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IoncehadmyChineseMBAstudentsbrainstormingontwo-hourbusinessplans.Iseparatedthemintosixgroupsandgavethemanexample:arestaurantchain.ThemoreoriginaltheirideathebetterIsaiD.Finallyfiveofthesixgroupspresentedplansforrestaurantchains.ThesixthproposedacateringservicE.ThoughIadmittedthetimelimithadbeendifficultIexpressedmydisappointment.Mystudentsweremiddlemanagersfinancialanalystsandfinanciersfromstateownedenterprisesandglobalcompanies.Theywerenotwithouttalentoropinionsbuttheyhadbeenshapedbyaneducationalsystemthatrarelystressedorrewardedcriticalthinkingorinventiveness.ThesceneIjustdescribedcameindifferentformsduringmytwoyears’teachingattheschool.PaperswereoftencopiedfromtheWebandtheHarvardBusinessReview.CasestudydebateswerewrittenupandjustmemorizeD.Studentsfrequentlysaidthatcopyingisasuperiorbusinessstrategybetterthaninventingandcreating.InChinaeveryproductyoucanimaginehasbeenmadeandsolD.ButsofewwelldevelopedmarketingandmanagementmindshavebeenraisedthatitwillbealongtimebeforemostpeopleintheworldcannameaChinesebranD.WiththisprobleminmindpartnershipswithinstitutionslikeYaleandMIThavebeenestablisheD.Andthenthere’sthethousandtalentscheme:thisnewgovernmentprogramisintendedtoimprovetechnologicalmodernizationbyattractingtopforeigntrainedscientiststothemainlandwithbigmoney.ButthereareworriesaboutChina’sresearchenvironment.It’shardlyknownforproducingindependentthinkingandopennessandevenbigsalaryoffersmaynotbeattractiveenoughtoovercomethis.AtlastforChinabecomingamajorworldcreatorisnotjustaboutsettinguppartnershipswithtopWesternuniversities.Norisitaboutgatheringagroupofwelleducatedpeopleandtellingthemtothinkcreatively.It’saboutestablishingarichlearningenvironmentforyoungminds.It’snotthatsimplE.61.Whydoestheauthorfeeldisappointedathisstudents?A.BecausethereisonegrouppresentingacateringservicE.B.Becausethesixgroupsmadeprojectsforrestaurantchains.C.BecauseallthestudentscopiedacaseforthedifficulttopiC.D.Becausethestudents’ideaswerelackingincreativeness.62.WhichofthefollowingscenesisNOTconsideredaslackofcreation?A.PaperswereoftendownloadedfromtheInternet.B.Studentsoftensaidthatcopyingisapreferablebusinessstrategy.C.Studentscombineknowledgeandcriticalthoughtstosolveaproblem.D.CasestudydebateswerewrittenupaswellasreciteD.63.Theunderlinedwordschemeintheforthparagraphmeans________.A.timetableB.themeC.projectD.policy64.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.ChinacanmakeandsellanyproductallovertheworldB.highpaymaynotsolvetheproblemofChina’sresearchenvironmentC.cooperationwithinstitutionshasbeensetuptomakeaChinesebrandD.thenewgovernmentprogramareaimedatencouragingimagination65.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.LookforaNewWayofLearning.B.RewardCreativeThinking.C.HowtoBecomeaCreator.D.EstablishatechnicalEnvironment.
Iamoneofthemanycitypeoplewhoarealwayssayingthatgiventhechoicewewouldprefertoliveinthecountryawayfromthedirtandnoiseofalargecity.Ihavemanagedtoconvincemyselfthatifitweren’tformyjobIwouldimmediatelyheadoutfortheopenspacesandgobacktonatureinsomesleepyvillageburiedinthecounty.Buthowrealisticisthedream?Citiescanbefrighteningplaces.Themajorityofthepopulationliveinmassivetowerblocksnoisydirtyandimpersonal.Thesenseofbelongingtoacommunitytendstodisappearwhenyoulivefifteenfloorsup.Allyoucanseefromyourwindowisskyorotherblocksofflats.Childrenbecomeaggressiveandnervous-coopedupathomealldaywithnowheretoplay;theirmothersfeelisolatedfromtherestoftheworlD.Strangelyenoughwhereasinthepasttheinhabitantsofonestreetallkneweachothernowadayspeopleonthesamefloorintowerblocksdon’tevensayhellotoeachother.Countrylifeontheotherhanddiffersfromthiskindofisolatedexistenceinthatasenseofcommunitygenerallybindstheinhabitantsofsmallvillagestogether.Peoplehavetheadvantageofknowingthatthereisalwayssomeonetoturntowhentheyneedhelp.Butcountrylifehasdisadvantagestoo.Whileitistruethatyoumaybeamongfriendsinavillageitisalsotruethatyouarecutofffromtheexcitingandimportanteventsthattakeplaceincities.There’slittlepossibilityofgoingtoanewshoworthelatestmoviE.Shoppingbecomesamajorproblemandforanythingslightlyoutoftheordinaryyouhavetogoonanexpeditiontothenearestlargetown.Thecity-dwellerwhomovestothecountryisoftenoppressedbyasenseofunbearablestillnessandquiet.Whatthenistheanswer?Thecountryhastheadvantageofpeaceandquietbutsuffersfromthedisadvantageofbeingcutoff:thecitybreedsafeelingofisolationandconstantnoisebattersthesenses.Butoneofitsmainadvantagesisthatyouareatthecentreofthingsandthatlifedoesn’tcometoanendathalf-pastnineatnight.Somepeoplehavefoundorratherboughtacompromisebetweenthetwo:Theyhaveexpressedtheirpreferenceforthequietlifebyleavingthesuburbsandmovingtovillageswithincommutingdistanceoflargecities.Howeverthisisastrangeideaaboutchangeandimprovementwhichtheyforceontotheunwillingoriginalinhabitantsofthevillages.Whatthenofmydreamsofleaningonacottagegateandmurmuringmorningtothelocalsastheypassby?I’mkeenontheideabutyouseethere’smycatToby.I’mnotatallsurethathewouldtaketoallthatfreshairandexerciseinthelonggrass.Imeancanyouseehimmixingwithallthoseheartymalesdownthefarm?Nohewouldratherhavetheelectricimitation-coalfireanyevening.51.Wegettheimpressionfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor___.A.usedtoliveinthecountryB.usedtoworkinthecityC.worksinthecityD.livesinthecountry52.Intheauthor’sopinionthefollowingmaycausecitypeopletobeunhappyEXCEPT___.A.astrongsenseoffearB.lackofcommunicationC.housingconditionsD.asenseofisolation53.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesthosepeoplewhoworkinlargecitiesandliveinvillages?A.Original.B.Quiet.C.ProuD.D.StupiD.54.Doyouthinktheauthorwillmovetothecountry?A.Yeshewilldoso.B.Nohewillnotdoso.C.Itisdifficulttotell.D.Heisintwominds.55.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Countrylife---arealisticdreamB.ThelongingforlifeinthecountryC.Wheretolive---inthecityorinthecountry?D.A.compromisebetweencitylifeandcountrylife
Fifty–eightpercentoftheteachersinterviewedintheAssociationofTeachersandLecturersATLquestionnairehadcomeacrosscopyingamongtheirpupils.GillBullenfromItchenCollegeinSouthamptonforexamplesaidPieceshandedinbytwostudentswereidenticalandsignificantlybetterthaneitherofthemcouldhavedonE.Notonlythattheessayshandedindidn'tquiteanswerthetitlequestionIhadset.A.teacherfromLeedssaidIhadonepieceofworksobravelycutandpastedthatitstillcontainedadsfromthewebpagE.ConnieRobinsonfromStocktonRiversideCollegesaidWithlessablestudentsitiseasytospotcopyingasthewritingstylechangesinthemiddleoftheassignmentbutwithmoreablestudentsitissometimesnecessaryfortutorstocarryoutInternetresearchtoidentifythesourceofthecopy.MaryBoustedgeneralsecretaryoftheATLsaidTeachersarestrugglingunderamountainofcut-and-pastingtospotwhetherworkwasthestudent'sownorcopy.Shecalledforpoliciestostopcopyingandaskedforhelpfromexamboardsandthegovernmentinprovidingresourcesandtechniquestodetectcheats.ButtherewasanothersidE.IhavefoundoncestudentsclearlyunderstandwhatcopyingisitsconsequencesandhowtoreferencecorrectlysotheycandrawonpublishedworkscopyingbecomeslessofaproblemsaidDianaBakerfromEmmanuelCollegeDurham.Ithinkthemajorityofstudentswhoengageincopyingdoitmoreoutofignorancethanthedesiretocheat.Theyreallywanttosucceedontheirown.53.Thepassagemainlywantstotellus____________.A.thebenefitsoftheInternetforstudentsB.webcopyingisaseriousproblemintheUKC.thewaystofindwebcopyingforteachersD.howwecanusetheInternettodohomework54.TheunderlinedwordidenticalParagraph1probablymeans____________.A.excellentB.contrastingC.thesameD.complex55.WhatisTRUEaccordingtoConnieRobinson?A.It’snoteasytofindthelessablestudentscopyfromtheInternetB.It’sdifficulttofindwhetherthemoreablestudentshavecopieD.C.Thelessablestudentwillnotchangetheirwritingstylewhencopying.D.Themoreablestudentsneedn’tcopyfromtheInternet.56.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardscopying?A.Thewriterdoesn’ttellus.B.Thewriterfeelsangryaboutit.C.Thewriterthinksitdoesn’tmatter.D.Thewriterapprovesofit.
Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighlybelievingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeoplE.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthemplayingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccessthedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.HoweverwhilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceedotherstakeanoppositeattitudE.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayerstheystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalaretheyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressurefromtheirparentsorsociety.TeachingtheseyoungpeopleIoftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottryingtheyalwayshaveanexcuse:Imayhavelostbutitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlostthatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearlythisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.BothareafraidofnotbeingvalueD.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.51.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Competitionhelpstosetself-respect.B.OpinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeoplE.C.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.D.Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition52.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.ItpushessocietyforwardB.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.B.ItimprovespersonalabilitiesD.Itencouragesindividualefforts53.TheunderlinephrasethemostvocalinParagraph3means____________.A.thosewhotrytheirbesttowinB.thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC.thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD.thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess54.Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A.One’sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B.One’ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C.One’sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D.One’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastrieD.55.Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A.Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B.CompetitionshouldbeencourageD.C.Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D.Fearoffailureshouldberemovedoncompetition.
Whatcanhelpyoumakeafortuneinthefuture?Graduatingfromatopuniversitymightnotbeenough.A.newstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainhasshownthatthemorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyou’llearnlater.Theideathatpopularitycouldhaveaseriousimpactonone’searningpotentialshouldn’tcomeastoomuchofasurprisE.Theresearchersnotedthatifyouwanttogetaheadinlifesocialskillsandnetworkingareeasilyaspowerfulastalentandhardwork.IfapersonhaslotsoffriendsitmeansthatheorshehastheabilitytogetalongwithothersinallkindsofdifferentsituationssaidXuYanchun17fromNantouHighSchoolinShenzhenwhototallyagreedwiththerecentfinding.Alsofriendsalwayshelpeachother.TheynotonlycreatewidersocialcirclesforyoubutliftyourmoodwhenyouoccasionallyfeeldepressedsaidXu.Shebelievedthatallthishelpsyouearnahighersalary.Maybethat’swhysomepeoplethinktheyoungergenerationsareintheageofFriendalholism交友狂症.A.womanevencomplainedthatthenetworkingwebsiteFacebook’s5000-friendlimitwastoolowforherlargereserveofsocialcontacts.Butwhatdoesafriendmean?Shouldfriendsberegardedasaformofcurrency?CallmeuncoolbutIthinkofafriendasanactualpersonwithwhomIhaveanactualhistoryandwhomIenjoyactuallyseeing.Itseemshoweverthatthisisnolongerthedefinitionof‘friend’saidMeghanDaumwhoworkswiththeLosAngelesTimesintheUS.36.ThenewstudyfromtheUniversityofEssexinBritainshowsthat_______.A.ifyouhavemorefriendsyouwillnotlivehappilyB.themorefriendsyouhaveinschoolthemoremoneyyou’llearninyourlatelifeC.thelessfriendsyouhavethepoorlivesyouwillliveD.friendscanmakemoremoneyforyou37.AccordingtoXuYanchunwhenyouhavelotsoffriendsitmeans________.A.youhavetheabilitytoearnmoremoneyB.youwillnotfeellonelyC.youarequitecontentwithyourlifeD.youhavetheabilitytogetalongwithothersinvarioussituations38.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingaboutthefriendship.B.FriendshipplaysamoreimportantpartinourdailylifethananythingelsE.C.Friendsarecurrency.D.Friendsgiveyousuccess.39.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.ifyouhavemorefriendsyoucanmakeafortuneinthefutureB.graduatingfromcollegemeansthatyoucanmakeafortuneinthefutureC.friendsmeanaformofcurrencyD.friendscanmakeyouwidersocialcircleandmakeyoufeelbetterwhenyoufeeldepressed
MoreandmorebirdsareflyingtosettleatQinghaiLakeoneofthehighestinlandlakesinChinathankstotheprotectioneffortsoflocalgovernments.Coveringanareaofover4000squarekilometers.QinghaiLakeisalsothecountry’sbiggestsalt-waterlake.LocatedinNorthwestChina’sQinghaiProvincethelakeisfamousforthetwoislandsatitsnorthwestpoint--CormorantIslandandEggIslanD.Thetwoislandshaveplentyoffloatinggrassandvariousschoolsoffishofferingrichfoodsourcesforbirds.Theislandshavebecomeaparadisefordifferentkindsofgroupsofbirdsandhavebeencalled‘BirdIslands’.EachMarchandAprilwheniceandsnowcoveringtheQinghai-TibetPlateaustartstomeltover20kindsofbirdsflytotheBirdIslandstolayeggs.DuringthemonthsflocksofbirdscoverthewholeskyovertheislandsandbirdseggscanbefoundeverywherE.Visitorscanhearthesingingofbirdsfrommilesaway.ThesehavebecomeaworldfamoussymbolofthelakE.ToprotectthisparadiseforbirdsandsupportcallsforecologicalprotectionChinasetuptheQinghaiLakeNaturalProtectionZoneattheendof1997.MeanwhiletheStatehaspointedouttheBirdIslandsandSpringbayoftheQinghaiLakeascentralprotectionzones.Inspectionofficialsandmanagementemployeesoftenpatrolthelakeimprovinglocalresidents’knowledgeofrelatedlawsandspreadingknowledgeaboutanimalprotectiontovisitors.Theyaremakinggreateffortstocallonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirds.Atthesametimetheyhavebuiltspecialfencesaroundtheislandareatopreventwolvesfoxesandothercarnivorousanimalsaswellasillegalhuntersfrombreakingupthebirds’nest-buildingegg-layingandbreeding.Asaresultmoreandmorebirdsarecomingtotheislandsforshelteringandbreeding.65.Whyaremoreandmorebirdscomingtothebiggestsalt-waterlakeintheGreatNorthwest?A.Becauseitisgettingwarmerandwarmer.B.BecauseitisbeingreformedC.Becauseenvironmentstherearegettingmoreandmoreagreeableforthemtolivein.D.Becausethepeopletherearebecomingricherandricher66.Thebirdsfeedon_______accordingtothepassagE.A.floatingfishandvariousgrassB.grassmovingonthewatersurfaceanddifferentkindsoffishC.saltwaterandplentyofgrainsD.cornfromthelocalfarmers67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.TheiceandsnowcoveringtheQinghai-TibetPlateaudoesn’tchangeintowaterunlessmorethan20kindsofbirdscometotheBirdIslandsB.FlocksofbirdsflyuptothewholeskyoverislandstolayeggsC.Visitorscanlistentothesingingofbirdsfrommilesawaybuttheycouldn’tseeanyofthebirdsD.TheiceonthePlateaubeginstochangeintowatermeansspringiscoming68.Theofficialsgoaroundthelakemainlyto_________A.letthefarmersthereknowtheanimalprotectionlawB.tellthefarmerstheresomeknowledgeaboutanimalprotection.C.callonpeopletoloveandprotectthebirdsD.alloftheabove
Registrarsatmostwell-knowncollegessaytheydealwithdeceitfulclaimsliketheseattherateofaboutoneperweek.Personnelofficersdocheckupondegreeslistedonapplicationformsthen.Ifitturnsoutthatanapplicantislyingmostcollegesarereluctanttoaccusetheapplicantdirectly.OneIvyLeagueschoolcallsthemimpostors骗子;anotherreferstothemasspecialcases.Onewell-knownWestCoastschoolinperhapsthemostdelicatephraseofallsaysthattheseclaimsaremadebynosuchpeople.Toavoidoutright彻底的liessomejob-seekersclaimthattheyattendingmeansbeingdismissedafteronesemester.Itmaybethatbeingassociatedwithacollegemeansthatthejob-seekervisitedhisyoungerbrotherforafootballweekenD.Oneschoolthatkeepsrecordsoffalseclaimssaysthatthepracticedatesbackatleasttotheturnofthecentury—that’swhentheybegankeepingrecordsanyhow.Ifyoudon’twanttolieorevenstretchthetruththerearecompaniesthatwillsellyouaphonydiplomA.OnecompanywithofficesinNewYorkandontheWestCoastwillputyournameonadiplomafromanynumberofnonexistentcolleges.ThepricebeginsataroundtwentydollarsforadiplomafromSmootStateUniversity.ThepricesincreaserapidlyforadegreefromtheUniversityofPurdue.AsthereisnoSmootStateandtherealschoolinIndianaisproperlycalledPurdueUniversitythepricesseemratherhighforonesheetofpaper.49.Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.A.employersarecheckingmorecloselyonapplicantsnowB.lyingaboutcollegedegreeshasbecomeawidespreadproblemC.collegedegreescannowbepurchasedeasilyD.employersarenolongerinterestedincollegedegrees50.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A.performanceisabetterjudgeofabilitythanacollegedegreeB.experienceisthebestteacherC.pastworkhistoriesinfluencepersonnelofficersmorethandegreesdoD.adegreefromafamousschoolenablesanapplicanttogainadvantageoverothersinjobcompetition51.Thispassageimpliesthat________.A.buyingafalsedegreeisnotmoralB.personnelofficersonlyconsiderapplicantsfromfamousschoolsC.mostpeoplelieonapplicationsbecausetheyweredismissedfromschoolD.societyshouldbegreatlyresponsibleforlyingonapplications52.ThewordphonyLine13ParA.2means________.A.thoroughB.ultimateC.falseD.decisive
Witha£4millionITVcontract合同inherpocketandanengagement婚约toherEnglandfootballerboyfriendit'sbeenagoodyearforChristineBleakley.Perhapsit'snowonderastheTVpresenteris31theageatwhichwomenarethemostattractiveaccordingtoasurvey.WhiletheaverageBritishwomanof31maybemarriedwithachildthesurveynotedtheyareatawonderfulagebecausetheyhavenotonlyyouthfulbeautybutalsomoreconfidenceandabettersenseofstylethanflesh-facedteenagers.Some70percentofmorethan2000menandwomensurveyedconsideredconfidenceasakeyfactorinmakingawomanattractiveaheadofthe67percentwhoincludedphysicalbeautyand47percentwholookedforasenseofstyle.AlmosttwothirdsofthewomenagreedwiththeopinionWithagecomesbeautyandoverhalfsaidthatastheyagetheydoawaywiththeirinsecuritiesandfeelmorebeautifulwhile55percentfelttheyknewthebestmake-uptowear.Self-confidencevariedwidelyacrossthecountryinthesurvey:Londonwomenemergedasthemostconfidentabouttheirlookswith37percentdescribingthemselvesasbeautifulcomparedwithjust28percentofWelshwomen.MeanwhileEastMidlandswomenspendthemostonbeautyprograms—£129.69monthly—comparedwithanationalaverageof£105.50.TheresearchwascarriedonforTVshoppingchannelQVCtomarkthelaunchofitsBeautyMonth.QVCmarketingdirectorSueLeesonsaid:Thisresearchshowswhatmanyhavealwayssuspected—realbeautyisaboutmorethanjustgoodlooksbutacombinationofconfidencestyleandpersonalitytoo.58.Whichofthefollowingdoesn'thavemuchtodowithawoman'sbeauty?A.Beingfamousandindependent.B.Havingself-confidence.C.Lookingyoungandstylish.D.Wearingpropermake-up.59.Inthesurvey_______________thinkattractivewomenshouldpossessasenseofstyle.A.nearly1000womenB.morethan1000womenC.nearlyhalftheparticipantsD.55percentofthewomen60.Whichfactshowsthatawomanisconfident?A.Payinglittleattentiontostyle.B.Wearingexpensivemake-up.C.Consideringherselfasbeautiful.D.Spendingmuchonbeautyprograms.
StudentsinmanycountriesarelearningEnglish.Someofthesestudentsaresmallchildren.Othersareteenagers.Manyareadults.Somelearnatschoolothersbythemselves.A.fewlearnEnglishbylearningthelanguageovertheradioonTVorinfilm.OnemustworkhardtolearnanotherlanguagE.WhydoallthesepeoplewanttolearnEnglish?Itisdifficulttoanswerthisquestion.ManyboysandgirlslearnEnglishatschoolbecauseitisoneoftheirsubjectsrequiredforstudy.TheystudytheirownlanguageandmathsandEnglish:Somepeoplelearnitbecauseitisusefulfortheirwork.ManypeoplelearnEnglishfortheirwork.ManypeoplelearnEnglishfortheirhigherstudiesbecauseatcollegeoruniversitysomeoftheirbooksareinEnglish.OtherpeoplelearnEnglishbecausetheywanttoreadnewspapersormagazinesinEnglish.46.PeoplelearnEnglish_______.A.atschoolB.overtheradioC.onTVD.notallinthesameway47.Fromthispassageweknowthat_______.A.wecanlearnEnglisheasilyB.EnglishisverydifficulttolearnC.EnglishisausefullanguagebutonemustworkhardtolearnD.Englishislearnedbymostpeopleintheworld48.Whichofthefollowingisright?A.WeshouldlearnEnglishbecauseweneedtofacetheworlD.B.WecandowellinallourworkwithoutEnglish.C.Englishisthemostimportantsubjectinschools.D.Wedon’tneedtolearnanyforeignlanguages.
ItwasshortlybeforemidnightandDr.PatriciawasgettingreadyforbeD.Thephonerang.OntheotherendofthelinewasawomanabouttobreakapromisE.Thewomanwashermother’sneighbor.FloraHarrishadmadetheneighborswear发誓shewouldn’ttellherdaughtershe’dhadaheartattackandwasinthehospitalforfearherdaughterwouldworry.Theneighborwiselydecidedtodisobeyorders.Harrisdesperatelywantedtogettothehospitalimmediatelybutshecouldn’t.ShelivesinWashingtonD.C.andhermotherlivesinCaliforniA.ForthepastyearandahalfHarrishasgonetoLosAngeleseveryothermonthtotakecareofhermother.FloraHarristakescareofherhusbandJameswho’s91andhasAlzheimer’sdiseasE.Theyliveintheirownhomeandcaregivercomestohelpthemafewhoursaday.HarrisisoneofmanyAmericansfacingtheheartacheofhowtotakecareofagingparentsfromafar.She’softenworriednottomentionextremelybusywithademandingjobtwoteenagedaughtersandthefrequenttripstoCaliforniA.InsomewaysHarrisisluckyShehastheresourcestomakethetripstoLosAngeles.PlusHarrisisadoctorwhotreatstheelderly.Butit’sstilltoughshesays.Icanforeseewhatthenextfewyearsaregoingtolooklikeandit’snotaprettypicturE.Myfather’sgoingtoneeddiapers尿布.Therewillcomeatimewhenhewon’trecognizemeandhe’seasilyexciteD.Iworryhe’sgoingtobeviolentandhurtmymother.Sowhatdoyoudowhenyouliveacontinentawayfromyouragingsickparents?Therearenomagicanswers.Youcanhiresomeonetohelpbutyoucan’toutsourceitcompletely.60.Whywasthewomanthoughttohavebrokenapromise?A.ShefailedtotakecareofFlorA.B.ShewasnotsupposedtocallHarrisatmidnight.C.Shecouldn’tgotohospitalontimE.D.ShetoldHarrisabouthermother’sillness.61.WhatcanwelearnaboutPatriciaHarrisfromthepassage?A.Shethinksithardertolookafterherparentsthenextfewyears.B.Herparentscannottakecareofthemselvesatall.C.ShecannotdoademandingjoB.D.ShecannotaffordtogotoCaliforniaoften.62.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.AgingpeopleintheUSareincreasing.B.TherateofheartdiseaseishighinAmericA.C.Itisdifficulttotakecareofagingparentsfromafar.D.Harrisadvisesonlookingafteragingparentsfromafar.
Whenthepopulationoftheporttownbegantosufferfrompoisoning中毒thepolicecametofindthecauseofthepoison.TheythoughtsomeonewaspoisoningthepeopleonpurposebutnooneknewhowitwaspossiblE.SoonpeopletookthepositionthattheporkwaspoisoneD.Itwasapopularfoodeveryoneateanditcouldhavepossiblymadeeveryonesick.Anyonewhohadpossessionofporkwouldthrowitout.Eventhepoorestofthepoorwouldn’teatpork.Signswerepostedonpolesandlettersweresenttoeveryonetowarnpeopleofthepork.Shortlyafterwardsevenpolicemeninhighpositionswerealsogettingsick.Soonitbecamepoliticalandpopular.Politicians政客rushedtothetowntotalkaboutpoliticsandpromisedhowtheywouldfindthesolutioniftheywereelecteD.Everyonewassosickthattheydidn’tcareaboutpolitics.Everyonewasinapositionwhereheorshedidn’tknowwhattodoanymorE.Theywenttothepostofficetomailpostsoutaskingforhelp.Thepoortowndidn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.Onedayawell-knownscientistfromNewYorkcametothetownwithahugeboxcontainingmanyinstrumentsandhispossessions.Hewenttopoolsandtheportandmademeasurements.HewasquietandpolitE.Thenonedayhemadeaspeechatanewspapermeeting-roomtoannouncehisfindings.I’msorrytosayyourwatersupplyissoheavilypolluted;itispoisoneD.IknowwhohasbeenpoisoningyouallforsuchalongtimE.Itisyouwhohavebeenpoisoningyourselveswithpollution.A.greatdealofrubbishhasbeenthrownintothewaterdayafterday.Nooneherehastakengoodcareoftheenvironment.Itisnowonderallofyouhavebeensick.Shockedatthenewsthepeoplepresentwerelostinthought.78.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsthattookplaceinthestory?A.PeoplesufferedfrompoisoningB.PoliticianscametomakepromisesC.PeoplebegantorealizetherealcauseD.PorkwasthrownawayE.Thewatertherewaspollutedf.A.scientistcametocheckthewaterA.eadbfcB.eadcfbC.aebdfcD.fcdbea79.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasetookthepositionmeaninthepassage?A.tookthejobB.tooktheplaceC.heldtheopinionD.madethesuggestion80.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Everyonewassosickofpoliticsthattheydidn’tcareaboutthosepoliticians.B.AccordingtothescientistfromNewYorknotallthepopulationinthetownhavetakengoodcareoftheenvironment.C.Thereasonwhythepeopleinthetowngotsickwasthattheyatetheporkpoisonedbyheavilypollutedwater.D.Ifthepeopleinthetownhadn’tpollutedthewatersupplytheywouldnothavesufferedfrompoisoningorsickness.81.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.politicianstookeverychancetomakethemselveselectedB.porkwasthemainfoodofthepeopleinthetownC.peopleinthetownwerenotwell-educatedD.evensomepoliceofficersweregettingill
Sometimestherealworldcanbeaconfusingplace.Itisnotalwaysfairorkind.Andintherealworldtherearenotalwayshappyendings.That'swhyeveryonceinawhileweliketoescapeintotheworldoffantasy—aplacewherethingsalwaysgoourwayandthereisalwaysahappyending.Wewanttobelieveinfantasticcreaturesinimaginarylands.Wewanttobelieveinmagicpowersgoodfriendsandthepowerofgoodtoovercomeevil.Weallfantasizeaboutbeingabletoflyandliftbuildingsofftheground.Andhowgoodamagicswordwouldfeelinourhandaswegoofftokilladragonorwinthehandofabeautifulprincess.TheamazingadventuresofSupermanPeterPanandHarryPotterhavecharmedmanypeoplechildrenandadultsalike.Themainreasonisthatthesestoriesofferuschancestogetawayfromthisrealfrustratingworldandallowustofindsomemagicalsolutionstoourproblems.Forexample.SupermanalwaysarrivesinthenickoftimetopreventadisasterfromhappeningPeterPancanflyatwilltoteasethebadguycaptainHookandHarryPotterhashismagicpowertotakerevengeonhisuncleauntandcousinwhoalwaysill-treatthem.56.PeopleentertheworldoffantasyforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat____.A.theworldoffantasyfrightensusB.therealworldisoftendisappointingC.wecanfindhappyendingsthereD.wecanalwayshaveourwishesfulfilled57.SupermanPeterPanandHarryPotterhavecharmedmanypeoplebecause____.A.thebadguysalwayshavetheupperhandB.theyendupgettingmarriedtobeautifulprincessesC.theirsolutionsareanythingbutmagicalD.theypossesspowersthatordinarypeopledon'thave58.Thisarticleaboutfantasyliteratureisintendedto____.A.criticizeitsunrealisticconceptsB.laughatthosepeoplereadingitC.explainwhypeopleliketoreaditD.teachpeopletoavoiddisasters
Bonus奖金culturehasbecomethesubjectofmanystudiesnowadays.ManypeoplehavebeenangeredbythewaysomebankersandhighofficialsseemtohavebeenrewardedforfailurE.Othersfindtheideaofofferingmany-million-dollarbonusesmorallydisgusting.Butfewhaveaskedwhetherperformance-relatedbonusesreallydoimproveperformancE.Theanswerseemssoobviousthateventoaskthequestioncanappearridiculous.Indeedinspiteofallthecomplaintsaboutthemfinancialencouragementscontinuetobeintroducedinmoreandmoreareasfromhealthcareandpublicservicestoteachinganduniversities.Soitmaycomeasashocktomanytolearnthatpayingforresultscanactuallymakepeopleperformbadlyinmanycircumstancesandthatthemoreyoupaytheworsetheyperform.Nooneisarguingthatbonusescanhelpcompaniesandinstitutionsattractandkeepthebeststaff.Nordoesanyoneargueagainsttheideathatyoucanencouragepeopletodospecifictasksbylinkingpaymentstothosetasks.RatherthepointisabouthowtogetthebestoutofpeoplE.Doemployeesreallyperformbetterifyoupromisetopaythemmoreforgettingresults?Therearesomeobviousreasonswhysuchpaymentscanfail.Ithasbeenarguedforinstancethatcashbonusescontributedtothefinancialcrashbecausetradershadlittleenthusiasmtomakesurethattheircompaniesenjoyedlong-termsurvival.MostbonusprojectsarepoorlydesignedsaysProfessorMalcolmHiggs.HethinksthereasonisthatorganizationstrytokeepbonusarrangementssimplE.Neverthelesshethinksbonusprojectscanworkaslongastheylinktheinterestsofindividualemployeeswiththelong-termgoalsofabusiness.Bonusescanalsoencouragecheating.Onceyoustartmakingpeople’srewardsdependentonoutcomesratherthanbehaviorstheevidenceispeoplewilldowhatevertheycantogetthoseoutcomessaysProfessorEdwardDeci.Inmanycasesthehighofficialssimplyliedandcheatedtomakethestock股票pricegoupsotheygothugebonuses.ButtheworkofDeciandotherssuggeststheproblemwithbonusesrunsfardeeperthanpoordesignorcheating.In1971heaskedstudentstosolvepuzzleswithsomereceivingcashprizesfordoingwellandothersgettingnothing.DecifoundthoseofferedcashwerelesslikelytokeepworkingonpuzzlesaftertheyhaddoneenoughtogetpaiD.Thesestudiessuggestthatofferingrewardscanstoppeopledoingthingsforthepurejoyofit.ThiswasthebasisforaseriesofbooksbyKohninwhichhearguesthatrewardingchildrenstudentsandworkerswithgradesscholarshipsandotherbribes贿赂leadstolow-qualityworkinthelongrun.Thosewhobelieveinthepowerofbonusesfailtodistinguishbetweeninnerdriveandoutsidepressure—wantingtodosomethingbecauseyoulikeitforitselfincontrasttodoingsomethingbecauseyouwanttherewardKohnsays.It’snotjustthatthesetwoaredifferentit’softenthatthemoreyourewardpeoplefordoingsomethingthemoretheirinnerdrivetendstodeclinE.AdothisandgetthatapproachmightimproveperformanceintheshorttermbutoverlongerperiodsitwillalwaysfailKohnsays.Peoplewhoreceivebonuswillnaturallyplaysafebecomelesscreativecooperatelessandfeellessvaluedheadds.What’smorethestudiesalsosuggestthatofferingrewardscanalsostoppeopletakingresponsibility.71.Theeffectofperformance-relatedbonuseshasnotbeenwellstudiedbecausepeople_______.A.takethefunctionofbonusesforgrantedB.seethatbonusofferingisdoneeverywhereC.thinkfinancialencouragementisdisgustingD.areshockedbythepracticeofrewardingforfailures72.AccordingtoMalcolmHiggsdesignsthat_________arethegoodones.A.drivepeopletofinishshort-termtasksB.helptoattractandkeepgoodemployeesC.linkfinancialrewardswiththequalityoftheoutcomesD.connectindividualinterestswithlong-termbusinessgoals73.Ifapersonplayssafetogetabonusheisprobablybeing________.A.moreenthusiasticB.morerisk-takingC.lessdaringD.lessresponsible74.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinktheauthorwouldmostprobablyagreewith?A.CompaniesshouldmaketheirbonusprojectssimplE.B.ThebenefitofbonushelpstogetthebestoutofpeoplE.C.Thebiggestproblemwithbonusisitcreatescheating.D.Bonusofferingcanstoppeopledoingthingsforpurejoy.75.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.WhatIsBonus?B.DoesBonusWork?C.WhyBonusOffered?D.HowBonusWorks?
Don'ttalktomE.I'mbusywithmyiPhonE.RidingaLondonsubwayapersonfromChinawillnoticeonemajordifference:inLondonpeopledonotlookateachother.Infacteyecontactisavoidedatalltimes.That'snotrudeness—peoplearejusttoobusytobotherlooking.Busydoingwhatyouask?Wellthey'recertainlynotusingthetimeforamomentofquietreflection沉思.Noraretheyreadingabook.Newtechnologyhasreplacedquiethabits.TodaytheonlyacceptableformofbookontheLondonUndergroundisane-book.ApplemustearnafortunefromLondoncommuters乘车上下班的人.SincethelaunchoftheiPhonein2007over40000-yesthat's40000--appsprogramsdownloadedfortheiPhonehavebeendesigneD.Commuterslovethembecausetheyaretheperfecttime-filler.OneappcallediShootisagamethatfeaturestanks.AnotheroneTubeExitstellspassengerswheretositonthetraintobeclosesttotheexitoftheirdestination目的地ISteamcloudstheiPhouescreenwhenyoubreatheintothemicrophonE.Youcanthenwriteinthesteamonyourphonescreen.ForthosewithoutaniPhoneanotherAppleproducttheiPodmaybethedistraction消遣ofchoicE.It'snotjustteenagerswhoplugintotheirmusic--iPodsareapopularwaytopassthetimeforallages.Andifgamese-booksandmusicaren'tenoughtokeepyouoccupied.Thenperhapsyouwouldpreferafilm?ThedevelopmentofpalmDVDtechnologymeansmanycommuterswatchtheirfavoriteTVshoworfilmonthewaytowork.Withallthisdistractionit'samazingthatpeoplestillremembertogetoffthetrain.ByNicolaDavison21stCenturystaff46.PeopleinLondondonotmakeeyecontactonthesubwaybecausetheyarebusy__________.A.goingtoworkB.readingbooksC.thinkingprivatethingsD.playinggamesreadinge-bookslisteningtomusicorwatchingfilms47.Thosewholikewargamescandownload_______totheiriPhones.A.iShootB.TubeExitsC.iSteamD.iPod48.Theunderlinedwordoccupiedinthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.delightedB.busyC.amusedD.controlled49.Thearticletellsusthat___________.A.LondoncommutersareunfriendlytostrangersB.Applehasearnedalotofmoneyfromselling40000appsC.technologyischangingthewayLondoncommutersspendtheirtravelingtimeD.withallthenewtime-fillersLondoncommutersoftenforgettogetoffthetrain.
Masstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabric结构oftheAmericancityinthreefundamentalways.Itcatalyzed加速physicalexpansionitsortedoutpeopleandlandusesanditacceleratedtheinherentinstabilityofurbanlifE.ByopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansiontheomnibuseshorserailwayscommutertrainsandelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantformcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernerA.In1850forexamplethebordersofBostonlayscarcelytwomilesfromtheoldbusinessdistrict;bytheturnofthecenturytheradiusextendedtenmiles.Nowthosewhocouldafforditcouldlivefarremovedfromtheoldcitycenterandstillcommutethereforworkshoppingandentertainment.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperiphery周围ofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920forexamplesome250000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicagomostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Overthesameperiodanother550000wereplottedoutsidethecitylimitsbutwithinthemetropolitanareA.Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommutingrealestatedevelopersadded800000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears–lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeoplE.Ofcoursemanywereneveroccupied;therewasalwaysahugesurplusofsubdividedbutvacantlandaroundChicagoandothercities.Theseexcessesunderscoreafeatureofresidentialexpansionrelatedtothegrowthofmasstransportation:urbansprawl建筑物无计划延伸wasessentiallyunplanneD.Itwascarriedoutbythousandsofsmallinvestorswhopaidlittleheedtocoordinatedlanduseortofuturelandusers.Thosewhopurchasedandpreparedlandforresidentialpurposesparticularlylandnearoroutsidecityborderswheretransitlinesandmiddle-classinhabitantswereanticipateddidsotocreatedemandasmuchastorespondtoit.Chicagoisaprimeexampleofthisprocess.Realestatesubdivision再划分小区thereproceededmuchfasterthanpopulationgrowth.72.Withwhichofthefollowingsubjectsisthepassagemainlyconcerned?A.Typesofmasstransportation.B.InstabilityofurbanlifE.C.HowsupplyanddemanddeterminelandusE.D.Theeffectofmasstransportationonurbanexpansion.73.WhydoestheauthormentionbothBostonandChicago?A.Todemonstratepositiveandnegativeeffectsofgrowth.B.Toexemplifycitieswithandwithoutmasstransportation.C.Toshowmasstransportationchangedmanycities.D.Tocontrasttheirrateofgrowth.74.Accordingtothepassagewhatwasonedisadvantageofresidentialexpansion?A.ItwasexpensivE.B.Ithappenedtooslowly.C.ItwasunplanneD.D.Itcreatedademandforpublictransportation.75.TheauthormentionsChicagointhesecondparagraphasanexampleofacityA.thatislargE.B.thatisusedasamodelforlanddevelopment.C.wherethedevelopmentoflandexceededpopulationgrowth.D.withanexcellentmasstransportationsystem.
Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships36%ofpeoplearekeepingabankaccountfromtheirpartner.Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationshipintruthitmayjustbeaformoffinancialprotection.Withalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorcemenandwomenarerealizingtheyneedtobefinanciallysavvyregardlessofwhethertheyareinarelationship.ThefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficultevenmoresowhenchildrenareinvolveD.Thelackofpermanencyinrelationshipsjobandfamilylifemaybethecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbankaccounthiddenfromapartnerinotherwordsanescapefund.Margaret'sstoryisfarfromuniquE.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowingnumberofwomeninlong-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheirownearnings.EverymonthonpaydayshebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccountshekeepsfromherhusbanD.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-yearmarriageandhasbuiltanesteggworthanincredible$100000.Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundabouthersecretsavingshe'dbehurtandwouldtakethisasasignthatshewasn'tsureofthemarriagE.He'dthinkitwasmyescapefundsothatfinanciallyIcouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationshipifitwentwrong.IknowyoushouldapproachmarriageasbeingforeverandIhopeoursisbutyoucanneverbesurE.LikemanyofherfellowsecretsaversMargaretwashurtinaformerrelationshipandhassincebeenveryguardedaboutherownmoney.ComingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthatbaD.TakenColleenforexamplewhohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbeforesheconfessedtoherpartner.Idecidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstartbuildinganesteggofmyown.IwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIcouldputmoneyinthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday.56.Thetrendtokeepasecretbankaccountisgrowingbecause_______.A.escapefundhelpsonethroughrainydaysB.daysaregettingharderandharderC.womenaremoneysensitiveD.financialconflictsoftenoccur57.ThewordsavvyLine4Para1probablymeans________.A.suspiciousB.secureC.wiseD.simple58.WhichinferencecanwemakeaboutMargaretA.Sheisauniquewoman.B.ShewasoncedivorceD.C.SheisgoingtoretirE.D.Shehasmanychildren.59.TheauthormentionsColleen'sexampletoshow__________.A.anycouplecanavoidmarriageconflictsB.privacywithinmarriageshouldberespectedC.everyonecansaveafortunewithahappymarriageD.financialdisclosureisnotnecessarilybad60.Whichofthefollowingisthebestsummaryofthispassage?A.SecretSaversB.LoveIsWhatIt'sWorthC.BankingHonestyD.OnceBittenTwiceShy
It'slunchtimeyou'rehungryandcan'twaittogetyourfavouritemealattherestaurant.Butthereisaqueueofpeoplenearlyreachingthedoor.Don'tworry-incyberworld网络世界lunchisjustafewclicksaway.Shoppinghasneverbeeneasier.Withjustasingleclickonyourmouse鼠标whateveryouorderonlinecanbedeliveredtoyourdoorinnotimeatallsaidBianJing20whorecentlytookpartinanonlinesurvivalcontestheldinBeijing.Eachcompetitorhadtogoonlineandbuyenoughfoodanddrinktolastthemfor100hoursusinglimitedmoney.Idon'twanttospendtoomuchtimeshoppingsoIdoitonlineratherthaninanormalstoresaidChangHaijiaoaSenior3studentattheSecondHighSchoolAttachedtoCapitalNormalUniversity.It'seasytofindthethingyouwantonwebsitesastheyhavecatalogues目录.Customerswhogoonlinecanalsofindlowerpricesandawiderchoiceofgoods.Butmanyteachersandparentsareworriedthatonlineshoppingisbecomingtoopopular.It'snotagoodwayforhighschoolstudentstospendtheirmoneysaidateacheratChang'sschool.Idon'tlikethemtoshoponlinE.AsstudentsarestilldependentupontheirparentsformoneyitissaidthattheyarenotreadytotakeresponsibilityforpayingforgoodsonlinE.Thereisalsotherisktheywilllosetheirmoneyatonlinestoresthatjustwanttocheatcustomers.Mostparentsthoughdon'twanttopaythebillwhentheirchildrenoverspendontheInternet.Ihatehavingtopayunexpectedbillssaidonefather.Butmysonalwayssurprisesmewiththem.65.Manypeoplelikeshoppingonlinebecauseitsaves________.A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.work66.________don'tlikethewayofshoppingonlineaccordingthispassagE.A.TeachersandparentsB.StudentsandteachersC.StudentsandparentsD.Boysandparents67.Thewriterthinksthereare________reasonswhystudentsshouldn'tshoponlinE.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five68.WhichofthefollowingareNOTmentionedasastrongpointofshoppingonline?A.Websiteshavecatalogues.B.Somegoodshavelowerprices.C.Thereareavarietyofchoicesofgoods.D.Thegoodsshoppedonlinearebetterthanthoseinthemarkets.
Since1984Philadelphiahasbeencleaningupitsact.Onebyonegraffiti-coveredwallsarebeingchangedintooutdoorart.Sofarmorethan1800murals壁画havebeenpainteD.PhiladelphianowhasmoremuralsthananyotherAmericancity.Thewallsthatwereonceuglywithgraffiti涂鸦arenowcoveredwithbeautifulpicturesofhistoricalheroesandmodernartthankstotheMuralArtsProgramMAP.ItsworkmakesschoolsandpublicplacesattractiveanditscitizensveryprouD.TheprogrambeganaspartofPhiladelphia'sAnti-GraffitiNetwork.JaneGoldenistheMAP'sartisticdirector.WhenpeopleaskmewhatourprogramisaboutshesaysIanswerthemwithoneword:hopE.EachyeartheMAPoffersyouthartprogramsandworkshops.Someone-timegraffitiwritersevenhelppaintMAPmurals.TheMAP'sworksaysGoldenisallaboutdevelopingasenseofcommunity社区.WhenaneighborhoodrequestsamuraltheMAPworkswiththepeopletheretodevelopamessagE.SomemessageshavebeenSafeStreetsLoveandCareandPeaceWalk.TheMAPreceivesupto50requestsformuralseachweek.Lastyeartheworkerspainted140murals.Themakingofamuralenterspeople'scollectivememoryasanextraordinarypleasantmomentinneighborhoodhistory.saysGoldenwhobeganasamuralistinLosAngeles.39.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LovefromGraffitiWriterstoMuralistsB.MAPaNewCompanyinPhiladelphiaC.JaneanExcellentMuralArtistD.HopeOneWallataTime40.WhatistheMuralArtsPrograminPhiladelphiaaimedat?A.Helpingtheyoungfindjobs.B.ProtectingtheneighborhooD.C.Fightingagainstgraffiti.D.Attractingmorevisitors.41.HowdoestheMAPdecideonthemessageforamural?A.Byhavingdiscussionswithpeopleinthecommunity.B.Byseekingadvicefromthecitygovernment.C.Bylearningfromtheyounggraffitiwriters.D.Bystudyingthehistoryofthecity.42.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheworkoftheMAP?A.Difficult.B.Dangerous.C.Experimental.D.Successful.
HowManyLiesDotheChildrenTellYou?Motherswhofeeltheirchildrendon'tappreciatethemcanaddanothergrievancetothelist:halfthetimetheirchildrenarelyingtothem.Astudydesignedtoexposethetruthaboutlyingshowsthatundergraduateslietotheirmothersin46%oftheirconversations.Stillmumsshouldfeelbetterthantotalstrangerswhoaretoldliesanastonishing77%ofthetime.BellaDepauloandateamofpsychologistsfromtheUniversityofVirginiaCharlottesvilleasked77undergraduatestokeeparecordofalltheirconversationsforaweekandwritedownwhethertheyliedatanytime.DePaulonamedlyingbroadlyaswhenyouintentionallytrytomisleadsomeonesoshewouldcatchthesmallestoflies.Thestudentstoldanaverageoftwoliesaday.Theysaidtheyhadbeenstudyingwhentheyhadbeenoutdrinking.Onetoldhisparentsthatatextbookcost$50ratherthan$20sothattheywouldsendhimextramoney.Femalestudentsconstantlytoldtheirplain-lookingroommatesthattheywerepretty.TheyareeverydayliessaysDePaulo.DePauloandhercolleaguesconcludethatpeopletendtotellfewerliestothosetheyfeelclosestto.Collegestudentsliedtotheirbestfriends28%ofthetimebutliedtoacquaintances48%ofthetime.Incloserelationshipspeopleweremorelikelytotellkind-heartedliesdesignedtoprotectfeelingsratherthanself-servinglies.Romanticpartnersliesomewherebetweenclosefriendsandacquaintances.Studentsliedtoromanticpartnersaboutathirdofthetime.DePaulothinksthatunmarriedloverscanexpectlesshonestythanbestfriendsbecauseoftheinsecuritythatcomeswithromance.Motherscantakeheartfromoneotherfinding.Theymayhavebeenliedtobutatleasttheirchildrentalkedtothem.Thestudentswererecordedtellingfewliestotheirfathersbecausetheyhadlittleinteractionwiththem.56.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordgrievanceinParagraph1?A.OpinionB.BeliefC.ComplaintD.Difficulty57.Accordingtothepassagecollegestudentsfeltclosestto______.A.mothersB.romanticpartnersC.acquaintancesD.bestfriends58.Femalestudentsliedtotheirroommatesto.A.getmoneyfromthemB.offerthemtheservicesC.gainmoresecurityD.makethemhappy59.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?A.Topresentafact.B.Toargueanidea.C.Totellastory.D.Toexplainatheory.
ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot积累奖金inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6million.Butthatlittlechancecertainlydidn’taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawingticketsweresellingattheunbelievablerateof500perseconD.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.OtherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeoplE.Itallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththey’llprobablyneverhavE.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized合法化的gambling.Somecritics批评家notethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddicts成瘾者whotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetocomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice恶习underthenameofsocialprogress.NomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornotyoucannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.56.InjustoneminuteinthelastfewdaysthePennsylvanialotterysold________tickets.A.500B.30000C.15000D.5000057.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould_________.A.joinaclubB.kickthehabitC.winthePennsylvaniaD.saveeverycent58.AllthefollowingopinionscorrespondwiththoseofthecriticsEXCEPT_________.A.lotteriesareasbadaslegalizedgamblingB.somepoorpeoplespendmoneyunreasonablyonlotteriesC.lotteriescauseproblemslikeaddictionandunwiseinvestmentD.theprofitsfromlotteriesusedforsenior-citizeneducationissocialprogress59.Themainideaofthepassageisthat__________.A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthemB.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarketC.popularityofthelotteryinAmericacausesdisagreementD.lotteriesarejustlegalizedvice
CarcrashesarethetopkillerofAmericanteenagers.Mostofthecrashesresultfromdistracteddrivingnotpayingattentiontotheroad.RyanDidonewasafifteen-year-oldpassengerinacarthathitatree.Hewasoneofthenation'smorethanthirtythousandvictimsoftrafficcrashesin2008.Nearlyfourthousanddeathsabouttwelvepercentinvolveddriversagedfifteentotwenty.Ryan'sfatherThomasDidoneisapolicecaptaininMontgomeryCountyMaryland.HesaidItwasaninexperiencedimmaturedriverwhofeltthathewasinvincible不可战胜的drivingatnightwithacarloadofkids.Hewasdistractedhewasgoingtoofastanditendedupcausingonedeathandsomeupsettingexperiencesandtragedyfortherestofthecommunity.JimJenningsfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaidThenumberonecauseofdistracted-drivingaccidentsisthemobilephone.Talkingonthephoneorreachingforitislikedrinkingfourbeersanddriving.Ifyou'retextingwhiledrivingyouaretwenty-threetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthansomebodywhoisn't.Reachingforacellphonewhenit'sgoingoffyou'reninetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthannormallydrivingTheinsuranceindustryrecentlyheldasafetyeventnearWashingtonforteendrivers.Atfirstnineteen-year-oldKevin.Schumanneasilyavoidedlargeinflatabledollsthrowninfrontofthecartorepresentchildren.Healsoavoidedorangeconesrepresentingtheedgeoftheroad.Thenaspartofthetesthestartedtexting.Hehitseveralconesandatleastonedoll.DebbiePickfordfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaidTeensareespeciallyatriskfromdistracteddriving—andnotjustbecausetheylackexperienceontheroads.Whatweknowfromresearchonteenbraindevelopmentisthatteensdon'treallyhavefullydevelopedbrainsuntiltheyaretwenty-fiveyearsolD.Youputthosetwothingstogetherandyougetamuchmuchhigherrisk.71.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat__.A.driverswhoresultedinnearly4000deathsareteenagersB.over30000victimshavediedfromtrafficcrashessofarC.itwasatnightthatRyanDidonediedfromacaraccidentD.RyanDidone'sdeathwasduetotheother'scarelessdriving72.Accordingtothepassage__isthemostlikelytoleadtoatrafficaccidentwhileyouaredriving.A.reachingforacellphone.B.textingonthemobilephoneC.talkingonthemobilephoneD.bringingalongacellphone73.Asafetyeventheldbyinsuranceindustrywasmeantto__.A.attractmoreteenagerstotakepartinitB.makemoreteenagerspracticeavoidinglargebarriersC.drawencoughattentiontoteenagers'distracteddrivingD.encouragemoreteenagerstopayforinsuranceprotection74.Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcludingparagraphabout___.A.muchhigherriskB.measurestobetakenC.experienceontheroadsD.teenbraindevelopment75.Ofallthefollowingwhichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CarCrashes—theTopKiller.B.DrunkenDriving—DangerousEnough！C.DistractedDriving—Let'sAvoid!D.TipsonDrivingWhileCalling
Amicroblogwithspacefor140ChinesecharactershadoncebeenasourceofendlessamusementforWangGanghuiaseniormajoringinbiochemistryatJi'nanUniversity.Untillastmonththe21-year-oldhadbelievedthathewaspartofabroadermovement.RecentlyhoweverWang'smicroblogissilent.Thereason?It'sbecauseofawomanknownasZhaoMeimei.EarlierthismonthWangjoinedmanyotheruserstocriticizetheUS-basedstudentforherwealthyoverseaslifebecausetheythoughthermoneycamefromcorruptionsincehermotherwasalocalofficial.ButlaterWangfoundoutthatthewomanstudentwasactuallybeingsupportedbyherfatherahard-workingbusinessman.IfeltguiltySomeonehidpartofthetruthtomakeaconflict.Theworstthingis–Ididnotevenhaveachancetoapologizetoherhesays.WangisnottheonlyyoungInternetusertobeconfusedbyanonlineworldmadeupentirelyofbrokeninformation.AccordingtoofficialstatisticsthenumberofmicrobloggersinChinanowexceed300million.Forprivateusersamicroblogcanprovidereal-timeupdatesfromanyoneauserchoosestofollow.Thesecanrangefromfamilymemberstocelebrities名人.Informationcaninstantlybespreadthroughre-tweeting.Inthepublicareahoweveramicroblogcanalsobecomealinkbetweenusersandtheauthorities.Howeverwiththeincreasingpopularityofmicroblogscomesanumberofproblems.ChenChangfengdeputydirectoroftheSchoolofJournalismandCommunicationatTsinghuaUniversitystressedtwomajortypesofmisbehaviorthatcanoccuronmicroblogsandupsetyoungusers.Somemarketersspreadfakenewsjusttomakesomepersonorproductknowntomorepeople;othersusethefreechanneltomanufactureandspreadfakenewsandrumorslikeavirusChensays.Hesaysthatanaveragemicrobloggerreceivesandtransmitsinformationbutwhenfacedwithsuchavastamountofinformationhemaylacktheabilitytotellthedifferencebetweentherealandthefakestories.HavingrealizedthisInternetusershavecometogethertocombat抗击microblogmisconductbyformingvoluntarygroupssuchastheRumorClarificationAssociation.Thegovernmentandindividualoperatorsofmicro-bloggingsiteshavealsosteppedintomonitorpostedcontent.61.What'sthepurposeofshowingWangGanghui'sexperienceinthepassage?A.Toshowhowguiltyhewas.B.Totelluswhatmicroblogis.C.TointroducethemaintopicofthepassagE.D.TotellushowmanyblogusersthereareinChinA.62.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethat________.A.WangGanghuiisveryactiveinre-tweetingbloginformationnowB.WangGanghuiisn'tthefirstonetocriticizeZhaoMeimeiC.ZhaoMeimei'smotherisverywealthyD.WangGanghui'sfathergaveZhaoMeimeilotsofmoneyeveryyear63.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcorruptionmeaninthethirdparagraph?A.Theactofsayingbadwordstoothersinordertohurtthem.B.Theactofstealingmoneyfromothersorcompaniesonlytobewealthy.C.Theactoftakingpossessionofmoneynotbelongingtohimthroughhispower.D.Theactofearningmoneybysellinggoodstothegovernment.64.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.A.microblogcanprovidereal-timeupdatesfromanyonE.B.ChenChangfengsaidtherearetwotypesofmisbehaviorthatcanoccuronmicroblogs.C.SomepeoplespreadfakeinformationonpurposE.D.Mostpeoplehavetheabilitytotellthedifferencebetweenthetrueinformationandfakenews.65.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanseethat________.A.RumorClarificationAssociationisanofficialorganizationB.somemeasureshavebeentakentohelpmaketheinternetmorereliableC.thegovernmentcandomoretomaketheinternetmorereliableD.ZhaoMeimeihasbeenclarifiedontheinternet
RecentlyIspoketosomeofmystudentsaboutwhattheywantedtodoaftertheygraduatedandwhatkindofjobprospectstheythoughttheyhaD.GiventhatIteachstudentswhoaretrainingtobedoctorsIwassurprisedtofindthatmostthoughtthattheywouldnotbeabletogetthejobstheywantedwithoutoutsidehelp.Whatkindofhelpisthat?Iaskedexpectingthemtotellmethattheywouldneedarelativeorfamilyfriendtohelpthemout.Surgery外科手术onereplieD.IwasprettyalarmedbythatresponsE.ItseemsthatthegraduatesoftodayareincreasinglywillingtogoundertheknifetogetaheadofotherswhenitcomestogettingajoB.Onegirltoldmethatshewasconsideringsurgerytoincreaseherheight.Theybreakyourlegsputinspecialextendingscrewsandslowlyexpandthegapbetweenthetwoendsoftheboneasitregrowsyoucangetatleast5cmtaller!AtthatpointIwasshockeD.IamshortIcan’tdenythatbutIdon’tthinkIwouldputmyselfthroughmonthsofagony痛苦justtobeafewcentimeterstaller.Idon’tevenbothertowearshoeswiththicksolesasI’mnottryingtohidethefactthatIamjustnottall!Itseemstomethatthereisatrendtowardwantingperfectionandthatisanidealthatjustdoesnotexistinreality.NooneisbornperfectyetmagazinesTVshowsandmoviespresentimagesofthintallbeautifulpeopleasbeingthenorm.Advertisementsforslimmingaidsbeautytreatmentsandcosmeticsurgeryclinicsfillthepagesofnewspapersfurthercreatinganideathatperfectionisarequirementandthatitmustbepurchasednomatterwhatthecost.Inmyopinionskillsratherthanappearanceshoulddeterminehowsuccessfulapersonisinhischosencareer.60.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheauthorworksas______.A.adoctorB.amodelC.ateacherD.areporter61.Manygraduatestodayturntocosmeticsurgeryto______.A.marryabetterman\womanB.becomeamodelC.getanadvantageoverothersinjob-huntD.attractmoreadmirers62.Accordingtothepassagetheauthorbelievesthat______.A.everyoneshouldpurchaseperfectionwhateverthecostB.it’srightforgraduatestoaskforotherstohelpthemoutinhuntingforjobsC.mediaaretoblameformisleadingyoungpeopleintheirseekingforsurgeryD.itisone’sappearanceinsteadofskillsthatreallymattersinone’scareer63.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhisheight?A.Hehatestobecalledashortman.B.Hetriestoincreasehisheightthroughsurgery.C.Healwayswearsshoeswiththicksolestohidethefact.D.Hejustacceptsitasitis
WillyougetagoodjobWhatwillyoudoManynewgraduatesfeellostwhentheyconsidertheendlesslistofcareerchoices.They’veinvestedalotofmoneyfortheirdiplom__凭andnowanimportantquestionstarestheminthefact.I’veseensomanynowgraduateswhodonotknowhowtousethedegreetheyhavejustearneD.AnexamplewasDavewholovedsportsandhadplayedbaseballthroughouthiscollegeyears.HehadhisheartsetonworkingforNikE.ButhehadnevermadeclearinhisownmindwhatkindofjobhecoulddoforNikesonothingeverhappeneD.AnotherexamplewasAllisonwhowasahistorymajor.Shewantedtoworkasaneventplannerbutunfortunatelynoonehiredher.WhyNoexperiencE.FailingtodosomesolidcareerexplorationfirsttogetaclearideaofthetypesofjobsyoucandoisabigerrorthatmanycollegestudentsmakE.AfteroursuggestionDaveandAllisonbothfoundtheirjobs.Toensureabrighterfuturefollowtheseeffectivestrategies—Makeeducatedcareerchoices.Identifythejobyouwant.Conductresearch.Askparentstoadviseyouonactualjobduties.Considerwhatyournaturaltalentsareandlookforpositionswhereyoucanusethem.—Don’trelyontheInternet.Networkingisaneffectivetool—besureit’sajob—huntingstrategyyouusE.NewstudiesfromtheDepartmentofLaborstatethatonly4％ofjob-seekersfoundtheirjobontheInternet.Thefactisthat63％ofalljobsarefilledbycontacts.Employersaremakingquickdecisions.Mostpeoplelosethejobinthefirstminuteoftheinterview.It’sdeadlytolettheemployersfocusquicklyonhowwellyoucanperformthejoB.—Practiceyourinterviewingskills.Bereadyforthetoughquestionsbyfirstwritingoutgoodanswerstopossiblequestionsandhavingarole-playinginterviewwithyourfrienD.28.WhatdoestheauthorseemtobemostprobableA.Ajob-hunter.B.Amagazineeditor.C.Awebsiteowner.D.Ajob-seekingadviser.29.Inordertobewellpreparedfortheinterviewyou’dbetter____________.A.surftheInternetforcontactsB.getalongwellwithyourworkmatesC.practicetheinterviewforseveraltimesD.takecareofyourdress30.AccordingtothetextitissuggestedthatDaveshould____________.A.letothersknowwhathecandoforthemB.studyfurthertogetahigherdegreeC.giveuphisinterestinplayingbasketballD.takepart-timejobsfirst31.ForAllisonsheshould____________.A.findajobinanotherfieldB.findsomeworktogainworkexperienceC.nottelltheemployerhermajorD.offermorepersonalinformation
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