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WomenarenowaslikelytousetheInternetasmen—abouttwo-thirdsofbothgendersyetanewstudyshowsthatgapsremaininwhateachsexdoesonlinE.AmericanmenwhogoonlinearemorelikelythanwomentochecktheweatherthenewssportspoliticalandfinancialinformationthePewInternetandAmericanLifeProjectreportedWednesday.TheyarealsomorelikelytousetheInternettodownloadmusicandsoftwareandtotakeaclass.Onlinewomenmeanwhilearebiggerusersofe-mailandtheyarealsomorelikelytogoonlineforreligiousinformationandsupportforhealthorpersonalproblems.Formenit’sjust‘givemethefacts’saidDeborahFallowswhowrotethereportbasedonsixyearsofPewsurveysForwomenits‘Let’stalkaboutthis.Areyouworriedaboutthisproblem?’It’skeepingintouchandconnectingwithpeopleinaricherway.Abouttwo-thirdsofthe6403adultssurveyedbyPewduring2005saidtheyusetheInternet.Bygenderitwas68%ofthemalerespondentsand66%ofthefemaleparticipants---astatisticallyinsignificant不重要的differencegiventhestudy’smarginofsamplingerrorofplusorminus2%points.In2002bycontrastthegapwasslightlylarger:61%vs.57%.ThesurveysfindthatformanyactivitiessuchasgettingtravelinformationorlookingupaphonenumbermenandwomenareequallylikelytousetheInternet.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisnotwhatAmericanmenwhogoonlinedo?A.Checkingtheweatherandthenews.B.Searchingforreligiousinformation.C.DownloadingsomemusiC.D.Takingaclass.Whatistheprobablemeaningofthesentencegapsremaininwhateachsexdoesonline?A.TherearesomedifferencebetweenmenandwomenintheUS.B.ThereisaslightdifferencebetweenthenumbersofmenandwomenonlineintheUS.C.MenandwomenintheUShavedifferencetastesaboutwhattheydoonlinE.D.MenandwomenintheUShavedifferencewayofsurfingtheInternet.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.smallpartofwomenintheUSgoonlinetoday.B.WomenintheUSgoingonlineareonlyconcernedwithpersonalproblems.C.MenarestillmorelikelytousetheInternetthanwomen.D.Thegapbetweenbothsexesgoingonlinein2002wasslightlylargerthanthatin2005.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthearticle?A.TotellusthedifferentaimsofmenandwomenintheUSwhogoonlinE.B.ToshowwhymenandwomenareequallylikelytousetheInternet.C.ToteachushowtosurftheInternet.D.Toofferussomeinformationofbothsexes’goingonlineintheUS.
Hamstersarelovelysmallanimalswhicharesimilartomiceandsomepeople1iketokeepthemaspets.Theyneedtoeatabalanceddietortheycanbecomeverysick.That’swhyhamstersshouldbefedhealthyfoods.Mostpetstoressellhamstermix.Thisisacombinationoffoodsthatarejustrightforhamsters.Somehamstersarepickyeaters.Theydon’teatanythingtheydon’tlikesoyouhavetofindahamstermixthatyourhamsterwilllikE.Mosthamstersonlyeatafewtablespoonsaday.Youshouldfeedthematthesametimeeverydayoryoucanjustkeepyourhamster’sbowlfull.Remembertocleanthebowlatleastonceaweek.Hamstersalsodrinkalotofwatersobesuretokeepthewatersupplyfullandfresh.Justlikepeoplehamstersliketreats.BesidesthehamstermixyoucansometimesfeedyourhamsterseedsnutsandsomeotherpeoplefooD.Youshouldneverfeedyourhamsteranythingunlessyouaresurethatitissafeforhamsters.Feedyourhamstercarefullyandalwaystakegoodcareofyourpet!43.Ifhamstersdon’thaveabalanceddiettheywill.A.becomesickB.drinkwaterC.storefoodD.feelfresh44.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencesomehamstersarepickyeatersmean?A.Theypickfoodwithtools.B.Theymixfoodonceaweek.C.Theyfindtheirfoodinstores.D.TheyonlyeatthefoodtheylikE.45.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Wheretokeephamsters.B.Whentobuyhamsters.C.Whattofeedhamsters.D.Whytoraisehamsters.
A.littleunderone-thirdofU.S.familieshavenoInternetaccessanddonotplantogetitwithmostoftheholdoutsseeinglittleuseforitintheirlivesaccordingtoasurveyreleasedonFriday.ParkAssociatesaDallas-basedtechnologymarketresearchfirmsaid29percentofU.S.familiesor31millionhomesdonothaveInternetaccessanddonotintendtosubscribe预订toanInternetserviceoverthenext12months.ThesecondannualNationalTechnologyScanconductedbyParkfoundthatthemainreasonwhypotentialcustomerssaytheydonotsubscribetotheInternetisbecauseofthelowvaluetotheirdailylivesratherthanconcernsovercost.Forty-fourpercentofthesefamiliessaytheyarenotinterestedinanythingontheInternetversusjust22percentwhosaytheycannotaffordacomputerorthecostofInternetservicethesurveyshoweD.TheanswerI’mnotsurehowtousetheInternetcamefrom17percentofparticipantswhodonotsubscribE.TheresponseIdoallmye-commerceshoppingandYouTube-watchingatworkwascitedby14percentofInternet-accessusers.ThreepercentsaidtheInternetdoesn’treachtheirhomes.ThestudyfoundU.S.broadbandadoptiongrewto52percentover2006upfrom42percentin2005.Roughlyhalfofnewsubscribersconverted转变fromslower-speeddial-upInternetaccesswhiletheotherhalfoffamilieshadnoprioraccess.Theindustrycontinuestochip击破awayatthecoreofnon-subscribersbuthasalongwaytogosaidJohnBarrettdirectorofresearchatParksAssociates.Entertainmentapplicationswillbethekey.Ifanythingwillpullintheholdoutsit’sgoingtobeapplicationsthatmaketheInternetmoresimilartopay-TVhepredicteD.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordholdoutsinthefirstparagraphmostprobablymean?A.someAmericanfamiliesB.thosewhoholdoutone’sopinionsC.thosewhohavebeensurveyedD.thosewhostillhaven’taccesstotheInternetcurrently42.ManypotentialcustomersrefusetosubscribetotheInternetmainlybecause_________.A.theyshowtoomuchconcernaboutthecostB.theycanfindlittlevalueofitC.theydomostYouTube-watchingatworkD.theInternetdoesn’treachtheirhomes43.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.ItisnotaneasyjobtotransformthoseholdoutsintotheInternetusersB.peoplewilladoptdial-upInternetaccessnomoreC.manyAmericansenjoydoinge-commerceshoppingathomeD.morethanhalfofthepopulationareusingtheInternetin200544.AccordingtoJohnBarrettwhatisthekeytoattractingmoreU.S.familiestobroadbandservice?A.makingtheInternetlookmoresimilartoTVsetB.applyingtheInternetmoretoentertainmentC.providingmorepay-TVprogramsD.chippingawayatthecoreofnon-subscribers45.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WebdevelopswithtechnologyB.ThepresentsituationofwebC.ManyAmericansseelittlepointtowebD.Itisurgenttopromotewebservice
lovecharity慈善shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquiteafewofthemoneveryhighstreet.ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitutionsellingeverythingfromclothestoelectricgoodsallatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon’tfindintheshopsanymorE.ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcauseandnotintothepocketsofprofit-drivencompaniesandyouarenotdamagingtheplanetbutfindinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity’sappealtoaidpostwarGreecehadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenfloodedwithdonations捐赠物.Theydecidedtosetupashoptosellsomeofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappeal.Nowthereareover7000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavouritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshopwhereIalwaysfindchildren’sbooksall10or20penceeach.MostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteersalthoughthereisoftenamanagerwhogetspaiD.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepubliC.Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshopsalthoughtheydon’tencouragethisratheraskpeopletobringthingsinwhentheshopisopen.Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan￡110millionayearfunding资助medicalresearchoverseasaidsupportingsickandpoorchildrenhomelessanddisabledpeopleandmuchmorE.Whatbetterplacetospendyourmoney?YougetsomethingspecialforaverygoodpriceandagoodmoralsensE.Youprovidefundstoagoodcauseandtreadlightlyontheenvironment.08天津卷Theauthorlovesthecharityshopmainlybecauseof_______.A.itsconvenientlocationB.itsgreatvarietyofgoodsC.itsspiritofgoodwillD.itsniceshoppingenvironmentThefirstcharityshopintheUKwassetupto____.A.sellcheapproductsB.dealwithunwantedthingsC.raisemoneyforpatientsD.helpaforeigncountryWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutcharityshops?A.Theoperatingcostsareverylow.B.ThestaffareusuallywellpaiD.C.90%ofthedonationsaresecond-hanD.D.Theyareopentwenty-fourhoursaday.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhattoBuyaCharityShops.B.CharityShop:ItsOrigin&Development.C.CharityShop:WhereYouBuytoDonatE.D.ThePublic’sConcernaboutCharityShops.
Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter—anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.UpuntilnowIhadbeenabletodressmyselfforrecess课间休息buttodayIwouldneedsomehelp.MissFinlaysonmykindergartenteacherhadbeenthroughfirstsnowdaysmanytimesinherlongcareerbutIthinkshemaystillrememberthisonE.Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowpants.ButIstruggledwithmyjacketbecauseitdidn’tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrotheranditmademewonderwhyIhadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandmatchingscarf围巾weremineandtheywerequitepretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots靴子.InhercalmmotherlyvoiceshesaidBytheendofwinteryouwillbeabletoputonyourownboots.Ididn’trealizeatthetimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhopethanofconfidencE.Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.LikemostchildrenIexpectedtheadulttodoallthework.Aftermuchwigglingandpushingshemanagedtogetfirstoneintoplaceandthenwithasighworkedthesecondoneontoo.IannouncedThey’reonthewrongfeet.Withthegracethatonlyexperiencecanbringshestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputtingthemonagain.ThenIsaidThesearen’tmybootsyouknow.AsshepulledtheoffendingbootsfrommyfeetshestillmanagedtolookbothhelpfulandinteresteD.OncetheywereoffIsaidTheyaremybrother’sboots.MymothermakesmewearthemandIhatethem!SomehowfromlongyearsofpracticeshemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn’tanannoying烦人的littlegirl.Shepushedandshovedlessgentlythistimeandthebootswerereturnedtotheirproperplaceonmyfeet.WithagreatsighofreliefseeingtheendofherstrugglewithmesheaskedNowwhereareyourgloves?’’IlookedintohereyesandsaidIdidn’twanttolosethemsoIputthemintothetoesofmyboots.68.Accordingtothepassagethelittlegirlgot__________fromherbrother.A.thewoolsnowpantsandthejacketB.thejacketandthebootsC.thejacketandthehatD.thebootsandthegloves69.WhydoestheauthorsayMissFinlaysonwouldrememberthatfirstsnowday?A.Becausethelittlegirlplayedatrickonher.B.Becauseitwasthemostexcitingdayofthewinter.C.Becausethelittlegirlwasinherbrother’sclothes.D.Becausethelittlegirlworeaprettyscarf.70.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMissFinlayson_________.A.waslosingconfidenceinthelittlegirlB.graduallylostpatiencewiththelittlegirlC.becausedisappointedwiththelittlegirlD.wasgettingboredwiththelittlegirl71.Itcanbeinferred推断thatbeforethelittlegirlfinallywentouttoenjoythefirstsnowofwintertheteacherhadtohelpherputonherboots__________.A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes
TeadrinkingwascommoninChinafornearlyonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardaboutteA.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslikemainlybecauseteawasveryexpensivE.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.TearemainedscarceandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndianCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.AtthesametimepeopleontheContinentwerebecomingmoreandmorefondofteA.UntilthenteahadbeendrunkwithoutmilkinitbutonedayafamousFrenchladynamedMadamedeSevignedecidedtoseewhatteatastedlikewhenmilkwasaddeD.Shefounditsopleasantthatshewouldneveragaindrinkitwithoutmilk.Becauseshewassuchagreatladyherfriendsthoughttheymustcopyeverythingshedidsotheyalsodranktheirteawithmilkinit.SlowlythishabitspreaduntilitreachedEnglandandtodayonlyveryfewBritishdrinkteawithoutmilk.Atfirstteawasusuallydrunkafterdinnerintheevening.Nooneeverthoughtofdrinkingteaintheafternoonuntiladuchess公爵夫人foundthatacupofteaandapieceofcakeatthreeorfouro’clockstoppedhergettingasinkingfeelingasshecalledit.Sheinvitedherfriendstohavethisnewmealwithherandsotea-timewasborn.1.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheintroductionofteaintoBritain?A.TheBritishgotexpensiveteafromIndiA.B.TeareachedBritainfromHollanD.C.TheBritishwerethefirstpeopleinEuropewhodrankteA.D.Itwasnotuntilthe17thcenturythattheBritishhadteA.2.TeabecameapopulardrinkinBritain_____________.A.ineighteenthcenturyB.insixteenthcenturyC.inseventeenthcenturyD.inthelateseventeenthcentury3.PeopleinEuropebegantodrinkteawithmilkbecause_____________.A.ittastedlikemilkB.ittastedmorepleasantC.itbecameapopulardrinkD.MadamedeSevignewassuchaladywithgreatsocialinfluencethatpeopletriedtocopythewayshedranktea4.WemayinferfromthepassagethatthehabitofdrinkingteainBritainwasmostlyduetotheinfluenceof________.A.afamousFrenchladyB.theancientChineseC.theuppersocialclassD.peopleinHolland5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.ThehistoryofteadrinkinginBritainB.HowteabecameapopulardrinkinBritainC.HowtheBritishgotthehabitofdrinkingteaD.Howtea-timewasborn
TherearethreebranchesofmedicinE.Oneiscalleddoctormedicineorscientificmedicine.Scientificdoctorstrytoobservesicknesslookforlogicalpatternandthenfindouthowthehumanbodyworks.Fromtheretheyfigureoutwhattreatmentsmaywork.Thiskindofmedicineisbelievedtodatefromthe4thcenturyBC.Althoughnowadaysitissuccessfulintheancientthisapproach方法probablydidnotcuremanypatients.Thesecondkindofmedicineiscallednaturalcuresorfolkmedicineinwhichlesseducatedpeopletrytocuresicknesswithvariousherbs.Thesefolkhealersalsouseobservationandlogicbuttheyarenotsoawareofit.Theytrythingsuntiltheyfindsomethingthatseemstoworkandthentheykeepdoingthat.Folkmedicineflourished兴起longbeforethedevelopmentofscientificmedicineandwasmoresuccessfulinancienttimes.Thethirdkindiscalledhealthspas水疗orfaithhealing.SometimesthismaybeassimpleastouchingtheholymanandbeingimmediatelyhealeD.Othertimesamagicianmaymakeyouamagiccharmorsayaspell咒语tocureyou.Somereligiousgroupsorganizehealingshrines圣坛forthesick.Intheseplacespeoplerestgetplentyofsleepeathealthyfooddrinkwaterinsteadofwineandexerciseinvariousways.Theyalsotalktothepriests牧师andpraytothegods.Ifyouarefeelingdepressedoryouhavebeenworkingtoohardgoingtotheseplacesmaybejusttherightthingtomakeyoufeelbetter.Doctormedicine_________.hasalongerhistorythanfolkmedicinehasbeenpracticedforaround2400yearsbasesitstreatmentsonobservationandlogicwasverysuccessfulincuringsicknessesinancienttimesAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTusedinhealthspas?A.MagicpowerB.VariousherbsC.ReligiousfaithD.A.healthylifestyleAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Folkhealerschoosedifferentherbstocurediseaseswithoutanysoundbasis.Peoplewhopracticefolkmedicineneedlotsofformaleducationonherbs.ThesuccessoffolkmedicineledtothedevelopmentofdoctormedicinE.Naturalcuresworkedbetterthanscientificmedicineinancienttimes.Theauthor’sprimarypurposeinthispassageisto_______________.describedifferenttypesofmedicinearguefortheimportanceofmedicineinhealthcareshowtheimportantrolereligionplaysinmedicaltreatmentscomparetheeducationalbackgroundofthreedifferenttypesofpatients
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Manypeoplegotoschoolforaneducation.Theylearnlanguageshistorygeographyphysicschemistryandmathematics.Othersgotoschooltolearnaskillsothattheycanmakealiving.Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful.Yetnoonecanlearneverythingfromschool.A.teachernomatterhowmuchheknowscannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.Theteacher’sjobistoshowhisstudentshowtolearn.Heteachesthemhowtoreadandhowtothink.Somuchmoreistobelearnedoutsideschoolbythestudentsthemselves.Itisalwaysmoreimportanttoknowhowtostudybyoneselfthantomemorize记住somefactsoraformula公式.Itisusuallyquiteeasytolearnacertainfactinhistoryoraformulainmathematics.Butitisverydifficulttouseaformulainworkingoutamathsproblem.GreatscientistssuchasEinsteinNewtonandGalileodidn’tgeteverythingfromschool.Buttheywereallsosuccessful.TheyinventedsomanythingsformankinD.Abovealltheyknewhowtousetheirbrains.Whetherheismore________orlessateachercan’tteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.A.importantB.usefulC.difficultyD.knowledgeable有知识的A.teacher’sjobismainlytotrainhisstudentstomastertheabilityof__________.A.learningbythemselvesB.makingalivingC.readingandthinkingD.studyingallthesubjectsThereasonforscientists’successisthat_______.A.theyreadbooksthatwerenottaughtatschoolB.theyworkedalltheirlivesC.theywastednotasinglemomentD.theyknewhowtousetheirbrains
MostChinesepeoplethesedaysknowwhatitisliketohaveanEnglishteachersincealmostallpupilsstudyEnglishfromtheirthirdyear.UsuallythatfirstEnglishteacherwillbeayoungandlovelyladyinprimaryschool.ButmyfirstEnglishteacherisnootherthanmyfather.LookingbackIcanseethatwhenIwasonlyalittlegirlhecreatedanEnglishenvironmentbyprovidingmewithflashcards识字卡funEnglish-languagetoysandevendollswhichcansingEnglishsongs!MyinterestinEnglishhadcertainlybeenawakened唤起whenIbegantolearnEnglishatschool.JustimaginehewentastepfurtherandaskedmetolearnNewConceptEnglishbymyself!Iwasconfusedandevenangry.Icouldnotunderstandwhyafathercouldbesostrictwithhislittlegirl.AllthesamehenevergaveupandhegentlyinsistedthatIfollowthroughwithhisideA.AtfirstIreadstorieswithtearsandIactuallyhatedthembecausetheyweretoodifficultformE.IntheendIcametolovethefunnystoriesandtobehonestmyfatherwasalwaystherewithahelpinghanD.IamsurethatmyEnglishwouldneverhavegotsofarwithouthissupport.Andthat’swhymyfatherisnotonlymyfirstEnglishteacherbutalsomylifelongteacher.Heistheonewhoawokemyinterestwhogavemeconfidenceandwhoofferedmemuchneededhelp.MostpupilsinChinabegintolearnEnglish________.A.inprimaryschoolB.fromparentsC.atthreeyearsoldD.athomeTheunderlinepart‘nootherthanmyfather’inthepassageprobablymeans________.A.likemyfatherB.notmyfatherC.myfatherhimselfD.notonlymyfatherFromthewholepassagewecanseethat________.A.thegirlpreferredplayingtolearningEnglishB.thegirlhatesherfatherbecausehewasstrictC.thegirlisverythankfultoherfatherD.thefathergaveupafterknowinghisdaughtercouldnotunderstandWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thegirl’sfatherisherfirstEnglishteacher.B.ThegirlhadbeeninterestedinEnglishbeforegoingtoschool.C.Thegirl’sfatherwasalwaysreadytohelpherwithherEnglish.D.ThegirlcouldhavelearnedEnglishwellbyherselfwithoutherfather.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowIlearnedEnglishatschoolB.Myfather---myfirstandlifelongEnglishteacherC.TherelationshipbetweenmyfatherandID.I’vemadeprogressinEnglishlearning
Handwritingrevealsagreatdealabouthowanindividualthinkssincethebraindictate发号施令handmovementswhenapersonwrites.Peoplewhothinkquicklywillwritequicklywhilepeoplewhosethinkingisslowwillwriteinthesameway.Sometimesweseeveryelaborate精致的handwritingparticularlyamongpublicfiguressuchasactorsorpoliticianswhowanttodrawattentiontothemselves.ForthemhandwritingislikeadressthatenablesthemtostandoutfromthecrowD.Thehandwritingofsomeonewhoissuitedtoaroutinejobwillappearwellorganizedclearandregularwithoutanyspecialfeaturesdrawingattentiontoit.Ifthejobrequiresprovenaccuracylikethatofanaccountant会计thehandwritingespeciallythenumbersshouldbeprecisE.Ontheotherhandsomeoneinsalesorpublicrelationsmustbeself-assuredknowhowtomakeagoodimpressionandbeabletobefriendpeopleevenwhenmeetingthemforthefirsttimE.ThehandwritingofsuchindividualswillappearratherlargewithelaboratecapitalsandonoversizedsignaturE.ItwillbequickfluentandnotnecessarilyreasonablE.Handwritinganalysiscanbeusedtofindpotentialbehavioralorpersonalityproblems.PeoplewhoareimpulsiveaggressiveordishonestwritedifferentlythanthosewhoaresociallywelladapteD.Warningsignsincludebrokenandstronglyorsporadically零散的pressuredhandwriting;disorderlyhandwritinginwhichthewordsrunoverthelinesonthepaperorextremelysharphandwriting.Generallyhandwritingthatisextremeinanyaspect-toosmalltooweakortoopressured-issuspect.Evidenceofmedicalproblemsalsoshowsupinaperson’shandwriting.Individualsinpainoftenstopinthemiddleofwriting.Pauseswillbevisibleinthehandwritingofpeoplewhoexperiencedifficultybreathingbecausetheystopwritingtotakeabreath.Handwritingexpressesthementalandphysicalstateoftheindividualaswell.Depressedpeoplewriteslowlywithlinessloping倾斜downandheavypressureexerted施加onthepagE.PeoplewhoareexcessivelyexcitedwillwritequicklyandtheirhandwritingwillbeextremelydisorganizedandpracticallyunreadablE.Peoplewhoaretiredtendtowritelinesthatdescenddownthepageandtheirhandwritingwillappearweakandslow.Healthyandvigorousindividualwillwriteenergeticallyandtheirhandwritingwillbequickrhythmicandfluent.71.Thepassageismainlyabout_____________.A.whathandwritingindicatesB.handwritingandpersonalitiesC.therelationshipbetweenhandwritingandtheindividualD.handwritinganalysisandtheproblemsitshows72.Supposeyouareafamouspopstaryourhandwritingwillbeinthestyleofbeing_______.A.well-organizedB.oversizedC.elaborateD.sharp73.Ifapersonwriteswitharatherlargeelaboratecapitalsandanoversizedsignaturewecanconcludethatheisprobablyaan__________.A.famouspersonB.salesmanC.doctorD.accountant74.Ifyouseedisorderlyhandwritingyouwillthinkthatthepersonwhowritesitis________.A.depressedB.vigorousC.slowinthinkingD.dishonest75.Accordingtothepassageaperson’shandwritinghassomethingtodowith与有关allofthefollowingEXCEPThis______.A.mindB.educationC.healthD.profession职业
Makinggrouppurchasesoffamouslocalproductsandcosmetics化妆品withco-workershasbecomeacommonhabitforthenine-to-fivers.ButifyourimpressionofgroupbuysisstillapieceofpaperbeingpassedaroundtheofficeeveryonewritestheirdetailsdownorendlessphonecallsorfaxestothesupplierthenI’msorrytosayyou’rebehindthetimes.Thepopularwaytomakesuchpurchasestodayistogetonlineformaspecialgroupandshoptogether.Notonlycanyousavemoneybygettingthebestdiscountsbutit’salsoagreatwaytomeetnewpeoplE.YoucouldcutoffmyclickingfingerandI’dstillkeepshoppingthisway!sogoesacommoncommentleftbycustomersofChina’sfamouse-commercewebsiteTaobao.SomeevenrefertogrouppurchasingasapathofnoreturnsayingthatOnceyou’vetriedityou’llgethooked!TheoriginsofthisnewtrendcanbefoundinChina’swell-knownonlineconsumers’BBS55BBSandtheshoppingboards.SincemostBBSusersarewhite-collaredworkersandstudentswholiveinconcentratedareasbuyingclothesfoodandsoonasagroupsavesondeliverycostsaswellas–iftheymeettheseller’scriteria标准–earngiftsdiscountsandfrequentshopperpoints.UsersofthisonlinegroupshoppingboardspurchasealotofdifferentitemsfromJapaneseandKoreanstyleclothesandUggbootsthroughfakeeyelashes假睫毛stockingsfoodseasonings调味品andkitchenknivestocosmeticmasksandonlinecollegecourses.Allkindsofthingshavepeoplecomingtogetheringroupstobuythemandthepickupsareoftenorganizedoncollegecampusesorofficebuildings.InternetobserverLiuChenxipointsthepurchasingbehaviorthattheseonlinegroups’powercreatesateameffect.Unlikee-commercesitesdrivenbyindividuals’purchasessitesthatcreatethisteameffecthaveusersthatcometogethertoachieveacommongoal.TheInternethasmadethisjoiningofforcestoformgroupbuyingpowerpossibleanditcontinuestosnowballallaroundus.68.Thepassagemainlydealswith_________.A.grouppurchaseswithco-workersB.onlinegrouppurchasesC.howtodoshoppingonlineD.buyingfamouslocalproductsandcosmetics69.WhatdoesthewordhookedinParagraph2probablymean?A.excitedB.lostC.addictedD.bored70.AccordingtothetextthiskindofpurchasehassomebenefitsEXCEPT________.A.earninggiftsB.makingnewfriendsC.savingmoneyD.savingtime71.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Onlinegroupshoppingwillbecomemoreandmorepopular.B.Thegoodsareusuallydeliveredtoeachdoorstep.C.DoingshoppingonlineisnotreliablE.D.Peopleprefertodogrouppurchaseswiththeirco-workers.
Imaginelivinglockedinsideacloset.Youcan’tchoosewhenandwhattoeatorhowyouwillspendyourtimE.Youcan’tevendecidewhenthelightsgoonandoff.Thinkaboutspendingyourwholelifelikethis.Thisisthelifeoflabanimals.Nowconsidertheneedsoftheseanimals.Chimpanzees黑猩猩intheirnaturalhomesareneverseparatedfromtheirfamilies.Theyspendhourstogethereveryday.ButinalabchimpanzeesareputincagesalonE.Therearenofamiliesonlycoldhardcagesandlonelinessthatgoesonforsomanyyearsthatmostofthemlosetheirmindsatlast.Worseyetaretheexperiments.Animalsaregivendiseasestheywouldnevernormallyget.Experimentersforce-feed给强行喂食chemicalstothemconductrepeatedsurgeries手术andmuchmoreThinkofwhatitwouldbeliketoputupwiththeseandthenbethrownbackintoacageusuallywithoutanypainkillers.Oftenanimalsseeotheranimalsbeingkilledrightinfrontofthem.Hundredsofthousandsofanimalsarepoisonedblindedandkilledeveryyearinproducttestsforshampoosskincreamsandnewcancerdrugs.Althoughmorethan500companieshavestoppedtestingonanimalssomeofthemstillforcechemicalsintomonkeys’stomachsandrabbits’eyes.Althoughsomefacilitiesarebetterthanothersatcaringforanimals—noteverylabworkerkillsamousebycuttingoffitsheadwithscissors—therearenohappyanimalsinsidelaboratories.Willthelablifeend?Whenwillitend?Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.A.animals’livesinlaboratoriesB.cruelexperimentsonanimalsC.theneedsofanimalsinlabsD.facilitiesusedtocareforanimalsAnimalsinalab.①areverycoldandinseparatecages②feellonelylockedinsideacage③aren’tfedanythingbutchemicals④areforcedtoundergocrueltests⑤areforcedtoeatchemicalsA.①③④B.②③⑤C.②④⑤D.①④⑤Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.somecompanieshavefoundwaystoreplaceanimaltestsB.animalsnormallygetnostrangediseasesC.animalsarehappyinlabswithbetterfacilitiesD.painkillerscanchangetheresultsofexperimentsTheauthor’sattitudetowardsthefutureofanimalsforexperimentcanbedescribedas_______.A.positiveB.worriedC.satisfiedD.disappointed
OnWednesdaytheChinesegovernmentdecidedtoincreaseitsmedicalsubsidies补贴forfarmersfrom10YuanUS$1.23to20YuanUS$2.47aheadayearfrom2006.Aspartofthecountry'shealthcarereformprogrammetheco-operativerural农村medicalsystemwasfirstintroducedin2003tosetupself-helpamongfarmersonavoluntarybasis.DuetoinsufficientgovernmentinputtofinancehospitalsthataremostlyState-ownedthecountry'shealthcarereformhaslargelyturnedouttobeafailureaddinghugelytothefinancialburdenonthepubliC.Whileeveryonecomplainsaboutquickly-risingmedicalcostsruralresidentsaresufferingmorethantheirurban城镇cousinsbecauseofalackofmoneyaswellasnotbeingabletoenjoyhighqualityhealthservices.Atpresentfarmersearnonaverageonlyone-thirdofwhaturbanresidentsmakE.Mostofthecountry'smedicalresourcesarelocatedincitieseventhoughruralresidentsmakeuptwo-thirdsofthepopulation.Poorhealthconditionsmakeitmoredifficulttohelpfarmersgetoutofpoverty;andpovertyinturnrefusesfarmersthechancetoimprovetheirhealth.Toendthisviciouscirclepolicy-makerstriedtheco-operativemedicalsystemwithasmallsumofcentralandlocalfinancialsupportforeachruralparticipant.Butthesystemhasprovedtobelessthanperfect.Duetothelimitedfinancialinputtheprogrammestilldoesnotbenefitthemajorityoffarmersinasignificantway.Thishasreducedmanyfarmers'enthusiasmforparticipating.A.highpercentageofinvolvementisofcourseapreconditionforsuchasystem.Thecentralgovernmentintendstoexpandtheprogrammeintoanationalmedicalsystemby2008.Increasinggovernmentsubsidiesisanecessarysteptomaketheco-operativemedicalsystemmoreattractivetofarmers.Butanincreaseof10Yuanforeachparticipantissurelyfarfromenoughtoperfectthesystem.Thetotalcostisnotparticularlyheavycomparedtotherapidgrowthingovernmentrevenue财政.Clearlypolicy-makersarebecomingincreasinglyawareofhowurgentthenarrowingofthedevelopmentgapbetweenruralandurbanareasreallyis.BesideseconomicpoliciestopushtheruraleconomylargeamountofgovernmentinvestmentonimprovingruralhealthcareandeducationisbadlyneedeD.1.Comparedwiththatin2006whatwillbetherateofcomingincreaseinChina’smedicalsubsidiesforfarmers?A.100%B.50%C.200%D.150%2.Whatisthereasonforthefailureinthecountry’shealthcarereform?A.Badmanagementsystem.B.Thegovernmentdidn’tinputenoughmoneytosupporthospitalsthataremostlystate-owneD.C.ThehealthconditionsinthecountryistoobaD.D.TherearetoomanyfarmersthatneedmedicalcarE.3.Whatisneededtonarrowthedevelopmentgapbetweenruralandurbanareas?①.Largeamountofgovernmentinvestmentineconomy.②.Largeamountofgovernmentinvestmentonimprovingruralhealthcareandeducation.③.Economicpoliciestopushtheruraleconomy④.A.highpercentageoffarmers’involvementinthemedicalsystem⑤.A.bettermanagementsystemA.①②③B.②③④C.①②③④⑤D.②③4.Whyaremanyfarmersnotenthusiasticinjoiningtheco-operativemedicalsystem?A.Itdoesn’tbenefitmostofthefarmersinaneffectiveway.B.TheycannotsparetheneededmoneytojointheprogrammE.C.Theydon’tbelieveinthesystem.D.Theydon’tthinkitnecessary.5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastbutoneparagraph?A.Anincreaseof10Yuaninmedicalsubsidiesforeachpersonisnotenough.B.Thegovernmentcanaffordtoincreasethemedicalsubsidiesforfarmers.C.Thegovernmentwillgetfarmersofthewholecountryinvolvedinamedicalsystemby2008.D.Ifthegovernmentincreasesubsidiesmorefarmersarelikelytojointhemedicalsystem.
DWeallknowwhatitisliketobeunabletoturnyourheadbecauseofacoldinthemusclesofyourneckorbecauseanunexpectedtwisthasmadeyourneckacheandstiff.Yourwholebodyfeelstight.Theslightestmovemakesyoujumpwithpain.Nothingcouldbeworsethanapainintheneck.Thatiswhyweusephrasetodescribesomepeoplewhogiveyouthesamefeeling.WehaveallmetsuchpeoplE.Oneisthemanwhoalwaysseemstobeclappinghishands—oftenatthewrongtime—duringaperformanceinthetheater.Hekeepsyoufromhearingtheactors.Evenworsearethosewhocanneverarrivebeforethecurtaingoesupandplaybegins.Theycomehurryingdowntoyourrowofseats.Youarecomfortablysettleddownwithyourhatandheavycoatinyourlap.Youmuststandupto;etthempass.Youareproudofyourself—controlaftertheyhavesettledintotheirseatsWellwhatnowGoodGodoneofthemisupagain.Heforgottogotothemen’sroomandoncemoreyouhavetostanduphangingontoyourhatandcoattolethimpass.Nowthatisapainintheneck.Anotherwell—knowntousallisthepersonsittingbehindyouinthemovies.Hismouthisfullofpopcorn;heischewingloudlyortalkingbetweenbitestofriendsnexttohim.Noneofthemremainstill.Upanddownbackandforththeygo—foranotherbagofpopcornorsomethingtodrink.Thenthereisthemainsittingnexttoyouatalunchcountersmokingasmellycigar.Hewantsyoutoenjoyittooandblowssmokeacrossyoufoodintoyourmouth.Wemustnotforgetthemanwhocomesintoabusorsubwaycarandsitsdownnexttoyoujustascloseasyouwilllethim.Youarereadingthenewspaperandheleansoverandstretcheshisrocksothathecanreadthepaperwithyou.Hemayeventurnthepapertothenextpagebeforeyouarereadyforit.Wealsocallsuchapersonarubberneckalwaysstretchinghisnecktowhereitdoesnotbelonglikeneighborswhowatchallyourvisitors.Theyenjoyinvadingyourprivacy.Peoplehaveastrongdislikeforrubbernecks.Theyhatebeingspiedupon.68.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A.Medicinedictionaries.B.SocialsciencebooksC.Kids’comicbooks.D.Sciencetextbooks.69.Howdoyoufeelwhenlatecomerswalkbackandforthinfrontofyouinacinema?A.IgnoreD.B.BoreD.C.DisturbedD.RelaxeD.70.Arubberneckoften.A.saysbadwordsbehindpeoplE.B.quarrelsfacetofacewithneighbors.C.bargainsthepricewithsaleswomenD.asksaboutotherpeople’sbusiness71.Whichofthefollowisapainontheneck?A.SomeonewhohelpsyoufindyourseatinamovietheatrE.B.Someonewhosmokesinasmokingsectiononatrain.C.Someonewhothrowstrashoutofhiscarwindowonthehighway.D.Someonewhogoestothedoctorforhisseverepainontheneck.
Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplanE.AtmidnightseveralhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundlandsheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworseheraltimeter高度表failedandshedidn'tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnightandinastormapilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimesherplanenearlyplunged冲intotheseA.JustbeforedawntherewasfurthertroublE.Amelianoticedflames火焰comingfromtheenginE.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?TherewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohopE.IntheendAmeliaEarhartdidreachIrelandandforthecourageshehadshownshewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEuropE.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStatesshewashonoredbyPresidentHooverataspecialdinnerintheWhiteHousE.FromthattimeonAmeliaEarhartwasfamous.Whatwassoimportantaboutherflight?AmeliaEarhartwasthefirstwomantoflytheAtlanticOceanaloneandshehadsetarecordoffourteenhoursandfifty—sixminutes.IntheyearsthatfollowedAmeliaEarhartmadeseveralflightsacrosstheUnitedStatesandoneachoccasion时刻shesetanewrecordforflyingtimE.AmeliaEarhartmadetheseflightstoshowthatwomenhadaplaceinaviation航空andthatairtravelwasuseful.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTthedifficultywhichAmeliaEarhartmetinherflightfromnorthAmericatoEngland?A.Shewascaughtinastorm.B.Thealtimeterwentoutoforder.C.Herenginewentwrong.D.Shelostherdirection.72.WhenAmeliaEarhartsawflamescomingfromtheenginewhatdidshedo?A.Shedidnothingbutprayforherself.B.ShechangedherdirectionandlandedinIrelanD.C.Shecontinuedflying.D.ShelosthopeofreachinglanD.73.AccordingtothepassagewhatwasAmeliaEarhart’sreasonformakingherflights?A.TosetanewrecordforflyingtimE.B.TobethefirstwomantoflyaroundtheworlD.C.Toshowthataviationwasnotjustformen.D.TobecomefamousintheworlD.74.WhichofthefollowingstatementswasNOTmentioned?A.ShewasthefirstwomanwhosucceededinflyingacrosstheAtlanticOceanalonE.B.Sheshowedgreatcourageinovercomingthedifficultiesduringtheflight.C.ShewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandEuropeandtheUnitedStates.D.ShemadeplanstoflyaroundtheworlD.75.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AmeliaEarhart—FirstAcrosstheAtlantiC.B.AmeliaEarhart—PioneerinWomen’sAviation.C.A.NewRecordforFlyingTimE.D.A.DangerousFlightfromNorthAmericatoEnglanD.
DearEditorI’maSeniorIstudentinamiddleschool.ThistermmyfavoriteteacherMissMaonolongerteachesus.IwanttoseeherbutI’mafraidthatshenolongerlikesmeandIdon’twanttotroubleher.Ireallymissher.WhatshouldIdo?TianYanDearTianYanIt’sbadluckthatyouhavelostyourfavoriteteacherButifsheisstillinyourschoolnothingcanstopyougoingtoseeher.Whensheisn’tbusyaskherifshemindshavingaquickchat.Youcanthentellhershewasyourfavoriteteacher------everyoneishappytoknowthattheyareliked!Ifshehaslefttheschoolitwillbemoredifficulttomeether.Itwillbehardbutrememberpeoplealwayscomeandgointheirlives.Wecan’trelyonthemtobewithusallthetimE.Youmaybesadtosaygoodbyetoherbutwecanrememberandlearnfromher.Thinkofherbestqualities.Youcouldalsotrylookingforsimilarqualitiesinyourotherteachers.StudyhardandgiveyournewteacherachancE.Intimeyoumightstarttoseethatheorshehasdifferentqualitiestolearnfrom.FinallyyoucannotcompletelyrelyonotherpeopletogetyouthroughyourstudiesorevenyourlifE.EditorThelettersarefrom________.A.bookB.newspaperC.posterD.advertisementWhichofthefollowingdoestheeditoradviseTuanYanNOTtodo?A.FindatimetoseeMissMaoB.HaveashortchatwithMissMaoC.TellMissMaoshelikesherD.KeepquietaboutthethingAccordingtothepassagestudentscanmakeprogressintheirstudies_______.A.completelybytheirfavoriteteachersB.completelybytheirfavoriteclassmatesC.mainlybytheirparentsD.mainlybythemselves
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutwhentryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.A.boywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.A.girlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongsubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.A.knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork..Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbettertofaceanyweaknessthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotbeapologetic认错的aboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Theimportanceofworkinghardatschool.B.Choosingacareeraccordingtoone’sstrengths.C.Howtofaceone’sweakness.D.Thevalueofschoolwork.68.Thewriterthinksthatastudenthaveapart-timejobisprobably___.A.agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsB.oneofthebestwaysofearningextramoneyC.ofgreatuseforhisworkinthefutureD.awasteoftimehecouldhavespentonstudy69.Fromthepassagewelearnthatifastudent’sschoolperformanceisnotgoodhe_______.A.shouldpaymoreattentiontolearningskillsanddevelopingabilitiesB.willberegretfulabouthisbadresultsC.mayalsodowellinhisfutureworkD.shouldrestarthisstudyinschool70.TheunderlinedphrasebeallthumbsinPara3probablymeans_______.A.beclumsyatdoingthingsB.beskillfulindoingthingsC.benotinterestedincertainthingsD.beeasilyboredindoingthings
ThekidsatShuteCountryPrimarySchoolinDevonaresurprisinglyquietwhenit’stimetogohomeintheafternooninsteadoftheusualshoutingandrunningyoucanhearthemaskingeachotherArethelightsalloff?Shallwecheckthetapsincasetheyaredripping滴水?Howmanypapertowelsdidweusetoday?Butit’snotunusualherE.ThekidshavedeclaredawaronwastE.We’venevermadethechildrendoanythingexplainsLizTemplartheschool’sheadteachertheycameupwithallideasthemselves.They’redoingthisbecausetheywantto.Ifyoutakealookaroundtheschoolyouwon’tseeanythingthrownawayunnecessarily.EverythingiscollectedandreusedorsenttoberecycleD.ShuteSchoolstarteditsgreen_revolution_twoyearsago.Theylookedcarefullyateverypartyofschoollife－fromtheteachingtothecleaning.Theylookedatthewaystationery文具wasused－especiallyphotocopyingthewaycleaningwascarriedoutandhowfoodwasusedandwasted!Evenparentswerelookedat:howmanychildrencameineachcar?Didtheyuseunleadedpetrol?Couldtheybringmorechildreninfewercars?Highonthelistwasthewasteofpaper.Nextcameunfriendlycleaningproducts.Papertowelswerereplacedwithrecycledpaper.Butthehardestthingforthekidswaswhentheyfoundouthowmuchrubbishwascreatedbythechocolatecrispsandothersnacks小吃eatenatlunchtimE.Oftheirownaccord自愿地thechildrengavethemup.Nowtheybringapplesandhome-madesnacks.Theschoolhasitsowngardenwheretheygrowvegetablesandflowerssothattheycanlearnabouttheenvironment.Theyalsousethisareafortheirrecyclingstore-largecontainerstocollectaluminumbottlesplateandfabric织物.Eventheschool’splayareaismadefromrecycledthings.Sincethechildrenstartedtheschool’sheatingandlightingbillshavefallenobviouslyandthenumberofrubbishbagshasgonedownfromsevenaweektotwoorthreE.EverywhereinShuteSchooltherearebrightpostersaskingeveryonetotaketheirrubbishhometosaveenergyandpaperandtokeepthegreenflagflying.1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewriter’sidea?A.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarefightingagainstpollution.B.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolarelearningtosavethings.C.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavedeclaredawaronwastE.D.ThepupilsatShuteSchoolhavefoundawaytorecyclewastethings.2.Wecaninferfromthetextthatgreenrevolutionmeans_______.A.beautifyingschoolyardB.activityagainstwasteC.plantinggreenplantsD.throwingawaywaste3.Whatdothechildrenthinkcreatesthemostwaste?A.Papertowels.B.Cleaningproducts.C.Snacks.D.Paper.4.Welearnfromthetextthatthechildren’sbehavior____________.A.hasbroughtargumentsB.hassavedtheschool’scostC.wasagainstbytheirparentsD.wasforcedbytheirheadteacher
Parentswhosechildrenshowaspecialinterestinasportfeelverydifficulttomakeadecisionabouttheirchildren’scareers.Shouldtheyallowtheirchildrentotraintobecometopsportsmenandsportswomen?Formanychildrenitmeansstartingschoolworkveryyoung.Andgoingoutwithfriendsandotherinterestshavetotakeasecondplace.It’sverydifficulttoexplaintoayoungchildwhyheorshehastotrainfivehoursadayevenattheweekendwhenmostofhisorherfriendsareplaying.AnotherproblemisofcoursemoneyInmanycountriesmoneyfortrainingisavailablefromgovernmentfortheverybestyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Ifthishelpcannotbegivenitmeansthatitistheparentswhohavetofindthetimeandthemoneytosupporttheirchild’sdevelopmentandsportsclothestransporttocompetitionsspecialequipmentetC.AllcanbeexpensivE.ManyparentsareworriedthatitisdangeroustostartserioustraininginasportatanearlyagE.SomedoctorsagreethatyoungmusclesmaybedamagedbytrainingbeforetheyareproperlydevelopeD.Professionaltrainershoweverbelievethatitisonlybytrainingwhenyoungthatyoucanreachthetopassuccessfulsportsperson.Itisclearthatveryfewpeopledoreachthetopandbothparentsandchildrenshouldbepreparedforfailureevenaftermanyyearsoftraining.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?A.Anadvertisement.B.Adiary.C.Anewspaper.D.AnoticeboarD.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetotakeasecondplaceinthefirstparagraphmean?A.tobecomelessimportantB.ToputitatanotherplaceC.TohappenagainD.TheyarethemostimportantofallthethingsWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.It’seasytomakeadecisionwhenyourchildrenwanttotakeupsports.B.Mostofthestudentsmaybecometopsportsmenafteralongperiodoftraining.C.Earlytrainingmaydamageyoungmuscles.D.It’snotveryexpensiveforparentstosupporttheirchildren’sdevelopmentinsports.
TheyleapfromhelicoptersorspeedingboatsbringingaidtoswimmerswhogetintotroubleoffItaly’spopularbeaches.Forthesedoglifeguardsthedoggiepaddle狗刨式游法doesjustfinE.Theselifedogstowabuoy救生衣thatvictimscangraborarafttheycansitontobetowedbacktoshoreandunliketheirhumancounterparts与对方地位相当的人theycaneasilyjumpfromhelicoptersandspeedingboatstoreachswimmersintroublE.Withmillionsflocking人群toItaly’scrowdedbeacheseachsummertheItalianCoastGuardsaysitrescuesabout3000peopleeveryyear—andtheirdoghelpersarecreditedwithsavingseverallives.Ittakesthreeyearsforthecaninestoreachexpertrescuestatusandcurrently300dogsarefullytrainedfordutysaidRobertoGasbarriwhoco-ordinatestheItalianSchoolofCanineLifeguardsprogramatacentreoutsideofRomeintheseasidetownofCivitavecchiA.Dogsareusefulincontainingthephysicalfatigue疲劳ofthelifeguardtoincreasethespeedatwhichcasualties遇难者areretrieved找到并衔回toincreasethesecurityofboththecasualtyandofthelifeguardGasbarrisaiD.TheCivitavecchiacentreisoneofadozenaroundthecountryfortheschoolfoundedmorethan20yearsagointhenorthernprovinceofBergamobyFerruccioPilengawhosefirsttraineewashisownNewfoundlanD.Theschoolwilltrainanybreed品种aslongastheyweighatleast30kilogramsbutLabradorsNewfoundlandsandgoldenretrieversaremostcommonlyusedbecauseoftheirnaturalinstinctforswimming.Eachdogworksintandemwith同合作ahumanlifeguardwhoalsoactsastheanimal’strainer.Whichofthefollowingcanactasthebesttitlefothepassage?A.DogstotheRescueB.DogsAreGoodatDoggiePaddleC.TheWonderfulPerformanceofDogsD.Dogs:OurLoyalFriendsWhatadvantagedotheselife-dogshaveoverhumanlifeguardsinarescue?A.DogcanswimveryfastB.DogscanfinishrescueworkwitheasE.C.DogscanfinishthegreatworkfreeofchargE.D.DogscaneasilybetrainedWhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheCivitavecchiacenteraccordingtothetext?A.AnybreedcanbetrainedtherE.B.TheoneswhohavethegiftforswimmingarewelcomeD.C.AfterabettertrainingthedogscanworkalonE.D.Itistheonlyplacefortrainingdoglifeguardsintheschool.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthe4thparagraph?A.Withoutthedoglifeguards3000peoplewouldlosetheirliveseveryyear.B.Thebuautifulbeachesattractmillionsofpeopleeveryyear.C.DoglifeguardsplayanimportantpartinarescuE.D.Italyisafamousplaceofinterest.
Everypeoplehasitsownwayofsayingthingsitsownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsareoncolors.Redisahotcolor.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsomething.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolorandtheirfierytastE.FastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeoplE.TheymaysaythemusicisredhotespeciallythekindcalledDixielandjazz.PinkisalighterkindofreD.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepickwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itprobablycomesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithanicepinkcolorthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Blueisacoolcolor.ThetraditionalbluesmusicintheUnitedStatesistheoppositeofredhotmusiC.Bluesisslowsadandsoulful.DukeEllingtonandhisorchestrarecordedafamoussong–MoodIndigo–aboutthedeepbluecolorindigo.Inthewordsofthesong:Youain’tbeenbluetillyou’vehadthatMoodIndigo.SomeonewhoisblueisverysaD.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.A.personwhohasasickfeelingstomachmaysayshefeelsalittlegreen.A.passengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhaslikeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.Thecolorblackisusedofteninexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedasablackday.A.blacklistisillegalnow.Butatonetimesomebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.Ifyouhadyourwalletstolenwhiledoingsomeshoppingyoumaycallit.A.awhitedayB.ablackdayC.areddayD.agreendaySupposeaMr.Brownsaysheisveryhappybecausehisthreechildrenareallinthepinkthismeansallhischildrenare.A.luckyandwealthyB.gentleandmodestC.fitandhealthyD.creativeandenergeticWhenshegothomeandfoundnothinghadbeendonebyherhusbandJanewasreally.A.redhotB.greenC.blueD.blackInthefollowingparagraphthewritermighttellthereadersomethingabout.A.unpopularpolarizationsintheworldB.people’responsetowardsablackdayC.theinfluenceofthetraditionalbluesD.morewordsaboutcolorsuchasbrown
HabitswhethergoodorbadaregraduallyformeD.WhenapersondoesacertainthingagainheisdrivenbysomeunseenforcetodothesamethingrepeatedlythenahabitisformeD.Onceahabitisformeditisdifficultandsometimesimpossibletogetridof.Itisthereforesoimportantthatweshouldpaygreatattentiontotheformationofhabits.ChildrenoftenformbadhabitssomeofwhichremainwiththemaslongastheylivE.Olderpersonsalsoformbadhabitslastingaslongastheyliveandsometimesbecomeruinedbybadhabits.Thereareotherhabitswhichwhenformedinearlylifeareofgreathelp.Manysuccessfulmensaythatmuchoftheirsuccesshassomethingtodowithcertainhabitsinearlylifesuchasearlyrisinghonestyandsoon.Amongthehabitswhichchildrenshouldnotformarelazinesslyingstealingandsoon.Thesearealleasilyformedhabits.UnfortunatelyolderpersonsoftenformhabitswhichcouldhavebeenavoideD.Weshouldkeepawayfromallthesebadhabitsandtrytoformsuchhabitsaswillbegoodforourselvesandothers.areformedlittlebylittlE.A.OnlygoodhabitsB.OnlybadhabitsC.BothgoodhabitsandbadhabitsD.EithergoodhabitsorbadhabitsTheunderlinedwordtheminthefirstparagraphrefersto.A.badhabitsB.goodhabitsC.childrenD.otherpersonsWhyshouldwepaymuchattentiontotheformationofhabits?A.Becausehabitsareofgreathelptoeveryoneofus.B.Becauseamancannevergetridofahabit.C.Becauseit’shardandsometimesevenimpossibletothrowawaybadhabits.D.Becauseweareforcedtodothemagainandagain.Accordingtothepassageearlyrising.A.hassomethingtodowithsuccessB.isaneasilyformedhabitC.issuchahabitasshouldhavebeenavoidedD.issuchabeneficialhabitaswillbekept
Forthepersonkeepingajournalwhateverheexperiencesandwantstoholdhecanwritedown.ButtogetitdownonpaperbeginsanotheradventurE.Forhehastofocusonwhathehasexperiencedandtobeabletosaywhatinfacttheexperienceis.Whatofitisnew?Whatofitisremarkablebecauseofassociationsinthememoryitstirsup?Itisagoodorbadthingtohavehappened?Andwhyspecifically?Thequestionsmultiply增多themselvesquickly.Asonetriestofindthewordsthatbestrepresentthisdiscoverytheexperiencebecomesevenclearerinitsshapeandmeaning.Beyondthevalueofthejournalasrecordthereisthevalueofthedisciplineitteaches.Thejournalistbeginstopaycloserattentiontowhathappenedtoandaroundhimself.Hedevelopsandsharpenshisskillsofobservation.Helearnstheusefulnessoflanguagesasameansofrepresentingwhatheseesandgainsskillandcertaintyintheexpressionofhisexperiences.Tohavegivenupone’sexperiencetowordsistohavebegunmarkingoutthelimitsandpotentialofitsmeaning.Inthejournalthatmeaningisdevelopedandclarified澄清阐明tooneself.Whentheintentionofthedevelopmentofthatmeaningistheconsiderationofanotherreaderthemethodofthejournalredirectsitselfanditbecomestheessay.Accordingtotheauthorkeepingajournalisgoodfor________.A.observationandexpressionB.certaintyanddisciplineC.experienceandadventureD.considerationanddevelopmentBykeepingajournalonecan________.A.developtheusefulnessoflanguageB.develophismemoryC.clarifytheconsiderationtoeveryoneD.haveathoroughunderstandingofhisexperienceWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTcorrect?A.ThejournalistcanexpresswhathashappeneD.B.A.journalcanserveasarecordofthepasthappening.C.Thejournalistmustbeabletoobserveclosely.D.Writinghelpsdeveloptheconsiderationofothers.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtowriteajournalB.theexpressionsofajournalC.thevaluesofkeepingajournalD.howtosolvetheproblemsinajournal
WorkingAThomeisincreasinginpopularityasameansofescapingfromnine-to-fiveofficelifE.WhyworkundertheconstantwatchofyourbosswhenyoucanworkinfrontoftheTVinyourcarpetslippers?Armedwithalltheofficeessentials—telephonecomputere-mailandfaxmanyworkersbelievetheycanworkaseffectivelyastheircolleaguesintheofficE.Beingabletoworkwhereveryoulike:fromabusycitytoabeautifulvillageandmakeworkingfromhomeanattractivechoiceyoucanevenworkonacanalboatlikeoneInternetfirmintheMidlandsUS.Sowhatwillbecomeoftheofficeoftomorrow?IbelieveitislikelythatmanycoulddisappearintocyberspacE.Tominimizeofficeoverheadsininner-cityareascompanieswillapplyaworkforcemadeupofanetworkofhomeworkerslinkedbyanadvancedcommunicationandinformationsystem.A.centralprocessingcomputerwouldbecontrolledbythemanagerwhosendsoutworkschedulesandoverseestheactivityofeachemployeE.AsasuccessortotheWebCamavideoscreenwouldbecreatedastheneedformorenaturalformofinteractionthane-mailortelephonebecomesgreater.Capturingthemoodandexpressionsofworkcolleaguesmanagerswouldhavetheabilitytoviewseveralemployeesatonceontheirscreen.Employeeswouldbeencouragedtofeedanyinformationthatmaybeusefultofellowworkersintothecomputertomakethecompanyworkmoreeffectively.Asthecompany'slifebloodthecomputerwouldcontainarecordofallconversationsandcorrespondenceforfuturereferenceandholdconfidentialinformationsuchasaccountsinpasswordprotectedareas.Intheofficeoftomorrowwithdailylifecapturedindetailthecaseforfiringemployeescouldbemoreclearcut.6.Thefirstparagraphmainlyfocuseson_________.A.theofficetoworkingathomeB.preferencetoworkingathomeC.workingeffectivelyintheofficeD.oneInternetfirmintheMidlandsUK7.Theofficeofthefuturewillbe________.A.inspaceB.anetworkC.ininner-cityareasD.acentralprocessingcomputer8.InParagraph2thewordoverseeprobablymeans_________.A.overlookB.organizeC.makeoutD.watchover9.Avideoscreenwouldbebuiltbecause_________.A.theWebCamneedsitB.itisusefultofellowworkersC.e-mailortelephoneisoutofdateD.managerscanclearlyspotemployees10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.YoucangetaccountswithoutpassworD.B.Computerswouldrecordworkers’bloodtypes.C.Youcangetinformationgofyourfellowworkerseasily.D.FiringemployeesintheofficeoftomorrowcouldbelargelyreduceD.
IttastesjustlikechickenAwayfromhomeeatingismorethanjustawaytokeepyourstomachfull.ItisalanguageallitsownandnowordscansayGladtomeetyou...gladtobedoingbusinesswithyou...quitelikesharingamealofferedbyyourhost.ClearlymealtimeisnotthetimeforyoutosayThanksbutnothanks.Acceptanceofthefoodonyourplatemeansacceptanceofhostcountryandcompany.Sonomatterhowdifficultitmaybetoswallowswallow.OrasoneexperiencedtravelersaysTravelwithacast-ironstomachandeateverythingeverywherE.Oftenthefoodofferedrepresentsproudlyyourhostcountry'seatingculturE.WhatwouldAtaiericansthinkofaFrenchpersonwhorefusedtotakeabiteofhomemadeapplepieorsirloin?Ourdiscomfortcomesnotsomuchfromthethingitself;itcomesfromourumamiliaritywithit.Afterallanoysterhasremarkablythesamelookasasheep'seye;andafirstlookatalobsterwouldremindalmostanybodyofacreaturefromasciencefictionmovienotsomethingyoudipinbutterandeat.BythewayinSaudiArabiasheep'seyesareafamousdishandinpartsofChinait'sbear'spawsoup.Canyourefusesuchfoodwithoutbeingrude?Mostexperiencedbusinesstravelerssaynoatleastnotbeforetakingatleastafewbites.Ithelpsthoughtosliceanyitemverythin.Thiswayyouminimizethetasteandthereminderofwhereitcamefrom.OrSwallowitquicklyasonetravelerrecommends.Istillcan'ttellyouwhatsheep'seyeballstastelikE.AsfordealingwithtastetheoldlinethatittastesjustlikechickenisoftenthankfullytruE.EvenwhentheitisreallyratorsnakE.Anotherusefulpieceofadviceisnotknowingwhatyouareeating.What'sfordinner?Don'task.AvoidglancingintothekitchenorlookingatEnglish-languagemenus.Yourhostwillbepleasedthatyouareeatingthefoodheoffersandwhoknows?Maybeitreallyischickeninthatsoup.Thepurposeofthearticleisto____.A.introduceunfamiliarfoodB.sharethewriter'spersonalexperiencesC.suggestwaystoovercomeaculturalbarrierD.adviseonhowtopolitelyrefusetoeatforeignfoodAccordingtothewriterpeoplehesitateatstrangefoodmainlydueto____.A.thewayitlooksB.safetyworriesC.lackofinformationaboutitD.theunfamiliaratmosphereFromthearticlewecaninferthat____.A.anAmericanmayfeelcomfortablewithsirloinB.oneshouldrefusestrangefoodafterafewbitesC.English-languagemenusarenotalwaysdependableD.oneneedsacast-ironstomachtotravelinotherculturesOnemaysayIttastesjustlikechicken.when____.A.showingrespectforchicken-lovingnationsB.greetingpeoplewithdifferentdietinghabitsC.evaluatingchefsataninternationalfoodfestivalD.gettingsomeonetotryavisuallyunpleasantmeal
TuvalunorthofFijiisatinycountryinthePacificOcean.StormsandhugewavesareaconstantthreatandnoneofTuvalu'sninelittleislandsismorethanfivemetresabovesealevel.Saltwaterisalreadyenteringthecountry'sdrinkingwatersupplyaswellasdamagingplantsthatproducefruitandvegetablE.ItfearsitwillbeswallowedupbytheseA.Withouturgenthelpthecountry'sdaysarenumbereD.ButTuvaluisnotthefirstplacetofacesinkingintotheseA.VeniceahistoriccityinItalybestknownforitscanalshassunkabout24cmoverthepast100years.Expertssaythatitwillhavesunkanother20-50cmby2050.A.centuryagoSt.Mark'sSquarethelowestpointinthecityfloodedaboutninetimesayear.Nowadaysithappensmorethan100times.WhileVeniceisslowlysinkingintothemudonwhichitstandsTuvalu'srisingsealeveliscausedbyglobalwarming.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasincreasedbyalmost0.5centigradedegreeoverthepastcentury;scientistsexpectittorisebyanextra1-3degreesoverthenext100years.Warmerweathermakesglaciersmeltaddingmorewatertotheocean.ThewarmertemperaturesalsomakewaterexpandsoittakesupmorespacecausingthesealeveltorisE.Thesealevelhasrisenabout10-25cminthelast100years.PeoplehavebeenincreasingthegreenhousegasesintheatmospheresuchasCO2throughburningcoaloilandgas.Thisaddstothepowerofthegreenhouseeffectmakingtheplanetevenwarmer.Manyscientistsbelievethatifthewarmingisnotstoppedtherewillbehugeclimatechanges.Thesealevelcouldrisebyonemetrethiscentury.ShouldthiscometruemillionsofhomeswouldbeswallowedupbytheseaandtheworldwillbefloodedwithclimaterefugeeslookingforsomewhereelsetolivE.WecaninferfromParagraph2that______.A.TuvaluisindangerofbeingswallowedupbytheseaB.allTuvalu’sislandsareaboutfivemetersabovethesealevelC.drinkingwaterinTuvaluhasbeendestroyedD.TuvaluisoftenfloodedbystormsandwavesTheauthorusesTuvaluandVeniceasexamplesinordertoexplain______.A.theyarethefirstplacessinkingintotheseaB.theyarebothsinkingintothemudwheretheystandC.theywilldisappearinthefutureD.theirtroubleiscausedbyglobalwarmingWhatdoestheunderlinedwordrefugeesmean?A.PeopleforcedawayfromtheirhomelanD.B.SuddenchangescausedbyworldclimatE.C.Animalswhoselivesarecloselyconnectedwithweather.D.Badeffectofclimatechanges.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Themaincauseofglobalwarmingishumanpollution.B.Theaverageglobaltemperaturehasrisenby1-3centigradedegreesoverthepast100years.C.ThewarmertemperaturecausesthesealeveltorisE.D.TherewillbehugeclimatechangesunlessthewarmingisstoppeD.Accordingtothepassagetherootcauseofglobalwarmingis_______.A.theburningofcoaloilandgasB.thepositionchangeofthesolarsystemC.humanpollutionD.carbondioxideemission
Dogshavelongbeenusedtofindexplosivesanddrugs.Nowanewstudyshowsthatman’sbestfriendcanalsohelptofindlungandbreastcancerresearchersreportinintegrativeCancerTherapies.Thefindingsshowthattrainedordinaryhouseholddogscandetectearly—stagelungandbreastcancersbysmellingthebreathsamplesofpatients.Researchershavefoundthatcancercellssendoutmoleculesdifferentfromthoseofhealthyonesandthatmightbesensedbysmellbythehighlysensitivedog’snosE.Forthestudyfivedogsweretrainedbyaprofessionalinstructortoresponddifferentlytobreathsamplesofhealthyandcancerpatients.ThedogslearnedtositorliedowninfrontofcancerpatientsamplesandtoignorecontrolsamplesthroughthemethodoffoodrewardMcCullochexplaineD.Afteraperiodoftrainingresearcherstestedtheanimals’abilitytodistinguishcancerpatientsfromcontrols.Theanimalsweregivenbreathsamplesfrom55patientswithlungcancer31withbreastcancerand83healthycontrolswhowerenotincludedintheoriginaltrainingperioD.McCulloch’sgroupfoundthatthedogswereabletocorrectlydistinguishthebreathsamplesofcancerpatientsfromthoseofthecontrolsubjectsinabout90percentofthecases.Thedogswerealsoabletodetectingearly-stagelungandbreastcancers.TheseresultsshowthatthereishopeforearlydetectionMcCullochsaiD.There-searchesareplanningtoconductfurtherstudiesonthebreathcompositionofcancerpatientstopossiblydesignanelectronicdevicethatcandothedogs’joB.Adog’snoseissopowerfulitcandetectodors气味10000to100000timesbetterthanahumannosecan.IhopepeoplewillbeinterestedindoingthisresearchMcCullochaddedItshowsthatthereisdefinitelysomethingouttherE.65.McCullochandhisgroupusedintheirresearch.A.10dogsand55peopleB.5dogsand86peopleC.10dogsand83peopleD.5dogsand169people66.TheunderlinedworkdistinguishmeansA.tomakesomebodyfeelbetterB.torecognizedifferencesofC.toremembersomebodyforeverD.todiscomfortsomebody67.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.dogscansmellsignsofothercancersexcepttheabovetwokindsB.thefinalgoaloftheresearchersistodesignanelectronicdogtodetectcancerC.dogscandetectodors10000to100000timesbetterthanhumanscanD.dogswillsoonbewidelyusedtosmellsignsofcancersinhospitals68.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleA.SpecialNosesofDogsB.DogsandCancerC.DogsSmellSignsofCancerD.McCulloch’SNewDiscovery
Takealookatthefollowinglistofnumbers:4853796.ReadthemlouD.Nowlookawayandspend20secondsmemorizingtheminorderbeforesayingthemoutloudagain.IfyouspeakEnglishyouhaveabouta50%chanceofrememberingthoseperfectly.IfyouareChinesethoughyou’realmostcertaintogetitrighteverytimE.Whyisthat?Becausewemosteasilymemorizewhateverwecansayorreadwithinatwo-secondperioD.AndunlikeEnglishtheChineselanguageallowsthemtofitallthosesevennumbersintotwoseconds.ThatexamplecomesfromStanislasDahaene’sbookTheNumberSensE.AsDahaeneexplains:Chinesenumberwordsareremarkablybrief.Mostofthemcanbespokenoutinlessthanone-quarterofasecondforinstance4issiand7qi.TheirEnglishpronunciationsarelonger.ThememorygapbetweenEnglishandChineseapparentlyisentirelyduetothisdifferenceinlength.Itturnsoutthatthereisalsoabigdifferenceinhownumber-namingsystemsinWesternandAsianlanguagesareconstructeD.InEnglishwesayfourteensixteenseventeeneighteenandnineteensoonemightexpectthatwewouldalsosayoneteentwoteenthreeteenandfiveteen.Butwedon’t.Weuseadifferentform:eleventwelvethirteenandfifteen.Fornumbersabove20weputthedecadefirstandtheunitnumbersecondtwenty-onetwenty-twowhilefortheteenswedoittheotherwayaroundfourteenseventeeneighteen.ThenumbersysteminEnglishishighlyirregular.NotsoinChinaJapanandKoreA.Theyhavealogicalcountingsystem.Elevenisten-onE.Twelveisten-two.Twenty-fouristwo-tens-fourandsoon.ThatdifferencemeansthatAsianchildrenlearntocountmuchfasterthanAmericanchildren.Four-year-oldChinesechildrencancountonaverageto40.Americanchildrenatthatagecancountonlyto15.BytheageoffiveinotherwordsAmericanchildrenarealreadyayearbehindtheirAsianfriendsinthemostfundamentalofmathskills.TheregularityoftheirnumbersystemalsomeansthatAsianchildrencanperformbasicfunctionssuchasadditionfarmoreeasily.AskanEnglish-speakingseven-year-oldtoaddthirty-sevenplustwenty-twoinherheadandshehastochangethewordstonumbers37+22.Onlythencanshedothemath:2plus7is9and30and20is50whichmakes59.AskanAsianchildtoaddthree-tens-sevenandtwo-tens-twoandthenthenecessaryequation等式isrightthereinthesentencE.Nonumbertranslationisnecessary:it’sfive-tens-ninE.WhenitcomestomathinotherwordsAsianshaveabuilt-inadvantagE.ForyearsstudentsfromChinaSouthKoreaandJapan---outperformedtheirWesternclassmatesatmathematicsandthetypicalassumptionisthatithassomethingtodowithakindofAsiantalentformath.ThedifferencesbetweenthenumbersystemsintheEastandtheWestsuggestsomethingverydifferent---thatbeinggoodatmathmayalsoberootedinagroup’sculturE.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.TheAsiannumber-namingsystemhelpsgraspadvancedmathskillsbetter.B.WesternculturefailtoprovidetheirchildrenwithadequatenumberknowledgE.C.ChildreninWesterncountrieshavetolearnbyheartthelearningthings.D.Asianchildren’sadvantageinmathmaybesourcedfromtheirculturE.WhatmakesaChineseeasiertorememberalistofnumbersthananAmerican?A.Theirunderstandingofnumbers.B.TheirmothertonguE.C.Theirmatheducation.D.TheirdifferentIQ.Asianchildrencanreachanswersinbasicmathfunctionsmorequicklybecause____________.A.theypronouncethenumbersinashorterperiodB.theypracticemathfromanearlyageC.EnglishspeakingchildrentranslatelanguageintonumbersfirstD.Americanchildrencanonlycountto15attheageoffour
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