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ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownonthecomputerandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用computerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.‘It’can’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.56.Thebesttitleforthearticleis____________.A.WhentheComputerIsDownB.TheMostFrighteningWordsC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.AskingtheComputer57.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldsellaticket.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.D.Shecoulddonothing.58.Whydidn’ttheyhaveabackupcomputer?A.BecauseitwaseasydownB.Itisn’tmentioneD.C.Becauseitwasnotadvancedenough.D.Becauseitwasnotasbigasthemaincomputer.59.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat____________.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedownB.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.therewillbegreatchangesincomputers60.What'sthepurposeoftheauthor’swritingthisstory?A.Tostatethatnowadayspeoplearetoodependentoncomputers.B.ToblamethegirlintheticketofficE.C.Toinformpassengersofthenews.D.Todescribehowtheairportstaffwork.
RockandrollmusicdevelopedintheUnitedStatesintheearlynineteen-fifties.ItwasbasedonthemusiccalledrhythmandbluesthatwasperformedbyAfricanAmericanmusicians.EarlyrockandrollsingersdevelopedtheirownkindsofmusiC.ElvisPresleyChuckBerrytheBeachBoysandBobDylanwerethemostpopularrockandrollmusiciansintheearly1960’s.AllwereAmerican.Thenin1964anewrockandrollgroupfromEnglandinvadedAmerica:theBeatles.SomepeoplesaytheBeatles’musicshookAmericalikeanearthquakE.TheBeatleschangedrockandrollforever.TheirearlysongswereinfluencedbyAmericanrockandrollmusiciansincludingChuckBerry.ButtheBeatleslookeddifferentandsoundeddifferentfromanymusicalgroupbeforethem.TheBeatlesreleasedtheirfirstalbumintheUnitedStatesin1964whenallofthetopfiverecordsinAmericawerebytheBeatles.In1967theyreleasedanalbumcalledSergeantPepper’sLonelyHeartsClubBanD.Itwasoneofthefirstconceptalbums.ThatisallthesongswerelinkedbyacommonstoryorideA.ThepopularityoftheBeatlesledthewayformorerockandrollbandsfromEnglandtobecomepopularinAmericA.TheRollingStoneswasthemostimportantofthesebands.TheRollingStonesisoneofthefewgroupsfromthe1960’sthatisstillperformingandrecordingtoday.In1965thegrouprecordedoneofitsmostfamoussongsSatisfaction.Themusicalinstrumentmostlinkedtorockandrollistheguitar.ExpertssayJimiHendrixwasoneofthemostinfluentialguitarplayersinrockandrollduringthelate1960’s.HisPurpleHazewaslikedbymanypeoplE.Bythe1970’srockandrollmusicbecameknownasrockmusiC.Itexpandedintomanynewforms.ForexampletherewascountryrockhardrockacidrockheavymetalrockPunkrockjazzrockandglitterrock.Inthemiddle1970’sexpertssayrockmusicregainedsomeoftheenergyofearlyrockandroll.BruceSpringsteenandtheE.StreetBandbecamepopularwiththeiralbumBorntoRun.Springsteen’smusicwaslikethelivelyrockandrollmusicoftheearlynineteen-sixties.Manyofhissongswereaboutsocialissues.HesangabouttheeffectsofunemploymentandthewarinVietnam.49.Themaintopicofthispassageis_______.A.thehistoryofAmericanmusicB.thedevelopmentofrockandrollmusicC.thefamousrockandrollgroupsD.thenewformsofrockandrollmusic50.WhichofthefollowingmatchesisNOTtrue?A.theBeatles—ChuckBerryB.theRollingStones—SatisfactionC.JimiHendrix—PurpleHazeD.BruceSpringsteen—BorntoRun51.Whosesongsweremainlyaboutsocialproblemslikeunemploymentandwar?A.ElvisPresley’s.B.BobDylan’s.C.JimiHendrix’s.D.Springsteen’s.52.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_______.A.oneoftheRollingStones’albumswascalledconceptB.theBeatlesandtheRollingStonesbecamepopularatthesametimeC.rockandrollmusichadmanydifferentformsatthebeginningD.rockandrollmusicprobablycamefromAfricanAmericanmusic
Subwayisalwaysmyfavoritetransportation.Tomeitismorethanjustaconvenientwaytogoarounditisalsoawayyoucanfeeltheheart-beatofacity.InShanghaiitjumpsinperfect.InParisitissilentandslow.InNewYorkitisbusybusyandbusy.DuringrushhourinNewYorkitwillbefullofpeoplE.You’dbetterbecarefulwhichstairsyouareusing.Ifyougowrongdon’tbesurprisedifsomeonecallsidiotanddon’tbeshytocallback.Thetrainsherearelikeworkingbeesrunningwithintheday’senormousundergroundsystem.TheyliveinthedarkallyearlongbreathinghardtogetherwithshamelessNYratsandtrash.Insummertheundergroundisnastysincethereisnoairconditioning.Howeveritcanbestreetperformers’favoriteinwinter---drywarmfitssowellwiththefreecreativeatmospherE.Theycanbebandsdoingmusicordancewithinstrumentsorvoices.Therewasayoungmanmakingstormlikeintense强烈的musicbyhittingsomebucketswithhands.Therewasalsoabandofthreeblackmensingingtogetherwiththeirpurevoices.ItisNewYorkCity.YouareexpectingtoseethoseperformersindifferentcolorsagesdoingallsortsofstufffromChineseErhutoAfricandrums.Itislikearomancebetweenasmallbeautifulballaddanceragiantironcoldwrestler.LatenightwheneverythingdiesdownthetrainsarestillrunningbutpickingupfewerandfewerpeoplE.Theyarelikethecitytootoughtofeellonelytoofocusedtostopworking.56.Itisimpliedinthefirstparagraphthat__________.A.theauthoroftentravelswithhisfamilybysubway.B.theauthortravelsinacityonlybysubway.C.subwayoftenpresentstheculturalbackgroundofacity.D.bigcitieshavebuiltsubwaystoreducetrafficpressurE.57.Ifyoudon’tusetherightstairsintheundergroundstationyouwill____________.A.befinedbythepolicemanB.missthesubwayyou’lltakE.C.belookeddownonbyNewYorkersD.belaughedatbyNewYorkers58.Wecanlearnfromthethirdparagraphthat___________A.artisNYCsubway’sbestrewardtothetravelers.B.nobodylikestostayintheundergroundinsummer.C.travelersdon’tlikethemusicfromtheundergrounD.D.onlyfolkmusiccanbeenjoyedintheunderground59.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheThoughtfromNYCSubwayB.BadExperiencesinNYCSubwayC.TheTraininNYCSubwayD.A.GlimpseofNYCSubway
Socialnetworkingisn’tonlyfortheunder40s.Morethan25percentofAmericans50yearsandolderstayconnectedusingsitessuchasFacebookMySpaceandTwitteraccordingtonewresearch.ThelatestdatatellsusthatmoreandmoresocialnetworkingisbecomingapartofeverydaylifeforAmericans50plussaidKevinDonnellanthechiefcommunicationsofficeratAARPwhichreleasedthereport.NearlyaquarterofolderAmericansareonFacebookand73percentsaidtheyuseittostayintouchwithrelativesbutnotjusttheirchildrenandgrandchildren.TheyareusingtheInternettokeepupwiththeworldandthepeoplewhoareimportanttothemsaidJeanKoppentheauthorofthereport.SheaddedthatolderadultsarealsoonFacebooktostayconnectednotonlywiththeirfamilybutwiththeirfriendsandthoseinthesameagegroup.Almost50percentofolderadultswereintroducedtothesocialnetworkingsitesbyafamilymembermainlyachildorgrandchilD.Justunderone-fifthofadultsaged50andoldersaytheydonotusetheInternetaccordingtothereport.Thefindingsarebasedonatelephonesurveyof1863adults.InadditiontokeepinguponFacebookandTwitterolderadultsareawareofthelatesttechnology.Eighty-threepercenthadheardabouttheAppleiPadand11percentintendedtobuyonE.DespitethepopularityoftheInternetamongtheover50stheystillmostlygotoprintnewspapersandmagazinesfornews.Onlyonepercentsaidtheyfollowedblogs.49.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Socialnetworkingisn’tfortheunder40sintheU.S.A.B.Americanoldpeople’swayoflifeisquitefashionablE.C.SocialnetworkingisbecomingpopularamongolderAmericans.D.FacebookMySpaceandTwitterarethemostpopularwebsitesintheUS.50.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.85%ofAmericans50pluschoosetheInternetoverprintmediA.B.About460peopleinthetelephonesurveyoftenuseFacebook.C.About20%ofadultsaged50plushaveaccesstotheInternet.D.ThreequartersofthepeoplesurveyedgottoknowtheInternetthroughtheirfamily.51.Fromthetextitcanbeconcludedthat______.A.manyolderAmericansareopen-mindedaboutnewdevelopmentsB.KevinDonnellanapprovesofthischangeamongolderAmericansC.YoungpeopleshouldintroducetheirelderstonewtechnologyD.Inahightechageitisdifficulttoavoidsocialnetworking52.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.Anovel.B.A.newspaper.C.AtechnologyguidE.D.A.student’sresearchpaper
Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.A.mangoesshoppingbecauseheneedssomething.HispurposeissettledanddecidedinadvancE.Heknowswhathewantsandhisobjectiveistofinditandbuyit;thepriceisasecondaryconsideration.Allmensimplywalkintoashopandasktheassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock有现货的thesalesmanpromptlyproducesitandthebusinessoftryingitonfollowsatoncE.Allbeingwellthedealcanbeandofteniscompletedinlessthanfiveminuteswithhardlyanychatandtoeveryone'ssatisfaction.Foramanslightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesnothavewhathewantsordoesnothaveexactlywhathewants.InthatcasethesalesmanasthenameimpliestriestosellthecustomersomethingelseheoffersthenearesttothearticlerequireD.Nogoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstituteimpolitely;hedoessowithskill:Iknowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwantsirbutwouldyouliketotryitforsize?IthappenstobethecoloryoumentioneD.Fewmenhavepatiencewiththistreatmentandtheusualresponseis:ThisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsizebutIshouldbewastingmytimeandyoursbytryingiton.Nowhowdoesawomangoaboutbuyingclothes?Inalmosteveryrespectshedoessointheoppositeway.HershoppingisnotoftenbasedonneeD.Shehasneverfullymadeuphermindwhatshewantsandsheisonlyhavingalookround.Sheisalwaysopentopersuasion;indeedshesetsgreatstorebywhatthesaleswomantellsherevenbywhatcompanionstellher.Shewilltryonanynumberofthings.Uppermostinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthateveryonethinkssuitsher.Contrarytoalotofjokesmostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvaluewhentheybuyclothes.Theyarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpectedbargain.Facedwitharoomfulofdressesawomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanothertoandfrooftenretracingherstepsbeforeselectingthedressesshewantstotryon.ItisalaboriousprocessbutapparentlyanenjoyableonE.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaitinghusbands.46.Theunderlinedsentencethepriceisasecondaryconsiderationinthefirstparagraphmeanswhenamanisshopping______.A.hebuysgoodqualitythingssolongastheyarenottoodearB.hebuyswhateverhelikeswithoutconsideringitsvalueC.hedoesnotmindhowmuchhehastopayfortherightthingsD.heoftenbuysthingswithoutgivingthematterproperthought.47.Whatdoesamandowhenhecannotgetexactlywhathewants?A.Hebuysasimilarthingbecauseofthecolorhewants.B.Heusuallydoesnotbuyanything.C.Atleasttwoofhisrequirementsmustbemetbeforehebuys.D.Solongasthestyleisrighthebuysthething.48.Whatisthemostobviousdifferencebetweenmenandwomenshoppers?A.Mendonottryclothesoninashopwhilewomendo.B.Womenbargainfortheirclothesbutmendonot.C.Thetimetheytakeoverbuyingclothes.D.Mengoshoppingbasedonneedbutwomennever.
Don'tleaveLondonwithouttakingthisbest-sellingtourtoWindsorCastleStonehengeandBathEngland'smostbeautifulGeorgiancity.YourdaytripincludesentrancetoWindsorCastleStonehengeandBath'sRomanBathsandPumpRooms.WindsorCastleYourtourstartsatthehomeoftheRoyalFamilyfor900yearsandtheworld'slargestandoldestoccupiedcastlE.WindsorCastle'sfortifiedwallsdominatethedelightfultownthathasgrownuparounditovertheyears.YouwillseethelavishlydecoratedStateApartmentsandSt.George’sChapel.YouwillalsowitnesstheChangingoftheGuardmallitscolorfuldisplayandgloryon19March7Apriland13-16JunetheStateApartmentswillbeclosedonthesedatesyouwallvisitQueenMary'sDollsHouse.StonehengeGoingevenfurtherbackintimeyou'lltravelthroughtherollinggreenWiltshirelandscapetoStonehengeacollectionofstonesdraggedtothislonelyplainnearSalisbury5000yearsago.Whobuiltit?Why?Thesequestionshavereturnedrepeatedlytothemindsofcenturiesofscholars.SetinalandscapedottedwithprehistoricsmallhillsandcarvingsStonehengecontinuestoattracttheimaginationandarousetheheartofeveryvisitor.BathNextit'sontoBathfamousforitselegantGeorgianarchitecturE.DuringyourscenictourofBathyouwillbedelightedbythetown'sbeautifulstreetscapes.You'llseeBathAbbeyandthemuchphotographedPulteneyBridgemodeledonthePoneVecchioinFlorencE.DuringthetouryouwillalsovisittheRomanBathsthebestpreservedRomanspa温泉浴场fromtheancientworlD.SpecialOffer-Pricedisplayedcurrentlyincludesadiscountof12%offtheregularadultretail零售price?BOOKNOW!56.What’sthepassagemainlytalkingabout?A.Informationofahotel.B.Informationofacity.C.Informationofacar.D.InformationofawebsitE.57.Thelargestandoldestoccupiedcastleis___________.A.StonehengeCastleB.WindsorCastleC.BathCastleD.IrelandCastle58.Thewriterwrotethispassageinorderto_________.A.makereadershappyB.letreadersknowLondonmoreC.persuadereaderstovisitLondonD.informreadersofsomeinformationaboutLondon59.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutStonehengeisTRUE?A.Stonehengedatesbackto5000yearsago.B.StonehengeliesinnearNewYork.C.ItwasbuiltbytheEnglish5000yearsago.D.ItisfamousforitselegantGeorgianarchitecturE.
MySpacethesocialnetworkingwebsiteisdifferentfromotherwebsiteswhichonlyprovidestoriesaboutotherpeoplE.MySpaceisaplacethatallowsyoutobroadcastyourownstoriesandpersonalinformationtoasmanypeopleasyoulikE.StartedtwoyearsagoitisabigsourceofinformationforandaboutAmericankids.Teenagersandtheirparentsfeelverydifferentlyaboutit.Teensarerushingtojointhesitenotsharingtheirparents'worries.ItsignalsyetanothergenerationgapinthedigitalerA.数字时代Forteenagersitisreliablenetworktokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.Theywilloftenlisttheirsurnamesbirthdaysafterschooljobsschoolclubshobbiesandotherpersonalinformation.MySpaceisaneasywaytoreachjustabouteveryonE.Idon'thaveallthephonenumbersofallmyacquaintances熟人.ButifIwanttogetintouchwithoneofthemIcouldjustleavethemamessageonMySpacE.saidAbbyVanWassen.SheisasixteenyearoldstudentatWoodlandHillsHighofPittsburghPennsylvaniA.ParentsontheotherhandareseriouslyconcernedaboutthesecurityproblemsofMySpacE.EverytimeweholdaparentsmeetingthefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpacesaidKentGateswhotravelsthecountrydoingInternetsafetyseminars研讨会.TheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildrenhasreceivedatleast288MySpacerelatedcomplaintsaccordingtoMaryBethBuchananalawyerinPittsburgh.YourprofileonMySpaceshowsallyourpersonalinformationtoanyoneontheWeB.AndMySpaceevenliststhisinformationbybirthplaceandagE.It'slikeafreechecklist清单fortroublemakersanditendangerschildrenBuchanansaiD.47.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatMySpace________.A.bringsaboutthegenerationgapB.isverycarefulaboutpeople'sprivacyC.encouragesyoutolistyourpersonalinformationD.liststhetelephonenumbersofyourfriends48.WhyaresomeparentsagainstMySpace?A.BecauseMySpacehasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.B.Becausetheydon'twanttopaysomuchmoneyforMySpacE.C.Becauseittakesuptoomuchoftheirchildren'ssparetimE.D.BecausetroublemakerscaneasilyapproachtheirchildrenthroughthesitE.49.Thewriter'sattitudetowardsMySpaceis________.A.negativeB.positiveC.optimisticD.objective50.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.InternetsafetyB.MySpaceC.GenerationgapD.Thedigitalera
ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareourcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownatthecounterandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoyoudo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’srightsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.Thereisnowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.AfterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackupcomputerIsaidLet’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?Theyarestillflyingaren’tthey?Ican’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashington.IsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedeskscreen.OnlyITknows.Itcan’ttellmE.BythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlinE.Thewordssoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentsomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.46.Theworddowninthesentence‘Ourcomputerisdown.’means_____________.A.fallingB.downcastC.dropD.dead47.Thebesttitleofthearticleis_________.A.AskingtheComputerB.TheComputeroftheAirportC.TheMostFrighteningWordsD.WhentheComputerIsDown48.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecouldanswerthepassengers’questions.B.Shecoulddonothing.C.Shecouldsellaticket.D.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.
TheWinterOlympicsisalsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.AtthistimemanycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatGames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary251932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.FromthenonpublishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearulE.Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGamesagroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethattheringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.Inthe1950’sthestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.6.TheWhiteOlympicsandtheWinterOlympics_______.A.arethesamethingB.aredifferentgamesC.arenotheldinwinterD.areheldinsummer7.Theworldmadeitaruletopublishstampstomarkthegreatworldgames_______.A.aftertheyear1936B.afterthe3rdWhiteOlympicsC.beforethe3rdWhiteOlympicsD.beforetheyear19328.TheWinterOlympicsisheldonce_______.A.everytwoyearsB.everythreeyearsC.everyfouryearsD.everyfiveyears9.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.OnlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.B.Onlythenon-hostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.C.AllthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthoseGames.D.Japancan’tpublishstampstomarkthoseGames10.WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?A.Basketball.B.Tabletennis.C.Football.D.Skating.
下面是今年部分旅游线路介绍及想出游人的兴趣特点介绍请阅读相关信息并按要求匹配信息A.An18-year-oldstudentwhoisinterestedintraditionallifestylesbutonlyhasaweektosparE.B.A.familyoffourincludingparentsasixteen-year-oldsonandathirteen-year-olddaughterwhoarelookingforafunholiday.Allfouraregoodridersandstrongswimmers.C.A.retiredcouplewhoarereasonablyfitandwhowanttofindoutmoreaboutethnicminorities’cultures.D.A.groupoffouryoungadultswhoareintoallextremesportsandarelookingforsomethingwithplentyofexcitement.Theyaremoreinterestedinthescenerythaninthelifeoftilelocals.E.A.familyoffiveincludingaten-year-oldgirl.Theyhavemanydifferentinterestsandtheyarelookingforarelaxingholiday.F.A.honeymooncouplewhowanttheholidayofalifetimE.Theyarebothsportstypesandlovewatersports.请阅读旅游线路介绍然后匹配出游者所适合的旅游线路Hereisaselectionofthetoursorganizedforthecomingyear:1.8daysmountaineeringtrip–climbYunnan’sthirdhighestpeaktheHabasnowmountain.Thisisidealforthetrulyadventurous.Youneedtobefitandhealthy.2.8dayscyclingtourfromQiaotouTown–visitthespectacularTigerI.eatingGorgE.Itisaleisurelytoursuitableforanyonewhoisreasonablyfitandhealthy.Nopreviouscyclingexperienceisnecessaryandallourroutesareonflatland!3.8daysriverrafting–whitewateradventureontheYangtzefromtheoldtownofLijiang.Thisadults-onlytourisexclusivelyforgoodswimmersandphysicallyfit.4.10dayshorsetrekking乘牛车旅行tour–visitauthenticTibetanvillagesofShangrilA.Theultimatehorse-ridingexperienceinaspectacularmountainenvironment.Thistripisforconfirmedridersonly.Don’texpectthree-starhotelsonthistrip.5.10daysrainforesttrek–spend5daysintheforestandmeetthelocalpeoplE.Thisisawalkingtourandnopreviousexperienceisneededjustacuriousmindandaninterestintraditionalcultures.
Oscar-winningdirectorAngLee’snewepicLifeofPirevealstherelationshipbetweenateenageIndianboyandaBengaltiger.Butinrealitythepredators食肉动物areunderincreasingthreatfromhumans.AnimalrightsgroupPETAishopingtousethepopularityofthefilmtofocuspeople’sattentiononthereallifeofBengaltigers.WiththerisingdemandfortigerpartsfromEastAsiaillegalhuntingremainsatremendousdangerfortheremainingcatpopulation.Backin1947therewere40000tigersinIndiabutthenumberisexperiencingasharpdeclineto1706despitecampaignstoprotecttheanimal.Risingman-animalconflictisalsooneoftheleadingcausesofdeclineintigernumbers.InoneofnumerousreportedattacksontheendangeredbigcatsvillagersneartheBangladesh-Indiaborderarmedwithsticksandboatoarssetupontheanimalsuspectedtohaveattackedalocalfishermanandbeatittodeathearlierthismonth.Sofarthisyear58tigerdeathshavebeenreportedinthecountry.ThefirstinstinctwhenatigerisspottedistojustkillitgrievedGurmeetSapalawildlifefilmmaker.Thefeelingoffearandrevengeissostrongthatitshutsoutanyotheremotion.Whatwedon’trealizeisthatthetigerneverattackshumansuntilitisforcedto.Indiahasbeenstrugglingtostopthetiger'sdeclineinthefaceofthelossofhabitataswellthatencouragestheanimalstoleavetheforestforfooD.Thetiger’srapidlyexhaustedpreybasecausesthepredatortogoallouttogetitsfooD.Consequentlylivestockandhumanbeingsbecomeeasypreywhichleadsinevitablytoconflictsaysawildlifeconservationist.FilmmakerSapalsaysitisonlynormalforpeopletothinkofthetigerasadangerousanimalbutitsimageasahumankillerbearssomeinjusticE.Tigersneverkillforsportnorstoremeat.Theykilltheirpreyonlyincaseofhunger.Note:Answerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinnomorethantenwords81.PETAhopesLifeofPican__________________________________.82.Whydidthevillagersbeatthetigertodeath?83.Asaresultofthelossofhabitat__________________________________aremorelikelytobethebigcat’svictims.84.Whenwilltigersattackandkillpeopleaccordingtothearticle?
Vampires吸血鬼Vampirestoriesgobackthousandsofyears.TheactswenowassociatewithvampiressuchasrisingfromthegraveanddrinkingbloodwerepopularizedbyeasternEuropeanstories.Mostearlyculturescreatedstoriestoexplainthingstheydidn’tunderstanD.ForexamplehairandnailscontinuetogrowafterpeoplediewhichhasalreadybeenprovedpossiblebymodernsciencE.Thesefactswereunknowntomostpeopleinthe19thcenturyhowever.AsaresultthelegendssurroundingsuchmysterieswerekeptalivE.CountDracula.In1897IrishwriterBramStoker’snovelDraculawaspublishedspreadingthevampirestoriestoamassaudiencE.InthenoveltheCountDraculaofTransylvaniaa500-year-oldvampirehasdrunkhiscountrydryandmustmovetoEnglandinsearchofnewvictims.DraculameanssonofthedragonorsonofthedevilinRomaniA.Werewolf.Thestoryofahalf-manhalf-wolfbeastisasoldasthatofvampiresandalmostasvarieD.Inmostwerewolfstorieshoweverabeastwouldsilentlyentersettlementsatnightandstealayoungchildorananimal.Themostcommonexplanationofwerewolfstoriesisthatthebeastwasusuallyanordinarywolf.Thegeneticdisorderwhichcausestoomuchbodyhairmayalsohavehelpedtopopularizethestory.Frankenstein.ThisisafictionalscientistcreatedbyBritishwriterMaryShellyin1818.DrFrankensteinlivesinacastleandissoaddictedtomakinglivingbeingsfrompartsofdeadbodiesthatherefusestomarry.ThestoryofFrankensteinmayhavebeenplantedinShelly’smindsinceshevisitedCastleFrankensteininGermanywhereanalchemist炼金术士triedtodoexperimentswiththeaimofmakingpeoplelivelonger.TheInvisibleMan.InHGWells’1897storyayoungscientistcalledGriffinmanagestomakehimselfinvisiblE.Buthecannotfindawaytobecomevisibleagain.HethenwantstomakeuseofhissuperpowerbutfinallyhasgonemaD.Wells’taleowesagreatdebttoGreekphilosopherPlato’sbookRepubliC.36.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe________.A.OriginsofGhostsB.TalesofHorrorC.ExcitingStoriesD.ScienceFictions37.Thepeopleinthe19thcenturydidNOTknow_________.A.whyvampiresdrankbloodB.whydeadpeoplerosefromthegraveC.thatvampiresalwayskepttheirnailsD.thathaircouldcontinuetogrowafterpeopledied38.Whatdomostofthewerewolfstorieshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.ThebeastoftensilentlyenteredsettlementsatnightandstolealittlechilD.B.Thewerewolfwasingeneticdisorderandsohadalotofbodyhair.C.AnordinarywolfwouldentersettlementsatnightandstealachilD.D.Thebeastwassometimesahalf-manandsometimesahalf-wolf.
OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarkedressedforgoingouttookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinitpulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover60sCluB.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.ItwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalonE.Atsixo’clockshecamehomeletherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmokE.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?How?How?Hadsomeonegotin?Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastenedasusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor—amasterkeyperhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.NothinghappeneD.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtimedressedasusualbutshedidn’tgotothecluB.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagainlettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.Itwasjustafterfouro’clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.ClarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetimE.Thebellrangagainandthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhandshemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.A.longpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-boxandthenahanD.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundthehandleonthedoor-lock.Mrs.ClarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehanD.TherewasashoutoutsideandtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglovE.ThewirefelltothefloorthehandwaspulledbackandMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.65.Mrs.ClarkelookedforwardtoThursdaybecause.A.sheworkedataclubonthedayB.shehadvisitorsonThursdayC.shevisitedaclubonThursdayD.aspecialvisitorcameonThursday66.WhatdoestheexpressionamasterkeyinParagraph3mostprobablymean?A.A.keytoallthedoors.B.A.keyonlytothewoman’sdoor.C.A.keyonlyitsmastercanusE.D.A.keynoteveryonecanusE.67.OnthethirdThursdayMrs.Clarkewentout.A.becauseshedidn’twanttomisstheclubagainB.toseeifthethiefwaswanderingoutsideC.totheclubbutthenchangedhermindD.inanattempttotrickthethief68.Thelockonthefrontdoorwasonewhich.A.neededapieceofwiretoopenitB.couldbeopenedfrominsidewithoutakeyC.couldn’tbeopenedwithoutakeyD.usedahandleinsteadofakey
AmericansarebuyingmoreproductsandservicesthaneverbeforethroughtheInternet.Andexpertssaythepopularityofonlinesalesislikelytospreadtoothercountries.Onlinesalesnowrepresentasmuchasone-tenthofallretailsalesintheUnitedStates.Thishasledtraditionalstorestoseeknewwaystokeeptheircustomersloyal.LynneShanerusedtheInternettobuyeverythingsheneeded.Otherthanfood90％ofherpurchasesweremadeonherhomecomputer.Shesaid.Ifindthat.bybeingabletogoonlineandchoosethethingsthatIneedtochooseandhavethemdeliveredtomerightatmydoorstepIeliminateallthedrivingallthecrowdsallthenoiseofthatandIusuallygetabetterselectionTherearealotofpeoplelikeher.57％ofAmericanshaveboughtsomethingelectronicallyinthepastfewmonths.Storeownersworrythatthisgrowingamountofonlinesaleswillhurttheirbusiness.CornellUniversitymarketingprofessorsaystraditionalstorescankeeptheircustomersbysellinggoodslikeclothingwhichbuyersmaywanttoseeandtryonbeforepurchasing.Hesaysthestorescouldalsoofferthingsthataredifficulttoship.Healsosayssomestorescanpleasecustomersbyofferingtosetuporrepairelectronicproducts.BillMartinisthefounderofShopperTrakwhichhelpsstoreslearnabouttheircustomers.Hesaysthattraditionalstoresofferasocialexperiencethatsomepeopleenjoyandtheexperienceandemotioninthebuyingdecisionbeforethey'rereadytopartwithmoneycan'tbegottenon—line.It'sarathercoldprocess.BillMartinsaystraditionalstorescanprovidegoodstobuyersmorequicklythanonlinestores.Whilee-commerceworriessomebusinessownerstheworryfordeliveryserviceslikeFedExandUPSiskeepingupwiththenumberofpackages.UPSManagerDanaKlinesayshercompanyisverybusyatthistimeofyear.66.TheunderlinedwordeliminateinParagraph2mostprobablymeans.A.observeB.ignoreC.tolerateD.remove67.Whatisstoreowners’attitudetowardsonlinesalesgrowth?A.Devotion.B.Sympathy.C.Anxiety.D.Approving.68.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout.A.theadvicetotraditionalstoresB.howtosellgoodslikeclothingC.howtoshipsomespecialproductsD.thetendencyofonlinesales69.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillMartin?A.Heassiststraditionalstoresinsellingproducts.B.Hefoundedadeliverycompany.C.Heisinfavorofonlineshopping.D.Hethinksonlinesalesarequickerthanretailsales.70.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto.A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertain
LandArtsometimesreferredtoasEarthArtorEarthworksisaformofartwhichinvolvesusingphysicallandscapestocreatearttakingartoutofthemuseumandintotheoutsideworlD.ModernLandArtmovementreallygotgoinginthe1960swhenAmericanartistsbegancreatingLandArtonalargescalE.TodayworksofmodernLandArtcanbeseenallovertheworldsometimesrightalongsidemucholderpiecesofLandArtcreatedbypeoplewholivedthousandsofyearsago.Landartwhichisnotnecessarilyunchangeablecantakeanumberofforms.Forexamplein1970RobertSmithsoncreatedtheSpiralJetty螺旋码头madeofacollectionofstonesandmudintheGreatSaltLakE.TheAmericanartistmadealargejettyinaspiralshapewhichsticksoutintothewatersofthelakE.ReshapingthelandscapeisacommonfeatureofLandArt.Itcanbecreatedbymovingcomponents组分arounD.PeoplecanalsoaddthingstotheenvironmenttocreateLandArtlikesaltwhichisaddedtotheSpiralJetty.Itispossibletouseplants.InallcasesLandArtisimmovablE.LandArtisdesignedtoevolve逐步形成changeandeventuallydecay衰落.That'soneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenLandArtandmostoftheartoneseesinthemuseums.Someworksofartcanexistonlyforafewhoursordays.Othersareexposedtorainandwindsothattheyevolveanddecayovertimewhichispartoftheattractivenessintheeyesoftheartist.45.FromParagraph1wecanlearnthat________.A.LandArtaimstogetpeopleinterestedinnatureB.AmericanartistswerethefirsttocreateLandArtC.LandArtwasthemostpopularartinthe1960sD.peoplehavebeencreatingLandArtforthousandsofyears46.AllofthefollowingareusedtodesigntheSpiralJettyEXCEPT________.A.stonesB.plantsC.saltD.mud47.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertSmithson?A.HeisanAmericanartist.B.HeisapioneerincreatingLandArt.C.HecreatedthemostfamousLandArt.D.HelivesneartheGreatSaltLakE.48.FromthepassageweknowLandArt_______.A.cannotexistforeverB.canbemovedeverywhereC.canbecreatedinafewhoursD.can’tbechangedoncecreated
LouisKahnisconsideredoneofthemostimportantAmericanarchitectofthe20thcenturywhohelpeddefine定义modernarchitecturE.Kahnshowedexcellenceasallartistatanearlyage.HelaterwenttotheUniversityofPennsylvaniaandstudiedarchitecturefulltime.LouisKahnArchitectureistheartandscienceofdesigningandbuildingstructures.Hewasveryinterestedinthelookandfeelofthematerialsheused.Heusedbrickandconcreteinnewandspecialways.Kahnalsolikednaturallighttoenterhisbuildingsthroughinterestingkindsofwindowsandopenings.Kahn’sworkcanalsobeidentifiedbyhiscreativeuseofgeometricshapes.Manyofhisbuildingsusesquarescirclesandtriangles.LouisKahn’sbuildingshavemanyinfluences.SomeexpertssayhistriptoRomein1951influencedhimthemost.HealsotraveledthroughotherpartsofItalyGreeceandEgypt.TherehesawtheancientGreekandRomanruinsthatinfluencedhimtodevelopanarchitecturethatcombinesbothmodemandancientdesigns.Kahn’sbuildingsshareacommonsolidityandheaviness.Theyareverydifferentfromtheworksofotherfamousarchitectsoftheperiodwhopreferredlightandairybuildings.Theirweightless—lookingstructuresweremostlymadeofglassandmetalwhileKahnusedstoneandconcrete.Manyofhisstructureslookmoreancientthanmodern.Kahn’sfirstimportantprojectwastheYaleArtGallery.Theoutsideofthebuildingisverysimple.TheinsideofthegalleryshowsKahn’sgreatartisticsense.ItscompletionrepresentedanimportantstepinKahn'sprofessionallife.ThoughbeingasuccessfularchitectKahnwasnotaverygoodbusinessman.Hewouldchangehisdesignsmanytimes.Thiswouldmakeeachprojecttakeagreatdealoftimeandcostmoremoney.Themajorityoftheprojectshedesignedwereneverbuilt.Alsohedid.notliketocompromisehisdesignideastosatisfyabuyer’swishes.ForthisreasonandothersKahndidnotmakemanybuildings.InfactwhenKahndiedhewasingreatdebt.Thisisespeciallyunusualsincehewasconsideredoneofthemostimportantarchitectsintheworld.56.Bywritingthetextthewritermainlyaimsto________________.A.telluswhatkindofstyleof.Kahn’sprojectsB.giveusabriefintroductionofLouisKahnC.explainthethingsthatinfluencedKahn’sbuildingsmostD.introducethefatherofmodemarchitecturetous57.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytellus?A.ThedefinitionofKahn’sarchitecture.B.TheanofKahn'sarchitecture.C.ThespecialwaysofKahn'sarchitecture.D.ThestyleofKahn’sarchitecture.58.WhichofthefollowingbuildingmightbedesignedbyLouisKahn?59.WhywereKahn’sbuildingslookingmoreancientthanmodern?A.TheancientGreekandRomanruinsinfluencedhimgreatly.B.Thearchitectsofhisperiodpreferredancientbuildings.C.HisfirstimportantprojectisofancientstylE.D.Hedislikedlikedmodernarchitectureandseldomchangedhisdesigns.60.WhichofthefollowingmayexplainwhyKahnwasindebtbeforedeath?A.Hisarchitectureswerenotfamouscnough.B.Thebuyers’wisheswerehardtomeet.C.Manyprojectshedesigneddidn’tbringhimanymoney.D.TheprojectshedesignedweretoocomplextobuilD.
Volunteersasanessentialpartofasuccessfulworldexpositionareamajorchannelforthepublictoparticipateinserveandsharetheworldexpositionandameanstoshowcasetheimageofthehostcountryandcity.ThefollowinginformationisaboutthevolunteerfortheWorldExposition2010ShanghaiChina.I..BasicRequirementsforVolunteers●BewillingtoparticipateinvoluntaryservicesofExpo2010;●Agelimit:ExpoSitevolunteersmustbebornbeforeApril301992andExpoCityVoluntaryServiceStationvolunteersbeforeApril301994;●ObeythelawsandregulationsofthePRC;●BeabletoparticipateintrainingandrelevantactivitiesbeforetheopeningofExpo2010;●Possessnecessaryknowledgeandskillsneededbytheposition;●Beingoodhealthtomeettherequirementsofcorrespondingvoluntarypositions.II.FurtherInformationforVolunteers●SourceResidentsofChinesemainlandHongKongMacauandTaiwanaswellasoverseasChineseandforeignerscanallapplytobethevolunteers.●SignupmethodsApplicantsmayloginontotheofficialwebsitesforonlinesignup.TheymayalsoconsultorconnectwiththeExpoVolunteerStations.●TimeMay1-December312009Ⅲ.VolunteerTrainingVolunteertrainingincludesgeneraltrainingspecialtrainingandpositiontraining.Generaltrainingiscarriedoutthroughinternetwhilespecialtrainingandpositiontrainingareprovidedthroughclassroomlecturesandfieldpractice.IV.VolunteerTypes●ExpoSitevolunteersrefertothoseofferingvoluntaryservicestovisitorsandtheOrganizerintheExpoSitemainlyincludinginformationvisitorflowmanagementreceptiontranslationandinterpretationassistanceforthedisabledandassistanceinmediaserviceeventandconferenceorganizationand.volunteermanagement.●InformationboothvolunteersarestationedintheExpo'sinformationboothsatkeytransportationcenterscommercialoutletstouristattractionsrestaurantshotelsandculturaleventplacesoutsidetheExpoSite.Theyofferservicesincludinginformationtranslationinterpretationandevenfirstaid.60.IfyouwereborninApril1993wherecanyoubeavolunteer?A.IntheExpoCity.B.Inthehostcountry.C.IntheExpoSite.D.InChinesemainland61.WhichofthetrainingwillbedoneontheInternet?A.Positiontraining.B.Generaltraining.C.Classroomtraining.D.Specialtraining.62.Whichofthefollowingserviceisofferedbyinformationboothvolunteers?A.Visitorflowmanagement.B.HelpingthedisabledC.Assistanceinmediaservice.D.EmergencyFirstaid.
Differentcountriesanddifferentpeoplehavedifferentmanners.Wemustfindouttheircustomssothattheywillnotthinkusill-mannereD.Herearesomeexamplesofthethingsthatawell-manneredpersondoesordoesnotdo.IfyouvisitaChinesefamilyyoushouldknockatthedoorfirst.Whenthedooropensyou'llnotmovebeforethehostsaysComeinplease!.Afteryouentertheroomyouwouldn’tsitdownuntilthehostasksyoutotakeaseat.Whenacupofteaisputonatea-tablebeforeyouorsenttoyourhandyou’llsayThankyouandreceiveitwithyourtwohandsnotonehandorthey'llthinkyouareill-mannereD.BeforeenteringahouseinJapanitisgoodmannerstotakeoffyourshoes.InEuropeancountrieseventhoughshoessometimesbecomeverydirtythisisnotdonE.InaMalay马来西亚的houseaguestneverfinishesthefoodonthetablE.Heleavesalittletoshowthathehashadenough.InEnglandaguestalwaysfinishesadrinkorthefoodtoshowthathehasenjoyedit.ThiswillmakethehostespeciallythehostesspleaseD.61.InChinawhenthehostopensthedoor____beforehesaysComeinplease!A.youwon'tleaveB.youwon'twalkC.youwon'tstandinfrontofhimD.youwon'tgetin62.InEuropeancountries____whenyougetintoahousE.A.youneedn'ttakeoffyourshoesB.youmusttakeoffyourdirtyshoesC.youarenotallowedtoweardirtyshoesD.youshouldputoncleanshoes63.InaMalayhouseaguestleavesalittlefoodtoshowthat____.A.hehasenjoyeditB.heisquitefullC.heisnothungryatallD.heneedssomedrink
Tourismwasn’tasimportantasitistoday.Inthepastonlypeoplewithagooddealofmoneycouldtravelonholidaystoothercountries.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecausethereisagrowingmiddleclassinmanypartsoftheworld;thatistosaypeoplenowhavemoremoneyfortravel.Specialplanefares费用fortouristsmaketravellessexpensiveandmoreattractivethaneverbeforE.Onepersondoesn’ttravelforthesamereasonasanother.Butmostpeopleenjoyseeingcountriesthataredifferentfromtheirown.TheyalsoliketomeetnewpeopleandtotastenewfooD.Tourismcausesmanychangesinacountryandinpeople’slives.Peoplebuildnewhotelsandrestaurantsandtrainnativemenandwomenasguidestoshowvisitorsinterestingplaces.There’renewnightclubsandotheramusements.Internationaltourismisclearlyabigbusiness.59.Morepeopletraveltodaythaninthepastbecause______________.A.peoplehavebecomeinterestedintravelingB.travelingtodayiseasierthaninthepastC.peoplenowhavesparemoneyfortravelD.greatchangeshavetakenplaceintheworld60.Whatmakestravelmoreattractivethanbefore?ATravelbyairtoothercountriesismuchcheapertoday.BMoreguidesarebeingtrainedtoshowbeautifulspots.CModerntelegraphlinesmaketravellessexpensivE.DNewhotelsandrestaurantshavebeenbuilt.61.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothearticle?ATourismwon’tbringanychangesinpeople’sminds.BPeoplehavesometroubleinmakingjourney.CWiththedevelopmentoftourismgreatchangeshavetakenplaceinmanypartsintheworlD.DTourismcausesonlysomechangesinclothing.62.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheChangeofTourismB.TourismC.TheImportanceofTourismD.TheCauseofTourismChange
Forcenturiesshipsbecameisolatedassoonastheywereoutofsightofshoresandofotherships.ThismeantthatifashipmetwithanyproblemswhileatseatheywouldsinkwithoutanyoneknowingtheirfatE.ThisisolationendedupwiththeinventionofthewirelesstelegraphandMorsecodE.By1904manytransatlanticshipshadwirelesstelegraphonboarD.RealizinganeedforawidelyrecognizeddistresscallthelettersCQDbecamethefirstdistresscall.Butatthattimedifferentcountriesuseddifferentdistresscalls.AttheRadioandTelegraphicConferenceheldinBerlinin1906itwasnotedthatthereneededtobeaninternationallyagreeduponandrecognizedsignalfordistress.NolongershouldGreatBritainuseCQDwhileGermanyusedSOE.AftermuchdiscussionthelettersSOSwereagreedupon.AlthoughmanyhavelaterstatedthatthelettersstandforSaveOurShipSaveOurSoulsorSinkOrSwimitisnotwhatthestatementsmean.AfterbeingagreeduponattheRadioandTelegraphicConferencetheMorsecodesignalofthreedotsthreedashesandthenthreedotssenttogetherwithoutspacingwentintoeffectastheinternationalsignalfordistress2yearslater.TheletterswerechosenbecausetheMorsecodeofthreedotsthreedashesandthreedotswaseasytorecognizeandpeoplewereabletomakeasfewmistakesaspossiblewhensendingit.AlthoughofficiallytheinternationalsignalfordistresswasSOSmanypeoplestillusedtheoldsignalofCQD.Evenin1912whentheTitanicbegantosinkitsradiooperatorfirstsenttheCQDdistresssignal.ThenanotheroperatorsuggestedalsosendingthenewSOSsignal.IttookseveralyearsforSOStoreplacetheoldsignal.56.SOSwentintoeffectastheinternationalsignalfordistressin__________.A.1904B.1906C.1912D.190857.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectMorsecodeforSOS?A.•••△△△•••B.‐‐‐○○○‐‐‐C.•••‐‐‐•••D.‐‐‐•••‐‐‐58.TheTitanicsentdistresssignalsbyusing_____________.A.bothCQDandSOSB.neitherCQDnorSOSC.eitherCQDorSOSD.nothingbutSOS59.Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.whypeoplemistookSOSforSaveOurShipB.whenSOSwasinventedastheinternationaldistresssignalC.howSOSwasacceptedastheinternationaldistresssignalD.whytheoldsignalofCQDwasgivenup
AmericanswhovolunteerforthePeaceCorpsgetachancetohelpimprovelivesindevelopingcountries.Theyalsogetachancetolearnmoreabouttheworldandaboutthemselves.Thisweekthisprogramiscelebratingits50thanniversary.PresidentJohnKennedyestablishedthePeaceCorpssoonafterhetookofficein1961.ItwasthetimeoftheColdWarbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion苏联.ThenewprogramgaveAmericansachancetoanswerthecalltoservicethatthepresidentmadeinhisinaugural就职的speech.Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyouhesaid.AskwhatyouCandoforyourcountry.KennedytoldPeaceCorpsvolunteersthatAmerica'simageinthecountrieswheretheyweregoingwoulddependlargelyonthem.OnAugust30th1961thefirstgroupof51PeaceCorpsvolunteersarrivedinAccraGhanatoserveasteachers.Theyhadagreedtoworkforalmostnopay.TheywouldspendtwoyearsinGhanahelpingitspeopleandlearningtherealityoflifeinadevelopingcountry.Mostofthevolunteershadjustcompletedcollege.AbouthalfofthemtaughtEnglishorhealthcare.Inthe50yearssincethenmorethan200000AmericanshaveservedasPeaceCorpsvolunteers.Theyhaveworkedin139countries.ThePeaceCorpsisagovernmentagencythatwascreatedtopromoteworldpeaceandfriendship.TherearethreegoalsFirsttohelpthepeopleofinterestedcountriesinmeetingtheirneedfortrainedmenandwomen.SecondtohelppromoteabetterunderstandingofAmericansonthepartofthepeopleserved.Andthird.tohelppromoteabetterunderstandingofotherpeopleonthepartofAmericans.TodaythePeaceCorpshasmorethan8000volunteersandtraineesin77countries.Theyworkinagricultureeconomicdevelopmenteducationtheenvironmentandhealthcare.Someworkinprogramsrelatedtoyouthdevelopment.SixtypercentofcurrentPeaceCorpsvolunteersarewomen.Theaverageageofavolunteeris28.ButtheagesofPeaceCorpsvolunteersrangefrom18to86.SomeAmericansjointhePeaceCorpsaftertheyretire.Todaysevenpercentofvolunteersareovertheageof50.And19percentaremembersofminoritygroups.66.VolunteersforthePeaceCorpscan.A.improvetheirabilitiesbylearninginsomedevelopedcountriesB.traveltomanyforeigncountriestolearnmoreabouttheworldC.haveanopportunitytohelpallthepeopleindevelopingcountriesD.contributetolivesindevelopingcountriesanddevelopthemselves67.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.VolunteersservedasteacherstoworkfornopayinAccraGhana.B.KennedyestablishedthePeaceCorpsbeforehetookofficein1961.C.Mostofthevolunteersofthefirstgrouphadjustgraduatedfromcollege.D.America'simageintheforeigncountriesdependscompletelyonvolunteers.68.Thefourthparagraphismainlyabout.A.whatthePeaceCorpsisanditsfunctionB.whythePeaceCorpswascreatedanditsgoalsC.whatrolethePeaceCorpsplayindailylifeD.1mwthePeaceCorpswascreatedanditsaims69.AccordingtothetextvolunteersandtraineesassistinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT.A.industryB.environmentC.educationD.healthcare70.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.MostofthevolunteersforthePeaceCorpsarewomen.B.FewminoritygroupsjoinedthePeaceCorps.C.HalfoftheretiredvolunteersjoinedthePeaceCorps.D.PeopleofdifferentagestakeanactivepartinthePeaceCorps.
ForgetTwitterandFacebookGoogleandtheKindlE.TelevisionisstillthemostinfluentialmediumarounD.Indeedformanyofthepoorestregions地区oftheworlditremainsthenextbigthing—finallybecomesgloballyavailablE.AndthatisagoodthingbecausetheTVrevolutionischanginglivesforthebetter.Acrossthedevelopingworldaround45%offamilieshadaTVin1995;by2005thenumberhadclimbedabove60%.ThatissomewaybehindtheU.S.wheretherearemoreTVsthanpeopleandwherepeoplenoweasilygetaccesstotheInternet.Fivemillionmorefamiliesinsub-SaharanAfricawillgetaTVoverthenextfiveyears.In2005afterthefalloftheTaliban__whichhadoutlawedTV1in5AfghanshadonE.Theglobaltotalisanother150millionby2013—pushingthenumberstowellbeyondtwothirdsoffamilies.Television’smostpowerfuleffectwillbeonthelivesofwomen.InIndiaresearchersRobertJensenandEmilyOsterfoundthatwhenTVsreachedvillageswomenweremorelikelytogotothemarketwithouttheirhusbands’approvalandlesslikelytowantaboyratherthanagirl.TheyweremorelikelytomakedecisionsoverchildhealthcarE.TVisalsoapowerfulmediumforadulteducation.IntheIndianstateofGujaratChitrageetisapopularshowthatplaysBollywoodsongswithwordsinGujarationthescreen.Withinsixmonthsviewershadmadeasmallbutsignificant有意义的improvementintheirreadingskills.ToomuchTVhasbeenassociatedwithviolenceoverweightandloneliness.HoweverTVishavingapositiveinfluenceonthelivesofbillionsworldwidE.59.Theunderlinedwordoutlawedinparagraph2probablymeans.A.allowedB.bannedC.offeredD.refused60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AmericansusedtogetaccesstotheInterneteasily.B.OvertwothirdsoffamiliesintheworldwillhaveaTVby2013.C.45%offamiliesinthedevelopingcountrieshadaTVin2005D.Theworld’sTVsetswilltotal150millionby2013.61.Theauthorintendsto.A.stresstheadvantagesofTVtopeople’slivesB.persuadewomentobecomemoreindependentC.encouragepeopletoimprovetheirreadingskillsD.introducethereaderssomewebsitessuchasGoogle62.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TVWillRuletheWorldB.TVWillDisturbtheWorldC.TVWillBettertheWorldD.TVWillRemaininWorld
ConfuciussaidInagroupofthreepeoplethereisalwayssomethingIcanlearn.Choosetofollowthestrengthsofothersandusetheirshortcomingstoreflectuponourselves.AsyoucanseefromwhatConfuciussaideveryonethatwecomeacrosscanteachussomethinguseful.Aslongaswereflectonthelessonslearntfromandbyotherpeoplewecancontinuouslyimproveourselves.Buttakenotethatwhenyoureflectontheselessonsyouapplysomewisdomtoeachlessonbecauseeachsituationisuniquealthoughtheysharesomecommonprinciples.WecanlearnalotfromeveryonE.WealwaystendtothinkthatwecanonlylearnfromthosewhoarehigherinstatusorhavemoreknowledgethanusbutthatisnotreallythecasE.Welearnfromthosewhoarelowerinstatusthanusaswellbecausetheexperienceandknowledgeofeachpersonisverydifferent.Thebestthingaboutthistypeoflearningreflectingotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingsontoourselvesisthatwedonotpayforthemistakesthataremadE.Theonlycosttousisthetimethatisneededtolearnaboutandreflectontheselessonsfromotherpeople’slives.Asweallknowsomemistakescanbeoneswhichpeoplecannotaffordtomakeforinstanceabrokenfriendshiporafinancialloss.Thusconstantlyusingotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingstoreflectuponourselvesmakesusrealizethecostsofthesemistakesandreducesthepossibilitythatwewillmakesimilarmistakes.Whatcanwedonowtolearnfromothers?Bykeepingoureyesandearsopen.BeobservantandabletorealizewhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehavE.A.lotofpeopleinthisworldliketocomplainabouttheirlives.Listentothemandmakeyouownassessmentandfromyourownassessmentreflectuponyourlifeandmakeimprovementswherenecessary.66.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Confuciusthoughtweshouldlearnfromstrengthsofothers.B.Onlyfromthosewhohavemoreknowledgethanuscanwelearn.C.Itisbyreflectingonthelessonslearntbyothersthatwecanimproveourselves.D.Reflectinguponotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomingscanhelpusmakefewermistakes.67.Theunderlinedpartthistypeoflearninginthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.learningfromotherpeople’smistakesB.learningfromothers’experiencesC.findingwhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehaveD.reflectingothers’strengthsandshortcomingsontoourselves68.Fromthefifthparagraphwelearnthat_______.A.sometimeswecanaffordthecostsofabrokenfriendshipB.ourreflectionwillnecessarilyreduceourmistakesC.somereflectionwillhelptoimproveourselvesD.reflectionwillstopusfrommakinganymistakesinlife69.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom__________.A.amagazineaboutlifeB.abookabouttravelC.anadvertisementD.aresearchreport70.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howtoimproveoneself.B.Howtousetheshortcomingsofotherstoreflectuponourselves.C.Howtoreducethemistakesinone’slifE.D.Howtolearnfromotherpeople’sstrengthsandshortcomings.
MusicwillnotearnanincomeunlessitiswellmarketeD.Nomatterhowgoodyouareatsongwritingcomposingmusicplayinginstrumentsandeverythingonthecreativesideofmusicyouwillneverearnmoneywithoutmarketingittoyourcustomers.Let’slookatthestepsinmarketingandapply应用ittotheonlinebusinessworldtomakeaneffectivemarketingplanforyourmusiC.Findoutcustomer’sneedBeforeyoucandiscoveryouneedtomakeitclearwhoyourcustomersarebyansweringthefollowingquestions:Firstwhatindustrydoyourcustomersbelongto?Forexampleifyouareamusicproduceryourcustomerswillmostlikelyberecordingcompanies.Secondwhatfieldareyouin?Musicisbroad;youneedtospecializE.Areyouarocksongwriterapopproducerorajazzmusician?Youthenneedtojudgeyourcustomer’sneedbyexaminingthosethingsalreadycommonlyacceptedinthemarketplace:thelyricsandmelodiesthatarepopular.Inthisstageyoushouldexamineyourcompetitorsbyvisitingtheirwebsitestolearnfromthem.Whatisdonebyyourcompetitorsinthemarketplacewhereyourbusinessbelongsismostlikelytomeetyourcustomer’sneeD.Predictcustomer’sneedWhatyouhavetopredictarethethingsthatevenyourcompetitorsmaynothaverealizeD.Thesecanbediscoveredbydoingasurveyorinterviewingyourcustomers.ForexampleyouneedtoaskthemdirectlyWhatthingsareyoulookingforinamusicpublisher?Whenyouaresearchingformusiconlinewhatwouldbethebestpresentationofmusicmaterialtomakeyouinterested?Nowthatyouhaveknownwhatyourcustomersexpectfromyourmusicyouneedtowriteyourmusicwiththegoalofmeetingtheirexpectations.Thistimeyourmarketingeffortswillmostlikelypayoff.70.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A.musiciansusuallyhavelittleincomeB.musicwon’tbepopularifitistoocreativeC.toearnmoneymusicianshavetogiveupthecreativesideofmusicD.itisnotenoughtoonlyhavegoodmusicifmusicianswanttoearnmoney71.Tofindoutcustomer’sneedyouhaveto.A.interviewamusicproducerB.joinarecordingcompanyC.decidethekindofmusicyouwillmakeD.listentopopularsongsinallfields72.Whatisthebesttitletobeputintheblank?A.Changethecustomers’attitudes.B.AdmityourownstylE.C.Meetthecustomers’neeD.D.Trytogetintouchwiththecustomers.73.Whoaremostlikelytobeinterestedinthepassage?A.Famousmusicians.B.Recordingcompanies.C.ManagersofbigcompaniessellingmusicinstrumentsD.Music-makersexpectingtoearnmoney.
Amotivationalstrategythatparentscanemploywiththeirkidsistoframetasksandresponsibilitiesinthecontextofwhattheendbenefitisforthem.IcallthisstrategyWIIFMWhat’sinitforme?.WhenateencancombineanunderstandingofWIIFMwithasenseofpassionaboutachievingagoalbarrierswillstarttofallaway.Atourteensummercampswearrangeaneventneartheendofthe10-daysessionthathelpscampersidentifyanimportantlifegoalandmentallybreakthroughtheirbiggestbarriertoachievingthegoal.Wepassaround12-by-12-inchpineboards.WetellcampersthatthisactivityisnotaboutbreakingapieceofwooD.It’sabouthowyoucangetwhatyouwantinyourlifE.It’saboutbreakingbarrierstograbontoyourgoals.Theyhavethepowertobreakthroughanybarrier.Ithasnothingtodowithbodysizeorphysicalcondition.Theskinniestsmallestteenswillbreakthroughtheboardalmostaseasilyasthebigones.Wetalktothecampersaboutthereasonstheymighthavehadfornotreachingtheirgoalsinthepast.Maybetheygotlazyanddecideditwasn’tworththeeffort.Maybetheyfailedandlettheirfearoffailureholdthemback.Butthisexerciseisaboutputtingthepastwhereitbelongs.Todayisaboutmakingnewchoices.Bythispointintheprogramweaskthemtothinkofthegoalthey’vesetforthemselvesandwritetheirgoalsontheboards.Thentheywritethepossibleobstacleswhichmayholdthembackontheoppositesides.Aninchofpinenowstandsbetweenthemandtheirdreams.ThefacilitatorsandtheirteammatesgatherarounD.Thesupportisstrong.Onebyonetheybreakthroughthebarriersandgrabtheirgoals!Allaroundusteensarelaughingcryinghuggingandholdingupthebrokenpiecesoftheirboards.Theconfidenceshownontheirfacesisbeautiful.Whilearrangingsuchanactivityinone’shomeisalmostunrealisticforparentsthevalueofhelpingateenbreakthroughapersonalbarriersimplybybeingthereasmoralsupportcannotbeoverestimateD.Morehelpforparentsintheformofvideosandarticlesisavailableatourwebsiteinourblogsandinamonthlye-newsletter.56.The12-by-12-inchpineboardsareusedas_________________.A.materialstotestone’smusclesB.signsofgoalsinone’slifeC.assessmentstoshowone’sprogressD.symbolsofbarriersinone’slife57.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthroughtheeventthecampers_________.A.becomehard-workingB.getmoralsupportC.gainconfidenceD.setrightgoals58.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ThePowerofWIIFMB.What’sinItforMeC.TheImportanceofGoalsD.MotivationalStrategies59.Thepassageisintendedfor_____________.A.teensB.parentsC.campersD.tutors
Somedancesgainmorepopularitythanothersbecausetheycanbeperformedtodifferentkindsofmusicandthestepschangeaccordingly.Onesuchdanceiswaltz华尔兹.ThereisabasicformforwaltzwhichyoucanseeinthisdrawingofadancingcouplE.Themanplacesonearmaroundthewoman’swaistandsheplacesheroppositehandonhisshoulder.ThentheystretchtheirotherarmsoutfromtheirbodiesandclasphanD.Ifsomeonetriestoteachyouaformalkindofdancingchancesareyourteacherwillstartwiththewaltz.Haveyouevertriedtodancelikethis?TherearelotsofdifferentkindsofwaltzallperformedtodifferenttypesofwaltzmusiC.Themusicmightbefastorslowbutwhattheyallhaveisaregularone-two-threeone-two-threerhythm.Thetraditionalformistheold-schoolwaltzinwhichdancersturnallthetimewithahopping跳跃springystep.Thiswaltzhasaslowsmoothglidingstep.There’salsotheMexicanwaltzwhichmovesmuchfaster.ListentothisMexicanwaltzmusicandyoucanimaginehowfastthedancershadtomovE.Formaldancinghasevenbecomeaprofessionwithpeopleenteringcompetitions.Haveyoueverseenaformaldancecompetition?Todayballroomdancingisalmostconsideredacompetitivesport;professionalsperformdifferentdanceseachwithstrictrules.EverythingfromwherethedancersplacetheirhandstohowtheymoveisjudgeD.IntheglidewaltzdancersarejudgedbyhowsmoothlytheymovE.Icandancewithaglassofwateronmyheadisawellknownsentenceusedbyskilleddancersintheolddays.Inthepastsomepeoplelearnedhowtodancebyreadingbookswhileothersstudiedwithateachercalledthedancingmaster.Howdopeoplelearntodancetoday?51.Whenacouplearedancing_______.A.thegirlplacesonearmaroundtheman’swaistB.themanputsonehandonthegirl’sshoulderC.theystandfacetofacewithoneoftheirhandsheldtogetherD.themanputsonearmaroundthegirl’swaistandtheotheronhershoulder52.WhydothedancersmovefastintheMexicanwaltz?A.TokeepupwiththemusiC.B.Toshowhowwelltheyperform.C.Tocatchupwiththeotherdancers.D.toshowthedifferenceofthedancE.53.Whatdothedifferenttypesofwaltzhaveincommon?A.TheyusethesamekindofmusiC.B.Theysharethesamekindofsteps.C.TheirspeedsarethesamE.D.Theyhavethesamekindofrhythm.54.IfonesaysIcandancewithaglassofwateronmyheadweknowthat_______.A.heisagooddancerB.heisabeginnerC.heispractisingdancingD.heistiredofdancing55.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Totellustolearnwaltz.B.TotellushowtodancE.C.Totellussomethingaboutwaltz.D.Totellusthedevelopmentofwaltz.
Theysaymoneydoesn’tgrowontrees.Butitcertainlyappearstodosoonthemysteriouscoin-studded嵌满trunksdottedaroundtheUK’swoodlanD.ThestrangephenomenonofoldtreeswithcoinsfixedfirmlyallovertheirbarkhasbeenspottedontrailsfromthePeakDistricttotheScottishHighlands.Thecoinsareusuallyknockedintofelled砍伐的treetrunksusingstonesbypassers-bywhohopeitwillbringthemgoodfortunE.ThesefascinatingspectaclesoftenhavecoinsfromcenturiesagoburieddeepintheirbarkandwarpedbythepassageoftimE.Thetraditionofmakingofferingstogodsatwishingtreesdatesbackhundredsofyearsbutthiscombinationoftheman-madeandthenaturalisfarmorerarE.Itusedtobebelievedthatgod’sspiritslivedintreesandtheywereoftendecoratedwithsweetsandgifts—asisstilldonetodayatChristmas.TheactisliketossingmoneyintopondsforgoodluckorthetrendforcouplestoattachlovepadlockstobridgesandfencestosymbolizelastingromancE.SomepubssuchasthePunchBowlinAskhamCumbriahaveoldtimberswithsplitsinthemintowhichcoinsareforcedforluck.TherearesevenfelledtreetrunkswithcoinspushedintotheminthepicturesquevillageofPortmeirioninWales.MeurigJonesanestatemanageratthetouristdestinationtoldtheBBCWehadnoideawhyitwasbeingdonewhenwefirstnoticedthetreetrunkwasbeingfilledwithcoins.Ididsomedetectiveworkanddiscoveredthattreesweresometimesusedas‘wishingtrees’.InBritainitdatesbacktothe1700s—thereisonetreesomewhereinScotlandwhichapparentlyhasanoldcoinstuckintoit.Hesaidthatasickpersoncouldpressacoinintoatreeandtheirillnesswouldgoaway.Ifsomeonethentakesthecoinoutthoughit’ssaidtheythenbecomeill.Wehaven’tmadeitknownatallit’sjusthappenedheaddeD.It’squiteamazingreally.InScotlandthereisalsoalegendaboutakissingtreE.Ifayoungmancoulddriveanailintoatreewithoneblowheearnedakissfromhissweetheart.67.WhatwastherealreasonwhyinUKpeopleknockedcoinsintotheoldtrees?A.Itwashopedthatitwouldbringthemgoodfutureandmakethetreesmorebeautiful.B.Nobodyknewwhytherewassuchastrangecustomthatitcouldmakethemlucky.C.Itmightcomefromthetraditionofmakingofferingstogodshundredsofyearsago.D.Itwassaidthatgod’sspiritslivedintreesanddoingsocouldpleasethegodsofthetrees.68.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2maymean____________.A.thiscombinationoftheman-madeandthenaturalisfarfromrealistiC.B.themysteriousphenomenonofoldtreeswithcoinsisrarelyseenintheworlD.C.peoplewantedtomaketheworksofartwiththehelpfromtheforcesofnaturE.D.theappearanceoftreeswouldbenicerthantheiroriginal.69.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat________.A.somepeopleattachedlovepadlockstobridgesandfencestosymbolizelastingromanceB.aparticularwayinwhichpeoplemadegoodwishesisstillpopularintheUKC.visitorstossedmoneyintopondsforgoodluckjustastheyknockedcoinsintothetreesD.alonghistoryofastrangephenomenonofoldtreeswithcoinsintheUK70.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhoSaysMoneyDoesn’tGrowonTrees?B.DoTreeswithSomeCoinsBecomeValuable?C.IsItReallyAmazingtoHaveCoinsFixedintoTrees?D.WhatIsthePurposeofKnockingCoinsintoTrees?
DinnerfortheEnglishpeopleistherichestmealofadayandisdifferentfromChinesedinneraveryformalmeal.Manypeopleevenwearspecialclothesfordinner.Soifyouareaskedouttodinneryoumustfindoutwhetheryouareexpectedtowearaformalsuit.Youwouldfeelupsetifwhenyougotthereyouweretheonlypersoninordinaryclothes.Dinnerisgenerallyservedatabouthalfpastseven.Allthemembersofthefamilysitdowntogetherandareontheirbestbehavior.TheguestofhonorwillsitontherightoftheladyofthehousE.Therearetwoschoolsofthoughtastotheseatingofthehostess.Oneisthatshesitsatthefootofthetablebutthismaymessuptheman-woman-mansettingorder.Theotherwayisfortheguestofhonortositatthefootandthehostesstositonhisright.Thewifeoftheguestofhonorwillsitontherightofthehost.Thisissubjecttochangeaccordingtothewishesofyouremployer.Duringthemealwhenconversationiscarriedonyoushouldtrytogetintoconversationwiththepersononyourrightorleftbutyoushouldnottrytotalktosomeonewhoisalongwayfromyou.Don’tforgettodropyourhostsathank-younoteormakeabriefphonecall.51.Ifyouandyourparentsgoouttodinner______.A.youwillsitontherightofthehousewifeB.allofyouwillsitontheleftofthehousewifeC.yourmotherwillsitontheleftofthehousewifeD.yourfatherwillsitontherightofthehousewife52.Yourwearingaspecialclothesfordinnershowsthat______.A.youareaspecialpersonB.youarearichpersonC.youarethemostimportantguestD.youareapersonwithgoodmanners53.EnglishdinnerisdifferentfromChinesefor_____.A.EnglishdinnerisservedintheeveningB.EnglishdinneristherichestmealofthedayC.EnglishdinnerisaveryformalmealD.Englishdinnerisservedathome54.Thepassagemainlytellsus_____.A.thatdinnerismostimportantintheEnglishpeople’slivesB.thattheEnglishpeopleisveryrichC.thatthepeoplewithgoodmannersarerespectedbytheEnglishpeopleD.aboutthedinnerofEnglishpeople
TheroyalfamilyisapartofBritishhistoryandculturalidentity.Upuntilthe17thcenturypeoplebelievedthattheBritishkingorqueenhadadivine天赐的righttorulE.ThiswastheideathatGodchosethekingorqueenandthatheorshewasthereforeabovethelaw.HoweverthisideawaschallengedduringtheEnglishCivilWarwhenKingCharlestheFirstwasputinprisonandthenkilledin1649.SowhatroledoestheBritishroyalfamilyhavetoday?TheQueenisheadoftheUKandtheCommonwealth.Shehasimportantformaldutiesthatgowithherdifferenttitles.AsHeadofStateforexamplesherepresentstheUKonvisitsabroadandinvitesotherworldleaderstovisittheUKasHeadoftheArmedForcesinnameonlyshecandeclarewhentheUKisatwarorwhenawarisover.ShehastosignmanygovernmentandCommonwealthdocumentseveryday.AlthoughtheroyalfamilydoestheworkfortheUKthereareBritishpeoplecalledanti-monarchists反君主制者whodonotbelievethereshouldbearoyalfamily.Onecriticism批评意见isthattheBritishpeopleshouldnothavetopayfortheroyalfamilywiththeirtaxes税.Todaytheroyalfamilyworkshardtoberelevant相关的inthemodernworlD.TheQueenstillgivesaspeechtothenationontelevisionatChristmasbutitgetslessandlessformaleveryyearnowitisevenavailableasapodcast播客.In2005aftergraduatingfromuniversityPrinceWilliamspenttimeteachingEnglishinUruguaythesortofworkmanyordinaryyoungBritishpeopledointheirgapyears.63.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.TheBritishkingorqueenisconsideredabovethelaw.B.TheEnglishRevolutionputanendtotheBritishroyalfamilyin1649.C.TheBritishkingorqueenisnolongerbelievedtorulebydivineright.D.Theroyalfamilydidn’tplayanimportantroleinBritaininthe17thcentury.64.WhichofthefollowingisamongtheformaldutiesoftheQueen?A.TravelingaroundtheUK.B.Declaringwhentheworldisatwar.C.Invitingotherleaderstohavedinnerwithher.D.SigningCommonwealthdocumentseveryday.65.WiththeexampleofPrinceWilliaminthelastparagraphtheauthorintendstoshowthat.A.PrinceWilliamisverypopularintheUKB.theroyalfamilyistryingtoconnectbetterwithordinarypeopleC.PrinceWilliamhasmadeanefforttowinyoungpeople’sadmirationD.manyyoungBritishpeopledovoluntarywork66.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___________.A.theroyalfamilydoesn’thavetopaytaxesB.theBritishpeopleareallinfavoroftheroyalfamilyC.theBritishpeoplecantalktotheQueenthroughapodcastD.theroyalfamilyattacksrepublicansthroughmediaandpress
PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather’sDayonthethirdSundayinJunE.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservancebyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGraftonWestVirginiahadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation.In1909Mrs.DoddfromSpokaneWashingtonthoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.ShewantedtohonorherownfatherWilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdiedhehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910thefirstFather’sDaywasobservedinSpokanE.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishFather’sDayasanationalcommemorativedayin1972.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.TheygiveloveandcarE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.A.redonesymbolizesalivingmother.A.whiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.56.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue?A.ItisadaytoshowlovetomothersB.ItisadaytowearcarnationsC.ItisadayforpeopletovisitthecemeteryD.Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices57.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.A.ThefirstFather’sDaywasobservedB.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservanceC.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalobservancE.D.TheideaofhonoringfatherswasboughtupA.abcdB.dabcC.bacdD.dacb58.WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday?A.Mrs.DoB.MargaretChaseSmithC.AnnJarvisD.WoodrowWilson59.FromthepassageweknowintheU.S________________.A.oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassawayB.onMother’sDayfamiliesoftengoouttohavebarbecuesC.onFather’sDaypeopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialday.D.Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents60.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________A.callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparents.B.introduceMother’sDayandFather’sDay.C.tellthedifferencebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDayD.showhowimportantfathersandmothersare
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