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WhengoingthroughmajorlifechangeslikechangingcareersIwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttimE.We’veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduationmovingtoanewcitygettinganewjobjoininganewclubetC.Idon’tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironmentthenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.Mostpeopledon’tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriendoryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.There’snogettingridofpeople.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother’slives.Associationsgrowintofriendshipsandfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon’tgetridofanyonE.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiencesyoumayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.Whataboutloyalty?Shouldn’tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?Onceyouhaveaclosefriendevenifhisinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmfulshouldn’tyoustickbyhim?Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltohishighestandbestselfaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmokingforexampleyouaren’tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.TrueloyaltysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnectionsgetyourselfbackonsolidgroundandthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfrienD.ItcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeoneI.’msorrybutIcan’thaveyouinmylifeanymorE.Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimesit’softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomewayunderstandthatit’salsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexampleifyouworkforaviolentbossyouracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapprovalencouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.6.Whenexperiencingmajorlifechangespeoplemay_______.A.joinanewsocialcommunityB.influencetheirfriendaroundC.choosetheirfriendshipspurposelyD.havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged7.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?A.EveryonehasatleastonefrienD.B.Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.C.Friendshipsstillexistthoughtherearefewerconnections.D.Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendsequally.8.Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheloyaltytofriends?A.Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.B.Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.C.Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmtoyou.D.BreakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmokE.9.Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?A.Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.B.Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofhim.C.Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.D.WeshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinuE.
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ShanghaiDisneylandParkistheDisneythemeparkinmainlandChinacombiningthemagicofDisneyanduniqueculturalelements要素ofChinA.Makeamagicaljourneythroughvariousthemedlandsfilledwithworld-classattractionsandgrandentertainment.TopHighlights*MickeyAuenue---HugsomefavoriteDisneycharactersandtakeaphotowiththen.---EnjoyChineseandinternationalfoodandsnacks.*TreasureCove---LedbyCaptainJackSparrowattempttostealthepricelesstreasureofDavyJones.----PaddleboatstoexperienceaCaribbeanislanD.*Fantasyland---FollowtheVoyagetotheCrystalGrottototravelbeneaththeEnchantedStorybookCastlE.----RideontheSevenDwarfsMineTraintowindthroughtunnels*Tomorrowland---FlywithJetPackstobecomeaspacepilotandexperiencethethrillofflying.---Ridetwo-wheeledLightcyclestoexploreamysteriousworlD.TicketPrice---Regularpricing:370RMB1—day/700RMB2-day---Peakpricingforpublicholidaysandweekends:499RMB1-day/950RMB2-day----Childrenbetween1—1.4metersandtravelsabove65yearsold:Regular280RMB1-day/530RMB2-day;Peak375RMB1-day/710RMB2-day.---AChildbelowImeter:freewhenaccompaniedbyanadult.Others----Asecuritycheckisrequiredtoenterthepark.Foodanddrinkswhicharealreadyopenarenotpermittedtobebroughtintothepark.----Babypushchairscanberentedintheparkatafeeof50RMBperday.1.WhateventcanbeenjoyedatTreasureCove?A.Ridingtwo-wheeledLightcyclesB.ExperiencingaCaribbeanislandC.TakingphotoswithDisneycharactersD.TravelingbeneaththeEnchantedStorybookCastle2.Tomisinterestedinflyingsohemayvisit________.A.MickeyAvenueB.TreasureCoveC.FantasylandD.Tomorrowland3.IfayoungcouplevisittheParkonSaturdayandSundayhowmuchshouldtheypayatleast?A.1060RMBB.1400RMBC.1420RMBD.1900RMB
ItistruethatasmilemeansthesamethinginanylanguagE.Sodoeslaughterorcrying.Therearealsoanumberofclearsimilaritiesinthewaydifferentanimalsshowthesamefeeling.Dogstigersandhumansforexampleoftenshowtheirteethwhentheyareangry.Thisisprobablybecausesuchbehaviorpatternsareinherited遗传ratherthanlearneD.FearisanotheremotionthatisshowninmuchthesamewayallovertheworlD.InChineseandinEnglishliteratureaphraselikehewentpaleandbegintotremble颤抖suggeststhatthemaniseitherveryafraidorhehasjustgotaverybigshock.HoweverheopenedhiseyeswideisusedtosuggestangerinChinesewhereas然而但是inEnglishitmeanssurprisE.InChinesesurprisecanbedescribedinaphraseliketheystretchedouttheirtongues!StickingoutyourtongueinEnglishisaninsulting侮辱orexpressesdisgust.Eveninthesameculturepeopledifferinabilitytounderstandandexpressfeelings.ExperimentsinAmericahaveshownthatwomenareusuallybetterthanmenatrecognizingfearangerloveandhappinessonpeople’sfaces.Disgustcontempt蔑视andsufferingseemtobethemostdifficultemotionsforpeopleeverywhereeithertorecognizeortoexpress.Otherstudiesshowthatolderpeopleusuallyfinditeasiertorecognizeorunderstandbodylanguagethanyoungerpeopledo.AndpsychologistssuchasE.G.Beierhavealsoshownthatsomepeopleoftengivethecompletelyimpressionofhowtheyfeel.ForexampletheytrytoshowlovebutinfactcommunicatedislikE.Orwhentheywanttoshowinteresttheygivetheimpressionthattheydon’tcarE.Thiscanhappenevenamongclosefriendsandmembersofthesamefamily.InotherwordswhatwethinkwearecommunicatingthroughlanguagevoicefaceandbodymovementsmaybetheexactoppositeofwhatotherpeopleunderstanD.28.Experimentsshowthateasierunderstandingofwordsandgestureshassomethingtodowithyour__________.A.ageandsexB.loveandculturaldifferencesC.impressionsaboutthespeakerD.emotionalstate29.Whenwecommunicatewithpeople___________.A.weknowexactlywhattheymeanwhiletheyexpresstheiremotionsB.wesometimesmisunderstandeachotherC.weusuallymisleadthembyexpressingtheoppositeofourfeelingD.itseemsmuchmoredifficulttounderstandbodylanguagethanlanguage30.TheunderlinedworddisgustinParagraph2probablymeans_______.A.strongdislikeB.friendlinessC.loveD.sickness
EatingtoomuchfattyfoodexercisingtoolittleandsmokingcanraiseyourfutureriskofheartdiseasE.Butthereisanotherfactorthatcancauseyourheartproblemsmoreimmediately:theairyoubreathE.Previousstudieshavelinkedhighexposure暴露toenvironmentalpollutiontoanincreasedriskofheartproblembuttwoanalysesnowshowthatpoorairqualitycanleadtoheartattackorstroke中风withinaslittleasafewhoursafterexposurE.Inonereviewoftheresearchscientistsfoundthatpeopleexposedtohighlevelsofpollutants污染物wereupto5%morelikelytosufferaheartattackwithindaysofexposurethanthosewithlowerexposurE.A.separatestudyofstrokepatientsshowedthatevenairthattheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyEPAconsiderstobeofmoderate良好qualityandrelativelysafeforourhealthcanraisetheriskofstrokeasmuchas34%within12to14hoursofexposurE.TheauthorsofbothstudiesstressthattheserisksarerelativelysmallforhealthypeopleandcertainlymodestcomparedwithotherriskfactorssuchassmokingandhighbloodpressurE.Howeveritisimportanttobeawareofthesedangersbecauseeveryoneisexposedtoairpollutionregardlessoflifestylechoices.SostricterregulationbytheEPAofpollutantsmaynotonlyimproveenvironmentalairqualitybutcouldalsobecomenecessarytoprotectpublichealth.28.Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween.A.heartproblemsandairqualityB.heartproblemsandexercisingC.heartproblemsandsmokingD.heartproblemsandfattyfood29.TheunderlinedwordmodestinParagraph3mostprobablymeans.A.relativelyhighB.extremelylowC.relativelylowD.extremelyhigh30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Eatingfattyfoodhasimmediateeffectsonyourheart.B.TheEPAconductedmanystudiesonairquality.C.ModerateairqualityismoreharmfulthansmokingD.StricterregulationsonpollutantsshouldbemadE.31.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto.A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain
Theworld'sfirstself-drivingtaxisbeganpickinguppassengersinSingaporerecently.Selectmembersofthepubliccanhail招呼afreeridethroughtheirsmartphonesintaxisoperatedbynuTonomyanautonomousvehiclesoftwareslartup.WhileanumberofcompaniesincludingGoogleandVolvohavebeerstestingself-drivingcarsonpublicroadsforseveralyearsnuTooomyisthefirsttoofferridestothepubliC.ItslaunchinSingaporeisbeatingride-hailingserviceUberwhichplansto-offerridesinautonomouscarsinPittsburghsoon.NuTonomyisstartingsmall—sixcarsnowgrowingtoadozenbytheendoftheyear.Thelong-termgoalistohaveafullyself-drivingtaxifleet车队toSingaporeby2018tohelpcutthenumberofcarsonSingaporesovercrowdedroadsfrom900*000to300000.EventuallythemodelcouldheadoptedincitiesaroundtheworlD.nuTonomyhopes.Whenyouareabletotakethatmanycarsofftheroaditcreatesalotofpossibilities.YoucancreatesmallerroadsyoucancreatemuchsmallercarparkssaidDougParker.nuTonomy'schiefoperatingofficer.Fornowthetaxisonlyranina2.5-squart-milebusinessandresidential住宅的districtcalledone-northandpick-upsanddrop-offsarelimitedtospecifiedlocations.RidersmusthaveaninvitationfromnyTonomytousetheservicer.Thecompanysaysdozenshavesignedupforthelaunch.anditplanstoexpandthatlisttothousandsofpeoplewithinafewmonths.Thecars—modifiedRenaultZoeandMitsubishii-MiEVelectrics—haveadriverinfrontwhoispreparedtotakehackthewheelandaresearcherinbackwhowatchesthecarscomputers.EachcarisfittedwithsixsetsofLidar—adetectionsystemthatuseslaserstooperatelikeradar-includingonethatconstantlyspinsontheroofTherearealsotwocamerasonthedashboardtoscanforobsiiicles障碍anddetectchangesintrafficlights.NuTonomywasformedin2013.EarlierthisyearthecompanywasthefirsttowinapprovalfromSingapore'sgovernmenttotestself-drivingcarsinone-north.NgTonomyannouncedarearchpartnershipwithSingapore'sLandTransportAuthorityearlierthismonth.Singaporeisidealbecauseitgoodweathergrailinfrastructrueanddriverswhotendtoobeytrafficrules.Asaland-lockedislandthecityof5.4millionpeopleisseekingcreativewaystogrowitseconomy.soit'sbeensupportiveofautonomousvehicleresearch.61.Itseemsthattheserviceofself-drivingtaxis.A.isoperatedwithhightechnologyB.haspassedthroughitsinitialstageC.issupportedbyGoogleandVolvoD.willspreadtoothercountriessoon62.Itisimpliedinthepassagethatself-drivingtaxiscanfinally.A.reducepassengers'fareB.cutdownfuelconsumptionC.ensurepassengers'safetyD.resultinbetterenvironment63.AccordingtothepassagewhatmakesitpossibleforSingaporetoprovideself-drivingtaxiserviceincludes.A.itssmallareaandurbanpopulationB.supportfromitspeopleandgovernmentC.itsadvancedeconomyandtechnologyD.necessitytoimproveitsinfrastructure64.Whatdowelearnaboutthepresentself-drivingtaxisinSingapore?A.Driversdrivethemwiththehelpofresearchers.B.Onecangetintooroutofthemwhereveroneis.C.Hundredsofpeoplecantakeadvantageofthem.D.Youdonothavetopaywheneveryoutakethem.
AsIwentthroughschoolIcametounderstandthatlifewasaboutcompetition.TheonlythingthatmatteredwasdoingbetterthaneveryoneelsE.Iwatchedthiscyclethroughthelivesofmyfourolderbrothers.IwatchedthemwinawardstimeandtimeagainandadmiredbyteachersandadultsalikE.AndIwantedallofthat.ButthenIlearnedthatIcouldn’tcompetewithmybrothersorwithothersforthatmatter.Ididn’tenjoymathandsciencenearlyasmuchasIenjoyedEnglishliteraturE.MystomachwouldoftenhurtthinkingabouttheamountoftimeI’dhavetoputinstudyingandworkingtogetaheadofeveryonE.AroundtheseventhgradeIdecidedthatIdidn’tcareaboutbeingatopstudentanymorE.Ijustwantedtodowhatbroughtmejoy.Iwantedtojustreadandwritefordays.ThenIwatchedmyolderbrothersentertheworkplaceandnotenjoythecareerpaththeyhadchosen.Thatmademystomachhurttoo.AtthesametimetheyweremakingalotofmoneyandwereabletoaffordexpensivecarsandgoontripsthatseemedenjoyablebutIdecidedthatI’dnottradethecarsandtripsforhavingajobthatbroughtmejoy.SoIdidjustthat.ImajoredinEnglishincollegewithaconcentrationoncreativefictions.ForthepastdecadeI’vehadacareerinanon-profitorganizationservingchildreninneeD.Ithasbroughtmegreatjoy.There’snotadailydrivetocompeteinthemarketplaceandbebetterthananotherorganizationsothatweincreaseourprofits.ThedriveistoserveanotherpersonwithexcellencE.AndtheotherunexpectedaspectsarethatwhileIhavenevermadealotofmoneyIhaveacarandhavebeenfortunatetotakesomeprettyamazingtripsforwork.32.Whatdidthewriterthinkoflifeatearlyschool?A.CompetitivE.B.Stressful.C.EnjoyablE.D.Difficult.33.Whydidthewriterchangehisattitudetowardscompetition?A.Hefailedcompetitionrepeatedly.B.Hewantedtofollowhisheart.C.Hewasafraidofcompetition.D.Heoftenhadstomachaches.34.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter?A.Hemakesgreatcontributionstosociety.B.Heislesssuccessfulthanhisbrothers.C.Hedoesn’ttravelanywherE.D.Hefindsgreatpleasureinhiswork.35.Thewritermayagreethat.A.weshouldnotcompetewithothersB.weshouldtrytodobetterthanothersC.weshoulddowhatwereallylikeD.weshouldbedevotedtohelpingothers
BarackObamawasbornonAugust41961inHonoluluHawaii.HisfathercametoAmericafromKenyawhichisacountryinAfricA.HisparentsAnnandBarackmetwhentheywerestudentsattheUniversityofHawaii.SinceBarackhadthesamenameashisfatheryoungBarackwentbythenicknameBarry.In1979afterhefinishedhighschoolBarrywenttoOccidentalCollegeinLosAngelesCaliforniA.TherehestartedtolearnabouthisAfricanrootsanddecidedtousehisAfricannameBarack.AftertwoyearsinL.A.hewenttoColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCitytostudypolitics.AftercollegehemovedtoChicagoIllinoiswhereheworkedtohelppoorpeopleinhiscity.HetraveledtoAfricatomeethisgrandmotherandcousinsforthefirsttimE.Hewentbackmanytimesovertheyearstovisitwithhisfamilyandlearnaboutwherehecamefrom.AtworkhemetalawyernamedMichelleRobinson.Theyworkedtogetherinabiglawfirm.ThenheleftChicagotogotoHarvardLawSchoolinCambridgeMassachusetts.Hedidverywellinlawschool.AfterhewasdonewithschoolBarackmovedbacktoChicagoandin1992hemarriedMichellE.Heworkedasalawyerdevotedto致力于helpingpoorpeopleforfreewhohadbeentreatedunfairly不公平地.Heworkedhardtogetthepeoplehehelpedtovote投票.HemademanypeoplebelievethattheirvoteswereimportantandhelpedthemfeelliketheycouldmakeadifferencE.25.BarackObama’sfatherwasprobablybornin_________.A.HawaiiB.CaliforniaC.IllinoisD.Kenya26.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothetext?①GettingmarriedtoMichellE.②TravellingtoAfricatomeethisgrandmother③GoingtoHarvardLawSchool④GoingtoColumbiaUniversity⑤Workinginabiglawfirm.A.④②⑤③①B.④③②⑤①C.③④①⑤②D.②①⑤④③27.HowdidObamagetpeopletovote?A.Bycheatingthemtodoso.B.ByhelpingpoorpeopleinhisfreetimE.C.Byhelpingpeopleinordertogaintheirsupport.D.Byhelpingpoorpeoplewhotreatothersunfairly.
Turningthelightsoutorwearingablindfold眼罩whileeatingcouldbeaquickwaytoloseweightaccordingtoscientists.Thesimpletrickworksbecauseitstopsdinerseatingforpleasureratherthanforcalories.Italsotriggers引发apartofthebrainthatisworriedthatunseenfoodmaygobaD.AnexperimentbytheUniversityofKonstanzinGermanyfoundthatpeoplewhowereblindfoldedconsumed消耗ninepercentfewercaloriesbeforetheyfeltfullcomparedtothosewhocouldseE.TheyalsovastlyoverestimatedhowmuchtheyhadeatenbecausetheycouldnotseehowmuchwasleftontheplatE.Blindfoldedvolunteersestimatedtheyhadeaten88percentmorethantheyactuallyhaD.Scientistsbelievethatnotseeingfoodonthetablealsoallowsthebodytoknowwhenitisfullinrealtimeratherthanrememberingpastexperienceswhereitmighthavetakenafullplatetofeelfull.Intheexperiment50peoplewereblindfoldedand40wereallowedtoseetheirfooD.Allweretoldnottoeatwithintwohoursoftheexperiment.Theywerethengiventhree95gbowlsofchocolateicecreamandinvitedtoeatfor15minutes.Theirbowlsweretakenawayandtheremainingice-creamweighedwhiletheparticipantswerequizzedonhowmuchtheythoughttheyhadeaten.Onaveragethegroupwhocouldseeate116gwhiletheblindfoldedgroupsate105g.Howevertheblindfoldedgroupbelievedtheyhadeaten197gwhilecomparedwith159gforthenon-blindvolunteers.Theywerealsoaskedhowpleasanttheice-creamtastedandtheblindfoldedgroupratedlowerthanthosewhocouldseE.Theexperiencedpleasureofeatingwassignificantlylowerintheblindfoldedgroup.NotseeingthefoodmighthavedecreasedtheappetitE.SightplaysanimportantroleintheeatingexperienceandintheoveralldiningexperiencE.PreviousstudieshaveshownthatthevisualinfluenceoffoodplaysalargepartinthetastE.Whilerestaurantsthatallowdinerstoeatinthedarkstatethatittriggers引发othersensesinfacteatingindarknessislikelytotastefarmilderthanusual.32.Withthelightsoutdinerseatlesspartlybecause______.A.theywanttoquicklyfinishtheirmealsB.theytrusttheirfeelingsmorethaneverC.theyfocusmoreonfunthanthecaloriesD.theyworryaboutthequalityofthefood33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheblindfoldedgroup______.A.spentamuchlongertimeeatingthesamefoodB.believedtheyatemorethantheyreallydidC.dependedonpastexperiencestofeelfullD.thoughtthefoodtastedbetterthanusual34.Thelasttwoparagraphstellusthat______.A.dinersarelikelytolosetheirappetiteeatingindarknessB.sensesratherthansightplayanimportantroleinthetasteC.findingsofthisexperimentdifferfromthepreviousstudiesD.restaurantsbenefitalotfromallowingdinerstoeatinthedark35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.providestatisticsrelatedtoeatinginthedarkB.offerreasonsforpeopletoeatinthedarkareasC.informthereadersoftheresultofanexperimentD.persuadethereaderstoloseweightinanewway
Iwasdrivinghometheotherdayonasunnyafternoon.IhadasmileonmyfaceasIsangalongtothesongsontheradio.ItwasabeautifuldaythatIfeltfullofhappiness.Mygoodmoodendedhoweverwhentheradiostationtookanewsbreakbetweensongs.ThensuddenlyIfoundmyselflisteningtoyetanotherstoryofarichfamousmanwhohadbrokenthelaw.IshookmyheadasIcametoaredtrafficlight.AsIpulledtoastopInoticedfourleather-jacketedbikers.Theywerestandinginthemiddleoftheroadwithtwooneithersideofthelight.TheylookedroughanddangerousbutasIgotcloserInoticedeachonewasholdingtheirhelmetintheirhands.Irolleddownmywindowasoneapproachedmycar.WearetheBrother’softheWheelhesaiD.WearecollectingmoneyforaChristmasToyDriveforneedychildren.AsIpulledadollaroutofmywalletIlookedpasthisbeardandtattoosandintohiseyes.Theyshinedwithagoodnessandkindnessthatcamerightfromhissoul.IdroppedthemoneyinhishelmetandwavedtotheotherbikersasIdroveoff.MygoodmoodhadreturneD.Myfaithinmankindhadbeenbolstered.AndIhadtorememberagainnevertojudgepeoplebytheirappearancE.OursocietyoftenjudgesbooksbytheircoversbutGodreadswhatiswritteninourheartsandsouls.Perhapsonedaywewillalllearntoseetheworldthroughthesameeyes.Perhapsonedaywewillrealizethatlooksmatterlittleandactionsmattermuch.21.Thewriter’sgoodmoodendedwhen_______.A.hehearnewsbetweensongsB.hehadtostopataredtrafficlightC.heheardarichmanbrokethelawD.hesawfourleather-jacketedkidsinneed22.Whatarefourbikersdoingatthetrafficlight?A.HavingabicycleraceinthestreetB.Sellinghelmetstothepassers-by.C.RaisingmoneytohelpkidsinneedD.PreparingforChristmasholidays.23.Whatdoesbolsteredinthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A.DestroyeD.B.ImproveD.C.DecreaseD.D.ExplodeD.24.Thewritertotellusthatweshould________.A.havefaithinyoungpeopleB.judgeothersbytheiractionsC.changeourattitudetosocietyD.managetohelpothersinneed
MyfavoriteteacherwasDorothyBean.ShetaughtAmericanhistorytoeighth-gradersinGrandRapids.Itwas1944.FranklinD.RooseveltwaspresidentandIwasatwelve-year-oldblacknewcomerInaschoolthatwasotherwiseallwhitE.MystepfatheraphysicianinGrandRapidshadboughtthebesthouseforhisnewfamily.TheproblemforournewneighborswasthattheirneighborhoodhadbeenpurebeforeandthattheywereignorantaboutblackpeoplE.Therewasalotofangrytalkamongtheadultsbutnothingmuchcameofit.ButsomeofthekidsthosefirstfewweeksthrewstonesatmE.ForatimeIwasaprettyioneiyandsometimesfrightenedkiD.IcanseenowthatthoseyoungsterswereprejudicedbutIfeltashamedforbeingdifferent.InowknowthatDorothyBeanunderstoodmostofthatanddeploredit.SothingsbegantochangewhenIwalkedintoherclassroom.WhereasmyotherteachersapproachedtheproblemofeasingintheirnewblackpupilbyignoringhimforthefirstfewweeksMissBeanwentrightatmeOnthemorningafterhavingreadourfirstassignmentsheaskedmethefirstquestion.Iansweredherquestionandthefollow-up.Theyweren'tbrilliantanswersbuttheydidestablishthefactsthatIhadreadtheassignmentandthatIcouldspeakEnglish.LaterwhenaclassmatehadgivenwronganswersMissBeancamebacktomewithaquestionthatrequiredmetocleanupthegirl'smessandestablishedmeasasmartperson.Fromthenon.Icametobemorethanmerelyadarkpresenceinthebackoftheroomontowhosesilentformmyclassmatescouldfitallthestereotypes刻板印象theycarriedintheirheads.OnceMissBeanaskedmyopinionaboutsomethingJeffersonhaddonE.Inthosedaysallmyopinionswerenotoriginal.IwasforRooseveltbecausemyparentswerE.Wedidn’thaveopinionsabouthistoricalfigureslikeJefferson.AfterIhadstaredatherforafewsecondsshesaid:WellshouldhehaveboughtLouisianaornot?'Iguessso?Irepliedcautiously.Why?sheaskeD.Why!Whatkindofquestionwasthat?ButIventuredananswer.Dayafterdayshekeptdoingthattomeandmyanswersbecamestrongerandmoreconfident.ShewasthefirsiteachertogivemethesensethatthinkingwaspartofeducationandthatIcouldformopinionsthathadsomevalue58.TheauthorimpliesthatsomeoftheprejudiceinGrandRapidswastheresultof.A.angeraboutnew-comersB.ignoranceofblackpeopleC.innocenceofyouthD.misunderstandingofphysicians59.TheunderlinedworddepbredinParagraph3means.A.stoodforB.actedonC.stucktoD.disapprovedof60.Wecaninferfromihepassagethat.A.theauthorhatedthenewschoolandhadnumerousadjustmentstomakeB.eighthgradeisatoughandchallengingperiodoftimeforthestudentsC.MissBeanalwayspushedherstudentstolearnAmericanhistorybyheartD.AfricanAmericankidswerebelievedtobelessbrilliantandhardworking
WhenBreathBecomesAirisanautobiographyaboutPaulKalanithi'sexperiencesasadoctorandasaterminallyillpatient.ThebookdiscussesKalanithi'slongtimefascinationwithquestionsofhumanbiologymortality生命的有限andmeaning.Itthenexamineshowthesequestionsareheightenedbytheauthor’sownconfrontation冲突withlungcancersicknessanddeath.Kalanithi’sfatherwasadoctorfromNewYorkCity.ThefamilymovedttKingmanArizonasothathisfathercouldpursuehismedicalcareerwhenPaulwasyoung.HisfatherworkedlonghoursandwasrarelyhomewhichconvincedyoungPaulthatthelastthinghewantedtodowastobecomeadoctorhimself.Paul’smotherwasconcernedabouttheweakschoolsysteminKingmanandsomadealonglistofliteraryclassicswhichshemadePaulandhisbrothersreaD.AsaresultPaulbecamefascinatedbyliteraturE.HeattendedStanfordUniversityfromwhichhegraduatedin2000withaB.A.andM.A.inEnglishLiteratureandaB.A.inHumanBiology.HeearnedanM.PhilinHistoryandPhilosophyofScienceandMedicinefromtheUniversityofCambridgE.In2007PaulgraduatedfromtheYaleSchoolofMedicinewithtHehighesthonors.HereturnedtoStanfordforresidencytraining住院医生实习inNeurologicalSurgery.Ashenearedtheendofhis7-yearresidencyhewasdiagnosedwithstage!lungcancer.ThehopesanddreamsheandLucyhiswifehaveheldtoaredramaticallychangeD.WhenBreathBecomesAirgivesanaccountofKalanithi’stransformationfromaninnocentmedicalstudenttroubledbythequestionofwhatgiventhatallorganismsdie$makesavirtuousandmeaningfullife’intoayoungneurosurgeon神经外科医生atStanfordguidingpatientstowardadeeperunderstandingofdeathandillnessandfinallyintoapatientandanewfathertoababygirlconfrontinghisownmortality.Whatmakeslifeworthlivinginthefaceofdeath?Whatdoyoudowhenthefuturenolongeraladdertowardyourgoalsinlifeflattensoutintoacontinuouspresent?Whatdoesitmeantohaveachildtocareforanewlifeasanotherfadesaway?ThesearesomeofthequestionsKalanithiwrestleswithinthisdeeplymovingdelicatelyobservedautobiography.PaulKalanithidiedinMarch2015whileworkingonthisbookyethiswordsliveonasaguideandagitttousall.IbegantorealizethatcomingfacetofacewithmyownmortalityinasensehadchangednothingandeverythinghewrotE.SevenwordsfromSamuelBeckettbegantorepeatinmyheadIcan'tgoonI'llgoon’WhenBreathBecomesAirisanunforgettablelift-confirmingreflectiononthechallengeoffacingmortalityandontherelationshipbetweendoctorandpatientfromagiftedwriterwhobecameboth.58.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.WhatledtothediagnosisofKalanithi'slungcancer.B.WhyKalanithichangedhismindtobecomeadoctor.C.WhenKalanithidecidedtofollowinhisfather’sfootsteps.D.HowKalanithidevelopedhisinterestinEnglishliteraturE.59.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethebook?A.Discouraging.B.ReflectivE.C.Delightful.D.Controversial.60.Kalanithibegantoseekthemeaningoflife.A.whenhewasamedicalstudentB.whenhebecameaneurosurgeonC.whenhestudiedEnglishliteratureD.whenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer
OnedayIwalkedtomyfavoritecafeforlunch.IorderedaburgerandicedteaandwenttotheoutdoorareA.WhilewaitingformymealahomelessmanonabicyclestoppedtoaskiftherewasagrocerystoreintheneighborhooD.AfterIgavehimdirectionsheaskedifIhadgraduatedfromSanaClaraUniversity.IwaswearingaSCUT-shirt.Itoldhimyes.LittledidIknowthatthissimpleresponsewouldleadtoa90-minuteconversation.ThemanMichaeltoldmehewas50yearsolD.Hewasintelligent.Unfortunatelydrugabusehadruinedbothhisformaleducationandhispursuitofsuccessintheworldofwork.HedriftedfromonetopictoanotherignoringthefactthatmylunchhadbeenbroughttomE.HeclearlyhadmoreofaneedtotalkthanIdiD.Imadeeveryefforttogivehimmyfullattentionneverexpectingthatourconversationwouldgoonandon...EventuallyIdideatmymealbitebybitebetweenresponsesinourconversation.Michaelwasabitstrangeintermsofhisinterestsandviewpoints.Wehadlittleincommonbuthewasfascinatedwithtalkingwithasheputitintelligentpeople.IhavetoadmitIwishourconversationhadbeenlimitedtotenorfifteenminutesbutwhenMichaelfinallyrodeoffonhisbikehethankedmeforlisteningsoattentivelytohimandformywillingnesstotalkwithhimforsolong.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatjustmaybethatwasmypurposeinlifefortoday---tobethereinthatplaceatthattimetocarryonthatconversation.OnaquickreviewIdon’tthinkthatIhavedoneanythingmoreimportantinmylifE.21.Whydidtheauthorgototheoutdoorarea?A.TogoonadatE.B.ToborrowabicyclE.C.Towaitforhisorder.D.Toshowstrangerstheway.22.Whatcanwelearnaboutthehomelessman?A.Hereceivedacompleteeducation.B.Hewasdyingforcommunication.C.Hewascuriousabouteverything.D.HesufferedfromaseriousdiseasE.23.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor?A.ConsideratE.B.Impatient.C.Intelligent.D.StrangE.
Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleatyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-aging抗衰老的treatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn’tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilkanditknowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceedsaysscientistAndrewZolliithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample—whatwillbethenext?21.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern22.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.23.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JackedsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Foodandclothingin2035.B.FuturetechnologyineverydaylifE.C.MedicaltreatmentsofthefuturE.D.Thereasonforthesuccessofnewtechnology.
Food-securitychallengeswillnotbemetbysimplyincreasingprimaryproduction.ManymostlypoorpeoplelivingindevelopingcountriesdoneedmorecaJoriesandnutrientsandincreasesinproductionarerequiredtosatisfythisneeD.Butasignificantproportionofthesepeoplearebecomingwealthierandiftheconcomitant伴随而来的changesindiettowardstheconsumptionofhigherenergyfoodscontinuethenutritionalstatusofthisrapidlyincreasinggroupwillprobablydiminishevenasitscalorificintakegrows.Thecurrentstatusofglobalnutritionisfarfromsatisfactory.AccordingtotheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationFAOoftheUnitedNations795millionpeoplearehungry.Paradoxically自相矛盾的是atleast2billionpeopleconsumetoomanycaloriesmanyofwhomalsodonotgetenoughnutrients.Thefailuretoconsistentlyrecognizethatitisnotonlypeoplewhoarehungrybutalsothosewhohavetoofewnutrientsandthosewhooverconsumecalorieschallengeseffortstoaddresstheproblemcomprehensively.Itisessentialtoincreasethesupplyoffoodforpeoplewhoarehungry.Therearehowevergrowingconcernsaboutthehealthconsequencesofoverconsumptionparticularlyintheformofemptycalories'fromfoodsthatcontainsolidfatsoraddedsugarsthatsupplyenergybutlittleornoothernutrition.Malnutrition营养不良isrelatedtoconsumptionpatternsofcaJoriesandnutrientsratherthanfoodproduction.MajordeterminantsofconsumptionincludefoodpreferenceallocationculturalnormscookingskillandconveniencE.Butai^uablythemostimportantisaffordability.Itistheincreasedavailabilityandaffordabilityofprocessedhigh-energyfoodsfortheemergingglobalmiddleclasstoconsumeamore-Westerndietthatismakingmalnutritionaglobalproblem.Mostinternationaleffortstoimprovefoodsecurityfocusonlyonhungerandundemutrition.andhencepushtoincreasefoodproduction.Butthisproductionistapproachwillnotsolveallformsofmalnutrition.Moreemphasisshouldbeplacedonchangingconsumptionpatterns.Thiswillnotonlyhelptoidentifytherootcausesofmalnutritionbutalsosendasignaltoproducersaboutthenatureoffoodsneededtoaddressmalnutrition.EvenwithagreateremphasisonconsumptionsolutionswillbefarfromstraightforwarD.Eachactorinvolvedinthefoodsystem—fromprimaryproducertoretailer零售商一hastheirownmotivationsandmodesofinteraction.TomeettheUnitedNations’goalofendingallformsofmalnutritionby2030weneedtothinkaboutthewholefoodsystem.A.purelyproductionistapproachwillnotbesufficient—weneedtomanagefooddemandnotjustmeetit.58.TheunderlinedworddiminishinParagraph1mostprobablymeans.A.changeB.weakenC.improveD.maintain59.Accordingtothepassagewhatproblemwithmalnutritionhasraisedgrowingconcerns?A.Manypeoplearestillsufferingfromstarvation.B.MorepeopleprefertoresistthewesternlifestylE.C.Peoplefailtorealizeitscausesandconsequences.D.Peopleoverconsumecalorieswithpoornutrition.61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethataddressingmalnutritionwillrequire.A.themotivationoftheproducersB.changesacrosstheentirefoodsystemC.anincreaseinfoodproductionandsupplyD.theimprovementofpeople'slivingstandard62.A.FightagainststarvationB.CutdownconsumptionC.LookbeyondproductionD.Polishupsecurity
FrederickCallisonhasbeenpostingupoutsideofaSacramentoSmart&Finalgrocerystoreforthepasttwoyearsandhismethodoflookingforhelphasfinallypaidoff.MichaelMarteennoticedCallisonwhileshoppingwithhisfamilyonFeB.24.UsedtoseeinghomelesspeopleaskforfoodandmoneyMarteenfounditrefreshingtoseesomeonemakinganefforttofindworkinsuchdifficultsituations.WhenMarteenapproachedhimhenoticedCallisonwassittingonasleepingbagwithseveralresumes简历neatlylaidoutalongwithasignthatreadneedworkandfooD.WhenIaskedifIcouldseehisresumehestoodrightuptohandonetomeandthenstartedtellingmeallabouthisexperienceasifitwereaninterviewMarteentoldTODAY.I’vebeeninsituationswhereIhadnothingandhadtotryextremelyhardtogetworkandtherehewasdoingthatsoIhavealotofrespectforhim.Marteenboughthimabottleofwaterandsomeravioli馄饨andthentookapictureofhisresumetopostonFacebooknotknowingifanythingwouldcomeofit.SureenoughsomeonecameacrosshispostandofferedCallisonajobasacookatadowntownrestaurantcalledPizzaRocks.HewasexcitedaboutlandingajobandverygratefulfortheopportunityMarteensaiD.Hewasupthenightbeforestudyingthemenuforhours.TherestaurantgavehimclothestowearandafriendisprovidingCallisonwithaplacetostayuntilhecangetbackonhisfeet.It’seasytolookatsomeoneandnotseeanythingbutahomelessmanbutaftertalkingtohimIrealizedhe’ssomuchmorethanthatMarteensaiD.He’sawellspokencoolandfriendlyguywhoknowswhathewantsandisgoingafterit.24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HomelessCallisonlandedajoB.B.HomelessCallisonwashelpedbyFacebook.C.HomelessCallisondreamedbig.D.HomelessCallisonlivedahardlifE.25.WhatmakesCallisondifferentfromotherhomelesspeople?A.Hebeggedatthesameplacefortwoyears.B.Hehadasleepingbagwithhim.C.Heisfriendlycoolandwellspoken.D.Hewaslookingforajobwhilebegging.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph2mean?A.Pitiful.B.UnforgettablE.C.Strangeandinteresting.D.UnbelievablE.27.WhatcanweinferaboutCallisonafterhewasofferedajob?A.Hewasofferedclothesbytherestaurant.B.Hetookhisjobseriously.C.Hecouldn'twalkproperly.D.Hewouldsoonbecomerich.
Thousandsofpeopleimpactallaspectsofourlives*beittheweathermanattheTVstudioinaneighboyringcityorthetechnicianataphonecompanyacrossthecontinentorthewomaninTobagowhopicksthemangoesforyourfruitScilaD.Everyday.intentionallyorunintentionallywemakealargenumberofconnectionswithpeoplearoundtheworlD.Ourpersonalgrowthandevolutionandtheevolutionofsocietiescomeaboutasaresultofconnectingwithourfellowhumanswhetherasabandofyoungwarriorssettingoutonahuntorasagroupofco-workersheadingouttothelocalbakeryafterworkonFridayAsaspecies物种weareinstinctively本能地driventocomelogetherandformgroupsoffriendsassociationsandcommunitiesWithoutthemwecannotexist.Makingconnectionsiswhatourgraymatterdoesbest.Itreceivesinformationfromoursenseandprocessesitbymakingassociations.Itgrowsquicklywhenit'smakingconnections.Peopledothesamething.It'sascientificfactthatpeoplewhostaysociallyandphysicallyactivehivealongerlifE.Thisdoesn'tmeanstayingwiththesameoldcrowdandgoingaroundonanexercisebikE.Itmeansgettingoutandmakingnewfriends.Whenyoumakenewconnectionsintheoutsideworld_youmakenewconnectionsintheinsideworld—inyourbrain.Thiskeepsyouyoungandalert机警的-EdwardM.HallowellinhisbookConnectcitesthe1979AlamedaCountyStudybyDrLisaBerkmanoftheHarvardSchoolofHealthSciences.DrBerkmanandherteamcarefullylookedat7000people-aged35to65overaperiodofnineyews.Theirstudyconcludesthatpeoplewholacksocialandcommunityconnectionsarealmostthreetimesmorelikelytodieofmedicalillnessthanthosewhohavemorecontacts.Andallthisisindependentofsocioeconomicstatusandhealthpracticessuchassmokingolcoholicbeverageconsumptionorphysicalactivity!OtherpeoplecanalsohelpyoutakecareofyourneedsanddesiresWhateveritisyou'dlikeinthislife—romanceadreamjobtickettotheRoseBowl—thechancesareprettyhighthatyou'llneedsomeone'shelptogetit.Ifpeoplelikeyou.theywillbewillingtogiveyoutheirtimeandtheirefforts.Andthebetterthequalityofharmoniousrelationshipyouhavewiththemthehighertheleveloftheircooperation.61.Whichofthefollowingislaidgreatstressoninthepassage?A.Ourfateisdecidedbythecompanionswekeep.B.PeopleconnectwitheachotheroutofnecessityC.ContactsbetweenpeopleareessentialforourlifE.D.Connedionisestablishedwhenweworktogether.62.Theunderlinedpart44graymatterinParagaph3refersto.A.nerveB.cellC.sightD.brain63.DrBerkmanandhisteam'sstudyreverb.A.awondercurefordeadlydiseasesB.avitalfunctionofconnectingagreatencouragamenttosmokersD.apracticalwaytoconnection64.WhichofthefollowingcanbeIhcproperlitleforthepassage?A.TheBenefilsofConnectingB.TheProgressofConnectionC.TheMethodsofConnectingD.TheFeaturesofConnection
AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart.Theywillinalifetimepushthechromeplated_contraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomersandwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.OnJune41937Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.ButGoldmanwasdisappointeD.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglookbuthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.AfterawhileGoldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?oneshopperreplieD.ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.TothisendGoldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthistherealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony假的customers.AsGoldmanhadhopedthecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmorE.WithlargereasiertohandlebasketscustomersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbeforE.Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonwhyAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—thecomingoftheshoppingcart.28.Whatdotheunderlinedwordschromeplatedcontraptionsinthefirstparagraphreferto?A.Shoppingcarts.B.Suitcases.C.Privatecars.D.Baskets.29.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?A.Itwastoreducetheburdenofhisemployees’work.B.Itwastoprovehimtobeagoodinventor.C.Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness.D.Itwastohelpthedisabledmakeshoppingeasilyinhismarket.30.Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketinorderto________.A.attractpeopletobuythingsinhismarketB.makehismarketdifferentfromtheothersC.keepthegroceriesfrombeingstolenD.encouragepeopletousehisshoppingcarts31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Goldmanwillbecomeveryfamousbecauseofhisinvention.B.SupermarketbusinesshasbenefitedalotfromGoldman’sinvention.C.Goldman’sinventionwillberegardedasthegreatestoneintheworlD.D.TherewillbenothingthatcanreplaceGoldman’sinvention.
ChokweSelassieaged13isworkinghardtohelpdriversavoidpotholes坑洼.Theeighth-graderwasinspiredtokickoffhiscreationonarecentmorningwhenhismotherwasdrivinghimtoschool.TheircarwasdamagedasitwentoverahugepotholeinthemiddleofthestreetintheirhometownofJacksonMississippi.Hedecidedtodosomethingaboutthepotholeprobleminhiscity.Hissolution:anappthatwarnsdriverswhenthereisapotholeaheaD.ChokwedevelopedtheappwithhisfriendsRodriguezRatliffandEmmanuelBrooks.WhentheappdetectsapotholeitishighlightedinreD.Andifyougetclosetothepotholeyourphonewillwarnyou.Driverscanalsousetheapptoreportanypotholestheymeetandtolookforotherroutestheycantaketoavoidroadsthathavethem.TheappreliesoncurrentavailableinformationaboutthestreetsofJackson.Itworksbyusingthecity’s311callsystemandusesinformationalreadystoredinadatabasE.Throughthecallsystemcitizensdial311toreportnon-emergencyproblemswhichincludepotholes.Chokweandhisfriendsdeterminedthatfocusingonthe10busieststreetsinJacksonwouldgivethemalargeenoughsamplesizetotesttheprototype原型.Althoughtheappisn'tyetavailableforsaleChokweisalreadylookingforwaystoimproveit.Theprototyperemainslimitedto10streetsinJacksonbuthehopestoaddmoresothatitincludeseverystreetinthecity.Andthenhewantstogoevenfartheruntilit'snationwidE.28.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.aSolutiontoTrafficJamsB.anApptoDetectPotholesC.potholeProblemsinBigCitiesD.PoorRoadConditions29.What’stheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedphrasekickoffinParagraph1?A.leaveB.inventC.beginD.change30.Howdoestheappworkthroughthe311callsystem?A.Byreplyingtocitizens’calls.B.Bybroadcastingtrafficaccidents.C.Bysettlingnon-emergencyproblems.D.Byusingitsinformationaboutpotholes.31.WhichcanbeChokwe’sfuturetarget?A.Encouragingmorekidstocreateapps.B.Takingpartinmorelearningprograms.C.MakingtheappavailableforsaleonlinE.D.MakingtheappincludestreetsnationwidE.
Goldie'sSecretSheturnedupatthedoorstepofmyhouseinCornwall.NowaycouldIhavesentheraway.Nowaynotmeanyway.MaybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircarthenightbeforE.We'removinghouse’’;Nospaceforheranymorewiththebabycoming.Weneverreallywantedherbutwhatcouldwehavedone?Shewasapresent.Peoplefindallsortsofexcusesforabandoningananimal.AndshewasoneofthemostbeautifuldogsIhadeverseen.IcalledherGoldiE.IfIhadknownwhatwasgoingtohappenIwouldhavegivenheramorecreativenamE.Shewassounsettledduringthosefirstfewdays.Shehardlyateanythingandhadsuchanairofsadnessabouther.TherewasnothingIcoulddotomakeherhappyitseemeD.Heavenknowswhathadhappenedtoheratherpreviousowner's.Buteventuallyattheendofthefirstweekshecalmeddown.AlwaysbymysidewhetherwewereoutononeofourlongwalksorsittingbythefirE.That'swhyitwassuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwewereoutforawalk.Wewerealongwayfromhomewhenshestartedbarkingandgettingveryrestless.EventuallyIcouldn'tholdheranylongerandsheracedoffdowntheroadtowardsafarmhouseinthedistanceasfastasshecoulD.BythetimeIreachedthefarmIwasverytiredandupsetwithGoldiE.ButwhenIsawherlicking舔thefourpuppies幼犬Istartedtofeelsympathytowardsthem.Wedidn'tknowwhathadhappenedtohersaidthewomanatthedoor.ItookherforawalkonedaysoonafterthepuppieswerebornandshejustdisappeareD.Shemusthavetriedtocomebacktothemandgotlostaddedaboyfrombehindher.ImustadmitIdomissGoldiebutI'vegotNuggetnowandshelooksjustlikehermother.AndI'velearntagoodlesson:nottojudgepeoplE.25.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutGoldiewhenGoldiecametothehouse?A.ShockeD.B.SympathetiC.C.AnnoyeD.D.Upset.26.Inherfirstfewdaysattheauthor'shouseGoldie.A.feltworriedB.wasangryC.atealittleD.satbythefire27.Goldierushedofftoafarmhouseonedaybecauseshe.A.sawherpuppiesB.heardfamiliarbarkingC.wantedtoleavetheauthorD.foundherwaytoheroldhome28.Thepassageisorganizedinorderof.A.timeB.effectivenessC.importanceD.complexity
GusWennerrunsRollingstonE.comhisfathergavehimthejoB.ButJannWennerthemagazine’scofounderandpublisherwasquicktoassurecriticsoftheappointmentprocessthathissonisterriblytalentedandhadtoprovehimselfbeforebeinggiventhepostApparentlyGusworkedhiswayupfrommorejuniorpositionswiththecompanyanddemonstratedaccordingtohisfatherthedriveanddisciplineandcharmandallthethingsthatshowleadership.GusWenneris22yearsolD.Heiscertainlynottheonlykidoutofcollegeorevenoutofhighschoolworkingatdaddy’sfirm.Familycontactsareacommonwayoffindingbothtemporaryinternshipsandlongtimecareers.Opportunitiesforthechildrenoftop1percentarenotthesameastheyareforthe99percent.Thisishardlyashockbuttispreciselythetypeofinequalitythatrevealsthehard-to-definepromiseoftheJustDoItversionoftheAmericandreamanddeepensourcynicism愤世嫉俗abouthowpeoplegetaheaD.Asaconsequenceitweakenssupportforpublicpoliciesthatcouldaddressthelackofupwardmobilityamongchildrenbornatthebottomwhooughtttbegivenpriority.A.strongtiebetweenaduttoutcomesandfamilybackgroundannoysAmericans.WhenanorganizationconductedanationallyrepresentativesurveyaskingaboutthemeaningoftheAmericandreamsometypicalanswersincludedBeingfreetosayordowhatyouwantandBeingfreetoaccomplishalmostanythingyouwantwithhardworkbutalso.Beingabletosucceedregardlessoftheeconomiccircumstancesinwhichyouwereborn.ThisisexactlythereasonthattheAmericandreamisnotonlyadefiningmetaphorforthecountrybutalsowhyAmericanshavelongbeenwillingtotolerateagooddealmoreeconomicinequalitythancitizensofmanyotherrichcountries.A.beliefinthepossibilityofupwardmobilitynotonlymorallyjustifiesinequalityastieexpressionoftalentsandenergiesbutalsoextendsapromisetothosewithlowerincomes.Afterallwhywouldyoubeastrongadvocateforreducinginequalityifyoubelievethatyouoreventuallyyourchildrenwerelikelytoclimbtheincomeladder?Hardworkandperseverance毅力willalwaysbeingredientsforsuccessbuthigherinequalityhasmadehavingsuccessfulparentsifnotessentialcertainlyacentralpartoftherecipE.ThebeliefthattalentissomethingyouarebornwithandthatopportunitiesareopenttanyonewithambitionandenergyalsohasadangerousconsequencE.Whenthepublicpolicyisfocusedonthedifficultsituationofthepoorthisbeliefcanhelptheconceptresurfacethatthepoorareundeservingandaretheauthorsoftheirownsituation.Yetweactuallyknowagooddeilaboutwhychildrenofthepoorhaveahigherchanceofbeingstuckonpovertyasadults.Therecipesforbreakingthisintergenerationiltrapareclearanurturing培养environmentintheearlyyearscombindwithaccessibleandhigh-qualityhealthcareandducationpromotetecapacitiesofyoungchildrenheightenthedevelopmentoftheirskillsastheygrowolderandeventuallyraisetheirchancesofupwardmobility.TalentisnurturedanddevelopedandevengensareexpresseddifferentlydependinguponenvironmentdinfluencsTheIpercentarethegoalfortheseupper-middle-classfamilieswhoafterallhavealsoexperiencedsignificantgrowthintheirrelativestanding.ThegraduateandotherhigherdegreesthattheyholdforwhichtheyputinconsiderableefforthaveputthemontheupsideofthewaveofglobalizationandtechnicdchangethathastransformedtheAmericanjobmarket.Anageofhigherinequalitygivesthembothmoreresourcestopromotethecapacitiesoftheirchildrenandmoreencouragementtomaketheseinvestmentssincetheirchildrennowhaveallthemoretogain.ForthemanAmericandreambasedoneffortandtalentstilllivesandasaresulttheyarelesslikelywiththeirconsiderableculturdandpoliticalinfluencetosupportthereshapingofAmericanpublicpolicytomeetitsmostpressingneedthefutureofthoseatthebottom.65.WhatdoweknowaboutGusWenner?A.HewillprovehimselfcompetentinthefuturE.B.Hehassomeworkexperienceinthecompany.C.Heistheco-founderandpublisherofthemagazinE.D.Heistooyoungtobeinchargeofthecompany.66.ThephenomenonillustratedbytheappointmentofGusWenner.A.stopspeoplefromdreamingtheAmericandreamB.encouragesthegovernmenttocarryoutpublicpoliciesC.reducesthelevolofpeople'stoleranceofeconomicinequalityD.narrowsthepossibilitiesofpeopleatthebottommovingupward67.BysayingBeingabletosucceedregardlessoftheeconomiccircumstancesinwhichyouwereborntherespondentsofthesurvey.A.showedtheirupsetabouttheinequalityB.expressedtheirgratitudeforthefairnessC.indicatedtheirdeterminationttsucceedD.gavetheirsatisfactionwiththecircumstances68.Whichofthefollowingopinionsdoestheauthorhold?A.Lackoftalentleadstopeople’sdifficultsituations.B.WhensomeoneisbornhisfuturehasbeendecideD.C.TheenvironmentwhereoneisbroughtupdetermineshisfatE.D.OpportunitiesareopentoanyoneambitiousandenergetiC.69.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthepublicpolicyforthepoorfacesoppositionfrom.A.thelowerclassB.allclassesofsocietyC.thetoponepercentD.theuppermiddleclass70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howoldareyou?B.Whatisyourtalent?Whoisyourdaddy?D.Whereisyourfuture?
HoneyfromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugaritisalsodelicious.Mostpeopleandmanyanimalslikeeatingit.Howevertheonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nestandtakethehoneyfromit.Oftenthesenestsarehighupintreesanditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfricathoughpeopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper—alittlebirdcalledahoneyguidE.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoneybutitdoeslikethewax蜂蜡inthebeehives蜂房.Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswaxwhichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.Sowhenitfindsasuitablenestitlooksforsomeonetohelpit.ThehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeoplE.Onceithastheirattentionitfliesthroughtheforestwaitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenestthefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.SomeofthehoneyandthewaxalwaysfallstothegroundandthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitssharE.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewaxbutitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehivesandwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.21.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?A.It'ssmallinsizE.B.It'shiddenintrees.C.It'scoveredwithwax.D.It'shardtorecognizE.22.Whatdothewordsthefollowerinparagraph2referto?A.A.beE.B.A.birD.C.A.honeyseeker.D.A.beekeeper.23.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway.A.itgetsitsfoodB.itgoestochurchC.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees'nests24.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WildBeesB.WaxandHoneyC.BeekeepinginAfricaD.Honey—Lover'sHelper
Duetolightpollutionpresenteverywhere—glarefromtoomuchmisaimednightlighting—80%ofEuropeandNorthAmericanolongerexperiencesrealdarkness.ForanyonelivingnearamajormetropolisasatelliteimageoftheMilkyWay银河seemsabstractWeunderstandittobeadocumentofsomethingtruebutourunderstandingispurelytheoreticalIn1994afterapre-dawnearthquakecutpowertomostofLosAngelestheGriffithObservatoryreceivedphonecallsfromfrightenedlocalpeopleaskingaboutthestrangeskyWhatthosecallerswereseeingwerestars.DarknessisacomplicatedthingtomeasurE.In2001theamateurastronomerJohnBortledesignedascaletohelp.Hisclassificationrangefrominner-cityskyclass9inwhichtheonlypleasingviewsseenthroughatelescopearethemoon.theplanetsandafewofthebrighteststarclusters团toaskysodarktheMilkyWaycastsobviousshadowsonthegroundclass1.MostNorthAmericansandEuropeansliveunderclass6or7skiesinwhichtheMilkyWayisundetectablE.InthatkindofnightapersoncanwanderoutsideunfoldA.gardenchairopenanewspaperandreadIheheadlinesifnotthestories.InadditiontotheBortlescalescientistsoftenusephotodiodelightsensors传感器tomeasureandcomparebaselevelsofdarkness.Unihedron'sSkyQua1lyMeteristhemostpopularinstrumentforthiskindofworkpartlybecauseitissmallenoughtofitintoyourpocketandalsobecauseitconnectstoanonlineglobaldatabasE.AccordingtothatdatabaseCherrySpringsStatePark—an82-acreparkinremoteruralPennsylvania—presentlyhastheseconddarkestscorelisteD.CherrySpringsislocatedlessthan300milesinlandfromtheUSeasternseaboard-inaregion—theEastCoast—thatcontains36%ofthetotalUSpopulationandislitupeverynightlikeabackstagemakeupmirror.WhenpinpointedonasatelliteimagE.CherrySpringsisinthemiddleofanuncharacteristicallydarkarea一insulated隔离onallsidesbyhundredsofthousandsofacresofprotectedforestandsittingontopoftheAlleghenyPlateau700metresabovesealevel.Mostofthesmalltownssurroundingtheparkaresituatedinvalleyswhereoutdoorlightisalreadyfailing.ThisunusualcombinationoffactorsexplainstoacertaindegreehowCherrySpringsbecameoneofthedarkestplacesinAmericA.61.WhatdidthephonecallstheGriffithObservatoryreceivedreveal?A.ThecallerswereingreatfearofthesevereearthquakE.B.PeoplebelievedthatstarswouldbringthemmisfortunE.C.Peopleneededhelpandcomfortinfaceofabigdisaster.D.Darknesshadbeenawayfromthelocalpeopleforages62.Whichclassificationofdarknessdocsthewriterseemtolikebest?A.Class1B.Class3.C.Class7.D.Cla%9.63.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.lightfromheavenlybodiesismuchweakerB.lightpollutionexistsmainlyinurbanareasC.humaneyesightisgettingfrombadtoworseD.lightpollutionhasbudinfluenceonusanytime64.CherrySpringsisoneofthedarkestplacesinAmericapartlybecauseof.A.itsspecificlocationB.itslimitontheuseoflightsC.itsnaturalsurrouridingsD.itssmallnativepopulation
ApreciouslittlegirlinNewYorkwithburnsover75percentofherbodyhasonlyonewishforChristmasthisyearenoughChristmascardstofillheraunt’scardtreE.TwoyearsagoSafyreTerrylostherfatherandthreeyoungersiblingsinafiresomeonelitintheupstairsstairwellleadingtoherfamily’sapartment.Safyrewasfoundnexttoherfatherwhousedhisbodytoshieldherfromtheflames.InadditiontosufferingfromsevereburnsSafyrelostherrighthandandleftfoot.Sheunderwentmorethan50surgeriestograft种植skinoverherburns.Sincehermotherhadsignedovercustodialrights监护权tothestateLizDolderSafyre’sauntpetitioned请愿thecourtstobecomeherguardian.Safyrelosteverything—herfatherhermotherhersisterherbrothersherhomeherfavoritetoyherfavoriteoutfit—everythingthatwasfamiliartoherDoldertoldTODAY.Sheevenlosttheonethingwealltakeforgranted—herreflection.ButshewakeseverymorningwithasmileonherfacE.SheisthetruedefinitionofhopefaithandlovE.DoldertoldBuzzfeedsheboughtatreetohangChristmascardsonthisyearandSafyreinstantlygotexcited:shesaid‘Ican’twaittofillitup’andmyresponsewas‘Honeythat’sprobablynotgoingtohappen.Wemaybeget10cardsayearandthecardtreeholds100.’AfterDoldersharedaphotoofSafyrenexttothetreewithherFacebookcommunityasupporterofthefamilyKevinClarkaskedforpermissiontosharethephotoalongwithanaddresswherepeoplecouldmailcardsandfulfillSafyre’sChristmaswish.TherequesttookoffonsocialmediA.Manycardshavealreadystartedtocomein.24.Whatistheprobablemeaningoftheunderlinedwordshieldinthesecondparagraph?A.Present.B.Prevent.C.Protect.D.Recover.25.WhichwordcanbestdescribeSafyreTerry?A.EnthusiastiC.B.OptimistiC.C.PessimistiC.D.RealistiC.26.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.A.LittleGirlLostHerFamilyinaFirE.B.A.LittleGirlGotBurntinaFirE.C.A.LittleGirlGotAdoptedbyHerAunt.D.A.LittleGirlWishedtoFillHerAunt’sCardTreE.27.WhydidDolderpetitionthecourtstobecomeSafyre’sguardian?A.BecauseSafyrepreferredtolivewithLizDolder.B.BecauseSafyrewashomelessandhadtolivewithher.C.BecauseSafyre’smothertransferredcustodialrightstothestatE.D.BecausethegovernmentrefusedtotakecareofSafyrE.
TheshockingdisappearanceofMalaysiaAirlinesFlightMH370hascapturedtheattentionofmillionsaroundtheworldasthesearchfortheairplaneanditspassengersandcrewcontinues.Whathappenedtotheflight’s239passengersandcrewaftertheplaneleftKualaLumpuronSaturday?Itisbecominganincreasinglydesperatequestionasthedayspass.Butit’shardlythefirstmysteryofitskinD.Herearesomehalf-solvedandunsolvedairlinemysteriesthatkeptinvestigatorscluelessforyears.AirFranceFlight447:AnAirbusA330flightfromRiodeJaneirotoParisplungedintotheAtlanticOceanin2009killingall228passengersandcrewonboarD.Butittookafullfivedaysforsearchandrescueteamstofindthewreck残骸andanotherthreeyearsforinvestigatorstoreportthaticecrystalshadcausedtheautopilot自动驾驶仪todisconnect.Thebodiesof74passengersremainunrecovereD.AmeliaEarhart:Ace王牌pilotAmeliaEarhartdisappearedinhertwin-enginemonoplaneElectraoverthePacificOceanin1937inanattempttocircumnavigatetheglobE.Notraceofherplanewaseverfoundevenafteramulti-milliondollarsearcheffortandEarhartwasofficiallydeclareddeadin1939.FlyingTigerLineFlight739:AU.S.militaryflightleftGuamin1962withmore90personnelheadedforthePhilippinesbutitneverarriveD.Thepilotsneverissuedadistresscalland1300peopleinvolvedintheU.S.militarysearchneverfoundanytraceofwreckagE.BritishSouthAmericanAirways:Ittookmorethan50yearstofindanytraceofthe11peopleaboarda1947flightthatdisappearedintheAndesMountains.A.pairofArgentineansrockclimbersdiscoveredenginewreckageintheAndesin1998andanarmyexpeditionlaterfoundhumanremainsaswell.UruguayanAirForceFlight571:AflightheadedtoSantiagoChilecarrying45passengersandcrewcrashedintotheAndesMountainsinpoorweatherin1972killingtwelvepeoplE.Inthemeantimeeightwerekilledinanavalanche雪崩thathittheplane’swreckagewheretheyweretakingshelterandthereststayedalivebyeatingthefleshofthedeadbeforetheywerefinallyfoundmorethantwomonthsafterdisappearingoutofthesky.11.TheunderlinedwordplungedinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A.jumpedB.brokeC.flewD.dived12.WhatcanwelearnfromUruguayanAirForceFlight571?_____.A.12peoplewerelostuntilnow.B.25peoplewererescuedinstantly.C.Therestwhostayedalivekilled8peoplE.D.8werekilledbyafallofalargemassofsnowdownamountainsidE.13.FromthepassagewhatcouldhaveledtoBritishSouthAmericanAirwayscrash?_____.A.Thebadweather.B.NotmentioneD.C.Theicecrystals.D.Thelightening.14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?_____.A.Earhartwasdeclareddeadbytheauthoritiestwoyearslater.B.ThebodiesofFlight447hadallbeenfoundafterthreeyears.C.TwoArgentineansrockclimbersdiscoveredthedeadintheAndes.D.MalaysiaAirlinesFlightMH370wasregardedasthelargestaircrash.15.Thepassagehasbeenwrittento_____.A.introducethelossofMalaysiaAirlinesFlightMH370B.explainhowtoavoidairplanedisappearancesasapilotC.tellreadersmysteriousairplanedisappearancesinAviationHistoryD.callonpeopletoprotectthemselves
Whatwouldittaketopersuadeyoutoexercise?A.desiretoloseweightorimproveyourfigure?Tokeepyouawayfromdiseases?Tolivetoahealthyoldage?You'dthinkanyofthosereasonswouldbeenoughtogetAmericansexercising.YetavastmajorityofAmericanshavethusfarfailedtoswallowtheexercisepill.Nowaresearchbypsychologistsstronglysuggestsit'stimetothinkofcurrentwell-being幸福andhappinessasmotivatorsforexerciseinsteadoffuturehealthweightlossandbodyimagE.Dr.Segaroneoftheresearchersbelievesthatimmediaterewardsaremoremotivatingthandistantones.Peoplewhosaytheyexerciseforthequalityoflifeexercisemoreoverthecourseofayearthanthosewhosaytheyvalueexerciseforitshealthbenefits.HesaiD.'Otherstudieshaveshownthatwhatkeepspeoplemovingdependsonagesexandlifecircumstances.Forthoseofcollegeagephysicalattractivenesstypicallyheadsthelistofreasonstobeginexercisingalthoughwhatkeepsthemgoingseemstobethestressreliefthataregularexerciseprogramprovides.Theelderlyontheotherhandmaygetstartedbecauseofhealthconcerns.Butoftenwhatkeepsthemexercisingarethefriendshipsandsenseofcommunitythatmayotherwisebemissingfromtheirlives.Improvingdailywell-beingisthemostinfluentialfactorforthewomen.Menindicatetheyaremotivatedbymoredistanthealthbenefitsbutthismaybebecausemenfeellesscomfortablediscussingtheirmentalhealthneeds.ExerciseshouldbeencouragedbuttheemphasisonweightlossdiseasepreventionandhealthyagingshouldbereduceD.Dr.SegarconcludeD.Exercisecanmakepeoplefeelmoreenergeticlessstressedandyeshappier.24.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.Befreefromdiseases.B.Takesomedietpills.C.ImprovetheirfigurE.D.KeepphysicallyactivE.25.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingpersonsmayexercisemoreinayear?A.Janewhodecidestoloseweight.B.Davidwhoexercisesforfuturehealth.C.Marywhoenjoysexercisingwithherson..D.Markwhoissufferingfromaseriousillness.26.AccordingtoParagraph4whichgroupofpeopletendstoexerciseforfriendship?A.Men.B.Women.C.Theelderly.D.Collegestudents.27.Whatistheauthormainlyarguinginthepassage?A.ImmediaterewardsofexerciseshouldbeemphasizeD.B.DistantbenefitsshouldbethemotivatorsforexercisE.C.Feelingrelaxedismoreimportantthanfuturehealth.D.Menandwomentakeexercisefordifferentpurposes.
Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentoteachersandtheteacherwillaskussomequestions.Sometimestheclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclass.Whenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopicsrememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying.Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends---youareinasituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilentwaitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay.Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyouloudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyourself.Remembertoothatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou.Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyoureaseinordinaryconversationbutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofanordinaryconversation.YoumusttakespecialcarethatyoucanbehearD.5.Whenyouspeaktotheclassyoushouldspeak__________.A.asloudlyaspossibleB.inalowvoiceC.loudlyD.forcefully6.Thesituationintheclassis_________thatinyourhousE.A.notverydifferentfromB.sometimesthesameasC.sometimesnotthesameasD.notthesameas7.Ifyouarehavingaconversationwithanofficialthemostimportantthingforyouis_____________.A.toshowyourabilityB.tobeverygentleC.tomakesurethatyoucanbeheardD.toputtheofficialatease8.Themainideaofthispassageis__________.A.thatwemustusedifferentwaysatdifferentsituationsB.thatwemustspeakloudlyC.thatwemustkeepsilentatanytimeD.thatwemusttalkwiththeclass
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