The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of the hot season, causing a great shock to both consumers and restaurant owners-- and relief isn't likely anytime soon.A. decreasing number of cattle and growing export demand from countries such as China and Japan have caused the average price of fresh beef to climb to $5.28 a pound in February, up almost a quarter from January and the highest price since 1987. Everything that's produced is being consumed, said Kevin Good, an analyst at CattleFax, a Colorado-based information group. Prices will likely stay high for a couple of years as cattle producers start to rebuild their cattle among big questions about whether the Southwest and parts of the Midwest will see enough rain to water the grass. "I quit buying steaks a while ago when the price went up," said 59-year-old Len Markham, who works at Texas Tech. She says she limits red meat purchases to hamburger, choosing chicken, pork and fish insteaD. Restaurant owners, too, must deal with the high prices. Mark Hutchens, owner of the 50 Yard Line Steakhouse in Lubbock, raised his menu prices for beef items by about 5 percent in November. Since then, the owner of the small eating house has tried to make cuts elsewhere to avoid passing it on to customers. "It really puts more pressure on the small guys," he said of non-chain restaurants. "I just think you have to stay competitive and keep your costs low." “White-tablecloth restaurants have adjusted the size of their steaks, making them thinner”, says Jim Robb, director of the Colorado-based Livestock Marketing Information Center. “And fast-food restaurants are cutting costs by reducing the number of menu items and are offering other meat options, including turkey burgers, Robb saiD. Chain restaurants also try to buy beef as much as they can, which essentially gives them a discount”, Iowa State University assistant economics professor Lee Schulz saiD. The high prices are welcome news for at least one group: ranchers(大农场经营者), especially those in Texas who for years have struggled amid drought（干旱） and high feed prices. But even as ranchers breathe a sigh of relief, some worry lasting high prices will cause consumers to permanently change their buying habits -- switching to chicken or pork. Pete Bonds, a 62-year-old Texas rancher and president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said that's a big concern. “But such fears may be unfounded, Robb saiD. “Three years ago, economists thought consumers would start finding substitutions for beef as the drought spreaD. We're surprised we haven't seen more of that," he saiD. South Dakota rancher Chuck O'Connor thinks that consumers won’t abandon beef for gooD. "I'm sure some are maybe going to cut back some, but to say that people aren't going to buy it anymore, I don't think that's going to happen," he said, adding, "I hope not." 38. The price of beef has increased because______. A. there is a growing demand of fresh beef among Americans B. cattle producers have succeeded in raising a new type of cattle C. there is a lack of rain and the export of beef is increasing D. ranchers have found ways to deal with high feed prices 39. Which method is NOT used by restaurant owners to deal with the high beef prices? A. They have made the steaks smaller than before B. They have increased the prices of beef-related dishes C. They have made hamburgers with many other kinds of meat D. They have sought discount by purchasing large amounts of beef 40. Jim Robb gives an example in the sixth paragraph in order to_____. A. tell people that it is a tough job to look for substitutions for beef B. show his fear that chicken or pork may be an alternative to beef C. explain that customers won’t change their buying habits completely D. indicate that ranchers may be least affected by the high beef prices

LearnersofEnglishespeciallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirlisteningability.Firstofalldothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.GoontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstonE.Secondlysticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemorefashionable.ThirdlylistentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotimE.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.FourthlyifyouhavetimelistentosomeinterestingstoriesinsomespecialEnglishprogramssuchasVOA.orotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook.24.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto______.A.improvetheirlisteningabilityB.readfastC.writebetterEnglishandreadfasterD.speakcorrectly25.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradioyoushould________.A.readtheChineselanguagenewspaperstepbystepB.readagainandagaintheChineselanguagenewspaperC.gothroughtheChineselanguagenewspaperfirstD.beabletorecitetheChineselanguagenewspaper26.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourseyou_______.A.shouldsticktoit.B.shouldbeginwiththelastbookC.shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionableD.shouldn’tdoanythingelse27.InthispassageVOAstandsfor_______.A.abookB.amagazineC.atext-bookD.aradiostation

WhenmothersIknowtalkabouttheirgiftedkidsIwillhavealotofconflictingemotions.IgetitthatthemomsareproudandsurelyIdon’tmindhearingaboutthekids’otheramazingachievements.It’sthegiftedthingthatgetsmE.IwouldprobablyfeeldifferentlyifmydaughterVioletwassomegreatprodigy.MaybeIwouldbeouttherebragging吹嘘withsomemothersifshewasreadingonaneighthgradelevelinsteadofstrugglingthroughI’llTeachMyDogaLotofWords.LikeeveryotherparentIhaddreamsofVioletbeingsomekindofcombinationofLincolnandMozart.ButinschoolworkatleastVioletseemssolidlynormalaheadofsomeinherclassbehindwhencomparedtoothers.ButwhydoIcare?Normalisagoodthing!Normalisgreat!AsitiswhatI’dliketobragaboutseemslikeathingpeoplenevercareabout.MyVioletisareallygreatlittlegirl.She’salittlehotheadwithatemperbutshealsocaresaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.Whenfriendsofhersaresickshewantstomakethemlittlecardsandpicturestohelpthemfeelwell.A.newlittlegirlcametoherclassroomlastweekandVioletnoticedshewasfeelinglonelyandscaredsosheaskedthenewgirltoplayatbreak.Butnoonebragshownicetheirkidis.ToobaD.That’sthekindofthingI’dliketohear.Idon’tthinkI’dmindlisteningtolotsofstoriesofkindness.Ohyeah?Wellmykidtookhisplatetothesinkwithoutasking!Yeah?MykidlineduphisshoesinrowsinhisclosetandthensatonmylapandtoldmeIwaspretty!Listeningtothosekindsofstoriesmakesmefeelcheery.Theymakemefeelliketheworldisagoodplacefullofpeoplewhocareforeachother.Unlikethoseaboutkidswhoaretryingtobethebest.32.Hearingothermomsbraggingabouttheirgiftedkidstheauthorfeels______.A.calmB.proudC.uncomfortableD.surprised33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprodigyinparagraphmean?A.A.personwhostudiesharD.B.A.personwhoactsunwisely.C.A.personwithunusualabilities.D.A.personwithagreatpersonality.34.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeViolet?A.Sheisintelligent.B.Sheiskind-hearteD.C.Sheisaperfectgirl.D.Sheissometimeslonely.35.Theauthorpreferstolistentostoriesabout______.A.kids’happylives.B.kids’achievements.C.kids’goodcharacter.D.kids’wonderfultalents.

Theyoungestoffivechildreninamiddle-classfamilyClaraBartonwasbornonChristmasDayin1821inOxfordMassachusetts.AlthoughshewaseducatedathomeClarabeganteachingschoolherselfattheageoffifteenuntil1854.LaterbeforetheCivilWar内战Clara’sgreatestachievementwastheestablishment建立ofafreepublicschoolinBordentownNewJersey.What’smoreheronlymedicalexperiencewaswhenshecaredforherinvalid病弱者brotherfortwoyears.WhentheCivilWarbrokeoutClarasoonlearnedthatmanyofthewoundedsoldiershadsufferedfromlackofmedicalsupplies.Sosheaskedfordonations捐款tobuythosesuppliesandbeganherownoperationtohandoutthesesupplies.In1865Clarabuiltaninformationcentretoservewar-tornfamiliesandoftengavespeeches.Withsomuchworkshefellillin1868andwenttoSwitzerlandtorecoverwhereshelearnedsomethingabouttheInternationalRedCrossfoundedin1864.ButtheUnitedStatescouldnottakepartthen.BartonreturnedhomeandbegantoestablishtheRedCrossinAmericA.SheworkedhardtravellingtoWashingtonforsupportgavespeechesandwrotearticlestowinthesupportofthepubliC.ShetoldpeopletheRedCrosswasnotonlyimportantduringtimesofwarbutalsousefulinpeacetimE.ThisgottheattentionofboththepublicandthepoliticiansandthustheAmericanAssociationoftheRedCrosscameintobeingin1881.29.WhatdidClaraBartonwanttododuringthewartime?A.Advisethegovernmenttobuymoremedicalsupplies.B.HelpsomefamiliestorebuildtheirhomE.C.Collectmoneytobuymedicalsupplies.D.Treatthewoundedsoldiersbyherself.30.AccordingtotheeventsinClara’slifewhichofthefollowingistherightorder?A.TravelledtowinsupportfortheRedCrossinAmericA.B.Offeredmedicalsuppliestothearmy.C.Establishedafreepublicschool.D.StayedinSwitzerlandtoimproveherhealth.E.Workedasateacheratschool.A.ecbdaB.ecabdC.ebcdaD.ebacd31.ClaraBartoninsistedonestablishingtheRedCrossinAmericabecause________.A.itcouldstopawarbreakingoutB.itwasasignofapowerfulcountryC.itcouldkeepAmericaatpeaceD.itcouldhelptoovercomeunexpectedtrouble

InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfoodlaterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoresthewomen'sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen'scosmetics化妆品section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers'sensesStoresnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingsotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.33.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.34.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder'sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers'tastE.D.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.35.whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.ToexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomersD.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.

AnewbookcalledBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherbyAmyChuahascausedadebate争论aboutculturaldifferencesinparenting.AmyChuaisateacherinanAmericanuniversityandbothofherparentsareChinesE.InthebookMs.Chuawritesabouthowshetaughtherdaughters.ShetoldNBCtelevisionthatshehadaclearlistofwhatherdaughterswerenotallowedtodosuchashavingaplaydatewatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesandgettinganygradelessthananA.ManypeopleareagainstAmyChua’sparentingstyle风格evenherhusbandwhoisAmerican.Theysayitisrudeandunfairtochildren.Butshesaysherparentsraisedherandherthreesistersinthatway.Ms.ChuasaysafterheryoungerdaughtershoutedIhatemylife!Ihateyou!shedecidedtoretreatbecauseshewasafraidoflosingherdaughter.ButshealsosaysAmericanparentsoftenhavelowexpectationsoftheirchildren’sabilities.ThedebateisaboutwhatitmeanstobeasuccessfulparentandwhatitmeanstobeasuccessfulchildsaidStacyDeBroffwhohaswrittenfourbooksonparenting.ShesaysAmyChua’sparentingstyleisnotlimitedtoChinesefamilies.Itisatraditionalwayofparentingamongimmigrants移民.Theyhopetogetabetterfuturefortheirchildren.Shealsoseesarisk风险.WhenchildrenhavenotimetobesocialortodeveloptheirownintereststheymightnotdevelopotherskillsthattheyneedtosucceedinlifE.DeBroffadvisesparentstodeveloptheirownstyleofparentingandnotjustrepeatthewaytheywereraiseD.24.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAmyChua?A.PolitE.B.Cruel.C.Strict.D.Popular.25.TheunderlinedwordretreatinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.giveupB.goonC.gooutD.giveout26.AccordingtoMs.DeBroff_____.A.AmyChua’sparentingstyleshouldbeforbiddenB.AmericansshouldlearnfromAmyChuaC.parentsshouldhavetheirownparentingstyleD.AmyChua’sstyleisbadforchildren’sgrowth27.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadthepassage?A.Business.B.Entertainment.C.Sports.D.CulturE.

Theorderlycamebackinafewminuteswitharifle步枪andsomeBurmans缅甸人.Hetoldusthattheelephantwasinthericefieldsbelowonlyafewhundredyardsaway.AsIstartedforwardpracticallythewholepopulationofthequarterflockedoutofthehousesandfollowedmE.TheyhadseentherifleandwereallshoutingexcitedlythatIwasgoingtoshoottheelephant.ItwasfuntothemasitwouldbetoanEnglishcrowd;besidestheywantedthemeat.Itmademealittleuneasy.Ihadnointentionofshootingtheelephant—Ihadmerelysentfortherifletodefendmyself—anditisalwaysuneasytohaveacrowdfollowingyou.Imarcheddownthehilllookingandfeelingafoolwiththerifleovermyshoulderandanever-growingarmyofpeopleknockingandpushingatmyheels.Beyondthehuts小木屋therewasaricefieldathousandyardsacrossmuddyfromthefirstrains.TheelephantwasstandingeightyardsfromtheroaD.HetooknottheslightestnoticeofthecrowD.Hewastearingupbunchesofgrassbeatingthemagainsthiskneestocleanthemandfeedingthemintohismouth.AssoonasIsawtheelephantIknewwithperfectcertaintythatIoughtnottoshoothim.Itisaseriousmattertoshootaworkingelephant—itiscomparabletodestroyingahugeandcostlypieceofmachinery.Therepeacefullyeatingtheelephantlookednomoredangerousthanacow.IthoughtthenandIthinknowthathisattackofmustwasalreadypassingoff;inwhichcasehewouldmerelywanderharmlesslyabout.MoreoverIdidnotintheleastwanttoshoothim.ButatthatmomentIglancedroundatthecrowdthathadfollowedmE.ItwasahugecrowdtwothousandatleastandgrowingeveryminutE.Ilookedattheseaofthefacesabovethecolorfulclothes—facesallhappyandexcitedoverthisbitoffunallcertainthattheelephantwasgoingtobeshot.Theywerewatchingmeastheywouldwatchamagicianabouttoperformatrick.TheydidnotlikemE.ButwiththemagicalrifleinmyhandsIwasmomentarilyworthwatching.AndsuddenlyIrealizedthatIshouldhavetoshoottheelephantafterall.ThepeopleexpecteditofmeandIhadgottodoit;IcouldfeeltheirtwothousandwillspressingmeforwarD.AnditwasatthismomentthatIfirstfeltthehollowness空洞theuselessnessofthewhiteman'scontrolintheEast.HerewasIstandinginfrontoftheunarmedcrowds—seeminglytheleadingactor;butinrealityonlyapuppet傀儡.Iunderstoodinthismomentthatwhenthewhitemanturnsrulerofcompletepoweritishisownfreedomthathedestroys.21.Thepeopleweregladtothinktheelephantwastobeshotmainlybecause______.A.ithaddamagedtheirhomesandcropsB.itwouldprovidethemwithmeatC.itwouldmakethemfeelentertainedD.itwasspoilingtheirricefields22.Whenthewritersawtheelephanthefelt_____________..A.foolishB.afraidC.pitifulD.confident23.Thewriterrealizedthathehadtoshoottheelephantbecause___________.A.shootingelephantsisaseriousproblemB.everybodyexpecteditofhimC.hedidnotwishtodisappointtherulersD.hehadtoshowhowgunsarefired24.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellsuswhenhetellsthestory?A.Leadingactorsaresometimesfoolishpuppets.B.Governmentsforwhitepeopleareuseless.C.Powercansometimesturnpeopleimprisoned监禁.D.Unarmedcrowdsareincontrolofeverything.

EarlyonemorningmorethanahundredyearsagoanAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethread线torunsmoothlyaroundtheneedlE.ThoughhewastiredHowesleptbadly.HeturnedandturneD.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavages野蛮人whosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachinE.WhenhetriedtodosoHoweranintothesameproblemasbeforE.ThethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedlE.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowE.TheycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraiseD.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedreamrealizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedleheshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedlE.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachinE.EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdisontheinventoroftheelectriclightsaidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Toknowthevalueofdreamsyouhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhenapartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious无意识的butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.ItstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticeD.ItisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawakE.Howevertheunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.21.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.A.whatkindofthreadtousE.B.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak.C.wheretoputtheneedlE.D.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle22.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachinE.B.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams.C.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriends.D.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep.23.Dreamsaresometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselvesbecause________.A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas.B.imageswhichhavenomeaningareuseD.C.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning.D.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem.

ThecityofRomehaspassedanewlawtopreventcrueltytoanimals.Allgoldfishbowlsarenolongerallowedanddogownersmustwalktheirdogs.Thiscomesafteranationallawwaspassedtogiveprisonsentencestopeoplewhodesertcatsordogs.ThecivilizationofacitycanbemeasuredbythissaidMonicaCarinathecouncilor议员behindthenewlaw.It’sgoodtodowhateverwecanforouranimalswhoinexchangeforalittlelovefillourexistencewiththeirattentionshetoldaRomenewspaper.Thenewspaperreportedthatroundbowlsdon’tgiveenoughoxygenforfishandmaymakethemgoblinD.Romehastriedtoprotectfishmorethananywhereelseintheworld.ItstandsoutforrecognizingthatfishareinterestinganimalswhodeserveoverrespectandcompassioneverybitasmuchasdogsandcatsandotheranimalssaidKarinRobertsonadirectorofthePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals.LastyearalawwaspassedinItalythatgivespeoplewhodesertpetsbigfines罚款andprisonsentences.Sincethenlocalgovernmentshaveaddedtheirownanimalprotectionrules.ThenortherncityofTurinpassedalawinApriltogivepetownersfinesofupto＄598iftheydonotwalktheirdogsthreetimesaday.ThenewlawinRomealsosaysthatownersmustn’tleavetheirdogsinhotcarsorcuttheirdogs’tailstomakethemlooklovelies.Thelawalsogiveslegalrecognitiontothecatladieswhofeedhomelesscats.Thecatslivealloverthecityfromancientruinstomodernofficecarparks.1.ThenewlawpassedinRomewill_____A.helpimprovefishingenvironmentB.guaranteebetterconditionsforgoldfishC.stoppeoplefromcatchinggoldfishD.discouragekeepinggoldfishathome2.TheunderlinedwordcompassioninParagraph6istheclosestinmeaningto____A.pityB.praiseC.supportD.popularity3.PeoplemaybreakthelawinTurinifthey_____A.keeptheirdogsorcatsincarsB.feedhomelessanimalsincarparksC.raisetheircatsnearancientruinsD.shuttheirdogshomealldaylong

Manypeopleearntheirlivingwiththeirhands.Edearnshislivingwithhisfeet!Andaverygoodlivingitistoo.Ed’sstorybeganinaverysmalltowninBrazil.Hisfatherandmotherwereverypoor.SevenpeoplelivedintheirtinyhousE.Ed’sfatheroftenplayedfootball.LittleEdwantedtoplayfootballtoo.Sohisfathermadeasoftballforhimtokick.Itwasasockfilledwithsoftmaterials.Thelittleboykickediteveryday.AtlastEdlearnedtokickarealfootball.Bythetimehewas11heplayedfootballverywell.OnedayEdwasplayingwithsomemen.A.manpassingbysawhowfasttheboyran.Hestoppedtowatch.HowwellEdkickedtheball!AfterthegamethemancalledEdtohim.MynameisMr.DeehesaiD.Iusedtoplayfootballforaliving.WillyouletmeteachyouwhatIknow?Ohyes!EdanswereD.InthenextfouryearsMr.DeetrainedEdtobeafineplayer.TheboyworkedharD.AtlastMr.DeetalkedtoEd’sfather.ThisboyisreadytoplaywiththebigteamshesaiD.Letmetakehimtoacitythathasagoodteam.Mr.DeetookEdtoSantosBrazil.TheretheboyjoinedtheSantosFootballCluB.InhisfirstbiggameEdhelpedhisteamwinbysevenpoints.Hemadefourofthesevenpoints!ManypeoplethoughthewasthebestfootballplayerintheworlD.HewasTheKingofFootball5.WhatissaidaboutEd’sfamilywhenhewasalittlechild?A.Hisparentsboughthimafootball.B.Hisparentslikedplayingfootball.C.Hisfathermadesoftballsforaliving.D.Thereweresevenpeopleinhisfamily.6.WhenhefirstsawEdplayingfootballMr.Deewasattractedby.A.hisyoungageB.hisplayingwithmenC.hisloveforfootballD.hisrunningspeed7.WhatcanweknowaboutMr.Deefromthetext?A.HejoinedtheSantosFootballCluB.B.HeandEdusedtoliveinthesametown.C.Hehappenedtofindaverygoodfootballplayer.D.HehadbeenthebestfootballplayerinBrazil.

LONDON—An18-year-oldauthorhasreceiveda￡400000advanceforherfirstnoveloneofthebiggestdealsforayoungauthorinBritishpublishinghistory.HelenOyeyemiafirst-yearstudentatCorpusChristiCollegeCambridgeisnowoneoftheBritishoutstandingauthors.MsOyeyemistruckatwo-bookdealwithBloomsburyafterthepublisherwasimpressedbyhernovelTheIcarusGirl.ThestoryconcernsJessamyaneight-year-oldgirlwhowhileonavisittorelativesinNigeriameetsTillyafriendwhomonlyshecanseE.TheirrelationshipisfriendlyatfirstbutbecomesdarkerasitappearsthatTillyisaghostwhowantsJessamy'sbodyforherown.InaninterviewtheNigerian-bornauthorsaidshewasastonishedthathernovelwouldbecomeahit.Ihadtosignthecontract合同betweenmyexams.ItwasonthedayofmytheologyA.levelshesaiD.MsOyeyemiwhosefatherisateacherandwhosemotheristrainingtobecomeadriverforLondonUndergroundbeganwritingattheageofseven.IrewroteLittleWomensothatLauriemarriedJobecauseIthoughtthatwasabetterending.ShebeganwritingTheIcarusGirllastyearwhenshewasinthesixthformofNotreDameSchool.Heragent代理WadeshowedthebooktoAlexandraPringleeditor-in-chiefatBloomsburywhoisalsoDonnaTartt'seditor.TheprosesingsimmediatelyrightfromthefirstpageMsPringlesaiD.MsOyeyemidoesnotbelievethatshewillbecomeafull-timewriterhowever.Idon'tthinkthatmanypeoplecandothatthesedaysshesaiD.Iwouldquiteliketobealiteraryagent.59.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothearticle?A.Oyeyemiwastrainedtobeawriterattheageofseven.B.MsPringledidnotthinkwellofOyeyemi’snovelatfirst.C.BloomsburydidnotdecidetopublishtwobooksofOyeyemi.D.Oyeyemididnotexpecthernoveltobesuccessfulandpopular.60.Whatisthepublisher’sreactiontothegirl’snovelTheIcarusGirl?A.Hedislikedit.B.Heignoredit.C.Hewasattractedbyit.D.Hewasfrightenedbyit.61.AccordingtowhatshehassaidHelenwould________.A.notkeepwritingnovelsB.workinthelibraryC.getintopublishingD.notdevoteallhertimetowriting62.Thisarticleisprobablyseen________.A.inthenewspaperB.onthefirstpageofHelen’snovelC.inamagazineaboutfashionD.inamagazineforchildren

IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.4.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations5.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese6.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage7.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook

DrawingisauniversallanguagE.Itwasprobablyourfirstformofself-expressionwhenwewerebabies:longbeforewestartwritingwe’repaintingandscribbling乱涂bothinordertomakesenseoftheworldandbecauseweenjoyit.Inthehistoryofhumanculturetoopaintingandimagemakingcamebeforewritingorevensimplemathematics:30000yearsagocomparedto5000.Yetafterweleaveschoolmostofusneverpickupapencilagain—willingly.IfaskedtodrawsomethingmostadultsandmanyolderchildrenwillshaketheirheadsandsayNotme!Ican’tdraw.I’mhopelessatit.WhenyouthinkaboutitthisisverystrangE.Drawinginvolvescoordinating协调thehandandtheeyewiththepencil.It’sabasicskillnomoredifficulttolearnthanotheramazingthingsthathumansdosuchashittingatennisballoverthenetorwritingourownnamE.there’snospecialtalentinvolveD.Anybodywhocanlearntowritecanlearntodraw.Sothereyouare–noexcusenottogetoutyourpencilpencilsharpenerandrubberandtakepartintheBigDrawanationwideseriesoffreearteventstakingplacealloverBritainnextOctober.Everyone’swelcome:allyouneedisawillingnesstoexpressyourselfthroughdrawing.TheBigDrawnowinitsfifthyearhasalreadyachievedtwoworldrecords:oneforthelongestdrawingintheworld1kmandtheotherforthegreatestnumberofpeopledrawingatthesametime7000.ThisyeartherewillbeanattempttocreateanewGuinnessWorldRecordforthelongestvisitors’book:peoplewillbeinvitedtoleavetheirnameandadrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.ThethemethisyearisInside\Outside—PeopleStructure结构andSpacesandothereventsplannedincludedrawingonathree-kilometerpieceofpaper.TheBigDrawisnotaboutturningthenationintoartistsitisabouthelpingpeopletoacquirethisuniversallanguageofcommunication.ItsgreatestachievementnextOctoberwillbetobringhundredsofthousandsofpeopletogethertolookimaginedrawandhavefun.6.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinthistext?A.Tocallonpeopletojoinaculturalevent.B.Todescribethehistoryofdrawing.C.Toadviseustotakedrawinglessons.D.Toexplainhowchildrendevelop.7.Whenwewerebabiesweexpressedourselvesby_______.A.enjoyinglanguageB.learningtowritE.C.makingmarksonpaper.D.paintingpicturesoftheworlD.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutdrawingfromthetext?A.Itistheoldesthumanactivity.B.Itcamebeforewritingormathematics.C.Youcandoitwellifyoukeepyoureyeonthepencil.D.ItrequiresspecialabilitywhichonlyafewpeoplehavE.9.WhoistheBigDrawfor?A.Peoplewhocan’tdraw.B.peoplewhowouldliketotrydrawing.C.PeoplewhowanttocreateaworldrecorD.D.Peoplewhodon’tdrawthoughtheyareadults.10.TheBigDrawalreadyholdsaworldrecordfor_______.A.thenumberofvisitorstotheevent.B.thelengthoftimespentonadrawing.C.thenumberofballoonsreleasedinoneday.D.thenumberofpeopledrawingatthesametimE.

IntheUnitedStatesandseveralothercountries2.5millionchildrenplaybaseballinanorganizationcalledLittleLeaguE.Theyplayonteamsintheirhometowns.Theirparentsandotheradultsinthecommunitycoachorinstructthemandserveasumpires裁判员tomakesurethateveryonefollowstherules.Localbusinessesgivemoneyfortheballfieldsandtheuniforms.Localteamscompeteagainsteachotherandthewinnersgettoplayteamsthataremoredistant.EventuallythetopteamsgototheLittleLeagueWorldSeries.OnehundredyearsafterAbnerDoubledayinventedbaseballinCooperstownNewYorkin1839LittleLeaguegotstartedinPennsylvaniA.Threemenstartedthegameforneighborhoodboyswithasmallerplayingfieldandfewerinnings局thanadultbaseball.LittleLeaguebecamepopularafterWorldWarⅡwhenthegamespreadacrosstheUnitedStates.By1955itwasplayedthroughoutNorthAmericaandwithinfiveyearsithadspreadtoEuropE.Children'sbaseballreallycaughtoninJapanandTaiwanofChinaandteamsfromthoseareaswontheWorldSeriessevenoutofeightyears.AfterthistheorganizationtriedbanningforeignteamsfromtheWorldSeriesbutthebancametoanendafteroneyear.AtfirstLittleLeaguewasonlyforboysagedninetotwelvE.Howeverin1974theparentsofgirlbaseballplayersbroughtalawsuit.ThecourtsruledthatLittleLeaguehadtoincludebothboysandgirls.LaterLittleLeagueaddedonsoftballandothergamesforteenagersuptoageeighteen.OccasionallyaLittleLeaguerbecomesaprofessionalplayer.ForexampleGaryCarterwentfromLittleLeaguetoplaynineteenseasonsintheMajorLeaguestenofthemasanAll－Starplayer.Byandlargeyoungstersplaybaseballforfunbuttheirparentsareproudofthem.28.ThemothersandfathersofLittleLeagueplayers________.A.playintheWorldSeriesB.travelwithcoachesC.givetheteamsmoneyD.helprunthegames29.InwhatyearwasLittleLeagueestablished?A.1839B.1939C.1955D.173930.WhydomostplayerstakepartinLittleLeague?A.ToplayintheMajorLeaguE.B.TohavefunandpleasetheirparentsC.TheyexpectaprofitfromAll－Stargames.D.Theywanttolearnhowtoserveasumpires.31.WhatisTRUEaboutplayerstoday?A.LittleLeagueisonlyforneighborhoodboys.B.Girlplayershavetobuytheirsuits.C.Girlsandboyscanparticipateuptoageeighteen.21教育网D.ChildrencanonlyplayuntilagetwelvE.

DearDisneyLastweekendthefourmembersofmyfamilyspentanenjoyableholidayattheMagicKingdom—DisneylanD.Andoneeventmadeourvisitseemtrulymagical.WegottothefrontofthelineatSpaceMountainonlytofindoutthatourlittledaughterGloriacouldn'ttakeherice-creamontheridE.Weweresoexcitedthatweallforgotice-creamwasnotallowedontheridE.Gloriabrokeintotearsandweallhadnoideawhattodo.ThenMurphyoneofthestaff员工memberscameover.ShebentdownandtoldGloriathatshewouldholdtheice-creamforherandgiveittoherwhenshefinishedtheridE.GloriasaidPromise?ThenshegaveMurphyherice-creamandshecompletelyenjoyedtheridE.SureenoughaswewalkedouttheexittherewasGloria'snewfriendwithherice-cream.NowyouandIbothknowwhathappenedbecauseweknowthatanice-creamwon'tlasttwentyminutesonasummerafternooninFloridA.Murphyknewwhattimewewouldgetofftheride;shewenttothenearestshopandboughtabrand-newice-creamthirtysecondsbeforewewalkedouttheexit.GloriasaidThankyoubutI'msureshethoughtitwasthesameice-cream.Weknowthatsomeonetriedhardtomakeourvisitspecial.Thankssomuchforgoingaboveandbeyond!YourfanCarmenRivera28.BeforetherideGloriacriedbecause________.A.shecouldn'tfindherparentsinthelineB.shewastoolittletotaketherideC.shecouldn'ttakeherice-creamontherideD.shehadtowaitfortwentyminutes29.MurphywaswaitingforGloria________aftertheridE.A.intheice-creamshopB.attheexitC.inthefrontofthelineD.attheentrance30.InordertokeepthepromiseMurphy________.A.tookGloriatothenearestshopB.askedhernewfriendtohelpGloriaC.helpedGloriagetofftherideD.boughtanewice-creamforGloria31.CarmenRiverawrotetheletterto________.A.orderice-creamsB.promisetovisitagainC.expressherthanksD.givesomesuggestions

ChineseauthoritieswilllaunchacampaigntoregulateInternetfinancewhichisgrowingrapidlybutthreatenssocialstabilityduetoillegalactivities.DepartmentsofpoliticalandlegalworkatalllevelswillworkwithbankingregulatoryauthoritiestoestablishamonitoringandwarningsystemagainstfinancialrisksandenhanceinformationsharingamongdifferentregionsanddepartmentsaccordingtoastatementreleasedatthecentralconferenceonpoliticalandlegalworkheldinBeijinginJanuary2016.Internetfinancereferstoloansinvestmentsandotherfinancialservicesthroughonlinechannelsratherthanbanksandothertraditionalfinancialinstitutions.GrowingInternetfinanceindustryhashelpedreducetradecostsandmadeinvestmentseasier.ButInternetfinancehasalsobroughtaboutdangerandriskshavesurgedasmorepeoplehavebeendiscoveredtoberaisingfundsillegally.Thesecrimesinvolvingmanypeopleandalargeamountinassetsmaycausesocialrisks.Authoritieswillcrackdownonputdownillegalactivitieswhileprotectingthelegitimatelegalrightsofcitizensandenterprisesandlesseninginvestors’losses.Theywillalsoeducatethepubliconrisksaccordingtothestatement.PoliceareinvestigatingtheBeijing-basedE-Zubaoalargeonlinefinancialplatformandassociatedcompaniesforsuspectedillegalactivities.Chinahasseenrisingonlinecheatingparticularlyinpeer-to-peerlendinginthepastyearaccordingtoareportpublishedbyonlinesecuritycompanyLiewangwhosenameistranslatedintoWEBHUNT.Thecompanyhandled24886reportsofonlinecheatingin2015up7.96percentfromlastyear.Theclaimswereworthatotalof127millionyuan19millionU.S.dollars.Eachclaimwas5106yuanabout1.5timesthenumberin2014.32.Fromthepassageweknowthat__________.A.RegulationsinInternetfinancewillbemadeinChinA.B.ItisimpossibletoavoidInternetfinancialrisks.C.ChineseauthoritieswillbanInternetfinancE.D.Traditionalfinancialinstitutionsaresafer.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsurgedinthesecondparagraphmean?A.poureD.B.appeareD.C.increaseD.D.fadeD.34.WhyauthoritieswillcrackdownonillegalactivitiesinInternetfinance?A.BecauseInternetfinancedevelopstooquickly.B.BecauseInternetfinancereducestradecosts.C.BecauseInternetfinancemakesinvestmentseasier.D.BecausetherearemanycrimesinInternetfinancE.35.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.TherearemanycheatingphenomenainInternetfinanceinChinA.B.PoliceareinvestigatingE-ZubaoalargeonlinefinancialplatforminChinA.C.AuthoritieswilltakeactiontostopillegalonlinefinancialactivitiesinChinA.D.IllegalactivitiesinInternetfinancehavetobebannedinChinA.

ItwasavillageinIndiA.Thepeoplewerepoor.Howevertheywerenotunhappy.Afteralltheirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.ThenonedaysomevisitorsfromthecityarriveD.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.Howevertheydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirownandsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaroundandtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowastocatchthem.Agreementwasreachedandthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthefrogsandhandoverthemoney.ForthefirsttimethepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuturE.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirstbutitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoftenandthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides杀虫剂andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilledtheinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreading传播diseases.Nowthepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.25.FromParagraph1welearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.werepoorbutsatisfiedC.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers26.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.ThefrogsmadetoomuchnoisE.B.TheyneededmoneytobuymedicinE.C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Thefrogswereeasymoney.27.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.Thereweretoomanyinsects.B.Thecropsdidn’tdowell.C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thereweretoomanyfrogs.28.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.C.Theharmony和谐betweenmanandnatureisimportant.D.Goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten.

GrantWood’sAmericanGothicisapaintingthat’spuzzledgenerationswho’vestoppedtowonderattherealmeaningbehindit.Weallknowit:aserious-lookingcoupleinfrontoftheirgothic-archedwoodenhouse—inastylecalledCarpenter’sGothicforwhichthepaintingisnameD.Itwaspaintedin1930whenUSartistswereinspiredtopaintrealistscenesofruralAmericaduringtheDepressioninastylethatbecameknownasRegionalism.Thecoupleareidentifiedeitherasafarmerandhiswifeorasadaughterwithherunsmilingandover-protectivefather.Wood’ssisterNanwhoposedforthepicturealwaysinsistedthetwowerefatheranddaughterperhapsfindingtheagegaptooimproper.Therelationshiphasalwaysremainedinterestinglyconflicting.Unlikehereldercompanion’sfixedstarethewomanglancesofftothesidE.HerexpressionisactuallydifficulttodeterminE.Shelookssorrowfulorperhapsuncomfortablethoughherstraitlacedprimness拘谨保守的古板isweakenedbyanescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.Asifholdingguardagainstthoseanticipatedintruders侵入者—probablyprotectinghisdaughter-wife’svirtuethoughshedoesn’tseemparticularlyhappyaboutit—themanholdsapitchforkinasoldier-likefashion.Andthatiswhatlendstheworkitsuneasy不协调的comedy.Everythingaboutitisanartfulset-up.FirstofallNanneveractuallyposedwiththemaninthepicturenoraretheyinanywayrelateD.WoodhadspottedthehouseduringadrivetothetownofEldoninIowA.ItimmediatelygavehimanideA.ThatideawastofindtwopeoplewhobytheirstraitlacedcharacterswouldbesuitableforsuchahomehelaterexplaineD.ThecouplewereactuallypaintedseparatelyandneithersitterwaspaintedinfrontofthehousE.Thefarmerasyoumighthavealreadyguessedisn’tactuallyafarmerbutacertainDrBryonMcKeebyawealthydentistfromCedarRapidswhereWoodlivedwithhismotherandsister.Thecouple’sclothingtoohasbeencarefullyhandpickedbytheartist.InadditionboththeirfacesNan’sinparticularhavebeenthinnedandlengthenedashasthefamousgothicwindowandroof.AndifyoulookcarefullyyoumightevendetectsomethingfunerealaboutthescenebeyondthetombstonefeaturesofthecouplE.It’ssuggestedbythewoman’sprimlybuttonedblackdressandintheman’ssmartblackovercoat.SomethoughttheworkmercilesslylaughedatthelifestyleintheMidwest.Meanwhilesomecriticspraisedthepaintingasacuttingsmall-townsatire讽刺.StillotherssawthepaintingashonoringtheMidwestanditsstrongvalues.Regardingthepainting’scomictoneWoodhimselfgavecontradictoryaccounts.Thereissatireinitheoncesaidbutonlyasthereissatireinanyrealisticstatement.PerhapsitisthisambiguitythathasmadethepaintingthemostsymbolicinUShistory.58.WhatisuncertainaboutAmericanGothic?A.Theidentityofthemodels.B.Thecharacters’relationship.C.HowthepaintinggotitsnamE.D.Wherethebackgroundhousewas.59.Whatindicatesthewoman’sstraitlacedprimness?A.HerglancingofftothesidE.B.Hercarefullybuttonedblackdress.C.Thedeterminationinherexpression.D.Theescapingcoilofhairatthebackofherneck.60.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Ambiguityisanessentialpartofanygoodpainting.B.ItisbeyonddoubtthatthepaintinghasacomictonE.C.ThestatementthatWoodhimselfgaveclarifiesnothing.D.AmericanGothicisthemostcontroversialinUShistory.

WritteninthefirstchapterofthebookPrideandPrejudiceisanextraordinarysentenceofwhichevenapersonwhohashadonlyabrieflookuponthebookwillnotfailtoreceiveadeepimpression---ItisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawifE.IntermsofSherlockHolmeswe’dbetteralterthesentenceintoItisafactuniversallyacceptedbyreadersthroughouttheworldthatanexcellentbookinpossessionofourfamousdetectiveSherlockHolmesisundoubtedlyamasterpieceofalltimes.PerhapsthisisoneofthemostobviousexplanationsfortheincomparablepopularityofHolmesseriesinthefieldofdetectivestories.OverwhelmedbytherecommendationsprovidedbymyfriendsIdecidedtotakealookonthisSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonoriginallypublishedbyOxfordUniversityPress.AsawholethisbookisaboutacaseconcerningtheDuke’smissingson.ArthurtheDuke’ssonwasfoundoutinacertainmorningtohavedisappearedaccompaniedwithwhichwasalsothedisappearanceoftheGermanteacher.TheschoolmasterDr.HuxtablethenturnedtothefamousdetectiveofthetimeSherlockHolmesforhelp.RealizinghowtoughandimportantthecaseisHolmesimmediatelymadeuphismindtoacceptthecaseandfollowedDr.HuxtablebacktoMackletonbytrain.HavingformedaroughideaaboutthewholematterHolmeslookedintothecaseimmediatelyandhadacarefulinvestigationoftheentireareashortlyafterthearrivalduringtheprocessofwhichhediscoveredthebodyoftheGermanteacherHeidegger.Finallyprimarilyduetohisoutstandingabilityasadetectivehemanagedtorevealthemystery.HavingoncestartedreadingthisfictionIwascompletelyabsorbedinthemysteriousstory.Atthebeginningunlikeotherdetectivestoriesthisstoryfirstdescribestheclient’sstrangebehavioratlengthtoindicatetheseverityoftheincidentinordertoattractthereaderstocontinuereadingit.AsisknowntoallvividdescriptionisessentialtodetectivestoriesasitmakesthestorymoreauthenticandattractivE.ThereforetryingtopresentarealworldtohisreadershipSirArthurConanDoyleauthoroftheoriginalHolmesserieshasskillfullyarrangedtheplotsofthewholestoryfromtheperspectiveofDr.WatsonafriendofHolmes’.Inthiswayheelaborately精心describedeverysceneandcharacterinthebook.ApartfromthespecialstarttheendingofthewholestorybeingdramaticbutreasonableiscertainlyanoutstandingonE.AfterallexcepttheauthorhimselfwhoknowsthattheDuke’sseeminglyordinarysecretaryisinfacttheDuke’sbastard私生子?InadditionwhoknowsthattheDukeactuallyhasalreadybeenacquaintedwiththewholethingbeforeHolmessolvesthiscomplicatedproblem?Yetsurprisingasitisthisendingseemssonaturalthatitfitsalltheplotsofthestoryperfectlywell.ClosingmyeyesIcanevenseethestoryhappeningjustlikewatchingafilm.AsfarasIamconcernednothingismoreadmirableandsurprisingintheheroSherlockHomesthanhisprofoundknowledgewhichhascertainlyassistedhimalotwhenhewasstudyingthecasE.TakethebicycletyresforinstanceHolmesiscapableofrecognizing42differentvarietiesofbicycletyres.ExceptforhisillimitableknowledgeHolmesalsospecializesinarrangingthefactsinorderandthenfindingthefactleadinghimtoagreatdiscoveryoreventhetruthitself.InthiscaseaftergettingridofunrelatedfactsSherlockHomeseventuallygraspedtheclueanddiscoveredtheamazingfact.Needlesstosayasaworld-renownedmasterpieceSherlockHolmesandtheDuke’sSonhasattractedandisstillcharmingnumerousreadersfromallcornersoftheworldandpeoplefromallwalksoflifE.TheHolmesserieshasalreadysetupastandardagainstwhichallthefollowingdetectivefictionsaremeasureD.SherlockHolmesbeyondalldoubthasbeenanamefirmlyrootedinpeople’smemories.AlthoughDr.Watson’sclosingTheCaseBookofSherlockHolmesin1927wasagreatpitytothereadersthediscontinuanceoftheentireHolmesseriesmayhaveactuallyaddedtothelegendarystatureofSherlockHolmes.66.WhydoestheauthormentionthebookPrideandPrejudice?A.Toshowhis/herimpressiononit.B.TochangeasentenceinittoevaluatetheHolmesseries.C.Toquoteasentencetodirectlyillustrateitsimpressiveness.D.Tostatethereasonwhyhe/shebeganreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.67.Manyfactorscontributetotheauthor’spositiveattitudetowardthebookEXCEPTthat______.A.thedetaileddescriptionofaclient’sstrangebehaviorarousesthereaders’interest.B.theplotsarewelllaidoutandallscenesandcharactersareartfullypresenteD.C.thebookisevenadaptedintoafilmandtheauthorreallyenjoyswatchingit.D.itsendingissosurprisingthatitmakestheauthordeeplyimpresseD.68.WhatkindofapersonisSherlockHolmesaccordingtothepassage?A.KnowledgeableB.Arbitrary.C.Mysterious.D.Courageous.69.Howisthepassageorganized?p=paragraph70.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ItmainlyintroducestheplotsofthebookSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.B.It’smainlyabouttheauthor’sattitudetowardsSherlockHolmes.C.It’smainlyaboutthethoughtsoftheauthorafterreadingSherlockHolmesandtheDuck’sson.D.It’smainlyacomparisonbetweenthebookPrideandPrejudiceandtheHolmesseries.

Belowarereviewsforthreebooksandtwobookseries.Eachhasbeenreadandlovedbystudentsacrossthecountry.TheOutsidersThisbookfirstpublishedin1967.hasbecomeaclassicforteensacrossthenation.ItfocusesonPonyboywhohasbeenlabeledallhislifeasagreaser.Thegreaser'sopposinggroupisthesocs.kidswhohavelotsofmoneyandcanbreakanyruleswithoutgettingintroublE.AsthenoveldevelopsS.E.Hintonallowsthereadertoseeexactlyhowtheselabelsaffectteensinboththegreaserandthesocgroup.Ifyou'veeverwatchedthemovieTheOutsidersthisstorymaysoundfamiliarasthemoviewasbasedonthebook.TheOutsidersgivesteensalookintolifeinthe50'sand60'sofferingtimelesslessonsthatstillapplytotoday'syouth.OutoftheDustAnystudentinterestedintheGreatDepressionandtheDustBowlshouldreadOutoftheDustbyKarenHessE.Hesseisabletocapturethemoodandspiritofthiserathroughtheuseofpoetry.ThemaincharacterofthebookBillieJoisgrowingupinOklahomatheheartoftheDustBowl.ThroughfreeversepoetryBillieJonarrates讲述hertaleofpovertyandsurvivalduringthisdifficulttimE.OutoftheDustisanexcellentlessoninhistory.DuetotheshortlengthandwritingstylethebookisaquickbutworthwhilereaD.Bytheendofthebookthereaderiseagertostartthestoryoveragain.HesseisabletopackalotofemotionsanddetailsintohershortbookmakingthestoryveryrealandbelievablE.TheGiverTheGiverdepictsaperfectsocietyinwhichcitizensexperiencenopainhaveneverfeltfearandlifeiscompletelyundercontrol.Howeverasthereaderprogressesthroughthestoryit'seasytoseethatthiscommunityisfarfromutopia乌托邦.InsteadthroughtheexperiencesfeltbythemaincharacterJonasthereaderlearnsthereisamissingfromlifeinthisworlD.DuringtheCeremonyoftheTwelveseach12—year—oldisassignedtheirlife—longcareerinthecommunity.JonasischosentobetheReceiverofMemoriesaveryspecialjobassignedtoonepersonatatime.WhenJonasreceiveshistraining.helearnsmanytruthsabouthiscommunitythatchangehowhefeelsabouthislifemakinghimdeterminedtodosomethingtochangeit.TheGiverisagoodbookforteenswhoenjoysciencefictionandfantasy.Thebookmakesyouexamineyourownlifevaluesandbeliefsstrivingtofindhowyouwoulddefinetheperfectsociety.AnneofGreenGablesThiseight-bookseriesdepictsthelifeofAnneShirleyanorphanthatisadoptedinPrinceEdwardIslandCanada.Thebooksaresetinthe1800stothe1900sthelastonetakingplaceduringWorldWarI.AnneisaloveablespiritwhohasmanymisfortunesandlaughableexperienceswhengrowingupandgoingtocollegE.TheAnneofGreenGablesseriesisfuntoreaD.creatingastrongattachmenttothereaderandmakingthelastbookabitter－sweetexperiencE.TeenagegirlswhoarelookingforafemalerolemodelwillloveAnneShirley.HarryPotterJ.K.Rowling'sHarryPotterserieshassoldmorecopiesthananyotherseriesinhistory.TheserieswhichincludessevenbooksinallfallowsaboywizardnamedHarryPotter.HarryattendsHogwartsSchoolofWitcheraftandWizardy.ThesevenbooksfollowHarrythroughsevenyearsofwizardingschool.DuringthistimereadersexperiencethewizardingworldthroughHarry'seyesandwatchhimmakefriends.LearnmagicandfightawizarD.TheHarryPotterbooksareanenchantingreadforallages.NomatterwhoyouarE.youwillfindyourselfabsorbedinthemagicalworldcreatedbyJ.K.Rowling.45.Thegreasergroupmayrefertothosekids______.A.whoarepoorintheirlessonsatschoolB.whoarepoorandoftengetintotroubleforbreakingrulesC.whogobetweenthepoorandtherichchildrenD.whogetalongwellwiththesocgroup46.Whichofthefollowingiswritteninapoeticstyle?A.TheGiver.B.TheOutsiders.C.OutoftheDust.D.AnneofGreenGables.47.WecanlearnfromTheGiverthat______.A.everyoneinthecommunitycangetagoodjobB.JonasissatisfiedwithhislifeinthecommunityC.peopleinthecommunityliveanimperfectlifeD.Jonasislovedbyallthepeopleinthecommunity48.Accordingtothepassage______maybechosentobeanexamplebyteenagegirls.A.HarryPotterB.Jonas.C.BillieJoD.AnneShirley49.YouwouldliketoReadtheHarryPotterseriesprobablybecause______.A.youareinterestedinthemagicalworldB.youlikewatchingmusicalmoviesC.youadmireHarryforhispatienceD.youenjoyreadingtheeight-bookseries

AnAustraliancompanySmartCarTechnologieshasdevelopedasystemthatletsdriversknowwhenthey'respeeding.Whenthetechnologybecomescommerciallyavailable可利用的itcouldhelpoverspeeddriversavoidticketsandalsosavelives.ThecompanythatdevelopedtheproducthopestopersuadeAustraliangovernmentagenciestoputthetechnologyintouseintheirautomobiles.TheproductcalledSpeedAlertlinksreal­timelocationdataandspeedobtainedwiththehelpofGPStoadatabaseofspeedlimitsstoredinadriver'sPDAormobilephonE.Thesetupoftheproductdoesnotneedtobeconnectedtoacar'sspeedometer.Infactitisentirelyconvenient.ItwillalsoworkwithnewerphonesandPDAsthathavebuilt­inGPSreceivers.Ifadriverexceedsthespeedlimitthespeedisshownandanalertsounds.MichaelPaineanAustralianvehicledesignengineerandtrafficsafetyconsultantwasemployedtoanalyzetheproduct.HetoldLiveSciencethathiscolleaguesintheroadsafetyfieldareveryenthusiasticaboutwhatthey'renowcallingintelligentspeedalert.OtherresearchaccordingtoPaineshowsthat40percentofalltrafficdeathsinvolvespeeding.ThereisalsoapotentiallycontroversialfutureuseSincethesystemissoconvenientitwouldbeeasytomakeitarequirementforteenagedriverstoalwaysuseaspeedalertdevicewhendrivingPainesaiD.Thesystemevenhastheabilitytorecordspeedingviolations违反soparentscanmonitortheirteenagedrivers.TheproductwillsoongoonsaleinSydney.32.What'sthepurposeofthenewproduct?A.Toinformusofthenewcarsystem.B.Tolimitcertaindriverstosafedriving.C.Topopularizethebuilt­incarsystem.D.Tointroducesomeimprovementincars.33.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.thefunctionsofGPSincarsB.howtheproductworksC.theprojectofthebuilt­inproductD.whythesystembecomespopular34.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofSpeedAlertaccordingtoMichaelPaine?A.MostofthetrafficdeathscanbeavoideD.B.Theproductwillnotbeavailableforadults.C.Thesystemwillexcitesometeenagedrivers.D.Speedingviolationscanbeeasilyfoundout.35.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SpeedAlertandItsFutureUsE.B.ProgressinCar­makingSciencE.C.NewIn­CarDeviceagainstSpeeding.D.WarningforAdventurousDrivers.

Althoughmosthitchhikers搭便车的人arepeoplepassers-bytendtoignorethembecausetheyarecautiousaboutgivingridestostrangers.Butwhatwilltheydoiftheycomeacrossahitchhikingrobot?Willtheytakeittoitsdestinationorwilltheyjustleavethehelplessmachinebythewayside?ThatistheanswerCanadianprofessorsDavidHarrisSmithandFraukeZellerwhostudytherelationshipbetweenhumansandtechnologyareseekingforaftertheycameupwiththeideaofbuildingahitchhikingrobot.HitchBOTisbuiltwithcheaphouseholditems.ThankstoaPCtabletGPStrackerandcamerahitchBOTnotonlycansenditsthoughtsandpicturestothegeneralpublicbutalsocananswergeneralquestionsandkeepdriversentertainedwithsmalltalks.Thesmartrobotisevenabletoquoteinterestingfactsabouttheareasithaspassedthrough.NotsurprisinglymanypeoplearedoubtfulabouthitchBOT’sability.Mostpeoplethinkthecuterobotwillbedamagedbysomeone.Actuallytheyareallwrong.TherobothitchhikedallthewayfromHalifaxNovaScotiatoVictoriaBritishColumbiaadistanceof3700miles.ItwasfirstpickeduponJuly27thbyanelderlycouple.ItnotonlyreacheditsdestinationonAugust21stbutalsohadsomeamazingadventuresalongtheway.Itvisitednationalparkswentfishingwentcampingandevenattendedaweddingwhereitexperienceditsfirstdanceandinterruptedthebride’sspeech.InadditiontohelpingitgettoitsdestinationitsCanadianfanshavegoneouttoensureitssafetyfromcoveringtherobotwithaplasticcape披肩tohelpkeepitdrytoensuringthatitstayshealthywithmotoroil.4.Whyisthehitchhikingrobotbuilt?A.Tohelppassers-byreachtheirdestinations.B.Tofindouthowpeoplemightreacttoit.C.Toseeifitwillgiveridestostrangers.D.Toentertaindriversontheirway.5.ThehitchBOTcandoallofthefollowingexcept_________.A.talkingwiththedriverB.dancingwithpeopleC.sendingitsthoughtsandpicturesD.answeringanyquestionraised6.HowlongdidittakethehitchBOTtoreachitsdestination?A.Nearlyamonth.B.Overonemonth.C.Twomonths.D.Oneweek.7.WhatcanwelearnaboutthehitchBOT?A.Itwasignoredbyanelderlycouple.B.Itdidn’tmeetwithanydangeralongtheway.C.Itexperiencedalongandamazingjourney.D.Itwillbeputintothemarketquickly.

WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalisttheyoftenaskme:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonlinE.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterallinsomepeople’smindsIwouldn’tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonlinE.HoweverstrangelyenoughI’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.IamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonlineSinceIbeganwritingblogsIhavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbaseandyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.InhersuccessfulblogposttitledTheJobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhaveauthorJennySuranestatesPrintisanexpensiveproducttolovE.Andgeneralmanagerspublishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders’headsShegoesontostatethatpeopledon’tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll滚屏throughtheirTwitterfeedandgetnewfrommanydifferentsources.Ifprintisdyingthenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.TheneedforinformationhasnotdieD.IfanythingithasincreaseD.WhathasdiedratheristhewayinwhichinformationispresenteD.Nowmorethaneverinthisageofinformationthereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppacewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsourcesifitchoosesto.Nowmorethaneverinthisageofinformationthereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppacewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsourcesifitchoosesto.Isthefutureofprintgrim?MaybE.Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeoplegrimaswell?Definitelynot.32.AccordingtoParagraph2theauthorfeels______A.confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareerB.worriedaboutthefutureofprintC.tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalistD.embarrassedaboutonlinewriting33.WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny’sblogpost?A.TwitterisnotverypopularB.ItishardtomanageonlinejournalismC.PrintstillhasitsownadvantagesD.Peoplehavemoreoptionstogetinformation34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordgriminthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.PromisingB.DepressingC.UnforgivingD.Encouraging35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToexplorethefutureofjournalismB.ToanalyzethecauseofprintdeclineC.ToexplainthebrightfutureofajournalistD.Tointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprint

TherearemanyfestivalsintheUnitedStatesandCanadaamongwhichThanksgivingDayisaquitespecialonE.Familiesandfriendsgathertoeatandgivethanksfortheirblessing.ThanksgivingDayisreallyaharvestfestival.Thisiswhyitiscelebratedinlatefallafterthecropsarein.ButoneofthefirstthanksgivingsinAmericahadnothingtodowithagoodharvest.OnDecember41619thePilgrims清教徒fromEnglandlandednearwhatisnowCharlesCityVirginiA.TheykneltdownandthankedGodfortheirsafejourneyacrosstheAtlantiC.ThefirstNewEnglandThanksgivingdidcelebratearichharvest.ThePilgrimslandedatwhatisnowPlymouthMassachusettsin1620.Theyhadadifficulttimeandthefirstwinterwascruel.ManyofthePilgrimsdieD.Butthenextyeartheyhadagoodharvest.SoGovernorBradforddeclaredathree-dayfeast盛宴.ThePilgrimsinvitedIndianfriendstojointhemfortheirspecialfeast.EveryonebroughtfooD.Intimeothercolonies殖民地begantocelebrateadayofthanksgiving.ButittookyearsbeforetherewasanationalThanksgivingDay.DuringtheCivilWarSarahJosephaHalepersuadedAbrahamLincolntodosomethingaboutit.HedeclaredthelastThursdayofNovember1863asadayofthanksgiving.TodayAmericanscelebratethishappyharvestfestivalonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadianscelebrateThanksgivingDayinmuchthesamewayastheirAmericanneighbors.ButtheCanadianthanks-givingDayfallsonthesecondMondayinOctober.28.Thefirsttocelebratethanksgivingwere.A.SarahJosephaHaleB.theAmericanIndiansC.somepeoplefromEnglandD.GovernorBradford29.ThanksgivingDayiscelebrated.A.inautumnB.insummerC.inspringD.inwinter30.WecaninferfromthepassagethatNewEnglandmustbe.A.inGreatBritainB.intheU.S.A.C.inCanadaD.onsomeislandofftheAtlantic31.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.howThanksgivingDayiscelebratedintheU.S.A.B.howthewaytocelebrateThanksgivingDaychangedwiththetimeandplacesC.thatThanksgivingDayisinfactaharvestholidayD.howThanksgivingDaycameintobeingandthedifferentwaysitiscelebrated

Muchtimeandefforthasbeendedicatedtoresearchingthementalhealthbenefitsofflexibleworkenvironmentsbutcantheabilitytoleaveworkearlytowatchyourson'ssoccergameorarriveattheofficeabitlaterinthemorninginordertoseetosomepersonalaffairshavebroaderphysicalhealthbenefitsbeyondmakingyoufeelabitlessexhaustedAccordingtonewresearchpublishedintheCochraneLibrary'sCochranedatabaseofSystematicReviewsitseemsso.Inareviewof10previousstudiesexaminingthehealthimplicationsofflexibleworkconditionsformorethan16000peopleresearchersfoundthatflexibleworkschedules﹣﹣﹣whenemployeescanshifttheirstartingtimesforexample﹣﹣﹣wereassociatedwithimprovementsinbloodpressuresleepandoverallmentalhealth.Specificallythereviewshowedthatmoreflexibilityinworkscheduleswasassociatedwithimprovementsinalertnesssleepqualitytirednessheartrateandotherprimaryhealthoutcomesaswellasbenefitstosecondaryhealthoutcomessuchassensedsocialsupportintheworkplaceandsenseofcommunity.Andperhapsunsurprisinglyinallofthestudiesincludedinthereviewresearchersfoundnoevidencefornegativeeffectsofmoreflexibleworkschedules.ThisprimaryanalysiswasintendedtoshedlightonthepotentialhealthbenefitsofflexibleworkoptionswhichareincreasinglypopularthroughoutScandinaviaandhaverecentlygainedsomegroundintheU..K..IntheU..S..thephenomenonisabitslowertocatchon﹣﹣﹣fewerthanathirdofU..S..employeeshaveflexibleworkoptionsaccordingtoestimatesfromtheAARP.Yettheeconomicrecession衰退ofrecentyearsmayhavecontributedtogrowthinworkplaceflexibility﹣﹣﹣ascompaniesunabletorewardemployeeswithbonusesorraisesmayturntootherformsofcompensation补偿.Reutersreportedearlylastyear.Previousresearchtooofcoursehasindicatedthebenefitsofflexibleworkenvironmentstowardpositivementalhealthoutcomes.Andwhiletheselatestfindingsarepromisingtheresearchersstressthatmorestudyisvitaltounderstandingthesubtlerelationshipbetweenflexibleworkandimprovedhealthoutcomes.Forexampleemployeeswhoaremostfrequentlygrantedworkplaceleeway时间等的充裕aregenerallyhigher﹣rankingandassucharelikelyofhighersocioeconomicstatuswhichcouldimpacttheiroverallhealthapartfromworkscheduling.Totrulygraspthebenefitsofflexibleworkingconditionstheresearcherssayadditionalstudyanalyzinghealthoutcomesamongawiderrangeofworkers﹣﹣﹣fromhigh﹣rankingexecutivestohourlyemployees﹣﹣﹣iscriticaltogainingadeeperunderstandingoftheissueandhelpingtoshapefutureworkplacepolicy.50.WhichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethepassageA.Thereasonwhymoreandmorecountriesadoptflexibleworkoptions.B.Thepossibilityofcarryingoutflexibleworkschedulesworldwide.C.Whyflexibleworkoptionsbenefitsworkersinmind.D.Whetherflexibleworkconditionsmakehealthierworkers.51.WhichopinionmaytheresearchofCochraneLibrary'sCochranedatabaseofSystematicReviewssupportA.Flexibilityinworkschedulesmayhavesomepassiveeffects.B.Flexibilityinworkscheduleshasnothingtodowithhealth.C.Flexibleworkcanbenefitpeoplementallyandphysically.D.Flexibleworkcangreatlyimproveemployees'workefficiency.52.AccordingtowhatReutersreportedearlylastyearwhatresulthasrecentyears'economyrecessionbroughtA.Ithascausedtheseveredeclineofemployee'ssalary.B.Itmayhaveledtothegrowthofworkplaceflexibility.C.Itmayhaveresultedinmanycompanies'failure.D.Itmadecompaniesshortentheiremployee'sworkinghours.53.Whatroledoestheadditionalstudyanalyzingdifferentkindsofemployees'healthoutcomesplayA.Itcanhelpformthefuturepolicyofworkplace.B.Itisgoodforspreadingtheflexibleworkschedules.C.Itmakesmorecommonworkersgainworkplacefreedom.D.Itassistspeopletobetterunderstandflexiblework.54.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsflexibleworkingschedulesA.Supporting.B.Critical.C.Objective.D.Subjective.

AnnwasonherfirstpackagetripinRosasSpain.Atthehotelshecheckedinandthenwenttoherroomtochangebeforedinner.ShewasjustreadytogodownstairswhenshefoundthatherSpanishmoneywasn’tinherhandbag.Shecarefullylookedinallherluggagebutshecouldn’tfindit.AllshehadwasasmallpursewithtenEnglishpoundnotesinit!AnnfoundaplacetochangeherEnglishmoney.Shehadveryfewpesetas西班牙货币单位andshewouldbeherefortwoweeks.OnherwaybacktothehotelAnnboughtsomecheesesomebreadandsomeoranges.WhenshegotbackshetoldthemanagerthatherdoctorhadtoldhernottoeatSpanishfood;she’djusthavebreakfasteachdayassheknewthepriceofhotelsincludedbreakfast.FortherestofherholidayAnnswaminthehotelswimmingpoolorlayonthebeachandgotasunbath.Whentheothertouristswenttointerestingplacesshealwayssaidshewasn’twell.Infactherholidaywasn’tbadexceptthatshewasalwayshungry.Afterallapieceoffruitforlunchandbreadandcheeseforsupperisn’tverymuch.LateintheafternoonoftheirlastdayagirlJaneaskedherwhysheneveratewiththeminthehotelrestaurant.Anntoldherabouthermoneyproblems.JanelookedatherforaminuteandthensaidButdidn’tyouknow?Thepriceofthisholidayincludeseverything!21.Apackagetripprobablymeans________.A.afreetripB.alongjourneyC.apleasanttripD.atripthatincludesthecostofalltheticketsandservices22.Anndidn’teatdinnersintherestaurantofthehotelbecause__________.A.shewasafraidthatshecouldn’tpayforthemwithherlittlemoneyB.herdoctortoldhernottoeatthemC.shewasn’twellD.shewasn’thungry23.WhydidAnnbuysomecheesesomebreadandsomeoranges?A.Becausetheyweregoodforherhealth.B.Becausesheplannedtoeattheminsteadoflunchandsupper.C.Becauseshelikedthemmorethandinnersinthehotelrestaurant.D.Becausesheisafraidthatshecouldn’teatenoughinthehotelrestaurant.24.HowdoyouthinkJanewouldfeelaftersheheardAnn’sanswer?A.Angry.B.Happy.C.SurpriseD.D.ExciteD.

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Mother’sDaywasannouncedadayfornationalcelebrationbyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGraftonWestVirginiahadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation康乃馨.In1909Mrs.DoddfromSpokaneWashingtonthoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.ShewantedtohonorherownfatherWilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdiedhehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910thefirstFather’sDaywascelebratedinSpokanE.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishFather'sDayasanationalmemorialdayin1972.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcaretotheirchildren.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdeaD.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemeteryburyingground.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.25.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue?A.Itisadaytoshowlovetomothers.B.Itisadaytowearcarnations.C.Itisadayforallpeopletovisitthecemetery.D.Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices.26.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.A.ThefirstFather'sDaywascelebrateD.B.Mother’sDaywasannouncedadayfornationalcelebration.C.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalcelebration.·D.Theideaofhonoringfatherswasbroughtup.A.abcdB.dabcC.bacdD.dacb27.FromthepassageweknowintheUS____________.A.oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassesawayB.onMother’sDayfamiliesoftengoouttohavebarbecuesC.onFather’sDaypeopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialdayD.Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents28.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto_________.A.callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparentsB.introduceMother’sdayandFather’sDayC.tellthetimebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDayD.showhowimportantfathersandmothersare

It’Shumantowantlightandwarmth.God’SfirstrecordedwordswereLettherebelight.AndnightbelongstothedarksidE.Electricity’Striumphoverthenightkeepsussaferaswellasbusier.Wenowliveinafast-movingfullylightedworldwherenightstillhappensbutisoptionaltoexperiencE.Ourall-weatherculturehaswashedoutthenight.Infactwetreatthenightlikefaileddaylight.Yetslownessandsilence—thedifferentrhythmofthenight—areanecessarycorrectiontotheday.Ithinkweshouldstopbeingnight-resistersandlearntocelebratethechangesoftheseasonsandadjustourselvestoautumnandwinternotjustturnuptheheatingleavethelightsonandcomplainalot.Nightanddarkaregoodforus.Asthenightsgrowlongerit’stimetoreopenthedreamingspacE.Haveyoueverspentaneveningwithoutelectriclight?Wehaveallexperiencednegativedarkness—thoselongnightswhenwecan’tsleepandworrya­bouteverythingandsoweknowthatdarktimecanseemendlesslylongcomparedwithdaytimE.YetthisslowingoftimecanbethemostrelaxingandbeautifulexperiencE.Spendingtheeveningincandle­lightandmaybebythefire—withoutTV—talkingtellingstoresweletthelit-upworldgobywithoutusexpandthehoursandchangethethoughtsandconversationsweusuallyhavE.Ihavenoticedthatwhenallthelightsareonpeopletendtotalkaboutwhattheyaredoing—theirouterlives.Sittingroundincandlelightorfirelightpeoplestarttotalkabouthowtheyarefeeling——theirinnerlives.Theyarguelesstherearelongerpauses.TositalonewithoutanyelectriclightiscuriouslycreativE.Ihavemybestideasatdawnoratnight­fallbutnotifIswitchonthelights.Firedreamsslownesstimequietnessbooksseasons—allthesethingswhicharenotreallythingsbutmomentsoflife—takeonadifferentqualityatnight-timewhenthemoonreflectsthelightofthesunandwehavetimetoreflectwhatlifeistousknowingthatitpassesandthateverybitofitinitschangeanditsdifferenceisthehereandnowofwhatwehavE.63.Lifeistooshorttobealldaylight.Nightisnotlessit’smorE.Bysayingtheunderlinedwordstheauthorimplies_______.A.weneedmorelighttofeelsaferB.itisnecessarytoturnoffthelightsC.itisgoodtobesilentduringthedayD.peopleareoftentoobusyinanoisyworld64.Theauthorclaimsto_______withlightsturnedoffatnight.A.havemoreoriginalideasB.belonelyC.haveastrangefeelingD.feelsafer65.Inthesecondparagraphfrombottomtheauthorintendstotellus_______.A.nightisgoodtimeforustothinkB.timefliesandweshouldtreasureitC.thingstakeonadifferentformatnightD.everythinghasadifferentqualityindifferenttime66.What’Sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Lightandnight.B.WhyIlovethenight?C.Homeforrestandthought.D.HowtoenjoyadifferentlifE.

Thefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyhasbeenaremarkableperiodforinventions.HerearesomeofthemostinfluentialinventionsinthefirstdecadE.1.iPodandiTunes:ThesetwoinventionsfromAppleInC.presentedarevolutionarynewwayforpeopletolistentomusicandfundamentallychangedtherecordingindustry.iTuneswasintroducedinJanuary2001andwasmarketedasaprogramthattransferred转录CDsintodigitalaudiofilesandhelpedorganizedigitalrecordings.LaterthatyearAppleintroducedtheiPodadevice设备thatusedaharddisktostoremusicfiles.Thefirstmodelhada5GBcapacityandcouldholdover1000songs.2.iPhone:TheiPhonefromAppleInC.wasreleasedinJuneof2007andcompletelychangedthewaymobilephonesareusedpersonallyandinbusiness.Olderphonestypicallyincludedvoicecommunicationsandsometimesakeyboardtosendtextmessages.PhonesthatofferedinternetaccesswereusuallyunreadableanddifficulttohandlE.TheiPhoneintroducedthemulti-touchinterface界面thatallowsforquickandeasyaccesstodatamusicandpictureswhileprovidingstorageforotherimportantinformation.3.ElectricCar:TeslaMotorswasformedin2003.Itwasthefirstcompanytoproduceavehiclethatdidnothavesignificantdifficultyinproductionorsales.Teslavehiclesclaiman88%efficiencyratingcomparedto20-25%fortraditionalgasoline-poweredcars.AccordingtodatafromtheNationalFireProtectionAssociationadriveris5timesmorelikelytoexperienceafireinatraditionalgasolinecarthanaTeslA.4.Facebook:Facebookwasnotthefirstsocialnetworkingwebsitebutsinceitsintroductionin2004ithasbeenthemostinfluentialmedium.150millionusersworldwideappreciateitsmultitudeoffeaturesandeasyaccessibility.Theconceptofbuildingconnectionsthroughinternethaschangedthemannerinwhichbusinessesmarkettheirproductsandpeopleinteractwithoneanother.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutiTunes?A.ItisusedtostoremusiC.B.Ithasaharddisk.C.ItturnsCDsintodigitalaudiofiles.D.ItwasintroducedafteriPodwasinventeD.22.Comparedtoatraditionalgasoline-poweredcarTesla.A.takesinbiggerprofitsB.worksinlowerefficiencyC.sellsbetterinthecarmarketD.ismuchsaferfromfiredamage23.Whichtwoinventionschangedthewayofdoingbusiness?A.iPodandiTunes.B.iPhoneandFacebook.C.iPhoneandElectricCar.D.ElectricCarandFacebook.

IntheUnitedStatesmanylowincomeparentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.A.programcalledKidsCaféishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious有营养的snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.AtacommunitycenterinVirginiajustoutsideofWashingtonD.C.childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafter-schoolprogram.ThesnackisveryhealthyforyourbodybutthemainthingisthatittastesreallyreallygoodKeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCaféprogram.Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfhaveparentsfromEthiopiA.ManyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathomE.KidsCaféwithfoodofferedfreebyafoodbankgivesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffooD.It’sgoodsaysonegirl.ButRebeccaNancewhoseparentsarefromtheUSisnotsosurE.Thetasteisweird.HermotherDaffanyNancehastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfooD.Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfoodshesayssoit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.ThecharityFeedingAmericastartedthenationalKidsCaféprogramin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.KidsCafébecamepartoftheafter-schoolprogramatthiscommunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafter-schoolprogram.ShesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaffordhealthyfooD.Shehopesthechildrenwillmakefulluseofwhatthey’velearnedaboutnutritionintheirlives.9.WhatisthepurposeofstartingKidsCafé?A.Toraisemoneyforsomepoorchildren.B.ToprovidepoorchildrenwithnutritiousfooD.C.Todeveloptheafterschoolprogram.D.Tohelppoorchildrenlearnnewskills.10.Theunderlinedwordweirdistheclosestinmeaningto_____.A.deliciousB.goodC.unusualD.strong11.WhatcanwelearnaboutDaffanyNance?A.SheisfromEthiopiaandhastwochildren.B.Shebelievestheprogramisgoodforherchildren.C.Shecaredlittleaboutherchildren’sdietbeforE.D.ShehopesmoretypesoffoodcanbeofferedforfreE.12.Wholeadstheafterschoolprogram?A.KeithClements.B.LoriMcFail.C.FeedingAmericA.D.A.communitycenterinVirginiA.

ChineseNewYearisapproachingandpreparationsareunderwayaroundtheworlD.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday.LondonAlthoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong-builtasothershavingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950sLondon’sChinatownisaperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang.Decoratedwithredlanterns灯笼previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics杂技martialarts武术danceandoperanearby.SanFranciscoSanFrancisco’sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury.BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreetthishistoricareaisalocaltreasureattractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBridgE.BangkokWithanabout100-year-oldhistorytheThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreatsclothestoysandantiques.SundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetogetthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhooD.TheareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealerswhoseshopslinetheroaD.MauritiusFoundinPortLouisthisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation’srichmulticulturaldiversity.Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChinaitstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors.DuringtheChineseSpringFestivalthemostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalewhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalLiondancesthroughthestreets.21.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?A.London’sChinatown.B.Bangkok’sChinatown.C.Mauritius’sChinatown.D.SanFrancisco’sChinatown.22.What’sspecialaboutBangkok’sChinatown?A.ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.B.Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.C.ItwasthemajorentrancefortheChinesE.D.Itiswhereyoucanenjoyfireworks.23.IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDancesyoucangoto______.A.RueRoyaleinPortLouisMauritius.B.theSundaymarketinBangkok.C.theGrantAvenueinSanFrancisco.D.theChinesecommunityinLondon.

Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefun.BesidesfollowingtherulesplanningyournextmoveactingasateammembertheseareallgameideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlifE.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsidE.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledboneswhichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination协调neededinhunting.ManysportsencouragenationalorlocalpridE.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoodmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.SportsarealsoeventsthatunitepeoplE.SocceristhemostpopularsportintheworlD.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit-----someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.HecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuturE.NexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlifE.28.Throughplayinghide-seekchildrenareexpectedtolearnto________.A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrulesC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger29.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan_________.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents30.AccordingtothepassagewhyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D.ItearnsthewinnersfameandfortunE.31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Gamesbenefitpeoplealltheirlives.B.Sportscangetallathletestogether.C.Peopleareadvisedtoplaygamesforfun.D.Sportsincreaseacountry’scompetitiveness竞争力.

TheancientcityisinPingyaoCountyShanxiProvincE.ThecitywallwasfirstbuiltduringtheZhouDynastyandwasrebuiltin1370.Since1997ithasbeenlistedasaWorldHeritage遗产SitE.NowPingyaocityistheonlyoneinChinacompletelyprotectedasitwashundredsofyearsagonomodernbuildingsonlynarrowstone­platestreetswithmanyChinese­styleshopsonbothsides.Theperimeter周长ofthissquarecityis6.4kmlongandthecitywallisoneoftheoldestcitywallsinChinA.Itis12mhighwithanaveragewidthof5m.Thewallwasbuiltwithearthandcoveredwithbricks.Outsidethecitywallthereisariver4mwideand4mdeep.Thereareseveralgatesofthecitytwoeachontheeastandthewestandoneeachonthesouthandthenorth.Eachgatehastwodoors.ThishasgiventhecitythenameTurtle龟Citywiththetwogatesonthesouthandthenorthstandingfor代表theheadandthetailoftheturtleandfourgatesontheeastandweststandingforthefourlegs.Thedoorsonthesouthandthenorthstandoppositeeachotherliketheheadoftheturtleextendingoutandtwowellsjustbeyondthesoutherngateareliketheturtle'stwoeyes.LocatedonthetraderoutebetweenBeijingandXi'anPingyaodevelopedintoafinancial金融的centerwherethelocalpeoplesetupthenation'searliestbanks.ThesebankswerethefirstinChinatousecheques支票.SeveraloldcourtyardshavebeenturnedintomuseumsmostofthemarehomesandofficesofPingyao'soldbanks.OneofthemostremarkableaspectsofvisitinghereisrealizingthatthisplacewasveryimportantinChina'sfinancialhistory.25.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Anancientcity—Pingyao.B.ThedevelopmentofPingyao.C.ThecitywallofPingyao.D.ThemuseumsinPingyao.26.Weknowfromthepassagethat________.A.thecitywallofPingyaowasfirstbuiltin1370B.Pingyaocityhasn’tbeenaWorldHeritageSitE.C.Pingyao'sstreetsarewideandmadeofearth土D.Pingyaocityiswellprotected27.WhichgateofPingyaocitystandsfortheheadoftheturtle?A.Thegateonthenorth.B.Thegateonthesouth.C.Thegateontheeast.D.Thegateonthewest.28.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.oldbanksinancientPingyaocityusedchequesonlyB.PingyaocitywasoneofthelargestcitiesinancientChinaC.allthemuseumsinPingyaocityareusedasbankofficesnowD.PingyaocityplayedanimportantroleinancientChina'sfinance

LikeinternationaltravelersanywhereforeignersvisitingtheUnitedStatesfromothercountriescanbeconfusedbysomeofwhattheyencounter.Fortunatelytheirfellowtravelershaveplentyofadvice.Herearesomespeciallygoodtraveladvicefromaroundtheworld.FromItalyTippingisfilledwithmisunderstanding.Q..IsittruethatIhavetoforcetotipatallA.Itisnotmandatorytotiphoweveritisstronglyrecommendedbecauseinmanycasesitistheonlyentryofworkers.Generallyinarestaurantinthecabandinmanyplaceswherethereisaservicetipis15%.Sincethebillthatwillexplainyouexactlythecitytaxof8.875%issufficienttodoublethatsumwithoutbotheringtodothecalculations.Inthehotelyouleavetwodollarsperdayperpersoncleaning.ObviouslyyoudonotleavetipsinplaceslikeMcDonaldsorStarbucks.FromChinaAmericanslovetofollowrulesevenwhennooneislooking.Americansaresuchstrictrulefollowers.Iwitnessedthisoncesittingonthesidelinesofahighschooldodgeballgame.TomeitwasridiculousalittleviolentandveryAmerican.Itstruckmethatmyclassmatesfollowedtherulesofthegamesostrictly.Evenwhennoonenoticedthatapersonhadbeenhitandhecouldhavekeptplayinghevoluntarilygavehimselfupandleftthegame.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbyhowmuchpeoplehonoredtherulesevenwhentheyarenotseen.FromRussiaGiftsarenotabigdeal.Anddidyouknowbribery行贿wasillegalGiftsAmericansdonotexpectthem.OnthecontraryanunexpectedgiftwhileconductingbusinesscanputanAmericaninanawkwardposition.SuchthingsforAmericanssuggestexchangeofcommercial.BusinessgiftsintheU..S..arenotacceptable.Moreovertheyoftencausesuspicion.AmericansfearthattheycouldbeinterpretedasabribeandintheUnitedStatesthatisstrictlypunishablebylaw.FromJapanNobodyisimpressedbyhowmuchyoucandrink.IntheU..S..theydonothaveasenseofprideiftheydrinkalargeamount.Ratherifyoudrinkalotthereisasensethatyoucannotmanageyourselfandyoucanloserespectfromthosearoundyou.Beingdrunkdoesn'texcuseyouractionsandtodrinkalcoholhabituallyisasignofalcoholism.Alcoholicsareseenasmentallyweakandareavoidedbysocietyduetotheirinabilitytohaveselfcontrol.46.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellaboutA.Culturaldiversity.B.Culturaldifferences.C.Culturalrevolution.D.Culturalconstruction.47.WhichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordmandatoryinParA.3A.Required.B.Forbidden.C.Permitted.D.Arranged.48.AccordingtothepassagewhatareAmericansmostlikelytodoA.Tippingeverywhere.B.Sendingasurprisingbusinesspresent.C.Drinkingalot.D.Obeyingthegamerules.49.WhichworddotheinternationaltravelersprobablyusetodescribeAmericansA.Confident.B.Self﹣disciplined.C.Selfless.D.Generous.

ManyyearsagoIlivedinawesterncountry.IgotmyfirstjobinthecityandIwasexcitedtogotoworkbybus!Ilefthomeeachmorningintimetocatchthe8.05busfromthemainroaD.OnemorningIcouldseethebusapproaching.Icouldalsoseeanelderlyladywalkingwithalovelydogbesideher.Thereweresometeenagersbehindher.Thebusarrivedandwegoton.Unlikeineasterncountriesonlyeightpassengerswerepermittedtotravelstanding.IwasinsidethebuswhentheconductorcalledOnlyeightstandingpassengers!Couldthelastonetogetonpleasegetoff?Isawthoseteenagersinsiderightinfrontofme!Ithoughtthatitwasmewhonowhadtogetoff.Iturnedandsawtheelderlyladywithherdog.TheywereabouttogetoffinsteaD.Imovedquicklytogetinfrontofher.Iencouragedhertostayandgotoff.TomysurprisewhenImovedpastherIrealizedthatshewasblind!Herlovelycompanionwasherguidedog!WellIeventuallygottotheofficE.Aftertheday'sworkIwenttothebusstandnearmyofficetomakethereturnjourney.Whatapleasantsurprise!Theladyandherdogwerethere!IwasreallypleasedbecauseIwouldgetabetterchancetospeakwithher.IstartedtheconversationandsherecognizedmyAsianaccent!SheaskedifIwasthesamepersonwhohelpedherthatmorning.Amazing!Fromthenonitwasalonghappyconversation.ThebusarriveD.Wegotonandwereabletochooseanyseatasthebuswasempty.Ourjourneystartedandsodidourfriendship.66.Whydidtheauthorgetoffthebus?A.Hewantedtohelptheoldlady.B.Hewasthelastonetogetonthebus.C.Hehadgotsomethingimportanttodo.D.Hedidn’tliketheteenagersinfrontofhim.67.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhemettheladyagain?A.NervousanduncomfortableB.SurprisedandhappyC.UnhappyandboredD.Worriedandsad68.Whatcanwelearnabouttheoldlady?A.Shetookthebustogotowork.B.Shelikedtalkingwithstrangers.C.ShewasinterestedinAsianaccent.D.Shewalkedwiththehelpofherdog.69.Theauthormostprobablycomesfrom_______.A.EnglandB.CanadaC.IndiaD.Australia70.Accordingtothepassagetheauthor________.A.wasreadytohelpotherpeopleB.wassorrytofindtheladyblindC.wasinterestedintravelingbybusD.wasexcitedtofindanotherbetterjoB.

Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:internationalcompetitionsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatreD.ThereisprobablysometruthinbothargumentsbutinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportencouragesinternationalbrotherhooD.NotonlywastherethetragicincidentincludingthemurderofathletesbuttheGameswerealsoruinedbyincidentscausedmainlybysmallernationalcontests.Onecountryreceiveditssecond-placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchthelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theyweresurethatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.TheirmanagerwasingreatangerwhenhesaidThiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinisheD.ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspension停赛oftheteamforatleastthreeyears.IncidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegamE.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividualsorinnon-nationalteamsmightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism爱国主义.10.AccordingtotheauthorrecentlytheOlympicGameshave______.A.createdgoodwillbetweenthenationsB.broughtaboutonlyfalsenationalprideC.hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendshipD.putanendtomisunderstandingandhatred11.TheunderlinedworddisallowedinParagraph2means______.A.permittedtopassB.consideredasreasonableC.wonbytheothersideD.refusedtoaccept12.WhatdidthemanagermeanbysayingHockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished?A.Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.B.HockeyandtheFederationarebothruinedbytheunfairdecisions.C.ThereshouldbenomoreHockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.D.TheFederationshouldbreakup.13.Theauthorgivestheexampleinparagraph2toshow______.A.howfalsenationalprideledtoundesirableincidentsininternationalgamesB.thatsportsmenareoftenagainstthefinaldecisionsC.thatcompetitivenessinthegamesdiscouragesinternationalfriendshipD.thatunfairdecisionsarecommonintheOlympicGames14.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A.TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproveD.B.AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.C.A.gameshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegamE.D.Moreandmoreathleteswillcompetefortheirownhonor.

TimeforKidsTFKgetsthegreatnewsonthecoolesttoysfor2014atthe111thAmericanInternationalToyFair.What'sfourdayslongbiggerthansevenfootballfieldsandfilledwiththousandsoftoysIt'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.WhatcanweinferfromToyFair2014A.Toysarebecomingmoreeducationalthanfun.B.Robotsaregreatfavoritesofbuyers.C.Bigtoyswillbepopularthisyear.D.Simplecardgameswilldisappearonthemarket.33.What'sspecialaboutToyFair2014A.Itisthelargest.B.Itisthelongest.C.Itsellsallofitstoys.D.It'sheldinNewYorkCity.34.What'sthebesttitleforthetextA.KidslovetoysB.Toy﹣storesinNewYorkCityC.TechnologychangestoysD.Timefortoys35.Thetextistakenfroma.A.websiteB.newspaperC.magazineD.Textbook.

AfterservingasaskiguideinUtah’sbackcountryformorethantwodecadesaParkCitywomanisbeingrecognizedbyOutsideMagazineas2015’sBestSkiGuidE.DebLovcigrewupinColoradoandbeganskiingwhenshewasfiveyearsolD.LatershemovedtoUtahandfellinlovewiththebackcountryofWasatchMountains.LovcihasnowservedasaSkiUtahInterconnectguidefor27years.AnythingthatyouslideonsnowI’minlovewithshesaiD.LovcileadsskitoursthroughthebackcountryofsixdifferentresortslocatedintheWasatchMountains.Lovcitypicallytakesagroupofeighttotenpeopleonaskitoureachdayandonaverageshetakes300customersontoursthroughthebackcountryeachseason.ShelovesshowingoffUtah’swilderness.IlovethebackcountryshesaiD.Ilovethesnowsciencebehindit.IlovethesafetyIjustloveit.AlongwithleadingskitoursLovciispassionateaboutanythingrelatedtoactivities.Shealsorunsabed-and-breakfastinParkCitytheOldTownGuestHousE.Asajack-of-all-tradesshealsorunsAlpineskisNordicskiscompetitivelyandsnowboardsandleadsmountainbiketoursduringthesummer.OutsideMagazineselectedfivetravelguidesinvariousoutdoorfieldstonameasthebestintheirBestofTravelAprilissuE.Lovcisaidshewasunexpectedlycheerfulwhenshewasselectedas2015’sBestSkiGuidebyOutsideMagazine.Weallworkreallyhardinwhatwedoandweloveitandit’sreallynicetogetacknowledgedshesaiD.Iworkwithalotofexcellentguidesandtheawardcouldhavegonetoanybody—anyoneofus.Ioftenrecallmyskiexperienceswhichwerefearfulatthebeginningbuttheyhelpedmeachieveasuccess.InanewsreleaseSkiUtahdirectorofcommunicationsPaulMarshallsaidDebLovciisoneofthemostenthusiasticfocusedknowledgeableguidesintheindustry.WithoutherastheforefrontofourInterconnectTourwewouldnothavethesuccesswehavE.ShehasbeenanenthusiasticpartoftheInterconnectTourfor27yearsandisthoughthighlyofbyourcustomers.24.WhathelpedDebLovcitobeselectedas2015’sBestSkiGuide?A.HergenderandagE.B.Herbeingreadyforanyskirisks.C.Herdreamingofthebestskijobontheplanet.D.HerloveforUtah’swildernessandherskiexperiences.25.Theunderlinedwordsajack-of-all-tradesinParA.4probablymeansomeone______.A.whocandomanydifferenttypesofwork.B.whoisveryskilledatcommunicating.C.whoisenthusiasticaboutdoingbusiness.D.whocanberecognizedasaworkaholiC.26.FromPaulMarshall’swordswecaninferthat_______.A.Lovcishouldhavehelpedtheminthetour.B.LovcideservedtheawarD.C.everyoneshouldthinkhighlyofLovci.D.LovciachievedhersuccesswithInterconnectTour’shelp.27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSkiUtahInterconnectTour.B.DebLovciandOutsideMagazinE.C.DebLovci—2015’sBestSkiGuidE.D.DebLovci—askiguidefor27years.

ANationwideBestsellerIt’slikelythateverythingyoulearnedaboutAmerica’sancienthistoryiswrong.Thenewbook1491completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericasbeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492.DIDYOUKNOW?WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEuropE.ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33000yearsago.4000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat技艺ofgeneticengineeringthatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstooD.COMMENTSON1491InthetraditionofJaredDiamond&JohnMcPheeatotallynewviewofpie-ColumbianAmericA.—RichardRhodesAttractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbing...CharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestorypartepic史诗andparttragedy悲剧.Hehastakenonavasttopic:thousandsofyearstwohugecontinentsandcultures.—CharlesMatthewsSanJoseMercuryNewsPowerfulandchallenging.—AlanTaylorWashingtonPostApleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation.—HowardZinn70.Onthewhole1491isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s_______.A.life-stylesB.populationC.historyD.agriculture71.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook1491?A.ItisinterestingandinstructivE.B.ItisattractiveandculturallyrelateD.C.Itischallengingandrevolutionary.D.ItishumorousandpersuasivE.72.Fromthispassagewecanlearn______.A.peoplesettledintheAmericasalittleearlierthan1492B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworldC.Mesoamericanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5000yearsagoD.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492

Ifthereisnodifferenceingeneralintelligencebetweenboysandgirlswhatcanexplaingirls’poorperformanceinscienceandmathematics?ItseemstobethattheirtreatmentatschoolisadirectcausE.Mathematicsandscienceareseenassubjectsmainlyforboysandthereforeasgirlsbecometeenagerstheyarelesslikelytotakethem.Interestinglybothboysandgirlsoftenregardthesubjectsforboysasmoredifficult.Yetithasbeensuggestedthatgirlsdonottakemathematicscoursesnotbecausetheyaredifficultbutforsocialreasons.GirlsdonotwanttobeinopencompetitionwithboysbecausetheyareafraidtoappearlessfeminineandattractivE.Howeverifweexaminetheperformanceofboysandgirlswhohavetakenmathematicscoursestherearestillmorehigh-achievingboysthantherearegirls.Thisdifferenceappearstobeworld-widE.Biologicalexplanationshavebeenofferedforthisbutthereareotherexplanationstoo.Perhapsthedifferencewhichcomesoutduringtheteenageyearshasitsrootsinmuchearlierexperiences.Fromtheirfirstdaysinkindergartenboysareencouragedtoworkontheirownandtocompletetasks.Factsshowthatoutstandingmathematiciansandscientistshavenothadteacherswhosupplyanswers.Besidestherecanbelittledoubtthatteachersofmathematicsandscienceexpecttheirboystudentstodobetteratthesesubjectsthantheirgirlstudents.Theyevenappeartoencouragethedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.Theyspendmoretimewiththeboystudentsgivingthemmoretimetoanswerquestionsandworkinghardertogetcorrectanswersfromthem.Theyaremorelikelytocallinboysforanswersandtoallowthemtotaketheleadinclassroomdiscussion.Theyalsopraiseboysmorefrequently.AllofthisseemstoencourageboystoworkharderinscienceandmathematicsandtogivethemconfidencethattheyareabletosucceeD.Suchawayofteachingisnotlikelytoencouragegirlstotakemanymathematicsandsciencecoursesnorisitlikelytosupportgirlswhodo.Whenitcomestothesesubjectsitseemscertainthatschoolwidensthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.29.Girlsarelikelytothinkthat_____.A.sciencecoursesareforbothboysandgirlsB.sciencecoursesmakethemmorepopularCsciencecoursesmakethemsuccessfulD.sciencecoursesaredifficultforthem30.Thetextmainlydiscuss_____reasonsforthedifferencebetweenboysandgirlsinscientificachievements.A.biologicalB.historicalC.socialD.personal31.Whatareboysusuallyencouragedtodoatschool?_____A.Togethelpwiththeirhomework.B.Toplaytheleadingroleinclass.CToworkwithgirlstudentsinclass.D.Tolearntotakecareofothers.32.Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat______.A.boysandgirlslearninthesamewayB.boysandgirlsareequalingeneralintelligenceC.girlsaremoreconfidentinthemselvesthanbeforeD.girlsshouldtakefewersciencecoursesthanboys

InChinaifyouarenotmarriedbythetimeyouare30youareinfortrouble:socialblameandpressurefromfamilyandfriendscangetyoudown.Andifyouareawomanit’sevenworsE.Manyyoungpeoplegetmarriedsimplytogetotherpeopleofftheirbacks免受别人的指责.ThisisaseriouscompromisE.Oneendsupnotmarryingtheidealpartner.Therearehoweverafewyoungpeoplewhorefusetocompromise:iftheycan’tfindagoodmarriagepartnertheysaytheywouldrathernotmarryatall.34-year-oldKateisauniversitylecturerinEnglish.Shesaidshewouldnotdescribeherselfascelibatarian独身主义者butsimplyawomanwhohasn’tcomeacrosstherightmanyet.ShehassharpcommentsforthewayinwhichtheoldgenerationlooksatmarriagE.Manypeoplethinkmarriageisaduty---toyourparentsfamilyandsociety.NobodycaresifyourmarriageishappyornotshesaidIthinkthisisverywrongandIintendtoliveandactaccordingtomyownwill.Happilyforherherparentsareopen-mindedandnotlaystressonher.Butthesamedoesnotapplytoherfriends.Theyareconstantlytryingtogethertogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranother.Shealwaysrefusespolitely.24.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_________.A.marriageisadutytosocietyB.peopleshouldgetmarriedbefore30yearsoldC.latemarriageshouldberespectedD.womenshouldgetmarriedearlierthanmen25.MissKaterefusestogettogetherwithsomeyoungmanoranotherbecause____.A.shedoesn’tthinkheistherightmanshewantsB.heiseithertoooldortooyoungC.heiseitherimportantorlittlelearnedD.hedoesn’thavegoodmanners26.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedwordsinforreferto_________.A.interestedinB.satisfiedwithC.worriedaboutD.likelytosuffer27.WhichisNOTTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.InChinaonemayfacesocialblameandfamilypressureifonehasn’tgotmarriedby30.B.MissKate’sparentsarealwaysworriedabouthermarriagE.C.MissKatewon’tcompromiseifshecan’thaveheridealmarriagE.D.MissKatewantstomarryaworthyyoungman.

FormerIrishPresidentMaryRobinsonwasjustmakingapoliteconversationwithanEthiopian埃塞俄比亚的teenageraboutherweddingday.The16-year-oldhadalreadybeenmarriedforayear.Shelookedatmewiththesaddesteyesandsaid'Ihadtodropoutofschool'Robinsonsaidinatelephoneinterview.ThatconveyedtometherealitysaidRobinsonthefirstwomantoserveasIreland'spresidentandformerU..N..highcommissionerforhumanrights.Herlifeasfarassheisconcernedhadmoreorlessended.Robinsonsaidkeepinggirlsinschoolwasoneofthemostimportantthingspolicymakerscoulddotoaddressthecomingchallengesofanever-increasingpopulationpredictedbytheUnitedNationstoreach7billionsoon.EuropeancountriesareconcernedaboutagingpopulationsasisJapanbutthisismuchlessofanissuethanthehugenumberofpeoplewhichwearegoingtoseeoverthenext40yearswhenthepopulationgoesfrom7billionto9billionshesaid.Almostallofthatincreasewillbeinpoordevelopingcountriessothatwehaveaverybigchallenge.Familyplanningexpertsworryinparticularaboutthefuturepopulationexplosioninsub-SaharanAfrica.InMaytheUnitedNationsprojectedtheworldpopulationwouldreach9.3billionin2050and10.1billionby2100.MuchofthatgrowthwillcomefromAfricawherethepopulationisgrowingat2.3percentayear—morethandoubleAsia's1percentgrowthratE.IfthatratestaysconsistentwhichisnotcertainAfrica'spopulationwillreach3.6billionby2100fromthepresent1billion.JoelCohenaprofessorofpopulationstudiesatRockefellerUniversityandColumbiaUniversityinNewYorksaiduniversalsecondaryeducationofferedawaytoreducepopulationinhighbirth-rateregions.Inadditiontoprovidinginformationaboutbirthcontrolasecondaryeducationteacheswomentoreducetheirownfertility生育力improvethehealthoftheirchildrenandallowsthemtomovefromamind-setofhavingmanychildreninthehopesthatsomewillsurvivetoimprovingthequalityofeachchild'slifeCohenwroteinthejournalNaturE.59.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthorintroduceshistopicby_____.A.explainingtheauthor'sopinionsB.givinganexampleC.describingthepooreducationsystemD.comingstraighttothetopic60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.RobinsonishappyaftertalkingtotheEthiopiangirl.B.Robinsonisasuccessfulexpertinpopulationstudies.C.Robinsonisworriedaboutpopulationgrowth.D.Robinsonencouragesfemaleeducation.61.WhatisJoelCohen'sviewaboutsecondaryeducation?A.Itprovidesbasicknowledgeofhealth.B.Itimprovesthehealthofchildren.C.Itmakespeoplepaymoreattentiontoeducation.D.Itcanchangepeople'sparentingideas.62.Accordingtothepassagethemostimportantwaytocontrolhighpopulationgrowthis.A.keepinggirlsinschoolB.lettinggirlsgoawayfromAfricaC.lettingyounggirlsremainsingleD.keepinggirlsinfamilies

Whetherinthehomeortheworkplacesocialrobotsaregoingtobecomealotmorecommoninthenextfewyears.SocialrobotsareabouttobringtechnologytotheeverydayworldinamorehumanizedwaysaidCynthiaBreazealchiefscientistattherobotcompanyJibo.Whilehouseholdrobotstodaydothenormalhouseworksocialrobotswillbemuchmorelikecompanions伙伴thantools.ForexampletheserobotswillbeabletotellwhensomeoneishappyorsaD.Thisallowsthemtorespondmorecorrectlytotheuser.TheJiborobotarrangedtoshiplaterthisyearisdesignedtobeapersonalizedassistant.Youcantalktotherobotaskitquestionsandmakerequestsforittoperformdifferenttasks.Therobotdoesn’tjustdeliver给出generalanswerstoquestions;itrespondsbasedonwhatitlearnsabouteachindividual个体inthehouseholD.Itcandothingssuchasremindinganelderlyfamilymembertotakemedicineortakingfamilyphotos.SocialrobotsarenotjustfindingtheirwayintothehomE.Theyhavepotential潜在的applicationsineverythingfromeducationtohealthcareandarealreadyfindingtheirwayintosomeofthesespaces.FellowRobotsisonecompanybringingsocialrobotstothemarket.Thecompany’sOshbotrobotisbuilttoassistcustomersinastorewhichcanhelpthecustomersfinditemsandhelpguidethemtotheproduct’slocationinthestorE.Itcanalsospeakdifferentlanguagesandmakerecommendationsfordifferentitemsbasedonwhatthecustomerisshoppingfor.Themoreinteractiontherobothaswithhumansthemoreitlearns.ButOshbotlikeothersocialrobotsisnotmeanttoreplaceworkersbuttoworkalongsideotheremployees.WehavetechnologiestotrainsocialrobotstodothingsnotforusbutwithussaidBreazeal.36.Howaresocialrobotsdifferentfromhouseholdrobots?A.Theycancontroltheiremotions.B.Theyaremorelikehumans.C.Theydothenormalhousework.D.Theyrespondtousersmoreslowly.37.WhatcanaJiborobotdoaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Communicatewithyouandperformoperations.B.Answeryourquestionsandmakerequests.C.Takeyourfamilypicturesandsendmilk.D.Obeyyourordersandremindyoutotakepills.38.WhatcanOshbotworkas?A.A.languageteacher.B.A.tourguidE.C.A.shopassistant.D.A.privatenursE.39.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatsocialrobotswill______.A.trainemployeesB.beourworkmatesC.improvetechnologiesD.taketheplaceofworkers40.Whatdoesthepassagemainlypresent?A.A.newdesignideaofhouseholdrobots.B.Marketingstrategies策略forsocialrobots.C.Informationonhouseholdrobots.D.Anintroductiontosocialrobots.

AsanelementaryschoolstudentinNewYorkCityRobertLeewouldstareindisbeliefathisclassmatesthrowingawayhalf-eatensandwichesafterlunch.HisKoreanimmigrantparentshadtaughthimandhisolderbrothernottowastefooD.WhilestudyingfinanceandaccountingatNewYorkUniversityRobertrememberedthislessonandjoinedTwoBirdsOneStoneafood-rescuecluboncampusthatdeliveredfivedaysaweekuneatenpastavegetablesandotherleftoversfromthedininghalltonearbyhomelessshelters.WhenRobertandfellowclubmemberLouisaChenenteredacollegeentrepreneurship创业contesttheyproposedaslightlydifferentideaforafood-rescuenonprofitgroup:Theirprogramwouldn’thaveadonationminimummeaningtheywouldgladlypickuponebagofleftoverbagelsorasinglepotofsoupwouldoperatesevendaysaweekandwouldberunentirelybyvolunteers.Theirideawonthecompetition.Withthe$1000prizetheyfoundedRescuingLeftoverCuisineRLCinJuly2013.InjustthefirstfewweeksRobert’steamdeliveredadonationofenoughspaghettiandmeatballstofeed20peopleinlineataNewYorkCityhomelessshelterthathadrunoutoffooD.RobertwhohadtakenajobatJ.P.MorgandevotedhissparetimetocreatinganetworkofNewYorkCityrestaurantsthatagreedtodonatefoodandhefoundvolunteerstomakefooddeliveriestohomelessshelters.AfterRLCreceivednationalpressattentionhomelesssheltersandsoupkitchensinPortlandOregonWashingtonDCandothercitiesreachedouttoRobertforpartnershipadvicE.TodateRLChasdistributedmorethan250000poundsoffoodin12citiesaroundthecountry.OnlyayearintohisfinancejobRobertgaveuphissix-figuresalarytofocusonRLC.IcomparedonehourofimpactatJ.P.MorgantoonehouratRLCandthedifferencewasjusthugehesays.He’snowthegroup’sonlyfull-timeemployeE.Oneshelterrecentlytoldusthatourdonationsallowthemtoprovideentiredinnersformorethan300peoplethreenightsaweekRobertsays.ThingslikethatmakemegladIquitmyjoB.9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutRLCisNOTtrue?A.Itbecamesuccessfulimmediately.B.Ithasattractednationwideattention.C.Itwasstartedfromafood-rescuecluB.D.Itdeliversfoodtosheltersbyvolunteers.10.WheredidRobertgetthemoneytofoundRLC?A.HesavedmoneyincollegE.B.Hewontheprizeatacompetition.C.HeborrowedmoneyfromhisfriendD.Hereceiveddonationsfromrestaurants.11.WhydidRobertquithisjobatJ.P.Morgan?A.Hecouldn’tmakeasmuchmoneyashehopeD.B.ThejobatJ.P.MorgantakestoomuchofhistimE.C.RLCneedsafull-timeemployeetodevelopitsbusiness.D.WorkingforRLCismoremeaningfulthanforJ.P.Morgan12.AccordingtoRobertwhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesthejobatRLC?A.rewardingB.surprisingC.tiringD.exciting

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.WhatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbeforeA.Theimprovementofcooks'status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale'sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.25.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncookingA.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.Womenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbefore.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.26.HowdidProf.GershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassageA.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.Itisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobe.C.Itshouldn'tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.27.WhichisthebesttitleforthepassageA.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking﹣aThingofthePastforWomen.

AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromanceclosetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesinglE.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeoplE.Thecomplaints抱怨ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownassupermarketdating.AtGalerieLafayetteGourmetsinglescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyesbrownhairandis1.8meterstallorwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.AtthisParislocationsinglepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:30and9:00p.m.WhentheywalkthroughthedoortheypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlovE.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquicklyandthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles过道.Withpurplebasketsinhandshopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopaytheycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish美化one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarketontheotherhandisconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inadditionwhatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitivesidE.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystorE.28.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?A.ThedifficultyinmeetingpeoplE.B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredbutisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.C.PeoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolorD.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.30.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?A.TheyscheduletheirmeetinginadvancE.B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.C.TheypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcarE.D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.31.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.C.ThesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmorE.D.ThesupermarketdatingislessexpensivE.

BritishWomenWritersindifferentperiodsoftimeTheEnglishRenaissanceTheEnglishRenaissancebeganinthelaterpartofthefifteenthcenturyandlasteduntilthe1660s.AmongthemostfamouswomenwritersofthisperiodisAphraBehnwhoisseenasthefirstprofessionalwomanwriterinEnglish.Shewroteanumberofplaysthatdealtwithtopicssuchasracismandslavery.A.goodexampleisOroonokopublishedin1688.AphraBehn'sworksincludealsotheplaysTheAmourousPrinceTheTownFopTheDutchLoverandheronlytragedyAbdelazer.TheneoclassicalperiodAmongthewell-knownwomeninBristishliteratureduringtheneoclassicalperiodfrom1660totheendoftheeighteenthcenturyisAnneFinch.ShewrotepoetryandtriedtoexpressallthatshesawandexperienceD.TwootherwomenarerecognizedfortheircontributiontoneoclassicalBritishliterature:MaryAstellandLadyMaryWortleyMontagu.MaryAstellwasaphilosopherandafeministwriter.Sheisbestknownnowforhertheoriesontheeducationofwomen.TheRomanticperiodJaneAustenisoneofthemostfamouswomenwritersthatworkedduringtheRomanticperiod1798-1832.Herworksincludeseveralnovelsmostofwhichfocusonmarriageasawayforyoungwomentosecuresocialstandingandeconomicsecurity.HermostfamousnovelsarePrideandPrejudiceSenseandSensibilityandEmma.AnotherfamouswomanwriterfromtheEnglishRomanticismisMaryShelley.SheistheauthorofFrankensteinHistoryofSixWeeksTourandTheLastMan.TheVictorianperiodTheVictorianperiodbetweenthe1830sand1900wasthetimewhentheBrontesistersGeorgeEliotandElizabethGaskelllivedandwrotE.CharlotteBronteEmilyBronteandAnneBronteproducedmanyBritishliteraryclassics.Charlotte'snovelsincludeJaneEyreShirleyVilletteandTheProfessor.MaryAnneEvansadoptedthemalepennameGeorgeasshewantedtosetherselfapartfromthefemininegenreofcookbooksanddomesticmoraltales.HermostfamousnovelisTheMillontheFlosspublishedin1860.21.AccordingtothepassageAphraBehn’splaysmainlyconcern__________.A.racismandslaveryB.economicsecurityC.educationofwomenD.cookingandgardening22.WhichperioddoesJaneAustenbelongto?A.theEnglishRenaissancE.B.theNeoclassicalPerioD.C.theRomanticperioD.D.theVictorianperioD.23.WhydidMaryAnneEvanspublishherstoriesunderthenameofGeorgeEliot?A.Womenwereforbiddentowritenovelsthen.B.Ithelpedpromoteherworks.C.Itsoundedmorepopular.D.Herworkswouldbedifferent.24.Ifareaderisinterestedinwomen’seducationwhoseworkscanbethebestchoice?A.AnneFinch’s.B.MaryAstell’s.C.MaryWortleyMontagu’s.D.MaryShelley’s.

Thoughmanypeopletelluswecan’tsucceedweneedtohearothersopinions.IremembermyhighschoolEnglishteachertellingmenottoapplytoCornellUniversitybecausetheywouldn’tacceptmeandeveniftheydidIwouldn’tbeabletodothework.Ialmostdidn’tapplybutafewdayslaterIsawIvanGoldfarbaformerteacherandaskedhimaboutCornell.HesaidIfyougetinthenyougo.Youcandoit.HiswordsmadeallthedifferencE.IappliedandwasaccepteD.Toooftenwethinkit’sourroletoputrealityintosomeone’slifE.Wethinkit’sourjobtoprotectpeoplefromthepainoffailureanddefeat.Wethinkwemustpointouthowbadtheeconomyisandhowhorriblethejobmarketisandhowtheskyisfalling.Wethinkthatdreamsaremeantforothers.IsaythereareenoughrealistsintheworlD.Theworlddoesn’tneedmorenegativityandimpossiblethinkers.Theworldneedsmoreoptimistsencouragersandinspirers.TheworldneedsmorepeopletospeakintotheheartsofothersandsayIbelieveinyou.FollowyourpassionandliveyourpurposE.ThejobmarketisnotgreatbutIbelieveyou’llfindtherightjobforyou.andsoon.WhenitcomestoencouragementIknowthateveryonelovesworkingforandwithpeoplewhobringoutthebestinus.Andwhilewe'llalwaysrememberthenegativepeoplewhotolduswecouldn’taccomplishsomethingwewillalwayscherishandholdaspecialplaceinourheartforthosewhoencouragedus.TodayIwanttoencourageyoutobeanencourager.Sooftenthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailureisbelief.Andsooftenthatbeliefisinstilled逐步灌输inusbysomeonewhoencouragedus.29.AfteratalkwiththeEnglishteachertheauthorthought.A.hewouldhaveatryevenifhewastomeetwithafailureB.hecastmuchdoubtonwhattheteacherhadsaidC.whetherheshouldgiveuphisdreamD.heshouldturntoanotherpersonforadvice30.Whomwouldyouwishtogetadvicefromifyouwereapersoninneed?A.OnewhocanforeseeyourfailureinthefuturE.B.OnewhocananalyzetheseveresituationaheaD.C.Onewhoiswillingtohelpyouwithyourwork.D.Onewhocanstimulateyourcourageandcreativity.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Yourcasualwordsmayhaveabigeffectonothers.B.ItisbetternottotelltruthwhenyouareaskedforadvicE.C.NooneonearthiscontenttobelieveatrueworD.D.Teachersshouldbecautiousofwhattheydo.

Inmanypartsoftheworldcarsplayanimportantroleindailylifeandmanysocietieswouldnotexistwithoutthem.Sotheideathatin20years’timenoonewillowncarsmaybehardtobelieve.Butthisisthepredictionmadebyateamoftransportresearcherswhoaretakenseriouslynotonlybygovernmentbutalsobycarmanufacturers.TheHumanScienceandAdvancedTechnologyInstituteatLoughboroughintheUKispartofaninternationalresearchprogram.Theteamtherebelievesthatby2020allcarswillbecomputerizedwhichwillmeanmuchsavingnoaccidentsandbetteruseofroadsThesuper-intelligentcarofthe21stcenturywilldriveitselfanditwillnotbeownedbyoneindividual.Insteadwewillhaveachoiceofcarsandchangethemasfrequentlyaswechangeourclothing.AccordingtoDr.DavidDaviswholeadstheresearchteamthesepredictionsarebasedontherisingcostofthecarculturewhichhadblockedupourcitiespollutedourairandcausedmoredeathsthanbothworldwarsputtogether.Davissayscarswillbefittedwithsomeintelligentdevicestoregulatethedistancebetweenonecarandanother.Thecarwillautomaticallyspeeduporslowdowntomatchthespeedofthecarinfront.Computersaremuchsaferdriversthanpeoplesocarsinaroadtrainwillbeabletodrivemuchclosertogetherthancarsdrivenbypeople.By2010Dr.DavidDavisbelievescartechnologywillgivemotoristsaclearviewoftheroadwhatevertheweatherconditionsbyprojectinganimageoftheroadaheadontothecar’swindscreen.Andby2020carswilltravelinconvoylinkedtoeachotherelectronically.Carswillbeconnectedbyanelectronicpullbartothecarinfronttoformroad-trains.Thefrontvehicleinsuchatrainburnsthenormalamount.saysDavis.‘‘Butalltheothersinthetrainwouldburnabouttenpercentofthenormalamountandsoproduceabouttenpercentofthepollution.’’29.Weknowfromthepassagethatgovernmentsandcarmanufacturers_______.A.considerthepredictionsseriouslyB.aredevotedtothetechnologicalrevolutionincarindustryC.donotbelievethepredictionthatnoonewillowncarsby2020D.haveputthesuper-intelligentcarintomassproduction30.Whichofthefollowingwillbethecharacteristicofthecarsof2020?A.Thecarwillspeedupoutofcontrol.B.Allcarswillbedrivenbycomputers.C.Wewillownasmanycarsaswewant.D.Carswillproducemorepollutionthanpresentones.31.Theleaderoftheresearchteambelievesthatthepresentcarculturewillchangebecause________.A.carsplayaveryimportantroleindailylifeB.manysocietieswouldstopfunctioningwithoutcarsC.carsshouldnotbeownedbyoneindividualD.itcausesmanydeathstohumansociety32Theexpressionclosestinmeaningtothephraseinconvoyinthelastparagraphis________.A.inlineB.sidelongC.sidebysideD.shouldertoshoulder33.Whatwillhappenifcarsarejoinedtoeachotherelectronicallyin2020?A.Motoristswillgetaclearviewoftheroad.B.Theweatherconditionwillnothaveeffectonmotorists.C.Therewillbelesspollutioncausedbycar.D.Alltrainswillburnlessfuelthanpresent.

InabookcalledMagnificentObsessionbyLloydC.Douglasadescriptionisgivenofpeoplehelpingothersbutdoingitsecretly.Whendifficultproblemsworriedanindividual个人friendsnearbywouldmeettodiscusspossiblesolution解决方案withouttheindividualknowingtheiractions.Whenasolutionwasagreedupononeortwoofthefriendswouldcarryouttheplanandsolvetheproblemsecretlytothegreatdelightoftheworriedindividual.Thehelperswouldstandbyprivately私下地contentwiththeirsuccess.Norewardwasgiventotheproblemsolversnotevenasincerethankyoubecausetheywereneverknown.Thisconceptispopulartodaybutinadifferentway.Thephrasepayitforwardisnowusedwhenonepersonhelpsanother.Howeverthepersonhelpedmaynotbeabletorepaythepersonorgroupthathelpedthem.SoratherthanreturnthefavortotheirhelperstheyaresupposedtohelpsomeoneelseinthefuturewhichmeanstheypayitforwarD.Itisasenseofresponsibilitywhichmakesuswanttogivebackinequalmeasuretotheonewhohashelpedus.ButinthiscasetheresponsibilityturnstohelpingsomeoneinthefuturE.Supposeyourelderlygrandmotherpayspartofyourschooling.Shemaytellyouthereisnoneedtorepayherbecauseitisagiftfromsomeonewholovesyouverymuch.Nothingwouldpleasehermorethantohaveyouusehermoneytogetagoodeducation.Youmayneverbeabletorepayherforsuchagift.Howevershenotonlygaveyousomemoneybutsheprovidedyouwithanexamplethatyoushouldalsohelpotherpeoplewhoneedit.PeoplewithseriousneedsareeverywherE.Manyarechildrenwhoneedbetterclothesmorebooksandevenbetterschools.Someareelderlypeoplewhocan’taffordtheirmedicineoradoctor’scarE.Considerhowyoucanpayitforwardratherthanpaymoneybacktoyourgrandmother.12.ThehelpersinthebookMagnificentObsessionwerenotrewardedbecause______.A.theyhadn’tsolvedtheproblemscompletelyB.theywerefriendsoftheworriedindividualC.theyexpectedtobepaidbackinthefutureD.theyhadsolvedtheproblemssecretly13.Theunderlinedwordpayitforwardmeans_______.A.torepaysomeonewhohashelpedyouB.topaysomeoneelsewhoneedshelpC.tohelpsomeoneelsewhoneedshelpD.tohelpsomeonewhohashelpedyou14.Whatdoesthewritersuggestwiththeexampleofyourelderlygrandmother?A.Weshouldlearntorespectourgrandparents.B.Weshouldworkhardtogetagoodeducation.C.Weshouldneverforgettorepaypeoplefortheirhelp.D.Weshouldalsolendahandtootherpeopleinneedofhelp.15.Fromthepassageweknow_______.A.nowadaysmanypeoplehelpotherswithoutbeingrepaidB.morechildrenneedhelpthanelderlypeopleC.itcostsalotofmoneytopayitforwardD.everybodyneedshelp

Happybirthday!Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besidesthatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity成熟---orsowehopE.Weallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Mostofusenjoyseeingthemiracleofgrowthinothersaswell.ForinstanceseeingourchildrendevelopandlearnnewthingsmakesusfeelprouD.ForAmericanslikepeopleinmostculturesgrowingupisawonderfulprocess.Butgrowingold?That’sadifferentstory.Growingoldisnotexactlypleasantforpeopleinyouth-orientedAmericanculturE.MostAmericansliketolookyoungactyoungandfeelyoung.AstheoldsayinggoesYou’reasyoungasyoufeel.OlderpeoplejokeabouthowmanyyearsyoungtheyareratherthanhowmanyyearsolD.Peopleinsomecountriesvaluetheagedasasourceofexperienceandwisdom.ButAmericansseemtofavorthosethatareyoungoratleastyoungatheart.ManyolderAmericansfindthegoldenyearstobeanythingbutgolden.Economicallyseniorcitizensoftenstrugglejusttogetby.Retirementatage65bringsasharpdecreaseinpersonalincomE.SocialsecuritybenefitsusuallycannotmakeupthedifferencE.Olderpeoplemaysufferfrompoornutritionmedicalcareandhousing.Someevenexperienceagediscrimination歧视.In1987AmericansociologistPatMooredresseduplikeanolderpersonandwanderedcitystreets.Shewasoftentreatedrudely---evencheatedandrobbeD.Howeverdressedasayoungpersonshereceivedmuchmorerespect.UnfortunatelytheelderlypopulationinAmericaisincreasingfast.Why?Peoplearelivingtogether.Fewerbabiesarebeingborn.Andmiddle-agedbabybornersarerapidlyenteringthegroupsoftheelderly.Americamaysoonbeaplacewherewrinkles皱纹arein.Marketingexpertsarealreadynoticingthisgroupofconsumers.6.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.youngpeoplelackexperienceandwisdomB.AmericanolderpeopleoftenjokeabouttheiroldageC.AmericancultureisveryyoungD.differentcountrieshavedifferentopinionsontheoldage7.Themainideaofthethirdparagraphis.A.thegoldenyearscanmaketheoldearnlotsofmoneyandreceivegoodmedicalcareB.theoldpeopleinAmericaareleadingahardlifewithoutgoodnutritionmedicalcareorhousingC.theoldinAmericahavetoretireattheageof65D.Americansocialsecuritybenefitsarenotgood8.Fromthelastparagraphweknowthattheunderlinedwordincanbereplacedby________.A.seriousB.badC.disappearingslowlyD.growingfast9.Whatshouldbementionedinthefollowingparagraph?A.ThepublicwillchangetheirattitudetowardsoldpeoplE.B.PeoplewillprovidemoreservicestotheoldintheircommunitiesC.ThegovernmentwillpasslawstoensurethebenefitsoftheoldD.CompanieswillsoonproducemoregoodsforoldAmericans10.Fromthispassagewecanknow.A.inAmericagrowingupisaswonderfulaprocessasgrowingoldB.inAmericagrowingupisawonderfulprocesswhilegrowingoldisnotC.inAmericagrowingoldisawonderfulprocesswhilegrowingupisnotD.inAmericagrowingupisnotawonderfulprocess

Imaginethatyou’relookingatyourcompany-issuedsmartphoneandyounoticeane-mailfromLinkedln:Thesecompaniesarelookingforcandidateslikeyou!Youaren’tnecessarilysearchingforajobbutyou’realwaysopentoopportunitiessooutofcuriosityyouclickonthelink.A.fewminuteslateryourbossappearsatyourdesk.We’venoticedthatyou’respendingmoretimeonLinkedlnlatelysoIwantedtotalkwithyouaboutyourcareerandwhetheryou’rehappyhereshesays.Uh-oh.It’sanawkwardscenE.Attrition损耗hasalwaysbeenexpensiveforcompaniesbutinmanyindustriesthecostoflosinggoodworkersisrisingowingtotightlabormarkets.Thuscompaniesareintensifying增强theireffortstopredictwhichworkersareathighriskofleavingsothatmanagerscantrytostopthem.Tactics策略rangefromelectronicmonitortosophisticated复杂的analysesofemployees’socialmedialives.Someofthisworkmaybeareasontoletemployeestoquit.Ingeneralpeopleleavetheirjobsbecausetheydon’tliketheirbossdon’tseeopportunitiesforpromotionorgrowthorareofferedahigherpay;thesereasonshaveheldsteadyforyears.NewresearchconductedbyCEBaWashington-basedtechnologycompanylooksnotjustatwhyworkersquitbutalsoatwhen.We’velearnedthatwhatreallyaffectspeopleistheirsenseofhowthey’redoingcomparedwithotherpeopleintheirpeergrouporwithwheretheythoughttheywouldbeatacertainpointinlifesaysBrianKroppwhoheadsCEB’sHRpracticE.We’velearnedtofocusonmomentsthatallowpeopletomakethesecomparisons.Technologyalsoprovidescluesaboutwhichstaremployeesmightbeeyeingtheexit.Companiescantellwhetheremployeesusingworkcomputersorphonesarespendingtimeonorevenjustopeninge-mailsfromcareerwebsitesandresearchshowsthatmorefirmsarepayingattentiontothesethings.Largecompanieshavealsobeguntrackingbadgeswipes浏览痕迹----employees’useofanIDtoenterandexitthebuildingortheparkinggarage---toidentifypatternsthatsuggestaworkermaybeinterviewingforajoB.32.FromthefirstparagraphwecaninferLinkedlnis___________.A.ane-mailB.ajobfromtheInternetC.aprofessionalsocialnetworkD.aworld-famouscompany33.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.Thecostoflosinggoodworkersisrising.B.CompaniesarestricterwithworkersthanbeforE.C.Measureshavebeentakentofindthepotentialworkerswhowanttoquit.D.Findingnewjobshasbeenatrendformostworkers.34.AccordingtotheresearchbyCEBwhichofthefollowingmightbethemostprobablereasonforworkerstoquittheirjobs?A.Theydon’tliketheirbosses.B.Workersarealwaysdoingcomparisons.C.Notseeingopportunitiesforpromotion.D.Tofindahigher-paidjoB.35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tomakeareviewonaphenomenon.B.Totellustheleader’sconcerns.C.Toshowanewtrendinthejobmarket.D.Tostresstheroleofnewtechnologies.

AF1racingcarappearedonthecampus校园ofSouthwestUniversityonNov.1andthedriverwasanordinarycollegestudent.Thiscoolsceneattractedtheattentionofmanyteachersandstudents.Itturnedoutthatthestudentwasshowinghishand-builtcarattheopeningceremonyoftheScienceandTechnologyMonthforCollegeStudentsheldbytheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.AseniorstudentnamedHongTonglongsaidthathiscreativeteamspentoneyeartobuildthisF1racingcarallbyhanD.ThiscarlooksthesameasrealF1racingcarsanditsinnerstructurealsoworkswell.Thisracingcarhasfourgears挡andamotorcycleengineHongsaiD.Healsoaddedthatthecarcostabout4000yuan.Inthebeginningmyparentsdidn’treallybelieveitwasveryseriousandmygrandfatherwascompletelyagainstithesaiD.Soitwasabitofadifficultstart.Nowit’sworkingprettywell.Therewasalsoagreensolarelectriccarattheceremony.Thecarcanseattwopeopleandrunwithoutusingoil.Itspowersource能源issolarpower.Ifitissunnythecarcanrunforfourtofivehourswithamaximumspeedofabout40kilometersperhoursaidJiangMengateacherfromtheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.Healsosaidthatthisisthefirstsolar-poweredcarindependentlydevelopedbycollegesinChongqingandcurrentlystudentshaveregistered注册asmallcompanyforsolar-poweredcars.25.WhatcanwelearnabouttheF1racingcarinSouthwestUniversity?A.Itiscompletedbyaseniorstudentandhiscompanions.B.IthasthesamegearsasthemotorcyclE.C.Itisthesameasagreensolarelectriccar.D.Itisdesignedtoraceinthecompetition.26.Whichofthesentencesistrue?A.ThesolarelectriccarcanrunforfivehoursatanytimE.B.TheF1racingcarcanbesoldat4000yuan.C.Wearelikelytoownsolar-powercarsinthefuturE.D.TheF1racingcarcanseatonlytwopeoplE.27.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_________.A.afairytalE.B.atravelguidE.C.anovel.D.anewspaper.

After21yearsofmarriagemywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamoviE.Theotherwomanwasmymotherwhohasbeenawidow寡妇for19years.Howeverthedemandsofmyworkandmythreechildrenhadmadeitpossibletovisitheronlyoccasionally.ThatFridayafterworkwhenIarrivedatherhousemymotherwaswaitinginthedoorwithhercoaton.Shehadcurled使卷曲herhairandwaswearingthedressthatshehadworntocelebrateherlastweddinganniversary.Wewenttoarestaurantthatalthoughnotelegantwasveryniceandcozy舒适的.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinnerwehadanagreeableconversationaboutnothingextraordinary非凡的butjustcaughtuponrecentevents.WetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemoviE.Aswearrivedatherhouselatershesaid:I’llgooutwithyouagainbutonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.IagreeD.A.fewdayslatermymotherdiedofamassive严重的heartattack.IthappenedsosuddenlythatIdidn’thaveachancetodoanythingforher.SometimelaterIreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantreceipt收据fromthesameplacemotherandIhaddineD.Anattachednotesaid:IpaidthisbillinadvancE.Iwasn’tsurewhetherIcouldbethere;stillIpaidfortwoplates–oneforyouandtheotherforyourwifE.YouwillneverknowwhatthatnightmeantformE.IloveyouSon.AtthatmomentIunderstoodtheimportanceofsaying:IloveyouandofgivingourlovedonesthetimetheydeservE.Nothinginlifeismoreimportantthanfamily.GivefamilymemberstheattentiontheydeservebecausethesethingscannotbeputofftillsomeothertimE.32.Theauthordescribesindetailhowhismotherlookedinorderto______.A.showreadershismother’scharacterB.stresshowimportantthedinnerwastohismotherC.createanatmosphereofhappinessD.showtheimportanceoftablemanners33.Theauthorshouldbethankfulto______.A.hiswifewhopushedhimtohavedinnerwithhismomB.hismomwhopaidinadvanceforthenextdinnerC.GodwhogavehimthechancetohavedinnerwithhismomD.hischildrenwhowereveryunderstandingandhelpful34.Wecaninferfromthestorythat______.A.theauthordoesn’tlikehisworkandchildren.B.theauthorandhismothertalkedaboutbigeventsduringtheirdinnerC.theauthorandhismothersawamovietogetheraftertheirdinnerD.theauthor’smotherfeltsatisfiedtohaveadinnerwithherson.35.Theauthorofthispassagetendstoagreethat______.A.wherethereisawillthereisaway.B.agoodheartissuretofindanothertomatchit.C.weshouldspendmoretimewithourfamily.D.familyshouldbeasimportantaswork.

Doyoulikespicyfood?What’syouropiniononspicy辣的food?Somepeoplecannothandleeventhesmallestamountofchili-redpepperintheirdinnerwhileotherscan’tgetenoughofit.Scientistshavelongbeenpuzzledbywhysomepeoplelovechiliwhileothersloatheit.Plentyofresearchhasbeendoneonthesubjectdatingasfarbackasthe1970s.Previousresultsshowedthataloveofchiliisrelatedtochildhoodexperiencesandculturalinfluencesaffectourtastebudstoo.Butthelateststudyhasfoundthataperson’sloveofspicyfoodmaybelinkedtohisorherpersonalitymorethananythingelseCBCNewsreporteD.‘Wehavealwaysassumed假设thatlikingdrivesintakeweeatwhatwelikeandwelikewhatweeat.Butnoonehasactuallydirectlybotheredtoconnectthesepersonalitytraits个性特点withintakeofchilipeppers’saidProfessorJohnHayesfromPennsylvaniaStateUniversitywholedthestudy.Butbeforeyoulookatthestudyyoushouldfirstknowthatspicyisnotatasteunlikesoursweetbitterandsalty.Itisinfactaburningsensation感觉thatyoufeelonthesurfaceofyourtonguE.Thisgotscientiststhinkingthatmaybealoveofspicyfoodisbroughtaboutbypeople’slongingforthrillsomethingtheyusuallygetfromwatchingactionmoviesorridingarollercoaster.Inthestudy97participants参与者bothmaleandfemalewereaskedtofilloutquestionnaires调查问卷aboutcertaintraitsoftheirpersonalityforexamplewhethertheylikenewexperiencesortendtoavoidrisks.Theywerethengivenaglassofwaterwithcapsaicin辣椒素theplantchemicalthatmakesachiliburnmixedintoit.Bycomparingtheanswerstothequestionnaireandwhatparticipantssaidtheyfeltaboutthespicywaterresearchersfoundthatthosewhotendedtoenjoyactionmoviesortakeriskswereaboutsixtimesmorelikelytoenjoythespicywater.Interestinglyweusedtobelievethatthereasonsomepeoplecanwithstand抵挡禁得起spicyfoodisthattheirtongueshavebecomelesssensitivetoit.HoweverthislateststudyhasfoundotherwisE.It’snotthatitdoesn’tburnasbadlyit’sthatyouactuallylearntoliketheburnHayesexplaineD.29.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordloatheinthesecondparagraph?A.dislikeB.fearC.putupwithD.adaptto30.WhatdidProfessorJohnHayesandhisteamdiscoverfromtheirstudy?A.whatweeatactuallyhelpstodevelopourpersonalitiesB.MalesaremorelikelytoenjoyspicyfoodthanfemalesC.ThosetryingtoavoidriskstendtobelessinterestedinspicyfoodD.Peoplearewrongtotreatspicyasakindoftasteratherthanafeeling31.Whydosomepeoplelikespicyfoodaccordingtotherecentstudy?A.BecausetheirtastebudshavebecomelesssensitiveB.Becausetheylovetheburningsensation感觉C.BecausetheywanttochallengethemselvesD.Becausethemoretheytryspicyfoodthelessitburns32.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.WhatheorshelikestoeatmainlydecidesonhisorherpersonalityB.ThatapersonenjoysspicyfooddependslargelyonthepersonalityC.HisorherchildhoodexperiencesdecideonhisorherpersonalityD.Hisorherculturalbackgrounddecidesonhisorherpersonality

AtthemiddleschoolleveltherearemanyacademicclubsinwhichstudentscanparticipatE.StudentsCanchooseclubsthatfocusonanareaofinterest.MathcountsClubMathcountstriestoincreaseexcitementtowardsmathematicachievement.Ithopestoprovidestudentswiththefoundationforsuccessinsciencetechnologyengineeringandmathematicscareers.Schoolsselectindividualsandteamstoparticipateincompetitions.LocalcompetitionsareheldinFebruarywithwinnersprogressingtostatecompetitionsandthenontothenationallevelMathcountsworkstochallengestudents’mathskillsdevelopself­confidenceandgiverewardsfortheirachievements.EnvirothonTheEnvirothonprogramfocusesonnaturalresourcesknowledgeandexposesstudentstodiverseenvironmentalissuesandecosystems生态学.Theecologyfieldcompetitionforfive­membermiddleschoolteamsofferscompetitionsinwildlifesoilforestryandcurrentenvironmentalissues.Studentsworkandlearninmiddleschoolclubsandcancompeteatthelocalandstatelevel.FutureProblemSolversFutureProblemSolversisanacademicclubthatusesasix­stepprocesstosolveproblemsthatmayhappeninthefuturE.StudentswhoareinthetalentedandgiftedprogramwholiketothinkoutoftheboxorwhoenjoythinkingaboutfuturisticproblemsmaylikethiscluB.Teamsmadeupoffourstudentsreadfuturescenesandwriteupsolutionsinabookletusingthesix­stepprocess.Teamsthatscorehighenoughcangotothestatecompetitionandthentotheinternationalcompetition.BuildersClubBuildersClubisopentoanymiddleschoolstudentwhowishestoperformcommunityservicE.EachBuildersClubisco­sponsoredbyaKiwanisclubandamiddleschool.Thememberslearnbydoingandtheylearnorganizationteamworkandleadership.BuildersClubscansponsoraTeacheroftheYearprogramprovidearecyclingcollectionpointorganizecannedfoodandclothingtosupportlocalshelters.Middleschoolacademicclubsofferstudentsaplacetoexploreinterestsortalents.TheclubstheyjoininmiddleschoolcanhelpguidechoicesinhighschoolandbeyonD.28.StudentschoosingMathcountsClubcould________.A.gethelpinsciencecareersB.enjoysolvingfutureproblemsC.performcommunityserviceD.studywildlifeandsoil29.Ifyouenioythinkingaboutfuturisticproblems________isagoodchoiceforyou.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon30.Thestudentswhoarenotinterestedincompetitionswouldliketochoose________.A.MathcountsClubB.BuildersClubC.FutureProblemSolversD.Envirothon31.Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourclubs?A.Competitions.B.Leadership.C.Scientificresearches.D.Explorationoftalents.

SomesecretsarehiddenfromhealthwroteJohnUpdikeinhispoemFever.IhaveexperiencedthetruthofUpdike’sobservation.Myexcellenthealthkeptmefromseeingsomethings-thingsthatbecamesecretsofsort.OnerelatestomysonChris.WhenIlostmyhealthinMarchIdiscoveredsomethingIhadmissedabouthim.Christopherhasbeenascholarandathletethroughhighschool.HehasbehavedresponsiblyengagedincommunityservicE.Hehashadanimpressivepeergroupofseriousstudents.WhileIsawthesethingsIhadmissedbeforewhatIexperiencedwhileinhospital.EarlyonChristopherofferedtheclearestandmostforcefulwordsaboutmyneedtobepositiveandtofightacuteleukemia急性白血病.HeneverlefttheroomafteravisitwithoutmakingmepromisethatIwouldbementallytoughandpositivE.DuringthefirstweekheshowedhisownmentaltoughnessresearchingleukemiaandlearningwhatthechanceswerE.Heevenstoppedmydoctoroutsidetheroomintroducedhimselfandaskeddirectlywhathethoughtofmychances.Heprocessedtheanswerwithoutoverreaction.Christopherdidadmonish劝告meagainstmychoiceofwordsthefirstweekathomE.IhadmovedbackintomyroomfromweighingmyselfdiscoveringathinfigureIdidnotknow.Iannouncedtohimandmywifedeadmanwalking.Ithoughtitwasawaytolightentheobvious.Hesawitasnegativityandwasstronglyagainstsuchthinkingandtalking.WhenIresistedtakingmedicinesometimesChristopherformedagood-cop-bad-copteamwithhismother.BetsygentlyandpatientlyencourageD.HedirectlyandforcefullyinsisteD.HealwaysmadethelogicalargumentsforwhyIneededtotakesomeawfulpills.Myhealthhadhiddensomethingfromme;myill-healthhelpedmetoseeit.28.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5indicatesthattheauthor.A.gottoknowmoreabouthissonwhileinhospitalB.knewlittleabouthissonuntilinhospitalC.hadnochanceofknowingmoreabouthissonD.hardlyrememberswhathappenedinthehospital29.WhatdidChristopherdowhentheauthorwasinhospital?A.Hetoldtheauthornottosayanythingwrong.B.Heofferedsomesuggestionstothedoctor.C.Healwaysencouragedtheauthortobeconfident.D.HetriedtogethelpfromcommunityservicE.30.Whatdoesgood-cop-bad-copinthetextreferto?A.Atricktoforcetheauthortoobey.B.Ameasuretokeeptheauthorhappy.C.Afriendlywaytomaketheauthorseewhatwasgoodforhim.D.Ajointefforttopersuadetheauthorbothkindlyandforcefully.31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.LessonsfromIII-healthB.UnexpectedLoveC.SecretsHiddenfromHealthD.DiscoveryMadeinHospital

TheEnglishtestwillberemovedfromChina’scollegeentranceexamby2020accordingtotheMinistryofEducation.ThenationalcollegeentranceexamknownastheGaokaohasbeenusedtoevaluateChinesestudentsforthreedecades.TheMinistryofEducationhasworkedoutaplanforreformingexamsandenrollment.TestswillbeheldseveraltimesayeartoallowstudentstochoosewhenandhowoftentheysittheexamsoastoreducestudypressureandchangeChina’sonce-in-a-lifetimeexamsystem.ThedecisionhasarousedaheateddiscussionamongShanghaieducatorsandparentswhodoubtedthereformwouldre­ducetheburdenoflearningEnglishorifthesubstitutetestcouldreflectastudent’sEnglishskillsandhelpstudentslearnEnglishbetter.AsfarasI.seethereformdoesn’tmeanEnglishisnolongerimportantforChinesestudentsafteritwillbeexcludedfromtheunifiedcollegeentranceexamYusaiD.InawayEnglishisevenmoreimportantthanbeforesincethetestwouldonlyserveasreferencewhileeverycollegeanduniversityeveneverymajorcanhavedifferentrequirementsofastudent’sEnglishskillsunderadiverseevaluationsystem.Yusaidsomestudentswillhavetheirstudypressurereducedifthemajortheychoosedoesn’tneedexcellentEnglishwhileothersstillneedtostudyhardiftheywanttobeamongthebeststudents.Theeducationministrysaidthereformwouldnotaffectstudentsattendingthecollegeentranceexamoverthenextthreeyears.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Englishwillbecomelessandlessimportantinthestageofcompulsoryeducation.B.Ithasbeen30yearssinceEnglishbecameonesubjectofnationalcollegeentranceexam.C.China’sonce-in-a-lifetimeexamsystemisunacceptableatall.D.Thesystemthattestsareheldseveraltimesdoesmoregoodthanonce-in-a-lifetimeexamsystem.29.AccordingtothepassageShanghaieducatorsandparentsarguethat_____.A.thenewexamandadmissionsystemwillmakenodifferenceB.Englishshouldn’tberemovedfromChina’scollegeentranceexamC.thereformmayaccomplishtheveryoppositeD.WesterneducationalsystemdoesnotapplytoChina30.Whatdoesthepassagetrytoexpressintheunderlinedsentence?A.Studentsneedn’tlayagoodfoundationduringtheperiodofhighschool.B.WhetherstudentsshouldstudyEnglishhardmaydependontheirmajor.C.Studentscanconstantlystriveforperfectiononlyintheirmajor.D.Englishmustbeclosetofullmark.31.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.ToadvisestudentsnottodevotethemselvestoEnglish.B.TocallonEducationDepartmenttoremoveEnglishfromGaokao.C.TosupporttheactofMinistryofEducation.D.ToencouragestudentstodoastheyhaveplanneD.

A.greatloss--ShirleyTemplediesat85February122014BYDERRIKJ.LANGAssociatedPressShirleyTempleBlackwhodiedonFebruary10thatage85wasn’tjustachildstar.ShewasTHEchildstar—thesweetlittlegirlwhoseshiningsmilehelpedilluminesomeofthedarkestdaystheUShasknownduringtheGreatDepression.It’shardtodaytoimaginethesuperstarShirleywasonceAmerica’sLittleDarling.ShesanganddancedherwaytothetopoftheboxofficeinsuchfilmsasBrightEyesCurlyTopandHeidi.By1940shehadappearedin43films.TempleteamedwithBillRobisoninfourmoviesandtheirdanceonthestairsinTheLittleColonisstillalegendaryfilmmoment.Inthe1930shernameonamovieintroductionassuredapackedhousE.Sheinspireddollsdressesdishes—evenadrinkalcohol-freeofcourse.USPresidentFranklinD.RooseveltoncefamouslysaidthataslongasourcountryhasShirleyTemplewewillbeallright.Unlikesomanyoftoday’schildstarsTempledidn’tendupwithhernameappearingacrosstheheadlinesforbadbehaviors.InsteadofgettingherphotosonfrontpagesorstrugglingwithdrugsandalcoholTemplewentontoasecondcareer生涯indiplomacy外交includingpresidentialappointmentsasambassadortoGhanA.ShesurprisedalotofpeoplewhodoubtedherwithhergraceknowledgeandeagernesstoservE.Infacthercareerinpublicservice20yearswaslongerthanhercareerinmovies19years.Theroleshevaluedmosthoweverwasaswifemothergrandmotherandgreat-grandmother.TheworldhaslostatreasuredHollywoodlegenD.ButhermovieswillallowthatlittledynamicfiguretocontinuecharmingaudiencesforaverylongtimE.51.ThewordillumineinParagraphlmeans.A.shortenB.widenC.brightenD.sweeten52.Whatpartdidsheregardasthemostimportantinherlife?A.A.topmoviestar.B.HerfamilyrolE.C.Herdiplomacycareer.D.A.businesswoman.53.Wheredoesthispassagepossiblycomefrom?A.A.film.B.A.newspaper.C.AmagazinE.D.A.poster.

TheLeaningTowerofPisawasnotleaningwhenitwasbuiltin1173anditwasstraightlikeapolE.Itstartedtoshiftdirectionsoonafterconstructionbecauseofpoorfoundationinadditiontothelooselayerofsubsoil底土.Atthebeginningitleanedtothesoutheastbeforetheshakyfoundationstartedtoshiftleaningtowardsthesouthwest.Aftertheperiodofstructuralstrengtheninginthebeginningof21stcenturynowtheLeaningTowerofPisaleansatanangleof3.97degrees.In1178theshiftindirectionwasobservedforthefirsttimewhentheconstructionhadprogressedfurthertothethirdfloor.Thetowerwasveryheavyforthethree-meterfoundationthatwasbuiltonaweakareaoflanD.Forcompensating补偿theleaningpositionthebuildersstartedtoconstructtheupperfloorswithonesidehigherthantheotheronE.Thiscausedthetowertoleanintheotherdirection.ThisunusualstructureledtothetowerbeingactuallycurveD.Inspiteoftheseeffortsthetowerkeptonleaning.ThegovernmentofItalystartedtoplanapreventionofthecompletecollapseofthetowerin1964.Howeverarequestwasputforwardbytheauthoritiestokeeptheleaningpositionbecauseofthetourismindustryoftheregion.AfternearlytwodecadesofcarefulplanningbyengineershistoriansandmathematiciansthestabilizationeffortsfortheLeaningTowerofPisastartedin1990.Thetowerwasclosedforthegeneralpublicandthepeoplelivingnearbymovedaway.ForreducingthetotalweightofthetoweritssevenbellswhichrepresentedthesevenmusicalnoteswereremoveD.ThetowerwasreopenedforthegeneralpubliconDecember152001.InMay2008afterremovinganother70metrictonsofearththeengineersannouncedthatthetowerhadbeenfinallystabilizedanditwouldremainstableforatleast200years.28.WhydidtheLeaningTowerofPisabegantolean?A.itwastoohighlikeapoleB.itsfoundationwasfarfromstrongC.theworkofrepairwasdelayedD.itsfoundationshookbadly29.WhendidpeoplenoticetheLeaningTowerofPisashiftitsdirection.A.assoonasitwasconstructedB.attheendoftheconstructionC.soonaftertheconstructionD.inthecourseoftheconstruction30.WhydidtheauthoritiesprefertokeeptheleaningpositionoftheLeaningTowerofPisa?A.Theywantedtoattractmoretourists.B.Theylackedfundsthen.C.ItwasamissionimpossibletomaketheTowerup-straight.D.Theywereshortofengineershistoriansandmathematicians.31.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothispassage?A.Peoplenoticedthetowerbegantoshiftitsdirection.B.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasrepairedforthefirsttimE.D.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasbuilt.E.Thetowerwasopenedtothevisitorsagain.A.cdabB.adcbC.cabdD.dbca

DonaldJohnTrumpbornJune141946isanAmericanbusinessman.AstheRepublicanParty’snominee被提名人forpresidentinthe2016election选举hedefeatedHillaryClintoninthegeneralelectiononNovember82016.TrumpisthechairmanandpresidentofTheTrumpOrganizationwhichistheprincipalholdingcompanyforhisrealestate房地产venturesandotherbusinessinterests.DuringhiscareerTrumphasbuiltofficetowershotelscasinosgolfcoursesandotherbrandedfacilitiesworldwidE.TrumpwasbornandraisedinNewYorkCityandreceivedabachelor’sdegreeineconomicsfromtheWhartonSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain1968.In1971hewasgivencontrolofhisfatherFredTrump’srealestateandconstructionfirmandlaterrenameditTheTrumpOrganization.TrumphasappearedattheMissUSApageants选美大赛whichheownedfrom1996to2015andhasmadecameo配角appearancesinfilmsandtelevisionseries.HesoughttheReformPartypresidentialnomination提名in2000butwithdrew退出beforevotingbegan.Hehostedandco-producedTheApprenticearealitytelevisionseriesonNBCfrom2004to2015.Asof2016hewaslistedbyForbesasthe324thwealthiestpersonintheworldand156thintheUnitedStates.InJune2015Trumpannouncedhiscandidacy候选人资格forpresidentasaRepublicanandquicklyemergedasthefront-runnerforhisparty’snomination.InMay2016hisremainingRepublicanrivals对手suspended暂停theircampaignsandinJulyhewasformallynominatedforpresidentatthe2016RepublicanNationalConvention.Trump’scampaignhasreceivedunprecedented史无前例的mediacoverage报道andinternationalattention.ManyofhisstatementsininterviewsonTwitterandatcampaignrallies集会havebeencontroversial有争议的orfalsE.Severalralliesduringtheprimaries初选wereaccompaniedbyprotests抗议orriot骚乱.24.WhatdoweknowaboutDonaldJohnTrump?A.HiscareerislimitedinAmericA.B.HisbusinesshasexpandedallovertheworlD.C.ItwasasurprisethathedefeatedHillaryClinton.D.Hisfatherwasagainsthimbeingapolitician.25.WhichofthefollowingisWRONGforDonaldJohnTrumponce?A.Hemajoredineconomicsinuniversity.B.Heonceworkedasahost.C.Heownsalotofmoney.D.Heonceactedasaleadingactorinfilms.26.Accordingtothelastparagraphwecanconcludeatthecampaign______.A.atapointallAmericansprotestedagainstTrumpB.TrumphadnoRepublicanrivalsC.allpeopledidn’tagreewiththeremarksTrumpmadeD.Trumpowedhissuccesstohisfamily

Weareoftenunabletopaycloseattentiontowhatwehear.Butsometimeswetrytoremembereverythingaspeakersay.Weturnintospongestakinginaspeaker’severywordasifeverywordwasequallyimportant.Wetrytorememberallthenamesallthedatesandalltheplaces.Intheprocessweoftenmissthespeaker’smainpoint.ErikWaldmanworksatadesigncompany.KnowinghehadneverbeengoodatbudgetinghismoneyhewasdeterminedtobeginthinkingabouthiseconomicfuturE.Whenhisemployercirculatedane-mailannouncingafinancialplanningseminarEriksigneduprightaway.Thefirstperiodwasaboutretirementplanning.SimoneFisherthelecturerexplainedthat7of10Americansbetweentheagesof22and35donothavearegularsavingsplan.ErikwrotedowneverynumberSimonementioneD.Ifyouwanttohavearetirementincomeequalto75percentofyourcurrentsalarySimonecontinuedyouwillneedtoinvestatleastof6percentofyourpresentearningsandbeyondthatyouneedtoconsiderfutureinflationrates通货膨胀率.Iwillhelpyoucalculateyourindividualsavingsneedssoon.InthemeantimeIwanttostressthatthemostimportantthingistostartsavingnow.ErikrecordedallthestatisticsSimoneuseD.WhensheopenedthefloorforquestionErikraisedhishandandsaidIhavetwoquestion.Whenisthebesttimetostartsavingforretirement?AndhowamIsupposedtofigureoutmysavingstargetifIdon’tknowwhatinflationrateswillbeinthefuture?Thisisatypicalexampleoflosingthespeaker’spointbyconcentrationondetails.ErikhadfixedhismindonrememberingallthestatisticsinSimone’spresentationbutheblockedoutthemanmessagE.RatherthantryingtoremembereverythingefficientlistenersusuallyconcentrateonmainideasandevidencE.28.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartWeturnintospongesinParagraph1mean?A.Wesometimesbecomeotherpersons.B.WeoftenfailtofocusourattentionC.Werefusetoagreewiththespeaker.D.Wefinditdifficulttorememberkeythings29.DuringthefirstperiodoftheseminarErik______.A.focusedonthelecture’sdetailsB.gotSimoneFisher’smainideaC.showedlittleinterestinthelectureD.knewhowtocalculateinflationrates30.WhenhearingErik’squestionsSimonemightthink______.A.theywereverygoodquestionB.ErikwasanexcellentpartnerC.theyhadjustbeendiscussedD.theywerehardtoanswer31.WhatdoweknowaboutErik?A.HisbossaskedhimtoattendthelectureB.HedoesbadlyinmanaginghismoneyC.HehasagoodmemoryD.Heisstillastudent

IthappenedtomerecentlythatIwastellingsomeonehowmuchIhadenjoyedreadingBarackObama’sDreamsfromMyFatherandhowithadchangedmyviewsofthecurrentUSPresident.ThepersonIwastalkingtoagreedwithmethatitwasinhiswordsawonderfullywrittenbook.HoweverhethenproceededtotalkaboutMr.Obamainawaythatsuggestedhehadnoideaofhisbackgroundatall.IsensedthatIwastalkingtoabookliar说谎者.AnditseemsthatheisnottheonlyonE.Clearlytwothirdsofpeoplehaveliedaboutreadingabookwhichtheyhaven’t.IntheWorldBookDaysurveyDreamsfromMyFatherisatnumber9.Thesurveyliststoptenbooksandvariousauthorswhichpeoplehaveliedaboutreading.AsI’mnotonetolietoooftenI’lladmithereandnowthatIhaven’treadtheentiretenbooks.ButIampleasedtosaythatIhavereadthebookatnumberoneGeorgeOrwell’s1984.Ithinkit’sabsolutelyoutstanding.Askedwhytheyliedthemostcommonreasonwastoimpresssomeonetheywerespeakingto.Thiscouldbedifficultiftheconversationbecamemorein-depth!TheWorldBookDaysurveyalsohassomeotherinterestinginformationinit.ItshowsthatmanypeoplelieabouthavingreadclassicalworksbyJaneAustentheBrontesistersCharlesDickensandsoon.ButwhenaskedwhichauthorstheyactuallyenjoytheynamedJKRowlingJillyCooperandStephenKing.Forty-onepercentofpeopleaskedadmittedtheyturnedtothebackofthebooktoreadtheendbeforefinishingthestory.Sowhichbookshaveyouliedaboutreading—ifany—andwhichisyourfavorite?29.Themainreasonwhypeoplelieaboutreadingisto__________.A.makefunofthelistenerB.impressthelistenerC.pleasethelistenerD.interestthelistener30.Theunderlinedwordproceededinthepassageprobablymeans___________.A.wantedB.happenedC.continuedD.stopped31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AreYouA.BookLiar?B.ReadersAreAllLiarsC.WorldBookDayD.DreamsfromMyFather

ThisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflifE.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybookonschooling.TheauthorW.H.Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformationdigestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhim.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainSomeonewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughlyandequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.AsamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkinD.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.MyothercommentisthatthetextageD.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.AsaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputeragE.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.21.AccordingtoArmstrongwhatisthegoalofreading?A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.expressideasbasedonwhatonehasreadC.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesD.getsinformationandkeepsitaliveinmemory22.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.A.isasnaturalaslearningalanguageB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.requiresgreatefforts23.Whatcanthispassagebeclassifiedas?A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.anewsreport

ThehumanpopulationofSriLankaisnowbelievedtobeover20million.Asaresultlargeareasoftreesarebeingturnedintofarmlandhighwaysarebeingbuiltovercenturies—oldelephantmigration迁徙routesandelephantsarebeingdrivenoutoftheirhabitats.Thischangecausesturmoilresultinginanincreasednumberofuncontrollableeventsbetweenelephantsandhumans.ThegoodnewsisthatthereisoneplacecalledtheElephantTransitHomeETHinUdawalaweNationalParkthemainpurposeofwhichistoprotectandcareforbabyelephantsthatarefoundinjuredorlivingwithouttheirmothersinthewilD.A.dayattheETHbeginsearlyinthemorningwhenthebabyelephantsaregiventheirfirstfeedingofmilk.Duringthecourseofthedayeachbabywilldrinkanaverageof13gallonsofmilk.Olderelephantarefedmostlycoconutleavesaswellasothernativeplants.ThentheelephantsaresetfreetowanderintheparkeatinggrowinggrassandformingaherD.TheETHspendsalmost$125000eachyearonpowderedmilkforthesebabyanimals.TohelppayforfoodandmedicalsuppliestheETHhasafoster领养parentprogram.Anyoneevenschoolchildrencanhelpalotbygivingmoneytocareforababyelephant.WhilesomefosterparentsaretoofarawaytovisitthebabyelephantbeingcaredforattheETHlocalschoolchildrenplayanimportantpartintheprogram.FosterparentscannametheirelephantstakephotographsofthemandevenhelpsendthembackintothewilD.Nowvisitorsarenotencouragedtogetclosetotheelephants.ThegoaloftheETHisfortheelephantstoreturntothewildintheenD.Itusuallytakesthreeyearsforababyelephanttobesentbackintoitsnaturalhabitat.Theelephantsareoftensetfreetogetherwithotheranimalswithwhomtheyhavecloserelationships.Thisprogramhelpsthemreturntothewildasmembersofaherdthatwillcommunicatewitheachotherandtakecareofeachother.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordturmoilmostprobablyreferto?A.alackoforderB.asenseofwell-beingC.aconditionofillnessD.afeelingofloneliness33.AsafosterparentintheETHyoumay.A.givetheelephantyoucareforanameB.visitthebabyelephantsanytimeyouwantC.takephotographsofelephantstwiceamonthD.visitUdawalaweNationalParkfreeofcharge34.Thelastparagraphmainlydealswith.A.thecostofraisingayoungelephantB.thelifeofthebabyelephantsintheETHC.thefutureoftheelephantsintheETHD.therequirementsofbeingafosterparent35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MigrationHabitsofAsianElephantsB.VolunteerwithElephantsinSriLankaC.TravelinginUdawalaweNationalParkD.TheElephantTransitHomeinSriLanka

Moderninventionshavespeededuppeople’slivesamazingly.Motor-carscoverahundredmilesinlittlemorethananhour.AircraftcrosstheworldadaywhilecomputersoperateatlightningspeeD.Indeedthisloveofspeedseemsnever-ending.Everyyearmotor-carsareproducedwhichgoevenfasterandeachnewcomputerboasts吹嘘ofsavingprecioussecondsinhandlingtasks.AllthissavestimebutatapricE.Whenweloseorgainhalfadayinspeedingacrosstheworldinanairplaneourbodiestellusso.Wegettheuncomfortablefeelingknownasjet-lag时差;ourbodiesfeelthattheyhavebeenleftbehindinanothertimezonE.Againspendingtoolongatcomputersresultsinpainfulwristsandfingers.Mobilephonesalsohavetheirdangersaccordingtosomescientists;toomuchusemaytransmitharmfulradiationintoourbrainsaconsequencewedonotliketothinkabout.Howeverwhatdowedowiththetimewehavesaved?Certainlynotrelaxorsoitseems.WearesoaccustomedtoconstantactivitythatwefinditdifficulttositanddonothingorevenjustonethingatatimE.PerhapsthedaysarelonggonewhenwemightlistenquietlytoastoryontheradiolettingimaginationtakeusintoanotherworlD.Therewasatimewhensomepeople’slivesweredevotedsimplytothecultivationofthelandorthecareofcattlE.Nomulti-taskingthere;theirliveswentonatamuchgentlerpaceandinafamiliarpattern.Thereismuchthatwemightenvyaboutawayoflifelikethis.Yetbeforewedosowemustthinkofthehardtasksourancestorsfaced:theyfarmedwithbarehandsoftenlivedclosetohungerandhadtofashiontoolsfromwoodandstonE.ModernmachineryhasfreedpeoplefromthatprimitiveexistencE.28.Thenewproductsbecomemoreandmoretime-savingbecause.A.ourloveofspeedseemsnever-endingB.timeislimitedC.thepricesareincreasinglyhighD.themanufacturersboastalot29.WhatdoesthedaysinParagraph3referto?A.ImaginarylifeB.SimplelifeinthepastC.TimesofinventionsD.Timeforconstantactivity30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthemoderntechnology?A.CriticalB.ObjectiveC.OptimisticD.Negative31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.ThepresentandpasttimesB.MachineryandhumanbeingsC.ImaginationsandinventionsD.Moderntechnologyanditsinfluence

TextmessagingisasurprisinglygoodwaytoreceivecandidresponsestosensitivequestionsaccordingtoanewstudytobepresentedthisweekattheannualmeetingoftheAmericanAssociationforPublicOpinionResearch.Thepreliminary初步的resultsofourstudysuggestthatpeoplearemorelikelytodisclosesensitiveinformationviatextmessagesthaninvoiceinterviewssaysFredConradapsychologistattheUniversityofMichiganInstituteforSocialResearch.ThisissortofsurprisingsaysConradsincemanypeoplethoughtthattextingwoulddecreasethelikelihoodofdisclosingsensitiveinformationbecauseitcreatesapersistentvisualrecordofquestionsandanswersthatothersmightseeonyourphoneandintheclouD.Withtexttheresearchersalsofoundthatpeoplewerelesslikelytoengageinsatisficing---asurveyindustrytermreferringtothecommonpracticeofgivinggoodenougheasyanswers.Webelievepeoplegivemorepreciseanswersviatextingbecausethere'sjustnotthetimepressureinalargelyasynchronous非同步的modeliketextthatthereisinphoneinterviewssaysConraD.Asaresultrespondentsareabletotakelongertoarriveatmoreaccurateanswers.ConradconductedthestudywithMichaelSchoberaprofessorofpsychologyattheNewSchoolforSocialResearch.We'reintheearlystagesofanalyzingourfindingssaysSchober.Butsofaritseemsthattextingmayreducesomerespondents'tendencytoshadethetruthortopresentthemselvesinthebestpossiblelightinaninterviewevenwhentheyknowit'sahumaninterviewertheyarecommunicatingwithviatext.Whatwecannotyetbesureofiswhoismostlikelytobedisclosiveintext.Isitdifferentforfrequenttextersorgenerationalforexample?Forthestudytheresearchersrecruitedapproximately600iPhone-usersthroughGoogleAdsofferingthemiTunesStorerewardstoparticipateinthestudy.Theirgoalsweretoseewhetherresponsestothesamequestionsdiffereddependingonseveralvariables可变因素whetherthequestionswereaskedviatextorvoicewhetherahumanoracomputeraskedthequestionsandwhethertheenvironmentincludingthepresenceofotherpeopleandthelikelihoodofmultitaskingaffectedtheanswers.32.TheunderlinedwordcandidinParA.1probablymeans.A.straightforwardB.doubtfulC.generalD.imaginary33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.peoplefondoftextmessagingaremorehonestB.textingwillgiveawaylesssensitiveinformationC.differentvariablesmightaffecttheresponsesofmessagingD.about600iPhoneusershavebeenawardediTunesbyresearchers34.Comparedwithphoneinterviewstextinghastheadvantagethatpeoplecould.A.presenttheirbesttotheinterviewersB.havemoretimetomakeareplyC.paylessforsendingamessageD.enjoymorefreedomofspeech35.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TextingDownsResponsesB.TextingExposesIdentityC.TextingBenefitsIntervieweesD.TextingUpsTruthfulness

Thoughthereareabout400languagesfromallovertheworldthatareindangerofdisappearingcompletely.Zoque-AyapanecoanativeMexicanlanguageisconsideredthemostlikelytobecomeextinctbecausetheonlytwopeopleintheworldthatspeakitfluentlydonottalktoeachother.It'snotbecausetheyliveindifferentcountriesstatesorevenvillages.InfactManuelSegoviaandIsidroVelazquezbothintheir70slivewithin500yardsofeachotherinthevillageofAyapaintheSouthernMexicanStateofTabasco.Theyhoweverrefusetocommunicatebecausetheysimplydon’thavemuchincommon.SegoviaisapparentlyalittlefrankinnaturewhileVelazquezisdescribedasshy.SegoviawasatleastabletotalkinZoque-Ayapanecowithhisbrotheruntiltheirfatherpassedawayabout12yearsagoandstillmanagestopracticeitwithhisfamilyespeciallyhissonManuelwhohasbeentryingtolearnitandhopestobecomefluentenoughtoteachittothenextgenerationforthelastfiveyears.Velazquezontheotherhandhasnotbeenheardspeakingthelanguagewithanybody.Itissaidthatthelanguageusedtobewidelyspokeninthevillagebuttheyoungergenerationshunneditforfearofbeinglaughedatanditthereforebegantodieaslowdeathastheelderspassedaway.UnlessthetwomengettheiractstogethertheonlywaytohearthelanguagewillbetoeitherlistentoManuel'snot-so-fluentstatementorseethemtalkinadocumentaryentitledLenguaMuertaDeadLanguagethatisbeingfilmedtocaptureZoque-Ayapanecoand364othernativeMexicanlanguagesthatareinasimilarstatE.WesurelyhopeSegoviaandVelazquezsoonfindsomethingcommontotalkabout.Maybethefactisthatthelanguageisdyingandtheyshouldstartencouragingandteachingthenextgenerationtogether.41.SegoviaandVelazquezdon'ttalktoeachotherbecause______.A.theybotharetooshyB.theyaretoofamiliartotalkC.theyaredifferentinpersonalityD.theyliveindifferentvillages42.WhatdoweknowaboutZoque-Ayapaneco?A.ItisaSouthernAmericanlanguagE.B.Itwaswidelyusedtwelveyearsago.C.ItwillbepopularinMexicointhenearfuturE.D.It'sbeinglearnedbyManuelinthevillagenow.43.TheunderlinedwordshunnedinParagraph4probablymeans______A.avoidedB.favoredC.imitatedD.identified44.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat______A.altogether365languagesarebecomingextinctinMexico.B.SegoviaandVelazquezwillcommunicatewitheachothersoon.C.thegovernmentcaresabouttheprotectionofZoque-Ayapaneco.D.thefilm'LenguaMuertaismadetoteachendangeredlanguages.45.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.World'sendangeredlanguagesarebeingfilmeD.B.VillagersaretryingtoprotecttheiroldlanguagE.C.AnendangeredlanguageisspokenbyonlytwopeoplE.D.TherearealotoflanguagesinMexico.

WhilemanypeopleagreethatTheSoundofMusic音乐之声isoneofthebestfilmsofalltimesomeareataloss困惑toexplainwhy.WellI’lltellyouwhyit’soneofthebestmoviesever.TheSoundofMusicsimplyhaseverythingonecouldwantinamoviE.Firstofallithasarealromance--onewhereyoucanwatchthecharactersslowlyfallinlovE.Secondlyithashumorcleverandsarcastic讽刺性的humor.WhenSchraedersaidByeMariaI’msureyou’llmakeafinenun修女.Youjustwanttoslap掴heracrossthefaceafterhearingthat.Thirdlyit’sgotadventurE.TheNazisaretheworstbadguysinanymoviesoit’sgreattoseeMariatheCaptainandthekidsoutwit智取them.Fourthlyit’sgotgreatmusiC.ThesongsofthefilmarepopularallovertheworlD.Fifthlyit’sgotgreatscenery.Theplot情节anddialoguearealsoamazing.IfindnewthingstoadmireeachtimeIwatch.FinallyisthereagreatersceneinanymoviethanthenunsshowingthestolenNazicarparts?Inshortthefilmdoesn’tjustsucceedbecauseitcheerspeopleupwithabeautifullovestoryorsongs.Italsosucceedsbecauseit’sawonderfully-constructedwonderfully-writtenandwonderfully-actedmoviE.28.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.TotellpeoplewhatmakesagoodmoviE.B.TotellpeoplehowtoenjoythehumorinTheSoundofMusic.C.ToadvisepeopletowatchTheSoundofMusicD.ToexplainwhyTheSoundofMusicisoneofthebestmovies29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theauthorcanfindsomethingnewtoenjoyeverytimehewatchesthemovieB.intheauthour’sopinionTheSoundofMusicsucceedsmainlybecauseofitssongC.MariajustwantstoslapSchraederafterhearingwhatshesaystoher.D.TheSoundofMusicisamovieabouthowMariaoutwitstheNaziswiththenuns30.AbouttheTheSoundofMusictheauthormentionedallofthefollowingthingsEXCEPT___A.plotB.musicC.clothingD.acting31.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordcharacter?A.特征B.性格C.汉字D.人物

8:30PMOutlookOutlookisbackwithanewseriesofreportstokeepyouupdatewithallthat'snewintheworldofentertainment.Storiesgoallthewayfromthetechnicaltotheromanticfromstagetoscreen.Therewillbereportsofthestarsofthemomentthestarsofthefutureandthestarsofthepast.ThedirectorwithhisnewfilmhedesignerwiththelatestfashionandthemusicianwiththepopularsongarepartofthenewOutlook.TheprogramisintroducedbyFranLevinE.9:00PMDiscoveryWhena10-year-oldboygetsafirstclassdegreeinmathematicsoran8-year-oldplayschesslikeafuturegrandmastertheyareconsideredasgeniuses.Wheredoesthequalityofgeniuscomefrom?Isitallinthegenes基因orcananychildbeturnedintoagenius?Andifparentsdohaveachildwhomightbecomeageniusinthefuturewhatshouldtheydo?Inthis30-minutefilmBarryJohnsontheprofessoratSchoolofMedicineNewYorkUniversitywillhelpyoudiscovertheanswer.10:00PMScience/HealthIsitpossibletobeathighbloodpressurewithoutdrugs?TheanswerisyesaccordingtotheresearchersatJohnsHopkinsandthreeothermedicalcenters.Afterastudyof800personswithhighbloodpressuretheyfoundthatafter6monthsthosedevotedtoweightloss-exerciseandeatingalow-saltlow-fatfood-lostabout13poundsandbecamefitter.Plus35%ofthemdroppedintothenormalcategory范畴.ThisweekDr.AlanDuckworthwilltellyouhowthesepeoplereducetheirbloodpressuretoalevelsimilartowhat'sachievedwithHypertensiondrugs.9.Themainpurposeofwritingthesethreetextsis_____.A.toinvitepeopletoseefilmsB.toinvitepeopletotopicdiscussionsC.toattractmorestudentstoattendlecturesD.toattractmorepeopletowatchTVprograms10.FromOutlookyoucangetagreatdealofinformationabout_____.A.storytellersB.famousstarsC.filmcompaniesD.musicfans11.WhowillbemostprobablyinterestedinDiscovery?A.ParentswhowanttosendtheirchildrentoaschoolofmedicinE.B.Childrenwhoaregoodatmathematics.C.ParentswhowanttheirchildtobecomeanotherAlbertEinstein.D.Childrenwhoareinterestedinplayingchess.12.AccordingtothethirdtextwhichofthefollowinghasalmostthesameeffectasHypertensiondrug?A.Exerciseplusahealthydiet.B.Lossofthirteenpoundsinweight.C.Sixmonthsofexercisewithoutdrugs.D.Low-saltandlow-fatfooD.

LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttimE.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapitalseeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelics遗迹fromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:youcan'tquitebelievehowoldtheyarE.IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallifE.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures雕塑.ThebestpartofthevisitwaswithoutdoubttheSistineChapelceilingpaintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn’ttearmyeyesawayfromit.InRomethereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn’tverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindauthenticrestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregionlikepastawithtomatoonionandbacon.IalsolovedeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques精品店butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.TherewasalsoaChristmasmarketwhereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetreE.24.Theunderlinedwordgladiatorsinthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans_____.A.athletesB.butchersC.invadersD.fighters25.Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause_____.A.theyrepresentRome'sreligionB.theyarerelicsfromRome'sdistantpastC.youcan'thelpwonderinghowoldtheyareD.theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum26.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?A.ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.B.ThesculpturesinRomE.C.Art-relatedactivitiesduringthevisit.D.TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.27.WhenvisitingRomeyoushouldbecarefulinchoosing______.A.theattractionsB.thefoodC.thehotelsD.theluxuryboutiques

Intoday’ssocietyacollegedegreetellslittleaboutwhatyouknowincomparisontowhatittellsaboutwhatyoucanlearn.ForexampletheITworldisconstantlychanging.Anythingyoulearntodaywillprobablybeuselessinafewshortyears.Thepointistolearntolearn.Bloggingworksexactlythesameway.AndIbelievethistobetrueregardlessofyourendgoal.Ifyou’retryingtomakemoneythisisveryclear.There’salwaysmoremoneytobemadE.Ifyou’reteachingonasubjectyouareconstantlylookingfornewinformationtosharE.Evenifyou’rejustsharingyourwordswithothersforpleasureyou’recontinuouslyimprovingyourwritingandstorytellingsopeopledon’tgetboredofyou.Thisisoneofthereasonsthatbloggersburnout.Theyforgetthis.Theythinktheyhaveanunlimitedamountofcontentjustwaitingtoburstfromtheirbrain.TheygetcomfortablE.ThentheystarttorunoutofjuicE.Sureattimesitseemsthatsomebloggersjusthaveit.Theyareexpertsintheirfieldsandwillsimplyfeeduswithinvaluablecontentforever.ButthisisnottruE.Payattention.Evenfamousbloggerswouldrunoutofcontenteventuallywithoutconstantlearning.ThepointiseasytoseE.Don’tthinkyou’vesucceedeD.Thereisnosummit.Whathappenswhensomeonethinksthey’vehitthesummit?TheyquicklybeginfallingdowntheothersidE.Alwaysbelearningfromyourexperiences.Seewhatpostsworkforyourreaders.Whichgetthebestresponse?Whicharecompletelyignored?WhichbringinthemostGoogletrafficorgetthemostabsenceclicks?Don’tsettleoryourblogwillcloseforevereventually.21.Judgingfromthearticleifyouhavegotacollegedegreesayinengineeringitmeans__A.youcanfindworkrelatingtoengineering.B.you’regoodatengineeringC.you’refinishedlearningengineeringD.you’vechosentolearnengineering22.Thewriterthinksbloggingworksinawaythatitrequiresthewritersto_____.A.knoweverythingbeforestarting.B.beconstantlearnersC.haveacademicdegrees.D.keeponwriting.23.Thewriterusestheseconditintheunderlinedsentencesureattimes.haveittoreferto__________.A.thecomfortenjoyedfromblogging.B.thefailureinkeepingonwriting.C.theknowledgeneededforblgging.D.theabilityofconstantlearning.24.Thequestionsinthelastparagrpphareaskedtoadvisebloggersonhowto_______.A.reachbloggingsummit.B.learnfromtheirexperiences.C.learnfromothers.D.updatetheirknowledgE.

DuringthepastSpringFestivalmanychildrenmayhavereceivedredpacketsfromtheirfamilies.ButXingPua40-year-oldeconomistisaskingthegovernmenttogiveredpacketstoeveryChinesecitizen.Xingsuggestedthegovernmentgiveout1000yuantoeachChinesesincethegovernmentincomehasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.Hesaidhissuggestionwouldalloweveryonetodirectlyenjoythefruitsofthecountry’seconomicsuccesshelpthelower-incomegroupsdealwithrisingpricesandincreaseconsumptionaroundthecountry.Inrecentyearswehaveseenthegovernmentcarryoutaseriesofpro-poorandpro-ruralpoliciesincludingincreasingspendingonpublichealthcareandcallingofftheagriculturaltax.Butthelower-incomegroupstillneedsmorehelpwhilebeinghithardbyan11-yearhighinprices.XingsaidwhilemakingthedrafthehasborrowedmanyideasfrompracticesincountriesliketheUnitesStatesandSingaporewhosegovernmentsofferedcashhandoutstotheircitizensearlierthisyearastheresultofasurplusingovernmentincomE.AsforinChinaWecanevenencouragetherichtodonatetheir1000yuanredpacketstothepoorsaidXing.AlthoughXing’ssuggestionhasgainedwidesupportamongordinaryChineseontheInternetmanyothereconomistscriticizeditasunpractical.EvenXinghimselfadmittedhemadethesuggestionwithoutanycarefulcalculation.ButtheyagreedwithXing'spointthatthegrowingeconomicpieshouldbesharedamongthepeoplE.TobetterusetheincreaseofmoneyhandingoutmoneyisnotasolutionthatholdsgoodforalltimE.ItcouldbebettertoimprovethepublicserviceorcutthepriceofenergyuseindailylifesaidQiaoXinshenganeconomicprofessor.5.XingPusuggestedthatthegovernmentgiveoutonethousandyuantoeachChinesebecause.A.thepoorshouldgethelpfromtherichB.thegovernmentshouldincreaseconsumptionC.allpeopleshouldbenefitfromtheeconomicgrowthD.thegovernmentshouldcarryoutpro-ruralpolicies6.Whathasthegovernmentdonetohelpthelower-incomegroup?A.SpendinglessonpublichealthcareB.ReducingtheagriculturaltaxC.HandingoutmoneytoeveryChineseD.Carryingoutpoliciestoassistthepoor7.Accordingtosomeexpertswhatisbetterthangivingoutmoney?A.SupplyingfoodtoeveryoneeverydayB.CuttingthepriceofenergyuseindailylifeC.ControllingtherisingpricesD.Increasingthegovernment1sincome8.XingPu’sideaofgivingredpacketstoeveryChinesecitizenmainlycamefrom____.A.customsoftheSpringFestivalB.whatothernationshavedoneC.theincreaseinpublichealthcareD.thehighpricesinthepastyears

TheParthenon帕特农神庙inAthensisabuildingwithalongandcomplex复杂的history.Builtnearly2500yearsagoasatemplecelebratingtheGreekgoddessAthenaitwasforthousandsofyearsthechurchoftheVirginMaryoftheAtheniansthenamosque清真寺andfinallyaruin.Thebuildingwaschangedandthesculptures塑像muchdamagedoverthecenturies.By1800onlyabouthalfoftheoriginalsculpturaldecorationremaineD.Between1801and1805LordElgintheBritishambassadortotheOttomanEmpire奥斯曼帝国whichcontrolledAthensactingwiththefullknowledgeandpermissionoftheOttomanauthoritiesremovedabouthalfoftheremainingsculpturesfromthefallenruinsandfromthebuildingitself.LordElginlovedGreekhistoryandtransportedthesculpturesbacktoBritain.ThearrivalofthesculpturesinLondonhadahugeeffectontheEuropeanpublicgreatlyincreasinginterestinancientGreekcultureandinfluencingcontemporaryartistictrends.ThesesculpturesweregainedfromLordElginbytheBritishMuseumin1816andsincethentheyhaveallbeenonshowtothepublicfreeofchargE.Sincetheearly1980showevertheGreekgovernmenthasarguedforthereturnofalltheParthenonsculpturesintheBritishMuseum.TheyhavealsochallengedtheBritishMuseumBoardofTrustees’legaltitletothesculptures.TheBritishMuseumhoweverinsiststhatitexiststotellthestoryofculturalachievementthroughouttheworldfromthedawnofhumanhistoryovertwomillionyearsagountilthepresentday.Themuseumconsidersitselfanimportantresourcefortheworld:thebreadthanddepthofitscollectionallowstheworldpublictore-examineculturalidentitiesandexplorethecomplexnetworkofinterconnectedworldcultures.ItalsosaysthatwithinthecontextofthisunparalleledcollectiontheParthenonsculpturesareanimportantrepresentationofancientAtheniancivilization.EachyearmillionsofvisitorsadmiretheartistryofthesculpturesandgaininsightsonhowancientGreeceinfluenced—andwasinfluencedby—theothercivilizationsthatitcameacross.9.FormostofitshistorypeoplewenttotheParthenonto________.A.admirethegoddessAthenaB.praytotheirgodC.searchforsculpturesD.learnaboutitscomplexhistory10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThesculpturesintroducedancientGreekculturetothewest.B.AncientGreekculturehasgreatlyinfluencedworldculturE.C.TheBritishMuseumhasmademuchmoneyfromtheParthenonsculptures.D.TheBritishMuseumisthemostsuitableplaceforprotectingthesesculptures.11.WhatcanwelearnaboutLordElginfromthepassage?A.HeisgreatlyadmiredinGreecE.B.HeworkedfortheOttomanEmpirE.C.HesavedtheParthenonsculpturesfrombeingdestroyeD.D.HehadadeepinterestinGreekculturE.12.Theauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassageistotell________.A.thehistoryoftheParthenonanditssculpturesB.whatpeoplecanseeintheBritishMuseumC.whytheBritishMuseumrefusestoreturnthesculpturesD.theinfluenceofGreeceonBritishculture

Goodnewsforpeoplewhoalwaysfailtoseethesilverliningonclouds.A.reportinNewScientistsuggeststhatatendencytogetdownwhenlifeknocksyoudowncanbegoodforyou.A.growingnumberofwarningvoicesfromtheworldofmental-healthresearchareclaimingthatitisn’tagoodideatouseantidepressant抗抑郁剂tohelpdoawaywithunhappinesscausedbymarriagebreakdowndeathorredundancy下岗becausetheyfearthattheincreasingtendencytotreatnormalsadnessasifitwereadiseaseisplayingfastandloosewithanimportantpartofourbiology.Sadnessservesanevolutionary进化的purposE.JeromeWakefieldaclinicalsocialworkeratNewYorkUniversityexplainsthatdepressivefeelingsarepartofourbiologicalmakeup.Whenyoufindsomethingdeepinusbiologicallyyoushouldbelievethatitwasselectedbecauseitcouldbringussomeadvantageotherwisewewouldn’thavebeenburdenedwithit.IthinkthatoneofthefunctionsofstrongnegativeemotionsistostopournormalfunctioningtomakeusfocusonsomethingelseforawhilE.WhilePaulKeedwellapsychiatristatCardiffUniversityclaimsthateverfull-blowndepressionmayhaveitspurposesayingthesuffererfromtheeffectsoflong-termstress.Withoutamentalpausehearguesyoumightstayinastateofchronic慢性的stressuntilyou’reexhaustedordeaD.Althoughitisimportanttobecarefulwhentalkingaboutdepressionhavingtheupsidetracedinyourdownsidewillhaveanirresistible不可抵抗的appealtoallthosewhotakethephrasecheeruploveitmightneverhappenasapersonalinsult侮辱.Itwillbemannaespeciallyforcreativetypeswhohavelongdoubtedthatcryingalotisasignoftheirinwardgenius天赋.InthetestsatHarvardNewScientistreportspeoplewithsignsofdepressionperformedbetteratcreativetaskespeciallyafterreceivingfeedbackthatwasdesignedtoreinforcetheirlowspirits.Althoughitisold-fashionedtoclaimthatcreativityisconnectedtogloomymoodsandagreyoutlookonlifeallthebestworksarewrittenbysomegrim-faced面孔铁青的peoplewithaheartfullofanxiety.RichardYateshaswrittensevennovelsandtwocollectionsofshortstorieseachmorehopelesslymiserable悲催的thanthelast.AfteryearsofwritingabouthistoothlessdrunkenmotherhisexperiencesinthesecondworldwaranddivorcesYatesfinallyroundsthingsoffinDisturbingthePeacebyfictionalizinghowacocktailofalcoholismandpsychotropicdrugshadhimtakeoffhisclothesandwanderthestreetsofLAgivingallhismoneytobeggars.itismiserable—butsoreadablE.SoalthoughthegrandmajoritywillneverwriteanythingasgoodasYatesthereissomethingtobegainedfromlookingonthedarksidE.InaworkenvironmentforexamplediscontentedpeopletendtohavegreatersuccessthanthoseofasunnynaturE.It’senoughtomakeapessimistdissolveintoaCheshireCatgrin咧嘴笑.66.Mental-healthresearchersregardsadnessas________.A.acontributingfactortosuccessB.arayofhopetopeopleindifficultiesC.abiologicalpartofhumanbeingsD.anormaldiseaseofthedepressed67.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThenumberofpeopleusingantidepressantsisontherisE.B.Writersareathighriskofsufferingfromdepression.C.Discontentedworkersmaybemorepopularthanthesunnyones.D.JeromeWakefieldandPaulKeedwellhavesimilarviewsaboutdepression.68.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmannainParagraph3mean?A.Gift.B.Pain.C.RewarD.D.Challenge69.ThestoryofRichardYatesisusedtoshowthatdepressivementendtobe_______.A.unfortunateB.creativeC.seriousD.brave70.Whichwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtotreatdepressionB.DepressedpeoplearecreativeC.DepressivefeelingsarehelpfulD.Whypeoplefeeldepressed

Mostyoungpeopleenjoysomeformofphysicalactivity.Itmaybewalkingcyclingorswimmingorinwinterskatingorskiing.Itmaybegameofsomekindfootballhockeygolfortennis.Itmaybemountaineering登山.Thosewhohaveapassionforclimbinghighanddifficultmountainsareoftenlookeduponwithastonishment.Whyaremenandwomenwillingtosuffercoldandhardshipandtotakerisksonhighmountains?Thisastonishmentiscausedprobablybythedifferencebetweenmountaineeringandotherformsofactivitytowhichmengivetheirrelaxation.MountaineeringisasportandnotagamE.Therearenoman-maderulesasthereareforsuchgamesasgolfandfootball.Thereareofcourserulesofadifferentkindwhichitwouldbedangeroustoignorebutitisthisfreedomfromman-maderulesthatmakesmountaineeringattractivetomanypeoplE.Thosewhoclimbmountainsarefreetousetheirownmethods.Ifwecomparemountaineeringandothermorefamiliarsportswemightthinkthatonebigdifferenceisthatmountaineeringisnotateamgame.Weshouldbemistakeninthis.Thereareitistruenomatchesbetweenteamsofclimbersbutwhenclimbersareonarockfacelinkedbyaropeonwhichtheirlivesmaydependthereisobviouslyteamwork.Themountainclimberknowsthathemayhavetofightforcesthatarestrongerandmorepowerfulthanman.HehastofighttheforcesofnaturE.Hissportrequireshighmentalandphysicalqualities.Amountainclimbercontinuestoimproveinskillyearafteryear.A.skierisprobablypasthisbestbytheageofthirtyandmostinternationaltennischampionsareintheirearlytwenties.ButitisnotunusualformanoffiftyorsixtytoclimbthehighestmountainsinAlps.Theymaytakemoretimethanyoungermenbuttheyprobablyclimbwithmoreskillandlesswasteofeffortandtheycertainlyexperienceequalenjoyment.32.Themaindifferencebetweenasportandagameliesin______.A.activityB.rulesC.uniformD.skills33.Mountaineeringcanbecalledateamsportbecause______.A.mountaineersdependoneachotherwhileclimbingB.teamscompeteagainsteachotherC.itisanOlympiceventD.therearefiveclimbersoneachteam34.Mountaineerscompeteagainst______.A.eachotherB.otherteamsC.natureD.internationalstandards35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitle?A.HowtoClimbHighMountainsB.MountainClimbersC.ChallengingSportsActivitiesD.Mountaineering

TheAliceFergusonFoundationisanon-profitgroupthatworkstoimprovetheenvironmentbybuildingrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnaturE.Itteachespeoplewaystoprotecttheenvironment.AttheendoftheyearitdesignseventstohelpchildrencelebrateChristmaswithoutincreasingtheamountofwastetheycreatE.HannaSeligmannworksforthefoundation.VOAjoinedSeligmannrecentlyduringoneofhertalks.Solet’sfigureoutwhatisinourbagoftrash.Sheshowsadultsandchildrenhowtoreducewasteduringtheholidaygift-givingseason.Youcansortitasacardboarditemoryoucansortitasaplasticitem.Seligmannworkswithvolunteers.Weencourageusingthingsthatarealreadyinyourhouselikenewspaperoldmagazinesusingagiftwithinagift.Youcanwrapsomethinginareusablenapkinwrapsomethinginascarforashawl围巾orevenareusabletotebag大手提袋.LoriArguellesistheexecutivedirectorforenvironmentaleducationattheAliceFergusonFoundation.OvertimewerealizedthatreallyjustdoingtrashcleanupswasthesymptomoftheproblemnotgettingtotherootcausE.Andsoitwasjustalittleoveradecadeagothatwestartedtheinitiative项目itself.OneactivityiscalledtheTrashTimelineGamE.ItteacheschildrenthatthethingstheythrowawaydonotdecomposeatthesameratE.Forexamplepaperdissolvesinaboutfourweeks.Anapplecoretakestwomonths.Ametalcantakesupto100years.Aplasticbagwillnotdecomposefor450years.Glasstakes1000years.Andtheysaystyrofoam泡沫聚苯乙烯neverdissolves.Youngpeopletakingpartintheprogramlearnthatreducingwasteisimportantnotjustduringtheholidaysbuteverydayoftheyear.24.WhyistheAliceFergusonFoundationcreated?A.TohelpchildrencelebrateChristmas.B.ToreducetheamountofwastE.C.Tomaketheenvironmentbetter.D.TobuildrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnaturE.25.WhatsuggestiondoesSeligmanngiveonwrappinggifts?A.Itisbettertousecardboardgiveonwrappinggifts?B.Itisbettertowrapgiftsinsomethingscapableofbeingusedagain.C.Itisbetternottowrapgiftsinplasticitems.D.Itisbetternottowrapgiftsatall.26.WhatcanweinferfromLoriArguelles’swords?A.Doingtrashcleanupsmeansalottoprotectingtheenvironment.B.Westillneedtomakegreateffortsonthewaytoprotectingtheenvironment.C.Overadecadeoureffortstoprotecttheenvironmentprovedfruitless.D.Overtimewefoundtherootcauseofprotectingtheenvironment.27.What’sthemeaningofdecompose?A.breakdownB.breakoutC.storeupD.storeaway

ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlebitofwhisky威士忌ataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastlE.WhenQueenVictoriavisitedthecastlein1873shewroteinherdiaryIneversawalovelierspotScotlandisnoteasilydefineD.Incertainmomentsthisquietlandoflakesandgrassesandmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.Wheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorangelighttheriversteemingwithfishcanturnintostreamsofgold.AsyousettledownwithjustafishingpoleandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchyneartheInverlochyCastleanyfrustration烦恼willfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It’sjustyouandpurplepinkwhiteflowersseekingaperfectharmony.Ifyouareanewcomertofishinglearningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime’sfun.Formanyfishingismorethanasport;itisanart.Scotlandoffersinterestingplacewhereyoucanrestafteralongday’sfishing.SetagainstawildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodlandthebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland’smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofallBritishmountainsandreachingits1342-metretopisachallengE.Butit’snotjustwhatgoesupmatters;whatcomesdownisuniquE.Morethan900metreshighonthemountain’snorthfaceliesanall-importantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesfromtheGaelic盖尔特languageusqueborwateroflife;Anditisthesinglemostimportantingredient原料inScotland’sbest-knowndrink:whisky.29.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Bymakingcomparisons.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bygivingdescriptions.30.WhatisBenNevisspeciallynotedfor?A.Thechallengeuptoitstop.B.Thewaterfromthemountain.C.Thebeautyofitssurroundings.D.TheInverlochyCastleHotel.31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TointroduceScottishtraditionstotourists.B.TodescribethepleasuresoflifeinScotlanD.C.ToshowtheattractionsofScotlandtoreaders.D.ToexploregeographicalcharacteristicsofScotlanD.32.WhatdoesthestoryofQueenVictoriashow?A.TheQueenisrichintourexperienceB.Theyearof1873isspecialfortheQueenC.TastingwhiskyisbetterthangoingfishingD.Thecastle’sagoodplacetogoinScotland

Manyofyouarestudyinghardbecauseyouhavetocompetewithmanyothersintheupcomingnationalcollegeentranceexam.Butitmaynotoccurtoyouthatoneofyourcompetitorsisarobot.AnartificialintelligenceAIrobotwilltakepartinthe2017NationalCollegeEntranceExamreportedChinaDaily.Therobotwillsitthreeexams:mathChineseandacomprehensivetestofliberalarts文科whichincludeshistorypoliticsandgeographyLinHuiCEOofanAIcompanyinChengdu.LiketheotherswhotaketheexamtherobotwillhavetofinishthetestsinthegiventimE.Butinsteadoftakingexamstogetherwithotherstudentstherobotwilltakeitsexamsinaclosedroomwithoutanyoneelsepresentexceptforproctors监考人andanotary公证人.ItisexpectedtobetotallydisconnectedfromtheInternetandsolvetheproblemswithitsAIprogram.It’sbelievedthatChineseandthetestofitsliberalartsskillsratherthanitsmathskillswillgivetherobotitsbiggestchallenges.Questionsinmathareobjectivewithspecificanswerswhileintheothertestsubjectstherearesomesubjectivequestionsthattestskillssuchasreadingcomprehensionandessaywriting.Therobotaimstobeenrolledinoneofthefirst-classChineseuniversitiesin2017andthentrytogetintothemorefamousuniversitiesofTsinghuaorPekingUniversityin2020.21.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto_________.A.laymoreburdenonGrade3studentsB.informreadersoftheexplosivenewsC.introducethefunctionoftherobotD.predictwhatrobotswilldointhefuture22.What’sthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A.ThedifferencesbetweentherobotandothercandidatesB.ThespecificinformationabouthowtherobotwilltaketheexamC.TheidealuniversitiesoftherobotD.Theadvantagestherobothas23.Whichisoneofthebiggestchallengesfortherobotcandidate?A.MathcalculatingB.ObjectivequestionsC.LiberalartsskillsD.Physicsquestions24.ChoosethecorrectoneaccordingtothepassagE.A.TherobotcandidatewillhaveitsseparateproctorsB.TherobotwillparticipateinChineseEnglishmathandscienceC.TherobotisnotdesignedtobeadmittedtouniversitiesD.TherobotconnectedfromtheInternetwillsitforthecollegeentranceexam

AchancemeetingbetweentwomenwhorealizedtheyhadbothbeenabusedinthesameSurreychildren’scarehomehasledtoacampaignthathasseenhundredsofformerresidentsclaimingtheywerealsovictimsofphysicalemotionalandsexualabusE.MusicproducerRaymondStevensonphysicallyabusedduringhistimeattheShirleyOakshomeinthe70smetachildhoodfriendlastyearwhorevealedhe’dbeenabusedattheinstitution.WithinafewmonthstheShirleyOaksSurvivorsAssociationSOSAwashundredsstrong.ThesouthLondonproductionofficefromwhereStevensonpromotedmusicstarslikeJessieJnowlooksmorelikeapoliceincidentroom.A.maponthewallincludesdetailsofstatementsfromhundredsofformerresidentssuggestingphysicalandemotionalabusewasroutineatmanyofthehousesonthe72-acreShirleyOakssitE.Wehavebeenincontactwithover300peopleandthestorieswearegettingarejustterribleStevensonsays.Everytimeweinterviewsomeoneandhearaboutwhathappenedtothemitbringstearstooureyes.Relivingsomeofthehorrorstheywentthroughagainhasn’tbeeneasy.Therehavebeentwomajorpoliceinvestigationsintoabuseatchildren’shomesinSouthLondonandthreepeopleincludingaswimminginstructorWilliamHookhavebeencondemnedforoffencesrelatingtoShirleyOaks.Anotheroperationiscurrentlyon-goingbutSOSAhavelostfaithintheauthoritieswhotheyclaimhavecovered-upthewholepictureofabuseatShirleyOaks.Wedon'ttrustthemandthat’swhywehavedecidedtodothiscampaignourselvesStevensonexplains.TheShirleyOakscampaignersarepartofawiderphenomenonasurvivoractivismthatischangingthebalanceofpowerinrelationtochildabusE.WhereoncevictimswereignoredorsilencednowtheyarecomingtogetheroftenthroughsocialmediaformingsupportgroupsandbuildinganincreaseofnoisethattheauthoritiesareforcedtoacknowledgE.A.coupleofweeksagodozensofformerShirleyOaksresidentscrowdedintoaLambethcouncilmeetingtheauthoritywhichranthehomeuntilitsclosureinthemid-1980s.CouncilloraftercouncillorspokeoftheirshameatwhathadbeenallowedtohappentochildrenintheircarE.Amongthecrowdwastheaward-winningauthorAlexWheatlewhohaswrittenabouttheabusehesufferedasachildatShirleyOaks.WehavenotcomeheretogotowarwiththecouncilwehavecomeheretogainyoursupportWheatletoldthemeeting.TheShirleyOaksassociationisdoingmorethancompilingevidencE.ItisusingmusictopressitscasE.A.songentitledDon’tTouchItIt’sMineincludespersonaltestimony证词fromvictims.Iwasabusedmentallyphysicallyemotionallyandviolentlythetrackbegins.Oftheoriginal16ofus12havekilledthemselvesWe’renotgoingtobetoldliesanymoreStevensonexplains.Wearenotgoingtoleaveitinthehandsoflawyerspoliticiansorcouncilofficialstotelluswhathappenedtous.Wewanttodiscoveritourselvesandweknowmusicanddanceandpoetryarewaysthatcantellagreaterstory.58.WhywasSOSAsetup?A.Toshowsympathyfortheabusedchildreninsociety.B.Torevealtheabuseatachildren’scarehomE.C.TofindthelivingvictimsfromacarehomE.D.ToaidthosepeopleabusedatayoungagE.59.Thecrimeagainstchildrenwasnotknowntothepublicintimebecause______.A.thepolicerefusedtolookintoitB.thecasewasignoredforabsenceofevidenceC.thesituationofabusewasnotseriousD.thevictimswereforcedtokeepsecret60.Fromthepassagewecantell______.A.theformerlocalauthoritiesmusthaveneglectedtheirdutyB.twelveofthesixteenchildrenwerekilledinShirleyOaksC.allthepeoplecommittingoffencesinShirleyOakshavebeenarrestedD.theformervictimsdependmuchonthepoliceforinvestigation61.CampaignersoftheSOSAhavetakentheactionof______.A.collectingevidenceforthepoliceB.creatingmusicforthecampaignC.goingtowarwiththegovernmentD.turningtolawyersforassistance

Tounderstandmeditation冥想throughanexperimentyoucantaketwopictureswithacamerA.HoldyourcamerastillandtakethefirstpicturE.NowshakeyourcameraandtakethesecondpicturE.Thedifferenceinclarity清晰度betweenthetwopicturesisthedifferenceinclarityofalifewithandwithoutmeditation.MeditationmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeoplE.Therearemanymethodstoreachthestateofmeditation.OurintentioninthisLifeSchoolMessageisnottocomparedifferentpractices.Whatwe'dliketodoistogiveyouaglimpseintowhatbenefitscanariseasaresultofmeditation.Oneofthemostimportantfunctionsforhumansurvivalistheabilitytoadaptandadjusttooursurroundings.Thebrainandbodyaredealingwithanunbelievableamountofstimuli刺激ineverysinglemomentoflifE.FocusingonallofthematoncewouldbeimpossiblE.Sothemindtendstoshiftasmanystimuliaspossibletothesubconsciousbackburner.Forexampleyouprobablyaren'tpayingattentiontothefeelofyourshirtonyourbodyuntilyoureadthissentencE.NowthatI'vementioneditI'vebroughtitbackintoyourconsciousthoughts.andyoudonoticeit.SomewhereinthenextfewparagraphsyourmindwillplaceitonthebackburneragaintobeabletofocusonunderstandingthisarticlE.Fascinatingisn'tit?Ourmindsdothisconstantly.MeditationhelpsyoutoincreaseyourawarenessandhelpsyoutostayfocusedontherightthingsoflifE.Itensuresyoudonotgetdistractedandhelpsyoudostayalert.IthelpsyoutounderstandthepastlivethepresentandcreatethefuturE.Forthepeoplewhohavenoknowledgeorexperienceofthisparticularsubjectletmeshareabasicyetoneofthemostpowerfulmethodsthatcanleadyoutomeditation.28.Whatisthemainpurposeoftakingtwopictures?A.TotellpeoplehowtotakeagoodpicturE.B.Tocomparethedifferencebetweentwophotos.C.ToshowtheeffectmeditationhasonlifE.D.Togiveusacleardefinitionofmeditation.29.WhatistheaimofthebookLifeSchoolMessagementionedinParagraph2?A.Toteachyouhowtoadapttooursurroundings.B.Totellyouhowtoreachthestateofmeditation.C.Tomakeyouunderstandthebenefitsofmeditation.D.Toteachyoutherightwaytodealwithstimuli.30.Althoughyouhavetheshirtinyourconsciousthoughtswhywillyouplaceitonthebackburneragainlater?A.Becauseshirtisnotimportant.B.Becauseyou'vebroughtitbackintoyourconsciousthoughts.C.Becauseyourmindsdothisconstantly.D.BecauseyouneedtomoveontounderstandingthisarticlE.31.ThebenefitsofmeditationincludethefollowingEXCEPT.A.increasingyourawarenessB.helpingyoukeepalertC.helpingyoustayfocusedontherightthingsD.helpingyousolvetheproblemsinlife

Youwillgotocollegesomedayandcollegeisoneofthemostexcitingstagesofone’slifE.Ifyouwishtomakethemostofyourcampus校园experienceandbecomeabetterpersonafterthosefouryearsthenfirstyououghttomakefriends.ClosefriendscontributetoyourselfgrowthfortheyprovideyouwithmoralsupportthatissoimportanttosurvivingthestressfulcollegelifE.Friendscanlendahelpinghandwhennecessarylikecollectingyourhomeworkwhenyou’retoosicktoleaveyourdormandhelpyoudeveloptherightattitudebypointingouttoyouyourweaknesses.Beinghomemostofyourlifeandthensuddenlyfindingyourselfonyourowninalargecampuswithoutyourparentstoholdyourhandcanbeannoying.Howeverratherthanthinkingaboutyourmissinghometoomuchwhynotseethisnewstageinyourlifeasanopportunityforselfgrowthanddeveloptherightattitudethatwillprepareyoufortherigorsofpost-graduationlifeparticularlywhenyoujointheworkforce?Special-interestclubsororganizationsaregreatforselfgrowth.Herenotonlydoyougettheopportunitytomeetwithlike-mindedpeopleyoucanalsodiscovermorethingsaboutyourfieldofinterest.ClubmeetingsusuallyincludelivelydiscussionssogotherewiththerightattitudE.Youshouldtrytobuildagoodnameintheorganizationbybeingrespectfulactiveandconsideratetoothers.YoumightnotlikeallofyourprofessorsbuttheyaretheretoprovideknowledgeyouneedtobesuccessfulinyourchosenfielD.Thusshowupforeachclasswiththerightattitudeanddeterminationtolearn.Whetheryougetalongwellwithyourprofessorsornothasahugeeffectonyourselfgrowthasitisameasureofhowwellyoucanrespectauthorityandobeyrequirements.Activelyparticipatinginaclassdebateorlecturecontributestoyourselfgrowthasithelpsyoubuildconfidenceinspeakingupandimprovesyourcommunicationskills.Italsohelpsyoudeveloptherightattitudebyexercisingdiplomacy外交术whenyouchooseyourwordscarefullyespeciallywhendiscussingaverypoliticallysensitiveissue问题andexercisingpatiencewhendealingwithclassmateswhoshootdownyourideas.24.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatcanhelpcollegestudentsdevelopapositiveattitude?A.Joiningspecial-interestclubs.B.Focusingontheirstudies.C.Takinguppart-timejobs.D.Makingfriendswithothers.25.TheunderlinedwordrigorsinParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.reasonsB.difficultiesC.joysD.effects26.Theauthoradvisescollegestudentsto.A.berespectfulatclubmeetingsB.debatewithlike-mindedpeopletobuildconfidenceC.choosewordscarefullyinaclubdiscussionD.obeyyourprofessortoleavehimwithagoodimpression27.Thepurposeofthetextisto.A.introducehowtoshowyourselfincollegeB.tellcollegestudentshowtosocializewithothersC.givecollegestudentssomeadviceonselfgrowthD.explaintheimportanceoffour-yearcollegelife

February14thisValentine’sDay!InChinaitisonlyadayforyoungboyfriendsandgirlfriends.ButmyteacherandfriendsinAmericatoldmethatValentine’sDayisapublicday.ThiswasmyfirstValentine’sDayinAmericA.Ididn’tunderstandthecustoms风俗clearly.MaybeIdidn’tneedtosendanygifts.IwatchedotherstoseewhattheydidsonexttimeIcanunderstanD.OnthatdaywhenwebeganthereadingclassMr.PetersgaveeverystudentsomechocolatesandsaidHappyValentine’sDay!Iwasveryhappytheteachergavehisstudentsgiftsandblessings.IneversawthatinChinA.MaybeAmericanteachersareverydifferent.Ididn’tbuyagiftfortheteachersoIowed欠agifttotheteacher.AnywayIwanttosayThankyouMr.PetersandI’msorry.WhenwehadabreakoneofmyclassmatesgavemeaPokemoncarD.ItwasveryfunnyandIfeltthankfulbutIthoughtIowedagiftagain.WhenwewerecomingtoourgrammarclasssuddenlyIheardsomeonecallingmE.Shelly!IstoppeD.Anotherclassmatewhohadonlybeeninourclassonedaygavemesomechocolates.ShesaidTheseareforyouandyourfriends.Haveagoodday!Iwaslookingatherleavingandthinkingthatwewereinthesameclassonlyonedaybutnowwearefriends.That’sverygreatbutIowedagiftagain.WhenIcamehomemyChinesefriendsentsomerosesandchocolates.IwassurprisedandhappybecauseIhadneverreceivedrosesinmypastlifebutIhopeditwasthelastgift.Ididn’twanttoowemoregifts.4.BeforethewriterleftChinashethoughtValentine’sDay_______.A.wasadayfortheyoungB.wasdifferentinAmericaC.wasafestivalforallthepeopleD.wasaholidayforthestudents5.BysayingIneversawthatinChinathewriterwouldliketotellusthatinChina_________.A.thestudentsgavegiftstotheteachersB.theteachersdidn’tlikethestudentsatallC.thestudentsneverreceivedanygiftsandblessingsD.theteacherswouldn’tgivetheirstudentsanygifts6.Thewriterfeltsorryprobablybecauseshe________.A.madeamistakeinclassB.didn’tlikechocolateC.hadnogiftforMr.PetersinreturnD.hadnomoneytobuygifts7.Whatwasthefirstgiftthewriterreceivedfromhisclassmates?A.Atoy.B.A.carD.C.Somechocolates.D.Someroses.

Oneofthemostrecentsocialchangestakingplaceintheworldissocialnetworking.Socialnetworkinghasbeeninexistenceforatleast150yearsandprobablylongerthanthat.InthetimesbeforetheinventionofthecomputerandtheWorldWideWebWWWsocialnetworkingwasdoneinperson.Peoplewhohadsimilarlikesandinterestswouldgathertogethertoshareexperiencesmakenewfriendsandimprovetheirbusinesses.OntheInternetsocialnetworkingwebsitesmadetheirfirstappearancesduringthelate1990s.ThefirstmajorsocialnetworkingwebsiteintheUnitedStateswasMySpacE.MySpacealloweditsuserstoexchangemessagessharepicturesandmakenewfriendsinawaythatwasneverthoughtofinthepast.WithMySpacepeoplewhodidnotgooutmuchcouldreachouttoothersfromtheirownhomes.In2004FacebookwascreateD.ItwasfirstawebsitecreatedforusebyHarvardUniversity’sstudentsandteachersbutitsoonexpandedtoincludejustabouteveryonE.ItisnowlargerthansomeofthelargestcompaniesintheworlD.ItisawebsitethatischangingallthetimE.FacebookhascompletelychangedthewaypeoplestayconnectedwitheachotherandtherestoftheworlD.ThewayitworksissimplE.Userscansetupanewaccount账户easily.Allanewuserneedsisanemailaddresstostart.OnceapersonhascreatedanaccountandhisfriendalsohashisownFacebookpagehecaninvitehisfriendbysendingarequestouttohim.Onceyougetstartedmakingnewfriendswillcomeeasily.32.Whatcanwelearnaboutsocialnetworking?A.Itisnotanewdevelopment.B.ItmadeWorldWideWebfamous.C.Itappearedbecauseofthecomputers.D.Ithelpedpeopledevelopnewinterests.33WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.MySpaceislessfamousthanFacebook.B.MySpacegreatlychangedpeople’slives.C.MySpaceledtotheappearanceofFacebook.D.MySpacewasimprovedbyHarvardUniversity’sstudents.34..WhatdonewusersofFacebookneedtocreateanaccount?A.Anemailaddress.B.Hisfriend’shelp.C.High-speednetwork.D.Hisfriend’sFacebookpagE.35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.ThewaytobeaFacebookuser.B.Theimportanceofsocialnetworking.C.Twoimportantsocialnetworkingwebsites.D.ThedifferencesbetweenMySpaceandFacebook.

A.handshakeisoneofthemostcommonwaystogreetothersbutUSPresidentDonaldTrump’sunusualmethodhasbeenputunderthemicroscopelately.Muchlikeanarmwrestlerinamatchtherecently-electedleaderhasahabitofyanking猛拉people’shandstowardhimselfduringhandshakes.AndwhileatypicalhandshakeisonlybrieftheonebetweenhimandJapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeonFeb10lastedafull19seconds.SimplyhavingastronghandisnottheexplanationherE.AccordingtoDarrenStantonabodylanguageexpertfromtheUKwhilehandshakesareusuallyanexchangeofkindnessTrumpuseshisasawaytoshowpowerandcontrolregardlessofhowuncomfortableitmakespeoplE.Itisasiftosay‘HeyI’minchargedon’tmesswithme’StantontoldTheIndependent.ApartfromTrump’syank-shakethereareotherwayspeopledisplaypowerwiththeirhands.Atbusinesstalksorpoliticalmeetingsforexamplesomepeoplemayrotate旋转theirwristsduringhandshakessothattheirhandendsupontopinsteadofunderneath.Somemaysqueezesohardthatitleavestheotherperson’shandinpain.AccordingtoStantonbypullingpeopleintohispersonalspaceTrumpisalsotestingwhethertheyarewillingtocooperatewithhim.ForexampleifsomeonewasresistanttobeingyankedtowardshimandstoodtheirgroundhewouldknowthathehasworktodowiththembeforehegotwhathewantedStantontoldExpress.ThisisprobablywhyonFeb13whenCanadianPrimeMinisterJustinTrudeauvisitedtheWhiteHousealleyeswereonhowhewasgoingtohandleTrump’shandshakE.FortunatelyTrudeaumanagedtoavoidtheembarrassmentbygrabbingTrump’sshouldertostophimselfbeingpulledin.AfterwardsomeTwitteruserswrotethatthisprovedTrudeau’sstrongleadershipwithoneevencallingthemomentoneofCanada’sgreatestvictories.Vicemagazinesummeduptheexchangebetweenthetwoleadersas:...noregularhandshakE.Thiswasthefirstshotinabloodlesswar.28.AccordingtoDarrenStantonTrumpuseshisyank-shaketo_____.A.showhiskindnessB.gaincontrolC.remindpeopleofhisstatusD.seeifpeoplearecooperativeE.getpeopletolowertheirguardA.bcdB.abcC.aceD.bde29.ThephrasestoodtheirgroundinParagraph5probablymeans_____.A.goingaheadB.standingstillC.turningaroundD.pullingout30.AccordingtothetextthewayTrudeaureactedtoTrump’shandshake_____.A.annoyedTrumpB.displayedhispowerC.wasconsideredrudeD.waslikelytostartawar31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?A.Somepeoplespintheirwristsduringhandshakestoshowextrarespect.B.Handshakesarethemostpreferablewayforpoliticalleaderstogreetothers.C.Thewaysomeoneshakesanotherperson’shandcanhavedifferentmeanings.D.Thelongertwopeopleshaketheirhandsthebettertheirrelationshipis.

WhyIWouldRaiseChickensIfyouwerelivingon$2adaywhatwouldyoudotoimproveyourlife?That’sarealquestionfortheonebillionpeoplelivinginextremepoverty贫穷today.There’snosinglerightanswerandpovertylooksdifferentindifferentplaces.Butthroughmyworkwiththefoundation基金会it’sverycleartomethatjustaboutanyonewho’slivinginpovertywillbebetteroffiftheyhavechickens.Chickensareeasyandinexpensivetotakecareof.ManykindsofthemcaneatwhatevertheyfindonthegrounD.Hensneedssomekindofshelterwheretheycannestandasthechickensgrowyoumightwantsomewoodandwiretomakeacoop鸡舍.Theyareagoodinvestment投资.Supposeanewfarmerstartswithfivechickens.Oneofherneighborsownsarooster.Afterthreemonthsshecanhave40chicks.Eventuallywithasalepriceof$5perchickensshecanearnmorethan$1000ayearversustheextremepovertylineofabout700ayear.Theyhelpkeepchildrenhealthy.Malnutrition营养不良killsmorethan3.1millionchildrenayear.Althougheatingmoreeggscanhelpfightmalnutritionmanyfarmersfinditabetterideatolettheeggshatch孵化sellthechickensandusethemoneytobuyfooD.Butifthefarmershaveenoughhenstogivethemextraeggstheycanthencookthemforfamilies.Theyempower授权women.Becausechickensaresmallandstayclosetohomemanyculturesconsiderthemasawoman’sanimal.Womenwhosellchickensarelikelytospendthemoneyontheirfamilies.WhenIwasgrowingupchickensweren’tsomethingyoustudied---theyweresomethingyoumadesillyjokesabout.Ithasbeeneye-openingformetolearnwhatadifferencetheycanmakeinthefightagainstpoverty.ItmaysoundfunnybutImeanitwhenIsaythatIamexcitedaboutchickens.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhywritersuggestsraisingchickens?A.Itismorelikelythatchildrencanbecomehealthy.B.Itisagoodwaytoearnmoremoney.C.Itisnotdifficultbutexpensivetoraisechickens.D.Itgiveswomenpowertosupporttheirfamilies.57.Whatdoesbetteroffinthefirstparagraphmean?A.earlierB.richerC.healthierD.happier58.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Raisingchickensisthebestwaytofightpoverty.B.Ifafarmersells40chickensshewillearn1000morethanbeforE.C.Thewriterdislikeschickensverymuch.D.Thewriterdoesthinkchickenscanhelptofightpoverty.

MYRTLEBEACHSCWMBFStudentsatHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegearedoingmock模拟interviewstogetthemreadyfortherealworlD.TheyarelearningaboutbodylanguageaswellaswhattosaywhenitcomestofindingajoB.Jobtrainerssaidwhenapersonwalksthroughthedoorforaninterviewheorshehasaboutsevensecondstomakeagoodfirstimpression.AprilGarneratHorryGeorgetownTechnicalCollegesaidnon­verbalskillsareessentialingettingajoB.ShesaidEyecontactisveryimportant.Eyecontactcanconveywhetherornotyouaresincereorhonestaboutaparticularanswer.Garnerexplainedwhatyoudowithyourhandscantellanemployeralotaboutaperson.Donotcrossyourarms.CrossingyourarmscanconveythatyouareunapproachablE.Twistingofthehairconveysnervousness.Shesaidusingsmallgesturesisokaybutjustdon'toverdoit.PeopletalkwiththeirhandsandtheirarmsandtheyarewavingthemaroundliketheyarebringinginairplanescommentedGarner.BeforeyouevenopenyourmouthanemployercanjudgeonlooksalonE.Sodressforsuccessgiveafirmhandshakeandgettoyourinterviewearlysoyoucanhavetimetocalmanynerves.Alsoapersontryingtogetajobcantrybreathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.ThishelpsapersonrelaxandloweryourbloodpressurE.Garnersaidpeopledon'trealizehowcontrollingyourbreathingalsostopsyoufromblushingorappearingnervous.24.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor?A.Tobeawinnerandgetagoodjobininterview.B.Touseproperbodylanguagewhileinterviewing.C.TolearnhowtochatwithotherswheninneeD.D.Tolearnacollegecoursewhileinuniversity.25.Eyecontactcangiveus________.A.whatyouthinkandwhatyouwanttodo.B.Judgmentwhethertheotherishonestornot.C.whethertheotheriskindtoyouornot.D.whattheotherreallythinksaboutthings.26.Howdowereducenervousnessduringinterviewing?A.Crossingourarms.B.Twistingofthehair.C.GivingafirmhandshakeD.Breathingtechniquesbeforeyourinterview.27.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Bodylanguageisimportantforchatting.B.Studentsshouldlearnhowtochatwithothers.C.Non­verbalcommunicationtipsforlandingajoB.D.CompaniesliketohirethosewhoarebravE.

Inmanycountrieslifeexpectancyisgettinglongerandmanymiddle-agedchildrenaretakingcareoftheirelderlyparents.ThiscanbeverydifficultbecauseelderlyparentsoftenneedsomebodytobewiththemallthetimE.Childrencanfeelthattheyarelosingtheirprivacy隐私独处.Iftheydecidetoputtheirparentsinanursinghometheyfeelashamed羞愧的becausetheythinkitistheirdutytocareforthemastheirparentstookcareofthemwhentheywerechildren.InChinaelderlyparentsusuallystaywiththeirchildren.Childrenbecometheircaretakers.Thisisonesolutionbutthissituationishardbecausethechildrenalreadyhavetheirownfamiliesandotherresponsibilities.Sonsaresupposedtotakeontheresponsibilityofcaringfortheirparentsbutusuallyitisthedaughters-in-lawwhotakecareofthem.Theirsons’contributionismainlyfinancial.Forwomenthiscanbeagreatstressbecausetheymightalsoneedtotakecareoftheirchildrenandhusbands.Anothersolutionistopayanursethatcantakecareofagingparents.ChildrenwillsharethecostofthisservicE.Havingapersonthatcantakecareoftheirparentsmakeslifeeasierforthem.Inthissituationtheyonlyhavetoprovidecompanionshipfortheirparentsforafewhoursaweekorwhenevertheirparentsaskthemtogotosomeplacewiththem.ThesetwosolutionsarecommonbutnursinghomesatleastinChinaareunusual.25.Whatproblemdochildrenoftenhavewhentheytakecareoftheiragingparents?A.Thereisagenerationgapthataffectsthecommunicationbetweenthem.B.Theymaylosetheirfreetimeandcan’tdevotemuchtotheirownfamilies.C.Thechildrenareashamedofhavingtotakecareoftheirparents.D.Childrendon’twanttotakecareoftheiragingparents.26.Howmanymethodsarementionedtocareforagingparentsinthispassage?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.27.WhotakesthemainresponsibilityforlookingafteragingparentsinfamiliesinChina?A.Malechildren.B.Sons’wives.C.Hirednurses.D.Grandchildren.

Forgetaboutthepost—1995generation.Youngpeoplebornin1995orlaterhaveanothernameinEnglish—GenerationZ.NowenteringadulthoodandsoontojointheworkforceGenerationZgrewupinaspecialperiodoftime—atimeinwhichtechnologydevelopedfastsocialchangeshappenedeverydaytheinternetbecameuniversalandsadlysodidglobalterrorism.ItisbelievedthatGenerationZisthegenerationthatisgoingtoshapeourfuturewhichiswhypolicymakerssociologistsandcompanyleadersaretryingtheirbesttounderstandtheseyoungpeoplE.SowhatareGenZ-ersreallylike?MostpeopleagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGenZandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyarE.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhohavebeenfamiliarwithsocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahaschangedthewayGenZ-erscommunicatewitheachotherandhowtheygetandunderstandinformation.Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives.IcanalmostcreateadocumentedititpostaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephoneallatthesametimesaidHannahPaynean18-year-oldstudentatUCLAaccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.GenerationZtakesininformationveryfastandlosesinterestjustasfast.ItmaybetruethatGenerationZ-ershaveashorterattentionspan注意力持续时间thanagoldfishbutsicetheygrewupamongsocialchangestheyaremoreactiveinpolitics.AccordingtotheBritishElectionStudy58percentof18-t0-24-year–oldvotedinthe2015generalelectionintheUKabigjumpfrom38percentin2005.GenerationZ-ersarealsoculturecreators.Growingupwiththeinternethasfreedthisgenerationfromtraditionalculturalexpression.WroteGraceMasbackaHuffingtonPostbloggerandaGenZ-erherself.AccordingtoMasbacktheseyoungpeoplearenolongerwillingtolettheircreativity.AccordingtoMasbacktheseyoungpeoplearenolongerwillingtolettheircreativitybelimitedbytheirparentsoftraditionalrules.TheywatchvideosandreadnewsonlineinsteadofonTVandtheysharetheirexperiencesonsocialmediA.WedecidewhatkindofcontentwewanttoexperienceandchoosehowweexperienceitwroteMasback.33.WhichisTRUEaboutGenZ-ersaccordingtothearticle?A.Face-to-facecommunicationischallengingforthemB.OftendoingmanythingsatthesametimeaffectstheirefficiencyC.Theydon’tbothertothinkabouttheinformationtheyatcarefullyD.Theyshowmoreinterestinpoliticsthaninotherfields34.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.GenZ-ersenjoygreatfreedomtoexpressthemselvesB.GenZ-ersenjoyteachingtheirparentsaboutnewculturaltrendsC.GenZ-ersareagainsttraditionalcultureD.GenZ-ersareunwillingtoobeytheirparents35.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsGenerationZ?A.WorriedB.CriticalC.AppreciativeD.Neutral中立的

Apoemstartswithathoughtanideaoranemotionfeltfromtheheart.Poemscanbehappyorsaddeep-thinkingorevenhumorous.Thechoiceisuptoyouandyourimaginationastowhatyouwillcreate.Yourfirststepistowritedowntheideaorthoughtthatyouhaveandyouwanttoturnintoapoem.Nextyoushouldturnthethoughtintoafreeverse自由诗体poem.Freeversepoemsaremucheasiertowriteastherearenosteadfastrulestowritethem.Somefreeversedoesn’tevenhaveanyrhymeormeter.Nowrewriteyourthoughtsintolines.Nowisthetimetolookatyourlinesandrememberthatthepoemshouldhaveabeginningamiddleandanendjustlikeastoryabookoramovie.Rereadyourpoemseveraltimesandlistentothewordsandtotherhythmofeachline.Nowisthetimetoshortenorlengtheneachlineinordertocreateasmooth-soundingpoem.Eventhoughitisafreeversepoemyoucanchoosetomakeeachlinerhymewiththenextlineifyouwantto.Nowgobackandrereadyourpoemagain.Checkforproperpunctuation标点aswellasfortheproperspellingofeachword.Thinkupasuitabletitleforyourpoem.Itwouldbeagoodideatosetyourpoemasideforawhileandthenreturntoitlater.Thenrereaditagainwithafreshmindandmakesomenecessarychanges.Ifyoudecidedtocontinuewritingpoetryitwouldbeagoodideatoinvestigate研究somebooksaboutcreatingpoetryandtoattendsomelocalworkshops.CheckouttheavailableresourcesontheInternetaswellaswhatisavailableatyourlocalpubliclibrary.36.TheunderlinedwordsteadfastinParagraph2issimilarinmeaningto______.A.advancedB.strictC.changeableD.reliable37.Intheauthor’sopinionwhatistherightorderofwritingagoodpoem?a.Turnanideaorthoughtintoapoem.b.Checkforproperspellingandthinkupatitle.c.Rewriteyourthoughtsinto1ines.d.Rereaditandtrytomakeyourpoemsoundsmooth.e.Rereaditagainwithafreshmind.f.Writedowntheideaorthought.A.a-f-d-b-c-eB.a-f-c-d-e-bC.f-a-d-c-e-bD.f-a-c-d-b-e38.Whatcanweinferfromtheendofthepassage?A.Thereisstillalottolearnaboutwritinggoodpoems.B.PoemsmustdependontheInternetworkshopsandlibraries.C.Writingpoemsismeaningfulbutratherdifficult.D.Notallpeoplecansucceedinwritingpoems.

AshersonCameronsitsathislaptopcompletingataskforhismathdegreecourseAlisonThompsonafull-timemumisbusyhelpingherdaughterEmmatwoyearsyoungerthanCamerongetdresseD.WhilehelphasalwaysbeenavailableforEmmaAlisonandherhusbandalsohavetofighttogetCameronthesupportheneeds.PeoplecouldseethatEmmahasspecialneedsbutbecauseCameronwasdoingsowellatschoolhisteachersneverthoughttherewasaproblemwithhim.saysAlison.IttookAlisonandherhusbandawhiletorealizetheirsonwasdifferent.Cameron’sabilitydidn’tbecomeclearuntilhebeganprimaryschool.Onceheevencorrectedtheteacherwhenshetoldtheclassthatzerowasthelowestnumber.Camerontoldhershewaswrongbecausetherewerenegativenumbers负数.HewasfouratthetimE.Now14-year-oldCameronisatsecondaryschoolstudyingforadistancelearningmathdegreewiththeOpenUniversityhavingsailedthroughhisGCSEat11andhisA-levelat12achievingtopgrades.BethanyanotherdaughterofAlisonisbrighttoobutnotgifteD.Sheistheonewhowillremindabsent-mindedCamerontoputonhiscoat.Shealsohelpshimoutinsocialsituations.Emmaattendsaspecialistschoolandthefamilyisquicktocelebratehersuccessestoo.TheotherdayshedidupthebuttonsonhercoatwhichwasrealprogressAlisonsays.LatelastyeartheThompsonstookpartinatelevisiondocumentary纪录片toprovethatnotallgiftedchildrenaretheresultofextremelyambitiousparents.Giftedchildrenneedsupporttoobuttheirlivesdon’thavetobethatdifferent.CameronisanexamplE.28.WhatdoesParagraph1indicate?A.CameronhelpsEmmawithhermathtasks.B.TeachersatschoolignoredEmma’sproblems.C.BothCameronandEmmaneedparentalsupport.D.ThecoupleoftenhavefightsbecauseofCameron.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasehavingsailedthroughhisGCSEprobablymean?A.HavingpassedhisGCSEeasily.B.HavingtakenhisGCSEseriously.C.HavingworkedhardathisGCSE.D.HavingsufferedalotfromhisGCSE30.ThereareatleastpeopleinMrs.Thompson’sfamily.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six31.Whatcanbeknownfromthepassage?A.Emmahaslearnedtotakegoodcareofherself.B.Cameronshowedhisgiftbeforeprimaryschool.C.ThechildrenofthefamilyarebrightandgifteD.D.Giftedkidsarenotsodifferentaspeopleexpect.

HornimanMuseumandGardensTheHornimanMuseumandGardensisafascinatingfamily-friendlyattractioninSouthLondon’sForestHill.IthasbeenopensinceVictoriantimeswhenFrederickJohnHornimanfirstopenedhishouseandextraordinarycollectionofobjectstovisitors.Itincludesinternationallyimportantcollectionsofanthropology人类学andmusicalinstrumentsaswellasahighlypraisedaquarium水族馆andnaturalhistorycollection.UnusuallyinsuchanimportantmuseumyoucanseethecollectionupcloseandfacetofacE.Youcanevenpickuptryonandplaywithsomeoftheobjects.Visitorscometimeandtimeagaintoexplorethemuseumtakepartinvariousactivitiesandenjoythe16-acregardens.JoinHornimanmembersBecomeamemberoftheHornimanMuseumandGardensandenjoyayearofinspirationsurpriseandenjoymentatourwonderfulfamily-friendlyMuseumandGardens.Byjoiningasamemberyouwillreceivesomefantasticbenefits.Jointodaywithjust£20andreceive:·Freeentrytotheaquarium.Enjoyfreeunlimitedentrytoourmuch-lovedaquarium.·Freeentrytoexhibitions.Exploretheworldwithfreeunlimitedentrytoourexhibitions.·10%discountattheshop.BringsomeoftheHorniman’smagichomewitha10%discountinourshop.·Freee-newsletter.Learnmoreaboutwhat’shappeningattheHornimanandbethefirsttohearaboutupcomingmembers’events.HowtojoinHornimanmembersYoucanjoinHornimanmembersonlineorbyvisitingtheTicketDeskattheHorniman.·Save£4ifyoupayyearlybydirectdebit银行自动扣款—downloadtheformandeitherposttousorbringtotheTicketDesk.·Rememberallchildrenunder3gofreethroughoutthemuseum.21.WhatdoweknowabouttheHornimanMuseumandGardens?A.PeoplecanvisititfreeofchargeanytimE.B.ItwasstartedbyHornimaninVictoriantimes.C.Therearemanyrareanimalsandplantsinit.D.ItoffersunusualexhibitsthatcannotbetoucheD.22.WhatbenefitscanthemembersoftheHornimanget?A.Enjoyinga10%discountonadmission.B.EnteringtheaquariumforfreeforayearC.VisitingthemuseumforfreeallthetimE.D.Beingkeptinformedofthenewestinformation.A.abB.bdC.adD.ac23.HowmuchshouldMr.andMrs.SmithpayyearlybydirectdebittojoinHornimanmemberswiththeir2-year-oldson?A.£32.B.£20.C.£40.D.£48.

GettinglesssleephasbecomeabadhabitformostAmericankids.Accordingtoanewsurvey调查bytheNationalSleepFoundation51%ofkidsaged10to18gotobedat10pmorlateronschoolnightseventhoughtheyhavetogetupearly.LastyeartheFoundationreportedthatnearly60%of7-to12-year-oldssaidtheyfelttiredduringthedayand15%saidtheyhadfallenasleepatschool.HowmuchsleepyouneeddependsalotonyouragE.Babiesneedalotofrest:mostofthemsleepabout18hoursaday!Adultsneedabouteighthours.Formostschool-agechildrentenhoursisideal理想的.ButthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyfoundthat35%of10-to12-year-oldsgetonlysevenoreighthours.Andguesswhatalmosthalfofthesurveyedkidssaidtheydobeforebedtime?WatchTV.＂MorechildrenaregoingtobedwithTVsonandtherearemoreopportunities机会tostayawakewithmorehomeworktheInternetandthephone＂saysDr.MaryCarskadonasleepresearcheratBrownUniversityMedicalSchool.Shesaystheseactivitiesatbedtimecangetkidsallexcitedandmakeithardforthemtocalmdownandsleep.Otherexpertssaypartoftheproblemischemical.Changinglevelsofbodychemicalscalledhormonesnotonlymaketeenagers’bodiesdevelopadultcharacteristicsbutalsomakeithardforteenagerstofallasleepbefore11pm.Becausesleepinessissuchaproblemforteenagerssomeschooldistrictshavedecidedtostarthighschoolclasseslaterthantheyusedto.ThreeyearsagoschoolsinEdinaMinnesotachangedthestarttimefrom7:25amto8:30am.Studentsparentsandteachersarepleasedwiththeresults.25.WhatisthenewNationalSleepFoundationsurveyon?A.Americankids’sleepinghabits.B.Teenagers’sleep-relateddiseases.C.Activitiestopreventsleeplessness.D.Learningproblemsandlackofsleep.26.Howmanyhoursofsleepdo11-year-oldsneedeveryday?A.7hours.B.8hours.C.10hours.D.18hours.27.WhydoteenagersgotosleeplateaccordingtoCarskadon?A.Theyareaffectedbycertainbodychemicals.B.Theytendtodothingsthatexcitethem.C.Theyfollowtheirparents’examples.D.Theydon’tneedtogotoschoolearly.

Ifyou’reeverreadingabookorwatchingamovieandgetthedistinctfeelingyou’vecomeacrossthestorybefore—orevenbettercanpredictexactlywhat'sgoingtohappennext—therecouldbeagoodreasonforthat.ResearchersfromtheComputationalStoryLaboratoryattheUniversityofVermontstudiedthecompletetextofsome1737fictionworksavailableonProjectGutenberganonlinecollectionofmorethan50000digitalbooksinthepublicareA.TheydiscoveredthatEnglishliteratureconsistsofjustsixkindsofemotionalarcs情感弧线thatmakeupnearlyallofthemostwell-knownstories.Byanalysingthesentiment情感oflanguageusedinthesetextstheresearcherswereabletoshowtheemotionalupsanddownsforthestoriesasawholE.Theydiscoveredthatnegativewordslikepovertydeadandpunishmentdraggedtheemotiondownwhilepositivetermslikelovepeaceandfriendbroughtitup.Accordingtotheresearchersthosesixcore核心的emotionalarcsare:·RagstorichesAnongoingemotionalrise·TragedyorrichestoragsAnongoingemotionalfall·ManinaholeAfallfollowedbyarise·IcarusArisefollowedbyafall·CinderellaRise–fall–rise·OedipusFall–rise–fallInterestinglybasedondownloadstatisticsfromProjectGutenbergtheresearcherssaythemostpopularstoriesareonesthatusemorecomplexemotionalarcswiththeCinderellaandOedipusarcsregisteringthemostdownloads.AlsopopularareworksthatcombinethesecorearcstogetherinnewwayswithinonestorysuchastwoManinaholearcsstucktogetherortheCinderellaarccoupledwithatragicending.28.Readersoftenfeelfamiliarwhenreadinganewstorybecausestorieshavesimilar______.A.beginningsB.endingsC.charactersD.emotionalarcs29.Howdidresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?A.Byconductingsurveysamongreaders.B.Byreadingbooksborrowedfromlibraries.C.Byanalysingworksfromanonlinecollection.D.Byinterviewingauthorsofthewell-knownstories.30.Whichsetofworksmaydragemotiondown?A.Hopefortuneandriches.B.Diseasemurderandwar.C.Smilehealthandbeauty.D.Coldearthquakeandspring.31.Accordingtothelastparagraphwhichkindofworksaremostpopularamongreaders?A.WorkswithanongoingemotionalrisE.B.Workswithanongoingemotionalfall.C.Workswitharisefollowedbyafall.D.Workswithmorethanoneriseandfall.

Therearethousandsofproductsofallcolorsandshapesinasupermarketmakingyoubelievethattheyareworthatry.How?Packagingisthesilentbutpersuadingsalesman.Thereontheshelveseachbottlecanboxandjarhasbeencarefullydesignedandmeasuredtospeaktotheinnerselfoftheconsumerbecausehe/sheisbuyingnotonlyaproductbutalsohis/herbeliefinlife.Scientistshavestudiedconsumerbehaviorrecentlyandfoundthatthelookofthepackagehasagreateffectonthequalityoftheproductandonhowwellitsellsbecauseconsumersgenerallycannottellbetweenaproductanditspackage.Manyproductsarepackagesandmanypackagesareproducts.asLouisCheskinthefirstsocialscientiststudyingconsumers’feelingsforpackagingnoticed.Colorsareoneofthebesttoolsinpackaging.Studiesofeyemovementhaveshownthatcoloursdrawhumanattentionquickly.TakeV8forexample.Formanyyearsthebrightredcoloroftomatoesandcarrotsonthethinbottlemakesyoufeelthatitisverygoodforyourbody.Andthewordgreentodaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup.Shapesareanotherattraction.Circlesoftensuggesthappinessandpeacefulnessbecausetheseshapesarepleasingtoboththeeyeandtheheart.That’swhytheroundyellowMsignsofMcDonald’sareinvitingtobothyoungandold.Thisnewconsumerresponsetothecolorsandshapesofpackagesremindsproducersandsellersthatpeoplebuytosatisfybothbodyandsoul.25.Accordingtothepassage_____seemstobeabletopersuadeaconsumertobuytheproduct.A.thebeliefintheproductB.thespecialtasteoftheproductC.thestrangeshapeofthepackageD.thepleasingcolorofthepackage26.Ifapackageoraproductisroundinshapeitcan____________.A.bringexcitementtotheconsumersB.drawtheconsumers’attentionC.produceahappyandpeacefulfeelingD.catchtheeyemovementoftheconsumers27.AndthewordgreentodaycankeepfoodpricesgoingupThissentencesuggeststhatconsumerstodayare_________.A.startingtonoticetheimportanceofnewfoodB.payingmoreattentiontotheirhealthC.beginningtolikegreenvegetablesD.enjoyingthebeautyofnaturemorethanbefore28.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatV8isakindof________.A.vegetabledishB.icedfoodC.healthyjuiceD.redvegetable

Manyayoungpersontellsmehewantstobeawriter.IalwaysencouragesuchpeoplebutIalsoexplainthatthere'sabigdifferencebetweenbeingawriterandwriting.Inmostsituationsthesepeoplearedreamingofwealthandfamenotthelonghoursaloneatacomputer.You'vegottowanttowriteIsaytothemnotwanttobeawriter.Therealityisthatwritingisalonelyprivateandpoor-payingaffair.Foreverywriterkissedbyfortune运气therearethousandsmorewhoselonging渴望isneverrewardeD.WhenIlefta20-yearcareerintheU.S.CoastGuardtobecomeafreelancewriter自由撰稿人Ihadnochanceofbeingsuccessfulatall;WhatIdidhavewasafriendwhofoundmemyroominaNewYorkapartmentbuilding.Itdidn'tevenmatterthatitwascoldandhadnobathroom.Iimmediatelyboughtausedtype-writerandfeltlikearealwriter.AfterayearorsohoweverIstillhadn'tgottenabreakandbegantodoubtmyself.Itwassohardtosellastorythatbarely几乎不madeenoughtoeat.ButIknewIwantedtowritE.Ihaddreamedaboutitforyears.Iwasn'tgoingtobeoneofthosepeoplewhodiewondering胡思乱想whatif?Iwouldkeepputtingmydreamtothetest—eventhoughitmeantlivingwithuncertaintyandfearoffailurE.ThisistheShadowlandofhopeandanyonewithdreammustlearntolivetherE.29.Thepassageismeantto________.A.warnyoungpeopleofthehardshipthatasuccessfulwriterhastoexperienceB.adviseyoungpeopletogiveuptheirideaofbecomingaprofessional职业的writerC.Showyoungpeopleit'sunrealistic不现实的forawritertogainwealthandfameD.encourageyoungpeopletomakeeffortstobeawriter30.Whatcanbeconcluded推理fromthepassage?A.Realwritersoftenfindtheirworkinterestingandrewarding.B.A.writer'ssuccessdependsonluckratherthanoneffort.C.Famouswritersusuallyliveinthestateofbeingpoorandlonely.D.Thechancesforawritertobecomesuccessfularesmall.31.Shadowlandinthelastsentencerefersto________.A.thewonderlandoneoftendreamaboutB.thebrightfuturethatoneislookingforwardtoC.aworldthatexistsonlyinone'simaginationD.theuncertaintybeforeone'sfinalgoalisreached

Recentlyprofessorofphilosophy哲学intheUnitedStateshaswrittenabookcalledMoneyandtheMeaningofLifE.Hehasdiscoveredthathowwedealwithmoneyinourdailylifehasmoremeaningthanweusuallythink.Oneoftheexercisesheaskedhisstudentstodoistokeeparecordofeverypennytheyspendforaweek.FromthewaytheyspendtheirmoneytheycanseewhattheyreallyvalueinlifE.Hesaysourrelationswithothersoftenbecomedearlydefined清晰的whenmoneyentersthepicture.Youmighthavewonderfulrelationshipwithsomebodyandyouthinkthatyouareverygoodfriends.Butyouwillknowhimonlywhenyouaskhimtolendsomemoney.Ifhedoesitbringssomethingtotherelationshipthatseemsstrongerthaneverbeforeoritcansuddenlyweakentherelationshipifhedoesn’t.Thispersonmaysaythathehasacertainfeelingbutifitisnotcarriedoutinthemoneyworldthereissomethinglessrealaboutit.Sincemoneyissoimportanttousweconsiderthosewhopossessalotofittobeveryimportant.Theauthorinterviewedsomemillionairesinresearchinghisbook.Question:Whatisthemostsurprisingthingyouhavediscoveredaboutbeingrichbecauseyouareaself-mademan?Answer:Themostsurprisingthingishowpeoplegivemesomuchrespect.Iamnothing.Idon’tknowmuch.AllIamisrich.Peoplejusthaveanideaofmakingmoreandmoremoneybutwhatisitfor?HowmuchdoIneedforanygivenpurposesinmylife?Inhisbooktheprofessoruncoveredanimportantneedinmodemsociety:tobringbacktheideathatmoneyisaninstrumentratherthantheenD.MoneyplaysanimportantroleinthematerialworldbutexpectingmoneytogivehappinessmaybemissingthemeaningoflifE.25.Accordingtothefirstparagraphpeoplehavenotrealized.A.howimportantmoneyisintheirdailylifeB.howonespendsmoneyshowswhatisimportanttohimC.thatmoneyismoreimportantthantheirphilosophyoflifeD.thattheirunderstandingoflifeismoreimportantthanmoney26.Theauthorseemstobelievethataskingyourfriendtolendyousomemoney.A.isagoodwaytotestyourfriendshipB.willdoharmtoyourfriendshipC.willstrengthenyourfriendshipD.isagoodwaytobreakoffyourfriendship27.Theunderlinedphraseenterthepictureinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.isusedupB.isspentonpicturesC.ispaidintherightwayD.ispaidattentionto28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemillionairefromhisanswerintheinterview?A.Hedoesn’tfeelthatheiswelleducateD.B.Hedoesn’tthinkheisaveryimportantperson.C.Hedoesn’tconsiderhimselftobeverysuccessful.D.Hedoesn’tthinkthatbeingrichdeservessomuchattention.

AfterspendingayearinBrazilonastudentexchangeprogramhermotherrecalled回忆MarieColvinreturnedhometofindthatherclassmateshadnarroweddowntheircollegechoices.EveryoneelsewasalreadyadmittedtocollegehermotherRosemarieColvinsaidfromthefamilyhomE.SoshetookourcaranddroveuptoYaleandsaid‘Youhavetoletmein.’Impressed---shewasaNationalMerit全国英才finalistwhohadpickedupPortugueseinBrazil---Yaledidadmittinghertotheclassof1978whereshestartedwritingfortheYaleDailyNewsanddecidedtobeajournalisthermothersaiD.OnWednesdayMarieColvin56anexperiencedjournalistforTheSundayTimesofLondonkilledasSyrianforcesshelled炮击thecityofHoms.Shewasworkinginatemporarymediacenterthatwasdestroyedintheattack.ShewassupposedtoleaveSyriaonWednesdayMrs.ColvinsaiD.Hereditortoldmehecalledheryesterdayandsaiditwasgettingtoodangerousandtheywantedtotakeherout.Shesaidshewasdoingastoryandshewantedtofinishit.Mrs.Colvinsaiditwaspointlesstotrytopreventherdaughterfromgoingtoconflictzones.Ifyouknewmydaughtershesaiditwouldhavebeensuchawasteofwords.ShewasdeterminedshewasenthusiasticaboutwhatshediditwasherlifE.Therewasnosaying‘Don’tdothis.’Thisiswhoshewasabsolutelywhoshewasandwhatshebelievedin:coverthestorynotjusthavepicturesofitbutbringittolifeinthedeepestwayyoucoulD.SoitwasnotasurprisewhenshetookaninterestinjournalismhermothersaiD.28.FromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1wecaninferthat________.A.YalewasherlastchoiceB.MarieColvinwasconfidentofherselfC.YalemustkeepitspromisetoMarieColvinD.MarieColvinwasgoodatpersuading29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.MarieColvinwasquiteoutstanding.B.MarieColvinstartedwritinginBrazil.C.MarieColvinshouldhaveleftSyriabeforehand.D.MarieColvinwasverycarefulwithherwork.30.FromthelastparagraphwecanknowthatMrs.Colvin________.A.dislikesthechoiceofherdaughter.B.careslittleaboutherdaughter.C.knowsherdaughterverywell.D.doesn’tfullyappreciateherdaughter.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.CoveringStoriesinaDangerousConflictAreA.B.ApplyingforTopUniversitiesaSuccessfulCaseC.ChoosingLifelongCareersBasedonYourOwnInterest.D.RecallingHerDaughteraJournalistKilledinSyriA.

Asia’sChallenge2020EssayPrizeDESCRIPTIONWhatisthemostimportantchallengefacingAsiaoverthenextdecade?Why?Whatshouldbedoneaboutit?Thebestanswerin3000wordsorlesswillwinaprizeof$2500.Tworunners-up亚军willbeawardedprizesof$1000each.ThesethreeprizewinnerswillbeinvitedtoSingaporefreeofchargeforanawardsceremony.ThewinningarticleswillbepostedonTimE.com.PURPOSEThemainpurposeoftheessayprizeistoformfreshideasforAsia’scontinuedcompetitivenessanddevelopmentaswellasencourageyoungexpertstomakeanimpactonpublicpolicyandbusinessinAsiA.SELECTIONCRITERIA标准TheessaycanbefocusedononeormoreareasrelevanttoAsiasuchasmacro-economicsbusinessinternationalrelationstradeeducationhealthcareurbandevelopmentscienceandtechnologyandenergyandtheenvironment.TheessaymustbewritteninEnglish.Itshouldnothavebeenpreviously之前地publishedinEnglishinapublication出版物withbroadinternationalcirculation发行量.CANDIDATEREQUIREMENTSThecandidateauthoringtheessaymustbeunder32yearsofageasofDecember312010.ThecandidatemustbeanAsiannational.SUBMISSION提交REQUIREMENTSTheessayshouldbesubmittedelectronicallytoprize@asiabusinesscouncil.Org.byAugust312010.PrizewinnerswillbeannouncedinSeptember2010.Thesubmissionshouldcontainthecandidate’sfullnamenationalityandmonthandyearofbirth.Theessayshouldincludeatitleandwordcount.33.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheessayprize?A.Toselectyoungprofessionalsofbothabilityandimagination.B.TopredicttheprospectsofAsiainthenextdecadE.C.ToinspirebrilliantideasforsolvingproblemsinAsiaD.ToissuethechallengesfacingAsiA.34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ArticlespublishedinlocalnewspaperswillnotbeaccepteD.B.ThewinnersoftheessayprizecantraveltoSingaporeforfreE.C.YoungpeoplefromAmericaorAustraliaareexcluded排除fromtheessayprizE.D.Thecandidate’sarticlecandealwithseveralaspectsofdevelopmentsinAsiA.35.Thecandidate’sarticleshouldbesent________.A.byairmailB.bye-mailC.bysurfacemail平邮D.byexpressmail快递

TheForbiddenCityiswellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.ButMastersintheForbiddenCity我在故宫修文物doesnotjustfocusonthestoriesofthepast.InsteadthedocumentarymoviewhichcameoutoninChinesecinemasDeC.16focusesonordinarypeople----therestorers修复者ofrelicsandantiquities古董.Thestoriesaretoldataslowandleisurelypacereflectingtherestorer’swork.Restorationofculturalrelicsandantiquescanbetime-consumingandsometimesboring.Yettheserestorer’spatienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.Ifyouchoosethisjobyouhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair.YouneedtobequietandgetusedtobeingquietsaysWangJinanancientclockrepairexpert.A.touchingpartofthedocumentaryisthespiritofcraftsmanshipintherestorers.YearsofhumdrumworkrequirenotonlyskillbutalsofaithandspiritChinaDailycommenteD.Lookingforprecisenessandperfectiondevotingyourselftoworkpatienceendurancelonelinessallthesequalitiescomeformthe‘craftsmanspirit’.Butunlikethepopularideaofstuffy古板的expertswhositaroundbeingseriousthedocumentaryshowsofftheenthusiasmoftherestorers.Theyplaytheirguitarsandmakejokesabouteachotherafteralongdayofrestorationwork.OnescenethathasbeenverypopularwithInternetusersfeaturesayoungfemalerestorerridingabicyclethroughtheemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.WhilesheisdoingthisanarratorsaysThelastpersontodothiswasPuyithelastemperoroftheQingDynasty.MastersintheForbiddenCityhasprovedwrongmanypeople’sideasaboutantiquerestorersallowingthemtorealizethattheyarenotolddullprofessorsbutpeopleintheir40s30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasingtotheeyE.25.Accordingtothepassagewhat’sthemainpurposeofthedocumentaryMastersintheForbiddenCity?A.TodisplayrelicsseldomseenbyordinarypeoplE.B.TopraisethecraftsmanshipofChineseantiquerestorers.C.TodrawattentiontoChineseantiquerestorers’lives.D.ToshowpeoplehowantiquesarerestoreD.26.AccordingtoWangJinwecanlearnthat_____.A.thereisnoneedtodorestorationworkfastB.antiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeacefulC.heoftengetstiredwithhisworkD.ittakesyearsofhardworktoadapttoantiquerestoration27.Theunderlinedwordhumdrumprobablymeans_____.A.boringB.differentC.relaxingD.unusual28.Thebicycle-ridingsceneinthedocumentaryisusedto_____.A.showthestrangehobbiesofyoungantiquerestorersB.showthatthedocumentarybreaksfromtheolddullimageofantiquerestorers.C.remindtheaudienceofthelastQingemperorD.encouragetheyoungtoconsideracareerinantiquerestorationinthefuture

TheinternationalhumanrightsNGOLightfortheWorldannouncedaunionthatwillfocusongivingavoicetopeoplewithdisabilitiesindevelopingnations.Thegroupsaysithasreceivedadeclarationofsupportfromitsnewlyformedinternationalboardofambassadorswhohaspromisedtoworktowardscreatingasocietyforpeoplewhoareabandonedbecauseofadisability.LightfortheWorldsaysonaveragepeoplewithdisabilitiesandfamilieswithadisabledmemberexperiencehigherratesofbeingpoorincludingfoodinsecuritypoorhousingandlackofaccesstowaterandmedicinE.GabrielMulleristhedirectorofpublicrelationsforLightfortheWorld.HestatedtheinternationalboardofambassadorsiscomprisedofseveninternationallyfamousindividualsthatincludeEthiopianrunninglegendandOlympicmedalistHaileGebrselassieandKenyanParalympicgoldmedalistHenryWanyoikE.Wehaveseveralpeoplewhoself-advocatefromEthiopiaandKenyauptoLordJoffeandwhoevendefendedNelsonMandelaincourtinthe1960s.SothesepeoplecanmakeadifferenceiftheyraisetheirvoiceandiftheyusetheirnetworkstocreatesupportfortherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitiesexplainedMuller.MullersaidwhileLightfortheWorldisaspecializedorganizationthatfocusesoneyediseasesandblindnessindevelopingcountriestheyalsoprovidesupportforpeoplewithanytypeofdisabilities.AswecanseealsofollowingtheworldreportondisabilitiesbyWHOandtheWorldBankhouseholdswithmemberswithdisabilitiesusuallyhavemuchlowerincomeandhavelessaccesstomedicalcareeducationandsoon.SoagainpovertyisleadingtodisabilitiesanddisabilitiesareleadingtopovertyespeciallyindevelopingcountriessaidMuller.Hesaidmembersoftheboardofambassadorshavealreadybeenpartneringwithdevelopingcountriestogivevoicetothosewhomightotherwiselosetheirdignityaswellasthehopeoflivinginaninclusivesociety.24.LightfortheWorldwassetupmainlyto________.A.improvethelivingstandardsB.givehelptoblindpeopleC.helppeoplewithdisabilitiesD.adoptabandonedpeople25.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph4canbereplacedby________.A.isdividedintoB.ismadeupofC.ispickedoutD.ismixedupwith26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheambassadorsoftheinternationalboard?A.TheyhavegreatinternationalinfluencE.B.Theyareallfromdevelopingcountries.C.Theystresstheimportanceofhumanequality.D.Theyplantopartnerwithdevelopingcountries.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theincomeofapersondependsonhiseducationlevel.B.FamilieswithdisabledmembersusuallyliveaharderlifE.C.Disabledpeoplearemostlylivingindevelopingcountries.D.Thepoorerthepeoplearethemoredisabilitiesthey’llhavE.