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AAAGH!TheGeneration90siscoming!WearingearphonesusingcomplexlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriendstheGen-90sfollowingtheGen-80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut初次登台.EachgenerationoragegrouphasitsownsymbolsandlifestylE.ReadonandjudgeforyourselvesifyoufittheGen-90sgroup.EarphonesTheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen-90s.TheymightleadtoMP3MP4orMP101playersgivingtheseyoungpeopleaplugged-incoolandperhapsself-addictedlookofcourselifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.MartianlanguageTheyhavecreatedtheirowncode-likeonlinelanguagE.It’samixtureofEnglishJapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstanD.Thisisanimaginativegenerationthoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.Self-PortraitSayingcheesetotheirowndigitalcamerasisusualforthisgeneration.A.littlebitofnarcissism自恋neverhurtsanyonE.Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives.ButbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonlinE.Text-messagingTheycantypetheirmobilephonesasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.HoweveroralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstylE.37.AccordingtothepassageifyoubelongtotheGen-90syouwill_______.A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers’strengths.B.haveyourownsymbolsandlifestylE.C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen-80s.D.likemusicanddanceverymuch.38.Accordingtothetextthewriterwillchoose______asagoodexampletotheGen-90.A.LiHualikesmusicandalwayswearingiPodB.ZhangChaoisnotonlyanimaginativeboybutdoeverythingefficiently.C.Lilyisashygirlandshedoesn’tlikemakingfriends.D.FangfanglikesbeingtakenphotosandoftenpostingthemonlinE.39.AccordingtothispassagewhichisFALSE?A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.B.Theytypetheirmobilephonessofastthatitcancatchthespeedofspeaking.C.TheGen-90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayersandevenregardthemasanecessarypartoflifE.D.Theydon’tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.40.Themainideaofthepassageisabout________.A.theGen-90s’happylifeB.thedifferencebetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90sC.theGen-90s’uniquelifestyleandsomepracticalwarningsD.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen-80sandtheGen-90s
ANATIONWIDEBESTSELLERIt’slikelythateverythingyoulearnedaboutAmerica’sancienthistoryiswrong.Thenewbook1491completelychangesourunderstandingoftheAmericabeforethearrivalofColumbusin1492.DIDYOUKNOW?WhenColumbuslandedtherewereprobablymorepeopleintheAmericasthantherewereinEuropE.ThepeoplesofNorthAmericahadsuchhealthylife-stylesthataslateasthe19thcenturytheycontinuedtobethetallestpeopleonearth.FactshaveshownthattheAmericaswerepopulatedaslongas33000yearsago.4000yearsagoMesoamericanfarmersdevelopedcorninafeat技艺ofgeneticengineering遗传工程学thatstillisn’tcompletelyunderstooD.COMMENTS评论ON1491InthetraditionofJaredDiamond&JohnMePheeatotallynewviewofpre-ColumbianAmerica.－RichardRhodesAttractivelywrittenandreallyabsorbingCharlesC.Mannhasproducedabookthat’spartdetectivestorypartepic史诗andparttragedy悲剧.Hehastakenonavasttopic:thousandsofyearstwohugecontinentsandcultures.－CharlesMatthewsSanJeseMercaryNewsPowerfulandchallenging－AlanTaylorWashingtopostApleasuretoreadaswellasawonderfuleducation－HowardZinn25.Onthewhole1491isabookmainlyaboutAmerica’s________.A.life-stylesB.populationC.historyD.agriculture26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaboutthecommentsonthebook1491?A.ItisinterestingandinstructivE.B.ItisattractiveandculturallyrelateD.C.Itischallengingandrevolutionary.D.Itishumorousandreasonable27.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat_________.A.peoplesettledintheAmericasalittleearlierthan1492B.NorthAmericanswerethetallestinthe18thcenturyintheworldC.Mesoamencanfarmersknewgeneticengineering5000yearsagoD.thepopulationintheAmericaswassmallerthanthatinEuropein1492
ThepublicationofHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrincepleasesbooksellersacrossChina.TheBritishandAmericaneditionswereNo.1andNo.3separatelyonthesaleschartoftheBeijingXidanBookBuildinglastweek.Thebook’sposterishighlightedandnewsaboutthebookcanoftenbeheardontheradio.Whyisthebooksoattractivetochildren?WithcuriosityIgotacopyofHarryPotter.AtfirstIwantedtoglanceoveritandmadesomecriticisms批评.ButoutofexpectationIhavebeendeeplyattractedbythemagicworlD.Ontheotherhandonecan’thelpaskingWhereisourownHarryPotter?TheChinesenationhasahistoryof5000years.Withavastmarketofyoungsters.Chinadidpublishmanybookspopularamongchildren.Howeverwhyarethepresentworksnotas.goodasthoseimported进口的?TherecometwomajorreasonsFirstlyquiteanumberofchildren’sbooksareofstrongsenseofteachingandlackinterestandentertainment娱乐.Childrenoftenhaveafeelingofbeingeducated.Nowondertheydon’tlikethem.Secondlychildren’sreadingmaterialsinvolvingidiomstoriesandChinesetalents’storiesthoughalwaysindifferentcoversareusuallymuchthesame.Somebooksareplagiarized.Theauthorstakewordsideasfromsomeoneelse’swork.Oneknowstheendingasearlyasinthebeginning.Infinalanalysistheauthorsofthebooksseldomtakechildren’srequirementsintoconsideration.Asamatteroffacteachchildhashisownwonderfulimagination.Theyhopetounderstandtheworldandnature.Similarlythey.havetheirownchoices.Theydislikesimilarstories.evenifthestoriesareexcellent.First-classreadingforchildrenshouldbeveryinterestingwhichcontainsknowledgeandtheessence精髓ofnationalculturewhicharepresentedinchildren’slanguage.Marketisatouchstone试金石forproducts.Thetheoryalsoholdstrueforculturalproducts.Itishopedthattheauthorsofchildren’sbookscanlearnsomethingfromthegoodmarketofHarryPotterandwriteoutmoreandbetterbookslovedbychildren.47.OurownbookshavethefollowingdisadvantagesEXCEPTthat_______.A.theyhavelittlesenseofinterestandentertainmentB.manyofourbooksareofthesameC.ourauthorsknowwhatourchildrenneedD.theauthorsdidn’tpaymuchattentiontothechildren’srequirements48.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordplagiarizedinmeaninChinese?A.改编B.杜撰C.印刷D.剽窃49.ThereasonwhyHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceissopopularisthat____.A.itopensamagicworldforchildrenB.ithaslittlesenseofteachingC.itisonlywritteninchildren’slanguageD.itisadvertisedmoreonTVorposter50.WhatdoesthewritermeanbywritingWhereisourownHarryPotter?A.WeChineseproducemorebooksthanothercountries.B.Weareshortofbooksforchildrenandadults.C.Ourauthorsareexpectedtomakethechildren’sbookarealbest-seller.D.AuthorsshouldwritebooksnamedHarryPotter.
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IntheInternetagespeedreadingisanecessaryandimportantskill.Weskimoverarticlesande-mailstotrytogetkeywordsandthemainideaofthetext.Withsomuchinformationthroughourelectronicdevices电子设备itwouldbeimpossibletogetthrougheverythingifwereadwordbywordlinebylinE.Howeveranewtrendcallsonpeopletoenjoyreadingslowly.A.recentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellingtonNewZealandwheremembersmeetinacaféandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysitbackincomfortablechairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketypicalbookclubsthepointoftheslowreadingclubisn’ttoexchangeideasaboutcertainbooksbuttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquietrelaxedenvironment.AccordingtothestorytheWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomissthetraditionalwayofreading.TraditionalreaderslikeMauraKellysayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemindimprovesconcentrationreducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytounderstandothers.SomeofthesebenefitshavebeenbackedupbysciencE.Forexampleastudyof300elderlypeoplepublishedbythejournalNeurologylastyearshowedthatadultswhotakepartinactivitiesthatusetheirbrainsuchasreadingsufferlessmemorylossastheygetolder.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandothers’mentalstatesandbeliefs—akeyskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslesscarefulreaders.Computerandphonescreenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthetop-to-bottomleft-to-rightreadingorderwetraditionallyusedtoawildskimmingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextonlinethathasmanylinkstootherwebpagesalsoleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupidersaysBritishjournalistPatrickKingsleyonlyhalfjoking.BecauseoftheInternethesayswehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeoffactualtidbits花边新闻butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositbackthinkandconnectallthesefactswitheachother.32.SpeedreadingisanecessaryandimportantskillintheInternetagebecausepeople______.A.nolongerreadwordbywordlinebylineB.havetogetthemeaningfasterC.havemuchmoreinformationtoreadD.mustusetheirsmartphonesmorefrequently33.MembersoftheWellingtonbookclubareexpectedto______.A.makecoffeefortheothermembersB.readpeacefullyforanhourC.regularlyexchangeideasaboutbooksD.turnofftheirsmartphonesforsleeping34.AccordingtotheNeurologystudywhoismostlikelytosuffermemoryloss?A.A.79-year-oldwomanwhoreadsregularly.B.A.17-year-oldmiddleschoolstudentwhoseldomreads.C.A.healthy24-year-olduniversitygraduatewhooftenplaysgames.D.A.65-year-oldmanwhorarelyreads.35.Thelastparagraphiswrittento______.A.explainthesecretsofothers’mindsB.describetheproblemscausedbyelectronicreadingC.callonpeopletoreadmoreaboutscienceD.encouragepeopletoreadasslowlyaspossible
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Asmallpieceoffisheachdaymaykeeptheheartdoctoraway.That’sthefindingofascientificstudyofDutchmeninwhichdeathsfromheartdiseaseweremorethan50percentloweramongthosewhoateatleastanounceofsaltwaterfishperdaythanthosewhoneveratefish.TheDutchresearchisoneofthreehumanstudiesthatholdthebeliefthateatingfishcanprovidehealthbenefitsparticularlytotheheart.Heartdiseaseisthenumber-onekillerintheUnitedStateswithmorethan550000deathsfromheartattackseachyear.ButresearchershavenoticedthattherateofheartdiseaseislowerincountriesthateatmorefishthanAmericansdo.TherearefewerheartdiseasedeathsforexampleamongtheEskimosofGreenlandwhoeatabout14ouncesoffishadayandamongtheJapanesewhodailyeatfishaboutmorethan3ounces.For20yearstheDutchstudyfollowed852middle-agedmen20percentofwhomatenofish.Atthestartofthestudytheaveragefishconsumption消耗wasabouttwo-thirdsofanounceeachdaywithmoremeneatingthinfishthanfattyfish.Duringthenexttwodecades十年78ofthemendiedfromheartdiseasE.ThefewestdeathswereamongthegroupwhoregularlyatefishevenfarlowerthanthoseoftheJapaneseorEskimos.Thisrelationshipwastruenotconsideringotherfactors因素suchasagehighbloodpressureorbloodcholesterol.25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheDutchresearchhasprovedthateatingfishcanhelptopreventheartdiseasE.B.Heartdoctorswon’tcallatyourhousesolongasyoukeepeatingfisheachday.C.AmongallthediseasesheartdiseaseisthemostdangerousinAmericA.D.ThereisalowrateofheartdiseaseinJapanandGreenlanD.26.Thetextismainlyabout________.A.thehighrateofheartdiseaseB.thegreatchangedinpeople’sdietC.thefishconsumptioninsomecountriesD.theinfluenceoffisheatingonpeople’shealth27.HowmanylivescouldprobablybesavedeachyearintheUnitedStatesbyeatingfishaccordingtotheDutchstudy?A.152000B.110000C.275000D.55000028.Wecanconcludethat_______.A.heartdiseaseusuallyhappensinAmericaB.noheartdiseasehappensinJapanandGreenlandC.highbloodpressurecanmakepeopledieD.eatingfishregularlycanmakepeoplelivelonger
ThereisnothingintheU.S.quitelikeBlackFriday.BeforemidnightonThursdayinmallsacrosstheU.S.peoplestartqueuingupoutsidethelockedentrancesofstoresmakinglongerandlongerlinesholdingcoupons优惠券sippingcoffeeandhotchocolaterubbingtheirhandsandstamping跺脚theirfeetforwarmthexcitedlychattingandwaitingfortheclerkstoopenthedoorwhenthetimearrives.BlackFridaythedayafterThanksgivinghasbecomeinrecentdecadesaspecialAmericanholidaysaidtheInternationalBusinessTimes.Indeedupto147millionBlackFridayshopperswereexpectedtoputupwiththedarkofnightandtheelbows手肘ofothershopperssothattheycouldbringhomesomebargainsaccordingtotheUSNationalRetailFederation.Butwhydoestheshoppingfestivalhavesuchaname?ThenamewasfirstusedinPhiladelphiainthe1970s.ThestreetsandsidewalksofthecitybecamesopackedwithtrafficandcrowdsonthedayafterThanksgivingDaythatthelocalpolicedidnotlookforwardtoit.BecauseofthistheycalledthedayBlackFridaysaidTheHuffingtonPost.HoweverothersbelievethatBlackFridaytakesitsnamefromthefactthatbecauseoftheincreaseinsalesonthedayshopsareableforthefirsttimeintheyeartomoveoutofthered–thatisdebt–andintotheblackorprofit.Businessesofcoursetrytotakeadvantageofthisday.A.decadeagoretailers零售商openedat5or6am.Nowmanyofthebigstoresopenatmidnight.Peoplereallyseemtolikethewholeexperienceofqueuingupbeforemidnightforitisn’tjustaboutthebargainsnotedCNN.Formanyshoppersit’sjustfuntobepartofalargecrowD.ThosewhogotothemallsatmidnightaredrivenbythesamethingthatmakesamillionpeoplegettogetherinTimesSquareeachNewYear’sEvE.29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutBlackFridayisTRUE?A.ItisaspecialdayintheUSonwhichgovernmenthandsoutcouponstocustomers.B.ItisashoppingfestivalintheUSthatfallsonthesecondFridayafterThanksgiving.C.IthasbeenatraditionalAmericanholidaysincethefoundingofthenation.D.ItisanopportunityforAmericanstogetthingstheywantatamuchlowerpricE.30.AccordingtothearticlepeoplewhoqueueupforBlackFriday______.A.usuallyhelpeachothertofindgoodbargainsB.havealotofcomplaintsabouttheserviceoftheretailclerksC.havegreatfunaspartofthewaitingcrowdD.havetowaituntil5to6A.m.tostartshopping31.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.TheshoppinghabitsofAmericans.B.AnintroductiontotheoriginandinfluencesofBlackFriday.C.TipsonhowtogetgoodbargainsonBlackFriday.D.People’smixedfeelingstowardBlackFriday.
Allyoungpeopledreamoftravelingtheworld.Theyarerestlessandveryeagertoseenewsights.HowevertheyhavelittleideahowtheywouldreallydoitifgiventhechancE.BecausetheirknowledgeofgeographyisquitelimitedtheyseldomknowmuchabouttheplacestheywishtovisitorhowtheywouldgettherE.AlreadyhundredsofthousandsofChinesestudenttouristsarevisitingtheseplaces-WuyiLhasaLijiangDaliVientianeandPhnomPenh.IndeedthesestudentswillsoonbethemosttraveledgenerationinChina’slonghistory.TheWorldTouristOrganizationpredictsthataquarterofacenturyfromnowthenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistoday.ThelargestpercentageofthesetouristswillvisitSoutheastAsia.NotallChinesewhotravelabroadwillbetouristshowever.Moreandmoreyouthsaredecidingtovolunteertheirskillsinthisregion;muchliketheirpeersinthePeaceCorpsofAmerica.Criticalthinkingskillsrequiredincludeplanningforatripandsolvingproblemsafterthetriphasbegun.Thefocusisonhowtoreadanatlastomaketravelplansandhowtofindwaysoftraveling.Anatlasoffersawealthofinformationaboutgeographyandisonewaytoincreasestudents’awareness意识oftheirglobalenvironment.Useofanatlasespeciallymeetstheneedsofstudentswithdifferentvisualandspatial空间的learningstyles.77.Themainidea.ofthefirstparagraphis________.A.allyoungpeoplewishtotravelaroundtheworldB.allyoungpeopleliketolearntheknowledgeofgeographyC.allyoungpeopleliketravelingbuttheirknowledgeofgeographyisquitelimitedD.allyoungpeopleareawareoftheplacestheyaregoing78.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ThenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistodayinabout25years.B.ThenumberofChinesetouristsgoingabroadwillbetwentytimeswhatitistodayinaboutacentury.C.SoutheastAsiawillbecomethemostpopularvisitingplaceintheworld.D.YoungpeoplewillbefondofInternettraveling.79.Onewaytoincreasestudents’awarenessoftheirglobalenvironmentisforthemto____.A.watchTVB.listentoradionewsC.turntoanatlasD.planatrip80.Theunderlinedphraseawealthofmostprobablymeans_________.A.importantB.excitingC.usefulD.plentiful
Neumannwastheoldestof3childrenofabankerandhisspeedoflearningnewideasandofsolvingproblemsstoodoutearly.At17hisfathertriedtopersuadehimnottobecomeamathematicianbecausehemayleadapoorlifebeingamathematicianandsoNeumannagreedtostudychemistryaswell.In1926at23hereceivedadegreeinchemicalengineeringandaPh.D.inmathematics.Fromthenonmathematicprovidedwellenoughforhimandheneverhadtoturntochemistry.In1930NeumannvisitedPrincetonUniversityforayearandthenbecameaprofessortherE.Hisfirstbookwaspublishedin1932.In1933theInstituteforAdvancedStudywasformedandhebecameoneofthe6full-timepeopleintheSchoolofMathematicsEinsteinwasoneoftheothers.WorldWarIIhugelychangedNeumann’sareasofinterest.Until1940hehadbeenagreatpure纯粹的mathematician.DuringandafterthewarhebecameoneofthebestmathematicianswhoputmathematicstheoriesintopracticE.Duringthelastpartofthewarhebecameinterestedincomputingmachinesandmadeseveralcontributions.AfterthewarNeumanncontinuedhisworkwithcomputersandwasgenerallyveryactiveingovernmentservicE.HereceivedmanyawardswaspresidentofAmericanMathematicalSocietyandwasamemberoftheAtomicEnergyCommission.Hediedin1957ofcancer.Neumannreallywasalegend传奇inhisowntimeandthereareanumberofstoriesabouthim.HisdrivingabilityisapartofthislegenD.Hereportedoneaccidentthisway:IwasdrivingdowntheroaD.Thetreesontherightwerepassingmeinanorderlyfashionat60milesperhour.Suddenlyoneofthemsteppedinmypath.21.AccordingtothetextNeumann’sfatherbelievedthat__________.A.amathematicianneededagoodmemoryB.amathematiciancouldn’tearnalotofmoneyC.NeumannhasagiftforsolvingproblemsatahighspeedD.Neumannhadtheabilitytolearntwosubjectsatthesametime22.HowdidWorldWarIIaffectNeumann?A.Helostinterestinchemistry.B.Herealizedtheimportanceofengineering.C.HebegantoresearchhowtoputmathematicsintopracticE.D.Heleftcollegeandservedatthegovernmentdepartment.23.WhichofthefollowingistrueofNeumann?A.Hehadthreechildren.B.Hediedfromanaccident.C.HereceivedmanyawardsinhislifE.D.HeandEinsteinwereclassmatesinPrincetonUniversity.24.FromthelastparagraphwecaninferNeumannwas________.A.humorousB.calmC.intelligentD.brave
Goingtoouterspaceisalittlelikegoingcamping.Youhavetocarrywithyouallthefoodandequipmentyouneedforyourtripsoyourfoodcan’tbetooheavyorhardtopreparE.Plustherearenorefrigeratorstokeepfoodcoldandfresh.Foodwithallthewaterdriedoutislightweightanddoesn’tspoil变坏.SomanyspacefoodsaredriedonEarthandstoredinspecialpackets.OnEarthgravityistheforcethatkeepsyourfeetonthegroundandyoursandwichonyourplatE.Butthere’snogravityinspacE.Tokeepfoodfromfloating漂浮awayastronautsontheSpaceShuttleattachthepacketstoaspecialtray托盘.Thetraycanbefixedtoawallortotheastronaut’slap.Topreparetheirfoodastronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpepper.Theliquidstickstothefoodbetter.Regularsaltandpepperwouldfloatawaymaybeupanastronaut’snosE.Liquidsfloatrightoutofcupsandglassesthough.Soastronautsdrinkeverythingfromasmallbagwithastraw吸管thatcanbecloseD.AstronautssaythatmostspacefoodstasteprettygooD.SomesuchasapplesandpuddingarethesameasthefoodsyoueatonEarth.Astronautseattortillasinsteadofbreadbecausetheymakefewercrumbs碎屑.Floatingcrumbscouldgetstuckinequipmentoranastronaut’seyE.YourbodyusesfoodinspacethesamewayitdoesonEarth.Yourbodymustdealwithwasteinspacetoo.Duringtakeoffandlandingastronautscan’tleavetheirseatstogotothebathroom.Theyweardiapers尿布undertheirspacesuitsinsteaD.TheSpaceShuttlehasabathroomthesizeofasmallcloset.Thetoilethasbarsthatkeepastronautsfromfloatingaway.A.strongflowofairisusedinsteadofwatertoflushwastedownthetoilet.24.Whydoastronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpeppertopreparefood?A.Liquiddoesn’tspoil.B.LiquidisconvenienttouseinspacE.Liquidislightweight.D.Astronautsareingreatneedofwater.25.Whatdoastronautsthinkofspacefoods?A.Mostofthemtastepleasant.B.Theyaremostlyfruits.MostofthemarerathercolD.D.Theycontaintoolittlemeat.26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatastronauts___________.A.drinkfromcupsandglassesB.alwaysweardiapersinspaceC.canmovefreelyduringlandingD.mustpayattentiontocrumbsinspace27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Astronaut’shardlifeinspacE.B.Howastronautsgotothebathroom.C.ThevariousfoodsastronautseatinspacE.D.HowastronautseatanddealwithwasteinspacE.
GreenheartTravelCorrespondentScholarshipGreenheartTravelofferstheopportunityforhighschoolstudentstobroadentheirperspectivethroughstudyingaboarD.GreenheartTravelCorrespondentScholarshipOpportunities:US$3000scholarshipawardforaHighSchoolStudyAbroadprograminChinaUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinFranceUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinGermanyUS$1000scholarshipawardforaTeenSummerLanguageCampinItaly※ApplicantsareonlyabletoapplyforONEscholarshipopportunityDeadlineforApplication:April12015SummaryofSubmissionRequirementsoftheScholarship:Inadditiontocompletingtheteenprogramonlineapplicationapplicantsmustalsosubmitthefollowing:OfficialHighSchoolTranscript:Applicantsmusthaveaminimumacademicstandingofa3.2GPAtobeeligiblE.有资格的Teacher/CoachReferral推荐人:ApplicantsmustprovidethenameandthephonenumberofaneducatororcoachthatwillbeabletorecommendthestudentasagoodcandidateforthescholarshipawarD.GreenheartTravelwillcontactthisreferralpriortoannouncingthescholarshipwinner.Writtenessay:Ina500-to800-wordessaypleaseexplainhowthisculturalexchangeexperiencewillbenefitbothyouandyourlocalcommunity.SummaryofParticipantRequirements:Pre-programSubmitoneblogorvideo2weeksBEFOREyourprogramStartDateintroducingyourselfandwhyyouareexcitedtotravelonyourprogramandwhatyouhopetolearnwhileabroaD.DuringProgramForstudyabroadprograms:submitawrittenblogpostand3-5photosoravideoonceevery2weeksbydiscusseddeadlines.Forlanguagecampprograms:submitweeklywrittenblogpostand3-5photosoravideobydiscusseddeadlines.AfterProgramSubmitoneblogorvideo2weeksAFTERyourprogramEndDatereflectingonwhatyoulearnedyourfavoritepartoftheprogramandtipsforanyonewantingtotravelaboarD.29.WhichstudentshavethechancetobeofferedtheGreenheartTravelScholarship?A.CollegestudentsB.Highschoolstudents.C.Juniorschoolstudents.D.AlloftheabovE.30.Whatshouldyousubmitwhenyouapplyforthescholarship?A.A.blogB.OfficialHighSchoolTranscriptC.A.videoD.AnessayE.Anapplicationf.Teacher/CoachReferral.A.abcdB.bdefC.acefD.bcde31.Whatdoparticipantsneedtododuringtheprogram?A.TheyneedtowriteanessayabouttheirexchangeexperiencE.B.Theyneedtosubmitablogabouttheirsituation.C.Theyneedtosubmit3-5photosonceaweekforlanguagecampprograms.D.Theyneedtosubmit3-5photosonceaweekforstudyabroadprograms.
ALBANYNewYork—Studentswhorelyonworkingatnighttoimprovetheirgradesmightwanttosleeponthatstrategy:A.newsurveyintheUSsaysthosewhoneverstudyallnighthaveslightlyhighergradesthanthosewhodo.A.surveyof120studentsatSt.LawrenceUniversityfoundthatstudentswhohadneverpulledanallnighteronaveragehadhighergradesthanthosewhohaD.Thesurveyfoundthosewhodidnotstudythroughthenighthadagradepointaverageof3.2comparedto2.95forthosewhodiD.ThestudybyassistantprofessorofpsychologyPamelaThacheristobeincludedintheJanuaryissueofBehavioralSleepMedicinE.It'snotabigdifferencebutit'sprettystrikingThachersaidIamprimarilyasleepresearcherandIknownobodythinksclearlyat4∶00inthemorning.Youthinkyoucandobutyoucan't.Manycollegestudentsofcoursehaveinadequateorirregularsleepforreasonsrangingfromexcessivecaffeinetopoortimemanagement.AlotofstudentswereundertheimpressionthatallnighterswereaveryusefultoolforaccomplishingworkandthatcaffeineintakewasveryusefulinmeetingdeadlinesandstufflikethatsaidMrChataniwhohada3.4gradepointaveragelastterm.DrHowardWeissaphysicianatSt.Peter'sSleepCenterinAlbanysaidthestudyresultsmadesensE.CertainlythatdataisoutthereshowingthatshortsleepdurationabsolutelyinterfereswithconcentrationandperformanceonobjectivetestinghesaiD.Somenightowlsdogetgoodgradesofcoursewhichmaybeexplainedbycircadian昼夜节律的生理节奏的rhythmsWeisssaidSomepeoplehavedifferent24hourbodyclocksfromothersandmaydobetterdependingonclassesandtestingtimE.50.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus_______.A.thebadeffectsofpullinganallnighterB.pullinganallnighterleadstosleepproblemsC.Thacher'sdoubtaboutallnightersD.allnightersinfluencestudents'grades51.AccordingtoThacher'sstudyaround4o'clockinthemorningisatimewhen_____..A.onecanthinkmoreclearlyB.onehashis/herbestmemoryC.onecan'tlearnefficientlyD.one'sbrainfallsintoaperiodofdeepsleep52.WhatcanweknowfromDrHowardWeiss'wordsA.Thacher'sstudyisnotconvincingenough.B.HebelievesinThacher'sstudy.C.Thacher'sstudymakesnosensE.D.Thachershouldtakeexceptionsintoconsideration.53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?Chataniisastudentwhobenefitsfrompullingall-nighters.Ashortsleephasnothingtodowithconcentration.Caffeineintakeisausefulwaytoaccomplishwork.Notallnightowlsgetbadgrades.Anall-nighterinthepassagerefersto______.Ahabitofaccomplishingworkbyskippingwholenight'ssleep.AdrinktokeeppeopleawakeallnightApersonwhofallsintothehabitofworkingatnightAwaytoimproveone'sgradesbyworkingdeepintothenight.
ThereisasayinginFrancethatstatesthegovernmentcouldfalltheLouvrecouldbebrokenintooralienscouldlandonearthbutifanyofthesethingshappenedduringtheTourdeFrancenoonewouldnoticE.theTourdeFranceisthemostfamouscyclingraceintheworlD.ItbeginsinJulyandrunsforthreeweeks.CyclistswhoraceintheTourdeFrancerideinsixlegsorstagesoftheraceandtheyhavebetweenfourdaysofrestbetweeneachlegoftheracE.Theriderwhocompletesallsixlegsoftheraceintheshortestoveralltimewins.TheTourdeFrancebeganasapublicitystuntfortheFrenchsportsnewspaperL’Auto.HenriDesgrangeswhoworkedforL’AutocameupwiththeideaforthegreatestbikeraceintheworldandonJuly11903thefirstTourdeFrancebegan.SixtycyclistsbeganthefirstlegoftheracewhichstartedinfrontofTheAlarmClockCafejustoutsideofParis.Thisfirstlegtookthem467kilometers290milestoLyon.Thefirstraceconsistedofsixlegswhichwereeachabout400kilometers248mileslong.ThewinnerofthefirstTourdeFrancereceived2000francsabout$40.MauriceGarinthemostpopularcyclistinFranceatthattimewonthefirstTourdeFrancE.Ittookhim94hoursand33minutestorideall2428kilometers1506milesoftheracE.Thistimewasthreehoursfasterthanthesecond-placerider.OvertheweeksduringwhichtheracewasruntheideaoftheTourdeFranceslowlycaughttheimaginationofthepeopleofFrancE.TheracehasbeenruneveryyearsincethattimeexceptduringtheyearsofWorldWarⅠandWorldWarⅡ.TheTourdeFrancehasdevelopedseveralspecialhonorsforwhichracerscompetE.Aboveallthehighesthonoristheyellowjersey.MrDesgrangesintroducedtheyellowjerseyin1919toshowtheleadingracereachdayoftheTourdeFrancE.Eachdaytheofficialswhokeeptrackofalloftheriders’timescompareeachrider’stotaltimeinordertofindtheracerwiththelowesttimE.Thatracerwearstheyellowjerseyduringtheday’sracE.Otherhonorsincludethegreenjerseywhichisgiventotheriderwhosprints冲刺thebestbyridingthefastestovershortdistancesandthepolkadotjerseyforthebestriderinthemountainsalongtheroutE.45.WhowinstheTourdeFrance?A.Thecyclistwiththemostpoints.B.ThecyclistwiththeshortestoveralltimE.C.ThecyclistwiththelongestoveralltimE.D.Thecyclistwiththepolkadotjersey.46.WhowasHenriDesgranges?A.A.famouscyclistB.ThemanwhofirstthoughtoftheTourdeFrancE.C.A.photographerD.ThemanwhofirstwontheTourdeFrance47.HowmanystagesmakeuptheTourdeFrance?A.OneB.FourC.SixD.Ten48.Whowearstheyellowjersey?A.ThefastestdailycyclistB.ThefastestoverallcyclistC.TheyoungestcyclistD.Thechampionfromthepreviousyear
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocesses处理information.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles肌肉.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDr.AndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilingualswhohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguagE.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructure结构ofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible灵活的hesaiD.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingshadthesameresultinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.ReadingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.32.Themainideaofthispassageis________.A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.thatlanguagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathsstudy33.Theunderlinedwordbilingualprobablymeans_______.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.asecondlanguagelearnerC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearner34.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat________.A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguagethehigherthegreymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime35.Inthelasttwoparagraphstheauthorwantstotellusthat_________.A.learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB.earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjectsC.ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageD.you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguage
Location:WorldsofFunislocatedoffHighway435inKansasCityMissouri.History:WorldsofFunwasopenedonMay261973atacostof25milliondollars.LooselythemedaroundtheJulesVernebookAroundtheWorldinEightyDaystheparkwasfoundedbyHuntMidwestCompany.In1982HuntMidwestboughtanearbywaterparkOceansofFun.In2013WorldsofFunandOceansofFunwerecombinedtoaone-ticketadmissionprovidingallguestswithaccessto进入235acresofamusementandwaterrides.Hours:WorldsofFunisopenfromAprilthroughHalloween.Tickets:BuyandprintonlinE.Alwaystrytobuyyourticketsinadvancetosavetimewhenyougettothepark.Reservations:WorldofFunsellsFastLanecardsthatsaverides’timebyallowingthemtoavoidthemajorityofwaitformostofridesandattractionsincludingMambaPlowlerandPatriot.Rideasmanytimesasyouwantalldaylong.Strategy策略:Mostvisitorstendto趋向于begininthedaywithProwlerthehottestattractioninthepark.UsethattendencytoyouradvantageandheadtothePatriotfirst.AfterthattrytheDragons.ThenworkyourwaybacktotheProwler.AfterridingtheProwlerthereisonlyonerollercoasterMambA.Hititnext.IftheparkisnotverycrowdedyoucanrideBoomerangonthewaytoMambA.AfterridingMambaheadbackforarideontheWolf.BythenyouwillhavetriedmostofthepopularridesandattractionsintheshortestpossibletimE.News:In2014WorldsofFunisaddingSteelHawkaridethatwilltakeguestsup301feetintheairandspinthemata45-degreeanglefora60-secondflight.Waittohaveatry.33.WhendidHuntMidwest’stwoparksstarttoshareoneticket?A.In1973B.In1982C.In2014D.In201334.WithaFastLanecardvisitorscan________.A.savesomemoneyB.avoidliningupforlongC.buyticketsonlineD.enjoyalltheridesforfreE.35.WhatistalkedaboutinthepartofStrategy?A.Themostpopulartourseason.B.Thehighestrideinthepark.C.ThebestvisitingroutE.D.Thehottestattractionsinthepark.
Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.OfalllanguagesEnglishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.Howeverlet’sfaceit:EnglishisacrazylanguagE.Thereisnoegginaneggplantneitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweetmeatsarecandywhilesweetbreadswhicharen’tsweetaremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranteD.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxeswefindthatquicksandcanworkslowlyboxingringsaresquarepublicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwritesbutfingersdon’tfinggrocersdon’tgroceandhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteethshouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoosetwogeese—soonemoosetwomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesamewhileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeoppositeswhilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeoplenotcomputersanditreflectsthecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhywhenstarsareouttheyarevisible;butwhenthelightsareouttheyareinvisiblE.AndwhywhenIwindupmywatchIstartit;butwhenIwindupthisessayIendit.25.Accordingtothepassage__________.A.pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeB.thereshouldbeanegginaneggplantC.sweetmeatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentthingsD.boxingringsshouldberound26.Theunderlinedwordswindupinthelastparagraphmaybemeans__________.A.blowB.finishC.gethurtD.rollup27.ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguagethewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare____________.A.lazyB.crazyC.cleverD.dull
Christmasisapproachingbut20childreninSandyHookElementarySchoolintheUSwillnevergettoopentheirChristmaspresents.OnDeC.14AdamLanza20killedhismotherandthenbrokeintoaschoolinNewtownConnecticut.Hekilled20studentsandsixadultstherebeforetakinghisownlifE.ThetragedyhasstunnedthepeopleofNewtownaquiettownof27000residentsnortheastofNewYork.TheshootinghasalsoshakenthecountryandtheworlD.IthasmadetheUSthinkonceagainaboutguncontrolissues.TheUSconstitution__protectstherightofitspeopletocarryguns.AnyUScitizenover21withoutacriminalbackgroundormentalhealthproblemscanbuytheweaponswhicharesoldingunshopsandevensupermarketsinsomestates.AsaresultAmericansnowcarryaround270milliongunsmakingthemthemostheavilyarmedpeopleintheworldpercapita人均CNNreporteD.Thishasbroughtwithitalotoftragedies.UNdatashowsthattheUShasthehighestpercapitarateofgun-relatedkillingsamongalldevelopedcountriesAmericansare20timesmorelikelytobekilledbyagunthanpeoplefromotherdevelopedcountries.Since1982therehasbeenmorethan61shootingsintheUSaccordingtoMotherJonesmagazinE.TheworstincidenthappenedatVirginiaTechin2007when32peoplewerekilleD.AlthoughtheUShasguncontrollawssomewantthemtobemorerestrictiveespeciallyaftertherecenttragedy.ButsupportersofgunownershipincludingtheNationalRifleAssociationarguethattherighttoowngunshasbecomepartofAmericanculturE.Gunusecandatebacktotheearlydaysofcolonization殖民地时期whenEuropeansettlersusedgunsforself-defenseandhunting.DespiteallthisUSPresidentBarackObamahasvoicedhisconcernsandsaysthathewishestomakeachangeWecan’ttoleratethisanymorE.ThesetragediesmustbeendeD.AndtoendthemwemustchangesaidObamaaftertherecentshooting.32.HowmanypeoplediedinSandyHookElementarySchoolshooting?A.26.B.27.C.28.D.32.33.Theunderlinedwordstunnedinthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.A.interestedB.shockedC.annoyedD.amazed34.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.IntheUScitizensover21areallallowedtobuytheweapons.B.AmericansarethemostheavilyarmedpeopleintheworlD.C.SandyHookElementarySchoolistheworstshootingincidentintheUShistory.D.Americansfacemuchbiggergunthreatthanpeoplefromotherdevelopedcountries.35.What’sObama’sattitudetowardguncontrolintheUSaccordingtothetext?A.ItisunnecessarytomakeachangE.B.ItshouldbemorerestrictivE.C.ItgoesagainstthetraditionalculturE.D.NostudentsshouldbeallowedtocarryagunanymorE.
TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It’sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits―thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders―equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists’answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.7.People’sideasaboutbeauty_______.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson’ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictcriteria8.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy_______.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones9.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans_______.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
ChinesefemalescientistTuYouyouwonthe2015NobelPrizeinmedicineonOctober5forherdiscoveriesconcerninganoveltreatmentagainstMalaria疟疾.ThisisthefirstNobelPrizegiventoaChinesescientistforworkcarriedoutwithinChinA.TusharedtheprizewithIrish-bornWilliamCampbellandSatoshiOmuraofJapanwhowerehonoredfortheirrevolutionaryanti-roundwormtreatment.84-year-oldTuisawardedthisprizeforhercontributiontocuttingthedeathrateofmalariareducingpatients’sufferingandpromotingmankind’shealth.Althoughshereceivedseveralmedicalawardsinthepastthe2015NobelPrizeisdefinitelythemostprivilegerewardthatrecognizesTu’sdedicationandperseveranceindiscoveringartemisinin青蒿素thekeydrugthatbattlesmalaria-friendlyparasites寄生虫.Howeverherroutetothehonorhasbeenanythingbuttraditional.ShewontheNobelPrizeformedicinebutshedoesn’thaveamedicaldegreeoraPhD.InChinasheisevenbeingcalledthethree-noeswinner:nomedicaldegreenodoctorateandshe’sneverworkedoverseas.NowonderhersuccesshasstirredChina’snationalprideandhelpedpromoteconfidenceofnativeChinesescientists.ThefactthatTuhasnoneofthesethreebackgroundsremindsusthatscienceshouldbemoreaccessibletoall.Oneshallbeabletobecomeascientistnomatterwhatkindofbackgroundheorshecomesfromaslongasonedivesintoscientificresearch.TherehavebeendiscussionsonpeoplewhoreallylovesciencebutareneverabletoachievemuchduringtheirwholelifE.TheircontributionscanneverbeignoreD.TheyworksohardtoprovethewrongwaysothatthefutureresearcherswillbeclosertotherightonE.AsthefirstChinesemainlandNobelPrizeWinnerofnaturalscienceawardTu’srecord-breakingwinningalsoservesasaremindertothosewhoaretooeagerforinstantsuccess.Scienceisneveraboutinstantsuccess.TuspentdecadesonscientificresearchbeforeitsvalueisofficiallyacknowledgeD.Thereisnowaytomeasurehowmuchonedevotestoscienceandcompareitwithhowmuchrewardheorshemayget.25.Itcanbeconcludedfromthetextthat__________.A.TugottheNobelPrizeforheranti-roundwormtreatmentB.TheNobelPrizeisthefirstawardtorecognizeherworkC.TuworkedhomeandabroadtoconductherresearchD.HerdiscoveryofartemisininhashelpedtocutMalariadeathrate26.Theauthorseemstoagreethatapersonwhoismorelikelytobecomeascientististheonewith__________.A.asenseofnationalprideB.relevantacademicknowledgeC.adesiretoachievesuccessD.enthusiasmforscientificresearch27.Inwritingthepassagetheauthorintendsto___________.A.discouragethepursuitofinstantsuccessinscienceB.informreadersofthenewsandmakecommentsC.remindreadersoftheprinciplesofscientificresearchD.praisetheawardwinnerandencouragescientificresearch
NickVujicicisanAustralianmotivationalspeakerbornwithnoarmsorlegsbutthebravemanplaysfootballandgolfswimsandsurfs.Nickhasasmallfootonhisleftsidewhichhelpshimbalanceandenableshimtokick.Heuseshisonefoottotypewritewithapenandpickthingsupbetweenhistoes.IcallitmychickendrumstickjokedNick.I’dbelostwithoutit.WhenIgetinthewaterIfloatbecause80percentofmybodyislungsandmydrumstickactsasapropeller螺旋桨.WhenNickwasbornhisfatherwassoshockedthatheleftthehospitalroomtovomit.Hisdistraughtmothercouldn’tbringherselftoholdhimuntilhewasfourmonthsolD.Itwassohardforthembutrightfromthestarttheydidtheirbesttomakemeindependent.MydadputmeinthewaterwhenIwas18monthsoldandgavemethecouragetolearnhowtoswimsaidNick.ThroughouthischildhoodNickdealtwiththetypicalchallenges.AttheageofsevenNicktriedoutsomespeciallydesignedelectronicarmsandlegsinthehopethathewouldbemorelikeotherkids.Duringtheshorttrial试用periodoftheelectronicarmsandlegsNickrealizedthatevenwiththemhewasstillunlikehispeersatschoolandtheyturnedouttobemuchtooheavyforNicktooperateaffectinghisflexibilityquitesignificantly.WhenIwas13IreadanewspaperarticleaboutadisabledmanwhohadmanagedtoachievegreatthingsandhelpotherssaidNick.IrealizedwhyGodhadmadeuslikethis—togivehopetoothers.ItwassoinspirationaltomethatIdecidedtousemylifetoencourageothersanddecidedtobethankfulforwhatIdohavenotgetangryaboutwhatIdon’t.ItellpeopletokeepongettingupwhentheyfallandtoalwayslovethemselveshesaiD.IfIcanencouragejustonepersonthenmyjobinthislifeisdonE.Bynowhehasvisited35differentcountriestouringtheworldasamotivationalspeaker.41.WhatmakesitpossibleforNicktoswiminthewater?A.HissmallsizE.B.Hissmallfoot.C.Hislightweight.D.Hisbiglungs.42.TheunderlinedworddistraughtinParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.reallycrazyB.cold-bloodedC.extremelyupsetD.bad-tempered43.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nick’sparentswereverystrictwithhim.B.Nick’smotherwastoblameforhisdisability.C.NicklearnedtobeindependentatayoungagE.D.Nick’sfamilyacceptedhisdisabilityathisbirth.44.Nickabandonedtheelectronicarmsandlegsbecause______.A.hisfamilycouldn’taffordthemB.hisclassmatesdidn’tlikethemC.theyweretooheavytohandleD.theyaffectedhisappearance
IfyouaresenttoworkinMoscowthisyearyou’dbetteraskformoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That’sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld’smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabaseMercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousingtransportationfoodclothinghouseholdgoodsandentertainment.Atwo-bedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4000amonth;aCD$24.83andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30accordingtoMercer.Bycomparisonafastfoodmealwithahamburgerisastealat$4.80.LondontakestheNo.2placeupfromNo.5ayearagothankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates估算Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyobothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkwhileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.AmongNorthAmericancitiesNewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld’smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear’sstudy—NewYorkcamein15thdownfrom10thplacewhileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54down20fromayearearlier.TorontomeanwhileisCanada’smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwidE.InAustraliaSydneyistheexpensiveplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwidE.33.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsastealinParagraph3mean?A.Anactofcheating.B.SomethingexpensivE.C.Somethingverycheap.D.Anactofbuying.34.Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitypartlybecauseof________.A.thehighcostofbuyingorrentingahouseB.theweakerpoundagainstthedollarC.itsexpensivehealthcareD.thehighpricesofeverydayitems35.WhichcityhasdroppedtheleastonthelistinNorthAmerica?A.TorontoB.LosAngeles.C.SanFrancisco.D.NewYork.
Yourfriends’livesmaylookmoreexcitingthanyoursonFacebookbutnewresearchshowsthatisbecausetheyarefaking伪造it.A.recentsurveyhasfoundaroundtwo-thirdsofpeopleonsocialmediapostimages图像totheirpersonalinformationtomaketheirlivesseemmoreadventurous.Andmorethanthreequartersofthoseaskedsaidtheyjudgedtheirpeers同龄人basedonwhattheysawontheirInstagramSnapehatorFacebookpages.TheBritishsurveybysmartphonemakerHTCfoundthatinordertomakeourownpagesandlivesappearmoreexcitingsixpercentalsosaidtheyhadborroweditemstoincludeintheimagesinordertopassthemoffastheirown.Morethanhalfofthosesurveyedsaidtheypostedimagesofitemsandplacespurelytoshowoffcausingjealousyamongfriendsandfamily.BehavioralpsychologistHemmingssaidthetrendwasunsurprisingduetotheriseofsocialmedia.We’relivinginaworldofinstantcommunication.shesaid.Fashionandstyleusedtoliveanddieinmagazinesnowpeopleareinsearchofauthenticpeer-to-peerrecommendationsaswellmakingsocialmediaanequalpowerhousetomagazinesandnewspapers.Withimagesbeingsharedinaninstantwedesiretoknowwhatourfriendsarewearingorwhatsuperstarsarebuyingassoonastheyhavegotthem.SuchistheinfluenceofsocialmediasiteslikeInstagram76percentofthoseaskedalsosaidseeingitemsonsocialmediainfluencesthemtobuythemwithmenmorelikelytotakestyleadviceandbuywhattheysee.32.Howdosomepeoplemaketheirlivesappearmoreexciting?ABybuyingpicturesB.BypostingimagesCBymakingupstoriesD.Byriskingtheirlives33.WhatdoesthewordjealousyinParagraph3mean?AEnvyB.ConflictC.AdventureD.Misunderstanding34.WhatcanwelearnfromJoHemmings?AThetrendreflectsthedevelopmentofsocialmediA.BFashionandstylenolongerexistinmagazines.CMagazinesandnewspapersarelessimportant.DThetrendisbeyondpeople'sexpectation.35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribessocialmedialikeInstagram?APersuasiveB.CreativeC.PositiveD.Honest
PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofhotelexpenseandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost£169.15atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomcost£118.15.Ifyouwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmorebecauseofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthsaheadoftimethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust£62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Soitwillbeagoodchoicetoconsidercheckingintoaself-cookingflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor£420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastlecasualmemberspayaround£1.50fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor£5perday.36..TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay______.A.helptravelerspasstimeB.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKC.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplansD.causetravelerstopaymoreforhotelexpense37.FarringdoninParagraph5ismostprobably__________.A.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationB.thetubelinetoCoventGardenC.anidealholidaydestinationD.thenameofatravelagency38.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat__________.A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsD.costsover£100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember39.Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforaperiodof__________atmost.A.halfanhourB.onehourC.onehourandahalfD.twohours40.Themainpurposeofthepassageis__________.A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvanceB.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformationC.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-helpD.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips
Onceuponatimetherewasabeautifulbirdwhichwasverycuriousabouthell.Whenshewaslittlehermotheralwaystoldherthatifshedidn’tmastertheflyingskillsshewouldgotohell.ShewassocuriousabouthellthatshealwaysaskedotherswhathelllookedlikebutnoonewassurebecausenoneofthemhadeverbeentherE.SomesaidhellwasaplacefullofwaterandotherstoldherthathellwasfullofburningfirE.Howeverthebirdknewtheywereflying.Shewantedtofindoutwhathellwas.Whenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskillsshealwayshidherselfandwatchedthem.ShethoughtinthiswayshecouldgotohellandseewhathelllookedlikE.Howevershespentsolittletimelearningflyingskillsthatonedayshewascaughtbyalittleboy.Thelittleboygavehertohisgrandpainthecountrysideasagift.Theoldmanlikedherverymuch.Hemadeadelicatecageandputherinit.Thebirdwasveryworriedbecauseshethoughtshecouldn’tfindoutwhathellwaslikestayinginthissmallcagE.Howevershecouldn’tescapE.Dayafterdayshejuststayedinthecagewatchingotherbirdsflying.Shelostherfreedomandshebecamesadderandsadder.Atlastshebecameill.Theoldmanfinallyopenedthecagebutshewastooweaktofly.LyingonthegroundshethoughtofthequestionthatsheeveraskedallthetimE.Whatdoeshelllooklike?Hellisasmallwell-decoratedcagE.Beforesheclosedhereyesforevershefinallyansweredthatquestionherself.65.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmasterinthefirstparagraphmean?A.MissB.FinishC.FollowD.Learnwell66.Whydidthebirdhideherselfwhenotherbirdswerelearningflyingskills?A.Becauseshewaslazy.B.Becauseshedidn’tlikelearningflyingskills.C.Becauseshethoughtshecouldgotohellbydoingthis.D.Becauseshethoughtshedidn’thavetolearnflyingskills.67.Accordingtothepassagethebirdatlastfoundthat.A.hellwasaplacefullofburningfireB.hellwasaplacefullofwaterC.hellwasasmallwell-decoratedcageD.therewasnohell
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.OtherssaythatcompetitionisbadthatitsetsonepersonagainstanotherthatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirselfworthrelied依赖onhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlifeanddeathaffairs.Intheirsinglemindedpursuit追求ofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostindiedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlydiewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.BynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuseImayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sselfrespectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolve缓解canwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.28.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.B.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.29.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.B.ItpushessocietyforwarD.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.30.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.B.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.31.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.Competitionshouldbepaidback.C.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.D.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.
Waybackinthelate1950sPeterLynchof11startedcaddying球童生活atagolfClubinNewtonMass.ItwasbetterthandeliveringnewspapersbutwithmoremoneytheFidelityvicechairmanrecalls.HekeptitupduringthesummersforalmostadecadE.Yougettoknowthecourseandcangivetheplayersadviceabouthowtoapproachvariousholeshesays.Whereelseinyourteenscanyouworkasareliableadvisertothehigh-powered?OneofthosewasGeorgeSullivanthenpresidentofFidelity'sfundswhowassoimpressedwithLynch'ssmartsthathehiredhimin1966.Therewereabout75applicantsfor3jobopeningsLynchsaysnow.ButIwastheonlyonewhohadcaddiedforthepresidentfor10years.LynchlaterwentontoenlargeFidelity'sMagellanFundfrom$18milliontomorethan$14billioninassets资产.InbetweencaddyingandmanagingmoneyLynchwenttoBostonCollegeonascholarshipfromaprogramcalledtheFrancisOuimetFundnamedafterthe1913winneroftheUS.TheOuimetchiefdirectorRobertDonovanonceputit:Thereisawholehelpingrelationshipthathappensbetweentheplayersandthekidswhocarrytheirclubs.Andfortheteenscaddyingistowatchandlearnfromsuccessfulpeoplecloser.SurethenumberoffinancialleaderswhocaddiedintheirteensmightbepurecoincidencebutDickConnollythinksnot.Caddyingteachesyouatremendousamountaboutbusinessandlifehesays.Youlearntoarriveearlierandlookpeopleintheeyewhenyoushaketheirhandandyoulearnhowtoreadpeople--includingwho'slikelytocheatandwhoisn't.ConnollyaformerOuimetscholarshipstudentisalongtimeinvestmentadvisoratMorganStanley’BostonofficeandalongwithPeterLynchoneoftheprogram'sbiggestsupporters.Themostimportantlessonhelearnedonthecoursehesays:OnegolferIcaddiedfortoldmethatifyouwanttosucceedinanyfield--golforbusiness--youhavetospendalotoflonelyhourseitherpracticingorworkingthoughyouprefertohavepartieswithyourfriends.That'strueandIbearitinminD.It'sservedmewell.39.WhatpositiondoesPeterLynchholdatpresent?A.VicechairmanB.CaddyingboyC.ReliableadviserD.President40.AccordingtoParagraph2wecanlearnthat______.A.PeterLynchemployedGeorgeSullivanforhissmartsB.PeterLynchsetuptheFidelity’sMagellanFundC.GeorgeSullivancaddiedforthepresidentfor10yearsD.PeterLynchlandedthejobinthefiercecompetition41.ByquotingtheremarkofRobertDonovantheauthorintendstoshow_______.A.kidsbenefitalotfortheirfuturefromcaddyingforsuccessfulplayersB.golfplayersandcaddyingkidsshouldbuildupafriendlyrelationshipC.caddyingkidsaresuretobecomesuccessfulleadersinthefutureD.caddyingenableskidstobothearnalivingandwinascholarship42.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe_______.A.OutstandingcaddyingboysB.SuccessfulfinancialleadersC.CaddyingforsuccessD.Startingacaddyingcareer
WantedsomeoneforakissWe’relookingforproducerstojoinusinthesecondofLondon100FM.You’llworkonthestation’smusicprograms.MusicproductionexperienceinradioisnecessaryalongwithrichknowledgeofmoderndancemusiC.PleaseapplyinwritingtoProducerVacanciesKiss100.FatherChristmasWe’relookingforaveryspecialpersonpreferablyover40tofillourFatherChristmassuit.Workingdays:EverySaturdayfromNovember24toDecember15andeverydayfromDecember17toDecember24exceptSunday10:30-16:00.Excellentpay.PleasecontacttheEnterpriseShoppingCenterStationParadeEastbounD.AccountantsAssistantWhenyoujointheteaminourRevenueAdministrationUnityouwillbeprovidingassistancewithinallpartsoftheRevenueDivisiondealingwithpostandothergeneralduties.IfyouareeducatedtoGCSEgradeC.levelwewouldliketotalktoyou.ThispositionisequallysuitableforaschoolleaverorforsomebodywhohasofficeexperiencE.WaldenDistrictCouncilSoftwareTrainerIfyouareaged24-25andhaveexperienceinteachingandtrainingyoucouldbethepersonwearelookingfor.Youshouldbegoodatthecomputerandhavesomeexperienceinprogramwriting.Youwillbeallowedtomakeourdecisionandupwardsof$15000fortherightperson.PleaseapplybysendingyourCVtoMrs.R.OgilviePalmlaceLimiteD.29.Whoshouldyougetintouchwithifyouhopetoworkinaradiostation?A.TheEnterpriseShoppingCenter.B.Mrs.R.OgilviePalmlaceLimiteD.C.ProducerVacanciesKiss100.D.WaldenDistrictCouncil.30.WelearnfromtheadsthattheEnterpriseShoppingCenterneedsapersonwho__________.A.isagedbetween24and40B.maydosometrainingworkC.canworkforaboutamonthD.shoulddealwithgeneralduties31.Whichpositionisopentorecentschoolgraduates?A.ProducerLondonKiss.B.FatherChristmas.C.SoftwareTrainer.D.AccountantsAssistant.
Moneyistherootofallevilandnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniA.BerkeleyUSannouncedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodounethical不道德的thingssuchaslieorcheatthanpoorerpeoplE.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesPNAS美国国家科学院院刊.TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecarsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmoremodest不豪华的cars.Inanotherexperimentagroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddounethicalthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.ExamplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechangE.Studentsfromhigher-classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.AccordingtothescientistsrichpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftroublE.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.Finallyitsimplymakesthemgreedier.Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmoreandthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest’’saidPaulPiifleadscientistofthestudy.Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon’tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthy不能信赖的orallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.21.Bysayingmoneyistherootofalleviltheauthorwantsto___________.A.drawreaders’attentiontotheresearchB.linkwealthwithbadbehaviorC.showhowthesayingprovesthefindingsD.defendrichpeoplewhodounethicalthings22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheexperimentsthescientistsdidaccordingtothescientistquoted?A.Mostwealthypeoplearenottrustworthy.B.Thefindingswerenotpersuasiveenoughandthescientistswilldofurtherexperiments.C.Driversofmoreexpensivecarsaremorelikelytobreaktrafficrules.D.Studentsfrompoorerfamiliesarenotashonestasstudentsfromricherfamilies.23.Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiments?A.Toshowhowsocialstatusaffectspeople'sethics.B.Toshowpeople’sinstinctsandvaluesindifferentways.C.TotestwhetherthesayingmoneyistherootofallevilistruE.D.Toshowthedifferencebetweenhigher-classpeopleandlower-classpeoplE.24.Whatdoesthearticlereallywanttoshowus?A.Moneyistherootofallevil.B.Thericharemorelikelytoactbadly.C.ThesayingisreasonablE.D.Allrichpeopleareuntrustworthy.
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