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TowinanOscarisanachievementatanyagE.Todosoat22likeJenniferLawrenceisjustamazing.RecentlytheAmericanstarwonBestActressatthisyear'sAcademyAwardsforherroleinthefilmSilverLiningsPlaybook.AccordingtoTimemagazine'sRichardCorlissLawrenceisarareyoungactresswholendsmatureintelligencetoanyrolE.ThoughLawrencehasfoundgreatsuccessthroughherbigscreenworkshewasn'tsurewhatshereallylikeddoingbeforetheageof14.Shethoughtshe'dgotocollegeandmaybefindacareerasadoctororatravelagent.Lawrence'stwobrotherswerestarathletesandoneofthemwasastraightAstudent.UnlikethemshesufferedthroughschoolneverfindingwhereshebelongeD.HoweverduringatriptoNewYorkLawrencesuddenlyrealizedthatshewantedtobeanactress.Whenshewasenjoyingthebeautifulcityamodelseekeraskedifhecouldtakeherpictureandthenextdayhecalledherinforanaudition试镜.IreadthescriptanditwasthefirsttimeIhadthatfeelinglikeIunderstandthisLawrencesaiD.Within20minutesinthecabridefromthehotelIdecidedIdidn'twanttobeamodel.InfactIwantedtobeanactress.Havingappreciatedthisyounglady'sperformancetheagencywassoimpressedwithherreadingthattheysignedheronthespot.Butsheinsistedonfinishinghighschoolsoshecouldpayherfullattentiontoheractingcareer.LawrenceburstontotheHollywoodscenelastyearwithTheHungerGameswhichestablishedherasthehighestgrossing票房最高的femaleactionheroofalltimE.RollingStonecalledherthemosttalentedyoungactressinAmericA.1.WhichofthefollowingistrueofJenniferLawrence?A.SheachievedherdreambychancE.B.Sheusedtobeawellknownmodel.C.ShewasawardedbytheAcademyAwards.D.ShewantedtobeanactressatanearlyagE.2.WhatcanweknowaboutJenniferLawrencefromParagraph3?A.Herparentswerereallystrictwithher.B.Sheseemednottofitinwithherschoollifewell.C.Herschoolperformancemadehertoday'sfamE.D.Hertwobrothersweredoingwellinallschoolsubjects.3.FromthetextwecanknowthatLawrenceisanactressofgreat________.A.confidenceB.ambitionC.independenceD.talent4.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.ChoosingRightB.ActingWiselyC.WinningYoungD.FollowingDreams
TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturehasaprogramcalledWildlifeServices.ItsjobistohelpprotectagriculturalandotherresourcesfromthreatsanddamagebywildlifE.Oftenthatmeanshelpingfarmersdealwithunwelcomevisitors.Thisorganizationhasexpertsfromdifferentfieldsandithassetupthousandsofinquiryagenciesalloverthecountrywherefarmerscanexplaintheirdifficultyandgetpracticalhelp.OneexamplefromWildlifeServicesofitsworkinvolvedafarmerinWashingtonStateinthePacificNorthwest.SeveralyearsagothousandsofCanadageeselandedonhisfields.Thegeesebegantoeathiscarrotcrop.Biologistsfromtheprogramsuggestedthatthefarmerusenoisemakingdevicesandothermeasurestoscarethelargebirdsaway.Theseeffortsapparentlysucceededwhichmadethefarmerquitehappy.WildlifeServicesalsohasalivestock牲畜protectionprogram.Theprogramjustofferssuggestionstokeepthoseunwelcomevisitorsawayinsteadofkillingthem.ExpertssuggestprovidingsecureshelterforchickenssheepandotheranimalsthatcouldbeattackeD.Theyalsosuggestusinglightsaboveplaceswhereanimalsarekept.Andtheyadvisepeoplewhoseecoyotesaroundtheirpropertytochasethemawaybyshoutingmakingloudnoisesorthrowingrocks.Forhomegardenersatwometerfencemighthelpkeepoutdeer.Tokeepoutrabbitsawirefencehastobeonlyaboutahalfmeterhigh.Itshouldextendfifteencentimetersundergroundtokeeprabbitsfromdiggingunderit.Ifsnakesareaproblemremovedeadtreesandcuthighgrasstodestroytheirhidingplaces.AndtoprotectlivestockconsiderusingguardanimalssuchasdogsanddonkeyswhichareveryeffectivE.DuetoitseffectiveworkeversincetheWildlifeServiceswasstartedithasbeenwellreceivedbyfarmersallovertheStatesandneighboringcountriessuchasCanadaandMexico.1.Theunderlinedphraseunwelcomevisitorsinthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A.animalsthatattackthefarmersB.peoplewhodon'tcareaboutwildlifeC.animalsthatdoharmtothecropsorlivestockD.peoplewhopollutetheenvironmentofthefarms2.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat________.A.thefarmerdidn'thaveaguntokillthoseCanadageeseB.WildlifeServicesinvolvessomebiologistsinitsgroupC.thecarrotcropwaseatenupbytheCanadageeseD.thefarmersliketoeatCanadageeseverymuch3.Whatismainlydiscussedinthelastparagraph?A.Waystoprotectlivestock.B.Waystodealwithcoyotes.C.Howtoprotectcrops.D.HowtofindwildlifE.4.Howistheprogramgettingalong?A.ItremainstobeimproveD.B.Itisverypopularamongexperts.C.Itiswellreceivedbythelocalgovernment.D.FarmersintheU.S.CanadaandMexicothinkiteffectivE.
ThefollowingisabriefandselectivehistoryoftheevolutionoftheusageofinkfromtheMiddleAgestothepresentday.NorthernEngland1339amonastery修道院Ascholarlymansitsquietlyinfrontofhisdeskattendingtoaseeminglyendlesstask.HehasacopyoftheBibleinfrontofhimhandwrittenbysomeothermonkthatheisreproducingpagebypagE.Itwillbemonthsifnotyearsbeforeheisdoneuntileverypageisperfectlycopiedandthenthecyclewillbeginanew.Itwillbeanothercenturybeforetheinventionoftheprintingpress印刷机givesmonksvastblocksoftimetheyneverhadbeforE.London1590theGlobeTheaterIt'sbeenacenturyandahalfnowsinceamannamedJohannesGuttenbergbuiltthefirstprintingpressandtheworldofprintinghascomealongway.Nearly200millionbookshavebeenprintedandamongthemisworkafterworkbyaplaywrightnamedWilliamShakespearewithatheaternexttotheThamesRiver.Boston1850afactoryAnotherfewhundredyearshavepassedandtheworldhasundergonearevolutionarychange—theIndustrialRevolution.Theweaversitsatherloom织布机lateintotheeveningthesmokefromtheoillampsblackeningthewalls.Forhersixdaysor70hoursofworkthisweekshewillearnapproximately$3.25about$84intoday'smoney.NewYork1909thestreetsInAmerica'smostpopulouscitytherearenowelevendailynewspapers.ItisthebestoftimestoownanewspaperinNewYork.Rivers__could__run__black__with__all__the__ink__in__usE.Thenewspapersfightfiercebattlesbetweeneachothersendingtheirpaperboysoutlikefootsoldiers.SydneycurrentdayalivingroomTheblogger写博客的人sitsbeforealaptoptappingouthisblogarticlefortheday.HiscanvasistheWebhisaudiencedigitalandit'srareforhimtofurnishphysicalcopiesofhiswork.There'ssimplynoneedforit.Surethebloggerhasafewunopenedinkbottlesinhisclosetthatmaybeofusesomeday.31.ThescholarlymaninNorthernEngland________.A.hasnoinktouseB.readsmanybookseverydayC.spendsmuchtimecopyingbooksD.iswritingabookforthemonastery32.TheunderlinedsentenceRiverscouldrunblackwithalltheinkinuseimpliesthat________.A.theproductionofinkneedsalotofwaterB.NewYorkpeoplelikereadingnewspapersC.pollutionproblemsarebecomingseriousD.thenewspaperindustryconsumesmuchink33.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat________.A.peoplenowadaysrelyfarlessoninkB.therewillbenonewspapersinthefutureC.theprintingpresswasfirstusedbymonksD.theGlobeTheaterprintedmillionsofbooks34.Thetextisdevelopedmainlyby________.A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecausesB.pointingoutsimilaritesanddifferencesC.describingthechangesintimeorderD.showingtheauthor'sexperiences
TarangireNationalParkisaparkinTanzaniA.Theparkitselfcoversanareaofaround2850squarekilometersmakingitthesixthlargestparkofitskindinthecountry.IrecentlyvisitedtheparktoseewhatitwaslikE.OneofthefirstsightingsuponenteringtheparkIfoundwasahugeherdofelephants.OurguidetoldusthatTarangirewasprobablythebestplaceinTanzaniatofindlargeherdsofelephants.Wecontinuedtowatchtheelephantsastheystoodundertreesandscratchedthemselvesagainstthetreestohitthespotofanitch痒.Totherightoftheelephantherdwenoticedabigtree！OurguideinformedusthiswasaBaobabtreeandthatTarangirewasoneofthebestnationalparksinAfricatoseesomanyBaobabtrees.AswecontinuedourdrivethroughtheparkwefinallyreachedawateringholE.Ourguidewarnedusthattherewerelionsallaroundus.Mostofthemwererestingintheshadeunderbushesbuttherewasonethatwasdrinkingfromthewateringholedirectlyinfrontofus.Wethennoticedtherewereacoupleoffreshzebracorpses尸体—itseemedasifthelionswhichwererestinghadkilledthem!OurfinalbigsightingwasonethatnoneofuswereexpectingtoseE.Wepulledovertowheretherewasalargegatheringofcarswithasleepingleopard豹there！WetookphotoshappilyandexcitedlyandobserveditssurprisingbodybeforereturningtoourhotelasitwasgettinglatE.SoIhopeyouenjoyedmydescriptionofTarangireandthatIhaveinspiredyoutoaddthisamazingparktoyourveryownTanzaniatravelroutE.1.ItisknownfromthepassagethatTanzaniaTarangire____________.A.isthesixthlargestparkinAfricaB.isfamousforitsamazinganimalsandplantsC.hasthelargestnumberofelephantsintheworldD.isoneofthebestplacestohuntanimals2.Elephantsscratchedthemselvesagainstthetreesbecause____________.A.theweatherwastoohotB.theyfeltuncomfortableC.theywereangryatsomethingD.theywereplayingwitheachother3.HowdidthewritertravelinTarangire?A.Onfoot.B.Onhorseback.C.Bycar.D.BybicyclE.4.HowdoesthewriterlikehistripinTanzaniaTarangire?A.Boring.B.Challenging.C.Dangerous.D.Pleasant.
Youmaynotbefamiliarwiththewordtetrapodbutyouwillknowonewhenyouseeit.Alltetrapodsbelongtovertebrates—animalswithbackbones.MosttetrapodsmoveonlanD.Theyalsohavefourlimbs肢.Reptilesbirdsandamphibiansallcountastetrapodsasdomammals.You'reatetrapoD.Bystudyingfossilsscientistsknowthattetrapodshaven'talwayswalkedonlanD.Theyevolvedfromanimalscalledlobe－finnedfishes总鳍鱼whicharenamedfortheirthickstrongfins鳍.ThatmeansthatovermanygenerationsthefishesgrewfeaturesthathelpedthemmoveonlanD.Whilefossilsprovideevidencethattetrapodsevolvedfromlobe－finnedfishestheydon'tshowhowtheanimalslearnedtowalk.Nowateamofbiologistshasfoundevidencethatanimalswerepreparingtowalkwhilestilllivingunderwater.Inanewstudytheresearcherssuggestthatlobe－finnedfishespushedthemselvesaroundwithfleshyfinslongbeforetheymovedontolandandgrewlongerlimbsanddigits手指或脚趾.Inthenewworkthescientistsdidn'tstudythefossilrecorD.Insteadtheypointedvideocamerasatlivinglobe－finnedfishescalledAfricanlungfishandwatchedtheanimalswalkaroundthefloorofanaquarium.BecauselungfisharesocloselyrelatedtotetrapodsscientistsstudythecreaturestolearnmoreabouthowancientaquaticanimalsadaptedtolivingonlanD.Thecoolthingaboutthelungfishisthatit'swalkingunderwaterbiologistHeatherKingsaiD.Andiflotsoftetrapodswerealsodoingthisitcouldmeanthatthefirststepintheevolutionofvertebratewalkingtookplaceunderwater.KingfromtheUniversityofChicagoworkedonthenewstudy.Usingcamerasaimedatdifferentanglessheandhercolleaguesrecordedvideosofindividuallungfish.Thecamerasshowedthattheanimalspushthemselvesalongusingalternatingfinsjustasanimalsusealternatelegstowalkorcrawl.NeilShubinanotherbiologistwhoworkedonthestudysaidIfyouaskedmetotellyouwhatthosefinsdojustbylookingatthemI'dgiveyouathousandfunctionsandwalkingwouldn'tbeoneofthem.Butthat'swhattheydo.35.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.humansarevertebratesB.mosttetrapodsaremammalsC.alltetrapodsliveonlandD.vertebrateshavefourlimbs36.Thescientists'researchonAfricanlungfishisbasedon________.A.previousdataB.fishfossilsC.videorecordingsD.detailedcalculation37.NeilShubinseemedtoconsiderthefindingsaboutlungfish________.A.confusingB.conflictingC.doubtfulD.surprising38.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WalkingmayhavehadawetstartB.Lobe－finnedfisheshavethickstrongfinsC.AfricanlungfishcanwalkonlandD.Lungfisharecloselyrelatedtotetrapods
Walkinginafarmers'marketoftenbringsonetoexplorenewfoodoptionsandnowmorelocally－farmedproteinchoicesareavailabletohelpbridgethegapbetweenourmealsandthefarmsfromwhichtheyoriginateD.Moreandmorelocalsmallfarmsarepoppingupinoppositiontofactoryfarms.Today'scommercialfarmsdonotfittheimagethatcomestomindwhilehappilysingingalongtoOldMacDonald.Insteadmostofthenation'sfoodcomesfromCAFOsConcentratedAnimalFeedingOperationswhereanimalsarekeptintightlyenclosedconditionsastheyarefattenedupandreadytobekilledforfooD.Fortunatelyknowingexactlywhereone'sfoodcomesfromhasledtoanincreaseintheavailabilityofwhatisknownasgrass－fedbeef.Technicallyallcattlearegrass－fedforatleastalimitedamountoftimebutwhatmakesthemeatsignificantisthatitisgrass－finishednotforce－fedcornsoyorgrains.Thischangeindietmakesallthedifferencesincecornisnotpartofthecow'straditionaldietandthereforecausesmajorhealthissuesforit.Todealwiththehealthissuesantibiotics抗生素areusedandsomeoftheantibioticsusedtotreatthecattlearesimilartothosegiventohumanssotheycandecreasetheeffectivenessofmedicinewhenaconsumerissick.Ahealthierdietforthecattleleadsthemeattolowerinbothfatandcalories.Andwhencookinggrass－fedbeefyou'dbetteruseaslightlylowertemperaturetomakeitmoredelicious.47.TheunderlinedwordspoppingupinParA.1probablymean________.A.improvingB.fadingC.profitingD.appearing48.ThesongOldMacDonalddescribes________.A.animalsraisedfreelyonlocalfarmsB.animalskeptintightlyenclosedconditionsC.commercialfarmsprovidingfastfoodD.commercialfarmsprovidingunpopularfood49.Somemedicinesarelesseffectiveforbeefconsumersprobablybecause________.A.somecattlefeedongrainsB.allcattleeatgrassC.somemedicinesareusedtotreatsickcattleD.someantibioticsaregiventobothcattleandpeople50.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A.foodfromlocalfarmscanhelpaddtothevarietyinourdailymealsB.soyorgrainsareonthelistoftraditionaldietsofthecattleC.cornforthecattleleadsthemeattolowerinbothfatandcaloriesD.lowertemperaturemakesgrass－fedbeefmoredelicious
IntheEnglishlanguagetherearestrikingsimilaritiestomanyofthecharacteristicspresentinSpanishFrenchandGerman.SowhatarethethingsthatmakeEnglishsodifficultforforeignpeopletolearn?Englishdoesn'tnecessarilyhavemoreregularconsonant辅音orvowel元音soundsthanotherlanguagesbuthowthestressisplacedonsomeofthoseconsonantsorvowelsmakesitsuchadifficultlanguageforlearners.Therearehardandsoftconsonantslikectakingonaksoundoranssounddependinguponthesituation.TherearesilentlettersinsomewordsandthensomeconsonantsthattakeonanentirelydifferentsoundlikethwhencombineD.ThechangesinthepronunciationofwordsmakeEnglishmuchmoredifficulttolearn.AnotherthingthatmakesEnglishdifficulttolearnhastodowithverbtensE.Somelanguageshaveverylimitedchangesinverbtensesometimesjustpresentandpastwhichmakesitrelativelysimpletograsp.EnglishontheotherhandisabitmoredifficultinthisareA.Forexampleindifferentsituationsitmaybepropertouseanyofthefollowingtenses:presentpastfuturepastperfectorpresentperfect.Theverbchoosecanbeusedinthefollowingformsdependingontense:choosechoseorchosen.Thiscanbeverydifficultforaforeignertograsp.SlangismorewidelyusedinAmericanEnglishthanpropergrammar.IntheUSjustknowingthelanguageasit'sgenerallytaughtisn'tenough.IneverysingleregionorevencloseneighborhoodsthesameslangtermsmakeanalmostentirelydifferentlanguagE.Insomeareastherearerepeatedlyusedtermsthatwouldn'tevenbefoundintheWebster'sDictionary.Theyarecreatedbylocalsandonlylocalsunderstandthem.Thiscanmakeitverydifficultforsomeonenotfamiliarwiththelanguagetogetusedtoitespeciallyiftheydon'tremaininoneareaforaverylongperioD.1.Thepurposeofthispassageisto________.A.giveadviceonhowtolearnEnglishwellB.telluswhyEnglishisverydifficulttolearnC.encourageustospeakformalEnglishD.tellushowtodealwithslangtermsinEnglish2.AccordingtothepassagethelettercinEnglish______.A.isalwaysstressedB.nevertakesonanssoundC.hasatleasttwosoundsD.isoftensilent3.Comparedwithsomeotherlanguages________.A.EnglishhasmorechangesinverbtenseB.EnglishhasmoreregularrulesofpronunciationC.EnglishverbshavefewerformsD.Englishhasmorevowelsounds4.Fromthepassageweknowthatslang________.A.isspreadallovertheworldB.canonlybefoundinAmericanEnglishC.iscommonlyusedbysomeparticulargroupsD.hasmeaningsthatcanonlybefoundindictionaries5.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.pronunciationisthemostdifficultthinginlearningEnglishB.alltheslangtermsshouldbeaddedtotheWebster'sDictionaryC.ifyouwanttolearnEnglishwellyoufirstshouldlearnsomeslangtermsD.peoplemayunderstandthelocallanguageafterlivinginaplaceforyears
TheslowdeathoftheAmericandreamformiddleclassfamilieshascontinuedinthelastcoupleofyearsinthewakeofthefinancialcrisis.AstudyshowsashockingdeclineintheaveragenetworthofUShouseholdsfrom2007to2010.TheaverageAmericanfamilysawtheirnetworthdrop40%inthatthreeyearsfrom$126400to$77300.Thelossnotsurprisinglyisdueinlargeparttofallinghomeprices.Theaveragehomeownersawtheirnetworthfallmorethan$70000fromroughly$250000in2007to$175000in2010Inthreeyears18yearsofsavingshavebeenwipedawayforthemajorityofthecountryandatthesametimewageshavefallen.Theaverageincomefellfromabout$50000in2007to$46000in2010.ButthisnegativetrenddoesnotstoptherE.AsaveragefamiliesbecomepoorerrichAmericansaregrowingricher.TheFedsurveyshowedthewealthiest10%offamiliesactuallysawtheirnetworthrisefrom2007to2010.Overthattimeperiodtheirnetworthincreasedfrom$1.17millionto$1.19million.ThecontinueddeclineoftheAmericanmiddleclasshasresultedinincomeinequalityatlevelsnotseensincetheGreatDepression.ManyeconomistsagreE.WhilethemajorconsumerspendinghashistoricallycomefromthemiddleclassifthemajorityofAmericanscontinuetosufferfromfallingwagesandincomeeventuallysomethinghasgottogivE.ThereisnopossiblewayforthesuperrichtobuyenoughstufftofloattheentireUSeconomy.Itisgrowingincreasinglyclearthatweliveindrastictimes非常时期anddrasticmeasuresmustbetakentosavethecountry'smiddleclass.OnedrasticmeasureisthatmoreAmericansareputtingoffretirementbecausetheysimplycan'taffordit.62.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethetitleofthepassage?A.ThecurrentsituationoftheAmericansB.Theeconomiccrisis'impactontheUSAC.ThefadingoftheAmericanmiddleclassfamilies'dreamD.BadeconomiesintheUSA63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTaffectedbythefinancialcrisis?A.HouseholD.B.Houseprices.C.AverageincomE.D.Population.64.Whatisthemeasuretakentosavethecountry'smajorconsumers?A.Puttingoffretirement.B.MakingthesuperrichbuymorE.C.Reducingtheworkinghours.D.Providingmorejobopportunities.65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.RetirementcansaveAmericafromfinancialcrisis.B.Themiddleclassaretheonlyvictimsofthefinancialcrisis.C.TheAmericaneconomyisfloating.D.ThemiddleclassarevitaltotheUSeconomy.
TaobaothecustomertocustomeronlineshoppingmarketfoundedbyaformerEnglishteacherJackMamarkedit's10thanniversaryinMay2013.Itrecorded1trillionyuanintradein2012.Withitssuccessagreatnumberofnewinterestingandevenstrangejobshavealsobeencreatedinthevirtual虚拟的worldinthepastdecadE.InAprilTaobaoreleasedareportaboutthenearly200000socalledecommerceserviceprovidersthathavesupportedandreliedonthebusiness.Theyincludedthemostprofitablemodelingworkwhichcanmakeasmuchas50000yuanadaythemostfundamentalcustomerserviceprovidersandthecriticswhomakeaprofitbypostingnegativecommentsonstorepagessothattheycanbefinanciallycompensated补偿.Asidefromthesethereareothercommonjobslikeonlinebargainersonlinedesignersphotographersandprofessionalstoremanagers.TheskillofbargainingmaybeanecessarysurvivalskillinChinA.ButitisabigdifferencebetweenhavingitandmasteringitespeciallyintheworldoftheInternetwherecheatinghappensmoreoften.Withtheirwideknowledgeofalltypesofgoodsandsharptonguesonlinebargainersmakeaprofitfromthepricegap.Sincetherewardtheyreceiveisusuallylowbetweenoneandtenpercentofthepricegapcreatedmostoftheonlinebargainersareparttimerswhohaveotherdayjobs.Ratherthanmakingmoneytheyclaimtheirmotivationcomesfromsuccessfulbargaining.StatisticsfromTaobaoshowedthatthereareabout800000onlinestoredecoratorswhohavedesignedmorethan1.7millionstoresinthepastdecadE.Someofthedecoratorswereonceonlinestoreownerswhostartedwithdecoratingtheirownstoresbeforeturningprofessional.AscompetitiononTaobaobecomesmoreintensethepriceaskedbyanonlinestoredecoratorhasbeenrisingwiththeevergreaterdemanD.Atailormadepageforexamplecancostasmuchasseveralthousandyuan.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutTaobao?A.ItsamountofsaleswasonetrillionyuaninthepastdecadE.B.Itmadethemostprofitinthepastyear.C.Ithasprovidedabout200000newjobsforpeoplE.D.Manynewandinterestingjobshavebeencreatedbecauseofitssuccess.2.TheauthorshowsTaobao'ssuccessby____________.A.describingthefounderB.providingdataC.usingexamplesD.makingcomparisons3.Peopleworkasonlinebargainersmostlyto____________.A.makemoremoneythroughaparttimejobB.enjoythefeelingofsuccessfulbargainingC.practicetheirbargainingskillsD.learnaboutalltypesofgoods4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsonlinestoredecorators?A.Admiring.B.Doubtful.C.ObjectivE.D.SupportivE.
TobecomeadoctorintheUnitedStatesstudentsusuallyattendfouryearsofmedicalschoolaftertheycompletecollegE.Thentheseyoungdoctorsworkinhospitalsforseveralyearstocompleteatrainingprogramcalledaresidency住院医生实习期.Thesemedicalresidentsprovidehospitalswithneededservicesinreturnfornotmuchpay.Theyworkunderthesupervisionofmedicalprofessorsandmoreexperienceddoctors.Medicalresidentstreatpatients.Theycarryouttests.Theyperformoperations.Theycompleterecords.Inhospitalswithfewnursesresidentsalsodoworkformerlydonebynurses.Somemedicalresidentsworkonehundredormorehoursinasingleweek.Theyoftenworkformorethanthirtysixhoursatatimebeforetheycanrest.Criticsofthissystemsaymedicalresidentsworktoolonganddonotgetenoughrest.Theysaythisyoungdoctorsmaybetootiredtoperformtheirmedicaldutieseffectively.Nowthegovernmentwilllimitthenumberofhoursofworkthatresidentscanwork.Mostdoctorsintrainingwillbelimitedtoeightyfourhoursofworkeachweek.TheywillhaveworkperiodsofnomorethantwentyfourhoursatonetimE.TheywillhavetenhoursofrestbetweenworkperioD.Medicalresidentswelcomedtheworklimits.Others_howeversaidthenewpolicymayinterferewithpatientcareandtheirownmedicaleducation.21.IfafirstyearcollegestudentinAmericawantstobeadoctorhemayhavetowaitfor________.A.4yearsB.6yearsC.over10yearsD.over20years22.MedicalresidentsareNOTresponsiblefor________.A.supervisingstudentsB.treatingpatientsC.carryingouttestsD.doingoperations23.Whydoesthegovernmentlimitthenumberofhoursthatresidentswork?A.TherearetoomanymedicalresidentscompetingforthejoB.B.Medicalresidentsshouldgobacktoschooltostudy.C.Theydon'tdeservetoworkforthatlongtimeasthepayislow.D.Medicalresidentsmaymakemistakesiftheyworktoolong.24.TheunderlinedwordOthersinthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.somecriticsB.somemedicalprofessorsC.someexperienceddoctorsD.somemedicalstudents
Recentresearchshowsyoungchildrenwhotakemusiclessonshavebettermemoriesthantheirnonmusicalpeers.TheresearchpublishedintheonlineeditionofthejournalBrainshowedthatafteroneyearofmusicaltrainingchildrendidbetterinamemorytestthanthosewhodidnottakemusicclasses.TheresearchtellsusthatifyoutakemusiclessonsyourbrainisgettingwiredupdifferentlyLaurelTrainorprofessorofpsychologyatMcMasterUniversitysaiD.ThisisthefirststudytoshowthatbrainresponsesinyoungmusicallytrainedanduntrainedchildrenchangedifferentlyoverthecourseofayearsaidTrainor.Overayeartheytookfourmeasurementsintwogroupsofchildrenagedbetweenfourandsix—thosetakingmusiclessonsandthosetakingnomusicaltrainingoutsideschool—andfounddevelopmentalchangesoverperiodsasshortasfourmonths.Thechildrencompletedamusictestinwhichtheywereaskedtodiscriminatebetweenharmoniesrhythmsandmelodies旋律andamemorytestinwhichtheyhadtolistentoaseriesofnumbersrememberthemandrepeatthemback.Trainorsaidwhilepreviousstudieshaveshownthatolderchildrengivendrama戏剧andpaintinglessonshadgreaterimprovementsinIQscoresthanchildrenwhodidn'tchildrengivenmusiclessonsdidbetterthanthosegivendramA.Thisisthefirststudytoidentifytheseeffectsinbrain－basedmeasurementsinyoungchildren.ShesaiditwasnotthatsurprisingthatchildrenstudyingmusicimprovedinmusicallisteningskillsmorethanchildrennotstudyingmusiC.OntheotherhanditisveryinterestingthatthechildrentakingmusiclessonsimprovedmoreongeneralmemoryskillsthatarecorrelatedwithnonmusicalabilitiessuchasliteracyverbalmemoryvisiospatialprocessingmathematicsandIQshesaiD.39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thestudyisthefirstonetoshowwhatinfluenceschildren'sIQ.B.Theresearcherstudiedfourgroupsofchildrenagedbetweenfourandsix.C.Thestudylastedforlessthanayear.D.Thestudyshowsthattakingmusiclessonscanimprovemoreskills.40.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddiscriminateinParA.6mostprobablymean?A.Saysomethingagain.B.Saysomethingfrommemory.C.FindoutthedifferencE.D.Findoutsomethingincommon.41.AccordingtothepreviousstudieswhichgroupofchildrenimprovedgreaterinIQscores?A.ChildrenwhostudiedmusiC.B.ChildrenwhostudieddramA.C.Childrenwhodidn'tstudymusiC.D.Childrenwhostudiedpainting.42.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Musiccandevelopkids'interestB.TakingmusiclessonsimprovesmoreskillsC.MusicshouldbetaughtatschoolD.Learningmusicimproveskids'memory
TheWorldBanksaysthereareabout650millionmobilephoneusersinAfricA.ThatisgreaterthanthenumberofusersintheUnitedStatesandEuropeanUnion.SamiaMelhemworksfortheWorldBanktoincreaseinformationtechnologiesinAfricA.Shesaysmobilephonesarethefastestgrowingtechnologyonthecontinent.MorepeoplecommunicatebyphonE.MorepeoplehaveInternetaccesstodayinAfricathantheyhaveaccesstocleanwaterorevensanitation卫生系统.SowecansaythishasbeenthemostsignificantrevolutionintermsofchanginghowpeoplelivetheirdailylifE.CNNtelevisionsaysmanywaysoflifehavebeenchangedbecauseofmobilephones.Theyincludepoliticalactivismeducationentertainmentdisastermanagementagricultureandhealth.Anotherareaisbanking.Reportssayhalformoreoftheadultsusemobilemoney.ReneMendysellsgoodsinthestreets.Butheneverhadenoughmoneytoopenabankaccount.NowheusesamobilephonebankingservicecalledOrangeMoney.Withhistelephonehecanaddortakeoutaslittleasonedollar.Hecanmakepaymentsandsendmoneytofamilymemberswholivefaraway.OrangeMoneysaysitservesfourmillioncustomersintencountries.TheWorldBank'sSamiaMelhamsaysThemobilebankingisahugetrenD.AndpeopleintheWestdon'tunderstanditbecausemostpeoplehavebankaccountsandcreditcards.Itprovidescashatamuchlowercost.ThecostisthecostofsendinganSMSwhichisalmostnothingcomparedtowhattraditionaltransfer转账agentslikeWesternUnionwouldcharge10dollarsormoreforaparticularmoneytransfer.1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.MobilephonesusersareincreasinginAfricA.B.MobilephonesarechanginglivesinAfricA.C.A.mobilephonebankingserviceappearsrecently.D.ThemobilebankingisahugetrendintheworlD.2.AccordingtothepassageweknowOrangeMoney________.A.chargeslessthantraditionaltransferagentsB.can'tsendmoneytothoselivingfarawayC.hasfourmillioncustomersinAfricancountriesD.couldaffordmoneytoconsumersinadvance3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TherearesixareasaffectedbymobilephonesinAfricA.B.PeopleintheWestareagainsttheuseofthemobilebanking.C.ThenumberofphoneusersintheUSislargerthanthatinAfricA.D.Traditionalbanksfacegreatchallengesfrommobilebanking.
HongKongistheworld'ssharkfincapital.Butabacklash强烈抵制fromenvironmentalistsandconsumergroupsispressuringrestaurantstostopservingdishescontainingthesharkfin.Around50percentofallsharkfinsworldwidearetradedthroughHongKong.In2008around10000tonsoffinsfrom87countriespassedthroughthecity'sports.ForenvironmentalistslikeStanleySheaofFrenchfoundedBloomAssociationthatmustchangE.HeistryingtoraiseawarenessinHongKong.SheaandhisfellowactivistshavebeenquiteeffectivE.OverthelasttwoyearsgovernmentsinHongKongandmainlandChinaaswellasbigcorporationsandhotelchainshaveannouncedtheywilltakesharkfinsoupofftheirmenusandbanquets.ItisinHongKong'sSheungWanDistrictthatalotofthesharkfintradehappens.Herethelocalmarineproductindustryissuffering.Insidethesmallshopsmerchantstalkfreelyaboutsharkfinstheysellthesedays.Butinfrontofacameranobodywantstomentionsharkfinsitisjusttoosensitivetheysay.NotfarawayatrestaurantLinHeungKuisharkfinsoupisacommondishonthemenu.AroundlunchtimeitismostlytheelderlyandtouristswhovisittheplacE.SharkfinsouphasbeenthefoodoftherichandwealthyforhundredsofyearsinChinA.ButtimesareslowlychangingsaidVeranicaMakananthropologist人类学家attheChineseUniversityofHongKongwhoresearcheseatinghabits.Notconsumingsharkfinsbecomesakindofsignifiertoshowyouareasociallyresponsibleperson.InthepastwhenyouwantedtoshowyoursocialstatuspeoplemadesharkfinsasignifierinabanquetbutnowadaysthissignifierchangesshesaiD.StanleySheasaidyoungpeoplewereincreasinglyinterestedinsocialresponsibility.HesaidthathelpedmakehiscampaignasuccessinHongKong.1.BysayingHongKongistheworld'ssharkfincapitaltheauthormeans______________.A.almostallpeopleinHongKongloveeatingsharkfinsB.HongKonghasthelongesthistoryoftradingsharkfinsC.manyoftheworld'ssharkfinsaretradedinHongKongD.restaurantsinHongKongprovidethemostdishesofsharkfins2.WhatisStanleySheaofFrenchfoundedBloomAssociationdoinginHongKong?A.MakingthegovernmentofHongKongknowtheharmofconsumingsharkfins.B.AskingmerchantstotradesharkfinssomewhereelseinsteadofinHongKong.C.Warningpeopleoftheharmtotheirhealthofeatingsharkfins.D.Fightingagainstsharkfinconsumptionbyraisingawareness.3.ItisimpliedinParagraph4thatnowadaysinHongKong______________.A.theroleofsharkfinshaschangedB.onlywealthypeoplelikeeatingsharkfinsC.peopleconsumesharkfinsinasecretwayD.peopledon'tknowmuchaboutsharkfins4.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Youngpeoplearesayingnotosharkfins.B.AcampaignbecomesasuccessinHongKong.C.SharkfinconsumptiondeclinesinHongKong.D.RestaurantsinHongKongareaffectedbyabacklash.
ThedeadliesthurricaneinU..S.historywasnotHurricaneKatrinA.ItwasthestormthathitGalvestonthathadbeenthelargestcityinTexasin1900.Thatstormkilledabout8000Americans.Itwasaheavystormwith130mphwinds.ButlikeKatrinaitneedn'thavebeenasdeadlyasitwas.Whatwasdifferentin1900ForonethingthestormwasstrongerthanKatrinA.Foranotherthegovernment'sattitudetowardssuchstormswasfarmorearrogant傲慢的thanitistoday.TheU..S.WeatherServicedidnotevenliketousethewordshurricaneortornadoasErikLarsondetailsinhisbookaboutthedisasterIsaac'sStorm.OfficialsdidnotwanttopanicanyonE.Itisaproblemthatstillexiststodayinotherforms—eventhoughtheynownameourstormswellinadvancebutspenddayswarningpeopletopreparefortheworst.Forecasterswereoverlyconfidentintheirprimitivetechnologywhichdidnotyetincludesatellites.AndtheyweredoubtfulofCuban古巴的forecastersbeforethe1900stormU.S.forecastershadapolicyofignoringwarningsfromCubA.WhenthestormwaslandingmanymembersofthepublichadbeenwarnedtogettohighgrounD.ButtoomanydidnotorcouldnotgethighenoughintimE.OnthebeachwhereSt.Mary'sOrphanagehadoncestoodrescuersfoundthebodiesofsomeofthe93childrenwhohadneverleft.AfterwardsengineersbuiltaseawalltoprotectGalveston—andevenraisedtheentirecityusingmudfromtheGulfofMexico.Butitremainedweak.PartlybecauseofthestormandpartlybecauseoilwasdiscoveredinHoustonsoonafterwardsGalvestonneverreallyrecovereD.Texas'economicmomentum势头shiftedandGalvestonbecameabeachtown—withahistoryandfuturehitbywindandrain.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheGalvestonhurricane?A.IthappenedinthelargestcityinAmericA.B.Itwasn'tasdeadlyasHurricaneKatrinA.C.Manycitizenshadn'thadgottoplacesofsafetybeforeitcamE.D.Advancedtechnologyplayedagreatroleinpreventingthisdisaster.2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.HurricaneKatrinadidn'tcausegreatdamagE.B.St.Mary'sOrphanagesaved93childrenduringthehurricanE.C.Thecitizensdidn'tgetenoughwarningfromthegoverment.D.Therewereadvancedtechnologiestoforecastdisastersin1900.3.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat____________.A.thecitywassafebecauseoftheseawallB.thediscoveryofoilhelpedwiththerecoveryofthecityC.thecity'seconomyrecoveredquicklyafterthedisasterD.Galvestonisacitythathassufferedandwillsufferstorms4.Whatmightbetheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Totellashockingstoryofadisaster.B.Totellpeoplehowtosurviveadisaster.C.Toshowtheimportanceofforecastingnaturaldisasters.D.Togiveawarningonbeingpreparedfordisasters.
FordecadeschildhoodobesityrateshavebeenontherisE.NowsomeUScitiesincludingPhiladelphiaNewYorkCityandLosAngelesareseeingprogressintheirfightagainstobesity.DroppingchildhoodobesityrateshavealsobeenreportedinpartsofMississippithestatewiththehighestobesityrateinthenation.ThefirstdropsinthenumberofoverweightchildrencameinaSeptemberreportbytheRobertWoodJohnsonFoundation.ThefoundationworkstoimprovehealthforAmericans.NewYorkCityshoweda5.5%dropinthenumberofoverweightchildrenfrom2007to2011.Philadelphiashoweda4.7%dropandLosAngelesa3%drop.From1980to2000thepercentageofobeseUSkidsaged6to19tripleD.About9millionchildrenweremuchtoooverweight.BeingoverweightcanleadtoserioushealthproblemsincludingheartdiseasestrokediabetescancerandhighbloodpressurE.Type2diabetesonceconsideredanadultdiseasehasincreasedgreatlyinyoungpeoplE.In2011theCenterforDiseaseControlandPreventionCDCbeganaprojecttofightchildhoodobesity.Theproject'sgoalistofindwaystomakehealthychangesinacommunity'sschoolsfoodstoresparksandotherplaces.ThecitiesandstateswithdroppingchildhoodobesityrateshavefollowedtheCDC'ssuggestions.PhiladelphiaworkswithanorganizationcalledtheFoodTrusttoconnectschoolswithlocalfarmsandbringfreshvegetablestocafeterias.NewYorkCityhasrequiredchainrestaurantstopostcalorieinformationontheirmenus.MississippicreatedaprogramcalledFruits&VeggiesMoreMatterstoteachkidshowtoaddhealthyfoodstotheirdailydiets.Schoolsnationwidearedoingtheirpart.Friedfoodhasdisappearedfrommanycafeteriamenus.WholewheatbreadhasreplacedwhitebreaD.DrinkslikewaterandlowfatmilkhavereplacedsugarybeveragesincludingfruitpunchsportsdrinksandsodA.Manyschoolshavebannedjunkfoodandrequirehealthiersnackoptionsinvendingmachines.1.WeknowthatinthestateMississippi____________.A.progressinthefightagainstobesityisnotseenB.peopledon'tcareabouttheirobesityproblemC.theobesityrateislowerthanotherstatesD.childhoodobesityrateshavefallen2.Itisimpliedinparagraph3that____________.A.type2diabetesismainlycausedbyobesityB.obesitydidn'tbecomeaproblemuntilrecentyearsC.beingoverweightisveryharmfultopeople'shealthD.youngpeoplearemorelikelytohavetype2diabetes3.WhatdidNewYorkCitydotohelppeopleloseweight?A.ItrequiredpeopletofollowCDC'shealthsuggestions.B.Ittoldkidshowtoaddhealthyfoodstotheirdailydiets.C.IthelpedpeopleknowcalorieinformationonthefoodtheyatE.D.Itaskedlocalfarmstobringfreshvegetablestoschoolcafeterias.4.AfterreadingthepassagewelearnthatAmericanschools____________.A.don'tthinkbreadishealthyforchildrenB.don'tallowchildrentoeatoutsideschoolC.havedrivenallvendingmachinesoutofschoolD.playanimportantroleinhelpingchildrenfightobesity
Londonhasalwaysbeenknownforitsblackfogs.Inthewinterof1952amilkywhitefogrolledintothecity.Asthesmokepouredintotheairitwassohardtoseethatpeoplehadtowalkinfrontofthebusestoguidethem.Inthiswaythemostseriousairpollutiondisasterinhistorybegan.Whenitwasovermorethan4000peoplehadbeenkilledbythethickblacksmog.NewYorkCityhashadseveralLondon－typesmogssince1950.Eachtime100to400deathswerecausedbythesmog.AlthoughthesesmogswerenotasdeadlyasLondon'sNewYorkCityhastheworstairpollutionproblemintheUnitedStates.Inallthekillersmogsfactoriesandhomespouredsmokeandfumesintotheairfromthefurnaces.Thechemicalfumescombinedwiththewaterdropletsinthefogtoformharmfulsubstances.Thesesubstancescausedtheillnessofthosewhobreathedthepollutedair.UsuallysuchharmfulfumesriseintotheupperairandareblownawaybythewinD.Butsometimesthereisanunusualweatherconditioncalledatemperatureinversion.Alayerofcoldairremainsnearthegroundassmokeandfumespourintoit.ThisiscoveredbyanupperlayerofwarmairthatactslikealiD.Itpreventsthepollutedcoolerairfromrising.Theharmfulfumespileupandmakepeopleill.Thesmogmaybesothickthatairportsareclosedandchainsofcollisionsoccuronthehighways.AnothertypeofsmogoccursinLosAngeles.Heretheweathermaybeclearandsunny.Butstingingeyesanddrycoughsshowthatharmfulchemicalsfilltheair.Thesmogisduetoinvisiblegasesmostlyfromautomobileexhaust.Becausethesechemicalsarechangedbythesunhighupintheairitiscalledphotochemicalsmog.Itcontainsautomobileexhaustfumesandnitrogenoxideschangedbythesun'srays.Addedtothesearesulfurdioxideandotherfumesfromfactoriesandoilrefineries.PhotochemicalsmogisfoundinmanylargecitiesallovertheworlD.Killersmogsdon'thappenveryoftenfortunately.ButinBeijingacombinationofautomobileexhaustfumeshomefurnacesmokeandfactorywastegasespoursintotheair.Thismayalsohappeninthesuburbsoroutinthecountrywherelargefactorieshavebeenbuilt.AnumberofharmfulsubstanceshavebeenfoundintheairtherE.WhenthesesubstancesarebreathedindayafterdaythehealthofthepopulationisaffecteD.47.WhydopeoplecallthisphenomenonblackfogA.Itisblackanddirty.B.Itcanaffectthehealth.C.ItcankillpeoplE.D.Itistoothickforpeopletoseesomething.48.Whatcanreducetheairpollutionaccordingtothepassage?A.Water.B.WinD.C.Thesun.D.Coldair.49.Whenphotochemicalsmoghappensinthecity________.A.manypeoplewillbekilledB.blacksmokemaypourintotheairC.theweathermaybefineD.peoplehavetowalktowork50.Fromthepassageweknowthatthemostseriousblacksmogdisastertookplacein________.A.LondonB.NewYorkC.LosAngelesD.Beijing
Thereusedtobeatermthatwasusedtodescribesomeonewhodrovetheirvehiclesdownthehighwaywhilestaringatthescenery.Thesedriversjustdroveslowlytakingtheirownsweettimeasiftheyhadnothingtodoandnoplaceinparticulartogo.ThustheexpressionSundaydriverwasborn.ConsequentlyaSundaydriverwasn'tnecessarilysomeonewhowasdrivingonaSunday.ApersoncouldbeaSundaydriveranydayoftheweek.The_expression_simply_meant_that_the_person_was_an_obstacle_to_other_drivers_who_were_in_a_hurry.TheexpressionprobablycameaboutbecausetherewasatimewhenpeoplewouldoftendecidetogoforarelaxingdriveonSundayafternoons.ASundaydrivewasacommonoccurrenceyearsagoandespeciallyonanicewarmsunnyday.TherewerenostoresopenonSundaybecauseofthebluelawssoyouneededtobesureandfillupthegastankandmakeanyotherneededpurchasesbeforeSundayarriveD.SomeofthestateshadstrictbluelawsthatevenprohibitedsomeactivitiesonSunday.HoweverthereisstillalottobesaidfortheslowgentlelifethatonceexisteD.ItwasatimewhenveryfewpeopleworkedonSundayexceptforthoseprofessionsvitaltoourwellbeingsuchasthoseinthemedicalprofession.Itwasadaysetapartthatwasusedtorestvisitwithneighborsandfriendsormaybegotograndma'shouseforsupper.TodaytherearemanywhoreturntoworkandchildrenwhogobacktoschooloverlytiredonMondayduetoalackofrest.PerhapstherewouldbelessstressrelatedillnessesifwereallykeptSundayasadayofrest.1.AccordingtothepassageSundaydriverreferstothepersonwho________.A.driveshisvehicleonSundaysB.drivesforfunandrelaxationC.enjoysaweekendbreakD.makesaSundaypurchase2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1mean?A.Sundaydriversaffectedtrafficflow.B.Sundaydriversdrovetooslowly.C.SundaydriversincreasedtrafficspeeD.D.Sundaydriversfelthatredforotherdrivers.3.WhatkindofactivitywasstrictlyprohibitedonSundaybybluelaws?A.Visitingwithneighborsandfriends.B.Goingtothehospitaltoseeadoctor.C.Havingafamilygettogether.D.Sellinggoodsorservices.4.AccordingtotheauthorSundayrestwouldhelppeople________.A.earnalotmoremoneyB.experiencelesspressureC.keeppacewithsocietyD.improveacademicperformance5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardbluelawsA.SupportivE.B.Doubtful.C.OpposeD.D.ConservativE.
Sometimesyoufindyourselfunabletosleepinahotel.Thereforeinordertogetafullnight'srestinabedunfamiliartoyoufirstlytrytoreduceasmuchnoiseasyoucan.Findoutthelocationofthepossiblehotelyouwanttostayatandseeifitisnearpossiblenoisesources来源suchashighwaysorairports.Beforebeinggivenaroomaskifthereareanyquietrooms.Theseroomsarelocatedonupperfloorsandawayfromelevators.Makesuretheroomisatleasttwoorthreefloorsabovethediningrooms.Anotherideaistoaskforroomslocatedinthebackofthebuildingawayfromparkinglots.Whilefindingtherightroomisimportantit'salsohelpfultopackafewkeyitemstomakeyourhotelstayaspleasurableaspossiblE.Packsomeearplugs耳塞whichcanpreventnoiseenteringyourears.Packingasleepmaskisalsoagoodideabecauseitwillpreventanyannoyinglightenteringtheroomwhichisnecessaryifyourroomdoesn'thavecurtains.IfpossiblebringsomesheetspillowcasesorblanketsfromyourhomE.You'llfindthatyourbodyisusedtothematerialwhichcanhelpyousleepfaster.Beforeyoudecidetogotobedtherearesomefurtherstepsyoucantaketoprepareyourself.Don'teatbeforesleeping.YoucanalsotryhavingasmallcupofteaoraglassofwinE.Askthereceptionistnottoputanycallthroughtoyourroommakingsurethatyouwillnotbewokenupinthemiddleofthenight.Remembertoadjust调节thetemperatureintheroomtoyourliking.Youcanalsotakeawarmbathwhichlowersbodytemperatureenoughtohelpmakesleepingeasier.Ifyou'reapersonwhodependsonbackgroundnoisetosleepinhotelsthereareplentyofstepsyoucantry.Youcanputonbackgroundmusicandwearheadphones.Alsoyoucantryputtingthetelevisiononlowbutmakesureitwillnotannoyyourneighbors.Onceyou'reinbedclearyourthoughts.Ifyouhaveideasandfeelingscontrollingyourmindyou'llfindthatitwillbedifficulttoconcentrateonsleeping.Lookforwaystocontrolyourbreathingandfindacomfortableposition位置onthebeD.Whilesleepinginanewroommightbescaryatfirstfollowingthesestepswillhelpyoumakesurethatyournightsinhotelswillbequitepeaceful.HowtosleepbetterinhotelsParagraphoutlinesSupportingdetailsReduceasmuchnoiseaspossiblE.●Choosetostayatahotelfarfromnoisesourceslikehighwaysorairports.●Askfora51.______roomonupperfloorsawayfromelevatorsatleasttwoorthreefloorsabovethediningroomsorinthebackofthebuilding.Packafewkeyitems.●Packsomeearplugsinorderto52.______beingannoyedbynoisE.●Packasleepmaskto53.______lightout.●BringsheetspillowcasesorblanketsfromyourhomE.Makesome54.______.●55.______nothingbutyoucandrinkalittleteaorwinebeforegoingtobeD.●Adjustthetemperatureintheroomandmakeitcomfortableforyou.●Takeawarmbathto56.______bodytemperaturE.MakeproperuseofbackgroundnoisE.●Wearheadphoneswhile57.______backgroundmusiC.●Putthetelevisiononlowwithout58.______others.Clearyourthoughts.●Getridofallideasandfeelingsfromyour59.______.●Controlyour60.______andsleepatacomfortableposition.
WhenhisbookLittlePrincesbeginsConorGrennanisplanningayearlongtriparoundtheglobeajourneythatbeganwithathreemonthvolunteerserviceattheLittlePrincesChildren'sHomeanorphanage孤儿院inNepal.WhenhearrivedattheorphanageConorwasimmediatelywelcomedbyallthechildreneventhoughhehadnopreviousexperienceinworkingwithchildren.HequicklygrewtolovethejoB.Butitwasn'tlongbeforeConorcametolearnthatthechildrenwerenotorphansatall—theywereactuallychildrenwhohadbeenseparatedfromtheirparentsbyachildtrafficker贩子.ThisrealizationturnedConor'sglobaljourneyintoastrongdesiretotrytofindawaytoreunitethesechildrenwiththeirfamilies.AsapartofhiseffortsConordidagreatamountofworkwhenhewasbackinAmericA.HestartedupanonprofitorganizationcalledNextGenerationNepalNGNraisingfundsinordertobuyahouseinNepalforanotherchildren'shomE.ThenbackinNepalhebeganalifechangingtrekintotheremotevillagesinthemountainsofHumlA.ItisreallyamazingtoreadaboutConorcommunicatingwiththechildrenandtoreadhisdescriptionsofeachofthem.Hemademetrulycareaboutthekids.Iwantedthemtobeabletoreunitewiththeirfamiliestoo！Unfortunatelythiswassimplynotpossibleforsomeofthechildren.Butthereweresomechildrenwhoreceivedamazingsurprises.JagritforexamplehadthoughtforyearsthatbothhisparentsweredeaD.SoConorwasdumbfoundedwhenhevisitedJagrit'svillageandwasintroducedtotheboy'sfather!Conorsuccessfullyfoundmanyofthefamiliesofthechildren.AlsohewassuccessfulinfindinghisfuturewifewhileinNepal.6.WhatdoweknowaboutLittlePrincesChildren'sHome?A.Itisaprofitableorganization.B.Thechildreninitareallorphans.C.IthasmanybranchesalloverNepal.D.Manychildrenendedupthereduetoillegaltrade7.InordertohelpthechildrenConor.a.gaveuphisplantotravelworldwideb.setuptheorganizationNGNc.visitedsomeremotevillagesd.foughtagainstchildtraffickerse.decidedtosettleinNepalA.abcB.abdC.bcdD.cde8.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddumbfoundedinParagraph4mean?A.SatisfieD.B.InteresteD.C.AstonisheD.D.AshameD.9.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatConorGrennan.A.istheauthorofLittlePrincesB.isdeterminedtoremainsingleC.likesteachingverymuchD.isafriendoftheauthor10.Thetextisprobablyan.A.advertisementB.bookreviewC.biographyD.sciencefictionstory
Probablynoothermusicalinstrumentisaspopulararoundtheworldastheguitar.MusiciansusetheguitarforalmosteverykindofmusiC.Countryandwesternmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutaguitar.ThetraditionalSpanishfolkmusiccalledFlamencocouldnotexistwithoutaguitar.ThesoundofAmericanbluesmusicwouldnotbethesamewithoutthesadcryoftheguitar.Androckandrollmusicwouldalmostbeimpossiblewithoutthisinstrument.MusicexpertsdonotagreeaboutwheretheguitarfirstwasplayeD.Mostagreeitisancient.SomeexpertssayaninstrumentverymuchlikeaguitarwasplayedinEgyptmorethan1000yearsago.SomeotherexpertssaythattheancestorofthemodernguitarwasbroughttoSpainfromPersiasometimeinthetwelfthcentury.TheguitarcontinuedtodevelopinSpain.Inthe1700sitbecamesimilartotheinstrumentweknowtoday.Manyfamousmusiciansplayedtheinstrument.ThefamousItalianviolinistNiccoloPaganinniplayedandwrotemusicfortheguitarintheearly1800s.FranzSchubertusedtheguitartowritesomeofhisfamousworks.InmoderntimesSpanishguitaristAndresSegoviahelpedmaketheinstrumentextremelypopular.Inthe1930sLesPaulbeganexperimentingwithwaystomakeanelectricguitar.Heinventedthesolidbodyelectricguitarin1946.TheGibsonGuitarCompanybeganproducingitsfamousLesPaulGuitarin1952.ItbecameapowerfulinfluenceinpopularmusiC.Theinstrumenthasthesameshapeandthesamesixstringsasthetraditionalguitarbutitsoundsverydifferent.LesPaulproducedaseriesofextremelypopularrecordingsthatintroducedthepublictohismusiC.TheyincludedPaulplayingasmanyassixmusicalpartsatthesametimE.ListentothisLesPaulrecording.ItwasthefifthmostpopularsongintheUnitedStatesin1952.ItiscalledMeetMisterCallaghan.1.Thepassageisorganizedinthepatternof________.A.timeandeventsB.comparisonandcontrastC.causeandeffectD.definitionandclassification2.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A.Musicwouldnotbethesamewithouttheguitar.B.ThechoiceofmusicalinstrumentisimportantforabanD.C.Guitarwasthemostpopularmusicalinstrumentinthepast.D.Everymusicianlikesplayingmusicwiththeguitar.3.Thepassageintroduces________.A.themethodofplayingtheguitarB.theexacttimeoftheguitar'soriginC.thewaythattheguitarismadeD.somemusicianswhoplaytheguitar4.Wherecouldwefindthepassage?A.Inanewspaper.B.Ontheair.C.InamagazinE.D.Inahistorybook.
ScientistsareworkingtodevelopcropplantsthatcanreducetheamountofwaterusedforagriculturE.Almostsixtypercentoftheworld'sfreshwaterwithdrawalsfromriverslakesandotherwaterresourcesgotowardirrigatingfields.ScientistsareusingbiotechnologyaswellastraditionalbreedingmethodstodevelopwatersavingcropstofeedagrowingworlD.TommyCarterisaplantscientistinNorthCarolinaworkingfortheAgriculturalResearchServiceintheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculturE.HeleadsTeamDroughtagroupofresearchersatfiveuniversities.Theyhavebeenusingconventionalbreedingmethodstodevelopsoybeansthatcangrowwellunderdryconditions.Tommystartedworkingondroughtresistantsoybeansin1981.HisresearchhastakenhimasfarasChinawheresoybeanshavebeengrownforthousandsofyears.FarmersintheUnitedStateshoweverhavegrownsoybeansforonlyaboutacentury.TommyCartersaysthesoybeanstheygrowareforthemostpartgeneticallysimilar.Moredifferencescouldbetterprotectcropsagainstclimatechangesthatcanreduceproduction.Thosechangesincludewatershortageswhichcouldincreasefromglobalwarming.TheAgricultureDepartmenthasasoybeangermplasmcollection种质收集acollectionofgeneticmaterialpassedfromonegenerationtothenext.MembersofTeamDroughtstudiedmorethan2500examplesfromthecollection.TheylookedatthosefromAsiaandsearchedforgermplasmsthatcouldkeepplantsfromweakeningandwilting枯萎duringhotdrysummersintheUnitedStates.Tommysaystheyfoundonlyfivebuttheseslowwiltinglinescanproducemorethannormalsoybeansunderdroughtconditions.Theteamisnowdoingfieldtests.Thefirstbreedinglineisexpectedtobereleasednextyearforusebyprivateseedcompaniesandpublicsoybeanbreeders.Scientistsarealsoworkingonothercropplantsthateitheruselesswateroruseitbetterorboth.1.Thescientistsaredevelopingthecropplantsbecause______.A.traditionalcropplantscan'tgrowunderdryconditionsB.onlybiotechnologycouldleadtoasuccessinthisareaC.irrigatingfieldshasusedalmost60%ofourfreshwaterD.weneednewcropstosavemorewaterthaneverbefore2.FromthepassageweknowthatTommyCarter________.A.isnowteachingatfiveuniversitiesB.organizedTeamDroughtin1981C.oncewenttoChinatostudysoybeansD.discoveredthegeneticmaterialofsoybeans3.AccordingtothepassagethefiveexamplesfromAsianeedlesswaterunderdroughtconditionsbecause________.A.soybeanshavebeengrowninAsiaforthousandsofyearsB.thegermplasmsaredifferentfromthoseofAmericansoybeansC.thehistoryofsoybeansgrowinginAmericaisonlyacenturyD.theproblemofwatershortagesinAsiaismuchmoreserious4.Whatwillthewritermostprobablywriteaboutnext?A.Someotherresearchoncropsthatuselesswater.B.Theconclusionthatlesswaterisneededforsoybeans.C.MoreinformationaboutTommyCarter'snewsoybeans.D.ThereasonwhytheclimatechangeshavetakenplacE.5.Thepassageismainlytalkingabout________.A.conventionalmethodsofplantsbreedingB.effortstodevelopcropsusinglesswaterC.thehistoryofsoybeansgrowinginChinaD.whatsomescientistsdotochangetheclimate
RightnowyouarereadingEnglish.Thatmeansyouareusingyourbraininaveryactiveway.Readingisaveryactiveprocess.ItistruethatthewriterdoesalotofworkbutthereaderalsohastoworkharD.Herearesomeusefultipsforyou.Trytoreadattherightlevel.ReadsomethingthatyoucanmoreorlessunderstanD.IfyouneedtostopeverythreewordstouseadictionaryitisnotinterestingforyouandyouwillsoonbediscourageD.Makeanoteofnewvocabulary.Iftherearefourorfivenewwordsonapagewritetheminyourvocabularybook.Butyoudon'thavetowritethemwhileyouarereading.Insteadtrytoguesstheirmeaningasyoureadmarkthemwithapen;thencomebackwhenyouhavefinishedreadingtolookthemupinadictionaryandaddthemtoyourvocabularybook.Trytoreadregularly.Forexamplereadforashorttimeonceaday.FifteenminuteseverydayisbetterthantwohourseverySunday.Fixatimetoreadandkeeptoit.ForexampleyoucouldreadforfifteenminuteswhenyougotobedorwhenyougetuporatlunchtimE.Readwhatinterestsyou.ChooseamagazineorbookaboutasubjectthatyoulikE.IfyouchoosesomethingthatyouliketoreaditcanactuallybeinterestingandenjoyablE.ForexampleifyouliketoreadaboutfootballinyourownlanguagewhynotreadaboutfootballinEnglish?YouwillgetinformationaboutfootballandimproveyourEnglishatthesametimE.44.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A.praiseB.guideC.entertainD.persuade45.Ifwemeetafewnewwordsonapagewhilereadingweshould________.A.writethemdownatonceB.guessthemeaningatfirstC.giveupreadingthemD.turntoteachersorclassmates46.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wemustspendtwohoursinreadingeveryday.B.Weshouldonlyreadsomeeasybookswhichdon'thavenewwords.C.WhenwemeetanewwordmarkitwithapenandlookitupinadictionaryatoncE.D.IfwereadsomebookswhichweareinterestedinwewillfindreadingenjoyablE.47.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whyisreadingsoimportant?B.HowtomakereadingspecialC.Whatinterestsagoodreader?D.Howtoimproveourreadingskills
Aholidayisanydaywhenpeoplelayasidetheirordinarydutiesandcares.ThewordcomesfromOldEnglish.Atfirstholidayshonoredsomeholyeventsorpersons.PeopleinGreatBritainandothercountriesspeakofholidaysasAmericansspeakofvacations.Everynationhasitsspecialholidays.Chinaobserves_NewYear'sDayJanuary1MayDayandNationalDayaslegal法定的holidaysasitwasonOct.11949thatPeople'sRepublicofChinawasfoundeD.TheChinesehavelongcelebratedtheChineselunaryear.IntheUnitedStatescongresshasdeclaredseveralaslegaldayssuchasNewYear'sDayJanuary1MartinLutherKingJr.'sBirthdayWashington'sBirthdayThanksgivingDayandChristmasDayandsoon.SomeholidayscelebratespecialeventsinthedevelopmentofacountrysuchasGreece'sIndependenceDayItaly'sLiberationDayandIndia'sIndependenceDay.IntheUnitedStatesbanksandschoolsusuallycloseonalegalholiday.WhensuchaholidayfallsonSundaythefollowingMondayisusuallyobserveD.Schoolsandorganizationsoftenobservedaysknownastraditionalholidaysalthoughschoolsandbusinessdonotclosethen.ThoseholidaysincludeValentine'sDayandHalloween.44.Whichofthefollowingholidayshasnothingtodowithacountry'sdevelopment?A.China'sNationalDay.B.Valentine'sDay.C.Italy'sLiberationDay.D.America'sIndependenceDay.45.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.ChinesewillnolongerobservetheSpringFestivalB.studentsdon'thavetogotoschoolonanyholidayC.ChineseandAmericansshareatleastoneholidayD.Americanscaneasilydrawmoneyfrombanksonlegaldays46.InthesentenceChinaobservesNewYear'sDayJanuary1observesmeans________.A.praisesB.spendsC.celebratesD.cares47.IfalegalholidayfallsonSundaypeopleusuallycelebrateon________.A.SundayB.thefollowingSundayC.thefollowingMondayD.thefollowingTuesday
DriveinmovietheatersareconsideredanAmericaninvention.DriveinsbecameverypopularintheUnitedStatesafterWorldWarTwo.TheycombinedtwopopularlovesinAmerica:carsandmovies.ThefirstdriveinmovietheateropenedintheUnitedStatesin1933.Peoplecouldwatchafilmonthebigscreenwhilesittingintheircareatingtalkingandrelaxing.Manydriveintheatersopenedinthe1950sastheAmericaneconomyexpanded发展afterthewarandmorepeopleboughtcars.Inthe1960stherewerebetween4000and6000driveintheatersintheUnitedStates.Therewasn'treallytelevisionatthatpointinallthehomes.Andsoitwasjustsortofthisthingthatfamiliesdidwheretheysawtheirneighborswheretheytooktheirkids.ButalmostassoonasdriveinswereeverywheretheirpopularitybegantofadE.Todayfewerthan400arestilloperatingintheUnitedStates.Sowhydiddriveinslosetheirappeal吸引力?SomeoftheoldertheatersweredirtyandthequalityofthefilmsdeclineD.Inthelate1960smorepeoplewerebuyingcolortelevisions.Andmoreindoortheaterswereopeningwithmultiplechoicesoffilms.The1970sandthe1980sbroughtvideorentals录影带租借andcableTVwithmanychoicesofchannels.Televisionsmadeiteasierandcheapertostayathomeforentertainment.Todaytherearemorechoicesandmorewaysthanevertoexperienceentertainment.IfyoureallywanttowatchamovieinyourcaryoucouldwatchitonaDVDplayerorstreamvideoonamobiledevicE.Youdon'thavetogotoadriveinanymorE.InspiteofthatsomepeoplestillthinkdriveinmovietheaterscanstillbeanimportantfocusintheculturallifeofacommunityandtheystillgotherE.1.Inthe1950swhatAmericanswereveryinterestedinwere________.A.peaceandrelaxationB.housesandcarsC.carsandmovies.D.relaxationandculture2.Afterthewarmanypeopleboughtcars________.A.becausetheywantedtotravelB.becausecarswereverycheapC.becausetheygotrichD.inordertoseemoviesindriveins3.Whatinfluencedthedriveinsmostaccordingtothepassage?A.Videorentals.B.Televisions.C.Carvideos.D.TheInternet.4.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.A.somepeoplestillliketogotoadriveintoseemoviesB.driveinsaregettingmoreimportantinthecommunityC.morepeopleprefergoingtotheindoortheatrestodriveinsD.driveinsarepopularthoughthere'remorechoicesforrelaxing5.WhatistheBESTtitleofthispassage?A.ThehistoryoftelevisionsB.TheculturallifeofacommunityintheUSAC.WatchingafilminadriveinmovietheaterD.Differentwaystoexperienceentertainment
Almosteverylanguageintheworldhasasayingthatapersoncanneverbetoorich.Americanslikepeopleinothercountriesalwayswantmoremoney.Onewaytheyexpressthisisbyprotesting抗议thattheirjobsdonotpayenough.AcommonexpressionisIamworkingforchickenfeeD.Itmeansworkingforverylittlemoney.TheexpressionprobablybeganbecauseseedsfedtochickensmadepeoplethinkofsmallchangE.Smallchangemeansmetalcoinsofnotmuchvaluelikeanickelwhichisworthfivecents.AnearlyuseofthewordchickenfeedappearedinanAmericanpublicationinnineteenthirty.Ittoldofarichmanandhisson.WordexpertMitfordMathewssaysitreadI'llbetneitherthekidnorhisfathereversawanickeloradimE.TheywouldnothavebeeninterestedinsuchchickenfeeD.ChickenfeedalsohasanotherinterestingmeaningknowntohistoryexpertsandWorldWarTwospiesandsoldiers.SpyexpertHenryS..A.BecketwritesthatsomeGermanspiesworkinginLondonduringthewaralsoworkedfortheBritish.TheBritishgovernmenthadtomaketheGermansbelievetheirspieswereworking.SoBritishofficialsgavethemmostlyfalseinformation.ItwascalledchickenfeeD.ThesamepersonwhoproteststhatheisworkingforchickenfeedmayalsosayIamworkingforpeanuts.Hemeansheisworkingforasmallamountofmoney.Itisaverydifferentmeaningfromthemainoneinthedictionary.Thatmeaningissmallnutsthatgrowonaplant.Nooneknowsforsurehowawordforsomethingtoeatalsocametomeansomethingverysmall.ButapeanutisaverysmallfooD.1.Thepassageismainlytotellusabout________.A.somecommonfoodinAmericaB.thelivingconditionsofAmericansC.theGermanspiesinWorldWarTwoD.themeaningandtheoriginofanAmericanexpression2.BysayingIamworkingforchickenfeedapersonis________.A.introducingatopicB.tellingajokeC.makingacomplaintD.makingadecision3.WhatcanwelearnabouttheGermanspiesfromthepassage?A.TheywerewellpaidbytheGermangovernment.B.TheygatheredmostlyinLondonduringWorldWarTwo.C.TheyneverprovidedanyvaluableinformationforGermany.D.Theyworkedforboththeirowncountryandtheirenemies.4.AccordingtothepassagechickenfeedmeansallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.chicken'sfoodB.hardworkC.falseinformationD.smallmoney5.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanweprobablyfindthispassage?A.LanguagE.B.AgriculturE.C.History.D.PeoplE.
FormerNationalFootballLeagueplayerandchildren'sauthorTimGreenhasaddedanotherbooktohislistofaccomplishmentsUnstoppable.Thebooktellsthestoryofa12yearoldboynamedHarrisonwhosurviveslifeinacruelfosterhomebeforehefinallyfindsalovingfamily.Oncehesettlesinandrealizeshisnaturalfootballabilitytragedystrikesagainandheloseshislegtoadeadlybonecancer.UnstoppablefollowsHarrison'sincrediblejourneyashefacesmanychallengesinhislifE.TimGreensayshedecidedtowriteanovelaboutakidfacingcancerafterwatchinghowhiswifefoughttosurviveherownillness.HermentalandphysicaltoughnessweremoreheroictomethananythingI'deverseeninthenationalsportsleaguesGreentoldTFKKidReporterZacharyJ..Lewis.Afterwatchinghiswife'sbattleGreensaidheknewheneededtowriteaboutapersonwhostruggledthroughaseriousillness.ButbecausethetargetageforhisbooksisteenheneededtotellthestorythroughtheeyesofsomeonethatagE.WhenfriendsintroducedGreentoJeffreyKeithGreenknewhehadfoundtherightpersontohelphimcapturetheheroismthatittakestofightcancer.CancersurvivorJeffreyKeithlosthislegtodiseaseatagetwelvebutwentontobethegoalie守门员fortheBostonCollegeDivision1Lacrosse长曲棍球Teamandwasalsothefirstamputeetorun3300milesacrossthecountry.WhenGreenheardJeffreyKeith'sstoryheknewitwastheperfectnarrativeonwhichtobasehisnextbook.TFKaskedKeithwhatitfeltliketoreadUnstoppableforthefirsttimE.TimcapturedwhatitfeltlikeformetogothroughthisexperienceandbattlebackKeithsaiD.AfterIreadthebookTimaskedmetodescribeitinonewordandIsaid‘awesome'.Tim'sbooksendsamessagetoallthekidsacrossthecountrythatarefacingobstaclesthatcanhavenothingtodowithcanceryouareallunstoppableaslongasyoubelieveit.66.WhathappenedtoHarrisonafterhewasadoptedbyalovingfamily?A.Hebecameagoalieofafootballteam.B.Helostoneofhislegsinanaccident.C.Hewasfoundtosufferfrombloodcancer.D.Herealizedhehadatalentforplayingfootball.67.WhoinspiresTimGreentowritethenovelUnstoppable?A.AboynamedHarrison.B.HiswifE.C.ZacharyJ..Lewis.D.JeffreyKeith.68.TheunderlinedwordamputeeinParagraph4mostprobablymeans________.A.apersonwhohassurvivedcancerB.apersonwhohashadalegoranarmcutoffC.apersonwholooksdifferentfromothersD.apersonwhohasnoarmsorlegs69.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.JeffreyKeiththinkshighlyofUnstoppable.B.JeffreyKeithhasreadUnstoppablemanytimes.C.Unstoppablewillbeoneofthebestsellersthisyear.D.JeffreyKeithisfondofreadingTimGreen'snovels.70.ThenovelUnstoppableintendstoinspirekidsthat________.A.theyshouldfightagainstdiseasefearlesslyB.theyshouldpursuetheirdreamsC.theycanbecomeawriteriftheywantD.theycanovercomeanyobstaclesahead
WhenMcKennaPope13wentshoppingforaChristmasgiftforherlittlebrothersheplannedtobuyhimanEasy－BakeOvenatoythatallowskidstobaketreats.HerbrotherGavynBoscio4lovestocook.ButMcKennachangedhermindwhenshediscoveredthatHasbrothetoycompanythatproducesthepopularovenonlymakesthetoyinpurpleandpink—andonlyfeaturesgirlsontheboxandincommercials.SoinsteadofbuyinganovenMcKennacookedupanotherplan.ShestartedacampaigntogetHasbrotomakeagender－neutraloven.Idon'twantthemtomakeaboys'Easy－BakeOvenandagirls'Easy－BakeOvenMcKennafromGarfieldNewJerseytoldtheAssociatedPress.IwantthemtomakeanEasy－BakeOvenforkids.TheEasy－BakeOvenwasfirstintroducedin1963.Atthetimethestereotype固定模式wasthatonlywomencookeD.Todaythat'schangedinpartthankstofamousmalechefslikeBobbyFlaywhousedanEasy－BakeOvenwhenhewasakiD.OvertheyearsHasbrosaysthecompanyhasfeaturedboysonthepackagingandofferedtheproductinseveraldifferentcolorschemes.ButthisyearjustthepurpleandpinkmodelisavailablE.McKennawantsthattochangeandshe'snotalonE.Herpetition请愿书postedonchangE.orghasreceivedmorethan45000signatures.BynextsummerMcKennashouldhaveherwish.OnDecember17HasbroinvitedtheNewJerseyteenandherfamilytotheirheadquartersinPawtucketRhodeIslandtomeetwiththeEasy－BakeOventeam.TheyshowedheraprototypeormodeloftheirnewestEasy－BakeOvenwhichisscheduledtohitstoresin2013.ThenewcolorschemeisblacksilverandbluE.ThecompanyalsotoldMcKennatheyplantofeatureboysinads.McKennawashappywithwhatshesawatHasbro.TheyreallymetmostorevenallofwhatIwantedthemtoandtheyreallyamazedmeMcKennasaiD.SheaddedthatGavynthoughtthenewdesignwasawesome.31.HowdidMcKennaprobablyfeelwhenshefoundoutwhatkindofovenHasbroproduces?A.ExciteD.B.InteresteD.C.DisappointeD.D.RelaxeD.32.WhatdidMckennawantHasbrotodo?A.Tomakeaboys'Easy－BakeOven.B.Tomakemorekindsoftoysforboys.C.Tomakemoregirls'Easy－BakeOvens.D.Tomakeovensaimedatbothboysandgirls.33.WeknowthatwhentheEasy－BakeOvenwasfirstintroducedin1963________.A.manyfamouschefsweremenB.boyslikedthetoymorethangirlsC.itwasaimedatbothboysandgirlsD.itwasbelievedthatmendidn'tcook34.WecaninferfromParagraph3thatthecompanyHasbro________.A.hastakenMcKenna'sproposalveryseriouslyB.wantsMcKennatodesignaboys'Easy－BakeOvenC.wantsMcKennatotrytheirfirstboys'Easy－BakeOvenD.doesn'tthinktherewillbethemarketforboys'Easy－BakeOvens
AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart购物手推车.Theywillinalifetimepushthechrome－plated__contraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow－oreventhinktoask－whoitwasthatinventedthem.SylvanN..Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugging吃力地携带groceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomersandwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.OnJune41937Goldman'sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn'twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.ButGoldmanwasdisappointeD.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglookbuthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.AfterawhileGoldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren'tusinghiscarts.Don'tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasketoneshopperreplieD.ButGoldmanwasn'tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.TothisendGoldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!Seeingthistherealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephony假冒的customers.AsGoldmanhadhopedthecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome－thosewhocameboughtmorE.Withlargereasier－to－handlebasketscustomersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbeforE.Today'sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman'soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat'sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937－beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.56.Theunderlinedwordschrome－platedcontraptionsinParagraph1referto________.nomorethanawords________________________________________________________________________57.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman'sinvention?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________58.WhywasGoldmandisappointedatfirst?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________59.WhydidGoldmanhirepeopletopushcartsaroundhismarket?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________60.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?nomorethan10words________________________________________________________________________
WELCOMEWelcometoWindsorCastletheoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworlD.Windsorisoneoftheofficialresidences住所oftheQueenwhosometimesstaysherE.AudiotoursFreeaudiotoursareavailableonleavingtheAdmissionCentreatthestartofyourvisit.Thereisadescriptiveaudiotourforblindandpoorsightedvisitors.GuidedtoursVisitorscanexplorethehistoryoftheCastlethroughatourofthePrecinctswithanexpertguidE.ToursdepartatregularintervalsthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.VisitorswithchildrenForthosevisitingwithchildrenaspecialfamilytourandvariousactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.PleasenotethatforsafetyreasonspushchairsarenotpermittedintheStateApartments.Howeverbabycarriersareavailabletoborrow.StGeorge'sChapelVisitorsarrivingattheCastleafter1500fromMarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitStGeorge'sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.ShoppingShopsofferawiderangeofsouvenirsdesignedfortheRoyalCollectionincludingbookspostcardschinajewelleryandchildren'stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopaboutourhomedeliveryservicE.RefreshmentsBottledwatercanbepurchasedfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FromApriltoSeptembericecreamisalsoavailablE.VisitorswishingtoleavetheCastleforrefreshmentsinthetownmayobtainreentrypermitsfromthecastleshops.EatinganddrinkingarenotpermittedintheStateApartmentsorStGeorge'sChapel.PhotographyandmobilephonesNoncommercialphotographyandfilmingarewelcomedintheCastlE.PhotographyvideorecordingandfilmingarenotpermittedinsidetheStateApartmentsorStGeorge'sChapel.MobilephonesmustbeswitchedoffinsidetheStateApartmentsandStGeorge'sChapelinconsiderationofothervisitors.SecurityAsWindsorCastleisaworkingroyalpalacevisitorsandtheirbelongingsshouldgetthroughairportstylesecuritychecks.ForsafetyandsecurityreasonsaonewaysystemoperatesalongthevisitorroutE.1.Avisitorcanapplyforafreeaudiotour.A.intheCourtyardB.intheStateApartmentsC.attheAdmissionCentreD.atStGeorge'sChapel2.Whatisspeciallyofferedtovisitorswithkids?A.AsecurityguarD.B.Apushchair.C.Afreetoy.D.Ababycarrier.3.Whocangetreentrypermits?A.VisitorswishingtoeatoutsidetheCastlE.B.Visitorsbuyinggiftsinthecastleshops.C.VisitorsbuyingwaterfromtheCourtyarD.D.VisitorseatingoutsideStGeorge'sChapel.4.Inthelastpartaworkingroyalpalacereferstoone.A.stillbeingconstructedB.stillusedbytheroyalfamilyC.wheretheQueenusuallyworksD.whereworksofartareonshow5.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A.visitorscanvisitStGeorge'sChapelbeforeMarch.B.visitorscanbuyicecreamfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshopfromApriltoSeptember.C.visitorscanuseMobilephonesintheStateApartments.D.visitorscanbuyRoyalCollectioninCourtyarD.
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