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FormostcitypeopletheelevatorisanunremarkablemachinethatinspiresnoneoftheenthusiasmorinterestthatAmericansaffordtrainsjetsandevenbicycles.Dr.ChristopherWilkisamemberofasmallgroupofelevatorexpertswhoconsiderthisamisunderstanding.WithouttheelevatortheypointouttherecouldbenodowntownskyscrapersortallbuildingsandcitylifeasweknowitwouldbeimpossiblE.Inthatsensetheyarguetheelevator’sroleinAmericanhistoryhasbeennolesssignificantthanthatofcars.InfactaccordingtoWilkthecarandtheelevatorhavebeenlockedinasecretwarforoveracenturywithcarsmakingitpossibleforpeopletospreadhorizontally水平地andelevatorspushingthemtowardlifeinclosegroupsoftoweringvertical垂直的columns.Ifwetendtoignorethesignificanceofelevatorsitmightbebecauseridinginthemtendstobesuchabriefboringandevenawkwardexperience—onethatcaninvolveunexpectedlymeetingpeoplewithwhomwehavenothingincommonandanunpleasantawarenessofthefactthatwe’rehangingfromacableinalongpassagE.InanewbookLiftedGermanjournalistandculturalstudiesprofessorAndreasBernarddirectedallhisattentiontothisexperiencestudyingtheoriginsofelevatoranditsrelationshiptohumankindandfindingthatridinginanelevatorhasneverbeenatotallycomfortableexperiencE.After150yearswearestillnotusedtoitBernardsaiD.WestillhavenotexactlylearnedtocopewiththemixtureofclosenessanddispleasurE.ThatmixtureaccordingtoBernardsetstheelevatorrideapartfromjustabouteveryothersituationwefindourselvesinaswegoaboutourlives.Todayastheworld’surbanpopulationexplodesandcitiesbecomemorecrowdedtallerandmorecrowdedAmerica’stotalnumberofelevators—900000atlastcountaccordingtoElevatorWorldmagazine’s2012VerticalTransportationIndustry—areaforcethat’sbecomingmoreimportantthanever.AndforthepeoplewhoreallyreallylovethemitseemslikehightimethatwelookedseriouslyatjustwhatkindofforcetheyarE.67.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph1referto?A.Thegeneralviewofelevators.B.Theparticularinterestsofexperts.C.ThedesireforaremarkablemachinE.D.Theenthusiasmfortransportvehicles.68.Theauthor’spurposeinmentioningcarsis______.A.tocontrasttheirfunctionswithelevators’B.toemphasizetheimportanceofelevatorsC.torevealtheirsecretwaragainstelevatorsD.toexplainpeople’spreferenceforelevators69.AccordingtoProf.Bernardwhathasmadetheelevatorridedifferentfromotherlifeexperiences?A.Verticaldirection.B.Lackofexcitement.C.LittlephysicalspacE.D.Uncomfortableconditions.70.Theauthorurgesreaderstoconsider______.A.theexactnumberofelevatorloversB.theseriousfuturesituationofelevatorsC.theroleofelevatorsincitydevelopmentD.therelationshipbetweencarsandelevators
DoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat?Whydotheyusepigandporkcowandbeefandsheepandmutton?Tofinditoutwehavetogobackto1066whentheNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone王位whichnotonlychangedthegovernmentbutalsochangedthelanguagE.Frenchbecamethelanguageoftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatwayfor300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.AsaresultFrenchwordslikeporcporkandbeoufbeefcameintotheEnglishlanguagE.HoweverpoorEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.SotheEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromtheNativeAnglo-Saxon.TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguagE.Seventy-fivepercentofthemarestillinusetoday.InFrenchgrammarnounshaveeitheramaleorfemalegender性别soadjectives形容词takedifferentformsforeach.EnglishhasonlyoneadjectivethatdoesthisanditcamefromFrench.Thewordblonddescribessomeonewithlight-coloredhair.Blondisusedformenandblondedescribeswomen.Andtheyarealsonouns.SomeFrenchwordsthatenteredtheEnglishlanguagehavetakenoncompletelydifferentmeanings.TheFrenchphrasealamodemeansinstyle.InEnglishthephrasemeanswiththeicecream.Someonemusthavedecidedsomethingeatenwithicecreamwasinstyle!NowasyoulearnEnglishyou’reonyourwaytolearningFrench!【小题1】FrenchwasoncepopularamongtheupperclassesoftheUKbecause_____.A.toomanyFrenchmovedtoBritainB.FrenchbroughtanimalswiththemC.thekingandhisofficialsspokeFrenchD.thekingallowedFrenchtobespoken【小题2】WhichwordcanreplacethewordretainedinParagraph1?A.ChoseB.KeptC.IntroducedD.Giveup【小题3】WhydoesanEnglishspeakerfindFrencheasytolearn?A.BecauseEnglishandFrenchsharesimilarpronunciations.B.BecauseEnglishgrammarandFrenchgrammararesimilar.C.BecausealargenumberofEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigins.D.BecauseEnglishhasgreatinfluencesontheFrenchlanguagE.【小题4】FrenchgrammarisverydifferentfromEnglishgrammarbecause______.A.nowordshavethesamepronunciationB.allwordshavethesamepronunciationC.EnglishnounshaveamaleorfemalegenderD.Frenchnounshavedifferentadjectiveforms【小题5】Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthetext?A.LanguageiscloselyrelatedtohistoryandculturE.B.FrenchandEnglishwordshavenothingincommon.C.Languageiscontrolledbytheupperclassesofsociety.D.EnglishcombinesFrenchandtheNativeAnglo-Saxon.
Whendidyoulastvisitashoppingmall?InmanyplacestheanswerwouldbelastweekenD.Somepeoplegoevenmoreoften.Why?Foronethingmallsoffergoodsandservicesthatpeopleneedallinoneplace:foodclothingthingsfortheirhousesentertainmentevenmedicalservices.Soaremallsoneofthehighlightsofmoderncivilization?EnvironmentalactivistswouldsayNo!Theywouldgoevenfurtherandsaythatconsumerbehavioriscausingahugeenvironmentaldisaster.Theycauseconsumersofignoranceofthesideeffectoftheirshopping—urbansprawl扩大.Automobilesbecameaffordableandpeoplewerequicktoadoptthem.Nowambitiousworkerscouldliveinthesuburbstheareasjustoutsidecitieswhichstartedtogrowrapidly.AslongastherewaslotsofcheaplandinthesuburbsnoonepaidmuchattentiontotheusageofthatlanD.Mallsfastfoodrestaurantscinemasandcardealershipsspreadoutinlargeflatbuildings.Theseone–storeybuildingsandtheirparkinglottookupagreatdealspacE.Well–meaningfarmersthoughttheywerebetteroffsellingtheirlandthangrowingcrops.Inignorancenoonerealizedthatoncethelandwasbuiltupinurbansprawlthegoodfarminglandwouldberuinedforever.Therewasnowaytopreserveit.Onlyinrecentyearshavepeoplecometomourntheoldwayoflifeastheyhavedevelopedinsightintotheproblems.Nowpeoplerealizethaturbansprawlhascomewithseriousenvironmentalproblems.Thenegativeaspectsofsprawlincludeairandwaterpollutionlossofagriculturallandtrafficjamsandthedeathofbusinessesintheoldtowncenters.Manyscholarsthinkthetimehascometoanalyzetheproblemsbettersowecandevelopappropriatepoliciestocontrolfurthersprawl.Somethinkthebestwaytodoistoeducatecitizensabouttheirpricelessenvironment.【小题1】Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.WeekendFunB.UrbanSprawlC.NewAutomobilesD.IsolatedVillages【小题2】WhatdoestheunderlinedwordTheyrefertointhefirstparagraph?A.ScientistsB.Activists.C.Farmers.D.Malls【小题3】Whodoenvironmentalactivistsblameforenvironmentalproblems?A.Endangeredanimals.B.Shoppingmallowners.C.Unthinkingshoppers.D.Ambitiousfarmers.【小题4】Whatdoscholarsthinkshouldbedoneabouturbansprawl?A.Understandthesituationsbetter.B.Followcustomarypolicies.C.Startschoolinshoppingmalls.D.Chargepollutersalotofmoney.【小题5】Whatisthescholars’attitudetowardurbansprawl?A.Respectful.B.NegativE.C.PositivE.D.Doubtful.
Britishpotatofarmerswereangryandwantedtheexpressioncouchpotatotobetakenoutofthedictionarybecauseitharmedthevegetable’simagE.TheBritishPotatoCouncilwantstheOxfordEnglishDictionarytoreplacetheexpressionwiththetermcouchslouchwithprotestsbeingoutsideParliamentinLondonandtheofficesofOxfordUniversityPress.KathrynRaceheadofmarketingattheCouncilwhichrepresentssome4000plantersandprocessorssaidthegrouphadcomplainedinwritingtotheOEDbuthadyettoreceivearesponsE.WearetryingtogetridoftheimagethatpotatoesarebadforyoushesaidonMonday.Thepotatohashaditsknocksinthepast.OfcourseitisnottheOxfordEnglishDictionary’sfaultbutwewanttouseanotherterminsteadofcouchpotatobecausepotatoesarenaturallyhealthy.TheOEDsaysthatcouchpotatobeganasAmericanslangmeaningapersonwhospendshisorherleisuretimesittingaroundespeciallywatchingtelevisionorvideotapes.ThePotatoCouncilsaysitscampaignisbackedbydieticians饮食学家whosaythevegetableislowinfatandhighinvitaminC.SupportingthecampaignfamouscookAntonyWorrallThompsonsaidthevegetablewasoneofBritain’sfavoritefoods.Notonlyaretheyhealthytheyarealsoconvenientandyummy美味.LifewithoutpotatoislikeasandwichwithoutafillinghesaiD.JohnSimpsonchiefeditoroftheOxfordEnglishDictionarysaidthedictionaryfirstincludedthetermcouchpotatoin1993andsaiddictionariesjustreflectthewordsthatsocietyuses.Simpsonsaidwordswerenevertakenoutofthefull-lengthdictionarywhichincludessome650000wordsin20volumes.Butlittle-usedwordscanberemovedfromthesmallerdictionariestomakewayfornewerones.IfsocietystopsusingwordsthentheygettakenoutofthesmallerdictionariesheaddeD.ThefirstknownrecordeduseoftheexpressioncouchpotatowasinanarticleinLosAngelesTimesin1979SimpsonsaiD.NigelEvansamemberofParliamentfortheRibbleValleyinLancashirehasmadeamotioninsupportofthecampaignhighlightingthenutritionalvalueoftheBritishpotato.60.Britishpotatofarmerswantedto_________.A.advertisetheirproducesB.callforahigherpricefortheirpotatoesC.removetheexpressioncouchpotatofromthedictionaryD.letpeopleknowhowimportantthepotatoisinpeople’slives61.Thefarmersthinkthat_________.A.potatoeshavehadabadimageB.PotatoesaregoodforpeoplebynatureC.potatoessometimesdoharmtopeopleD.it’sthedictionary’sfaulttousetheexpressioncouchpotato62.JohnSimpsonthinksthat_________.A.theexpressioncanbetakenoutofeverykindofdictionaryB.dictionariesdonotnecessarilyreflectthewordsthesocietyusesC.little-usedwordscanremaininthesmallerdictionariesD.itisimpossibleforthemtotaketheexpressionoutofthedictionary63.Whatiswrongwiththeexpressioncouchpotatoaccordingtothefarmersinthispassage?A.Itisconnectedwithunfavorablemeaning.B.Potatoshouldbeusedintheexpression.C.ItisborrowedfromAmericaEnglish.D.Itreferstoakindofperson.
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Advertisingisahighlydevelopedtwentieth-centuryindustry.Thedevelopmentofradiotelevisioncinemamagazinesandnewspapershasgonehandinhandwiththedevelopmentofadvertising.Whyisadvertisingsopopular?Isitawasteofmoney?Ithasbeenprovedagainandagainthatrepeatedadvertisingincreasesproductsales.SinceitincreasesproductionthepricecanbereduceD.Thereforeadvertisinginsteadofmakingaproductmoreexpensivemakesitcheaper.Advertisingisnowascientificbusiness.OncemanagerswouldsayjokinglyIknowthathalfofwhatIspendonadvertisingiswastedbutIdon'tknowwhichhalf.NowallpartsofanadvertisingprogrammeareproperlymeasuredandresearcheD.Whatmakesagoodadvertisement?Therehavebeenmajorchangesinadvertisinginthepastsixtyyears.PeoplereadadvertisementspartlyforinformationandpartlyforpleasurE.Today'sadvertisementsoftenstartwithaquestionorapuzzlewiththepurposeofattractingthereader'sattention.Ofcoursemostadvertisementscontaininformation.Butthisisusuallycontainedinatextthatisinterestingandoftenfunny.Humourisveryimportant.Sometimesadvertisementstellastoryorthestorymaybecontinuedoveranumberofadvertisements.Howeverthereisadangerinthis.Itispossiblethatthereaderorviewerwillremembertheadvertisementbutnotthenameoftheproduct.60.Thepurposeofadvertisingis_______.A.toincreaseproductsalesB.tomakeaproductmuchbetterC.tospendmoremoneyD.toreducetheproduction61.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedinplaceoftheunderlinedphrasehandinhand?A.HereandtherE.B.Againandagain.C.Asusual.D.AtthesametimE.62.Whatismeantbywhatmanagerssaidinthesecondparagraph?A.AllthemoneyonadvertisingwaswasteD.B.NotalltheadvertisementswerewelldesigneD.C.Allthemanagersknewaboutadvertisingthen.D.Managersspentnomoneyonadvertising.63.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofadvertising?A.Useless.B.Unnecessary.C.Important.D.Wasteful.
Whenlearningasecondlanguageitisimportanttostudythecultureofthelanguageyou’relearning.Anyonecanlearnanotherlanguage’sgrammarfromatextbookbutwhatgoodisthislearningifyoudon’tunderstandthecultureofthepersonyou’respeakingto?OnlyinlearninganotherlanguageanditsculturewillyoubeabletoproficientlycommunicatewithapersoninthatlanguagE.Therearemanywaystoenhance提高yourlanguagestudiesbystudyingthecountry’sculture;thiscanincludereadingliteraturewatchingmoviesorlisteningtopopularmusiC.ManyschoolsintheUnitedStatesemphasizetheimportanceofculturalunderstandinginlanguageclasses.Insteadofmemorizingonlyvocabularywordsandgrammarpatternsclassesfromelementaryschools小学touniversitiesareteachingliteraturepopsongsandfilmsintheirclasses.Fromthesevariousmediumsstudentscanlearnagreatdealaboutthecultureofalanguagetheystudy.Thesedifferentformsofmediacanteachvariouscharacteristicsaboutthelanguagecultureandhistoryofasociety.LiteraturecanallowyoutounderstandthehistoryandcurrentdebatesconfrontingaculturE.ForexampleifyoureadJohnSteinbeck’sGrapesofWrathyoucanunderstandthehistoryandproblemsofordinaryAmericanfarmersintheGreatDepression.Inwatchingfilmsonecanlearnaboutwhatispopularinasocietyandalsoslangphrasesonedefinitely肯定地确定地won’tfindinatextbook.Inpopsongsonecanunderstandwhatthecurrentfad一时的风尚inacultureis;whatkindofmusicpeopleliketolistentowhatthatculturefindsromanticandevenwhatthecontemporary同时代的当代的coolviewpointinthatsocietyis.Ifyoutrulyareinterestedinlearningalanguagedon’tunderestimatetheimportanceoflearningaboutthelanguage’shomeculturE.Ofcourseonemustlearnalanguage’sgrammarandvocabularybutthiswillonlygetyousofarinactuallybeingabletocommunicateeffectively.SoifyouarelearningalanguagetakethetimetoalsostudytheculturE.72.Themainideaofthispassagewouldbe_______.A.ImportantFactorsinLearningaSecondLanguageB.TheImportanceofCultureinLearningaLanguageC.EffectivelyCommunicatinginaSecondLanguageD.WhyYouShouldWatchFilmsandListentoMusicWhenLearningaForeignLanguage73.Intheabovepassageliteratureisdescribedasanimportantwaytolearn_______aboutaculturE.A.historyB.historyandpoliticalissuesC.historyandsocialissuesD.alloftheabove74.Accordingtothispassageifonewantedtolearnaboutwhatispopularinasocietywhereshouldtheylook?A.Popsongsandmovies.B.Popsongs.C.Movies.D.LiteraturE.75.Whatisthedefinitionformediumsaccordingtothepassage?A.Themethodsofconveyinginformation.B.DifferentgenresofculturE.C.Bookssongsandfilms.D.Literatures.
A.citychild’ssummerisspentinthestreetinfrontofhishomeandallthroughthelongsummervacationsIsatontheedgeofthestreetandwatchedenviouslytheotherboysontheblockplaybaseball.Iwasneveraskedtotakepartevenwhenoneteamhadamembermissing—notoutofspecialcrueltybutbecausetheytookitforgrantedIwouldbenogoodatit.TheywererightofcoursE.IwouldneverforgetthewonderfuleveningwhensomethingchangeD.Thebaseballendedabouteightoreightthirtywhenitgrewdark.Thenitwasthecustomoftheboystoretiretoalittlestoop门廊thatstuckoutfromthecandystoreonthecornerandthatsomehowhadbecometheirs.Nogrownupeversatthereorattemptedto.Theretheboyswouldsitmostlytalkingaboutthegamesplayedduringthedayandofthegametobeplayedtomorrow.ThenlongsilenceswouldfallandtheboyswouldwanderoffonebyonE.ItwasjustafteroneofthoselongsilencesthatmylifeasanoutsiderchangeD.Icannolongerrememberwhichboyitwasthatsummereveningwhobrokethesilencewithaquestion:butwhoeverhewasInodtohimgratefullynow.What’sinthosebooksyou’realwaysreading?heaskedcasually.StoriesIanswereD.Whatkind?askedsomebodyelsewithoutmuchinterest.NordoIknowwhatdrovemetobehaveasIdidforusuallyIjustsatthereinsilencegladenoughtobeallowedtoreainamongthem;butinsteadofansweringhisquestionItoldthemfortwohoursthestoryIwasreadingatthemoment.ThebookwasSisterCarriE.Theylistenedbug-eyedandbreathless.ImusthavetolditwellbutIthinktherewasanotheranddeeperreasonthatmadethemtokeepanaudiencE.Listeningtoatalebeingtoldinthedarkisoneofthemostancientofman’sentertainmentsbutIwasofferingthemaswellwithoutbeingawareofdoingitanewandexcitingexperiencE.ThebookstheythemselvesreadweretheRoverBoysorTomSwiftorG.A.Henty.IhadreadthemtoobutatthirteenIhadlongsinceleftthembehinD.SinceIwasmuchaloneIhadbecomeanenthusiasticreaderandIhadgonethroughthebooks-for-boysseries.Inthosedaystherewasnoreadingmaterialbetweenchildren’sandgrownups’booksorIcouldfindnonE.IhadgonerightfromTomeSwiftandHisFlyingMachinetoTheodoreDreiserandSisterCarrie.DreiserhadhitmyyoungmindandtheylistenedtometellthestorywithsomeofthewonderthatIhadhadinreadingit.Thenextnightandmanynightsthereafterakindofunspokenritual仪式tookplacE.AsitgrewdarkIwouldtakemyplaceinthecenterofthestoopandbegintheevening’stalE.SomenightsinordertotastemyvictorymorecompletelyIcheateD.IwouldstopatthemostexcitingpartofastorybyJackLondonorBretHarteandwithoutwarningtellthemthatthatwasasfarasIhadgoneinthebookanditwouldhavetobecontinuedthefollowingevening.Itwasnottrueofcourse;butIhadtomakecertainofmynew-foundpowerandposition.Ienjoyedthelongsummereveningsuntilschoolbeganinthefall.OtherwordsofminehavebeenlistenedtobylargerandmorefashionableaudiencesbutforthattoughandathleticonethatsatcloseonthestoopoutsidethecandystoreIhaveanunreasoninglovethatwilllastforever.【小题1】Watchingtheboysplayingbaseballthewritermusthavefelt________.A.bitterandlonelyB.specialanddifferentC.pleasedandexcitedD.disturbedandannoyed【小题2】Thewriterfeelsgratefulevennowtotheboywhoaskedthequestionbecausetheboy________.A.invitedhimtojoinintheirgameB.likedthebookthathewasreadingC.brokethelongsilenceofthatsummereveningD.offeredhimanopportunitythatchangedhislife【小题3】AccordingtoParagraph3story-tellingwaspopularamongtheboysbasicallybecause________.A.thestorywasfromachildren’sbookB.listeningtotaleswasanage-oldpracticeC.theboyshadfewentertainmentsafterdarkD.theboysdidn’treadbooksbythemselves【小题4】TheboyswereattractedtoSisterCarriebecause________.A.itwaswrittenbyTheodoreDreiserB.itwasspecificallytargetedatboysC.itgavethemadeeperfeelingofpleasureD.ittalkedaboutthewondersoftheworld【小题5】Sometimesthewriterstoppedatthemostexcitingpartofastoryto_______.A.playameantrickontheboysB.experiencemorejoyofachievementC.addhisownimaginationtothestoryD.helptheboysunderstandthestorybetter【小题6】Whatisthemessageconveyedinthestory?A.Onecanfindhispositioninlifeinhisownway.B.Friendshipisbuiltuponrespectforeachother.C.Readingismoreimportantthanplayinggames.D.AdulthabitsaredevelopedfromchildhooD.
Inthemid-1950sIwasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.OnedaythisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassmentInMrs.Totten’seighth-grademathclassatCentralAvenueSchoolinAndersonIndianawewerelearningtoaddandsubtractdecimals小数.Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomeworkwhichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostdaysourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswertohomeworkquestions.Mrs.Tottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadapearedonourhomeworksheets.ShewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherenD.SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35studentsitwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.ThisparticulartimeIhadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsentwhichthrewoffmyestimatE.AsMrs.TottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclassIdesperatelytriedtodeterminewhichmathproblemIwouldget.ItriedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottomebutIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn’tfunction.WhenMrs.TottenreachedmydesksheaskedwhatanswerI’dgotforproblemNo.14.IIdidn’tgetanythingIansweredandmyfacefeltwarm.CorrectshesaiD.Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.WhatdidIlearnthatday?Firstalwaysdoallyourhomework.Secondinreallifeitisn’talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.ThirdIwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemostitwouldbethatonE.61.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1indicate?A.Itiswisetovalueone’stimE.B.ItisimportanttomakeaneffortC.Itisrighttosticktoone’sbelief.D.Itisenoughtodothenecessary.62.UsuallyMrs.Tottenaskedherstudentsto_______.A.recitetheirhomeworktogetherB.gradetheirhomeworkthemselvesC.answertheirhomeworkquestionsorallyD.checktheanswerstotheirhomeworkquestions63.Theauthorcouldworkoutwhichquestionstoanswersincetheteacheralways_______.A.askedquestionsinaregularwayB.walkedupanddownwhenaskingquestionsC.chosetwoorthreequestionsforthestudentsD.requestedherstudentstofinishtheirusualquestions64.Theauthorfailedtogetthequestionshehadexpectedbecause_______.A.theclassdidn’tbeginasusualB.severalstudentsdidn’tcometoschoolC.hedidn’ttryhardtomakehisestimateD.Mrs.Tottendidn’tstartfromthebackoftheclass65Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AnUnforgettableTeacherB.A.FutureMathematicianC.AnEffectiveApproachD.A.ValuableLesson62.UsuallyMrs.A.recitetheir
WaltDisneyiscreditedforcreatingsuchwonderfulthingsasDonaldDuckandMickeyMousE.Howeverhecannottakethecreditforcreatingotherwell-lovedcharacterssuchasCinderellaandSnowWhitE.TheyarealmostautomaticallyassociatedwithDisneybecauseDisneyturnedoldfables寓言intocartoonmovies.TheoriginalCinderellavariesverymuchfromtheDisneyversionweknowtoday.Itstartedoffwiththegirlmourninghermother’sdeathandgoingtohertombthreetimesaday.InadditiontherewereonlybirdsthathelpedCinderella;therewasnosuchthingasafairygodmotherorhelpfulmicenorwastherementionofahorseandcarriagE.Thestepsisterswerecruel:theyalwaysthrewCinderella’sfoodintotheashesofthefireandmadehersleepontheashesonthefloorhence因此hernamE.Intheoriginalstorytheking’sballactuallylastedforthreedays.Withthehelpofthebirdsthegirlbeautifullydresseddancedwiththeprinceonallthreenightsandtheprincefellinlovewithher.Howevershebrokeawayfromhimtorushbackhomeeachnight.Onthelastnighttheprinceplacedsoothingstickyonthestairs;asCinderellamadeherescapeashoegotstuckonit.Herenowiswherethestorybecomesunpleasant:whentheprincewenttothehouselookingforthegirlwhosefootfittheshoethewicked邪恶的stepmothertoldoneofhertwodaughterstocutoffherbigtoetofitintotheshoE.ThedaughterdidastolD.SotheprincetookherawaytobehisbridE.ButwhentheypassedthetombofCinderella’smotherthebirdscalledouttotheprinceTurnandpeepthere’sbloodintheshoe;theshoeistoosmallthetruebridewaitsforyou.Realizinghehadbeentrickedtheprincereturnedthedaughtertohermother.Theotherthenhadtocutoffpartofherheelinordertofitintotheshoewiththesameresult.OnlyCinderella’sfootfitperfectlyandsotheprincechosetomarryher.Thestoryendswiththeweddingday:asCinderella’stwostepsistersfollowedherpretendingtobedevotedtohersothattheycouldenjoytheking’srichestwobirdsflewbyandplucked啄outtheireyes.BecauseoftheirwickednessandfalsehoodtheyhadtospendtherestoftheirdaysblinD.TheoriginalCinderellaissodifferentfromtheDisneyversion.ThankgoodnessDisneymadesuchchanges;itindeedwasawisemovE.60.WhatdosetheunderlinedwordTheyinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Suchwonderfulthings.B.Otherwell-lovedcharacters.C.Oldfables.D.Cartoonmovies.61.HowdidCinderellagethername?A.TheBirdscameupwithit.B.ItwasgivenbyDisney.C.Itcamefromthewordash.D.Shegotitfromhermother.62.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheoriginalstory?A.HelpfulmicegotCinderellaabeautifuldress.B.Theballwasheldtocelebratetheprince’swedding.C.CinderellalefthershoeonthestairsonpurposE.D.ThebirdstoldtheprincethathehadbeencheateD.63.Themoraloftheoriginalstoryisthat____________.A.awickedpersoncannotescapepunishment.B.adevotedpersoncertainlydeservesrespect.C.awell-behavedchildearnsagreatrewarD.D.adishonestchildcannotgetmotherlovE.64.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheDisneyversion?A.Excellent.B.OrdinaryC.Dull.D.Ridiculous.
Manyfactssuggestthatchildrenareoverweightandthesituationisgettingworseaccordingtothedoctors.Ifeelthereareanumberofreasonsforthis.Somepeopleblamethefactthatwearesurroundedbyshopssellingunhealthyfattyfoodssuchasfriedchickenandicecreamatlowprices.Thishasturnedoutawholegenerationofgrown-upswhoseldomcookamealforthemselves.Iftherewerefeweroftheserestaurantsthenprobablychildrenwouldbuylesstake-awayfooD.Thereisanotherargumentthatblamesparentsforallowingtheirchildrentobecomeoverweight.Iagreewiththisbecausegoodeatinghabitsbeginearlyinlifelongbeforechildrenstarttovisitfastfoodshops.Ifchildrenaregivenfriedchickenandchocolateratherthanhealthyfoodorarealwaysallowedtochoosewhattheyeattheywillgoforsweetandsaltyfoodseverytimeandthiswillcarryonthroughouttheirlives.Thereisathirdreasonforthissituation.ChildrenthesedaystakeverylittleexercisE.Theydonotwalktoschool.Whentheygethometheysitinfrontofthetelevisionortheircomputersandplaycomputergames.Notonlyisthisanunhealthypastime消遣italsogivesthemtimetoeatmoreunhealthyfooD.Whattheyneedistogooutsideandplayactivegamesorsports.Theabovearethemainreasonsforthisproblemandthereforewehavetoencourageyoungpeopletobemoreactiveaswellassteeringthemawayfromfastfoodshopsandbadeatinghabits.46.Accordingtothetextwhatkindofchildrenmayeatmoreunhealthyfood?A.ThosewhooftentakeexercisE.B.ThosewhooftenwatchtelevisionC.ThosewhooftenhavemealsathomE.D.Thosewhooftenwalktoschool.47.Theauthorthinksthatchildrenarebecomingoverweightbecause_______.theirparentsoftencookmealsforthem.theyaretoobusytogooutandplay.C.theycan'tchoosewhattoeat.D.therearetoomanyfastfoodshopsarounD.48.Theunderlinedwordsteeringinthelastsentencemostprobablymeans____..forcingB.guidingC.drivingD.moving49.AccordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A.WeshouldencouragechildrentobemoreactivE.B.Childrenoughttokeepawayfromfastfoodshops.C.Parentsneedn'tcookmealsfortheirchildren.D.Parentsshouldhelptheirchildrenformagoodeatinghabit.50.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.A.tellastoryB.providefactsC.giveadviceD.compareopinions
A.Comprehensivelanguageskilltraining100lessonsintotalfocusingonpronunciationgrammaranddiscourse语段.ToenablethelearnerstomasterthebasicknowledgeoftheChineselanguagetohavethebasicabilityoflisteningspeakingreadingandwritingsothattheyareabletocommunicatewithothersandtomeettheneedsofeverydaylifestudyandsociality.ThiswilllayafoundationforfurtherstudyofChinesE.B.Intermediate中等的ChineseComprehensiveCourse40lessonsinallfocusingonthetrainingofthecomprehensiveskillsoflisteningspeakingreadingandwritingofintermediateChinesE.Toenablethestudentstorecognizeunderstandandusetheactiveandlessactivewordstoimprovetheirabilityofexpressingthemselvesinparagraphsanddiscoursestomasterthenewwordspatternsgrammaticalstructuresparagraphsanddiscoursesandmeansofconnectionssoastoexpressthemeaningofthetextscorrectlyandfluentlyinparagraphsanddiscourses.C.NewsListeningBasedonfrequentlyusedwordstypicalsentencesandinformationandconcentratingonimprovingtheabilityoflisteningcomprehension.ToimprovetheabilityofcollectinginformationtograsptheknowledgeandskillstheyhavelearnedandtounderstandthebroadcastingandTVnewsofsimilarthemesandrelevantlevelofdifficultywiththecorrectnessof80%.Tobuildupthefoundationforfurtherstudy.D.ElementaryEnglish-ChineseTranslation25classesintotalincludingvariousstylessuchaspoemspopularsciencepoliticalcommentsandnewsabouteveryaspectofeverydaylifE.Thetextsvaryfromeasytodifficultandcombinetheorywithpracticeaswellastranslationandinterpretation.About185hoursareneedeD.Tofamiliarizethelearnerswiththeequivalent对应的ChineseexpressionsofEnglish.ToenablethemtoknowusageofChineseandEnglishwordsandsentencesculturaldifferencesandthebackgroundknowledgE.E.ElementarySpokenChineseinBusiness24unitsinall.Chinesewordsandexpressionsinbusinessandtradeareintroducedintheformofvividsituationaldialoguesnotesandexercises.ToenablethelearnerstomasterthewordsandexpressionsofelementaryspokenbusinessChineseandtocommunicatewithothersintradeandbusiness.F.ChineseHumanGeographyIntroductiontogeographicenvironmentandculturalphenomenainvariouspartsofChinasuchasnaturalfeatureshistoricalbackgroundsreligioussitesancientbattlefieldsdramasandartstraditionalproductsandspecialfoodetC.ThroughtheintroductiontohistoricalandculturalsitesandscenerythelearnerswillhaveageneralviewaboutChinesegeographyhistorycultureandregionalfeatures.下面是5个想学习汉语的学生阅读下面的信息找出适合他们每个人的课程【小题1】MathewmajorsinmediaandhopestounderstandChinesebroadcastingandTVNewsandcommunicatewiththeChinesepeoplE.【小题2】SarahisalearnerofChinesewithafairlygoodknowledgeofbasicChinesegrammarandavocabularyof2500hopingtoimproveherChineseabilityinspeakingreadingandwriting.【小题3】LoismajorsinteachingChineseasaforeignlanguageandhopestoimproveherabilityintranslation.【小题4】DennisoncehastaughthimselfChineseandcanspeakalittleChinesebutwithpoorpronunciationandgrammarhopingtomeettheneedsofeverydaylifeandstudyandunderstandeachotherinbasiccommunicationthroughtraining.【小题5】GeorgiaspecializesintheChineselanguageandcultureattheaveragelevel.HeplanstohaveatourinChinA.
AtimecapsuleburiedbyApplefounderSteveJobs30yearsagohasbeendiscoveredafteritslocationwaslongforgotten.In1983theyoungtechinnovatorwasattendingaconferenceinAspenwhenheandthegroupdecidedtoburyasastuntduringadesignconvention.Thetubethatwasfilledwithaneclecticcollectionofgoods-rangingfromthethen-newapplemousetoasix-packofbeerforthepeoplewhodiscoveredthetimecapsule-wasmeanttobedugup20yearslater.TherewasaproblemwiththatplanhoweveraseveryoneinvolvedforgotwhereitwasburieD.ThefinaldiscoveryhappenedatthehandsofthecrewfromtheNationalGeographicChannel`srealityshowcalledDiggers.ThediscoverywaswelldocumentedandissurelygoingtobefeaturedonanupcomingepisodeandeventheexpertshadproblemsfindingthisparticulartreasurE.CNETreportsthatinspiteoftheirpreparationsandclearideaofwherethe13-foot-longtubewasitstilltookthemtwohourstodigitupusingheavymachinery.Toanyoneremovedfromthetechindustrytheaccomplishmentinfindingthetubeappearstobethebiggestaccomplishment.Toothersthemostinterestingobjectwouldlikelybethe`Lisa`mouseplacedinthetubebythehandsofathen-28-year-oldJobs.TheLisaMousewhichJobsnamedafterhisdaughterwasoneofthefirstcommercialcomputermicesoledpubliclymakingitararityatthetimE.TheAspenHistoricalSocietyisgoingtohelptheshowcreatorscataloguethetube`scontents-butnowordyetwhetherornottheDiggerscrackedopenoneofthesixbottlesofBoddington`sAlethatwasleftinsideforthepeoplewhofoundthetubE.33.WhofoundthetimecapsuleburiedbySteveJobs?A.ApplefounderSteveJobshimself.B.thecrewfromtheNationalGeographicChannel`srealityshowcalledDiggers.C.SteveJobs'friends.D.SteveJobs’daughter.34.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.timecapsuleburiedbyApplefounderSteveJobs.B.SteveJobs'plan.C.SteveJobs'timecapsuleisuncovereD.D.ThetubebySteveJobs.35.HowoldisSteveJobsnow?A.58yearsold.B.20yearsolD.C.30yearsolD.D.48yearsolD.
TravisisthemanagerofG&Gwhereheisresponsibleforfortyemployees雇员andprofits利润ofover$2millionperyear.He'sneverlatetowork.HedoesnotgetupsetonthejoB.WhenoneofhisemployeesstartedcryingafteracustomerscreamedatherTravistookheraway.Yourworkinguniformisyourshelterhetoldher.Nothinganyonesayswilleverhurtyou.YouwillalwaysbeasstrongasyouwanttobE.TravispickedupthatlectureinoneofhisG&Gtrainingcoursesaneducationprogramthatbeganonhisfirstdayandcontinuesthroughoutanemployee'soccupation.ThetraininghasTravissayschangedhislifE.G&Ghastaughthimhowtolivehowtofocushowtogettoworkontimeandhowtomasterhisemotions情绪.Mostimportantlyittaughthimwillpower.Atthecenterofthateducationisanextremefocusonanall-importanthabit;willpower.Dozensofcasesshowthatwillpoweristhesinglemostimportanthabitforaperson'ssuccess.Andthebestwaytostrengthenwillpoweristomakeitintoahabit.Sometimesitlookslikepeoplewithgreatself-controlaren'tworkinghard—butthat'sbecausethey'vemadeitautomaticAngelaDuckworthoneoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniaresearcherssaiD.Theirwillpoweroccurswithoutthemhavingtothinkaboutit.Thecompanyspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingprogramsofstudytotrainemployeesonself-control.Managerswroteworkbooksthatserveasguidestohowtomakewillpowerahabitinworkers'lives.ThosecoursesarcinpartwhyG&Ghasgrownfromasleepycompanyintoalargeonewithmorethanseventeenthousandstoresandprofitsofmorethan$10billionayear.33.WeloamfromParagraph2thatemployeesinG&Gmust.A.learntogivelecturesB.attendeducationprogramsC.designaworkinguniformD.developacommonhobby34.Willpowerwillbecomeahabitwhenemployeescan.A.focusontheprofitsB.benefitfromthejobC.protectthemselveswellD.controltheirfeelingwell35.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.G&Ghasgrownintoalargecompany.B.G&Gwillspendhalfitsprofitstrainingemployees.C.G&GmaybecomemoresuccessfulinthefuturE.D.G&Ghastoproducemoreworkbooksformanagers.
AnewwordhassuddenlybecomewildlypopularinChina-tuhao-whichlooselytranslatedmeansnouveauriche.Therehavebeenmorethan100millionreferencestothewordtuhaoonsocialmediasinceearlySeptember.It'sbeingusedtodescribeeverythingfromthenewPeople'sDailybuildingtoexpensivecelebrityweddingsfullofblingandthenewgold-colourediPhonE.InChinesetumeansearthandhaomeansrich.Tosaysomeoneistuhaoistoimplytheycomefromapoorpeasantbackgroundandhavemadeitrichquick-butdon'tquitehavethemannersorsophisticationtogoalongwithit.It'slikethetermnouveaurichesaysProfessorSteveTsangattheSchoolofContemporaryChineseStudiesinNottingham-buthasevenmorenegativemeaningssuggestingacertainvulgarity粗俗.TuhaoisactuallyanoldworddatingbackperhapsasfarastheSouthernDynasty1500yearsagobutithasalwaysmeantsomethingratherdifferent.Duringthecommunistrevolutionfromthe1920stoearly1950sitwaswidelyusedtorefertolandholdersandgentrywhowouldbullythosebeneaththem.ThisnewusageofthetermtookoffinSeptemberafterawidely-sharedjokeaboutarichbutunhappymanwhogoestoaBuddhistmonkforadviceexpectingtobetoldtoliveamoresimplelifE.ThemonkrepliesinsteadwiththephraseTuhaolet'sbefriends!ChineseInternetusersarehighlycreativeintheiruseoflanguageandareconstantlyinventingandre-inventingwordsasawayofgettingpastcensorship审查rules.ButinthiscaseitspopularityseemstobedowntothefactthatitexpressesChina'schangingsocietysowell-manypeoplesneeratthosewithwealthbutaresecretlyjealous.67.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TuhaoanewpopularwordinChinaB.ThelonghistoryofTuhaoC.ThenewusageofTuhaoD.Tuhaoanewly-inventedChineseword68.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeconsideredtuhao?A.A.vulgarnouveauricheB.A.bullylandholderC.A.quick-richpeasantwithoutpropermannersD.A.Buddhistmonk.69.Thelastbutoneparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.whatthenewusageofthewordisB.howthewordbecomespopularagainC.whytheunhappymanwenttotheBuddhistmonkD.whatadvicethemonkgavetheunhappyman70.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?A.respectB.envyC.laughD.disbelieve
Studentswhodateinmiddleschoolhavesignificantlyworsestudyskills.TheyarefourtimesmorelikelytodropoutofschoolandreporttwiceasmuchalcoholandtobaccouseastheirsingleclassmatesaccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofGeorgiA.RomanticrelationshipsareatrademarkofadolescencebutveryfewstudieshaveexaminedhowadolescentsdifferinthedevelopmentoftheserelationshipssaidPamelaOrpinasstudyauthorandprofessorintheCollegeofPublicHealthandheadoftheDepartmentofHealthPromotionandBehavior.Orpinasfollowedagroupof624studentsoveraseven-yearperiodfrom6thto12thgradE.Eachyearthegroupofstudentscompletedasurveyindicatingwhethertheyhaddatedandreportedthefrequencyofdifferentbehaviorsincludingtheuseofdrugsandalcohol.Theirteacherscompletedquestionnairesaboutthestudents’academicefforts.Hefoundsomestudentsneverorhardlyeverreporteddatingfrommiddletohighschoolandthesestudentshadconsistentlythebeststudyskillsaccordingtotheirteachers.Otherstudentsdatedinfrequentlyinmiddleschoolbutincreasedthefrequencyofdatinginhighschool.AtallpointsintimeteachersratedthestudentswhoreportedthelowestfrequencyofdatingashavingthebeststudyskillsandthestudentswiththehighestdatingashavingtheworststudyskillsaccordingtothejournalarticlE.Studyskillsrefertobehaviorsthatleadtoacademicsuccesssuchasdoingworkforextracreditbeingwellorganizedfinishinghomeworkworkinghardandreadingassignedchapters.Datingaclassmatemayhavethesameemotionalcomplicationsofdatingaco-workerOrpinassaidWhenthecouplebreakuptheyhavetocontinuetoseeeachotherinclassandperhapswitnesstheex-partnerdatingsomeoneelsE.Itisreasonabletothinkthiscouldbelinkedtodepressionanddivertattentionfromstudying.DatingshouldnotbeconsideredaceremonyofgrowthinmiddleschoolOrpinasconcludeD.【小题1】Accordingtothepassagestudentswhodateinmiddleschoolmay_____A.havepooreracademicperformancesB.bemorelikelytohurlothersC.enjoybetterschoollivesD.arelesslikelytousealcoholandtobacco【小题2】WhendoinghisstudyOrpinas_____.A.followedagroupofstudentsof6thand12thgradeB.completedasurveyandareporteachyearC.completedquestionnairesaboutthestudents’academiceffortsD.foundthatthestudents’studyskillshaveconnectionwiththeirfrequencyofdating【小题3】StudyskillsmayincludethefollowingbehaviorsandqualitiesExcept_____A.beingdiligentB.beingwellorganizedC.beingkindandhelpfulD.finishingassignedschoolwork【小题4】Whatcanpossiblyhappentotheschoolcouplesaftertheybreakup?A.Theydon’twanttoseeeachotheranylonger.B.TheirattentiontostudyingwillbeaffecteD.C.Theywillmisstheirex-partnerssometimesD.TheywillthinkitreasonabletogetdepresseD.【小题5】Orpinas’attitudetowardsdatinginmiddleschoolis_____A.supportiveB.positiveC.negativeD.indifferent
BeachvolleyballisoneofthosesportsthatcanbeanexcitinggametoplayandwatchorcanjustbeaboutsomefriendsgettingtogethertohaveagreattimE.It’sreallyeasyandallyouneedissandanetandagroupofpeopleofanyageorfitnesslevelwhowanttohavefun.BeachvolleyballcanbeplayedwithasfewastwopeopleoneachteammakingatotaloffourpeoplE.Howeverifyouarelessskilledandexperiencedinthegameitwillbeeasiertoplaywithalargerteam.Themoreplayersyouhavethelessgroundeachpersonwillberesponsible负责forcoveringandthemoretimetheywillhavetorecoverinbetweenshots.Ifyouonlyhaveafewplayerseachofyouwillgetquiteaworkoutrunningfortheballaftereachvolley.Ifyouarelookingforthatrelaxingfunlow-keyexperiencechooselargerteams.Beachvolleyballissimilar相似toregularvolleyballinitsrules.HoweverevenexperiencedvolleyballplayersdonotrealizehowmuchmoredifficultitistorunandjumponsanD.SinceitishardertomovequicklyonsandthanahardgroundplaywillbemuchslowerthanregularvolleyballonaplaygrounD.Whenaplayertrainsforbeachvolleyballhewillfocus专注onbuildinglowerbodystrengthaswellasupperbody.Whileheneedstobeabletohittheballwithagreatdealofpowerandaccuracy准确性strengtheninghislegsisextremelyimportant.Whetheryouareinitforthecompetitionorjusttohaveagreattimewithyourfriendsbeachvolleyballcanbeveryexcitingandfun.Youmayevenstartoutwithfriendsandfallinlovewiththesport.56.Whenyoujoinalargebeachvolleyballteamyou’ll_________.A.haveasmanyshotsaspossibleB.improveyourvolleyballskillsC.beresponsibleformoregroundD.feellight-hearted轻松whileplaying57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Youcanhittheballwithmuchlesspowerwhenplayingbeachvolleyball.B.Theplaygroundsizeofbeachvolleyballismuchlargerthanthatofregularvolleyball.C.Youcanrunmorequicklywhenyouareplayingregularvolleyball.D.Therulesofbeachvolleyballaretotallydifferentfromthoseofregularvolleyball.58.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofbeachvolleyball?A.Itisadifficultsporttolearn.B.Itisaveryexcitingandinterestingsport.C.Itisasportwhichneedslesspower.D.Itisasportwhichneedsmoreskills.59.Whyisitmuchslowertoplaybeachvolleyballthanregularvolleyball?Because_________.A.itisnotaneasyjobtomoveonsandB.itisaworkoutrunningfortheballC.itisusuallyalargerteamD.thebeachvolleyballisheavier60.Thepassagemainlytellsus_________.A.thegameofbeachvolleyballB.howtobecomeanexcellentvolleyballplayerC.whybeachvolleyballisoneofexcitingsportsD.whatweshouldpayattentiontowhenplayingbeachvolleyball
Howeverwealthywemaybewecanneverfindenoughhoursinthedaytodoeverythingwewant.Economicsdealswiththisproblemthroughtheconceptofopportunitycostwhichsimplyreferstowhethersomeone’stimeormoneycouldbebetterspentonsomethingelsE.EveryhourofourtimehasavaluE.Foreveryhourweworkatonejobwecouldquiteeasilybedoinganotherorbesleepingorwatchingafilm.Eachoftheseoptionshasadifferentopportunitycost—namelywhattheycostusinmissedopportunities.Sayyouintendtowatchafootballmatchbuttheticketsareexpensiveanditwilltakeyouacoupleofhourstogettoandfromthestadium.Whynotyoumightreasonwatchthegamefromhomeandusetheleftovermoneyandtimetohavedinnerwithfriends?This—thealternativeuseofyourcashandtime—istheopportunitycost.Foreconomistseverydecisionismadebyknowledgeofwhatonemustforgo—intermsofmoneyandenjoyment—inordertotakeitup.Byknowingpreciselywhatyouarereceivingandwhatyouaremissingoutonyououghttobeabletomakebetter-informedmorereasonabledecisions.Considerthatmostfamouseconomicruleofall:there’snosuchthingasafreelunch.Evenifsomeoneofferstotakeyououttolunchforfreethetimeyouwillspendintherestaurantstillcostsyousomethingintermsofforgoneopportunities.Somepeoplefindtheideaofopportunitycostextremelydiscouraging:imaginespendingyourentirelifecalculatingwhetheryourtimewouldbebetterspentelsewheredoingsomethingmoreprofitableorenjoyablE.Yetinasenseit’shumannaturetodopreciselythat—weassesstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofdecisionsallthetimE.Inthebusinessworldapopularphraseisvalueformoney.PeoplewanttheircashtogoasfaraspossiblE.Howeveranotherisfastobtaininganadvantage:valuefortimE.ThebiggestrestrictiononourresourcesisthenumberofhourswecandevotetosomethingsowelooktomaximizethereturnwegetonourinvestmentoftimE.Byreadingthispassageyouaregivingoverabitofyourtimewhichcouldbespentdoingotheractivitiessuchassleepingandeating.Inreturnhoweverthispassagewillhelpyoutothinklikeaneconomistcloselyconsideringtheopportunitycostofeachofyourdecisions.58.Accordingtothepassagetheconceptofopportunitycostisappliedto________.A.makingmoremoneyB.takingmoreopportunitiesC.reducingmissedopportunitiesD.weighingthechoiceofopportunities59.Theleftover...timeinParagraph3probablyreferstothetime________.A.sparedforwatchingthematchathomeB.takentohavedinnerwithfriendsC.spentonthewaytoandfromthematchD.savedfromnotgoingtowatchthematch60.Whatareforgoneopportunities?A.Opportunitiesyouforgetindecision-making.B.Opportunitiesyougiveupforbetterones.C.Opportunitiesyoumissaccidentally.D.Opportunitiesyoumakeupfor.
AfterseeingthefamousmovieseriesPiratesoftheCaribbeanAlexanderMarchenkoa38-year-oldbusinessmanfromasmallRussianvillagedecidedtobuildhisveryowncopyoftheBlackPearlpirateship.MarchenkohastraveledalloverRussiaandbelievesthatthereisnootherlandmorebeautifulthanhishometown.Hedecidedtotakeadvantageofthebeautifulenvironmentandbuildahotel.Hehadnoticedtheotherrestaurantsandhotelsintheareaalllookedthesamewaysohetriedtocomeupwithsomethingspecialthatwouldattractvisitors.HewaswonderingwhatkindofhotelhewouldbuildwhentheBlackPearlcameintohisminD.HedecidedtobuildhisownBlackPearlship.Withoutanyshipbuildingexperiencehewentonlineanddownloadedphotosoffamousshipstouseasguides.Andstartedworkingonitimmediately.It’sbeentwoyearssinceheworkedonhisship.NowhisownBlackPearlisstartingtotakeshapeontheYeniseiRiver.The21-meter-longvesselismadeofwoodproducedlocallyandtheship’scaptainplanstoaddallthetiniestdetails细节oftheoriginalBlackPearl.RightnowMarchenkoisworkingontheinteriordecorations内部装修.HespendsmostofhistimeintheworkshopmakingallthelittledesignsbyhanD.Sofarhehasspent3.5millionrubles.Marchenkohopestofinishtheworkthissummer.Judgingbytheattentionhisshipisgettinginitscurrentstatehebelievesthatuponcompletiontouristswillflocktoseehiswoodenwonder.56.AlexanderMarchenkobelievesthat_______.A.hishometowniscleanerthananyothervillageB.hissmallvillagewillbecomeatouristattractionC.hecanbuildtheBlackPearlpirateshipwitheaseD.hishometownismorebeautifulthananyotherland57.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribehishotel?A.Special.B.Environmentally-friendlyC.Tiny.D.ExpensivE.58.WhatinspiredAlexanderMarchenkotobuildashiphotel?A.A.book.B.A.film.C.A.trip.D.A.lecturE.59.Theunderlinedwordvesselmeans________.A.hotelB.carC.movieD.ship60.WhatdoesMarchenkothinkofthefutureofhishotel?A.Heisveryconfidentofitssuccess.B.Heisdoubtful怀疑的aboutitssuccess.C.Heisworriedaboutitssuccess.D.Heisnotaware意识到ofthehotel’sfuturE.
Aworld-famousCanadianauthorMargaretAtwoodhascreatedtheworld’sfirstlong-distancesigningdevice装置theLongPen.AftermanytiringfromcitytocityAtwoodthoughttheremustbeabetterwaytodothem.Shehiredsometechnicalexpertsandstartedherowncompanyin2004.TogethertheydesignedtheLongPen.Here’showitworks:Theauthorwritesapersonalmessageandsignatureonacomputertablet手写板usingaspecialpen.Onthereceivingendinanothercityaroboticarmfittedwitharegularpensignsthebook.Theauthorandfancantalkwitheachotherviawebcams网络摄像机andcomputerscreensWorkontheLongPenbeganinAtwood’sbasement地下室.AtfirsttheyhadnoideaitwouldbeashardasitturnedouttobE.Thedevicewentthroughseveralversionsincludingonethatactuallyhadsmokecomingoutofit.TheinvestingfinallycompletedteatrunsweremadeinOttawaandtheLongPenwasofficiallylaunchedatthe2006LondonBookFair.FromhereAtwoodconductedtwotransatlanticbooksigningsofherlatestbookforfansinTorontoandNewYorkCity.TheLongPenproducesauniquesignatureeachtimebecauseitcopiesthemovementoftheauthorinrealtimE.Ithasseveralotherpotentialapplications.ItcouldincreasecreditcardsecurityandallowpeopletosigncontractsfromanotherprovincE.ThevideoexchangebetweensignerandreceivercanberecordedonDVDforproofwhenlegaldocumentsareuseD.It’sreallyfunsaidtheownerofabookstorewhowaspresentforoneofthetestruns.Obviouslyyoucan’tshakehandswiththeauthorbuttherearechancesforaconnectionthatyoudon’tgetfromaregularbooksigning..TheresponsetotheinventionhasnotbeenallfavorablE.Atwoodhasreceivedcriticismfromauthorswhothinksheistryingtoendbooktours.ButshesaidItwillbepossibletogotoplacesthatyounevergotsenttobeforebecausethepublisherscouldn’taffordit.41.WhydidAtwooddecidetoinventtheLongPen?A.TosetupherowncompanyB.TowinherselfgreaterpopularityC.TowriteherbooksinanewwayC.Tomakebooksigningslesstiring42.HowdoestheLongPenwork?A.Icopiestheauthor’ssignatureandprintsitonabook.B.Itsignsabookwhilereceivingtheauthor’ssignaturE.C.Thewebcamsendstheauthor’ssignaturetoanothercity.D.Thefanusesittocopytheauthor’ssignaturehimself.43.WhatdoweknowabouttheinventionoftheLongPen?A.IthasbeencompletedbutnotputintousE.B.Thebasementcaughtfirebyaccident.C.Someversionsfailedbeforeitstestrun.D.Thedesignerswerewell-preparedforthedifficulty.44.HowcouldtheLongPenbeusedinthefuture?A.Todraftlegaldocuments.B.ToimprovecreditcardsecurityC.Tokeeparecordoftheauthor’sideas.D.Toallowauthorandfantoexchangevideos45.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraphs5and6?A.Atwooddoesn’tmeantoendbooktours.B.CriticsthinktheLongPenisoflittleuseC.BookstoreownersdonotsupporttheLongPenD.PublishersdisliketheLongPenforitshighcost
Scientiststodayaremakinggreaterefforttostudyoceancurrents洋流.Mostdoitusingsatellitesandotherhigh-techequipment.HoweveroceanexpertCurtisEbbesmeyerdoesitinaspecialway---bystudyingmovementsofrandomfloatinggarbagE.A.scientistwithmanyyears’experiencehestartedthistypeofresearchintheearly1990swhenheheardabouthundredsofathleticshoeswashingupontheshoresofthenorthwestcoastoftheUnitedStates.Thereweresomanyshoesthatpeopleweresettingupswapmeetstotryandmatchleftandrightshoestosellorwear.Ebbesmeyerfoundoutinhisresearchesthattheshoes—about60000intotal—fellintotheoceaninashippingaccident.Hephonedtheshoecompanyandaskediftheywantedtheshoesback.Asexpectedthecompanytoldhimthattheydidn't.Ebbesmeyerrealizedthiscouldbeagreatexperiment.Ifhelearnedwhenandwheretheshoeswentintothewaterandtrackedwheretheylandedhecouldlearnalotaboutthepatternsofoceancurrents.ThePacificNorthwestisoneoftheworld'sbestareasforbeachcombing海滩搜寻becausewindsandcurrentsjoinhereandasaresultthereisagroupofseriousbeachcombersintheareA.EbbesmeyergottoknowalotofthemandaskedfortheirhelpincollectinginformationaboutwheretheshoeslandeD.Inayearhecollectedreliableinformationon1600shoes.Withthisdataheandacolleaguewereabletotestandimproveacomputerprogramdesignedtomodeloceancurrentsandpublishthefindingsoftheirstudy.AstheresultofhisworkEbbesmeyerhasbecomeknownasthescientisttocallwithquestionsaboutanyunusualobjectsfoundfloatingintheocean.Hehasevenstartedanassociationofbeachcombersandoceanexpertswith500subscribersfromWestAfricatoNewZealanD.Theyhaverecordedalllostobjectsrangingfrompotatoestogolfgloves.41.TheunderlinedphraseswapmeetsinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto______________.A.fittingroomsB.tradingfairsC.businesstalksD.groupmeetings42.Ebbesmeyerphonedtheshoecompanytofindout_____________.A.whatcausedtheshippingaccidentB.whenandwheretheshoeswentmissingC.whetheritwasallrighttousetheirshoesD.howmuchtheylostintheshippingaccident43.HowdidEbbesmeyerprovehisassumption?A.Bycollectinginformationfrombeachcombers.B.Bystudyingtheshoesfoundbybeachcomber.C.Bysearchingthewebforoceancurrentsmodels.D.Byresearchingoceancurrentsdatainthelibrary.44.Ebbesmeyerismostfamousfor___________________.A.travelingwidelythecoastalcitiesoftheworldB.makingrecordsforanylostobjectsontheseaC.runningaglobalcurrentsresearchassociationD.phoningaboutanydoubtfulobjectsonthesea45.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A.Tocallpeople'sattentiontooceanpollution.B.Towarnpeopleofshippingsafetyintheocean.C.Toexplainauniquewayofstudyingoceancurrents.D.Togivetipsonhowtosearchforlostobjectsonthebeach.
ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndiamyhusbandRashidstayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.Duringthefirstweekofhisstayhewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.HecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgonE.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapersincludinghispassport.HereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensattherelostandlonelyinstrangecitythinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewonE.Lateintheeveningthephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband’snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan垃圾桶thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemoutalthoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalf-writtenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafrienD.ThatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeoplE.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.【小题1】.WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?A.GoshoppingB.FindahouseC.JoinhisfamilyD.Takehisfamily【小题2】.Thegirl’sparentsgotRashid’sphonenumberfrom_______.A.afriendofhisfamilyB.aSydneypolicemanC.aletterinhispapesD.astrangerinSydney【小题3】.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrestoredinthelastparagraphmean?A.ShowedB.SentoutC.DeliveredD.Gaveback【小题4】.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FromIndiatoAustraliA.B.LivinginaaNewCountry.C.TurningTrashtoTreasurE.D.InSearchofNewFriends.
RamadanRamadanisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsforMuslims.ThenameofthefestivalcomesfromtheArabicmonthinwhichitiscelebrateD.RamadaniscelebratedincountriesallovertheworldespeciallyinAfricaandtheMiddleEast.ThetimeforcelebratingRamadanvarieseachyear.PeoplecelebrateitintheninthmonthoftheArabiclunarcalendar.DuringRamadanpeoplemustnoteatduringtheday:fromwhenthesuncomesuptowhenthesungoesdownpeoplecelebratingRamadanwillnoteatorsmokE.Whenthesunhasgonedownhoweverthecelebrationbegins.Peopleoftenstayupallnighteatingsinginganddancing.EasterInlatespringmanypeoplearoundtheworldcelebrateEaster.Thefestivalisacelebrationofspringanditisalsoareligiousholiday.ItisthetimeforEasterbunniesandegghuntsandofcourseforeatinglotsofdeliciousfoods.EasteriscelebratedinlateMarchorearlyAprilbuttheexactdatesaredifferentfromyeartoyear.PeoplecelebrateEasterindifferentways:insomecountriestheEasterBunny-abigrabbit-willvisitpeopleandchildrenwillgoonegghuntslookingforeggsandcandythathavebeenhiddenbytheirparents.InothercountriesEasterisatimeforchildrentodressuplikewitchesandgofromdoortodooraskingforcandy---muchlikeHalloweenintheUS.TheEasterBunnyandtheEasterEggarepopularsymbolsofthefestival.71.ThewordRamadanisthenameof____________.A.apersonB.atownC.amonthD.aholybook72.RamadanandEasterare_________.A.festivalscelebratedinAsiaandAfricaB.festivalscelebratedbypeopleallovertheworldC.twonamesoftheyearD.theonlyfestivalsthatpeopleliketocelebrate73.DuringRamadanpeopledonot____________duringtheday.A.eatB.singC.talkD.sleep74.Insomecountrieschildrenwillgoon____________duringEaster.A.picnicsB.egghuntsC.tripsD.fighting75.ThetwomainpopularsymbolsofEasterarethe________andthe________.A.EasterManEastereggB.EasterBunnyEastertreeC.EasterManEastertreeD.EasterBunnyEasteregg
YoumaynothaveheardofAshokabutforthepast27yearsthisassociationfoundedbyBillDraytonhasfoughtpoverty贫穷andsicknesspromotededucationandencouragedsmallbusinesses.TosupporttheseworthycausesAshokaprovidesmoneyfortheworld’smostpromisingchangemakersseekingtosolve解决urgentproblemsandwouldliketocreateaworldinwhicheverycitizenisachangemaker.DraytonbelievesthatanyonecanbecomeanagentforchangE.Theimportantthingistosimplygiveyourselfpermission.Ifyouseeaproblemthatyoucareaboutyoucanhelpsolveit.Theyounginparticulararewillingtoacceptthisconceptbecauseathearteverychildwantstogrowintoahappyhealthycontributingadult.Infactitismanyyoungpeople’sambitiontosetupprogrammesorbusinessesthatimprovesocialconditions.AnexcellentexampleisanAshokaprojectstartedin1995inDhakawhichhandledtherubbishproblemfacingthecityhelpedlocalfarmersandprovidedanincomeforpoorpeoplethere.WhenMasqsoodandIftekharbegantostudytheproblemofalltheuncollectedrubbishthatlayinDhaka’sstreetsattractingratsanddiseasetheydiscoveredthat80%ofitwasnaturalwastE.Sotheyeducatedthepoorpeopleinthecitytocompost把制成堆肥thiswastE.Theyknewthattheywouldhaveamarketfortheendproductbecauselocalfarmerswerestrugglingwithchemicalfertilisers化肥whichwereexpensiveandhadreducedthenaturalmineralsinthesoilovertheyears.Atfirsttheywererefusedbutoncetheywereabletopersuadethemthattherewasmoneytobemadetheprojecttookoff.In2009saleswere$14000.DraytonisoptimisticthatintenyearsAshokawillbemakingreallyseriouspracticalprogressinbringingaboutsocialchangebychangingthewaywelookateconomicdevelopment.72.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ChangemakersB.BusinessmenC.SocialConditionsD.RubbishProblem73.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph3probablyrefersto.A.thelocalfarmersB.MasqsoodandIftekharC.DraytonandhisteamD.thepoorpeopleinDhaka74.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatanyonecanbecomeachangemakerifhe.A.considersDrayton’sconceptB.getspermissionfromAshokaC.triestoimprovesocialconditionsD.isayounghappyandhealthyadult75.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsAshoka’sprogramcanbedescribedasA.changingB.forgivingC.cautiousD.positive
FebruaryhaslongbeenamonthofromancE.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheairromanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thdayitisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinnerbuyherflowersandchocolateswritepoemssingtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDayadaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRomE.Whentheemperor皇帝decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwiveshedidn’tallowmarriagE.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscoveredtheemperorsentencedhimtodeath.WhileinprisonitissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguarD.BeforehisdeathhewroteheraletterwhichhesignedFromyourValentineanexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint圣徒aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.NowadaysValentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeoplE.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparentsteachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdpartiesatwhichtheywillexchangesmallgiftsandeatheart-shapedcakes.TheideaistohavefunandencouragepeopletoshareinthespiritofSt.ValentinE.【小题1】WhydidtheemperorinRomenotallowmarriageinhiscountry?A.BecausetherewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattimE.B.Becausehethoughtmenwithoutwivescouldbebettersoldiers.C.Becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeoplE.D.BecausehewantedtocontrolthebirthratE.【小题2】Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause______.A.hekilledoneofthesoldiersB.hestolealotoffoodC.hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderD.hedidn’twanttobeasoldier【小题3】Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus______.A.studentsinChinasendcardstotheirteachersB.itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaC.itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaD.Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanow【小题4】Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A.Valentine’sDayB.A.BravePriestC.Valentine’sDayinChinaD.A.RomanticMan
ANATIONWIDEBESTSELLERIt’slikelythateverythingyoulearnedaboutAmerica’sancienthistoryiswrong.Thenewbook1491completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericabeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492.DIDYOUKNOW?WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEuropE.ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33000yearsago.4000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat技艺ofgeneticengineeringthatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstooD.COMMENTSON1491InthetraditionofJaredDiamond&JohnMePheeatotallynewviewofpre-ColumbianAmerica.－RichardRhodesAttractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbingCharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestorypartepic史诗andparttragedy悲剧.Hehastakenonavasttopic:thousandsofyearstwohugecontinentsandcultures.－CharlesMatthewsSanJeseMercaryNewsPowerfulandchallenging－AlanTaylorWashingtopostApleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation－HowardZinn【小题1】Onthewhole1491isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s________.A.life-stylesB.populationC.historyD.agriculture【小题2】WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook1491?A.ItisinterestingandinstructivE.B.ItisattractiveandculturallyrelateD.C.Itischallengingandrevolutionary.D.Itishumorousandpersuasive【小题3】.Fromthispassagewecanlearn_________.A.peoplesettledintheAmericaalittleearlierthan1492B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworldC.Mesoamencanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5000yearsagoD.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492
In1943whenIwas4myparentsmovedfromCoeurd’AleneIdahotoFairbanksAlaskawhereadventurewasneverfaraway.Wearrivedinthesummerjustintimetoenjoythemidnightsun.AllthatsunlightwasfantasticforMom’svegetablegarden.Workinginthegardenatmidnighttendedtothrowhertimingoffsoshedidn’tcaremuchaboutmybedtimE.DadwasaRailwayExpressagentandMomwashisclerk.Thatleftmeinamess.Iusuallymanagedtofindsometroubletogetinto.OnceIhadalittlefiregoinginthedirtbasementofahotel.Ihadtriedtolightabarrel桶ofpaintbutcouldn’treallygetagoodfiregoing.ThesmokegotprettybadthoughandwhenImademyexitacrowdandthepoliceweretheretogreetmE.ThepolicementookmymatchesanddrovemehomE.MomandDadwereoccupiedinthegardenandDadtoldthepolicetokeepmeandtheydid!IhadatouroftheprisonbeforeMomrescuedmE.Ihadn’tturned5yet.AsIenteredkindergartentheseriouscoldbegantosetin.WoulditsurpriseyoutoknowthatIsoonleftpartofmytongueonametalhandrailatschool?AsforLeonhardSeppalafamousasadogsledder驾雪橇者IthinkIknewhimwellbecauseIwastakenforaridewithhiswhitedogteamoneSunday.AtthetimeIdidn’trealizewhatasuperstarhewasbutIdoremembertheridewell.Iwaswrapped包裹heavilyandwellshelteredfromthefreezingandblowingweather.In1950wemovedbacktoCoeurd’AlenebutwegotonemoreAlaskanadventurewhenLeonhardinviteduseightyearslaterbypayingavisittoIdahotoattendagatheringofformerneighborsofAlaskA.35.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor’sfamily?A.Hisfatherwasacruelman.B.Hisparentsdidn’tlovehim.C.Hisparentsusedtobeverybusy.D.Hismotherdidn’thaveanyjobs.36.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwas4?A.HelearnedtosmokE.B.Hewaslockedinabasement.C.HewasarrestedbythepolicE.D.Henearlycausedafireaccident.37.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Leonhardwasgoodatdrivingdogsleds.B.TheauthorspenthiswholechildhoodinAlaskA.C.Leonhardoftenvisitedtheauthor’sfamilyafter1950.D.TheauthorsufferedalotwhiletakingthedogsledinAlaskA.38.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?A.Tolookbackonhischildhoodwithadventures.B.TodescribetheextremeweatherofAlaskA.C.ToexpresshowmuchhemissesLeonharD.D.ToshowoffhisprideinmakingtroublE.
ItwasoneofthoseterriblyhotdaysinBaltimorE.NeedlesstosayitwastoohottodoanythingoutsidE.Butitwasalsoscorchinginourapartment.Thiswas1962andIwouldnotliveinaplacewithanairconditionerforanothertenyears.SomybrotherandIdecidedtoleavetheapartmenttofindsomeplaceindoors.HesuggestedwecouldseeamoviE.Itwasabrilliantplan.Movietheaterswereoneofthefewplacesyoucouldsitalldayand—mostimportant—sitinairconditioning.Inthosedaysyoucouldbuyoneticketandsitthroughtwomovies.Thenthetheaterwouldshowthesametwomoviesagain.IfyouwantedtoyoucouldsitthroughthemtwicE.Mostpeopledidnotdothatbutthemanageratourtheater.Mr.BellowdidnotmindifyoudiD.ThatparticulardaymybrotherandIsatthroughbothmoviestwicetryingtoescapetheheat.Weboughtthreebagsofpopcornandthreesodaseach.ThenwesatandwatchedTheMusicManfollowedbyTheManWhoShotLibertyValancE.We’dalreadyseenthesecondmovieoncebeforE.IthadbeenatthetheatersinceJanuarybecauseMr.BellowlovedanythingwithJohnWayneinit.Weleftthetheateraround8justbeforetheeveningshowsbegan.ButwereturnedthenextdayandsawthesametwomoviesagaintwicemorE.Andwediditthenextdaytoo.FinallyonthefourthdaytheheatwavebrokE.StilltothisdayIcansinghalfthesongsinTheMusicManandrecitehalfofJohnWayneandJimmyStewart’sdialoguefromTheManWhoShotLibertyValance!ThosememoriesaresomeofthefewIhaveoftheheatwaveof1962.They’rereallymemoriesofthescreennotmemoriesofmylifE.46.Inwhichyeardidtheauthorfirstliveinaplacewithanairconditioner?A.1952B.1962C.1972D.198247.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinParagraph3referto?A.TheheatB.Thetheater.C.TheMusicManD.TheManWhoShotLibertyValance48.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Bellow?A.Helovedchildrenverymuch.B.HewasafanofJohnWaynE.C.Hesoldairconditioners.D.Hewasamoviestar.49.Whydidtheauthorandhis/herbrotherseethesamemoviesseveraltimes?A.Thetwomovieswerereallywonderful.B.TheywantedtoavoidtheheatoutsidE.C.Themanagerofthetheaterwasfriendly.D.Theylikedthepopcornandthesodaatthetheater.50.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorturnedouttobeagreatsinger.B.Theauthorenjoyedtheheatwaveof1962.C.Theauthor’slifehasbeenchangedbythetwomovies.D.TheauthorconsiderstheexperienceatthetheaterunforgettablE.
Workingwithagroupofbaboons狒狒intheNamibiandesertDr.AleciaCarteroftheDepartmentofZoologyCambridgeUniversitysetbaboonslearningtasksinvolvinganovelfoodandafamiliarfoodhiddeninabox.Somebaboonsweregiventhechancetowatchanotherbaboonwhoalreadyknewhowtosolvethetaskwhileothershadtolearnforthemselves.ToworkouthowbraveoranxiousthebaboonswereDr.CarterpresentedthemeitherwithanovelfoodorathreatintheformofamodelofapoisonoussnakE.Shefoundthatpersonalityhadamajorimpactonlearning.ThebraverbaboonslearntbuttheshyonesdidnotlearnthetaskalthoughtheywatchedthebaboonperformthetaskoffindingthenovelfoodjustaslongasthebraveonesdiD.IneffectdespitebeingmadeawareofwhattodotheywerestilltooshytodowhattheexperiencedbaboondiD.Thesameheldtrueforanxiousbaboonscomparedwithcalmones.Theanxiousindividualslearntthetaskbyobservingotherswhilethosewhowererelaxeddidnoteventhoughtheyspentmoretimewatching.Thismismatchbetweencollectingsocialinformationandusingitshowsthatpersonalityplaysakeyroleinsociallearninginanimalssomethingthathaspreviouslybeenignoredinstudiesonhowanimalslearntodothings.Thefindingsaresignificantbecausetheysuggestthatanimalsmayperformpoorlyincognitive认知的tasksnotbecausetheyaren’tcleverenoughtosolvethembutbecausetheyaretooshyornervoustousethesocialinformation.Thefindingsmayimpacthowweunderstandtheformationofcultureinsocietiesthroughsociallearning.Ifsomeindividualsareunabletogetinformationfromothersbecausetheydon’tassociatewiththeknowledgeableindividualsortheyaretooshytousetheinformationoncetheyhaveitinformationmaynottravelbetweenallgroupmemberspreventingtheformationofaculturebasedonsociallearning.59.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThedesignofDr.Carter’sresearch.B.TheresultsofDr.Carter’sresearch.C.ThepurposeofDr.Carter’sresearch.D.ThesignificanceofDr.Carter’sresearch.60.Accordingtotheresearchwhichbaboonsaremorelikelytocompleteanewlearningtask?A.ThosethathavemoreexperiencE.B.Thosethatcanavoidpotentialrisks.C.Thosethatliketoworkindependently.D.Thosethatfeelanxiousaboutlearning.61.WhichbestillustratesthemismatchmentionedinParagraph4?A.Somebaboonsareintelligentbutslowinlearning.B.Somebaboonsareshybutactiveinsocialactivities.C.Somebaboonsobserveothersbutdon’tfollowthem.D.Somebaboonsperformnewtasksbutdon’tconcentratE.62.Dr.Carter’sfindingsindicatethatourculturemightbeformedthrough______.A.storinginformationB.learningfromeachotherC.understandingdifferentpeopleD.travellingbetweensocialgroups
Sowhatarethereasonsfortheriseofselfieculture?ThecrazinessabouttheselfiecelebratesregularpeoplePamelaRutledgeaprofessorattheMassachusettsSchoolofProfessionalPsychologytoldVoguemagazinE.Therearemanymorephotographsavailablenowofrealpeoplethanmodels.PostingselfiesalsoallowsyoutocontrolyourimageonlinE.IlikehavingthepowertochoosehowIlookevenifI’mmakingafunnyfaceSamanthaBarks19ahighschoolstudentintheUStoldVoguE.Inadditiontoself-expressionanddocumentation记录selfiesallowforaclosefriendshipforlong-distancefriendsbecauseyoucanseeeachother’sfaceseverydaywroteCaseyMilleratTheHuffingtonPost.ButUSpsychologistJillWeberisconcernedthatselfiesmightleadtosocialproblems.There’sadangerthatyourself-esteem自尊心maystarttobetiedtothecommentsand‘likes’yougetwhenyoupostaselfieandtheyaren’tbasedonwhoyouare–they’rebasedonwhatyoulooklikeWebertoldVoguE.WhenyougetnothingoranegativeresponseyourconfidencecandecreasE.61.Whydoesthewritermentionthefactthatselfiewasaddedtoanonlinedictionary?A.ToinformreaderswheretofindthemeaningoftheworD.B.Torecommendthedictionarytoreaders.C.Toindicatethatthewordhasbecomeverypopular.D.ToshowthattheonlinedictionaryiswidelyuseD.62.Accordingtothepassageselfiemainlyinvolves_________.A.youngpeopleB.modelsC.studentsD.celebrities63.Howmanyreasonsarementionedfortheriseofselfie?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.64.Manypeoplepostphotosofthemselvesonlineto________.A.makefunofthemselvesB.becomepowerfulC.beautifythemselvesD.choosehowtheylook65.InJillWeber’sopinionselfiesmaycauseoneto________.A.becheatedB.feeldiscouragedC.losemoneyD.succeedmoreeasily
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