Most book reviews start with a heading that includes all the basic information about the book, like: TitlE. Author. Place of publication, publisher, date of publication. Number of pages. Like most pieces of writing, the review usually begins with an introduction that lets your readers know what the review will say. The first paragraph usually includes the author and title again, so your readers don’t have to look up to find this information. You should also include a very brief description of the contents of the book, the purpose or audience for the book, and your reaction and evaluation. Then you move into a section of background information that helps place the book in context and discusses criteria (准则）for judging the book. Next, the review gives a summary of the main points of the book, quoting and explaining key phrases from the author. Finally, you get to the heart of your review – your evaluation of the book. In this section, you might discuss some of the following issues: how well the book has achieved its goal what possibilities are suggested by the book what the book has left out how the book compares with others on the subject what specific points are not convincing what personal experiences you’ve had related to the subject. It is important to use labels to carefully distinguish your views from the author’s, so that you don’t confuse your reader. Then, like other essays, you can end with a direct comment on the book, and tie together issues raised in the review in a conclusion. There is, of course, no set form, but a general rule is that the first one–half to two–thirds of the review should summarize the author’s main ideas and at least one–third should evaluate the book. 25.What is the most important part of a book review? A.The heading.B.The evaluation. C.The conclusion.D.The introduction. 26.It can be confusing to readers if _____ . A.there is no heading in a book review B.the book has achieved its goal C.the viewer’s point of view is not distinguished from the author’s D.the book is compared with others on the same subject 27.What is NOT suggested for a book review in this passage? A.Quoting from the author of the book. B.Providing some book information. C.Analyzing only the author of the book. D.Comparing the book with others of a similar subject. 28.The best title for this passage is “ _____”. A.Steps to followB.Tips for writing a book review C.The way to develop your ideaD.Things not to be avoided in a book review

OneofthemostpopularpetsintheworldtheAustraliantreefrogisoriginallyanativeofAustraliathoughthepettradehastransporteditfarandwide.IthassuccessfullyadaptedtoNewZealandandtheUnitedStates.It’soneofthelargestmembersofitsspeciesandcanreachupt010centimetresinlength.Their.1ifespans寿命arealsolongerthanmostoftheirfrogcousinsandcanreachbetween16t020yearsincaptivity.Inthewildtheirlivesaresmallerduetotheirnaturalenemies.Theirskincolorrangesanythingbetweenlightgreenanddarkgreendependingonthetemperatureoftheplacewheretheyliveandtheco1oroftheenvironmentaroundwheretheyliveasit’ssupposedtomakethemdifficulttobeseenbytheirnaturalenemies.Theycomeoutonlyatnighttohuntfeedandmate.Duringthedaytheyfinddarkwetareastosleepin.Theyaren’tseenatallduringthewinter.AstheAustraliantreefrogisn’tequippedwithteeth.itcannottearapartitsprey猎物.Itneedstofeedonfoodthatcanfitinitsmouth.Thereforeitsdietconsistsofinsectssuchasspidersandfliesandsmallanimalssuchasotherfrogsbatsandsometimesevenmice.Forthesmallerpreytheyusetheirstickytonguestoshootatthecloserangeprey.Forlargerpreytheyattackthepreyandforceitintotheirmouthswiththeirhands.Theyalsohavesomenaturalenemiesthatfeedonthem.TheAustralianlawprotectsthetreefrogbygivingitaprotectedstatusTheIUCNInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehowevergivesitaleastconcernstatus.Thebroadrangeofhabitats栖息地thatthefrogcansurviveinanditslonglifeensurethatthisfrogwon’tlosepopulation.ThiscreatureisreallyaverypopularpetIfyougetanAustraliangreentreefrogasapetdoremembertofeeditinproperamountsandletitlooseforexercise.28.Whatcanbethemainideaofthepassage?A.HowtokeepfrogsaspetsB.AnimalsuniquetoAustraliaC.FactsabouttheAustraliantreefrog.D.Whyfrogscanmakegoodpets?29.WhatcanweknowabouttheskincolorofAustraliantreefrogs?A.Itchangesatdifferenttimesoftheday.B.Ithelpsthemwiththeirhuntingforfood.C.Itshowswhatdevelopmentstagetheyarein.D.Itoffersthemacertaindegreeofprotection.30.Paragraph3mainlytalksabouttheAustraliantreefrog’s_____.A.feedingandhuntinghabitsB.naturalenemiesC.livingenvironmentsandinhabitatsD.survivalskills31.WhatcanweknowabouttheAustraliantreefrogfromthepassage?A.Thereisnolawprotectingityet.B.Itsteethhelptearitspreyintopieces.C.Itsleepsinthedaytimeandhuntsatnight.D.IthasbeendeclaredanendangeredspeciesbytheIUCN.

InthefamousfairytaleSnowWhiteeatstheQueen’sappleandfallsvictimtoacurse;inShakespeare’snovelRomeodrinksthepoisonanddies;someancientChineseemperorstookpillsthatcontainedmercurybelievingthatitwouldmakethemimmortalbuttheydiedafterwarD.Poisonhaslongbeenanimportantingredientinliteratureandhistoryanditseemstoalwaysbeassociatedwithevildangeranddeath.Buthowmuchdoyoureallyknowaboutpoison?AnexhibitionThePowerofPoisonopenedlastmonthattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkintendedtogivetheaudienceamorevividunderstandingofpoison.TheexhibitionwillcontinueuntilAug2014reportedTheNewYorkTimes.Themuseumtourstartsinarainforestsettingwhereyoucanseeliveexamplesofsomeofthemostpoisonousanimals:caterpillarsfrogsandspiders.Goldenpoisonfrogsforinstancearen’tmuchbiggerthanacoinbuttheirskiniscoveredinapoisonthatcancutoffthesignalingpowerofyournervesandasinglefroghasenoughvenomtokill10grownhumans.Theexhibitionalsofeaturesinteractiveactivities.InaniPad-basedgamevisitorsarepresentedwiththreepuzzlingillnessesandaskedtoidentifythepoisonsbasedonsymptoms.Inonecaseforexampleapetdogisfoundsickinabackyardandvisitorshavetofigureoutwhetheritwasthetoad蟾蜍theleakybatteriesinthetrashorthedirtypondwaterthatdidit.PoisonscanbebadforsomethingsMichaelNovacekseniorvicepresidentofthemuseumtoldNBCNews.Yettheycanalsobegoodforothers.Thisiswhatvisitorslearnfromthelastpartoftheexhibitionwhichdisplayshowpoisonscanbeusedfavorablybyhumansincludingformedicaltreatment.Thebloodtoxinsofvampirebatsforexamplecanpreventbloodfromclotting凝结whichmayprotectagainststrokes.A.poisonouschemicalfoundintheyewtreeiseffectiveagainstcancerwhichiswhatledtotheinventionofacancer-fightingdrugcalledTaxol.OnechemicalinthevenomofGilamonsterscanlowerthebloodsugarofitsvictimssoithasbeenusedtotreatdiabetes.ThebenefitsfromnaturalpoisonsarenotlimitedtojustmedicinE.Believeitornotmanysubstancesthatweregularlytakein–chilicoffeeandchocolateetC.–owetheirspecialflavorsorstimulatingeffectstochemicalsthatplantsmaketopoisoninsects.53.BymentioningSnowWhiteandRomeoatthebeginningofthestorytheauthorintendsto____________.A.showthatpoisonhaslongbeeninvolvedinliteratureB.showthatpoisonisalwayslinkedwithevilanddeathC.drawreaders’attentiontothetopicofthearticleD.getreaderstothinkofmoreexamplesoftheuseofpoisoninstories54.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheexhibitionThePowerofPoison?A.Togivepeoplemorein-depthknowledgeaboutpoison.B.Toteachpeoplehowtohandlepoisonousanimals.C.Toinformpeopleaboutwhichanimalsarethemostpoisonous.D.Toshowhowpoisonhasbeenusedformedicaltreatment.55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheexhibitionisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Theexhibitionwillleadvisitorstoarealrainforest.B.Goldenpoisonfrogsarethemostpoisonousanimalsondisplay.C.ThosewhovisittheexhibitioncanjoininsomeiPad-basedinteractivegames.D.Visitorscanlistentolecturesonrecentstudiesofpoisonousanimals.

Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld.Ineverycountrycitiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.AmericancitiesarechangingjustasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWorldWarIIthepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreasedhoweverthepopulationinmanySunBeltcitiesincreased.Inthelate1940sandearly1950scityresidentsbecamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs郊区.Nowthingsarechangingthechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Manyunliketheirparentswanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethereortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers.Thispopulationshift迁移isbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950smanypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbsnowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.OnlyafewyearsagopeoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabrightnewfuture.Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts.OnethingissuremanydyingcitiesinAmericaarealiveagain.29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?A.Theyaredying.B.Theyarehopeless.C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.30.WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarII?A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace.C.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.31.Accordingtothe4thparagraphagreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities____.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovebacktothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses32.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat_________________.A.AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.olderpeoplepreferthecitytothesuburbsinAmericaD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities

ACloserLookatSmartCitiesChicagoUSAPopulation:2.7millionTosupportanewsmartelectricgrid电网inthecity300000smartmetershavebeeninstalledandallChicagoresidentswillhaveoneby2017.WhencompletedthegridisexpectedtoreduceenergywasteandsavecustomersUS$170million.Specialcomputersoftwarehashelpedreducethecity’scrimeratE.Thecity’sopendataportalhasbeenusedtobuildappsthattellcitizenswheretogetaflushotandalertthemthattheirstreetisabouttobesweptamongotherthings.GenevaSwitzerlandPopulation:196257GenevaistestinganewelectricbussystemcalledtheTosaa133-personvehiclethatdoesnotrequireoverheadelectricalwires.Atcertainbusstopsalongitsrouteoverheadhigh-speedchargingstationsdeliver400kilowattsofpowerinlessthan15seconds.Duringa10-monthtestofonebuslinetheTosatraveledmorethan8000milesandchargedmorethan4200timeswithoutmajorproblems.HamburgGermanyPopulation:1.8millionHamburgisworkingtomakeitsportsmarterbyimprovingtrafficflowandthetransportationofgoods.Thecityisworkingtodevelopseveralpilotprojects实验项目includingasystemtomanagetheparkingandloadingofvehicleaswellaswaystomakelightingmoreefficientcollectemissionsdataandmonitorrailwayswithsensors.ThecityisalsoconsideringdevelopingmobileGPSsensorstokeeptrackofheavymachinerywithintheport.LondonEnglandPopulation:8.4millionTheUK’slargestcityispredictedtoreach10millionresidentsby2030.TOprepareforthisgrowthMayorBorisJohnsoncreatedaspecialboardin2013toimplementtechnologyaimedataddressinganticipatedissueswithtraffichealthcarewastemanagementandenergy.London’sgoals---tobuildasmartgridandcuttransportemissionsinhalfby2020---areambitiousbutbuildonearliersuccesses.Thecityhasdealtwithcongestion拥堵bychargingafeefordrivingincentralbusinessareasduringthebusiesttimesoftheday.21.Ifyouwanttoknowwheretogetaflushotyoucanuse__________.A.Appsbasedonthecity’sopendataportalB.anewsmartelectricgridC.anewelectricbussystemD.mobileGPSsensors22.Wherecanyoufindasystemtomanagetheparkingandloadingofvehicles?A.InChicagoUSA.B.InGenevaSwitzerlanD.C.InHamburgGermany.D.InLondonEngland23.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A.ThejudgmentofagoalshouldbemadefreefromprejudicE.B.Citiesaroundtheworldaredoingwonderfulthingswithtechnology.C.Bigcitiesshouldtakemeasurestoprotecttheenvironment.D.Vehicleshavenotonlymadeourliveseasierbutalsocausedalotofproblems.

TourismprobablystartedinRomantimes.RichRomansvisitedfriendsandfamilywhowereworkinginanotherpartoftheRomanempirE.WhentheempirebrokedownthiskindoftourismstoppeD.Intheearly17thcenturytheideaoftheGrandTourwasborn.RichyoungEnglishpeoplesailedacrosstheEnglishChannel.TheyvisitedthemostbeautifulandimportantEuropeancitiesofthetimeincludingParisinFranceandRomeandVeniceinItaly.Theirtourslastedfortwotofouryearsandthetouristsstayedafewweeksormonthsineachcity.TheGrandTourwasanimportantpartofyoungpeople'seducation-butonlyfortherich.Inthe18thcenturytourismbegantochangE.ForexamplepeopleintheUKstartedtovisitsometownssuchasBathtotakethewaters.Theybelievedthatthewatertherewasgoodfortheirhealth.Solargeandexpensivehotelswerebuiltinthesetowns.Inthe19thcenturytravelbecamemuchmorepopularandfaster.Whenthefirstrailwayswerebuiltinthe1820sitwaseasierforpeopletotravelbetweentownssotheystartedtogoforholidaysattheseasidE.Somestartedtohaveholidaysinthecountrysideascitiesbecamelargernoisieranddirtier.Travelingbyseaalsobecamefasterandsaferwhenthefirststeamshipswerebuilt.Peoplebegantotravelmoretofarawaycountries.The20thcenturysawcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularamongordinarypeoplE.Planesweremadelargersoticketpricesdroppedandmorepeopleusedthem.Thustourismgrew.In1949RussianjournalistVladimirRaitzstartedacompanycalledHorizonHolidays.Thecompanyorganizeseverything-planeticketshotelroomsevenfood-andtouristspayforitallbeforetheyleavehomE.Thepackagetour包办旅行andmoderntourismindustrywasborn.ThefirsttravelagencyinChinawassetupasearlyas1949.Buttourismdidnottakeoffuntil1978.In2002theindustrywasworth500billionyuanandbecameanimportantpartofChina'ssocialdevelopment.25.Intheearlytimesthetravelers_______.A.allcamefromChinaB.wereveryyoungandstrongC.hadlotsofmoneyD.traveledbyboat26._______playedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.A.EducationB.MoneyC.TransportationD.People'sideas27.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisright?A.Moneyplayedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.B.Inthe20thcenturypeoplepreferredtravelingbyseatotravelingbyair.C.China’stourismdidnottakeoffuntil1949.D.In2002thetourismindustrybecameanimportantpartofChina’ssocialdevelopment.28.Moderntourismindustrywasborn_______A.in1949B.inRomantimesC.intheearly17thcenturyD.inthe19thcentury29.Theunderlinedphrasetakeoffmeans_______.A.riseintotheairB.developveryfastC.removehatsandclothesD.bringdowntheprices

TheChinesewordShanzhaimeansasmallmountainvillagebutnowitbecomesanacceptednameforfakes假货afterShanzhaiCell-phonesproducedbysmallworkshopsinsouthernChinabecamepopularinthemainlandmarketoverthepasttwoyears.BesidesShanzhaielectronicproductsthereareShanzhaimoviesShanzhaistarsandevenaShanzhaiSpringFestivalGala联欢晚会acopyofthe25-year-oldtraditionalshowpresentedbyCCTVonChineseLunarNewYear’sEvE.Shanzhaihasbecomeacultureofitsownmeaninganythingthatimitatessomethingfamous.InChongqingShanzhaiversionBird’sNestandWaterCubewovenbyfarmerswithbambooattractwideattentionfromtourists.BotharecopiesofthefamousOlympicbuildingsinBeijing.AliteraturecriticsaidthattakingtheShanzhaiGalaasanexamplewhenthetraditionalCCTVprogrambecomeslessandlessattractivetotheaudiencetheShanzhaiversionappearstimelytoattractpeoplE.Althoughitisoftenconnectedwithpoortechniquesandoperation‘Shanzhai’culturemeetsthepsychologicalneedsofcommonpeopleandcouldbeacomforttotheirmindshesaiD.Tothemainstream主流的culturetheriseofShanzhaicultureisachallengeandamotivation动力.PeoplebelievedifferentkindsofculturesdevelopingtogetherisaperfectsituationanditisforthepublictochoosE.21.TheChinesewordShanzhaimayhavestartedwith______.A.SpringFestivalGalaB.electronicproductsC.fakecell-phonesD.Olympicbuildings22.AccordingtothepassageShanzhaiculturerefersto______.A.theactionthatapersonimitatesfamouspeopleB.productswithpoortechniquesandqualityC.thosesimilarnamestofamousbrandsD.anythingthatimitatessomethingfamous23.Wecaninferthatthemainstreamculture______.A.maydevelopfasterbecauseofthechallengeofShanzhaicultureB.isthechallengeofShanzhaicultureC.willbereplacedbyShanzhaicultureD.isheldbackbyShanzhaiculture

TheQueen’sEnglishisnowsoundinglessupper-class上层社会的ascientificstudyoftheQueen’sChristmasbroadcastshasfounD.Researchershavestudiedeachofhermessagestothecommonwealthcountriessince1952tofindoutthechangeinherpronunciationfromthenobleUpperReceivedtotheStandardReceiveD.JonathanHarringtonaprofessoratGermany’sUniversityofMunichwantedtodiscoverwhetheraccentchangesrecordedoverthepasthalfcenturywouldtakeplacewithinoneperson.AsfarasIknowtherejustisnobodyelseforwhomthereisthissortofbroadcastrecords’hesaiD.Hesaidthenoblewayofpronouncingvowels元音hadgraduallylostgroundasthenobleupper-classaccentoverthepastyears.Heraccentsoundsslightlylessnoblethanitdid50yearsago.Buttheseareveryverysmallandslowchangesthatwedon’tnoticefromyeartoyear.WemaybeabletorelateittochangesinthesocialclasseshetoldTheDailyTelegraphaBritishnewspaperIn1952shewouldhavebeenheardsaying‘thetmeninthebleckhet’.Nowitwouldbe‘thatmanintheblackhat’.Similarlyshewouldhavespokenof‘thecitay’and‘dutay’ratherthan‘citee’and‘dutee’and‘hame’ratherthan‘home’.Inthe1950sshewouldhavebeen‘lorst’butbythe1970s‘lost’.TheQueen’sbroadcastisapersonalmessagetotheCommonwealthcountries.EachChristmasthe10minutebroadcastisputonTVat3:00pminBritainasmanyfamiliesarerecoveringfromtheirtraditionalturkeylunch.TheresultswerepublishedintheJournalofPhonetics.67.TheQueen’sbroadcastswerechosenforthestudymainlybecause.A.shehasbeenQueenformanyyearsB.shehasalessupperclassaccentnowC.herspeechesarefamiliartomanypeopleD.herspeecheshavebeenrecordedfor50years68.WhichofthefollowingisanexampleofalessnobleaccentinEnglish?A.Dutay.B.CiteE.C.HamE.D.Lorst.69.WemayinferfromthetextthattheJournalofPhoneticsisamagazineon_____.A.speechsoundsB.ChristmascustomsC.TVbroadcastingD.personalmessages70.WhatistheeffectofthechangeoftheQueen’saccent?A.PeoplewillnotrespectheranymorE.B.HerspeechwillnotappearonTV.C.Professorswillcometohelpher.D.Thetextdidn’ttellus.

InthepasttwodecadestheChineseeconomyhasundergonemanyreformsinanefforttocompetemoreeffectivelyontheinternationalmarket.ThesereformsincludedallowingforeignbankstooffercreditcardstoChinesecitizens.NowresearchersattheUniversityofMissouriMUhavefoundabout30%ofChineseurbanhouseholdsnowownatleastonecreditcardandthegrowthrateofcreditadoptionhasbeenanaverageof40%peryearbetween2004and2009.RuiYaoanassistantprofessorofpersonalfinancialplanningatMUsaysthatthislargegrowthinsuchasmallamountoftimehaspositiveandnegativeimplicationsfortheChineseeconomy.WithmoreandmorepeopletakingadvantageofcreditcardsinChinaitcertainlyincreasespotentialconsumerbuyingpowerYaosaiD.Howeverwefoundthatmorethan90%ofcreditcarduserswereunawareofsafetyissuesexistingincreditcarduseandmorethan60%hadlittleknowledgeoftheconsequencesofcreditcarddebt.Thislackofknowledgecouldcreateproblemsascreditcardownershipisexpectedtogrowatarateof11%ayear.Yaofoundthatwhile72%ofChinesecreditcardholderswereneverlateontheirpaymentonly55%wereabletopaythefullbalancE.Shealsofoundthat70%ofChinesecreditcardholderssaidthatcreditcardscontributedtooverspending.YaobelievethatChinesecouldbenefitfromfinancialeducationdesignedtohelpthemplanfortheirfinancialfutureandencouragingtheChinesetotakeadvantageofdebtinaresponsiblefashionisimportantfortheChineseeconomy.AppropriateuseofdebtcanhelphouseholdsimprovetheirqualityoflifeaswellasspureconomicgrowththroughanincreaseinmarketpurchasesYaosaiD.26.WhydidChinaallowforeignbankstooffercreditcardstoChinesecitizens?A.ToincreaseChinesecitizen’sconfidenceineconomyB.TorespondtotheurgentdemandforfinancialreformsC.TopersuademoreChinesecitizenstoacceptcreditcardsD.Toimprovecompetitivenessintheinternationalmarket27.A.lotoffiguresareusedinthetextinorderto______.A.provideconcreteevidenceB.recordthevaluabledateC.giveadetaileddescriptionD.introducearesearchmethod28.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____.A.educationistheonlysolutionstofuturefinancialissuesB.overspendingismainlybroughtaboutbycreditcardsC.someChinesecitizenslackknowledgeofcreditrisksD.mostChinesecreditcardholderscan’tpaythebalance29.Theunderlinedwordspurinthelastparagraphisclosestinthemeaningto_____A.promoteB.delayC.controlD.discourage

BuckinghamPalaceiswheretheQueenlives.ItistheQueen’sofficialandmainroyalLondonhomE.BuckinghamPalacewasoriginallyasplendidhousebuiltbytheDuke公爵ofBuckinghamforhiswifE.GeorgeIVbeganchangingitintoapalacein1826.IthasbeentheofficialLondonhomeofBritain’sroyalfamilysince1837.BuckinghamPalaceisalsoanofficeandusedfortheadministrativeworkoftheroyalfamily.WhentheQueenisathomeyoucanseeherroyalflagtheRoyalStandardflyingfromtheflagpoleontopofBuckinghamPalacE.Theflagisdividedintofourequalparts.ThefirstandfourthpartsrepresentEnglandandcontainthreegoldlionswakingonaredfield;thesecondpartrepresentsScotlandandcontainsaredlionstandingonagoldfield;thethirdpartrepresentsIrelandandcontainsthegoldcoatofarmsofIrelandonabluefielD.Inflagprotocol礼仪theRoyalStandardwhichmustonlybeflownfrombuildingswheretheQueenispresentissupreme至高无上的.ItfliesabovetheBritishUnionFlagtheUnionJackandotherBritishflags.Itneverfliesathalfmast.TheguardsofthePalacewearredjacketsandtallfurryhats.WhenthefirstguardscomeondutythereisaceremonycalledtheChangingoftheGuarD.A.familiarsightatBuckinghamPalaceistheChangingoftheGuardceremonythattakesplaceintheopenspaceinfrontofiteachmorning.ThePalacehasaround750roomsincluding19staterooms52royalandguestbedrooms78bathrooms92officesacinemaandaswimmingpool.Italsohasitsownpostofficeandpolicestation.About400peopleworkatthePalaceincludingservantschefsfootmencleanersgardenerselectriciansandsoon.Morethan50000peoplecometothePalaceeachyearasgueststodinnersreceptionsandRoyalGardenParties.28.ForwhomwastheoriginalBuckinghamPalacebuilt?A.TheDukeofBuckingham.B.GeorgeIV.C.TheDukeofBuckingham’swifE.D.GeorgeIV’swifE.29.AccordingtothetexttheRoyalStandard_________.A.isflownatBuckinghamPalaceeverymorningB.representsthefourcountriesoftheUKC.fliesathalfmastonlyonafewoccasionsD.flieshigherthantheBritishUnionFlag30.WhencanavisitorseetheChangingoftheGuardceremony?A.Everymorningandevening.B.Everymorning.C.WhentheQueen’sflagisflying.D.WhenaflagisflyingatthePalacE.31.Whatisthelastparagraphabout?A.WhatyoucanseeinsideBuckinghamPalacE.B.TheroyalpartiesatBuckinghamPalacE.C.TheChangingoftheGuardatBuckinghamPalacE.D.PeoplelivingandworkingatBuckinghamPalacE.

PresidentCoolidge’sstatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessstillpointstoanimportanttruthtodaythatbusinessinstitutions机构enjoymorerespectandpopularityinAmericansocietythananyotherkindoforganizationincludingthegovernment.Whydobusinessinstitutionspossessthat?OnereasonisthatAmericansviewbusinessasbeingmorefirmlybasedonthecompetitionthanotherinstitutionsinsociety.SincecompetitionisseenasthemajorsourceofprogressandsuccessfulnessbymostAmericanscompetitivebusinessinstitutionsarerespecteD.Competitionisnotonlygoodinitself;itisthemeansbywhichotherbasicAmericanvaluessuchasindividual个人的freedomequalityofopportunityandhardworkareprotecteD.Competitionprotectsthefreedomoftheindividualbyensuringthatthereisnomonopoly垄断ofpower.Differentfromoneall-powerfulgovernmentmanybusinessescompeteagainsteachotherforprofits.Theoreticallyifonebusinesstriestotakeunfairadvantageofitscustomersitwilllosetocompetingbusinesswhichtreatsitscustomersmorefairly.Wheremanybusinessescompeteforthecustomers’dollarstheycannotaffordtotreatthemlikeinferiors下属orslaves.Acomparisonisoftenmadebetweenbusinesswhichiscompetitiveandgovernmentwhichisamonopoly.BecausebusinessiscompetitivemanyAmericansbelievethatitismoresupportiveoffreedomthangovernmenteventhoughgovernmentleadersareelectedbythepeopleandbusinessleadersarenot.ManyAmericansbelievethenthatcompetitionisasimportantorevenmoreimportantthandemocracy民主inkeepingfreedomon.Competitioninbusinessisalsobelievedtostrengthentheideaofequalityofopportunity.Competitionisseenasanopenandfairracewheresuccessfulnessgoestotheswiftest=smartestpersonregardlessofhisorhersocialclassbackgrounD.CompetitivesuccessiscommonlyseenastheAmericanalternativetosocialranks=positionsbasedonfamilybackgrounD.Businessisthereforeviewedasanexpressionoftheideaofequalityofopportunityratherthantheideaofspecialrights.12.ThestatementThebusinessofAmericaisbusinessprobablymeans______A.ThebusinessinstitutionsinAmericaareconcernedwithtradE.B.BusinessproblemsareofgreatimportancetotheAmericangovernment.C.Businessisofprimary=majorconcerntoAmericans.D.Americaisagreatpowerinworldbusiness.13.Americansbelievethattheycanrealizetheirpersonalvaluesonly______.A.whengivenequalityofopportunityB.throughdoingbusinessC.byprotectingtheirindividualfreedomD.bywayofcompetition14.Whocanbenefitfrombusinesscompetition?A.Honestbusinessmen.B.Bothbusinessmenandtheircustomers.C.Peoplewithideasofequalityandfreedom.D.Bothbusinessinstitutionsandgovernment.15.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbelieves_____.A.AmericanshavemoregoalsthanpeopleinothercountriesB.inmanycountriessuccessfulnessoftendependsonone’ssocialstatus=positionC.AmericanbusinessesaremoredemocraticthanthoseinothercountriesD.businessesinothercountriesarenotascompetitiveasthoseinAmerica

Singaporeisacountrywith42%ofitspopulationforeignborn.Singaporeanseventhoseofthesameethnicgroup少数民族havemanydifferentfirstlanguagesandcultures.ForexamplewithintheSingaporeanChinesegroupnearlyathirdspeakEnglishastheirhomelanguagewhilealmosthalfspeakStandardChineseastheirhomelanguageandtherestspeakvariousChinesedialects方言astheirhomelanguagE.DuetothesereasonstheEnglishfluencylevelofpeopleinSingaporevariesvastlyfrompersontoperson.MostreasonablyeducatedSingaporeansdospeakSingaporeStandardEnglishalternativelyknownasEducatedSingaporeEnglishwhichgrammaticallyisnotdifferentfromstandardBritishEnglishwithchangesbeinglimitedtoaccentandafewborrowedwordscausingfewchallengestoanynativeBritons.SingaporeEnglishderives起源itsrootsfromthe146yearsofBritishcolonialruleoverSingaporeuntilitsindependencein1965.Before1965thestandardformofEnglishinSingaporehadalwaysbeenBritishEnglish.AfterSingaporedeclaredindependenceEnglishinSingaporebegantotakealifeofitsownleadingtothedevelopmentofmodernSingaporeEnglish.EnglishhadbeentheofficiallanguageofthecolonialgovernmentandwhenSingaporegainedself-governmentin1959thelocalgovernmentdecidedtokeepEnglishasthemainlanguageinordertohelpdevelopeconomy.TheuseofEnglishasthenation’sfirstlanguageservestobridgethegapbetweendifferentethnicgroupsinSingaporE.EnglishisthegloballanguageforcommercetechnologyandscienceandimprovementofEnglishalsohelpstoexpediteSingapore’sdevelopmentanditbecomesimportantpartoftheglobaleconomy.ThereisanincreasingtrendofSingaporeansspeakingEnglishathomE.Forchildrenwhostartedprimaryschoolin200960%ofChinesealongwith60%Indianpupilsand35%ofMalaypupilsmainlyspeakEnglishathomE.BecausemanySingaporeansgrewupwithEnglishastheirfirstlanguageinschoolsomeSingaporeanChinesemaynotbeabletospeakStandardChinesE.47.HowmanypeopleinSingaporearenative?A.Lessthanaquarterofthepopulation.B.Aboutfortypercentofthepopulation.C.Onlyhalfofthepopulation.D.Nearlysixtypercentofthepopulation.48.AccordingtothetextwhendidtheBritishbegintoruleSingapore?A.In146B.In1819C.In1959D.In1965.49.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordexpediteinParagraph4?A.Speedup.B.Bringdown.C.Putoff.D.Holdback.50.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.TheBritishgovernmentsuggestedpeopleinSingaporeusemoreEnglish.B.EnglishhasreplacedalltheotherlanguagesinSingaporE.C.EnglishisimportanttotheunionoftheethnicgroupsinSingaporE.D.AlmostallthechildrencanspeakEnglishfreelyathomeandatschool.

ABookReview—TheSnake-StonebyBerlieDohertyThesetting:UrbanEnglandthecitiesbutalsoruralEnglandthecountrysideincludingremoteEnglishvillages.Thetheme:Themainthemeisateenagesearchofself-discoveryinthiscasethesearchforamotherfromwhomtheherowasseparatedatanearlyagE.Itsotherconcernsarelovegettingonwithothersbeingpersistent不屈不挠的andcourageousandtryingtodealwithdoubtstroublesandworries.AsthebookmovestoacloseJames’swimmingcoachsaystohim:YouarenotlikeakidobeyinginstructionsanymorE.Youaredivinglikeayoungmanwhoknowswhereheisgoing.Thecharacters:Jamesistheheroofthestory.Heisachampionshipdiverandhasacomfortablelifewithhisfosterparents养父母.Yethealsohasthequalitiestotakehimonalongjourneytofindhisbirthmother.TheothercharactersinTheSnake-StoneJames’parentshisdivinginstructorbestfriendthevillagerspeoplehemeetsonhisjourneyarepicturedrealistically.Theturningpoint:TheturningpointinthestorycomeswhileJames’fosterparentsareawayinLondonandhewondersabouttheidentityofhisbirthmother.Theonlycluehehasisafossilthesnakestonewhichsheleftbehindalongwithanoteonwhichshehadwritten:TakegoodcareofSammiE.ItwaswrittenonatornenvelopewithpartsofanaddressstilltherE.Thejourney:InsteadofgoingtoLondonJamesdecidestofindhisbirthmother.WithhelpfromhisgeographyteacherJamessetsoutfortheremotecountryvillagewherehismothermightbefounD.Jameshaspainfulchallengingbutalsohumorousandhappytravels.ThemotherhefinallymeetsAnnehasaminoryetpowerfulvoiceinthenovel.Hecomestounderstandwhyshelefthimatastranger’sdoorfifteenyearsbeforE.Althoughthemeetingisnotlongitleaveshimwithafeelingofcompleteness.Asajourneyofself-discoveryTheSnake-Stonealsoprovidesitsreaderswithahappyending.ItsherosaysonreturningtohisfosterparentsIwashomE.46.Whatisthemainthemeofthenovel?A.Lifewithfosterparents.B.Lifeintheworldofdiving.C.A.journeyofself-discovery.D.A.travelaroundthecountry.47.Whatdothecoach’swordsinParagraph2suggest?AJamesisasuccessfuldiver.B.Jamesisahopefulswimmer.C.Jamesisanoutgoingyoungman.D.Jamesisanindependentyoungman.48.Thesnakestoneinthenovelis.A.astonewithanaddressonitB.aclueleftbythebirthmotherC.agiftfromtheswimmingcoachD.afossilleftbythefosterparents49.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthenovel?A.Thestoryhasasadending.B.ThestorytakesplaceinthecityofLondon.C.ThecharactersarevividlydescribeD.D.Theturningpointcomesaftertheheromeetshisbirthmother.50.ItcanbeconcludedthatJames’journeyis_________.A.worthwhileB.boringC.comfortableD.disappointing

ThebestexampleofsomethingisoftencalledthegoldstandarD.ItsetsthestandardagainstwhichotherthingsaremeasureD.Ineconomicsthetermdescribeshowmajortradingnationsonceusedgoldtosetcurrencyvaluesandexchangerates.Manynationscontinuedtousethegoldstandarduntilthelastcentury.IntheUnitedStatespeoplecouldexchangepapermoneyforgoldfromtheeighteenseventiesuntilnineteenthirty-threE.Then-PresidentRichardNixonfinallydisconnectedthedollarfromthevalueofgoldinnineteenseventy-onE.FromtimetotimesomepoliticianscallforareturntothegoldstandarD.In1978theInternationalMonetaryFundendedanofficialgoldpricE.TheIMFalsoendedtherequireduseofgoldintransactionswithitsmembercountries.Sincethattimegoldpriceshavegrownandcontinuedtobehigh.Butpeoplekeepbuying.Somepeoplearegoldbugs.Theseareinvestorswhosaypeopleshouldbuygoldtoprotectagainstinflation通货膨胀.Peoplehavevaluedgoldforthousandsofyears.Thesoftdensemetalpolishestoabrightyellowshineandresistsmostchemicalreactions.Itmakesagoodmaterialformoneypoliticalpower--andmorerecentlyelectricalpower.Ifyouownadevicelikeamobilephoneoracomputeryoumightownalittlegoldinthewiring.Thegoldstandardwasthesubjectofoneofthebest-knownspeechesinAmericanpoliticalhistory.WilliamBryanwantedthecountrytousebothgoldandsilverasmoney.Theideawastodevaluethedollarandmakeiteasierforfarmerstopaytheirdebts.Sohedeliveredaspeechwhichmadehimfamous.Hewasapresidentialcandidatethreetimes.Butheneverwon.28.TheunderlinedwordtransactionsprobablymeansA.warsB.tradeC.meetingsD.conflict29.AftertheIMFendedtheofficialgoldpricethegoldprices.A.stayedthesameB.begantodropC.increasedD.increasedalittleatfirstandkeptdrop30.What’sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThereasonforvaluinggoldB.ThehistoryoftheuseofgoldC.NewfunctionofgoldD.Howtoobtaingold31.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatWilliamBryan.A.wasonceafarmerB.lovedtocollectgoldC.wasafamouspoliticalfigureD.wasagoodatgivingspeeches

Weallneedavacationwhetherwiththeentirefamilyoryoursignificantother.Unfortunatelymanyofuswillnotbeabletofollowthroughwithvacationplans.Butnowthereisanalternativethatiscatchingon流行起来ratherquicklyanditiscalledaStaycation.A.staycationisjustwhatitsoundslikeavacationbutyoustayathomE.Itmightnotsoundinterestingbutyoucanturnitintoafunandrelaxinggetaway.Tellfamilyandfriendsyourplans.Intheireyesyouaretrulyonvacationandtheyonlyneedtocontactyouincaseofanemergency.Gooutside;don’tletthekidssleepallday.GooutandbirdwatchgofishingexploretheparksandnaturetakeinallyoucanoftheoutsideworlD.Youcanevenhavearelaxingdayatthebeachsoakinsomesunandletthekidsgoswimming.Goonapicnic;havethekidsflykites.Bringsomebubblesandhaveanicedaywiththewindblowinginyourhair.Watchasthekidsrunandplayandenjoythebeautifuloutdoors.Campingisanotherfunwaytohaveastaycation.IfyouhaveacampinggroundinyourareayoucangocampingforadayortwoandshowthekidshowitistoliverightintheheartofMotherNaturE.Justrememberitreallydoesn’tmatterwhereyoudecidetogowhetherhomeoraway.Aslongasyoucreatequalitytimewithyourfamilyyoucanstrengthenthebondsthatmayhavebeenpushedasideduringallthelongstressfulworkhours.Timeisthemostimportantthingyoucangivetoyourhusbandwifeandkidsenjoyingeverymomenttogetherandyouwillhavelastingmemoriesinyourhearts.1.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.Thepopularityofastaycation.B.Theimportanceofavacation.C.Wheretospendyourvacationthisyear.D.Howtoplanastaycation.2.Youshouldtellfamilyandfriendsyourplanssothat.A.theywillfullysupportyouB.theywilltakecareofyourhouseC.theywillcontactyouonlywhennecessaryD.theycanhelpyoumakepreparations3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTagoodwaytohaveagoodstaycation?A.Tosleepathomeallday.B.Togoouttowatchbirds.C.Togototheparks.D.Torelaxonthebeach.4.Whatisthemostimportantthingoftakingastaycation?A.Spendingqualitytimewithyourfamily.B.LettingyourkidslearnaboutnaturE.C.GivingyourfamilyrelaxingtimE.D.Gettingawayfromstressfulworkhours.5.Theunderlinedwordbondsinthelastparagraphcanbebestreplacedby.A.friendshipB.healthC.linksD.circles

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

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

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

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

BelowisapassageadaptedfromthenetworkeditionofChinaDaily.EventLiYangoneofChina’smostfamousEnglishteachersapologizedforbeatinghisAmericanwifemorethanaweekaftershepostedphotosofherinjuriesonthewebandsetoffabombofcriticism.IwholeheartedlyapologizetomywifeKimandmygirlsforcommittingdomesticviolencE.ThishascausedthemseriousphysicalandmentaldamageLisaidonhismicroblogatWeibo.comthecountry’smostpopularsocialmediasiteonSaturday.Li42isamechanicsmajorbutisbestknownforhisCrazyEnglishapopularmethodoflanguagelearningthatinvolvesyellingatthetopofone’slungs.HewasatthecenterofpubliccriticismafterhiswifeKimLeeputuppostsonthewebaccusinghimofabuseshowingherswollenforeheadandknees.Voices@XuemanziangelinvestorAnti-domesticviolencelawsshouldbemadeassoonaspossiblegivingprotectiontotherightsofwomenandchildrenlawfully.Policeshouldnotstandbackfromdomesticviolenceanylongerevenifnoonereportsthem.SocietyasawholeshouldattachgreaterimportancetothecrimE.@ZhangxiaomeiChinesearenevertaughtaboutmarital婚姻的relationswhichmeannotmerelylivingtogether.A.goodmarriageneedstoovercomethreedifferences:familybackgroundgenderandpersonalities.InadditiontothesethereisculturalgapinLiYang’scasE.IftheeffectsofthesedifferencesarenotwellunderstoodafterthehoneymoonperiodtheywillturnintoconflictsandendangerthemarriagE.Li’sdomesticviolenceisareminderthatChinaneedssucheducation.@WuxiaolongSinaWeibouserLiYang’schoicetoresorttodomesticviolencereallyreflectshischaracter.StudentswhohaveattendedhisCrazyEnglishCampmayknowwhatImean:Liwantshisstudentstoworshiphimasanidol.Istillrememberheoncehadhisstudentskowtow叩头tohim.HealwaysteachesEnglishbyimposition权威强制whichdirectlyreflectshisdesireforpower.@SikaozheSinaWeibouserIntheUSthepunishmentsfordomesticviolenceareevenmoreseverethanstealing.Ifthepolicearriveatthewife’scallduringafightingbetweenacoupleandfindinjuriesonhertheywillimmediatelyarrestthehusbanD.Evenifthewifedoesn’tcallthepolicetheymayalsoshowupasneighborscouldwelldotheirpart.@ykxinSinaWeiboUserDon’tblindlyworshipanyonebecauseineveryclosettheremayhideaskeleton.AsafamousChinesesayinggoesOnlytheywhodowellintheirdailyroutinetaskscanfulfilltheirdreamsongreatoccasions.NotsurprisinglyonewhofocusestoomuchonhiscareerandignoreshisfamilylikeLiYangwillfailinboth.Don’tjudgeapersonbyhiscareersuccesswealthoranyothermaterialaspectbecausewhatfinallydecidesapersonishischaracter.Aftermath余波AlthoughLiYangpubliclyapologizedtohiswifepromisingtolovehisdaughtersevenifheandLeedivorcethedamageperhapspermanentlyhasbeendonetohiswifehisthreedaughtersandthewholefamily.WangXingjuanfounderoftheMapleWomen’sPsychologicalConsultingCenteranon-profitorganizationsaidnearlyhalfofdomesticviolenceabusersarepeoplewhohavehighereducationseniorjobsandsocialstatus.ShesaidthiswasprobablybecausesuchpeoplewereoftentoostressedinlifE.46.ThispassageisfocusedonLiYang’s____________.A.microblogarticleB.domesticviolenceC.English-teachingcareerD.internationalmarriage47.Zhangxiaomeiholdstheviewthat____________.A.lawsshouldbepassedtopreventconflictsB.crazypersonalityaccountsforviolenceandilltemperC.overcomingbackgroundgapisnecessaryformarriageD.Livingtogetheriswhatmarriageismainlyabout48.Whothinksthatcharacterplaysthemostimportantroleinone’slife?A.@ykxinB.@SikaozheC.@XuemanziD.@Zhangxiaomei49.AccordingtoWangXingjuan____________.A.peopleofhighereducationwon’teasilylosetemperB.peopleunderstresstendtohavedomesticviolenceC.peopleinlowersocialstatusoftenbeattheirwivesD.peoplewithseniorjobsseldomhavefamilytrouble

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

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

TravelingcanbeaveryfunandexcitingwaytovacationwithyourfamilybutitdoesnotalwaysturnoutasexpecteD.Ihavetraveledalotwithmyfamilyovertheyearsbutsomeexperienceswereworthforgettingaltogether.IrememberaparticulartravelingexperienceIhadwithmydadandstepmotherwhichsticksoutinmymindforthewrongreasons.MydadandstepmotherhaddecidedtodrivetoCaliforniaforourfamilyvacation.ThiswassupposedtoprovideeducationalvaluesincewewouldbeabletostopalongthewayandlookatvarioussitesineachstatE.EverythingwasgoingasplanneduntilwedecidedtotakeabreakandstopattheGrandCanyon大峡谷.Ihadalwayswantedtoseethisexcitingplaceandhaddecidedtowriteareportonitfortheeighth-gradeEnglishclass.Wegotoutofthecarandwerewalkingononeofthepathstogettoacliff悬崖sowecouldtakeafamilyphotowhenIslippedandfell.Ifellonapieceofrockandimmediatelyfeltthepainshotupmyleg.Mydadtookmetothenearesthospitalandafteraneight-hourwaitintheemergencyroomfoundoutthatmytwobonesinmyfootbroken.NeedlesstosayourvacationwasnofunformebecauseIwasinpainandhadaplasticcastonmyfootduringthewholetwo-weektrip.Iendedupmakinganappointmentthedaywegothometoseeanorthopedist.ThatwasdefinitelynotwhatIconsiderfunoragreatvacationanditreallyputadentinoursightseeingplans.Whoknewthattryingtotakeafamilypicturewouldruinmyfamilyvacation?ImakeupmymindI’llhavetoputsafetyfirstwheneverIhaveatripinfuturE.36.Whydoestheauthoralwaysremembertheparticulartravelingexperience?A.Becausehewroteagoodreportonit.B.Becauseaterribleaccidentduringthetriptaughthimalesson.C.Becausethesitesthereprovidedspecialeducationalvalueforhim.新课标第一网D.BecausetheydrovetoCaliforniaforthefirsttimE.37.Theauthorslippedandfellwhenhewas.A.talkingtohisfatherB.walkingonapathtothecliffC.takingaphotooftheirfamilyD.overlookingtheGrandCanyon38.Fromthetextwecanlearnthat.A.thebonesoftheauthor’stwolegswerebrokenB.theauthorwaitedfor8hoursbeforethetreatmentC.theauthorwastakentothehospitalnearhishomeD.theauthor’striplastedabouthalfamonth39.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordorthopedistinParagraph3probablymean?A.Themanwhohelpscomfortwhoeverisunhappy.B.Themanwhohelpsimprovesomebody’sstudies.C.Themanwhohelpspreventboneshapesbeingunnatural.D.Thedoctorwhohelpssaveone’slifebyoperation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Itisreportedthatjustbylisteningtoaforeignlanguageyoucanfinditmucheasier.Yourbrainisprocessingtheinformationevenifyouarenotawarethatyouareactuallylearning.Itisasimpleconceptreally.A.newborncannotknowwhatanyoneissayingorwritedownwhathehearsbutthroughrepetitionofthesamesoundhecanlearnalanguagE.Actuallywealllearnourfirstlanguagebythislisteningapproach.Thereisnoonetoreallytranslateanythingtous.Youprobablydidhaveparentswhopointedatthingsandwouldpronouncethemtoyoubuttheydidnotsitdowntoteachyourgrammarrules.Allthesearethemethodsoftenusedtolearnanewlanguageatschool;itisverydifficultforustoacceptanewwayoflearning.Thatisnottosaythatyoushouldnotusevocabularywordlisttohelpyoulearn.Youjustneedtosupplythislearningbypassivelistening.ThankstothearticleIreadbychanceinthenewspaperIstartedtolistentoEnglishradiobroadcastseveryday.AsfirstItooknonoticeofitbecauseIhadnoideawhatwasbeingsaiD.ButIsoonrealizethatIcouldunderstandwordseventhoughIcouldnotunderstandeverythingthatwasbeingsaiD.MyearsbegantopickoutwordsthatIrecognizeD.Inolongerpickedupotherprograms.InsixmonthsIhaveavocabularyofabout1000Englishwords.Nowyoucanseethemoreexposureyouhavetothelanguageyouaretryingtolearntheeasieritisgoingtolearnit.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ListeningisthemainwayfornewbornstolearnalanguagE.B.Moreandmorestudentsbegintodomuchlisteningpracticeatschool.C.ThewriterusedtolistentoEnglishprogramscarefullyeveryday.D.Weshouldknowthenewwordsaheadoftimebeforelearningaforeignlanguagethroughlistening.22.HowdidthewritergettheideaofimprovinghisEnglishthroughlistening?A.heknewitfromhisteacher.B.Hehearditfromtheradio.C.Hegotitbywatchingnewbornslearntospeak.D.Helearnedaboutitthroughthenewspaper.23.WhenthewriterfirstlistentoEnglishprogramshe_________.A.couldnotfollowthespeaker.B.showedmuchinterestinthem.C.triedtopickoutthewordshecouldunderstanD.D.foundhecouldincreasehisvocabularyveryquickly.24.Howdidthewritergethisideaacross?A.withfactsandtheories.B.withfiguresandexplanationsC.withcomparisonsandpersonalexperiences.D.withstoriesandarguments

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

It’snoteasybeingateenager13至19岁青少年–norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangryhurtormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowupwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyou’llstillbethereforhimwhenheneedsyou.Expectalotfromyourchildjustnoteverything.Exceptforhealthandsafetyproblemssuchasdruguseorcarelessdrivingconsidereverythingelseopentodiscussion.Ifyourchildisunwillingtodiscusssomethingdon’tinsistheshouldtellyouwhat’sonhisminD.Themoreyouinsistthemorelikelythathe’llclamup.Insteadlethimattempttosolvethingsbyhimself.Atthesametimeremindhimthatyou’realwaysthereforhimifheneedsadviceorhelp.Showrespectforyourteenager’sprivacy.Neverreadhismailorlisteninonpersonalconversations.Teachyourteenagerthatthefamilyphoneisforthewholefamily.Ifyourchildtalksonthefamily’stelephonefortoolongtellhimhecantalkfor15minutesbutthenhemuststayoffthephoneforatleastanequalperiodoftimE.Thisnotonlyfreesupthelinesothatotherfamilymemberscanmakeandreceivecallsbutalsoteachesyourteenagermoderation节制.Orifyouareopentotheideaallowyourteenagerhisownphonethathepaysforwithhisownpocketmoneyorapart-timejoB.50.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellparents______.A.howtogetalongwithateenagerB.howtorespectateenagerC.howtounderstandateenagerD.howtohelpateenagergrowup51.WhatdoesthephraseclamupinParagraph2probablymean?A.becomeexcitedB.showrespectC.refusetotalkD.needhelp52.Thelastparagraphisabouthowtoteachateenager______.A.tousethephoneinaproperwayB.topayforhisowntelephoneC.tosharethephonewithfriendsD.toanswerthephonequickly53.Whatshouldparentsdoinraisingateenageraccordingtothetext?A.Notallowhimtolearndrivingortakedrugs.B.Givehimadviceonlywhennecessary.C.LethimhavehisowntelephonE.D.Nottalkaboutpersonalthingswithhim.

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

AGermancompanywasconcernedabouttalksinMoscowtryingtosellsome100milliondollarsworthofequipmenttoaRussianStatecompany.TalkswentsmoothlybutdifferencesremaineD.SoMartinBayerhimselftheCEOoftheGermanCompanydecidedtocometoMoscowtoheadthetalks.BesidescaringabouthisbusinesstheCEOwantedtogotoRussiatohuntbears.MartinBayerwasoneofthegreatesthuntersofourtimeandtheRussiansknewaboutit.HewenttotheSaharamorethanhundredtimesandhuntedlionscrocodiles;hehuntedpolarbearsintheNorthPoleandtigersintherainforestsofIndiA.ButhehadneverhuntedRussianbears.SotheRussiansdecidedtoorganizeabearhuntforMr.Bayertosweetenthetalks.Thiswasn'tasimpletask.SomepeopleintheweststillbelievethatbearsmaybefoundandseeneverywhereinRussiancitiesjustlikesquirrelsmaybeseeninourbackyards.ThisisnottruE.Theclosestplaceonemayfindbearsinthewildismaybe2500milesawayfromMoscow.HoweverasolutionwasquicklyfounD.TheRussianbusinessmenwenttoMoscowCircus马戏团andfor$2000boughtaveryoldbear.Thisbearusedtoamuseandamazeaudiencesinmanycountriesfor30yearsbutgotandlookedtoooldandwasretireD.BecarefultheRussianbearsareverydangerousandfrighteningtheytoldtoMr.Bayer.IfcomparedtotheRussianbearsyourAfricanlionsarenothingmorethanharmlesscats.Thebearwasbroughttoaforest50milesfromMoscowandwaslefttherE.Mr.Bayerwastoldthatbearswereplentifulinthatforestandthatmanycattleandevenpeoplehadbeeneateninthesurroundingvillages.Meanwhilean18-yearoldfemaledrovethroughtheforestonamotorcycleandsuddenlysawabearnobearshadbeenseeninthoseplacesfor200years.Shewasfrightenedfellleftherhelmetandhermotorcycleandranaway.Mr.Bayerwasexcitedandreadytohunt.ThiscouldbecomethemostsuccessfulpartofhisextraordinaryhuntingexperiencE.ThenextmomentMr.Bayersawabearinahelmetdrivingonamotorcyclethroughtheforestinfrontofhim.Thebearhadahappyexpressiononhisfaceashewasdoingsomethinghehadbeendoinginthecircusfor30years:circlingonamotorcycle!Mr.BayerlivesinaprivatementalinstitutionnearHamburghappilyeverafter.TheequipmentwasneversoldtoRussiA.ItwassoldtoIraqinsteaD.21.WhydidtheRussiansinviteMr.Bayertohuntbears?A.Russianbearsarefamousfortheircruelty.B.Theymanagedtofindabearforhunting.C.Theyexpectedthetradetobesuccessful.D.TherewasabearinMoscowCircus.22.WhydidtheRussianssayBecarefultheRussianbearsareverydangerousandfrightening?A.TotellMr.Bayerthatmanypeoplehadbeenkilledbybears.B.TomakeMr.Bayerfeelthehuntingreallychallenging.C.TowarnMr.Bayertomindhissafetywhilehunting.D.TotellMr.Bayerthatthebearisreallydangerous.23.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat__________.A.Mr.BayerhasgonemadB.thebearinjuredhimbadlyC.hehasworkedinamentalinstitutionsincethenD.thetradehasgonesmoothlybetweenRussianandIraq

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PhoneticsProfessorHenryHigginsfirstmeetsElizaDoolittleaflowergirlneartheRoyalOperaHouselateonacoldMarchnight.Elizaissellingflowers.HigginsisoutonhisendlesssearchfornewdialectsofLondon’sspeech.HigginsmakesabetwithColonelPickeringthathecanturnthecockney伦敦腔flowergirlElizaDoolittleintoaladywithinthreemonths.TodosohemustchangeherthickLondonaccentteachhertospeakproperEnglishandteachhermanners.Higginslooksuponhernotasapersonbutasrawmaterialforhisexperiment.HetrainsElizaforweeks.WhennoprogressismadeElizaloseshercourageHigginsloseshistemperandevenPickering’spatiencewearsthin.Atlastsheimproves.InordertotestElizahedecidestointroducehertohismother’sguestsattheAscotRaceMeeting.Elizaprovestobeasuccess.PickeringandHigginsareveryproudandneitherofthemtakesintoaccountEliza’spersonalaccomplishmentsinthematter.Elizahasabsorbedthesophistication世故andthecouragetoseetheunfairnessofthisandsheblowsupdemandingrecognition.TheProfessorisastonisheD.Itisasthoughastatuehascometolifeandspoken.Elizarushesoutofthehouseangrily.HigginsdiscoversthatheishurtbecauseElizaleaveshim.Hemeetsherathismother’sflatwhereshehasgoneforadvicE.Theyargueviolentlyandshestormsout.ItisonlyamomentafterherdeparturethatHigginsfinallywakesuptothefactthatElizahasbecomeanentirelyindependentandadmirablehumanbeing.Herealizesthathewillhaveadifficulttimegettingonwithouther.25.Fromthepassagewecanseethat___________.A.ElizahasmaderapidprogressduringthefirstweekB.turningElizaintoaladyisnotaneasyjobC.HigginsgivesupwhennoprogressismadeD.PickeringoftenloseshistemperwhenteachingEliza26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseblowupmeaninthispassage?A.TobecomeveryexciteD.B.TobeverydisappointeD.C.Tobecomeveryangry.D.TobeveryinteresteD.27.WhyisHigginsastonishedwhenElizademandsrecognition?A.BecausehethoughtElizawasonlyastatuE.B.Becausehismother’sfriendsdon’tlikeElizaatall.C.BecausehethinkshighlyofEliza’spersonalachievements.D.Becausehedidn’trealizethatElizahadbecomeanindependentperson.

Register注册inpersonRegisterbyphoneRegisterbymail1781N.WinchesterST.Call2648833UseformgivenChicagoBasicPhotographyThisisaneight-hourcourseforbeginnerswhowanttolearnhowtousea35mmcamerA.Theteacherwillcoversuchareasaskindsoffilmlightandlenses镜头.Bringyourown35mmcameratotheclass.CourseCharge:$150August.10121719Tues.&Thurs.6-8p.m.MarianneAdamsisaprofessionalphotographerwhosephotographsappearinmanymagazines.UnderstandingComputersThistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodon’tknowverymuchaboutcomputersbutwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersarewhattheycanandcan’tdoandhowtousethem.CourseCharge:$75EquipmentCharge:$10August.7142128Sat.9-12A.m.JosephSaimdersisaprofessorofcomputerscienceatNewUrbanUniversity.HehasovertwelveyearsofexperienceinthecomputerfielD.StopSmokingDoyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyoualreadytriedtostopandfailed?Nowitisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmokingandthistwelve-hourcoursewillhelpyoudoit.CourseCharge:$30August.4111825Mon.4-7p.m.Dr.JohnGoodeisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmoking.TypingThiscourseonweekdaysisforthosewhowanttotypeaswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Youaretestedinthefirstclassandpracticeatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.ThisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeeD.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.CourseCharge:$125MaterialsCharge:$25Twohourseacheveningfortwoweeks.ThiscourseistaughtbyanumberofbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttypingcoursesbeforE.58.Theshortestcourseis_____.A.BasicPhotographyB.UnderstandingComputersC.StopSmokingD.Typing59.A.coursewhichcandosomethinggoodforyourhealthwillcost____.A.$50B.$30C.$10D.$12560.Therearetypingcourses_____.A.onSaturdaysandSundaysB.oneachdayintheweekC.fromMondaytoSaturdayD.fromMondaytoFriday

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

Associetiesdeveloptheirmembersstarttoseethingsnotsomuchaccordingtowhattheyneedbutaccordingtowhattheywant.Whenpeoplehaveenoughmoneythesewantsbecomedemands.Nowit'simportantforthemanagersinacompanytounderstandwhattheircustomerswantiftheyaregoingtodevelopeffectivemarketingstrategies策略.Therearevariouswaysofdoingthis.Onewayatsupermarkets超市forexampleistointerview采访customerswhilethey'redoingtheirshopping.TheycanbeaskedwhattheyprefertobuyandthentheresultsoftheresearchcanbestudieD.Thisprovidesinformationonwhichtobasefuturemarketingstrategies.It'salsoquitenormalfortopmanagersfromdepartmentstorestospendadayortwoeachmonthvisitingstoresandmixingfreelywiththepublicasiftheywereordinarycustomerstogetanideaofhowcustomersact.Anotherwaytogetinformationfromcustomersistogivethemsomething.Forexamplesomefastfoodrestaurantsgiveawayticketsinmagazinesoronthestreetthatpermitcustomerstogetpartoftheirmealfornothing.Aswellasbeingagoodwayofattractingcustomersintotherestaurantstospendtheirmoneyitalsoallowsthemanagerstogetafeelforwheretoattractcustomersandwhichage-groupstoattract.Anotherstrategyusedatsomewell-knownparkssuchasDisneylandisfortopmanagerstospendatleastonedayintheirworktoutingtheparkdressedasMickeyMouseorsomethinglikethat.ThisprovidesthemwithaperfectchancetoexaminethesceneandwatchthecustomerswithoutbeingnoticeD.29.Thetextisdesignedfor_______A.mangersB.salesmenC.researchersD.customers30.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpmanagersgetusefulinformation?A.Visitingcustomersthemselves.B.Givingcustomersfreefoodonthestreet.C.Visitingparksasordinarycustomers.D.Askingcustomersquestionsatsupermarkets.31.Whatdoesthewordthisunderlinedinthelastsentencereferto?A.VisitingDisneylanD.B.Wearingattractiveclothes.C.ActingMickeyMousE.D.DressingupandwalkingarounD.32.Themainideaofthetextis_________.A.howtodomarketresearchB.howtodevelopmarketingstrategiesC.howtofindoutcustomers'socialneedsD.howtoencouragecustomerstospendmoremoney

A.creditcardthatwon’tworkunlessitsowner’svoiceisheardmaybecomeanimportantweaponinthefightagainsteconomicfraud欺诈.Thecardusingabuilt-invoice-recognitionchiprequiresuserstogiveaspokenpasswordthatitrecognizes.TheideaistopreventthievesfromusingastolencardtobuygoodsonlinE.A.modelbuiltbyengineersinCaliforniapacksamicrophonealoudspeakerabatteryandavoice-recognitionchipintoastandard-sizedcreditcarD.Thecardisthelengthandwidthofanordinarycreditcardbutaboutthreetimesasthick.Thecompanynowplanstomakeitthinner.ThevoicecardisbasedonanearlierBeepcardtechnologydesignedtopreventfraudinonlinedeals.TheBeepcardhasnomicrophonebuthasabuilt-inloudspeakertoutteranaudible听得见的IDsignalbyacomputer’smicrophonetoanonlineserver服务器.ByconfirmingthatsignalmatchestheinformationinthecardtheservercanmakesurethattheuserisnotsimplykeyinginacreditcardnumberbutactuallyhasthecardinhishanD.TheIDcodewhichonlytheserverknowschangeseachtimethecardisuseD.ThispreventsfraudstersrecordingthebeepsnotingthecarddetailsandthenplayingbacktheaudibleIDwhentheykeyinthedetailslater.ButthisearlierBeepcardtechnologycannotpreventillegaluseofstolencards.Thenewvoicecardcan.Thenewvoicecarddoesn’tidentifyitselfbyitsIDuntilithasconfirmedtherealuser’sspokenpassworD.Thieveswillbeunabletousethecardbecauseeveniftheyknewthepasswordtheywouldhavetobeabletocopytheowner’svoicewithahighdegreeofaccuracy.ThechallengeforBeepcardhasbeentodevelopvoice-recognitionandaudiocircuitry声音电路.Thevoice-recognitioncreditispoweredbyaminibattery.ToextendbatterlifetheelectronicshaveonlytobeswitchedonwhenthecardisbeinguseD.Pressingabuttononthecard’ssurfaceallowsonetohearafemalevoicesayingSayyourpassworD.Ifthevoice-recognitionsoftwareprovesthatthepasswordisrealitsendsitsIDwhichtheserverthenidentifiesallowingthedealtocontinuE.59.Whyisthevoicecreditanimportantinnovation?A.Itischeaptomakeandbuy.B.Itcanleavevoicemessages.C.Itmakesonlineshoppingeasy.D.Itmakesfraudmoredifficult.60.Whatistheproblemwiththemodelcard?A.ItistoolargE.B.Itistoothick.C.Itcan’tbeusedonlinE.D.Ithasnoloudspeaker.61.WhichofthefollowingabouttheearliercardisTRUE?A.ItsownercanchangetheIDcodeatwill.B.Itsuserneedn’tkeyinthecreditcardnumber.C.Itcanrecorditsuser’sspokenpassworD.D.Itcanbeusedbysomeonewhohasstolenit.62.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.FurtherimprovementshouldbemadetoextendbatterylifE.B.OnlyfemalevoicepasswordscanberecognizedbythecarD.C.TherearenolimitstotheuseofthecarD.D.Femalecustomerswilllikeusingit.

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

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

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

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

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

A.recenttrendinCalifornianrestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperiencE.Appetizers开胃品seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurantsbarsandcafes.Inthiswayinthecourseofaneveningoutyoumightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftowntoabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherendthenforacoffeeandfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.ReasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecentlyeachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmospherecombinedwiththeincreasedsophisticationinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffereD.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddayswhenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizzacreamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;howevertheirnewpopularityhasmeantthattheyarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobE.Certainlyforthatspecialoccasionamealinanicerestaurantcompletewiththepianoperformanceishardtobeat.Howeverifweseethatthistrendforbutterflyeating--movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening--continuesthenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!29.HowareCalifornianpeople'seatinghabitschanging?A.Peoplearediningoutless.B.Californianrestaurantsarebecominglesspopular.C.A.fullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.D.Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.30.Ifyougooutforaneveningofappetizersyouarelikelyto__________.A.beboredwithsomekindsofsnacksB.needacarorabusorothertransportC.spendmoretimeforafullmealthanyouwouldD.eattoomuchmeat31.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsincreasedsophisticationinParagraph2mean?A.ServingabiggersharE.B.Offeringbetterqualityandvariety.C.ChargingmoreforfooD.D.UsinghealthiermixturE.32.Appetizersusedtobeseenas____________.A.cheapmealB.relativelyimportantC.afullmealD.anexpensivemeal

Diseasepovertyhatelove－CharlesDickens’storiesopenedhisreaderseyestothemostimportantthemesofhisagE.TwohundredyearsonhisstoriesstillspeakvolumesacrosstheworldprovingthatDickens’legacy遗产wasfargreaterthanjustgreat-literature.February7marksthe200thanniversaryofthewriter’sbirthday.TomarkthisdateBBCwriterAlexHudsonlistedsixthingsDickensgavethemodernworlD.Let’stakealookattwoofthem.A.WhiteChristmasDickensisdescribedasthemanwhoinventedChristmas—notthereligiousfestivalbuttheculturalaspectsthatweassociatewiththefestiveseasontoday.Intheearly19thcenturyChristmaswasbarelyworthmentioningaccordingtocriticandwriterLeighHunt.ThecommitteewhichrantheConservativePartyevenheldordinarybusinessmeetingsonChristmasDay—unthinkableintheWestnowadayswheneveryonebutthemostnecessaryworkerstakesatleastthreedaysoff.ManypeoplebelievethatDickens’populardescriptionsofthefestiveperiodbecameablueprintforgenerationstocomE.InhisclassicnovelA.ChristmasCarolhenotonlyputforwardtheideaofsnowatChristmasbutalsopaintedapictureofglowingwarmth－homeenjoymentsaffectionsandhopes.InhisbiographyofDickensPeterAckroydwrote:Dickenscanbesaidtohavealmostsingle-handedlycreatedthemodernideaofChristmas.Dickenspoverty贫穷DickenswasoneofthefirsttotakeanhonestlookattheunderclassandthepoorofVictorianLondon.Hehelpedpopularizethetermredtapetodescribesituationswherepeopleinpoweruseneedlessamountsofbureaucracy官僚作风inawaythatparticularlyhurtstheweakerandpoorermembersofsociety.Dickensianhasnowbecomeapowerfulwordfordescribinganunacceptablelevelofpoverty.In2009whenthepresidentoftheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersintheUKwantedtotalkaboutpovertyinsomeareasofBritainshedidnotusewordsliketerribleorhorrificbutratherdescribeditaslifemirroringthetimesofDickens.8.Thearticleismainlyabout____________A.abriefintroductiontoCharlesDickensB.CharlesDickens’influenceontheworldC.thecharactersinCharlesDickens’storiesD.CharlesDickens’achievementsinliterature9.WhyisDickenscalledthemanwhoinventedChristmas?A.Becausehecreatedbothreligiousandculturefestival.B.BecauseallhisnovelshavesomethingtodowithChristmas.C.BecauseoneofhisnovelshelpedtoshapeChristmascelebrations.D.BecausehewasthefirstmantohaveproposedcelebratingChristmas.10.Accordingtothearticlethephraseredtaperefersto_______.A.rulesorproceduresthatarerequiredtoaccomplishataskB.asituationinwhichpoormembersofsocietyarehurt.C.conflictbetweenpeopleinpowerandweakerpeopleD.pointlesslytime-consumingofficialprocedures11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.DickensianiswidelyusedtodescribetheChristmasB.CharlesDickens’novelsreflectthetruelifeathisageC.EverypersoncantakethreedaysoffforChristmasD.ThethemeofCharlesDickens’storiesisaboutpoverty

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

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

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

ThefilmNetworktellsthesadtaleofHowardBealeanetworknewsanchorwhoisabouttolosehisjoboverpoorviewerratings.Heexpresseshisannoyanceonaircastigatingthenetworkandcursingthatlifeisbullshit.Theplugisabouttobepulledbutsuddenlyhisratingsrocketasthepublicgetsinbehindhim.AblyplayedbyPeterFinchHowardbecomesaninstantcelebrityandgetshisownshow.HethenuttersalinewhichhashelpedplaceNetworkamongstthetop100AmericanfilmseverproduceD.Heencouragespeopletoleanoutoftheirwindowsandshoutatthetopoftheirlungs:I’masmadashellandI’mnotgoingtotakethisanymore!SomethingsimilartothatfamousphraseisbeingshoutedoutofthewindowsofhighereducationinstitutionsacrossIrelanD.NormallycalmconsideredandrestrainedthescientistsengineersandmathematiciansareasmadashellandaredeterminedtomakethemselveshearD.ThewindowswerethrownopenlastWednesdaywhenmorethan800researchershereandabroadsignedaletterandpublisheditinanewspapereffectivelysayingtheyweren’tgoingtotakeitanymorE.ItwasanopenlettertotheGovernmentofIrelandfromthe800whodeclaredthemselvesIrishscientistsforbasicresearchhopingforfinancialsupport.ThelettercomesjustastheGovernmentrusheseveryonealongtowardsaMarch23rd2015deadlineforwrittensubmissionsonthecreationofanewstrategyforsciencetechnologyandinnovation.ThisinturnwillbedeliveredbyJunesaystheMinisterofStateforSkillsandResearchDamienEnglish.Theletter’sauthorsaddhoweverthatitwassurprisingtheletterhitwhenitdiD.Workontheletterbeganbeforetheyknewthisconsultationprocesshadopenedbutnowtheletteranditscontentscancontributetotheforthcomingstrategy.28.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1mean?A.walkafterB.supportC.interruptD.hidebehind29.Atwhatpartofanewspapercanyouprobablyfindthispassage?A.FilmandentertainmentB.FeatureC.EducationD.Socialaffairs30.WhichofthestatementsbelowisNOTTRUE?A.Howardwilllosehisjobbecauseviewersdon’tlikehimatfirst.B.Theresearchersthrewthewindowsopentoremindpeopletofocusonbasicresearch.C.TheletterfromtheresearcherswassignedandpublishedlastWednesday.D.Thegovernmentencouragedthepublictosubmittheirsuggestionsofanewstrategy.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Thescientistsaremadashellsoshowthemmoney.B.Howardbecomesacelebrityandgetshisownshow.C.Unexpectedendofthetaleofanetworknewsanchor.D.A.famouslineutteredbyHowardBealE.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PlanningavisitingtotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost$220atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomjustcost$170.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid---oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime---checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartofthetownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthinadvancethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas$95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas$75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust$62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuilding.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor$420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKELondon’sBorisbikes’haveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastlecasualmemberpayaround$1.5fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor$5perday.9.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay_____________.A.helptravelerstospendsomewonderfultimeB.lettravelerspaymoreforaccommodationC.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKD.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplans10.FarringdoninParagraph5ismostprobably___________.A.thetubelinetoCoventGardenB.anidealholidaydestinationC.thenameofatravelagencyD.ahotelawayfromthestation11.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat___________.A.liesinthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.costsover$100onaverageperdayinlateSeptemberD.providescookingfacilitiesfortourists.12.Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof__________.A.onehourandahalfB.onehourC.twohoursD.halfanhour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Noonecanbelievethattheover6000­kilometerGreatWallmightdisappearsomeday.BelieveitornottheGreatWallisbeingdestroyedbypeoplE.Lessthan20percentoftheGreatWallbuiltintheMingDynastyisstillperfectbut80percentisindanger.TheGreatWallcanbecalledgreatmostlybecauseofitsamazinglength.ButweshouldrealizethelengthismadeupofonebrickatatimE.IfwedonothingtosavetheGreatWallitwillbecomeaseriesofseparatewastelandratherthanahistoricsitE.TheGreatWallisactuallyaseriesofwallsbuiltandrebuiltbydifferentdynastiesoverthepast2000years.ItbeganintheruleofChina'sfirstemperorQinShihuangoftheQinDynasty221BC—206BCandlastedintotheMingDynasty.ThepartsbuiltbeforetheMingDynastyhavenearlydisappeareD.PeoplearefamiliarwithsectionssuchasBadalinginBeijingandJiayuguanPassinGansubecausetheyhavebeenopentotouristsformanyyears.Butthose_sections_far_away_from_the_public_eyeshavebeenalmostforgotten.Fewlocalpeopleknowthe3­meter­highwallsmadeofearthandstonesbesidethemarepartoftheGreatWall.Thelackofknowledgeisconsideredasoneofthemainreasonsbehindhuman.ThebricksontheGreatWallarecarriedoffbycountrysidepeopletobuildtheirhousessheepcorralsandpigsties.Someweretakenawaytobuildroads.Brickscarvedwithpeople'snamesareputawayasremembrances.Rubbishisspreadoverthebattlements.Thebrickscanbesoldfor15yuanpertractorloaD.ThosewhodestroyedandaredestroyingtheWallknowitsnamebutarenotclearaboutitsculturalmeaning.Itwilltakealongtimetoletthemknowthis.ThelocalfarmersnotonlycarriedoffthebodyoftheWallbutalsodugoutentirebasE.ItisnecessarytoprotecttheGreatWall.FirstofalltheofficialsshouldbeawareoftheimportanceoftheGreatWall.YoungChineseshouldknowmoreaboutthenation'sgreatcivilizationandlearntoloveit.1.WhydoesthewritersaytheGreatWallmightdisappear?A.Itisuselessfromnowon.B.ItwillbereplacedbyanewonE.C.SomepartsofitarebeingdestroyeD.D.Itistoooldtobeusedagain.2.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheGreatWallwascompletedintheMingDynasty.B.NotalltheforeigntouristsliketheGreatWall.C.ThefirstpartoftheGreatWallwasbuiltin221BC.D.TheQinGreatWallwasprotectedwell.3.TheunderlinedpartthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyesinParagraph2referstothepartsoftheGreatWall________.A.thataretoodifficulttofindB.thatnobodycanwatchC.thataretoofartobeseenD.thatarenotwell­knowntothepublic

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

Mostpeopledon'tgetalotoftimeoffandwhentheydotheytendnottogoaway.Ialwaysaskmyfriendsandformerco-workerswhythisisandalmosttypicallytheyalwayssayit'sbecausetheysimplycan'taffordtodoso.LikemostpeopletheyseeimagesofvacationsonTVandinternalizethecommercialstobelievethattravelmustbelikewhatitisonTVandthereforemustbeexpensivE.Theonlyalternativeisbackpackingaroundintwentybedhostels旅店withsharedshowersandeatingpastA.ButthatisnotreallytruE.Travelcanbeverycheap.Youcaneasilytravelfarandwidewithoutbreakingthebank.Herearesometipsonhowtogettravelcheaply:Airfare:Sinceflyingmakesuponeofthelargestportionsofsomeone'sbudgetit'simportanttofindwaystoflycheap.Mostcitieshaveasmallerairportwithlowerlandingfees.Thissavingisusuallypassedontoyouandwhybudgetairlinesdon'tflyintomajorairports.Moreoverbookyourflight6-8weeksinadvanceorlookforlastminutespecialdeals.Buyingyourflight6-8weeksinadvanceensuresthatairlinesdon'thaveyouoverabarrel.Ifyoubookyourflighttoosoonthenairlinesknowyouneedit.Ifyoubooktooearlyairlineshavechancesagainstrisingcostsandkeeppriceshigh.Accommodation:IneverstayinhotelsunlessPricelinecangetmearockbottompricE.Why?Theyareneverthecheapestandsometimesthecleanestoption.Hostelscatertoallrangesoftravelersandarenotsimplyforbackpackersin20beddormrooms.Don'toverlookthemifyoucan'tfindahoteldeal.YoucanfindhostelswithprivateroomsfreeWi-FifreebreakfastshowersandTVforcheaper.AndwhataboutthecheapestonestarhotelwithoutWi-Fiorbreakfast?$110pernight.Whoreallywantstostayataplacelikethat!Sightseeing:It'simportanttodolotsofresearchandvisitthelocaltouristofficE.Don'tuseaguidebook.Guidebookinformationisoutdatedanddoesn'tgiveyouanytipsoncurrentdeals.IgototravelblogscitytourismwebsitesYelpandTripadvisor.ThesesiteshavethecurrentinformationonwhatisgoodbadandonsalE.Additionallytouristofficesalsoknowthelatestspecialeventsandusuallyhaveafewdiscountsavailableforvisitors.Eating:EatingouteverymealisexpensivE.Onewaytosavemoneyistoeatoutatbigrestaurantsduringlunchtimeaslunchspecialsofferamuchbettervaluethandinner.It'snicetohaveafancydinnerbutafancylunchisjustasgoodandmuchcheaper.Moreoveryoucanheadtothesupermarketandpickupsomesandwiches.Supermarketsareagreatwaytofindoutwhatthelocaldietisabout.Whatkindofmeatsdotheylike?Fish?Junkfood?It'samazingthevarietyoffoodsyoucanseeonshelvesthatyoudon'thavebackathomE.Savingmoneywhileyoutraveljustrequiresyoubreakoutofthetravelisexpensivemindset.Localsdon'tliveforhundredsofdollarsperdayandyoudon'thavetoeither.Simplylivelikealocalandyou'llbeabletosaveyourselfalotofmoneywhenyoutravel.28.Whatisthemainfactorinmakingpeoplethinkthattravelmustbeexpensive?A.Friends.B.Co-workers.C.TVcommercialsontravel.D.Touristguidebooks.29.Theunderlinedpartairlinesdon'thaveyouoverabarrelinparagraph5probablymeansairlinescan'tputyouinaverydifficultsituationinwhich_____________________________.A.theycanofferyousomehelpifneededB.theycandemandeverythingfromyouC.youareatalossoverwhatyoucandonextD.youhavenochoiceaboutwhatyoucando30..OnewaytheauthorsuggestedtosavemoneyistohavelunchatabigrestaurantbecauseA.therearefewercustomersatabigrestaurantthenB.B.specialoffersareprovidedduringthelunchtimeC.dishesatlunchtimearebetterworthyofthevalueD.afancylunchisasgoodasafancydinner31.Whichofthefollowingsisthemaintopicofthepassage?A.Whattodoandwheretogowhiletraveling.B.Howtosavemoneywhileyoutravel.C.Thingsyoushouldpayattentiontoontravel.D.Simplylivelikealocalwhenyoutravel.

LondonUndergroundTheworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.AtthetimethegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromworktheywouldrelocate重新定位theirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease减轻thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.FromtheseproblemstheideaoftheLondonUndergroundthefirstsubwaysystemwasborn.TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays推迟butthefastrailwaywasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.A.steamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundrailwhichwas6kilometerslong.About30000peoplegotonthesubwayonthefirstday.Ridersenjoyedcomfortableseatsandpleasantdecorations装饰insideeachofthecars.Howeverthesmokefromtheengine引擎soonfilledtheairinthetunnels隧道withashandsoot煤灰aswellaschemicalgases.FanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathE.EvenwithitsproblemsridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.56.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUndergroundA.Trafficjamsandpollution.B.Populationandpollution.C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams.D.Poverty贫困andtrafficjams.57.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblemA.Itputfansinthetunnels.B.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.C.Itmadethetunnelslarger.D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.58.Howmanypassengersdidtheworld’sfirstsubwaycarryinitsfirstyear?A.9000B.90000C.90000000D.900000059.Theunderlinedphrasecatchonmostprobablymeans______.A.troublesomeB.becomepopularC.uselessD.getintotrouble60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Torelocatetheworkers’homesoutsideLondonthegovernmentbuiltthesubway.B.Therewerenotsomanyproblemsanddelayswhenthefirstsubwaywasbuilt.C.ThesubwaygreatlyreducedthepressureoftraffiC.D.TherewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopeneD.

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

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

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

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

TheArcticFox北极狐CharacteristicsThearcticfoxisdarkgraytobluishbrowninthesummer.InthewinteritsfuriswhiteorcreamywhitE.Ithasalongbushytailashortnoseandsmallcurledbackears.Ithasshortlegsandthickfur.Itsshortlegsandnosethickfurandsmallearsareadaptionsthathelpitsurviveincoldclimates.BecauseitslegsaresoshortanditsearsandnosearesmalltheyarelessexposedtothecolD.Thearcticfoxalsohasthickfurandhaironitspawpadsthathelpkeepitwarm.Whenthearcticfoxissleepingitprotectsitsnosefromthecoldbycurlingitsbushytailarounditsbody.Thearcticfoxisaboutthreefeetlongandweighsbetweenfiveandfifteenpounds.Malesarelargerthanfemales.DietThearcticfoxisanopportunitieseater.Itwilleatjustaboutwhateveritcomesacross.Iteatssmallmammalslikelemmings旅鼠anditalsoeatsbirdsinsectsandeggs.Infactinthewinteritoftenfollowspolarbearsandwolvesandeatstheirleftoverkill.Inthesummerthearcticfoxwillcarryextrafoodtoitsdenandstoreitunderrockstoeatlater.Thearcticfoxsometimesevenmakesitsownfreezerbydiggingaholeinthepermafrost多年冻土andstoringitsfoodtherE.A.majorsourceoffoodforthearcticfoxisthelemming.Infactthearcticfoxpopulationoftenpeakseveryfouryearsinacyclethatfollowslemmingpopulationchanges.LifeCycleThearcticfoxmatesbetweenFebruaryandJunE.Thefemalebuildsanewdenandgivesbirthtobetweensixandtwelvedark--furredkits.Boththefemaleandthemalewilltakecareoftheyoungkits.Themalewillguardthedenandbringfoodtothedenforthemotherandthekits.Thekitsareweaned断奶whentheyarebetweentwoandfourweeksoldandthentheywillstarttoleavetheden.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Thecolorofthearcticfox’sfurcanchangeB.ThearcticfoxhasthickfuronitspawpadstopreventslippingC.Whenthearcticfoxissleepingitusesitstailasapillow.D.ThemalearethesameasthefemalessizE.29.Whatcanwelearnaboutthearcticfox’sdiet?A.IteatsonlyonekindoffoodB.ItwillcarryextrafoodtoitsdeninthewinterC.IteatstheleftoversofotheranimalsinwinterD.ItisdifficulttohuntlemmingsasfooD.30.WhatcanNOTbeinferredfromthetext?A.ThearcticfoxmaystarveinthewinterB.ThearcticfoxhasitsownwaytostorefoodC.ThenumberofthelemmingsdoesnotchangeD.ThearcticfoxkitsmaylearntohuntforthemselvesatfourweeksolD.

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

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

DicklivedinEnglanD.OnedayinJanuaryhesaidtohiswifeI'mgoingtoflytoNewYorknextweekbecauseI'vegotsomeworktherE.WhereareyougoingtostaytherehiswifeaskeD.Idon'tknowyet.DickanswereD.Pleasesendmeyouraddressfromthereinatelegram电报hiswifesaiD.AllrightDickanswereD.HeflewtoNewYorkonJanuary31standfoundanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.Heputhisthingsinhisroomandthenhesenthiswifeatelegram.Heputtheaddressofhishotelinit.Intheeveninghedidn'thaveanyworksohewenttoacinemA.Hecameoutatnineo'clockandsaidNowI'mgoingbacktomyhotelandhaveanicedinner.Hefoundataxi出租车andthedriversaidWheredoyouwanttogoButDickdidn'trememberthenameandaddressofhishotel.WhichhotelaremythingsinhesaidAndwhatamIgoingtodotonightButthedriverofthetaxididnotknow.SoDickgotoutandwentintoapostofficE.TherehesenthiswifeanothertelegramandinithewrotePleasesendmemyaddressatthispostofficE.43.DickflewtoNewYorkbecause___.A.hewentthereforaholidayB.hehadworkthereC.hewentthereforsightseeing观光44.WhydidhiswifewantatelegramfromhimA.Becauseshedidn'tknowhisaddressyetB.BecauseshewantedtogotoNewYorktooC.Becauseshemightsendhimanothertelegram45.WheredidDickstayinNewYorkA.Inthecenterofthecity.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.46.WhowouldsendhimthenameandaddressofhishotelA.Themanager经理ofhishotel.B.HiswifE.C.Thetaxidriver.47.WhichofthefollowingisnottrueA.Dickstayedatanicehotelinthecenterofthecity.B.Dickdidn'tworkonthefirstnightofhisarrival.C.Dickforgottosendhiswifeatelegram.

AlbertwasanordinaryworkerinanoilcompanyinAmericA.Hisworkmatesgaveanickname绰号Fourdollarsabucket桶tohimforhewasalwaysusedtoleavinganadvertisementofhiscompanyFourdollarsabucketofoilbelowhisnamewheneverandwhereverhewrotedownhisnamE.AstimewentbypeopleforgothisrealnamE.LaterwhenRockefellertheboardchairmanoftheoilcompanyheardofithewasverysurprisedsoheinvitedAlberttocometohisofficE.Somepeoplegiveyouanicknamefor‘Fourdollarsabucket’.Whyaren’tyouangry?askedRockefellerwithsomepuzzlementinhiseyes.Oh!Mr.Rockefeller!Ilikethisnicknameverymuchbecause‘Fourdollarsabucket’isourcompany’sadvertisement.Aslongassomeonecallsme‘Fourdollarsabucket’onceIthinkit’safreeadvertisementforourcompany.Ihavenoreasontogetangry.Don’tyouthinksoMr.Rockefeller?Oh!Whatafantasticman!RockefellersaidexcitedlywhenhearingAlbert’swords.Youngmanworkharder!Youmustsucceedinthefuture!Ibelieveinyou!FiveyearslaterAlbertbecamethesecondboardchairmanafterRockefeller.LaterAlbertsaidinoneofhisreportsIdon’tthinkweshouldfeelfrustratedwhenwehavenowaytodotheworld-shakingthings.Weshouldtreateverythingactivelybecausemaybeourfuturesuccesswillbeginwithasmallthing!36.WhatwasAlbertintheoilcompanyatthebeginning?A.A.customerB.Anassistant.C.A.manager.D.A.worker.37.Whywasn’tAlbertangryathisnickname?A.Hecouldbecomefamous.B.HelikedtohaveanicknamE.C.Itcouldmakehisworkmateshappy.D.ItcouldadvertiseforhiscompanyforfreE.38.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.It’sveryimportanttodosmallthingswell.B.Rockefelleraskedyoungpeopletoworkharder.C.Youcan’tgetangrywhensomeonecallsyournicknamE.D.Youshouldmakemoreadvertisementsforyourcompany.39.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.CleverWaytoMakeAdvertisements.B.AlbertandRockefeller.C.FourDollarsaBucket.D.TheSecondBoardChairman.

Ifyousawanotherkidrideherbiketoofastaroundacornerandfalldownyoumightrideyourbikemoreslowlyonthatturn.Yeswehumansareverysensitivetoothers’mistakes.Andthesameistrueforotheranimals.AnimalsmessupallthetimE.Theymighteatpoisonousleavesfalloffatreeorlettheirprey猎物escapE.Bywatchingothersfailananimalcanavoidmakingthesamemistakesthusimprovingitschanceofsurvival.Scientistsbelievethatonepartofthebrainhelpsanimalsprocessinformationaboutothers’mistakes.Cells细胞inthatpartappeartobecomemoreactivewhenapersonseessomeoneelsemakingamistakE.Butresearchersdidn’tknowwhetherindividualcellsinthispartofthebrainplaydifferentrolesindiscoveringmistakes.Toinvestigate调查thebrain’sresponse反应tomistakesinmoredetailtheresearcherstaughtagametotwomacaquesatypeofmonkey.OnemonkeycouldpressayelloworgreenbuttonwhiletheotherwatcheD.Ifthefirstmonkeypressedtherightbuttontheteamgavebothanimalsatreat.Everycoupleofroundsthetwomonkeysswitchedroles.Meanwhilethescientistswatchedindividualcellsintheanimal’sbrains.Whenthefirstmonkeymessedupthegamebypressingthewrongbuttonagroupofcellsinthesecondmonkey’sbrainfireD.Butifthesecondmonkeyalsomadethewrongchoiceduringitsturnsomeofthecellsinthatgroupdidn’tresponD.Thoseunresponsivecellsreactedspecificallytomistakesmadebyothersnottothemonkey’sownmistakes.Scientistsbelieveotherpartsofthebrainalsomighthelppeopleprocessinformationaboutanother’smistakes.YoustarttothinkaboutthisotherpersonandseethingsfromhisanglE.EllendeBrujintoldScienceNews.ShestudiesthebrainattheUniversityofLeidenintheNetherlands.25.AccordingtoParagraph1animals’abilitytolearnfromothers’mistakes________.A.helpsthemtosurvivebetterB.usedtobeignoredbyhumansC.isbeinglostbecauseofhumansD.ensuresthattheywillneverfail26.Fromthegamethescientiststaughttotwomacaqueswecansee______.A.animalscanavoidthesamemistakesB.whichpartofthebrainismoreactiveC.howthebrainprocessesinformation.D.howthebrainrespondstomistakes27.Intheexperimentmentionedthoseunresponsivecellsareonlysensitiveto_______.A.thesamebuttonsB.themonkey’sbrainC.others’mistakesD.one’sownmistakes

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

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

ElizabethFreemanwasbornabout1742toAfricanAmericanparentswhowereslaves.AttheageofsixmonthsshewasacquiredalongwithhersisterbyJohnAshleyawealthyMassachusettsslaveholders.ShebecameknownasMumbetorMumBett.Fornearly30yearsMumbetservedtheAshleyfamily.OnedayAshley’swifetriedtostrikeMumbet’ssisterwithaspadE.MumbetprotectedhersisterandtooktheblowinsteaD.Furioussheleftthehouseandrefusedtocomeback.WhentheAshleystriedtomakeherreturnMumbetconsultedalawyerTheodoreSedgewick.WithhishelpMumbetsued起诉forherfreedom.WhileservingtheAshleysMumbethadlistenedtomanydiscussionsofthenewMassachusettsconstitution.Iftheconstitutionsaidthatallpeoplewerefreeandequalthenshethoughtitshouldapplytoher.EventuallyMumbetwonherfreedom----thefirstslaveinMassachusettstodosounderthenewconstitution.StrangelyenoughafterthetrialtheAshleysaskedMumbettocomebackandworkforthemasapaidemployeE.ShedeclinedandinsteadwenttoworkforSegdewick.Mumbetdiedin1829butherlegacylivedoninhermanydescendants后裔.Oneofhergreat-grandchildrenwasW.E.B.DuBoisoneofthefounderoftheNAACPandanimportantwriterandspokespersonforAfricanAmericancivilrights.Mumbet’stombstonestillstandsintheMassachusettscemeterywhereshewasburieD.Itreadsinpart:Shewasbornaslaveandremainedaslaveandremainedaslavefornearlythirtyyears.Shecouldneitherreadnorwriteyetinherownsphereshehadnosuperiororequal.9.WhatdoweknowaboutMumbetaccordingtoParagraph1?A.ShewasbornaslaveB.ShewasaslaveholderC.ShehadafamoussisterD.Shewasbornintoarichfamily10.WhydidMumbetrunawayfromtheAshleys?A.ShefoundanemployerB.ShewantedtobealawyerC.ShewashitandgotangryD.Shehadtotakecareofhersister11.WhatdidMumbetlearnfromdiscussionsaboutthenewconsititution?A.Sheshouldalwaysobeyherowners’ordersB.SheshouldbeasfreeandequalaswhitesC.HowtobeagoodservantD.Howtoapplyforajob12.WhatdidMumbetdoafterthetrial?A.ShechosetoworkforalawyerB.ShefoundtheNAACPC.ShecontinuedtoservetheAshleysD.Shewenttolivewithhergrandchildren

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

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

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

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

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

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

TheNetherlandsonMondayintroduceditsfirst-everintelligentbicyclefittedwithelectronicdevicestohelpbringdownthehighaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsinthebicycle-madcountry.DevelopedforthegovernmentbytheNetherlandsOrganizationforAppliedScientificResearchTNOtheintelligentbicyclerunsonelectricity.A.commercial-availablebicycleisexpectedtobeonthemarketinthenexttwoyearsandshouldsellforbetween1700to3200eurosperbicyclE.Thedevicesonthebikearelinkedthroughanonboardcomputerwithavibrating震动的warningsystemfittedinthebicycle'ssaddleandhandlebarstowarncyclistsofthecomingdanger.Thesaddlevibrateswhenothercyclistsapproachfrombehindwhilethehandlebarsdothesamewhenbarriersappearahead.AccidentsoftenhappenwhencyclistslookbehindthemorgetafrightwhentheyarepassedathighspeedsaidMauriceKwakkernaatoneofTNO'sresearchscientistsinvolvedintheproject.TheonboardsystemtechnologyhasalreadybeenatworkinthecarindustryhesaiD.''MoreandmoreelderlypeopleareusingabicyclenotonlyforshortdistancesbutalsoforlongerdistancesDutchEnvironmentandInfrastructureMinisterMelanieSchultzvanHaegentoldAFP.ThistypeofbicycleistrulyneededintheNetherlandsbecauseitwillhelpusbringdownthenumberofelderlypeoplewhoareinjuredeveryyearandallowthemtocontinuetoenjoycyclingshesaiD.IntheNetherlandsbicyclesoutnumberthepopulationof17millionbyatleastonemillionandtherearesome25000kmofbicyclepathinthecountry.Thosestatisticsaresettogrowasmoreandmorepeopletaketotwo-wheeledtransportleadingtoanincreasedriskofinjury.Lastyear184cyclistsdiedinthecountryofwhich124or67%wereolderthan65accordingtotheCentralStatisticsOfficE.Theyearbefore200cyclistsdiedthemajorityofvictimsalsobeingelderly.Thecurrentmodelweighs25kilogramsbutresearchersareworkingonmakingtheonboardsystemssmaller.25.Theintelligentbicycleisaimedto______.A.protecttheenvironmentB.helpreducetrafficpressureC.improvesafetyforelderlycyclistsD.popularizetheuseofbicycles26.Whichpartoftheintelligentbicyclewillvibratewhenothercyclistsapproachitfrombehind?A.Thewheels.B.Thesaddle.C.Thehandlebars.D.Theonboardcomputer.27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A.theelderlyridebicycleswherevertheygoB.theelderlyareplanningtogiveupcyclingC.theaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsishighD.thenumberofelderlycyclistsisdecreasing