysicalabilityofanindividual.Itistheprocessbywhichsocietypassesitsaccumulatedknowledgeskillsandvaluesfromonegenerationtoanother.Variousnon-traditionaleducationoptionsarenowavailableandcontinuetoflourish繁荣.Oneofthemostimportantusesineducationistheuseoftechnology.Teachersareencouragedtousenewtechnologicaldevicesinordertostrengthenlearningamongstudentsandmeettheneedsofvarioustypesoflearners.Therighttoeducationhasbeencreatedandrecognizedbyjurisdiction司法.EducationisthemostimportantconcernofthegovernmentofIndiA.RecentlyIndiahasgainedworldrecognitionbecausemanystudentsfromforeigncountriescomeheretogainhigherqualifications.Onehastobeeducatedinordertospeedupthegrowthprocessinordertoinfluencetheeconomy.Educationisindeedapowerfulweapontostopthecut-throatcompetitionthatmanfacesateveryperiodoflifE.TheimportanceofeducationinIndiaisprogressingwithtimE.AlthoughIndiahasbeenagreatfoundationoflearningformanyyearsitstillneedstoimprovenotjustonthequalityofeducationbutalsoonthenumberofpeoplebeingeducateD.EducationisnotjustforacademicsuccessbutalsotomakeapersonbecomeabetterhumanbeingandabetterperformerinlifE.Educationmakesthestudentsableenoughsothattheycancompetenationallyandinternationally.Tomakeastudentasuccessfulsurvivorinlifetheresponsibilityliesequallywiththeschoolsandtheparentstoo.SelectingagoodschoolisasimportantaschoosingasuitablecareeroptionforachilD.ThegoalofeducationistheadvancementofknowledgeandthedisseminationoftruthitiseducationthatgivesusallthepowerandnecessitiesofmakingadifferenceinanyfielD.Peoplewhoarenoteducatedhavefewopportunitiestodowhattheywanttodo.Educatedpeoplebecomemoreresponsibleandinformedcitizensandhaveavoiceinpoliticsandsociety.Itallowspeopletobemoreproductivebyencouragingthemtoplayresponsiblerolesintermsofcontributingtosociety.1.Nowadaysteachersareencouragedto______.A.studymodernscienceandtechnologyB.passallknowledgetotheirstudentsC.usenon-traditionaldevicesinclassD.meettheneedsofintelligentstudentfirst2.TheauthorusestheexampleofIndianeducationtoshowthat____.A.IndianeducationisamongthebestintheworldnowB.IndianisbecomingmoreandmorepowerfulnowC.therighttoeducationshouldbevaluedallovertheworldD.alotofstudentsinIndiaarefromothercountries3.TheunderlinedworddisseminationinParagraph5probablymeans______.A.spreadB.ignoranceC.argumentD.question4.Whatdoweknowabouteducationfromthepassage?A.Ithasnothingtodowithsociety.B.Ithelpspeopletoachievewhattheywant.C.Ithaslittleeffectonpeople’sphysicalability.D.Itmakesapoormanbecomerich.5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheimportanceofeducationB.TheresponsibilityofeducationC.ThedevelopmentofeducationD.Thepurposeofeducation

YoumaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorridE.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGrayPhDoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaUShasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.HeisknownastheElevatorGuy.Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette礼仪issortofodd奇怪的GraytoldtheBBC.Theyelevatorsaresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.IfsomeoneelsecomesinwemayhavetomovE.AndhereaccordingtoGrayliftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserveD.Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealiftyoucandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyouyougointodifferentcornersstandingdiagonally对角线地acrossfromeachothertocreatedistancE.WhenathirdpersonentersyouwillunconsciouslyformatrianglE.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquarewithsomeoneineverycorner.A.fifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddlE.Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Onceinformostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdownorlookatyourphonE.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?Youdon’thaveenoughspaceProfessorBabetteRennebergaclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlintoldtheBBC.Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.Insuchasmallenclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued理解asthreateningorodD.TheeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontactshesaiD.40.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevatorB.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquetteC.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorrideD.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator41.AccordingtoGraywhenpeopleenteranelevatortheyusually_____.A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphoneC.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevatorD.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople42.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?43.Thewriterwrotethepassageinatoneof___________.A.disapprovedB.objectiveC.negativeD.supportive

TheUnitedNationsyesterdayurgedaglobalphase-outofold-stylelightbulbsandaswitchtolow-energylightingthatwouldsavebillionsofdollarsandcombat对抗climatechangE.About40countriesalreadyhaveplanstoswitchfromincandescentlightbulbs白炽灯泡theUNEnvironmentProgrammeUNEPsaidinareport.Generationofelectricityforlightingoftenfromburningfossilfuelsaccountsfor8%ofworldgreenhousegasemissions排放itsaiD.A.shifttomoreefficientbulbswouldcutelectricitydemandforlightingby2%.Indonesiaforinstancecouldsave$1bnayearandcutitsgreenhousegasemissionsby8mtonnesayeartheequivalentoftaking2mcarsofftheroaD.Brazilcouldsave$2bnayearMexico$900mUkraine$210mandSouthAfrica$280m.Allwouldalsodeliverbigcutsinemissions.TheactualeconomicbenefitscouldbeevenhighersaidAchimSteinerheadofUNEPwhoaddedthataswitchtoefficientlightinginIndonesiawouldavoidtheneedtobuildseveralcoal-firedpowerstationscosting$2.5bn.Andsimilarfindingscomefromothercountryassessments.Healsosaidthecostcalculationsdidnotincludehealthbenefitsfromswitchingfromtheuseoffossilfuelsincludinguseofkerosenelamps煤油灯.About1.8mdeathsayeararelinkedwithindoorairpollution.UNEPcautioned警告thereweredrawbacksbecausethemostcommonlow-energylightbulbscontaintoxic有毒的material.Itsaidcountriesneedtoensuresafecollectionanddisposal处理ofthelightbulbs.Itisacentralchallengeespeciallyindevelopingcountries.CountriesincludingEUmemberstheUSCanadaAustraliaCubaandthePhilippineswereworkingonphase-outsofold-stylebulbs.53.Theunderlinedpartphase-outinthefirstparagraphmeans_____.A.newrecognitionB.furtherdiscussionC.gradualdisuseD.steadyimprovement54.Byusinglow-energybulbsthegreenhousegasemissionswillbereducedby_____.A.0.16%B.2%C.6%D.8%55.Whichofthefollowingcountrieswillsavethemostmoneybyusinglow-energybulbs?A.IndonesiA.B.Brazil.C.Mexico.D.SouthAfricA.56.What’sthechallengeofpopularizinglow-energybulbs?A.Inconvenienceinusing.B.Lackoffinancialsupport.C.Safetyofdealingwithusedbulbs.D.MisunderstandingfromthepubliC.

Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.AboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscallamusiC.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes音调.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.AmusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscalE.AsaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusiC.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.InfactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusiC.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.ThatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusiC.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.IusedtohatepartiessaysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusiC.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusiC.Thedifferentiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed诊断.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusiC.NowsheknowsthatsheisnotalonE.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘Nothanks.I’mamusiC.’saysMargaret.IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.40.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.TheyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusiC.C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.41.Accordingtoparagraph3apersonwithdefectivehearingisprobablyonewho_________.A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusicalC.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem42.InthelastparagraphMargaretexpressedherwishthat__________.A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlierB.shewereseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventyC.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplainedD.shewereabletomeetotheramusics43.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Amusics’strangebehaviors.B.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusiC.C.MusicaltalentandbrainstructurE.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.

Oneofthelatesttrend趋势inAmericanchildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStanfordforexamplehasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestsforChineseaupairsfromzerotoaround4000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStockethemanagingdirectorofacompanysaysofhis2-yearoldson.IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefutureAfteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredbya25-year-oldwomanfromChinatheboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressionshisdadsays.LiDrakeaChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusbandhadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChinA.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinesemyhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculturE.shesays.StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.49.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherown.B.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathomE.C.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildren.D.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.50.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem.A.toliveinChinasomeday.B.tospeakthelanguageathomE.C.tocatchupwithotherchildren.D.tolearnabouttheChineseculturE.51.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmericA.B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishskills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazil巴西Braziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafebeontime.Mealscanstretchforhours--there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringface-to-facecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatus地位isimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.Sodonotpullawayfromthehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-oneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefuse.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresented.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时isvitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagree.Neatcleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.10.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.1ivingconditionsandstandards11.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.

BelowisanentrytakenfromanEnglishdictionary.46.BecarefulnottoscratchthefurnituremostprobablymeansBecarefulnotto.A.removeanymarksB.damageitssurfaceC.makeanynoisesD.changeitsposition47.ThewordscratchinSomedrawingshadbeenscratchedonthebackofthedoorhasthesamemeaningasin.A.WescratchedsomeofthedirtawayB.Thecar'spaintworkisbadlyscratchedC.Thedog;keptscratchingatthedoortogoout.D.Theyscratchedlinesinthedirttomakemarks48.She.hadscratchedbecauseofakneeinjurymightimplythatShecouldn't.A.takepartinaraceB.cancelapreparedactivity'C.makealivingaf6neD.makeenoughmoney49.WhentheFrenchgirlsaysIlearnedGermanfromscratchiiisixmonthsshemeansshe.A.hadpreviouslywellpreparedB.wasunsatisfiedwithherGermanC.knewnoGermanbeforethatD.foundfewmaterialsavailable

EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiiItaly.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor—itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii’speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrass-coveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoterupted喷发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexploded爆炸andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.Soonstonesandhotash灰烬begantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncoverPompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains喷泉housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoometalbreadpanswereineverybakery面包店.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread—atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertell粉末usthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.53.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.54.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.B.TheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.C.Fewpeopleexpectedthevolcanotoeruptagain.D.Themountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass.55.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.56.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwefindthepassage?A.SportsB.TravelC.ArtsD.Business

SincetheendofWorldWarIWWIin1918Canadiansandmillionsofothersaroundtheworldhavepausedatthe11thhourofthe11thdayofthe11thmonthtohonourthesacrificesoursoldiershavemadeindifferentwarsfightingforthefreedomsthatweallenjoytoday.KnownasRemembranceDaythedayoriginatedasatributetothesoldiersofWWIadarkperiodforouryoungcountrywhichclaimedthelivesofover60000militarypersonnelandciviliansandover16milliondeadworldwidE.AstherearenomoresurvivingsoldiersofWWItodaywerelyonthewisdomandwordsofthosesoldierswhofoughtinthewarsthatfollowedandthisdaynowalsorecognizestheirheroiccontribution.Theytellustoalwaysrememberwhatthosebravesoulsfoughtforandalltheyaskinreturnisthatweneverforget.That’swhyweweartheredpoppy罂粟花;that’swhywhenweseeasoldierinuniformweshouldstophimorherandsayThankyou;that’swhywetakeapausefromourbusylivesfortwoshortminutestodaytohonorthatrequest.Yetthismessageisfadingawayyearafteryear.TakeforexampletheterribledecisiontoallowparentstoexcusestudentsfromRemembranceDayceremoniesatschool.Notonlyisthisdisrespectfulitdistancesthestudentfromhisorherclassmates.ItisdifficulttounderstandwhyanyCanadianparentwouldwanttoremovetheirchildfromthetime-honoredtraditionofreadingthepoemInFlandersFieldswhileawreathofpoppiesislaiD.Itismoreimportantthanevertoteachschool-agedchildrenaboutourhistorynomatterhowviolentitwas.ShelteringthemfromtherealitiesofwarisagreatdisservicE.Understandingwhyconflictshappenedorhappentodaycanhelpshapechoicesanddecisionstheymakeasadults.Ofcoursebecauseweliveinafreesocietywecannotforceanindividualtodosomething.Itisunfortunatebutsomeparentsnowhavetheirchildopt-outoftheservices.Thesepeopleshouldberemindedtheyarefreetomakesuchchoicesonlybecauseofthemenandwomentherestofusareremembering.36.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRemembranceDay?A.It’sonlyheldinCanadA.B.Itsceremonylasts11hours.C.ItfallsonNovember11theachyear.D.It’stocelebratethecountry’sindependencE.37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasaRemembranceDayactivitytoday?A.Stoppingat11A.m.torememberthewardeaD.B.ListeningtostoriestoldbyWWIsoldiers.C.Wearingaredpoppytoshowrespect.D.Showinggratitudetosoldiersinuniform.38.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Warhistoryistooviolentforschoolchildren.B.ThewriterwasonceasoldierintheCanadianarmy.C.FewstudentsarewillingtotakepartinRemembranceDayceremonies.D.Moreparentsarekeepingtheirchildrenawayfromfrighteningwarstories.39.TheunderlinedwordItinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_____A.thedeathofsomanysoldiersinwarsB.thefactthatthereweresomanywarsafterWWIC.people’sungratefulnessforthefreedomtheyhaveD.removingchildrenfromRemembranceDayevents40.ThewriterbelievesthatA.thesacrificeofthesoldiersshouldalwaysberememberedB.RemembranceDayisbecominglessimportantforsoldiersC.schools-nolongerthinkRemembranceDayisnecessaryD.peopleshouldbeforcedtolearnabouttherealitiesofwar

Perfume香水hasbeeninexistenceforalongtimE.Thesedayscertainperfumesareconsideredcomparabletogreatworksofart.Hereareafewofthemostfamousperfumesinhistory.ChanelNo.5Thisperfumeisprobablythebest-sellingscent气味inthehistoryoffragrance香水.CreatedbyErnstBeauxforCocoChanelin1921ithasbeendescribedastheworld’smostlegendaryfragranceandremainsthecompany’smostfamousperfumE.ShalimarJacquesGuerlaincreatedthisvanillafragrancein1925.TheperfumetakesitsnamefromtheGardenofShalimarwhichwasbuiltbyEmperorShahJehanforoneofhiswives.Itwasanimmediatehitin1925andisstillextremelypopulartoday.JoyJoyisfamousforhavingbeenthemostexpensiveperfumeintheworldatonepoint.Itwascreatedin1930byHenriAlmérasforJeanPatoutoliftthebadmoodthathadsweptovertheworldafterthe1929stockmarketcrash.L’AirduTempsFrancisFarboncreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.ThefragranceisknownforitsspicycarnationandgardeniascentsaswellasitsbeautifulcrystalbottledesignedbyLalique.EternityCalvinKlein’ssecondperfumewascreatedbySophiaGrojsmanin1988.KnownforitslightfloweryscenttheperfumewaslistedintheFragranceHallofFamein2003.Itisrecommendedfordaytimewear.AngelThiswildlypopularperfumewascreatedin1992byOlivierCrespforThierryMugler.Theperfumewasaninstantsuccess.Theperfumehasoftenbeendescribedasdeliciousowingtoitschocolatyscent.Theperfumecomesinbeautifulstar-shapedbottles.Angelperfumealsocomesinseveralbathandbodyproducts.56.WhocreatedJoy?A.HenriAlméras.B.JeanPatou.C.SophiaGrojsman.D.JacquesGuerlain.57.Whichofthefollowingperfumesisknownforitswonderfulcrystalbottle?A.Shalimar.B.ChanelNo.5C.L’AirduTemps.D.Eternity.58.TheAngelperfumehasbeendescribedasdeliciousbecauseof__________.A.itsspicyscentB.itsspecialbottledesignC.itsvanillascentD.itschocolateyscent59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.EmperorShahJehancreatedtheShalimarperfumeforoneofhiswives.B.Joywascreatedtocheerpeopleupafterthestockmarketcrash.C.LaliquecreatedNinaRicci’sL’AirduTempsin1948.D.EternitywaslistedintotheFragranceHallofFamein1988.60.Wherecanyouprobablyseethisarticle?A.Inatextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.C.InatravelmagazinE.D.InafashionmagazinE.

Doyouscreamonarollercoasterride?Youslowlyclimbupasteepslopeuntilanalmostvertical垂直的dropandthen...Ahhhhhhhh!Thrill-seekerslikemeareinluckbecausethemeparksarepushingtheboundariesoftechnologytocreatethefastesttallestscariestrollercoasterstheworldhaseverknown.AltonTowersinBritainopenedtheworld'sfirst14-1ooprollercoasterafewmonthsagocalledTheSmiler.OverinAbuDhabiFerrariWorldclaimstohavetheworld'sfastestonE.FerrariWorld'sFormulaRossaridesendsoutpassengersfrom0-240km/hinjust4.9seconds.DuringthisrapidaccelerationtheyexperienceG-forcesonlyfighterpilotsusuallyfeel:Upto4.8G.ThedesignerofseveralridesatAltonTowerssaid:Whilewecanstand6-8Gsforveryshortperiodsoftimeffweexperience5Gformorethanfivesecondswe'relikelytoblackout.Onmodernrollercoasterspassengersexperienceabout3Gintightturnsandloops.ButwhilewemayhavereachedthelimitintermsofG-forcesthereisnotechnologicallimittohowfastorhowhighrollercoasterscango---it'salldowntomoney.AltonTowers'TheSmilercost~18mtobuilD.Somecompaniesarefinding:otherwaystokeepusamuseD.There'samovetowardsindoorrideswheretheexperienceisimprovedbyaudio-visualtechnologies.ForexampleacompanycalledDynamicStructuresiscurrentlydevelopingacoal-mine-themedrideforaclientinDubaithatwillcombinespeedandG-forceswith3Dprojectioneffectsandroboticswhichwilltrickyourbrainintothinkingyou'rereallyfalling.Ican'twaittoenjoythisonE.Whataboutyou:Doyoulikebeingupsidedown?36.Theunderlinedphraseblackoutinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.....A.stopbreathingB.loseconsciousnessforashorttimeC.losememoryforeverD.bleedtodeath37.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__A.allthethemeparksarecreatingthefastrollercoastersB.theSmilersendsoutpassengersfrom0-240km/hinjust4.9secondsC.itisunusualforfighterpilotstofeelupto4.8GD.themorethemoneyisspentthefastertherollercoastercango38.Thefeatureofthecoal-mine-themedrideisA.3DtechnologiesB.indoorridesC.G-forcesD.dynamicstructures39.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheFastestRollerCoasterB.TheSmilerandG-forcesC.ScreamingforFunD.TheNewTechnology

InadditiontowritingarticlesandbooksMarkTwaindelightedtheaudiencewithhispubliclecturesaboutthefarawayplaceshevisitedonhistravels.PeoplewereeagertolearnabouthistripstoplacesliketheSandwichIslandsnowHawaiiEgyptandtheHolyLanD.Twainoftenusedthefeesheearnedfromhislecturestopayformoreadventures.Hiswell-attendedperformancesalsoservedtobringattentiontohispublishingwork.Atthattimethepubliclecturewasaverypopularformofentertainmentandaudience’expectationsranhighbutTwainneverfailedtoamusethem.Twainalsowroteonamusingsubjects.In1873hereleasedabookcalledTheGildedAgE.Thebookwasasatire讽刺oftheverywealthytimE.A.satireisaworkthatmakesfunofbadhumanbehaviorsuchaswastefulspending.Twainmadepeoplelaughattheexcesses无节制oftherich.In1889TwaintookonothermembersoftheEstablishment.HewroteAConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’sCourtaboutaboywhotravelsbacktothetimeofKingArthur.Twainmadefunofthosewhoweregivenadvantagesnotbecausetheyhadearnedthembutbecauseoftheirfamilyconnections.IfyouhaveneverreadanyofMarkTwain’sworkstryreadingAConnecticutYankeeinKingArthur’sCourtTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnorTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.Theywillmakeyoulaugh.21.WhatdowelearnaboutMarkTwainfromthepassage?A.HelikedshowingoffbytalkingabouthistravelsabroaD.B.Hethoughttherichshouldshowmercytothepoor.C.Hislectureswereverypopular.D.Hesupportedthosewhosucceededwiththehelpofothers.22.MarkTwainwasgoodateachofthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.writingexcellentworksB.givingwonderfullecturesC.writingorspeakinginahumorousstyleD.laughingatpeoplewithoutalotofmoney23.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsMarkTwain?A.Supporting.B.Admiring.C.DisappointeD.D.Indifferent.

Boys'schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusiC.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity阳刚theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotypeaUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressivenessratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtotheboycodeofhidingtheiremotionstobearealman.Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittleheadmasteroftheBritishboys-onlyschoolEtonwarnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys’learningstylelettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredomwrotethestudy'sauthorAbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginiA.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithboy-focusedapproachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouchandarephysicallymoreactivetheyneedtobegivenhands-onlessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaroundJamesfounD.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbemasterfulandinchargeinrelationships.InmixedschoolsboysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeansthestudyreporteD.31.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschool________.A.forcesboystohidetheiremotionstoberealmenB.helpstocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinboysC.encouragesboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD.naturallyreinforcesinboysthetraditionalimageofaman32.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys_______.A.performrelativelybetterB.behavemoreresponsiblyC.growupmorehealthilyD.receiveabettereducation33.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C.ItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneeD.D.Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.34.AccordingtoAbigailJamesoneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis______.A.teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingdistractedC.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamspirit35.WhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames'report?A.TheyenjoybeinginchargE.B.Theyhavesharpervision.C.Theyconformtostereotypes.D.Theyareviolentandsexist.

Group–buyinginChinaModeledafterUShotwebsiteGroupon.comgroupbuyingwebsitesarenowpopularinChinA.Thesewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscounts打折foradailydealonsomebeststufftodoseeeatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChinA.Discountsareavailablewithinjustoneclick.ZhaoleiasoftwareengineerinBeijinglovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtochecktoday`sspecialathisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.SometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspacE.Zhaospendsaround800yuan$117.65ongroupbuyingeverymonthmostlytobuyfoodcoupons优惠劵foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionallytofindsomethingfuntodo.Ilovegroupbuying.InadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffersithelpsmegetsomethingfunexcitingandnewandsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnewhesaiD.WhenhefindsareallygoodbargainhewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSNQQore-mailorsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.IndoingsoheoftengetsacertaincutoffthepricE.Atsomesitesbuyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplications申请reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZuogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitgalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinterbutIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!ZuosaiD.28.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuyingB.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarketC.youcan`tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuyingD.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.D.ZhaoLeican`tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.30.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ZhaoLei`sonlinepurchasinglifE.B.GroupbuyingC.TheUShotwebsitesD.A.newdigitalcamera31.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________.A.bargainingfacetofaceB.discussingwiththesellersC.providingthelinktoothersD.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice

Beginningcollegeisexciting:newideastoexplorenewchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemadE.YourfuturebeginsherE.Howeveryouwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmed压垮bythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlifE.Whilesomeofusmayhavetheknow-howIguesstherearemoreofuswhocanbenefitfromlearningabouttheexperiencesofotherswhohavewalkedthecollegehallsbeforeyou.Thefollowingyoumayfindofuseaboutlifeoncampus.Planwell.Therearesomanynewthingstodoatanewcollegeoruniversity.Giveyourselftimetomakenewfriendsandbecomefamiliarwiththecampusbutdon’tforgetwhyyouaretherE.Givesometimeforsocialactivitiesandmanageyourtimewisely.Ifyoudon’thaveasystemforplanningyourtimenowlikeadaytimeracomputerdatabookgetonE.Mostofalldon’tdependonyourmemory.Don’tmisstheguidelines.Therestrictionsrulesandregulationsofallkindscanusuallybefoundinyourstudenthandbook.Considerthemwell-balancedfoodforthought.Whatdatesareimportant?Whatpiecesofpaperneedtobehandedin?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinclass?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinyourstudentresidence住处?Whohasrightforwhat?Whatdoyouneedtocompletetograduate?WritethewordSTUDYonthewallsofyourbedroomandbathroomandmaybeitwillhelptowriteitonapieceofpaperandstickitonthetelephoneTVandthekitchentablE.Considerthis----youarepayingthousandsofdollarsforyourcourses.YoupayeverytimeyouhavetorepeatorreplaceacoursE.Buildyouridentity.Thisisthetimeforyoutodecidewhattodoandwhatnottodo.Takeasmuchtimeasyouneedtoexplorenewideas.DonotbeafraidofthebeyonD.Thisislearningtomakegoodchoices.66.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToofferadviceoncollegelifE.B.Toexplainwhycollegelifeisexciting.C.TodescribetheimportanceofcollegelifE.D.TopersuadeyoutogotocollegE.67.Accordingtothetextwhyisitexcitingtobegincollegelife?A.BecauseyouwillhavemorefreedomatcollegE.B.BecauseyouwillnolongerbeafraidofthebeyonD.C.BecauseyouprepareyourfuturecareerandlifetherE.D.Becauseprofessorstherewillprovideyouwithmanynewideas.68.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordknow-how?A.AnunderstandingofhowthingsaregoingatcollegE.B.CollegehallswhererulesandregulationsarepresenteD.C.PracticalknowledgeabouthowtobehaveandwhattodoatcollegE.D.Anenvironmentcompletelydifferentfromtheoneyou’reusedto.69.Accordingtothetextcollegestudents______.A.needn’tlearnfromthosewhowenttocollegebeforethemB.spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonsocialactivitiesC.shouldknowwhattheyhaverightforoncampusD.aresupposedtorepeatorreplaceatleastonecourse70.AccordingtothepassageallthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT________.A.atcollegeyoushouldtakeanactivepartinsocialactivities.B.theauthoradvisesyoutogetacomputerdatabook.C.youareremindedofstudybymakingasigneverywherE.D.youaregivenasuggestionthatyoumakeanidentitycardfirst.

Theywearthelatestfashionswiththemostup-to-dateaccessories配饰.Yetthesearenotgirlsintheirteensortwentiesbutwomenintheirsixtiesandseventies.A.generationwhichwouldonceonlywearold-fashionedclothesisnowfavoringthesamehighstreetlookswornbythosehalftheiragE.ProfessorJuliaTwiggyasocialpolicyexpertsaidWomenover75arenowshoppingforclothesmorefrequentlythantheydidwhentheywereyounginthe1960s.Inthe1960sbuyingacoatforawomanwasaseriousmatter.Itwasanexpensiveitemthattheywouldpurchaseonlyeverythreeorfouryears—nowyoucanpickoneupatthesupermarketwheneveryouwishto.Fashionisalotcheaperandpeoplegettiredofthingsmorequickly.ProfessorTwiggyanalyzedfamilyexpendingdataandfoundthatwhilethepercentageofspendingonclothesandshoesbywomenhadstayedaroundthesame—about5or6percentofspending—theamountofclothesboughthadrisensharply.TheprofessorsaidClothesarenow70percentcheaperthantheywereinthe1960sbecauseofthehugeexpansionofproductionintheFarEast.Inthe1960sLeedswastheheartoftheBritishfashionindustryandthatwaswheremostoftheclothescamefrombutnowalmostallofourclothesaresourcedelsewherE.Everyoneisbuyingmoreclothesbutingeneralwearenotspendingmoremoneyonthem.FashiondesignerAngelaBarnardwhorunsherownfashionbusinessinLondonsaidolderwomenweremuchmoreaffectedbycelebritystylethaninpreviousyears.ShesaidWhenpeopleseestarssuchasJudiDenchandHelenMirrenlookingattractiveandfashionableintheirsixtiestheywanttofollowthem.Olderwomenaremuchmoreawareofcelebrities.There'salsotheboominTVprogrammersshowingpeoplehowtheycanchangetheirlookandmanyofmyoldercustomersdoyogatostayinshapewellintheirfifties.WhenIstartedmybusinessafewyearsagomyoldercustomerstendedtobeveryrichbutnowtheyarewhatIwouldcallordinarywomen.Myownmotheris61andshewearsthelatestfashionsinawayshewouldneverhavedonetenyearsago.42.ProfessorTwiggyfoundthatcomparedwiththe1960s____________________.A.peoplespend30%lessthantheydidonclothesB.thespendingonclotheshasincreasedby5%or6%C.thepriceofclotheshasgenerallyfallenby70%D.theamountofclothesboughthasrisenby5%or6%43.Itcanbeconcludedthatoldwomentendtowearthelatestfashionstodaymainlybecause____.A.theygettiredofthemselvesmorequicklyB.TVshowsteachthemhowtostayinshapeC.theyfeelmuchyoungernowD.clothesaremuchcheaperthanbefore44.Whatcanwelearnaboutoldwomenintermsoffashion?A.Theyareoftenignoredbyfashiondesigners.B.Theyarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbystars.C.Theyareregardedaspioneersinthelatestfashion.D.TheyaremoreinterestedinclothesbecauseoftheiroldagE.45.Whichisthebestpossibletitleofthepassage?A.AgeIsNoBarrierforFashionFans.B.TheMoreFashionabletheLessExpensivE.C.UnexpectedchangesinFashion.D.BoomoftheBritishFashionIndustry.

YoumaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorridE.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGrayPhDoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaUShasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.HeisknownastheElevatorGuy.Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette礼仪issortofodd奇怪的GraytoldtheBBC.They[elevators]aresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.IfsomeoneelsecomesinwemayhavetomovE.AndhereaccordingtoGrayliftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserveD.Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealiftyoucandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.Iftherearetwoofyouyougointodifferentcornersstandingdiagonally对角线地acrossfromeachothertocreatedistancE.WhenathirdpersonentersyouwillunconsciouslyformatrianglE.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquarewithsomeoneineverycorner.A.fifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddlE.Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Onceinformostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdownorlookatyourphonE.Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?Youdon’thaveenoughspaceProfessorBabetteRennebergaclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlintoldtheBBC.Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.Insuchasmallenclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued理解asthreateningorodD.TheeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontactshesaiD.61.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevatorB.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorrideC.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquetteD.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator62.AccordingtoGraywhenpeopleenteranelevatortheyusually_____.A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphoneC.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevatorD.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople63.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?Thepointinthechartreferstooneperson.64.TheunderlinedphrasesizeupinParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.judgeB.ignoreC.putupwithD.makethebestof65.Accordingtothearticlepeoplefeelawkwardinliftsbecauseof_____.A.someone’soddbehaviorsB.thelackofspaceC.theirunfamiliaritywithoneanotherD.theireyecontactwithoneanother

TheHearstCastleHearstCastleisaparkonthecentralCaliforniacoastandaNationalHistoricLandmark.ItwasdesignedbyJuliaMorganforWilliamRandolphHearstfrom1919until1947.In1957theownerdonatedthefortunetothestateofCaliforniA.Sincethattimeithasbeenastatehistoricparkwhereitslargecollectionofartandantiquesareopenforpublictours.Despiteitslocationfarfromanyurbancenterthesiteattractsroughlyonemillionvisitorsperyear.GuidedTours•TourOneisrecommendedforfirsttimevisitors.ItnowincludesthemovieHearstCastle:BuildingtheDream.•TourTwogivesvisitorsacloserlookatthemainhouse'supperfloorsMr.Hearst'sprivatesuitethelibrariesandthekitchen.•TourThreelooksattheCastle'sNorthWingguestroomsandguesthouseCasaDelMontE.•TourFourincludestheimpressivegardensandgroundsthelargestguesthousethewinebasementandtheHiddenTerracE.•TheeveningtourisaspecialtourthatallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasoneoftheHearst'sownvisitorsmighthavE.TicketPricesHearstCastleacceptsVISAMasterCardAmericanExpressandDiscover.Freedayuseparkingisavailableforautomobilesmotorcyclestourbusesandrecreationalvehicles.ToursAdultAges6-17ToursAdultAged6--17Tour1$24$12Tours23or4$24$12Eveningtour$30$15*Childrenunder6arefreewhenaccompaniedbyapayingadult.Reservation预订InformationWhileticketsmaybepurchasedattheVisitorCenteruponarrivaltourreservationscanbemadeonlinenoworbycalling1-800-444-4445seebelowfortimes.ReservationCallCenterHoursDatesMonday-FridaySaturday-SundayMarch-September8amto6pm8amto6pmOctober-February9amto5pm9amto3pmVisitwww.hearstcastlE.orgformoreinformation.28.WhodoestheHearstCastlebelongtoatpresent?A.WilliamRandolphHearst.B.JuliaMorgan.C.TheHearstCorporation.D.ThestateofCaliforniA.29.Ifyouarequiteinterestedinwinewhichtourwillyouchoose?A.TourOnE.B.TourTwo.C.TourThreE.D.TourFour.30.IfacoupletakeTourOnewiththeir5-year-oldsonhowmuchwilltheypayforthetickets?A.36.B.48C.60.D.75.31.Whichofthefollowingistheavailabletimetobookticketsbyphone?A.At8amonMondayinFebruary.B.At9amonSundayinMarch.C.At7pmonFridayinSeptember.D.At6pmonSaturdayinOctober.

WhenyouareinLondonwhichhoteldoyouwanttostayin?HerearesomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon.55￡65Inthishotelthere’sagardenthatallowsgueststohangaroundoutsidewithadrinkaJapaneserestaurantanda24-hourbarthatservesallsortsofdrinksatfairprices.ArranHouseHotel￡97Themainattractionhereisthesocialhistoryofthislocation.Butifyouarenotinterestedinhistorythere’salwaystheprivaterosegardenandaDVDlibraryforyoutohavefun.Generallytheroomsareluxurious奢侈的andprovideallthenecessarytools;howeverthehistoryoftheplacesisthemainsellingpointherE.TheHoxton￡69TheHoxtonhasalwaysbeenfamousforits￡1-per-roomoffersbutforthosewhocan’tgetoneofthoseoffersit’sstillaffordablE.A.freesmallbreakfastisprovidedtoallrooms.Thereisalsoanicerestaurantnextdoor.ThePavilion￡100ThePavilionisaplacewhereeachofthe30roomshasamusicalthemE.MetallicaHonkyTonkAfroandCasablancaNightsarejustsomeofthethemedrooms.ThemusicisveryclassicalandthosewhoarepartoftheoldergenerationwillfindstayingheretobeaverypleasantexperiencE.FaceslikeDuranDuranandNaommiCampbellhaveturneduptothishotelbeforesoitmustbegooD.67.WhowouldmostprobablybeinterestedinstayingatArranHouseHotel?A.Someonewhoisinterestedinhistory.B.SomeonewhoisfondofJapanesefooD.C.Someonewholikesvisitingabarforadrink.D.Someonewholikeswatchingmoviesintheroom.68.Ifyouwanttostayatahotelforonenightatonly￡1youshouldtry_____.A.55B.TheHoxtonC.ArranHouseHotelD.ThePavilion69.DuranDuranandNaomiCampbellarementionedtoshowthehotelis_____.A.music-themedB.luxuriousC.famousD.nice70.Theauthorwritesthepassageto______.A.comparedifferenthotelsinLondonB.encouragereaderstopayavisittoLondonC.tellreaderswhathotelshehasstayedatinLondonD.recommendsomenicebutaffordablehotelsinLondon

MostAmericansgetwhatmoneytheyhavefromtheirwork;thatistheyearnanincomefromwagesorsalaries.TherichestAmericanshowevergetmostoftheirmoneyfromwhattheyown—theirstocksbondsrealestateandotherformsofpropertyorwealth.AlthoughtherearefewaccuratestatisticstogobywealthinAmericansocietyappearstobeconcentratedinveryfewhands.Morethan20percentofeverythingthatcanbeprivatelyownedisheldbylessthanonepercentoftheadultpopulationandmorethan75percentofallwealthisownedby20percentofAmericanadults.TheplainfactisthatmostAmericanshavenowealthatallasidefromtheirhomesautomobilesandasmallamountofsavings.IncomeintheUnitedStatesisnotashighlyconcentratedaswealth.In1917therichest10percentofAmericanfamiliesreceived26.1percentofallincomewhilethepoorest10percentreceived17percentmainlyfromSocialSecurityandothergovernmentpayments.ThemoststrikingaspectofincomedistributionisthatithasnotchangedsignificantlysincetheendofWorldWarII.Althougheconomicgrowthhasroughlydoubledrealdisposable可自由使用的familyincomethemoneyleftaftertaxesandadjustedforinflationoverthelastgenerationthesizeofthesharesgiventotherichandthepoorisaboutthesamE.ByanymeasureeconomicinequalityisgreatintheUnitedStates.TherealitybehindthesestatisticsisthatalargenumberofAmericansarepoor.In191814percentofthepopulationwaslivingbelowthefederalgovernment’spovertylinewhichatthattimewasanannualincomeof$9287foranonfarmfamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildren.InotherwordsaboutoneoutofsevenAmericansover31millionpeoplewasofficiallyconsideredunabletobuythebasicnecessitiesoffoodclothesandshelter.Thesuggestedpovertylinein1981wouldhavebeenanincomeofabout$11200forafamilyoffour.Bythisrelativedefinitionabout20percentofthepopulationormorethan45millionAmericansarepoor.29.WhatisthepercentageofwealththatisinthehandsofmostAmericans?A.Lessthan25%.B.Morethan25%.C.Morethan75%.D.Lessthan20%.30.WhatdoesthemajorityoftheAmericanshaveintermsofwealth?A.Theirincomeandsavings.B.Theirhousecarsandsmallamountsofsavings.C.Everythingtheyownintheirhomes.D.Actuallytheyhavenowealthatall.31.Whatcanwelearnfromcomparisonofthetwopovertylinesinthelastparagraph?A.Thepovertylineof1918ismorefavorabletothepoorthanthatof1981.B.The1981linedidn’tleavemuchtothepoor.C.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1918linE.D.ThereweremoreAmericanswhowereofficiallypoorbythe1981linE.32.Fromthelasttwosentenceswecanseethat1981government’spovertyline_______.A.wasofnogoodforthepoorB.wasofficiallyapprovedC.wasnothelpfultothepoorD.wasnotputintooperationthen

IfyouplanonvisitingtoFijiyouareprobablylookingforsomefunthingstodo.Belowarefourunusualplaces.ThePoseidonResortThePoseidonresortisanunderwaterresortthatgivesvisitorsabeautifulviewofsealifE.Thisresortcovers255acres.It’scoveredandsurroundedbyalagoon咸水湖thatcovers5000acresandisabout90feetunderwatergivingyouabeautifulviewofsealiferightbeforeyoureyes.Thisresortevenhasahotelforthosewhowouldprefertohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingandwakinguptothebeautifulsceneryallaroundthem.TheSabetoMudPoolIfyou’relookingforsomethingunusualtodoyoucan’tpassupthemudpoolatSabeto.ItislocatedinamountainrangewithahugegroupofGeothermal地热的poolsfullofnicewarmmuD.Gettingdownandintothemudinthepoolisbelievedtohavebenefitsforhealthyskin.Thisisunusualbutadultsandespeciallykidswillloveit.FireWalkingFirewalkinginFijiisbelievedtohaveoriginatedontheislandofBeau.Firewalkingiswhenyouwalkonwhite-hotstonesbarefoot.Todothisyouhavetobementallypreparedforit.Trustme;thereisalotofpreparationandstrictrulesthattravelersfollowinordertodothissafely.TheFijiMuseumTheFijimuseumisunusualduetoalltheamazingartifactsyou’llseedatingback3000-4000years.Thismuseumhasacertainattractionthatmakesitfunny—ashoE.It’sbeensaidthatamannamedThomasBakerwaseatenbythelocalsseveralcenturiesagoandtheonlythingleftwashisshoE.ThisunusualmuseumisagreatideaifyoubringthewholefamilytoFiji.29.VisitorswhohavetheunusualexperienceofsleepingatthePoseidonresortcan_________.A.enjoytheexcellentserviceinthehotelB.openwindowstoseesealifeswimmingC.seesealifearoundthemintheroomD.onlywatchvideosaboutsealife30.Whydoadultsliketogetdownintothemudpool?A.TofloatonthewarmmudB.TomakethemstrongC.ToplaywiththewarmmudD.Tokeeptheirskinhealthy31.Whichofthefollowingthingsneedsmorecourageandstricterrules?A.TryingfirewalkingB.VisitingthePoseidonresortC.GettingintotheSabetoMudPoolD.VisitingtheFijimuseum32.TheunderlinedwordartifactsinParagraph5means__________.A.historicthingsmadebymanB.thingsinventednotlongagoC.thingsthatlookverystrangeD.usefulthingsinpeople’sdailylife

Shouldpeoplewhostudyscienceandbusinesspaylessforcollegethanpeoplewhofocusonartandhistory?ThatmaysoonbethecaseatFlorida’sstateuniversities.IntougheconomictimesFloridagovernorRickScottwantstoleadcollegestudentstowardcareersthatwillpayoffaftergraduation.TherearemorejobsavailableinFloridainthefieldsofbusinessengineeringhealthcarescienceandtechnology.Sowhynotencouragestudentstofocusonthesehigh-demandsubjectsbycharginglesstuition学费forthem?WeassumestudentsgotocollegebecausetheywanttopursuejobsDaleBrillsaiD.Heistheheadofagroupofbusinesspeopleeducatorsandlawmakerswhomadetherecommendationtothegovernortokeeptuitionlowforjob-friendlyareasofacademicstudy.Weallsharethegoalofstudentsgettingjobsandbeingproductivecitizens.Somemajorsaremorevaluablethanothers.Supportersoftheplanhavetheirreasons.Morestudentswillchoosethesehigh-demandmajorsandgetjobsaftergraduation.Thestatewillgainaneducatedworkforcethatisqualifiedtofillopenjobs.UniversitiesthatcanshowthattheirgraduatesaregettingjobswillqualifyformorefundingfromthestatE.Butcriticsoftheplansayit’sunfairtoloadhumanitiesmajors—thosewhostudyliteraturephilosophyhistoryandart—withdebtwhilekeepingtuitionlowforso-calledhigh-demandmajorsinbusinessandsciencE.InfactuniversityprofessorswrotealettertoGovernorScottarguingthatifstudentsmajoringinhistoryandotherhumanitiessubjectsareforcedtopayhighertuitiontheymaysimplychoosetoattenduniversitiesinotherstates.StillothersarguethattheplansetsstudentsupforfailurE.StudentsshouldchoosemajorsbasedontheirinterestsskillsandtalentsratherthanonwhatjobsareavailableatanygiventimE.Thosewhochoosemajorsbecausetheyareinterestedinaparticularfieldofstudywillbemoresuccessfulandsatisfiedintheircareers.5.WhydoesFloridagovernorRickScottwanttochargescienceandbusinessstudentsless?A.Becausethesefieldsusuallyattractveryfewstudents.B.Becausescienceandbusinessaretoodifficulttolearn.C.Becausehewantsmorestudentstochoosethesefields.D.BecausehethinkstheyhaveapoorfamilybackgrounD.6.ItisimpliedinParagraph4that_______.A.therearenotenoughopenjobsforgraduatesinthestateofFloridaB.universitieswon’tbenefitfromadmittingmorestudentstoscienceareasC.encouragingstudentstochoosehigh-demandmajorsisbeneficialD.universitieswilltrytoenrollmorestudentsinordertoreceivemorefunding7.AccordingtoParagraph5whyaresomecriticsagainsttheplan?A.Theplanwillmaketuitionhigherforstudentsinotherfields.B.Theplanwillforceartstudentstotransfertoscienceandbusiness.C.Theplanwillsetabadexampletootheruniversitiesinotherstates.D.Theplanisunfairtoliteraturephilosophyhistoryandartstudents.8.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Moststudentschooseamajorbecauseitcanleadtogoodjobs.B.ManystudentsregretchoosingamajortheythoughttheyloveD.C.StudentswhochooseamajorbecauseofjobsusuallyfailintheenD.D.Jobsshouldn’tbetheonlyreasonforstudentstochooseamajor.

Audiodigitalbooks有声数字化图书arebecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyears.Oneofthereasonsforthisisthataudiodigitalbookscanbereadinmanyplacescomfortably.Thefirstfavoriteplaceformanypeopleisinbedbeforegoingtosleep.Therearenightswhenapersonwouldwanttodonothingbutlieinbedwhilegoingoverwhathashappenedintheday.Manypeopleliketojustlieinbedinthedarkbeforetheyfallasleepatnight.Thiswouldbetheperfecttimetolistentoanaudiodigitalbook.IfyoureadanordinarybookthelightshavetobeturnedonandyouhavetoturnthepageswithyourhanD.AnaudiobookcanjustbelistenedtowhileapersonstayscomfortablyinbeD.Thenextfavoriteplacetolistentoaudiodigitalbookswouldbeinthekitchen.Forsomepeoplekitchenchoresareboring.Audiodigitalbooksprovidegoodentertainmentandpeopledon’tneedtoturnpages.Anaudiodigitalbookisafavoritewhileapersonisgardening.Theycanhelptakeaperson’smindoffjobsathanD.Itcanbefunandexcitingtodogardeningwiththehelpofthesebooks.Anothergreatplacewouldbewhileexercising.Itallowsthemindtobefreewhilethelegsbodyandarmsarekeptbusy.Thiswouldbeagreatplacetolistentothesebooks.Thenextfavouriteplacewouldbewhilecommuting乘车上下班eitherontheroadtoandfromworkonbusestrainsorevenonlongflights.Theyprovetobeagoodcompanion陪伴andhelpreducestress.59.Whyareaudiodigitalbooksbecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyears?A.BecausetheyaregooD.B.BecausetheyareusefulC.Becausetheyareconvenient.D.Becausetheyarenewest.60.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus_________.A.onlyaudiodigitalbookscanbelistenedtoinbeD.B.YouhavetokeepthelightonwhilereadingordinarybooksC.ItisagoodhabittolieinbedandlistentoaudiodigitalbooksD.A.favoriteplaceforpeopletolistentoaudiodigitalbooksisinbed61.Whyisanaudiodigitalbookaperson’sbestchoicewhenheisexercising?A.BecauseithelpshismindtorelaxB.BecauseithelpskeephisbodybusyC.BecauseithelpshimtosavetimeD.Becauseithelpsbuildastrongbody62.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.Whatisanaudiodigitalbook?B.Howmanykindsofaudiodigitalbooksarethere?C.Whyareaudiodigitalbookssopopular?D.Wheredopeopleliketoreadaudiodigitalbooks?

Thereisnosuchthingasahardrulewhenitcomestoleadership.Therearegenerallyacceptedprinciplesthatwhenstudiedandappliedarebelievedtobehelpfulinimprovingone’sleadershipskills.Peoplebecomemorewillingtoworkiftheyfeelimportant.Effectiveleadershelptheirorganization’smembersdeveloptheirself-esteem.YoucandothisbypayingmoreattentiontothemandexpressingyourinterestintheiropinionseverytimeyouconversE.Thekeyhereisbeingsincereandexpressingyourappreciationthroughthesmallestgestures.Membersofanorganizationaremoreabletoadapttochangesifthereisaspecificplanofactionlaidout.Planningiscrucialineffectiveleadershipbecauseitprovidestheorganizationwithaconcretedirectionandidentifiable可识别的meanstoachieveitsgoals.Asaleaderyoushouldinitiate开始planningandmakeaneffortincommunicatethoseplansasclearlyaspossibletoyourmembers.Thiswillstrengthenyourmembers’decision-makingskillsandallowforeffectivedelegation.AhighlymotivatingworkenvironmentisundoubtedlyaproductiveonE.Theorganizationbenefitsthemostwhenitsmembersarecontinuouslymotivatedtoworkforandwithit.Youcanprovidedeservingmemberswithpublicrecognitioneventhroughasimplementionoftheirnamesandaccomplishments.OfferingchallengesthatallowyourmemberstogrowisabrilliantwaytomotivatethemtobemorecompetitivE.Youcanhandoutincentivessuchasbonusesorpromotionstohigh-performingmemberssothatyourmemberswillhavesomethingtolookforwardtoinexchangeforjobwelldonE.Thesethreeprinciplesareallimportantinimprovingyourleadershipskills.Buttheyarenotenough.Thesuccessofyourleadershipwillultimatelydependonthewayyourecognizeyourorganization’sneedsandhowyoucanadaptyourleadershipstyletothoseneeds.Onlyyoucantellwhatgoodleadershipisforyourorganization.Likewiseit’sonlyyouwhocandeterminehowyoucanbecomeagoodleader.

ManyAmericanpresidentsinthe19thcenturywereborninpoorfamilies.Theyspenttheirchildhoodinlittlewoodenrooms.Theygotlittleeducation.WashingtonandLincolnforexampleneverwenttoschoolandtheytaughtthemselves.Lincolnoncedidjobsforaworkershop-keeperandpost-masterinhisearlyyears.A.largenumberofAmericanpresidentshadexperiencesinthearmy.ThetwobestknownwereUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhower.GrantwasageneralintheAmericanCivilWarandEisenhowerwasherointheSecondWorldWar.Ithappenedthattheygraduatedfromthesameschool--WestPointMilitaryAcademy西点军校.Onemaybesurprisedtolearnthatbothofthemdidn'tdowellintheschool.Eisenhowerforexamplewasoncefinedpunishedtopaymoneybecausehebroketherulesoftheschool.ThejobsoftheU.S.presidentsaretiring.HemustkeepaneyeonanythingimportantthathappensbothathomeandabroaD.Everydayalotofworkwaitsforhimtodoandhehastomakemanyimportantdecisions.WhenFranklinRooseveltwasachildhewasoncebroughttovisitPresidentTaft.TheoldpresidentsaidtohimWhenyougrowupyoushouldnotbepresident.It'satiringjoB.66.HowmanyAmericanpresidentsarementionedinthispassage?A.4B.5C.7D.667.Whoregard认为thejobsoftheU.S.presidentsasthetiringones?A.TaftB.GrantC.EisenhowerD.Roosevelt68.Inthispassagekeepaneyeonmeans_______.A.seeB.takecareofC.lookatfixedlyD.stareat69.Thesecondparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.thatEisenhowerbecamefamousintheSecondWorldWarB.howGrantbecameageneralC.thatmanyoftheU.S.presidentshadservedinthearmyD.thatGrantandEisenhowerwerebothschoolmates70.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.F.RooseveltwasoneoftheU.S.presidentsbeforeGrant.B.Washingtonwasborninaverypoorfamily.C.WestPointMilitaryAcademywasfoundedintheSecondWorldWar.D.LincolnwaselectedtheU.S.presidentafterGrant.

PlanstoexpandwindenergyintothemostscenicpartsofGermanyaremeetingincreasingoppositionacrossthecountry.Anti-windcampaignersareangrythatareasincludingtheforestsmadefamousbythetalesoftheBrothersGrimmareamongthetargetsfornewturbines涡轮机.Forthefirsttimetheyhaveformedanationaloppositiongrouptothwarttheexpansion.Theysaytheexpansionwilldamageforestsandtourismacrossthecountry.GermanyhasstartedamassiveexpansionofrenewableenergysincetheFukushimanucleardisasterin2011inJapan.Thegovernmentdecidedtoreduceatomicplantsandinsteadincreasetheopportunitiesforgreenpower.Asaresultsolarfarmsbiogasplantsandwindparksarebooming.In201322%ofGermany’selectricitywasgeneratedbyrenewableenergy.Windhasplayedamajorpartinthischangemakinguphalfoftherenewableenergyin2013andthepublichasbeengenerallysupportivE.Todateamajorityofthe23000windturbinesinthecountryhavebeenbuiltintheflatnorthernandeasternpartsofthecountry.ButnowthefocusofexpansionisontheareasofdarkforestinthecentralandsouthernareasofGermany.OnesuchregionistheRheinhardswaldinthenorthernpartofthestateofHessE.ThisisthehomeofthemagicaltalesofSleepingBeautyRapunzelandothersmadefamousinthebooksoftheBrothersGrimm.ThisscenicplaceisamagnetattractinghundredsandthousandsoftouristsfromallovertheworlD.Butnowtherearealsoplanstobuildupto200turbinesinthisscenicplace!Ann-KathrinBlankenbergisaPhDstudentandanopponentoftheplans.ItisnotbecausethisistheareaofSleepingBeautyshesaysIwantthegreenmovementIwantgreentechnologyIdon’twantnuclearpower---buttheyshouldbemadeintherightwayandnotbydestroyingtheforests.ThecampaignersarguethatputtingwindturbinesinthisareamakesnosensE.Thewindspeedsarelowandtheareaishometosomeextremelyrarebirdsincludingtheendangeredblackstork.Campaignerssaybuildingturbinesherewouldbedisastrousforthebirds.66.Theunderlinedwordthwartcanbereplacedby__________.A.supportB.preventC.increasedD.promote67.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtogreenpower?A.SolarenergyB.WindenergyC.Bio-energyD.Atomicenergy68.WhatpercentageofGermany’selectricitywasgeneratedbywindin2013?A.11%B.22%C.50%D.60%69.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theauthorisagainstbuildingmorewindturbines.B.Thepublicpreferswindenergytonuclearenergy.C.MostGermansobjecttobuildingwindturbinesalloverGermany.D.ThecentralandsouthernareasofGermanyarerichinwindenergy.70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WindparksareincreasingrapidlyalloverGermany.B.TheRheinhardswaldisfamousforthetalesofSleepingBeauty.C.ExpandingwindenergyintothelandofSleepingBeautycausescontroversy.D.BuildingwindturbinesinthelandofSleepingBeautyareamakesnosensE.

GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisastoryaboutaKoreangirlnamedJi-suwholivedmanyyearsago.Ji-su’smotherEommaishonoredbybeingchosenbytheKoreankingYongjotocomeandbeaseamstress女裁缝attheroyalpalaceinHanyangwhereshewillsewwrappingclothsorbojagi.Ji-suisheartbrokenathermother’sleavingforshewillnotgettoseeheragain.RealizingthattheonlywaytobereunitedwithhermotheristobecomeanequallygiftedandoutstandingseamstressJi-sumakesuphermindtodojustthatdespitemanydifficulties.Eomma’spartinggifttoJi-suisasewingbox.InitJi-sufindsthetoolsofhermother’strade:aneedlethreadarulerapairofscissorsandasmallironcalledanindoor.Ji-suwipeshertearsandasksherauntGomoifshecanteachhertostitch缝bojaginowthathermotherisgonE.Herauntbeginstoteachhertheverynextday.FromthenonJi-suworksveryhardtobecomeanartistaswellasaseamstressforthatistheonlywayshewillbereunitedwithhermother.Ji-sucarefullystitchesabojagifullofgoodluckfabricbatsshehasmadetosendhermotheramessageofgoodfortunecheersafetyandhappiness.ThestorycontinuesanddespitedisappointmentsanddefeatsJi-sueventuallyachieveshergoalofbeingchosentosewforthekingandbeingreunitedwithhermotheralthoughshegivesupmanyhoursofnormalchildhoodpleasuretoachievehergoal.BeautifulpaintingsofdelicatescenesinKoreaaccompanyeverypageofGoodFortuneinaWrappingClothandexamplesofcreativebojagiorwrappingclothsfromtheSanFranciscoAsianArtMuseumareshownafteralistofKoreantermsusedinthestory.GoodFortuneinaWrappingClothisabeautifulmulticulturalstudiesbookforchildrenfilledwithmanylovelyteachingmoments.56.Ji-sudecidestolearntostitchbojagi__________.A.becauseherauntaskshertodosoB.becauseshebecomesinterestedinitC.inordertobetogetherwithhermotherD.sothatshecanbecomeafamousseamstress57.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeJi-su?A.Honest.B.BraveC.Warm-hearteD.D.DetermineD.58.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestory?A.ItiswritteninKorean.B.Ithasahappyending.C.IttakesplaceattheroyalpalacE.D.ItisaboutakindofKoreanclothes.59.Thepassageismostprobablytakenform__________.A.abookreviewB.apersonaldiaryC.ahistorypaperD.amagazinereport

Fewlawsaresoeffectivethatyoucanseeresultsjustdaysaftertheytakeeffect.Butintheninedayssincethefederalcigarettetaxmorethandoubled－to$1.01perpack－smokershavejammedtelephonequitlinesacrossthecountryseekingtokickthehabit.Thisisnotasurprisetopublichealthadvocates.They'vestudiedtheeffectofstatetaxincreasesforyearsfindingthatsmokersespeciallyteensarepricesensitivE.NorisitashocktotheindustrywhichfiercelyfightseverytaxincreasE.TheonlywonderisthatsomanystatesinsistonclosingtheirearstothemessagE.TobaccotaxesimprovepublichealththeyraisemoneyandmostparticularlytheydeterpeoplefromtakingupthehabitasteenswhichiswhennearlyallsmokersareaddicteD.Yettherateoftaxationvarieswidely.InManhattanforinstancewhichhasthehighesttaxinthenationapackofMarlboroLightKingscost$10.06atonedrugstoreWednesday.InCharlestonS.C.wherethe7centapacktaxisthelowestinthenationthepricewas$4.78.Theinfluenceisobvious.InNewYorkhighschoolsmokinghitanewlowinthelatestsurveys－13.8%farbelowthenationalaveragE.Bycomparison26%ofhighschoolstudentssmokeinKentucky.Otherlowtaxstateshavesimilarlydepressingteensmokingrecords.HalRogersRepresentativefromKentuckylikethosewhoareagainsthightobaccotaxesarguesthattheburdenofthetaxfallsonlowincomeAmericanswhochoosetosmokE.That'struE.ButthereismorereasoninkeepingfuturegenerationsoflowincomeworkersfromgettinghookedinthefirstplacE.Asfortoday'sadultsifthenewtaxdrivesthemtoquittheywillhavemoretospendontheirfamiliescuttheirriskofcancerandheartdiseaseandfeelbetter.1.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thepriceofcigarettesB.therateofteensmokingC.theeffectoftobaccotaxincreaseD.thedifferencesintobaccotaxrate2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisasurprise?A.TeensmokersarepricesensitivE.B.Somestatesstillkeepthetobaccotaxlow.C.Tobaccotaxesimprovepublichealth.D.TobaccoindustryfiercelyfightsthetaxrisE.3.Rogers'attitudetowardsthelowincomesmokersmightbethatof________.A.toleranceB.unconcernC.doubtD.sympathy4.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Thenewtaxwillbebeneficialinthelongrun.B.LowincomeAmericansaremorelikelytofallill.C.Futuregenerationswillbehookedonsmoking.D.Adultswilldependmoreontheirfamilies.

PeoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformeD.ItisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnotorwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitivE.Socialscientistsareofcourseextremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.TherearenoclearanswersyetbuttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedevelopeD.Asonemightexpectthetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachotherandthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenconvenientlyreferredtoasnatureandnurture.Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittleifanythingtodowithourabilitiescharacteristicsandbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextremethistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts本能.Proponentsofthenurturetheoryorastheyareoftencalledbehavioristsclaimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.A.behavioristB.F.Skinnerseeshumansasbeingswhosebehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists'viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistiC.Theystatethatlikemachineshumansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuli刺激asthebasisoftheirbehavior.Sociallyandpoliticallytheconsequencesofthesetwotheoriesarefar-reaching.IntheUSforexampleblacksoftenscorebelowwhitesonstandardizedintelligencetests.Thisleadssomenatureproponentstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallylowerinstatusthanwhites.Behavioristsonthecontrarysaythatthedifferencesinscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducationalandotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoyandthatasaresulttheydonotdevelopthesameresponsesthatwhitesdo.Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infactitisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremesandthatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.【小题1】Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith________.A.relationbetweenpersonalityandbehaviorB.relationbetweenbehaviorandenvironmentC.differentaccountsofpatternsofhumanbehaviorD.differenttheoriesoftheformationofhumanbehavior【小题2】TheunderlinedwordproponentsinParagraph2means________.A.creatorsB.advisorsC.advocatesD.judges【小题3】InParagraph5theauthormainlywritesabout________.A.theconsiderableinfluenceofthetwotheoriesB.differencesbetweentheblacksandwhitesC.racialdiscriminationintheUnitedStatesD.differentrespondstointelligencetests【小题4】What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocallourattentiontothechangesofhumanbehavior.B.TourgescientiststodomoreresearchinsocialsciencE.C.Togiveusadetailedexplanationofhumanbehavior.D.TopresentanargumentinthefieldofsocialsciencE.

Everydayweareaddingmoreandmorevacationideasdestinationstoursandarticles.Asyouexploreourwebsiteyouwillfindthereisanever-growingcollectionofthingsthatwillhelpmakeyourvacationeasierandmoreaffordable.Wechangeourfeatureddestinationsveryfrequentlysobesuretokeepcomingbacktoseewhatnewideaswehaveforyourfamilyvacation.Wefeatureadifferentstateparkandcitydestinationonthefrontpageofthewebsite.Thesechangefrequentlysobesuretosignupforournewslettersoyoucanbesuretokeepupwithallthenewinformation.AnothergreatfeatureweareofferingisGuestArticles.Thesemaycomefromatravelprofessionalauthorparentorchildabouttheirtravelideasoroffers.Theseinformativearticlesaregreattoreadandareperfectfordiscoveringvaluabletipsandtricksforthetravellessstressful.Plusinmanyarticlesyouwilldiscoversomehiddengems珍品thatyouprobablymissifyoudidnotknowaboutthem.OneofthebestthingsaboutourwebsiteisourabilitytogetyoudiscountedToursandAttractionPassestotheplacesyouwanttogomost.Thisisafantasticwaytoplanaheadandhaveyourtoursandpassespaidforandpickthemupbeforeyouleaveyourhome.Nowthatisahelpfulwaytogo.Theseprogramscansaveyouover50％ofwhatyoucouldexpecttopaywhenyouarrive.Andweareaddingnewtoursandprogramseveryweek.Besuretocheckitout.Youcanbesureweareworkinghardforyousothatyoucanrelaxonyourvacation.Letusdoallthelegworkforyousoyoucansimplyenjoyyourfamilyvacation!24.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthetext?P=Paragraph25.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodobywritingthistext?A.Togivepeopletipsonfamilyvacations.B.Tooffertravelersfeatureddestinations.C.Toattractreaderstosurfatouristwebsite.D.Tointroducehiddengemsfortraveling.26.WhatcanwelearnfromGuestArticles?A.stepstosignupforthefamilyvacationwebsite.B.Tipsonkeepingupwithnewtravelinformation.C.Tipsandtricksforacomfortabletrip.D.Tricksforenjoyingafreefamilyvacation.27.Whichisn’tthebenefitthatthewebsitebringstous?A.WecangetdiscountedToursandAttractionPassesB.WecangetsomeinformationofnewtoursandprogramsC.WecanhaveourPassesinhandwhenstartingoff.D.Wecanenjoyafamilyvacationwithlegwork.

NooperasmellsoftheseaquitelikeBritten’sPeterGrimes.Themusicmakesusconstantlyawareofthesea’simmensityit’spotentialforthreatandtheplayoflightonitswaves.Buttheseaisn’tjustaspecialbackgrounditweighsonthelivesofthecharactersofferingthemalivingbutatapricE.Inthefirstactthelabouredsoundofthestringsevokes引起thecompleteheavinessofthesailor’sworkastheyhaul用力拉theboatsuptheshingle鹅卵石.Thenastormgatherswhichrages肆虐throughthesceneattheInnandstirsupanorchestralhurricanE.Evenwhenit’scalmandfavorabletheseaisinescapablE.InthecomfortableenclosedworldoftheoperahousethiscanonlybesuggesteD.IntheproductionofPeterGrimesabouttoopenattheAldeburghFestivalitwillbereallypresentbecausetheoperaistakingplaceonthebeachthesettingformuchofthenarrativeofBritten’soperaandalsothepoembytheSuffolkpoetGeorgeCrabbethatinspiredit.Thiswon’tbethefirstoperaproductiontobesetintheactuallandscapeinwhichtheactiontakesplacE.There’sawell-knownfilmedproductionofToscashotinCastelGandolfoinRomeandaproductionofDonizetti’sAnnaBolenawasoncemountedinthemoat护城河surroundingtheTowerofLondon.Butthoseweremanageableurbanlandscapeswithcomfortinglysolidbuildingstoactaswindshieldsandacousticblocks.OntheAldeburghbeachthere’sactuallynothingapartfromafewboatssomewholesomewreckeD.HereanythingmorecomplicatedthanwalkingthedogishardtosolvE.Thewindblowsawayone’swordssoconversationishardandanythingnottieddowntendstoblowaway.Theslidingshingleturnsone’sstepsintoadrunkenstagger.Theideaofperforminganoperaintheseconditionsseemsquitebarmy—anaccusationAldeburghdirectorJonathanReakietakescheerfullyonthechin.Whyhashedoneit?WellGrimesistheoperaofBritten’sthat’smostassociatedwithAldeburghbutit’sneverbeenproducedattheFestivalwhichhefoundeD.Therejustisn’tthespaceforit.InhisanniversaryyearwewantedtofocusonBritten’sconnectionwithSuffolkandthisseemedtheboldestwaytodoit.HavinghadthemadideaReakiefoundhiscolleagueswerenotjustacceptingbutenthusiastiC.Wespentalongtimethinkingaboutwaystodoit.Oneideawehadwastodoallthescenesattherighttimeofday.There’sonesceneatdawnanotheratmiddayandalotofactionatnightbutthatwastoocomplicateD.Thenwethoughtaboutdoingafewscenesonthebeach.Butintheendwethoughthelllet’sjustdothewholething.66.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethesailor’sworkinthefirstact?A.Pleasant.B.HarD.C.ComfortablE.D.AttractivE.67.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingdescriptions.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.68.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A.ThebenefitsoftheactuallandscapE.B.TheactuallandscapeofAldeburghbeach.C.ThelocationoftheAldeburghbeach.D.ThehardshipofperformingoperainAldeburghbeach.69.TheunderlinedwordbarmyinParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto____.A.crazyB.impossibleC.wonderfulD.terrible70.Reakie’spartners’attitudetowardshisoperaonabeachis____.A.eagerB.cautiousC.doubtfulD.unfavorable

【1】Blogs博客arebecominganotherwayinwhichpeoplecanshareinformationwithothersorwritedownatopicthatintereststhem.Howeverkeepingasuccessfulblogrequiressomethoughts.【2】AsuccessfulblogismainlytalkingaboutonespecifictopicsuchasgardeningpuzzlesandItaliancooking.Regardlessofwhattheblogwriterisgoingtowriteaboutitisimportanttorememberthetopicandsticktoit.Otherwiseitgetsveryeasytostray偏离fromthetopicwhichmaycausereaderstoloseinterestintheblog.Whentheblogwriterdecidesonablogtopicthetopicshouldbefocusedenoughsothattheblogcanbeorganizedeasilyandbroadenoughsothatthewriterwon’tquicklyrunoutofideasforblogposts.Forexamplecreatingablogaboutpreventingweedsinflowergardensincoldclimatesistoonarrowofatopic;eventuallythewriterwillrunoutofideasforpostsandtheaudiencesforthistopicaresmall.Howevercreatingablogtodiscusspreventingweedsindifferentkindsofgardensisnarrowenoughtobeorganizedbutbroadenoughtomakesureitislongandcanattractalotofaudiences.【3】TherearemanywebsitesthatwillhostblogsforfreesuchasGoogle’sBloggerPlatformWordpressandTumblr.Thesewebsitesofferfreehostingorchargeasmallfeepermonthorannuallytohaveawriter’sbloghosteD.【4】Onceawritersetsupablogitisimportanttomaintainandpromoteit.Writersshouldmakesuretheyupdatetheirblogsfrequentlyenoughtokeepinformationup-to-dateandtokeepreadersinteresteD.Notupdatingtheblogveryoftencancausereaderstoloseinterestorforgetthatthewriter’ssiteevenexists.Promotingablogcanbeadifficulttask.PostingnewblogpostsonsitessuchasTwitterandFacebookcanhelpattractnewreaders.【5】BloggingcanbeafunactivityforthosewholiketowriteandwanttosharetheirknowledgeofaspecifictopiC.Despitebeingalotofworkbloggingcanhelpwritersbuildanonlinepresenceandpossiblyopendoorstonewopportunitiesaswell.76.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?nomorethan8words77.Howcanablogwriteravoidrunningoutofideasforposts?nomorethan12words78.Listoneoftheimportartwaystokeepasuccessfulblognoworethan5words79.Whatwebsitesarementionedthathostblossforfreeinthepassage?nomorethan5words80.Whatisthepossiblebenefitofbloggingtoitswriters?nomorethan10words

ResearchersattheUniversityofBedforshirehavedevelopedanewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevice装置.ThesystemdevelopedbyProfessorBenAllenattheCentreforWirelessResearchusesradiowavesaspower.Believedtobeaworldfirsttheteamclaimsitcouldeventuallyeliminateorgetridoftheneedforconventionalbatteries.TheuniversityhasnowfiledapatentapplicationtosecuretheonlyrightstothetechniquE.ProfessorAllenandhisteamhavecreatedasystemtousemediumwavefrequenciestoreplacebatteriesinsmalleverydaydeviceslikeclocksandremotecontrols.Thenewtechniqueusesthewasteenergyofradiowavesandhasbeendevelopedaspartoftheuniversity’sresearchintopowerharvesting.ProfessorAllensaidthatasradiowaveshaveenergy---likelightwavessoundwavesorwindwaves---intheorythesewavescouldbeusedtocreatepower.Theemerging新兴的areaofpowerharvestingtechnologypromisestoreduceourrelianceonconventionalbatterieshesaiD.It’sreallyexcitingwayoftakingpowerfromsourcesotherthanwhatwewouldnormallythinkof.TheteamisnowwaitingfortheresultsofthepatentapplicationtosecurerecognitionofthetechniquE.ProfessorAllensaidthattheteam’sachievementshadallbeendoneintheirsparetime.Ournextstageistotryandraisesomerealfundssothatwecantakethisworkforwardandmakeaworkingprototype模型andmaybepartnerupwiththerightpeopleandtakethistoafullproductinduecoursehesaiD.Powerharvestinghasareallyimportantpartinourfuturebecausejustinthiscountrywedisposeofsomewherebetween20000and30000tonesofbatteriesinlandfill垃圾填理siteseverysingleyear－thatistoxicchemicalsgoingintothegrounD.Headdedthatdevelopmentoftheproductcouldalsobecommerciallybeneficial.Themarketforthisisseveralbillionpounds.We’veseenmarketpredictionsfor2020whichhavethesekindsoffiguressothere’salotofcommercialpotentialinthisareahesaiD.Pro-ViceChancellorattheUniversityofBedfordshireProfessorCarstenMaplesaidThistypeofworkisareflectionoftheuniversity’sgrowingreputationandexperienceinconductinginnovative创新的research.31.Fromthetextweknowthenewtechniqueforpoweringelectronicdevices_____.A.canbeappliedtoallelectronicdevices.B.usesradiowavestocreatepower.C.hasreplacedconventionalbatteries.D.producesmanytoxicchemicals.32.AccordingtoProfessorAllenpowerharvestingtechnology______.A.makeseveryuseofradiowaves.B.takespowerfromusualsources.C.reducesourdependencyonconventionalbatteries.D.aimsathugecommercialbenefits.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutProfessorAllenandhisteamfromthetext?A.TheyhavemadeuseofradiowavesintheirdailylifE.B.Theyhaveraisedabigfundtosupporttheirresearch.C.Theyhavegainedapatentfortheirnewtechnology.D.TheymainlydidtheirresearchintheirsparetimE.34.WhatisProfessorCarstenMaple’sattitudetowardthenewtechnique?A.Critical.B.FavorablE.C.ConservativE.D.NegativE.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.A.newtechniquetocreatepower.B.A.crisisconcerningconventionalbatteries.C.Somespecialsourcesofpower.D.Thedevelopmentofpowerharvesting.

InrecentyearsAmericanstudentshavefallenbehindinmanysubjectslikemathscienceandreading.In2005theU.S.wasnumbernineamongthedevelopedcountriesinthenumberofstudentsgraduatingfromhighschool.Americaneducationofficialsaresearchingfornewwaystohelpstudentslearnagain.Onetoolthatisgettingsomeattentionistheuseofvideogames.Sixteen­year­oldJohnDiazsayshelovesplayingvideogamesbutdoesn'tliketraditionalschoolwork.DuringhissummervacationDiaziscontinuinghisstudiesathomE.Thatisbecausehiscoursesareavailableonhishomecomputer.FloridaVirtualSchool'sheadmasterJulieYoungsaystheschoolteachesstudentswiththetechnologytheymostenjoyusinginandoutofschool.WehavesomanystudentswhofeelfreeinourschoolYoungsaidTheyloseinterestwhentheygotoschool.Andwe'reveryhopefulthatConspiracyCodewillattractthelearnerstoreallygetintothedetailoflearning.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethatteachesU.S.history.Studentsguidetwoheroesinaquesttostopaconspiracytochangethepast.AlongthewaystudentslearnabouteventssuchastheCivilWarandreportbacktotheirteacherwhoisaspy.JohnDiazsaysheenjoysAmericanhistorynow.IliketodothegameeverydayhesaiD.30.InthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatAmericanstudents________.A.dobetterinsciencethanreadingB.donotwanttogotocollegeC.havebeenlessinterestedinstudiesrecentlyD.doworstinmathamongthedevelopedcountries31.HowdoesJohnDiazcontinuetostudyinsummervacation?A.Byhavinganexperiencedtutor.B.Bygoingtoavacationcamp.C.Bystudyingonthecomputer.D.Bywatchingvideos.32.ConspiracyCodeisavideogamethat________.A.introducesthewaysoffindingaspyB.teachesstudentsAmericanhistoryC.helpsstudentslearncomputersD.trainspeopletobecomeheroes33.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Videogamesbecomingnewteachingtools.B.HowConspiracyCodehelpsstudentsstudy.C.HowFloridaVirtualSchoolteachesstudents.D.Americanofficialscaringabouteducation.

HowRoomDesignsAffectOurWorkandFeelingsArchitectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughtsfeelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical经验的实证的basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativitykeeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation.Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007JoanMeyers-LevyattheUniversityofMinnesotareportedthattheheightofaroom'sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreelywhichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilingsontheotherhandmayinspireamoredetailedoutlook.Inadditionstoceilingheighttheviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant'sabilitytoconcentratE.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornellUniversityfoundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.UsingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademicallyanditseemstoaccordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTannerheadoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgiA.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabularylanguageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhandim暗淡的lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerallykeepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.ResearchersofHarvardMedicalSchoolalsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings.Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudiessowe'realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw吸管architectDavidAllisonsays.Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroadgeneralizeduseofthem?That'swhatwe'reallstrugglingwith.32.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?A.Light.B.Ceilings.C.Windows.D.FurniturE.33.Thepassagetellsusthat______.A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople'sfeelingsB.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents'creativityC.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgradesD.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed34.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat______.A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystepB.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselvesC.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetectD.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns35.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSP:Sub-point次要点C:Conclusion

TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprisemarket-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmenstrivingtomakeprofitsproducethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionwithotherbusinessmen;andtheprofitmotiveoperatingundercompetitivepressureslargelydetermineshowthesegoodsandservicesareproduceD.ThusintheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividualconsumerscoupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomesthattogetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit.Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumerdemandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomythismechanismisprovidedbyapricesystemaprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-producers.Iftheproductisinshortsupplyrelativetothedemandthepricewillbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.Ifontheotherhandproducingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscostthiswilltendtoincreasethesupplyofferedbyseller-producerswhichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.ThuspriceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmericaeconomicsystem.Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividualareallowedtoownproductiveresourcesprivatepropertyandtheyarepermittedtohirelaborgaincontrolovernaturalresourcesandproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.IntheAmericaneconomytheconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrightsincludingtherighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual.57.InParA.1thedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomesmeans___.A.Americansneverfeelsatisfiedwiththeirincomes.B.Americanstendtooverstatetheamountoftheirincomes.C.AmericanswanttohavetheirincomesincreaseD.D.Americanswanttoincreasethepurchasingpoweroftheirincomes.58.ThewordembracesinParA.3probablyparallels___.A.divideB.hugC.comprehendD.support59.Accordingtothepassageaprivate-enterpriseeconomyischaracterizedby___.A.privatepropertyandrightsconcerneD.B.manpowerandnaturalresourcescontrol.C.ownershipofproductiveresourcesD.freecontractsandprices.60.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout___.A.howAmericangoodsareproduceD.B.howAmericanconsumersbuytheirgoods.C.howAmericaneconomicsystemworks.D.howAmericanbusinessmanmaketheirprofits.

ChemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesoftencreatedangerousformsofwastE.TheamountofthesechemicalshasrisenheavilyinthepastfewyearsasmoreareasoftheworldindustrializeandnewproductsareproduceD.Over80000differentchemicalsareusedinindustriesworld-widE.Aroundtheworldhundredsofmillionsoftonsofharmfulwasteareproducedeachyear.Oftenitisdifficultandexpensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostoretheminawaythatdoesnotendangerhumanlifeandtheenvironment.EveryyearmajorhealthproblemsresultfromharmfulwastE.Sadlyitisoftenaftersomeonehasdiedorbecomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakeactionsandreducelevelsofdumped倾倒的harmfulwastE.In1989aschoolinNewJerseyhadtobeclosedbecausestudentstherehadsufferedtoomuchexposure暴露tochromium铬.ItwaslaterlearnedthatlargeamountsofchromiumhadbeendumpednearbyandblownovertotheschoolareA.Researchhasbeendonetoprovideinformationontheeffectsofeverychemical.Becausewastechemicalsoftenmixtogetheritwillalsobenecessarytolearnhowthecombinationsofthesechemicalsaffecthumanhealth.SomegovernmentshaverealizedhowserioustheproblemisandaremakinglawstogetridofharmfulwastE.TheyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustriesareallowedtoproducE.Notonlygovernmentsbutthepublicaswellmustformpartofthesolution.Theycanchoosenottobuythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionofharmfulwasteattempttoaffectpolicymakersandproducelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthatwasteproductioncanbecut.Thewastecanbereducedbyatleastone-thirdusingexistingtechnologiesandmethods.1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Theeffectofeverychemical.B.ProblemsofharmfulwastE.C.Chemicalsusedforindustrialprocesses.D.Eventsrelatedtowastechemicals.2.Fromthetextweknowthat.A.chromiumcanpoisonpeoplewhenthereisawindB.chromiumpollutionmakesthelocalgovernmentclosetheschoolC.somegovernmentsdon’trealizehowserioustheproblemsareuntilpeoplesufferalotfromharmfulwasteD.abouttwo-thirdsofthewastecanpollutetheenvironment3.Whichofthefollowingleastmatchesthesolutionthewriterrefersto?A.ChemicalsusedforindustrialprocessesshouldbebanneD.B.PeoplecanmakeuseoftheexistingtechnologiesandmethodstoreducethewastE.C.PolicymakersmakelawstolimittheproductionofharmfulwastE.D.PeoplechoosenottobuyproductswhichmayproduceharmfulwastE.4.Thewriterofthetextthinksthat.A.governmentsshouldhaveforbiddentheproductionofwastechemicalsB.mixedwastechemicalscanalwaysbestoredwithoutendangeringpeopleC.industriesmustnotproducewastechemicalswhichharmpeoplesomuchD.everyonecandosomethingtohelpsolvetheproblemofwastechemicals

TeenTravelwithGlobalTeenEverthoughtabouttravelinginItaly?OrateentravelprograminSpain?Oursummertravelprogramforteensisoneadventureyoucannotpassup.ExperienceEuropeandtourSpainFranceAustriaGermanyItalyorotherEuropeancountries.CometoenjoyoursummertravelprogramforteensthatwillhaveyoutouringandexperiencingculturesunlikeanythingyouhavedonebeforE.ForexampleTeenTravelItalygivesyouwonderfultoursofsplendidcathedralsadventuresinItalianhistoryandtheexperienceofyouryounglifethatyoudon’twanttomiss!TeentravelprogramsthroughGlobalTeengiveyouthebestcoursesandactivitiesontheweB.Thetravelprogramsareofferedinvaryinglengths.TeenTravelItalyisaminimumoftwoweeksbutfortheteenagerorhighschoolstudentitcanlastforthewholesummerbreak.ThesummertravelprogramforteensisagreatwaytoexperiencethecultureofanothercountryandprovidesmorethantheusualsummercampexperiencE.Mostteenagestudentswhotakeadvantageofourtravelopportunitiesareinhighschool.TheydoateentravelprograminthesummeratalanguagecampeitherinEuropeorLatinAmericatoexperienceanotherculturE.TravelwithGlobalTeenthissummer!Haveanadventureatoneofourlanguagecampsexperiencethecultureofaforeigncountryandhavethetimeofyourlifethissummer!29.Bywritingthetexttheauthortriesto_____.A.persuadeteenstojoinateentravelprogramB.showthefunoftravelinginEuropeancountriesC.comparedifferentculturesofEuropeancountriesD.givesomebackgroundinformationaboutEuropeancountries30.IfyoujoinTeenTravelItalyyouwillhavetobeinItalyforatleast_____.A.14daysB.onemonthC.twomonthsD.thewholesummer31.Accordingtothetexttheteentravelprogramscanhelpyou_____.A.findabetterwaytolearnaforeignlanguageB.experiencethecultureofanothercountryC.gotohighschoolinaEuropeancountryD.makesomeEuropeanfriends32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheteentravelprograms?A.TheprogramswilloffertheservicesforfreE.B.Theprogramsprovidedifferentlanguagecamps.C.Mostteensjoiningtheprogramsarefromjuniormiddleschool.D.TheprogramsaremainlyforAmericanandEuropeanstudents.

OralEnglishalsoknownasspokenEnglishistheformofEnglishthatisusedwhenpeoplearespeakingtooneanother.StudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageoftenfeeluncomfortableusingoralEnglishbecausetheyfearthattheywillnotbeunderstood.ItisimportantthatapersonwhoislearningtospeakEnglishpracticeusingthelanguage.71ListeningisimportanttolearningspokenEnglish.72Payattentiontoconversationsthathappenaroundyouwhileyouareshopping.Watchthenewseveryeveningwhileyouhavesupper.PartoflearningspokenEnglishisinunderstandinghowEnglishwordsareformed.WatchthemouthsandtonguesofnativeEnglishspeakerscarefully.73Noticehowthelipsformcertainsounds.Imitate模仿whatyousee.Rentmoviesovertheweekend.Trytofollowthestorylineofcomedyshows.74NothavingtorespondinEnglishletsyouconcentrateonsimplyunderstandingwhatisbeingsaid.UnderstandinghowEnglishisusedinconversationwillhelpyoutobettercommunicateinthelanguage.75Whenyouarereadingpaymoreattentiontothecorrectpronunciationofthewordsyouarereadingratherthancomprehensionofeachword.Readeasybooksthatwerewrittenforchildren.Readingsimplebookstakesawaythefrustrationofsoundingouthardwords.A.Readoutloudfortwentytothirtyminuteseveryday.B.ListentoEnglishradiowhilegettingreadyinthemorning.C.Observehowmuchthemouthisopenedtosaycertainwords.D.FindafriendorteacherwhoiswillingtohelpyoulearnEnglish.E.Repeattheconversationsseveraltimestoincreaseyourspeakingspeed.F.WatchingTVshowsandmoviesallowsyoutohearEnglishusedinconversation.G.ThemoreapersonpracticeshisorherskillsthemoreeasilyspeakingEnglishwillbecome.

CulturalCenterAddsClassesforYoungAdultsTheAllendaleCulturalCenterhasexpandeditsartsprogramtoincludeclassesforyoungadults.DirectorLeahMartinannouncedMondaythatbeginninginSeptemberthreenewclasseswillbeofferedtotheAllendalecommunity.ThecoursetitleswillbeYogaforTeenagers;HipHopDance:LearningtheLatestMoves;andCreativeJournalingforTeens:DiscoveringtheWriterWithin.ThelattercoursewillnotbeheldattheAllendaleCulturalCenterbutinsteadwillmeetattheAllendalePublicLibrary.StaffmemberTriciaCousinswillteachtheyogaandhiphopclasses.Ms.Cousinsisanaccomplishedchoreographer舞蹈教师aswellasanexperienceddanceeducator.ShehasanMAindanceeducationfromTeachersCollegeColumbiaUniversitywhereshewroteathesisonthepedagogical教学法的effectivenessofdanceeducation.ThejournalingclasswillbetaughtbyBetsyMilforD.Ms.MilfordistheheadlibrarianattheAllendalePublicLibraryaswellasacolumnistfortheprofessionaljournalLibraryFocus.ThecoursesarepartoftheAllendaleCulturalCenter’sProjectTeenwhichwasinitiatedbyLeahMartinDirectoroftheCulturalCenter.AccordingtoMartinthisprojectisadirectresultofhereffortstomakethecenteramoreessentialpartoftheAllendalecommunity.OverthelastseveralyearsthenumberofpeoplewhohavevisitedtheculturalcenterforclassesoreventshassteadilydeclineD.ProjectTeenisprimarilyfundedbyagenerousgrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundationanorganizationdevotedtobringingartsprogramstoyoungadults.MartinoverseestheProjectTeenboardwhichconsistsoffiveboardmembers.TwoboardmembersarestudentsatAllendale’sBrookdaleHighSchool;theotherthreeareadultswithbackgroundsineducationandthearts.ThecreativejournalingclasswillbecosponsoredbyBrookdaleHighSchoolandstudentswhocompletetheclasswillbegiventheopportunitytopublishoneoftheirjournalentriesinPulseBrookdale’sstudentliterarymagazinE.StudentswhocompletethehiphopclasswillbeeligibletoparticipateintheAllendaleReviewanannualconcertsponsoredbytheculturalcenterthatfeatureslocalactorsmusiciansanddancers.AllclassesarescheduledtobeginimmediatelyfollowingschooldismissalandtransportationwillbeavailablefromBrookdaleHighSchooltotheAllendaleCulturalCenterandtheAllendalePublicLibrary.FormoreinformationaboutProjectTeencontacttheculturalcenter’sprogrammingofficeat988-0099ordropbytheofficeafterJune1topickupafallcoursecatalog.TheofficeislocatedonthethirdflooroftheAllendaleTownHall.47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.TriciaCousinswillteachtwoofthenewclasses.B.ThenewclasseswillbeginonJune1.C.PeoplewhowantacompletefallcatalogueshouldstopbytheAllendalePublicLibrary.D.Theculturalcenter’sannualconcertiscalledPulsE.48.AccordingtoLeahMartinwhatwasthedirectcauseofProjectTeen?A.TriciaCousinswasavailabletoteachcoursesinthefall.B.Communityorganizationswereignoringlocalteenagers.C.TheMcGeeArtsFoundationwantedtobemoreinvolvedinAllendale’sartsprogramming.D.ShewantedtomaketheculturalcenteramoreimportantpartoftheAllendalecommunity.49.WhichofthefollowingfactorsisimpliedasanotherreasonforProjectTeen?A.Thenumberofpeoplevisitingtheculturalcenterhasdeclinedoverthelastseveralyears.B.TheculturalcenterwantedagrantfromTheMcGeeArtsFoundation.C.TheyoungpeopleofAllendalehavecomplainedabouttheculturalcenter’sofferings.D.LeahMartinthinksclassesforteenagersaremoreimportantthanclassesforadults.50.Thisarticleisorganizedinwhichofthefollowingways?A.IntimeorderfromthepasttothefuturE.B.Mostimportantinformationfirstfollowedbybackgroundanddetails.C.Backgroundfirstfollowedbythemostimportantinformationanddetails.D.Assensationalnewswiththemostcontroversialtopicfirst.

StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityofaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.32.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.C.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathome33.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture34.HowcanchildrenlearnaforeignlanguagebestaccordingtoFlynn?A.Fromtheirparents.B.Byattendingclasses.C.Fromanativespeaker.D.BystartingatanearlyagE.35.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularinAmericA.B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren.C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogosaysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidencebecausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoneybecomebetterpeopleandlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon'tgo.ButcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryonE.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattendingthosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerousandmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudentsinterferewitheachother'sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulation激发刺激intheirstudiesanddropout—oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves—theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Othersblamethestateoftheworldandtheyarepartlyright.Wehavebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan'tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-oldseither.Someadventuresomeeducatorsandwatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebestthepropertheonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedownitseemsandthroughtherosyglow美丽光芒ofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn'tmakepeopleintelligentambitioushappyliberalorquicktolearnthings—maybeitisjusttheotherwayaroundandintelligentambitioushappyliberalquick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplacE.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisishardtobelieveforthoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgoodmorehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.56.Accordingtotheauthor___.A.peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation.B.peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation.C.allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollegE.D.veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollegE.57.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofcollegeeducationpartlyresultfromthefactthat________.A.societycannotprovideenoughjobsforproperlytrainedgraduates.B.Highschoolgraduatesdonotfitthepatternofcollegeeducation.C.Toomanystudentshavetoearntheirownliving.D.Collegeadministratorsencouragestudentstodropout.58.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat___.A.Intelligentpeoplemaylearnquickeriftheydon'tgotocollegE.B.Collegeeducationisnotenoughifonewantstobesuccessful.C.Collegeeducationbenefitsonlytheintelligentambitiousandquick-learningpeoplE.D.moreandmoreevidenceshowscollegeeducationmaynotbethebestthingforhighschoolgraduates

Goldhasexercisedpowerforages.PeoplehavebeenlookingforgoldsincethebeginningofmankinD.Wholeempires帝国havebeenbuiltongolD.TheSpanishconqueredallofCentralandSouthAmericainordertobringgoldbacktotheirhomecountry.IncaandMayacivilizationsworshippedgoldandthoughtitcamefromthesun.Explorerstraveledforthousandsofmilesinsearchofthepreciousmetal.GoldisonceagainindemanD.Peoplewanttohavegoldasakindofsecurityinunstabletimes.Theyinvestin投资于goldinsteadofsavingtheirmoneyinbanks.Manypeoplearguethatsince9/11theworldhasbecomeamoredangerousplacE.Whenin2008thefinancialmarketscollapsed崩溃themajorcurrenciesoftheworldbecameweaker.Investorswerenolongersurehowsafetheirmoneywas.TheyboughtmoreandmoregoldwhichmadethepriceoftheyellowmetalrisE.OneofthereasonswhygoldissovaluableisthatitpracticallycannotbedestroyeD.Italwaysstaysthesameandneverchanges.Itcanberecycledandafterwardsbeusedformanythings.InIraqpoorpeoplecollectgolddustandbringitbacktojewelleryshopstoberecycleD.RecyclinggoldisalsoabigbusinessinJapanwheregoldiscollectedfromoldmobilephonesandotherindustrialwastE.Thedemandforthemetalandincreasedproductionleadstoanumberofenvironmentalproblems.A.singleounceofgoldproducesover30tonsofwastemorethananyothermetalonearth.Poisonoussubstancescanleakintoriversandcontaminate污染thewater.InPeruandBrazilwideareasoftheAmazonrainforestarecutdownbytheillegalminingofgolD.13.SpainmadewaronCentralAmerica.A.toexpandtheempireB.todefendtheirbeliefsC.togetapreciousmetalD.toenslavepeoplethere14.Investorsaremorefondofgoldbecause.A.itspricehasnevergonedownB.itsproductionisbecominglessC.itcanensurethevalueforlongD.itisthebestmaterialforjewelries15.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.A.goldhasverystable稳定的physicalcharacterB.collectinggolddustisacareerinJapanC.around30tonsofgoldismadeeachyearD.new-stylemobilephonesbegintousegold

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuittobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayorappearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighborhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunitycanbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersmissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.Nancypointsoutthatthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.41.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.B.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.42.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment.D.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds.43.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymean_______.A.discussedthemeaningofawordB.exchangedideaswitheachotherC.gainedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage44.AccordingtoNancythedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby_______.A.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.D.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.

Texting发短信walkersaren'tjustanannoyancetootherwalkersAustralianresearchersarmedwithmoviespecial-effectstechnologyhavedeterminedscientificallythatthey'rethreatstothemselves.Usingmotion-capturetechnologysimilartothatusedforfilmsresearchersconcludedthattextingwhilewalkingnotonlyaffectsbalancebutalsotheabilitytowalkinstraightlinE.Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingtoworkinthemorningsaidthestudyco-authorHoornbuttheymaynotknowithasaseriouseffectonthesafetyofthemselves.Otherfactshavealsoprovedthis.A.touristfromTaiwanwalkedoffapiernearMelbournelastmonthwhilecheckingFacebookbringingasuddenandicyendtoapenguin-watchingvisit.Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.TheAustralianstudyinvolved27volunteersathirdofwhomadmittedhavingknockedintoobjectswhiletexting.Theywereaskedtowalk8.5metersthreetimes—oncewithoutphonesoncewhilereadingtextandoncewhilewritingtextwheneightcamerasrecordedtheiractions.TheyfoundthevolunteersusingthephonewalkedslowerandmoreseriouslytheylockedtheirarmsandelbowsinlikerobotswhichforcedtheirheadstomovemorethrowingthemselvesoffbalancE.Inapedestrian步行的environmentinabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidentssaidMr.Hoorn.ThebestthingtodoistostepasideandstoporkeepoffthephonE.Authoritiesworld-widehavetakennotE.SignsonHongKong'ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.PoliceandtransportauthoritieshavehighlightedthedangerinSingaporewheretheStraitsTimesnewspaperrecentlydeclaredcellphone-distractedroadcrossingasbadhabitNo.2contributingtotherisingnumberofroaddeaths.SomeU.S.statesincludingNewYorkandArkansasareconsideringbansonwhatthey'recallingphonejaywalking.41.Accordingtothepassagepeopletextingwhilewalkingusually____________.A.donotinfluenceotherwalkersB.doharmtotheireyesC.putthemselvesindangerD.canstillwalkstraight42.WhichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtowrappedupinParagraph2?A.absent-mindedB.annoyedC.confusedD.absorbed43.ThetwoexamplesinParagraph2aregiveninorderto__________.A.provetextingwalkersarethreatstoothersB.showtextingwalkersmayharmthemselvesC.analyzethecausesofthedangerD.amusethereaders44.AbouttheAustralianstudyweknowthat___________.A.thevolunteersusingphoneswhilewalkingmovednormallyB.tenvolunteersadmittedhavingbumpedintothingswhiletextingC.thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroupsduringthestudyD.textingwalkersareexposedtogreaterpossibilityoftrafficaccidents45.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A.actionshavebeentakenagainsttextingwhilewalkingB.HongKong’ssubwaysystemforbidstextingwalkerstotakethetrainC.NewYorkhasmadelawstobanphonejaywalkingD.cellphone-distractedroadcrossingisconsideredtheworsthabitinSingapore

Everydayweareaddingmoreandmorevacationideasdestinationstoursandarticles.Asyouexploreourwebsiteyouwillfindthereisanever-growingcollectionofthingsthatwillhelpmakeyourvacationeasierandmoreaffordable.Wechangeourfeatureddestinationsveryfrequentlysobesuretokeepcomingbacktoseewhatnewideaswehaveforyourfamilyvacation.Wefeatureadifferentstateparkandcitydestinationonthefrontpageofthewebsite.Thesechangefrequentlysobesuretosignupforournewslettersoyoucanbesuretokeepupwithallthenewinformation.AnothergreatfeatureweareofferingisGuestArticles.Thesemaycomefromatravelprofessionalauthorparentorchildabouttheirtravelideasoroffers.Theseinformativearticlesaregreattoreadandareperfectfordiscoveringvaluabletipsandtricksforthetravellessstressful.Plusinmanyarticlesyouwilldiscoversomehiddengems珍品thatyouprobablymissifyoudidnotknowaboutthem.OneofthebestthingsaboutourwebsiteisourabilitytogetyoudiscountedToursandAttractionPassestotheplacesyouwanttogomost.Thisisafantasticwaytoplanaheadandhaveyourtoursandpassespaidforandpickthemupbeforeyouleaveyourhome.Nowthatisahelpfulwaytogo.Theseprogramscansaveyouover50％ofwhatyoucouldexpecttopaywhenyouarrive.Andweareaddingnewtoursandprogramseveryweek.Besuretocheckitout.Youcanbesureweareworkinghardforyousothatyoucanrelaxonyourvacation.Letusdoallthelegworkforyousoyoucansimplyenjoyyourfamilyvacation!25.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthetext?P=Paragraph26.Whatdoesthewriterwanttodobywritingthistext?A.TogivepeopletipsonfamilyvacationsB.Tooffertravelersfeatureddestinations.C.ToattractreaderstosurfatouristwebsiteD.Tointroducehiddengemsfortraveling.27.WhatcanwelearnfromGuestArticles?A.stepstosignupforthefamilyvacationwebsite.B.Tipsonkeepingupwithnewtravelinformation.C.Tipsandtricksforacomfortabletrip.D.Tricksforenjoyingafreefamilyvacation.28.Whichisn’tthebenefitthatthewebsitebringstous?A.WecangetdiscountedToursandAttractionPassesB.WecangetsomeinformationofnewtoursandprogramsC.WecanhaveourPassesinhandwhenstartingoff.D.Wecanenjoyafamilyvacationwithlegwork.

TheStateofColoradohasfourofthebestparksoutofthe58nationalparksintheUnitedStates.Theparkshavesomeofthebestsceneryofallthenationalparks.BlackCanyon峡谷ofGunnisonNationalParkThisparkoffersthemostbreathtakingviewsfromupinthemountainsintothecanyonsbelow.Whileexploringthecanyonsyouwillfindthatthewallsdropnearlystraightdownintothenarrowvalleysofthesnake-likeriversbelow.Visitorsareofferedmorethan100campingsitesandalotofbirdspeciesandmanyanimalsarenativetothearea.RockyMountainNationalParkItistheonlynationalparkinthenorthcentralregioninthestateofColorado.Elevationsinthisparkareanywherefrom8000feetto14259feetatthetopofLongsPeak.WhiletravelingthroughoutthisparkyouwillnoticetwoverydifferentclimatesbecauseofthedifferencetheupperpeaksoftheRockyMountainsmakE.Youcanenjoy359milesofhikingtrailsalotofplacesforcampinghorse-backridingandbeautifulscenery.MesaVerdeNationalParkThisisprobablythemostinterestingnationalparkofferingafascinatingtripbackintimeto600ADupto1300AD.Thisparkwasdeclaredaprotectednationalparkin1906becauseofthecliffdwellings住所thatwerefoundthroughouttheareawhichwereonce-hometoAmericanIndians.Manyofthesedwellingscanbewalkedthroughwhileyouimaginewhateachroommayhavebeenusedforsomanyyearsago.GreatSandDunes沙丘NationalParkTheGreatSanddunesNationalParkliesinsouthcentralColoradoabout127milesfromPueblo.ThisparkhasthetallestsanddunesinallofNorthAmericaandhastrailsforhiking.Thenaturalsandybeachesaroundthesmallriversandlakesaregoodforswimmers.

Australia---Thevoteforeuthanasia安乐死wasfinallytakenat3:45thismorning.Aftersixmonths’argumentandfinal16hours’hotdebatesAustralia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodiE.Thebillwaspassedbythevoteof15to10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickeduphalfaworldawaybyJohnHofsessthedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanadA.Hesentitonthroughthegroup’son-lineserviceDeathNET.HofsesssaysWeposteditalldaylongbecausethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustraliA.It’sworldhistory.ThefullimportmaytakeawhiletounderstanD.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIIIlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizenstryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalmeaning.SomehavebreathedsighsofreliefbutothersincludingchurchesrighttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociationbitterlyattackedthebillandthehaste匆忙急忙ofitspassagE.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulationlifeextendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtoforeuthanasiA.IntheUSandCanadawheretherighttodiemovementisgatheringstrengthobserversarewaitingforthedominoes多米诺骨牌tostartfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylawanadultpatientcanrequestdeath—probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill—toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasincurablyillbytwodoctors.Afteracoolingoffperiodofsevendaysthepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNicksona54yearoldDarwinmansufferingfromlungcancerthelawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthefearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.I’mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofviewbutwhatIwasafraidofwashowI’dgobecauseI’vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmaskshesays.45.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.AustralianowistheonlycountryintheworldtopassthelawofeuthanasiA.B.AllpeopleinAustraliadon’thavethesamepositiveattitudetoeuthanasiA.C.Manypatientswillasktheirdoctorsforeuthanasiabecausetheyareafraidofdeath.D.Accordingtothelawifapatientrequestsdeathhisorherwishwillbemetafter48hours.46.TheunderlinedsentenceinPara2observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.meansthatobserversarewaitingtosee___________.A.theresultofthegameofdominoes.B.thatpeople’sattitudetoeuthanasiawillbechangeD.C.thatthebillabouteuthanasiainAustraliawillcometoanenD.D.thesimilarbillswillbepassedinothercountries.47.AustraliawasthefirstcountrytopassthebillofeuthanasiabutnotUSAorCanadA.WhichoneisNOTthereason?A.InAustraliathetechnologyofextendinglifeisadvanceD.B.InAustraliaitiseasytodealwiththemoralandpracticalmeaning.C.InAustraliaoldpeopletakeupgreatpartinthepopulationofthewholecountry.D.Australiansgraduallyrealizesufferingfromaterriblediseaseisworsethanimmediatedeath.48.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.whenLloydNicksondieshewillfacehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasiA.B.physiciansandcitizensinAustraliasharethesameviewoneuthanasiA.C.othercountriesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasiA.D.underthebillpatientsrequestingdeatharesuretobeinjectedbydeadlymedicinE.49.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoeuthanasia?A.NegativeB.CriticalC.PositiveD.Doubtful

YoucanfindlanguagepollutionwheneveryouopenanewspaperturnonyourTVsetlistentoapopularsongorlookatdifferentkindsofadvertisements.Languagepollutionexistsalmosteverywhereandcanbeseeninthefollowingplace1.Chinesecharactersarewritteninthecomplexform.Althoughsimplified简化的ChinesecharacterswereacceptedforusemanyyearsagoitseemsthatmoreandmorepeoplelikeChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexform.2.ManygoodsareproducedinChinabutcarryforeignnameswhichsoundstrangeandhavenomeaningatall.3.WordsandexpressionsbeingusedhaveabadmeaningBawhichmeansveryverybiginChinesE.Itisoneexample.NowtherearealotofgoodsrestaurantsevenfactoriesorfilmswithBaintheirnames.4.Therearetoomanyincorrectgrammaticalexpressions.Somefilmshavestrangenamesandincorrectgrammaticalstructures.AinimeishangliangwhichmeansIloveyouwithoutconsultingisgrammaticallyincorrectandthiskindofexpressionisnowbecomingpopular.Somelanguageexpertspointoutthatlanguagepollutionmustbedoneawaywithwhichisanideasharedbymanyothersandmyself.AsweknowalotofbiggamestakeplaceinBeijing.MoreandmoreforeignerswillcometoChinA.WeChineseshouldn’tloseourfacesinourlanguagE.FromnowonweshouldbeagainstthelanguagepollutionandgetusedtousingthecorrectlanguagE.26.Thewriterofthelettersuggeststhat__________.A.somethingbedonetomakeourlanguagepureB.everythinghaveagoodnameandagoodmeaningC.theChineselanguagedoesn’thavethewordBaD.everyonetrytheirbesttostoppollution27.Whatthewriterwantstoimplyisthat____________.A.greatdifferenceexistsbetweentheChinesecharacterswritteninthecomplexformandsimplifiedform.B.ournewspapersTVprogramspopsongsandadvertisementsaregettingpollutedC.SomefilmwritersshouldpaymoreattentiontoChinesegrammarD.ManypeopleagreewiththeexpertsonlanguagepollutioninChina28.Theexpressiondoawaywithinthesecondtothelastparagraphmeans_______.A.cleanB.recycleC.getawayD.putaway29.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat___________.A.alotoflanguagepollutionwillgetintothebiggamesB.foreignersdon’tunderstandourlanguagepollutionC.somebiggameswillnottakeplaceinChinaD.theforeignerscanlookdownuponusbecauseofthelanguagepollution30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MoreAttentiontoGrammarB.FilmswithStrangeNamesC.PollutionofourLanguageD.Experts’GoodAdvice

Anapplepolisherisonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe贿赂butisclosetoit.Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishersincludingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwellthegreatEnglishleaderofferedmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhispartybutfaileD.Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingasapple-polishing—soft-soapingorbuttering-up.A.giftisjustonewaytosoft-soapsomebodyortobutterhimup.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflatterygivingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooksorhowwellhespeaksorhowtalentedandwiseheis.Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruthflatteryisgoodmedicineformostofuswhogetsolittleofit.Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishmentasacatlapsupmilkthenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.Sometimeshoweverflatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.A.goodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglanD.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers朝臣.Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskiesasamanoflimitlessmight.Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.ThekingwassatisfieD.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.41.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowithapple-polishing?A.A.boytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.B.Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.C.A.knightissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.D.A.teacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.42.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell’sexample?A.Everybodycanbeanapple-polisher.B.Cromwellwasnotagoodapple-polisher.C.GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenotapple-polishers.D.Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikebeingapple-polisheD.43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.B.FlatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygooD.C.Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive过度的pridE.D.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeoplE.44.WhydidKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtakehisfollowerstotheseashore?A.BecausehewassickofhisnormallifE.B.BecausehedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymorE.C.Becausehewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewas.D.Becausehewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking.45.Whodoestheauthorthinkthatflatterycandogoodto?A.Thosewhoarepoliticiansorinhighoffices.B.ThosewholackconfidencE.C.Thosewhoarereallyexcellent.D.Thosewhothinkhighlyofthemselves.

Eyecontactisanonverbal非言语表达的techniquethathelpsthespeakersellhisorherideastoanaudiencE.Besidesitspersuasivepowerseyecontacthelpsholdlistenerinterest.A.successfulspeakermustmaintaineyecontactwithanaudiencE.Tohavegoodrelationshipwithlisteneraspeakershouldmaintaindirecteyecontactforatleast75percentofthetimE.Somespeakersfocussimplyontheirnotes.Othersgazeovertheheadsoftheirlisteners.Botharelikelytoloseaudienceinterestandesteem.Peoplewhomaintaineyecontactwhilespeakingwhetherfromapodium演讲台orfromacrossthetableareregardednotonlyasexceptionallywell-disposedbytheirtargetbutalsoasmorebelievableandearnest.Toshowthepowerofeyecontactindailylifewehaveonlytoconsiderhowpassers-bybehavewhentheirglanceshappentomeetonthestreet.Atoneextremearethosepeoplewhofeelobligedtosmilewhentheymakeeyecontact.Attheotherextremearethosewhofeelawkwardandimmediatelylookaway.TomakeeyecontactitseemsistomakeacertainlinkwithsomeonE.Eyecontactwithanaudiencealsoletsaspeakerknowandmonitorthelisteners.Itisinfactessentialforanalyzinganaudienceduringaspeech.Visualcues暗示fromaudiencememberscanindicatethataspeechisdraggingthatthespeakerisdwellingontothinkspeakorwritealotaboutaparticularpointfortoolongorthataparticularpointrequiresfurtherexplanation.AswehavepointedoutvisualfeedbackfromlistenersshouldplayanimportantroleinshapingaspeechasitisdelivereD.72.Thispassageismainlyconcernedwith______.A.thepotencyofnonverbaltechniquesB.theimportanceofeyecontactC.successfulspeechdeliveryD.aneffectivewaytogainvisualfeedback73.Accordingtothepassageagoodspeakermust______.A.sellhisorherideastoanaudienceB.beexceptionallywell-disposedC.beverypersuasiveandbelievableD.maintaindirecteyecontactwithlisteners74.Thewordtargetinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphcanbestbereplacedby______.A.audienceB.goalC.destinationD.followers75.Indailylifewhentheglancesoftwopassers-byhappentomeetthesetwopersonswillinevitably不可避免地______.A.smiletoeachotherB.feelawkwardandlookawayimmediatelyC.trytomakeaconversationwitheachotherD.noneoftheabove

Tiredofallthepushinginsupermarkets?Fedupwithwaitinginendlesslinestopayforwhatyouhavebought?Angryatwastingtimeintrafficjamsonlytofindnoparkingspaceswhenyoueventuallyarriveatthestore?Ifthisisyouthenonlineshoppingistheanswertoyourdreamsoftrouble-freeshopping.Orisit?Onlineshoppingbringsitsownchallenges.Hereareafewthingstobearinmindwhenbrowsing浏览variouswebsites.Theclaimmadebyonlinesitesisthatshoppingonlineisasafeandsecurewaytomakepurchases.Theevidencechallengesthis.Inanycaseyouonlyhavetobethevictimoffraud诈骗oncetoexperiencealltheproblemsthatcomewiththisformofstealing.Useonlysitesthathaveatrustedhistoryandanexcellentreputation.Anotherproblemistheappearanceofitemsinrealityisoftenquitedifferentfromwhatyouseeonyourcomputerscreen.Thismightnotbeaproblemifyouarebuyingwashinguppowderbutcouldbeamajordisappointmentwhenthatbeautifulbluedressyouorderedturnsupingreen.AlsoproductdescriptionsaresometimessimplyuntruE.Perhapsthewisestplanistopurchaseitemswheredesignandcolorarenotessentialtocustomersatisfaction.Someevenarguethatonlineshoppingindirectlycontributestoglobalwarming.Yesyourcarcanstayparkedbuthowareonlinegoodsdelivered?Oftenbysomelargevanspouringoutcarbonmonoxideandaddingtoouralreadydesperatetrafficproblems.Youarealsobynowbecomingincreasinglyirritated使烦恼bythefactthatthedeliveryislateandyouhavewastedtheleavefromworkyouhavetakentoreceiveit!Withoutquestiononlineshoppingisheretostayandithasitsbenefits.HoweverperhapsitisnotaswonderfulassomeofitssupportersclaimittobE.36.TheauthorlistsseveralquestionsinParA.1to.A.supportonlineshoppingB.collectanswersfromreadersC.showhisdislikeofgoingshoppingD.introducethetopicofthepassage37.Bywhatcanonlineshoppersavoidfraud?A.Usingonlytrustedwebsites.B.Choosingbigwebsites.C.CollectingshoppingevidencE.D.SeekingadvicefromthepolicE.38.WhatcanwelearnaboutonlineshoppingfromParA.3?A.It’snormalforabluedresstochangeintogreen.B.Weshouldn'tbelieveproductdescriptionseasily.C.It’susuallywiseforustobuycolorfulproducts.D.ProductappearancesaresometimesnotgooD.39.Theauthoragreeswiththefactthat______.A.customersareneversatisfiedwithproductsB.onlineshoppingisasafewaytomakepurchasesC.onlineshoppinghasnothingtodowithglobalwarmingD.deliverydelayoftenmakesonlineshoppersunhappy40.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlineshopping?A.Verypopular.B.A.wisechoicE.C.NottroublefreE.D.A.wasteoftimE.

A.euphemismfromtheGreekwordseu--wellandpheme--speakisawordorexpressionthatisusedwhenpeoplewanttofindapoliteorlessdirectwayoftalkingaboutdifficultorembarrassingtopicslikedeathorthebodilyfunctions.MostpeopleforexamplewouldfinditverydifficulttosayinplainlanguagethattheyhavearrangedfortheirsickolddogtobekilleD.TheywouldsoftenthepainbysayingWehadRubyputdownorWehadRubyputtosleep.Manypeopleprefertocallsomeoneplainthanuglyorcuddlyratherthanfat.EuphemismsareanimportantpartofeverylanguagebutitseemsthatEnglishhasanever-growingnumberofthem.Thenon-nativespeakernotonlyhastomakesenseoftheeuphemismshehearshealsohastolearnwhicheuphemismsareappropriateinanyparticularsituation.HemightbeawarethathisAmericanfriendneedstousethetoiletwhensheaskswherethebathroomorrestroomorcomfortstationisbutheislesslikelytoguessthathisEnglishfriendhasthesameneedwhenhesayshehastoseeamanaboutadog.Hemighthavelearnedforexamplethatinthefamilywayisaeuphemismforpregnant.IfhoweverhesaystohisbossCongratulations!Ihearyourwifeisinthefamilywayhewouldbeusinganexpressionthatistoofamiliarforthecircumstances.Schoolsarefullofeuphemisms.AtFrankfurtInternationalSchoolforexamplethespeciallessonsgiventostudentswhoarehavingdifficultiesintheirschoolsubjectsarecalledStudyCenterinthemiddleschoolandAca-demicWorkshopinthehighschool.TeachersrightlydonotwanttoupsetstudentsorparentsbybeingtoofrankorstraightforwardandusuallychooseasofterwordorexpressiontoconveythesamemessagE.66.Accordingtothepassagepeopleuseeuphemismsinorderto.A.makethemselvesunderstoodB.attractattentionC.tosoundstraightforwardD.avoidembarrassment67.A.personwhoisdescribedasplainandcuddlyisinfact.A.tallandhandsomeB.uglyandfatC.uglybuttallD..prettyandslim68.WhenanEnglishladysaysshehastoseeamanaboutadogshemightwantto.A.gotothetoiletB.seeanuglyfriendC.haveherolddogkilledD.seeapregnantwoman69.ThemainpurposeofParagraph2isto.A.stressthateuphemismsareanimportantpartofeverylanguageB.informreadersthatEnglishhasanever-growingnumberofeuphemismsC.warnEnglishlearnerstobecarefulaboutthemeaninganduseofeuphemismsD.suggestnon-nativespeakersuseeuphemismsasoftenaspossible70.AtFrankfurtInternationalSchoolthestudentswhoreceivelessonsinStudyCenter.A.workhardattheirlessonsB.dowellinschoolC.havepoorgradesinthesubjectsD.prefertolearnmore

GreecedeclaredanationalstateofemergencyonSaturdayasscoresofforestfiresthathavekilledatleast46peoplecontinuedtoburnoutofcontrolleavingsomevillagestrappedwithinwallsofflamescutofffromfirefighters.AlthoughmostofthefireshavebeenonthePeloponnesianPeninsulasomebrokeoutontheoutskirtsofAthensonSaturdayforcingtheevacuationofhomesandclosingamajorroadlinkingthecapitaltothemainairportforseveralhours.Thenationalfirebrigadesaidthatbyeveningithadbroughtthoseblazesundercontrolincludingonethatcamewithinaboutsixmilesofthecity.Thecountryhasbeenvulnerabletofirethissummerbecauseofdroughtandthreeconsecutiveheatwavesthatsenttemperaturessoaringover100degrees.Morethan3000forestfireshavedestroyedthousandsofacresofwoodedareassinceJune;theearlierfireskilledninepeoplE.ThelatestspateoffiresonthepeninsulastartedFriday.Stronghotwindshavespreadtheflames.Firefightersexpectthedeathtolltorisebecausetheyhavenotyetbeenabletosearchsomeareasthathadbeenoverrunbyflames.HardesthitbythefireswereadozensmallvillagestaroundthetownofZaharointhewesternpeninsulawhereatleast12peopleincludingsomewhomayhavebeentryingtofleebycarwerekilleD.Scoresofotherresidentsincludingelderlyanddisabledpeopleremainedtrappedintheirhomesphoningintolocaltelevisionandradiostationscryingforhelp.LateSaturdayMr.KaramanlisPrimeMinisterofGreeceappearedonnationaltelevisionanddeclaredthathewasmobilizingallofthecountry’sresourcestocontrolthefirE.Mr.Karamanlisalsosuggestedthattherecentfiresmighthavebeenpurposelyset.SomanyfiressparkedsimultaneouslyinsomanyregionsisnocoincidencehesaidWewillgettothebottomofthisandpunishthoseresponsiblE.Theoverstretchednationalfireservicesarebeinghelpedbyanestimated6000soldiersmobilizedfortheoperation.A.fleetofwater-dumpingaircraftwasexpectedfromFranceGermanyandNorwayafterGreeceappealedtotheEuropeanUnionforurgentassistancE.51.Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat______inthepassagE.A.firefightersbattlesfearlesslyinGreecetocontrolthefireB.constantfiresinGreecehavecausedgreatlifeandwealthloseC.GreeceisfacinggreatdangerasforestfirescontinuetobreakoutD.Greekgovernmentisinvestigatingthecauseofrecentforestfires52.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.AthenscapitalofGreecewasnotthreatenedinthefireB.GreekgovernmentdidnottakeeffectivemeasurestocontrolthefireC.manypeoplehadtoleavetheirhomestoavoidfireD.allpeopleendangeredbythefirehavealreadygotimmediateandproperhelp53.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingmightnotcontributetotherecentforestfiresinGreek?A.StormthundersinsummerB.LackofrainfallC.ExtremelyhotweatherthissummerD.Hotandstrongwind54.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.nowthefirecrisisinGreecehascometoanendB.assistancefromEUmembersisexpectedtocometohelpGreeceC.firefightersinGreecesofarcanstillmanagethesituationD.thenumberofpeoplewhodieinthefireisexpectednottoriseanymore55.Mr.KaramanlisbelievestheforestfiresinGreece_______.A.isahappeningbychanceB.isanaturaldisasterC.mightbecausedbyhumanonpurposeD.isapunishmentofnature

WhateveryourreasonsareforbuyingausedTVthereareafewthingsthatyoushouldkeepinminD.WhyistheusedTVputupforsale?Doestheownerputitupforsalebecauseitbrokedown?Doeshesellitbecausethepictureisnotgoodenough?Ordoeshedothatjustbecausehegotboredofitandboughtanewoneforhimself?ThesearequestionsthatmustbeansweredbeforeyouconsiderbuyingausedTV.Iftheownerissellingitbecausehefoundadefect瑕疵withtheTVevenifthedefectwasmendedyoushouldstayawayfromsuchtelevisionsets.Thepriceofasecond-handtelevisionsetdependsonanumberoffactorssuchasthetimegapbetweenitsbuyingandsellingdatethepresenceorabsenceofspecialfeaturesthemodelandbrandoftheTV.ForexampleaTVthathasbeenusedforayearandputupforsalewillbemoreexpensivethanonewhichwasusedformorethanfiveyearsandputupforsalE.Narrowyourchoicesdownonthebasisofyourpreferencesandthencheckifitisworthit.OnceyouhavedecidedonthemodelbrandandpriceoftheTVstarttestingdifferentsets.Gettingaclearpictureonthescreenisabasicnecessityandshouldnotbecompromisedupon.IfyouarebuyinganLCDoranLEDTVcheckforfactorslikeresolution分辨率colorvideoqualityandsoonandmakesureyoulikewhatyouseE.Sometelevisionsetshavescreensthatdevelopapicturewithspotsalloverit.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatyoushouldsteerclearofsuchtelevisionsets.Theaudioisasimportantasthevideo.Gonearethedayswhensilentmovieswerepopular.Itwouldn’tbeanyfuntowatchabasketballmatchwithoutbeingabletolistentotheloudapplauseoftheaudienceorwatchamoviewithoutbeingabletohearthedialogues.Obviouslythereisnopointinbuyingatelevisionsetbiggerthanthewallyouintendtohangiton.AlsoiftheroominwhichyouintendtoplacetheTVisbigenoughthenbuyingatelevisionwithlow-levelvolumesasmallerscreenandlessclearpictureswouldkillthepurposeofwatchingtelevisionandnotletyouenjoyittothefullest.Alsokeepinmindthesizeofyourroom.A.TVwithabigscreencanbeaproblemforroomsthataresmall.Rememberthereshouldbeatleast6-10feetofspacebetweentheTVandthespotfromwhereyouintendtowatchit.Areyouplanningoncreatingahometheater?Orisitgoingtobehunginthebedroom?Basedonalltheseconsiderationsnarrowyourchoicesdownandthendecidewhichtelevisionsetsuitsyourrequirementsthebest.A.TVforthebedroomcanhavelow-levelsoundbuttheoneyouneedforyourhometheatershouldhavegood-qualitysoundwithsurroundsoundeffects.WatchingTVshouldbeatreatforyoureyesandsenses.Don’tletunclearpicturesorbrokensoundsruinyourexperiencE.1.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinParagraph2thewritermainlyintendstoindicatethat.A.thereasonswhythesellersellstheTVareveryimportantB.therealvalueofasecond-handtelevisionisquestionableC.asecond-handtelevisioniscertainlyworthpurchasingD.therearemanyreasonswhypeoplebuyusedtelevisions2.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartsteerclearofinParagraph4mean?A.Keepoutof.B.Lookdownupon.C.Stayawayfrom.D.Payattentionto.3.A.basketballmatchismentionedinParagraph5totellbuyerstopayattentiontoasecond-handtelevision’s.A.priceB.pictureC.sizeD.sound4.ThesizeofaTVyoubuydependson.A.thepriceoftheTVB.whereyouwanttoputitC.yourpreferenceD.yourbudgetfortheTV5.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.|tellreadershowtobuyasuitablesecond-handtelevisionB.encouragereaderstobuysecond-handtelevisionsC.showthewriter’sexperienceinbuyingusedtelevisionsD.listthereasonswhypeoplebuysecond-handtelevisions

TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.Between1815and1914theworldwitnessedthegreatestpeacefulmigrationinitshistory:35millionpeoplemostlyEuropeanslefttheirhomelandstostartnewlivesinAmericA.Whydidthesepeopleriskeverythingbyleavingtheirhomesandfamilies?Firstwhatforcedemigrantstomakethedecisiontoleave?OnemajorcauseforEuropeanfarmerstoleavewastheriseinpopulationwhichinturnledtolandhunger.Anotherwaspolitics.Therewasanincreasedtaxation税收andthegrowthofarmiesandmanyyoungmenfledeasternEuropetoavoidbeingforcedtojointhearmy.Physicalhungerprovidedanotherpressingreason.Followingthecollapse衰退oftheeconomyofsouthernItalyinthe1860shundredsofthousandsdecidedtostartanewlifeinAmericA.ReligionalsoencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorlD.Inshortpeoplechosetoleavetheirhomesforsocialeconomicandreligiousreasons.Asaresultby1890amongatotalpopulationof63millionthereweremorethanninemillionforeign-bornAmericans.Butwhatweretheattractions?FirstofalltherewasthepromiseoflandwhichwassoscarceinEuropE.NextfactorieswerecallingforworkersandpayconditionsweremuchbetterthanbackhomE.MenwereneededtoopenuptheWestandbuildthelongrailroadsandnewtownsneededsettlerstoliveinandtodevelopbusiness.TherewasthespaceforreligiouspeopletopracticetheirfaithinpeacE.Thisimmigrationmeantthatbyaroundthe1850sAmericansofnon-EnglishhadstartedtobemorethanthoseofEnglish.Asweknowtherewerelosers.Tostartwiththerewerethoseunwillingimmigrantstheslaveswhohadbeenusedasasourceofcheaplabour.NorshouldweforgettheequallyunluckyAmericanIndians.By1860therewere27millionfreewhitesfourmillionslavesandamere488000freeblacks.NowadaystheUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLanD.AsalwaysitremainsanattractiveplacetothosewhothinkitwillofferthemasecondchancE.31.Whatisnotthecauseforpeopletoleavetheirhomeland?A.Thesearchforreligiousfreedom.B.ThesearchforadventurE.C.Unwillingnesstojointhearmy.D.Economics.32.Whywaslifeofthe19thCenturyEuropeanfarmersdifficult?A.TherewasnolanD.B.TherewasnopeacE.C.Thepopulationhadgonedown.D.Thereweretoomanyofthem.33.WhichofthefollowingwasnotanattractionoftheUSA?A.EmploymentB.A.healthylifeC.freedomofreligionD.Businessopportunities34.Whatisthetopicofthispassage?A.TheUSAisstillseenbymillionsasthePromisedLanD.B.TheUSAisalandofimmigrants.C.ReligionencouragedmillionstoleavetheOldWorlD.D.Aboutone-eighthofnon-nativebornAmericansliveintheUSAin1890.35.TheAmericanIndians__________.A.wereasfortunateastheslavesB.weremoreunfortunatethantheslavesC.werethemostunfortunateD.wereasunfortunateastheslaves

Didyouknowthemeaningofawordmaychangeovertime?ManyEnglishwordsweknownowhaddifferentmeaningsalongtimeago.Oneexampleisthewordnice.Aroundtheyear1300nicewasfirstusedinEnglishtomeanstupid.Twohundredyearslaternicebegantocarryabettermeaning.Ifpeoplesaidabookwaswrittennicelytheymeantthebookwaswrittenclearlyorcarefullynotstupidly.After1800nicebegantotakeitsmeaninglikekindorfriendly.Sincethenpeoplehavethoughtofniceasawordwithgoodmeanings.Agoodchangeofaword’smeaninglikethisexampleofniceiscalledAMELIORATION.Thoughwedon’tusenicetomeanstupidanymoreitisfuntoknowhowmuchaword’smeaningcanchangefromitsstart!FormoreexamplesofAMELIORATIONseenextpagE.39.1300yearsagoanicepersonwasbelievedtobe______.A.carefulB.friendlyC.stupidD.clever40.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Whatniceusedtomean.B.WhythemeaningofnicechangeD.C.HowlongnicehasbeenuseD.D.HowthemeaningofnicechangedovertimE.41.AMELIORATIONmeansaword’smeaning_______.A.canchangefromitsstartB.changesfrombadtogoodC.changesfromgoodtobadD.remainsthesameoveralongtime42.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoappearonthenextpage?A.Thewordterrificusedtomeanterriblebutnowitmeansexcellent.B.Thewordsillyusedtomeanhappybutnowitmeansstupid.C.Youmaywonderwhyaword’smeaningchangesovertimE.D.BesidesAMELl0RATIONaword’smeaningmaychangeinotherways.

InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplacE.Asiansareimmigrating移民toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbeforE.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.ForthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.AlsoitmeanstogrowuplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewherE.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.28.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthereB.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountriesC.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountriesD.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends29.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids________.A.withoutparentsB.speakingnoEnglishC.withuniversityeducationD.livingabroadalone30.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecomesatellitekidsbecausetheirparents________.A.wanttoleavetheirowncountryB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wantthemtobeindependent31.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.C.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.D.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem

AfederalagencyonTuesdaycalledforabanonallcellphoneusebydrivers---themostfar-reachingrecommendationuptonow—sayingitsdecisionwasbasedonadecadeofinvestigationsintodistraction-related与分散注意力有关的accidentsaswellasgrowingconcernsthatpowerfulmobiledevicesaregivingdriversevenmorereasonstolookawayfromtheroaD.AspartofitsrecommendationtheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardisurgingstatestobandriversfromusinghands-freedevicesincludingwirelessheadsets.NostatenowhasmadelawstobansuchactivitybuttheBoardsaidthatdriversfacedseriousrisksfromtalkingonwirelessheadsetsjustastheydobytakingahandoffthewheeltoholdaphonetotheirears.Howevertheconcernwasheightenedbyincreasinglypowerfulphonesthatpeoplecanusetosende-mailswatchmoviesandplaygames.EveryyearnewdevicesarebeingonsalE.shesaiD.PeopleareattractedtoupdatetheirFacebookpagetoplaymusicwithcellphoneasifsittingatadesk.Buttheyaredrivingacar.Theagencybaseditsrecommendationonevidencefromitsinvestigationofnumerouscrashesinwhichelectronicdistractionwasamajorcontributingfactor.Ms.Hersmansaidsheunderstoodthatthisrecommendationwouldbeunwelcomeinsomecirclesgiventhenumberofdriverswhotalkandtext.Butshecompareddistracteddrivingtodrunkendrivingandevensmokingwhichrequiredwholesaleculturalshiftstochangebehavior.It’sgoingtobeveryunpopularwithsomepeoplE.shesaiD.We’renotheretowinapopularitycontest.We’reheretodotherightthing.Thisisadifficultrecommendationbutit’stherightrecommendationanditistimE.Theagency’srecommendationisnotrequiredforstatestoadoptsuchaban.Anditwon’tlikelybeagreeduponbystatelawmakerswhoareunwillinglytoangerthosewhohavegrownaccustomedtousingtheirdevicebehindthewheel.Thebanalsodeservesattentionbecauseitisthefirstcallbyafederalagencytoendthepracticecompletelyratherthanthepartialbanthatsomelawmakershaveputinplacebyallowinghands-freetalking.8.Thebanonallcellphoneusebydriverswasputforward______.A.afteralongdiscussionandrecommendationB.afterabouttenyears’investigationinitC.becauseofthemostpowerfulmobiledevicesD.forthereasonofheadingawayfromtheroad9.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat______.A.electronicdistractionresultedinnumerouscrashesB.numerouscrasheswerecausedbydrunkdrivingC.electronicdistractioncontributedmuchtothebanD.therecommendationwasbasedonelectronicdistraction10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.CellphoneBaninCarsB.ValuableBanforCellphonesC.DriversBanCellphonesD.CellphoneBanwhileDriving

AutumnmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.Italldependsonyourpersonality.saidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey.PersonalityshapesyourviewoftheseasonhesaiD.Youmayseeitasafading-awayapacking-up结束orasatimeofpackinginanothersense---theexcitedgatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney.IfthisistrueperhapsittellsusalittleaboutforinstanceThomasHoodthe19thCenturyEnglishpoet.AboutNovemberhewrote:NowarmthnocheerfulnessnohealthfuleaseNoshadenoshinenobutterfliesnobeesNovember!OntheotherhandanotherEnglishpoetJohnKeatsalreadysensinghewasseriouslyillwasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguageToAutumn.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutit.AccordingtoRichardMabeyKeatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhissidE.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdownbutatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.ForexamplejustatthemomentthatKeats'sgatheringswallowsinToAutumnaredepartingforAfricamillionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIcelandGreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Accordingtoscientistsbeforefallingtheleavestransfertheirchlorophyll叶绿素andcarbohydrates碳水化合物intothewoodypartsofthetreeforsafe-keepingoverwinter.Whatremainsarethenaturalantioxidants防老剂intheleaves:theyellowandorangecarotenoids类胡萝卜素andanotherprotectivechemicalspeciallyproducedforautumnthebright-redanthocyanin花青素.Highcolorisnotasignalofdeterioration退化anddeclinebutofdetox排毒的abilityandgoodhealth.AcenturyafterKeatstheAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.Andthatwecouldbreakuplikeautumnleavesdroppingtheirsubstancelikechlorophyll.Wouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent?51.FromThomasHood’spoemwemayinferthat_______.A.hesufferedalotfromcoldNovemberB.hemissedtheshiningsummerdaysverymuchC.hehadanegativeattitudetowardsautumnD.heenjoyedbutterfliesandbeesverymuch52.Inautumnleavesturnyellowbeforefallingbecause______.A.theycan’tbearthefreezingB.theycan’tgetenoughwaterfromthewoodpartC.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavebeenlostthroughleavesD.chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavecomebacktothewoodpart53.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A.autumnhasdifferentfacesindifferentpeople’seyesB.JohnKeatswasagoodbiologistaswellasapoetC.allcreaturesmovefromthecoldnorthtoBritainforwinterD.Thethreepoetswereonlyknownfortheirpoemsaboutautumn54.WhichwordcanbestdescribeLorenEiseley’sattitudetowardsautumn?A.FearfulB.OptimisticC.DoubtfulD.RealistiC.55.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Mancanneverlivelongjustasleavesmustleavethetreeannually.B.Manisdifferentfromautumnleaveswhichwillcomeagainthenextspring.C.Manshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsdeathquitedifferentfromautumnleaves.D.ManshouldtreatdeathcalmlyjustlikeautumnleavesfalltothegrounD.

Doyoulovetheholidaysbuthatethepoundsthatfollow?YouarenotalonE.Holidaysaretimesforfeastingandcelebrating.Manypeopleareworriedabouttheirweight.Withproperplanningthoughitispossibletokeepnormalweightduringtheholidays.Whetheritiscelebratingattheofficepartyorsittingdownforthetraditionalfamilydinnerregardeatingasatimefortastingavarietyofthefoods.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.HerearesometipsforpreventingweightgainandmaintainingphysicalfitnessDon'tskipmeals.Beforeyouleavehomehaveasmalllow­fatmealorsnack.Thismayhelptoavoidgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.Controlportions.Useasmallplateabout10inchesandputasidethelargeonesthatmayencourageyoutoloadup.Youshouldbemostcomfortableeatinganamountoffoodaboutthesizeofyourfist.Onceyouhaveyourtastingservingmoveawayfromthebuffet.DoingsowillmakeitlesstemptingtobeeatingconstantlyasyourappetiteisinspiredbythesightoffooD.Beginwithsoupandfruitorvegetables.Fillupbeforehandonwater­basedsoupandrawfruitorvegetables.Ordrinkalargeglassofwaterbeforeyoueattohelpyoufeelfull.Sticktophysicalactivity.Don'tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A.20­minutewalkafteramealcanhelpburnoffexcesscalories.Avoidhigh­fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamymayhavealargeamountoffat.Chooseleanmeats.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Uselemonjuiceinsteadofdressingorbutter.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Youhadbetterturnyourattentionawayfromdeliciousfoods.B.Drinkingsomewaterofsoupbeforeeatinghelpsyoueatless.C.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymaybringweightproblems.D.Physicalexercisecanreducethechanceofputtingonweight.22.WhichofthefollowingCANNOThelploseweightaccordingtothepassage?A.Leanmeats.B.Dressingorbutter.C.Rawfruitorvegetables.D.PhysicalexercisE.23.Manypeoplecan'tcontroltheirweightaftertheholidaysmainlybecausethey________.A.can'thelpbeingtemptedtoeatconstantlyB.takepartintoomanypartiesC.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can'thelpturningawayfromthefoods24.Ifthepassageappearsinthenewspaperyouthinkitshouldbelongto________Column.A.HolidaysandFestivalsB.HealthandFitnessC.FashionandFrontierD.StudentTimesClub

CanadianshortstorywriterAliceMunrowontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturE.Eighty-two-year-oldMunroisonlythe13thwomantowinthe112-year-oldprizE.Munrodidn’tpublishherfirstcollectionofshortstoriesuntilshewas37yearsoldbutherstorieshavealwaysbeenwell-receiveD.Lotsofherstoriessharesimilarthemesandcharactersbuteachstoryhasitsowntwistsandturns.Eventhoughshe’swonCanada’smostfamousliteraryawardtheGillerPrizetwicewinningtheNobelPrizeforLiteratureisthecherryontopofMunro’scareer.Itbringsthisincrediblerecognitionbothofherandhercareerandofthededicationtotheshortstorysaidoneperson.Alongwiththewell-respectedtitlecomes1.3milliondollars.Munrosaideverythingwassosurprisingandwonderfulandthatshewasdazedbyalltheattentionandaffectionthathasbeencomingmyway.Munroknewshewasintherunning——shewasnamedthesecond-mostlikelypersontowinthisyear’sprizeafterHarukiMurakami村上春树ofJapan——butsheneverthoughtthatshewouldwin.Munro’swinalsorepresentsthelongwayCanadianwritershavecomE.WhenIbeganwritingtherewasaverysmallcommunityofCanadianwritersandlittleattentionwaspaidbytheworlD.NowCanadianwritersarereadadmiredandrespectedaroundtheglobeMunrosaidonThursday.SheistechnicallynotthefirstCanadiantowintheNobelPrizeforLiteraturebutmanyliketothinkthatsheis.In1976SaulBellowwhowasborninQuebecbutmovedtoChicagowhenhewasstillachildwontheprizE.EventhoughhewasborninCanadaheismostlyconsideredtobeanAmericanwriter.Thisisawinforusall.CanadiansbyourverynaturearenotverynationalisticsaidGeoffreyTaylor.Butthingslikethissuddenlymakeyouwanttofindaflag.Shewasn’tsureifshewouldkeepwritingifshewontheprizesayingthatitwouldbenicetogooutwithabang.ButthismaychangemyminD.1.WhatisthefeatureofMunro’sstories?A.Theyhavetheirowncomplicatedcontents.B.Theyhavesimilarstorybackgrounds.C.Theyhavespecificthemesforchildren.D.Theyhavethesamecharactersineachbook.2.ForMunrotheNobelPrizeisanawardfor______.A.herloveforCanadiancultureB.herdevotiontotheshortstoryC.herspecialformofwritingD.hercareerofeditingshortstories3.Whatisimpliedinthesixthparagraph?A.CanadianwriterspaidlittleattentiontotheprizE.B.Canadianwritersarejustasmallcommunity.C.CanadianwritershavelongbeenignoreD.D.CanadianshavealongwaytowintheprizE.4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.HowAliceMunrowinstheNobelPrizeB.AnintroductiontotheNobelPrizeinLiteratureC.AliceMunrowinsNobelPrizeinLiteratureD.A.worldfamouswriterAliceMunro

3Dcinemahasbeenaroundsincetheearly20thcenturybutHollywoodbroughtthetechnologybackin2007.Manythoughtitwasjustatricktomakemoremoney.ButthencameAvatarthefirstmust­seemoviein3D.ButsinceAvatar3DcinemahasstruggleD.In_2010_several_3D_movies_bombed_at_the_box_officE.Andbylate2010somepeoplesaidthetechnologywasdeaD.Ofcoursethatwasn'tthefirsttimeHollywoodhadstruggledwithnewtechnology.Althoughsoundwasaddedtomoviesinthelate1920sittookaudiencestimetogetusedtothenewtechnology.ButintheendsoundandcolourbecamethestandarD.JamesCamerondirectorofAvatarthinkswe'regoingthroughthesameprocesswith3D.Somesaycinemasarechargingtoomuchfor3Dmovies.IntheUSseeinga3Dmoviecancostupto$7.5morethanseeingitin2D.AlsoarecentstudyatCaliforniaStateUniversityfindsaudiencesdon'tactuallyenjoymoviesin3Danymorethanin2D.WalterMurchafamousmovieeditorwrotein2011thathumanbeingshavenoabilitytoprocess3Dimages.Watchinga3Dmovieconfusesourbrainandthisiswhysomepeoplegetheadaches.ButJamesCamerondisagrees.Infactherecentlypredictedthatinfiveyearsallmovieswillbein3D.Andtherearesignsthat3Disfightingback.More3Dmovieswereputonthemarketin2012thaneverbeforE.TheLionKing3DrecentlymadeoverUS$150millionattheboxofficeandCameron'sTitanic3DmadeevenmorE.Whoknowswhatthefutureholdsfor3D?StevenSpielbergrecentlysaidI'mhoping3Dgetstoapointwherepeoplenoticeit.Becausethenitjustbecomesanothertoolandhelpstellastory.1.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymeansthatin20103Dmovies________.A.werenotsuccessfulB.becamepopularC.developedquicklyD.wereofpoorquality2.Theexampleofsoundandcolourisusedmainlytoshowthat________.A.HollywoodtendstoabsorbwhatisnewB.3DtechnologytakestimetobeacceptedC.HollywoodstruggleswithnewtechnologyD.hightechnologyhelpstomakebettermovies3.InWalterMurch'sopinion3Dmovies________.A.bringmoviemakersgreatprofitsB.aremoreexpensivethan2DmoviesC.dogreatharmtopeople'shealthD.areunsuitableforpeopletowatch4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Avatarwasthefirst3DmoviE.B.3Dcinemahasexistedforyears.C.Titanic3Dhasmadethemostmoney.D.2012witnessedthecomingof3D'stimE.

InEgyptianmythApophiswastheancientspiritofevilanddestructionademon恶魔thatwasdeterminedtothrowtheworldintodarknessforever.A.fittingnameastronomersreasonedforathreatnowrushingtowardsEarthfromouterspacE.Scientistsaremonitoringtheprogressofa390-meterewideasteroid小行星discoveredlastyearwhichispotentiallyonacollision碰撞coursewiththeplanet.NASAhasestimatedthatApophishasanoutsidechanceofhittingtheEarthin2036.IfitdidhitusthousandsofsquarekilometerswouldbedirectlyaffectedbytheexplosionbutthewholeoftheEarthwouldseetheeffectsofthedustsentintotheatmospherE.AtarecentmeetingofexpertsinNear-EarthobjectsNEOsinLondonscientistssaiditcouldtakedecadestodesigntestandbuildtherequiredtechnologytodeflecttheasteroiD.TheApophisasteroidisplacedatfouroutoftenontheTorinoscale—ameasureofthethreatcausedbyanNEOwhere10isacertaincollisionwhichcouldcauseaglobaldisaster.Thisisthemostpossibledangerofanyasteroidinrecordedhistoryandithasa1in37chanceofhittingtheEarth.AlanFitzsimmonsanastronomerfromQueen’sUniversityBelfastsaidWhenitdoespassclosetousonApril132029theEarthwilldeflectitandchangeitsorbit.Thereisasmallpossibilitythatifitpassesthroughaparticularpointinspacetheso-calledkeyholetheEarth’sgravitywillchangethingssothatwhenitcomesbackaroundagainin2036itwillcollidewithus.ThechanceofApophispassingthroughthekeyholea600-meterpatchofspaceis1in5500basedoncurrentinformation.Thereisnoshortageofideasonhowtodeflectasteroids.TheAdvancedConceptsTeamattheEuropeanSpaceAgencyhasledtheeffortindesigningarangeofsatellitesandrocketstonudgeasteroidsthatareonacollisioncourseforEarthintoadifferentorbit.46.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe___________.A.ApophisAsteroidaPossibleDestroyerofEarthB.ApophisaGoodNameforDangerousAsteroidC.OurPlanetWillBeRuinedin2036D.ScientistsStudyApophisAsteroid47.ThenameApophismentionedinthepassageindicatesthattheasteroidis_________.A.powerfulB.mysteriousC.boringD.destructive48.TheunderlinedworddeflectinParagraph2probablymeans_________.A.destroythequalityofB.changethedirectionofC.measurethesizeofD.lookintothetruthof49.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.IfApophishittheearthitsimpactwouldbeenormous.B.NowaytodealwithApophisisavailableatpresent.C.Apophisisthefirstdangerousasteroidinrecordedhistory.D.ItisuncertainwhetherApophiswillhittheearthin2036.50.Whatwouldthepassagetalkaboutifitcontinued?A.AnEgyptianmythaboutApophis.B.NASA’sstudyonNEOs.C.HowthekeyholeinfluencesApophis.D.WhatmethodscanbeusedtodeflecttheasteroiD.

TheEnglishexpecteachothertoobservetherulesofqueuingfeelhighlyoffendedwhentheserulesarebrokenbutlacktheconfidenceorsocialskillstoexpresstheirannoyanceinastraightforwardmanner.Inothercountriesthisisnotaproblem:inAmericawhereaqueue-jumperhascommittedakindofrudenessratherthanasintheresponseisaloudwarning:theoffenderissimplytoldHeyyougetbackinline!orwordstothateffect.OntheEuropeancontinentthereactiontendstobeloudandargumentative;insomeotherpartsoftheworldqueue-jumpersmaysimplybepushedbackintolinE.Ironically具有讽刺意义的是itisonlyinEnglandwherequeue-jumpingisregardedasdeeplyimmoralthatthequeue-jumperislikelytogetawaywiththeoffencE.OnlyrarelydotheEnglishactuallyspeakupandtellthejumpertogotothebackofthequeuE.QueuingisalmostanationalpastimefortheEnglishwhoautomaticallyarrangethemselvesintoorderlylinesatbusstopsshopcountersice-creamvansentrancesexitsandlifts.In1946aHungarianhumoristdescribedqueuingasEnglishnationalpassion.OnthecontinenthesaiD.ifpeoplearewaitingatabusstoptheywalkaroundinaseeminglyrelaxedfashion.Whenthebusarrivestheymakeadash猛冲forit...AnEnglishmanevenifheisaloneformsorderlyqueueofonE.Inanupdateoverthirtyyearslaterin1977heconfirmedthatthiswasstillthecasE.AfternearlyanotherthirtyyearsnothingmuchseemstohavechangeD.Inmanycasesqueue-jumpingiseffectivelypreventedbynon-verbal非语言的signalsalonE.Whensomeoneisconsideringjumpingaqueuethequeuerswillstartglancingathimsidewaysthroughnarrowedsuspiciouseyes.Thentheymoveabitclosertothepersoninfrontofthemjustincasethejumpermighttrytoinserthimselfinthegap.Frownsglaresandraisedeyebrows—accompaniedbyheavysighspointedcoughs—areusuallytheworstthatthepersonwillsufferifhejumpsaqueuE.FacedwithallthisthejumperwillthinkbetterofitandwithdrawtothebackofthequeuE.25.InAmericaandotherEuropeancountriesqueue-jumpers.A.areseverelypunishedandfinedB.arepushedbacktotheendoflinesC.arewarnedinadirectmannerD.arethecauseofpublicarguments26.ByquotingthedescriptionofaHungarianhumoristtheauthorintendstoshow.A.EnglishmenarestubbornandtoostrictwiththemselvesB.queuingisakindofautomaticbehaviorforEnglishmenC.queuingisessentialinmaintaininggoodpublicorderD.otherEuropeansaremoreopen-mindedthanEnglishmen27.Accordingtothelastparagraphqueue-jumpingcanusuallybestoppedeffectively.A.withaconfidentandaggressiveattitudeB.withsignsofpublicrulesC.byshoutingandloudwarningD.byusingcertainbodylanguage28.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.A.socialskilltoimproveyourlife:queuingB.Badmannersaroundtheworld:queue-jumpingC.A.cultureofEuropeancountries:queuingD.AnEnglishaspectoflife:queuing

TheHunanSatelliteTVHNTVshowWherearewegoingDad?isabighit.Manyfamousstarsbroughttheirchildrentoastrangevillagealoneandtheyhadtospend72hourswiththeirchildrentherE.Theprogramfullyshowedusamodernversionofthehowtobeagoodfather.AstheyoungparentstodayaretoobusytotakecareoftheirchildrenthisnewformofLostonthewayplayedbynannyDaddyandcutekidstriggered触发alotofpeople’semotionalresonance共鸣.Boththekidsandtheirparentswillfindthattheirheartsarebeingdrawncloser.Butthiskindoffeelinghasjustprovedthatthereisabigspiritualbarrierbetweenthemodernparentsandchildren.TheTVshowslikeChildrenarehardtosupport!WherearewegoingDad?hotmomandcutekidsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Alloftheseshowthenewparents’confusioninchildren’seducationandtheappealforthebalancebetweencareerandfamily.Inreallifeontheonehandtheyoungparentsfeelhelplessbecausetheyaretoobusytoaccompanytheirchildrenunderthepressuresofworkandlife;ontheotherhandtheycontinuetodoso.ThedatacollectedbyHNTVshowsthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheiraudiencearefemaleamongwhom36%areagedfrom25to34.Wecanimaginesuchascenethatoneeveningayoungmotheriswatchingtheshowwithheryoungchildrenwhileherhusbandisstillatworkortrappedinsocializingormaybeisjustplayingcomputergamesinthebedroom.Thestoryofachildwithoutthecompanyoffatherisstillgoingon.Infactitissometimesthesametomothers.InamodernfamilyitisoftentheoldwhotaketheresponsibilityofraisingachilD.Theparticipationofmotherinthechildren’seducationisalsoverylow.ItisjustthiskindofconfusionwheretheparentshavegoneinthemodernfamilyeducationandwheretheparentswillguidetheirchildrentogothatWherearewegoingDad?showsus.Ifachildwantstogrowuphealthilyandsafelyintoamoderncitizenwithindependentpersonalityandfreespirititisveryimportantforhimorhertofollowtheparentswhoserveastheirfirstteacher.MaybethisistherealreasonwhysuchkindofTVprogramscouldgethot.Thetruthisthatchildrenwillgowheretheirparentsgo;andsocietywillgowherethechildrengo.46.Inraisingachildinmodernsocietyparentsshould________.A.playcomputergameswiththeirchildrenB.keeptheirchildrenathometoavoidsocializingC.balancewellbetweenfamilyandcareerD.breakdownthebarrierbetweenchildrenandteachers47.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredinthepassage?A.Parentsshouldn’tentirelyleavetheeducationofchildrentotheolD.B.36%oftheaudienceoftheprogramarefemaleagedfrom25-34.C.Theprogramshowsustheconfusionwheretheparentsandchildrenwillgotoplay.D.InamodernfamilyitisoftenmotherswhoareresponsibleforraisingachilD.48.Whichoneisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ConfusionBehindWherearewegoingdad?B.ModernEducationisImportantC.NannyDaddyandCuteKidsD.NewproblemsinModernChildren’sEducation49.Whatattitudetowardsmodernfamilyeducationdoestheauthorexpressinthesecondparagraph?A.ProuD.B.WorrieD.C.OptimistiC.D.Indifferent.

Newrulesandbehaviourstandards行为规范formiddleschoolstudentscameoutinMarchMiddleschoolisgoingtouseanewwaytodecidewhothetopstudentsarE.Thebeststudentswon'tonlyhavehighmarks.Theywillalsobekidswhodon'tdye染theirhairsmokeordrink.Thefollowingaresomeofthenewrules.Tellthetruth.Haveyouevercopiedsomeoneelse'sworkinanexam?Don'tdoitagain!That'snotsomethinganhoneststudentshoulddo.Ifyouhaveplayedcomputergamesfortwohoursinyourroomdon'ttellyourparentsyouhavedonehomework.DomoreatschoolGoodstudentsloveanimalsandcareforotherpeoplE.AprilisBird-LovingMonthinChinA.Isyourschooldoinganythingtocelebrate?Youshouldjoin!Thatwayyoucanlearnmoreaboutanimalsandhowtoprotectthem.WhenmorepeopleworktogetheritmakesitmorefunforeveryonE.Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourteammateswhenyourbasketballteamlost?Onlyworkingtogethercanmakeyourteamstronger.Befriendlytothepeopleyouarewith.Trytothinkofothersnotonlyyourself.Beopentonewideas.Haveyoueverthoughtthatpeoplecouldliveonthemoon?Maybeyou'lldiscoverEarthIIsomeday.Don'tlookdownonnewideas.Everyone'sideasareimportant.YoushouldwelcomethembecausenewideasmakelifebetterforeveryonE.Protectyourself.Hassomeoneevertakenmoneyfromoneofyourclassmates?Don'tletithappentoyou.Ifyouhavetogohomelateyoushouldletyourparentsknow.UsetheInternetcarefully.TheInternetcanbeveryusefulforyourstudies.ButsomethingsontheInternetaren'tforkidssotrytolookatWebpagesthataregoodforyou.YoucanusetheWebforfunorhomework.Can'tyoufindanygoodWebsitesforchildren?Herearesome:http://kids.eastday.com.http://www.chinakids.net.comhttp://www.cycnet.com38.Theschoolnewruleswillhelpkidsbytellingthem______.A.howtheycanstudywellB.whattheyshoulddoatschoolC.whatisrightandwhatiswrongD.howtheycanprotectthemselves39.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Takecareofyourselfwhenyouareout.B.Tellthetruthevenwhenyouarewrong.C.Keepsomeanimalstoprotectthem.D.UsetheInternetbutkeepawayfrombadthings.40.Themainideaofthefourthparagraphisabout______.A.makingtheteamstrongerB.workingtogetherwithothersC.beingagoodfriendtoothersD.gettingonwellwithothers41.GoodWebsitesforchildrencan______.A.beawasteoftimeB.helpthemwiththeirstudiesC.dohomeworkforthemD.makelifeeasier42.Thepassagetellsushowto______.A.betopstudentsB.domoreatschoolC.careforothersD.usetheInternet

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.It’sunfairtheysaythatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopays.Thepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideathattheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodscomeslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorelikelythatyouwouldobtaindetailsaboutperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyamountofgreatdisasters.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofincomE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogramsisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthesmalladswhicharevirtuallyineverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns!Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatchmatchanddispatchcolumnbutsofarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis.77.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Advertisementscreatemassmarketsforallproducts.B.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.C.Thecriticismsforadvertisements.D.AdvertisementsarefuntoreaD.78.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardsadvertisersis________.A.trustfulB.appreciativeC.criticalD.dissatisfactory79.Inwhatwaydoesthewritertrytosupporthisview?A.Comparison.B.Description.C.Narration.D.Definition.80.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoappearinthepersonalcolumn?A.AnannouncementofmarriagE.B.Anadvertisementofalaptop.C.A.letterfromareaderabouthisexperiencE.D.A.reviewofafilm.

Inspiteoftheuncertaintyoftheeconomythemovieindustryhasbeenstrickenbyabox-officeoutburst.Suddenlyitseemsasifeveryoneisgoingtothemovieswithticketsalesthisyearup17.5percentto$1.7billion.Anditisnotjustbecauseticketpricesarehigher.Attendancehasalsojumpedbynearly16percent.Ifthatpacecontinuesthroughtheyearitwouldamounttothebiggestbox-officeincreaseinatleasttwodecades.AmericansforthemomentjustwanttohideinaverydarkplacE.PeoplewanttoforgettheirtroublesandtheywanttobewithotherpeoplE.Helpingfeedtheoutburstisthemixofmovieswhichhavebeenmoreaudience-friendlyinrecentmonthsasthestudioshavetriedtoadjustafterthediscouragingsalesofmoreseriousfilms.Asshestoodinlineatthe18-screenBridgetheatercomplexhereonThursdaytobuyweekendticketsforJonasBrothers:The3DConcertExperienceAngelHernandezwasnotthinkingmuchaboutescapingreality.InsteadMs.HernandezaLosAngelesparkinglotattendantandmotheroffouryounggirlswasfocusedononeveryspecificreality:herwallet.SpendinghundredsofdollarstotakethemtoDisneylandisridiculousrightnowshesaiD.For$60andsomecandymoneyIcanstillbeagoodmomandgivethemalittlefun.AlotofparentsmayhavebeenthinkingthesamethingFridayasJonasBrotherssoldoutmorethan800theatersandwasexpectedtosellapowerful$25millionormoreintickets.Thefilmindustryappearstohavehadahandinitsrecentgoodluck.OverthelastyearortwostudioshavereleasedmoviesthatarehappierscarierorjustlessdepressingthanwhatcamebeforE.AfterpoorresultsforarushofseriousdramasbuiltaroundtheMiddleEastHollywoodgotbacktocomedies.1.Whichofthefollowingisnotareasonfortheimprovementofthemovieindustry?A.A.growingnumberofpeoplearegoingtothecinemA.B.Peoplearericherwiththedevelopmentofeconomy.C.Morecomediesaremadethanseriousfilms.D.PeoplehavetopaymoretowatchamoviE.2.Ms.Hernandezpurchasedthemovieticketsbecause________.A.shetriedtoescaperealityB.shewasacrazymoviefanC.shewasfondofDisneylandD.shewantedtopleaseherkids3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingnumberisnotusedtodescribetheshootingupofthemovieindustry?A.17.5%B.$1.7billionC.$60D.$25million4.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.presentingtheeffectandanalyzingthecausesB.followingtheorderoftimeC.describingproblemsanddrawingaconclusionD.makingcomparisonofideas

TheHongKonggovernmentwhichholdsamajoritystake股份willcontinuetopushforDisneyland’simprovementsanofficialsaiD.ThethemeparkwhichopenedonSept.122005didnotachieveitsexpectednumberofvisitorsforthesecondyearinarow.SecretaryforCommerceandEconomicDevelopmentFrederickMatoldlawmakersThefirsttwoyearsofHongKongDisneyland’soperationwerenotsatisfactory.Thegovernmentwillcontinuetourge力劝theparkmanagementtochangebusinessstrategiesandimprovethepark’soperationalefficiency.InitsfirstyearHongKongDisneylandfell400000shortofitsgoalof5.6millionvisitors.Parkofficialshavebeensecretiveaboutsecond-yearnumbersbutthelocalmediareportsestimatedupto4.8millionvisitedtheparkinitssecondyear.EventhoughwebelievewedonothavetheresponsibilitytotellyoutheexactnumberofvisitorsHongKongDisneylandhasbecomeoneofthemostvisitedthemeparksintheworldandatopattractioninHongKongsinceitsopeningtwoyearsagoHongKongDisneylandspokeswomanGlendyChusaidinane-mailedresponsE.HongKongDisneylandamajorrepresentativeofDisneyentertainmentformainlandChinahasbeencriticizedforbeingtoosmallandlackingtheridesofitsinternationalsisterparksinTokyoParisandtheUnitedStates.ItisalsofacingincreasedcompetitionfromOceanParkalocalsea-basedadventureparkandreportsthatDisneyisplanningtobuildathemeparkinShanghaicouldaddfurtherpressuretotheHongKongsitE.TheHongKonggovernmentownsa57percentstakeintheparkandpaidformostofthe$3.5billionconstructioncostbutisreportedlynotinterestedinspendingmorepublicmoneyonthepark’sexpansion.40.FromthepassageweknowHongKongDisneyland________.A.wassetupbytheHongKonggovernmentB.reacheditsplannednumberofvisitorsinitsfirstyearC.didn’tachieveitsexpectedgoalinthesecondyearagainD.blamedtheHongKonggovernmentforitsparkstrategies41.WeknowGlendyChu_______.A.saidHongKongDisneylandhadabout4.8millionvisitorsinitssecondyearB.promisedHongKongDisneylandwouldimproveitsoperationalefficiencyC.thoughtHongKongDisneylandhaddoneagreatjobsinceitsopeningD.admittedHongKongDisneylandwastoosmall42.What’stheattitudeoftheHongKonggovernmenttowardsDisneyland’sperformance?A.Unhappy.B.Unhelpful.C.SupportivE.D.ConcerneD.

Whenyouseethetrailer预告片forComingHomeZhangYimou’slatestprojectyoumaynotbeattractedbyitatfirstduetothefilm’sseniorcastandhistoricsetting.ButrestassuredComingHomewilldrawyouinwithitsemotionallychargedstoryoflovejoyandsorrow.ThemoviefollowsadevotedcoupleLuYanshiChenDaomingandFengWanyuGongLiwhoareseparatedwhenLuisarrestedasapoliticalprisoner.Releasedduringthelastdaysoftheculturalrevolution1966-76Lufinallyreturnshomeonlytofindthathisbelovedwifehasamnesiaandisunabletorecognizehim.AsastrangerinhisbrokenfamilyLudecidestoresurrecttheirpasttogetherandreawakenhiswife’smemory.JustlikethestorysuggestsComingHomeisatearjerker.Butdifferentfromthosemoviesthatmaketheaudiencecrybybeingevocative唤起共鸣的suchasFengXiaogang’sAftershockorPixar’sToyStory3directorZhang’sideaofmovingtheaudienceisquitespecialandmakesthemostofhisdelicateskills.InComingHomeZhangdealswithadramaticstoryinsuchaquietwaythattheaudience’semotionsaredrawnoutlittlebylittlebythemaincharactersastheystruggleinpainwhiletheirheroicinnerstrengthshines.Sowhenyoucry—andverylikelyyouwill—youwillunderstandwhy:Becauseyouwishafuturehappinessforthecharactersandmaybebecauseyoucanimaginethestoryhavinghappenedtoyourgrandparents.AnotherimpressiveaspectishowZhangusesamnesiaanarrativetechniquethat’smorecommoninromanticcomedies.ForthathehasGongLitothankthemost.GongoneofZhang’slongtimecollaboratorsknowsexactlywhatthedirectorwants.WithalimitednumberoflinesthroughoutthefilmGongisfullycommittedtohercharacterandtouchestheaudiencewithgreatfacialexpressionsandsubtlechangesofemotion.Maybenowyouunderstandwhyeveryonecanrelatetothefilm.Althoughitreflectsonabigera时代throughthestoryofasmallfamilytheeraisonlyabackdrop.Whatmovestheyoungaudiencehereisloveandyouwillleavethecinemawithanewunderstandingofit.TelluswhatyouthinkaboutZhangYimou’snewfilmComingHome.63.Whichofthefollowingislikelytoattracttheaudiencemostaboutthisfilm?A.Itscast.B.It’sspecificeffects.C.Itsdirector.D.Itsstory.64.Thepassageismostprobably______.A.afilmadB.afilmposterC.afilmreviewD.afilmscript65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.GongLiisgoodatbodylanguageB.FengdirectsfilmsthesamewayasZhangC.theagesoftheactorsinthefilmcountsmostD.thefilmissetintheculturalrevolution66.Everyonecanrelatetothefilmbecause_____.A.thedirectorcaststheactorsthatarepopularwithusallB.itinterpretsthethemeoflovethatissharedbyallC.theculturalrevolutionhasleftdeepscarsonusallD.everyoneshowssympathytoapatientwithamnesia

TeachingwasaprofessionIhadneverseriouslyconsideredthoughseveralofmystorieshadbeenpublisheD.IacceptedthejobwithouthesitationasitwouldallowmetowearatieandgobythenameofMr.Davis.MyfatherwentbythesamenameandIlikedtoimaginepeoplegettingthetwoofusconfuseD.WaitaminutesomeonemightsayareyoutalkingaboutMr.DavistheretiredmanorMr.Davistherespectablescholar?ThepositionwasofferedatthelastminuteandIwasgiventwoweekstoprepareaperiodIspentsearchingforbriefcase公文包andstandingbeforemyfull-lengthmirrorrepeatingthewordsHelloclass.I’mMr.Davis.SometimesIwouldgivemyselfanaggressivevoicE.SometimesIwouldsoundexperienceD.ButwhenthedayeventuallycamemynerveskickedinandthetrueMr.DaviswastherE.Isoundednotlikeathoughtfulprofessorbutrathera12-year-oldboy.Iarrivedintheclassroomwithpapercardsdesignedintheshapeofmapleleaves.Ihadcutthemmyselfoutoforangeconstructionpaper.IsawninestudentsalongalongtablE.IhandedoutthecardsandthestudentswrotedowntheirnamesandfastenedthemtotheirbreastpocketsasIrequireD.AllrightthenIsaiD.Okayherewego.ThenIopenedmybriefcaseandrealizedthatIhadneverthoughtbeyondthismoment.Ihadbeenthinkingthatthestudentswouldbethefirsttotalkofferingtheirthoughtsandopinionsontheeventsoftheday.IhadimaginedthatIwouldsitattheedgeofthedeskoverlookingaforestsofhands.Everystudentwouldyell.Calmdownyou’llallgetyourturn.Oneatatimeoneatatime!AterriblesilenceruledtheroomandseeingnootheropinionsIinspectedthestudentstopullouttheirnotebooksandwriteabriefessayrelatedtothethemeofdeepdisappointment.36.Theauthortookthejobtoteachwritingbecause______.A.hewantedtobeexpectedB.hehadwrittensomestoriedC.hewantedtopleasehisfatherD.hehaddreamedofbeingateacher37.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph2?A.Hewouldbeaggressiveinhisfirstclass.B.Hewaswell-preparedforhisfirstclass.C.Hegotnervousuponthearrivalofhisfirstclass.D.Hewaitedlongforthearrivalofhisfirstclass.38.Beforehestartedhisclasstheauthoraskedthestudentsto______.A.writedowntheirsuggestionsonthepapercardsB.cutmapleleavesoutoftheconstructionpaperC.cutsomecardsoutoftheconstructionpaperD.writedowntheirnamesonthepapercards39.Whatdidthestudentsdowhentheauthorstartedhisclass?A.Theybegantotalk.B.Theystayedsilent.C.Theyraisedtheirhands.D.TheyshoutedtobehearD.40.Theauthorchosethecompositiontopicprobablybecause______.A.hegotdisappointedwithhisfirstclassB.hehadpreparedthetopicbeforeclassC.hewantedtocalmdownthestudentsD.hethoughtitwasaneasytopic

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgramrnarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpowerResearchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreatertheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDrAndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagoupofearlybilinguals.’’whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.‘‘Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaid.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Readingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld’’explainedthescientists.51.ThemainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageisA.languagecanhelpbrainpowerB.man'sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy52.InthesecondparagraphthewritermentionsexerciseinordertoA.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwellC.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguage53.Theunderlinedword‘‘bilingualsinParagraph4probablymeansA.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesB.secondlanguagelearnersC.researchersonlanguagelearningD.activelanguagelearners54.WemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthatA.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime55.InthelasttwoparagraphstheauthorwantstotellusthatA.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageC.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguageD.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjects

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.AttheageofsixmonthsshewasacquiredalongwithhersisterbyJohnAshleyawealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.ShebecameknownasMumbetorMumBett.Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.OnedayAshley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspadE.MumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinsteaD.Furioussheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturnMumbetconsultedalawyerTheodoreSedgewick.WithhishelpMumbetsued起诉forherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleysMumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequalthenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.EventuallyMumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.StrangelyenoughafterthetrialtheAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployeE.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants后裔.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBoisoneofthefounderoftheNAACPandanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburieD.Itreadsinpart:Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwriteyetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.66.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?A.ShewasbornaslaveB.ShewasaslaveholderC.ShehadafamoussisterD.Shewasbornintoarichfamily67.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?A.ShefoundanemployerB.ShewantedtobealawyerC.ShewashitandgotangryD.Shehadtotakecareofhersister68.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution?A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.SheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhitesC.HowtobeagoodservantD.Howtoapplyforajob69.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?A.ShechosetoworkforalawyerB.ShefoundtheNAACPC.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleysD.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren

NowHearThisWhatdoformerAmericanpresidentBillClintonandrockmusicianPeteTownshendhaveincommon?BothmenhavehearingdamagefromexposuretoloudmusicandbothnowwearhearingaidsasaconsequencE.AsateenagerClintonplayedsaxophoneinabanD.TownshendwhohasthemoreseverehearinglosswasaguitaristforabandcalledtheWho.Heisoneofthefirstrockmusicianstocallthepublic'sattentiontotheproblemofhearinglossfromexposuretoloudmusiC.Temporaryhearinglosscanhappenafteronly15minutesoflisteningtoloudmusiC.Oneearlywarningsigniswhenyourearsbegintofeelwarmwhileyoulistentomusicatarockconcertorthroughheadphones.Onelateristhatanunusualsoundoraringingissometimesproducedinyourheadaftertheconcert.Whathappensisthatthehaircellsintheinnereararedamagedbutthey'renotdeadsaysaphysicianandearspecialistDr.SamLevinE.AccordingtoDr.Levineifyouavoidfurtherexposuretoloudnoiseit'spossibletoreconditionthecellssomewhat.HoweverheaddsEventuallyoveralongperiodoftimehaircellsarepermanentlydamageD.Andthisisnosmallproblem.Whatsoundlevelisdangerous?AccordingtoDr.Levineregularexposuretonoiseabove85decibels分贝isconsidereddangerous.Thechartbelowoffersacomparisonofdecibellevelstocertainsounds.Here'sanothermeasurementyoucanusE.Ifyou'reatarockconcertandthemusicissoloudthatyouhavetoshouttomakeyourselfheardyou'reatriskforhearingloss.That'swhenwearingprotectivedevicessuchasearplugsbecomescritical.Thefactsareprettyfrightening.Butarerockbandsturningdownthevolume?Mostaren't.RockmusicissupposedtobeloudsaysdrummerAndrewSather.Iwouldn'thaveitanyotherway.Andneitherwouldtherealfansofrock.ContinuedexposuretoloudmusicandthefailuretowearearplugscanleadtodeafnessaccordingtoDr.LevinE.HestatesThere'snocureforhearingloss.Yourearsaretryingtotellyousomething.Thatringingisthescreamofyourhaircellsdying.EachtimethathappensmoreandmoredamageisdonE.LevelsofCommonNoisesNormalconversation50—65dBFoodblender88dBJetplaneflyingaboveapersonstandingoutside103dBRockbandduringaconcert110—140dB32.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat.A.loudmusicisamajorcauseofhearinglossB.famouspeopletendtohavehearingproblemsC.teenagersshouldstayawayfromschoolbandsD.theproblemofhearingdamageiswidelyknown33.InParagraph3theunderlinedwordreconditionmeans.A.nottobeseenB.tofillwithsoundC.tobecomelargerinsizeD.tomakegoodagain34.Thepurposeofthechartattheendofthearticleistoshow.A.alistofharmfulsoundsB.theeffectofrockconcertsC.thenoiselevelsoffamiliarsoundsD.relationshipbetweendailyactivitiesandhearingloss35.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillDr.SamLevineprobablyagree?A.WhenyourearsfeelwarmyourhaircellsaredeaD.B.DrummerAndrewSathergivesgoodadvicE.C.Manyaretakingtheriskoflosinghearing.D.Doctorsknowhowtocurehearingloss.

TensofthousandsoftheatreticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatrE.Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26—fundedwith￡2.5millionoftaxpayers’money—wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnhamtheCultureSecretary.ItreceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworldwhoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotreachthemostunderprivilegeD.TheplancomesasWestEndtheatresareenjoyingrecordaudiencesthankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.Attendancesreached13.6millionin2007up10percenton2006itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost￡470million.OnetheatresourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities优先考虑的事infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestrugglingtobuyfoodandfuelsaying:Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYoungVicasThetimesreportedtodayoffersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.TherewaspraisefortheGovernment’splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatrewhosaid:IsupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatreandespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEnglandnotjustinLondon.Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatrescouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturntheywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26-year-oldsfirst-comefirst-serveD.ItislikelytobeonMondaystraditionallyaquietnightforthetheatrE.Mr.Burnhamsaid:AyoungpersonattendingthetheatrecanfinditanexcitingexperienceandbeinspiredtoexploreanewworlD.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception.JeremyHunttheShadowCultureSecretarysaid:TherealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatrebutimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplacE.Fortoomanychildrentheatresareano-goareA.1.Criticsoftheplanarguedthat.A.thetheatreswouldbeovercrowdedB.itwouldbeawasteofmoneyC.pensionerswouldn’tgetfreeticketsD.thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit2.Accordingtothesupporterstheplanshould.A.benefitthetelevisionindustryB.focusonproducingbetterplaysC.helpincreasethesalesofticketsD.involvealltheyoungpeopleinEngland3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheplan?A.Ninety-fivetheatreshavereceivedfunding.B.Everyonewillgetatleastonefreeticket.C.ItmaynotbenefitalltheyoungpeoplE.D.Freeticketsareofferedonceeveryday.4.WecaninferfromthepassagethatinEngland.A.manyplaysarenotforyoungpeopleB.manyyoungpeopledon’tliketheatreC.peopleknowlittleabouttheplanD.childrenusedtoreceivegoodartseducation5.Accordingtothepassagetheissuetoofferfreeticketstoyoungpeopleseems.A.controversialB.inspiringC.excitingD.unreasonable

AnAfrican—bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing’sworkprovedthatbeehive峰房fencescankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbeeswhichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnosesandfleewhentheyhearbuzzing.DrKing'sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengewhileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenyaDrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwardstheyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafencekeepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethemdisturbingthebees.LaterthefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts—whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.AsAfrica'spopulationgrowscompetitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreseriousandtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofallestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfrica—andperhapseventuallyinAsia.71.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1meansthesameas___________.A.intelligentsolutiontoanage—oldchallengeB.confirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleC.competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsD.wayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimal72.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaway.③Beesaredisturbedandflyoutofthebeehives.④Elephantstryingtoenterthefarmshakethefences.A.①→②→③→④B.①→④→③→②C.④→③→②→①D.①→②→④→③73.DrKing'ssolutionisdescribedasintelligentbecause_____________.A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'fieldsB.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistrictsC.morethan90％ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbeesD.itprotectscropsproduceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime74.TheunderlinedwordfatalitiesinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto__________.A.deathsB.communitiesC.populationD.fences75.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DrkingwasborninBritain.B.Mostelephantsscarebees.C.ThetechniquehasprovedtoworkwellinAsiatoo.D.Conflictsbetweenpeopleandelephantsareratherserious.

Imagineyou’reatapartyfullofstrangers.You’renervous.Whoarethesepeople?Howdoyoustartaconversation?Fortunatelyyou’vegotathingthatsendsoutenergyattinychipsineveryone’snametag.Thechipssendbacknamesjobshobbiesandthetimeavailableformeeting-whatever.MakingnewfriendsbecomessimplE.Thishasn’tquitehappenedinreallifE.ButtheworldisalreadyexperiencingarevolutionusingRFIDtechnology.AnRFIDtagwithatinychipcanbefixedinaproductunderyourpet’sskinevenunderyourownskin.PassiveRFIDtagshavenoenergysource-batteriesbecausetheydonotneedit.Theenergycomesfromthereaderascanningdevicethatsendsoutenergyforexampleradiowavesthatstartsupthetagimmediately.SuchatagcarriesinformationspecifictothatobjectandthedatacanbeupdateD.AlreadyRFIDtechnologyisusedforrecognizingeachcarortruckontheroadanditmightappearinyourpassport.Doctorscanputatinychipundertheskinthatwillhelplocateandobtainapatient’smedicalrecords.AtanightclubinParisorinNewYorkthesamechipgetsyouintotheVIPveryimportantpersonsectionandpaysforthebillwiththewaveofanarm.Takeastepback:10or12yearsagoyouwouldhaveheardaboutthecomingageofcomputing.Oneexamplealwaysseemedtosurface:Yourrefrigeratorwouldknowwhenyouneededtobuymoremilk.Theconceptwasthatcomputerchipscouldbeputeverywhereandsendinformationinasmartnetworkthatwouldmakeordinarylifesimpler.RFIDtagsareasmallpartofthisphenomenon.TheworldisgoingtobealooselycoupledsetofindividualsmalldevicesconnectedwirelesslypredictsDr.J.Reich.Humanrightsupportersarenervousaboutthepossibilitiesofsuchtechnology.ItgoestoofartrackingschoolkidsthroughRFIDtagstheysay.Weimagineaworldinwhichabeercompanycouldfindoutnotonlywhenyouboughtabeerbutalsowhenyoudrankit.Andhowmanybeers.Accompaniedbyhowmanybiscuits.WhenMarconiinventedradiohethoughtitwouldbeusedforship-to-shorecommunicationnotforpopmusiC.WhoknowshowRFIDandrelatedtechnologieswillbeusedinthefuturE.Here’sawildguess:Notforbuyingmilk.74.Thearticleisintendedto.A.warnpeopleofthepossiblerisksinadoptingRFIDtechnologyB.explainthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyRFIDtechnologyC.convincepeopleoftheusesofRFIDtechnologyD.predicttheapplicationsofRFIDtechnology75.WeknowfromthepassagethatwiththehelpofRFIDtagspeople.A.willhavenotroublegettingdataaboutothersB.willhavemoreenergyforconversationC.willhavemoretimetomakefriendsD.won’tfeelshyatpartiesanylonger76.WhyaresomepeopleworriedaboutRFIDtechnology?A.Becausechildrenwillbetrackedbystrangers.B.BecausemarketcompetitionwillbecomemorefiercE.C.BecausetheirprivateliveswillbegreatlyaffecteD.D.Becausecustomerswillbeforcedtobuymoreproducts.77.ThelastparagraphimpliesthatRFIDtechnology.A.willnotbeusedforsuchmattersasbuyingmilkB.willbewidelyusedincludingforbuyingmilkC.willbelimitedtocommunicationusesD.willprobablybeusedforpopmusic

Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandmoderncommunicationmeans.Lifetodayismucheasierthanitwashundredsofyearsagobutithasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Topollutemeanstomakethingsdirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeitsmellitdrinkitandevenhearit.Manhasbeenpollutingtheearth.Themorepeoplethemorepollution.ManyyearsagotheproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeoplE.WhenthelandwasuseduportheriverwasdirtyinoneplacemanmovedtoanotherplacE.ButthisisnolongertruE.ManisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworlD.Airpollutionisstillthemostserious.It’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworldbutitisnottheonlyonekindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburningcoalinhousesandfactoriesinthecityandfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.ItiscausedbyheavytraffiC.Wearesurethatiftherearefewerpeopledrivingtherewillbelessairpollution.TheearthisourhomE.Wemusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingthelandwaterandairclean.AndwemusttakecareoftheriseinpollutionatthesametimE.51._______ourworldisbecomingmuchsmaller.A.BecauseoftheriseinpollutionB.ThankstosciencedevelopmentC.BecausetheearthisbeingpolluteddayandnightD.Becausetheearthisblownawaybythewindeveryyear52.Hundredsofyearsagolifewas__________itistoday.A.muchharderthanB.aseasyasC.mucheasierthanD.ashardas53.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Wecanevenhearit.Hereitmeans_______.A.rubbish垃圾B.waterpollutionC.airpollutionD.noisepollution54.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollutionbecause_______.A.itmakesmuchnoiseB.itmakesusangrymoreeasilyC.itmakesourriversandlakesdirtyD.it’sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.B.Thepollutionoftheearthgrowsasfastastheworldpopulationdoes.C.Theproblemofpollutionisnotsoseriousbecausetherearenotsomanypeoplelivingontheearth.D.IfpeoplecouldgotoworkbybusorbikeinsteadofcarormotorbikeitwouldbehelpfulinfightingagainsttheproblemofSO2.

IntheUKmostchildrenhavetheirlunchesatschoolbutinsomeschoolsparentscanchoosewhattheirchildreneat.Thechildrencanhaveaschooldinner—ahotcookedmeal;ortheycantakeapacked包装的lunchwiththemwhichusuallyincludescoldfoodlikesandwiches.Oftenparentsknowwhattheirchildrenwant.CathamotherofthreechildrentoldusMychildrenhavepackedlunchesbecausetheysaytheyhateschooldinners.SoImakethreepackedluncheseverymorning.HoweveranothermotherSusanmadeadifferentchoicE.ShesaidMydaughtershavealwayshadschooldinners.IthinktheyprobablygethealthierfoodatschoolthanafewsandwichesImakeforthem.Buthowhealthyareschooldinners?Kazafatherthoughtpoorlyofthem.HesaidFizzy起泡的drinkswereofferedandIthinktherewerelotsofchips.JamieOliverspentayearworkinginaschoolkitchen.Hewasworriedabouttheunhealthyfoodwhichincludedburgerspizzasandchips.Sohetriedtocookhealthyfoodsuchasgoodstews炖肉andcurries咖喱菜肴forthechildreninsteaD.SoJamieimprovedtheschooldinnersandtrainedthedinnerladiestocookhealthyfoodinthatschool.Thenheadvisedthegovernmenttoimproveschoolfoodacrossthecountry.Anditseemsthatthechangeshavebegun.Annaapupiltoldusweusedtohaveafastfoodwindowwhereyougotchipsandcokebuttheystoppedthatthisyear.There’ssaladrestaurantwhichisgoodsoit’shealthierthanitwas.57.WhichmealdomostchildrenintheUKhaveatschoolaccordingtothetext?A.LunchB.BreakfastC.DinnerD.None58._______makesthreepackedluncheseverymorning.A.KazB.SusanC.CathD.Jamie59.Jamiethought______werehealthyfoodA.burgersandpizzasB.stewsandcurriesC.chipsandfizzydrinksD.sandwichesandcoke60.Fromthelasttwoparagraphsweknowthat________.A.schoolshavebeguntocookhealthierfoodB.saladistheonlyhealthyfoodforstudentsC.There’sasaladrestaurantineveryschoolD.thegovernmentdoesn’tcareaboutschooldinners

SeveralinterestingAmericanmuseumstellabouthealthsubjects.OneistheDoctorSamuelD.HarrisNationalMuseumofDentistry.ItisattheUniversityofMarylandinBaltimorE.Thatiswherethefirstcollegeintheworldtotraindentistsbegan.Themuseumtellsaboutthehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth.Visitorscanseesomefrighteningdevicesthatoncewereusedtoremoveinfected受感染的teeth.TheyalsocanseesetsofteethmadeofanimalbonE.TheyweremadeforafamousAmerican--thefirstPresidentGeorgeWashington.MostpeopledonotconsideravisittothedentisttheirideaofagoodtimE.Howeverthedirectorofthemuseumsayshewantedtomakethemuseumafunplacetovisit.Hesayshealsowantstoteachvisitorsabouttheimportanceoftakingcareoftheirteeth.Anothermuseumcollectsdevicesthathelppeoplehear.TheKennethW.BergerHearingAidMuseumisatKentStateUniversityinKentOhio.Themuseumhasmorethanthree-thousandhearingaidsfromaroundtheworlD.Theyincludeoldandstrangedevices.Somehearingaidsweremadetolooklikeotherobjects.ThatisbecauseinthepastmanypeopledidnotwantanyonetoknowtheywerewearingahearingaiD.8.Itiscommonforpeopletothinkituneasytopayavisitto____.A.theUniversityofMarylandB.theMuseumofDentistryC.theHearingAidMuseumD.thedentist9.Thetextmainlytellsabout_____.A.museumsintheUSB.interestingAmericanmuseumsC.AmericanmuseumswithhealthsubjectsD.thehistoryofthemedicaltreatmentofteeth10.WhatdowelearnaboutGeorgeWashingtonfromthetext?A.HeoncevisitedtheNationalMuseumofDentistry.B.HeconsideredtheMuseumofDentistryafunplacetovisitC.HisartificialteethwerecollectedintheNationalMuseumofDentistry.D.HisteethseemedtobemadeofanimalbonE.11.Theunderlinedworddevicesinthefirstandlastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.museumsB.strategiesC.hearingaidsD.tools

Compassionisadesirewithinustohelpothers.Witheffortwecantranslatecompassionintoactions.AnexperiencelastweekendshowedmethisistruE.Iworkpart-timeinasupermarketacrossfromabuildingfortheelderly.Theseoldpeopleareoutmaincustomersandit’snothardtolosepatienceovertheirslowness.ButlastSundayoneagedgentlemanappearedtoteachmeavaluablelesson.Thisuntidymanwalkeduptomyregister收款机withaboxofbiscuits.Hesaidhewasoutofcash现金hadjustmovedintohisroomandhadnothinginhiscupboards.Heaskedifwecouldlethimhavethefoodontrust.Hepromisedtorepaymethenextday.Icouldn’thelpstaringathim.Iwonderedwhatkindofpersonhehadbeentenortwentyyearsbeforeandwhathewouldbelikeifluckhadgonehisway.IhadahurtinmyheartforthiskindofhumansoulallaloneintheworlD.ItoldhimthatIwassorrybutstorerulesdidn’tallowmetodoso.IfeltstupidandunkindsayingthisbutIvaluedmyjoB.Justthenanothermanstandingbehindthefirstspokeup.IfanythinghelookedmorepitiablE.ChangeittomewasallhesaiD.WhatIhadbeenfeelingwaspity.Pityissoftandsafeandeasy.Compassionontheotherhandiscaringinaction.Ithankedthesecondmanbuttoldhimthatwasnotallowedeither.ThenIreachedintomypocketandpaidforthebiscuitsmyself.Ireachedintomypocketbecausethesetwomenhadreachedintomyheartandtaughtmecompassion.56.Theagedgentlemanwhowantedtobuythebiscuits_________.A.hopedtohavethefoodfirstandpaylaterB.promisedtoobeythestorerulesC.forgottotakeanymoneywithhimD.couldnotaffordanythingmoreexpensive57.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheoldgentleman?A.kindandluckyB.friendlyandhelpfulC.poorandlonelyD.hurtanddisappointed58.Thewriteracteduponthestorerulesbecause_________.A.hefeltnopityfortheoldgentlemanB.heconsideredtheoldmandishonestC.heexpectedsomeoneelsetopayfortheoldmanD.hewantedtokeephispresentjob59.Whatdoesthewriterlearnfromhisexperience?A.WealthismoreimportantthananythingelseB.ExperienceisbettergainedthroughpracticeC.Obeyingtherulesmeansmorethancompassion.D.Helpingothersiseasiersaidthandone

Inlearningaforeignlanguageoneshouldfirstpayattentiontospeaking.Itisthegroundworkofreadingandwriting.You’dbettertryyourbesttospeak.Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.ButbecarefulnottoletthemkeepyoufromimprovingthelanguagE.Whileyouaredoingthisagoodexerciseistowrite—keepadiarywritenoteslettersorarticlesthenifyoucanasksomeonetogothroughwhatyouhavewrittenandtellyouwhereiswrong.ManymistakesinyourspeakingwillbeeasilyfoundwhenyouwritE.ThroughcorrectingthemistakesyoucandobetterinlearningalanguagE.Ifyouareslowinspeakingdon’tworry.Oneofthehelpfulwaysisreadingeitheraloudortoyourself.TheimportantthingistochoosesomethinginterestingtoreaD.Itcan’tbetoodifficultforyou.Whenyouarereadinginthiswaydon’tstoptolookupthewordsifyoucanguesstheirmeaningsoriftheyhavenothingimportanttodowiththesentencE.YoucandothatsomeothertimE.56.Fromthepassageweknowthegroundworkis_________whileyouarelearningaforeignlanguagE.A.readingB.writingC.speakingD.listening57.Toimprovethelanguageonehasto_________.A.payattentiontospeakingonlyB.trynottomakemistakesC.correctmistakesonlyD.keepadiaryandwritenoteslettersorarticles58.Thebesttitleofthispassagemightbe_________.A.HowtoLearnaForeignLanguageB.HowtoImproveReadingC.HowtoLearnWritingD.MoreReadingLessSpeaking

HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.Believingmycareer职业生涯wasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneedeD.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwellorganizeD.ListwhatyoubelieveyoucanachievE.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet&WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.ThekeyistoconcentratE.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmyminD.ItmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidencE.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.21.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.SpecialistsofferedhimmedicaladvicE.C.TraininghelpedhimdefeathisdiseasE.D.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyreferto?A.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.WordsthathelponetofeellesstensE.C.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.23.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CouragE.B.Devotion.C.Hardwork.D.SelfconfidencE.

AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyonD.Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametomE.Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit追求tobeenjoyedbyalltheprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebusaswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched发起theIfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBookprojectin1998.HeroriginalprogramusedauthorvisitsstudyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabookbuttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancitiesandeventoHongKong.InChicagothemayor市长appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookintheOneBookOneChicagoprogram.Asaresultreadingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUSstoriesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYorkwherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetownswhereagreatersenseofunity一致canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepointputtingalltheirenergyAndpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.UltinatelwasNancypointsoutthelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabookbutbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess.orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaworD.1.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.B.ToencouragepeopletoreadandsharE.C.ToinvolvepeopleincommunityservicE.D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.2.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorkerstocarryouttheproject?A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading.B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook.C.TheycamefrommanydifferentbackgroundsD.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovernment3.Accordingtothepassagewherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?A.InlargecommunitieswithlittlesenseofunityB.InlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhomeC.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiversepopulationD.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached4.TheunderlinedwordssharedawordinParagraph5probablymeanA.exchangedideaswitheachotherB.discussedthemeaningofawordC.gamedlifeexperienceD.usedthesamelanguage5.AccordingtoNacythedegreeofstudentsoftheprojectisjudgedbyA.thecarefulselectionofaproperbookB.thegrowingpopularityofthewritersC.thenumberofpeoplewhobenefitfromreading.D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

AtthebeginningoftheWorldSeriesof1947IexperiencedacompletelynewemotionwhentheNationalAnthemwasplayeD.ThistimeIthoughtitisbeingplayedformeasmuchasforanyoneelsE.ThisisorganizedmajorleaguebaseballandIamstandingherewithalltheothers;andeverythingthattakesplaceincludesmE.AboutayearlaterIwenttoAtlantaGeorgiatoplayinanexhibitiongamE.OnthefieldforthefirsttimeinAtlantatherewereNegroesandwhites.OtherNegroesbesidesmE.AndIthought:WhatIhavealwaysbelievedhascometobE.AndwhatisitthatIhavealwaysbelieved?Firstthatimperfectionsarehuman.Butthatwhereverhumanbeingsweregivenroomtobreatheandtimetothinkthoseimperfectionswoulddisappearnomatterhowslowly.Idonotbelievethatwehavefoundorevenapproachedperfection.Thatisnotnecessarilyintheschemeofhumanevents.Handicapsstumblingblocksprejudices—alloftheseareimperfect.Yettheyhavetobedealtwithbecausetheyareintheschemeofhumanevents.WhateverobstaclesIfoundmademefightalltheharder.ButitwouldhavebeenimpossibleformetofightatallexceptthatIwassustainedbythepersonalanddeep-rootedbeliefthatmyfighthadachancE.Ithadachancebecauseittookplaceinafreesociety.NotoncewasIforcedtofaceandfightanimmovableobject.Notoncewasthesituationsocast-ironrigidthatIhadnochanceatall.Freemindsandhumanheartswereatworkallaroundme;andsotherewastheprobabilityofimprovement.IlookatmychildrennowandknowthatImuststillpreparethemtomeetobstaclesandprejudices.ButIcantellthemtoothattheywillneverfacesomeoftheseprejudicesbecauseotherpeoplehavegonebeforethem.AndtomyselfIcansaythatbecauseprogressisunalterablemanyoftoday'sdogmas教条willhavevanishedbythetimetheygrowintoadults.Icansaytomychildren:Thereisachanceforyou.NoguaranteebutachancE.AndthischancehascometobebecausethereisnothingstaticwithfreepeoplE.ThereisnoMiddleAgeslogicsostrongthatitcanstopthehumantidefromflowingforwarD.Idonotbelievethateverypersonineverywalkoflifecansucceedinspiteofanyhandicap.Thatwouldbeperfection.ButIdobelieve—andwitheveryfiberinme—thatwhatIwasabletoattaincametobebecauseweputbehindusnomatterhowslowlythedogmasofthepast:todiscoverthetruthoftoday;andperhapsfindthegreatnessoftomorrow.IbelieveinthehumanracE.Ibelieveinthewarmheart.Ibelieveinman'shonesty.Ibelieveinthegoodnessofafreesociety.AndIbelievethatthesocietycanremaingoodonlyaslongaswearewillingtofightforit—andtofightagainstwhateverimperfectionsmayexist.MyfightwasagainstthebarriersthatkeptNegroesoutofbaseball.ThiswastheareawhereIfoundimperfectionandwhereIwasbestabletofight.AndIfoughtbecauseIknewitwasnotdoomedtobealosingfight.Itcouldn'tbealosingfight-notwhenittookplaceinafreesociety.AndinthelargestsenseIbelievethatwhatIdidwasdoneforme—thatitwasmyfaithinGodthatsustainedmeinmyfight.Andthatwhatwasdoneformemustandwillbedoneforothers.55.Whydidtheauthorsayhehadexperiencedacompletelynewemotion?A.BecausehewongamE.B.BecausehewasanAmerican.C.BecausehecouldcompeteinthegameandwonthegamE.D.BecausetheNationalGamewasplayedforhim.56.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthoris___________.A.anAfrican.B.aChineseC.awhitemanD.ablackman57.Theauthorfirmlybelievedthat____________.A.humansareimperfectiftheyallunitetogethertoovercomethedifficulties.B.humansneedn’tapproachperfecteveniftheycan.C.humansshouldfacetheobstaclesandfightforitbravely.D.humansarebecomingkindandhonestiftheyhavefreedom.58.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.thefightbetweenNegroesandWhitesneverendsB.thecivilwarbrokeoutbecausetheNegroesfoughtfortheirfreedomC.InthepastNegroeswerekeptoutofbaseball.D.thefightendedupwithagamE.59.Theunderlinedwordvanishedmostprobablymeans__________A.disappearB.increaseC.appearD.happen60.Thebesttitleofthispassagemaybe_________.A.NothingmattersexceptfightingB.SuccessliesinhardworkC.freedomiseverythingD.FreeMindsandHeartsmakesadifference

AsiawillcontinuetodeliverstronggrowthinthemobilephonemarketduetoconstantdemandfromChinaandIndiatheworld'stwobiggestmarketsofsuchservices.HoweverevenifAsiaistheworld'slargestbroadbandmarketintermsofabsolutenumbersitlagstheUnitedStatesandEuropeinoverallpenetration接入withjust3.6outofevery100inhabitantsconnectedtothehigh­speedInternettheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionITUsaidinareport.IndiaandChinacombinedhavetotalcellphone手机subscribersofabout900millionaccountingforaquarteroftheworldtotal.EverymonthIndiaadds9millionnewsubscribersandmorewhichishigherthanChinA.WehopetheexcitementwillcontinuesaidN..K.CoyalpresidentofconsultantgroupofCommunicationsandManufacturingAssociationofIndiA.ButifIndiaistheworld'sfastest­growingmobilephonemarketwithnearly300millionsubscribersonly11millionpeopleinthecountryhaveaccesstotheInternet.WhiledevelopedmarketslikeSouthKoreaandSingaporeareamongtheworld'stop10economiesforhouseholdbroadbandaccessmostofthelowandlower­middle­incomeeconomiesintheAsiaPacificregionhavelimitedandcostlyaccesstotheInternet.DevelopingcountriesinAsiashouldspeedupplanstodevelophigh­speedbroadbandInternetaccessincudingmakingspectrumavailableandcreatinginvestmentincentives刺激.Toservegrowingdemandformobiledataserviceswhichisdrivenbythingslikesmartphonesandembeddedlaptopsoperatorsarefocusingonnewwaystoimprovevalue­addedservices.WangJianzhouchairmanandCEOofChinaMobilesaidhiscompanywasbankingonthedevelopmentofnewgenerationwirelesstechnologiessuchasLong­TermEvolutionLTEwhichpromisestospeedupeverythingfrommobilevideosharingtomusicdownloads.OverathirdofChinaMobileusersusetheirhandsetstolistentomusicmuchhigherthanintheUnitedStatesBritainFranceandGermany.SurelyitisAsianoperatorswhowillbeamongthefirsttousethetechnologicalpotentialofITEtranslatingitintoreal­worldservicesrevenues收入税收andcustomernumberssaidTourE.46.AccordingtothereportofITUinAsia________.A.thereisthelargestnumberofusersoftheInternetB.mostinhabitantshaveaccesstothehigh­speedInterntC.ChinaandIndiaareingreatneedofphonesratherthanfileInternetD.thereisagrowthinthecellphoneinAsiaandIndia47.Whichcountryhasthemostcellphonesubscriberseveryday?A.ChinA.B.IndiA.C.SouthKoreA.D.SingaporE.48.ThepeculiarcharacterofLong­TermEvolutionis________.A.advancedB.cheapC.high­speedD.convenient49.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninfer________.A.thetechnologyofLTEismainlyusedinthefieldoftranslatingB.thetechnologyofLTEisjustpotentialinrealityC.theuseofLTEwillbringAsianoperatorsmoreprofitsD.Asiawillleadintheapplicationoftechnology50.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.AsialeadsmobileandtheInternetgrowthbutfallsbehindtheUSandEuropeB.AsiaisintheleadinthefieldofmoderntechnologyC.AsiaisgreatlybehindwesterncountriesintechnologyD.AsialeavesEuropecountriesbehindinadvancedtechnology

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibraryOurlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.ZonesThelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreadingandplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.ComputersYoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttothewi-fispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputersyoucanalsouselibrarycomputerswhichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftOfficE.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.Group-studyplacesIfyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothersyoucanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2-3peopleandotherscanholdupto6-8peoplE.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.Thereare40group-studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsitE.TobookyouneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycarD.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperdayninehoursatmostperweek.StorageofStudyMaterialThelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliteraturE.Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits学分youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperioD.RulestobeFollowedMobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrarybutyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.1.Thelibrary’supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto.A.readinaquietplaceB.havegroupdiscussionsC.takecomfortableseatsD.gettheircomputersfixed2.Librarycomputersonthegroundfloor__________.A.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperimentsB.areforthosewhowanttoaccessthewi-fiC.containsoftwarenecessaryforschoolworkD.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms3.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup-studyroom?A.Groupmustconsistof8peoplE.B.OneshouldhaveanactiveUniversityaccount.C.Three-houruseperdayistheminimum.D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap.4.A.studentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe____________.A.hasearnedtherequiredcreditsB.attendscertaincourseC.hasnowheretoputhisbooksD.canaffordtherentalfee5.WhatshouldNOTbebroughtintothelibrary?A.Mobilephones.B.OrangejuicE.C.Candy.D.Sandwiches.

IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagethebettertheeffectis.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMichellefromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilingualswhohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguagE.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencewas.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasreachedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.HavingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexiblehesaiD.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetween2and34.ReadingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.9.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis______.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.findingsthatlanguagelearningcanhelpbrainpowerC.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageD.languagelearningandmathsstudy10.Thelastsentenceofthesecondparagraphisintendedto______.A.saylanguagelearningisalsoakindofphysicallaborB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhesheislearningalanguageC.showtheimportanceofusingitwhenyoulearnalanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgreymatterworkwell11.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat______.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime12.Theunderlinedwordbilingualsprobablymeans_______.A.researchersonlanguagelearningB.peoplewhoaregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesC.peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.activelanguagelearners