The life expectancy is the length of time that a person is normally likely to livE. As it increases nowadays, the average person lives beyond the age of retirement. As a result, the elderly make up an ever-increasing percentage of society, which makes it more important to make effort to improve the lives of senior citizens. First of all, one way would be to make sure that the elderly have enough money on which to livE. Obviously, when a person stops working, they still require a source of income to cover their basic needs such as food, accommodation and heating.A.clear solution to the problem is for the government to make sure that the state pension(养老金) is enough for these needs. Measures should also be taken to overcome the health problems the elderly facE. The government should also provide access to the best health care available, which may necessitate paying for residential homes where the elderly can have round-the-clock nursing, or, at least, providing medication free of charge to all people over a certain agE. If we try to address the problem of social isolation (社交孤立), the lives of old people could be improveD. If we organize trips for the elderly to community centers, visits from social workers, their problem of loneliness can be reduced a lot which marks the lives of so many old people living alone and far from their families. The last helpful suggestion is to change the attitude of the community towards its older members, who are all too often seen as a burden on society. We need to be taught from an early age to respect the views of old people, and appreciate their broader experience of lifE. This would help society as a whole, and encourage appreciation of the role that old people can still play today. 49. What does underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. time B. retirement C. life expectancy D. age 50. What factors affected the old people’s life? A. the state pension B. the basic needs C. the attitude of the community D. the experience of life E. social isolation f. medical care A. b, c, d, e B. a, b, c, d C. a, c, e, f D. c, d, e, f 51. According to the last suggestion, the old people ___________. A. should be respected by all of us B. may be regarded as our heavy burden C. must change their attitude to the community D. have to gather more life experience

FromBuckinghamPalacetoOxfordtheUKisloadedwithwonderfulicons标志ofpasteras.ButithasalsomodernizedwithconfidencE.It’snowbetterknownforvibrant充满活力的citieswithgreatnightlifeandattraction.Fashionsfinediningclubbingshopping—theUKisamongtheworld’sbest.MostpeoplehavestrongpreconceptionsabouttheBritish.Butifyou’reoneofthesepeopleyou’dbewisetoabandonthoseideas.VisitanightclubinoneofthebigcitiesafootballmatchoragoodlocalpubandyoumightmorereadilydescribetheEnglishpeopleashumorousandhospitablE.It’scertainlytruethatnoothercountryintheworldhasmorebird-watcherssportssupporterspetownersandgardenersthantheUK.GettingaroundEnglandisprettyeasy.BudgetairlineslikeEasyjetandRynnairflydomestically.Trainscandeliveryouveryefficientlyfromonemajorcitytoanother.Longdistanceexpressbusesarecalledcoaches.Wherecoachesandbusesrunonthesameroutecoachesaremoreexpensivethoughquickerthanbuses.London’sfamousblackcabsareexcellentbutexpensivE.Minicabsarecheapercompetitorswithfreelance个体的drivers.Butusuallyyouneedtogiveacallfirst.London’sundergroundiscalledtheTubE.It’sveryconvenientandcangetyoutoalmostanypartofthecity.TheUKisnotfamousforitsfooD.ButyoustillneedtoknowsomeofthetraditionalEnglishfoods.Themostfamousmustbefishandchips.Thefishandchipsaredeepfriedinflour.Englishbreakfastissomethingyouneedtotry.ItisfriedbaconwithtoastandapotofteA.Otherthingslikeshepherd’spieandYorkshirepuddingarealsowell-knownasapartofEnglishfoodculturE.PubbingandClubbingarethemainformsofEnglishnightlifeespeciallyfortheyoung.Pubbingmeansgoingtoapubwithfriendshavingdrinksandchatting.Clubbingisdifferentfrompubbingandincludesgoingtoaplaceofmusicorabaroranyotherplacetogatherwithfriends.ClubbingcanbefoundeverywherE.Usuallythereissomekindofdresscodeforclubbingsuchasnojeansnosportswearwhilepubbingismuchmorecasual.78.Ifyouareinvolvedinthereallifeoflocalresidentsyoumayfindthem____________________.79.Howmanykindsoftransportationformsarementionedinthethirdparagraph?Giveexamplesatleastfour._____________________________________________________________.80.WhenyougoclubbingintheUKyoushouldnot______________________________.81.WhataspectsareintroducedaboutUKaccordingtothepassage?_____________________________________________________________.

Sincewearesocialbeingsthequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourtendencytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulcircumstances.Socialsupportconsistsoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles困难.Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesoverarangeofillnessesfromdepressiontoheartdiseaserevealthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff挡开illnessandtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.Firstfriendsrelativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersdespiteourfaultsanddifficulties.Secondotherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.ThirdwetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportivE.Engaginginleisure-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistractingusfromourworriesandtroubles.Finallyotherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—financialaidmaterialresourcesandneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.24.Researchshowsthatpeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth________.A.reliesonthesocialwelfaresystemswhichsupportthemB.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothersC.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroublesD.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives25.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcushionsinparagraph2?A.addsupto.B.doesawaywith.C.lessenstheeffectof.D.Laysthefoundationfor.26.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof________.A.instrumentalsupportB.informationalsupportC.socialcompanionshipD.thestrengtheningofself-respect27.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat________.A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelativesB.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakesC.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyableD.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles

WaltDisneyWorldisbanningselfie-sticksfromitsthemeparksbecauseselfie-stickshavebecomeagrowingsafetyconcernforbothourguestsandcast.DisneyWorldspokeswomanKimPruntysaiD.UnderanewpolicywhichtakeseffectTuesdaythepoleswon’tmakeitpastthebagcheckatanyDisneyWorldthemepark.Thesticksalsowon'tbeallowedinDisneyWorldwaterparksorDisneyQuestagamingattractionatDowntownDisney.Selfie-stickswillalsobecomeforbiddenatDisneylandResortinCaliforniaonJune30.TheprohibitionbeginsatDisney'sparksinParisandHongKongonJuly1.Guestswillbecheckedfortheequipmentduringtheroutinebagcheckthathappensneartheparks'entrances.Theywillhaveanoptionofturningintheirselfie-sticksforpick-uplaterortogobacktotheircarsorhotelroomstokeepthem.Visitorswillbetoldofthepolicyinlocationssuchastheparkinglotsandattheresort'shotels.TheprohibitionwillbeaddedtotheparkrulespostonDisneyWorld'swebsitE.TheissuehasbeenbuildingatDisney.Previouslythestickswereprohibitedfromitsridesandnoselfie-stickssignswereatselectridessuchasBigThunderMountainRailroadatMagicKingdom.Castmembershavegivenoralwarningstorulebreakers.Selfie-stickusersputsmartphonesandcamerasontheendsofpolestoextendtheirreachfrequentlycapturingtheme-parkmomentsthroughself-portraits.Thetoolshavebeenbannedinpublicplaces–includingsomemuseumsandstadiums–worldwideforobstructingviewsorcausingsafetyissues.DisneyWorldalreadyprohibitsitemssuchasskateboardsinlineskateswagonfoldingchairsandglasscontainersaccordingtoitsofficialwebsitewhichalsolistsotheritemsthatwedeterminemaybeharmful.UniversalOrlandohasbannedselfie-sticksandotherlooseitemsfromcertainthrillridesatUniversalStudiosandIslandsofAdventurethemeparksbutithasnotsetparkwidebans.32.WhichofthefollowingobjectshasalreadybeenbannedinDisneythemeparksbeforethenewpolicytakeseffect?A.smartphonesB.foldingchairsC.camerasD.containers33.Accordingtothebaniftheguestsarefoundcarryingselfie-sticksduringtheroutinebagchecktheymay__________.A.abandonthematthebagcheckB.getfinedandpickthemuplaterC.turnthemintothepoliceD.puttheminthetrunkoftheircars34.Theunderlinedwordinthefifthparagraphprobablymeans__________.A.changingB.broadeningC.blockingD.narrowing35.Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat__________A.thebanontheuseofselfie-sticksisaimedatensuringsecurity.B.previouslyguestscantakephotoswithselfie-sticksonthrillrides.C.thestaffinDisneylandwillinformvisitorsofthebanonlyorally.D.UniversalOrlandohasbannedselfie-sticksparkwidE.

AftersigninganagreementtorecognizeIndiaasanuclearpoweronMarch3USPresidentGeorgeW.BushmightbeexpectingalittleIndianlovE.TheagreementmarksamajorbreakthroughforNewDelhi.ItallowsIndiatodependonAmericanatomictechnologyandfueltomeetitsincreasingenergyneedsifAmericangovernmentpermits.YetmanyIndianshavemixedfeelingstowardsBushandhiscountry.Accordingtoanopinionpoll民意测验carriedoutlastweekbytheIndianmagazineOutlooktwothirdsoftheanswerssaythatBushisafriendofIndia.But72percentsaythatAmericaisabully欺凌弱小者and59percentsaythatIndiahascompromisedonitsforeignpolicytobecomeclosertotheUS.It’sthisunilateral单边的thingthatmakespeopleupset;youwanteverythingyourwayandaslongastheworldtoesyourlineit’sfinesaysAnandMahindraownerofacomputercompanyinNewDelhi.ButyouaretheoneswhousednuclearbombsinJapan.YouusedchemicalweaponsinVietnam.Andyou’retheonesdrivingallthosegasguzzling暴食的cars.Youhavenomoral道德的groundtostandon.Whoareyoutotelluswhattodo?ManyfactorstieAmericaandIndiatogether—democratic民主的traditionseconomictiesmilitary军事的cooperationandcommonviewsonthewaronterrorism.ButBushandhiscounterpart对方IndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghadmittedthatitmaytaketimeforthetwopartnerstobecomeclosefriends.ThekeytodeepeningthatrelationshipwillbeaverageIndians.ManyofthemloveAmericanculturebutthatdoesn’tmeantheybuyeverythingAmericahastosell.IndianshavealwaysfeltclosetoAmericaonapopularleveltoAmericanfilmstoclothestomusicsaysDipankarGuptaanIndiansociologist社会学家.ButatthesametimemanyIndiansseeAmericaastoodomineering专横的.It’slikeawifewhowishesherhusbanD.wouldgivehermoreroomtogrow.29.Indiahopestodependontheagreementforsupport.ApoliticalBenergyCmilitaryDfood30.WhatdoestheunderlinedparttoesyourlineinParagraph4mean?AallowsyoutoexistBhelpsyouCobeysyouDangersyou31.ThewriterreferstoJapanandVietnamtoshowAmericais.AunmoralBconsiderateCpowerlessDfriendly32.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?AAnagreementbenefitsIndiaBRelationshipbetweenUSandIndiaCDifferentopinionsonAmericanIndianrelationshipDFriendorbully?

LivinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperiencE.ThefollowingaresixculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUStohelppromotemutualunderstanding.1.­______________ChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericansdo.TheytalkabouttopicssuchasagesincomeormaritalstatuswhichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.2.FamilyInChinaeldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhiletheyoungarecaredfor.InAmericathegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependenceparticularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChineseolderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.3.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.FriendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeeldeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequireD.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriendssothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriendsplayingfriendsschoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.4.MoneyAsiswellknowntheChineseliketosavE.Theyarealwaysconservative保守的whentheyareplanningtospendmoney.ItisdifferentintheUSAwherefarfewerfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts对应面.5.EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericanswhointurnputmoreemphasisongoodcharacterandfaith.6.TeamVSIndividualBasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSit'sbecauseyouweregreat.WhileinChinaifyouachievesomethinginChinait’sbecausetheteamorfamilyorcompanyisgreat.EverythingyoudogetsattributedtothegreaterwholewhileinAmericaindividualmerits功绩arecelebrateD.21.Themostappropriatewordtoshowthefirstculturaldifferenceis.A.PrivacyB.IncomeC.AgeD.Marriage22.Whichisafactaccordingtothetext?A.Americanparentsseldomlivewiththeirchildren.B.ThereisnofriendshipbetweenAmericanpeopledrinkingtogether.C.ChinesepeopleareusuallygenerouswithmoneytospenD.D.Americansvaluegoodcharacterandfaithintermsofeducation.23.TheunderlinedphraseinthetextcanNotbereplacedby.A.isattachedtoB.benefitsfromC.iscontributedtoD.resultsfrom

Doyoulikegoingtoatheatertowatchliveperformances?IfyoudoI’mnotalonE.Liveperformancesattheatersinterestdifferentgroupsofpeoplefromrichpeopletoofficeworkers.Ifyougotoanytheaterandlookatitsaudienceyouwillfinditismadeupofteenagerstheelderlyandanyoneinbetween.Onepartofitisduetothemarketingandtheshowitself.ForexampleHairisn’tgoingtointerestthesameaudienceasMyFairLady.AnotherpartofitisduetotheareainwhichyoulivE.ThePalaceTheaterinManchesterforexampleinterestsamoreurban城市的crowdthantheLeddyCenterinEpping.Allofthesepeoplehaveaninterestinthemagicofliveperformancesandtheygotothetheaterfordifferentreasons.Thereisnothingbetterthanlivetheatreperformancestoincreaseyourculturalawareness意识Whenyougotoseealivetheaterperformancenomatterwhetheritisamusicaloraplayyouareimprovingyourknowledgeoftheworldaroundyou.Somepeoplegotothetheatertohavefunandescapetheirtroubles;othersparticularlyrichpeoplegotothetheatertodeveloptheirknowledgeoftheworldaroundthem.Bothofthemareverygoodreasonsforgoingtoseelivetheaterperformances.HoweverpersonallyIoftengotothetheatermoretohavefunthananythingelsE.Everyonehastherighttoenjoyanyperformancewhetherit’saworld-famousperformancebytheNewHampshireBalletorasecond-rateperformancebyyourlocalcommunitytheater.Themainthingtorememberiswhetheryouaretheretoheightenyourawarenessofthecultureortogetawayfromyourproblems.Youshouldappreciatetheperformanceforwhatitisbecausetoomanypeoplethesedaysdon’tknowenoughaboutthearts.9.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingsheisnotalone?A.Shenolongerfeelslonely.B.Sheloveswatchingpopularperformances.C.SheoftenvisitsatheaterwithafrienD.D.Shelikesgoingtothetheater.10.TheexampleofHairandMyFairLadyshowsthat______.A.manyshowshavealotincommonB.someshowsarebetterthanothersC.notallshowsareattractivetotheaudienceD.differentshowsinterestdifferentpeople11.AccordingtotheauthorgoingtothetheaterishelpfulbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT______.A.improvingtheabilitytoreadothers’feelingsB.beingawayoflearningsomethingC.beingawayofentertainmentD.improvingpeople’sunderstandingoftheirownorothercultures

Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.TheytaketheirdogsforwalksletthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcarE.HoweverdogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflifE.The[Z-X-X-K]expressiontoleadadog’slifedescribesapersonwhohasanunhappylifE.Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworlD.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethingslikegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessfulapersonhastoworklikeadog.ThismeanstheyhavetoworkveryveryharD.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tireD.Andthesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.Stillpeoplesayeverydoghasitsday.ThismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlifE.Tobesuccessfulpeopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yetsomepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Butmeandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.HoweversometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobaD.WesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbitE.Dogexpressionsalsoareusedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.A.rainstormmaycooltheweather.ButwedonotwantittoraintooharD.Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.21.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.DogsinourdailylivesB.ExpressionswithdogsC.TheroledogstakeinAmericaD.AttitudeoftheAmericancitizenstodogs22.Whatdoesdog-tireddescribeinthepassage?A.Describeaverysuccessfulperson.B.Describethedogsareverytiredafteralongwalk.C.Describearainyandcloudyweather.D.Describetheheavydegreeofexhaustionofpeopleafterlongtimework.23.Howarepeoplecomparedtodogsinbadways?A.Bymeandogsandjunkyarddogs.B.Bylazydogsandbaddogs.C.Bysickdogsandtireddogs.D.Noneofthemisright.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.EveryonecanbesuccessfulifhelearnsfromtheolD.B.Itmightbedifficultfortheyoungtolearnnewskills.C.Junkyarddogsarecarefulinmoneyarrangement.D.Fiercepersonsaren’tsoawfulastheirappearancesometimes.

Thedeathoflanguagesisnotanewphenomenon.Languagesusuallyhaveashortlifespan寿命aswellasaveryhighdeathratE.OnlyafewincludingEgyptianChineseGreekLatinhavelastedmorethan2000years.Whatisnewhoweveristhespeedatwhichtheyaredyingout.Europe’scolonialrulingcausedasharpdecreaseinlanguagekindsreducingatleast15percentofalllanguagesspokenatthetimE.Overthelast300yearsEuropehaslostadozenandAustraliahasonly20leftofthe250spokenattheendofthe18thcentury.Theriseofnation-stateshasalsobeendecisiveinselectingnationallanguages.Bymakinggreateffortstoestablishanofficiallanguageineducationthemedianationalgovernmentshavetriedtoreduceminoritylanguages.Thisprocessoflanguagestandardization标准化hasbeenimprovedbyindustrializationandscientificprogresswhichhavecreatednewmethodsofcommunicationthatarefaststraightforwardandpractical.LanguagekindscametobeseenasandifficultytotradeandthespreadofknowledgE.Monolingualism单种语言becameanperfectchoicE.Morerecentlytheinternationalizationoffinancialmarketsthespreadofinformationbyelectronicmediaandotheraspectsofglobalizationhaveledtothedangertosmalllanguages.A.languagenotontheInternetisalanguagethatnolongerexistsinthemodernworlD.ItisoutofthegamE.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesareclear.Firstofallitispossiblethatifweallendedupspeakingthesamelanguageourbrainswouldlosesomeoftheirnaturalfunctionsforlanguageinventiveness.Wewouldneverbeabletofigureouttheoriginsofhumanlanguageorresolvethemysteryofthefirstlanguage.Aseachlanguagediesachapterofhumanhistorycloses.Multilingualism多语种isthemostrightsolution.ThedestructionofthefirstwillleadtothelossoftheseconD.Creatingalanguagewithoutanylinkstoapeople’scultureandwayoflifestiflestheexpressionoftheirlanguagegift.A.languageisnotonlyusedasthemaininstrumentofhumancommunication.ItalsoexpressestheworldvisionofthosewhospeakittheirwaysofusingknowledgE.Tosafeguardlanguagesisanurgentmatter.28.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotcontributetothedeathoflanguages?A.ColonialconquestsofEuropeB.Theriseofnation-statesC.AdvancesinscienceandindustrializationD.Theincreaseofhumanpopulation29.T.heunderlinedwordstiflesinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.killsB.cheerC.createsD.improve30.Theseriouseffectsofthedeathoflanguagesincludeallexceptthat_______.A.PeoplewouldfailtounderstandhowlanguagesstartedB.MonolingualismwouldleadtothelossofmulticulturalismC.LanguagekindswouldbecomeandifficultytoglobalizationD.Humanbrainswouldbecomelesscreativeinlanguages31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Tocallpeople’sattentiontotheimportanceoflanguagepreservation.B.Towarnpeopleofthenegativeresultofglobalization.C.Toexplainthereasonswhylanguagesaredyingout.D.Toarguehowimportantitisforpeopletospeakmorelanguages.

IndependencedaysaroundtheworldOrderandprogressinBrazilInoneofthemostpeacefulLatinAmericanrevolutionsBrazilwonitsfreedomafterPortugueseprinceDomPedroIdeclareditindependentofhisfather’sruleonSeptember7th1822.PakistaniprideAboldlypaintedyouthcheersforindependenceinfrontofthenationalflaginWagahaPakistanitownnearIndiA.AtmidnightonAugust15th1947theIndianIndependenceActunseated罢免theBritishRajandestablishedthetwocountries.IslamicPakistannowcelebratesitsfreedomonAugust14thwhichisalsoaMuslimholyday.IndonesiandeterminationTheProclamationofIndonesianIndependenceonAugust17th1945threwthecountryintofouryearsofwarwiththeNetherlandswhichIndonesiawonin1949.CelebratorycustomsincludethereleaseofhundredsofgreenturtlesintotheoceanfromBali’sKutaBeachandpanjatpinangagameinwhichapoleissetupcoveredwithoilyclay粘土andhungwithbicyclestelevisionsandotherprizes.WhoeverclimbsallthewaytothetopwinsthoughpeopleoftenworktogethertosplittheprizE.WhimsicalskiesinColombiaAfterprotesterstookaBogota’sstreetsonJuly20th1810theSpanishgovernoracknowledgedalimitedindependencethateventuallygavewaytofullsovereignty主权in1819.ColorfulhotairballoonshowshavepreviouslybeeninhonorofColombia’squestforfreedomandfolkdancingflagraisingceremoniesandtraditionalfoodsuchascorncakesarealsostaples主要内容oftheday.21.Themostpeacefulrevolutionofthefouristheonein____________.A.IndonesiaB.PakistanC.ColombiaD.Brazil22.WhendoesIslamicPakistancelebrateitsfreedom?A.September7th.B.August15th.C.August14th.D.July20th.23.WhatisamongthecelebratorycustomsinIndonesia?A.Thereleaseofgreenturtlesintotheocean.B.Colorfulhotairballoonshows.C.Flagraisingceremonies.D.Folkdancing.

ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobile汽车.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworld'sfirstautomobilE.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacar'spartstotheworkerinsteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrueeither.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeForD.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeople'sideasandmakethembetter.AndhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionlinE.Intheearlydaysoftheautomobilealmosteverycarmakerracedhiscars.ItwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnoticE.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Ford'smostfamousracewashisfirstonE.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.Theracewasin1901atafieldnearDetroit.Allofthemostfamouscarshadenteredbutonlytwowereleft:theWintonandFord's.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeeD.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.TheWintontookanearlyleaD.Buthalfwaythroughtheraceitbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.AndneartheendoftheracehetooktheleaD.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.Hisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewell­knownallovertheUnitedStates.WithinweeksoftheraceHenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.Inthe1903adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.That_salewasthebeginningofHenryFord'sdream.Fordsaid:IwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeoplE.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamilybutsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.ItwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployeD.AnditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodernengineeringcanproducE.ItwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownonE.TheModelTwasacarofthatkinD.Itonlycost$850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT..Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals.Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT..Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelT'swerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.42.WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1?A.Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.B.HeproducedthefirstcarintheworlD.C.Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.D.HeinventedtheproductionlinE.43.WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carrace?A.Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.B.Todrawpublicattention.C.Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.D.Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.44.ThatsaleinParagraph4refersto________.A.thesellingofFordcarsatreducedpricesB.thesaleofModelTtothemassofpeopleC.thesellingofacartoaDetroitdoctorD.thesalestargetfortheFordCompany45.WhatwasHenryFord'sdreamaccordingtothetext?A.Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.B.Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.C.Designingmorecarmodels.D.Startingmorecompanies.

Tehran:IranhasexcludedHassanKhomeinigrandsonofthefounderoftheIslamicrepublicandaclericwithtiestoreformistpoliticiansfromcontestingelectionstothecountry’spowerfulAssemblyofExperts.ThedecisionrevealedbyKhomeini’ssononTuesdaywastakenbytheGuardianCouncilaconservative-dominatedcommitteethatdecideswhocanrunforpublicofficE.KhomeiniwasamonghundredsofcandidatesruledoutofstandingfortheassemblywhichmonitorstheworkofIran’ssupremeleaderAyatollahAliKhamenei.Withaneight-yeartermofofficeits88membersmayalsoberesponsibleforpickingthe76-year-old’seventualsuccessor继承权•TherejectedcandidateshaveuntilSaturdaytoappeal.VotingfortheassemblywilltakeplaceonFebruary26thesamedayasparliamentarypolls.FollowingIran’srecentnucleardealwithworldpowersledbytheUnitedStatesbothelectionsareseenasimportanttoshapingthecountry’sfuturedirection.KhomeiniisthegrandsonofAyatollahRuhollahKhomeinitheleaderofthe1979Islamicrevolutionthatendedthereign统治ofUS—backedShahMohammadRezaPahlavi.TheelderKhomeiniafirebrandconservativewhorailedagainstpervasiveWesterninfluencediedin1989.Heremainsrevered—hisimagepresentineverypublicofficeonIranianbanknotesandoncountlessmurals壁幽inTehranandothercities.Hisgrandson’scandidacyfortheassemblywouldhavebeenthefirsttimesincethelateleader’sdeaththatthefamousfamilynamewouldhavebeenreturnedtopolitics.At43KhomeiniissignificantlyyoungerthanmostofthecurrentmembersofAssembly.ButhewasnotverifiedashavingsufficientreligiouscompetencetocontesttheballothissonsaidonhisInstagramaccountwhichhas199000followers.InapostincludingapictureofhisfatherstudyingreligioustextsAhmadKhomeinisaidtheGuardianCouncilverdictcamedespitetestimonyfromdozensofreligiousauthorities.ItbecamedefinitelastnightyesterdaythathisfatherhadnotbeenclassedasmojtahedorsufficientlylearnedinIslamtotakeaplaceontheassemblyhewrotE.A.memberoftheGuardianCouncilsaidonJanuary5thatKhomeinihadfailedtoattendaqualifyingexam.ButinhispostKhomeini’s18-year-oldsoncastdoubtonthatbeingthegroundsforhisfather’sexclusion.Inmyopinionthereasonfornon-verificationiscleartoeveryoneespeciallygiventhatsomeothers’ijtehadknowledgeinFarsihasbeenverifiedwithoutthemsittingfortheexamhewrotE.TheAssemblyofExpertsiscomprisedsolelyofclerics.A.finallistofcandidatesisexpectedonFebruary9.A.spokesmanfortheCentralElectionsSupervisingCommitteethevettingarmoftheGuardianCouncilsaid166candidateshadbeenapprovedforAssemblyelection111werenotauthorized207weredisqualifiedand158hadwithdrawn.Tensionbetweenreformistsandconservativeshasbeenhighsinceapresidentialelectionin2009sawMahmoudAhmadinejadahardlinecriticoftheWestreturnedtoofficE.59.WhatisthemainfunctionoftheGuardianCouncil?A.TocontrolAyatollahAliKhameinei.B.TodominateconservativecommitteE.C.TomonitortheworkforIran’ssupremeleader.D.TodecidewhocanrunforpublicofficeinIran.60.WhyarethetwoelectionsonFebruary26veryimportant?A.TheywillshapeIran’sfuturedirection.B.TheywillrailagainstpervasiveWesterninfluencE.C.Theywillinfluencethenucleardealwithworldpowers.D.Theywillberesponsibleforpickingthe76-year-old’seventualsuccessor.61.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordreveredinparagraph3?A.popularB.braveC.powerfulD.respected62.AccordingtotheinformationfromtheCentralElectionSupervisingCommitteehowmanycandidatesfinallycanrunfortheelection?A.166B.484C.642D.207

Warornaturaldisastersoftendestroyorcausemajordamagetosanitarysystems.Thedestructionofwastetreatmentsystemscanincreasetheriskofdiseaseandevendeathamongsurvivors.Somepeopledigholesinthegroundthatserveasindividualtoilets.Howevermicro-organismsfromhumanwastescanreachwatersuppliesandcausecholeraorotherdiseases.A.UnitedNationsteamisnowdevelopingatoiletfordisasterareas.TheexperimentalprojectiscalledeSOS—fortheEmergencySanitationOperationSystem.Thesystemislightweightandoperatesonsunlightpower.ScientistsareworkingonthetoiletattheUN’sInstituteforWaterEducationintheNetherlands.DamirBrdjanovicisheadingtheproject.Hesayshisteamhopestobringdisasterassistanceintothe21stcentury.TheeSOSsystemhasseveral‘smart’featuressuchasaself-containedenergysupplyunit.AnotherisaglobalpositioningsystemsensorverymuchliketheGPSequipmentinsomevehicles.Thereisalsoequipmentthatmeasureswastebuildup.Alloftheinformationfromthetoiletsystemcanbesharedwithanemergencyorganizationcenter.OfficialsatthecentercanthenidentifytheneedsofanaffecteddisasterareA.TheeSOSsystemcanalsorecycleliquidwastesintowaterthatcanbeusedforfarming.Thisinvolvestreatingtheurine尿液withthehelpofamembranebioreactorsystem膜生物反应器系统.ThesmarttoiletisbeingtesteD.DamirBrdjanovicandhisteamplantotestthetoiletatarefugeecampinthePhilippineslaterthisyear.Thedevelopershopethisdisasterreliefwillsavethelivesofmanyrefugees.64.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ToiletforOurFutureLifeB.MachinetoRecycleHumanWasteseC.NewTechnologytoReducetheRiskofDiseaseD.SOS—theEmergencySanitationOperationSystem65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouteSOS?A.Itweighslight.B.Itservesasindividualtoiletfordisastersurvivors.C.Itdoesn’tneedanypower.D.Itisequippedwithaglobalpositioningsystemsensor.66.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.eSOScanpreventanyriskofdiseasE.B.eSOSwillbeputintouseinthenearfuturE.C.DamirBrdjanovicholdsanegativeattitudetoeSOS.D.TheeSOSsystemcanrecycleliquidwastesintodrinkablewater.

ThelowerEastSideisneitherrichnorbeautifulbutitcanbeagoodplacetoshop.OnSundaysitsstreetsarecrowdedwithvisitorsandshopperslikethesE.TheyaretryingtofindacoatorapairofshoesatagoodpricE.MostpeopleprefertoshopinthebigdepartmentstoreslikeMacy’sGimbel’sorBloomingdale’sbecausetheretheycanfindclothingfurnituretoysandfoodinonestorE.SomepeoplelikethesmallerstoresofGreenwichVillageorotherareaswhentheyarelookingforanunusualpresent.Somestreetshaveonlyonekindofstores.Bracelets手镯andringsshineinthewindowsofCanalStreetandweddingdressesfillthestoresofGrantStreet.Therearestreetsforfurs皮大衣andinoneareathereare600shopsforantiques古玩!FifthAvenueisthemostfamousplacetoshopanditisusuallythemostexpensivE.ThereyoucanfindthelateststylesfromParisItalyorNewYork.YoucanspendthousandsofdollarsonFifthAvenueoryoucanjustwindowshopandadmirethesightsforfreE.71.HowmanykindsofshopsorstoresonthelowerEastSidearementionedinthepassage?A.Four.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.72.Ifyouwanttobuysomethingfashionabletowearyou’dbettergoto.A.GrantStreetB.thebigdepartmentstoresC.FifthAvenueD.thesmallerstoresofGreenwichVillage73.WhydoesthewritersaythatthelowerEastSidecanbeagoodplacetoshop?A.Becauseitsstreetsarecrowdedwithvisitors.B.BecausetherearelateststylefromParisItalyorNewYork.C.Becausetherearedifferentgoodsindifferentstorestheycanmeettheneedsofthevisitorsandshoppers.D.Becausewomenwantverymuchtogothereandbuybraceletsandrings.74.Theunderlinedwordswindowshopinthesentencemeans.A.putallone’sgoodsintheshop-windowB.lookatgoodsdisplayedinshop-windowsC.notonlylookatgoodsdisplayedinshop-windowbutalsowanttobuysomethingD.takemuchinterestinthegoodsandhavetheideaofbuyingsomething75.Thelastfivewordsadmirethesightsforfreeofthepassagemeans.A.getpleasurefromthesightatnocostB.buyandsellgoodsfreelyC.lookatthesightsasmuchasyoulikeD.lookatthesightwithpleasureandbuysomethingasyoulike

HappyNewYear!Everyonewillgreeteachotherwiththesewordsastheymeetoverthenextcoupleofweeks.Butitwasn’talwaysJanuarylthatmarkedtheNewYear.Atleast4000yearsagotheancientEgyptiansandBahylo-nians古巴比伦人markedthechangingoftheyear.InEgypttheyearstartedwhentheNileRiver尼罗河floodedenrichingfarmers’fieldswithsilt淤泥.ThishappenedattheendofSeptember.TheBabyloniansheldafestivalinspringonMarch23tokickoffthenextfarmingcyclE.TheBabyloniancelebrationlastedforlldays.ThedateJanuarylwaspickedbytheRomanEmperorJuliusCaesarasthechangeoftheyearwhenheestablishedhisowncalendarin46BC.ThemonthofJanuarywasnamedaftertheRomangodJanus雅努斯.Heispicturedwithtwoheads.0neheadlooksforwardandtheotherback.Theyrepresentabreakbetweentheoldandnew.Thatnewcalendarwasintimewiththesunandithasbeenuseduntilthepresentday.AroundtheworlddifferentcultureshavetheirowntraditionsforwelcomingtheNewYear.TheJapanesehangstrawropeacrossthefrontoftheirhousestokeepoutevilspiritsandbringhappinessandgoodluck.TheyalsohaveagoodlaughastheyearbeginstogetthingsstartedonaluckynotE.InIndiapeopleliketowearpinkredpurpleandwhiteflowers.Womenfavoryellowthecolorofspring.Hindusalsoleaveshrinesnexttotheirbedssotheyseebeautifulobjectswhentheywakeup.Canadiansenjoythetraditionalpolarbearswim.Peopleofallagesputontheirswimsuitsandjumpintofrozenlakes.9.WhichancientcountryhasagreateffectontheNewYearwearecelebratingnow?A.Egypt.B.RomE.C.Babylon.D.IndiA.10.What’sthemainideaofthelastthreeparagraphs?A.PeopleindifferentcountriescelebratetheNewYearindifferenttimesoftheyear.B.IndifferentcountriespeoplecelebratetheNewYearindifferentways.C.WhichcountryhasthebesttraditionforwelcomingtheNewYear?D.IndifferentcountriespeopleplaydifferentgamestocelebratetheNewYear.11.Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A.EveryonewillgreeteachotherwithHappyNewYearforseveralmonths.B.WomenfavoryellowflowersinJapanwhentheycelebratetheNewYear.C.CanadianslikeswimminginthelaketocelebratetheNewYearthoughitisverycolD.D.HumanbeingshavebeencelebratingtheNewYearfornomorethan4.000years.

ItwasoncecommontoregardBritainasasocietywithclassdistinction.Eachclasshaduniquecharacteristics.Inrecentyearsmanywritershavebeguntospeakthe'declineofclass'and'classlesssociety'inBritain.Andinmoderndayconsumersocietyeveryoneisconsideredtobemiddleclass.Butpronouncingthedeathofclassistooearly.A.recentwide-rangingsocietyofpublicopinionfound90percentofpeoplestillplacingthemselvesinparticularclass;73percentagreedthatclasswasstillavitalpartofBritishsociety;and52percentthoughttherewerestillsharpclassdifferences.ThusclassmaynotbeculturallyandpoliticallyobviousyetitremainsanimportantpartofBritishsociety.Britainseemstohavealoveofstratification.OneunchangingaspectofaBritishperson'sclasspositionisaccent.Thewordsapersonspeakstellherorhisclass.A.studyofBritishaccentsduring1970sfoundthatavoicesoundinglikeaBBCnewsreaderwasviewedasthemostattractivevoiceMostpeoplesaidthisaccentsounded'educated'and'soft'.Theaccentsplacedatthebottominthisstudyontheotherhandwereregional地区的cityaccents.Theseaccentswereseenas'common'and'ugly'.HoweverasimilarstudyofBritishaccentsintheUSturnedtheseresultsupsidedownandplacedsomeregionalaccentsasthemostattractiveandBBCEnglishastheleast.ThissuggeststhatBritishattitudestowardsaccenthavedeeprootsandarebasedonclassprejudicE.Inrecentyearshoweveryounguppermiddle-classpeopleinLondonhavebeguntoadoptsomeregionalaccentsinordertohidetheirclassorigins.ThisisanindicationofclassbecomingunnoticeD.Howeverthe1995popsong'CommonPeople'putsforwardtheviewthatthoughamiddle-classpersonmay'wanttolivelikecommonpeople'theycanneverappreciatetherealityofaworking-classlifE.21.ArecentstudyofpublicopinionshowsthatinmodernBritain________.A.itistimetoendclassdistinctionB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.itiseasytorecognizeaperson’sclassD.peopleregardthemselvessociallydifferent22.ThewordstratificationinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.A.varietyB.mostpeoplebelongtomiddleclassC.authorityD.qualification23.ThestudyintheUSshowedthatBBCEnglishwasregardedas_________.A.regionalB.educatedC.prejudicedD.unattractive24.Britishattitudestowardsaccent_________.A.havealongtraditionB.arebasedonregionalstatusC.aresharedbytheAmericansD.havechangedinrecentyears25.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThemiddleclassisexpandingB.A.person’saccentreflectshisclassC.ClassisakeypartofBritishsocietyD.Eachclasshasuniquecharacteristics.

Openedin1971theMagicKingdomwasthefirstthemeparkatWaltDisneyWorlD.AllDisneyWorldthemeparksareopen365daysayearalthoughopeningandclosingtimesforeachparkaredifferentfromdaytoday.Ifyouaretravelingwithoutkidstrytovisititonaschooldaytoavoidthelargestcrowds.IfyouneedtovisititduringaschoolvacationtryatleasttoavoidtheweekbetweenChristmasandNewYear’sDayandtheFourthofJuly.IfyouarenotstayingataDisneyWorldhotelavoidvisitingtheMagicKingdomonitsExtraMagicHoursdays.ThehotelguestsgetintotheparkearlyonthosedaysincreasingthewaitingtimeforvisitorswhoarriveatthenormalopeningtimE.BuyyourWaltDisneyWorldticketsonlineatDisneyWorld’swebsitE.Therewillbesomeadviceonpickingtherightticket.SeetheguidetoDisneyWorldtickets.Youwillalsoneedtocallinadvancetomakelunchordinnerreservations预订.Disneyacceptsreservationsthrough1-407-WDW-DINEupto180daysinadvancE.TimedoespassquicklysoyoushouldcallsixmonthsbeforeyourtriptogetalunchreservationinthecastlE.WesuggestyoushouldhaveyourlunchatCinderella’sRoyalTableforyourtour.Ifyoucan’tgetthereservationaskfortheLibertyTreeTaverninsteaD.KeepinmindthattoreachtheMagicKingdomyoumustparkatDisneyWorld’sTransportationandTicketCenterTTCparkinglottakeatram有轨电车andthentakeaboatacrosstheSevenSeasLagoontotheMagicKingdom.5.Welearnfromthepassagethat______.A.asingleadulthadbettervisittheMagicKingdomonaschooldayB.childrenarenotallowedtovisitDisneyWorldonNewYear’sDayC.DisneyWorldthemeparkshavethesameopeningandclosingtimesD.theMagicKingdomwastheearliestthemeparkintheworld6.IfyouwanttohavedinnerintheWaltDisneyWorldyoucan______.A.seetheguidetoDisneyWorldticketstoreserveatableB.use1-407-WDW-DINEtoreserveabout3monthsinadvanceC.makeacalltoreserveatablefordinnerinadvanceD.gotoCinderella’sRoyalTableortheLibertyTreeTavernatanytimeyoulike7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtopassage?A.DisneyWorldthemeparkswillbeclosedonChristmasDay.B.TheonlywaytogetWaltDisneyWorldticketsistobuythemonlinE.C.TheMagicKingdomhasExtraMagicHourseveryday.D.VisitorshavetoreachtheMagicKingdombytramandthenboat.

Womenarestillunderrepresentedintopacademicpositions.Oneofthepossibleexplanationsforthisistheincreasingimportanceofobtainingresearchfunding.Womenareoftenlesssuccessfulinthisthanmen.PsychologyresearchersDr.RomyvanderLeeandprofessorNaomiEllemersinvestigatedwhetherthisdifferencealsooccursattheNetherlandsOrganisationforScientificResearchNWOandexaminedpotentialexplanations.TheresearcherswereassignedbyNWOtocarryoutthisstudyaspartofthebroaderevaluationofNWO'sproceduresanditsgenderdiversitypolicy.Theaimwastogainmoreinsightintothecausesofthedifferencesinawardingratesformaleandfemaleapplicantsforresearchfunding.TheanalysisaddressedanimportanttalentprogrammeofNWOtheVenigrant.WhoeverreceivesthisgranthasagreaterchanceofobtaininganimportantappointmentatauniversitysaysNaomiEllemers.VanderLeeandEllemersinvestigatedalltheapplicationssubmittedbymaleandfemaleresearchersoveraperiodofthreeyears:atotalof2823applications.UnderthedirectionofNWOtheseapplicationswereassessedbyscientificcommitteesconsistingofmenandwomen.Theresultsdemonstratethattheawardingratesforfemaleapplicants14.9%aresystematicallylowerthanthoseformaleapplicants17.7%.Ifwecomparetheproportionofwomenamongtheapplicantswiththeproportionofwomenamongthoseawardedfundingweseealossof4%saidEllemers.ThestudyrevealsthatwomenarelesspositivelyevaluatedfortheirqualitiesasresearcherthanmenarE.Interestinglytheresearchproposalsofwomenandmenareevaluatedequallypositively.InotherwordsthereviewersseenodifferenceinthequalityoftheproposalsthatmenandwomensubmitsaysRomyvanderLeE.Insearchforapossiblecauseforthedifferencesinawardingratesandevaluationstheresearchersalsoinvestigatedthelanguageuseintheinstructionsandformsusedtoassessthequalityofapplications.ThisclearlyrevealedtheoccurrenceofgenderedlanguagE.Thewordsthatareusedtoindicatequalityarefrequentlywordsthatwereestablishedinpreviousresearchasreferringmainlytothemalegenderstereotypesuchaschallengingandexcellent.RomyvanderLeeexplains:Asaresultitappearsthatmenmoreeasilysatisfytheassessmentcriteriabecausethesebetterfitthecharacteristicsstereotypicallyassociatedwithmen.InresponsetotheresultsofthisresearchNWOwilldevotemoreattentiontothegenderawarenessofreviewersinitsmethodsandprocedures.Itwillalsobeinvestigatedwhichchangestotheassessmentproceduresandcriteriacanmoststronglycontributetomoreequalchancesformenandwomentoobtainresearchfunding.ThiswillincludeanexaminationofthelanguageusedbyNWO.NWOchairJosEngelenssaidTheresearchhasyieldedvaluableresultsandinsights.Basedontherecommendationsmadebytheresearcherswewillthereforefocusinthecomingperiodonthedevelopmentofevidence-basedmeasurestoreducethedifferenceinawardingrates.62.VanderLeeandEllemerscarriedouttheresearchtofindoutwhether____________.A.womenarelesssuccessfulthanmenintopacademicpositionsB.femaleapplicantsareatadisadvantageingettingresearchfundingC.NOW’sproceduresandgenderdiversitypolicyenhancefairplayD.thereareequalchancesformenandwomentobeadmittedtoauniversity63.VanderLeeandEllemers’studyshowsthat_____________.A.grantreceiversweremorelikelytogetappointmentsatuniversitiesB.menapplicantsforresearchfundingoutnumberedwomenapplicantsC.theresearchproposalsofwomenareequallytreatedwiththoseofmenD.thereviewershavenarrowprejudicedconceptionsofwomencandidates64.Whatmightbethemaincauseforthedifferencesinawardingratesandevaluations?A.Thewordsusedintheinstructionsandforms.B.Thereviewers’preferencetoapplications.C.Themethodsandproceduresforevaluation.D.ThevagueandunclearassessmentcriteriA.65.WhatwillNWOprobablydonextinresponsetotheresultsofthisresearch?A.Eliminatepossibilitiesfordifferenceinawardingrates.B.Designalanguageexaminationforallthereviewers.C.Emphasizetheimportanceofgenderawareness.D.ImprovetheassessmentproceduresandcriteriA.

OdetoPeacenotliketheKoreandramaDescendantsoftheSunitisaninnovativeplayperformedbynearly1000studentsandteachersfromanartcollegeinDalianwasstagedattheGreatHallofthePeopleonTuesday.Itwasloudlyapplaudedbyanaudienceofover6000includingdiplomatsandoverseasstudents.WetrytoadvocatethethemeofourtimewhileprovidingmorepracticestoourstudentsandteacherssaidWangXianjunchairmanoftheboardofDalianArtCollegewhichorganizedtheperformancE.Theplayshowedpeople’sdesireforworldpeacebyreawakeningthememoriesofhistoricalevents.ItpresentedthetripsofimperialenvoyZhangQiantotheWesternregionsthatopeneduptheworld-famousSilkRoadthevoyageofZhengHewholedtradeexpeditionstowestAsiaandeastAfricaandmemoriesofWorldWarⅡ.TheperformancecombinedsymphonyChinesefolkmusicchorusandrecitationaswellascolorfuldancesfeaturingChinesedrumandlongsleevesIndiandanceSpanishflamencodanceandRussiafolkdancE.I’msurethatourstudentsandteacherswillcherishthisperformanceattheGreatHall.DefinitelytheyarethebiggestbeneficiariesWangsaiD.TheAdministrativeCommitteeofDalianJinpuNewDistrictandthecollegesponsoredtheperformancewithsupportfromtheChinesePeople’sAssociationforFriendshipwithForeignCountriesChinaFriendshipArtExchangeAssociationandtheAdministrativeCommitteeofDalianJinpuNewDistrict.Arthasnonationality.DAC’spracticeinadvocatingChineseculturethroughartcouldbeacceptablesaidWangHeshangeneralsecretaryoftheartexchangeassociation.WehopeDACcancontributemoretonon-governmentalartexchangewithpeoplefromothercountrieshesaiD.28.WhichisTRUEaboutOdetoPeace?A.Itadvocatedthethemeofdevelopment.B.ItwasatraditionalperformancE.C.ItwashighlythoughtofbytheaudiencE.D.ItwasorganizedbyGreatHallofthePeoplE.29.WhichisNOTreferredtointheperformance?A.TheconstructionoftheGreatHall.B.MemoriesofWorldWarⅡ.C.ImperialenvoyZhangQiantotheWesternregions.D.ThevoyageofZhengHE.30.WhatcanwelearnfromWangHeshan’swords?A.Artplaysanimportantpartinculturalcommunication.B.Artbelongstoacertainnationality.C.Non-governmentalartisdevelopingslowly.D.DACshouldlearnfrompeopleinothercountries.31.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.DescendantsoftheSunB.OdetoPeaceC.IntroductiontoDalianArtCollegeD.NewSilkRoad

TheUnitedStatesCapitolDomeinWashingtonDCisrecognizedaroundtheworldasasymboloftheU.S.government.SincelastNovemberthedomehasbeensurroundedbymetalpolesorscaffolding脚手架andheavyclothaspartofarepairproject.ThelastmajorrepairworkontheU.S.Capitoltookplacein1960.Sincethenthedomehasbecomeweatheredandworn.TheArchitectoftheCapitolgroupreportsthedomehasmorethan1000narrowbreaksonitssurfaceandotherdamagE.Thedomewascompletedaround1863.U.S.SenateHistorianDonRitchiesaysthedome’scastironframeisatspecialriskofweathering.Thecapitoldomebeingcastironhasbeenhitbylightningcountlesstimes.Andsothecurrentconstructionistorepairtheleakstofillthecrackstotakeoffexcess多余的layersofpaint.Workersareremovingoldpaint.Theycoveredalargepartofthebuildinginplasticandaspecialclothtoprotectworkersfromthewindandotherelements.Muchoftheworkisdoneatnightwhenlawmakersarenotinthebuilding.SomerecentvisitorstotheCapitolwereunhappyaboutitscurrentappearancE.TheyhadhopedtogetapictureoftheusuallyshiningdomE.JoycesaidItwasdramaticandveryfantasticandallwhitebutwhenIcomeheretodayitisunderconstructionsomyfamilycannotseeitclearlyitiskindofadisappointment.Othersweremoreunderstandingoftherepairs.RickJonesanothervisitorsaidIt’salittleinconvenientforusnottoseethedomebutyouhavetothinkaboutthefutureandthepeoplewillbecomingtothisplaceforcenturies...andyouknowtherejustneedstobepreventivemaintenancE.Iamnotupsetwiththatatall.TheprojectisexpectedtotakemorethantwoyearstocompletE.ThedomeshouldbereadyfortheinaugurationofanewpresidentinJanuary2017.32.WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheUnitedStatesCapitolDomeis______.A.wornbyexposuretotheweatherB.surroundedbymanyrepairprojectsC.wellmaintainedandinexcellentconditionD.acknowledgedasasymboloftheU.K.government33.AccordingtoDonRitchiethepresentrepairworkinvolves______.A.stoppingtheleaksB.changingtheframeC.removingtheoldpaintD.replacingthelightsE.fillingthenarrowbreaksA.abcB.bcdC.bdeD.ace34.WhichofthefollowingcandescribetherecentvisitorstotheCapitol?A.TheycouldgetaclearlookatthedomE.B.Theywereimpressedbythewhitedome’sfantasticbeauty.C.TheyhelddifferentviewsontheCapitol’scurrentappearancE.D.TheywerealldisappointedatthesightoftheCapitolbuilding.35.Theunderlinedwordinaugurationinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans______.A.tourB.takingofficeC.interviewD.takingphotos

Weallhatespeedcamerasdon’twe?They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickuscostuscoldhardcashdisturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.Wellhere’sasurprisingthing:whatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFranceacountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.Therewere16617roaddeathsin1972inFranceforexamplebutthatdroppedto8412by1995followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1990andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in1995.Lastyeartheroaddeathsdroppedbelow5000forthefirsttimeor4.9percentlessthan2004.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2005that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.Andguesswhat?LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.Okayyouknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-incomebutitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.A.three-hourwine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.Travellingonthehighwaysitisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedregularly.Maybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparency透明bygovernmentratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.16.Generallyitseemstomostpeoplethatspeedcamerasareusedto.A.makemoneyforthegovernmentB.slowdownthetrafficC.lowertheroadaccidentsD.helpusdriveproperly17.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.FrancehasaverypoorrecordofroadsafetyB.we’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassavelivesC.FrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliain2005D.Francedoessuccessfullyincontrollingroadaccidents18.WhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothispassage?A.Compulsoryseatbelt.B.Loweringbloodalcohollimit.C.Placingmorespeedcameras.D.EatinginashortertimE.19.NowyoucanseldomseeinFrance.A.peopledriveataspeedoflessthan130km/hB.lunchtimelastslonghourswithdrunkpeoplerushingbacktoofficeC.driversdriveaccordingtothetrafficlightsD.policeconducttrafficinstreets20.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordconcealmentinthelastparagraphmean?A.Secrecy.B.Openness.C.Strictness.D.Harmony.

Scatteredaroundtheglobearemorethan100smallregionsofisolatedvolcanicactivityknowntogeologistsashotspots.Unlikemostoftheworld'svolcanoestheyarenotalwaysfoundattheboundariesofthegreatdriftingplatesthatmakeuptheearth'ssurface;onthecontrarymanyofthemliedeepintheinterior内部ofaplatE.Mostofthehotspotsmoveonlyslowlyandinsomecasesthemovementoftheplatespastthemhaslefttrailsofdeadvolcanoes.Thehotspotsandtheirtrailsaremilestonesthatmarkthepassageoftheplates.ThattheplatesaremovingisnowbeyonddisputE.AfricaandSouthAmericaforexamplearemovingawayfromeachotherasnewmaterialisinjectedintotheseafloorbetweenthem.ThecomplementarycoastlinesandcertaingeologicalfeaturesthatseemtospantheoceanareremindersofwherethetwocontinentswereoncejoineD.Therelativemotionoftheplatescarryingthesecontinentshasbeenconstructedindetailbutthemotionofoneplatewithrespecttoanothercannotreadilybetranslatedintomotionwithrespecttotheearth'sinterior.Itisnotpossibletodeterminewhetherbothcontinentsaremovinginoppositedirectionsorwhetheronecontinentisstationaryandtheotherisdriftingawayfromit.Hotspotsanchoredinthedeeperlayersoftheearthprovidethemeasuringinstrumentsneededtoresolvethequestion.Fromananalysisofthehot-spotpopulationitappearsthattheAfricanplateisstationaryandthatithasnotmovedduringthepast30millionyears.ThesignificanceofhotspotsisnotconfinedtotheirroleasaframeofreferencE.Itnowappearsthattheyalsohaveanimportantinfluenceonthegeophysicalprocessesthatpropel推动theplatesacrosstheglobE.WhenacontinentalplatecometorestoverahotspotthematerialrisingfromdeeperlayercreatesabroaddomE.Asthedomegrowsitdevelopsseedfissures细小裂纹;inatleastafewcasesthecontinentmaybreakentirelyalongsomeofthesefissuressothatthehotspotinitiatestheformationofanewocean.Thusjustasearliertheorieshaveexplainedthemobilityofthecontinentssohotspotsmayexplaintheirmutability易变性.74.Theauthorbelievesthat_____________.A.themotionoftheplatescorrespondstothatoftheearth'sinteriorB.thegeologicaltheoryaboutdriftingplateshasbeenprovedtobetrueC.thehotspotsandtheplatesmoveslowlyinoppositedirectionsD.themovementofhotspotsprovesthecontinentsaremovingapart75.ThatAfricaandSouthAmericawereoncejoinedcanbesupportedbythefactthat___________.A.thetwocontinentsarestillmovinginoppositedirectionsB.theyhavebeenfoundtosharecertaingeologicalfeaturesC.theAfricanplateshasbeenstablefor30millionyearsD.over100hotspotsarescatteredallaroundtheglobe76.Thehot-spottheorymayproveusefulinexplaining____________.A.thestructureoftheAfricanplatesB.therevivalofdeadvolcanoesC.themobilityofthecontinents+D.theformationofnewoceans77.Thepassageismainlyabout______________.A.thefeaturesofvolcanicactivitiesB.theimportanceofthetheoryaboutdriftingplatesC.thesignificanceofhotspotsingeophysicalstudiesD.theprocessoftheformationofvolcanoes

TimeforKidsTFKgetsthegreatnewsonthecoolesttoysfor2014atthe111thAmericanInternationalToyFair.What’sfourdayslongbiggerthansevenfootballfieldsandfilledwiththousandsoftoys?It’sToyFair2014!EachyearhundredsoftoycompaniesfromacrossthecountrycometogetherinNewYorkCity.Allkindsofproductsareshownasawaytoknowwhat’stocomeinthenewyear.Thisyear’strends款式includeoversizetoys.In2014everythingisreallybigandreallyouttheresaysAdrienneAppellatoy-trendsexpert.ToyFairisthelargesttoytradeshowintheWesternHemisphere西半球.Toy-storebuyersgototheeventtodecidewhichtoystheymaywanttosellduringtheholidayseason.MembersofthemedialikeTFKgotothefairtoreportbackonallthecooltrends.UnfortunatelyToyFairisnotopentothepubliC.Thisyear’sToyFairwasthebiggestinits111-yearhistory.Morethan1000toycompaniesshowedproductsfromsimplecardgamestohigh-techrobots.LargerThanLifewasaToyFairfavoritE.ThistrendisallaboutbigtoyswithabigplayvaluE.ThoughitisallfunandgamesatToyFairwesawlotsofproductsmakingapushtowardseducationwithSTEAM.Thatstandsforsciencetechnologyengineeringartandmath.Thistrendincludeswordgames.Andofcoursewesawsomesupercoolhigh-techgames.TechnologyisalwaysgoingtoinfluencetoyssaysAppell.Thisyearwesawlotsof3Dgamesandrobots.Toknowmoreinformationabouttheeventclick点击heretowatchthevideo.32.WhatcanweinferfromToyFair2014?A.Toysarebecomingmoreeducationalthanfun.B.Robotsaregreatfavoritesofbuyers.C.Bigtoyswillbepopularthisyear.D.Simplecardgameswilldisappearonthemarket.33.What’sspecialaboutToyFair2014?A.Itisthelargest.B.Itisthelongest.C.Itsellsallofitstoys.D.It’sheldinNewYorkCity.34.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.KidslovetoysB.Toy-storesinNewYorkCityC.TechnologychangestoysD.Timefortoys35.Thetextistakenfroma_____.A.websiteB.newspaperC.magazineD.Textbook

Sixth-graderIvoryKellyfinishedupanEnglishassignmentattheblackboarD.Then...Ping!Ping!HefeltsomethinghittinghisheaD.The12-year-oldknewjustwhowasdissinghim.HeturnedaroundandshoutedatDeAngelaByrD.DeAngelaclaimedshewasinnocent.ThenshecalledIvoryaguineapig.Hosemouth!heshoutedback.TheirteacherLindaManndidn’tsendthemtotheprincipal.Shedidn’tevenmakethemstandinthehall.Insteadshesentthemtoworkthingsoutinasmallstorageroom.TheroomisGlengarryElementary’smediationcenter调解中心.Mediationinschoolisawaytosolveconflictswithouthavingteacherspunishstudents.Kidscalledmediatorsaretrainedtolistentoclassmatesaccusedofmisbehavingorfighting.Withouttakingsidesthemediatorshelptroubledkidscomeupwiththeirownsolutions.Itusuallytakesnomorethan15minutes.AtGlengarry30studentsfromthirdthroughsixthgradesaretrainedtosettlefights.Aftercalmlydiscussingtheattackandnamecallingwithsixth-grademediatorsMichaelReeseandTracieThackerIvoryandDeAngelasignedapromisenottomesswitheachother.ManyU.S.elementaryschoolsarestartingtogivekidsmoreresponsibilityfordisciplinE.Inthepast10yearsone-tenthofthenation’s86000publicschoolshavestartedprogramstoresolveconflictsmostlyinmiddleorhighschools.Buteducatorswanttobeginmoremediationprogramssooner.Theysayelementary-agekidsareevenbetterattalkingabouttheirfeelingsanddecidingonafairsolutionthanolderkidsare!WhenateacherorprincipalisnotinvolvedkidstalkmorefreelysaysGlengarryPrincipalLoraineJohnson.Sofarmediationseemstoworkwell.Inonesurveyof115Ohioelementaryschoolswithmediationprogramstwooutofthreenotedadecreaseinfightsandmorethanhalfsaidfewerkidswerebeingsenttotheprincipal’sofficE.InNewMexicoreportsofbadbehaviorinelementaryschoolshavedropped85%sincemediationprogramsbegan.4.Theunderlinedworddissinginparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______.A.attemptingB.insultingC.laughingatD.helping5.Studentstrainedinthemediation______.A.areneutralnevertakingsidesB.provideasolutionforthetroubledkidsC.accusestudentsofmisbehavingorfightingD.decideonthepunishmentformisbehavingstudents6.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisfalse?A.Teachersarenotmediatorsandwon’tgivejudgments.B.Mediationprogramsinschoolsseemtoreducemisbehavior.C.Elementary-agechildrenareabletosolveconflictsamongschoolmates.D.Mediationprogramsencouragestudentstoworkwithteacherstosolveconflicts.7.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Don’tMesswithEachOtherB.A.DropinMisbehaviorC.KeeptheGrownupsOutofItD.StricterDisciplinePromotesBehavior

Thisyear’sWorldFoodPrizewillhonortwoleadersofhunger-fightinggroupsbasedintheUnitedStates.ThewinnersareDavidBeckmannofBreadfortheWorldandJoLuckofHeiferInternational.Theywillsharetheprizeof250000dollars.TheWorldFoodPrizeusuallygoestoresearchersortoppolicyofficials.Thisisthefirsttimeitwillrecognizetheworkofnongovernmentalgroups.HeiferInternationalprovidesdonatedanimalsandtrainingtofarmersin50countries.JoLuckremainspresidentuntilnextyear.Underherleadershipthegroup’sbudgetgrewfromlessthan10000000dollarstomorethan130000000dollars.JoLuckPeoplepassontheirgiftsofnotjustanimalsbutalsogiftsoftrainingandleadership.Wehaveseencaseswherewehavebeengone5and10yearsandwegobackandtheyhavedevelopedroadsandbuiltschoolsandtheyhaveothercommunitiesreceivingtheanimalsandthetraining.Youjustgivethemthoseresourcesandthattrainingandopportunityandyoucannotholdthemback.ShetoldthestoryofawomanfromapoorvillageinZimbabwE.A.familymemberhelpedsendhertoschoolintheUnitedStateswithearningsfromadonatedmilkgoat.ShereceivedadoctoraldegreE.JoLuckThatiswhatagoatdiD.ThatisoneexamplE.Theanimalisonlythecatalyst催化剂.Thatisthebeginningofmanyotherthingsthatfollow.DavidBeckmannbecamepresidentofBreadfortheWorldin1991.HeisaneconomistandaChristianclergyman牧师.BreadfortheWorldorganizespeoplefromreligiousandnon-religiousgroupstowritecallandvisitmembersofCongress国会.Thepurposeistosupportmeasurestoimprovethelivesofthepoor.DavidBeckmannpointstobigincreaseinAmericandevelopmentassistancE.HesaidIthinkthatwouldnothavehappenedwithoutthesupportofhundredsofthousandsofpeopleandchurchesthatarepartofBreadfortheWorldandthatkeepthepressureontheirmembersofCongressTheprizecommitteealsocreditedhiseffortswithhelpingtoincreaseaidtoneedyfamiliesintheUnitedStates.21.TheWorldFoodPrizehonors________.A.peoplewhofightagainsthungerB.researchersortoppolicyofficialsC.peoplefromnongovernmentalgroupsD.peoplewhohaveadvancedhumandevelopment22.WhydoesJoLuckreceivetheprize?A.Underherleadershippeopledeveloproadsandbuildschools.B.ShehasservedHeiferInternationalforalmost20years.C.UnderherleadershipHeiferInternationalhelpsfarmersin50countries.D.Shemakesthegroup’sbudgetgrowtomorethan130million.23.WhathasDavidBeckmanndonetodeservetheprize?A.Hehastrainedfarmersin50countries.B.HehasmadeagreatcontributiontosciencE.C.HehasledBreadfortheWorldformorethan20years.D.Hehasaimedtosupportmeasurestoimprovethelivesofthepoor.

Challengeisanopportunity:tomakeitgoldoratoughstoneitonlydependsonyou.Everytimeyouovercomeachallengeitwillliftyouupbuildyoustrongandmakeiteasierforyoutoovercomeyournexttrial.ButifyousurrendertothechallengeitwilldownsizeyoubreakapieceofconfidenceinyouandmakeitharderforyoutoovercomeitthenexttimE.It’slikebuildingmuscles—themoreyoutrainthemthestrongertheywillbecomE.Iusedtobeaninactiveperson.IwassittingbehindmydeskatworkforeighttoninehourseverydaycommutingtoworkandeverywhereelsebytaxiandsubwaysittinginmycouchathomeandsleepingforonethirdofmylifeinthebeD.Iwasinvolvedwithzeroexerciseatthattimeandlivedwithverylowenergyandspiriteveryday.ThenIfinallyfeltsickofitandchosetoaddsomemovementtomylifE.Ichangedmyofficejobintoapart-timeoneandappliedforanotherpart-timejobworkinginabar.SoImademyselfstandhoursandwalkaroundcustomersallthetimE.Thefirstdayswereastandinghell.MyfeetwerescreamingYoufatlady!alldayandnight.ButIstuckthrougheveryminuteIwantedtogiveuptellingmyselfEverybodyinthisbusinessstandsfullhoursjustfinE.Youcandefinitelydoittoo!Let’shangonforoneweekfirst.AfterthatoneweekthoughwithsoremuscleseverywhereIstillcameupwiththeconclusionthatThisisactuallybearablE.SoIhungonanotherweekthenonemoreafterthatuntilit’sbeenfourmonthsnowandIfeelascomfortableasafishinitspondtostand20hoursaweekinthebar.AndIdidn’tonlystandinthebarforthosefourmonths.Itwasjustasmalltriggerthatactivatedtherestoftherevolution.Isoonfellinlovewithbicycling.Irodemybicycletoworktomeetingsandtomanyromanticspotsinthetown.Iwasontheroadforaminimumofonehoureveryday.Ialsogotmyselfinvolvedinastand-upcomputerprojectandwasstandingatthecomputerfourhourseverydayonaveragE.Ithasbecomemymostcomfortablepositiontoplaywiththecomputernow.Ialsotouchedupmylifewithdancingandstretching.WhenevermybodyfeelsstiffIgivemyselfagoodstretchingandaroundofdancingtooifthemoodistherE.BasicallyIbecamequiteanactivepersonnowandthisisnotatallhardasIimaginedinmycouchforthepastyears.IamsohappythatImadethefirsttinystepstowalkoutofmycomfortzonE.SoonIwascatchingupwiththerhythmsandrunningspontaneously.Sowhatisthechallengethatyouareafraidof?Faceitnowconqueritandletitmakeyouevenstronger.Ifyouaretootimidtospeakupforyourselfindailylifethenregardlessofyourfearsforceyourselftosayonewordoutofthehearteveryday.AtfirstyouwillonlymumblenonsenseandtotallysoundlikeanerD.Butjustkeepthrowingtheballsyouwilleventuallyhitsometargetsandorganizeclearsentences.Ifyouaresufferinginyourcurrentlifebutdon’tthinkyoudeserveabetteronethenyouwillkeeplivingintheterriblesituation.TobreathenewairyouneedtostepoutofyourdeadzonE.OnceyoucheerupandmakethefirstcourageousstepthenaddingafewmorestepsisnotthatabigdealandsoonyouwillwalkfartherawayfromthecaveyouhateD.Itisalwayseasiertodonothingaboutthechallengeandremaininthecurrentstatus.ButIstronglysuggestyouchooseaharderchoicefightwithyourchallengeandletitliftyoutoahigherpositionwithmorebeautifulviews.Onceyougetstartedwiththrowingafewboldpunchesintolifeyouwillsoonfeelcomfortabletoboxwiththoseopponentsyouthoughtsotoughandtall.Andlateryouwillgetsogoodatyourskillsthatyoumustcallinstrongercompetitorstotheringtomatchthegameandhavemorefun.Bethataspiring有志向的boxerinyourlifE.55.Inthepassagebuildingmusclesiscomparedto______.A.buildingyourbodystrongB.becomingconfidentC.overcomingachallengeD.encouragingyourself56.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5wecaninferthat______.A.theauthorbegantoexercisebydifferentmeanstobecomeanactivepersonB.theauthorwasabletobearthesoremusclesandthuscouldhangonforfourmonthsC.theauthoronlystoodinthebarforthosefourmonthsanddidnothingelseD.theauthorfeltcomfortableandcouldstandinthebarforanotherfourmonths57.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThewriterusedtoexercisealotandenjoyedherlifE.B.Thepart-timejobinabarinvolvedsmilingandtalkingtocustomers.C.AfteroneweekthewriterthoughtworkinginabarwastolerablE.D.Whenthewriter’sbodyfeelsstiffsheoftentriestolifthermooD.58.Toimprovepoorspeakingyouareexpectedto______.A.forceyourselftosaysomethingeverydayB.throwtheballsC.organizeclearsentencesD.mumblenonsense59.Whatisthelastparagraphintendedtoconvey?A.Weshouldkeeplivinginthecurrentsituationandhavemorefun.B.WeshouldstepoutofthedeadzoneandfightwiththechallengE.C.Itisnecessaryforustoboxwithstrongercompetitorsandimproveourskills.D.Itischallengingtobecomeaskillfulboxerwhocandefeattoughandtallopponents.60.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtobeanActivePersonB.LifeisWonderfulC.aPart-timeJobD.TheBeautyinChallenge

ChristmasEvewastomorrow.IhopedoneofthepackagesthatheldacamerahadalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastreE.ItwastheonlythingIwanteD.Ihadbeendroppinghintstomyparents.Ilovetakingphotos.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom'soldcamerA.I'malwaystryingtocapturethoseperfectmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscenebutmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort.IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorningsoIwentonahuntinmymom'sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor—abigpinkcat.IfeltsodisappointeD.Momseemedtonoticethatandshetriedtocheermeup.StacyIgotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!Ican'twaitIsaiD.ThenextdayIcouldn'twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.MommayItalktoyouforasecond?Suredear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?sheaskeD.Andsoitcame—howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat.StacythatcatisforyoursisterJulia!shesaidwithasmilE.ThenwhatamIgetting?IaskeD.ShejustsmileD.You'llhavetowaitandseE.NextmorningIhappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetreE.Ipulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofind...Mycamera!Thankyou!IsaidtobothDadandMom.DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJuliaMomandmE.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorningItooklotsofphotoswithmycamera—mylittlesistermakingafacemyparentsgivingmeasoftsmile—andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:lovE.34.TheunderlinedphrasedroppinghintsinParagraph1means_____.A.talkingoftenB.suggestingindirectlyC.sendingpresentsD.takingpictures35.WhydidStacyfeeldisappointedatfirst?A.Hermothercouldn'tunderstandheratall.B.Hermotherdidn'tbuyheranyChristmasgift.C.Shemistookhersister'sChristmasgiftforhers.D.Shedidn'tfindherpresentinhermom'sroom.36.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.hermotherboughtStacyacameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointmentB.hermotherknewwhatgiftStacywantedforChristmasC.Stacythoughtit'sOKtohaveanoldcameraD.StacyfinallygothergiftonChristmasEve37.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.ChristmasgiftaswishedB.LoveismoreimportantthangiftsC.A.wonderfulChristmas.D.Lovecannotbebought

UnitedStatesPresidentGeorgeW.Bushisexpectedtoissueadirectiveinthenextfewweeks.ItwillgivetheUSAirForceagreenlightforthedevelopmentofspaceweaponsUSmediareportedlastweek.ThiswouldpotentiallysetoffanewglobalarmsracesomeexpertshavewarneD.TokeepthatfromhappeninglastWednesdaytheWhiteHouseexplainedthatitwasnotconsideringputtingweaponsinspacE.ItsaiditwasmakingashiftinUSspacepolicytoallowforprotectionofsatellites.ButsomedefenseanalystsandarmscontroladvocatesarguethatthepolicywillpavethewayfortheUStoputbothdefensiveandoffensiveweaponsinspacE.NooneshouldbefooledsaidTheresaHitchesanAmericanweaponsexpert.TheUSisnowrestrictedbya1996directivesignedbyPresidentBillClinton.PlansforspaceweaponswerevetoedbytheClintoncabinet.Thedirectiveemphasizedthepeacefuluseofspaceinagreementwithalmostundividedglobalopinion.TheUSmilitaryhasplacedimportanceonspaceandhassentupnumeroussatellitesfortroopcommunicationsandtoprovideintelligenceanddatatoguidebombstotheirtargets.TheUSAirForcewantstodevelopspacebasedweaponsthatcouldstriketargetsanywhereintheworldwithin90minutesofreceivingtheordertoopenfirE.ThesenewweaponsunderdevelopmentcoverawiderangE.Theyincludehunterkillersatellites杀手卫星andorbitingweapons沿轨道运行的武器系统.AndtheyuselasersradiowavesorevendensemetaltubesknownasRodsfromGoddroppedfromspacetodothedamagE.Therearemanybarrierstothesettingupofthiskindofprogramexpertssay.Firstiscost.ItisestimatedthatthebudgetmaybeUS＄220billiontoUS＄1trillion.Thetechnicaldifficultiesofdevelopingreliablespaceweaponsarealsoaproblem.AndthemovewilldrawstrongcriticismfromaroundtheworlD.ExpertsworryaboutsettingoffaspacearmsracE.29.Thenewsreportmainlydealswith._____.A.USMilitaryPlansB.TheGlobalArmsRaceC.AComparisonbetweenTwopresidentsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandtheWorldPeace30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsarementionedinthepassageabove?A.PresidentGeorgeW.Bushsupportsspaceweapondevelopment.B.TheUSspaceweaponprojectisverycostly.C.TheAmericanspacebasedweaponstobedevelopedwillbeabletotargetanyplaceontheearth.D.TheUSmilitaryhasfewdifficultieswiththedevelopmentofspaceweapons.E.ThespaceweaponprogramwillthreatenworldpeacE.f.ClintongovernmentwaspoorerthanBushgovernment.A.bdefB.acdfC.bcdeD.abce31.Afterreadingthispassageitcanbeinferredthat.A.USgovernmenthaslittledifficultyindevelopingnewweaponsB.TheWhiteHouseisrightinexplainingthatUSnewspacepolicyaimstoprotectsatellitesC.GeorgeW.Bush’sdirectivetobeissuedwillbeagainstglobalopinionsD.PresidentGeorgeW.BushandBillClintonsharealotincommon32.Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheupcomingspaceweapondevelopmentis.A.supportiveandoptimisticB.criticalandworriedC.excitedandcontentD.indifferentbutalittleencouraged

TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublished发行tomark标志thegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscamethehostcountriesaswellasthenon-hostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthoseGames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.27.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics___________.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer28.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce________.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.30.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.FootballD.Skating.

Decision-makingunderStressAnewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesanddisadvantagescausingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative负面的consequencesofadecision.Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictableways.StressaffectshowpeoplelearnsaysProfessorMaraMather.Peoplelearnbetteraboutpositivethannegativeoutcomesunderstress.Forexampletworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages影像witheitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperimentsomeoftheparticipantswerefirststressedbyhavingtogiveaspeechanddodifficultmathproblemsinfrontofanaudience;intheothersomewerestressedbyhavingtokeeptheirhandsinicewater.Inbothcasesthestressedparticipantsrememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythanthosewhohadn’tgonethroughthestress.Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesorsmokingacigarettewhileunderstress–atthosemomentsonlythepleasureassociatedwithsuchactivitiescomestominD.Butthefindingsfurthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadoubleeffect.NotonlyarerewardingexperiencesrememberedbetterbutnegativeconsequencesarealsoeasilyrecalleD.Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenandwomen.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunderstresstheirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksintheexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhichrisk-takingcanpayoffbigmenmaytendtodobetterwhencautionweighsmorehoweverwomenwillwin.Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsareriskymightalsohelpexplainwhywomenarelesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:theymaymoreoftenavoidmakingtheriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendto______.A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemoryB.recallconsequencesmoreeffortlesslyC.makeriskydecisionsmorefrequentlyD.learnasubjectmoreeffectively30.Accordingtotheresearchstressaffectspeoplemostprobablyintheir______.A.waysofmakingchoicesB.preferenceforpleasureC.toleranceofpunishmentsD.responsestosuggestions31.Theresearchhasprovedthatinastressfulsituation______.A.womenfinditeasiertofallintocertainhabitsB.menhaveagreatertendencytoslowdownC.womenfocusmoreonoutcomesD.menaremorelikelytotakerisks

Homonym:awordthathasthesamespellingandthesamepronunciationasanotherworldbutadifferentmeaningSamespellingdifferentmeaningImaginethenasituationwheretwowordsarespeltandpronouncedexactlythesamewaybuthavecompletelydifferentmeanings.Welcometotheworldofhomonyms.Takeforexampletheword‘fail’—itcanbeakindoffestivalandadjectivetodescribethecolorofyourhairorhowyoushouldplayagamE.Don’ttakeitliterallySohowdoyouknowwhichmeaningsomeoneisreferringto?—Youdon’texceptbythecontext.Obviouslyifsomeoneasksyouto‘givethemahand’theydon’twantyoutoremovewhatisattheendofyourarm.What’sinaname?Sometimeseventhecontextdoesn’thelpmuch—theresultcanbeamusing.Thesesentencesplaywiththedoublemeaningofanoun:IusedtobeabankerbutIlostinterest.Haveyouheardaboutthecross-eyedteacherwhocouldn’tcontrolhispupils?Asmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphonedtoaskhowhewasthenursesaid:‘Nochangeyet’.MoreambiguityAndtheseexamplesplaywiththedifferentmeaningsofaverb:Iwonderedwhytheballwasgettingbigger.ThenithitmE.Nooneknewshehadadentalimplantuntilitcameoutinaconversation.Aboiledegginthemorningishardtobeat.DoubletroubleAndsometimesawordcanbeanounandaverbbuthavedifferentmeanings.Canyouworkthisoneout?Timeflieslikeanarrow.FruitflieslikeabananA.IfyoulikethesehomonymsyouwillbepleasedtoknowthatEnglishhasplentymore!ExplanationsofjokesinthetextIusedtobebankerbutIlostinterest.Ibecameboredwiththejob/IlostmoneyHaveyouheardaboutthecross-eyedteacherwhocouldn’tcontrolhispupils?students/partsofhiseyesAsmallboyswallowedsomecoinsandhadtogotohospital.Whenhisgrandmotherphonedtoaskhowhewasthenursesaid:‘Nochangeyet’.nodifferenceinthesituation/nomoneyIwonderedwhytheballwasgettingbigger.ThenithitmE.theballhitme/IsuddenlyrealizedNooneknewshehadadentalimplantuntilitcameoutinaconversation.becameknown/felloutAboiledegginthemorningishardtobeat.can’tbebetter/difficulttomixwithaforkTimeflieslikeanarrow.timegoesquicklyFruitflieslikeabananA.insectsenjoyeatingfuit.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouthomonymsisNOTtrue?A.Theysharethesamespellingsregardlessofmeanings.B.Wecan’tknowtheirmeaningswithoutcontext.C.Wemaystillfeelconfusedevenwithcontext.D.TheirambiguitybringsgreattroubletoourlifE.57.ThebeatinthesentenceAboiledegginthemorningishardtobeatmakingforasatisfyingbreakfast.hasasimilarmeaningto_____.A.Therainwasbeatingdownonthetinroof.B.Takingthebussurebeatswalking.C.Thedoctorcouldfeelnopulsebeating.D.You’vebeenworkingtoohardyoulookdeadbeat.

ManyWesternpeoplearenotusedtosittingontheflooranymorE.InJapanhoweversittinguprightontheflooriscommonindifferentsituations.Forexamplemealsaretraditionallyhadwhenpeoplesitonthetatami榻榻米flooraroundalowtablE.Alsoduringtheteaceremonyandothertraditionaleventsonesitsonthefloor.Theformalwayofsittingforbothmenandwomeniskneelingupright.PeoplewhoarenotusedtosittinginthisstylemayfeeluncomfortableafterafewminutesandtheirlegsmaygonumB.HoweverforeignersarenotusuallyexpectedtobeabletositinthisstyleforalongtimeandanincreasingnumberofJapanesepeoplethemselvesaren’tabletodosoowingtoamorewesternizedlifestylE.Inothersituationsmenusuallysitcross-leggedwhilewomensitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstoonesidE.TheformersittingstyleisconsideredwhollymalewhilethelatterisconsideredcompletelyfemalE.ThemostimportantguestsitsonthehonoredseatwhichissetfarthestfromtheentrancE.Ifthereisatokonoma壁龛intheroomtheguestshouldbeseatedinfrontofit.ThehostortheleastimportantpersonissupposedtositnexttotheentrancE.OfcoursethereareotherthingstobeconsideredineachparticularcasE.32.WhichofthefollowingsituationsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.WhentraditionaleventsarehelD.B.WhenateaceremonyishelD.C.Whenmenandwomenmeet.D.WhenmealsaretraditionallyhaD.33.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.moreandmoreJapanesesitintheformalwayB.foreignersshouldalwayssitintheformalstyleinaJapanesehomeC.menandwomeninJapansitinthesameinformalwayD.menshouldn’tsitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstooneside34.WhensomeguestsareinaJapanesehome_______shouldsitnearesttotheentrancE.A.themostimportantguestB.boththehostandthehostessC.thehostortheleastimportantpersonD.thehosthimself35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowforeignersshouldsitinJapanesehomes.B.HowandwheretositinJapanesehomes.C.HowforeignersshouldbehaveinJapanesehomes.D.WheretositinJapanesehomes.

ArtsandcultureislivedandbreathedineverycornerofCanadA.Duetoaracialandimmigrant移民的populationthevarietyandrichnessofartandsportsisveryevident.SinceWorldWarⅡCanadahasproducedanimpressiveamountofwriting.FromnovelstopoetrytheselectioniswidE.NativewritersarealsobecomingbetterknownacrossCanadainrecentyears.MusiciansarereachingahigherlevelofrecognitionintheworldmusicscenE.EverythingfromcountrytopopclassicaltoheavyrockcanbefoundacrossCanadaandacrosstheglobeperformedbyCanadianartists.TheNationalFilmBoardafilmcrewinCanadaisthemostfamousproducerofmoviesinCanadA.HowevermanyHollywoodstudiosareturningtoCanadaasanalternative供替代的选择tothemoreexpensiveUS.Manywell-knownactorsdirectorsscreenwritersandmoviescomefromCanadaandoftenscoopawardsfortheirwork.FrenchartwasthefirsttoappearinCanadaalongtheStLawrenceinandaroundQuebeC.Sincethenthevolumeofartandartistshasincreased.CanadianphotographyaswellaspaintingbyCanadiansisnotwell-knownoutsideofCanadabutrecognitionisincreasing.Sportisamajorpartoftoday’ssocietyinCanadA.Hockeyisthemostpopularsportwithmoreparticipantstakingpartincurling冰壶.AmericanstylefootballandbaseballarealsoverypopularandallofthesesportsareplayedacrossCanadA.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BriefIntroductiontoCanadaB.CanadianArtsCultureandSportsC.CanadianArtistsD.CanadianArtsandCultureAreWorldFamous8.Canadahasmanyformsofartandculturebecauseithas________.A.alonghistoryB.alargeareaC.alargepopulationD.avarietyofimmigrants9.WhichgroupofCanadianartistsiswell-knownallovertheworldtoday?A.Nativewritersandscreenwriters.B.Photographersandactors.C.Paintersandwriters.D.Musiciansactorsanddirectors.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordscoopmeaninthepassage?A.Expect.B.Setup.C.Harvest.D.IgnorE.

AmatchofthecenturybetweenhumanchampionoftheChineseboardgameGo围棋andGoogle’scomputerprogramkickedoffinSeoulonWednesdaywhichdrewgreatattention.Thefirstgameofthefive-gamematchstartedatabout1p.m.localtime0400GMTatFourSeasonsHotelincentralSeoul.ItwillrunthroughnextTuesdaytodeterminethewinnerbetweenSouthKoreanLeeSedoltheworldGochampioninthepast10yearsandAlphaGodevelopedbyGoogle’sLondon-basedsubsidiaryDeepMinD.ThematchofthecenturydrewgreatattentionfromnewsorganizationsGofansandthegeneralpublicacrosstheworldaswellasinSouthKoreaasitisseenasarepresentativematchbetweenhumansandartificialintelligenceAI.TheKoreaBadukAssociationabodyforSouthKoreanGoprofessionalshadreceivedadvanceapplicationsforanexplanatoryeventofthematchbutthelimitof60seatshadalreadysurpasseD.SouthKorea’spublicbroadcasterKBSplanstobroadcastlivethematchfrom12:40to5p.m.extendingitsinitialplantoairitfortwohoursfrom3p.m.duetogreatinterestsfromthegeneralpubliC.ItisunusualforthepublicbroadcastertobroadcastlivetheGogameformorethanfourhours.CablechannelTVChosunwillbroadcastthematch’sdevelopmentevery10minutesonWednesdayandThursdaywhileplanningtoairlivethewholematchesonSaturdayandSunday.ThematchisbeingairedlivethroughYouTubearoundtheworldwhilevariousInternetwebsitesandTVsarebroadcastingthelandmarkmatch.HundredsofjournalistsfromaroundtheworldgatheredatthestadiumtoreportonthematchbetweenLeeandAlphaGo.AlphaGotooktheworldbysurpriseasitdefeatedEuropeanGochampionFanHuiinOctoberlastyear.SomeexpertshadpredicteditwouldtakedecadesofyearsforAItodefeathumansattheancientChineseboardgamE.GowhichoriginatedinChinamorethan2500yearsagohasbeenviewedasagrandchallengeforAIduetoitscomplexityandintuitivenaturE.Itinvolvestwoplayerswhotaketurnsputtingmarkers围棋子onagrid-shapedboardtogainmoreareasonit.Onecanoccupythemarkersoftheopponentbysurroundingthepiecesoftheother.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasekickedoffmean?A.StarteD.B.StayeD.C.CloseD.D.FinisheD.30.Whydidthematchdrawsomuchattentionintheworld?A.BecausethematchwasthefirstonebetweenhumansandAlphaGo.B.BecauseitisseenasarepresentativematchbetweenhumansandAI.C.BecauseitwouldtakedecadesforAItodefeathumansinGogames.D.BecausemanyTVsbroadcastlivethegamE.31.Thefollowingstatementsaretrueexcept_______.A.therearefivematchesbetweenSouthKoreanLeeSedolandAlphaGoB.it’ssurprisingthattheEuropeanGochampionwasdefeatedbyAlphaGoC.Gohasahistoryofmorethan2500yearsinChinaD.cablechannelTVChosunwillbroadcastallthefivegames32.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ReportcompetitionfromallovertheworldbecomefierceinGogamesB.HumanGochampionwilldefeatGoogle’sAIAlphaGoinGogamesC.GomatchbetweenhumanchampionandGoogle’sAIdrawswideattentionD.Humanschallengeartificialintelligence

Werewolves狼人aren’ttheonlycreaturesaffectedbythemoon’scycles周期.A.fullmoonalsoaffectspeople’ssleepmoreorlessreportsaSwissteamofscientists.Evenpeoplewhosleepinalabwithoutwindowscouldreducetheirsleepingtimealittleonceamonth.Totestthemoon’sinfluence33adultsofbothsexesandagesofmanykindsspentseveralnightsinasleeplaB.Astheysleptresearchersrecordedtheirbrainactivityeyemovementsandhormonelevels荷尔蒙水平.Onnightsclosertoafullmoonthesleeperstookanaverageoffiveminuteslongertofallasleepandsleptfor20minutesless.Inadditionbrainactivityfellby30percentduringthesleep.Andhormonelevelsthathelpcontrolsleepcycleswentdown.Onthesenightsthesleeperscomplainedtheycouldn’tsleepwelleventhoughtheydidn’tknowthemoon’scyclE.Onthebrightsidenosleeperturnedintoawerewolf.TheSwissteamdoesn’tknowhowthemoonaffectssleep.Thegravity重力ofthemooncausesoceantides潮汐toriseandfall.ButthatforceistooweaktoaffectsleepGajochensays.Hebelievedsomebody’sbiologicalclockmaybeaffectedbythemooncycles.TheremaybeanotherreasonsaysDavidDinges.ThissleepresearcherattheUniversityOfPennsylvaniainPhiladelphiasaysthatthebodyclockisverysensitive敏感的tolightatnight.ThosesleeperscouldhavebeenaffectedbyhavingtoomuchmoonlightbeforearrivingatthelaB.12.Thewritermentionedwerewolvesinthefirstparagraphto______.A.showtherearethemoon’scyclesB.attractpeople’sattentiontothereportC.introduceacreaturetoreadersD.askpeoplenottosleepaloneinthelab13.Whathappenedtothesleepersduringtheexperimentonafullmoon?A.Theysleptforaboutfiveminuteslonger.B.Theycouldonlysleepfor20minutes.C.TheirbrainswerenotasactiveastheywereD.Theycomplainedtheyweretootiredtosleep.14.Thelastparagraphisdevelopedmainlyby______.A.analyzing分析reasonsB.explainingdifferencesC.makingcomparisonsD.followingthetimeorder15.Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.thesleepingproblemscausedbythemoon’scyclesB.theinfluenceofthemoononhumansleepinghabitsC.themoon’sinfluenceonsleepinganditspossiblereasonsD.thewaystogetabettersleeponafullmoonnight

EllaWoodwillgraduatefromMiamiUniversitynextyearwithamaster’sdegreeinpublichealth.sheishopingtogetajobinpublichealth.Butshehassomeworries.Publicservicedoesn'tpaymuchandherstudyatMiamiUniversitycostsabout$50000ayearwithlivingexpenses.EllahasascholarshipfromMiamiUniversitythatcoversjust$4000ayearandhastakenoutloanstopayfortherest.Shewouldspendyearspayingbackherstudentloansandnothavemoneyleftover.Thegoodnewsisthatin2008CongressrecognizedthatthereweresomanystudentsinElla’spositionthatitpassedtheCollegeCostReductionAct.ThereweretwoprogramsestablishedbythisactthatEllacouldlookinto.Thefirstistheincome-basedrepaymentplanwhichallowslower-incomegraduateswithalotofdebttoreducetheirmonthlypayments.Dependingonagraduate'sincomeandlevelofdebttheprogramcouldlimitherannualeducationalloandebtrepaymentto15percentofrealincomE.saidPeterWilliamvicechairmanoftheCollegeSavingFoundation.Thesecondisthepublicserviceloanforgiveness贷款减免planinwhichthefederalgovernmentwillforgivetheremainingdebtofborrowerswhomake10-yearloanpaymentwhileworkingfulltimeinpublic-servicejobs.Butthegraduatemusthaveacertainloanwhichislistedintheplan.Typicallyitisprojectedthataborrowerwhoperformspublicserviceunderthisprogramwillrepayonlyaboutone-fourthtoone-halfasmuchmoneyasaborrowerwhodoesnotWilliamsaiD.HealsopointedoutthatpublicserviceisbroadlydefinedandincludesanygovernmentandnonprofitorganizationjoB.21.WhatmightEllaWoodbeconcernedmostwhenshegraduatesnextyear?A.Shemightnotamaster’sdegreedirectly.B.Shemightnotfindajobinpublichealtheasily.C.ShehadtopaybackherscholarshiptoMiamiUniversity.D.Shewonderedhowtoeasethepainofbeingindebtforyears.22.HowcanEllabenefitfromthefirstprogrammentionedinthepassage?A.Theincometaxwillbecutdown.B.Onefourofdebtwillbeforgiven.C.ThetotalamountofdebtwillbereduceD.D.Ellawillhavemoretimetopaybackthedebt.23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.everygraduatewillgetascholarshiplikeEllA.B.graduateswhoworkinpublicservicegetthehighestpayment.C.thefederalgovernmentencouragesgraduatestoworkinpublicservicE.D.theCollegeCostReductionActonlyhelpsgraduateswithmaster’sdegreE.24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThetotalexpenseinAmericanuniversitiesistoohigh.B.TheUSgovernmentistryingtorelievegraduatesfromheavydebt.C.Therearealotofdifferentprogramstohelpstudentspaytheirtuition.D.TheUSgovernmentforcesallstudentstochoosepublic-servicejobs.

Musicisanartthatalmosteveryoneenjoys.EveryonecanmakesoundsbysingingbangingastickpluckingatightstringorblowingthroughapipE.Allovertheworldmanykindsofmusichaddevelopedaspeoplefoundouthowtomakesoundsindifferentways.TherearesomanykindsofmusictohearthatyoucansoonfindakindthatyoulikE.PeoplecangetallkindsoffeelingswhenlisteningtomusiC.Musiccanmakeyoumarchordance;itcanmakeyoufeelhappyorsaD.Morethanotherartsmusiccanaffectyourmoodsandfeelings.Thisiswhymusicissopopular.EverycountryhasitsownkindofmusiC.InFrancemanypeoplelikedancemusicplayedontheaccordion手风琴andmanyAmericansenjoybanjomusiC.SpainisfamousforitsguitarmusicandIndiaforthetwangingsoundofthesitar.ManypeoplelikemusicintheirownnationalstylE.Buttherearealsopeoplewhoenjoyclassicalmusicandpopmusicwhichhavespreadthroughouttheworldwiththehelpoftherecord­playerandradio.Howevertherearestillgreatdifferencesbetweenthemusicofthewestandthatoftheeast.Manyoftheinstrumentsareverydifferent.TheguitarandthesitararebothinstrumentsinwhichstringsarepluckedbyfingersbuttheydonotsoundalikE.Themusicaldifferencesbetweentheeastandthewestarenotonlyintheinstrumentsbutalsointhewaysthenotesareputtogether.1.Musicisanartthatisverypopularintheworldbecause________.A.everyonecanmakeabeautifulmusicB.peoplecangetdifferentfeelingsfrommusicC.musiccanonlymakepeoplehappyD.musicismuchbetterthanotherarts2.Ifyou'reverygoodatplayingtheguitaryoumaybepopularin________.A.AmericaB.FranceC.IndiaD.Spain3.Thewordsitarinthepassageisanameof________.A.astringedmusicalinstrumentB.arecordplayerC.aplaceofinterestinIndiaD.aradio4.Thetitleofthispassageshouldbe________.A.MusicB.Music—theBestArtC.HowtoEnjoyMusicD.DifferentMusic

Ifyouliveinabigcitytherearemanythingstodriveyoucrazyonyourdailyrouteandit’snotjustovercrowdedsubwaytrains.VickyZhaoisamainlanderworkinginHongKong.Forheronethingshecan’tputupwithispeoplestandingonthewrongsideoftheescalator自动扶梯insubwaystations.EscalatorshelpusmovefasterandsavetimE.Itisn’taplacetorestthe24-year-oldsays.Ioftenseetouristsblockthewaywiththeirsuitcasesorchattingontheescalatorsduringrushhours.ItannoysmetonoenD.AdmittingsheisnotthepatienttypeZhaosaysthingsaremuchbetterinHongKongthanincitiesonthemainlandwherestandrightwalkleftsignsareoftenignoreD.Thelogicbehindthestandrightwalkleftescalatoretiquette礼仪seemsobvious.Eventhoughyoumaywanttocatchyourbreathwhileyou’retransportedupordownyoushouldstillconsiderothersandleaveenoughspaceforpeopleinahurrysothattheycanrunandcatchthetrain.Manycities’escalatorsincludingLondon’sandBeijing’susethestandrightwalkleftsystemtospeeduptheflowofpeoplE.AustraliaisanexceptionandyoushouldstandontheleftsideinsteaD.Butsomecitiesdiscouragepeoplefrommovingonescalatorsoutofsafetyreasons.InHongKong’ssubwaystationsthereareregularannouncementsaskingpeopletostandstillonescalators.Evensomostpeopleinthisfast-pacedcityobservethestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.Butthepeoplewhostandonescalatorsdefendthemselvesbytellingthewalkersnottobesoimpatient.TheBBCquotesonestanderassayingIfthepersonisinsucharushwhynotjusttakethestairs?Evenwhentheescalatorispackedandthere’snowheretomoveIseethesesamepeoplecomplainingaboutnotbeingabletopass.Whatevertheescalatoretiquetteisintheplaceyouliveorvisitdowhatmostpeoplearedoingandalwaysbemindfulofothers:leaveenoughspacebetweeneachotherdon’tstayattheendoftheescalatorandifsomeoneisblockingyourwayasimpleexcusemeisenough.33.InthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwordItrefers__________.A.theauthor’slivinginthebigcityofHongKongB.beingcrowdedonthesubwaytrainsmrushhoursC.people’sblockingthewayorchatontheescalatorsD.people’sstandingontherightsideresting34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraph?A.NoteveryonefollowsthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.B.TheBBCisagainstthestandrightwalkleftetiquettE.C.PeopleshouldbepatientandtakethestairsifpossiblE.D.Peopleshouldn’tcomplainaboutthecrowdedescalators.35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisthewriter’sopinion?A.PeopleshouldstandrightnomatterwheretheyarE.B.PeopleshoulddoastheRomansdoandconsiderothers.C.Peopleshoulddoastheylikeontheescalators.D.PeoplE.shouldbeseriouslycritisizedwhentheyblocktheway.

Debt债务amongyoungAmericansisincreasing.Aretheyignoringtheirparents’adviceoraretheparentsfailingtoteachtheirchildrenaboutmoney?HereareafewsimplelessonsthatchildrenasyoungassevenoreightcanunderstanD.Firstlysavebeforeyoubuy.Whenyougetmoneyyoushouldimmediatelysavesomeofitmaybe20%Afterthisspendwhatyouwant.Secondlywatchyourmoney.Don’ttrustotherpeoplewithit.Don’tlendmoneyanddon’ttrytobuyfriends.Iffriendswantyourmoneytheyaren’trealfriends.Anotherpieceofadvice:buyonlywhatyoucanafforD.IfthatMP3playerorcellphonecostsmorethanyouhavethenyoudon’tneedit.Don’tborrowmoneyforiteither.Ifyoureallywantsomethingyoucansaveforit.SavingteachesdisciplinE.Alsoafteryouhavesavedupenoughmoneyyoumayrealizeyoudon’treallywantitafterall.Finallydon’tcomparewhatyouhavewithyourfriends.Thatexpensivecomputergameofyourfriensnextdoormaybeborrowedorpaidforoncreditcar信用卡.Thereisanoldsaying:GiveapersonafishandheeatforadaybutteachapersonhowtofishandhewilleatfortherestofhislifE.Thisisalsotruewhenweteachourchildrenaboutmoney.Don’tlectureyourchildrenorbuythemeverythingtheywant.Teachthemgoodhabitsandtheywillalwayslookaftertheirmoney.32.Whatwillyourrealfrienddowhenheneedsmoney?A.Tellyouhisdifficultyandborrowsomemoneyfromyou.B.Keepsilentandtrytosolvetheproblemhimself.C.Tellyouhisdifficultybuttrytosolvetheproblemhimself.D.Keepsilentbutletsomeoneelsetellyou.33.Howmuchdoesthepassageadviseyoutospendthemoneyyoureceive?A.Allofit.B.About80%C.About70%D.maybe20%34.WhatisbesttodoifyouwantaMP3butdon’thaveenoughmoneytobuyit?A.Simplydon’tbuyit.B.Youcanbuyitoncredit.C.AskyourparentsforhelpD.Askyourfriendsforhelp.35.Whatisbestfortheparentstoteachtheirchildrenaboutmoney?A.Givethemlectures.B.Letthemmakerealfriends.C.Lovethemandbuyeverythingwant.D.Teachthemgoodhabits.

Valentine’sDayValentine’sDayisnamedafterSaintValentineanearlyChristianchurchmanwhoreportedlyhelpedyounglovers.ValentinewaskilledforhisChristianbeliefsonFebruary14morethan1700yearsagobutthedaythathadhisnameisevenearlierthanthat.Morethan2000yearsagotheancientRomanscelebratedaholidayforlovers.Aspartofthecelebrationgirlswrotetheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandputtheminalargecontainer.Boysreachedintothecontainerandpulledoneout.Thegirlwhosenamewaswrittenonthepaperbecamehisloverorsweetheartforayear.LoversstillputtheirnamesonpiecesofpaperandtheysendeachotherValentine’sDaycardsthattelloftheirlovE.Sometimestheyalsosendgiftslikeflowersorchocolatecandy.Americansusuallysendthesegiftsandcardsthroughthemailsystem.ButsomeuseanotherwaytosendthismessagE.Theyhaveitprintedinanewspaper.Thecostisusuallyafewdollars.SomeofthemessagesaresimpleandshortJaneIloveyouverymuch.OtherssaymoreforexampleDanRosesarereD.Violets紫罗兰arebluE.IhopeyoulovemeasmuchasIloveyou.ForeverMary.MostofthenewspapersthatprintsuchmessagesarelocalbutUSATodayissoldthroughouttheUnitedStatesand90othercountriesaswell.ThismeanssomeonecansendaValentinemessagetoaloverinafarawaycityortownalmostanywhereintheworlD.Thesemessagescost80dollarsormorE.AnemployeeofUSATodaysaysreaderscanhaveasmallheartorroseprintedalongwiththeirmessagesthisyear.WillthiskindofValentine’sDaymessagereachtheoneyoulove?Welljustmakesureheorshereadsthenewspaper.25.WhenwasthedaynamedafterValentine?A.Morethan1700yearsago.B.Morethan2000yearsago.C.OnFebruary24.D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.26.WhichisNOTtrueabouttheRomanholiday?A.Girlsandboyswerenotloversforayear.B.Itwascelebratedasholidayforlovers.C.BoysandgirlsbecamesweetheartsbychancE.D.Girlsputintoalargecontainerpiecesofpaperwiththeirownnamesonthem.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.TheancientRomangirlsweremoreopenandeasy-goingthanboys.B.Valentinewaskilledforhelpinglovers.C.ReadersofUSATodaycansendrosestotheirloversalongwiththeprintedmessages.D.ValentinewashonoredbypeopleforhisfirmChristianbeliefandwarmheart.28.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TobrieflyintroducetheoriginofValentine’sDayandthemodernstylE.B.TosellrosesonValentine’sDay.C.ToadvertiseforUSAToday.D.TotellyouthatAmericansareopentoexpresstheirlovE.

Whilemostofusarehappytotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellfewofusarewillingtotaketheblamewhenthingsgowrong.RatherthantryingtohideourshameorembarrassmentexpertsfoundthatwearesimplylessawarewhenouractionsresultinanegativeoutcomE.Theresearchmayexplainwhyweoftenfeelithardtotaketheblameforouractions.OurresultsuggeststhatpeoplemayreallyexperiencelessresponsibilityfornegativethanforpositiveoutcomessaidPatrickHaggardleadingresearcherandprofessoroftheinstituteofCognitiveNeuroscienceatUniversityCollegeLondon.Inaseriesoftestsparticipantswereaskedtopressakey.A.soundthenfollowedeitherdisapprovingneutralorapprovingandtheywerethenaskedtoestimatethetimebetweentheactionandwhentheyhadheardthesounD.Researchersfoundthatindividualsexperienceddifferentlevelsofresponsibilitydependingontheoutcomes.Theyalsodiscoveredtheyweresignificantlyslowertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencecomparedtowhentheyhaddonewell.Effectivelywehavefoundthatweexperienceanegativeoutcomedifferentlynotjustretellitdifferently.Wemakeaweakerconnectionwhenthereisabadresult.AndrespondmuchmorestronglywhensomethinggoodhappenssaidProfessorHaggarD.Whensomethinggoesrighteveryonewantstotakethecreditandwhenthingsgowrongnobodyisinterestedinputtingtheirhandsup.Theresearcherssaidourbrainisverymuchconcernedwithrewardasgoodresultsarekeytosurvival.Althoughourownperception认知ofwhetherweareguiltyofsomethingornotischangedbytheoutcomesthisdoesnotprovideadefenseifwehavedonesomethingwrong.Ourexperienceofourownresponsibilitiescanbemisleadingandcanbestronglycoloredbytheoutcomesofouractions.saidProfessorHaggarD.Wehavetotakeresponsibilityforwhatactuallydonotjustforhowweexperiencethings.29.Peoplewhodon’ttaketheblamefortheiractions.A.alwaystrytohidetheirshameorembarrassment.B.areonlywillingtotakethecreditwhenthingsgowellC.feellessresponsiblefornegativethanforpositiveoutcomesD.arelessawareofwhattodowhenanegativeoutcomehappens30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Ourlevelofresponsibilitycanbestronglyaffectedbytheoutcomesofouractions.B.Whensomethingbadhappensnobodyisinterestedindealingwiththeproblem.C.PeoplewerequickertorecognizeiftheiractionshadresultedinabadconsequencE.D.ParticipantswereaskedtocountthetimebetweenpressingakeyandhearingthesounD.31.Howisthepassagedeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byquotingresearchfindings.C.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.D.ByprovidingdatA.32.Accordingtothepassageapersonwhoisconcernedwithrewardis.A.awkwardB.naturalC.absurdD.stubborn

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

Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity名人chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.Prof.GershunysaidThemaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrenD.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocomE.Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.SomeexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsasGastrosexualsmenusingcookingskillstoimpressfriendswhohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley－WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyD.Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.HelaughedsaidProf.Gershuny.Thatwouldneverhappennow.Two－thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtablE.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmanyfamilymealsinfacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.24.Whatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbefore?A.Theimprovementofcooks'status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale'sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncooking?A.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.WomenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbeforE.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.26.HowdidProf.Gershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.ItisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.C.Itshouldn'tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking—aThingofthePastforWomen

Chinaproduces58000tonsofsilkeachyear.YetoneofthemostpopularsilkcompaniesintheworldisJimThompsonabrandbasedinThailand.ThompsonaDelawarenativewastrainedtobeanarchitectinthemid－1920sbutjoinedtheUnitedStatesarmyintheearly1940sinresponsetotheriseofWorldWarII.HewassoonappointedtotheOfficeofStrategicServiceswhicheventuallybecametheCIAandtraveledaroundtheworldincludingThailandwherehefellinlovewiththepeopleandtheircountry.TherewerefewhotelsthataccommodatedinternationaltravelersinthecapitalofBangkokandThompsonthoughtthatwiththeriseofleisuretraveltheFarEastwouldmakeanappealingdestinationforWesterners.Uponhisdischargefromthemilitaryin1946hereturnedtoThailandtostarthisownsilkbusiness.AtthetimesilkwasmainybeingproducedinthenortheastofThailandbutduetothedullnessofthecollectionprocesssilkproductionwasonthedecline.Thompsonwasdeterminedtorevive振兴thebusinesssoin1947hetookavarietyofsilkthread~backtoNewYorkCitytoseeiftheproductwouldbemarketabletoforeignconsumersHereceivedapositiveresponse9sotheJimThompsonSilkCompanywasfoundedin1948.JimThompsoniscreditedforrevivingthesilkindustry.Aftertheestablishmentofhiscompanysilkcostumessoon-appearedinBroadwayplaysandpopularfilmssuchasBenHurandThairoyaltysuchasHerMajestyQueenSirikitbeganwearingsilkoften.ManyalsothinkhisworkcontributedgreatlytotheThaieconomysincethesilkindustrycontinuestoemploythousandsofThaicitizenseventoday.JimThompson’ssuccessisnomystery.'HoweverhisdisappearanceonMarch261967certainlyisone.ThompsonmadeatriptoMalaysiatovisitfriendsandonedayventuredintothejungleonanafternoonwalk.HewasneverseenagaindespitesearchpartiessentoutbytheRoyalArmyAirCorpsandBritishtroops.Manyhavetheirowntheoriesonhisdisappearancebutnonehavebeencompletelyconfirmed.25.WhatconclusioncanyoumakeaboutsilksincetheJimThompsonSilkCompany'sestablishment?A.Siikhasonlybeenwornbyroyalty.B.Silkhasbecomehardertoget.C.Silkhasbecomemorepopular.D.Silkhasbecomemoreexpensive.26.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutThompson?A.HismilitaryserviceendedafterWorldWarⅡ.B.Hisdisappearanceremainsamystery.C.HeisthefounderofJim.Thompson.D.HeisaThaiAmerican.27.Whichoneofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordcreditedinparagraph5?A.Honoured.B.Sorry.C.Accounted.D.Blamed.28.Whatisthispassagemostlyabout?A.Therevivalofthesilkindustry.B.ThemysteriousdisappearanceofJimThompson.C.HowthesilkindustryimprovedtheThaieconomy.D.HowJimThompsonSilkCompanycameintobeing.

AlthoughEnglishisnotasoldasChineseitisspokenbymanypeoplearoundtheworldeveryday.Englishspeakersarealwayscreating创造newwordsandweareoftenabletoknowwheremostwordscomefrom.Sometimeshowevernoonemayreallyknowwhereawordcomesfrom.Didyoueverthinkaboutwhyhamburgers汉堡包arecalledhamburgersespeciallywhentheyarenotmadewithham火腿?AboutahundredyearsagosomemenwenttoAmericafromEuropE.TheycamefromabigcityinGermanycalledHamburg.TheydidnotspeakgoodEnglishbuttheyategoodfooD.WhensomeAmericanssawthemeatingroundpiecesofbeef牛肉theyaskedtheGermanswhatitwas.TheGermansdidnotunderstandthequestionandansweredWecomefromHamburg.OneoftheseAmericansownedarestaurantandhadanideA.HecookedsomeroundpiecesofbeeflikethosewhichthemenfromHamburgatE.Thenheputeachbetweentwopiecesofbreadandstartedsellingthem.Suchbreadcametobecalledhamburgers.TodayhamburgersaresoldinmanycountriesaroundtheworlD.Whetherthisstoryistrueornotitcertainlyisinteresting.Knowingwhyanywordhasacertainmeaningisinteresting.too.ThisreasonformostEnglishwordscanbefoundinanylargeEnglishdictionary.12.AccordingtothewriterEnglishis____.A.asoldasChineseB.olderthanGermanC.notsooldasChineseD.verydifficulttolearn13.Hamburgis____.A.akindoffoodB.aroundpieceofbeefC.thenameofavillageD.acityinGermany14.Accordingtothestory____.A.fewAmericanslikehamburgers.B.hamburgersaremadewithbeef.C.hamburgersaremadewithham.D.hamburgerswerefirstsoldaboutacenturyago.15.Accordingtothestorythewordhamburgercomesfrom____.A.ChinabecauseithasalonghistoryB.EnglandbecauseGermansdon’tspeakgoodEnglishC.theroundpiecesofbeefwhichthosepeoplefromHamburgwereeatingD.Englishspeakersbecausetheyalwayscreatenewwords

Humanshavesewnbyhandforthousandsofyears.Itwassaidthatthefirstthreadwasmadefromanimalmuscleandsinew腱.Andtheearliestneedlesweremadefrombones.Sincethoseearlydaysmanypeoplehavebeeninvolvedintheprocessofdevelopingamachinethatcoulddothesamethingmorequicklyandwithgreaterefficiency.CharlesWiesenthalwhowasborninGermanydesignedandreceivedapatent专利权onadouble-pointedneedlethateliminated消除theneedtoturntheneedlearoundwitheachstitch缝合inEnglandin1755.Otherinventorsofthattimetriedtodevelopafunctionalsewingmachinebuteachdesignhadatleastoneseriousimperfection.A.FrenchmanBarthelemyThimonnierfinallyengineeredamachinethatreallyworkeD.Howeverhewasnearlykilledbyagroupofangrytailorswhentheyburneddownhisgarmentfactory.TheyfearedthattheywouldlosetheirjobstothemachinE.AmericaninventorEliasHowebornonJuly91819wasawardedapatentforamethodofsewingthatusedthreadfromtwodifferentsources.Howe’smachinehadaneedlewithaneyeatthepointanditusedthetwothreadstomakeaspecialstitchcalledalockstitch.双线连锁缝纫法HoweverHowefaceddifficultyinfindingbuyersforhismachinesinAmericA.InfrustrationhetraveledtoEnglandtotrytosellhisinventiontherE.Whenhefinallyreturnedhomehefoundthatdozensofmanufacturers制造商wereadaptinghisdiscoveryforuseintheirownsewingmachines.IsaacSingeranotherAmericaninventorwasalsoamanufacturerwhomadeimprovementstothedesignofsewingmachines.Heinventedanup-and-down-motionmechanismthatreplacedtheside-to-sidemachines.Healsodevelopedafoottreadle脚踏板topowerhismachinE.Thisimprovementleftthesewer’shandsfreE.Undoubtedlyitwasahugeimprovementofthehand-crankedmachineofthepast.SoontheSingersewingmachineachievedmorefamethantheothersforitwasmorepracticalitcouldbeadaptedtohomeuseanditcouldbeboughtonhire-purchasE.TheSingersewingmachinebecamethefirsthomeequipmentandtheSingercompanybecameoneofthefirstAmericanmultinationals.HoweverSingerusedthesamemethodtocreatealockstitchthatHowehadalreadypatenteD.AsaresultHoweaccusedhimofpatentinfringement侵犯.OfcourseEliasHowewonthecourtcaseandSingerwasorderedtopayHoweroyalties版税.IntheendHowebecameamillionairenotbymanufacturingthesewingmachinebutbyreceivingroyaltypaymentsforhisinvention.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.SingerisanAmericaninventorandmanufacturer.B.TheSingersewingcompanybecamemorepractical.C.Thefoottreadlehelpedtomakethesewer’shandsfreE.D.Singermadeimprovementstothedesignofsewingmachines.5.WhydidthecourtforceIsaacSingertopayElisaHowealifetimeofroyalties?A.BecausethejudgewasagainstSingerforhissurlyattitudE.B.BecauseHowehadalreadypatentedthelockstitchusedbySinger.C.BecauseSingerhadborrowedmoneyfromHoweandneverrepaidit.D.BecauseSingerandHowehadbothinventedthesamemachinE.6.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.StitchinTimeSavesNineB.TheCasebetweenHoweandSingerC.PatentLawsontheSewingMachineD.TheEarlyHistoryoftheSewingMachine

WingsofRescueanonprofitgroupfoundedbyYehudaNetanelhopestomakeits2015Thanksgivingholidayairliftitsbiggesteventtodatewith25planescarryingmorethan1000dogsand100catstonewhomesaroundtheUnitedStates.Lastyearweflew608animalsRicBrowdeavolunteerofWingsofRescuesaiD.AndassoonasthelastplanetookoffYehudatoldme‘Nextyearwehavetobiggerwehavetodo1000dogs!’ButIwonderedwhetherwecouldget1000dogs.Thenliesaidthereweremorethan1000dogsthatneedhomes.Theairliftwilluseavarietyofaircraft.WhilemostpilotsinvolvedareseasonedWingsofRescuevolunteerstherewillbeacoupleofpilotsmakingtheirfirstrescueflight.we’realwayslookingfornewpilotsthatarewillingtojointheteamaddedBrowdeTheeventwillbefilmedaspartoftheAll-StarDogRescueCelebrationtoairontheFOXnetworkinprimetimeonThanksgiving.Thetwo-hourspecialaimstoraiseawarenessfortheeightmillionanimalscurrentlyintheU.S.sheltersystem.It’sbeingproducedbyactressHilarySwankandwillfeaturecelebrityguestswhowillintroducethedogsinneedofhomesandhonorthevolunteerswhodedicatetheirlivestocaringforanimalsinneeD.Theairliftwillcostthegroupmorethan$100000.Browdesaysonaverageitcosts$100tosaveonedogwhichincludesfuelrentalfeesforlargeaircraftandthecostofthehealthcertificaterequiredforeachanimaltoflEverydollarthatiscontributedgoesdirectlytohelpingsaveapet'slifeandBrowdeemphasizesthatnodonationistoosmall.We'reusingmoneytogettheplanesintheairandgetthedogswheretheyneedtogo.28.HowdidRicBrowdereactwhenheheardYehuda'swordslastyear?A.HefeltexciteD.B.Hewasdoubtful.C.HewassaD.D.Hecouldn’tagreemorE.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordseasonedprobablymean?A.QualifieD.B.ResponsiblE.C.ExperienceD.D.EnergetiC.30.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatWingsofRescue_A.onlycarrieshealthyanimalsB.isananimaltradeorganizationC.hasmanylargeaircraftofitsownD.canmakealotofmoneyeveryyear31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.RicBrowde---ahelpfulvolunteer.B.TheAll-StarDogRescueCelebration.C.WingsofRescue--anonprofitgroup.D.ThebiggestanimalairliftofWingsofRescuE.

Todaypaper-makingisabigbusiness.Butitisstillpossibletomakepaperbyhandsincethestepsarethesameasusingbigmachines.Youshouldusepaperwithsmallamountsofprinting.Oldenvelopesaregoodforthisreason.Coloredpaperalsocanbeusedaswellassmallamountsofnewspaper.SmallpiecesofragsorclothcanbeaddeD.Theseshouldbecutintopiecesaboutfivecentimetersbyfivecentimeters.Everythingisplacedinacontainercoveredwithwaterandbroughttoaboil.Itismixedforabouttwohourswithsomecommonchemicalsandthenallowedtocool.Thenitisleftuntilmostofthewaterdriesup.Thesubstanceleftcalledpulp纸浆canbestoreduntilyouarereadytomakepaper.Whenyouarereadythepulpismixedwithwateragain.ThenthepulpispouredintoamolD.Themoldismadeofsmallsquaresofwirethatholdtheshapeandthicknessofthepaper.Tohelpdrythepaperthemoldletsthewaterflowthroughthesmallwiresquares.AfterseveralmoredryingstepsthepaperiscarefullyliftedbackfromthemolD.ItisnowstrongenoughtobetoucheD.Thepaperissmoothedandpressedtoremovetrappedair.Youcanuseacommonelectricironusedforpressingclothes.24.Itissuggestedthatweshouldchoosepaperwithsmallamountsofprintingto_____.A.makepaperbyourselvesB.renewtheoldenvelopesC.makevariouscoloredpaperD.createourownnewspaper25.Whetherthepaperisstrongenoughtobetouchedisdeterminedby_____.A.howlongthepulpisstoredB.howthickthepaperisC.howmuchwaterremainsD.whattypeofchemicalsareused26.Whenthepaperisliftedfromthemolditistimeto_____.A.makeitsmoothB.makeitstrongC.decorateitD.useaniron27.Thepassageismostprobablyintendedto_____.A.introducethehistoryofpaper-makingB.describetheprocessofpaper-makingC.comparetheancientwiththemodernpaper-makingD.argueaboutthepossibilityofpaper-makingbyhand

Ifyouhaven’theardoftheexpressionyoumusthavebeenlivingunderarockforthepastyearbecausetheworldisbigandIoweitavisitwasallovertheInternetlastyear.Thisexpressionwaschosenasoneof2015’spopularcyberphrasesinChinA.WhenayearcomestoanendmanyinstitutionsincludingtheNationalLanguageResourcesMonitoringandResearchCenterPeople’sDailyOnlineandCCTVputtogethertheirlistsoftheInternet’smostusedwordsandphrases.Mostoftheselectedwordsandphrasesmayseemfunnyandplayfulbuttheycanshowlifestylechanges.ThetermduoshoudangmeaningshoppingaddictsisagoodexamplE.Thepastyearsawrecord-highonlineshoppingsalesinChinatheworld’slargeste-commercemarket.InfactaccordingtoXinhuae-commerce电子商务isanewengineforChina’seconomicdevelopment.MeanwhilealthoughphraseslikexiasibaobaolemeaningyouscaredthepantsoffmemaybeafunexpressiontheyreflectthedesireforattentionnowthatsocialnetworkingsitesandappssuchasweiboandWeChathavebecomepartofpeople’slives.Peoplenowhaveaneedtoexpressemotioninbite-size140-characterbitswroteTheNewYorkTimes.HereTeenshaspickedsomephrasesfromlastyear’spopularcyberwordslists.Didyouusethemoften?TheworldisbigandIoweitavisit.SeeingmoreoftheworldhasbecomeahottopicforChinesepeopleinrecentyears.ButneverbeforehadsomeoneuseditasanexcusetoquitajobuntilGuShaoqiangdiD.The35-year-oldmiddleschoolteacherinHenanprovincestruckachordwith产生共鸣thenationbypostingher10-wordresignationletter:TheworldisbigandIoweitavisit.Theletter’ssimplicityhonestyandbraveryarewhatmadeitoneof2015’stopcatchphraseswroteZhangShixuanacommentatorforPeople’sDaily.Aprettyfacecanfeedyouyetyouchoosetomakealivingoffyourtalent.ComedianJiaLingiswellknownforherfunnyperformancesaswellasherplumpfigurE.Soitcameasagreatsurprisewhenaphotoofhersurfacedonlineshowinghowslimandprettyshewasinheryoungeryears.InresponsetruetoherhumorousnatureJiawrotethisonSinaWeibo:MystoryshowsthatIcouldtotallyhavelivedonmyprettyfaceyetIchosetorelyonmytalent.Sincethenthewordshavebecomepopularwhendescribinggood-lookingpeoplewhoarestillhardworking.Otherpopularcyberwordsincludeit’syourcharmthatmattersimportantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimesmakers创客memedaaphrasetoshowcutenessandaffectionandxiaoxianroureferringtoyoungandprettymen.8.Whichisthemostpopularnetworkbuzzwordof2015?A.Itscaredmetodeath.B.It’syourcharmthatmatters.C.Importantthingsshouldbestressedthreetimes.D.ItisnotmentionedinthepassagE.9.Theunderlinedphraselivingunderarockisclosestinmeaningto____________.A.livingfarfromsatisfactionB.livingoutyourfantasyC.livinguptoothers’expectationD.livingunexposedtotheworld10.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GuShaoqiangresignedbecauseoffinancialandmentalpressurE.B.IfyouthinkJialingisfatandhumorousyoumaygetthewrongendofthestick.C.Newwordsareareflectionofchangingtechnologypoliticsmoralsandworldviews.D.HotonlinewordsbasicallybringmoreharmthangoodtoChineseculturE.

Whatarethetipsforahealthylunch?Planning—notmuchisneeded—isthekeytoanutritiouslunchatworkandschool.Askingahealthylunchtakesme10minutesinthemorningandbuyingunhealthyfastfoodalsotakesme10minutesintheafternoonsaysWendyPotkayabusymotherandmanager.It’ssoeasytoturntoeatingfattyfoodswhenyou’resadoronadeadlinE.Afterawhileyourealizeifyouaregoingtothrowsomethinginyourmouthwhydon’tyoujustchoosesomethinghealthy?Howdoessheachievethissuccessthatdefeatssomany?Andhowdoesshedoitinlessthan10minutes?Toborrowanoldphrasetherearethreekeystoahealthylunch:planningplanningandplanning.1.Planlunchwithwholegrainsfruitandvegetables.2.Planaweek’slunchinadvancetomakeshoppingeasier.Makealistandfollowit.Don’tgiveintothetemptation__tobuyextrasweetsjunkfoodorfattymeat.3.Planforthenextday’slunchthenightbeforE.Timeisshortinthemorningandrushingthroughlunchpreparationoftenmeansnotenoughonnutritionornotevenbuyingsomethingfromvendingmachines自动贩卖机ordrive-throughwindowsoffast-foodrestaurants.JaneZiegleraworkingmotherandnutritionistalsosupportstheideaofplanning.IwashandcutvegetablesassoonasIgethomefromthestoresoit’snotamesswhenI’mreadytomakesandwichesshesays.6.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis________.A.howlongittakestomakeahealthylunchinthemorningB.awoman’sviewtowardshealthylunchC.aman’sviewtowardshealthyeatingD.awoman’ssuggestionofhealthyeating7.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdsuggestionofplanninglunch?A.Planforthenextday’slunchthenightbeforE.B.Timeisshortinthemorning.C.Alwayshavetimeforpreparingalunch.D.Trynotbuyinglunchfromvendingmachines.8.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.WhatJaneZieglerthinksasaworkingmother.B.WhatJaneZieglereatsforlunch.C.JaneZieglerwashesandcutsvegetablesimmediately.D.Somepeoplealsosupporttheideaofplanninglunch.9.Thisarticleintendstotellustheideathat________.A.healthylunchisveryimportantB.peopleshouldn’tskiplunchC.peopleshouldplanlunchinthemorningD.planningisthekeytonutritiouslunch10.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TipsforhealthylunchB.TipsforhealthymealsC.PlanningforyourlunchD.Threekeystohealthylunch

Sixty-year-oldHernandoGuanlaohassetupaninformallibrarytoencouragelocalpeopletosharehisjoyofreading.Tooperatethelibraryhegaveuphisjoblivingentirelyonhissavings.Readerscantakeasmanybooksastheywantforaslongastheywant.It'sapolicyyoumightassumewouldendveryquickly—withGuanlaohavingnobooksatall.Butinfactinthe12yearshe'sbeenrunninghislibrary-he'sfoundthathiscollectionhasgrownratherthanreduceD.Guanlaostartedhislibraryshortlyafterthedeathofhisparents.Hekeptthinkingbacktothehappydayswhenhisparentsstilllivedhim.Thememoriesdrovehimtodosomething.Thenhehitupontheideaofpromotingthereadinghabithepickedupfromhisparents.Heputthebooks-acollectionoffewerthan100-outsidethedoorofhishousetoseeifanyonewantedtoborrowthem.Theydidandtheybroughtthebooksbackwithotherstoaddtothecollection-andthelibrarywasborn.Nowthereare2000or3000ontheshelvesandintheboxesoutsidehisfrontdoor.ThelibraryisnotadvertisedbuteverydayasteadystreamofpeoplefindtheirwaytherE.TherearehistorybookstextbooksforchildrenaswellassomefashionmagazinesavailablE.Guanlaodoesnotwaitforpeoplefarawaytofindhim-hegoestothemonhisbookbikewhichhasalargebasketpiledhighwithbooks.He'salsostartedtosethissightsoutsideManilA.Hislatestplanistohelpafriendwhowantstostartupalibraryinthefarsouthofthecountry.AbookshouldbeusedandreuseD.IthaslifeithasamessagE.GuanlaosaiD.Asabookcaretakeryoubecomeafullman.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofGuanlao?A.Helovesreading.B.HelivesawealthylifE.C.Hebuiltalibraryin2010.D.Hegoestohislibraryafterwork.2.WhydidGuanlaodecidetostartalibrary?A.Hediditinhonourofhisparents.B.Hewantedtorealizehisparents’dream.C.Hefoundfewerandfewerpeoplelikereading.D.Heintendedtohelppeoplewhocan’taffordtobuybooks.3.AccordingtothetextbooksinGuanlao’slibrary_______.A.totalledabout1000atthebeginningB.aremostlyfromreaders’donationsC.aretargetedatadultsD.can’tbetakenaway4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_______.A.manypeopletravelalottogotoGuanlao’slibraryB.therearemanysuchlibrariesacrossthecountryC.GuanlaothinksthejobiswellworthdoingD.Guanlaoadvertiseshislibrary.

ChristmasintheUnitedStatesistraditionallyatimeofgift-givingandfamilygatherings.Butsmalltownsacrossthecountryhavetheirowntraditions.MiddleburgasmalltowninthestateofVirginiaisknownforitshorses.Formorethan50yearsMiddleburghasorganizedayearlyChristmasparade游行.Menandwomenridehorsesthroughthewoodsandfields.Theyfollowhuntingdogsastheysearchforawildfox.Butfirstthesehuntersrideintheyearlyparadewearingtheirbrightredhuntingclothesandhats.JohnHaleacitizenofMiddleburgsaysmanycitypeoplevisithistown.Wehavealotofpeoplefromanurbanareathatcometovisitbutitincorporatesalotoftheoldtraditions.Thenight-timehayrideisonesuchtradition.Smallgroupsgatherunderthemoonlightonanopenwagonfilledwithhay.Thepassengerssingasfarmhorsespullthewagonslowlyacrossthefields.Therearesomenewertraditionstoo.TreyMatheuworksatthenearbySalamanderResort.HesaysavisittoMiddleburgisachancetoslowdownforaday.HesaysMiddleburgcanbeacalmingpeacefulplacewithouttension.Middleburgisanopportunitytotakeastepbacktotakeadeepbreathandunderstandthateventhoughlifeismovingonataveryfastpacethere’sreallyanopportunitywhereyou’reallowedtostepoffforalittlebit.Paradeorganizerssaymorethan13000peopleattendeveninbelow-freezingweather.Butifyouaskyouwillhearmanydifferentreasonswhypeoplecometowatchtheparade:IcomeherebecauseI.’mfromasmalltown.Ilikehoweverybodycomestogether.Iliverightdownthatstreet;rightthere.Andthat’smydog.MiddleburglooksitsbestatChristmastime.Thatmaybewhysomanypeoplereturneachyear.25.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MiddleburgChristmasparadeB.AsmalltownknownforhorsesC.ChristmastraditionsinMiddleburgD.NewertraditionsatChristmastime26.AtChristmaspeopleinMiddleburgusually.A.visitfriendsandfamiliesB.feedfarmhorseswithhayC.huntfordogsinthewoodsD.rideintheyearlyparade27.AccordingtoTreyMatheuwhydopeoplevisitMiddleburg?A.Torelaxthemselves.B.Toenjoythefreshair.C.Toescapecompetition.D.Tochallengethemselves.28.WhatdoweknowaboutthesmalltownMiddleburg?A.Itmakesalargeprofitfromtourism.B.Itattractsmanypeopleeachyear.C.Itisagoodplaceforfamilygatherings.D.Itdoesn’trespectChristmastraditions.

Generallyspeakinggovernmentregulationsnormallybananythingfromsmokinginpublicplacestoparkingincertainzones.ButofficialsintheBraziliantownofBiritibaMirim70km45mileseastofSaoPaulohavegonefarbeyondthat.Theyplantoprohibitresidentsfromdyingearlybecausethelocalcemetery墓地hasreachedfullcapacity.There’snomoreroomtoburythedeadtheycan’tbecremated火化andlawsforbidanewcemetery.Sothemayorhasproposedastrangesolution:outlawdeath.MayorRobertoPereirasaysthebillismeantasaprotestagainstfederalregulationsthatprohibitneworexpandedcemeteriesinpreservationareas.Theyhavenottakenlocaldemandsintoconsiderationheclaims.A2003decree法令byBrazil’sNationalEnvironmentCouncilforbidsburialgroundsinprotectedareas.Mr.Pereirawantstobuildanewcemeterybuttheprojecthasbeenstoppedbecause98%ofBiritibaMirimisconsideredasapreservationareA.BiritibaMirimatownof28000inhabitantsnotonlywantstoprohibitresidentsfrompassingaway.Thebillalsocallsonpeopletotakecareoftheirhealthinordertoavoiddeath.Ihaven’tgotajobnoramIhealthy.AndnowtheysayIcan’tdiE.That’sridiculousAmaridodoPradoanunemployedresidentsaiD.Thecitycouncilisexpectedtovoteontheregulationnextweek.OfcoursethebillislaughableillegalandwillneverbeapprovedsaidGilsonSoaresdeCamposanassistantofthemayor.Butcanyouthinkofabetterresolutiontopersuadethegovernmenttochangetheenvironmentaldecreethatisprohibitingusfrombuildinganewcemetery?Thebillstatesthatoffenderswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiracts.HoweveritdoesnotsaywhatthepunishmentwillbE.32.WhatisthebilltobeproposedbytheofficialsinBiritibaMirim?A.Banonbuildinganewcemetery.B.Banonparkingincertainzones.C.Forbiddingburiedgroundsinpreservation.D.Prohibitingresidentsfromdyingearly.33.Whatcanweinferfromthephrasehavegonefarbeyondthatinthefirstparagraph?A.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavemadetheseregulations.B.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebeentomanyplacesaroundtheworlD.C.ThebilltobeproposedbyofficialsinBiritibaMirimismuchtoounexpecteD.D.TheofficialsinBiritibaMirimhavebuilttoomanycemeteriesintheirtown.34.What’stheattitudeofthemayorofBiritibaMirimtowardsthefederalregulations?A.Heremainssilentaboutthem.B.Hegivesstrongbackingtothem.C.Heobjectstothem.D.Heaskstheresidentsforadviceonthem.35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Themayorofthetownwantstobuildanewcemeteryagainstfederalregulation.B.Theresidentsofthetownsinghighpraiseforthebill.C.Nobetterresolutionoftheproblemshasbeenthoughtout.D.ThegovernmentisgoingtochangetheenvironmentaldecreE.

FromMondayuntilFridaymostpeoplearebusyworkingorstudyingbutintheeveningsandonweekendstheyarefreetorelax放松andenjoythemselves.SomewatchTVorgotothemovies;otherstakepartinsports.Itdependsonindividualinterests.TherearemanydifferentwaystospendoursparetimE.Almosteveryonehassomekindsofhobbies.Itmaybeanythingfromcollectingstampstomakingmodelairplanes.Somehobbiesareveryexpensivebutothersdon’tcostanythingatall.Somecollectionsareworthalotofmoney;othersarevaluableonlytotheirowners.Iknowamanwhohasacoincollectionworthseveralthousanddollars.A.shorttimeagoheboughtarare稀有的fifty-centpieceworth＄250!HewasveryhappyabouthisbuyingandthoughtthepricewasreasonablE.Ontheotherhandmyyoungestbrothercollectsmatchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthembutIdoubtiftheyareworthanymoney.HowevertomybrothertheyareveryvaluablE.Nothingmakeshimhappierthantofindanewmatchboxforhiscollection.That’swhatahobbymeansIguess.Itissomethingweliketodoinoursparetimesimplyforthefunofit.Thevalueindollarsisnotimportantbutthepleasureitgivesusis.26.Theunderlinedwordindividualinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans____.A.differentB.strangeC.secretD.one'sown27.Inthewriter'sopinion____.A.allhobbiesareveryexpensiveB.somehobbiesdon'tcostanythingC.hobbiesareworthlessD.hobbiesarevaluabletoeverybody28.Somethingthatoneenjoysdoinginone'ssparetimeisa____.A.jobB.pleasureC.hobbyD.habit

InNewYorkMawitnessedtheAlibabaGroupopeningontheNewYorkstockexchangewiththelargestinitialpublicofferingIPO新股发行inAmericanhistory.Alibabatheworld’slargestInternetcommercecompanymakesChinaequaltotheUSintherapidlyincreasingglobalcompetitionfortechnologicalinnovation创新andeconomictransformationcommentedtheSouthChinaMorningPost.IthasalsomadeMaChina’srichestmanwithafortuneofaround$25billion153billionyuanreportedReuters.It’sreportedthatMa’srags-to-richesjourneyisjustasspectacularashisInternetempirE.MafailedthenationalcollegeentranceexamstwicebeforehewasfinallyinHangzhouNormalUniversityonhisthirdattemptandfailedinfindingasuitablejobseveraltimes.AlsoMr.MaisabigbelieverinperseverancewhichwasprovedinhisEnglishstudyexperiencE.Howeveritwashisvisionandgoalsthatlaunchedhiscareer.DuringashorttriptotheUSasaninterpreterin1995MafirstexperiencedtheInternet.HebelievedintheInternet’sbusinesspotentialwhenfewotherChinesepeoplediD.HestartedAlibabainhisHangzhouapartmentwith17friendsand$60000offunds.Atthetimewhene-commercewasunheardofinChinaIcalledmyselfablindmanridingonthebackofblindtigersheoncesaidaccordingtoTheGuardian.HisunusualideasearnedhimthenicknameCrazyJackMa.IndeedMaisdifferent.Althoughheisverythinandabout160cmtallMaisyetanimatedandforcefulsaidTheGuardian.Heisfunnycreativeandacompelling引人注目的speaker.MatoldTimemagazinethathewasoldfortheInternet.HestartedtoslowdownandlookedarounD.AccordingtoTheWallStreetJournalMaplanstoopenataichiclubwiththeactorJetLibuildanentrepreneur企业家universityinHangzhouandcontinuetoworkonseveralenvironmentalprojects.28.Whatmadehimintoe-commerceindustry?A.HisEnglishlearningexperiencE.B.Hisforesightandambitions.C.HisbeliefinperseverancE.D.His17friendsand$60000funds.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A.Maisablindmanridingonablindtiger.B.MahadnoconfidenceinhisbusinessfuturE.C.Maknewlittleaboute-commercE.D.MahadnotenoughmoneyatthattimE.30.What’sthepersonalityofMaYunaccordingtothepassage?A.FunnyandcompetitivE.B.DeterminedandcreativE.C.Richanddifferent.D.AttractiveandbelievablE.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofAlibabaGroupB.MaYun’sPersonalLifeC.MaYun’sCrazySuccessD.E-commerceinChina

WomenhavebeendrivingyellowcabsinNewYorksincethe1940sbut99%ofdriversaremalE.Evenamongdriversofcarsbookedbyphoneoronlineonly4%arewomen.ThatmaychangewiththelaunchofSheTaxisanappthatletsfemalepassengersinsistonfemaledriversandviceversA.ItwillbeavailableinNewYorkCityWestchesterandLongIslandandthefirmplanstoexpandtoothercities.StellaMateothefounderisbettingthatquiteafewwomenarenervousandwearyofgettingintocarsdrivenbymen.Theservicemayalsoappealtothosewhosereligiousbeliefsforbidthemtotravelwithunrelatedmen.EachdriverwearsapinkpashminA.MenwhoaskforaridewillbedirectedtoanothercarservicE.SimilarservicesthriveinIndiaSouthAfricaandseveralMiddleEasterncities.Japanhashadwomen-onlyrailwaycarriagesonandoffsince1912.KnownashanadenshaflowertrainstheyoffershelterfromthegroperswhomakerushhourinTokyosodisagreeablE.ButSheTaxisfacestwospeedbumps.Oneispractical.Demandhasbeensogreatthatthefirmhashadtodecelerateitslaunchuntilitcanrecruit500drivers.Theotherobstacleislegal.ByemployingonlyfemaledriversSheTaxisisobviouslydiscriminatingagainstmen.Sinceanti-discriminationlawisnotalwaysappliedwithcommonsensethatmaybeillegal.Andthereisnoshortageofpotentiallitigants诉讼当事人.YellowcabbiesarefuriousatthegrowthofonlinetaxifirmssuchasUber.It’snothardtoimagineaguyfilingsuitsaysSylviaLawofNewYorkUniversityLawSchool.SheTaxis’defencewouldprobablybethatitsdriversareallindependentcontractors.Becausethefirmcatersonlytowomenitisdiscriminatingagainstmalecustomerstoo.Isthatlegal?AngelaCornellofCornellLawSchoolthinkstherecouldbealoopholE.NewYork’sHumanRightsCommissioncouldmakeanexemptiononthegroundthatSheTaxioffersaservicethatisinthepublicinterest:womenfeelsafernotgettingintocarswithstrangemen.Women-onlycollegesareallowedsowhynotwomen-onlycabs?Thesnagisthatsomemenmayalsofeelsafergettingintocabswithfemaledrivers.A.studyin2010foundthat80%ofcrashesinNewYorkCitythatkillorseriouslyinjurepedestriansinvolvemaledrivers.Womendriversaresimplybetter.66.ItcanbeinferredthattheserviceofSheTaxismayappealto_______.A.womenwhoarenervousabouttaxidriversB.womenwithcertainreligiousbeliefsC.womenwhoaretiredoftakingtaxisD.menwhoaskforaride67.ThewordgropersParA.3probablyrefersto_______.A.peoplewhocauseatrafficjamB.menwhomakesexualharassmenttowomenC.menwhocausetherushhourinTokyoD.peoplewhomaketakingtrainsdisagreeable68.IfSheTaxisisaccusedofdiscriminatingagainstmenitmay_______.A.decelerateitslaunchasanonlinetaxifirmB.employbothmaleandfemaledriversC.makeanti-discriminationlawnotapplicableD.springtothedefenceofitsdrivers69.SheTaxismaybeexempt被豁免的fromillegalitybyNewYork’sHumanRightsCommissionbecause_______.A.itsserviceprovidedisbasedonthepublicinterestB.itdiscriminatesagainstmalepassengersC.itprovidesservicealsoformalepassengersD.itdecreasescrashescausedbymaledrivers

MillionsofpeoplevisitYosemiteNationalParkeveryyeartoseethetallwaterfallsandmountains.Thesemountainsareasplendidsightwhenviewedfromthevalleyfloor.Lotsofstoreshotelsandrestaurantsareneededtohandlethecrowds.Alsowaterroadsandotherservicesystemsarepartoftheinfrastructure基础设施thatmustbemaintaineD.Unfortunatelythesesystemsarestartingtobreakdown.ItisnotjustinYosemitebutinnationalparksaroundthenation.YosemiteisthirtyyearsoldaccordingtoDennisGalvinaNationalParkServiceworker.Theparkisnotonlyoldbutwornout.Twoorthreetimesasmanyvisitorscomeeveryyear.Thatistoomanyvisitorsfortheparktodealwith.FouryearsagoastormwashedoutawaterpipelineintheGrandCanyon.TheNationalParkServicehadtosendwatertruckstoprovidewaterforthevisitors.LastmonthpipealmostbrokeagainandroadshadtobeclosedforawhilE.Whyhasn’ttheNationalParkServicekeptuptheparkrepairs?Itislackofmoney.TheUnitedStateshas378mountainsparksandwildernessareas.Betweenthreeandfourbilliondollarsareneededforrepairs.Yosemiteisonenationalparkthatdoeshavemoneyforrepairs.Ithastwohundredmilliondollarsbutcannotspenditanywayitchooses.WhentheparkworkersstartedwideningtheroadtheywereforcedtostopbytheSierraCluB.TheclubclaimedthattheroadworkwasdamagingtheMercedRiverthatrunsthroughthepark.ASierraClublawyerJuliaOlsonfeelsthattheinfrastructureneedstobemovedoutofYosemitE.Thatwaylesspressurewillbeputonthealreadycrowedpark.5.AccordingtothetextthemountainsinYosemitelookmostsplendidwhentheyareappreciatedfrom_______.A.thebottomofthevalleysB.thetopofthemountainsC.thesideofthemountainsD.theedgeofthevalleys6.NationalparkslikeYosemiteintheU.S.finditincreasinglydifficulttomeettheneedofvisitorsbecause_______.A.theirtransportmanagementneedsimprovingB.theyspendtoomuchontheirservicesystemsC.theirservicesystemsfrequentlygooutoforderD.theyneedhelpfromenvironmentalorganizations7.ThemainproblemofYosemiteParkisits________A.modernwaterpipesB.overcrowdednessC.lackofwaterD.narrowroads8.AccordingtothetexttheSierraClubismostlikelytobe_______.A.anenvironmentalgroupB.aninformationcenterC.atravelserviceD.alawfirm

Inthelatestromance-dramaDescendantsoftheSun太阳的后裔ahandsomesoldierYooShi-jin柳时镇SongJoong-ki宋仲基meetstheprettydoctorKangMo-yeon姜暮烟SongHye-kyo宋慧乔inahospitalandhedoesn’thesitatetohitonher.ThedialoguewhichtakesplaceearlyinthefirstepisodeimmediatelyindicatesthatthisisnoordinarySouthKoreandramA.There’snofamilyfeudorsecretcrushorlovetanglesorguessesandmisunderstandings.The16-episodeshowissetinthefictionalwar-torncountryofUruk乌鲁克.SongJoong-kiistheleaderofaspecialwarfarecommandunitwhileSongHye-kyoplaysadoctorwhoworksforahumanitarianmedicalorganization.BotharesentinthemidstofdisasteranddiseaseaspartoftheirworkwithUNpeacekeepingtroops.BothknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhatE.ButwhatstandsoutthemostareSong’sskillsasapick-upartist撩妹技能.Boldnessandcreativityarethekeyweaponsinhisarsenal.WhenKanginvitesYootodrinkwinewithherYoowhoisnotallowedtodrinkalcoholasasoldiersaysThereisawaybeforekissingher.Forgetabouttheeighth-episoderule.Thiskisshappensinthefourth.Humoralsodoesthetrick.OntheirfirstdateinacinemaYoosaysThisisthemostexcitingmomentofmylifE.ThemomentIamwithabeautifulwomanbeforethetheaterlightsgoout.WhenKangtriestogiveYooahardtimeYoojokesImistookyouforabeautifulwomanbecauseit’sdark.AndactorSongJoong-kiwhojustcamebackfromtwoyearsofmilitaryservicelastMaymakessurehedelivershispick-uplinesjustright.InDeepRootedTree树大根深andTheInnocentMan善良的男人he[SongJoong-ki]showedhehadthesteeltoplayfearlessandheartlessmen–thathecouldbetakenseriouslyasanactordespitehisprettyfacE.InDescendantshehitstheemotionalcoreofeveryscenewhetherhehastobeboldandamorousguardedandmysteriousorsadsaidcriticFoongWoeiWaninTheStraitsTimes.32.WhatistherelationshipbetweenSongJoong-kiandSonghye-hyo?A.loverB.colleagueC.actorD.doctor-patient33.WhysaythattheDescendantsoftheSunisnoordinarySouthKoreandrama?A.BecauseactorsknowandshowclearlywhattheywantandwhattheyhatE.B.ItbrokethepreviousKoreanoldstory.C.Itexitsfamilyfeudandlovetangles.D.Thepick-upartistisuniqueandspecial.34.WhentheDescendantsoftheSuntellsusthatheterosexual异性contactsisimportanttohavesomequalityincluding____________①humor②Boldnessandcreativity③bold④emotionalA.①②B.①②③C.②③④D.aboveall35.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.IntroduceadramacalledtheDescendantsofthesun.B.SongZhongjicouldbetakenseriouslyasanactordespitehisprettyfacE.C.TheDescendantsofthesunopenanewpatterntopick-upwoman.D.ThereasonwhytheDescendantsofthesungainsuccess.

InBritainandothercountriesyoungpeoplesometimestakeagapyearayearoffbetweenhighschoolandcollegE.ThisideanevergainedabigfollowinginAmericA.Recentnewsreportshavesuggestedthatinterestmaybegrowingthoughtherearenoofficialnumbers.CharlesDeaconDeanofAdmissionsatGeorgetownUniversityinWashingtonD.C.estimatesthatinthecurrentfirst-yearclassof1600studentsonlyabout25decidedtotakeayearoff.Hesaysthisnumberhasn’tchangedmuchovertheyears.Mr.Deaconsaysthemostcommonreasonfortakingagapyearistohaveachancetotravelbuthesaysinternationalstudentsmaytakeagapyeartomeetrequirementsathomeformilitaryduty.Somehighschoolgraduatesseeayearoffasachancetorecoveraftertwelveyearsofrequirededucationbutitcanalsogivestudentsachancetoexploretheirinterests.Studentshopingtobedoctorsforexamplecouldlearnabouttheprofessionbyvolunteeringinahospital.Manycollegesanduniversitiessupportgap-yearprojectsbypermittingstudentstodelaytheiradmission.Expertssaystudentscangrowemotionallyandintellectuallyastheyworkatsomethingtheyenjoy.TheHarvardadmissionsofficehasanessayonitsWebsitecalledTimeOutorBurnOutfortheNextGeneration.Itpraisestheideaoftakingtimeofftostepbackthinkandenjoygaininglifeexperiencesoutsidethepressureofstudies.ItalsonotesthatstudentsaresometimesadmittedtoHarvardorothercollegespartlybecausetheydidsomethingunusualwiththattimE.Ofcourseagapyearisnotforeveryone.Studentsmightmisstheirfriendswhogoondirectlytocollegeandparentsmightworrythattheirchildrenwilldecidenottogotocollegeoncetheytaketimeoff.Anotherconcernismoney.A.yearoffawayfromhomecanbecostly.HollyBull’sjobistospecializeinhelpingstudentsplantheirgapyear.Shenotesthatseveralbookshavebeenwrittenaboutthissubject.ShesaysthesebooksalongwithmediaattentionandtheavailabilityofinformationontheInternethaveincreasedinterestintheideaofayearoffandshepointsoutthatmanygap-yearprogramscostfarlessthanayearofcollegE.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ItislikelythattakingagapyearisbecomingpopularinAmerica.B.MoreandmoreAmericanstudentsarechoosingtotakeayearoff.C.IfyouwanttogotoanAmericanuniversitytakeagapyearfirst.D.Americansholddifferentopinionstowardsstudents’takingagapyear.33.Howmanyreasonsforstudents’takingagapyeararementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.34.TheessayTimeOutorBumOutfortheNextGenerationsuggeststhat______.A.everystudentmusttakeagapyearbeforeapplyingforafamousuniversityB.somefamousuniversitiesencouragestudentstogainmorelifeexperiencesC.takingagapyearcanmakestudentsfreefromlifelearningD.thestressofstudieshasdonegreatharmtothestudents’health35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.CharlesDeacondoesn’tsupporttheideaofthestudents’takingagapyearB.Parentsmightdisagreewiththeprogramconcernedabouttheirchildren’sfuturE.C.Booksandmediahavecontributedtothestudents’interestinschoollearning.D.Expertsagreethattakingayearoffwillbenefitthestudentsemotionallyandphysically.

Onlineclothesshopperswillbetoldexactlywhatsizeisbestforthemusingnewsoftwarewhichcombineswiththeirwebcamorsmartphonetoforma3DtapemeasurE.ScientistsfromSurreyUniversityanddesignexpertsfromtheLondonCollegeofFashionaredevelopingaprogramwhichcantakeprecisewaisthipchestandothermeasurementsfromcameraimages.Usingtheperson'sheightasastartingpointthesoftwarewillbeabletobuildupa3Dimageandestimatetheirsizeatvariousdifferentpointsonthebodybasedontheiroverallproportions.Theresultwillbeamoreaccuratesizingguidethanprevioussystemsbasedonwaistsizeorasmall/medium/largescalewhichrelyonlimitedmeasurementsandthebuyer'sperceptionoftheirownbodysizE.Shoppersandretailers零售商whochoosetosignupfortheprojectcouldsavemillionsofpoundsayearinpostagecostsbyremovingtheneedtoordermultiplesizesofthesamegarment服装andsendbackill­fittingclothesresearchersclaimeD.TheprojectsponsoredbytheEngineeringandPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncilEPSRCisexpectedtobebroughttomarketwithintwoyears.Afterchoosinganitemtheshopperwillactivatethesoftwareentertheirheightstandinfrontoftheirwebcamorsmartphoneintheirunderwearandtakeaphotograph.ThesoftwarewillnotstoreortransmittheimagetotheInternetbutwilluseittojudgetheperson'sdimensionsatvariouspointsontheirbody.PhilipDelamoreoftheLondonCollegeofFashionsaidThepotentialbenefitsforthefashionindustryandforshoppersarehugE.Currentlyit'scommonforonlineshopperstoordertwoorthreedifferentsizesofthesameitemofclothingatthesametimeasthey'reunsurewhichonewillfitbest.28.Whatistheessentialpartofa3Dtapemeasure?A.A.smartphonE.B.A.webcam.C.A.microphonE.D.A.softwarE.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe3Dtapemeasure?A.ItwillstoreortransmittheimagetotheInternet.B.Itisbasedonthebuyer'sperceptionoftheirsizE.C.Itwillbeaco­-workingproduction.D.Itusesaperson'sweightasastartingpoint.30.Whatistherightorderforashoppertoforma3Dtapemeasure?①totakeaphotowithawebcam②toactivatethesoftware③toenterhis/herheight④tojudgehis/hersizebyanalysinghis/herimageA.①②③④B.②①③④C.②③④①D.②③①④31.Howcanthe3Dtapemeasurebenefitonlineshoppers?A.OnlineshopperswillgettheirorderedgarmentintimE.B.OnlineshopperswillgetanorderedgarmenttotheirmeasurE.C.Onlineshopperswillgetanorderedgarmentofhighquality.D.Onlineshopperswillgettheirorderedgarmentmorequickly.

TheownerofanIndianfoodshopinBristolwasastoundedtoreceiveanapologyletterandmoneyincompensation补偿fromathiefwhostolefromhisshopsevenyearsago.TheshopownerImranAhmed27saidheneverexpectedthatthethiefwouldgetintouchaftersolong.Hesaidherememberedreturningtotheshoptofindhiswindowsbrokenandgoodsstolen.Hedidn’tknowwhetherthepolicehadevercaughtanyoneinconnectionwiththecrime犯罪活动becausetheyhadn’trememberedtocontacthim.Hesupposedthatthecasehadbeenclosedlongagosohejusttriedtoforgetitandwentondoingbusinessasusual.Seeminglythecriminalhadnotbeenplanningtorobtheshopthatnightin2008---thelettersays’AboutsevenyearsagoIwaswalkingpastyourshoplateonenightwhenInoticedthatsomeonehadbrokenintoit.’WiththeshopfrontwideopentherewasnothingtopreventthethieffromsteppinginsideandtakinganythinghewanteD.Thereweresomecigaretteslyingthereandthethiefgrabbedthemandran.Nowitseemsthemysterythiefregretsstealingfromtheshopandhasstoppedcarryingoutsuchcrimes.Atthetimeoftherobbery‘mylifewasinamess’theashamedthiefexplainedintheletterbutnow‘I’mtryingtoleadanhonestlifE.’TheshopownerMrAhmedwasmovedbytheletter.Infacthewassotouchedandpleasedbythethief’schangeofheartthatheisplanningtogivethemoneytocharity.Hissaid’IwouldlovetofindoutwhohewasbutIdon’tthinkhewillcontactus.It’samazingthishashappenedandtohavesomethinglikethishappenisreallygooD.’Hehasputitawayanditiswellkeptinabox.AvonandSomersetPolicespokesmanSteveGamesaid‘Thepoliceareverypleasedtohearthatavictim受害人hasreceivedsomecompensationforacrimE.Thelettershowsthatcriminalscanchangetheirlivesforthebetter.’28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordastoundedinParagraph1mean?A.ProuD.B.Regretful.C.SurpriseD.D.RelaxeD.29.Whatdidthethiefdothatnight?A.HebrokeintotheshopB.HerobbedtheshopasplanneD.C.Hestolesomethingfromtheshop.D.Hecarriedoutacrimewithhispartners.30.Whydidthethiefmakeanapologyforhisbehavior?A.Hewantedtoputhispastmistakeright.B.Heexperiencedasimilarrobbery.C.Hisstealingbroughtshameonhisfamily.D.Hisjoiningcharitychangedhim.31.HowdidMrAhmedreactafterreadingthelitter?A.HehandeditovertothepolicE.B.Hewouldmeetthethiefinperson.C.Hefelthappyforthethief’sbecominggooD.D.Hewonderedhowthethiefwasovertheyears.

Therehasbeenagreatincreaseinthenumberofnaturaldisastersoverthepastfewyearsanditisreportedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldcauseevenmoredisastersinthefuture.Someoftheworld’sleadingcitiesarefacingdisasterslikefloodsandheatwaves.LondonLondon’sflooddefenses防御工事aregettingolder.Since1982theThamesBarrier水闸hasprotectedthecityfromthethreatoffloodingbutitwasonlydesignedtolastuntil2030andcloseonceeverytwoorthreeyears.About26yearslaterthebarriernowclosesfiveorsixtimesayearandaccordingtoEnvironmentAgencypredictionsby2050thebarrierwillbeclosedonalmosteveryfloodiftheproblemisnotsolved.Thereare26undergroundstations400schools16hospitalsanairportand80billionwealthinLondon’sfloodriskareasolargefloodingwouldbeextremelyterrible.ParisOverasixweekperiodinJulyandAugust2003morethan11400―mainlyoldpeople―diedinFrancebecauseofdehydration脱水andextremelyhighbodytemperatureinaterribleheatwave.Heatwavesofsimilarintensity强度areexpectedeverysevenyearsby2050sowhatcanbedonetomakesuresuchadisasterdoesnothappenagain?Onesolutionistohaveair-conditionersinelderlycarehomes.Butthisisconsideredashort-termsolutionastheincreaseindemandforelectricityalsoincreasescarbonemissions碳排放.InParisthelocalgovernmentareencouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildingssuchasthebuildingFlowerTowerwhichusesacoveringofbambootoactasanaturalair-conditioner.ShanghaiShanghaiisthefastestgrowingcityonEarth.Ithasapopulationof18millionandisonly4metersabovesealevel.Sealevelsarepredictedtoriseby20cmwithinthenextcentury.About250000peoplemovetoShanghaieveryyearinsearchofworkplacingextrademandsonenergy.Chinareliesheavilyoncoalfiredpowerstationsbuttheseemissionsincreasetemperaturesandinturnwarmerseasincreasetheriskoftyphoons.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigCitiesFacingBigDisastersB.BigDisastersintheFutureC.TheIncreaseofNaturalDisastersD.SolutionstoNaturalDisasters2.WhatproblemshouldbesolvednowinLondon?A.Howtoprotectthecity’swealth.B.Wheretobuilditsflooddefenses.C.HowtousetheThamesBarriertoprotectthecity.D.Howtoimprovethefunctionoftheoldflooddefenses.3.Whichofthefollowingmeasurescan’tsolvetheheatwavedisasterinParis?A.Puttingupnewtypesofbuildingswithacoveringofbamboo.B.Havingair-conditionersinelderlycarehomes.C.ForbiddingthecitytobuildFlowerTowerD.Encouragingarchitectstodesignnewtypesofbuildings.4.ThemajorthreatstoShanghaiare.A.increasingpopulationB.risingsealevelsandtyphoonsC.coal-firedpowerstationsD.extrademandsonenergy5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Totellushowtoprotectthebigcities.B.Togiveadviceonhowtofightagainstnaturaldisasters.C.Toexplainwhatcausesfloodandheatwaves.D.Towarnusoftheincreasingnaturaldisastersinbigcities.

From2008to2013Americanhouseholdslost$l1trillioninrealestatesavingsandstocks.MorethanhalfofallU.S.workerseitherlosttheirjobsorwereforcedtotakecutsinhoursorpayduringtherecession.Theworstmaybebehindthemnowbuttheshockinglossesofthepastfewyearshavereshapednearlyeveryfacetoftheirlives—howtheyliveworkandspend—eventhewaytheythinkaboutthefuturE.ForCindytherecessionbeganwhenherhusbandwasrelocatedtoRhinelanderWisconsinbyhiscompanyforcingthefamilytomoveinahurry.Thecoupleboughtanewhousebutwereunabletoselltheirtwo-bedroomhomeinBigLakeMinnesotA.Withtwomortgages抵押借款andtwoyoungchildrentocareforCindycouldn'timaginehowtostretchherhusband'spaychecktokeepherfamilyfeD.ThenshestumbleduponanonlinecommunitycalledBlotanicalaforumforgardenersmanywithaninterestinsustainability.ThemoreIreadanddiscussedthesepracticesthemoreIrealizedthiswouldhelpnotonlyourbudgetbutalsoourhealthshesays.Cindyadmitsthatbeforetherecessionshewasacitygirlwithnointerestingrowingherowndinner.Igrewflowersmostly—Ididn’tthinkaboutplantsthatweren’tvisuallyinteresting.Buttostretchherbudgetshebeganputtinginvegetablesandfruit—everythingfromstrawberrybedstoappletrees—andasherfirstseedlingsgrewherspiritslifteD.Shenolongerthinksofgardeningandmakingherownjamsasjustamoneysaver;they’reagenuinepleasurE.It’sbroughtusclosertogetherasafamilytooshesays.Herkidsvoluntarilypitchinwith主动帮助thegardenworkandthefamilycookstogetherinsteadofeatingout.Thefoodtastesbetter—it'sfresherandorganic—andthegardenhandilyfulfillsitsoriginalpurpose:costcutting.Nowshespendsabout$200to$300amonthongrocerieslessthanhalfofthe$650amonththatsheusedtolayout.AfterdiscoveringhowresourcefulshecanbeintoughtimesCindyisnolongereasilydiscourageD.ItmakesmefeelproudtobeabletosayImadeitmyselfshesays.IfeelaccomplishedandI'mmoreconfidentaboutattemptingthingsI'veneverdonebeforE.Nowsheavoidsconveniencestoresandhasbegunlearningtoknitquiltandmakeherownsoap.Idon'tthinkIwouldhaveeverbegunthisjourneyifitweren’tfortherecessionshesays.Ihaveafeelingthatfromnowonitwillaffectmyfamily’shealthandhappinessforthebetter.21.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattherecession______.A.hadgreatimpactonAmericans’workandlifE.B.affectedAmericansincertainoccupations.C.hadonlybroughthugelossesinsavingsandstocks.D.isoverwithsomeofthelossesrecovereD.22.Whatmadethefamily'sfinancialsituationevenworsewasthatthey_______.A.movedtoRhinelanderinahurry.B.hadtwochildrentoraisE.C.didn'tknowanyoneinRhinelander.D.couldn'tselltheirhomeinBigLakE.23.InadditionCindyviewsgardeningasagenuinepleasurebecausegardening_______.A.helpedhercutlivingcostsalmostbyhalf.B.enabledhertomakeherownjams.C.builtupfamilytiesandkids’enthusiasm.D.enabledhertoknowmoreaboutplants.24.WhatdoesCindythinkofthedifficulttimesshehasgonethrough?A.Itgavethecoupleandtheirkidsatoughlesson.B.Itgaveherconfidenceandoptimism.C.Itwouldcomeagainandaffectthefamily.D.Itleftalastingpsychologicalimpactonthefamily.

Youhaveheardtheexpressionhorsesense.Asyoumayimagineitcamefromthetimewhenthemajorityofpeopletraveledinvehiclesdrawnbyhorses.A.horsedoeshavealotofcommonsenseandtherearemanytruestoriesabouthorseshavingsavedtheirdriversfromdangerofdeath.TodayforthemostpartpeopletravelbytrainshipairplaneandcarbutverylittlebytheUseofhorses.ModemvehiclesarepropelledbyenginesandanenginedoesnothaveanysensE.Incaseofdangermanyhorsescouldbedependedontohelp.Notsowiththeengine;thedrivermustdoallthethings.Inrecentyearsthespeedoftravelhasincreasedgreatly.Withtheincreasedspeedcomesgreatlyincreaseddanger.Thedriverofapowerfulengineneedstobecareful.A.momentofbeingcarelessmaycostalifE.InordertodrivetodayapersonmustbeabletoseeclearlyandhemustlearnandfollowcarefullytherulesforsafetyontheroaD.GreaterattentionisthepricewepayforusingamachineinsteadofahorsE.16.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.enginesB.safedrivingC.usinghorsesD.modernmachines17.Theunderlinedwordpropelinthesecondparagraphmeans______.A.repairB.raiseC.pushforwardD.made18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.A.adrivermustknowtherulesofsafetyB.adriverneedstobeableonlytotellredfromgreenC.aneyetestisanimportantpartofadriver’sexaminationD.greaterattentionisneededforadriverwhiledrivingamachine19.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.A.drivermustbeabletoseeandhearwell.B.Thedriverofaearmustfollowtherulesofsafety.C.Horsesareknowntohavesavedtheirdriversfrominjury.D.ItisbetterforvehiclestobepulledbyhorsethantobepushedbyenginE.

EarlierthismonthbloggerLisaHendersonannouncedthatsheandherhusbandJohnhaddecidednottohaveChristmas.ThefamilywholivesinUtahwillstillputupdecorationsbutpresentsfromSantaareano-gothisyear.JohnandIfeellikewearefightingaveryharduphillbattlewithourkidswhenitcomestotheirrightsHendersonwroteonherblog.ItisoneofthebiggeststrugglesasaparentthesedaysinmiddleclassAmericA.Ourkidshavebeenactingsoungratefullately....JohnsaidWeshouldn’tjustcelebrateChristmas.Andsothat’swhatwediD.InsteadtheHendersonsareputtingthemoneytheywouldhavespentongiftstowardserviceprojectsinordertoteachtheirthreesonsthepleasureofgiving.ThechildrenwillstillreceivegiftsfromgrandparentsandotherfamilymembersbutthisyearshesaidtheirletterstoSantawillbeaskinghimtofindsomeonewhoneedspresentsmorethantheydo.InaninterviewwithABCNews11-year-oldCalebHendersonadmittedthatheandhisbrothershadbeenbehavingbadly.Wewouldhiteachother.WewerefightingandcryingheadmittedandLisasaidthatwhenshebrokethenewstohersonstheycriedprettyharD.ButsofarHendersontoldFoxNewslastweekthefamilyishavingasuddenturningthisintoadifferentkindofgift.TheyhavealreadyheldaclothingdriveandsentboxesofclothesandcandytoavillageinthePhilippinesthatwashithardlastyearbyTyphoonHaiyan.Thechildrenwereexcitedandkeptwantingtogivemoreandmoreshereportedonherblog.ManyreadersrespondedpositivelytoHenderson’spost.SomesharingtheirownstoriesoflimitingChristmasinordertoteachtheirchildrentobecharitable仁慈的orgrateful.Asparentsyou’regivingyourkidssomethingsomuchmorespecialthanabunchofgiftsonChristmasonewrotE.ButHendersonreceivednegativefollow-upsaswellonherblog.Respondingtocriticssheupdatedherblogwithastatementthatreadsinpart:Ijustwantedtoexplainacoupleofthings.Firstmykidsareinnowayhurtforthings....Theyhavereactedbymakinggiftsforeachotherandpackingthemintoeachother’sstockingsstealthily偷偷地.Theyarelearningexactlywhatwewantedthemtolearnbecausetheyarenotmovingaroundfeelingsorryforthemselves.Theyarethinkingofothers.ThesecondthingIwantedtoexplainiswhyIwrotethispost.SomepeopleseemtothinkIwrotethisforattention.Ummmtheattentionyougetfrompostslikethisisnotgoodandactuallyextremelydifficulttodealwith....ThereasonIwrotethispostisIwanttoempowerparentstofeellikeit’sokaytotakeastanD....Iwantedtosharewhatwearedoingsoanyparentsthatfeeltheyarestrugglingwiththesameissuesintheirhomecanseewhatothersaredoingandgetideasfortheirfamily.Myintentionistohelpsupportotherparentsandtoraiseamazingkids.32.TheHendersonsdecidednottospendChristmasbecause_______.A.theywantedtomaketheirkidsunderstandthepleasureofgivingB.theirkidscouldreceivepresentsfromtheirotherfamilymembersC.thestrugglingcoupletriedtosavesomemoneytobuykidsgiftsD.thewholefamilywouldgotothedisasterareasinthePhilippines33.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4canbereplacedby_______.A.whenLisatoldthekidstheydidn’tspendChristmastheyfeltextremelysadB.allthekidsletoutanexcitedcrywhenSantasentthemChristmaspresentsC.themomentLisasaidthePhilippineswashitbytyphoontheyburstintotearsD.whentheirgrandparentsdidn’tsendthemgiftsthekidscouldn’thelpcrying.34.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat_______.A.thewriterwantstosharehisexperiencesofraisingamazingkidsB.educatingkidsneedsregularcommunicationandgreatpatienceC.thewriterstronglycalledonpeopletocarefortheunfortunateD.parentsshouldpraisechildrenfortheirkindnesstootherpeople35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?A.WhyTheseParentsDecidedNotToCelebrateChristmas.B.HowAmericansusuallySpendA.TraditionalChristmas.C.A.HardBattlebetweenKidsAndParentsAtChristmas.D.WhatAmericanPeopleDoToHaveA.NiceChristmas.

AucklandisNewZealand’slargesturbanareawithapopulationofjustoveramillionpeoplE.ItisnothoweverthecapitalalthoughitwasatonetimeuntilthecapitalmovedtoWellington.AucklandisthecenterofcommerceandindustryandisperhapsthemostenergeticprosperousandmulticulturalcityinNewZealanD.Thecity’slandscapeisdominatedbyvolcanichillsthetwinharborsbaysbeachesandislands.ItsnicknamethecityofsailsisverysuitablE.AucklandhasmoreboatsforeachpersonthananywhereelseintheworlD.Aucklandhasmanyvolcanichillsmanyofwhichcurrentlyaffordgreatviewsofthecity.AndAuckland’sgeographyissuchthatshinywatersseemtoattractpeoplefromeverypoint.Itisawaterlovers’bestplacewithsomeofthebestbeachesswimmingdivingfishingsailingwindsurfingandwatersportsinthecountry.WellingtonisthecapitalcityofNewZealanD.Itisalsotheculturaladministrativeandpoliticalcenterofthecountry.TwoaspectsofthecitythatwillimmediatelystrikeanyvisitoraretheharborandhillylandscapE.Everywhereyougothesoundsandthesmelloftheoceanhangintheairandgreenhillsandvalleyswrapyouinabear-hugembracE.AtnightWellingtonoffersaspectacularshimmering闪闪发光的cityscapethatisunlikealmostanywhereelseintheworlD.Evenafterseeingitforahundredtimesittakesyourbreathaway.WellingtonisascenicwindyanddiverseplacE.Ithassomeofthebestmuseumsartgalleriesrestaurantsandcoffeehousesinthecountry.Itisthestorehouseforthenation’shistoricculturalandartistictreasures.BeingthefirstplacewhereEuropeansettlersarriveditalsoboastslotsofhistoricstreetsandbuildings.WellingtonishosttoanexcellentFestivaloftheArtseverytwoyears.28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheLandscapeofNewZealandB.TheCapitalofNewZealandC.AucklandandWellingtonD.WelcometoNewZealand29.FromthepassageweknowthatAucklandusedto_____________.A.bethecapitalofNewZealandB.havemoreboatsthananyothercountryintheworldC.hostaFestivaloftheArtsD.affordgreatviewsofthecity30.AucklandisthebestcityinNewZealandforpeopleto______________.A.studyNewZealandcultureB.seegreenhillsC.visithistoricstreetsandbuildingsD.dowatersports31.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthecityscapeinWellington?A.CriticalB.NeutralC.PreferableD.Indifferent

Fewofushaven’treadCinderellathestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.SomemightnotwanttoadmititbutthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone’sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurity默默无闻.MarySantiagohasthatsecretdreamtoo.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStoryafilmsetinaUShighschool.Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirlssheisinvisible.HoweverherworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagerpopsingerJoeyParkerappears.Joeyiseverythingtherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kindhandsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey’spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhomesheleavesbehindherMP3playerwhichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.OfcoursethereisawickedstepmotherwhoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMaryevenifthatmeansembarrassingher.ThestorythoughitmostlyfollowsCinderelladoesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshinglythefilmunlikemanyhighschoolfilmsdoesnotfocusonlooksalthoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpointwritesmoviecriticAmberWilkinson.Yetthefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.29.Thefirstparagraphismainlyto_________.A.informusoftheimportancetomarryaprinceB.reminduswhyCinderellaispopularalltheyearsC.buildinterestandleadustoMary’ssecretdreamD.tellushowinterestingthefairytaleCinderellais30.InthemovieMarySantiagoisthemaincharacterwho_________.A.isbadlytreatedbythestepmotherB.isbraveinexpressingherloveC.hasadreamofmeetingaprinceD.isembarrassedbythepopsinger31.WhatdoesmoviecriticAmberWilkinsonmeanbyhiswordsaboutAnotherCinderellaStory?A.ThemovieisexactlyanothercopyoftheCinderellafairytale.B.ThemovieisasgoodasthestoryCinderella.C.ThemovieandCinderellabothfocusonfollowingyourdream.D.ThemovieisbasedonthestoryCinderellawhilealittledifferentfromit.32.Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A.anintroductiontoMarySantiagoB.areviewaboutafilmC.anessayaboutdreamsD.anadvertisementofCinderella

ManyWesternpeoplearenotusedtosittingontheflooranymorE.InJapanhoweversittinguprightontheflooriscommonindifferentsituations.Forexamplemealsaretraditionallyhadwhenpeoplesitonthetatami榻榻米flooraroundalowtablE.Alsoduringtheteaceremonyandothertraditionaleventsonesitsonthefloor.Theformalwayofsittingforbothmenandwomeniskneelingupright.PeoplewhoarenotusedtosittinginthisstylemayfeeluncomfortableafterafewminutesandtheirlegsmaygonumB.HoweverforeignersarenotusuallyexpectedtobeabletositinthisstyleforalongtimeandanincreasingnumberofJapanesepeoplethemselvesaren’tabletodosoowingtoamorewesternizedlifestylE.Inothersituationsmenusuallysitcross-leggedwhilewomensitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstoonesidE.TheformersittingstyleisconsideredwhollymalewhilethelatterisconsideredcompletelyfemalE.ThemostimportantguestsitsonthehonoredseatwhichissetfarthestfromtheentrancE.Ifthereisatokonoma壁龛intheroomtheguestshouldbeseatedinfrontofit.ThehostortheleastimportantpersonissupposedtositnexttotheentrancE.OfcoursethereareotherthingstobeconsideredineachparticularcasE.32.WhichofthefollowingsituationsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.WhentraditionaleventsarehelD.B.WhenateaceremonyishelD.C.Whenmenandwomenmeet.D.WhenmealsaretraditionallyhaD.33.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.moreandmoreJapanesesitintheformalwayB.foreignersshouldalwayssitintheformalstyleinaJapanesehomeC.menandwomeninJapansitinthesameinformalwayD.menshouldn’tsitontheirkneeslayingbothlegstooneside34.WhensomeguestsareinaJapanesehome_______shouldsitnearesttotheentrancE.A.themostimportantguestB.boththehostandthehostessC.thehostortheleastimportantpersonD.thehosthimself35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowforeignersshouldsitinJapanesehomes.B.HowandwheretositinJapanesehomes.C.HowforeignersshouldbehaveinJapanesehomes.D.WheretositinJapanesehomes.

Singles’DayalsocalledDoubleElevenbeganasadayforunmarriedoruncoupledpeopletocelebratetheirlivesonNovember111993.InChinahoweverSingles’Dayhasbecomethebiggestonlineshoppingdayintheworldwhichwascreatedin2009byAlibaba’sCEODanielZhangtoincreaseonlinesales.Sincethenithasgrownintoaculturalphenomenon.ChinaSingles’DayasashoppingdaytakesplaceonNovember11eachyear.Therearesharpdiscountsandotherpromotions促销designedbyAlibabatoattractonlinecustomers.In2015E-commercegiantAlibababrokerecordswithsalesof$14.3billiononChinaSingles’Daywithonlinesalesincreasing60percentfromlastyearaccordingtoAlibabA.MostpeopleshoponmobilephonesoripadsandonlineshoppinghasbecomeacomfortablechannelformostconsumerssaidKittyFokChinamanagerformarketresearch.Chinaisabigmarketwithclosetoonebillionsmartconnecteddeviceusers.ItisgoodnewsforbothAlibabaandtheircompetitorsshesaiD.Thecompanyisfocusingoninternationale-commerceforfutureSingles’DaysreportedReuters.WithinthenextfiveyearsweexpectChinawillbecometheworld'slargeste-commercemarketforimportedproductsPresidentMichaelEvanstoldreportersonWednesday.AlibabaChiefExecutiveDanielZhangsaidinastatementthatSingles’DaywouldmeanthatthewholeworldwillseethepowerofChineseconsumption.Over130millionusersvisitedAlibaba’smarketplaceappTaobaoreportedtheBBC.28.WhatdoesAlibabaexpecttodoonSingles’Day?A.CelebratesinglelivesB.DefeatcompetitorsC.DevelopfirmculturesD.Increaseonlinesales29.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedworddiscountinthesecondparagraph?A.SmartproductsB.CrazybuyingC.LowpricesD.Moreadvertisements30.WhatwillmakeSingles'DaysmorepopularaccordingtoKittyFok?A.Thepopularityofsmartconnecteddeviceusers.B.ThepotentialpowerofChineseconsumption.C.Thecooperationwiththeinternationale-commercE.D.ThepromotionsonAlibaba'smarketplaceappTaobao.31.WhatattitudedoesPresidentMichaelEvansholdtowardthefutureofChinaSingles’Day?A.doubtfulB.optimisticC.negativeD.uncertain

Speakingtwolanguagescanactuallyhelpoffset抵消someeffectsofagingonthebrainanewstudyhasfounD.Researcherstestedhowlongittookparticipantstoswitchfromonecognitive认知的tasktoanothersomethingthatisknowntotakelongerforolderadultssaidleadresearcherBrianGoldaneuroscientistattheUniversityofKentucky.Gold’steamcomparedtask-switchingspeedsforyoungerandolderadultsknowingtheywouldfindslowerspeedsintheolderpopulationbecauseofpreviousstudies.Howevertheyfoundthatolderadultswhospoketwolanguageswereabletoswitchmentalactivitiesfasterthanthosewhodidn’t.Thestudyonlylookedatlife-longbilinguals会说两种语言的人definedinstudyaspeoplespeakingasecondlanguagedailysincetheywereatleast10yearsolD.Goldandhisteamasked30peopleeitherbilingualormonolingual只懂一种语言人tohaveaseriesoftests.Theyfoundthatbilingualpeoplewerenotonlyabletoswitchtasksfastertheyhaddifferentbrainactivitythantheirmonolingualpeers.Kristinacalledbilingualismabeautifulnaturalexperimentbecausepeoplegrowupspeakingtwolanguagesandstudieshaveshownthattheygetcertaincognitivebenefitsfromswitchingbetweenlanguagesanddeterminingwhichtorespondwithbasedonwhat'sgoingonaroundthem.GoldsaidhegrewupinMontrealwherehespokeFrenchatschoolandEnglishathomepromptingrelativestoquestionwhetherhisFrenchlanguageimmersionwouldsomehowhinder阻碍hisabilitytolearnEnglish.UntilveryrecentlylearningasecondlanguageinchildhoodwasthoughtofasdangeroushesaiD.Actuallyit'sbeneficial.21.What-sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Researchersfoundthatspeakingtwolanguagesisimportant.B.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplecanslowdownthespeedofagingonthebrainandrespondfast.C.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplerespondslowly.D.Researchersfoundthatbilingualpeoplearegreat.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Olderbilingualscan’trespondfasterinminD.B.Youngbilingualscanrespondfasterinmindthanthosemonolinguals.C.Olderadultsspeakingasecondlanguagedailysincetheywereatleast10yearsoldcanrespondfasterthanthosewhodon’t.D.Bilingualchildrenrespondslowerinmindthanthosemonolinguals.23.KristinacalledbilingualismabeautifulnaturalexperimentbecauseA.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesliketheexperimentB.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesarenaturalC.peoplespeakingtwolanguagesarebeautifulD.peoplegrowupbenefitingfromspeakingtwolanguages24.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatlearningasecondlanguageinchildhoodis________.A.notdangerousbutbeneficialtochildrenB.notbeneficialtochildrenC.dangerousbutbeneficialtochildrenD.dangeroustochildren

Inmostpartsoftheworldasfarbackasanyonecanremembertherehasbeenapuppet木偶tradition.Althoughsomeofusthinkofpuppetsaschildren’sentertainmenttheywere----andoftenstillareusedtotellseriousstoriestoadultaudiences.Eveninthesedaysofspecialeffectsthepuppettheatrestillhasaspecialplaceinmanycultures.ThebestknownpuppetcharactersinBritainarePunchandJudyglovepuppetswithwoodenheads.InsummeronebasicplayofabouthalfanhourisperformedonbeachesallaroundBritain.Mr.PunchwhohasanenormousnoseandwearsacurvedhatgetsintotroubleandhasargumentswithhiswifeJudy.A.policemanacrocodileandahangmanandallofthemrunafterMr.Punch.Heofcourseinvariablymanagestosurvivetofightanotherday.InBelgiumwoodenpuppetsfirstappearedinthe1820sincitieslikeliegE.Theliegepuppetsareinfactstringpuppetswithoutstrings！Theyhaveasinglerod棒attachedtotheirheadswhichmeansthepuppeteersaren’tabletoraisethearmsandlegsbutcanmovethebodyupanddownandtheheadfromsidetosidE.ManyofthestoriesusedtobehistoricalorreligiousbutitisTchantchesacomiccharacterwithpatchedtrousersandabigblackhatwhoisthebestlovedcharactertoday.LikeMr.Punchheisasimplemanwhoisalsogreedyquarrelsomeandlazy.Hemakesfunofeveryonebutisoftenwarm--heartedandtender.25.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat______________.A.puppetsaremuchmorepopularnowadays.B.peoplepreferpuppetstospecialeffectsC.puppetsweremainlyintendedforchildrenD.peopleusedpuppetstomakefunforadults26.Theunderlinedwordinvariablyinparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.constantlyB.naturallyC.immediatelyD.bravely27.ThebiggestdifferencebetweenpuppetsinBritainandpuppetsinBelgiumistheir_____.A.performingtimeB.operatingwaysC.producingmaterialD.decoratingcharacters28.Thepassageismainlyabout__________________.A.differentkindsofpuppetsB.howpuppetscameintobeingC.whypuppetsarepopularD.story---tellingthroughpuppets

Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.SchedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanneD.ButtobesafebeontimE.Mealscanstretchforhours—there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringface-to-facecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.SobeontimE.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paceD.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.RankisimportantandauthorityisrespecteD.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatusisimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.ThehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewherE.SodonotpullawayfromthehandshakE.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.TouchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoideD.Whenmeetingsareone-to-oneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefusE.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.CoffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresenteD.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastnamE.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时isvitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’timE.ArriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafE.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagreE.NeatcleandressisexpecteD.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.TheyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetablE.ItispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplatE.32.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards33.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?A.TheyputefficiencyinthefirstplacE.B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.C.TheywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossiblE.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.34.IntheUAEwhenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.WhenmeetingthehostalonE.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.35.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingaporE.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerlanD.

GreenisanimportantcolorinnaturE.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometimesthewordgreenmeansyoungfreshandgrowing.ForexampleagreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperiencE.Inthe15thcenturyagreenhornwasayoungcoworanoxwhosehorns角hadnotyetdevelopeD.A.centurylateragreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnoexperienceinwar.Bythe18thcenturyagreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday—apersonwhoisnewinajoB.Someonewhoisgoodatgrowingplantsissaidtohaveagreenthumb大拇指.Theexpressioncomesfromtheearly20thcentury.A.personwithagreenthumbcanmakeplantsgrowquicklyandwell.TheGreenRevolution绿色革命isthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Itwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeelingjealousy嫉妒.Thegreen-eyedmonster怪物isnotadangerousanimalfromouterspacE.Itisanexpressionusedabout400yearsagobytheBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingwhensomeonehassomethinghewants.Forexampleayoungmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifyougetapayriseandhedoesnot.Inmostplacesintheworldagreenlightisasignal信号tomoveaheaD.Ineverydayspeechagreenlightmeansapproval赞成tocontinuewithaproject.32.Agreenhornnowrefersto____________.A.apersonwhoisnewinajoB.B.anewsoldier.C.ayounghorseD.acowwithouthorns33.Apersonwithagreenthumbisaperson_______.A.whoisgoodatgrowingplantsB.whosethumbsareofgreencolorC.whosegardenisgreenerthanothers’D.whoisyoungerthanhisneighbors34.A.manmaymeetthegreen-eyedmonsterif____.A.heseesadangerousanimalB.hereadsasadplayC.hisfriendgetsaprizethathewantsD.hecan’tgetsomething35.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.agreenhornB.agreenthumbC.theGreenRevolutionD.thewordgreenanditsstory

CanadatravelhasbecomeexcitingasanumberoflakesincludingGreatLakesinCanadamakeitattractivE.InfactCanadahasmorelakesthananyothercountrywhichcontainsfreshwater.InadditiontolakesCanadahasanumberofbeachesasithasalongcoastlineonitsnortheastandwest.Travelersfromaroundtheworldcomeinlargenumberstoenjoysunbathatvariousbeaches.NiagaraFallslieontheborderofCanadaandtheUS.Itisnowpopularforitsbeautyandisavaluablesourceofhydroelectric水利发电的power.NiagaraFallsaremostattractiveduringsummerseasonwhenweatherconditionischarmingandattractivE.AttheCanadiansidefloodlightsilluminate照亮bothsidesofthefallforseveralhoursafterdarkandthewholescenebecomesmagnificent.WhentravelingtoCanadatravelerscanenjoydoingshoppingatTorontowhichisconsideredaleadingcity.ItsymbolizesAmericancultureandthespiritofindependencE.MigrantsformEuropean.LatinAmericanAsianandCaribbeanracesinhabittheplaceandmakeitapluralsociety.OttawaontheotherhandisthecapitalofCanadaandcenterofpoliticalactivities.VancouverisanenlighteningcityinCanadawhichwasnamedafterBritishCaptainGeorgeVancouverwhoexploredtheareainthe1790s.ThecityisaleadingindustrialplaceinCanadA.AnothertouristattractioninCanadaisthecapitalcityofBritishColumbiaVictoriA.ThecityislocatedonthesoutherntipofVancouverIslanD.TravelinCanadaisbeingmadeeasyastransportationfacilitiesareofhigherstandarD.BesidesveryfewpeopleknowthatCanadaisahigh-payingcountryintermsofwagesperhour.InadditiontoapopulartouristdestinationCanadaisaneconomicpowerhouseofNorthAmericaparticularlyinagricultureproducts.Canadadairyindustryexports出口milkproductsaroundtheworlD.25.WhatattractstravelersmostinCanadaaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Lakesandbeaches.B.Mountainsandwater.C.AnimalsandplantsD.Coastlinesandsunbath.26.Thesecondparagraphismainlytotellus_________.A.CanadaandtheUSB.thehydroelectricpowerC.theimportanceofthefallD.thebeautyofNiagaraFalls27.WhatdoweknowaboutTorontoaccordingtothepassage?A.ItisapoliticalcenterinCanadA.B.ItdisplaystheCanadianbravery.C.Itspeoplecomefromdifferentcountries.D.TravelerscanbuysomethingcheaptherE.28.CaptainGeorgeVancouverisreferredto被提到inthefourthparagraphinorderto_____A.compareVancouverandVictoriaB.introducethecityofVancouverC.remindustokeephiminmindD.tellusahistorystory

AmericanfilmmakersareactivelytemptingChinesemoviefanstothecinemawithmoreChineseplotsandcharacters.ThemotionpictureKungFuPanda3isaprimeexampleofHollywoodtryingtoattractmoreChinesemovieticketbuyers.TheAmericanmotionpicturecommunityhasdevelopedstrategiestoplayalargerroleinfilm-makinganddistributioninChinA.PaulDergarabedianaseniormediaanalystsaidAlotofstudiosintheentertainmentbusinessaretryingtoalign使结盟themselveswithChinA.Everyone’stryingtoscramble争夺andtryingtofigureouthowbesttopartnerwithChinabecauseit’ssoimportantasamoviemarket.Thepremieredate首映日forKungFuPanda3wascarefullyselectedtogetmorepeopletothecinemas.TheopeningdatecoincidedwiththeChineseNewYear.SothisAmericanmovieearnedmorethan$100millioninticketsalesthatdayinChinA.FamiliarplotlinesandcharactersareanotherreasonforKungFuPanda3’ssuccessinChinA.ThecastincludesthevoicesofinternationallyknownmoviestarslikeDustinHoffmanandJackieChan.AmericanfilmcompaniesaremakingmovieviewingmoreconvenientfortheChinesepubliC.DreamworksisthefilmcompanythatproducedKungFuPanda3.DreamworksproducedtwoversionsofthefilmfordomesticChineseaudiences.InAmericatheatersshowedthefilminbothMandarinandEnglish.KungFuPanda3wentaroundabitofChinesetraditionduringthenewyear.Thefilmwasallowedtoshowduringtheholiday.MostforeignfilmsarenotallowedtoshowinChinaduringthenewyearcelebration.Thefilmreceivedscreentimebecauseitwasco-producedinChinabyDreamwork’sChinesepartnerShanghai’sOrientalDreamworks.21.HowdoAmericanfilmmakersmakeChinesefansintothecinemas?A.BydecoratingthecinemasB.ByusingChinesepandasC.ByaddingChineseelementsD.Byreducingtheticketprices.22.ItcanbeinferredfromtheopeningdateofKungFuPanda3inChinathat_____.A.KungFuPanda3iswellreceivedinChinaB.theChineseNewYearneedssuchanAmericanfilmC.thefilmisusedforcelebrationoftheChineseNewYearD.thefilmmakersexpecttotakeadvantageoftheholiday23.KungFuPanda3receivedscreentimeinChinabecause______.A.TVstationslikethisfilmB.itsellsverywellinChinaC.ChinesefansliketowatchitonTVD.it’sco-producedbyaChinesepartner

Etymologythestudyofwordsandwordrootsmaysoundlikethekindofthingdonebyboringlibrariansinsmalldustyrooms.Yetetymologistsactuallyhaveauniquelyinterestingjob.Theyareinmanywaysjustlikearchaeologists考古学家diggingupthephysicalhistoryofpeopleandevents.Thespecialaspectofetymologyisthatitdigsuphistorysotospeakthroughthewordsandphrasesthatareleftbehind.TheEnglishlanguageinparticularisagreatfieldtoexplorehistorythroughwordsAsalanguageEnglishhasanextraordinarynumberofwords.Thisispartlyduetoitsabilitytoadaptforeignwordssoreadily.ForexampleEnglishwordssuchaskindergartenfromGermancroissantfromFrenchandcheetahfromHindihavebecomepartofthelanguagewithlittleornochangefromtheiroriginalsoundsandspellings.SoEnglish-languageetymologistshaveavastworldofwordstoexplore.Anotherenjoyablethingaboutetymologyformostwordexpertsissolvingwordmysteries谜.NoetymologistsdonotgoaroundsolvingmurderslikethegreatdetectiveSherlockHolmes.WhatthesewordexpertssolvearemysteriousoriginsofsomeofourmostcommonwordsOneofthebiggestquestionsEnglishlanguageexpertshavepursuedishowEnglishcametohavethephraseOK.Thoughitisoneofthemostcommonlyusedexpressionsitsexactbeginningisapuzzleeventothisday.Evenitsspellingisnotentirelyconsistent-unlessyouspellitOkayitishardeventocallitaword.EtymologistshavebeenabletonarrowOK’sorigindowntoalikelyalthoughnotcertainsource来源.ItbecamewidelyusedaroundthetimeofMartinVanBuren'srunforpresidentin1840.HisnicknamewasOldKinderhook.WhattroubleswordexpertsaboutthisexplanationisthatthephraseappearedinsomenewspapersbeforeVanBurenbecamewellknown.ItislikelythatVanBurencouldbecalleditsprimarysourceEtymologistswilldoubtlesslykeepsearchingfortheinitialsource.HoweveritisclearthatOK’spopularityandreputationhavetoppedthoseoftheAmericanpresidenttowhomithasbeenmostclearlylinked.25.TheauthormentionsthewordslikecroissantinParagraph2toindicate.A.wordshavechangedalotinthetwolanguagesB.whatEnglish-languageetymologistsareexploringnowC.EnglishhasabsorbedmanywordsfromotherforeignlanguagesD.theEnglishvocabularyisdifficulttothenon-English-speakingpeople26.TheunderlinedwordpursuedinParagraph4means.A.lookeduponB.dugupC.putinD.setdown27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatetymologists.A.discoverthepossibleoriginofwordsB.helpdetectivestosolvemysteriousmurdersC.writeinterestingstoriesforsomenewspapersD.exploretheEnglishlanguageaswellastherecentevents28.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TopresentthehistoryofEnglishwordsB.Toexplaintheprocedureofanetymologist'sjobC.Tointroducethepleasureofthestudyofwordsandwordroots.D.ToteachreadershowtodistinguishEnglishandnon-Englishwords

TheLondonPassisthefinalsightseeingpackagethathasbeenspeciallytailor-madeforvisitorstothecity.Itallowsholderstomakethemostoutoftheirtripsavingthembothtimeandmoney.WiththeLondonPassyouwillgetthefollowing:●Freeentrytoyourchoiceofover60popularattractionstourssightsandmuseums●Auseful160’pageGuidebookabouttheattractionsplushelpfultipsaboutthecity●Abilitytoskipthelinesattheselectedattractionstosavetime●OptionalTravelcardtocoverallofyourtransportneedsTheLondonPassSavesYouMoneyLondoncanbeanexpensivecityanditstouristattractionsarenoexception.HowevergosightseeingwithaLondonPassyoucouldmakesomegreatsavings.TakealookatthenormalgatepriceforsomepopularLondonattractions:TowerofLondon£19.00;ThamesRiverCruise£19.00;WindsorCastle£17.00;LondonBridgeExperience£23.00;StPaul’sCathedral£15.00.Visitingthosefiveattractionswillcostwellover£89.WithaLondonPasstheseandmanymoreattractionswon’tcostyouapenny.TheLondonPassSavesYouTimeLondonisapopulardestinationthereforeattractionsandsightsdogetverybusy.Waitinginlinecansometimestakehoursfromyoursightseeingexperience—that’swhyLondonPassholdersgettoskipthequeueatkeyattractionssuchasTowerofLondonWindsorCastleandLondonBridgeExperiencE.AlsothemapofLondonandtheinformationaboutthecity’spublictransportationsystemavailableinourGuidebookhelpplantheperfectsightseeingitinerarytomaximizeyourtimeinthecity.PracticalInformationAdultticket:from£43.00Address:CharingCrousRoadLondonWC2HOEPTEL:016644850201.WithaLondonpassyouareexpectedtospend_____whenvisitingTowerofLondonandWindsorCastlE.A.£43.00B.£36.00C.£89D.nothing2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutsightseeingwithaLondonPass?A.Onedoesn’tneedtowaitinlineinalltouristattractionsinLondon.B.OnecanchoosetheTravelcardthatsuitshistransportattractionsinLondon.C.Onecanenterover60touristattractionssightsandmuseumsatalowpricE.D.OnecanenjoyallthetouristservicesinLondonwithexactlyforty-threepounds.3.TheunderlinedworditineraryprobablymeansA.budgetB.routeC.partnerD.equipment

Howdoyouaddress称呼peopleinEnglishwhenyouwanttotalktothem?Thefollowingmaybesomesimplerulesthebeginnersshouldfollow.1.WhentalkingtostrangersthereisoftennospecialformofaddressinEnglish.UsuallyifyouwanttocatchtheattentionofastrangeritisnecessarytousesuchphrasesasExcuseme.2.InBritishEnglishSirandMadamareconsideredtobetooformalformostsituations.Theyareusedmostlytocustomersinshopsorrestaurants.WhileinAmericanEnglishSirandMadamarenotsoformalandarecommonlyusedbetweenstrangersespeciallywitholderpeoplewhosenamesyoudon’tknow.3.Whenyoutalktosomepeopleyouknowyoucanusetheirnames.Ifyouarefriendsusetheirfirstnames;ifyourrelationshipismoreformaluseMr.Mrs.Msetcbeforetheirfamilynames.4.Therearemanyotherformsofaddresswhichcanbeusedbetweenfriendsandstrangers.HowevermanyofthesearelimitedinusE.Forexamplepalandmatecanbeusedbetweenstrangersbutareusuallyonlyusedbymentalkingtoothermen.21.AccordingtothepassageExcusemeismainlyusedto______.A.addressapersonyoudon’tknowB.catchtheattentionofastrangerC.apologizetoothersD.suggestgoodmanners22.IfJohnSmithisyourbestfriendaccordingtothepassageyoushouldoftencallhim______.A.SmithB.Mr.SmithC.Mr.JohnD.John23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PeopleoftenuseMr.Mrs.orMsbeforethefirstnamesofthosepeoplewhotheydon’tknowverywell.B.SirandMadamareusedmoreofteninAmericathaninEnglanD.C.Palandmateareusuallyonlyusedbetweenmen.D.Whileaddressingfriendspeoplejustusetheirfirstnames24.ThepassageismostlikelytakenfromanEnglish_______.A.storybookB.cardC.textbookD.grammarbook

Thegovernmentsayscalculatorswillbebannedinmathstestsfor11-year-oldsinEnglandfrom2014.EducationandChildcareMinisterElizabethTrusssaidpupilsshouldonlyusethemoncetheywereconfidentinbasicmathematicalskills.MsTrusssaidallyoungchildrenshouldbeconfidentwithmethodsofadditionsubtractiontimestablesanddivisionbeforetheypickupthecalculatortoworkoutmorecomplexsums.Bybanningcalculatorsinmathstestswewillreducethedependencyonthemintheclassroomforthemostbasicsums.ProfCeliaHoylesdirectoroftheNationalCentreForExcellenceintheTeachingofMathematicssaidItisimportantthatcalculatorsareusedproperlysochildrendonotbecomedependentonthemforarithmeticbutatthesametimeareabletousethemasatooltosupporttheirownproblemsolving.Butteachingunionsarguedbanningcalculatoruseinthetestswouldriskpupils’abilitytousethemtodealwithmorecomplexmathematicalproblems.ChristmasBlowergeneralsecretaryNationalUnionofTeacherssaidItmaynotbenecessarytousecalculatorsforthewholeofthemathstestpaperbutitisaretrograde倒退的steptobanthemcompletelyasitwilldamagetheskillssetforprimarypupilsandleavethemstrugglinginsecondaryschool.RussellHobbygeneralsecretaryoftheNationalAssociationofHeadTeacherssaiditisindeedgoodtobesurethatchildrencanperformroutinecalculationsintheirheadsbuttheadvantageofalimiteduseofcalculatorsisthatchildrencanfocusontheproblemitself.16.AccordingtoElizabethTrussbanningcalculatorsinmathstestscan_______.A.developpupils’interestinmathsB.increasepupil’smathstestscoresC.reducepupils’dependencyonthemD.improvepupils’abilitytotakeexams17.ProfCeliaHoylesbelievesthat_______.A.CalculatorsshouldbeencouragedintestsB.CalculatorsshouldbebannedintestsC.ChildrenshouldusecalculatorsfrequentlyD.Childrenshouldusecalculatorsproperly18.Whoisstronglyagainstthebanningofcalculatorsinmathstests?A.ElizabethTruss.B.CeliaHoyles.C.ChristineBlower.D.RussellHobby.19.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Expertsholddifferentviewsaboutthebanofcalculators.B.Banningcalculatorswillimprovepupils’abilitytocalculatE.C.Childrenonlyusecalculatorstoworkoutdifficultproblem.D.CalculatorswillbebannedinallmathstestssooninEnglanD.20.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.CalculatorUseArousesHotDebateAroundtheCountryB.GovernmentBansCalculatorsFromPrimaryMathsTestsC.UsingcalculatorsAffectsPupils’intelligenceDevelopmentD.BanningCalculatorsImprovesPupils’TestPerformance

ThehomecomputerindustryhasbeengrowingrapidlyintheUnitedStatesforthelasttenyears.Computersusedtobelargeexpensivemachinesthatwereverydifficulttouse.ButscientistsandtechnicianshavebeenmakingthemsmallerandcheaperwhileatthesametimetheyhavebeenmadeeasiertousE.Asaresulttheirpopularityhasbeenincreasingasmorepeoplehavebeenbuyingcomputersfortheirhomesandbusinesses.Computershavebeendesignedtostoreinformationandcomputeproblemsthataredifficultforhumanbeingstoworkout.Somehavevoicesthatspeakwiththeoperators.Storesusecomputerstokeeprecordsoftheirinventories库存货物andtosendbillstotheircustomers顾客.Officesusecomputerstocopylettersrecordbusinessandkeepintouchwithotheroffices.PeoplehavebeenusingcomputersintheirhomestokeeptrackofthemoneytheyspenD.Oneimportantnewuseforcomputersisforentertainment娱乐.Manynewgameshavebeendesignedtobeplayedonthecomputers.PeopleofallageshavebeenplayingthesegamesPeoplealsohavebeenbuyinghomecomputerstoplaycomputergameswatchmoviesandlistentoconcertsathomE.TheyhavebecomeverypopularindeeD.1.Computersusedto_____.A.workrapidlyB.belargeandexpensiveC.beeasytouseD.beusedforfun2.Inrecentyearscomputersarebeingmade______.A.largerandmoreexpensiveB.smallerandcheaperC.moredifficulttouseD.toworkmoreslowly3.Storesusecomputersmainlyto______.A.checkthelistofgoodsandmaterialsthatarekeptinthestorehouseB.playgamesforpleasureC.talkwiththeirfriendsD.writeletters4.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.A.NewUsesForComputersB.ThePopularityofHomeComputersC.TheHomeComputerIndustryD.ComputersATHome

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessstillpointstoaveryimportanttruthtoday—thatbusinessorganizationshavemoreprestige威望inAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionsstillpossessthisgreatprestige?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedontheideaofcompetitionthanotherorganizationsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemainsourceofprogressanddevelopmentbymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessorganizationsarerespecteD.Competitionisnotonlygoodinitself;itisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividualfreedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkareprotecteD.Competitionprotectstheindividualfreedombymakingsurethatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Comparedwithoneandall-powerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforbenefit.Ifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetothecompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Sincetherearemanybusinessescompetingforthecustomers’dollarstheycannotaffordtotreatthemunfairlyandthecustomerswouldlosenothing.Acontrastisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitgivesmoresupportforfreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeoplewhilebusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantasdemocracy民主inprotectingfreedom.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheideaofequalopportunities.CompetitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessgoestoanypersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanchoiceofthehighersocialpositionwhichisnotbasedonone’sfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalopportunities.32.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedasthemaintopicinthepassage?A.FreedominAmerica’sbusinessB.CompetitioninAmerica’sbusinessC.Americans’differentvalues.D.Businessagainstgovernment.33.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvalues______.A.whengivenequalopportunitiesB.bymeansofcompetitionC.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomD.throughdoingbusiness34.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.BusinessmenwhocompetE.B.Peoplewiththeideaofequalityandfreedom.C.Customersofthosebusinesses.D.Bothbusinessorganizationsandgovernment.35.Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves______.A.businessinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseintheUSAB.businessproblemsareveryimportanttotheAmericangovernmentC.AmericanbusinessisthemostpowerfuloneinthewholeworldD.thecompetitioninbusinessplaysaveryimportantroleinAmerica

Thereisanoldsaying:Noonethinkshe’sabaddriver.Here’sanupdated21stcenturyversion:Noonethinkshesendsannoyinge-mails.Butplentyofusdo.APrincetonUniversityresearchfoundthat22percentofAmericanssaye-mailhasaddedtotheirworkpressuresandcausedmisunderstandings.Here’saguideone-mailetiquette礼节tohelpyouavoidbeingannoying.Expertssaytherearethreetypesofe-mailswithdifferentrules—closefriendsofficeandpublice-mails.Theclosefriendse-mailYoucansendyourloveryourclosestfriendsandyoursiblingsbrothersandsistersanythingfromjokestoyougottoseethis!.Butbearinmindthatnoteveryonesharesyoursenseofhumourandyoumayexposethemtoviruses.Theofficee-mailDon’taddtopeople’sworkloaD.Keepe-mailsshortandtothepoint.◆Makethesubjectlinefactualandbrief.◆Writeinclearconcise简练的sentences.◆ProvideyournameandphonenumberattheenD.Thepublice-mailOccasionallywehavetosendanemailtoagroupofpeoplE.Ifpossiblewriteyourpublice-mailswithawhowhatwhenwherestructurE.Forexample:Who:AllmembersofthesoccerteamWhat:TeamphotoWhen:SaturdayMarch25atnoonWhere:Playingfield2.FinallybeforeyouhitSendcheckthefollowing:◆Isthee-mailaflame?Neversendane-mailinanger.Itcouldstayaroundforeverandhaunt萦绕心头yourprofessionalandpersonallifE.◆ChecktheTofielD.Isthisreallywhoyouwanttosendthemessageto?◆SpellcheckthemessagE.Doesithaveanerrorthatcanaffectyoubadly?28.Thewriterusestheoldsayingatthebeginningofthepassagetoshowthat_______.A.manypeoplearegoodatdrivingB.noteveryonecanbeagooddriverC.manypeoplecanbegooD.atsendingnonannoyinge-mailsD.manypeoplethinkhighlyofthemselves29.Thewritermaywanttotellthereaderthat_______A.mailsonlineareoftensenttowrongplacesB.differente-mailsshouldbewrittenindeliberate仔细考虑的waysC.sendingofficee-mailsissuretoaddtopeople’sworkloadD.thepublice-mailisusuallysenttoalargenumberofpeople30.Accordingtothewriter_______.A.e-mailswithsomemisspellingsmayhurtthereceiverB.beforesendingane-mailthesendershouldasksomeonetocheckitC.jokessenttoaclosefriendonlinesometimesmaybeharmfulD.about80％ofAmericanslikesendingandreceivinge-mails31.Ifane-mailisaflamethesenderofitmustbeveryatthemoment.A.angryB.excitedC.worriedD.disappointed

WordslikethanksandpleasehavebecomepetphrasesforNaYuegang.Asoneofthevolunteersatthisyear’sAsia-PacificEconomicCooperationAPECforum论坛heassistsmorethan100internationalrepresentatives.ButNaYuegangisnotalonE.Morethan600volunteersfrom13universitiesinBeijingcontributetotheAPECmeetingaccordingtoBeijingDaily.Studentstakeadvantageofopportunitiestoputtheirskillsandintereststoworkattheforumandinreturntheygainvaluableworkexperienceandconnections.NaYuegangisaninternationalpoliticsmajoratBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversityandhe’salanguageenthusiast.InadditiontoEnglishhespeaksbothThaiandCantonesE.Heuseshistalentstohelpdeterminewheredelegatesarefrombasedontheiraccents.Heevengetstousehislanguageskillstocommunicatewithstaffers.Throughcommunicatingwithdelegateshe’sdevelopedadeeperunderstandingofhiscollegemajor.HereIlearnthemeeting’sagendahowthedelegatesworkandgetafeelfortheatmosphereofthisinternationalevent.hesays.ThisexperiencehasmadememorecuriousabouttherelationshipbetweenChinaandothernationshesaysIwanttostudytheserelationshipsifpossiblE.XuHan21anEnglishmajoratBeijingUniversityofTechnologyisapproachingtheconferencefromadifferentanglE.HerjobistointroducedelegatestoChina’stechnologicalinnovationslike3DprintingmachinesproducedbytechnologicalcompanyTiertimE.SheisalsoinchargeofshowingoffculturalrelicsandshedoesitallinEnglish.Onceshedidalotofpreparationfortheprocessbehindacarvedlacquerware漆器制品techniquetomeetaThairepresentative'scuriosity.Inonlyfourdaysshereadmorethan100pagesofnotes.Shedidherownresearchonlineaswell.Throughherownresearchshe'sgainedtheabilitytospeakaboutthesubjectwithconfidencE.She'sconstantlyonthelookoutforopportunitiestogrow.5.ThemainpurposeofthistextistoA.makeabriefintroductionoftheAPECforumB.praisethestudentvolunteersattheAPECforumC.showthestudents'hardworkattheAPECforumD.encouragestudentstotakepersonaldevelopmentopportunities6.FromthetextwecanlearnthatNaYuegangA.majorsinEnglishlanguageB.canspeakmorethanthreelanguagesC.helpsmanyrepresentativeswiththeirdailyworkD.startstotakeinterestininternationalrelationship7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeXuHan?A.DeligentandskillfulB.SmartandcreativeC.HonestandkindD.Proudandtalktive8.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?A.APECForumB.StudentsWorkHardatAPECMeetingC.StudentsMakeaHitatAPECForumD.ExperienceComesfromPractice

Overthelast70yearsresearchershavebeenstudyinghappyandunhappypeopleandfinallyfoundouttenfactorsthatmakeadifferencE.Ourfeelingsofwell-beingatanymomentaredeterminedtoacertaindegreebygenes.Howeverofallthefactorswealthandagearethetoptwo.Moneycanbuyadegreeofhappiness.ButonceyoucanaffordtofeedclotheandhouseyourselfeachextradollarmakeslessandlessdifferencE.Researchersfindthatonaveragewealthierpeoplearehappier.Butthelinkbetweenmoneyandhappinessiscomplex.Inthepasthalf-centuryaverageincomehassharplyincreasedindevelopedcountriesyethappinesslevelshaveremainedalmostthesamE.Onceyourbasicneedsaremetmoneyonlyseemstoincreasehappinessifyouhavemorethanyourfriendsneighborsandcolleagues.Dollarsbuystatusandstatusmakespeoplefeelbetterconcludesomeexpertswhichhelpsexplainwhypeoplewhocanseekstatusinotherways－scientistsoractorsforexample－mayhappilyacceptrelativelypoorly-paidjobs.InaresearchProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatthepeoplewhosedesire－notjustformoneybutforfriendsfamilyjobhealth－rosefurthestbeyondwhattheyalreadyhadtendedtobelesshappythanthosewhofeltasmallergap差距.IndeedthesizeofthegappredictedhappinessaboutfivetimesbetterthanincomealonE.ThegapmeasuresjustblowawaytheonlymeasuresofincomE.SaysMichalos.AnotherfactorthathastodowithhappinessisagE.OldagemaynotbesobaD.Givenalltheproblemsofaginghowcouldtheelderlybemoresatisfied?asksProfessorLauraCarstensen.InonesurveyCarstenseninterviewed184peoplebetweentheagesof18and94andaskedthemtofilloutanemotionsquestionnairE.ShefoundthatoldpeoplereportedpositiveemotionsjustasoftenasyoungpeopleSomescientistssuggestolderpeoplemayexpectlifetobeharderandlearntolivewithitorthey'remorerealisticabouttheirtimesrunningoutolderpeoplehavelearnedtofocusonthingsthatmakethemhappyandletgoofthosethatdon't.Peoplerealizenotonlywhattheyhavebutalsothatwhattheyhavecannotlastforevershesays.Agoodbyekisstoahusbandorwifeattheageof85forexamplemaybringfarmorecomplexemotionalresponsesthanasimilarkisstoaboyorgirlfriendattheageof20.29.Accordingtothepassagethefeelingofhappiness_______.A.isdeterminedpartlybygenesB.increasesgraduallywithageC.haslittletodowithwealthD.ismeasuredbydesires30.Someactorswouldliketoacceptpoorly-paidjobsbecausethejobs_______.A.makethemfeelmuchbetterB.providechancestomakefriendsC.improvetheirsocialpositionD.satisfytheirprofessionalinterests31.Agedpeoplearemorelikelytofeelhappybecausetheyaremore_______.A.optimisticB.successfulC.PracticalD.emotional32.ProfessorAlexMichalosfoundthatpeoplefeellesshappyif_______.A.thegapbetweenrealityanddesireisbiggerB.theyhaveastrongerdesireforfriendshipC.theirincomeisbelowtheirexpectationD.thehopeforgoodhealthisgreater

Wicked!Noticetheintonation语调.Itmeanswonderfulgreatcoolsplendid.ItcameintoEnglishfromUnitedStates’slang俚语inthe1980sormaybeearlier.CertainlyitarrivedinBritaininthelate1980s.Itwaspartofatrend趋势whichgoesbackdecadestousebadwordstomeangoodthingsorsomegoodwordstomeanbadthings.ImeanyoumightremembersayingThat’sgreatmeaningItisn’tgreat.Andalwaysthere’sbeenthisuseofthewordnaughtytomeannice.It’smainlyusedasanadjectiveinfrontofanounforexampleWehadawickedtime!OrofcourseyoucanuseitalonebyjustsayingWicked!asareaction―that’showyoungstersuseit.Andyoungstersofcourseknowingthatgrown-upsarenowusingitaswellhavedecidedtouseotherbadwordsinthesamesortofway―I’veheardyoungpeopleinrecentyearsusewordslikeevilmeaninggoodorbrutalmeaninggood.WickedisstillarounD.Thismeansofcoursethatthetraditionalsenseofwickedisnowbeingsqueezed挤out.Sowithwickedintonation语调istheonlywaytotelltheoldmeaningfromthenewmeaningsoyouhavetobecarefulandpayverycarefulattentiontothecontext.Andpleasepayattentionthattheuseofthewordisspreading.TheotherdayforthefirsttimeIheardsomebodysaywickedcoolmeaningverycool.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellreaders?A.ThechangingmeaningofEnglishwords.B.Thechangeofthewordwickedinmeaning.C.ThewaytouseEnglishwords.D.EnglishwordsfromAmericanslang.25.Theauthortellsreaderstopayattentiontotheintonationofthewordwickedbecause_____.A.thewordiseasytomisunderstandB.thereisanotherwordwiththesamepronunciationC.itsintonationdecidesitsmeaningD.therearemanymeaningsoftheword26.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingwordsisoftenusedtoexpressitsoppositemeaning?A.Cool.B.Wonderful.C.SplendiD.D.Evil.27.Accordingtothetextweknowthatthewordwicked_____.A.hasbeenusedinBritainformorethan20yearsB.isonlyusedinfrontofanounC.haslostitsoldmeaningD.wasfirstusedbyAmericanchildren

JaneAustenwasborninSteventonEnglandin1775whereshelivedforthefirsttwenty-fiveyearsofherlifE.HerfatherGeorgeAustentaughtherlargelyathomE.Shebegantowritewhileinherteensandcompletedtheoriginalmanuscript手稿ofPrideandPrejudicetitledFirstImpressionsbetween1796and1797.A.publisherrejectedthemanuscriptanditwasnotuntil1809thatAustenbegantherevisionsthatwouldbringittoitsfinalform.PrideandPrejudicewaspublishedinJanuary1813twoyearsafterSenseandSensibilityherfirstnovelanditachievedapopularitythathascontinuedtothisday.Austenpublishedfourmorenovels:MansfieldParkEmmaNorthangerAbbeyandPersuasion.Thelasttwowerepublishedin1818ayearafterherdeath.DuringAusten’slifehoweveronlyherimmediatefamilyknewofherauthorshipofthesenovels.Atonepointshewrotebehindadoorthatwouldmakeanoisewhenvisitorsapproached;thiswarningallowedhertohidemanuscriptsbeforeanyonecouldenter.ThoughpublishingwithnonamepreventedherfromacquiringanauthorialreputationitalsoenabledhertopreserveherprivacyatatimewhenEnglishsocietyassociatedafemale’sentranceintothepublicspherewithalossoffemalequalities.AdditionallyAustenmayhavesoughttoremainunknownbecauseofthemoregeneralatmosphereofrepression约束inhertimes.ThesocialenvironmentofAusten’sRegencyEnglandwasparticularlystratified分层次andclassdivisionswererootedinfamilyconnectionsandwealth.InherworkAustenisoftencriticaloftheassumptionsandprejudicesofupper-classEnglanD.Shedistinguishesbetweeninternalmeritgoodnessofpersonandexternalmeritrankandpossessions.ThoughshefrequentlycriticizeshumorouslythosewhopaytoomuchrespecttosocialpositionbutlookdownuponpeopleofalowersocialpositionshealsomakesfunofthepoormannersandmisbehaviorofthoseloweronthesocialscalE.NeverthelessAustenwasinmanywaysarealistandtheEnglandshedepictsisoneinwhichsocialmobilityislimitedandclass-consciousnessisstrong.IdeasofappropriatebehaviorforeachgenderfactoredintoAusten’sworkaswell.Whilesocialadvancementforyoungmenlayinthemilitarychurchorlawthechiefmethodofself-improvementforwomenwastheacquisitionofwealth.WomencouldonlyaccomplishthisgoalthroughsuccessfulmarriagewhichexplainstheubiquityofmatrimonyasagoalandtopicofconversationinAusten’swriting.ThoughyoungwomenofAusten’sdayhadmorefreedomtochoosetheirhusbandsthanintheearlyeighteenthcenturypracticalconsiderationscontinuedtolimittheiroptions.EvensocriticsoftenaccuseAustenofportrayingalimitedworlD.Asaminister’sdaughterAustenwouldhavedonechurchworkandwascertainlyawareofthepooraroundher.Howevershewroteaboutherownworldnottheirs.Thecriticalanalysisshemakesofclassstructureseemtoincludeonlythemiddleclassandupperclass;thelowerclassesiftheyappearatallaregenerallyservantswhoseemperfectlypleasedwiththeirfortunE.ThislackofinterestinthelivesofthepoormaybeafailureonAusten’spartbutitshouldbeunderstoodasafailuresharedbyalmostallofEnglishsocietyatthetimE.IngeneralAustenoccupiesacuriouspositionbetweentheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies.HerfavoritewriterwhomsheoftenquotesinhernovelswasDr.SamuelJohnsonthegreatmodelofeighteenth-centuryclassicismandreason.HerplotsbearsimilaritiestosuchworksofJohnson’scontemporariesasPamelawrittenbySamuelRichardson.Austen’snovelsalsodisplayanambiguityaboutemotionandanappreciationforintelligenceandnaturalbeauty.Intheirawarenessoftheconditionsofmodernityandcitylifeandtheconsequencesforfamilystructureandindividualcharacterstheyprefigure预示muchVictorianliteratureasdoesherusageofsuchelementsasfrequentformalsocialgatheringssketchycharactersandscandal.66.FromthepassageweknowthatPrideandPrejudicebyAusten__________.A.earnedherinstantreputationB.remainswellreceivedtodayC.achievedpopularityafterherdeathD.isrevisedbyherimmediatefamily.67.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SheuseddifferentpennamesinherlifE.B.Thesuccessofherworkstroubledheralot.C.Peoplecouldchangetheirsocialstatusflexibly.D.Shecouldn’tenteraprofessionlikemen.68.Inherwritingmarriagebecameagoalandtopicofconversationbecause_________.A.womenwereplacedatadisadvantageintheirmarriageB.mencouldadvancethemselvesintheircareersthroughmarriageC.onlythroughgoodmarriagecouldwomenrealizetheirdreams.D.onlythroughpropermarriagecouldwomenfindtheirtruelovE.69.Whatcanwelearnfromthefifthparagraph?A.Austenwascriticizedforherdevotiontochurchwork.B.Austenmadenoreferencetolifeofthepoorinherworks.C.ThelackofinterestinthelivesofthepoorisonlyAusten’sfailurE.D.Austen’sworksmainlyreflectthelivesofmiddleandupperclass.70.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat__________.A.Austenwassomewhatinfluencedbyhercontemporarywriters.B.AustenandhercontemporarywriterschangedVictorianliteraturE.C.Austenplayedalessimportantpartinthenineteencentury.D.Austenwasoneofthepioneersofeighteenth-centuryclassicism.

Thevaluesofartisticworksaccordingtoculturalrelativism相对主义aresimplyreflectionsoflocalsocialandeconomicconditions.Suchaviewhoweverfailstoexplaintheabilityofsomeworksofarttoexcitethehumanmindacrossculturesandthroughcenturies.HistoryhaswitnessedtheendlessproductionsofShakespeareanplaysineverymajorlanguageoftheworlD.ItisneverraretofindthatMozartpacksJapaneseconcerthallsasJapanesepainterHiroshigedoesParisgalleriesUniqueworksofthiskindaredifferentfromtoday’spopulararteveniftheybeganasworksofpopularart.TheyhavesetthemselvesapartintheirtimelessappealandwillprobablybeenjoyedforcenturiesintothefuturE.Ina1757essaythephilosopherDavidHumearguedthatbecausethegeneralprinciplesoftasteareuniform不变的inhumannaturethevalueofsomeworksofartmightbeessentiallypermanent.HeobservedthatHomerwasstilladmiredaftertwothousandyears.Worksofthistypehebelievedspoketodeepandunvaryingfeaturesofhumannatureandcouldcontinuetoexistovercenturies.Nowresearchersareapplyingscientificmethodstothestudyoftheuniversalityofart.Forexampleevolutionarypsychologyisbeingusedbyliteraryscholarstoexplainthelong-lastingthemesandplotdevicesinfiction.ThestructuresofmusicalpiecesarenowopentoexperimentalanalysisasneverbeforE.Researchfindingsseemtoindicatethatthecreationbyagreatartistisaspermanentanachievementasthediscoverybyagreatscientist.24.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoweknowaboutculturalrelativism?A.Itintroducesdifferentculturalvalues.B.Itexplainsthehistoryofartisticworks.C.Itrelatesartisticvaluestolocalconditions.D.ItexcitesthehumanmindthroughouttheworlD.25.InParagraph2theartistsarementionedinordertoshowthat_____.A.greatworksofartcangobeyondnationalboundariesB.historygivesartworksspecialappealtosetthemapartC.popularartsarehardlydistinguishablefromgreatartsD.greatartistsareskilledatcombiningvariouscultures26.AccordingtoHumesomeworksofartcanexistforcenturiesbecause_____.A.theyareresultsofscientificstudyB.theyestablishsomegeneralprinciplesofartC.theyarecreatedbytheworld’sgreatestartistsD.theyappealtounchangingfeaturesofhumannature27.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.AreArtisticValuesUniversal?B.ArePopularArtsPermanent?C.IsHumanNatureUniform?D.IsCulturalRelativismScientific?

ChinaDaily---LastweektheBeijingmunicipalgovernmentreleasedalistof192areasinthecapitalwherespringbloomsincludingpeachmagnoliaapricotandwinterjasminecanbeenjoyedfromMarchtoMay.Therecommendedspotscoveranareaof22squarekilometers.Apartfromadmiringbloomsfolkloreperformancesbotanyexhibitionsandotheractivitieswillbeputon.20travelroutesfortouristslookingtoappreciatefloralbeautyinthecountrysideareissuedinHubeitoo.SouthKoreandramaDescendantsoftheSun太阳的后裔hascollectedmorethan200millionviewsoniQiyitheChinesestreamingwebsitesaidTuesday.DescendantsoftheSunthefirstKoreanshowtopremieresimultaneouslyinSouthKoreaandChina中韩同步首播isalovestorybetweenanArmycaptainSongJoong-kiandadoctorSongHye-kyowhofindthemselvesinafictionalwar-torncountrycalledUrukwherebothtrytosavelives.TheshowhasbecomethetalkofthetowneverywherE.SomeshowsevenhadlivephoneconversationswithviewerstodiscussitspopularityaChineseentertainmentofficialsaiD.ToputthingsintoperspectiveafifthofSouthKorea'spopulationis10millionpeoplE.JustalittleoverthatnumbertunedintowatchDescendantsoftheSun.Enthusiasticcustomerssnappedup抢光thefirstbatchofticketsinjustfiveminutesonMondayfortheopeningdayoftheShanghaiDisneylandparkonJune16temporarilycrashingtheofficialwebsitE.Withinhalfanhourclicksonthewebsitewww.shanghaidisneyresort.comreachedmorethan5million.Themassivevolumeresultedinourticketingsystemtemporarilymalfunctioning.25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheinformationabove?A.Touristscanenjoyflowersin192areas.B.Thespotscoveranareaof22squarekilometers.C.DuringthespringbloomsvisitorsareonlyallowedtoadmireflowersD.HubeiGovernmentalsoissuedsometravelroutesforvisitors26.WecaninferfromtheinformationaboutdramaDescendantsoftheSunA.ItisthefirstKoreanshowbroadcastinChinA.B.ItismorepopularinKoreathaninChinA.C.Itisaromanticstorybetweenacaptainandadoctorr.D.Koreahasapopulationof10millionpeople27.Whattopicdothethreepiecesofinformationbelongto?A.SocietyB.AstronomyC.EconomyD.Entertainment

Apersonlikeacommodity商品needspackaging.ButgoingtoofarisabsolutelyundesirablE.A.littleexaggerationhoweverdoesnoharmwhenitshowstheperson’suniquequalitiestotheiradvantages.Toshowpersonalattractivenessinacasualandnaturalwayitisimportantforonetohaveaclearknowledgeofoneself.A.skilledpackagerknowshowtoaddarttonaturewithoutanysignsofembellishment装饰sothatthepersonsopackagedisnotacommoditybutahumanbeinglivelyandlovely.AyoungpersonespeciallyafemaleshiningwithbeautyandfulloflifehasallthefavorgrantedbyGoD.Anyattempttomakeupwouldbeself-defeating.Youthhowevercomesandgoesinaflash.Packagingforthemiddle-agedisprimarilytohidethemarksmadebyyears.Ifyoustillenjoylifeenoughtokeepself-confidenceandworkatpioneeringworkyouareuniqueinthroughplainsmountainsandjunglesrunningitscourseasitshoulD.Youhavereallylivedyourlifewhichnowarrivesataself-satisfiedstageofquietnessandcalmnesswithnointerestinfameorwealth.Thereisnoneedtomakeusofhairdyeing.Thesnow-cappedmountainitselfisabeautifulsceneoffairylanD.Letyourlookschangefromyoungtooldinstepwiththenaturalageingprocesssoastokeepinharmony和谐withnatureforharmonyitselfisbeautywhiletheotherwayroundwillonlyendinunpleasantness.Tobeintheelder’scompanyislikereadingathickbookofdeluxebetterqualityeditionthatattractsonesomuchastobeunwillingtopartwith.Aslongasonefindwhereonstandsoneknowshowtopackageoneselfjustasacommoditysetsupitsbrandbytherightpackaging.9.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat_______.A.peopleshouldbepackedatallagesB.peopleshouldbepackedinaspecialwayC.elderlypeoplealsocareaboutpackingD.properpackingmakespeopleattractive10.Forthemiddle-agedattractiveness_______.A.hardlyexistsB.isthestrongestC.comesfromtheinsideD.comesfromtheappearance11.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthatelderlypeople_______.A.areusuallypackedlikeafinely-madebookB.experiencealotandhavearichknowledgeoflifeC.doalotoftravelingandcangiveyoumuchinformationD.enjoyreadingthickbooksofbeautifulnatureandfairylands

TateModernisBritain’snationalmuseumofinternationalmodernart.ItisinLondononthesouthbankoftheRiverThamesoppositeStPaul’sCathedralandtheCityofLondon.Itdisplaysexamplesofmodernartfrom1900tothepresentday.TateModemopenedin2000.ThebuildingwasoriginallytheBanksidePowerStationdesignedbySirGilesGilbertScottwhoalsodesignedWaterlooBridgeandthefamousBritishredtelephonebox.Thepowerstationclosedin1981andarchitectsHerzoganddeMeuronhelpedconvertitintoanartgallery.Thebuildingismorethan200metreslonganditschimneyis99metreshigh.Thereare5levelsandthevastTurbineHall.ThisiswheretheTatedisplayslargeinstallations现代雕塑装置bycontemporaryartists.Onefamousexampleofaninstallationwasaseriesofhugeslidesthatvisitorscouldgodownleadingfromthedifferentlevelsofthebuildingtothehallfloor.ThisandotherpopularinstallationshashelpedinspiretheimaginationofthepublicandTateModemisnowoneofthebiggesttouristattractionsinLondon.Thereareplanstobuildaglasspyramidextensiondedicatedtophotographyandvideoexhibitions.Manyartgalleriesarrangeartchronologically按时间先后butTateModernorganizesitsworksofartaccordingtotheimportantmovementsofthetwentiethcentury.TheseincludeAbstractionwithpaintingsbyartistslikeWassilyKandinsky;SurrealismwithworksbyartistslikeSalvadorDaliandMaxErnst;CubismwithworksbyPicasso;andPopArtrepresentedbyartistslikeAndyWarhol.Thereare3otherTategalleries—TateBritainalsoinLondonTateLiverpoolandTateStlvesinCornwall.TateModernishoweverthemostpopular.29.Theunderlinedwordconvertinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.A.moveB.takeC.changeD.divide30.TheinstallationsintheTateModemcan________.A.getpeopleinterestedinartB.showhowfamousthemuseumisC.tellushowvaluabletheexhibitsareD.representmodernartworks31.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedintheTateModern?A.Bypopularity.B.Byimportantevents.C.BysizeandshapE.D.BytimE.32.Thepassageprobablycomesfromabookabout________.A.travelB.religionC.architectureD.art

Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed展示attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbadtheanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsoundsitiscertainlytherE.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentranceviascentmachines.A.smellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstorescustomers’tensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairsscentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.Someyearsagothefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommercee-commercehasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsoundsonlybricks-and-mortarstores实体店canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleavE.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashopbutratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartmentandcoconut椰子scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlabinvitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbookspotsanddrawersinsearchoftheirperfectscent.32.Accordingtothepassagewhatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstore?A.FriendlyassistantB.SoftbackgroundmusicC.Uniquescents.D.Attractivewindowdisplay.33.E-shopsarementionedinthepassageto_____.A.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitudeB.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstoresC.pushstorestousesightsandsoundsD.introducetheriseofe-commerce34.Whichstatementwouldthewriteragreewith?A.Putdifferentscentsontheproductsondisplay.B.AskeveryshopassistanttowearlightperfumE.C.Giveaflowertocustomersasagift.D.Exposethescentofcoffeebeantoairinsideacoffeeshop.35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.compareandevaluateB.informandexplainC.argueanddiscussD.examineandassess

BEIJING—China'seducationauthoritywilltightenthewidelycriticizedpolicyofextracreditsforthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationtoensureafairerchanceforallexam-takers.UnderthepolicyhighschoolstudentswhowinawardsinnationalOlympiccompetitionscouldget‘‘extracredits’upto20pointsforthenationalcollegeentranceexam.Studentswithtalentinsportsandstudentswhoarefromethnic民族的groupscanalsobenefitfromthispolicy.Theextracreditshaveincreasedthesestudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamousuniversities.Someparentswerefoundtohavehelpedtheirchildrenfabricate伪造awardexperiencesorfalsifyqualificationstogetextracredits.IthasharmededucationequalitytheministrysaiD.XiongBingqivice-chiefofthe21stCenturyEducationResearchInstitutesaidthepolicyisdesignedtohelpstudentswhohavespecialtalentsbutmaybeweakinacademicperformancetohaveachancetoreceivehighereducation.ItwillstillbeneededbutitistimetomaketherulesfairerhesaiD.Theministrysaiditwillreducetherangeofcompetitionswhosewinnerscangetextracreditsandlimitthewinners’privileges.Thenewpolicywillapplytostudentswhobeginhighschoolin2011itsaiD.ChenLeiamotherofa10-year-oldgirlsaidshewelcomedtheministry'spolicyadjustmentasshedoesnotwantherdaughtertobecomeanOlympiccompetitiongeek.ButnotalltheChineseparentswelcomedthenewpolicy.Itislikeathunderbolt雷电formE.My13-year-oldsonhasspentsomuchtimestudyingOlympicmathandparticipatedinsomanytechnologicalcompetitionsduringvacations.ItisuselessnowsaidDongWena43-year-oldmother.AstudentsaidManystudentshavechangedthecurrentstudyplanandtheycanabandonthecompetition.Iwillbeinterestedinlearningthecourseswhichcanimprovemyabilities.YuanGuirenministerofeducationtoldChinaDailythatthereformisanattempttoconsidertheoverallqualityofanapplicant.ButthecountrywillnotstopthenationalcollegeentranceexaminationasitisstillthemostobjectivewaytoevaluatetalentinChinahesaiD.24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thenumberofcompetitionswhosewinnerscanbeawardedextracreditswillbesmallerB.studentswhowinawardsinOlympiccompetitionscan'tgetextracreditsin2011C.highschoolstudentswithtalentinsportsareweakinacademicperformanceD.theextracreditshavereducedstudents'chancesofbeingadmittedbyfamouscolleges25.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordgeekinParagraph7probablymean?A.awinnerB.adullstudentC.acompetitorD.asmartlearner26.Whichpersoninthepassagewasstronglyagainstthenewpolicy?A.XiongBingqiB.YuanGuirenC.DongWenD.ChenLei27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.PromotionofnationalOlympiccompetitionsB.ExtracreditspolicyinChinatobeadjustedC.AdviceonthenationalcollegeentranceexamD.Chinesegovernmenttopusheducationreform

TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.32.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard33.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones34.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards35.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds

IfyouwanttopayavisittoIcelandyou’llenterawholenewregionofexperiencE.You’lldiscoveroriginalnatureasyou’veneverseenitbeforE.ThefreedomtowanderinthecityorthewildsasyoupleaseisthekeytotheIcelandexperiencE.ReykjavikthecapitalofIcelandisjustapartoftheIcelandicexperiencewithitsmidnightsunorthemagicallandscapesmixedwithiceandfirE.Reykjavikhasapopulationofaround170000andoffersaninterestingmixofcultureandlocalvillageroots.OldaccountssaytheancientgodsthemselvesguidedIceland’sfirstsettlertomakehishomeinReykjavik.HenamedtheplaceReykjavikSteamyBayafterthegeothermal地热steamhesawwhichtodayheatshomesandoutdoorswimmingpoolsthroughoutthecityapollution-freeenergysourcethatleavestheairveryfreshcleanandclear.Abeautifulriverrunsthroughthecitylimitsandsodofineparksandevenwildoutdoorareas.Againstthisbackcloth背景ofnatureReykjavikhasapackedprogramoffamiliarcityjoystoo:artmuseumsseveraltheatersanoperahouseasymphonyorchestraandconcertsmeetingtheneedsofallagesandtastes.OnemustforallvisitorsisdiningoutonIcelandicspecialtiesincludingdeliciousseafoodocean-freshfromthemorning’scatchhighlandlambandunusualvarietiesofgamE.Itspurelynaturalfoodisimaginativelyservedtodelightthemostdiscerning内行的ofdiners.ReykjavikisalsofamousasoneofEurope’shottestnightspotswheretheactiononthefriendlypubandnightlifescenelastsrightthroughthenight.IntheeveningthedowntownareaisfilledwithactivityreachingitspeakonFridayorSaturday.Thenumberofpubscafédiscosandothernightspotsinthedowntownareaisastonishing.Thereisarichvarietyofplacestogo:European-stylecafesnightclubswithliveentertainmentdancehallsforseniorssports-themepubswithbigTVscreenscafesthatofferover100typesofbeeranIrishpubaSpanishcaféaFrenchwinebar.Walkingdistancesareshortdowntownandeverythingworthseeingoutsidethecitycentercanbequicklyandconvenientlyreachedbybus.Withitslongeasy-goingmainstreetandlargeshoppingmallIceland’scapitalisagreatplacetoshoptoo—withabonusoftax-freeshoppingforvisitors!A.fullrangeofaccommodationsisavailableinReykjavikfrominternational-standardhotelswithgoodconferencefacilitiesthroughsmallerhotelsandcomfortableguesthousestoacampsiteinthecity’sbiggestpark.24.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagetheReykiavik.A.wasnamedbytheancientgods.B.wasnamedbyIceland’sfirstsettler.C.gotitsnamefromthevisitors.D.wasnamedafterIceland’sfirstsettler.25.Whichofthefollowingsubjectsarementionedinthefifthparagraph?A.Shoppingandaccommodations.B.CityjoysandbackclothofnaturE.C.Diningandnightspots.D.Transportationandlandscapes.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.peoplelivinginReykiavikseldomgetheatfromcoal.B.hotelsaresorarethatvisitorsusuallycampinthecity’sbiggestparks.C.allvisitorsmustdineoutwhilevisitingIcelanD.D.youhavetowalkashortdistanceifyouwanttogosightseeingoutsidethecity.

Whatifourbabiescouldsomehowtelluswhatthey’rethinkingaboutwhattheywantandwhatmakesthemunhappy?RobynHoltresearcherforBabyTalkNewZealandsaystheycan.Holtheardaboutbabysignlanguagethroughanadvertisementanddecidedtogoalongtoaworkshop研讨会.Signlanguageissomethingthat’salwaysinterestedmeandIthoughtitcouldbereallycooltotrythiswithababybecausewearealwaysguessingallthetimewhattheyactuallywant.HoltstartedusingbabysignlanguagewithherbabysonBenjaminnow12andwithintwoweekshestartedtosignthesignformilk.ShehassinceuseditwithhertwoyoungersonsDominic8andMatthew3.Babysignlanguageisnothingnew:thepracticewhichisbasedonadultsignlaguangehasbeenoutinAmericaformorethan30years.ButitisenjoyingarebirthinNewZealanD.Theideabehindbabysignlanguageisthatbabiesdohavetheabilitytocommunicatetheirneedsiftheyaregiventherighttoolstodoso.Althoughmanymothersdevelopanintuition直觉aboutwhethertheirbaby’scryingisfromhungertirednessorpainbabysignlanguagecreatesadirectformofcommunicationthatunlocksthemystery.Whenbabiesarebetween6-monthsand12to13-monthsparentscanbegintoteachthemsignlanguage:usethesignformilkwhilefeedingandalsotalkaboutmilksothatthechildbeginstomakethelink关联intheirbrain.Thentheycanbegintoaddothersignsi.E.foodsickorpain.Iknowofoneparent.Herchildwassigningthesignforhurtbyhismonthandsherealizedhisfirstteethweregrowing.ItmakeslifesomucheasiersaidHolt.25.WhydidHoltgotothebabysignlanguageworkshop?A.Toentertainherownchildren.B.Tobetterunderstandbabies’needs.C.Tohelpbabieswithlanguageproblems.D.TodevelopanewsystemofsignlanguagE.26.Accordingtothetextbabysignlanguage______.A.hasbeenusedinNewZealandfor30yearsB.caneasilymaketheparentsunderstoodC.hasdevelopedfromadultsignlanguageD.wasdesignedbyRobynHolt27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartthemysteryinParagraph5referto?A.TheabilitytocommunicatE.B.Mothers’intuitions.C.Thecauseofthebaby’scrying.D.BabysignlanguagE.28.Holtmentionedaparentandherchildtoshowbabysignlanguageis_____.A.helpfulB.difficultC.interestingD.special

BeforemyfirstsummervacationatcollegemyroommateTedaskedtometoworkwithhimonhisfather’sfarminArgentinA.TheideaofspendingtwomonthsinArgentinewasexciting.ThenIbeganhavingsecondthoughts.IhadneverbeenfarfromNewEnglandandIhadbeenhomesickmyfirstfewweeksatcollegE.Whatwoulditbelikeinastrangecountry?Whataboutthelanguage?ThemoreIthoughtaboutitthemoretheideaworriedmE.IntheendIturneddowntheinvitation.AssoonasTedaskedsomebodyelsetogoIbegankickingmyself.IhadturneddownsomethingIwantedtodobecauseIwasscaredandhadendedupfeelingdepresseD.ThatunhappysummertaughtmeavaluablelessonoutofwhichIdevelopedaruleformyself:dowhatmakesyouanxious;don’tdowhatmakesyoudepresseD.AttheendofmysenioryearIbegantothinkaboutbecomingawriter.Butmyprofessorwasurgingmetoaimatteaching.IhesitateD.TheideaoftryingtolivebywritingwasalotscarierthanspendingasummerinArgentinA.BackandforthIwentmakingmydecisionunmakingit.SuddenlyIrealizedthateverytimeIgaveuptheideaofwritingthatdownheartedfeelingwentthroughmE.GivinguponwhatIreallywantedtododepressedmE.RightthenIlearnedanotherlesson.Toavoidthatkindofdepressionmeanthavingtobearacertainamountofworryandconcern.WhenIfirstbeganwritingarticlesIwasfrequentlyrequiredtointerviewbignames.BeforeeachinterviewIwouldgetbutterfliesinthestomachandmyhandswouldshakE.OnepersonIparticularlyadmiredwasthegreatcomposerDukeEllington.OnthestageandontelevisionheseemedtheverymodelofconfidencE.ThenIlearnedEllingtonstillgotstagefright.IfthehighlyhonoredEllingtonwhohadappearedonthebandstandsome10000timesover30yearshadanxietyattackswhowasItothinkIcouldavoidthem?Iwentondoingthosefrighteninginterviews.ThenIrealizedtomyastonishmentthatIwasevenlookingforwardtotheinterviews.Whathadhappenedtothosebutterflies?Wellintruththeywerestilltherebuttherewerefewerofthem.IhadbenefitedIdiscoveredfromaprocesspsychologistscallextinction.Ifyouputanindividualinananxioussituationoftenenoughhewilleventuallylearnthatthereisn’tanythingtobeworriedaboutwhichbringsmetoaconclusion:you’llnevergetridofanxietybyavoidingthethingsthatcausedit.Thepointisthatthenewthedifferentisdefinitelyscary.Buteachtimeyoutrysomethingyoulearnandasthelearningpilesuptheworldopenstoyou.24.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.findsitdifficulttomakedecisionB.wasinspiredbyDukeEllington’sstagefrightC.hasfoundoutwhatcausesanxietyD.nolongerfeelsanxiousaboutnewexperiences25.TheunderlinedwordextinctioninParagraph6means________.A.aperson’sgraduallossofconfidenceB.theprocessoflosingfearbykeepingfacinganxietyC.theinborntendencytoavoidanxioussituationsD.thenaturaldevelopmentofachild’sabilities26.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoestheauthorprobablyaccept?A.Hesitationleadstodepression.B.Avoidinganxietyreducesdepression.C.AnxietycanbeapositivedriveD.Depressionisasignalthatoneisgrowingup.27.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Confidence:KeytoSuccessB.Success:A.TripThroughAnxietyandDepressionC.Depression:A.PsychologicalPhenomenonD.Anxiety:ChallengebyAnotherName

Manyoftheworld’scountrieshavereachedorareapproachingzeropopulationgrowthZPG.Nearlyallsuchlandsareeconomicallywelldeveloped.TheyincludemuchofEuropeincludingRussiatheUnitedStatesCanadaJapan.andAustraliA.AstherateofnaturalincreaseRNIdeclines下降twothingshappen.Firstthepopulationbeginstodeclineifthelossisnotbalancedbyimmigration移民.Secondacountry’spopulationagesbecausetherearefewerbirths.IsachievingZPGgoodorbad?Whathappenswhenacountry’spopulationbeginstodrop?Manypeopleafterallbelievethatpopulationdeclineisagoodthing.Butisitgoodforeveryone?Doeseveryoneagree?Anagingpopulationcancreatemanyproblems.Seniorcitizensrequiremorehealthcareandmedicalattention.Ratherthanpayingintoretirementprogramstheybegintodrawfromtheirpensions退休金.IntheUStheSocialSecurityprogramaccordingtomanyexpertswillbeusedupby2018.Itwillpayoutmoremoneythanittakesin.Additionallyagreatnumberofjobsgobegginginsearchofpeoplewillingorentrylevelpositionsthatpaylowwages.Withanabilitytodothemmanyofthesejobsareagingpopulationwhowillfillthem?Attheotherextremesomepositionsrequirealargenumberoftrainingandhighlyspecializedskills.Whowillfillthesepositionsasretireesleavetheworkforce?Theanswertotheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationissimple:increasedmigration移居.Todaymanypeopleparticularlythosefromlessdevelopedcountriesaremigratinginsearchofemployment.Manyarewillingtotakejobsthatcannotorwillnotbefilledbythedomestic国内的population.OthersarewelleducatedandhighlyskilleD.Bothgroupscontributetoacountry’seconomyprogressinmanyways.Furthertheyaddtotherichnessofacountry’sculturE.Ofgreatestimportanceperhapsisthefactthattheyhavebecomeabsolutely完全地necessarytotheeconomyofmanylands.Asyoucanseeformanycountriesandformostimmigrantsmigrationisawin—winsituation.29.Inthewriter’sviewwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.NoteveryoneagreesthatachievingZPGisabsolutelygoodB.AchievingZPGiseverycountry’saim目标inspiteofitssideeffectsC.AchievingZPGisbadforseniorcitizensD.AchievingZPGisgoodforemployment30.Accordingtothepassagethebestwaytosolvetheproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationis.A.toimprovethehealthcaresystemB.toincreaseRNIC.toincreaseemploymentD.toincreasemigration31.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis.A.theadvantagesofincreasedmigrationB.theproblemofdecliningandagingpopulationC.howtoincreasemigrationD.somewaystoenrichacountry’sculture

Foralongtimethetraditionalmethodofidentifyingliarswastowatchtheirbodylanguageincludingfacialexpressions.Whatifthepersonappearstobenervous?Isthepersonunabletolookmeintheeye?Isheorshelookaroundtheroom?Whataboutothernervousmovementssuchasfidgeting坐立不安orshiftingfromsidetoside?Manypeople—fromparentstopoliceofficersandairportsecuritypersonnel—dependonthismethoD.Butdoesaperson’sbodyandfacerevealthetruth?Notaccordingtoanewstudy.Talkingitseemsisthebestwaytosmokeoutaliar.ThatiswhatresearchersintheUnitedKingdomfoundoutrecently.Theirinvestigationtookplaceatoneplacewherelyingcangetyouintobigtrouble—anairport.Theresearchersaskedvolunteerstopretendtheywererealpassengersandthenlietoairportsecurityagents.Someoftheagentsusedspokeconversation-basedmethodstoquestionthesemake-believepassengers.Othersdependedinsteadontheperson’sbodylanguagelikelackofeyecontactandshowingsignsofnervousness.Theagentstalkingwiththepassengerswere20timesmorelikelytocatchtheliars.Thestudyfoundthattheseconversation-basedtechniquescanhelpyourecognizewhenapersonislyingtoyou.LikemanymethodsthisconversationmethodhasanamE.ItiscalledControlledCognitiveEngagementorCCEforshort.TheBritishgovernmentpartlyfinancedthisstudy.TheAmericanPsychologicalAPApublishedthefindings.BodylanguagecannotbetrusteD.UsingbodylanguageandfacialexpressionstocatchsomeoneinalieisreallyharD.AnditonlyworksseeminglybychancE.ThomasOrmerodistheheadoftheSchoolofPsychologyattheUniversityofSussexinEnglanD.OntheAPAwebsitehereportedthatthesuspicious-signsmethod—orusingbodylanguage—almostcompletelyfailsinfindinglies.24.WhatarethequestionsinParagraph2intendedtodo?A.Showtraditionalwaystorecognizealiar.B.Launchasurveyamongreaders.C.Showthewriter’spuzzlement.D.InvitethereaderstothinktwicE.25.Whatshouldvolunteersintheinvestigationdo?A.Answerquestionsonlyusingwords.B.Pretendtobeairportsecurityagents.C.ActaspassengersasresearchersrequireD.D.Communicatewithresearchersbytalking.26.Whichwouldbethebestwaytofindoutaliaraccordingtothestudy?A.LookinghimintheeyE.B.Askingopen-endedquestions.C.MakinguseofbodylanguagE.D.Observinghisfacialexpression.27.Whatwilltheauthorcontinuetotalkaboutbasedonthepassage?A.Misunderstandingsofcatchingaliar.B.Thesuspicious-signsmethoD.C.HowtheCCEmethodworks.D.ThenewconceptofCCE.

IfellinlovewithEnglandbecauseitwasquaint古雅—allthoselittlehouseslookingterriblyold-fashionedbutnicelikedolls’houses.IlovedthecountrysideandthepubsandIlovedLondon.I’veslightlychangedmymindafterseventeenyearsbecauseIthinkit’sanuglytownnow.ThingshavechangeD.ForeverybodyEnglandmeantgentlemenfairplayandgoodmanners.Thefairplayisgoingunfortunatelyandsoarethegentlemanlyattitudesandgoodmanners—peopleshutdoorsheavilyinyourfaceandpolitenessisdisappearing.Iregretthattherearesofewcomfortablemeetingplaces.You’reforcedtoliveindoors.InParisIgooutmuchmoretorestaurantsandnightclubs.Tomeetfriendshereitusuallyhastobeinapubanditcanbedifficulttogotherealoneasawoman.ThecafesarenotterriblynicE.AsawomanIfeelunsafeherE.IspendabombontaxisbecauseIwillnottakepublictransportafter10p.m.IusedtouseitbutnowI’mafraiD.Theideaoffamilyseemstobemoreorlessnon-existentinEnglanD.Myfamilyiswellunitedandthat’stypicallyFrench.InMiddlesexIhadaneighborwhois82now.HisfamilyonlylivedtwomilesawaybutItookhimtoFranceforChristmasoncebecausehewasalwaysalonE.6.Thewriterdoesn’tlikeLondonbecauseshe______.A.isnotusedtothelifetherenowB.haslivedthereforseventeenyearsC.preferstoliveinanold-fashionedhouseD.hastobepolitetoeveryoneshemeetsthere7.WheredopeopleusuallymeettheirfriendsinEngland?A.InacafE.B.Inarestaurant.C.InanightcluB.D.InapuB.8.TheunderlinedpartitinParA.4refersto______.A.ataxiB.themoneyC.abombD.publictransport9.ThewritertookherneighbourtoFranceforChristmasbecausehe______.A.feltlonelyinEnglandB.hadneverbeentoFranceC.wasfromatypicalFrenchfamilyD.didn'tliketheBritishideaoffamily

Celebrationsandtraditionsholdaspecialplaceinacountry.ItisatimewhenthefamiliescometogetherandcelebrateaholidayforaparticularpurposE.Besideshenationalfestivalsandcelebrationsmanyplacesenjoysomewhackycelebrations.Henley-on-ToddRegattaIfyouwantsomethingquietertripovertoAliceSpringsinthedryheartofAustraliA.ThereyouwillfindtheToddRegattainariverbedthatnormallyhasnowater.theboatsarebottomlessandwithoutpaddle浆.Theteamsrunuptheriverbedwiththeirfeetstickingoutofthebottomoftheirboats.WorldBlackPuddingThrowingChampionshipInGreaterManchesterUKtheythrowblackpuddings.Thecontestdatesbacktothe1850sCompetitorsfromacrosstheworldcomehereforthecontest.TheaimistoknockYorkshirepuddingsoffa20-footshelfbythrowingblackpuddingsatthem.SaunaBathingChampionshipsIfyoupreferithotFinlandisheplaceforyoutocompeteintheSaunaBathingChampionships.Every30secondstheheatisturnedupbutthecontestants参赛者mustremainseatedinanup-rightpositiononthewoodenseat.Thelastpersonleftinthesaunaisthewinner.TheLaTomatlnaFestivalEveryAugusttruckloadsoftomatoesanpulledinBunoleachyearanddamped倾倒inthecitycentrE.Thepeoplethrowtomatoesateachotherforthewholedaybuttheonlyruleisthatthetomatomustbeflattenedinthehandfirstbeforebeingthrown.Evenelderlygrandmothershavebeenknowntotakepart.TheNakedFestivalJapanhoststheNakedFestival.Allmalecontestantsaredressedinoversizediapersandparadethroughthewinterstreet.Bystandersthrowcoldwateroverthecontestantswhodrinklargeamountsofsake日本米酒inanefforttoslopfromfreezing.8.TheunderlinedwordwackyinParagraph1meant.A.popularB.strangeC.frighteningD.disappointing9.IfyouwanttoplaywithboatswithoutbottomsyoushouldgotoA.Henley-on-ToddRegattaB.BlackPuddingThrowingChampionshipC.SaunaBathingChampionshipsD.TheNakedFestival10.ThewinnerofSaunaBathingChampionshipsisthecontestantwho_____A.likesithotB.turnsuptheheatC.firstleavesthesaunaD.stayslongestinthesauna11.Whydoyouthinkthetomatomustbeflattenedinthehandfirst?A.Tomakeiteasytothrow.B.Tomakeittastier.C.Togiveittoelderlygrandmothers.D.ToavoidhurtingpeoplE.

Callout.Callloud:I’mready!Comeandfindme!Thesnacksinthetoolshed工具库smellliketheseasidE.They’llneverfindyouinthesaltydarkButbecarefulthatyourfeetaren’tstickingout.Wishernottoriskanothershout.TheflooriscolD.They’llprobablybesearchingThebushesneartheswing.WhateverhappensYoumustn’tsneezewhentheycomeprowling悄悄寻找in.Andheretheyarewhisperingatthedoor;You’veneverheardthemsohushed小声的beforeDon’tbreathE.Don’tmovE.StaydumB.Hideinyourblindness.They’removingclosersomeonestumblesmutters;Theirwordsandlaughterscuffleandthey’regonE.Butdon’tcomeoutjustyet;they’lltrythelaneAndthenthegreenhouseandbackhereagain.Theymustbethinkingthatyou’veverycleverGettingmorepuzzledastheywentaway.Youlegsarestiffthecoldbitesthroughyourcoat;Thedarkdampsmellofsandmovesinyourthroat.It’stimetoletthemknowthatyou’rethewinner.Pushoffthesnacks.Uncurl伸直andstretch.That’sbetter!Outoftheshedandcalltothem:I’vecaughtyou!Thedarkeninggardenwatches.Nothingstirs.Thebushesholdtheirbreath;thesunisgonE.YeshereyouarE.Butwherearetheywhosoughtyou?---VernonScannell56.Whichpartofthebodyisdifficulttohide?A.headB.handsC.legsD.feet57.Whichstatementistrue?A.Thechildleavesthetoolshedlateintheafternoon.B.Cleverasthechildisheisfinallycaughtbythesearchers.C.Thesearchesdon’tmakeanysoundwhenlookingforthechilD.D.ThesearcheslookthelaneandthewingbeforetheyreturntothesheD.