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Itseemslikeeveryyearbringsanewoutbreakofsickness.Recentresearchtellsushowdiseasesspreadfrompersontoperson.Anditalsogivesusanideahowwecanspreadsomethingbetterthandiseases.AnauthorcalledMalcomGladwellrecentlypublishedabookexplaininghowtheprocessworks.Weusuallythinkofanepidemic流行病asaforceofnaturethatrollsoveranyoneinitsway.InfactitstartswithasinglepersonorveryfewpeoplE.Thesepeopletravelaroundandinfect传染smallgroupsindifferentplaces.WhenenoughofthesegroupsareinfectedthenthediseasesuddenlyseemstobeeverywherE.Gladwellalsofoundthattheprocessofinfectionwasnotjustlimitedtodisease?Italsoaffectstheworldofideas.Theprocesscanbeseeninbooksandfashion.SocalledundergroundbestsellersarenotpushedtowardsthepubliC.Theyspreadthroughhundredsofsmallreadinggroupsuntilthedaywheneverybodyyouknowseemstohaveacopy.A.groupofyoungpeoplemaydecidetowearanitemofclothingsimplybecausenooneelseiswearingit.Designerswhomonitorstreetfashionthenpickuptheideaandspreadit.Finallyeveryoneiswearingit.NewYorkisoftendescribedasanunfriendlyplacE.Peoplearetoobusylookingafterbusinesstolookaftereachother.Intheearly1990soneunknownpersondecidedtoperformatleastonekindactaday.Thiscaughtonwithhisorherfriends.Thenewspapersnoticedthetrend趋势.NewYorkbecamefullofpeoplesmilingandcarryingeachother’sbags.Thesuccessoftrendslikethisfitsinwithothersocialphenomena现象.Oneisthe80/20rulE.Thiswasinventedbyeconomistswhonoticedthatinanysituation20percentofthepeopledid80percentofthework.Anotheristhebystanderproblem.Psychologistsnoticedthatinaccidentswherealargenumberofpeoplewerearoundnoonesteppedforwardtohelp.Eachpersonsupposedthatsomeoneelsewoulddosomething.Whentherewerelesspeoplepresentmoreofthemdecidedtoofferhelp.Whatallthisprovesisthepowerofindividuals个人andsmallgroups.TheepidemicmodelcouldbeagreatwayofmakingabusinessgroworspreadinganideA.smallstartcanmakeabigdifferencE.1.Thewriter’smainpurposeistotellus_________.A.howdiseasesspreadB.howideasareformedC.howpopularitytakesplaceD.whatdiseasesandideashaveincommon2.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsundergroundbestsellersinParagraph3refertointhistext?A.Bookswhicharegoodbutfewpeopleknowabout.B.BookswhichbecomepopularwithoutputtingadvertisementsC.BooksellerswhosellbookswithoutputtingadvertisementsD.Booksellerswhoaregoodatsellingbooks.3.The80/20ruleshowsthefactthat_________.A.themajorityofpeoplearepowerlessB.thereisnotenoughworkforpeopleC.asmallgroupmaybeagreatpowerD.thereexistsaproblemofoverpopulation4.Accordingtothepassageweknow_________.A.Theepidemicmodeldoesn’texistnowadays.B.TheepidemicmodelplaysanimportantroleinmakingabusinessgroworspreadinganideA.C.Theepidemicmodelcameintobeingintheearly1990s.D.TheepidemicmodelisabookwrittenbyMalcolmGladwell.
TherewasoneshopinthetownofMufulirawhichwaswidelyknownforitsracialdiscrimination.Itwasadrugstore.WhileEuropeanswereservedatthecounteralonglineofAfricansqueuedatthewindowandoftennotonlywerekeptwaitingbutweretreatedrudelybytheshopassistants.OnedayIwasdeterminedtomakeapublicprotest抗议againstthiskindofthingandmanyoftheschoolboysinmyclassfollowedmetothestore.Isimplywentintotheshopandaskedthemanagerpolitelyforsomemedicine.AssoonashesawmestandingintheplacewhereonlyEuropeancustomerswereallowedtostandheshoutedatmeinabastard怪声怪气的languagewhichisonlyusedbyabosswhenspeakingtohisservants.IstoodatthecounterandpolitelyrequestedinproperEnglishthatIshouldbeservedThemanagerbecameangryandsaid.EvenifyoustandtheretillChristmasIwillneverserveyou.IwenttotheDistrictCommissioner’soffice.FortunatelyhewasoutforhewasoneoftheoldschoolhoweverIsawayoungDistrictofficerwhowasafriendofmine.HewasveryconcernedtohearmystoryandtoldmethatallIhadtodowascometohimpersonallyandhewouldbuymymedicineforme.Iprotestedthatwasnotgoodenough.Iaskedhimtoaccompanymebacktothestoreandtomakeaprotesttothemanager.ThishedidandIwellrememberhimsayingtothemanagerHereisMr.KaundawhoisaresponsiblememberoftheUrbanAdvisoryCouncilandyoutreathimlikeacommonservant.ThemanagerofthedrugstoreapologizedandsaidIfonlyhehadintroducedhimselfandexplainedwhohewasthenofcourseIshouldhavegivenhimproperservice.Ihadtoexplainonceagainthathehadmissedmypoint.WhyshouldIhavetointroducemyselfeverytimeIwentintoastore?WhyshouldIhavetobuymymedicinebygoingtoaEuropeanfriend?Iwantedtoprovethatallymanofanycolorwhateverhispositionshouldhavetherighttogointoanyshopandbuywhathewanted.AfterallthemoneywhichIpaidacrossthecounterwasexactlythesamemoneyaswaspaidbyaEuropeancustomer.1.Thewriterwasatthetimeofthestory.A.aEuropeanofficerB.anAfricanservantC.adrugstoreassistantD.ablackschoolteacher2.Themanagerofthedrugstoreshoutedatthewriterindirtywordsbecause.A.hecouldnotspeakEnglishinapolitewayB.hethoughtthewriterwouldn'tunderstandEnglishC.thatwasthelanguageheusedwhenspeakingtoAfricansD.thatwastheonlylanguagehecouldspeakwhenhewasangry3.Inparagraph2theunderlinedsentencehewasoneoftheoldschoolmeans.A.hestucktothoseoldracialideasB.hegraduatedfromanoldwhiteschoolC.hewasinchargeofanoldblackschoolD.hewasanoldofficialinthegovernment4.Whydidn’tthewriterwaitatthewindowofthedrugstorelikeotherAfricans?A.Hebelievedhiswhitefriendswouldhelphimout.B.Hewantedtofightforequalrightsofallblackpeople.C.Hethoughthewaseducatedandshouldhetreateddifferently.D.Hethoughtbeinganimportantpersonheshouldnotbekeptwaiting.
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligiousbeliefsemotionsandpsychology.Inadditioninformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented:thatisfactsaboutpoliticsaregivenbutopinionsarenotexpresseD.Artontheotherhandissubjective:itreflectspersonalemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFrancisoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttrulypoliticalartist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay1808hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuseofpoweroverpeoplE.Inthesamewayartcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisteD.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBiblE.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.BycontrastoneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisitsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesareunholy.1.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.A.historyclassconcentratesonreligiousbeliefsandemotionB.historybooksfocusonpersonalemotionsandopinionsC.arthistoryshowsussomethingaboutemotionsandbeliefsD.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvalues2.Accordingtothepassageitistruethat.A.historyteachersmustbequitesubjectiveB.artistspaintpeoplefromtheBibletoshowtheirpoliticalbeliefsC.youcanhardlyfindanimalandhumanimagesinIslamicpaintingsD.paintersinEuropeonlypaintedBiblestoriesforcenturies3.FranciscoGoyaandhispaintingareusedasanexampletoshow.A.artissubjectivewhichisdifferentfromhistorybooksB.SpanishgovernmentabuseditspoweroverpeopleC.inhistorybooksfactsaboutpoliticsaregivenD.FranciscoGoyawasthefirstpoliticalartist4.Thetextmainlydiscusses.A.thedevelopmentofarthistoryB.whatcanwelearnfromartC.theinfluenceofarthistoryD.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory
Nomatterhowlongyourlifeisyouwillatbestbeabletoreadonlyafewbooksofallthathavebeenwrittenandthefewyoudoreadshouldincludethebest.ItistobeexpectedthattheselectionswillchangeovertimE.Yetthereisasurprisinguniformity一致inthelistswhichrepresentthebestchoicesofanyperioD.Whatarethesignsbywhichwemayrecognizeagreatbook?ThefourIwillmentionmaynotbealltherearebuttheyaretheonesI’vefoundmostusefulinexplainingmychoicesovertheyears.GreatbooksareprobablythemostwidelyreaD.Theyarenotbestsellersforayearortwo.Theyareenduringbestsellers.GonewiththeWindhashadrelativelyfewreaderscomparedtotheplaysofShakespeareorDonQuixotE.ItwouldbereasonabletoestimatethatHomerIliadhasbeenreadbyatleast25000000peopleinthelast3000years.GreatbooksarepopularnotpedantiC.Theyarenotwrittenbyspecialistsaboutspecialtiesforspecialists.Whethertheyarephilosophyorscienceorhistoryorpoetrytheytreatofhumannotacademicproblems.Theyarewrittenformennotprofessors.Toreadatextbookforadvancedstudentsyouhavetoreadanelementarytextbookfirst.Butthegreatbookscanbeconsideredelementaryinthesensethattheytreattheelementsofanysubjectmatter.Theyarenotrelatedtooneanotherasaseriesoftextbooksgradedindifficultyorinthetechnicalityoftheproblemswithwhichtheydeal.GreatbooksarealwayscontemporarythemostreadableandinstructivE.GreatbooksdealwiththepersistentlyunsolvedproblemsofhumanlifE.Therearegenuinemysteriesintheworldthatmarkthelimitsofhumanknowingandthinking.Greatmindsacknowledgemysterieshonestly.Wisdomisfortified加强notdestroyedbyunderstandingitslimitations.1.WhichisNOTthecriterioninthefollowingwhenevaluatingagreatbook?A.AlthoughnotabestselleritmustbethemostwidelyreaD.B.Agreatbookcanbereadwithoutanyeffort.C.GreatbooksareneveroutofdatE.D.Greatbookswillnotdisappointyouifyoutrytoreadthemwell.2.AccordingtotheauthorGoneWiththeWindis______.A.abestsellerB.disgustedbyreaderswholikeShakespeareC.readmoreoftenthanDonQuixoteD.agreatbook3.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.differentperiodshavedifferentlistsofbestbooksbecausetherearemanybooksforpeopletochoosefromB.ifyoudon’treadanelementarytextbookyoumayhavedifficultyinunderstandinganadvancedoneC.HomerIliadmustbeabestsellerwhenitcameoutD.greatbooksoftendealwithunsolvedproblemsofhumanlifeforthewritershaveconfidenceinsettlingthem4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis______.A.GreatBooksinYourLifeB.GreatBooksinYourSpecialtyC.HowtoFindaGreatBook?D.WhatIsaGreatBook?
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Youdon’thavetobealivetoprotecttheenvironment.Whowantstogivesomethingback?RayWarddoes.Andhe’snottheonlyonE.TheBritishbusinessmanhasboughtamillion–poundplotofwoodlandoutsideLondonwhereheplanstosetupagreenfuneralcompany.Allthepeopleburiedtherewillbegivingsomethingback.It’shardtoliveagreenlifeinamoderncountry.EverythingyoudoseemstocreatepollutionorthreatenwildlifE.Maybethat’swhypeoplearewaitinguntiltheydietomakeapositivecontributiontotheenvironment.TheaimofconventionalburialsistopreservethebodyaslongaspossiblE.Theaimofgreenburialsisexactlythereverseopposite.Peopleareburiedincardboardorlightwicker柳条coffinssonaturetakesitscourseasquicklyaspossiblE.EventuallyRayWardhopestohaveafullgrownforestonhislandwhichpeoplewillpaytofertilizethemselves.Noheadstonesorothermemorialsareallowedthoughthedetailednotesonexactlywherepeopleareburiedwillbekeptforthebenefitofrelatives.Buttheideaisthatthewholeforestwillbetheirmemorial.It’snotanewideA.FranklinDelanoRoosevelttheformerUSPresidentoftenexpressedawishtobeburiedintheWhiteHouseRoseGarden.Futurepresidentswouldlookattheflowersandthinkofhim.InBritainpeopleweretraditionallyburiedinvastcemeteriesfoundontheoutskirts郊区ofnearlyallthemajortownsandcitiesandbuiltduringthe19thcentury.ButBritainisacrowdedcountryandaspopulationcontinuedtoincreasespacebecameshort.That’swhy70presentofBritishpeoplearenowcrematedwhentheydiE.Butthereareproblemsheretoo.Largeamountsofpoisonousgasesarereleasedwhenbodiesareburnedespeciallyfromthemetalusedtofeelteeth.Naturalburialsaddstotherichnessofthesoilinsteadofpoisoningtheair.Andbecausenaturalburialstakesplacealloverthecountrysidetherearenospacelimitationsasthereareinordinaryburials.AnddemandisgrowingsomuchthatthisspringwillseeBritain’sfirstevernationalGreenFuneralExhibition.1.Obviouslythewriteristryingtotalkabout__________.A.funeralsinmodernBritainB.thenewideaofRayWardC.contributionthatcanbemadeafterdeathD.thenewtrendsofthefuneralbusiness2.Whichofthefollowingmeansordinaryburials?A.Conventionalburials.B.Greenburials.C.Naturalburials.D.Greenfunerals.3.Ifyouchooseapicturetogowiththepassageasaneditoryouwillselect_________.A.apictureinwhichpeoplemournatthefuneralB.apictureinwhichthereisalightwickercoffinC.apictureinwhichthereisagreenvillageD.apictureinwhichpeopleareplantingtrees4.Whichparagraphisorganizedbymeansofcomparison?A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph7.
NASDAQstandingfortheNationalAssociationofSecuritiesDealersAutomatedQuotationsystemisoneofthelargestmarketsintheworldforthetradingofstocks股票.ThenumberofcompanieslistedonNASDAQismorethanthatonanyoftheotherstockexchangesintheUnitedStatesincludingtheNewYorkStockExchangeNYSEandtheAmericanStockExchangeAMEX.ThemajorityofcompanieslistedonNASDAQaresmallerthanmostofthoseontheNYSEandAMEX.NASDAQhasbecomeknownasthehomeofnewtechnologycompaniesparticularlycomputerandcomputer-relatedbusiness.TradingonNASDAQwasstartedbystockbrokersactingonbehalfoftheircustomers.Thebrokerstalkwithmarketmakerswhodevotethemselvestotradingspecificstockstoreachapriceforthestock.UnlikeotherstockexchangesNASDAQhasnocentralplacewheretradingtakesplacE.InsteaditsmarketmakersarelocatedalloverthecountryandmaketradesbytelephoneandtheInternet.BecausebrokersandmarketmakerstradestocksdirectlyinsteadofonthefloorofastockexchangeNASDAQiscalledover-the-countermarket.Thetermover-the-counterreferstothedirectnatureofthetradingasinastorewheregoodsarehandedoveracounter.Sinceitsbirthin1971theNASDAQStockMarkethasbeenanindustryinnovator革新者.Astheworld’sfirstelectronicstockmarketNASDAQlongagostartedtechnologicaltradinginnovationthatisunequalleD.Nowbecomingtheworld'sfirsttrulyglobalmarkettheNASDAQStockMarketisthemarketofchoiceforbusinessindustryleadersworldwidE.Byprovidinganefficientenvironmentforraisingcapital资本NASDAQhelpedthousandsofcompaniesgettheirdesiredgrowthandsuccessfullymakethejumpintopublicownership.1.AccordingtothepassageNASDAQ.A.isalargeinternationalbusinessgroupwithmanysmallcompanies.B.isalargeAmericanstockmarketespeciallyfornewtechnologybusinessC.isthelargeststockexchangemostlyforlargecompaniesofallkindsD.hasasmanycompanieslistedasNYSEorAMEX2.Thewordbrokerinthepassageprobablymeans.A.providinginformationaboutstocksB.holdingstocksinabusinessC.buyingandsellingstocksforothersD.inchargeofthestockmarket3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenatureofNASDAQ’stradingA.Itsmarketmakerscantradewithbrokersdirectlyalloverthecountry.B.IthasitscentralplacesfortradingstocksallovertheworlD.C.ItscustomerscanbuyandsellstocksinitscenterbytheInternet.D.Itwasstartedbystockbrokersonbehalfofthemarketmakers.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.NYSEcarriedouttechnologytradinginnovationaswellasNASDAQB.allbusinessleaderscanenlargetheircompanieswithNASDAQ’shelpC.AMEXisdoingaswellintradingasNASDAQD.alargequantityofcompanieslistedonNASDAQcandeveloptheirbusinesssuccessfully
Intheageofrealitytelevision.successisn’ttheonlywaytothepubliceye.FailurecanalsocreatefamejustlikeWilliamHung21anativeofHongKong.HungrecentlyhasmadeanagreementwithUS-basedentertainmentfirmsKochRecordsandFuseMusicNetwork.Theywiltpublishafull-lengthrecordtitledTheTrueIdolonApril6.Theidol偶像isacivilengineeringstudentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyHedidaversion改写本ofRickyMartin’sSheBangsonthetelevisionshowAmericanIdol3onJanuary27.TheFoxTVsingingcontestsearchesforpopstarsamongordinarypeople.InthecaseofHunghoweverhisactwassobadthatthejudgescuthimoffinmid-act.Hung’sresponseIalreadygavemybestsoIhavenoregretsatall.That’sgoodbecauseanycommonpersonwouldhavefoundplentytoregretTheoff-keysinging.TheblueHawaiianshirtwornwithpantspulleduptoohighTheterribledancingThehipsjerking摇摆toabeatthatdidnotbelongtothesongmaybenoteventothisplanet.Itwasbyallaccountsbad.Butitwasthisverybadactthatsoldwell.MarcJurispresidentofFuseexplaineditthiswayEveryoneofusishappilyguiltyofsingingourfavoritesongatthetopofourlungswithcompletefreedom.completelyoft-keyandcompletelyunworriedThat’swhatWilliamdidandimmediatelywontheheartsofAmerica.Whateveritisforthemomentitisbig.ThreewebsitesdevotedtoHunghavegoneupontheInternetinthepastfewweeks.Versionsofhisperformancehavebeenremixedwithhiphopandtechno-musicandhavemadeittothetop10requestlistataChicagoradiostation.SowhatdoesHungthinkofthis?TherewereallthesepeoplesayingthingsaboutmeA.lotweresayingIwasverycourageous有勇气的andthatIwasgreatontheshowbutsomedidn’thavemuchrespectformeandsomewerekindofmean.Nowhesayshe’snotsosurewhethertodistancehimselffromtheglamour魅力ortoacceptitReturningtonormalhasn’tbeeneasy.1.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Sometimesanidolbehavesquitefoolishly.B.Hung’sperformanceattractedthepubliceye.C.Howanunsuccessfulpersonbecamefamous.D.Successsometimesdoesnotrequirehardwork.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph6refersto?A.WilliamHung.B.Hung’sbadact.C.Hung’swebsite.D.Thepublic’sopinion.3.WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectorderofwhathappenedtoHung?a.TheentertainmentfirmsmadeanagreementwithHung.b.ThejudgescutHungoffinmid-actinthesingingcontest.c.HungbecamepopularamongAmericans.d.Hunggaveaterribleperformancethoughhetriedhisbest.e.ThreewebsitesputHung’sfunnyperformanceontheInternet.A.dbecaB.acdbeC.adbceD.dcbae4.WhywasHungabletowintheheartsofAmerica?A.Hissuccesswasbasedonhisownhardwork.B.Heattractedpeople’sattentioninthecontest.C.Hewasgood-lookingthoughhedidn’tsingwell.D.Hischaracterwascompletelydifferentfromotheridols’.
WhenIopenedmyE-mailtheotherdayaprettywomannamedRachelappearedonmycomputerscreen.Shegreetedmebynameandstartedtalkingwithgreatenthusiasm热情.Everynowandthenshestoppedtosmileatmeorblowakiss.ShewasreadingtomeanE-mailfrommybrother.Itwasprettycool.RachelwastherethankstoanewtechnologycalledFacemail.FacemailletsyousendE-mailthatgetsreadtothereceiverbyanattractivemaleorfemaleformorbyaclown小丑.Thesoftwarewhichisfreecanbedownloadedatwww.facemail.com.Facemailfacesarelifelikeandtheysimulate模仿emotionsbasedonemotions--forexampletypein--XandRachelblowsakiss.LifeFXthecompanythatdevelopstheFacemailissurethatfacemailhasbroadbusinessuses.ThereasonE-mailisnotpopularthecompanysaysisthatbuyingovertheInternetlacksthehumantouch.ButwhatifyouwenttotheNikewebsiteandMichaelJordangreetedyoubynamewaitedonyouandpersonallyclosedthesale?Andwouldn'titfeelbetterwhenthekidsgetbackfromschoolbutMomcan'tbebackandshecanleaveanotewithvoiceandimagetellingthemwhatthereistoeat?Facemailcouldgethotfast.PersonallyI'mafan.ButFacemailshouldbeusedwithcare.Theclownlookslivelyandfunnyatfirst.ButifyouselecttheclownputafewrudewordsinanE-mailandaddsomeangryemotionsyou'vegotPsycho-mail疯人性电子邮件.1.Theprettywomanthatappearsonthewriter'scomputerscreenwas__________.A.awomanworkingontheInternetB.hisbrother'sgirlfriendC.notarealpersonD.thepictureofhispenfriend2.ThemainadvantageofFacemailisthat__________.A.youcanhireabeautifulwomantoreadtheE-mailtoyouB.youcanseethepersonwhosendsyoutheE-mailC.youcanputyourownemotionsintheE-mailasyoulikeD.E.-mailcanbereadinamorelovelyway3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatfacemail__________.A.islikelytobeusedinotheraspectsofourdailylifeB.candestroyyourE-mailifnotproperlyusedC.canbedownloadedfreeofchargeD.willtaketheplaceoftheE-mailsystem4.ThewritermentionedNikewebsiteandMichaelJordantoshowthat__________.A.famouspeoplelikeMichaelJordanalsoliketousefacemailB.canmakeshoppingontheInternetmoreinterestingC.NikewebsitewillincreaseitssalesbyJordanD.MichaelJordanwillserveyouhimselfonNikewebsite5.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsfacemail?A.Hethinkitneedsfurtherimprovement.B.liethinksitcoolandfunnyC.HethinksitadangertotheInternet.D.tiethinkspeopleshouldbecarefulwithfacemail.
Theinterviewhasbeengoingonforabout20minutesandeverythingseemstobegoingwell.ThensuddenlytheinterviewerasksanunexpectedquestionWhichismoreimportantlaworlove?Jobapplicantsinthewestincreasinglyfindthemselvesaskedstrangequestionslikethis.AndthesignsarethatthisisbeginningtohappeninChinA.EmployerswantpeoplewhoareskilledenthusiasticanddevoteD.SothesearethequalitiesthatanyreasonablyintelligentjobapplicantwilltrytoshownomatterwhathisorheractualfeelingsarE.Inresponseemployersareincreasinglyusingthequestionswhichtryandshowtheapplicant’struepersonality.ThequestioninthefirstparagraphcomesfromatestcalledtheKierseyTemperamentSorter.Itisanattempttodiscoverhowpeoplesolveproblemsratherthanwhattheyknow.Thisisoftencalledaptitude天资test.AccordingtoMarkBaldwinofAlliancemanyjobapplicantsinChinaarefindingthistypeofquestionsdifficult.WhenaChinesefillsoutanaptitudetestheorshewillthinkthereisarightanswerbuttheymayfailbecausetheytrytoguesswhattheexaminerwantstoseE.Thisissometimescalledtheprisoner’sdilemma窘境.Applicantsaretryingtoactcleverlyintheirowninterestbuttheyfailbecausetheydon’tunderstandwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.Rememberthatinanaptitudetestthecorrectanswerisalwaysthehonestanswer.1.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Togiveapieceofadviceforjobinterviewees.B.Totellyouhowtodealwithjobinterviews.C.Todescribeanaptitudetest.D.ToadviseyouhowtofindagoodjoB.2.Nowemployerswanttohireworkers_____.A.whoknowmuchmorethanothersB.whoarebettereducatedthanothersC.whoareabletosolvetheproblemsD.whowillworkharderthanothers3.AccordingtothewriterinanaptitudetestChinesejobapplicantsshould_____.A.nottellthetruthB.offeracompleteanswerC.learntotellwhattheyreallythinkD.findoutwhattheexaminerwantstoknow4.Fromthepassageweknowthat_____.A.jobapplicantsarealwaysaskedsuchquestionsB.moreChineseapplicantsfailtofindajobC.applicantsshouldnotactascleverlyaspossibleD.aptitudetestisbecomingworld-widepopular
Readingtooneselfisamodernactivitywhichwasalmostunknowntothescholarsofoldtimeswhileduringthe15thcenturythewordreadingundoubtedlymeantreadingalouD.Onlyduringthe19thcenturydidsilentreadingbecomeacommonpracticE.Oneshouldbecarefulhoweverinthinkingthatsilentreadingcameaboutsimplybecausereadingalouddisturbsothers.Researchintothehistoricaldevelopmentofsilentreadingshowsthatitbecametheusualwayofreadingformostadultreadingtasksmainlybecausethetasksthemselveschangedincharacter.The19thcenturysawagradualincreaseinliteracy读写能力andthusinthenumberofreaders.AsreadersincreasedsothenumberoflistenersdroppedandthustherewassomereductionintheneedtoreadalouD.Asreadingforthebenefitoflistenersgrewlesscommonsocamethepopularityofreadingasaprivateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibrariestrainsandofficeswherereadingaloudwoulddisturbotherreadersinaway.Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillheatedargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreatedrespectfullyandoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.Howeverwhateveritsadvantagestheoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmediaontheonehandandbybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.Bytheendofthe19thcenturystudentswerebeingadvisedtoformtheirownopinionsonbooksandtouseskillsinreadingthemwhichwereunsuitablefortheoralreader.Thesocialculturalandtechnologicalchangesinthe19thcenturyhadgreatlychangedwhatthewordreadingimplieD.1.Whywasreadingaloudcommonbeforethe19thcentury?A.Fewpeoplecouldreadforthemselves.B.Fewpeopleknewthevalueofsilentreading.C.TherewerefewplacesforreadingalonE.D.Scholarsenjoyedthemselvesbyreadingtheirownworks.2.Thedevelopmentofsilentreadingduringthenineteenthcenturyshowed.A.achangeinthesocialpositionoftheeducatedpeopleB.achangeinthenatureofreadingC.anincreaseinthenumberofnewspapersD.anincreaseinthepeople’sunderstandingofthemassmedia3.Accordingtothetexteducatorsarestillarguingabout.A.theimportanceofsilentreadingB.thevalueofinformationgivenbybooksC.theeffectsofreadingonmentaldevelopmentD.thevalueofdifferenttypesofreadingmaterials4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheoldsharedliteracyculturerefersto.A.thepracticeofreadingtooneselfB.thepracticeofreadingaloudC.thereadingofbooksandmagazinesD.thereadingofnewspapers5.Whatisthewriterofthistextattemptingtodo?A.ShowhowreadingmethodshavedevelopedB.IntroduceanewmethodofreadingC.RemindpeopleoforalreadinginoldtimesD.EncouragethegrowthofreadinginthefuturE.
Today’sSchedule900Callclients客户checkthenewspaperheadlines.preparefortheday’spresentationsandmeetings945ClientmeetingAsianBankSEA1030Proofreadallinvestmentproposalsandreviewloanapplications1100Clientmeetingreviewsyndicated企业联合贷款loanforAmTrustInsuranceInC.1200LunchmeetingwithcolleaguesDavidWarnerVPvicepresidentandNathanJohnsonVP200MeetingwithanalyststodiscusspossibleInternetinvestment投资opportunitiesinGermany245BoardmeetingwithkeyinvestorsofStoutHoteltodiscussexpansionplan400PresentationforCatchNationalBank530DinnerwithManagingDirector700Backtotheofficeforresearchproposalreviewandplanning900GOHOMEFromBusinessWorker20071.AllofthefollowingeventstakeplacebeforenoonEXCEPT.A.proofreadingallinvestmentproposalsandreviewloanapplicationsB.aclientmeetingwithAsianBankSEAC.ameetingwithAmTrustInsuranceInC.D.apresentationforCatchNationalBank2.Whowillbeatthelunchmeetingaccordingtotheschedule?A.Themanagingdirector.B.TwoVPs.C.TheclientsfromAsianBankSFA.D.ThepresidentofCatchNationalBank.3.Thefinalitemthatthispersonmustdobeforegoinghomeis.A.tomakeapresentationforCatchNationalBank.B.tohaveaboardmeetingC.toeatdinnerwiththemanagingdirectorD.toconductresearchproposalreviewandplanning4.Thispersonmostprobablyworks.A.inatradingcompanyB.inagrocerystoreC.atabankD.atacomputermanufacturingfacility
Scientistsnowknowthatpeoplearebornwithageneraltendencytowardacertainlevelofhappinessandthattheytendtomaintainthatmoodintheirday-to-daylives.Abouthalfofaperson’shappinessquotient份额comesfromthepersonalityheorsheisbornwith.Sowhatabouttheotherhalfofthehappinessquotient?About10percentofthatquotientdependsonoutsidecircumstancessuchashowmuchmoneypeoplemakeorhowhealthytheyarE.Theremaining40percentsayspsychologistandhappinessresearcherSonjaLyubomirskyoftheUniversityofCaliforniaisentirelyuptothemselves.Inonerecentstudysheandhercolleaguesassignedmorethan300collegestudentstocompleteoneofthreeactivities.For15minutesaweekover8weeksthefirstgroupofthesestudentswroteaboutwhattheirliveswouldbelikeinthefutureifalltheirhopesanddreamscametruE.Thesecondgroupspentthesameamountoftimewritingletterstopeoplewhohaddonethingsinthepastthattheletterwritersweregratefulfor.Thethirdgroupofstudentssimplylistedeverythingtheyhaddoneinthepastsevendays.Thepurposeofthisexperimentwastofindoutwhetherexpressingoptimismaboutthefutureorgratitudeforthepastcouldmakeapersonhappier.Resultsbackedpreviousresearchwhichhadshownthatexpressingoptimismandgratitudeledtoanimprovedsenseofwell-being.Inotherwordsonlypeoplewhoreallywantedtobehappierwereabletomakethathappen.1.Accordingtothepassagehowmanyfactorsarethereindecidingpeople’shappiness?A.ThreE.B.OnE.C.Four.D.FivE.2.Whichgroupofthestudentsneedsimaginationintheexperiment?A.Thesecondgroup.B.Thethirdgroup.C.Thefirstandthirdgroups.D.Thefirstgroup.3.Accordingtothetextifyouwanttobehappieryoushould_____________.A.laughwhenyouwerebornB.trytomakemoremoneyandimproveyourhealthconditionC.imaginewhatyourlifewouldbelikeinthefutureandwritetopeoplewhohavedonethingsforyoueveryday.D.beoptimisticaboutthefutureandgratefulforthepast4.Thewriterofthepassageintendstotellusthat_____________.A.happinessismostlydecidedbyyourbirthB.optimismandgratitudeequalhappinessC.happinesscanbedecidedbyyourselfD.happinessdecidesyoursuccess
TheAmericansbelievethatanybodycanbecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.InarecentHollywoodcomedy喜剧thatisexactlywhathappens.DaveKovicplayedbyKevinKlineisakind-heartedmanwhorunsabusinessthatfindspeoplejobs.Heleadsatypical典型的Americanwayoflifeexceptforonething－helooksexactlylikethePresidentBillMitchell.Infacttheonlythingthatmakeshimdifferentfromthenation’sleaderisthatheisverynice!Thepresidenthasstartedusinglook-alikesduringsomepublicappearances.Daveisofferedachancetoservehiscountrybybecomingone.Howeverthingsgowrong.ThePresidentbecomesveryillandDaveendsupactingasthePresidentforever.DirectorIvanReitmanwhomadethepopularandsuccessfulcomedieslikeTwinsGhostbustersandLegalEaglescouldhavegoneforeasylaughsbymakingfunoftheAmericangovernment.InsteadDaveisanattractivecomedyaboutanordinarymaninextraordinarysituations.KevinKlinegivesadoubleperformanceasDaveandthePresidentandSigourneyWeaverisatherbestashisFirstLady.ThelovestorythatdevelopsbetweenherroleandDaveisarealclassic经典.Thefilmis100%American.Howeverifyou’veeverfeltthatanybodycoulddoabetterjobrunningthecountrythanthepeopleinpowerthenyou’llenjoyDave!1.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.TotellthereaderabouttheAmericangovernment.B.TodiscustheAmericans’ideasaboutthePresident.C.TomakeacomparisonbetweenDaveandotherfilms.D.Tointroduceanewfilmtothereader.2.WhoplaystheroleofthePresidentinthefilm?A.SigourneyWeaver.B.KevinKline.C.BillMitchell.D.IvanReitman.3.Theunderlinedwordoneinthe3rdparagraphrefersto_____.A.thePresidentB.thedirectorC.anactorD.alook-alike4.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythetext?A.TheauthormakesfunofthePresident.B.Theauthorthinkshighlyofthefilm.C.TheauthorisafanofHollywoodcomedies.D.TheauthorwishestobecometheAmericanPresident.
Whenwemeetanotherpersonforthefirsttimeweareactuallyfloodedwithnewinformation.Almostatoncewenoticehisappearancestyleofdressandmannerofspeech.Furthermorebesidesaswelistentowhathehastosayandobservethethingshedoeswebegintoformsomeideasofwhatkindofpersonheisandwhatheintendstodo.Asyouknowfromyourownexperiencethoughwedonotonlygathertheseseparatepiecesofinformation.Insteadwegofurtherandcombinethemintoaunified统一的picturE.Inshortweformanoverallimpressionofeachpersonwemeet—animpressionthatcanbefavorablemakingpeoplelikeorunfavorablE.Buthowpreciselyexactlydoweperformthistask?Howdowecombinesomuchdifferentinformationintoaclearfirstimpressionwithsuchquickspeed?A.greatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestionandresultspointtothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging平均.Expressedverysimplyourimpressionsofothersseemtorepresentaweightedaverageofallinformationthatcanbegatheredaboutthem.Thatistheyreflectaprocessinwhichallinformationwehaveaboutothersisaveragedtogether—butwithsomefactsorinput输入receivinggreaterweightthanothers.AsyoucanreadilyseethismakesgoodsensE.Forexampleinforminganimpressionofanewbossyouwouldprobablybeaffectedtoamuchgreaterdegreebyhowthispersongivesyouorderswhetherrespectfullyornotthanbythecolorofhisorhereyes.Thefactthatnotallinformationaboutotherpersonsaffectsourimpressionsofthemtothesamedegreeraisesanimportantquestion.Justwhatkindsofinputreceivethegreatestweight?Againresearchprovidessomerevealing发人深思的answers.1.Thispassageismainlyabout_________.A.howourfirstimpressionsareexpressedB.howourfirstimpressionsareformedC.howwecanfavorablyimpressothersD.howfirstimpressionsaffectourlives2.Accordingtothepassagethefirstimpressionis_________.A.theresultofquicklookB.notbasedonenoughinformationC.acombinationofpiecesofinformationD.theobservationofwhatapersondoes3.Researchhasshownthatfirstimpressionsaregenerallymoreaffectedby_________.A.thewayothersspeakB.appearanceandstyleofdressC.allinformationwehaveD.certaintypesofinformationathand4.Thepassagetellsus_________.A.waysofmakinggoodfirstimpressionsB.whatkindsofinputreceivethegreatestweightarenotclearnow.C.whenwemeetotherpersonsforthefirsttimeweformanoverallimpressionofthemalmostatoncE.D.ThefirstimpressionthatweformofotherpersonsarealwaysfavorablE.
SometimesIreallydoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.Everydaytheyareverybusytryingtoearnmoneyinordertopaythe1tuition学费formybrotherandmE.Theydon’t2intheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorIseeonTV.Myfatherhasabadtemper;it’seasyforhimtolosehistemper.Onedaymymotherwassewingaquilt缝被子.I3satdownbesideherandlookedather.IsthereanylovebetweenyouandDad?Iaskedherinavery4voicE.Mymotherstoppedherworkandraisedherheadwith5inhereyes.Shedidn’tanswerimmediately.Thenshebowedherheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt.6atlastIheardmymothersaythefollowingwords:Susanshesaid7.LookatthisthreaD.Sometimesitappearsbutmostoftimeitdisappearsinthequilt.Thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable耐用的.Iflifeisaquiltthenloveshouldbea8.Itcan9beseenanywhereoranytimebutit’sreallytherE.Loveis10.IlistenedcarefullybutIcouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenext11.Atthattimemyfathersuddenlygotsickseriously.Mymotherhadtostaywithhiminthehospitalforamonth.Aftertheywere12everydayinthemorningandduskmymotherhelpedmyfatherwalk13onthecountryroaD.Myfatherhadneverbeenso14.Alongthecountryroadthereweremanybeautifulflowersgreengrassandtrees.Thesunsoftlyshonethroughtheleaves.Allofthese15themostbeautifulpictureintheworlD.Thedoctorhadsaidmyfatherwould16intwomonths.Butaftertwomonthshestillcouldn’twalkalonE.WewereallworrieD.Dadhowareyoufeelingnow?Iaskedhimoneday.Susanhesaidkindly.TotellyouthetruthIjustlike17withyourmom.IlikethiskindoflifE.18hiseyesIknewhelovedmymotherdeeply.OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowersgiftsandsweetkisses.Butfromthis19Iunderstandthatloveisjusta20inthequiltofourlifE.Loveisinsidemakinglifestrongandwarm.1.A.expensiveB.lowC.cheapD.high2.A.playB.talkC.actD.perform3.A.silentlyB.carefullyC.certainlyD.happily4.A.anxiousB.lowC.eagerD.curious5.A.surpriseB.prideC.disappointmentD.satisfaction6.A.SoB.ButC.AndD.For7.A.sadlyB.excitedlyC.regretfullyD.thoughtfully8.A.troubleB.pleasureC.threadD.cloth9.A.hardlyB.oftenC.alwaysD.ever10.A.valuableB.insideC.trueD.priceless11.A.winterB.autumnC.summerD.spring12.A.freeB.backC.fineD.ready13.A.continuouslyB.worriedlyC.constantlyD.slowly14.A.gentlyB.perfectC.pleasedD.thankful15.A.putupB.tookupC.madeupD.setup16.A.runB.recoverC.standD.work17.A.walkingB.livingC.sittingD.chatting18.A.ExaminingB.SeeingC.NoticingD.Reading19.A.practiceB.observationC.experienceD.activity20.A.threadB.treasureC.jewelD.light
BreakYourBadMoodHavingoneofthosedaysorweeks–wheneverythingseemstoannoyyou?EvenifyoudonothingaboutityourbadmoodwillprobablygoawayaftersometimE.Butwithalittleeffortyoucanforgetitmuchfaster–oftenwithinadayortwo.WalkitoffExerciseisthemostpopularbad-moodbuster.A.personwho’sinabadmoodhislowenergyandhightension.Takingafastten-minutewalkordoingsomequickexercisecandowonderstowardschangingthatbadmooD.TuneitoutListeningtoyourfavoritemusicforawhilecanalsomaketensiongoawayquicklybecausemusicstartsassociationswithpastpositiveexperienceswe’vehaD.GiveyourselfapeptalkStopandlistentowhat’sonyourminD.Badmoodsareoftenstartedbytoomanynegativethoughts.Writethemalldownonpaper-thepessimistic悲观的messagesyou’vebeengivingyourselfandthengiveoptimisticanswers.Istilldon’thaveajoB.VsIhavetwointerviewsnextweek.ReduceyourstressRelaxationtechniquesarewonderfulmood-lifters.Theseincludedeepbreathingstretchingandvisualizing想像allofwhichsoundcomplicatedbutaren’t.Oneeasywaytovisualize:closeyoureyesandpictureafavoriteplacesuchasthebeach.Anothersimplewaytobeagainstdistress痛苦istomakeato-dolist.Onereasonforbeinginabadmoodisfeelingyouhavenooptions.Bytakingcontrolovercertainareasyourealizeyou’renothelpless.YoucanmakechangesinyourmoodandlifE.Avoidthingsthatwon’timproveyourmooD.TVmaynothelpmuch:Youneedtoincreaseyourenergylevelandstimulateyourmind–somethingthatTVshowNeighborswon’tdo.AndbeforeyoureachforthatpieceofcakeandcoffeethinkabouthowmoodandfoodarelinkeD.Sugarandcaffeinecontributetodepressedmoods.A.betterchoice?Researchshowsthatcarbohydratessuchaspotatoesandpasta意大利面食produceacalmingeffectonpeoplewhohaveadesireforthem.1.Welearnfromthetextthatitmighthelpridusofabadmood.A.todonothingaboutitB.totakealongwalkonthebeachC.todosomeexercisewithlightmusicD.totalkaboutittoneighbors2.Whyisitsuggestedthatyoucloseyoureyesandpicturethebeach?A.Itisnotcomplicatedtodoso.B.ItisanareawhichcanbeeasilycontrolleD.C.IthelpsbeatabadmooD.D.ItbringsusanewtechniquE.3.TVmaynotimproveyourmoodbecause.A.itsometimesshowswhathappensaroundyouB.itkeepsyousittingwithoutmovingC.itremindsyouofeatinganddrinkingD.itproducesacalmingeffect.4.Thistextmostprobablyappearsin.A.abookonphysicalexercisesB.adoctor’shandbookC.anoticeD.amagazine
JohnMcCainandBarackObamacallforcloserU.S.-Chinesecooperationontradetheenvironmentandnuclearproliferation扩散intheupcomingissueofanAmericanbusinessgroup'smagazinE.TheydosoinanunusualefforttocourtvotersabroaD.BotharticlesappearedSundayonthewebsiteoftheAmericanChamberofCommerce商会inChinaandwillbepublishedinChinaBriefthechamber'smonthlymagazineonSeptember22.Bothstressthatthecountriesshouldworkmorecloselytoeasetradefriction摩擦fightglobalwarmingimprovemilitaryexchangesandblockthespreadofnuclearweaponstosuchcountriesasIranandNorthKoreA.CooperationonthekeyenduringglobalchallengessuchasclimatechangecandeepenunderstandingandenhanceconfidencE.Wealsoneedtodeepenhigh-leveldialoguesonasustainedbasisoneconomicsecurityandglobalpoliticalissuessaidObamainthearticlE.McCainagreedthatthecooperationwithChinawouldbeessentialinaddressingissuesofglobalconcern.TheUnitedStatessharescommoninterestswithChinathatcanformthebasisofastrongpartnershiponissuesofglobalconcernincludingclimatechangetradeandproliferationheaddeD.andIhopetoseeourrelationshipdevelopinamannerthatbenefitsbothcountriesandinturntheAsia-PacificregionandtheworldhenoteD.Bothcandidates候选人wereimpressedbyChina'seconomicsuccess.Chinahasachievedextraordinarysustainedgrowthoverthepastthreedecades.HundredsofmillionsofpeopleinChinalivebetternowthanmostthoughtpossibleeventwodecadesagoObamasaiD.China'sdouble-digitgrowthrateshavebroughthundredsofmillionsoutofpovertyenergizedtheeconomiesofitsneighborsandproducedmanyneweconomicopportunitiesMcCainsaiD.GaoWenhuan21stCenturyOnline'sspecialreporterinterviewedMarshallM.BoutonpresidentoftheChicagoCouncilonGlobalAffairs.MyguessisregardlessofwhoiselectedinNovemberyouwillhearbasicallythesamedescriptionthatChinaisastrategicpartnerandcompetitorsaidBouton.AsurveyconductedbytheCouncilinJuly2008foundthatthemajorityofrespondentsclearlyadmiredChina’saccomplishmentsbutsomeAmericansviewedChina’srisingglobalpowerasathreat.AccordingtothesurveyChinanowisseenasthemostinfluentialcountryintheworldfollowingtheU.S..1.Theunderlinedwordcourtinparagraphonemostlikelymeans_______.A.trytogetsomethingyouwantespeciallysupportfromotherpeopleB.trytogetawomantomarryyouC.trytopersuadesomeonetomakeaspeechD.trytoshowconcernaboutsomeone2.BothMaCainandObamaagreewitheachotherinthefollowingissuesexcept________.A.cooperationbetweenChinaandtheUScanstrengthenunderstandingB.problemsliketheenvironmentandnuclearproliferationaretheglobalconcernC.China’srisingglobalpowerisathreattoitsneighboringcountriesD.China'seconomicsuccessisreallygreat3.WhichofthefollowingisNotTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ChinaBriefisthemonthlymagazineoftheAmericanChamberofCommerceB.ObamaandMcCainhaverecognisedChina'seconomicsuccessC.PeopleinChinawereoncenotconsideredtobeabletoliveaswellastodayD.GaoWenhuanhadaninterviewwiththewinneroftheelection4.Thispassagemainlytalksabout__________.A.closerU.S.-ChinesecooperationB.serioustradefrictioncombatglobalwarmingC.high-leveldialoguesoneconomicsecurityandglobalpoliticalissuesD.China’srisingglobalpower
About90percentofChinesebelievethepolarizationbetweentherichandpoorisseriousinChinaaccordingtoasurveyconductedbyChinaYouthDaily.Andmorethan80percentoftherespondentssurveyedsaidsomethingmustbedonetonarrowtheexpandinggapbetweentherichandpoorwhile14.1percentsaiditwasunnecessary.Thepolarizationhasarousedwideconcernamongthepublicinrecentyears.TheStateDevelopmentandReformCommission国家发改委saidtheGiniCoefficienthadreached0.47forChinaupfrom0.29twodecadesago.Usuallyacountrywitharatioexceeding0.4iswarnedtopaymoreattentiontotheinequalityissuE.Tofindoutthepeople'sviewthesurveycovered10250respondentsbetweentheagesof20and30withacollegeeducationandamonthlysalarybetween1000and3000yuan.Surprisinglymostdisagreedwiththeviewofexpertswhoclaimtheurban-ruraldisparityiscausingthewideninggap.Morethan70percentoftherespondentsbelievedthatthegroupofspecialinterestsistheprimereasonforthepolarization.Followedbypeopleinpower68percentandbosses50percent.Anotherunexpectedfindingalmostallagreedthatagoodeducationalbackgroundandknowledgewerenotthedecisivefactorsingainingwealth.About95percentsaidrichpeoplearenotnecessarilythosewhoareabletospeakEnglishorhaveacollegeeducation.TodayinChinarichpeopleaccountingfor10percentofthepopulationcontrol45percentofthetotalsocialfortuneandpoorpeoplealso10percentofthepopulationonlycontrol1.4percentaccordingtoaninvestigationpublishedbytheNationalBureauofStatisticslastJunE.1.ItcanbeinferredthattheGiniCoefficientinParagraph2wouldprobablybe____.A.aunitusedinadvancedmathematicsB.thedegreeofacountry’sdevelopmentC.thelevelofthecitizen’slivingstandardD.ameasureofincomeinequality2.Expertsholdtheviewthatthemainreasonforthepolarizationis____.A.theurban-ruraldifferenceB.thegroupofspecialinterestsC.thepeopleinpowerD.thebosses3.Whichofthefollowingcanshowthecorrectproportionofthesocialfortuneamongpopulation?A.Richpeoplecontrol45percentofthetotalsocialfortunewhilepoorpeople1.4percent.B.14.1percentofthetotalsocialfortunewascontrolledbypoorpeoplE.C.Morethan70percentoftherichpeoplecontrolthe68percentofthetotalsocialfortunE.D.Richpeoplecontrol95percentofthetotalsocialfortunE.4.Whichstatementiscorrectaccordingtothetext?A.Thetotalsocialfortuneoftherichismorethanthatoftheotherpopulation.B.Notallrespondentssurveyedthoughtitnecessarytoclosethegapbetweentherichandpoor.C.therespondentssurveyedhavethesameviewastheexperts.D.ThosewhocanspeakEnglishandhaveacollegeeducationcaneasilybecomerich.5.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Closethegapbetweentherichandpoor.B.SurveyconductedbyChinayouthDaily.C.Highereducationhigherpay.D.Rich-poordivideseriousstudyfinds.
MomwasateachermostofherlifE.Whenshewasn’tintheclassroomshewaseducatingherchildrenorgrandchildren:correctingourgrammar;startingusoncollectionsofbutterfliesflowersorrocks;orinspiringadiscussiononhermostrecentBookoftheMonthClubtopiC.Mommadelearningfun.Itwassadformythreebrothersandmetoseehersufferinginherlateryears.Ateighty-fiveshesufferedastroke中风andshewentcontinuouslydownhillafterthat.TwodaysbeforeshediedmybrothersandImetathernursinghomeandtookherforashortrideinawheelchair.WhilewewaitedforthefamilymemberstoliftherweakbodybackintobedMomfellasleep.Notwantingtowakeherwemovedtothefarendoftheroomandspokesoftly.Afterseveralminutesourconversationwasinterruptedbyaweaksoundcomingfromacrosstheroom.WestoppedtalkingandlookedatMom.Hereyeswereclosedbutshewasclearlytryingtocommunicatewithus.WewenttohersidE.Whirrshesaidweakly.Where?IaskeD.Momistheresomethingyouwant?Whirrsherepeatedabitstronger.MybrothersandIlookedateachotherandshookourheadssadly.MomopenedhereyessighedandwithalltheenergyshesaidNotwas.saywere!ItsuddenlyoccurredtousthatMomwascorrectingbrotherJim’slastsentenceIfitwasuptome...Jimleaneddownandkissedhercheek.ThanksMomhewhispereD.Wesmiledateachotherandonceagainshookourhandsthistimeinawe敬畏ofaremarkableteacher.1.WhenMomsaidWhirrwhatdidshereallywanttodo?A.Shewantedtotellhersonsherwill.B.ShewantedtohavesomethingtoeatbeforeshedieD.C.ShewantedtocorrectthemistakesJimmadewhiletalking.D.Shewantedtoteachhersonsmorebecauseshewasdying.2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?A.Momwasagoodteacherandneverwantedtostopherteaching.B.Momwasalwaysmakingherteachingfun.C.Momdidn’tforgetherteachinguntilshedieD.D.MomwasnolongerateacherwhenshewasathomE.3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhismother?A.HelovedherbutwastiredofherteachingathomE.B.HismothershouldforgetherteachingandenjoytherestofherlifE.C.Hismotherwasgreatbecauseshedevotedherselftoteaching.D.HismotherwasanexcellentteacherbeforeshewasretireD.4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Onceateacheralwaysateacher.B.Mom’swill.C.Ateacher’slifE.D.Ateacher’sdevotion.
Americanresearcherssaydrinkingteamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystemagainstinfection感染.DoctorsatBrighamandWomen’sHospitalinBostonMassachusettsdidthestudy.TheteamstudiedachemicalfoundinblackgreenoolongandpekoeteaThischemicalisanaminoacid氨基酸calledL-theanine.ThescientistssayitmayincreasethestrengthofGammadeltaTcellswhicharepartofthebody’sdefenses.Firsttheresearchersmixedsomeofthesecellswithantigens抗原foundintheaminoacidAntigenshelpthebodyreacttoinfection.Thenthescientistsaddedsomebacteria细菌.Withintwenty-fourhoursthecellsproducedalotofinterferonasubstancethatfightsinfectionCellsnotmixedwiththeantigensdidnotproduceinterferon.Inthesecondpartofthestudyelevenpeopledrankfivetosixcupsofblackteaeveryday.Tenotherpeopledrankthesameamountofinstantcoffee.Thatisdriedcoffeemixedwithhotwater.Twoweekslaterandagaintwoweeksafterthattheresearcherstestedthebloodofalltwenty-onepeople.Theyalsolookedatwhathappenedwhentheyaddedbacteriatothebloodcells.TheyfoundthattheteadrinkersproducedfivetimesmoreinterferonaftertheystarteddrinkingteaThecoffeedrinkersdidnotproduceinterferon.DoctorJackBukowskiledthestudyHesaystheantigensaddedtotheGammadeltaTcellswereresponsiblefortheincreasedreactiontothebacteria.Hesaysthestudyalsoshowedthatthecellswereabletorememberthebacteriaandfightthemagainthenexttime.EarlierresearchalreadyhasfoundthatteacanhelppreventheartdiseaseandcancerDoctorBukowskisaysthenewstudymustberepeatedwithmorepeople.Ifthefindingsprovetobetruehesaysthenteadrinkingmightalsohelpprotectagainstbacterialinfections.HesaystheaminoacidL-theaninecouldberemovedfromteaandusedasadrugtostrengthenthebody’sdefenses.1.Wemayknowfromthetextthatcanbefoundindifferentkindsoftea.A.GammadeltaTcellsB.L-theanineC.interferonD.bacteria2.Teamayhelpstrengthenthebody’sdefensesystembecauseithelps.A.thebodytoproducemoreinterferonB.thebodytoproducemoreGammadeltaTcellsC.toaddsomebacteriatothebloodcellsD.tomixantigenswithsomeofthecellsinthebody3.AccordingtoDrBukowski.A.thefindingsofthestudyhavealreadyprovedtobetrueB.hebastakensomeaminoacidL-theaninefromteaandmadeadrugwithitC.furtherstudyisneededtoprovethefindingstrueD.heisnotsurewhetherteacanhelppreventheartdiseaseandcancer4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.TeaIsBetterThanCoffee.B.TeaMayHelpFightInfection.C.TeaCanHelpPreventCancer.D.OurBodyNeedsTea.
MONEY-SAVINGTIPSFORDISNEYWORLDEverytimeyouvisitDisneyWorldthere’ssomethingnewtoseE.Whatbeganin1971astheMagicKingdomnowincludesthehigh-techmovie-madDisneyandAnimalKingdom.Eachtimetheparkexpandssodoyourchancestospendmoney.Howcanyousave?AsafamilyguidetoDisneyWorldI’vebeentotheparkmorethan25timeswithmykidsandI’vedevelopedafewmoney-savingplans.●Buythefive-dayAll-in-OneHopperPass入场券.Evenifyou’revisitingforfewerdaysit’sadealthepasscosts$229forvisitorsages10andup$183forkidsagesthreetonineandisfreeforkidsunderagethree.Withoutthepassyou’llhavetopayseparatelyforPleasureIslandandthewaterparks.A.singletriptoBlizzardBeachforexamplewouldcostafamilyoffour$100.●Dineoutatlunch.ThepricesatsomeofthenicerrestaurantsespeciallythoseinEpcot’sWorldShowcasearemuchloweratnoontimethanatdinner.It’swisetomakereservationsbeforeyouleavehomE.Call407-W-DISNEY.●BecomeaGoldCardMember.For$65youcangetaMagicKingdomClubGoldCardcall1-800-56-DISNEY.Card-holdersgetupto20percentoffDisneyhotelroomspluspricebreaksoncharacterbreakfaststhemeparkticketsandgoodsfromDisneystores.●Don’tpayextratoseeacharacter.Character-themedinnershowsareexpensivecostingafamilyoffourabout$140andevenacharacterbreakfastwhereMickeyorDonaldDuckjoinsyouforcakescansetyouback$50.Ifyourbudgetistighttrytomeetthecharactersinsidethethemeparksandatfreein-parkshows.YoucanwatchtheDiamondHorseshoeshowforexampleintheMagicKingdomfornoadditionalcostwhilethesimilarlythemedHoop-Dee-DooMusicalRevuerequiresexpensivetickets.●Waituntiltheendofyourtriptobuysouvenirs.Bythenthekidswillreallyknowwhattheywantandyouwon’twastemoneyonexpensivethings.1.Ifyouareshortofmoneythewritersuggests______.A.youshouldnotbuythingsforthekidsfromDisneystoresB.youshouldnotbuysouvenirsatthebeginningofthetripC.youshouldnotmakeatriptoBlizzardBeachD.youshouldnothaveyourmealsoutatnoontime2.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedinplaceofsetyouback?A.Offeryou.B.Saveyou.C.Costyou.D.Returnyou.3.Youshouldpaymoremoney_______.A.ifyouhaveafive-dayAll-in-OneHopperPasswhileyou’revisitingforfourdaysB.ifyoudonotmakeareservationforhotelroomsinadvanceC.ifyouarenotaMagicKingdomClubGoldCardholderD.ifyouhavelunchatarestaurantinEpcot’sWorldshowcase4.TheeconomicalwayofmeetingtheDisneycartooncharactersis______.A.tohaveacharacterbreakfastB.towatchtheDiamondHorseshoeshowC.topayseparatelyforPleasureIslandandthewaterparksD.toattendtheHoop-Dee-DooMusicalRevue
Inthe1930salotofpeopleintheUSAwereoutofwork.AmongthesepeoplewasamannamedAlfredButts.Healwayshadaninterestinwordgamesandsotofillhistimeheplannedagamewhichhecalled‘Lexico’.Howeverhewasnotcompletelysatisfiedwiththegamesohemadeanumberofchangestoitandintimechangeditsnamefrom‘Lexico’to‘Alph’andthento‘CrissCross’.Hewantedtomakesomemoneyfromhisnewgamebuthedidn'thaveanyrealcommercialsuccess.In1939ButtshappenedtomeetamancalledJimBrunotwhoshowedaninterestinthenewgamE.Thetwomenworkedtogetherondevelopingthegameandin1948itwasofferedforsaleintheUnitedStatesunderitsnewname—‘Scrabble’.Atfirstitdidn'tsellverywell.Inthefirstyearitsoldjust2250setsandby1951ithadonlyreached8500setsayear.Thenin1952themanagerofMacy'sdepartmentstoreinNewYorkJackStrausshappenedtoplay‘Scrabble’whilehewasonholiday.HethoughtitwasawonderfulgameandwhenhewentbacktoworkafterhisholidayheinsistedthatMacy'sshouldstock储备thegameandmakeanefforttocallthepublic'sattentiontoit.Asaresult‘scrabble’becameabigsuccessintheUnitedStatesanditsoonspreadtoAustraliaandthentootherEnglish-speakingcountries.1.Thetextismainlyabout.A.‘Lexico’B.threemenC.awordgameD.AlfredButts2.AlfredButtsinventedthegame‘Lexico’.A.tomakehimselffamousB.tomakespellingsimplerC.whenhewasoutofworkandlookingforajobD.whenhewasplayingwordgamestopassthetime3.Whomade‘Scrabble’popular?A.AlfredButts.B.JackStrauss.C.AlfredButtsandJimBrunot.D.JackStraussandJimBrunot.4.WhendidAlfredButtsfirstputhisgameonthemarket?A.In1939.B.In1948.C.Before1939.D.Between1939and1948.
OnacoldNovemberafternoonmymotherandIwerewalkinghomefromapizzastorE.Weweredressed1andequippedwiththerentedvideowehadbeen2towatch.Iwasfeelingalittle3asIwascarryingourshoppinganddecidedtothrowawaysomething.SoIstartedtowalktowardsthegarbagecan4Inoticedapoormanwalkingoutoftherestaurantinfrontofus.He5overtoanothernearbygarbagecanandstartedlookingthroughit.IsuddenlyfeltveryguiltybecauseIwasabouttothrowawayanewdrinkjustbecauseitwas6.Iwalkeduphimandhandedthe7andsomesnacks小吃overtohim.Themanlookedup8andtookwhatIgavehim.Ahugesmile9acrosshisfaceandthis10metofeelindescribablesatisfaction.IfeltIcouldn’tbehappier11myself.ButthenhesaidWowthisismyson’sluckyday!WiththathethankedmehappilyandstartedoffonhisbikeI12heardhimwhistlingasongasherodeaway.Igotawarm13insidE.Inowunderstandwhatis14bythesayinggivingisgetting.Althoughitonly15alittleactionandafewwordsIgainedandlearnedmoreinthosetwominutesthanIdidinthe16ofthemonth.Everyoneintheworldneedshelpeveryonecan17helpandeveryonewillbehelpedby18kindness.Theimageofthatman’shappinesscausedbymysmallgiftappearsinmymindevery19IhavethechancetodosomethingnicE.Thisisthe20ofcharity.1.A.poorlyB.coldlyC.warmlyD.expensively2.A.dyingB.excitingC.worryingD.happy3.A.worriedB.interestedC.boredD.tired4.A.andB.butC.asD.when5.A.headedB.passedC.crossedD.took6.A.cheapB.heavyC.tastelessD.full7.A.moneyB.toysC.drinkD.clothes8.A.insilenceB.insurpriseC.ininterestD.inahurry9.A.appearedB.spreadC.wentD.ran10.A.forcedB.helpedC.persuadedD.caused11.A.withB.toC.atD.for12.A.stillB.onceC.evenD.ever13.A.senseB.mindC.thinkingD.feeling14.A.aimedB.meantC.consideredD.thought15.A.costB.tookC.calledD.asked16.A.wholeB.othersC.restD.time17.A.giveB.sendC.promiseD.have18.A.showingB.owningC.lendingD.setting19.A.momentB.dayC.minuteD.time20.A.powerB.forceC.strengthD.aim
I’dbeen16forsixdaysandwasalreadypreparedtodealwithfailurE.Irememberwhenmymumwokemeupthatmorninghervoicewasn’tasscratchyasitusuallywas.Istayedinbedforafewminutes.Iwasreluctant不愿toleaveitswarmthandcomfortandreluctanttofacetheproblemthatI’dletmyselfforgetforthepastsixmonths.FinallyIdraggedmyselfoutofbeD.Ifinishedgettingreadyandtriedtosettledown.Itdidn’t’worksoIdecidedthatmymumandIshouldgo.WehadalittletimesoIthoughtwecouldpracticeparking.Ifailedwiththewheelhittingthepavement.AfterthatthelittlebitofconfidenceI’dhadwasgonE.Itriedtwomoretimesbutdidn’timprovemuch.ThenweheadedtothetestsitE.Iwentintoaroomforsomepaperwork.AndIwaitedfor20minutes—justenoughtimetomakemyselfbelievethatIwasgoingtofail.Thenfinallyitwasmyturn.IjustwantedtogetitoverandmakesurethatIhadtocomebacknextThursday.IsteppedoutsideandtheskywasthelightblueIlovE.ItofferedmesomecomfortandIrealizedsomething:sometimebetweenwhenIpulledmyselfofftheseatandwhenIgotoutsideIhadbecomecalmer.ThefirstthingIhadtodowasparkingwhichIdidquitewell.TheconfidencethatcamewithithitmelikeawavE.TherestofthetestwentwellandIpasseditall.AsIdrovebacktheinstructortoldmeIwouldnotbecomingbackforasecondtestnextThursday.BackinthebuildingIdidn’thavetosayaworD.MymumknewjustbylookingatmE.Hersmilemadeherfacesofter.AndI’msureitwasatleastasbigasminE.ButhereyeslookedkindoftearysoIknewshewashappyformE.1.Wecaninfer______.A.thewriter’smothermightoftenwakeshimuprudelyB.thewriter’smotherisalwayskindtohimC.thewriter’smotherhateshimD.neverwakeshimupinthemorning2.Whathastheauthordoneprobablyinthepastsixmonths?A.HehasbeenillinbeD.B.HehasbeenlearningtodrivE.C.HehaspreparedtodealwithfailurE.D.Hehasbeenlookingafterhismother.3.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Ashedidwellatthebeginningofthetexthisconfidencegrew.B.Hedidn’t’doubtthathecouldpassthedrivingtest.C.Assoonashegottothetestsitehecalmeddown.D.HewashappythathehadtocomebacknextThursday.4.Whichworkcanbeusedtodescribethewriter’scharacter?A.Uneasy.B.Unhappy.C.Unconfident.D.Unlucky.
NewYorkReuters--Foodsthatfillyouupwithoutpackingatonofcaloriescanhelpinthebattleofobesity肥胖resultsofanewstudysuggest.Inthestudyobesewomenwhoreducedtheenergydensityoftheirdietbycuttingtheirintakeoffatsandaddingmorefruitsandvegetableslostmoreweightovera12-monthperiodandfeltlesshungrythanthosewhosimplyreducedtheirfatintake.Addinglowcalorie-densefoodsintothedietisaneffectivewayofloweringcaloriesandreducinghungerwhenyouaretryingtoloseweightDrJuliaA.Ello-Martinsaid.Oneofthereasonspeopledon'tsticktoaweight-lossdietishunger.Ello-Martinandhercolleaguesguessedthatadietthatcontrolshungerbyencouragingdieters-tofilluponlowenergy-densityfoodsmayimproveadherence坚持aswellasincreaseweightloss.Forthestudy97obesewomenwererandomlyassignedtoagroupthatwasadvisedtodecreasetheirintakeoffatsoronethatwastoldtodecreasetheirfatintakeandincreaselowenergy-densityfoodsparticularlyfruitsarid:vegetables.Twelvemonthslaterweighthadcomeoffthewomeninbothgroups.Thewomeninthefruitandvegetablegrouphoweverlost7.9kgincomparisonto6.4kgamongtheothers.Thewomeninthefruitandvegetablegroupalsoexperiencedlesshungerthantilewomenwhoonlyreducedtheirfatintakestudyfindingsshow.Althoughthestudy'lastedonlyoneyearEllo-MartinguessesthedietersmaybeabletokeeptheirweightlossanddietarychangesoveralongerperiodTheyaregettingtoeatfoodsthatarehelpingthemnotfeelhungryshesaid.What'smorethestudydidn'thavethathideousapproachofhavingtocountcaloriesevenday.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Fruitsandvegetablesmakeadifferencetoweightloss.B.Bettereatlegstoloseweighteffectively.C.Lowenergy-densityfoodshelploseweight.D.Losingweightisgoodforhealth.2.AccordingtothepassagewhichisWRONGabouttheWomeninthefruitandvegetablegroupinthestudy?A.Theylostmoreweightthanthegroupwhosimplyreducedtheirfatintake.B.Addinglowenergy-densityfoodshelpsthemreducetheirhunger.C.Eatinglowenergy-densityfoodshelpsthemlosemoreweight.D.Thestudyaboutthemlastedoneyearanddidn'tworkoutwell.3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_________.A.onlyreducingtheintakeoffatsisaneffectiveWayoflosingweightB.thewayofweightlosscanaddtothetroubleofcalculatingcaloriesC.eatinglowenergy-densityfoodsmayhaveasideeffectonpeople'shealthD.manypeopletailedtoloseweightpartlybecausetheycouldn’tstandhunger4.TheunderlinedwordrandomlyinParagraph5mostlikelymeans_________.A.clearlyB.notdecidedinadvanceC.secretlyD.loosely5.Inwhichpagewillthenewsprobablyappearinthenewspaper?A.FrontierScienceB.ShowBusinessC.Sports&TravelD.Health&Fitness
NativeTongueAtfirstKatethoughttheRomaniangirlcouldnotspeakorunderstandEnglish.NadiawouldnotreplytoanythingKatesaiD.KatewasinchargeofshowingNadiaaroundonherfirstdayatBuckminsterGradeSchool.KatecouldnotfigureoutwhytheschoolhadputNadiainaclasswhereshecouldnotunderstandwhatpeopleweresaying.Whydidtheydothis?KatewonderedalouD.Imeanyoucan’tlearnifyoucan’tunderstandtheteacher.Nadia’svoicewasawhisper.IunderstandEnglish.Iwilllearn.Nadia’sEnglishwasperfect.Katewasperplexed.Shecouldn’tunderstandwhyNadiadidnotliketospeak.Thensherealizedthatmovingtoanewcountryprobablywasn’ttheeasiestthingtodo.Therewerehundredsofunfamiliarandunusualthingstolearn—allatthesametimE.There’realotofnewthingstolearnhuh?saidKatE.Nadianoddedrapidly.InaquietvoicesherepliedManythingspeoplesayIdonotunderstanD.IhavebeenspeakingEnglishandRomanianallmylifebutIdonotknowwhatsomechildrenaresaying.ForexampleyesterdayaboyaskedifIcouldhelphimfindtheUSBportonathinblackboxhewascarrying.Isn’taportaplaceforships?ItmadenosensetomE.Don’tworrysaidKatE.You’llfigureeverythingoutintimE.Youseethatthinblackboxwasacomputer.A.USBportisaplacewhereyoucanconnectothermachinestoacomputer.NadiaandKatewerequietafterthat.Theytooknoteswhiletheteachergaveamathslesson.ToKate’ssurpriseNadiaputupherhandandofferedtoanswerquestionsattheblackboarD.Nadiahandledeveryquestiontheteachergaveher.SomeofthequestionswerereallydifficultandnooneunderstoodwhatwasgoingonexceptNadiaandtheteacher.WhentheteachersaidthatNadiaansweredeverythingcorrectlythewholeclassclappedtheirhands.NadiawassmilingwhenshesatbackdownnexttoKatE.SomethingsshesaidinanormalvoicearethesameallovertheworlD.1.AtthebeginningofNadia’sfirstdayatschoolshewas______.A.disappointedB.helpfulC.livelyD.shy2.Theunderlinedwordperplexedprobablymeans_______.A.puzzledB.angryC.shockedD.serious3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.NadiadidnotlikeKateB.NadiahadlivedbytheseabeforeC.NadiahadneverseenacomputerbeforeD.Nadiaspokeinasoftvoiceoutofpoliteness4.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.Nadiawasbetteratmathsthanotherstudents.B.Nadiafoundsomeofthemathsquestionsdifficult.C.Nadiawasencouragedtoanswerquestionsinclass.D.Nadiaunderstoodthemathsteacherbetterthanotherteachers.
OnMay8lastThursdaymorningtheOlympicflamewaslitonthetopofMountQomolangma!ItwasahistoricmomentforChinaexactlythreemonthsaheadoftheBeijingGames.TibetanfemaleclimberCeringWangmoreachedthesummitwithaspecialextreme-altitudeOlympictorch.ThiseventiswhatChinahaspromisedtotheworldasthehighpointofthetorchrelaythelongestandmostchallengingofalltimE.Fivetorchbearers火炬手finishedthehighestrelayever—threeoftheclimbersareTibetanathletes.TeammemberssaidBeijingwelcomesyou!inChineseEnglishandTibetanastheystoodatthesummitcelebratingwiththeeventbroadcastonnationaltelevision.IfinallyfulfilledthelastdreamofmyhusbandsaidGyigyiwithtearsinhereyes.Shewasthefirsttorchbearer.Herhusbandlosthislifeinanattempttoclimball14mountainsinChinamorethan8000metersthreeyearsago.Weareontopoftheworld!OneworldonedreamshoutedNimaCeringatthetopofhisvoicE.Hesaidthatalthoughhehadclimbedthepeak峰顶severaltimesthiswasthemostsignificantascent登高.AsaTibetanandaChineseIprayforthesuccessofBeijing2008headdeD.ThespecialtorchisdifferentfromtheonecurrentlytouringtheChinesemainlandafteranaround-the-worldrelay.OfficialsorganizingthetrekupthepeakhadearliersetanApril26targettobegintheascentbuthighwindsandheavysnowhaddelayedthemission.TheXinhuaNewsAgencysaidthattheQomolangmalegofthetorchrelayrepresentstheOlympicmottohigherfasterandstrongerinpracticeandwillpromoteunityamongall56ethnicgroupsinChinA.1.Itwasahistoricmomentbecause______.A.someTibetantorchbearerstookpartinthetorchrelayB.theOlympicflamewaslitthreemonthsbeforetheOlympicGameswereheldC.theOlympicflamewaslitonthetopofMountQomolangmaforthefirsttimeD.thetorchrelaywasthelongestattemptinhistory2.WhichisRIGHTaccordingtothewholepassage?A.Allthefivetorchbearersaremen.B.Onlythefivetorchbearersreachedthesummit.C.TeammemberssaidBeijingwelcomesyou!intheirnativelanguagE.D.Atleasttwoofthefivetorchbearersarefemales.3.Whatdoesthewordlegunderlinedinthelastparagraphreferto?A.onepartofajourneyorraceB.oneofthelongpartsthatconnectthefeettotherestofthebodyC.thelegofananimalespeciallythetoppartcookedandeatenD.thepartofapairoftrousersthatcoverstheleg4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.OneworldonedreamB.RelayreachesitshighestpointC.QomolangmathehighestsummitintheworldD.Thespecialtorchandthebravetorchbearers5.Wherecanyoureadaboutthispassage?A.IntheEnglishtextbook.B.Inthenewspaper.C.Inthesciencereport.D.Onthestreetwall.
Asnanny保姆cookcleanershopperdriverandgardenershehasoneofthemostdemandingjobsinBritaintoday.Andpayingsomeoneelsetodothechores家务活whichtaketheaveragehousewife71hoursaweekwouldcost￡349.Atover￡18000ayearthat’smorethantheearningsof70percentofthepopulationincludingtraindriversfiremenprisonofficersandsocialworkers.LookingafterababylessthanayearoldtakesahousewifeintoanevenhigherpayleaguE.Accordingtoastudysheearns￡457aweek-atnearly￡24000ayearthesameasteachersengineersandchemists.Researchersputapriceoneachchorethentriedtofindouthowlongtheaveragepersontakesdoingthem.Theyfoundhousewivesspendanaverage70.7hoursaweekonhousework-withlookingafterthechildren17.9hoursandcookingandcleaning12.3hourseachthemosttime-consuming费时.A.wifewithaparttimejobstillworksanaverageof59hoursaweekathomE.Thoseinfull-timeemploymentputinlongerhoursathomethanintheworkplacE.Thegoodnewsisthatthesehoursdropsharplyaschildrengetolder.Whiletheaveragemotherwithachildunderoneputsin90hoursweeklythefiguredropsto80hoursfromonetofourandto66hoursfromfivetoten.Mother-of-fourKarenWilliamsfromLondonsaidPayingthehousewivesmaynotbepracticalbutthegovernmentshouldrecognizethevalueofhouseworkperhapsthroughthetax.Runningahousetakesalotoftimeandmosthusbandsdon’tunderstandthis.Forexamplemyhusbandonlyputsashelfupnowandagain.Henevercleansthekitchen—that’stherealtest.1.Whoearnsmostaccordingtothetext?A.Asocialworker.B.Afireman.C.Agardener.D.Ateacher.2.Welearnfromthetextthatlookingafterchildren.A.takesmoretimethandoinganyotherhouseworkB.meansmoredutiesthanbeingateacherC.requiresthemothertobewell-educatedD.preventsthemotherfromworkingoutside3.Accordingtothetextahousewifewithababylessthanoneyearoldmaywork.A.66hoursaweekB.71hoursaweekC.80hoursaweekD.90hoursaweek4.BymentioningherhusbandKarenWilliamswantstoshowthat.A.houseworkisnoeasyjobB.herhusbandhasnotimetocleanthekitchenC.ahousewifeneedstobepaidforcleaningD.thekitchenishardtoclean
WhenIaskedmydaughterwhichitemshewouldkeep;thephonethecarthecookerthecomputertheTVorherboyfriendshesaidthephone.PersonallyIcoulddowithoutthephoneentirelywhichmakesmeunusualBecausethetelephoneischangingourlivesmorethananyotherpieceoftechnology.Point1ThetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicateinthesamewaythatmoreroadscreatemoretraffiC.Mydaughtercomeshomefromschoolat4:00pmandthenspendsanhouronthephonetalkingtotheverypeopleshehasbeenatschoolwithallday.Ifthephonedidnotexistwouldshehaveanythingtotalkabout?Point2ThemobilephonemeansthatweareneveralonE.ThemobilesavedmylifesaysCrystalJohnstonE.ShehadanaccidentinherVolvoontheA45betweenOtleyandSkipton.Trappedinsideshemanagedtomakethecallthatbroughttheambulance救护车toherrescuE.Point3Themobileremovesoursecret.ItallowsmarketingmanagerofHabaDeutschCarlNicolaisentoringhissalesstaffallroundtheworldatanytimeofdaytoaskwheretheyarewheretheyaregoingandhowtheirlastmeetingwent.Point4Thetelephoneseparatesus.AntonellaBramanteinRomesaysWeworkedinseparateofficesbutIcouldseehimthroughthewindow.Itwaseasytogethisnumber.Weweresonear——butwedidn’tmeetforthefirsttwoweeks!Point5Thetelephoneallowsustoreachoutbeyondourownlives.Todaywecantalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneously同时地onchatlinesatleastmydaughterdoes.Iwouldn’tknowwhattotalkabout.WecantalkacrosstheworlD.Wecaneventalktoastronautsifyouknowanywhilethey’respace-walking.AndwiththephonelinehookeduptothecomputerwecanaccesstheInternetthebiggestlibraryonEarth.1.Howdoyouunderstand‘Point1—Thetelephonecreatestheneedtocommunicate’A.Peopledon’tcommunicatewithouttelephonE.B.PeoplecommunicatebecauseofthecreatingofthetelephonE.C.PeoplecommunicatemoresincetelephonehasbeencreateD.D.PeoplecommunicatemorebecauseofmoretraffiC.2.Whichpointsdoyouthinksupporttheideathatphonesimprovepeople’slife?a.Point1.b.Point2.c.Point3.d.Point4.e.Point5.A.cdB.aeC.acD.be3.Itispossibletotalktoseveralcompletestrangerssimultaneouslythrough.A.theTVscreenB.afaxmachineC.thephonelinehookeduptothecomputerD.amicrophone4.Thebestheadingforthepassageis.A.PhonePowerB.KindsofPhoneC.HowtoUsePhonesD.AdvantageofPhones
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