There are many traditions around the holidays. “Holiday traditions” are things that people do every year during a holiday such as Christmas or Thanksgiving. At Christmas, for example, many people put up a Christmas tree or Christmas lights. These are Christmas traditions that have been going on for many years. But there is a “new” Christmas tradition that has become very popular: the TV firelog, a TV channel that shows nothing but a large log fire, blazing in a fireplacE. People put it on their TV and it makes them feel like they are watching and listening to a crackling firE. It makes them feel calm and comfortablE. The origin dates back to 1986 in CanadA. At that time, not very many people knew about it or watched the channel. Today, more than three million people watch the firelog channel during the winter holiday season. That year, the firelog channel was created to give the workers in the company that is now called Shaw Cable, a break at Christmas. By running the firelog during the holidays, everyone could go home for a few days and enjoy a bit of time off. At that time, it was only broadcast to people in Edmonton but today it reaches people across Canada and beyonD. This year, the Shaw firelog was updateD. It is pretty high tech. Although it’s still really just a fire log that has been filmed, it has its own Twitter account (@ShawFireLog), its own Facebook page and it even has a computer App so you can see the burning log on a smartphone or a tablet. The Shaw firelog will burn until Jan. 5 on Shaw Cable, channel 222. 21. What does this passage mainly talk about? A. The origin and popularity of the TV firelog. B. Famous holiday traditions. C. What makes the TV firelog so popular. D. The TV firelog today. 22. What does the underlined words “the TV firelog” mean in Paragraph 1? A. It is an old Christmas tradition beginning a long time ago. B. It is a TV channel that shows nothing but a fireplacE. C. It is a TV channel with all kinds of Christmas traditional programs. D. It is a TV channel where people can watch a large log firE. 23. For what purpose was the TV firelog created? A. To attract more people to watch their programs. B. To make people feel calm and comfortable by watching a crackling firE. C. To give the people working at the company a few days off at Christmas. D. To create more new traditions for people to celebrate Christmas. 24. What can we learn about the TV firelog from the passage? A. More than three million people watched the channel in 1986. B. It was broadcast to people in Edmonton and across Canada when it first starteD. C. It has its own Twitter account but no Facebook page now. D. The burning of the firelog will last until Jan. 5 on Shaw CablE.

Onedayacollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalongtheysawlyinginthepathapairofoldshoes.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldclosebyandwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’sworD.ThestudentturnedtotheprofessorsayingLetusplaythemanatrick:wewillhidehisshoesandhideourselvesbehindthosebushesandwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem.Myyoungfriendansweredtheprofessorweshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerichandmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebytrickingonthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoeandthenwewillhideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoveryaffectshim.Thestudentdidsoandtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhisworkandcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.AfterheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoeshefeltsomethingharD.Hebentdowntofeelwhatitwasandfoundthecoin.AstonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisfacE.Hefixedhiseyesonthecointurneditroundandlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedaroundhimonallsidesbutnopersonwastobeseen.Henowputthemoneyintohispocketandcontinuedtoputontheothershoe;buthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.HefelluponhiskneeslookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgivinginwhichhespokeofhiswifesickandhelplessandhischildrenwithoutbreadWhomthetimelyhelpfromsomeunknownhandwouldsavefromdying.Thestudentstoodtheredeeplyaffectedandhiseyesfilledwithtears.NowsaidtheprofessorareyounotmuchbetterpleasedthanifyouhadplayedyourintendedtrickTheyouthrepliedYouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.56.Thestudentwantedtoplaythepoormanatrickto_________________.A.findthetruthB.showhiswisdomC.amusehimselfD.teachhimalesson57.Afterfindingthetwocoinsthemanfelt_____________.A.helplessB.interestedC.peacefulD.thankful58.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris___________.A.wiseB.richC.humorousD.serious59.WhatdosethestoryintendtotellusA.Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

GamesareagoodformofteachingortrainingchildrenastheycombinefunwithknowledgE.Theymaketheteachingortrainingactivitiesmoreinteresting.Theyareusefulinallfieldsofteachingandtraining.HelpyourchilddiscoverjusthowmuchmoreisgoingonintheworldaroundthemwiththislisteninggamE.Itwillalsoprovideafewminutesofpeaceandquietinwhatisprobablyaverynoisyandbusyday.A.discussionofthesoundsyoueachhearwillalsoassistinlanguagedevelopmentandanabilitytoarticulatethatwhichwashearD.Thesit-and-listengameisespeciallyhelpfulifyourchildisatthestageofdevelopinglanguageskills:listeningspeakingandsoon.Method:Thisisaveryrelaxingactivityinwhichyoubothneedtositstillandsilentforabout30secondsandjustlistentotheworldaroundyou.Youarebothtryingtohearasmanydifferentthingsasyoucanwhethertheyarecarspeopleairplaneswaterrunningthewindinthetreesoranyotherkindsofdailysounds.Afterthegiventimeisuphavingachataboutwhatyoubothcouldhear.Itisagoodideatoaskyourlittleonesomeopenendedquestionstopromotetheirlanguagedevelopmentsuchas:Whatweretheloudestsoundsyouheard?Whatweretheclosestsoundsyouheard?Howmanycarsdidyouhear?Howfarawaydoyouthinkthatbarkingdogmightlive?Whatsoundsdidyouhearwhichyoudidnotexpecttohear?Note:Asanextensionactivityyoumaywishtodrawapictureofallthethingsyoucouldhear.21.Thesit-and-listengameisintendedtodevelop____.A.yourchild'scuriosityB.yourchild'simaginationC.yourchild'spatienceD.yourchild'slanguageability22.Duringthegamethechild_.A.isgivenmoretimethantheparentB.triestocatchanysoundthatisgoingonC.cangoandexploreoutdoorsifnecessaryD.canasktheparentanyquestionhe/shehas23.AfteradiscussionofthesoundsyoucanaskyourchildA.towriteadiaryB.todictatethenewwordslearntC.todrawapictureofthehappeningsD.toimitatethesoundshe/shehasheard24.Theunderlinedwordarticulateinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_.A.describeB.ignoreC.imitateD.imagine

Vacationisatimeforrefreshment.Inworkweareoftencalledtothink.Sometimesit’sgoodtogiveourbrainsarest.Withoutabreakwemaynotbeabletoperformuptoourpotential.Thiscanbeaproblemnotonlyfortheemployeebutfortheemployeraswell.ThemainbenefitofvacationisfortheworkertocomebackenergizedsaysWeaver.Iftheyhaven’thadabreakthenthey’renotcomingbackwithnewenergy.Theyhaven’thadachancetostepbackandgetperspective远景andcomebackwithrenewedenthusiasm.Longworkinghourswithoutabreakinsecurity不安aboutone’sjobandotherwork-relatedworriescanleadtoburnoutandstress.HumanscanusuallyadapttopressurebutnotforalimitlessamountoftimE.Itisaproblemofrelatinggoodworkersandhavingthemloyaltothefirmwhilethey’retheresaysDavidMaumePhDprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofCincinnati.Hesaysburnoutcanalsoaffectemployees’productivitycreativityandeffectiveness.Inadditionhighlevelsofstressarelikelytobeprecursors前兆todepressionwhichcanhitboththeemployerandemployee’spocketbook.Evenpeoplewhomanagertoremainproductiveatworkcanhaveproblems.Ifthey’realwaysatworkthenthey’renotwiththeirfamilyandfriends.Ifthey’reworkingwhileonvacationforthetimethatthey’reonthejobthey’renotreallypresent.AnunbalancedemphasisonworkcanstrainfamilyandsociallifE.Whenyoucomeupforairyoumayseethatyou’realoneorthatyourrelationshipshavegoneonwithoutyou.32.Theunderlinedwordthereinthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto________.A.thevacationB.thecompanyC.theuniversityD.thehome33.What’sthemainbenefitofavacation?A.Theworkercancomebackwithnewenergy.B.TheworkercanstepbackandgetmoreexcitedC.ThemanagercanbemorecreativE.D.Theworkercanadapttopressuremuchbetter.34.Whenaworkerisalwaysatworkheislikelytogetmoreandmore__________.A.energeticB.absent-mindedC.skillfulD.active35Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Whytheworkersneedavacation.B.Howtospendthevacationeffectively.C.HowtodealwiththedailypressurE.D.Whytheworkersneednewenergy.

Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.OfalllanguagesEnglishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.Howeverlet’sfaceit:EnglishisacrazylanguagE.Thereisnoegginaneggplantneitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweetmeatsarecandywhilesweetbreadswhicharen’tsweetaremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranteD.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxeswefindthatquicksandcanworkslowlyboxingringsaresquarepublicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwritesbutfingersdon’tfinggrocersdon’tgroceandhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteethshouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoosetwogeese—soonemoosetwomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesamewhileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeoppositeswhilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeoplenotcomputersanditreflectsthecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhywhenstarsareouttheyarevisible;butwhenthelightsareouttheyareinvisiblE.AndwhywhenIwindupmywatchIstartit;butwhenIwindupthisessayIendit.25.Accordingtothepassage__________.A.pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeB.thereshouldbeanegginaneggplantC.sweetmeatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthingsD.boxingringsshouldberound26.Theunderlinedwordswindupinthelastparagraphmaybemeans__________.A.blowB.finishC.gethurtD.rollup27.ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguagethewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare____________.A.lazyB.crazyC.cleverD.dull

NickVujicicisanAustralianmotivationalspeakerbornwithnoarmsorlegsbutthebravemanplaysfootballandgolfswimsandsurfs.Nickhasasmallfootonhisleftsidewhichhelpshimbalanceandenableshimtokick.Heuseshisonefoottotypewritewithapenandpickthingsupbetweenhistoes.IcallitmychickendrumstickjokedNick.I’dbelostwithoutit.WhenIgetinthewaterIfloatbecause80percentofmybodyislungsandmydrumstickactsasapropeller螺旋桨.WhenNickwasbornhisfatherwassoshockedthatheleftthehospitalroomtovomit.Hisdistraughtmothercouldn’tbringherselftoholdhimuntilhewasfourmonthsolD.Itwassohardforthembutrightfromthestarttheydidtheirbesttomakemeindependent.MydadputmeinthewaterwhenIwas18monthsoldandgavemethecouragetolearnhowtoswimsaidNick.ThroughouthischildhoodNickdealtwiththetypicalchallenges.AttheageofsevenNicktriedoutsomespeciallydesignedelectronicarmsandlegsinthehopethathewouldbemorelikeotherkids.Duringtheshorttrial试用periodoftheelectronicarmsandlegsNickrealizedthatevenwiththemhewasstillunlikehispeersatschoolandtheyturnedouttobemuchtooheavyforNicktooperateaffectinghisflexibilityquitesignificantly.WhenIwas13IreadanewspaperarticleaboutadisabledmanwhohadmanagedtoachievegreatthingsandhelpotherssaidNick.IrealizedwhyGodhadmadeuslikethis—togivehopetoothers.ItwassoinspirationaltomethatIdecidedtousemylifetoencourageothersanddecidedtobethankfulforwhatIdohavenotgetangryaboutwhatIdon’t.ItellpeopletokeepongettingupwhentheyfallandtoalwayslovethemselveshesaiD.IfIcanencouragejustonepersonthenmyjobinthislifeisdonE.Bynowhehasvisited35differentcountriestouringtheworldasamotivationalspeaker.41.WhatmakesitpossibleforNicktoswiminthewater?A.HissmallsizE.B.Hissmallfoot.C.Hislightweight.D.Hisbiglungs.42.TheunderlinedworddistraughtinParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.reallycrazyB.cold-bloodedC.extremelyupsetD.bad-tempered43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nick’sparentswereverystrictwithhim.B.Nick’smotherwastoblameforhisdisability.C.NicklearnedtobeindependentatayoungagE.D.Nick’sfamilyacceptedhisdisabilityathisbirth.44.Nickabandonedtheelectronicarmsandlegsbecause______.A.hisfamilycouldn’taffordthemB.hisclassmatesdidn’tlikethemC.theyweretooheavytohandleD.theyaffectedhisappearance

TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursofSeptember21666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Overonehundredpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing’sbaker面包师inPuddingLanE.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintotheroof.A.strongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto’clockthreehundredhouseswereonfirE.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul’sandtheGuildhallamongthem.SamuelPepysthefamouswriterwriteraboutthefirePeoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepath路径ofthefirE.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.InfactthestreetsarestillnarrowbuthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongwhichwasthenewStPaul’sThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.29.Theunderlinedwordfamilyinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans____.A.houseB.childrenC.wifeandhusbandD.wifeandchildren30.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat.A.manypeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing’sbakerywasburneddown31.Whydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.32.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.HousesstandinginthepathofthefireweredestroyeD.

AsweenjoythesummeroceanwavesalongthebeacheswemaythinknervouslyaboutStevenSpielberg'sJawsandthegreatfearthatsharksinspireinus.Yetwearehappytoseeglobaleffortstoprotectthedecliningnumberofsharks.Theworldhasrealizedthatweneedthespecieslikesharkstokeepabalancedecosystem.Sharksinparticularareinthesedays.ThankstogoodpublicpolicyandfamousstarssuchasJackieChanandAngLeekillingsharksforfinsoupisnolongercool.Thedemandforsharkfinshasbeenrisingfordecadesthreateningsharkswithextinction--upto100millionsharksarekilledeachyearjustfortheirfins.ButwehavestartedtoreversethetrendparticularlyinmanyareasoftheUnitedStatesandoverseaswhererestaurantsonceproudlyprovideddelicioussharkfinsonthemenu.InCaliforniaabanonthesaleandpossessionofsharkfinsouphasgoneintoeffectthisyearthroughtheeffortsofWildAidandotherorganizations.OverseasmarketingandpubliceffortsfeaturingpostersonpublictransportationsystemsandTVadshavebeenunderwayforthepastfewyears.Theseeffortsallshowsignsofsuccessonboththesupplysideandthedemandsideoftradeinsharkfins.Actuallystoppingthekillingofsharksispartofabroadermovementtostopthekillingofwildanimalsandthebuyingandsellingofwildlifeproducts.TheseproductscomefromhuntingelephantstigersandrhinosbesideskillingmarinelifE.Whetheritissharkfinsouporivorypianokeyskillinganimalsisbigbusiness.Thehuntingofelephantsinsearchofivorytusksforluxury奢侈的goodshasbecomeafull-scalewar.ThedecreaseofAfricanelephantpopulationsisalarming.TogetherwithinternationalpartnerstheUnitedStatesisleadingtheworldwideefforttoreducedemandforhigh-endproductsthatrelyonkillinganimals.29.TheunderlinedwordreverseinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.followB.keepC.changeD.show30.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.alotofwildanimalshavebeenkilledforproductsB.JackieChanandAngLeemakefinsouppopularC.StevenSpielberg'sJawsinspiresustoprotectsharksD.thenumberofAfricanelephantshasbeenincreased31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Peoplehavekickedthehabitofhavingsharkfinsoup.B.Sharkfinswillnotbeavailableanymoreinrestaurants.C.Globaleffortshavesucceededinstoppingkillingwildanimals.D.Moreanimalsforhigh-endproductswillbesaveD.

Group–buyinginChinaModeledafterUShotwebsiteGroupon.comgroupbuyingwebsitesarenowpopularinChinA.Thesewebsitesusethepowerofgroupbuyingtogetcompetitivediscounts打折foradailydealonsomebeststufftodoseeeatandbuyinthecitiesacrossChinA.Discountsareavailablewithinjustoneclick.ZhaoleiasoftwareengineerinBeijinglovestheone-hourlunchbreakatnoonasitisthebesttimeforhimtochecktoday’sspecialathisfavoritegroupbuyingwebsites.SometimeshesearchesforgreatdealsatdirectorysitesdevotedtothenewshoppingspacE.Zhaospendsaround800yuan$117.65ongroupbuyingeverymonthmostlytobuyfoodcoupons优惠劵foreatingatsomenicerestaurantsandoccasionallytofindsomethingfuntodo.‘‘Ilovegroupbuying.InadditiontothecompetitivediscountsitoffersithelpsmegetsomethingfunexcitingandnewandsuchsurprisesgivemeareasontotrysomethingnewhesaiD.WhenhefindsareallygoodbargainhewillsendthelinktofriendsorcolleaguesthroughMSNQQore-mailorsharetheinformationatsomesocialnetworkingwebsites.IndoingsoheoftengetsacertaincutoffthepricE.Atsomesitesbuyersareinvitedtoleavenotesaboutwhattheywanttobuyandthewebsitewillconsideritifsimilarapplications申请reachacertainnumber.ThatishowZuogotherdigitalcameraafterwaitingfortwomonths.Itiscool.IwanttobuyanewdigitalcameraformytriptoSwitzerlandthiswinterbutIneverexpectedsuchcheapprices!ZuosaiD.43.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinaisthefirstcountrytostartgroupbuyingB.thepriceofgroupbuyingdependsonthemarketC.youcan’tgetthebestyouneedthroughgroupbuyingD.groupbuyingisbecomingpopularinChina44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ZhaoLeihastospendabout800yuanongroupbuyingpermonth.B.ZhaoLeineversurfsatotherdirectorysitesforgroupbuying.C.ZhaoLeifindsiteasytodogroupbuying.D.ZhaoLeican’tbuyfoodcouponstoeatatanicerestaurant.45.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ZhaoLei’sonlinepurchasinglifE.B.GroupbuyingC.TheUShotwebsitesD.Anewdigitalcamera46.ZhaoLeisucceededingettingacertaincutoffthepriceby__________.A.bargainingfacetofaceB.discussingwiththesellersC.providingthelinktoothersD.invitingotherstotalkabouttheprice

ThereisasayinginFrancethatstatesthegovernmentcouldfalltheLouvrecouldbebrokenintooralienscouldlandonearthbutifanyofthesethingshappenedduringtheTourdeFrancenoonewouldnoticE.theTourdeFranceisthemostfamouscyclingraceintheworlD.ItbeginsinJulyandrunsforthreeweeks.CyclistswhoraceintheTourdeFrancerideinsixlegsorstagesoftheraceandtheyhavebetweenfourdaysofrestbetweeneachlegoftheracE.Theriderwhocompletesallsixlegsoftheraceintheshortestoveralltimewins.TheTourdeFrancebeganasapublicitystuntfortheFrenchsportsnewspaperL’Auto.HenriDesgrangeswhoworkedforL’AutocameupwiththeideaforthegreatestbikeraceintheworldandonJuly11903thefirstTourdeFrancebegan.SixtycyclistsbeganthefirstlegoftheracewhichstartedinfrontofTheAlarmClockCafejustoutsideofParis.Thisfirstlegtookthem467kilometers290milestoLyon.Thefirstraceconsistedofsixlegswhichwereeachabout400kilometers248mileslong.ThewinnerofthefirstTourdeFrancereceived2000francsabout$40.MauriceGarinthemostpopularcyclistinFranceatthattimewonthefirstTourdeFrancE.Ittookhim94hoursand33minutestorideall2428kilometers1506milesoftheracE.Thistimewasthreehoursfasterthanthesecond-placerider.OvertheweeksduringwhichtheracewasruntheideaoftheTourdeFranceslowlycaughttheimaginationofthepeopleofFrancE.TheracehasbeenruneveryyearsincethattimeexceptduringtheyearsofWorldWarⅠandWorldWarⅡ.TheTourdeFrancehasdevelopedseveralspecialhonorsforwhichracerscompetE.Aboveallthehighesthonoristheyellowjersey.MrDesgrangesintroducedtheyellowjerseyin1919toshowtheleadingracereachdayoftheTourdeFrancE.Eachdaytheofficialswhokeeptrackofalloftheriders’timescompareeachrider’stotaltimeinordertofindtheracerwiththelowesttimE.Thatracerwearstheyellowjerseyduringtheday’sracE.Otherhonorsincludethegreenjerseywhichisgiventotheriderwhosprints冲刺thebestbyridingthefastestovershortdistancesandthepolkadotjerseyforthebestriderinthemountainsalongtheroutE.45.WhowinstheTourdeFrance?A.Thecyclistwiththemostpoints.B.ThecyclistwiththeshortestoveralltimE.C.ThecyclistwiththelongestoveralltimE.D.Thecyclistwiththepolkadotjersey.46.WhowasHenriDesgranges?A.A.famouscyclistB.ThemanwhofirstthoughtoftheTourdeFrancE.C.A.photographerD.ThemanwhofirstwontheTourdeFrance47.HowmanystagesmakeuptheTourdeFrance?A.OneB.FourC.SixD.Ten48.Whowearstheyellowjersey?A.ThefastestdailycyclistB.ThefastestoverallcyclistC.TheyoungestcyclistD.Thechampionfromthepreviousyear

SantaFethecapitalofNewMexicoUSAisinthecentralpartofthestateontheSantaFeRiverwhichflowsintotheRioGrands35kilometreswestofthecity.MorethantwothousandmetresabovesealevelitliesintheSangredeCristoMountainswiththeOrtizMountainstothesoutheast.SantaFewasfoundedin1609bytheSpanishinanoldIndianvillagE.In1680theIndiansseizedtheplacebutonlyhelditfortwelveyearsbeforetheSpanishretookit.ThecityremainedunderSpanishruleuntilMexicowonitsindependencein1821.FromthenonitwasaMexicocityuntil1846whenitwastakenoverbyUStroops.Withapopulationof48953SantaFeisnowthesecondlargestcityinthestatE.Becauseofitssunnyweatherrichhistoryandsurroundingmountainsitisagoodplaceforholidaymakers.BesideshuntingandskatinginthemountainspeopleenjoyshoppingintheIndianandSpanishshopswhichbringsalargeincometothecityeveryyear.Insummerthereisaninternationaloperaseasonwhenoperasareshowninapartly-roofedopen-airtheatredailyforpeoplefromallovertheworlD.5.AtpresentSantaTebelongsto_______.A.IndiaB.MexicoC.SpainD.theUnitedStates6.WhatisofspecialinteresttopeoplewhovisitSantaFeinsummer?A.HuntingB.FishingC.WatchingoperaD.Doingshopping7.SantaFeisbestdescribed描述asa_________.A.tradecentreB.holidaycentreC.homeforallnationsD.seaportcity8.OneofthereasonsforvisitorstocometoSantaFeisthatit_____.A.hasfineweatherB.isthestatecapitalC.hashistoricalmonumentsD.isontheSantaFeRiver

GreenheartTravelCorrespondentScholarshipGreenheartTravelofferstheopportunityforhighschoolstudentstobroadentheirperspectivethroughstudyingaboarD.GreenheartTravelCorrespondentScholarshipOpportunities:US$3000scholarshipawardforaHighSchoolStudyAbroadprograminChinaUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinFranceUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinGermanyUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinItaly※ApplicantsareonlyabletoapplyforONEscholarshipopportunityDeadlineforApplication:April12015SummaryofSubmissionRequirementsoftheScholarship:Inadditiontocompletingtheteenprogramonlineapplicationapplicantsmustalsosubmitthefollowing:OfficialHighSchoolTranscript:Applicantsmusthaveaminimumacademicstandingofa3.2GPAtobeeligiblE.有资格的Teacher/CoachReferral推荐人:ApplicantsmustprovidethenameandthephonenumberofaneducatororcoachthatwillbeabletorecommendthestudentasagoodcandidateforthescholarshipawarD.GreenheartTravelwillcontactthisreferralpriortoannouncingthescholarshipwinner.Writtenessay:Ina500-to800-wordessaypleaseexplainhowthisculturalexchangeexperiencewillbenefitbothyouandyourlocalcommunity.SummaryofParticipantRequirements:Pre-programSubmitoneblogorvideo2weeksBEFOREyourprogramStartDateintroducingyourselfandwhyyouareexcitedtotravelonyourprogramandwhatyouhopetolearnwhileabroaD.DuringProgramForstudyabroadprograms:submitawrittenblogpostand3-5photosoravideoonceevery2weeksbydiscusseddeadlines.Forlanguagecampprograms:submitweeklywrittenblogpostand3-5photosoravideobydiscusseddeadlines.AfterProgramSubmitoneblogorvideo2weeksAFTERyourprogramEndDatereflectingonwhatyoulearnedyourfavoritepartoftheprogramandtipsforanyonewantingtotravelaboarD.29.WhichstudentshavethechancetobeofferedtheGreenheartTravelScholarship?A.CollegestudentsB.Highschoolstudents.C.Juniorschoolstudents.D.AlloftheabovE.30.Whatshouldyousubmitwhenyouapplyforthescholarship?A.A.blogB.OfficialHighSchoolTranscriptC.A.videoD.AnessayE.Anapplicationf.Teacher/CoachReferral.A.abcdB.bdefC.acefD.bcde31.Whatdoparticipantsneedtododuringtheprogram?A.TheyneedtowriteanessayabouttheirexchangeexperiencE.B.Theyneedtosubmitablogabouttheirsituation.C.Theyneedtosubmit3-5photosonceaweekforlanguagecampprograms.D.Theyneedtosubmit3-5photosonceaweekforstudyabroadprograms.

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibraryOurlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.ZonesThelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreadingandplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.ComputersYoucanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttotheWi－FispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputersyoucanalsouselibrarycomputerswhichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplicationssuchasMicrosoftOfficE.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.Group－studyPlacesIfyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothersyoucanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2－3peopleandotherscanholdupto6－8peoplE.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.Thereare40group－studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsitE.TobookyouneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycarD.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperdayninehoursatmostperweek.StorageofStudyMaterialThelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliteraturE.Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits学分youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear'srentalperioD.RulestobeFollowedMobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrary.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrarybutyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.63.Thelibrary'supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto________.A.readinaquietplaceB.havegroupdiscussionsC.takecomfortableseatsD.gettheircomputersfixed64.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup－studyroom?A.Agroupmustconsistof8peoplE.B.Three－houruseperdayistheminimum.C.Oneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversity.D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap.65.Astudentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe________.A.canaffordtherentalfeeB.attendscertaincoursesC.hasnowheretoputhisbooksD.hasearnedtherequiredcredits66.WhatshouldNOTbebroughtintothelibrary?A.Mobilephones.B.OrangejuicE.C.Candy.D.Sandwiches.

ALBANYNewYork—Studentswhorelyonworkingatnighttoimprovetheirgradesmightwanttosleeponthatstrategy:A.newsurveyintheUSsaysthosewhoneverstudyallnighthaveslightlyhighergradesthanthosewhodo.A.surveyof120studentsatSt.LawrenceUniversityfoundthatstudentswhohadneverpulledanall­nighteronaveragehadhighergradesthanthosewhohaD.Thesurveyfoundthosewhodidnotstudythroughthenighthadagradepointaverageof3.2comparedto2.95forthosewhodiD.ThestudybyassistantprofessorofpsychologyPamelaThacheristobeincludedintheJanuaryissueofBehavioralSleepMedicinE.It'snotabigdifferencebutit'sprettystrikingThachersaidIamprimarilyasleepresearcherandIknownobodythinksclearlyat4∶00inthemorning.Youthinkyoucandobutyoucan't.Manycollegestudentsofcoursehaveinadequateorirregularsleepforreasonsrangingfromexcessivecaffeinetopoortimemanagement.Alotofstudentswereundertheimpressionthatall­nighterswereaveryusefultoolforaccomplishingworkandthatcaffeineintakewasveryusefulinmeetingdeadlinesandstufflikethatsaidMrChataniwhohada3.4gradepointaveragelastterm.DrHowardWeissaphysicianatSt.Peter'sSleepCenterinAlbanysaidthestudyresultsmadesensE.CertainlythatdataisoutthereshowingthatshortsleepdurationabsolutelyinterfereswithconcentrationandperformanceonobjectivetestinghesaiD.Somenightowlsdogetgoodgradesofcoursewhichmaybeexplainedbycircadian昼夜节律的生理节奏的rhythmsWeisssaidSomepeoplehavedifferent24­hourbodyclocksfromothersandmaydobetterdependingonclassesandtestingtimE.50.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus_______.A.thebadeffectsofpullinganall­nighterB.pullinganall­nighterleadstosleepproblemsC.Thacher'sdoubtaboutall­nightersD.all­nightersinfluencestudents'grades51.AccordingtoThacher'sstudyaround4o'clockinthemorningisatimewhen_____..A.onecanthinkmoreclearlyB.onehashis/herbestmemoryC.onecan'tlearnefficientlyD.one'sbrainfallsintoaperiodofdeepsleep52.WhatcanweknowfromDrHowardWeiss'wordsA.Thacher'sstudyisnotconvincingenough.B.HebelievesinThacher'sstudy.C.Thacher'sstudymakesnosensE.D.Thachershouldtakeexceptionsintoconsideration.53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Chataniisastudentwhobenefitsfrompullingall-nighters.Ashortsleephasnothingtodowithconcentration.Caffeineintakeisausefulwaytoaccomplishwork.Notallnightowlsgetbadgrades.Anall-nighterinthepassagerefersto______.Ahabitofaccomplishingworkbyskippingwholenight'ssleep.AdrinktokeeppeopleawakeallnightApersonwhofallsintothehabitofworkingatnightAwaytoimproveone'sgradesbyworkingdeepintothenight.

InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood垃圾食品laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoresthewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics化妆品section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingsotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.25.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.Tosavecustomerstimes.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.TohelpselljunkfooD.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.26.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.27.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’tastE.D.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

MyfavoritebookthatI’vereadisthewell-knownnovelHatchetbyGaryPaulsen.Thenovelisaboutathirteen-year-oldboynamedBrianRobeson.HegoestomeethisfatherinCanadabutwhenhe’sintheplaneheadingforhisfathersomethinggoesterriblywrong—thepilotoftheplanegetsasuddenheartattack.Brianisstranded处于困境intheCanadianwildernessaftertheplanecrasheswithonlyahatchet手斧andtheclothesonhisback.AstheplanegoesdowninthestorytherisksriseforBrian.That’sonereasonwhythisbookissogreat.GaryPaulsenexplainsBrian’stroublesinsimplewordsbuthealsouseslotsofthosewordstodescribeBrian’stroublesaswell.Oneotherreasonisthatitsparks激发yourmindintoreadingormakesyoustartreadingGaryPaulsen’sbooks.InthisnovelthequestionisHowwillthemaincharactersurvive?Soit’sobviousthatthisbookisanadventureandamanagainstnaturenovel.AsyouhaveprobablyguessedBriansuffersfromhungerandsearchesforfoodandshelter.WhenBrianfindsanykindoffoodhefeelsasifhejustfoundmoneyinthestreet.ThethirdreasonwhythisbookissowellthoughtofisthecreativityGaryhasputintoBrian.Brianusesalotofthingsinhissurroundingsineveryway:acommonstickcanbeaspear矛oranarrow.Inawordwhenyoustartthisbookyouwon’tstopreadingituntilBrianisrescueD.IfeelthatGaryPaulsengaveBrianRobesonlifeandthat’swhatmadeHatchetagreatbook.11.WhatchallengedoesBrianhavetoface?A.Hecanhardlykeephimselfwarm.B.Heistooyoungtoprotecthimself.C.It’sverydifficulttofindfooD.D.Hehasnotoolswithhim.12.What’sprobablytheendingofthestory?A.TheboyisfoundandsaveD.B.Theboyfailstodefeatdifficulties.C.Theboymanagestoflytohisfather.D.Theboylivesinthewildernessforever.13.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.A.thenovelmainlytellsushowtosurviveinthewildB.hatchetistheonlythingthatthepilotleavestoBrianC.GaryPaulsensavedBrianRobeson’slifeD.theauthorthinkshighlyofthenovel

MostAmericanstudentsgototraditional传统的publicschools.Thereareabout88000publicschoolsallovertheUS.Somestudentsattendcharterschools.Charterschoolsareself­governing.Certaincompaniesoperate经营somecharterschools.Theyaresimilarinsomewaystotraditionalpublicschools.Theyreceivetaxmoneyjustasotherpublicschoolsdo.Charterschoolsmustprovetolocalorstategovernmentsthattheirstudentsarelearning.ThesegovernmentsprovidetheschoolswiththeagreementcalledacharterthatpermitsthemtooperatE.Charterschoolsaredifferentbecausetheydonothavetoobeymostlawsthatgoverntraditionalpublicschools.Eachschoolcanchooseitsowngoalsanddecidewhattoteachandhowtoteachthemintheirownway.Classsizeisusuallysmallerthanintraditionalpublicschools.Thegovernmentstronglysupportscharterschoolsasawaytore­organizepublicschoolswhicharefailingtoeducatestudents.Butsomeeducationunionsareagainstcharterschools.Oneteachers'unionhasjustreleasedtheresultsofthefirstnationalstudywhichcomparedtheprogressofstudentsinbothtraditionalschoolsandcharterschools.Theresultsofthestudyshowthatcharterschoolstudentsperformedworseonmathandreadingteststhanthestudentsintraditionalpublicschools.Someexpertssaythestudyisnotfairbecausestudentsincharterschoolshavemoreproblemsthanstudentsintraditionalschools.Othereducationexpertssaythestudyresultswouldmakecharterschoolofficialsrealizethattheyshouldhelptheirstudentsmakegreaterprogress.o29.Ifacompanywantstooperateacharterschoolitmust________.A.trynewmethodsofteachingB.getthegovernment'spermissionC.obeythelocalandstatelawsD.proveitsmanagementability30.What'sthegovernment'sattitudetowardcharterschools?A.Doubtful.B.Unclear.C.SatisfieD.D.SupportivE.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Morestudentschoosetoattendcharterschools.B.Charterschoolsarebetterthantraditionalschools.C.StudentsincharterschoolsarewelleducateD.D.Peoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutcharterschools.32.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.CharterschoolsinAmericaB.PublicschoolsinAmericaC.SchoolsinAmericaD.EducationinAmerica

AnartistinOaklandCaliforniaisusinghisskillstohelpthehomeless.GregKloehnbuildsverysmallsheltersthatmakelifeonthestreetsalittlemorecomfortablE.Thestructuresofferthehomelesssomesafetyandprotectionfrombadweather.Eachlittlehousealsohaswheelsonthebottomsoitcangowhereveritsownergoes.GregKloehnhasgivenawayatleast20tinyhouses.SeveralareontheroadsidenearanactiverailroaD.OnarecentdayMr.KloehnstopsatonetovisitOscarYoung.Thetwomenhug.InsidehislittleshelterMr.Younggetsrelieffromcoldnightsonthestreets.Mr.KloehnalsovisitsSweet-Peaanotherfriendwhoalsolivesinoneofthelittlehomestheartistbuilt.Shesaysitkeepshersafeandprotectsherbelongings.InthemorningsMr.Kloehnsearchesthestreetsforbuildingmaterials.Hegatherswhathecanandtakesittohisstudio.Thereheputsthehousestogether.Emptycoffeebagsbecomeroofmaterial.A.washingmachinedoorandrefrigeratorpartbecomewindows.Nailsscrewsandthestickyglueholdallthepiecestogether.TheartistalsoattachesasmallelectricaldevicetothehousE.Thedeviceispoweredbythesun.Someofthepeoplelivingonthestreetsoncehadnormalhousesoftheirown.Butsomeofthepeoplesaytheyhavelearnedtolivewithlessandtheyarethankfultothatman.Mr.Kloehnsayshisworkisnotasocialproject.Hesaysheisjustsomeoneusinghisskillstohelphishomelessneighbors.21.Thefollowingaretheadvantagesofthesmallsheltersexcept________.A.savingpowerandenergyB.decoratingthestreetswheretheyareC.protectingpossessionsofthehomelessD.keepingthehomelesssafeandcomfortable22.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.AnactofkindnesshasmadepeoplesimpleandgratefulB.GregKloehnhassoldatleast20tinyhousesC.ThesheltersareimmovableD.Thegovernmenthasgotinvolvedintheaction23.Thepassageislikelytakenfrom________.A.AnofficialreportB.A.newsreportC.AnartreviewD.A.sciencemagazine24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.A.morecomfortableshelteronthestreets.B.Anartistcreateshomesforthehomeless.C.A.successfulsocialprojectinOaklanD.D.Anartistmakesalivingbydesigningsmallshelters.

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport护照.Hereportedthecase案件tothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinastrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.21.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takeavacation22.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapersD.astrangerinSydney23.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.D.InSearchofNewFriends.

AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChineseitisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreating创造newwordsandweareoftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefrom.Sometimeshowevernoonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgersarecalledhamburgersespeciallywhentheyarenotmadewithham火腿?AboutahundredyearsagosomemenwenttoAmericafromEuropE.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglishbuttheyategoodfooD.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeeftheyaskedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandansweredWecomefromHamburg.OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurantandhadanideA.HecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgatE.Thenheputeachbetweentwopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalledhamburgers.TodayhamburgersaresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Whetherthisstoryistrueornotitcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting.too.ThisreasonformostEnglishwordscanbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.36.AccordingtothewriterEnglishis_______.A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGermanC.notsooldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn37.Accordingtothestory________________.A.fewAmericanslikehamburgersB.hamburgersaremadewithbeefC.hamburgersaremadewithhamD.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago38.AccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingcanoftenbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary?A.WhereallthenewwordscomefromB.WherethoseGermanscamefromC.ThereasonwhyawordhasacertainmeaningD.ThereasonwhyEnglishisspokenaroundtheworld39.Accordingtothestorythewordhamburgercomesfrom.A.ChinabecauseithasalonghistoryB.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeakgoodEnglishC.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeatingD.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords

Americanchildrenarenottheonlycouchpotatoeswithnearlyonethirdofchildrengloballyspending3hoursadayormorewatchingTVoroncomputersaccordingtothestudyofover70000teensin34nations.FromArgentinatoZambiaReginaGutholdoftheWorldHealthOrganizationinGenevaandhercolleaguesfoundmostchildrenwerenotgettingenoughexerciseandthatitmadenodifferencewhethertheyliveinarichorapoorcountry.Withregardstophysicallevelswedidn’tfindmuchofadifferencebetweenrichandpoorcountriesGutholdsaidGrowingupinapoorcountrydoesn’tnecessarilymeankidsgetmorephysicalactivities.Theresearchersdefinedadequatephysicalactivityasatleastanhourofexerciseoutdoorsforatleast5daysaweek.Childrenspending3ormorehoursadaywatchingTVplayingcomputergamesorchattingwithfriendswereclassifiedassedentary.Theresearchersfoundonlyaquarteroftheboysand15percentofthegirlsweregettingenoughexercisebythesedefinitions.A.quarterofboysandnearly30%ofgirlsweresedentaryanddidn’tgetenoughexercisewithgirlslessactivethanboysineverycountryasidefromZambiA.GirlsfromIndiawerethemostactivewith37percentmeetingexerciserecommendationwhilegirlsfromEgyptweretheleastactivewith4percentgettingenoughexercisE.ChildreninMyanmarweretheleastsedentarywhilethemostsedentarynationswereSt.LuciaandtheCaymanIslands.Peopleshowdeepconcernforkids’lackofphysicalactivityinvariousnations.Whydotheyhavealowlevelofphysicalactivity?GutholdfiguredthaturbanizationcouldbeafactoraswellaseasyaccesstocarsandTVs.9.Ifyouaresedentaryyou____________.A.areadiligentstudentspendingmuchtimedoinghomeworkB.haveatleastanhourofexerciseoutdoors5daysaweek.C.likewatchingTVandplayingcomputergamesD.spendlongerhourssittingorlyingwithoutmoving10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueastoGuthold’sfinding?A.Mostchildrenaroundtheworlddon’tmeettheexerciserecommendation.B.Girlsineverycountryarenomoreactivethanboys.C.Childreninrichcountriesrelativelygetlessphysicalactivity.D.Only4%ofthegirlsfromEgyptarenotactiveinexercisE.11.Allthefollowingstatementsarewrongexcept_______.A.Childreninpoorcountriesgetmorephysicalactivities.B.GirlsinEgyptaremoreactivethanthoseinIndiA.C.Couchpotatoesarethosechildrenaddictedtosnacks.D.ChildreninMyanmararelesssedentarythanthoseinSt.LuciA.12.Whatwouldthewriterbemostlikelytodiscussindetailintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Thesuitableamountofphysicalactivitiesforstudents.B.SomeofthefactorsforthepopularityofcarsandTVsamongthekids.C.Thereasonsbehindthelackofphysicalactivities.D.ThewaystomakethemostofcarsandTVs.

Thereareafewfascinatingislandcountriesintheworldthataredefinitelyworthvisiting.Andthereissomethingadventurousexoticandromanticaboutvisitinganislandcountry.TakealookatthefollowingbeautifulislandcountriesintheworldwhicheveryoneshouldcertainlyvisitatleastonceinlifetimE.MaltaMaltaisabeautifulsouthernEuropeancountryintheMediterraneanSeaandithasarichhistoryandculturE.Thereareamazingsky-highcliffstoclimbremarkabletemplestoexploremysterioushiddenbaysandlotsofwonderfulplacestogodiving.InfactthereareplentyofinterestingthingstoseeandtodoinMaltaandthisislandcountryhassomethingforeveryonE.AsforthehistoricpartMaltahasincrediblearchitecturegreatwalledcitiesandmanyundergroundtunnelstoexplorE.ThePhilippinesOneofthemostbeautifulandbestislandcountriesintheworldisthePhilippines.It'sactuallyageographicallybrilliantplaceworthvisitingatanytimeoftheyear.ThePhilippinescontainover7000islandsandallofthemarebeautifulanduniqueintheirownway.TherearemanywonderfultouristattractionsincludingtheTubbatahaReefMayonVolcanotheChocolateHillsandmanymorE.Thecountryalsooffersplentyofinterestingactivitiesforyoutoexperiencesuchasdivingclimbingcampinghikingbirdwatchingandmanyothers.AustraliaAustraliaisanamazingcontinentalislandcountrywhicheveryoneshouldvisitatleastonceinlifE.It'softenidentifiedasagreatdiversecountryasithasarichculturefantasticwildlifenicepeopleandalotoffunandinterestingthingstoseeandtodo.TheMaldivesNotonlyistheMaldivesoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountriesitisalsooneofthemostpopularhoneymoondestinations.SituatedinthemiddleoftheIndianOceantheMaldivesismadeupofanentireseriesofincredibleancientcoralreefsthatgrewupalongthesidesofancientvolcanoes.Thereisamagnificentoceanwithfascinatingbeachesandluxuryresorts圣地.IfyouarelookingforthebesthoneymoondestinationtheMaldiveswillbeperfectforyou.29.Anarchitectmayfirstvisit.A.MaltaB.ThePhilippinesC.AustraliaD.TheMaldives30.Ifyouarewildlifeactivistsyouwillperhapsgoto.A.MaltaThePhilippinesB.ThePhilippinesAustraliaC.TheMaldivesAustraliaD.AustraliaMalta31.Ifyouarereadyforaweddingtripyourfirstchoiceislikelytobe.A.ThePhilippinesB.AustraliaC.TheMaldivesD.Malta

InShanghai'sGrandTheaterafashionablemainlyyoungaudienceapplaudsenthusiasticallyasGuoYongtakescenterstagE.Heholdsalargebushytreebranchwithleaves.BlowingononeoftheleavesheproducesasoundlikethesingingofbirdsasheplaysatraditionalBuyifolksong.SomeothermusiciansarealsoplayingthetraditionalinstrumentsfromvariousethnicgroupsinChinA.It'sthefirsttimesuchmusichaseverbeenperformedintheGrandTheater.ButallthisistheeffortsofZhuZheqinaCantonese­bornsingerwhohasmadeithermissiontohelppreserveChina'straditionalethnicmusiC.In2009afterbeingappointedaUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramambassadorZhutraveledthroughsomeofChina'sremotestregionsinanattempttodocumentthetraditionalmusicofvariousminoritygroups.Inthecourseofthefour­monthtripsherecordedmorethanathousandsongs.Butshenoticedthatmanyofthebestmusicianswereoldandsomeofthemusicwasatriskofdyingout.IwasshockedbythebeautyofwhatIheard—itwassogoodshesays.Butitneededsupport.Ihopetoletpeopleseethebeautyofthesethingsinthecontemporarytimes.SoZhudecidedtointroducesomeofthemusicianstoawideraudiencE.Bydoingthisshehopestorekindle点燃theinterestoftheyoungergeneration.Youngpeopledon'tlikethismusicmuch;theypreferpopmusicandlovesongs.Theythinkthesesongsaresomethingtheirgrandmasings.ThiskindofrepackaginggivesyoungpeopleanewdoorintotheirheritagE.ZhubelievesChinaneedstolookagainatitsownroots.ChinatodayisbasicallyallWesternart;inourconservatories音乐学院Westernclassicalmusicisthetopshesays.ForChinatoreallycontributetotheworldweneedtogoonourownpath.SowhatcanrepresentChinatodayTheanswershesuggestsistomovefrommadeinChinatocreatedinChina.62.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat________.A.theaudienceareallyoungpeopleB.GuoYongisplayingtheBuyifolkmusicC.GuoYongistheonlyminorityperformerinChinaD.treebranchesmakegoodmusicalinstruments63.WhichofthefollowingistrueofZhuZheqin?A.Sheteachesmusicinaconservatory.B.SheishelpingpreserveChineseethnicmusiC.C.SheworksasanofficialintheUnitedNations.D.She'screatedallthemusicfortheGrandTheater.64.WhatisZhuZheqin'sideaaboutChinesetraditionalmusic?A.ItiscompletelyoutofdatE.B.Onlyoldmusiciansplayitwell.C.ItneedschangestoattractyoungpeoplE.D.Itisquicklydyingout.65.WhatdoesZhuZheqinmeaninthelastparagraph?A.ThetraditionalmusicshouldberepackageD.B.Chineseconservatoriesshouldn'tteachWesternmusiC.C.ChinahascontributedalottotheWesternart.D.OnlythethingscreatedinChinacanbesymbolsofChinA.

TogettothetenniscourtConnerStroudhastopushhiswheelchairtherE.The15-yea-oldfromNorthCarolinaUSwasbornwithoutlegs.Butwhenhepicksuphisracquet球拍andbeginstohitaballyouquicklyseethattheyoungmanjustwanttowin.Stroudbeganplayingtennisatage5atthesmalltennisclubhisparentsown.Foryearsheplayedagainstable-bodiedplayersbyputtingrubberonthestumps残余部分ofhislegs.Thoughhewasafoot30.48cmortwoshorterthanmanyoftheplayersheplayedagainsthewonanumberofmatches.Hebecamewell-knownenoughthathegottomeetRafaelNadalhisfavoriteplayerattheUSOpenin2013.Themostimportantthingisthathe’shappyNadaltoldreportsaboutStroudafterthat15-minutemeeting.He’splayingtennis...That’sagreatexampleofbeinghappyeveniflifedoesn’tgiveyoueverything.Stroudstartedplayingwheelchairtennisat13andnowheisNo1intheUS.EarlierthissummerheplayedfortheUSintheworld’sbiggestjuniorwheelchairteamtennisevent---theWorldTeamCup.HeplayedsixmatchesandwonfiveofthemastheUSwonthecupforthefirsttimesince2000.Heisapoliteboybuthewillrip撕扯yourheartouttryingtobeatyouJasonHarnettaUnitedStatesTennisAssociationcoachsaidofStrouD.Youseethatattitudeinalotofthebestplayerswhethertheyareable-bodiedordisableD.Teenageplayerscanoftengetdisappointedandangry.Racquetssometimesgetthrown.Playersshoutatthemselvesaftermissedshots.Stroudneverdoesthat.IjusttrytostaypositiveStroudsaiD.AftereverypointItrytosayI’mgoingtowinthenextpointorthenextgameorthenextgameorthewholematch.There’salwaysroomtobepositive.YoucanalwayswinanothertimE.21HowisConnerStrouddifferentfromothertennisplayers?A.Hewasdisabledinacaraccident.B.Hehasbeencoachedbyhisfathersincetheageof5.C.Heistooshorttobeatennisplayer.D.Hewasborndisabledyeheplaystenniswell.22.WhatimpressedRafaelNadalthemostaboutConnerStroud?A.Hisdesiretowinthematch.B.Hishappinessaboutplayingtennis.C.HisfaithinlifeeventhoughheisdisableD.D.Thetraininghewentthroughtoplaytennis.23.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribedConnerStroud?A.PositiveB.IndependentC.HumorousD.Considerate

America’sbusinessesaregettingolderandfatterwhilemanynewbusinessesaredyingininfancy.AstudylastmonthbytheBrookingsInstitutionfoundthattheproportionofolderfirmshasgrownsteadilyoverseveraldecadeswhilethesurvivalrateofnewcompanieshasfallen.Inadditionyoungpeoplearestartingcompaniesatasharplylowerratethaninthepast.AnewreportfromtheNationalAssociationofManufacturersshowsamajorcause:Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationshasrisentomorethan$2trillion12.26trillionyuanannuallyor12percentoftheGDPandthiscostfallsdisproportionatelyonsmallernewerbusinesses.It’sriskydifficultandexpensivetostartabusinessandgettingmoreso.Governmentsareimposingvariousnewrulesonaseeminglydailybasis:healthinsuranceminimumwageincreasesandmostrecentlyinCaliforniacompulsorypaidsickdaysforevenhourlyemployees.Theseregulationsshifthugesocialwelfarecostsdirectlyontooften-strugglingsmallbusinesseswhilebeingproportionallymuchlesscostlyforlargercompanies.Thisispartlyanunintendedissueofresources—establishedcompaniescancopewithnewcostsmoreeasily—butit’salsodeliberatE.ForinstancebiginsurancecompaniesgotaseatatthetabletohelpwriteObamacarebutlesspoliticallypowerfulfirms—likemedicaldevicemanufacturers—gotsqueezeD.Maturesuccessfulcorporationscanemployex-lawmakerswithconnectionsdistributecampaigncontributionsandevenwriteregulationsforthemselves.Theyarealsomorelikelytowanttoprotectsteadyrevenuestreamsthanrevolutionizetheirindustry.Majorcompaniesthathavebeensoill-managedtheywouldotherwisecollapse—airlinescarcompaniesandbanks—stagger蹒跚onbecausepoliticiansridetotherescuewithbagsoftaxpayermoney.Thegeniusofouruniquesystemofgovernmentisthedeterminationtoprotectanddefendtherightsoftheindividualovertherightsofthenation.Assuchtheriseofawell-connectedoligarchy寡头政治thatprotectsbigbusinessattheexpenseofsmallbusinessandtheestablishedoverthenewisoppositetoAmericanideals.Incomeinequality—whichisdirectlycausedbyfaultygovernmentpolicy—isbeingpromotedasthereasontoimposemoreofthatbadpolicy.Butlet’sbeperfectlyclearwedonothaveafreemarketbutonewheregovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughregulationsandfinancialaids.Politicsisandalwayshasbeenaboutbalancingcompetinginterestsseekingtobenefitthemselvesandthat’sasitshouldbebuttheforceofgovernmentshouldneverbeusedtoreducecompetitionkillinnovationorsupportandextendartificialmonopolies垄断byharmingtheconsumerthetaxpayerandtheeconomy.Policymustbreedournewandsmallbusinessesorseetheas-yetundreamedofinnovationsthatcouldbeourbrightfuturedieininfancy.32.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______________.A.overseveraldecadesnewcompanieshavegrownsteadily.B.maturesuccessfulcorporationsprefertomaintaintheirstableincomes.C.lesspoliticallypowerfulfirmsalsohavetheirvoiceinmakingregulations.D.Thecostofobeyinggovernmentregulationsfallsequallyonallbusinesses.33.Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat____________.A.thestateeconomymaydependonthoseinnovativebusinesses.B.theriseofawell-connectedoligarchyiscontrarytoAmericanideals.C.incomeinequalityiswhatthegovernmentshouldtakeactiontoresolvE.D.thegovernmentpickswinnersandlosersthroughthelawoffreemarket.34.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_______________A.biginsurancecompanieshavebetterrelationshipwithObamA.B.mostoftheex-lawmakersworkinmaturesuccessfulcorporations.C.largerandolderfirmshaveacommandofresourcesofvariousaspects.D.politicianslikeprovidingfinancialaidstothecompaniesofworseoperation.35.Astothedevelopmentofsmallerbusinessesthewriteris_______________A.contenteD.B.confident.C.convinceD.D.concerneD.

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.AtthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.24.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer25.Theworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldgames.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWhiteOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear193226.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears27.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.Football.D.Skating.

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?It'snotsomethingI'd1iketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!TheUniversityofReadinginEnglandhasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined隔离检疫beforetheycanbegrown.Why?Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30％ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthatdowe?Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKewLondon.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaprojectProfessorPaulHadleysaysOneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablycleanhealthyinterestingcocoamaterial.Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantinecleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countriesincludingseveralinWestAfricA.That’swhere75％ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:itemploysabouttwomillionpeoplE.ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.ThescientistsaysThereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantlyparticularlyincountrieslikeChinawherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B.PlantingcocoaworldwidE.C.KeepingcocoaingreenhousE.D.FindingthenewmarketforcocoA.6.Theinstitution’scocoaprojectisto_______.A.havecocoaskinremovedB.offermorejobstopeopleC.ensurethequalityofcocoaD.supplycocoafortwomillionpeople7.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A.Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.B.Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.C.Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.D.Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.8.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.ToeducatE.B.ToadvertisE.C.Towarn.D.Toinform.

TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It’sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits―thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders―equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists’answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.7.People’sideasaboutbeauty_______.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson’ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictcriteria8.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy_______.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones9.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

GrowingupinPhiladelphiaLiebermanstartedcookingwithhisstay-at-homedadwhenhewasseven.Hisfood-lovingfamilyhadtwokitchensandhequicklylearnedwhatwasthebestwaytobakehiscakes.LiebermanimprovedhiskitchenskillsgreatlyduringayearabroadbeforecollegelearningfromacookinItalyandstudyinglocalspecialties地方特色菜inGermanySpainandFrancE.AtYalehewasknownforthrowingdinnerpartiessingle-handedfryingandbakingwhilemixingdrinksfordozensoffriends.JustforfunheandsomefriendsdecidedtotapeashownamedCampusCuisineabouthiscooking.Liebermanwasarealcollegestudentshowinghisclassmateshowtodothingslikemakingdrinksoutofdining-hallfruit.Thathelpedtheshowbecomeverypopularamongthestudents.TheywouldstopLiebermanafterclassestoaskforhisadviceoncooking.TapesoftheshowwerepassedaroundwithwhichhisnamewentbeyondtheschoolandfinallytotheFoodNetwork.FoodNetworkproducerFlayhopestheyoungcookwillfindaplaceonthenetworktelevision.HesaysLieberman’scharismaiskey.FoodTVisn’taboutfoodanymoresaysFlay.It’saboutyourpersonalityandfindingawaytokeeppeople’seyeballsonyourshow.ButLiebermanisn’tputtingallhiseggsinonebasket.AftertapingthefirstseasonofthenewshowLiebermanwasbackinhisownsmallkitchenpreparingsandwiches.Anairlinecompanywaslookingforsomeonetocomeupwithatastefulinexpensiveandeasy-to-makemenutoserveonitsflightsLiebermangotthejoB.1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatLieberman’sfamily__________.A.lovecookingathomeB.haverelativesinEuropeC.oftenholdpartiesD.ownarestaurant2.TheFoodNetworkgottoknowLieberman__________.A.atoneofhispartiesB.fromhisteachersC.onatelevisionprogramD.throughhistapedshow3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcharismainthetextreferto?A.A.waytoshowone’sachievement.B.A.naturalabilitytoattractothers.C.Lieberman’safter-classinterest.D.Lieberman’sfinecookingskill.4.WhydidtheairlinecompanygiveLiebermanthejob?A.Hecouldpreparemealsinasmallkitchen.B.HewasfamousforhisshowsonFoodTV.C.Hecouldcookcheapdeliciousandsimplemeals.D.Hewasgoodatusingeggstomakesandwiches.

MostofushavequitegoodmemoriesbutourmemoriesarelimiteD.Forexamplewecannotremembereveryonewehaveevermetorwhatwedidoneverysingledayofourlives.Howevertherearesomepeoplewhodohaveprodigiousmemories.Thesepeoplehavearareconditionknownassavantsyndrome学者症候群.Savantssufferfromadevelopmentaldisorderbuttheyalsoexhibitgreattalentsthatcontrast显出差异sharplywiththeirphysicalandmentaldisabilities.KimPeek1951-2009wasasavantwholivedinSaltLakeCityUtahintheUnitedStates.Hewasbornwithdamagetopartsofhisbrainbutitseemedthatotherpartsofhisbrainparticularlythoserelatingtomemorybecameover-developeD.Peek’suniqueabilitiesappearedataveryearlyagE.Whenhewasjust20monthsoldhecouldalreadyremembereverybookthatwasreadtohim.Peekcouldreadtwopagesofabookatthesametime---onepagewiththerighteyeandonewiththeleft---inlessthan10secondsandremembereverythinghereaD.BythetimehediedPeekhadmemorizedmorethan9000books.Hecouldrememberallthenamesandnumbersinavarietyoftelephonebooks.Hecouldrememberthousandsoffactsabouthistoryliteraturegeographyandsports.Dr.DavidTreffertanexpertonsavantsyndromeoncedescribedPeekasalivingGooglebecauseofhisastonishingabilitytomemorizeandconnectfacts.HoweveratthesametimePeekwasunabletocarryoutsimpletaskssuchasbrushinghishairorgettingdressedandheneededotherstohelphim.In1989themovieRainManwontheOscarforbestPicturE.ThemaincharacterinthemovieplayedbyDustinHoffmanwasbasedonKimPeek’slifE.Hestartedtoappearontelevisionwherehewouldamazeaudiencesbycorrectlyansweringdifficultquestionsondifferenttopics.Peekbecameworldfamousandheandhisfatherbegantouringwidelytotalkaboutovercomingdisabilities.Heinspiredagreatmanypeoplewithhiswords.RecognizingandrespectingdifferencesinothersandtreatingeveryoneinthewayyouwantthemtotreatyouwillmakeourworldabetterplaceforeveryonE.Everyoneisdifferent.24.TheunderlinedwordprodigiousinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.happyB.vividC.amazingD.short25.AccordingtothetextPeek________.A.couldtakecareofhimselfB.wasbornwithagoodmemoryC.wasthestudentofDr.DavidTreffertD.becamebrain-damagedat20monthsold26.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?A.Byprovingfacts.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.27.Peek’swordssuggestthatweshould________.A.respectdifferentculturesB.listentodifferentopinionsC.treatdifferentpeopledifferentlyD.berespectfulofothers’differences

ChoosingtheRightResolution决定MillionsofAmericansbegan2015withthesameresolutiontheystarted2014withagoaloflosingweight.HoweversettingweightlossasagoalisamistakE.Toreachourgoaloflosingweight---theoutputweneedtocontrolwhatweeat---theinput输入.Thatiswetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoachievegoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweighttryanactionableresolution:I’llstophavingdessertforlunchorI’llwalkeverydayfor20minutes.Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcomE.Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives激励includingineducationhasbeendiscusseD.ForexampleresearcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecaseshegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninputlikereadingcertainbookswhileinotherstheincentiveswerebasedonoutputlikeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheintensivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausestudentsdonotknowhowtodobetteronexamasidefromgeneralruleslikestudyharder.Readingcertainbooksontheotherhandisawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoalyouhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufailbecauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.IfyouwanttocutdownonyourspendingagoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafeforexamplE.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarlyifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamilydon’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.ThinkaboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandsticktolikeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.Inthelongrunthesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.21.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause_________.A.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresultB.itishardtoachieveforordinarypeopleC.itisdependentontoomanyfactorsD.itisbasedonactionabledecisions22.InRolandFryer’sresearchsomestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause________.A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrulesB.theybenefitedfromreadingcertainbooksC.theyattachedmoreimportancetoexamsD.theyweregreatlyinspiredbytheirinstructors23.Accordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?A.I’llstudyharderthanbeforE.B.I’llcutdownmyexpensE.C.I’llspendmoretimewithmyfamily.D.I’llwalkeverydayfor15minutes.24.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould__________.A.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothemB.focusontheoutcomeandformgoodhabitsC.creategeneralgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputandoutputD.takespecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits

WhydoAmericansstrugglewithwatchingtheirweightwhiletheFrenchwhoconsumerichfoodcontinuetostaythin?NowaresearchbyCornellUniversitysuggestshowlifestyleanddecisionsabouteatingmayaffectweight.ResearchersconcludedthattheFrenchtendtostopeatingwhentheyfeelfull.HoweverAmericanstendtostopwhentheirplateisemptyortheirfavoriteTVshowisover.21cnjy.comAccordingtoDr.J.osephMercolaahealthexperttheFrenchseeeatingasanimportantpartoftheirlifestylE.TheyenjoyfoodandthereforespendafairlylongtimeatthetablewhileAmericansseeeatingassomethingtobesqueezedbetweentheotherdailyactivities.MercolabelievesAmericanslosetheabilitytosensewhentheyareactuallyfull.SotheykeepeatinglongaftertheFrenchwouldhavestoppeD.InadditionhepointsoutthatAmericansdrivetohugesupermarketstobuycannedandfrozenfoodsfortheweek.TheFrenchinsteadtendtoshopdailywalkingtosmallshopsandfarmers’marketswheretheyhaveachoiceoffreshfruitsvegetablesandeggsaswellashigh-qualitymeatsforeachmeal.AfteravisittotheUnitedStatesMireilleGuilianoauthorofFrenchWomenDon’tGetFatdecidedtowriteabouttheimportanceofknowingwhentostopratherthansuggestinghowtoavoidfooD.Todayshecontinuestostayslimandrarelygoestothegym.21教育网InspiteofallthesedifferencesevidenceshowsthatrecentlifestylechangesmaybeaffectingFrencheatinghabits.Todaytherateofobesityorextremeoverweightamongadultsisonly6%.HoweverasAmericanfastfoodgainsacceptanceandtheyoungrejectoldertraditionstheobesityrateamongFrenchchildrenhasreached17%—andisgrowing.25.InwhatwayaretheFrenchdifferentfromAmericansaccordingtoDr.JosephMercola?A.Theygoshoppingatsupermarketsmorefrequently.B.Theysqueezeeatingbetweentheotherdailyactivities.C.Theyregardeatingasakeypartoftheirlifestyles.D.TheyusuallyeattoomuchcannedandfrozenfooD.26.Thistextismainlytherelationshipbetween_________.A.AmericansandtheFrenchB.lifestyleandobesityC.childrenandadultsD.fastfoodandoverweight27.Thetextismainlydeveloped__________.A.bycomparisonB.byspaceC.byprocessD.byclassification分类28.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.TVinterviewB.A.foodadvertisementC.A.healthreportD.A.bookreview

ThefreezingNortheasthasn’tbeenaterriblyfunplacetospendtimethiswintersowhenthechancecameforaweekendtoSarasotaFloridamybagswerepackedbeforeyoucouldsaysunshine.IleftforthelandofwarmthandvitaminC维生素C.thinkingofbeachesandorangetrees.WhenwetoucheddowntoblueskiesandwarmairIsentupasmallprayerofgratefulness.Swimmingpoolswinetastingandpinksunsetsatnormaleveninghoursnot4intheafternoonfilledtheweekendbutthebestpart—particularlytomytastedulledbymonthsofcold-weatherrootvegetables—wasa7A.m.adventuretotheSarasotafarmers’marketthatprovedtobemorethanworththeearlywake-upcall.Themarketwhichwasfoundedin1979setsupitstentseverySaturdayfrom7A.m.to1p.m.rainorshinealongNorthLemonandStatestreets.Basketsofperfectredstrawberries;thered-paintedsidesoftheJavaDawgcoffeetruck;andmostofallthetomatoes:amazinglargesoftandroundredtomatoes.Disappointedbymanyabrokenvine-ripened蔓上成熟的promiseI’verefusedtobuywintertomatoesforyears.NomatterhowattractivetheylookinthestoreonceIgetthemhomethey’reunfailinglydryhardandtasteless.ButIhomedinwithuncertaintyononeparticulartableattheBrown’sGroveFarm’sstandfulloffreshandsofttomatoesthesizeofmyfist.Theseweretherealdeal—andatthatmomentIrealizedthatthebestpartofSarasotainwinterwasgoingtobeeatingthingsthatbackhomeinNewYorkIwouldn’tbeexperiencingagainformonths.DelightedasIwasbythetomatoesinsightmyhappinessdeepenedwhenIlearnedthatBrown’sGroveFarmisoneofthesuppliersforJackDustyanewlyopenedrestaurantattheSarasotaRitzCarltonwhere—luckilyforme—Iwasplanningtohavedinnerthatverynight.WithoutevenseeingthemenuIknewI’dbeorderingeverytomatoonit.25.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofherwinterlifeinNewYork?A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.26.Whatmadetheauthor’sgettingupearlyworthwhile?A.Havingaswim.B.Breathinginfreshair.C.Walkinginthemorningsun.D.Visitingalocalfarmers’market.27.WhatcanwelearnabouttomatoessoldinNewYorkinwinter?A.Theyaresoft.B.TheylooknicE.C.Theytastegreat.D.Theyarejuicy.28.Whatwastheauthorgoingtodothatevening?A.Eatinarestaurant.B.Checkintoahotel.C.Gotoafarm.D.Buyfreshvegetables.

WhiletofuisahouseholdnameinAsiaithasstillnotbeencompletelyacceptedintotheWesternkitchen.WhenitarrivedintheWesttofufounditselfsittingaloneinthefoodplaygroundignoredbytheotherkids.Andwhentofudidmakefriendsitwasonlywiththeopen-mindedpeace-lovingvegetarianssometimesreferredtoashippies.Whyisitthatsuchastaple主要的ingredientintheEasthasbeensubjectto遭受suchdiscriminationintheWest?Welltofuquiteliterally简直missedtheboat.TofuoriginatedinChinasome2000yearsago.ButwhentheEuropeansfirstarrivedinChinatheyignoredit.Whilericewasembracedwithopenarmsandbroughthomewithpopularacclaim称赞tofufollowedlaterandwithmuchlesssuccess.GrowingupinAustraliaIonlyhadavaguenotionofwhattofuwas.ItwasjustlastyearwhenIlivedintheDutchtownofMaastrichtthatwewerereallyintroduceD.Inthattownlotsofstudentschoosetoliveinsquats—oldrun-downfactoriesrentedoutforverycheapprices.OneofthesesquatsholdsaVeganDinnereveryMonday.InthedishesservedtheretofuwasastapleandIfoundthatIquitelikedit!SlowlybutsurelytofuisbecomingacceptedintomainstreamWesterncookingcircles.InMarchthesingerJustinTimberlakedressedupinatofusuitforasketch短剧onNBC’sshowSaturdayNightLivetopromotethesilkyfooD.AndnotableUKfoodexpertssuchasNigelSlaterandFuchsiaDunloparesingingtofu’spraisesaswell.AsSlaterwritesinanarticlepublishedinTheGuardianIthinktheChineseknowwhattheyaretalkingaboutandImustgivetheirbeloveddou-fuyetanotherchance.Hefoundthatwhencookedwithchilligarlicandgingertofuwasaverywelcomeguestathisdinnerparty!28.WhentofuwasintroducedtotheWestit________.A.wasnotacceptedjustlikericeB.wasviewedasatoyinsteadoffoodC.waswell-receivedmostlybyhippiesD.wasdifficulttofindthingstocookwithit29.Thephrasemissedtheboatinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.A.failedtotakeadvantageofanopportunityB.wasinthesamesituationC.experiencedabigchangeD.drewmuchattention30.ThefirsttimetheauthortastedtofuinMaastrichtshe________.A.hadalreadyeatenitinAustraliaB.developedaloveforitC.feltitwasnothercupofteaD.foundthatshehadexpectedtoomuchfromit31.ByquotingSlaterinthelastparagraphtheauthorintendstoshow________.A.tofuisbecomingpopularintheWestB.itisbeneficialtoeattofunowandthenC.tofuisbecomingastapleatWesterndinnerpartiesD.anewcreativewaytocooktofuhasbeenpraised

BrianarrivedattheSanFranciscoairporttwohoursbeforetheflighttoParis.Hewaswearingthreeshirtsajackettwopairsofsocksapairofshortsandtwopairsofjeans.Hewascarryingonesmallbackpackwhichwasveryfullbuthedidn’thaveanyotherluggagE.BrianneededtomeetamannamedTonybeforehecheckedinforhisflight.HefoundTonyneartheAirFrancecounter.Tonygavehimaround-tripticketandasmallpackagE.GivethispackagetoJean-PaulattheairportinParis.Hewillhaveasignwithyournameonit.IthinkyoucanfindhimeasilyTonysaiD.Youdon’thaveanyluggageright?OnlythisbackpackBriananswereD.YousaidIcouldbringonecarry-onbag.That’srightonecarry-onbagisfinE.Haveagoodtrip.Thanks.IsBrianacriminal犯罪?Notatall.Heisanaircourier.Andhepaidonly$110fortheround-triptickettoParis.Aircouriersgetcheapairlineticketsbecausetheytakeimportantpackagesandpaperstoforeigncountries.Businessessometimesneedtogetpackagesandpaperstopeopleinforeigncountriesbythenextday.Oftentheonlywaytheycandothisistouseanair-couriercompany.Itisnotcheapforabusinesstosendapackagewithanaircourierbutitisquick.Everyyearabout80000peopleworldwidetravelasaircouriers.Thenumberofticketsforcouriertravelisgrowingbyabout10percentayear.Howeverair-couriertravelisn’tforeveryoneButifyouhaveverylittlemoneycanbeflexible灵活的aboutyourtravelplansanddon’tmindwearingthesameclothesforaweekitcanbeagreatwaytotakeavacation!41.WhywasBrianwearingsomanyclothesforhistravel?A.BecausetheyweretheuniformforaircouriersB.BecausethatmadehimeasiertoberecognizeD.C.Becausehisbackpackhadnoroomforhisclothes.D.becausehedidnothaveanyluggagewithhim.42.AnaircourierisapersonwhoA.managesabusinesscompanyinforeigncountriesB.organizesinternationalflightsfortouristsC.travelsaroundtheworldwithcheapticketsD.deliverspapersandpackagestoforeigncountries43.Businesseschoosetheair-courierservicebecause..A.itcostslessB.itisflexibleC.itsavestimeD.itgrowsfast44.Oneofthedisadvantagesoftravelingasanaircourieristhathe.A.cannotdecidewhenandwheretotravelB.cannottakeanyluggagewithhimC.hastoweartwopairsofjeansD.saveslittlemoneyfromthetravel45.Theauthorofthetextmainly.A.describestheactivitiesofalaw-breakerB.suggestsanidealwaytotravelC.arguesagainsttheair-couriertravelD.tellsusaboutadevelopingbusiness

Haveyouevernoticedwhathappenstoanideaonceyouexpressit?JusttalkingaboutitorwritingitdowncausesyoutomakeitclearinyourownminD.Howcanyouusethistoincreaseyourbrainpower?Startwriting.Byputtingthoughtsintowordsyouaretellingyourselfthelogic逻辑behindwhatyouthinkfeeloronlypartlyunderstanD.Oftenexplainingathoughtistheprocess过程ofunderstanding.Inotherwordsyouincreaseyourbrainpowerbyexercisingyourexplainpower.Trythisexperiment.Explainhowyou’llincreaseyourbrainpowerevenifyouhavenoideahowrightnow.Juststartwithanythingandcreateanexplanation.ForexamplestartwithI’lllearnchessorI’llreadanarticleonthemindeveryweek.Explainhowthatwillhelp.You’llbesurprisedhowoftenthisbecomesaworkableplanandifyouactuallydothisyou’llhaveabetterunderstandingofyourbraintwentyminutesfromnow.Anotherbenefitofwritingisthatithelpsyouremember.Manyifnotmosthighlyproductivepeoplearealwaystakingnotes.Youcantrykeepingitallinyourheadbutifyoukeepajourna日志ofyourideasthenexttimeyou’reworkingonabigprojectyou’llprobablyhavemoresuccess.Wanttounderstandatopic?Writeabookaboutit.That’sanextremeexamplebutifyouarelearningsomethingnewwritealettertoafriendaboutitandyouwillunderstanditbetter.Wanttoinventsomething?Writeanexplanationoftheproblemwhyyouwanttosolveitandwhyitisworthsolvingandyou’rehalf-waythere.Writersdon’talwayswritebecausetheyclearlyunderstandsomethingbeforehanD.Oftentheywriteaboutsomethingbecausetheywanttounderstandit.YoucandothesamE.Writingwillhelpbringyoutoanunderstanding.Giveitatry.65.AccordingtothetextwritingcanhelpyoualotinthefollowingwaysEXCEPT______.A.theincreaseofyourbrainpowerB.theabilitytorememberC.thedevelopmentofyourinterestinstudyD.thebetterunderstandingofatopic66.Theunderlinedsentenceyou’rehalf-waythereinthefifthparagraphimplies暗示that________.A.youarealreadysuccessfulB.youstillneedtoworkhardC.writingcanhelpyouwalkhalfwayD.writingisimportanttosolveproblems67.What’sthemainpurposeofthewriterwritingthetext?A.Toadvisereaderstostarttheirwriting.B.Toexplaintheimportanceofwriting.C.Topersuadereaderstobecomewriters.D.Toincreasereaders’brainpower

Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That’sthefindingofascientificstudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoateatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaythanthosewhoneveratefish.TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatholdthebeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefitsparticularlytotheheart.Heartdiseaseisthenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStateswithmorethan550000deathsfromheartattackseachyear.ButresearchershavenoticedthattherateofheartdiseaseislowerincountriesthateatmorefishthanAmericansdo.TherearefewerheartdiseasedeathsforexampleamongtheEskimosofGreenlandwhoeatabout14ouncesoffishadayandamongtheJapanesewhodailyeatfishaboutmorethan3ounces.For20yearstheDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen20percentofwhomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudytheaveragefishconsumption消耗wasabouttwo-thirdsofanounceeachdaywithmoremeneatingthinfishthanfattyfish.Duringthenexttwodecades十年78ofthemendiedfromheartdiseasE.ThefewestdeathswereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefishevenfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapaneseorEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastruenotconsideringotherfactors因素suchasagehighbloodpressureorbloodcholesterol.25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheDutchresearchhasprovedthateatingfishcanhelptopreventheartdiseasE.B.Heartdoctorswon’tcallatyourhousesolongasyoukeepeatingfisheachday.C.AmongallthediseasesheartdiseaseisthemostdangerousinAmericA.D.ThereisalowrateofheartdiseaseinJapanandGreenlanD.26.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thehighrateofheartdiseaseB.thegreatchangedinpeople’sdietC.thefishconsumptioninsomecountriesD.theinfluenceoffisheatingonpeople’shealth27.HowmanylivescouldprobablybesavedeachyearintheUnitedStatesbyeatingfishaccordingtotheDutchstudy?A.152000B.110000C.275000D.55000028.Wecanconcludethat_______.A.heartdiseaseusuallyhappensinAmericaB.noheartdiseasehappensinJapanandGreenlandC.highbloodpressurecanmakepeopledieD.eatingfishregularlycanmakepeoplelivelonger

USchatshowqueenOprahWinfreysurprised300membersofheraudience观众byannouncingshewassendingthemonatriptoAustraliainDecember.Winfreywillalsofilmanepisode集ofhershowattheSydneyOprahHousE.TheAustraliangovernmentsaiditwasspendingAUS$澳元3milliontohelpbringTheOprahWinfreyShowtothecountryasawaytoimprovetourism.TourismMinisterMartinFergusoninsisteditwasmoneywell-spentasitwouldputAustraliainthespotlightwiththepopularTVshowwatchedby40millionAmericansandscreenedin145countries.OprahisafamousnameandshehasthepowertoliftAustralia’sprofile形象asanimportanttouristcountryhesaidinastatement.Winfreymadetheannouncementduringthefirstepisodeofher25thandfinalseriesonMonday.AftertellingtheaudiencewithasuggestionthatshemighttakethemonatriptoNewYorkPhiladelphiaorLosAngelesshesaidherlastseasonprovidedsomethingbigger.IstartedtothinkaboutwhereIwouldmostwanttogo.MaybeIshouldtakeallofyouwithmetotheothersideoftheworlD.We’regoingtoAustralia！shesaiD.SeveralepisodeswillbefilmedduringthetripwhichWinfreysaidhadbeenalmostayearintheplanningandwouldtakeinbeachesSydneyHarbourandtheGreatBarrierReef.ItmarksthefirsttimethattheshowwillbefilmedwithitsUSaudienceoutsideNorthAmericA.TheAustraliantripfollowsasimilaractin2004whenWinfreygaveacartoeachmemberofheraudiencE.28.What’stheAustraliangovernment’saimofinvitingOprahWinfrey?A.TospreadAustralia’sculturE.B.TodevelopAustralia’stourism.C.TointroduceOprahWinfrey’sshowtothecountry.D.Toimprovetherelationsbetweenthetwocountries29.WhichwordcanbestdescribeMartinFerguson’sattitudetowardsOprahWinfrey’sAustraliantrip?A.WorrieD.B.Doubtful.C.ProuD.D.Confident.30.What’sspecialaboutOprahWinfrey‘sAustraliantrip?A.Thebiggestnumberofaudiencewilltakepartintheshow..B.TheaudiencewillgetpresentsfromOprahWinfreyforthefirsttimE.C.OprahWinfreywillmakeaprograminaforeigncountryforthefirsttimE.D.OprahWinfreywillhosthershowabroadwithherUSaudienceforthefirsttimE.31.HowwouldtheaudienceprobablyfeelwhentheyheardOprahWinfrey’splan?A.ExciteD.B.MovedC.PuzzledD.Disappointed

Gotochurchthenhaveabiglunchthengoouttoplaywhilemumdoesthehousework.Thatwasatypical典型的BritishSundayinthe1960s.Butthingsnowcouldnotbemoredifferent.SomeBritishsociologistsrecentlystudiedthetypicalBritishSunday.Theyfoundthatpeoplegetuplateranddolesshouseworkthantheydid40yearsago.TheyarefarmorelikelytobeoutshoppingorenjoyingthemselvesthancookingSundaylunch.Sundaymorningswerebusy40yearsago.Mostwomencaughtupontheirweeklyhouseworkandcookedanicelunch.TheyseldomallowedthemselvesanyleisureuntilafternoonafterthedisheswerecleaneD.Thentherewouldbeanotherrushtothetablebetween5:00pmand6:00pmforteA.ButnowBritonscanhavebrunch早午餐attherestaurant.Fewerpeoplebother添麻烦tocookthemselves.Youonlyhavetwofreedaysaweek.Youdon’twanttohavetowasteonebecausethereisnothingtodobutwatchboringTVsaidElizabethBiggs25aproducerinLondon.OnSaturdayyouarerecoveringfromtheweekBiggsaddeD.Sundaysarethelastchancefortheweekend—youwanttogetasmuchasyoucanoutofthedaybeforeyouhavetogobacktowork.InthepastBritishwomenusuallydidtheirshoppingduringtheweekwhilethehusbandwasatwork.NowmenseemtodothatasmuchaswomensaidJonathanGershunyaprofessorwhotookpartinthestudy.MenalsodomorehouseworknowonSundays.Backinthe1960smenwerefarmorelikelytospendSundaysoutofthehouse—atthepuborplayingfootball—beforelunch.28.ManyBritonshavebrunchattherestaurantbecause_______.A.Theywon’tbothertocookthemselves.B.TheygetuptoolatE.C.TheyhavenotimetocookathomE.D.Theywillgotochurch.29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.BritonsusedtogotochurchonSundays.B.BritishwomendidtheirshoppingonSundaysinthepast.C.BritonsusuallyhadabiglunchathomE.D.Britishmendidlittlehouseworkathomeinthepast.30.TheunderlinedwordleisureinPara3means___________.A.houseworkB.shoppingC.freetimeD.lunch31.Thetextmainlytellsus________.A.thechangesofthewaystheBritonsspendtheirSundaysB.whyBritonsgoshoppingonSundaysC.HowBritonsspendtheirholidays[来源D.whatBritonsdidonSundays

Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.ForhundredsofyearstheIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finallyin1921theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIrelanD.TheresultisthattodaytherearetwoIrelands.NorthernIrelandinthenorthispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIrelandinthesouthisanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincroppotatoeswasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750000peoplediedofhunger.Thisandashortage短缺ofworkforcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSAtheUKAustraliaandCanadA.Asaresultoftheseproblemsthepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.FormanyyearsthemajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Todaymanypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.LifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountrysidewherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpacE.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWildeafamousIrishwriteroncesaidthattheIrishwerethegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks.SinceindependenceIrelandhasreviveditsowncultureofmusiclanguageliteratureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolinwhistlesetC.56.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependencE.C.HowtwoIrelandscameintobeing.D.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.57.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland________.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments58.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsmeaninthelastparagraph?A.hasreviewedB.hasreturnedC.hasrecoveredD.hasreached59.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________.A.theIrishcharacterB.afamousIrishwriterC.IrishmusicalinstrumentsD.Irishculture60.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeinIrelandB.IrelandPastandPresentC.A.VeryDifficultHistoryD.TheIndependenceofIreland

WantedsomeoneforakissWe’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprograms.MusicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessaryalongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusiC.PleaseapplyinwritingtoProducerVacanciesKiss100.FatherChristmasWe’relookingforaveryspecialpersonpreferablyover40tofillourFatherChristmassuit.Workingdays:EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday10:30-16:00.Excellentpay.PleasecontacttheEnterpriseShoppingCenterStationParadeEastbounD.AccountantsAssistantWhenyoujointheteaminourRevenueAdministrationUnityouwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivisiondealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeC.levelwewouldliketotalktoyou.ThispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperiencE.WaldenDistrictCouncilSoftwareTrainerIfyouareaged24-25andhaveexperienceinteachingandtrainingyoucouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogramwriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecisionandupwardsof$15000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCVtoMrs.R.OgilviePalmlaceLimiteD.29.Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?A.TheEnterpriseShoppingCenter.B.Mrs.R.OgilviePalmlaceLimiteD.C.ProducerVacanciesKiss100.D.WaldenDistrictCouncil.30.WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCenterneedsapersonwho__________.A.isagedbetween24and40B.maydosometrainingworkC.canworkforaboutamonthD.shoulddealwithgeneralduties31.Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?A.ProducerLondonKiss.B.FatherChristmas.C.SoftwareTrainer.D.AccountantsAssistant.

UniversityRoomRegulationsApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidential住宿的rooms:electricblanketshairdryerspersonalcomputersradiostelevisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:candlesceilingfansfireworkswaterbedssunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLifE.AccesstoResidentialRoomsStudentsareprovidedwithacombination组合密码fortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheck-in.DonotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyonE.TheOfficeofResidenceLifemaychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.CookingPolicyStudentslivinginbuildingsthathavekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.KitchensthatarenotkeptcleanmaybeclosedforusE.Withtheexceptionofusingasmallmicrowaveoven微波炉toheatfoodstudentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.PetPolicyNopetsexceptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms.Studentswhoarefoundwithpetswhethervisitingorownedbythestudentaresubjecttoaninitialfineof$100andacontinuingfineof$50adayperpet.Studentsreceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.IfoneweekfromthedateofwrittennoticethepetisnotremovedthestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt.QuietHoursResidentialbuildingsmustmaintainanatmospherethatsupportstheacademicmissionoftheUniversity.Minimumquiethoursinallcampusresidencesare11:00pmto8:00amSundaythroughThursday.QuiethoursonFridayandSaturdaynightsare1:00amto8:00am.Studentswhoviolatequiethoursaresubjecttoafineof$25.21.Whichofthefollowingitemsareallowedinstudentrooms?A.Radiosandtelevisions.B.Candlesandceilingfans.C.Hairdryersandwaterbeds.D.DVDplayersandfireworks.22.Youshouldpay________tochangeyourroomdoorlockcombination.A.$100.B.$80.C.$50.D.$25.23.Whatdoweknowaboutthepetpolicy?A.Nopetsarepermittedinstudentrooms.B.Ifyouhaveavisitingpetyouwon’tbefineD.C.Studentswon’treceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.D.StudentsmightbereferredtotheStudentCourtforkeepingpetsintheirrooms.24.Whencanstudentsenjoyapartyinresidences?A.7:00amTuesday.B.11:00pmFriday.C.7:30amSaturday.D.11:30pmSunday.

OnFridayMay6ourclasswilltakeafieldtriptoNorthParkZoo.Thezoohaslionselephantsandotherinterestinganimals.ManyoftheanimalswehavebeenstudyingwillbethereforustocloselyobservE.Ourclasswillbedividedintosixteams.Eachteamwillhavefivestudentsandoneleader.TheleadersarelistedinthetablE.Team1MissBankerTeam2Mrs.LopezTeam3Mr.HarperTeam4MissAbelTeam5Mr.SotoTeam6Mrs.ThomasWhatYouNeedtoKnowOnthemorningofthetripthestudentswillbedividedintoteams.OnestudentfromeachteamwillreceiveacamerA.Thecamerapersonwilltakepicturesoftheteamtheanimalsandotherfunsightsatthezoo.Allstudentsshouldwearblueshirts.Besuretowearcomfortableshoesbecausewewillbewalkingallday.Pleasebringabaglunchandadrink.Wewillhaveapicnicattheparkinsidethezoo.Bringahealthysnacksuchasapieceoffruitandadrinkforlaterintheday.Whenweareatthezooalwaysremainwithyourteam.Donotleavetheteamwithoutaskingpermissionfromtheteamleader.FeedingtheAnimalsTheONLYanimalsthatstudentsareallowedtofeedarethoseintheChildren’sZoo.Specialfoodcanbeboughtatthezoofor25centsandgiventotheseanimals.Donotfeedyourlunchtothem.Itisnotgoodfortheanimals.ParentInformationThecostis$1.00forstudentsand$3.00foradultstoenterthezoo.Thestudentswillleavetheschoolat9:00A.M.andreturnat2:30P.M.Pleasesignthepermissionpaper.Returnitalongwiththemoneytoyourchildren’steacherbyMondayMay2.Boththepermissionpaperandthemoneyshouldbeinanenvelopewithyourchild’snamewrittenontheoutsidE.21.MissAbelwillbetheleaderforTeam__________.A.1B.2C.3D.422.Studentsshouldnotfeedtheirlunchestotheanimalsbecause_________.A.theteamleadersneedsnackslaterB.thefoodmaymaketheanimalssickC.thestudentswillbecomehungrylaterD.theanimalsliketheirownfoodbetter23.Thestudentshavethefieldtripmainlyinorderto_________.A.workwithteamleadersB.haveapicturetaken.C.seeanimalstheyhavestudieD.D.eathealthysnacks

Goodpoemsfallintothreecategories:thosearerecognizedasclassics;thoseseemtobepopularandthoseyoupersonallylikE.Poemstypicallybeingshortthereisnoreasonnottoexploreplentyofboth.Howeverhowtowritegoodpoems?Choosetherightwords.Ifanoveliswordsinthebestorderapoemisthebestwordsinthebestorder.Youwanttokeepworkingatyourpoemuntilyouhavebuiltastrongstructureofwords.Useonlythosewordsnecessarythatenhance加强themeaningofthepoem.Chooseyourwordscarefully.Useconcreteimageryandvividdescriptions.Lovehateandhappinessareallabstractconcepts.Manymaybeallpoemsaredeepdownaboutemotionsandotherabstractionsbutitishardtobuildastrongpoemusingonlyabstractions.Thekeyistoreplaceorenhanceabstractionswithconcreteimagesthingsthatyoucanappreciatewithyoursenses.Anobjectivecorrelativeisanobjectseveralobjectsoraseriesofeventsthatevoketheemotionorideaofthepoem.Reallypowerfulpoetryusesconcreteimagesandalsodescribesthemvividly.Showyourreadersandlistenerswhatyouaretalkingabout.DescribethethingsyouhearseetastetouchandsmellsothatthereadercanidentifywiththeirownexperiencE.Givesomeexamplesratherthanpurelymental/intellectualdescriptions.Usepoeticdevicestoenhanceyourpoem’sbeautyandmeaning.Themostwell-knownpoeticdeviceisrhymE.Rhymecanaddsuspense悬念toyourlinesenhanceyourmeaningormakethepoemmorecohesiveandprettier.Poeticdevicescanmakeapoemiftheybringtoomuchattentiontothemselvestheycanruinit.Saveyourmostpowerfulmessageorinsightfortheendofyourpoem.ThelastlineistoapoemthatapunchlineistoajokE.Givethereadersomethingtothinkaboutafterreadingyourpoem.Resisttheurgetoexplainit;letthereaderbecomeengagedwiththepoemindevelopinganunderstandingoryourexperienceormessagE.Youwouldedityourpoemsandgetopinionsofothersifnecessary.51.Whichisthestandardofgoodpoems?A.Poemsaretypicallybeingshort.B.PoemsareclassicspopularandpersonallylikE.C.Poemsarewordsinthebestorder.D.Poemsarethebestwordsinthebestorder.52.WhichisNOTtrueaboutpoems?A.Poemscanbemorepowerfulwithdescriptiondreamily.B.Poemsaredeepdownaboutemotionsandotherabstractions.C.PoemsmustbebasedonconcreteimagesthatpeoplecansensE.D.Poemscanbeidentifiedwithpeople’sownexperiencE.53.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttogetagoodeffectofyourpoem?A.Writeallabstractconceptssuchaslovehateandhappiness.B.Makeyourpoemsdeeperdownaboutemotionsandotherabstractions.C.Givesomepurelymentalorintellectualdescriptions.D.Writeyouandyourreaders’familiarorevenexperiencedthings.54.Whatplaysanimportantroleinpoems?A.Structures.B.SuspensE.C.RhymE.D.Description.55.Whydoestheauthorusethesecondsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.TellthefunctionofthelastlinE.B.Thereadersexpectfortheseries.C.Thereaderscanwaitforexplanation.D.Connectthepoemwiththereaders’ownexperiencE.

InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Foeexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood垃圾食品laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoressectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics化妆品sectionwhiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderovercosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingtheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwinewentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisioninthefirstfewseconduponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepollthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.25.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.Tosavecustomerstimes.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.TohelpselljunkfooD.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.26.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.27.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’tastE.D.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroduceshowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtoastrangerthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchaphraseasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformal正式的formostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytcustomers顾客inshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholdpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstname;ifyourfriendshipismostformaluseMrMrsMsetC.beforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.52.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.apologizetoothersC.catchtheattentionofastrangerD.suggestgoodmanners53.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim.A.JohnB.SmithC.Mr.JoinD.Mr.Smith54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericanthaninEnglanD.B.PeopleoftenuseMrMrsorMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.C.PalandMateareusuallyonlyusedamongmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames.55.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish.A.textbookB.cardC.storybookD.grammarbook

TextmessagingisasurprisinglygoodwaytoreceivecandidresponsestosensitivequestionsaccordingtoanewstudytobepresentedthisweekattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationforPublicOpinionResearch.Thepreliminary初步的resultsofourstudysuggestthatpeoplearemorelikelytodisclosesensitiveinformationviatextmessagesthaninvoiceinterviewssaysFredConradapsychologistattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch.ThisissortofsurprisingsaysConradsincemanypeoplethoughtthattextingwoulddecreasethelikelihoodofdisclosingsensitiveinformationbecauseitcreatesapersistentvisualrecordofquestionsandanswersthatothersmightseeonyourphoneandintheclouD.Withtexttheresearchersalsofoundthatpeoplewerelesslikelytoengageinsatisficing—asurveyindustrytermreferringtothecommonpracticeofgivinggoodenougheasyanswers.Webelievepeoplegivemorepreciseanswersviatextingbecausethere'sjustnotthetimepressureinalargelyasynchronous非同步的modeliketextthatthereisinphoneinterviewssaysConraD.Asaresultrespondentsareabletotakelongertoarriveatmoreaccurateanswers.ConradconductedthestudywithMichaelSchoberaprofessorofpsychologyattheNewSchoolforSocialResearch.We'reintheearlystagesofanalyzingourfindingssaysSchober.Butsofaritseemsthattextingmayreducesomerespondents'tendencytoshadethetruthortopresentthemselvesinthebestpossiblelightinaninterviewevenwhentheyknowit'sahumaninterviewertheyarecommunicatingwithviatext.Whatwecannotyetbesureofiswhoismostlikelytobedisclosiveintext.IsitdifferentforfrequenttextersorgenerationalforexampleForthestudytheresearchersrecruitedapproximately600iPhone­usersthroughGoogleAdsofferingthemiTunesStorerewardstoparticipateinthestudy.Theirgoalsweretoseewhetherresponsestothesamequestionsdiffereddependingonseveralvariables:whetherthequestionswereaskedviatextorvoicewhetherahumanoracomputeraskedthequestionsandwhethertheenvironmentincludingthepresenceofotherpeopleandthelikelihoodofmultitaskingaffectedtheanswers.59.TheunderlinedwordcandidinParA.1probablymeans________.A.ambitiousB.criticalC.straightforwardD.subjective60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.about600iPhoneusershavebeenawardediTunesbyresearchersB.differentvariablesmightaffecttheresponsesofmessagingC.textingwillgiveawaylesssensitiveinformationD.peoplefondoftextmessagingaremorehonest61.Comparedwithphoneinterviewstextinghasthestrengththatpeoplecould________.A.paylessforsendingamessageB.enjoymorefreedomofspeechC.havemoretimetomakeareplyD.presenttheirbesttotheinterviewers62.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TextingUpsTruthfulnessB.TextingBenefitsIntervieweesC.TextingDownsResponsesD.TextingExposesIdentity

AcrossBritainburnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers.Butaccordingtoanewstudyweshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Nowthenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabourstheywouldearnasmuchas￡172000ayear.ThestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdoaswellasthehourstheyareworkingtodeterminethefigurE.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome￡30.000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.Byanalyzingthenumbersitfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertimE.Afterquestioning1000motherswithchildrenunder18itfoundchildrenunder18itfoundthatonmostdaysmumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabouritsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeonincludinghousekeeperpart-timelawyerpersonaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyerat￡4898anhourwouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthemumjobswithpsychologist心理学家acloseseconD.Italsoaskedmothersaboutthechallengestheyfacewith80percentmakingemotional情感的demandthehardestthingaboutmotherhooD.Overathirdofmumsfelttheyneededmoretrainingandaroundhalfsaidtheymissedgoingoutwithfriends.ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMother’sDay.Theemotionalphysicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbenever-endingbutchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing投人intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.28.HowmuchdoesaPrimeMinisterearnaccordingtothepassage?A.￡30000.B.￡142000C.￡172000D.￡20200029.Thebiggestchallengeformostmothersiffrom_____________.A.emotionaldemandB.lowpayforworkC.heavyworkloadD.lackoftraining30.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?A.Mothers’importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.B.ThesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworthwhilE.C.Mothers’devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculateD.D.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.31.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?A.Mothers’workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduceD.B.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.C.Mothers’labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealizeD.D.MothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallifE.

InBritainandothercountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegE.ThisideanevergainedabigfollowinginAmericA.Recentnewsreportshavesuggestedthatinterestmaybegrowingthoughtherearenoofficialnumbers.CharlesDeaconDeanofAdmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.estimatesthatinthecurrentfirst-yearclassof1600studentsonlyabout25decidedtotakeayearoff.Hesaysthisnumberhasn’tchangedmuchovertheyears.Mr.Deaconsaysthemostcommonreasonfortakingagapyearistohaveachancetotravelbuthesaysinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucationbutitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentshopingtobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospital.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.ItalsonotesthatstudentsaresometimesadmittedtoHarvardorothercollegespartlybecausetheydidsomethingunusualwiththattimE.OfcourseagapyearisnotforeveryonE.Studentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollegeandparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBull’sjobistospecializeinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinterestintheideaofayearoffandshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogramscostfarlessthanayearofcollegE.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.IfyouwanttogotoanAmericanuniversitytakeagapyearfirst.B.MoreandmoreAmericanstudentsarechoosingtotakeayearoff.C.ItislikelythattakingagapyearisbecomingpopularinAmericA.D.Americansholddifferentopinionstowardsstudents’takingagapyear.61.Howmanyreasonsforstudents’takingagapyeararementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.62.TheessayTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.suggeststhat______.A.everystudentmusttakeagapyearbeforeapplyingforafamousuniversityB.somefamousuniversitiesencouragestudentstogainmorelifeexperiencesC.takinga‘gapyear’canmakestudentsfreefromlifelearningD.thestressofstudiesdoesharmtothestudents’health63.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CharlesDeacondoesn’tsupporttheideaofthestudents’takingagapyear.B.Booksandmediahavecontributedtothestudents’interestinschoollearning.C.Parentsmightdisagreewiththeprogramconcernedabouttheirchildren’sfuturE.D.Expertsagreetakingayearoffwillbenefitthestudentsemotionallyandphysically.

Ifyouseeagroupofpeopledancingandsingingonthestreetorintherailwaystationyoudon'tneedtofeelsurpriseD.Theyareaflashmob暴民.Whoarethey?Aretheymobs?Don'tbeconfusedbytheirnamE.Actuallyaflashmobisagroupofpeoplewhogathersuddenlyinapublicplacedosomethingunusualforabriefperiodoftimeandthenquicklydisappear.TheyareusuallyorganizedwiththehelpoftheInternetorotherdigitalcommunicationsnetworks.ThemessagesmaybesenttofriendswhosendtomorepeoplE.Atapredeterminedtimetheygatherandperformsomeactivitiessuchasexchangingbookscomingtogethertolookattheskywavingtheirhandsandyellingsomethingatthetopoftheirvoicefor30seconds.ThentheyquicklydisappearbeforethepolicecanarrivE.Usingmobilephonestheflashmobcanchangeitsplaceifthefirstonehasbeencancelledforanyreason.BillWasiksenioreditorofHarper'sMagazineorganizedthefirstflashmobinManhattaninMay2003andthefirstsuccessfulflashmobgatheredonJune32003.Wasikclaimedthathecreatedtheflashmobasasocialexperimentdesignedtolaughatfashionseekersandstresstheculturalatmosphereofwantingtobeaninsiderorpartofthenextbigthing.FlashmobgatheringscansometimesshockpeoplE.SuchanactivitymightseemamusingandmagicalbutitalsomightfrightenpeoplewhoarenotawareofwhatistakingplacE.Undoubtedlyflashmobcanserveasgoodpoliticaltoolsandhavegreatpotentialsuchasusingflashmobtoadvertiseaproduct.Theflashmobisnowbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Peopleuseittodomanythings.Forexamplein2009MichaelJackson’sfanstookpartinaflashmobtorememberhim.HundredsofhisfansgatheredsinginganddancingMichael’sfamoussongBeatIttogether.Flashmobsgivepeoplefromallwalksoflifeanopportunitytocometogethertocreateamemory.28.WhatisNOTthefeatureoftheflashmob?A.Itcangettogetherquickly.B.Itcanchangeitsplacefreely.C.Itcandoactivitiessuddenly.D.Itcaninjurepeopleseriously.29.Howdoflashmobsinformoneanother?①ByusingtheInternet.②Bywritingletters.③Byyelling.④Bywavinghands.⑤Byusingmobilephones.⑥Byholdingameeting.A.③④B.①⑤C.②⑥D.①⑥30.WhydidBillWasikcreatetheflashmob?A.Toadvertisesomeproducts.B.Tohelppeoplemakefriends.C.Tomakefunoffashionseekers.D.Tocreatesomememories.31.Whatcanwelearnabouttheflashmobfromthepassage?A.BillWasikorganizedthefirstsuccessfulflashmobinMay2003.B.Peopleareencouragedtotakeamoreactivepartinanactivity.C.FlashmobstendtodosomethingillegalforashorttimE.D.Flashmobgatheringcanfrightenallthepeoplepresent.

GamesareagoodformofteachingortrainingchildrenastheycombinefunwithknowledgE.Theymaketheteachingortrainingactivitiesmoreinteresting.Theyareusefulinallfieldsofteachingandtraining.HelpyourchilddiscoverjusthowmuchmoreisgoingonintheworldaroundthemwiththislisteninggamE.Itwillalsoprovideafewminutesofpeaceandquietinwhatisprobablyaverynoisyandbusyday.A.discussionofthesoundsyoueachhearwillalsoassistinlanguagedevelopmentandanabilitytoarticulatethatwhichwashearD.Thesit-and-listengameisespeciallyhelpfulifyourchildisatthestageofdevelopinglanguageskills:listeningspeakingandsoon.Method:Thisisaveryrelaxingactivityinwhichyoubothneedtositstillandsilentforabout30secondsandjustlistentotheworldaroundyou.Youarebothtryingtohearasmanydifferentthingsasyoucanwhethertheyarecarspeopleairplaneswaterrunningthewindinthetreesoranyotherkindsofdailysounds.Afterthegiventimeisuphavingachataboutwhatyoubothcouldhear.Itisagoodideatoaskyourlittleonesomeopenendedquestionstopromotetheirlanguagedevelopmentsuchas:Whatweretheloudestsoundsyouheard?Whatweretheclosestsoundsyouheard?Howmanycarsdidyouhear?Howfarawaydoyouthinkthatbarkingdogmightlive?Whatsoundsdidyouhearwhichyoudidnotexpecttohear?Note:Asanextensionactivityyoumaywishtodrawapictureofallthethingsyoucouldhear.21.Thesit-and-listengameisintendedtodevelop____.A.yourchild'scuriosityB.yourchild'simaginationC.yourchild'spatienceD.yourchild'slanguageability22.Duringthegamethechild_.A.isgivenmoretimethantheparentB.triestocatchanysoundthatisgoingonC.cangoandexploreoutdoorsifnecessaryD.canasktheparentanyquestionhe/shehas23.AfteradiscussionofthesoundsyoucanaskyourchildA.towriteadiaryB.todictatethenewwordslearntC.todrawapictureofthehappeningsD.toimitatethesoundshe/shehasheard24.Theunderlinedwordarticulateinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_.A.describeB.ignoreC.imitateD.imagine

Inbusinessthere'saspeeddifference:It'sthedifferencebetweenhowimportantafirm'sleaderssayspeedistotheircompetitivestrategyandhowfastthecompanyactuallymoves.ThedifferenceisimportantregardlessofindustryandcompanysizE.CompaniesfearfuloflosingtheircompetitiveadvantagespendmuchtimeandmoneylookingforwaystopickupthespeeD.Inourstudyof343businessesthecompaniesthatchosetogogogototrytogain_an_edgeendedupwithlowersalesandoperatingincomesthanthosethatpausedatkeymomentstomakesuretheywereontherighttrack.What'smorethefirmsthatsloweddowntospeedupimprovedtheirtopandbottomlinesaveraging40%highersalesand52%higheroperatingincomesoverathree­-yearperioD.Howdidtheydis-obeythelawsofbusinessphysicstakingmoretimethancompetitorsyetperformingbetter?Theythoughtdifferentlyaboutwhatslowerandfastermean.Firmssometimesfailtounderstandthedifferencebetweenoperationalspeedmovingquicklyandstrategicspeedreducingthetimeittakestodelivervalue.SimplyincreasingthespeedofproductionforexamplemaybeonewaytotrytoreducethespeeddifferencE.Butthatoftenleadstoreducedvalueovertimeintheformoflower­qualityproductsandservices.Inourstudyhigher­performingcompanieswithstrategicspeedalwaysmadechangeswhennecessary.Theybecamemoreopentoideasanddiscussion.Theyencouragednewwaysofthinking.Andtheyallowedtimetolookbackandlearn.Bycontrastperformancesufferedatfirmsthatmovedfastallthetimepaidtoomuchattentiontoimprovingefficiencystucktotestedmethodsdidn'tdevelopteamspiritamongtheiremployeesandhadlittletimethinkingaboutchanges.Strategicspeedservesasakindofleadership.Teamsthatregularlytaketimetogetthingsrightratherthanploughaheadfullborearemoresuccessfulinmeetingtheirbusinessgoals.Thatkindofstrategymustcomefromthetop.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartgainanedgeinParagraph2mean?A.Reachthelimit.B.Setagoal.C.IncreasethespeeD.D.GetanadvantagE.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Firmsguidedbystrategicspeedtaketimetomakenecessarychanges.B.Firmsguidedbyoperationalspeedtaketimetodevelopnecessaryteamspirit.C.Howfastafirmmovesdependsonhowbigitis.D.Howcompetitiveafirmisdependsonwhatitproduces.31.Whichcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Reducetime?Movefaster.B.Needspeed?Slowdown.C.Improvequality?Servebetter.D.Delivervalue?PloughaheaD.

Thejourneytwonaval海军的officersmadesometimeagototheverydeepestpointontheearthmakesusrealizehowmuchoftheworldstillremainstobeexploreD.ThetwomenwentdownsevenmilestothebottomofthePa­cificOceaninsideasmallsteelballcalledabathyscaphetofindoutifthereareanyoceancurrents急流orsignsoflifE.Itwasnecessarytosetoutearlysothatthebathyscaphewouldcometothesurfaceindaylight白昼andsobeeasilyfoundbythemothershipwhichwouldbewaitingforit.Thediversbeganpreparationsatdawnandsoonafterwardswhenallwasreadythesteelballdisappearedunderthesurfaceofthewater.Intimethetemperaturedroppedtofreezing-pointandthementrembled颤抖insidetheball.Theykeptintouchwiththemothershipbytelephonedescribinghowtheyfelt.Thenatadepthof3000feetthetelephonestoppedworkingandtheywerequitecutofffromtheoutsideworlD.At30000feetthemenweresurprisedbyasuddenloudnoise:eventhesmallestholeintheballwouldhavemeantinstantdeath.Lucidlythoughitwasonlyoneoftheouterwindowsthathadbroken.Soonafterwardsthebathyscaphetouchedthesoftoceanfloorraisingabigcloudofdustmadeupofdifferentkindsofsmalldeadseaanimals.Herepowerfullightslitupthedarkwaterandthemenweresur­prisedtoseefishswimmingjustabovethemquiteuntroubledbytheverylargewaterpressurE.Buttheydidnotdaretoleavethelightsonforlongastheheatfromthemmadethewaterboil.Quiteunexpectedlythetelephonebeganworkingagainandtheweakbutclearvoicesoftheofficerswereheardonthemothership.AfterastayofthirtyminutesthemenbegantheirjourneyuparrivingthreehourslatercoldandwetthroughbutnonetheworsefortheirexperiencE.53.Whatdidtheofficersfindoutatthebottomofthesea?A.Theyonlyfounddifferentdeadseaanimals.B.TheydidfindsignsoflifE.C.TherewasnosignsofanylifE.D.Therewasonlydust.54.Thejourneytothebottomoftheseahelpedustorealizethat_________.A.muchoftheworldhasn'tyetbeenexploredB.therearenotanysignsoflifeatthebottomoftheseaC.strongwaterpressurehasgreateffectonfishD.powerfullightscannotturnedonattheoceanfloorwithoutkillingfish55.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto...coldandwetthroughbutnonetheworsefortheirexperience?A.Theywerecoldandwetthroughwhichwastheworstthingofall.B.TheywereevenworsethancoldandwetthroughatthebottomoftheseA.C.ConsideringwhattheyhadjustexperiencedbeingcoldandwetthroughwasnottoobaD.D.Forsuchanexperiencebeingcoldandwetthroughwasnotbadforthematall.

ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobilE.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworld'sfirstautomobilE.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacar'spartstotheworkerinsteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrueeither.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeForD.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeople'sideasandmakethembetter.AndhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionlinE.Intheearlydaysoftheautomobilealmosteverycarmakerracedhiscars.ItwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnoticE.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Ford'smostfamousracewashisfirstonE.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.Theracewasin1901atafieldnearDetroit.Allofthemostfamouscarshadenteredbutonlytwowereleft:theWintonandForD.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeeD.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.TheWintontookanearlyleaD.Buthalfwaythroughtheraceitbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.AndneartheendoftheracehetooktheleaD.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.Hisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewell­knownallovertheUnitedStates.WithinweeksoftheraceHenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.In1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.ThatsalewasthebeginningofHenryFord'sdream.Fordsaid:IwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeoplE.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamilybutsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.ItwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployeD.AnditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodernengineeringcanproducE.ItwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownonE.TheModelTwasacarofthatkinD.Itonlycost$850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT.Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals.Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT.Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelT'swerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.41.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1?A.Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.B.HeproducedthefirstcarintheworlD.C.Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.D.HeinventedtheproductionlinE.42.WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carrace?A.Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.B.Todrawpublicattention.C.Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.D.Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.43.WhatwasHenryFord'sdreamaccordingtothetext?A.Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.B.Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.C.Designingmorecarmodels.D.Startingmorecompanies.

TheworldischangingsofastthatEnglishperhapsthemostworldlyoflanguagesisstrugglingtokeepup.Learnersinthefuturearelikelytobemuchyounger.Youngchildrenareoftensaidtobebetteratlanguagelearningthanolderlearnersbuttheyalsohavespecialchallenges.Youngchildrendon’tusuallyhavethekindofinstrumentalmotivationanddeterminationforlearningEnglishthatolderlearnersoftenhavE.Englishlessonsmustthereforebefunandrewarding.ThereasonswhypeoplelearnEnglisharealsochanging.GlobalizationisbringingtogethermorepeoplethaneverwhospeakdifferentlanguagesandwhoareturningtoEnglishasthemeansofcommunication.TheEnglishlearnersofthefuturemaybelessworriedaboutsoundingexactlylikeanativespeakerandmoreconcernedabouthowtouseEnglisheffectivelyincross-culturalcommunication.Wemaybehearingmorenon-nativespeakersindialoguesandawiderrangeoftheNewEnglishesnowusedaroundtheworlD.TechnologywillallowEnglishtocometoyouratherthanyouhavingtogotoaspecialplacetolearnEnglish.LearningEnglishhasalwaysinvolvedbothpainandpleasureprivateeffortandsocialactivity.Traditionallearningprovidedtake-itorleave-itmixesoftheseaswellasofcontentbutinfuturelearnerswillbeabletochooseaplanwhichsuitstheirculturalandpsychologicaldispositions性情ortheirparticularneedsatthatmoment.Theyratherthantheirteacherswilldecidehowwhatandwhentheywilllearn.AbovealllearningEnglishisaboutcommunicationandanimportantbenefitoflearningEnglishisbeingabletoexchangeviewsandmakefriendswithpeopleallovertheworlD.Despitethegrowingindependenceoflearnerstrustedinstitutionsandbrandnameswillremainimportant.32.ComparedtoolderlearnersyoungEnglishlearners.A.aremoreactiveinlearningB.aremorehard-workinginlearningC.havemoredifficultiesinlearningD.havelesslastingdeterminationinlearning33.WhatcanwelearnaboutthefutureEnglishlanguage?A.BritishEnglishwillbemorepopular.B.AmericanEnglishwillbemorepopular.C.MostpeoplewillspeakstandardEnglish.D.ManydifferentkindsofEnglisheswillappear.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.FutureEnglishlessonswillbemoreinteresting.B.Oldpeoplewon’thavetolearnEnglishinthefuturE.C.PeoplewillpaymoreattentiontoEnglishpronunciation.D.Teacherswillplayamoreimportantroleinone’sEnglishlearning.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.LearningEnglishmeansnopaininthefuturE.B.EnglishtrainingschoolswillnotbepopularwithyoungpeopleinthefuturE.C.EnglishlearnerswillbecomelessindependentinthefuturE.D.MoreattentionwillbepaidtopersonalneedsinEnglishlearninginthefuturE.

Humans:It’stimetogiveuptheearthorfaceextinction灭绝.Itcouldbetheplotofasummerblockbuster成功的电影butthispredictionisn’tsciencefiction.It’saglimpse一瞥ofthefutureaccordingtofamousBritishscientistStephenHawking.Iseegreatdangersforthehumanracehesaidinaninterviewwithglobalforum论坛BigThink.Therehavebeenanumberoftimesinthepastwhenitssurvivalhasbeenaquestionoftouch-and-go.Hawkinganaward-winningphysicistsayshumansmustevacuateourhomeplanetwithinthenexttwocenturiesandexpandintospacetosurvivE.Ibelievethatthelong-termfutureofthehumanracemustbeinspacehesaiD.Itwillbedifficultenoughtoavoiddisastersonourplanetinthenexthundredyearsletalonethenextthousandormillion.HawkingwhowasawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedomlastyearhasrecentlyvoicedmanyconcernsaboutthefutureoflifeontheearth.InAprilhespokeabouthisfearofaliensinaninterviewfortheDiscoveryChannel.IfaliensvisitedustheoutcomewouldbemuchaswhenColumbuslandedinAmericawhichdidn’tturnoutwellfortheNativeAmericanshesaiD.Suchadvancedalienswouldperhapsbecomewanderslookingtoconquerandcolonizewhateverplanetstheycanreach.ButHawkingsaysheisstillhopefulforthefutureofhumanity.I’manoptimisthetoldBigThink.Wehavemaderemarkableprogressinthelasthundredyears.ButifwewanttocontinuebeyondthenexthundredyearsourfutureisinspacE.Gettingtoanotherplanetwillproveachallengenottomentioncolonizingitforhumanity.UniversityofMichiganastrophysicist天体物理学家KatherineFreesetoldBigThinkthattheneareststartotheearthisProximaCentauriwhichis4.2lightyearsaway.Thatmeansifyouweretravellingatthespeedoflightthewholetimeitwouldtake4.2yearstogetthere--orabout50000yearsusingcurrentrocketsciencE.28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonwhyhumansneedtogiveuptheearthaccordingtothepassage?A.Lotsofgreatdangersforhumanshavebeenseen.B.ItwillbehardforhumanstoavoiddisastersontheearthinthefuturE.C.Theearthwillbedestroyedbyworldwidewarsbeforelong.D.Advancedaliensmayconquerandcolonizetheearthsomeday.29.TheunderlinedwordevacuateinParagraph3probablymeans_______.A.leaveB.saveC.damageD.protect30.Hawking’sattitudetowardsthefutureofhumansis____________.A.objectiveB.positiveC.subjectiveD.negative31.HowlongwillittaketoreachProximaCentauribycurrentrocket?A.About4.2years.B.Over10years.C.Lessthan42000years.D.About50000years.

BelowisaselectionaboutGuinness吉尼斯WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecords♦Fastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywasaccordingtoCWRtheirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingeverI-hmorethan290.000peopletakingputinrecordattemptsin15differentcountries.KenichiIto'srecordattemptwasportofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewithsuperpowers.Hissuperpoweristorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyoTokyoin2008.♦MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAnaCalifomiacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble泡泡Festival.A.bubble'smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstratedatthethree-week-longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirawesomeskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformowpeopleinsideascupbubbleandtheysucceedeD.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.Therecordwassetor.April42011.♦LongestearsonadogAbloodhoundfromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.JeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitlE.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.HisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecordbutwhenhediedMr.Jeffrieslookover.♦MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBungaged109years97daysfollowedbyherdaughteraged89hergranddaughteraged70hergreatgrand-daughteraged52hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary211989♦MostTshirtswornatonceBelieveitornotthereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay222010forwearing245T-shirtsatthesametimE.ThenunfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordbolderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsin1essthantwohours..TheT-shirtsweighted68KGandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.HedethronedtheSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.♦HeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober9.2010thatagiganticpumpkin南瓜growninWisconcinwasofficiallytheworld’sheaviest.Itweighed1810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesotA.Stevens'pumpkinwas85poundsJavierthanthepreviousreIanotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisapreciseofraincowmaturegoodsoilseagrassandfishemulsion.Someoftheworld'sheaviestpumpkinsincludingtherecordbolderwereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYostforadozendays.51.WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwithasuperpower?A.HesetagoodexampletoallJapanesE.B.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.C.HesetanewrecordforFastest100mrunningonallfours.D.Heparticipatedinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.52.JeffriesisthenameofA.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsB.thegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestcareC.thepresentholderoftherecordforLongestcareonadogD.theformerholderoftherecordforlongestcareonadog53.HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.68.B.120.C.238.D.245.54.Accordingtothegiveninformation.whichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?A.TherecordforMostpeopleinsideasoupbubble.B.TherecordforMostlivinggenerations.C.TherecordforMostT-shirtswornatonce.D.TherecordforHeaviestpumpkin.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.CarswererarE.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI'vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors---silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.28.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.B.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.29.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended__________.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toexperiencelocalcultureD.toimprovehisridingskills30.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.31.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

InSingaporemostofuslovewindow­shoppingwhilesomeothersenjoyhavingapicnicatEastCoastParkorChangiBeachonsunnydays.Singaporeansareneverbotheredbytheoccasionalthunderstorm.Howeverweknowthatifitrainsforlongcontinuousperiodstherewillbemoreseriouseffects.JustrecentlythemainshoppingstreetofOrchardRoadwasfloodedandsomepartofBukitTimahwasimpassabletotraffiC.Peoplereactedbywritingintothenewspapertocomplainaboutthis!Weforgetthatothercountriessuffermuchworseeffects.Elsewhereheavytropical热带的stormsoftenresultinfloodsthatruincropsespeciallyinThailandandMalaysiA.ThisinturnusuallymeansthatthepriceofriceandvegetableshereinSingaporewillrisebecauseweimporttheseproductsfromthem.Ifthereisatyphoonortsunamithousandsoflivesarelosttoo.ThishappenedinIndonesiaandPhuketinThailandin2004anditservestoremindusofhowMotherNaturecancausegreatdamagE.Weatherpatternsingeneralhavechangeddramaticallyinrecentyears.Scientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingandtheresultingmeltingofthepolarice­caphascausedtheleveloftheoceantorisE.Thisinturncausesfloodingoflow­lyingareasincountrieswherethelandisratherflatandsomepartsofwhichisbelowwaterlevel.ItisbelievedthathumanactivitieshavecausedMotherNaturetoshowherextremeangersoitisnowimportantthatwereallyworktogethertocutdownonharmfulactivitiesforexampleillegallogging伐木orirresponsibleforest­burningtoclearlandforfarming.43.FromParagraph1wecanseethatmostSingaporeanslove________.A.makingcomplaintsB.goingoutforpicnicsC.doingwindow­shoppingD.travelingalongthecoast44.WhatwillhappeninSingaporeiftherearefloodsinitsneighboringcountries?A.Heavytropicalstormswillfollowshortly.B.Thepriceofriceandvegetableswillgoup.C.Manypeoplewillwriteintothenewspaper.D.MorericeandvegetableswillbeimporteD.45.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph1refersto________.A.thearrivalofheavytropicalstormsB.theimportofriceandvegetablesC.therisingpriceofriceandvegetablesD.thelossoflivesinnaturaldisasters46.WhatshouldwedoinordernottomakeMotherNatureangry?A.Clearmorelandforfarming.B.Reduceharmfulhumanactivities.C.BringdownthepriceoffooD.D.Improvethequalityofweather.

On26thJanuarythebiggestearthquakeinIndiatookthelivesof25000peoplE.Inthemorningwheneverybodywasenjoyingtheholidaytheearthquakebegan.Itwasabout7.5ontheRitcherscalE.ThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorE.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown.saidoneofthevillagersalivE.Thereisnowaternofoodandnoonehascometohelp.NobodydiedinPakistanacountrynexttoIndiA.ThecityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreAmericanSchoolwhereIwasstudyingallofthestudentsweresafE.Theywereonthefieldsomostchildrendidn’tfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.HoweverthoughMrs.Youngwasalsoonthesecondfloorshedidn’tfeelanything.Shedidn’tknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentfeelings.Mr.EmondthemathsteacherfromAustraliasaidthatwhentheearthquakestartedhethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhimbutthenanotherteachersaidthatitwasanearthquakE.Mrs.DavisandMr.Frostdidn’tfeelanythingeither.Mymotherdidn’tfeelanything.Shedidn’tevenknowthatitwasanearthquaketillshesawashakinglight.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.56.ThebiggestearthquakeinIndiahappenedonthe__________ofJanuary26th.A.nightB.afternoonC.noonD.morning57.PeopleuseRitcherscaletotell__________.A.wheretheearthquaketakesplaceB.howserioustheearthquakeisC.whentheearthquaketakesplaceD.howlongtheearthquakelasts58.Welearnthat__________fromthesentenceThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorE.A.IndiaisalargecountryB.theIndianpeoplehadnothingaftertheearthquakeC.thereisnotallbuildingsinIndiaD.theearthquakeinIndiawasserious59.ThecityofLahoreis__________.A.inIndiaB.inPakistanC.inAmericaD.inAustralia60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.IwaswithmyparentswhentheearthquakehappeneD.B.TheteachersinLahoreAmericanSchoolwereafraidoftheearthquakE.C.TheearthquakeinthecityofLahorewasn’tserious.D.Myparentsdidn’tknowtheearthquakehappeneD.

WashingtonD.C.isthecapitaloftheUnitedStates.It'sthecenterofthenationalgovernment.It'sabusyworkingcitywithalargepopulation.ButwhatismoreWashingtonisalsoacityofhistoryandculturE.Washingtonwascreatedin1790whenCongress国会decidedtoplacethenation'snewcapitalintheeastofthecountry.ItwasbuilthalfwaybetweenthenorthernandthesouthernstatesoftheAmericA.AndofcourseitwasnamedafterGeorgeWashingtonthefirstPresidentoftheUnitedStates.TherearemanytouristsightsinWashington.OneofthemistheWhiteHousE.ThisisthehomeandofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.MostvisitorsarehoweversurprisedbyhowsmalltheWhiteHouseactuallyis.Washingtonisalsoagreatculturecity.TheLibraryofCongresscontains包括oneofthelargestlibrarycollectionsintheworlD.TheSmithsonianMuseumholdsthenation'slargestcollectionofculturalmaterials.AndJohnF.KennedyCenterisafamouscenterofartandculturE.Ithasmanygreatmusicalandtheatreperformancesthroughouttheyear.32.Thewritermainlytalksabout________.A.WashingtonB.thehistoryofWashingtonC.buildingsandsightsinWashingtonD.thehistoryandcultureofWashington33.FromthepassageweknowthatWashingtonissituated位于in________.A.theeastoftheUSAB.thecenteroftheUSAC.theeastonthemiddlepointfromnorthtosouthofthecountryD.theeastandhalfwayawayfromthenorth34.ThewriterintroducesWashingtonintheorder顺序of________.A.generalintroductionsightsandhistoryB.generalintroductionhistorysightsandcultureC.populationhistoryandcultureD.historyandculture35.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.A.WashingtonisthelargestcityintheUSAB.WashingtonisalsothecenterofeconomicintheUSAC.WashingtonisayoungcityD.itissituatedinthewestoftheUSA

ChinesefemalescientistTuYouyouwonthe2015NobelPrizeinmedicineonOctober5forherdiscoveriesconcerninganoveltreatmentagainstMalaria疟疾.ThisisthefirstNobelPrizegiventoaChinesescientistforworkcarriedoutwithinChinA.TusharedtheprizewithIrish-bornWilliamCampbellandSatoshiOmuraofJapanwhowerehonoredfortheirrevolutionaryanti-roundwormtreatment.84-year-oldTuisawardedthisprizeforhercontributiontocuttingthedeathrateofmalariareducingpatients’sufferingandpromotingmankind’shealth.Althoughshereceivedseveralmedicalawardsinthepastthe2015NobelPrizeisdefinitelythemostprivilegerewardthatrecognizesTu’sdedicationandperseveranceindiscoveringartemisinin青蒿素thekeydrugthatbattlesmalaria-friendlyparasites寄生虫.Howeverherroutetothehonorhasbeenanythingbuttraditional.ShewontheNobelPrizeformedicinebutshedoesn’thaveamedicaldegreeoraPhD.InChinasheisevenbeingcalledthethree-noeswinner:nomedicaldegreenodoctorateandshe’sneverworkedoverseas.NowonderhersuccesshasstirredChina’snationalprideandhelpedpromoteconfidenceofnativeChinesescientists.ThefactthatTuhasnoneofthesethreebackgroundsremindsusthatscienceshouldbemoreaccessibletoall.Oneshallbeabletobecomeascientistnomatterwhatkindofbackgroundheorshecomesfromaslongasonedivesintoscientificresearch.TherehavebeendiscussionsonpeoplewhoreallylovesciencebutareneverabletoachievemuchduringtheirwholelifE.TheircontributionscanneverbeignoreD.TheyworksohardtoprovethewrongwaysothatthefutureresearcherswillbeclosertotherightonE.AsthefirstChinesemainlandNobelPrizeWinnerofnaturalscienceawardTu’srecord-breakingwinningalsoservesasaremindertothosewhoaretooeagerforinstantsuccess.Scienceisneveraboutinstantsuccess.TuspentdecadesonscientificresearchbeforeitsvalueisofficiallyacknowledgeD.Thereisnowaytomeasurehowmuchonedevotestoscienceandcompareitwithhowmuchrewardheorshemayget.25.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat__________.A.TugottheNobelPrizeforheranti-roundwormtreatmentB.TheNobelPrizeisthefirstawardtorecognizeherworkC.TuworkedhomeandabroadtoconductherresearchD.HerdiscoveryofartemisininhashelpedtocutMalariadeathrate26.Theauthorseemstoagreethatapersonwhoismorelikelytobecomeascientististheonewith__________.A.asenseofnationalprideB.relevantacademicknowledgeC.adesiretoachievesuccessD.enthusiasmforscientificresearch27.Inwritingthepassagetheauthorintendsto___________.A.discouragethepursuitofinstantsuccessinscienceB.informreadersofthenewsandmakecommentsC.remindreadersoftheprinciplesofscientificresearchD.praisetheawardwinnerandencouragescientificresearch

ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.Consideringthattherewasnobetterway.Mrs.Smithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethistothebutcher屠夫.Andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyrecognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.ThedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupatoncE.Atnoonthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.AfterreadingithegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatpaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers.Butthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.ThebutcherfeltabitpuzzleD.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!25.Mrs.Smithtreatedherlittledogquite____________.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.impatiently26.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrs.Smithgaveit____________.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds27.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog____________.A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrs.SmithB.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearC.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopD.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrs.Smith28.Attheendofthestoryyou'llfindthat____________.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheated

NewYorkhastakenthetitleoftheworld’stopfashioncapitalfromMilan.TheannualsurveysuggestthatthetopfivefashioncitiesarefacingcompetitionfromAsiaandAustraliA.NewYorkhadbeenthetopfashioncityforfiveyearsbutMilantookthetitlein2009.ThesurveywasmadebytheGlobalLanguageMonitoraUSbasedorganization.Ittracksthefrequency频率ofwordsandphrasesinthemediaontheInternetandthroughouttheblog.WiththeUSeconomyrecoveringNewYorkonceagaintookthetoptitlE.HongKongtooksecondplacE.ItwasfollowedbyLondonParisandLosAngeles.Theothertop10citieswereMilanSydneyMiamiBarcelonaandMadriD.BecauseoftheneweconomicsituationtheglobalfashioncentershavealsochangedalotsaidBekkaPayacktheManhattan-basedfashionreporterfortheGlobalLanguageMonitor.Thenewlistshowthatglobalfashioncenterswillchangenowandthen.Comparedwiththetraditionalfashioncitiessomenewonesareperformingbetterandbetter.shesaidthatperhapsthisisnewtrend趋势anditisthefirstsignthatthetraditionaltopfivefashioncities-NewYorkParisLondonMilanandRome-donotcontrolglobalfashionanymorE.ThebiggestchangesinthelistareHongKongMadridandMelbournE.TheGroupsaidthatthetopnewcomerstothelistincludeAmsterdamatnumber17CapeTownat23Johannesburgat25andViennaat27.Thefollowingarethe10topfashioncitiesof2010andthechangesfrom2009.1.NewYorkup12.HongKongup53.Londonup24.Parisdown15.LosAngelesup16.Milandown57.Sydneyup28.Miamiup59.Barcelonaup510.Madridup1125.Comparedwiththe2009listwhichofthefollowinghasthegreatestchange?A.HongKongB.MilanC.MadridD.Barcelona26.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A.NewYorkhaslostthetoptitleseveraltimesB.allthetraditionalfashioncitiesareinthe2010listC.economicsituationsinfluenceglobalfashioncentersD.newfashioncitieshaveperformedbetterthantraditionalones27.Whichofthefollowingcityrankedabovetheothersin2009?A.LosAngelesB.HongKongC.LondonD.Sydney28.Thetextisprobablytakenfroma.A.sciencereportB.fashionmagazineC.geographytextbookD.historybook

Haveyouevergonetoworktofindthatoneofyourcoworkersiscoughingandsneezingalldaylong?Youdoyourbesttokeepasafedistanceandwonder:Whydidheorshecometoworkwhentheywereill?TherealityformanyAmericansisthattheydonothaveenoughpaidsicktimeeachyeartoaffordthemtheluxuryofstayinghomebecausetheydon’tfeelwell.Thisproblemdoesn’tjustaffecttheworkingemployeeswhoaresickthough.InanarticlebyJamesWarrenforBloombergBusinessWeekasecond-gradeschoolteacherStilliKlikizossharesaboutthesickchildrenthatmuststayinschoolalldaylongbecausetheirparentscan’tgetoffworktocomeandgetthem.InthepastschoolyearshehadseveralchildrenwhowereunabletobepickedupatschoolwhowerelaterdiagnosedwithH1N1.ThereisamovementcalledtheHealthyFamiliesActinCongressthatwouldchangethissituationformanyAmericans.TheHealthyFamilyActwouldrequireemployerswith15ormoreemployeestoprovide7paidsickdaysayearfortheirworkers.Thesedayscouldbeusednotonlyfordayswhentheworkerissickbutthetimecanalsobeusedwhencaringforothersorgoingtoroutinedoctor’sappointments.ThosewhoareagainsttheActarguethatmanybusinessesarestrugglingtomakeendsmeetowingtorecession经济衰退andpointoutthatthisisthewrongtimetoforceemployerstoaddanadditionalexpensE.ThosewhosupporttheHealthyFamiliesActsaythatournationcan’taffordtonottakethesemeasures.Whenanindividualgoestoworksicktheyarepossiblyinfectingtheircoworkersclientsandcustomers.AccordingtoareportbyKatieCouricontheCBSeveningnewsthreefourthsoflowwageearnersgetdockedwhentheyaresick.Thoseindividualsincludedaycareworkersandrestaurantworkerswhosehealthcanaffectthehealthofmany.59.WhydomanyAmericansstillcometoworkwhentheyaresick?A.Theyoftenignoretheillnessifnotserious.B.Theyworkinhighspirits.C.Thecostofstayinghomeisgreat.D.Thecostofmedicaltreatmentishigh.60.InthearticlementionedinthispassageJamesWarrenintendstosay______.A.childrenneedmorethoughtfulandconsideratecareB.adults’nothavingenoughpaidsicktimemaybebadforchildrenC.parentsshouldn’tleavethesickchildrenatschoolD.teachersareresponsiblefortakinggoodcareofchildrenatschool61.AccordingtotheHealthyFamiliesAct______.A.alltheemployersarerequiredtoprovide7paidsickdaysayearfortheirworkersB.theemployeescanusethepaidsickdaystotakeatripsoastorelaxthemselvesC.theemployeescoulddemandtheircompaniespayfortheirmedicalbillsD.theemployeescanusethepaidsickdaystotakecareoftheirsickchildren62.ThetermgetdockedPara6probablymeans______.A.losepartofwagesB.losetheirhealthC.getpaidD.getfired

PlayaLaAudienciaManzanilloPlayaLaAudieneiaisoneofthemostpopularbeachesinManzanilloforfamiliesandoneofthebestbeachspotsalongMexico'sPacificcoast.PlayaLaAudienciaisastunninglittlebeachwithagoldenshorelinewhichoverlooksthebayandoffersgreatconditionsforswimmingdivingandothercoolwatersportssuchasjet­skiingandkayaking.Ifyouareadivingenthusiastyou'lldefinitelylovespendingtimeinPlayaLaAudienciasinceitswatersareshallowcalmandfilledwithrockscoveredwithcorals.PlayaBrujasMazatlanPlayaBrujasisprobablyoneofthebestsurfingspotsinMazatlan.PlayaBrujasislocated20minutes'drivefromtheheartofMazatlanandit'sapopularspotamonglocalsurfers.IfyouareasurferlookingtohitsomewavesalongthewestcoastofMexicoyou'llfindPlayaBrujasaverygoodspottovisitsinceBrujaspossessessatisfactorywavesallyearrounD.NorthBeachIslaMujeresNorthBeachisoneofthenicestbeachesinIslaMujeresanditisoneofMexico'sfinestbeachesintheYucatanPeninsulA.NorthBeachboastsanicestretchofbeachwithwhite­powderysandwarmturquoisewatersandgreatdivingspots.ThebestbitaboutNorthBeachbesidesitsprivatelocationisthatthebeachisjustminutesawaybyboatfromCaneunsoyou'renevertoofarfromCancun'stouristattractionssuchasWet'nWildWaterParkandXplorEcoParkwhereyoucanenjoycavingadventuresandzip­linerides.XpuHaBeachXpuHaBeachislocatedroughlybetweenTulumandPlayadelCarmenanditisanicespotforrelaxingunderthesunwalkingandhorsebackriding.XpuHaislocatedalongthestunningRivieraMayaandunlikeotherbeachesalongtheMexicanRivieraXpuHaBeachboastsasubtlebeachclubatmospherE.XpuHaBeachisn'tasbusyasMamita'sbeachclubbutitstillpossessescoolbeachclubsarentalshopandahotel.17.Ifsomeonehasappreciationforcavingadventuresheorsheshouldgoto________.A.NorthBeachB.XpuHaBeachC.PlayaBrujasD.Wet'nWildWaterPark18.Oneofthesimilaritiesthatthefourbeachesshareisthat________.A.thewatersareshallowB.theyhaveclubsC.touristscanhavesomesportsD.theyhavesatisfactorywave19.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.WhenacouplewithchildrenchooseabeachPlayaLaAudienciaistheirbestchoicE.B.NorthBeachisthefinestbeachintheYucatanPeninsulaforitsprivatelocation.C.TouristscanrentsomeequipmentatXpuHaBeachwhichisasbusyasothers.D.PlayaBrujasisclosetoMazatlanandliesalongtheeastcoastofMexico.

RichardBranson:WhenbillionaireRichardBransonwasonlyfouryearsoldhismotherlefthiminafieldonhisownandtoldhimtofindhiswayhomE.ShewantedhimtogrowupbraveandindependentandtotakerisksinlifE.Over200businesses:Hedidfindhiswayhomeandhedoestakerisks—whichhasmadehimoneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulentrepreneurs.HiscompanyVirginhasover200differentbusinessesincludinganairlinetrainsmusicstoresmovietheaterssoftdrinksandcellphones.Ifyoucanrunonebusinesswellyoucanrunanybusinesswellhesays.Startingout:Bransonstartedinbusinessatage16witharecordstoreinLondonandlaterarecordingstudio.In1984hestartedVirginAtlanticwithonejumbojeteventhougheveryonetoldhimthatairtravelwasaverydifficultandriskybusiness.Todayhehas45planesandVirginisoneofthemostprofitableairlinesintheworlD.HavingFun:Bransonwantstohavefuninbusiness.Ihavenevergoneintoanybusinessjusttomakemoneyhesays.Hechoosesbusinesseswherecustomersarenotgettinggoodserviceanddoesitdifferently.OnhisplanesforexamplehehasintroducedpersonalvideoscreensicecreamwithmoviesshowersandamassageservicE.Thefuture:Branson’snextbusinessgoalistostartspacetravelforeveryonE.HesaysthefirstVirginspaceflightswillbegininabout2008andwillcostaround$50000.OurdreamistobuildaVirginHotelinspacE.60.WhichbusinessdidRichardBransonstartin?A.MusiC.B.Hotel.C.Transport.D.Chainstores.61.WhathasmadeRichardBransonsuccessfulinbusiness?A.HewasbravewhenhewasonlyachilD.B.HealwayslistenstoadvicE.C.Hehasaspecializedinonetypeofbusiness.D.Hehastakenchances.62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.DoingBusinesstheBransonWay.B.ThePrivateSideofRichardBranson.C.VirgintoBuildSpaceHotel.D.Onlyabravechildcanbecomeasuccessfulperson.

HalloweenisaholidaycelebratedonthenightofOctober31beforeAllSaintsDay.ThewordHalloweenisashorteningofAllHallowsEveningalsoknownasHalloweenorAllHallows’EvE.Traditionalactivitiesincludetrick-or-treatingbonfirescostumepartiesvisitingghosthousesandcuttingjack-o-lanterns.HalloweenhasitsoriginsintheancientfestivalknownasSamhainpronouncedsah-win.ThefestivalofSamhainisacelebrationoftheendoftheharvestseasoninGaelicculturE.TheancientGaelsbelievedthatonOctober31theboundariesbetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadoverlapped重叠andthedeadwouldcomebacktolifeandcausedestructionsuchassicknessordamagedcrops.ThefestivalfrequentlyincludebonfirE.Itisbelievedthatthefiresattracttheharmfulinsectstotheareawhichattractbatstotheareatoeatthem.TheseareadditionalfeaturesofthehistoryofHalloween.Masksandcostumeswereworninanattempttoimitatetheevilspirits.Trick-or-treatingisanactivityforchildrenonoraroundHalloweeninwhichtheygoonfromhousetohouseincostumesaskingfortreatssuchascandieswiththequestionTrickortreat?Trick-or-treatingisoneofthemaintraditionsofHalloween.Ithasbecomesociallyexpectedthatifonelivesinaneighborhoodwithchildrenoneshouldbuytreatinpreparationfortrick-or-treaters.ThehistoryofHalloweenhasevolveD.TheactivityispopularintheUnitedStatestheUnitedKingdomIrelandandCanadA.Badtrick-or-treatinghasstartedtohappenamongchildreninmanypartsofEuropE.IncontinentalEuropewherethecommerce-drivenimportationofHalloweenisseenwithmoreillegaltricksandpolicewarningshavefurtherraiseddoubtaboutthisgameandHalloweeningeneral.24.WhatdoesHalloweenreferto?A.AllSaintsDay.B.AllHallows’EvE.C.Easter.D.Thanksgiving.25.WhydidthedeadcomebacktolifeinGaelicculture?Because___________.A.thedeadmissedtheirrelativesandfamiliesB.theyfeltboredandwantedtotravelinthelivingworldC.thelinesbetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadoverlappedonthatdayD.thelivingpeoplewereoncecrueltothosewhodied26.Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat________.A.thebonfiresweretheoriginofHalloweenB.peoplemakeafiretokeepwarmC.thebonfirescanburnalltheharmfulinsectsD.peoplebelievethatthebonfiresworkalot27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheinfluenceofHalloween.B.ThemeaningofHalloween.C.ThemainactivitiesofHalloween.D.Halloween---afestivalconnectedwiththedeaD.

Allyoungpeopledreamoftravelingtheworld.Theyarerestlessandveryeagertoseenewsights.HowevertheyhavelittleideahowtheywouldreallydoitifgiventhechancE.BecausetheirknowledgeofgeographyisquitelimitedtheyseldomknowmuchabouttheplacestheywishtovisitorhowtheywouldgettherE.AlreadyhundredsofthousandsofChinesestudenttouristsarevisitingtheseplaces-WuyiLhasaLijiangDaliVientianeandPhnomPenh.IndeedthesestudentswillsoonbethemosttraveledgenerationinChina’slonghistory.TheWorldTouristOrganizationpredictsthataquarterofacenturyfromnowthenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistoday.ThelargestpercentageofthesetouristswillvisitSoutheastAsia.NotallChinesewhotravelabroadwillbetouristshowever.Moreandmoreyouthsaredecidingtovolunteertheirskillsinthisregion;muchliketheirpeersinthePeaceCorpsofAmerica.Criticalthinkingskillsrequiredincludeplanningforatripandsolvingproblemsafterthetriphasbegun.Thefocusisonhowtoreadanatlastomaketravelplansandhowtofindwaysoftraveling.Anatlasoffersawealthofinformationaboutgeographyandisonewaytoincreasestudents’awareness意识oftheirglobalenvironment.Useofanatlasespeciallymeetstheneedsofstudentswithdifferentvisualandspatial空间的learningstyles.77.Themainidea.ofthefirstparagraphis________.A.allyoungpeoplewishtotravelaroundtheworldB.allyoungpeopleliketolearntheknowledgeofgeographyC.allyoungpeopleliketravelingbuttheirknowledgeofgeographyisquitelimitedD.allyoungpeopleareawareoftheplacestheyaregoing78.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ThenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistodayinabout25years.B.ThenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistodayinaboutacentury.C.SoutheastAsiawillbecomethemostpopularvisitingplaceintheworld.D.YoungpeoplewillbefondofInternettraveling.79.Onewaytoincreasestudents’awarenessoftheirglobalenvironmentisforthemto____.A.watchTVB.listentoradionewsC.turntoanatlasD.planatrip80.Theunderlinedphraseawealthofmostprobablymeans_________.A.importantB.excitingC.usefulD.plentiful

DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.Whereareyougoingtostaythere?hiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogo?ButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.Whichhotelaremythingsin?hesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonight?Butthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.61.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光D.hishomewasthere62.Whydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhim?A.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.BecauseshemightsendhimanothertelegramD.Becauseshecouldn'tleaveherhusbandbyhimselfinNewYork63.WheredidDickstayinNewYork?A.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.D.Athisfriend'shousE.64.Whowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotel?A.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.ThepoliceofficE.C.Thetaxidriver.D.HiswifE.65.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.D.Dickwantedtogobacktohishotelinataxi.

Fromthefirstuseoftherockettocarrysatellitesintospacetothesettingupofspacestationshumanbeingshavebeenputtinggreateffortintospaceresearch.Andsofarwehaveachievedmanysuccesses.Buttherearestillnumeroustasksinfrontofusandweshouldnotstoptryingtoprogress.TheinternationalspacestationISSisanimportantstepweshouldtakeinspaceexploration.Itisnotonlyhelpfulbutalsoessential.ItprovidesaproperspaceenvironmentformanyexperimentsthatwehavewantedtodoforalongtimE.ItisalsoabasefortheobservationsoftheearthandtheuniversE.ItcouldalsobeanimportantbaseforlatertraveltothemoonandMars.Inawordifwewanttoexplorespacemorethefirstthingweshoulddoistosetupaspacestation.AsthespacestationcostsalotofmoneyitishardforonecountryalonetoestablishonE.TheUSAseemstobetheonlycountrythathastheabilitytobuildaspacestationaloneandithastriedtodosobutnotverysuccessful.Soitaggregatedmanyothercountriestoworkonittogether.ThoughitisstillextremelyexpensiveitismuchcheaperthandoingitalonE.Itisreallyajobthatneedseveryone’seffortandwillbenefiteveryonE.LedbytheU.S.andRussiatheISSisajointprojectbetweensixspaceagenciesinvolving16countries.CalledthegreatestachievementinhumancooperationtheISShascometotheendofaten-year’shardworkinconstruction.Chinahasappliedforparticipationintakingpartintheprojectmanytimes.UnfortunatelyalltheapplicationswererejectedwhichdroveChinaontothepathofindependentdevelopment.AstheLongMarchⅡ-F/T1carrierrocketblastedoffleavethegroundandsuccessfullycarriedtheTiangong-1intospaceonSeptember292011ChinatakesabigsteptowarditsSpaceStationErA.SomeWestmediasuggestedthatthesuccessfullaunchofTiangong-1woulddisturbthebalanceofglobalspacepowerraisingconcerns关注aboutChinathreat.China’sspaceprojectisnotdesignedformilitary军事的purposebutfordevelopingspacetechnologytoexplorespaceresourcesandmakeuseofthemformankind’swell-being.28.FromParagraph2welearnthat________.A.thenecessityofbuildingtheinternationalspacestationisnotrealizednowB.manyexperimentshavebeendoneintheinternationalspacestationC.theinternationalspacestationisnecessaryforpeopletoexplorespacemoreD.peoplehavetraveledtoMarsfromtheinternationalspacestation29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforcountries’cooperationinbuildingtheinternationalspacestation?A.Thatitistoofarawayfromtheearth.B.Thatitrequiresalotofmoney.C.Thatitneedseveryone’seffort.D.Thatitwillbenefiteveryparticipatingcountry.30.TheunderlinedwordaggregatedinParagraph3canbereplacedby________.A.unitedB.scoldedC.allowedD.forbade31.Chinawantstobuilditsspacestationinorderto__________.A.showthatChinacanbuildspacestationaloneB.raiseinternationalconcernsaboutChinathreatC.makeuseofspacepeacefullyformankind’swell-beingD.breakthebalanceofglobalspacepower

Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?InordertoanswerthisquestionwemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanareA.NotallhistoricalbuildingsareattractivE.Howevertheremaybeotherreasons—forexampleeconomic经济的reasons—whytheyshouldbepreserveD.SoletusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeoplE.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?InmyviewnewarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstylE.IndeedtherearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate影响itssurroundingstoomuchitoftenimprovestheattractivenessoftheareA.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt破坏theareatheyareinbutthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservative保守的anddonotlikechangE.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildingsIbelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebeforewewouldallstillbelivingincaves.ThusIwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferenteventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoicE.32.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A.MostofthemaretooexpensivetopreservE.B.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.C.TheyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanareA.D.SomeofthemarenotattractivE.33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.B.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.C.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.34.Bymovethingsforwardinthelastparagraphtheauthorprobablymeans_________.A.destroyoldbuildingsB.putthingsinadifferentplaceC.choosenewarchitecturalstyleD.respectpeople’sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings35.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToexplainwhypeopledislikechangE.B.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.

Goingtoouterspaceisalittlelikegoingcamping.Youhavetocarrywithyouallthefoodandequipmentyouneedforyourtripsoyourfoodcan’tbetooheavyorhardtopreparE.Plustherearenorefrigeratorstokeepfoodcoldandfresh.Foodwithallthewaterdriedoutislightweightanddoesn’tspoil变坏.SomanyspacefoodsaredriedonEarthandstoredinspecialpackets.OnEarthgravityistheforcethatkeepsyourfeetonthegroundandyoursandwichonyourplatE.Butthere’snogravityinspacE.Tokeepfoodfromfloating漂浮awayastronautsontheSpaceShuttleattachthepacketstoaspecialtray托盘.Thetraycanbefixedtoawallortotheastronaut’slap.Topreparetheirfoodastronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpepper.Theliquidstickstothefoodbetter.Regularsaltandpepperwouldfloatawaymaybeupanastronaut’snosE.Liquidsfloatrightoutofcupsandglassesthough.Soastronautsdrinkeverythingfromasmallbagwithastraw吸管thatcanbecloseD.AstronautssaythatmostspacefoodstasteprettygooD.SomesuchasapplesandpuddingarethesameasthefoodsyoueatonEarth.Astronautseattortillasinsteadofbreadbecausetheymakefewercrumbs碎屑.Floatingcrumbscouldgetstuckinequipmentoranastronaut’seyE.YourbodyusesfoodinspacethesamewayitdoesonEarth.Yourbodymustdealwithwasteinspacetoo.Duringtakeoffandlandingastronautscan’tleavetheirseatstogotothebathroom.Theyweardiapers尿布undertheirspacesuitsinsteaD.TheSpaceShuttlehasabathroomthesizeofasmallcloset.Thetoilethasbarsthatkeepastronautsfromfloatingaway.A.strongflowofairisusedinsteadofwatertoflushwastedownthetoilet.24.Whydoastronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpeppertopreparefood?A.Liquiddoesn’tspoil.B.LiquidisconvenienttouseinspacE.Liquidislightweight.D.Astronautsareingreatneedofwater.25.Whatdoastronautsthinkofspacefoods?A.Mostofthemtastepleasant.B.Theyaremostlyfruits.MostofthemarerathercolD.D.Theycontaintoolittlemeat.26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatastronauts___________.A.drinkfromcupsandglassesB.alwaysweardiapersinspaceC.canmovefreelyduringlandingD.mustpayattentiontocrumbsinspace27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Astronaut’shardlifeinspacE.B.Howastronautsgotothebathroom.C.ThevariousfoodsastronautseatinspacE.D.HowastronautseatanddealwithwasteinspacE.

DidAmericansreallywalkontheMoonover30yearsago?Thequestionsoundsridiculous?MostpeopleacceptthatUSastronautsfirstwalkedonthemoonaboardtheApolloIImissiononJuly201969.Butthosewhodon’tbelievethishavecreatedalotofdoubt.SotheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministrationNASAwillproduceamini-booktoshowthatyesindeedAmericansdidlandontheMoon.ThosedoubttheApollomoonlandingsinsistthattheUSlackedtechnologytheMoonatthattimE.TheysaythattheUSwassodesperate不顾一切的towinthespaceraceagainsttheformerSovietUnionthatitfaked伪装themoonlandingonmoviesets.Thedoubterssaythefakewasdonesobadlythereisobviousevidencethatitdidn’tactuallyhappen.ThefilmshowsastronautsplantingtheAmericanflagontheMoonItshowstheflagripplinginthewinD.CriticssaythatasthereisnowindonthemoonthepicturemusthavebeenfakeD.Theyalsosaythatthefilmdoesn’tincludestarsinthenightsky.AndthefirstmentostepontheMoon---astronautsNeilArmstrongandBuzzAldrinhaveneverspokenabouttheirlunaradventures.NASAexplainedthattheastronautsstruggledtoplanttheUSflagonthesurfaceoftheMoon.Theytwisteditaroundabitbeforeitstuckandthiscreatedtheripplesintheflag.TherippleswouldhavedisappearedwithinsecondsonEarthwheretheatmospherewouldhavestoopedthem.ButontheMoonwherethereisnoatmospheretheripplingcarriedonmakingitlooklikewinD.ThemissingstarsareeasilyexplaineD.ThepicturesinquestionalsoshowEarthwhichlooksverybright.Itissobrightthatitoutshinesthestarsmakingthemlookinvisible.AsforArmstrongandAldrintheybothhavespokenaboutthemission.NASAsaystheydonothopetochangeeverycritic’smindwiththelookbuttheywantittobeaneducationalaidforteacherstoprovethecriticswrong.Anengineerwillwritethebookanditwillanswerthecriticspointbypoint.32.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.SomepeopledoubtwhetherAmericanslandedontheMoonB.NASAwillpublishabookonAmericans’Moonlandingin1969C.CriticshadlotsofquestionsaboutApollo’sMoonlandingsD.AmericanlandingontheMoonisnothingbutaliE.33.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheevidencecriticslistedtoarguethatAmericanastronautshadn’treallylandedontheMoon?A.TheflagrippledinthewindthoughtherewasnowindinspacE.B.AmericanastronautslandingontheMoonnevermentionedtheirexperiencesC.Fromthefilmnostarscouldbeseeninthenightsky.D.TheUSAhasn’tdevelopedthetechnologytosendhumanstotheMoon34.Theunderlinedwordinvisiblemeans_____.A.muchdarkerB.abitmysteriousC.NottobeseenD.Nottobevisited35.Thepurposeofthebookisto____.A.showwhysomepeopledon’tbelievetheMoonlandingstoryB.changethecritics’mindC.emphasizetheMoonlandingwastrueD.providesomereferenceforeducators

OnthebanksofTanzania’sLakeEyasilivestheworld’slasthunter-gatherertribe部落—theHadzA.Theydon’tgrowfoodraiseanimalsorbuildhouses.Insteadtheylivealifeunchangedformorethantenthousandyears.Theirworldisoneofcompletefreedom—somethingmodernsocietycanbarelyimagineandisunlikelytoeverexperienceletalonehavetheskillstostayalivE.Textmessagesandphonecallsdon’texist.Nordocarsandelectricity.Nojobstimetablesandsocialstructures.Nolawstaxesandunbelievablynomoney—theclosestthingtocurrencyisthetradeforapairofshortswithaneighboringtribE.WespentourtimewiththeHadzahuntingbaboons狒狒adailyactivityforthemen.Theirlandispackedwithsharpbushespoisonoussnakesandman-eatinglions.Butasuccessfulhuntingtripisthedifferencebetweeneatingorgoinghungry.TheHadzadietconsistsmainlyofhoneyfruitandmeat.Menoftenhuntinpairstoshootanimalswithbowsandarrows.TheHadzashowushowtotrackanimalsfrombaboonstosnakestolions.Theyarehugelyskilledwiththeirhandmadebowsandarrows—wehaveagoandbarelygetthearrowtogothreefeetinfrontofus.ThelanguageoftheHadzaisbelievedtobetheoldeststill-spokenlanguageknowntoman.TheHadzadon’thaveconflictandhavenomemoryofstarvation.Theirpopulationneverreachesnumbersthatcannotbesupportedthroughhuntingorgathering.TheynevergetfromtheirlandmorethantheyneeD.Unlikemodern-dayofficeworkerstheHadzaenjoyanextraordinaryamountoffreetimE.Theirwork—huntingforfood—takesuparoundfivehoursoftheirday.They’vebeeninsuchastateofpeacefulexistenceforthousandsofyears.8.WecanlearnfromthetextthattheHadza_______.A.leadaveryprimitivelifeB.liveontraditionalagricultureC.havetheirownsystemofcurrencyD.showalotofinterestinnewtechnology9.WhichofthefollowingcandescribetheHadza’senvironment?A.Stressful.B.ComfortablE.C.Exciting.D.Dangerous.10.TherelationshipbetweentheHadzaandnature_______.A.isgoingwrongB.isfullofconflictC.isinperfectharmonyD.ischangingallthetime11.WhydoestheauthorcometovisittheHadza?A.TostudytheirnativelanguagE.B.TogettoknowtheirwayoflifE.C.Tolearnsurvivalskillsfromthem.D.Topersuadethemtoprotectanimals.

Todaywearetoldchildrendon’tspendenoughtimeinthefreshair.ManyofthemareaddictedtoascreeneitheronacomputeroraTV—theyseemtobelivinginavirtualworlD.TheyhavelosttouchwithnaturE.Butnow400organizationsintheUKfromplaygroupstotheNationalHealthServiceareencouragingchildrentohavesomewildtime.Theywantkidstoswapatleast30minutesofwatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesfortimeplayingoutsidE.Activitiessuchasbuildingdensclimbingtreesandplayinghideandseekarejustsomeofthethingskidscando.Eveniftheyliveinacitytheycangoonadventuresinthegardenorthepark.ChildrenoftenneedahelpinghandfrommumanddaD.Theyneedtobeshownwhattodoandwheretogo.AndySimpsonfromNationalHealthServicesaysWewantparentstoseewhatthismagicalwonderproductdoesfortheirkids’developmentindependenceandcreativitybygivingwildtimeago.Sodespitethecomplicatedworldthatyoungpeoplegrowupinnowitseemsthatgoingbacktobasicsandexperiencingnature’splaygroundiswhatmodernchildrenneeD.DavidBondfromProjectWildThingsaysWeneedtomakemorespaceforwildtimeinchildren’sdailyroutinefreeingthisgenerationofkidstohavethesortofexperiencesthatmanyofustookforgranted.Thismightsoundabitoldfashionedtoyouormaybelikemeit’smadeyouthinkaboutstickingonyourbootsgettingoutdoorsandrelivingyourchildhooD.There’snoagelimitonenjoyingyourself!61.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.BenefitsofwildtimeB.WildtimeforchildrenC.MorespaceforchildrenD.Adventuresofchildren62.Childrenareencouragedtodothefollowingactivitiesexcept_______.A.buildingdensB.watchingTVC.playinghideandseekD.climbingtrees63.AccordingtoAndySimpsonweknowthat______.A.wildtimeisbeneficialforchildrenB.wildtimeishardtodesignC.parentsknowtheimportanceofwildtimeD.parentslikekeepingtheirchildrenindoors64.What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Thisgenerationofkidshavenofreedom.B.Adultsvalueoutdooractivities.C.ThepresentworldiscomplicateD.D.ModemchildrenneedwildtimE.65.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat______.A.peoplelikerecallingthepastB.peopleatanyagecanenjoywildtimeC.itistoolateforadultstoenjoynatureD.itisoutofdatetogooutdoors

AsweallknowitwasThomasJeffersonwhowrotetheDeclarationoftheIndependence独立宣言.HewroteitintwoweeksandafterafewchangesitwasacceptedbytheCongress.Asaresulthebecamefamous.BorninVirginiaThomasJeffersonabrilliantstudentatschoolandalmosttalentedlawyerlaterwasmuchinterestedinpolitics.JeffersonwaselectedGovernorofVirginiain1779andhewassenttoFranceastherepresentativeoftheAmericangovernmentin1784.Sixteenyearslaterattheageof57hewaselectedpresidentafterWashingtonandAdams.Farfromahandsomemanhewastallwithlongarmsandbighands.Jeffersonwhowasanamusingtalkerinconversationbutapoorspeakerwasgenerallygood-natured.JeffersonwasregardedasadefenderoffreedomonAmerica.Asapresidentheprotectedtherightoffreespeech.InterestinglyenoughinhiseightyearsasPresidentJeffersonnevervetoed否决abillwhichCongresshadpassed.HedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginia.ThomasJeffersondiedonJulythefourth1826the50thanniversaryofAmericanIndependence.13.HowoldwasThomasJeffersonwhenhebecameGovernorofVirginia?A.Hewas26.B.Hewasinhisforties.C.Hewas36.D.Wedon'tknow.14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Jeffersonwasaslowlearneratschool.B.Jeffersonwasnotaneasypersontogetalongwith.C.Jeffersonwasanamusingtalkerbutnotgoodatspeakinginpublic.D.Jerffersonwasnotonlyverytalentedbutalsoveryhandsome.15.Jefferson’sgreatestcontributioninAmericanhistoryshouldbethat___.A.hedidalotinorganizingthenewUniversityofVirginiaB.hewasstronglyagainsttheslaveryC.hewasfortherightoffreespeechD.hewrotetheDeclarationofIndependence

TheAmericanFamilyImmigrationHistoryCenterisanexcitingnewinteractiveareaattheEllisIslandImmigrationMuseumwheremorethan100millionAmericansmaysearchfortheirfamily'sbeginningsintheNewWorlD.Nowforthefirsttimethepassengersrecordsoftheshipsthatlandedsome22millionimmigrantscrewmembersandotherpassengersatthePortofNewYorkandEllisIslandfrom1892to1924havebeencomputerizedmakingiteasierthanevertodiscoveryourownfamilyhistory.FiveyearsinthemakingthecenterwasdevelopedandfundedbytheStatueoftheLiberty­EllisIslandFoundationInC.whichwasresponsiblefortherestorationandpreservationoftheStatueoftheLibertyandEllisIslandandthecreationoftheImmigrationMuseum.ForvisitorstotheMuseumtheexcitementbeginsatawelcomingkioskwhereyoucanenterancestors'namesandseeiftheirarrivalrecordsareincludedinthedatabaseandareavailableintheHistoryCenterintheMuseum'sWestWing.OnceinsidetheCenteritselfintheveryplacewhereyourancestorsgrand­grandparentsmayhaveendedtheirlongjourneyyouandyourfamilycanlogontheoneof41computerstypeinnameandwithinsecondssetinmotionyourownspecialjourneyofdiscovery.Imaginetheexcitementyou'llsharewithyourfamilyasyouusethelatesttechnologytosortthroughavastcomputerizedarchive档案馆withmillionsofrecordsandseeyourfamily'sownpersonalstoryinAmericacometolifebeforeyoureyes.Millionsofhourswerespentcreatingthisvastdatabaseandifyoufindyourancestors'namesyou'lldiscoveranswerstoquestionsyou'vealwayswonderedabout...Whatshipdidmyfamilymemberstake?Whendidtheyarrive?Howoldwerethey?Weretheymarried?ThentakethesevaluablerecordsandcreateyourownFamilyHistoryScrapbookpreservingforeverthestoryofthepastwhilekeepingthelegacyofyourfamilyalivE.28.WhyisiteasierforvisitorstofindtheirfamilyhistoriesintheHistoryCenter?A.MoreclerksareemployedtherE.B.AllofitsdocumentsarecomputerizeD.C.FacilitiesofthemuseumarerestoreD.D.WorkersaremorecreativethanbeforE.29.WhosponsorstherestorationoftheAmericanFamilyImmigrationHistoryCenter?A.FamilieswhosefamilyhistoriesarekeptherE.B.NationalParkServiceintheUnitedStates.C.LocalgovernmentandvisitorstotheMuseum.D.TheStatueofLiberty­EllisIslandFoundationInC.30.Thewordkioskinthepassageismostprobably______.A.amuseumassistantB.anadvertisementC.aself­servicedeviceD.areceptionist31.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwouldthispassagemostprobablybefound?A.SciencE.B.Entertainment.C.LifE.D.Travel.

Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities.TrafficandpollutionarebecomingbigproblemsinbigcitiesallovertheworlD.IncitieslikeMexicoCityShanghaiorCairothequalityoftheairisgettingworseeveryday.IntheUnitedStatespeoplespendmoretimesittingintrafficjams.Someoftheworld’scitieshavealreadyfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InBogotathecapitalofColumbiathegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoimprovethequalityoflifeforthecity’s8millionpeoplE.Theycreatedoverathousandnewparksanewpublictransportsystemandbuilthundredsofcyclingandwalkingpaths.Peoplewholiveinthecityalsojoinedinmakingtheircityoneofthemostlivable适合居住的placesinSouthAmericA.Todaycityplannersaroundtheworldarelookingforwaystoprovidemoreroomforlivingandlessroomforcars.InAmericapublictransporthasincreasedover2%sincethemid1990s—notmuchbutastart.Moreandmorepeopleleavetheircarsathomeandgetonbusestrainsorevenrideabiketowork.Somecitiesarefarbetteratplanningthanothers.InAmsterdamforexampleonly40%ofthepopulationusetheircarstogettowork35%ridebikeswhile25%usepublictransport.InParisabouthalfofthecity’sworkersdrivetheircarstowork.ForcitiesindevelopingcountriestheproblemshavejuststarteD.Trafficisgettingworseasmoreandmorepeoplecanaffordtobuyacar.12.ThewriterlistedMexicoCityShanghaiandCairoasexamplesofcitiesof______.A.heavytrafficB.airpollutionC.rapiddevelopmentD.largepopulation13.WhatdidBogotadotoimprovethequalityoflifeforitspeople?A.Itshutdownsomefactoriesinthecity.B.Itintroducedaforeignpublictransportsystem.C.Itencouragedpeopletoplanttreesinthecity.D.Itbuiltnewparksandanewpublictransportsystem.14.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.35%ofthepopulationinParisridebikestoworkB.halfofthepeopleinAmsterdamdrivetheircarstoworkC.aquarterofthepeopleinAmsterdamusepublictransportD.Americanpublictransporthasincreasedmuchsincethe1990s15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WaystosolvetrafficjamsB.NewchangesintransportsystemsC.People’snewchoiceinbigcitiesD.Parksinsteadofcarsforthecities

InthehitfilmThebucketListJackNicholsonandMorganFreemanmeetinhospitalinCaliforniaaftertheyhavebeendiagnosedwithcancer.Betweenthemtheycookupabucketlist------ato-dolistofalltheywanttodobeforetheykickthebucket.Themoviemakesyouwonderwhatwouldbeonyourbucketlist.Solet’spackupsomeandseewhatitwouldcosttogooutandhavealittlefun.THEPYRAMIDSGIZAEGYPTOntothepyramidssurelyonanyone’sbucketlist.ExotikTourscantakeyouthereonavarietyoftripsincludingtheirpopularEgyptExpresswhichincludesthreenightsinCairoandathree-nightNileCruise乘船游览.From$1384includingfour-andfive-staraccommodation12mealsandatonofsightseeing.www.exotiktours.com416-646-3347TAJMAHALAGRAINDIAOneoftheworld’smostfascinatingimagesIndia’sTajMahalmakesevenNicholsonandFreemanlookcalm.Toronto’sGowayTravelhasmanysuggestionsforIndiaincludingathree-dayindependentvisittoAgrA.StayattheattractiveOberoiAmarVilasoverlookingtheTaj.Includetwobreakfaststouringandairporttransferfrom$1420.www.gowaytravel.com416-322-1034THEGREATWALLCHINAIftheGreatWallofChinaisonyourbucketlistcheckintoTourEastHoliday’sfour-dayAmazingBeijingTourfor$580perpersonfour-staraccommodationsightseeingincludingtheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWallbreakfastsandtwolunchestransportationandguidE.www.toureastholidays.com416-929-0888THEHIMALAYASNEPALAndontotheHimalayas.Talkaboutsomethingtrulymajestic壮丽的.SeethetopoftheworldonGAPAdventures’EverestAdventuretoura15-dayexplorationincludingEverestBaseCampteahouselodgestaysandwalkingthroughSherpavillages.Incrediblyaffordableatjust$665pluslocalpaymentof$250.GAPAdventureswarnsthatthisisaphysicallydemandingtrip.www.gapadventures.com416-260-099928.TheunderlinedphrasekickthebucketinParagraph1means____.A.cometolifeB.playagameC.listinterestingplacesD.passaway29.AccordingtothepassagewherecanyouenjoyaviewofthewholeTajMahal?A.InSherpavillagE.B.NeartheForbiddenCityC.AtOberoiAmarVilasD.ThroughEgyptExpress.30.IfyoutakeontheEverestAdventuretouryoushouldbeawarethat____.A.itisatiringtrip.B.thesightsmaynotbesogooD.C.youmaynotbeusedtothefoodthereD.itisanexpensivetrip31.WhichofthefollowingwebsitesmayofferyoumoreinformationaboutAgra?A.www.exotiktours.comB.www.gowaytravel.comC.www.gapadventures.comD.www.toureastholidays.com

Neumannwastheoldestof3childrenofabankerandhisspeedoflearningnewideasandofsolvingproblemsstoodoutearly.At17hisfathertriedtopersuadehimnottobecomeamathematicianbecausehemayleadapoorlifebeingamathematicianandsoNeumannagreedtostudychemistryaswell.In1926at23hereceivedadegreeinchemicalengineeringandaPh.D.inmathematics.Fromthenonmathematicprovidedwellenoughforhimandheneverhadtoturntochemistry.In1930NeumannvisitedPrincetonUniversityforayearandthenbecameaprofessortherE.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedin1932.In1933theInstituteforAdvancedStudywasformedandhebecameoneofthe6full-timepeopleintheSchoolofMathematicsEinsteinwasoneoftheothers.WorldWarIIhugelychangedNeumann’sareasofinterest.Until1940hehadbeenagreatpure纯粹的mathematician.DuringandafterthewarhebecameoneofthebestmathematicianswhoputmathematicstheoriesintopracticE.Duringthelastpartofthewarhebecameinterestedincomputingmachinesandmadeseveralcontributions.AfterthewarNeumanncontinuedhisworkwithcomputersandwasgenerallyveryactiveingovernmentservicE.HereceivedmanyawardswaspresidentofAmericanMathematicalSocietyandwasamemberoftheAtomicEnergyCommission.Hediedin1957ofcancer.Neumannreallywasalegend传奇inhisowntimeandthereareanumberofstoriesabouthim.HisdrivingabilityisapartofthislegenD.Hereportedoneaccidentthisway:IwasdrivingdowntheroaD.Thetreesontherightwerepassingmeinanorderlyfashionat60milesperhour.Suddenlyoneofthemsteppedinmypath.21.AccordingtothetextNeumann’sfatherbelievedthat__________.A.amathematicianneededagoodmemoryB.amathematiciancouldn’tearnalotofmoneyC.NeumannhasagiftforsolvingproblemsatahighspeedD.Neumannhadtheabilitytolearntwosubjectsatthesametime22.HowdidWorldWarIIaffectNeumann?A.Helostinterestinchemistry.B.Herealizedtheimportanceofengineering.C.HebegantoresearchhowtoputmathematicsintopracticE.D.Heleftcollegeandservedatthegovernmentdepartment.23.WhichofthefollowingistrueofNeumann?A.Hehadthreechildren.B.Hediedfromanaccident.C.HereceivedmanyawardsinhislifE.D.HeandEinsteinwereclassmatesinPrincetonUniversity.24.FromthelastparagraphwecaninferNeumannwas________.A.humorousB.calmC.intelligentD.brave

TheMasterofSuspenseOneofEngland’sgreatestmoviedirectorswasamanbythenameofAlfredHitchcockbornin1899.HemademanyfamousblackandwhitemoviesthatwerescaryandfullofsuspensehencehisnicknameastheMasterofSuspense.HismostfamousfilmsincludeTheBirdsandPsycho.Mostofhisfilmsweremurdermysterieswithcleverdialoguesinterestingplotsandtalentedactorsandactresses.Hewasalsoarevolutionaryfilmmakerandintroducedmanynewtechniquestothemovie-makingindustry.HitchcockhadaroundishbellyandabignosewhichmadehisprofileveryrecognizablE.Hewasnotanactorbuthelovedtomakecameoappearancesinhisownfilms.Hitchcockwasanunusualman.Forexampleheproducedfrighteningmoviesaboutmysteriousmurdersandyetoncehesaidhisowngreatestfearwasthefearofsmallchildren!HitchcockalsohadaverycleverimaginationwhichisespeciallyclearinhismovieTheBirds.Inthisterrifyingmovieatownisattackedbyatremendousflockofblackbirds.Thebirdsareangryandbreakintopeople’shomestotakerevengE.Thisman’sgreatimaginationisalsoreflectedinPsychowhichisoneofthemostfamousBritishmoviesofalltimE.InPsychoayoungmanclaimstorunasmallmotelwithhiselderlymother.Butitturnsoutthatthemotherisfictional;sheexistsonlyintheyoungman’sheaD.AtnighthedressesuplikehismotherandsitsnearthewindowforpeopletoseE.Butaftermidnighthebreaksintohisguests’bedroomsandmurdersthem.InHitchcock’stimeanderamurdermysterieswerenotgruesomelikemanyoftoday’shorrorfilmswithlotsofbloodandgorE.TheythrilledaudienceswiththeirfocusonintrigueandsuspensE.11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutHitchcock’smovies?A.Theywereallmurdermysteries.B.Theyhavecleverdialoguesandinterestingplots.C.Theyhavetalentedactorsandactresses.D.Theyareblackandwhitemovies.12.WhywasHitchcockanunusualmaninthewriter’sopinion?A.HewasalargemanwithabignosE.B.Hismoviesarehorriblemovies.C.Heproducedfrighteningmoviesbuthethoughtsmallchildrenfrightenedhimthemost.D.Hismysteriousmoviesscaredchildrenthemost.13.Whatdoesthephrasemakecameoappearancesinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?A.AppearwithacamerA.B.Playanunimportantpart.C.MakeashortappearancE.D.Playinafunnyway.14.HowmanyfilmsdirectedbythenameofAlfredHitchcockarementionedinthepassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.15.AboutAlfredHitchcockwhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Hiscontribution.B.Hiscareer.C.HisnicknamE.D.Hisweakness.

Here’samovie-asharpsugar-rushoffunthat’sguaranteedtoentertaintheentirefamily.Withsometerrificcomputer-generatedeffectsagreatcastandafun-packedstorylineRobotsisthebestanimatedfilm动画片sinceTheIncredibles.YepitreallyisthatgooD.SetinaworldpopulatedbyrobotsEwanMcGregorplaysRodneyCopperbottomayoungrobotwholeaveshissmall-townhometopursuehisdreamofbecominganinventor.ButafterarrivinginRobotCityhishopesofgettingajobatBigweldIndustriesaredestroyedwhenhelearnsthefirmhasbeentakenoverbytheevilRatchetGregKinnear.EggedonbyhiscontrollingmumMadameGasketJimBroadbentRatchetplanstoreducehalfonRobotCity’scitizenstoscrapmetalbyrefusingtosellthesparePanstheyneedtosurvivE.InsteadhewantstomakeafortunesellingexpensiveupgradesthatfewcanafforD.AshesaysWhybeyouwhenyoucanbenew?AidedbyafewmisfitrobotsknownastheRustles-includingRobinWilliamsasthecowardly胆小的FenderI’mmadeofametalcalledAfraidium-Rodneymusttrackdownthefirm’sfounderBigweldMelBrooksandconvincehimtosavethecityfromRatchet’splans.Thefirstthingthat’llstrikeyouaboutthemovieisthethoughtthat’sgoneintocreatingRobotCity.It’sawondrousworldfullofmechanicalmarvelsincludingwind-upcarsandwalkingstreetlamps.Alsoterrificarethespecialeffects.Thismightbeanimatedmoviebutattimesyou’llcatchyourselfthinkingit’sreallyalive-actionfilm.OfcoursetherehavebeenplentyofanimatedmoviesthatlookedthepartbutwereletdownbyaweakstorylineseeSharkTaleforexample.ButRobotsgrips扣人心弦rightfromthestartthankstoaheart-warmingandthoroughlyengagingplotthatneverbores.MyonlycomplaintsarewithWilliamswhoasusualhasaone-in-10successratewithhisjokes.AlsoaletdownisaromanticsubplotbetweenRodneyandashapelyrobotcalledCappyHalleBerrythatdoesn’tgoanywherE.Complainsasidethisisamechanicalmarvelthat’llhaveyouboltedfirmlytoyourseat.BESTQUOTE引述FenderEventhoughyouhadadiscouragingdayjustrememberthere’sanotheronecomingtomorrow.BESTBITCheckoutthoseamazingimages.WORSTBITRobinWilliams’characterdoesanunfunnyBritneySpearsdanceroutinE.IFYOULIKEDIceAgeTheIncrediblesToyStoryYOU’LLLIKETHIS.39.Thispieceofwritingisa_____.A.commercialadvertisementB.filmreviewC.movieposterD.1iteraryessay40.ThecastOfRobotsismadeupofallthefollowingactorsoractressesEXCEPT______.A.EwanMcGregorB.RobinWilliamsC.BritneySpearsD.HalleBerry41.WhatisSharkTaleanexampleof?A.greatcast.B.A.poorplot.C.Specialeffects.D.Clumsyanimation.

ANATIONWIDEBESTSELLERIt’slikelythateverythingyoulearnedaboutAmerica’sancienthistoryiswrong.Thenewbook1491completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericabeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492.DIDYOUKNOW?WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEuropE.ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33000yearsago.4000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat技艺ofgeneticengineering遗传工程学thatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstooD.COMMENTS评论ON1491InthetraditionofJaredDiamond&JohnMePheeatotallynewviewofpre-ColumbianAmerica.－RichardRhodesAttractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbingCharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestorypartepic史诗andparttragedy悲剧.Hehastakenonavasttopic:thousandsofyearstwohugecontinentsandcultures.－CharlesMatthewsSanJeseMercaryNewsPowerfulandchallenging－AlanTaylorWashingtopostApleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation－HowardZinn25.Onthewhole1491isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s________.A.life-stylesB.populationC.historyD.agriculture26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook1491?A.ItisinterestingandinstructivE.B.ItisattractiveandculturallyrelateD.C.Itischallengingandrevolutionary.D.Itishumorousandreasonable27.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_________.A.peoplesettledintheAmericasalittleearlierthan1492B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworldC.Mesoamencanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5000yearsagoD.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492

WhatdoBritishwomenreallywantintheirMr.Right?Heshouldbeclean-shavengood-lookinganddriveasilverMercedes.Andmostimportantofallheshouldbemorethan178cm.HeightisapparentlymoreimportantthanlookstowomenlookingforMr.Rightasurveyclaims.Withblueeyesshortdark-brownhairandmediumbuildtheidealcandidatewouldappeartobethefilmstarJakeGyllenhaal.Looksasidetheperfectpartnermustalsolovepetsandappreciatefinewinetheatersandnicerestaurants.Coupledwiththisheshouldhaveawackysenseofhumoraccordingtothestudyof40000womenbyUKdating.com.Mr.RightwearssmartjeansandaT-shirtweighsexactly80.5kilosandisadoctororalawyerwhoownsahomeinagoodlocation.Hehashadthreeseriousrelationshipsnomorethansixsexualpartnershasneverbeenmarriedanddoesn’thavechildren.Alsoimportantisauniversityeducation:manywomenspecifyamanwithaBAdegreE.Smokersandfootballfanswerenotpopular.Only1percentofwomenquestionedwoulddateachapwhohatespets.Themajority---66percent---wanttofindapartnerwhoisfit.Evenmore---68percent---arelookingforawackysenseofhumor.DavidBrownmanagingdirectorofUKdating.comsaidThefemaledatersonourwebsitescertainlyknowwhattheywantandtheyarenotafraidtoletthemanknow.FortunatelyforimperfectmenhowevernotallwomengofortheGyllenhaalideal.Cuddlyloverswerefavoredby21percentwhile16percentwouldliketofindabaldinggentlikeBruceWillis.Another11percentsaidtheirMr.Rightwouldbegingerwhile18percentsaidtheywouldpreferamanwithgreyhair.And28percentclaimedtheywouldnotcarehowmuchamanwouldearn.Facialhairprovedsurprisinglypopular:28percentofthosesurveyedadmittedtheylikeagoateeand21percentsaidtheywouldliketomeetamanwithamoustachE.Only2percentofwomenhoweversaidtheywouldn’tminddatingsomeonewhowaslessthan152cmtall.72.IntheeyesofBritishwomentheisthemostimportantforMr.Right.A.heightB.appearanceC.senseofhumorD.job73.WhichofthefollowingisnotconsideredthestandardofMr.Right?A.MoneyB.LoveforsportsC.AppearanceD.Goodeducation74.Inwomen’seyesMr.Rightshouldbe.A.alawyerB.ateacherC.abossD.aclerk75.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.mostwomenlikecuddlyloversB.allthewomenlikethefilmstarJakeGyllenhaal.C.ordinarymenseemtohavenochancetofindlovers.D.mostwomenlikemenwithasenseofhumor.

Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.LanguagesusuallyhavearelativelyshortlifespanaswellasaveryhighdeathratE.OnlyafewincludingEgyptianChineseGreekLatinhavelastedmorethan2000years.Whatisnewhoweveristhespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe’scolonialconquestscausedasharpdeclineinlinguisticdiversityeliminatingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetimE.Overthelast300yearsEuropehaslostadozenandAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingandconsolidatingnationallanguagesandsideliningothers.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducationthemediaandthecivilservicenationalgovernmentshavedeliberatelytriedtoeliminateminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflinguisticstandardizationhasbeenboostedbyindustrializationandscientificprogresswhichhaveimposednewmethodsofcommunicationthatareswiftstraightforwardandpractical.LanguagediversitycametobeseenasanobstacletotradeandthespreadofknowledgE.Monolingualismbecameanideal.Morerecentlytheinternationalizationoffinancialmarketsthespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveintensifiedthethreattosmalllanguages.A.languagenotontheInternetisalanguagethatnolongerexistsinthemodernworlD.ItisoutofthegamE.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareevident.Firstofallitispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguageourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalcapacityforlinguisticinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryofthefirstlanguage.Aseachlanguagediesachapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualismisthemostaccuratereflectionofmulticulturalism.ThedestructionofthefirstwillinevitablyleadtothelossoftheseconD.Imposingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople’scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheircollectivegenius.A.languageisnotonlyusedforthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.ItalsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakittheirimaginationandtheirwaysofusingknowledgE.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.28.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A.ColonialconquestsofEuropE.B.Theboomofhumanpopulation.C.Advancesinscienceandindustrialization.D.Theriseofnation-states.29.Theunderlinedwordstiflesinthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.boostsB.fuelsC.imposesD.kills30.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat____________.A.peoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesoriginatedB.languagediversitywouldbecomeanobstacletoglobalizationC.monolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismD.humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativelinguistically31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.B.Towarnpeopleofthenegativeaspectsofglobalization.C.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheurgencyoflanguagepreservation.D.Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.

KnowinghowmuchherownchildrenlovedpresentsatChristmasAnnSuttonalwaystriedtoseekhelpforoneortwopoorfamilies.WithasocialworkermothertheSuttonchildren.hadinherited继承hercommitmenttoserviceandknewnevertotaketheirgoodfortuneatChristmasforgranteD.ThisyearKinzieherseven-year-olddaughterwasthrilledthatSantaClauswouldmakeaspecialvisittoa22-year-oldmothernamedAshleywhoworkedinafactoryraisingher12-month-oldsonbyherself.ThephonerangonSunday.A.representativefromalocalorganizationwascallingtosaythattheaidAnnhadrequestedforAshleyhadfallenthrough.NoSantaClausnopresentsnothing.Annsawthecheerfadeawayfromherchildren'sfacesatthenews.WithoutawordKinzieranintoherbedroom.Shereturnedherfacesetwithdetermination.Openingupherpiggybanksheputallthecoinsontothetable:$3.30.EverythingshehaD.MomshetoldAnnIknowit'snotmuch.Butmaybethiswillbuyapresentforthebaby.AtabreakfastmeetingthenextdayAnntoldhercoworkersaboutherdaughterstory.Tohersurprisestaffmembersbegantoopentheirpurses.andemptytheirpocketstohelpKinzie.OnChristmasEveAnndrovethroughthepouringraintothesmalltrailerwheretheAshley’sliveD.ThenshebegantounloadthegiftsfromthecarhandingthemtoAshleyonebyonE.AshleywasverymoveD.Reflectingonalittlegirl'sgenerosityAshleysaysshe'llonedaybeabletodosomethingsimilarforsomeoneelseinneeD.KinziecouldhaveusedthatmoneyforherselfbutshegaveitawayAshleysays.She'sthetypeofkidI'dlikemysontogrowuptobE.21.AccordingtothetextAnnSutton.A.onlycaresaboutpoorchildrenB.haspossessedagoodfortuneC.iswarm-heartedandreadytohelpothersD.isasinglemotherwitha12-month-oldboy'.22.WhenhearingtheaidhadfallenthroughKinzieA.wasnotsadbutcheerfu1B.putallhercoinsawayimmediatelyC.toldhermothertoaskthecoworkersforhelpD.decidedtobuyapresentforthebabywithallherallowance23.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat.A.AnnwouldactasSantaClaustohandouttheChristmaspresentsB.theSuttonchildrenalwaysgotlotsofpresentsatChristmasC.Kinzie'sgenerosityinfluencedothersandtheyclicisomethingsimilarD.Ashleywasmovedandpromisedtoreturnthemoney24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Howawarm-heartedmothershowsherlovetoapoorfamily.B.Howamotherandheryoungdaughterhelpedapoorfamily.C.ManypeoplemakecontributionstothoseinneeD.'D.WhathappenedtoapoorfamilyonChristmasEvE.

MybrotherRonjoinedtheUSarmyafewyearsago.Mostgirlsespeciallythosewhoaremyagearethrilledbyanythingthathastodowiththearmy.It’sanoveltytothemtoshootagunjumpoutofaplaneandwearuniform.NowIknowyou’rethinkingthatImustfinditreallycooltoknowasoliderwho’smybrother.That’swrongbeforeIfoundoutthatmybrotherjoinedthearmyIwascrazyaboutthearmy.FirstlyIwantedtogotocollegeknewthatjoiningthearmywasprobablytheonlywayIcouldgetitasmyparentscouldn’taffordit.Additionallytherewerealltheotherpointsofthearmythatgrabbedmyheart.IwantedthechallengeIwantedthedisciplineandIwantedthefeelingthatIwouldbedoingsomethingbeyondtheabilityofaveragecitizen.Butassoonasmybrotherjoinedthearmyallthosethingsfellaway.AllIsawweredeadpeoplegunsshootingtanksturningintoaballoffiretentsburningandlotsofblooD.ItwassohorriblE.WhenRonwenttoIraqIfreakedoutwheneverIdidn’thearfromhimformorethanaweek.Ikeptupwiththenewsreadingthelatestnewspaperandlisteningtothehourlyreports.AndeverytimeIheardthatanAmericansoliderwaskilledIprayedit’wasn’tRon.I’mproudofmybrotherforservingourcountryandhiswillingnesstodevotehislifetosomethinghefindsimportant.It’sgreattoseehowdisciplineandmaturehe’sgotandI’mgladhehashiscollegepaidfor.ButalthoughIamproudIgladlygiveupthecoolnessofhavingabrotherinthearmy.IwouldbeperfectlyallrightifIhadneverseenthatuniformonhimandhewasjustaplainoldboringbrother.IlovemybrotherandI’mproudofhimbutIwanthimbackhome!21.WhatdidthewriterthinkofthearmybeforeRonjoined?A.JoiningthearmywasmorebeneficialthangoingtocollegE.B.Joiningthearmywasagoodchoiceforthosewhocouldn’taffordcollegeeducation.C.Joiningthearmywasmeantriskingone’slifeforsomethingimportantD.JoiningthearmydidmoreharmthangooD.22.AfterRonjoinedthearmythewriter.A.decidetojointhearmyonedayB.becameafraidofseeingsoldiersC.oftenshowedoffRoninfrontoffriendsD.becameawareofthedangerofjoiningthearmy23.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Peaceorwar?B.LifeinthearmyC.HavingasoldierinthefamilyD.A.choicebetweenyourlifeandyourdream

EventsforMother’sDayHighteabytheThamesTheLondonEyeisofferingaselectionofMother’sDaypackagesthisyearincludingaspecialafternoonteafor£55perperson.YourmumwillbeservedsandwichesandBattenbergcakewhileadmiringwonderfulviewsoftheLondoncity.There’llalsobeachocolatetastingexperiencefor£47perpersonthatincludesaglassofProseccoandaHotelChocolatgoodiebag.CookeryclassinDorestFamouschefLesleyWatersisholdingahalf-dayMother’sDaycookeryclassonSaturday29MarchathercookeryschoolinDorestforjust£20perperson.Yourmumcantryherhandatcreatingsomeclassicdishespickupsomeentertainingtipsandenjoyagrandtastingmeeting.TomakeaweekendofitbookLottie’sLoftanearbyhousewithadesignerkitchensurroundsoundsystemandabalcony阳台overlookingtheDoreatcountrysidE.A.three-nightstayarrivingFriday28Marchcosts£117perperson.TreetopadventureinSnowdoniaIfyourmumenjoysseeingtheWelshcountrysidefromaverydifferentanglebookheratreetopadventureintheheartofbeautifulSnowdoniA.Morethan30excitingactivitiescanbefoundhereincludingbalancingbeamsandropebridges.TheattractionalsohasEurope’shighestfive-seatergiantswing.Ticketsarepricedat£42perpersonbutmumsgofreeon30Marchwhenvisitingwithatleastoneotherperson.CagedivinginLondonIfyourmumwouldgetmoreofexcitementfromdivingthanfinediningthrowherinatthedeependwithadayswimmingwithsharksattheLondonAquarium水族馆.Theactivitycosts£125perpersonincludingadmissionrateallequipmentabehind–the–scenestourandavisittotherestoftheaquarium.Nodivingexperienceisnecessarybutwhoevertakespartinitmustofcoursebeabletoswim.Andifyou’retooscaredtojoinheryoucanbookaspectator观众ticketfor£25.29.Ifyourmumlikesfinediningaswellasamazingcountrysidesceneryshecanchoose.A.cagedivinginLondonB.highteabytheThamesC.cookeryclassinDorestD.treetopadventureinSnowdonia30.IfyourmumchoosescagedivingattheLondonAquariumshe.A.canhaveacloselookatsharksB.musthavesomeonebewithherC.shouldhavesomedivingexperienceD.hastopayextramoneyfortheequipment31.Alltheeventsmentionedinthetext.A.includeexcitingactivities.B.needtobebookedaheadoftimE.C.arefreeformothersonMother’sDayD.areintendedtoprovidefunformothers

Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinventedorbywhom.Butitissaidthatitbeganintheearly1900s.JazzwasanewkindofmusicforAmericaandtheworldandNewOrleanswasitsbirthplacE.Whowerethejazzpioneers?Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendownandatfirstonlyblacksplayedit.ItwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenewstylE.Butsoontheytoowereplayingjazz.ThepopularityofthismusicspreaD.FromNewOrleansittraveleduptheMississippitoChicagothentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920sthereweremanyjazzmusiciansbothblackandwhitE.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasbetterthantherest.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician.Hewasnotonlytalentedbutalsohard-working.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumorandabiggood-naturedsmilE.ThesepersonalqualitieswerevaluableinhisrisetofamE.AfterhebecamefamoushetraveledaroundtheworlD.ItseemedthateveryonewantedtohearLouisplay.Butlifewasnotalwayseasyespeciallyatthebeginning.LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.HisfatherneverwenttoschoolandhismothercouldhardlyreaD.WhenLouiswasstillakidhisparentsseparatedandLouislivedwithhismother.HowhardtheirlifewascanreadilybeimagineD.AndyetLouissmiledthrougheverything.HelaterwroteMywholelifehasbeenhappiness.LifewasthereformeandIacceptedit.WhateverhappenedhasbeenbeautifultomE.Iloveeverybody.53.Whatcanweknowexactlyfromthefirstparagraph?A.Whoinventedjazz.B.WhenjazzwasinventeD.C.WherejazzwasinventeD.D.WhyjazzwasinventeD.54.TheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph2refersto指_______.A.NewstylesB.JazzpioneersC.BlackmusiciansD.Whitemusicians55.WhatmadeLouisArmstrongbecomethebestjazzmusician?A.HisfamilybackgrounD.B.Histalentandhardwork.C.Hisgoodsenseofhumor.D.Hisbiggood-naturedsmiles.56.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thedevelopmentofjazz.B.TheinfluenceofjazzonAmericans.C.TheachievementsofLouisArmstrong.D.Thedevelopmentofjazzanditsbestmusician.

Thesharingeconomyhasgrowninrecentyearstoincludeeverythingfromapartmentsharingtocarsharingtocommunitytoolsharing.Since2009anewformofsharingeconomyhasbeenemerginginneighborhoodsthroughouttheUSandaroundtheworld——LittleFreeLibrary.Thelibrariesareboxesplacedinneighborhoodsfromwhichresidentscanwithdraw取出anddeposit存入books.LittleFreeLibrariescomeinallshapesandsizes.Somelibrariesalsohavethemesfocusingonbooksforchildrenadultsortourguides.In2009TodBolbuiltthefirstLittleFreeLibraryasagifttohismotherwhowasadevotedreader.Whenhesawthepeopleofhiscommunitygatheringarounditexchangingconversationaswellasbooksheknewhewantedtotakehissimpleideafurther.IthinkLittleFreeLibrariesopenthedoortoconversationswewanttohavewitheachotherBolsaiD.Sincethenhisideahasbecomeamovementspreadingfromstatetostateandcountrytocountry.AccordingtoLittleFreeLibrary.orgtherearenow18000ofthelittlestructuresaroundtheworldlocatedineachofthe50USstatesand70countriesinEuropeAfricaandAsiA.TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.ButanAtlanticarticlesaysthelittlestructuresserveasacureforaworldofe-readerdownloads.Thelittlewoodenboxesarerefreshinglyphysicalandhuman.FormanypeoplethesenseofdiscoveryisLittleFreeLibraries’mainappeal.Agirlwalkinghomefromschoolmightpickupagraphicnovelthatgetsherexcitedaboutreading;amanonhiswaytothebusstopmightfindavolumeofpoetrythatchangeshisoutlookonlifesaystheAtlanticarticlE.Everybookisapotentialsourceofinspiration.28.HowdoLittleFreeLibrariesgettheirbooks?A.Thecommunitiesboughtthem.B.TodBoldonatedthem.C.USgovernmentprovidedthem.D.Citizenssharedthem.29.WhydidTodBolwanttobuildmoreLittleFreeLibraries?A.Theycanofferneighborsmorechancestotalk.B.Hewasinspiredbythesharingeconomy.C.HewantedtopromotehisideaworldwidE.D.Theyareagifttopleasehismother.30.WhatdoestheauthoroftheAtlanticarticlebelieve?A.LittleFreeLibrariesaremorepopularthane-readerdownloads.B.E-readerdownloadsareundoubtedlybeneficial.C.LittleFreeLibrariesarephysicalandhuman.D.TheInternethashelpedtospreadLittleFreeLibraries.31.LittleFreeLibrariesattractreadersmostinthat________.A.theyareinvariousshapesandsizesB.theyarelocatedallovertheworldC.theyconnectstrangerstogetherD.theymaygivereadersasenseofdiscovery

Onethingthetourbooksdon’ttellyouaboutLondonisthat2000ofitsresidents居民arefoxes.Theyranawayfromthecityaboutcenturiesagoafterdevelopersandpollutionmovedin.Butnowthattheenvironmentiscleanerthefoxeshavecomehome.Thenumberandvarietyofwildanimalsinurban城市的areasisincreasingsaysCornerJones.A.surveyofthewildlifeinNewYork’sCentralParklastyearcounted14speciesofmammals.A.similarsurveyconductedinthe1890’scountedonlyfivespecies.Severalchangeshavebroughtwildanimalstothecities.Foremostisthatairandwaterqualityinmanycitieshasimprovedasaresultofthe1970spollution-controlefforts.Meanwhileruralareashavebeenbuiltupleavingmanyanimalsontheedgesofsuburbs.Inadditionurbanwildliferefuges避难处havebeencreateD.TheGreaterLondonCouncillastyearspent$750000tobuylandandbuild10permanent永久性的wildliferefugesinthecity.Asaresultmanybirdsarenowlivinginthecity.By1970thebirdshaddiedouteastoftheMississippibecausetheDDThadmadetheireggstoothintosupportlifE.ThatyearscientistTomCadeofCornellUniversitybeganraisingthebirdsforreleaseincitiesforcitiesaffordedabundantfooD.Citiescanattractwildanimalswithoutturningthemharmful.Thetrickistocreatehabitatswheretheycanbeself-sufficientbutstillbeseenandappreciateD.Suchhabitatscanevenbefunctional.InSanFranciscothelocalgovernmentistestingdifferentkindsofrainwatercontrolbasinstoseenotonlywhichoneskeepthecleanestwaterbutwhichwillattractthemostbirds.24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Wildlifereturningtolargecities.B.FoxesreturningtoLondon.C.Wildanimalslivinginzoos.D.AsurveyofwildlifeinNewYork.25:Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.LondonersareputtingmoreandmorewildanimalsintotheirzoosB.LondonersarehappytoseewildanimalsreturntotheircityC.LondonersaretryingtomovewildanimalsbacktothecountrysideD.Londonershavewelcomedthewildbirdsbutfoundfoxesaproblem26.AccordingtothepassagethenumberofspeciesofwildlifeinNewYork’spark________.A.isslowlydecreasingB.isthesameasthatinothercitiesC.isonthesamelevelasbeforeD.hasmorethandoubledinthelastcentury27.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonthatwildlifeisreturningtothecities?A.Foodisplentifulinthecities.B.Wildlifeisappreciatedinthecities.C.Wildliferefugeshavebeenbuiltinthecities.D.Airandwaterqualityhasimprovedinthecities.

Areyouatravellover?Ifyouareattentionthen.Nomatterwhetheryou'relookingforbiginternationaleventsdeliciousfoodnaturalwondersorsimplyrelaxationonabeachtheseplacesshouldbeonyourchecklist.BrazilAttractions:Festivitiesforthe2014WorldCuptheworldiscastingitseyeonBrazilforhostingtwoofthemostpopularsportingevents-the2014FIFAWorldCupandtheSummerOlympicstwoyearsafter.Except-forwatchingexcitinggamesandcheeringforyourfavoriteteamandplayersyoucanalsotakeatripto'thelungsoftheearth'theAmazonforesttoescapethecrowdsandembracenaturE.BelgiumAttractions:Europe'sunderratedgemManygrandandspectacularmuseumsarelocatedinpicturesquecitieslikeBrugesAntwerpandBrussels.ArtloverscanfullyengagethemselvesinthenumeroustreasuresdatingbacktothemedievalperioD.ExploringthequiettownsandappreciatingtheirGothicarchitectureisalsoanopportunitynottobemisseD.SeychellsAttractions:ParadisewithinreachThisisso-called'playgroundformillionaires'isopentoeveryonE.Thewallet-friendlyhotelsguesthousesandself-cateringapartmentsmaketourscomfortablE.Withmorethanl00divineislandsscatteredontheIndianoceanmanyactivitiesawaitsuchassunbathingfishingdivingsailingandgoingonboattours.TheSeychellesislandsareblessedwithawarmtropicalclimateallyearroundsoyoucangotherewheneveryouwant.21.The1stparagraphaimstotellus_.A.whatyoucanexpectfromatripB.howtofindaplacetoholidayC.whatthispassageisreallyaboutD.whattodoonaholidaytrip22.IfyouvisitBrazilin2014youcan.A.watchtheSummerOlympicsB.enjoymedievaltreasuresinmuseumsC.takeatriptotheAmazonforestD.cookyourownfoodinaguesthouse23.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningwithwallet-friendly?A.cheapB.attractiveC.expensiveD.affordable

HereisacollectionofsomeofthestrangelawsintheworlD.Wecanonlywonderhowtheyexist.ThinkbeforeyouchewInSingaporechewinggumisforbidden.Thisrulewasintroducedbecauseofthehighcostanddifficultyinremovingstuckchewinggumfromroadsorotherpublicfacilities.Inparticularchewinggumstuckonthesubwaydoorsstoppedthetrainsfrommoving.LightenupDriversinDenmarkaresupposedtodrivevehicleswiththeirheadlightson.You’dthinkthislawwouldapplytonightdrivingbutitdoesn’t.Itisconsiderednecessaryduringthedayaswellortheymayfaceafineofupto100USdollars.StudieshaveshownthatthishashelpedalottoavoidroadaccidentsinDenmark.TofailortojailInBangladeshchildrenoffifteenandoldercanbeputinjailforcheatingontheirexaminations.EveryyeartheBangladeshigovernmenttakesstrongmeasurestostopcheatingandcarriesoutamassivemediacampaigntoforewarnstudentsthroughtelevisions.KeepthechangeInCanadaconsumersarestoppedfromusingunreasonableamountsofcoinstopayforpurchases.Thismeansyoucan’tpayforaniteminallcoinsespeciallyifit’sover$10.EventheuseofdollarcoinsislimiteD.Theshopownerhastherighttochoosewhetherhewantstotakeyourcoinsornot.PantsonlyformenInFranceitwasagainstthelawforwomentowearpants.Thelawreportedlyhasbeenonthebookssince1800.Itwascorrectedseveraltimes:oncein1892toallowwomentowearsporttrouserswhileridinghorsesandagainin1909topermittheladiestowearpantswhileonbicycles.ThelawwascancelledonJanuary31st2013.NowwomeninFrancecanfinallywearpants!24.WhichbehaviourmaybeallowedinSingapore?A.ChewingguminpubliC.B.Stickinggumtotheroads.C.Buyinggum-shapeditemsfrommarkets.D.Chewinggumwhentakethesubway.25.WhatisforbiddeninDenmark?A.Chewinggumwhiledriving.B.Drivingwithyourheadlightsoffduringtheday.C.Usingcoinstopayforyourpetrol.D.Drivingtoschooltotakeanexam.26.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.CoinsarenotallowedtobeusedinCanadA.B.Canadiansaremoreseriousaboutroadsafety.C.Itisillegalforchildrenabove15tocheatonexamsinBangladesh.D.Frenchwomenwouldbefined100dollarsiftheyworepantsin1880.27.Wherecanyoumostprobablyfindthistext?A.OnafashionwebsitE.B.Inasciencereport.C.Inageographytextbook.D.Inamagazineaboutoddcustoms.

T.heartsespeciallymusicshouldbepartofeveryschool'slessonsateverygradelevel.StudentswouldbemuchsmarteriftheyhadsomemusicalexperiencE.Theycouldimprovetheirclassroomskillslikepayingattentionandfollowingdirections.PeopledevelopalltheseskillswhentheylearnmusiC.Makingmusicalsoletschildrenusetheirimagination.Itprovidesstudentswithachancetotryouttheirownideas.Musicnotonlymakeschildrenbetterstudentsbutalsogivesthemsomethingpositivetodo.Inamusicprogramchildrencanbepartofabandinsteadofjoiningagang团伙.Parentscanenjoylisteningtotheirchildren'smusicinsteadofseeingthemgluedtoacomputerorTVscreen.Inaschoolbandstudentsgettobepartofateam.TheycangetalongwellwitholdfriendsandmakenewfriendsthroughmusiC.Musicbuildsself-confidencetoo.Itgiveschildrenasenseofachievementandsuccess.MakingmusicissomethingforthemtobeproudofanditletskidspracticeperforminginfrontofanaudiencE.Musicgiveschildrenanopportunityforself-expressionandthathelpsdeveloptheirself-confidencE.Onceagainmusicisimportantbecauseitcanmakechildrenbetterstudentsgivethemsomethingpositivetodoandbuildtheircharacter.Thatiswhymusicshouldbeofferedineverysinglegradeineveryschool.56.Accordingtothepassagemusiccouldmakestudentssmarterby_______________.A.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandimaginationB.improvingtheirclassroomskillsandpayingattentionC.improvingtheirattentiondirectionandimaginationD.learningmusicmakingmusicandtryingouttheirownideas57.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsusthatmusiccould_______________.A.givechildrenself-expressionandself-confidenceB.bringtochildrenachievementandsuccessC.developchildren'sself-confidenceD.givechildrensomethingtobeproudof58.What'sthebesttitleofthispassageA.LearningmusicandmakingmusicB.Musicbuildschildren'sself-confidenceC.MusicmakesstudentsmuchsmarterD.Musicisamustasacourseatschool

ArrivingatnewheightofitspopularacceptanceinNorthAmericaisIcebergWaterwhichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundlandCanadA.ArthurvonWiesenbergerwhocarriesthetitleWaterMasterisoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmericA.AsaboyhespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItalyFranceandSwitzerlandwherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhenhekeptawaterjournalnotingthebrandshelikedbest.Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater.Hesays.Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.InfactNewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.SimilarlyamagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveralleadingbrandsofbottledwaterthatwere400timesmoreexpensivE.Neverthelesssoft-drinkcompaniesviewbottledwaterasthenextbattle-groundformarketshare-thisdespitethefactthatover25percentofbottledwatercomesfromtapwater:PepsiCo’sAquafinaandCoca-Cola’sDasaniarebothpurifiedtapwaterratherthanspringwater.Asdinersthirstforleadingbrandsbottlersandrestaurateurssalivate垂涎overtheprofits.A.restaurant’stypicalmark-uponwineis100to150percentwhereasonbottledwaterit’soften300to500percent.Butsincewaterismuchcheaperthanwineandmanyofthefancierbrandsaren’tavailableinstoresmostdinersdon’tnoticeorcarE.Asaresultsomerestaurantsareturningupthepressuretosellbottledwater.AccordingtoanarticleinTheStreetJournalsomeofthemoreshamelesstacticsincludeplacingattractivebottlesonthetableforavisualselllistingbrandsonthemenuwithoutpricesandpouringbottledwaterwithoutevenaskingthedinnersiftheywantit.Regardlessofhowit’ssoldthepopularityofbottledwatertapsintoourdesireforbetterhealthourwishtoappearcultivatedandevenalongingforlostpurity.32.WhatdoweknowaboutIcebergWaterfromthepassage?A.Itisakindoficedwater.B.Itisjustplaintapwater.C.Itisakindofbottledwater.D.Itisakindofmineralwater.33.BysayingMydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwatervonwantstoconveythemessagethat_______.A.plaintapwateriscertainlyunfitordrinkingB.bottledwaterisclearlysuperiortotapwaterC.bottledwateroftenappealsmoretodogstasteD.dogscanusuallydetectafinedifferenceintastE.34.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Bottledwaterbringsinhugeprofits.B.Whyisbottledwatersopopular?C.CompetitionfromthewaterindustryisintensE.D.Thebattlebetweenwineandbottledwaterintherestaurant.

Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsagoonly4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today10outofevery100Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectAmericansocietyinmanyways-educationmedicineandbusiness.QuietlythegrowingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety-oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehaviorissuitableatvariousages.Aperson'sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis\hersocialpositionmarriageorhealth.There'snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschoolgetajoborstopworkingisn'tasstrongasitusedtobE.Itdoesn'tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmotherora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttimE.Publicideasarechanging.ManypeoplesayIammuchyoungerthanmymother-ormyfather-wasatmyagE.NoonesaysActyourageanymorE.We'vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.32.ItcanbelearntfromthetextthattheagingofthepopulationinAmerica_______.A.hasmadepeoplefeelyoungerB.haschangedpeople'ssocialpositionC.haschangedpeople'sunderstandingofageD.hassloweddownthecountry'ssocialdevelopment33.Theunderlinedword'one'refersto_______.A.asocietyB.AmericaC.aplaceD.population34.Actyouragemeanspeopleshould_______.A.beactivewhentheyareoldB.dotherightthingattherightageC.showrespectfortheirparentsyoungoroldD.takemorephysicalexercisesuitabletotheirage35.Ifa25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirmthewriterofthetextwouldmostprobablyconsiderit_______.A.normalB.wonderfulC.UnbelievableD.unreasonable

Indianowleadstheworldinsmartphonegrowth.Itsawa55%increaseinthenumberofsmartphonesin2014.ThenumberofWebusersincreasedby37%.Smartphoneswerethesourceof65%ofitsInternettrafficand41%ofitse-commerceaccordingtoareportbytheanalystMaryMeekertitledInternetTrends2015.India’sInternetboomhasstarteD.WithinthreeorfouryearsalmosteveryadultinIndiawillownasmartphonE.Theywillbeusedtoordergoodsreadnewsmonitorcropgrowthandsoon.IndianadultswillbeveryinterestedinthesedevicesjustasyoungAmericansarE.87%ofAmericansbetweentheagesof18and34whoownsmartphonessaytheyneverseparatefromthese:MysmartphoneneverleavesmysidE.Fouroutoffivesaythatthefirstthingtheydoonwakingistoreachfortheirsmartphones.Andthreefifthsbelievethatinthenextfiveyearseverythingwillbedoneonmobiledevices.InthebusinessworldtheriseofmobileplatformsisdramaticallytransformingmanyindustriesallovertheworlD.WhatIndiansoftwaredevelopershavetodoistostartthinkingaboutsolutionstooldproblemsbyusingallthefeaturesofthesenewdevices.Theyneedtotakeadvantageoftheuniquepropertiesofsmartphonesandtablets.AsIndiansoftwaredevelopersandenterprisesmasterthesmartphonetheywillbeabletoexporttheirsolutionstotherestoftheworlD.ThiswillmakepossibleanewtechrevolutionthatisgreaterthanwhatcreatedIndia’sITindustryinthe1980sand1990s.WecanexpecttherapidtransformationofIndiawhenabillionpeoplebecomeconnectedandhaveequalaccesstoinformationandservices.24.LoadsofnumbersareusedinParagraph1toshow_____________.A.India’ssmartphonesincreasemostrapidlyintheworldB.IndiahasthemostadvancedITindustryintheworldC.IndiawillbeasuperpowerprettysoonD.Indiawillexportnewsmartphonestotherestoftheworld25.WhatwillmostyoungAmericansdofirstthemomenttheywakeup?A.Readnews.B.ShoponlinE.C.Gettheirsmartphones.D.Checke-mails.26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IndiaisthelargestmobilemakerintheworlD.B.Indianfarmersusesmartphonestomonitorcropgrowth..C.IndiansoftwaredevelopershavemadegreatprofitsbysellingtheirproductsabroaD.D.IndiasawagreatboominITindustrysome30yearsago.27.WhichcanbethebesttitleofthetextA.MorepeoplemoresmartphonesB.NodreameveryIndianownsasmartphoneC.AthandIndia’snexttechrevolutionD.Asmallsmartphoneabiguse

AAAGH!TheGeneration90siscoming!WearingearphonesusingcomplexlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriendstheGen-90sfollowingtheGen-80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut初次登台.EachgenerationoragegrouphasitsownsymbolsandlifestylE.ReadonandjudgeforyourselvesifyoufittheGen-90sgroup.EarphonesTheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen-90s.TheymightleadtoMP3MP4orMP101playersgivingtheseyoungpeopleaplugged-incoolandperhapsself-addictedlookofcourselifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.MartianlanguageTheyhavecreatedtheirowncode-likeonlinelanguagE.It’samixtureofEnglishJapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstanD.Thisisanimaginativegenerationthoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.Self-PortraitSayingcheesetotheirowndigitalcamerasisusualforthisgeneration.A.littlebitofnarcissism自恋neverhurtsanyonE.Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives.ButbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonlinE.Text-messagingTheycantypetheirmobilephonesasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.HoweveroralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstylE.37.AccordingtothepassageifyoubelongtotheGen-90syouwill_______.A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers’strengths.B.haveyourownsymbolsandlifestylE.C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen-80s.D.likemusicanddanceverymuch.38.Accordingtothetextthewriterwillchoose______asagoodexampletotheGen-90.A.LiHualikesmusicandalwayswearingiPodB.ZhangChaoisnotonlyanimaginativeboybutdoeverythingefficiently.C.Lilyisashygirlandshedoesn’tlikemakingfriends.D.FangfanglikesbeingtakenphotosandoftenpostingthemonlinE.39.AccordingtothispassagewhichisFALSE?A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.B.Theytypetheirmobilephonessofastthatitcancatchthespeedofspeaking.C.TheGen-90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayersandevenregardthemasanecessarypartoflifE.D.Theydon’tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.40.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.theGen-90s’happylifeB.thedifferencebetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90sC.theGen-90s’uniquelifestyleandsomepracticalwarningsD.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90s

InNewYorktherearequiteafewfreemuseumsforvisitors.BelowweexploreNewYork’smostimpressivefreeones.NationalMuseumoftheAmericanIndianFocusinglargelyonNativeAmericanculturethismuseumboasts自夸overamillionitemsfromcraftstotraditionaltoolsallofwhichplayedalargepartinNativeAmericancultureinpasttimes.Locatedat1BowlingGreenthemuseumisfreeofchargE.Open10A.m.~5p.m.Frid-Wedand10A.m.~8p.m.Thursit’sservedbysubwaylines4/5toBowlingGreen.FederalHallA.popularoneforfollowersofAmericanpoliticsFederalHallistheoriginallocationoftheUSCustomsHouseandtheplacewhereWashingtontooktheoath宣誓ofofficein1789asthefirstUSPresident.TodaythisbuildingisapremierexampleofclassicalarchitecturE.Freeofchargetovisitorsthemuseumislocatedat26WallStwhichisaccessiblebysubwaylines2/3/4/5toWallSt.It’sopenfrom9A.m.~5p.m.Mon-Fri.NewYorkAcademyofMedicineForthemoreintellectualatriptotheNewYorkAcademyofMedicineisunmissablE.Withover700000cataloguedworksit’stheworld’ssecondlargesthealthlibrary.Itsbiggestattractionhoweveristheinterestingmedicalequipmentondisplayherewhichisweird古怪的butwonderfullyoriginal.Locatedat1216FifthAveat103rdStit’sfreeofchargetoperusE.Open9A.m.~5p.m.Mon-Friit’sservedbysubwayline6to103rdSt.MuseumatFashionInstituteofTechnologyThemuseumcontainsahugepermanentcollectionwhichfeatures200historicallysignificantclothesandalsofeaturesworksbystudentexhibitions.Withfreetalksandtoursonofferthismuseumisagreatplacewithoutspendingacent.LocatedatSeventhAveat27theStbysubwayline3thisfreemuseum---undoubtedlythemostfashionableoneinNewYork---isopenTues-Fri12A.m.~8p.m.andSat10A.m.~5p.m..25.IfyouareinterestedinNativeAmericanculturewherewouldyouprobablygo?A.To1BowlingGreenB.ToSeventhAveat27thSt.C.To1216FifthAvE.D.To103rdWallSt.26.Ifyoutakethesubwayline4to26WallStyoucanenjoy____.A.readingmedicalbooksB.theartofarchitectureC.theartofcostumeD.theancienttools27.WhichofthefollowingaboutthefourmuseumsmentionedinthetextisNOTtrue?A.TheyarealllocatedinNewYork.B.TheyareallfreeofchargE.C.Theyareallsymbolsofpower.D.Theyareallaccessiblebysubway.

Yourfriends’livesmaylookmoreexcitingthanyoursonFacebookbutnewresearchshowsthatisbecausetheyarefaking伪造it.A.recentsurveyhasfoundaroundtwo-thirdsofpeopleonsocialmediapostimages图像totheirpersonalinformationtomaketheirlivesseemmoreadventurous.Andmorethanthreequartersofthoseaskedsaidtheyjudgedtheirpeers同龄人basedonwhattheysawontheirInstagramSnapehatorFacebookpages.TheBritishsurveybysmartphonemakerHTCfoundthatinordertomakeourownpagesandlivesappearmoreexcitingsixpercentalsosaidtheyhadborroweditemstoincludeintheimagesinordertopassthemoffastheirown.Morethanhalfofthosesurveyedsaidtheypostedimagesofitemsandplacespurelytoshowoffcausingjealousyamongfriendsandfamily.BehavioralpsychologistHemmingssaidthetrendwasunsurprisingduetotheriseofsocialmedia.We’relivinginaworldofinstantcommunication.shesaid.Fashionandstyleusedtoliveanddieinmagazinesnowpeopleareinsearchofauthenticpeer-to-peerrecommendationsaswellmakingsocialmediaanequalpowerhousetomagazinesandnewspapers.Withimagesbeingsharedinaninstantwedesiretoknowwhatourfriendsarewearingorwhatsuperstarsarebuyingassoonastheyhavegotthem.SuchistheinfluenceofsocialmediasiteslikeInstagram76percentofthoseaskedalsosaidseeingitemsonsocialmediainfluencesthemtobuythemwithmenmorelikelytotakestyleadviceandbuywhattheysee.32.Howdosomepeoplemaketheirlivesappearmoreexciting?ABybuyingpicturesB.BypostingimagesCBymakingupstoriesD.Byriskingtheirlives33.WhatdoesthewordjealousyinParagraph3mean?AEnvyB.ConflictC.AdventureD.Misunderstanding34.WhatcanwelearnfromJoHemmings?AThetrendreflectsthedevelopmentofsocialmediA.BFashionandstylenolongerexistinmagazines.CMagazinesandnewspapersarelessimportant.DThetrendisbeyondpeople'sexpectation.35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribessocialmedialikeInstagram?APersuasiveB.CreativeC.PositiveD.Honest