There is one language that is used in every country in the worlD. The people who use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat. It is everybody’s second languagE. It is easy to understand, although you can’t hear it. It is sign languagE. When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign languagE. When you smile at someone, you are saying, “I want to be friendly”, but you are not using speech. You are using sign languagE. When you raise your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask mE. I think I know the correct answer.” Babies who can’t talk can point at things. They are using sign languagE.A.policeman who wants to stop traffic holds up his hands. He is using sign languagE. Many years ago, a French priest, Charles Michel de Epee, became interested in education for deaf peoplE. He invented a finger alphabet (字母表). It is still in usE. People can make the sign for letters and spell words with their hands, and deaf people can read and understand them. Soon there were schools for the deaf in many countries. The only university for the deaf is Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C. Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf peoplE. The newsreader tells the news in sign languagE. At the same time, the words appear on the TV screen. The actors in the Theatre of Deaf don’t spell every worD. Sometimes they use hand signs. When they put two hands together, it means sandwich. They can make a roof with their hands when they want to show a housE. One finger in front of an actor’s mouth can mean quiet. You can talk to people who are behind windows that are closeD. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have conversations under water. How many hand signs do you use every day? 56. Which of the following about sign language is TRUE? A. It is a special language used in a few countries in the worlD. B. It is a way to express one’s ideas without words. C. It is only used by the deaf. D. It can be hearD. 57. If you want to express the idea that “I am very friendly” to someone, you will ______. A. raise your hand B. put one hand onto the other C. smile to the person D. make a roof with your hands 58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Hand signs instead of finger signs are used everyday. B. There are schools, colleges and universities for the deaf in the USA. C. The French priest Charles invented sign languagE. D. Even babies are using sign languagE. 59. The passage is mainly about ______. A. an introduction to sign language B. the importance of sign language C. a famous priest in France D. how to use sign language

Aseriousthreattofarmersinmanypartsoftheworldiserosion.Erosionoccursifalargeareaoflandisclearedoftreesandisthenbadlytreatedbythefarmers.Therainandwindsmaygraduallywashawayorblowawaymuchofthetopsoil.Whenthishappenscropsofwheatorcornbecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswell.Iferosioncontinuesitwillturngoodlandintoadesert.Inthepastwhenerosionappearedfarmerssometimesmovedtoanewplacetofarm.Sometimestheycouldnotmovebutcontinuedtotrytogrowfoodintheunhealthysoil.Thiscausedthemtosinkintopoverty.Soonsomepeoplerealizedthattherewaslittlerichfertilesoilintheworldgovernmentbegantotrytostoperosion.OneofthefirstexperimentstostoperosionbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933.TheexperimentwascarriedoutintheareaoftheTennesseeRiver.Floodsandbadfarminginthisareahadruined毁坏landthathadoncebeenrich.AsaresultmostofthepeoplelivingaroundtheTennesseeRiverwereverypoor.Thegovernmentbuiltbigdamsacrosstheriverandstoredthewaterforuseduringthedryseasonwhentherewasnorain.Thegovernmentworkersalsohelpedfarmerstofertilizetheirsoilandtolearnnewfarmingmethodswhichcouldstoperosion.AtthebeginningthefarmerswerenotinteresteD.ButsoongoodhealthycropsbegantoappearonthelandwherenewmethodswhereuseD.TenyearsaftertheextremelyprosperousthegreatsuccessofthisexperimenthadledsimilarprojectsintheotherpartsoftheworlD.66.Theworderosioninthefirstparagraphmeans.A.theclearingoftreesB.excessive极度useofthelandC.thedestructionofcropsD.graduallossoftopsoil67.Thepassagetellsusthaterosionisaproblemwhich.A.firstbeganintheUnitedStatesin1933B.occursmainlyinriverareasC.affectsmanypartsoftheworldD.isbecomingmoreandmoreserious68.Inthesecondparagraphtosinkintopovertymeans.A.tolosetopsoilinerosionB.tobecomeweakerandweakeruntilnothinggrowswellC.tobecomeverypoorD.toturnintoadesert69.Themainpurposeofthispassageistotellpeople.A.howerosionoccursB.theimportanceofusingnewfarmingmethodsC.somethingcanbedonetopreventerosionD.theseriousoutcomes后果oferosion70.WhatmadethelandintheareaoftheTennesseeRiverpoor?A.ClearingoftreesB.FloodsC.BadfarmingD.BandC.

ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?WastheMonaLisaaself-portraitindisguise伪装?AgroupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremainsandtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.Iftheskullisundamagedthescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityoftheMonaLisA.RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sfacetheycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopeneD.WecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddustsaysGiorgioGruppioniananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject.Butiftheremainsarewellkepttheyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slifeandsometimesintheirdeath.SilvanoVincetitheleaderofthegroupsaidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisIwhonamedhimfirstpaintertotheking.Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethereanddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplacethepalacechurchofSaintFlorentinewasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastlE.TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmarksaidAlessandroVezzosithedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestionssuchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremainsbuttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheprojectcalledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritagewascreatedin2003withtheaimofsolvingthegreatmysteriesofthepastsaidVincetiwhohaswrittenbooksonartandliteraturE.Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspaintingtheMonaLisahangsintheLouvreinPariswhereitdrewsome8.5millionvisitorslastyear.Mysteryhassurroundedtheidentityofthepainting'ssubjectforcenturieswithopinionsrangingfromthewifeofaFlorentinemerchanttoLeonardo'sownmother.ThatLeonardointendedtheMonaLisaasaself-portraitindisguiseisapossibilitythathasinterestedanddividedscholars.Theorieshaveexisted:SomethinkthatLeonardo'stastefortricksandriddlesmighthaveledhimtohidehisownidentitybehindthatpuzzlingsmile;othershaveguessedthatthepaintinghidanandrogynouslover.IfgrantedaccesstothegravesitetheItalianexpertsplantouseatinycameraandradartoconfirmthepresenceofbones.Thescientistswouldthenexhume挖掘theremainsandattempttodatetheboneswithcarbontesting.AttheheartoftheproposedstudyistheefforttodiscoverwhethertheremainsareactuallyLeonardo'sincludingwithDNAtesting.Ks*5uVezzosiquestionstheDNAcomparisonsayingheisunawareofanydirectdescendants后代ofLeonardooroftombsthatcouldbeattributedwithcertaintytotheartist'scloserelatives.GruppionisaidthatDNAfromthebonescouldalsoeventuallybecomparedtoDNAfoundelsewherE.ForexampleLeonardoisthoughttohaverubbedcolorsonthecanvaswithhisthumbpossiblyusingsaliva唾液meaningDNAmightbefoundonhispaintings.EvenintheabsenceofDNAtestingothertestscouldprovideusefulinformationincludingwhetherthebonesbelongedtoamanorawomanandwhetherthepersondiedyoungorolD.EvenwithinthecommitteeexpertsaredividedovertheidentityoftheMonaLisA.Vincetibelievesthatatraditionofconsideringtheself-portraittobenotjustafaithfulimitationofone'sfeaturesbutarepresentationofone'sspiritualidentitymayhaveresonated共鸣withLeonardo.VezzosithemuseumdirectordismissedasbaselessandsenselesstheideathattheMonaLisacouldbeaself-portraitofLeonardo.Hesaidmostresearchersbelievethewomanmayhavebeeneitherawifeoftheartist'ssponsortheFlorentinenoblemanGiulianodeMediciorLisaGherardinithewifeofarichsilkmerchantFrancescodelGiocondo.ThetraditionalviewisthatthenameMonaLisacomesfromthesilkmerchant'swifeaswellasitsItalianname:LaGiocondA.50.Whydoestheauthoraskacoupleofquestionsinthebeginning?A.Toarousetheinterestofreaders.B.TopuzzleItalianscientists.C.Toanswerthequestionshimself.D.TomakefunofFrenchofficials.51.Thebesttitleofthisstorymightbe_____.A.WhatIsthePurposeofanInvestigation?B.HowDidLeonardodaVinciDieinFrance?C.AretheRemainsReallyThoseoftheMaster?D.DidLeonardoPaintHimselfas'MonaLisa'?52.ThesentenceheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsunderlinedinParagraph4suggeststhatVincetiintendsto_____.A.presstheFrenchofficialstoparticipateintheirprojectB.urgetheFrenchofficialstoopenthetombearlynextweekC.persuadetheFrenchofficialstoallowopeningthetombD.recordeventsinaperson’slifewiththeFrenchofficials53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ScholarshavethesameopiniononDNAtesting.B.ScientistsdoubtiftheremainsarethoseofdaVinci.C.TheidentityofMonaLisahasalreadybeenproveD.D.AlessandroVezzosigotpermissiontoopenthetomB.54.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat_____?A.MonaLisaisthenameofthewifeofasilkmerchantB.theMonaLisaisaself-portraitofLeonardodaVinciC.expertsdividedthecommitteeintoseveralgroupsD.opinionsdifferoftheidentityoftheMonaLisa

Thefirstnewspaperwaswrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublisheD.Europedidn’thavearegularlyprintednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperinEnglishwasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourantwhichcameoutinMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublishedthegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704JohnCampbellstartedtheBostonNewspaperthefirstnewspaperpublisheddailyintheAmericancolonies殖民地.By1760thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupnewspapersinEnglishhavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbun.Itsellsmorethanelevenmillioncopieseveryyear.56.ThefirstregularlyprintedEuropeannewspaperstartedin________.A.Romein59BCB.Germanyin1609C.Amsterdamin1620D.Englandin162157.ThefirstdailynewspaperinEnglishstartedin_________.A.1620B.1621C.1590D.170258.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoinformus?A.HistoryofnewspapersB.HistoryofdailynewspapersC.ThebeginningofnewspapersD.Onreadingnewspapers

AmongrichcountriespeopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthaninEuropE.Thisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivity生产力perhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFranceSpainandGermanyanditisgrowingatasimilarspeeD.Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistoryaspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.InotherwordstheyhavedecidedtospendapartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallifE.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispatternandhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.OnereasonmaybegreatlylowertaxesinAmericawhichincreasetherewardstowork.Anothermaybemoresatisfyingworkorlesssatisfyingpersonallives.LongerhoursdoofcourseincreasetheGDP国内生产总值.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthansayFrancE.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatworkwhileinFrancemanymoremothersandolderworkershavedecidedtostayathomE.TheoverallresultisthatAmericanGDPperheadis40%higherthaninFranceeventhoughproductivityperhourworkedisthesamE.Itisnotclearwhichofthetwosituationsisbetter.Aswehaveseenworkhastobecomparedwithothervalueslikefamilylifewhichoftengetlostinitsinterest.Itistooearlytoexplainthedifferenttrends趋势inhappinessovertimeindifferentcountries.ButitisadisappointingideathatintheUnitedStateshappinesshasmadenoprogresssince1975whileithasriseninEuropE.Couldthishaveanythingtodowithtrendsinthework-lifebalance?29.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasmoreofitspeopleatwork?A.Spain.B.FrancE.C.Germany.D.AmericA.30.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetext?A.TheGDPofEuropeishigherthanthatofAmericA.B.TwopossiblereasonsaregivenforworkinglongerhoursintheUS.C.Peopleallovertheworldchoosetoworklesswhentheyarericher.D.AmericansarehappierthanEuropeans.31.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AmericansandEuropeansB.StayingatHomeC.WorkandProductivityD.WorkandHappiness

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.

GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessingle-handedlyfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakedrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It’saboutyourpersonality个性andfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewhowLiebermanwasbackinhiswonsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompany航空公司waslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflightsLiebermangotthejoB.36.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily____.A.haverelativesinEuropeB.lovecookingathomeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant37.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman____.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.throughhistapedshowD.onatelevisionprogram38.Whatdoesthewordcharismaunderlinedinthetextreferto?A.A.naturalabilitytoattractothers.B.A.waytoshowone’sachievement.C.Lieberman’safter-classinterest.D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.39.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.HewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwichesD.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.40.WhatcanwelearnaboutLiebermanfromthetext?A.Heiscleverbutlonely.B.heisfriendlyandactivE.C.HeenjoystravelingarounD.D.Heoftenchangeshismenus.

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.

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

Therearemanyfunfreeactivitiesthatyoucandoasafamily.AllthatisrequiredisabitofimaginationandsometimE.AndthebestpartisthatthesearethekindoffunfamilymemoriesachildwillrememberforalifetimE.FamilyGameNightKidsoftengetgamesforChristmasorbirthdaysandwouldlovetohaveachancetoplaywiththeirfamily.Ormakeupsomegamesoftheirown.Charades字谜游戏isafungamethatwillchallengechildrentousetheirimagination.Dividethefamilyintoteamsandleteachteamcomeupwithwordsandtheotherhastoactout.FamilyArtTimePicksometimeforthefamilytositdownandcomeupwiththeirownart.Itdoesn’tneedtobejustadrawing－takesomeoldmagazinesletthekidscutoutpicturesandpastethemintotheirownshapE.Orletthemuseleavesbranchesandwhateverelsetheycanfindtomakesomethingfromtheirimagination.FamilyPicnicTakingthefamilyforapicnicisagreatwayforsomefunthatdoesn’tcostanymoney.Iftheweatherisnicetakethemtoaparkorplaygroundandletthemhaveadayofplaying.FamilyFieldTripAfamilyfieldtripdoesn’thavetocostacent.Askanearbyfarmifyoucanbringyourkidsoutforatourandtoseesomeoftheanimals.OrtakethemtoaparktofindcertainitemsfromnaturE.Askalocalbusinessifyoucouldbringthefamilyforatourtoseehowthingswork－youmightbesurprisedatthenumberofpeoplewhowouldbeexcitedtosharewhattheydowithothersanditcouldbeaninterestinglessonforkids.64.Whenplayingthegamecharadeskidsaresupposedto______.A.preparesomecakesforeachotherB.singasongforeachotherinturnC.connectactionswithcertainwordsD.bequicktofollowothers’actions65.Whichactivitiesinthepassagedependmuchonthekidsimagination?A.FamilyGameNight＆FamilyArtTimeB.FamilyGameNight＆FamilyPicnicC.FamilyPicnic＆FamilyFieldTripD.FamilyFieldTrip＆FamilyGameNight66.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.youmayshareyourownexperiencewithworkersB.ItcostsalottovisitaparkforafamilyC.allthepeoplewillbeexcitedtosharewhattheyhavewithyouD.youshouldaskforpermissionfromthefarmowner67.Thepassageismainlyintendedfor______.A.teachersB.teenagersC.touristsD.parents

There’sbeenalotoftalkaboutwhite-and-bluecollar衣领workersandyoumayhaveevenheardofgoldcollarworkersbutlatelyanewcolorofcollarismakingitswayintoChina’surbanvernacular土话—green.Greencollarssaynowhenworkislifeandlifeiswork.Theychoosetogetoutofthefastlane车道andexplorenewwaysoflivinggreen.Livinggreendoesn’tmeansomeoneisworkingasanenvironmentalistbiologistorscientist.InsteaditismoreofalifestylechoicE.A.typicalgreencollariswelleducatedlikeawhite-collarbutphysicallytoughlikeablue-collarlikelyborninthe70sor80softhelastcenturyandlivinginoneofChina’sbigcitieswithamonthlyincomewellabove5000yuanaboutUS$700.Thelifeofagreencollarmaygosomethinglikethis:Turnoffthemobilephoneafterworkeatonlyhealthyfoodrichinvitaminsgoonhikeseveryweekendandliketohelptheunderprivileged.GreencollarsevenhavetheirowncluB.InBeijingtheGreenCollarClubisforpeoplewhoshareabehappyhealthyandhelpfulspirit.ThecluboftenholdscharitypartiesandusesthedonationsforenvironmentalprotectionandpovertyreliefprojectsinChinA.TheyaresuccessfulintheircareersbutdonotmissthepleasuresinlifE.Theyhavealotofmoneybutdonotfallslavetoit.saidZuoShiguangoneofthefoundingmembersofthecluB.76.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Differencesbetweenwhite-and-bluecollarsandgreencollars.B.Theincreasingawareness意识ofenvironmentalprotection.C.NewtrendsoflifeinChina’sbigcities.D.Thelifestyleofgreencollars.77.Greencollarsarelivinggreenbecause_________.A.theyhavealargeincometouseB.theyrefusetoliveanunhealthylifeC.theyspendalotofmoneyandtimeintheopenairD.theydevotethemselvestoenvironmentalprotection79.What’sZuoShiguang’sattitudetowardsgreencollars?A.AppreciativE.B.Doubtful.C.Negative否定的.D.Neutral中立的.80.Theunderlinedparttheunderprivilegedprobablyreferstothosewhoare_________.A.inheavypollutedareasB.infarawayplacesC.inapoorstateofeducationD.inunfavourable不利的conditions

Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoyseveraladvantagesthatpeoplelivinginthecitycannotenjoy.Theyareinclosecontact接触withnaturE.Theymakefriendswithtreesandstones.ownscandogs.Theybreathefreshair.Theyfightwithstrongwinds.Theylistentothesongofbirds.Thiscontactwithnatureisgoodforhealth.TherearemanydiseasesthatarecommoninthecitybutarenottobefoundinthecountryForexamplenear---sightednessisalmostunknowntocountrypeoplE.BecauseoftheabsenceofcarsonecanwalkmorefreelyinthecountrythaninthecityTherearenorulesoftheroadnortrafficsignstoobey.Peoplelivinginthecountrycaneasilygetfreshvegetablesfreshfruitandfreshmilkandtheygetthematlowerpricesthaninthecity.Countrylifeiseconomical节俭的inotherwaystoo.Therearepracticallynotemptationstowastemoney.Countrypeoplearemostlyhonest.Theysaywhattheymeanandmakeandkeeppromiseswithsincerity诚意.Theydonotputonair摆架子.Theydonotpretendtohavethoseridiculous荒谬的mannerswhicharenecessaryinwhatwecallpolitesociety.9.Whatisprobablymoreexpensiveinthecountrythaninthecity?A.Vegetables.B.Beer.C.Milk.D.Fruit.10.WhatisNOTtrueofcountrylife?A.Thetrafficaccidentrateisveryhighinthecountry.B.Livinginthecountrysavesonealotofmoney.C.CountrypeopleenjoybetterhealththanthecitypeoplE.D.Countrypeoplearehonest.11.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Peoplelivinginthecountryenjoynoadvantages.B.PeoplelivinginthecityareinclosecontactwithnaturE.C.Peoplelivinginthecountrysufferfrommorediseasesthanthoselivinginthecity.D.Thepricesoffarmproductsarelowerinthecountrythaninthecity.12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheDisadvantagesofLivingintheCountry.B.TheExpensesofLivingintheCountry.C.CountryLifE.D.HealthyCountryPeoplE.

ThefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplacE.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublisheD.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant每日新闻.ItcameoutinMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublishedthegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter波士顿新闻通讯thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun朝日新闻.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.30.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.A.59BCB.700’sC.1609D.162031.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden32.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans33.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.A.1621B.1704C.1760D.1800

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.

Areyoucarryingtoomuchonyourbackatschool?I’msurelotsofchildrenofyouragewillsayYes.NotonlythestudentsinChinahavethisproblembutchildrenintheUnitedStatesalsohaveheavyschoolbags.Doctorsarestartingtoworrythatyoungerandyoungerstudentsarehavingbackandneckproblemsasaresultofschoolbagsbeingtooheavyforthem.It’shardformetogoupstairswithmybagbecauseit’ssoheavysaidRickHammondan11-year-oldstudentintheUS.Rickisamongstudentswhohavecommonschoolbagswithtwostraps带子tocarrythembutmanyotherstudentschooserollingbags.Butevenwithrollingbagsgettingupstairsandbusesisstillaproblemforchildren.Manyofthemhavehurttheirbacksandnecksbecauseoftheheavyschoolbags.Buthowmuchistoomuch?Doctorssaystudentsshouldcarrynomorethan10%to15%oftheirownbodyweight.ScottBautchabackdoctorsaidchildrenunderGrade4shouldstaywith10%.Butitisalsoimportantthatolderchildrendon’tstaywithover15%becausetheirbodiesarestillgrowing.ChildrenarelosingtheirbalanceandfallingdownwiththeirschoolbagshesaiD.Parentsandteachersarestartingtotellchildrentoonlytakehomelibrarybookstheywillbereadingthatnight.SometeachersareusingpiecesofpaperorthinworkbooksforstudentstotakehomE.Oneofthebestanswersisassomechildrensaidtohavenohomeworkatall!61.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.A.onlychildreninChinacarrytooheavyschoolbagsB.bothchildreninChinaandtheUScarrytooheavyschoolbagsC.childreninothercountriesdon’tcarrytooheavybagsD.onlychildrenintheUScarrytooheavyschoolbags62.Childrenfeelithardforthemtogoupstairsbecause________.A.theyaretooyoungB.theydon’tknowhowtogoupstairsC.theirschoolbagsaretooheavyD.theirparentsdon’talwaysgoupstairswiththemtogether63.Ifachildcarriesaheavyschoolbag.A.hisbackandneckwillbehurtB.hisheadandarmswillbehurtC.hishandswillbehurtD.hisfeetwillbehurt64.AccordingtothedoctorScottBautchifachildinGrade5weighsabout30kilostheschoolbaghecarriesshouldnotbeover________.A.5kilosB.3kilosC.5.5kilosD.4.5kilos65.Somestudentsthinkthebestanswertohisproblemsisthat.A.theyshouldhavealittlehomeworktodoaftertheygethomeB.theirteachershadbetternotaskthemtodoanyhomeworkC.theyshouldonlytakehomelibrarybookstheywillreadthatnightD.theyshouldusethinworkbooksinsteadofthickones

Ifyoucouldbeanybodyintheworldwhowoulditbe?Yourneighbourorasuperstar?A.fewpeoplehaveexperiencedwhatitmightbeliketostepintotheskinofanotherpersonthankstoanunusualvirtualreality虚拟现实devicE.RikkeWahlanactressmodelandartistwasoneoftheparticipantsinabodyswappingexperimentattheBeAnotherlabaprojectdevelopedbyagroupofartistsbasedinBarcelonA.SheswappedwithherpartneranactorusingamachinecalledTheMachinetoBeAnotherandtemporarilybecameaman.AsIlookeddownIsawmywholebodyasamandressedinmypartner'spantsshesaiD.That'sthepictureIrememberbest.Theset-upisrelativelysimplE.Bothuserswearavirtualrealityheadsetwithacameraonthetop.Thevideofromeachcameraissenttotheotherpersonsowhatyouseeistheexactviewofyourpartner.Ifshemovesherarmyouseeit.Ifyoumoveyourarmsheseesit.Togetusedtoseeinganotherperson'sbodywithoutactuallyhavingcontrolofitparticipantsstartbyraisingtheirarmsandlegsveryslowlysothattheothercanfollowalong.Eventuallythiskindofslowsynchronised同步的movementbecomescomfortableandparticipantsreallystarttofeelasthoughtheyarelivinginanotherperson'sbody.Usingsuchtechnologypromisestoalterpeople'sbehaviourafterwards-potentiallyforthebetter.Studieshaveshownthatvirtualrealitycanbeeffectiveinfightingracism-thebias偏见thathumanshaveagainstthosewhodon'tlookorsoundlikethem.ResearchersattheUniversityofBarcelonagavepeopleaquestionnairecalledtheImplicitAssociationTestwhichmeasuresthestrengthofpeople'sassociationsbetweenforinstanceblackpeopleandadjectivessuchasgoodbadathleticorawkwarD.Thentheyaskedthemtocontrolthebodyofadarkskinneddigitalcharacterusingvirtualrealityglassesbeforetakingthetestagain.Thistimetheparticipants'biasscoreswerelower.Theideaisthatonceyou'veputyourselfinanother'sshoesyou'relesslikelytothinkillofthembecauseyourbrainhasinternalisedthefeelingofbeingthatperson.ThecreatorsofTheMachinetoBeAnotherhopetoachieveasimilarresult.AttheendofbodyswappingpeoplefeellikeholdingeachotherintheirarmssaysArthurPointeauaprogrammerwiththeproject.It'sareallynicewaytohavethiskindofexperiencE.IwouldreallyreallyrecommendittoeveryonE.74.Thewordswappingparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.buildingB.exchangingC.controllingD.transplanting75.WecaninferfromtheexperimentattheBeAnotherlabthat______.A.ourfeelingsarerelatedtoourbodilyexperienceB.wecanlearntotakecontrolofotherpeople'sbodiesC.participantswilllivemorepassionatelyaftertheexperimentD.TheMachinetoBeAnothercanhelppeoplechangetheirsexes76.IntheImplicitAssociationTestbeforetheparticipantsusedvirtualrealityglassestocontroladarkskinneddigitalcharacter______.A.theyfoughtstronglyagainstracismB.theyscoredloweronthetestforracismC.theychangedtheirbehaviourdramaticallyD.theyweremorebiasedagainstthoseunlikethem77.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______.A.technologyhelpspeoplerealizetheirdreamsB.ourbiasescouldbeeliminatedthroughexperimentsC.virtualrealityhelpspromoteunderstandingamongpeopleD.ourpointsofviewaboutothersneedchangingconstantly

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

ThekingsofancientEgyptbuiltstrongtombs坟墓tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItislocatedonthewestbankofNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflifE.ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNilE.ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgyptbuttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2000yearsolD.Scientiststhinkittook10000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcallitthePyramidoftheSun.NearitisanotherhugepyramidthePyramidoftheMoon.46.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekings’tombsD.forkingKhufu

InthisageofInternetchatvideogamesandrealitytelevisionthereisnoshortageofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildoccupieD.Yetdespitethecompetitionmy8-year-olddaughterRebeccawantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontestacompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.AsawriterIknowaboutwinningcontests–andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionletterfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanresurfaceinourchildren.A.revelation启示camelastweekwhenIaskedherDon’tyouwanttowinagain?NosherepliedIjustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgradE.Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously自发地toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehallIofferedsuggestionsforcharactersconflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquicklyguidedbymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgradeIhadtoacceptthatIwasco-optingmydaughter’sexperiencE.WhilesteppingbackwasdifficultformeitwascertainlyagoodfirststepthatIwillquicklyfollowwithmorestepsputtingmyselffarenoughawaytogiveherroombutcloseenoughtohelpifaskeD.AllthewhileIwillberemindingmyselfthatchildrenneedroomtoexperimentgrowandfindtheirownvoices.70.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Nowmanyamusementscompeteforchildren’stimE.B.Childrenhavelotsoffundoingmindlessactivities.C.RebeccaismuchtoobusytoenjoyherleisuretimE.D.Rebeccaoftengoonlineforherwritingmaterials.71.Whatdidtheauthorsayaboutherownwritingexperience?A.ShewasconstantlyunderpressureofwritingmorE.B.Mostofherstorieshadbeenrejectedbypublishers.C.Shedidn’tquiteliveuptoherreputationasawriter.D.Herroadtosuccesswasfullofpainandfrustrations.72.TheunderlinedwordresurfaceinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.recycleB.reappearC.reconsiderD.reunite73.WhydidRebeccawanttoenterthisyear’swritingcontest?A.Shewasconfidentabouthertalentinwriting.B.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother’shelp.C.Shewantedtoshareherstorieswithreaders.D.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.74.Theauthortookgreatpainstoimproveherdaughter’sstoriesbecause_______.A.shewantedtohelpRebeccarealizeherdreamsofbecomingawriterB.shewasafraidRebecca’simaginationmightrunwildwhilewritingC.shedidnotwanttodisappointRebeccawhoneededherhelpsomuchD.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance75.What’stheauthor’sadviceforparents?A.Childrenshouldbegiveneverychancetovoicetheiropinions.B.Parentsshouldkeepaneyeontheactivitiestheirkidsengagein.C.ChildrenshouldbeallowedfreedomtogrowthroughexperiencE.D.A.writingcareerthoughattractiveisnotforeverychildtopursuE.

OdysseyArenaTheOdysseyArenaownedbyOdysseyTrustisalargesportsandentertainmentcentresituatedinTitanicQuarterandtheWaterfrontBelfastNorthernIrelanD.ItwasjointlyfundedbytheMillenniumCommissiontheLagansideCorporationtheDCALtheSheridanGroupandtheSportsCouncilforNorthernIrelanD.TheArenaopenedin2000withthePavilionlateropeningin2001.TheOdysseyissaidtohavecost£120milliononcompletion.In2011TheOdysseyPavilionwhichwasownedbyTheSheridanGroupwentintoadministrationthebuildingisnowundercontrolofKPMGuntilanewownerisfounD.EventSinceopeningtheOdysseyArenahashostedsomeoftheworld’sbestknownbandsandartistsfromaroundtheworlD.IthasalsohostedanumberofWorldWrestlingEntertainmentliveeventsincludingRAWandSmackDown!.WWEvisitstheOdysseyatleastonceayear.Since2008ithasplayedhosttothePremierLeagueDarts标枪.Aswellasthesehigh-profilesportingeventstheOdysseyArenahasalsohostedconcertsbysomeofthebest-sellingmusicartistsintheworldandit’salsohomeoftheBelfastGiants.JanetJacksonwasscheduledtoperformduringherAllforYouTouron14December2001buttheshowwascancelledduetothe11September2001attacks.On2October2010theBostonBruinsfacedtheBelfastGiantsSelectsinanNHLChallengematch.TheOdysseywasshort-listedfor‘InternationalLargeVenueoftheYear’OutsideofNorthAmericainthe2005PollstarConcertIndustryAwardsmakingitoneofthetopsixmajorconcertvenuesintheworlD.Thecomplexfeatures:TheOdysseyArena–NorthernIreland’sbiggestindoorarenahostsconcertsandsportingeventssuchasBelfastGiantsgames.W5–standsforWhoWhatWhereWhenWhy.W5isanaward-winningscienceexhibitioncentredemonstratingthepowersofsciencE.TheOdysseyPavilion–containsbars:RockiesSportsBarChicShedBar.Restaurants:SodaJoesPizzaHutIndianOceanTheStreatRedPandA.Nightclubs:BoxNightclubBeachCluB.TheOdysseyBowlandOdysseyCinemasformerlyStormcinemaVue12–screenmultiplex.ASheridanIMAXoperatedinthecomplexfrom2000until2007withitsformerlocationremainingvacantasof2013.60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheOdysseyArenainthefirstparagraph?A.TheOdysseyArenawasjointlyfundedandtheownerisOdysseyTrust.B.ThebuildingoftheOdysseyPavilionisunderthecontrolofKPMG.C.BoththeArenaandthePavilionopenedinNorthernIrelandin2000.D.£120millionissaidtohavebeenspentonthecompletionoftheOdyssey.61.WhathasbeenhostedintheOdysseyArenasofar?A.WorldWrestlingEntertainmentliveevents.B.T.he2005PollstarConcertIndustryAwards.C.ThePremierLeagueDarts.D.JanetJackson'sAllforYouTour.E.AnNHLChallengematch.A.a;b;cB.c;d;eC.a;b;dD.a;c;e62.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheOdysseyArenaisNorthernIreland’sbiggestarenA.B.W5isascienceexhibitioncentrewitheducationalpurposE.C.IntheOdysseyPavilionyoucanvisitmanyscenicattractions.D.A.SheridanIMAXhasoperatedinitsformerlocationsince2000.

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

NationalFootballLeaguestarWarrickDunnmakesthedreamofowningahomecometrueforstrugglingsingleparents.FortwoyearsOseiNyahumasleptinhomelesssheltersandinaTallahasseebusstationwhilehisfourchildrenstayedwithrelatives.War-rick.Dunnhelpedtobringthefamilybacktogetheragain.OnDecember18DunnhandedNyahumathekeystoarully-furnishedfour-bedroomhomeinTallahasseeFloridA.Dunnprovidedthedownpaymentandthefurnishings.Therewasevenafreshly-bakedapplepieonthetableandaChristmastreein.thelivingroom.AsNyahumaandhisfourchildrenwalkedfromroom10roomintheirnewhomeNyahurnawasveryexciteD.Itisoneofthegreatestexperiencestosay.'Thisismyhome'NyahumasaiD.ItriedtoholdbackthetearsbutIcouldn't.1wasfilledwithhappinessandasenseofsecurity.Formepast10yearsDunnhasmadeithislife'sdutytohelpsinglemotherswhoaretryingtoprovideabetterlifefortheirchildren.Hisprogramiscalled-'HomesfortheHolidays.Nyahumawasthefirstfathertoreceiveassistanceformtheprogram.SofarHomesfortheHolidayshasprovided74singleparentswithadownpaymentonahomefortheirfamilies.Theprogramfurnishesthehomeswishbedsawasheranddryercleaningsupplies—everythingafamilyneedsdowntothetoothbrushes.ThekitchensarestockedwithfooD.TheprogrambeganinTampaFloridaandhasnowexpandedtoTallahasseewhereDunnattendedcollegetoBatonRougeLouisianawhereDunngrewupandthentoAtlantaGeorgiawhereDunnnowplaysfootballfortheFalcons.IhavebeenblessedthroughoutmylifeandreceivedassistancealongthewayDunnsaiD.ThisismywayofhelpingtogivebacktothecommunitiesIhavelivedin.51.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe_____.A.IntroductionofWarrickDunnB.HomesfortheHolidaysC.FightingagainstPovertyD.TroubleofSingleParents52.WhichstatementistrueaboutNyahuma?A.Hestayedwithhischildrenhappilyandpeacefully.B.Hegotafully-furnishednewhomeinLouisianA.C.HecouldaffordthedownpaymentofthehousE.D.Hewasthefirstfathertheprogramofferedhelp.53.WarrickDunnwantstodevotehiswholelifetohelping_____.A.thepoorchildrenintheUnitedStatesB.thepeoplewhohaveeverhelpedhimC.thechildrenwhowanttobefootballstarsD.thesinglemothersinadifficultposition54.WarrickDunncarriesout.hisprogramininmanvplaeesandthecorrectordershouldbe.A.Tampa—Atlanta—BatonRouge—TallahasseeB.Atlanta—BatonRouge—Tallahassee—TampaC.Tampa—Tallahassee—BatonRouge—AtlantaD.Tallahassee—Atlanta——BatonRouge55.AccordingtothepassageHomesfortheHolidaysprovides_____.A.bedsforsleepingB.downpaymentonahomeC.teachersforchildrenD.cleaningsuppliesE.somebasicfoodfservantstodowashingA.a-b-d-eB.a-d-e-fC.a-b-c-dD.a-c-d-e

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.

PerfectDisasterAllaroundusbuildingsshook.Wedecidedtoleavethetown.Westoppedoncewehadleftthebuildingsbehindus.Thecartsweremovinginoppositedirectionsthoughthegroundwasperfectlyflatandtheywouldn'tstayinplaceevenwiththeirwheelsblockedbystones.Inadditionitseemedasthoughtheseawasbeingsucked吸backwardsasifitwerebeingpushedbackbytheshakingofthelanD.CertainlytheshorelinemovedoutwardsandmanyseaanimalswereleftondrysanD.Behinduswerefrighteningdarkcloudsthatopeneduptoshowfire—likelightningbutbigger.NotlongafterthatthecloudsreacheddowntothegroundandcoveredtheseA.Nowcamethedustthoughstillthin.Ilookedback.A.densecloudappearedbehindusfollowinguslikeafloodpouringacrossthelanD.Thenadarknesscamethatwasnotlikeamoonlessorcloudynightbutmorelikebeinginaclosedandunlightedroom.Youcouldhearwomenandchildrencryingmenshouting.Somewerecallingforparentsothersforchildren;theycouldonlyrecognizethembytheirvoices.Darknessandashescameagainagreatweightofthem.Westoodupandshooktheashoffagainandagain;otherwisewewouldhavebeencoveredwithitandcrushedbytheweight.Atlastthecloudbecamethinnerandthinneruntilitwasnomorethansmokeorfog.Soontherewasrealdaylight.Thesightthatmetourstillterrifiedeyeswasachangedworldburiedinashlikesnow.―fromPliny'slettertoafriend【小题1】Plinyleftthetownafter_____.A.theeruptionB.theskybecamedarkC.thebuildingsbeganshakingD.theseawentback【小题2】Thecartswouldn'tstaystillbecause_____.A.theearthwasshakingB.theseasuckedthembackwardsC.thewheelshadstonesunderthemD.thelighteningfrightenedthehorses【小题3】Thereasonwhyitwasdarkisthat_____.A.itwasverylateatnightB.cloudsofashcoveredthesunC.therewasaverybadstormD.therewasnomoonthatnight【小题4】Peopletriedtofindtheirrelationsbycallingouttheirnamesand.A.listeningtotheirvoicesB.runningaboutlookingforthemC.shakingtheashoffpeopleD.watchingpeopleastheyranpast

InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaiteD.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.ThethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrasseD.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisitfindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiayoumightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagreE.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadmeansagreement.Nodding点头yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.56.TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutofthewaybecausethegentlemen_______.A.wereforeignersB.didn'thaveticketsC.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus57.Accordingtothearticleifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountryyoushould_______.A.learnthelanguageofthecountryB.understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountryC.haveenoughtimeandmoneyD.makefriendswiththepeoplethere58.InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite________.A.tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattablE.B.topassfoodwiththelefthanD.C.toeatfoodwithyourhands.D.tohelpyourselfattablE.59.Thebesttitle题目forthisarticleis_______.A.People'sEverydayLifeB.MindYourMannersC.ShakingandNoddingHeadD.TakingaBusinEngland

Closeyoureyesfoeaminutesandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeofyouhadahundreddollarsless.AlsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyescloseD.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwidE.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.DoctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeopletherE.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsisChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvincE.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogrammeforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.YourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworlD.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.65.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination66.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyhavenotbeenupdateD.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind67.ORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization68.Whatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?A.AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.Showsympathyfortheblind69.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORRISFlyingHospitalD.Sight-savingTechniques

AlthoughtheUSissobiganditspeoplehavesomanydifferentracialbackgroundsitisinsomewayslessvariedthanEurope.TheEnglishlanguageisusedalmosteverywhereinitsAmericanform.TheAmericanwayofspeakinghasdevelopedindependentlyofEnglishandisonthewholeclosertowhatcanbeheardinIrelanD.Anotherexampleofuniformity一致isinhabitsandwaysofliving.FromBostontoLosAngelesitisasfarasfromFrancetoCentralAsiaandfromeasttowesttherearefivetimezones;buteverywherepeoplegetupandgotobedataboutthesametimeeatthesamekindoffoodbuyinthesamekindofshopsworkandrestatthesametimeofthedayandhavethesamepatternofholidays.InmostofthethingsthatmatterthereislessdifferencebetweenrichpeopleandordinarypeopleorbetweentownandcountrythaninanysingleEuropeannation.AlthoughfarmorefoodisproducedthanthepresentpopulationneedsAmericaisactuallyanurbansociety.Lessthanatenthofthepeopleareengagedin从事agricultureandmostoftherestliveinoraroundtownslargeandsmall.Herethetraditionalpictureischanging;mostAmericansdonotliveinsmalltownsanymore.Halfthepopulationnowliveinsomethirtymetropolitan大城市的areas.ThefactthattheUnitedStateshasalwaysbeenasingleeconomicunithascontributedtouniformity.Modernindustryfavorslargeorganizationanditisnoaccidentthattheworld’sbiggestcommercialfirmsareAmerican.Thepeoplecanchoosebetweentheproductsofcompetingmanufacturers制造商buttheproductsareallmuchalikE.67.IndescribingtheuniformityintheU.S.theauthordoesnotmentionthattheAmericanpeople.A.getupandgotoworkatthesametimeB.spendtheirholidaysinthesamepatternC.buyandeatthesamekindoffoodD.havemoreorlessthesameincome68.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageabouttheU.S.agriculture?A.TheAmericanfarmersneedmorelanD.B.Americansareinterestedinfarming.C.ItisnowgoingbackwarD.D.ItisquitedevelopeD.69.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat___.A.theproductionsizeintheUnitedStatesisverybigB.asingleeconomicunitproducesthesamekindofproductsC.therearemoreandmorecompetingmanufacturesD.peoplecanchoosefromallkindsofproductsthataresimilar.70.TheunderlinedpartInmostofthethingsthatmatterprobablyrefersto.A.inmostbasicthingssuchasfoodclothingandhousesB.inthemoreexpensivethingssuchascarsTVsetsetcC.intheirlandhousingandbanksavingsD.intheirwealthandincome

Eachnewschoolyearbringsfreshremindersofwhateducatorscallthesummerlearninggap.Somecallitthesummerlearningsetback退步.Simplyspeakingitmeansthelongerkidsareoutofschoolthemoretheyforget.Theonlythingtheymightgainisweight.MostAmericanschoolsfollowatraditionalnine-monthcalendar.Studentsgetwinterandspringbreaksandabouttenweeksofsummervacation.Someschoolsfollowayear-roundcalendar.Theyholdclassesforabouteightweeksatatimewithafewweeksoffinbetween.TheNationalAssociationforYear-RoundEducationsaystherewerefewerthanthreethousandsuchschoolsatlastcount.Theywerespreadamongforty-sixofthefiftystates.[Butmanyexpertspointoutthatthenumberofclassdaysinayear-roundschoolisgenerallythesameasinatraditionalschool.LeadresearcherPaulvonHippelsaidYear-roundschoolsdon'treallysolvetheproblemofthesummerlearningsetback.Theysimplyspreaditoutacrosstheyear.Acrossthecountryresearchshowsthatstudentsfrompoorfamiliesfallfartherbehindoverthesummerthanotherstudents.ExpertssaythiscanbepreventeD.Theynotethatmanyschoolsandlocalgovernmentsofferprogramsthatcanhelp.Butcallingthemsummerschoolcouldbeaproblem.ThedirectorofthesummerlearningcenteratJohnsHopkinsRonFairchildsaidresearchwithgroupsofdifferentparentsinChicagoandBaltimorefoundthatalmostallstronglydislikedthetermsummerschool.InAmericanculturetheideaofsummervacationisconnectedtobeliefsaboutfreedomandthejoysofchildhooD.Theparentswelcomedothertermslikesummercampenrichmentextratimeandhands-onlearning.【小题1】Accordingtothefirstparagraphthesummerlearninggap.A.helpschildrentogainweightB.leadschildrentoworkharderC.improveschildren’smemoriesD.affectschildren’sregularstudies【小题2】Comparedtotraditionalschoolsstudentsintheyear-roundones.A.performbetterandhavemorelearninggainsB.havemuchlesstimeforrelaxationeveryyearC.havegenerallythesamenumberofclassdaysD.holdmoreclasseswithmorefreeweeksoff【小题3】Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Studentsfrompoorfamiliesoftenfallbehindafterthevacation.B.Year-roundschoolscansolvetheproblemofthelearninggap.C.Thereareschoolsineachstatefollowingayear-roundcalendar.D.Nothingcanhelpthestudentswhofallbehindafterthevacation.【小题4】Whydidalmostallparentsdislikethetermsummerschool?A.Theycherishthechildren’srightsoffreedomverymuch.B.Theyareworriedaboutthequalityofthesummerschool.C.Theywanttheirchildrentobeforcedtomakeupthegap.D.Theycan’taffordthefurtherstudyduringvacation.【小题5】Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.OpeningSummerCampsB.ForbiddingSummerSchoolsC.SpreadingYear-RoundEducationD.MindingtheSummerLearningGap

Sciencecan'texplainthepowerofpetsbutmanystudieshaveshownthatthecompanyofpetscanhelplowerbloodpressure血压andraisechancesofrecoveringfromaheartattackreducelonelinessandspreadall-roundgoodcheer.Anyownerwilltellyouhowmuchjoyapetbrings.Forsomeananimalprovidesmorecomfortthanahusband/wifE.A.2002studybyKarenAllenoftheStateUniversityofNewYorkmeasuredstress紧张levelsandbloodpressureinpeople-halfofthempetowners–whiletheyperformed5minutesofmentalarithmetic算术orheldahandinicewater.Subjectscompletedthetasksalonewithahusband/wifeaclosefriendorwithapet.Peoplewithpetsdiditbest.ThosetestedwiththeiranimalfriendshadsmallerchangeinbloodpressureandreturnedMostquicklytobaselineheartrates.Withpetsintheroompeoplealsomadefewermathmistakesthanwhendoinginfrontofothercompanions.Itseemspeoplefeelmorereleased放松aroundpetssaysAllenwhothinksitmaybebecausepetsdon’tjudgE.Astudyreportedlastfallsuggeststhathavingapetdognotonlyraisesyourspiritsbutmayalsohaveaneffectonyoureatinghabits.ResearchersatNorthwestermMemorialHospitalspentayearstudying36fatpeopleandwereputonadiet-and-exerciseprograms;aseparategroupof56fatpeoplewithoutpetswereputonadietprogram.Onaveragepeoplelostabout11poundsor5%oftheirbodyweight.Theirdogsdidevenbetterlosinganaverageof12poundsmorethan15%oftheirbodyweight.Dogownersdidn’tloseanymoreweightthanthosewithoutdogsbutsayresearchersgotmoreexerciseoverall–mostlywiththeirdogs–andfounditworthdoing.29.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.WhatpetsbringtotheirownersB.HowpetshelppeoplecalmdownC.people’sopinionsofkeepingpetsD.Pet’svalueinmedicalresearch30.Welearnfromthetextthatapersonwithheartdiseasehasabetterchanceofgettingwellif____________A.hehasapetcompanion伙伴B.hehaslessstressofworkC.heoftendosementalarithmeticD.heistakencareofbyhisfamily31.AccordingtoAllenwhydidthepeopledobetterwithpetsaroundwhenfacingstressfultasks?A.TheyhavelowerbloodpressurE.B.Theybecomemorepatient.C.Theyarelessnervous.D.Theyareinhigherspirits.32.TheresearchmentionedinthelastparagraphreportsthatA.peoplewithdogsdidmoreexerciseB.dogslostthesameweightaspeopledidC.dogslikedexercisemuchmorethanpeopledidD.peoplewithoutdogsfoundtheprogramunhelpful

Tourismwasnotalwaysasimportantasitistoday.Inthepastonlyrichpeoplecouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Butin1976onepersonintwentyvisitedacountryawayfromhomE.Onepersondoesnottravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.Theyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtrynewfoods.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.Therearenewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.35.Intheolddayscouldhavemoneytotraveltoothercountries.A.onlyafewleadersB.onlytherichmenC.workersorfarmersD.nobody36.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause.A.morepeoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.morepeoplewanttoseeotherpartsoftheworldwiththeirowneyes37.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peopletravelfordifferentreasons.B.Mostpeopleliketoseetheirfarawayfriends.C.WhenpeopletraveltheyliketomakegooduseofthechancE.D.Peopleliketolearnfromthepeopleofothercountries.

I.relandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer征服IrelanD.ForhundredsofyearstheIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finallyin1921theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIrelanD.TheresultisthattodaytherearetwoIrelands.NorthernIrelandinthenorthispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIrelandinthesouthisanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincroppotatoeswasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750000peoplediedofhunger.Thisandashortage短缺ofworkforcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSAtheUKAustraliaandCanadA.Asaresultoftheseproblemsthepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.FormanyyearsthemajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Todaymanypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.LifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountrysidewherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpacE.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm­heartedandfriendlyOscarWildeafamousIrishwriteroncesaidthattheIrishwerethegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeksSinceindependenceIrelandhasrevived复兴itsowncultureofmusiclanguageliteratureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolinwhistlesetC.46.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependencE.C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.D.HowtwoIrelandscameintobeing.47.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments48.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeinIrelandB.A.VeryDifficultHistoryC.IrelandPastandPresentD.TheIndependenceofIreland

Oneofthemajorproblemsinoureconomyisinflationasituationinwhichpricesaregoingupfasterthanwages.Thusapersonhastoworkmorehourstopayforthesamething.Forexamplelet’ssaythatthisyearaloafofbreadcosts$1.00andtheaveragesalaryintheUnitedStatesis$10.00perhour.Thatmeansapersoncouldearnenoughmoneytobuyaloafofbreadinone-tenthofanhourorsixminutesThenhalfwaythroughtheyearThepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.25whilewagesstaythesamE.Thatmeansthatapersonhowhastoworkone-eighthofanhourorsevenandahalfminutestobuythesameloafofbreaD.Nowlet’ssaythatattheendoftheyearwagesgoupto$11.00perhourbutthepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.50.Nowapersonhastoworkmorethanone-seventhofanhourovereightminutestobutthesameloafofbreaD.AsyoucanseeifmoreandmoreworktimeisspentearningmoneytobuyloavesofbreademployeeswillhavelessmoneyleftovertobuyotherthingsInflationmeansthatthesamemoneybuysfewerthingsandeverybody’sstandardoflivinggoesdownevenifsalariesaregoingup.SomekindsofinflationareworsethanothersModerateinflationdoesnotdistort扭曲relativepricesorincomesseriouslyGallopinginflationhappensrapidlysayatarateof100percentormorewithinayear.Andthenthereishyperinflation－inflationsoseriousthatpeopletrytogetridoftheircurrencybeforepricesrisefurtherandmakethemoneyworthless.Timesofhyperinflationareusuallycharacterizedbysocialandpoliticaldisorder.1.Thepassagemainlywantsto.A.listmajoreconomicproblemsB.discusssomethingaboutinflationC.explainwhybreadpricesincreaseD.statethetypesofinflation2.Whyisaloafofbreadrepeatedlymentioned?A.ToexpressdissatisfactionwiththepriceofbreaD.B.Toshowtheeffectofpricechanges.C.TocomparebreadwithotherfooD.D.Toexplainsocialandpoliticaldisorder.3.Whathappenswhenpricesgoupbutsalariesremainthesame?A.Thegovernmentwilldomoreabouttheeconomy.B.Workersmightlosetheirjobsoftheyshowdissatisfaction.C.Peoplewillsavemoneyratherthanspendit.D.Peoplemustworklongertobuythesamethings.4.Whichofthefollowingsbelongstothetypeofmoderateinflation?A.Peopletrytogetridoftheircurrency.B.Inflationoccursatrateof100percentinayearC.Incomesandrelativepricesriseslightly.D.Thereissocialandpoliticaldisorder.

MCDONALD’SAndroidFantaYahooWhenyoulookatthesebrands’logoshowdotheymakeyoufeel?Logosarelikecompanies’faces.A.teamofpsychologistsrecentlyfoundthatourbrainsaregoodatrememberingdifferentlogosandwedevelopthisabilityfromtheageof2.Youngchildrentestedinthestudycouldidentifylogosandlinkthemtothecorrectproductsabout67percentofthetimE.Somelogosaresopowerfulthattheydon’tneedtospellouttheirnamesAlexHillsbergofFinancesonlinE.ComtoldtheDailyMail.Theytranscend跨越culturalborders.Intrigued激起的好奇心bythisfindingHillsbergdidhisownstudytryingtofigureoutwhatitisaboutlogosthatmakessuchstrongimpressions.Hefoundthatcustomerstendtojudgeproductswithin90secondsofseeingthemandmostofthisjudgmentisbasedononething-color.It’sbeenknownforyearsthatdifferentcolorsaffectpeople’semotionsdifferently-scientistscallthiscolorpsychology.AndsomeoftheseeffectsaresimilarformostpeoplE.SoHillsbergstudiedmanyoftheworld’smostpopularlogosfocusingespeciallyontheircolors.Redforexampletendstoconveyenergy.Thusitisassociatedwithintensity强烈andfeelingsofpassion.ThisiswhyitisusedinthelogofortheenergydrinkRedBull.TheblueSamsunglogobringsfeelingsoftrustandconfidencebecausepeopleassociatebluewiththedepthandstability沉稳oftheskyandseasaidHillsberg.ThebigyellowletterMofMcdonald’sisassociatedwithjoyandenergywhileAndroid’sandStarbucks’greensweredesignedtocommunicatetheharmonyofnature.ThepurpleusedbyYahooisusuallylinkedwiththeluxuryofroyalty贵族.AndorangemakespeoplefeelcreativewhichisperfectforbrandssuchastheWebbrowserFirefoxandthedrinkFantA.BrownlogosmakecompaniesappearreliablewhichiswhythecolorisusedbythechocolatebrandM&Ms.PeopleusedtothinkthatlogodesignerschosecolorsbasedlargelyontheirownpreferencebutthisstudysaysotherwisE.TheyarecalculatedsaidHillsberg.Bigbusinesseschooselogocolorswithonethinginmind:thatyouremembertheirlogosinyoursleep.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.YoungchildrenarebetteratidentifyinglogosthanadultsarE.B.MostpeoplecantelllogosapartinlessthanaminutE.C.Logodesignersoftentakeculturaldifferencesintoconsideration.D.Somelogosaresoeffectivethattheyimmediatelyremindpeopleoftheirbrands.67.WhydoesAlexHillsbergfocusonlogos’colors?A.Hebelieveslogodesignersusuallyprefercertaincolors.B.Hethinksthatlogos’colorshaveabiginfluenceoncustomers’judgmentsaboutbrands.C.Hethinkslogos’colorsaretheeasiestthingforcustomerstorememberaboutthem.D.Hediscoveredanewtheorycalledcolorpsychologyandthinksit’sagoodplacetostartfrom.68.TheSamsunglogoandM&Mschocolatelogoaresuccessfulbecauseboth_____.A.makecustomersfeelthattheirbrandsaretrustworthyB.bringgreatjoyandpassiontocustomersC.givecustomerstheimpressionofbeingnature-friendlyD.inspirecustomerstoexpandtheircreativethinking69.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Howtobecomealogodesigner.B.Howourbrainrecognizesandrememberslogos.C.WhatmakessomelogossoimpressivE.D.Theculturalinfluenceoflogos.

ReseachersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.Shoesconveyusefulinformationabouttheirwearers’’theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestylecostcolorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy63UniversityofKansasresearcherslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy’sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoesandthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.SomeoftheresultswereexpectedPeoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoesandflashiershoesweretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.Howeversomeofthemorespecificresultsarestrangeenough.Forexamplepracticalandfunctional’’shoesweregenerallywornbymorepleasantpeoplewhileanklebootsweremorelinkedwith‘‘aggressive’’personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore‘‘uncomfortablelookingshoestendtohavecalmpersonalities.Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeextremecareofthemyoumaysufferfromattachmentanxietyspendinglotsoftimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithmoreliberal主张变革的typeswearingshabbierandlessexpensiveshoes.Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewillchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitiesbutresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswereshowingthedeepsideoftheirpersonalities.65.Whatdoesthistextmainlytellus?A.People’spersonalitiescallbejudgedbytheirshoes.B.Shoesconveyfalseinformationaboutthewearer.C.Peopleknowlittleabouttheirpersonalities.D.ShoesCallhidepeople’srealpersonalities.66.TheparticipantswereaskedtoA.lookatpicturesofdifferentshoesB.providepicturesoftheirshoesC.handintheircommonlywornshoesD.designapersonalityquestionnaire67.Whichoftheresultsisbeyondpeople’sexpectation?A.Pleasantpeoplelikewearinguncomfortableshoes.B.Wealthypeopleoftenwearexpensiveshoes.C.Flahshiershoesaretypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.D.Aggressivepeoplearelikelytowealankleboots.68.PeoplesufferingfromattachmentanxietytendtoA.becomeapoliticalleaderB.haveacalmcharacterC.worryabouttheirappearanceD.wearstrangeshoes69.TheauthorwrotethetextinordertoA.teachhowtochooseshoesB.describedifferentpersonalitiesC.informusofanewstudyD.introducearesearchmethod

February42012sawthetake-offofanewrisingNBAstar-JeremyLin.AmongprofessionalbasketballplayersJeremyLin’sbackgroundisnottypical.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversitywhichsendsfewplayerstotheNBAandheistheonlyChinese-AmericanNBAplayer.ButwhenyouwatchhimonthecourtthereisnodoubtthathebelongstherE.Hemoveswithspeedandgracethatdemonstrateyearsoffaithfulpracticewhichisfueledbyaloveforbasketball.Lin’senjoymenttobasketballactuallybeganinTaiwan.WhenLin’sfathermovedtoU.S.hisinterestinthesportonlygrewandhepassedonthisloveofbaskeballtohissonintroducinghimtothegameattheageoffivE.TheyoungLinspentmuchofhisyouthplayingbasketballforfun.InhighschoolLindreamedofplayingintheNBA.Whenheappliedforcollegehewasnotofferedasinglesportsscholarship.HoweverafterhisadmissiontoHarvardhewasofferedaplaceonitscollegebasketballteam.DuringLin’stimeatHarvardhisbasketballcareerbegantospeedup.Hescored1482pointsmakinghimoneofthehighestscorersinIvyLeaguehistory.WhenhegraduatednoprofessionalteamsofferedLinacontractbuthewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeaguE.HeplayedwellandendedupeagerlysingningacontractwiththeGoldenStateWarriors.AtfirstplayinginprofessionalgamesfilledLinwithexcitement.HetreasuredopportunitiestomeetplayershehadbeenwatchingonTVforyears.Butslowlytheexcitementworeoffandwasreplacedbyanxiety.InafewverydifficultmonthshewascutbytwoteamsbeforetheNewYorkKnickspickedhimup.ButhehadthecourageanddeterminationtosticktohisdreamsoheputhimselfintohardtrainingtogetreadyforhisopportunitytocomeThenhismomentarrivedonFebruary42012onwhichhisexcellentperformancemadehimfamousovernight.AftetthatheledtheKnickstotheirfifthstraightvictory.TheAssociatedPresscalledLinthemostsurprisingstoryintheNBA.Knicksfansdevelopedthenicknameforhimlinsanity林发疯.Timemagazinereleasedits2012listofthe100MostInfluentialPeopleintheWorldJermyLinincludeD.56.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakereadersinterestedingreatbasketballplayers.B.TopraiseJeremyLinforhisskillsanddetermination.C.TolistLin’swonderfulperformancesinNBAteam.D.TogiveabriefintroductiontoLin’sroadtoanoutstandingbasketballplayer.57.WhichofthefollowingisoflittlehelpinLin’ssuccess?A.HisgraduationgfromHarvardUniversityB.Hisfather’sinfluenceC.HisyearsofhardworkD.Hisdevotiontobasketball58.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseworeoffinParagraph7probablymean?A.workedoutB.roseupC.diedawayD.keptup59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofJeremyLin?A.Linlearnedtoplaybasketballwhenhewaseight.B.LinisthemostoutstandingplayerinNBA.C.Lin’scareerforprofessionalgameswasagreatsuccessatfirst.D.BeforeLintherewasnoChinese-AmericanNBAplayers.60.WhichistherightorderforLin’slife?A.HemadeanexcellentperformanceonFeb4.B.HewasfiredbytheGoldenStateWarriors.C.HewasinvitedtoplayintheNBASummerLeaguE.D.HegraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.E.Hebecamefamousovernight.A.adcbeB.dcbaeC.aedcbD.dbcea61.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.A.Lindidn’thaveasmoothroadinNBA.B.LingotaneasyentryintoNBA.C.NBAprefersgraduatesfromHarvardUniversity.D.Lindidn’tshowhisbasketballtalentsinHarvardUniversity.

Therearealotofsocialnetworkingsitesthesedays.InordertomakerelationshipsbetweenpeoplestrongsiteslikeFacebookTwitterandQQhavebecomeadailymustvisitsitE.Infactmanypeoplespendalldayinfrontofthecomputerorarebusywiththeirphonesonlytospendtimeonthesesites.Socialnetworkingsitesprovidefacilitiesthatenablepeopletocommunicatewiththeirfriendswithoutspendingtimemeetingtheminperson.Inadditiontheycanplaygames.Butwhatisquitesurprisingisthatthesesitesnotonlygiveyoupleasurebutcanalsoincreaserisksofdiseasesinyourbody.Despitetheirprimarypurposethesesitesmakepeoplemoreisolated孤独的.Sendingamessagethroughsitescancausesideeffectsthatareverybiginthebody’sbiologicalchangessaidDrAricSigmanapsychologistaccordingtoDailyMail.Increasedisolationmayaltertheworkingsofimmuneresponse免疫反应tothefeelingsofangerandothers.Peoplebecomeangryeasily.InthejournalDr.Sigmansaysthatitcanincreasetheriskofcancerstrokesheartattacksanddementia老年痴呆.Researchersfoundthattheamountoftimepeopleusedtomeetfacetofacehaddecreased减少greatlysincetheincreaseduseoftheelectronicmediain1987.Tosavetimepeopleprefertomeetvirtually虚拟地ratherthanfacetoface;Educationtodayevenusesanonlinesystemthatallowsschool-agedchildrennottocomeoutoftheirrooms.ParentsspendlesstimewiththeirchildrenlikethecasesinEnglanD.Thehabitofhavingdinnertogetherdecreaseswhilethenumberofpeoplewhochoosetoworkonlineathomeincreases.TheelectronicmediamayalsoreducetheabilityofchildrenandadultsinsocialinteractionaslongastheyareisolateD.SocialnetworkingsitesshouldhelpusimprovethequalityoflifebutwhathappensistheoppositetheyarenotatooltoimprovebutatooltoreplacesaidDrSigman.66.FacebookandTwitteraredesignedto______.A.helppeoplefindtheirtruehappinessinlifE.B.makeiteasierforpeopletosendmessagesC.improvetheinfluenceofsocialnetworkingsitesD.helppeoplekeepintouchwithothersconveniently67.Socialnetworkingsitesareharmfultousersbecause_______.A.theyfailtobringusersthepleasuretheywantB.theydon’tbringusersenoughconvenienceC.moreisolationiscausedbylessdirectcommunicationD.theyhavenoeffectonremovingpeople’sisolation68.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordalterprobablymean?A.ChangeB.Destroy.C.ImproveD.CombinE.69.AccordingtoDr.Sigmantheelectronicmedia_________.A.havedamagedpeople’sabilitytospeakB.haveinfluencedpeople’slifeC.havereducedthequalityofschooleducationD.shouldbereducedforpeople’shealth70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesofnetworkingsitesB.ElectronicmediacausebiologicalchangesinthebodyC.SocialnetworkingsitesincreasediseaserisksD.Socialnetworkingsiteschangepeople’srelationships

A.newstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexamsthanthosewhouselaptops笔记本电脑.Studentsarcincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility清晰度.Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptstheyhavebeentaught.ResearchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthetendencytomakenotesmindlesslybytakingdownwordforwordwhattheprofessorssaidInthefirstexperimentstudentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedtothesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalktheywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.TheresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhanD.Howeverthetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.Theresearchers'reportsaidWhilemorenotesarebeneficialifthenotesaretakenmindlesslyasismorelikelythecaseonalaptopthebenefitdisappears.Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemorystudentstooknotesasbeforebutweretestedaweekafterthelecturE.Thistimethestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformedsignificantlybetterontheexam.ThesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediatelearningandunderstandingbutthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuturE.21.Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote-takingbecausetheycan.A.writemorenotesB.digestconceptsbetterC.gethigherscoresD.understandlecturesbetter22.Whiletakingnoteslaptopuserstendtobe.A.skillfulB.mindlessC.thoughtfulD.tireless23.Theauthorofthepassageaimsto.A.examinetheimportanceoflong-termmemoryB.stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhandC.explaintheprocessoftakingnotesD.promotetheuseoflaptops24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin.A.anewspaperadvertisementB.acomputertextbookC.asciencemagazineD.afinancereport

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.

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.HereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinstrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.D.InSearchofNewFriends.

Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworldthereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.PayhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrentaspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjoB.Forsomeindustrialscientistshowevertheattractionsofacademia学术界outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridgE.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.SomeareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturnandLee’sisoneofthem.Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrantnowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridgespenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical制药的companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.Higheruptheladderwhereapaycutisusuallymoresignificantthedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition转换toacademiamoreattractiveaccordingtoLeE.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonotsuchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteammanagebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.TheyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduatesaysLeeperhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.12.Byaone-waystreetLine1ParA.1theauthormeans________.A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworldB.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademiaC.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversityD.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch13.WhatwasHelenLee’smajorconsiderationwhenshechangedherjobinthemiddleofhercareer?A.Flexibleworkhours.B.Herresearchinterests.C.Herpreferenceforthelifestyleoncampus.D.Prospectsofacademicaccomplishments.14.GuyGrantchosetoworkasaresearcheratCambridgeinorderto________.A.dofinanciallymorerewardingworkB.raisehisstatusintheacademicworldC.enrichhisexperienceinmedicalresearchD.exploitbetterintellectualopportunities15.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?A.Increaseitsgraduates’competitivenessinthejobmarket.B.Developitsstudents’potentialinresearch.C.Helpittoobtainfinancialsupportfromindustry.D.Gearitsresearchtowardspracticalapplications.

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首先请阅读以下书的信息介绍A.BritishLifebyAnneCollinsWhat’severydaylifeforpeopleinBritain?Whydotheytalkabouttheweathersomuch?Thisbookwilltellyoueverythingyouwanttoknowabouttheinterestingandtraditionalcountry.B.RomeoandJulietbyShakespeareA.sadstoryoftwolovers.Thetwoloversbegantheirsecretlovebuttheirfamiliesdidn’tknow.It’soneofthefamousplayswrittenbyShakespeareintheliteraturehistory.C.AngelsandDemonsbyDanBrownRobertLangdontheheroofDaVinciCodewhichisanotherhistorythrillertriedtosolvethemysteryofacentury-oldundergroundorganizationandsavetheVaticanfromatomb.Ifyouarenotbraveenoughdon’treaditaloneatnight.Thisistheancientmystery.D.HappyChristmasbyJohnEscottThisisabookbutlookslikeamagazine.Itismadeoutofdifferentsections.Youcanlearnaboutthehistoryandtraditionsofthewestern-styleholidaysandsomethingelselikethewayofmakingtraditionalfoodandgames.E.TheBeatlesbyPaulShiptonJohnPaulGeorgeandRingo:fouryoungmenfromEnglandwerethemostwell-knownandsomeofthebestmusiciansofthe1960s.TheyformedtheBeatlesandtheirmusicisstillpopulartoday.F.SilverBellsbyLuanneRiceA.sweetlovestoryhappeningonChristmas.ChrisByneafarmerwhosoldhisChristmastreesonthestreetsonNewYorkonedaymetCathyTierneyalibrarianwholostherhusbandonChristmasEvethreeyearsbefore.Soanewloveandanewhopestartedlastingalifetime.以下是购书者的信息请匹配购书者的信息与它们所对应的书本61.Christmasiscoming.Randywantstoknowallinformationaboutitsuchasthegamesthefoodthestoriesthemusicandthemovies.62.Amyhasmanyromanticdreams.ShealwaysbelievesshecanfindherMr.Rightlikethegirlsinthefairystories.Sosheiscrazyaboutthebookswithgoodendingsonly.Nowshebeginstoburyherselfinthebooklikethat.63.Vinceastheheadofhisownbandisabletoplayallkindsofmusicalinstruments.ButhedreamsofbecomingmusicianlikeJohnLennonafamoussingerfromarockband.Thereforehewantstosearchforabookonhim.64.Mysteryandadventurearealwaysboys’dreams.Alanoneoftheboysespeciallypreferstheancientonesbecausehealwaysregardshimselfasabigmanwithsuperpowerbutnotasmallboy.65.LinJieastudentstudyingEnglishinauniversitywillgotoEnglandtocontinuehisfurthereducation.Sohewantstofindmoreinformationaboutthecountryhewillstudyin.

Oneofthelatesttrend趋势inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamfordforexamplehasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyageJosephStockethemanagingdirectorofscompanysaysofhis2-yearoldson.IwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefutureAfteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChinatheboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressionshisdadsays.LiDrakeaChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusbandhadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChinA.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.BecauseIamChinesemyhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto接触thelanguageandculturE.shesays.StayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroomsaysSuzanneFlynnaprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.ThepopularityifaupairsfromchinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinesE.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.29.Whatdoesthattermaupairinthetextmean?A.A.motherraisingherchildrenonherownB.A.childlearningaforeignlanguageathomeC.A.professorinlanguageeducationofchildrenD.A.youngforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.30.LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.A.toliveinChinasomedayB.tospeakthelanguageathomeC.tocatchupwitotherchildrenD.tolearnabouttheChineseculture31.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmericaB.EducatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildrenC.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.

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

Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.Whenpeoplecheatit’snotfairtootherpeoplelikethekidswhostudiedforthetestorwhowerethetruewinnersofthegamE.Manypeopleliketheactionofcheating.Itmakesdifficultthingsseemeasylikegettingalltherightanswersonthetest.Butitdoesn’tsolvetheproblemofnotknowingthematerialanditwon’thelponthenexttest---unlessthepersoncheatsagain.Somepeopleloserespectforcheatersandthinklessofthem.ThecheatersthemselvesmayfeelbadbecausetheyknowtheyarenotreallyearningthatgoodgradE.Andiftheygetcaughtcheatingtheywillbeintroubleatschoolandmaybeathometoo.Somekidscheatbecausethey’rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying.Otherkidsmightfeelliketheycan’tpassthetestwithoutcheating.Evenwhenthereseemstobeagoodreasonforcheatingcheatingisn’tagoodideA.Ifyouweresickorupsetaboutsomethingthenightbeforeandcouldn’tstudyitwouldbebettertotalkwiththeteacheraboutthis.Andifyoudon’thaveenoughtimetostudyforatestbecauseofswimpracticeyouneedtotalkwithyourparentsabouthowtobalanceswimmingandschool.Akidwhothinkscheatingistheonlywaytopassatestneedstotalkwiththeteacherandhisorherparentssotheycanfindsomesolutions解决办法together.Talkingabouttheseproblemsandworkingthemoutwillfeelbetterthancheating.51.Theauthorthinksthatwhenkidscheatinclass_______.A.itisunfairtootherpeopleB.itdoesharmtotheirheathC.teachersshouldpunishthemD.teachersshouldn’tstopthematonce52.Somestudentslikecheatingmainlybecause_________.A.thematerialinthetestisverydifficultB.theywanttodobetterthantheothersC.cheatingcanmakehardthingsseemveryeasyD.theyhavelittletimetostudytheirlessons53.Thefourthparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.cheatingisn’tagoodideaB.somekidscan’tpassthetestwithoutcheatingC.whykidscheatinthetestD.somekidsdon’tspendthetimestudying

Throughoutthe1990sand2000suntiltodayDomingocontinuedperformingsingingmanyofthesamerolesbutaddingnewrolesaswellamongthemthetitlerolesinWagner‘sParsifalandMozart‘sIdomeneoRossini‘sIlbarbierediSivigliaasFigaroWagner’sDieWalküreasSiegmundLehár‘sTheMerryWidowasDaniloandAlfano‘sCyranodeBergeracasCyrano.Fromthemiddle1990stoearlyin2008aloneheadded38newrolescoveringoperainsixdifferentlanguagesEnglishItalianFrenchGermanRussianandSpanish.ThelatestwastheItalianoperabyGeorgeFridericHandelTamerlano.GivinghimevengreaterinternationalrecognitionoutsideoftheworldofoperaheparticipatedinTheThreeTenors男高音concertattheeveofthe1990FIFAWorldCupFinalinRomewithJoséCarrerasandLucianoPavarotti.TheeventwasoriginallyplannedtoraisemoneyfortheJoséCarrerasInternationalLeukemia白血病FoundationandwaslaterrepeatedanumberoftimesincludingatthethreelaterWorldCupfinals1994inLosAngeles1998inParisand2002inYokohama.AloneDomingoagainmadeanappearanceatthefinalofthe2006WorldCupinBerlinalongwithrisingstarsAnnaNetrebkoandRolandoVillazón.On24August2008DomingoperformedaduetwithSongZuyingsingingÀideHuǒyànTheFlameofLoveatthe2008SummerOlympicsclosingceremonyinBeijing.TheBeijingOlympicswerethesecondOlympicsheperformedat;hesangtheOlympicHymnattheclosingceremoniesoftheBarcelonaOlympics.AttheOlympicgamesthatfollowedhewouldmeetSisselKyrkjebøwhoperformedtheOlympicHymnatboththeopeningandclosingceremoniesatthosegames.Inwhathasbeencalledhis‘finalcareermove’PlácidoDomingoannouncedon25January2007thatin2009hewouldtakeononeofVerdi‘smostdemandingbaritone男中音rolessingingthetitleroleinSimonBoccanegrA.ThefirstperformancewasatBerlinStateOperaonOctober24followedby29otherperformancesduring2009/2010atmajoroperahousesaroundtheworlD.Hewouldhowevercontinuetosingtenorrolesbeforehandandafterwards.On16–17April2008hesangduringthevisitofPopeBenedictXVIatNationalsParkandattheItalianembassyinWashingtonD.C.Since1990PlácidoDomingohasreceivedmanyawardsandhonorsforhisachievementinthefieldofmusicandinrecognitionofhismanybenefitconcertsandcontributionstovariouscharities.On15March2009TheMetropolitanOperacelebratedDomingo’s40thanniversarywiththecompanywithanon-stagegaladinnerattheMet’s125thanniversaryinhonourofhisfirstperformanceinAdrianaLecouvreurasMauriziooppositeRenataTebaldion28September1968.On29August2009hesangPanisAngelicusatthefuneralmassofSenatorTedKennedyintheBasilicaofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpinBostonMassachusetts.OnSeptember202010DomingoannouncedthathewouldrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheLosAngelesOperathrough2013.OnSeptember272010DomingoannouncedthathewillnotrenewhiscontractasGeneralDirectoroftheWashingtonNationalOperabeyonditsJune2011expirationdatE.EverasympatheticcolleagueinMarch2011herefusedtosinginBuenosAiresuntilthecitysettledabittermusiciansstrikeattheTeatroColon.13.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A.Domingocanonlysinginsixdifferentlanguages.B.Domingowonmanyawardsbecausehesangalot.C.JoséCarreraswaslaterdiagnosedwithLeukemiA.D.Domingoenjoyedworld-widepopularityasaTenor.14.DomingodoesthefollowingEXCEPT___________.A.charityworkB.promotingworldsportsC.organizinganniversarycelebrationsD.formingapeacefulsociety15.SingingatdifferenteventsofworldsportsshowsthatDomingo___________.A.preferstotrysingingindifferentlanguagesincludingChineseB.enjoyswatchingsportseventsdespitehisbusyperformancesC.wouldbemorethanhappytodosomebenefitworkfortheworldD.knowsclearlythatsingingforsportseventshelpshimtobefamous

ASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970366oftheparticipantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscoresbetweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerevegetariansbutreportedeatingfishorchicken.Researcherssaidthefindingswerepartlyrelatedtobettereducationandhigherclassbutitremainedstatisticallysignificantafteradjustingforthesefactors.Vegetariansweremorelikelytobefemaletobeofhighersocialclassandtohavehigheracademicorvocationalqualificationsthannon-vegetarians.Howeverthesedifferenceswerenotreflectedintheirannualincomewhichwassimilartothatofnon-vegetarians.LeadresearcherCatharineGalesaidThefindingsthatchildrenwithgreaterintelligencearemorelikelytoreportbeingvegetariansasadultstogetherwiththeevidenceonthepotentialbenefitsofavegetariandietonhearthealthmayhelptoexplainwhyahigherIQinchildhoodoradolescenceislinkedwithareducedriskofcoronaryheartdiseaseinadultlifE.ButDrFrankiePhillipsoftheBritishDieteticAssociationsaidItislikethechickenandegg.DopeoplebecomevegetariansbecausetheyhaveaveryhighIQorisitjustthattheyarecleverenoughtobemoreawareofhealthissues32.What’stheresultoftheresearchmentionedinthetext?A.ChildrenwithahigherIQarelesslikelytohaveheartdiseaselaterinlifE.B.IntelligentchildrenaremorelikelytobecomevegetarianslaterinlifE.C.IntelligentchildrentendtobelongtohighersocialclasslaterinlifE.D.ChildrenwithahealthierhearttendtohaveahigherIQlaterinlifE.33.Itwasfoundintheresearchthat________.A.mostoftheparticipantsbecamevegetarians20yearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutB.femalevegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetariansC.vegetarianswhoatefishorchickenwereofsimilarintelligencewithstrictvegetariansD.vegetariansweremorelikelytohavehigherannualincomethannon-vegetarians34.CatharineGaletalkedaboutbeingvegetariansinan________way.A.doubtfulB.favorableC.negativeD.objective35.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.GetmoreIQpoints!B.Beavegetarianplease!C.A.highIQislinkedtobeingavegetarianD.Vegetariandietcutsheartrisk

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.

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.

56.WhydidtheBeauxArtsstyleattractAmericanentrepreneurs?A.Ithelpeddisplaytheirmoneystatus.B.Itwascreatedbyfamousarchitects.C.ItwasnamedafterafamousinstitutE.D.Itrepresentedthe19thcenturyurbanculturE.57.WhatisuniqueofSieMaticBeauxArts?A.Itsdesignsareanti-conventional.B.Itsdesignscomefromfamousstructures.C.Itscustomerscanenjoytheirowncomposition.D.Itscustomerscanchoosefromvariousnewstyles.

TheaverageAmericanchildspendsthreetofivehoursadaywatchingTV.In1961theaveragechildbegantowatchtelevisionatagethree;howevertodayitisninemonths.Yetmostparentsthinkthattelevisionhasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.Forexampleintheearly1970smyparentsbelievedthatmybadeyesightwastheresultofsittingtooclosetothescreenandtheythereforemademystayatleastsixfeetfromit.Todaymostpeoplehavenosuchworrybutmanynewridiculous荒谬的sayingshaveappeared:*TVmakeskidsstupiD.Manychildrenwatchmoreeducationalprogramswhentheyarepre-schoolers.Whentheygrowuptheycanreadmorebooksandhavemuchbetterideastosolvedifficultproblemsthanotherchildren.*TVmakeskidsviolent.TherealstoryisnotsosimplE.HundredsofstudiesshowthatwatchingviolenceonTVmakeschildrenmoreaggressive好斗的.Butastudyofover5000childrenalsofindsthatsomepositiveprogramsmakechildrenkinder.TheproblemisthatkidsareincreasinglywatchingshowswithviolenceinsteadofthosesuitablefortheiragE.*SittingaroundwatchingTVmakeskidsoverweight.Anexperimentfindsthatwhenchildrenwatchlesstelevisiontheydoloseextraweight;howeverreducingtheirtelevisiontimedoesnotmakethemmoreactivE.Therealproblemliesinsnacking吃零食awidespreadhabitforkidsandjunk-foodadvertisements.*TVhelpskidsgettosleep.TheoppositeistruE.Themoretelevisionchildrenwatchthemorelikelytheyaretohaveirregularsleepandnap小睡patterns.Allowingkidstowatchtelevisionispartoftheproblemnotthesolution.68.WhichoneistheadvantageofeducationalTVprograms?A.Theywillmakechildrensolvedifficultproblemsbetterthanothers.B.Theywillimprovechildren’sabilitytogetalongwithothers.C.TheyarelikelytomakechildrenmoreaggressivE.D.Theywillmakesureofchildren’ssuccessinthefuturE.69.WhyarechildrenspendingmuchtimewatchingTVlikelytobefat?A.WatchingTVmakeschildrenlazyandinactivE.B.ChildrenareattractedbythefoodadvertisementonTV.C.WatchingTVdoesn’tburnupasmuchfatasdoingsports.D.ChildrenliketosnackwhilewatchingTV.70.WhatinfluencedoeswatchingTVhaveonachild’ssleep?A.ChildrenarelikelytosleepdeeperafterwatchingTV.B.Children’ssleeptimewillbegreatlyreduceD.C.Itwillmakechildrenformabadhabitofsleeping.D.Itwillmakechildrensleepeasier.71.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A.Toincreasepeople’sknowledgeofwatchingTV.B.TowarnparentsofthedisadvantagesofwatchingTV.C.ToexplainthebadinfluencesthatwatchingTVhasonchildren.D.Tocorrectparents’wrongideasoftelevision’seffectonchildren.

ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimated估计tohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguagemainlyintheUnitedStatesCanadaGreatBritainIrelandSouthAfricaAustraliaandNewZealanD.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareasthereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvarious各式各样的levelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.InfactitisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohavegotanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariousthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsenoughworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguagE.Besidesservingtheindefinite无限的needsofitsnativespeakersEnglishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinsciencetechnologyandotherfieldsarebeingproducedandnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorological气象的andairportcommunicationsinternationalmeetingsandthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ItisalanguageofwidercommunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountriesespeciallyformerBritishcolonies殖民.Manyofthesecountrieshavemultilingual多语言的populationsandneedalanguageforinternalcommunicationinsuchmattersasgovernmentcommerceindustrylawandeducationaswellasforinternationalcommunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.EnglishasaWorldLanguageB.InternationalCommunicationsC.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglish67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworlD.C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.68.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglish?A.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stimE.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalcommunication.69.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish?A.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B.Beingabletospeakseverallanguages.C.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.D.Beinganativespeaker.70.WhattypeofdevelopingcountrieswouldbemostlikelytouseEnglish?A.ThosegeographicallyclosetotheUnitedStates.B.ThoseinterestedinthecultureoftheUnitedStates.C.FormercoloniesofGreatBritain.D.CountrieswhereinternationalconferencesarehelD.

ScientistsinMexicohavejustbegunanewstudyofoneoftheworld’sbiggestpyramids:thePyramidoftheSunnorthofMexicoCity.They’reputtinglotsofsmallhigh-techmachinesunderthepyramidtotrytounlocksomeofitssecrets.Forthousandsofyearspeoplehavetriedtouncoverthesecretsofthepyramids.ThepeoplewhobuiltthepyramidsmadelotsofsecretdoorsandroomstostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinsidE.Howevertherealwayshavebeensomesmartthievesinhistory.NowalmostallofEgypt’spyramidshavebeenrobbedincludingtheGreatPyramidofKhufuwhichisthelargestpyramidintheworlD.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersoftheworldthatisstillstanding.InAD820anArabkingnamedAbdullahALManumgotagroupofworkerstodigtheirwayintotheGreatPyramidandhavealook.Insidethepyramidtheyfoundthreerooms—theQueen’sChambertheGrandGalleryandtheKing’sChamber.Buttotheirsurprisethemendidn’tfindthetreasurestheywanteD.TheQueen’sandKing’sChamberswerebothempty!WhereweretheKing’smummyandhistreasures?Hadsomeonealreadytakenthemaway?Thehugestonedoorsatthepyramid’sentrancewerestillclosedwhenALManum’smenwentinsidE.Howhadthethievesgotinandout?SincethenmanypeoplehavegoneinsidetheGreatPyramidtohavealookortotrytotakethings.ButstillnootherchambersorwalkwayshavebeenfounD.In2002anAmericanteammadethemostrecentvisittotheGreatPyramiD.Scientistssentarobotintothepyramidbuttheyonlyfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoor.67.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat____.A.ancientEgyptianemperorswerecruelB.thePyramidoftheSunisanunusualhistoricbuildingC.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientEgyptD.thesecretsofthepyramidsremaintobeuncovered68.Whatisthepurposeofmakingsomesecretdoorstothepyramids?_______.A.TotrytounlocksomeofitssecretsB.TostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinsideC.TorefusesomevisitorsallovertheworldintoitD.Totellthetruthtothepeopleinthefuture69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetotheGreatPyramidofKhufu?______.A.ItisthelargestpyramidintheworlD.B.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersthatisstillstanding.C.AbdullahALManumtooktheKing’smummyandhistreasuresawayD.ScientistsfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoortotheGreatPyramid70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThePyramidoftheSunB.TheGreatPyramidofKhufuC.A.MysteriousLockedStoneDoorD.UnlockingtheDoorsofHistoryofthePyramid

AGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacksdrinksicecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteriayoucanusethetablestoeatyourlunchtohavemeetingsandtostudy.IfyouareoncampusintheeveningorlatatnightyoucanbuysnacksfastfoodanddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheGouglasCentrE.ThisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcertsgamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobelocatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHallisavailableforrelaxingstudyingcookingandeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pmclosedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHalltheWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysicalemotionalandsocialhealth.A.doctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvicE.ThecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurancE.HoursareMondaytoFriday9amtonoonand1;00to4;30pm.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Herequalifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenworkgrammarvocabularyandotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30–minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.ThisserviceisfreE.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttleservicE.TheshuttletransportsstudentsbetweencampusandtheshoppingcentreleavingfromtheMattsonCentrE.Operationhoursarebetween8amand3pm.Saturdaysonly.Roundtripfareis$1.36.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTVB.BuydrinksandenjoyconcertsC.havemealsandmeetwithfriendsD.AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess37.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheGlobeFridayB.TheLowerCaféSundayC.TheTWUCafeteriaFridayD.TheMcMillanHallSunday.38.TheGuidetellsusthattheWellnessCentre_________.A.isopensixdaysaweekB.offersservicesfreeofchargeC.trainsstudentsinmedicalcareD.givesadviceonmentalhealth39.HowcanyouseekhelpfromtheWritingCentre?A.ByapplyingonlineB.BycallingthecentreC.Byfillinginasign-upformD.Bygoingtothecentredirectly40.WhatisthefunctionofTWUExpress?A.Tocarrystudentstothelecturehalls.B.ToprovidestudentswithcampustoursC.TotakestudentstotheMattsonCentrE.D.Totransportstudentstoandfromthestores.

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

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.

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.

ChinesewriterMoYan’sNobelPrizeforLiteraturemightigniteanexplosionofglobalinterestinChineseliteratureandleadtomoretitlestranslatedintoEnglishEuropeanexpertssay.HopefullytheawardmeansmorepeoplewillreadChineseliteratureandmoreworkswillgettranslatedsaysMichelHockxprofessoroftheLanguagesandCulturesofChinaandInnerAsiafromUniversityofLondon.ManyverygoodChinesewritershavebeenacceptedgloballyforalongtimealready.MoYanisprobablythemosttranslatedChinesewriteralivewithatleastfiveofhisnovelsmadeavailableinEnglishoverthepast20years.JonathanRuppinwebeditorofbooksellerFoylessaysMo’swincoincideswithgrowinginterestinChineseliteratureandrecognizesthetalentsofadistinctiveandvisionary富于幻想的writer.WeareveryexcitedbythefactthatEnglishtranslationsofmoreofhisbooksshouldnowbecomeavailableRuppinsays.HemadethecommentafterMobecamethefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelPrizeforLiteratureinitscentury-longhistory.AsEast-WestculturalexchangehasbeenboomingChineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentioninrecentyears.HockxexplainsIt’smainlybecausetherearemanymoreopportunitiesforChinesewriterstovisitothercountriestopublishtheirworksoutsideChinaandtointeractwithreadersabroaD.AtthesametimemoreandmorepeoplegloballyarelearningChineseandtakinganinterestintheChineselanguageandculturE.UniversityofOxfordlecturerinmodernChineseliteratureMargaretHillenbrandsaysTheobviousreasonforthegrowingglobalpresenceofChineseliteratureisthegrowingglobalpresenceofChinaitself.Peoplehavecometorealizethatthereisaseriousknowledgedeficit缺少betweenChinaanditsinternationalcounterparts—inparticularChinaknowsincomparably无比地moreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheotherwayround—andreadingChineseliteratureisaneffectivesimplemeansofsolvingthatgap.67.TheunderlinedwordigniteinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.startoutB.burnupC.setoffD.appealto68.ChineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentionmainlybecauseA.ChinesewritershavebeenwritingmoreandmorebooksinEnglishB.theChineselanguagehasbecomethemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworldC.theChinesegovernmentattachesgreatimportancetoliteratureD.theculturalcommunicationbetweenChinaandwesterncountrieshasdeveloped69.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ChineseliteraturehasspreadwiththedevelopmentofChinA.B.TheNobelPrizeforLiteraturehasahistoryofhundredsofyears.C.InthepastnoChinesewriterswereacceptedoutsideChinA.D.ForeignersknowaboutChinamainlybyreadingMoYan’sworks.70.Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathanbeforE.B.ChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropeandAmericathantheyknowaboutChinA.C.ChinaEuropeandAmericaknowoneanothermorethanbeforE.D.ComparedwithAmericaChinaknowsmoreaboutEuropE.

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

Manywomenwritetomeperplexed困惑的aboutwhytheycan'tformclosefriendships.Theytrynewapproachesputthemselvesinalltherightplacesseetherapistsandreadrelevantself­helpbooks.Theyconsiderthemselvesinterestingloyalkindandfriend­worthypeoplE.Butforreasonsunknowntothemtheyhaveatoughtimeformingintimaterelationships.ManyadmittonothavingevenoneclosefrienD.ArecentstudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychologyofferssomecluesastohowbothnaturepersonalityandnurtureexperienceimpactourfriendships.ResearchersattheUniversityofVirginiaandUniversityofTorontoMississaugastudiedmorethan7000Americanadultsbetweentheagesof20and75overaperiodoftenyearslookingatthenumberoftimestheseadultsmovedduringchildhooD.Theirstudylikeprioronesshowedalinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being:Themoretimesparticipantsmovedaschildrenthepoorerthequalityoftheiradultsocialrelationships.Butdiggingdeepertheresearchersfoundthatpersonality—specificallybeingintroverted内向的orextroverted外向的—couldeitherintensifyorbuffer缓冲theeffectofmovingtoanewtownorneighborhoodduringchildhooD.Thenegativeimpactofmoremovesduringchildhoodwasfargreaterforintrovertscomparedtoextroverts.Movingalotmakesitdifficultforpeopletomaintainlong­termcloserelationshipsstatedDr.ShigehiroOishithefirstauthorofthestudyinapressreleasefromtheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationThismightnotbeaseriousproblemforoutgoingpeoplewhocanmakefriendsquicklyandeasily.Lessoutgoingpeoplehaveahardertimemakingnewfriends.Familiesoftenhavetorelocate­acrosstownacrossthecountryoracrosstheglobE.Yetinmanycasestheirkidsandyoungadolescentshaven'tyetbuiltupabankoffriendships.Sotheconventionalwisdomistotrytominimizemovesforthesakeofyourchildwheneverpossibleandtomoveattheendoftheacademicyear.1.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto________.A.offeradvicetowomenonhowtoformintimaterelationshipsB.explainhownatureandnurtureimpactourfriendshipsC.explainhowmovesduringchildhoodaffectchildrenD.tellushowtohelpchildrenmakefriends2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothesecondparagraph?A.Peoplewhomovedlessduringchildhoodhavebettersocialrelationships.B.ThemorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthemorefriendstheyhavE.C.Themorepeoplemovedduringchildhoodthebettertheyadjusttosociety.D.Thereisnolinkbetweenresidentialmobilityandadultwell­being.3.Inorderforchildrentomaintainlongtermcloserelationshipsparents________.A.shouldnotrelocatetheirhomesB.shouldrelocatetheirhomeswithinthetownC.hadbettermoveattheendofschoolyearD.hadbettermovewhentheirchildrencouldn'tbuildupabankoffriendships4.Welearnfromthefourthparagraphthatmovesduringchildhood________.A.haveabiggerimpactonanintrovertedpersoncomparedtoextrovertsB.havenoimpactonanoutgoingpersonC.areabigproblemforbothintrovertsandextrovertsD.helpchildrenbetteradapttonewenvironment5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.ourfriendshipsaremainlyaffectedbyournurtureB.wecanmovewhenchildrenhavemadealotoffriendsC.theimpactofmoveswilldisappearwhenonereachesadulthoodD.thereissomewaytominimizetheimpactofmovesduringchildhoodonchildren

OnMay23rdtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturewillmeettodiscussthepressingtopicofwildpigs.Thesebeastswhichnumber6millionorsoareanincreasingbother.Attheirworsttheycandamagecropsspreaddiseasesattackhumansandkillfarmanimals.Andthingsaregettingworse:astudyshowthattheyarelikelytodoubleinnumberoverthenext3years.Whyisitsohardtocontrolwildpigs?IntroducedtoAmericainthe16thcenturyandrelatedtothewildpigsfoundinEuropewildpigscanbefoundin75%ofallstates.Nosinglelawexiststocontrolthemandregulationsdifferbetweenstates:whileinMissouritheycanonlybeshotifmetbychanceinTexashuntingisactivelyencourageD.A.porkchopperlawallowsTexanhunterstoshootwildpigsfromhelicoptersandsomepeopleinLouisianahaveevenbuilttheirownpig­huntingdrone无人机.Aswellasbeingpopularwithhunterswildpigsarecheaperforgameraiserstobreed饲养thandeer.InMichiganandPennsylvaniasuggestedbansontheprivatebreedingofpigsforhuntinghavecausedquarrelsbetweengameraisersandwildlifeofficials.Wildpigs'doublenature——consideredpestsbyfarmersbutvaluedbyhunters——makesithardtopasslawstocontrolthem.TwootherfactorsalsocontributE.Nearly70%oflandinAmericaisprivatelyowneD.Anditisdifficultforlawmakerstoimpose强加breedingandhuntinglawsonprivatelandowners.Secondlyitishardtodefineawildpig.Insomestateslawsarebeingintroducedtoredefinethetermwildanimaltokeepoutwildpigs.ThisisgoodnewsforthoseraisingpigsforhuntingbutlessaretothosewhoconsiderthempestswhosenumbershouldbelimiteD.Meanwhilediscussionscontinueoverhowtodealwiththisproblem.24.Peoplearenotpermittedtohuntwildpigsfreelyin________.A.TexasB.MichiganC.MissouriD.Louisiana25.Whydothegameraiserspreferraisingwildpigstodeer?A.It'sdifficulttoraisedeer.B.Wildpigsareinlargenumbers.C.Deerarenotpopularwithhunters.D.Theycanbenefitmorefromwildpigs.26.WhichisNOTthereasonforthedifficultyincontrollingwildpigs?A.Thedifficultyofpassingeffectivelaws.B.Thehighpercentageoflandownedprivately.C.Thefarmers'unwillingnesstoshootwildpigs.D.Thepopularityofraisingwildpigsinmanystates.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Whyarewildpigssohardtocontrol?B.Arewildpigspestsorwildanimals?C.Wildpigs——anincreasingdangerintheUS.D.Howtodealwiththeproblemofwildpigs?

London’snewestskyscraper摩天大楼iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuilD.Ataheightofalmost310metresitisthetallestbuildinginEuropE.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.Howevernoteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondonPianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire尖顶.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren’tregular.SothebuildinghasanunusualshapE.Itlookslikeaverythinsharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:theSharD.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts桅杆oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.TheShardhas87floors.Atthetopthereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisemptybuteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurantsapartmentsandoffices.Beforebuildingworkbeganalotofpeopledidn’twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproveD.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheSharD.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYorkbutnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshapE.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecorationonlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.Othercriticsdon’tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskylinE.ItisnotcertainhoweverthatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.55.London’snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof______.A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsshapeD.itsheight56.WhenhedesignedtheShardPianowanteditto______.A.changeLondon’sskylineB.inheritLondon’straditionC.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors57.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard______.A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeopleC.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners58.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheShard:CheersandClapsB.TheShard:WorkofaGreatArchitectC.TheShard:NewSymbolofLondon?D.TheShard:A.ChangefortheBetter?

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

.ChicagoisconsideringfirmmeasurestopreventtheAsiancarpagiantfishnativetotheFarEastfromcomingintoNorthAmerica’sGreatLakesinlargenumbers.Suchamovecouldcostupto$18bnaheavyeconomicburdentothecity..Thisspeciesmorethanametreinlengthwasoriginallyintroducedthreedecadesagotocontrolweedsinsewage污水treatmentplants.ButtheyescapedintotheMississippiRiverandincreasedinnumberquicklymakingtheirwaynorthtowardstheGreatLakesandthreateningthenativefishspeciesalongtheway..Dozensofthemwilloftenleapoutofthewaterasboatsapproach.’’MichaelBeechamalocalenvironmentalexpertdescribedhowfrighteningthescenewas.I’vegonedowntheriverandseenthesefishjumpupandhitmeintheface.Itisabigproblemforournativespecieshesaid..AmeetinghasbeenorganizedtofindatechnologicalsolutiontothecarpproblemoneofwhichinvolvesblockingpartsofChicago’scanalsystem.ListeningatthemeetingwasJohnGosswhowasworriedabouttheeffectthathavingbarriersinthecanalsystemwouldhaveonindustry.Itwouldcertainlyincreasethecostoftransportationhetold.ItiscurrentlyverycheapandefficienttobringmaterialsandfinishedgoodsdowntheChicagoshipcanal.’’.Anothercheaperoptionistoeatthefishoutofexistence.DirkFucikissellingcarpburger鲤鱼汉堡包athisfishshopnotfarfromdowntownChicago.Hethinksthecarpsareagreatresource.Tocatchitandthrowitawayisawastehesays.Eatingthemhelpssolvetheproblemandalsoprovidesjobs.Buttheideahasnotyetcaughton.SofarheistheonlypersoninChicagosellingcarpburgers.70.FromthepassagewecanseetheAsiancarp.A.isveryadaptabletothenewenvironmentB.hasmadetheGreatLaketheirhomeC.isbecominganewfoodinrestaurantsD.becomesevenmorefiercethanbefore71.AccordingtoMichaelBeechamtheAsiancarp.A.jumpsoutofthewatertoeatweedsB.alwaysattackspeopleifdisturbedC.isabigthreattothelocalspeciesD.formsabeautifulsceneontheriver72.InJohnGoss’spointofviewthebuildingofbarriers.A.canforcetheAsiancarpoutoftheGreatLakesB.mayleadtotheincreasingcostofindustrialproductsC.willhelpthecanalsystemworkmoreefficientlyD.willbringhighprofitstotherelatedcompanies

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowarounD.It’sunfairtheysaythatthisentirelyunproductiveindustryifwecancallitthatshouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?Afterallit’stheconsumerwhopaysThepooroldconsumer!He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.A.greatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementswereaD.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.SupposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachineitismorelikelythatyouwouldobtaindetailsaboutperformancepriceetC.fromanadvertisement.LotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisementsbutthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubteD.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenaretoo!Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingrailwayregulationswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?A.cheerfulwittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyamountofgreatdisasters.Wemustnotforgeteitherthatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.NewspaperscommercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofincomE.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaperorcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthesmallads.whicharevirtuallyineverynewspaperandmagazinE.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns!Forinstanceyoucanfindajobbuyorsellahouseannounceabirthmarriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatchmatchanddispatchcolumnbutsofarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn读者来信专栏.NootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannaturE.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis!11.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Advertisement.B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.D.Thecostsofadvertisement.12.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersis________.A.trustworthyB.appreciativeC.criticalD.dissatisfactory13.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?A.Becauseadvertisersoftenboastorexaggeratethefact.B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisawasteofmoney.C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.D.BecausecustomerspaymorE.14.WhichofthefollowingisNottrue?A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknoweverything.B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.C.Goodqualityproductsdon’tneedtobeadvertiseD.D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.15.Inwhatwaydoesthewritertrytosupporthisview?A.NarrationB.DescriptionC.ComparisonD.Definition

Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-Astudents.WeseethemfrequentlyinTVsituationcomediesandinmovieslikeRevenge报复oftheNerds.Theygethighgradesallrightbutonlybybecomingdulllaborerstheirnosesalwaysstuckinabook.Theyarenotgoodatsocialcommunicationandlookclumsywhiledoingsports.HowthendoweaccountforDomenicaRomanorPaulMelendres?RomanisonthetennisteamatFairmontSeniorHighSchool.Shealsosingsinthechoralgroupservesonthestudentcouncilandisamemberofthemathematicssociety.FortwoyearsshehasmaintainedA’sineverysubject.MelendresafreshmanattheUniversityofNewMexicowasstudent-bodypresidentatValleyHighSchoolinAlbuquerque.Heplayedsoccerandbasketballwellexhibitedatthesciencefairandmeanwhileworkedasareporteronalocaltelevisionstation.BeingaspeechgiveratthegraduationceremonyheachievedstraightA’sinhisregularclassesplusbonuspointsforA’sintwocollege-levelcourses.Howdosuper-achieverslikeRomanandMelendresdoit?Brainsaren’ttheonlyanswer.Topgradesdon’talwaysgotothebrighteststudentsdeclaresHerbertWalbergaprofessorofeducationattheUniversityofIllinoisatChicagowhohasconductedmajorstudiesonsuper-achievingstudents.Knowinghowtomakethemostofyourinnate天生的abilitiescountsformore.Muchmore.InfactWalbergsaysstudentswithhighIQsometimesdon’tdoaswellasclassmateswithlowerIQ.Forthemlearningcomestooeasilyandtheyneverfindouthowtogetdown.Hardworkisn’tthewholestoryeither.It’snothowlongyousittherewiththebooksopensaidoneofthemany-Astudentsweinterviewed.It’swhatyoudowhileyou’resitting.Indeedsomeofthesestudentsactuallyputinfewerhoursofhomeworktimethantheirlower-scoringclassmates.Thekidsatthetopoftheclassgettherebymasteringafewbasictechniquesthatotherscanreadilylearn.11.Theunderlinedwordnerdscanprobablybe.A.dullbookwormslackingsportsandsocialskillsB.successfultopstudentspopularwiththeirpeersC.studentswithcertainlearningdifficultiesD.bornleaderscrazyaboutsocialactivities12.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.MostTVprogramsandfilmsareaboutstraight-Astudents.B.Peoplehaveunfavorableimpressiononstraight-Astudents.C.Everyoneknowsaboutstraight-AstudentsfromTVorfilms.D.Straight-Astudentsarewelladmiredbypeopleinthesociety.13.Somestudentsbecomesuper-achieversmainlybecause.A.theyarebornclevererthanothersB.theyworklongerhoursatstudyC.theymakefulluseoftheirabilitiesD.theyknowtheshortcuttosuccess14.Whatwillbetalkedaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Theinterviewswithmorestudents.B.TheroleIQplaysinlearningwell.C.Thetechniquestobebetterlearners.D.Theachievementstopstudentsmake.15.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.IQismoreimportantthanhardworkinstudy.B.Thebrighteststudentscannevergetlowgrades.C.Topstudentscertainlyachieveall-arounddevelopments.D.StudentswithaverageIQcanbecomesuper-achievers.

BaliisatinyislandthattodayispartofIndonesiA.ItisaprettyislandthathasmanymountainsandapleasantclimatE.ThepeopleofBaliwerehappyandgayandhadapeacefullifE.Theywerenotallowedtofight.AtonetimetherehadbeenterriblewarsinBali.Thenthepeopledecideditwaswrongtofightorhavewars.Theymaderulestokeepapartthosewhowantedtofight.Baliwasdividedintosevensmallkingdoms.ThelandaroundeachkingdomwaskeptemptyandnoonelivedtherE.Sincethekingdomsdidnotsharethesamebordersthepeoplecouldnotfightoverthem.InBalievenchildrenwerenotallowedtofight.Iftwochildrenstartedafightoveratoysomeonewouldseparatethem.Whentwoboysarguedtheywouldagreenottospeaktoeachother.Sometimestheydidnottalktogetherformonths.Thisgavetheboysachancetoforgettheiranger.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.Theirpromisewaswrittendownandthewholevillageknewaboutit.Iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtooffergiftstotheirgods.41.WhatdoyouthinkisthebestcustominBali?A.Theyenjoyapeacefulwayoflifeandthinkitwrongtofightandhavewars.B.Thechildrenwerenotallowedtofight.C.ThechildrenwerenotallowedtoarguE.D.Familieswhowereangrywitheachotheralsopromisednottospeak.42.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BaliisaprettymountainousislandthathasadelightfulclimatE.B.ItwassaidthattherehadbeenterriblewarsinBaliatonetimE.C.BaliwaspartofIndonesiadividedintosevensmallkingdoms.D.SomekingdomsinBalisharedthesameborders.43.Fromthispassagewelearnthat..A.Baliisaplacewherepeoplelivewithangerhatesandquarrels.B.peoplelivinginBaliliveapeacefulandhappylifeC.iftwochildrenfoughtinBalitheywouldneverspeaktoeachotherD.iftheybroketheirpromisetheyhadtomakeanapologytoeachother44.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.TheHappyPeopleonBaliIslanD.B.BaliaBeautifulIslandC.TheGoodCustomonBaliIslanD.D.BaliIslandanAttractivePlacE.

Arainforestisanareacoveredbytalltreeswiththetotalhighrainfallspreadingquiteequallythroughtheyearandthetemperaturerarelydippingbelowl6℃.RainforestshaveagreateffectontheworldenvironmentbecausetheycantakeinheatfromthesunandadjusttheclimatE.WithouttheforestcovertheseareaswouldreflectmoreheatintotheatmospherewarmingtherestoftheworlD.LosingtherainforestsmayalsoinfluencewindandrainfallpatternspotentiallycausingcertainnaturaldisastersallovertheworlD.Inthepasthundredyearshumanshavebegundestroyingrainforestsinsearchofthreemajorresources资源landforcropswoodforpaperandotherproductslandforraisingfarmanimals.ThisactionaffectstheenvironmentasawholE.Forexamplealotofcarbondioxide二氧化碳intheaircomesfromburningtherainforests.Peopleobviouslyhaveaneedfortheresourceswegainfromcuttingtreesbutwewillsuffermuchmorethanwewillbenefit.Therearetwomainreasonsforthis.Firstlywhenpeoplecutdowntreesgenerallytheycanonlyusethelandforayearortwo.Secondlycuttinglargesectionsofrainforestsmayprovideagoodsupplyofwoodrightnowbutinthelongrunitactuallyreducestheworld’swoodsupply.Rainforestsareoftencalledtheworld’sdrugstorE.Morethan25％ofthemedicinesweusetodaycomefromplantsinrainforests.Howeverfewerthanl％ofrainforestplantshavebeenexaminedfortheirmedicalvaluE.Itisextremelylikelythatourbestchancetocurediseasesliessomewhereintheworld’sshrinkingrainforests.21.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthethirdparagraphreferto?A.Wewilllosemuchmorethanwecangain.B.Humanshavebegundestroyingrainforests.C.Peoplehaveastrongdesireforresources.D.Muchcarbondioxidecomesfromburningrainforests.22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatA.wecangetenoughresourceswithoutrainforestsB.thereisgreatmedicinepotentialinrainforestsC.wewillgrowfewerkindsofcropsinthegainedlandD.thelevelofannualrainfallaffectswindpatterns23.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoSaveRainforestsB.HowtoProtectNatureC.RainforestsandtheEnvironmentD.RainforestsandMedicalDevelopment

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.

Brighton:ItisaseasideresortontheEnglishChannel.Only50milesfromLondonitoffersagoodvarietyoflivelyentertainment.Itisacheerfulplacebusyandcrowdedinthesummerbutaliveineveryseasonoftheyear.Itsroyalpavilion布莱顿皇宫isamasterpieceofEnglisharchitecturE.Durham:Whatevertravelersseeordon'tseeinEnglandtheymustseethiscityinthenortheastjustsouthofNewcastle­upon­TynE.Noonewillforgetthesightofitscathedral教堂andcastlerisingtogetheronasteephilloverlookingaloopintheRiverWearwhichalmostsurroundsthem.Thecathedralitselfisoneofthegreatmedieval中世纪的公元476～1500buildingsinEuropE.Liverpool:A.portinthenorthwestofEnglandwhichpossessesaqualitythatisnotfoundinquitethesamewayanywhereelseinEngland:thequalityofgrandeur壮观.LiverpoolhasthisgrandeurinitssiteonthebroadRiverMerseymorethanhalfamilewidewiththehousesrisingnearit;initsgreatdockbuildingsitsbroadstreetsanditstwoenormouscathedrals.Edinburgh:IthaslongbeenthecapitalofScotlanD.EdinburghCastleisEdinburgh'simportantbuildingcontrollingthecityfromitsperchonarockoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.AnotherimportantbuildingisthePalaceofHolyroodHousebegunbyJamesⅢaround1500.BetweenthecastleandthepalaceistheRoyalMilewhichwasthecenterofEdinburghlifebeforethe17thcenturyandisfascinatingtovisitnow.28.WhichisthesuitabletimetovisitBrighton?A.OnlysummerB.AlltheyeararoundC.HolidaysD.Weekdays29.Whichofthefollowingplacementionsbothacastleandacathedral?A.BrightonB.DurhamC.Liverpool0D.Edinburgh30.FromthisarticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.AroundthebroadRiverMerseyyoucanenjoytheuniquequalityofLiverpool.B.ThesightofDurham'scathedralandcastleisprobablybestseenfromthebanksoftheRiverwear.C.ThePalaceofHolyroodHouseismucholderthanthecathedralinDurham.D.EdinburghCastlewasbuiltoverahundredmetersabovesealevel.31.Thisarticlecanbefoundin________.A.atravelmagazineB.adailynewspaperC.achapterofsciencefictionD.acolumninthefinancialpress

AsigncanbefoundinthefrontyardofahouseintheUS.Thepeoplelivingherewanttolettheirdogplayoutsideandensureitwon’trunintothestreet.SotheyhireacompanytosetupaninvisiblefenceanelectricwireburiedinthegroundaroundtheyarD.Thedogwearsaspecialcollarandwhenitwalksneartothefencethewirewillsendoutasmallshock.ThedogquicklylearnstostayawayfromtheedgeoftheyarD.Asitsaysatthebottomofthesignthefencewillkeepyourdogsafeawayfromthestreetandathomecontainedinsidetheyard.ThesmallwordBRANDprintedinbluemeansthatInvisibleFenceisregisteredasthecompany’sbrandnamE.SimilarlytheTMprintedafteryourdogsafeathomestandsfortrademarkasloganregisteredspecificallytoonecompany.1.Thepeoplesetupaninvisiblefence_________.A.tolettheirdogplayoutsidetheirhouseB.tokeeptheirdogawayfromtheedgeoftheyardC.tokeeptheirdoginsidetheiryardD.towarnothersnottoentertheirhouse2.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheinvisiblefence?A.Thefencedoesnotexistatall.B.TheInvisibleFenceisthenameofacompany.C.Withoutthespecialcollarthefencewon’tworkonthedog.D.Scienceandtechnologyplayanimportantpartinit.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswith2specialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthe3rdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaretoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomeandmorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.Onmother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.It’salsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemeterygrave.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecueforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearemorevaluedthanthoseboughtinstores.It’snotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakersphonecompaniesandotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.42.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.BothfestivalsareinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.43.Whichdoyouknowaboutcarnation?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother’sDay.C.It’sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearthemonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.44.OnMother’sDayandFather’sDay___________.A.peoplesometimeshavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestothecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents’homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts.45.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother’sDayandFather’sDay.

SchoutenUniversityisahighlyrespectedonlineeducationproviderofferingofficially-recognizeddegreeprogramsacrosstheglobE.Ourmissionistoprovidestudentswithahigh-qualitymixedlearningMBAprogramandpersonalcoachingtohelpthemtobecomeworld-classmanagers.InternationalNetwork+2ResidentialStudyweeksinCambridge&ShanghaiAtSchoutenUniversitystudentstutorsandcoachesmeeteachotheronlinE.ButthereisalsotheopportunityforstudentstostudyfacetofacebywayofthetwoResidential居住的Studyweeks.OneweekwillbeheldinShanghaiChinaandtheotherweekatCambridgeUK.Shanghaiisthecommercialandindustrialcenteroftheworld’sleadingeconomy.CambridgeishometosomeofEurope’soldestandbestuniversities.Residentialweekswillbeheldseveraltimesayear.Thereforeyoucanchoosewhentoparticipatedependingontheprogressofyourstudy.Intheresidentialweekscooperationbetweenstudentswillbeanimportantelement.Studentswillworktogetheronrealcompanycases.Duringtheresidentialweekstudentswillbesupervisedbyaprofessionaltrainer.*Residentialsareanobligatory必须的partoftheprogramandthecostsoftheresidentialweeksarecoveredbyyourtuition.*Thefeeincludesthestudyweeks’housingfoodandparticipationbutnotthecostsoftravel.MaximumFlexibilitySchoutenUniversityintroducesanewwayoflearningStudy2.0.Studentswillstudyonlinethroughmy.schoutenuniversity.comandinteractviarichsocialmediA.ItallowsbusyworkingprofessionalslikeyoutostudyaworldclassMBAdegreeanytimeanywhereatanypacE.GreatSupportAccesstotheUniversity’svirtuallearningenvironmentVLE24/7andyourstudycoachtutorsareallheretogiveyoustrongpersonalsupporttoensureyoursuccess.29.AccordingtotheadvertisementwhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tbelongtosoftskills?A.LeadershipskillsB.CommunicationskillsC.DrivingskillsD.Motivationalskills30.Thetimetoparticipatetheresidentialweeksis________.A.flexibleB.fixedC.unnecessaryD.inconvenient31.Theadvertisementisprobablyintendedfor________.A.full-timecollegestudentsB.workingbusinessmenC.studyingteenagersD.retiredmanagers

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

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.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwodaysmakeusthinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.MoremothersnowworkoutsidethehomE.MorefathersmusthelpwithchildcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations康乃馨.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery墓地.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesandotherstoresdoalotofbusinessduringtheseholidays.41.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforchildrentoshowloveandrespectforparents?A.Parentsbringupchildren.B.Parentsgiveloveandcaretochildren.C.Parentseducatechildrentobegoodpersons.D.Parentspassawaybeforechildrengrowup.42.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.TheymakeandsellbreaD.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialgiftsforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.43.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Ithasonlytwokindsofcolors.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.

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.

Therewasahugebattlebetweenthewarriors武士ofGreeceandthepeopleofTroy.PrinceParisfromTroyhadstolenawaytheGreekQueen—Helen.TheGreekwarriorssetsailforTroytofightfortheirqueen.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.Themenwere_fed_upandwantedtoreturntotheirhomes.AthenegoddessofwargaveUlyssestheideaforaplantoendthewar.Theybuiltabigwoodenhorsewhichtheyputinthemiddleoftheirencampment营地.Nexttheypretendedtogiveuptheircamp.InrealitymanysoldiershidinsidethewoodenhorsE.OncetheythoughtthecamphadbeenabandonedtheTrojanswentouttocheck.Theyneededtoknowifthewarwasreallyover.TheywalkedthroughtheabandonedencampmentandeventuallyfoundthewoodenhorsE.Theycouldnotdecidewhatitwas.SomewantedtotakeitintothecityothersthoughtthatitwasagifttoZeusandfearedtouchingormovingitincasetheyupsetZeus.SomeTrojansdecidedtotakeitbackintothecity.Theycalledalargegroupoftroopsattachedropesandpulleditintothecity.AhugecelebrationstarteD.Thecitywasfreefromwarforthefirsttimeinnineyears.Everybodyfeasteddrankanddanceduntileventuallythemerriment欢闹wasoverandtheyallwenttosleep.Thiswasthemomentthatthewoodenhorseopenedabigflap盖口hiddenunderneath.OutcreptUlyssesandallofhismen.TheykilledthesleepingtroopsrescuedQueenHelenmetupwiththerestoftheirarmyandsetsailforhomE.ThestoryofthereturnjourneyistoldinTheOdysseyacollectionofpoemspiecingtogetherthebitsofthestoryfromthemanydifferentplaceswherethestorytookplacE.72.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasebefedupprobablymean?A.veryboredB.veryhappyC.verysadD.veryinterested73.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebattleoutsideTroylastedfortenyears.B.ItwasUlyssesthatthoughtuptheideaforaplantoendthewar.C.TheTrojansfellintoatrapsetbyUlyssesandallofhismen.D.TheGreekwarriorssavedQueenHelenandheadedhomesuccessfully.74.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Keepaclearbrainoryou’llbecheatedbysomethingpretending.B.Failureisacommonthinginthewar.C.Strategy策略isnotanimportantfactorinthewar.D.VictorycannotbegainedbycheatandpretencE.75.Whichofthefollowingscanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheTrojanHorseB.ASmartPlanC.TheTrojanWarD.RescuingQueenHelen

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.

WhiletravellingtoNewcastleintheUKtovisitrelativesIarrivedinLondontofindmyplanetransfernorthtoNewcastlehadbeencancelledduetodeterioratingweatherconditions.Theairlinewashelpful--offeringmeachoicebetweenanightinahotelorasix-hourbusfidetomydestination.WithnoindicationastowhetheraflighttoNewcastlewouldhappeninthenexttwodaysIchosethebusridE.IstoredallmybaggageintheluggagecompartmentofthebusthinkingIwouldnotneedanythingonthejourney.TheyoungladysittingbesidemecouldseehowtiredIwasandaskedmeifanyonewouldbemeetingmeonmyarrival.Irealisedthatthadleftmycellphoneinmybagandhadnowaytocontactmyrelatives.TheywouldbewaitingformeattheairportaboutfivehoursbeforethebusgottoNewcastlenotknowingwhathadhappeneD.WithouthesitationtheyoungladyofferedmetheuseofhercellphonE.WhenthebusmadeareststopsheaskedmeifIwasgettingout.IrepliedthatIwouldn’tasIstillhadsandalsonandbarefeetweren’tidealforthecoldweatherWhenshegotbackonshe’dboughtmesometeaandapacketofsweetstoeat.WhenweeventuallyarrivedinNewcastlethewomancheckedthatsomeonewastheretomeetmE.IaskedhertowaitamomentwhileIgotmypursetorepayherbutwhenIlookedupshehadgorE.Iwasunabletoevenverballythankher.1.Welearnfromthepassagethat____________.A.theauthorhadlittlemoneytobuytheairticketfromLondontoNewcastleB.theauthorprobablyflewtoLondonfromawarmplaceC.theauthor’srelativesmissedmeetingherinLondonD.theauthor’scellphonewasn’tfunctioninginBritain2.Whichofthefollowinginformationisofgreatimportancetotheauthor’srelatives?A.Whytheflightwascalledoff.B.WhytheflightwasdelayeD.C.Wheretheauthorwasputup.D.WhentheauthorwouldarrivE.3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.Britishpeoplealwayssufferfromterribleweatherinwinter.B.Britishpeopleareusuallyhelpful.C.Theauthorwaskindofcareless.D.TheauthorwasgratefultotheairlinE.

SahnunMohamudhasneverlivedinSomaliabutthe21-year-oldstudenthashelpedsetupanorganizationthatsupportsaidprojectsfortheeast-Africancountry.SahnunMohamudisaco-founderanddirectorofagroupcalledStudentsforSomaliA.Heisfollowingthehumanitarianexampleofhismother.Mr.MohamudattendsWilliam＆MaryCollegeinWilliamsburgVirgina.ItisalongwayfromSomalia.Howeverthatcoastalnationishometomanyofhisrelatives.Hisparentswerebornthere.HismotherFilsanDarmanhelpedstartthenon-profitagencyAadamigaSomaliawhichprovidedforaidtoSomaliain1987.FilsanDarmansaidtheagencyprovidedfoodandclothingtoSomalipeoplewhohadfledtotheSomalicapitalMogadishutoescapecontradictionintheNorth.SahnunMohamudpraisedhismother’sserviceShe’sbeenhelpingSomaliasincebeforeIwasborn.Mr.MohamudbecameinvolvedinHumanitarianprojectsearlyinlife.OneofhisgoalsforstartingStudentsforSomaliawastogetmorenon-SomalistotakepartinhelpingSomaliA.HenotedthatmanySomaliaidorganizationshaveonlySomalimembers.Somygroupandmywholemottohasbeen‘LeteveryethnicityandracehelpSomalia’.Ithinkit'sahugeresourcetohavenon-somalipeoplehelpingSomalia.saidMohamud.ThisyearStudentsforSomaliaandAadamigaarecooperatingonaprojecttofightpovertyandincreaseeducation.Mr.Mohamudsaidthegroupslendmoneytowomenwhohavelivedalongtimeinrefugee难民campsinMogadishu.Theyusethemoneytostartorsupportbusinesseslikesmallfoodstores.ThewomenmusthaveachildinschoolinSomaliatoreceivethemoney.ShealsomustpaybacktheloanbutMr.Mohamudsaysthewomandoesnotreturntheloanmoneytothelender.Insteadshegivesittoherchild'sschoo1.Thatwayhesaystheschoolcanmakeimprovements.56.WhatdoweknowaboutMohamudaccordingtothetext?A.HelivedinSomaliawithhismother.B.HestartedStudentsforSomaliaonhisown.C.HewasdirectorofStudentsforSomalia.D.HehelpedstarttheagencyAadamigaSomalia.57.WhichofthefollowingistrueofAadamigaSomalia?A.IthasofferedhelptoSomaliasince1987.B.ItallsoneveryethnicityandracetohelpSomalia.C.ItappealedtothegovernmenttohelplSomalia.D.Itsaimwastohelpthewomeninpoorcondition.58.ForwhatpurposedidStudentsforSomaliaandAadamigacooperate?A.Toencourageyoungpeopletowork.B.Togetmoremoneyfromthewomen.C.TogetsomebenefitfromSomalia.D.Tofightpovertyandincreaseeducation.59.WhichconditionisNOTtrueforwomentogetthemoneyfromthegroup?A.ShemusthaveachildinschoolinSomalia.B.Shemustpaybackthemoneytothelender.C.Shecanusethemoneytostartabusiness.D.Shemustpaybackthemoneytoherchild’sschoo1.60.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.MothersonteamuptofightSomaliapovertyB.Mr.MohamudhelpedfoundHumanitarianprojectsC.StudentsforSomaliacentersitseffortsoneducationD.Motherstartedthenon-profitagencyAadamigaSomalia

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

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

DuringmyelementaryschoolyearsIusedtocomparemymomwithmybestfriendTiffany'smom..Tiffany'smomalwaysgaveherlotsofmoneytobuythemostfashionableclothesandfavoritefooD.HermomallowedhertodoanythingshelikeD.IreallyadmiredTiffany.Mymomdidn'tgivememuchpocketmoneyandshealwaystoldmethatIshouldbehavemyself.Iwasannoyedwithher.WheneverIdidn'tgetwhatIwantedIwouldcomplaintomymomTiffany'smomwouldgiveherthat!Iwishsheweremymom.EverytimemymornwouldcalmlysayPoorTiffany.Icouldn'tunderstandher.Sheshouldn'tbefeelingsorryforTiffany!Ithought.SheshouldbefeelingsorryformE.OnedayIcouldn'thelpsayingtoMomPoorTiffany?LuckyTiffany!Shegetseverythingshewants!Whydoyoufeelsorryforher?Iburstintotears.Mymomsatdownnexttomeandsaidsoftly.YesIdofeelsorryforher.Ihavebeenteachingyoualessonthatshewillneverbetaught.Ilookedupather.Whatareyoutalkingabout?MomsaidwithcareOnedayshewillreallywantsomething.Maybeshe'llfindoutthatshecan'thaveit.Hermotherwon'talwaysbearoundtogivehermoneyandwhat'smoremoneycan'tbuyeverything.ShecontinuedIhavetaughtyouvaluablelessonsbynotgivingyoueverythingyouwant.You'llknowhowtolookforbargainsandsavemoneybutshewon't.You'llunderstandthatyouneedtoworkhardtogetthethingsthatyouwantbutshewon't.WhenTiffanyisagrownwomanshe'llwakeuponedayandshewillbewishingthatshehadamomliketheoneyou'vegot.LifelessonsaremoreimportantthanmodernclothesanddeliciousfooD.IttooksometimebutIeventuallyunderstoodmymom'swords.NowIamahappyandsuccessfulwoman.56.Duringtheauthor'selementaryschoolyearsshe.A.wishedthathermomwereasgoodasTiffany'sB.wenttoschoolwithTiffanyeverydayC.usuallycomparedherlessonwithTiffany'sD.sometimesgavelotsofmoneytoTiffany57.Whydidtheauthor'smomalwayssayPoorTiffany?A.ShefeltsorryforTiffanybecauseTiffanywaspoor.B.Shewantedtotellalietocomforttheauthor.C.ShethoughtthatTiffanywasspoiledbyhermother.D.ShetoldtheauthorthisandwantedhertohelpTiffany.58.Whatdowelearnabouttheauthor'smother?A.Shewasstrictandtaughttheauthortobeindependent.B.Shecaredforotherpeople'schildrenmorethanherown.C.Shethoughtthatlifelessonswereasimportantasmoney.D.Shewassopoorthatshecouldn'tgivetheauthormuchmoney.59.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Theauthorwasquiteannoyedwithhermotherinthepast.B.Theauthor'smotherfeltsorryforTiffany.C.Tiffany'smothertooktheauthor'smother'sadvicE.D.Theauthoristhankfultohermothernow.

TheresearchcarriedoutbytheUniversityofBariinItalycouldhelpprovehospitalswhoareaccusedofwastingmoneyonartanddecorationasitsuggestsapleasantenvironmenthelpspatientseasediscomfortandpain.AteamheadedbyProfessorMarinadeTommasoattheNeurophysiopathologyPainUnitaskedagroupofmenandwomentopickthe20paintingstheyconsideredmostuglyandmostbeautifulfromaselectionof300worksbyartistssuchasLeonardodaVinciandSandroBotticelli.Theywerethenaskedtolookateitherthebeautifulpaintingsortheuglypaintingorablankpanelwhiletheteamzapped照射ashortlaserpulseattheirhandcreatingasensationasiftheyhadbeenstuckbyapin.Thesubjectsratedthepainasbeingathirdlessintensewhiletheywereviewingthebeautifulpaintingscomparedwithwhenlookingattheuglypaintingsortheblankpanel.Electrodesmeasuringthebrain'selectricalactivityalsoconfirmedareducedresponsetothepainwhenthesubjectlookedatbeautifulpaintings.WhiledistractionssuchasmusicareknowntoreducepaininhospitalpatientsProfdeTommasosaysthisisthefirstresulttoshowthatbeautyplaysapart.ThefindingsreportedinNewScientistalsogoalongwaytoshowthatbeautifulsurroundingscouldaidthehealingprocess.Hospitalshavebeendesignedtobefunctionalbutwethinkthattheirartisticaspectsshouldbetakenintoaccounttoosaidtheneurologist.Beautyobviouslyoffersadistractionthatuglypaintingsdonot.ButatleastthereisnosuggestionthatuglysurroundingsmakethepainworsE.Ithinktheseresultsshowthatmoreresearchisneededintothefieldhowabeautifulenvironmentcanalleviatesuffering.PicturestheylikedincludedStarryNightbyVincentVanGoghandBotticellisBirthofVenus.PicturestheyfounduglyincludedworksbyPabloPicassotheItalian20thcenturyartistAnonioBuenoandColumbianFernandoBotero.ThesepeoplewerenotartexpertssosomeofthepicturestheyfounduglywouldbeconsideredmasterpiecesbytheartworldsaidProfdeTommaso.16.Theunderlinedwordalleviateinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.cureB.easeC.improveD.kill17.Howmanyartistshavebeenmentionedinthepassage?A.4.B.5.C.6.D.7.18.WhichofthefollowingisTUREabouttheviewofProfdeTommaso’s?A.Beautifulsurroundingscouldhelptohealsufferingscompletely.B.Hospitalsmusttaketheirartisticaspectsintoconsiderationfirst.C.UglysurroundingswillsurelymakethepainworsE.D.Bothmusicandbeautycanreducepaininhospitalpatients.19.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthat_____.A.someartists’paintingswerebeautifulsotheyweremasterpiecesB.onlyartexpertscouldjudgetheyweremasterpiecesornotthoughuglyC.theartistsmentionedabovewerenotreallyartmasters.D.someofthemwereartmasterswhileotherswerenot.20.Whichofthefollowingisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Beautifulsurroundingscaneasepain.B.Uglypaintingscouldbemasterpieces.C.MoreresearchshouldbedoneinthefielD.D.Latestenvironmentalresearch.

InSingaporemostofuslovewindow-shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays.Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm.Howeverweknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiodstherewillbemoreseriouseffects.JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassable不能通行的totraffic.Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.Elsewhereheavytropical热带的stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysia.ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem.Ifthereisatyphoonortsunamithousandsoflivesarelosttoo.ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004andItservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamage.Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice-caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorise.Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow-lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel.ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeangersoitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivitiesforexampleillegallogging伐木orirresponsibleforest-burningtoclearlandforfarming.41.FromParagraph1wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove______________.A.makingcomplaintsB.goingoutforpicnicsC.doingwindow-shoppingD.travelingalongthecoast42.WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?A.Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly.B.Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup.C.Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper.D.Morericeandvegetableswillbeimported.43.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto___________.A.thearrivalofheavytropicalstormsB.theimportofriceandvegetablesC.therisingpriceofriceandvegetablesD.thelossoflivesinnaturaldisasters44.What’stherightorderofthefollowingevents?a.globalwarmingb.theriseinoceanlevelc.harmfulhumanactivitiesd.thefloodingoflow-lyingarease.themeltingofthepolarice-capA.c→a→e→b→dB.a→c→e→b→dC.c→a→b→e→dD.d→a→c→b→e45.WhatshouldwedoinordernottomakeMotherNatureangry?A.Clearmorelandforfarming.B.Reduceharmfulhumanactivities.C.Bringdownthepriceoffood.D.Improvethequalityofweather.

Americansliketothinkofthemselvesasmartyrs烈士towork.AtthistimeoftheyeartheymarvelatthelazinessoftheirEuropeancousinsparticularlytheFrench.StudiesshowthattheaverageAmericangetsonlyfourweeksofpaidleaveayearcomparedwithsevenfortheFrenchandeightfortheGermans.InParismanyshopssimplyclosedownforAugustinWashingtonwheretheweatherisblazinghottheyremainopensomefor24hoursaday.ButwhenitcomestotheyoungthesituationisreverseD.AmericanchildrenhaveiteasierthanmostotherchildrenintheworldincludingthesupposedlylazyEuropeans.Theyhaveoneoftheshortestschoolyearsanywhereamere180dayscomparedwithanaverageof195forOECDcountriesandmorethan200forEasternAsiancountries.Germanchildrenspend20moredaysinschoolthanAmericanonesandSouthKoreansoveramonthmorE.Over12yearsa15­daydeficit赤字meansAmericanchildrenloseouton180daysofschoolequivalenttoanentireyear.Americansalsodivideuptheirschooltimeoddly.Theycramtheschooldayintothemorningandearlyafternoonandclosetheirschoolsforthreemonthsinthesummer.Thelongsummervacationactslikeamentaleraserwiththeaveragechildreportedlyforgettingaboutamonth’sworthofinstructioninmanysubjectsandalmostthreetimesthatinmathematics.Americanacademicshaveeveninventedatermforthisphenomenonsummerlearningloss.ItisleavingAmericanchildrenill­equippedtocompetE.TheyusuallyperformpoorlyininternationaleducationaltestscomingbehindAsiancountriesthatspendlessoneducationbutworktheirchildrenharder.California’sstateuniversitieshavetosendoverathirdoftheirenteringclasstotakeremedialcoursesinEnglishandmaths.AtleastathirdofsuccessfulPhDstudentscomefromabroaD.56.Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellus________.A.Americansneedn’tbesohard­workingB.AmericanshaveawrongwayofworkingC.AmericansworktoohardD.AmericansandEuropeanshavedifferentworkingattitudes57.AccordingtothepassageEuropeanchildren________.A.havemorepressureintheirstudiesB.areusuallyconsideredtobelazyC.don’tneedtoworkhardattheirlessonsD.aremorediligentthanAmericanchildren58.DuringthelongsummerholidayAmericanchildren________.A.willmakeupfortheirlostlessonsB.spendmostofthetimelearningC.probablydon’tcareaboutstudiesD.willsuffersomememoryproblems59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheUnderworkedAmericanChildrenB.TheSchoolEducationinAmericaC.TheWorkingAttitudeofAmericansD.TheSchoolHolidaysinAmerica

World­famousviolinistItzhakPerlmanwasstrickenwithpolioasachilD.Asaresulthewearsbracesonbothlegsandwalkswiththeaidofcrutches.At_concertsgetting_on_stage_is_no_small_achievement_for_him.Heslowlycrossesthestageuntilhereacheshischair.Helayshiscrutchesonthefloorslowlyundoestheclasps扣环onhislegsputsonefootbackwardandextendstheotheroneforwarD.Thenhebendsdownandpicksuptheviolinputsitunderhischin下巴nodstotheconductorandstartstoplay.Onefalleveningin1995whileperformingatAveryFisherHallatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCityPerlmanhadtodealwithoneadditionaltroublE.JackReimerafamousreporterwiththeHoustonChronicledescribedthescenE.JustashefinishedthefirstfewbarsoneofthestringsonhisviolinbrokE.Youcouldhearthesoundgoofflikegunfireacrosstheroom.Therewasnomistakingwhatthatsoundmeant.Therewasnomistakingwhathehadtodo.PeoplewhoweretheresaidWefiguredhewouldhavetogetup...toeitherfindanotherviolinorfindanotherstringforthisonE.Buthedidn’t.Insteadhewaitedamomentclosedhiseyesandthensignaledtheconductortobeginagain.Thebandandheplayedfromwherehehadleftoff.Heplayedwithenthusiasmandpower.Ofcourseitisimpossibletoplayasymphonicworkwithjustthreestrings.ButthatnightItzhakPerlmanrefusedtoknowthat.Youcouldseehimmodulate调音changerecomposethepieceinhisheaD.AtonepointitsoundedlikehewastuningthestringstogetnewsoundstheyhadnevermadebeforE.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?A.It’sapieceofcakeforPerlmantoperformonthestagE.B.It’snoteasyforPerlmantogetonthestagE.C.PerlmanhasachievedgreatsuccessonthestagE.D.PerlmanhassmallachievementsonthestagE.2.Howdidthestringbreak?A.Itonlybrokebyaccident.B.PerlmanbrokethestringbecausehewastooexciteD.C.Agunfirefromsomewhereintheroombrokeit.D.Itwasbrokenbythefewbars.3.AfterthestringbroketheaudiencethoughtthatPerlmanwould________.A.getangryathisperformanceB.giveuptheperformanceC.dosomethingabouttheviolinD.continueperformingwiththethree­stringviolin4.ItcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatPerlman________.A.pretendednottoknowthatthestringwasbrokenB.thoughtnothingwasimpossibleC.wasaveryproudmanD.showedhisself­confidenceintimeoftrouble5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AWorld­famousDisabledArtistB.AnUnexpectedAccidentC.ThePerformanceWentonD.AThree­stringViolinandItsOwner

A.newgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworlD.Weboholismatwentiethcenturydiseaseaffectspeoplefromdifferentages.Theysurfthenetusee-mailandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputeranditbecomesacompulsivehabit.Theycannotstopanditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsagonoonethoughtthatusingcomputerscouldbecomeacompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers.Thisobsessivebehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomeworksothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschools.BecausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsitestheyhangouttherE.MoreoverthisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallifE.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.ThevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallifE.TheyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsocietyBecauseofthechangeintheirbehaviortheybegintoisolatethemselvesfromthesocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.TheysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlifE.AlthoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputertheyarenotconfidentwithreallifefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlifE.ltisaproblemforthefuturE.ThisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectthewholeworlD.16.ThepassageisaboutA.thecauseofweboholismB.theadvantageofweboholismC.thepopularityofweboholismD.theinfluenceofweboholism17.TheunderlinedwordobsessiveinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeansA.attractiveB.addictiveC.professionalD.potential18.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.weboholismhasthegreatesteffectonteenagersB.teeangerscanhardlybalancerealandvirtuallifeC.peopleareaddictedtogamesonthelnternetD.virtuallifeismorevividandattractiveanyway19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofweboholism?A.ItcontributestothedevelopmentoftheweB.B.ThechatroomlanguagemaychangesocialculturE.C.TheproblemwillhaveanegativeinfluenceonourfuturE.D.PeopleaddictedtotheweboftenbecomeinactiveinreallifE.20.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsweboholismisthatofbeingA.objectiveB.positiveC.opposedD.acceptable

Researchershavedevelopednewsoftwareusingsmartphones’GPSandimagingabilitiesthatdeterminetheexactlocationofdistantobjectsaswellasmonitorthespeedanddirectionofmovingobjects.Thesoftwarecouldeventuallyallowsmartphone-armedsoldierstotargetthelocationoftheirenemies.Onthehomefrontthesoftwarecouldbeusedbyeveryoneincludinggolfersjudgingdistancetothegreenandbiologistsdocumentingthelocationofarareanimalwithoutdisturbingit.ThegreatadvantageofaSmartphoneisthatitprovidessomanytoolsinasinglereadilyavailablerelativelyinexpensivepackagesaidQiaWangadoctoralstudentwholedthedevelopmentofthesoftware.ForexampleonthebattlefieldasoldierneedsarangefindercompassGPSandothertoolstogetinformationbeforecallinginanairstrike.Withoursoftwarethesoldiercanhaveallthoseinstrumentsinonedevicethatcanbepurchasedofftheshelf.WhenthatsoldierreturnsfromWarshecanusethesameSoftwaretoprotectherfamilybyclockingaspeedernearherchildren’sschoolandcatchingthecriminalonvideo.WangandhiscolleaguesdevelopedtheirsoftwaretolocateandtrackTargetsofknownsize—whenthesizeofthetargetisknown.asingleimageisenoughtopinpointthetarget’slocation.Targetsofunknownsize—Iftheexactsizeofatargetisunknownthesoftwareusestwoimagestotriangulatethelocationofthetarget·Movingtargets—Bytakingashortvideoofamovingtargetthesmartphonesoftwarecancalculatehowfastthetargetismovingandinwhatdirectionitisgoing.CurrentlyoursoftwareislimitedbythephysicalabilitiesofsmartphonehardwarebutthedevicesareimprovingrapidlyWangsaid.WeexpectthatimprovementsinGPSaccuracybatterylifeandcameraresolutionwillallowoursoftwaretomakeevenmoreaccurateobservations.56.FromParagraph1wecanknowthatthenewsoftwarecan_______.A.determinethespeedofmovingobjectsB.1ocateobjectsinthedistanceexactlyC.defendsoldiersagainsttheirenemiesD.helpbiologistsprotectrareanimal57.TheexamplegivenbyQiaWangismeantto________________.A.makeanadvertisementB.describethesoftwarebrieflyC.showthebenefitsofthesoftwareD.presentthefunctionsofsmartphones58.Howdoesthesoftwarecalculatethespeedofamovingobject?A.Bytakingashortvideo.B.Bylocatingitsposition.C.Bytakingasingleimage.D.Bymeasuringreal-lifesizE.59.What’sQiaWang’sattitudetowardsthefutureofthesoftware?A.Casual.B.Optimistic.C.Cautious.D.Flexible60.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.QiaWangaTalentedDoctoralStudentB.UseSmartphonestoTheirFullPotentialC.TargetingandTrackingWithSmartphonesD.Smartphone-armedSoldiersontheBattlefield

AlargenumberofpeopleintheworldeatfastfooD.WheneveryougointoafastfoodrestaurantyoucanseelotsofpeopleenjoyingtheirmealstherE.Howdoyouknowinwhichcountrypeoplelikefastfoodbest?TheEnglishpeoplearetheworld’sbiggestfansoffastfoodwhiletheFrench法国人aretheleastinterestedinquick快速的mealsaccordingtoasurvey调查donelastyear.Thesurveyofthirteencountriesshows45%oftheEnglishpeoplesaytheycan’tgiveupfastfoodbecauseit’sdelicious.And44%ofAmericansand37%ofCanadianssaythesamE.TheFrenchproudoftheirdeliciouscuisinedon’tlikefastfooD.81%ofthemthinkitisunhealthyfollowedby75%oftheJapanesE.HowabouttheChinese?Howoftendoyouhavehamburgersorfriedchicken?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryoulikeWesternfastfoodorChinesefooD.Themostimportantthingistokeepabalanceddiet.51.Fromthesurveyweknow_____likefastfoodbest.A.theChineseB.theFrenchC.theJapaneseD.theEnglish52.Thesurveyshows_____ofAmericanslikefastfooD.A.37%B.44%C.75%D.81%53.Accordingtothesurveysomepeoplecan’tgiveup放弃fastfoodbecause_____.A.it’scheapB.it’ssafeC.it’sdeliciousD.it’shealthy54.Theunderlinedwordcuisineinthepassagemeans_______.A.foodB.houseC.waterD.country55.Thesurveyisabout_______.A.WesterncountriesB.fastfoodC.restaurantsintheworldD.Chinesefood

WhileweareonthesubjectofcrimeourlistenerquestionthisweekcomesfromMohamadFirouziinIran.HewantstoknowaboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisonthatonceoperatedtherE.AlcatrazIslandisintheharborofSanFranciscoCaliforniA.ItisbestknownforbeingafederalprisonwhichwasalsocalledTheRock.ItwasoncethemostfamousprisoninAmericA.Alcatrazwasamilitaryprisonfromthelateeighteenfiftiesuntilthenineteenthirties.Thenitbecameafederalprisonforthecountry’sworstcriminals.Theseincludedmurderersbankrobbersandkidnappers.OneofthemainreasonsfederalofficialschoseAlcatrazIslandtodetaintheseprisonerswasbecausetheythoughtitwouldbeimpossibleforprisonerstoescapE.ColddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.AlsothedistancebetweentheislandandSanFranciscoistoofarformosthumanstoswim.NoprisonerwaseverofficiallyreportedtohavesuccessfullyescapeD.Howeverinnineteensixty-twothreemenbrokeoutoftheprison.Eachmanworkedveryhardatnightformanymonthstocutthroughthestonewallofhiscell.Theymadefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.OnthenightofJuneelevenththemenplacedtheheadsintheirbedstomakeitlookasiftheyweresleeping.Thentheprisonersescapedthroughtheholesintheircellstogettothewater.Themenwereneverseenorheardfromagain.ItisbelievedthattheydrownedwhiletryingtoswimtoSanFrancisco.Theprisonclosedinnineteensixty-threebecauseofthehighcostofkeepingprisonersthereandtheneedformajorrepairs.Thelastprisonersweremovedtootherjails.Innineteenseventy-twotheUnitedStatesCongresspassedabillcreatingtheGoldenGateNationalRecreationAreA.AlcatrazIslandandtheoldprisonarepartofthisareA.EachyearmorethanonemillionpeoplevisitAlcatraztoseetheprisoners’cellsandlistentostoriesaboutthejail’shistory.ButunliketheprisonerswhooncelivedtherevisitorscanescapefromtheprisonwhenevertheywantandreturnbackacrosstheharbortoSanFrancisco.21.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIslandandtheprisontherE.B.aboutthehistoryofAlcatrazIsland.C.aboutamilitaryprison.D.aboutthesubjectofcrimE.22.WhydidfederalofficialsmakeAlcatrazthemostfamousprisoninAmerica?A.Becausenoprisonersuccessfullyescapedfromtheprison.B.BecauseAlcatrazwasAlcatrazIsland.C.BecauseAlcatrazwasamilitaryprison.D.BecausecolddeepanddangerouswaterssurroundtheislanD.23.Paragraph5iswrittento________.A.tellusthethreeprisonersescapedtheprison.B.proveprisonerscouldn’tsuccessfullyescapefromtheprison.C.tellushowprisonersescapedtheprison.D.tellusthethreeprisonerscouldmakefalseheadsoutofpaperpaintandhair.24.NowAlcatraz________.A.isaplaceofinterest.B.detainssomeprisoners.C.iswheretheUnitedStatesCongressis.D.isstillthemostfamousprison.

Formostpeoplebelow—freezingtemperaturesgenerallyputastoptooutdoorexercisebutSiberiannativeBorisFyodorovisnotmostpeople.Minutesafterthecalendartickedovertothispast2014NewYear’sEveFyodorovsetoffonasoloout—and—backmarathonrunfromhishomeintheSiberianvillageofOymyakoncompletingthe26.2-milecourse-hisfirstmarathon-injustoverfivehours.Duringtherunheexperiencedtemperaturesaslowas-38oC.Andthatwasjustthewayhewantedit.Iheardaboutothermarathonsaroundtheglobenamingthemselves‘thecoldest’likethemostrecentNorthPolemarathonwithrunnersgoingat-28oC.’’FyodorovtoldtheSiberianTimes.Ithoughtsurelythiscannotberight.OurOymyakonisthecoldestinhabitedplaceinnorthernhemisphere.Whydon’twearrangeamarathonhere?’’Oymyakoniswidelyconsideredtobeoneofthecoldestplacesontheplanetanditsrecord-lowtemperatureof-68oC.recordedin1933istiedforthecoldestrecordedtemperatureforanyinhabitedplaceonEarth.TheaverageJanuarytemperatureintheareais-50oC.NotonlydidFyodorovfinishthemarathoninhighspiritsbuthealsowantsittobecolderthenexttimehetriesit.IreallywanttoorganizenextOymyakonmarathoninJanuarywhentheairgoesdownto-50oCor-60oC.hesaid.Fyodorovisnotthefirstpersontotakeonacold—weatherathleticchallengelikethis.InadditiontotheNorthPoleMarathonthathementionedtheAntarcticaMarathonisheldeveryyearinlateFebruarytakingrunnersonanout—and—backtourfromRussia’sBellingshausenStation.AsecondAntarcticaevent—theIceMarathon—hasbeenheld一80Fdegreessouthsince2006.41.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowcoldistoocoldforanicerunnerB.SportsincoldareasoftheworldC.WhereiSittoocoldforhumansD.TheAntarcticIceMarathon42.WhatdoesFyodorovthinkabouttheNorthPoleMarathon?A.Therunnersaretooslow.B.Thedistanceisalittleshorter.C.Itisnotcoldenough.D.Itsetanewworldrecordofmarathon.43.WhydidFyodorovplanhismarathoninOymyakon?A.BecauseOymyakonisoneofthecoldestplacesintheworld.B.BecauseFyodorovismorepopularinOymyakon.C.BecauseFyodorovlovesOymyakonandplanstolivethere.D.BecauseOymyakonhasthebestrouteforamarathon.44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.AntarcticaMarathonisheldinRussiaeveryyearB.theIceMarathonisthecoldestmarathonintheworldC.similarmarothonstakeplaceincoldpartsoftheworldD.FyodorovareplanninganAntarcticaMarathon45.Whichpartofanewspaperdoesthearticlecomefrom?A.HealthB.EducationC.CultureD.Sports

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

InhernewbookTheSmartestKidsintheWorldAmandaRipleyaninvestigativejournalisttellsthestoryofTomahigh­schoolstudentfromGettysburgPennsylvaniawhodecidestospendhissenioryearinWroclawPolanD.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecadethecountryraisedstudents'testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.PolishkidshavenowoutscoredAmericankidsinmathandscienceeventhoughPolandspendsonaveragelessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWroclawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteamorteamsofanykinD.ThatAmericanhighschoolsspendmoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.InDecemberwhenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessmentPISAresultsareannouncedit'ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh­schoolstudentswillonceagainshowtheirlimitedskillsinmathandreadingoutscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeChinaFinlandSingaporeandJapan.Meanwhiletheywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgameswhichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Wellforonethingkidslikeit.AndforanotheraccordingtoRipleyparentsseemtolikethearrangementtoo.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader­amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool­wasaskedabouttheschool'sflaws瑕疵.WhenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweaknoneoftheparentstakingthetourreacteD.WhenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweaktheparentssuddenlybecameconcerneD.ReallyoneofthemaskedworriedlyWhatdoyoumeanOneoftheironiesofthesituationisthatsportsshowwhatispossiblE.Americankids'performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It'stoobadthattheir_test_scores_show_the_same_thing._28.TomdecidestospendhissenioryearinPolandbecause________.A.heintendstoimprovehisscoresB.PolishkidsarebetteratlearningC.sportsarenotsupportedatschoolsinGettysburgD.hewantstobethesmartestkidintheworld29.AccordingtoParagraph2weknowthat________.A.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmericaB.littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsC.AmericanstudentsdobetterinbothmathandsportsD.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmerica30.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents'poorPISAperformanceB.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents'academicperformanceC.Americanstudents'academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalotD.lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents'averageperformance31.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A.comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaB.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelC.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditionD.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions