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BelowisapassageadaptedfromthenetworkeditionofChinaDaily.EventLiYangoneofChina’smostfamousEnglishteachersapologizedforbeatinghisAmericanwifemorethanaweekaftershepostedphotosofherinjuriesonthewebandsetoffabombofcriticism.IwholeheartedlyapologizetomywifeKimandmygirlsforcommittingdomesticviolencE.ThishascausedthemseriousphysicalandmentaldamageLisaidonhismicroblogatWeibo.comthecountry’smostpopularsocialmediasiteonSaturday.Li42isamechanicsmajorbutisbestknownforhisCrazyEnglishapopularmethodoflanguagelearningthatinvolvesyellingatthetopofone’slungs.HewasatthecenterofpubliccriticismafterhiswifeKimLeeputuppostsonthewebaccusinghimofabuseshowingherswollenforeheadandknees.Voices@XuemanziangelinvestorAnti-domesticviolencelawsshouldbemadeassoonaspossiblegivingprotectiontotherightsofwomenandchildrenlawfully.Policeshouldnotstandbackfromdomesticviolenceanylongerevenifnoonereportsthem.SocietyasawholeshouldattachgreaterimportancetothecrimE.@ZhangxiaomeiChinesearenevertaughtaboutmarital婚姻的relationswhichmeannotmerelylivingtogether.A.goodmarriageneedstoovercomethreedifferences:familybackgroundgenderandpersonalities.InadditiontothesethereisculturalgapinLiYang’scasE.IftheeffectsofthesedifferencesarenotwellunderstoodafterthehoneymoonperiodtheywillturnintoconflictsandendangerthemarriagE.Li’sdomesticviolenceisareminderthatChinaneedssucheducation.@WuxiaolongSinaWeibouserLiYang’schoicetoresorttodomesticviolencereallyreflectshischaracter.StudentswhohaveattendedhisCrazyEnglishCampmayknowwhatImean:Liwantshisstudentstoworshiphimasanidol.Istillrememberheoncehadhisstudentskowtow叩头tohim.HealwaysteachesEnglishbyimposition权威强制whichdirectlyreflectshisdesireforpower.@SikaozheSinaWeibouserIntheUSthepunishmentsfordomesticviolenceareevenmoreseverethanstealing.Ifthepolicearriveatthewife’scallduringafightingbetweenacoupleandfindinjuriesonhertheywillimmediatelyarrestthehusbanD.Evenifthewifedoesn’tcallthepolicetheymayalsoshowupasneighborscouldwelldotheirpart.@ykxinSinaWeiboUserDon’tblindlyworshipanyonebecauseineveryclosettheremayhideaskeleton.AsafamousChinesesayinggoesOnlytheywhodowellintheirdailyroutinetaskscanfulfilltheirdreamsongreatoccasions.NotsurprisinglyonewhofocusestoomuchonhiscareerandignoreshisfamilylikeLiYangwillfailinboth.Don’tjudgeapersonbyhiscareersuccesswealthoranyothermaterialaspectbecausewhatfinallydecidesapersonishischaracter.Aftermath余波AlthoughLiYangpubliclyapologizedtohiswifepromisingtolovehisdaughtersevenifheandLeedivorcethedamageperhapspermanentlyhasbeendonetohiswifehisthreedaughtersandthewholefamily.WangXingjuanfounderoftheMapleWomen’sPsychologicalConsultingCenteranon-profitorganizationsaidnearlyhalfofdomesticviolenceabusersarepeoplewhohavehighereducationseniorjobsandsocialstatus.ShesaidthiswasprobablybecausesuchpeoplewereoftentoostressedinlifE.65.ThispassageisfocusedonLiYang’s____________.A.microblogarticleB.domesticviolenceC.English-teachingcareerD.internationalmarriage66.Zhangxiaomeiholdstheviewthat____________.A.lawsshouldbepassedtopreventconflictsB.crazypersonalityaccountsforviolenceandilltemperC.overcomingbackgroundgapisnecessaryformarriageD.Livingtogetheriswhatmarriageismainlyabout67.Whothinksthatcharacterplaysthemostimportantroleinone’slife?A.@ykxinB.@SikaozheC.@XuemanziD.@Zhangxiaomei68.AccordingtoWangXingjuan____________.A.peopleofhighereducationwon’teasilylosetemperB.peopleunderstresstendtohavedomesticviolenceC.peopleinlowersocialstatusoftenbeattheirwivesD.peoplewithseniorjobsseldomhavefamilytrouble
Thecustomsindifferentcountriesareratherdifferent.IfIhavedinnerwithaChinesehosthealwaysputsmorefoodontomyplateassoonasIhaveemptiedit.Thatoftendiscomforts让不舒服megreatly.IhavetoeatthefoodevenifIdonotwantto.IhavealsonoticedthatwhenaChinesesitsatanAmerican’sdinnerpartyheveryoftenrefusestheofferoffoodordrinkthoughhe’sinfactstillhungryorthirsty.ThismightbegoodmannersinChinabutitisnotintheWestatall.IntheUnitedStatesitisimpolitetokeepaskingsomeoneagainandagainorinsistonhisacceptingsomething.Americanshaveadirectwayofspeaking.Iftheywantsomethingtheywillaskforit.IfnottheywillsayNothanks.WhenanAmericanisservedwithbeerbythehostforexamplehemightsayNothanks.I’lltakesomeorangejuiceifyouhaveit.ThatiswhatanAmericanwilldo.SowhenyougototheUnitedStatesyou’dbetterrememberthefamoussaying:WheninRomedoasRomansdo.50.Fromthepassagewecanseethatthewriteris________.A.aChineseB.aRomanC.anAmericanD.aThailand51.IntheWestpeopleconsideritbadmanners________.A.toputlessfoodontohisplateB.toaskforsomethingdirectlyC.toeatmuchatadinnerpartyD.tokeepaskingsomeonetoacceptsomething52.WheninRomedoastheRomansdomeans____________.A.theRomansarepeopleofgoodmannersB.peopleintheUnitedStateswanttolearnfromtheRomansC.AmericansalwaysdothesamethingsastheRomansdoD.Youshouldgetusedtothelocalcustomswhereveryougo
Thereareanumberofspecialdaysoftheyearthatarecelebratedindifferentcountries.Theoriginsofmostofthedaysareunknown.TheywerecertainlynotcreatedbyindividualpeoplE.Otherdayshoweverespeciallythosecelebratedinwesterncountriesoftenowetheiroriginstoaparticularperson.OneofthemostpopularoftheseeventhoughitisfairlyrecentisMother’sDay.Mothershavealwaysbeenhighlyregardedinallcultures.TheancientRomanshadafestivalcalledHilariaduringwhichchildrentookpresentstothetempleoftheMotheroftheGods.TheChristianChurchadoptedthisideaandcalleditMotheringSunday.Howeverovertheyearsthiscustomwasgraduallyforgottenandalmostdisappearedbytheendofthe19thcentury.Bornin1864inVirginiaUSAAnnaJarviswasaschoolteacherandbelievedchildrenshouldshowthankstotheirmothersforalltheirloveandcarE.Encouragedbyafriendshewrotetothousandsofimportantpeople—politicianschurchmendoctorscityofficials—andaskedthemtosupportheridea:aspecialdayoftheyearforthankingmothers.In1910theGovernorofWestVirginiaintroducedMother’sDayintothestatE.ThedatechosenwasMay10—thesecondSundayinMaywhichisstillobservedinAmericatoday.ThisdatewaschosenbecauseMay10wasthedateonwhichin1908AnnaJarvis’smotherhaddieD.In1914PresidentWoodrowWilsonmadeMay10theofficialdateforMother’sDaythroughouttheUnitedStates.SoontherewasaMother’sDayInternationalAssociationandthecustombegantobeadoptedinmanycountriesoftheworlD.AnnaJarvisasadanddisillusionedwomandiedin1948.ThecustomshehadworkedsohardtoestablishandwhichhadbecomealmostuniversalhadlostitsoriginalpurposE.Ithadbeentakenoverbybusiness.AswithChristmasthegivingofpresentsandthesendingofcardshadbecomeamulti-million-dollarindustry.31.Thestoryisabout________.A.MotheringSundayforChristmasB.theoriginofaspecialdayformothersC.PresidentWilsonandAnnaJarvisD.howpeoplecelebrateMother’sDay32.Hilariawasafestivalin________.A.ancientRomeB.AmericaC.ChinaD.theChristianChurch33.AnnaJarviswantedto________.A.thankhermotherforhercareB.introduceacelebrationformothersC.meetthousandsofimportantpeopleD.makeherpupilscelebrateheronMother’sDay34.May10becamethedateforMother’sDaybecause_______.A.MayisintheAmericanspringB.itwasthesecondSundayinMayin1910C.PresidentWilsonlikedthedateD.thiswasthedatethatAnnaJarvis’smotherdied35.UnfortunatelyAnnaJarviswasnothappywithMother’sDaywhenshediedbecause_______.A.hermotherwasnottheretoseeitB.shehadneverbeenamotherherselfthoughshewantedtoC.peopleweretoointerestedinmakingitabusinessD.noonegaveanypresentsorcardstotheirmothers
ThefamousAmericangorilla大猩猩expertDianeFosseyhadacompletelynewwaytostudygorillas—shepretendedtobeoneofthem.Shecopiedtheiractionsandwayoflife—eatingplantsandgettingdownonherhandsandkneestowalkthewayagorilladoes.Itwasanewrelationship.DianeFosseywasmurderedinRwandain1985andherstorywasmadeintothepopularfilmGorillasintheMist.ItwasalongwayfromKingKongwhichisaboutagorillaasamonsterafrighteninganimalandhelpedtoshowanewidea:therealmonsterismanwhilethegorillaistobeadmireD.Todaytherearethoughttobearound48000lowlandgorillasandmaybe400—450mountaingorillasinthewilD.FromtheCongoinWestAfricatoRwandaandUgandafurthereasttheyareendangeredbyhuntingandbythecuttingdownoftheirforesthomes.SometimeagoIfoundinmyletterboxalittlemagazinefromtheWorldWideFundforNaturE.IthadtwophotossidebysidE.OnewasofayounggorillA.Thisisaspeciesofmammal哺乳类动物saidthewordsbelowit.Itisbeingdestroyedbyman.WemustsaveitforourowngooD.Theotherphotoshowedahumanbaby.ThewordsalsoreadThisisaspeciesofmammalbutthenwenton:Itisthemostdestructive破坏性的onearth.WemustretrainitforitsowngooD.1.Thetextmainlytalksabout_____.A.DianeFosseyB.thegorillasinRwandaC.theprotectionofthegorillasD.thefilmGorillasintheMist2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.A.GorillasinthemistwasbasedFossey’sexperiencesB.LowlandgorillaslivelongerthanmountaingorillasC.KingKongshowedusthatagorillaisadmirableD.DianeFosseywasmurderedbyagorilla3.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetwophotosinthemagazine?A.Gorillasareman’sclosefriends.B.BothmanandthegorillaneedtobesaveD.C.Younggorillasareaslovelyashumanbabies.D.ManshouldlivepeacefullywiththegorillA.
Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelppeopletokeephealthyhappyandhelpthemtolivelonger.Sportschangewiththeseasons.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsportstoo.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.FootballforexamplehasspreadaroundtheworlD.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyearslikerunningorjumping.Chineseboxingforexamplehasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.PeopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetimE.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbutafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.OnelearnstofighthardbutfightfairtowinwithoutprideandtolosewithgracE.58.Accordingtothispassageweknowthat________.A.peoplebegantoplaypingpongaboutonehundredyearsagoB.about100yearsagopeopleranorjumpedwhentheyplayedC.basketballhasalongerhistorythanvolleyballD.notallthegameshavealonghistory59.Thewriterdidn'ttellusinthispassagethat________.A.basketballwasinventedinAmericaB.sportschangewiththeseasonsC.gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivitiesD.footballisplayedallovertheworld60.AccordingtothispassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.B.Peopleswimonlybecausetherearealotofriversintheircountry.C.PeoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachotherbeforeagamE.D.SportsandgamescandevelopthefriendshipbetweenpeopleallovertheworlD.
ThisweekisNationalVolunteerWeekatimefortheCanadianRedCrosstorecognizeourdedicated献身的volunteerswhodevotetheirtimeandtalentsfromcoasttocoast.Overthecourseoftheweekwewillusethisblogtosharestoriesaboutourvolunteersandtheamazingworktheydo—asmallpartoftheoutstandingindividualsacrossthecountry.TakeSaskatchewanforexamplE.Lastyearthatprovincewashitbywide-spreadfloodingahurricaneandforestfires.CanadianRedCrossstaffandvolunteerswenttoworkrightawayandhelpedmorethan2100adultsand775childrenrecoverthebasicnecessitiesoflifE.It’simportanttosharestoriesfromvolunteerstotrulyappreciatewhattheydo.ChristineHoffmanisaDisasterResponseVolunteerintheCanadianRedCrossinSaskatchewan.She’saveteranRedCrosserforabout16years.StillnothingcouldhavepreparedherforthecallshetookintheRecoveryCentrelastyearinresponsetofloodinginMapleCreek.Thisstoryisbesttoldinherownwords.Thisiswhatshesaid:IwillneverforgetthefirstphonecallItookintheRecoveryCentrE.A.youngmancalledaskingwhatservicesRedCrosswasofferingintown.Asweweretalkinghetoldmehehadaropeinhisbackyardbuthethoughthewouldbeusingitforotherreasons.MyheartstoppeD.Itoldhimtocometoseeussowecouldworktogetheronaplantoimprovehissituation.Hecameinalittlewhilelater.Nearlytwohourslaterheleftstandingstraightupwithtear-filledeyes.Hethankedmeforconvincinghimtocomein.HishomehadbeendestroyedbuttogetherweputtogetheraplanandhewaseventuallyabletomovebackintohisownhomE.DuringNationalVolunteerWeek2011let’sthankChristineandthemanyothervolunteerslikeher.Thanksformakingusproud!43.AccordingtothesecondparagraphCanadianRedCross’actionis_____.A.slowB.quickC.helplessD.disappointing44.WhatcanweinferfromwhatChristineHoffmansaid?A.TheyoungmanfeltsadforChristineHoffmanbecauseofherpoorexperiencE.B.TheyoungmanwaspersuadedbyChristineHoffmananddecidedtoliveon.C.ChristineHoffmanmadetheyoungmansadandhecrieD.D.ChristineHoffmanofferedtogivetheyoungmanalittlemoneytohelphim.45.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordveteraninthethirdparagraph?A.Careless.B.ExperienceD.C.Unskillful.D.OptimistiC.46.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Howtobecomeavolunteer.B.Anexcellentvolunteerandherfamily.C.Volunteersandtheiramazingwork.D.WhattheCanadianRedCrossdoes.
AboutthetwosidesoftheInternetCommunicationNowwecancommunicatewithapersonwhoissittinginanotherpartoftheworldalmostforfreE.ThereareplentyofonlinemessengerservicesthatofferthisservicE.Withthehelpofsuchserviceithasbecomeveryeasytoestablishakindofglobalfriendshipwhereyoucanshareyourthoughtsandexploreothercultures.InformationAccesstoinformationisoneofthebiggestadvantagesoftheInternet.AlmostanykindofinformationonanytopicunderthesuncanbefoundontheInternet.SearchengineslikeGoogleorYahooareatyourserviceontheInternet.Youcanfindalmostanytypeofdataonalmostanykindofsubject.EntertainmentEntertainmentisanotherpopularreasonwhymanypeopleliketosurftheInternet.TherearenumerousgamesthatmaybedownloadedfromtheInternetforfreE.ChatroomsarepopularbecauseuserscanmeetnewandinterestingpeoplE.WhenpeoplesurftheWebtheycanfindnumerousthings.MusichobbiesnewsandmorecanbefoundandsharedontheInternet.ServiceMuchserviceisnowprovidedontheInternetsuchasonlinebankingjobseekingpurchasingticketsforyourfavoritemoviesandhotelreservations.Buttherearealsodisadvantages.IfyouusetheInternetyourpersonalinformationsuchasnameaddresscreditcardnumberetC.mightbeaccessedbyotherpeoplE.Virus病毒threatisanotherproblem.VirusattackscanendupcrashingyourwholeharddiskcausingyoumuchheadachE.Pornographyisperhapsthebiggestthreatrelatedtochildren'shealthymentallifE.TherearethousandsofpornographicsitesontheInternetthatcanbeeasilyfounD.OnthewholetheInternet'sadvantagesoverweightitsdisadvantages.32.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.TheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheInternet.B.ServiceofferedontheInternet.C.InformationofferedontheInternet.D.Dosanddon'sontheInternet.33.AccordingtothewriterwiththeInternetwecan________.A.buyverycheapthingsonlinefromothercountriesB.findanytypeofdataonanykindofsubjectC.makefriendswithpeoplefromothercountriesconvenientlyD.downloadwhateverwewantforfree34.WhichofthefollowingdisadvantagesisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Yourcomputermightbeattackedbyviruses.B.Pornographymightharmchildren'shealth.C.Youmayreceivealotofunwantede-mails.D.Yourpersonalinformationmightbestolen.35.Thewriterseemstobelievethat________.A.theInternetisn'tveryusefultochildrenB.theInternethasmoreadvantagesthandisadvantages.C.peopledon'tknowhowtomakeuseoftheInternetD.theInternetissafertousethanpeoplethink
InNewYorkMawitnessedtheAlibabaGroupopeningontheNewYorkstockexchangewiththelargestinitialpublicofferingIPO新股发行inAmericanhistory.Alibabatheworld’slargestInternetcommercecompanymakesChinaequaltotheUSintherapidlyincreasingglobalcompetitionfortechnologicalinnovation创新andeconomictransformationcommentedtheSouthChinaMorningPost.IthasalsomadeMaChina’srichestmanwithafortuneofaround$25billion153billionyuanreportedReuters.It’sreportedthatMa’srags-to-richesjourneyisjustasspectacularashisInternetempirE.MafailedthenationalcollegeentranceexamstwicebeforehewasfinallyinHangzhouNormalUniversityonhisthirdattemptandfailedinfindingasuitablejobseveraltimes.AlsoMr.MaisabigbelieverinperseverancewhichwasprovedinhisEnglishstudyexperiencE.Howeveritwashisvisionandgoalsthatlaunchedhiscareer.DuringashorttriptotheUSasaninterpreterin1995MafirstexperiencedtheInternet.HebelievedintheInternet’sbusinesspotentialwhenfewotherChinesepeoplediD.HestartedAlibabainhisHangzhouapartmentwith17friendsand$60000offunds.Atthetimewhene-commercewasunheardofinChinaIcalledmyselfablindmanridingonthebackofblindtigersheoncesaidaccordingtoTheGuardian.HisunusualideasearnedhimthenicknameCrazyJackMa.IndeedMaisdifferent.Althoughheisverythinandabout160cmtallMaisyetanimatedandforcefulsaidTheGuardian.Heisfunnycreativeandacompelling引人注目的speaker.MatoldTimemagazinethathewasoldfortheInternet.HestartedtoslowdownandlookedarounD.AccordingtoTheWallStreetJournalMaplanstoopenataichiclubwiththeactorJetLibuildanentrepreneur企业家universityinHangzhouandcontinuetoworkonseveralenvironmentalprojects.43.Whatmadehimintoe-commerceindustry?A.Hisforesightandambitions.B.HisEnglishlearningexperiencE.C.HisbeliefinperseverancE.D.His17friendsand$60000funds.44.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5mean?A.Maisablindmanridingonablindtiger.B.MahadnoconfidenceinhisbusinessfuturE.C.Maknewlittleaboute-commercE.D.MahadnotenoughmoneyatthattimE.45.What’sthepersonalityofMaYunaccordingtothepassage?A.FunnyandcompetitivE.B.DeterminedandcreativE.C.Richanddifferent.D.AttractiveandbelievablE.46.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheDevelopmentofAlibabaGroupB.MaYun’sPersonalLifeC.MaYun’sCrazySuccessD.E-commerceinChina
TheBritishMuseumhasa250-year-oldhistory.Therearealotoffamouscollectionsofworldcultureinthemuseum.EveryyearalotofpeoplegotovisittheBritishMuseum.ToletmorepeopleseethecollectionsofChinaeasilythemuseumholdsatouringexhibitioncalledChina:JourneytotheEast.ItisthesecondtouringexhibitionaftertheancientGreekcollectionexhibition.ThetouringexhibitionwillhelpBritishkidsagedbetween7and14knowmoreaboutChineseculturesuchasChineselanguagesartsinventionsfoodstraditionalclothesandsoon.JessicaanofficialofthemuseumsaysTheChinesehistoryisanimportantpartoftheworldhistory.ItinfluencesmanyothercountriesincludingBritain.OurkidsshouldknowmoreaboutChinanotjustchopstickspandasandtheBeijingOlympics.67.TheancientGreekcollectionexhibitionisthetouringexhibitionoftheBritishMuseum.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.fourth68.ThepurposeoftheBritishMuseum'stouringexhibitionChina:JourneytotheEastisto.A.makethemuseummorefamousB.letmorepeopleseethecollectionofChinaeasilyC.helpeveryBritishkidtoknowmoreaboutChinesecultureD.showChinesetraditionalclothestotheworld69.AccordingtoJessicaChinesehistoryisimportanttotheworldbecause.A.it'slongandcolorfulB.ChinaisbecomingstrongerandstrongerC.ChinaheldtheBeijingOlympicsD.itinfluencesmanyothercountries70.ThethingsthatBritishkidshaveknownaboutChinaare.A.chopstickspandasandtheBeijingOlympicsB.ChineselanguagesartsandinventionsC.ChinesefoodsandtraditionalclothesD.Chinesepeopleandplacesofinterests
Ifwomenaremercilesslyexploited剥削yearafteryeartheyhaveonlythemselvestoblamE.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutoffashiontheyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhichhavebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentional故意的creationofwastE.Manywomenspendlargesumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwhocannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthiswaywastehoursoftheirtimechangingtheirold-fashioneddresses.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraisedandsoon.Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithnecessarythingslikewarmthcomfortanddurability耐用.Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthatwomenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfortaslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterdayorpickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashiontheconclusionstobedrawnareobvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothesreflectbasicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedbyfashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityandreliability稳定耐用?ThatisforyoutodecidE.28.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney_________.A.bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustryB.becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashionsC.byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothingD.becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing29.Tothewriterthefactthatwomenchangetheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas___________.A.awasteofmoneyB.awasteoftimeC.anexpressionoftasteD.anexpressionofcreativity30.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedfor___________.A.thecommercialexploitationofwomenB.thewomen'sstrengthofcharacterC.basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstabilityD.animportantcontributiontosociety31.BysayingtheconclusionstobedrawnareobviousLineOnetoLineTwoParagraphFourthewritermeansthat___________.A.women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedatB.womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfortC.menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesignersD.menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion
Oneofthemostcommonproblemsinourdailylifeisprocrastination.Weknowwhatwewanttodoandshoulddo.ButwestillendupspendinghoursuponhoursdoingeasierworkorescapingviaTVblogsormusiC.Sowhatcanyoudo?Herearesometipstohelpyoustopprocrastinatingandstartlivingyourlifemorefully.Stopthinkingandstartdoing.AbitofplanningcancertainlyhelpyoutoachievewhatyouwanttoachievE.A.lotofplanningandthinkingtendstohavetheoppositeeffect.Youthinkandthinkandtrytocomeupwiththeperfectplan.A.planwhereyoudon’thavetomakemistakeswhereyouwillneverberejectedwheretherewillbenopainordifficulties.Suchathingdoesnotexist.Butaslongasyouworkonthatplanyoucanprotectyourself.Justtakethefirststep.Youdon’thavetoseethewholestaircase—justtakethefirststep.WhenyoustarttolookfarintothefutureanytasksorprojectcanseemclosetoimpossiblE.AndsoyoushutdownbecauseyoubecomeoverwhelmedandstartsurfingtheInternetaimlesslyinsteaD.Startwiththehardesttaskofyourday.Dothehardjobsfirst.Theeasyjobswilltakecareofthemselves.Whateveritmaybemakeitthefirstthingyoudo.IfyoustartyourdaythiswayyouwillfeelrelieveD.Andtherestoftheday—andyourto-dolist—tendstofeelalotlighterandeasiertogetthrough.Justmakeadecision.Anydecision.Wefeelbadwhenwesitonourhandsanddon’ttakeactionbecauseit’sunnatural.Thenaturalthingistobeadecisivehumanandtakeaction.Whatyoudoalwayssendssignalsbacktoyouaboutwhoyou’rE.Saytoyourselfthatyourconfidencecanhelpyou.Whenyouprocrastinateyouloweryourself-esteemandsendsignalsbacktoyourselfthatyouareanindecisiveperson.Facethefear.Procrastinationisthefearofsuccess.Peopleprocrastinatebecausetheyareafraidofthesuccessthattheyknowwillresultiftheymoveaheadnow.It’shardertojusttakeaction.Torisklookinglikeafool.Tomakemistakesstumbleandnotavoidthatpain.TotakeresponsibilityforyourownlifE.Finishit.Muchofthestressthatpeoplefeeldoesn’tcomefromhavingtoomuchtodo.ItcomesfromnotfinishingwhattheyhavestarteD.NottakingthefirststeptostartaccomplishingsomethingcanmakeyoufeelbaD.Butnotfinishingwhatyouhavestartedcanalsoleaveyouinasortofnegativefear.Ifthatisthecasegooverthetasksandprojectsthatyouarecurrentlyinvolvedin.Istheresomethingthatyouknowyouwanttofinishbuthaven’tyetdoneso?Trytofinishitassoonasyoucanandyouwillstarttofeelawholelotbetter.Justbecareful.Don'tthinkyouhavetofinisheverythingyouhavestarteD.
Yougetanxiousifthere’snowi-fiinthehotelormobilephonesignalupthemountain.Youfeelupsetifyourphoneisgettinglowonpowerandyousecretlyworrythingswillgowrongatworkifyou’renottherE.Allthesecanbecalledalwaysonstresscausedbysmartphoneaddiction.Forsomepeoplesmartphoneshaveliberatedthemfromthenine-to-fivework.Flexibleworkinghasgiventhemmoreautonomy自主权intheirworkinglivesandenabledthemtospendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandfamilies.Formanyothersthoughsmartphoneshavebecometyrants暴君intheirpocketsneverallowingthemtoturnthemoffrelaxandrechargetheirbatteries.Pittsburgh-baseddeveloperKevinHoleshwasworriedabouthowmuchhewasignoringhisfamilyandfriendsinfavourofhisiPhonE.Sohedevelopedanapp—Moment—tomonitorhisusagE.Theappenablesuserstoseehowmuchtimethey’respendingonthedeviceandsetupwarningsiftheusagelimitsarebreached突破.Moment’sgoalistopromotebalanceinyourlifehiswebsiteexplains.Sometimeonyourphonesometimeoffitenjoyingyourlovingfamilyandfriendsaroundyou.DrChristineGrantanoccupationalpsychologistatCoventryUniversitysaidTheeffectsofthis‘alwayson’culturearethatyourmindisneverrestingandyou’renotgivingyourbodytimetorecoversoyou’realwaysstresseD.AndthemoretiredandstressedwegetthemoremistakeswemakE.Physicalandmentalhealthcansuffer.AndasthenumberofconnectedsmartphonesisincreasingsoistheamountofdatA.Thisisleadingtoasortofdecisionparalysis瘫痪andiscreatingmorestressintheworkplacebecausepeoplehavetoreceiveabroaderrangeofdataandcommunicationswhichareoftendifficulttomanagE.Itactuallymakesitmoredifficulttomakedecisionsandmanydolessbecausethey’recontrolledbyitallandfeeltheycanneverescapetheofficesaidDrChristineGrant.32.What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thepopularityofsmartphones.B.Theprogressofmoderntechnology.C.Thesignsofalwaysonstress.D.Thecauseofsmartphoneaddiction.33.KevinHoleshdevelopedMomentto__________.A.researchhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesB.helppeoplecontroltheiruseofmobilephonesC.makepeoplebetterusemobilephonesD.increasethefunofusingmobilephones34.What’sDrChristineGrant’sattitudetowardsalwaysonculture?A.ConfuseD.B.PositivE.C.Doubtful.D.Critical.35.Accordingtothelastparagraphagreateramountofdatameans__________.A.wewillbecomelessproductiveB.wecanmakeadecisionmorequicklyC.wewillbeequippedwithmoreknowledgeD.wecanworkmoreeffectively
TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcitywheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Overonehundredpeoplebecamehomelessbutonlyafewlosttheirlives.ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing’sbaker面包师inPuddingLane.Thebakerwithhiswifeandfamilywasabletogetoutthroughawindowintotheroof.Astrongwindblewthefirefromthebakery面包房intoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.Byeighto’clockthreehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildingsoldStPaul’sandtheGuildhallamongthem.SamuelPepysthefamouswriterwriteraboutthefirePeoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburnthefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.AfterthefireChristopherWrenthearchitect建筑师wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.InfactthestreetsarestillnarrowbuthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurchesamongthemthenewStPaul’sThefirecausedgreatpainandlossbutafteritLondonwasabetterplace:acityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.46.Theunderlinedword‘family’inthesecondparagraphmeans.A.homeB.childrenC.wifeandhusbandD.wifeandchildren47.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat.A.somepeoplelosttheirlivesB.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefireC.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyedD.theKing’sbakerywasburneddown48.Whydidthewritercite引用SamuelPepys?A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefirE.B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefirE.C.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.D.TogivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefirE.49.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?A.TheKingandhissoldierscametohelp.B.AllthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyeD.C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.D.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.50.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspreadofthebigfire?aTherewasastrongwinD.bThestreetswereverynarrow.cManyhousesweremadeofwooD.dTherewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.ePeopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.A.aandbB.abandcC.abcanddD.abcdande
ThecapsizedaccidentwhichhappenedinYangtzeRiveronJune1st2015shockedthewholecountry.Therearesomanypeoplerelatedtothisaccident.ZhangShunwenthecaptainofthevessel船hasbeenprobablythepersonbeingmostlydiscussednow.Bornin1963Zhanghasbeenworkingonthisshipfor35yearsandbecamecaptainofitin2007.UntiltheaccidentZhangwasregardedasaneffectivecaptainandhisexperienceasasailorwasflawlesswithnumerousawards.ZhangShunwensaidthewindwascomingfromtheSouthandthewindthenwasaboutthreetofourgrade.Hefirsttriedtoridetheshipnorthwardontheleesideinanefforttocounteritwiththevessel'sspeed.Howeverthewindsuddenlygatheredspeedandhelostcontroloftheship.Wecouldn'tfendoffthewindevenifwemadeafullleftturn.hesaid.Zhangescapedaliveandisunderwatchingbypolicealthoughhehasnotyetbeenaccusedofanywrongdoing.Everypersonhashisopiniontowardthiskindbehaviorofpolice.Someofthemthinkofittobeimproperbecausethecaptainhimselfisalsoavictiminthisaccidentwhat’smorehiswifewhoalsoboardedonthisboatremainsmissingnow.Whileothersareinsupportofthisactiontothemitisthecaptainwhoshouldshouldertheresponsibility.FormeIagreewiththeformer.Becausethecaptainhasmadeeveryefforttodealwiththeaccident.25.Zhangbecomesthecaptainafteryearsofwork.A.25.B.26.C.27.D.2826.AccordingtothedescriptionofZhangthesituationoftheaccidentthenis________.A.Fierce.B.Calm.C.Notsobad.D.secure27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsZhangA.Indifferent.B.Hateful.C.Sympathetic.D.Hopeful
TheNetherlandsonMondaylauncheditsfirst-everintelligentbicyclefittedwithasetofelectronicdevicestohelpbringdownthehighaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsinthiscountry.Theintelligentbicyclerunsonelectricity.Itsseatshakeswhenothercyclistsapproachfrombehindwhilethehandlebarsdothesamewhenobstaclesappearaheadtoinformcycliststopayattentiontothedanger.Italsohasacradle置物架inwhichacomputercanbeinsertedtowirelesslyconnectandtalktothebicyclethroughaparticularapplication.Thecomputeralsoflashesabrightsignalifthereisanapproachingobstacleinthebicycle’spathlikeatreeorifanothercyclistcomesupfrombehindintendingtopass.Acommercial-availablebicycleisexpectedtobeonthemarketinthenexttwoyearsandshouldsellforbetween1700eurosto3200eurosperbicycle.Itweighsabout55poundsbutresearchersareworkingonmakingtheon-boardsystemssmaller.‘‘AccidentsoftenhappenwhencyclistslookbehindthemorgetafrightwhentheyarepassedathighspeedsaidMauriceKwakkernaatoneofthescientistsinvolvedintheprojectTheon-boardsystemtechnologyhasalreadybeenatworkintheautomotiveindustry.MoreandmoreelderlypeopleareusingabicyclenotonlyforshortdistancesbutalsoforlongerdistancesDutchEnvironmentMinisterMelanieSchultzvanHaegensaidThistypeofbicycleistrulyneededintheNetherlandsbecauseitwillhelpusbringdownthenumberofelderlypeoplewhoareinjuredeveryyearandallowthemtocontinueenjoyingcyclingshesaid.24.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Thenewly-inventedbicyclecanwarnofdanger.B.Theintelligentcomputerrunsonelectricity.C.Moreelderlypeopleenjoyelectronicdevices.D.ThemeansoftransportationintheNetherlands.25.Whenacarappearsaheadtheintelligentbicyclewill_________.A.stopbyitselfB.makeanoiseC.warnitscyclistD.changeitscolor26.Whatdoyouknowabouttheintelligentbicycle?A.Itusesgasasthefuel.B.Itiswidelyusednow.C.Itwillbelighterinweight.D.Itwillbefreeforeveryone.27.MoreandmoreelderlypeopleintheNetherlands______________.A.trytoinventintelligentbicyclesB.enjoythemselvesbycyclingC.drivecarsforlongerdistancesD.devotethemselvestocomputers
Therearethreekindsofsolarovens.Thefirstisaboxcooker.Itisdesignedwithaspecialwallthatshinesorreflectssunlightintothebox.Heatgetstrappedunderapieceofglassorplasticcoveringthetopofthecooker.A.boxoveniseffectiveforslowcookingoflargeamountsoffooD.Thesecondkindofsolarovenisapanel嵌板式cooker.Itincludesseveralflatwallsorpanelswhichdirectlyreflectthesun’slightontothefooD.Thefoodisinsideaseparatecontainerofplasticorglassthattrapsheatenergy.Peoplecanbuildpanelcookersquicklyandwithveryfewsupplies.Theydonotcostmuch.InKenyaforexamplepanelcookersarebeingmanufacturedforjusttwodollars.Thethirdkindofsolarovenisaparabolic抛物线的cooker.Ithasroundedwallsthataimsunlightdirectlyintothebottomoftheoven.Foodcooksquicklyinparabolicovens.HoweverthesecookersarehardtomakE.Theymustbere-aimedoftentofollowthesun.Paraboliccookerscanalsocauseburnsandeyeinjuriesiftheyarenotusedcorrectly.Youcanmakesolarovensfromboxesorheavypaper.TheywillnotcatchfirE.Paperburnsat232degreesCelsius.A.solarcookernevergetsthathot.SolarovenscookfoodatlowtemperaturesoverlongperiodsoftimE.Thispermitspeopletoleavefoodtocookwhiletheydootherthings.TolearnmoreaboutsolarcookingyoucanwritetoSolarCookersInternational.Thepostaladdressisnineteen-nineteenTwenty-FirstStreetSacramentoCalifornianine-five-eight-one-oneUSA.Oryoucanvisitthegroup’sInternetWebsitE.Theaddressiswww.solarcooking.org.32.Howlongisthefirstsolarcookersinvented?A.About1767yearsB.Lessthan250yearsC.Morethan250yearsD.Morethan300years33.Inwhichofthefollowingcolumncouldwefindthepassage?A.DevelopmentReportB.AgriculturalReportC.HealthReportD.EducationReport334.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thefirstsun-cookerwasmadebyaSwisssoldierB.Sun-cookersoftengethotterthan232℃C.ParaboliccookerscanbedangeroussometimesD.Itismoreexpensivetocookwithasun-cookerthanonfire35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.DifferentWaysofCookingB.TheHistoryoftheSolarCookers.C.HowtoChooseSolarCookers.D.CookingMealswiththeSunforFuel
Itiswellknownthathouseplantscleantheairandbrightenaroom.Butitlookslikethere'sonemoregreatreasontogrowhouseplants:theirpresenceinyourworkspacemightactuallymakeyousmarter.AccordingtoarecentstudypublishedinTheJournalofEnvironmentalPsychologyjusthavingplantsinyourworkspaceisenoughtoincreaseyourattentionspan.Anincreaseinattentionspanmeansthatwe'reabletoremembermoreofwhatwereaD.Totestthehypothesesthestudy'sauthorsgavesubjectsaReadingSpanTaskwhichrequiresreadingsentencesaloudthenrememberingthelastwordineachsentencE.ThisrequiresreadingmemorizationandrecallabilitiesandswitchingbetweenthethreE.TheresearchershadtheirentiretestpoolcompleteReadingSpanTaskstogetabaselinereading.Thentheymovedsomeofthepeopletoaroomwithnoplantsandotherstoaroomthathadfourplantsaroundthedesk.TheywereallaskedtorepeattheReadingSpanTasksandthepeoplewhoworkednearaplantimprovedoverallwhilethosewithoutplantsstayedroughlythesamE.Beautyfreshairthejoyofcaringforanotherlivingthing—allgreatreasonstohaveafewhouseplantsarounD.Iftheyhelpincreaseattentionspansallthebetter!54.ThestudypublishedinTheJournalofEnvironmentalPsychologyshowsthatgrowinghouseplantscan.A.cleantheairB.increaseattentionspansC.makethehousebeautifulD.havethejoyofcaring55.Peopleinthestudywereaskedto.A.readsentencesslowlyB.recallalltheinformationC.memorizeeachsentencecorrectlyD.changebetweenthethreeabilities56.Theunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans.A.ideasB.researchC.theoriesD.experiments57.Inthelastparagraphthewriter.A.placesanadvertisementB.commentsonthestudyC.showshis/heropinionD.givespeopleawarning
MeetthemagicfolkThroughouttheagesandacrosstheworldfairies童话故事havecomealiveinthestoriespoemsandsongspasseddownfromtheoldtotheyoung.SomeamazingstoriesaboutfairieshavecometousfromtheBritishIsles.56MerrowsareIrishfairymermaids美人鱼.Thefemalesareverygentleandbeautifulwithfishes’tails.Merrowssometimescomeontolanddisguised伪装assmallwhitecattleorasbeautifulwomenwearingbrightredfeathercaps.57Leprechauns矮妖arefairiesthatappearastinyoldmen.Theyliketobealonemostofthetimemakingandmendingshoesandkeepingtheirpotsofgoldwellhidden.Ifahumancatchesaleprechaunandasksforitsgoldtheleprechaunmusthanditover.58Ifthehumanlooksawayforevenaninstanttheleprechaunwilljoyfullydisappear.Browniesarehairylittlemenwhodochores杂事inhousesandonfarmsduringthenight.Alltheywantaspaymentisfoodandtheygetveryangryifhumanswatchthemdotheirwork.Ifabrownieisgivenclothesasapresenthe’lldisappearforever.59Selkiesaresealfairies.Femaleselkiessometimescometoshoreandtakeofftheirsealskinstoplayonthebeachinhumanform.Likemerrowsifahumanfindsaselkie’ssealskinshecan’tgobacktotheocean.60IfshefindshersealskinshehappilyreturnstothesealeavingherhumanhusbandandchildrenbutshecomesclosetoshoretowatchoverthemfromtimetotimE.A.Herearesomeofthesefairies.B.Mostsailorsatseahopenevertoseeamerrow.C.Butitisfartrickier狡猾的thanitlooks!D.A.selkieisquietandlovelywithdarkhairandsadeyes.E.Insteadshemustobey服从thehumanwhokeepsitandusuallymarrieshim.F.Perhapsthisisbecauseherushesbacktoshowoffhisnewclothestotheothers.G.Ifahumanstealsthiscapamerrowcan’tgobacktotheseaandmuststayonlanD.
SomeEnglishwordsaremadeupofthesamepartandhavedifferentbeginningsanddifferentendingssuchasimportexportreportandtransport.AllthesewordsyoucanseehavethesamerootportwhichcomesfromtheLatinwordmeaningtocarryortomovefromoneplacetoanother.Andaccordingtothebitatthebeginning—whichwecalltheprefix前缀—themeaningchanges.Importmeanstocarryinortobringintoacountry;exmeansoutofsothewordexportmeanstocarryoutofacountry;remeansbacksothewordreportmeanstotellsomebodytobringbackinformationtosomebody;transporttrans-meanstocarryacrossoneplacetoanother.Let’slookatthefollowingwordssupporterreporterimporterandexporter.Youcanseethatinthiscasethesewordsarenounswhicharemadeupofthewordswithasuffix后缀thusmeaningapersonthatcompletestheverB.Soasupportermeanssomebodywhosupports.A.reporterissomebodywhoreports.Animporterissomebodywhoimportsandanexporterissomebodywhoexportsandsoon.46.InthesentenceSomeEnglishwordsaremadeupofthesamepartpartmeans______.A.differentbeginningsanddifferentendingsB.thesamepartwhichhasseveralmeaningsC.therootofawordD.thesamerootwhichhasdifferentmeanings47.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ApartfromportmostEnglishwordshavethesamerootwhichcomesfromtheLatinworD.B.PortisarootformingsomeEnglishwords.C.Therootportmeanstocarry.D.Portisarootmeaningtomovefromoneplacetoanother.48.Accordingtothepassageifwetalkaboutarepairmanyoumayguessthathemustbe______.A.somebodywhohasregainedhealthB.apersonwhocanrepairsomethingC.somebodywhohasgoodhealthD.apersonwhocandoonlysimplethings49.Accordingtothepassageaddingaprefixtoawordcan______.A.changethemeaningofthewordB.notchangeanythingC.changethepartofspeechD.changethewordintoaverb
ChristianHaettichhasonearmandoneleg.Over22daysthissummeratthe2014HauteRoutehecycledacrosstheDolomitestheAlpsandthePyreneestobecomeoneofonlyadozenfinishersofatoughthree-weekcyclingevent.HaettichwasbornandbroughtupinruralAlsaceinnorth-eastFrancE.HeledanormallifeuntilatrafficaccidentinDecember1976whenhewas15yearsolD.Hewasoutridingabikewhenhewashitbyacar.Asaresulthelosthisleftlegandhisleftarm.ManythingschangedformE.Ihadtolearnhowtoliveagainanddealwithbeingstaredat.It’stoughbeingdisabledatthisageandIwasoftenrejectedhesays.Althoughhehadlongbeenafanofprofessionalcyclingitwasn’tuntilhismid-30sthathethoughtoftakingupthesporthimself.A.chancesightingofamanwithonelegridingupamountainencouragedhimtotrycyclinghimself.Peopleusearmsandlegsinstinctivelyascounterbalancesandsupportstokeepthemup-right.Ihadnobalanceandfelloffmanytimesatfirst.MywifehelpedmealotuntilthedayImanagedtoridewithoutfallingoffhesays.Haettichparticularlylikesthosethatinvolveridinginthemountains.Onalongmountainpassyoucan’tstoppedalling蹬车torelax.Foranable-bodiedridertheworkissharedmoreorlessequallybetweenbothlegs.ForHaettichhisoneleghastodotheworkoftwo.Heremembershowpainfulitwasintheearlydays.Pedallinguphillwithonelegishardit’sjustpushandpullifIforgetoneIfall.Butintheendmystrugglepaidoff.Formanyriderscyclingisnomorethanahobby.ForHaettichit’smuchmorE.Cyclingbringsmehappiness.CyclingtakesawaymydisabilityandithelpsmemoveforwarD.ThebikeisasourceofinspirationhesaiD.24.Howmanycyclistsfinishedthethree-weekcyclingeventatthe2014HauteRoute?A.6cyclists.B.12cyclists.C.20cyclists.D.24cyclists.25.WhatdoyoulearnaboutChristianHaettichafterhewasdisabled?A.HeledaverynormallifE.B.Hewasdiscriminatedagainst.C.Hewastakengoodcareof.D.Hewasinspiredbyhispeers.26.Whatinspiredhimtotakeupcycling?A.Seeingadisabledmanridingupamountain.B.Watchingacyclingeventatthe2010HauteRoutE.C.Hearingofatouchingstoryabouthissporthero.D.Makingfriendswithaworld-famouscyclist.27.AtthebeginningitwasverydifficultforChristianHaettichto________.A.ClimbthemountainsB.KeephispaceC.KeephisbalanceD.Controlhisfear
Withalargepartoftheworld'spopulationlivingclosetotheoceansrisingsealevelsbringthepotentialfordestructive破坏性的results.Butscientistsarestillunabletomakepredictionsexactenoughforpeopletoplantohandlethelossoflandandthethreattocoastalcommunitiesexpectedoverthiscentury.Weknowsealevelisgoingtorisebuthowmuchandhowfastandwherewereallystilldon’tknowsaidJoshWillisaclimatescientist.Theoceanisn'tlikewaterinabathtuB.Itdoesn’triseallthesameasmorewaterpoursin.Asglobalwarmingraisessealevelssomeplacesareexpectedtoseehigher-than-averageincreasesandafewplacesmayevenseedecreases.It’sreportedthatoverthecourseofthiscenturysealevelswillrisebetween8inchesand6.6feetaroundtheplanet.Scientistsknowthisincreasewillbedrivenbytheexpansionofwaterasitwarms—warmerwatertakesupmorespace—andthemeltingoficE.Buttheeffectsofwarmingwaterandmeltingiceonsea-levelriseareexpectedtovaryfromareatoareA.AndthemeltingoficeoftheAntarcticandGreenlandpresentsthelargestuncertaintyforthefuturebutairlandandwateralsoplayrolesinchangestosealevel.Forexamplesealevelneartheicegettingmeltactuallydecreasesbecausethegroundunderthemeltingicerisesastheheavyicedisappears.Climatechangeisexpectedtochangeoceancurrentsandthewindsthathelpdriveoceancurrents.Thesechangeswillaffectthedistributionofheatwithintheoceansandasaresultaffectchangesinsealevel.Nowadaysscientistsusetwotypesofmodelstomakepredictionsaboutthefutureofsealevelsbutthetwodon’tagreE.Ifscientistscan'taccuratelypredictsea-levelincreaseforthecomingyearstheleastwecandoismeasurewhathappeningtodaywiththehelpofthesatelliteJason-2butit’sreachingtheendofitsoperationallifE.60.Thefirstparagraphimpliesthat_______.A.coastalcitiesareeasilyaffectedbytherisingsealevelsB.peoplelivingincoastalcommunitieshavetomoveC.scientistshavewaystohandletherisingsealevelsD.therisingsealevelsmainlyhappensnearthecoast61.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingTheoceanisn’tlikewaterinabathtubinthethirdparagraph?A.Thereistoomuchwaterforustocontrol.B.TheoceancanbeeasilycontrolleD.C.Theoceanisn’tequaltoabathtubinsizE.D.Therisingsealevelishardtotell.62.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingshowstherightcauseandeffect?①climatechange;②oceancurrents;③thewinds;④changesinsealevel;⑤thedistributionofheatA.①→②→③→④→⑤B.③→④→⑤→②→①C.①→③→②→⑤→④D.①→⑤→③→②→④63.Whatproblemswillscientistsmeetwithinpredictingfutureclimatechanges?A.It'stoodifficulttomeasurewhat'shappening.B.Therewillprobablybenosatellitestohelpthescientists.C.Typesofmodelsforpredictionaredifficulttosetup.D.Therearen’tenoughscientistsstudyingthechangesofsealevels.
ComputerprogrammerDavidJonesearns￥35000ayeardesigningnewcomputergamesyethecannotfindabankreadytolethimhaveacreditcard信用卡.Insteadhehasbeentoldtowaitanothertwoyearsuntilheis18.The16-year-oldworksforasmallfirminLiverpoolwheretheproblemofmostyoungpeopleofhisageisfindingajoB.David’sfirmreleases推出twonewgamesforthefastthrowingcomputermarketeachmonth.ButDavid’sbiggestheadacheiswhattodowithhismoney.Eventhoughheearnsalothecannotdriveacartakeoutamortgage抵押贷款orgetcreditcards.DavidgothisjobwiththeLiverpool-basedcompanyfourmonthsagoayearafterleavingschoolwithsixO-levelsandworkingforatimeinacomputershop.IgotthejobbecausethepeoplewhorunthefirmknewIhadalreadywrittensomeprogramshesaiD.Davidspendssomeofhismoneyonrecordsandclothesandgiveshismother50poundsaweek.Butmostofhissparetimeisspentworking.UnfortunatelycomputingwasnotpartofourstudiesatschoolhesaiD.ButIhadbeenstudyingitinbooksandmagazinesforfouryearsinmysparetimE.IknewwhatIwantedtodoandneverconsideredstayingonatschool.Mostpeopleinthisbusinessarefairlyyounganyway.Davidadded:IwouldliketoearnamillionandIsupposeearlyretirement退休isapossibility.Youneverknowwhenthemarketmightdisappear.46.InwhatwayisDaviddifferentfrompeopleofhisage?A.Heoftengoesoutwithfriends.B.Heliveswithhismother.C.HehasahandsomeincomE.D.HegraduatedwithsixO-levels.47.WhatisoneoftheproblemsthatDavidisfacingnow?A.HeistooyoungtogetacreditcarD.B.Hehasnotimetolearndriving.C.HehasverylittlesparetimE.D.HewillsoonlosehisjoB.48.WhywasDavidabletogetthejobinthecompany?A.Hehaddonewellinallhisexams.B.Hehadwrittensomecomputerprograms.C.Hewasgoodatplayingcomputergames.D.Hehadlearnttousecomputersatschool.49.WhydidDaviddecidetoleaveschoolandstartworking?A.Hereceivedlotsofjoboffers.B.Hewaseagertohelphismother.C.Helostinterestinschoolstudies.D.Hewantedtoearnhisownliving.
Evenaftercenturiesofexplorationtheoceanstillholdsitsmysteries.Althoughweknowmoretodayabouttheworld’soceansandcreatureslivinginthemthaneverbeforeeveryonceinawhiletheseabringsupsomethingsostrangesounexpectedthatmakestheworldwonderwhatitcouldbE.Suchwasthecasewhenthecurrents水流oftheMediterraneanOceanrecentlywasheda13-foot-longsmellybodyontotheshoresofthevillageofVillaricosinAndalusiaSpain.AnearlyreportintheSpanishpublicationLavantedescribedthestrangehorned带角的bodyaswhatmightseemlikeabigfishbutitwasalreadyinpieces.LocalsjokedthatitwassomekindofLochNessMonster.ThemediajumpedrightonthecreatureofcoursE.Somesitescalleditahornedseamonster.ThepopularnewspaperBoingBoingcalleditadragon.Somepeopleguessedthatitmightbeanoarfishwhichisactuallyararelyseenkindofbigfishthatcangrowupto55feetlong.Butnowtheexpertshaveweighedinandwe’resorrytoreportthatit’snotadragonaLochNessMonsterorevenanoarfish.Thatisactuallyasharkskeleton骨架ProfessorGrubbsfromFloridaStateUniversitytoldNBCNews.Thepartstowardthebackwereconfusingmebutthosearethelowercaudalfin尾鳍supports.Thehornsarethescapulocoracoidswhichsupportthepectoralfins.Scapulocoracoidsarebackbonescommontomanyanimals.SotherewegoanothermysterysolveD.WelltheancientmapsthatoncedescribedareasoftheoceanasplacesofdragonshaveyettobeproventruE.Butit’sgoodtoknowthattheoceanstillhasafewsurprisesforusevenincaseswherethey’rejustdeadsmellybodies.21.Thecreaturementionedinthetext.A.wasabout15feetlongwithahornB.couldprobablygrowupto55feetlongC.wasalreadyinpiecesbutitwasstillaliveD.wasfoundontheshoresofavillageinSpain22.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2referto?A.A.dragon.B.A.sharkskeleton.C.Anoarfish.D.A.hornedseamonster.23.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A.howthecreaturewasfoundB.thecharacteristicsofanoarfishC.people’sguessesaboutthecreatureD.BoingBoing’sopinionofthecreature
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