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ItwasintheVictorianEra维多利亚时期thatthenovelbecametheleadingformofliteratureinEnglish.Mostwritersweremoreconcernedtomeetthetastesofthemiddleclass.ThebestknownworksoftheperiodincludedtheworksofCharlesDickensandtheBrontésistersandothers.CharlesDickenscameontheliterarysceneinthe1830s.DickenswrotevividlyaboutLondonlifeandthestrugglesofthepoor.Mostofhisworkswerewritteninaveryhumorousstylewhichwaspopularwithreadersofallclasses.TheBrontésisterswereEnglishwritersofthe1840sand1850s.TheybegantowritefromearlychildhooD.In1846theypublishedthefirstbookattheirownexpenseaspoets;howevertheirbookattractedlittleattentionsellingonlytwocopies.Thenthesistersturnedtowritingnovelseachproducinganovelinthefollowingyear.AninterestinruralmattersandthechangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidemaybeseeninthenovelsofThomasHardyandanumberofothers.LiteratureforchildrendevelopedasasinglestylE.Someworksbecamewell－knownsuchasthoseofLewisCarrollandEdwardLear.Adventurenovelswerewrittenforadultsbutarenowgenerallygroupedinthelistforchildren.HelenBeatrixPotterwasanEnglishauthorattheendoftheVictorianErabestknownforherchildren'sbookswhichfeaturedanimalcharacters.InherthirtiesPotterpublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren'sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitin1902.24.WhatcanweknowaboutCharlesDickensfromthetext?A.HedescribedthestrugglesofthepoorinLondon.B.Heshowedaninterestinruralmattersinhiswriting.C.HefocusedonchangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidE.D.Hepublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren'sbook.25.WhichisTRUEabouttheBrontésisters?A.TheywereEnglishwritersofthe1830s.B.TheypaidtohavetheirfirstbookpublisheD.C.TheybegantheirwritingfromadulthooD.D.Theirfirstbookwassuccessful.26.Theauthorstatesinthelastparagraphthat________.A.societychangedrapidlyintheVictorianEraB.ThomasHardywasnotasfamousasLewisCarrollC.EdwardLearwasfamousforwritingaboutanimalsD.adventurenovelswerenotwrittenforchildrenatfirst27.Thistextismainlyabout________.A.literatureintheVictorianEraB.writingstylesintheVictorianEraC.famousworksintheVictorianEraD.theimportanceofliteratureintheVictorianEra
Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer征服IrelanD.ForhundredsofyearstheIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finallyin1921theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIrelanD.TheresultisthattodaytherearetwoIrelands.NorthernIrelandinthenorthispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIrelandinthesouthisanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincroppotatoeswasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750000peoplediedofhunger.Thisandashortage短缺ofworkforcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandandliveintheUSAtheUKAustraliaandCanadA.Asaresultoftheseproblemsthepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.FormanyyearsthemajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Todaymanypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.LifeinthecitiesisverydifferentfromlifeinthecountrysidewherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpacE.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWildeafamousIrishwriteroncesaidthattheIrishwerethegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks.SinceindependenceIrelandhasrevived复兴itsowncultureofmusiclanguageliteratureandsinging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolinwhistlesetC.28.WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependencE.C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoconquerIrelanD.D.HowtwoIrelandscameintobeing.39.WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland_______.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadecreaseinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments30.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout_______.A.theIrishcharacterB.IrishcultureC.IrishmusicalinstrumentsD.afamousIrishwriter31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LifeinIrelandB.A.VeryDifficultHistoryC.IrelandPastandPresentD.TheIndependenceofIreland
InancientEgyptthepharaoh法老treatedthemessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalaceifhebroughtgoodnews.Howeveriftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynewshisheadwascutoff.Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutofthedoorpicnicbasketinhandasmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaidOhboybaddayforapicniC.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.NotforhisstupidweatherreportbutforhissmilE.SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus.AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounterthesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmileOhthatbusleftfiveminutesago.Dreamsofheadcutting!It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivered传送.EveryonemustgivebadnewsfromtimetotimeandwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitudE.A.doctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoesitinacaringway.A.bossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictonE.Bigwinnersknowwhendeliveringanybadnewstheyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.Unfortunatelymanypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou’retiredfromalongflighthasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyyetWhenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeefhasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouasatravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces.HadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathyIwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarning.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleftIprobablywouldhavesaidOhthat’sallright.I’llcatchthenextonE.Bigwinnerswhentheybearbadnewsdeliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded被轰炸的personissuretohavE.26.InParagraph1thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto________.A.makeacomparisonB.describeasceneC.introduceatopicD.offeranargument27.Inthewriter’sopinionhisneighborwas________.A.nothelpfulB.notconsiderateC.friendlyD.warm-hearted28.FromDreamsofhead-cutting!Paragraph3welearnthatthewriter________.A.wasremindedofthecruelpharaohB.wasmadatthesalesagentC.wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavebaddreamsD.dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent’sheadthatnight29.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Theauthorreallyappreciatedtheneighbor’swarning.B.Fromthepassageweknowthatitisthebadnewsthatmakessomeoneangry.C.IftherunnerbroughttothepharaohunhappynewshewouldbetreatedlikeaprincE.D.Whenwewanttodeliveranybadnewsweshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.30.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.ReceivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcouragE.B.Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.Deliveringbadnewswithsympathyisimportantincommunication.D.Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.
Hunderdsofyearsagolifewasmuchharderthnitistoday.Peopledidn’thavemodernmachines.Therewasnomodernmedicineeither.Lifetodayhasbroughtnewproblems.Oneofthebiggestispollution.Waterpollutionhasmadeourriversandlakesdirty.Itkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinkingwater.Noisepollutionmakesustalklouderandbecomeangrymoreeasily.Airpollutionisthemostseriouskindofpollution.It’sbadtoalllivingthingsintheworlD.Carsplanesandfactoriesallpolluteouraireveryday.Sometimesthepollutedairissothickthatitislikeaquiltoveracity.Thiskindofquiltiscalledsmog.Manycountriesaremakingrulestoflightpollution.Factoriesmustnowcleantheirwaterbeforeitisthrownawayandtheymustn’tblowdirtysmokeintotheair.Weneedtodomanyotherthings.Wecanputwastethingsinthedustbinanddonotthrowthemonthegroundtherewillbelesspollution.Rulesarenotenough.Everypersonmusthelptofightpollution.19.Whatisthebiggestproblemintoday’slife?A.WaterpollutionB.AirpollutionC.NoiseD.Pollution20.Themostseriouskindofpollutionis______.A.noisepollutionB.airpollutionC.waterpollutionD.AB.andC.21.Factoriesmustcleantheirwater______.A.beforetheyarethrownawayB.whentheyarethrownawayC.afteritisthrownawayD.beforeitisthrownaway
Yournextcarcouldhavetwoseatsthreewheels—twoinfrontandoneinthebackandatopspeedofmorethan100milesperhour.ElioMotorsplanstomakesuchatinycarnamedtheElio.ItstwoseatssitfrontandbackinsteadofsidebysidE.ThedriverispositionedinthecenterwiththepassengerdirectlybehinD.Thestartingpriceforthecarisjust$6800.Ithasonlyonedoorontheleftsidewhichcutsafewhundreddollarsoffthemanufacturingcosts.Havingthreewheelsalsomakesitcheaper.IthasairconditioningpowerwindowsanddoorlocksandanAM/FMradio.MorefeaturescanbeorderedthroughElio’slonglistofsuppliers.Eliowillalsosellthecarsdirectlythroughitsownstoresandnotthroughfranchiseddealers特约经销商.PaulEliodreamedasakidthathewouldonedayownacarcompanycalledElioMotors.In2008tiredofhighgaspriceshestartedworkingonacarthatburnsgasinamoreeffectiveway.EquallyimportanttohimwascreatingU.S.manufacturingjobsandmakingthecarinexpensiveenoughtoattractbuyerswhomightotherwisebestuckintheiroldunreliablecars.WhatevermatterstoyouthiscanmovetheneedleonithesaiD.Alreadymorethan27000peoplehavereservedonE.Paulhopestomake250000carsayearby2016.SofarreservationholdersarethosewhowillusetheElioasasecondcarorthirdcarforwork.Finallythoughhebelievesthecarwillinteresthighschoolandcollegestudentsaswellasused-cardriverswhowantsomethingnewerandmorereliablE.24.WhichofthefollowingshowsthedesignoftheElio?○=wheel□=seat25.Paragraph2showsthattheElio________.A.issoldataffordablepricesB.willbeavailableinmoststoresC.hasafixedtemperatureD.doesnoharmtotheenvironment26.TheunderlinedwordsmovetheneedleinParagraph3probablymean________.A.takeachanceB.standinthewayC.breakintopiecesD.makeadifference27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ThehistoryofElioMotorsB.CoolandpracticalvehicleC.PaulElio:akidwithbigdreamsD.Whatcartochoose:neworused?
LongagoaNativeAmericanchiefnamedShenandoahlivedwithhistribes部落inwhatisnowthestateofVirginiA.LittleisknownaboutShenandoahbutinsomewaythesoftsoundofhisnamewasgiventoariver.TheShenandoahRiverstillflowsinadeepvalleybetweentheAlleghenyandBlueRidgeMountainsjustasitdidwhenChiefShenandoahliveD.ItisaslowmovingriversoftandasbeautifulasitsnamE.SomewordexpertswhobelievethewordShenandoahmeansspruceriverbecausethewatersoftheriverrunthroughgreatforestsofsprucetrees云杉.Andthisexplanationcouldbecorrect.HoweverthereisanoldNativeAmericanstorywhichisfarmorebeautifulthanthatoftheexperts.CenturiesbeforeEuropeanscametotheNewWorldtherewasagreatlakeofbluewaterhiddeninthemountainsofVirginiA.ForhundredsofyearsNativeAmericantribeslivednearthislakefeedingonthefishfromitscleanwaters.TheNativeAmericansoftenclimbedupthemountainsandcampedthereduringtheirlonghuntsforfooD.IntheeveningstheysatneartheircampandlookeddownatthebeautifullakE.Onaclearstarrynightyoucouldseethousandsofstarsshininganddancingonthewaterbelow.TheNativeAmericanslovedthislakeandbecausetheycouldseethestarsinittheycalledthelakeClearDaughteroftheStars.IntheirlanguagethewordforthiswasShenandoah.Onedaythelakestartedtodisappear.ItswaterranoutofthevalleythroughabreakinthemountainsidE.ThewatersranonandonuntiltheyjoinedanotherriverknownasthePotomaC.AtlastthelakewasgonE.Initsplacewasonlyariver.ItisthebeautifulShenandoahRivertoday.HoweverthewordShenandoahbecomeswellknowntopeoplebecausesomeonewroteasongaboutitsomeyearsago.ShenandoahisperhapsoneofAmerica’smostrecognizablefolksongs.Somesaythesongreferstotheriver.OtherssayitisaboutthedaughterofChiefShenandoah.RegardlessofwhatthesongisaboutShenandoahremainsanAmericanclassiC.OShenandoahIloveyourdaughterAwayyourollingriver;OShenandoahIloveyourdaughterAwayI'mboundtogo'CrossthewideMissouri21.AccordingtothetextShenandoahmaybethefollowingEXCEPT______.A.thePotomacB.spruceriverC.ClearDaughteroftheStarsD.anAmericanchief’sname22.ShenandoahisfamiliartoAmericansmostlybecauseof______.A.pureandrefreshingwaterB.anAmericanclassicsongC.agreathistoricalcharacterD.themysteriousdisappearanceofalake23.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageis______.A.AnAmericanChief’sRomanticTaleB.ShenandoahandItsNativeAmericanRootsC.TheMysteryofaMissingLakeD.A.BeautifulAmericanSong
Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehemPennsylvaniA.WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.ItwasthefarthestcoldestanddarkestthingachildcouldimaginE.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarcticaorthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvaniA.Plutowhichfamouslywasdowngradedfromamajorplanettoadwarfplanet矮星in2006capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystemPluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractivE.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautopartsoldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaffArizonaTombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflightaplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptunE.OnFebruary181930Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmericanandrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment入侵.Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.32.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.D.BecauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniversE.33.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnAmericanScientist:ClydeTombaughB.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoyC.Pluto’sStrangeRomanceD.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania34.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?A.ClydeTombaughdiscoveredthedarknessintheGreatDepression.B.PlutowastheonlyplanetthatwasdiscoveredbyClydeTombaugh.C.ClydeTombaugh’sjobwastobuildtelescopesforLowellObservatory.D.ClydeTombaugh’stelescopesusedforsearchingstarswereverysimplE.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?A.Plutoisnolessthanaplanetinthesolarsystem.B.Plutoismuchmorethanaplanetinthesolarsystem.C.Plutoismoreimportantthananyotherplanetinthesky.D.Plutoisnotaplanetinthesolarsystembutitismorethanaplanet.
ItwasintheVictorianEra维多利亚时期thatnovelsbecametheleadingformofliteratureinEnglish.Mostwritersweremoreconcernedaboutthetastesofthemiddleclass.Thebest-knownworksoftheperiodincludedtheworksofCharlesDickensandtheBrontésistersandothers.CharlesDickenscameontheliterarysceneinthe1830s.DickenswrotevividlyaboutLondonlifeandthestrugglesofthepoor.Mostofhisworkswerewritteninaveryhumorouswaywhichwaspopularwithreadersofallclasses.TheBrontésisterswereEnglishwritersofthe1840sandthe1850s.TheybegantowritefromearlychildhooD.In1846theypublishedthefirstbookattheirownexpenseaspoets;howevertheirbookattractedlittleattentionsellingonlytwocopies.Thenthesistersturnedtowritingnovelseachproducinganovelinthefollowingyear.AninterestinruralmattersandthechangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidemaybeseeninthenovelsofThomasHardyandanumberofothers.LiteratureforchildrendevelopedasasinglestylE.Someworksbecamewell-knownsuchasthoseofLewisCarrollandEdwardLear.Adventurenovelswerewrittenforadultsbutarenowgenerallygroupedinthelistforchildren.HelenBeatrixPotterwasanEnglishauthorattheendoftheVictorianErabestknownforherchildren’sbookswhichfeaturedanimalcharacters.InherthirtiesPotterpublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren’sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitin1902.32.Whatdoweknowfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.HumorwasapopulartopiC.B.ThenovelwasthemainformofliteratureintheVictorianErA.C.Writersonlywroteforthemiddleclass.D.ThebooksofCharlesDickenswerethebestknown33.WhatarewetoldaboutCharlesDickens?A.Hisreadersenjoyedhisworks.B.HisworkswereallaboutLondonlifE.C.Hewasbestknownforhischildren’sbooks.D.HewasmoresuccessfulthantheBrontésisters.34.WhichisTRUEabouttheBrontésisters?A.TheywereEnglishwritersofthe1830s.B.TheypaidtohavetheirfirstbookpublisheD.C.TheybegantheirwritingfromtherurallifE.D.TheyweretaughthowtowritepoemsfromchildhooD.35.Thistextismainlyabout________.A.literatureintheVictorianEraB.writingstylesintheVictorianEraC.thelifestoriesofthefamouswritersintheVictorianEraD.theimportanceofliteratureintheVictorianEra
OnFebruary3rd1949NewYorkHarbor港wasanexcitingplace.ManypeopleweretheretogreetashipfromFrance.Ontheshipwere49Frenchrailroadboxcars火车车厢filledwithgiftsfromthepeopleofFrancetothepeopleofAmerica.TheseboxcarswerefromthefamousMerciTrainMerciaFrenchwordmeaningthankyou.AfterworldWarⅡ二战alotoffactoriesroadsandfarmsinFrancehadbeendestroyed.ManyFrenchpeoplehadnojobsormoneyandhadlittletowearandlittletoeat.Inthewinterof1947atrainwassentacrosstheUnitedStatesstoppingincitiesandtownsalongtheway.Ateverystoppeoplegavewhatevertheycould.Factoriesgaveclothingandmedicine.Farmersgavefood.Familiesgavemoney.Evenschoolchildrengaveawaytheirpocketmoney零用钱.AllthethingswerethentakentoFrancebyship.By1949theFrenchhadbeguntorecover恢复fromthewar.TheMerciTrainwastheirwayofsayingthankyoutoAmerica.Frenchpeoplehadfilledtheboxcarswithgifts.Mostofthemwerepersonallikehand-madetoyschildren'sdrawingsorpostcards.Buttheboxcarsthemselveswereperhapsthemostmeaningfulofthegifts.OneachcartheFrenchpeoplehadpaintedthepicturesofalltheir40provinceswithanAmericaneagleonthefront.TheboxcarsweretakentoeachstateofAmericawheretheywerewarmlygreeted.Nowmanyofthestatesstillkeeptheirboxcars.GiftssentbytheFrenchpeoplecanstillbeseeninsomemuseums.TheMerciTraincameoutofthewarbutitnowremindstheworldthatcountriescanalsoworktogetherinpeace和平.19.ManypeoplecrowdedatNewYorkHarboronFebruary3rd1949to________.A.welcometheMerciTrainB.meettheirfamiliesC.haveabigpartyD.startatripbyship20.TheunderlinedwordtheminParagraph3refersto指________.A.theAmericanpeopleB.theFrenchpeopleC.theboxcarsD.thegifts21.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.thestoryoftheMerciTrainB.AmericanmuseumswheretheboxcarsarekeptC.giftsthatAmericanpeoplelikedD.WorldWarⅡ
October151970wasdeclaredInternationalW.hiteCaneSafetyDayIWCSDforthefirsttimebythePresidentoftheInternationalFederationoftheBlindIFB.ThisdatewasadoptedatthefirstconventionoftheIFBheldinColomboonOctober41969.TheobjectoftheexerciseistoenablethegeneralpublictohaveabetterunderstandingofblindnessandvisualhandicapandtomakepeoplemoreawareofthewhitecaneasamobilityaiD.Peguillyd’Herbemontwasbornon25thJune1888intoanoldFrenchnoblefamilyofthesamenamE.Inheryouthsheledtheconventionalandprotectedexistencelackofgreatactivityofagirlfromagoodfamilyanexistenceremindingofthelifeofthearistocracy贵族beforetheFrenchRevolution.ShenevervisitedapublicschoolbutwaseducatedbyGermanandEnglishgovernessesandnuns.HermovementswererestrictedandweremainlyconfinedtothefamilypositionsinParisandBelgiumbutshespentmostofhertimeatthecastleofCharmoisnotfarfromVerdun.IntheprocessofhelpingindividualblindpeopleacrosstheroadPeguillyd’Herbemontwasmadeawarebynarrowscrapes刮擦whichalmostledtoaccidentsofthedangeroussituationofthevisuallyimpairedbroughtaboutbythesteadilyincreasingtrafficontheroads.Shefirstspokeaboutmeasurestoprotecttheblindagainststreethazardstohermotherin1930butshewasoftheopinionthatitwasunfitforaladyofgoodsocietytocreateapublicoutcryandadvisedhertosticktothetranscriptionofbooksapopularpastimeofladiesofrankatthetimE.Buttheideadidnotleaveher.Theurgentwishtoencouragetheintegration成为一体oftheblindintosocietybyprovidingthemwithameansofmovingaboutmorefreelywithoutendangeringothersandatthesametimeattractingtheattentionofpassers-byreadytoofferassistancecausedhertotaketheunusualstepofwritingtotheeditoroftheParisdailyEchodeParisinwhichshesuggestedissuingtheblindoftheParisregionwithwhitestickssimilartothoseusedbythetrafficpolicE.TheeditortookuptheideapublisheditinNovember1930andsawtoitthattherelevantauthoritiesactedwithatypicalspeeD.Thusitwasthatthewhitecanereceivedofficialbackingandon7thFebruary1931.41.Theunderlinedwordstheexerciseherereferto_____.A.thefoundingoftheIFBB.thedeclarationofIWCSDC.theconventionoftheIFBD.thefirstconventionoftheIFB42.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutPeguillyd’Herbemont?A.Sheledatypicalaristocratlifewhenshewasyoung.B.ThoughshecouldtravelaroundEuropeshespentmosttimeatCharmois.C.ShewastaughtGermanandEnglishatapublicschool.D.Sheworriedaboutpossiblestreethazardsfortheblindwitnessingmanytrafficaccidents.43._____gaveherthewhitecaneideA.A.HerconcernaboutthedangeroussituationfortheblindcausedbytheincreasingtrafficB.TheaccidentshehadwhenhelpingblindpeopleacrosstheroadC.ThescrapesshegotwhencrossingtheroadD.Herurgentwishtointegrateintosocietytogetherwiththeblind44.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peguillyd’Herbemont’smotherdidn’twanthertodrawthepublic’sattention.B.ItwascommonforpeopletowritetonewspaperstovoicetheiropinionatthetimE.C.Peguilly’sstrongdesiretohelptheblindmadehernotalooker-onbutanadvocatE.D.TheeditorcontributedalottothedeclarationofInternationalWhiteCaneSafetyDay.45.Thispassagemainlywantstotellus_____.A.Peguillyd’Herbemont’sachievementsB.howtocarefortheblindC.thefunctionofthewhitecaneD.howInternationalWhiteCaneSafetyDaycameintobeing
ThefirstlivingcreaturestotravelinspacewerethedogsoftheSovietUnionsspaceprogram.Beginningin1951dogsflewaboardsub-orbitalflightstotheheightof63milesandhigher.Theyhelpedtotesttheequipmentthatwouldlaterbeusedbyhumans.ThefirstpairofdogstoflyonJuly22.1951werenamedTsyganandDezik.SpacedogswouldmakehistoryonNovember3rd1957.Onthisdatejustonemonthafterthehistoriclaunchoftheworld’sfirstartificialsatelliteSputniktheSovietUnionshockedtheworldagainbylaunchingSputnik2.ThissatellitecontainedthefirstlivingcreaturetotravelinspaceadognamedLaikA.Laikawastohaveorbitedforaweekormoreuntilherfoodandoxygenranout.InfactLaikalastedonlyhoursinorbitbeforeoverheatinginhercapsule太空舱tookherlifE.ThatnextstepoccurredinAugust1960whenthedogsBelkaandStrelkamade18orbitsofearthandreturnedalivE.LikeLaikabeforethemtheybecamedistinguishedfeaturedinnewspapersandmagazinesaroundtheworlD.Sixmoreorbitaldogflightsoverthenexteightmonthsfurthertestedtheequipmentnecessaryforhumanstofollowinthedogs’footsteps.ThathistoriceventhappenedonApril121961whenYuriGagarinbecamethehumantotravelinspacE.TheroleofthespacedogshadprovenimportantinadvancingtheexplorationofspacE.Buttheywouldmakeonefinalflight.In1966travelingaboardtheCosmos110satellitethedogsUgolekandVeterokspent22daysinorbit.Onceagaindogsledtheway.HumanswouldnotachieveaspaceflightthatlongforeightmoreyearsinSkylab2.28.Fromthepassagewemayinferthat_____________.A.Laikacouldn’treturntotheearthaliveB.TsyganandDezikbecameworldfamousaftertheyreturnedtotheearthsafelyC.LaikewasnotasfamousasBelkaandStrelkaD.mantravelearlierinspacethandogs29.Theunderlinedworddistinguishedinparagraph3probablymeans________.A.crazyB.terrifiedC.anxiousD.famous30.Accordingtothepassagespacedogs___________.A.playedanimportantpartinspaceexplorationB.wereusedtowalkedonthesurfaceofplanetsinsteadofmanC.didmoreresearchworkthanmanwhentravelinginspaceD.couldstaylongerinspacethanman
TIMEisanAmericanweeklynewsmagazinepublishedinNewYorkCity.Itwascreatedin1923byBritonHaddenandHenryLucemakingitthefirstweeklynewsmagazineintheUS.HaddenwasconsideredcarefreelikedtoteaseLuceandsawTIMEasimportantbutalsofun.Thataccountedforitsheavycoverageofcelebritiesincludingpoliticianstheentertainmentindustryandpopculture—criticizedastoolightforseriousnews.Ittellsthenewsthroughpeopleandformanydecadesthemagazine’scoverdepictedasingleperson.OnHadden’sdeathin1929LucebecamethemostimportantmanatTIMEandamajorfigureinthehistoryof20th-centurymediA.TIMEisalsoknownforitssignatureredborderfirstintroducedin1927.Ithasonlychangedfourtimessincethen.TheissuereleasedshortlyaftertheSeptember11attacksontheUnitedStatesfeaturedablackbordertosymbolizemourning.Howeverthiseditionwasaspecialextraeditionpublishedquicklyforthebreakingnewsoftheevent;thenextregularlyscheduledissuecontainedtheredborder.AdditionallytheApril282008EarthDayissuededicatedtoenvironmentalissuescontainedagreenborder.ThenextchangeinborderwasintheSeptember192011issuecommemoratingthe10thanniversaryoftheSeptember11attackswithametallicsilverborder.ThemostrecentchangeagainwithasilverborderwasintheDecember312012issuenotingBarackObama’sselectionasManoftheYear.TIMEhasadivisionmagazineTIMEFORKIDSTFKwhichisespeciallypublishedforchildrenandismainlydistributedinclassrooms.TFKcontainssomenationalnewsaCartoonoftheWeekandavarietyofarticlesconcerningpopularculturethattheyoungerU.S.citizensareinterestedin.AllthestoriesinTFKarewrittenbyyoungreporters.InsomeadvertisingcampaignsthemagazinehassuggestedthatthelettersTIMEstandforTheInternationalMagazineofEvents.33.WhydidsomepeopledislikeTIMEinthebeginning?A.Ithadkeptitscoverthesamesincethe1920s.B.Itdidn’thaveaserioustoneforimportantevents.C.Itdidn’treportimportanteventsquicklyenough.D.HenryLucewasinchargeofthemagazinefortoolong.34.WhydidTIMEchangeitsredborderforthefirsttime?A.Torememberthe10thanniversaryofanattack.B.Toremindreaderstoprotecttheenvironment.C.Toshowgreatsadnessaboutthedeaths.D.TocallonreaderstovoteforObamA.35.WhatdoweknowaboutTFK?A.Ithasyoungreporterswritingarticles.B.IthasadivisionmagazinecalledTIME.C.Itisdesignedforkidsandteachers.D.ItmainlycontainspopularculturE.
A.HALF-EMPTYBASKETOncetherewasapoorfarmerandhisfarmbelongedto属于arichman.Onedayhebroughtabasketofapplestotherichman’shousE.Onthedoorstepshemettwomonkeysdressedlikechildren.TheyjumpedontothebaskettoeattheapplesandthrewsomeonthegrounD.Thefarmerpolitelytookoffhishatandaskedthemonkeystogetoff.Theyobeyed服从andthefarmerwentintothehousE.Heaskedtoseetherichman.A.servanttookhimtotheroomwheretherichmanwassitting.IhavebroughtyouthebasketofapplesyouaskedforhesaiD.Butwhyhaveyoubroughtahalf-emptybasket?therichmanaskeD.Imetyourchildrenoutsideandtheystole偷someoftheapples.24.Whydidthefarmerbringapplestotherichman?BecauseA.hewaspoorB.helikedtherichmanC.hisfarmbelongedtotherichmanD.therichman’schildrenlikedapples25.Whatdidthemonkeysdowhenthefarmerwasonthedoorsteps?A.TheyjumpedandjumpeD.B.TheyplayeD.C.Theyranaway.D.Theyatesomeoftheapples.26.ThemonkeysleftthebasketbecauseA.theyhadthrownapplesonthegroundB.thefarmerhadpolitelyaskedthemtogetoffC.theywereafraidofthehatD.thefarmerwasangrywiththem27.Howdidtherichmanfeelwhenhesawthebasket?Hefelt_______.A.pleasedB.unhappyC.excitedD.moved
In1988acompanyinOhioinventedanalcohol-basedhandcleanerwhichwasmeanttobeusedbyhealth-careworker;whensoapandwaterwereunavailablE.JoeKanferthecompany'sC.E.O.toldmerecentlytherewereacoupleofotheralcoholproductsouttherebuttheywerereallyugly.Eithertheyweregreasy油腻的ortheyburnedyourhandswhitE.Kanfertookayearandahalftodevelopthisproductwhichisvisuallyappealinganddoesalmostnoharmtoone'sskin.Still.Kanferlostmoneyonitformorethanadecadebecausepeoplecouldn'tgetwhatitwasfor.TheproductwascalledPurell.TodayyouseeiteverywherE.Mydoctorusesitseveraltimesduringeveryofficevisit.YoucanhearitinalmosteveryofficeintheU.S.andschoolpicnicswouldbeimpossiblewithoutit.TheformerpresidentGrorgeW.BushwascalledaracistforusinghandcleanerafterfirstshakinghandswithBarackObamabutBushalsogavesomeofittoObamaandrecommendeditasacoldpreventative预防药.Whatwasoncebarelyevenaproductisnowagrowingproductcategoryworthhundredsofmillionsperyear.TheriseofPurellmakessomehealthprofessionalsuneasy.Someclaimedthatpromotinghandcleanermayworsenourculture'sirrational非理性的fearaboutbacteriA.Stilltheclearagreementamongexpertsisthatuncleanhandsposeaserioushealthriskandareoneofthemainreasonsinthespreadofinfectionsinhospitals.A.2007studyestimatedthatinAmericain2002suchinfectionsresultedinmorethanamillionandahalfpatientillnessesandcausedorcontributedtonearlyahundredthousandpatientdeaths-aboutdoublethenumberofU.S.deathscurrentlycausedeachyearbyAIDSandgunscombineD.HoweverIaskedafoodmicrobiologistwhethercleanhandsmighthaveamedicaldrawback.HesaidWemighthaveamuchhealthierpopulationifweadoptedthekindsofconditionthatweseeinmanyThirdWorldcountrieswithpoor-qualityfoodandpoor-qualitywaterandlotsofbacteriA.Ifwedidthatwewouldhaveadultswhowereveryhealthyandhaveverystrongimmunesystems.UnfortunatelythepricethatwewouldpaywouldbeextremelyhighchilddeathratE.28.WhydidJoeKanferlosemoneyonhisproductaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Becausepeopledidn'tthinkituseful.B.Becausepeoplethoughtitwasugly.C.Becauseitwasharmfultotheskin.D.BecauseitburnedthehandswhitE.29.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.PurellbringsinlotsofmoneyforKanfer.B.PurellhasbeenwidelyusedintheUS.C.PurellisacoldpreventativE.D.Purellmeetsdifferentneeds.30.WhatmainlycausedpatientdeathsaccordingtothefiguresinParagraph3?A.People'sfearaboutbacteriA.B.Handcleaner.C.Bacteriaonthedirtyhands.D.AIDSandguns.31.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepeopleinThirdWorldcountries?A.Theyadopthealthylivinghabits.B.Theyhavepoorimmunesystems.C.TheyeatfoodwithfewerbacteriA.D.Theirchilddeathrateremainshigh.
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtositabovethetopofit.Mothersatwritingletters.StandingbyherchairlookingattheinkbottlepensandwhitepaperIdecidedthattheactofwritingmustbeamostwonderfulthingintheworlD.YearslaterduringherfinalillnessMotherkeptdifferentthingsformysisterandbrother.ButthedeskshesaidagainisforElizabeth.Ineversawherangryneversawhercry.Iknewshelovedme;sheshowedinaction.Butasayounggirl.Iwantedtohaveheart-to-hearttalksbetweenmotheranddaughter.TheyneverhappeneD.Andagulfopenedbetweenus.Iwastooemotional易动感情的.Butshelivedonthesurface表面.AsyearspassedandIhadmyownfamily.Ilovedmymotherandthankedherforourhappyfamily.IwrotetoherincarefulwordsandaskedhertoletmeknowinanywayshechosethatshedidforgivemE.Myhopeturnedtodisappointmentthenlittleinterestandfinallypeace–itseemedthatnothinghappeneD.Icouldn’tbesurethattheletterhadevengottoMother.IonlyknewthatIhadwrittenitandIcouldstoptryingtomakeherintosomeoneshewasnot.Butthepresentofherdesktoldmeasshe’dneverbeenabletothatshewaspleasedthatwritingwasmychosenwork.Icleanedthedeskcarefullyandfoundsomepapersinside–aphotoofmyfatherandaone-paperletterfoldedandrefoldedmanytimes.Itwasmyletter.InanywayyouchooseMotheryoualwayschosetheactthatspeakslouderthanwords.5.Thewriterbegantolovehermother’sdesk________.A.afterMotherdiedB.beforeshebecameawriterC.whenshewasachildD.whenMothergaveittoher6.Thepassageshowsthat_________.A.MotherwascoldonthesurfacebutkindinherhearttoherdaughterB.MotherwastooseriousaboutherdaughterinwordsC.MotherwrotetoherdaughterincarefulwordsD.Motherwrotetoherdaughterincarelesswords7.Theunderlinedwordgulfinthepassagemeans_______.A.deepunderstandingbetweentheoldandtheyoungB.differentideasbetweenmotheranddaughterC.freetalksbetweenmotheranddaughterD.partoftheseagoingfarinland8.What’sbesttitleofthepassage?A.MylettertoMotherB.MotherandchildrenC.MyMother’sDeskD.TalksbetweenMotherandme
ThelateststudybytheUniversityofFloridahasfoundthateatingfromsmallerlessbeautifulandevenpaperplateswillhelppreventovereating.Eatingwithaforkinsteadofaspooncanhelpyouloseweighttheresearcherssay.Muchtotheirsurprisetheyfindthatputtingmirrorsinthediningroomwillalsohelpreduceweight.Theresearchersasked185collegestudentstochooseachocolatecakeorafruitsaladandevaluatedthetastE.Thosewhoateinaroomwithamirrorscoredthetasteofjunkfoodmuchlowerthanthoseinaroomwithoutamirror.ButthetasteoffruitsaladremainedthesameinanycasE.LeadscientistDr.AtaJamisaysthataglanceinthemirrortellspeoplemorethanjustabouttheirphysicalappearancE.Itenablesthemtoviewthemselvesobjectively客观地andhelpsthemtojudgethemselvesandtheirbehaviorinthesamewaythattheyjudgeotherpeoplE.Themirrorswerefoundtopushpeopletocompareandmatchtheirownbehaviorwithacceptedsocialstandards.Theresearchersbelieveitprovesthatpeopledon’twanttolookinthemirrorwhentheyfeeltheyarefollowingthesocialstandards.WhentheylookinthemirrorwithmouthsfullofjunkfoodfeelingsofdiscomfortandfailurecanbeincreaseD.ThereforethepresenceofthemirrorlowersthetasteofunhealthyfooD.HoweverresearcherssaythisisonlythecaseifpeopleselectthefoodtheyareeatingbecausetheyareresponsibleforthatchoicE.Theresearcherssuggestthatmirrorsbeplacedindiningroomsandothereatingspacessothatpeoplewillstarteatingmorehealthily.32.Researchersareamazedtofindthat______.A.paperplatesmakefoodlooknicerB.peopleusingaforkwilleatmoreC.mirrorscanhelppeopleloseweightD.peoplewilleatmoreinfrontofamirror33.Whatcanbeinferredfromthestudy?A.Someteenagersgotinvolvedinit.B.Peoplewererequiredtoeatwithaspoon.C.PeoplepreferredachocolatecaketoafruitsalaD.D.ThemirrormaynotaffectthetasteofhealthyfooD.34.AccordingtoDr.AtaJamithemirror______.A.makespeoplejudgeotherscorrectlyB.makespeoplewelljudgethemselvesC.isanecessarypartofpeople’sdailylifeD.canonlyshowtheappearanceofaperson35.Howdoesthemirroraffectthetasteofjunkfood?A.Bymakingpeoplehungry.B.Byshowingthesocialstandards.C.ByattractingpeopletohealthyfooD.D.Bycausingafeelingofdiscomfort.
ElderlypeoplearegrowinghealthierhappierandmoreindependentsayAmericanscientists.Theresultsofa14-yearstudytobeannouncedlaterthismonthrevealthatthediseasesassociatedwitholdageareaffectingfewerandfewerpeopleandwhentheydosufferastroke中风itismuchlaterintheirlifE.Inthelast14yearstheNationalLong-termCareSurveyhasgathereddataonthehealthandlifestylesofmorethan20000menandwomenover65.Researchersnowanalyzingtheresultsofdatagatheredin1994sayarthritishighbloodpressureandcirculationproblems—themajormedicalcomplaintsinthisagegroup—aretroublingasmallerproportioneveryyear.AndthedataconfirmsthattherateatwhichthesediseasesaredecliningcontinuestoincreasE.Otherdiseasesofoldage—dementiastrokesarteriosclerosisandemphysema—arealsotroublingfewerandfewerpeoplE.ItreallyraisesthequestionofwhatshouldbeconsiderednormalageingsaysKennethMantonademographer人口学家fromDukeUniversityinNorthCarolinA.Hesaystheproblemsdoctorsacceptedasnormalina65-year-oldin1982areoftennotappearinguntilpeopleare70or75.Clearlycertaindiseasesarebeatingaretreatinthefaceofmedicaladvances.Buttheremaybeothercontributingfactors.Improvementsinchildhoodnutritioninthefirstquarterofthetwentiethcenturyforexamplegavetoday’selderlypeopleabetterstartinlifethantheirformergenerations.Onthedownsideanincreaseinsomecancersandbronchitismayreflectchangingsmokinghabitsandpoorerairqualitysaytheresearchers.ThesemaybesubtleinfluencessaysMantonbutoursubjectshavebeenexposedtoworseandworsepollutionforover60years.It’snotsurprisingweseesomeeffect.OneinterestingcorrelationMantonuncoveredisthatbetter-educatedpeoplearelikelytolivelonger.Forexample65-year-oldwomenwithfewerthaneightyearsofschoolingareexpectedonaveragetoliveto82.Thosewhocontinuedtheireducationliveanextrasevenyears.AlthoughsomeofthiscanbeattributedtoahigherincomeMantonbelievesitismainlybecauseeducatedpeopleseekmoremedicalattention.Thesurveyalsoassessedhowindependentpeopleover65wereandagainfoundastrikingtrenD.Almost80%ofthoseinthe1994surveycouldcompleteeverydayactivitiesrangingfromeatinganddressingunaidedtocomplextaskssuchascookingandmanagingtheirfinances.Thatrepresentsasignificantdropinthenumberofdisabledoldpeopleinthepopulation.AccordingtoMantonslowingthetrendhassavedtheUnitedStatesgovernment’smedicaresystemmorethan$200billionsuggestingthattheageingofAmerica’spopulationmayprovelessofafinancialburdenthanexpecteD.Butindependencecanhavedrawbacks.Scientistsfoundthatelderlypeoplewhofeltemotionallyisolatedmaintainedhigherlevelsofstresshormonesevenwhenasleep.Theresearchsuggeststhatolderpeoplelivebestwhentheyfeelindependentbutknowtheycangethelpwhentheyneedit.50.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A.ThecommonhealthproblemsofelderlypeopleintheUS.B.AhealthierhappierandmoreindependentageingpopulationintheUS.C.Theinfluenceofmedicaladvancesonelderlypeople’shealthintheUS.D.Therelationshipbetweengoodeducationandthelengthoftimeonelives.51.Whatmakesdemographersbegintowonderaboutthestandardofnormalageing?A.People’sgrowinghealthier.B.People’slivinglonger.C.Theabnormallyincreasingpopulation.D.Moredeadlydiseases’beingcurablE.52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredasacontributortoelderlypeoplegettinghealthier?A.Medicalimprovement.B.Goodchildhoodnutrition.C.Changeofairquality.D.Bettereducation.53.Whatisthemainreasonforbetter-educatedpeopletolivelongeraccordingtoManton?A.Theymaintainalowerlevelofstress.B.TheyhavelearntmoreaboutmedicalcarE.C.Theyhaveahigherincometosupportthemselves.D.Theypaymuchmoreattentiontotheirphysicalhealth.54.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.80%ofelderlypeopleintheUScouldhandleeverydayactivitiesindependently.B.AlargenumberofdisabledoldpeopleusedtobeafinancialburdentotheUS.C.ElderlypeoplewholiveindependentlyhaveamorepositivestateofminD.D.Itisnotadvisedforelderlypeopletoliveindependently.
TheancientChinesegameGoisconsideredoneofthemostcomplicatedstrategygames.Winningthegamewasseenasatestofhumancreativity.Thatisuntilamachinefoundawaytodoitbetter.AlphaGoanartificialintelligenceAImachinebuiltbyGooglewonitsfirstmatchagainstSouthKoreanLeeSedolonMarch9.StilldigestinghislossLeesaidduringthepost-gamepressconference36Butthatwasjustthebeginning.InthefollowingweekAlphaGooutperformedLeeinanotherthreematches.37SomepeoplehavebeenarguingthatAIisharmfultothehumanracE.38SimilarlyUKscientistStephenHawkingoncewarnedthatthedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace.Soarewereallyontheverge边缘oflivingintheworldshownintheTerminator终结者sci-fimovies?NotquiteansweredTheEconomist.Afterallit’shardtogetcomputerstoapplytheirknowledgetoeverydaysituations.39ThomasJohnsonsaidfounderofanAItoycompany.Butforarobottowalkupanddownhillsrequiressomanycomplicateddecisionstobemadeinrealtimeandit’sreallydifficulttodo.AsTheEconomistputit:WehavealongwaytogobeforeAI’sabilitiestrulybegintoapproachthehumanbraindespitehowpowerfulthetechnologycanbewhenfocusingonasingletask.MeanwhileJohnMarkoffofTheNewYorkTimesarguedthatresearchersshouldbuildartificialintelligencethataimsforintelligenceaugmentation增加IAinwhichcomputersmakepeoplemoreeffectivE.Hewrote:40SincetechnologydependsonthevaluesofitscreatorswecanmakechoicesusingtechnologytoimprovetheworlD.A.Manyrobotsfelloverlikelittlekidslearningtowalk.B.Wetakeforgrantedthingslikebalanceandvision.C.Eventuallyourfateisinourownhands.D.SowhatisnextforAIandhumanity?E.Thatmadethefive-matchscore4-1infavorofAlphaGo.F.In2014USbusinessmanElonMusksaidatanMITconferencethatdevelopingthetechnologyiscallingupademon魔鬼.G.Iaminshock;Iadmitthat.
Graphcanbeaveryusefultoolforconveyinginformationespeciallynumberspercentagesandotherdata.A.graphgivesthereaderapicturetointerpret.Thatcanbealotmoreefficientthanpagesandpagesexplainingthedata.Graphscanseemfrighteningbutreadingagraphisalotlikereadingastory.Thegraphhasatitleamainideaandsupportingdetails.Youcanuseyouractivereadingskillstoanalyzeandunderstandgraphsjustlikeanyothertext.BarGraphsAbargraphhastwoaxesandusesbarstoshowamounts.InGraph1weseethatthex-axisshowsgradesthatstudentsearnedandthey-axisshowsbowmanystudentsearnedeachgrade.Youcanseethat6studentsearnedanA.becausethebarforA.stretchesupto6ontheverticalmeasurement.ThereisalotofinformationwecangetfromasimplegraphlikethisSeeGraph1.LineGraphsAlinegraphlookssimilartoabargraphbutinsteadofBarsitplotspointsandconnectsthemwithaline.IthastheSamepartsasabargraph–twolabeledaxes–andcanbereadthesameway.Toreadalinegraphit’simportanttofocusonthepointsofintersectionratherthanthelinesegmentsbetweenthepointsThistypeofgraphismostcommonlyusedtoshowhowsomethingchangesovertimE.HereisagraphthatchartshowfarabirdfliesduringthefirstFivedaysofitsspringmigrationSeeGraph2.Theunitofmeasurementforthex-axisisdays.Theunitofmeasurementforthey-axisiskilometers.Thuswecanseethatonthefirstdaythepipitflew20kilometers.ThelinesegmentgoesupbetweenDay1andDay2whichmeansthatthebirdflewfartheronDay2.IfthelinesegmentangleddawnasbetweenDay4andDay5itwouldmeanthatthebirdflewfewerkilometersthanthedaybeforE.Thislinegraphisaquickvisualwaytotellthereaderaboutthebird'smigration.PieGraphsAtypicalpiegraphlookslikeacircularpiE.ThecircleisdividedintosectionsandeachsectionrepresentsafractionofthedatA.Thegraphiscommonlyusedtoshowpercentages;thewholepierepresentsl00percentsoeachpieceisafractionofthewholE.ApiegraphmightincludealegendoritmightuseiconsorlabelswithineachslicE.Thispiegraphshowsonmonth'sexpenseSeeGraph3.Food$25Movies$12Clothing$36Savings$20Books$721.WhatisthetotalnumberofstudentswhoearnedaC.orbetterA.4.B.6.C.10.D.20.22.Thebirdcoveredthelongestdistanceon_____A.Day1B.Day2C.Day3D.Day423.WhichofthefollowingcostAmymost?A.FooD.B.BooksC.MoviesD.Clothing.
InancientEgyptashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghisleadwithmoretactics策略.Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexamplestoresplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthyfoodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfoodlaterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstoressectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics化妆品sectionwhiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoeboredcustomersarelikelytowanderovercosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besidesbusinessesseektoappealtocustomers’senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshoppingtheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoodstoo.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayedsalesofFrenchwinewentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhousesbusinessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisioninthefirstfewseconduponwalkinginthedoorandturnitintoabusinessopportunity.A.Californiabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.WhenenteringthehousethecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindowsandthenthepollthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.28.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.Tosavecustomerstimes.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.TohelpselljunkfooD.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.29.AccordingtoParagraph3whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.InvitingcustomerstoplaymusiC.D.FillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbreaD.30.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseisthebetteritsells.C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers’tastE.D.A.goodfirstimpressionincreasessales.31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroduceshowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.
YoumaybeinterestedinthepresentsituationofBlackAmericanstoday.Itistruethattheirconditionshavechangedforthebettersincethemid-1970's.ManyBlacksareattendingcollegesandthree-fourthsBlackcollegestudentsarenowstudyingintheformallyall-whiteinstitutions.BettereducationoffersbetteropeningsforBlacks.WithbetteremploymentthepercentageofBlacksdoingskilledlaborroseafterthe1970'sbyabout76%.ManyBlacksenteredthemiddleclassandmovedoutoftheslums.Manyhavebeenelectedtogovernmentalpositions.WhatevertheymightbehowevertheymustsharewithotherBlacksthebondofbeingBlack.Frustratedbywhitexenophobia恐惧人orsuperiorityallBlackssufferfromvariousformsofracism种族歧视.NobodycanignorethefactthatoverathirdofallBlackAmericansarestilllivingbelowpovertylevel.StatisticstellusthathalfofallBlackchildrengrowupinpovertyandalmost2millionBlacksarejoblessthatisover12%oftheBlackworkforceisunemployeD.Therateis2.5timesthanforWhites.IncomparisonwithWhitesBlackfamiliesearnsomuchlessthanisneededforadecent像样的butmodestlivingstandarD.UsuallyaBlackfamily’sincomeisonly55%thatofawhiteonE.WhileseeingtheriseofafewBlackswemustnoticeatthesametimethatfartoomanyBlacksarelivinginhopelessnessanddespairfromwhichtheyhavelittlehopetoescapE.Whocanguaranteethattheunemployedwillaccepttheirlotquietlyorthatthedespairingwillcontaintheirangerforever?Americansarefarfromachievingthegoalofacolor-blindsociety.BlackproblemsarestillanationalissuetobesolveD.10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Theirliveshavetotallychangedsincethemid-1970s.B.BlackscanenjoythesameeducationconditionasWhites.C.ThemajorityoftheBlacksareleadingcomfortablelives.D.MoreBlacksthanWhitesareunemployedinAmericatoday.11.AccordingtothepassagetherateofunemploymentofAmericanWhitesis__A.morethan5%B.lessthan5%C.morethan12%D.lessthan12%12.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__A.theAmericanBlackswillfightfortheirequalityB.manyBlacksaresatisfiedwiththeirpresentlivesC.AmericanBlackshavebrokenawayfromracismD.nobodycaresaboutBlacks.13.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Blacks'fightforequality.B.BlackprobleminAmericA.C.TheunemploymentproblemofAmericanBlacks.D.ThechangesofBlacks’livesinAmerica.14.Thephrasecolor—blindsocietyprobablymeans.A.theSocietythatdislikescolorB.thesocietywithalotofcolor—blindsufferersC.thesocietythatpaysnospecialattentiontoskincolorsD.thesocietyistooblindtodifferthecolors
Forgetaboutthepost—1995generation.Youngpeoplebornin1995orlaterhaveanothernameinEnglish—GenerationZ.NowenteringadulthoodandsoontojointheworkforceGenerationZgrewupinaspecialperiodoftime—atimeinwhichtechnologydevelopedfastsocialchangeshappenedeverydaytheinternetbecameuniversalandsadlysodidglobalterrorism.ItisbelievedthatGenerationZisthegenerationthatisgoingtoshapeourfuturewhichiswhypolicymakerssociologistsandcompanyleadersaretryingtheirbesttounderstandtheseyoungpeoplE.SowhatareGenZ-ersreallylike?MostpeopleagreethatthesinglebiggestdifferencebetweenGenZandothergenerationsishowconnectedtheyarE.Thisisagroupofpeoplewhohavebeenfamiliarwithsocialmediaassoonastheywereborn.SocialmediahaschangedthewayGenZ-erscommunicatewitheachotherandhowtheygetandunderstandinformation.Wearethefirsttruedigitalnatives.IcanalmostcreateadocumentedititpostaphotoonInstagramandtalkonthephoneallatthesametimesaidHannahPaynean18-year-oldstudentatUCLAaccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes.GenerationZtakesininformationveryfastandlosesinterestjustasfast.ItmaybetruethatGenerationZ-ershaveashorterattentionspan注意力持续时间thanagoldfishbutsicetheygrewupamongsocialchangestheyaremoreactiveinpolitics.AccordingtotheBritishElectionStudy58percentof18-t0-24-year–oldvotedinthe2015generalelectionintheUKabigjumpfrom38percentin2005.GenerationZ-ersarealsoculturecreators.Growingupwiththeinternethasfreedthisgenerationfromtraditionalculturalexpression.WroteGraceMasbackaHuffingtonPostbloggerandaGenZ-erherself.AccordingtoMasbacktheseyoungpeoplearenolongerwillingtolettheircreativity.AccordingtoMasbacktheseyoungpeoplearenolongerwillingtolettheircreativitybelimitedbytheirparentsoftraditionalrules.TheywatchvideosandreadnewsonlineinsteadofonTVandtheysharetheirexperiencesonsocialmediA.WedecidewhatkindofcontentwewanttoexperienceandchoosehowweexperienceitwroteMasback.13.WhichisTRUEaboutGenZ-ersaccordingtothearticle?A.Face-to-facecommunicationischallengingforthemB.OftendoingmanythingsatthesametimeaffectstheirefficiencyC.Theydon’tbothertothinkabouttheinformationtheyatcarefullyD.Theyshowmoreinterestinpoliticsthaninotherfields14.Whatcanweinferfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.GenZ-ersenjoygreatfreedomtoexpressthemselvesB.GenZ-ersenjoyteachingtheirparentsaboutnewculturaltrendsC.GenZ-ersareagainsttraditionalcultureD.GenZ-ersareunwillingtoobeytheirparents15.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsGenerationZ?A.WorriedB.CriticalC.AppreciativeD.Neutral中立的
InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforesttherestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous土著的peoplE.Surprisinglythesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.AndyetpeopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolony殖民地oftheFrenchRepublicsince1946.IntheorytheyshouldlivebytheFrenchlaw.HowevertheirremotelocationsmeanthattheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknownthusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaoflawlessnessintheworlD.ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffectsofaFrenchmanformPariscalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisareawhichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforestwithhalfitspopulationofonly250000livinginitscapitalCayennE.IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeoplE.IhaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyearssaysGin.I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccesstotheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlesslanD.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.IwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlifecontinuesGin.Iprefertoworkinblackandwhitewhichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintimE.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublicwhichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfarebutalsoalcoholismbetrayalandevensuicidE.28.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuiana?A.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.C.TheyareseparatedfromthemodernworlD.D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.29.GinintroducedthespecialworldoftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.A.atourguideB.ageographerC.afilmdirectorD.aphotographer30.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianese?A.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.UninteresteD.D.AppreciativE.31.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.ThemodernFrenchlifestylE.B.Theself-supportinghunting.C.TheuncivilizedworlD.D.TheFrenchRepubliC.
BuckinghamPalaceiswheretheQueenlives.ItistheQueen’sofficialandmainroyalLondonhomE.BuckinghamPalacewasoriginallyasplendidhousebuiltbytheDuke公爵ofBuckinghamforhiswifE.GeorgeIVbeganchangingitintoapalacein1826.IthasbeentheofficialLondonhomeofBritain’sroyalfamilysince1837.BuckinghamPalaceisalsoanofficeandusedfortheadministrativeworkoftheroyalfamily.WhentheQueenisathomeyoucanseeherroyalflagtheRoyalStandardflyingfromtheflagpoleontopofBuckinghamPalacE.Theflagisdividedintofourequalparts.ThefirstandfourthpartsrepresentEnglandandcontainthreegoldlionswakingonaredfield;thesecondpartrepresentsScotlandandcontainsaredlionstandingonagoldfield;thethirdpartrepresentsIrelandandcontainsthegoldcoatofarmsofIrelandonabluefielD.Inflagprotocol礼仪theRoyalStandardwhichmustonlybeflownfrombuildingswheretheQueenispresentissupreme至高无上的.ItfliesabovetheBritishUnionFlagtheUnionJackandotherBritishflags.Itneverfliesathalfmast.TheguardsofthePalacewearredjacketsandtallfurryhats.WhenthefirstguardscomeondutythereisaceremonycalledtheChangingoftheGuarD.A.familiarsightatBuckinghamPalaceistheChangingoftheGuardceremonythattakesplaceintheopenspaceinfrontofiteachmorning.ThePalacehasaround750roomsincluding19staterooms52royalandguestbedrooms78bathrooms92officesacinemaandaswimmingpool.Italsohasitsownpostofficeandpolicestation.About400peopleworkatthePalaceincludingservantschefsfootmencleanersgardenerselectriciansandsoon.Morethan50000peoplecometothePalaceeachyearasgueststodinnersreceptionsandRoyalGardenParties.32.ForwhomwastheoriginalBuckinghamPalacebuilt?A.TheDukeofBuckingham.B.GeorgeIV.C.TheDukeofBuckingham’swifE.D.GeorgeIV’swifE.33.AccordingtothetexttheRoyalStandard_________.A.isflownatBuckinghamPalaceeverymorningB.representsthefourcountriesoftheUKC.fliesathalfmastonlyonafewoccasionsD.flieshigherthantheBritishUnionFlag34.WhencanavisitorseetheChangingoftheGuardceremony?A.Everymorningandevening.B.Everymorning.C.WhentheQueen’sflagisflying.D.WhenaflagisflyingatthePalacE.35.Whatisthelastparagraphabout?A.WhatyoucanseeinsideBuckinghamPalacE.B.TheroyalpartiesatBuckinghamPalacE.C.TheChangingoftheGuardatBuckinghamPalacE.D.PeoplelivingandworkingatBuckinghamPalacE.
Inthe1860'sagirlnamedJaneAddamslivedinalovelyhouseinCedarvilleIllinois.OnemorningherdadMr.AddamstookJanetoatownnearCedarvillE.Janestaredatthehouseswithtorncurtains.Childreninragsplayedinthestreet.ThesepeopleareverypoorexplainedMr.Addams.Theycan'taffordnicehouses.JanethoughtWhenIgrowupI'mgoingtobuildanenormoushouseneartheseoldhouses.ThenIcanhelpthesepeoplE.EvenasastudentatRockfordFemaleSeminarysheandherfriendEllenGatesStarroftentalkedabouthelpingthepoor.SomanywanttogotoforeignlandsandbemissionariesJanesaiD.Doesn'tanyonethinkaboutthepoorpeopleathome?AfterseminaryJanestartedmedicalschool.Butthenshestartedhavingbackproblems.Shewasinsuchseverepainthatshecouldhardlysitup.Finallyshequitschoolandhadanoperation.HerfamilysuggestedthatshegotoEuropetorest.AftertwoyearsJanereturnedhomE.Shehadseenabuildingintheslums贫民窟ofLondoncalledasettlementhousE.Poorpeoplecouldgothereandfindfriends.ItwaslikethehouseJanehaddreamedof.MyhousewillbeinChicagoshetoldEllenbecauseinChicagothereareimmigrantsfromsomanyplaces.Theymustbelonely.Findingalargehouseinthemiddleofaslumisn'teasy.JaneandEllensearchedandsearchedandfinallytheysawabigbrickhousE.IthadbelongedtoaverywealthymanCharlesHullbutnowitwasempty.MissCulverMr.Hull'scousinownedthehousE.MycousinsheexplainedalwayswantedtogivebacktoChicago.PerhapsthisismychancetomakehiswishescometruE.IwillonlychargeyouadollarayearfortheplacE.SoJaneandEllenhappilypaidthedollar.Thentheystartedcleaningandpaintingtheoldmansion.Jane'sotherfriendsjoinedthemtoo.TheyinvitedchildrentocomeplaythereandthenaladynamedJennyDowdecidedtosetupakindergarten.ThekindergartengrewandotherprojectswerestarteD.BeforelongHullHousewasfilledwithpeoplewholaughedandtalkedandlearnednewthings.25.WhenshewasyoungJanewishedto.A.buildalargehouseforthepoorpeopleB.goabroadandbecomeamissionaryC.havetheslumsrepairedinChicagoD.setupakindergartenforthekids26.MissCulverchargedonlyonedollarforthehousebecause.A.Mr.HullusedtobeawealthymanB.shewantedtoreturnthehousetoJaneC.shewantedtorealizehercousin'swishD.Janeagreedtopaintandcleanthehouse27.OnereasonJanedecidedtobuildherdreamhouseinChicagoisthat.A.shespentherownchildhoodinthecityB.shewantedtomakemorefriendsinthecityC.shesawthereweretoomanyslumsinthecityD.shewishedtohelptheimmigrantsfindmorefriends
TheCatcherintheRyeisa1951novelbyJ.D.Salinger.A.controversialnoveloriginallypublishedforadultsithassincebecomepopularwithadolescentreadersforitsthemesofteenageangstandalienation.Ithasbeentranslatedintoalmostalloftheworld'smajorlanguages.Around250000copiesaresoldeachyearwithtotalsalesofmorethan65millionbooks.Thenovel'sheroHoldenCaulfieldhasbecomeaniconforteenagerebellion.Thenovelalsodealswithcomplexissuesofidentitybelonginglossandconnection.ThenovelwasincludedonTime's2005listofthe100bestEnglish-languagenovelswrittensince1923anditwasnamedbyModernLibraryanditsreadersasoneofthe100bestEnglish-languagenovelsofthe20thcentury.In2003itwaslistedatnumber15ontheBBC'ssurveyTheBigReaD.Bannedbymanyschoolsandlibrarieswhenfirstpublishedin1951TheCatcherintheRyehasbeencausingcontroversyforhalfacentury.J.D.Salinger’ssoul-searchingnovelofyouthfulalienationhaslongsincefaceddownitsinitiallyhostilereception.NowadaysitisoneofthemostfrequentlytaughtbooksinhighschoolEnglishclassesintheUnitedStates.Inthedeeplyconservativeearly1950smanyAmericanswereshockedbyCatcher’sexplicitlanguageandopentreatmentofdelicateissuessuchaspsychologicalinstabilityandsexuality.Mostofthecontroversynowadayshoweverconcernshowthebookanditsprecocious1早熟的heroareinterpreteD.HoldenCaulfieldisthe16-year-oldschoolboywhosefirst-personnarrativeofhismentalbreakdownoverseveraldaysformsthebasicplot.Criticsgenerallyagreethatheistheonlyessentialcharacterinthenovel.HoweveropinionsaredividedontheoutcomeofHolden’sconstantragingagainstthehypocrisyoftheadultworld:Someseehiseventualshowingangeragainstthehypocrisy虚伪oftheadultworlD.Someseehiseventualacceptanceofrealityasapositiveviewofhismaturationwhileothersviewhiscapitulationasanaccusationofanoppressivesociety.Theauthorhasfueledcontroversyhimselfbyremainingareclusive隐遁的figurewhohasrefusedtocommentonhisworkorpublishanythingfurther.Whateverhisopinionsthereisnodoubtingthebookthatmadehimfamouspresentsachallengetoreaderswhocaretocontemplatetheemptinessandisolationofthehumancondition.HoldenCaulfieldthecentralcharacterinTheCatcherintheRyehasbeencomparedwithHuckleberryFinnMarkTwain’snaiveadolescentrunawayinthenovelofthesamenamE.BothboysaretryingtomakesenseoftheworldwhileseekingstabilityandindependencE.AtthebeginningofTheCatcherintheRyeHoldenhasjustbeenkickedoutofyetanotherboardingschool.HavingafewdaystokillbeforereturninghomefortheChristmasbreakhehopsonatraintoNewYork.TherehespendshistimewanderingaimlesslyfromonebriefencountertoanothergettingprogressivelymoredisgustedwithwhathecallsthephoninessoftheadultworlD.HoldendesirestheinnocenceandsimplicityofchildhoodwhileatthesametimedoinganumberofadultthingssuchastryingtogetadrinkinabarandmeetingwithaprostitutE.EventuallywiththehelpofhisyoungersisterhecomestotherealizationthatchildrencannotbeprotectedforeverfromtheimperfectionsoftheadultworlD.ThisisnotachievedhoweverwithoutHoldenfirstdrivinghimselftothebrinkofinsanity.疯狂LikeTheAdventureofHuckleberryFinnTheCatcherintheRyeisacoming-of-agenovel.Itiswritteninthelanguageofitstimeyetcoversissuesthatarestillrelevanttoyoungpeopletoday.Itislikelytoretainitsstatusasathought-provokingifsomewhatdepressingreadforquitesometimE.65.WhatinformationcanwelearnaboutThecatcherintheRyefromthefirstparagragh?A.Itsheroisatypicalrepresentativeofmodernyouths.B.Muchofitscontentisnotverysuitableforteenagers.C.Itdealswithbehavioralandpsychologicalproblems.D.Despiteitspopularitythereareargumentsaboutit.66.WhatcanweinferaboutHoldenCaulfield_______.A.HedoeswhatheissupposedtoforhisagE.B.HedoesnotbehaveproperlyasastudentC.HedoessomethingagainstthegovernmentD.Hedoesnothavemuchaffectionforhisfamily67.WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheauthorJ.D.Salinger___________.A.HehadTheCatcherintheRyewellreceivedinthe1950s.B.Hebecamefamousfortheteenagershecreatedinhisworks.C.HecausedpeopletoarguemoreheatedlybykeepingsilencE.D.HereflectedhisownteenagelifeinTheCatcherintheRyE.68.TheCatcherintheRyeiscomparedwithTheAdventureforHuckleberryFinnbecause________.A.thetwoheroeshavesomethingincommonB.thetwonovelstellthereaderssimilarstoriesC.thetwobookswerewritteninthesameperiodD.thetwoauthorsshareanumberofsimilarities69.TheCatcherintheRyeisnowpopularprobablybecause____________.A.peopletodayarenolongerasconservativeasbeforE.B.adolescentstodayfacethesameproblemsinthebook.C.Salingerhasbeenconsideredoneofthegreatestwriters.D.youngpeoplewanttolearnaboutadolescentsinthepast.70.Wheremightyoufindthepassage?A.InatextbookB.InanewspaperC.InafictionD.Inabiography
IntheMiddleAgesinEuropetheaterwasanimportantpartofciviceconomicandreligiouslifE.DuringthisperiodafterthefallofRomancivilizationmanycitiesweredestroyeD.SouthernandWesternEuropefamousforitsagriculturebecameincreasinglymoreagricultural.Afterseveralhundredyearsmanytownsappearedagain.TheRomanCatholicChurchtookoverreligioneducationandpolitics.WhatremainedoftheaterwasmostlyontheGreekandRomanperformingarts.Theaterwasrebornasliturgical礼拜式的dramas.ItwaswritteninLatinanddealingwithbiblicalshèng jīng storieswhichwouldbeperformedbychurchmembers.ThentherecamelocaldramasspokenincommonlanguagenotLatin.Theyweremorewonderfulone-actdramastakingplaceintownsquaresorotherpartsofthecity.Therewerethreetypesoflocaldramas.Mysteryorcycleplayswereshortdramasbasedonbiblicalstoriesorganizedintohistoricalcycles.Miracleplaysdealtwiththelivesofthegreat.Morality道德的playstaughtalessonthroughcharactersstandingforgoodorbadqualities.SecularplaysinthisperiodexistedbutreligiousdramaintheMiddleAgesismostlyrememberedtoday.AstheMiddleAgesendedthenumberofreligioustheatresbecamesmallasthechurchweakenedandmoresecularqualitieswonoverreligioustheaters.6.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoessecularplaysmeanhere?A.Playsthatdealwiththelivesofthegreat.B.Playsthattaughtalesson.C.Playsbasedonbiblicalstories.D.Playsthatarenotconnectedwiththe?church.7.WhydidreligioustheatresbecomelessimportantastheMiddleAgescametoanend?A.Peoplewerenotinterestedinthemanylonger.B.Thechurchwasnotasimportantaswhatithadbeen.C.Peoplelikednewplays.D.ThestoriesofreligioustheatreswereoutdateD.8.AccordingtothepassagewhydidreligioustheatrestakeoverintheMiddleAges?A.Peoplepreferredreligioustheatrestootherones.B.Therewerenoothertypesoftheatres.C.Thechurchplayedanimportantpartinpeople’slifE.D.Thequalityofreligioustheatreswasbetterthanthatofothertheatres.9.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EuropeandramasB.ReligiousdramasC.ReligioustheatresintheMiddleAgesD.SeculardramasintheMiddleAges
Todayrollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeagoitwasn’teasyatall.Before1750theideaofskatingdidn’texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin’sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball.HewasverypleasedandalittleexciteD.AsthedayofthepartycamenearMerlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.HehadanideA.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.FinallyhedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoE.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasgreatlysurprisedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenlyheranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirrorbreakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin’sgrandentranceforalongtime!1.Thetextismainlyabout__________.A.astrangemanB.anunusualpartyC.howrollerskatingbeganD.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury2.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe__________.A.wasfullofimaginationB.wasagiftedmusicianC.inventedtherollerskatesD.oftengaveotherssurprises3.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto__________.A.showhisskillinwalkingonwheelsB.arriveatthepartysoonerC.testhisinventionD.impressthepartyguests
AsIgrewoldermydadandIgrewfurtherapart.Wealwayshadtotallydifferentopinions.HethoughtthatcollegewasawasteoftimebutformeitwasimportanttofinishcollegE.HewantedmetoworkmywaytothetopashehaddoneinhisfieldbutIwantedadifferentlifE.Therewasatimewhenwedidnottalkwitheachother.AfewmonthsagoIheardthatmy84-year-olddadwasinpoorhealth.WhenhecalledandaskedwhetherIcouldmovefromColoradobacktoTennesseetohelphimIknewhewasseriouslyill.Iamhisonlychildandsoitwastimetomeetmyfather’srequirement.Twoweeksaftermovingbackweboughtaboatandstartedfishingagain.FishingwasoneofthefewthingsthatwedidwhileIwasyoungandthatwebothenjoyeD.Itisstrangebuttruethataswearefishingweareabletoputthingsthathavekeptusapartforsomanyyearsbehindus.WeareabletotalkaboutthingsthatwehavenevertalkedaboutbeforE.Fishinghasbeenhealingtheoldwoundsthathavekeptusapart.Itisnotimportanthowmanyfishwecatch.Itisaboutenjoyingtherelationshipthatwehavenothadforyears.I’m62andheis84.WhenweareonthelakefishingitislikeenjoyinglifE.ItisfarbettertofindawaytoputtheunhappypastbehinD.Iamsoluckytospendthehappytimewithmyfatherinhislastyears.NowmyheartisfilledwithlovE.A.smilealwaysgracesmylips.21.Theauthorandhisfatherbecamefurtherapartbecause______________.A.theylivedveryfarfromeachotherB.theyseldomsaweachotherC.theyonlycommunicatedbyphoneD.theyhaddifferentviewsonthings22.Fortheauthorfishingwithhisoldfather_____________.A.helpscurehisfather’sdiseaseB.makeshimrealizetheimportanceofrelaxationC.isagoodwaytogetclosetonatureD.providesachanceforthemtocommunicate23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FishingBringsUsTogetherB.ForgivingIsDifficultC.MemoriesofOldDaysD.MyBelovedFather
TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721theprinterJamesFranklin.Benjamin’solderbrotherstartedtheNewEnglandCourantandthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventurearticlesonartonfamouspeopleandonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourantfewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong.NewspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisersreadersmarketvaluE.anD.insomecasestheirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditorofthetimessaidrecentlyAtplaceswheretheygathereditorsaskoneanother'Howareyou?'asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcamE.AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardianundertheheadlineNOTDEADYET.PerhapsnotbuttheriseoftheInternetwhichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworldhasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepasttheeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock股票dropby54%sincetheendof2004withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.A.manageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostComplyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation:itstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincomE.12.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCurran?A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.B.ItmarksthebeginningoftheAmericannewspaper.C.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmericA.D.Itcomesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.13.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?A.Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestionsB.Theycarealotabouteachother’shealth.C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.14.Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?A.TheWashingtonPostB.TheGuardianC.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant15.Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?A.SatisfiedB.HopefulC.WorriedD.Surprised
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