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DisappointedwithdelaysinSacramentothecapitalofCaliforniaBayAreaofficialssaidThursdaytheyplannedtotakemattersintotheirownhandstoregulatetheregion’sgrowingpilesofelectronicwastE.ASanJosecouncilwomanandaSanFranciscosupervisorsaidtheywouldproposenewlocalplansaimedatcontrollingelectronicwasteiftheCalifornialaw-makingbodyfailstoactontwobillsdelayedintheAssembly.TheyareamongagrowingnumberofCaliforniacitiesandcountriesthathaveexpressedthesameintentionEnvironmentalistsandlocalgovernmentsareincreasinglyconcernedaboutthedangercausedbyoldelectronicdevicesandthecostofsafelyrecyclingthoseproducts.Anestimated6milliontelevisionsandcomputersarestockedinCaliforniahomesandanadditional6000to7000computersbecomeoutdatedeveryday.Themachinescontainhighlevelsoflead铅andotherdangeroussubstancesandarealreadybannedfromCalifornialandfills.AbillbySenator参议员ByronSherwouldrequireconsumerstopayarecyclingfeeofupto$30oneverynewmachinecontainingacathoderaytubE.Usedinalmostallvideomonitorsandtelevisionsthosedevicescontainfourtoeightpoundsofleadeach.Thefeeswouldgotowardsettinguprecyclingprogramsprovidinggrantstonon-profitagenciesthatreusethetubesandrewardingmanufacturersthatencouragerecycling.AseparatebillbyLosAngeles-areaSenatorGloriaRomerowouldrequirehigh-techmanufacturerstodevelopprogramstorecycleso-callede-wastE.IfpassedthemeasureswouldputCaliforniaattheforefrontofnationaleffortstomanagetherefuseoftheelectronicagE.Buthigh-techgroupsincludingtheSiliconValleyManufacturingGroupandtheAmericanElectronicsAssociationopposethemeasuresarguingthatfeesofupto$30willdriveconsumerstoonlineout-of-stateshops.Whatreallyneedstooccurisconsumereducation.Mostconsumersareunawarethey’renotsupposedtothrowcomputersinthedustbinsaidRoxanneGouldvicepresidentofgovernmentrelationsfortheelectronicsassociation.ComputerrecyclingshouldbealocaleffortandpartofresidentialwastecollectionprogramssheaddeD.Recyclingelectronicwasteisadangerousandspecializedmatterandenvironmentalistsmaintainthestatemustsupportrecyclingeffortsandensurethatthejobisn’tcontractedtojunkdealerswhosendthepoisonouspartsoverseas.Thegraveyardofthehigh-techrevolutionisendingupinruralChinasaidTedSmithdirectoroftheSiliconValleyToxicsCoalition.HisgroupispushingforsomerefinementtoSher’sbillthatwouldpreventtheexportofe-wastE.63.HowwouldBayAreaofficialsdealwiththeproblemofe-waste?____________.A.Togetenoughsupporttopassthedelayedbills.B.TopersuadethelawmakersoftheCaliforniaAssembly.C.Tomakerelevantlocalregulationsbythemselves.D.Toputpressureonmanufacturersofelectronicdevices.64.WhatdothetwobillsdelayedintheCaliforniaAssemblybothconcern?_________.A.ThereprocessingofthehugeamountsofelectronicwasteinthestatE.B.Theregulationsondumpingdangeroussubstancesintolandfills.C.Thefundingoflocalinitiativestoreusewasteelectronicdevices.D.Thesalesofthesecond-handelectronicdevicestoforeigncountries.65.High-techgroupsbelievethatifanextrafeeischargedoneveryTVorcomputerpurchasedinCaliforniaconsumerswill______________.A.hesitatetoupgradetheircomputersB.abandononlineshoppingC.stronglyprotestagainstsuchachargeD.buythemfromotherstates66.WelearnfromthepassagethatmuchofCalifornia’selectronicwastehasbeen________.A.dumpedintolocallandfillsB.exportedtoforeigncountriesC.collectedbynon-profitagenciesD.recycledbycomputermanufacturers
A.faddietisadietthatsuddenlybecomespopularusuallybecauseitpromisespeoplethattheywilllosealotofweightovernight.Althoughdietersmayreallyshowweightlossfromafaddiettheywillalmostcertainlygetbacktheweightiftheirusualeatinghabits习惯remainunchangeD.Moreoverfaddietscontinuouslycallforspecialproductsofquestionablevalueorforhealthfoodshealthfoodsthatmaycosttwiceasmuchassupermarket超市foods.Worseyetcertainfaddietsdon'tincludenutrients营养goodforhealth.Peoplehavebeenknowntobecomeveryillasaresultoffollowingmedicallyunhealthydiets.Theworsefactoffaddietsthoughisthattheykeeppeoplewhoareover-weightorsickfromreceivingthemedicalcarethattheytrulyneeD.21.Thewordfadinthefirstsentencemeans______.A.newB.wonderfulC.popularquicklyD.lovedbypeople22.Inthewriter’sopinionfaddiets________.A.areveryhelpfulB.arenothealthydietC.won’tcostmuchD.includelotsofnutrients23.Thelastparagraphtellsus______.A.thatfaddietersareoftenoverweightB.faddietersneedmedicalcareiftheyareoverweightorsickC.howfaddietersgetsickD.overweightorsickfaddietercan’tgetmedicalcareintime
CaliforniacondorsareNorthAmerica’slargestbirdswithwind-lengthofupto3meters.Inthe1980selectricallinesandleadpoisoning铅中毒nearlydrovethemtodyingout.Nowelectricshocktrainingandmedicaltreatmentarehelpingtorescuethesebigbirds.Inthelate1980sthelastfewcondorsweretakenfromthewildandtherearenowmorethan150flyingoverCaliforniaandnearbyArizonaUtahandBajainMexico.Electricallineshavebeenkillingthemoff.Astheygointorestforthenighttheyjustdon’tseethepowerlinessaysBruceRideoutofSanDiegoZoo.Theirwingscanbridgethegapbetweenlinesresultinginelectrocution电死iftheytouchtwolinesatoncE.SoscientistshavecomeupwithashockingideA.Tallpolesplacedinlargetrainingareasteachthebirdstostayclearofelectricallinesbygivingthemapainfulbutundeadlyelectricshock.Beforethetrainingwasintroduced66%ofset-freedcondorsdiedofelectrocution.Thishasnowdroppedto18%.Leadpoisonoushasprovedmoredifficulttodealwith.WhencondorseatdeadbodiesofotheranimalscontainingleadtheyabsorblargequantitiesofleaD.Thisaffectstheirnervoussystemsandabilitytoproducebabybirdsandcanleadtokidney肾failuresanddeath.SocondorswithhighlevelsofleadaresenttoLosAngelesZoowheretheyaretreatedwithcalciumEDTAachemicalthatremovesleadfromthebloodoverseveraldays.Thisworkisstartingtopayoff.Theannualdeathrateforadultcondorshasdroppedfrom38%in2000to5.4%in2011.Rideout’steamthinksthattheCaliforniacondors’averagesurvivaltimeinthewildisnowjustundereightyears.Althoughthesemeasuresarenoteffectiveforevertheyarevitalfornowhesays.Theyaretrulygoodbirdsthatarewortheveryeffortweputintorecoveringthem.28.Californiacondorsattractresearchers’interestbecausethey_________.A.areactiveatnightB.hadtobebredinthewildC.arefoundoninCaliforniaD.almostdiedoutinthe1980s29.Researchershavefoundelectricallinesare_________.A.blockingcondors’journeyhomeB.bigkillersofCaliforniacondorsC.restplacesforcondorsatnightD.usedtokeepcondorsaway30..AccordingtoParagraph5leadpoisoning_________.A.makescondorstoonervoustoflyB.haslittleeffectoncondors’kidneysC.canhardlybegottenridofformcondors’bloodD.makesitdifficultforcondorstoproducebabybirds31.Thepassageshowsthat_________.A.theaveragesurvivaltimeofcondorsissatisfactoryB.Rideout’sresearchinterestliesinelectricengineeringC.theeffortstoprotectcondorshavebroughtgoodresultsD.researchershavefoundthefinalanswerstotheproblem
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!43.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.aChineseB.anAmericanC.aprofessorD.astudent44FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant45.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime46.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendshipsC.Americans’hospitalityD.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans
SigningupforadigitalTVserviceprovidesyouwithaccesstoover200channelsfromallovertheglobE.Howevertelevisiontodayisdominatedbyadultlanguagemakingithardforconcernedfamiliestofindchannelssuitableforyoungeyes.ThereforemostmoviechannelsareautomaticallyremovedformthelistofTVchannelsforanentirefamily.ThefollowingaresomegoodonesbasedonpopularityonaglobalscalE.DiscoveryChannelDiscoveryanditsmanychannelscanbeconsideredasthefoundingfatherofinformativechannelsontelevision.WhatNationalGeographicdoesinascholastic学术的mannerDiscoverytriestodoinanentertainingmanner—educatingthemassesaboutanythingandeverything.FoxFamilyFindingamoviechannelthatbroadcastspicturessuitableforteenagersandkidsalikeisverydifficultunlessyourserviceoperatoroffersyouFoxfamilymovies.Thischannelscreensmostmoviesbeforeitbroadcaststhemensuringthatnomovieshowsunacceptablematerialforyoungeyes.NickelodeonAchannelverysimilartoCartoonNetworkitmostlyshowsUSprograms.Howevertheirshowsaresometimesabitmorematureforyoungerkidsandbettersuitedtokidsaged5andup.ABCFamily111]ABCstartedtheABCfamilychannelinanattempttointroducefamily-centeredshowsandserialstothepublicintheUSA.TheneedforthischannelwasfeltafterABCobservedthelackofproperfamilytypeUSchannels.LivingIftravellingisafamilyhobbyandbetterlivingisthemottothenthereisnobetterchannelthanLiving.Kidscanseenever-seen-beforesightslearningaboutnewplaceswhileadultscanpracticetheircookingandlearnamazingthingsaboutmotorbikes.21.AccordingtothetextmostchannelsofferedbyadigitalTVservice______.A.cankeeppeopleawayfromTVviolenceB.arewelcomedbyfamilieswithsmallchildrenC.areconcernedabouttheproperuseoflanguage1111]D.areunsuitableforthewholefamilytowatchtogether22.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDiscoveryChannel?A.Relaxing.B.Touching.C.Commercial.D.Professional.23.Ifpeoplewanttoknowaboutwhatatraditionalfamilyisliketheycanchoose____.A.FoxFamilyB.NickelodeonC.ABCFamilyD.Living
TheLouvreinParisFrancehasalmost275000worksofart.ItcontainssomeofthemostfamousworksofartinthehistoryoftheworldincludingtheMonaLisabyLeonardodaVinci.TheLouvrewasoriginallyafortastrongbuildingusedbysoldiersfordefendingaplacebuiltbyKingPhilipⅡsometimearoundAD1200.Inthe1300sitbecamearoyalhouseforCharlesⅤwhohaditrenovated翻新.WhilehedidhavehisowncollectionofartthereeverythingdisappearedwhenhedieD.Thisimpressivebuildingremainedemptyuntil1527whenFrancoisⅠdecidedthathewanteditforhisprivatepalacE.FrancoisⅠwasacollectorofearlyItalianRenaissanceartatthetimeandalreadyownedtheMonaLisa.HoweverhewouldnotmoveintotheLouvreuntilitwascompletelyrenovatedandmadeevenmoresplendidthanithadbeenduringtheruleofCharlesⅤ.UnfortunatelyFrancoisⅠdiedbeforetheworkwascompletedbuttheworkcontinueduntilthedeathoftheheadarchitect.AfterwardsseveralgenerationsofFrenchroyaltylivedinthepalaceuntilLouisⅩⅣthelastoftheFrenchrulerstocalltheLouvrehomeleftin1682.TheLouvrehoweverwasfarformabandoneD.Forabout30yearsafterLouisⅩⅣ’sdeathin1715theLouvrebecamethehomeofartistsandscholars.Itsartcollectiongrewfromabout200paintingsin1643toabout2500worksofartin1715.Itwasacenterofcreativityuntilthepublicbegantobeadmittedin1793.ThroughouttheFrenchRevolutionandtheyearsruledbyNapoleonⅠtheartcollectionintheLouvregrewgreatly.NapoleonrobbedartfromallovertheworldandaddedittotheLouvre’scollection.AfterNapoleon’sdeathin1821theoriginalownersreclaimedmuchoftherobbedartwork.Overthelast100yearsartcollegeshavebeensetupattheLouvreandithasbecomeoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworlD.25.WhatdowelearnabouttheLouvre?A.Itbecameanartcollegein1821.B.ItwasfirstconstructedasaroyalhousE.C.Itwasabandonedinthefourteenthcentury.D.Itbecameameetingplaceforcultureafter1715.26.AccordingtothetextFrancoisⅠ_______.A.hadneverlivedintheLouvreB.ledasimplelifeduringhislifeC.lostallhiscollectiononhisdeathD.receivedallartworkfromCharlesⅤ27.WhenwastheLouvreopentothepublic?A.In1643.B.In1682.C.In1715.D.In1793.
TodaymostChineseteenagersarehappytobefavoredbytwoparentsandfourgrandparentsintheirfamilies.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowtotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeoplewhenyougrowupandgetmarried?ThiscouldbeaproblemformostChineseyouthsasChinaisenteringanewstageofanagingsociety.Anagingsocietyreferstoonewhere10percentormoreofitspopulationisover60.Bytheendof2007Chineseover60yearsoldhavemadeup11.7percentofthenation’stotalpopulation.ChinaisgettingoldbeforebecomingrichsaidCaiChuangaprofessorattheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences.ThepopulationincreasethathaspoweredChinesegrowthforthreedecadeswillgivewayoverthenexttenyearstoarapidagingofthesociety.Thiswillleadtoweakereconomicgrowthbecauseofalackoflaborresources.Asaresultofthefamilyplanningpolicyitisexpectedthatthecountry'stotalworkingpopulationwilldecreaseafter2015.ChinaisnottheonlycountrygettingolD.Morethan60countrieshavebecomeagingsocietiesandoneinthreepeopleintheEuropeanUnionisaseniorcitizen.HoweverexpertssaidthatChinadoesn'thaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetworktosupporttheolD.Socialsecurityisaninsuranceprogramprotectingthoseinneedincludingtheoldthedisabledandothers.25.Anagingsocietyisasocietythat___________.A.lessthan10%ofitspopulationisover60B.10%ormoreofitspopulationisover60C.therearefouroldpeopleinafamilyD.mostofitspopulationisover6026.IfChinaentersanagingsociety___________.A.therewillnotbeenoughlaborresourcesB.thefamilyplanningpolicywillbeendedC.everyoneneedstotakecareoffourtotwelveoldpeopleD.Chinawillhaveahighlydevelopedsocialsecuritynetwork27.Thepassagemainlytalksabout___________.A.anagingsocietyB.ChinesesocialproblemsC.familyplanningpolicyD.agingprobleminChina
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Nonverbal非语言的CommunicationWhenyouareinanothercountryitisimportanttoknowthelanguagebutitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatenonverballybymakinggestures.Accordingtoaninvestigation调查only30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon’tknowthelanguagethemostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.HowevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworlD.IntheUnitedStatesforexamplenoddingyourheadupanddownmeansyes.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkeyhoweverthismotioncanmeanno.InSoutheastAsianoddingyourheadisapolitewayofsayingI’veheardyou.111]111]InancientRomewhentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone’slifehewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStateswhensomeoneputshis/herthumbupitmeansEverythingisallright.HoweverinSardiniaandGreecethegestureisinsulting侮辱andshouldnotbeusedtherE.IntheUnitedStatesraisingyourclasped握紧的handsaboveyourheadmeansI’mthechampionorI’mthewinner.Itisthesignthatprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman政治家madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeetingAmericansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussiahoweveritisasignoffriendship.Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountrysuchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.AmericansstandclosertoeachotherthanEnglishpeoplE.Englishpeopledon’tliketouchingsomebodyorbeingtoucheD.NowinAmericatouchisimportant.Forexamplefriendstoucheachotheronthearm.Theyoftenputanarmaroundafriendwhentheysayhelloorgoodbye.5.Itisveryimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverballywhenyouareinanothercountrybecause.A.mostpeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesB.muchofourcommunicationisnonverbalonmanyoccasionsC.peopleusuallymakegesturesbeforesayinganythingD.it’seasytolearnhowtoexpressoneselfthroughgestures6.IfanativeinSingaporenodshisheadupanddownwhenyoutalktohimhismotionmeans.A.yesB.noC.that’sallrightD.I.’veheardyou7.WhentheRussianleaderputuphisclaspedhandsafterthemeetingattheWhiteHouse.A.hemeantRussiawasthewinnerB.hewasinsultingAmericaC.hemadeashowoffriendshiptoAmericaD.heinfactmeantnothingatall8.Thegestureofputtingone’sthumbupshouldnotbeusedwhenyouaretravellingin.A.ChinaB.theUnitedStatesC.GreeceD.SoutheastAsia
China’snewbuzzwordtuhaomaybeinnextyear’sOxfordEnglishDictionary.IfitsinfluencecontinuesitisverylikelytoappearonourupdatedlistofwordssaidJulieKleemanprojectmanagerwiththeeditingteam.InChinesetumeansuncouth粗野的andhaomeansrich.IthastraditionallybeenreferredtorichpeoplewhothrowtheirweightaroundinChina’sruralareas.Inrecentyearspeopleborrowedthetermtodescribethosewhospendmoneyinanunreasonablemanner.ThewordgainedacceptanceinSeptemberwiththelaunch上市ofApple’snewgold-colorediPhoneanitemlovedbyChina’srichpeoplE.Thecolorbecameknownastuhaogold.Thewordisnowoftenusedbytheonlinecommunitytorefertopeoplewhohavethecashbutlacktheclasstogowithit.KleemanalsomentionedtwootherChinesewords—damaandhukou—whichmayalsobetakeninthedictionary.Hukoumeanshouseholdregistration登记inChineseandhasbeenwidelyuseD.Damameaningmiddle-agedwomenwasfirstusedintheWesternmediabytheWallStreetJournalinMaywhenthousandsofChinesewomenwerebuyinguparecordnumberofgolD.TheywerethedrivingforceintheglobalgoldmarketbetweenAprilandJunewhenthegoldpriceshadgonedown.Wehavenearly120Chinese-linkedwordsnowinOxfordEnglishDictionaryshesaiD.Someofthemare:Guanxiliterallymeaningconnectionisthesystemofsocialnetworksandinfluentialrelationshipswhichpromotebusinessandotherdealings.Taikonautisamixoftaikongmeaningouterspaceandastronaut.ThenewwordswillbefirstuploadedontheofficialwebsitebeforethedictionariesarrivE.Theonlineversionisalsorenewedeverythreemonths.Itatleastbrokeouroldrules.Itusedtotake10yearstoincludeanewwordbutnowwekeepthepacewiththeeraaccordingtoJohnSimpson.21.WhatdoesTuhaomeannow?A.TherichwholikeiPhonemadeofgolD.B.ThepeoplewhohavepowerinthecountrysidE.C.Thepeoplewhospendmoneyreasonably.D.Therichwhofindnoclasstobelongto.22.WhyisthewordDamapopularnow?A.Theyboughtgoldintheglobalmarket.B.Theyarewealthymiddle-agedwomen.C.Theybroughtthegoldpricesdown.D.TheyworkedontheWallStreet.23.AccordingtoJohntheOxfordEnglishDictionary__________.A.updatesitsnewversioneverythreemonthsB.takes10yearstoincludeanewwordnowC.speedsupitsacceptanceofnewwordsD.hasitsonlineversiontocollectnewwords
SirEdmundHillaryisbestknownforbeingthefirstalongwithclimbingpartnerTenzingNorgaytoreachthetopofMountEverest珠穆朗玛峰.HoweverhealsomademanyvisitstoAntarctica南极洲.In1957heledthefirsttripovericetotheSouthPolE.HillaryalsohelpedhishomecountryNewZealandbuildaresearchcenteronAntarcticacalledScottBasE.HevisiteditinJanuary2007whenhewas87yearsolD.Inthe1900smanypeoplelikeHillarysawAntarcticaasanexcitingplacE.Scientistsareinterestedinhowglaciers冰川flowandmelt.Theyalsoworrythatglobal全球的warmingismakingglaciersmeltfaster.Ithascauseda75percentincreaseinicelossinthelast10yearsaccordingtoanewstudy.ScientistssayicelosscouldcausewaterlevelsaroundtheworldtorisefasterthanexpecteD.Iceismeltingfasterthanexpectedbecauseofglobalwarming.ResearchersinAntarcticaarestudyingmanyothersubjectstoo.SomeusethecoldweatherandclearairasawaytostudythingsthataffectotherpartsoftheglobE.AntarcticahasthecleanestairintheworlD.Thatallowsscientiststocomparetheairtheretotheairinpollutedplaces.Antarcticaisthedarkestplaceonearthsoitisagreatplacetostudythestars.Somescientistsareevenstudyingpenguindroppings企鹅粪.Theyhavedevelopedanewtesttolearnmoreaboutpenguins’diets.5.WhatisSirEdmundHillarybestknownfor?A.HewasthefirsttoreachthetopofMountEverest.B.HewenttoAntarcticamanytimes.C.HeledthefirsttriptotheSouthPolE.D.HehelpedbuildaresearchcenteronAntarcticA.6.Thefinalresultofglobalwarmingisthat________.A.therewouldbenoiceB.waterlevelscouldrisefasterC.theclimatewouldbecomewarmD.theoceanwouldbepolluted7.WhoofthefollowingwouldNOTbeinterestedinAntarctica?A.Peoplewhoareinterestedinwhatpenguinseat.B.Researcherswholikewatchingstars.C.AdventurerswhodecidetoclimbMountEverest.D.Scientistswhoarestudyingtheworld’sair.8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.EdmundHillary.B.Antarctica—BestPlaceforScientificResearch.C.GlobalWarming.D.StudiesonAntarcticA.
ChesterCityLibraryoffersarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicestopeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstoourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinChesterCitywe’llprovideawildrangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:●Largeprintedandordinaryprintedbooks●TalkingbooksontapeandCD●DVDsandmusicCDs●Magazines●ReferenceandinformationrequestsHomedeliveryserviceLetusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.OurstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfreE.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosethethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneed[KS5UKS5UKS5U]personally.TalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosThelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.IfyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovieswecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnochargE.[KS5UKS5UZ-X-X-K]LanguagesbesidesEnglishWecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.IfpossiblewewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSWAustraliA.Howtojoin?ContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible合适的foranyoftheservicesweprovide---TuesdayWednesdayandThursday9am---5pmon42972522formoreinformation.21.LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesaremeantfor_____.A.thosewhoarefondofreadingB.onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesC.peoplelivinginChesterCitywithanillnessordisabilityD.thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinChesterCity22.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.BookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailablE.B.Peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.C.FewentertainingresourcesareofferedherE.D.Peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.23.Togethomedeliveryserviceyoumust_______.A.onlychooseprintedbooksB.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyouC.paythelibraryaheadoftimeD.registeraheadoftime
Beatingisasignofaffectioncursing骂isasignoflovE.ManymaynotexpecttohearthewordsoftheoldChinesesayinginthesemoderntimes—withparentswealthierandbettereducatedthantheyhaveeverbeen—butexpertssaytheystillringtruE.TodayitseemsChineseparentsaremorelikelytosendtheirchildrentoprecollegemilitaryacademiesintheUnitedStatesinthehopethatsometoughlovewillpavethewaytosuccess.Goodeducationdoesn'tmeanlettingyourchildrenenjoyprivilegesespeciallyourboys.saidSongWenminganentrepreneur企业家inJinhuaEastChina'sZhejiangprovincE.TheyshouldberaisedintoughconditionstoknowwhattofightforinthefuturE.InAugustSongsenthis17yearoldsontoValleyForgeMilitaryAcademyVFMAinPennsylvaniA.Andheisfarfromaloneeventhoughittakesalotofmoney—around$48000peryear—tosendachildtoastrictmilitaryschool.StatisticsshowthatanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentshavebeenregisteringwithsuchacademies.AfewyearsagotherewerenoChinesestudentsatValleyForgE.Todaythereare28.AlloftheChinesestudentsatValleyForgecamefromwealthyfamiliessomeofthemwerespoileD.saidJenniferMyersdirectorofmarketingandcommunicationsattheschool.Song'sonlysonSongSiyuhadarockystartduringhisfirstsixweeksattheschool.Theteenagersaidhewenttotheschoolvoluntarilybutdidnotexpectittobeasdifficult.Nowthreemonthslaterhehasperfectedtheartoftakingabathin35secondsfinishingamealwithoutlookingathisfoodandmakinghisbedwithprecision.HecaneventakecriticismnomatterhowunreasonablE.ThetrainingishardbutIknowitisgoodforselfdevelopmentofindividuals.saidSongSiyu.Theendlesstrainingandscoldingarejustwaystobuildupourcharactertheyarenotpersonal.Buthisenthusiasmisnotuniversal.Tenofthe13Chinesestudentswhojoinedtheacademythisyearhavetransferredtootherschools.Butforthosewhostickwithitthereisarewardforallthehardwork.32.FromthesecondparagraphwecanknowtheoldChinesesaying_____________.A.isoutofdateinmoderntimesB.isdisagreedbyrichparentsC.isstillworthtrustingD.isdeeplybelievedbybettereducatedparents33.Theunderlinedsentencemeansthat_____________.A.SongsenthisonlysontomilitaryschoolsohefeelslonelyB.SongistheonlyonewhosendshischildtomilitaryschoolC.thereareotherpeoplesendingtheirchildrentomilitaryschoolbesidesSongD.thefeeofthemilitaryschoolissohighthatonlySongcanaffordit34.HowmanyChinesestudentsarethereatValleyForgebeforethisyear?A.10.B.13.C.15.D.25.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.It'slikelythatmoreandmoreChinesestudentswillattendVFMA.B.MostChineseparentsapproveofeducatingtheirchildrenbybeatingandcursingnowadays.C.SongSiyuhadnodifficultyinadjustingtothelifeatVFMA.D.MostChinesestudentssupportthewayofeducationatVFMA.
IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChinesearthistoryandphilosophy.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.21.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto______.A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectforthegreatthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations22.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents_______.A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWestnersD.OldThinkersWithaBigFuture24.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook
Imaginehavinganideadrawingitonpaperbringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoaphysicalobject.Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompaniesbutnowstoreswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.Thestoreisfilledwithtoolslikealasercutteranindustrialsewingmachineand3Dprinters.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprintingclassesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It’sgoingtohaveahugeeffectonsocietyasawhole.OneofthestudentsinarecentclasswasKiChongTran.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.3DprintingservicesarebecomingavailableforAmericanconsumers.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailer零售商thatprovidesshippingcopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.Thedemandhasbeenamazing.It’sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined.TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.AtTheUPSStorethecostoftheobjectdependsontheamountofmaterialsused.Thestorechargesupto$95anhourtodesigntheobjectwithcomputersoftwarethatcreatesadigitalfiletoguidetheprinter.Mr.Joycoxpredictsthatwithinfiveyears3Dprintingtechnologycouldbecomemoreconsumerfriendly.ButKiChongTransaysevencurrenttechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.With3DprintingyoucangivethemtoolsyouputitintheirhandssotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskillsbeyondjustlearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethatorworkingatabankyoucanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld.Hesaysit’snotjustinCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinterthatitcanturnagoodideaintoreality.1Thepurposeofthepassageisto______.A.attractconsumerstobuy3DprintersB.explaintheimportanceof3DprintingC.introduceanewtechnique—3DprintingD.describetherapiddevelopmentoftechnology2TheBuildShopLLCisastore______.A.sellingsewingmachinesB.knownfortoolslikelasercuttersC.promoting3DprintersD.offering3Dprintingclassesandservices3InTheUPSStorethecostofa3Dobjectdependson______.A.theamountofmaterialsitusesB.thelaborserviceitneedsC.thematerialstomakeitandtimetodesignitD.thesizeoftheobject4TheattitudeofKiChongTrantowardsthedevelopmentof3Dprintingtechnologyis______.A.objectB.positiveC.uncertainD.critical
TowardstheendofMiddleEnglishasuddenchangeinpronunciationstartedwithvowels元音beingpronouncedshorterandshorter.Fromthe16thcenturytheBritishhadcontact接触withmanypeoplefromaroundtheworlD.ThismeantthatlotsofnewvocabularyenteredthelanguagE.Theinventionofprintingalsomeantthattherewasnowacommonlanguageinprint.BooksbecamecheaperandmorepeoplelearnedtoreaD.SpellingandgrammarbecamefixedandthedialectofLondonbecamethestandarD.In1604thefirstEnglishdictionarycameout.EarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglisharemostlydifferentinthenumberofwords.LateModernEnglishhasmanymorewordsmainlybecauseofthefollowingtworeasons:FirsttheIndustrialRevolution工业革命ledtotheneedfornewwords.SecondtheBritishEmpirecoveredonequarteroftheearth’ssurfaceandtheEnglishlanguagetookinforeignwordsfrommanycountries.Fromaround1600theEnglishcolonization殖民地化ofNorthAmericaledtoAmericanEnglish.SomeEnglishpronunciationsandwordsfrozewhentheyreachedAmericA.InsomewaysAmericanEnglishismoreliketheEnglishofShakespearethanmodernBritishEnglish.SomeexpressionsthatarecalledAmericanEnglishareinfactfromBritishexpressions.TheywerekeptinthecolonieswhilelostforatimeinBritain.Spanishalsohadaninfluence影响onAmericanEnglish.ForexamplewordslikecanyonranchstampedeandvigilantearefromSpanish.TheyenteredEnglishbythepeopleofSpainwhosettledintheAmericanWest.FrenchwordsandWestAfricanwordsalsoinfluencedAmericanEnglish.TodayAmericanEnglishhasagreaterinfluencebecauseoftheUSA’smoviestelevisionpopularmusictradeandtechnology.31.ThemaindifferencebetweenEarlyandLateModernEnglishliesin_____.A.vocabularyB.pronunciationC.spellingD.grammar32.WhathelpedtoincreasethevocabularyofLateModernEnglish?A.theinventionofprintingB.theIndustrialRevolutionC.thecolonizationD.thecontactwithothercountriesA.abcB.acdC.abdD.bcd33.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthewordcanyonisfrom_____.A.AmericandialectB.AfricandialectC.SpanishD.French34.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout_____.A.EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericaB.thedevelopmentofAmericanEnglishC.otherlanguages’influenceonAmericanEnglishD.thedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish35.Theunderlinedwordfrozecanbestbereplacedby_____.A.remainedunchangedB.disappearedC.improvedD.keptactive
Beingabletocountatleasttenpeopleasfriendsmakesushappybutthosewithfiveorfewerarelikelytobemiserableresearcherssay.Theirstudyofhundredsofmenandwomenalsofoundthatpeoplewhofeelsatisfiedwiththeirlivesalwayshavelotsofclosefriendsandregularlymakenewones.Whileitisnotclearwhetherourfriendsmakeushappyorwemakefriendsbecausewearehappytheresearcherssayitisclearthatweshouldmaintainourfriendships.PsychologistRichardTunneysaidWhateverthereasonisactivelyworkingonfriendshipsinthesamewayastomaintainamarriageisaprerequisite必备条件tohappiness.Dr.TunneyofNottinghamUniversityquizzedmorethan1700peopleabouttheirsatisfactionwiththeirlivesandthestateoftheirfriendships.Thosewithfivefriendsorfewerhadjusta40percentchanceofbeinghappy.Inotherwordstheyweremorelikelytobeunhappythanhappy.Tenwasthefirstnumberatwhichpeopleweremorelikelytobehappythanunhappy.ThehappiestpeoplewerethosewithdozensoffriendsaccordingtothestudywhichwascarriedoutfortheNationalLottery彩票.Forwomenthismeanthaving33friends;formenthenumberwas49.Dr.TunneysaidPeoplewhowereextremelysatisfiedwiththeirliveshadtwicethenumberoffriendsofpeoplewhowereextremelydissatisfieD.Womentendedtohavefewerfriendsthanmenbutformedtighterrelationships.InterestinglythestudyfoundthatchildhoodfriendsarenomorelikelytomakeushappythanpeoplewebecomeclosetolaterinlifE.LotterywinnershoweverhaveadifferentopiniononlifE.Theyarealwayshappierthanothersdespitespendingtheirtimewithasmallcircleofoldfriends.Thiscouldbebecausetheytrustpeoplethey’veknownforalongtimE.25.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSecrettoHappinessIstoMakeNewFriendsB.HavingatLeast10GoodFriendsMakesPeopleHappyC.WhyMostPeopleLiketoMakeFriendsRegularlyD.Men’sandWomen’sFriendsAreDifferent26.WhichofthefollowingopinionsmayRichardTunneyNOTagreewith?A.Peoplewithfewfriendsaresuretobeunhappy.B.Ourfriendscanmakeushappy.C.HappinessmaycomefromagoodmarriagelifE.D.Wemaybecomehappierifwehavemorefriends.27.Accordingtothepassagelotterywinners________.A.enjoymakingnewfriendsB.makenewfriendseasilyC.likestayingwitholdfriendsD.havenotimetomakefriends28.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.it’senoughforonepersontohavetenfriendsB.unhappypeoplemusthavefewfriendsC.childhoodfriendsmakepeoplehappierthanadulthoodonesD.friendshipsplayamajorroleinpeople’slife
BackpackinginEuropeisawonderfulexperienceforyoungpeoplearoundtheworlD.AfterhighschooloruniversityyoucanplanaEuropeanbackpackingtrip.PackingAsyouplanthethingsyouwillcarrybringwarmclothesandaraincoatorumbrellatodealwithchangingweatherindifferentEuropeancountries.Europeanslikedressingnicelyandgoodclotheswillmakeyoufeellesslikeadustybackpacker.ItisnotworthtakingthetroubletobringahairdryerorshampooasyoucanbuybasicnecessitiesinEuropE.HostelsThecheapestplacestosleepwhenbackpackinginEuropearehostelswherepeoplecanstayandeatfairlycheaply.Mosthostelshavealotofinformationaboutlow-costwaystoseelocalattractionsandmanyoffertours.Thecostforhostelbedsdiffersfromcountrytocountry.InParisyoumightpay30eurosbutinBulgariayoucangetabedfor10euros.IngeneralhostelsaremoreexpensiveinlargepopularcitiessuchasParisRomeandLondon._____Manybackpackersuserailpasses火车通票whichallowunlimited不受限的travelwithincountrygroupsoveraperiodoftimE.Ifyouhavethetimetotravelbytrainandwillbetravelinginacountrygroupthiscanbeagooddeal.Otherwiseyoumayconsiderpoint-to-pointticketslocaltrainsbusesandairlinessuchasRyanaireasyJetandWizzAirwhichoffercheapflights.FoodEatingoutinEuropecancomewithahighcostandthebestwaytocutyourfoodbudget预算istocookmealsinthesharedkitchensinhostels.YoucanmakeseveralmealsintopicnicstotakeadvantageofEurope’sparks.Whenshoppingforyourpicnictryandbuyatalocalmarket.YousavesomeeuroswhilesupportingthelocalindustryatthesametimE.Wheneatingoutchooserestaurantsawayfromtouristattractions.21.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofhostels?A.Theyareoftenbuiltinpopularcities.B.TheyaremainlyopentoyoungpeoplE.C.Theyusuallyprovidetourinformation.D.Theyalwaysaskthesamepricefortheirbeds.22.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinthetext?A.Traveling.B.Shopping.C.Entertainment.D.Transportation.23.TomakeacheaptripinEuropeyou’dbetter_____.A.eatmealsonthetrainB.choosearestaurantnearaparkC.enjoyamealsoldatalocalmarketD.cookyourownmealsatthehostelkitchen
AhospitalhasbeenforcedtobanPokemonGoplayersfromthesiteafteramonsterhub妖怪枢纽站wasfoundintheA&Edepartment.RoyalStokeUniversityHospitaldiscoveredthatitscasualtyunit急诊室isonthesamespotasaPokemonGo‘gym’——whereplayerscantraintheirnewlycaughtNintendocreatures.TheUniversityHospitalsofNorthMidlandsTrustagreedlastweekthatpatientscanplayPokemonGoonwardsbecausewalkingaroundishealthy.ButtheTrusthasbeenforcedtopostawarningonitswebsiteaboutpublicaccesstoA&E.ItsaidifPokemonGobecomesamajorannoyanceitwouldaskNintendo——whichdecidesonthelocationsofthevirtualgymsaccordingusingGPS——tohaveitremovedfromthepremises道馆.KevinParkerassociatechiefnursesaidMembersofthepublicwhodonotneedtobeatRoyalStokeshouldnotattempttoenterA&EoranyotherpartofthehospitalbuildingtoplaythegamE.TheA&Edepartmentisincrediblybusythissummer.Wewantthepublictounderstandthatanybodywhovisitsthehospitalsolelytoplaythegamewillprovideanunwanteddistractiontotheimportantworkofthehospital.I’malsoawareofvariousreportsinthemediaofunsafeareasthatthegamehasbeenplayedin.RoyalStokeUniversityHospitalisasafeareawheregamerscanenjoyPokemonGo.MichelleHarristheTrust’smanagersaidthegamecouldstillbeplayedbythosealreadyinhospital.WerecognizethatthePokemonGogameencourageswalkingandexercisewhichissomethingthattheTrustisequallykeentopromoteshesaiD.ThereareanumberofwalkingroutesestablishedthroughouttheTrustthatcanbeusedtocombinewalkingandplayingthegamE.Walkingjust30minutesfivetimesaweekcanhelpreducetheriskofpreventableillnessessuchasobesitydiabetesandheartdiseasE.TherehavebeenseveralwarningsaboutthegamesinceitsUKreleasE.LastweekagroupofteenagersinWiltshirewereleftstrandedalmost100ftundergroundaftertheygotcarriedawaysearchingforPokemonGocharacters.Thefourboysaged16and17endedupgettinglostandhadtowaittogetaphonesignalbeforetheycouldcallforhelp.EventuallytheycontactedDorsetandWiltshireFireandRescueteamwhotookthemtosafety.DamienBenceofthefireandrescueteamsaid:PokemonGoisobviouslyleadingpeopleintodangeroussituations.27.ItseemsthatPokemonGoisagame______.A.designedtohelppatientsinhospitalrecoversoonerB.helpingcuresuchdiseasesasobesitydiabetesandheartdiseaseC.encouragingplayerstowalkandexerciseinsteadofstayingindoorsD.warningteenagersoftheplaceseasytogetlostorattacked28.TheA&Edepartmentisincrediblybusybecause________.A.morepatients’arrivalincreasestheworkloadoftheA&EdepartmentB.doctors’playingthegamemakestheA&EdepartmentlessefficientC.players’injuryincreasestheworkloadoftheA&EdepartmentD.players’arrivaldisturbstheworkoftheA&Edepartment29.Theunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.hurtB.disturbedC.trappedD.threatened30.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.thenegativeeffectsofPokemonGosinceitsUKreleaseB.theapplicationsofPokemonGoinhospitalssinceitsUKreleaseC.thepopularityofPokemonGosinceitsUKreleaseD.theestablishmentofPokemonGovirtualgymssinceitsUKrelease
Theadvantagesofusingflashcardstobuildupavocabularyarewellknown.Youcanbuysetsofcardsormakeyourownandcarrythemwithyouwhereveryougo.There’snoquestionthisisusefulandbecauseyoucanusetheminshortburstsit’snottoomuchforyou.Itcanbefun.Idon’trecommenddrillingforhoursatatimewithflashcards.Ifyouwanttouseflashcardsoftwarethingsgetevenbetter.Therearemanypackagesoutthereformaintaininganddrillingflashcards.IrecommendVTrainthoughtherearemanyothers.Onestandsouthowever:SuperMemo.SimilartoPimsleurSuperMemoisengineeredaccordingtoacarefullyresearchedmethodology方法学inordertotestyouonacardtheveryminimumnumberoftimesyouneedtoseeitforittostick.Whenyoulookatacardyougivesomefeedbacktothesoftwareonwhetheryougotitrightandhoweasyyoufoundit.Itusesthisinformationandthatofyourpreviousattemptstodecidewhenyouwillbeshownthecardnext.It’ssmartanditreallyworks.Ifyou’relikemethenewsisevenbetter!IhaveaversionofSuperMemothatrunsonmyPalmOSphonE.WhereverIamifIhavemyphonehandyIhavethousandsofflashcardswithmetoo.HonestlyitwouldbeworthpurchasingacheapPalmdeviceonlyforthis.Youcanpickoneupfor$20orevenlessoneBayorelsewherE.Consideritatleast.29.WithSuperMemowhetherthenextcardwillbeshowndependson________.A.thetimeyoulookatthecardB.theinformationinthecomputerC.thefeedbackonegivestothesoftwareD.thetimesoneattemptstodowithacard30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Usingcardstostudycanbeverytiring.B.Don’tneedtostudywithflashcardstoolongatatimE.C.Thereisnotenoughflashcardssoftwareatpresent.D.Flashcardsoftwarecanbecarriedwhereveryougo.31.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.Tointroducetousawaytobuildupavocabulary.B.Toteachushowtomakeflashcards.C.Tosuggestusbuyingflashcards.D.TotellushowtouseflashcardsoftwarE.
Whatbenefitscanyouhavefromafilm?A.well-madefilmoffersawholeworldofthingstowatch.Firsttherearethestoryaspects—theplotcharactersdialogueandthemes.Thentherearethetechnicalaspects—thecameraworkcuttingsandspecialeffects.Andtherearemanyotherthingslikethecreditsmusicalscoreandtheacting.Awell-madefilmoffersmuchmorethanyouseeinoneviewing观看.Filmsareameansofcommunication.Theycantellyouthingsjustasnewspapersdoortelevisionoranyothermeansofcommunication.SometimestheycommunicateimportantthingstoyoulikeideasorlifestylesorwaysoflookingattheworlD.Sometimespeopleareawareofthisandsometimesnot.ThemoreyouareawareofthisthebetteryouarE.Noticeforexamplethewayfilmssometimesaffectfashion.A.stardressesorwearsherhairinacertainwayandsuddenlyeveryoneisimitating模仿her.Boysinthe1950scouldsometimesbeseenwearingblackleatherjacketsidling闲逛onstreetcornersandsmokingcigarettes.TheywereimitatingMarionBrando.HisfilmstaughtthemacertainwaytobehavE.Filmscanalsoteachpolitics.InStarWarstheheroeswereabunchoflovableincompetents无能者fightingwithguts胆量andnotmuchelsE.TheywereinfactratherliketheBritishintheearlydaysofWWII.TheirenemiesliketheNazishadabigadvantageinequipmentandnumbersoftroopsandtheywereliketheNazisindisciplineandheartlessnesstoo.Thewholefilminfactwasare-run重演ofWWIIandtaughtvalueslikefaithandloveofliberty.Thisisalltothegoodbutthepointisdidyounoticeit?25.AllofthefollowingarementionedasnoticeableaspectsofafilmEXCEPT________.A.thelistofnamesofactorsanddirectorsetC.B.thecostofafilmC.themusicforafilmD.thelanguageusedinafilm26.ThelastsentenceinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.ahighqualityfilmcanbeappreciatedrepeatedlyfromdifferentanglesB.agoodfilmalwaysattractsalotofviewersC.awellmadefilmusuallyhasmorethanonethemeD.onecanneverfindouthowmanycharactersthereareinagoodfilm27.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinhisfilmMarionBrandowas________.A.amotoristwhoalwaysworeablackleatherjacketB.ahomelessmanwhodiedofexcessivesmokingC.arebelliousmanduringWWⅡD.anidlerwhodidn'thaveanyseriousthingstodo28.StarWarsisafilm________.A.aboutWWⅡB.forpoliticsC.reflectingWWⅡD.forpeacelovers
MalkaandShaindlearesisters.Althoughtheyliveanhour'sdrivefromeachotheranddon’tseeeachotheroftentheyareintouch.Malkahasalargefamily.Shaindlehoweverhashaddifficultyhavingchildren.Malkahadjustgivenbirthtoanotherson.Shaindlemarriedthreeyearsandstillchildlesswasreceivingfertility生育treatments.Involvedwithworkdoctor’svisitsandmedicaltreatsshewasunabletomakethetriptovisithersisteraftershehadgivenbirth.Malkaknewhersister’sproblemandwasquiteunderstanding.ShaindleandherhusbandFeivelwouldbeatthehaptismal洗礼ceremonyofcoursE.OnthedayofthehaptismShaindleandFeivelarrivedearlyearlierthanMalkaandherfamily.Malka’smother-in-lawYehuditwasalreadyatthehall.HellosaidShaindlecheerfullyneverthinkingwhatwasabouttohappen.YehuditturnedtoherangrilyandsaidWhataselfishsisteryouare!NeveroncedidyouseefittovisitMaklathisentireweek!Nowonderyouhavenochildren!Shaindlewentintoshockatherwords.Sheturnedawayhereyesfilledwithtears.Theaccusation控诉hadcutShaindlelikeaknifE.Shewaspsychologicallybleeding.PoorShaindlecouldn’tcalmdown.Ittookawhilebeforeshecouldregainhercalmness.Shecouldn’tlookatYehudit;itwasjusttoopainfulforhertodoso.TheminutethewordshadescapedYehudit’smouthsheknewshehadcrossedaredlinE.Shehadsteppedonveryrawtoesandfeltregrettedforherwords–butitwastoolatE.HerattemptstoapologizewereineffectivE.Thecelebrationhadsuddenlyturnedsourinjustamatterofseconds.Afteralltheseyearsthememoryofthathappeninglingerson4.Shaindledidn’tvisithersisterafterhersistergavebirthbecause______________.A.shewasjealousofhersisterB.shelivedfarfromhersisterC.shewastoobusytovisitherD.shedidn’tfeelquiteherself5.Theunderlinedpartsteppedonveryrawtoesprobablymeans_____________.A.makefunofsomebodyB.hurtsomebodydeeplyC.meetsomebodybyaccidentD.beimpolitetosomebody6.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____________.A.Shaindledidn’tforgiveYehuditformanyyearsB.ShaindleburstoutangeratMalka’smother-in-lawC.Yehuditdidn’trealizehowherwordscouldaffectShaindleD.Shaindlecouldn’tgetridofthebadmemoryformanyyears7.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus___________.A.wordssometimescanreallyhurtusB.sistersshouldcareforeachotherC.weshouldforgetunpleasantthingsD.twosisters’differentexperiences
ItwasintheVictorianEra维多利亚时期thatthenovelbecametheleadingformofliteratureinEnglish.Mostwritersweremoreconcernedtomeetthetastesofthemiddleclass.ThebestknownworksoftheperiodincludedtheworksofCharlesDickensandtheBrontésistersandothers.CharlesDickenscameontheliterarysceneinthe1830s.DickenswrotevividlyaboutLondonlifeandthestrugglesofthepoor.Mostofhisworkswerewritteninaveryhumorousstylewhichwaspopularwithreadersofallclasses.TheBrontésisterswereEnglishwritersofthe1840sand1850s.TheybegantowritefromearlychildhooD.In1846theypublishedthefirstbookattheirownexpenseaspoets;howevertheirbookattractedlittleattentionsellingonlytwocopies.Thenthesistersturnedtowritingnovelseachproducinganovelinthefollowingyear.AninterestinruralmattersandthechangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidemaybeseeninthenovelsofThomasHardyandanumberofothers.LiteratureforchildrendevelopedasasinglestylE.Someworksbecamewell－knownsuchasthoseofLewisCarrollandEdwardLear.Adventurenovelswerewrittenforadultsbutarenowgenerallygroupedinthelistforchildren.HelenBeatrixPotterwasanEnglishauthorattheendoftheVictorianErabestknownforherchildren'sbookswhichfeaturedanimalcharacters.InherthirtiesPotterpublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren'sbookTheTaleofPeterRabbitin1902.24.WhatcanweknowaboutCharlesDickensfromthetext?A.HedescribedthestrugglesofthepoorinLondon.B.Heshowedaninterestinruralmattersinhiswriting.C.HefocusedonchangingsocialandeconomicsituationofthecountrysidE.D.Hepublishedthehighlysuccessfulchildren'sbook.25.WhichisTRUEabouttheBrontésisters?A.TheywereEnglishwritersofthe1830s.B.TheypaidtohavetheirfirstbookpublisheD.C.TheybegantheirwritingfromadulthooD.D.Theirfirstbookwassuccessful.26.Theauthorstatesinthelastparagraphthat________.A.societychangedrapidlyintheVictorianEraB.ThomasHardywasnotasfamousasLewisCarrollC.EdwardLearwasfamousforwritingaboutanimalsD.adventurenovelswerenotwrittenforchildrenatfirst27.Thistextismainlyabout________.A.literatureintheVictorianEraB.writingstylesintheVictorianEraC.famousworksintheVictorianEraD.theimportanceofliteratureintheVictorianEra
ABiteofChinaSeasonTwo舌尖上的中国第二季iscoming!Theprogramisshownat9:00onCCTV-1everyFridaynightfromApril18toJune62014.Therearealtogethereightepisodes集allabouthistoryandcultureoffoodeatingandcookinginChinA.Thedirectorsspentoneyearvisitingmorethan150differentpartsofChinA.Morethan300typesoffoodarecoveredinthedocumentary.AsanoldChinesesayinggoesfoodiswhatmattersmosttopeoplE.ItplaysanimportantroleinourdailylifeandtherichfoodcultureisalsooneofthemostimportantpartsofChineseculturE.A.BiteofChinaSeasonTwowantstoshowthejoysandsadnessofordinary普通的ChineseinchangingtimesthroughfooD.ABiteofChinaSeasonOnewasshownonCCTVin2012.Itattractedmorethan100millionviewers.ItisallaboutfoodwhilethesecondseasoncaresmoreabouttherelationshipbetweenthepeopleandthefooD.Forexamplethefirstepisodeshowsayoungmanspentfourhoursclimbinga40-metre-hightreetogetsomethingniceforhisbrother.TheshowremindsviewersoftheirhomesandthetastesofchildhooD.OneWeibouserwroteABiteofChinaSeasonTwomakesmehavesomanywordstosay.Itmakesmethinkofmyparentsandmygrandmother.Ihaven'tbeenhomeforalongtimesoIhavedecidedtogobackinafewdays.TheshowusesfoodasawindowtointroduceChinatotheworlD.ViewerscanseehowChinesepeoplelovelifebylovingfooD.AnyonewhowantstoknowmoreaboutChinesecultureandChinesesociety社会shouldhaveabiteoftheprogram.29.Howmanytypesoffoodarecoveredinthisprogram?A.150.B.Morethan150.C.Morethan300.D.300.30.ThetypeoftheTVprogramA.BiteofChinaisA.acartoonB.adramaseriesC.achatshowD.adocumentary31.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A.食物对于人类来说最麻烦B.民以食为天C.人类给食物制造了麻烦D.食物很重要32.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.thedifferencebetweenSeasonOneandSeasonTwoB.therichtypesoffoodofChinaC.therelationshipbetweenthepeopleandthefoodD.thedetailsofthefirstepisode
Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.BacktheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicyclE.Millionsofthemallblack.Carswererare罕见的.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyearI’vefoundtheoppositeistruE.Therearemillionsofcars.HoweverpeoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetarounD.Formanyit’stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silvergreenredblueyellowwhateveryouwant.It’sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroadsmoveskillfullythroughtrafficandrideevenonsidewalks人行道.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan’tprovidE.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChinesecultureIdecidedtobuyabicyclE.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.IdirectlyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhomE.Myfirstridehomewasorderly守秩序的.TobesafeIstayedwithapackofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn’twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewidesocrossingtooktimeskillandalittlebitofluck.IfinallymadeithomE.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeoplE.BikingmademefeelalivE.27.AccordingtotheauthorwhyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A.BecausetheyareconvenientandinexpensivE.B.BecausetheyaretraditionalandsafE.C.BecausetheyarecolorfulandavailablE.D.Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.28.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended______.A.torideitforfunB.touseitfortransportC.toimprovehisridingskillsD.toexperiencelocalculture29.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A.Itwasboring.B.Itwaslively.C.Itwasdifficult.D.Itwaswonderful.30.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sbikingexperience?A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.
Doyouloveholidaysbuthatetheincreaseweightthatfollows?YouarenotalonE.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasureanddeliciousfoods.Manypeoplehoweverareworriedabouttheweightthatcomesalongwiththesedeliciousfoods.Withproperplanningthoughitispossibletocontrolyourweight.Theideaistoenjoytheholidaysbutnottoeattoomuch.Youdon'thavetoturnawayfromthefoodsthatyouenjoy.Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofsomehelptoyou.Donotmissmeals.Beforeyouleavehomeforafeast宴会haveasmalllow-fatsnack小吃.Thismayhelptokeepyoufromgettingtooexcitedbeforedeliciousfoods.Beginwithclearsoupandfruitorvegetables.A.largeglassofwaterbeforeyoueatmayhelpyoufeelfull.Useasmallplate;alargeplatewillencourageyoutohavemorethanenough.Betternothavehigh-fatfoods.Dishesthatlookoilyorcreamyhavemuchfatinthem.Chooseleanmeat瘦肉.Fillyourplatewithsaladandgreenvegetables.Ifyouhaveasweettoothtrymints薄荷andfruits.Theydon’thavefatcontent容量ascreamandchocolatE.Don’tletexercisetakeabreakduringtheholidays.A.20-minutewalkafteramealcanhelpburnoffexcess过多的calories.11.Holidaysarehappydayswithpleasurebuttheymay______A.bringweightproblemsB.bringyoumuchtroubleinyourlifeC.makeyouworriedaboutyourfoodsD.makeyouhatedeliciousfoods12.Accordingtothepassage___isanecessaryparttostopyoufromputtingonweight.A.vegetablesB.waterC.caloriesofenergyD.physicalexercise13.Inordertoreallyenjoyyourholidayswithoutputtingonweightyou'dbetter__A.drinkmuchwaterandhavevegetablesonlyB.noteatthefoodinhighfatC.notacceptinvitationstofeastsD.turnawayfromdeliciousfoods14.Excesscaloriescanbefoundinyourbodyintheformof___.A.energyB.fatC.foodD.somethinginvisible看不见15.Manypeoplecan'thelpputtingonweightaftertheholidaysbecausethey_______.A.can'tcontrolthemselvesB.gototoomanyfeastsC.enjoydeliciousfoodsD.can'thelpturningawayfromthefoods
ScotlandhaslongbeencharacterizedasalandofromancE.Itcontainsruinsofmanyancientcastlesandabbeysandthereisanattractivebeautyinitsmountainslongdeepvalleysandribbonlakes.Eachyearthosethingsattractagreatnumberoftourists.Numerousislandslinethecoast.InthenortharetwolargegroupstheOrkneyIslandsandtheShetlandIslands.ClosetothewestcoastaretheInnerandOuterHebridesgroupsandtheislandsofArranandButE.Thelandmaybedividedintothreeregions:theHighlandsinthenorththeCentralLowlandsandtheSouthernUplands.TheHighlandsarewildandpicturesque如画的.AlongvalleycalledGlenmorecrossestheHighlandsfromsouthwesttonortheast.InthesouthoftheHighlandsaretheGrampianMountainshighestintheBritishIsles.BenNevisthehighestpeakrisesto1243meters.BenLomondrisesfromtheshoreofLochLomondScotland'slargestfreshwaterlakE.TheCentralLowlandsrunfromsouthwesttonortheastandthegreatestlengthisnearly145kilometers.ThesoilhereisfertileandtherearefourcoalfieldsunderlyingtheareA.IntheeastisEdinburghScotland'shistoriccapitalcityandinthewestisGlasgow.Almost90percentofScotland'spopulationliveintheLowlands.IntheSouthernUplandsthehillsaregenerallylessthan600metershigh.Theirroundedorflattopsareoftencappedwithdarkpeat泥炭.Alongtheslopesareplantslikegrassandheather石南花.32.AccordingtothetextallthefollowingthingsattractmanytouriststoScotlandEXCEPT______.A.ruinsofancientcastlesandabbeysB.mountainsandvalleysC.variousanimalsandplantsD.ribbonlakes33.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.Scotland'sislandsmainlylieinthenorthB.theHighlandshaverichsoilC.BenLomondisnearScotland'slargestfreshwaterlakeD.theShetlandIslandslieonthewestcoastofScotland34.MostScottishpeoplelivein________.A.theHighlandsB.theCentrallowlands[KS5UKS5UKS5U]C.theSouthernUplandsD.theOrkneyIslands35.Theauthor'saimofwritingthispassageis________.A.toattractpeopletovisitScotlandB.todescribethebeautifulsceneryofScotlandC.toshowpeoplethehistoryofScotlandD.tointroduceScotlandgenerally
Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.NowthewebsiteBookCrossing.comturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.MembersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketosharE.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplacehopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventuretravelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.BrucePedersonthemanagingdirectorofBookCrossingsaysThetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyoureaD.BookCrossingcombinesboth.Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbusesintrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfounD.BrucePedersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathomE.BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktotherealandnotthevirtual虚拟.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.11.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainwhattheyarE.B.TointroduceBookCrossing.C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.12.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2referto?A.Thebook.B.AnadventurE.C.ApublicplacE.D.Theidentificationnumber.13.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.KeepitsafeinhisbookcasE.C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.【小题4】Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.OnlineReading:A.VirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:A.newTrendC.A.BookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.A.WebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks
InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplacE.Asiansareimmigrating移民toCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbeforE.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.ForthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.AlsoitmeanstogrowuplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewherE.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.4.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthereB.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountriesC.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountriesD.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends5.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids________.A.withoutparentsB.speakingnoEnglishC.withuniversityeducationD.livingabroadalone6.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ParentswantbettereducationfortheirkidsB.ParentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamiliesC.KidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamilyD.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem
At26JaneGoodallhadnocollegeeducationorsciencetraining.ButsincechildhoodshehadbeendreamingofworkingcloselywithanimalsinAfricA.Allthroughmychildhoodpeoplesaidyoucan’tgotoAfricA.You’reagirl.GoodallsaiD.Butmymotherusedtosayifyoureallywanttothere’snothingyoucan’tdo.In1957the26-year-oldGoodallwenttoKenyatoworkasasecretary.ShealsoarrangedtomeetthefamousscientistLouisLeakeywhowassoimpressedbyherenthusiasmthathehiredherashisassistant.ShewentwithhimonmanytripstotheAfricanjungleandin1960LeakeysentGoodalltoliveamongchimpanzeesinaremoteanimalpreserverecordingtheanimals’behaviorandinteractions.ForthreemonthsGoodallmadelittleprogress.ButshesaidInevercameclosetogivingup.Herbreakthroughcameonedaywhenshesawamalechimpanzeestickapieceofgrassintoatermite白蚁hillthenputthegrassinhismouth.AfterwardshecametothehillanddidthesamE.Pullingthegrassoutshediscovereddozensoftermitesonit.Thediscovery—thatsomeanimalsusetools—wasunknowntomostscientistsatthetimE.Goodallsawchimpanzeesexhibithuman-likeemotionssuchasjealousyandlovE.Butshealsodiscoveredtheywerecapableofviolentattacksagainsteachother.GoodallreceivedherPh.D.inthestudyofanimalbehavioratEngland’sCambridgeUniversity.NowshetravelsaroundthegloberaisingmoneytopreservewildlifE.IlovebeingintheforestwiththechimpanzeesshesaiD.I’dmuchratherbetherethantravelingaroundfromcitytocity.21.WhatwasGoodall’schildhooddream?A.ShedreamedofgoingtocollegE.B.ShedreamedofstudyinganimalsinAfricA.C.Shedreamedofbecomingafamousscientist.D.ShedreamedoftravelingallaroundtheworlD.22.WhatdidGoodall’smotherthinkofherdream?A.AsagirlsheshouldnotgototheAfricanjunglE.B.Herdreamwouldremainadreamunlessshegottherighttraining.C.Asagirlsheshouldstayawayfromviolentanimals.D.ShecouldmakeherdreamcometrueifshewasdetermineD.23.Goodall’smostimportantdiscoveryisthat.A.someanimalsusetoolsB.likehumansanimalshaveemotionsC.chimpanzeescouldattackeachotherviolentlyD.termitesarechimpanzees’favoritefood24.WhatisGoodalldoingnow?A.StudyinganimalbehavioratCambridgeUniversity.B.RaisingfundsforthepreservationofwildlifE.C.ObservingchimpanzeesinAfricanjungles.D.WorkinghardforaPhDdegreE.
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