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LatethatafternoonItookthetrainbacktoSydney.ThereIfoundanothersurprisewaitingformE.MyroomhadbeengiventosomebodyelseandtheyhadnoroomformE.Harkinhadknownmytravelplansandhadarrangedeverything;howcouldhehavebookedtheroomonlyforthreedays?Therewasnothingtobedonebuttofindanotherhotel.ThewaiterswerehappytofindmeanewhotelandwhenIsaidthatIwashappytostayattheAirportthinkingitmightbecheaperthanstayinginthecitytheysuggestedtheHolidayInnattheairport.Therewasonesmallmatter:theroomratewas$300pernight.ThebesthotelinKatoombahadwantedonly$145.IaskediftherewereanythingcheapertheymightsuggestbuttheywarnedthatmosthotelswouldalreadybefullbythistimE.$来&源ziyuanku.comThehotelwasfarfromthetrainstationsoI'dbesttakeataxiat$25.OnthewaytotheHolidayInnwepassedahoteljusttwoblocksfromtheHolidayInnthatadvertisedaroomrateof$104.AtthedeskIaskediftheirroomratecouldgodownalot.Nothisisa4starhotelthewaitertoldmE.InthatcaseIrepliedI'lljustwalkthetwoblockstothecheaphotel.ButshewarnedmethattheywereprobablyfullandthatifIdidn'ttaketheroomitmightnotbeavailableifIcameback.FinallyIdecidedtotaketheroom.Theroomitselfwasbigbuttheairconditioningcouldn'tkeepupwiththeAustralianheat.Icouldn'tgettosleepuntilabout100am.29.Whydidthewriterhavetolookforanotherhotel?A.Hedidn'tbookearly.B.HarkinmadeamistakE.C.Hewasshortofmoney.D.Hewasn'twellreceiveD.30.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhearingtheroomrateattheHolidayInn?A.Nervous.B.Happy.C.SurpriseD.D.RelaxeD.31.Whatwastheweatherlikeatthatmoment?A.Cool.B.Warm.C.ColD.D.Hot.32.WhydidthewritertakearoomintheHolidayInnfinally?A.It'sa4starhotel.B.It'saroundthestation.C.Itwasmidnightthen.D.TheroomwasingreatdemanD.
Oncetherewassomethingwrongwithamachineinafactory.TheworkerscoulddonothingbutturntoaGermanengineerforhelpwhodrewalineonitandsaidTakeoffthepartwherethelineisandchangeitoranewonE.Withanewlineonthemachinebeganrunningwellagain.Theengineeraskedfor$30000forwhathehaddonE.ThefollowingwerewhathewroteonabillThenewpartonlycostsonedollarandknowingwheretheproblemwiththemachinecosts$29999.Onedollarforchanginganewpartsoundsreasonablebutthe$29999isexactlythevalue价值ofwisdomandknowledgE.29.ThefactoryturnedtotheGermanengineerbecause.A.theworkershadnothingtodoB.theworkersaskedfortoomuchmoneyC.theworkerscouldn'trepairthemachineD.therewerenootherpeople30.Theproblemofthemachine.A.wascausedbytheGermanengineerB.wasfoundandsolvedbytheworkersC.tooktheengineeralongtimetofindD.wasjustaline31.Thewriterwantstotellusthat.A.theengineeraskedfortoomuchmoneyB.theworkersshouldpaythemoneyC.theknowledgeisworthmoneyD.thenewpartcouldcostmoney32.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_____.A.TheValueofKnowledgE.B.HelplessWorkers.C.TheExpensiveMachinE.D.TheLuckyFactory
Scientistspredictthatoneoftheworld'scoldestcountriescouldbecoveredbythickforestsinsteadoffrozenicesheetsbytheendofthecenturyasclimatechangebringsaboutthegreeningofGreenland.Todayonlyfourtypesoftreesgrowontheislandlimitedtosmallareasinthesouth.MorethanthreequartersofGreenlandiscoveredbyicE.Butbytheyear2100GreenlandcouldbecomealotgreenersaysProfessorSmithfromAarhusUniversityinDenmark.PinetreeforestslikethoseinAlaskaandCanadawillbeabletospreadovermostofGreenlanD.AnditwillprovidenewopportunitiesforlocalpeoplE.TheresearchpublishedintheJournalofBiologicalSciencesshowsthatwithexpectedlevelsofwarmingmanyNorthAmericanandEuropeantreesandbusheswillbeabletothriveinnowicecoveredareasofcentralandnorthernGreenlanD.Thespeedofforestgrowthwillincreaseastheplanetwarmsandnewtreescouldcovermorethan400000squarekilometres—anareaalmostthesizeofSweden—bytheendofthecentury.ThechangeislikelytoalterGreenland'senvironmentgreatlyleadingtothelossofArcticanimalsandplants.Ontheotherhandtherecouldbesignificantcommercialbenefitsforfarmingandtourism.HumanscouldplayanactiveroleinthegreeningofGreenlandbyhelpingtospreadnewplanttypessaysProf.Smith.Peoplelovegrowingplantswhetherforfoodorbeautyit'shumannaturehesays.ThiscouldhelpplantlifespreadthroughoutGreenlandmorequickly.Thiscertainlyhaspositiveaspectsforlocalindustryandtheeconomy.HoweverProf.Smithwarnsthatbesidesallthesebenefitstherearealsorisksinvolvedinintroducingnewplantsandanimals.Ifitisnotdonecarefullythenewlifeformscouldspreadinanuncontrolledwayasnoanimalsorcompetingplantshaveevolvedtokeeptheirspreadincheck.62.AccordingtothepassageinwhatdirectionisthegreeningofGreenlandmostlikelytooccur?63.WhichofthefollowingismentionedasalikelyresultofthegreeningofGreenlandA.FewerpeoplewillbeabletolivetherE.B.TherewillbemoreArcticanimalslivingtherE.C.ThelocaltreetypeswilldieoutatahighspeeD.D.NewforestsaboutthesizeofSwedenwillappear.64.Prof.Smith'sattitudetowardstheexpectedchangesinGreenland'senvironmentcanbedescribedas________.A.positiveB.negativeC.objectiveD.disappointed65.Thetopicofthepassageis________.A.theeffectofglobalwarmingonGreenlandB.wayspeoplecanexpandGreenland'sforestC.thepromotionoftourisminGreenlandD.theArcticwildlifelivinginGreenland
Thinkingaboutthefutureisn’tspecialskill.ActuallyeveryonedoesitallthetimE.Weschedulefutureactivitiesandappointmentsonourcalendars.Wemaketo-dolistsapromisetoourselvesofhowwewillspendourfuturetimeandenergy.Welookuptheweekend’sweather.Wemakepredictionsabouttheresultsofsportingevents.Wepracticestudyandtrainforupcomingeventsthatmattertous.Wedaydreamabouteventswe’reeagerlylookingforwardto.Weworryaboutothers.Mostofthiscommonfuturethinkingisaboutthenearfuture:thenextfewminuteshoursdaysweeksmonthsormaybeeventhenextfewyearsofourlives.Littletimeisspentthinkingaboutwhatourliveswillbelikeorwhatactionsweshouldpreparetotakeinthefarfuture:tenyearstwentyyearsorevenfiftyyearsfromnow.Thiskindoffar-futurethinkingisthedomainofprofessionalfuturists.Futuristsaretrainedtoimaginedistantrealitiesthatseemimpossibletoothers:technologiesthatdon’texistyetgreatchangestolawsstrangediseasesmostlikelytoinfectusintheyear2031.Whyindeedthinkaboutsuchremotefutures?Aretherepsychologicalandsocialbenefitstoimaginingtheworldandourlivesdecadesinadvance?Andifsowhatdoesittaketobecomegoodatimaginingthefarfuture?Thesewerethefascinatingquestionsthatwerecentlyexploredwithotherfuturists.IwaspersonallyinspiredbythediscussionsandlearnedalotabouthowfuturistsimaginethefutureoflifE.TheyspecificallywantedtousetheirimaginationstomaketheworldabetterplacE.Anotherbigbenefitformewasthatthiswayofthinkingisaskillthatcanbetaught.SocietywouldbenefitgreatlyifwealllearnedthevaluableskillsthatenableustothinkaboutwhatthingswouldbelikeinthefuturE.9.ThewritergivesmanyexamplesinthefirstparagraphtoA.drawreaders'attentionB.tellreadersthemainideaofthepassageC.entertainreadersD.explainthetopic10.Theunderlinedworddomaininthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.understandingB.fieldC.choiceD.rule11.Whichofthefollowingthingsmightafuturistthinkabout?A.TheresultofsportingeventbeinghelD.B.TheweatherofthecomingweekenD.C.A.life-threateningdiseasethatdoesn'texistyet.D.A.newtechnologywidelyusedindailylifE.12.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Thewayfuturistsimaginethefutureoflifeisinteresting.B.Theideaofusingimaginationtomaketheworldabetterplaceisridiculous.C.Itisimpossibleforustothinkaboutfuturethingsasfuturists.D.Societywillbenefitalotifwealltrainourselvestothinkasafuturist.
ThetermIndustry4.0referstothefourthindustrialrevolution.Thefirstindustrialrevolutionwastheproductionofgoodswithmachineslikesteamengineswhichwasfollowedbythesecondindustrialrevolutionthatintroducedmassproductionwiththehelpofelectricpowerfollowedbythedigitalrevolution—theuseofelectronicsandITinproduction.Industry4.0isahigh-techprojectwhichpromotesthecomputerizationofmanufacturing制造业.ThebasicprincipleofIndustry4.0isthatbyconnectingmachinesworkpiecesandsystemswearecreatingintelligentnetworksalongtheentirevaluechainthatcancontroleachotherautomatically.ThegoalistheSmartFactorywhichadaptswellandusesresourcesefficientlyaswellaslinkingcustomersandbusinesspartnerswithgreatintelligencE.TechnologicalbasesaretheInternetsystemsandadvancedfactories.ExpertsbelievethatIndustry4.0couldbearealityinabout10to20years.Sowhateffectsdoesthischangehaveontheclassicmanufacturing?AccordingtoanexpertitishighlylikelythattheworldofproductionwillbecomemoreandmorenetworkeduntileverythingisconnectedwitheverythingelsE.Networksandprocesseshavesofarbeenlimitedtoonefactory.ButinthetimeofIndustry4.0theboundaries界限ofindividualfactorieswillmostlikelynolongerexist.Insteadtheywillbeliftedinordertointer-connectmultiplefactoriesorevengeographicalregions.HowisanIndustry4.0factorydifferentfromatoday’sfactory?Incurrentindustryenvironmentprovidinghigh-endqualityserviceorproductwiththeleastcostisthekeytosuccess.FactoriesaretryingtoincreasetheirprofitasmuchaspossiblE.InthetimeofIndustry4.0variousdatasourcesareavailabletoprovideworthwhileinformationaboutdifferentaspectsofthefactory.Usingdataforunderstandingthecurrentconditionandcheckingfaultsandfailuresisanaturalthing.Thesharingofinformationaroundtheclockandaroundtheglobewillenabletheseconnectedsystemstomanagethemselvesindependentlyworkmoreefficientlyandidentifyanyerrorsquickly.ThegoodnewsisthatEuropeismuchbetterpreparedfortheIndustry4.0revolutionthanonemightthink.Europewillpositionitselfasapioneerinthefourthrevolution.Industry4.0isaprojectinthehigh-techstrategyoftheGermangovernment.MeanwhileintheU.S.somecompaniesarealsoworkinghardonit.Butthesuccessofindustrydependsonwhetherbusinessandpoliticscanworktogether.It’snotonlypoliticsthatneedstohelpopenthedoorforIndustry4.0.Everycompanyisadvisedtoseizethenewdigitalopportunities.42.WhatmarksthecomingofIndustry4.0?A.Steamengines.B.Massproduction.C.Intelligentnetworks.D.Useofelectronics.43.Industry4.0willprobablyresultin________intheworldofmanufacturing.A.everythingconnectedwitheverythingelseB.productionlimitedtoanindividualfactoryC.networksandprocessesnolongerexistingD.classicfactoriesstoppingtheircompetition44.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartinPara.4?A.SharinginformationoftheworldtimE.B.GlobalnewsbroadcastatanytimE.C.Spreadingnewswidelyonthehour.D.Instantworldwideinformationexchange45.Thewriter’sattitudetowardIndustry4.0canbestbedescribedas________.A.negativeB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.cautious
Thereisgoodandbadnewsaboutthenumberoftreesonourplanet.Thegoodnewsisthatthereareseventimesmoretreesthanwethought.A.fewyearsagoscientistsbelievedthattheworldhad400billiontrees.HoweveranewstudyfromYaleUniversityshowsthattherearearoundthreetrillion万亿trees.Thatisathreefollowedby12zeros.Thatmeansthereareabout420treesforeveryoneintheworldtoday.Thebadnewsisthatthousandsofyearsagotheearthhadsixtrillion万亿trees.Humanscutinhalfthenumberoftreesontheplanet.TakeEuropeforexampleitwasalargeforestthousandsofyearsago.Nowmuchofitiscitiesandtowns.Andanother15billiontreesarelosteachyear.Dr.ThomasCrowtherisoneofthescientistsfromYaleUniversity.Hesaidthenewnumberoftreesfromtheirstudywouldchangenothing.Thestudyonlyshowsweneedtodomoretoprotect保护ourforestshesaiD.21.Thepassageisaboutastudyof__________intheworlD.A.thekindoftrees.B.thenumberoftrees.C.thekindofanimals.D.thenumberofanimals.22.Inthepastwethoughteveryonehadabout__________trees.A.400.B.60C.12.D.420.23.WhatcanwelearnfromDr.ThomasCrowther?A.Westillhaveenoughtreestocutdown.B.WecanfindmoretreesinthefuturE.C.Weshouldstopcuttingtreesdownnow.D.Weshoulddomoretoprotectforests.
Callitthelearningparadox:themoreyoustruggleandevenfailwhileyou’retryingtolearnnewinformationthebetteryou’relikelytorecallandapplythatinformationlater.ThelearningparadoxisattheheartofproductivefailureaphenomenonidentifiedbyresearcherManuKapurpointsoutthatwhilethemodeladoptedbymanyteacherswhenintroducingstudentstonewknowledgeprovidinglotsofstructureandguidanceearlyonuntilthestudentsshowthattheycandoitontheirownmakesintuitivesenseitmaynotbethebestwaytopromotelearning.Ratherit’sbettertoletthelearnerswrestlewiththematerialontheirownforawhilerefrainingfromgivingthemanyassistanceatthestart.InapaperpublishedrecentlyKapurappliedtheprincipleofproductivefailuretomathematicalproblemsolvinginthreeschools.Withonegroupofstudentstheteacherprovidedstrongscaffolding--instructionalsupportandfeedback.Withtheteacher’shelpthesepupilswereabletofindtheanswerstotheirsetofproblems.Meanwhileasecondgroupwasdirectedtosolvethesameproblemsbycooperatingwithoneanotherwithoutanypromptsfromtheirinstructor.Thesestudentsweren’tabletocompletetheproblemscorrectly.ButinthecourseoftryingtodosotheygeneratedalotofideasaboutthenatureoftheproblemsandaboutwhatpotentialsolutionswouldlooklikE.Andwhenthetwogroupsweretestedonwhatthey’dlearnedthesecondgroupsignificantlyoutperformedthefirst.Theapparentstrugglesofthefloundering挣扎的grouphavewhatKapurcallsahiddenefficacy:theyleadpeopletounderstandthedeepstructureofproblemsnotsimplytheircorrectsolutions.Whenthesestudentsencounteranewproblemofthesametypeonatestthey’reabletotransfertheknowledgethey’vegatheredmoreeffectivelythanthosewhowerethepassiverecipientsofsomeoneelse’sexpertisE.Intherealworldproblemsrarelycomeneatlypackagedsobeingabletodiscerntheirdeepstructureiskey.ButKapurnotesnoneofusliketofailnomatterhowoftenSiliconValleyentrepreneurspraisethebeneficialeffectsofanideathatfailsorastart-upcompanythatcrashesandburns.SoweneedtodesignforproductivefailurebybuildingitintothelearningprocessKapurhasidentifiedthreeconditionsthatpromotethiskindofbeneficialstrugglE.FirstchooseproblemstoworkonthatchallengebutdonotfrustratE.Secondprovidelearnerswithopportunitiestoexplainandelaborateonwhatthey’redoing.Thirdgivelearnersthechancetocompareandcontrastgoodandbadsolutionstotheproblems.Andtothosestudentswhoprotestthistough-loveteachingstyle:you’llthankmelater.66.Whydoestheauthorcallthelearningprocessaparadox?A.Painsdonotnecessarilyleadtogains.B.WhatislearnedisrarelyapplicableinlifE.C.Failuremoreoftenthannotfeedssuccess.D.ThemoreistaughtthelessislearneD.67.WhatdoesKapurdisapproveofinteaching?A.Askingstudentstofindandsolveproblemsontheirown.B.Developingstudents’abilitytoapplywhattheylearn.C.Givingstudentsdetailedguidanceandinstruction.D.Allowingstudentsafreehandinproblemsolving.68.Whatdopeopletendtothinkofprovidingstrongscaffoldinginteaching?A.Itwillmaketeachingeasier.B.Itisasensiblewayofteaching.C.Itcanmotivate激发averagestudents.D.Itwillbuildupstudents’confidencE.69.WhatkindofproblemshouldbegiventostudentstosolveaccordingtoKapur?A.Itshouldbeabletoencouragecooperativelearning.B.Itshouldbeeasyenoughsoasnottofrustratestudents.C.ItshouldbesolvablebyaveragestudentswitheasE.D.Itshouldbedifficultenoughbutstillwithintheirreach.70.Whatcanbeexpectedofthistough-loveteachingstyle?A.Studentswillbegratefulinthelongterm.B.TeacherswillmeetwithalotofresistancE.C.Parentswillthinkittooharshontheirkids.D.Itmaynotbeabletoyieldthedesiredresults.
DescribedbyTheWashingtonPostasoneofthesevenwondersoftheartisticuniverseandbyTheNewYorkTimesasoneofthegreatcompaniesoftheworldtheMarthaGrahamDanceCompanyreturnsontheir90thAnniversaryTour.A.pioneerofmoderndanceMarthaGrahamrevolutionizeddancewithherunconventionalmovementlanguageandsociallychargedexplorationofspiritualandemotionalthemes.ThecompanycontinuestofosterGraham’sspiritinspiringnewgenerationsofchoreographers编舞者anddancelovers.ThedancewillbeperformedinMeanyStudioTheatrefromMay18toMay222016.Themulti-awardwinningHeathQuartetisayoungUK-basedquartetwithastronginternationalpresencE.Theirplayingisthrilling.TheHeathQuartetareactivecooperatorswithsomeoftheworld’smostimportantnewmusiccomposersandwillperformaprogramthatincludesaworkbytheBritishcomposerMichaelTippet.Thisperformancewillbegivenat7:30on27thOctoberinMeanyTheatrE.AnditiscurrentlyonlyavailableaspartofaMeanyCentersubscriptionpackagE.Subscribetodaytoguaranteeyourseat.TheHenrypresentsanexhibitionofblackwalnutsculpturesbyAmericanartistPaulMcCarthy.Ranginginheightfromfourtofourteenfeettheworksthatoccupythemuseum’slowerlevelgalleryaretheproductoftheartist’sinterestinthenineteenth-centuryGermanfolktaleSchneewittchenSnowWhiteandWaltDisney’sbeloved1937animatedclassicfilm.TheexhibitionwillbeonSatMarch5AlldaytoSunSeptember11AlldayinHenryArtGallery.ItisfreeforHenrymembersstudentsandchildren.$10GeneralAdmission;$6Seniors62+.Buynow.56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theDancecompanyhasperformed90timesinMeanyTheatreB.theyoungHeathQuartetenjoysagoodreputationworldwideC.PaulMcCarthygotinspirationonlyfromfolktalesinGermanyD.theaudiencecanbuyticketstoenjoythesearteventsnow57.Thepassageisintendedto_______.A.presentinformationofarteventsB.persuadepeopletobuyticketsC.advertiseforpromisingartistsD.callonthepublictoappreciateart
WhenmysisterGinawasbornshehadaproblemwithherheart.HerheartwasprettybadinthebeginningandshestayedinthehospitalforamonthThefirstfewyearswereverydifficultbecauseshewasverysick.Shehadfiveoperations手术beforeshewasthreeyearsolD.Shehadtroublewalkingplayingwithotherchildrenandgoingtoschool.AlthoughGinacouldn’tlaughandtalkweallknewthatshejustneededloveandcarE.OurparentswantedtotakeGinatoaspecialplaceinFloridawhereshecouldswimwithdolphins.GinawasafraidofswimmingwiththembecauseshehadneverbeenarounddolphinsbeforE.Wehadalsonevertraveledthatfarasafamily.WhenwegottoFloridawesawwherethedolphinsliveD.ItwasaplacewherekidswithspecialneedslikeGinacouldcomeandspendtime.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeavacationbutitwasn’t.Ginahadtoworkhardeverydayforaweek.Thetripwasamazing.Ginalaughedandclapped拍手whenshesawthedolphinandthedolphinsplashed溅起水花whenitsawGinA.Theyswamtogetherallday.GinawasabletomoveherbodymorethanshenormallydidathomE.MomandDadwereproudofGinA.Iwastoo.25.WeknowfromthetextthatGina.A.experiencedfiveoperationsinamonthB.gotalongwellwithotherchildrenC.stayedinthehospitalbeforethreeD.wasbornwithaheartdiseasE.26.Theauthor’sfamilywenttoFloridato.A.treatGinaforherillnessB.haveafamilytripC.seethedolphinsD.learntoswim27.Thetextiswrittentotellusthat.A.learningtowalkishardworkB.dolphinscantreatmanyillnessesC.familiesshouldtraveltogetheroftenD.helpsometimescomesinunusualforms形式
Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.Whenyouhearaperson’snamerepeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial虚假的.Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeoneaskthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.Admityoudon’tknow.Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxeD.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathy同情ifyousayI’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.YoursisrightonthetipofmytonguE.Whatisitagain?Useassociation联系.Connecteachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexampleyoucouldmakeamentalnote:VickiCheng--tallblackhair.TostrengthenyourassociationswritethemonasmallcardassoonaspossiblE.LimitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetimE.Whenmeetingagroupofpeopleconcentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.FreeyourselffromrememberingeveryonE.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.Goearly.Considergoingearlytomeetingspartiesandclasses.SometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontimE.That’sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearriveyoucanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—areviewforyou.24.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?A.TheywillbemoveD.B.TheywillbeannoyeD.C.TheywillbedelighteD.D.TheywillbediscourageD.25.Ifyoucan’tremembersomeone’snameyoumay______.A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelieC.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou26.Whenyoumeetagroupofpeopleitisbettertoremember______.A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirstC.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossible27.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.
Iremembermymotherasastrongwoman.ShecametoAmericawhenshewas12—oldenoughtorememberherlanguagesheachievedscoresandgradeshighenoughtobeadmittedtoDukeUniversity.WithadegreeincomputerscienceshefinallybecamethemanagerofacompanyinNewYork.Mymothercouldgivefluentspeechessaywolvescorrectly.ItwasmymotherwhoalwaysstressedtheimportanceoflanguagE.FromthetimeIwasbornIwasreadto.Iwouldfallasleeptothesoundsofmyparents’voiceswhetheritwasmydad’ssoftlyaccentedormymother’sclearEnglish.TheflowoflanguagewasunbrokenandwhetherinChineseorEnglishthestreamofcommunicationflowedthroughourhousE.OneOctobermorninginsixthgradeaftermymotherhadlefttocatchthetraintothecityIleftthehouseforthebusstop.IwassurprisedwhenIsawourcarthedoorhangingopen.AsIdrewcloserIsawmymotherlyingonthegrounD.Inthehospitalitwashardtobelievethattheladywholaybeforemewasmymom.MymothercouldnotremembermynamE.Astheleaveschangedcolorsitbecameclearthatthestrokehadcreatedawallbetweenmymothersmindandmouth:hermindwasnotanylessdearbutthewordsshespokewerenotwhatshemeant.ThebattlemymotherfacedtaughtmetheimportanceoflanguagE.Withoutitidentitydoesnotexist;relationshipscannotbeformed;storiescannotbetold;directionscannotbegivenandknowinganythingaboutanyoneisimpossiblE.WithoutlanguagecommunicationcannottakeplacE.Withoutlanguageonecannotexpressthebeautyofasunsetorthekindnessofastranger.TheworldwouldpassusbyinsilencE.21.Fromwheremighttheauthor’smomcometoAmerica?A.ChinaB.EnglandC.RussiaD.Canada22.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphstheauthor’smomwasunableto.A.thinkclearlyB.expressherselfwellC.speakD.openhermouth.23.Theunderlinedwordstrokeinthe4thparagraphmostprobablyrefersto.A.anaccidentB.ahitC.anillnessD.arobbery24.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.astrongmotherB.theimportanceoflanguageC.afamilydisasterD.thesignificanceofteachinglanguage
Astimegoesonpeoplehavecometorealizetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.Buttheycan’tdealwitheverythingbythemselves.TakesmallstepsandyoucanmakeadifferencE.●ThinkGreen.ThinkabouttheenvironmentasyouliveyourlifE.IfyouturnofflightsandTVswhenleavingtheroomyou’llsaveenergy.Ifyoutakeshortershowersyouwillsavewater.●ShopGreen.Shoppingisfunbutbuyingthingsyoudon’tneediswastefulandevenbadfortheearth.Beforeyoubuysomethingaskyourselfhowmuchyouwilluseitwheneverpossiblebuythingslocallymadeinsteadofthoseshippedfromfaraway.●DressGreen.Whatreallymattersisnotthecolor.It’showtheclothesweremadE.Solookforproductsmadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterials.●StudyGreen.What’sbetterthanlearningabouttheenvironment?Saveitwhileyoulearn.Itcanbesasimpleasusingbothsidesofapieceofpaperbeforeyourecycleit.25.Whatdoesthewriterwantustodo?A.Knowsomefacts.B.DealwitheverythingatoncE.C.Protecttheenvironment.D.MakenodifferencE.26.Howmanystepscanwetakeaccordingtothetext?A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six27.Whichofthefollowingisthewriter’sidea?A.TakeashoweraslongaspossiblE.B.Wearclotheswhocolorisgreen.C.BuythingsthatarelocallymadE.D.Useonlyonesideofapieceofpaper.28.Thetextismostlyprobablywrittenfor.A.childrenB.womanC.menD.allpeople
ItwasSeptember52009.LexiYoungbergthen16wasonvacationinSpringLakeMichigan.ShewasridingonasmallboatwithherfriendsRobbyandKaitlinwhenamotorboatcrashedintothem.Thesoundwassoloudthatotherboatershearditovertheroar轰鸣声oftheirengines.TheteenboywhohadbeendrivingthemotorboatsteppedonthegasbymistakE.Kaitlin23hadonlysmallcutsbutRobby15hadbeenbadlycutbythepropeller螺旋桨.AndLexiwasfloatingfacedowninthewater.WhenoneboaterswamtoLexishewasbreathing.Howevershewasunconscious.ShehadadeepcutonherheaD.AndthelowerpartofherleftlegjustbelowthekneewasgonE.A.doctorrodeupinanotherboatandtriedtosaveRobbybutitwastoolatE.ForLexithegoodnewsisthatshesurvivedwhilethebadnewsisthatshelostoneofherlegsforever.WhenLexilookedatherswollenlegshefelthopeless.ButastimepassedLexibegantofeelstronger.Shewasgratefulthatherlifehadbeensparedandshedecidedtomakethemostofit.AttheendofNovember2009LeximetwithDr.JohnHardywhowasanexpertatmakingartificiallegs.ShehopedhewouldhelphergetbacktodoingthethingssheloveD.ThreeyearsaftertheaccidentLeximovedonwithherlifE.Inspring2011shejoinedasoccerteaminherschool.ThatfallshestartedcollegE.Lexiisthankfulthatshecanstilldothethingssheloves.Onedayshewantstobeaphysicaltherapist理疗师andworkwiththosewithdisabilities.ButfirstsheplanstocompeteintheParalympics.WhateverLexidecidestodoonethingiscertain:Nothingisgoingtogetinherway.33.HowwasLexiintheaccident?A.ShehadasmallcutonherheaD.B.Shewasunabletofeelanything.C.Shewasbadlycutbythepropeller.D.Shelostthelowerpartsofherlegs.34.What’stherightorderoftheeventsaboutLexi?A.ShewenttocollegE.B.ShemetwithDr.JohnHardy.C.ShehadoneofherlegsremoveD.D.Sheplayedwithherfriendsonaboat.E.Shejoinedasoccerteaminherschool.A.dcbeaB.cbaedC.dceabD.cdaeb35.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_____.A.persuadeusnottogoboatingB.entertainuswithsportsnewsC.tellusthestoryofabraveteenD.showhowtosurviveanaccident
TheInternethasbecomepartofteenagelifE.A.newreporton3375studentsagedfrom10to18insevenChinesecitiesfoundthat38percentofthembelievetheyusetheInternetoften.WhilemostofthemgetusefulinformationandusetheInternettohelpintheirstudiessomearenotusingitinagoodway.InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetinagoodwayatextbookongoodInternetbehaviorhasstartedtobeusedinsomeShanghaimiddleschoolsthisterm.ThebookusesrealexamplestoteachstudentsallaboutgoodwaysofusingtheInternet.Thebookgivesusefuladvicesuchasitbeinggoodtoreadnewsorfindhelpfulinformationtostudy.Somestudentsalsomakeonlinefriends.Butifyouaremeetingafriendofflinemakesureyourparentsknow.Teachersandparentsallthinkthebookisofgreathelp.A.teachersaidthebookwouldbeaguideforteensusingtheInternet.Shebelievesitwillkeepstudentsawayfrombadsites.ManystudentsareusingtheInternetwithoutguidancefromtheirparentsshesaiD.ThebookwillteachstudentshowtobeagoodpersonintheonlineworlD.45.Thetextbookmainlytellsus________.A.whyweshouldusetheInternetB.howtostudyusingtheInternetC.howtousetheInternetcorrectlyD.howtogethelpfromothers46.What’stheattitudeofteachersandparentstowardsthetextbook?A.Theyareagainstit.B.Theyareforit.C.Theydon’tcareaboutit.D.Thepassagedoesn’tmention.47.AccordingtothepassageteenagersareNOTencouragedto________.A.readonlinenewsB.goonlineC.findhelpfulinformationonlineD.meetafriendofflinewithoutlettingtheirparentsknow48.Fromthispassageweknowthat________.A.moreandmorestudentshavegivenupvisitingbadsitesB.schoolsandteachersbegintopayattentiontostudents’useoftheInternetC.nomorehomeworkwillbegiveninShanghaimiddleschoolsD.lessandlessinformationcanbefoundonline
Iranintoalocalstoretodaytopickupafewthings.WithanimportantmeetingtoattendIwasinahurrysoIdidn’ttakeacart手推车onmywayinsidE.AsIwalkedbetweentheshelvesinthestoreIpassedbyayoungcoupleandtheirbaby.IcontinuedgoingthroughthestorepickedupafewitemsIneededandendedupstandingbehindthiscoupleinthecheckoutlinE.WhilewaitingInoticedthattheyoungfatherwasholdinghismoneytightlyandnervously.Theyoungmotherwascarryingababyinherarmsandaskedthecashier收银员forajobapplication.Whenthetotalwasrunguptheyhadtopickitemsoutoftheircartbecausetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney.Butalltheiritemswerebasicnecessities必需品thattheyneededmost.Itjustbrokemyhearttowatchthecoupletrytothinkaboutwhattheycoulddowithout.HowevertheywereabletowhittledowntheiritemsandpaidthebillwiththemoneythattheyhaD.AftertheyleftIquietlyaskedthecashiertoaddthoseitemstominE.Thecashierrangeverythingupandthengotmeashoppingcart.WeputintheiritemsandIhurriedovertotheircar.ThisisforyouItoldthem.TheyoungfatherjustlookedatmewithsuchappreciationandthankedmE.Iwillneverforgettheexpressioninhiseyes.AsIwasgettingintomycartheydroveover.TheyoungmothersaidMissthankyousomuch.Tearswelledupinmyeyes---astheyareagainnowwhileIwritethis.YouaresowelcomE.PayitforwardsomedayIreplieD.21.TheunderlinedphrasewhittledowninParagraph3probablymeans__________.A.addtoB.breakdownC.cutdownD.payfor22.Theauthorfelt__________towatchthecoupletakingsomeitemsout.A.sadB.angryC.excitedD.interested23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.theyoungfatherfeltsosorrytoaccepthelpB.theyoungmotherdidn’thaveajobthenC.thecashiertreatedtheyoungcoupleimpolitelyD.theyoungcoupleboughtsomethingunnecessary24.Theauthor’smainpurposeinsharingthestoryistotellus__________.A.whatagreatplanshemadeB.totakeacartwhileshoppingC.howtopickoutbasicnecessitiesD.tohelpthosewhoareinneed
EveryonewasafraidoftheRedDeath---everyoneexceptthefearlessPrinceProspero.Herefusedtobetroubledbyit.Althoughhalfthepeopleofhiscountryhadalreadydiedfromthisterriblediseasehecontinuedtoenjoyedlifetothefull.OnedayhedecidedtoinviteathousandofhisstrongandbravefriendstostaywithhiminoneofhiscastlesfaroutinthecountrysidE.TheretheRedDeathwouldnotbeabletoreachthem.PrinceProspero’sball舞会althoughgiveninthesestrangeroomswaswildandhappy.ThePrincehadplannedeverything----thecolorsthepaintingsonthewallseventhecloaks斗篷andmasks.Hehadchosenalltheclotheswiththegreatestcareputtingtogetherthebeautifulanduglythestrangeandfantastic奇异的thesurprisingandfrightening.Allmenandwomenweredressedlikeaterribledream.Andinandoutoftheroomsthesedreamswalkedanddancedtheirclotheschangingcoloreachtimetheyenteredadifferentroom.Butnoonewasbraveenoughtoentertheblackroom.Asthenightpassedandthefiresburnedbrighterthecolorsandshapesinthisroombecamemorehorriblethanever.Theblackcarpetandwallsseemsfullofgloom忧伤andthedeepchimes报时oftheblackclocksoundedevenmorefrightening.ButtheothersixroomswerefulloflifeandpleasurE.PeopleweredancingandsingingtalkingandlaughingandthewildnoiseofathousandhappymenandwomenrangthroughthecastlE.Thencamethehourofmidnightandonceagaindancersandmusiciansbecamestillandsilentastheclockslowlyrangthetwelvelongchimesofmidnight.AndbecausethetwelvechimestookalongtimetoringeachpersonhadmoretimetothinkandfeeluncomfortablE.TheyalsohadtimebeforethelastchimehadsoundedtonoticeamaskedpersonwhohadnotbeentherebeforE.Thefirstpersonwhosawthestrangertoldthenextpersonwhotoldanotherandinafewminutesacryoffearandhorrorroseupfromthecrowd人群.Nowyouwillrememberthateveryoneattheballwaswearingstrangecloaksandmaskswhichbelonged属于moretotheworldofdreamandwildimaginationthantoeverydaylifE.Sowhyyoumayaskthishorrorandthisfear?Buteveninthecruelesthearttherearesomefearstooterribletolaughat.ThetallthinfigureofthestrangerwasdressedfromheadtofootinthewhiteclothesofthedeaD.Andthemaskoverthefacewasfrighteninglyreal----itwasthefaceofadeadman.Worsestillthefaceandthebodywerecoveredwithredhorribleblood!HereinthemiddleofallthatdancingandhappinesswasalivingpictureoftheRedDeath!WhenPrinceProsperosawthemaskedstrangerhisfacebecamewhitewithfear.ThenhisfearturnedintoangerandheshoutedoutWho’sthat?Whoismadenoughtoplaygameswithusandwithdeathinthisway?Takeholdofhimandpulloffhismask.Iwanttoseethefaceofthemanwhotomorrowwillhangfromthecastleroof.66.WhydidPrinceProsperodecidetohaveaparty?A.BecausehalfthepeopleofhiscountryhadbeenkilleD.B.BecausehewantedtoshowhewasnotafraidoftheRedDeath.C.BecausehiscastlewassofaroutthattheRedDeathwasunabletogetthem.D.BecausehepreferredanenjoyablelifenomatterwhathappeneD.67.Whywerethepeopleatthepartydescribedasaterribledream?A.Becausetheywalkedanddancedinaterribleway.B.BecausewhatPrinceProsperochosewasstrangE.C.Becausetheirclotheswerealwayschangingcolors.D.Becausetheydidn’twanttowakeup.68.Accordingtothepassagewhatwouldhappeneverymidnight?A.TheRedDeathappearedinthemiddleofthecastleandfrightenedeveryonE.B.PeoplebecamequietandstillwaitingforthechimestoenD.C.PeopletoldeachotherabouttheRedDeath.D.A.cryoffearandhorrorroseupfromthecrowD.69.Whydidthestrangerlooksohorribletotheothers?A.Becausethispersonwaswearingcloaksandmasks.B.Becausethispersonhadn’tbeeninthecastlebeforE.C.BecausethispersonwasdressedinwhitE.D.BecausethispersonwascoveredwithblooD.70.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______________.A.AllthesevenroomswerefilledwithhappinessandpleasurE.B.TheRedDeathwasinthecastlefromthebeginningtotheenD.C.PrinceProsperowasinfactafraidoftheRedDeath.D.SomeoneplayedajokewithPrinceProspero.
It’snotsurprisingthatstudentskeeptheirexaminationpapersafteratestbutcanyouimaginepackingupallthosepapersaftersixmiddleschoolyears?ZhaoXiaoyandiD.ShekeptallherpapersfromtestsshetookattheMiddleSchoolNo.2affiliated附属的toBeijingNormalUniversity.Whensheenteredseniorhighschoolshestartedtoarrangethemallaccordingtogradesandsubjects.UnlikesomeclassmatesIneverthrewmypapersaway----nomatterwhetherIdidwellornot.It’sjustasortofhabitshesaiD.Goodhabitslikethisalwaysbringbenefits.Zhaohatedre-readingtextbooksbeforebigexams.Andifsheusedthemarkedpapersshecouldsavemuchtimeandavoidmakingthesamemistakes.Itworked----shecameouttopallthetimE.ThepapersalsosaysomethingaboutthepresenteducationsystemformiddleschoolsinChinA.Manypeoplecomplainthatthesystemisnotideal理想的.ButZhaothinksthatit’sunrealistic不现实的foradevelopingcountrywithsuchalargepopulationtofollowthesameteachingmethodsastheWest.Forexamplehowcanateacherpraiseandencourageeveryoneof50to60studentsinoneclass?sheexplaineD.AsasecondyearsciencestudentatShaanxiNormalUniversityZhaostillworksveryhardatallherteststhoughshehasfewerthanatmiddleschool.24.WhatissospecialaboutZhaoXiaoyan?A.Sheisstillatopstudentthroughoutmiddleschool.B.Sheneverdidbadlyinherexams.C.Shewenttoafamousuniversityaftermiddleschool.D.Shekeptallhertestpapersatmiddleschool.25.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutZhaoXiaoyan?A.Sheneverreadhertextbooks.B.Shealwaysre-readhertextbooksbeforebigexams.C.Shebenefitedalotfromthepapersshekept.D.Shewasinfactquitealazystudent.26.Whichofthefollowingplayedthemostimportantpartinhelpingherbecomeatopstudent?A.Goodlearninghabits.B.Workinghardatherlessons.C.Goingtoagoodschool.D.Workingwithherclassmates.27.Fromthepassagewecanconclude得出结论that___________.A.ChinesemiddleschoolstudentshavefewteststotakeB.ZhaoXiaoyanisanindependentthinkerC.TheChineseeducationsystemisthebestintheworldD.Chinashouldadapt采纳theWesterneducationsystem
Whathappenswhenthechildrenleavetostartnewlivesatuniversity?JoannaMoorheadtalkstosomeemptynesters.WhenPaulouroldestleftIrememberfeelingthisterribleysad:itwasaphysicalsadnessalmostlikewalkingaroundwithahangover.Itseemedtomeliketheveryoppositeofchildbirth:thathadbeenaboutbeinggivensomeonemybabywhereasthiswasapainmychildbeingtakenawayfrommE.Fordaysthegriefwasveryveryraw;Icriedalotofthetimeforthefirstdayortwoafterheleft.AndthathelpedalotbecauseIneededtofeelsadIneededtogrieveforwhatIwaslosing.Itdidn'tgetanyeasierwhenAdamandthenAlicewenteither;IrememberAliceleavingtogoInterRailingandthatwasreallythestartofTomandIhavingthehousetoourselves;andforseveraldaysaftershe'dgoneIwanderedaroundinabitofdaze头晕IfeltsosaD.Itfeltsuchashocktobesuddenlydisconnectedfromthispersonwithwhomyou'vebeensoinvolvedwhomyou'velookedafterforsolong.EachtimeoneofthemhasleftI'vetriedhardnottocryatthemomentofpartingbutusuallyIdon'tmanageit.Thechildrenhaveallbeenreallysweetaboutit—theydounderstandatsomelevelhowharditisformE.Butthethingisthattheexperiencethey'rehavingisthecompleteoppositetotheexperienceI'mhaving:forthemleavinghomeisallaboutexcitementandadventureandsomethingnewwhereasformeit'sallaboutbeingworriedandanxiousandfeelingthatmylifeisn'tnearlysoexcitingorinterestingnow;they'renotaroundinitthewholetimE.21.HowdidPaulfeelwhenheentereduniversity?A.excitedandindependent.B.sadandunconscious.C.selfconfidentandprouD.D.bothcoldandsaD.22.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatJoannaMoorheaddidinparagraph2?A.Whenchildrenleavehomeparentsneedtocry.B.ParentslikeJoannaMoorheadfeltalonE.C.ParentsshouldpreventchildrenleavinghomE.D.Parentsreducedtomisschildrenbycrying.23.Whatisthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Parentscryagainandagain.B.Childrenleavehomeforuniversity.C.ParentsareathomealoneagainD.ThemissedparentscryhomE.
It’sfiveminutesbeforetheexamandyouareinastateofpaniC.Youjusthavetopassitbuthow?Youdidn’tevenopenthebookthenightbeforeandyouhearavoiceinyourheadsayingCheatcheat...Sowhatareyougoingtodoignore忽略itandfailorgoforit?It’satoughdecisionmanystudentsmustmakE.Mostyoungpeoplebelievethatcheatingiswrong.Howevertheyhavecheatedatleastonceintheirhighschoolyears.Sowhydotheydoit?Aretheytoolazytostudy?Perhapsit’snotassimpleasthat.Accordingtosomeexpertsonemainreasonwhystudentscheatisthattheyseetheirfriendsgetawaywithit.It’saneasywayout.Theyavoidembarrassmentandtheirparents’angerfornotdoingwellinanexam.Anotherreasonisthatstudentsthinkit’sOKtocheatifthesubjectisn’timportantfortheirfuturecareer.What’smoremoststudentshavetoputupwiththepressureofgettingintouniversity.Theyneedtogetgoodmarkstocarryonwiththeirstudies.Thismeansthattherewillalwaysbestudentswhowilldoanythingforabettermark.Ithasneverbeeneasiertocheatthanitistoday.Withallthetechnologyavailablestudentsneedn’tcheatbylookingovertheirshouldersanymorE.Theyusemobilephonestosendanswerstoeachotherduringatest.ThereisalsotheInternet.Withhundredsofwebsitesstudentsdon’thavetoworrybecausetheycanfindlotsofmaterialwhichtheycancopyanduseinprojects.Thereareeventipsontheartofcheatinginexams.Obviouslyifyougetcaughtcheatingyoufailtheexamorthesubject.Butitdoesn’treallymatterwhetheryougetcaughtornot.What’simportantisthatit’swrong.Youmustn’tcheatbecausecheatingisaliE.Itdeceives欺骗peopleintothinkingyouknowmorethanyouactuallydo.Howcanyoubeproudofsomethingyouhaveachievedthroughcheating?Intheendit’snotaboutdeceivingyourteachersandyourparentsbutaboutfoolingyourselfthatyoucandosomethingyoureallycan’t.32.Thetoughdecisionthatmanystudentshavetomakebeforeanexamis.A.howtocheatB.whattodoiftheyfailC.whethertocheatornotD.howtokeepcalm33.Accordingtosomeexpertswhichisoneofthereasonsthatmakestudentsdecidetocheat?A.TheythinkthesubjectisimportantenoughfortheirfuturE.B.Withallthetechnologyavailabletheyfinditeasytocheat.C.Theywillbemadefunofbytheirfriendsiftheydon’tcheat.D.Theysufferfromgreatpressureofcarryingonwiththeirstudies.34.Theworstthingaboutcheatingisthat.A.youcangetcaughtandfail[Z#X#B.youcheatothersandyourselfC.yougiveothersabadimpressionD.yourteacherwillinformyourparents35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Studentscheattogetintouniversity.B.StudentshavefoundnewwaystocheatC.CheatingcanbeexplainedbutnotexcuseD.D.Cheatingisasocialandpsychologicalproblem.
Greatwhitesharks!Justhearingthatnamemakesmanypeople’shairstandonend.Inrealitythesebigfishhavemoretofearfromusthanwedofromthem.FormanyyearspeoplekilledcountlessgreatwhitesharksinthewatersaroundtheUnitedStates.Butthankstoconservation保护effortsgreatwhitesaremakingacomebackintheU.S.Tworecentstudiesshowthatthepopulationofthesesharksisrisingalongtheeastandwestcoast.Whyisthegrowingpopulationofakillerfishsomethingtocelebrate?WhenyoufishtoomanyofthemyoustarttolosebalanceintheenvironmentsayssharkresearcherTobeyCurtis.AsthebiggestkillersharkshelpkeepthepopulationsoffishsealsandothercreaturestheyeatfromgrowingtoolargE.Inspiteoftheirimportancegreatwhitesharkshadlongbeenhuntedfortheirmeatandtheirfins鳍.Thenin1997theU.S.governmentpassedalawthatdidn’tallowthehuntingofgreatwhites.AfterwardsthenumbersofthesesharksintheU.S.watersstartedtoincreasE.Thelawwasn’ttheonlythingthathashelpedgreatwhites.Conservationistshavealsoplayedapartinthesharks’comeback.TheresearchgroupOCEARCHisusingamethodcalledtagging加标签tohelpchangepeople’sattitudesaboutgreatwhitE.Theyletthepublicfolloweachsharkasittravelstheworld’soceans.OCEARCHalsogiveseachtaggedsharkanametohelppeopleformacloserconnectionwiththebigfish.Thegroup’smostwell-knownsharkisnamedKatharinE.ShewastaggedlastyearnearCapeCodMassachusetts.SincethenthousandsofpeoplehavetrackedKatharine’smovementsonTwitterandtheOCEARCHwebsitE.Thishelpspeopleseesharksinanewway.ChrisFischerthefounderofOCEARCHbelieveslearningtoappreciategreatwhiteswillencouragepeopletodomoretoprotectthem.9.Theunderlinedpartmakesmanypeople’shairstandonendinParagraph1canbestbereplacedby______.A.worriesmanypeopleB.boresmanypeopleC.frightensmanypeopleD.interestsmanypeople10.Thelawpassedin1997______.A.seemedveryhelpfulB.letscientistsdownC.neededtobechangedD.madepeoplelikegreatwhites11.Katharine’sexampleisusedtoshowthat______.A.greatwhitesareinfactlovelyanimalsB.theOCEARCHwebsitehasalotofvisitorsC.thenumberofgreatwhitesisgrowingquicklyD.OCEARCHhelppeoplegetclosertogreatwhites12.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.introduceanexperimentresultB.makeanadvertisementforOCEARCHC.remindusthatbigkillersaredyingoutD.informusthatgreatwhitesaremakingacomeback
Inbetweenrunningoneoftheworld’slargestcharitableagenciesandactingasMicrosoft’stechnologyadvisorBillGatesmanagestofindtimetoreadbooksbothlongandshort.NowGates—whohasbeenlabeledagreedyreader—hasreleasedalistofhisfavoritebooksoftheyear.Allofthebooksarestandoutreadsaccordingtothebillionairemostofwhicharefocusedonbusinessandeconomy.HereareBill’stopfourpicksfortheyearwithpartsofhisfullreviewofeachbook.BusinessAdventuresbyJohnBrooksBrooks’collectionwaspublishedin1969andremainsoneofGates’favorites.Here-readitagainthisyearlabelingitthebestbusinessbookI’veeverreaD.ShortlyafterwemetWarrenBuffettlentmethiscollectionofNewYorkerbusinessarticlesfromthe1950sand1960s.IlovedthemasmuchashediD.Brooks’insights洞察力aboutbusinesshaveagedbeautifullyandtheyareastruetodayasever.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturybyThomasPikettyPiketty’snovelhittheshelvesinAugust2013andsparkedmuchdiscussionconcerningincomeinequalitythroughoutthisyear.GatesalsogottositdownwithPikettyhimselfafterreadingthenon-fictionworktodiscussthetopiC.AsItoldhimalthoughIhaveconcernsaboutsomeofhissecondarypointsandpolicyprescriptionsIagreewithhismostimportantconclusions:inequalityisagrowingproblemandthatgovernmentsshouldplayaroleinreducingit.HowAsiaWorksbyJoeStudwellStudwell’sworkwhichwaspublishedinMaythisyearaddresseshowcountriessuchasJapanSouthKoreaandChinahavecontinuedtoachievehighgrowthandwhyothercountrieshavefailedtodothesamE.Theagriculturesectionofthebookwasparticularlyinsightful.ItprovidedamplefoodforthoughtformeaswellasthewholeAgricultureteamatourfoundation.AnditleftusthinkingaboutwhetherpartsoftheAsianmodelcanapplyinAfricA.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerializationbyVaclavSmilSmil’sbooksareaconstantfavoriteoftheMicrosoftfounder—oneofhisbooksmakesGates’listalmosteveryyear.MakingtheModernWorldcameoutlatelastyearandexplorestheglobaluseofmaterialsfromsilicontowoodandplastiC.Ifanyonetriestotellyouwe’reusingfewermaterialssendhimthisbook.WithhisusualskepticismandhisloveofdataSmilshowshowourabilitytomakethingswithlessmaterial—saysodacansthatneedlessaluminum—makesthemcheaperwhichactuallyencouragesmoreproduction.21.Thebooksmentionedinthetextareallabout___________.A.charityintheworldB.businessandeconomyC.povertyintheworldD.BillGates’lifeexperience22.Ofthebooks_________isbestpraisedbyBillGates.A.HowAsiaWorksB.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturyC.BusinessAdventuresD.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization23.Gatesoncehadapersonaldiscussionwiththeauthorof__________.A.CapitalintheTwenty-FirstCenturyB.BusinessAdventuresC.HowAsiaWorksD.MakingtheModernWorld:MaterialsandDematerialization24.InHowAsiaWorkstheauthoranalyses_________.A.whyAfricanagriculturecannotbedevelopedfastB.howtheycanapplyAsianeconomicmodelinAfricancountriesC.whyAsiaissoslowinagriculturaldevelopmentD.howsomeAsiancountrieshaverapidlygrownineconomy
Owningasmartphonemaynotbeassmartasyouthink.TheymayletyousurftheInternetlistentomusicandsnapphotoswhereveryouarebuttheyalsoturnyouintoaworkaholic工作狂itseems.Astudysuggeststhatbygivingyouaccesstoemailsatalltimesthesmartphoneaddsasmuchastwohourstoyourworkingday.ResearchersfoundthatBritonsworkanadditional460hoursayearonaverageastheyareabletorespondtoemailsontheirmobiles.ThestudyshowstheaverageUKworkingdayisbetween9and10hoursbutafurther2hoursisspentrespondingtoorsendingworkemailsormakingworkcalls.Almostoneintenadmitsspendinguptothreehoursoutsidetheirnormalworkingdaycheckingworkemails.Someworkersconfesstheyareoncallalmost24hoursaday.Nearlytwo-thirdssaytheyoftencheckworkemailsjustbeforetheygotobedandassoonastheywakeupwhileoverathirdhaverepliedtooneinthemiddleofthenight.Theaveragetimeforfirstcheckingemailsisbetween6A.mand7A.mwithmorethanathirdcheckingtheirfirstemailintheperiodandaquartercheckingthembetween11p.m.andmidnight.GhadiHobeikamarketingdirectorofPixmaniasaid:TheabilitytoaccessmillionsofAppshasmadesmartphoneinvaluableformanypeoplE.Howevertherearedisadvantages.Manycompaniesexpecttheiremployeestobeoncall24hoursadaysevendaysaweekandsmartphonesmeanthatpeoplecannotgetawayfromwork.Themoreconstantlyincontactwebecomethemoreisexpectedofusinaworkcapacity.24.WithasmartphonetheaverageUKworkingdayis.A.11to12hoursB.9to10hoursC.8hoursD.2hours25.ItcouldbeinferredfromthetextthattheBritishpeople.A.prefertocheckemailsinthemorningB.arecrazyaboutdifferentsmartphoneC.workextrahourswithsmartphonesD.shortentheirnormalworkinghours26.WhatdoesGhadiHobeikafeelaboutsmartphones?A.TheyareunimportantformostofpeoplE.B.Theyhavedisadvantagesforsomecompanies.C.Theyareusefultoimproveaworkability.D.Theymakeitimpossibleforpeopletorest.27.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?A.Everycoinhastwosides.B.AllthatglittersisnotgolD.C.Itneverrainsbutpours.D.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.
AddingaPDFtoaKindleviaEmail1.LocateyourSend-to-Kindleemail.ThisisaspecificKindleemailaddressthatisattachedtoeachKindledeviceorapp.YoucanfindyourKindleemailaddressbyvisitingtheManageyourDevices’’pagefromyourAmazonprofilE.lLogintoyourAmazon.comaccount.FromthereclickontheYourAccount’’buttonfromthetoolbarattowardsthetopofthepagE.lScrolldownthepageuntilyouseetheDigitalContent’’section.ClickontheManageYourContentandDevices’’link.lNowyou’llseethreetabstowardsthetopofthepagE.YourContent’’YourDevices’’andSettings’’.ClickontheYourDevices’’TaB.lLocateyourKindleandclickonit.Fromthereyou’llseesomeinformation.YourKindleemailwillbedisplayedalongwiththetypeofKindleyouownandtheserialnumber.2.Addapersonalapprovedemailtoyouraccount.InordertosendemailstoyourKindleandreceiveyourfileseffectivelyyouneedtomakesurethattheemailyou’resendingyourPDFfromisapproveD.lNavigatetothePersonalDocumentSettings’’pagefromyourManageyourKindlePage’’.lFromthesamepagewhereyouviewedyourSend-to-Kindle’’emailclickonthethirdtabattherighttheSettings’’taB.lInthesettingstabfromtheManageYourContentandDevices’’pagescrollallthewaytowardthebottomofthepageuntilyouseetheApprovedPersonalDocumentE-mailList’’section.lHereyoucanseewhichemailaddressesyouhavealreadyapprovedandaddanewemailaddressifyouwish.3.SendyourPDFasinanemail.NowsimplyopenyouremailandaddressannewemailtoyourSend-to-Kindleemailaddress.ClickthepaperclipicononyouremailtoattachafileandlocateyourPDF.lIfyouwanttoautomaticallychangeyourPDFtoAmazon’s.azwfiletypeforbetterintegrationtypeconvertintothesubjectlinE.lYoudon’tneedtoincludeanythingelseinyouremail.lMakesurethattheemailyouaresendingyourPDFfromisonyourapprovedlist.56.WhatistherightorderoflocatingyourSend-to-Kindleemail?①clickonYourDevices②clickonYourContent③clickonSettings④visitManageyourDevices⑤clickonYourAccount⑥clickonManageYourContentandDevicesA.④⑥②③B.⑤⑥①③C.④⑤⑥①D.⑤②①③57.InordertoaddaPDFtoaKindleyouwillhaveto______.A.createyourKindleemailB.changeyourPDFtypeC.haveanemailapprovedD.openanewemailaccount
Londonhasbecomeacyclefriendlyzoneafterthelaunchofanewbikehirescheme计划.IthasbeendesignedtoencouragemorepeopletocycleinandaroundcentralLondon.Sohowdoesitwork?Firstyouhavetosignupfortheschemetobesentakey.ThekeywillunlockoneofthebikeswhicharekeptatdockingstationsinandaroundcentralLondon.YouhavetopayanaccessfeeforthekeyandthenyoupayasyougoforthelengthoftimeyouusethebikE.TransportforLondonwhichrunstheschemeishopingtohave6000bikesand400dockingstationsinplacebytheendoftheyear.Thenewhiresystemishopingtoeasecongestion拥挤inLondonandisexpectedtocreateupto40000extracycletripsadayintothecitycentrE.LondonMayorBorisJohnstonlaunchedtheschemeandsaidLondonhadbeenfilledwiththousandsofgleamingmachinesthatwilltransformthelookandfeelofourstreetsandbecomeascommonplaceonourroadsasblackcabsandredbuses.HowevertherehavebeenafewproblemssincetheschemewaslaunchedlastFriday.Onthefirstdaysomepeoplefoundtheycouldn’tdocktheirbikesproperlyandthattheirusageofthebikeshadnotbeenregistereD.TransportforLondondidadmittheyhadbeenexpectingafewteethingproblemsandsaidtheywouldn’tchargeforthefirstdayasagestureofgoodwill.Someotherpeoplehavecriticizedthelackofdockingstationsandlocksforthebikesaswellasthepriceitcoststohirethebicycles.DespitethecommentsthegreenthinkingLondonMayorstillseemsverypositiveaboutthingssayingMycampaignforthecapitaltobecomethegreatestbigcyclingcityintheworldhastakenabigpedalpoweredpushforwards.29.LondonMayorBorisJohnstonlaunchedthenewbikehireschemeinorderto________.A.reducetheairpollutionofthecityB.dealwiththecity’strafficproblemsC.increaseemploymentopportunitiesD.encouragethecitizenstotakeexercise30.Ifyouwanttohireabikeinwhichorderwillyoudo?a.payforthekeytoabikeb.signupasamembertogetakeyc.cycleinandaroundcentralLondond.payaccordingtothetimeyouusethebikeA.b→a→c→dB.b→d→c→aC.d→c→b→aD.d→b→c→a31.AllthefollowingaretheproblemsoftheschemeEXCEPT________.A.thehighcosttohireabikeB.dockingthebikesproperlyC.notregisteringtheirusageofthebikesD.notchargingforthefirstdayofthescheme32.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.thecyclingrevolutionisnotsuccessfulB.allthecitizensinLondonsupporttheschemeC.theLondonMayorisconfidentoftheschemeD.theschemewillbecancelledbecauseoftheproblems
ClevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoicE.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.ChoicescanbeharD.—JeffBezosIgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfastandtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtomE.Ihadjustturned30yearsoldandI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.AsayoungboyI’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventorandshewantedmetofollowmypassion.IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmireD.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralParklistenedcarefullytomeandfinallysaidThatsoundslikeareallygoodideabutitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjoB.Thatlogicmadesomesensetomeandheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.SeeninthatlightitreallywasadifficultchoicebutfinallyIdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisionnottotryatall.AftermuchconsiderationItookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassionandI’mproudofthatchoicE.Forallofusintheendweareourchoices.32.Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?______A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor.B.ThesupportofhiswifE.C.Millionsofexcitingtitles.D.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet.33.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?_________A.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout.B.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim.C.Hewouldn’tbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry.D.Thedecisionnottotrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim.34.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_________.A.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheideaB.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthorC.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheideaD.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?_________A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazonC.WeAreWhatWeChooseD.FollowingMyPassion
IntheUnitedStates30percentofthepeoplehaveaweightproblem.Tomanypeoplethecauseisobvious明显的:theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence证据doeslittletosupportthisideA.GoingbacktoAmericaof1910wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantodayyettheyatemorefooD.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysicallywalkedmoreusedmachinesmuchlessanddidn’twatchtelevision.Severalmodernstudiesmoreoverhaveshownthatfatterpeopledon’teatmoreonaveragethanthinnerpeoplE.A.1979studyof3545Londonofficeworkersshowedthatfatpeopleeatlessthanslim苗条的peoplE.StudiesalsoshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeoplE.A.studybyaresearchgroupatStanfordUniversityfoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:Themorethemanranthegreaterlossofthebodyfat.ThemoretheyranthegreaterincreaseinfoodintakE.Thusthosewhoranthemostatethemostyetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.49.NowadaysmanyAmericanshavetheproblemthat______.A.theyaretooslimB.theyworktoohardC.theyaretoofatD.theylosetoomuchbodyfat50.Accordingtothepassagehowmanypeoplein900Americanshaveaweightproblem?A.150.B.300.C.600.D.270.51.Isthereanyscientificevidencetosupporttheideathateatingtoomuchisthecauseofaweightproblem?A.YesthereisplentyofevidencE.B.Ofcoursethereissomeevidencetosupportthis.C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.D.WearenotsurE.52.TheAmericansin1910________.A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivitiesB.atelessfoodbuthadmorephysicalactivitiesC.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalactivitiesD.hadmoreproblems
Description:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentranceLayout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeDuccioUccelloVanEyckLippiMantegnaBotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeLeonardodaVinciCranachMichelangeloRaphaelBruegelBronzinoTitanandVeronesE.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCaravaggioRubensPoussinVanDyckVelazquezClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintingsandartistsincludeCanalettoGoyaTurnerConstableRenoirandVanGogh.OpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pmFridays10amto9pmandisfreebutchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross2-minutewalkLeicesterSquare3-minutewalkEmbankment7-minutewalkandPiccadillyCircus8-minutewalk.56.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A.The13th.B.The17th.C.The18th.D.The20th.57.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A.IntheEastWing.B.InthemainWestWing.C.IntheSainsburyWing.D.IntheNorthWing.58.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A.PiccadillyCircus.B.LeicesterSquarE.C.Embankment.D.Charing
InalandoftenshakenbyearthquakehowhaveJapan'swoodenpagodas佛塔remainedstandingforcenturies?Japanesescholarshavebeenconfidentforagesabouttheirresilience抗震性.Forcenturiesmanybelievedtheresilienceofpagodasiscausedbyitsbigcentralcolumnsknownasshinbashirawhichactuallydoesnotcarryanyweightatallbutishangingdownlooselyfromthetopofthepagodathroughthemiddleofthebuilding.Theweightofthebuildingissupportedentirelybytwelveouterandfourinnercolumns.Andwhatistheroleoftheshinbashirathecentralcolumn?Mr.Ishidaknownas‘ProfessorPagoda’hasbuiltaseriesofmodelsandtestedthemona‘shake-table’inhislaboratory.Inshorttheshinbashirawasactinglikeabigpendulum钟摆.Underpressureapagoda’sloosefloorscouldbemadetomovebackandforthindependently.Viewedfromthesidethepagodaseemedtobedoingasnakedance—witheachfloormovingintheoppositedirectiontoitsneighborsaboveandbelow.Theshinbashirarunningupthroughaholeinthecentreofthebuildingmadeitunlikelythatindividualfloorsmovedtoofarbecauseaftermovingacertaindistancetheybangedintoittransmittingenergyawayalongthecolumn.AnotherstrangefeatureoftheJapanesepagodaisitsshapewitheachfloorbeingsmallerthantheonebelowInotherwordsafive-storeypagodacontainsnocolumnthattravelsrightupthroughthebuilding.MoresurprisingisthefactthattheindividualstoreysofaJapanesepagodaarenotactuallyconnectedtoeachother.Theyaresimplyputontopofanotherlikeasmallhillofhats.Theextra-wideeaves屋檐alsoplayapart.Thinkofthemasabalancingpoleoftightrope–walkers.ThebiggerthemassateachendofthepoletheeasieritisfortightropewalkertomaintainhisorherbalancE.ThesameholdstrueforapagodA.28.ShuzoIshidaperformsexperimentsinorderto.A.putthependulumintopracticE.B.gaininsightintotheshake-tablemodel.C.learnaboutthefunctionoftheshinbashirA.D.locateshinbashira’sexactpositioninapagodA.29.Theunderlinedwordlooseinparagraph3canbereplacedby?A.lostB.relaxedC.baseD.shakable30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.SomecolumnsmayextendfromthebottomtothetopofapagodA.B.Thefunctionsofextraeavesandbalancingpolesaresimilar.C.ThestoreysofaJapanesepagodaaren’tbuiltfirmly.D.Pagodas’samazingresiliencehaslongpuzzledscholars.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowShinbashiraPlaysItsRoleB.WhyPagodasDoNotFallDownC.DistinctFeaturesofJapaneseArchitectureD.ShuzoIshidaaFamousEngineer
EveryyearthousandsoftouristsvisitPompeiitheyseethesightsthatPompeiiisfamousfor---itsstadium运动场andtheatresitsshopsandrestaurants.ThetouristsdonothoweverseePompeii’speoplE.TheydonotseethembecausePompeiihasnopeoplE.NoonehaslivedinPompeiiforalmost2000years.OncePompeiiwasabusycityof22000peoplE.ItlayatthefootofMountVesuviusagrass-coveredvolcano.MountVesuviushadnoteruptedforcenturiessothepeopleofPompeiifeltsafE.Buttheywerenot.InAugustofAD79MountVesuviuserupteD.TheentiretopofthemountainexplodeD.Andahugeblackcloudroseintotheair.SoonstonesandhotashbegantofallonPompeii.WhentheeruptionendedtwodayslaterPompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofstoriesandashes.AlmostallofitspeopleweredeaD.ForcenturiesPompeiilayburiedunderstoneandash.Thenintheyear1861anItalianscientistnamedGiuseppebegantouncoverPompeiiSlowlycarefullyGiuseppeandhismendugThecitylookedalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD79.Therewerestreetsandfountains喷泉housesandshops.Therewasastadiumwith20000seats.PerhapsthemostimportantofalltherewereeverydayobjectswhichtellusagreatdealaboutthepeoplewholivedinPompeiiManyglassesandjarshadsomedarkbluecolourinthebottomsoweknowthatthepeopleofPompeiilikedwineTheylikedbreadtoometalbreadpanswereineverybakery.Inonetherewere81roundflatloavesofbread---atypeofbreadthatisstillsoldinItalytoday.Tinyboxes-filledwithadarkshinypowder粉末tellusthatwomenlikedtoweareye-makeup.Giuseppehasdiedbuthisworkcontinues.One-fourthhasnotbeenuncoveredyet.ScientistsarestilldiggingstillmakingdiscoveriesthatdrawthetouriststoPompeii.32.WhydolargenumbersofpeoplecometoPompeiieachyear?A.Tovisitthevolcano.B.ToshopandeattherE.C.Towatchsportsandplays.D.ToseehowPompeiiansliveD.33.WhydidthecityuncoveredlookalmostthesameasithadlookedinAD-79?A.BecauseGiuseppeandhismendugitslowlyandcarefully.B.BecausethecitywasburiedaliveandremaineduntoucheD.C.Becausescientistssuccessfullyrebuiltthecitywitheverydayobjects.D.BecausenobodyhadlivedinthecityeversincethevolcanoerupteD.34.WhatdoweknowaboutthePompeiianswholived2000yearsago?A.TheylivedmoreorlessthesameasItaliansnowdo.B.Theylikedwomenwearingallkindsofmakeup.C.Theyenjoyedalazylifewithdrinkingandeating.D.TheywentbacktoPompeiiaftertheeruptioninAD-79.35.AllthefollowinghavebeenfoundunderstoneandashinPompeiiEXCEPT________.A.abakerywithapieceofbigbreadB.glassesandjarswithwineC.tinyboxeswithgunpowderD.astadiumwithmanyseats
Weavinghammocks吊床isanartthattakesasharpeyeaskilledhandandlotsofpatiencE.ButinLenwoodHaddock’scasebeingblindworkstohisadvantagE.Histrainedsensitivehandscanperfectlyhandleeverystepofthecomplicatedprocess.Sincebeginninghiscraftin1986Lenwoodhaswovenabout145000perfecthammocks.Now61Lenwoodlosthissightin1973atage18duringahuntingaccident.Mywholeworkingcareerhasbeenblindhesays.HefirstfoundajobasawoodworkerbutwhenthatorganizationclosedtheNorthCarolinaDivisionofServicesfortheBlindconnectedhimwithHatterasHammocks.OnhisfirstdayofworkIdidatotalofonehammockLenwoodrecallslaughing.AndthenIcamehomeandlaidonthesofaandwenttosleep.IliftweightsbutIwasn’tastoughasIthoughtuntilIstartedweaving.Ittakesalotofenergyandyou’restandingupallday.IntimehoweverLenwoodgotintoagoodworkingrhythmandfoundhehadagiftforthejoB.Atfirstheworkedon-siteatthecompanybutafterayearLenwoodmovedhisoperationtothehomeworkshopwherehe’dworkedfor10yearsduringhiswoodworkingdays.SinceLenwoodbeganwithHatterasHammocks30yearsagothecompanyhasacquiredotherbrandsandchangeditsnametoTheHammockSourcE.Todayitistheworld’slargestmakerandsellerofhammocksallbuiltbyhanD.24.HowoldwasLenwoodHaddockwhenhebeganweavinghammocks?A.18yearsolD.B.26yearsolD.C.31yearsolD.D.61yearsolD.25.HowdidLenwoodHaddockfeelafterhehasfinishedhisfirsthammock?A.DisappointeD.B.ExhausteD.C.EnergetiC.D.BoreD.26.Whichofthefollowingisneededinweavinghammocks?A.Pooreyesight.B.SensitiveminD.C.Untrainedcraft.D.FullpatiencE.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheSuccessoftheHammockSourceCompanyB.TheBlindCraftsmanWhoMakesPerfectHammocksC.HowtoWeavePerfectHammocksbyHandD.HowtoBecomeaSuccessfulCraftsman
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