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InAmericaVirginiaBeachhasalltheelementsofaclassicseasideresort:brilliantbeachesalivelyboardwalkplentyofrestaurantsandnightspotsandamusementridessuretoappealtokids.ManybelieveVirginiaBeachisatitsbestintheoff-seasonwhenthetownislesscrowdedbuttheweatherisstillmilD.Meanwhilesomesafetytipsshouldbefollowedenjoyingthehappinessandexcitementthebeachoffers.Thenumberonesafetytipconcernsoceansafety:payattentiontoFlagconditionspostedonthelifeguardstands.Lifeguardspostaredflagtowarnwhentheoceanwaterisdangerous.Takethemseriously!Touristsfromland-lockedregionsareparticularlyeasilyattractedbythemagicofthewaves.Howeveracalmoceancanbecomeriskywithoutwarning.MakesureyouswimnearalifeguarD.Swimmingwithoutlifeguards’protectionisalmostfivetimesasgreatasdrowningatabeachwithlifeguards.NeverswimalonE.Manydrowningsinvolvesingleswimmers.Whenyouswimwithsomeoneelseifoneofyouhasaproblemtheothermaybeabletogethelpincludingsignalingforassistancefromothers.Don’tfightthecurrent.Thefactsshowthatsome80%ofrescuesbylifeguardsatoceanbeachesarecausedbycurrents.Thesecurrentsareformedbysurfandgravitybecauseoncesurfpusheswateruptheslopeofabeachgravitypullsitback.ThiscancreateconcentratedriversofwatermovingoffshorE.Ifyouarecaughtinaripcurrentdon’tfightitbytryingtoswimdirectlytoshorE.InsteadswimparalleltoshoreuntilyoufeelthecurrentrelaxthenswimtoshorE.Mostripcurrentsarenarrowandashortswimparalleltoshorewillhelpbringyoutosafety.289W6.WhencomingtoVirginiaBeachpeoplecannotenjoythehappinessof.A.walkingontheroadmadeofwoodB.joiningthenightspotsC.ridingahorseorapumpercarD.surfinginthesea7.ManypeoplebelievethebesttimetovisitVirginiaBeachmaybe.A.afterautumnschooltermbeginningB.inthesummervacationC.duringtheChristmasholidayD.inthecoldwinter8.Swimmingintheseayou’dbetternotswim.A.withafriendB.withinthesightofthelifeguardC.withthecurrentD.asfarasyoulike9.Fromthepassagewecanknow.A.oneinfivepersonsswimmingintheseaisdrownedB.ifonewithalifeguardweredrowningfivepersonswithoutlifeguardswouldbedrowningC.some80%peopledrowningbythecurrentsarerescuedbylifeguardsD.some20%drowningbythecurrentsarerescuedbylifeguards10.Thepassagemainlytellsus.A.VirginiaBeachhasalltheelementsofaclassicseasideresortB.thehappinessandexcitementthebeachoffersC.somesafetytipswhenenjoyingthehappinessandexcitementthebeachoffersD.thedangersfortouristsfromland-lockedregionstoswiminthesea
ThenameofAlexanderGrahamBellstrikesabellastheinventorofthetelephonE.Whatmostpeopledonotknowhoweveristhatthisgreatscientistengineerinventorandinnovatorwasamongstthefirstadvocatesofrenewableenergyasasolutiontothedecreasingcoalandoilresources.Afterhisresearchinacoustics声学thatledtotheinventionofthetelephonein1876AlexanderGrahamBellstartedtotakeakeeninterestinthegreenhouseeffect.ThehistoryofrenewableenergystartedlongbeforeAlexanderGrahamBell'stimE.Camphene莰烯themostpopularlampfuelofthe1850ssoldfor50centsagallon.Alcoholpoweredironscoffeeroastershotwaterheatersandstovesandevenalcoholfueledcarswerecommoninthosedays.ThediscoveryofrockoilsoonchangedthescenE.Thelowercostsofkerosene煤油thetaxbenefitsofkerosenetaxedat10centsagallonasopposedtoD|S2pergallonofcampheneandthemarketingandexpansioneffortsofoilcompaniessoonmadegasolineandkerosenecheaperandeasilyavailablE.AlexanderGrahamBellwasamongstthefirsttounderstandthatincreasinguseoffossilfuelswouldharmtheenvironmentandthatthedaywasnotfarawaywhenthesourcesofsuchnonrenewableformsofenergywoulddryup.Heintroducedthetermgreenhouseeffecttoexplainthephenomenonoftheworldbecomingwarmerduetotheburningoffossilfuels.By1914AlexanderGrahamBellstartedexploringvariousrenewableenergysourcesaspossiblealternativefueloptions.Heconsideredtheavailablealternativesofwaterpowerwoodanddirectuseofthesun'sraysbutsoonidentifiedalcoholasthebestsubstituteforfossilfuelsabletomeetthedemandsofthefuturE.InhisarticleintheNationalGeographicMagazineVolume31ofFebruary1917AlexanderGrahamBellsuggestedalcoholasacleanbeautifulandefficientfuel.Thebigadvantageofalcoholwascleanburningwithoutanyharmfulemissionsandthepossibilityofaguaranteedcontinuoussupplybytheproductionofanannualsupplyofalcohol.1.FromthefirstparagraphwecanknowthatBell________.A.wasn'twellknownforadvocatingtheuseofrenewableenergyB.wasmoreinterestedinthegreenhouseeffectthaninacousticsC.startedtostudyrenewableenergysourcesbefore1876D.startedthetimeofusingrenewableenergy2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcampheneisTRUE?A.Itsoldnotverywellinthe1850s.B.Itwasdifficulttoprocessinthe1850s.C.Itwaswidelyusedinthe1850s.D.Itwastaxedatalowerratethanrockoil.3.WhatdidBellthinkofthefossilfuelsaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyhaddoneharmtopeople'shealth.B.Theywouldbeusedupafterafewyears.C.Theywouldharmtheenvironment.D.Theyshouldbetaxedhighly.4.AccordingtoBellwhat'stheoutstandingbenefitofalcoholasasubstituteforfossilfuels?A.Cleanburning.B.Lowcosts.C.Lowtax.D.Easyproduction.5.WhatistheBESTtitleforthispassage?A.AlexanderGrahamBellandhisinventionsB.AlexanderGrahamBellandrenewableenergyC.AlexanderGrahamBell'ssuccessinscientificresearchD.AlexanderGrahamBell'sstoriesofprotectingtheenvironment
JustalittlewalkinthecityofNewYorkorChicagoforexamplewouldmakeanyforeignerrealizethepresenceofpeopleofvariousraceswalkingdownthestreet:probablyblacksAfricanAmericansSpanishAsiansandsoon.OrforanotherexampleonschoolcampusesinAmericaboththeteachersandthestudentsusuallyconsistofpeoplefromanumberofcountriesratherthanonlyonE.Indeedthevarietyofethnicity种族渊源inAmericaisoftenclaimedtobethebestmixintheworlD.That'swhythefamoustermmeltingpotarises.Itsbasicideapresentsthewholenationasonelargepot.AnyonewhoenterstheUnitedStatesisautomaticallythrownintothispot.AlltheculturalaspectsthatonebringsintoaremixedtogetherormeltedtoformanewculturE.Incomparisonwiththemeltingpottheorythereisasaladbowltheory.ThisideashowsacompletelyseparateviewthatnewcomersbringdifferentcultureswhereeachoftheseculturesiskeptasanessentialparttomakeupthewholE.Everydistinctivecultureorbeliefisconsideredtobeoneofthetastesoringredients成分thatcontributetoformingthewholE.ThereforeitsoriginalshapeandcharacteristicsaremaintaineD.TheideasofthemeltingpotandthesaladbowlinAmericabothshowanidealtomanypeopleandareoftenadmireD.Havingacloselookattherealityofthecountrysuchastheexistingethnicsegregation分离thefactofthewhitepopulationfleeingfromtheminorityandthetrendoftheminoritygroupformingtheirowngrouponecanseethatthemeltingpottheoryismerelyamyth.DespiteitslongfameitismoresuitabletolabelAmericaasasaladbowl.5.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.AmericameltingpotorsaladbowlB.WhymanypeoplecometoAmerica?C.ThedevelopmentofAmericancultureD.ThewaystoadapttoAmericanlife6.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellusthefactthat________.A.aforeignerislikelytoexperiencecultureshockinAmericaB.AmericaisacountryofawidevarietyofethnicminoritiesC.peopleofvariousracesliveinbigcitiesinAmericaD.it'seasyforaforeignertostandoutinAmerica7.AccordingtothemeltingpottheorypeoplewhoentertheUnitedStates________.A.areeagertochangethenewcultureB.canadapttothenewculturemoreeasilyC.trytoprovetheimportanceoftheircultureD.losetheirownidentitiestoformanewculture8.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatdifferentethnicminoritiesinAmerica________.A.arecompletelyequalinsocietyB.tendtolivesegregatedC.strictlykeeptheirownculturesD.havemixedtogether
Withallthelowfatandfatfreeproductsonthemarketyou'dthinkreducingfatintakewouldbethesurestwaytogreaterhealth.Infactthereissuchathingastoolittlefat.Strangebuttrueeatingwithoutfatcanleadtovitamindeficiencies维生素缺乏症.That'sbecausesomevitaminsrequirefattobetakenintothebodyandtodotheirjobswhichincludeprovidingenergykeepingthebodyworkingnormallyandsupportingthebodytofightagainstdiseaseforastart.Vitaminsarenecessarywhichmeansfatsarenecessarytoo.Dietaryfatwhichcomesfromthefoodyoueatiscrucialtotheintakeofthevitaminssoluble可溶的infatwhichincludesvitaminsA.D.EandK..VitaminC.neededforhealthyteethdoesn'tneedfatAmongthemvitaminA.isnecessaryforgoodeyesightandvitaminD.forbonehealth.Whenvitaminswhicharesolubleinfataretakenintheymovefromthemouthtothestomachandthentothesmallintestine小肠.Fatscanmoveacrossthecellwalls细胞壁ofthesmallintestineandenterthebody'sgeneralmovementofblooD.Anyvitaminsinthatfataretakenintothebodyaswell.Thevitaminsarethencarriedtotheliver肝脏wherethey'restoreduntilthebodyneedsthem.Withoutenoughfatinyourdietyourbodycannotsuccessfullytakeinthefatsolublevitaminsthatarenecessarytoyourhealth.Howeverthetypesoffatyoueatmatteralot.Therearesomeimportantrulestofollowincludingavoidunhealthyfatsandplantfatsarebest.Besideseathealthyoils.Lastbutnotleastdon'toverdoit.Youonlyneedasmallamountoffattohelptakeinvitamins.Justalittlewithanyvitaminrichmealandit'llgetthosevitaminsintopositiontodosomegooD.5.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A.whylowfatproductsarepopularB.thebestwaytostayhealthyC.theimportanceofdifferentvitaminsD.theimportantpartthatfatplays6.Eatingfatfreemealscanresultintheshortageofvitaminsbecause________.A.somevitaminscanbetakeninwiththehelpoffatB.vitaminsaresometimeshardtobetakeninC.eatingwithoutfatmakesthebodytooweakD.fatfreemealsmakepeopleeatfewervegetables7.Whichofthefollowingmightbetheresultoffatfreediets?A.Badteeth.B.Overweight.C.Hairloss.D.Softbonesinlegs.8.Howmanytipsarementionedontakinginfat?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.
Whetherit'sacarol圣诞颂歌serviceoraneveningofkaraokeinthepubmanypeoplewillenjoyagoodoldsingsongthisChristmas.Singingaloudwillnotjustliftthespirits-it'sgoodforyourphysicalhealthaswell.Fillingthelungswithairincreasingtheheartrateandgettingbloodpumpingroundthebodyfastercanallhelpourphysicalhealth.ForthepastfewyearsHeartResearchUKhasbeenrunningaChristmascampaignaimedatgettingpeoplesingingsimplyforthebenefititcanbring.Theorganizerofthecampaignsayssingingisasafesimpleandsocialactivitythateveryonecanenjoy.Singingislinkedtolonglifestressreductionandgeneralhealthprotection.Italsobringsagreatamountofhappiness.Itisimpossibletosingwellwithalongfacebecauseitaffectsyourpitch音高.ProfessorGrahamWelchwholeadstheInternationalMusicEducationResearchCentreattheUniversityofLondonhasspentmorethan30yearsstudyingtheeffectsofsinging.HesaysthatsingingisaformofexercisE.Itmeanswe'realsohavingastrongaerobicactivity有氧运动whenwe'resingingwhichresultsinincreasingthefeelingofpleasurewhiledecreasingthatofstress.Andcommunalsinging-likeinasinginggroupachurchserviceorevenasingsonginthepub-helpsimproveoursenseofselfrespect.ItincreasesoursenseofsatisfactionwithourselvesagreatersenseoffeelingincludeD.HelenAstridasingingteacheralsoseesthegreateffectsthatsingingbrings.Itliftsusuponaspirituallevelithelpsoutselfrespectandit'sgreatforallagesfromsmallkidstogrannies-youcanhaveagoodsingandlet_your_hair_down.Butshewarnspeoplenottohavetoomanybeersorglassesofwinethoughaglassmayhelpthemgathercouragebeforetakingtothestageduringtheholidays.6.HeartResearchUKholdsacampaignto________.A.encouragepeopletosingforGodatChristmasB.studytheeffectsofsingingonpeopleC.getpeopletosingandimprovetheirhealthD.bringhappinesstopeopleduringholidays7.WhatarethebenefitsofsingingaccordingtoGrahamWelch?a.Singers'livinglonger.B.Singers'generalhealthprotection.c.Singers'feelinghappier.D.Singers'stressreduceD.e.Singers'selfrespectimproveD.A.abcB.bcdC.cdeD.abe8.Theunderlinedpartletyourhairdownprobablymeans________.A.feelateaseB.protectyourselfC.dresscasuallyD.coveryournervousness9.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.SingingatChristmasisgoodforhealth.B.Inalowmoodoneisnotabletosingwell.C.Expertshavedisagreementonsinging.D.Singingisthesameasotheraerobicactivities.10.WhichistheBESTtitleofthepassage?A.Karaoke-BestPlaceforSinging!B.Christmas-BestTimeforSinging!C.Singing-HealthybutDifficult!D.ForHealth-Let'sSing!
VENICEasmallwatersidecityinnortheastItalyboilswithhappinessandexcitementonceeveryyear.BetweenFebruary21andMarch4carnival狂欢节hitsthestreets.Formostpeoplecarnivalmeanslargepartiesandfeasting盛宴.ButinVeniceitalsomeanstraditionalmasksandclothes.Thesecostumeswerefirstmeanttohidepersonalidentities.Thendifferentsocialclassescouldmixinaseaofhappiness.AlongthewaterwayspeoplegreetedeachotherwithGoodmorningMsMask!TodaypeopleinVenicestilldressupinthestrangestwaysasarmedsoldiersbutchersandfishermenforexamplE.Barsandcafésarefilledwithpartygoerswhocometoshowofftheirbeautifulclothes.Theirdesignsandcreationsaremadebyspecialstudios.ReadymadecostumesarenotacceptablE.Inthemonthsbeforethecarnivalweworkovertimetomeetthedemandsaidamaskmaker.Manykilometresofsilkandlace花边aremadeintocostumes.Forshopkeeperscarnivalisthebesttimeofyear.TheVenicecarnivaldatesbacktotheMiddleAges.AtthattimethecitywasoneofthewealthiestinEuropE.ThetraditionofcelebratingwithmasksandcostumesisthoughttohavebeenstartedbytheStockingCompanies.Theseweregroupsofyoungmenwhoorganizedpartiesandfestivalsandworecolorfulstockingstodistinguish区分themselves.Bythe18thcenturythecarnivalhadreacheditstop.ItallcametoanendwhenNapoleoncontrolledVenicein1797.Butin1979localpeoplebroughttheoldtraditionsbacktolifE.NowtheVenicecarnivalattractshugecrowdsfromallovertheworlD.Thisyearabout700000peoplearetakingpart.Hotelswerefullybookedmonthsinadvanceandbarsandrestaurantsoverfloweveryday.Thecitycertainlybenefits—awholeindustryhasbeenbuiltuparoundthecarnival'smasksandclothes.TheVenicecarnivalisamagicaltime!It'ssuchagreatexperiencesaidoneFrenchtourist.41.Whatmightyouinferfromthearticle?A.PeopleinVenicelikeparties.B.Venicewasahappycity.C.ThereusedtobestrongfeelingsofsocialclassinVenicE.D.VenicewasacityofsilkandlacE.42.Whenwasthecarnivalthebiggest?A.Inthemiddleages.B.Inthe18thcentury.C.In1797.D.In1979.43.Whostartedthetraditionofwearingmasksandcostumes?A.Napoleon.B.Youngmen.C.Thehotelindustry.D.Thesilkandlacemakers.44.Whydotheshopkeeperslikethecarnivaltime?A.Becausetheycanmakemanydifferentkindsofmasks.B.Becausethecityisaseaofhappiness.C.BecausemanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoVenicE.D.BecausetheycanmakealotofmoneyduringthistimE.45.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.HowthecarnivaliscelebratedinVenicE.B.ThestoryofhowthecarnivalbeganinVenicE.C.ThehistoryofthecarnivalinVenicE.D.WhattoseeanddoduringthecarnivaltimeinVenicE.
Miamihaswornmanytags标签throughthepastdecades.Butartwasneverhighonthelist.Butin2002ArtBaselmadeMiamiBeachitsAmericanhomebringingwithitaninternationalsceneoflotsofartdealerscollectorscriticsandartlovers.ThisartfairlastslessthanaweekayearbutitisoneofthebiggestintheworlD.ArtBaselgaveMiamithepowertobelieveinitselfandthat'salwaysaproblemwithregional地方性的artplacessaidMeraRubellaMiamicollectorwhoalongwithherhusbandDonownstheRubellFamilyCollection.Theinfluencethatithasallyearroundisreallyquitegreat.ArtBaselhaslittletodowithlocalgalleries美术馆.Just3ofthe260galleriesinvitedthisyeararefromMiamiandonlyahandfuloflocalartistsareshowinginthefairwhichbeginsonThursday.ButsinceArtBaselstarted10yearsagodozensofnewgallerieshaveopenedandscoresofartistshavemovedhereattractedbythelowrentsandpartlybyArtBaselitself.ThefairgivesartistscollectorsandgalleryownersararechancetoseeworldclassartbutmoreimportanttolearnfromtheleadingplayersoftheinternationalartworlD.TheartistChristyGastsaidshemovedherein2008partlybecausetheyearlyartfairmadethecityseemlikeoneoftherareplacesanartistcouldsucceedin.FromtheoutsideBaselhascreatedtheideathatMiamiisacitywherebeinganartistisarightthingtodosaidMs.Gast.ThecityforitsparthasusedArtBaseltoshowtheworldthatitisnoculturalbackwater闭塞的地方.AlongwithgalleriesandartistsMiami'sstockofprivateartcollectorshasalsoriseninthelastdecadE.1.AccordingtothepassageArtBaselofMiami________.A.usedtobeveryfamousintheworldB.startedin2002atMiamiBeachC.isthebiggestartfairintheworldD.takesplaceeverytwoyears2.Whatistheproblemwitharegionalartplace?A.Notbelievinginitself.B.Notlastingverylong.C.ThelittleinfluencE.D.Noenoughlocalartists.3.WhatisthemainreasonwhymanyartistshavemovedtoMiamifromotherplaces?A.ArtBaselhasalottodowithlocalgalleries.B.MostofthelocalartistscanattendArtBasel.C.TheyareattractedbythelowrentsinMiami.D.Theycanlearnfromtheworldclassartists.4.FromwhatMs.Gastsaidwecanlearn________.A.sheopenedherowngallery10yearsagoB.shethinksMiamiisarightplacetoworkatartC.ArtBaselcanmakeanyartistsucceedinMiamiD.culturalbackwaterhasdamagedArtBaselmuch5.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.MiamihasbecomeanartcitynowB.ArtBaselisoneofthebiggestartfairsC.MiamihasagreatinfluenceonartD.artistsinMiamiarerealizingtheirdreams
OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryonE.WedonotrealizethatwavinggoodbyeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone'ssideorthatinItalyandsomeLatinAmericancountriescurlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarⅡandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthatGiftmeanspoisoninGerman.Moreoverweliketothinkofourselvesasfriendlyyetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouchwhichmakesAmericansuncomfortablE.Ourlinguistic语言的andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastesgesturescustomsandlanguagesofothercountriesarelosingourfriendsbusinessandrespectintheworlD.EvenhereintheUnitedStateswemakefewconcessions让步totheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonumentswedonothavemultilingual多语的guidedtours.VeryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslationsandmultilingualwaitersbankclerksandpolicemenarerarE.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.WhenwegoabroadwetendtostayinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealingsaswellasthenation'sdiplomacy外交areconductedthroughinterpreters.FormanyyearsAmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancE.AfterallAmericawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworldthedistributor分发者ofneededfundsandgoods.Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthingsandweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcenturyeventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhanD.36.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably________.A.standstillB.jumpasideC.stepforwardD.drawback37.TheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir________.A.culturalselfcenterednessB.casualmannersC.indifferencetowardforeignvisitorsD.pridetowardsothercultures38.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans________.A.areisolatedbythelocalpeopleB.arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrierC.tendtogetalongwellwiththenativesD.needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants39.AccordingtotheauthorAmericans'culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill________.A.affecttheirimageintheneweraB.cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldC.limittheirroleinworldaffairsD.weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar40.TheauthorintendstomakeAmericansrealizethatitis________.A.dangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriendsB.importanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworldaffairsC.necessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplacesD.timetogetfamiliarwithothercultures
Withallthelowfatandfatfreeproductsonthemarketyou'dthinkreducingfatintakewouldbethesurestwaytogreaterhealth.Infactthereissuchathingastoolittlefat.Strangebuttrueeatingwithoutfatcanleadtovitamindeficiencies维生素缺乏症.That'sbecausesomevitaminsrequirefattobetakenintothebodyandtodotheirjobswhichincludeprovidingenergykeepingthebodyworkingnormallyandsupportingthebodytofightagainstdiseaseforastart.Vitaminsarenecessarywhichmeansfatsarenecessarytoo.Dietaryfatwhichcomesfromthefoodyoueatiscrucialtotheintakeofthevitaminssoluble可溶的infatwhichincludesvitaminsA.D.EandK..VitaminC.neededforhealthyteethdoesn'tneedfatAmongthemvitaminA.isnecessaryforgoodeyesightandvitaminD.forbonehealth.Whenvitaminswhicharesolubleinfataretakenintheymovefromthemouthtothestomachandthentothesmallintestine小肠.Fatscanmoveacrossthecellwalls细胞壁ofthesmallintestineandenterthebody'sgeneralmovementofblooD.Anyvitaminsinthatfataretakenintothebodyaswell.Thevitaminsarethencarriedtotheliver肝脏wherethey'restoreduntilthebodyneedsthem.Withoutenoughfatinyourdietyourbodycannotsuccessfullytakeinthefatsolublevitaminsthatarenecessarytoyourhealth.Howeverthetypesoffatyoueatmatteralot.Therearesomeimportantrulestofollowincludingavoidunhealthyfatsandplantfatsarebest.Besideseathealthyoils.Lastbutnotleastdon'toverdoit.Youonlyneedasmallamountoffattohelptakeinvitamins.Justalittlewithanyvitaminrichmealandit'llgetthosevitaminsintopositiontodosomegooD.5.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout________.A.whylowfatproductsarepopularB.thebestwaytostayhealthyC.theimportanceofdifferentvitaminsD.theimportantpartthatfatplays6.Eatingfatfreemealscanresultintheshortageofvitaminsbecause________.A.somevitaminscanbetakeninwiththehelpoffatB.vitaminsaresometimeshardtobetakeninC.eatingwithoutfatmakesthebodytooweakD.fatfreemealsmakepeopleeatfewervegetables7.Whichofthefollowingmightbetheresultoffatfreediets?A.Badteeth.B.Overweight.C.Hairloss.D.Softbonesinlegs.8.Howmanytipsarementionedontakinginfat?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.
Inverygeneraltermspopularcultureincludesthemoviestelevisionshowssportsmusiccookingclothingstylesandotherexamplesofmassculturethatsocietyproduces.ManyprofessorswhostudycultureargueaboutwhatiswhatisnotandwhatoncewasbutisnolongerpopularculturE.Thefactthatpopularcultureisalwayschangingmakesitevenmoredifficulttodefine给下定义exactly.Mostpeoplewouldprobablyagreethatpopularcultureisinfluencedinsomewaybytheculturalproductsthatsellwell.Someexpertsnotethedifferencesbetweenapopularorlowcultureandahighculturevaluedbywealthierandbettereducatedpeopleinsociety.ForexamplesuchexpertsmightsaythatasongbyBritneySpearsisanexampleofpopularculturebutmusicbyclassicalcomposerslikeMozartorBachisnot.Thenagainotherexpertsbelievethatthereisnolongeraloworahighculturebecausethetwohavemixedtogether.TheAmericaneconomist经济学家TylerCowendoesnotbelieveinorganizingcultureintohighandlow.InsteadhesaysthatastrongeconomymakesallkindsofculturepossiblE.AndnodiscussionofpopularculturewouldbecompletewithouttalkingaboutAndyWarholthefatherofPopart波普艺术.Duringthe1960sWarholcreatedamovementthatcelebratedturningeverydayimagesoffamouspeopleandfoodadvertisementsintofineart.Popartistspraisedpopularcultureinallofitsformsandmadeitthesubjectoftheirart.AndyWarholsaidthatonceyouunderstoodPopartyoucouldneverseeasignthesamewayagain.AndhesaidthatonceyouthoughtofPopartyoucouldneverseeAmericathesamewayagain.8.Whyisitdifficulttodefinepopularculture?A.ItischangingallthetimE.B.Professorsdon'tknowwhatitis.C.Itstandsforspecificcontents.D.Itvariesfromcountrytocountry.9.Weknowfromthethirdparagraphthat________.A.bettereducatedpeopleusuallyvaluepopularcultureB.popularculturalproductsinfluencepopularcultureC.ordinarypeoplemakesomemusicmorepopularD.popularcultureisinfluencedbyclassicalartists10.ThelasttwoparagraphsmentionAndyWarholtoshowtherelationshipbetween________.A.cultureanditshistoryB.PopartistsandPopartC.popularcultureandPopartD.artformsandculturalproducts11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whatdoesculturemean?B.Whatispopularculture?C.Howwaspopularcultureformed?D.Howtodefinehighandlowcultures
StevenSpielberg's2002sciencefictionthrillerMinorityReportproducedaworldwherecomputerscouldreadmindsandpredictthefuturE.Itseemedfancifulatthetimebutfantasyisedgingclosertofact.OnJan.31ateamofscientistsattheUCBerkeleyledbyRobertKnightprogrammedcomputerstodecode解码brainwavesandreplaythemaswords.FivemonthsearlieranothergroupofBerkeleyscientistsshowedtheircolleaguesshortmoviesandusedcomputerstoplaybackincolorwhatpeoplesaw.Theseexperimentsareabigadvancefrom2006whenaFrenchscientistfirstreplayedimagesfromahumanmindablackandwhitecheckerboardpattern.ThepossibilitiesaregreatadisabledpersoncouldspeakdoctorscouldaccessthemindofapatientwhofaintedyoucouldrewatchyourdreamsonaniPaD.Thereareofcourseequallydarksidesuchastheinvoluntarytakeoutofinformationfromthebrain.InspiteofthesebreakthroughsJackGallanttheneuroscientistwholedthefirstBerkeleyteamsayscurrenttechnologyfordecodingbrainactivityisstillrelativelyprimitive.ThefieldisheldbackbyitspoormachineryinparticularthefMRI.EventuallysaysGallantsomeonewillinventadecodingmachineyoucanwearasahat.Suchanadvanceintothehumanmindhesaysmighttake30years.StilltherecentadvancesatBerkeleyoffersmallanswerswhichscientistscanusetobeginunlockingthesecretsofmemoryandconsciousness.36.WhatistheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.NewtechnologycanreadyourmindB.FantasyisedgingclosertofactC.AnewdiscoveryinhumanbrainD.Theintelligentcomputersinthefuture37.WhatdidscientistsattheUCBerkeleydo?A.TheyproducedafancifulworlD.B.Theymadecomputersjumpforwardlikeahuman.C.TheymanagedtotranslatebrainwavesintolanguagE.D.Theyusedcomputerstomakeshortmovies.38.Whichofthefollowingisimpossiblefortheresearch?A.Itcanhelpadisabledmanrecoverhisabilityofspeech.B.Doctorscanreadapatient'smindevenifheisunconscious.C.Peoplewillknowwhathappensintheirdreams.D.People'sthoughtsmaybegivenaway.
NewYorkvisitwouldbethemostfavoriteexperienceofyourlifE.Ifthegreatestdayinyourlifeisjustaroundthecornerandyoustillcannotdecidewheretogoforyourhoneymoonthenyouneedn’tthinkanymorE.NewYorkisjusttheplaceforyouandyourpartnertospendsomeofthegreatestdaysofyourlifE.WhetheritistheEmpireStateBuildingortheStatueofLibertyyoucandoalottokeepyourselfsuitablyyetinterestinglyengagedduringyourhoneymooninNewYork.Whenonyourhoneymoonthebestwaytowhileawayyourtimeisbyshopping.ThecityofNewYorkisafamousshoppingdestinationandanytimeofthedayyoucanwalkintomegastoreslikeMacysDillard’sandBloomingdales.GoingtothefamousmuseumsoreventotheBroadwaycanbeagoodideaifbothofyoutakeakeeninterestinnewthings.IfaRomanticgatewayiswhatyoupreferthentakeyourpartnertotheArthurRossTerraceandGardenthatcanbetheperfectromanticplacetogetawayfromthecrowD.A.quietdinnercanalsobethebestideaforyouandyourpartnertotaketimeoffonlyforyourselves.NewYorkCityhassomeofthebestrestaurantsintheworldservinggreatfoodandinsomecasesgreatmusictoocomesalongwithit.TherearesomerestaurantslikeChumley’sManhattanDinerandDoyersVietnameseRestaurantthatarenotwellknownbutoffergreatplatters.MostimportantlywhenyougotoNewYorkmakesuretoputupatoneofthebesthotelstherE.YoucanchoosefromanumberofgreathotelsthatincludetheRitzCarltonandtheWaldorfAstoriA.Mostofthesehotelshaveasplendidprivaterest-roomandacustomized定制的teabar.Night-lifeinNewYorkisthebestintheworldwithseveraldiscothequesopeningtheirdoorstothepubliC.Honeymooningcoupleswillespeciallyfinditromantictobeabletoenjoytheirtogethernessinthetrendyconfinesofabarandarest-roomorevenatanightcluB.366W6.Thephrasejustaroundthecornerinthefirstparagraphmightbeexplained________.A.happeningB.comingC.burstingD.ending7.AccordingtothepassageNewYorkisabestplaceforthosewhoaregettingmarriedto.A.getreadyfortheirholidaysB.holdweddinganniversaryC.spendhoneymoonD.enjoytheirlife8.Ifyouwanttolookforaquietandromanticplacetorestisthebestchoiceforyou.A.ArthurRossTerraceandGardenB.DoyersVietnameseRestaurantC.BroadwayorsomemuseumsD.megastoreslikeMacys9.Thepassageismainlywrittenforthosewho.A.liketotaketraveltoNewYorkB.willbemarriednearthefutureC.enjoyspendinghoneymoonD.havenoideawheretogoforhoneymoon
InDecember2010manyAmericannewspaperspublishalistofthebestbooksoftheyear.FreedombyJonathanFranzenisoneofthemostrepeatedlypraisedbooksonthisyear'slistoffavorites.IttellsabouttheupsanddownsoftheBerglundfamilyovermanyyears.Mr.FranzenfillsthebookwithsharpobservationsaboutAmericanpoliticscultureandsociety.JenniferEgan'sbookA.VisitfromtheGoonSquadtakesplacein13chaptersover40years.Thestorymovesbackandforthintimefromdifferentviewpoints.OnemaincharacterisformerrockmusicianBennieSalazarwhoworksforarecordcompany.TheothermaincharacterisatroubledyoungwomannamedSashawhoworksforBenniE.Thereaderlearnsabouttheirpastsandthoseoftheirfriends.ThemaincharacterinTheImperfectionistsbyTomRachmanisafailingEnglishLanguagenewspaperpublishedinRomeItaly.Eachchapterofthebooktellsaboutareporteroreditorworkingforthispaper.Theirstoriesarefilledwithintelligenceandgreatpersonality.Twoofthemostpopularnonfictionbooksof2010wereaboutrockandrollstars.JustKidsisbyrocksingerPattiSmith.IttellsaboutherfriendshipwiththeartistRobertMapplethorpeinthe1960sand1970sbeforetheybecamefamous.LifeistheautobiographyofRollingStonesguitaristKeithRichards.ItisanhonestandexcitinglookatthedevelopmentofrockandrollandthewildtimesthisfamousbandhasexperienceD.UnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrandtellsaboutamannamedLouisZamperini.ShetellsabouthisextraordinarysurvivalstoryafterhisplanecrashedintothePacificOceanduringWouldWarTwo.StacySchiffhasreceivedgreatpraiseforherbookCleopatra:A.LifE.IttellsaboutoneofthemostmisrepresentedandfamouswomeninhisstoryCleopatrA.SheruledancientEgyptabout2000yearsago.OnecriticsaidMs.SchiffhasbroughtCleopatratolifeagainbyunearthingherstoryfromcenturiesoflies.8.ThefollowingbooksarerelatedtomusicEXCEPT________.A.TheImperfectionistsB.A.VisitfromtheGoonSquadC.JustKidsD.Life9.IfyourmajoristhehistoryofancientAfricayoumaypayattentionto________.A.FreedombyJonathanFranzenB.UnbrokenbyLauraHillenbrandC.TheImperfectionsbyTomRachmanD.Cleopatra:A.LifebyStacySchiff10.WhichbookwillgiveyouapracticalunderstandingoftheUSA?A.LifeB.Cleopatra:A.LifeC.FreedomD.AVisitfromtheGoonSquad11.Thelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthat________.A.StacySchiffisanarchaeologistB.thecriticfindsthecharacterinthebookveryrealC.thecriticspeakshighlyofCleopatrainhistoryD.StacySchifftellsastoryaboutanimaginaryEgyptianqueen
It'shardtoavoidlookinglikeafoolonAprilFool'sDay.OnApril1eachyearpeopleplaytricksoneachother.Thesetricksareusuallysillyratherthanmean.Classmatessometimestieeachother'sshoelacestotheirchairs.Teachersmighthandoutanimpossiblydifficultsurprisetestthatscaresstudentsbeforetheyrealizeit'sonlyajokE.NewspapersannouncefakecontestssuchasWinanelephant!andreportonfakestorieslikeUFOlandsinNewYorkCity.Forgetgiftssongsandspecialfoods—thosearefortheotherholidaysoftheyear.OnAprilFool'sDaytheonlytraditionistolaughandmaybetocausealittlebitoftrouble.OneAprilFool'sDaywhenIwasinhighschoolagroupofstudentsinmyclassplayedaverycleverandfunnytrickontheteachers.TheyboughtsomechickensandsetthemfreeinourschoolcafeteriA.Thechickensranallroundtheschoolinandoutofclassroomsandunderourfeet.FeatherswereflyingeverywherE.Teachersbeganrunningafterthechickenstryingtocatchthem.Finallytheycaughtfourofthem.Butthechickenswerewearingnumberedtags商标aroundtheirnecksandtheteachersdiscoveredthattheyhadonlycaughtchickensNo.123and5.WherewaschickenNo.4?TheteacherslookedandlookeD.Theycouldn'tfindanotherchicken.AfterafewhourstheyrealizedthatthestudentshadplayedanotherjokeonthemTherewereonlyfourchickensinthefirstplace!They'vebeentrickedbythenumbersonthechickens.It'sbeenalongtimesinceIwasinhighschoolbutthatAprilFool'sDayremainsoneofmyfavoritememoriesfromthoseyears.6.WhatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphonAprilFool'sDay?A.EveryoneishardtoavoidbeingfooledonAprilFool'sDay.B.StudentsplayjokesonteachersonAprilFool'sDay.C.TeachersplaytricksonstudentsonAprilFool'sDay.D.NewspapersoftencheatpeoplE.7.Whydidstudentssetchickensfree?A.TheywantedtoletchickensfreE.B.Theywantedtoletchickensrunallroundtheschool.C.Theywantedtoseefeathersflying.D.Theywantedtoplayatrickonteachers.8.Howmanyjokesdidthestudentsplayonteachers?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.9.What'sthetitleofthepassage?A.AnunforgettableAprilFool'sDayB.AprilFool'sDayC.TheoriginofAprilFool'sDayD.WhatdopeopledoonAprilFool'sDay?
OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryonE.WedonotrealizethatwavinggoodbyeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone'ssideorthatinItalyandsomeLatinAmericancountriescurlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarⅡandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthatGiftmeanspoisoninGerman.Moreoverweliketothinkofourselvesasfriendlyyetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouchwhichmakesAmericansuncomfortablE.Ourlinguistic语言的andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastesgesturescustomsandlanguagesofothercountriesarelosingourfriendsbusinessandrespectintheworlD.EvenhereintheUnitedStateswemakefewconcessions让步totheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformationsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonumentswedonothavemultilingual多语的guidedtours.VeryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslationsandmultilingualwaitersbankclerksandpolicemenarerarE.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.WhenwegoabroadwetendtostayinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealingsaswellasthenation'sdiplomacy外交areconductedthroughinterpreters.FormanyyearsAmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancE.AfterallAmericawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworldthedistributor分发者ofneededfundsandgoods.Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthingsandweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs;wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcenturyeventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhanD.43.ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably________.A.standstillB.jumpasideC.stepforwardD.drawback44.IncountriesotherthantheirownmostAmericans________.A.areisolatedbythelocalpeopleB.arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrierC.tendtogetalongwellwiththenativesD.needinterpretersinhotelsandrestaurants45.AccordingtotheauthorAmericans'culturalblindnessandlinguisticignorancewill________.A.affecttheirimageintheneweraB.cutthemselvesofffromtheoutsideworldC.limittheirroleinworldaffairsD.weakenthepositionoftheUSdollar46.TheauthorintendstomakeAmericansrealizethatitis________.A.dangeroustoignoretheirforeignfriendsB.importanttomaintaintheirleadingroleinworldaffairsC.necessarytouseseverallanguagesinpublicplacesD.timetogetfamiliarwithothercultures
It'shardtoavoidlookinglikeafoolonAprilFool'sDay.OnApril1eachyearpeopleplaytricksoneachother.Thesetricksareusuallysillyratherthanmean.Classmatessometimestieeachother'sshoelacestotheirchairs.Teachersmighthandoutanimpossiblydifficultsurprisetestthatscaresstudentsbeforetheyrealizeit'sonlyajokE.NewspapersannouncefakecontestssuchasWinanelephant!andreportonfakestorieslikeUFOlandsinNewYorkCity.Forgetgiftssongsandspecialfoods—thosearefortheotherholidaysoftheyear.OnAprilFool'sDaytheonlytraditionistolaughandmaybetocausealittlebitoftrouble.OneAprilFool'sDaywhenIwasinhighschoolagroupofstudentsinmyclassplayedaverycleverandfunnytrickontheteachers.TheyboughtsomechickensandsetthemfreeinourschoolcafeteriA.Thechickensranallroundtheschoolinandoutofclassroomsandunderourfeet.FeatherswereflyingeverywherE.Teachersbeganrunningafterthechickenstryingtocatchthem.Finallytheycaughtfourofthem.Butthechickenswerewearingnumberedtags商标aroundtheirnecksandtheteachersdiscoveredthattheyhadonlycaughtchickensNo.123and5.WherewaschickenNo.4?TheteacherslookedandlookeD.Theycouldn'tfindanotherchicken.AfterafewhourstheyrealizedthatthestudentshadplayedanotherjokeonthemTherewereonlyfourchickensinthefirstplace!They'vebeentrickedbythenumbersonthechickens.It'sbeenalongtimesinceIwasinhighschoolbutthatAprilFool'sDayremainsoneofmyfavoritememoriesfromthoseyears.6.WhatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraphonAprilFool'sDay?A.EveryoneishardtoavoidbeingfooledonAprilFool'sDay.B.StudentsplayjokesonteachersonAprilFool'sDay.C.TeachersplaytricksonstudentsonAprilFool'sDay.D.NewspapersoftencheatpeoplE.7.Whydidstudentssetchickensfree?A.TheywantedtoletchickensfreE.B.Theywantedtoletchickensrunallroundtheschool.C.Theywantedtoseefeathersflying.D.Theywantedtoplayatrickonteachers.8.Howmanyjokesdidthestudentsplayonteachers?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.9.What'sthetitleofthepassage?A.AnunforgettableAprilFool'sDayB.AprilFool'sDayC.TheoriginofAprilFool'sDayD.WhatdopeopledoonAprilFool'sDay?
FrombankerstofactorystaffemployeesintheWestfaceacoldprospectoflosingtheirjobsasaglobalrecession衰退startstobitE.ForcolleaguesintheEastthepainismorelikelytocomethroughapaycut.HumanresourceexpertssayculturaldifferencesexplainwhyAsiancompaniestryhardertopreservejobsindifficulttimeswhichwillpreventunemploymentandmayhelpAsianeconomiessurviveatatimeofslowingexports.TheEastAsianattitudemayalsomakeiteasierforcompaniestorecoverquicklyfromtheeconomicdownturnsincetheywillnotneedtorehireortrainnewstaffbutbuildupamoreloyalanddevotedgroup.IntheConfucianmindset儒家思想therightthingtodoistosharetheburdenwhichisthesenseofcollectiveresponsibility.WhileintheWestit'smoreaboutindividualsurvivalsaidMichaelBenolielassociateprofessoroforganizationalbehavioratSingaporeManagementUniversitySMU.IncontrastlocalWesterncompaniesfromGeneralMotorstoGoldmanSachsplantolayoffworkersbythethousandsbutattheAsianunitsofWesternmultinationalsorwesternunitsofAsiangroupsjobcutswillprobablybelessseverE.Japan'sjoblessratewas4percentinSeptemberupfrom3.8percentinJanuarywhileHongKong'swasflatat3.4percent.ButUSunemploymentisexpectedtohavejumpedto6.3percentlastmonthfrombelow5percentinJanuary.ExpertssaythatwhiletherearenoticeabledifferencesinlaborpracticesinEastandWestthegapwillnarrowasmorefirmsbecomemoremultinationalandcompetitionforcesfirmstoadoptthebestpracticesofrivals对手fromabroaD.12.Theunderlinedwordprospectinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans_________.A.futureB.sceneC.weatherD.place13.ComparedwithjobcutspaycutscanbringthefollowingbenefitsEXCEPTthat_________.A.it'shelpfultotheeconomyrecoveryB.itcanformateamworkingharderandmoreloyallyC.itwillkeeptheexperiencedandskilledworkersD.itcoststhecompanylessmoneytosurvive14.AccordingtoMichaelBenolieltheConfucianmindsetfocuseson_________.A.humanrightsB.personalprofitsC.sharingresponsibilityD.individualsurvival15.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.thedifficultiesallthecompaniesaroundtheworldwillmeetwithtodayB.thedifferentlaborsolutionsofAsianandWesterninglobalrecessionC.thewaystocutdownthecostofthecompaniesineconomicdownturnD.theculturaldifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternworldatpresent
JustalittlewalkinthecityofNewYorkorChicagoforexamplewouldmakeanyforeignerrealizethepresenceofpeopleofvariousraceswalkingdownthestreet:probablyblacksAfricanAmericansSpanishAsiansandsoon.OrforanotherexampleonschoolcampusesinAmericaboththeteachersandthestudentsusuallyconsistofpeoplefromanumberofcountriesratherthanonlyonE.Indeedthevarietyofethnicity种族渊源inAmericaisoftenclaimedtobethebestmixintheworlD.That'swhythefamoustermmeltingpotarises.Itsbasicideapresentsthewholenationasonelargepot.AnyonewhoenterstheUnitedStatesisautomaticallythrownintothispot.AlltheculturalaspectsthatonebringsintoaremixedtogetherormeltedtoformanewculturE.Incomparisonwiththemeltingpottheorythereisasaladbowltheory.ThisideashowsacompletelyseparateviewthatnewcomersbringdifferentcultureswhereeachoftheseculturesiskeptasanessentialparttomakeupthewholE.Everydistinctivecultureorbeliefisconsideredtobeoneofthetastesoringredients成分thatcontributetoformingthewholE.ThereforeitsoriginalshapeandcharacteristicsaremaintaineD.TheideasofthemeltingpotandthesaladbowlinAmericabothshowanidealtomanypeopleandareoftenadmireD.Havingacloselookattherealityofthecountrysuchastheexistingethnicsegregation分离thefactofthewhitepopulationfleeingfromtheminorityandthetrendoftheminoritygroupformingtheirowngrouponecanseethatthemeltingpottheoryismerelyamyth.DespiteitslongfameitismoresuitabletolabelAmericaasasaladbowl.5.WhatwouldbetheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.AmericameltingpotorsaladbowlB.WhymanypeoplecometoAmerica?C.ThedevelopmentofAmericancultureD.ThewaystoadapttoAmericanlife6.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellusthefactthat________.A.aforeignerislikelytoexperiencecultureshockinAmericaB.AmericaisacountryofawidevarietyofethnicminoritiesC.peopleofvariousracesliveinbigcitiesinAmericaD.it'seasyforaforeignertostandoutinAmerica7.AccordingtothemeltingpottheorypeoplewhoentertheUnitedStates________.A.areeagertochangethenewcultureB.canadapttothenewculturemoreeasilyC.trytoprovetheimportanceoftheircultureD.losetheirownidentitiestoformanewculture8.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatdifferentethnicminoritiesinAmerica________.A.arecompletelyequalinsocietyB.tendtolivesegregatedC.strictlykeeptheirownculturesD.havemixedtogether
Uptonowsomescientistshavesuggestedthatcloningexistingpeoplemightbeethically伦理地acceptableinsomecases.OnepossibilityisgeneratingreplacementforadyingrelativE.Allsuchpossibilitieshoweverraisetheconcernthattheclonewouldbetreatedaslessthanacompleteindividualbecauseheorshewouldlikelysufferfromlimitationsandexpectationsbasedonthefamily'sknowledgeofthegenetictwin.Thoseexpectationsmightbefalsebecausehumanpersonalityisonlypartlydeterminedbygenes.Thecloneofanextrovert性格外向的人couldhaveaquitedifferentwayofbehavior.ClonesofathletesmoviestarsorscientistsmightwellchoosedifferentcareersbecauseofchanceeventsinearlylifE.Somepeoplehavealsopointedoutthatcouplesinwhichonememberisinfertile不生育mightchoosetomakeacopyofoneortheotherpartner.Butsocietyoughttobeconcernedthatacouplemightnottreatnaturallyachildwhoisacopyofjustoneofthem.BecauseothermethodsareavailableforthetreatmentofallknowntypesofinfertilitythetraditionalchoiceseemsmoreappropriatE.NoneofthesuggestedusesofcloningformakingcopiesofexistingpeopleisethicallyacceptabletomywayofthinkingbecausetheyarenotintheinterestsoftheresultingchilD.ItshouldgowithoutsayingthatIamstronglyopposedtoallowingclonedhumanembryostodevelopsothattheycanbetissuedonors.Inspiteofthisitseemsclearthatcloningfromcultured人工培育的cellswillofferimportantmedicalopportunities.Predictionsaboutnewtechnologiesareoftenwrongsocietalattitudeschangeunexpecteddevelopmentsoccur.Timewilltell.Butbiomedicalresearcherslookingintothepotentialofcloningnowhaveplentytodo.36.Towardscloninganexistingpersonwhatconcerndoestheauthorshow?A.Theclonecreatedisunlikelytofulfillyourexpectations.B.TheclonecreatedisethicallyunacceptablE.C.TheclonecreatedwillbemistreateD.D.Theclonecreatedwillhaveonedefectoranother.37.Fromthetextweknowthataclonewill________.A.bepartlysimilarinpersonalitytothepersonitiscreatedfromB.sharethesamecharacteristicswiththepersonitiscreatedfromC.choosethesamecareerasthepersonitiscreatedfromD.behaveinthesamewayasthepersonitiscreatedfrom38.Intheauthor'sviewwhichofthefollowingusesofcloningisreasonable?A.Tohelpchildlesscouplestohaveababy.B.ToculturecellsformedicalpurposE.C.Todeveloptissuedonors.D.ToreplacealostrelativE.39.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscloningtechnology?A.Itshouldwaittillpeople'sviewschangE.B.ItshouldbecondemneD.C.Itwasunethicalfromtheverybeginning.D.IthasmedicalpotentialforscientiststoexplorE.
Acancer-strickenBritishteenagersaidonThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonlineBucketListofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.AlicePyne15createdanInternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.I’vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowIknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn’tlooklikeI’mgoingtowinthisoneshewrotE.Forherlistatthesitewww.alicepynE.blogspot.comshehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor骨髓捐赠者swimmingwithsharksmeetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.Ohdear!AndIthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.ThankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestomE.AlicewholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverstonrevealed透露themanagerofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.A.groupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonybloodcancercharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.264W1.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteherBucketList?A.Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.B.PeoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworlD.C.A.lotofpeopleofferedtodonatebonemarrowtoher.D.Themediacalledonpeopletohelpher.2.AlicePynewroteherBucketListto.A.catchpeople’sattentionB.saygoodbyetoafewfriendsC.givecomforttotwoterminallyillmenD.expressherlastfewwishes3.ItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatAlicePyne.A.isunawareofherownconditionB.isverysadtoknowthatshewilldieC.iscalmtoknowthatdeathisapproachingD.isstillquiteconfidentinfightingagainstcancer4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonAlicePyne’sBucketList?A.Toaskpeopletodonatebonemarrow.B.Togetacoolcomputer.C.Toswimwithsharks.D.Tomeetaboy.5.TakeThatwillarrangeto.A.meetPyneinpersonB.helpPyneinanypossiblewayC.donatemoneytoPyneD.invitePynetojointheband
ThefirstbigwaveofChineseimmigrationtoAmericacamewhengoldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniain1848.TheChinesecalledthenewlandMountainofGold.Thosewhodidnotbecomeminersfoundworkinrailroadconstructionfarmingandlightindustriesdoinglowpaidjobs.Bythe1880sAmericanindustrializationbroughtchangingeconomicrealitiesresultinginanexplosionofresentment仇恨towardtheChineselaborers.Theywereaccusedoftakingjobsawayfromthewhitemen.ThegovernmentissuedExclusionActs排外法案tostoptheimmigrationofChineselaborersintotheUnitedStates.ManyworkersfledfromtheconcentratedChinesecommunitiesintheWestandthenwenttotheMidwestandtheEast.AsinCaliforniatheyformedsmallpocketsofChineseculturethatwereknownasChinatowns.NewYork'sChinatownwascreatedbymensuchastheChineselaborers.Sociologistscallthemsojourners—foreignersintheUnitedStateskeepingtotheirculturaltraditionslivinginthelargersocietyinwhichtheyexisteD.ThesojournerscametoAmericaforthepromiseofsupportinghisfamilyinChinawhereheexpectedtoreturnoneday.Thosewhodidstaylivedseparatelyfromthesociety.SotheyremainedinChinatownanenclosedcommunityholdingontotraditionsamongthetidesofchangE.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordissuedmean?A.broughtoutB.meanttoC.madealifeD.mixedwith2.BeforetheExclusionActsmostoftheChineseintheUnitedStateslived________.A.intheWestB.intheEastC.intheMidwestD.intheMideast3.Fromthefirstparagraphwecansee________.A.theypublishedExclusionActstooB.theyfoughtagainstthewhitemenC.theywereworkingontheirownfieldD.theyformedsmallareasofChineseculture4.AccordingtothepassageChineseimmigrants________.A.losttheirhopesofreturningtotheircountryB.triedtofindaplaceinthelargersocietyC.wentonwiththeirowntraditionsinspiteofsocialchangesD.werefreetotakewhateverjobstheylike5.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Chinatownsexperiencedgreatchangesaftergoldwasdiscoveredin1848.B.ExclusionActsbroughtgreatsufferingstotheChineselaborers.C.ChineselaborerswerecruellyexploitedbythewhitepeoplE.D.ChineseimmigrationtoAmericaresultedintheformingofChinatowns.
Uptonowsomescientistshavesuggestedthatcloningexistingpeoplemightbeethically伦理地acceptableinsomecases.OnepossibilityisgeneratingreplacementforadyingrelativE.Allsuchpossibilitieshoweverraisetheconcernthattheclonewouldbetreatedaslessthanacompleteindividualbecauseheorshewouldlikelysufferfromlimitationsandexpectationsbasedonthefamily'sknowledgeofthegenetictwin.Thoseexpectationsmightbefalsebecausehumanpersonalityisonlypartlydeterminedbygenes.Thecloneofanextrovert性格外向的人couldhaveaquitedifferentwayofbehavior.ClonesofathletesmoviestarsorscientistsmightwellchoosedifferentcareersbecauseofchanceeventsinearlylifE.Somepeoplehavealsopointedoutthatcouplesinwhichonememberisinfertile不生育mightchoosetomakeacopyofoneortheotherpartner.Butsocietyoughttobeconcernedthatacouplemightnottreatnaturallyachildwhoisacopyofjustoneofthem.BecauseothermethodsareavailableforthetreatmentofallknowntypesofinfertilitythetraditionalchoiceseemsmoreappropriatE.NoneofthesuggestedusesofcloningformakingcopiesofexistingpeopleisethicallyacceptabletomywayofthinkingbecausetheyarenotintheinterestsoftheresultingchilD.ItshouldgowithoutsayingthatIamstronglyopposedtoallowingclonedhumanembryostodevelopsothattheycanbetissuedonors.Inspiteofthisitseemsclearthatcloningfromcultured人工培育的cellswillofferimportantmedicalopportunities.Predictionsaboutnewtechnologiesareoftenwrongsocietalattitudeschangeunexpecteddevelopmentsoccur.Timewilltell.Butbiomedicalresearcherslookingintothepotentialofcloningnowhaveplentytodo.31.Towardscloninganexistingpersonwhatconcerndoestheauthorshow?A.Theclonecreatedisunlikelytofulfillyourexpectations.B.TheclonecreatedisethicallyunacceptablE.C.TheclonecreatedwillbemistreateD.D.Theclonecreatedwillhaveonedefectoranother.32.Fromthetextweknowthataclonewill________.A.bepartlysimilarinpersonalitytothepersonitiscreatedfromB.sharethesamecharacteristicswiththepersonitiscreatedfromC.choosethesamecareerasthepersonitiscreatedfromD.behaveinthesamewayasthepersonitiscreatedfrom33.Intheauthor'sviewwhichofthefollowingusesofcloningisreasonable?A.Tohelpchildlesscouplestohaveababy.B.ToculturecellsformedicalpurposE.C.Todeveloptissuedonors.D.ToreplacealostrelativE.34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscloningtechnology?A.Itshouldwaittillpeople'sviewschangE.B.ItshouldbecondemneD.C.Itwasunethicalfromtheverybeginning.D.IthasmedicalpotentialforscientiststoexplorE.
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