The Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race is a sled dog race run every February between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon.Because of the harsh winter conditions, difficult trail, and the limited support that competitors are allowed, it is considered the “toughest race in the world”. In the competition, first run in 1984, a dog team leader and a team of 6 to 14 dogs race for 10 to 20 days.The course follows the route of the historic 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, mail delivery, and transportation routes between Fairbanks, Dawson City, and WhitehorsE.Players pack up to 250 pounds of equipment and provisions for themselves and their dogs to survive between checkpoints.They are permitted to leave dogs at checkpoints and dog drops, but not to replace them.Sleds may not be replaced and players cannot accept help from non-racers except at Dawson City, the halfway mark.Ten checkpoints and four dog drops, some more than 200 miles apart, lie along the trail.Dcotors are present at each to ensure the health and welfare of the dogs, give advice, and provide veterinary (兽医)care for dropped dogs. The route runs on frozen rivers, over four mountain ranges, and through isolated northern villages.Racers cover 1,016 miles or morE.Temperatures commonly drop as low as ??60°F, and winds can reach 50 miles per hour at higher elevations.Sonny Lindner won the first race in 1984 from a field of 26 teams.The fastest run took place in 2009, when Sebastian Sch nuelle finished after 9 days, 23 hours, and 20 minutes.The 2009 competition also had the closest one-two finish, as Sch nuelle beat second-place Hugh Neff by just four minutes.The longest race time was in 1988, when Ty Halvorson took 20 days, 8 hours, and 29 minutes to finish.To allow participation in both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, the 2010 Yukon Quest will begin in Fairbanks one week earlier than usual–on February 6. 60.What is the Yukon Quest particular in? A.The difficulty the competition has to facE. B.The special team and the special weather. C.The limitation of time and support in the run. D.The way the competition is valueD. 61.The competitors can do the following except ______. A.pack less then 250 pounds of equipments and provisions B.drop any dogs at the checkpoints C.replace dogs which are worn out D.get medical care for dogs in any checkpoint 62.Who keeps a new record in the Yukon Quest in terms of speed? A.Sonny Lindner. B.Sebastian SchnuellE.C.Hugh Neff. D.Ty Halvorson. 63.The underlined word “harsh” in the first paragraph might most probably mean “______”. A.happy B.important C.difficult D.unforgettable

A.Low-CarbonEconomyLCEorLow-Fossil-FuelEconomyLFFEisaneconomywhichhasasmallestoutputofgreenhousegasGHGreleaseintotheatmospherebutspecificallyreferstothegreenhousegasCO2.RecentlymostofscientificandpublicopinionhascometotheconclusionthatthereissuchanaccumulationofGHGespeciallyCO2intheatmosphereduetohuman-relatedactivitiesthattheclimateischanging.Theover-concentrationofthesegasesisproducingglobalwarmingthataffectslong-termclimatewithnegativeimpactsonhumanityintheforeseeablefuturE.GloballyperformedLCEsthereforeareproposedasameanstoavoidcatastrophicclimatechangeandasaforerunnertothemoreadvancedzero-carbonsocietyandrenewable-energyeconomy.Somenationsarelow-carbonsocietieswhicharenotheavilyindustrializedorpopulateD.Inordertoavoidclimatechangeatanypointinthefutureallnationsconsideredcarbon-thicksocietiesandsocietieswhichareheavilypopulatedshouldbecomezero-carbonsocietiesandeconomies.Severalofthesecountrieshavepromisedtobecome‘lowcarbon’butnotentirelyzerocarbonandclaimthatreleasewillbecutby100%byoffsettingreleaseratherthanstoppingallreleasE.Inotherwordssomereleasewillcontinuewhichwillbeoffsetsotheyarenotlow-releasE.Nationsseektobecomelow-carboneconomiesaspartofanationalglobalwarmingreductionstrategy.A.comprehensivestrategytomanageglobalwarmingiscarbonneutralitygeoengineeringandadaptationtoglobalwarming.NuclearpowerortheproposedstrategiesofcarboncollectionandstorageCCShavebeenproposedastheprimarymeanstoachieveaLCEwhilecontinuingtoexploitnon-renewableresources;thereisconcernhoweverwiththematterofspent-nuclear-fuelstoragesecurityandtheuncertaintyofcostsandtimeneededtosuccessfullycarryoutCCSworldwideandwithguaranteesthatthestoredreleasewillnotleakintotheatmospherE.AlternativelymanyhaveproposedrenewableenergyshouldbethemainbasisofaLCEbuttheyhavetheirassociatedproblemsofhigh-costandinefficiency;thisischanginghoweversinceinvestmentandproductionhavebeengrowingsignificantlyinrecenttimes.FurthermoreregardlessoftheeffecttotheatmospherebyGHGreleasesthegrowingissueofpeakoilmayalsobereasonenoughforachangetoaLCE.63.Low-carboneconomyisencouragedforthefollowingreasonsexceptthat______.A.toomuchgreenhousegasCO2isreleasedB.theover-concentrationofgreenhousegasesisproducingglobalwarmingC.itcanavoidcatastrophicclimatechangeD.lowcarbonandzerocarbonnationsandsocietiesclaimforit64.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans______.A.warningB.pioneerC.symbolD.guide65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.NuclearpowercouldactasoneoftheprimarymeanstoachieveaLCE.B.There’sworryaboutspent-nuclear-fuelstoragesecurityandtheuncertaintyofcosts.C.ThestoredreleasewillbelikelytoleakintotheatmospherE.D.RenewableenergytendstobecometheonlymeanstoachieveaLCE.66.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatthewriter’sattitudetowardtheproposalofadaptingrenewableenergyis______.A.negativeB.positiveC.self-confidentD.doubtful

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapproved批准aplantocreateanationwideemergencealert警报systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.TextmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyearsparticularlyamongyoungpeoplE.Thewirelessindustry'stradeassociationCTIAestimates估计morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkActa2006federallawthatrequiresimprovementstothenation'semergencyalertsystem.TheacttaskedtheFederalCommunicationsCommissionFCCwithcomingupwithnewwaystoalertthepublicaboutemergencies.TheabilitytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcellphonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelpensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactiontoprotectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbeforeandduringdisastersandotheremergenciesFCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.Participationinthealertsystembycarriers-telecommunicationscompaniesisvoluntarybutithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbechargedforreceivingalerts.Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessagesaccordingtotherules.Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresidentlikelyinvolvingaterroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwouldinvolveapproachingthreatswhichcouldincludenaturaldisasterslikehurricanesorstormsorevenuniversityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction绑架emergenciesorso-calledAmberAlerts.Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof________.A.CTIAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetworkC.FCCD.federalregulatorsAnalertmessagewillNOTbesentif________.A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappensC.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccursWhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudentsB.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustryC.CellPhoneAlertsofNationalDisastersD.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

Australia－ahugeislandcontinentthatliestothesouthofAsiA.Australia－morethantwohundredyearsoldanationthatisstillgrowing.ItsbigcitieslieonthesoutheastcoastthisiswheremostAustralianslivE.Australiansprefertoowntheirownhousesthoughsomeliveinapartments.Australiansareasuburban郊区的peoplE.ThesuburbssurroundthecitiesformanymilesandsoefficienttransportisofgreatimportancE.Astheeconomygrowssodoitsindustries-ahigherlevelofproductionawiderrangeofproducts.TheAustralianworkshardbuthelikeshisleisurE.Theclimatemakesoutdooractivitiesthemostpopular.CanberrathecapitalofAustraliaisaplannedmoderncitylocatedinlanD.Australiaisgovernedbyaparliamentarydemocracy议会民主.TherepresentativesofothercountrieshavetheirembassiesherE.Australiawantstostrengthenrelationswithherneighbors.Australiaisastrangelandalandofvastexpanses-fertilevalleyssnowfieldsanddeserts-alsoalandwithuniqueanimalmanythatcannotbefoundonanyothercontinentintheworldtoday.Muchofthecontinentisdrybutmanhasutilizedthelandmadeitproductivewithitstoolswithitstechnology.Thisisthedriestcontinentofallandwaterisapreciouspossessionmorepreciousthanallothernaturalresources.Largedamsarebuilttocollectthewatertheretoirrigatethefieldsofpastures牧场andcrops.ButAustraliaischanging.Thelandofwoolandwheatisnowalandoflarge-scaleindustryandmining.Thecostsofdevelopingthenewmineraldiscoveriesareenormousbuttherewardsaregreattoo.Australia—ayounganddevelopingnation.Australia—anationthatwantstocommunicatewithitsneighbors..w.^w.k.&s.5*u.C.#om.Australiaisanislandlocated______ofAsiaanditsbigcitieslie____ofthecoast.A.tothesouth;onthesoutheastB.tothenorth;onthesouthwestC.totheeast;onthenortheastD.totheeast;onthesouthwestWecaninferfromthepassagethattheAustralianlikesoutdooractivitiesforthe_____climatE.A.dullandwetB.fineandshinyC.gloomyandrainyD.wetandcold____isthemostprecioussourceinAustraliA.A.MineralresourceB.AnimalC.DesertD.WaterWhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutAustraliaiswrong?A.AustraliansareasuburbanpeopleB.Australiaisgovernedbyaparliamentarydemocracy.C.Australiapreferstoliveinthedowntownofbigcities.D.WoolandwheatusedtobethemainproductsofAustraliA..w.^w.k.&s.5*u.C.#om.

ELanguageisamajorproblemfortheEuropeanUnionEU.Theargumentortreaty条约whichcreatedtheorganizationthatfinallybecametheEUtheTreatyofRomestatedthateachcountry’slanguagemustbetreatedequally.Theoriginalsixcountrieshadonlythreelanguagesbetweenthem:FrenchGermanandDutch/Flemish.Howevertherearenow15countriesintheEUwithatotalof12languages.EUdocumentsmustbetranslatedintoalltheselanguagesandatofficialmeetingsthespeechesmustbetranslatedintoallthelanguagesbyinterpreters.Allthistranslatingisveryexpensiveandtime-consuming.ItissaidthatnearlyhalfofallemployeesoftheEUareengagedintranslatingdocumentsandspeechesandnearlyhalfoftheEU’sadministrative管理方面的costsarespentonthistask.InthenearfutureitisprobablethatseveralmorecountriesmostofthemhavingtheirownlanguageswilljointheEUthusmakingthesituationevenworsE.Theproblemisjustcost;therearepracticaldifficultiesaswell.With12languagesthereare132possibletranslationsituationsthatmightbeneedeD.ItisoftendifficulttofindpeopleintherightplaceattherighttimewhocantranslatefromforexampleDanishintoGreekorDutchintoPortugueseatahighprofessionalstandarD.InpracticetheproblemhasbeenlessseriousbytheuseofEnglishinmanycontactsbetweenEUofficialssincealmostallofthemspeaksomeEnglish.Howeveranymovetoreducethenumberofofficiallanguagesperhapstofourorfivewouldbeablowtotheprideofthesmallercountries.AnothercommonlysuggestedsolutionistomakeEnglishtheofficiallanguageforallEUbusiness.HoweverthisisstronglyresistedbypowerfulmembercountrieslikeFranceandGermany.77.What’sthemainpurposeofthispassage?_____________.A.Togiveasolutiontoaproblem.B.Tofindoutaproblemandshowhowseriousitis.C.Tocriticize批评theEuropeanUnionforinefficiency.D.ToshowthattheproblemcannotbesolveD.78.AccordingtothewritertheuseofEnglishincontactsamongEUofficialshas_________.A.angeredtheofficialswhodon’tspeakEnglishB.reducedthenumberofofficiallanguages.C.lessenedtheeffectoftheproblem.D.beenopposedbypowerfulmembercountries.79.ThewritermentionsDanishintoGreekasanexampleof______________.A.asituationthatmightbedifficulttodealwith.B.asituationthatoccursoften.C.oneofthe12situationsthatrequiresaninterpreter.D.languageseasilybeinginterpreted80.Thewritersuggeststhatifthenumberofofficiallanguageswasreduced_____________.A.theEUwouldnotknowwhichofficiallanguagestochoosE.B.countrieswhoselanguageswerenotusedofficiallywouldbeunhappy.C.onlylanguageswhichareeasytotranslatewouldbeusedofficially.D.thesmallermembercountrieswouldbepleaseD.

BScientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand缕ofhairatechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople’shair.You’rewhatyoueatanddrinkandthat’srecordedinyourhairsaidThureCeilingageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.S.dietisrelativelyidenticalwatersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.ThechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraincloudsmovE.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestablebuttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes同位素.Theheaviestrainfallsfirst.AsaresultstormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.BymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhairscientistscanconstructageographictimelinE.Eachinchofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerling’steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamapoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofrainsystems.It’snotgoodforpinpointing精确定位CedingsaiD.It’sgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.ToddParkalocaldetectivesaidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLakE.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bonesaT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearchhegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeathshemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwestalthoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.It’sstillasubstantialareaParksaiD.ButitnarrowsitwaydownformE.61.Accordingtothepassagescientists’newdiscoveryisthat.A.One’shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.B.A.person’shairmayrevealwheretheyhaveliveD.C.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.D.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.62.TheunderlinedsentenceYou’rewhatyoueatanddrinkLine1ParA.3means.A.Foodanddrinkaffectone’spersonalitydevelopment.B.Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.C.Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone’sbodytissues.D.Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone’sexistencE.63.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftherainfallinAmerica’sWest?A.ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.B.ThewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinlanD.C.Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.D.ItgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastwarD.64.Cerling’steamproduced__________intheirresearch?A.amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwaterB.acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershopsC.amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhairD.achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem65.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling’sresearch?A.Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.B.IthelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitteD.C.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.D.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.

A.vegetarian素食者dietmayhelptoprotectpeopleagainstcanceraUKstudysuggests.Analysisofdatafrom52700manandwomenshowsthatthosewhodidnoteatmeathadsignificantlyfewercancersthanthosewhodiD.PublishedinAmericanJournalofClinicalNutritionthefindingswereworthlookinginto.Althoughitiswidelyrecommendedthatpeopleeatsomefruitsandvegetableseverydaytoreducetheirriskofcancerandotherdiseasesthereisverylittleevidenceshowingthatavegetariandietcansurelyreducecancers.Butsurprisinglytheresearchersalsofoundahigherrateofcolorectal直肠的cancer–adiseaseconnectedwitheatingredmeat–amongthevegetarians.StudyleaderProfessorTimKeyaresearcherattheUniversityofOxfordsaidnopreviousstudyhadlookedatthedietinthiswayandthattherehadbeenalotofconfusionabouttheissuE.It’sinteresting–itsuggeststheremightbesomereductionincancersinvegetariansbutweneedtolookcarefullyatthatsaidtheprofessor.Moreworkisneededtoshowtheconnectionsbetweendietandcancerbutsuchstudiesareveryhardtodo.DrJoanneLunnaseniornutritionscientistattheBritishNutritionFoundationsaidthefindingshighlightedthefactthatcancerisacomplexdiseaseandmanydifferentlifestylefactorsplayapartindeterminingaperson’srisk.73.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Reasonsforgettingcancers.B.Vegetariansgetfewercancers.C.Tipsonavoidingcancers.D.A.surprisingdiscoveryoncolorectalcancer.74.Whyarethefindingsworthlookinginto?A.Theycanencouragehealthyeating.B.TheyshowthatcancerisacomplexdiseasE.C.theyshowabrandnewdiscovery.D.TheyhavebeenpublishedinAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition.75.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.A.peopleeatingredmeatareunlikelytogetcolorectalcancerB.thedietisoneofthemanyfactorsthatdetermineaperson’shealthC.theconnectionsbetweenavegetariandietandcancerareclearthroughtheresearchD.scientistswillsoonfigureouttherelationshipbetweenthedietandcancer

MuhammadYunusandthebankhefoundedarehonoredfortheirworktohelptheword’spoor.MuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBankhefoundedwereawardedtheNobelPeacePrizeonFriday.Theywontheawardfortheireffortstohelpbringmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.EverysingleindividualonearthhasboththepotentialandtherighttoliveadecentlifE.AcrossculturesandcivilizationsYunusandGrameenBankhaveshownthateventhepoorestofthepoorcanworktobringabouttheirowndevelopmenttheNobelCommitteesaidinitscitation.ThePeacePrizeisoneofthebiggesthonorsintheworlD.YunusisthefirstNobelPrizewinnerfromBangladeshanationofabout141millionpeoplE.In1983YunusandtheGrameenBankstartedanowworldwidesystemthatletspeopleborrowsmallamountsofmoneytostartbusiness.Throughtheseloanscalledmicro-credittheworld’spoorhavebeenabletobuymuchneededtorunaneggbusinessoracellphoneinplaceswherethereisonotheraccesstoaphonE.Yunussaidhewouldusepartofthe$1.4millionawardmoneytocreateacompanythatwillmakelow-costhigh-nutritionfoodforthepoor.TherestofhissharewillgotowardsettingupaneyehospitalforthepoorinBangladesh.I’msosohappyit’sreallygreatnewsforthewholenationYunussaidafterhearingofhiswin.Sincethebankbeganithaslent$5.72billiontomorethan6millionBangladeshis.About97%oftheborrowersarewomen.WhydoesNobelPeacePrizecometoMuhammadYunusandtheGrameenBank?A.Becausetheyhelpedtherichbecomericher.B.Becausetheyhelpedchildrentofinishtheireducation.C.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallywomenoutofpoverty.D.Becausetheyhelpedmillionsofpeopleespeciallymenoutofpoverty.WhatvaluehaveYunusandGrameenBankdemonstratedtouseaccordingtotheNobelCommittee’spraise?A.PoorpeoplehavenorighttolivearichlifeB.Poorpeoplecanliveahappierlifebyborrowingmoneyfrommoneylenders.C.ThepoorestofthepoorcanalsohaveahappierlifebyworkingharD.D.ThepoorpeoplecanonlyhavearighttoliveapoorlifE.Itcanbeinferredthatmicro-creditsystem____.A.hasmadeallthepeopleinBangladeshstarttheirownbusinessB.hasahistoryofabout23yearsC.onlyloanedmoneytothepeopleofBangladeshD.hasspreadallovertheworldforthirtyyearsWhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkistrueaccordingtothispassage?A.Theawardmoneywillbeusedinsettingupaneyehospitalandafoodcompanyforthepoor.B.Allthe$1.4millionawardmoneywillbesharedbythepoorinBangladeshC.MuhammadYunuswillloanthemoneytothepoorwomeninBangladeshD.MuhammadYunuswillsavethe$1.4millionawardmoneyinGrameenBank.

InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastestgrowingU.S.minority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenationschoolsitbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation’sbestuniversitieswheremathematicsscienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.TheyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollegE.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.AndthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegreE.MostAsianAmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdoandithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatbreedssuccesssuchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimagE.ManycanrememberwhenChineseJapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeeditwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.WhilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollegeAsianAmericanstudents.A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishB.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacterC.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietyD.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparentsWhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?A.AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculturE.B.HardworkandintelligencE.C.Parents’helpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsysterm.FewAsianAmericanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenoughB.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareasC.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesternculturesD.heyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsocietyWhydobothexplanationsParA.3worryAsianAmericans?A.TheyareafraidthattheywillagainbeisloatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.B.PeoplewillthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.C.AsianAmericanswillbeathreattootherminorities.D.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.

EveryChristmasthegianttreeinRockefellerCentersparkleswiththousandsoflights.FromthebeginningwhenconstructionworkersraisedthefirstoneduringthedepthsoftheDepressionithasbeenasymbolofhopE.DianaAbadlikemostAmericanslovedthattreE.In1999howeverDianawaswritingherwill.The33-year-oldwomanfromStatenIslandNewYorkwasdiagnosedwithleukemia白血病andwantedtoputherthingsinorder.DoctorstoldhershehadninemonthstolivE.Herslimchanceforsurvivallayinfindingabonemarrow骨髓donor.Themostlikelysourceforamatchisalwaysamongrelatives--butherfamilywastestedandtherewasnonE.ThenonedayinFebruary2000shegotacallfromthehospitalsayingthatoutofthefourmillionpeopleenrolledintheNationalMarrowDonorProgramRegistrytherewasonlyonematch.Thepotentialdonorwasthinkingaboutit.InMarchthedonoragreedandthetransplantprocedurewasscheduledforMarch27.OnthatdayadoctorcameinwiththemarrowinabagandDianaremembershimsaying:Thisisit.Ifitdoesn’tgraftwithinfourtosixhoursnothingwillbringyouback.Dianaaskedapriest牧师togiveherlastrite祈祷.Almostimmediatelyafterthetwo-hourprocedureshefeltstronger.Doctorstoldheritlookedlikethegrafthadtaken.DonorsareanonymousbutwhenshewasbetterDianasentanotethroughtheRegistry:Youdon’tknowthejoythatIamexperiencingshewrotE.IhopethatonedaywecanmeetandIcanthankyouinperson.ItwasseveralmonthsbeforethedonorreplieD.Atfirsthedidn’tevengivehisnamE.Hewas34-year-oldDavidMasonandhelivedinDedhamMassachusetts.Buteventuallythetwoexchangedphonenumbersandbegantotalk.ThenunexpectedlyandunannouncedheturnedupatherdoorinEnglishtownNewJerseyonDecember23.Shesaysitwasloveatfirstsight.Hesayshedidn’tfeelituntiltheymetthesecondtimE.Thatmeetingbeganalong-distanceromancethatculminated修成正果undertheChristmastreeinRockefellerCenterinDecember2004.That’swhereDavidproposed求婚toDianA.Sheofcoursesaidyes.64.Whichofthefollowingmaybethetitleofthepassage?A.PerfectMatchB.SuccessfulGraftC.AnonymousDonorD.LuckyChristmasTree65.WhatcanweknowabouttheChristmastreeinRockefellerCenter?A.ItwasplantedbythelocalinhabitantsofRockefellerintheUnitedStates.B.DianagotsavedundertheChristmastreeandsolovedit.C.ManyAmericanslovethetreebecauseitwasraisedduringthedepthsofthedepression.D.ThetreeisverytallandbeautifullydecoratedbypeopleatChristmastimE.66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.leukemiaissoseriousadiseasethatnobodycansurviveinAmericaB.patientswhosufferfromleukemiamayfeelveryweakC.bonemarrowtransplantisveryeasytocarryoutinAmericaD.themandonorknewDianawouldbecomehiswifeinadvance67.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheirfirstmeetingwitheachother?A.DianametDavidatthehospitalonthedaywhenshewasoperatedon.B.DianawenttoDavid’shomeinDedhaminordertothankhiminperson.C.DavidandDianafellinlovewitheachotherwhentheyfirstmet.D.Daviddidn’ttelephoneDianatoinformherofthedateofhisvisitingher.

BShoppingcartsaresuchaubiquitouspresenceinstorestodaythatitishardtoimagineatimewithoutthem.Andyetitwasn’tuntiltheyear1937whenthefirstshoppingcartwasintroduceD.TheshoppingcartwasthebrainchildofSylvanGoldmantheownerofagroceryfoodchainin0klahomA.Goldmannoticedthathiscustomersstruggledtocarrytheirfoodinheavyhand-heldbaskets.Hedecidedtheremustbeaneasierwayforhiscostomerstocarrythefoodaroundinhissupermarkets.ObservingafoldingchairGoldmandecidedtousethatastheprototypeforhisnewshoppingcart.WiththeaidofamechanicFredYoungGoldmandesignedthefirstshoppingcartbasedonthefoldingchair.WheelswereplacedwherethebottomsofthechairlegswerE.InplaceofthechairseatYoungandGoldmanplacedtwometalbasketsontopofeachother.Thiscartcouldbestoredbyfoldingituplikeafoldingchair.Atfirsttherewasabitofdifficultygettingthepublictoacceptshoppingcarts.Menthoughtusingthemwaseffeminate女人气的whileyoungerwomenconsideredtheuseoftheshoppingcartstocarryproductsaroundtobesomewhatunstylish.Goldmansolvedthisproblembyhiringmenandwomenmodelstouseshoppingcartsinhisstores.Inadditionstoregreetersinstructedcustomersinhowtousetheshoppingcarts.Inshortordertheshoppingcartsbecameincrediblypopularbecauseitmadeshoppingmucheasierforcustomers.By1940thepopularityofshoppingcartshadgrowntosuchanextentthattherewasa7yearwaitinglistinstoreordersfornewshoppingcarts.45..Theunderlinedwordubiquitousisclosestinmeaningto_________.A.strangeB.pleasantC.commonD.possible46..Theideaofshoppingcartscamefrom_____________.A.Goldman’simaginationB.customers’needsC.FredYoung’ssuggestionC.othershops’examples47..Whywasitdifficulttogetthepublictoacceptshoppingcartsatfirst?A.Bothmenandwomenwereafraidtheywouldnotlookgoodiftheyusedthem.B.Peoplethoughtitunnecessarytousethembecausetheyneverdidmuchshopping.C.TheearlyshoppingcartsweretoodifficulttousE.D.Onlymenandwomenmodelsweresupposedtousesuchmodernthings.48..HowpopulardidGoldman’sinventionfinallybecome?A.Menandwomenmodelsusedshoppingcartsinhisstores.B.Storegreetersinstructedcustomersinhowtousetheshoppingcarts.C.Somestoreshadtowaitseveralyearstogethisshoppingcarts.D.Hisshoppingcartshadimprovedsomuchthatbothmenandwomenlikedtousethem.

ArriveEarlyPlanyourtripsothatyou’reatthevenueplacewellbeforethescheduledstartoftheevent.GatesopenonetotwohoursbeforethestartofcompetitionatcityandWhistlervenues.GatesopenfourhourspriortothestartoftheOpeningCeremonythreehourspriortothestartoftheClosingCeremonyandtwohourspriortothestartoftheVictoryCeremonies.TravellingToVenuesInMetroVancouverpublictransitisthebestwaytogo.Ifyou’reheadingtoWhistleroptionsincludecommercialmotorcoachandrideshare/carpool.ParkingforspectatorsisattheWhistlerParalympicParkspectatorpersonwhowatchesparkinglots.DressAppropriatelyDressforcoldandwetweather—warmlyinlayersandinwaterproofclothing.Remembertowearsuitablefootwearasyoumayhavetowalkonunevensnowyoricysurfaces.HaveYourTicketsReadyBesuretohaveyourticketswithyouasyoumusthaveavalidtickettoenteravenuE.Treatyourticketslikecash;lostorstolenticketswillnotbereplacedorrefundeD.PrepareForTheSecurityScreeningAvoidtakinglargebagstothevenues.Ifyouareunsureofwhatyoucanandcannotbringwithyouchecktheprohibitedandrestricteditemslist.YourPaymentOptionsVisacardsandcasharetheonlymethodsofpaymentacceptedatParalympicvenues.AccessibilityAllvenueshavebeenreviewedforaccessibility.IfyouhaveaspecificneedseetheneareststaffmemberforassistancE.BeInformedAtthevenuelookforway-findingsignage招牌listentoannouncementsandreadthemessageboards—thiswillprovideyouwiththeinformationyouneedtomakethemostofyourexperiencE.Istherestillsomethingyouneedtoknow?Don’thesitatetovisitourinformationboothslocatedateachvenuE.56.Thispassageismostprobablywritten______.A.toattractmoreandmorespectatorsB.forspectatorstoknowclearlyaboutdosanddon'tsC.toremindplayerswhattodoD.forspectatorstogettothevenuesmoreconveniently57.Ifyougotowatchthegamesyou’dbetternot______.A.takeabusB.wearwarmandwaterproofclothesC.takelargebagstothevenueD.useyourvisacardsorcashforthepayment58.Spectatorsmustenteravenue______.A.withvalidticketsB.withvisacardsC.withrefundedticketsD.withcash

African-AmericantalkshowqueenOprahWinfreyistheworld’smostpowerfulcelebrity名人accordingtoForbes福布斯magazinE.ItplacedWinfreyatthetopoftheannualrankingofthe100peoplewiththebiggestpull影响力.Winfrey51draw30millionviewersweeklyintheUnitedStates.Hertalkshowreaches112countries.SheearnedUS＄225millionoverthepast12monthstoranksecondincelebrityriches.TheannualForbeslistgivesmostweighttoannualearnings.Butitalsolooksatthecelebrity’spresenceontheInternetandinthemediA.After21yearsherexcitingchatshowstillrulestheairwavesthemagazinesaiD.WinfreyismostpopularwithherpopulartalkshowTheOprahWinfreyShow.ShecanalwaysattractthesuperstarsandletthemopenuptoherintimateinterviewingstylE.Winfrey’sapproachappearstobesimplE.Sheisinapursuit追求ofself-improvementandself-empowerment.Thishasprovedtobejustwhatpeopleespeciallywomenwant.Winfreyoftentalksaboutherpersonalsecretsonhershow.Thatpullsinviewers.Forexampleshemadeitknownthatshehadbeensexuallyabusedasachildandhasspokenfreelyofherstrugglewithherweight.Hersuccesshasnotjustbeenonthescreen.Hermediagroupincludesawomen’sTVnetworkandwebsitesforwomen.HerworkhasextendedtosocialchangE.In1991shedidalotofworkfortheNationalChildProtectionAct.ShetestifiedbeforetheUSSenatetoestablishanationaldatabase数据库ofdangerouschildabusers.ThethenPresidentBillClintonlatersignedtheOprahBillintolaw.TheannualForbeslistselectsitscelebritiesaccordingto____.A.theirnamesB.theirannualearningsC.theirpresenceontheInternetandinthemediaD.theirannualearningsandpresenceinthepublicWhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.OprahWinfreywasthefirstofthe100celebritiesaccordingtoForbesmagazinE.B.Oprah’ssuccesshasbeenonlyonthescreen.C.Oprahcanattractsuperstarsandgetthemtoopenuptoherinterview.D.Oprahrankedsecondincelebrityrichesthatyear.Theunderlinedphraserulestheairwavesinthepassagemeans____.A.attractsmanyreaders’attentionB.causesmanypeopletotakeplanesC.hasalargenumberofviewersD.measurestheairwavesWhat’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.OprahWinfreyConqueringtheAmericans.B.OprahWinfrey—theNo1Celebrity.C.ForbesRankingFirst.D.TheOprahWinfreyShow.

BInsteadofhittingthebeachfourteenhighschoolstudentstradedswimmingsuitsforlabcoatslastsummerandturnedtheirattentiontoscientificexperiments.TheHighSchoolResearchProgramoffershighschoolstudentsguidancewithresearchersinTexasA&M'sCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences.JenniferFunkhouseracademicadviserfortheDepartmentofRangelandEcologyandManagementdirectsthisfour-weeksummerprogramdesignedtoincreaseunderstandingofresearchanditscareerpotential潜能.SeveralconsiderationsgointoselectingstudentsincludinggradesschoolinvolvementandinterestinscienceandagriculturE.AndmanystudentscomefrompoorerschooldistrictsFunkhousersays.Thisistheirchancetolearntechniquesanddoexperimentstheyneverwouldhaveachancetodoinhighschool.WarnerErvinofHoustonisinterestedinanimalscienceandlearnedhowtotellmalefromfemalemosquitoes蚊子.HisadviserCraigCoatesstudiesthegenesofmosquitoesthatallowthemtofightagainstmalariaandyellowfever.Coatesthoughtthisexperiencewouldbefunandhelpfultothehighschoolstudents.TheagriculturalresearchatA&Mdiffersfromstereotypes.It'smolecular分子scienceonthecuttingedgeFnnkhousersays.Theprogrambroadenedstudents'knowledgE.VictorGarciaofRioGrandeCityhopestobecomeabiologyteacherandsayshelearnedalotaboutchemistryfromtheprogram.Attheendoftheprogramthestudentspresentedpapersontheirresearch.They'realsopaid$600fortheirwork---anotherwaythisprogramdiffersfromotherswhichoftenchargeafeE.Fourteenstudentsgotpaidtolearnthatscienceisfunthatagricuhureisalotmorethanmilkingandplowingandthatresearchcanopenmanydoors.41.Theresearchprogramischieflydesignedfor________A.highschooladvisersfromHoustonB.collegestudentsmajoringinagricultureC.highschoolstudentsfromdifferentplacesD.researchersattheCollegeofAgricultureandLifeSciences42.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatthestudentsinpoorerareas___________.A.hadlittlechancetogotocollegeB.couldoftentakepartintheprogramC.foundtheprogramusefultotheirfutureD.showedmuchinterestintheirhighschoolexperiments43.Whentheprogramwasoverthestudents____________.A.enteredthatcollegeB.wroteresearchreportsC.paidfortheirresearchD.foundawaytomakemoney44.TheunderlinedexpressiononthecuttingedgeinParegraph5meansonthemost________position.A.importantB.favourableC.astonishingD.advanced45.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.ProgramforAgriculturalScienceStudentsB.A.ProgramforAnimalScienceStudentsC.A.ProgramforMedicalScienceLoversD.A.ProgramforFutureScienceLovers

第二部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案Son’sHelpMr.Langworkedinafactory.Asadriverhewasbusybuthewaspaidmuch.Hiswifewasanablewomananddidallthehousework.WhenhecamebackshetookgoodcareofhimandheneverdidanythingathomE.Sohehadenoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A.fewfriendsofhislikedgambling赌博andhelearneditsoon.Sohewasinterestedinitandhardlyforgotanythingexceptgambling.Helostallhismoneyandlaterhebegantosellthetelevisionwatchesandsoon.Hiswifetoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’tlistentoher.ShehadtotellthepolicE.Heandhisfriendswerepunishedforit.Andhewashardlysentaway.Afterhecameoutoflockup拘留所hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleavehim.ItwasNewYear’sDay.Mr.Langdidn’tgotowork.Hefeltlonelyandwantedtogambleagain.Hecalledhisfriendsandtheycamesoon.ButtheywereafraidthepolicewouldcomE.Hetoldhisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemenoutsidE.Theywaitedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbegantogamblE.Suddenlyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutsidedaddysaidtheboysoIwenttothecrossingandaskedsometocomE.1.Mr.Langwaspaidmuchbecause_______.A.hewasadriverB.heworkedinafactoryC.hehadalotofworktodoD.hehadworkedthereforalongtime2.Mrs.Langdidallhouseworkbecause_______.A.shecouldn’tfindanyworkB.shethoughtherhusbandwastiredC.herhusbandspentalltimeingamblingD.shewouldn’tstopherhusbandgambling3._______sohewasputintolockup.A.Mr.LangoftengambledB.Mr.LangwaslateforworkC.Mr.Langdidn’thelphiswifeathomeD.Mr.Langwasn’tpolitetothepolice4.ThewomanhadtoleaveMr.Langbecause_______.A.hedidn’tloveheranylongerB.hewouldn’tstopgamblingC.hehadbeenputintolockupD.hewashardlysentawaybythefactory5.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theboyexpectedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.B.Theboythoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.C.Theboyexpectedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.D.Theboyexpectedhismothertocomeback.

BMADRIDJune25Reuters--Spain'sParliament国会voiceditssupporttodayfortherightsofgreatapestolifeandfreedom.TheParliament'senvironmentalcommitteeapprovedresolutions决议urgingSpaintoobeytheGreatApeProjectGAPdesignedbyscientistsandphilosopherswhosayourclosestgeneticrelativesdeserverightshitherto迄今limitedtohumans.ThisisahistoricdayinthestruggleforanimalrightsandindefenceofourevolutionarycomradeswhichwilldoubtlessgodowninthehistoryofhumanitysaidPedroPozasSpanishdirectorofGAP—Spain.SpainmaybebetterknownabroadforbullfightingthananimalrightsbutthenewmeasuresarethelatestmoveturningonceconservativeSpainintoaliberaltrailblazer.Thenewresolutionshavecross-partyormajoritysupport.TheyareexpectedtobecomelawandtheGovernmentisnowcommittedtoupdatethestatutebookwithinayeartooutlawharmfulexperimentsonapesinSpain.WehavenoknowledgeofgreatapesbeingusedinexperimentsinSpainbutthereiscurrentlynolawpreventingthatfromhappeningMr.PozassaiD.Keepingapesforcircusestelevisioncommercialsorfilmingwillalsobeforbidden.Keepinganestimated315apesinSpanishzooswillnotbeillegalbutsupportersoftheBillsayconditionswillneedtoimprovE.PhilosophersPeterSingerandPaolaCavalierifoundedGAPin1993arguingthatnon-humanhominidsshouldenjoytherighttolifefreedomandnottobemistreateD.Inane-mailtofriendsfollowingtheSpanishparliamentarydecisionSingerwrote:CongratulationseveryoneinSpainwhohasworkedsohardonthis.That'swonderfulandveryexcitingnews!60.WhatisPozas'attitudetothenewresolutions?A.Hetotallydisagreewiththem.B.Hepayslittleattentiontothem.C.Hedoubtstheirtruth.D.Hestronglysupportsthem.61.ScientistssetuptheGAPto______.A.researchthebehaviorofapesB.studythehistoryofhumanbeingsC.protectgreatapes'rightsD.savetheendangeredapes62.AccordingtoSpain’snewlawitwillbelegalto______.A.keepapesinthezooB.conductexperimentsonapesC.keepingapesforcommercialpurposeD.involveapesinmagicshows63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Shouldapeshavehumanrights?B.SpanishParliamentExtendsRightstoGreatApes.C.GreatApesProjectfoundeD.D.Keepingagesforfilmingforbidden.

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分50分第一节阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳答案并在答题卡上将该项涂黑共20小题每小题2分满分40分ALiverpoolwithitshalfamillioncitizensisabigcity.It'sacitywithvarietyandoptions.EveryyeartouristsfromallovertheworldgotoLiverpoolmostofwhomheadstraightforthestadiumtocatchthecity'stwofootballteamsinaction.LiverpoolandEvertonarebothworld－famousclubswithfansfromallcornersoftheWorldaswellasagoodnumberofhomegrownsupporters.Anotherbigdrawtothecityisthefourlocalboys.PaulJohnGeorgeandRingocollectivelyfamousasTheBeatles.Thepopquartet四重唱表演小组firstputLiverpoolontheworldmapinthe1960s.TheBeatlesStorysituatedattheAlbertDockisahugedrawforfansandyou'llfindtheBeatlesshopandever－popularCavernClubthebirthplaceoftheperfectFourintheCavernQuarterofthecity.FanscanalsojoinoneofthecoachtripsaroundthesightsassociatedwiththebandfromthehousestheygrewupintotheplacesincludingPennyLaneandStrawberryFields.ButLiverpoolisaboutmorethanmusicandsport.ItisrichinhistorywithsomeofthemostshockingarchitectureintheUK.Thecityhastwogreatcathedrals教堂:Anglican－thelargestofitskindinEurope;andthemoremodern－styledMetropolitan.ThefamouswaterfrontwiththePierheadandtheAlbertDocksisalsoworthavisit.Manyofthecity'sgreatmuseumsaresituatedhereincludingtheWalkerArtGallerytheLiverpoolMaritimeMuseumandtheTateGallerywhichishometothelargestmodernartcollectionintheNorth.Thenightlifeinthecityalsohasalottooffer.Withmorethan250barspubsandrestaurantsthereisalwayssomethingforeveryonetodoinLiverpool.Musicmuseumsshoppinghistorypubsandbars——it'salltherE.ItistheworldinonecityaplacetrulydeservingoftheCapitalofCulturetitlE.41.LiverpoolandEvertonare___________clubs.A.architectureB.musicC.touristD.football42.WhatmadeLiverpoolfirstknowntotheworld?A.TheBeatlesStory.B.CavernCluB.C.TheBeatles.D.TheBeatlesshop.43.ComparedwithMetropolitanthecathedralAnglicanis__________.A.moretraditionalB.moreshockingC.better－knownD.smaller44.WhydoestheauthorsayItistheworldinonecityinthelastparagraph?A.LiverpoolbelongstotheworlD.B.Liverpoolisworldfamousnow.C.Liverpoolownslotsofmuseumswell－knownintheworlD.D.Liverpoolisalivelycitywithvariouscultures.

FrenchPrimeMinisterFrancoisFillonsaidonThursdaythathiscountryhopestodeepentieswithChinawhichhavebeenstrainedoverFrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozy'smeetingwiththeDalaiLamA.WeneedChinatheworldneedsChinatogetoutoftherecession衰退Fillontoldparliament.RelationsbetweenthetwocountrieshitalowafterSarkozyrefusedtocalloffameetingwiththeDalaiLamainDecember.Beijingthenpulledoutofasummit峰会withtheEuropeanUnionEUthatwassupposedtohavetakenplaceonDec1inFrancewhichheldtherotatingEUpresidencyatthetimE.FillonstressedthatTibetispartofChinabutinsistedthattheFrenchpresidenthadeveryrighttomeettheDalaiLamA.Forusthisincidentdoesnothingtodistract转移fromourdesiretoreinforceourstrategicpartnershipwithChinA.FormerFrenchprimeministerJean-PierreRaffarinisscheduledtovisitChinanextweekfollowingearlierattemptstoimproverelations.ChinawhichhassaiditisuptoFrancetorepairtieswithBeijingagreedwiththeEUlastweektoholdasummitsoonaftertheLondonG20summitonApril2.FrancewasexcludedfromPremierWenJiabao'srecentEuropeanvisit.WeallknowwhyWensaidwhenaskedwhyhehadomittedFrancefromhisjourneyChinaNewsServicereporteD.IlookedatamapofEuropeontheplanE.MytripgoesaroundFranceWensaiD.Thereasonfornotvisitingdoesn'tliewithChinahetoldagroupofreporters.HeurgedParistomendandimprovetieswithChinA.44.PremierWenJiabaodidn’tvisitFrancebecause_______.A.hepromisedtovisitFrancelaterB.formerFrenchprimeministerJean-PierreRaffarinisscheduledtovisitChinasoonC.Francedidn’tattendthesummitoftheEUD.SarkozymettheDalaiLama45.AccordingtoFrance____________.A.thepresidenthastherighttomeettheDalaiLamaB.themeetingwillstrengthenthestrategicpartnershipwithChinaC.theydon’tknowwhyPremierWenJiabaodidn’tvisitFranceD.Chinadon’tcaremuchforthetieswithFrance46.Fromparagraphs23and4theimportantconclusionisthat_______.A.TibetispartofChinaB.FranceandtheworldneedChinaC.SarkozyrefusedtocalloffameetingwiththeDalaiLamainDecember.D.BeijingpulledoutofasummitwiththeDalaiLamainDecember.47.Themainideaofthenewsisthat_______.A.It’sFrance’sfaulttoaffecttherelationbetweenthetwocountriesB.FranceseekstorepairrelationswithChinaC.PremierWenurgedParistomendandimprovetieswithChinaD.RelationsbetweenChinaandFrancearegoingsmoothly.

BInthe60speopleaskedaboutyourastrologicalaboutstarsign.Inthe90stheywanttoknowyourwebsitE.Thesedayshavingawebaddressisalmostasimportantasastreetaddress.YourwebsiteisanelectronicmeetingplaceforyourfamilyfriendsandpotentiallymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworlD.Bestofallyoumaynothavetospendacent.TheWebisfilledwithallkindsoffreeservicesandallittakesissometimeandcreativity.ThinkofyourhomepageasthestartingpointofyourwebsitE.Likethetableofcontentsofabookormagazinethehomepageisthefrontdoor.Yoursitecanhaveoneormorepagesdependingonhowyoudesignit.Whilewebpagesvarygreatlyintheirdesignandcontentmostuseatraditionalmagazinelayout.Atthetopofthepageisabanner横幅GRAPHIC.NextcomesagreetingandashortdescriptionofthesitE.Picturestextandlinkstootherwebsitesfollow.Beforeyoustartbuildingyoursitedosomeplanning.Thinkaboutwhomthesiteisforandwhatyouwanttosay.NextgatherupthematerialthatyouwanttoputonthesitE.Drawaroughlayoutonasheetofpaper.Whiletherearenorulesyouhavetofollowthereareafewthingstokeepinmind:Startsimply.IfyouaretooambitiousatthebeginningyoumaynevergetthesiteoffthegrounD.YoucanalwaysaddtoyoursitE.Lessisbetter.Mostpeopledon’tliketoreadalotoftextonlinE.Breakitintosmallpieces.Smallerisbetter.MostpeopleconnecttotheInternetwithamodem调制解调器.Sinceitcantakealongtimetodownloadlargeimagefileskeepthefilesizessmall.Havetherights.Don’tputanymaterialonyoursiteunlessyouaresureyoucandoitlegally.LearntheNet’sCopyrightArticleformoreaboutthis.Nowit’stimetorollupyoursleevesandstartbuilding.LearntheCommunitiesprovidestoolstohelpyoubuildyoursitE.59.Themainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassageistotellyou——A.whatawebsiteislikeB.howtobuildyourownwebsiteC.howtomeetpeopleonlineD.whatawebsiteconsistsof60.Accordingtotheauthoryourwebsiteisaplace——.A.whereyoucanmeetpeopleallaroundtheworldB.toshowyourstreetaddressonlineC.whereyoucangetfreeservicesD.whereyoucanmeetpeopleontheInternet61.Thehomepageofyourwebsiteshould——.A.givealistofallthecontentsofyourwebsiteB.besodesignedthatitlookslikeafrontdoorC.besodesignedthatitcandirectpeopletomoreofyourpagesD.bemoreorlesssimilartothecoverofabookormagazine62.Theauthorthinksthatifyouaretooambitiousatthebeginning——.A.yourwebsitemayleavenospaceforaddingnewthingsB.youmayneverhaveyourplanputintopracticeC.youmayhavenoideahowtobuildyourwebsiteD.youmaytireyourselfout

SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABC.andD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustreaD.A.Fromsnow-cloggedmountainroadstodeserthighwaysfreewaystocrowdedcitystreetsCaliforniansfaceavarietyoftoughdrivingconditions.Butthankstosavvydrivingtheyconsumeproportionatelylessgasolinetherestofthenation.HeresometipsfromtheGoldenStatethatwillhelpdriversalloverthecountrytogetupto25%moremilespergallon!BySUSANNESTORFREEWAYFRENZY●Trytomaintainasteadyspeed—especiallyonfreewaysandexpressways.Neverexceedasteady55mph.Varyingspeedbyaslittleas5mphcanreducemileageby1.5milespergallon.AvoidconstantlanechangestogetaheaD.●Buyradialtyres.Ifyoudoalotofexpresswaydrivingtheycanincreasemileagebyasmuchas10%.YourfuelsavingswillpayforthehighertyrepricE.ONCITYSTREETS●PlanyourroutE.Citydrivingconsumesabout50%morefuelthanhighwaydriving100%moreincrowedtraffic.Alwayschoosearoutewithsynchronizedtrafficsignalstogetthebestrunforyourmoney.●Avoidunnecessarybraking.Anticipate预期trafficlightchanges;ittakesalotofextragastogetthecaruptospeedagain.COLD●InwinterkeepthecarinagaragE.Itwillstartupeasierandstart-uptimeiswhenyouusethemostgasolinE.Nogarage?Covertheenginecompartmentwithanoldblanketorrugtoshielditfromcoldwinds;removebeforestartingup.●Removealliceandsnow.Drivinginsnowconsumesmoregasanyway;nosensehaulingaroundextraweight.65.Alltheseaboveare______fordrivers.A.noticesB.tipsC.lessonsD.advertisements66.Highwaydrivingcanuseabout______fuelthancitydriving.A.20%moreB.20%lessC.50%moreD.50%less67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.InwinteryouwillhavedifficultystartingupacarifitiskeptinagaragE.B.Driversshouldavoidnecessarybreakingandconstantlanechanges.C.A.steady65mphistheidealspeedtosavegasolinE.D.Radialtyrescanhelpincreasemileageinexpresswaydriving.

Theliteralmeaningofphilosophyisloveofwisdom.Butthismeaningdoesnottellusverymuch.UnliketheotherdisciplinesphilosophycannotbedefinedbywhatyoustudybecauseitsiactuallyunlimiteD.Anythingcanbethesubjectmatterofphilosophy:arehistorylawlanguageliteraturemathematicsandinfacttheotheracademicdisciplinesaredirectlyrelatedtophilosophy.ForthisreasonyougetaDoctorate博士学位ofPhilosophyPh.D.inbiochemistryorcomputerscienceorpsychologyTwobroadsub-fieldsofphilosophyarelogicandthehistoryofphilosophy.Logicisthescienceofargumentandcriticalthinking.Itprovidessoundmethodsfordistinguishinggoodfrombadreasonign.Thehistoryofphilosophyinvolvesthestudyofmajorphilosophersandperiodsinthedevelopmentofphilosophy.Ofwhatuseisphilosophy?Firstitisusefulineducationaladvancement.Itisnecessaryforunderstandingotherdisciplines.Onlyphilosophyquestionsthenatureoftheconceptsusedinadisciplineanditsrelationtootherdisciplines.AndthroughthestudyofphilosophyonedevelopssoundmethodsofresearchandanalysisthatcanbeappliedtoanyfielD.Thereareanumberofgeneralusesofphilosophy.Itstrengthensone’sabilitytosolveproblemstocommunicatetoorganizeideasandissuestopersuadeandtotakewhatisthemostimportantfromalargequantityofdatA.Thesegeneralusesareofgreatbenefitinthecareerfieldnotnecessarilyforobtainingone’sfirstjobaftergraduationbutforpreparingforpositionsofresponsibilitymanagementandleadershiplateron.Itisveryshort-sightedafteralltotakeacourseofstudiesonlyforthepurposeofgettingone’sfirstjoB.Theusefulskillsdevelopedthroughthestudyofphilosophyhavesignificantlong-termbenefitsincareeradvancement.NootherdisciplinesystematicallyfollowstheidealsofwisdomleadershipandcapacitytoresolvehumanconflictAccordingtoparagraph1philosophycanbestbedescribedasthestudyof.A.socialsciencesB.naturalsciencesC.bothsocialandnaturalsciencesD.thesubjectmatterofpoliticsWhatdoesdisciplinemeaninthefirstparagraph?A.subjectB.scienceC.literatureD.occupationWiththestudyofphilosophyyoucan.A.becomeagreatleaderB.succeedineverythingC.findagoodjobsoonaftergraduationD.makeprogressinyourcareerdevelopmentAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.PhilosophyisanindependentdisciplinE.B.Logichelpsyoutobecomeabetterthinker.C.Thestudyofphilosophybringsyouimmediatebenefits.D.ThemeaningofphilosophyistoolimitedtodefinE.Fromthepassagewecanconclude.A.notallthesubjectshavetodowithphilosophyB.apersonwillgetaPh.D.ifhe/shestudiesphilosophyC.philosophycanbehelpfulforthestudyofanyothersubjectsD.philosophyistheonlysolutiontoalltheproblemsintheworld

AfilmwasattheCircleFiveRanchtofilmaMarlborocommercial.Thisisin1868beforetheyprohibitedcigaretteadsfromAmericantelevision.DarrellWinfieldwaswatchingthecrewsetuptheequipment.ThesceneincludedanactorcrossingariveronhorsebackbutwhenthetimecametoshootthemanwastoodrunktoridE.SomeonefromthecrewssawWinfieldandaskedhimifhewouldridethehorsefor50.HellsaidWinfieldfor50bucksI'lljumpthatdamnhorseoverthemoon!TopeopleinmanycountriesWinfieldisjustafamiliarbutnamelessfaceasimplecowboywithanadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.FewpeopleknowthatheisadvertisingmessageaboutaconnectionbetweentheWestandabrandofcigarettes.Fewpeopleknowthatheis55afamilymanwho’sbeenmarriedtothesamewomanfor37yearsandhas5childrenand7grandchildren.Mostsurprisinglyhe’sarealworkingcowboywhoraiseshorsesinhisranchinWyoming.OneofthemoststrikingthingsabouttheMarlboroManisthatsuccesshasn’tchangedhimmuch.HesaysthatcompletestrangerssometimescomeuptohimandsayI’vemetyou.knowyoufromsomewherE.WheneverithappenshesaysthathegetsembarrasseD.60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.CigaretteadswereprohibitedinAmericA.B.CigaretteadsareprohibitedontelevisioninAmericA.C.Marlborocommercialwasprohibitedontelevision.D.Marlborocommercialwasproducedontelevision.61.Whatdoesthewordprohibitedinthefirstparagraphmean?A.broadcastB.forbiddenC.producedD.provided62.Whentheyfilmedthead________.A.Winfieldwastoodrunk.B.Theactorintheadwastoodrunk.C.Winfieldwassettinguptheequipmet.D.WinfieldwasridingahorsE.63.FromthepassageweknowthatWinfieldwas________.A.anordinarymanB.asuperstarC.anactorD.arichman64.WhenpeoplerecognizedWinfieldhefelt________.A.excitedB.happyC.interestedD.uncomfortable65.Atraincarmovesalongalongstraighttrack.Thegraph曲线showsthepositionasafunctionoftimeforthistrain.Thegraphshowsthat________.A.slowsdownallthetimeB.speedsupallthetimeC.speedsuppartofthetimeandslowsdownpartofthetimeD.movesataconstantspeed66.Asthediagramshowsthereisafixedsuperconductorringontherightofwhichliesabarmagnet.Thereisnoelectriccurrent.Whenthemagnetismovedtotherightbecauseofelectro-magneticinductionacertainelectriccurrentisproduceD.Thusthedirectionoftheelectriccurrentis________.A.asindicatedbythearrowheadinthediagram.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillsoondisappear.B.asindicatedbythearrowheadinthediagram.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillstillremain.C.intheoppositedirection.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillsoondisappear.D.intheoppositedirection.Whenthemagnetismovedawaytheelectriccurrentwillstillremain.

BChineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.NotcaringaboutthemoneyparentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEnglandtheUnitedStatesandAustraliA.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballetorotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadinlifE.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationisthebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.Howeverwhatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildrenareveryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethoughisthattoday’schildrenlackself-respectandself-confidencE.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywellbutparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfidenthappyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecookingsewinganddoingotherhousework.TeachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlifE.CookingdemandspatienceandtimE.ItisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperiencE.A.goodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscookingsohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresultawell-cookeddinnerwillgivehimmuchsatisfactionandlotsofself-confidencE.SomeoldmachinessuchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarousehisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthemtryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.TheseactivitiesarenotmerelyteachingachildtoreadabookbutrathertothinktousehisminD.Andthatismoreimportant.61.ParentsinChinaaccordingtothispassage____________.A.aretoostrictwiththeirchildrenB.aretoorichtoeducatetheirchildrenC.havesomeproblemsineducatingtheirchildrencorrectlyD.aretoopoortoeducatetheirchildren62.Thewriterofthispassagedoesnotseemtobesatisfiedwith_______.A.theparents’ideasofeducatingtheirchildrenB.theeducationsystemC.children’sskillsD.children’shobbies63.Doingsomecookingathomehelpschildren_________.A.learnhowtoservetheirparentsB.learnhowtobecomestrongandfatC.benefitfromitandpreparethemselvesforthefutureD.maketheirparentsbelievethattheyareclever

第二部分阅读理解共两节满分50分第一节阅读下面短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑共20小题每小题2分满分40分ATheErieCanalwasthefirstimportantnationalwaterwaybuiltintheUS.ItcrossedNewYorkfromBuffaloonLakeErieTroytoAlbanyontheHudsonRiver.ItjoinedtheGreatLakeswiththeAtlanticOcean.Thecanalservedasarouteoverwhichindustrialgoodscouldflowintothewestandmaterialscouldpourintotheeast.TheErieCanalhelpedNewYorkdevelopintothenation'slargestcity.ThebuildingofthecanalwaspaidforentirelybythestateofNewYork.Itcost$7143789butitsoongaineditspricemanytimesover.Between1825whenthecanalwasopenedand1882whentollcharges过运河费werestoppedthestatecollected$121461891.ForahundredyearsbeforetheEriewasbuiltpeoplehadbeentalkingaboutacanalwhichcouldjointheGreatLakesandtheAtlanticOcean.ThemanwhoplannedtheErieCanalandcarriedtheplanthroughwasDeWittClinton.ThosewhowereagainstthecanallaughinglycalleditClinton'sDitch沟.Clintontalkedandwroteaboutthecanalanddrewupplansforit.HeandGovernorMorriswenttoWashingtonin1812toaskforhelpforthecanalbuttheywereunsuccessful.ClintonbecamegovernorofNewYorkin1817andshortlyafterwardsonJuly41817brokegroundforthecanalinRomeN.Y.Thefirstpartofthecanalwascompletedin1820.Asthecanalgrewtownsalongitscoursedevelopedfast.Thelengthofthecanalis363miles.41.WecanseethattheErieCanal______A.joinedtheGreatLakestogetherB.crossedNewYorkLakestogetherC.playedanimportantpartindevelopingNewYorkCityD.wasthefirstwaterwaybuiltintheUS42.Itcanbeinferredthat______intotheAtlanticOcean.A.theGreatLakesflowB.theHudsonRiverflowsC.LakeErieflowsD.theErieCanalflows43.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheErieCanalbroughtprofitsofover$114000000.B.It's363milesfromtheGreatLakestotheAtlanticOcean.C.TheWestwasmoreadvancedthantheEastwhenthecanalwasbuilt.D.ManyotherstateshelpedNewYorkbuildthecanal.44.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.ClintonbrokegroundforthecanalatbothendsB.ClintonstartedbuildingthecanalbeforehebecamegovernorC.allpartsofthecanalwerecompletedatthesametimeD.constructionofthecanaltookeightyears

Italiansareconsideredthemosthandsomemenintheworldwhilemenwhoarebalding变秃的andagingdonotnecessarilylosetheirlooksaccordingtoaninternationalsurvey.A.MaleBeautysurveyofnearly10000menandwomenin12countriesconductedbymarketresearchfirmSynovatefoundthatgoodhygiene卫生wasactuallythetoprequirementformentobeingconsideredhandsomE.Thesecondmainrequirementtobeconsideredgood-lookingwasconfidencewithnearlyonefifthofallrespondentssayingamanmustcarryhimselfwellfollowedbyhavingagreatsmile.HairoralackofseemedtohavelittleimpactwithonlyonepercentofrespondentssayingthatafullheadofhairwasneededtobehandsomE.Oldermencanalsotakeheartas60percentofrespondentssaidaman’sappearancegetsbetterwithagewithAmericansChineseGreeksandMalaysiansagreeingwiththatthemost.Menareseenlikeafinewine–theyonlygetbetterwhichisgoodnewsforsomeofusBobMichaelsSynovatespokesmansaidinastatement.Butlooksdidalsocomedowntogeography.ThesurveyconductedinOctoberinAustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaFranceGreeceMalaysiaRussiaSouthAfricaSpainBritainandtheUnitedStatesfoundItalianmenwereconsideredtobethemosthandsome–eventhoughItalywasnotinthosecountriessurveyeD.TheywerefollowedbymenfromtheUnitedStatesRussiaandBrazil.InSpainmorementhanwomenconsiderhavingmusclesanddressingwelltobenecessarilyrequirementswhiletheoppositewastrueforGreekwomenwhoweremorelikelytothinkamacho男子气概的lookwasappealing.FarmoreBritishFrenchandAustralianwomenalsoseemedtovalueagreatsmilethanmendo.Howmanyrespondentsthinkhairisthenecessaryrequirementformen?A.12.B.100.C.10000.D.60.Accordingtothesurveytheunderlinedphrasecomedowntocanbereplacedby________.A.standforB.equaltoC.relatetoD.gowithBysayingMenareseenlikeafinewinemeans________.A.men’sappearancesgetbetterastimegoesbyB.menarealmostaddictedtoafinewineC.drinkingfinewineisoftenseemaccordingtothesurveyD.afinewinecanmakemenlookbetterWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.SynovatewasoneoftherespondentsfromItaly.B.RussianmenwererankingthethirdplacE.C.HavingagreatsmileisthemostimportantforSpanishmen.D.Thereare12countriessurveyedincludingItalyandCanadA.

Freeandsecureaccommodationnobillsandeventheoddhome-cookedmeal.Itsoundsliketheperfectlivingarrangementforcash-strapped缺乏现金的students.Twomothersbelievetheyhavedevisedawayforstrugglingstudentstosaveonaccommodationcostswhentheyleavehometostudyatuniversity.KateBarnhamandAmandaFludehavelaunchedStudentSwapsanonlineaccommodationforum论坛forparentsandstudentsinadvanceoftheintroductioninSeptemberof￡3000highereducationtop-upfees.TheirwebsitesaysTheprinciplebehindStudentSwapsistoenablestudentstoliterallyswap交换familyhomes.Thewebsitewillholdadatabaseofstudentswhowouldliketoswapandlinkthemwithsuitablematches.Sothosefromonetown/citycouldswapwiththosefromadifferenttown/city.Thesitedescribesitselfasofferingacost-freeaccommodationalternativeatatimeofgrowingstudentdebt.ThereisnochargefortheserviceatthemomentbutMsBarnhamandMsFludeintendtointroducea￡10annualfeeifitbecomesestablisheD.HowevertheNationalUnionofStudentsNUShaswarnedthatwhiletheschememaysoundappealingtostrugglingfreshersitlacksanyformalregulation.VeronicaKingNUSvice-presidentofwelfaresaidThefactthatthisschemehasevenbeensuggestedisevidencetothehighlevelsofdebtstudentsnowfaceongraduation.RecentresearchhasshownthatstudentsaremorelikelytoliveathomeincomingyearsinabidtocutdownonthecostofadegreE.Thisisworryingasitmaymeanthatstudentschoosetheiruniversityonthebasisofwhereitisratherthanbecauseitoffersthebestcourseforthem.Italsomeansstudentswillmissoutonwhatisforsomeakeypartofthestudentexperience-livingawayfromhomE.71.A.cash-strappedstudentmeansonewho__________.A.lacksmoneyB.preferstostayathomeC.iscarefulwithmoneyD.wantstochangecash72.WhatisKateBarnhamandAmandaFlude’spurposeoflaunchingStudentSwaps?A.Toprovidecheaperaccommodationforstudents.B.Toletstudentsstayclosetotheiruniversities.C.Tohelpstudentsspendlessonaccommodationcosts.D.ToletstudentsexchangeideasfreelyonlinE.73.WhatcanstudentsdoonStudentSwaps?A.Theycanfindstudentstoexchangehomeswith.B.Theycanmakefriendswithstudentsfromadifferentcity.C.Theycanborrowmoneytopayfortheirhighereducation.D.TheycanvoicetheiropinionsagainsttherisingcostofadegreE.74.Nowmanystudentswouldpreferauniversity_________.A.whichcangivethemfreeaccommodationB.whichisnotfarawayfromtheirhomesC.whichoffersthebestcoursesD.whichcanofferhome-cookedmeals75.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HighCostTroublesUniversityStudentsinUK.B.StudentsSwapsisWelcomedbyStudentsinUK.C.TwoMothers’GoodIntentiontoHelpStudentsinUK.D.WebsiteHelpsStudentsLiveatSomeoneElse’sHomE.

EBrazilhasbecomeoneofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowth－butmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointeffortstoreducebirthratesBrazilhashadbetterresultwithoutreallytryingsaysGeorgeMartineatHarvarD.Brazil’spopulationgrowthratehasdroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween1981and1990andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7childrenonaveragE.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.Martineputsitdowntoamongotherthingssoapoperas通俗电视连续剧andinstallment分期付款plansintroducedinthe1970s.bothplayedanimportantalthoughindirectroleinloweringthebirthratE.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofsoapoperas.GloboBrazil’smostpopulartelevisionnetworkshowsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweekwhilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinamessagetowardstheproblemsofreproductiontheydescribemiddleandupperclassvalues－notmanychildrendifferentattitudestowardssexwomenworkingsaysMartinE.TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconsciousofotherpatternsofbehaviorandothervalueswhichwereputintoaveryattractivepackagE.Meanwhiletheinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers消费者.Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumption消耗消费patternsandconsumptionwasincompatible不相容的withunlimitedreproduction.SaysMartinE.57.AccordingtothepassageBrazilhascutbackitspopulationgrowth____.A.byeducatingitscitizensB.bycarefulfamilyplanningC.bydevelopingTVprogramsD.bychance58.AccordingtothepassagemanyThirdWorldcountries______.A.haven’tattackedmuchimportancetobirthcontrolB.wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrateC.haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulationD.neglectedtheroleofTVplaysinfamilyplanning59.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebecause____.A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTVB.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflifeC.peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackageD.theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures60.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?A.Theincreaseinbirthratewillincreaseconsumption.B.ThedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthratE.C.Consumptionpatternsandreproductionpatternsarecontradictory互相矛盾的D.A.country’sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.

阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项SeveraltimeseachyeartheQueengivesafternoonteapartiesatwhichguestsareservedtinycakesfilledwithcreamfromherowncows.CakesandsandwichesarebroughtinbyfootmenyetyouneverseetheQueentouchathing.Shesimplysitsbesideabigsilverplatepouringcupsofteaforeveryoneandcarefullyavoidingthecakes.AtcocktailpartiestheQueenmovesfromgrouptogroupchattinginformallyandmanagestomakeoneglassofdietdrinktolastanentireevening.Toursabroadaredifficultbecausehostsseemtobelievethewarmthoftheirwelcomemustbeshownwithwonderfulstatebanquets宴会.ButtheQueenhasperfectedtheartofappearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.DuringonevisittothePacificislandsofTongaaspecially-prepareddinnerwasarrangedinahutmadeofwoodandbambooleaves.Deepholeswereduginthegroundfilledwithhotstonesandbabypigsandthepigswereslowlybakedoverseveraldays.TheQueenlookeduneasilyatherplatewhenshediscoveredawholeroastpigwasherserving.Thenshebecameuneasywhenaturkeysomemeatbananasandanapplewerealsocarriedinforeachguest.SoshedependedonheroldfavoritetrickoftalkingwithherhostKingTupouIVcarryingonawarmconversation.Atthesametimeshepushedherfoodaroundherplateandonlyateapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.ReporterstravelingwithherhavenotedthattheQueenwillsometimesseemsocarriedawaybyaforeignleader’spoliticalchatthatshesimplyneverhastimetofinishamealbeforeitistimetogetupandmakeherspeech.ShewillliftherforktoswallowamouthfulthenputitdownagaintomakeanotherpointleavingalmostallofhermealuntoucheD.TheQueentalkedwithherhostandcarriedonconversationwithhim.Thepurposeofdoingthisis____.A.toshowherpolitenessB.toshowhergreatinterestinfoodC.nottoeatmuchD.tohideherdisliketothefoodWecaninferfromthepassagethattoursaredifficultfortheQueenbecause____.A.shehastomeetwithsomanyimportantleadersB.shehastoeatmuchoilyfoodC.hostsalwayspresentwonderfulstatebanquetsD.shehassomanyreporterstotravelwithherWhatprobablyistheQueen’sartofactingatstatedinners?A.Appearingtoenjoyhermealwithoutactuallyeatingmuch.B.DrinkingMalvernwater.C.Eatingapieceofturkeyandsomefruit.D.EatingmuchwithoutbeingnoticedThemainideaofthepassageisabout____.A.theQueen’sfavoritefoodB.theQueen’stoursabroadC.theQueen’stroublewithaforeignleaderD.howtheQueenkeepsherdietduringhertours

BThegovernmentofNorwayisplanningtobuildanunusualstoragecenteronanislandintheArcticOcean.Theplacewouldbelargeenoughtoholdabouttwomillionseeds.Thegoalistorepresentallcropsknowntoscientists.TheBritishmagazineNewScientistpublisheddetailsoftheplanlastmonth.Thestructurewillbedesignedtoprotecttheworld’sfoodsupplyagainstnuclearwarclimatechangeandotherpossiblethreats.ItwillbebuiltinamountainontheNorwegianislandofSpitsbergen.ThemountainislessthanonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPolethenorthernmostpositiononEarth.AninternationalgroupcalledtheGlobalCropDiversityTrustisworkingontheproject.ThedirectorofthegroupCaryFowlerspoketoNewScientist.Hesaidtheprojectwouldlettheworldrebuildagricultureifinhiswordstheworstcametotheworst.Norwayisexpectedtostartworknextyear.Theprojectisexpectedtocostthreemilliondollars.Workerswilldrilldeepinthesideofasandstonemountain.TemperaturesintheareaneverriseabovezerodegreesCelsius.Theseedswillbeprotectedbehindconcretewallsameterthickandhigh—securitydoors.Themagazinereportsaysthecollectionwillrepresenttheproductsoftenthousandyearsoffarming.MostoftheseedsatfirstwillcomefromcollectionsatseedbanksinAfricaAsiaandLatinAmericA.Tolastalongtimeseedsneedtobekeptinverylowtemperatures.WorkerswillnotbepresentallthetimE.Buttheyplantoreplacetheairinsidethestoragespaceeachwinter.WintertemperaturesontheislandareabouteighteendegreesbelowzeroCelsius.ThecoldweatherwouldprotecttheseedseveniftheaircouldnotbereplaceD.Mr.Fowlersaystheproposedstructurewillbetheworld’smostsecuregenebank.Hesaystheplantseedswouldonlybeusedwhenallotherseedsaregoneforsomereason.Norwayfirstproposedtheideainthe1980s.Butsecurityconcernsdelayedtheplan.AtthattimetheSovietUnionwaspermitteduseofSpitsbergen.NewScientistsaystheplanwonUnitedNationsapprovalinOctoberatameetinginRomeoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization.55.Theprojectismeantto_______.A.increasetheworld’sfoodproductioninthefutureB.carryoutsomescientificexperimentsonplantgenesC.protectcropseedsfromdyingoutincaseofpossibledisastersD.buildanexhibitioncentreoftheworld’splantseeds56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheabovepassage?A.ThegovernmentofNorwaywillperformtheprojectalonE.B.Seedstobecollectedtherewereproducedtenthousandyearsago.C.Spitsbergenischosenbecauseitisawayfromthethreatofunclearwarforever.D.TemperatureisamajorconsiderationwhenchoosingthestorageplacE.57.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_______.A.PeoplewillgetnewlydevelopedseedsfromthecentereveryyearB.ThestoragecenterwillgreatlypromotethedevelopmentofworldagricultureC.Norwaymeanttohavebuiltthestoragecentremorethan20yearsagoD.Therehaven’tbeenanyseedstoragecentersintheworldbefore58.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?A.Noah’sArk诺亚方舟ofPlantSeedsinPlan.B.TheBestPlacetoStoreSeeds.C.ConcernsofWorldFoodSupply.D.ANewWaytoFeedtheWorlD.

BeyondtheFactory:ChildLaborintheCitiesAtthebeginningofthenineteenthcenturyfactoryownersfacedfewrestrictionsonthewaytheyemployedtheirchildrenworkerswhowerebetweentheageof7and12.Graduallylawscameintobeing.Thefirstchild-laborlawswerepassedatthestatelevelinAmericaandusuallyfocusedonbothrequirededucationandaminimumageforemployment.Andaddedruleslimitedthelengthoftheworkdayforchildren.Pennsylvaniaforexamplelimitedtheworkdayto10hoursforchildrenunder12.Howevergovernmentofficialscaredlittlewhetherbusinessesfollowedthelaw.Infactonegroupofchildrenwasleftentirelyunprotectedbylaborlaws--thechildrenofimmigrantfamilies.BythebeginningofthetwentiethcenturypieceworkappearedforwhichpeoplewerepaidbythepiecE.Significantnumbersofwomensewedbabydressesormen'snecktiesandmadetheartificialflowersusedtodecoratehats.Pieceworkturnedhomesintofactoriesthatwerefreefromthelawandcountlesschildrenworkedlonghoursalongsidetheirmothersandoldsisters.ManufacturesexploitedthesystemshamelesslyandpaidthelowestwagestheycoulD.Embroidering刺绣asilkdresswhichwasa10-dayjobmightgenerateafive-dollarpayment.Inthecaseofwillowingworkersneededtoaddmorestrandstoostrichfeathersusedonhatstomakethemlongerandmoregraceful.Thefirstwillowerswerepaid15centsperinchbutafewmonthslaterthepaywasreducedto13cents.Withinthreeyearswillowerswereearningonlythreecentsperinch.Inordertosurviveunderthesecircumstancespieceworkershadeventheiryoungestchildrenhelpthem.InoneItalianneighborhoodathree-year-oldgirlhelpedhermothersewclothes.InanothercaseachildofeightwhohadlivedinNewYorkforthreeyearshadneverbeentoschoolatallandcouldspeakalmostnoEnglish.SlowlychildlaborlawsbroughttheseabusestoanenD.31.Thefirstchild-laborlawsrequired______.A.workplacesafetyandconditionsB.minimumpaymentandageC.educationandworkingtimeD.minimumpaymentandschooling32.Manufactureswhohiredwomentodopiecework______.A.werekindandconcernedemployersB.weresometimescalledwillowersC.usuallypaidthelowestsalaryD.forcedchildrentoturnhomeintofactories33.Willowingwasakindof______.A.handworkactivityB.workplaceC.paymentrequirementD.workers34.Byraisingtheexampleofthethree-year-oldgirl'sexperienceinthelastparagraphtheauthorintendedto______.A.showhowpoorthesituationswereforchildrenworkersB.blamethoseadultpieceworkersforallowingchildrentoworkC.attractattentiontoprotectyoungchildrenD.emphasizetheimportanceofeducatingyoungchildren35.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestsummarizesthepassage?A.Thefirstchild-laborlawswerelimitedduetoworkingatthestatelevel.B.Earlychild-laborlawsofferednoprotectiontochildrenwhoworkedathomE.C.SomeimmigrantchildrendidnotlearnEnglishbecauseoftheirpiecework.D.Child-laborlawsshouldhavecomeintobeingbeforechildrenbecameworkers.

TamifludoesnotkillbutpreventsH1N1fromfurtherproliferation繁衍tilltheviruslimitsitselfinabout1-2weeksitsnaturalcycle.H1N1likeotherInfluenzaA.virusesonlyinfectstheupperrespiratorytractandproliferatesonlytherE.Theonlywayofentryarethenostrils鼻孔andmouth/throat.Inaglobalepidemicofthisnatureit'salmostimpossiblenotcomingintocontactwithH1N1.ContactwithH1N1isnotsomuchofaproblemasproliferationis.WhileyouarestillhealthyandnotshowinganysymptomsofH1N1infectioninordertopreventproliferationsomeverysimplestepscanbepracticed:1.Frequenthand-washing.2.Hands-off-the-faceapproach.Resistalltemptationstotouchanypartoffaceunlessyouwanttoeatorbathe.3.Gargle漱口twiceadaywithwarmsaltwateruseListerineifyoudon'ttrustsalt.H1N1takes2-3daysafterinitialinfectioninthethroat/nasalcavitytoproliferateandshowcharacteristicsymptoms.Simplegarglingpreventsproliferation.InawaygarglingwithsaltwaterhasthesameeffectonahealthyindividualthatTamifluhasonaninfectedonE.Don'tunderestimatethissimpleinexpensiveandpowerfulpreventativemethoD.4.Similarto3abovecleanyournostrilsatleastonceeverydaywithwarmsaltwaterWhichisveryeffectiveinbringingdownviralpopulation.5.StrengthenyournaturalimmunitywithfoodsthatarerichinVitaminC.IfyouhavetosupplementwithVitaminC.tabletsmakesurethatitalsohasZinctoboostabsorption.6.Drinkasmuchofwarmliquidsasyoucan.Drinkingwarmliquidshasthesameeffectasgarglingbutinthereversedirection.Theywashoffproliferatingvirusesfromthethroatintothestomachwheretheycannotsurviveproliferateordoanyharm.7.Allthesearesimplewaystopreventwithinmeansofmosthouseholdsandcertainlymuchlesspainfulthantowaitinlongqueuesoutsidepublichospitals.1.Whatpartofaperson’sbodydoH1N1fluvirusesmainlyinfect?A.one’slungB.theupperrespiratorytractC.one’sheartD.one’sthroatandlung2.H1N1fluvirusesgointoourbodiesby________.A.touchingB.dietC.breathingD.dirt3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordunderestimatemean?A.assigntoolowavaluetoB.dropthecostofC.paymoreattentiontoD.calculatethenumberofmoney4.Theauthorpresentsthispassageby______.A.tellinganinterestingstoryB.testinganideabyreasoningC.introducingsomepracticalmethodsD.describingsomeactivitiesinanaturalorder

The2012LondonOlympicshadenoughproblemstoworryabout.Butonemorehasjustbeenadded-acommunicationsblackoutcausedbysolarstorms.AfteraperiodofcalmwithintheSunscientistshavedetectedthesignsofafleshcycleofsunspotsthatcouldpeakin2012justintimeforthearrivaloftheOlympictorchinLondon.NowscientistsbelievethatthispeakcouldresultinvastsolarexplosionsthatcouldthrowbillionsoftonsofchargedmattertowardstheEarthcausingstrongsolarstormsthatcouldjamthetelecommunicationssatellitesandinteractlinkssendingfiveOlympicbroadcastfromLondon.TheSun'sactivityhasastronginfluenceontheEarth.TheOlympicscouldbeinthemiddleofthenextsolarmaximumwhichcouldaffectthefunctionsofcommunicationssatellitessaidProfessorRichardHarrisonheadofspacephysicsattheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryinOxfordshirE.Atthepeakofthecycleviolentoutburstscalledcoronalmassejections日冕物质抛射occurintheSun'satmospherethrowingoutgreatquantitiesofelectrically-chargedmatter.A.coronalmassejectioncancarryabilliontonsofsolarmaterialintospaceatoveramillionkilometresperhour.SucheventscanexposeastronautstoadeadlyamountcandisablesatellitescausepowerfailuresonEarthanddisturbcommunicationsProfessorHarrisonaddeD.Theriskisgreatestduringasolarmaximumwhenthereisthegreatestnumberofsunspots.NextweekinAmericaNASAisscheduledtolaunchasatelliteformonitoringsolaractivitycalledtheSolarDynamicsObservatorySDOwhichwilltakeimagesoftheSunthatare10timesclearerthanthemostadvancedtelevisionsavailablE.TheRutherfordAppletonLaboratoryhelpedtomakethehigh-techcamerasthatwillcaptureimagesofthesolarflares太阳耀斑andexplosionsastheyoccur.ProfessorRichardHoldawaythelab'sdirectorsaidthattheSDOshouldbeabletoprovideearlywarningofasolarflareorexplosionbigenoughtoaffectsatellitecommunicationsonEarthIfwehaveadvancewarningwe'llbeabletoreducethedamagE.Whatyoudon'twantisthingsswitchingoffforaweekwithnoideaofwhat'scausedtheproblemhesaiD.1.Thephrasecommunicationsblackoutinparagraph1mostprobablyreferstoduringthe2012Olympics.A.theextinguishingoftheOlympictorchB.thecollapseofbroadcastingsystemsC.thetransportationbreakdowninLondonD.thedestructionofweathersatellites2.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthesolaractivitydescribedinthepassage?A.ThemostfatalmatterfromthecoronafallsontoEarth.B.ThesolarstormpeakoccursinthemiddleofeachcyclE.C.IttakesseveralsecondsforthechargedmattertoreachEarth.D.Thenumberofsunspotsdeclinesaftercoronalmassejections.3.AccordingtothepassageNASAwilllaunchasatelliteto_________.A.takeimagesofthesolarsystemB.provideearlywarningofthunderstormsC.keeptrackofsolaractivitiesD.improvethecommunicationsonEarth4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SolarStorms:AnInvisibleKillerB.SolarStorms:EarthEnvironmentinDangerC.SolarStorms:ThreateningtheHumanRaceD.SolarStorms:HumanActivitiestoBeTroubled

BEIJINGChinaCNN--China'seconomicgrowthdroppedto9percentfor2008accordingtonumbersreleasedbythegovernmentThursday--inlinewithexpectationsbutstilltheslowestratethenationhasseeninsevenyears.Economistsareconcernedaboutwhattheslowdownmeansforinvestmentinthefuturewhethernewprojectswillbeundertakeninmanufacturingcompaniesandinfactories.Ifnotitwilltranslateintomorejoblossesanderaseanyoptimismaboutarebound反弹in2009.Since2001Chinahasbeenusedtodouble-digitgrowthasconsumersbuyChinesegoods.Howevertheexportsectorwashithardinlate2008withDecemberexportsdown2.8percent.ConsumerspendinghasmostlyheldupinChinaaspeopletheredonotcarryasmuchdebtastheirAmericancounterpartsandcancontinuetospenD.ConsumerconfidencehoweverisaproblemsaidDongTaoAsiachiefeconomistforCreditSuissE.Infrastructure基础设施的建设istheonlythingdrivingtheChineseeconomyDongsaiD.TensofthousandsofChinesefactorieshaveclosedmillionsofpeoplearelookingforjobsandanuntoldnumberofmigrantswhocan'tfindworkmaybeleavingcitiesforgoodbecauseoftheslowdownwhichwouldhavebeenunheardofsixmonthsago.Fourthquarternumbersshowedgrowthat6.8percent.GoldmanSachspredicted6.5percentdownfrom9percentinthethirdquarter.Forallof2008GoldmanSachshadpredicted8.8percentdownfrom11.9percentin2007.1.Since2001theslowestrateinannualeconomicgrowthChinahasseenis___.A.6.8%B.8.8%C.9%D.11.9%2.AccordingtoDongTaotheonlythingdrivingtheChineseeconomyis____.A.exportB.infrastructureC.consumerconfidenceD.consumerspending3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthedifficultyChinaisfacing?A.TensofthousandsoffactorieshavecloseD.B.Millionsofpeoplearelookingforjobs.C.Anuncertainnumberofmigrantworkersmaybeleavingcitiesforever.D.Theterriblesituationwilleraseanyoptimismaboutareboundin2009.4.Inwhichquarterof2008didtheslowdownofChina'seconomicgrowthfirstappear?A.1st.B.2nD.C.3rD.D.4th.5.Thebesttitleofthispassageshouldbe_____.A.China'sEconomicGrowthSlows.B.EconomicCrisisinChinA.C.EconomistsAnalyzeChina'sEconomy.D.SeveralFactorsDetermineChina'sEconomy

UnusualincidentsarebeingreportedacrosstheArctiC.Inuit因纽特人familiesgoingoffonsnowmobilestopreparetheirsummerhuntingcampshavefoundthemselvescutofffromhomebyaseaofmuD.Therearealsoreportsofseaicebreakingupearlierthanusualcarryingsealsbeyondthereachofhunters.Climatechangemaystillbearatherabstract抽象的ideatomostofusbutintheArcticitisalreadyhavinggreateffect—ifsummertimeicecontinuestoshrinkatitspresentratetheArcticOceancouldsoonbecomealmostice-freeinsummer.Theknock-oneffects连锁反应arelikelytoincludemorewarmingcloudierskiesandhighersealevels.Scientistsareincreasinglyeagertofindoutwhat’sgoingonintheArctiC.FortheInuittheproblemisurgent.Theyliveinunsteadybalancewithoneofthetoughestenvironmentsonearth.ClimatechangewhateveritscausesisadirectdangertotheirwayoflifE.NobodyknowstheArcticaswellasthelocalswhichiswhytheyarenotcontentsimplytostandbackandletoutsiderexpertstellthemwhat’shappening.InCanadawheretheInuitpeoplearetryinghardtoguardtheirhard-wonautonomy自治权inthecountry’snewestlandNunavuttheybelievetheirbesthopeofsurvivalinthischangingenvironmentliesincombiningtheirancestral祖先的knowledgewiththebestofmodernsciencE.Thisisachallengeinitself.TheCanadianArcticisavasttreelesspolardesertthat’scoveredwithsnowformostoftheyear.AdventureintothisareaandyougetsomeideaofthehardshipsfacinganyonewhocallsthishomE.Farmingisoutofthequestionandnatureoffersfewpickings.HumansfirstsettledintheArcticamere4500yearsagosurvivingbytakingadvantageofseafirst.Theenvironmenttestedthemtothelimits:sometimesthesettlersweresuccessful;sometimestheyfailedanddisappeareD.ButaroundathousandyearsagoonegroupappearedthatwasuniquelywelladaptedtodealwiththeArcticenvironment.TheseThulepeoplemovedinfromAlaskabringingdogsirontoolsandthelikE.Theyaretheancestorsoftoday’sInuitpeoplE.Whichofthefollowingislikelytobetheeffectofclimatechange?A.ShorterandshortersummertimE.B.Ice-freesummeraroundtheArctiC.C.Lowersealevels.D.Morerainyskies.TheInuitpeoplebelievethesolutiontotheclimatechangeproblemis________.A.tochangetheirwayoflifeB.todoastheirancestorsC.totrytoprotecttheenvironmentfromnowonD.tousetheirancestralknowledgeandmodernscienceItcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.thefirstsettlersintheArcticsurvivedtherequiteeasilyB.it’shardtofarmintheArcticduetoclimatechangeC.theancestorsofInuitpeoplestoodoutamongthesettlersD.theThulepeoplefromAlaskainventedirontoolsWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistext?A.ClimateChangeandtheInuitB.ClimateChangearoundtheArcticC.GlobalWarmingaroundtheWorldD.TheInuitandTheirAncestorsaroundtheWorld

C.Manypeopleoftensaythereismorestressintoday'ssocietythaninyearspast.Infactthesepeoplearecomparingourliveswiththatofthecavemanwhodidn'thavetoworryaboutthestockmarketortheatomicbomB.Theyforgetthatthecavemanworriedaboutbeingeatenbyahearwhilehewasasleeporaboutdyingofhunger--thingsthatfewpeopleworrymuchabouttoday.Actuallystressisanormalstateofaffairsandit'simportantthatpeopleunderstandwhattheyaretalkingaboutwhentheyspeakaboutstress.Wheneveranyoneexperiencessomethingunpleasantforlackofabetterwordtheysaytheyareunderstress.Yetthereissuchathingaspleasantstress--asinthecaseoftheOlympicwinneratthemomentofhisgloryoraconductorashisorchestraperformsparticularlywell.Theyarejustsendingoutexcitementandtheyaregivingoffallthestresshormonesexactlythesameasiftheywereinlowspiritsorhadjustheardofadeathinthefamily.Wecallthepleasantorhealthykindeustressandtheunpleasantorunhealthykinddistress.Thenhowcanpeopledealwithstress?Thesecretisnottoavoiditbuttodoyourownthing.ItimpliesdoingwhatyouliketodoandwhatyouaremadetodoatyourownspeeD.Formostpeopleitisreallyamatteroflearninghowtoliveandhowtobehaveinvarioussituationstodecide:DoIreallywanttotakemyfather'sbusinessorbeamusician?IfyoureallywanttobeamusicianthenbeonE.64.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?A.Modernpeopleexperiencesmorestressthanthecaveman.B.ThecavemanexperiencedmorestressthanmodernpeoplE.C.Peopledon'tsuffermorestresstoday;it'sjustthattheythinktheydo.D.ModernpeoplehavethesameworriesasthecavemandiD.65.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationswillyoufeeleustress?A.YourfavoritefootballteamhaslostanimportantgamE.B.Youhavefailedanimportantexamination.C.YouareinformedofanaccidentofyourbestfrienD.D.YouhavewonthefirstprizeinanEnglishcompetition.66Thepurposeofwritingthepassageistoletusknow_________________________.A.stressdoesnotnecessarilyrefertounpleasantexperienceB.distressiswhatpeoplecallthepleasantkindofstressC.anOlympicwinnerfeelsthesamestressasonewholosesafamilymemberD.peoplewillfeeleustressanddistressatthesametime67.Accordingtothepassagehowcanpeopledealwithstress?A.Dothingsthatyoureallywanttodo.B.Dowhateveryou'reexpectedtodo.C.Trytodothingssuccessfully.D.Refusetodowhateveryou'retoldto.

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分请认真阅读下列短文从短文后各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Usuallywhenyourteacherasksaquestionthereisonlyonecorrectanswer.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.SometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisuseD.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.A.boycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.A.familywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook小溪someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroaD.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.InthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillagE.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillagE.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniturE.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’snamE.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.1.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?A.PlaceswherepeopleliveD.B.People’scharacters.C.TalentsthatpeoplepossesseD.D.People’soccupations.2.AccordingtothepassagetheancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainsD.builthousesandfurniture3.SupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood4.Theunderlinedworddescendantsinthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_____A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelativesC.colleaguesandpartnersD.latersponsors

The115islandsthatsparkleinthemiddleoftheIndianOceanareoneoftheworld'sgreatesttreasures'Aplacewherenaturalpurityandsimplicitycanbefoundandinnocencerediscovered;aplacelikenootherandanotherworldentirely.92ofthoseislandsconsistofSeychelleswhichisknownasthelastparadise.ForovertwocenturiestheislandsofSeychelleshaveremainedameltingpotofdifferentracestraditionsandreligionsfromthefourcornersoftheearth.TheSeychelloisareacolorfulblendofpeoplesofdifferentracesculturesandreligions..AtdifferenttimesinitshistorypeopleofAfricanEuropeanandAsianoriginhavecometoSeychellesbringingwiththemtheirdistincttraditionsandcustomsandcontributingtothewayoflifeandtoSeychelloisculturE.ThroughoutSeychellestherearemanyartisansproducingworksofartthatareasvariedanddiverseastheirsurroundsandwhichincludestainedglassproductsmadefromcoconutshellhuskseashellsandcoralsclothinggoldsilverandotherformsofjewelleryrecycledmaterialsbamboometalandpottery.Theyareprobablypoorlyeducatedbuttheyhavetalentforproducinghandicraftarticles.SeychellesMauritiusMaldivesareallislandcountriesbutSeychellesisuniquE.Mr.AlaninDirectorofTourismMarketingofSeychellesTourismhoardsaidThereareavarietyofislandsinSeychelles.MauritiushasonlyoneislanD.InMaldivestherearealotofislandsbuttheyareallcoralislands.Seychelleshasbiggranite花岗岩islands.Inadditionthepeoplearedifferent.WehaveamixtureofpeopleandyoucanseehowfriendlytheyarE.MostimportantlyallthesenaturaldisastersdonotexistinSeychellesbecauseweareoutofthebelt.NothingwillhappentovisitorswhentheyareinSeychelles.InSeychellesharmonyisawayoflifE.41.TheislandsofSeychellesareNOT______.A.pollutedB.worldfamousC.beautifulD.various42.WhichofthefollowingofSeychellesisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.ThenaturE.B.ThepeoplE.C.ThefooD.D.TheculturE.43.Fromthe3rdparagraphwecanguessthatanartisanis______.A.aprofessionalartistproducingworkswithrecycledmaterialsB.apersonwhosejobrequiresskillswithhishandsC.afactorywherehandicraftarticlesareproducedD.anorganizationwhosellnaturalthings44.WhichofthefollowingisapartofthereasonsforthatSeychellesisunique?A.Seychelles'islandsareallgraniteones.B.SeychelleshadmoreislandsthanMauritiusandMaldives.C.Seychelleshasmoreracesandthepeoplearefriendly.D.Seychellesislocatedatasafepositionontheearth.45.What'sMr.Alanin'spurposetosayallthesewordsinthelastparagraph?A.ToattractvisitorstotravelinSeychelles.B.TopraisethebeautyofSeychelles.C.Toexpresshisfeelingstohiscountry.D.ToexplainthedifferencefromMauritiusandMaldives.

DA.walletthatlookslikeapieceofnewspaperanatlasoranexpressparcelreceipt?Orabusinesscardthatlookslikeanotepad?Nokidding.BaiMinghuiaBeijing-baseddesignercreateshisartworkusingTyvekasyntheticpapermaterialwhichisdifficulttotearwaterproofandmoreimportantlytotallyrecyclablE.Borntoaworkerfamilyin1983inTangshanHebeiProvinceBaiworkedasagraphicdesigneratafinancialmagazineinBeijingaftergraduatingfromMinzuUniversityofChinA.Inthespringof2008BaivisitedanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijing's798artzoneandthenworkedwiththematerialtryingtobringhisdesignstolifE.Thefirstthingthatcameintohismindwasthepaperwalletamust-tryhandicraftassignment手工作业thatmostChinesestudentsdoinelementaryschool.ApaperwalletisdefinitelymoreusefulthanapapercraneorfrogBaitoldBeijingReviewsmiling.Atfirstmanypeoplehavenoideawhatitisbecauseitlookslikeapieceofnewspaperoranexpressparcelreceiptandfeelslikerealpaper.Butit'shardtotear.Thecompletedfoldedwalletisseamlesswhichcreatessomuchfunforadesigner.TobehonestIdidn'tthinkaboutprofitsatallhesaiD.Aftermonthsofresearchanddevelopmentonprintinganddesigningthefirstgenerationofhispaperwalletmadeastunningdebut上市inMay2008.Thesecondgenerationwhichoffersagreaterrangeofpatternoptionswasputonthemarketatthebeginningof2009.Youcanhavegraffiti涂鸦orwritedownphonenumbersonitorpaintwhateveryoulikE.IwouldlikepeopletobeabletouseiteasilyhesaiD.Idon'twanttodothingswithoutcreativeideas.Nowmyfocusisonhowtocreatebetterdesignratherthanthewalletitself.51.InwhichorderdidBaidothefollowingthings?A.createthepaperwalletB.studyinMinzuUniversityC.workasagraphicdesignerD.visitanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijingA.cbadB.bcdaC.cbdaD.bcad52.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethedesigner?A.diligentB.creativeC.friendlyD.honest53.TyvekasyntheticpapermaterialhasthefollowingcharactersEXCEPT____.A.recyclableB.waterproofC.foldableD.profitable54.Whatcanpeopledowiththiskindofwallet?A.Theycanuseitasahandkerchief.B.Theycanmakeitintoadictionary.C.Theycanwritetheirfriend’sphonenumberonit.D.Theycanbuyapaperfrogorpapercranewithit.55.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MostoftheChinesestudentshavetriedtomakesomekindofpaperwork.B.ManyChinesearefondofpaintingdifferentthingsontheirwallets.C.MostofthewalletsthatpeopleusenowadayscanberecycleD.D.MostofthedesignersbasedinBeijinghavetriedTyvektocreatetheirownworkofart.

Besidesprovidingaperfectenvironmentforseaplantsandanimalstoliveinseawaterhasothervaluesoneofwhichisthatitconstantlymovesanditsmovementsproduceenergy.Themostobviousmovementsarethewavesandthetides.Windscausethewavesandthegravitationalpullofthemoonandthesuncausesthetides.InplacesliketheBayofFundyinCanadathedifferencebetweenthehighandlowtidelevelcanbeasmuchas40feet.FranceandBritainarenowtryingtouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricity.Wavescanproduceelectricityandsomeexperimentsaretakingplacetolearnmoreaboutthis.Oneofthemostencouragingareasofresearchusesthedifferencebetweenthetemperatureofseawateratthesurfaceanddeepdowntoproduceelectricity.Wavesandtidesarecausedby________.A.thesameforcesB.differentforcesC.theirownmovementsD.plantsandanimalsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.wavesaswellastheenergyinthetidecanproduceelectricityB.thehighesttideis40feethigherthanthelowestoneattheseaC.manycountriesintheworldhavemadethemostofenergyproducedbyseawaterD.itisbeingtriedinsomedevelopedcountriestouseenergyinthetidestoproduceelectricityThebesttitleforthepassageis______.A.TidesandWavesB.HowtoProduceElectricityC.SeawaterD.AnotherCheapEnergy

TheGrandCanyon峡谷inArizonaextendsfourhundredfiftykilometers.Thecanyonslookasiftheyformedastheearthsplitapart.Theywereactuallycutbyrivers.LookingattheGrandCanyonislikelookingbackintimE.FortymillionyearsagotheColoradoRiverbegancuttingthroughtheareA.AtthesametimethesurroundinglandwaspushedupbyforcesdeepwithintheEarth.Rainsnowicewindandplantrootsrubbedawayatthetopofthenewcanyon.Belowtheflowingrivercontinuedtouncovermoreandmorelevelsofancientrock.Theirappearancechangesendlessly--withthelightthetimeofyearandtheweather.TheGrandCanyonhasseveralweatherenvironments.Thetopisoftenmuchdifferentfromthebottom.Onsomewinterdaysforexampleyoumayfindcoldwindsandsnowatthetop.Butatthebottomyoumayfindwarmwindsandflowers.TheGrandCanyonisknownasoneofthesevenwondersofthenaturalworlD.Aboutfivemillionpeoplevisitthecanyoneachyear.Mostvisitorswalkalongpathspartwaydownintothecanyon.Somevisitorsridemulestothebottomandback.ThereareseveralotherwaystovisittheGrandCanyon.Hundredsofthousandsofpeopleseethecanyonbyaireachyear.Theypayahelicopterorairplanepilottoflythemaboveandaroundthecanyon.AbouttwentythousandpeopleayearseetheGrandCanyonfromtheColoradoRiveritself.Theyrideboatsovertherapidrockywater.Thesetripslastfromoneweektothreeweeks.VisitorscanseetheGrandCanyoninstillanotherway.A.hugeglasswalkwaycalledtheSkywalkextendsfromtheedgeandishangingabovethebottomofthecanyon.SomepeoplesaytheSkywalkisanengineeringwonder.HoweverotherpeoplehavecriticizedtheSkywalkandfuturedevelopment.TheysayitharmsanationaltreasureandreducestheenjoymentofnatureintheGrandCanyon.1.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraph____________.A.theGrandCanyonisthemostbeautifulplaceinAmericaB.theGrandCanyonisfourhundredfiftykilometerslongC.theGrandCanyonusedtobeadriedriverD.theGrandCanyonusedtobeadeepopeningintheearth2.AccordingtothepassagepeoplecanvisittheGrandCanyonin______ways.A.3B.4C.5D.63.Wecanlearnthattheauthorofthepassageholdan______attitudetowardstheSkywalk.A.positiveB.negativeC.objectiveD.critical4.AllthefollowingaretrueabouttheGrandCanyonEXCEPT____________.A.ThetopoftheGrandCanyonisalwayscolD.B.TheGrandCanyondisplaysdifferentcolorsindifferenttimes.C.TheGrandCanyonisasoldasfortymillionyearsolD.D.EveryyearmorepeopleseetheGrandCanyonbyairthanbyboat.

The1980swascalledtheMeDecadebecauseformanythistimewasmarkedbyafascinationwiththeself.Theideathateachpersonhasaselfmayseemnatuaraltousbutthisconceptisactuallyquitenew.Theideathateachhumanlifeisuniquedevelopedbetweenthe11thand15thcenturiesinEuropE.Beforethattimeindividualswereconsideredinrelationtoagroupandeventodaymanyeasternculturesplacemoreemphasisontheimportanceofacollectiveselfthanonauniqueandindependentself.Botheasternandwesternculturesseetheselfasdividedintoaninnerprivateselfandanouterpublicself.Butwheretheydifferisintermsofwhichpartisseenastherealyou.Westernculturetendstopromotetheideaofindividuality—aselfthatisseparatedfromotherselves.Incontrastmanyeasternculturesfocusonaninter-independentselfthatgetsitsdiversityinlargepartfrominter-relationshipwithothers.ForexampleaConfucian孔子ideastressestheimportanceofface—otherpeople’sviewsoftheselfandmaintainingone’sdesiredstatusintheireyes.InthepastsomeAsianculturesdevelopedclearrulesaboutthespecificclothesandevencolorsthatpeopleincertainsocialclassesandoccupationswereallowedtodisplayandtheseliveontodayinJapanesestylemanuals.ThisstyleofdressisatoddswithsuchwesternpracticesascasualFridayswhichencourageemployeestodressinformallyandexpresstheiruniqueselves.Whichistrueabouttheselfaccordingtothetext?A.Manyeasternculturesseetheselfconnectedwithothers.B.Thoseborninthe1980saregenerallymostself-centeredthanothers.C.TheconceptthateacpersonhasaselfmayseemstrangetoeasternculturesD.Westernculturesregardtheselfasanouterpublicselfwhileeasternculturesdon’t.Whatdoesthe2ndparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Howeasternandwesternculturesseetheself.B.EasternculturescontrastsharplywithwesternculturesC.BotheasternandwesternculturesappreciatetheimportanceofselfD.EasternculturesareasimportantaswesternculturesA.Japanesedresscodeismentionedinthelastparagraphto_________.A.explaintheimportanceoffaceB.sayhowtraditionaltheJapaneseareC.emphasizetheimportanceofeasternculturesD.showhoweasternculturesseetheselfinrelationtoothersTheunderlinedphraseatoddswithmostprobablymeans_______.A.inagreementwithB.indisagreementwithC.incomparisonwithD.inneedof

TofacethemusicLikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.Ourexpressiontodayistofacethemusic.WhensomeonesayswellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou.andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatwasexactlywhattheydid—facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andanactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccometomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedaninspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopasstheinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.Howmanywaysdoesthephrasetofacethemusiccomesfrom?A.1B.2C.3D.4What’sthemeaningoftofacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.Whichofthefollowingisasituationoffacingthemusic?A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.Theunderlinedwordhostilemeans_______.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary

C.Study-abroadprogramsareagreatwaytolearnaboutdifferentcultures.Sometimesstudentsdon’thavethemoneytojoinintheseprograms.Thatiswhyscholarshipsforstudy-abroadprogramsarestartingtobecomepoplar.Study-abroadprogramscanoftenbequiteexpensivE.Findingscholarshipsisnotthatdifficult.Usuallyyoucanjustvisitthestudy-abroadofficeatyoureducationalinstitutionoreventhefinancialservicesofficE.Theywillhavealargedirectoryofavailablescholarships.IfyourschooldoesnothavetheseofficesyoucanjustquicklyhavealookontheInternetandfindawidevarietyofscholarshipsyoumightqualifyfor.Thecredentials资历youneedtobeconsideredforascholarshipvarygreatly.Buttobeacandidateforanyscholarshipyougenerallyneedtohavegoodgradesbeanoutstandingpersonandbeabletotakefulladvantageoftheopportunitiespresentedtoyou.Youwillbeabletoshowwhyyouareagoodcandidatethroughtheapplicationprocess.Theapplicationprocessforeachscholarshipvarieswhichusuallyincludessubmittinganacademicrecordanessayandsometimesaninterview.Usuallyyouwillhavetosubmityouracademicrecords.Theadministratorsofthescholarshipwillknowthatyoutakeyouracademicstudiesseriously.Nextyouusuallyneedtowriteanessay.ThiscouldbeonawidevarietyofsubjectsbuttheyusuallyfocusonsomethingrelatedtowhyyoushouldgetthisscholarshiptodeterminehowmuchyouwantthescholarshipandhowgoodofacandidateyouwouldbE.Afterthisthefinalfewapplicantsmaybeaskedinforaninterviewtolearnaboutyouandwhyyouwouldbeagoodrecipientofthescholarship.Ifyousatisfyalltheserequirementsthereisagoodchanceyouwillgetascholarship.Ifyoudon’thaveenoughmoneydon’tgiveupbutuseplentyofscholarshipopportunitiesforyou!51.Whatdowelearnaboutstudy-abroadprogramsfromthepassage?A.Theyareoftenquitecheaptoapplyfor.B.Theyareverydifficulttoapplyfor.C.Theyaregoodtoolsforlearningothercultures.D.Theyareonlyfoundinthestudy-abroadofficesincolleges.52.Toapplyforascholarshipthewriterdoesn’tmentionthecredentialthat_______.A.Youneedtospeakaforeignlanguagewell.B.youneedtohavegoodmarksatschool.C.youneedtobeanexcellentstudent.D.youneedtoknowwhentousetheopportunitiesbeforeyou.53.Themainpurposeofthepassageis_______.A.tointroducetheadvantagesofstudy-abroadprograms.B.toshowuswhyscholarshipsforstudy-abroadprogramsarepopularC.tosuggestwhereonecanfindsuitablestudy-abroadprogramsD.toprovidetipsonapplyingforscholarshipsforstudy-abroadprograms54.Toprovewhetheryoutakeyouracademicstudiesseriouslyyoushould____.A.writeanessayonwhyyoushouldgetthisscholarshipB.submityouracademicrecordsC.beinterviewedbytheadministratorsofthescholarshipD.proveyouareagoodrecipientofthescholarship55.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.EducationB.FashionC.BusinessD.Entertainment

SightseeingToursinGermanyGermanyhasavarietyofcitieseachwithitsowncharacteristicsfromthebusycityofBerlintotheancientcityofColognetotheBavariancapitalofMunich.ThankfullythesemajorGermancitiesoffersightseeingtoursthatoffertheopportunitytobetterexplorethesurroundingregionsandthecountry’smosthistoricsites.BerlinonBikeberlinimagebyJ????rgenRemmerfromFotoliA.comBerlinonBiketakesvisitorsthroughtheGermancapitalviafivebicycletoursallwithguides.RegulartoursincludetheWallTourandBerlin’sBestwithstopsatsomeofthecity’smostfamouslandmarkssuchastheReichstagandtheBerlinWall.SpecialtytoursincludetheEastUnpluggedwhichexploreswhatlifewaslikeinEastBerlinunderCommunistrulE.ThecostofthetourincludesthebikeandhelmetrentalandtouristsmaychoosetocontinuerentingtheirbikesoncethetourhasendeD.berlinonbikE.de/english/index.phpMunichCitySightseeingTourTheMunichCitySightseeingTourtransportstravelersthroughoutthecityviaanopen-airdouble-deckerbus.Passengerscanhoponandoffatvariousstopsthroughouttheday.ThistourincludesstopsatsuchsitesastheMunichcentraltrainstationthe1972OlympicStadiumParkMunich’soperahouseandKarlsplatzthegatetothehistoriccity.ThebusfeaturesanarratedtourguideandoffersanEnglish-languageoption.raileuropE.com/activities/munich-city-sightseeing-tour/index.htmlNiceCityTours－CologneNiceCityToursoffersthreetoursofCologneavailabletoprivateorbusinessgroupsinavarietyoflanguages.TheOldTownTourrunsfortwohoursandincludesaguidedtouroftheCologneCathedralandsomeofthecity’soldsquares.TheBreweryPubTourexploressomeofthecity’smostbelovedbreweriesandpubsanddetailsthehistorybehindKolschCologne’sresidentbeer.FinallytheOldTownandRhineTourbeginsbyvisitingsomeofoldtown’smosthistoricsitesandendswitharidedowntheRhineRiver.nicecitytours.com/tours.htm68.Thesimilarityofthethreetoursliesinthattheyallinclude________.A.bustoursB.EnglishserviceC.threeroutesD.guide’sservice69.Ifyoutakeagreatinterestinbeerwhichtourmightbesuitableforyou?A.TheWallTourB.TheBreweryPubTourC.TheOldTownTourD.TheMunichCitySightseeingTour jQuery'.articleol.image'.eachfunctionie{ var$this=jQuerythis; $this.find'img'.errorfunction{ jQuerythis.remove; $this.remove; }; };70.Wherecanyouprobablyseethispassage?A.InatextbookB.OnawebsiteC.InanencyclopediaD.Inajournal

第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项共20小题每小题2.5分满分50分TheAmericanbookWhoMovedMyCheese奶酪hasbeenabestsellerallovertheworlD.Itteachespeoplehowtofacechangesintheirlives.NowitsauthorSpenceJohnsonhaswrittenabookjustforteens青少年.Thebooktellsusthatwhenfacingchangeinourliveslikeanewschoolornewfriendsdon'tbeafraiD.InsteadusethischangetomakeabetterlifE.Thebookgivesanexampleofachangeatschool.A.schoolischangingfromhavingtwotermstothreetermsbecausetherearetoomanystudents.Severalteensaretalkingaboutthis.MostofthemareunhappyandworrieD.ButChrisisnot.Helaughsandtellsastoryabouttwomice老鼠twolittlepeopleandsomecheesE.ThefourareinamazelookingforthecheesE.HerecheesemeanssomethingimportantinlifelikemovingtoanewclassorgettingintocollegE.ButtheyfindthecheeseisgonE.Themicerealizethattheycan’tchangewhathashappenedandhavetofindmorecheesE.Thismeansfindingdifferentdreams.Thelittlepeoplehowevercan’tdothis.TheyareafraidofchangesotheyfindnocheesE.AfterChrisfinishesthestorythefriendsunderstandonething:togetmorecheesemoveinanewdirectionquickly.Hisfriendsunderstandhowthiscanbeusedinthechangesallteensfacesuchasdoingwellatschoolorhavinggoodrelationshipsorjustfeelinggoodaboutyourself.56.ThebookWhoMovedMyCheeseis__________.A.writtenallovertheworldB.readacrosstheworldC.soldonlyinAmericaD.lovedonlybyteens57.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?A.NeverchangeinourlifE.B.Changewhenyouliketodo.C.Changewiththechanges.D.Payattentiontothechanges.58.Theunderlinewordfourparagraph3refersto__________.A.MiceandlittlepeopleB.StudentsC.CheeseD.Readers59.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.TheauthorisBritain.B.Therearethreetermsineveryschool.C.Mostteensdon'tunderstandChris'story.D.Thebooktellsteenshowtofacechangesintheirlives.

ModernMannersPhilipHowardanswersyourquestionsoncontemporaryetiquette礼仪PhilipHowardWhenmyfriendandItwoladiesofacertainagegoouttohaveamealshealwaysleavesanextremelylargetip.Attimesthetipwillequaltheamountofoneofthemaindishes—sometimesitcomestoabout30percentofthebill.Ifeel15—20percentisadequateforservicesofferedanddependingonthetypeofrestaurant.AtacafeIwouldliketoleave15percentorabitmoredependingontheserviceandetC.A.largertipwouldbeappropriateifweareinabigcityoranicerplacE.MyfriendsaysWellIamsuretheyarenotdrivingaMercedes奔驰汽车.WellneitheramIandhowdoessheknow?WhoiscorrectandhowcanImakechanges?ImightaddIdotrulyfeeltippingshouldbebasedongoodserviceandalsoifyoufrequentaplaceandknowthestaffalargertipisOK.Iwouldneverhesitatetotipawaitperson.IalwaysleavetothehighersidE.YoursBarbaraBadeBarbaraBadeAmericansaremoregeneroustippersthantheBritish.Isuspectthat10percentforatipisaboutnormalintheUK.Tippingisastrangesurvivalinourageofsupposedequalityandminimumwages.YourfriendhasagenerousnatureanddeeppursE.Idonotseewhyyoucannotlethertipwhatevershewantsanddoyourownthing.Iagreethatatipshouldbearewardforgoodserviceandgeneralgoodfeeling.Iftheserviceisrottenandthemealadisasterweshouldwithholdatipandexplainwhywearedoingso.Fewofushavethechutzpah厚颜todothis.SensiblerestaurantshaveaboxfortipssothattheyaresharedoutamongthestaffincludingthoseinthekitchenswhomwedonotseE.Itrustthatthemanagementdoesnotreceivethemoneyasextraprofit.IlookforwardtothedaywhenwaitersandotherservantsarepaidagoodenoughlivingwagesothattheydonothavetodependonthegenerosityofstrangerstosurvivE.TowaitattableisjustashonorableawaytoearnalivinginthiswickedworlD.Ifyouarepleasedwiththemealandcheerfulserviceyoushouldtipashandsomelyasyourpurseaffords.Idon’tsupposethatyourwaiter/waitressisdrivingaMercedesevenintheStates.YoursPhilipHoward60.WecanlearnfromthefirstletterthatBarbaraprefers___________.A.changingherownideasonhowtotipwaitersB.leavingabiggertiptothefamiliarwaitpersonsC.eatingatacafératherthaninanicerestaurantD.savingasmuchmoneyaspossibleforherself61.ItcanbeinferredthatBarbara’sfriendtipswaitersheavily________.A.toshowthatsheiswelloffB.becausetheyarethoughttobepoorlypaidC.toshowthatsheisgenerousD.becausetheyhaveofferedherfullservice62.BesidesqualityofservicePhilipregards__________asprinciplesoftipping.A.tasteoffoodandamountofone’smoneyB.tasteoffoodandthenumberofservantsC.generosityofstrangersandthenumberofservantsD.amountofone’smoneyandgenerosityofstrangers

DPlasticisoneofthemostimportanttechnologicaldiscoveriesofthe20thcentury.HoweveritmaysoonbereplaceD.Thenewdevelopment-liquidwood-canreplaceplasticsinallbranchesofmodern-dayindustries.Plasticasamaterialenjoysthebiggestdemandinthemodernworldbutitdoeshaveanumberofdrawbacks.Firstandforemostplasticisn’trecyclablE.Secondlyitcontainstoxins毒物helpingdevelopcancerousdiseases.Finallyit’smadeofoilandoilreservesaren’tendless.TheliquidwoodtechnologyislikelytoreplaceplasticandprovidingmankindwithnewmaterialsformanyyearsaheaD.NorbertEisenfreichaseniorresearcherattheFaunhoferInstituteforChemicalTechnologyinGermanyICTsaidthatarboformthenewmaterialismadeoflignin木素质whichcanbeobtainedfromsofttissuesofwooD.Oncemixedwithseveralothermatenalsitturnsintosolidandnon-toxicalternativeforplastics.ICTteamleaderEmiliaReginaInone-Kauffmannsaidthewood-workingindustryseparateswoodintothreebasiccomponentsincludinglignin.Ligninisn’tusedfortheproductionofpaper.SpecialistsofICTmixedligninwithseveralnaturalmaterialsandthusinventedthematerialwhichcouldbemeltedandmolded铸型.WhensolidarboformlookslikeplasticandpossessesthoqualitieofpolishedwooD.Itcanbeusedfortheproductionofanyitems.Arboformisalreadyusedfortheproductionofcarpartswhichrequireextrastrength.Inadditionliquidwoodcanberecycledrepeatedly.Thematerialpreservedallofitsqualitiesevenifit’sreprocessedtentimes.Howeverthenewinventiondoesn’tenjoyanextensiveuseduetothehighcontentofsulfur硫init.Germanresearchersaresuretoreducetheamountofsulfurby90%verysoontomakearboformusableforhomeneeds.71.Accordingtothepassageplastic_______.A.helpsustoreducetheuseofpetrolB.helpstoprotectourenvironmentinsomeway

LONDON—LifeforCathyHagnerandherthreechildrenissettopermanent永久的fast-forwarD.Theirfullschooldayandherjobasalawyer'sassistantarebusyenough.ButHangeralsohastotakethetwoboystosoccerorhockeyorbasketballwhiledroppingoffherdaughteratpianolessonsorGirlScoutCluB.Oftentheexhaustedfamilydoesn'tgethomeuntil7pm.Thereisjusttimeforaquicksupperbeforehomework.Intoday'sworldmiddle-classAmericanandBritishparentstreattheirchildrenasiftheyarecompetitorsracingforsomefinishinglinE.Parentstaketheirchildrenfromactivitytoactivityinordertomaketheirfuturebright.Itseemsthatraisingageniushasbecomeamoreimportantgoalthanraisingahappyandwell-balancedchilD.DoctorsacrossthecountryarereportingagrowingnumberofchildrensufferingfromstomachachesandheadachesduetoexhaustionandstresssayschildexpertWilliamDohertyoftheUniversityofMinnesotA.Teachersaredealingwithexhaustedkidsintheclassroom.It'saveryseriousproblem.Manychildrenattendafter-schoolclubsbynecessity.Butcompetitivepressuresalsocreateanexplosionofactivities.Theyincludesportslanguagemusicandmathclassesforchildrenasyoungasfour.Thereisanewparentingtrend趋势underwaywhichsaysthatyouhavetotapallyourchild’spotential潜能atayoungage;otherwiseyouwilllethimdownsaysTerryApteraCambridge-basedchildandadolescentpsychiatrist青少年精神病专家.Itisn'tentirelynew:therehavealwaysbeenpushyparents.Butwhatwaspreviously以前seenasstrangebehaviourisnowwellaccepteD.1.Fromthesecondparagraphofthispassagewecanfindthat_______.A.Hagnerwastesmuchtimehelpingherchildren'slessonsB.Hagnerdoesn'tspendmuchtimeonherfull-timejobC.HagnerisinterestedinsportsandmusicD.Hagnerbusiesherselfbyfollowingatrend2.Britishparentsasthewriterdescribedinthispassage_______.A.treattheirchildrenassportsplayersB.paynoattentiontotheirchildren'slessonsC.bringuptheirchildreninasimplewayD.givetheirchildrenlittletimetodevelopfreely3.Thewriter'sopinionaboutafter-schoolclubsisthat________.A.activitiesinthecountryaretoocompetitiveB.childrenshouldattendfourclubsatatimeC.someclubsresultincompetitivepressuresD.clubsshouldhavemoresubjectsforschoolchildren4.ThelastparagraphtellsusthatinBritain_______.A.parentsusedtotaketheirchildrentoeveryclubB.parentsusedtobewiseonhowtoraisechildrenC.parentshaveallbenefitedfromchildren’sclubsD.parentshavecometoknowthestandardofeducation

第三部分阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下面短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C.D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AOnlineTVToolbarisanewkindofonlineTVsystemwithchannelsinover140countries.Withonesinglesoftwareyoucanenjoywatchingthousandsofworldwidechannelswithpicturesofperfectquality.OnlineTVToolbarispopularwithbusinesstravelersorthosepeoplewhoareawayfromhomeorcountry.YoucanwatchTVonyourcomputerwithoutneedforaTVcard.Isthatpossible?youmayask.YeseverythingispossibleonOnlineTVToolbarinafewsimplesteps.OnlineTVToolbarisveryeasytouse.Itwillallowyoutoaddyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistforeasyviewing.ThemostimportantfeatureofourOnlineTVToolbaristhattherearechannelsfromover100countriesaroundtheworld.Moreoveryoucanuse1000channelsfreeofcost.OnlineTVToolbarisverysimpleandit’stotallyfreetowatchliveTVmoviesandvideos.Ithaslotsofchoicesandyoucanuseanykindofchannelfromanycountryandyoucanwatchrightaway!Letmeshowyouthesteps.AfterdownloadingyoucanseesomesmalliconsonthetopofthetoolbarandyoucanseeasmallTV-likeiconoverthetoolbar.Theyaretheverysections部分ofprogramsandyoucanchooseanyprogramfromanycountry’schannelsandpresstheplaybutton;withinamatterofafewsecondsyoucanstartviewingthemostperfectprogramsfromthechannelsonyourwindowsmediaplayer.OnlineTVToolbarallowstheusertowatchTVwithouthavingtoexperiencetheannoyances使人烦恼的事ofawebsite.InterestinglyonourOnlineTVToolbarthereisnoextraequipmentrequiredforwatchingTV.Itsupportsallmajormediatypes.Youcanfeelreallyhappywithonesoftware.56.OnlineTVToolbarislikedbythosewhoaretravelingabroadbecause_____.A.itisthenewgenerationonlineTVsystemwithmanychannelsB.itissimpleandeasytousewithprogramsinover140countriesC.travelerscanwatchTVonthecomputerwithoutneedforaTVcardD.travelerscanenjoytheirfavoritechannelsatanytime57.AccordingtotheauthorOnlineTVToolbarprovidesuswith_____.A.morethan140channelsB.averygoodpicturequalityC.softwarefordoingbusinessonlineD.easyTV-viewingforalittlefee58.WhichofthefollowingistherightstepofusingOnlineTVToolbar?A.pickingoutachannelB.pressingtheplaybuttonC.downloadingthesoftwareD.findingasmalliconoverthetoolbarA.a—b—c—dB.a—c—b—dC.c—d—b—aD.c—d—a—b59.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatOnlineTVToolbar_____.A.isthenewwaytoenjoyInternetTVonyourcomputerB.isatoolforaddingyourfavoritechannelstoyourpersonallistC.shouldbeusedonlywithwindowsmediaplayeronthecomputerD.shouldbeusedwithadditionalequipmentrequiredforTV-viewing

CWhatdoconsumersreallywant?That’saquestionmarketresearcherswouldlovetoanswer.Butsincepeopledon’talwayssaywhattheythinkmarketerswouldneeddirectaccesstoconsumers’thoughtstogetthetruth.NowinawaythatispossiblE.AttheMindoftheMarketlaboratoryatHarvardBusinessSchoolresearchersarelookinginsideshoppers’skullstodevelopmoreeffectiveadvertisementsandmarketingstyles.UsingimagingtechniquesthatmeasurebloodflowtovariouspartsofthebraintheHarvardteamhopestopredicthowconsumerswillreacttoparticularproductsandtodiscoverthemosteffectivewaystopresentinformation.StephenKosslynaprofessorofpsychologyatHarvardandbusinessschoolprofessorGeraldZaltmanoverseethelaB.Thegoalisnottoinfluencepeople’spreferencessaysKosslynjusttospeaktotheiractualdesires.Thegroup’sfindingsthoughstillpreliminary初步的couldchangehowfirmsdevelopandmarketnewproducts.TheHarvardgroupusepositionemissiontomographyPETscanstomonitorthebrainactivity.ThesePETscansalongwithotherimagingtechniquesenableresearcherstoseewhichpartsofthebrainareactiveduringspecifictaskssuchasrememberingaword.Correlations相互关系havebeenfoundbetweenbloodflowtospecificareasandfuturebehavior.BecauseofthisHarvardresearchersbelievethescanscanalsopredictfuturepurchasingpatterns.AccordingtoanunpublishedpaperthegroupproducedItispossibletousethesetechniquestopredictnotonlywhetherpeoplewillrememberandhavespecificemotionalreactionstocertainmaterialsbutalsowhethertheytendtowantthosematerialsmonthslater.TheHarvardgroupisnowmovingintothenextstageofexperiments.TheywillexplorehowpeoplerememberadvertisementsaspartofanefforttopredicthowtheywillreacttoaproductafterhavingseenanaD.Theresearchersbelievethatoncekeyareasofthebrainareidentifiedscansonabouttwodozenvolunteerswillbeenoughtodrawconclusionsaboutthereactionsofspecificsectionsofthepopulation.Largecorporations-includingCocaColaEastmanKodakGeneralMotorsandHallmark-havealreadysigneduptofundfurtherinvestigations.Fortheirfinancialsupportthesefirmsgainaccesstotheexperimentsbutcannotcontrolthem.IfKosslynandZahmanandtheirteamreallycanreadthemindofthemarketthenconsumersmayfinditevenhardertogetthoseadvertisingjingles-outofheirheads.66.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ReadingtheMindoftheMarket.B.InfluencingtheCustomers’ChoicE.C.InfluencingtheStyleofAdvertising.D.ExperimentingwiththeWaytoForetell67.WhydotheHarvardresearchersusescientifictechnologyintheexperiments?A.Becausetheywanttofindabetterwaytopersuadepeopleintopurchasingpatternsinthefutureinthedifferentmarket.B.Becausetheydon’ttrustthefindingsalreadydonebyotherresearchers.C.BecausetheywanttoseehowparticularproductscaninfluenceconsumersandfindoutthemosteffectivewaystoadvertisE.D.Becausetheythinkthemarketingstrategiescanactuallybechangedaftertheexperiments.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Peoplesometimeshidetheirtruefeelingswhenquestionedbythemarketingsurveyors.B.StephenKosslynandGeraldZaltmanareinchargeoftheexperimentandthinkillofthestudy.C.Harvardresearchershavefoundsomerelationbetweenpeople’sbrainandfuturebehavior.D.ManylargecompaniesfinancetheHarvardgroup’sfurtherinvestigations.69.Whatdoestospeaktointhe2ndparagraphmean?A.Tocommunicatewith.B.Tosayto.C.Totalkto.D.Torespondto.70.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthat___________.A.itisverylikelythatcustomerswillbuyunnecessarythingsjustdependingontheadsinthefuturE.B.infacttherealpurposeofHarvardgroup’sresearchistoattractmoreconsumersintothemarket.C.CocaColaortheGeneralMotorscanexploitthefindingsoftheexperimentsintheirownmarketing.D.Consumersmayfinditmoredifficulttogetoutoftheadvertisingjungleanditmaycausethemheadaches.

IfyoucanspeakEnglishyouknowalotofEnglishwords.YoucanreadspeakandunderstanD.Butthereisanotherkindoflanguageyouneedtoknow—thelanguageofthebodyapartofwhatiscallednon-verbalcommunication.Allovertheworldpeopletalkwiththeireyes.WhenJapanesepeoplemeettheyputtheirhandstogether.WhatdotheAmericanandtheBritishdo?AmericansaremoreinformalthantheBritish.Theyliketobefriendly.Theyusefirstnametheyaskquestionsandtheytalkeasilyaboutthemselves.WhentheysitdowntheyliketorelaxintheirchairsandmakethemselvescomfortablE.Britishpeoplearemorequiet.Theytakemoretimetomakefriends.TheyliketoknowyoubeforetheyaskyouhomE.WhenBritishandAmericanpeoplemeetsomeoneforthefirsttimetheyshakehands.Theydonotusuallyshakehandswithpeopletheyknowwell.Womensometimeskisstheirwomenfriendsandmenkisswomenfriendsononecheekonly.WhenamanmeetsamanfriendhejustsmilesandsaysHello.Mendonotkisseachother.Evenfathersandsonsdonotoftenkisseachother.49.Bodylanguageis___________.A.thesystemofhumanexpressionnewlyinventedrecentlyB.thesystemofhumanexpressionbymeansofwordsC.thesystemofhumanexpressionbysignmovementsetC.D.acommonsystemofhumanexpressionwithwordsandsigns50.WhenanAmericanmanmeetsawomanfriendhe.A.kissesherB.justsmilesC.saysHelloD.shakeshands51.Britishpeopleare.A.asquietasAmericansB.moreformalthanAmericansC.lessfriendlythanAmericansD.moreinformalthanAmericans52.Fromthepassagewecancometotheideathat.A.mostofthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesmaybedifferentB.mostofthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesisthesameC.allthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesisdifferentD.noneofthebodylanguageindifferentcountriesisthesame

Duringrecentyearsfloodsandflashfloodshavecausedbillionsofdollarsindamageeachyear.Theyareamongthemostcommonandwidespreadofallnaturaldisasters.Evenmoreimportantlythey’reNo.1weather-relatedkiller.A.floodcanhappenanywherealongtheMississippiinNewEnglandeveninthedesert.Thefollowingaresomefascinatingfactsaboutfloodsandflashfloods.A.floodcommonlycalledriverfloodishighflowofwaterfromariverorsimilarbodyofwaterhappeningoveraperiodoftimetoolongtobeconsideredaflashflooD.Floodingiscausedinmanyways.Winterorspringrainstogetherwithmeltingsnowscanfillriverstooquickly.Heavyrainsfromhurricanesorothertropical热带的systemscanalsoproduceriverflooding.TheMississippiRiverFloodof1993wascausedbyrepeatedheavyrainfromthunderstormsoveraperiodofweeks.Flashfloodsarequickly-risingfloodswhichareusuallytheresultofheavyrainsoverashortperiodoftimeoftenonlyseveralhoursorevenless.Theycanalsobecausedbyicejams冰塞onriversrelatedtoawinterorspringmeltingoroccasionallyevenadambreak.Theconstantinflux汇集ofwaterfinallycausedagreatoverflowtobeginpowerfulenoughtosweepvehiclesawayrollbigstonesintoroadwaysuproottreeslevel夷平buildingsandknockbridgesdown.Thespeedoftherisingofwateristhemostfrightening.Doremember:Movetohighergroundandstayawayfromlowareasduringheavyrain.Stayoutoffloodedareas.Neverallowchildrenespeciallytoplayorwalkinflowingwater.Neverdriveyourcarintowaterofunknowndepths.43.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThepoweroffloodsB.ThedamageoffloodsC.TheoccurrenceoffloodsD.Thefactsaboutfloods44.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout______.A.floodsafetytipsB.thereasonsforfloodsC.thewastewatersystemsD.theswiftfloodwaters45.Accordingtothepassagepeopleareafraidof_____mostduringflashfloods.A.theconstantinfluxofwaterB.thesuddenoccurrenceofflashfloodsC.thequickrisingwaterD.thegreatdamageofflashfloods46.Accordingtothepassageflashfloodsare______.A.greatfloodsresultedfromheavyrainsinashorttimeB.floodsrisingquicklyfromheavyrainsinashorttimeC.quickly-risingfloodsinalongtimeD.floodshappeningoveralongtime

Therewasonceinalittlemarket-townnotfarfromUpsala瑞典一城市apeasantwholivedtherewithhisfamilydiggingtheearthduringtheweekandsinginginthechoironSundays.ThispeasanthadalittledaughtertowhomhetaughtthemusicalalphabetbeforesheknewhowtoreaD.Daaewasagreatmusicianperhapswithoutknowingit.NotaviolinistinScandinaviaplayedashediD.Hisreputationwaswidespreadandhewasalwaysinvitedtosetthecouplesdancingatweddingsandotherfestivals.HiswifediedwhenChristinewasenteringuponhersixthyear.ThenthefatherwhocaredonlyforhisdaughterandhismusicsoldhislandandwenttoUpsalainsearchoffameandfortunE.Hefoundnothingbutpoverty.HereturnedtothecountrywanderingfromfairtofairplayinghisScandinavianmusicpieceswhilehischildwhoneverlefthissidelistenedtohimindelightorsangtohisplaying.OnedayatLjimbyFairProfessorValeriusheardthemandtookthemtoGothenburg.Heinsistedthatthefatherwasthefirstviolinistintheworldandthatthedaughterhadthemakingofagreatartist.Hereducationandinstructionwereprovidedfor.ShemaderapidprogressandcharmedeverybodywithherprettinesshergraceofmannerandherrealeagernesstopleasE.WhenValeriusandhiswifewenttosettleinFrancetheytookDaaeandChristinewiththem.MammaValeriustreatedChristineasherdaughter.AsforDaaehebecameillwithhomesickness.HeneverwentoutofdoorsinParisbutlivedinasortofdreamwhichhekeptupwithhisviolin.Forhoursatatimeheremainedlockedupinhisbedroomwithhisdaughterplayingandsingingveryverysoftly.DaaeseemednottorecoverhisstrengthuntilthesummerwhenthewholefamilywenttostayatPerros-Guirecinafar-awaycornerofBrittanywheretheseawasofthesamecolorasinhisowncountry.Oftenhewouldplayhissaddesttunesonthebeachandpretendthattheseastoppeditsroaringtolistentothem.AndthenhepersuadedMammaValeriustoallowhimtoleaveforawhilE.Atthetimeofthepardonsthevillagefestivalsanddanceshewentoffwithhisviolinasintheolddaysandwasallowedtotakehisdaughterwithhimforaweek.TheygavethesmallestvillagesmusictolastthemforayearandsleptatnightinabarnrefusingabedattheinnlyingclosetogetheronthestrawaswhentheyweresopoorinSweden.Atthesametimetheywereveryneatlydressedrefusedthehalfpenceofferedtothem;andthepeoplearoundcouldnotunderstandthebehaviourofthiscountryviolinistwhowalkedheavilyontheroadswiththatprettychildwhosanglikeanangelfromHeaven.TheyfollowedthemfromvillagetovillagE.WhenhewasinthecountrysideDaaedidNOT__________.A.workonhislandB.singinthechoironSundaysC.makeafortuneatweddingsandfestivalsD.teachhisdaughterhowtosingThe3rdsentenceHeinsistedinthe2ndparagraphshowedProfessorValerius’______.A.hopeforDaaeandChristineB.appreciationofDaaeandChristineC.sympathyforDaaeandChristineD.loveforDaaeandChristineWhileDaaewasinParisheneverwentoutofdoorsbecausehewas________.A.alwayssleepyB.sohomesickthathefellillC.toobusyteachinghisdaughterD.willingtobelockedupwithhisdaughterWhatmadepeoplecuriousaboutthefatheranddaughterwasthat_______.A.thefathermadeverygoodmusicB.thedaughtersanglikeanangelfromHeavenC.thefatherwalkedstrangelywithhisdaughterD.theyappearedtobebadlyoffbutrefusedmoneyoffered

BHerearetwolettersinWORKWORRIESacolumninanewspaper:DearArielIgotajobofferfromahigh-techcompanywithafairlysatisfactorypaycheckandbenefits.Eventheworkenvironmentiscool.ButIheardthatthejobrequiresalotofovertimeandevenweekends.Iknowit'simportantfornewcomerstoworkhardtogettheirfeetplantedfirmlyonthegroundbutI'mscaredoftheideaofhavingnearlynofreetimE.IstillneedtofindagirlfrienD.SoshallIacceptthejoborgiveitupforanotheronewithmuchlesspayandmorefreedom?AmorettoDearAmorettoIhavetwothingstosay:Firstyou'reluckytohavesuchanexcellentofferespeciallyatatimewhensomanyqualifiedpeoplearestrugglingtofindanyworkatall;andsecondyoucan'tfigureoutyourwork-lifebalanceuntilyou'reactuallyworking.TakethejoB.You'llbelearningdoinginterestingthingsworkinginacoolenvironmentandmakingmoney.Ifyou'regivenacontract合同makesureyouunderstandthetermsbeforeyousign.Askyourbosshowmanyhoursaweekyou'reexpectedtowork.Iftheytellyouanumberthatismuchlowerthanwhatyoufindonceyou'reworkingyou'llbeinabetterpositiontotalktothemaboutit.Giveyourwork100percent.Workenergeticallyandefficiently.Ifyou'rededicatedandfocusedyoumightaccomplishmorethanyourco-workersinlesstimE.Showingyourselftobeaproductiveandtalentedworkerforthebeginningwillgiveyoumorebargainingpower.Finallyrememberthattakingajobdoesn'thavetobealifecommitment.Trytogiveitatleastayeartwoisbetter.Ifyou'rereallymiserableafterthattimelookforanotherjobthatwillgiveyoumorefreedom.Bythenyou'llhaveworkplaceexperiencebossesandcolleagueswhocanspeakpositivelyaboutyourworkandsomesavings.Goodluck!Ariel60.FromAmoretto'sletterweknowthathe__________.A.hasbeenworkingforalongtimeB.islikelyagreenhandC.expectstochangehisjobD.isquitesatisfiedwiththejob61.Howcanamanarrangehiswork-lifebalanceaccordingtoAriel?A.BytakingatrainingcoursE.B.ByaskingpeopleforadvicE.C.Bycomparingwithothers.D.Throughhisownworkexperience62.AllofthefollowingareadvisedbyArialEXCEPT__________.A.understandingthetermsbeforesigningB.workinghardandefficientlyC.gettingabetterpositionD.doingthejobatleastayear63.WhatdoesArieladvisetodointhereply?A.TakethejoboffereD.B.GiveupandfindanewjoB.C.Dependonyourfeeling.D.Choosejobswithgreatcare

Runnersinarelay接力racepassastickinonedirection.HowevermerchantspassedsilkgoldfruitandglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoaD.TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiedandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChinaacrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEastandendedintheMediterraneanSeA.Itwasusedfromabout200BCtoaboutAD1300whenseatravelofferednewroutes路线Itwassometimescalledtheworld’slongesthighway.HowevertheSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutesnotonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsundeepsnowandevenbattles.OnlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafE.TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedlikemoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.GoldsilverandglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsiA.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChinA.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.ChinesemerchantstradedpaperwhichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRomE.TheChinesehadlearnedtograft嫁接differenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.TheypassedthisscienceontoothersincludingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapplE.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld-widebusiness2000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeB.ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharedtheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwaysforlearningdiplomacy外交andreligionzōng jiāo It’sprobablethattradersalongtheSilkRoadneeded.A.toremembertheentiretraderouteB.toknowthemakingofproductsC.toreceivecertainspecialtrainingD.todealwithalotofdifficultiesTheSilkRoadbecamelessimportantbecause.A.itwasmadeupofdifferentroutesB.silktradingbecamelesspopularC.seatravelprovidedeasierroutesD.peopleneededfewerforeigngoodsNewtechnologiescouldtravelalongtheSilkRoadbecausepeople.A.learnedfromoneanotherB.sharedeachother’sbeliefsC.tradedgoodsalongtherouteD.earnedtheirlivingbytravelingWhatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSilkRoad;PastandPresentB.TheSilkRoad;EastMeetsWestC.TheSilkRoad;RoutesFullofDangersD.TheSilkRoad;PathwaysforLearning

TwoscientistsinCalifornianowthinktheycanfindoutaperson’srealagE.JefferyBadaandPatriciaMastersdochemicaltestsonteeth.Whenweareborntheaminoacids氨基酸inourteethareinoneform.Thenaswegrowoldertheseaminoacidschangeintoasecondform.EveryyearonethousandthoftheaminoacidschangeD.SobytestingjustonetoothandcountingthenumberofaminoacidsineachformBadaandMasterscanworkoutaperson’sagE.TheytestedatoothfromthebodyofanEskimo爱斯基摩人womanwhodied1600yearsago.Fromtheappearanceofherbodyshewasbetween50and60yearsoldwhenshedieD.Thetoothtestputherageat53.ThentheRussianGovernmentsentthematoothfromanoldmaninGeorgiA.Thetoothsaidshewas99.Herrealagewas96.TheRussiansarenowhopingtosendmoreteethfromtheveryoldpeoplewithoutbirthcertificates出生证明书.Butthereareproblems.Someofthecentenarians百岁老人havelostalltheirteeth.Theotherswanttokeeptheirteethuntiltheydropoutnaturally.SotheRussianGovernmentandtheAmericanscientistshavetowaitandhopE.61.JefferyBadaandPatriciaMastersbelievethattheycantellaperson’sageaccordingto_______.A.anexperimentonhisboneB.theshapeandconditionofhisteethC.atestontheaminoacidswithinhisbodyD.thechangingformofaminoacidsinhisteeth62.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theaminoacidsinanadult’steethmaydifferfromthoseinababy’s.B.Thenumberofaminoacidsina20-year-oldmanisdifferentfromthatwhenhewasseven.C.Aminoacidsinoneteethchangeswithoutaffectingtheirforms.D.Scientistsnowcantellhowlongapersonwilllivebytestinghisteeth.63.WhyarethetwoscientistsaskedtofindoutsomeveryoldRussians’age?A.BecausetheGovernmentwantstoknowhowlongtheseoldpeoplecanlivE.B.Becausetheyhavenobirthcertificates.C.Becausepeoplewhohavetoothproblemstendtolivelonger.D.BecausetheGovernmentwantstoknowtheirdatesofbirthanddeath.64.Inordertofindouttheexactageofsomepeopleover100boththeRussianGovernmentandAmericanscientists_______.A.shouldwaituntilallofthemdieB.shouldpulloutoneoftheirteethC.havetowaitfortheirteethtodropoutnaturallyD.wanttohavetheirteethpulledout65.Thecentralideaofthepassageis_______.A.therelationshipbetweenpeople’steethandagesB.therelationshipbetweenaminoacidsandteethC.thecontradiction矛盾betweenscientistsandpatientsD.thecontradictionbetweentheGovernmentandthescientists

Hewishestheholidayseasonwouldendalready.Hisbackacheshisredsuitfeelslikeaspacesuithischeekshavegonetightfromsmilingfor12hours—andstillthekidskeepcomingandcominglikeantsatapicnic.AsChristmasbecomesmorecommercialized商业化acrosstheU.S.andCanadasomustSantas.Astheholidaybeginsearliereachyearsomustitsspokesmen.Thequestionsfromchildrenthesedaysareharderthanever.NowwiththousandsofchildrenexpectingafatherormotherservinginIraqorAfghanistanthequestionsareasheart-breakingastheyareunanswerable.ForexampleCanyoupleasebringDaddyhomefromthewarintimeforChristmasmorning?Santasalsohaveaprettygoodchanceofgettingsued指控.A.professionalSantaClausinCanadatoldastory:A.SantahadagirlonhiskneeandhecommentedYouhaveniceeyesandnicehair.Thegirllatersaiditwassexualharassment骚扰.WhenaSantafeelsanxiousheoftenshowsitinthesamewaysordinarypeopledo:TheSantaswerealwaysseentohangaroundatthedinnertablewhentheshowended.Manyofthemjustsleepinbedforseveraldaysanddon’tseeotherchildrenagain.56.Inthefirstparagraphspokesmenrefersto.A.businessmenB.politicalleadersC.organizersoftheactivitiesD.SantaClauses57.ThepassageimpliesthatthejobofSantaClausis.A.well-paidB.veryhardC.worthdoingD.dangerous58.AccordingtothethirdparagraphSantasmaysometimesbeblamedfor.A.doingsomethingagainstthelawB.hangingaroundthedinnertableC.beinglazyandsleepinginbedfordaysD.notplayingtheirrolesasexpected59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Christmas:NotaGoodFestivalforSantasB.IsSantaClausReallyAlive?C.AChristmasStoryD.WhatDoesSantaClausDoforChildren?

Startedin1636HarvardUniversityistheoldestofthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.YalePrincetonColumbiaandDartmouthwereopenedsoonafterHarvarD.TheywereallstartedbeforetheAmericanRevolutionmadethe13coloniesintostates.IntheearlyyearstheseschoolsweremuchalikE.Onlyyoungmenattendedcolleges.AllthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnedLatinGreekandHebrew.LittlewasknownaboutsciencethenandnokindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworlD.Whenthestudentsgraduatedmostofthembecameministersorteachers.In1782Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.LaterlawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard’slawschool.In1825HarvardbeganteachingmodernlanguagessuchasFrenchandGermanaswellasLatinandGreek.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.AsknowledgeincreasedHarvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.SpecialcollegesforwomenwerestarteD.Newstateuniversitiesbegantoteachsuchsubjectsasfarmingengineeringandbusiness.Todaytherearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaredividedintosmallerschoolsthatdealwithspecialfieldsoflearning.Thereissomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcannotofferitall.Thestorydoesn’tsaysobutitmakesyouthinkthat.A.universitieshavechangedovertheyearsB.todayallthestudentsstudytobecometeachersorministersC.allcollegesweremuchalikeintheearlyyearsD.thestudentslearnedforeignlanguagesonlyAsknowledgeincreasedcollegesbegantoteach.A.everythingthatwasknownB.manynewsubjectsC.LatinGreekandHebrewD.FrenchandGermanOnthewholethisstoryisabout.A.howcollegeshavechangedB.howtostartauniversityC.theAmericanrevolutionD.thefamouscollegesinAmericaWhichstatementdoesthestoryleadyoutobelieve?A.Thereismoretolearntodaythanin1636.B.TheearlyschoolsarestillmuchalikE.C.AtthattimeeverystudentstudiedLatinGreekandHebrew.D.Theybeganteachingforeignlanguagesin1862.

London--Amorningtrainridesawayacrossthechannel.EnglishkidsdiscusstheLiverpool'sfootballteaminaParispuB.SomeParisianshavestartedtotraveltoworkinLondon.Inthe19thcenturyCharlesDickenscomparedthetwocitiesLondonandParisinA.TaleofTwoCities.ThesedaysitmightbeA.taleofOneCity.Astherearefewjobsathomeoverrecentyearsperhaps250000Frenchmenmovedacrossthechannel.Withanunderseatunneltheycouldtravelbetweencitiesinthreehours.TheEuropeanUnionfreedthemfromimmigrationandcustoms.Parisrichinbeautyismorestylish.ButLondonfeelsmorefulloflifeandmorefununtilthepubsshutdown.FormethedifferenceisthatLondonisrealalivesaidTrevorWheelerafinancialexpert.ChantalJaouenaprofessionaldesigneragrees.IamFrenchbutI’llstayinLondonshesaiD.Thereisofcoursetheotherview.JulieLenouxisastudentwhomovedtoLondontwoyearsago.IthinkpeoplelaughmoreinParisshesaiD.BothcitieshavechangedbeyondrecognitionsaidLarryCollinsanauthorandsometimesaLondoner.Likemostpeoplewhoknowbothcitieswellhefindsthetwonowfittogethercomfortably.IfirstfellinlovewithParisinthe1950s.Thingsaresomuchmoreorderedandlifeisbetter.Butcertainlynotcheaper.InsomepartsofLondonrentscanbetwicethoseonAvenueFochinParis.DecidingbetweenLondonandParisrequiresalifestylechoicE.LikeDaphneBenoitaFrenchjournalismstudentwithperfectEnglishmanyyoungpeoplearehappytobecloseenoughsotheydon’thavetochoosE.IloveParismylittleneighborhoodthewayIcanwalkaroundacentrebutlifeistooorganizedshesaiD.InLondonyoucanbewhoeveryouwant.Noonecares.Itcanbeinferredthat___________.A.ParisandLondonarethetwobiggestcitiesintheworldB.Inthe19thcenturyDickenstoldhisstoriesinthetwocitiesC.LondonandParisusedtobeseparatedD.LiverpoolisabigcityinFranceAccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.PeoplefeelitdifficulttofindajobinParis.B.Peoplecan'ttraveltoLondonwithoutapassport.C.LivinginFranceismoreexpensivethaninLondon.D.PeoplecanfindanyjobinLondon.TheunderlinedphraseinPara9mostprobablymeans_____________A.beyondone’simaginationB.somuchthatpeopledon’tknowthemwellagainC.solittlethatpeoplestillknowthemwellD.topeople’ssatisfactionWhat’sthemeaningofthelasttwosentences?A.PeoplecandoeverythinginLondon.B.PeoplewillfeellonelyinLondon.C.PeopleinLondonenjoylivingindifferentways.D.PeopleinLondonenjoyalawlesslifE.

SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsforamealathomE.Youshouldnotbeupset不安的ifyourEnglishfriendsdon'tinviteyouhomE.Itdoesn'tmeantheydon'tlikeyou!Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7p.m.and8p.m.andendatabout11p.m.Askyourhost主人whattimeyoushouldarrivE.It'spolitetobringflowerschocolatesorabottleofwineasagift.Usuallytheeveningstartswithdrinksandsnacks小吃.Doyouwanttobeextra特别地polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroomorthepicturesonthewall.Butremember—it'snotpolitetoaskhowmuchthingscost.InmanyfamiliesthehusbandsitsatoneendofthetableandthewifesitsattheothersidE.Theyeatwiththeirguests.You'llprobablystartthemealwithsouporsomethingsmallthenyou'llhavemeatorfishwithvegetablesandthendessert甜点心followedbycoffeE.It'spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Didyouenjoytheevening?CallyourhoststhenextdayorwritethemashortThankyouletter.BritishandAmericanpeopleliketosaythankyouallthetime!AnEnglishfrienddoesn'tinviteyoutohisorherdinnerwhich＿＿＿＿.A.meansheorshedoesn'tlikeyouB.meansheorshelikesyouC.doesn'tmeanheorshelikesyouD.doesn'tmeanheorshedoesn'tlikeyouYouaregoingtoattendadinnerpartyand＿＿＿＿.A.you'dbetterbringacertainpresentwithyouB.youmustleavehomeforitat7p.m.C.youshouldaskyourhostwhenyoushouldleaveD.youmustarrivebefore8p.m.It'simpolite＿＿＿＿＿.A.tosaythatyoulikethehost'sroomverymuchB.foraguesttoaskthehostthepriceofthethingsintheroomC.foraguesttohavedrinksandsnacksbeforetheeveningD.forthehostandthehostess女主人tositandeatwiththeirguestsInwhichorderwillyoueatordrinkthefollowingthingsatamealA.SnacksvegetablesmeatcoffeE.B.Coffeedrinkssoupfishvegetablesdessert.C.SoupmeatwithvegetablesdessertandcoffeE.D.Drinkssoupsomethingsmallfishandvegetables.WhatistheproperwaytoexpressyourenjoymentoftheeveningA.BeforeleavingforhomeyoushouldsayThankyouforinvitingmE.B.WhenyoushakehandswithyourhostyoushouldsayIdidenjoytheevening.C.YoucanwriteaThankyoulettertoyourhostafterthat.D.Youshouldfinisheverythingonyourplateandtakemoreifyouwantit.

TherehavebeenmanygreatinventionswhichhavechangedthewaywelivE.Thefirstgreatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday---thewheel.Thismadeiteasiertocarryheavythingstotravellongdistances.Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefewinventionsthathavemadeasmucheffectasthewheel.TherewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworlD.Peopledidn'thavetoexplore开发muchanymorE.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcenturymanygreatinventionsweremadE.Amongthemwerethecameratheelectriclightandtheradio.Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909.Soundmoviesin1926.Thecomputerin1928andjetplanesin1930.ThiswasalsoatimewhenanewmaterialwasmadE.Nyloncameoutin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.Themiddlepartofthe20thbroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseases.Theyworkedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthemlivelonglives.Bythe1960smostpeoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.BythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlifE.OfcoursenewinventionscontinuedtobemadE.Butmannowhadawishtoexploreagain.Theworldisknowntomanbutthestarsarenotyet.ManbeganlookingforwaystogointospacE.Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.SincethenothercountriesincludingChinaandJapanhavemadetheirstepsintospacE.68.Thefirstgreatinventioneverknownwas______.A.thecameraB.thewheelC.theelectriclightD.theradio69.Whichofthefollowingwasturnedoutnearlyatthesametimewiththejetplane?A.Theradio.B.ThecamerA.C.Nylon.D.Thehelicopter.70.Thispassagetalksmainlyabout______.A.howinventionsaffect影响people'slifeB.whenelectriclightwasinventedC.whichcountrymadethefirststepintospaceD.whycarswereveryimportant71.Wecansafelycometotheconclusionthatpeople'slifewillbemadeevenbetterthrough______.A.newdiscoveriesB.greaterinventionsC.betterwaystohelppeoplegetoverdiseasesD.allofabove

YouknowAustraliaisabigcountrybutyoumaynotknowhoweasyitistogetarounD.TheuntouchedbeachesthatgoformilesanddesertsthattouchthehorizonarejusttherewaitingtobereachedandexploreD.Thefollowingarethedifferentwaysyoucanexploreourvastcountry.GettingaroundAustraliaAirFlyingisthebestwaytocoverlargedistancesinashorttimE.YoucanspendmoretimeontheAustralia'scan't-misslandscapesandrelaxinglifestylE.Moreovercompetitionamongairlinesmakesgreatflyingfeesavailableforyou.DriveAustraliahasavastnetworkofwell-maintainedroadsandsomeofthemostbeautifultouringroutesintheworlD.Youhavenodifficultyfindingcarrentalcompaniesatmajorairportscentralcitylocationssuburbsandattractions.BusBustravelinAustraliaiscomfortableeasyandeconomical.Busesgenerallyhaveairconditioningreadinglightsadjustableseatsandvideos.Servicesarefrequentaffordableandefficient.RailTraintravelisthecheapestandgivesyouaninsightintoAustralia'ssizeandvarietyallfromthecomfortofyourcarriagE.Scheduledservicesareagreatwaytogetquicklybetweenourcitiesandregionalcenters.Ferry轮渡TheSpiritofTasmaniarunsapassengerandvehicleferryservicebetweenMelbourneandTasmanianightly.Extrasenicesarerunningduringsummerrushhours.Sea-linkferriesconnectSouthAustraliaandKangarooIslandseveraltimesaday.Ferriesconnectsuburbsinourcapitalcities.WalkWitheasy-on-the-feetpedestrian.行人streetswalkingisagreatwaytogetaroundourcities.Besidesalltheaboveyoucanalsoexperiencesomeofthelongest:tracksandtrailsintheworldincentralAustralia——impressivejourneysofathousandkilometersormorethatcantakeseveralweekstocompletE.TheunderlinedworduntouchedinParagraph1means.A.secureB.specialC.naturalD.artificialWhichofthefollowingistrueabouttravellinginAustralia?Youcaneasilyrentacartoexploreitsbeautifultouringroutes.MoretravellersmaketheflyingfeesamongairlineshigherthanbeforE.Takingabustouristhemostcomfortableeconomicalandefficientway.TrainservicescanofferyoumorecomfortthananyothermeansoftransportFerryservicebetweenMelbourneandTasmaniausuallyruns??A.severaltimesadayB.onlyatnighthoursC.betweendifferentcitiesD.onlyduringrushhoursFromthepassageweknowthat.travellingincentralAustraliaistime-consumingcentralAustraliahastheworld'sshortestrailwaylinepedestrianwalkingisagreatwaytotravelbetweencitiesyouhavenochoicebuttowalkover1000kilometersincentralAustralia

21stcenturyChinaisplayinganever-increasingpartinworldaffairsandnewgenerationsofleadersarehungrytolearnEnglishandtolearnmoreabouttheWesternWorlD.EFEnglishFirstisattheextremefrontofthisexcitingchangE.ProvideroflanguageservicesfortheBeijingOlympicsandtheGuangzhouAsiangamespartneredwithleadingacademicinstitutionsworld-widewearetheworld’slargestprivateeducationalcompanyandweareproudofthepartwestillhavetoplayinthisamazingcountry.Weareshapinganewbreed新型ofteacherstoteachEnglishinChinA.AsanEnglishinstructorwithEnglishFirstyouwillbeworkingtoprovidelessonsinourstate-of-the-artfacilities.Wecanofferyouacomprehensivebenefitspackageinaneducationalinstitutionwithover40yearsofhistoryandapresencein53countriesacrosstheglobE.REMUNERATIONPACKAGE薪酬方案CompetitivesalaryRoundtripairfareOfficialworkZ-VisaComprehensivemedicalinsurancecoverPaidvacationinadditiontopublicholidaysFreeChineselessonsREQUIREMENTSNativeEnglishspeakerPassportholderfromanativeEnglishspeakingcountryBachelor’sdegreeorequivalentAtleastoneyearofteachingexperienceTEFLTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguagecertificateDuetoChineseworkingvisarequirementswecanonlyemployeecandidatesagedbetween24and55HOWTOAPPLYIfyouarefromUKUSAAustraliaCanadaIrelandSouthAfricaorNewZealandpleaseapplyonlinebyfillingoutourshortapplicationform.Ifthereisastrongmatchamemberofourrecruitment招聘placementteamwillbeintouchwithyoushortlytosetupaninterview.64.FromthetextwecanconcludethatEF.A.isthelargestprivatecompanyoftheworldB.playsanincreasinglyimportantroleinworldaffairsC.provideslanguageservicesforalltheOlympicGamesD.co-operateswithmanyacademicinstitutionsworld-wide65.Whowillbemostinterestedinthisadvertisement?A.ChinesewhowanttolearnEnglish.B.ForeignerswhowanttolearnChinesE.C.NativeEnglishspeakerswhowanttoteachEnglishinChinA.D.NativeEnglish-speakingathleteswhowanttocompeteinChinA.66.Whoseapplicationwillmostprobablybeaccepted?A.AnAmericanteacheraged56aBachelor’sdegreeandTEFLcertificatE.B.A.FrenchmanwithTEFLcertificateandhavingtaughtEnglishforthreeyears.C.A.CanadianwithaBachelor’sdegreeandTEFLcertificatewhohastaughtnearlyayear.D.A.BritishwithaBachelor’sdegreeTEFLcertificateandone-yearteachingexperiencE.67.IfyoubecomeateacheratEnglishFirstyoumayenjoythefollowingEXCEPT.A.freemedicaltreatmentB.paidpublicholidaysC.freelessonsonChineseD.afreeroundtripair-ticket

LONDON:Whatcouldpossiblybewrongwithplantingtrees?Theadvantagesareobvious;theyfirmthesoilsoakup摄取extrawaterandtakecarbondioxide二氧化碳outoftheatmospherE.Howeveritnowturnsoutthatplantingtreescouldaddtoglobalwarming.Treerootsdoagreatjobofkeepingsoilfirmlyonthegroundandoutofthewind’spower.TheproblemisthatsomeofthosedustcloudsplayanimportantpartinsoakingupcarbondioxidE.HugeduststormsblowoutovertheoceansfromdrypartsofNorthAfricaandcentralAsiA.TonsofdustareliftedandleftasathinfilmovertheoceansurfacE.ThedustfuelsoceaniclifE.DustfromChinaiscarriedeastandleftinthePacificOcean.Ifatree-plantingprogrammethereissuccessfulandthedustsupplyreducedthenetresultmaybethatlesscarbondioxidegetslockedawayintheocean.AndyRidgwellanenvironmentalscientistfromtheUniversityofEastAngliahasspentthepastfewyearsstudyingdustandsayshisworkshowsclearlythecomplexityofthesystemandtheimportanceofnottinkering粗劣地修补withitwithoutunderstandingtheresults.Forthisreasonthereistheneedtofocus集中oncuttingcarbondioxidegivingoffratherthanmonkeying瞎弄aboutwiththelandsurfacE.AnAmericanscientistRobertJacksonhasshownthatwhennativegrasslandareasareinvaded侵入bytreescarbonislostfromthesoil.WearestudyingwhythesoilcarbondisappearsbutonetheoryisthattreesdoalotmoreoftheirgrowingabovegroundcomparedtograssessolesscarbongoesdirectlyintothesoilfromtreessaysJackson.Inwetareasoftheworldthegainfromtreesabsorbingcarbondioxideabovegroundseemstobeoutweighed超过bythelossofcarbonfromthesoilbelowgrounD.Countriesthatplantocombatglobalwarmingbyplantingtreesmayhavetothinkagain.Solutions解决办法toenvironmentalproblemsareoftenmorecomplexthantheyfirstappearandunderstandingtheEarth’sclimateisaverygreatchallengE.60.Peopleusuallyholdtheopinionthat________A.hugeduststormscandestroycarbondioxideB.hugeduststormscandestroytheoceansontheearthC.hugeduststormscan’tdoanythingbeneficialformanD.plantingtreesistheonlywaytocontrolhugeduststorms61.AndyRidgwelltheenvironmentalscientistbelievesthat________.A.dustplaysamoreimportantpartthantreesB.treesshouldn’thavebeenplantedindryplacesC.carbondioxideisharmfultoeverythingontheearthD.environmentalproblemsaremorecomplexthanexpected62.RobertJackson’sexperimentprovesthat________.A.grasslandareasshouldbecoveredbyforestsB.treesholdmorecarbonthangrassC.carboncanturngrassintodustD.lesscarboncanmaketreesgrowfaster63.Theunderlinedwordcombatinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.learnaboutB.fightagainstC.livewithD.giveup

ForyearsbusinesspeopleinWesternEuropewereworrieD.TheyknewtheycouldnotcompeteagainstbusinessfromtheU.S.TheUnitedStatesismuchlargerandhadmanymoreresourcesthananyWesternEuropeancountriesSomeEuropeanpeoplerealizedthattheEuropeannationsneedtojointogethertohelpeachother.Iftheycouldforgettheirlanguagedifferencesandthedifferencesincustomstheymightbecomestrongcompetitionagainstothercountries.In1958sixoftheEuropeancountries---BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyandItalygottogetheranddecidedtocooperatE.TheycalledtheirgrouptheEuropeanEconomicCommunityortheCommonMarket.Thesecountriesagreedtojointheirresourcestogether.WithinafewyearstheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhadworkedsowellthatitsmembersweremoreprosperousthanmanyotherEuropeannations.SoonothernationsbegantorealizetheadvantageoftheCommonMarket.TodaytheCommonMarketincludesmostoftheimportantcountriesinWesternEuropE.ItishelpingWesternEuropetoagaintakeitsplaceasaleaderamongtheindustrialnationsoftheworlD.FromthepassageweknowtheU.S.ismuchricherthan________inresources.A.anyotherWesternEuropeancountriesB.anyothercountryinWesternEuropeC.anycountryinWesternEuropeD.everycountryinEuropeThemembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhavedevelopedfastbecausethey___.A.sharetheirresourcesandbecomemoreprosperousB.canagaintaketheplaceasaleaderintheworldC.forgetthedifferencesintheirlanguagesandcustomsD.havebecomestrongcompetitionagainsttheU.S.Whichstatementistrue?A.TheCommonMarketisonlyapoliticalassociation.B.TheCommonMarketisaneconomicandpoliticalassociationC.TheCommonMarketisonlyaneconomicassociationD.TheCommonMarketisneitheraneconomicassociationnorapoliticalonE.Inorderto______theWesternEuropeancountriesdecidedtocooperatE.A.jointogethertofoundaunitedcountryB.helpeachothertosmoothawaythedifferencesincustomsC.workandacttogetherforcommonpurposeD.worktogetherandfightagainsttheU.S.

第三部分阅读理解共10小题每小题2分满分20分ANootherbandhashadthesameinfluenceintheworldastheBeatles.Overeightyearsandwithmorethanadozenalbums专辑fouryoungmenfromLiverpoolEngland—JohnLennonPaulMcCartneyGeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarchangedpopularmusicandcultureforever.PeopleintheUKbecamecrazyabouttheBeatlesinlate1963.Thephenomenon现象wascalledBeatlemaniabytheBritishpress.Thetermreferredtotheyoungwomenseenscreamingattheband’sconcerts.BeatlemaniacametoNorthAmericainearly1964andtheband’spopularityspreadacrossmuchoftheworlD.WithinfiveyearstheBeatles’musicchangedgreatlyfromtheirsimpleearlyhitslikeSheLovesYouandIwanttoHoldYourHand.Thebandwrotetheirownsongsexplorednewwaystocreatemusicandstrived奋斗forhighqualityineveryalbumtheyputout.Howeverwiththeirpopularitycamecriticism批评.Thepresscriticizedthebandassymbolsof1960syouthculturewhichcelebratedfreedomfromtraditionalfamilyroles.In1970PaulMcCartneyannouncedhewasleavingtheBeatles.AndthegroupquietlycametoanenD.Inthe70sfanshopedforareunionbutthegroupdecidedtofollowtheirowncareerswithdifferentdegreesofsuccess.Fanslosthopewithatragedy;JohnLennonwasmurderedinNewYorkin1980.51.HowlongdidtheBeatlesexist?A.Fiveyears.B.Sixyears.C.Eightyears.D.Thirteenyears.52.Theunderlinedwordpressmeans_______.A.youngwomenofacountryB.youngfansofasingerorfilmstarC.abusinessthatprintsandsometimesalsosellsbooksD.reportsinnewspapersandonradioandtelevision53.ForwhatreasonweretheBeatlescriticizedA.Becausetheirownsongswerenotpopular.B.BecausetheyinfluencedtheyouthculturE.C.Becauseoftheirownfamilies.D.BecauseoftheirrolesinthebanD.54.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeatleschangedthefaceofmusicB.JohnLennon’sdeathC.JohnLennonandhisbandD.Thebreak-upoftheBeatles

Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshoppingcartsmoreintelligent具备智能的.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoapandkeeparecordofthebill.Thetouch-screendevices触摸屏装置areonshowattheFoodMarketingInstitute’sexhibitionherethisweekThesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequickersaidMichaelAlexandermanagerofSpringboardRetailNetworksInC.whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConciergE.CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.A.similardeviceIBM’sShoppingBuddyhasrecentlybeentest-marketedatStop&ShopstoresinMassachusetts.NeitherdevicetellsyouhowmanyfatgramsorcaloriesareinyourcartbuttheywillflashyouwithitemsonsalE.Theideaistomakeiteasierforpeopletobuynottohavesecondthoughtsthatmaybeyoushouldputsomethingbackontheshelf.Thewholemodelisdrivenbyadvertisers’needtogetinfrontofshopperssaidAlexander.They’renotwatching30-secondTVadsanymorE.Peoplecanuseahomecomputertomaketheirshoppinglists.Onceatthestoreashoppercanuseapreferredcustomercardtostartasystem系统thatwillorganizethetriparoundthestorE.Ifyou’relookingfortoothpicksyoutypeinthewordorpickitfromalistandamapwillappearonthescreenshowingwhereyouareandwhereyoucanfindthem.Thedevicealsokeepsarecordofwhatyoubuy.Whenyou’refinishedthedevicefiguresoutyourbill.Thenyougotothecheckerorplaceyourcardintoaself-checkoutstandandpay.Thenewcomputerizedshoppingassistantsdon’tcomecheap.TheBuddydeviceswillcosttheaveragestoreabout$160000andtheConciergewillcoststoresabout$500foreachdevicE.1.Theunderlinedwordtheyparagraph1refersto______.A.supermarketsB.shopassistantsC.shoppingcartsD.shopmanagers2.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofshoppingwithcomputerizedshoppingcarts?A.Startthesystem.B.Makeashoppinglist.C.Findthethingsyouwant.D.Gotoaself-checkoutstanD.A.abdcB.bacdC.acbdD.bcad3.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat______.A.intelligentshoppingcartscostalargesumofmoneyB.theConciergeischeaperthantheBuddydevicesC.shopassistantswithcomputerknowledgearewellpaidD.averagestoresprefertheConciergetotheBuddydevices4.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.NewageforsupermarketsB.ConciergeandShoppingBuddyC.NewcomputersmakeshoppingcartssmarterD.Touch-screendevicesmakeshoppingenjoyable

FORChinesestudentstheendoftheirsenioryearisfilledwithstudyingandstressastheyprepareforthecollegeentranceexamsinJunE.ButforAmericanhighschoolseniorstheexperiencecouldn’tbemoredifferent.Theendofsenioryearisacelebrationoftheirtimeinhighschoolandinvolvespartiesgamesandfun.Senioritisisacommonlyusedexpression.Itmeansseniorshaveadiseasewhichmakesthemunabletodowork.ThisstartsinAprilwhenseniorsfindoutwhethertheyhavebeenacceptedtouniversity.Unwillingtodoschoolworkseniorshaveplentyofotheractivitiestofocuson.ManyschoolshaveaSeniorShowinwhichonlyseniorsareallowedtoperform.Someseniorssingordancebutmanyofthemperformskits滑稽短剧wheretheymakefunoftheirfavoriteteachersortheirfriends.Forexampleagroupofboysmaydressupandimitateagroupoftheirfriends.Itisalllight-hearteD.TheSeniorShowisusuallyapartofSeniorWeekwhichisaweekspecificallydedicated专用的toseniors.Duringthisweekseniorsusuallygetacademicorathleticawardstheyhavewonovertheirhighschoolcareers.Theseniorsalsovoteforoneoftheirmaleandfemaleclassmateswhotheybelieveisthebest-lookingorfunniestormostinvolvedetC.Thesearethenpublishedintheyearbook.Theyearbookisanimportantpartofhighschoolforseniors.Itisusuallydedicatedtothemandhasalltheirpicturesandsomewordsfromtheminit.Thenseniorsgoaroundandgetitsignedbytheirfriendssotheycanalwaysremembertheirtimetogether.OfcourseduringallofthistimeseniorsarepreparingfortheSeniorPromwhichisanimportantmomentinAmericanculturE.ItisthemostimportantdanceinayoungAmerican’slifE.TheendofsenioryearisatrulyspecialandwonderfultimeforAmericanstudents.It’ssomethingtheywillrememberfortherestoftheirlives.60.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?A.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsthingsarequitedifferent.B.Itdoesn’tmakedifferenceattheendofthesenioryear.C.ForAmericanhighschoolseniorsitisthebesttimeoftheyear.D.ItistheperiodfilledwithstressandworkloaD.61.Whatactivitiesthatseniorswouldliketodoaccordingtothepassage?A.SchoolworkB.VotingforthefilmstarC.SingingordancecontestsD.SeniorShowandSeniorProm62.Whatwillmostprobablybetalkedaboutinthenextparagraphofthepassage?A.ActivitiesonthesportsfieldB.ThegraduationceremonywheretheyreceivetheirhighschooldiplomaC.TheirfavoritefilmstarsD.Thehealthofseniors

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分AAmmieReddickfromEastKilbrideLanarkshirewasonly18monthsoldwhenshehadtheaccidentthathasscarredherforlifE.Whilehermotherwasawayforamomenttheinquisitivebabyreacheduptoahotkettleinthefamilykitchenandpouredboilingwateralloverhertinybody.Anambulancewascalledandrushedthebabytoanearbyhospital.TwentypercentofAmmie'sbodyhadbeenburnedandallofherburnswerethird-degreE.ThedoctorscouldtellimmediatelythatAmmie'sbestchanceofsurvivalwasaspecializedburnsunit科somemilesawayatGlasgowRoyalInfirmary.ThereusingtissuetakenfromunburnedareasofAmmie'sbodysurgeonsperformedcomplexskingrafts移植tocloseherwoundsandcontrolherinjuriesanoperationthattookaboutsixhours.Overthenext16yearsAmmiehad12moreoperationstorepairherbody.WhenshestartedschoolatMaxweltonPrimaryatagefourotherpupilsmadecruelcommentsorsimplywouldn'tplaywithher.Iwastheonlyburnedchildinthestreettheclassandtheschoolsherecalls.Somechildrenrefusedtobecomefriendsbecauseofthat.Todayage17Ammiecanonlyeverrememberbeingaburnedpersonwithscars;painisapermanentpartofherbody.Shestillhastohavetwofurtheroperations.Yetsheisaconfidentoutgoingteenagerwhooffersinspirationandhopetootheryoungburnsvictims.Ammie'sparentsRubyafuneraldirectorandGibbyapolicemanhavebeenagreatsupport.TheytoldmeifpeoplehadaproblemwithmyburnstheproblemwastheirsnotminesaysAmmiE.Theytaughtmetocopewithotherpeople'sreactionsandconstantlyremindedmeIwasvaluedandloveD.Ammie'spositivephilosophy人生观meanssheisnowindemandwithburnsorganizationshelpingyoungerpatientsbuildtheirself-esteemtolivewithpermanentscars.NowsheisamemberoftheScottishBurnedChildren'sClubwhichacharitysetuplastyear.saysDonaldToddchairmanoftheclubandaseniorburnsnurseatEdinburgh'sRoyalHospitalforSickChildrenAmmieprovidessomuchencouragementforyoungerones.Sheisupbeatandoutgoingandaperfectrolemodelforthem.ThismonthAmmiewillbejoiningtheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCentreinCambridgeshireforthecharity'sfirstsummercamp.I'llshowthemhowtoshrugoffunkindstaresfromothersshesays.Ammieloveswearingfashionablesleevelesstopsandsheplanstoshowtheyoungstersatsummercampthattheycantoo.Idonotgotogreatlengthstohidemyburnsscarsshesays.Igaveupwonderinghowotherpeoplewouldreactyearsago.56.AmmiewastakentoGlasgowRoyalInfirmarybecause____________.A.itwasthenearesthospitalawayfromherhomeB.itwasahospitalspecializinginchildhooddiseaseC.onlytherecanskingraftsbeperformedD.ithasmoreadvancedandspecializedtechniquestocureburns57.HowmanyoperationswillAmmiehavetoreceivealtogether?A.12B.13C.14D.1558.Theunderlinedphraseshrugoffinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.performB.ignoreC.acceptD.tolerate59.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAmmie’s?A.Strong-mindedoptimisticandhelpfulB.ShypessimisticanddiscouragedC.FashionablesensitiveandeasygoingD.Carefulconfidentandintelligent

PassagetwoViciousandDangerousSportsShouldbeBannedbyLawWhenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemadeit’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakcontemptuouslyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyrelishedtheorgiesofslaughterthatwentonintheirarenas.Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethemcondescendinglybecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiorityreallyjustified?Areweanylessblood-thirsty?Whydoboxingmatchesforinstanceattractsuchuniversalinterest?Don’tthespectatorswhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolence?HumanbeingsremainsasbloodthirstyasevertheywerE.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungeylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalivewefindallsortsofsophisticatedargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongage;sportswhicharequiteasbarbarousassaypublichangingsorbearbaiting.Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fightingthatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenbattereachothertopulpinaboxingringthatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Letusnotdeceiveourselves.Anytalkof‘thesportingspirit’issheerhypocrisy.Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.SpectatorsarewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolencE.A.worldheavyweightchampionshipmatchforinstanceisfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.TheyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhavebeendeprivedoftheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingprolongedtortureandviolencE.Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilizeD.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally–admittedlywithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmencoopedupincagesorpublicfloggingsofanyofthecountlessotherbarbaricpracticeswhichwerecommoninthepast.PrisonsarenolongerthegrimforbiddingplacestheyusedtobE.SocialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworlD.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodistributewealthfairly.Thesechangeshavecomeaboutnotbecausehumanbeingshavesuddenlyandunaccountablyimprovedbutbecausepositivestepsweretakentochangethelaw.ThelawisthebiggestinstrumentofsocialchangethatwehaveanditmayexertgreatcivilizinginfluencE.IfwebanneddangerousandviolentsportswewouldbemovingonestepfurthertoimprovingmankinD.Wewouldrecognizethatviolenceisdegradingandunworthyofhumanbeings.1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sopinionofnowadays’humanbeingsisA.notveryhigh.B.high.C.contemptuous.D.critical.2.ThemainideaofthispassageisA.viciousanddangeroussportsshouldbebannedbylaw.B.peoplearewillingtopayvastsumsmoneytoseeviolencE.C.tocomparetwodifferentattitudestowardsdangeroussports.D.peoplearebloodthirstyinsports.3.ThattheauthormentionstheoldRomansisA.TocomparetheoldRomanswithtoday’speoplE.B.togiveanexamplE.C.toshowhumanbeingsinthepastknownothingbetter.D.toindicatehumanbeingsareusedtobloodthirsty.4.Howmanydangeroussportsdoestheauthormentioninthispassage?A.ThreE.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.5.ThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageisA.thatbybanningtheviolentsportswehumanbeingscanimproveourselves.B.thatbybanningthedangeroussportswecanimprovethelaw.C.thatwemusttakepositivestepstoimprovesocialwelfaresystem.D.toshowlawisthemaininstrumentofsocialchangE.

TUVALUatinycountryinthePacificOceanhasaskedforhelpasitwillbeswallowedupbytheseA.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu’sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetersabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry’sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetablE.Withouturgenthelpthecountry’sdaysarenumbereD.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintotheseA.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20-50cmby2050.A.centuryagoSt.Mark’sSquarethelowestpointcityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsglobalwarmingcausesTuvalu’srisingsealevel.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreesoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectitrisebyextra1-3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciers冰川meltandaddsmorewatertotheocean.ThewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorisE.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100years.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.ThroughburningcoaloilandgaspeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemeterthiscentury.ShouldthiscometruetheseawillswallowupmillionsofhomesandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewheretolivE.68.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.TuvaluisindangerofbeingswallowedupbytheseaB.allTuvalu’sislandsareaboutfivemetersabovethesealevelC.drinkingwaterinTuvaluhasbeendestroyedD.Tuvaluisoftenfloodedbystormsandwaves69.Putthefollowingeventsintherightorder.A.Glaciersbegantomelt.B.Peopleburncoaloilandgas.C.Thegreenhouseeffectisgrowing.D.TheearthisgettingwarmerandwarmerE.Thesealevelisrising.f.MoreCO2isproduceD.g.ManyplacesaresinkingintotheseA.A.dfbcaegB.bfcdeagC.fcbdaegD.bfcdaeg70.Whatdoesclimaterefugeesmean?A.Climatechanges.B.Climateeffect.C.PeopleforcedawayfromtheirhomelandbyclimatE.D.Rareanimalsmovingfromplacetoplaceforclimatechanges.71WhichofthefollowingisFalseaccordingtothepassage?A.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100yearsforwarmertemperatures.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1-3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.ThewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorisE.D.Therewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstopped

TwoteachingstaffstoodincourtlastweekindifferentpartsofBritaineachchargedwithassault人身侵犯afterattemptingtoremoveatroublemakingstudentfromtheclassroom.Inbothcasesthemenhadbeensuspended使暂时停职fromtheirschoolsandeachhadspentalmostayearwaitingfortheircasestocometocourt.OnemanMarkEllwoodwascleareD.Theotherwasfoundguilty.Bothcasesshowthealmostimpossiblepositionteachersarenowinastheytrytokeeporderinschools.Theyhavetheresponsibilityforwhatgoesoninclassroomsbutit’snaughtypupilswhohavethepower.EllwoodwasthecomparativelyluckyonE.Hewasbroughtintoworkwithchildrenwithbehavioraldifficulties.Whenheaskedaboytotakeoffhisjacketandputawayhisphonethepupilthreatenedtostab刺him.EllwoodremovedtheboyfromtheclassandwhentheboystartedkickinghimEllwoodswepthisfeetfromunderhimandloweredhimtothegrounD.Weekslaterhewaschargedwithassault.SocialservicesdecidedthatthechargemadehimapotentialrisktoanychildsohewasorderedtoleavehiswifeandteenagedaughtersandmoveoutofhishomE.ThejudgestoldhimthattheyhopedhewouldnowforgethisnightmareandrestarthislifE.Sixty-two-year-oldMichaelBeckeristhemanwholosthiscaseandwillnowlosehisjoB.Hetaughtinaspecialschool.Onthedayoftheincidenttheyweremakingpinholecameraswhenthe15-year-oldpupilarrivedlatE.Herefusedtositdownandinsteadwalkedaroundtheclassroomtellingjokes.HeignoredseveralrequeststostartworkandrefusedtoleavetheclassroomwhenaskeD.EventuallyBeckerseizedtheboybyhisbeltandsweatshirtandremovedhimtoanearbystoreroomwiththeboyfallingdownashestruggledtobreakaway.A.teachingassistantsenttocheckonhimafewminuteslaterfoundhimsittinginthecorridorclearlyunharmeD.Beckerconsideredtheincidentoverbutthenextdayhewassuspendedasthesubjectofapoliceinvestigation.WhydidtwoBritishteachersstandincourt?A.Becausetheywerechargedwithassaultontheirstudents.B.Becausetheyremovedatroublemakingstudentfromaclassroom.C.Becausetheyweresuspendedfromtheirschools.D.Becausetheytriedtokeeporderinschools.AccordingtothepassageEllwood__________.A.wasfoundguiltyandlosthisjobB.wastoostrictwithhisstudentsC.oftenpunishedhisstudentsD.wasluckynottolosethecaseWhentheincidenthappenedMichaelBecker__________.A.losthiscaseandwilllosehisjobB.wasteachinghisstudentstomakepinholecamerasC.ignoredseveralrequeststostartworkD.wassuspendedasthesubjectofapoliceinvestigationFromthetwocaseswecanlearninBritain__________.A.removingstudentsfromtheclassroomisnotallowedB.teachershavenopowertokeeporderinschoolsC.studentscandowhatevertheylikeintheclassroomD.it’sverydifficulttobeateacher

Russiantraditionordersthatmenshouldkisseachotherthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialfunctions.NowanewrulinginMoscowiscallingforpoliticiansinthecapitaltosticktotheoldhandshakE.AccordingtoBritain'sTheTelegraphnewspaperpoliticiansinMoscowhavebeentoldtostopkissingeachotherwhentheymeetbecausethekissingceremonytakessolong.LeonidBrezhnevthegeneralsecretaryoftheCommunistPartyfrom1964to1982wasfamousfortreatingmalecolleaguestoafulllip-lock.OnephotographofhimkissingErichHoneckertheleaderoftheDemocraticRepublicofGermanywasusedforaprotestpaintingontheBerlinWallwiththecaption:OhGodhelpmesurvivethisdeadlylove.KissingthreetimesonthecheeksatofficialoccasionsisaRussiantradition.Thepracticehasbeenrevivedamonghigh-rankingofficialsinpastyears.Inthedistantpastakissfromthetsaremperorwasthehighestsignofrecognition.TheMoscowrulinghoweverhaspromptedauthoritiesinothercitiestoconsiderbanningthepracticE.AlexeiKleshkoaparliamentmemberinSiberiasaid:Single-sexkissesshouldbeavoidedincludingatofficialmeetings.It'senoughtoshakehands.OfcourseifoneistalkingaboutalongfriendshiporfatherlyrelationsitmightbeOKtoembracE.Butthat'sthemaximumthatshouldbealloweD.AnotherMPVladimirGorlovsaidheonlyallowedhimselftokissthehandofawomanatwork:ThereareinformalrelationsandtherearemeetingsgovernedbyprotocolhesaiD.WhenamaniskissinganothermanatanofficialeventIhaveanegativeattitudetowardsit.Therearerulesofdecency.5.Moscowiscallingforpoliticianstosticktohandshakebecause________.A.itispopularathomeandabroadB.itistheirtraditionC.itsavestimeD.Russianwomenhaveastrongloveofit6.BymentioningBrezhnevtheauthor________.A.wantstoshowhisrespecttoBrezhnerB.admiresBrezhnevforhisskillsatkissingC.justshowsthemediamadefunofpicturesofpoliticianskissingD.praisesBrezhnev’sgoodrelationwithHonecker7.IfthetsarkissedaRussianwomanshewouldfeel________.A.nervousB.proudC.shamefulD.curious8.Wecaninferfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.KleshkoisstronglyagainstanykindofkissB.KleshkoisamanoutofdateC.GorlovesharesthesameviewwithKleshkoissingle-sexkissesD.Gorlovewon’tkissanymaninanyform

TheIvyLeagueisanathleticconferencecomprisingeightprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationintheNortheasternUnitedStates.Thetermismostcommonlyusedtorefertothoseeightschoolsconsideredasagroup.Thetermisalsoconnectedwithacademicexcellenceselectivityinadmissionsandsocialelitism精英主义.ThetermbecameofficialespeciallyinsportsterminologyaftertheformationoftheNCAADivisionIathleticconferencein1954whenmuchofthenationpolarizedaroundfavoritecollegeteams.IVwasusedbecauseoriginallytheleagueconsistedonlyoffourmembers.Theuseofthephraseisnolongerlimitedtoathleticsandnowrepresentsaneducationalphilosophyinherenttothenation'soldestschools.InadditionIvyLeagueschoolsareoftenviewedbythepublicassomeofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesworldwideandareoftenrankedamongstthebestuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesandworldwidE.TheeightinstitutionsareBrownUniversityColumbiaUniversityCornellUniversityDartmouthCollegeHarvardUniversityPrincetonUniversitytheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandYaleUniversity.AlloftheIvyLeague'sinstitutionsplacenearthetopintheU.S.News&WorldReportcollegeanduniversityrankingsandrankwithinthetoponepercentoftheworld'sacademicinstitutionsintermsoffinancialendowment捐助.SevenoftheeightschoolswerefoundedduringAmerica'scolonialperiod;theexceptionisCornellwhichwasfoundedin1865.IvyLeagueinstitutionsthereforeaccountforsevenofthenineColonialCollegescharteredbeforetheAmericanRevolution.TheIviesareallintheNortheastgeographicregionoftheUnitedStates.Alleightschoolsreceivemillionsofdollarsinresearchgrantsandothersubsidiesfromfederalandstategovernment.UndergraduateenrollmentsamongtheIvyLeagueschoolsrangefromabout4000to14000makingthemlargerthanthoseofatypicalprivateliberalartscollegeandsmallerthanatypicalpublicstateuniversity.IvyLeagueuniversityfinancialendowmentsrangefromBrown's$2.01billiontoHarvard's$26billionthelargestfinancialendowmentofanyacademicinstitutionintheworlD.71.FromthepassageweknowthewordIvyintheIvyLeaguewasfirstchosentoreferto_______.A.aplantB.anumberC.asportD.aspirit72.WhatisspecialaboutCornellUniversityintheLeague?A.ItistheoldestonE.B.Itwasfoundedbycolonists.C.Ithasthesmallestendowment.D.ItistheyoungestonE.73.WhichmeaningcanthetermtheIvyLeagueconveytoday?A.Thelargestenrollment.B.Thestrongestgovernmentsupport.C.Themostexpensiveschools.D.First-classeducation.74.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThereisnolongersportscompetitionintheIvyLeaguE.B.SevencollegesweresetupbeforetheUSAwasfoundeD.C.BrownUniversityhasthesmallestnumberofstudents.D.TypicalpublicstateuniversitiesarelargerthantheIvies.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheABCofTheIvyLeagueB.BestUniversitiesintheUSAC.TheFinancialIncomeofAmericanUniversitiesD.HowtoApplytoanIvyLeagueUniversity

CSteppingintoapoolofwateriscommonenoughbutwhocouldeverimaginestoppingintoapooloffish?InFebruaryof1974BillTappanAustralianfarmersawarainoffishthatcoveredhisfarm.Howsurprisedhemusthavebeenwhenheheardmanyfishhittingagainsthisroof!Whatcausedthisstrangeoccurrence?Thisisaquestionthathadlongpuzzledpeoplewhostudyfish.Theanswerturnedouttobeacombinationofwindandstorm.WhenitisspringinthenorthernpartoftheworlditisfallinAustraliaThroughouttheautumnseasonterriblestormsariseandrainsfloodtheland.ThestrongwindssweepoverAustralialikehugevacuum真空cleanerscollectingseaweedpiecesofwoodandevenschoolsoffish.Thesecondthingadictionarywilltellyouthepronunciation.Mostdictionariesgivephonetic语音的orsoundalphabet音标.Thephoneticalphabetshowspronunciation.Thethirdthingadictionarywilltellyouthemeaningofwords.Youcanlookupawordandfindoutwhatitmeans.Manywordshavemorethanonemeaningandagooddictionarywilltellyouauoftheword'smeanings.ForexampleinEnglishthecommonwordgethasover20differentmeanings.49.Manywordshave_____________.A.severalmeaningsB.onemeaningC.fewmeaningsD.nomeaning50.Agooddictionarywilltellyou____________.A.moreofword'spronunciationB.moreoftheword'smeaningsC.moreofgrammarD.moreoftheword'sspelling.51.Phoneticalphabetsareusedtoshow.A.handwritingsB.spellingC.meaningsD.pronunciation52.Howmanyimportantthingswillmostdictionariestellyou?A.FourB.FiveC.ThreeD.Two

GreecetodayisasmallcountryinsoutheasternEuropE.ThepopulationisaboutninemillionandthecapitalcityisAthens.HighmountainswithrichfertilelandbetweenthemcovernorthernGreecE.ThehillysouthernpartisapeninsulacalledthePeloponnesus.HundredsofislandssurroundthemainlanD.ThelargestislandisCretE.Nopartofthenationisfarfromwater.TheIonianSeaandtheAegeanSeacarveddeepbaysandgulfsintothelongcoastlinE.GreecehasbeenaseafaringnationforcenturiesandGreeceisverywellknownforitsshippingindustry.MorethanthreethousandyearsagotheGreekpeopledevelopedaverysophisticatedsociety.TheyhaveagreatcivilizationoneofthegreatestthattheWesternwouldhaveeverseen.GreekarchitecturethinkingandartinfluencedotherlanguagesincludingEnglish.ForexampletheEnglishwordsalphabetdemocracyandarithmeticcomefromGreek.TodayGreeceisoneofthemostpopularnationswiththetouristswhovisitEuropE.Thousandsofpeopleareattractedtothecountrybecauseofitsbeautifulscenerymagnificentancientbuildingsanditsexcellentsummerweather.A.goodtitleforthisreadingpassageis_______TheEarliestCivilizationsB.TheInfluenceoftheSeaonGreecE.C.TheSmallbutImportantNationofGreeceD.TheIonianSeaTheunderlinedwordcarvedmeans_______A.cutmadeB.saidtoldC.lostwastedD.attractedWemayconcludethatmostofthefoodisgrowninthe_______.A.northB.eastC.southD.westHillscanbefound_______.A.inthesouthernpartB.onthePeloponnesusC.bothA.andB.D.intheAegeanSeaTheGreekshadagreatcivilizationaround_______A.5000B.C.B.3000B.C.C.1000B.C.D.2000B.C.

WiththestartofBBCWorldServiceTelevisionmillionsofviewersinAsiaandAmericacannowwatchtheCorporation'snewscoverageaswellaslistentoit.AndofcourseinBritainlistenersandviewerscantuneintotwoBBCtelevisionchannelsfiveBBCnationalradioservicesanddozensoflocalradiostation.Theyarebroughtsportcomedydramamusicnewsandcurrentaffairseducationreligionparliamentarycoveragechildren'sprogrammesandfilmsforanannuallicensefeeof￡83perhouseholD.Itisaremarkablerecordstretchingbackover70years-yettheBBC'sfutureisnowindoubt.TheCorporationwillsurviveasapublicly-fundedbroadcastingorganizationatleastforthetimebeingbutitsroleitssizeanditsprogrammesarenowthesubjectofanation-widedebateinBritain.ThedebatewaslaunchedbytheGovernmentwhichinvitedanyonewithanopinionoftheBBC-includingordinarylistenersandviewers-tosaywhatwasgoodorbadabouttheCorporationandevenwhethertheythoughtitwasworthkeeping.ThereasonforitsinquiryisthattheBBC'sroyalcharterrunsoutin1996anditmustdecidewhethertokeeptheorganizationasitisortomakechanges.DefendersoftheCorporation-ofwhomtherearemany-arefondofquotingtheAmericanslogan.Ifitain'tbrokedon'tfixit.TheBBCain'tbroketheysaybywhichtheymeanitisnotbrokenasdistinctfromthewordbrokemeaninghavingnomoneysowhybothertochangeit?YettheBBCwillhavetochangebecausethebroadcastingworldarounditischanging.ThecommercialTVchannels－ITVandChannel4－wererequiredbytheThatcherGovernment'sBroadcastingActtobecomemorecommercialcompetingwitheachotherforadvertisersandcuttingcostsandjobs.Butitisthearrivalofnewsatellitechannels-fundedpartlybyadvertisingandpartlybyviewers'subscriptions-whichwillbringaboutthebiggestchangesinthelongterm.56.TheworldfamousBBCnowfaces________.A.theproblemofnewcoverageB.anuncertainprospectC.inquiriesbythegeneralpublicD.shrinkageofaudience57.InthepassagewhichofthefollowingabouttheBBCisnotmentionedasthekeyissue?A.ExtensionofitsTVservicetoFarEast.B.Programmesasthesubjectofanation-widedebatE.C.Potentialsforfurtherinternationalco-operations.D.Itsexistenceasabroadcastingorganization.58.TheBBC'sroyalcharterline4paragraph4standsfor________.A.thefinancialsupportfromtheroyalfamilyB.theprivilegesgrantedbytheQueenC.acontractwiththeQueenD.auniquerelationshipwiththeroyalfamily59.TheforemostreasonwhytheBBChastoreadjustitselfisnootherthan________.A.theemergenceofcommercialTVchannelsB.theenforcementofBroadcastingActbythegovernmentC.theurgentnecessitytoreducecostsandjobsD.thechallengeofnewsatellitechannels

LANGUAGESCanadaanewCanadiannationalorganizationofpublicandprivatelanguagetrainingprogramswasstartedrecentlytoensurethatlanguagetraininginCanadaisofhighqualityCanadaNewsWirehasreporteD.Canadahasdevelopeditslanguage-trainingprogramsforoverfortyyearswithoutacomparativelyuniformadj.一致的相同的qualitystandardbeforeLanguagesCanadaadopted采用acompletesystemofrigorousstandardsthatapplyequallytoallpublicandprivateschoolsinCanadaToqualify取得资格具备合格条件aschoolisevaluatedinanumberofcategoriesincludingcurriculumteacherqualificationsstudentservicesstudentadmissionsmarketingpromotionfacilitiesandadministration.ThequalitystandardsguaranteethatinternationalstudentswhocometoCanadatolearnEnglishorFrenchcanexpecttoreceiveauniformlevelofexcellentinstruction..Sofaratotalof144language–trainingprogramspublicandprivateEnglishandFrenchhavemetthestandards.Theywillhavetore-qualifyinthreeyears.Abouttwodozenotherschoolsfailedtomeetallstandardsandmaybere-evaluatedinthefuturE.Canada’slanguagetrainingsectoraccountsfor数量占about15percentofthemarketshareofgloballanguagetrainingbusinessCanadaranksthirdamongdestinationsforEnglishlanguagetrainingafterUKandUS.CalumMackechniePresidentofLanguagesCanadaandPresidentofYorkUniversity’sEnglishLanguageInstitutesaysifCanadawantstofullytakeadvantage利用oftheeconomicpotential潜力ofitslanguage-trainingsectoritneedstomakesuretheworldknowswhatthecountryhastooffer.46.WhatdoweknowaboutLanguagesCanada?A.Itisalanguagetrainingschool.B.Ithasahistoryofover40years.C.IthasmanybranchesallovertheworlD.D.ItisanewCanadiannationalorganization.47.______________isnottakenintoconsiderationwhenevaluatingaschool.A.CurriculumB.TeacherqualificationsC.SchoolsizeD.Administration48.TheunderlinedwordrigorousinParagraph2probablymeans___________.A.strictB.similarC.differentD.Thesame49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.Sofar144language-teachingprogramshavemetthestandards.B.UKrankssecondamongdestinationsforEnglishlanguagetraining.C.About24otherschoolsdidn’tmeetallstandards.D.LanguagesCanadawaslaunchedtoensurehigh-qualitylanguagetraininginCanadA.50.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.CanadasetsEnglishtrainingstandardsacrossthecountry.B.Canadaisabiglanguage-trainingcountry.C.Canadahopestomakemoremoneyfromlanguagetraining.D.Canadahasalonghistoryindevelopingitslanguage-trainingcapacity.

BEIJING——Chinawillfurtheropenitsfinancialsectorinanactiveandsafewaythecountry’scentralbankvowedonFriday.ChinawillgraduallybroadenthechancefortheparticipationofforeigncapitalinthedomesticfinancialmarketsaidthePeople’sBankofChinainareport.WewillstrengthentheconnectionsbetweenChina’sfinancialmarketandinternationalonesbyattractingmoreforeigncapitalinRenminbi-denominatedfinancialproductsthereportsaiD.MeanwhilechannelswillalsobeexpandedtoallowChineseinvestmentinforeignfinancialmarkets.Thebanksaiditwouldeaserestrictionsonenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesandincreasethenumberofqualifiedforeigninstitutionalinvestorsandthevalueoftheirinvestmentquotas份额.Wewillmakeuseofthefinancialmarkettoachievebalancedinternationalpaymentssaidthebank.LastyeartheStateAdministrationofForeignExchangeSAFEraisedtheannualquotaforindividualsbuyingforeigncurrencyfromUS$20000toUS$50000.ChinawillworkhardforamoreefficientandvigorousfinancialmarketthatcanbetterserveinternationalneedsthebanksaiD.Thecountrywilladjustitsfinancialmarketrulessotheyareacceptedaroundtheworldencouragereformsandpromotemoreflexiblediversifiedwaysoftradingaccordingtothebank.ChinafullyopeneditsfinancialmarkettoforeigncapitalonDecember11lastyearendingafive-yeartransitional过渡的periodafterenteringWTO.1.Thepassageis_______________A.apieceofnewsB.anadvertisementC.aposterD.anexplanation2.Chinaisworkinghardto_____________A.reducetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesB.increasetheinterestrateofforeigncurrenciesC.bringinmoreforeigninvestmentbypromisingtofurtheropenitsfinancialsectorD.adjustitsfinancialmarketstoresisttheinvasionofforeigninvestment3.TofurtheropenfinancialsectorChinahastakenmanymeasuresEXCEPTA.GivingmorechancestotheparticipationofforeigncapitalB.StrengtheningtheconnectionsbetweenChinaandothercountriesbytheleaders’payingvisitstoeachother’scountriesC.BroadeningthequotasofenterprisesandindividualspossessingandusingforeigncurrenciesD.Openingitsdomesticfinancialmarketstepbystep4.Wecandrawaconclusionthat___________A.China’sfinancialmarketwillbeconqueredbyforeignoneB.ChinawillcreateamoreactiveandvariouswayoftradinganditsmarketwillbecomestrongerC.ChinawillendthetransitionalperiodofopeningfinancialsectorinfiveyearsD.Chinawillbeblindtotheforeigninvestment

Eachcellinthehumanbodycontainsabout25000to35000geneswhichcarryinformationthatdeterminesyourtraits.Traitsarecharacteristicsyouinheritfromyourparents;thismeansyourparentspasssomeoftheircharacteristicsontoyouthroughgenes.Forexampleifbothofyourparentshavegreeneyesyoumightinheritthetraitofgreeneyesfromthem.OrifyourmomhasfrecklesyoumightinheritthattraitandwindupwithafreckledfacE.Andgenesaren’tjustinhumans—allanimalsandplantshavegenestoo.Geneshangoutalllineduponthread-likethingscalledchromosomes.ChromosomescomeinpairsandtherearehundredssometimesthousandsofgenesinonechromosomE.ThechromosomesandgenesaremadeofDNAwhichisshortfordeoxyribonucleicaciD.Chromosomesarefoundinsidecellstheverysmallunitsthatmakeupalllivingthings.A.cellissotinythatyoucanonlyseeitthroughthelensofastrongmicroscopeandtherearebillionsofcellsinyourbody.Mostcellshaveonenucleus.Thenucleuswhichissortofegg-shapedislikethebrainofthecell.Ittellseverypartofthecellwhattodo.Howdoesthenucleusknowsomuch?Itcontainsourchromosomesandgenes.Tinyasitisthenucleushasmoreinformationinitthanthebiggestdictionaryyou’veeverseen.71.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WhatIsaGene?B.HowDoGenesWork?C.WhatDoesA.GeneConsistof?D.HowDoNucleusCommandCells?72.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinheritprobablymeaninthefirstparagraph?A.carryB.sendC.obtainD.pass73.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theparentspasssomecharacteristicsontotheirchildren.B.Alllivingthingsreceivetraitsfromtheoldgenerations.C.One’sgreeneyesmightbepassedonfromtheparents.D.Amother’sfreckledfacemightaffectheryoung’sfacE.74.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat______________.A.genescandecideallyourcharacteristicsfromparents.B.genesexistinsidecellsthatmakeupalllivingthings.C.genestellseverypartofthecellwhattodo.D.Chromosomescomeinpairscontaininggenes.75.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat___________.A.notallcellshaveonenucleusinside.B.notalllivingthingsaremadeupofcells.C.genesaren’tinhumansbutinanimalsandplants.D.DNAismadeofchromosomesandgenes.

DItiscommontoconsiderlearningassomethingthattakesplaceinschoolbutmuchofhumanlearningoccursoutsidetheclassroomevenfrombirthandpeoplecontinuetolearnthroughouttheirlives.Evenbeforetheyenterschoolyoungchildrenlearntowalktotalkandtousetheirhandstousetoysfoodandotherobjects.Theyusealloftheirsensestolearnaboutthesightssoundstastesandsmellsintheirenvironments.TheylearnhowtocommunicatewiththeirparentsgrandparentssiblingsfriendsandotherpeopleimportanttotheirworlD.Whentheyenterschoolchildrenlearnbasicacademicsubjectssuchasreadingwritingandmathematics.Theyalsocontinuetolearnagreatdealoutsidetheclassroom.TheylearnwhichbehaviorsarelikelytoberewardedandwhicharelikelytobepunisheD.Theylearnsocialskillsforcommunicatingwithotherchildren.AftertheyfinishschoolpeoplemustlearntodealwithmanymajorchangesthataffecttheirlivessuchasgettingmarriedraisingchildrenandfindingandkeepingajoB.Becauselearningcontinuesthroughoutourlivesandaffectsalmosteverythingwedothestudyoflearningisimportantinmanydifferentfields.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatechildren.Psychologistssocialworkerscriminologistsandotherhumanserviceworkersneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangepeople’sbehaviors.Employerspoliticiansandadvertisersmakeuseoftheprinciplesoflearningtoaffectthebehaviorsofworkersvotersandconsumers.Learningiscloselyrelatedtomemorywhichisthestorageofinformationinthebrain.Psychologistswhostudymemoryareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgewherethisstoragetakesplaceandhowthebrainlateroutputsknowledgewhenweneedit.Incontrastpsychologistswhostudylearningaremoreinterestedinbehaviorandhowbehaviorchangesasaresultofaperson’sexperiences.68.Theunderlinedsiblingsinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.teachersB.classmatesC.doctorsD.brothersorsisters69.Whichperiodofchildren’slifedoestheybegintoknowtobehavewellaccordingtothepassage?A.AftertheygointosocietyB.BeforetheyenterschoolC.WhentheyareatschoolD.Beforetheyareborn70.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?A.Asamatteroffactlearningbeginswithformalschooleducation.B.Teachersneedtounderstandthebestwaystoeducatetheirstudents.C.Peopleneedtounderstandhowcertainexperienceschangetheirbehaviors.D.Employersshouldstudytheprinciplesoflearningtomanagetheirworkerswell.71.Theauthormainlytriestotellus________inthelastparagraph.A.learningisonlyrelatedtomemoryandexperiencesB.psychologistsareinterestedinhowthebrainstoresknowledgeC.psychologistsaremoreinterestedinaperson’sbehaviorD.howtherelationshipbetweenlearningbrainandbehaviorworks

E.ParkinghaslongbeenamajorheadachefordriversinShanghai.TheTransportationDepartmentismappingoutanewplanforthecity’sparkingsystem.ThereareonemillioncarsontheroadinShanghaibutonlyenoughpublicparkingspacetoprovideroomfor15percentofthesevehicles.Itisnowonderthatlocaldriversgetsoworriedtryingtofindaplacetopark.Thecityisseeingariseinprivatecarowners.InMarchthecitysentout2000privatecarlicensesthehighestnumberoflicenseseversentoutinamonth.Andpricesroseto14600yuan500morethaninFebruary.Industryexpertssaythissuggeststhatlocalpeoplehaveastrongactiveinterestinbuyingcars.Bytheyear2020thenumberofautomobilesinShanghaiwillprobablyreachtwomillion.Ifoneparkinglotisforeachcarthenalotofparkingspaceshouldbebuiltforthesevehicles.DowntownShanghaiismostshortofparkingspacE.Howeverexpertspointoutthatsimplybuildingmoreparkinglotsindowntownareasisnotpracticalanddoesn’tprovideanidealsolution.TheideaofPark&RidesystemhasbeensuggesteD.Thismeansthatdriverscanleavetheirvehiclesincarparksnearbysubwayorbusstationsandridepublictransporttogodowntown.Basedonthisideathecitywilllimitthenumberofparkinglotsindowntownareasanddemandhigherparkingfeesbutbuildmoreparkingareasnearmainsubwayandbusstops.72.Theunderlinedphrasemappingoutinthefirstparagraphmeans__________.A.makingB.arguingC.controllingD.inspiring73.About__________driverscanfindplacestoparktheircarsinShanghainow.A.850000B.1000000C.150000D.200000074.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A.ThecitysentoutmoreprivatelicensesinFebruary.B.LessandlesspeopleboughtcarsinMarch.C.ThecitysentoutlessprivatelicensesinMarch.D.Moreandmorepeoplearegoingtobuycars.75.AccordingtotheideaofaPark&Ridesystemthecitywill__________.A.sendoutmoreprivatecarlicensesB.buildmoreparkinglotsnearbusstopsC.encouragepeopletobuymorecarsD.buildmoreparkingareasindowntown

IntheUSandBritainthesloganaroundcollegeswasSavewater.ShowerwithafrienD.NowWuhanUniversityhascomeupwithanothersystemforthecampusbathhousE.Itchargesstudentsfortheamountoftimeinashower.BeforeenteringthebathhousestudentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshowerwithcashortheirstudentIDcarD.Theclockstartstickingtheminutethetapeisturnedon.Itpauseswhenabuttonispressedforsoap.AnintegratedcircuitICcardreaderateachtapshowsthetimE.Nomoneynowater.Thebenefitsofthenewsystemcanbeseenwiththeoldsystemwhichcharged1Yuanforeachpersonregardlessoftimeintheshower.Theuniversityusedabout320tonesofwaterdailyundertheoldsystembutonly160tonsnow.ManystudentsusethenewsystembutopinionsonitaredivideD.SomestudentssayitisbadbecausebathinghadbecomeasortofracE.Manypeopleusingitforthefirsttimearenotsurehowlongtheyneedtoshower.Somemightbeembarrassediftheirtimeisupandthey’restillcoveredinsoap.TheyhavetoaskthebathhouseworkertohelpthembuyextratimE.It’saflawinthesystemthatyoucannotbuyextratimeontheIDcardsaidRenafreshmaninWuhanUniversity.Theuniversityisalsoconsideringsomestudents’suggestionsthattheybeallowedtopayafterthey’vefinishedtheshower.Notsurprisinglysomearecomplainingaboutlosingthehourshower.Butmanystudentssaythemovehelpsthemdevelopawater-savingsensE.Withoutthetimelimitsmoststudentstendedtoshowerfor30toanhourinthebathhousE.Someevenusedthehotwatertowashtheirclothes.Inmyexperience10-20minutesisenoughsaidDaiZhihuaathird-yearstudentwhousuallytakes8minutes.A.similarsystemhasbeeninstalledinotheruniversities.ShanghaiNormalUniversityintroduceditatitsFengxiangCampusinSeptember.Thebathingfeethereis0.2YuanperminutE.Onemalestudentrespondedbysettingarecordwithatwo-minuteshower.1.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Studentspayfortheamountoftimetheywantintheshower.B.Theclocktimesallthroughwhilethestudentisbathingexceptwhenthebatherpausedforsoap.C.Ifmoneyrunsouttherewillbenowater.D.Havingfinishedbathingthestudenthastopayforit.2.TheunderlinewordflawParagraph3mostprobablymeans______.A.perfectionB.advantageC.pityD.fault3.Sincethenewsystemhasperformed______ofwatercanbesaveD.A.aquarterB.onethirdC.onehalfD.twothirds4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.thenewoperationcansolvethewatercrisis.B.Thenewoperationcanraisestudents’environmentalawareness.C.asimilaroperationhasbeensetinotheruniversities.D.Theuniversityhassavedalotofwaterbyusingthenewsystem.5.Inwhichcolumncanyoufindthispassage?A.PeoplE.B.SocietyC.CampusLifE.D.LifestylE.

TheU.S.governmenthasrepeatedlymadeitclearthatitwouldwelcomeChina’sentranceintotheworldarenaasapower.HoweveraseriesofissuessincethebeginningofthisyearparticularlyWashington'sstanceontheU.S.-SouthKoreanjointmilitaryexercisesandtheSouthChinaSeaissuehavemadetheworldthink:IstheUnitedStatesreadytorecognizeChinaasapowerontheworldstage?ItiseasiersaidthandonefortheUnitedStatestoadaptitselftoChina'sdevelopment.LipserviceisfarfromenoughtoboostthedevelopmentofSino-U.S.relations.IfWashingtoncannotfindawaytorecognizeandacceptChina'speacefulriseontotheworldstagebilateral双边的tieswillbelikearollercoasterfullofupsanddowns.HowevernoonewouldliketoseethenegativeeffectsrockyrelationswouldbringtoChinatheUnitedStatesandpossiblytotheworldasawholE.U.S.SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonhasurgedChinatoplayagreaterroleinsolvingtheworld'seconomicenvironmentalandpoliticalproblems.ShesaidglobalissuescouldnotbesolvedbytheUnitedStatesorChinaalonebutwithoutparticipationofthetwocountriesnoproblemswouldlikelybesolveD.WashingtonhasrealizedthattheUnitedStates'globalinterestcanbemaintainedonlythroughchangingthewayitdealswithChinA.TheObamaadministrationreleasedpositivesignalsinitsrelationswithChinawhichhavebeeninterpretedastheUnitedStatesshowingitsintentiontochangethetraditionalstrategyofengagementandcontainment遏制.AsamatteroffactthegeneraldirectionofSino-U.S.relationsprovidesafoundationonwhichtheUnitedStatescanbaseitsforeignpoliciesandismorecomplicatedthananadjustmentinrealconditions.IssuessuchasarmssalestoTaiwanGooglecensorshipRMBexchangeratesaswellasfinger-pointingabouteconomicresponsibilityshowWashingtonstillseemsconfusedandinpatientaboutrelationswithChinA.TherelationshipbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesisthemostimportantandcomplicatedbilateralrelationshipintheworldthiscentury.ThedevelopmentofSino-U.S.relationswillaffectworldpeaceandstabilityespeciallyintheAsia-Pacificregion.IanBremmeranAmericanpoliticalscientistspecializinginU.S.foreignpolicysaidAmericaandChinawillhavemorethanevertogainfromcloserpoliticalandcommercialtiesandmusttakestepstoavoidaColdWarorworse.InthatcircumstancetheUnitedStatesneedsbothwisdomanddeterminationtorecognizeandacceptChinaacountrythatistotallydifferentfromitsownasapowerontheworldstagE.Theunderlinedwordstanceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.informationB.opinionC.ignoranceD.criticismWhydoestheUShavetochangethewayitdealswithChina?A.TheUSwelcomesChin’sentranceintotheworldarenA.B.TheUShopesthatChinawillgetmorepowerful.C.OnlyinthiswaycanChinameetallofitsdemands.D.OnlyinthiswaycanitsglobalinterestbemaintaineD.IanBremmerthinksbothAmericaandChinawillbenefitmorefrom.A.acoldwar.B.keepingpatientC.bettercooperationD.developingeconomyWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.IsitClearthatChinahasbecomeworldpower?B.IsUSreadytorecognizeChinaasworldpower?C.IsUSstillthemostpowerfulcountryintheworld?D.IsSino-U.S.relationshipthemostimportantandcomplicatedintheworlD.

ERightandWrongSupposeyouworkinalibrarycheckingpeople'sbooksastheyleaveandafriendasksyoutolethimstealahard-to-findreferencebookthathewantstoown.Youmighthesitate犹豫toagreeforvariousreasons.Youmightbeafraidthathe'llbecaughtandthatbothyouandhewillthengetintotroublE.Youmightwantthebooktostayinthelibrarysothatyoucanreadityourself.Butyoumayalsothinkthatwhatheproposesiswrong--thatheshouldn'tdoitandyoushouldn'thelphim.Ifyouthinkthatwhatdoesitmeanandwhatifanythingmakesittrue?Tosayit'swrongisnotjusttosayit'sagainsttherules.Therecanbebadruleswhichstopwhatisn'twrong--likeacompanyruleagainstcriticizingtheboss.A.rulecanalsobebadbecauseitrequiressomethingthatiswrong--likealawthatlooksdownuponblackpeopleinhotelsandrestaurants.Theideasofwrongandrightaredifferentfromtheideasofwhatisandisnotagainsttherules.Ifyouthinkitwouldbewrongtohelpyourfriendstealthebookthenyouwillfeeluncomfortableaboutdoingitinsomewayyouwon'twanttodoitevenifyouarealsounwillingtorefusetohelpafrienD.Wheredoesthedesirenottodoitcomefrom?Whatisitsmotive动机behindit?Therearevariouswaysinwhichsomethingcanbewrongbutinthiscaseifyouhadtoexplainityou'dprobablysaythatitwouldbeunfairtootherusersofthelibrary.Theymaybejustasinterestedinthebookasyourfriendisbutreaditinthereferenceroomwhereanyonewhoneedsitcanfindit.Thesethoughtshavetodowitheffectsonothers--notnecessarilyeffectsontheirfeelingssincetheymayneverfindoutaboutitbutsomekindofdamagE.Ingeneralthethoughtthatsomethingiswrongdependsonitsimpact影响力notjustonthepersonwhodoesitbutonotherpeoplE.77.ThefollowingmaybethereasonswhythelibrariandosnotwanttohelphisfriendexceptthatA.heisafraidthathisfriendmightgetintotroublE.B.hehimselfmightgetintotroublE.C.hebelievesitiswrongtohelpone’spoorfrienD.D.hewantstoreadthebookhimself.78.Whydoestheauthorgivesomeexamplesofbadrules?A.Becausethoserulesaresaidtobestronglynegative否定.B.Becausehewantstoshowthatrulesarenotthecriteria标准forjudgingrightorwrong.C.Becausethoserulesaremadeinordertostopwhatiswrong.D.BecausehewantstosupporttheargumentthatstealingabookisnotacrimE.79.InthesentenceWhatisitsmotive动机behindit?Paragraph4itrefersto.A.theitinthephrasethedesirenottodoit.B.thedesireinthephrasethedesirenottodoit.C.theideaofParagraph5.D.theideaofhelpingthefrienD.80.AccordingtothepassagetheauthorwouldjudgewhatiswrongA.bywhatisorisnotagainsttherules.B.byitsimpactonotherpeoplE.C.byone’sthoughtsandfeelingstowardsit.D.bythekindofdamageitdoestoothes.

DespiteallthereportsofInternetsecurityattacksovertheyearsincludingtherecentonesonGoogle’se-mailservicemanypeoplehavereactedtothebreak-inswithashrug耸肩.Mr.Shulmanandhiscompanyexaminedalistof32millionpasswordsthatanunknownhackerstolelastmonthfromRockYouacompanythatmakessoftwareforusersofsocialnetworkingsiteslikeFacebookandMySpacE.ThelistwasbrieflypostedontheWebandhackersandsecurityresearchersdownloadedit.Thelistprovidedanunusuallydetailedwindowintocomputerusers’passwordhabits.TypicallyonlygovernmentagenciesliketheF.B.I.ortheNationalSecurityAgencyhavehadaccesstosuchalargepasswordlist.SomeWebsitestrytokeepbacktheattackersbyfreezinganaccountforacertainperiodoftimeiftoomanyincorrectpasswordsaretypeD.ButexpertssaythatthehackerssimplylearntotrickthesystembymakingguessesatanacceptablerateforinstancE.ToimprovesecuritysomeWebsitesareforcinguserstomixlettersnumbersandevensymbolsintheirpasswords.OtherslikeTwitterpreventpeoplefrompickingcommonpasswords.StillresearcherssaysocialnetworkingandentertainmentWebsitesoftentrytomakelifesimplerfortheirusersandarereluctanttoputtoomanycontrolsinplacE.EvencommercialsiteslikeeBaymustweightheconsequencesoffreezingaccountssinceahackercouldsaytrytowinanauction拍卖byfreezingtheaccountsofotherpotentialbuyers.Butowingtotherealityofourovercrowdedbrainstheexpertssuggestthateveryonechooseatleasttwodifferentpasswords—acomplexoneforWebsiteswheresecurityisvitalsuchasbanksande-mailandasimpleroneforlessriskyplacessuchassocialnetworkingandentertainmentsites.Mr.Mossreliesonpasswordsatleast12characterslongfiguringthatthosemakehimamoredifficulttargetthanthemillionsofpeoplewhochoosefive-andsix-characterpasswords.It’slikethejokewherethehikersrunintoabearintheforestandthehikerthatsurvivesistheonewhooutrunshiscompanionsMr.MosssaiD.Youjustwanttorunthatbitfaster.59.TheunderlinedsentenceManypeoplehavereactedtothebreak-inswithashrugshowsthatmanypeople______.don’ttakeseriouslythehacker’sbreak-insareworriedandfrightenedatthehacker’sbreak-insdon’tknowwhattodowiththehacker’sattacksareeagertogethelpsfromtheexperts60.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingwebsitesneedsamorecomplexpassword?A.socialwebsitE.AnentertainmentwebsitE.A.commercialwebsitE.A.governmentwebsitE.61.TheInternetusersareadvisedto______inordertokeepbackthehackers.mixlettersnumbersandsymbolsaswellchoosepasswordswithatleast12characterschoosepasswordswith5or6characterschooseatleasttwodifferentpasswords62.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?PasswordSimpleorComplex?PopularPasswordsHighRisk!CleverHackersStupidNetizens.HackertheEnemyofInternetSecurity.

VisitingU.S.PresidentGeorgeW.BushsaidinBeijingFridaythatbothChinaandtheUnitedStatesshouldencouragebilateral双边的contactsandexchangestopromotemutual相互understanding.It’simportantforourpoliticalleaderstocometoChinasaidBushwhogaveaspeechFridaymorningatQinghuaUniversityoneofthemostprestigiousuniversitiesinChinA.HisworkingvisittoChinaanddiscussionswithOinghuastudentshelppromoteSino-U.S.中美relationsBushsaidinresponsetoastudent’squestionaboutwhathewoulddotopromoteSino-U.S.relations.ManypeopleinmycountryareveryinterestedinChinahesaidaddingthattheseAmericanshavelearnedmoreaboutChina’scultureandtheChinesepeoplE.Hesaidthathewouldkeepencouragingsuchcontactsandexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.BushsaidthathewoulddescribebackhomewhathehasseenhereandthatChinaasagreatnationnotonlyhasagreathistorybutalsoanunbelievablyexcitingfuturE.Thepresidentsaidthatthe2008OlympicGameswouldmakeasignificantopportunityfortherestoftheworldtounderstandChinawhichenablesmorepeopletocometoChinaandfeelthemodernizationtakingplaceandmanymorepeoplewillseeitonthetelevision.BusharrivedinBeijingThursdayforatwo-dayworkingvisittoChinA.1.Whatthewordprestigiousinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans?A.greatB.famousC.honorableD.modest2.WhichofthesentenceisNOTtrue?A.BushthinkbilateralcontactsandmutualunderstandingwillpromoteSino-U.S.relations.B.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinA.C.BushandthestudentsofQinghuadiscussedsomethingabouthowtomakeChinaricherandstronger.D.The2008’sOlympicGamesisagreatchangeforChinabeenknownbytheworlD.3.ManyAmericansareinterestedinChinabecause_______.A.theywanttocomeheretotakepartinthe2008OlympicGamesB.theyhavelearnedsomethingofChinaandtheywanttolearnmoreC.ChinahasbeentakingplacegreatchangeD.Chinahasagreathistoryandunbelievablyexcitingfuture4.Thenarrator叙述者ofthepassagewasmostprobably_____.A.areporterB.apsychologistC.apoliticianD.asociologist

BackinthefifteenthcenturyinavillagenearNuremberglivedafamilywitheighteenchildren.DespitethehopelessconditiontwoofthechildrenAlbrechtDurerandhiselderbrotherAlbertDurerhadadream.Theybothwantedtobecomeartists.Aftermanylongdiscussionsthetwoboysfinallyworkedoutanagreement.Theywouldtoss投掷acoin.Theloserwouldgodowntothenearbyminesandwithhisearningssupporthisbrotherwhileheattendedtheacademy大学.Thenwhenthatbrothercompletedhisstudiesinfouryearshewouldsupporttheotherattheacademy.TossingacoinAlbrechtwonandwentofftoNuremberg.Albertwentdowntothedangerousminesandforthenextfouryearssupportedhisbrotherwhoseworkattheacademywasexcellent.BythetimeAlbrechtgraduatedhehadearnedalotofmoneyforhisworksofart.WhentheyoungartistreturnedtohisvillageAlbrechtthankedhisbrotherfortheyearsofsupportthatenabledhimtorealizehisdream.AndnowAlbertitisyourturn.NowyoucangotoNurembergtogoforyourdreamandIwilltakecareofyou.TearsrunningdownhisfaceAlbertsaidNobrother.IcannotgotoNuernberg.ItistoolateformE.Lookwhatfouryearsinthemineshasdonetomyhands!Ihavebeensufferingfromarthritis关节炎sobadlythatIcannotevenholdawineglass.Nobrother...formeitistoolate!LaterAlbrechtDurerdrewhisbrother’shands.HecalledhisdrawingsimplyHandsandlateritwasrenamedThePrayingHands.Morethan500yearshavepasseD.AmongtheworksofAlbrechtDurerThePrayingHandsisprobablythemostfamiliartopeoplE.Reproductionsofithanginpeople’shomesoroffices.Nexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingpaintingtakeasecondlook.Letitbeyourreminder—ifyoustillneedone—nooneevermakesitalone!Whydidthetwobrothersworkouttheagreement?A.Theywerecuriousabouttheresult.B.Theirfamilycouldn’taffordtheirattendingtheacademy.C.Theyhadtosupporttheothersistersandbrothersinthefamily.D.Neitherofthemwantedtostudyintheacademy.Whycouldn’tAlbertgototheacademyafterfouryears?A.AlbrechtchangedhismindandrefusedtosupportAlbert.B.AlbrechtwasnotabletoearnenoughmoneytosupportAlbert.C.Albertdidn’thaveagreatloveforpaintinganymorE.D.Albertcouldn’tholdapenorbrushtopaint.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ItprovedthatAlbrechtwasnotgoodatpainting.B.Albrechtcouldn’tearnanymoneywhilehewasstudyingattheacademy.C.YearsofhardworkintheminesbroughtgreatsufferingtoAlbert.D.InthepaintingThePrayingHandsthehandswereAlbrecht’s.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceimply暗示?A.Youcanachievesuccessallonyourown.B.CooperationisimportantifyouwanttosucceeD.C.Thereisotherpeople’ssacrifice牺牲behindyoursuccess.D.NoonewillsucceedwithoutworkingharD.

B.Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings—E.g.alcoholdrugcertainfoodsoreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive:theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologistsmanypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsionlikemostothersisimpossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncreditchargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwordscompulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredittheycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendinglargeamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoneyofcoursemostpeoplelookforsaleslowpricesanddiscounts.Compulsivebargainhuntershoweveroftenbuythingsthattheydon’tneedjustbecausetheyarecheap.TheywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgetsbuttheyarereallyplayinganexcitinggamE.Whentheycanbuysomethingforlessthanotherpeopletheyfeelthattheyarewinning.Mostpeopleexpertsclaimhavetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealreason.ItisnotonlyscientistsofcoursewhounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabitsbutalsobusinesspeoplE.Storescompaniesandadvertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness.Theyconsiderpeople’sneedsforlovepowerorinfluencetheirbasicvaluestheirbeliefsandopinionsandsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalledbehaviortherapy疗法tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesamewaytheycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney.60.Accordingtothepsychologistsacompulsivespenderisonewhospendslargeamountsofmoney_____.A.andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuysB.inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlifeC.justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneedD.andfeelsheorsheischeated61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Peoplespendmoneyforexactlythesamereasonthattheyneedtobuythings.B.Businesspeopleandadvertiserscanusethepsychologyofpeople’sspendinghabitstoincreasesales.C.Businesspeopleunderstandthepsychologyofcompulsivebuyingbetterthanscientistsdo.D.Compulsivebargainhuntersdonothaveproblemswithmoney.62.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thepsychologyofmoney-spendinghabits.B.Thehabitsofcompulsivespenders.C.A.specialpsychologyofbargainhunting.D.Theuseofthepsychologyofspendinghabitsinbusiness.63.Fromthetextwemaysafelyconcludethatcompulsivespendersorcompulsivebargainhunters_______________.A.arereallyunreasonableB.needspecialtreatmentC.arereallybeyonddrugsD.cannevergetanyhelptosolvetheirproblemswithmoney

Australia’sGreatBarrierReefwilllosemostofitscoralcoverby2050andatworsttheworld’slargestcoralsystemcouldcollapseby2100becauseofglobalwarmingastudyrecentlysaiD.ThestudybyQueenslandUniversity’sCenterforMarineStudiescommissioned委托bytheWorldwideFundforNaturesaidthatthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReefwasunavoidableduetoglobalwarmingregardlessofwhatactionsweretakennow.Undertheworst-casescenariocoralpopulationswillcollapseby2100andthereestablishmentofcoralreefswillbehighlyunlikelyoverthefollowing200-500yearssaidthereportentitledImplications可能的影响ofClimateChangeforAustralia’sGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefistheworld’slargestlivingreefformationstretching2000kmnorthtosouthalongAustralia’snortheastcoast.OnlyifglobalaveragetemperaturechangeiskepttobelowtwodegreesCelsiuscantheReefhaveanychangeofrecoveringfromthepredicteddamagethereportsaiD.CoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneandishighlystressedbyatemperatureriseoflessthanonedegreeCelsius.Watertemperaturerisesoflessthanonedegreecoincided同时发生withtheworld’sworstrecordedcoralbleaching颜色变淡periodin1988.Thewarmerwaterforcesoutthealgae海藻thatgivecoralitscolorandifallarelostthecoraldiesandthereefwilldieout.In198816percentoftheworld’scoraldiedwith46percentoftheIndianOceancoraldestroyeD.ScientistsexpresswatertemperaturestorisethiscenturybybetweentwoandsixdegreesCelsius.Thereislittletonoevidencethatcoralscanadaptfastenoughtomatcheventhelowertemperaturerisesaidthereport.Over-fishingandpollutionfromcoastalfarmswerealsocontributingtothedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef.TheGreatBarrierReefsupportshugefishingandtourismindustries.Evenunderfavorableconditionstouristswouldonlybeabletoexperiencerealcoralsinreefthemeparks.TheunderlinedwordscenarioinParagraph2probablymeans.A.imaginationB.intentionC.expectationD.predictionFromthepassagewecaninferthat.A.coralshavenodifficultyinad高☆考♂资♀源网aptingthetemperaturechangeB.ifwetakequickactionswecanavoidthedestructionofcoralsC.wecanfindcoralsinmanyareasoftheseasoroceansD.thealgaehelpcoralstoliveWhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthedestructionofcoralontheGreatBarrierReef?A.DirectsunshinE.B.Over-fishing.C.Globalwarming.D.Pollution.BysayingCoralhasanarrowcomfortzoneParA.3theauthormeans.A.coralcanonlyliveinasmallareaB.coralprefersacrowdedplaceC.coralcanhardlyadapttothetemperaturechangeD.coralgrowsbestinasmallare高☆考♂资♀源网a

EManycitiesintheworldarebenefitingfromthenocturnal夜间活动的activitiesofagroupofpeoplewhocallthemselvesguerrilla游击队的gardeners.Armedwithtrowelsspadesandavanfullofflowersandplantsguerrillagardenersturnabandonedurbanlandintoablazeofcolor.Incitycentrelocationswheretherewasmudweedsandemptyplasticbottlesresidentsoftenwakeuptofindthatthewastedareahasbeentransformedovernightwithbrightly-coloredbeddingplants.InmostBritishcitieslocalgovernmentsandpoliceturnablindeyetotheexploits开发ofthegardenerswhoseactivitiesarealwayscarriedoutundercoverofnightfall.Andsofartherehasbeennothingbutpraisefromtheastonishedanddelightedlocalresidentswhentheyfindtheirneighborhoodtransformedinsuchastrikingfashion.Notonlydotheguerrillagardenersbeautifyneglectedplacestheyalsoreturnregularlytowatertheplantsandweedtheflowerbeds.Theyalsomakesurethatatleastsomeoftheplantstheybringareevergreenswhichmeansthattheareadoesn’tlookdismal凄凉的inthewintermonths.ThefirstguerrillagardenerinLondonwasRichardReynoldswhosedayjobisatanadvertisingagency.MrReynoldsagraduateofOxfordUniversitybeganhiseffortstwoyearsagowhenhemovedtoaflatinatowerblockinSouthLondon.FromhisbalconyhecouldseeseveralemptyconcretepotsplacedbythelocalgovernmentstocontainplantsbutneveruseD.Hewentoutaftermidnightandfilledthepotswithplantsandthenplantedmoreflowersinthepathleadingtotheentrancetotheblock.Hethensetupawebsitetoexplainhisplanandcalleduponmoregardenerstojoinhim.Cashdonationsfloodedinandmoreimportantlyvolunteersrushedtobepartofthecampaign.WithinsixmonthstherewerefivehundredpeopleinLondonpreparedtocomeoutatveryshortnoticetorevitalize恢复活力neglectedpartsoftheurbanlandscapE.Therearenowunofficialbutcarefully-organizedgroupsinmanycitiesinBritainandNorthAmericaandthereisalsoawebsitewherewould-beurbangardenerscanfindoutthelocationofthenextexpedition.76.Accordingtothetextguerrillagardenersgottheirnames______.A.becauseoftheresidents’adviceB.fromthelocalgovernmentsC.forthenatureoftheirworkD.basedonthelocalcultures77.Theseguerrillagardenersdotheirwork______.A.attherequestofthegovernmentB.nearbytheirhouseC.ofteninreturnforothers’helpD.oftheirownfreewill78.Whydotheguerrillagardenersoftenreturntotheirformerworkingplaces?A.Tolookaftertheseplants.B.Toenjoythesebeautifulflowers.C.Tohelpplantslivethroughwintermonths.D.Tochangethetypesoftheseplants.79.RichardReynoldsdecidedtofillthepotswithplantswiththepurposeof______.A.makingtheneighborhoodmorebeautifulB.agreeingwithhisownjobC.advertisingsomeproductsinhisagencyD.killinghissparetime80.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheseguerrillagardeners______.A.aremainlyfromtheUnitedKingdomB.willlatergetwellpaidC.arestillnotacceptedbythelocalpeopleD.becomemoreandmoreorganized

DDuringthetwentiethcenturytherehasbeenagreatchangeinthelivesofwomen.A.womanmarryingattheendofthenineteenthcenturywouldprobablyhavesevenoreightchildrenofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsoldandup.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteenthemotherwouldhavebeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyearsduringwhichchanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman’syoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandcanbeexpectedtoliveanotherthirty-fiveyearsandislikelytotakepaidworkuntilsixty.Thisimportantchangeinwomen’slifehasonlyrecentlybeguntohaveitsfulleffectonwomeneconomic经济的position.Evenafewyearsagomostgirlsleftschoolandtookafull-timejoB.Howeverwhentheymarriedtheirschool-leavingageissixteen.Manygirlsstayatschoolafterthatageandthoughwomenmarryyoungermoremarriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.Verymanymoreafterwardsreturntofullerpart-timework.Suchchangeshaveledtoanewrelationshipinmarriage婚姻withthehusbandacceptingagreatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionsoffamilylifE.71.Wearetoldthatinafamilyabout1900________.A.fewchildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.sevenoreightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveC.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive72.Onereasonwhythewomanoftodaymaytakeajobisthatshe______.A.isyoungerwhenherchildrenareoldenoughtolookafterthemselvesB.doesnotlikechildrenherselfC.needn’tworryaboutfoodforherchildrenD.canbefreefromfamilydutieswhenshereachessixty73.Manygirlsarenowlikelyto_______.A.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarriedB.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.marrysothattheycangetajobD.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababy74.Accordingtothepassageitisnowquiteusualforwomento_______.A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolB.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesC.startworkingagaininlifeD.marrywhilestillatschool75.Nowahusbandprobably_________.A.playsagreaterpartinlookingafterchildrenB.helpshiswifebydoingmuchofthehouseworkC.feelsdissatisfiedwithhispartinthefamilyD.takesapart-timejobsothathecanhelpinthehome

Everypeople民族usesitsownspecial特殊的wordstoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.OthersarepopularforjustashorttimE.OnesuchAmericanexpressionisWhere’sthebeef?ItisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobeIntheearly1980sWhere’sthebeef?wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.ItseemedasifeveryonewasusingitatthetimE.BeefofcourseisthemeatformacowandnofoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburger汉堡包madefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRayKrocbeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowpricE.KroccalledhisrestaurantsMcDonald’s.RayKrocbecameoneoftherichestbusinessmeninAmericA.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompany公司calledWendy’ssaiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald’soranyoneelse’s.TheWendy’sCompanybegantousetheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?tomakepeopleknowthatWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy’stelevisionadvertisement广告showedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybigbutinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.Where’sthebeef?sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy’shamburgerrestaurantswasasuccess.AswesaiditseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?53._______startedMcDonald’srestaurant.A.RayKrocB.McDonaldC.WendyD.Threeoldwomen54.Otherpeoplewantedtoopenhamburgerrestaurantsbecausetheythought_______.A.theycouldsellhamburgersatalowpriceB.hamburgerswereeasytomakeC.beefwasverypopularinAmericaD.theycouldmakealotofmoney55.Wendy’smadetheexpressionknowntoeverybody_______.A.withmanyoldwomeneatinghamburgersB.byatelevisionadvertisementC.whilesellingbreadwithabitofmeatinitD.attheMcDonald’srestaurant56.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheexpressionWhere’sthebeef?means_______.A.thebeefinhamburgersisnotasmuchasitissaidtobeB.thehamburgersarenotasgoodastheyaresaidtobeC.somethingisnotsogoodasonesaysD.Wendy’sisthebiggest

DHaveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?JusttalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownminD.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstanD.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocessofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbraintwentyminutesfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajournalofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waytherE.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehanD.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.YoucandothesamE.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.A.WayonHowtoWriteB.IncreaseYourBrainPowerthroughWritingC.BrainPowerHelpsImproveYourWritingD.HowtoStartYourWriting72.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic73.Ifawriterwritessomethingitmeansthatheorshe_______.A.hasunderstooditverywellB.needstounderstanditbetterC.wantstorememberitinhisorhermindD.isexercisinghisorherexplainpower74.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimpliesthat______.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems75.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower.

第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项OneyearafterthehostingoftheexceptionalBeijingOlympicGamesthe11thNationalGamesbilledasChina’smini-OlympicsopenedamidasplendidceremonyhereFridayevening.ChinesePresidentHuJintaoofficiallyopenedtheGamesattheceremonyheldinthenewlybuiltOlympicSportsComplexinthiscapitalcityofeastChina’sShandongprovincE.With55ofall63ChineseBeijingOlympicchampionsexpectedtocompetethequadrennialnationalmeetwassettostageanothersportsgala节日forthecountrywhichjustcelebratedits60thbirthday.Takingpartinthebiggest-everNationalGamesare10991athletesof46delegations代表团fromallprovincemunicipalitiesautonomousregionsHongKongandMacaospecialadministrativeregionsthePeople’sLiberationArmytheXinjiangProductionandConstructionCorpsandvarioussportsassociationsofthetradessuchasrailwayscoalminingforestryfinanceandbankingandaviation航空.Theathletes'paradewasfollowedbyanOlympic-styleartperformanceabrilliantcombinationofdazzlinglightmusicanddancefireworksandculturalextravaganzA.Theflamewasignitedinatraditionalsun-rayceremonyonAug.1atthetopofMountTaishanoneoftheworldculturalandnaturalheritage遗产sitesinChinA.TheGameswiththethemeofHarmoniousChinaandPeople’sGamesfeatures33sportsconsistingofall28sportsinsummerOlympicsfourwintersportsandwushuaswell.Beforeitsofficialkick-offfinalsof104eventsfromwintersportsandsummersportssuchastabletennisgymnasticsanddivinghaveconcludeD.TheGamesrunsfromOctober16to28andwillbeheldin17citiesfortheoverallbenefitsthroughoutShandongprovincE.56.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ChinesePresidentHuJintaoofficiallyopenedtheGamesattheceremony.B.China’s11thNationalGameswasopeneD.C.10991athletesof46delegationsfromallprovincestakepartinthebiggest-everNationalGames.D.TheGamesrunsfromOctober16to28.57.Wherewasthe11thNationalGamesopened?A.AtthetopofMountTaishan.B.InBeijing.C.InthecapitalcityofeastChina’sShandongprovincE.D.InShanghai.58.HowmanyChineseBeijingOlympicchampionswereexpectedtocompete?A.55.B.11.C.28.D.55.59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Chinajustcelebratedits60thbirthday.B.TheflamewasignitedatthetopofMountTaishan.C.Theflamewasignitedinatraditionalsun-rayceremonyonAug.2.D.ThethemeoftheGamesisHarmoniousChinaandPeople'sGames.

D.A.walletthatlookslikeapieceofnewspaperanatlasoranexpressparcelreceipt?Orabusinesscardthatlookslikeanotepad?Nokidding.BaiMinghuiaBeijing-baseddesignercreateshisartworkusingTyvekasyntheticpapermaterialwhichisdifficulttotearwaterproofandmoreimportantlytotallyrecyclablE.Borntoaworkerfamilyin1983inTangshanHebeiProvinceBaiworkedasagraphicdesigneratafinancialmagazineinBeijingaftergraduatingfromMinzuUniversityofChinA.Inthespringof2008BaivisitedanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijing's798artzoneandthenworkedwiththematerialtryingtobringhisdesignstolifE.Thefirstthingthatcameintohismindwasthepaperwalletamust-tryhandicraftassignment手工作业thatmostChinesestudentsdoinelementaryschool.ApaperwalletisdefinitelymoreusefulthanapapercraneorfrogBaitoldBeijingReviewsmiling.Atfirstmanypeoplehavenoideawhatitisbecauseitlookslikeapieceofnewspaperoranexpressparcelreceiptandfeelslikerealpaper.Butit'shardtotear.Thecompletedfoldedwalletisseamlesswhichcreatessomuchfunforadesigner.TobehonestIdidn'tthinkaboutprofitsatallhesaiD.Aftermonthsofresearchanddevelopmentonprintinganddesigningthefirstgenerationofhispaperwalletmadeastunningdebut上市inMay2008.Thesecondgenerationwhichoffersagreaterrangeofpatternoptionswasputonthemarketatthebeginningof2009.Youcanhavegraffiti涂鸦orwritedownphonenumbersonitorpaintwhateveryoulikE.IwouldlikepeopletobeabletouseiteasilyhesaiD.Idon'twanttodothingswithoutcreativeideas.Nowmyfocusisonhowtocreatebetterdesignratherthanthewalletitself.68.InwhichorderdidBaidothefollowingthings?A.createthepaperwalletB.studyinMinzuUniversityC.workasagraphicdesignerD.visitanexhibitionaboutTyvekinBeijingA.cbadB.bcdaC.cbdaD.bcad69.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethedesigner?A.diligentB.creativeC.friendlyD.honest70.TyvekasyntheticpapermaterialhasthefollowingcharactersEXCEPT____.A.recyclableB.waterproofC.foldableD.profitable71.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.MostoftheChinesestudentshavetriedtomakesomekindofpaperwork.B.ManyChinesearefondofpaintingdifferentthingsontheirwallets.C.MostofthewalletsthatpeopleusenowadayscanberecycleD.D.MostofthedesignersbasedinBeijinghavetriedTyvektocreatetheirownworkofart.

ThesmallunframedpaintingcalledFishermanwassignedbyalittle-knownItalianartistMaveleone1669-1740.WhenitwassoldrecentlyinNewYorkfor$27000thesellerMr.OliverPittwasaskedtoexplainhowthepicturehadcomeintohispossession.PittsaidIdidn’tknowitwassovaluablE.I’mnotanartexpert.Photographyismyhobby.Ibought‘Fisherman’inItalyin1970for$140.thepicturewasdirtyandIcouldn’tseetheartist’ssignaturE.Butanywayitwasn’tthepicturethatIlikE.IboughtitbecauseoftheframE.It’smostunusualframemadeoftinysilverysea-shells.TheyaresetinsuchawaythattheyreflectperfectlightontothesurfaceofapicturE.InowhaveaphotographofmywifeinthatframeandI’llneverpartwithit.WhenIreturnedtoNewYorkIshowedthepaintinginitsframetoacustomsofficer.ItoldhimthatIhadpaid$140foritbutadmittedIdidn’tknowitsactualworth.Thecustomsmanvalueditat$140andIwasaskedtopaydutyonthatvaluE.Ididsothereandthen.LaterItookofftheframeandthatuncoveredMaveleone’ssignaturE.MywifesuggestedinfunthatthepaintingmightbeavaluableonesoIcleaneditandputitupforsalE.AsaresultofhisexplanationOliverPitthadtoappearincourt.Hewasaccusedof指控knowinglymakingafalsestatementofthevalueofapicturesoastocheattheCustomsDepartment.Pittwasnothappy.ItoldthetruthasIknewitthenhesaidWhatelsecouldIsay?Andthenthejudgeagreedwithhim.TheCustomsDepartmentistoberesponsibleblamehesaidformakingatruevaluationofgoodsboughtintothecountrysothatthecorrectamountofdutymaybechargeD.MrPittdidnotcauseortrytocausethemistakethatwasmadE.HepaidthedutythatwasdemandeD.IfnowtheCustomsDepartmentfindsthatitsvaluationwasnotcorrectitcannotbeallowedtohaveanothertry.Pittisnotguilty.Pittmetthecustomsofficer__________wheretheofficerwasemployedto________.A.attherailwaystationorairport;examinepeople’sbaggageB.attheairportorport;examinepeople’sbaggageC.atthebus-stop;helppeopleentertheUSAD.attheairportorport;helppeopleentertheUSAFromthepassagewecaninferthatifMaveleonehadbeenawell-knowartist_________.A.thepaintingwouldhavecostmuchmorethan$140B.hewouldn’thavesoldhispaintingatsuchalowpriceC.thecustomsofficerwouldn’thavevaluedthepaintingat$140D.Pittwouldn’thavehadtheintentiontobuyanyofhispaintingsPitttookofftheframeinorderto____________.A.cleanthepaintingtoputitupforsaleB.lookfortheartist’ssignatureC.useifforhiswife’sphotographD.findthepainting’struevalueWhichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.PittknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.B.Pitt’swifeknewthetruevalueofthepicturE.C.WhenPitt’swifesuggestedkeepingthepictureshewaskindofjoking.D.Pittdidn’tpayanydutyatall.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistruetothestory?Intheend__________.A.Pittwasaskedtopaythecorrectamountofduty.B.PittsoldtheframeofthepaintingatanevenhigherpricE.C.TheCustomsDepartmenthadnorighttorevaluethepainting.D.Pitt’swifewasregardedasanexpertbecauseofherwisesuggestion.

CIfyouweretocomeupwithalistoforganizationswhosefailureshaddonethemostdamagetotheAmericaneconomyinrecentyearsyouwouldprobablyhavetostartwiththeWallStreetfirmsthatbroughtusthefinancialcrisis.FromthereyoumightmoveontotheautomakersinDetroit.ButIwouldsuggestthatthelistshouldalsoincludealessobviousnominee:publiceducation.AtitstopleveltheAmericansystemofhighereducationmaybethebestintheworlD.Yetintermsofitscoremission---turningteenagersintoeducatedcollegegraduates---muchofthesystemisfailing.TheUnitedStatesdoesagoodjobenrolling招生teenagersincollegebutonlyhalfofthestudentswhoenrollendupwithabachelor’sdegreE.Soidentifyingthecausesofthecollegedropoutcrisisintheworld’slargesteconomymattersenormouslyandanewbookcalledCrossingtheFinishLinetriestodopreciselythat.ItsauthorsareeconomistsWilliamBowenandMichaelMcPhersonandadoctoralcandidateMatthewChingos.Thefirstproblemtheydiagnoseissomethingtheycallunder-matching.Itreferstostudentswhochoosenottoattendthebestcollegetheycangetinto.TheyinsteadgotoalessselectiveoneperhapsonethatisclosertohomeorlessexpensivE.Abouthalfofthelow-incomestudentswithagrade-pointaverageofatleast3.5inhighschoolandanSATscoreofatleast1200donotattendthebestcollegetheycouldhavE.Iwasreallyastonishedbythedegreetowhichwell-qualifiedstudentsfrompoorfamiliesunder-matchedsaidMr.Bowen.Infactwell-offstudentsattendthecollegesthatdothebestjobofproducinggraduates.Meanwhilelower-incomestudents-–evenwhentheyarebetterqualified—oftengotocollegesthatexcel擅长inproducingdrop-outs.It’sreallyawasteMr.Bowensaidandabigproblemforthecountry.Astheauthorspointouttheonlywaytoliftthecollegegraduationratesignificantlyistoliftitamongpoorandworking-classstudents.Insteaditappearstohavefallen.Whatcanbedone?Moneyisclearlypartoftheanswer.46.WhichofthefollowingwouldpeoplefirstthinkofasafactorresponsiblefortheAmericanfinancialcrisisaccordingtothispassage?A.Thegovernment.B.PubliceducationC.TheDetroitautomakers.D.TheWallStreetfirms.47.WhatisabigproblemwithAmericanhighereducation?A.ItishardtoenrollenoughstudentsintocollegE.B.Manycollegesareexperiencinglowrateofgraduation.C.Manycollegestudentsstayawayfromclasses.D.Itishardformanycollegestogetfinancialaidfromthegovernment.48.ThetitleofthebookCrossingtheFinishLineprobablymeans______.A.runningtotheendofthelineB.goingtocollegeC.finishingcollegeeducationD.workinghardincollege49.Whydosomestudentsunder--match?A.Becausetheyhavefinancialdifficulty.B.Becausetheyfaceambitioncrisis.C.BecausetheylackconfidencE.D.Becausetheycan’tgetguidancE.50.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.problemswithsecondaryAmericaneducationandpossiblesolutionsB.America’sfinancialcrisisitscauseandinfluenceC.lowrateofAmericancollegegraduationitscauseanditsinfluenceD.relationshipbetweenAmericaneducationanditseconomy

DoyouknowAustralia?AustraliaisthelargestislandintheworlD.ItisalittlesmallerthanChinA.Itisinthesouthoftheearth.AustraliaisbigbutitspopulationisnotlargE.ThepopulationofAustraliaisnearlyaslargeasthatofShanghai.Thegovernmenthasmadeenoughlawstofightpollution.ThecitiesinAustraliahavegotlittleairorwaterpollution.Theskyisblueandthewaterisclean.Youcanclearlyseefishswimmingintherivers.Plantsgrowverywell.LastmonthwevisitedPerththebiggestcityinWesternAustraliaandwenttoawildflowers’exhibition.TherewesawalargenumberofwildflowerswehadneverseenbeforE.WehadawonderfultimE.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.InspringeveryyearPerthhasthewildflowers’exhibition.AftervisitingPerthwespentthedayinthecountrysidE.Wesatdownandhadarestnearapathatthefootofahill.Itwasquietandweenjoyedourselves.Suddenlyweheardbellsringingatthetopofthehill.WhatwesawmadeuspickupallourthingsandrunbacktothecarasquicklyaswecoulD.Therewereaboutthreehundredsheepcomingtowardsusdownthepath.Australiaisfamousforitssheepandkangaroos袋鼠.Afterashortdrivefromanytownyouwillfindyourselfinthemiddleofwhitesheep.Sheepsheepeverywherearesheep.Australiais_______.A.thelargestcountryintheworldB.aslargeasShanghaiC.notaslargeasChinaD.thelargestislandinthenorthoftheearthThegovernmenthadmade_______.A.tooenoughlawstofightpollutionB.somanylawsthatitcanfightpollutionC.enoughlawsthatitcanhardlyfightpollutionD.enoughlawsbecausethepollutionisveryseriousWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Perthisfamousforitsbeautifulwildflowers.B.PerthisbiggerthananyothercityinWesternAustraliA.C.PerthliesinthewestofAustraliA.D.NoothercityislargerthanPerthinAustraliA.WhichofthefollowingistrueA.Australiaisfamousforitssheepkangaroosandwildflowers.B.Weranbacktothecarbecausewewereinthemiddleofwhitesheep.C.Threehundredsheepcametowardsusbecausetheysawus.D.IfyougotothecountrysideinAustraliayouwillseealargenumberofwhitesheep.

DA.walletmisplacedduringaromanticembracehasbeenreturnedtoitsforgetfulownerafter55years.TwoclassiccarcollectorsfromtheUSstateofIdahofoundthewalletafteritfelloutofthebackofavintage旧式的cartheywereplanningtorestorE.AfteranInternetsearchtheyfoundandcontactedtheownerGlennGoodlovE.Mr.Goodlovesaidheprobablylostthewalletinthebackseatofhis1946HudsoncarwhenhewashomeonleavefromtheUSNavy.JonBeck61andChuckMerrill72boughtthenow-vintagevehicleinIdahoafterplacinganadinalocalnewspapertobuyaclassiccarinneedofrestoration.Drivingthecarhomeafterbuyingitthecollectorsstoppedatarestaurantandsawsomethingfrombelowthebackseat.LikeacoupleofkidswethoughtwehadagoldmineMr.BecksaiD.Insteadtheyfoundsomesmallchange--theleatherwallethelda$10billMr.Goodlove’smilitaryIDhissocialsecuritycardhisdriver'slicenseandseveraljewelleryreceiptsfrom1952.ButtheywereallinthenameofGlennPutnam.AftersearchingonlineMr.BeckdiscoveredthatMr.PutnamhadchangedhisnametoGlennGoodloveandmovedtoSanDiegoCaliforniA.HecalledMr.Goodloveaskingtospeaktoamanwhousedtodrivea’46Hudson.Therewasasilenceforabout15secondsMr.BecktoldtheTwinFallsTimes-News.Thenhesaid‘Whoisthat?Mr.Goodlovenow75sayshedidnotevenrememberlosingthewalletbutthefindhasbroughtmemoriesofhisyouthinEverettWashingtonfloodingback.Icouldseethehouseandthecarandthetownandallthegoodstufffromlivingthere’hesaiD.They’vebeenflowingeversincehetalkedtomE.67.ThelostwalletcontainedallthefollowingEXCEPT.A.somemoneyB.somejewelleryC.somereceiptsD.somecards68.Whichofthefollowinghappenedlast?A.ThevintagecarwaspurchaseD.B.AnadvertisementwasplaceD.C.Mr.Goodlove’snamewaschangeD.D.SomepersonalbelongingswerefounD.69.WhatdifferencedidthewalletmaketoGlenn?A.Hegainedunexpectedwealth.B.Hegotbackhislostcaraswell.C.Heimprovedhispoormemoryalot.D.Herecalledwhathadlongbeenforgotten.70.Themostpropertitleforthepassageis.A.AForgetfulWalletOwnerB.TwoCarCollectorsandaGoodDeedC.PricePaidforRomanceD.LostWalletFoundafter55Years

Someresearchersclaimthatpeople??spersonalitiescanbeclassifiedbytheirbloodtypes.IfyouhavebloodtypeOyouarealeader.Whenyouseesomethingyouwantyoustrivetoachieveyourgoal.Youarepassionateloyalandself-confidentandyouareoftenatrendsetter.YourenthusiasmforprojectsandgoalsspreadstootherswhohappilyfollowyourleaD.Whenyouwantsomethingyoumayberuthlessaboutgettingitorblindtohowyouractionsaffectothers.AnotherbloodtypeAisasocialpeopleperson.Youlikepeopleandworkwellwiththem.YouaresensitivepatientcompassionateandaffectionatE.Youareagoodpeacekeeperbecauseyouwanteverybodytobehappy.InateamsituationyouresolveconflictsandkeepthingsonasmoothcoursE.SometimestypeAsarestubbornandfinditdifferenttorelax.TheymayalsofindituncomfortabletodothingsalonE.PeoplewithtypeB.bloodareusuallyindividualistswholiketodothingsontheirown.Youmaybecreativeandadaptableandyouusuallysayexactlywhatyoumean.Alsoyoucanadapttosituationsyoumaynotchoosetodosobecauseofyourstrongindependentstreak.Youmaypreferworkingonyourowntobeingpartofateam.ThefinalbloodtypeistypeAB.IfyouhaveABbloodyouareanaturalentertainer.YoudrawpeopletoyourbecauseofyourcharmandeasygoingnaturE.ABsareusuallycalmandcontrolledtactfulandfair.Onthedownsidethoughtheymaytaketoolongtomakedecisions.AndtheymayprocrastinateputtingofftasksuntilthelastminutE.PeoplewithtypeOwilldothefollowingthingsexcept____.A.directaboardB.burnthenight??soilC.beconsiderateD.self-orientedWhichofthefollowingisnotthefeatureoftypeA?A.Stubborn.B.SensitivE.C.ReserveD.D.Patient.WhatisNottruetotypeB?A.Helikestoworkbyhimself.B.Hedoesn’tthinkmuchbeforehespeaks.C.Hehasmanyoriginalideas.D.Hecannotfitinwiththeenvironment.ThebestprofessionforatypeABis____.A.MusicianB.PeacekeeperC.ActorD.Spokesman