If you have been joining in chat room conversations, or trading email with web pals （网友）, you have become one of the millions who write in a peculiarly short form of English. And you’ve got a sense of humor about short forms like SOHF （= sense of humor failure） to describe Internet newcomers who don’t understand you. Across the globe, every night teenagers and their elders are “talking online”, many of them all talking at the same timE. It’s fast: try talking to six people at once.It’s brief: three or four words per exchange.It takes wit, concentration, and quick fingers. And it requires tremendous linguistic economy （语言省略）.There’s neither time nor space for explanations.Why consume precious key-strokes （键盘敲击） telling six friends you have to leave for a moment to take care of your little brother when BRB（ = be right back） will do? Want to enter a conversation? Just type PMFJI （= pardon me for jumping in）. Interested in whom you are talking to? Type A/S/L, the nearly universal request to know your pal’s age, sex and location.You may get 15/M/NY as a response from your pal. If something makes you laugh, say you are OTF （= on the floor）, or LOL （= laughing out loud）, or combing the two into ROTFL （= rolling on the floor laughing） . And when it is time to get back to work or go to bed, you type GTG （= got to go） or TTYL （=talk to you later）. People want to write as fast as possible, and they want to get their ideas across as quickly as they can.Capital letters are left in the dust, except when expressing emotion, as it takes, more time to hold down the “shift” key and capitals.Punctuation （标点） is going, too. 1.Many people talk on the Internet ______. A.by sending short emails B.by using a particular short form of English C.by using peculiar English words and expression D.in a funny way 2.In order to talk to several people at the same time on the Internet ______. A.you have to speak fast and fluently B.you should speak with wit and humor C.you have to express your ideas in a brief way D.one should pay much attention to the accuracy of words 3.If you get 17/F/NY as an answer to your A/S/L, it means______. A.the person on the other end is 17 from New York and he is fine B.you are talking to a girl who is 17 and lives in New York C.you are talking to 17 girls who are from New York D.the person who you are talking to is a 17-foot tall New York girl 4.To save time on the Internet, __________. A.some people leave their letters in the dustbin B.some people never use “shift” in their writing C.many people leave the capital and punctuation D.people seldom use capital letters or punctuation

Ithinkifweareluckywewillmeetnicepeople.Theywillofferushelpfriendshipkindnessandsoon1whenIwas17yearsoldtherewasaboywhogavemesomethingveryimportant.Itwasa2Thestory3whenIbecameahighstudentintheautumnof2003.AtthebeginningofthetermIdidnotknowanyoneinmyclassbecauseIhadjust4fromaschoolwhichwasfarfrommynewschoolIwasthe5onewhostudiedatmynewschool.Ifeltverylonely.Iwasafraidto6anyonebecause1didnotthinktheywerefriendlytome.EverytimeIheardthemtalkingandlaughingIfeltmyheart7.Ithoughtmylifewasdarkandsad.IdidnotknowwhattodoandIdidnotwanttotellmyparentsanything8theywouldworryaboutit.9onedaysomethinggoodhappenedIwassittingonmyseat10asusualasmydeskmatetalkedhappilywithherfriends.Atthat11aboywhoIdidn'tknowenteredtheclassroom12theseatspassedmineandsuddenlyturnedback.Itseemedthathewaslookingforsomething.13helookedatmeandwithoutawordgavemeasmile.SuddenlyIfeltlikesomethingwarmbrightandfriendlyhad14meandIthoughtwouldbeluckyandneverlivein15fromthenon.Whywasthat?Iaskedmyself.Althoughhewalkedaway16Iknewhehadsmiledatme.Hissmilemademefeelfriendlyhappylivelyandwarm.Thesmile17mylife.Ididnotfeelsadanymore.18Ithinksometimestheworldis19youthinkitis.Ifyouthinkyouarelonelyyoumayalwaysbealone.Socheerupthosewhoarelonelyorin20.Theworldisnotthatbad.Smiletotheworldanditwillsmileback.1.A.TomakethingsbetterB.BelieveitornotC.IsayD.Itjustdepends2.A.smileB.pleasureC.comfortD.help3.A.happenedB.spreadC.occurredD.started4.A.separatedB.leftC.graduatedD.escaped5.A.justB.onlyC.veryD.right6.A.makefriendswithB.dropatimetoC.keepcompanyofD.haveaglimpseof7.A.sinkB.beatC.jumpD.run8.A.thoughB.whenC.ifD.because9.A.StrangelyB.PatientlyC.LuckilyD.Willingly10.A.unusualB.politeC.unhappyD.delighted11.A.whileB.momentC.chanceD.o'clock12.A.gotthroughB.lookedthroughC.brokethroughD.wentthrough13.A.SurprisinglyB.EagerlyC.SeriouslyD.Beautifully14.A.drawnB.defeatedC.caughtD.struck15.A.happinessB.darknessC.coldnessD.friendliness16.A.friendlyB.peacefullyC.eventuallyD.immediately17.A.colouredB.improvedC.satisfiedD.changed18.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.OtherwiseD.Meanwhile19.A.somethingB.whatC.everythingD.where20.A.needB.honorC.troubleD.danger

Invisibleinkhasfascinatedkidsforgenerations.Youmightthinkthatitwouldbedifficulttomakebutit’snot.Allyou’llneedforthisexperientissomemilk;somewhitepaper;acleancottonswab药签orsmallcleanpaintbrush;thekitchenstove;andhelpfromanadult.Themostdifficultpartofthismini-projectischoosingthemessagethatyou’llwritewithyourinvisibleink.Maybeyou’llwanttopretendthatyou’reaspyonasecretmissionwritingmessagesthatwouldleadtobigbigtroubleiftheywerediscovereD.Chooseyourwordscarefully.Allyouneedtodoisusingthebrushofcottonswabwriteyourmessagewithmilkonthepaper.Don’tusealotofmilkandsoakthepaper.Usejustenoughtomakeathincoating.Onceyou’vefinishedwritingasktheadultwho’shelpingyoutoturnonthekitchenstovetoalowheat.Verycarefullyusingkitchenmittsholdthepaperaboutafootabovethewarmburner.Ifyoudon’tseeresultsyoumayhavetomaketheburneralittlehotter.Donothoweverholdthepaperlowovertheburner.Asthepaperheatsupyourmessagewillbecomebrownandyou’llbeabletoseewhatwaswritten.Youwanttoknowwhy?It’sbecausechemicalcompoundsinthemilkhavealowburningpoint.WhenthepapergetswarmthosecompoundswillheatupandtrunbrownwhilethepaperwillbeunaffecteD.YoualsocantrythisexperimentwithotherliquidssuchasorangejuicelemonjuicevinegarandapplejuicE.Justbesuretofollowallsafetyrulesandhaveanadultaroundtohelpyou.60.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ScientificResearchB.MakingInvisibleInkC.HowtoMakeaSpyD.A.ClassroomExperiment61.Whichistherightorderoftheprocess?A.writewordsonthepaper.B.gethelpfromanadult.C.getreadysomemilkpapercottonswabetC.D.holdthepaperoverthewarmburner.A.cabD.B.bcaD.C.cdaB.D.acdB.62.Howcanyouseewhatiswrittenonthepaper?A.Soakthepaperintowatertomakeitappear.B.Waittillthepaperisdryenough.C.Usesomechemicalcompoundstomakeitappear.D.Holdthepaperabovethewarmburnertomakeitappear.63.Thispassageisintendedfor.A.adultsB.peopleC.teachersD.children

RecentlyastudywascarriedouttodeterminewhowasthegreatestAmericanpresident.Sixty-fivepresidentialhistorianstookpartinitandtheyjudgedthepastforty-twoAmericanleadersbasedontenleadershipqualitiesincludingpublicpersuasiveness信服crisisleadershipmanagementoftheeconomymoralleadershipandconductofinternationalrelations.Thehistoriansalsolookedatadministrative管理abilityrelationswithCongressabilitytosetgoalsandthepursuitofequaljusticeforall.Finallytheexpertstookintoconsiderationthehistoricalperiodinwhichthepresidentlived.ThehistorianschoseAbrahamLincolnasAmerican’sgreatestpresident.Hehadalsobeennamedbestpresidentinasimilarstudyin2000.AbrahamLincolnwasthepresidentwholedthenationthroughtheCivilWarinthe1860sandwasabletouniteitintheend.HealsotookthefirststepstoabolishslaveryinAmerica.EdnaMedfordaprofessorofhistoryatHowardUniversityinWashingtonD.C.wasanadviseronthisstudyandtheearlierone.ShesaysAbrahamLincolnisseentorepresentthevaluesthenationmosthonorssuchastruthfulnessmoderationandrespectforhumanrights.ThehistoriansputAmerican’sfirstpresidentGeorgeWashingtonsecondonthelistwhileFranklinD.RooseveltTheodoreRooseveltandHarryTrumanfollowinthatorder.JohnF.Kennedythecountry’sfirstRomanCatholicpresidentissixthonthelist.LikeLincolnKennedywasmurderedwhileinoffice.AmongrecentpresidentsRonaldReaganwasnamedthetenthbestandBillClintonratedfifteenthwhilethehistoriansputformerpresidentGeorgeW..Bushatnumberthirty-six.HisfatherGeorgeH..W..Bushdidmuchbetterbeingplacedatnumbereighteen.1.Welearnfromthetextthat___________.A.thisisthesecondtimethatAbrahamLincolnhasbeenchosenasAmerica’sgreatestpresidentB.EdnaMedforddidn’ttakepartinthestudyconductedin2000.C.GeorgeH..W..BushwasthoughttohavedoneworseinofficethanGeorgeW..BushD.HarryTrumanwasratedthefourth-bestpresidentbythestudy2.Whichofthefollowingbelongtothetenleadershipqualitiesconsidered?a.Beingabletopersuadethepublicb.Takingeffectivemeasuresduringafinancialcrisis.c.Balancinghomelifeandcareer.d.Pursuingequaljusticeforall.A.abcB.bcdC.abdD.acd3.Whoisratedworstamongthefollowingfourpresidents?A.JohnF.KennedyB.GeorgeWashingtonC.BillClintonD.GeorgeW..Bush4.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thetenqualitiesagreatpresidentneedsB.astudyofAmericanpresidentsC.thevaluestheAmericannationhonorsmostD.howAbrahamLincolnimprovedthecountry

Somebeachcreaturesarewonderful-----likedolphinsbutothersaredangerous.Findoutmoreaboutthedangerousones-----theblueringedoctopuspufferfishtheBlueBottleandstingrays.TheblueringedoctopusTheblueringedoctopusisnotaverybigcreaturebutitisverydangerous.TheseoctopusesarefoundallaroundAustraliancoast.TheyoftenlieinrockpoolsclosetoshorE.Theblueringedoctopusisusuallyadullcolorbutitshowsitsbrightblueringswhenitisindanger.Ifitistakenoutofthewateritisabletobiteapersonandpoisonthem.Ifthiscreaturebitessomeonetheywillfeelnumbness麻木aroundthemouthfaceandneck.PufferFishPufferFisharefoundinallAustralianseas.Theyareveryeasytocatchbutmustnotbeeatenbecausetheirfleshandinternalorganscontainapoison.Anyonewhodoeseatthefleshcanbecomesickveryquickly.Theymayevenstopbreathing.TheBlueBottleTheBlueBottleisfoundinmostAustralianwaters.BlueBottlesfloatlightlyonthesurfaceofthewaterbuttheirtentacles触须canbeaslongas10metres.BlueBottlesaremuchlessdangerousthansomeotherjellyfishbuttheycangiveaswimmerabadsting刺iftheswimmeraccidentallytouchesthem.StingraysTherearemanydifferentkindsofstingraysinAustralianwaters.TheyusuallyswimandfeedonthebottomoftheseA.Accidentscanhappenifpeoplestandonthemortrytopickthemup.Stingrayshaveastingontheirtail.Thesestingshavepoisononthem.IfsomeoneisstungthewoundcaneasilybecomeinfecteD.65.IfyouswimintheAustralianwatersyouwillprobably_____.A.bebittenbytheblueringedoctopusB.stopbreathingbecauseofPufferFishC.getabadstingbytheBlueBottleD.bepoisonedbystingrays66.Whichofthefollowingislessaggressiveaccordingtothepassage?A.TheblueringedoctopusB.PufferFishC.TheBlueBottleD.Stingrays67.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AllcreaturesalongthecoastofAustraliaaredangerous.B.Poisonouscreatureschangethebodycolorwhenindanger.C.Noaccidentwillhappenunlesspeopletouchthesecreatures.D.Ifpeoplestandonthebeachaccidentscanhappenbecauseofthecreatures.68.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A.dangerouscreaturesintheseaB.interestingcreaturesintheoceanC.pleasantcreaturesinAustraliaD.bigcreaturesinAustralianwaters

Aremorningpeoplebornormade?Inmycaseitwasdefinitelymade.Inmyearly20sIrarelywenttobedbeforemidnightandIwouldalmostalwaysgetuplatethenextmorning.ButafterawhileIcouldn’tignorethehighrelationshipbetweensuccessandrisingearly.OnthoserareoccasionswhereIdidgetupearlyInoticedthatmyproductivitywasalmostalwayshigher.SoIsetouttobecomeahabitualearlyriser.Butwhenevermyalarmwentoffmyfirstthoughtwasalwaystostopthatnoiseandgobacktosleep.EventuallysomesleepresearchshowedmethatIwasusingthewrongstrategy.Themostcommonwrongstrategyisthis:Youassumethatifyou’regoingtogetupearlieryou’dbettergotobedearlier.Itsoundsveryreasonablebutwillusuallyfail.Therearetwomainschools流派ofthoughtonsleeppatterns.Oneisthatyoushouldgotobedandgetupatthesametimeeveryday.Thesecondschoolsaysyoushouldgotobedwhenyou’retiredandgetupwhenyounaturallywakeup.HoweverIhavefoundbothofthemarewrongifyoucareaboutproductivity.Ifyousleepatsethoursyou’llsometimesgotobedwhenyouaren’tsleepyenough.You’rewastingtimelyinginbedawakeandnotbeingasleep.Ifyoursleepisbasedonwhatyourbodytellsyouyou’llprobablybesleepingmorethanyouneed.Alsoyourmorningsmaybelesspredictableifyou’regettingupatdifferenttimes.Thesolutionformehasbeentocombinebothmethods.IgotobedwhenI’msleepyandgetupwithanalarmclockatafixedtime.SoIalwaysgetupatthesametimeinmycase5ambutIgotobedatdifferenttimeseverynight—sometimesat9:30pmandothertimesatmidnight.MostofthetimeIgotobedbetween10-11pm.HowevergoingtobedonlywhenI’msleepyandgettingupatafixedtimeeverymorningismyway.Ifyouwanttobecomeanearlyriseryoucantryyourown.1.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedphraserefersto____.A.peoplewhostayupuntilthenextmorning.B.peoplewhogetupearlyinthemorning.C.peoplewhofeelsleepyinthemorning.D.peoplewhoseproductivityisthehighestinthemorning.2.Whydidtheauthorwanttobecomeahabitualearlyriser?A.Becausehe/shewantedtoformthehabitofgoingtobedearlyandgettingupearly.B.Becausehe/shehadfoundthathis/herproductivitywashigherwhenhe/shegotupearly.C.Becausehe/shewantedtoseewhichofthetwomainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatternswasright.D.Becausehe/shewastoldthehighrelationshipbetweensuccessandrisingearly.3.TheauthorexperiencedallthefollowingEXCEPT____.A.goingtobedaftermidnight.B.gettingupearlyoccasionally.C.pressingoffthealarmtogoonsleeping.D.askingscholarsforadviceonsleepinghabits.4.Thepassageismainlyabout____.A.howtobecomeanearlyriser.B.howtohavegoodsleep.C.wrongstrategiesforgettingupearly.D.mainschoolsofthoughtonsleeppatterns.

认真阅读下面短文并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格内填入最恰当的词注意每空一词Tenisnotjustanumber.ForHongKongitmeanschangE.Thatchangebegan10yearsagoonJuly11997whenHongKongwasreturnedtothemainlanD.A.yearlaterputonghuabecameamajorsubjectinmiddleschoolstherE.Streetchatternowistrilingual:CantoneseEnglishandputonghuA.Butlanguageisjustoneofthemanychanges.Overthepast10yearstheflowofpeoplehasleftitsmarkespeciallyontheyoungpeoplE.Thefirstsignisinthejobmarket.Before2006about10000youngprofessionalsfromthemainlandfoundjobsinHongkong.Atthesametimearound240000HongKongresidentshadworkedorwereworkingonthemainlanD.Morethan60percentofthemwereaged23to25accordingtoofficialstatistics.GengChun26anativeofnorthernChinamanagedtostarthisownITbusinessaftercompletinghisuniversitydegreeinHongKongthreeyearsago.IlikeHongKongGengsaiD.HongKongneedsus.We’reyoungwell-educatedandenergetiC.EducationisthenextthingtochangE.AfterthereturnmorepeoplefromboththemainlandandHongKongbegancrossingthebordertogetaneducation.AccordingtoChina’sMinistryofEducationin2006914HongKongstudentswereadmittedtomainlanduniversities.Inall7060studiedinthemainlandthatyear.BeforethattimeHongKongstudentswererarelyseeninmainlandschools.Therewasagrowthontheothersideaswell.Intheearly1990sabout100mainlandstudentswenttoHongKongeveryyeartostudy.Lastyear1300studiedinHongKonguniversities.BesidessocialandculturalchangesinHongKongbusinessexchangesbetweenthemainlandandHongKonghavegreatlyincreaseD.AccordingtoaXinhuareportbytheendof2006themainland’stotalinvestmentinHongKonghadreached$40billionsince1997whichmakesup57percentofallinvestmentstoplacesoutsidethemainlanD.WehavemanyclientsfromthemainlandandactuallytheyarebecomingourbiggestgroupofclientssaidHoamanagerforaHongKongPRcompany.Themainlandhasprovidedourcompanywithmorebusinessopportunitieswhicharevitalforourdevelopment.TenYearsReshapesHongKong1_______________PutonghuaisA.amajor2________________inmiddleschools;B.heardinstreet3____________________.4_______________MarketA.HongKongemploysabout10000young5________________fromthemainland.B.MoreHongKongresidentsgotoworkonthemainlanD.6_______________MorestudentsfromthemainlandstudyinHongKong.Thenumberwas7____________in2006.AlsomoreHongKongstudentsgotothemainlandforstudy.8_______________exchangeA.From1997to2006themainlandaltogether9_______________$4billioninHongKong.B.Themainlandhasprovidedmorebusiness10________________forHongKongcompanies.

Laziness--itisawordthatbringswithitjudgmentsadnessanddisappointment.ButlazinessisavaluethatIthinkisextremelyundervaluedinoursocietyandlazinessisaqualitythatisimportanttotheentirestructureofourculture.Iencouragemorepeopletostrivetowardlaziness.Forexamplehaveyoueverthoughtofthefactthatmostinventionsmayhavebeenowedtolaziness?It'ssimpletopicture:Someonehastoperformataskbutfearsthelongboringprocess.Heorshestartswonderingifthereisaneasierwaytogetthisbabyfixedinashortertimeandwithlesseffort.Nextthingyouknow:aninventionisborn.Anewrevolutionarydesignisdeveloped.Conclusion:lazypeoplearecreative.Inventorsaresolazythatinsteadofdoingthingsintheusualmannertheycomeupwithawaytoachievethemostbydoingtheminimum.Thinkofit!Whatawonderfulthingtobelazy!Attheveryleastthinkofallthecashyouwillsavewhenyoubecomelazy!Firstofallbecauseofyourrefusaltoeverleaveyourhomeyouwillsavemoneyongasandparkingnottomentionoilchangesnewtiresandotheritemsofupkeeponewhousestheircarwillhavetodealwith.Yourchancesofdeathbyacaraccidentgodown;infactI'dventure冒昧tosayyourchanceofdeathwillbelowerthelongeryoustayindoors;nothingfromtheoutsideworldcanhurtyou!Andsinceyouprobablywon'tslipintheshowersinceyouwon'tbatheoftenchokingisyouronlyconcern!1.Whatisthelikelytitleforthispassage?A.Trynottobelazyanylonger.B.Maybelazinessisn'tsobadafterall.C.Whatislaziness?D.Lazinessshouldnotbeencouraged.2.Intheauthor’sopinionitis__________thatleadstomanyinventions.A.hardworkB.creativityC.lazinessD.timeandefforts3.Lazypeoplearenotwillingtodothingsintheusualway;insteadtheywilltryto___________.A.giveupeverythingB.geteverythingbydoingnothingC.leaveeverythingundoneD.findawaytogainthemostbydoingtheleast4.Whichofthefollowingisnotamongthelistofbenefitsfromlaziness?A.Lazypeopledon’tbatheoftenB.Lazypeoplecansavemoneyongasandparkingasadriver.C.Lazypeoplecanlowerthechanceofdeathintrafficaccidents.D.Manyinventorsmaybebornfromlaziness.

Australiaisfamousforitsbeautifulbeaches.AndAustralianpeopleloveswimmingandgoingtothebeach.Butitwasn’talwaysthatway.DifferentClimateDifferentHabitsWhenEuropeansfirstinvadedAustraliatheonlypeopleherewhoweregoodatswimmingweretheAboriginalpeople.TheEuropeanscamefromclimateswhereitwastoocoldtoswim.HoweverthewarmclimateofAustraliasoonchangedtheirattitudetoswimming.Atfirstonlymenswam.Theyswamwithoutanyclotheson—therewerenowomentoseethem.Coverup!Bythe1880and1890svisitingthebeachwasveryfashionable.Peopleworeeverydaystreetclothes—muchmorethanpeoplewearatthebeachtoday.Inthosedayspeoplebelievedtheyshouldcovertheirmostbodysoitwouldnotbeseenbytheoppositesex.Specialbathingcostumesweredesignedforwomen.Thiscostumesusedalotofclothandwereveryheavywhenwetmakingitdifficulttoswim.LawsMadeandLawsChangedThegovernmentdecidedtostopmenswimmingnaked.Itpassedalawwhichforbadebathingbetween6amand7am.Butin1903thelawschanged;peoplecouldswiminthedaytimebuttheyhadtowearneck-to-kneecostumes.TheShrinkingCostumeAstimepassedswimmingcostumesbecamesmallerandmoreconvenient.Atfirstmenandwomenwerecoveredfromnecktoknee.Thenarmsbecamebare.Thenmoreofthelegswereuncovered.Eachnewchangewasregardedbymanyasshockingandrudeandpeoplewroteletterstothenewspaperscomplainingaboutthenewcostume.NowadayssomepeoplegotospecialnudebeachestoswimnakeD.Howevermostpeoplecovertheirbodiesmorethantheydidtenyearsago—notbecausetheythinkbareskinisshocking—buttoprotecttheirskinfromtheharmfulraysofthesun.1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheclimateofAustraliaisTRUE?A.ItmadeEuropeansettlersthinkdifferentlyaboutswimming.B.ItchangedEuropeansettlers’swimmingcostumE.C.ItmadeEuropeansettlersfeelmuchhotter.D.ItmadeEuropeansettlershavetoswimnakeD.2.Whatshouldswimmersdoduringthelate19thcentury?A.Theyshouldhidewhentheymeetapersonoftheoppositesex.B.Theyshouldcovertheirbodytoavoidbeingseenbytheoppositesex.C.Theyshouldwearmanyheavyclothesonbeaches.D.Theyshouldwearspecialwetcostumesdesignedforthem.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A.Peopleweresurprisedbyeachnewchangeandcriticizedit.B.Peoplewereamazedbyeachnewchangeandpraiseit.C.OnlynewspaperswereinfavorofeachnewchangE.D.OnlynewspapersthoughtpoorlyofeachnewchangE.4.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A.Peopleworryaboutgettingskincancerfromtoomuchsun.B.Peopleprotectedtheirswimmingcostumesfromtoomuchsun.C.Peoplearegreatlyshockedbythenudebeaches.D.Peoplethinkitrudetoswimwiththesmallercostumes.

Areyouateamperson?Areyouatyourbestaspartofasmalltightlyunitedgroupofdedicatedworkers?Ifsothefuturemayholdmoreforyouthanyouthink.Hightechnologysomepredictedwouldmaketeamworkathingofthepast.That’shappeninginthoseareasofbusinessanddataprocessingwhereonepersonandacomputercanreplaceateamofworkers.Butelsewhereteamworkisverymuchalive.Hightechnologyhasledtoanewtypeofteamworkinanumberoffieldsincludingadvertisingscientificresearchengineeringdesignarchitectureandoceanexploration.Throughcomputernetworkingscientistsengineersandtechniciansatdifferentlocations–oftenthousandsofmilesapart–canworkonthesameprojectatonce.Theycanexchangeideastryoutdifferentdesignsandtesttheirresults.Examples?Anengineeringteamcannowdesignandtryoutarobotsystemanewmanufacturingprocessoranentirefactorybeforeitisbuilt.Anarchitecturalteamcandothesamewithabuildingorabridge.Amedicalteamcansimulate模拟adangerousoperationbeforeperformingitonapatient.Ofcoursecomputer–assistedteameffortdoesn'tendwithinvestigationandsimulation.Itnowusuallycontinuesintoactualdesignmanufacturingandtesting.Computer–aidedesignCADandcomputer–aidedmanufactureCAMarebreakingdownbarriersbetweentraditionaldesignandmanufacturingfunctionsexplainsDr.PrakashRaoanengineeringmanageratGeneralElectric.Interdisciplinary跨学科的teamsandengineersfollowaproductfromconcepttoproduction.Everythingisinterconnectedlikeanetwork.Sometimesacomputer–aidedeffortcanextendbeyondproduction.Ateamthatproducesrobotsmayusethemtoexplorespaceandoceandepth.Forhigh–technologyteamworkthefutureseemslimitless.1.Theunderlinedpartholdmoremostprobablymeansto.A.givemorerightsB.maintainmorechancesC.makemoreregulationsD.storemoreinformation2.Accordingtothepassagethewriterbelieversthat.A.teamworkrequiresmoreuseofcomputersthanthatofhumanbeingsB.teamworkwillbecompletelyreplacedbycomputersC.hightechnologywouldmaketeamworkathingofthepastD.theconceptofteamworkisstillaliveandnolongerthesameasthepast3.Theauthor'sattitudetowardstheintroductionofthecomputertoteamworkisof.A.objectionB.indifferenceC.doubtD.support

Iliveinabigcitywithalotofhomelesspeople.luckilythere'resmallwaysofhelpingthemandyouneedn'thavealotof_1__.OnewaytohelpistobuytheirmonthlymagazinE.__2___doingthisonedayIgotto_3__ayounghomelessman.Hewasoften__4__themagazineatthetrainstation.Hewasapoorfarmerfromanothercountry.AfterawhileIdiscoveredthathis___5_wasclosetomine.It_6__thatwewereborninthesamemonth.Imethimlastyear__7__afterhisbirthdayandaftercongratulatinghimwithout__8__Iaskedifhehadhadagoodday.He__9_andsaidthathehadn'treallycelebrateD.Ifeltso___10_.Ijustcouldn'tbearthethoughtofthisniceyoungmanbeing__11__onhis25thbirthdaywithnopresentsnocakenothing!SoIwenthomeandlookedinmyyarn亚麻basket.__12_formeIhadenoughyarn__13__.Isettoworkandknitted编织a_14__fortheyoungman.Theyarnhadbecomealittledirty_15__Ididn'tknitveryoften.ThenIwashedtheyarnsothescarf围巾wouldbe__16__whenhegotit.ImethimonmyownbirthdayasIwasgoingshopping.Ihad17___tomeethimsoIhad__18_thescarfandapieceofmyownbirthday_19__aroundwithmE.HewasveryhappywiththesegiftsandsowasI.The__20__inhiseyeswasthebestpresenthecouldhavegivenmE.1.A.workB.energyC.moneyD.experience2.A.inB.onC.besidesD.by3.A.realizeB.ignoreC.knowD.recognize4.A.sellingB.readingC.coveringD.buying5.A.birthdayB.houseC.heightD.hobby6.A.saidB.foundC.guessedD.meant7.A.longB.shortlyC.everD.even8.A.shoppingB.helpingC.praisingD.thinking9.lookedupB.turnedupC.lookeddownD.gotdown10.A.foolishB.excitedC.cleverD.worried11.A.cakeB.happyC.aloneD.hungry12.A.suddenlyB.luckilyC.badlyD.however13.A.usedB.doneC.leftD.produced14.A.scarfB.capC.sockD.glove15.A.whenB.becauseC.soD.and16.A.differentB.dryC.wetD.clean17.A.likedB.hopedC.promisedD.agreed18.A.madeB.thrownC.receivedD.carried19.A.cakeB.presentC.songD.party20.A.lightB.painC.sightD.tear

Excerpt:fromHowDoAnimalsMove?ManyanimalsscurryuptreetrunkstoescapeenemiesorfindfooD.Someliveinthetreetops.ManyoftheseanimalsarenotonlyexpertclimbersbuttheyalsohavefoundinterestingwaystogetfromtreetotreE.HowDoAnimalsAdapt?andHowDoAnimalsMove?arecomprehensiveexplorationsofanimaladaptationsandmovementforyoungreaders.Botharepartofa21bookseriesTheScienceofLivingThings.InHowDoAnimalsAdapt?readerslearnhowanimalsadapttosurvivewithrespectnotonlytoclimatedarknessfoodanddefensesbutalsotooffspringandpeoplE.Theseadaptationsarewellexplainedindoublepagespreads跨报刊两版的文章withexamplesclearlydepicted描绘inphotographsanddiagramsanddevelopedthroughtheiraccompanyingcaptions图片文字说明.AsthetitlesuggestsmovementisthefocusofHowDoAnimalsMove?Beginningwithadescriptionoftheexplanationofmovementthereaderisexposedtothemanydifferentwaysofanimalsmovementintheaironlandundergroundandinthewater.Severalunconventional新奇的variationsE.g.loopingofinchwormstherectilinearmotionofsnakesareincludeD.Onceagainthephotographsanddiagramsplainlysupportthedoublepagespreaddiscussionsofanimalmovement.Thelanguageofbothtitlesissimpleenoughforyoungreaderswithouttalkingdowntothem.Inbothbooksterminology术语isfeaturedinbolD.Someofthesewordsareexplainedinthebasicglossary术语汇编whilethemajorityareexplainedclearlyinthetext.ManyofthesetermsprovidereaderswithsomefascinatinguncommonwordsE.g.brachiationpotassiumskeinandestimate.AsdomanyofKalman’sbookbothofthesetitleshaveatableofcontentsglossaryandindex索引whichareallenoughtointroduceyoungreaderstothenatureofthesetools.Bothtitleswouldmakeexcellentadditionstoanysciencecollectionforyoungreaders.64.Thepassageisa/an______________.A.reportB.reviewC.advertisementD.journal65.What’sexcerptatthebeginningofthepassage?A.Anintroductiontosomegames.B.Readers’commentonthebooks.C.Adviceonhowtoreadthebooks.D.A.shortpieceofwritingfromthebooks.66.Whathelptounderstandthearticlesinthebooks?A.Photographsanddiagrams.B.Contentsglossaryandindex.C.Terminologyanditsexplanations.D.Animaladaptationsandmovement.67.Whatdoweknowaboutthetwobooks?A.TheyareinhighdemanD.B.TheyareeasytounderstanD.C.Theyhavegotconfusingtitles.D.Theyaregoodchoicesfornovel-readers.

Thecommoncoldistheworld'smostwidespreadillnesswhichisplagues病疫thatfleshreceives.Themostwidespreadfallacy谬误ofallisthatcoldscausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontactdirectlyorindirectlywithsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.IfcoldcausescoldsitwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches战壕coldandwetshowednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp奥斯维辛集中营nakedandstarvingwereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEnglandvolunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbathstheyputonbathingsuitsallowedthemselvestobewithcoldwaterandthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyroom.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.IfthencoldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcoldswhyaretheymorefrequentinthewinterDespitethemostpains-takingresearchnoonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimesandthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.Noonehasyetfoundacureforthecold.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors止痛片suchasaspirinbutalltheydoisrelievethesymptoms1.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththechosenpassageA.TheEskimosdonotsufferfromcoldsallthetime.B.Coldsarenotcausedbycold.C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors.D.Apersonmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.2.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen_______.A.theyareworkingintheisolatedarcticregionsB.theyarewritingreportsinterriblycoldweatherC.theyarefreefromworkintheisolatedarcticregionsD.theyarecomingintotouchagainwiththeoutsideworld3.VolunteerstakingpartintheexperimentsintheCommonColdResearchUnit_______.A.sufferedalotB.nevercaughtcoldsC.oftencaughtcoldsD.becameverystrong4.Thepassagemainlydiscusses_______.A.theexperimentsonthecommoncoldB.thefallacyaboutthecommoncoldC.thereasonandthewaypeoplecatchcoldsD.thecontinuedspreadofcommoncolds

HandshakingthoughaEuropeanpracticeisnowoftenseeninbigcitiesofChina.NobodyknowsexactlywhenthepracticestartedinEurope.ItissaidthatlonglongagoinEuropewhenpeoplemettheyshowedtheirunarmed无武器的handstoeachotherasasignofgoodwill.Astimewentonandtradeincitiesgrewrapidlypeopleincitiesbegantoclapeachother’shandstomakeadealortoreachanagreement.Thepracticewaslaterchangedintoshakinghandsamongfriendsonmeetingorleavingeachother.Let’sshakehandsonitsometimesmeansagreementreached.DotheEuropeansshakehandswherevertheygoandwithwhomevertheymeet?No.SometimestheChineseabroadreachouttheirhandstoooftentobepolite.Itisreallyveryimpolitetogiveyourhandwhentheotherpartyespeciallywhenitisawomanshowslittleinterestinshakinghandswithyouandwhenthemeetingdoesnotmeananythingtohimorher.Evenifforpolitenessheholdsouthisunwillinghandinanswertoyouruninvitedhandjusttouchitslightly.Thereisgenerallyamisunderstanding误解amongtheChinesethatwesternersareusuallyopenandstraightforwardwhiletheChineseareratherreserved保守的inmanner.ButinfactsomepeopleinwesterncountriesaremorereservedthansomeChinesetoday.Soitisagoodideatoshakehandswithawesterneronlywhenheshowsinterestinfurtherrelationswithyou.1.IntheolddaysinEuropepeopleputouttheirunarmedhandstoeachother.A.tomakeadealB.togreeteachotherC.toshowfriendlinessD.toreachanagreement2.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.wherehandshakingwasfirstpracticedB.howhandshakingcameaboutC.abouttherelationshipbetweenhandshakingandtradeD.aboutthepracticeofhandshakingbothinEuropeandinChina3.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.WesternersaremorereservedthantheChinese.B.Westernersareunwillingtoshakehands.C.Weshouldmakeajudgmentbeforeshakinghands.D.Weshouldn’tshakehandswithEuropeanwomen.4.Themainpurposeofthetextis______.A.totellussomedifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWestB.toofferussomeimportantfactsabouthandshakingC.tointroduceustosomedifferentcustomsintheWestD.togiveussomeadvicebeforewetravelabroad

SomenameshavespecialmeaningsinpopularAmericanexpressions.OnedayanaverageJoewaswalkingdownthestreet.AnaverageJoeisacommonperson—eithermaleorfemale.Hedidnotknowwherehewasgoing.SoaverageJoeaskedJohnQ..Publicfordirectionstothenearestbank.JohnQ..Publicisalsoacommonperson—maleorfemale.JeezLouisesaidJohnQ..Public.Thisisanexpressionofsurprise.Don’tyouknowthatallbanksareclosedtoday?ItisSaturday.ForPete’ssake.saidaverageJoe.Thisisalsoanexpressionusedtoshowafeelinglikesurpriseordisappointment.Idonotbelieveyousaidhe.AtthatmomentJoeBlowwaswalkingdownthestreetwithawoman.JoeBlowisalsoanexpressionforacommonperson.NowthisJoeBlowwasnotwalkingnexttoaplainJane.AplainJaneisawomanwhoisneitheruglynorpretty.ThewomanwithJoeBlowwasarealSheila—abeautifulwoman.AverageJoeaskedthewomanifallbankswereclosedonSaturday.NowayJosesheanswered.ThisisawayofsayingNo.NowayJose.ManybanksareopenonSaturdays.AverageJoedidnotknoweitherofthesetwopeoplefromAdam.Thatishedidnotknowthematall.Buthefollowedtheirdirectionstothenearestbank.Whenhearrivedhewalkedtothedeskandsaid:IamheretowithdrawsomemoneysoIcanpaymytaxestoUncleSam.ThisrepresentstheUnitedStatesgovernment.ThebankerproducedsomepapersandtoldhimtosignhisJohnHancockatthebottom.AJohnHancockisaperson’ssignedname—asignature.HistoricallyJohnHancockwasoneofthesignersoftheUnitedStatesDeclarationofIndependence.Hancockhadabeautifulsignatureandsignedhisnamelargerthanalltheothers.1.Themainideaofthistextisthat______.A.somepopularAmericannameshavespecialstoriesB.somepopularAmericanexpressionshavesomespecialnamesC.somepopularAmericannameshavespecialmeaningsD.somepopularAmericanexpressionsareinteresting2.Whichofthefollowingreferstoanordinary-lookingwoman?A.AnaverageJoeB.JohnQ..PublicC.JoeBlowD.AplainJane3.ThenameJeezLouiseis______.A.anexpressionofsurpriseB.afeelinglikedisappointmentC.anexpressionforacommonmanD.awomanwhoisneitheruglynorpretty

SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedastherearealotofantique古董shopsnearmyhome.SoIleftmyhomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception接待.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth.SoIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?HelookedatitovercarefullyandsaidYesnotabadchair.Howmuchdoyouwantforit?Twentypounds.Isaid.OKhesaidIwillgiveyoutwentypounds.It’sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaid.YesIsawthatitisnothing.theshopkeeperanswered.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtomyplanandIwasgettingexcited.Whatwillyoudowithit?Iasked.Itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.Iwillbuyit.Isaid.Whatdoyoumean?Youjustsoldittome.YesIknowbutIhavejustchangedmymindIamsorry.Iwillgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.Youmustbecrazy.hesaid.Suddenlythepennydropped.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.YouarerightIsaidWhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandaskedyoutomendthechair?Iwouldnothaveagreedtodothat.Wedon’tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.But!willmendthisforyou.Willyoupayitforfive?.Hewasaverynicepersonandwasgreatlyamused感到有趣bythewholething.1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatinthefirstshopthewriter________.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair.2.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper_________.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter3.Howmuchdidthewriterpayfortherepair?A.5.B.7.C.20.D.27.4.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas___________.A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny

A.passengertoldanairhostessthatheneededacupofwatertotakehismedicinewhentheplanejusttookoff.Shetoldhimthatshewouldbringhimthewaterintenminutes.Thirtyminuteslaterwhenthepassenger'sringforservicesoundedtheairhostessflewinaflurry.Shewaskeptsobusythatsheforgottodeliverhimthewater.Asaresultthepassengerwashelduptotakehismedicine.Shehurriedovertohimwithacupofwaterbutherefusedit.Inthefollowinghoursontheflighteachtimethestewardesspassedbythepassengershewouldaskhimwithasmilewhetherheneededhelpornot.Butthepassengerneverpaidanyattentiontoher.Whenhewasgoingtogetofftheplanethepassengeraskedtheairhostesstohandhimthepassengers’booklet意见簿.ShewasverysaD.SheknewthathewouldwritedownsharpwordswhichmightresultinthelossofherjoB.Butwithasmileshehandedittohim.OfftheplanesheopenedthebookletandcrackedasmileforthepassengerputitOntheflightyouaskedmewhetherIneedhelpornotfortwelvetimesinall.HowcanIrefuseyoursinceresmiles?That’sright!Whocanrefuseyourtwelvesinceresmilesfromaperson?1.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.Theairhostessforgotthepassenger’sneedonpurposE.B.Theairhostesssuddenlyrealizedthattroublewascoming.C.Thepassengerwasn’tangryatbeingignoreD.D.ThepassengerwasrefusedtobeserveD.2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThepassengerrefusedtotakehismedicinE.B.Thepassengersetdownhisangerinthebooklet.C.Thewordsinthebookletwouldneveraffecttheairhostess.D.ThehostessfinallymovedthepassengerwithhersmilE.3.Whatkindofpersondoyouthinkthepassengeris?A.Forgiving.B.Curious.C.Sharp.D.EnthusiastiC.4.Asaresulttheairhostesswould.A.getfiredbyhercompanyB.behiredbythepassengerC.keepherjobD.getapromotion

Peopledonotanalyseeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytorememberasolutionfromthelasttimetheyhada1problem.Theyoftenaccepttheopinionorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithout2;theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.Howeverwhenallofthesemethods3thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesix4inanalysingaproblem.5thepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.ForexampleSam’sbicycleisbrokenandhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammust6thatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.Nextthepersonmust7theproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicyclehemustknowwhyitdoesnotwork.Forexamplehemust8thepartsthatarewrong.Nowthepersonmustlookfor9thatwillmaketheproblemclearerandleadto10solutions.ForexamplesupposeSam11thathisbikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththebrakes.12hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutbrakestalktohisfriendsatthebikeshoporlookathisbrakescarefully.After13theproblemthepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanexample14hissuggestionsmightbe:tightenorloosenthebrakes;buynewbrakesandchangetheoldones.Intheendone15seemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthe16ideacomesquite17becausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingina18way.Samforexamplesuddenlyseesthereisapieceofchewinggumstucktoabrake.Heimmediatelyhitsonthesolutiontohisproblem:hemust19thebrake.Finallythesolutionis20.Samdoesitandfindshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshorthehassolvedtheproblem.1.A.seriousB.usualC.similarD.common2.A.practiceB.thinkingC.understandingD.help3.A.failB.workC.changeD.develop4.A.waysB.conditionsC.stagesD.orders5.A.FirstB.UsuallyC.IngeneralD.Mostimportantly6.A.explainB.proveC.showD.see7.A.judgeB.findC.describeD.face8.A.checkB.determineC.correctD.recover9.A.answersB.skillsC.explanationD.information10.A.possibleB.exactC.realD.special11.A.hopesB.arguesC.decidesD.suggests12.A.InotherwordsB.OnceinawhileC.FirstofallD.Atthistime13.A.discussingB.settlingdownC.comparingwithD.studying14.A.secondlyB.againC.alsoD.alone15.A.suggestionB.conclusionC.decisionD.discovery16.A.nextB.clearC.finalD.new17.A.unexpectedlyB.lateC.clearlyD.often18.A.simpleB.differentC.quickD.sudden19.A.cleanB.separateC.loosenD.remove20.A.recordedB.completedC.testedD.accepted

AprilFool’sDayApril1iswidelyknownasAprilFool’sday.Thecustomofsendingothersonfool’serrandsorplayingotherpracticaljokesonthatdayhasbeenexistingsinceatleasttheMiddleAges.ThetwomostpopularexplanationsinthenineteenthcenturywerethatAprilwasamonthofvariablethatisfoolingweatherandthattheJewsstartedthecustomduringJesus’passionbysendinghimonfool’serrandstovariousmagistratesCaiaphasHerodandfinallyPilatebeforehiscrucifixion.Theseexplanationsseemratherunconvincingandhereisofferedamorereasonableone.until1564March25markedtheEuropeanNewYearandthefestivitiestypicallylastedeightdaysuntilApril1.InthatyearthecalendarchangedandtheNewYear’sDaybecameJanuary1.ButnoteveryoneimmediatelygotthemessageandthosewhocontinuedtomaketheNewYear’svisitsandofferthetraditionalpresentsonApril1wouldhavebeencalledAprilfools.Eventuallythecustomofplayingtricksonotherswasestablished.IntheUnitedStatestodayAprilFool’sjokesareplayedmostlybychildrenwhoenjoytheholidayimmensely.Herearesometypicalpranks:----CallingthezooandaskingtospeaktoMr.Lion----Puttingsaltinthesugarbowl----Settingtheclockbackanhour.---SayingtoafriendOhmy.Youhavefourbigholesinyourcoat--buttonholes----Tyingastringtoawalletandleavingthewalletinthemiddleofthesidewalk.Whensomeonestopstopickitupthepranksteryanksitoutofreach.1.OnApril1thetypicalpracticeisto.A.humiliateothers.B.Playtricksonothers.C.Sendparentstoothers.D.Callothersfools.2.Accordingtothe19th-centuryexplanationstheoriginofthiscustomwasrelatedto.A.Jesus’passion.B.Theweatherofthemonth.C.Theignoranceofpeople.D.BothA.andB.3.AccordingtothemorereasonableexplanationinEuropetheNewYear’sDaywasin1564.A.January1B.March1C.March25D.April14.Accordingtothepassageenjoythisholidaymost.A.ChildrenB.Themiddle-agedC.theeldersD.Housewives

MountainlionsliveinmountainousareasofthewesternUnitedStates.Latelyhoweverpeoplehavereportedseeingtheminquietneighborhoodsallacrossthecountry!UsuallyconsideredshyandseldomseentheselionsarebecomingmorenoticeablE.Inadditionthelionsappeartobemovingeast.TheywereevenreportedinthesuburbsofBostonPhiladelphiaandChicago.ItseemscertainthattheseKingsofthemountainsaremoving.Why?ScientistsarenotsurE.SomethinkthatasthemountainlionpopulationincreasesinthewestyoungerwildcatsareleavingtheareA.ThesecatsaresearchingfornewhomesandnewplacesforfooD.TheyoungmalesarelookingfornewhomessaysLynnSadlerwhoisthedirectoroftheMountainLionFoundationinSacramentoCalif.PeopletendtocreatetoomanybarrierssuchasbuildingsfencesroadsandnoisE.Asthemountainlionsseeknewplacesandfoodandwatersourcesthesebarriersgetintheirway.Thesightings亲眼目睹havemadepeopleincreasinglywatchful警惕的.Sometimesthemountainlionsthatpeoplereportseeingturnouttobelargedogsorevenhousecats.Butatleastafewofthemeetingshavebeenreal.Thebuildingofnewroadsthegrowingofsuburbsandthegrowingpopularityofoutdooractivitiesareallincreasingthechancesthatpeopleinvariouspartsofthecountrymaymeetupwithamountainlion.BecausemanypeopleareconcernedaboutthereappearanceoftheAmericanlionanexpertoutlinedsomewaystheycanavoidattractingthewildcats:Neverleavepetsorpetfoodoutside;properlycareforfarmanimals;andplanpubliclandusetoenablethelionstomovesafelyfromoneplacetoanother.Tobefairsaystheexpertmountainlionsaretryingtoregaintheirhomes.Theywereherefirst.Nowweneedtofindwayswecanlivetogether.63.Mountainlionsaremovingprobablybecause_________.A.thesuburbsofbigcitiesarepeacefulandquietB.moreroadsarebeingbuiltintothemountainsC.thenumberofthelionsincreasesinthewestD.younglionsareseekingnewpartners64.Accordingtothepassageitisclearthat__________.A.thereportedsightingsofmountainlionshavenotbeenprovedB.peoplewalkinginthecountrymaycomeacrossalionC.fenceshavebeenbuilttoprotectthelionsD.mountainlionspreferurbanareas65.Toavoidattractingmountainlionspeopleareadvised___________.A.tobuildmoreroadsforthelionstomovesafelyB.tokeepaclosewatchontheirfarmanimalsC.nottostayoutdoorsD.nottoraisepets66.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MountainLionsinUnlikelyPlacesB.MeasuresTakentoAvoidLionsC.NumberofSightingsGoingUpD.MountainLionMovingWest

MollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancerbutatl5shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballetsoshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.Shegotmarriedandaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewupandwhentheywere18theylefthome.ShesaysWhenIdecidedtodotheround-the-worldracemyhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.IwasnotboredbutIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.TheyhadtakenpartinitbuttheyhadonlydoneonesectionsayfromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftrainingbutithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.BytheendofOctoberlastyearshehadraisedmorethan$50000forcharity.ShesaysSometimesIaskmyselfwhatdidIdo?HowdidIdoit?ButthenIthinkit’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftontripIhadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.1.WhydidMollyWilsondecidetodotheround-the-worldrace?A.Becauseshehadneversailedbefore.B.Becauseshewasbored.C.Becauseshewantedtoraisemoneyforcharity.D.Becauseshewantedtoearnmoney.2.Shejoinedthepopdanceteambecause___________.A.shewas15B.shehadn’ttrainedhardC.shehadbeentoofat.D.shehadbeentootall3.Whatistheproperorderofthefollowingstatements?a.Shegotmarried.b.Shebecamethememberofapopdanceteam.c.Sheretired.d.Shesailedaroundtheworld.e.Shetrainedasaballetdancer.A.e—b—a—c—dB.b—a—c—d—eC.e—b—c—a—dD.c—a—b—d—e4.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________A.sheoncewantedtogiveuponthejourneyB.herhusbanddidn’tsupportherinthebeginningC.shedidn’tloveherchildrenD.shedidn’traiseanymoneyatlast

HowtoBeaWinnerSirStevenRedgraveWinnerof5OlympicGoldMedalsIn1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes糖尿病.BelievingmycareerwasoverIfeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelieveinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.KarenPickeringSwimmingWorldChampionIswim4hoursaday6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourselfwritedownyourgoalsforthedayhoweversmalltheyareandyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.KirstenBestPoet&WriterWhenthingsaregettinghardavoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Thenthereareotherdistractionssuchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltenseithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’‘peace’or‘focus’eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychological心理的tool.1.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.B.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.C.Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease.D.Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.2.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?A.HertrainingscheduleB.HerdailyhappeningsC.HerachievementsD.Hersportscareer3.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddistractionsprobablyreferto?A.Waysthathelponetofocus.B.Wordsthathelponetofeellesstense.C.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway.D.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.4.Accordingtothepassagewhatdothethreepeoplehaveincommon?A.CourageB.DevotionC.Hardwork.D.Self-confidence

Mybedissupposedtobethebestpartofmyhome—theplacewhereIgotofind1andrelaxationafteralongstressfulday.SolatelywhydoIget2justlookingatit?Ican’tleavethisproblemunsolvedtothenextdaybecauseIcan’tgetto3inthefirstplace:Iamavictimofinsomnia失眠.I’mnot4:studiesshowthatmorethanoneinthreepeopleworldwide5insomnia.Ittakesdifferent6:somepeoplecangettosleepontimebut7muchtooearly;othersgetafull-night’ssleepbutstill8verytiredwhentheywakeup.Andthentherearepeoplelikemeordinaryinsomniacswhotossandturnall9tryingtofallasleep.Insomniaismostcommonlyasideeffectofdepressionbutitcan10becausedbymanyotherailments小病痛.Tofindthe11doctorsfirstfindoutthecauseby12asleepdiaryinwhichyourecordyoursleephabits.Thediarymayreveal揭示lifestylepatterns13anafternoonnapwhicharecausingyour14.Dr.MarkDykenaspecialistinsleepdisorderswritesthatagoodsleepdiarycanoften15thepatientsto‘curethemselves.’A.goodnight’ssleepiscreatedduringtheday.16inthebeginningormiddleofthedayand17fromcaffeinealcoholandcigarettesintheafternoonandevening.Afterdarkdimthelightsandtryto18stress.Ourbodieslikeconsistentpatternssoweshouldlet19knowthatit’stimetowinddown.Ifyoucan’tfallasleepkeepthelights20.Tryreadingabookorlisteningtosoftmusic.You’llmostlikelybeasleep.1.A.courageB.knowledgeC.decisionD.energy2.A.nervousB.comfortableC.calmD.satisfied3.A.liveB.restC.sleepD.play4.A.sadB.aloneC.pleasedD.afraid5.A.suffersfromB.benefitsfromC.quarrelsaboutD.strugglesfor6.A.waysB.effectsC.resultsD.forms7.A.getupB.wakeupC.dreamD.turnover8.A.feelB.becomeC.proveD.look9.A.eveningB.dayC.nightD.time10.A.stillB.alsoC.evenD.only11.A.causeB.reasonC.excuseD.cure12.A.keepingB.discussingC.writingD.describing13.A.asB.likeC.forD.about14.A.illnessB.questionC.problemD.worry15.A.haveB.allowC.letD.make16.A.SleepB.WorkC.ReadD.Exercise17.A.stayawayB.comeoutC.stayoutD.makeout18.A.rememberB.increaseC.keepD.reduce19.A.itB.thatC.themD.this20.A.brightB.lowC.badD.good

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Acarthatrunsoncoffeeisunveiledshowntothepublicforthefirsttimetodaybutatbetween25and50timesthecostofrunningacaronpetroltheinventionwon’tpleaseanymotorindustryaccountants.NicknamedtheCar-puccinoithasbeencreatedusinga1988VolkswagenSciroccoboughtfor£400anditwaschosenbecauseitlookedlikethetime-travelingDeLoreaninthemovieBackToTheFuture.Thecarwillbedriventhe210milesbetweenManchesterandLondonpoweredonlybyroastedcoffeegranules颗粒.IthasbeenbuiltbyateamfromtheBBC1scienceprogrammeBangGoesTheTheoryandwillgoondisplayattheBigBangsciencefairinManchestertoshowhowfuelsotherthantraditionalpetrolcanpowervehicles.TheteamcalculatestheCar-puccinowilldothreemilesperkiloofgroundcoffee咖啡粉—about56cupsofespressos浓咖啡permile.Thejourneywilluseabout70kilosofgroundcoffeewhichatsupermarketpricesofbetween£13and£26akilodependingonbrandandqualitywillcostbetween£910and£1820orbetween25and50timesthe£36costofpetrolforthejourney.Intotalthetripwillcost11760espressosandtheteamwillhavetotake‘coffeebreaks’roughlyevery30to45milestopourinmoregranules.Theywillalsohavetostopaboutevery60milestocleanoutthe‘coffeefilters’toridthemofthesootandtarwhichisalsogeneratedbytheprocess.Sodespiteatopspeedof60mphthemanystopsmeanthegoingwillbeslowwiththejourneytakingaroundtenhours.Sadlytheinventorswillstillhavetopaydutyontheircoffeefuel---eventhoughtaxcollectorsatHerMajesty’sRevenueandCustomhaven’tyetworkedouthowmuch.NickWatsonproducerofBangGoesTheTheorysaidCoffeelikewoodorcoalhassomecarboncontentsoyoucanuseitasafuel.Thecoffeeneedstobeverydryandingranulestoallowtheairtomovethroughthepileofcoffeeasitburns.Thebranddoesn’tmatter.Hesaidthesametechnologycouldbeusedtopoweracaronotherunusualfuelssuchaswoodchipsornutshellsconstructionoragriculturalwaste.1.WhichistherightwaytochoosethecoffeeusedasfuelstoruntheCar-puccino?A.Itshouldbeverydry.B.Thestrongerthebetter.C.Thesmallerthegranulesarethebetter.D.Itshouldbeofacertainbrand.2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Allkindsofmaterialscanbeusedasfuels.B.TheCar-puccinowillbeputintothemarketsoon.C.NickWatsonisthedesigneroftheCar-puccinoD.MuchremainstobeimprovedfortheCar-puccino.3.TheCar-puccinohasitsdisadvantagesEXCEPTthat________.A.itmakesalotofnoiseB.itrunsataveryhighcostC.ithastostoptoberefueledveryoftenD.it’snotgoodenoughforlong-distancejourney4.Howmuchgroundcoffeewillbeusedtocoveradistanceof126milesinthiscar?A.About70kilosB.About42kilos.C.About32kilosD.About30kilos5.Whycancoffeebeusedasafuel?A.Itlookslikewoodorcoal.B.Itcontainssomecarboncontent.C.Itisverycheap.D.Itismuchbetterthanwoodchipsornutshells.

62ItsnationalsymbolstheSilverFern银蕨andthekiwi几维鸟expressthemysteryandmagicinthisLandoftheLongWhiteCloud.63StrongandeasytogrowitcanbeseentoreflectthespiritofsurvivaloftheEuropeanswhofirstarrivedinthelate17thcentury.Thefernisfoundoneverythingfromthecountry’snationalemblem国徽tonewspapersandsportswear.64Unlikemostbirdsthekiwicannotflyonlycomesoutatnightandhasfeatherslikehair.Italsodependsonitssenseofsmellratherthansight.Perhapsbecauseofthesestrangequalitiesthekiwihasbeenenthusiastically热情地acceptedbyitspeoplE.ForNewZealandersthekiwiisatreasurE.65A.IftheSilverFernisNewZealand’sspecialplantthenthekiwiisitsmostpreciousanimal.B.YoumaynotknowaboutthehistoryofNewZealand.C.A.smallislandnationlocatedinthesouthwesternPacificOceanNewZealandishometomanyplantsandanimalswhichcan’tbefoundelsewhereintheworlD.D.Itevengivesthemaninternationalidentity--NewZealandersareknownasKiwisacrosstheworlD.E.Thereareabout190differentkindsoffernfoundinNewZealandbutthe8-metreSilverFernisitstallestandmostfamous.

TheUntiedNationswasformedonOctober241945whentheUnitedStatestheUnitedKingdomtheSovietUnionChinaandFranceandamajorityofothermembercountriessignedtheCharter宪章oftheUnitedNations.ThenameUnitedNationswasactuallycreatedbyUSPresidentFranklinRooseveltinthe1942DeclarationofUnitedNations.PurposesTheCharteroftheUnitedNationsisthedocumentthatguidestheorganization.Itdescribestheorganization’spurposesprinciplesmembershipandcomposition.AccordingtoArticleIoftheCharterthepurposesoftheUnitedNationsare:²tomaintaininternationalpeaceandsecurity;²todevelopfriendlyrelationsamongnationsbasedonrespectfortheprincipleofequalrightsandself-determinationofpeoplesandtotakeotherappropriatemeasurestostrengthenuniversalpeace;²toachieveinternationalco-operationinsolvinginternationalproblemsofaneconomicsocialculturalorhumanitariancharacterandinpromotingandencouragingrespectforhumanrightsandforfundamentalfreedomforall²tobeacenterforharmonizing协调theactionsofnationsintheattainmentofthesecommonends.CompositionTheUNismadeupofseveralunitsorbodies.ThemainbodiesoftheUNare:theGeneralAssemblytheSecurityCounciltheSecretariatattheInternationalCourtofJusticetheEconomicandSocialCouncilandtheTrusteeshipCouncil.ThebodywithwhichmostpeoplearefamiliaristheGeneralAssembly.ThisisthepictureyouoftenseeoftheUnitedNationsalargebodyofdelegatessimilartoacongressvotingonaresolution.Therearecurrently192membernationsintheUNandeachhasonevoteintheAssembly.SomeimportantquestionsthatcomebeforetheGeneralAssemblylikepossibleactionstomaintainpeaceoradmissionofnewmembersrequireatwo-thirdsvoteforpassagE.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftheUnitedNations’purposesmentionedinthispassage?A.ToharmonizetheactionsofnationsB.TohelpnationsstrengthentheirpowerC.Tofightforhumanfreedom.D.Tofightforhumanrights.2.IftheGeneralAssemblywantstoadmitanewmemberitrequiresatleasttheagreementof________countries.A.120B.128C.150D.1923.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordCompositioninthetext?A.ApieceofmusiC.B.Ashorttext.C.Differentpartsofanorganization.D.Thenationsinanorganization.4.WhichpartoftheUnitedNationsperformsthefunctionofdecidingactionstomaintainpeace?A.TheGeneralAssembly.B.TheSecurityCouncil.C.TheSecretariat.D.TheInternationalCourtofJusticE.5.Whatwillprobablybeintroducednextinthispassage?A.TheSecurityCouncil.B.UNcalendarofevents.C.TheactionsthattheUnitedNationshasevertaken.D.SomefamouspeopleintheUnitedNations.

Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaheadlonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirlonelinessalargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenon现象iscommonlyknownasEmptyNestSyndrome.Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountriesmanyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroadleavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnightstakingcareofthemselvesinthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecaseithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponse回应intimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedasdistantparentphenomenonwhichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.OursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedforEmptyNestSyndrome.1.Accordingtothepassagethelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby_______.A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonelyB.theunfavorablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountriesC.thecommonworryabouttheirincomeD.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren2.Manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroadleavingtheiragedparentsbehindto_______.A.liveinthecountrieswithmoremoney.B.seekabetterplacefortheiragedparentsC.continuetheirstudiesabroadD.realizetheirdreamsinforeigncountries3.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad_______.A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall.B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhomeC.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents.D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright4.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat_______.A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferentB.EmptyNestSyndromehasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursocietyC.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroadD.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedforEmptyNestSyndrome

BalletisapreciseandbeautifulformofdancingthatisperformedinatheatrE.A.kindofballetfirstappearedinItalyinthe1400sbutballetasitisdancedtodaybeganinFrancE.DuringthereignofKingLouisXIVinthe1600sitwasofficiallyrecognizedasaformofart.TheFrenchRoyalAcademyofDancewasfoundedin1661topromoteballet.Traditionalorclassicalballetfollowsstrictrulesandtraditions.Therearestandardpositionsforthearmslegsandhandsandspecialmovementsthatmakethedanceflowsmoothly.Classicalballetusesorchestras交响乐团finesceneryandsplendidcostumes.Manyballetstellastorybutthedancersdonotspeakanywords.Theyactoutthestoryusingtheirbodies.Thepersonwhoarrangesthedancemovementsiscalledthechoreographer舞蹈指导.Someballetsareveryfamous.Theyhavebeendancedformanyyears.Giselleastoryofatragicyoungvillagegirlwhodiesinlove-strickengriefwasfirstperformedin1841.Twootherlong-timefavouritesareSwanLakeandSleepingBeauty.Thesetwoballetsareasfamousfortheirmusicasfortheirdancing.Modernballetsoftenlookverydifferentfromclassicalones.Theyincludefreermoremoderndancesteps.Sometimesinsteadoftellingastorytheydwelloncertainmoodsorthemes.Specialeffectsmaybeproducedwithlightingratherthanscenery.1.Balletfirstturnedupin_________anditwasofficiallythoughtofasaformofartin________.A.Italyinthe1600s;inFrancein1400B.Italyinthe1400s;inFrancein1400C.Italyinthe1400s;inFrancein1600D.Italyinthe1600s;inFrancein16002.Whichstatementisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Classicalballetfollowsstrictrulesandtraditions.B.ManyballetstellastoryandthedancerssometimesneedtospeakonthestagE.C.Manyballetstellastorybutthedancersdonotspeakanywords.D.Theballetsalwaysusetheirbodiestoactoutthestory.3.__________areasfamousfortheirmusicasfortheirdancing.A.SwanLakeandGiselleB.SleepingBeautyandSwanLakeC.SleepingBeautyandGiselleD.Traditionalandmodernballets4.Theunderlinedphrasedwelloninthelastparagraphmightmean______.A.tellsthindetailB.liveinC.liveonC.tellsthingeneral

AgradedreaderisabookcontainingsimplifiedlanguagesusedtohelplearnersmasterthelanguagE.ReaderscomeindifferentlevelsfrombeginnerstoadvanceD.Englishlearnersneedtochooseareaderthatissuitablefortheirlevel.Whyusereaders?Lotsofresearchshowsthatextensivereadingimprovesallaspectsoflanguagelearningincludingvocabularyspeakingskillsfluency流利writingskillsandreadingcomprehension.ReadingisawayoflearningEnglishwithoutclassesorateacher.IthelpsdeveloplearnerindependencE.Andwhilereadinggradedreaderslearnersdon’thavetoruntoadictionarybecausethelanguageisattheirlevel.HowdoIgetstarted?Theentireclasscanreadthesamebookordifferentbooksatdifferenttimes.HowdoIknowtherightlevel?Ifyourclassisallreadingthesamebookchooseonethatisappropriatefortheirlevel.Ifyourstudentsarereadingdifferentbooksyoucanhaveaselectionofbooksatdifferentlevels.Inthiscasedon’tworrytoomuchaboutthelevel.A.learnerwhoisinterestedindetectivestoriesmightreadahigherlevelbookifthemotivation动机istherE.Howtoreadthebookdependsonstudents’agemotivationandclasstimeavailablE.Someclassesliketoreadsilentlyothersliketoreadaloudinsmallgroupsandsomeenjoybeingreadtobytheteacher.Besensitivetotheclassandaskfortheiropinions.Somepre-readingactivitiesareneedeD.Beforestudentsopenabookitisimportanttosparkinterestinthestoryandinthewholeprocessofreading.Forexampleaskthemtoguesswhatthestoryisfromcoverchaptertitlesandletstudentsputtheminthebestorderordiscusstheauthor.Duringreadingchooseasuitablechapterorchaptersthatcanbebrokendowntomakeacomicstrip连环漫画.Orstudentsselectapartofthebooktomakeintoaradioplay.Studentscanalsobecomejournalistsandreportonpartsofthestory.Chooseapieceofactionandhavestudentswriteitup.Besidesstudentscanrole-playaninterviewwithacharacter.61.Whodoyouthinkthepassageiswrittenmainlyfor?A.Students.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Pupils.62.Whendoyouthinkstudentscanbecomejournalistsandreportonpartsofthestory?A.Beforereading.B.Duringreading.C.Duringwarmingup.D.Afterreading.63.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.readerscanmakeclassroomfunB.readingcanhelpdeveloplearnersdependenceC.somepre-readingactivitiesarenotneededD.extensivereadingimprovesallaspectsoflanguagelearning

AtanairportIoverheardafatheranddaughterintheirlastmomentstogether.Theyhadannouncedher1’sdeparture.Standingnearthedoorhesaidtohisdaughter:IloveyouIwishyou2.Shesaid:Daddyourlifetogetherhasbeenmorethanenough.YourloveisallIeverneeded.IwishyouenoughtooDaddy.Theykissedgood-byeandsheleft.Hewalked3towardthewindowwhereIwasseated.Itriednottointrude侵犯onhis4buthewelcomedmeinbyasking:Didyoueversaygood-byeto5knowingitwouldbeforever?YesIhaveIreplied.6meforaskingbutwhyisthisaforevergood-bye?Iasked.Iamoldandshelivesmuchtoofaraway.Ihave7aheadandtherealityishernexttripbackwillbeformyfuneralhesaid.Whenyouweresayinggood-byeIheardyousay‘Iwishyouenough.''MayIaskwhatthatmeans?Hebegantosmile.Thatisawishthathasbeenhandeddownfromother8.Myparentsusedtosayittoeveryone.Hepausedforamomentlookingupasiftryingtorememberitindetailhe9evenmore.Whenwesaid‘Iwishyouenough''wewantedtheotherpersontohavealifefilledwithenoughgoodthingstosustainthemhecontinuedandthen10towardmehesharedthefollowing11hewererecitingitfrommemory.Iwishyouenoughsuntokeepyourattitude12.Iwishyouenoughraintoappreciatethesunmore.Iwishyouenoughhappinesstokeepyourspiritalive.Iwishyouenoughpainsothatthe13joysinlifeappearmuchbigger.Iwishyouenoughgaintosatisfyyour14.Iwishyouenoughlosstoappreciateallthatyou15.IwishenoughHellostogetyou16thefinalGood-bye.Hethenbegantosob哽咽andwalkedaway.ItissaidthatIttakesa/an17tofindaspecialpersonanhourto18themadaytolovethem19thenanentirelifeto20them.1.A.trainB.planeC.busD.ship2.A.goodB.wellC.happyD.enough3.A.inB.throughC.byD.over4.A.secretB.priorityC.privacyD.walk5.A.someoneB.anybodyC.everyoneD.anyone6.A.AllowB.ForgiveC.ThankD.Pardon7.A.futureB.challengesC.illnessD.nothing8.A.parentsB.familiesC.generationsD.airlines9.A.saidB.criedC.laughedD.smiled10.A.runningB.walkingC.turningD.going11.A.evenifB.asifC.eventhoughD.although12.A.brightB.rightC.goodD.warm13.A.lessB.leastC.littleD.smallest14.A.expenseB.lifeC.wantingD.loss15.A.likeB.wantC.possessD.need16.A.overB.throughC.acrossD.back17.A.dayB.lifeC.hourD.minute18.A.appreciateB.seeC.faceD.understand19.A.orB.butC.meanwhileD.asaresult20.A.forgetB.rememberC.wishD.help

Fromearlytimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld’sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvre罗浮宫inParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.ItisthebiggestartmuseumintheworlD.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort堡垒.In1190itwastheking’scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoat护城河tokeepouttheenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlenolongerneededafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimeofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringthedaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisⅠbecamekingofFrancein1515hebroughtinmanyartistsfromothercountries.OneoftheartistswasLenardodaVincifromItaly.DaVinci’sMonaLisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseum.Itisaplacewherearttreasuresarekeptforeveryonetoenjoy.EveryyearmillionsofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometotheLouvretoseethemasterpieces.61.HowlonghastheLouvrebeenamuseum?A.Forover800years.B.Since1350C.Since1515D.Forover200years62.MostofworksofartintheLouvrehavebeencollectedprobablyby_______.A.theFrenchpeopleB.FrancisⅠC.LeonardodaVinciD.peopleoftheworld63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.DaVincioncestayedinFrance.B.MonaLisaiskeptintheLouvrE.C.TheLouvrewasonceachurchaswellasapalacE.D.TheLouvreisaplaceofinteresttodifferentpeoplefromallovertheworld64.Whyisitgoodfortheworksofarttobekeptinpublicmuseums?A.WorksofartwillnotbestolenB.WorksofartwillnotbedamagedC.Artistscanstudytheworksofart.D.Everyonehasachancetoenjoytheworksofart.65.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Louvreisalwaysamuseumsinceitwasbuilt.B.AllthearttreasuresintheLouvrehavebeendestroyedinthewar.C.Louvrewasoncetheking’scastleinhistory.D.ThereisstillafortneartheLouvrenow.

Mostgoodinterviewerswillmakeanefforttoestablishandkeepeyecontact.Makesurethatyoudonotfindyourselflookingdownoraway.Ifyouwearglassesbesuretobuythenon-glarelenses.DonotstarE.Rapidlynoddingyourheadcanleavetheimpressionthatyouareimpatientandtooeagertoaddsomethingtotheconversation--ifonlytheinterviewerwouldletyou.Slowernoddingontheotherhandemphasizesinterestshowsthatyouarevalidating确认thecommentsofyourinterviewerandencourageshimtocontinuE.Tilting倾斜theheadslightlywhencombinedwitheyecontactandanaturalsmileshowsfriendlinessandapproachability可接近的.Yoursmileisoneofthemostpowerfulpositivebodysignals.EverybodylooksbetterwhentheysmilE.OfferanunforcedconfidentsmilE.Avoidatallcoststhetechniquethatsomeapplicantsuse:grinningidiotically白痴般地裂口笑forthelengthoftheinterviewnomatterwhat.Thiswillonlycommunicatethatyouareinsincere虚假的.It’sworthrememberingthatthemouthprovidesaseeminglylimitlesssupplyofopportunitiestoconveyweakness.Thismaybedonebytouchingthemouthfrequently;fakingacoughwhenconfusedwithadifficultquestion;and/orgnawing咬onone’slipsabsentmindedly茫然地.Employinganyoftheseinsinceritysignswhenyouareaskedaboutsaywhyyoulostyourlastjobwillconfirm确认orinstill慢慢灌输suspicionsaboutyourhonesty.39.Themouthmaymakeyourweaknessknownby________accordingtothepassagE.A.pretendingtobecoughingB.havinganunforcedsmileC.blowingakissD.showingyourteeth40.Themainpurposeofthistextisto________.A.tellyouhowtocommunicatewithotherseffectively.B.showyouhowtomakeyourselfmoreunderstandableC.remindyouofrespectingtheinterviewer.D.giveyousomeadviceonfacialsignalsforjobinterviews41.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsuspicioninthelastparagraphmean?A.understandingB.uncertaintyC.expressionD.agreement42.Whichfacialsignalcancauseyoutoloseanopportunityofbeingemployed?A.Gnawingonone’slips.B.A.naturalsmilE.C.A.naturalsmilE.D.Touchingthemouthoccasionally.

ThereisonelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworlD.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungandoldshortandtallthinandfat.Itiseverybody’ssecondlanguagE.Itiseasytounderstandalthoughyoucan’thearit.ItissignlanguagE.WhenyouwavetoafriendwhoisacrossthestreetyouareusingsignlanguagE.WhenyousmileatsomeoneyouaresayingIwanttobefriendlybutyouarenotusingspeech.YouareusingsignlanguagE.WhenyouraiseyourhandinclassyouaresayingPleaseaskmE.IthinkIknowthecorrectanswer.Babieswhocan’ttalkcanpointatthings.TheyareusingsignlanguagE.A.policemanwhowantstostoptrafficholdsuphishands.HeisusingsignlanguagE.ManyyearsagoaFrenchpriestCharlesMicheldeEpeebecameinterestedineducationfordeafpeoplE.Heinventedafingeralphabet字母表.ItisstillinusE.Peoplecanmakethesignforlettersandspellwordswiththeirhandsanddeafpeoplecanreadandunderstandthem.Soontherewereschoolsforthedeafinmanycountries.TheonlyuniversityforthedeafisGallaudetCollegeinWashingtonD.C.TodayintheUnitedStatestherearespecialTVnewsprogramsfordeafpeoplE.ThenewsreadertellsthenewsinsignlanguagE.AtthesametimethewordsappearontheTVscreen.TheactorsintheTheatreofDeafdon’tspelleveryworD.Sometimestheyusehandsigns.Whentheyputtwohandstogetheritmeanssandwich.TheycanmakearoofwiththeirhandswhentheywanttoshowahousE.Onefingerinfrontofanactor’smouthcanmeanquiet.YoucantalktopeoplewhoarebehindwindowsthatarecloseD.Andwhenyougoswimmingwithyourfriendsyoucanhaveconversationsunderwater.Howmanyhandsignsdoyouuseeveryday?56.WhichofthefollowingaboutsignlanguageisTRUE?A.ItisaspeciallanguageusedinafewcountriesintheworlD.B.Itisawaytoexpressone’sideaswithoutwords.C.Itisonlyusedbythedeaf.D.ItcanbehearD.57.IfyouwanttoexpresstheideathatIamveryfriendlytosomeoneyouwill______.A.raiseyourhandB.putonehandontotheotherC.smiletothepersonD.makearoofwithyourhands58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Handsignsinsteadoffingersignsareusedeveryday.B.ThereareschoolscollegesanduniversitiesforthedeafintheUSA.C.TheFrenchpriestCharlesinventedsignlanguagE.D.EvenbabiesareusingsignlanguagE.59.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.anintroductiontosignlanguageB.theimportanceofsignlanguageC.afamouspriestinFranceD.howtousesignlanguage

Usuallywhenyourteacherasksaquestionthereisonlyonecorrectanswer.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcorrectanswers.ThatquestionisWhat’syourname?Everyonegivesadifferentanswerbuteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnamesorgivennamesarechosenbytheirparents.Sometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisused.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.AboycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameansbright;Beatricemeansonewhogiveshappiness;Donaldmeansworldruler;Leonardmeansasbraveasalion.Theearliestlastnamesorsurnamesweretakenfromplacenames.AfamilywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearabrook小溪;someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalongpavedroad.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmithwhichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.Inthepastsmithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillage.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillage.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniture.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskinortheirsizeortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillagetheJohnwithgrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwhowasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO..PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.1.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?A.Placeswherepeoplelived.B.People’scharacters.C.Talentsthatpeoplepossessed.D.People’soccupations.2.AccordingtothepassagetheancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainers.D.builthousesandfurniture.3.SupposeanEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleaderthebabymightbenamed________.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood

73.__________Somepeoplecannotlearninordinaryschools.Oftensomephysicalormentalhandicappreventsachildfromlearning.Ineducationtodaynewmethodsarebeingusedinspecialschoolstohelpthehandicappedlearn.74.__________OneschoolforhandicappedpersonsisnowbeingestablishedinthesouthernpartofNewJersey.ItiscalledtheBancroftCommunity.ItisnotsurroundedbywallsofanykinD.ItsdirectorJohnR.TullisinsiststhatitbeopensothatthestudentsmaygraduallydevelopnormalrelationswiththerestoftheworlD.75.__________BancroftCommunitystudentswillliveinapartmentsorinahousecookingtheirmealswashingtheirownclothesandlearningtoperformothertasks.Graduallytheywillbuytheirownfurniturepayingforitoutoftheirownearnings.Theywillpayrentandpaytheirfoodtoo.Theywilllearntoexpecttelephonebillsforthecallstheymakeeverymonth.76.__________Asasteptowardthegoalofbecomingindependenteachhandicappedpersonwilldecidewhatkindofworkhewantstobetrainedtodo.WhilesomeofthetrainingwillbecarriedonwithintheBancroftCommunityitselfmostofthestudentswillreceivejobtraininginnearbytowns.Theywillbetrainedbytownspeopleforwhomtheywillworkwithoutpay.77.__________Mr.Tullisandothersareseekinghelpfrombusinessintheareawhomightbeabletouseadishwashercookgasstationattendantorclerk.ManyhavebecomeinteresteD.Thebusinessmenwillbenefitfromhavinganextraworkerwhomtheywillnothavetopay.Theywillnotberesponsibleforprovidingallthetraininghowever.A.teacherfromBancroftwillworkwitheachstudentonedayaweekstayingwithhimwhilehewashesdishesorfillsgastanksorwhateverhisjobrequireshimtodo.A.TeachersinaspecialschoolB.FunctionofaspecialschoolC.TrainingstudentstosupportthemselvesD.PracticalexperienceE.TrainingstudentstobereadyforjobsF.TheBancroftCommunity

根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项多余选项EveryoneknowsthattheFrenchmenareromantictheItaliansarefashionableandtheGermansareserious.Arethesejuststereotypesoristherereallysuchathingasnationalcharacter?Andifthereiscanitaffecthowanationsucceedorfail?Atleastonegroupofpeoplebelievesthatitcan.Arecentsurveyofthetop500entrepreneurs企业家intheUKfoundthat70%feltthattheireffortswerenotappreciatedbytheBritishpublic.Britainishostile敌意的tosuccesstheysaid.Ithasacultureofjealousy.1Jealousyissometimesknownasthegreen–eyedmonsterandtheUKisitshome.ScientistsatWarwichUniversityintheUKrecentlytestedthisidea.Theygatheredagroupofpeopletogetherandgaveeachanimaginaryamountofmoney.2.Thosegivenalittleweregiventhechancetodestroythelargeamountofmoneygiventoothers–butatthecostoflosingtheirown.Twothirdsofthepeopletestedagreedtodothis.3Butthereisalsoconflictingevidence.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentrecentlyreportedthattheUKisnowtheworld’sfourthlargesteconomy.Thatisnotbadforpeoplewhoaresupposedtohatesuccess.PeopleintheUKalsoworklongerhoursthananyoneelseinEurope.SotheBritishpeoplearenotlazyeither.ItisnotreallysuccessthattheBritishdislikesaysCareyCooperaprofessorofmanagementattheUniversityofManchesterInstituteofScienceandTechnology.It’speopleusingtheirsuccessinawaythatseemsproudorunfairorwhichseparatesthemfromtheirroots._4_Theysetouttodothingsintheirway.Theyworklonghours.Bytheirowneffortstheybecomemillionaires._5_Ithardlyseemsworthfollowingtheirexample.Iftheyweremorefriendlypeoplewouldlikethemmore.Andmorepeoplewanttobelikethem.A.Thisseemstoprovethattheentrepreneurswererighttocomplain.B.Theonewhoownsmostmoneyintheendisthewinner.C.Asaresultthesurveysaidentrepreneurswereunlovedunwantedandmisunderstood.D.itisnottruethatBritishpeoplearebornjealousofothers’success.E.Someweregivenalittleothersagreatdeal.F.Butinsteadofbeinghappytheycomplainthatnobodylovesthem.G.Perhapsitistheentrepreneurswhoaretheproblem.

Whenitcomestoyourskinthereisanimportantfactthatyoumustkeepinmind:Yourskinisthelargestorganofyourbody.Asanobviousresultskinhealthandmaintenance保养isvital.Yourskindoeseverythingfromprotectingyoufromtheelementstoassistingyouwithbreathing.Yourskinkeepsyourbodyhydrated含水的andregulatesyourbody'stemperature.Intheendthisreallyisonlythebeginningofallofthevariousvitalfunctionsthatyourskinprovidestoyou.Despitetheextremeimportanceofaperson'sskintherealityisthatmanypeoplesimplydonotpaymuchattentiontoissuesrelatingtothehealthoftheirskin.Withthatinmindtherearesomeprimetipsandpointersthatyoumustalwayskeepinmindwhenitcomestothehealthandprotectionofyourskin.Protectionagainstharmfulraysfromthesunisoneofthemostimportantstepsthatyouneedtotake.Withthisinminditisvitallyimportantthatyoumakecertainyouusesolidprotectionwhenyougooutintothesun.Yourdietalsohasadirecteffectonthehealthofyourskin.Themostimportantaspectofyourdietinrelationtothehealthofyourskinistomakecertainthatyoueataproperamountoffooditemsthatcontaintheproteinsandnutrientsnecessaryforyourskin’shealth.Waterisalsoimportanttothehealthofyourskin.Whileyoucertainlyhavehearditbeforeitactuallyistruethatyoushoulddrinkatleasteight8-ounceglassesoffreshandpurewatereverydaytokeephealthyskin.Finallywhenitcomestothehealthofyourskintodayandintothefutureyoushouldavoidsmokingalltogether.Inadditionyoushoulddrinkalcoholonlyinmoderation.Bothsmokingandtoomuchalcoholconsumptioncannegativelyaffectthehealthofyourskininsignificantways.1.Theunderlinedwordelementsinthefirstparagraphprobablyrefersto______.A.badweatherB.afavorableenvironmentC.allthechemicalsD.thecellsmakinguptheskin2.Thewriterlistssomeofthefunctionsofskininthebeginningpartto______.A.makeananalysisofthemaintopicofthepassageB.drawreaders’attentiontothemaintopicofthepassageC.giveabriefintroductiontothemaintopicofthepassageD.givethereadersasummaryofthemaintopicofthepassage3.Whichofthefollowingdoesnothelpmaintainthehealthofskin?A.Drinkingheavyalcohol.B.Takingproperdietinone’slife.C.Usingsolidprotectionwhenexposedtothesun.D.Drinkingenoughfreshandpurewatereveryday.4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethemostpropertitleoftheabovepassage?A.Anessentialorganofourbody.B.Tipsforsoftandsmoothskin.C.Habitsandskinhealth.D.Howtokeepourskinhealthy.

TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewandcomprehensive综合的examforstudentswhoseektostudyinAmericanandotherEnglish-speakingcountriesXinhuaNewsAgencyreportedfromNewYork.TheexamwhichstandsforagreatchangefromthecurrentEnglishleveltestwasdisclosedbyTheresaChangWeiJenassociatedirectoroftheInternationalServiceoftheUSCollegeBoardAmerica’sleadingeducationalorganization.TheAdvancedPlacementInternationalEnglishLanguageAPIELwillbeofferedforthefirsttimethroughouttheworldonMay102002saidJen.HowevertheAPIELisastrangetitletomostChinesestudentsanditisunlikelytosoongainthesimilarityofotheralreadyexistingexamssuchastheTOEFLTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguagetheGREGraduateRecordExaminationortheIELTSInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.IhaveneverheardofsuchatestandIwouldprefertheIELTSifIneedanotherexamsaidXuJingyanagraduatingstudentfromBeijingUniversityofAeronauticsandAstronauticswhowantstostudyinEnglandandhasalreadytakentheTOEFL.MostofXu’sclassmateshaveneverheardoftheAPIEL.TheAPIELisdesignedforinternationalstudentswhowishtogetuniversitystudiesinEnglish-speakingcountriesincludingtheUnitedStatesBritainCanadaandAustralia.saidJen.TheAPIELhasbeenadoptedsaidJenbecausetheTOEFLcannolongeraccuratelyreflecttheabilitiesofstudentsofusingtheEnglishlanguagecomprehensivelyinanacademicenvironment.XinhuareportedthatafairlylargenumberofforeignstudentswhoearnedhighscoresinTOEFLexamturnedouttobeveryordinaryeducationalperformersafteradmission.ComparedwiththeTOEFLtheAPIELmeasuresastudent’sabilitytoreadwritespeakandunderstandEnglishthroughtestinghisorherskillsinlisteningcomprehensionspeakingwithaccuracy精确andresourcefulnessandwritingwithclarityandfluency流畅Jensaid.1.TheUnitedStateswillintroduceanewexambecause_______.A.moreandmorestudentswanttogetfurthereducationintheUSAB.theChinesepeoplepayspecialattentiontoEnglishstudieswithChina’sentryintotheWTOC.thealreadyexistingexamsystemsseemtobefarfromperfectD.itwillbringtheUSgovernmentquitealotofmoney2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheselection?A.ItwilltakequiteaperiodoftimeforpeopletoaccepttheAPIEL.B.TheTOEFLismorepopularwiththeChinesethantheIELTS.C.AstudentwillhavetotaketheAPIELifheorshewantstostudyinEnglish—speakingcountriesfrom2002.D.ChinesestudentswillprefertheIELTSratherthantheAPIELeveninthefuture.3.Pleasedecidewhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthisnewsreport.A.ThekeytoEnglish-speakingCountriesB.TheFourSkillsinLearningEnglishC.TOEFLIELTSandGREtobeOutofDateD.NewExamDesignedforStudents

Nodira18livesintheTashkentregionofUzbekistan.Shewasbornwithararediseaseandisnowparalyzed瘫痪fromthewaistdown.Herlifeisconfinedtoawheelchairbutherdreamsknownosuchboundaries.Herhopesforthefutureincludeattendinguniversityridinginherfather’scarandbeingabletowalklikeotherchildren.Nodirawhichmeans‘unique’inUzbekisoneoffivechildreninapoorfamily.EverymorningafterrecitingherprayersNodirafeedsthehensandgoatsfromherwheelchair.Therestofherdayisspentknittingforotherpeopleandhelpinghermotherwiththehouseholdchores.Nodirahasneverbeentoschoolbecauseitistoofarfromherhomeandinaccessibleforherwheelchair.Alocalteacherusedtocomeandtutorherathomeandasaresultshewasabletofinishthirdgrade.Afterthatherparentsmovedtoanothertownandthetutorcouldnotvisitasmuch.DespitethemanydifficultiesinNodira’slifesheisluckytobelivingwithherfamily.Thestigma羞辱attachedtothechildrenlivingwithdisabilitiescombinedwiththelackofwheelchairaccessinschoolsandtheeconomicdifficultiesfacedbymanyUzbekfamilieshaveledmanyparentstoplacechildrenwithdisabilitiesinspecialinstitutions.ThesedaysNodiradoeshomeworkexercisesathomeandreadsasmuchasshecan.Stillitisunlikelythatshewillbeabletofinishherprimaryeducationmuchlessattenduniversity.WhilemissingoutonaneducationisagreatdisappointmenttoNodirahergreatestwishforatruefriendcanstillcometrue.WhatIwantmorethananythingisafriendwhoalsohasadisabilityshesays.Somebodywillnotfeelsorryformeormakefunofmeandwillunderstandwhatmylifeislike.1.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.herdreamswillhelpherdesertherwheelchairB.herdreamsareneverlimitedbyherdisabilityC.sheoftendreamsofmovingfreelywithoutawheelchairD.sheneverdreamsofrecoveringfromherdisability2.NodiradoesallthefollowingeverydayEXCEPT_____.A.givefoodtosomeanimalsB.tomakeclothesfromwoolenorcottonthreadC.drivecarsdesignedforthedisabledD.helpwiththehousework3.Theunderlinedwordtutorinthe3rdparagraphcanbereplacedby_____.A.educateB.visitC.treatD.comfort4.WhatNodirawantsmostis______.A.togotouniversityB.towalkonherownfeetC.tofinishherprimaryeducationD.tofindatruefriend

LookingbackonmychildhoodIamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesamewaymybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.UnlikethemIhadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedinofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparentsauntsunclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveaclearmemoryofthedogsthefarmanimalsthelocalbirdsandabovealltheinsects.Iamanaturalistnotascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworldandmyenthusiasmledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddlebecauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbookswhichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosityakeeneyeagoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist:oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-disciplineaqualityIlack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebuthardtrainingdeterminationandagoal.Ascientistuptoacertainpointcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwoyougetthebestofbothworlds.1.Thefirstparagraphtellsustheauthor_____.A.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodB.losthishearingwhenhewasachildC.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsistersD.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily2.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.A.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththemB.thefamilywasextremelylargeC.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththemD.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____.A.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticB.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofascientistC.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveriesD.comesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway

Studentsoftenmeetwithquestionsasfollows:bulliedbysomeoneworriedaboutaweaksubjectpuzzledbyfamilyproblemsorconcernedaboutpetsathomE.Allthequestionsabovemaymakeyounotconcentratedonyourstudy.Whocanyouturntoifyouaresuchanunluckystudent?A.greatpersontoshareyourthoughtsandfeelingswithisyourschoolcounsellor顾问.Addschoolcounsellorstothelistofpeopleyoucanturntowhenyouneedhelp.Theyknowhowtolistenandcanhelpkidswithlife'schallenges挑战.Counsellorshavespecialtraininginhowtohelpkidssolveproblemsmakedecisionsandstandupforthemselves.Thatdoesn'tmeanyourcounsellorwillwaveamagicwandandtheproblemwillgoaway.Butitdoesmeanheorshewillhelpyoucopewith应付it.Copingisanimportantwordtoknow.Sometimeskidsandgrown-upshavedifficultproblems.Copingmeansthatsomeoneistryingtohandletheseproblemsandmakethingsbetter.YourschoolcounsellorisavailableforyouandwantstomakeyourschoolexperiencethebestitcanbE.Thecounsellor'sjobistotakeyourproblemseriouslyandhelpyoufindasolution.Thecounselloralsowantstohelpyoulearnasmuchasyoucaninclassbeacontributingmemberoftheschoolcommunityandbeapositiveinfluenceonyourenvironment.62.Fromtheunderlinedsentencewemayinferthat________.A.aschoolcounsellorisoneofthosewhocanhelpyouB.schoolcounsellorsarethoseyoucanmakefriendswithC.oneneedsvariouspeopletohelphimorherD.onehastoknowanddealwithallkindsofpeopleatschool63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowinghappensthatyoumaynotturntothecounsellors?A.Otherstudentstreatyoucruelly.B.Youaretoopoortogotoschool.C.Youareweakinonesubject.D.Youhavefamilyproblem.64.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheschoolcounsellors?A.Theycansolveanyquestionsyoumeetwith.B.TheycanhelpstudentsgettheirlifeorstudyimproveD.C.Theyareasimportantasteachersinschools.D.Theymaypunishthosewhohavebulliedyou.65.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SchoolcounsellorsB.SchoolproblemsC.Students’problemsD.Freecounsellors

A.roundofapplausepleasefortheIndianmanwhorecentlysangfor80hoursstraightsettinganewGuinnessworldrecorD.It’sanimpressivefeattobesurebutlet’sjusthopehestillhasavoicE.AccordingtoIndiannewspapersRajeshBurburehasbeentoldtokeepsilentforseveraldayssohisvocalcords声带canheal.ItwasreportedthatBurbureandhisfamilyareinacelebratorymooD.It’saproudmomentforallofushiswifetoldDNAIndiA.com.Iontheotherhandamunabletosharetheirenthusiasm.Don’tgetmewrong:Ihopethe35-year-oldBurburelivesforeversellsamillionrecordsandbecomesaninternationalcelebrity.Buthisrecord–singingfor80hoursstraight–isaboutasmeaningfulasmostoftheothercuriousbutcrazyfeatslistedintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.GrantedI’mnotqualifiedtospeakonthesubject.I’vegotnoworldrecordstomyname–andIneverexpecttohaveany.ThenagainmaybeIamqualifiedtospeakforthoseofuswhohavebetterthingstodothantrainforyearstosingan80-hourmedley混合曲ofpopsongs.Butlet’snotjustpickonpoorBurburE.He’snottheonlypersonchasingmeaninglessaccolades.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisfullofthenamesofpeoplewhoatonetimegrewthelongesthairorbuiltthebiggestbicycleorbakedthelargestcheesecakE.Toalloftheseenterprising有进取心的soulsIasksimplyWhatwasitallfor?Congratulations!Forallofyourpainstakingeffortyoubecameafootnoteinathickbookthatnoonereadsexceptforyouandthepersonwhowilleventuallysurpassyou–withonemorehourofsingingafewmorecentimetersofsteelorafewmorepoundsofcheesE.Afterallrecordsaremadetobebroken.1.Fromthetextwecanlearnthattheauthor.A.hasnoGuinnessrecordssoheadmiresBurbures’featB.feelsitisapityhewasnotinvitedtosharethehappinesswiththeBurburesC.thinkssingingfor80hoursstraightiscompletelymeaninglessD.isquiteworriedaboutBurbure’svocalcords2.BeforesomeonewinsaGuinnessrecordheorshehasto.A.becomeaninternationalcelebrityB.knowallaboutGuinnessrecordC.practiceagreatdealD.beargreatstressforfearofinjury3.Wecaninferfromthearticlethat.A.afterthe80hoursofsingingBurburecouldnolongerspeakB.Burbure’wifedidn’tsupporthisattempttomakeaGuinnessrecordC.manyhavecriticizedBurbureforhisstupidbehaviorD.challengingaGuinnessrecordmaybeharmfultothehealth4.Theauthor’sattitudetotheGuinnessworldrecordsmentionedinthepassageis.A.positiveB.impressedC.negativeD.touched5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhatWasthePoint?B.RecordsAreMadetobeBrokenC.ANewIndianGuinnessRecordD.TheGuinnessBookIsBoring

Forpoetsbirdsongisabeautifulexpressionofnatureinfullbloom.Butforscientiststhechirpsofbirdsarefarmoremeaningfulthanjustprettysounds.Lateststudiesshowthewaythatyoungbirdslearntosingissimilartothatofahumanbabylearningtospeak.Thequestionwe'retryingtoanswerishowayoungbirdlearnsitssongsaysProfessorMichaleFeeofMIT.Bird'screativetrial-and-errortypeoflearningprovidesanidealmodelforstudyingsimilarprocessesinhumans.Anexampleishowababy'sbabbleturnsintotherecognizablesyllablesofmamaandpapA.Alsothepartofthebrainthatisinvolvedinbirdsongisverysimilartothatofahuman.SobirdsmayhavesomethingtoteachusaboutourownbrainsFeesaiD.Thestudyshowsthatyoungbirdsliketocreatenewandimperfectsongs.Graduallytheyoungsters'songsbecomelessdifferentandmoresimilartothesoundoftheirparents.Scientistsdisabledpartofayoungfinch'sbrainandstoppedthelearninginmidstream.Thebirdstillsings.Butneverlearnstherightsongs.Fee'steamfoundthatthepartofthebraininvolvediscalledtheanteriorforebrainpathway.Itsneuronsproducerandomburststhatmaketheyoungbirdmakenewsoundsandcompareditwiththatoftheirparents.TheyalsofindoutthatonceabirdisoldenoughthatpartofthebrainwillbelessactivE.ThestudydoesnotenableustoreallyunderstandthemeaningofbirdlanguagE.ButFeebelievesitwilleventuallybeappliedtohumanbraindiseasessuchasParkinson'sdiseasE.46.Thesubjectdiscussedinthepassageis_____.A.birdlanguageB.howbirdslearnsongsC.humanbraindiseasesD.howbirdscreatenewsongs47.Accordingtothescientistsplaysthemostsignificantroleinthelearningprocessofyoungbirds.A.thepartofbraincalledanteriorforebrainpathwayB.thetrial-and-errortypeoflearningC.theexampleoftheirparentsD.thecreationofnewandimperfectsongs48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Birdslearntosingsongsinatrial-and-errorfashion.B.ThestudyofbirdsongwillenableustounderstandbirdlanguagE.C.Thestudyofbirdsongmighthelpfindcureforhumanbraindiseases.D.ThechirpsofyoungbirdscanbeimperfectbutcreativE.49.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythat_____.A.youngbirdsarealwaysmakingmeaninglesssoundsB.ifabirdhaditsanteriorforebrainpathwaydamageditcanneversingC.abirdcan'tlivehappilywithoutitsanteriorforebrainpathwayD.asabirdgrowsolderitmaynotlearnnewsongsquickly50.Parkinson'sdiseaseismentionedhereto_____.A.showhowourbrainworksB.exemplifyhumanbraindiseaseC.explainhowseriousbraindiseasecanbeD.provethathumanbraindiseasesarecurable

DidanyonefindthenamesofGreatBritaintheUnitedKingdomEnglandandtheBritishcommonwealthwhichhavethesamemeaning?Strictlyspeakingthesenamesallrefertosomethingdifferent①.Noneofthemareexactlythesameasanyoftheothers.TheBritishislesrefertothemainislandsandseveralthousandsmallonesaswellwhichyoucanseeonthemap②.GreatBritainorBritainreferstothelargerofthetwomainislands.ButthewordBritainisoftenusedasashortformfortheUnitedKingdomoryoucallittheUK.NowasforEnglanditreferssimplytothelargestofthethreecountriesontheislandofGreatBritain.TheUnitedKingdomisthenameofthestateandtheofficialnameofthecountrywhichmanypeoplepopularlyrefertoEngland.FinallytheBritaincommonwealthistheusualnameforwhatisleftoftheBritishEmpire帝国.ThischangeshowstheweakeningofBritishEmpireandtherisingofthenationalliberationmovementsthroughouttheworldtoday.1.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat____.A.GreatBritainhasthesamemeaningasBritainB.theUnitedKingdomhasthesamemeaningasBritainorEnglandC.allthenamesinthefirstparagraphhavethesamemeaningD.allthenamesrefertoEngland2.ItisclearthattheBritishislesreferto____.A.BritainEnglandandtheUK.B.thetwomainislandsandthousandsofsmallonesC.threecountriesandseveralislandsD.GreatBritainortheUnitedKingdom3.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightrelationship关系betweentheBritishislesBIBritainB.andEnglandE.?A.B>BI>EB.BI>E.>BC.E>B.>BID.BI>B.>E4.IfyouwanttowritetosomeoneinEdinburghthatliesinScotlandyoushouldwritetheaddressas____.A.EdinburghEnglandB.EdinburghGreatBritainC.ScotlandEdinburghEnglandD.GreatBritainScotlandEdinburgh

Withonlyabout1000pandasleftintheworldChinaisdesperatelytryingtoclonetheanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies.That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA.&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalledNoah’sArk.Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggsembryos胚胎semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct灭绝Dr.DuaneKraemeraprofessorinTexasA.&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicinesaystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2000speciesofmammalsbirdsandreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.ThepandanativeonlytoChinaisindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.ThisweekChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplant移植theembryointoahostanimal.Theentireprocedure程序couldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.Thenucleartransfer核子移植ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasyandthelackofavailablepandaeggscouldbeamajorproblemKraemerbelieves.Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancyhavingababy.Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficultbutthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.TheyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisksoitisworththeeffortaddsKraemerwhoisoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA.&Mthefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendoneandthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinction.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnfromwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneedeD.1.TheaimofNoah’sArkprojectisto_______.A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandasB.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudyC.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingoutD.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother2.AccordingtoProfessorKraemerthemajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackof_______.A.hostanimalsB.availablepandaeggsC.qualifiedresearchersD.enoughmoney3.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.abouttwothousandofspecieswillprobablydieoutinacenturyB.KraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningadogC.scientiststrytoimplant移植apanda’seggintoarabbitD.KraemerwillworkwithChinesescientistsincloneresearches4.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.China’sSuccessinPandasCloning.B.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorlD.C.China—theNativePlaceofPandasForever.D.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandas.

NoonecouldhavefailedtobemovedhadhewatchedthelivetelevisedvolleyballgamebetweentheChineseandCubanwomen’steams.Aswesatbeforethetelevisionsetwithoureyesfixedonthescreenweexperiencedeverykindoffeeling.Whenthetwoteamsplayedneckandneckwewereonpinsandneedlesanxiousastowhatwouldcomenextandwhenourteamfellbehindourheartswereinourmouths.Watchingthegamebetweenthosetwoteamsisnotonlyamatterofgreatjoy.Formorethanthatitprovidesfoodforthought.JustseehowtheChinesewomenwonthegame──bytheirco──operation合作bytheirexcellentskilltheireffortandstrongwill.A.ChinesesayinggoesWhentwocompetentopponents比赛的双方meetthestrong──mindedonewillwin.ThisisthespiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam.IfeveryChineseshowedsomeofthespiritneverlosingheartintimesofdifficultyandremainingclear──mindedintimesofadvantage优势thenournationwouldstandinthevanguard前列oftheworldfamilyofnationsjustastheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamhasdoneisdoingandwilldo.44.Whilewatchingthegamewe_____.A.hadfeelingsofdifferentkindB.enjoyedafriendlyandwonderfulgameC.clappedandcheeredonlyfortheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamD.wereeagertoknowwhatwouldhappenlateron45.Thewonderfulgame_____.A.broughtusgreatjoyB.provideduswithfoodforourthoughtsC.gaveusnotonlygreatjoybutalsofoodforthoughtsD.giveusavaluableamusement46.Theauthorbelievedthat_____.A.theChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamwasthestrongestB.ChinawassuretobecomestrongerandstrongerifonlywehavethatspiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamC.TheChinesemustremainclear-mindedintimeofadvantageD.TheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamneverlostheartintimesofdifficulty47.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_____.A.WatchingaCloseVolleyballGameB.TheSpiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamC.LearnfromtheMembersoftheVolleyballTeamD.TheStrong──MindedAretheWinners

WhilereadingabookinEnglisheveryfewlinesoftextyourunacrossawordortwothatyoudon’tknow.Youlookupeverynewwordinthedictionary.BadmovE.Allthatdoesslowyoudown.EvenelectricorCDROMdictionariescangetinthewayofyourreadingprogress.A.dictionaryislikearoadmap.Itcanhelpyouifyougetlostandpointyouintherightdirection.Butifyoustoptolookatthemapeachtimeyoutakeastepyou’llgetnowherefast.OnyourEnglishlearningjourneyadictionarycanbeahelpfultravelcompanion伙伴--ifitisnotoveruseD.TohelpyoustartthinkinginEnglishuseanEnglish-to-Englishdictionary.Otherwiseyouwillalwaysdependon依赖yournativelanguageandenduptranslatinginyourheaD.AgooddictionarycanhelpyoudomorethanjustfindthemeaningofaworD.Itcanhelpyouverifytestandcheckspellingcheckwordformsandgrammarusagefindexamplesentenceandlearnpronunciation.Somedictionariesevenprovideexercisestoteachyouhowtousetheirresources资源.Taketimetogettoknowyourdictionary.Learnthepronunciationsymbols符号.Understandwhattheabbreviations缩写字mean.Trytomastertheimportantgrammarrules.LookforchartsdiagramsandliststhatmightbeusefulinthefuturE.Youwilldiscoverhowhelpfulitcanbetomakefriendswithyourdictionary.AndastheysayAfriendinneedisafriendindeeD.78.WhydoweneedagoodEnglish-to-Englishdictionary?A.BecauseitisagoodfrienD.B.Becauseitcanhelpustofindtherightdirectionifwegetlost.C.Withoutitwe’llalwaysdependonournativelanguageandenduptranslatinginourheaD.D.BecauseitcanhelpustostartthinkinginEnglishandinChinesE.79.Theunderlinedwordthatinthelastparagraphrefersto__________.A.pronunciationsymbolsandgrammarrulesB.abbreviationsandusageforgrammarrulesC.themeaningofawordspellingandgrammarusageD.chartsdiagramsandlists80.Accordingtothepassagewhichstatementcanleadyoutobelieve?A.ThemoreyouuseadictionarythebetteryoucanunderstandthearticlE.B.ThemoreyouuseadictionarythefasteryoumayreaD.C.Themoreyouusetheresourcesinadictionarythemoreyoucanbenefitfromit.D.Thebetteradictionaryisthemoreexpensiveitis.

OneofBritain’sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspected可疑的policekillerDavidBieber--andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto￡30000rewardmoney.VickiBrown30playedaveryimportantroleinendingthenationwidemanhunt.VickiwhohasworkedattheRoyalHotelforfouryearstoldofherterribleexperiencewhenshehadtostealintoBieber’sbedroomandtowatchhimsecretly.Thenshewaitedaloneforthreehourswhilearmedpolicepreparedtostormthebuilding.ShesaidIwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehoteldoorandsaw20armedpolicemenlinedupinthecarparkIwassogladtheywerethere.ThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspicious怀疑oftheguestwhocheckedinat3pmthedaybeforeNewYear’sEvewithlittleluggageandwearingsunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhisface.ShesaidHedidn’tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyecontact接触.VickitheonlyemployeeondutycalledherbossesMargaret64andhusbandStanMcKale65whophonedthepoliceat11pm.OfficersfromNorthumbriaPolicecalledVickiatthehotelinDunstonGatesheadatabout11:30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthewantedman.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVickievery15minutes.Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorningwhenthephonewentagainandapolicemansaid‘Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?’Myheartmissedabeat.Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficersthroughpassagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomandhandedoverthekey.IrealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartofthehotelsoIwenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman’sroombutIcouldseethepassage.Thepolicekeptshoutingatthemantocomeoutwithhishandsshowing.Thensuddenlyhemusthavecomeoutbecausetheyshoutedforhimtoliedownwhilehewashandcuffed带上手铐.1.Theunderlinedphrasebeinlineforparagraph1means_______.A.getB.bepaidC.askforD.own2.VickibecamesuspiciousofDavidBieberbecause_______.A.thepolicecalledherB.helookedverystrangeC.hecametothehotelwithlittleluggageD.hecametothehotelthedaybeforeNewYear’sEve3.Vicki’sheartmissedabeatbecause_________.A.thephonewentagainB.shewouldbefamousC.thepolicemenhadalreadyarrivedD.shesaw20policemeninthecarpark4.DavidBieberwasmostprobablyhandcuffedin________.A.thepassageB.theman’sroomC.Vicki’sbedroomD.thetopfloorroom5.Thewholeeventprobablylastedabout_______hoursfromthemomentBiebercametothehoteltothearrivalofsomearmedofficers.A.6B.8C.11D.14

DoyousupposeDarwinoneofthegreatestscientistsofalltimereallydidfoolsexperiments?Ordidhedoexperimentsthatweresosimpleandbasicthatotherpeoplejustthoughttheywerefoolish?Sometimespeoplethinktheyalreadyknowtheanswertoaquestionorthesolutiontoaproblem.Sometimestheyreallydoknowananswerorasolutionbutwithoutthinkingtheyareimportant.CharlesDarwindidn’tsettlefor满足于justthinkingheknewsomething.AndhebelievedallthingscouldbeimportanthoweversimpletheyseemedtobE.SupposeyoudropsheetsofpaperthatareofexactlythesamesizeandshapE.Ifyoudropthematthesametimeinthesameplacetheywillfallinthesameway.Nowmakeoneofthesheetsofpaperintoatightlittleballandletitdropalongwiththeothersheets.Whathappens?Youhavedoneanexperimentthatissosimplethatyoumightthinkitcouldn’tbeworthanything.Butthissimpleexperimentisimportant.Itexplainspartofourpresent-dayunderstandingsofphysicsideasthatwereworkedoutlongagobyGalileoandNewton.AndtheseunderstandingssetasidesomeofancientGreekphysics.Scientistssometimesstoptolookatverysimplethingsandtothinkveryhardaboutthem.EventhesimplestideawhichwemightthinkisfoolishcanshakethefoundationsofsciencE.60.ThepassagetellsusthatCharlesDarwin____.A.wasagreatEnglishscientistB.alwayslikeddoingtheexperimentsthatothersthoughtdifficultC.thoughteventhesimplestthingwasimportantD.didn’tgetwellwithothers61.Thephrasesetasidemostprobablymeans____.A.throwawayB.storeupC.puttouseD.realize62.Theauthorofthepassagetriesto________.A.tellusthatCharlesDarwinGalileoandNewtonarethegreatestscientistsintheworldB.drawtheconclusionthatbasicsciencesaresimplethingsC.provethattwosheetsofpaperwiththesamesizeandshapewillfallatthesamespeedD.drawourattentiontoeverydayhappeningsaroundus63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Darwinreallydidfoolsexperiments.B.AccordingtosomepeopleDarwindidfoolishexperiments.C.ItisbelievedbyallthepeoplethatthingscouldbeimportantthoughtheyseemedtobesimplE.D.GalileoandNewtonworkedoutancientGreekphysics.

DespitetheburningheatthesummerholidaysaredrawingtoaclosE.Afteraperiodofpleasantrelaxationspendingtimewithfriendsandfamilyourthoughtsnowturntowardsthenewschoolterm.Thiscanbeanexcitingtimefilledwithnewopportunitiesambitionsandchallenges.Suchnewchallengescanbefrighteningaswefaceunfamiliarsituationspeopleandplaces.ManyofyouwillbefacinganewterminahighergradE.ThismaywellmeanagreaterworkloadandmoreexampressurE.Maybeyouarestartinganewschoolandareworriedabouthowtomakenewfriends.WhichevernewsituationyoufacethereisnoshameinadmittingyouareworriedorconcerneD.ThefactthatyouareolderandarefacingmorechallengesdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetodealwithyourproblemsalonE.Nomatterhowoldweareallofusneedhelpsometimesandadmittingtoweaknesscanbeoneofourgreateststrengths.Howelsecanwegetthehelpweneedtofaceourproblemswithconfidence?Alsothiscanbeagoodwaytoconnectwithnewpeopleinasimilarsituation.Onthefirstdayofanewtermoratanewschooleveryonewillbenervousanduncertain.Admittingtothismakesusseemmuchmorehuman.Afterallwouldyoureallywanttobefriendswithsomeonewhobelievesthattheyknoweverythingandclaimstoneverbeafraid?WhateveryournewsituationisatthebeginningofthisnewtermrelaxandrememberthateverystudentyoucomeacrossisjustasnervousasyouarE.SharewhatyoubelievetobeyourweaknessesandseejusthowstrongyoureallyarE.54.Thispassagemaybe_______.A.anofficialreportB.apieceofnewsC.aspeechtostudentsD.alettertofriends.55.Theunderlinedwordthisinparagraph2means_________.A.asimilarsituationB.ourgreateststrengthsC.connectionwithnewpeopleD.lackofconfidence56.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Beingconfidentwillmakeyoulovelier.B.Sharingyourweaknesseswithotherswillmakeyoustrong.C.ShowingyourweaknesseswillcausetroublE.D.ThestrongknoweverythingandareneverafraiD.57.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe________.A.AdmittingToWeaknessB.BeingConfidentC.FearingNothingD.BeingAsStrongAsPossible

STAGEKeepitintheair:TheChaoyangTheaterisoneoftheBeijingtheaterstopresentacrobatics杂技allyearround.TopacrobaticartistsinvitedfromalloverthecountryperformforChineseandforeigntourists.TheprogramcontainstrickcyclingleapingthroughhoopsandChinesemagictricks.Someoftheartistshavewonprizesininternationalcompetitions.Time:7∶15p.m.DailyPlace:36DongsanhuanBeiluChaoyangDistrictTel:6507242165071818Useyourhead:GreenHatisanewdramagivenbyagroupofyoungChineseactors.It’sarewriteofAmericanwriterNathanielHawthorne’sfamousnovelTheScarletLetter.Itdescribestheheroine’sgreatcourageinfindingthetrueloveagainstthepublicdisagreement.Time:7∶15p.m.untilMarch5exceptMondaysPlace:ChinaChildren’sTheaterTel:6603725566037265Mixandmatch:StoryofPuppetstellsofafairyZixiawholooksfortrueloveinthehumanworld.AfterwatchingapuppetplayPeonyPavilionshethinkstheremustbetrueloveinrealitysosheusesmagictoturnthepuppetcharactersintohumanswantingtofallinlovewiththepuppethero.Butthingsdon’tgoassheplanned...LiLiuyithedirectoroftheplayhasmadeseveralsuccessfulattemptstopresentdifferenttraditionaloperasinoneplay.ThistimehecombinesPekingOperaKunquOperaPingjuOperaalongwithabandusingthestructureofmoderndrama.Time:7∶30p.m.untilMarch10exceptMondaysPlace:SmallPlayhouseofBeijingPeople’sArtTheaterTel:65250123PekingOpera:TheBeijingPekingOperaTroupewillgivetwoperformancesattheChang’anGrandTheater.Eachperformanceincludestwoclassicalexcerpts选段.OneisWenxiaplayfocusingonsinginganddancing;theotherisWuxiaplayfullofacrobaticdancing.ThefirstnightwillbeTheCrossroadandPresentingaPearloftheRainbowBridge.AndthesecondnightwillseetheperformanceofTheGoddessofHeavenScattersFlowersandHavocinHeaven.Time:7∶30p.m.February2728Place:Chang’anGrandTheaterTel:865310431.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.storyofpuppetsisaplayheldinChinaChildren’sTheaterB.theartistswhohavewonprizeswillperformmagictricksC.onMarch5therewillbetwoplaysforustochooseD.theartistsintheBeijingPekingOperaTroupearefromalloverthecountry2.IfatouristwantstoseeaperformanceonMarch15hecancall________tobookaticket.A.86531043B.65250123C.66037255D.650718183.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThedirectoroftheStoryofPuppetscombinesdifferentoperasinit.B.GreenHatisbasedonafamousnovelactedbysomeAmericanartists.C.TopAcrobaticartistswillpresenttheirperformancesaroundourcountry.D.TheBeijingPekingOperaTroupewillgivetwoperformanceswiththesameexcerpts.

SamDavidElisaEzra和Terry想通过选修某一门课程解决各自的问题阅读下面六门选修课程的介绍A.B.C.D.E.和F.选出可以解答各自疑问的最佳选项选项中有一项是多余选项1.Sam:HowcanIdevelopthecharacterssoastomakemystoryinteresting?2.David:WhenwritinganessayhowcanImakemypointsinamoreorganizedmanner?3.Elisa:WhenIdeliveraspeechhowcanIattractandholdtheattentionoftheaudience?4.Ezra:Howisourknowledgeoftheworldformedinearlychildhood?5.Terry:MyEnglishvocabularyislimited.HowcanIenlargeitmoreeffectively?A.B.I.PuttingIdeasintoWordsEL991-1AHere’sachallenge:whatifwritingcouldbemorethanjustthrowingwordsonapage?Inthiscourseyou’lllearnnotonlyaboutdifferentwritingstylesbutalsoaboutwritingasameansoffiguringoutaproblemandcommunicatingyourthoughtprocesstotheworld.Thisweek-longworkshopwillexplorethebalancebetweenself-expressionandeffectivecommunicationofferingauniqueviewintotheworldofacademia学术界.Commentswillbegiventostudentsandyou’llmakegreatprogressinyourwritingifyoutakethiscourse!HighSchoolasaSocialLaboratory:AnIntroductiontoSociologySO902-3BInthisclasswe’lllearnaboutbroadsociologicaltheoriesbutwe’lldiscussthosetheoriesinrelationtowhatsociologistshavedonebeforestudyingAmericanhighschoolsandyoungsters.We’llexploretheissuessuchasgenderraceclassandviolenceinsocietyatlargeandthewaysinwhichAmericanhighschoolsreflectthosesocialissues.We’llwatchfilmsanddocumentariessuchasMeanGirlsandBowlingforColumbinethatmaketheseconnectionsandyou’llwritepapersmakingtheseconnectionsforyourselfbasedonyourownexperiences.C.D.II.Children’sThinkingBI911-1BThiscoursewillintroducestudentstochildren’sthinking.Itwillexploretheever-changingviewsoncognitive认知的socialandlanguagedevelopmentfromnewbornstomiddlechildhood.Specifictopicsinclude:Whatdobabiesknowaboutobjectsnumberscategoriesandpeople?Whyislanguagelearningeasierforchildren?Whatcanwelearnfromchildrenwithdevelopmentaldisorders?Throughlecturesdiscussionsprojectsandin-classactivitiesstudentswillgainanunderstandingofhowscientistsstudychildren’sthinking.III.CreativeWritingWorkshopEL905-4AThiscoursewillexciteyoungwriterswithmanytoolsandapproachestothewritingprocessineitherfictionorpoetry.Itwillinspireyoutoexperimentwithnewwritingtechniquessuchashowtodescribeapersonasceneorasituationetc.Itisjustforstudentswhohaveaseriousinterestincreativewritingwhoarenotafraidtoexperimentwithstructureandwhowanttodevelopadailywritingpractice.Inthegroupwritingclassesstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoexplorebothgenres体裁whetherenrolledinthepoetryorfictionworkshop.E.F.IV.TheSecretsofLearningandMemoryBN901-3AIndividualmemoryabilitiesvarygreatly.Therearefamouspeoplewithstrongmemorieswhocanremember5000playingcardsinexactsequenceandotherswhocannotstoreanylong-termmemorieswhereeachmorningisastrangenewworld.Andyoumaywonderhowthebrainmanagestoidentifyandsortmemoriesintodifferenttypesthenkeepthemfrom5secondstoalifetimewaitingforasignaltorecallthemingreatdetail.Studentscompletingthisexcitingcoursewillgainusefulknowledgeofhowthebrainlearnsremembersandforgets.V.PersuasiveCommunicationTA905-1AThiscoursewillintroduceyoutotheartsoforganizationstyleanddeliverytohelpmakeyouamoreconfidentandpersuasivepublicspeaker.Youwilldeliverspeechestoyourclassmatesandreceivedetailedcommentsfromboththeteacherandoneanother.Lecturesondevelopingoutlinescopingwithspeakeranxietyandmakingeffectiveuseofvisualaidswillhelpyouimproveyourskillsinpublicspeaking.Buildingontheseskillsthelaterpartofthecoursewillteachyouhowtoprepareapersuasivemessagebasedonyourindividualinterestsandgoals.

EveryyearinAmericahigh-schoolstudentswhowanttogotocollegetakeanationalexaminationcalledtheScholasticAptitudeTestorSATinashortenedway.Theirscoreisanimportantfactorindeterminingwhichcollegeswilladmitthemorwhetheranywillbeadmittedatall.TheScholasticAptitudeTestmeasuresone’smathematicalabilityanduseoftheEnglishlanguage.TraditionallytheEnglishportion部分involvedgrammaticalquestionsandparagraphsthattestreadingcomprehension.ButtheSATfolkshaveaddedasinglequestiontobeansweredinanessayhand-writtenonthespot.That’saninterestingwaytotestwritingabilityputcontentasidehaveyoueverseenyoungpeople’shandwritinglately?Oranyone’sforthatmatterinthisageofcomputerkeyboards?Studentswritenumbersandsigntheirnamesonbankchecks.Theyscribbleclassnotesinwhatcangenerouslybedescribedasthewrittenword.Andtheyhand-writeormoreoftenprintawordortwoofidentificationonluggageandlunchbags.Otherwisepenmanship书法—oncetaughtsomorallyandeasefullybysecond-gradeteachershasgonethewayofthedodobirdwhichhasdiedout.Yettoday’skidsareaskedtowritethoughtfullyandlegibly字迹清楚地forseveralminutesonthisSATTest.Goodlucktothetextscorerswhomustworkoutdifficultlythescrawlofyoungpeoplewho’vebeentypingoncomputerssincetheageofthree!Teachersinsistthatgoodhandwritingcannotonlyhelpone’sscoreontheSATbutalsolateroninlifeimpresspotentialemployersandearnbiggertaxrefunds退税becausethetaxinspectorscanactuallyreadthecomputations计算结果.Anddon’tforgetweallhavetoturntohandwritingfromtimetotimeascomputersgodownwhenpowergoesout.1.ThesubjectstobetestedintheSATinclude______.A.mathEnglishreadingandhandwritingB.mathgrammarreadingandwritingC.mathforeignlanguageandwritingD.mathEnglishandhandwriting2.Theauthorwritesthispassagetointroducethefactthat______.A.writingseemstobeveryimportantintheSATB.thosewhowillgotocollegeshavetotaketheSATC.studentsshouldpracticehandwritingmoreoftenD.inthecomputeragekidsknowhowtowritelegibly3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordscribbleprobablymean?A.Writequicklyandroughly.B.Takenotesdifficultly.C.Printpenmanshipcarefully.D.Describewrittenwordgenerously.4.Accordingtothepassagegoodhandwritingcan______.A.helpstudentsgethighscoresintestsB.makeastudentmorepopularC.measurestudents’abilityD.assistonetogetajob

ThefirstEnglishdictionarywaspublishedin1604.Thedictionarywasactuallynothingmorethanalistofabout3000difficultwordseachfollowedbyaone-worddefinition.TheauthorRobertCawdreymadenoattempttoincludeeverydaywordsinhisdictionary.NoonehereasonedwouldeverhavetolookupawordinadictionaryifhealreadyknewthemeaningoftheworD.Duringthe1600’smoredictionarieswerepublisheD.EachfollowedCawdrey’sleadandpresentedafewthousandhardwords.Around1700onedictionarymakerJohnKerseydiddefineeasywordsaswellashardwords.Butuntilthe1750’sallthedictionarieswererathercrudeandnotveryvaluablE.AmannamedDrSamuelJohnsonchangedallthis.In1755DrJohnsonproducedthefirstmoderndictionary.Heincludedinhisdictionaryallimportantwordsbotheasyandhardandhegavegoodmeanings.Healsogavegoodsentencestoshowhoweachwordwasactuallyusedinspeechandinwriting.Bytheendofthe1700’smostdictionarymakershadfollowedJohnson’sexamplE.Dictionariesweregettingbetterandbetter.The1800’ssawthegreatestimprovementinthequalityofdictionaries.InEnglandscholarsplannedandpreparedtheOxfordEnglishDictionaryatwenty-volume卷册部work.OneofthemostinterestingfeaturesoftheOxfordDictionaryisitswordhistories.Ittraces追溯探索thehistoryofeachwordfromitsearliestrecordeduseuptothetimeoftheprintingofthedictionary.76.ThefirstEnglishdictionary_________.A.definedeasywordsaswellashardonesB.wasjustalistofdifficultwordswithone-worddefinitionsC.includedanumberofeverydaywordsD.wasconsideredtobeaveryvaluableone77.Accordingtothepassagebefore1755allEnglishdictionaries_________.A.wereofnovalueB.onlydefinedhardwordsC.definedbotheasywordsaswellashardwordsD.werefarfrombeingperfect78.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaboutDrJohnson’sdictionary?A.ItwasnotveryvaluablE.B.ItwasthefirstmodernEnglishdictionary.C.Itincludedeasywordsaswellashardones.D.Itgavesentencestoshowtheusageofwords.79.ThemostinterestingfeatureoftheOxfordDictionarywasthat_________.A.ithadacompletelistofdifficultwordsB.itgavesentencesshowinghoweachwordwasactuallyusedC.itwasa20-volumeworkD.itshowedthehistoryofeachword80.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.thedifferenceofEnglishdictionariesB.theoriginofEnglishdictionariesC.thedevelopmentofEnglishdictionariesD.thefeaturesofEnglishdictionaries

Manyyearsagochildrenwhohadgoodmannerskeptquietiftheirparentsweretalkingwithotherpersons.Todaywell-manneredchildrenhavemorefreedom.SometimesgoodmannersinoneplacearebadmannersinotherplacE.SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongolia.Somefriendsaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmannersdotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoudburpafteryoufinisheating.BurpingwillshowthatyoulikeyourfooD.InsomecountriesifyougivealoudburpyouaretoldtosayExcusemepleasE.Inmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingatall.Peopleshowtheirgoodmannersbyturningtheirbackonotherswhiletheyeat.WhataregoodmannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.TheyarebeingpolitE.YoumayseeafrienD.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyou'repoliteyouwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.SupposeyouvisitafriendinArabiA.Youshouldwalkbehindthetentsuntilyoucometohistent.Ifyoupassinfrontoftheothertentsyouwillbeaskedintothem.Thepeoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbadmannersifyousayno.64.InMongoliaburpingisawayofshowingthat_______.A.youenjoyedyourmealB.youarenotfullC.yourmealisnotgoodD.youwanttoeatmore65.InPolynesiatobepolitewhileeatingyoushould_______.A.talkmuchwithothersB.sitstillC.turnyourbackonothersD.eatquickly66.InArabiaitisbadmanners_______.A.towalkbehindthetentsB.tovisitafriendC.torefusetositdownD.tosaynoifyou'reaskedtoeat67.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Well-manneredchildrenshouldalwayskeepquiet.B.Eatingwithothersisbadmanners.C.Goodmannersaredifferentfromoneplacetoanother.D.Peoplealwayswantotherstobotherthem.

AcademyAwardsTheAcademyAwardsarethemostprominentfilmawardintheUnitedStates.TheAwardsaregrantedbytheAcademyofMotinPictureArtsandSciences.AcademyAwardsarenicknamedOscarswhichisalsothenicknameofthestatuette小雕像.ThenameissaidtohavebeenbornwhenMargaretHerricksawthestatuetteonatableandsaid:ItlooksjustlikemyuncleOscar!BerlinFilmFestivalOneoftheAfestivalsinEurope.TheBerlinInternationalFilmFestivalalsocalledtheBerlinaleisheldannuallyinFebruaryandstartedin1951afteraninitiativeoftheAmericanwhooccupiedpartofthecityafterWorldWarⅡ.Thejury专家评奖团alwaysplacedspecialemphasisonrepresentingfilmsfromallovertheworldfromtheformerEasternBloc集团Countriesaswellasfromwesterncountries.TheawardsarecalledGoldenandSilverBearsastheBearisthesymbolofBerlin.VeniceFilmFestivalTheVeniceFilmFestivaltakesplaceeveryyearinlateAugust/earlySeptemberontheLidointhehistoricPalazzodelCinemainVeniceItaly;itsmainawardistheLeoned’OroGoldenLion.RecentlyanewawardhasbeenaddedtheSanMarcoAwardforthebestfilm.CannesFilmFestivalTheCannesFilmFestivalisafamousinternationalfilmfestival.IthasbeenheldannuallyinCannesinthesouthofFrancesince1946withafewexceptions.GivenmassivemediaexposuretheFestivalisattendedbymanymoviestarsandisapopularvenueformovieproducerstolaunchtheirnewfilmsandattempttoselltheirworkstothedistributorswhocomefromallovertheglobe.ThemostfamousawardgivenoutatCannesisthePalmed’OrGoldenPalmforthebestfilm;thisissometimessharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear.61.WhichAwardcanbesharedbymultiplefilmsinoneyear?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutOscarsisnottrue?A.It’sthenicknameofAcademyAwardsB.It’salsothenicknameofthestatuette.C.ItgotitsnamebecauseMargaretsaidthestatuettelookedlikehisuncle.D.It’sanawardinFrance.63.WhichAwardhastheshortesthistory?A.GoldenLionB.GoldenPalmC.AcademyAwardsD.SanMarcoAward64.WhyistheAwardforBerlinFilmFestivalcalledGoldenandSilverBear?A.ItlookslikeabearB.ItismadeupofbearfurC.ThebearisthesymbolofBerlinD.BearisrareinBerlin65.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthemainideaofthepassage?A.AnintroductionoffamousfilmfestivalsandfilmawardsB.AnadvertisementforfilmsandTVprogrammes.C.Introducethenicknamesoffamousfilmawards.D.Aguideofhowtospendfamousfilmfestivals

Thischartshowsthetop10songsfromTOPHITSHOT100oftheweekendingJuly82003.ThisWeek1WeekAgo2WeeksAgo3WeeksAgoTitlePerformerLyricistProducerRecordCompanyWeeksonChart1359BACKFORGOODTakeThatGBarlowChrisPoterAndGaryArlowBMG102212RUNAWAYTheRealMcCoyJWindOickmixJeglitzsFreshLineAndBermarrBrothersMBG113123HERE’SJOHNNYHoeusPocusXtroAndCubrickXtroAndCubrickCentralStationRecords94435TOTALECLIPSEOFTHEHEARTNiekiFrenchJimSteimanJSpingateShock105541THINKTWICECelineDionAHillAndPSinfildChristopherNeilSony126912SUKIYAKI4PmHNakamuraVeitRennFolygram3781719MOUTHMerrilBainbridgeRossFraserGeorgeSiewooiAndOwenBoeweellBMG88193177EVERYBODYONTHEFLOORTokyoGhettoPussyTokyoGhettoPussyTrancySpacerStonyRecords496913COTTONEYEJOERednexJanEricssonPatReinizBMG10710141434STRONG.ENOUGH.SherylCrowDavidBaerwaldKevinGilbertDavidRickett＆BrainMacleodBillBottrellPolygram755.Thesongthathasrisenmostinthechartoverthethreeweeksis.A.MouthB.CottonEyeJoeC.StrongEnoughD.EverybodyontheFloor56.Whichsonghasbeeninthechartforthelongestperiod?A.BackfortheGoodB.CottonEyeJoeC.SUKIYAKJD.StrongEnough57.Theperformerwhohadthesongwithbestranktwoweeksagois.A.MerrilBainbridgeB.HNakamuraC.TheRealMcCoyD.TokyoGhettoPussy58.ThechartshowsthatMouthis.A.becominglesspopulareachweekB.becomingmorepopulareachweekC.themostpopularsongonthechartD.aspopularaswhenitenteredthechart

GauriNandaseesawearablecomputerasahandbag—onethat’sbuiltoutoffour-inchsquaresandtrianglesoffiberwithtinycomputerchipsembedded嵌入init.Itlooksfeelsandweighslikeyourtypicalleatherpurse.That’swheresimilaritiesend:Thisbagcanwirelesslykeeptrackofyourbelongingsandremindyoujustasyou’reabouttoleavethehousetotakeyourwallet.Itcanreviewtheweatherreportandsuggestthatyougrabanumbrella.Thispursecanevenuploadyourfavoritesongsontoyourscarf.Sureacomputingpurseandscarfsetmayseemlikethestuffofsciencefiction.Butthesedevicespartofnextgenerationofwearablecomputerscouldbecomecommonplacewithinafewyears.DuPontcreatednewsuperstrongfibersthatcanconductelectricityandcanbewovenintoordinary-lookingclothes.Andthechipmakerdevelopedchippackagingallowingwearablecomputerstobewashedevenintheheavy-dutycycle.Asaresultthesenewwearabledevicesaredifferentfromtheheavyanddownrightsillyversionsoftherecentpastwhichoftenrequireduserstobewrappedinwiresandtypeontheirstomachs.Unliketheirpredecessorsthesenewwearablecomputersalsomakeeconomicsense.WhenherbagbecomescommerciallyavailableintwotothreeyearsNandaexpectsitwillcostaround$150whichisthepriceofanaverageleatherpurse.Here’showthebagworks:Youplaceaspecialradio-signal-transmittingchipontoyourwallet.Asimilarradioinyourpursepicksupthesignalandnotifiesyouthatyou’veforgottentotakeyourwallet.Inturnsensorsonyourpurse’shandleswillnotifythecomputerthatyou’vepickedupthepurseandarereadytogo.Alreadythesenewkindsofwearabledevicesarebeingadoptedforuseinmarketslikeautorepairemergencyservicesmedicalmonitoring—andevenincreasinglyforconsumersatlarge.Indeedmorepeoplewillwanttocrossthatbridgeinthecomingyears---makingforaboomingmarketforwearablecomputersthatdon’tlikesomethingoutofsciencefiction.1.Whichofthefollowingdescribesawearablecomputer?A.Itcanbewashedinawashingmachine.B.Itismuchheavierthanaleatherpurse.C.ItcandownloadsongsfromtheInternet.D.Itismadeofclothesconductingelectricity.2.Accordingtothepassagethesenewwearablecomputers______.A.requireuserstooperateonthestomachB.pickupthesignalsthroughwiresandchipC.arebeingappliedinsomedifferentareasnowD.aresmarterbutmoreexpensivethantheoldones3.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Thesenewwearablecomputershavebecomefashionable.B.Peoplewouldliketolearnmoreaboutthesenewcomputers.C.Thesenewwearablecomputerspromisetosellwellinthefuture.D.Theideaofthesepurse-likecomputerscomesfromsciencefiction.4.Thepurposeofthepassageis______.A.tointroduceanewkindofcomputeB.toexplainthefunctionofcomputersC.tocomparedifferenttypesofcomputersD.toshowhowhightechnologyaffectsourlife

ATourCity-------PompeiiEveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeii庞贝意大利那不勒斯附近一座古城Italy.TheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor------itsstadium运动场andtheatreitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii’speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuvius维苏威火山agrass-coveredvolcano火山.MountVesuviushadnoterupted爆发forcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.Theentiretopofthemountainexplodedandahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburied埋藏under20feetofstonesandashes.AlmostallotitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGinseppebegantouncover发现Pompeii.SlowlycarefullyGinseppeandhismendug.ThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountainshousesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeii.ManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwinE.Theylikedbreadtoo;metalbreadpanswereinevenbakery面包房.Inonebakerytherewere81roundflatloavesofbread-------atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxesfilledwithadarkshinypowdertellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup眼部化装品.Ginseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.16.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiianslived17.WhyhadsomanyPompeiiansremainedbyvolcanicMountVesuvius?A.Thecitynearbyofferedallkindsoffun.BTheareaproducedthefinestwineinItaly.CFewpeopleexpectedthevolcanoeruptagain.DThemountainwasbeautifulandcoveredwithgrass18.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79?A.BecauseGinseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.BBecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.CBecausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.DBecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.19.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordexplodedinthethirdparagraph?A.爆炸B.震动C.倒塌D.开裂20.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?ATheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.BTheylikedwomenwearingallkingsofmakeup.CTheyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.DTheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninAD79.

ExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltojoinTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometers―morethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.ArecentconferenceinxiamenFujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco一sponsored共同发起byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedmuteswouldbegin.Thereisnodirectpassengeraccess通道betweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairorseaatthemoment.Expertssaythatitisbettertostartresearchsoonerratherthanlateralthoughthereisalackofgovernmentfunding资金.Therearenotechnicalproblemst0buildaTaiwantunnel.ButitwillrequireanimprovedpoliticalrelationshipacrosstheStraits.AprofessorofTsinghHaUniversitysaidAspecialfeatureofhugeprojectsisthattheperiodofpreparationislongerthantheperiodofconstruction.ForexamplehesaidtheEnglishchannelTunneltook14yearsofplanningandhadbeendiscussedfortwocenturies.AndpreparationsforthehugeThreeCorges三峡damontheYangzeRiverbeganinthe1950s.ThexiamenconferencefocusedonthelongestsouthernroutewhichwouldusetheTaiwan-controlledislandsofJinmenandPenghuassteppingstones.ThefirststageofthenewprojectcouldbeabridgetocrossthefivekilometersbetweenXiamenandJinmen.ThiswouldmeanthattravelingfromXiamentoJinmenbycarwouldonlytakefiveminutes.Thelongesttunnelnowbeingplannedanywhereintheworldisthe54-kilometerlandtunneltolinkLyoninFrancewithTurininItaly.Thetunnelwillnotbecompleteduntil2015-2020.48.Whichisthelongesttunnelintheworldatpresent?A.TheEnglishChannelTunnel.B.ThetunnelbetweenLyonandTurin.C.TheTaiwanstraitstunnel_D.Thepassagedoesn’tmentionit.49.TheexampleofEnglishChannelTunnelshows――.A.it’simportanttocompleteahugeprojectB.therearemanyproblemstobesolvedbeforedoingsomethingC.discussionsamongcountriesusuallytakealotoftimeD.thepreparationtakes1ongertimethantheconstruction50.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Universitiesbothathomeandabroadhavesponsored赞助theplan.B.Iftheprojectiscompletedtheworld'slongesttunnelwillappear..C.Youcan'treachTaiwanfromthemainlanddirectlyatpresent.D.ThestartingpointoftheproposedtunnelisinFujian.51.Whatisthepossibledifficultyincarryingouttheplan?A.The1ackofmoneyfortheprojectfromthegovernment.B.ImprovingtherelationshipbetweenTaiwanandthemainland.C.Thedetailedplansforthetunnel.D.Thetechnicalproblemswiththetunnel.

Asnanny保姆cookcleanershopperdriverandgardenershehasoneofthemostdemandingjobsinBritaintoday.Andpayingsomeoneelsetodothechores家务活whichtaketheaveragehousewife71hoursaweekwouldcost.Atover/span>000ayearthat’smorethantheearningsof70percentofthepopulationincludingtraindriversfiremenprisonofficersandsocialworker.Lookingafterababylessthanayearoldtakesahousewifeintoaevenhigherpayleague.Accordingtoastudysheearnsaweek–atnearly/span>000ayearthesameasteachersengineersandchemists.Researchersputapriceoneachchorethentriedtofindouthowlongtheaveragepersontakesdoingthem.Theyfoundhousewivesspendanaverage70.7hoursaweekonhousework–withlookingafterthechildren17.9hoursandcookingandcleaning12.9hourseachthemosttime-consuming费时.Awifewithapart-timejobstillworksandaverageof59hoursaweekathome.Thoseinfull-timeemploymentputinlongerhoursathomethanintheworkplace.Thegoodnewsisthatthesehourssharplydecreaseaschildrengetolder.Whiletheaveragemotherwithchildunderoneputsin90hoursweeklythefiguredropsto80hoursfromonetofourandto66hoursfromfivetoten.Mother-of-fourKarenWilliamsfromLondonsaidPayingthehousewivesmaynotbepracticalbutthegovernmentshouldrecognizethevalueofhouseworkperhapsthroughthetax.Runningahousetakesalotoftimeandmosthusbandsdon’tunderstandthis.Forexamplemyhusbandonlyputsashelfupnowandagain.Henevercleansthekitchen–that’stherealtest.1.Whoearnsmostaccordingtothetext?A.Asocialworker.B.Afireman.C.Agardener.D.Ateacher.2.Weleanfromthetextthatlookingafterchildren______.A.takesmoretimethandoinganyotherhouseworkB.meansmoredutiesthanbeingateacherC.requiresthemothertobewell-educatedD.preventsthemotherfromworkingoutside3.Accordingtothetextahousewifewithababylessthanoneyearoldmaywork_____.A.66hoursaweekB.71hoursaweekC.80hoursaweekD.90hoursaweek4.BymentioningherhusbandKarenWilliamswantstoshowthat______.A.houseworkisnoeasyjobB.herhusbandhasnotimetocleanthekitchenC.ahousewifeneedstobepaidforcleaningD.thekitchenishardtoclean

ManyforeignerswhohavenotvisitedBritaincallalltheinhabitants居民EnglishfortheyareusedtothinkingoftheBritishIslesasEnglanD.InfacttheBritishIslescontainavarietyofpeoplesandonlythepeopleofEnglandcallthemselvesEnglish.TheothersrefertothemselvesasWelshScottishorIrishasthecasemaybe;theyareoftenslightlyannoyed苦恼atbeingclassifiedas'English'.InScotlandthesounddenotedbytheletter'R'isgenerallyastrongsoundand'R'isoftenpronouncedinwordsinwhichitwouldbesilentinsouthernEnglish.IntheHighlandsandtheWesternIslestheancientScottishlanguageGaelicisstillhearD.TheScotsaresaidtobeaseriouscautiousthrifty节约的peopleratherinventive善于创造的andsomewhatmystical.AlltheCelticpeoplesofBritaintheWelshtheIrishtheScotsareoftendescribedasbeingmore'fiery暴躁的'thantheEnglish.TheyareoftenofaracethatisquitedifferentfromtheEnglish.TheWelshhaveprotectedtheirlanguagetoaremarkableextent.TheEnglishgenerallylookupontheWelshasanemotional易动感情的peoplewhoarehoweversomewhatdifficulttogettoknoweasily.Irelandisdividedintotwoparts.ThesixcountriesofNorthernIrelandarestillpartofGreatBritainthoughinnormalcircumstances环境theyhavetheirownParliament.TheIrishareknownfortheircharmandvivacity活泼aswellasforthebeautyoftheIrishgirls.IrishoftencallsErseisaformofGaeliC.Itwasindangerofdyingoutbutwhentheterritory地域oftheRepublicbecameindependentErsewasreceivedandisnowtheofficialfirstlanguageoftheRepublicEnglishbeingtheseconD.TheIrishareknownfortheircharmandvivacityaswellasforthebeautyoftheIrishgirls.1.WhydomanyforeignerscalltheinhabitantsEnglish?A.BecauseonlyEnglishliveontheBritishIsles.B.BecauseonlyEnglishplaysamoreimportantrolethantheothers.C.BecauseallthepeoplearegladtoberegardedasEnglish.D.BecausetheyareusedtothinkingoftheBritishIslesasEnglanD.2.TodaywestillcanhearGaelic--theancientScottishlanguagein__________.A.bothEnglandandScotlandB.bothWalesandIrelandC.bothHighlandandWesternIslesD.bothNorthernIrelandandEngland3.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A.RisoftenpronouncedinwordsinwhichitwouldbesilentinnorthEnglish.B.TheWelshtheIrishandtheScotsarealltheCelticpeoplesofBritain.C.TheCelticpeoplesareoftenofaracethatislittledifferentfromtheEnglish.D.TheWelshhavenotprotectedtheirlanguageverycarefully.4.Irishisaformof________andisnowtheofficial______languageoftheRepubliC.A.English;firstB.Gaelic;secondC.Gaelic;firstD.English;second

Somemythsarestoriestoldsinceancienttimestoexplainthecausesfornaturalhappenings.TheGreekmyththatexplainswhytherearechangesof1isaboutDemeterthegoddessoftheharvest.ShehadadaughterPersephonewhomshelovedverymuch.HadesgodoftheunderworldfellinlovewithPersephoneandheaskedZeusthe2ofthegodstogivePersephonetohimashis3.ZeusdidnotwanteithertodisappointHadesortoupsetDemetersohesaidhewouldnotagreetothemarriagebutneitherwouldhe4it.Hadesthereforedecidedtotakethegirlwithout5.WhenPersephonewaspickingflowersinthegardenheseizedherandtookhertotheunderworld.WhenDemeter6whathappenedtoPersephoneshebecameso7thatshecausedallplantsto8.Peoplewerein9ofstarving.ButDemeterwasdeterminednottoletcropsgrow10herdaughterPersephonewasreturnedtoher.11stillnotwantingtodisappointHadesdecideduponaconditionforPersephone's12.Shecouldgobacktohermotherifshehadnot13anythingwhileshewasintheunderworld.Demeter14itbecauseshedidnotknowthatPersephonehadeatenseveralpomegranate石榴seedsintheunderworld.WhenZeus15thisheagreedthatPersephonecouldspendpartoftheyearwithher16butheaddedthatsinceshehadeatentheseedsshemustspendpartoftheyearintheunderworld.Andsoit17thatwhenPersephoneisintheunderworldDemeterissadandtherefore18notletthecropsgrow.Thatis19wehavewinterwhenplantsdonotgrow.WhenPersephonereturnsDemeteris20itisspringandplantsbegintogrowagain.1.A.periodsB.timeC.seasonsD.age2.A.winnerB.rulerC.advisorD.fighter3.A.wifeB.loverC.partnerD.daughter4.A.acceptB.forgiveC.admitD.forbid5.A.arrangementB.warningC.permissionD.reason6.A.letoutB.workedoutC.thoughtoutD.foundout7.A.excitedB.angryC.tiredD.serious8.A.growfastB.startgrowingC.stopgrowingD.growslowly9.A.dangerB.hopeC.turnD.case10.A.sinceB.untilC.afterD.when11.A.PersephoneB.ZeusC.DemeterD.Hades12.A.returnB.changeC.marriageD.journey13.A.stolenB.foundC.eatenD.heard14.A.understoodB.refusedC.doubtedD.accepted15.A.discoveredB.studiedC.forgotD.prepared16.A.daughterB.motherC.godD.ruler17.A.worksB.remainsC.happensD.starts18.A.shouldB.canC.dareD.will19.A.whereB.becauseC.whyD.how20.A.happyB.friendlyC.freshD.nice

TAIBEI－IncreasingnumbersofTaiwanesestudentsarejoiningtheisland’sChinarushseekingeducationontheChinesemainland.AccordingtoofficialChinesefiguresthenumberofTaiwanesestudentsadmittedintocollegeandpostgraduateprogramsonthemainlandtotaled461in1996928in1997and839in1998.AlthoughnolatestofficialnumberswereavailableNetbig.Comsaidthisnumberhadrisenbetween30to50percentannuallyinthepasttwoyearswithwellover1000enteringmainlandcampuseslastyear.TheInternetsitebasedintheChinesecityofShenzhenprovideseducationserviceandinformationonChinesemainlandcollegeanduniversities.ManyTaiwanesebelieveaChineseeducationgivingmoreknowledgeaboutthepeopleandcultureinthemainlandwillincreasetheirchancesintheChinesejobmarketNet.Comvice-presidentIngridHuangsaid.Ibelieveitwillgivemehands-onexperienceinthebusinessfieldintheChinesemainlandandabetterunderstandingoftheChinesemainlandpeoplesaidLydiaChanga19-year-oldmajoringinjournalismatShihShinUniversity.Changplanstogoontogetamaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationinShanghaiwhichshesaysoffersthebestenvironmentforsuchstudies.A.journalismgraduatestudentsurnamedLinattheNationalTaiwanUniversitysaidhewouldliketostudylawontheChinesemainlandsincetherewillbebettercareerprospectsnowthatmoreTaiwanesecompaniesaregoingthere.TheyhopethechildrencouldbuildupconnectionswhichcouldlaterbecomeusefulintheirbusinessoperationssaidYangChing-yaoprofessoroftheChinesemainlandstudies.ANetbig.ComsurveyshowedthecampusesfavoredbyTaiwanstudentsincludedBeijingQinghuaandRenminuniversitiesinBeijingandJinanandZhongshanuniversitiesinGuangzhou.ThemostpopularstudieswerelawbusinessandChinesemedicine.AtpresentChineseTaibeidoesn’trecognizediplomasearnedintheChinesemainlandnorhelpwithanyinquiriesaboutstudyingthere.Butrecognizingthetrendeducationauthoritiesaregivingafinalformtoapolicyacceptingcertificatesfromselecteduniversities.1.MoreTaiwanesestudentsstudyontheChinesemainlandbecause_________.A.TaiwanwillreunitewiththemainlandsoonerorlaterB.thefeesaskedforarelowerthanthoseofTaiwanC.whattheyhavelearnedonthemainlandwillbringthemabrightfutureD.therearemanyfamousuniversitiesforthemtochoose2.SomebusinessexecutivesweresendingtheirchildrentostudyintheChinesemainlandsothattheirchildren________.A.couldreceiveabettereducationB.couldlearnmoreaboutthepolicythereC.coulddowellinthebusinessoperationsD.couldmakemorefriendsthere3.Theunderlinedworditinthethirdparagraphrefersto_________.A.Netbig.ComB.aChineseeducationonthemainlandC.theChinesejobmarketD.theuniversity4.Theauthorwrotethearticletotellus_________.A.moreTaiwanesestudentsarestudyingonthemainlandB.thenumberofTaiwanesestudentsgoingtouniversitiesonthemainlandhadbeenincreasingyearafteryearC.educationonthemainlandismoreattractivecomparedwiththatofTaiwanD.Taiwanandthemainlandshouldcooperatewitheachotherineveryfield.5.WhichisTUREaccordingtothepassage?A.ChineseTaibeirecognizesdiplomasearnedontheChinesemainlandB.ThenumberofTaiwanesestudentsgoingtostudyonthemainlandwillsurelybeincreasinginthenextfewyears.C.ChineseTaibeidoesn’thelpwithanyinquiriesaboutTaiwanesestudyinginthemainlandD.EducationofTaiwanisfarbehindthemainland.

BeldonandCanfieldaretwoseashoretownsnotfarapart.Bothtownshavemanyhotelsandinsummerthehotelsarefullofholiday-makersandothertourists.LastAugusttherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotelinBeldon.Thenextdaythisnewsappearedonpagetwoofthetown’snewspaper.TheBeldonPost:FIREATSEABREEZELatelastnightfiremenhurriedtotheSeabreezeHotelandquicklyputoutasmallfireinabedroom.Thehotelmanagersaidthatacigarettestartedthefire.WesayagaintoallourvisitorsPleasedon’tsmokecigarettesinbed.ThiswasBeldon’sfirsthotelfireforfiveyears.TheCanfieldTimesgavethenewsinthesewordsonpageoneANOTHERBELDONHOTELCATCHESFIRELastnightBeldonfiremenarrivedjusttoolatetosaveclothingbedclothesandsomefurnitureattheSeabreezeHotel.Anangryholiday-makersaidAnelectriclampprobablystartedthefire.Thebedroomlampsareveryoldatsomeofthesehotels.WhenIputmybedsidelightonIheardafunnynoisefromthelamp.WearegladtotellourreadersthatthissortofadventuredoesnothappeninCanfield.Whatarethefactsthen?Itisnevereasytofindouttheexacttruthaboutanaccident.TherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotellastAugust:thatisonefact.Doweknowanythingelse?Yesweknowthatfiremenwenttothehotel.Nowwhatdoyouthinkoftherestofthenews?1.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthistext?A.BeldonandCanfieldarebothgoodplacesfortouristsinsummer.B.AfirebrokeoutatnightinSeabreezeHotellastsummer.C.Itwasnoteasytofindoutexacttruthfromnewspapers.D.Twonewspapersgavereportsonthesamematter.2.Whichofthefollowingareprobablyfacts?a.Thefirebrokeoutinabedroomatthehotel.b.Acigarettestartedthefire.c.Anoldlampstartedthefire.d.Thefirebrokeoutatnight.e.TherehasneverbeenafireinCanfield.A.bandcB.aanddC.candeD.aandc3.TheCanfieldTimesusedtheheadlinelikethisinordertomakeitsreadersthink_______.A.hotelsinBeldonoftencatchfireB.hotelsinBeldondon’toftencatchfireC.thiswasthesecondfireattheSeabreezeHotelD.Beldonwasagoodplaceexceptthathotelstherearenotquitesafe4.TheCanfieldnewspapergaveareportjusttheoppositetotheBeldonPostbysayingthat_______.A.thebedroomlampswereveryoldattheSeabreezeHotelB.thebedroomlightsmadefunnynoisewhenthefiretookplaceC.thefiremenfailedtosaveclothingbedclothesandotherthingsD.suchaccidentsneverhappenedinCanfieldforthepast5years

BelowisawebpagefromGooglE.Olympic―ModernOlympicGamesThecompleterresultsarchiveofsummerandwinterOlympicGameswithwinnerslistsstatisticsnationalanthemsandflagsofallcountriessince1896.Www.OlympiC.it/english/home-16kEnvironmentBeijingsteelplantstorunatthelowestlevelofcostduring2008Olympics[2007-03-11]Beijingabletotreat90pctofwastewater[2007-02-05]・AirqualityinBeijinghasimprovedoverthepastsixyears[2007-02-01]・GreenOlympicsdreamcomingtrueen.Beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52kBeijingannouncesplannedrouteofOlympictorchrelayBeijingannouncedthe2008OlympicGamestorchrelayrouteandsetofftheOlympicGamestorchonThursday.GreenOlympicsisoneofthethreeconceptsoftheBeijingGames.english.chinA.com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26kEnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics―‘GreenOlympics’EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics―‘GreenOlympics’officiallyannouncedonSaturday24September2005.Thesymbolcreatedusingacalligraphicartformiscomposedofhumanandtree-likeshapesmy.operA.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18kGreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004OnbehalfofBOCOCWangWeiexecutivevicepresidentofBOCOCgaveapresentationaboutGreenOlympicsintroducedtheenvironmentprotectionworkofBMCandBOCOCandansweredseveralquestionssuchasprotectionofculturalrelicsen.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184.shtml-36kOlympicGamesQuizzesandOlympicGamesTriviaWhowasthefounderoftheModernOlympics?InwhichcitieswerethemodernOlympicGamesduetobeheld/scheduledduringthe‘waryears’i.E.19161940and1944?InwhichthreeyearsoftheModernOlympicGameswereMorequestionswww.funtriviA.com/quizzes/sports/olympic_games.html-12kOFFICIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENTaimedatyoungresearchersengagedinscholarlyresearchontheOlympicMovementitshistoryandvaluesandtheimpactofthe[Fullstory]SPORTACCORD[2005-01-23]www.olympiC.orgAncientOlympicHeritageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens2004AsputforwardinthevariousofficialtextstheOlympicsymbolsofancientOlympiatheOlympicflameandtheMarathonracearebridgesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGameswww.c2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k49.WhenwastheenvironmentalsymbolofBeijingOlympicsmadepublic?A.OnJanuary232005.B.OnSeptember242005.C.OnFebruary52007.D.OnMarch112007.50.WhichofthefollowingwebsitesisdesignedforyoungresearchersinterestedintheOlympics?A.EnvironmentB.GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004C.OlympicGamesQuizzesandOlympicGamesTriviaD.OFFICIALWEBSITEOFTHEOLYMPICMOVEMENT51.WhichwebsiteprovidesacompletelistofthewinnersintheOlympicGames?A.Olympic―ModernOlympicGamesB.GreenOlympicsForumInBeijing2004C.EnvironmentalSymbolofBeijingOlympics―‘GreenOlympics’D.AncientOlympicHeritageandModernOlympicGamesinAthens200452.Whatdowelearnfromtheabovewebpage?A.Beijinghasmadeeffortstoimproveitsairquality.B.TheOlympictorchrelayroutehasnotbeenplanneD.C.TheOlympicflagwillbeondisplayinAthens.D.A.quizontheOlympicswillbeheldinBeijing.

IfyougotoBrisbaneAustraliayoucaneasilygetasmallbookcalledDiscoverBrisbanefreE.ThebooktellsyoualmosteverythinginBrisbane:therestaurantstheshopsthecinemasthestreetsthebusesthetrainsthebanksetC.Hereissomethingaboutbanksonpage49:ANZBankingGroupCnr.Greek&&QueenSts2283228BankofNewZealand410QueenStreet2210411BankofQueensland229ElizabethStreet2293122CommonwealthBankingGroup240QueenStreet2373111NationalAustraliaBankLtd225AdelaideStreet2216422WestpacBankingCorp260QueenStreet2272666BankinghoursareMon.-Thu.9:30amto4pm.Fri.9:30amto5pm.AllbankscloseSat.Sun.&&PublicHolidays.Australiahasadecimalcurrency十进币制with100centstothedollar.Notesavailableare:$100$50$20$10$5Goldcoinsare:$2&&$1Silvercoinsare:502010&&5centCoppercoinsare:2&&1cent60.YoucanfindANZBankingGroupon______.A.QueenStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.thecornerofGreekStreetandQueenStreetD.thecornerofQueenStreetandElizabethStreet61.______seemstobethemostimportantstreetinBrisbane.A.GreekStreetB.ElizabethStreetC.QueenStreetD.AdelaideStreet62.OnSaturdaysyoucangoto______toputyourmoneyinortakeyourmoneyout.A.ANZBankingGroupB.BankofQueenslandC.NationalAustraliaBankLtdD.nobank63.InAustraliathebankshavetheirlongestservicehourson______.A.publicholidaysB.SundaysC.SaturdaysD.Fridays

NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmesbyArthurConanDoylePrice:£28.00PublicationDate:30/11/2005Publisher’sdescriptionCollectsDoyle'sfifty-sixclassicshortstoriesarrangedintheorderinwhichtheyappearedinlatenineteenthandearlytwentieth--centurybookeditionsinasetcomplementedbyfournovelseditorbiographies传记ofDoyleHolmesandWatsonaswellasliteraryandculturaldetailsaboutVictoriansociety.BreakingGroundbyDanielLibeskindPrice:£16.00PublicationDate:11/10/2005BriefintroductionThisisabookabouttheadventurelifethatcanoffereachofusifweseizeitandaboutthepowerfulforcesoftragedymemoryandhope.ForDanielLibeskindlife'sadventurehasbeenthrougharchitecturewhichhehasfoundhasthepowertoreshapehumanexperience.Althoughoftenrelatingtothepasthisbuildingsareaboutthefuture.Thismemoir自传ofoneman'sjourneybringstogetherhistorypersonalexperienceourphysicalenvironmentandafreshinternationalvision.IntheShadowofNoTowersbyArtSpiegelmanPrice:£16.00PublicationDate:02/09/2005BriefintroductionOn11thSeptember2001ArtSpiegelmanracedtotheWorldTradeCenternotknowingifhisdaughterNadjawasaliveordeaD.Onceshewasfoundsafe~inherschoolatthefootoftheburningtowers--hereturnedhometomeditate反省onthetrauma创伤andtoworkonacomicstrip连环漫画.IntheShadowofNoTowersisNewYorkerArtSpiegelman'sextraordinaryaccountofthehijackingon9.11andthefollowinghijackingofthoseevents'byAmerica.LightonSnowbyAnitaShrevePrice:£14.00PublicationDate:07/10/2005Publisher'sdescriptionThisisthe11thnovelbyAnitaShrevethecriticallyacceptedbestseller.Amovingstoryofloveandcourageandtragedyandofthewaysinwhichthehumanheartalwaysseekstohealitself.1.Whoisthewriterofthebooklatestpublishedamongthefourbooks?A.ArthurConanDoyle.B.DanielLibeskind.C.ArtSpiegelman.D.AnitaShreve.2.IfonewouldliketoknowsomethingaboutculturaldetailsaboutVictoriansocietyheorshemayread.A.LightonSnowB.IntheShadowofNoTowersC.BreakingGround'D.NewAnnotatedSherlockHolm3.Whichofthefourbookslistedabovehavesomethingtodowithtragedies?A.NewAnnotatedSherlockHolmes&-IntheShadowofNoTowers.B.LightonSnow&IntheShadowofNoTowers.C.LightonSnow&BreakingGround.D.IntheShadowofNoTowers&BreakingGround

Washoeisayoungchimpanzee黑猩猩.Sheisno1chimpanzeethough.Scientistsaredoingaresearch2her.Theywanttoseehowcivilized驯化shecan3Alreadyshedoesmanythingsahumanbeingcando.Forexampleshehasbeenlearninghowtoexchange4withpeople.Thescientistsareteachingher5language.Whenshewantstobepicked6Washoepointsupwithonefinger.Sherubsherteethwithherfinger7shewantstobrushherteeth.Thisisdoneaftereverymeal.Washoehasalsobeen8tothinkoutandfindanswerstoproblems.Onceshewasputina9withfoodhangingfromtheceiling.Itwastoohighto10.Aftersheconsideredthe11shegotatallboxtostand12Thefoodwasstilltoohightobereached.Washoefounda13pole.Thensheclimbedontothe14graspedthepoleand15downthefoodwiththepole.Washoe16likeahumantoo.Thescientistskeepherinafullyfurnished家具齐全的house.Afterahard17inthelaboratoryshegoeshome.18sheplayswithhertoys.She19enjoyswatchingtelevisionbeforegoingtobed.Scientistshopeto20moreaboutpeoplebystudyingourclosestrelative亲属-chimpanzee.1.A.foolishB.ordinaryC.specialD.simple2.A.forB.byC.toD.on3.A.experienceB.changeC.developD.become4.A.actionsB.viewsC.messagesD.feelings5.A.signB.humanC.spokenD.foreign6.A.outB.atC.onD.up7.A.whenB.untilC.sinceD.while8.A.raisedB.trainedC.orderedD.led9.A.caveB.zooC.roomD.museum10.A.pullB.seeC.eatD.reach11.A.problemB.positionC.foodD.ceiling12.A.byB.onC.upD.with13.A.straightB.strongC.longD.big14.A.wallB.boxC.ceilingD.pole15.A.knockedB.pickedC.tookD.shook16.A.livesB.actsC.thinksD.plays17.A.taskB.lessonC.dayD.time18.A.HereB.ThereC.SoD.Then19.A.quiteB.alreadyC.evenD.still20.A.observeB.discoverC.gainD.learn

Theoldeststonebuildingintheworldarethepyramids.Theyhavestoodfornearly5000yearsanditseemslikelythattheywillcontinuetostandforthousandsofyearsyet.ThereareovereightyofthemscatteredalongthebanksoftheNilesomeofwhicharedifferentinshapefromthetruepyramids.ThemostfamousofthesearetheSteppyramidandtheBentpyramiD.Someofthepyramidsstilllookasmuchalikeastheymusthavebeenwhentheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago.Mostofthedamagesufferedbytheothershasbeenatthehandsofmenwhowerelookingfortreasureormoreoftenforstonetouseinmodernbuildings.ThedryclimateofEgypthashelpedtokeepthepyramidsingoodconditionandtheirveryshapehasmadethemlesslikelytofallintoruin.Thesearegoodreasonswhytheycanstillbeseentodaybutperhapsthemostimportantisthattheywereplannedtolastforever.TheSteppyramidhadtobeonthewestsideoftheNilethesideonwhichthesunset.Thiswasforspiritualreasons.Italsohadtostandwellabovetheleveloftherivertoprotectitagainsttheregularfloods.ItcouldnotbetoofarfromtheNilehoweverasthestonestobuilditneededtobecarriedinboatsdowntherivertothenearestpoint.Watertransportwasofcoursemucheasierthanlandtransport.ThebuildersalsohadtofindarockbasewhichwasnotlikelytocrackunderthegreatweightofthepyramiD.Finallyithadtobenearthecapitalorbetterstillneartheking’spalacesothathecouldvisititeasilytopersonallychecktheprogressbeingmadeonthefinalrestingplaceforhisbody.83.AccordingtothepassagetheSteppyramid_______.A.isunlikelytofallintoruininthenearfuturE.B.wasbuiltonthesandsalongtheNileC.istheonethatwasbuiltlaterthanthetruepyramids.D.isthemostfamousofthetruepyramids84.Themostimportantreasonwhysomepyramidsremainingoodconditionisthat_____.A.peoplehavetakencareofthem.B.itdoesn’trainofteninEgypt.C.theywerewelldesigneD.D.thegovernmenthasprotectedthemfromdamagE.85.TheEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsalongthebanksoftheNilebecause_____.A.theybelievedintheirgoD.B.itwasdifficulttofindalargerockbasefarfromtheNilE.C.theriverhelpedalotinthetransportofbuildingmaterials.D.itwasnoteasytochooseasuitableplaceforthepyramids.

GoodafternoonandwelcometoEngland.WehopethatyourvisitherewillbeapleasantonE.TodayIwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoafewofourlaws.Thefirstoneisaboutdrinking.Nowyoumaynotbuyalchol酒inthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofagenormayyourfriendsbuyitforyou.SecondlynoisE.Enjoyyourselvesbyallmeansbutpleasedon'tmakeunnecessarynoiseparticularlyatnight.Weaskyoutorespectotherpeoplewhomaywishtobequiet.ThirdlycrossingtheroaD.Becareful.Thetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadinthiscountry.UsepedestriancrossingsanddonottakeanychanceswhencrossingtheroaD.Mynextpointisaboutlitterthrowingawaywastematerialinapublicplace.Itisanoffence违法行为todroplitterinthestreet.Whenyouhavesomethingtothrowawaypleaseputitinyourpocketandtakeithomeorputitinalitterbin.Finallyasregardssmokingitisagainstthelawtobuycigarettesortobaccoifyouareunder16yearsofagE.I’dliketofinishbysayingthatifyourequireanysortofhelporassistanceyoushouldcontactyourlocalpolicestationwhowillbepleasedtohelpyou.Nowarethereanyquestions?61.Themainpurposeofthisspeechwouldbeto________.A.preparepeopleforinternationaltravelB.declarethelawsofdifferentkindsC.giveadvicetotravellerstothecountryD.informpeopleofthepunishmentforbreakinglaws62.Howmanylawsaretherediscussedinthespeech?A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.63.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeech?A.Inthiscountryifyouareunder18yearsofageyoumaynotbuyalcoholbutyourfriendscanbuyitforyou.B.Youmaynotbuycigarettesortobaccounlessyouareabove16yearsofagE.C.BecausethetrafficmovesontheleftsideoftheroadyoumustusepedestriancrossingswhencrossingtheroaD.D.Youcan’tmakenoiseexceptatnight.64.Theunderlinedwordcontactintheseventhparagraphmeans________.A.keepintouchwithB.getintouchwithC.joinD.report65.Whodoyouthinkismostlikelytomakethespeech?A.A.policeman.B.A.lawmaker.C.A.teacher.D.A.lawyer.

Somepeopleareluckyenoughtobebornwithagoodsenseofdirectionandeveniftheyhaveonlyvisitedaplaceoncetheywillbeabletofinditagainyearslater.IamoneofthoseunfortunatepeoplewhohavepoorsenseofdirectionandImayhavevisitedaplacetimeaftertimebutIstillgetlostonmywaytherE.WhenIwasyoungIwassoshythatIneverdaredaskcompletestrangersthewayandsoIusedtowanderroundincirclesandhopedthatbysomechanceIwouldgettothespotIwasheadingfor.NowIamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirectionbutIoftenreceiverepliesthatpuzzlemE.Oftenpeopledonotliketoadmitthattheydon’tknowtheirhometownandwillinsistontellingyouthewayeveniftheydonotknowit;otherswhoareanxioustoprovethattheyknowtheirhometownverywellwillgiveyoualonglistofdirectionswhichyoucannotpossiblyhopetorememberandstillothersdonotseemtobeabletotellbetweentheirleftandtheirrightandyoufindintheendthatyouaregoingintheoppositedirectiontothatinwhichyoushouldbegoing.IfanyoneeverasksmethewaytosomewhereIalwaystellthemIamastrangertothetowninordertoavoidgivingthemwrongdirectionsbuteventhiscanhaveembarrassingresults.OnceIwasonmywaytoworkwhenIwasstoppedbyamanwhoaskedmeifIwoulddirecthimthewaytotheSunlightBuildingIgavemyusualreplybutIhadnotwalkedonafewstepswhenIrealizedthathehadaskedfordirectionstomyofficebuilding.HoweveratthispointIdecideditwastoolatetoturnbackandsearchforhimoutofthecrowdbehindmeasIwasgoingtomeetwithsomeoneattheofficeandIdidnotwanttokeephimwaiting.ImaginemyembarrassmentwhenmysecretaryshowedintheverymanwhohadaskedfordirectionsofmyofficeandhisastonishmentwhenherecognizedmeasthepersonhehadaskeD.50.Whydidthewriterconsiderhimselftobeanunluckydog?A.Becauseofhispoorsenseofdirection.B.BecausehealwaysforgetsthewayhomE.C.BecausehedidnothaveanyfrienD.D.Becauseheusedtobeshyanddarednotaskotherstheway.51.Whatisthewritergoingtodowhensomeoneaskshimfordirection?A.Hewilldirecttherightwaytothepersonwillingly.B.Heisgoingtoshowthemananoppositedirection.C.Hewillgivetheverypersonalonglistofdirections.D.Hewillreplytoitbythemeansofbeingastrangertothetown.52.Howdidthevisitorfeelwhenhewasshowedintotheveryroom?A.HefeltstrangE.B.HefeltembarrasseD.C.HefeltverysaD.D.HefeltastonisheD.

Whatwouldtheworldlooklikeifitlostitsbattleagainstthegreenhouseeffectandglobalwarming?WearetalkingaboutworldwidedisasterincludinghurricaneearthquaketidalwavesfloodsandthebeginningofthenextIceAgE.ThisisthescenethatfacesthosewhoseeTheDayAfterTomorrowanewHollywoodsci-fi科幻moviE.ItisinthesecondplaceofUSboxofficechart.SomesaythatthedirectorRolandEmmerichhasanuncontrollabledesiretodestroytheworldespeciallyNewYork.In1996hemadeIndependenceDayinwhichaliensdestroytheearth.TwoyearslaterhebroughtGodzillatothescreen.ThissawagiantmonsterappearinNewYorkandalmosttearthecitytopieces.TheDayAfterTomorrowshowsdisasteranddestructiononaglobalscale---allthankstotheweather.InthemovieJackHallaweatherscientististhefirstmantorealizethatanewiceageiscoming.InoneofseveralnaturaldisastershissonSambecametrappedinNewYork’sPublicLibrarywhenatidalwavestrikesthecity.Heisforcedtofightrapidlydroppingtemperatures.Andapackofhungrywolvesescapedfromthezoo.MeanwhileJackmustthinkofwaystosavehissonhimselfandthewholeworlD.Hemustfollowahardpathnorthaseveryoneelseracessouthtoliveinwarmerclimates.ThisfilmalsobringsadirectattackontherefusalofthecurrentUSgovernmenttoreducegreenhousegasemissions散发.ItishopedthatTheDayAfterTomorrowmayencourageachangeinthegovernment’sattitudetowardsenvironmentalprotection.56.Thistextismeantto.A.introduceafamousdirectorRichardEmmerichB.introduceRolandEmmerichandhisfilmsC.introducethefilmTheDayAfterTomorrowD.warnpeopleofthegreenhouseeffect57.ThethreefilmsmentionedinthetextsharethesamefeaturesEXCEPTthat.A.theyareallsetwiththebackgroundNewYorkB.aterribledisasterhappenstoNewYorkinthethreeofthemC.theyareallsci-fimoviesD.theyalltakethesecondplaceinUSboxofficechart58.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraphbutone?A.ThecontentofTheDayAfterTomorrow.B.WhyRolandEmmerichdesignedthefilm.C.Howterribletheweatheris.D.HowpeoplefightagainstnaturE.59.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthegovernment’sworkonenvironmentalprotection?A.Ithasbeengoodsofar.B.Itisfarfromsatisfaction.C.ItisoptimistiC.D.Itissatisfactory.

CountriesmustlearntosharewaterfairlyiftheyaretopreventwarringoverwateraspopulationgrowthandclimatechangemakeitevermorescarcE.Farminguses70percentofthefreshwatertakenfromtheworld’slakesandriversandneedfromfarmsissettoincreaseby14percentinthenext30years.Waterconflictscanhappeninwater-stressedareasamonglocalcommunitiesandbetweencountries.Thelackofinstrumentsforwatersharingexacerbatesalreadydifficultconditions.IntheabsenceofclearrulesthingswillnotbeorganizedorarrangedinorderandpowerplaysanimportantrolE.Whilehumansdrinkbetween2and5litresofwateradayittakes1000-2000litrestoproduceakilogramofwheatandupto15000litrestoproduceakiloofgrain-fedbeef.Thedailyconsumptionofwaterperpersonisathousandtimesmorethantheconsumptionthroughdrinking.Already1.1billionpeoplelackcleanwaterandwiththeworld’spopulationsettogrowfrom6.5billionto8billionby20251.8billionpeoplewillfacewaterscarcitybythen.Globalwarmingwillexacerbatetheproblemespeciallyinpoordryareas.Toimprovecross-bordercooperationonwaterusethe10countriesontheNilearenegotiating商定awater-sharingagreementwhichtheFoodandAgricultureOrganisationhopeswillbeamodelforotherareaswherethescarcewatercanbesharedoutpeacefully.61.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Waterconflictscanariseinpooranddryareas.B.Countriesmustlearntosharewaterfairly.C.Whatcausedwaterconflicts.D.Waterconsumptionisincreasing.62.Whichofthefollowingmaybethereasonforwaterconflicts?A.Thelackofclearrules.B.Thatfarmingconsumestoomuchwater.C.ThattoomuchwaterhasbeenwasteD.D.Environmentalpollution.63.TheunderlinedwordexacerbatesinParagraph3probablymeans.A.makeslargerB.makessmallerC.makesbetterD.makesworse64.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Farminguses70percentofthefreshwaternow.B.Ittakesabout15000litresofwatertoproduceakiloofgrain-fedbeef.C.The10countriesontheNilehavereachedawater-sharingagreement.D.1.8billionpeoplewillfacewaterscarcityby2025.

ProtectingCopyrightHavingfinishedherhomeworkMaLiwantssomemusic.AsusualshestartshercomputerandgoestoBaidu.comtodownloadmusicfiles.Butthistimesheissurprisedwhenanannouncementaboutprotectingsongs’copyrightburstsontothescreen.TheageoffreemusicandmoviedownloadsmayhavecometoanendasWebcompanieslikeBaiduareaccusedofpiratingcopyright.Lawsuitshavebeenfiledagainstfourwebsitesofferingfreedownloads.InSeptember2005aBeijingcourtorderedBaidutopayrecordingcompanyShanghaiPushcompensationfortheirlosses.Baiduwasalsotoldtoblockthelinkstothepiratedmusiconthewebsite.ThiscausedaheateddiscussiononInteractfilesharing.Baidu’sdefeatinthelawsuitshowsitisnotrighttogetcopyrightedsongswithoutpaying.Downloadersmayfacelawsuitsorfinessaidanofficial.LikemanyteensHuangRuoruan18-year-oldgirlfromPuninginGuangdongProvincedoesn’tthinkthatgettingmusicfromwebsitesiswrong.ShealwayssharesherfavouritesongsdownloadedfromBaiduwithherfriends.Whentoldaboutthelawsuitshebegantofeelalittleguiltyaboutobtainingothers’workwithoutpaying.Howeverotherteenagershavedifferentideas.WangYafeiaSenior2girlfromJinanShandongProvincepointedoutthatfilesharingisagoodwaytopromotepopsingers.IfIdownloadasongandreallylikeitIwillbuytheCDshesaid.Sowhattherecordingcompaniesreallyshouldconcentrateonisimprovingtheirmusicratherthanpursuingfile-sharers.1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepassage?A.MusicontheInternetisofbetterquality.B.Downloadingmaterialcanbeillegal.C.It’sgoodtogetfreemusicontheInternet.D.Baiduisapopularwebcompany.2.Thefourwebcompanieswereputtocourtbecause________.A.theygotcopyrightedsongswithoutpayingB.theydownloadedcopyrightedmusicforpeopleC.theymakecopyrightedfilesforfreedownloadsD.theyofferfreemusiconline3.Howdosomeoftheteenagersfeelwhiledownloadingfreemusicafterthelawsuit?A.Abitguilty.B.Alittlesad.C.Extremelyangry.D.Awfullysorry.4.What’stheadvantageoffilesharingforrecordingcompanies?A.Gettingmoremoneyfromwebcompanies.B.Enablingpeopletodownloadfavoritesongs.C.Helpingtoimprovethemusic.D.Makingpopsingersmorepopular.5.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.Webcompaniesarestillignoringthecopyrightlaws.B.Teenagershaven’tgotmoneytobuyCDs.C.Teenagersareprobablystilldownloadingfreemusic.D.TeenagerspreferCDswithcopyrighttopiratedmusic.

ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.WithopeningnightonlyaweekawayIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayanypossiblerobbers抢劫犯.Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn’tcoldortiredanymore.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI’dheardthenoise.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruck垃圾车pulluptothesidewalknexttome.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.Isthiswhatyou’relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.m.bythetimeIgotintobed.Iwouldn’tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgotmywalletback.Ialsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn’tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.1.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.ColdandsickB.LuckyandhopefulC.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless2.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow3.Onherwayhomethewriter_____A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyamanwithaknifeD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher4.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.SomeoneofferedtotakeherbackhomeB.Ared-hairedmancametoseeher.C.SheheardsomeonecallhernameD.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck5.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_____A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleaners.D.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank

Foragirlwho'sinterestedinfashionwhatwouldbethedreamjob?Beingamodel?Probablyno—that'sforapencilthinwhodoesn'teat.Oneanswerisfashionstylist.AsmorebrandsopenstoresinChinatoexpandtheirreachtheincreaseinoutdooradvertisingmightlightastylistsparkinagirl'sheart.Fashionmagazineofficesarecrowdedwithinterns实习生andfashionablebrandHRmanagersgetthousandsofresumesofpeoplelookingforastylistposition.ItlookedtoohighbeforebutnowIfinditmoreapproachablesaidXueRui22aFudanUniversityChineseliteraturegraduatewhoworksasanassistantstylistatHermèsinShanghai.Thereisnocertainprincipleindressingupmodelsandyoucantryeverywaywithyourowndistincttastetomakethemprettyandattractive.Theattractivenessofthislineofworkisnotonlyinthefabulousclothes.Andit'snotlikeitusedtobe:aninsider'sjobwithlittlerecognitionandevenlessmoney.Nowit'sacareerwithaprofileprospectsandpaypacket.Girlscanfindithardtoignorethistemptandthefieldisopeninguptonormalgirlsnotonlystyleorfashiondesignmajors.AfashiondesignerknowshowtomakeadressprettybutastylistknowshowtomakeapersonbeautifulfromheadtotoeexplainedHeQing21ajuniorinfashiondesignattheBeijingInstituteofFashionTechnology.Youhavetobe'all-round':fromhairandmakeuptoclothesshoesandaccessories配饰totheeventsaidHe.Youhavetoknoweverythingandhandleseveralthingsatthesametime.It'schallenging.That'swhyIloveit.It'snothoweverwithoutitsdownsidenomatterhowgreatyoumaythinkitisIt'sincrediblyhardworksaidChenQianzhuastylistattheChineseversionofEllemagazine.Youneedtobuildgoodrelationswithvariouspeople—starsphotographersPRmanagersothermediaevenairlines.YouneedtotakecareofclothesintheworkplaceandpayforevenatinyspotyougetonthemChensaid.Theworstthingisthatyoumightworkextremelyhardforaweekonsomeseriousphotosbutifthechief'snotsatisfiedyoudothemalloveragain.1.AfashionstylisthastodothefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.makeeveryefforttodressupmodelsB.makeamodelattractivefromhairtofeetC.payforatinystainhappeningtotheclothesD.nottoeatandkeepathinfigurelikeapencil2.XueRuiHeQingandChenQianzhuarementionedinthepassageinorderto______.A.showthestrengthsandweaknessesofthenewtypeofcareerB.comparethedifferentchangesabouttheoccupationC.makethearticleinterestingandconvincingD.supportanideabygivingenoughevidence3.Theunderlinedworld'all-round'inParagraph6canbereplacedby______.A.all-starB.all-outC.all-powerfulD.all-purpose4.Wherecanthepassagebefound?A.Inanewspaper.B.Inamagazine.C.Inanadvertisement.D.Inanessaywrittenbyagraduate.

Languageisalwayschanging.Inasocietywherelifecontinuesyearafteryearwithfewchangesthelanguagedoesnotchangeeither.Theearliestknownlanguageshaddifficultgrammarbutasmalllimitedvocabulary.Overthecenturythegrammarchangedandthevocabularygrew.ForexampletheEnglishandSpanishpeoplewhocametoAmericaduringthesixteenthcenturygavenamestoallthenewplantsandanimalstheyfounD.InthiswayhundredsofnewwordswereintroducedintoEnglishandSpanishvocabularies.Todaylifeischangingveryfastandlanguageischangingfasttoo.Thereareseveralmajor主要languagefamiliesintheworlD.Somescientistssaythereareninemainfamiliesbutotherscientistsdividethemdifferently.ThelanguagesineachfamilyareconnectedandscientiststhinkthattheycamefromthesameparentlanguagE.About3percentofthepeopleintheworldspeaklanguagesthatarenotinthesemajorfamilies.48.Theearlylanguagehad________.A.alotofproblemsB.wordsandeasygrammarC.wordsbutnogrammarD.grammarbutnotmanywords49.Inthenextfewhundredyearswecanexpectlanguageto_____.A.stayexactlythesameB.changeagreatdealC.changeonlyalittleD.askmorewordsanddropsomegrammar50.Whatthisarticleshowsisthat_____.A.languageschangefastB.languagesreallydon'twanttochangeC.languagereallywithchangesinsocietyD.SpanishandEnglishchange

STAGEKeepitintheair:TheChaoyangTheaterisoneoftheBeijingtheaterstopresentacrobatics杂技allyearround.TopacrobaticartistsinvitedfromalloverthecountryperformforChineseandforeigntourists.TheprogramcontainstrickcyclingleapingthroughhoopsandChinesemagictricks.Someoftheartistshavewonprizesininternationalcompetitions.Time:7∶15p.m.DailyPlace:36DongsanhuanBeiluChaoyangDistrictTel:6507242165071818Useyourhead:GreenHatisanewdramagivenbyagroupofyoungChineseactors.It’sarewriteofAmericanwriterNathanielHawthorne’sfamousnovelTheScarletLetter.Itdescribestheheroine’sgreatcourageinfindingthetrueloveagainstthepublicdisagreement.Time:7∶15p.m.untilMarch5exceptMondaysPlace:ChinaChildren’sTheaterTel:6603725566037265Mixandmatch:StoryofPuppetstellsofafairyZixiawholooksfortrueloveinthehumanworld.AfterwatchingapuppetplayPeonyPavilionshethinkstheremustbetrueloveinrealitysosheusesmagictoturnthepuppetcharactersintohumanswantingtofallinlovewiththepuppethero.Butthingsdon’tgoassheplanned...LiLiuyithedirectoroftheplayhasmadeseveralsuccessfulattemptstopresentdifferenttraditionaloperasinoneplay.ThistimehecombinesPekingOperaKunquOperaPingjuOperaalongwithabandusingthestructureofmoderndrama.Time:7∶30p.m.untilMarch10exceptMondaysPlace:SmallPlayhouseofBeijingPeople’sArtTheaterTel:65250123PekingOpera:TheBeijingPekingOperaTroupewillgivetwoperformancesattheChang’anGrandTheater.Eachperformanceincludestwoclassicalexcerpts选段.OneisWenxiaplayfocusingonsinginganddancing;theotherisWuxiaplayfullofacrobaticdancing.ThefirstnightwillbeTheCrossroadandPresentingaPearloftheRainbowBridge.AndthesecondnightwillseetheperformanceofTheGoddessofHeavenScattersFlowersandHavocinHeaven.Time:7∶30p.m.February2728Place:Chang’anGrandTheaterTel:865310431.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.A.storyofpuppetsisaplayheldinChinaChildren’sTheaterB.theartistswhohavewonprizeswillperformmagictricksC.onMarch5therewillbetwoplaysforustochooseD.theartistsintheBeijingPekingOperaTroupearefromalloverthecountry2.IfatouristwantstoseeaperformanceonMarch15hecancall________tobookaticket.A.86531043B.65250123C.66037255D.650718183.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThedirectoroftheStoryofPuppetscombinesdifferentoperasinit.B.GreenHatisbasedonafamousnovelactedbysomeAmericanartists.C.TopAcrobaticartistswillpresenttheirperformancesaroundourcountry.D.TheBeijingPekingOperaTroupewillgivetwoperformanceswiththesameexcerpts.

OneisnotbornabletospeakalanguagE.OneisbornabletomakeanoisE.IhaveheardbabiescryinAmericaandinChina.Ican'ttellanydifferencE.ButwhenIhearsomeonefromAmericaspeakEnglishandhearsomeonespeakChineseIcantellyoutherearealotofdifferences.IbelieveacommonproblemwithChinesestudents’learningEnglishisthattheywerenottaughttothinkinEnglish.TheyhaveanideaspokeninEnglishandwanttotranslatetheideaintoChineseThentheythinkinChineseoftheproperreplyandtranslateitintoEnglish.Afteralongperiodofspeakingthelanguageonebeginstothinkintheforeignlanguagenaturally.YouwilllearnfasterifyoubegintothinkinEnglishattheverybeginningofyourstudy.Manystudentsaskme:WhatcanIdotoimprovemyspokenEnglish?Myreplyis:ThemoreEnglishyouspeakthebetterEnglishyouwillspeak.TherearemanythingsyoucandotoimproveyourspokenEnglish.OfcoursethebestwayistolivewhereEnglishisspokenasalanguageofthecountry.49.ThecriesofAmericanandChinesebabiesare________.A.differentB.thesameC.notlikeeachotherD.likeeachother50.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2meansthat________.A.someteachersdidn'tteachstudentstothinkinEnglishB.teachersnevergavethestudentsthewayoflearningEnglishC.studentsdidn'trememberthewayteacherstaughtthemD.teachersdidn'twanttheirstudentstothinkinEnglish51.TheunderlinedwordtheyinParagraph2refersto________.A.ChinesestudentsB.EnglishstudentsC.ChineseteachersD.Englishteachers52.AccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.YoumustthinkinEnglishallthetimE.B.IfyoutranslateasentenceintoChineseyoushouldthinkaboutthemeaningofthesentenceinChinesecarefullyfirst.C.AfterspeakingEnglishforalongtimeyoumayprobablythinkinEnglishnaturally.D.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishistoliveinAmerica.

Howmanythingscanyouseeinthenightsky?A.lot!OnaclearnightyoumightseetheMoonsomeplanetsandthousandsofsparklingstars.YoucanseeevenmorewithatelescopE.Andwithbiggerandbiggertelescopesyoucanseemoreandmoreobjectsinthesky.Andyoucanseethoseobjectsinmoreandmoredetail.ButscientistsbelievetherearesomethingsintheskythatwewillneverseE.Wewon'tseethemwiththebiggesttelescopeintheworldontheclearestnightoftheyear.That'sbecausethey'reinvisiblE.They'rethemysteriousdeadstarscalledblackholes.YoumightfindithardtoimaginethatstarsdiE.AfterallourSunisastar.Yearafteryearweseeitupintheskyburningbrightlygivingusheatandlight.TheSuncertainlydoesn'tseemtobegettingoldorweak.Butstarsdoburnoutanddieafterbillionsofyears.Asastar'sgasesburntheygiveofflightandheat.ButwhenthegasrunsoutthestarstopsburningandbeginstodiE.Asthestarcoolstheouterlayersofthestarpullintowardthecenter.Thestarsquashesintoasmallerandsmallerball.Ifthestarwasverysmallthestarendsupasacolddarkballcalledablackdwarf.Ifthestarwasverybigitkeepssquashinginwarduntilit'spackedtogethertighterthananythingintheuniversE.ImagineiftheEarthwerecrusheduntilitwasthesizeofatinymarblE.That'showtightlythisdeadstarablackholeispackeD.Whatpullsthestarintowarditscenterwithsuchpower?It'sthesameforcethatpullsyoudownwhenyoujump--theforcecalledgravity.A.blackholeissotightlypackedthatitsgravitysucksineverything--evenlight.Thelightfromablackholecannevercomebacktoyoureyes.That'swhyyouseenothingbutblackness.Sonexttimeyoustareupatthenightskyremember:there'smoreintheSkythanwecansee!Scatteredinthesilentdarknessareblackholes--thegreatmysteryofspacE.68.Accordingtothearticlewhatcausesastartodie?A.Asitsgasesrunoutitcoolsdown.B.Ithasacollisionwithotherstars.C.Itcanonlyliveforaboutamillionyears.D.Asitgetshotterandhotteritexplodes.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Blackholesaredeadstars.B.Blackholeshavegravity.C.BlackholesareinvisiblE.D.ThereisnothingasmysteriousasablackholE.70.WhathappensAFTERastardies?A.ItbecomesinvisiblE.B.ItfailstoEarth.C.Itburnsupallofitsgases.D.ItbecomesbrighterandeasiertoseE.71.Whycan'tyouseelightwhenyoulookatablackhole?A.Becausemostblackholesaresofaraway.B.BecausethegravityofablackholeissostrongthatitsucksthelightinwarD.C.Becauseasthestar'sgasesburnitstopsgivingoffheatandlight.D.Becauseasastarcoolsitsouterlayerspullintowarditscenter.

EyeFactsTherearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forexamplesomepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructure结构ofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatyoungagE.Wearingthewrongglasseshowevercanproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultsthereisnodangerbutchildrencandeveloplossofsightiftheyhaveglassesunsuitablefortheireyes.WehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetsbaD.MostpeoplebelievethatreadinginweaklightcausespooreyesightbutthatisuntruE.ToolittlelightmakestheeyesworkhardersotheydogettiredandstraineD.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalotreadinginbedandwatchingtoomuchtelevision.Howeveralthougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadachesitdoesnotdamageeyesightinthelongterm.Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplacedortransplantedfromonepersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonemillionnervefibers神经纤维thatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain;asofyetitisimpossibletoconnectthemallinanewperson.OnlycertainpartsoftheeyecanbereplaceD.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandlearningmoreabouttheeyessomedayafulltransplantmaybepossible!1.Thispassageismostlyabout__________.A.differenttypesofeyeproblemsB.mythsabouteyesightC.beliefsofeyedoctorsD.eyetransplants2.Onecauseofeyestrainmentionedinthepassageis__________.A.wearingglassestoolongB.sufferingfrompainorheadachesC.readinginpoorlightD.readingbeforegoingtobed3.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat__________.A.doctorsarestilllearningthingsabouteyesightB.wearingwrongglassesislessharmfultoadultsC.eyetransplantshavebeenperformedsuccessfullyD.peopleshouldnotwearglassesatyoungage

WingsofAngelIusedtohatemyselfbecauseIwasn’tnormal.Everyoneelsecould1onthemonkeybarsandrideonabicyclebutnotme.Ihadaseverespinalcorddisorder脊髓病andIknewIwould2bemuchshorterthanothers.IhatedgoingtoschoolandIhated3atme.Ihatedseeingotherssmilingbroadlyandstanding4andtall.AndmostofallIhatedlookinginthemirrorandseeingan5andhunchback驼背.Myfriendsfoundme6becauseIdidn’tletothersgetclosetome.IthoughtIwasgoingtogoonlikethisfortherestofmylife7AngelaappeareD.ThatafternoonIwassittingbymyselfinacorneroftheschool—aspotwherenoonewoulddisturbme.That’s8IfirstheardhervoicE.Hi.CanIsitdown?IraisedmyheadandthereshewaswithanirresistiblesmileonherroundfacE.Whatareyoulookingat?sheaskeD.Ants.Whataretheydoing?No9.Ibetthey’replayinggamesandmakingfriends.Don’tyouthinkso?Thatwashowour10startedanditdidn’tstop.Wetalkedabouteverythingunderthesun—theantsthecloudsmylittleniche处境—untilitwassunset.Thensuddenlyshesawmyback.Shejust11.Myheartsank.WhatIfearedmosthadhappenedandIknew12shewouldlookdownuponmenow.She13pointedatmybackandsaidIknowwhyyourbackishuncheD.Iclosedmyeyeslikeacriminalwaitingtobe14.Ibeggedinmyheartforherto15butshejustkeptongoing.Iknowwhatyou’vegotinthere.Doyou?NoIanswered16.Shebentandwhisperedinmyears.Yourbackisbunchedbecauseyou’vegotapairof17fromtheangels.Iwas18.Ilookedintohereyesandher19touchedmyheart.FromthatdayonIstartedtolearnto20myselfbecauseIhavethewingsofanangelandakind–heartedfriend.1.A.hireB.playC.tapD.strike2.A.exactlyB.properlyC.alwaysD.merely3.A.glaringB.smilingC.aimingD.looking4.A.straightB.togetherC.stillD.alone5.A.ripeB.validC.uglyD.merry6.A.stubbornB.distantC.hopelessD.unfortunate7.A.untilB.beforeC.sinceD.after8.A.whyB.howC.whenD.what9.A.wonderB.fancyC.fortuneD.idea10.A.conversationB.identificationC.associationD.adaptation11.A.objectedB.overlookedC.retiredD.stared12.A.inamazementB.inneedC.forsureD.forall13.A.stoodupB.satdownC.gotthroughD.passedoff14.A.accusedB.sentencedC.punishedD.arrested15.A.bearB.slipC.pauseD.stop16.A.weaklyB.shylyC.reasonablyD.mercifully17.A.glovesB.socksC.wingsD.glasses18.A.attainedB.ashamedC.annoyedD.astonished19.A.cautionB.kindnessC.honestyD.innocence20.A.controlB.likeC.comfortD.enjoy

ScientistsintheUnitedStatessayplantlifehasincreasedonEarthinthepasttwentyyearsandthatineveryareaofplantgrowththeincreaseistheresultofweatherconditions.EightscientistsfromacrosstheUnitedStatesdidthestudy.ThespaceagencyNASAandtheDepartmentofEnergypaidforit.ThefindingswerepublishedinthemagazineScience.Theresearchersspentoneandahalfyearsexaminingweathersatelliteinformation.Theinformationwasrecordedfrom1982to1999.Thatperiodwasoneofthewarmestonrecord.ResearchersfoundthatrainfallgenerallyincreasedduringthattimE.Thesatellitesmeasuredthenumberofleavesonplantsandtheamountofsunlighttakenin.Thescientistsusedthatinformationtoestimatewhatiscallednetprimaryproduction.Thisistotalamountofcarbonstoredinlandplants.Thescientistsreporta6%increaseinstoredcarbonsince1982.TheysaygainswerehighinequatorialareasespeciallyaroundtheAmazonRiverinSouthAmerica.Theareaalonehada1%increaseinthenetprimaryproduction.RamakrishnaNemanioftheUniversityofMontanainMissoulaheadedthestudy.HesaysreducedcloudcoverledtogrowthinAmazonarea.Healsosaysthelackofcloudsallowedmoresunlighttogetthrough.Moresunlightmeantincreasesinphotosynthesis光合作用.Thatistheprocessbywhichplantsuseenergyfromsunlighttoproducethechemicalstheyneedtogrow.NorthernCanadathenorth-centralUnitedStatesandnorthernEuropeweresecondinincreasedplantgrowth.RamakrishnaNemanisaysariseintemperaturehelpedplantstherE.Alltogetherthereportsays25%ofareasofplantlifeonEarthexperiencedincreases.ButthescientistsalsonoteincreaseinthenumberofpeopleonEarthandcarbondioxidelevelsintheatmosphere.RangaMyneniofBostonUniversityinMassachusettsanotherstudyscientistsayshumansuseabouthalfthenetprimaryproductiononEarth.Andhenotesthattheworldpopulationgrewby36%duringtheperiodoftimestudieD.1.Whichofthefollowingisinchargeofthestudy?A.ThespaceagencyNASAoftheUS.B.TheDepartmentofEnergyoftheUS.C.RamakrishnaNemaniinMissoulA.D.RangaMyneniinMassachusetts.2.What’sthemaincauseoftheplantgrowthputforwardbythestudy?A.Growthinpopulation.B.Regionalfeatures.C.Seasonalvariation.D.Weatherconditions3.WhydoscientistsbelievethatreducedcloudcoverhasledtotheplantgrowthintheAmazonarea?A.Becauseplantscouldtakeinmoresunlight.B.Becauseplantscouldgetmorerainfall.C.Becauseplantscouldenjoycoolerair.D.Becauseplantssufferlessfromnaturaldisasters.4.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsabouttheyearsfrom1982to1999isTRUE?A.ItwasthewarmestonrecorD.B.RainfalldecreasedlittlebylittlE.C.Worldpopulationgrewby25%.D.Storedcarbonincreasedby6%.

Fromtheearliesttimesmanhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld’sarttreasures.FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvre卢浮宫inParisFrancE.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort要塞.In1190itwastheking’scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtowerandaroundthecastletherewasamoattokeepouthisenemies.Overtheyearsthenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350thecastlewasnolongerneededasafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.Duringtimesofpeacenewtreasureswerebroughtin.DuringdaysofwarmanytreasureswerestolenandthebuildingsweredamageD.WhenFrancisIbecameKingofFrancein1515hebroughtinartistsfrommanycountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardoDaVincifromItaly.DaVinci’sMona-lisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.In1793theLouvrebecameapublicmuseumjustasitisnow.itisaplacewherearttreasureshavebeensavedforeveryonetoenjoy.51.Onthewholethispassageismainlyabout___________.A.anartmuseumcalledtheLouvreB.anItalianartistnamedLeonardoDaVinciC.akingofFrancenamedFrancisI.D.thebestknownpaintinginLouvre52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheLouvreusedtobeafortaverylongtimeago.B.Frenchkingsandqueensoncelivedinit.C.TheLouvrewastakenbyenemiesin1190.D.ManytreasureswerebroughtintotheLouvreovertheyears.53.Whyisitgoodforgreatarttobekeptinpublicmuseums?A.IthelpspeoplerememberwhotheKingofFranceis.B.Itkeepspeopleoutofthepalaces.C.Itgiveseveryoneachancetoenjoygoodart.D.Ithelpspeopletoknowwhoisthegreatestartist.54.Fromthispassageweknowthat______________.A.itisnotpossiblefortreasurestobestolenB.oldfortsalwaysbecomethebestmuseumsC.greatartshouldbesharedwithallthepeopleD.KingFrancisIofFrancebroughtinartistsfromanoldfort55.Inthethirdparagraphthewordmoatprobablymeans_______.A.ahightowerbuiltinformertimeswheresoldierswatchedoutforenemiesB.alonganddeepditch沟渠dugroundacastleandusuallyfilledwithwaterC.acartpulledbyhorsesonwhichsoldiersfoughtD.alongandhighwallaroundacastle

Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicture-writingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.1.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause______.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful2.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_______.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomic-stripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.4.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures___________.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.havedisappearedfromourlife

JaimeBradleyCarrieJosh和Alan每人根据自己的职业作答了一份关于Robot的调查问卷第71至75题是他们的职业介绍阅读下面七项信息A.B.C.D.E.F.和G.选出与他们职业匹配的最佳选项并标在答题纸的相应位置上选项中有两项是多余选项71._______Carrieisayoungmanwhohasajobinacityconstructioncompany.Heisafraidofclimbingupladdersandcarryingtheironbarsandconcreteontohigherplaces.72._______Jaimeisaprofessorinthefieldofbiochemistry.Heisworriedabouthishealthsituationashekeepssoclosetoharmfulelementsyearinandyearout.73._______BradleyworksintheInternationalOceanSecurityAssociation.Heissadtothinkofthefactthatthereweresomanypeoplewhocouldn’tbesavedatlastindisasters.74._______Alanisaworkerinanautofactory.HeisthinkingofchanginganotherjobwhichismoreinterestingandcreativE.75._______JoshisanadministratoroftheNationalSpaceflightBureauwhichisshortofqualifiedpilotsatthemoment.AIsupposerobotscouldbeusedasdustpeopleduringnighttimeastheydon’tneedtosleepandtheyarecomparativelysafeinpollutedenvironment.BIsupposesmallremotecontrolrobotscouldbeusedassearescuingworkerstosearchthroughwreckage打捞inadisasterlookingforpeopleintheseA.Bombdefusers扫雷管arenowrobotsreducingtheriskoflosingalifE.C.Isupposerobotscouldbeusedtodojobsthataredangerousastheycanliftheavyobjectspainthandlechemicalsandperformthesamejobhourafterhourdayafterdaywithoutstop.DIsupposerobotscouldbeusedaschemicalresearchers.Atleasttheycanhelpuscarryharmfulchemicalsinachemicalplantorhelptogointosmallareasinaccessibletous.Itcanbeusedtoexaminetheinsideofanuclearreactor核反应堆.EIsupposerobotscouldbeastronautsandtheycouldtravelveryfarawaylikePluto.Iftheycanwedon’tneedtoespeciallytrainhumanbeingstobeastronautsasitcostsquitealotanditalsotakesmanyyearstomakeaprofessionalastronaut.FIsupposerobotscouldbeusedascarassembly装配workersinpartsofacarbuildinglinE.Assemblylinesmaketheprocessmovefastergetmoreworkdoneandcostless.Butthejobissomechanicalandboring.GIsupposerobotscandosuchdangerousjobsassky-scraperbuildersthatwouldbesaferforhumanbeings.Ifinjuredorbrokentheycanbefixedeasily.TheycanalsoworkinunfavorableconditionssuchasdarkextremeheatextremecoldetC.

Wemaybeverypleasedwiththerapidprogresswehavemadeineveryfieldofstudy.54________Wehavealmostdonenothingtoimproveourexaminationsystem.Itiswellknownthattheexaminationsystemwearenowusingmaybeagoodwayoftestingastudent'smemorybutitcantellyounothingaboutastudent'sability.55_____.Assoonasachildbeginsschool56________.Infactagoodexaminationsystemshouldtrainastudenttothinkforhimself.Butitnowdoesnothingaboutthat.Sostudentsareencouragedtorememberwhatistaught.ItdoesnotenablethemtogainmoreandmoreknowledgE.57_______.BesidestheexaminationsoftenforceteacherstotrainstudentswhattodowiththecomingexaminationfromtimetotimE.Theremustbesomesimplerandbetterwaytotestastudent'sabilitybesidesknowledgE.58____.A.Itdoesnogoodtostudentsandteachers.B.AndthatiswhatweshoulddoatonceC.heentersaworldofexaminationthatwilldecidehisfutureofjoB.D.Butthewaytotestastudent'sknowledgeandabilitystillremainsaspoorasitwasE.TheexaminationsystemwearenowusingcanonlymakethestudentsmakerapidprogressF.Thestudentswhocomeoutfirstintheexaminationoftenmaynotbethebestintheirstudies.G.testingastudent'sknowledgeisnotpossible

EarlyinthemorningIwastakeninanylonbagintoatruck.Ifelthorribleaswellas1.Whatwouldshedowithme?Shewasalmostmadafterthe2ofherhusband.A.fewminuteslaterIheardthetruck3itsengineandmovefast.Ikeptmakingsoundstoshowmyprotestbutfailedtomakeany4.Finallysheputmedownina5place.Maybeshedidn’twantmetodiefromlackofair;sheuntiedthebag.I6outandlookeduponlytoseemanystrangefacesandfingerspointingatme.Itturnedoutthatmyownermeantto7me.Isawmyowneronthetruckwhichwasgoingfartherandfartheraway.SoIcastmyhead8thedirectionofthetruck.ThedayswespenttogetherwerelikeamovieplayinginfrontofmyeyesasIranafterthetruck.Isawmymaleownerwhosufferedlivercancerlookedatmewithhissadeyes.Isawmyself9myownereverywhere;Isawhimlieinhisdyingbedsheall___10IranasfastasIcould.Andthe11Isawherwavetomemyeyesbecamewet.Iwouldn’tblameherfortreatingmelikethisforshewassuchaan12lady.Sheseemedevensomewhat13athisleavingheralonetryingmanywaysto14thepainsoflosinghim.She15hispicturesandclothessheredecoratedthewholehouse.NowIwastheonly16thingtoremindherofhim.17laterIamprettysurethatshewouldrealizehowmadshewastodothis.ThetruckfinallystoppedwhenIwasalmost18.Sheranuptomeandhuggedme19.Iheardher20:Iknowyouareapresenthelefttome.1.A.frightenedB.excitedC.delightedD.puzzled2.A.deathB.absenceC.separationD.departure3.A.runB.beginC.startD.operate4.A.senseB.differenceC.effortD.trouble5.A.usualB.darkC.familiarD.strange6.A.struggledB.walkedC.ranD.rushed7.A.desertB.harmC.punishD.sell8.A.intoB.atC.inD.to9.A.guideB.followC.supportD.bring10.A.inpeaceB.insilenceC.outofbreathD.intears11.A.timeB.wayC.directionD.moment12.A.cruelB.unfortunateC.unfavorableD.unfriendly13.A.depressedB.sadC.angryD.calm14.A.preventB.removeC.bearD.kill15.A.burnedB.keptC.soldD.hid16.A.walkingB.movingC.existingD.blessing17.A.ButB.AndC.ThusD.Then18.A.madeoutB.knockedoutC.leftoutD.wornout19.A.tightlyB.patientlyC.desperatelyD.sadly20.A.shoutB.whisperC.speakD.talk

WealwayscelebratedDad’sbirthdayonThanksgivingDayevenafterheenteredanursinghome.Asyearswentontheseeventstookona1meaningforme:A.traditionalbirthdaypartyforDadandthankingforallthathehadbeendoingtomeinmylife.Whenweknewitmightbehis2birthdaythewholefamilydecidedto3togetherforahugebirthdaycelebrationatthenursinghome.Dadwasagoodstory-tellerandherewasthe4hehad.DuringaquietmomentIannounceditwasnowDad’s5tolistentostoriesforachange.IwantedeveryonetotellDadwhatwelovedabouthim.Theroombecame6.ThenoneafteranotherpeopletoldstoriesfromtheirheartswhileDad7withtearsineyes.People8kindsofstories—storiesaboutwhentheywerelittlestoriesaboutwhenDadwasyoungandstoriesthatsharedfamilytreasures.Thestories9.Everyoneseemedtohavemorethanonestory.Eventhelittlegrandchildrencouldn’t10totellDadwhytheylovedhim.Foramanwhohadbeenkindtosomanypeopleinhislifeherewasour11tocelebratehim.AfewmonthslateratDad’smemorialservicewemorefullyrealizedwhatwehad12Dadthatnight.Thosearethestoriespeople13tellatafuneralafteralovedoneisnolonger14tohearthewords.Theytellstoriesfullof15.ButwehadgiventhosememoriestoDadinhis16andwehadtoldthemthroughlaughteraccompaniedbyhugsandjoys.Hehadthemto17androlloverinhismindduringhislastdaysandmonths.Wordsdo18andtheyareenough.Wejustneedtosaythemortospeakthem19totheoneswelove.That’sthewayto20loveandourchancetocelebrateapersoninhisorherlife.1.A.specialB.valuableC.doubleD.complex2.A.anotherB.lastC.importantD.gather3.A.uniteB.arrangeC.moveD.gather4.A.careerB.prideC.happinessD.audience5.A.choiceB.wishC.turnD.right6.A.livelyB.stillC.cozyD.noisy7.A.thoughtB.noddedC.listenedD.accepted8.A.understoodB.inventedC.recalledD.discussed9.A.flowedB.passedC.unfoldedD.differed10.A.stopB.standC.affordD.wait11.A.responsibilityB.situationC.chanceD.desire12.A.returnedB.leftC.givenD.owed13.A.sincerelyB.gentlyC.normallyD.regularly14.A.availableB.happyC.eagerD.alive15.A.tearsB.feelingsC.joyD.peace16.A.mindB.lifeC.worldD.work17.A.holdB.shareC.considerD.continue18.A.suitB.failC.surviveD.matter19.A.willinglyB.publiclyC.actuallyD.truly20.A.getbackB.callupC.givebackD.keepup

IfyouhappentofindOntheRoadatagasstationorWhoMovedMyCheese?inyourgrocerystoreitmightnotbeandaccident.Youcouldbetheunwittingbeneficiaryofabookcrosser---apersonwhoonpurposeleavesbooksinpublicplaceshopingthey’llbefoundbystrangers.Theideaoleavingabookforsomeoneelsetofindandenjoyisnotnew---somepeoplehavebeenleavingjust-finishedbooksinairportsandonbusessincethedawnofthehurry-up-and-wait.Creatingasystemforbook-leaverstofindoutwhathappenedtothosebooksaddsanewwaytothepracticE.Bokcrossing.comthewebsitethatencouragesbookstobereleasedintothewildhasmorethan18000memberssinceitsstartlastyearandaverages112newparticipantsdaily.Itsmembershavescattered分发morethan42000novelsself-helpbooksmemoirstechnicalmanualsandbiographiesin45countriesleavingtheminpublicrestroomsmovietheatrescoffeestudiosoranywherethattheycanimaginE.Theresult:aworldwidelivinglibrary.PeriDosluaCaliforniayogainstructorhasdroppedthree--oneontopofatelephoneboothoneonarockwallatremoteMonoLakeintheeasternSierraNevadaandanotherinoneofthestudioswheresheteaches.I’malwayslookingforpacestopassonbookssaidDoslu.Tothinkmybook’sgoingtogooffandhavethisfutureandImightevengettoknowalittlebitaboutitdowntheroaD.42.Ifyouareanunwittingbeneficiaryofabookcrosserthatmeans_____.A.yougetabookonhowtoavoidaccidentsB.youknowwheretogetabookforfreeC.yougetabooksomewhereforfreewithoutknowinginadvanceD.yougetacardwithwhichyoucanborrowbooksatagasstationorsomewhereelse43.Bookcrossersarethepeoplewho____.A.havelotsofbooksB.havelotsofmoneyC.releasebooksinpublicplacesonpurposeD.likereadingbooksverymuch44.A.bookcrossermaynotleavebooksin_____.A.toiletsB.astudioC.thefieldsD.hisbed45.WhichofthefollowingaboutDosluistrue?A.Shedroppedherfirstbookontopofatelephonebooth.B.ShehadnoideawhotookherbooksawayC.ShealwaysleftbookstoherstudentsD.Sheisabookcrossertravelingaroundtheworld

ThePygmalionEffectThemainideaaboutThePygmalionEffectisthatifyoubelievethatsomeoneiscapableofachievinggreatnessthenthatpersonwillindeedachievegreatness.71.72.A.professormakesabetthathecanteachapoorflowergirltospeakandactlikeanupper-classladyandissuccessful.ThePygmalionEffectmayoccurallarounduswhetheritisintheworkforceatschoolsorevenathomE.ThroughthePygmalionEffectsupervisorscancreatebetteremployeesjustbybelievinginthem.Thisiseventruerwhenworkingwithunderachievers.73.Ifforinstanceyoutellanewteacheratagrammarschool―whohasnopreviousexperiencewithhernewtobestudents―thataparticularyoungstudentofhersisextremelybrightandcleverthenewteacherwillautomaticallybemoresupportivemoreencouragingteachmorechallengingmaterialbepatientandallowthatstudentmoretimetoanswerquestionsandprovideextrafeedbacktothatstudent.Thestudentreceivingallthisattentionandabsorbingintheteacher’sbelieflearnsmoreandisasaresultbetterinschool.74.Themainconcernisthatthisnewteacherentirelybelievesthatthisstudentisbrightandclever.75.Themanagermustpurelybelievethathisorherworkersarehighachieversandtheresultsthemanagerwillreceivearenothingless.A.Allittakesisreallybelieving.B.Whetherthechildisbrightornotbeforehanddoesnotnecessarilymatter.C.Inotherwordsbelievinginpotentialsimplycreatespotential.D.ThepersonbelievedinbeingbelievedbecomesthepersonwhomtheyarebelievedtobE.E.TheeffectisnamedafterGeorgeBernardShaw’splayPygmalion.F.ThePygmalionEffectreferstosituationsinwhichstudentsperformbetterthanotherstudents.G.Thisisalsothecaseformanagersandworkers.

You’vegivenupyourfairshareofsleep-willyoueverfeelrestedagain?Let’sdosomesleepmath.YoulosttwohoursofsleepeverynightlastweekbecauseofabigprojectdueonFriday.OnSaturdayandSundayyousleptingettingfourextrahours.OnMondaymorningyouwerefeelingsobright-eyedandyouonlyhadonecupofcoffeeinsteadofyourusualtwo.Butdon’tbecheatedbyyourenergy:You’restillcarryingaroundaheavyloadofsleepinessorwhatexpertscallsleepdebt—inthiscasesomethinglikesixhoursalmostafullnight’ssleep.Sleepdebtisthedifferencebetweentheamountofsleepyoushouldbegettingandtheamountyouactuallyget.It’sadeficit缺乏thatgrowseverytimeweskimsomeextraminutesoffournightlysleep.PeopleaccumulatesleepdebtgraduallywithoutbeingnoticedsayspsychiatristWilliamC.DementfounderoftheStanfordUniversitySleepClinic.Studiesshowthatsuchshort-termlackofsleepleadstoafoggybrainworsenedvisionandtroubleremembering.Long-termeffectsincludeobesityandheartdisease.AsurveybytheNationalsleepFoundationreportsthatwe’relosingonehourofsleepeachnight——morethantwofullweeksofsleepeachyear.Thegoodnewsisthatlikealldebtwithsomeworksleepdebtcanberepaid.Addinganextrahourortwoofsleepanightisthewaytocatchup.Forthelong-termlackofsleeptakeiteasyforafewmonthstogetbackintoanaturalsleeppattern.Gotobedwhenyouaretiredandexpecttohavetenhours’shut-eyepernight.Asthedayspasshowevertheamountofsleepingtimewillgraduallydecrease.Soearnbackthatlostsleep—andfollowtheordersofyourinnersleepneedsandyou’llfeelbetter.WhenyouputawaysleepdebtyoubecomesuperhumansaysStanford’sDementtalkingabouttheimprovedmentalandphysicalcapabilitiesthatcomewithbeingwellrested.1.Theexampleofsleepmathisusedtoshow______.A.inwhatcaseyoubuildupasleepdebt.B.whyyouneedsixhours’sleepeverynight.C.whyyouarefullofenergyevenwhenyoudon’thaveenoughsleep.D.youshoulddrinkcoffeetokeepenergetic.2.TheauthorbeginsParagraph3with______.A.anexampleB.adefinitionC.anorderD.astory3.BysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphDementmeans__________.A.asupermanalwaysneedsalotofsleep.B.Youcanbecomesupermanafteryourepayyourdebt.C.youwillbeinagoodstatewithenoughsleep.D.youwillbecomesuperhumanifyoudon’tmakeupforsleepdebt.4.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Howcanyoukeepenergetic?B.Canyouhaveagoodsleep?C.Whatissleepdebt?D.Canyoucatchuponlostsleep?

Stayingpositivethroughthecoldseasoncouldbeyourbestdefenseagainstgettingillnewstudyfindingssuggest.Inanexperimentthatexposedhealthyvolunteerstoacoldorfluvirusresearchersfoundthatpeoplewithagenerallysunnycharacterwerelesslikelytofallill.ThefindingspublishedinthejournalPsychosomaticMedicinebuildonevidencethatapositiveemotionalstylecanhelptoprotectusfromsufferingthecommoncoldandotherillnesses.Researchersbelievethereasonsmaybebothobjective—asinhappinessimprovingimmunefunction—andsubjective—asinhappypeoplebeinglesstroubledbyasorethroatorrunnynose.PeoplewithapositiveemotionalstylemayhavedifferentimmuneresponsestothevirusexplainedleadstudyauthorDrSheldonCohenofCarnegieMellonUniversityinPittsburgh.Andwhentheydogetacoldtheymayinterprettheirillnessasbeinglesssevere.Cohenandhiscolleagueshadfoundinapreviousstudythathappierpeopleseemedlesslikelytocatchacoldbutsomequestionsremainedastowhethertheemotionalstyleitselfhadtheeffect.Forthenewstudytheresearchershad193healthyadultscompletestandardmeasuresofpersonalitycharacteristicsself-felthealthandemotionalstyle.Thosewhohadatendencytobehappyenergeticandeasy-goingwerejudgedashavingapositiveemotionalstylewhilethosewhowereoftenunhappytenseandaggressivehadanegativestyle.Theresearchersgavethemnasal鼻腔的dropscontainingeitheracoldvirusoraparticularfluvirus.Overthenextsixdaysthevolunteersreportedonanyachespainsorsneezingtheyhadwhiletheresearcherscollectedobjectivedata.Cohenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatbasedonobjectivemeasuresofnasaltroubleshappypeoplewerelesslikelytodevelopacold.1.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.StayAwayfromBeingNegativeB.PositiveorNegativeIt’sUptoYou.C.EmotionalStyleandFlu.D.OptimisticPeopleLikelytoKeepDiseasesAway.2.AccordingtoDrCohen’sresearchthereasonwhysomepeopleareunlikelytocatchacoldmaybethat_____.A.theircheerfulmoodbenefitstheimmunesystemB.theyhavedevelopedacertainwayagainstfluvirusC.theyarelesslikelytohaveasorethroatandrunnynoseD.theyhavegotastrongerself-confidenceintheirhealth3.Theresearchisdoneby_____.A.gettingvolunteersinoneemotionalgroupandanalyzingthemB.conductingamedicalexperimentonvolunteersofdifferentemotionalstylesC.collectingandanalyzingvolunteers'objectivenasalproductiondataD.havingvolunteersanswerquestionsonpersonalityhealthandemotions4.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor_____.A.medicalstudentsB.leadauthorsC.thepublicD.thevolunteers

Thank-youcards―heartfeltexpressionsofgratitudeforgiftsservicesandgeneralkindness―seemtoberareinanagewhentheInternetcontinuestoreducehumantouch.Althoughoursocietyhaschangedgreatlyoverthepastcenturytheetiquetteofthank-younoteshasnot.Whilemostpeoplewouldagreethatthank-younotesundertheseconditionsareanecessitytherearestillthosewhoforeverdelayorareforgetfulforunknownreasons.Andatnotimeoftheyeararethank-younotesmorevisibleorlackingthanJunethemonthofgraduationsandthebeginningofsummerparties.It'samust-dothing.A.real'thankyou'doesnotcomebye-mail.ItcomesinthemailinanenvelopE.AndwhatcomesoutofanenvelopeisabeautifulthingtotouchandtohandleandtopassaroundforeveryonetoreadsaidetiquetteexpertLetitiaBaldrigE.Don'tthinkforasecondthatBaldrigeisold-fashioneD.Handwrittenthank-younotes―anyhandwrittenletterforthatmatter―havetakenonanairofextraimportanceinthise-hyper电子狂躁的worlD.Baldrigeremainshopefulthattheartmaybeenjoyingarenaissance复兴.Morethansimplyobeyingrulesofetiquettethank-youcardsareasignofcaring.TheyaremoreimportantnowthaneverexpertPeterPostsays.Youarebuildingarelationship.Andpartofbuildingthatrelationshipisthatyourecognizeitwhensomeonehasdonesomethingniceforyou.ThepayoffPostsayscanbehugE.Themorewedoitthemoreitcomesbacktousandit'sabenefittousall.Itmakesourworldalittlebitnicerplacetolivein.56.Nowadaysthank-youcardsseemtoberaremainlybecause_____.A.PeoplethinkthattheyareoutoffashionB.Itischeapertosaythanksbye-mailC.TheInternethasreducedourchancesofgettingtogetherD.Peoplearetoobusytorememberthesethings57.Fromthecontexttheunderlinedwordetiquetteinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.oldobjectsforsaleB.rulesforpeopletoobeyC.hand-madearticlesD.customsforpolitebehavior58.Theauthorimpliesinthisarticlethat________.A.old-fashionedpeopledon’tusee-mailsB.thechangingsocietyismakingpeopleimpoliteandlazyC.moderntechnologyisdrivingpeopleapartD.thee-hyperworldisnotaniceplacetolivein59.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.Toremindpeopletoexpressheartfeltthanks.B.Tocriticizepeople'sforgetfulness.C.Tosuggestbuildinganewrelationship.D.Toemphasizetheimportanceofe-mail.

Whileitisimpossibletolivecompletelyfreeofstressitispossibletopreventstressaswellasreduceitseffectwhenitcan'tbeavoided.TheUSDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicesoffersthefollowingsuggestionsforwaystodealwithstress.TryphysicalactivityWhenyouarenervousangryorupsettryreleasingthepressurethroughexerciseorphysicalactivity.Runningwalkingplayingtennisorworkinginyourgardenarejustsomeoftheactivitiesyoumighttry.Physicalexercisewillrelieveyouranxietyandworryandhelpyoutorelax.Yourbodyandyourmindwillworktogethertoeasethestressinyourlife.ShareyourstressIthelpstotalktosomeoneaboutyouranxietiesandworries.Perhapsafriendfamilymemberteacherorevenyourleadercanhelpyouabetterviewofwhat'stroublingyou.Ifyoufeelyourproblemisseriousyoumightseekprofessionalhelpfromapsychologistoradoctor.Knowingwhentoaskforhelpisanimportantstepinavoidingseriousproblemslater.TakecareofyourselfYoushouldmakeeveryefforttoeatwellandgetenoughrest.Ifyoueasilygetangryandcannotsleepwellenoughorifyou'renoteatingproperlyitwillbemorelikelythatyouwillfallintostressfulsituations.Ifstressrepeatedlykeepsyoufromsleepingyoushouldconsultadoctor.Maketimeforyourself.MakealistofthethingsyouneedtodoStresscanresultfromdisorganizationandafeelingthatthere'ssomuchtodoandnotenoughtime.Tryingtotakecareofeverythingatoncecanbetoomuchforyouandasaresultyoumaynotachieveanything.Insteadmakealistofeverythingyouhavetodothendoonethingatatimecheckingoffeachtaskasitiscompleted.Setouttodothemostimportanttasksfirst.GoaheadandcryAgoodcrycanbeahealthywaytobringrelieftoyouranxiety.Itmightevenhelpyouavoidaheadacheorotherphysicaleffectofanxietyandstress.1.Whatismostprobablythewriter'spurposeinwritingthearticle?A.Toreleasehisorherworkingtiredness.B.Tohelpsolvetheuniversalproblemofstress.C.Tostrengthenhisorheranxiety.D.Tohavemorepeoplecryout.2.Physicalactivitycanhelppeoplereleasestressbecause________.A.onlyyourbodymovementcanhelpyourelaxB.yourmindcanworkbettertofreeyouofanxietyC.yourbodyandmindcancooperateinreleasingstressD.physicalactivitydoesn'tplayanimportantpartinreducingnervousness3.WhatissimilaritybetweenShareyourstressandGoaheadandcry?A.Theybothhelpyouletoutyourfeelings.B.Theybothneedphysicalmovement.C.Theybothrequirementalrelaxation.D.Theycancauseaheadache.4.Theunderlinedsentenceisclosetothemeaningof________.A.StrikewhiletheironishotB.MorehastelessspeedC.PracticemakesperfectD.Quietnesswinstime

A.TheStoryoftheWordBossB.TheComingofBrassC.TheExpressionforWorkersD.AnotherExpressionforBossesE.AnItalianSayingF.TheUseofExpressionsforBosses81._________TheItalianshaveanoldsayingydolcefarniente.Thewordsmeanitissweetorenjoyabletodonothing.Onweekendsandduringholidaysmanyofusenjoydoingnothing.ButmostofthetimewehavetoworkandtokeepourjobsandwemustworkharD.Ouremployerwillnotlikeitifwedonothing.82._________Americanworkersoftencalltheiremployersbosses.ThewordbosscomesfromtheDutchwordbaasmeaningmaster.Sometimescompanybossesarecalledthebrass.Theyarealsosometimescalledtopbrassorbrasshats.ExpertsdisagreeabouthowthestrangeexpressionstartedbuttheymayhavecomefromBritain.Leadersofthe19thcenturyBritisharmyworepiecesofmetalcalledoakleavesontheirhats.ThemetalbrasshasacolorsimilartothatofgolD.Soaleaderoracommandercametobecalledamemberofthebrassorhemighthavebeencalledabrasshatoreventhetopbrass.83._________Bythe1940’stheexpressionhadspreadbeyondmilitaryleaders.Italsoincludedcivilianofficials.A.newspaperintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiausedthetermin1949.Itcalledthemostimportantpoliceofficialstopbrass.Otherexpressionsthatmeanbossoremployerhavenothingtodowithbrassorhats.Oneoftheseisbigcheese.A.cheeseisasolidfoodmadeformmilk.TheexpressionprobablystartedinAmericainthelate19thcentury.SomeexpertsbelieveitcomesfromawordinthePersianorUrdulanguages.Cheesethemeaningisathing.Sothemeaningofbigcheesemaybeabigthing.84.________Otherexpertssaythewordcheeseanditsexpressionwasreallyinincorrectwayofsayingchief.Thewordchiefmeansleader.Sotheexpressionmaymeanbigleader.Anemployerusuallydoesnotobjecttobeingcalledboss.Butmostworkerswouldnotcalltheiremployersbigcheesetopbrassorbrasshatstotheirfaces.Thesewordsarenotreallyinsulting侮辱butneitherdotheyshowgreatrespect.85._________Employersalsohaveexpressionstodescribetheirworkers.OneofthemthatdescribeagoodworkeristhatheorsheworkslikeaTrojan.ThisexpressionprobablycomesfromtheancientwritingsofthegreatpoetHomer.HewroteabouttheTrojanswholivedinthecityofTroy.HesaidTrojansworkedveryhardtoprotecttheircity.Nowtheexpressionisoftenusedtodescribeanemployeewhoworkhardforacompany.A.loyalhardworkingemployeeissaidtoworklikeaTrojan.Sobehappyifyourcompany’sbrasshatssayyouworklikeaTrojan.Theymayconsideryouvaluableenoughtoincreaseyourpay.

Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外在的resultoraproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsarisethestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage—alltheseexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrast对照theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesinceitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbuttheattitudesfeelingspeoplehaveandtheircautionorcourageastheymeetwithnewexperiencesandunexpecteddifficulties.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyendstherearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstofacetheunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisnecessaryforourabilitytogrow.Doweseeourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifsowetendtotakemorechancesandbemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkwe’reshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoffearcancauseustohesitatetomoveslowlyandwethinkweareslowtoadaptchangeorthatwe’renotsmartenoughtodealwithanewchallenge.Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottryatall.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenwestopgrowing.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.1.Intheauthor’seyeonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderB.growupfromhisownachievementsC.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeviewedastheprocessofpersonalgrowing?A.Ourmanagerwasalwayswillingtoacceptnewchallenges.B.Janewonthefirstprizeinthespeechcompetition.C.JerrypickedupFrenchduringhisstayinParis.D.Father’ssalaryrosefrom5000to7000.3.ForpersonalgrowththeauthorisinfavorofallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.beingcuriousaboutmorechangesB.beingquickinself-adaptationC.havinganopenmindtonewexperiencesD.stayingawayfromfailuresandchallenges4.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.FacingNewChallengesB.Growth—ProductorProcessC.TwoBasicWaysofGrowthD.OvercomingInternalFear