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NotmanyyearsagoawealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEnglanD.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy–fivehegave$60000tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipmentforachildren’sgrounD.Asaresultofhiskindnesshebecamefamous.Manypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.DuringtheirtalkJohnsonremarkedthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobehundreD.Thenewspapermanaskedhimhowhemanagedtobehealthyatseventy-fivE.Johnsonhadasenseofhumor.Helikedwhiskyanddranksomeeachday.Ihaveaninjection注射inmyneckeacheveninghetoldthenewspapermanthinkingofhiseveningglassofwhisky.ThenewspapermandidnotunderstandwhatJohnsonmeant.InhisnewspaperhereportedthatJohnsonwasseventy-fiveandhaddailyinjectioninhisneck.WithinaweekJohnsonreceivedthousandsoflettersfromalloverBritainaskinghimforthesecretofhisdailyinjection.21.Johnsonbecamearichmanthrough_______.A.doingbusinessB.makingwhiskyC.cheatingD.buyingandsellingland22.ThegiftofmoneytotheschoolsuggeststhatJohnson_______.A.hadmanychildrenintheschoolB.wasastrangeoldmanC.wasveryfondofchildrenD.wasverykind23.ManypeoplewrotetoJohnsontofindout_______.A.whatkindofwhiskyhehadB.howtolivelongerC.howtobecomewealthyD.inwhichpartofthenecktohaveaninjection24.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeacheveninghereallymeantthat_______.A.helikeddrinkingaglassofwhiskyintheeveningB.heneedn’taninjectionintheneckC.adailyinjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwellD.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneck
Onahill600feetabovethesurroundinglandwewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescenethemoonriseoverthehillsandthestarsappearinthesky.TheviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhousE.EverywindowinourwoodenhousehasaviewandtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbeforE.EachlookremindsuswherewearE.Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutsidetoshootarrowscollecttreeseedsbuildearthhousesandclimbtrees.Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetreesandwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterestmaple枫树makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttasteanditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswatertheyneversayanythingagainstthat.Theseasonschangejustoutsidethedoor.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars’杨树puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalsteamastheicegraduallydisappearsandthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.A.familyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelakE.21.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?A.ThescenesarecolorfulandchangeablE.B.TherearemanywindowsinthewoodenhousE.C.TheviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhousE.D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.22.Bymentioningthenamesofthetreestheauthoraimstoshowthat______.A.thekidslikeplayingintreesB.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtreesC.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledgeD.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools23.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.B.TheseasonsmakethesceneschangE.C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.24.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?A.TodescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehousE.B.Tointroduceherchildren’shappylifeintheforest.C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.D.TosharethejoyoflivinginthenaturE.
Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed展示attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbadtheanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsoundsitiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentranceviascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstorescustomers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairsscentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.Someyearsagothefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommercee-commercehasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsoundsonlybricks-and-mortarstores实体店canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashopbutratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartmentandcoconut椰子scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlabinvitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbookspotsanddrawersinsearchoftheirperfectscent.32.Accordingtothepassagewhatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstore?A.FriendlyassistantB.SoftbackgroundmusicC.Uniquescents.D.Attractivewindowdisplay.33.E.-shopsarementionedinthepassageto________.A.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitudeB.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstoresC.pushstorestousesightsandsoundsD.introducetheriseofe-commerce34.TheunderlinedworddestinationinParagraph5means_____.A.aplacewherecustomerslovetogoB.aspotwheretravelersliketostayC.aplatformthatexhibitsgoodsD.atargetthatastoreexpectstomeet35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.compareandevaluateB.informandexplainC.argueanddiscussD.examineandassess
Youarewhatyoueat.Thissayinghasprovidedscientistswithcluesaboutthedietofhominids原始人类—ourearlyrelativesof3millionyearsago.Studyingcarbonatoms碳原子lockedupintoothenamel珐琅质tworesearchersargueagainstthewidelyheldbeliefthathominidsatelittlemorethanfruitsandleaves.SponheimerandJuliaLee-ThorpoftheUniversityofCapeTownSouthAfricareporttheirfindingsinFriday’sSciencE.Therearen’tmanycluesforustoknowthelifeofearlyhominids.Theshapeofhominids’teethofferedthefirstclues.Largeandflat-edgedwiththickenameltheylookedperfectforeatingnutsandfruitsdifferentfromthesharpteethonewouldwanttotearintomeatwith.Thefirststonetoolswhichwouldhelpineatingmeatdidn’tappearuntilabouthalfamillionyearslater.Scientistshavealsofoundmarksonhominids’teethwithpatternsverysimilartothoseontheteethofmodern-dayfruiteaters.SponheimerandLee-Thorptriedanewmethodlookingatthechemicalcomposition组成ofthetoothenamel.Theystudiedtheenamelforthecarbon-13.Animalsthateatgrasseshavehighercarbon-13levelsthanthoseeatingfruitsandotherplants.Whattheyfoundwasthattheteethtothehominidshadanin-betweenamountofcarbon-13whichmeantnotonlytheywereeatingfruitstheywereeatingalotofgrassesoranimalseatinggrasses.Thelowercarbon-13levelscouldalsocomefromeatingcertaintypesofinsects.Buttherearepeoplewhounderstanddifferently.Prof.UngaroftheUniversityofArkansasagreesthestudyoffersnewsuggestionsofhominidsdietbutdisagreesaboutthesuggestionthatmeatcouldexplainthelowercarbon-13levels.Onesuggestionmightbetruethough—takegoodcareofyourteeth.In3millionyearsascientistmightbeusingthemtofigureoutwhatyouatefordinner.32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ProtectYourTeeth.B.WheretheHominidsliveD.C.WhattheHominidsAtE.D.TheFormationofTeethEnamel.33.Beforethetwoscientists’findingsmostpeoplethoughtthathominids________.A.usedtoolstodiggrassB.hadsharpteethC.livedhalfamillionyearsagoD.atemainlyfruitsandleaves34.Thetwoscientists’findingsweremainlybasedonthestudyabout________.A.theshapeofhominids’teethB.thegrassesof3millionyearsagoC.themake-upofthetoothenamelD.theteethmarksofearlyfruiteaters35.WhatisitthatProf.Ungarfindsdoubtful?A.Hominidsprobablyhaddifferentdiets.B.Hominidspossiblyategrass-eatinganimals.C.Hominidswerebasicallyfruitandgrasseaters.D.Hominidshadlowerlevelofcarbon-13intheteeth.
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SallyDonovaniscookingwhenapaperplanefliesacrossthekitchenandlandsatherfeet.Shepicksitupunfoldsitandfindsachild’ssketch素描ofatear-stainedfacewithaspeechbubblesaying:I’msorryIwasnaughty—I’mabadperson.Sally42drawsabigsmileyfaceonthebackofthepaperwithIloveyouRoseandwe’realwaysgoingtolookafteryou.Thenshefoldsitupandlaunchestheplanebackintothelivingroomwherehernine-year-olddaughteriswatchingTVwithbrotherJamie13anddadRod40.Jamieoftenmakespicturesforhisparentstoo—liketheoneshowingaswiftriverwiththemononesideandhimtrappedontheothersidE.It’soneofthemanyunusualwaysthatSallyandRobhavelearnedtocommunicateemotionallywiththeirabusedchildreninanastonishingeight-yearjourneyofhopehealingandlovE.Jamiewasjustfourandhalf—sisterRoseonewhentheywereadoptedbytheDonovansin2005.Theyoungstershadbeentakenfromtheirnaturalmotherandplacedinfostercareafteraseriesofcrueltyandneglect.Theywereleftalonehungryandwitnessedhomeviolenceonaregularbasis.SallyandRobspentthreeyearstryingforababybeforedecidingtoadoptandwerewellawareoftheyoungsters'poorbackgrounD.Buttheywerestillunpreparedforraisingachildpermanentlyscaredbyabuseorthelackofsupportonoffer.ButnowSallyhaswrittenabrilliantandheart-touchingaccountoftheirfamilystruggleinabookcalledNoMatterWhat.Sallysaid:Thesekidscometoyouwithastorythatwhathappenedtothemwastheirfault—becausetheyarebadandunlovablE.ToshowthemtheyareloveableandnoneofitwastheirfaulttakesalotoftimE.TheybothstillsayI’mbad.Jamieislessstuckonitnowbutwheneverlifedealshimaknockhewillfallbackinto‘thathappenedbecauseIamstupidI’mrubbishI’mbad’.Sally’sbookishumorousheart-touchingandsowildlyhonestthatacademicscharitybossesparentsandadopteesarepraisingitasamajorcontributiontochildwelfarework.21.SallyandRobadoptedthetwochildrenmainlybecause____.A.theyknewthechildren’sbackgroundverywellB.theywantedtohelpthechildrenoutoftroubleC.theycouldn’thavechildrenoftheirownD.theycouldn’tbearthecrueltydonetothechildren22.WhydidthetwoadoptedchildrenstillsayI’mbad?A.Theyknowclearlytheyarenotlovableenough.B.Theyoftenputthesituationinanembarrassment.C.Whattheysufferedrooteddeepintheirminds.D.TheyarehonestofwhattheyhavedonE.23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.RosewasababywhenadoptedbySallyandRoB.B.Sallyhaswrittenabookabouthowtoadoptchildren.C.Jamiestillblameshimselfforwhateverhappenstohim.D.Thereisstillalongwaytogoforhelpingthechildrenout.
Speakersofdifferentlanguagesnotonlydescribetheworlddifferentlybutthinkaboutitdifferentlytooaccordingtoanewstudy.ResearchersusedacartooncatSylvestertostudyhowlanguagewasreflected反映inthegesturespeoplemade.DrSotaroKitaoftheUniversityofBristol’sDepartmentofExperimentalPsychology心理学showedthecartoontoagroupofnativeEnglishJapaneseandTurkishspeakersandthenwatchedtheirgesturesastheydescribedtheactiontheyhadseen.Hefoundspeakersofthethreedifferentlanguagesuseddifferentgesturestodescribethesameeventwhichappearedtoreflectthewaythestructureoftheirlanguagesexpressedthatevent.ForexamplewhendescribingascenewherethecatswingsonaropetheEnglishspeakersusedgesturesshowinganarctrajectory弧形轨迹andtheJapaneseandTurkishspeakerstendedtousestraightgesturesshowingthemotionbutnotthearC.DrKitasuggeststhisisbecauseJapaneseandTurkishhavenoproperverbtoexpresstheEnglishmeaningtoswing.WhileEnglishspeakersusethearcgestureastheirlanguagecanreadilyexpressthechangeoflocationandthearc－shapedreadilyJapaneseandTurkishspeakerscannotaseasilyexpresstheideaofmovementwithanarctrajectorysotheyusethestraightgesturE.DrKitasaidMyresearchsuggeststhatspeakersofdifferentlanguagescausedifferentspatial空间的imagesofthesameeventinawaythatmatchestheexpressivepossibilitiesoftheirownlanguagE.Inotherwordslanguageinfluencesspatialthinkingatthemomentofspeaking.5.Researchersusedacartooncatbecausetheywantedtoknow_________.A.howlanguagewasreflectedinpeople’sgesturesB.whethertheycouldexpressthesameideaC.whethertheycoulddescribewhattheyhadseenD.howthestructureoflanguagechanged6.AfterwatchingthegesturesofthespeakersofthethreedifferentlanguagesDrKitaconcludedthat________.A.JapaneseandTurkishpeoplecouldn’texpressthemeaningofswingB.EnglishwasobviouslybetterthanJapaneseandTurkishC.everylanguagehaditsownspecialwaytodescribethingsD.nowordinJapaneseandTurkishcouldexpresssomeideasofEnglish7.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.AnadvertisementB.A.ScientificResearchReportC.A.ScientificFictionD.AnAnnouncement8.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Differencesbetweenlanguages.B.Differencesbetweengestures.C.Howpeopleusedifferentgesturestoexpressthesameevent.D.Languageinfluencesthewaypeoplethink.
WomenwhoowncatsaremorelikelytohavementalhealthproblemsandkillthemselvesbecausetheycanbeinfectedbyacommonparasitethatcanbecaughtfromcatlitterastudyhasfounD.ResearchersfoundwomeninfectedwiththeToxoplasmagondiiT.gondiiparasite刚地弓形虫whichisspreadthroughcontactwithcatwasteoreatingundercookedmeatorunwashedvegetablesareatincreasedriskofattemptingsuicidE.Thestudyinvolvedmorethan45000womeninDenmark.Aboutathirdoftheworld'spopulationisinfectedwiththeparasitewhichhidesincellsinthebrainandmusclesoftenwithoutproducingsymptoms.Theinfectionwhichiscalledtoxoplasmosis弓形虫病hasbeenlinkedtomentalillnesssuchasschizophrenia精神分裂症andchangesinbehavior.Thestudy'sseniorauthorDoctorTeodorPostolacheanassociateprofessorofpsychiatry精神病学attheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicineintheUnitedStatessaidWecan'tsaywithcertaintythatT.gondiicausedthewomentotrytokillthemselvesbutwedidfindapredictiveassociationbetweentheinfectionandsuicideattemptslaterinlifethatdeservesadditionalstudies.DoctorAlbertReecevicepresidentofmedicalaffairsattheUniversityofMarylandsaidT.gondiiinfectionisamajorpublichealthproblemaroundtheworldandmanypeopledon'trealizethey'reinfecteD.DrPostolacheisaleadingexpertonsuicideneuroimmunology神经免疫学.SuicideisacriticallyimportantmentalhealthissuE.Aboutonemillionpeoplecommitsuicideandanother10millionattemptsuicideworldwideeachyear.WehopethatthistypeofresearchwillonedayhelpusfindwaystosavemanylivesthatnowendtooearlyinsuicidE.Dr.Postolache'sresearchteamattheUniversityofMarylandwasthefirsttoreportaconnectionbetweenT.gondiiandsuicidalbehaviorin2009.HeiscooperatingwithresearchersinDenmarkGermanyandSwedentoconfirmandinvestigatethewayleadingtothisassociation.TheT.gondiiparasitethrivesintheintestinesofcatsanditisspreadthroughtheirwastE.Allwarm-bloodedanimalscanbecomeinfectedthroughcontactwithit.Humanscanbecomeinfectedbychangingtheirinfectedcats'litterboxeseatingunwashedvegetablesdrinkingwaterfromapollutedsourceorbyeatingundercookedorrawmeat.Notwashingkitchenknivesafterpreparingrawmeatbeforehandlinganotherfooditemalsocanleadtoinfection.Pregnantwomencanpasstheparasitedirectlytotheirunbornbabiesandareadvisednottochangecatlitterboxestoavoidpossibleinfection.Babiesdon'tproduceantibodiestoT.gondiiforthreemonthsaftertheyarebornsotheantibodiespresentintheirbloodrepresentedinfectioninthemothers.ThescientistsstudiedDanishhealthpatientstodetermineifanyofthesewomenlaterattemptedsuicideincludingcasesofviolentsuicideattemptswhichmayhaveinvolvedgunssharpinstrumentsandjumpingfromhighplaces.ThestudyfoundthatwomeninfectedwithT.gondiiwereoneandahalftimesmorelikelytoattemptsuicidecomparedtothosewhowerenotinfectedandtheriskseemedtorisewithincreasinglevelsoftheT.gondiiantibodies.DrPostolachenotedlimitationstothestudysuchastheinabilitytodeterminethecauseofthesuicidalbehavior.ThefindingswerepublishedonlineintheArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry.50.Theobjectsoftheresearcharewomenfrom_____.A.DemarkB.theUSAC.GermanyD.Sweden51.Thecommonwaywhichismorelikelytobeinfectedwiththediseaseis_____.A.toeatunwashedvegetablesorundercookedmeatB.tocleanaplacewhereacatoncelivedforatimeC.topasstheinfectiontoherunbornbabyduringawoman'spregnancyD.toreusekitchentoolswhichhavebeenusedtocutrawmeat52.Whatistheconsequenceifawomanisinfectedwiththeparasiteinthepassage?A.Havingahighfever.B.Doingdeliberateself-harm.C.KeepingadepressedmooD.D.BecomingbadtempereD.53.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Womenhaveahigherrisktobeinfectedbytheparasitethanmen.B.TheresultoftheresearchmayhelpthescientiststofindwaystostopsuicideinadvancE.C.Thescientistswillcontinuetheirresearchintothepossibleconnection.D.Theriskofbeinginfectedseemstorisewiththedecreasinglevelsoftheantibodies.54.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldprobablybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whyarewomenmorelikelytocommitsuicide?B.Womenshouldkeepawayfromcats.C.Waysfoundtodealwithwomen'smentalproblems.D.Arewomenwhoowncatsatasuiciderisk?
About10yearsagoIwashavingmyannualholidaypartyandmyniecehadcomewithhernewMBAboyfrienD.Ashelookedaroundtheroomhenotedthatmyemployeesseemedhappy.ThenIaskedhimhowhethoughtIdidthat.I’msureyoutreatthemwellhereplieD.That’shalfofitIsaiD.DoyouknowwhattheotherhalfisHedidn’thavetheanswer.SowhatistheanswerIfiredtheunhappypeoplE.Peopleusuallylaughatthispoint.IwishIwerejoking.I’mnot.Ihavelearnedthelonghardandfrustratingwaythatasamanageryoucannotmakeeveryonehappy.GoodmanagementrequirestrainingconsultingandpatiencE.Don’tgetmewrong.Thisdoesn’thappenalot.There’snojoyintheactoffiringsomeonE.Andit’snotalwaystheemployee’sfault—therearemanybadbossesouttherE.Andsometimespeoplewhowouldbegreatemployeessomewhereelsejustdon’tfityourcompany.Idon’thaveaPhDanMBAorevenaneconomicsdegreE.WhatIdohaveisahappycompany.NowIknowsomepeoplearguethatbusinessisaboutmakingmoneyandnoteveryonehastobehappy.Everyonehasarighttohisorheropinion.WhenyouownacompanyyoualsohavetherighttosurroundyourselfwiththepeopleyouchoosE.AllinallIhadagooddaytoday.NotbecauseIgotabigorderorgreatfinancialreports.IhavewonderfulpeopleworkingformE.TheycarE.TheyarecommitteD.Theyunderstandthewholecustomer-staff-companytrianglewhereallofthelegssupporteachother.Ifyoureadbooksongreatcompaniestheyusuallyleaveoutadirtylittlesecret.Itdoesn’tmakeforgoodpublicrelations.Whatisalsotrueisthatit’shardtobuildagreatcompanywiththewrongpeoplE.Whenyouhavetherightpeoplebusinessismucheasier.IknowbecauseIhavetriedit.25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?A.Heoftenfiredthehappyemployees10yearsago.B.Hehadagooddaytodaybecausehegotabigorder.C.Hereceivedagoodeducationineconomics.D.Heheldhisholidaypartyeveryyear.26.Whydidtheemployeesseemhappy?A.Becausetheauthortreatedthemwellandcouldmakethemhappy.B.BecausetheywereoptimisticpeopleandhappyallthetimE.C.Becausetheauthorhadhappypeopleworkingforhimandtreatedthemwell.D.BecauseeveryonehadtopretendtobehappyinordernottobefireD.27.Ifonewantstomakehiscompanytobeagreatoneheshould________.A.enjoyfiringhisunhappyemployeesB.believebusinessisonlyaboutmakingmoneyC.employgoodemployeeswhoarefitforhiscompanyD.followthebooksongreatcompanies28.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Theauthormanagedhiscompanyverywell.B.Themanhadbeeninlovewiththeauthor’snieceforlongbeforehecametotheparty.C.Thebooksongreatcompaniesusuallytelltheirsecrets.D.It’seasytobuildagreatcompanywiththewrongpeoplE.
EveniftreescannotwalktheyarestillonthemovE.InpartsoftheArcticentireforestsaremovingnorthwarD.AcrosstheArctictemperaturesarerisingfasterthananywhereelseintheworlD.Asthathappensthetreelinethatmarkswhereforestsstopandthetreelesstundra冻土地带startshasbeenshiftingnorthwarD.TreesgrowingalongthetreelinemustprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwinD.Todothisplantstendtogrowhorizontal水平的brancheslowtothegrounD.Theenergyittakesfortreestogrowthiswaymeanstheydon'thaveenoughenergytomakeseeds.ButasEarth'sclimatehasbeenwarmingtreesnolongerhavetojustgrowhorizontally.Manycaninsteadgrowuptowardthesky.Thistakeslessenergy.Andwithalltheleftoverenergythesetreeshavestartedproducingmoreseeds.Thishappensespeciallyinplaceswherethewhitespruce白云杉grows.WhitesprucewhichisaNorthAmericantreeisquiteabletoproducealotofseedswhichcanmovelongdistancesinthewinD.Whenwind-blownseedsenduponthetundrabeyondthetreelinetheyeventuallycansprout发芽newtrees.ThisexplainshowaforestcanmovE.Ofcoursetheprocesswouldworkonlyifthetundrawerewarmenough.Butinrecentyearsthewholeplanethasbeenwarming.Newtreeswillprovidesheltersforsomesnowkeepingthesun’sraysfrommakingthewhitesurfacedisappear.Insteadthetreesabsorbthesun'sheat.Thiswarmsthesurroundingair.Theextrawarmthencouragesevenmoretreestoproduceseeds.Thatfurtherboostsaforest'sabilitytoexpanD.Inadditionmoretreeswilltrapmoresnowpreventingmuchofitfrombeingblownaway.Snowcantrapheatinthesoilbelowwhichencouragestreestogrow.TherecentriseoftemperaturehashelpedmoretreesgrowpastthetreelinE.Peopleworryaboutimpactsontheanimalsthatdependonfrozenconditionsforfoodandshelter.25.WhatisthemaincauseofthetreesintheArcticmovingnorthward?A.TherisingtemperaturE.B.TheshrinkingofnortherntundrA.C.ThefierceandcoldwinD.D.Theabundantresourcesinthenorth.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph2mean?A.Toproducemoreseeds.B.TomovenorthwardC.TorespondtotheclimatechangE.D.ToprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwinD.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Newtreescantrapthesnowwhichmaymakethesoilcolder.B.Thetrappedsnowpreventsnewtreesfromproducingmoreseeds.C.Newtreescanmakethesurroundingairwarmer.D.Newtreescanbringmorefoodandshelterforlocalanimals.28.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A.ahealthreportB.asciencereportC.afashionmagazineD.achildren'smagazine
Whenyouattendchildren’sbirthdaysoralong-expectedfamilyholidayweusuallywanttokeepthoseimportantmomentsinmindwithaphotograph.Butifyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhocan’tstopsnappingphotosatanimportanteventbeware—youcouldendupforgettingitallinaflash.Expertshavewarnedthattheaddictiontorecordingeverymomentofourlivescouldbehavinganadverseeffectonourmemories.MaryanneGarryaNewZealandpsychologyprofessorhasbeenstudyinghowthefrequenttakingofphotosmightchangechildhoodmemories.Ithinktheproblemisthatpeopleareforgettingtoexperiencethemomentshesays.Parentsattheparktakingonephotoafteranotheroftheirchildrenforexampleareactuallypayinglessattentiontowhatishappeningaroundthem.Thepictureonlycapturesasmallpartofthetotalexperience.Andbecauseparentsrememberlessabouttheseimportanteventstheybecomelesseffectiveintheirroleasthekeypeoplewhohelpchildrenlearnhowtotalkabouttheirexperiences.Asaresultchildren’sownchildhoodmemoriesarereduced.TheideathatweareexperiencinglessaswerecordmoregotpsychologistLindaHenkelthinking.Shewantedtoexplorehowphotographsshapeourmemories.HenkelwhoresearcheshumanmemoryatFairfieldUniversityinConnecticutdidanexperimentbysendinggroupsofstudentstotheuniversity’sartmuseum.Thestudentsobservedsomeobjectsandphotographedothers.Thenbackatthelaboratorytheyweregivenamemorytest.Henkelfoundwhatshecalledaphoto-takingeffect.Thestudentsrememberedfeweroftheobjectsthattheyhadtakenphotosofandtheyrememberedfewerdetailsaboutthoseobjects.Shesaysherstudents’memorieswereworsebecausetheywererelyingonthecameratorememberthedetailsforthem.Assoonasyouhit‘click’onthatcamerait’sasifyou’veoutsourcedyourmemory.shesays.24.WhatdoestheworditinParagraph1referto?A.Animportantevent.B.Achild’sbirthday.C.Avaluablephotograph.D.Afamilyholiday.25.AccordingtoParagraph3whyarechildren’smemoriesreduced?A.Flashlightsarecausingchildrentoforgetmorethings.B.Parentsarenotinterestedinlisteningtochildren’sexperiences.C.Childrenaremoreinterestedintakingphotosthanexperiencing.D.Parentsarelesseffectiveinhelpingchildrendiscusstheirexperiences.26.HowdidHenkeldevelophertheoryaboutthephoto-takingeffect?A.Bycarryingoutanexperiment.B.Bygivingaquestionnaire.C.Byinterviewingagroupofstudents.D.Byresearchingthefindingsoftheothers.27.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tointroduceanewdiscoveryintakingphotos.B.Todiscusstheeffectofphoto-takingonmemory.C.Toexplainhowtousecamerasinaneffectiveway.D.Todescribethewaysofrememberingvaluableexperiences.
Whenmostpeopletalkofaclassroomtheythinkofolderpeopleteachingyoungerones.Butwhenitcomestolearningabouthigh-technologydevicestheoppositecanoftenbetruE.ThatiswhatishappeningthroughaprogramintheeasternAmericancityofColumbiaMarylanD.The50PlusCenterprovidesfreetechnologyclassesforadultsaged50andolder.Theteachersareoftenteenagersandevenyoungerchildren.MyraStaffordis73yearsolD.ShesignedupfortheworkshoptolearnhowtouseheriPaD.Ms.StaffordsayssheislearningquicklyaboutthedeviceandthatsheenjoyslearningfromyoungerpeoplE.Eleven-year-oldZhionPerkinsteachesMs.StafforD.HesaysYouhavetobereallyreallypatientbecausesomeofthemmightnotaccepttheknowledgeassmoothlyasothers.MeridyMcCaguedirectorofthe50PlusCentersaysAspeopleareagingtheirworldsgetalittlesmaller.Someofthemcannolongerdrive;someofthemdon’tgetouttomakelongtripstovisittheirrelatives.TheprogrambringsthembackintoFacebookandSkypE.NowtheycandoeverythingfromorderingthingsfromAmazontoorderinggroceriesormeals.Teachingseniorcitizensabouttechnologycanprovehelpfulfortheeconomy.Asseniorsgetmoreexcitedaboutusingthetechnologythey’regoingintothemarketplaceandbuyingsomeproducts.Sothat’saboomineconomyrighttherE.MadisonLamisa17-year-oldteacherofthetechnologyworkshop.Shesaysshealsolearnsalotfromhelpingseniors.SafireWindleyisheadoftheYouthandTeenCenterthatoperatestheprogram.Shesaysyoungpeoplegainsocialskillsfromteachingolderresidents.ThisissomethingtheyneeD.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Onlyolderadultscanbeoutstandingteachers.B.ProvidingfreeclassesforadultsisanurgentneeD.C.Learninghightechnologyisnecessaryforchildren.D.Theclasses’differencemainlyliesintheteachers’agE.30.Whatisimportantwhentheyoungteacholderadults?A.Responsibility.B.ExperiencE.C.PatiencE.D.Interest.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Olderpeople’sworldsgetalittlesmallerB.It’swonderfullearningfromyoungerpeopleC.TeenshelpseniorsbridgetechnologygapD.Seniorsgetexcitedaboutusinghigh-techdevices
A.bigfocusofthecriticismofcomputergameshasconcernedthecontentofthegamesbeingplayeD.Whenthestoryofthegamesisanalyzedtheycanbeseentofallintosomestyles.ThetwostylesmostpopularwiththechildrenIinterviewedwere‘Platformers’and‘Beat-them-ups.’PlatformgamessuchasSonicandSuperMarioinvolveleapingfromplatformtoplatformavoidingobstaclesmovingonthroughthelevelsandprogressingthroughthedifferentstagesofthegamE.Beat-them-upsarethegameswhichhavecausedconcernovertheirviolentcontent.Thesegamesinvolvefightsbetweenanimated动画的characters.Inmanywaysthisviolencecanbecomparedtoviolencewithinchildren’scartoonswhereacharacterishitovertheheadorfallsoffacliffbutwalksawayunscathed.Argumenthasoccurredinpartbecauseoftheintensityofthegameplaywhichissaidtospilloverintochildren’severydaylives.Thereareworriesthatchildrenarebecomingmoreviolentandaggressiveafterlongtimeexposuretothesegames.Playingcomputergamesinvolvesfeelingsofintensefrustrationandangerwhichoftenexpressesitselfinaggressive‘yells’atthescreen.Itisnotonlythe‘Beat-them-up’gameswhichproducethisaggression;platformgamesarejustasfrustratingwhenthecharacterslosealltheir‘lives’and‘die’justbeforetheendofthelevelisreacheD.Computergamingreliesuponintenseconcentrationonthemovingimagesonthescreenanddemandsgreathand-to-eyecoordination协调.Whentheplayerlosesandthewords‘Gameover’appearonthescreenthereisannoyanceandfrustrationatbeingbeatenbythecomputerandathavingmadeanerror.ThisangerandaggressioncouldperhapsbecomparedtotheaggressionfeltwhenplayingfootballandyoutakeyoureyeofftheballandenabletheoppositiontoscorE.Theannoyanceexperiencedwhendefeatedatacomputergameiswhatmakesgaming‘addictive’:theplayerisdeterminednottomakethesamemistakeagainandtohave‘onelastgo’inthehopeofdoingbetternexttimE.SomeoftheconcernovertheviolenceofcomputergameshasbeenaboutchildrenwhoareunabletotellthedifferencebetweenfictionandrealityandwhoactouttheviolentmovesofthegamesinfightontheplaygrounD.Theproblemwithvideogamesisthattheyinvolvechildrenmorethantelevisionorfilmsandthismeanstherearemoreimplicationsfortheirsocialbehavior.Playingthesegamescanleadtoanti-socialbehaviormakechildrenaggressiveandaffecttheiremotionalstability.32Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.HowtocontrolangerwhileplayingcomputergamesB.Thereisnodifferencebetween‘Platformers’and‘Beat-Them-Ups’C.HowdoesplayingcomputergamesaffectthelevelofviolenceinchildrenD.Howtomakechildrenspendlesstimeoncomputergames33.ThewordunscathedinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.unharmedB.unbeatenC.unsettledD.unhappy34.AccordingtoParagraph2howdoesviolencerelatetoplayingcomputergames?A.Beat-Them-Upsaremorepopularwithchildrenthereforemorelikelytoproduceviolentbehavior.B.Whenlosingcomputergameschildrentendtoexperiencefrustrationandanger.C.Peoplewhohavegoodhand-eye-coordinationtendtobemoreviolentthanothers.D.Theviolentcontentinthegamesgetschildrenaddictedtothegames.35.AccordingtotheauthorwhydovideogamesleadtoviolencemorethanTVormovies?A.Becausechildrencannottellfictionfromreality.B.BecausechildrenliketoactoutthescenesinthegamesontheplaygrounD.C.Becausecomputergamescanproducemoreanti-socialbehavior.D.BecausecomputergamesinvolvechildrenmorethanTVorfilms.
InBritainit'sbottomsupfromtheweekbeforeChristmastillthelastfireworkexplodesintheskyannouncingthenewyear.ThelastFridaybeforeChristmaspopularlyknownas‘MadFriday’—isoneofthebusiestperiodsforthecountry’spubsandclubs.Butit'snotjustthebarsthatgetbusy.AmbulancesandA&EdepartmentsaroundBritaingetpackedouttoo.Headinjuriescutsfallsit'seasytoenduphurtingyourselforotherswhenself-controldisappearandyourheadisspinningduetoalcoho1.Revelers纵酒狂欢的人havebeenwarnedbythehealthauthoritiesaboutthedangersofdeadlydrinkingbutdrinkingcrazilyseemstobepartofthefestivitiesforsome.ThecharityAlcoholConcernisrunningacampaignofrestrictionbyencouragingpeopletohaveadryJanuary.JackieBallardthecharity’sChiefExecutivebelievesthecampaignhasbeensuccessfulinrecentyears.ShesaysMorethantwo-thirdsofpeopleevensixmonthslateraredrinkingatreducedlevelshavinghadamonthoffdrink.Butalsoastudyhasshowntheimpactithasonpeople’shealthreducingtheirbloodpressureandbloodsugarlevels.ThestudybytheUniversityofSussexfollowedupnearly900participantsinAlcoholConcern’sDryJanuarycampaignandfoundoutthat72％ofthemhadkeptharmfuldrinkingsessionsdownand4％werestillnotdrinking.Moderation适度seemstobethekeytoeverything.Theofficialrecommendationforwomenisnottoregularlydrinkmorethan2to3unitsofalcoholaday.Thelimitformenis3to4unitsofalcohol—nomorethanapintof5.2％ABVlagerbeerorcider.32.ThelastFridaybeforeChristmasiscalled.MadFridaybecause_________.A.peoplestayuptoolateB.peoplegooutanddrinkalotC.fireworkexplodesintheskyD.peoplegoshopingmadly33.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theatmosphereofthebars.B.Theeffectofdrinkingtoomuch.C.Thecustomsofthefestivities.D.Theimportanceofthehealthauthorities.34.TheresultofdryJanuarycampaignisthat________.A.manypeoplestopdrinkingB.peopledrinkmorethanbeforeC.peoplecanimprovetheirhealthD.people’sbloodpressureincreases35.Whatistheofficialsuggestionofdrinkingalcohol?A.Womenshouldn’tdrinkanyalcoho1.B.Peopleshouldstayawayfromalcoho1.C.Menmaydrink3to4unitsofalcoholatleast.D.Moderatealcoholdrinkingcanbeaccepted.
ExperiencethenewlyopenedGrandCanyon大峡谷WestSkywalkinColorado.DepartingfromGrandCanyon’sSouthRimbyAirplanetoGrandCanyon’sWestRimyouwilllandandtakeagroundtourtotheSkywalk!Walkonairfor70feetovertheedgeofGrandCanyonWest.ThisSkywalkhasbeenopensinceMarch282007.DailyvisitorshiptotheSkywalkhasbeenover4000peoplE.PleasebepatienttoenjoyyourmomentontheSkywalk.AfteryouhaveexperiencedtheoneandonlyGrandCanyonSkywalkGlassBridgeyouwillreturntotheGrandCanyonWestAirportandtakeyourairplaneforaflightbacktotheSouthRimoftheCanyon.ThisisatournevertobeforgottenasyouwillhavewalkedonairovertheGrandCanyon.TourItinerary行程TourDuration5.7HoursTheGrandCanyonAdventureSkywalkFlightfromGrandCanyonSouthRimtoGrandCanyonWest1HourExperienceabird’s-eyeviewoftheGrandCanyonasyoumakeyourwaytoGrandCanyonWest.LightLunchatGuanoPointatGrandCanyonWest2HoursYou’llbetakenbybustoGuanoPointwithbreathtakingviewsofthewesternpartoftheGrandCanyonwheretheColoradoRivermakesitswayintoLakeMooD.Everytableforlunchhasaview.WalkontheWorldFamousSkywalk1.5HoursFinallyyou’llboardyourbustoEaglePointhomeoftheGrandCanyonSkywalk.Nowitistimeforyoutowalkonairfor70feetovertheGrandCanyon.FlightBacktoGrandCanyonSouthRim1.2HoursAftertimeontheSkywalkyou’llreturntotheGrandCanyonWestAirportandreturntoGrandCanyonSouthRimintimefordinnerandsunset.25.Thisadvertisementisfor________.A.GrandCanyonB.theSkywalkC.GrandCanyonWestD.GrandCanyonSouth26.TheGrandCanyonSkywalkBridgeismadeofglassbecause________.A.itlooksstrangerB.itischeapertobuildC.itlooksmorebeautifulD.itgivesyouabetterview27.AccordingtotheTourItinerarytherouteis________.A.SouthRim→GuanoPoint→WestAirport→EaglePoint→WestAirport→SouthRimB.SouthRim→WestAirport→GuanoPoint→EaglePoint→WestAirport→SouthRimC.SouthRim→WestAirport→EaglePoint→GuanoPoint→WestAirport→SouthRimD.SouthRim→WestAirport→EaglePoint→WestAirport→GuanoPoint→SouthRim
Bynowweareallawarethatsocialmediahashadatremendousinfluenceonourcultureinbusinessontheworld-at-largE.SocialmediawebsitesrevolutionizedthewaypeoplecommunicateandsocializeontheWeB.Howeverasidefromseeingyourfriends’newbabyonFacebookorreadingaboutJustinBieber’slatestconflictwiththelawonTwitterwhataresomeoftherealinfluences?Socialnetworksoffertheopportunityforpeopletore-connectwiththeiroldfriendsandacquaintancesmakenewfriendsshareideasandpicturesandmanyotheractivities.UserscankeeppacewiththelatestglobalandlocaldevelopmentsandparticipateincampaignsandactivitiesoftheirchoicE.ProfessionalsusesocialmediasiteslikeLinkedIntoenhancetheircareerandbusinessdevelopment.Studentscanworktogetherwiththeirpeerstoimprovetheiracademicandcommunicationskills.Unfortunatelythereareafewdownsidestootosocialnetworking.Ifyouarenotcarefulimmoralpeoplecantargetyouforcyberbullyinganddisturbanceonsocialsites.Schoolchildrenyounggirlsandwomencanfallvictimtoonlineattackswhichcancreatetensionandsuffering.Ifyouareavictimofcyberbullyingdonottakeitlyingdownbuttrytotakeappropriatelegalactionagainsttheattacker.Manycompanieshaveblockedsocialnetworksasaddictedemployeescandistractthemselvesonsuchsitesinsteadoffocusingonwork.InfactstudiesshowthatBritishcompanieshavelostbillionsofdollarsperyearinproductivitybecauseofsocialmediaaddictionamongemployees.Alsowhatyoucarelesslypostonthecancomebacktotroubleyou.Revealing泄露personalinformationonsocialsitescanmakeusersvulnerable易受伤害的tocrimeslikeidentitytheftstalkingetC.ManycompaniesperformabackgroundcheckontheWebbeforehiringanemployeE.IfapotentialemployeehaspostedsomethingembarrassingonsocialmediaitcangreatlyaffecttheirchancesofgettingthejoB.Thesameholdstrueforourrelationshipstooasourlovedonesandfriendsmaygettoknowifwepostsomethingundesirableonsocialnetworks.Socialmediahasitsadvantagesanddrawbacksaseachcoinhastwosides.Itisuptoeachusertousesocialsiteswiselytoenhancetheirprofessionalandsociallifeandexercisecautiontoensuretheydonotfallvictimtoonlinedangers.32.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatsocialnetworks_________.A.benefitusersinvariouswaysB.offerprofessionalsgoodchancesC.guideuserstomakerightchoicesuserstomakerightchoicesD.helpstudentsfinishtheirhomework33.Facedwithproblemscausedbysocialmediasomecompanies________.A.takelegalactionagainsttheattackersB.avoidpostingembarrassinginformationC.refusetohirepotentialaddictedemployeesD.forbidtheuseofsocialnetworksduringworktime34.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.remindpeopletowiselyusesocialmediaB.shareexperiencesinusingsocialmediaC.providesomeadviceonsocialproblemsD.raisepublicawarenessofsocialproblems35.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C.Conclusion
Parents:Whycan’tyoueverlistentous?Children:Becauseofthehugegenerationgap代沟betweenus.ParentsGenerationgap?Whatisit?Ifweprovideyouwitheverythingwouldthegapberemoved?Children:MaybE.Parents:Thedayyoucameintoourliveswebecameparents.Wekeptlearningaboutparentingonatrialanderrorbasis.Asparentswealsogrowwithyousowecanmakemanymistakesandweexpectyoutounderstandthat.Whateveryouneededwewereabletoprovideyou.Althoughyourdesireswerelargerthanthepaychecksstillwetriedtofulfileverydesireofyourstothebestofourability.Sothegenerationgapisjustyourimaginationandnotareality...Children:Youneverletusfollowourdreamsourpassionsandyoudon’ttrustusthatwecanmakedecisionsonourownaboutourlifE.Parents:Yourdreamandyourpassionskeepchangingasyougrowupsoweaskyoutowaittorealizewhatyoureallywanttodowithyourlivesandforthatyouneedtobeeducatedwellenough.That’sthebasicneed;wedoprovideit.Wedotrustyouunconditionally;yougivemeaningtoourlives.Thereasonwhywecreatebarriers障碍foryouisthatwedon’teverwishtoseeyouinpainorgethurtbecausesituationsarethewaysoflifE.Sometimesthey’retooeasytosolvebutsometimestheyarereallydifficulttodealwith.WepreparethemforyousothatyouareabletodealwitheverysituationwitheaseandconfidencE.Thedayyoumakeyourdecisionsindependentlyweexpectyoutotaketheresponsibilityoftheirresults.Beassuredyouwillalwayshaveourunconditionalsupportnomatterwhattheresultis.Children:Youalwayscompareuswithourfriends.Parents:Yesthat’sourmistakeaswekeepforgettingthateachchildisspecialinhis/herownway.WesometimestrytoliveourowndreamsthroughyousoyourowndreamsarenotachieveD.Weseekforgivenessforthat.32.Intheopinionofparentsthegenerationgap________.A.won’tberemovedinanycaseB.doesn’texistatallintheworldC.causesthemtomakemistakesD.leavesthemunabletorealizetheirdreams33.Whatdoparentsconsiderbasicforchildrentofollowtheirdreams?A.HavingpassioninlifeB.TrustingeachotherfullyC.ReceivingbettereducationD.Givingmeaningtolife34.Whenmakingdecisionsindependentlychildrenareexpectedto________.A.facetheresultswhatevertheyareB.getsupportfromtheirfriendsfirstC.behonesttotheirparentsD.judgewhattheresultsmaybe35.Whatdoparentsapologizetochildrenfor?A.FailingtorealizethedreamofchildrenB.Expectingchildrentorealizeparents’dreamC.HurtingchildrenwhentheygrowupD.Preventingchildrenfrommakingfriendsfreely
Lastyearmysummerholidaywasspoiledbymybringingalongamodernconveniencethatwastooconvenientformyowngood:theiPaD.InsteadoflookingatnatureIcheckedmye-mail.InsteadofpaddlingasmallboatIfollowedmyTwitterfeed推特简讯.InsteadofreadinggreatnovelsIstucktoreadingfournewspaperseachmorning.IwasbehavingasifIwerestillintheofficE.Mybodywasonvacationbutmyheadwasn’t.SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomethingdifferent:withdrawalfromtheInternet.Iknewitwouldn’tbeeasysinceI’mbadatself-control.ButIwasdetermineD.IstartedbygivingtheiPadtomywifE.Thecellphonesignalatourhousewasworsethaninthepastmakingmyattemptsatcheatinganexperienceinfrustration沮丧.Iwastrappedforcedtogothroughwithmyplan.Largelybreakingawayfrome-mailTwitterandmyfavoritenewspaperwebsitesIhadfewwaystoconnecttotheworldexceptfortheradio—andhowmuchradiocanonelistentoreally?IhadtodowhatIhadplannedtodoallalong:readbooks.Thisexperiencehashadahappyending.WithdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywifeIwoninmyvacationstruggleagainsttheInternetrealizingfinallythatitwasInottheiPadthatwastheproblem.IknewIhadwonwhenwepassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.Idon’tneeditIsaiD.Howeveraswereturntopost-vacationlifeahardertestbegins:CanIcontinuewhenI’mbackatwork?Therearetimeswhentheneedtoknowwhat’sbeingsaidrightnowisgreat.Ihavenointentionofgivingupmyconveniencecompletely.ButIhopetoresistthetemptationtocheckmye-maileveryfiveminuteswhichleadstocheckingmyTwitterfeedandawebsiteortwo.IthinkavacationissupposedtohelpyourestyourbraintobecomemoreproductivE.HereIhopethisoneworkeD.28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’slastsummervacation?A.Hewasdeterminedtoenjoythebeautifulview.B.HisiPadruinedhisplanoffinishingagreatnovel.C.Hehatedhimselfforactingasifhewereworkingonvacation.D.HefeltsatisfiedthathehadstucktohisusualtimetablE.29WhatdidtheauthordotokeepawayfromtheInternetthisyear?A.Hecutoffhiscellphonesignal.B.HehandedhisiPadtohiswifE.C.HerefusedtocheatinhishousE.D.HelistenedtotheradiomostofthetimE.30.Whenbackatworktheauthorwillprobablychooseto________.A.keepcontrolofwhenandhowtousetheInternetB.continuetoreadmoreandmorebooksC.stayawayfromtheInternetforeverD.stopcheckingwhatisbeingsaidrightnowcompletely31.Whatistheauthor’sopinionofagreatvacationinthepassage?A.A.vacationishavingnothingtodobutreadallday.B.A.vacationprovesthatalifeofpleasureisovervalueD.C.A.vacationmeansachangeofpacetomakeonemorecreativE.D.A.vacationisaperiodoftimetodowhateveronewishesto.
Instagramisafastbeautifulandfunwaytoshareyourlifewithfriendsandfamily.Takeapictureorvideochooseafiltertotransformitslookandfeel.andthenposttoInstagram—it’sthateasy.YoucanevensharetoFacebookTwitterandmore.It’sanewwaytoseetheworld.SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople’stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsillybutatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUKI’dprobablydoittoo.ThePictureHouseistheworld’sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant.YouorderclickaphotoofthefoodshareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant巨人BirdsEyewhocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSohoLondonforthreedaysinMayandisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon’thavetopayforiftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’sFoodforLifecampaignanewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecialsaidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontothePictureHousehasbeengreatsofarAndthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendtherenotbywhattheyeat.24.Instagramprobablyis________.A.aprogramusedtosharephotosB.acampaignofFoodforLifeC.arestaurantfreeofchargeD.anewmarketingproject25.What’stheauthor’sattitudetothisnewtrend?A.ConfusedB.InterestedC.OpposedD.Unconcerned26.ThePictureHouseencouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_______.A.raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB.createanewsocialmediatrendC.attractmorecustomersD.rewardtheregularcustomers27.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FoodforLifeB.ThePop-upDinerC.NoNeedtoPayD.PaybyPicture
Takingashowerisrelaxing.Youcanhumasongdaydreamorthinkaboutnothingleavingtherealworldbehindyou.Butdidyouknowthatshoweringcanalsobenefityourmind?A.researchbyScottBarryKaufmanapsychologistfromYaleUniversityintheUSinterviewedover3000peoplearoundtheworlD.Itturnedoutthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheintervieweessaidtheyhadexperiencednewideasintheshowerandweremorelikelytohavethemintheshowerthanatwork.Sowhydoesasimpleshowerhavesuchmagicpower?Sciencecanexplainit.Showeringcanhelptoraiseourlevelofdopamine多巴胺ahormone荷尔蒙closelyrelatedtoourcreativity.PeoplevaryintermsoftheirlevelofcreativityaccordingtotheactivityofdopamineexplainedAliceFlahertyafamousAmericanneuroscientist神经系统学家.Takingawarmshowercanmakeusfeelrelaxedandthereforemakethedopaminelevelriseandbring'Aha!'momenttous.Besidesthechemicalchangesshoweringmaygiveyouabreakfromwhatyoufeelyouhavebeenstuckwith.Especiallywhenyouhavethoughthardalldayaboutaproblemjumpingintotheshowercankeepyoufromtheoutsideworldsothatyoucanfocusonyourinnerfeelingsandmemories.InthiswayaccordingtoAmericanpsychologistShelleyH.CarsonauthorofYourCreativeBrainashoweringhourmayturnintoan'incubation孵化period’foryourideas.ComparedwithsittinginfrontofacomputertakingashowerissomethingwedolessfrequentlyinourdailylifE.Whenshoweringwegetafreshexperiencewiththechangeoflocationtemperatureandhumidity.NewandunexpectedexperiencescanleadtopositivechangesinthinkingexplainedKaufman.Gettingoffthecouchandjumpingintheshowermaycreateadistanceandforceyoutothinkfromanewpointofview.Showeringallowsustoenjoythecreativejuicesofourmindsbutitneedn'tjustbethebathroomwhereyougetyourinspiration.ForinstanceGertrudeSteinafemaleAmericanwriterandpoetgotnewideasbydrivingaroundafarmandstoppingatdifferentcowsuntilshefoundtheonethatmostinspiredher.Sotrytocreateyourownwaytofreeyourmindwhetherit'sawalkneartheoceanacountrydriveorreadingabookathomE.32.Accordingtothearticlewhatchangescanshoweringcause?A.Bringingtheterriblemomenttous.B.IncreasingthelevelofdopaminE.C.Leadingtoboredomortiredness.D.SettingthecreativepartofthebrainfreE.33.Ifonehasfocusedonsomethingalldayshoweringcanhelp.A.turnone'sattentioninwardsB.drawone'sattentiontotheoutsideworldC.onemakeanimportantbreakthroughD.manychemicalchangestotakeplace34.Itcanbeinferredfromthearticlethat.A.changesinthefrequencyofanactioncancreateanewperspectiveB.itisagoodideatotalkwithothersabouttheirsourcesofinspirationC.ourlivesmightfeellongerandfullerifwefrequentlytrynewthingsD.itishelpfultotrysomethingdifferentratherthanstayfocusedonadifficulttask35.TheexampleofGertrudeSteininthelastparagraphisusedto.A.encouragereaderstofindtheirownwaysofgettinginspirationB.pointouttoreadersthatit'shardtofindinspirationC.explainhowtolinkinspirationwithreaders’dailylivesD.showthatcreativityoftencomesfromstrangeplaces
InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanadawhichhasmanynationalreligiousandculturaldifferencespeoplehighlyvalueindividualism—thedifferencesamongpeoplE.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.StudentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledgE.Insteadtheyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyagestudentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiasocietiesbycontrastthepeoplehavethesamelanguagehistoryandculturE.Perhapsforthisreasontheeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety'sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChinaJapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.ForexampleoneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmathsphysicsbiologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficultbutitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschoolsyetmanystudentssaythatafteranexamtheyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmericaontheotherhandisthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschooltheyhaven'tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshavE.1.Thewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassageis________.A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewwayB.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrastC.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorizationD.topreparestudentsforsociety2.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEast.B.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotasfriendlyasthoseinAsiA.3.Fromthefactswecaninferthat________.A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudentsB.ChinesestudentsaremorehardworkingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudentsC.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystemD.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofeducationalsystemB.ThevalueofindividualismC.Educationalsystem—anobviousdifferencebetweentheEastandtheWestD.Memorization—animportantlearningmethod
Perhapsyou’veseenthemontheplaygroundatpreschooldropofforpianolessons.OrevenonthesmallscreeninTVshowslikeUpAllNight.Theyarethestay-at-homedadsandlatelyitseemsthey’reeverywhere.Thelatestresearchshowsthat32percentofdadsregularlycarefortheirchildrenandamongthosewithpreschool-agekidsoneinfivedadsistheprimarycaregiver.Infamilieswheremomsworkthatfigurerisestonearlyoneinthree.Stay-at-homedadshavebecomesocommonthateventoymakersarecateringtothem.Arecentstudyfindsthattoday’sfull-timefathersaren’ttryingtobeMrMoms—insteadthey’recarvingouttheirownuniquerolesasparents.Ispokewithsomeexperiencedstay-at-homedadswhoagreedthattheirparentingstyletendstobemorerough-and-tumble.Idoletthekidstakemorerisksontheplaygroundwhereasmywifetendstogetnervousthatthey’llfallandhurtthemselvessaysKyle38anartist.Inadditionastherearemoreandmorestay-at-homedadstheyareturningtoeachotherforsupport.TheycreateMeetupgroupsandholdingDads’NightsOut.Kyleadmitshehasnoticedashiftrecently.SeveralyearsagoIwascheckingoutatthegrocerystorewiththekidsandthecashierwasverycuriouswhyIwasbuyinggroceriesinsteadofmywife.ItoldherthatIwasafull-timedadandshecommented‘WowIhavenevermetoneofyoubefore.’Nowmynext-doorneighborisadadwhostaysathomeandweoftentradeoffwatchingthekidsafterschool.Asformyownhusbandalthoughheadmitsthatbeingafull-timedadischallengingheisalsoproudofthestrongbondthathehasdevelopedwithourdaughterwhichwillofferherbenefitsthatlastforyears.ChildrenwithcaringinvolveddadstendtohavehigherIQsmoreconfidenceanddobetterinschool.Theyarealsolesslikelytoexperiencedepressionorgetintotroubleandhavebettersocialskills.24.Whyaretoymakerscateringtostay-at-homedadsA.Kidsenjoyplayingwiththem.B.Kidsliketoysboughtbythem.C.Theyarebread-winnerinthefamily.D.Theyinfluencethechoicestheirkidsmake.25.AccordingtoParagraph3stay-at-homedads_________.A.canneverreplacemoms’loveB.canbeasgoodatparentingasmomsC.trytocopymoms’parentingstyleD.differfrommomsinparentingstyles26.WhatchangeshasKylenoticedrecentlyA.ThefoundingofMeetupgroups.B.Thechangeofpeople’sattitudetowardsmen.C.Theincreaseinthenumberofstay-at-homedads.D.Thedevelopmentofnewcommunicationmethods.27.WhatisthelastparagraphmainlyaboutA.Thefuturetrendofstay-at-homedads.B.Thebenefitsofstay-at-homedadsforkids.C.Thechangesstay-at-homedadsexperience.D.Thedisadvantagesstay-at-homedadscause
ArecentreportononlineeducationmadebySRIInternationalfortheDepartmentofEducationhasaseriousacademictitlebutamostinterestingconclusion:Studentsinonlinelearningconditionsperformedbetterthanthosereceivingface-to-faceinstruction.Thereportexaminedtheresearchononlineandtraditionalclassroomteachingfrom1996to2008.SomeofitwasinK-12settingsbutmostofthestudieswereincollegesandadultcontinuingeducationprograms.Overthe12yearsthereportfound99studiesinwhichtherewerecomparisonsofonlineandclassroomperformanceforthesamecourses.TheresultoftheDepartmentofEducation’sresearchshowedthatusuallystudentsdoingsomeorallofthecourseonlinewouldrankalittlehigherthantheclassroomstudentswithlittlebutmeaningfuldifferencE.Theimportanceofthestudyliesinshowingthatonlinelearningtodayisnotjustbetterthannothing—itactuallytendstobebetterthantraditionalinstruction.saidBarbaraMeansthestudy’sleadauthorandaneducationalpsychologistatSRIInternational.Thishardlymeansthatwe’llbesayinggoodbyetoclassrooms.Butthereportdoessuggestthatonlineeducationcouldbesettodevelopsharplyoverthenextfewyears.UntilfairlyrecentlyonlineeducationtotaledtolittlE.Thathasreallychangedwiththearrivalofweb-basedvideoinstantmessagingandteamworktools.Therealpromiseofonlineeducationexpertssayisprovidinglearningexperiencesthataremoresuitableforindividualstudentsthanispossibleinclassrooms.Thatallowsmorelearningbydoingwhichmanystudentsfindmoreattractiveanduseful.WeareataturningpointinonlineeducationsaidPhilipR.RegiertheleaderofArizonaStateUniversity’sOnlineandExtendedCampusprogram.Thebiggestnear-termgrowthMr.Regierpredictswillbeincontinuingeducationprograms.32.Fromthetextweknowthat______________.A.mostofthestudiesweredoneinhighschools.B.thereportwasbasedonmorethan100studies.C.thestudieswerecarriedoutformorethan20years.D.thedifferencebetweenonlineandtraditionalteachingisnotbig.33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.traditionaleducationwillcometoanendB.traditionaleducationisnotpopularanylongerC.onlineeducationdidn’tdeveloprapidlyuntilrecentlyD.middleschoolsarefacingthechoicebetweenonlineandtraditionalteaching34.WhichisNOTthereasonwhymanystudentspreferonlinelearning?A.Onlineteachingismoresuitableforindividuals.B.Classroomteachingisnotpracticalanduseful.C.Studentscanlearnbydoinginonlinecourses.D.Onlineteachingismoreinteresting.35.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.StudyfindsthatonlineeducationbeatstheclassroomB.Whyisonlineeducationontherise?C.A.reportononlineeducationD.Classroomteachingisout
Charactersinnovelsdon’talwaysdowhatthewriterwantsthemtodo.Sometimestheycausetroubletakeonlivesoftheirownorevenworkagainstthewriter.It’snotjustaproblemforinexperiencedauthorsfamedchildren’snovelistRoaldDahlsaidhegotthemaincharacterinhisbookMatildasowrongthatwhenhe’dfinishedhisfirstversionhethrewitawayandstartedagain.Ofcourseit’snotthecharacters’fault.Theproblemlieswiththeauthor.TakeStephenKingwhoadmittedthatwritingworking-classcharactersismoredifficultnowadaysbecausehisowncircumstanceshavechanged.ItisdefinitelyharderKingsaid.WhenIwroteCarriemanyyearsagoIwasonestepawayfromphysicallabour.Thisisalsotrueforcharacters’agesaddedKing.Whenyouhavesmallchildrenitiseasytowriteyoungcharactersbecauseyouobservethemandyouhavetheminyourlifeallthetime.Butyourkidsgrowup.It’sbeenharderformetowriteaboutthislittle12-year-oldgirlinmynewbookbecausemymodelsaregone.ForotherauthorssuchasKarenFowlerthere’sonequalitythatcanstopacharacterinitstracksboredom.IhadparticularproblemswiththemaincharacterinmyhistoricalnovelSisterNoonshesays.ShehadattitudesaboutraceandreligionthatseemedappropriatetomeforhertimeandclassbuttheywerenotattitudesIliked.EventuallyIgrewquiteboredwithher.YoucanwriteabookaboutacharacteryoudislikeoracharacteryoudisagreewithbutIdon’tthinkyoucanwriteabookaboutacharacterwhoboresyou.AccordingtoNeelMukherjeeitwasAdinathacharacterinTheLivesofOtherswhomadehimworkthehardest.IthinkIstruggledbecauseit’sdifficulttowriteacharacterwhosemostprominentpersonalfeatureisweaknessasAdinath’siswithoutmakingthatfeaturedefinehim.Mukherjeesays.Butatroublesomecharacterisfarfromanunwelcomeguesthecontinuesarguingthatwhencharactersworkagainsttheauthortheycomealiveandbecomeunpredictable.ThatisafantasticthingtohappenMukherjeesays.Icelebrateit.Itisoneofthegreatluckygiftsgiventoawriter.32.WhatcanweinferaboutStephenKing’sbookCarrie?A.Itwashismostdifficultbooktowrite.B.ItwasthefirstsuccessfulnovelKingwrote.C.Therewerefewchildrenfeaturedinthestory.D.Someofitsmaincharacterswereworkingclass.33.WhydidKarenFowlerhavetroublewritingthemaincharacterinhernovelSisterNoon?A.Shedisagreedwiththecharacter’sattitudes.B.Theagedifferencebetweenthetwowastoolarge.C.Shefoundthecharacterveryuninteresting.D.Thehistoricalsettingmadeaccuracydifficult.34.WhatdoesNeelMukherjeethinkofhisdifficult-to-writecharacters?A.Theyareasignthatthestoryisnotrealistic.B.Theyareoftenthemostinteresting.C.Theyshouldbepraisedbyanauthors.D.Theyneedtoberesearchedmorethoroughly.35.Inwhichpartofthenewspaperwouldyouexpecttofindthepassage?A.Careers.B.Culture.C.Entertainment.D.Lifestyle.
LeonMcCarthy12wasbornwithoutfingersonhislefthanD.Thatdidn’tstophimfrombeingabletodomanytasks.ButLeoncouldnotgraspmorethanoneobjectatatimE.SoLeon’sfatherPaulcreatedaprosthesis假肢usinga3Dprinter.NowLeonhasfingersthatopenandclosE.Itwasado－it－yourselffather－and－sonadventuresaysPaul.WhenLeonwasababyhisdoctoradvisedhisparentsnottogivehimaprosthetichanduntilhewasinhisearlyteens.ThedoctorsaidLeonshouldfirstlearntogetfulluseoutofthehandhewasbornwithsaysPaul.AsLeongotolderhisfatherlookedintobuyingaprosthetichandwhichcancostasmuchas$30000.Paulfoundamoreaffordablesolution.OnedayPauldiscoveredavideoontheInternetaboutRobohandaprosthesiscreatedwitha3Dprinter.HedownloadedthefreeinstructionsandcalledRobohand’screatorsforadvicE.Theytoldhimallheneededwasa3Dprinter—whichcostsaround$2000—andsomematerials.LuckilyLeon’sschoolhadrecentlypurchaseda3DprinteranditofferedtohelpPaulbuildthehandforLeon.Weusedasoccershinguard护胫cardboardandtapE.Theycostabout$10.saysPaul.WithhisnewhandLeoncandothingsbetter.IcanhelpmymommorebecausenowIcancarrytwogrocerybagshesays.Leon’sfatherhasalreadybuiltseveralhandsforLeon.LeonhelpsdesigneachonE.Hesaysthere’sonethinginparticularthathewantstodowithafutureprosthesis.Thegoalhesaysistobeabletotiemyshoelaces鞋带.24.WhydidLeon'sdoctordisapproveofhisusingaprosthesisinhischildhood?A.Theprosthetictechnologywasunderdevelopedthen.B.A.prosthesiswasveryexpensiveatthattimE.C.Theoriginalhandcoulddomanytasks.D.Tomasterthedisabledhandwasimportant.25.Leon’sfathermanagedtogetLeonanewhandby________.A.collectingmoneyontheInternetB.buyingaprosthetichandC.purchasinga3DprinterD.printingahand26.ThematerialsusedforLeon'shandcanbedescribedas________.A.cheapandcommonB.strangeandvaluableC.personalandlovelyD.basicandsolid27.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.DIYEnthusiastB.A.HelpingHandC.A.GreatAdventureD.A.LuckyEscape
Doyouoftenfeellonely?Whatdoyoudowhenyoufeelthatway?HideyourselfawayandspendyourtimereadingwatchingTVorwalkingaround?Youmightthinkthatfeelinglonelyisjustlikefeelinghappysadorscared—thatit’sjustoneofyourvariousmoods.ThatistruE.HoweverifyouletyourselfbelonelyfortoolongwithoutdealingwithityoucouldbemakingaseriousmistakE.DoctorshaveknownforsometimethatfeelinglonelyisbadfortheminD.ItcanleadtomentalhealthproblemssuchasdepressionstressandreduceconfidencE.Beinglonelymeansnotfeelingconnectedorcaredforbutit’snotaboutbeingmentallyaloneLisaJaremkascientistfromOhioStateUniversityUStoldLiveScienceinJanuary.Andthere’sgrowingevidencethatnothavingfriendsisconnectedwithphysicalillnessaswell.In2006forexamplescientistsstudied2800womenwhohadcancer.Theyfoundthatthosewhohadfewfriendsorfamilywerefivetimesmorelikelytodieoftheirdiseasethanwomenwithmanysocialcontacts.AlsoevenhealthypeoplehadabetterchanceoffallingilliftheyfeltleftoutbyothersaccordingtotheBBC.Theresultshavescientiststhinkingthatlonelinessmighthurttheimmunesystem免疫系统whichprotectsthebodyfromdiseases.HopingtoprovethistheoryJaremkaandherresearchteamputvolunteers志愿者throughastresstest.Duringthetestvolunteerswereaskedtomakeanunpreparedspeechinfrontofagroupofstony-facedpeoplE.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteerswhosaidtheywerelonelyintheirdailylivesfeltmorestressduringthetest.Andtheirbloodsamplesshowedthatallthestresshadmanagedtocauseharmfulchangestotheirimmunesystem.Lonelinesshasbeenthoughtofinmanywaysasachronicstressor慢性增压器—asociallypainfulsituationthatcanlastforquitealongtimeexplainedJaremkawholedthestudy.ThenumberofpeoplesufferingfromlonelinessisincreasingallovertheworlD.HoweversolvingtheproblemiseasiersaidthandonE.Itwon’tworktojusttellanyonetogooutandfindsomeonetoloveyousaidJaremkA.Weneedtocreatesupportnetworks.29.Ifpeoplefeellonelyforalongtime________.A.theywon’tfeelhappyanymoreB.theyaremorementallyharmedthanphysicallyC.theywillfindthefeelinggoesawaybyitselfD.theyaremorelikelytofallill30.WhatwasthepurposeofthestresstestcarriedoutbyJaremka’steam?A.Tofindouthowpeoplefightdiseases.B.Toprovelonelinesshurtspeople’simmunesystems.C.Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenlonelinessandstress.D.Toseehowpeople’semotionschangewhentheygiveunpreparedspeeches.31.Whatmadescientiststhinklonelinessmightmakethebodyworseatfightingdiseases?A.Growingevidenceofmentalproblemsrelatedtoloneliness.B.Someresearchresultsabouttherelationshipbetweencancerandloneliness.C.Somestudiesshowingthatpeoplesufferingfromlonelinessfellillordiedmoreeasilythanthosewhodidn’t.D.Theresultofatestwherevolunteerswereaskedtomakeanunpreparedspeech.32.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat________.A.lonelinesshasbecometheNo.1killerintheworldB.lonelinessisincreasingduetoadvancedtechnologiesC.websitesmustbesetuptohelppeopledealwithlonelinessD.muchmoreworkneedstobedonetofightloneliness
IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiteraturebutnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.OverthenextsixyearsIwastreadingwaterjusttryingtoearnanincomE.ItriedjournalismbutIdidn’tthinkIwasanygoodthenfinancewhichIhateD.FinallyIgotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.IlovedworkingwithbooksalthoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.IhadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffworkandIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudoandyou’retooashamedtosayWellI’mwritinganovelbutI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogettherE.MyconfidencediveD.BelievingmynovelcouldnotbepublishedIputitasidE.ThenImetanagent代理商whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.SoIdidandtomysurprisegotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterandaftersigningwithanagentIfinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincomejustwaitingandwonderingapublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offatereally.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferentthere’snoendinsightsotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract合同ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding有回报的.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.IwaswaitingforgoodfortunE.B.IwastryingtofindanadmirablejoB.C.IwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejoB.D.IwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatimE.30.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney31.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.DisturbeD.B.AshameD.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.32.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.
DowningthelastdropofanexpensivefamousbrandH.2Oaswellasrememberingtothrowtheemptybottleintherecyclingbinmakesyoufeelprettygoodaboutyourselfright?Itshouldn't.EvenwhenthebottlesarerecycledthereareallkindsofotherconsequencesofswallowingbottledwatersaysMelissaPeffers;theair-qualityprogrammanagerforEnvironmentalDefensE.ThecontainersareoftenfilledinfarawaylandsthenshippedfromabroadandstoredinrefrigeratorsatyourlocalstorE.Comparethatwiththeinfluenceonenvironmentofturningonyourtapfillingaglassanddrinkingup!AnyonewhoischoosingbottledwaterforhealthreasonsismisguidedsaysPeffersMostbottledwaterisjusttapwater.Andwhatcomesoutofyourtapiscarefullymonitoredtofollowthestrictrules.ConsideranotherfactthatbottledwaterissurprisinglyexpensiveespeciallywhencomparedwiththealternativewhichisalmostfreeanditisastonishingthatAmerica'sdesireforbottledwaterseemsimpossibletosatisfyreachingnearly30billionbottlesayear.;Myparents'generationneverhadbottledwatersays.IsabelleSilvermananEnvironmentalDefenselegaladviser.Shehasmadeacommitmenttogoingbottlefree.Youdon'tneedtofetchithomefromthestoreandit'scheapersheadds.Bottledwater'sroleasastatussymbolneedstochangePefferspointsout.SowhenawaiteratanexpensiverestaurantoffersAndwhat'syourdrink?that'snoreasontoforgetyourconviction信念.Don'tbeafraidtosay`I'llhavetap.'SayitloudenoughthattheothertablesnearbycanhearyouPefferssays.Andthenspendthatmoneyonadessert.32.Inthefirstparagraphtheunderlinedsentenceitshouldn't.suggestthatpeople.A.shouldn'tfeelpleasedwithfinishingthewaterinthebottleB.shouldn'tfeelgoodaboutdrinkinganexpensivebrandH.2O.C.shouldn'tbecontentwithjustrecyclingemptybottlesD.shouldn'tbesatisfiedwithdrinkingonlybottledwater33.Accordingtotheauthortapwateris.A.assafeasbottledwaterB.morellikelytobepollutedC.healthierthanbottlewater`D.lessconvenientthanbottledwater34.Theunderlinedpart.goingbottlefreeinParA.4means.A.makingbottledwaterfreeB.abandoningbottledwaterC.recyclingusewaterbottlesD.providingfreewatercontainers35.WhydoesPeffersaskpeopletosayI'llhavetap.loudly?A.Toencouragethemtosetanexampleforotherstofollow.B.Toadvisethemtosavethemoneyforonemoredessert.C.Toremindthemtobeawareoftheirsocialstatus.D.TopersuadethemtospeakconfidentlyinpubliC.
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