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EveryoneknowsthatyoucanstudytheEnglishlanguageforyearsandstillnotunderstandanativespeakerofEnglish.Wellhere’sasecretforyou:alotofBritishpeoplecan’tunderstandeachothereither!Apartfromthedifferentregionalaccentsacrossthecountrylanguagecanalsodiffer不同amongagegroups.ThewordsandpronunciationsusedbyyoungBritonscanbeverydifferenttothoseusedbyadults.ThisiscalledyoofculturE.Thewordyoofisaslang俚语spellingofyouth.Somepeopleconsideryooftobeanegative消极的termsinceitspronunciationiseasierthanyouth.Otherpeopleseethetermaspositivebecauseitdescribeshowyoungpeoplearecreatingtheirownlanguageconcepts观念andidentity.Whenparentsfinditdifficulttounderstandtheirchildrenthechildrencansaymorethingswithoutthecensorship审查oftheirparents.Inthiswayyoungpeoplearestartingtofindfreedomindependenceandself-expression.Theyarecreatingayoofculture.Itisimpossibletocomeupwithacompletelistofwordsusedbyyoof.BythetimethelistwascompleteditwouldbeoutofdatE.Newwordscomeandgolikefashions.ByA.J.DaltonThepointofthearticleis_____.A.tolistwordsusedbyyoofB.tointroduceUKyoofcultureC.togiveadviceonhowtocommunicatewithnativeEnglishspeakersD.toexplainwhyitishardforBritishpeopletounderstandeachotherAccordingtothearticlechildrenarecreatingayoofculture_______.A.tostaycoolamongtheirpeersB.todrawmoreattentionfromtheirparentsC.toavoidinterferenceoftheirparentsintheirlivesD.tokeepupwiththefastpaceofmodernsocietyAccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.ThevarietyofregionalaccentsintheUKisanobstacletocommunication.B.Somepeopleconsiderthetermyoofpositivebecauseitiseasiertopronouncethanyouth.C.Afewvocabulariesusedbyyoofaregoingtobecollectedindictionaries.D.YoofcultureisgettingpopularallaroundtheEnglishspeakingcountries.BysayingSorted!yoofprobablymeans______.A.I’mverytireD.B.IunderstanD.C.Yougotitwrong!D.Idon’tcare!
AsyoumovearoundyourhometakeagoodlookatthethingsyouhavE.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideoandyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.YourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyouneeD.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputerholidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.Nowperhapsmorethaneverbeforepeoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallaboutandwhatitisfor.SeekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworlD.Theyfeelthatthelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlivesleavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs郊区leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny保姆.MosteveningsDanielwouldn’tgethomeuntileightornineo’clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.NowadaystheyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.IalwayswantedtohaveafarmheresaysDanielandwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It’stakensomegettingusedtobutithasbeenworthyof.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.HoweverIthinkit’smadeusstrongerasafamilyandthechildrenarealothappier.LizhoweverisnotquitesurE.Iusedtoenjoymyjobeventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I’mnotreallyacountrygirlbutIsupposeI’mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolikethoughisbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphstellus?A.Peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoney.B.Peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessary.C.PeoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplacE.D.Peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney.WhenDanielwasareporterhe_____.A.livedincentralLondonB.dislikedhisjobC.missedhischildrenD.waswellpaidDanielandLizbothagreethatthemovetothefarm_____.A.waseasytoorganizeB.hasimprovedfamilylifeC.wasextremelyexpensiveD.hasbeenatotalsuccessWhatdoestheunderlineditinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Child-caring.B.Liz’sadvicE.C.Downshifting.D.Liz’sjoB.
LouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.TheysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebagMusiciansoftencalledhimPopsasasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusiC.Bornin1901inNewOrleanshegrewuppoorbutlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.ArmstrongoftensaidJazzandIgrewuptogether.Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornetataboy’shomE.InhislateteensArmstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.HeplayedinparadesclubsandonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.AtthattimeNewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.TherethetaleofLouisArmstrongbegins.FromthenuntiltheendofhislifeArmstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong.HiscornetplayinghadadeephumanityandwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosayListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworlD.HisdeathonJuly61971washeadlinenewsaroundtheworlD.51.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe.A.showedaninterestinmusicB.traveledtoplaymodernmusicC.lookedlikeamusicianD.wasamusicianofmuchinfluence52.Thethirdparagraphisdeveloped.A.byexamplesB.byspaceC.bytimeD.bycomparison53.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongistrue?A.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shomE.B.HistalebeginsinNewOrleansC.HewasbornbeforejazzwasinventeD.D.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.54.WhendidArmstrongbeginhislifeofamusician?A.In1922.B.Afterhegraduatedfromhighschool.C.Whenhewastaughttoplaythecornetataboy’shomE.D.Whenhewasinhislateteens.55.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheFatheroftheJazzStyleB.TheMakingofaMusicianC.TheSpreadofPopularMusicD.TheInventionoftheJazzMusic
Asweallknowsewing-machine缝纫机repairisoneofthefastestgrowingbusinessesintheworldtoday.Newspaperswomen’smagazineshighschoolsandcollegesareallencouragingmillionsofAmericanwomentodotheirownsewingnotonlytomaketheirownshirtsandsweatersbutalsotomakeniceclothesfortheirhusbandssonsorboyfriends.Thelatesfigures数字showthatover89millionAmericanwomenbecauseofthehighcostsofready-to-wearclothingarenowmakingalmostalloftheirfamilies’clothes.Mostofthesewomengetgreatsatisfactionfrommakingthefamilyclothesontheirownsewingmachines.Soitisnaturalthatthedemand要求forexcellentserviceofsewingmachinesisgrowing.Thinkofit!89millionormoresewingmachinesnotincludinganother10millionsewingmachinesinschoolsofallkindsneedserviceatleastonceayearandquitepossiblyfourormoretimeseachyear.Iknowsomewomenwhoreturntheirsewingmachinestorepairmentimeaftertimetogetthemfixedproperly.I’veseensewingmachinescomeoutofrepairshopsinworseconditionthantheywerewhentheywentin.SoI’vedecidedtowriteanintroductionbooktosewing-machinerepairandteachpeoplehowtorepairtheirownsewingmachinesathomE.It’snotthatdifficult.InthebookIwillteachyoueverythingyouneedtoknowabouthowtorepairyoursewingmachinE.Theauthorwrotethepassageto.A.teachwomentorepairtheirsewingmachines.B.explainhisorherpurposeinwritingthebookC.introducethereasonsfordoingone’sownsewingD.tellusthatsewing-machinerepairisafast-growingbusinessAmericanwomenmakeclothesbythemselvesbecause.A.theycannotbuytheclothestheyseeinmagazinesB.theirhusbandsorboyfriendswantthemtodosoC.ready-to-wearclothescostagreatdealofmoneyD.theycan’tgetgreatsatisfactionfrombuyingclothesWelearnfromthepassagethatsewingmachines.A.aren’tverydifficulttoberepairedB.cannotworkwellafteroneyearC.don’teasilygetbrokenD.needservice4timesamonthItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.thebookwillalsoshowyouhowtomakeniceclothesB.therearenotenoughsewing-machine-repairshopsinAmericaC.over99millionsewingmachinesneedserviceatleastonceayearD.thedemandforexcellentserviceofsewingmachinesgrowsthefastestinAmerica
Itwasthesummerof1965.DeLucathen17visitedPeterBuckafamilyfrienD.BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuturE.I’mgoingtocollegebutIneedawaytopayforitDeLucarecallssaying.Bucksaid‘Youshouldopenasandwichshop.’Thatafternoontheyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32storesintenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearchbuckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarentedastorefront店面inConnecticutandwhentheycouldn’tcovertheirstart-upcostsBuckkickedinanother$1000.Butbusinessdidn’tgosmoothlyastheyexpecteD.DeLucasaysAftersixmonthsweweredoingpoorlybutwedidn’tknowhowbadlybecausewedidn’thaveanyfinancialcontrols.AllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheircosts.DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthesametimE.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They’dmeetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.WeconvincedourselvestoopenasecondstorE.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic‘WearesosuccessfulweareopeningasecondstorE.’Andtheydid—inthespringof1966.Stillitwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.Butthepartners’learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreateststrength.EveryFridayDeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthecheckstopaytheirsuppliers.Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn’tnecessarybutasaresultthesuppliersgottoknowmeverywellandthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedoutDeLucasays.Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant.Therearesomanyproblemsthatcangetyoudown.YoujusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoalDeLucaadds.DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwichthemultimillion-dollarrestaurantchain.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto____.A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollegeeducationC.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearchWhichofthefollowingistrueofBuck?A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLucA.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?A.ItstoodatanunfavorablepalacE.B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.C.ItmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagementD.ItlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwichesTheydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey___.A.hadenoughmoneytodoit.B.hadsucceededintheirbusinessC.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomersD.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessfulWhatcontributemosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?A.Learningbytrialanderror.B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.C.Findingagoodpartner.D.Openingchainstores.
Thereareseveralreasonsforhairlossinwomen.HoweverinmostcasestreatmentisquiteeffectivE.Femalehairlosspatternsinwomenarenotaseasilyrecognizableastheyareinmen.A.womanmayexperienceittemporarilyduetopregnancyorillnessalthoughtheymayexperienceitforotherreasons.Hairlosscanbeduetoavarietyoffactorsincludingagenetictendencywhichisnotgeneticallylinkedtojustoneparent—bothparentscontributetothetendencytolosehair.Womenwhoareexperiencinghairproblemsseemtohavemorelimitedchoicesthanmen.TherearesomefemalehairlosstreatmentsthatareavailablesuchastheTricominSystemwhichisatopicaltreatmentthatisnutritionbaseD.ShenMinforWomenisanothernaturaltreatmentthatcontainsherbs药草thataresaidtostimulate刺激hairgrowthandevenrestorehairthatisgrayingtoitsnaturalcolor.Themajorityofthepopularprovenhairlosstreatmentsareonlyintendedformenandarenotsuitableforwomen.Trueawoman’shairissueisdifferentfromaman’s.Thebiologicalmakeupisdifferentandtheneedsaredifferent.WomenhavedifferentneedsandtheirbodiesreactindifferentwaystoenvironmentalchangesphysicalillnessandeventhetreatmentsthatareavailablE.Therearemanynaturaltreatmentssuchasvitaminandmineralsupplementsthataresaidtostimulatehairgrowthbutforthemostparttheseclaimsarecurrentlyunproven.Oneofthefirstandmostimportantfactorstoeffectivelytreatingistogetadiagnosisfromadoctor.Talktoyourdoctoraboutanysymptomsthatyoumaybeexperiencinginadditiontothethinninghair.Stressweightlossorgainillnessanddepressionallofthesecanbecontributingfactors.50.Itcanbelearnedfromthe1stparagraphthat___________.usuallyhairlossishardtohealB.femalehairlossismorecommonthanthemen’swomentendtosufferfromhairlossduringthepregnantperiodonlyillnesscontributestohairloss51.Whichofthefollowingstatementsmatchesthetextaboutthetwotreatments?A.Botharetosolvetheproblemofmalehairloss.TricominSystemiseffectiveinspeedingthegrowthofthenewhairShenMinisanupdatedwayoftreatinghairlossD.Theformerisnutrition-basedwhilethelatterismedicine-baseD.52.Thereasonsforthedifferencesbetweenthefemaleandmalehairlossproblemsdonotinclude_______.A.ThebiologicalstructureandcompositionofthehairThewantsandneedsThereactionsandresponsestotheoutsidechangesTheapproachtotakingexercise53.Thenaturaltreatments__________.includevitaminandmineralsupplementsB.areappliedtokeepthehairhealthyC.havebeenprovedusefulD.arethemostcommonly-usedways
TobaccoisthesecondmajorcauseofdeathintheworlD.Itisresponsibleforthedeathofoneintenadultsworldwideabout5milliondeathseachyear.Ifcurrentsmokingpatternscontinueitwillcausesome10milliondeathseachyearby2020.Halfthepeoplethatsmoketodaythatisabout650millionpeoplewilleventuallybekilledbytobacco.TobaccoisthefourthmostcommonriskfactorfordiseaseworldwidE.Theeconomiccostsoftobaccouseareequallydevastating破坏性的.Inadditiontothehighpublichealthcostsoftreatingtobacco-causeddiseasestobaccokillspeopleattheheightoftheirproductivitydepriving剥夺familiesofbreadwinners养家糊口的人andnationsofahealthyworkforcE.Tobaccousersarealsolessproductivewhiletheyarealiveduetoincreasedsickness.A.1994reportestimatedthattheuseoftobaccoresultedinanannualglobalnetlossof200thousandmillionUSdollarsathirdofthislossbeingindevelopingcountries.TobaccoandpovertyarecloselylinkeD.Manystudieshaveshownthatinthepooresthouseholdsinsomelow-incomecountriesasmuchas10%oftotalhouseholdexpenditureisontobacco.ThismeansthatthesefamilieshavelessmoneytospendonbasicitemssuchasfoodeducationandhealthcarE.ItcontributestoahigherilliteracyratesincemoneythatcouldhavebeenusedforeducationisspentontobaccoinsteaD.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?A.Smokingcauses10percentofthedeathsworldwidE.B.About10millionpeoplewilldiefromsmokingeachyearby2020.C.Halfthepeopleintheworldwillbekilledbysmoking.D.Roughlythereare1300millionsmokersnowadays.AccordingtothepassagetobaccoaffectsafamilyinthefollowingaspectsEXCEPT_______.A.relationshipB.educationC.healthD.economyThetextusesalotoffiguresto_____.A.showweshouldn’tsmoketoomuchB.tellpeopleexactlythenumberC.warnpeopleoftheharmofsmokingD.indicatethewriterhadacarefulinvestigationTheunderlinedwordilliteracyinthelastparagraphmeans____.A.greatintelligenceB.goodeducationC.badbehaviorsD.inabilitytoreadorwriteWhatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TobaccoShouldBeBanneD.B.WhyIsTobaccoaMajorThreattoPublicHealth.C.TobaccoandPovertyGoHandinHanD.D.TobaccoMayCauseDeath.
C.Somepeoplesayweneedtoplanttreesinplaceswhererockconcertsorconferencesareheldinordertoabsorbthecarbondioxidecreatedbytheevent.Thispictureshowshowtreescanhelp.Photosynthesis光合作用①Photosynthesistakesplacewhenthereissunlight.②Carbondioxideinairenterstheleavesthroughtinyholescalledstomata气孔.③Leavescontainchlorophyll叶绿素whichtrapsthesun'senergy.④Plant'srootsgatherwaterfromthesoil.⑤Leavesusechlorophyllandsunlighttochangethewaterandcarbondioxideintofoodorsugarfortheplant.⑥Oxygenisreleasedintotheair.63.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartincatchingthesun'senergy?A.RootsB.BranchesC.LeavesD.Trunks64.Whatisthebesttitleofthediagram图表?A.Howtreesabsorbcarbondioxide?B.Howtheaircanbemadecleaner?C.TreesplayanimportantpartinourdailylifE.D.Howtreesgetfoodinthesoil?65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.thefoodfortreesismadefromthewaterandsugarinthesoilB.photosynthesiscan'ttakeplaceatnightC.photosynthesiscantakeplaceatanytimeD.treeshelplittleinimprovingtheairconditions66.Accordingtothepassagewhereshouldmoretreesbeplanted?A.neartheriverB.nearthecinemaC.alongthehighwayD.onthemountain
Howhardwehaveallprayed祈祷togrowupquicklyandlookedforwardtothehappydaysofbeingagrown-upandenjoyingthemanyintereststhatayouthshouldhavE.Atlastyouhavegrownup.AtleastyouarenolongerachilD.Theycallyouyounglady.Youthenenjoythepleasureofbeingayounglady.Youareproudofbeingagrown-upteenager.Peoplewelcomeyou-thisyounglady-heartily.YouaregladthatyourprayerhasbeenanswereD.Butthereisalwayssomethingthattroublesyoualot.Yousay;PapaandMamagivemesomemoneypleasE.Mypocketmoneyisallgonealready.NotheysayyourageisadangerousagE.Ifyouhavetoomuchmoneytospenditwon’tdoyouanygooD.Thenyouhavetostayathomebecauseyoudarenotgooutwithanemptypocket.AnothertimeyoutellyourgrandmaGrandmaseeIamagrown-upnow.Goodnowyoucansithereandknit编织thisformewhileIgoandhavearest.Toshowthatyouarenomoreachildyouhavetosittherethewholeafternoondoingtheworkwhichonlyagrown-upcando.AfteranhouryoufindithardtodoandgivetheknittingbasketbacktoyourgrandmA.Yourgrandmacriticizesyourwork.YouhearwhatshesaysSuchabiggirlcan’tdosucheasywork.Youwishthenyouwereachildagain.Butthefactisyouaregrowingupandyoucan’thelpit.That’sthewayitgoes!56.Thepassageistoldabout_______problems.A.agrowing-upboy’sB.ateenagegirl’sC.anoldwoman’sD.agrown-up’s57.Itisclearthatthewriterasateenager________.A.ispleasedwiththepresentlifeB.isunhappyaboutgrowingupC.doesn’tthinkherpresentlifehappyenoughD.knowshappylifewillcometohersoon58.Howdoessheknowherprayerhasbeenanswered?A.Peopletreatherasayounglady.B.SheisnolongerakiD.C.Peoplebegintocallherteenager.D.Shecanjoinwomeninallkindsofactivities.59.Fromwhatherparentssayweknow_________.A.theydon’tbelievesheisalreadyateenagerB.it’sdangerousforagirltospendmoneyC.theylovehermorethanbeforeD.theystillregardherasachild
Whatkindoflifedoyouwant?AndwhatwouldyoudoifyouwerebornwithanillnesslikeCysticFibrosis囊胞性纤维症?Charleywassuchaman.HewasbornwithCysticFibrosisaseriousdiseaseofthemuscles.Withoutproperlyfunctioningmuscleseventuallyyou’reunabletobreathE.HoweverCharleywasfortunatetohavemanycare-giversincludinghiswifewhohelpedhimalot.HebecameanengineerandhelpedplanstructuresthatwouldallowstreetsandbuildingstogivebetteraccesstothedisableD.Charleycouldn’tlivewithoutawheelchairandcouldonlyuseonehandtomoveit.HisspeechwasalsodifficulttounderstanD.HoweverCharleyhadasharpminD.Hecouldseehearuseafewfingersandthinkandthatwasenoughtoallowhimtomakeanimportantcontributiontohiscity.Hemadethosearoundhimmoreawareoftheirphysicalhealth.InthemovieJackandJillvs.theWorldJillisa25-year-oldgirlwhohasjustarrivedinNewYorkCity.ShehasCysticFibrosisbutshedoesn’tletitcontrolherlifE.She’shappyinfact!ShemeetsayoungmanJackandchangeshislifeforever.Onedayshehastotellhimaboutherillness.He’sangryanddisappointedbutlaterherealizesthatit’stheirrelationshipthatmatters.TheydecidetobetogetherandliveashappilyaspossiblE.Charley’sstoryistruE.JackandJill’sstoryismadeup.Howdoyouwanttoliveyourlife?Useyourimaginationandenjoyyourlifeandallitswonders.CreateyourpictureofahappylifE.Thewriterusesthetwoquestionsatthebeginningofthepassageto_____.A.testthereaders’attitudeaboutlifeB.drawthereaders’attentiontothetopicC.invitethereaderstoanswerthemD.tellreadershowtomakealivingAboutCharleywhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Heisafatheroftwoboys.B.Hecanlivewellwithoutwheelchair.C.HeisaluckybecausemanypeoplegivehimcarE.D.Hecanspeakasothersdo.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_____.A.healthistheoriginofhappinessB.theattitudetolifedecidesyourhappinessC.CysticFibrosisaseriousdiseaseofthemusclesD.Charley’sstoryismadeupThefilmJackandJillvs.theWorldissetin_____.A.threeyoungpeopleB.NewYorkCityC.ParisD.aplacethatwedon’tknow
Itlookslikeamobilephonebuttheserviceismuchcheaper.Itactslikeamobilephonebutonlyinyourowncity.Beyondthecitywallsit’suseless.LittleSmartalsocalledxiaolingtonghasalwaysbeencomparedtomobilephones.Butactuallyitismorelikeoneofthosecordlessphones无绳电话usedaroundthehomE.Theonlydifferenceisthatthisonereachesmuchfurtherthanfromthebathroomtothelivingroom.Itcantravelacrossanentirecity.CheapcostsarethemainreasonforthesuccessofLittleSmart.Itcosts25yuanamonthforthelineandabout0.1yuanperminutetousE.A.mobilephoneontheotherhandcancostfourorfivetimesasmuch.What’smoreunlikemobilephonesthere’snofee费forincomingcalls.Sotheselowchargeshaveattractedmanyusers.ButLittleSmartisnotreallythatsmart.Usersoftencomplainaboutitsbadvoicequality.Andtherearenotasmanystationstopickupitssignalsasthereareformobiles.Icouldn’treceiveaphonecallifIwasonabussaidLiPingauserinHangzhou.ItworkedfinewhenIstoodstillbuttherewerebreaksinsignalwhenIwasmoving.ScientistsaretryingtomakeLittleSmartmoreuser-friendly.MessagingandInternetaccess接入havebeenaddedtotheservicE.AndthelatestLittleSmarthandsetevenhascolorscreen.WhyisLittleSmartpopularinChina?A.ItlookslikeamobilephonE.B.Theserviceismuchcheaper.C.Thereisnofeeforincomingcalls.D.AlloftheabovE.HowisthechargeofLittleSmart?A.About10fenperminutetousE.B.ItcostsfourorfivetimesmorethanamobilephonE.C.Itonlycosts25yuaneachmonth.D.There’snofeeforcalls.WhyareusersnotsatisfiedwithLittleSmart?A.Theycan’theareachotherclearlyoutofthecity.B.TherearesofewstationsforLittleSmarttopickupitssignals.C.Whenyouuseityoumuststandup.D.Thechargesarelow.Theunderlinedwordhandsetinthelastparagraphmeans______.A.thehandbagB.telephoneC.serviceD.mobilephoneWhatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.It’swrongtosaythatLittleSmartissmart.B.ScientistaretryingtomakeLittleSmartsmaller.C.LittleSmartwillbebetterthantoday.D.PeoplewillchangeLittleSmartintoamobilephonE.
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.A.boywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.A.girlwhospellswellandlikesEnglishmaybegoodatofficework.Soitisimportanttodowellatschool.OntheotherhandyoumaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandarD.AlthoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajobtheymayhaveindirectvaluE.Knowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.Yourschoolmayhavetaughtyouskillssuchastypingortechnicaldrawingwhichyoucanuseinyourwork.Youmaybegoodatmetalworkorcookeryandlookforajobwhereyoucanimprovetheseskills.Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummerthinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelseyoumayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontimetofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.YoumayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashopforexamplE.Justasimportantyoumaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejoB.Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools.Perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.YourschoolrecordforinstancemaynotbetoogoodyetitisanimportantpartofyourbackgrounD.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.51.Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat_______.A.learningbetteratschoolshowspowerinyourjobB.thebetteryouareatschoolsubjectsthemorehelpfultheyareinyourcareerC.learningeachsubjectwellisanabilityinmanyjobsD.weshouldthinkabouthowtofindourcareer52.Accordingtothepassageifastudent’sschoolrecordisnotgoodhewill_________.A.havenohopeinhisfutureworkB.behopefultofindasuitablejobC.regretnothavingworkedharderatschoolD.haveanopportunityofanewbeginninginhisfuturework53.Allthesubjectsmayhavedirectvalueforjobhuntingexcept___________.A.mathematicsB.EnglishC.historyD.technicaldrawing54.TheunderlinedwordsallthumbsinParagraph4mostprobablymean_________.A.heavy-handedB.thebestC.importantD.skilled55.Thepassagemainlydiscusses___________.A.therelationshipbetweenschoolperformanceandcareerB.howtogetajobC.howtoshowstrengthsinyourworkD.workingexperienceandknowledgeatschool
Howtomakefriendswithpeoplefromadifferentculture?Therulesareasfollows:AppreciatethePerson.MostAmericansliketoberecognizedasindividualsassomeonespecialwithuniquepersonalities.ThereforeneversayYou’refromAmericasoIwanttobeyourfrienD.Alsodon’timplythatthereasonwhyyouapproachedthemisthatyouwantedsomeonetopracticeyourEnglishwith.Thatturnspeopleoff.InsteadtrysayingYouseemlikearealniceandinterestingpersonandIwouldliketogettoknowyoubetter.ThiswaytheyaremuchmoreinclinedtobefriendlybecauseyouseethemasathreedimensionalpersonandappreciatethemforwhotheyareintheinsidE.AndbydoingsoyounotonlylearnaboutAmericansandpracticeyourEnglishbutalsogainarealfriendintheprocess.QuitCallingUsForeigners.PleaseavoidcallingaforeigneraforeignerespeciallyinhisfacE.Thewordmakespeoplefeellikeanoutsiderandevenunwelcomesuggestingseparationandinsurmountabledifferenceswideninganalreadyexistinggapinthesituation.WhenAmericanstraveltheyrarelysayI’mforeigntoyourplacE.TheytendtosayI’mnewintown.I’mnewherE.Thereasonisbecausenewandunfamiliarthingscanbecomeoldandfamiliar.Butcanforeignthingsbecomenative?Aha?Youcatchmydrift.JustDoIt.SomestudentsliketobetoldaboutAmericanculturebutarelessinterestedinspendingthetimeandtheefforttoactuallyexperienceit.AsAmericansalwayssayGetyourhandsdirty.Youshouldhavefirsthandandhandsonexperienceoryou’llneverreallyknowanything.FindthatCommonLanguagE.NowImuststresstheimportanceoffindingacommonlanguagE.BythatIdon’tmeanEnglishChineseGermanFrenchetC.Imeanfindingsomethingyouhaveincommonwithanotherpersononaspiritualandphilosophicallevel:likesdislikesworldviewswaysofthinkingandattitudestowardlifE.Andtostartyoumustfirstenhanceyourknowledgeoftheparticularculturefromwhichyourpotentialnewfriendcomesform.TheunderlinedsentenceGetyourhandsdirtymeans.A.getinvolvedB.startwithdirtyworkC.talkaboutAmericancultureD.don’twashyourhandstoooftenAmericansprefertomakefriendswiththosewho.A.avoidtalkingabouttheirhomelandB.recognizetheirpersonalitiesC.obeyrulesofcommunicatingwithfriendsD.needn’tpracticeEnglishwhileplayingtogetherAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisfriendly?A.IamlongingtomakefriendswithanAmerican.B.ThisismyfriendTomwhoisaforeigner.C.Theremustbeagapbetweenusinmanythings.D.You’vegotagreatpersonality.
Mostoftheflowersinnatureareredorangeandyellow.Ifwehaveseenablackflowerit’sachanceinamillion.Peoplehavemadeacensus普查tocolorsofmorethanfourthousandkindsofflowersanddiscoveredthatonlyeightofthemareblack.Asweknowsunlightisformedbysevendifferentcoloredlights.Thewavelengthofeachlightisdifferentsothequantityofheatineachlightisalsodifferent.FlowersespeciallytheirpetalsareeasytobeharmedbylighttemperaturE.BlackflowerscantakeinallthelightwaveswhichcausetheflowerstodryupinthehightemperaturE.Soblackflowerscanrarelysurvivesunlight.Butredflowersyellowflowersandorangeflowerscanprotectthemselvesfromsunlightbyreflectingtheredlightyellowlightandorangelighteachofwhichhasalargequantityofheat.1.Itis_____toseeablackflower.A.impossibleB.seldomC.commonD.nochance2.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.blackflowersaresoweakthatitisdifficultforthemtogrowup.B.thereareonlyeightblackflowersinnatureC.sunlightisformedbysevendifferentcoloredlightssothewavelengthofeachlightisdifferentD.blackflowerscantakeinthelightofallthewavelengthwhichmakesthemdryupbecauseofhightemperature3.WhichofthefollowingideasisWRONG?A.Peoplehavefoundthatonlyafewkindsofflowersareblack.B.FlowersareeasytobeharmedbyveryhightemperaturE.C.Redorangeandyellowflowerscanalsotakeinthelightofallwavelengths.D.Theblackflowerscan’tprotectthemselvesfromsunlight.
ImagineamassoffloatingwasteistwotimesthesizeofthestateofTexas.Texashasalandareaofmorethan678000squarekilometers.Soitmightbedifficulttoimagineanythingtwiceasbig.AlltogetherthismassofwasteflowingintheNorthPacificOceanisknownastheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.Itweighsabout3500000tons.Thewasteincludesbagsbottlesandcontainers—plasticproductsofallkinds.TheeasternpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatchisaboutl600kilometerswestofCaliforniA.ThewesternpartiswestoftheHawaiianIslandsandeastofJapan.Theareahasbeendescribedasakindofoceanicdesertwithlightwindsandslowmovingwatercurrents.ThewatermovessoslowthatgarbagefromallovertheworldcollectstherE.Inrecentyearstherehavebeengrowingconcernsaboutthefloatinggarbageanditseffectonseacreaturesandhumanhealth.Scientistssaythousandsofanimalsgettrappedinthefloatingwasteresultingindeathorinjury.EvenmorediefromalackoffoodorwaterafterswallowingpiecesofplastiC.Thetrashcanalsomakeanimalsfeelfulllesseningtheirdesiretoeatordrink.ThefloatinggarbagealsocanhaveharmfuleffectsonpeoplE.ThereisanincreasedthreatofinfectionofdiseasefrompollutedwasteandfromeatingfishthatswallowedwastE.DiverscanalsogettrappedintheplastiC.Itsexistencefirstgainedpublicattentioninl997.ThatwaswhenracingboatcaptainandoceanographerCharlesMooreandhiscrewsailedintothegarbagewhilereturningfromaracingevent.FiveyearsearlieranotheroceanographerlearnedofthetrashafterashipmentofrubberduckiesgotlostatseA.ManyofthosetoysarenowpartoftheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch.InAugust2009ateamfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegobecamethelatestgrouptotraveltoit.Theywereshockedbytheamountofwastetheysaw.Theygatheredhundredsofseacreaturesandwatersamplestomeasurethegarbagepatch’seffectonoceanenvironment.51.Howdidthewriterintroducethetopicofthepassage?A.BygivinganexamplE.B.Bylistingthefacts.C.Bytellingastory.D.Bygivingacomparison.52.WhatdoweknowabouttheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?A.Itismadeupofvariouskindsofplasticproducts.B.Itisasolidmassoffloatingwastematerials.C.Itliesl60000kilometerseastofCaliforniA.D.Itisdescribedasakindofoceanicdesert.53.WhydopeoplepayattentiontotheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch?A.Becauseitmaypreventtheflowofoceanwater.B.Becausethepollutedplasticarticleswillmoveupthefoodchain.C.BecauseitmaybefromanislandinthepacifiC.D.BecauseshipsmaybetrappedinthefloatingwastE.54.Whichcolumncanyoufindthepassageonanewspaper?A.Sportsandentertainment.B.MediaandculturE.C.Environmentandsociety.D.Scienceandtechnology.55.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto____________.A.warnpeopleofthedangertotravelinthepacificB.analyzewhatcausedthewastepatchinthepacificC.giveadviceonhowtorecyclewasteintheoceanD.introducetheGreatPacificOceanGarbagePatch
Lifegetsnoisiereverydayandveryfewpeoplecanbefreefromnoiseofsomesortoranother.Itdoesn’tmatterwhereyoulive—inthemiddleofamoderncityorafarawayvillage—thechancesthatyouwillbedisturbedbyjetaeroplanestransistorradiosoil-poweredenginesetC.arealmosteverywhere.Weseemtobegettingusedtonoisetoo.Somepeoplefeelquitelonelywithoutbackgroundmusicwhiletheyareworking.Scientifictestshaveshownthattotalsilencecanbeveryfrighteningexperienceforhumanbeings.Howeversomepeopleenjoylisteningtopopmusicwhichisveryloudandthiscandoharmtotheireardrums耳鼓.Thenoiselevelinsomediscoisfarabovetheusualsafetylevelforheavyindustrialareas.OnerecentreportaboutnoiseandconcentrationsuggestedthatalthoughalotofpeoplesaythatanynoisedisturbstheirconcentrationwhatreallyaffectstheirabilitytoconcentrateisachangeinthelevelofnoisE.Itgoesontosaythatabackgroundnoisewhichdoesn’tchangetoomuchmusicforexamplemayevenhelppeopletoconcentratE.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______________.A.NoisyLifeB.BackgroundNoiseC.DisturbedConcentrationD.ChangeableNoiseBackgroundmusicinthepassagemeans_______________.A.musicplayedintheconcertB.akindofnoisecomingintoyourearsC.musichelpspeopletoconcentrateD.musicplayedwhilepeopleareworkingSomepeoplemayhavetheirhearinghurt_______________.A.whiletheyareincompletelysilenceB.whiletheyaredancingviolentlyC.whiletheyarelisteningtopopmusicD.whiletheyarelisteningtosoftmusicScientistshavediscoveredthatwhatpreventspeoplefromconcentratingis_____.A.anykindofnoiseB.greatchangesinlevelofnoiseC.backgroundnoiseD.variousbackgroundmusicWhatmayevenletpeopleconcentrate?A.ChangeablenoisE.B.FairlystablenoisE.C.LoudnoisE.D.Somediscos.
DrivingOffencePointsSystemWhatisDrivingOffencePointsSystem?Aftertheintroductionofthissystemcertaintrafficoffenceswillearnthedriverpointsbesidesotherpunishment.IfadrivermakesanyoftheseoffencesthepointswillberecordeD.WhenthedrivergetsacertainnumberofpointshewillbeforbiddentodriveforacertainamountoftimE.Whatarethepurposesofthissystem?Thisisasystemdesignedtomakeroadmuchsafer.Itcanimprovestandardsofdrivingandreducetheaccidentrates.WhichtrafficoffenceswillresultinDrivingOffencepoints?Ofcoursenotalltrafficoffencesarecoveredbythissystem.OnlythosethathavedirecteffectonroadsafetyareincludeD.Therearealtogetherfourteenitems.CodeOffencePoints1Causingdeathbydangerousdriving102Dangerousdriving103Carelessdriving54Drivingafterdrinkingortakingdrugs105Drivingoverspeedlimitbymorethan15km/hour36Drivinginamotorraceontheroad107Failingtostopafteranaccident38Failingtogiveinformationafteranaccident39Failingtoreportanaccident310Failingtoobeydirectionsofpoliceofficers311Crossingdoublewhitelines312Failingtoobeytrafficsignals313FailingtogivewaytowalkersatacrosswalkFailingtostopforpeoplewalking314Failingtostopatschoolcrossing3Whatwillhappenifyouhavegotupto10points?Ifyouhavegot10pointsorabovebutstillless15pointsyouwillreceiveawarningletterfromtheTransportDepartment.ThisletterwilltellyourrecordofDrivingOffencePointsandremindyouoftheresultofgettingmorepoints.Itishopedthatthiswarningwillchangeyourdrivingbehaviorforthebetter.Whatwillhappenifyouhavegot15points?Ifyouhavegot15pointsormorewithintwoyearsacourtwilltakeawayyourdrivinglicensE.Thefirsttimeyouarefoundguiltyyouwillnotbeabletodriveforthreemonthsbutifyouarecaughtasecondtimeyouwillnotbeabletodriveforsixmonths.TheunderlinedwordOffenceparagraph1refersto________.A.adrivinghabitB.anofficialofroadsafetyC.badbehaviorintheofficeD.anactionagainstthetrafficlawTheDrivingOffencePoints__________.A.isasystemthathelpstoimprovethedrivingstandardsB.arepointsearnedbecauseofdangerousdrivingC.showstrafficoffencesofdifferentkindsD.isaguidedealingwithtrafficoffencesWhatwillhappentoyouifyouhavegot13points?A.Youwillbepunishedforthepoints.B.Yourdrivinglicensewillbetakenaway.C.YourrecordwillbesenttotheTransportDepartment.D.YouwillgetawarningletterfromtheTransportDepartment.Whatwillhappentoyouifyouarecaughtdrivingdangerouslyandtwomonthslateryouarecaughtdrivingafterdrinking?A.Yourlicensewillbetakenaway.B.Youwillbetakentothepolicestation.C.Youwillnotbeabletodrivefor3months.D.Youwillnotbeabletodrivefor6months.
InWesterncountriespeoplehavebeenusingtheinstallmentplansincethefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.TodayalargenumberoffamiliesinGreatBritainbuyfurniturehouseholdgoodsandcarsbyinstallments.IntheU.S.thefigureismuchhigherthaninGreatBritainandpeopletherespendover10percentoftheirincomeontheinstallmentplan.Thepriceofanarticleboughtoninstallmentsisalwayshigherthanthepricethatwouldbepaidbycash.Thereisachargeforinterest.Thebuyerpaysonequarteroronethirdofthepriceasadownpaymentwhenthegoodsaredeliveredtohim.Hethenmakesregularpaymentsweeklyormonthlyuntilthefullpriceispaidup.ThelegalownershipofthegoodsremainswiththeselleruntilthefinalpaymenthasbeenmadE.Installmentbuyinghasadvantagesanddisadvantages.Itcanhelpcoupleswithsmallincomestofurnishtheirhomesandstarthousekeeping.Itincreasesthedemandforgoodsandinthiswayhelpsbusinessandemployment.ThereishoweverthedangerthatwhenbusinessisbadinstallmentbuyingmayendsuddenlymakingbusinessmuchworsE.Thismayresultinagreatincreaseinunemployment.Ifthepeopleontheinstallmentplanlosetheirjobstheywillprobablynotbeabletomaketheirpayments.Ifgreatnumbersofpeoplearenotabletopaytheirinstallmentdebtsthereisapossibilitythatbusinessmencannotcollecttheirdebtsandwillthereforelosemoney.Ifbusinessmenlosemoneyorfailtomakeasatisfactoryprofititbecomesmorelikelytohaveadepression.Thisiswhyinsomecountriesthegovernmentcontrolstheinstallmentplanbyfixingtheamountofthedownpaymentandinstallmentstodiscouragepeoplefrombuyingmorethantheycanpayforontheinstallmentplan.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheinstallmentplan?A.A.lotofBritishfamiliesusetheinstallmentplan.B.Morethan10percentAmericanfamiliesbuythingsoninstallments.C.AmericansdependmoreoninstallmentthanBritishpeopledo.D.Americansspendonetenthoftheirincomeoninstallmentbuying.57.Goodsboughtoninstallmentsaremoreexpensivethangoodsboughtbycashbecause______.A.thebuyerhastopayextramoneyasinterestB.thedeliveryofthegoodschargesextramoneyC.thebuyerhastopayadownpaymentD.theserviceofferedbyinstallmentplanchargedextramoney58.Whatwillhappentoabuyerifhefailstomakethefullpaymentforanitemboughtoninstallments?A.HemightlosehisjoB.B.Hewillstopowningtheitemhehasbought.C.Hewillhavetosellwhathehasbought.D.Hewillgointodebt.59.TheadvantageofinstallmentbuyingmightincludeallthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A.purchasingpowerisstrengthenedB.employmentmightbeincreasedC.peopledevelopagoodhabitofsavingmoneyD.youngcouplesareabletofurnishtheirhomes60.Insomecountriesthegovernmentscontroltheinstallmentplanto________.A.increaseemploymentB.avoiddepressionsC.ensurethatbusinessesmakegoodprofitsD.ensurethatpeoplecanpayforwhatheybuy
EllisIslandislocatedinNewYorkHarbor.EllisIslandisopendailyyear-roundfrom9:30amto5:00pmwithextendedhoursduringsummer.ItisclosedonDecember25.ThereisnoadmissionchargetoEllisIsland;donationsaregratefullyaccepteD.AtYourFingertipsParkinformation212363-7620Emergencies212363-3260Ferryboatinformation212269-5755Lostandfound212344-7620Dininggifts&audiotour212344-0996TransportationStatueofLibertyandEllisIslandFerry:BoatsleavefromBatteryParkManhattanandfromLibertyStateParkNewJersey.Theyrunaboutevery30to45minutesbeginningat9:15amferryschedulesubjecttochange.Hours:Mayvary;callthenumberbelowClosed:December25FerryfeesIncludesLibertyandEllisIslands:adults$7;seniorcitizens$6;childrenage3to17$3.lowergroupratesareavailablefor25ormoreadultsTicket&scheduleinformation:212269-5755Insummervisitorswillhave___________tovisitEllisIslanD.A.noenoughmoneyB.alongertimeC.ashortertimeD.awonderfultimeWhichnumberwouldyoucallifyourfriendsweresuddenlyill?A.212344-0996B.212363-7620C.212363-3260D.212269-5755WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?PeoplecanvisitEllisIslandfreeofchargE.TheboatsdeparturetimefromBatteryParkisat9:15A.m.alltheyearrounD.Ferryfeesforchildrenarecheaperthanforadults.FerryfeesforgroupvisitorscanbereduceD.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat_____________.visitorsprefertogotoEllisIslandbyboatB.therearemorevisitorsinwinterC.EllisIslandisopeneverydayD.BoatistheonlytransportationtoEllisIsland
BBelowisatablewhichshowsthemelting液化andboilingpointsofcommonsubstances.StudythetablE.ThendoNumbers4—7.SubstanceMeltingpointC.BoilingPointC.WaterAlcoholNitrogenOxygen0–117–210-21810078–196–1834.Theunderlinedword‘substances'means‘atypeof'_________.A.matterB.liquidC.solidD.gas5.Whichofthefourshouldbealiquidat-90degrees?A.waterB.alcoholC.nitrogenD.oxygen6.Mixingalcoholandwaterisoftenusedtowashwindscreensofcarsduringthewintertimebecause_________.A.itiseasierforalcoholtochangeintogasB.alcoholisnoteasilyseparatedfromwaterC.alcoholfreezesatlowertemperaturethanwaterD.themixtureisnotexpensive7.Inordertochangewaterfromasolidtoaliquidenergymustbe_________.A.removedB.addedC.createdD.destroyed
WelcomeeverymorningwithasmilE.Letyourfirsthoursetthethemeofsuccessandpositiveactionthatiscertaintoecho回响throughyourentireday.Todaywillneverhappenagain.Don’twasteitwithafalsestartornostartatall.Youwerenotborntofail.Startingthedayrightcangivegoodmomentum动力fortherestoftheday.Havingapowermorningisakeyfactorforafruitfulday.Herearesometipsongettingthemostoutofthemorning.Wakeupearly.Intheorythere’snodifferenceinwakingupearlyorlateaslongasyougettheproperamountofsleep.Howeverthereisapsychologicaladvantagewhenyouwakeupearlierthantheaveragepersonandthenyou’llhavemoretimetodopreparationbeforeengagingintherealworlD.ExercisE.Goodhealthisalwaysabenefitwithexercisebutstudieshavealsoshownthatmorningexercisehelpsyoutosleepbetteratnights.Eatbreakfast.It’sthemostimportantmealoftheday.AccordingtotheMayoClinicweshouldchoosethreefromthefollowingfour:fruitsandvegetablesgrainsdairyandprotein.Didyouknowthatyoucanactuallygainweightwhenyouskipbreakfast?Takeashower.Whenyoushowerdoyoudoitinthemorningoratnight?IusedtoshowerintheeveningsbutIfoundthatmorningshowershelpedmetobemoresmart.Prioritize优先yourTo-Dolist.Leocoinedtheacronym首字母缩略词MITtomeanmostimportanttasks.Ourto-dolistmightbeneverendingbutputontopofthelistacoupleofurgenttasksthatwilldefinethedaytobeasuccessfulonE.Checkyouremails.OnlyoncE.Gettingalotofemailscanbeverydistractive分散精力的.Youactuallyaremoreproductivewhenyoucheckthemonlyafewtimesatfixedtimeoftheday.Ionlydothem2-3timesaday—onceinthemorningonceatlunchandonemoreasitgetstowardtheendoftheday.45.Thepurposefortheauthortowritethispassageisto_______________.A.tellyoutogetupearlyeverydayB.offeryouthebestwaytostartthedayC.giveyouadviceabouthowtoarrangeadayD.adviseyoutoprioritizeyourto-dolisteverymorning46.Ifyoudon’thavebreakfastyoumay__________.A.loseweight.B.beproductivE.C.putonweight.D.bemoresmart.47.TheunderlinedwordcoinedinParagraph6mean__________.A.inventedB.designedC.foundedD.defined48.Theauthoradvisesyoutocheckyouremailsonlyoncebecause__________.A.theemailsarenotimportantB.readinge-mailsisdistractiveC.youcanonlyreade-mailsatfixedtimeD.gettingsomanyemailscandistractyourattention
Dodogsunderstandus?Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.A.bordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objectssayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchilD.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzeE.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.InfourtestsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn'tseeanyonetogetcluesthescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobjectusingawordthedoghadneverheardbeforE.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutoftentestssuggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination排除法.AmonthlaterRicorememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichisevenmoreimpressivE.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.ForonethingRicoisabordercollieabreed品种knownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It'shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan'ttalkback.Stillitwouldn'thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!1.Fromparagraph2weknowthat__________.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsC.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesD.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2.Bothexperimentsshowthat_____________.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon'tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.B.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie'smentalabilities.C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner'scommands.4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Totrainyourdog.B.Totalktoyourdog.C.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.D.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.
ThestrongfearofhighschoolmathislosthereamongthebluelightofcomputerscreensandthesoundsoftypingkeyboarD.A.fanfare喇叭声playsfromaspeakerasastudentpassesachaptertest.NearbyanotherstudentiswatchingavideolecturE.Anotherworksoutamathprobleminhernotebookbeforeclickingonamultiple-choiceansweronherscreen.TheirteacheratAgouraHighSchoolUSRussellStephanssitsatthebackoftheroomwatchingasscorespopupinrealtimeonhiscomputergradesheet.Onestudenthaspassedalevelthedatashows;anotherisretakingaquiz.Whoeverthoughtthisup^makeslifesomucheasierStephanssays.Thistextbook-freeclassroomisbynomeansthenorm常态butitmaybesomeday.SlowlybutinincreasingnumbersschoolsacrosstheUSarereplacingtheheavyandexpensivetextbookwithitslighterandcheapercousin:thedigitaltextbook.A.digitaltextbookcanbedownloadedprojectedandprintedandcanrangefromsimpletexttoacoursefilledwithmultimediaandlinkstoInternetcontent.Someversions版本mustbepurchased;othersareopensource—freeandavailableonlinetoanyonE.Somepraisethetechnologyasawaytosaveschools'moneyreplaceoutdatedbooksandbetterengagestudents.Otherssaymostschoolsdon'thavetheresourcestojoininortheyquestionthequalityofopen-sourcecontent.PaperbooksstillholdthehighestpercentageoftheUStextbookmarketwithdigitaltextbooksmakinguplessthan5percentaccordingtoanalystKathyMickeyofSimbaInformationamarketresearchgroup.ButthatischangingasgradeschoolsfollowtheleadofUSliniversitiesandschoolsinothercountriesincludingSouthKoreaandTurkey.Californiamadethelargestembrace拥抱ofdigitaltextbooksthissummerwhenitapproved10freehighschoolmathandsciencetitlesdevelopedbycollegeprofessors.Thestateleftthechoicetousethemuptoindividualschools.ThetextbooksareoutdatedasfarasI'mconcernedandthere'snoreasonwhyourschoolsshouldhaveourstudentspullaroundtheseold-fashionedandheavyandexpensivebooksGovernorArnoldSchwarzeneggersaidthissummer.Butsomedisagreewiththeideathatdigitaltextbookswillimproveeducationquality.Keepinmindthatwithopen-sourcematerialsyouhavetoask:'Wherearetheycomingfrom?'saidJayDiskeyexecutivedirectoroftheAssociationofAmericanPublishers'schooldivision.Isitatrustedsource?Isitbasedonrealresearch?Diskeysaidtraditionaltextbooksofferacomprehensivecoursewhilesomeopen-sourcetextsprovideonlybitsandpieces.TherecanbequiteadifferenceofcontentandaccuracyhesaiD.Inmanycasesyougetwhatyoupayfor.57.Thewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassageisto.A.explainhowtousedigitaltextbooksB.predictthefutureofpapertextbooksC.describethecurrentuseofdigitaltextbooksandpresentargumentsaboutitD.explainthedifferencebetweenpapertextbooksanddigitalones58.WhatisSchwarzenegger'sopinionoftraditionaltextbooks?A.Heisagainstgettingridofthem.B.Hewantstohavethemreplacedwithdigitalones.C.SoontheywillnolongerbeuseD.D.HebelievesthattheyaretoblameforthepoorqualityofeducationinCalifornia59.Diskeyholdstheviewthat.A.thegovernmentshouldn'tstrengthentheuseofopen-sourcedigitaltextsB.digitaltextbooksmakeupfortheshortcomingsoftraditionaltextbooks.C.papertextbooksanddigitalonesbothhaveadvantagesD.traditionaltextbookshavemorereliablecontent60.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Mathiseasierwiththeuseofcomputers.B.Itisbelievedthatdigitalbookswillreplacetraditionalones.C.Textbook-freeclassesarethemainformofteachingintheUSschools.D.Notallpeopleareinfavorofreplacingpapertextbookswithdigitalones.
阅读理解EDoyouhaveasorethroatarunningnoseandaheadache?Doyoukeepcoughingandsneezing?Ifyoudothechancesarethatyouhaveacoldorperhapsflu---butwhichone?Althoughbothcoldsandfluarecausedbyvirusestheyareverydifferentillnesses.Coldswhichusuallylastaboutaweekaffectthenosemost.Theycommonlycausearunningnoseandsneezing.Sometimestheycauseaheadacheacoughandslightlyachingmuscles.Fluisamuchmoreseriousillnessandiscausedbydifferentgroupsofviruses.Peoplewithfluusuallygetallthesymptoms症状describedabovE.Howevertheyalsogetahighfeveradrycoughandmuchworseaching.Feverisoneofthecharacteristicsymptomsofthefluforallages.Thesymptomsalsolastmuchlonger.Sometimestheydon’tdisappearforatleasttwoweeks.FlucanbeadeadlydiseasE.Theelderly年长的whoareweakerandlesshealthythanmostyoungerpeoplecandiefromflu.Thisisonereasonwhyoldpeopleareadvisedtohaveafluinjection预防针beforethestartofwinterwhenfluismostcommon.Thisinjectionisinexpensiveanddefinitely明显地worthit.Ifyouhaveacoldorfluyoumustalwaysdealwithusedtissues手巾纸carefully.Don’tleavedirtytissuesonyourdeskoronthefloor.Someoneelsehastopicktheseupandvirusescouldbepassedon.Andfinallyremembertocoveryournoseandmouthwhenyousneeze!Youdon’twanttoseethesmalldropsofliquidsblown喷outofyournoseandmouthwhenyousneezedoyou?Disgusting令人作呕eh?Nowyoucanunderstandwhyit’sagoodideatocoveryournoseandmouthwhenyousneeze!Inparagraph4welearnthat________.A.fluinjectioncancausedeathB.mostoldpeoplediefromfluC.flucankilloldpeopleeasilyD.fluismostcommoninsummerDealingwithusedtissuesproperly正确地isimportantbecause________.A.ithelpskeepyourclassroomtidyB.itpreventsthespreadofcoldsandfluC.peoplehatepickingupdirtytissuesD.pickinguplotsoftissuesishardworkWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.BothcoldsandflulastthesametimE.B.Bothcoldsandflucanbepreventedbyinjection.C.Bothcoldsandfluarecausedbythesameviruses.D.Bothcoldsandfluhaveanachingsymptom.Whichisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.ColdsandFluB.TheDifferentSymptomsofaColdandFluC.PreventionIsBetterThanCureD.CoverYourNoseandMouthWhenSneezing
ItseemsthattheEnglishmanjustcannotlivewithoutsportsofsomekinD.A.famousFrenchhumouristoncesaidthatthisisbecausetheEnglishinsistonbehavinglikechildrenalltheirlives.Whereveryougointhiscountryyouwillseebothchildrenandgrown-upsknockingaballaboutwithastickorsomethingasifinBritainmenshallalwaysremainboysandwomengirls!Stillitcanneverbebadtogetexercisecanit?Takingallamateur业余andprofessionalsportsinBritainintoconsiderationtherecanbenodoubtthatfootballisatthetopofthelist.ItiscalledsoccerintheUnitedStates.ThegameoriginatedinBritainandwasplayedintheMiddleAgesorevenearlierthoughasanorganizedgameorassociationfootballitdatesonlyfromthebeginningofthe19thcentury.ThenextisrugbywhichiscalledfootballintheUnitedStates.Itisakindoffootballplayedbytwoteamsoffifteenplayersratherthaneleven.Therugbyinwhichanoval-shapedballisusedcanbehandledaswellaskickeD.ItisaprettyroughgamE.Insummercricketisthemostpopularsport.InfactithassometimesbeencalledtheEnglishnationalgamE.MostforeignersfindthegamerathersloworevenboringbutitenjoysgreatpopularityamongtheBritish.Tennisrateshighonthelisttoo.ItwasintroducedintoEnglandfromFranceinthe15thcenturybutitwasfromEnglandthatitspreadtopracticallyeverycountryintheworlD.Table-tennisorping-pongsurelyisnotplayedonagreatscaleasitisinChinaorinJapan.BasketballandvolleyballwereintroducedintoBritainduringthelate19thcenturyfromAmericaandaregainingpopularity.Horse-backridingswimmingrowingandgolfallattractalotofpeoplE.ThemainpurposeofparagraphoneistotellusthattheEnglish_______.A.areallsportsloversB.behavelikechildrenC.liketokickaballaroundD.canremainyoungalltheirlivesAccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutfootballandrugby?A.TheydifferintheshapeoftheballB.TheyareplayedbydifferentnumbersofplayersC.TheybothcanbehandledD.TheybothcanbekickedFromthesecondandthethirdparagraphweknowthat_____.A.AmericanslovefootballmostofallB.BritishpeopleloverugbymostofallC.AmericansandBritishpeoplemaycallthesamethingdifferentlyD.footballoriginatedinBritaininthe18thcentury
EattoExcelHowfitareyou?Doyoulookafteryourself?Doyoueathealthilyordoyoueatanythingyoulike?PremierLeaguefootballclubAstonVillaareencouragingtheirplayersandlocalchildrentoeathealthyfooD.Theyknowthatwhatyoueatisthekeytosuccess.Howfitisafootballer?Couldyouruntenkilometersin90minutes?A.professionalfootballercan.Footballershavetobestrongquickskillfulandcreativeintheirmoves.EveryPremierLeagueclubmakessureithasagoodcoachingschemeandawell-plannedfitnessprogram.Theyalsoensurethatplayershavethepracticeandtrainingthatwillpreparethemformatches.Whatelsedoyouthinkclubspayspecialattentionto?A.goodstadium?Anythingelse?Whataboutthefoodtheyeat?EatingtherightthingA.gooddietisafundamentalpartofsportthesedays.AstonVillamanagerMartinO’Neill’ssportandhealthexpertshavechosenasecretweapon---organicfoodfoodgrownwithoutchemicals.FitnessmanagerJimHenryeatswithhisplayersandsaid:IchosetoswitchtoorganicfoodforAstonVillabecauseI’vereadstudiesshowingthatorganicfoodhashigherlevelsofvitaminsmineralsandantioxidants.HebelievesthatthebestwaytogettheseistoeattheverybestfreshfooD.WhattoeatafterthematchHeadchefatAstonVillalanEdgefeedsplayerswiththebestfoodassoonastheyfinishanawaymatch.Hesays:FoodisveryimportanttosportsstarsandparticularlyafteragamE.ThereisanhourofopportunitywhentheyneedtoeattogetthebestmusclestrengthsoIhandoutmealsonthecoachonthewayhomE.Ifwecanmakeonepercentdifferencetotheplayersbyusingorganicfoodthenitisworthit.TeachinghealthyeatingEveryoneatAstonVillaenjoysorganicfoodattheirtraininggrounD.ButtheclubisalsoworriedabouttheunhealthydietamonglocalchildrenwhoprefersweetsandunhealthyfastfooD.AspartoftheirworkinthecommunityAstonVillahasopeneduptheirkitchenandinvitedchildrenfromlocalschoolstocomeandlearnhowtocookwiththehelpoftheVillaheadchef.VillamidfielderNigelReoCokervisitedthechildrenontheopeningday.ThekitchenpromoteshealthyeatingandahealthylifestylE.hesaiD.A.finalwordfromthekitchenHeadchefIansays:Footballersknowhowimportantfoodistotheirprofessionandninetimesoutoftentheygoforthehealthiestoption.Doyouwatchyourdiet?Ifyoudoandyoukeepyourselffityoucanbeawinner!EveryPremierLeagueClubprovidesfootballerswith______________.A.agoodcoachB.afitnesscenterC.properpracticeandtrainingD.adeliciousdietAccordingtoJimHenry___________________.A.hebelievesthestudieshehasreadaboutorganicfoodB.hewillonlyeatorganicfoodwithhisplayersC.hethinksfoodisespeciallyimportantafteragameD.hechoseorganicfoodasasecretweaponforfootballersWecanlearnfromthepassagethat___________________.A.peoplecanmakeonepercentdifferencetoplayersbyusingorganicfoodB.onlyafewfootballerspayattentiontothehealthyeatingC.footballersinAstonVillausuallyeatontheirwaytothematchD.footballersinAstonVillausuallyeatsomefoodwithinanhourafteramatch.WhyhasAstonVillainvitedchildrenfromlocalschools?A.BecausetheywanttoteachkidshowtocookdeliciousfooD.B.Becausetheywanttoteachkidstoplayfootball.C.Becausetheyarefondofthekidsinthecommunity.D.Becausetheyintendtopromotehealthyeating.
Whatdoyoudoifyouarehitinthemouthandoneofyourteethisknockedout?A.dentist牙医maybeabletoputthetoothbackinforyoubutyouhavetogettothedentistfirst.Inthemeantimeyouhavetostorethetoothsothatitwillstayhealthy.Thesimplestthingtodoisputthetoothbackintoyourmouthoryoucouldputitinmilk.FrankCourtsadentistattheUniversityofFloridaworkedwithotherresearcherstofindthesafestwayofkeepingknocked-outteeth.Hetriedputtingteethintomilkintowaterandintocell-culturemedium细胞培养液.Healsotriedjustdryingtheteethintheopenair.Heusedteeththathadtoberemovedfrompeople’smouthsforvariousreasons.Theteethwereputintooneofthesolutions溶液orstoredintheairforonehour.Thencellsfromtherootoftheteethwerescraped-offtheteeth.Dr.CourtsandtheothersthenstudiedhowhealthythesecellswerE.Thecell-culturemediumworkedbesttokeepaknocked-outtoothhealthyoutsidethemouth.Howeverfewpeoplekeepcell-culturemediumhandyathomeorinschool.Thenextbestthingwasmilk.ButDr.Courtssaidthatthebestthingofallwastowashthetoothandputitrightbackintoitssocket牙槽inthemouth.Forsomepeoplethoughthisisjusttoopainfulorupsetting.Somilkwilldountilyougetyourtoothandyourmouthtoadentist.Thispassageismainlyabout.A.howadentistcansaveaknocked-outtoothB.howtokeepaknocked-outtoothhealthyC.howDr.CourtsandotherresearchersmadetheirexperimentsD.howtoputaknocked-outtoothbackintoitssocketThebestwaytokeepaknocked-outtoothhealthyoutsidethemouthistostoreit.A.incell-culturemediumB.inmilkC.inwaterD.intheopenairMilkcanbeusedinsteadofcell-culturemediumtoputaknocked-outtoothinbecause.A.milkworksbettertokeepthetoothhealthyB.milkcauseslesspainC.cell-culturemediumisnotusuallyhandyD.cell-culturemediumismoreexpensiveDr.Courtssaidthatthebestofal1wastowashthetoothandputitrightbackintoitssocketinthemouth.Inthesentencethewordbestmeans.A.cheapestandhealthiestB.leastpainfulandcheapestC.quickestandleastpainfulD.easiestandhealthiest
Iftheworldwereavillageof1000peopleitwouldinclude:??584Asians??124Africans??95EasternandWesternEuropeans??84LatinAmericans??55formerSovietsincludingLithuaniansLatviansEstoniansandothernationalgroups??52NorthAmericans??6AustraliansandNewZealandersThepeopleofthevillagewouldspeak:??165Mandarin普通话??86English??83Hindu/Urdu??64Spanish??58Russian??37ArabicTheabovelistcoversthemothertonguesofonlyhalfthevillagE.One-thirdofthepeopleinthevillagearechildrenandonly60areovertheageof65.Justunderhalfofthemarriedwomeninthevillagehaveaccesstomodemequipments.Thisyear28babieswillbeborn.Tenpeoplewilldie3ofthemforlackoffood1fromcan??cer.Twoofthedeathswillbeofbabiesbornwithintheyear.Withthe28birthsand10deathsthepopulationofthevillagenextyearwillbe1018.Inthisvillageof1000persons200peoplereceive75percentoftheincome;another200re??ceiveonly2percentoftheincomE.Aboutone-thirdhaveaccesstocleansafedrinkingwater.Ofthe670adultsinthevillagehalfcannotreadnorwritE.Thevillagehasatotalyearlybudget预算publicandprivateofover$3million—$3000perpersonifitisdistributedevenly.Ofthetotal$3million:$181000goestoweaponsandwarfare$159000toeducation$132000tohealthcareTheseweaponsareunderthecontrolofjust100ofthepeoplE.Theother900arewatchingthemwithdeepanxietywonderingwhethertheycanlearntogetalongtogether.77.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMandarinaccordingtothetext?A.Nearlyone-thirdofAsianpeoplespeakMandarininthevillagE.B.About8.25percentofthepeoplespeakMandarininthevillagE.C.About16.5percentofthepeoplespeakMandarininthevillagE.D.NearlyalltheMandarin-speakingpeoplearefromAsiainthevillagE.78.WhichofthefollowingproblemsisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Poverty.B.Education.C.Environment.D.MarriagE.79.TheunderlinedparthaveaccesstoinParA.4means_____.A.useB.buyC.produceD.try80.Thelastsentenceinthetextimpliesthatmostofthepeoplelongfor_____.A.apeacefulworldB.goodeducationC.betterhealthcareD.alifewithoutanxiety
IusedtoworkinanofficewhichhadaIocusttreegrowingoutsidethewindow.IthadgrownintoatalltreeandmusthavebeenthereforalongtimE.Thetreeblockedtheviewandmadetheofficeseemdull.UnfortunatelythishappenedtobetheroomassignedtomeandlwasdepressedbyitforquitesometimE.WhenthefirstspringcameeverythingwasgreenexceptthelocusttreE.IfeltveryhappybecauseIhadthoughtithaddied!OnemorningwhenIopenedthewindowforsomefreshairIunexpectedlysmeltafamiliarsweetscentfloatingintomyofficewhichIcouldnotnamE.SuddenlyIrealizeditwasthelocusttree!ThetreethatIthoughtdeadwasinfullbloom!FromthenonIusuallycametotheofficeveryearlytoseedewformingonthelocusttreeblossomsandwaseagertoseespringagaineveryyear.Duringsummerthegreenleavesprovidedshadeprotectingmefromtheharshsunlightbutallowingenoughlightintomakeitpleasant.Inautumntheleavesturnedmanydifferentcolors.Itsbeautytouchedmysoul.ManytimesIthoughttotakephotosbutneverdiD.ThenIhadtoleaveinahurry.LaterinlifeitbecameagreatregretthatIhadnotdoneso.Actuallymanytimesinourliveswethinkweownsomethingandthusdonotvalueit.Wedon'tfeelregretfuluntilweloseitoneday!Moreoversometimeswehavetoacceptthethingswedon'twantandneedtodiscoverthehiddenbeautytofindunexpectedjoy!Thelocusttreefirstattractedtheauthormostby____.A.thewayitblockedtheviewB.itsheightC.thesmellofitsflowersD.itsgreenleavesInwhichseasondoyouthinktheauthorpaidtheleastattentiontothelocusttree?A.Spring.B.SummerC.Autumn.D.Winter.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueoftheauthoraccordingtothepassage?A.HewouldhaveregrettedifthelocusttreehaddiedashehadthoughtithaD.B.Thelocusttreeturnedouttobealovelymemoryforhim.C.Hefeltunhappyashehadforgottentotakethephotoswithhim.D.Hisworkintheofficechangedwiththeseasonseveryyear.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.A.thelocusttreediedsoonaftertheauthorlefttheofficeB.theauthorworkedintheofficeforatleastafewyearsC.itwassummerwhentheauthortookhisjobintheofficeD.theweatherwasdrywhentheauthorfirstsawthetreeWhatadvicedoestheauthorintendtogiveus?A.Treasurewhatwe'veowneD.B.Lookbeforeyouleap.C.Treateverythingcalmly.D.Neverforgetthepast.
RescueworkersattheSanJosegoldandcoppermineinnorthernChilehadreasontosingthisweek.Asmallholedrilledintotheearthbecameapassage通道tofreedomforthirty-threetrappedminers.Theyspentsixty-ninedaysundergrounD.NeverhavepeoplebeentrappedforsolongsodeeplysaysadoctoratNASAtheAmericanspaceagencywhichhelpedintherescuE.Butthechiefmedicalofficerfortheminerssaidmostareingoodenoughhealthtoleavethehospitalwithinadayorso.ThefirstthreewerereleasedfromthehospitalThursdaynight.FormuchofthedaytheminersrelaxedwithChileanPresidentSebastianPinerA.Thethirty-twoChileansandoneBolivianstillworespecialsunglassestoprotecttheireyes.A.partialminecollapse坍塌on5thofAugusttrappedthemmorethanhalfakilometerundergrounD.Theyhadtostretchatwo-dayfoodsupply.FortwoweeksnooneknewiftheywerealiveordeaD.Latertheyreceivedsupplies供给andavideolinkloweredthroughdrillholes.ThatlinkwashowArielTiconawatchedhiswifegivebirthtotheirdaughter.Theminershaveapparentlyagreedtosharethemoneytheyearnfromsellingtheirstory.Theyhavealreadyreceivedgiftsofmoneyandtraveloffers.EdisonPenahasbeeninvitedtotheNewYorkCityMarathonandtoGracelandthehomeofElvisPresleyinMemphisTennesseE.Mr.Penadescribedhowheranintheminetunnelstoeasethestress.AndheledtheminersinsingingElvissongs.ThefirstminerrescuedonWednesdaywasFlorencioAvalos.ThesecondwasMarioSepulvedawhotalkedabouthowtheexperiencetestedhisfaith.Hesaid:IwaswithGodandIwaswiththedeviltheyfoughtmebutGodwon.HetookmebymybesthandthehandofGoD.ThelastminerupwasLuisUrzuA.HewastheshiftleaderwhenhiscrewbecametrappeD.Rescuersusedametalcagetopulltheminerstosafetyinlessthantwenty-fourhours--fasterthanexpecteD.Therescuecapsulewasahalf-meterwideandknownasthePhoenix.Howmanyminershadbeenrescuedaccordingtothereport?A.ThreeB.Sixty-nineC.Thirty-threeD.Thirty-twoAccordingtothepassagewhentheminersweretrappedsomeofthemdidthefollowingsexcept________.A.sharingmoneyB.RunningtoeasestressC.WatchingavideoshowinghiswifegivingbirthD.SingingsongsEdisonPenawasinvitedtoGracelandprobablybecause________________.A.heranintheminetunnel.B.heprayedtoGoD.C.heledtheminersinsingingElvissongs.D.hewastheshiftleader.FromthepassagewecaninferthefollowingsEXCEPTthat_______________.A.Rescueworkerswerehappyabouttheirrescuework.B.PeoplefeltsurprisedtofindtheminerssafeandsounD.C.Peoplemighthavebeenquiteworriedabouttheminers’safety.D.ThetrappedminersdrilledasmallholethemselvestoescapE.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthereport?A.AminingaccidentB.MinerssavedsafeandsoundC.AdifficultrescueD.Minerstrappeddeepunderground
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