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BeautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingadmirablE.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthierhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personalconsultants顾问givethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivepersons.Butintheexecutivecircle政界beautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivethingforaman’sriseitisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredashavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttobethereasonsfortheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasattributednottoabilitybuttofactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Whyareattractivewomannotthoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisthoughttobemorefeminine女性的andanattractivemanmoremasculine男性的thanthelessattractiveones.ThusanattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobsbutanattractivewomaninatraditionallymasculinepositionappearstolackthemasculinequalitiesrequireD.Thisistrueeveninpolitics.AnneBowmanrecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates候选人.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographsoneofmenandoneofwomeninorderofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedlorankthemagainintheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemenbutthewomanwhohadbeenrankedmostattractivealwaysreceivedthefewestvotes.Intraditionallyfemalejobsattractiveness_____.A.strengthensthefemininequalitiesrequiredB.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapableC.isofgreatimportancetowomenD.oftenenableswomentosucceedquicklyBowman’sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopoliticsattractiveness_____.A.turnsouttobeanobstacletomenB.affectsmenandwomenalikeC.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.ismoreofanobstaclethanabenefittowomenItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople'sviewsonbeautyareoften_____.A.practicalB.old-fashionedC.prejudiced偏见的D.seriousTheauthorwritesthispassageto_____.A.discussthenegativeaspectsofbeingattractiveB.giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractiveC.demandequalrightsforwomenD.emphasizetheimportanceofappearance
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分共40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WecannotfeelspeeD.Butoursensesletusknowthatwearemoving.Weseethingsmoving.Weseethingsmovingpastusandfeelthatwearebeingshaken.WecanfeelaccelerationanincreaseinspeeD.ButwenoticeitforonlyashorttimE.Forinstancewefeelitduringthetakeoffrunofanairliner.Wefeeltheplane’saccelerationbecauseourbodiesdonotgainspeedasfastastheplanedoes.Itseemsthatsomethingispushingusbackagainsttheseat.ActuallyourbodiesaretryingtostayinthesameplacewhiletheplaneiscarryingusforwarD.SoontheplanereachesasteadyspeeD.Thenbecausethereisnolongeranychangeinspeedthefeelingofforwardmotionstops.56.Wecanfeelthatwearemovingby_____.A.watchingthingsmovepastB.feelingthespeedC.feelingourselvesbeingshakenD.bothA.andC57.Inthesecondparagraphtheunderlinedwordaccelerationmeans_____.A.anincreaseinspeedB.asteadyspeedC.anykindofmovementD.themovementofaplane58.Duringthetakeoffofaplanewefeelthatwearebeing_____.A.thrownforwardB.pushedbackagainsttheseatC.liftedoutoftheseatD.pusheddownintotheseat59.Wefeeltheplane’saccelerationbecauseourbodiesgainspeed_____.A.justasfastastheplaneB.fasterthantheplaneC.moreslowlythantheplaneD.beforetheplane60.Thisfeelingstopswhen_____.A.theplanestopsclimbingB.theplanelandsC.thereisnolongerachangeinspeedD.webegintofeelspeed
ForyearsandyearspeoplehavebeensayingthattherailwaysaredeaD.Wecandowithoutrailwayspeoplesayasifmotorcarsandplanesmadetherailwaysunnecessary.Weallkeephearingthattrainsareslowthattheylosemoneythatthey’redying.Butthisisfarfromthetruth.Inthesedaysofexpensiveoiltherailwayshavebecomehighlycompetitivewithmotorcarsandplanes.Ifyouwanttocarrypeopleorgoodsfromplacetoplacethey’recheaperthanplanes.Andtheyhavemuchincommonwithplanes.Aplanegoesinastrangelineandsodoesarailway.Whatismoreittakesyoufromtheheartofacityintotheheartofanother.Itdoesn’t1eaveyouasaplanedoesmilesandmilesfromthecitycenter.Itdoesn’tholdyouupasacardoesinendlesstrafficjams.Andasingletraincancarrygoodswhichnoplaneormotorcarcouldeverdo.FarfrombeingdeadtherailwaysareverymuchalivE.Modernrailwaylinesgiveyouasmoothuntroubledjourney.Whereelsecanyoueatwellsleepincomfortfeelsafeandenjoythescenewhileyouaretravelingatspeedatthesametime?Andweareonlyatthebeginning.Forwehavejustenteredtheageofsuper-fasttrainstravelingat150milesanhourandmorE.Soonwewillbewonderingwhywespentsomuchonmotorwayswecan'tusebecausewehavenotenoughmoneytobuytheoilandplaneswecan'tflyinforthesamereason.Somepeoplethinktherailwaysaredeadformanyreasonsexceptthat______.A.planesandmotorcarswilltaketheplaceoftrainsB.oilisexpensivetodayC.trainsareslowD.railwayslosemoneyThewriter’sideaseemstobethat______.A.wecandowithoutrailwaysB.trainshavemuchincommonwithmotorcarsandplanesC.motorcarsandplanesarenotasgoodastrainsD.trainsareasgoodasmotorcarsandplanesAccordingtothewriterwhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ItischeapertotravelbytrainthanbyplanE.B.Therailwaystationisusuallyatthecenterofacity.C.Whenyougetofftheplaneyouwillfindyourselfrightinthecitycenter.D.Nomotorcarorplanecancarryasmanygoodsasatraindoes.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceattheendofthepassagewecaninferthat.A.1essandlesspeoplewilltakeplanesandmotorwaysinthefutureB.thepeoplehaveknownthatthetrainisbetterthanplanesandmotorwaysC.trainswillbemorepopularinthefutureD.nobodylikesspendingmuchmoneyonmotorways
A.recentstudypublishedinlastweek’sJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationoffersapictureofhowriskyitistogetaliftfromateenagedriver.Indeeda16-year-olddriverwiththreeormorepassengersisthreetimesaslikelytohaveafatalaccidentasateenagerdrivingalonE.Bycontrasttheriskofdeathfordriversbetween30and59decreaseswitheachadditionalpassenger.Theauthoralsofoundthatthedeathratesforteenagedriversincreaseddramaticallyafter10p.m.andespeciallyaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecarthedriverwasevenmorelikelytodieinalate-nightaccident.RobertFossascientistattheUniversityofNorthCarolinaHighwaySafetyResearchCentersaysthehigherdeathratesforteenagedrivershavelesstodowithreallystupidbehaviorthanwithjustalackofdrivingexperiencE.ThebasicissuE.hesaysisthatadultswhoareresponsibleforissuinglicensesfailtorecognizehowcomplexandskilledataskdrivingis.Bothheandtheauthorofthestudybelievethatthewaytomitigate使缓解theproblemistohavestatesinstituteso-calledgraduatedlicensingsystemsinwhichgettingalicenseisamultistageprocess.A.graduatedlicenserequiresthatateenagerfirstprovehimselfcapableofdrivinginthepresenceofanadultfollowedbyaperiodofdrivingwithnightofpassengerrestrictionsbeforegraduatingtofulldrivingprivileges.GraduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedteenagedrivercrashesaccordingtorecentstudiesAbouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedlicensingsysteminplacebutonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengersCaliforniaisthestrictestwithanovice新手driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20withoutthepresenceofanadultover25forthefirstsixmonths.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?A.Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.B.A.teenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.C.Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.D.A.teenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.AccordingtoRobertFossthehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto________A.theirfrequentdrivingatnightB.theirimproperwayofdrivingC.theirlackofdrivingexperienceD.theirdrivingwithpassengersAccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TeenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrivE.B.Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.C.Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.D.Thelicensingauthoritiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers'drivingaccidents.A.suggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat________.A.drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearuleB.theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengersC.theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.D.thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved
Peoplearetalkingabouttheneweconomy.It’sverydifferentfromtheoldeconomy.Intheoldeconomypeopletraveltowalk.Theybuythingsinstores.Theyusethepostofficethefaxandthetelephonetosendinformation.Theyseepeopleface-to-faceattheirjobsorinstores.Peoplegetinformationfromnewspapersradiotelevisionbooksandlibraries.IntheneweconomypeopledobusinessthroughthenetwhichisaconnectionofmillionsofcomputerseverywhereintheworlD.IntheneweconomyworkersoftenworkathomE.TheycangetinformationonlinE.Theycancommunicatewithemployersandco-workersbye-mail.Businesseshavevirtualstores.Theyarewebsitesonwhichcustomerscanseetheproducts.BusinessescanselltocustomersanywhereintheworlD.IntheneweconomypeopleliveafastpacedconvenientandcolorfullifE.ThewholeworlddevelopsmorequicklythanbeforE.Buttheneweconomyisadouble-edgesworD.Itsdisadvantageisalsoobvious.ForexampletheInternethasledtoahugeincreaseincreditcardcheating.Someillegalwebsitesoffersomecheaporbannedgoodsorservices.OnlineshopperswhoentertheircreditcardinformationmayneverreceivethegoodstheywanttobuyandtheircardinformationcouldevenbeforsaleinanillegalwebsitE.SopeopleintheneweconomyshouldbesmarterandknowledgeablE.Thecauseofthedifferencesbetweentheneweconomyandtheoldeconomyis____.A.thechangeofpeople’sideaB.thebusinesspeopledoC.theuseoftheInternetD.thechangeofpeople’slifeIntheoldeconomypeoplecandothefollowingthingsEXCEPT____.A.gettinginformationfrombooksB.communicatingwithfriendsbytelephoneC.meetingpeoplefacetofaceD.shoppingonlineButtheneweconomyisadouble-edgeswordinthelastpassagemeans_____.A.TheneweconomyisassharpasaswordB.TheneweconomyhasadvantagesanddisadvantagesC.TheneweconomyisbetterthantheoldeconomyD.BoththeneweconomyandtheoldeconomyhavedisadvantagesWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.PeoplecangetallkindsofinformationontheInternet.B.Telephoneradiotelevisionnewspapersandsoonwilldisappearintheneweconomy.C.Peopleintheneweconomyshouldhavehighquality.D.Lifeintheneweconomyismorecomfortablethantheoneintheoldeconomy.
Areyoutiredoflookingforloveinalltheusualplaces?NowadaysmillionsoflonelysinglesarenowgoingonlineinsteaD.TheWorldWideWebisquicklybecomingtheworld’smostpopularmatchmaker.WithsomanysinglesonlinedozensofdatingsiteslikeYahooPersonalsandMatch.comarehelpingsinglesfindthatspecialsomeonE.AroundtheworldfromAmericatoChinaloveisnowverymuchonlinE.SinglesareflockingtotheInternetmainlybecausetheirbusylifestylesleavethemlittletimetolookforasignificantother.Usingdatingsitesisquickandconvenient.TheycanmeetalotmorepeopleonlinethantheycouldbyhangingoutatacluB.BesidesmanysinglessaytheregulardatingscenehasjustledthemfromonebadexperiencetoanotherandarereadytotrysomethingelsE.TheyalsoappreciatethefirstdistanceofonlinedatingwhichallowsthemtohidethemselvesuntiltheyarereadytomeetsomeonefacetofacE.Datingsitesalsomakeiteasytoavoidsomeoneyouarenotinterestedin.Intherealworldhoweverignoringsomeoneyoudon’tlikecanbeawkwarD.Despitealltheadvantagesonlinedatingalsopresentsitsownsetofproblems.Peoplearen’talwayswhotheyclaimtobeintheironlineprofiles.ForinstancesomeonewhotellsyouheishandsomesuccessfulandsinglemightturnouttobehomelyunemployedandmarrieD.Safetyisanotherconcern.YouarejustaslikelytofindacriminalonlineasyouareMrorMissRight.Evensosupportersofonlinedatingseethingsinapositiveway.IntheiropinionsinglescansafelyplaytheonlinedatinggamewithalittlecommonsensE.Onlinedatingexpertsrecommendfollowingafewsafetytips:Guardyourpersonalinformation.NevergiveoutyourpersonalinformationonlinE.Thisincludesyourlastnamephonenumberhomeaddressandplaceofwork.Watchforredflags.Doanyofthepeopleyouarechattingwithmakedisrespectfulcomments?Dotheytrytocontrolyou?Dotheygivefalseinformationaboutthemselves?Ifsoforgetthem!MeetinasafeplacE.WhenmeetingsomeoneinpersonchooseapubliclocationwithotherpeoplearounD.Followingthesetipsandyoumightbeabletofindthepersonofyourdreams.Accordingtothepassagemanylonelysinglesdon’tappreciatetheregulardatingscenebecauseitis___.A.unpopularB.troublesomeC.convenientD.forgettableThispassageismainlyabout.A.gettingtiredoffallinginloveinausualwayB.peoplewithfalseinformationontheInternetC.newtechnologytofindlovethroughtheInterentD.websitessuchasYahooPersonalsandMatch.comWhichofthefollowingisNOTasuitableplaceformeetingsomeoneyougettoknowthroughtheInternetforthefirsttimeaccordingtothetext?A.Athis/herhousE.B.Atamuseum.C.AtMcDonald’s.D.AtabookstorE.Fromthispassagewecaninferthat.A.therearemostlyhomelyandunemployedpeopleonlineB.thepolicehadbetterfindcriminalsonlineC.wecanfindloveonlythroughthedatingsitesD.followingsafetytipsensureasafeonlinedatingexperience
IntheU.S.peoplepreferwaitingforatabletosittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.Thismeansahostessmaynotseatasmallgroupuntilasmalltableisavailableevenifalargeoneis.Ifyouaresittingatatablewithpeopleyoudon’tknowitisimpolitetolightupacigarettewithoutfirstaskingifitwilldisturbthem.AtAmericanrestaurantsandcoffeeshopsyouareusuallyservedtapwaterbeforeyouorder.Youmayfindthebreadandbutterisfreeandifyouordercoffeeyoumaygetafreerefill.Mostcitiesandtownshavenorulesaboutopeningandclosingtimeforstoresorrestaurantsthoughtheyusuallydomakerulesforbars.Especiallyinlargecitiesstoresmaybeopen24hoursaday.Servinginrestaurantsisoftenlarge;toolargeformanypeoplE.Ifyoucan’tfinishyourmealbutwouldliketoenjoythefoodlateraskyourwaitressorwaiterforadoggiebag.Itmayhaveapictureofadogonitbuteverybodyknowsyou’retakingthefoodforyourself.Supperanddinnerarebothwordsfortheeveningmeal.SomepeoplehaveSundaydinner.Thisisanespeciallybignoonmeal.Tipsarenotusuallyaddedtothecheck.Theyarenotincludedinthepriceofthemealeither.A.tipofabout15%isexpectedandyoushouldleaveitonthetablewhenyouleavE.InsomerestaurantsacheckisbroughtonaplateandyouputyourmoneytherE.ThenthewaiterorwaitressbringsyouyourchangE.1.Whichstatementistrue?A.Americanpeoplelikesittingwithpeopletheydon’tknow.B.Tipsshouldn’tbegiventothewaiterorwaitress.C.OrangejuiceisservedbeforeyouorderD.Americanpeoplewouldnotlightacigaretteifthepeoplewhositatthesametablemindtheirsmoking.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddoggiebagmeaninthearticle?Itmeans______.A.abagwithapictureofadogonitB.abagusedtocarrydogsC.asmallbagfortakingthefoodleftoverhometoenjoyitlaterD.asmallbagfortakingthefoodleftoverhomefordogs3.Sundaydinneris_______.A.adinnerintheeveningB.abignoonmealC.abiglunchSundayD.asupperonSunday
Moresurprisingperhapsthanthecurrentdifficultiesoftraditionalmarriageisthefactthatmarriageitselfisaliveandthriving旺盛的.AsSkolnichnotesAmericansareamarryingpeople:relativetoEuropeansmoreofusmarryandwemarryatayoungeragE.Moreoverafteradecline衰退intheearly1970stherateofmarriageintheUnitedStatesisnowincreasing.Eventhedivorce离婚rateneedstobetakeninthispro-marriagecontext:some80percentofdivorcedindividualsremarry.Thusmarriageremainsbyfarthepreferredwayoflifeforthevastmajorityofthepeopleinoursociety.Whathaschangedmorethanmarriageisthenuclearfamily.Twenty-fiveyearsagothetypicalAmericanfamilyconsistedofthehusbandthewifeandtwoorthreechildren.Nowtherearemanymarriagesinwhichcoupleshavedecidednottohaveanychildrenandtherearemanymarriageswhereatleastsomeofthechildrenarefromthewife’spreviousmarriageorthehusband’sorboth.Sometimesthesechildrenspendalloftheirtimewithoneparentfromtheformermarriage;sometimestheyaresharedbetweenthetwoformerspouses配偶.Thusonecanfindeverytypeoftamelyarrangement.Therearemarriageswithoutchildren;marriageswithchildrenfromonlythepresentmarriages;marriageswithfull-timechildrenfromboththepresentandformermarriages;marriageswithfull-timechildrenfromthepresentmarriageandpart-timechildrenfromformermarriages.Therearestepfathersstepmothershalf-brothersandhalf-sisters.Itisnotallthatunusualforachildtohavefourparentsandeightgrandparents!Theseareenormouschangesfromthetraditionalnuclearfamily.Butevensoeveninthemidstofallthisthereremainsoneconstant:mostAmericansspendmostoftheiradultlivesmarrieD.BycallingAmericansamarryingpeoplethewritermeansthat________.A.AmericansaremoretraditionalthanEuropeansB.AmericansexpectmoreoutofmarriagethanEuropeansC.therearemoremarriedcouplesintheUSAthaninEuropeD.moreofAmericansascomparedwithEuropeansprefermarriageandtheyacceptitatayoungerageDivorcedAmericans________.A.preferthewaytheyliveB.willmostlikelyremarryC.havelostinterestinmarriageD.arethemajorityofpeopleinthesocietyWhichofthefollowingcanbepresentedasthepictureoftoday’sAmericanfamiliesA.WhichtypesoffamilyarrangementshavebecomesociallyacceptablE.B.A.typicalAmericanfamilyconsistsofonlyahusbandandawifE.C.AmericansprefertohavemorekidsthanbeforE.D.TherearenonuclearfamiliesanymorE.
第II卷两部分共35分第一部分任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词注意每空格1个单词RealpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’srealliferevolvedroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyerandwhatismorehehastoapplyitonhisfeetinthedarkandrainrunningdownastreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.Littleofhistimeisspentinchatting.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsadunimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyofstupidcrimes.Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashe’sarrestedthestoryisover.Inreallifefindingcriminalisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackslittleeffortisspentonsearching.Havingmadeanarrestadetectivereallystartstowork.HehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferentevidencE.A.thirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealoneistheunpleasantpressures:firstasmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehaveabsolutelyinaccordancewiththelaw.Secondlyasexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.Mostofthetimesomeofthemhavetobreaktherulesinsmallways.Ifthedetectivehastodeceivetheworldtheworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetstellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimple-minded—asheseeit—ofcitizenssocialworkersdoctorslaw-makersandjudgeswhoinsteadofeliminatingcrimepunishthecriminalslessseverelyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresultdetectivefeelisthatnine-tenthsoftheirworkisre-catchingpeoplewhoshouldhavestayedbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical愤世嫉俗的.Policein1.________worldPoliceonTVKnowledgeof2.___lawHehastoknowasmuchasaprofessionallawyerandappliesittotheir3.____work.Thereisno4.________forthemtoknowaboutit.Different5.________timespentHe6.________mostofhisworkinglifetocollectingandprovidingevidenceneededtoprovehiscaseincourt.Timeisspentfindingcriminals.Oncethecriminalisfoundthestory7.______.Differentpressures8.________andthepublicputmuchpressureondetectivesandpolicemen.TheygotnopressurefromthepubliC.RelationshipwiththesocietyHefeels9.________fromcitizensastheyholddifferent10.________towardpunishmentofthecriminals.NocontactwiththepubliC.
NEWYORK-PeoplewhokeepdoingsomeworkintheirfieldaftertheyretiremayenjoybetterphysicalandmentalhealththanthosewhostopworkcompletelyorswitchtoanotherareaofworkaccordingtoaU.S.study.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofMarylandsaidthefindingssuggestthatprospectiveretireesshouldconsidermovingintoso-calledbridgeemploymentasatransitiontofullretirement.Inessenceifsomeoneisinafieldwherepart-timeworkorself-employmentispossibleheorsheshouldconsideritastheyplanforretirementresearcherDr.MoWanganassistantprofessorofpsychologytoldReutersHealth.FortheirstudyWangandhiscolleaguesuseddataonmorethan12000workersinaU.S.healthstudybegunin1992.Participantswhowerebetweentheagesof51and61attheoutsetweresurveyedeverytwoyearsoverasix-yearperioD.OverallWang'steamfoundpeoplewhowentintosomeformofbridgeemploymentreportedlowerratesofmajordiseaseslikehighbloodpressureheartdiseasediabetesandarthritisduringthestudyperiodthantheircounterpartswhowentstraightintofullretirement.ThefindingswerenotexplainedbyolderageorworseinitialhealthamongpeoplewhooptedforfullretirementtheinvestigatorsreportintheJournalofOccupationalHealthPsychology.Ontopoftheirbetterphysicalhealthbridgeworkersalsotendedtoreportfewermentalhealthproblemssuchasdepression.Thesamementalhealthbenefitswerenotseenhoweverwhenretireestookpart-timeworkinotherfields--possiblyWangsaidbecausemanyofthesepeoplemayhavetakenthosejobsoutoffinancialneedratherthanchoicE.Henotedthatthelackofbenefitcouldalsostemfromthefactthattheseretireeshadtoadjusttoanunfamiliarjobpositionorhadtomakelifestylechanges.Bridgeworkparticularlyinone'saccustomedfieldmaybenefitphysicalandmentalhealthforanumberofreasonsaccordingtoWang.Ingeneralheexplainedsuchworkmayhelpolderadultsmaintaintheactivelifestylestheyhadduringtheircareersanddecreaseanystresstheymightfeelfromthetransitionintoretirement.wwwWangsaidwhenitcomestomentalhealthforinstancebridgeworkmayhelpbyallowingpeopletokeepsomeoftheroleidentitythattheyhaveformedovertheircareers.Stayingactiveingeneralnotonlythroughworkcanalsobenefitretirees'physicalhealthWangnoteD.Headdedhoweverthatanymentalhealthbenefitsarelikelytodependonthetypeofactivity--whetheritissomethingthatthepersontrulyenjoysandthathelpseaseanystressofmovingintoretirement.ThesefindingsWangsaidsuggestthatforretireesandprospectiveretireescarefullyconsideringwhethertoengageinbridgeemployment--andifsowhattypesofbridgeemployment--isquiteimportant.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseattheoutsetmean?__________A.atleastB.atleastC.atthebeginningD.atlastPeoplewhowentintosomeformofbridgeemploymenthavelesschancestogetthefollowingdiseasesEXCEPT___________.A.arthritisB.heartdiseaseC.diabetesD.lowbloodpressureWhichofthefollowingstatementisWRONG?_________A.Aslongasretireesmoveintobridgeemploymenttheymustbehealthierthanthosewhodonot.B.Theparticipantsinthestudywerebetween51and61yearsolD.C.Thebridgeworkersarealsolesslikelytogetdepression.D.Stayingactiveisbeneficialtotheretirees’physicalhealth.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?________A.Thestudywasbegunin1992andlastsfortwo6-yearperiodsB.Ifabridgeworkerisolderthan61yearsolditdoesnotmeanthathewillgetabetterhealththanotherswhoenjoyfullretirement.C.Onlybymovingintobridgeemploymentcantheretireesenjoybetterhealthbothphysicallyandpsychologically.D.Anyactivitycanbenefittheretirees’mentalhealth.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.A.USstudyB.BridgeWorkC.WorkingafterretiringcanbegoodforyourhealthD.Stayactive
Inagreatmanycitieshundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorksomebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theydeclarethatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownpartofthecityandsolessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycleriders.Forexampletheywantthecitytodrawspeciallanes车道forbicyclesonlyonsomeofthemainstreetsbecausewhenbicycleridersmustusethesamelanesascarsthereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea—theysayitwillslowtraffiC.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetsdon’tliketheidea—theysaythatifthereislesstraffictheywillhavelessbusiness.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.OnweekendsCentralPark—thelargestplaceofopengroundinNewYork—isclosedtocarsandtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.56.InNewYorkagroupofbikeriders______.A.arekeepingpractisingforhealthB.havenocarsoftheirownC.arecomplaining埋怨therearenotenoughbusesD.aretryingtosettletheproblemofairpollution57.Thebikeriderssuggestthat______.A.bicyclesshouldbeusedinsteadofcarsB.bicyclelanesshouldbedrawnC.fewerbusesorcarsshouldbeusedD.thenumberofspeciallanesshouldbeincreased58.Theadvantageofthespeciallanesisthat______.A.theywillmakecarsandbusesrunslowlyB.theywillmakeiteasierforbikeriderstogotoparksC.theywillmakethecitymorebeautifulD.thelaneswillpreventaccidents59.Thegovernmenthasnotdecidedwhetherspeciallanesshouldbedrawn______.A.sothateveryoneisdisappointedB.becausetherearedifferentopinionsC.becausemostpeopletravelbytrainD.becauseBikeforaBetterCityisnotstrongenough
Peopleturntomagic魔力chieflyasaformofinsurance--thatistheyuseitalongwithactionsthatactuallybringresults.Forexamplehuntersmayuseahuntingcharm咒语.Buttheyalsousetheirhuntingskillsandknowledgeofanimals.Thecharmmaygivehunterstheextraconfidencetheyneedtohuntevenmoresuccessfullythantheywouldwithoutit.Iftheyshootalotofgame猎物theycreditthecharmfortheirsuccess.ManyeventshappennaturallywithoutmagiC.Cropsgrowwithoutitandsickpeoplegetwellwithoutit.ButifpeopleusemagictobringagoodharvestortocureapatienttheymaybelievethemagicwasresponsiblE.Peoplealsotendtoforgetmagic'sfailuresandtobeimpressedbyitssurfacesuccesses.Theymayconsidermagicsuccessfulifitappearstoworkonly10percentofthetimE.EvenwhenmagicfailspeopleoftenexplainthefailurewithoutdoubtingthepowerofthemagiC.Theymaysaythatthemagicianmadeamistakeinrecitingthespellorthatanothermagiciancastamorepowerfulspellagainstthemagician.Manyanthropologists人类学家believethatpeoplehavefaithinmagicbecausetheyfeelaneedtobelieveinit.Peoplemayturntomagictoreducetheirfearanduncertaintyiftheyfeeltheyhavenocontrolovertheoutcomeofasituation.Forexamplefarmersuseknowledgeandskillwhentheyplanttheirfields.Buttheyknowthatweatherinsectsordiseasesmightruinthecrops.Sofarmersinsomesocietiesmayalsoplantacharmorperformamagicritetoensureagoodharvest.16.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthatthewriterofthepassagemaybe_______.A.ahunterB.afarmerC.amagicianD.ananthropologist17.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.MagicandHunting.B.MagicandFarming.C.WhyMagicWorks?D.WhyPeopleBelieveinMagic?18.TheunderlinedwordspellParagraph2mostlikelymeans______.A.magicwords.B.magicevents.C.wordsorexpressionsD.magicians.19.Peoplebelieveinmagicbecause________.A.magicpowersaregreaterthannaturalpowersB.magiccanturndreamsintorealityC.theyarenotsureofthemselvesD.magiccanbringgoodresults20.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Eventhoughmagicfailsbelieversinmagicwillexplainthereason.B.BelieversinmagicusuallyoverstatethepowerofmagiC.C.PeopleusemagictoreducetheiruncertaintyandgivethemextraconfidenceD.Magiccansolveproblemspeoplecan’tdealwithinanaturalway.
A.teamfromKrakowinPolandusedfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging机能性核共振成像FMRItoassessbrainactivitywhen40volunteerswereshownvariousimages.Menshowedactivityinareaswhichdealtwithwhatactiontheyshouldtakeinordertoavoidorfaceuptodanger.Butthestudyfoundmoreactivityintheemotionalcentersofwomen'sbrains.Theresearchersfromanotheruniversitycarriedoutscanson21menand19women.Brainactivitywasmonitoredwhilethevolunteerswereshownimagesofobjectsandimagesfromordinarylifedesignedtoreminddifferentemotionalstates.Theimagesweredisplayedintworuns.Forthefirstrunonlynegativepictureswereshown.Forthesecondrunonlypositivepictureswereshown.Whileviewingthenegativeimageswomenshowedstrongerandbroaderactivityintheleftthalamus神经床.Thisisanareawhichpassessenseinformationtothepainandpleasurecentresofthebrain.Menshowedmoreactivityinanareaofthebraincalledtheleftinsula脑岛whichplaysakeyroleincontrollingnaturalfunctionsincludingbreathheartrateanddigestion.Generallyactivityinthisareatellsthebodytoeitherrunawayfromdangerormeetitheadon-theso-calledfightorflightresponse.Whileviewingpositiveimageswomenshowedstrongeractivityinanareaofthebrainassociatedwithmemory.Withmenthestrongeractivitywasrecordedinanareaassociatedwithvisualprocessing.DrUrbanikbelievesthesedifferencessuggestwomenmayanalyzepositivestimuli刺激inabroadersocialcontextandassociatepositiveimageswithaparticularmemory.Forinstanceviewingapictureofasmilingchildmightremindmemoriesofawoman'sownchildatthisagE.Onthecontrarymaleresponsestendtobelessemotional.1.Theresearchshowsthatmenresponsedifferentlyto__________comparedwithwomen.A.differentimagesB.ordinarylifeC.differentactivitiesD.medicalscan2.Accordingtothepassagewhenfacedwithdanger____________.A.womenreactmoreslowlythanmenB.womenusuallytrytoavoiditC.menusuallyhavenoreactionD.menreacttoitmoredirectly3.Whatisdiscussedinthe4thparagraph?.A.Menandwomen’sdifferentmemoriesB.ThedifferentresponsestothechildrenC.DifferentreactionstopositivestimuliD.Negativeresultsofthevisualprocessing3.Thepassagemainlydevelops______.A.byinferringB.bycomparingC.bylistingexamplesD.bygivingexplanations
DOnedaymyteachersaidLifeisagameofchessandtheotherplayeristime.FromthatmomentIknewIhadtoenjoymylifE.Donotwastetimebecauseyouknowtimewillnotcomeback.Youcannotbuyit.ItisoneofthosethingsinlifethatyoumustreallyreallyvaluE.Whenyouseeanopportunitytakeit.Youmightnotgetitback.Neverletanopportunitypass.Andifitistoohardrememberthatinthemiddleofeverydifficultyliesanopportunity.Rememberyoucannotchoosehowyou'regoingtodieorwhen.Youcanonlydecidehowyou'regoingtolivE.Studyasifyouweregoingtoliveforever;liveasifyouweregoingtodietomorrow.Don'tjustthinkofthepresentbutalsothinkofyourfuturE.Yourfutureisyetanotherchapterinyourlifeandanotherwaytoliveit.EverysinglelivingthinghasapurposeinlifE.ThepurposeoflifeisalifeofpurposesaidRobertBymE.LearntousetimewiselytakeopportunitiesandenjoylifE.Wecandiscoverthemeaningoflifeinthreedifferentways:1bydoingadeed;2byexperiencingavalue;3bysuffering.LifE.58.Theunderlinedpartsuggeststhat___________.A.iflifeisagameofchesstimeisalsoagameofchessB.iflifeisagameofchessbothyouandtimearetheplayersC.iflifeisoneplayerinagameofchesstimeistheotherplayerD.iftimeisagameofchessbothlifeandyouaretheplayers59.Accordingtotheauthorwhatcanyoudecide?A.HowyoudiE.B.WhenyoudiE.C.HowyoulivE.D.WhenyousucceeD.60.Thisarticleismostprobablyfrom__________.A.anexplanationoftimeintheuniverseB.anessayabouttimeandlifeC.anargumentthattimeisthemostimportantthinginlifeD.adescriptionofanimportantclass
CoalmineaccidentsarefrequentlyheadlinemakersinChinaofferingaplentifulsupplyoflonglistsofthedeaD.BeforethisfivemajorcoalmineaccidentssinceJanuaryhavealreadyclaimedlivesof287coalminers.OnceanaccidenthappensthesafetymeasuresarescrutinizedofficialsandownersresponsiblearepunishedorwarnedorfineD.Buttheaccidentskeephappeningtimeandagain.ThebackgroundofthisendlessdisasterisacountrythirstyforenergytosatisfytheappetiteofitseconomicenginE.Withtherichreserve储存ofcoalandrelativelylimitedpetroleum石油reservetheformermakesup67.12percentofenergyconsumption.Bycontrastpetroleumandnaturalgastakeabout60percentoftheenergyconsumptioninothercountries.Suchasituationisunlikelytochangewithinaforeseeablefuturebecausethecountrystillcountsheavilyoncoalformoreandmoreenergy.Ifnomeasureswithgreateffectsaretakentoimprovethesafetyintheminestheaccidentswillremainalong-termheadacheforChinA.DiggingcoalundergroundisbyitsnatureadangerousjoB.Noequipmentcanguarantee100percentsafetyfortheminersworkingundergroundbecausenumerousuncertaintiesexist.MostofChina’scoalminesarefarfrombeingmechanizeD.TheaverageoutputofcoalforeachChinesecoalminereverydayis1tonwhilethenumberintheUScoalmineswheretheproductionishighlymechanizedis40tons.MechanizedproductionincoalminescancutdownthenumberofminerswhohavetoworkonthedangerouscoalfacE.Itcanalsoenhancethecapabilityoftheminestodetectpotentialdanger.InthiswaymineaccidentswillbedecreaseD.Admittedlythemechanizedproductiondemandsfinancialsupport.Butwhatisthepriceofalifeoradozenascore–ahundred?Comparetheseawfulfigureswiththemiserytheybringheavyinvestmentisworthy.53.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsdealingwithcoalmineaccidentsis________.A.criticalB.positiveC.unclearD.doubtful54.Theunderlinedwordscrutinizedmostprobablymeans________.A.madeB.examinedC.criticizedD.discussed55.Accordingtothewriterthebestwaytostopcoalmineaccidentsisto________.A.perfectsafetymeasuresB.usemorenaturalgasC.cutdownthenumberofminersD.improvemechanizedproduction56.Thewriterimpliesinthearticlethat________.A.byimprovingmechanizedproductionwecanstopcoalmineaccidentsB.it’simpropertodependtoomuchoncoalforenergyconsumptionC.officialsandcoalmineownersdidn’ttakesafetymeasuresseriouslyD.losinglivescostsmuchmorethanimprovingmechanizedproduction
MaybetenyearoldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redeaD.Dadinahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarunhadforgottentowearhissafetybelt—amistake75%oftheUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.Therehavebeenmanymythsaboutsafetybeltseversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.MythNumberOne:It'sbesttobethrownclearofaseriousaccident.Truth:Sorrybutanyaccidentseriousenoughtothrowyouclearisalsogoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesareyou'llhavetraveledthroughawindshield挡风玻璃ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwentyfivetimesgreaterincaseswherepeoplearethrownclear.MythNumberTwo:Safetybeltstrappeopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.Truth:Sorryagainbutstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious昏迷duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituationsnottobetrappedinthem.MythNumberThree:Safetybeltsaren'tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhourmph.Truth:Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachotheranunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10meters.1.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfatherButDadyoucan'tbehealthyifyou'redead?A.HewasdrivingatgreatspeeD.B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.C.Hedidn'thavehissafetybelton.D.Hedidn'ttakehismedicineontimE.2.ThereasonFatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe________.A.wasn'tfeelingverywellB.hatedtodriveinthedarkC.wantedtotakesomeexerciseD.didn'twanttobecaughtbythepolice3.Accordingtothetexttobethrownclearofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.A.maybeknockeddownbyothercarsB.maygetseriouslyhurtbeingthrownoutofthecarC.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseatD.maygetcaughtinthecardoor4.Somepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve________.A.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccidentB.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccidentC.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpcomesD.carscatchfireeasily5.Whatistheadvicegiveninthetext?A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.C.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.D.Driveslowlywhileyou'renotwearingasafetybelt.
ItisimpossiblenottomakeamistakeatsomepointsinyourlifE.WemayaswellacceptthatsomethingwillgowrongandwewillbetoblamE.Itisthereforesensibletoworkoutsomestrategiesforapologizingandthebestwaytoapologizeisbyletter.Thiswayyoucantakecareovereveryworkyouwrite—whichyoucan’tdoifyousaysorrytosomeoneinperson.Weallsayordosomethingthatwewishwehadn’tsaidordonE.Youmaysaysomethingthataccidentallyhurtssomeoneoryoumayprovideaservicewhichdoesn’tcomeuptothestandardsthataclientorcustomerexpecteD.Youmayfeelthatitwasagenuinemistakewhichcouldn’tbeavoideD.Ratherthandwellonthemistakeyoushouldquicklytrytoremedy修补theproblem.Aneffectiveletterofapologyisanimportantpartofthatprocess.ForthecontentsoftheletterjustrememberTABS—TimingActionBrevitySincerity.Thetimingofaletterofapologyisessential—itmustbesentassoonaspossiblE.Anydelayinoursendingtheletterwillonlycompoundaddtotheproblem.InthiscaseBetterlatethanneverisnotthebestmotto!Thelongeryouwaitbeforeyouwaitbeforewritingaletterofapologythemoreitwillseemthatyouhavebeencoerced被迫intowritingit.Althoughitisimportanttorecognizewhathasgonebeforeitisalsoessentialtodetailtheactionyouplantotaketorectifywhateveritwasyoudidwrong.ResearchhasshownthatsomeindicationthatyouhavethoughtaboutwhatfutureactionyouplantotakeisalwayswellreceiveD.A.letterofapologyshouldbebriefandthewordsorryshouldappearnomorethantwicE.Indicatethatyouareawareusingitasecondtime—onceagainIamsosorryfororasIsaidearlierIamreallysorryabout.FinallythetoneoftheletterhastobesincerE.Infactthecombinationofalltheabovefactorswillhelpinthisrespect.Anddon’tthinkthatlettersareoutofdateintheemail—oriented21stcentury.Anapologyemailcanbeworsethannoapologyatall!72.Whatkindofadvicedoesthetextsuggestaboutapologizing?A.It’sagoodideatowritealetterofapologyassoonassomethinghasgonewrong.B.It’sagoodideatosendseveralemailstoapologizE.C.Writealongletterapologizingseveraltimestomakeyourpoint.D.Waittoseehowtheyreacttoyourletterbeforeplanningtodoanything.73.WhatkindofthingsdoyouNOTapologizefor?A.AservicethatisnotasgoodasitshouldbE.B.Genuinemistakes.C.Caraccidents.D.Causingoffenceorhurt.74.TheunderlinedexpressionRatherthandwellonthemistakeinthethirdparagraphmeansyou_____.A.shouldnotwastetimeworryingaboutwhathappeneD.B.shouldconsidertheproblemC.shouldforgetaboutwhathappeneD.D.shouldanalysewhowasatfault.75.Howcantimingcompoundproblems?A.Ifyouwriteimmediatelytheywillbesuspicious.B.IfyouleaveitforafewdaystheywillknowitisyourideatowritE.C.Waitingforafewdaysbeforeyouwritewillshowyoursincerity.D.Waitingtoolongwillmakeitworsebecausetheywon’tbelieveyoumeanit.
Imagineonedaythewatertapsinyourhousestoprunning.Youhavetobuywaterfromshops.Andstillthereisn’tenoughforeveryonE.Yourmotherhastosavethefamily’sshowerwatertodootherthings.Wouldyoubeabletostandthatkindoflife?Probablynot.Butthat’swhatkidsinYemenareexperiencing.ExpertssaidYemenisgoingtobethefirstcountryintheworldtorunoutofwater.AccordingtoareportthecapitalSanaawillrunoutofdrinkingwaterasearlyas2025.Becauseoftheshortagethegovernmentoftencutsthewatersupply.Hannanan18-year-oldfromLahejtoldtheTimes:Inagoodweekwe’llhaveawatersupplyallweek.Butthenthefollowingweektherewillbewateronlyforadayortwo.HannansaidonlyrichpeoplehaveenoughwatertousE.Theycanbuywaterfromtheshopsorfromthewatertruck.Privatecompaniesownthetrucks.Theytravelaroundthecityeverydaytosellwater–atveryhighprices.Alotofpeoplecan’tafforditshesaiD.TheaveragepersoninYemenuses100to200cubicmetersofwaterperyear.Thatisfarbelowtheinternationalwaterpovertylineof1000cubicmeters.Thegovernmentisthinkingofmakinguseofseawater.ButitwillcostalotanditmaynothappensoonenoughtohelpthepeopleofYemen.Thepurposeofthetextisto_______.A.telluswhatlifeislikeinYemenB.drawourattentiontowatershortageC.remindushowimportantwaterisD.showuswaysofsolvingproblemsTheunderlinedwordthatinParagraph2refersto_____.A.buyingwaterfromshopsB.drinkingdirtywaterC.sufferingfromwatershortageD.washingclotheswithusedwaterHannandescribed_____.A.whatherlifeislikeB.howbeautifulLahejisC.howpeopleusewaterfullyD.howheavythetrafficinLahejisTheYemenGovernment_____.A.hasfoundapracticalsolutionB.onlycaresaboutrichpeopleC.maytrytomakeuseofseawaterD.candonothingaboutthewatersupplyWecaninferfromthetextthat_____.A.Sanaawillrunoutofwaterin10yearsB.HannanisateenagerfromarichfamilyC.thecapitalofYemenisdevelopingfastD.privatecompaniesmakealotofmoney
CPerhapsyouhaveneverheardofKatherineLawes.KatherinewasthewifeofLewisLaweswarden监狱长atSingSingPrisonfrom1920to1941.Inthese21yearshemademanyreforms---andanimportantpartofhissuccesswasduetohiswifeKatherinE.Katherinetookseriouslytheideathattheprisonersarehumanbeingsworthyofattentionandrespect.SheregularlyvisitedinsidethewallsofSingSing.Sheencouragedtheprisonerstookthingstothemandspenttimelisteningtothem.Mostimportantlyshecaredaboutthem.Andasaresulttheycareddeeplyabouther.ThenonenightinOctoberof1937newswastelegraphedbetweentheprisoncellsthatKatherinehadbeenkilledinanaccident.Theprisonersaskedthewardentoallowthemtoattendherfuneral.HeagreedtotheirstrangerequestandafewdayslaterthesouthgateofSingSingswungslowlyopen.Hundredsofmenwhohadcommittedalmosteverycrimeimaginablemarchedslowlyoutoftheprisonlatergatheredagainatthegateandreturnedtotheircells.ThereweresomanythattheyproceededunguardeD.ButnoonetriedtoescapE.Ifhehadtheothersmighthavekilledhimimmediately.SodevotedweretheytoKatherineLawesthewomanwhodailywalkedintoHelltoshowthemenapieceofHeaven.Katherine'sstrengthwastoseethemenlessasprisonersandmoreasindividuals.ThomasMooreoncesaidWecanonlytreatbadlythosethingsorpeoplewhosesoulsweshownorespectfor.54.WhenKatherine'shusbandwasthewardenatSingSingPrisonshedidthefollowingthingsEXCEPT_______________.A.encouragingtheprisonersB.visitingtheprisonhousesC.doingsomewritingfortheprisonerD.spendingtimeinlisteningtotheprisoners55.WhydidtheprisonersaskthewardentoallowthemtoattendKatherine’sfuneral?A.BecauseKatherinedidn'tlookdownuponthemandcaredaboutthem.B.BecauseKatherinewasthewifeofthewarden.C.BecauseKatherinemadereformsintheprison.D.BecauseKatherinehadbeenkilledbyoneofthem.56.Whomdoestheunderlinedparttheothersreferto?A.Thepolicemenatthefuneral.B.Theotherprisoners.C.Theguards.D.Thepolicemenfromotherprisons.57.Thebesttitleofthispassageis_________.A.KatherineLawes'sLifeB.ReformsatSingSingPrisonC.ToHonorTheirSoulsD.ToMeetTheirRequirement
DInCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseasE.TheyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstorE.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.OneofthemmightbeTheirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.67.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.howtokeepdiseasefrompetsB.petsinCanadaC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada68.Theygivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause.A.thepetsaresickB.thepetsarewildC.theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdiseaseD.theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome69.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause＿＿＿＿＿.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents'housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore70.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEA.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.AlmosteveryfamilyhasabirdcageinhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.
A.littleunderone-thirdofU.S.familieshavenoInternetaccessanddonotplantogetitwithmostoftheholdoutsseeinglittleuseforitintheirlivesaccordingtoasurveyreleasedonFriday.ParkAssociatesaDallas-basedtechnologymarketresearchfirmsaid29percentofU.S.familiesor31millionhomesdonothaveInternetaccessanddonotintendtosubscribe预订toanInternetserviceoverthenext12months.ThesecondannualNationalTechnologyScanconductedbyParkfoundthatthemainreasonwhypotentialcustomerssaytheydonotsubscribetotheInternetisbecauseofthelowvaluetotheirdailylivesratherthanconcernsovercost.Forty-fourpercentofthesefamiliessaytheyarenotinterestedinanythingontheInternetversusjust22percentwhosaytheycannotaffordacomputerorthecostofInternetservicethesurveyshoweD.TheanswerI'mnotsurehowtousetheInternetcamefrom17percentofparticipantswhodonotsubscribE.TheresponseIdoallmye-commerceshoppingandYouTube-watchingatworkwascitedby14percentofInternet-accessrefuseniks.ThreepercentsaidtheInternetdoesn'treachtheirhomes.ThestudyfoundU.S.broadbandadoptiongrewto52percentover2006upfrom42percentin2005.Roughlyhalfofnewsubscribersconverted转变fromslower-speeddial-upInternetaccesswhiletheotherhalfoffamilieshadnoprioraccess.Theindustrycontinuestochip击破awayatthecoreofnon-subscribersbuthasalongwaytogosaidJohnBarrettdirectorofresearchatParksAssociates.Entertainmentapplicationswillbethekey.Ifanythingwillpullintheholdoutsit'sgoingtobeapplicationsthatmaketheInternetmoresimilartopay-TVhepredicteD.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordholdoutsinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?A.someAmericanfamiliesB.thosewhoholdoutone’sopinionsC.thosewhohavebeensurveyedD.thosewhostillhaven’taccesstotheInternetcurrentlyManypotentialcustomersrefusetosubscribetotheInternetmainlybecause__________.A.theyshowtoomuchconcernaboutthecostB.theycanfindlittlevalueofitC.theydomostYouTube-watchingatworkD.theInternetdoesn’treachtheirhomesFromthepassagewecaninferthat_____________.A.ItisnotaneasyjobtotransformthoseholdoutsintotheInternetusersB.peoplewilladoptdial-upInternetaccessnomoreC.manyAmericansenjoydoinge-commerceshoppingathomeD.morethanhalfofthepopulationareusingtheInternetin2005AccordingtoJohnBarrettwhatisthekeytoattractingmoreU.S.familiestobroadbandservice?A.makingtheInternetlookmoresimilartoTVsetB.applyingtheInternetmoretoentertainmentC.providingmorepay-TVprogramsD.chippingawayatthecoreofnon-subscribersWhichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WebdevelopswithtechnologyB.ThepresentsituationofwebC.ManyAmericansseelittlepointtowebD.Itisurgenttopromotewebservice
A.newstudysaysonepartofthehumanbrainmaybecomesmallerastheresultofaconditionknownasjetlag.JetlagresultsfromflyinglongdistancesinanairplanE.Peoplewithjetlagmayfeelextremelytiredforseveraldays.Theymayalsohaveproblemsthinkingclearlyandremembering.RecentlyaresearcherattheUniversityofBristolinBritainreportedthefindingsofhisjetlagstudywhichinvolvedtwentyyoungwomenwhoworkedforinternationalairlines.Theyhadservedpassengersonairplanesforfiveyears.Theseflightattendantsflewacrossmanycountriesandatleastseventimezones.Inthestudytheflightattendantshaddifferentamountsoftimetorecoverfromjetlag.HalfthewomenspentfivedaysorfewerintheirhomeareasbetweenlongflightsTheotherhalfspentmorethanfourteendaysintheirhomeareas.Theresearchertooksomesalivafromthewomen'smouthstomeasurelevelsofahormone荷尔蒙thatincreasesduringstress紧张.Hetestedthemtoseeiftheycouldrememberwhereblackspotsappearedonacomputerscreen.Andhetookpicturesoftheirbrainstomeasurethesizeofthebrain'stemporallobes脑叶.Itwasfoundthatthewomenwhohadlesstimebetweenflightshadsmallerrighttemporallobes.Thisareaofthebraindealswithrecognizingandrememberingwhatisseen.Thesamegroupperformedworseandhadslowerreactiontimesonthevisualmemorytest.Andtheirsalivasamplesshowedhigherlevelsofstresshormones.Theresearcherbelievesthebrainneedsatleasttendaystorecoverafteralongtrip.Hesaysairlineworkerstoldhimtheirabilitytoremembergotworseafterworkingonplanesforaboutfouryears.Otherstudieshaveshownthatincreasedfeelingsofstresscancausealossofcellsinthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemory.Scientistssaymoretestsareneededtostudytheeffectsofjetlagonthebrain.Theywanttofindoutiftoomuchjetlagcouldpermanently永久性的affectmemory.Accordingtothetextjetlag_________.A.cancausedifficultiesinspeakingB.canmakepeoplefeeltiredforafewweeksC.canbeonlyfoundinflightattendantsD.canbecausedbyflyingoverseveraltimezonesItcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_________.A.theconclusionisrefusedbymanyscientistsB.scientistsfearthatthisresearchisnotdoneproperlyC.everyscientificconclusionneedsthesupportfrommanytestsD.thewomenwhowereexaminedintheresearchwerenothealthyFromtheresultoftheresearchwecanseethat_________.A.thewomenwhohavelongerrestathomeshowbettermemoryB.thewomenwhoflyinshorttimehavesmallerrighttemporallobesC.thewomenwhohavelongerflightsfailthememorytestD.thewomenwhorestmorethan14daysproducelesshormonesWhatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.Thecauseofjetlag.B.A.storyofagroupofflightattendants.C.Theimportanceofhavingenoughrestafterflights.D.A.researchabouttheeffectsofjetlagonthebrain.
B.Inagreatmanycitieshundredsofpeopleridebicyclestoworkeveryday.InNewYorksomebikeridershaveevenformedagroupcalledBikeforaBetterCity.Theydeclarethatifmorepeoplerodebicyclestoworktherewouldbefewerautomobilesinthedowntownpartofthecityandsolessdirtyairfromcarengines.Forseveralyearsthisgrouphasbeentryingtogetthecitygovernmenttohelpbicycleriders.Forexampletheywantthecitytodrawspeciallanes车道forbicyclesonlyonsomeofthemainstreetsbecausewhenbicycleridersmustusethesamelanesascarsthereareaccidents.BikeforaBetterCityfeelsthatiftherewerespeciallanesmorepeoplewouldusebikes.Butnobicyclelaneshavebeendrawn.Noteveryonethinksitisagoodidea—theysayitwillslowtraffiC.Somestoreownersonthemainstreetsdon’tliketheidea—theysaythatifthereislesstraffictheywillhavelessbusiness.Thecitygovernmenthasnotyetdecidedwhattodo.Itwantstokeepeveryonehappy.OnweekendsCentralPark—thelargestplaceofopengroundinNewYork—isclosedtocarsandtheroadsmaybeusedbybicyclesonly.ButBikeforaBetterCitysaysthatthisisnotenoughandkeepsfightingtogetbicyclelanesdowntown.65.InNewYorkagroupofbikeriders______.A.arekeepingpractisingforhealthB.havenocarsoftheirownC.arecomplaining埋怨therearenotenoughbusesD.aretryingtosettletheproblemofairpollution66.Thebikeriderssuggestthat______.A.bicyclesshouldbeusedinsteadofcarsB.bicyclelanesshouldbedrawnC.fewerbusesorcarsshouldbeusedD.thenumberofspeciallanesshouldbeincreased67.Theadvantageofthespeciallanesisthat______.A.theywillmakecarsandbusesrunslowlyB.theywillmakeiteasierforbikeriderstogotoparksC.theywillmakethecitymorebeautifulD.thelaneswillpreventaccidents68.Thegovernmenthasnotdecidedwhetherspeciallanesshouldbedrawn______.A.sothateveryoneisdisappointedB.becausetherearedifferentopinionsC.becausemostpeopletravelbytrainD.becauseBikeforaBetterCityisnotstrongenough
MostpeopleinbusinesshaveastrongsensethatmeetingsaredemandingmoreandmoreoftheirtimE.Fiftyyearsagomeetingswerebarelynecessary–thebossdecidedwhatwasgoingtohappenandtoldemployeesinabriefofficememo.Noweverythinginbusinessisdiscussedextensivelyinlargemeetingsattendedbyanybodywhohastheremotestinterestinthesubject.Thegradualerosionofformalsystemsofauthorityhasincreasedtheappetiteforface-to-facemeetings.Consultationanddiscussionhastakentheplaceofdirectinstruction.Theamountoftraveltogettothesemeetingsisincreasing.MorethanninemillionpeoplepassedthroughHeathrow希思罗机场in2005onthewaytointernalcompanyevents.AsaconsequencecorporatetravelisagrowingpartofUKcarbonemissions排放.Itwouldbeeasytosaywemustreversethetrendtowardsmoremeetingstoreducetheclimate-changeimpactofmodernbusiness.Unfortunatelyitisnotgoingtobeeasy.SomeinterestingrecentresearchshowsthatmostoftheattendeesatcorporatemeetingsdocomplainaboutthewasteoftimeinvolveD.Butwhentheywerequestionedinprivatethepicturechanges.Only15percentofpeopleratedtheirmostrecentmeetingadversely.Thoughmostattendeessawroomforimprovementmeetingswerevaluablebothinhelpingbuildplansforactionandinmakingemployeesfeelpartoftheorganization.Butdothesemeetingshavetobeface-to-face?BritishTelecomrecentlypresentedsomedataonthesuccessofitsinternalvoiceconferencing.Inthemostrecentyearmorethantwomilliontelephoneconferencestookplaceinthecompany.BTestimatesasavingofover??200mfromtheuseofthistechnologyandacutofalmost100000tonnesofCO2.OfcourseBThasaclearinterestintellingusthatphonemeetingsareagoodsubstituteforwastefulcorporateget-togethers.Sofarsuchconferencinghasstruggledtotakeoffaspeoplehavetendedtoprefertotravel.Itisafterallrathermoredifficulttounderstandtheboss'sbodylanguageoverthephonE.NeverthelessBT'sresearchontheconsiderablebenefitsofconferencingisreasonablE.Ratherthantrytogetridofapparentlyunproductivemeetingsweneedtofindwaystomaketelephoneandvideoconferenceseverbettersubstitutesforthosetraditionalmeetings.72.Whyaretheremoreandmoremeetingsaccordingtothepassage?A.BecausetheformalsystemsofauthorityhasbeenestablisheD.B.Becausepeopleprefertosolveproblemsthroughdiscussion.C.Becausetheorganizationsaregettingmoreandmorecomplex.D.Becausemoderntransportationhasbeendevelopingrapidly.73.Thewordadverselyinthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A.approvinglyB.enthusiasticallyC.feasiblyD.unfavourably74.BritishTelecompresentedthefigurestoprovethatvoiceconferencing_______.A.stimulatesthedevelopmentoftechnologyB.playsavitalroleinlargeorganizationsC.maywellreplaceconventionalonesD.bringslargeprofittothecompany75.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Traditionalface-to-facemeetingsbringmorebenefitsthanharm.B.Corporatetravelcontributesalottoenvironmentalproblems.C.Theideaoftelephoneconferenceiswellacceptedbyemployees.D.MeetingsshouldbeabandonedbecausetheyareawasteoftimE.
BIdon’tlikemyparents.TheyalwaystellmeIshoulddothisandshouldnotdothat.ItsometimesmakesmeangrysaidLiPingamiddleschoolstudentinHunan.Doyouhavethesameproblem?Perhapsyourparentshadthesameproblemwhentheywereyouragelongago.Whydoesitseemthatsomeparentsarenotsofriendlyintheirchildren’seyes?Oneofthebiggestthingsiswhensomeonebecomesaparenthe/shelikesworryingthings.Theyworryabouteverythingaboutyoufromthetimeyouwereborn.Theydoalotforyouthoughsomethingwouldmakeyouangrybecausetheycareaboutyouandworryaboutyou.TheyworryaboutyourchoiceoffriendsthefoodyoueatyourworkatschoolhowmuchsleepyougetetC.AllthesethingsarepartofyourlifE.Theywantyoutogrowuphealthilyandhappily.Sohowcanyoumakethingseasieronyourself?It’seasierthanyouthink.Justmakesureyourparentsknowwhatyou’redoing.Getthemtoknowyourfriends.Phoneifyoustaysomewhereelsesothatyourparentsdon’tcalleveryhospitalinthephonebooklookingforyourbody.Saysorrytothemwhenyoumakemistakes.Takeresponsibility责任forwhatyouhavedonE.Talkaboutyourideaswiththem.Theymaytalkabouttheirswithyou.Mostofalltrytothinkaboutwhyyourparentsdothisordothat.Theyarestillpracticingbeingparentsandneedhelpyoucangivethem.Somedaywhenyoubecomeaparenttheymaybeabletohelpyouknowhowtogetonwithyourchildren.46.Whatdoesthewriterthinkweshoulddoifweplantogobackhomelaterthanusual?Weshould_____.A.tellourfriendsB.telltheteacherC.saysorrytoourparentsD.makeatelephonecalltoourparents47.Thewriterthinks________.A.it’swrongofparentstoworryabouttheirchildrentoomuchB.someparentsareunfriendlywhichmakestheirchildrenangryC.childrenshoulddoeverythingastheirparentsayD.parentslovetheirchildrenverymuchandthechildrenshouldunderstandthem48.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Parents’ProblemsB.HowtoGetonwithParentsC.ZhangHua’sProblemD.WhatAreParentsWorryingabout
Ifyoutravelaroundtheworldyouwillbesurprisedtofindjusthowdifferenttheforeigncustomscanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiayoumightseeamanapparentlyshakinghisheadatanotherandassumethatheisdisagreeing.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheheadisagesturethatshowsagreementofacceptance.NoddingyourheadwhenofferedadrinkinBulgariaislikelytoleaveyouthirsty.Inthatcountryyoushakeyourheadtoindicateyes—anodindicatesno.TheArabsareknownfortheirhospitality.AtamealincountriesontheArabicPeninsulayouwillfindthatanydrinkingvessel容器器皿isrepeatedlyrefilledassoonasyoudrinkitup.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhensittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthiswhenmeetinganimportantpersoninThailandhowevercouldcauseoffence.Itistooinformalanattitudeforsuchanoccasion.AlsowheninThailandyouarenotsupposedtotouchtheheadofanadult—it’sjustnotdone.InJapanitisquiteusualformentoplaneveningentertainmentsforthemselvesandleavetheirwivesathome.InEuropesuchattitudesaredisappearing.Customsvaryfromcountrytocountry.Visitorsmaybeatalossastowhattodoinaforeignenvironment.Insuchcircumstancesthegoldenruletofollowis:WheninRomedoastheRomansdo.60.Inwhichcountryaleft—handisnotwelcomed?.A.ThailandB.IndiaC.ArabicpeninsulaD.Bulgaria61.Inwhichcountryifsomeoneshakeshisheadatanotheritshowsthatheagreesoraccepts?.A.BulgariaB.ThailandC.ChinaD.ArabicPeninsula62.WhichofthefollowingisimpoliteinEurope?.A.tocrossyourlegsB.totouchtheheadofanadultC.ThatmenplaneveningentertainmentandleavetheirwivesathomeD.Todraintheglassinyourhand63.Ifyoudon’tknowthecustomsinthecountrywhereyouvisitthegoldenruletofollowis.A.todoastheRomansdoB.todonothingC.tovisitRomeonlyD.todoasthenativesdo
Inmanywaysoursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustleaD.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbeforebutwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.Toolittleallowance津贴ismadeforthepersonwhoisnolongerearningalivingwhocannotwalklongdistancesordriveacarorwhomayhavephysicalormentaldisabilitiesthatkeephimfromcommunicatingwithothers.Theinstitutional慈善机构的carewegiveourolderpeopleisagoodreflectionoftheoverallattitudeofoursocietytowardtheageD.Inthepastfewyearsnursinghomeshavereceivedwideattentionasboringmeaninglessplaceswhereoldpeopleoftenhavelittleelsetodobutwaitfortheendoftheirlives.ElderlywardsinmentalhospitalsareevenworsE.Oneofthemostshockingthingsabortnursinghomeshasbeentheunwillingnessofpeopleontheoutsidetoshowrealconcernforwhathappensintheseinstitutions.Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting委托aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio比率aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltreatmentequipmentavailableoraboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.AndthegovernmenthasprovidedfederalmoneywithoutenforcinghighstandardsofcarE.Infactfederalstandardswereloweredin1974.Thereforeinsomesenseourconcernfortheagedseemstobemovingbackwardsnotforwards.Thispictureisinstrikingcontrasttothetreatmentofrespectablepatriarchs男长者andmatriarchs女长者inmanysocieties.1.Whatwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.FailureofCarefortheElderlyB.TheElderlyC.InstitutionalCareD.A.NationalShame2.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethatthewriterfeels____.A.nursinghomesshouldbegotridofB.acountrythatcanhelppeoplelivelongershouldalsobeabletocareforthembetterC.peoplehavenothankstowardtheirparentsD.oursociety’sinstitutionsneedtobereformed3.Thewriterbelievesthatpeoplewhoplaceaparentinanursinghomeshould____.A.demandhigherfederalstandardsB.considertheexamplesetinothercountriesC.beashamedofnotkeepingtheparentsintheirownhomesD.investigateitfirst4.Thewritercomplains____.A.abouttheindifferenceofsomepeopletowardsnursinghomesB.abouttheshortageofequipmentinnursinghomeC.thatnursinghomeskeeptheagedfromcommunicatingwithothersD.bothA.andB
AcrosstheUnitedStatesthereareseveralplaceswheretwoindependenttownsgrewtogethertobecomeonecity----butkeptboththeirnames.Winston-Salemisoneofthem.It’samid-sizedcityinwhat’scalledtheplateauhighlandbetweentheAtlanticCoastandtheinlandmountainsinthestateofNorthCarolinA.TheWinstonpartisarelativelynewplacefoundedearlythiscentury.It’shometothenation’sbiggestopen-airtobaccomarket.ThegiantR.J.ReynoldsTobaccoCompany’sheadquartersisinWinston-SalemandWinstonisthenameofoneofReynolds’best-knowncigarettebrands.Fast-growingWinstonsoonsurroundedthemucholdertownofSalemsoin1913peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplacE.FromahistoricalandtouristpointofviewSalemorOldSalemasit’scalledtodayistheinterestingandunusualpartoftown.Salemwasfoundedinthe1700sbytheMoravians.TheyspokeGermanandtheircommunitywasreligiouslybasedwithsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories.TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen’sworkandbrainpower.Infactoneofthenation’soldestboardingschoolsforyoungwomen—theMoravians’SalemAcademyfoundedin1772—isstillinoperation.OvertheyearsSalemlostitsMoraviancharacter.ThatallchangedthoughwhenanonprofitgroupbegantorehabilitatethehistoricareA.ThesedaysOldSalemiswhat’scalledalivinghistorymuseumwithexhibitsmusicandtoursof18th-centuryhousestavernsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraperinWinston-Salem.Thehistoriccommunityisboomingagain.JustasR.J.ReynoldsistakinginmillionsofdollarsmakingcigarettesacrosstownOldSalemisgeneratingabout$115millionayearintourismrevenueanddonations.46.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat____________.A.Winston-SalemisthenameofacityB.SalemishometothetobaccomarketC.thecityWinston-SalemhastwonamesD.OldSalemisthenameofatobaccobrand47.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that__________.A.thetwocitiesbenefitedeachotherB.SalemdevelopedfasterthanWinstonC.R.J.ReynoldsCompanyhasmovedintoSalemD.thecombinationmeetsthewishesofthepeople48.ThecitySalemisspecialforits__________.A.boardingschoolB.lifestyleandtraditionC.respectforbrainpowerD.religiousbelief49.TheunderlinedwordrehabilitateinParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.reconstructB.evaluateC.enlargeD.decorate50.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingpart?A.SomeotherattractionsinWinston-Salem.B.HowWinstonmakesprofitsfromtourism.C.Otherexamplesofcitiescombinedbytwoparts.D.Somethingabouttheboardingschoolforwomen.
Forawhilemyneighborhoodwastakeneverbyanarmyofjoggers慢跑者.Theywerethereallthetime:earlymorningnoonandevening.TherewerelittleoldladiesingraysweatsyoungcouplesinAdidasshoesmiddle-agedmenwithredfaces.Comeon!MyfriendAlexencouragedmetojoinhimashejoggedbymyhouseeveryevening.You’llfeelgreat.WellIhadnothingagainstfeelinggreatandifAlexcouldjogeverydayanyonecoulD.SoItookupjoggingseriouslyandgaveitagoodtwomonthsofmylifeandnotadaymorE.Basedonmyexperiencejoggingisthemostovervaluedformofexercisearoundandjudgingfromthenumberofthepeoplewholeftourneighborhoodjoggingarmy.I’mnotaloneinmyopinion.Firstofalljoggingisveryhardonthebody.Yourlegsandfeetarealpounding追击ruiningdownaroadfortwoorthreemiles.Idevelopedfootlegandbackproblems.ThenIreadaboutanationallyfamousjoggerwhodiedofaheartattackwhilejoggingandIhadsomethingelsetoworryabout.Joggingdoesn’tkillhundredsofpeoplebutifyouhaveanyphysicalweaknessesjoggingwillsurelybringthemoutastheydidwithmE.SecondlyIgotnoenjoymentoutofjogging.Puttingonefootinfrontoftheotherforforty-fiveminutesisn’tmyideaoffun.JoggingisalsoalonelypastimE.SomejoggerssayIlovebeingouttherewithjustmythoughtsWellmythoughtsbegantoboremeandmostofthemwereonhowmuchmylegshurt.AndhowcouldIenjoysomethingthatbroughtmepain?Andthatwasn’tjustthefirstweek:itwaspracticallyeverydayfortwomonths.Inevergotpastthepainlevelandpainisn’tfun.Whatacruelwaytodoit!Somanyotherexercisesincludingwalkingleadtoalmostthesameresultspainlesslysowhyjog?Idon’tjoganymoreandIdon’tthinkIeverwill.I’mwalkingtwomilesthreetimesaweekatafastpaceandthatfeelsgooD.IbicycletoworkwhentheweatherisgooD.I’mgettingexerciseandI’menjoyingitatthesametimE.IcouldneversaythesameforjoggingandI’vefoundalotofbetterwaystostayinshapE.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatinthewriter’sneighborhood______.A.joggingbecameverypopularB.peoplejoggedonlyduringthedaytimeC.AlexorganizedanarmyofjoggersD.joggingprovidedachancetogettogetherTheunderlinedwordthemParagraph3mostprobablyrefersto_____.A.heartattacksB.BackproblemsC.famousjoggersD.physicalweaknessesWhatwasthewriter’sattitudetowardsjogginginthebeginning?A.Hefeltitwasworthatry.B.Hewasveryfondofit.C.Hewasstronglyagainstit.D.Hethoughtitmustbepainful.Whydidthewritergiveupjoggingtwomonthslater?A.HedislikeddoingexerciseoutsidE.B.Hefounditneitherhealthynorinteresting.C.Hewasafraidofhavingaheartattack.D.HewasworriedaboutbeingleftalonE.Fromthewriter’sexperiencewecanconcludethat______.A.noteveryoneenjoysjoggingB.heistheonlypersonwhohatesjoggingC.nothingotherthanjoggingcanhelppeoplekeepfitD.joggingmakespeoplefeelgreaterthananyothersport.
Asmotorwaysbecomemoreandmoreblockedupwithtrafficanewgenerationonflyingcarswillbeneededtoferrypeoplealongskyways.ThatistheconclusionofengineersfromtheUSspaceagencyandaeronauticalfirmswhoenvisionfuturecommuterstravelingbyskycar.ThesecouldlookmuchliketheconceptskycarshowninthepicturedesignedbyBoeingresearchanddevelopment.Howeversuchvehiclescouldbesome25yearsfromappearingonthemarket.Effortstobuildflyingvehiclesinthepasthavenotbeenverysuccessful.Suchvehicleswouldnotonlybeexpensiveandrequiretheskillsofatrainedpilottoflybuttherearesignificantengineeringchallengesinvolvedindevelopingthem.Whenyoutrytocombinethemyougettheworstofbothworlds:averyheavyslowexpensivevehiclethat’shardtousesaidMarkMooreheadofthepersonalairvehiclePAVdivisionofthevehiclesystemsprogramatNasa’sLangleyResearchCenterinHamptonUS.ButBoeingisalsoconsideringhowtopolicetheairways-andpreventtotalpandemonium吵杂狂乱的喧闹-ifthousandsofflyingcarsentertheskies.Theneatgee-whizpartisthinkingaboutwhatthevehicleitselfwouldlooklikesaidDickPaulavicepresidentwithPhantomWorksBoeing’sresearchanddevelopmentarm.Butwe’retryingtothinkthroughalltheconsequencesofwhatitwouldtaketodeploy散开afleetofthesE.PastproposalstosolvethisproblemhaveincludedartificialintelligencesystemstopreventcollisionsbetweenairtraffiC.Nasaisworkingonflyingvehicleswiththeinitialgoaloftransformingsmallplanetravel.SmallplanesaregenerallycostlyloudandrequiremonthsoftrainingandlotsofmoneytooperatemakingflyingtoworkimpracticalformostpeoplE.ButwithinfiveyearsNasaresearchershopetodeveloptechnologyforasmallplanethatcanflyoutofregionalairportscostslessthan$100000??55725isasquietasamotorcycleandassimpletooperateasacar.Althoughitwouldnothaveanyroad-drivingcapabilitiesitwouldbringthisformoftravelwithinthegraspofawidersectionofpeoplE.Thenewtechnologywouldautomatemanyofthepilot’sfunctions.ThisSmallAircraftTransportationSystemSatswoulddivertpressureawayfromthehub-and-spoke中心辐射型modelofairtravel.Hub-and-spokereferstothetypicallyUSmodelofpassengersbeingprocessedthroughlargehubairportsandthenontosecondaryflightstospokeairportsneartheirfinaldestinations.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.A.DevelopingSkycarsB.TheTrafficJamsintheSkyC.HowtoGuideFlyingCarsintheSkyD.WhatFlyingCarsWillLookLikeTheunderlinedwordenvisioninParagraph1mostprobablymeans.A.seeB.expectC.thinkD.announceWhenengineersdeveloptheskycarstheyhavetodealwiththefollowingdifficultiesexcept.A.howtoflyoutofregionalairportsB.howtopreventthedisorderoftheairwaysC.howtoreduceexpensesandthevehicle’sweightD.howtoflytheskycarstoenterskiesNowNasaresearchers’aimisto.A.makebigflyingcarsB.workouttheplan——howtotransformsmallplanetravelC.developanewkindofsmallplanedifferentfromthetraditionaloneD.buildanewkindofsmallplanewithroad-drivingabilities
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