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AlexisVaughan17sattiredlyinthepassengerseatofherdad’scar.TheearlySatur-daymorningrunwithherfatherMichaelwaspartofthepunishment.Shestaredsadlyoutofthewindowatthecornfields.AnexperiencedhunterAlexislethereyeslazilysearchforwildlife.Shewasshockedwhenadeercameintoviewabout200yardsinfrontofthem.Muledeerneverappearedinplainsighttendaysbeforehuntingseason.Itwasabuck—amaledeerwithsharpthree-prongedantlers三齿鹿角.SuddenlyAlexisheardascreamandsawanarmflyupnearthedeer’shead.Sherealizedthebuckwasattackingawoman.SuePanterhadbeenOutforhermorningrun.Thedeerhadappearedfromthetallcornandbegunfollowingher.HavinglivedinthecountrysideofIdahoforyearsSueknewthatmostdeergotfrightenedbyhumans.Butthisdeermovedcloserevenwhenshethrewahandfulofsmallstonesatit.IknewIwasintroubleshesays.Thebuckrushedforwardliftedherupwithitsantlersandthrewherintotheair.Suecouldfeeltheantlersmadesmallholesinherlegandbloodrandownherleg.WhentheVaughanspulledupthebuckwasthrowingSuelikearagdoll.Beforeherfa-therhadstoppedthecarAlexisrushedoutofthecaranddowntheslope斜坡towardthebuck.1waskickingandhittingithardwithmyfiststogetitsattentionsothatItwillleavethewomanshesays.Howevertheanimalwasnotfrightenedatall.ThenMichaelpushedthebuckawayfromthewomanbytheantlers.AlexishelpedSueuptheslopeandintotheVaughans’car.Thenshetiedatourniquet止血带toSue'srightleg.Herneckwascut.Thensheheardherfathershoutloudly.Mi-chaelhadbeenknockedtothegroundhisrightlegseriouslycutbythebuck.AlexistookahammerfromthecarandrantowhereMichaellayonhisbackinthedirt.Shebeatthebuck’sheadandneckbuttheblowsdidn’tfrightenitaway.Iwaslosingfaithshesays.AcouplemorestrikesAlexissaidMichael.Youcandoit.Alexisclosedhereyesandhitwithallherstrengthatthedeer’sneckwiththehammer.Whensheopenedhereyesthedeerwasrunningaway.A.1exisgotinthedriver’sseatandspedtowardthehospitalinFranklinhearingherdad’sbreathinggrowdifficuItandunsmoothasthebloodfromhiswoundedleghadflowedthroughtheT.—shirthe'dwrappedaroundit.InthebackseatSuelookedunconscious.AfterdoctorstreatedSueandMichaelSuetearfullythankedherrescuers.YouexpectaTeenagegirltogetonthephoneandcallforhelpinsuchasituationnottobeatupadeershesays.67.Whatcanweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Thestoryhappenedduringhuntingseason.B.Itisunusualtoseemuledeeratthistimeofyear.C.ThebeautifulsightoutsidethecarmadeAlexisexcited.D.AlexisenjoysrunningwithherfatheronSaturdaymorning.68.HowdidSuePanterprobablyfeelatfirstwhenshesawthemaledeer?A.Relaxed.B.Frightened.C.Excited.DQConfused·69.HowdidAlexishelpSuesoonaftersheranoutofthecar?A.Bytryingtobringthebuck’slifetoanend.B.ByfrighteningthebucktorunawaydowntheslopE.C.Bytryingtodrawthebuck’sattentionawayfromSue.D.BypushingthebuckawayfromSuebytheantlers.70.WhatwaswrongwithMichaelafterfightingwiththedeer?A.Hisneckwasseriouslycut.B.Bothhislegswerebadlywounded.C.Therewerebloodyholesinhisleftleg.D.Hehaddifficultybreathingbecauseofbloodloss.71.WhatdoesSuemeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A.Alexisisanunusuallybravegirl.B.It’sriskyforAlexisnottoaskforhelp.C.Girlsarewillingtolendahelpinghand.D.Girlsareoftenata1ossinfaceofdanger.
Boys’schoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusiC.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity男子气概theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretobeconsistenttoastereotypeaUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheirabilitiestoexpresstheiremotionsratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoobeytotheboycodeofhidingtheiremotionstobearealman.Thefindingsofthestudyareagainstthereceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittleheadmasterofEtonwarnedthatboyswerebeingignoredbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscanadjustlessonstoboys’learningstylelettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredomwrotethestudy’sauthorAbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginiA.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwithboy-focusedapproachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavesharpervisionlearnbestthroughtouchandarephysicallymoreactivetheyneedtobegivenhands-onlessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkarounD.Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine女性的andpreferthemoderntypeinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemesJameswrotE.Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtogiveintoastereotypethatmenshouldbemasterfulandinchargeinrelationships.InmixedschoolsboysfeelpressedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeansthestudyreporteD.46.Theauthorbelievesthatasingle-sexschoolwould____.A.forceboystohidetheiremotionstoberealmenB.helptoformmasculineaggressivenessinboysC.encourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorefreelyD.naturallyplaceemphasisonthetraditionalimageofamantoboys47.Itiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys_____.A.performrelativelybetterB.growupmorehealthilyC.behavemoreresponsiblyD.receiveabettereducation48.WhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationsystem?A.Itfailsmoreboysthangirlsacademically.B.Itfocusesmoreonmixedschooleducation.C.ItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyneeD.D.Itplacesmorepressureonboysthanongirls.49.AccordingtoAbigailJamesoneoftheadvantagesofsingle-sexschoolsis_____.A.teachingcanbeadaptedtosuitthecharacteristicsofboysB.boyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingabsent-mindedC.boyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedinD.teachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys’teamspirit50.WhichofthefollowingisthecharacteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames’report?A.TheyenjoybeinginchargE.B.Theyactthesametostereotypes.C.Theyhavesharpervision.D.Theyareviolentandsexist.
NationalparksintheUKareawondertoseerunbytheNationalTrustanon-profitcharitywhichmaintainsGreatBritain'shistoricalandnaturallandscapes.Britain'sparkAuthorityhasmadeplanningrestrictionstoprotectthesewildernessareasinhousingandcommercialactivities.MainlandEnglandandWaleshavethelargestnumberofprotectedparks.Thefirstestablishedareawasthel438kilometerPeakDistrict.ThefirstnationalparkliesinnorthernandcentralEnglanD.ThePeakDistrictwithvastbeautyisthoughttobetheworld'smostvisitednationalparkafterJapan'sMountFuji.InthenorthwestareaofWalesliesSnowdoniaNationalPark.Thisattractivemysteriousancientlandscapeishometosteepmountains.WalkingtrailstoMountSnowdonisonlyoneofseveralexcitingactivitiesforhikers.NationalparksintheUKcanalsoboastofhavingBritain'slargestprotectedwetlandTheBroadjustoutsidethevillageofHoming.Anidealspotforfamiliesthis200-mileareacombineswaterwayswithaninterestingintersection交叉ofwindmillscastlesandanancientNormalchurch.Spreadingacross885milesoftrulyimpressiverockylandisLakeDistrictNationalPark.England'slargestparkattractionisspreadbetweenEdinburghtothenorthandManchestertothesouth.Althoughthelanditselfseemswildalmost40000peoplelivewithinthepark.Withinthisdistrict'svastborderswecanfindover6000archaeological考古的sitesandmonumentsdatingbacktoprehistory.TheUnitedKingdomhastakengreatcaretopreserveitswildernessareasforthefuturegenerationsandalltheparksareadventureswaitingtoDefoundwhichcanbeenjoyedbybothnativesandvisitors.【小题1】.WhoisinchargeoftheNationalparksintheUK?nomorethan3words【小题2】Accordingtothepassagewhichisthoughttobetheworld'smostvisitednationalpark?nomorethan5words【小题3】.Ifyouwanttoseeancientmonumentswherewouldyougo?nomorethan4words【小题4】ForwhomarethewildareaspreservedintheUK?nomorethan4words【小题5】What'sthetextmainlyabout?nomorethan6words
ThetwoEuropeannations–oneknownforitschocolatecheeseandwatches;theotherforIkeaVolvoandtheSeventiespopbandABBA–haveoftenbeenconfusedforeachotheramongtheChinesE.Theproblemlargelyresultsfromthefactthatbothnations’namesarereadsimilarlyinMandarinChinese普通话–RuidianSwedenandRuishiSwitzerland–whichbeginwiththesamesymbol.Inanefforttoputanendtothemix-uptheSwedishandSwissconsulates领事馆inShanghaihavelaunched发起acompetitionontheSwedishConsulatewebsiteaskingChinesepeopletocomeupwithfunnywaystohelpdiscriminatethetwocountries.Submissions提交的作品canbeacceptedasablogpostcartoonphotoshortfilmorinanyotherform.Thewinnerwiththebestsubmissionwillreceivea12-daytriptoSwedenandSwitzerlandandwillbeexpectedtoreportbackontheirimpressionsofbothcountriesfollowingthetripthewebsitestates.EntrieswillbeaccepteduntilNovember20.SwedenandSwitzerlandaren’ttheonlydestinationsthathavecausedconfusionamongtravelers.LastmonthaBritishholidaymakerhopedtoexplorethearchitectureoftheAlhambraPalaceinGranadaSpainbutinsteadmistakenlycaughtaflightacrosstheAtlantictotheCaribbeanislandofGrenadafollowingaconfusingbookingmistakE.EarlierthissummertwoUSholidaymakerswereflowntothewrongcontinentsafteranairlineconfusedtwoairportnames.56.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?A.EachEuropeannationhasitsownfamousproducts.B.ChineseoftentakeoneEuropeannationforanother.C.ChineseareoftenconfusedaboutchocolateandcheesE.D.BothEuropeannationsarefamousfortheiradvancedindustry.57.Theunderlinedworddiscriminateinthethirdparagraphmeans_________.A.attractmorevisitorstoB.advertisetheproductsofC.recognizethedifferencesbetweenD.rememberthenamesof58.Apersonwhowantstoofferasubmissionshould_________.A.havea12-daytriptobothcountriesfirstB.reporthisimpressionsofbothcountriesC.offerhissubmissionafterNovember20D.gototheSwedishConsulatewebsitefirst59.Thetwoexamplesinlastparagraphshow_______.A.travelersoftencatchwrongflightstoSpainB.U.StravelersaremorelikelytohavewrongtripsC.somenamesintheworldareconfusingtoairlinesD.evenairlinesareconfusedaboutSwedenandSwitzerland
TodayinmanyhighschoolsteachingisnowatechnicalmiracleofcomputerlabsdigitalcamerasDVDplayersandlaptops.Teacherscane-mailparentspostmessagesforstudentsononlinebulletin公告告示boardsandtakeattendancewithaquickmovementofamousE.EventhoughwearenowlivinginthedigitalagethebasicandmostimportantelementofeducationhasnotchangeD.Moststudentsstillneedthatone-on-oneteacher-studentrelationshiptolearnandtosucceeD.TeenagersneedinstructioninEnglishmathorhistorybuttheyalsowantpersonaladviceandencouragement.KidstalkwithmeabouttheirfamiliestheirweekendplanstheirfavoriteTVshowsandtheirrelationshipproblems.InmyEnglishandjournalismclasseswetalkaboutShakespeareandpersuasive富有哲理的essaysbutwealsodiscusscollegebasketballthewarinIraqandcareerchoices.Studentsshowmepicturesoftheirrebuiltcarstheirfamilyvacationsandtheirnewbornbabybrothers.ThispersonalconnectionisthenecessarylinkbetweenteachersandstudentsthatnoamountoftechnologycanimproveuponorreplacE.AfewyearsagoIhadastudentinsophomoreEnglishwhowasstrugglingwithmyclassandwithschoolingeneral.AlthoughhewasahumorousyoungmanwholikedtojokearoundIknewhisfamilylifewasfarfromideal.WheneverIapproachedhimaboutmissinghomeworkorlowtestgradeshealwayshadthesamereplyItdoesn'tmatterbecauseI'mquittingschoolanyway.Eventhoughhealwayssaidthisinahalf-teasingwayIknewheneededtohearmydifferentopinionandmyvalueofahighschooleducationlecturE.HeneededtohearthisspeechfrommE.Afterheleftmyclasshestruggledthroughthenexttwoyearsofschool.ButhedidfinallygraduatebecausewekepttellinghimtohangintherE.We’dcaredabouthimfinishingschool.RecentlyIsawthisformerstudentworkingatalocalItalianrestaurant.ItoldhimagainhowproudIwasofhim.Hesaidthathewashopingtogobacktoschooltobecomeacertifiedelectrician.Iencouragedhimtogetthattraining.Studentsrelyoncompassionateteacherstoguidetotutortolistentolaughandtocrywiththem.Teachersprovidethemostimportantlinkintheeducationalprocess—thehumanonE.63.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout_____________.A.thevarietyofmodernteachingmethods.B.thewideuseofmoderntechnologyineducationC.theimportanceofteacher-parentrelationship.D.theimportanceofusingmoderntechnology.64.TheunderlinedwordcompassionateinPara5means____________.A.ambitiousB.knowledgeableC.sympatheticD.generous65.Accordingtothetextthemostimportantelementineducationis_________.A.teachers’goodinstructionB.advancedtechnologyC.teachers’encouragementD.personalconnection66.Theauthorstateshisviewofeducationby__________.A.exampleB.descriptionC.figureD.comparison
WinterisaveryspecialtimeinNorthernNorway.WinteralsomeansskiingandNarvikcanoffersomeofthebestskiinginNorway.TheviewandlightchangefrequentlyandnotwodaysarethesamE.FormanypeoplethenorthernlightsareanunforgettablesightandinNarviktheskyisespeciallyclearandgreatforwatchingatnight.ThetouristseasonlastsfromFebruarytoAprilalthoughMaycanbefascinatingtoooftenwithfantasticdrysnowandanunbelievablelightlastingwellintotheevening.SkihireItispossibleforadultsandchildrentohireskiingequipmentsuchassnowboards.Allequipmentispreparedforus.IfyouwouldliketobookyourequipmentpleaseemailNarvikfjellet.Cross-countryskiingThereare12kilometersofcrosscountryskiruninNarvik.Youneedtobringyourownskisasthereisnocross-countryhirE.HoweverequipmentcanbeboughtatlocalsportsshopsinandaroundNarvik.Off-pisteskiing非场地滑雪InordertoexploreNarvik’soff-pisteopportunitiesyouneedtoknowthedangerswhenchoosingroutes.Itissuggestedthatyoubringnecessaryequipmentsuchasashovel雪铲andaGPSlocator.AskNarvikfjelletforanexperiencedguidE.WithaguideyoucanexploreNarvik’sspecialoff-pisteareasinasafemanner.Sometimesitisnicetodosomethingdifferentandnoteverybodyenjoysskiing.Thenyoucangohorse-ridingorvisitthelocalmuseums.Priceexamplesforthe2013--2014seasonTimeChildren8-15yearsoldAdults1dayNOK230NOK3253daysNOK590NOK8355daysNOK815NOK11707daysNOK970NOK1375Children0-7yearscanenjoytheserviceforfree【小题1】.InNorthernNorwaythetouristseasonmaylast______.A.onemonthB.twomonthsC.threemonthsD.fourmonths【小题2】.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A.NarvikislocatedinthesouthofNorway.B.YouareprovidedwithskiingequipmentforfreE.C.Narvikisonlyopentoadultsandchildrenovereight.D.YoucanbookskiingequipmentthroughtheInternet.【小题3】.Whenyougooff-pisteskiingthefollowingareamustEXCEPT______.A.ashovelB.ahorseC.aguideD.aGPSlocator【小题4】.IfMr.andMrs.SmithstayinNarvikwiththeirsix-year-olddaughterforthreedaysin2013theyshouldpay______.A.NOK1160B.NOK1425C.NOK1670D.NOK2260【小题5】.Youaremostlikelytofindthistextina______.A.TravelGuideB.BookReviewC.MedicalReportD.ScienceTextbook
Youngsterswhohavenoregularbedtimeorwhogotobedlaterthan21:00havelowerscoresforreadingandmaths.Lackofsleepmayinfluencehowwellthebrainlearnsnewinformation.ThefindingsonsleeppatternsandbrainpowercomefromaUKstudyofmorethan11000seven-year-olds.Theygatheredinformationonthechildrenattheagesofthreefiveandseventofindouthowwelltheyweredoingwiththeirlearningandwhetherthatmightberelatedtotheirsleepinghabits.Establishing制定agoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhoodisimportant.Irregularbedtimesweremostcommonattheageofthreewhenaroundoneinfiveofthechildrenwenttobedatvaryingtimes.Bytheageofsevenmorethanhalfthechildrenhadaregularbedtimeofbetween19:30and20:30.Childrenwithirregularbedtimestendedtobelesssuccessfulthantheirplaymatesintermsoftestscoresforreadingmathsandspatialawareness空间想象.Theinfluencewasmoreobviousthroughoutearlychildhoodingirlsthaninboysandappearedtobeincreasing.Theresearcherssaiditwaspossiblethatirregularbedtimeswereareflectionofchaotic无秩序的familysettingsandtheyhadaninfluenceoncognitive认知的performanceinchildren.ThechildrenwithlateandirregularbedtimescamefrommoresociallydisadvantagedbackgroundsandwerelesslikelytobereadtoeachnightandgenerallywatchedmoreTV.AftercontrollingforsuchfactorsthelinkbetweenpoorermentalperformanceandirregularbedtimesremaineD.67.Thetextmainlydealswiththerelationbetweenchildren’s.A.readingabilitiesandtheirsleepinghabitsB.mentaldevelopmentandtheirsleepinghabitsC.behaviourandtheirstudyinghabitsD.performanceinlearningandtheirsleepinghabits68.TheunderlinedwordTheyinthethirdparagraphrefersto.A.thefindingsB.theresearchersC.theseven-year-oldsD.thesleeppatterns69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Aboutonethirdofthethree-year-oldsgotobedatirregularbedtimes.B.IrregularbedtimesweremostcommonbeforethechildrenwerethreemonthsolD.C.Morethanhalfthechildrendidn’thavearegularbedtimeuntiltheyweresevenyearsolD.D.TeachersshouldhelptheirkidsestablishagoodbedtimeroutineearlyinchildhooD.70.Wecanknowfromthetextthat.A.boyswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthantheirplaymatesB.girlswithregularbedtimesperformbetterinlearningthanboysC.girlswithirregularbedtimesdoworseinreadingthanboysD.thegapbetweengirlswithandwithoutregularbedtimesislargerthanthatbetweenboys
TheJanuaryfashionshowcalledFutureFashionexemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascomE.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledgetheshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttimE.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoincludeorganicfabricsintheirlines.Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahnacofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstatewhichusesall-organiccottonsayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofinD.Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefindingtherearen’tcomparablematerialsthatcanjustreplacewhatyou’redoingandwhatyourcustomersareusedtohesays.Forexampleorganiccottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableoncewovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsyntheticslikestretchnylonstillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents等同物.Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&AgentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurswhoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainablE.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesignersupfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwillbuytransitionalcottonathigherpricesthushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakeysustainablematerial.Main-streamisabouttooccursaysHahn.SomeanalystsarelesssurE.Amongconsumersonly18%areevenawarethateco-fashionexistsupfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormillaafashionwriterisanexampleoftheunconvertedconsumer.WhenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothessherepliedNotthatI’mawareof.Likemostconsumersshefindslittletimetoshopandwhenshedoesshe’sonthehuntforcutestuffthatisn’ttooexpensivE.Byherownadmissiongreenjustisn’tyetonherminD.Butthankstothecombinedeffortsofdesignersretailersandsuppliers—onedayitwillbE.【小题1】WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?A.Itinspiredleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.B.Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.C.ItservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbeorganizeD.D.ItconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemadedurablE.【小题2】AccordingtoScottHahnonebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicisthat________.A.muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainablematerialsB.theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganicmaterialsC.customershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organicmaterialsD.qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadilyavailable【小题3】WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreenfashion________.A.canattendvarioustradeshowsforfreeB.arereadilyrecognizedbythefashionworldC.canbuyorganiccottonatfavorablepricesD.aregainingmoreandmoresupport【小题4】WhatisNatalieHormilla’sattitudetowardeco-fashion?A.Shedoesn’tseemtocareaboutit.B.Shedoesn’tthinkitissustainablE.C.SheisdoubtfulofitspracticalvaluE.D.Sheisopposedtotheideaverymuch.【小题5】Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenfashion?A.Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.B.IthasaverypromisingfuturE.C.Consumershavethefinalsay.D.ItwillappealmoretoyoungpeoplE.
Ahighschoolstudentof18fromSaltLakeCitywonthetopprizeintheIntelScienceTalentSearchintheUnitedStates.Thewinnerreceivedacomputerandascholarshipforacollegeeducation.Over1500highschoolstudentsfromthewholecountryenteredprojectsinthecompetitionthisyear.Theirresearchincludedchemistrymedicinephysicsmathematicsengineeringandcomputerscience—almosteveryareaofsciencE.FortyhighschoolstudentswereinvitedtothecapitalcityWashingtonforthefinaljudging.A.teamofscientistsjudgedthemontheirresearchabilitiesCriticalthinkingskillsandcreativity.Thejudgesalsoquestionedthestudentsaboutscientificproblemsbeforedecidingonthewinners.Thetopwinnerreceived100000dollarsforcollegE.ShennonBabofAmericanForcHighSchoolstudiedthewaterqualityoftileSpanishForkRiverinSaltLakeCityforsixyears.ShefoundthatpeoplehaveaharmfuleffectontheriverthroughhumanactivityincludingagriculturE.AndshesuggestedwaystoimprovethewaterqualityinthefuturE.Theseincludeeducatingthepublicnottoputhouseholdchemicalsdownthedrains下水道whichleadtotherivereventually.YiSunaboyof17fromtheHannkerSchoolinSanJoseCaliforniaearnedthesecondplacE.Hewona76000dollarscholarshipfornewdiscoveriesaboutamathematicaltheoryknownasrandomwalks.Hisworkcouldhelpcomputerscientistsandchemists.YiSunwasborninChinA.Thewinnerofthe3rdplacewasalso17yearsoldandborninChinA.YuanChelseaZhangofMontgomeryBlairHighSchoolinRockvilleAnnapoliswona50000dollarscholarship.Sheresearchedthemoleculargenetics分子遗传学ofheartdiseasE.Herfindingscouldaidthedevelopmentofnewmedicines.TheIntelScienceTalentSearchisAmerican’soldestsciencecompetitionforhighschoolstudents.Itis65yearsoldthisyear.ThewinnersinthepasthavealreadygoneontoreceivesixNobelprizesandsomeothertophonorsinscienceandmath.61.WhatdoyouknowaboutAmericantalentsearchproject?A.NobelprizeswerereceivedbymostofthewinnersB.TheprojectincludesresearchesineveryareaofsciencE.C.MostwinnersarefromAsiancountries.D.Onlyasmallpartofthestudentscanattendthefinaljudging.62.Basedonthetext__________.A.waterqualityinSaltLakeCitywillbebetterthanthatintheotherstatesB.ShannonBabbsuggestedmorethanonewaytoimprovethewaterqualityC.theriverwaspollutedonlybythoselivingnearitD.householdchemicalsshouldbekeptinthedrainsforever63.WhichofthefollowingaboutthegirlfromAnnapolisisNOTtrue?A.HerdiscoveryisofgreathelptoChinesemedicinE.B.ThescholarshipshereceivedwashalfasmanyasShannonBabB.C.HerresearchwillcontributetothecureofheartdiseasE.D.Sheandthesecond-placewinnerYiSunhavesomethingincommon.64.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Threewinners’contributionstoscienceandmath.B.ThreeChinesestudentswontheScienceTalentSearch.C.WinnersoftheIntelScienceTalentSearchintheUS.D.Greatrewardsweregiventowinnersinthecompetition.65.Wherewillyoupossiblyfindthistextmost?A.Inahandbook.B.Inanewspaper.C.Inatextbook.D.InamedicalmagazinE.
Whenyoupracticereadingwithpassagesshorterthanbooklengthdonottrytotakeineachwordseparatelyoneaftertheother.ItismuchmoredifficulttograspthebroadthemeofthepassagethiswayandyouwillalsogetthestuckonindividualwordswhichmaynotbeabsolutelyessentialtoageneralunderstandingofthepassagE.Itisagoodideatoskimthroughthepassageveryquicklyfirsttogetthegeneralideaofeachparagraph.TitlesparagraphheadingsandemphasizedwordscanbeagreathelpingettingthisskeletonoutlineofthepassagE.Itissurprisinghowmanypeopledonotreadtitlesintroductionsorparagraphheadings.Canyouwithoutlookingbackrememberthetitleofthispassageandtheheadingofthisparagraph?Mostparagraphsofapassageorchapterhavea'topicsentence'whichexpressesthecentralideA.TheremainingsentencesexpandorsupportthatideA.Ithasbeenestimatedthatbetween50%and90%ofallexpositive说明的paragraphsinEnglishhavethetopicsentencefirst.AlwayspayspecialattentiontothefirstsentenceofaparagraphitismostlikelytogiveyouthemainideA.Sometimesthoughthefirstsentenceintheparagraphdoesnothavethefeelof'mainidea'sentencE.Itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationtojustifyaparagraph.Thenextmostlikelyplacetolookforthetopicsentenceisthelastsentenceoftheparagraph.Rememberthattheopeningandclosingparagraphsofapassageorchapterareparticularlyimportant.Theopeningparagraphsuggeststhegeneraldirectionandcontentofthepiecewhiletheclosingparagraphoftensummarizestheveryessence精髓.【小题1】Itisagoodideatoskimthroughapassagequicklyfirst____________.A.atabout315w.p.m.wordsperminuteB.togetthegeneralideaofeachparagraphC.sothatyoucantakeineachworkseparatelyD.tomakesureyougettotheendatleastonce【小题2】ThetopicsentenceofanexpositoryparagraphinEnglish_____________.A.usuallycomesinthemiddleB.ismostlikelytobefoundattheendC.ismostoftenatthebeginningD.isusuallyleftoutinexpositorywriting【小题3】MostexpositoryparagraphsinEnglishhaveaclearlydefinedtopicsentencE.Insuchparagraphsthetopicsentencecomesfirst_____________.A.inabout5%ofcasesB.inabout80%ofcasesC.inabout20%casesD.veryrarely【小题4】Sometimesweknowthefirstsentenceisnotthetopicsentencebecause____________.A.itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationB.itisnotlongenoughC.itdoesnotcomeatthebeginningD.itdoesnotmakeacompletesentence【小题5】Theclosingparagraphofapieceofwriting____________.A.isnotreallyveryimportantB.isoftenunnecessaryrepetitionC.oftencomesattheendD.oftensummarizestheessenceofthepassage
NursingatBethIsraelHospitalproducesthebestpatientcarE.IfwearetosolvethenursingshortagE.hospitaladministrationanddoctorseverywherewoulddowelltofollowBethIsrael'sexample.AtBethIsraeleachpatientisassignedtoaprimarynursewhovisitsatlengthwiththepatientandconstructsafull-scalehealthaccountthatcoverseverythingfromhismedicalhistorytohisemotionalstatE.Thenshewritesacareplancenteredonthepatient'sillnessbutwhichalsoincludeseverythingelsethatisnecessary.Theprimarynursestayswiththepatientthroughhishospitalization.keepingtrackwithhisprogressandseekingfurtheradvicefromhisdoctor.IfapatientatBethIsraelisnotrespondingtotreatment.itisnotuncommonforhisnursetoproposeanotherapproachtohisdoctor.WhatthedoctoratBethIsraelhasintheprimarynurseisatruecolleaguE.NursingatBethIsraelalsoinvolvesadecentralized分散的nursingadministration;everyunitisaself-containedorganization.Therearenurse-managersinsteadofheadnurses;inadditiontotheirmedicaldutiestheydoalltheirownhiringanddismissingemployeeadvisingandtheymakesalaryrecommendations.Eachunit'snursesdecideamongthemselveswhowillworkwhatshiftsandwhen.BethIsrael'snurse-in-chiefranksasanequalwithothervicepresidentsofthehospital.SheisalsoamemberoftheMedicalExecutiveCommitteE.whichinmosthospitalsincludesonlydoctors.【小题1】WhichofthefollowingbestcharacterizesthemainfeatureofthenursingsystematBethIsraelHospital?A.ThedoctorgetsmoreactiveprofessionalsupportfromtheprimarynursE.B.Eachpatientistakencareofbyaprimarynursedayandnight.C.Theprimarynursewritescareplansforeverypatient.D.Theprimarynursekeepsrecordsofthepatient'shealthconditionseveryday.【小题2】Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.comparedwithotherhospitalsnursesatBethIsraelHospitalaremorepatientB.inmosthospitalspatientcareisinadequatefromtheprofessionalpointofviewC.inmosthospitalnursesgetlowsalariesD.comparedwithotherhospitalsnurseshavetoworklongerhoursatBethIsraelHospital【小题3】A.primarynursecanproposeadifferentapproachoftreatmentwhenA.thepresentoneisrefusedbythepatientB.thepatientcomplainsaboutthepresentoneC.thepresentoneprovestobeineffectiveD.thepatientisfoundunwillingtocooperate【小题4】Themaindifferencebetweenanurse-managerandaheadnurseisthattheformerA.isamemberoftheMedicalExecutiveCommitteeofthehospitalB.hastoarrangetheworkshiftsoftheunit'snursesC.canmakedecisionsconcerningthemedicaltreatmentofapatientD.hasfullresponsibilityintheadministrationoftheunit'snurses【小题5】Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthenursesystematBethIsraelHospitalis___A.negativeB.neutralC.criticalD.positive
WhatisAmerica'snumberonesport?CanIstillsaybaseball?Youcouldmakethatstatement30yearsagobutthingshavechanged.Baseballofcoursehastherichesthistoryofallsports.ButwiththepopularityofbasketballandAmericanfootballtherecannowbeanargumentonwhichsportisAmerican’snumberonesport.Basketballreallytookaturninthe1980’sasMagicJohnsonandLarryBirdtooktheNBAtoanotherlevel.OfcoursebasketballwasalreadypopularandhadseensuchstarsasJerryWestandDr.J.buttherealbreakthrough突破cameinthe1980'sandfromthereitreallytookoffwithMichaelJordanintothe90’s.BasketballhasevenbecomeveryglobalnowasmanyNBAstarscompetedintheOlympicsandfacednocompetition.Todaytheyhadbetterbereadybecausetherearesomanytalentsinothercountriesandthecompetitionwillbestiff.LikebasketballAmericanfootballhasalwaysbeenafavoriteofmanysportsfansanditspopularityhasgrownwidely.Theratings收视率thatSuperBowlSundaybringsareamazing.TheyhaveeventalkedaboutmakingSuperBowlSundayanationalholiday.Intheyear2050basketballandAmericanfootballwillhavehistorylikebaseball'srichhistoryandmaybeAmericannationalsport.Theyhavebeentryingforyearsbutitisnotgoingtohappen.SowhatisAmerican’snumberonesport?TomebaseballwillalwaysbeAmericans'hobby—richinhistoryandmanymemoriesforpeopleofallages.Ifyouhaveanycommentsonthissubjectdogiveyouropinions.51.Themostpowerfulbasketballplayerinl980'sisA.LarryBirdB.MichaelJordanC.JerryWestD.MagicJohnson52.ThispassagemainlytalksaboutA.baseballanditshistoryB.themostpopularsportintheworldC.whichsportisthenumberoneinAmericaD.whetherbasketballisaglobalsportpastime53.TheauthoragreesthatAmericanfootballA.willhaverichhistoryB.isworld'smostpopularsportC.hasitsbreakthroughinthel980’sD.willhavetherichesthistoryby205054.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordstiffmeaninParagraphTwo?A.SafeB.Hard.C.Crazy.D.Strong.55.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.A.persuadepeopletosupportbaseballasAmerica'snumberonesportB.introducethehistoryofdifferentsportsinAmericaC.comparedifferentkindsofsportsthatarepopularamongAmericanpeopleD.expresshisideathatbaseballisAmerica’snumberonesport
PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhimandtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.EvensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetablE.ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrongbutthisisnottruE.SpinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetablE.PeopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistakE.Inthe1890sagroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.ThisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdiD.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrongandeveryoneacceptedit.Todayweknowthatthelittleironthatisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.Howeverspinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicaciD.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.【小题1】Agoodtitleforthisreadingpassageis______.A.PopeyetheSailorB.TheTruthAboutSpinachC.AMistakewithNumbersD.FolicAcidMakesYouStrong【小题2】WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.C.Spinachhadalotofiron.D.PeoplelikedfolicaciD.【小题3】Aresearchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach______.A.madePopeyestrongB.wasagreenvegetableC.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetablesD.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetables【小题4】ThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom______.A.ironB.folicacidC.spinachD.exercise【小题5】Folicacidis______.A.somethinginfoodB.avegetableC.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach
〔1〕Yourvocabularyreferstothewordsinalanguageyouarefamiliarwith.YouractivevocabularycontainsthewordsyouunderstandanduseinspeechandinprintandyourpassivevocabularyincludesthewordsyoudonotusebutunderstanD.AlthoughchildrenlearnmorenewwordsthanadultsthevocabularyofanadultisnotfixedandcanbeincreaseD.Improveyourlanguagerepertoire全部技能withdailyexposuretonewwordstheirpronunciationsandmeanings.〔2〕________.Themoreoftenyoureadthefasteryourvocabularycangrow.Choosereadingmaterialthatisslightlyaboveyourlevelandkeepadictionarywithyoutolookupwordsyoudonotknow.〔3〕Findanewwordeveryday.IfyoudonotencounteranunfamiliarwordinyourdailyreadinguseyourdictionarytosearchforonE.〔4〕Learnthecorrectdefinitionandpronunciationforeachnewwordyouencounter.Pronunciationisasimportantasdefinitionbecauseinordertoaddawordtoyouractivevocabularyyoumustbeabletouseitinspeech.〔5〕ExplainthemeaningofthewordsothatyoucanconnectittosomethingmemorablE.Useimageryandpersonalrelevance关联.Ifyouhavejustlearnedthatthewordobstinatemeansstubbornandunyieldingthinkabouttheneighborwhowillnotlendyouhiscar.Imaginehimshakinghisheadandthinkofhimasobstinateinhisrefusal.〔6〕Useyournewwordinspeechandinwriting.TellafriendaboutyourbossobstinatelyrefusingtorescheduleyourvacationtimE.E-mailyoursisterabouthowyourcatisobstinateaboutsleepingonyourpillow.ThefirsttimeyouuseanewwordinspeechitmayseemclumsyandforcedbutthemoreyouuseitthemorefluentyouwillbecomeinitsusE.Soonitwillbearegularpartofyouractivevocabulary.〔7〕Telleveryoneyouaretryingtoincreaseyourvocabulary.EncouragethemtoaskyouwhatyourlatestwordisortoaskforthedefinitionofanewwordyouhaveuseD.Themoreyouexplainthemeaningofawordtosomeonethemorelikelyyouaretorememberit.【小题1】Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?nomorethan6words_______________________________________________________________【小题2】Whatshouldwedoifthereisnounfamiliarwordinourdailyreading?nomorethan7words________________________________________________________________【小题3】What’sthepurposeoftheexampleofthewordobstinatenomorethan15words___________________________________________________________________【小题4】Fillintheblankinparagraph2withproperwords.nomorethan4words________________________________________________________________【小题5】Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph4probablyreferto?nomorethan3words___________________________________________________________________
TheBoardMeetinghadcometoanenD.Bobstartedtostandupandknockedintothetablespillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.Howembarrassing!IamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldagE.Everyonehadagoodlaughandsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.SomeonesaidComeonFrank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.FranklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhooD.IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafishermanandhelovedtheseA.HehadhisownboatbutitwashardmakingalivingontheseA.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.NotjustenoughforourfamilybutalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathomE.HelookedatusandsaidIwishyoucouldhavemetmyDaD.Hewasabigmanandhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohimhesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvasfoul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.Nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthemtheywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.Frank’svoicedroppedabit.Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.ItwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroaD.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.AshewoulddrivetowardtheschoolIwouldshrink畏缩downintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetimehewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch喷出acloudofsmokE.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontanditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.ItwassoembarrassingformE.HereIwastwelveyearsoldandmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!HepausedandthenwentonIrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.WhenwegottotheschoolandcametoastophehadhisusualbigsmilE.HestartedtoleantowardmebutIputmyhandupandsaidNoDaD.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatwayandhehadthissurprisedlookonhisfacE.IsaidDadI’mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.I’mtoooldforanykindofkiss.MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttimeandhiseyesstartedtotearup.ThenheturnedandlookedoutthewindshielD.You’rerighthesaiD.Youareabigboy....aman.Iwon’tkissyouanymorE.FrankgotafunnylookonhisfaceandthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyesashespokE.Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwasadaywhenmostofthefleet船队stayedinbutnotDaD.HehadabigfamilytofeeD.Theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoastrongwindandwastryingtosavethenetsandthefloats.IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain.Guysyoudon’tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheektofeelhisrougholdfacetosmelltheoceanonhimtofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenamanIwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.56.WhenhisfatherdrovehimtotheschoolFrankwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappearbecause________.A.hewasashamedofhisfather’soldtruckB.hethoughthewasoldenoughtogotoschoolaloneC.hedidn’twanthisschoolmatestoseehisfatherD.hehatedthewayhisschoolmatesstaredathisfather57.InFrank’seyeswhenhisfathersaidYouareabigboyaman.heprobablyfelt________.A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud58.AccordingtothestorywecanconcludethatFrank’sfather________.A.wasquiteconfidentinhisskillsinfishingB.lovedhischildrenbuthardlyexpresseditC.seldomgaveupfacedwithchallengesD.wasfullofdevotiontohisfamily59.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSmelloftheOceanB.WeAllNeedLoveC.A.GoodbyeKissD.Father’sEmbarrassment
In2016athletesfromaroundtheworldwillcompeteforgoldmedalsintheSummerOlympics.EventhoughthegamesarethreeyearsawayBrazil’sresidentsalreadyfeellikewinners.ThenationwasnamedtohostthisimportantsportingeventinOctober2009.ItwillbethefirstOlympicsheldinSouthAmericA.ThegameswilltakeplaceinRiodeJaneiro.ThecitybeatoutthreeothersitesMadridTokyoandChicagotohosttheevent.WhentheInternationalOlympicCommitteechoseRiodeJaneirocheeringpeoplefloodedthecity’sstreets.ThisishugeforRioandforthewholecountrysaysresidentSueliFerreirA.TheOlympicsareexpectedtoattracttensofthousandsofpeoplE.Brazilianofficialshavealreadystartedtoprepareforthecrowds.WeknowwhatweneedtodoexplainsBrazil’spresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvA.Thewordsfromnowonareworkworkandwork.OfficialswanttofixuplocalsportscentersbeforeRiodeJaneirostepsintothespotlight.TheyalsowanttoreducetheamountofcrimE.TheyhopehostingthegameswillimprovelifeinBrazil.About30percentofpeoplethereliveinpovertyorpoorconditions.TourismduringtheOlympicsisexpectedtocreatemorethan2millionjobs.It’sgoingtobegoodfortheeconomygoodforthepeopleFerreirasays.ThisgivesushopethatthingswillbebetterherE.【小题1】.Accordingtothepassagethe2016Olympicswillbeheldin______.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.NorthAmericaD.SouthAmerica【小题2】.ThefeelingofBrazilianscanbedescribedas_________.A.proudB.surprisedC.worriedD.nervous【小题3】.TheunderlinedwordfloodedinParA.3means_______A.crossedB.filledC.visitedD.cleaned【小题4】.AccordingtoBrazil’spresidentwecanknow________.A.thegovernmentneedshelpfromtheBrazilianpublicB.thegovernmentwillbegintopreparefortheOlympicssoonC.BrazilianofficialswilltryhardtopreparefortheOlympicsD.BrazilianofficialarenowtoobusytopreparefortheOlympics【小题5】.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat___________.A.Brazilians’lifewillbebetterbecauseoftheOlympicsB.notallBraziliansareinterestedintheOlympicsC.mostBraziliansarenowlivinginpoorconditionsD.BraziliansworryaboutlosingjobsduringtheOlympics
PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost£169.15atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomcost£118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthsinadvancethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust£62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor£420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastlecasualmemberspayaround£1.50fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor£5perday.358words【小题1】TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay__________.A.helptravelerspasstimeB.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKC.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplansD.causetravelerstopaymoreforaccommodation【小题2】FarringdoninParagraph5ismostprobably__________.A.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationB.thetubelinetoCoventGardenC.anidealholidaydestinationD.thenameofatravelagency【小题3】ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat__________.A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsD.costsover£100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember【小题4】Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof__________.A.halfanhourB.onehourC.onehourandahalfD.twohours【小题5】Themainpurposeofthepassageis__________.A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvanceB.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformationC.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-helpD.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips
LongtimenoseeisaveryinterestingsentencE.WhenIfirstreadthissentencefromanAmericanfriend’semailIlaugheD.IthoughtitwasaperfectexampleofChinglish.Obviouslyitisaword-by-wordliteraltranslationoftheChinesegreetingswitharuledEnglishgrammarandstructure!LateronmyfriendtoldmethatitisastandardAmericangreeting.Iwastoothrilledtobelieveher.Herwordscouldnotconvincemeatall.SoIdidaresearchongooglE.com.Tomysurprisethereareover60thousandwebpagescontainingLongtimenoseE.Thissentencehasbeenwidelyusedinemailslettersnewspapersmoviesbooksoranyotherpossibleplaces.ThoughitissortofinformalitispartofthelanguagethatAmericansusedaily.IronicallyifyoutypethisphraseinMicrosoftWordthesoftwarewilltellyouthatthegrammarneedstobecorrecteD.NobodyknowstheoriginofthisChinglishsentencE.SomepeoplebelievethatitcamefromCharlieChan’smovies.Inthe1930sHollywoodmoviemakerssuccessfullycreatedaworldwidefamousChinesedetectivenamedCharlieChanonwidescreens.DetectiveChanlikestoteachAmericanssomeChinesewisdombyquotingConfucius.Longtimenoseewashistrademark.SoonafterCharlieChanLongtimenoseebecameapopularphraseintherealworldwiththankstothepopularityofthesemovies.SomescholarsrefertoAmericaasahugepotofstew.Allkindsofculturearemixedinthestewtogetherandtheychangethecolorandtasteofeachother.AmericanChinesethoughaminorityethnic少数民族的成员groupintheUnitedStatesisalsocontributingsomechangestothestew!Languageisusuallythefirstthingtobeinfluencedinthemixedstew.YoucanhavesomeotherexamplesthanadoptionsfromChinesesuchaspizzafromItaliansusifromJapaneseanddéjàvufromFrenchetC.Thereisalonglist!Americansdonotjustsimplyborrowsomethingfromothers.TheywillmodifyitandmakeittheirownsoyouwouldnotbesurprisedtofindatofuandpeanutbutterhamburgerinarestaurantortobuyabottleoficedChinesegreenteawithhoneyinagrocerystorE.SinceAmericansappreciateChineseculturemoreandmorenowadaysIbelievemoreChinesewordswillbecomeAmericanEnglishinthefuturE.InthiswaytheAmericanstewkeepsaddingrichnessandflavor.【小题1】Thewriterhimselffeltsurprisedat______.A.theChinglishexpressionLongtimenoseeB.LongtimenoseeusedasstandardAmericanEnglishC.somanyliteraltranslationoftheexpressionsusedinAmericaD.findingoutAmericansusetheexpressioneveryday【小题2】Thewordstewinthe4thparagraphprobablymeans______.A.mixtureliteratureB.Confucius’wordsC.akindofcookeddishD.Americanchangingcultures【小题3】Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat______.A.detectivestranslatethephraseLongtimenoseeB.HollywoodmadeLongtimenoseepopularC.thehugepotofstewgreatlyaffectsallkindsoflanguagesD.culturescanbechangedinthehugepotofstew【小题4】Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.A.someChineseexpressionsareintroducedintoEnglishB.you’llnotbesurprisedatatofuinarestaurantinAmericaC.someAmericanexpressionscanbeusedinChinaD.AmericanEnglishkeepbeingenrichedfromdifferentcultures【小题5】Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Informallanguagesometimesdoesn’tgowithgrammarandstructurE.B.LanguagesarealwaysruledbygrammarandstructurE.C.LongtimenoseehasbeenusedinatleastfourmediamentionedinthepassagE.D.TherearefourlanguagesmentionedtobeadoptedintheAmericanstew.
Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrongorDoctorStrongasheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywherE.NowanartshowcalledDoctorStrongFromThentoNowistravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublisheD.Sincethenhehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworlD.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfulhand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHatHortontheElephantTheGrinchWhoStoleChristmasandhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseuminCaliforniaorganizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginal最早的drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooksalthoughwritteninafunnywayhaveseriousmessages.ForexampleinMcElligot’sPoolhedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussesthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBookwrittenin1984.DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.HesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryoneevenachildcanunderstanD.【小题1】.AlfredStrongisafamous_______intheUnitedStates.A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader【小题2】.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin__________.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.1984whenhisbookMcElligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished【小题3】.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause__________.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascatselephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolorfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway【小题4】.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis__________.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.notonlytointerestpeoplebutalsotouncoversomeserioussocialproblems
Whoarethesepeoplerushingbyyouinthestreet?Morethan215millionpeoplenowcallAmericahome’’butmostofthemcantracetheirfamiliesbacktootherpartsoftheworld.IfyoulookatthenamesonshopwindowsyouwillseethatAmericanscomefrommanydifferentlands.TheideathatthesepeoplewhooncewerestrangerstotheUnitedStateshavelostthecustomsandculturesoftheiroriginalcountriesandhavebecomeAmerican’’isreallynottrue.I.nfactwhatexistsinAmericaismoreoftenakindofside-by-side'’livinginwhichgroupsofpeoplefromothercountriesoftenhavekeptmanyoftheircustomsandhabits.TheyjointhegeneralAmericansocietyonlyincertainareasoftheirlives—suchasinschoolsbusinessandsports-buttheykeepmanyoftheirownnativecustomsandmannerssociallyandathome.Thislivingside-by-sidehasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Sometimesitmaycausedisagreementstodevelopbetweengroupswhosewaysoflifeareverydifferentfromoneanother.Howevertherearealsogreatadvantagesthatcomefromthevarietyofculturesbroughtbysettlersfromotherlands.ThereisgreatfreedomofchoiceamongideasanddressfoodandsocialcustomsinAmerica.EveryonecanfindsomepartofhisorherfamiliarworldintheUnitedStatesinChurchesmusicfoodnationalgroupsornewspapers.51.Morethan215millionpeoplecallAmericahomebecauseA.theybuytheirhousesthereB.theysettletherenowC.theygetmarriedthereD.theywerebornthere52.Side-by-sidelivingstylemeansA.makingfriendswithnativepeopleB.thegroupsofpeoplewholivenearbyC.keepingtheirowncustomswhilesharingAmericanonesincertainareasD.thattheygetclosertoAmericansociety53.AccordingtothepassagepeopleintheUSAA.shareAmericancustomsandcultureB.1iveinakindofside-by-side''societyC.keeptheirowncustomsandhabitsfirmlyD.makenochoicetoacceptAmericancustoms54.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theyalwayssticktotheirowncustomsandhabits.B.Side—by—side’’livingstyleisnotsuitable.C.Theyfacethesocietytheyarenotfamiliarwith.D.TheadvantagescomingfromthevarietyofculturesmakelifeinAmericacolorful.55.WhichtitleofthefollowingcanbesttaketheplaceofDifferentCulturesinAmerica?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantages.B.DifferentCustomsandHabits.C.HomeforthePeopleD.Side—by—sideLivingStyleinAmerica.
AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.ThatsayingholdstruenotonlyforyouandmebutalsoforsomeofthemostpowerfulandinfluentialpeopleintheworldsuchasthepresidentsoftheUnitedStates.ButhowdoAmericanpresidentsspendtheirvacationtime?Let’stakealook!FranklinD.RooseveltconsideredoneofthegreatestpresidentsinAmericanhistoryhadlimitedvacationoptionsbecauseofhispolio小儿麻痹症.HebeganvisitingWarmSpringsGeorgiain1924foritscurativewatersandlaterbuilta2000acrepoliotreatmentcenternearby.HelikedtocruisethePotomaconhisyacht游艇andthreetimesaspresidentreturnedtohisbelovedCanadianislandofCampobellowithwhichhefellinloveasakiD.FormerPresidentBillClintonhoweverwasnevermuchgoodatvacationing.Hisstaffhadtopracticallyforcehimtogoonvacationhisfirstyearinoffice;hisideaofrelaxingwasreadingfourgoodbookssimultaneously同时whileenjoyingacigarchewednotsmoked.Hecouldalsolosehimselfinagameofgolfwherehissomewhatflexibleinterpretationoftherulescouldattimesdrivehispartnerscrazy.Obama’spredecessor前任alsoknowshowtorelax.FishingisintheBushfamilyDNA:forbluesharksoffthecoastofMaineoranythingwithfinsalmostanywhereelsE.GeorgeW.BushalsorelaxedaspresidentbyjoggingandclearingbrushonhisTexasranch.Sinceleavingofficehehasbecomeanactivemountainbikerandmorerecentlyhastakenuppainting.ObamatendstotakeawinterbreakinHawaiiwherehewasbornandraisedandasummervacationinMartha’sVineyardoffthesoutherncoastofCapeCodMassachusetts.InbetweenheplaysbasketballeverycoupleofweeksandhasbeenknowntodosomeskeetshootingatCampDaviD.Obama’sfavoritepastimenomatterthelocationhasbecomeeasytospot:golf.71.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.USpresidentsonholiday.B.Relationshipbetweenworkandplay.C.FamousUSpresidents.D.Suggestionsonspendingholidays.72.What’sthemainreasonforFranklinchoosetospendhisholidaysinthespringoronhisyacht?A.Personalinterests.B.Physicaldisability.C.Tidalcurrent.D.Officialarrangement.73.What’sspecialwhenBillClintonwasplayinggolf?A.Hecouldoftenbethetopplayer.B.Hecouldoftenbethebottomplayer.C.Hedidnotoftenrespecttherules.D.Heusuallyshowedgoodteamspirit.74.FromParagraph5wemayinferthat_____.A.theBushfamilyweremostlyfishermen.B.theBushfamilyliketofishonlynearMainE.C.fatherofGeorgeW.Bushlikestoworkonfarm.D.fatherofGeorgeW.Bushalsolovesfishing.75.InthelastparagraphmanyofObama’shobbiesarementionedEXCEPT_____.A.sailingB.playingbasketballC.shootingD.golfing
TheAmericantraditionofThanksgivingdatesbacktocolonialtimestothePilgrims清教徒ofPlymouthrockColony.Toescapereligiouspersecution__inEnglandthePilgrimsjourneyedtotheNewWorldontheirshiptheMayflower.AfteralongjourneytheyfinallyarrivedatPlymouthRockinautumnof1620.Theycouldnotfinishbuildingthesettlementbeforewintersomanyfrozetodeath.TheyatemostoftheirfoodonthejourneyoversomanyalsostarveD.HoweverthePilgrimsmetaNativeAmericannamedTisquantumorSquantoashewasbetterknownwhotaughtthemhowtoplantcornandcatcheel鳗鱼.BythesametimenextyearthePilgrimshadbuiltasteadysettlementandhadabountifulharvest.TothanktheNativeAmericansfortheirhelpandtocelebratetheharvestthePilgrimsheldagrandbanquet盛宴.Togethertheyfeastedoncornyamsfishandmostimportantly:roastturkeywhichbecamethehighlightofthemodernThanksgivingfeast.SchoolsalwaysmakeabigdealaboutThanksgivingbecausetheyfeelthatitteacheschildrenhowtobethankfulandtotreatotherswithkindness.IspentthemanyyearsofelementaryschoolmakingpaperturkeysfakecornucopiasashellfilledwithfoodasymboloftheholidayandwritinglistsofwhatI’mthankfulfor.WhenIgrewolderIwatchedmoviesandreadbooksabouttheFirstThanksgivingandcompletedcrosswordpuzzlesandwordsearchesfilledwithholidaythemedwords.WhiletheideaforThanksgivingisgreatanditisawonderfulopportunitytoinstillcertainvaluesinchildrenIdon’tthinkweshouldnameaspecialholidayforbeingthankful.WeshouldbethankfulforwhatwehaveeverydaynotjustThanksgiving.56.What’sthemainreasonfortheEnglishPilgrimstoleavetheirhomecountry?A.Politicalideas.B.Religiousbeliefs.C.HardlifE.D.HopesforfortunE.57.WhatthreatenedthePilgrimsmostwhentheyfirstarrivedthenewworld?A.Coldandstarvation.B.Wildanimals.C.LocalpeoplE.D.Sickness.58.WhydidthePilgrimsholdabanquetoneyearaftertheirarrivalinthenewworld?A.TomemorizetheirfamilymembersleftinEnglanD.B.Tocelebratetheirsurvivalfromreligiouspersecution.C.TothanktheNativeAmericansfortheirhelp.D.Tocelebratethenewstatethey’vesetup.59.ForThanksgivingalltheactivitiesarenormallydoneEXCEPT_____.A.enjoyingabigmealB.makingpaperturkeysC.doingcrosswordpuzzlesD.singChristmassongs60.Thepassagewaswrittentoshowthewriter’sattitudeofbeing_____.A.knowledgeableB.responsibleC.energeticD.thankful
AmericansconsiderbaseballasanAmericansport.TheyoftenrefertosomethingbeingasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButisbaseballreallyanAmericansport?Andwhatareoriginsofbaseballanyway?TheAmericangameofbaseballmorethanlikelycamefromseveralEuropeanballgames.RussiahadanearlyformofbaseballandsodidGermanyandRomaniA.PeopleinEnglandplayedagamecalledstoolball.Inthisgamethepitcher投手triedtohitastool凳子orchairwithaballandthebatter击球手usedasticktokeeptheballaway.ButAmericanbaseballwasmostlikelybasedonanotherEnglishgamewhichiscalledrounders.Playersuseasoftballraterthanahardballwhileplayingrounders.Sowhenwasthefirstrealgameofbaseballplayed?Itseemsthatittookplaceinthe1840s.ThefatherofbaseballwasAlexanderCartwrightwhoorganizedabaseballclubinNewYork.Cartwrightdeveloped20rulesthatdistinguishedbaseballfrompreviousballgames.In1858thefirstorganizedbaseballleague—theNationalAssociationofBaseballplayers—wasformeD.Thisleaguebeganchargingfanstowatchthegames.Howevertheplayerswereallamateursanddidnotgetpaid.In1869theCincinnatiRedStockingsbegantopaytheirplayers.SincetheycouldhirethebestplayersCincinnatiwon57gamesandlostnoneintheirfirstseason.Asaresultotherteamsdecidedtohireplayerstoo.By1871theNationalAssociationwasthefirstprofessionalbaseballleaguE.TodaybaseballislikedverymuchinAmericA.Topprofessionalbaseballplayersearnmillionsofdollarseachyear.Therearetwoprofessionalleagues—theNationalLeagueandtheAmericanLeaguE.Thebestteamsfromthesetwoleaguescompeteforthebaseballchampionshipeveryyear.【小题1】81.WhatdoAmericansthinkofbaseball?Nomorethan3words2’【小题2】82.WhywasAlexanderCartwrightcalledthefatherofbaseball?Nomorethan16words.3’【小题3】83.WheredidtheAmericanbaseballmostprobablycomefrom?Nomorethan5words.2’【小题4】84.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Nomorethan5words.3’
InrecentyearsinAmericathemandatorysentencing强制判刑movementhasreallychangedtheUSprisonsizE.ThemandatorysentencingmovementtypicallystatedtheminimumnumberofprisonyearsforcertaincrimespeoplecommitteD.ItswepttheUnitedStatesinthe1970sdrivingthestateprisonpopulationupfromlessthan200000toabout1.4milliontodayandmadeprisoningbudgetsthesecond-fastest-growingstateexpenseonlysecondtoMedic-aiD.Butthecurrentsentencingreformsinagrowingnumberofstatesarestartingtoreversethattrend—causingtheprisonpopulationtodeclinebyabout3.8percentsince2009.Centraltothestatereformsisarelativelynewandmorecomplicatedwayofinformationanalysisaboutthelaw-breaker—includingcriminalhistorydrugabuse滥用andinstancesofanti-socialbehavior—toassessthelikelihoodofthatindividual’scommittinganewcrimE.Andbyexaminingdatathestatescanrevisepoliciestodiscouragethemfromgoingbacktoprison.Manystateshavefoundthatmanypeoplegobacktoprisonnotforcommittingnewcrimesbutfortechnicalmildviolations违反likefailingdrugtestsorabnormalbehaviorsduetomentalproblems.Withthatknowledgethesestateshavemovedtolesscostlyandmoreeffectiveactionstoreplacejailstay.TodaytheytendmoretosendthesepeopleforcommunityservicE.Somestatesarealsojumpingatwhatisknownasthejusticereinvestmentapproachunderwhichtheychannelsignificantsumsofmoneyintotheexistingprogramsondrugtreatmentandmentalhealthtwomainissuesbehindcrimesformanylaw-breakers.Despitetheadvantagesofarisk-assessmentapproachsomestatesarestillflyingblindmainlybecausetheydon’thavetheresourcestogatherdatA.Moreoverastudyhasnotedhandlinghigh-riskandlow-riskcriminalsinthesamewayisabigmistakeaslowriskindividualshaveanincreasedlikelihoodofcommittingcrimesagainwhentheyreceivetreatmentorservicesinthesameprogramsasmedium-andhigh-riskindividuals.Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.78.Themandatorysentencingmovementhadgreatlyincreasedprisonpopulationthrough______.79.Whatistheessentialcontentoftoday’ssentencingreforms?80.Whatismanystates’softerpunishmentforminoroffences?81.Risk-assessmentmethodisnotadoptedbyallthestatesprimarilybecauseof______.
Earningablackbeltinmartialartsandbeingissuedapilot’slicensearebothimpressiveaccomplishmentsthattakeyearofefforttoachievebut30-year-oldJessicaCoxhasdonebothdespitebeingbornwithoutarms.InspiteofalldifficultiesbutwithstrongfaithandthehelpofherfamilyCoxputherselfthroughhighschoolandthencollegetypingpaperswithhertoesShebecamethefirstarmlessblackbeltinAmericanTaekwondo跆拳道AssociationandnowhastwoblackbeltsShegotherdriver’slicenseandthenastonishinglyherpilot’slicensein2008TheachievementearnedheraplaceintheGuinnessWouldRecordswhichrecognizedherforbecomingthefirstpersonwithoutarmstoflyanairplanE.NowCoxisthesubjectofanewdocumentaryRightfootedWhichCoxsaysthehopeswillinspiredisabledyoungpeoplearoundtheworldHadIwatchedafilmsimilartothisoneearlierinmylifeIknowitwouldhavemakeadifferencE.Coxsaysinatrailer预告片forthedocumentary.【小题1】Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A.CoxearnedaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecordB.CoxcantypepapersasacommonpersondoesC.CoxhaslittledifficultyindoingthingsbyherselfD.Coxhasmadesomegreatachievements【小题2】What’sthepurposeofthedocumentaryRightfooted?A.ToinspireallyoungpeoplewithdisabilitiesB.TotellthestoryofCox’slifeandherdesireC.Toshowhowimportantone’sfootisD.ToshowhowCoxworksinEthiopia【小题3】WhydoesCoxwanttobeaspeaker?A.TogivehermessageB.TopreventchildrenbornwithoutarmsC.TohelppeopleovercomedisabilitiesD.Toproveshecanalsobeasuccessfulspeaker【小题4】ThegoalofHandicapInternationalinEthiopiaisto.A.meetthegovernmentofficialsB.helpdisabledchildrenfindjobsC.runeducationprojectsforchildrenwithdisabilitiesD.helpCoxrealizeherdreamofbecomingaspeaker【小题5】WhatistrueofJessicaCox?A.SheisthefirstwomanpilotB.SheisadisabledTaekwondochampionC.SheisthedirectorofadocumentaryD.Sheisanarmlesswomanwithstrongfaith
AnAmericaneducationalexpertFrederickM.Hesssaysthatalongsummervacationdoesn’tmakesenseintoday’sworlD.Thissummer50millionkidswillspendmuchtimetalkingonlinewatchingTVplayingvideogamesandaskingolderbrothersorsisterstotakethemtothesupermarket.Theywillalsobeputtingtheiracademicfuturesatrisk.Duringmuchofthe20thcenturymanyAmericansworkedinfactoriesthatdidnotneedacollegedegreebutstillofferedahighsalary.Alsointhe19thcenturytherewasnoaircondition.Andpoorhygiene卫生meantthatcrowdedschoolshadhealthrisks.ThingshavechangeD.Fortoday’sstudentsacademicskillsarekeytofuturesuccess.Manycountriesdon’tgivekidsanAmerican-stylesummervacation.Theyoffernomorethansevenconsecutive连续的weeksofvacation.MostAmericanschooldistrictsofferupto13weeks.TocompeteinglobalmarketplaceAmericansmustbepreparedtogoupagainstinternationalcompetitors.Summervacationalsocauseschallengesfortoday’sfamilies.Inthe1960smorethan60%offamilieshadastay-at-homemum.Nowtwo-thirdsofAmericanchildrenlivefamilieswhereeveryadultworks.Forthesefamiliessummervacationcanbemoreburdenthanbreak.Someonemustwatchthekids.Butthebiggestproblemmaybehowsummervacationhurtsacademicachievement.ScientisthavefoundthatdisadvantagedstudentsloseimportantgroundinthesummertimE.Aschoolyearcanallowtime-limitedteacherstoconductricherandmoreimaginativelessons.Schoolswouldhavemoretimeforsportslanguagesmusicandthearts.【小题1】Beforethe20thcenturyalongsummervacationmight______.A.reduceincomeforAmericansB.reducehealthrisksforstudentsC.causecareerfailureforAmericansD.causelossinglobalmarketforAmerica【小题2】HowlongdoesanAmerican-stylesummervacationlastA.Nomorethantwomonths.B.Lessthanthreemonths.C.Aslongasthreemonths.D.Aslongasfourmonths.【小题3】Accordingtothetextwhowillbenefitfromalongschoolyear?A.Americanstudentsteachersandparents.B.Americanstudentsparentsandshopowners.C.Americanstudentsparentsandinternationalcompetitors.D.Americanstudentsteachersandinternationalcompetitors.【小题4】Howmanyreasonsdidthewritergivetosupporthis/heropinion?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.
There’sabodyofwaterinIsraelthatisactuallybelowsealevel.Waterconstantlyrunsintoitbutbecauseofthelawofgravity万有引力定律nothingcanflowoutofit.Doyouknowthenameofthisfamouslake?It’scalledtheDeadSeA.It’scalledthisbecausenolivingthingcouldlivetherE.Thewaterisalmostdeadcomparedtowhathappenswithlivingwater.Whenyouthinkofthetermlivingwatertheimagethatcomestomindisarushingriverthatisflowing.It’sfilledwithlifeandmovement.Itdoesn’tjustreceivebutisalsogivingsimultaneously.Manyofusbelievethatweneedtoreceivemoreofsomethinginordertobehappy.WhetherwhatwedesireismoneyorsomethingelsewethinkweneedmoreofitinordertobefulfilleD.Asaresultwebegintooperateinfearandthereforedon’tgiveanythingbecausewe’reafraidthatwewon’thaveenough.Theresult?LiketheDeadSeawebecomelifeless.Lifeismeanttoflow.whenapoolstopsflowingitbecomesstagnant停滞的.Stagnantwaterbreedsdiseaseanddeath.Itcan’tbreathE.Itcan’treceiveanymorE.Ifnothingisflowingoutthere’snoroomforanythingelsetocomein.Thesolution?GivE.Asyougiveyou’llreceivE.It’sauniversallaw.YouseeitatworkeverywherE.we’vesomehowbeendeceived欺骗intobelievingthatifwedon’tgivewe’llhavemorE.Orwe’reafraidthatifwedogivewewon’thaveanythingleft.OnonehandthisseemstomakesensE.Butitdoesn’twork.Becausewhenwedon’tgiveweshutofftheflowofwhat’scomingin.【小题1】.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThedevelopmentoftheDeadSeaB.ThespecialcharacteroftheDeadSeaC.ThepositionoftheDeadSeaD.ThepresentsituationoftheDeadSea【小题2】.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewouldn’tliketogivebecause________.A.theyarereallypoorinfactB.theydon’tknowhowtogiveC.theydon’tknowwhotogiveD.theyarestillnotsatisfied【小题3】.Accordingtothepassageifyourefusetogiveyouwill___________.A.belikeapoolwithstagnantwaterB.haveenoughspaceforwhatyou’llreceiveC.needsomethingmoretobesatisfiedD.doeverythingaccordingtothelaw【小题4】.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Giveandyou’llreceiveB.ThesecretoftheDeadseaC.A.universallawD.comeinandcomeout
Self-employedprivatephysicianswhochargeafeeforeachpatientvisitarethefoundationofmedicalpracticeintheUnitedStates.Mostphysicianshaveacontractrelationshipwithoneormorehospitalsinthecommunity.Theysendtheirpatientstothishospitalwhichusuallychargespatientsaccordingtothenumberofdaystheystayandthefacilitiesoperatingroomtestsmedicinesthattheyuse.Somehospitalsbelongtoacityastateorinthecaseofveteran'shospitalsafederalgovernmentagency.Othersareoperatedbyreligiousorders教会orothernon-profitgroups.Somemedicaldoctorsareonsalary.Salariedphysiciansmayworkashospitalstaffmembersorresidentswhoareoftenstillintraining.Theymayteachinmedicalschoolsbehiredbycorporationstocarefortheirworkersorworkforthefederalgovernment’sPublicHealthServicE.PhysiciansareamongthebestpaidprofessionalsintheUnitedStates.Inthe1980sitwasnotuncommonformedicaldoctorstoearnincomesofmorethan$100000ayear.Specialistsparticularlysurgeonsmightearnseveraltimesthatamount.Physicianslistmanyreasonswhytheydeservetobesowellrewardedfortheirwork.OnereasonisthelongandexpensivepreparationrequiredtobecomeaphysicianintheUnitedStates.Mostwould-bephysiciansfirstattendcollegeforfouryearswhichcancostnearly$20000ayearatoneofthebestprivateinstitutions.Prospectivephysiciansthenattendmedicalschoolforfouryears.Tuitionalonecanexceed$10000ayear.Bythetimetheyhaveobtainedtheirmedicaldegreesmanyyoungphysiciansaredeeplyindebt.Theystillfacethreetofiveyearsofresidency实习阶段inahospitalthefirstyearasanapprenticephysician.Thehoursarelongandthepayisrelativelylow.Settingupamedicalpracticeisexpensivetoo.Sometimesseveralphysicianswilldecidetoestablishagrouppracticesotheycansharetheexpenseofmaintaininganofficeandbuyingequipment.Thesephysiciansalsotakecareofeachother’spatientsinemergencies.Physiciansworklonghoursandmustacceptagreatdealofresponsibility.Manymedicalproceduresevenquiteroutineonesinvolverisk.Itisunderstandablethatphysicianswanttobewellrewardedformakingdecisionswhichcanmeanthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.60.AccordingtothepassageitisveryunlikelythatanAmericanhospitalisownedby_____.A.achurchB.acityC.acorporationD.astate61.Accordingtothepassagehowlongdoesittakeforawould-bephysiciantobecomeanindependentphysicianintheUSA?A.Abouttwelveyears.B.Eightyears.C.Tenyears.D.Aboutsevenyear.62.Sometimesseveralphysicianssetupagroupmedicalpracticemainlybecause_______.A.therearesomanypatientsthatitisdifficultforonephysiciantotakecareallofthemB.theycantaketurnstoworklonghoursC.noonewantstoassumetoomuchresponsibilityD.facilitiesmaybetoomuchofaburdenforonephysiciantoshoulder63.Whichofthefollowingstatementscouldfullyexpresstheauthor’sviewtowardsphysicians’paymentintheUSA?A.Itisreasonableforphysicianstohavealargeincomebecausetheirworkisverydangerous.B.Fortheirexpensiveeducationandtheirresponsibilitytheydeserveahandsomepay.C.Physiciansshouldbebetterpaidbecausetheyworklonghoursunderbadconditions.D.PhysicianshavegreatresponsibilitysoitisunderstandablethattheyshouldbewellrewardeD.
LessonsinMandarin普通话couldbecomecompulsoryforschoolchildreninpartsofPakistanunderambitiousplanstobenefitmorefromthegrowinginfluenceofChinesecompanies.ApilotprojectwillbelaunchedlaterthisyearinthesouthernprovinceofSindhasPakistanlookstofurtherstrengthentieswithitsgiantneighbour.Thecountry'scricketing打板球的authoritieshaveevenconsideredplayingTestmatchesinChinawhiletouringsidesavoidPakistanforfearofterroristattackNoweducationauthoritiesinSinclhsaytheyplan10makeMandarincompulsoryinschoolsfromCiass610-and11-year-olds.OurtradeeducationalandotherrelationsaregrowingwithChinaeverydayandnowitisnecessaryforouryoungergenerationtohavecommandovertheirlanguagesaidPirMazhar-ul-Haqseniorprovincialeducationminister.Theplanhasmanycriticshoweverwhosaythepolicyisdrivenbypoliticalconsiderations.TheypointoutthatPakistanhasfewChineselanguageteachersandanalreadyoverstretchededucationsystem.ZubeidaMustafacolumnistandauthorofTyrannyofLanguageinEducationaccusedtheSindhgovernmentasmovingfurtherintomassconfusion.Asisourrealityahandfulofunqualifiedpoiicymakershavetakenthedecisionwithnoplanningorthoroughconsiderationshewrote.PakistanisnottheonlycountrytolakeupMandarinorCantoneseasChina'seconomicgrowthtransformsworldir.ide.InJulySwedishofficialsannouncedthatallprimaryschoolswouldofferclassesinChinesewithin10years.56.ThereasonwhysomepartsofPakistanplantomakeMandarincompulsoryisthat__.A.ChinaisbecomingmoreimportantintheworldB.Chinesecultureisveryrich.C.theycanearnmoremoneyfromChinesecompaniesD.othercountriesaredoingso57.Whatdoesitsgiantneighbourinthe2ndpara.referto?A.SwedenB.ChinaC.AmericaD.India58.Somepeopleareagainsttheplanforthefollowingreasonsexceptthat__.A.Pakistanhasn'tenoughChineseteachersB.Pakistan'seducationsystemisoverstretchedC.theplanisdrivenbypoliticalconsiderationD.theplanmayleadtotheirownlanguagebecomingweakerthanChinese59.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat__.A.allSwedishprimaryschoolsofferclassesinChinesenow.B.thereisdifferentvoicesabouttheplaninPakistan.C.only10and11-year-oldslearnChineseinPakistan.D.allPakistanpolicymakersareunqualified.
TheAmericantraditionofThanksgivingdatesbacktocolonialtimestothePilgrims清教徒ofPlymouthrockColony.Toescapereligiouspersecution__inEnglandthePilgrimsjourneyedtotheNewWorldontheirshiptheMayflower.AfteralongjourneytheyfinallyarrivedatPlymouthRockinautumnof1620.Theycouldnotfinishbuildingthesettlementbeforewintersomanyfrozetodeath.TheyatemostoftheirfoodonthejourneyoversomanyalsostarveD.HoweverthePilgrimsmetaNativeAmericannamedTisquantumorSquantoashewasbetterknownwhotaughtthemhowtoplantcornandcatcheel鳗鱼.BythesametimenextyearthePilgrimshadbuiltasteadysettlementandhadabountifulharvest.TothanktheNativeAmericansfortheirhelpandtocelebratetheharvestthePilgrimsheldagrandbanquet盛宴.Togethertheyfeastedoncornyamsfishandmostimportantly:roastturkeywhichbecamethehighlightofthemodernThanksgivingfeast.SchoolsalwaysmakeabigdealaboutThanksgivingbecausetheyfeelthatitteacheschildrenhowtobethankfulandtotreatotherswithkindness.IspentthemanyyearsofelementaryschoolmakingpaperturkeysfakecornucopiasashellfilledwithfoodasymboloftheholidayandwritinglistsofwhatI’mthankfulfor.WhenIgrewolderIwatchedmoviesandreadbooksabouttheFirstThanksgivingandcompletedcrosswordpuzzlesandwordsearchesfilledwithholidaythemedwords.WhiletheideaforThanksgivingisgreatanditisawonderfulopportunitytoinstillcertainvaluesinchildrenIdon’tthinkweshouldnameaspecialholidayforbeingthankful.WeshouldbethankfulforwhatwehaveeverydaynotjustThanksgiving.56.What’sthemainreasonfortheEnglishPilgrimstoleavetheirhomecountry?A.Politicalideas.B.Religiousbeliefs.C.HardlifE.D.HopesforfortunE.57.WhatthreatenedthePilgrimsmostwhentheyfirstarrivedthenewworld?A.Coldandstarvation.B.Wildanimals.C.LocalpeoplE.D.Sickness.58.WhydidthePilgrimsholdabanquetoneyearaftertheirarrivalinthenewworld?A.TomemorizetheirfamilymembersleftinEnglanD.B.Tocelebratetheirsurvivalfromreligiouspersecution.C.TothanktheNativeAmericansfortheirhelp.D.Tocelebratethenewstatethey’vesetup.59.ForThanksgivingalltheactivitiesarenormallydoneEXCEPT_____.A.enjoyingabigmealB.makingpaperturkeysC.doingcrosswordpuzzlesD.singChristmassongs60.Thepassagewaswrittentoshowthewriter’sattitudeofbeing_____.A.knowledgeableB.responsibleC.energeticD.thankful
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