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ReadingpoemsisnotexactlyaneverydayactivityformostpeoplE.Infactmanypeopleneverreadapoemoncetheygetoutofhighschool.ItisworthremindingourselvesthatthishasnotalwaysbeenthecaseinAmerica.Inthenine-tenthcenturyausualAmericanactivitywastositaroundthefiresideintheeveningandreadpoemsalouD.ItistruethattherewasnotelevisionatthetimenormovietheatersnorWorldWideWebtoprovidediversion.Howeverpoemswereasourceofpleasureofself-educationofconnectiontootherpeopleortotheworldbeyondone'sowncommunity.Readingthemwasasocialactaswellasanindividualoneandperhapsevenmoresocialthanindividual.WritingpoemstosharewithfriendsandrelationswaslikereadingpoemsbythefiresideanotherwayinwhichpoetryhasaplaceineverydaylifE.Howdidthingschange?WhyaremostAmericansnolongercomfortablewithpoetryandwhydomostpeopletodaythinkthatapoemhasnothingtotellthemandthattheycandowellwithoutpoems?ThereareIbelievethreefactors:poetsteachersandweourselves.Ofthesetheleastimportantisthethird:theworldsurroundingthepoemhasbetrayed背叛usmorethanwehavebetrayedthepoem.EarlyinthetwentiethcenturypoetryinEnglishheadedintodirectionsunfavor-abletoreadingofpoetry.Readersdecidedthatpoemswerenotforthefiresideortheeasychairatnightandthattheybelongedwhereotherdifficult-to-readthingsbelongeD.Poetsfailedthereadersodidteachers.Theywanttheirstudentstoknowsomethingabouttheskillsofapoemtheywanttheirstudentstoseethatpoemsmeansomething.Yetwhatusuallyoccurswhenteacherspushtheseconcernsontheirhighschoolstudentsisthatyoungpeopledecidepoemsareunpleasantcrosswordpuzzles.60.Readingpoemsisthoughttobeasocialactinthenineteenthcenturybecause_________.A.itbuiltalikeamongpeopleB.ithelpeduniteacommunityC.itwasasourceofself-educationD.itwasasourceofpleasure61.Theunderlinedworddiversionmostprobablymeans__________.A.concentrationB.changeC.amusementsD.stories62.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemaincauseofthegreatgapbetweenreadersandpoetry?A.StudentsarebecominglessinterestedinpoetryB.StudentsarepoorlyeducatedinhighschoolC.TVandtheIntemetaremoreattractivethanpoetryD.Poemshavebecomedifficulttounderstand63.Inthelastparagraphthewriterquestions__________.A.thedifficultyinstudyingpoemsB.thewaypoemsaretaughtinschoolC.students'wrongideasaboutpoetryD.thetechniquesusedinwritingpoem
TheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincredit-card信用卡frauD.Yourcardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsite非法网站.WebsitesofferingcheapgoodsandservicesshouldberegardedwithcarE.On-lineshopperswhoentertheircredit-cardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheythoughttheybought.Thethievesthengoshoppingwithyourcardnumber―orselltheinformationovertheInternet.Computershackers黑客havebrokendownsecurity安全systemsraisingquestionsaboutthesafetyofcardholderinformation.Severalmonthsago25000customersofCDUniverseanon-linemusicretailer零售商werenotlucky.Theirnamesaddressesandcredit-cardnumberswerepostedonaWebsiteaftertheretailerrefusedtopayUS$157828togetbacktheinformation.Credit-cardfirmsarenowfightingagainston-linefrauD.MastercardisworkingonplansforWeb―onlycreditcardwithalowercreditlimit.Thecardcouldbeusedonlyforshoppingon-linE.Howeverthereareafewsimplestepsyoucantaketokeepfrombeingcheated欺骗.Askaboutyourcredit-cardfirm’son-linerules:UnderBritishlawcardholdershavetopaythefirstUS$78ofanyfraudulent欺骗性的spending.Andshoponlyatsecuresites;Sendyourcredit-cardinformationonlyiftheWebsiteoffersadvancedsecuresystem.Ifthesecurityisinplacealetterwillappearinthebottomright-handcornerofyourscreen.TheWebsiteaddressmayalsostarthttps://―theextrasstandsforsecurE.Ifindoubtgiveyourcredit-cardinformationoverthetelephonE.Keepyourpassword密码safe:Moston-linesitesrequireausernameandpasswordbeforeplacinganorder.TreatyourpasswordswithcarE.72.WhatdomostpeopleworryabouttheInternetaccordingtothispassage?A.A.lotofstolencredit-cardsweresoldontheInternet.B.FraudontheInternet.C.ManyWebsitesaredestroyeD.D.ManyillegalWebsitesareontheInternet.73.Whatisthemeaningoffraud?A.Cheating.B.SalE.C.Payment.D.Safety.74.Howcanthethievesgettheinformationofthecreditcard?A.Thecustomersgivethemtheinformation.B.ThethievesstealtheinformationfromWebsites.C.Thecustomersselltheinformationtothem.D.Thethievesbuytheinformationfromcredit-cardfirms.75.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthepassagegivetoyou?A.Four.B.ThreE.C.FivE.D.Six.
Itisoftenclaimedthatnuclearenergyissomethingwecannotdowithout.Weliveinaconsumersocietywherethereisahugedemandforcommercialproductsofallkinds.Moreoveranincreaseinindustrialproductionisconsideredtobeonesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemployment.Suchanincreaseneedsanabundantandcheapenergysupply.Manypeoplebelievethatnuclearenergyisendlessandeconomical.Thereareanumberofotheradvantagesintheuseofnuclearenergy.Firstlynuclearpowerexceptforaccidentsisclean.A.furtheradvantageisthatanuclearpowerstationcanberunbyrelativelyfewtechnicalandmanagingstaff.Thenuclearpowerstationrepresentsalargestepinourscientificresearchandwhatevertheanti-nucleargroupsaysitiswrongtoexpectareturntomoreprimitivesourcesoffuel.HoweverthosewhodisagreewithnuclearenergypointoutthatnuclearpowerstationsbringadirectthreatnotonlytotheenvironmentbutalsotothehumanracE.Furthermoreitisdoubtfulwhetherfinallynuclearpowerisacheapsourceofenergy.TherehaveforexamplebeenverycostlyaccidentsinAmericaandRussia.Thepossibilityofincreasesinthecostofuranium铀andthecosttoensureitssafetycouldpricenuclearpoweroutofthemarket.InthelongrunenvironmentalistsarguenuclearenergymaybringaboutthedestructionofthehumanracE.Thusifwewishtosurvivewecannotaffordnuclearenergy.Thoughnuclearenergyprogrammesareexpandingwhichassumesacontinualgrowthinindustrialproductionandconsumerdemands.ItisdoubtfulwhetherthisgrowthwillorcancontinuE.Havingweigheduptheargumentsonbothsidesitseemstherearegoodeconomicandenvironmentalreasonsforsourcesofenergyotherthannuclearpower.64.Accordingtothepassageanincreaseinindustrialproductioncan.A.ensurethesafetyofnuclearpowerB.overcometheresourcecrisisC.solvethepollutionproblemD.offermoreworkingopportunities65.Accordingtotheanti-nucleargroupnuclearenergyhasthefollowingdisadvantagesEXCEPTthat.A.itisalimitedsourceofenergyB.itisharmfultotheenvironmentC.itisadangertothehumanraceD.itisanexpensivesourceofenergy66.Somepeopleclaimthatnuclearenergyisnecessarybecause.A.itcanmeetthegrowingdemandofenergyinanindustriallydevelopingsocietyB.itrepresentsabigstepforwardinourscientificdevelopmentC.itprovidesthebestsolutiontomassunemploymentD.it’seasytorunanuclearpowerstation67.Thefunctionofthelastsentenceisto.A.seekhelpfromthepublicB.changepreviouslyexpressedthoughtsC.reflectthewriter’sattitudeD.showthedisadvantagesofnuclearpower
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SeveraldaysagoaBeijing-basedITcompanyfiredabout400peopleovernight.NoonehadexpectedthejobcutswhichbrokewithtraditionalwaysoflettinggoofworkersinChina.Moreoverwhatwasspecialaboutthiscasewasthatthedaybeforethe400werefiredtheyallreceivedfromtheirbossagift―thebookWhoMovedMyCheese?Thebook―abestsellerintheUS―isbeingusedbymenandwomentodealwithchangesintheirlivesandwork.SomelargeorganizationsincludingCoca-ColaKodakandGeneralMotorsasktheiremployeestoreadittoencouragethemtobeactivetowardschanges.Cheeseissomethingrelatedtoeveryone’slivelihood―ourjobstheIndustriesweworkinrelationshipsandloveaswell.WithChina’sofficialentryintotheWTOthewholenationwillfacemorechangesandchallenges.Sowhatshouldwedooncethischeeseonwhichwearesodependentismoved?WhateverchallengesandchangeswemeetweshouldfaceuptothembravelyJiangHengweiacivilservantsaidafterreadingthebook.ProfessorZhangYanginRenminUniversityofChinaagrees.Weshouldchangeourwayofthinking.ThecomingcompetitiveforeigncompaniesandproductsprovideuswithgreatchancestolearnfromthemandimproveourownproductstomeetinternationalstandardsandbemorecompetitivE.WithhardworkandwisdomwewillcreateamuchlargerandbetterpieceofcheesE.Zhangsmiledconfidently.60.Thewholepassageisabout_______.A.people’sopinionsaboutabestselleroftheUSB.whatpeoplethinkaboutChina’sentryintotheWTOC.thechangeinpeople’sattitudetowardschangesandchallengesD.howabookinfluencestheChinese61.ThecompanyinBeijinggaveeachofthe400firedworkersacopyofWhoMovedMyCheeseinorderto_______.A.bemorecompetitivewithforeignfirmsB.findanexcusefortheirjobcutsC.lettheworkersmakealivingontheirownD.encouragethefiredworkers62.Thewordcheeseinthepassagecanreferto_______.A.somethingwedependonforalivingB.amostimportantkindoffoodC.changeorchallengeD.wayoflife63.FromwhatHengweiandProfessorZhangYangsaidwecanknowthat_______.A.theyhavedifferentopinionsonchangesandchallengesB.peoplearenotafraidofcompetitionfromforeigncompaniesC.theChinesepeoplearereadytofaceanychangesandchallengesD.theyarebothgreatlyencouragedbythebook
NEWYORK―Sowe’regoingawayonweekendsandstickingclosetohomE.Butarewetravelingwiththekids?Here’showthedowneconomyischangingthewaywetravel.SECONDARYCITIESSomesmallercitiesarestealingtheglory荣耀.FortMyersFlA.experienceddoubledigit位数growthinJanuary2009overJanuary2008basedonAmericanExpressTravelbookings.CitieslikePortlandOrE.arealsobecomingpopulardestinationswithTravelocitydatashowinganincreaseof38%overlastyear.EvenPhiladelphia’sstarisrisingsaidTravelocitysenioreditorShawBrown.Brownsaidit’shardtoexplainexactlythereasonfortheboom:itcouldbeadecreaseinairfareorhotelpricesorexcellentmarketing.HotelratesinFortMyersaredownabout10%.ButhotelratesinPortlandareupshesaiD.ShethinksPhiladelphia’shigherpopularityisduetogoodmarketingadecreaseinairfareof16%comparedtotheoverall8%decreasefordomesticflightsandmoreinterestinhistoricdestinationsingeneral.FAMILYTRAVELRatherthantakeatwo-weekvacationtoEuropefamiliesaregoingtonationalparks.DavidMandtspokesmanfortheAssociationofAmusementParksiscautiouslyoptimisticaboutthesummerseason.Hesaidevenwhengaswas$4agallonin2008peoplecontinuedtovisitthemeparks―theysimplyselectedparksclosertotheirhomes.Whileforyearsparkoperatorshaveusedspecialofferspromotionsanddiscountstoencouragefamiliestovisitataspecifictimethedealsmaybeeasiertofindthisyearespeciallywhenitcomestopackagesthatincludeaccommodations.UniversalOrlandoResorthasadealallowingfamiliestobookathree-nightpackageandreceivetwoadditionalnightsfreE.PackagesincludeaccommodationsatahotelnearUniversalandunlimitedthemeparkadmissiontobothUniversalStudiosandIslandsofAdventurE.64.Itcanbeinferredfromthenewsreportthat________.A.thenumberofvisitorstoFortMyersdoubledinayearB.secondarycitiesdidn’tenjoymuchpopularitybeforeC.peoplevisitsmallercitiesbecausehotelratesaredownD.visitorsaremoreinterestedinhistoricdestinationsnow65.ThewriterdescribeswhatUniversalOrlandoResortoffersinordertoshow________.A.thatsomepackagesareeasiertofindthisyearB.wherefamiliesgofortheirvacationthisyearC.whypeoplepreferparksclosertotheirhomesD.howfamilieschoosepackagesfortheirvacation66.Theunderlinedwordboominthethirdparagraghcanbereplacedby__________.A.decreaseB.difficultyC.increaseD.importance67.Whatisthebesttitleforthenewsreport?__________A.TripDestinationsClosertoHomeB.TripOfferingsontheIincreaseC.SpecialTravelPackagesforEveryoneD.TravelTrendsinaDownEconomy
TWENTY-FIVEyearsagodirectorStephenSpielbergcapturedtheheartsofWesternaudienceswithhisfamilyclassicE.T.NowhisHongKongdirectorStephenChowistryingtodothesametrickinChina.Chow'slatestmovieCJ7长江七号incinemasnowisaheart-warmingstoryaboutapoormigrantworker外来务工者andhisson.Whenastrangealienenterstheirlivesfatherandsonlearnalessonaboutthevalueoffamily.ChowhopeshismoviewillhelptomakefamilyfilmsmorepopularinChina.FamilyfilmshavebeenthemainpartoftheHollywoodmarketforthelast40years.TheyhavegivenaudiencesmovieslikeE.T.IndianaJonesandJurassicPark.HowevertherearefewofthesemoviesinChinawhereexpensivehistoryfilmsaremorepopular.Afamilyfilmisnotsimplyachildren'smoviE.Itisafilmthatisnotonlysuitableforchildrenbutappealstothewholefamily.AccordingtoRaymoundZhouafamousfilmcriticthesefilmsarerareinChinabecauseveryfewfamiliesgotothecinematogether.Becauseofthisthereislittledemandformoviesthatattractthewholefamily.HoweverintheWestitiscommonforthefamilytositdownandwatchamovietogether.TimBridgesfromLondonsaysIloveitatChristmaswhenIsitdownandwatchamoviewithmyfamily.Allfamilyfilmscontainsimilarmessagesaboutbeinghonestremainingpositiveandlearningthereismoretolifethanmoney.AccordingtotheAmericanmoviereviewerDaveJohnsonthisisbecauseWhenparentswatchamovietheywanttheirchildrentobelearninggoodvalues.JustlikewhenthealieninSpielberg'sE.T.phoneshometomakecontactwithhisfamilyChowwillhopeChineseaudiencesaretunedinandreadytoreceivehisfamilymoviemessagE.63.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?A.understandwhatothersarethinkingB.maketelephonesC.gotothecinemaD.singsongs64.Whatisthefamilyfilmaccordingtothepassage?A.A.kindoffilmthatisabouthistory.B.A.kindoffilminwhichthecharactersareanimals.C.A.kindoffilmthatismeantforbothchildrenandadults.D.A.kindoffilmthatisaboutfamilies.65.Whatisimpliedbutnotstateddirectlyinthepassage?A.FamiliesinChinashouldgotothecinemaatChristmas.B.It'sgoodforchildrentowatchfamilyfilms.C.Chinesefamiliesdon'tlikefamilyfilms.D.ThemovieCJ7hasnothingincommonwithE.T.66.Itcanbeinferredthatinthefuture.A.ChinesefamilieswillgotothecinematogetherB.theremaybemorefamilyfilmsinChinaC.makingfamilyfilmsinChinaisnoteasyD.familyfilmsareaboutlove
CouponstospendHOWdidyouspendyourcoupons?OntheirfirstdaybacktoschoolmanystudentsinHangzhougreetedeachotherthisway.Thecouponsreferredtoarethe100yuancouponseachstudentreceivedfromthecitygovernmentbeforetheSpringFestivalholidays.Over260000primaryschoolandmiddleschoolstudentsweregivencoupons.Theycouldusetheminlocalstoresandsupermarketsortoseemoviesandbuybooks.ThesamecouponshavealsobeengiventolowincomefamiliesinHangzhou.OthercitiesincludingChengduandNanjingalsoissuedcouponstotheircitizens.MorecitiesareexpectedtofollowtheirleaD.Whyarelocalgovernmentsdoingthis?TheseprogramsareallpartofabroadereffortinChinatoincreasedomesticdemandinthefaceoftheglobalfinancialcrisis.ThecrisishasseriouslyaffectedChina'sexportsandinvestments.Factoriesinsoutherncitieshavebeencloseddown.Companiesarelayingoffworkersorreducingtheirpay.Thestockmarketandrealestatemarkethavebeenfalling.Inatimeoffinancialcrisispeopleusuallyrespondbysavingmoney.TheyareuncertainaboutthefutureandareafraidthatmoredifficulttimesmaybeaheaD.Nowmanypeoplearechoosingnottospendmoneycarelessly.Majorchainstoreshaveseenasharpslowdowninsalesanalystssay.Butspendingkeepsaneconomyhealthy.Ifpeopledon'tspendtherewillbetoomanyproductsinthemarkets.Thenshopswillstopbuyingproductsfromfactories.Whenfactoriesreceivenoorderstheyclosedown.Theworkersthereaccordinglylosetheirjobs.Alsoifpeopledon'tspendtheserviceindustrysuffers.Thetotalresultisthatthewholeeconomybreaksdown.IssuingcouponsisapracticalandeffectivewaytoincreasedomesticdemandinthecurrentsituationsaidJiangZengweivice-ministerofChina'sMinistryofCommercE.HangzhoureportedariseincustomersinlocalmarketsduringSpringFestivalholiday.HoweverissuingcouponsisonlyatemporarymeasurE.Toincreaseconsumers'confidencethegovernmentneedstoestablishasoundsecuresocialsysteminthelongterm.Whenpeopledon'thavetoworryabouteducationhealthcareandtheirpensiontheywillbemorewillingtospendinsteadofsaving.41.Whydoesthegovernmentissuecoupons?A.Toavoidfinancialcrisis.B.ToexpandmarketneedathomE.C.Tosavemoney.D.Tohelpcitizensenjoythemselves.42.Theunderlinedphrasefollowtheirleadmeans___________.A.betheleaderorheadB.encourageothersbydoingsomethingfirstC.doassomebodyelsehasdoneD.gostraightforward43.Thesefactorscontritetoconsumers’hesitationtospendtheirmoneyinthecurrentsituationEXCEPT__________.A.theirsalarynothighenoughB.theirworryabouteducationhealthcareandpensionC.theiruncertaintyabouttheirfutureD.theirlackofconfidence
Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.NooneknowswhytheywerepaintedtherE.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5000yearsagotheEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.TheydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideasandalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguagE.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.WhenanimportantpersondiedscenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburieD.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.ButfortheEgyptianspicturesstillhadmagicpower.SotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimplE.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1000BCpeoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.ThesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowriteandtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.ThiswasbecauseeachsignorletterrepresentedonlyonesoundintheirlanguagE.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheideaandtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworlD.Thesedayswecanwritedownastoryorrecordinformationwithoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawingphotographssignsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapersinthestreetandonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasilyandtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.69.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause_____.A.thehunterswantedtoseethepicturesB.thepainterswereanimalloversC.thepainterswantedtoshowimaginationD.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful70.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_____.A.theformerwaseasytowriteB.therewerefewersignsintheformerC.theformerwaseasytopronounceD.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomicstripstories.C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianonE.D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.72.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorthinksthatpictures_____.A.shouldbemadecomprehensibleB.shouldbemadeinterestingC.areofmuchuseinourlifeD.havedisappearedfromourlife
WhatdoliterarygreatsSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnshaveincommon?TheybothlivedandwroteinEdinburghalongwithmanyotherbignamesinthefieldofliterature.ThisfacthelpedUNESCO联合国教科文组织awardthecitythetitleofworld'sfirstCityofLiteratureonOctober14.EdinburghleftalastingimpressiononArthurConanDoyle1859-1930.AlthoughhewasborntherehewenttoschoolinEnglandbutreturnedhomeformedicalschool.AftergraduatinghemovedtoLondonandbeganwritinghisSherlockHolmesstories.Hisinspirationforthecharactercamefromoneofhisprofessorsatuniversity.Holmes'methodsweresocleverthattheyactuallyfurtheredtheadvanceofthestudyofcriminology犯罪学.RobertBurns1759-1796isstillregardedasScotland'snationalpoetmorethan200yearsafterhisdeath.HeiscelebratedallovertheworldthroughtranslationsofhisworkandtheannualBurnsNightsupperonhisbirthday.OneofhissongsMyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseranksamongthefinestlovesongseverwrittenandAuldLangSyne友谊地久天长issungallaroundtheworld.AsoneofthefirstliteratesocietiesinEuropetheScottishParliamentpassedtheworld'sfirstcompulsory义务educationlawin1496.Bythe1790salmostallScotscouldread.VisitorstoScotlandoftenobservedthateventhelowestmembersofsocietyhadcopiesofBurns'poemsandotherbooks.63.Edinburghwasawardedthetitleofworld'sfirstCityofLiteraturebecause.A.thefirstawardceremonyofliteraturewasheldthereB.manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnswerebornthereC.itleftadeepimpressiononmanyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleD.manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnsoftenwroteaboutit64.ArthurConanDoylewasrememberedmainlyforhis.A.detectivestoriesB.lovepoemsandsongsC.contributiontothestudyofcriminologyD.cleverwritingskill65.InhonorofRobertBurns.A.MyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseandAuldLangSynearesungallaroundtheworldB.hisworksaretranslatedintomanylanguageseveryyearC.acelebrationisheldmorethan200yearsafterhisdeathD.acelebrationisheldeveryyearonhisbirthday66.Inthelastparagraphthewritermainlydiscussed.A.theimpressionofvisitorstoScotlandB.howBurn'spoemsarepopularinScotlandC.thepossiblehistoryreasonsformanyliterarygreatsinScotlandD.howtheworld'sfirstcompulsoryeducationlawwasmade
WhenyoucometoAmericayou'llfindthattheAmericanwordformanythingsisnotthesameastheEnglishonE.Forexampleacinemaisthemoviessweetsarecandyatinisacanandinsteadofpostingaletteryoumailit.AfteranEnglishmanhasphonedyouhewillringoffafteranAmericanhascalledyouhewillhangup.WhenyouarriveinNewYorkyoufirstseetheStatueofLibertyit's93materstallandfortypeoplecanstandinsideitsheaD.ThenyoumayseetheRockefellerCentrewhichcost100milliondollarstobuildandhas13000telephonesinit.ItshanginggardensarefourtimesthesizeofthefamoushanginggardensofBabylonthatwereoneofthesevenWondersoftheancientworlD.TheEmpireStateBuilding102storeysmorethanonethousandfeethighisthehighestman-madethingintheworlD.ThestreetsinNewYorkinsteadofstreetswanderingandtwistingastheydoinLondonareallregularandplanneD.ThestreetsrunningnorthandsoutharecalledavenuesandarenumberedE.g.1stAvenue2ndAvenueetC.ThestreetsgoingeastandwestarecalledstreetsandalsonumberedE.g.51stStreet63rdStreetetC.TheUnitedStatesisabigplaceasoneAmericansaidYoncanleaveNewYorkflytwiceasfarasfromLondontoMoscowandfindyourselfstillinAmerica.56.IfanAmericansaysanelevatorinEnglandpeoplesay_________.A.aliftB.aleftC.stairsD.rise57.wereoneoftheSevenWondersoftheancientworlD.A.ThehanginggardensofRockefellerB.TheStatueofLibertyC.TheEmpireStateBuildingD.ThehanginggardensofBabylon58.ThestreetinNewYorkare____________.A.wanderingandtwistingB.straightC.notregularandplannedD.narrowandwinding
BecauseofthefinancialcrisisintheUSandUKcollegestudentsarebeginningtostruggletofindwaystopaytheirtuitionfeesandaccommodations.RecentlytwomajorUSstudentloanlenders―CitibankandJPMorganChase―announcedtheywereleavingthestudent-loanindustryaltogether.Becausebankscurrentlyhavealackofcredit存款额theyarereluctanttoofferstudentslow-interestloans贷款thatneedaseveral-yearwaitforanyreturnofinterest.IntheUSmanyundergraduatestopuptheirfinancialneedswithaprivateloanalthoughthemajoritycangetgovernment-fundedloans.Inthe2005-2006academicyear$17billioninprivatestudentloanswasusedtofinancehighereducation.Theshort-fallinprivate-fundinghasyettobecoveredandwillhitmanyUSstudentsharD.AcrosstheAtlanticUKstudentshavebeenlesstroubledbythecrisis.MostundergraduatesintheUKcovertheiruniversityexpenseswithgovernment-fundedloansandgrants助学金.Theirbiggestconcernisasuddensteepincreaseinstudentrent.Mostyoungprofessionalsnowrenthousessince80percentofUKmortgageschemes抵押贷款计划havedisappeared―adirectresultofthecreditcrisis.Thishasboostedthehouserentmarket.InlargecitiesUKstudentsarepayingalmost6.5percentmoreinrentthanthepreviousyear.FiguresfromtheUKorganizationAccommodationforStudentshowstudentsinbigcitiessuchasLondonpayinganaverageweeklyrentof£103.Yetdespitestudents'sufferingthenumberofthisyear'suniversityapplicationsisexpectedtogrow.Duringeconomicslumpspeopleregardfurthereducationasawaytosurvivetoughjobmarkets.56.Accordingtothepassagebanksareunwillingtoofferstudentsloansbecause_____.A.thestudentsarepoorandsometimestheycan'tpayoffthedebtB.bankspreferlendingthemoneytotheyoungprofessionalsC.bankshaven'tenoughmoneyleftatthepresenttimeD.theythinkcollegestudentsarenotstudyinghard57.TheunderlinedphrasetopupinParagraph3probablymeans_____.A.putupB.makeupC.fillupD.pickup58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UKcollegestudentshavetopaymoreiftheywanttorenthouses.B.MoreUKstudentswanttofurthertheirstudyincollegE.C.ItisnotsoeasyforUSstudentstoloanmoneynow.D.Collegestudents'tuitionfeeshaverisengreatly.59.Itcanbeinferredthat_____.A.thereisnoprivatestudentloanlendersintheUKB.loansforUScollegestudentswillbeincreasednextyearC.private-fundingfallsalittlebecauseofhigher-interestloansintheUSD.privateloansplayaveryimportantroleinfinancingUSstudents'education60.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.collegestudentsintheUSandUKarefacedwiththeirfinancialproblemsB.itisthedutyofthegovernmentstosolvecollegestudents'financialcrisisC.privatestudentloanisagoodwayforcollegestudentstoovercomethedifficultiesD.furthereducationisagoodwayoutforcollegestudentstosurvivetoughjobmarkets
Swedishsinologist汉学家Malmqvistcelebratedhis85thbirthdaywithhis20morestudentsintheDragonHouserestaurantinStockholmonMonday.Duringthedinnerheacceptedabriefinterviewwiththepeople’sDailyOnlinE.WhilerefusingtoanswerthequestionrelatingtotheNobelPrizesincehehimselfisamemberoftheNobelPrizeCommitteeinLiteraturehesaidhisgreatestwishistohaveaChinesewritertowit]theNobelPrizE.HesaidthattherehadbeenaChinesewriterwhowontheNobelPrizE.ThatwasGaoXingjianwhoisaFrenchcitizenbutwritesinChinesE.Healsoquoted引用formerpremierZhuRongji’sremarkonGao’swinning.I’mgladtohearthatChineseliteratureworkscanwintheNobelPrizE.Chineselanguagehassomethousandyearsofhistoryandhasgreatattraction.IbelievemoreChineseliteratureworkswillwintheprizE.Beingaskedwhethertranslationisanobstacle障碍forChineseliteraturetobewidelyrecognizedinthewestprofessorMalmqvistagreeD.ChineseliteraturehasenteredworlD.FormeitisnotanobstaclE.Ihavetranslatedmorethan40ChinesebooksAnnaChenalsotranslatedabout30butitisnotenough.TranslationworkneedstobestrengthenedsothatmorewesternreadersCallappreciateChineseliteraturE.ButthetranslationmustbegooD.Onecannotrewritethestory.OnemustobeytheoriginallearntheoriginallanguagE.ProfessorMalmqvistcametoChinain1948tostudyChineseandhastranslatedChineseclassicnovelssuchastheJourneytotheWest.HesaidChineselanguageisoneofthegreatestandmostbeautifullanguages.66.inMalmqvist’sopinionwhyhasn’tChineseliteraturebeenwidelyrecognizedinthewest?A.TherearE.nogoodtranslatorsinthewest.B.NoChinesewritershaveeverwontheNobelPrizE.C.Westernreadersdon’tlikeChineseliteraturE.D.TranslationworkremainstobestrengtheneD.67.FromthepassageweknowMalmqvist.A.teachesmanyChinesestudentsmtheuniversityB.1ikesthequestionrelatingtotheNobelPrizeC.hasadeepfeelingtowardsChineseliteratureD.haswontheNobelPrizeofLiterature68.MalmqvistquotesZhuRongji’sremarktoshowthat.A.onlywesternwriterscanwintheNobelPrizeB.heisafriendofformerpremierZhuRongji.C.hebelievesChinesewriterwillwintheNobelPrizeD.GadXingjianisaFrenchwriternotaChinesewriter69.A.goodtranslationshould.A.berewrittenfromtheoriginalstoryB.obeyandrespecttheoriginalC.beaddedsomebeautifulwordsD.beinsimplelanguages70.wecaninterthatMalmqvist.A.hasmasteredChineselanguageandliteraturewellB.hasbeeninChinastudyingChinesesince1948C.wouldtranslatealltheChineseclassicnovelsD.regardsChineselanguageasthegreatestlanguage
Justfiveone-hundredthsofaninchthicklightgoldenincolorandwithaperfectsaddlecurltheLay’spotatochipseemsanunlikelyweaponforglobaldomination.ButitsmakerFrito-LaythinksotherwisE.PotatochipsareasnackfoodfortheworldsaidSalmanAminthecompany’sheadofglobalmarketing.AminbelievesthereisnocorneroftheworldthatcanresistthecharmsofaFrito-Laypotatochip.Frito-LayisthebiggestsnackmakerinAmericaownedbyPepsiCoandaccountsforoverhalfoftheparentcompany’s$3billionannualprofits.ButtheU.S.snackfoodmarketislargelysaturatedandtogrowthecompanyhastolookoverseas.Itsstrategyrestsontwobeliefs:firstaglobalproductofferseconomiesofscalewithwhichlocalbrandscannotcompetE.Andsecondconsumersinthe21stcenturyaredrawntoglobalasaconcept.GlobaldoesnotmeanproductsthatareconsciouslyidentifiedasAmericanbutonesthatconsumes--especiallyyoungpeoplearelinkedacrossculturesbysharedbeliefsandtastes.PotatochipsareanAmericaninventionbutmostChineseforinstancedonotknowthatFrito-LayisanAmericancompany.InsteadRiskeythecompany’sresearchanddevelopmentheadwouldhopetheyassociatethebrandwiththenewworldofglobalcommunicationsandbusiness.Withbrandperceptionacrucial决定性的factorRiskeyorderedaredesignoftheFrito-Laylogo标识.Thelogoalongwiththecompany’slong-heldmarketingimageoftheirresistibilityofitschipswouldhelpfacilitatethecompany’sglobalexpansion.TheexecutivesacknowledgethattheytrytoswingnationaleatinghabitstoafoodcreatedinAmericabuttheydenythatamountstoeconomicimperialism势力扩张.RathertheyseeFrito-LayasspreadingthebenefitsoffreeenterpriseacrosstheworlD.We’remakingproductsinthosecountrieswe’readaptingthemtothetastesofthosecountriesbuildingbusinessesandemployingpeopleandchanginglivessaidSteveReinemundPepsiCo’schiefexecutivE.67.ItisthebeliefofFoito-Lay’sheadofglobalmarkingthat_____.A.PotatochipscanhardlybeusedasaweapontodominatetheworldmarketB.Peopleallovertheworldenjoyeatingtheircompany’spotatochipsC.Thelightgoldencolorenhancesthecharmoftheircompany’spotatochipsD.Theircompanymustfindnewwaystopromotedomesticsales68.WhatdowelearnaboutFrito-LayfromParagraph2?A.Itsproductsusetobepopularamongoverseasconsumers.B.Itsexpansionhascausedfiercecompetitioninthesnackmarket.C.Itgiveshalfofitsannualprofitstoitsparentcompany.D.Itneedstoturntotheworldmarketfordevelopment.69.OneoftheassumptionsonwhichFrito-Laybasesitsdevelopmentstrategyisthat____.A.consumersworldwidetodayareattractedbyglobalbrandsB.localbrandscannotcompetesuccessfullywithAmericanbrandsC.productssuitingChineseconsumers’needsbringmoreprofitsD.productsidentifiedasAmericanwillhavepromisingmarketvalue70.Frito-Lay’sexecutivesclaimthatthepromotingofAmericanfoodintheinternationalmarket______.A.won’taffecttheeatinghabitsofthelocalpeopleB.willleadtoeconomicimperialismC.willbeintheinterestofthelocalpeopleD.won’tspoilthetasteoftheirchips
Teachersspendcountlessyearstryingtomakehistorycomealivefortheirstudents.ButUSDirectorShawnLevyattemptstodothisonfilmintherecentlyreleasedNightattheMuseum.ThefilmisadaptedfromMilanTrenc’sbookofthesamenamE.ItbringstolifeaworldwheredinosaurswandertheearthaformerpresidentridesagainwarlikeearlyAsiansreturnandcowboysandRomansoldiersseektobringbacktheiroldgoals.ThefamiliarcomedystarBenStilleractsasalucklessdreamernamedLarryDaley.HetakesapositionasnightwatchmanattheNewYorkMuseumofNaturalHistory.OnLarry’sfirstnighthe’sleftalonebythethreeagingguardshe’sreplacing.Theyfailtoinformhimofthemuseum’sratherunusualnightlifE.SoonLarryfindshimselfchaseddownthehallwaysbytheverylivelyskeletonofadinosaurinthemiddleofaconfrontation交锋withAsianwarriors.HeiscaughtinaterritorialbattlebetweenacowboyandaRomangeneralandmeetsface-to-facewithformerUSpresidentTeddyRooseveltplayedbyRobinWilliams.TheyareeachfromanexhibitthathascometolifethroughthemagicofapricelessEgyptiantablet.WhilethefilmfailstodevelopverymuchinsomeareasforexampleLarry’stroubledrelationshipwithasonitdoeshaveenoughspecialeffectsandjokestoengagetheaudiencE.BottomLine:DefinitelynotOscar-worthybutagreatwaytorelaxduringaholiday.66.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______.A.introduceabookcalledNightattheMuseumB.introduceamoviecalledNightattheMuseumC.madeknownaUSdirectorShawnLevyD.makestudentslearnhistoryeasier67.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.teachersdon’tdowellintheirjobsB.adirectorcandoabetterjobthanteachersC.peoplecanlearnsomehistorythroughafilmD.allhistoryclassesshouldbestopped68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Thefilmhasthesamenameasthebook.B.LarryDaleyisacharacterinthefilm.C.TeddyRooseveltwasonceaUSpresident.D.AllmagicEgyptiantabletsareonexhibition.69.OnLarry’sfirstnightinthefilm_________.A.threeagingguardsareinvolvedinabattleB.hedoesn’tknowtheunusualnightlifebeforehandC.aRomangeneralplaysmanyjokesonacowboyD.heiscaughtbyawanderingdinosaur70.WecaninferthatNightattheMuseum________.A.isagoodtime-killerduringaholidayB.willsurelywinanOscarC.isnotagoodfilmatallD.willbepopularamongstudents
StandardEnglishisthatvarietyofEnglishwhichisusuallyusedinprintandwhichisnormallytaughtinschoolsandtonon-nativespeakerslearningthelanguage.Itisalsothevarietywhichisnormallyspokenbyeducatedpeopleandusedinnewsbroadcastsandothersimilarsituations.Thedifferencebetweenstandardandnon-standarditshouldbenotedhasnothinginprinciple原理todowithdifferencesbetweenformalandinformallanguageStandardEnglishhasinformalaswellasformalvariants.HistoricallythestandardvarietyofEnglishisbasedontheLondonDialectofEnglishthatdevelopedaftertheNormanConquestresultedintheremovaloftheCourtfromWinchestertoLondon.Thisdialectbecametheonepreferredbytheeducatedanditwasdevelopedandpromotedasamodelornormforwiderandwiderpartsofsociety.Itwasalsothenormthatwascarriedoverseas.Butnotoneunaffectedbysuchexport.TodaystandardEnglishiscodified编写tothedegreethatthegrammarandvocabularyofEnglisharemuchthesameeverywhereintheworldwhereEnglishisuseddifferenceamongthelocalstandardsisreallyquiteminorsothattheSingaporeSouthAfricaandIrishvarietiesarereallyverylittledifferentfromoneanothersofarasgrammarandvocabularyareconcerned.IndeedstandardEnglishissopowerfulthatitputsatremendouspressureonalllocalvarietiestothedegreethatmanyofthelong-establisheddialectsofEnglandhavelostmuchoftheirvigor活力andthereismuchpressureonthemtoconverge靠拢towardsthestandard.ThislattersituationisnotuniquetoEnglishitisalsoinothercountrieswhereprocessesofstandardizationareunderway.Butitsometimescreatesproblemsforspeakerswhotrytostrikesomekindofcompromisebetweenlocalnormsandnationalevensuper-nationalones.68.ThemaintopicofthetextisA.thedifferencebetweenstandardEnglishandnon-standardEnglish.B.theinfluencebetweenstandardEnglishandnon-standardEnglish.C.theoriginanddevelopmentofstandardEnglishusednowadays.D.thedifferencebetweenstandardEnglishandtheLondondialects.69.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingthetext?A.StandardEnglishcanbebothformalandinformal.B.StandardEnglishdoesn’tdifferfromnon-standardEnglishinprinciple.C.InformalEnglishisthesameasnon-standardEnglish.D.StandardEnglishisbetterthanNon-standardEnglish.70.StandardEnglishisusedinthefollowingsituationsEXCEPT.A.inschoolsB.byeducatedandnativespeakersonlyC.innewsbroadcastsD.inprint71.ThestrongerinfluenceofstandardEnglishiscausing.A.differentlocalstandardstoariseB.differenceamongdialectstogrowC.manydialectstoloseuniquenessD.manynewvarietiestodisappear72.IntermsofgrammarandvocabularystandardEnglish.A.differsgreatlyfromdialectsintheU..K.B.differslittlefromanyvarietyofEnglishintheworldC.differsgreatlyfromdialectsoutsidetheU..K.D.differsalittlefromanyvarietyofEnglish
WhenChristmastimeisuponustherewon'tbemanyfamilieswithoutsometypeofChristmastreE.MostwillchoosebetweenacutpinetreeandanartificialplastictreE.ArtificialChristmastreesareusuallymadefromsteelandtheplasticknownasPVC.ToproduceonekilogramofrawPVCyouneedoverakilooffossilfuelsplushalfakiloofmineralsand10Lofwater.TheprocessalsoreleasesabouttwokilogramsofCO2―whichcontributestoclimatechange―andeightgramsofdangerouswastE.MostliveChristmastreescomeeitherfromsmallplantationsdedicatedtogrowingtreesjustforChristmasoraretherejectsfromlargepineplantations.Inbothcasesthegrowingtreesprovidesomelong-termsoilprotectionandsuckupclimate-change-causingcarbondioxidefromtheatmospherE.Howevertheuseoffertilizersandpollutionfrommachinerycanhavenegativeimpactsonthelocalecosystems.BothtypesoftreesrequiretransportationtoreachyourhomewhichmeansfuelsareburntandairpollutiongenerateD.Thegreaterthedistancetravelledthelargertheimpactandplastictreescertainlyrackupthekilometres.ThevastmajorityofAustralia’sartificialtreesaremadeinfactoriesinAsiA.IfafamilyinMelbournebuysaplastictreemadeinChinathenithastravelledmorethan8000kmtoarriveatitsnewhomE.AlternativelysomeonelivingnearMelbourne'sCBDcouldgetarealtreefromaplantationlessthan50kmaway.DespitetheshorterlifespanrealtreesarethewaytogobecauseanaturaltreecanbereusedinitsafterlifE.A.plasticChristmastreecan’tberecycledandthatmeansitsfinalrestingplacewillbethelocaldump.HerethePVCwillstayinmuchthesameformforthousandsofyears.72.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ArtificialChristmastreesareusuallymadefromsteelandplastiC.B.TheprocessofproducingPVCdoesgreatharmtotheenvironment.C.RealChristmastreesusuallycomefromlargeorsmallplantations.D.RealChristmastreesreleasemuchcarbondioxidewhilegrowing.73.Bysayingrackupthekilometrestheauthorprobablymeansthatthetransportationofplastictrees_______.A.ismoreconvenientB.producesmorepollutionC.coversashorterdistanceD.cansavemorefuels74.AccordingtothepassagerealChristmastrees_______comparedwithfakeones.A.usefewerresourcesB.aremoredifficulttorecycleC.lastmuchlongerD.arelessexpensive75.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.RealChristmasTrees:A.WastefulluxuryB.FakeChristmasTrees:A.EconomicalChoiceC.RealChristmasTrees:A.GreenerDecisionD.FakeChristmasTrees:A.PopularTrend
Alongtimeagoinagalaxy星系farfarawayIt’sbeen31yearssincetheworldfirstsawStarWar.Thefilmmakingindustrywasneverthesameafter25thMay1977noristhelivelycultureoftheworlD.LukeSkywalkerA.day―dreamingyoungfarmeronadistantplanetlongedforadventurE.HeaccidentallyreceivedamessagefromPrincessLeiaaskingforhelp.JoiningveteranJedi绝地武士masterObi-WanKenobiLukesteppedintoagreaterfatE.It’sasimplestoryofgoodagainstevil.Yetitcarriessuchamythological神秘的powerthatitbecameaworldhit.StarWarshasinfluencedmanyfilmsandfilmmakerssinceitsopeningtothepubliC.Itbegananewgenerationofspecialeffectsandhigh.energymotionpictures.LotsoffilmmakersgotinspirationdrawnfromthisepicSaga经典的传奇includingJamesCamerondirectorofTitanicPeterJacksondirectorofLordoftheRingsRidleyScottdirectorofAlien.ItiswidelybelievedthatthisspaceoperaGeorgeLucascreateddramatically戏剧性地changedthefilmmakingindustryStarWarshasanevengreaterinfluenceonpopularcultureworldwidE.Theothercharactersfromthesaga传说suchasHanSoloChewbaeeaandDarthVaderbecamehouseholdnames.FormerU.S.PresidentRonaldReaganusedthenameStarWarsforoneofhisnationaldefenseprograms.AndthecomposerJohnWilliams’score配乐musicforthefilmiswidelyusedinsportsevents.Thisyear’thesagaiscelebratingthe31stanniversaryofitsfirstappearancE.Ithasbeeninspiringtopeopleworldwideforthreedecadesanditwillcontinuetoinspirefuturegenerations..MaytheForcebewithyou!68.ThemainideaofthefourthparagraphmaybedescribedasAEpicSagaB.PlotOutlineC.StarWars’InfluenceD.CharactersofStarWars69.WhichofthefollowingisthedirectorofthefilmStarWars?A.PeterJackson.B.RidleyScott.C.GeorgeLucas.D.JamesCameron.70Whichofthefollowingdoesn’tshowthefilm’sinfluence?A.MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththenamessuchasLukeSkywalkerDarthVaderB.TheU.S.hadoneofitsnationaldefenseprogramscalledStarWars.’’C.ThisFilmdirectlycausedthemovieLordoftheRingstrilogytoappear.D.Themusiccomposedforthisfilmisoftenheardinsportsgames.71.WiththelastsentenceofthispassagetheauthorA.encouragesustobuildupLuke’sforceB.meanstoshowhumortoUSC.triestotellus‘'theForcecomesfromthisfilmDwantstogivewishestoUS
SometimestherealworldcanbeaconfusingplacE.ItisnotalwaysfairorkinD.Andintherealworldtherearenotalwayshappyendings.Thatiswhyeveryonceinawhileweliketoescapeintotheworldoffantasy幻想―aplacewherethingsalwaysgoourwayandthereisalwaysahappyending.Wewanttobelieveinfantasticcreaturesinimaginarylands.Wewanttobelieveinmagicpowersgoodfriendsandthepowerofgoodtoovercomeevil.WeallfantasizeaboutbeingabletoflyandliftbuildingsoffthegrounD.Andhowgoodamagicswordwouldfeelinourhandaswegoofftokilladragonorwinthehandofabeautifulprincess.TheamazingadventuresofSupermanPeterPanandHarryPotterhavecharmedmanypeoplechildrenandadultsalikE.Themainreasonisthatthesestoriesofferuschancestogetawayfromthisrealfrustratingworldandallowustofindsomemagicalsolutionstoourproblems.ForexampleSupermanalwaysarrivesinthenickoftimetopreventadisasterfromhappening.PeterPancanflyatwilltoteasethebadguyCaptainHookandHarryPotterhashismagicpowertotakerevenge复仇onhisuncleauntandcousinwhoalwaysill-treathim.61.PeopleentertheworldoffantasyforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_________.A.theworldoffantasyfrightensusB.therealworldisoftendisappointingC.wecanfindhappyendingsthereD.wecanalwayshaveourwishesfulfilled62.SupermanPeterPanandHarryPotterhavecharmedmanypeoplebecause_________.A.thebadguysalwayshavetheupperhandB.theyendupgettingmarriedtobeautifulprincessesC.theirsolutionsareanythingbutmagicalD.theypossesspowersthatordinarypeopledon’thave63.Thisarticleaboutfantasyliteratureisintendedto__________.A.criticizeitsunrealisticconceptsB.ridiculethosepeoplereadingitC.explainwhypeopleliketoreaditD.teachpeopletoavoiddisasters
LongafteritsintroductionintotheNewWorldAmericanEnglishwasstillconsiderednon-standardEnglish.Accordingtosomepeopleofthe1780sAmericanEnglishwasapeasant’slanguagethatagentlemanwillnotspeak.ConsideredinabilingualpointofviewBritishEnglishwasthedominantlanguagelinkedtoprestigeandlanguagepurism纯洁.ThebeliefintheauthorityorsayinthesuperiorofBritishEnglishhasremainedtothetwentiethcenturyespeciallyintheformerBritishEmpireorinthefieldsofBritishinfluencE.ThusitisreportedthatinChinateachersandschooltextbooksrefertoandrecommendReceivedPronunciationasthemodelaswellasstandardBritishsentencestructuresspellingandwords.BritishEnglishisalsoencouragedandacceptedasthecriteriaofsomemajorofficialexaminationsforexampleCollegeEnglishTestandTestforEnglishMajorswhichareconductedbygovernment.SimilarsituationscouldbefoundincountriesforexampleinAfricatheWestAfricanExaminationCouncilandJointAdmissionacceptstheBritishEnglishasthestandardEnglish.ReportcanalsobefoundthatinCairosomeuniversitystudentsreceivedlowergradesiftheyusedAmericanspellingsinsteadofBritishEnglish.InEuropewefindteachersBritishpeopleaswellasnativesofthecountryinwhichtheyworkwhofollowtheBritishEnglishstandardandlaughattheAmericanEnglish.Howevertheaboveattitudesarenothingbutthelastinfluenceofalong-goneperiodofBritishsupermacy霸权.ThebeginningofaclearleadofAmericanEnglishcanbetracedtothedecadesafterWorldWarⅡ.Thiscoincideswiththesimultaneous同时的riseoftheUSasamilitaryandtechnologicalpowerandthedeclineoftheBritishEmpirewhichdrovemanytoAmericanEnglish.AndfromthenonAmericanEnglishhascontinuouslysentitsinfluencetoeverycorneroftheplanet.56.Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat.A.AmericanEnglishwasthoughttobeinaweakerpositionB.AmericanEnglishwasakindofofficiallanguageC.AmericanEnglishwasalanguagethatgentlemencouldn’tunderstandD.AmericanEnglishwasspokenbypeasantsintheNewWorld57.WheredothestudentsgetpoormarkiftheyuseAmericanspellings?A.InChinA.B.InCairo.C.InEuropE.D.InWesternAfricA.58.Fromthelastparagraphwecanmakeaconclusionthat.A.AmericansdrivemanypeopletolearnAmericanEnglishbyforceB.astheBritishEmpirefelldownintheWWⅡsodidBritishEnglishC.acountry’slanguagewillspreadasitseconomydevelopsD.itistheWWⅡthatpromotestheinfluencetheAmericanEnglish59.Themainideaofthepassageis.A.therearebigdifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglishB.howAmericanEnglishdevelopedintostandardEnglishintheendC.peoplebegantoadmitAmericanEnglishasstandardasBritishEnglishD.AmericanEnglishishavingadvantageoverBritishEnglish.
BEIJINGFek13―NeverhasChina'seconomicgrowthattractedsomuchglobalattention.Theshockwavesfromthefinancialcrisis危机thatstartedintheUnitedStateshavespreadacrosstheentireworldsendingdevelopednationsincludingJapanandthoseofEuropeintoseriousrecession衰退.TheworldisnowholdingouthopethatChinawithitsmassivepotentialwillserveastheenginetofuelglobaleconomicgrowth.ButChina'srealeconomicgrowthslowedsharplyto6.8percentintheOctober-Decemberquarter.ForChinathisrateofeconomicexpansionmustbeasdisappointingasnegativegrowthisforJapan.Beijinghassetanofficialgoalofachievingaminimumannualgrowthrateof8percent--apaceitregardsasimportanttoensuringjobsecurity.TheChinesegovernmentisapparentlyconfidentthenationwillachievetheminimumgrowthtargetof8percentin2009.AttheWorldEconomicForum'sannualmeetingofpoliticalandbusinessleadersinDavosSwitzerlandChinesePremierWenJiabaostressedtheChineseeconomybegantoshowsignsofrecoverylatelastyear.LastweekhowevertheInternationalMonetaryFundpredictedthatChina'seconomicgrowthin2009willbe6.7percent.China'seconomicoutlookislikelytokeepbothhopeandanxietyforthetimebeing.China'simpressiveeconomicgrowthhasbeenfueledbyswellingexportsandmassiveinvestment投资inequipmenttoproducegoodsforoverseas.ButtheUSJapaneseandEuropeaneconomieswhichhaveabsorbedthebulk数量ofChina'sexportsareexpectedtoshrinksimultaneous同时in2009forthefirsttimesincetheendofWorldWarII.Forthefirsttimesinceitstartedseriouseffortstoturnitselfintoamarketeconomyinthe1990sChinaisfacingthechallengeofmaintaininghealthyeconomicgrowthwithoutdependingonexternaldemanD.Expansionofdomestic国内的demandholdsakeytoChina'ssuccessintacklingthischallengE.Consumerspendingaccountsforonly35percentofChina'sgross总的domesticproduct.Theratio比率isconsiderablylowerthanthe70percentfortheUnitedStatesandthenearly60percentforJapan.Thatisbecausethemiddleclass-thegroupthatshouldleadconsumerspending-isstillrelativelysmallinChinawherethebenefitsofthenation'sstrongeconomicgrowthinrecentyearshavemostlyeludedruralvillagesandlow-incomeearners.56.Accordingtothereportinthelastquarterof2008China'srealeconomicgrowthwasatleast______lessthanplannedannualgrowthratE.A.6.7%.B.6.8%C.1.3%D.1.2%57.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ThefinancialcrisishashadbadeffectsonmanycountriesincludingChina.B.China'seconomicgrowthhasbeendependingonexports.C.IfChinaintendstokeepthesameeconomicgrowthitmustincreasegoodsforoverseas.D.ConsumerspendinginChinaismuchlowerthanthatoftheUS.58.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans____.A.benefitedB.avoidedC.influencedD.missed59.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.EconomicchangetheonlyhopeforchinA.B.Chinahasattractedmuchglobalattention.C.Chinatheenginetofuelglobaleconomicgrowth.D.ThefinancialcrisishasinfluencedChina'seconomy.
Doyouknowaboutaseriesofbooksthatsaytheyarefordummies?TheseAmericanself-helpbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-ninelanguagesincludingChineseArabicRussianFrenchGermanGreekandSpanish.Dummyisawordforastupidperson.Thedummiesbooksarenotreallyforstupidpeople.Theyaredesignedtoshowpeoplehowtodosomethingtheymayneverhavetriedbeforelikepaintingahouseorlearningalanguage.ThebooksallsayinafunnywaythattheyarefordummiessuchasWorldHistoryforDummiesRabbitsforDummiesChineseCookingforDummiesandWeddingPlanningforDummies.ThefirstsuchbookDOSforDummieswaspublishedin1991.IthelpedpeoplelearnhowtousetheDOSopcratingsystemforcomputers.Sincethenmorethanonehundredfiftymilliondummiesbookshavebeensold.Thedummies.cornwebsiteexplainstheideabehindthebooks.Itsaysthattheyshowthatpeoplecanbetaughttodoanything.Firsttheycanmakefunofideasthataredifficulttounderstand.Thentheyshowhowtheinformationcanbeinterestingandeasy.Thepublishers出版商saythatthebooksdonotprovidemoreinformationthannecessary.Theygivereadersjustenoughinformationtodowhattheywant.Theysaythatthedummiesbooksgivethebestandeasiestwaytodosomething.Andthebooksusesimpleandeasylanguage.Therearemorethanonethousanddifferentdummiesbooks.AreportinNewYorkTimessaysthatthetop-sellingdummiesbooksarethosethatexplaintechnologyandpersonalfinance财经.Thepublisherssaythatthebest-sellingdummiesbooksarethoseprovidinginformationmanypeopleneed-likeinformationaboutdiseaseseducationandcooking.Peopleinterestedinoperacarrepairandwinecanalsofinddummiesbookstohelpthem.Andthereareevenmoredummiesbookstocome.Thepublisherssaythattheypublishabouttwohundrednewdummiesbookseveryyear.48.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Self-HelpBooksB.TheEasiesttheBestC.BooksforDummiesD.NewIdeasBehindtheBooks49.Accordingtothedummies.comwebsitewiththehelpofdummiesbookspeoplecan__________.A.simplifysomepersonalthingsB.doanythingtheywantC.becomeexpertinanyfieldD.1earnanyforeignlanguage50.Thedummiesbookshavebeenpopularbecause__________.A.theyprovidejustwhatisneededandareeasytounderstandB.theyprovidemuchinformationontherelatedsubjectC.peoplecanlearntodoanythingwithjustonecopyD.peoplecansavelotsofmoneythroughself-teaching51.AccordingtoNewYorkTimesweknowthebookssellingbestaretheoneson__________.A.cookingandworldhistoryB.operaandcarrepairingC.diseasesandeducationD.technologyandpersonalfinance52.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ThefirstdummiesbookwasonChinesecooking.B.Thedummiesbookswillcontinuetobepopular.C.Fiftymilliondifferentdummiesbookshavebeenpublished.D.Thesimplelanguagewasintendedforchildreaders.
In2002theBeijingMunicipalgovernmentledthenationinissuinganorderbanningelectricbicyclesfromJanuary12006.Sincethenanumberoflocalgovernmentshavefollowedthis.InMaytheLegislatureofZhuhaiinSouthChina’sGuangdongProvincebecamethefirstlaw-makingbodyinthecountrytopassaregulationtokeepelectricbicyclesofftheroads.Theyclaimenvironmentaldisadvantageandconcernsoverpublicsafetyjustifytheirban.Localgovernmentofficialsandlawmakershavearguedtheirleadingconcernisthethreatofpollutionfromspentlead-acidbatteries.Therelativelyhighspeedofelectricbicycles---fasterthanmostcommonbikesatabout20kilometersperhour---isjusttoodangerousintheeyesofsomepolicy-makers.Theyalsomentioninterferencewithautomobilescommonbikesandpassers-bythatresultsinaccidentsorslowedtraffiC.Butnoneoftheseargumentsjustifytheban.Inthefirstplaceitshouldbemadeclearthatwhileoperatingthebatterydrivinganelectricbikesendsoutalmostnopollutinggas.Theyaremuchcleanerthancars.Ifthebatterieswhichcanbeusedforoneortwoyearsarethrownawaywithoutpropertreatmentorrecyclingenvironmentaldamageishighlylikely.Itisrequiredthatelectricbikeproducersandstoresellerssignrecyclingcontractstoensureconsumerscansellusedbatteriesbacktoproducers.Inpracticesomesmallproducersneglecttheirrecyclingresponsibilitycausingconcernforenvironmentalpollution.Itiscleartheauthoritiescansolvetheproblemthroughstrengtheningmanagement.Althoughitwillrequiresomeextraeffortsfromthegovernmentitdoesnotgobeyondgovernmentofficials’callofduty.Regardingthespeedtherearetechnicalstandardsgoverningtheproductionofelectricbikes.Accordingtothestandardsthedesignedspeedshouldbelimitedtoamaximumof20kilometersperhour.Thisisslowerthanthetopspeedofsomemountainbikes.Tocatertotheconsumerdesireforhigherspeedsomemanufacturershavemadeiteasytoremovespeed-limitingdevicesafterpurchasewhichispotentiallyverydangerous.Tomakethebicyclessaferlocalgovernmentsshoulddraftregulationsspecifyingseverepunishmentsforrule-breakers.TheblacksheepshouldbepickedupandpunishedbutviolationsbyasmallnumberofmanufacturersorridersshouldnotbeanexcusetospoilthefunforeveryonE.57.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsbanningelectricbicyclesA.PositiveB.NegativeC.NeutralD.Notmentioned58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BeijingwillbethefirstcityinChinatobanelectricbicyclesstartingthisyear.B.ZhuhairatherthanBeijingisthefirsttomakelawtoforbiddentheuseofelectricbicyclE.C.Morethanonelocalgovernmenthasdecidedtobantheuseofelectricbicycles.D.Shanghaiisnotoneofthecitieswhichhavedeterminedtobanelectricbicycles.59.Theunderlinedphrasecanbestbereplacedby___________.A.satisfyB.delayC.promoteD.reduce60.Whichofthefollowingisnotconsideredtobeadisadvantagebythosewhowanttobanelectricbicycles?A.Theusedbatterieswillpollutetheenvironment.B.ThedangerousspeeD.C.MoreaccidentsandslowtrafficD.Someproducersneglecttheirrecyclingresponsibility
TheheadoftheWorldHealthOrganizationWTOyesterdaywarnedofworseninghealthinthecountry'svastruralareaswhilepraisingthegovernmentforitscommitmentonimprovinghealthcareinthecountrysidE.Thehealthindicatorshavefailedtoimproveinpacewitheconomicindicators.saidMargaredChanwhenaddressingaconferenceonruralprimaryhealthcareinChina.ThehealthgapbetweenruralandurbanareashasgrownevenwiderandhealthinpartsofruralChinaisdeteriorating恶化shesaidaddingmedicalcostsarerisingfasterthanthegrowthofpercapitalincomeinruralareas.Shesaidsheappreciatedthegovernment'seffortsandplanstobuildamedicalsystemforallpeoplE.Sayingwhenfairandaccessiblepublichealthservicesbecomethecleartargetsofacountry'spublichealthpolicypeople'shealthwillimprovE.TheWTOchiefsaidshenoticedthatthetasksonimprovingpeople'swell-beinginthereportbyPartychiefHuJintaoatthe17thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinaincludedabasicmedicalinsurancesystemforurbandwellersandacooperativemedicalcaresysteminruralareas.ShesaidrecentWTOresearchhasfoundthatdiseasesarethesourceofpovertyfor30to50percentoftheruralpopulationof737million.Agrowingnumberofruralpeopleespeciallytheagedaresufferingfromvariousdiseases;howeverfewhaveaccesstodecenthealthcareshetoldtheconferencE.Chancriticizedthepracticeofallowinghealthcareservicestobecommercializedinruralareaswarningitwillcausethepatientsmoresuffering.Thegovernmenthaspledgedtoprovideitspopulationwithbasicmedicalcareby2020.It'sexpandingmedicalcarethroughtheRuralCooperativeMedicalSchemeaplanunderwhichsubscribers受捐者areprovidedwith50yuan$6.4perperson―20yuan$2.6eachfromthecentralandlocalgovernmentsand10yuan$1.3fromtheindividual.Vice-MinisterofHealthChenXiaohongsaidnearly85percentofthecountry'sruralareaor2429countiesareparticipatingintheplan.64.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Healthcaredevelopedmoreslowlythaneconomics.B.EconomicsdevelopedmoreslowlythanhealthcarE.C.Thehealthindicatorsfailedtoimproveeconomics.D.Healthcareimprovedasmuchaseconomics.65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.DiseasesarethesourceofpovertyfortheruralpopulationB.About200millionoftheruralpopulationarepoorbecauseofdiseases.C.ThegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestoimprovetheruralhealthcarE.D.Thelocalgovernmentswillgive20Yuantoeachruralperson66.WhatisMargaretChan’sattitudetowardsTheRuralCooperativemedicalScheme?A.doubtfulB.disappointedC.satisfiedD.anxious67.Whichofthefollowingcanbechosenasthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HealthcareinRuralAreaFacesChallengesB.TheHeadoftheWTO----MargaretChanC.TheComparisonofRuralandUrbanHealthcareD.TheImportanceoftheRuralHealthcare
MEDINASaudiArabia:3peoplewerekilledwhenSaudispecialforcesstormedaRussianairlinerandfreedmorethan100passengersfromhijackers劫机者onFriday.ThehijackersadmittedtobeChechensandthreatenedtoblowuptheplane.TheyseizedtheairlineronThursdayafterittookofffromIstanbulandforcedittoflytoSaudiArabia.TheretheydemandedthatRussiatakebackitsarmyintheMuslimdistrictofChechnyawhichgoesagainsttheRussiangovernmentforitsindependence.SANFRANCISCO:California’sofficialswarnedonTuesdaythattightelectricitysuppliescouldleadtoasecondfollowingdayofstatewidepowerfailure.IfwecangetsomemoreresourcesfromoutsidethestateofCaliforniaandifpeoplecansaveagreatdealthatwouldcertainlyhelp.Saidalocalofficial.JAKARTA:4teenagegirlswerepressedtodeathinashoppingcenterintheIndonesiancapitalonSunday.TheaccidenthappenedwhentheBritishboybandALwasperforming.HundredshadgatheredtothepopularshoppingcenterinJakartatohearthegroupperform.ForeignbandsnowadaysseldomcometoIndonesia.KABUL:Afghanistan’srulingTalibankilled100cowsatthepresidentialpalaceinKabulonMarch19.TheTalibancarriedoutthecrueldeedtomakeupfornotactingearliertodestroyallthecountry’sstatues.Theworldhasfoundfaultwiththedestructionofthevaluablefortuneoftheworld.56.ThehijackersseizedtheRussianairlinerbecause_______.A.theirChechenfamilieswerethreatenedtoblowupB.theplanewasforcedtoflyfromIstanbultoSaudiArabiaC.theywantedRussiatoendhisfightingagainstrebellingChechensD.SaudiSpecialForceskilled3people57.HowcantheStateofCaliforniabeawayfromthepowerfailureaccordingtothepassage?A.Getsomeelectricitysuppliesfromothercountries.B.Askpeopletosavemoreelectricity.C.Warnpeopleofthetightelectricitysupplies.D.ThestateofCaliforniawillhavetobuildmorepowerstations.58.Inthethirdpieceofnewsthewriterjustwantsto_______.A.tellpeoplethattheBritishboybandALwasnotwelcomedB.showhisorherangerthatforeignbandsseldomcometoIndonesiaC.showIndonesialovemusicsomuchD.tellthefactthat4girlswerepressedtodeath59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefourthparagraph?A.TheTalibanregretdestroyingthestatussolate.B.TheworldsupportwhattheTalibanhavedone.C.TheworldsupporttheTaliban’skillingofcowsonly.D.TheTalibanregretdestroyingallthestatus.
Eachyearmillionsofpeoplegoabroadtoworkstudyortravel.It’sagreatwaytofindoutwhatlifeislikeinanotherpartoftheworld!You’reprobablyhopingtomakenewfriendsandlearnaboutthecultureinyourhostcountryeverythingfromattitudesandbeliefstosocialcustomsandpopularfoods.Butconstantlyhavingtodealwithnewsituationscanbefrustrating挫折evenstressful.Homesicknessstressfearandconfusionareallsymptomsofcultureshock.Atfirstyoumayfeellikegettingontheplaneandheadinghome.It’sOKtohavethosefeelingsbutthefollowingaresometipstohelpyouhandlethechallengesthatyouwillface.Don’texpecttobeperfect.Youmayfeelfrustratedthatyouhavecultureshockespeciallysinceyouprobablyspentsomuchtimepreparingforyourtrip.Nomatterhowmuchinformationyoureadorhowwellyouspeakthehostlanguageitisnaturaltofeelover-whelmedsometimes.Ifyougiveyourselfsometimethingswillgraduallygeteasier.Haveanopenmind.Whileit’scertainlyOKtofeelfrustrationorconfusioninyournewsurroundingstrynottoformanopinionaboutthenewculturetoosoon.Don’tthinkofthehostasbetterorworsejustdifferent―you’llbemorewillingtotrynewthings.Participate.Thisisobviousbuteverybodyneedstobereminded.Justwatchinglifegoonaroundyouisn’tgoodenough.Youreallyneedtotrythingsforyourself.Don’tworryaboutmakingamistakepeopleinyourhostcountrywillgenerallybeveryunderstandingandwillingtohelpifyouhavequestion.Yourstudyabroadexperienceisfluniqueandspecialtimeinyourlifeonethatyou’llneverforget.Ifyoufollowoursuggestionsyou’llbeabletohandleitwellandhaveawonderfultime.Goodluck!64.Whatiscultureshock?A.Somethingyoufeelsurprisedat.B.Theproblemsyouhavewhenyougotoanothercountry.C.Thefrighteningfeelingsyouhave.D.Somethingdifferentfromyourownculture.65.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoufeeldepressed?A.Gobacktoyourownhomeland.B.Talktosomeoneaboutyourproblem.C.Giveyourselfsometimetogetusedtoit.D.Stopthinkingofit.66.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.Itisnaturaltofeeloverwhelmedsometimes.B.Noteverythingisperfect.C.Trytoformtheopinionaboutthenewcultureassoonaspossible.D.Tellothersaboutyourproblems.67.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?A.Howtoovercomecultureshock.B.Whydopeoplehavecultureshock.C.Whomighthavecultureshock.D.Whenwillyouhavecultureshock.
LikeeverylanguageAmericanEnglishisfullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromtheday-to-daylifeofthepeopleanddevelopintheirownway.OurexpressiontodayistofacethemusiC.WhensomeonesaysWellIguessI’llhavetofacethemusicitdoesnotmeanhe’splanningtogototheconcert.Itissomethingfarlesspleasantlikebeingcalledinbyyourbosstoexplainwhyyoudidthisanddidthatandwhyyoudidn’tdothisorthat.SourmusicindeedbutithastobefaceD.Atsometimeoranothereveryoneofushashadtofacethemusicespeciallyaschildren.Wecanallrememberfather’sangryvoiceIwanttotalktoyou!andonlybecausewedidnotobeyhim.Whatanunpleasantbusinessitwas!ThephrasetofacethemusicisfamiliartoeveryAmericanyoungandolD.Itisatleast100yearsolD.Andwheredidthisexpressioncomefrom?ThefirstexplanationcomesfromtheAmericannovelistJamesFenimoreLooper.Hesaidin1851thattheexpressionwasfirstusedbyactorswhilewaitinginthewingstogoonthestagE.WhentheygottheircuetogoontheyoftensaidWellit’stimetofacethemusiC.Andthatisexactlywhattheydid―facingtheorchestrawhichwasjustbelowthem.Andactormightbefrightenedornervousashemovedontothestageinfrontofanaudiencethatmightbefriendlyorperhapshostileespeciallyifheforgothislines.Buthehadtogoout.Ifhedidnottherewouldbenoplay.SotheexpressiontofacethemusiccometomeanhavingtogothroughsomethingnomatterhowunpleasanttheexperiencemightbebecauseyouknewyouhadnochoicE.Otherexplanationsabouttheexpressiongobacktothearmy.WhenthemenfacedinspectionbytheirleaderthesoldierswouldbeworriedabouthowwelltheylookeD.Wastheirequipmentcleanshinnyenoughtopassinspection?Stillthemenhadtogooutandfacethemusicofthebandaswellastheinspection.Whatelsecouldtheydo?AnotherarmyexplanationismorecloselyrelatedtotheideaoffacingtheresultsandacceptingtheresponsibilityforsomethingthatshouldnothavebeendonE.AsforexamplewhenamanisforcedoutofthearmybecausehedidsomethingterribleheisdishonoreD.Thebanddoesnotplay.Onlythedrumstapasadslowbeat.ThesoldierisforcedtoleavefacingsuchmusicasitisandfacingthebackofhishorsE.46.Howmanyexplanationsarementionedaboutthephrasetofacethemusicinthepassage?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.47.What’sthemeaningoffacethemusic?A.Tofacesomethingfarlesspleasant.B.TofacethestagE.C.Tofacethebackofone’shorsE.D.Tofaceone’sleader.48.Whichofthefollowingoccasionsistheonewemayhavetofacethemusic?A.Whenweareplayingbasketball.B.Whenwearemakingaspeech.C.Whenwearehavingaparty.D.Whenwearetalkingwithsomebody.49.Theunderlinedwordhostileinthethirdparagraphmeans________.A.unfriendlyB.dislikeC.unkindD.unnecessary50.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheexplanationtothephrasetofacethemusiciscloselyrelatedwiththearmylifE.B.Whenamanisforcedoutofthearmythebanddoesn'tplay.C.ThethreeexplanationstothephrasetofacethemusicaregivenbyanAmericannovelist.D.JapaneselikeeverylanguageisalsofullofspecialexpressionsphrasesthatcomefromdailylifE.
2009istheyearofwhat?YesitistheyearoftheOx.Butdoyouknowthat2009isalsotheyearofthetelescope?Thisyeartheworldcelebratesthe400thanniversaryofGalileoGalilei’sobservationsoftheuniversethroughanastronomicaltelescopE.In1609theItalianscientistfirstpointedaDutchperspectiveglassatthenightskyandmadediscoveriesthatchangedmankind’sconceptionsofuniversE.InhonorofGalileo’sdiscoveriestheUnitedandtheIInternationalAstronomicalUnionhavedeclared2009tobetheInternationalyearofAstronomyIYA2009IYA2009isayearlongcelebrationofastronomy.Itsgoalistospreadknowledgeofastronomy’scontributionstosocietyandcultureandtoinspiremoreinterestinastronomyandscienceespeciallyamongyoungpeoplE.ThethemeofthecelebrationisTheUniversetoDiscover.OneinterestingobjectiveoftheIYAistoencouragemorediversityinthefieldofastronomyandphysics.IYASorganizershopethattheyearlongcelebrationofastronomywillinspiremorefemalesandunderrepresentedminoritiestopursecareersinsciencE.Aneventthatwillhelpfurtherthatgoalis100HoursofAstronomy100HAthatwillfallonApril.ThiseventaimstohaveasmanypeopleaspossiblelookthroughatelescopE.FromApril2ndto5thmillionsofpeopleworldwidewillpeerthroughtelescopestocatchtheirfirstglimpseoftheuniversejustasGalileodid40yearsago.Sidewalkastronomyeventswillgivecity-peopleanexcellentopportunitytoseethemoontheplanetSaturnandotherobjectsinpositionforearlyeveningobservations.OrganizershopethattheactivitiesofIYAAwillpromoteagreaterappreciationoftheastronomy.Sojointhefun.Lookthroughatelescopethisyear!60.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A.ThecelebrationinIYA2009.B.Theactivitiesonthe400thanniversaryofGalileo.C.Theeventof100HoursofAstronomy.D.Howtospreadknowledgeofastronomy.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEtothepassage?A.TheIYAcelebrationswillfallonAprillasting100hours.B.IYS20009isayearlongcelebrationthonorGalileo’sDiscoveries.C.Theaimof100HAistospreadknowledgeofastronomy’scontributions.D.Peopleworldwidewillhaveachancetopeertheuniversein100HA.62.Whatcanyouinferfromthearticle?A.MoreyoungpeoplewilltakesciencesastheircareerafteraseriesofIYAevents.B.Minoritiesandfemalestakenointerestinastronomy.C.Peoplewillhaveabetterknowledgeofthecontributionofastronomy.D.IYA2009isthebiggesteventthattakesplaceintheyearofOx.63.Whatkindofarticleisit?A.A.newsreport.B.A.popularreading.C.A.touristguidE.D.A.sciencefiction.
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