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Researcheshaveshownthatthefirstimpressionyoumakeonaninterviewerreallycounts.Fortunatelytherearesomeactionsyoucantaketohelpmasterthefirstimpression.TimingFewthingsgiveaworseimpressionthanshowinguplateforanimportantmeeting.AllowyourselfplentyoftimetogettotheinterviewincaseyouhavetroublefindingtheofficE.Ideallyyoushouldcheckin报到fivetotenminutesearlyandalwaysbepoliteandprofessionaltoeveryoneyoumeet—youneverknowhowmuchinfluencethemanmayhaveonthehiringdecision.AppearanceLikeitornotpeoplemakejudgmentsonappearancessoit'simportanttolooklikeagoodprofessional.Neverwearanythingsloppy邋遢的ortight.Highqualitybusinesssuitsarealwaysappropriateforbothmenandwomen.Andalwaysbesurethatyourhairisclean.HandshakeAccordingtosomeexpertsyourgrip握法expressesdifferentmeanings.Offeraweakhandshakeandyourpartnerwillthinkyou'rehesitant犹豫的orcowardly怯懦的.GiveafirmhandshakeandyoucanappearoverlyenthusiastiC.ButwhenyoushakewithamediumfirmgripyouexpressconfidencE.BodylanguageThebestwaytomakeotherscomfortablewhenyoufirstmeetthemisbygivingthematruesmilE.Astudyfoundthat55percentofcommunicationisreceivedfromthebodylanguagE.Toensureyourbodylanguageshowsyourconfidencesitupstraightwithyourshouldersback.Avoidcrossingyourlegsanddon'tadoptacasualpose—evenifyourinterviewerdoes.Ifstaringstraightintotheinterviewer'seyesmakesyouuncomfortablelookatherorhisnoseinstead—itlookslikeyou'restillmakingeyecontactbutmightbelessnervous.36.Themostharmfulactiontoyourfirstimpressionis________.A.todresscasuallyB.toarrivelateC.tospeaktoomuchD.tocrossyourlegs37.Tomakeagoodfirstimpressionyou'dbetter______.A.giveamediumfirmgriptoexpressconfidenceB.notgiveahandshaketoshowyourcarefulnessC.giveaweakhandshaketoshowyourgoodtemperD.giveastronghandshaketoshowyourstrength38.Thistextisespeciallysuitableforthosewhowant______.A.toattendajobinterviewB.tomakeadatewithanewgirlfriendC.toseeastrangerD.tomakeanewfriendinaparty
Nowscientistsbelievethatglobalwarmingaffectshibernatinganimalscausingthemtowakeupearlier.Whilethismayseemalittleconcernitisinfactasignificantenvironmentalproblem.Theshortenedhibernationperiodcouldactuallyleadtosignificantdeclinesinthepopulationofseveralspecies.SomeofthefirstconcreteevidenceofthephenomenoncamefromColoradowhereresearchersattheRockyMountainBiologicallabhavebeenobservingmarmot旱獭hibernationbehaviorsincethe1970s.IntheearlydaysoftheirstudiesmarmotsgenerallyhibernatedseveralweeksintothemonthofMay.Nowadayshowevertemperaturesintheareahaverisenby2.5degreesFahrenheitandthemarmotswakeupaboutamonthearlier.Atleastthemarmotsarestillhibernating.Severalotheranimalshavenotbeenhibernatingatallrecently.BrownbearsintheSpanishCantabrianMountainsdidnothibernatelastyear.InpartsoftheUnitedStateschipmunks花鼠alsoskippedthehibernationperioD.Thebearsseemtohavesurvivedwithoutlosingmanyindividuals.Thechipmunkshoweverwerenotsolucky.Manyoftheanimalsdiedofstarvationduringthewinter.Theproblemwithanimalswakingupearlyorskippinghibernationaltogetherlieswiththecreatures’metabolism新陈代谢.Whentheanimalshibernatetheirmetabolismdropssignificantly.Theanimals’heartrateslowsandtheyrequireverylittleenergytolivE.Whentheanimalsawakefromtheirwinterslumbertheirmetabolismreturnstonormal.Butwhiletheirmetabolismmaybeasactiveasitwasbeforehibernationfoodsourcesaren’tasavailableastheywerebeforE.A.marmotmaywakeupwhentemperaturesgetwarmerthinkingit’sspringbutplantswillnothavegottheamountofsuntheyneedtosignaltheirspringperiodofgrowth.SountiltheplantsgrowthemarmotshavenoreliablefoodsourcE.ManyscientistsbelievetheproblemwillcontinuetogetworsE.Inadditiontochangesinhibernationpatternssomebelievethatotheranimalswillalsobegintochangetheirmigrationpatternsorbegintogivebirthearlier.Formanybiologiststhat’sascaryprospect.TerryRootananimalexpertatStanfordUniversitysaidIdothinkwhatwewillbefacingistheextinctionofmanyspecies.1.Whatistheviewpointofthewriter?A.Globalwarmingwillcontinuetogetworseastimegoeson.B.Globalwarmingwillleadtoshortenedhibernationofsomeanimals.C.Shortenedhibernationwillresultindeclinesinthepopulationofanimals.D.Someanimalswillskiphibernationaltogether.2.Thewritersetstheexampleofthemarmotsoasto.A.explainthatglobalwarminginfluencesanimals’hibernationB.indicatethattheweathergetswarmerandwarmernowC.showthattheweatherintheUnitedStatesisquitedifferentD.saysomeanimalsdonothibernatenowduetowarmweather3.Theunderlinedwordslumberinthefourthparagraphmeans.A.weatherB.activityC.nestD.sleep4.Whycan’tmarmotsfindenoughfoodwhentheywakeup?A.Becausetherearetoomanymarmotsinthewildnow.B.Becauseplantshaven’treceivedenoughsunlightforspringgrowth.C.BecausewinterdaysendmuchearlierthanbeforE.D.Becausemoreandmoreanimalspeciesskiphibernationnow.5.TerryRootholdsanattitudetowardsthefutureofanimals.A.optimisticB.doubtfulC.pessimisticD.sensitive
TheHunanSatelliteTVHNTVshowWherearewegoingDad?isabighit.Manyfamousstarsbroughttheirchildrentoastrangevillagealoneandtheyhadtospend72hourswiththeirchildrentherE.Theprogramfullyshowedusamodernversionofthehowtobeagoodfather.AstheyoungparentstodayaretoobusytotakecareoftheirchildrenthisnewformofLostonthewayplayedbynannyDaddyandcutekidstriggered触发alotofpeople’semotionalresonance共鸣.Boththekidsandtheirparentswillfindthattheirheartsarebeingdrawncloser.Butthiskindoffeelinghasjustprovedthatthereisabigspiritualbarrierbetweenthemodernparentsandchildren.TheTVshowslikeChildrenarehardtosupport!WherearewegoingDad?hotmomandcutekidsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular.Alloftheseshowthenewparents’confusioninchildren’seducationandtheappealforthebalancebetweencareerandfamily.Inreallifeontheonehandtheyoungparentsfeelhelplessbecausetheyaretoobusytoaccompanytheirchildrenunderthepressuresofworkandlife;ontheotherhandtheycontinuetodoso.ThedatacollectedbyHNTVshowsthatnearlytwo-thirdsoftheiraudiencearefemaleamongwhom36%areagedfrom25to34.Wecanimaginesuchascenethatoneeveningayoungmotheriswatchingtheshowwithheryoungchildrenwhileherhusbandisstillatworkortrappedinsocializingormaybeisjustplayingcomputergamesinthebedroom.Thestoryofachildwithoutthecompanyoffatherisstillgoingon.Infactitissometimesthesametomothers.InamodernfamilyitisoftentheoldwhotaketheresponsibilityofraisingachilD.Theparticipationofmotherinthechildren’seducationisalsoverylow.ItisjustthiskindofconfusionwheretheparentshavegoneinthemodernfamilyeducationandwheretheparentswillguidetheirchildrentogothatWherearewegoingDad?showsus.Ifachildwantstogrowuphealthilyandsafelyintoamoderncitizenwithindependentpersonalityandfreespirititisveryimportantforhimorhertofollowtheparentswhoserveastheirfirstteacher.MaybethisistherealreasonwhysuchkindofTVprogramscouldgethot.Thetruthisthatchildrenwillgowheretheirparentsgo;andsocietywillgowherethechildrengo.46.Inraisingachildinmodernsocietyparentsshould________.A.playcomputergameswiththeirchildrenB.keeptheirchildrenathometoavoidsocializingC.balancewellbetweenfamilyandcareerD.breakdownthebarrierbetweenchildrenandteachers47.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredinthepassage?A.Parentsshouldn’tentirelyleavetheeducationofchildrentotheolD.B.36%oftheaudienceoftheprogramarefemaleagedfrom25-34.C.Theprogramshowsustheconfusionwheretheparentsandchildrenwillgotoplay.D.InamodernfamilyitisoftenmotherswhoareresponsibleforraisingachilD.48.Whichoneisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ConfusionBehindWherearewegoingdad?B.ModernEducationisImportantC.NannyDaddyandCuteKidsD.NewproblemsinModernChildren’sEducation49.Whatattitudetowardsmodernfamilyeducationdoestheauthorexpressinthesecondparagraph?A.ProuD.B.WorrieD.C.OptimistiC.D.Indifferent.
Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceansareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethataffectsseacreaturescomesfromanumberofhumanactivities.Itiscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosionsoceandrillingandshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonaturalsounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefieldsunderwaterearthquakesandsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.Decibels分贝measuredinwateraredifferentfromthosemeasuredonlanD.A.noiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumanears.Inwateradecibellevelofonehundredandninety-fivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshavesuggestedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsintheoceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales鲸鱼.AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwaterexplosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhales’abilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.SomeofthewhalesevendieD.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected被感染的.Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendtoimportantindustrialandscientificresearch.Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.Howevermanyscientistsdon’tthinkthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthantheybelieveD.Theywanttopreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesintheoceans.61.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisincreasinglydangeroustoseacreatures?A.Thesoundofcars.B.Thesoundofvoices.C.Man-madenoisepollution.D.Thesoundofsteps.62.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthethirdparagraph?A.Thesamenoiselevelproducesadifferenteffectonlandandintheocean.B.Differentplacesmayhavedifferenttypesofnoises.C.Thedecibelisnotarightunit单位formeasuringunderwaternoisE.D.Differentoceananimalsmayhavedifferentreactionstonoises.63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofwhales?A.Theywon’tbeconfusedbynoises.B.Theyaredeaftonoises.C.Theirabilitytoreproducewillbeloweredbyhigh-levelnoises.D.Theirhearingwillbedamagedbyhigh-levelnoises.64.Accordingtothepassagewhatwillscientistsmostprobablydointhefuture?A.Theywillworkhardtoreduceoceannoisepollution.B.Theywillprotectoceananimalsfromharmfulnoises.C.Theywilltrytosetalimitof120decibels.D.Theywillstudytheeffectofoceannoisepollution.
Americansignlanguagehasaninterestinghistory.AlthoughtherehavealwaysbeendeafindividualsinAmericathehistoryreallybeginsin1817.Before1817deafpeoplecommunicatedbyusinghomesigns.Gestureswereindividuallycreatedandusedwithinthehomeforsimplecommunication.Therewerenoschoolsorformalsignlanguagetrainingforthedeaf.Sowhywas1817animportantyear?WellthestorybeginswithThomasHopkinsGallaudet.Gallaudetmethisneighbor'sdaughterAliceCogswell.AlicewastheyoungdeafdaughterofDr.MasonCogswellfromHartfordConnecticut.GallaudetbeganteachingAlicetoreadandwriteafewsimplewords.ExcitedbythesuccessDr.CogswellencouragedGallaudettoestablishaschoolforthedeaf.CogswellraisedthemoneyandGallaudettraveledtoBritaintolearnthemethodsusedtherE.Howevertheschoolsrefusedtosharetheirinstructionaltechniquesandmethods.WhileinLondontherehappenedtobeademonstrationoftheFrenchmethodofdeafeducation.BritainwasusinganoralmethodofinstructionhowevertheFrenchmethodusedsigns.GallaudetwasfascinatedwiththemethodandwasabletomeetwiththeinstructorSicardandhistwodeafpupilsJeanMassieuandLaurentClerC.SicardagreedtoteachGallaudethismethodandGallaudetwenttoParistolearnFrenchsigns.AfterawhileGallaudetwishedtoreturnhomeandconvincedClerctogowithhimandhelphimestablishtheschool.Thetriphomewasa52dayvoyageduringwhichClerctaughtGallaudetFrenchsignsandGallaudettaughtClercEnglish.OnApril151817LaurentClercandThomasHopkinsGallaudetestablishedwhatiscurrentlyknownastheAmericanSchoolfortheDeafinHartfordConnecticut.TheopeningofthefirstschoolforthedeafcanbeviewedasoneofthemostimportanteventsincurrentdeafculturE.1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowGallaudetsetupthefirstschoolforthedeafinAmericA.B.WhatcontributionsGallaudetmadetotheeducationofthedeafinAmericA.C.DifferentmethodsofteachingthedeafintheworlD.D.WhoinventedAmericansignlanguagE.2.Before1817deafpeopleinAmerica________.A.couldn'tevencommunicatewiththeirparentsathomeB.couldonlyhavesimplecommunicationwithinhomeC.couldonlycommunicatewithanoralmethodD.couldonlycommunicatewithdeafpeoplefromotherhomes3.SchoolsinBritaindidn'tteachGallaudetbecause________.A.theirmethodswerequitedifferentB.theythoughtitwasimpossibleforGallaudettolearnC.GallaudetknewlittleaboutsignlanguageD.theywantedtokeeptheirmethodsasecret4.Whathappenedduringthe52dayvoyagebacktoAmerica?A.ClercbegantoteachGallaudetFrenchsigns.B.AmericansignlanguagebegantoforminGallaudet'sminD.C.GallaudetlearnedmanyofFrenchsigns.D.Bothmenlearnedthelanguageoftheother.5.WhogavethebiggesthelptoGallaudetaccordingtothepassage?A.AliceCogswell.B.Dr.MasonCogswell.C.LaurentClerC.D.JeanMassieu.
OneinthreeAmericanchildrenisoverweightorobeseputtingthemathigherriskofdevelopingdiabeteshighbloodpressurehighcholesterol胆固醇andotherillnesses.Billionsofdollarsarespenteveryyeartreatingobesity-relatedconditions.Noneofuswantsthisfutureforourkids.Wehavetoactsolet’smovE.Mrs.ObamasaidattheWhiteHousE.BeingtheFirstLadyandamotheroftwochildrenMrs.ObamahaslaunchedhercampaignagainstchildhoodobesityintheUShopingtoencouragepeopletolivehealthierlives.SheadmittedthatsheherselfwasnotimmunetothetemptationsofjunkfooD.Iloveburgersfriesicecreamsandcakes.AndsodomostkidsshestatedWe’renottalkingaboutalifestylethatdismissesallthat.Thequestionishowwehelppeoplebalancethatoutsothatthey’renotfacinglife-threateningpreventableillnesses.Insteadthey’reenjoyingtheirfoodthey’reeatingtheirvegetablesthey’redoingtheirrunningandwalkingandplayingandstillhavetimetogetagoodfunmealineveryonceinawhilE.Thecampaigncontainsfourparts:helpingparentsmakebetterfoodchoicesservinghealthierfoodinschoolvendingmachinesandlunchlinesmakinghealthyfoodmoreavailableandaffordableandencouragingchildrentoexercisemorE.TheambitiouscampaignwhichMrs.Obamahopeswillbeseenasherlegacy遗产isintendedtosolvethechildhoodobesityprobleminagenerationsothatchildrenborntodaycanreachadulthoodatahealthyweight.Thisisn’tlikeadiseasewherewe’restillwaitingforthecuretobediscovereD.WeknowthecureforthisshesaiD.PresidentBarackObamapraisedhiswifefordealingwithwhathecalledoneofthemosturgenthealthissuesfacingthecountry.ThishasenormouspromiseinimprovingthehealthofourchildrenandingivingsupporttoparentstomakethekindsofhealthychoicesthatareoftenverydifficulthesaiD.63.Mrs.Obama’slaunchedthecampaignbecauseshe.A.wasstronglypersuadedbyothermothersB.wantedtohelpthepresidentwithhisworkC.foundthatherownchildrenwerealsoobeseD.hopedtocallonpeopletoleadhealthierlives64.ItcanbeinferredfromwhatMrs.Obamasaidthat.A.peopleshouldbalancehealthyfoodandjunkfoodB.junkfoodshouldberejectedbyteenagersC.shehatedjunkfoodsoastocompletelyavoiditD.childrenweretoocautiousaboutjunkfood65.PresidentObamaappreciatesthecampaignbecause.A.itisreallyagoodwayforhiswifetohelphimbysharinghisconcernB.herealizesthattheobesityproblemisthemosturgentglobalissueC.itcontributestotheimprovementofchildhoodhealthinAmericaD.hetotallyunderstandshowtoughitwillbetocarryoutthecampaign66.Afterreadingthepassageweknowitisimpliedinthetextthat.A.obesitywillnotexistanywhereinAmericansocietyanylongerB.thecampaignwillleadtoobjectionsfromjunkfoodproducersC.settlingchildhoodobesityisthebasisofgoodhealthinadulthoodD.Obamaregardsthechildhoodobesityasthesameascuringdiseases
BritishscientistssaytheyhavedevelopedanewmaterialcalledArmourgelthatcouldhelpprotectolderadultsfrombreakingboneswhentheyfall.Scientistssayitissoftenoughtobeputinnormaleverydayclothing.Aspeoplegetoldermanyofthemdevelopthediseaseosteoporosis骨质疏松症.Itmakestheirbonessoweakthatevenaminorfallcancauseabonetobreak.Insomecasesolderadultscandiefrombreakingbonesorfromproblemsresultingfromthem.Armourgelisacombinationoftwonewman-madematerials.Thesematerialsquicklytakeinorabsorbenergywhentheyhitsomethingthisprotectswhateverisbehindthematerial.It'ssoftandflowablesoitmoveswiththemusculatureofthebodybutwhenyouimpactititmomentarilygoesrigid僵硬的saidDanielPlanttheleadingresearcherandhisteamhavejoinedthematerialwithasubstancewhosecellscollapsewhentheyarehit.DanielPlantsaysitisthecombinationofthesematerialsthatmakesArmourgelspecial.Thenewproductissaidtobemuchthinnerthanotherprotectivematerialscurrentlybeingsold.HoweverBoneprotectorsnomatterhowgoodarenotthebestsolution.Thekeyistopreventthebonesfromlosingtheirmineralcontentstayinghealthy.Andthenevenifyoufallyouwon'tbreakyourbonesaidGambert.72.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A.someBritishscientistsB.amedicalexperimentC.anewboneprotectorD.waystoprotecttheold73.WhatmakesArmourgeldifferentfromotherprotectivematerials?A.Thelightweightofthematerials.B.Thecombinationofsomematerials.C.Theadoptionofadvancedtechnology.D.Theconveniencefortheoldadultstouseit.74.WhatdoesdoctorGamberttalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A.Howtopreventtheoldfromfallingdown.B.HowtostayhealthywhenwearegettingolD.C.Thekeypointtopreventbonesfrombreaking.D.Thedifferenceofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?75.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthepassage?A.Sports.B.Health.C.PeoplE.D.Education.
Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.AboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscallamusiC.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes音调.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.AmusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscalE.AsaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusiC.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.InfactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusiC.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.ThatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusiC.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.IusedtohatepartiessaysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusiC.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusiC.Thedifferentiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.Manyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnosed诊断.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusiC.NowsheknowsthatsheisnotalonE.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘Nothanks.I’mamusiC.’saysMargaret.IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.40.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.TheyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusiC.C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.41.Accordingtoparagraph3apersonwithdefectivehearingisprobablyonewho_________.A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusicalC.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem42.InthelastparagraphMargaretexpressedherwishthat__________.A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlierB.shewereseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventyC.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplainedD.shewereabletomeetotheramusics43.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Amusics’strangebehaviors.B.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusiC.C.MusicaltalentandbrainstructurE.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.
EVERYBODYinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowupwegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysocietyourfamilytheeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetupit’snoteasytochangelaterinlifE.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvaluesexpertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theantthecricketandthesnail.Theant—worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinterthesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.TheyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretirE.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket—funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuturE.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetoldtheymighthaveproblems.TheyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurancE.Thesnail—livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsuretheycanaffordit.ThiscancauseproblemsinthefuturE.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.67.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____.A.spendingmoneyisawiserwayB.yourwayofmanagingmoneyisareflectionofyourvalueorbeliefC.savingmoneyisagoodwaytomanagemoneyD.wespendmoneybecausewehaveearnedit68.Ofthethreetypesofpeopletheonethathasnoweaknessis_____.A.thecricketB.noneofthemC.thesnailD.theant69.Ifyouhadthreedollarsyouwouldspendallofit.Whichtypedoyoubelongto?A.NoneofthemB.ThesnailC.TheantD.Thecricket70.Thetexttellsusmainlyabout_____.A.spendingnatureB.livingbehaviorsofsmallanimalC.ourownvaluesandbeliefsD.understandingdifferences
ChinesewriterMoYanhaswonthe2012NobelPrizeinLiteratureannouncedtheSwedishAcademyinStockholmonThursday.ThewinmakesMoYanthefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturE.Informedofhiswintheauthorwhowashavingdinnerathomewasoverjoyedandscared.Bornin1955toparentswhowerefarmersMoYan—apennameforGuanMoyegrewupinGaomiinShandongProvinceineasternChinA.Attheageof12heleftschooltoworkfirstinagriculturelaterinafactory.In1976hejoinedthearmyandduringthistimebegantostudyliteratureandwriting.Hepublishedhisfirstbookin1981butfoundliterarysuccessin1987withHonggaoliangJiazuwhichwassuccessfullyfilmedinthesameyeardirectedbyfamousChinesedirectorZhangYimou.InhiswritingMoYandrawsonhisyouthfulexperiencesandonsettingsintheprovinceofhisbirthandhisworksshowthelifeofChinesepeopleaswellasthecountry’suniquecultureandfolkcustoms.MoYanisknownasaprolific多产的writer.Inadditiontohisnovelshehaspublishedmanyshortstoriesandessaysonvarioustopics.Despitehissocialcriticismheisseeninhishomelandasoneofthemostfamouscontemporaryauthors.DozensofhisworkshavebeentranslatedintoEnglishFrenchJapaneseandmanyotherlanguages.TheawardingceremonywasheldonDecember10.Thewinnerwonamedalapersonaldiplomaandacashawardofabout$1million.59.HowdidMoYanfeelwhenhewastoldaboutthenews?A.ExcitedandprouD.B.Worriedandcautious.C.HappyandsurpriseD.D.UncertainandshockeD.60.MoYandevelopedhisabilityforwritingwhenhewas.A.onafarmB.inafactoryC.inaschoolD.inthearmy61.OneofMoYan’scharacteristicsofwritingisthathe.A.writesabouttopicsheisfamiliarwithB.focusesonsocialproblemsinthecountryC.describeshischaractersinauniquewayD.explainsdifficultmattersinsimplewords62.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowMoYanGetsthe2012NobelPrizeinLiteratureB.AnIntroductiontotheNobelPrizeC.MoYanWinsthe2012NobelPrizeinLiteratureD.A.WorldFamousWriterMoYan
Howwouldyoufeelifyougaveyourwholemonth’spaychecktoafriendinneed?AHappyB.CharmedC.FortunatewithloadsofgratitudeD.InvolvedinloveE.AlloftheabovE.TheanswerisE.Thislovelysoulhappenstobemysister.Whenshejoinedachoir合唱团shemetawomaninherearlythirtieswhoworksdayandnightteachingpianoandmusictheorytomanystudents.Thiswomanreceiveslittlemoralsupportorhelpfromherfamily.SheisalsoinschooltopursueherowncareerinmusiC.Tomakeendsmeetsheworksseveraljobsallsevendaysoftheweek.WithascheduleasfullasthatsheoftengetstiredandstressedasshestruggleswithtimE.Mysisterbecamefriendswithherandrememberedhowharditistobeonyourownespeciallyatthebeginningofyourcareer.Soonedaymysisterinvitedthisfriendtohavedinnerwithher.Theysharedmanylaughschattedoverpizzaandenjoyedtheevening.WhenherfriendwasabouttoleavemysistersaidWaitIwanttoshowyousomething.Herfrienddidn’tknowwhatwascomingtoher.It’sprobablysomethingonthephoneorsomephotoorajokeshethought.ThenmysistergaveherthatenvelopE.Whensheopenedtheenvelopeshecouldn’tbelievehereyes.TearsrolleddownaftershereadthenotE.Why?Whythis?Whatareyoudoing?Howcouldyoubesogenerous?AmIreallythatfortunate?HowcanIrepayyou?AllsortsofquestionsfloodedherminD.Thisisagiftfrommyhearttoyou.It’snotaloantopaybacklater.PleaseacceptthisgiftandifyoureallywanttodosomethingthenpayitforwardbyhelpingsomeonemysistersaiD.Theyexchangedahugandasmileandthefriendleft.Goinghomeonascooter滑板车onsuchacoldwinternightthatwasn’tthatcoldanymorE.HowluckyIamtocallthiswonderfulpersonmysister.56.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraph.A.helpingothersisapleasureB.youshouldhelpothersusingyoursalaryC.youareluckytohelpothersD.youlikehelpingothers57.What’sthemeaningofthesecondparagraph?A.Thewriter’ssisterisasoul.B.Thewriter’ssisterislovely.C.Thewriter’ssisterislucky.D.Thewriter’ssistergavehersalarytoafriendinneeD.58.Whatcanweinferfromthethirdparagraph?A.ThewomanwaslessthirtyyearsolD.B.Thewomanhasseveraljobs.C.Althoughthewomanwasbadly-offshewasdevotedtoherwork.D.ThewomanwasoftenexhausteD.59.Whichphrasecanreplacetheunderlinedphrasepayitforwardintheninthparagraph?A.Payforit.B.Payitback.C.Payitoff.D.Passiton.
Manycountrieshavepassedsafetylawsthatrequireseatbeltsinvehicles.A.modernthree-pointseatbeltalsocalledasafetybeltisaharnesstopreventthedriverorapassengerfromflyingforwardandhittinghardagainsttheinteriorofavehicleduringacollision.A.modernseatbeltwillhelptopositionyouproperlytogainmaximumbenefitfromyourcar’sairbagsthatwillinflate使充气duringacollision.Usingaseatbeltalsopreventsyoufrombeingejected弹出fromacarintothepathofoncomingtraffiC.Researchshowsthatwhenyouwearamodernseatbeltyoureducetheriskofdeathorseriousinjuryby70%ormoreduringanautoaccident.Seatbeltshaveexistedindifferentformssincetheearlydaysofautomobilesandtheyhavechangedfromasinglelapbelttothethree-pointseatbeltweusetoday.In1911thefirstairplaneseatbeltwasinstalleD.Theninthe1920’stheywereusedinracecars.Bythe1930sagroupofAmericanphysicianscreatedlapbeltsfortheirownvehiclesandurgedvehiclemanufacturerstoprovideseatbeltsonallvehicles.Dr.C.HunterSheldenmadeamajorcontributiontooursafetywithhisarticleintheNovember51955JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationJAMA.Hestronglyencouragedthemanufactureanduseofdoorlocksairbagsandretractable伸缩式的seatbeltsliketheonesweusetoday.Themodernthree-pointseatbeltincludingalapbeltandashoulderbeltwasintroducedasstandardequipmentonVolvocarsin1959.In1970thestateofVictoriainAustraliamadethewearingofaseatbeltcompulsoryforeverycardriverandfront-seatpassenger.Todaymanycountrieshavealsomandated授权theuseoffive-pointsafetyharnessesforcarefullydesignedchildsafetyseatsthatcanprotectachildduringaseriouscaraccident.AnairbagisaSupplementalRestraintSystemorSRSandconsistsofarapidlyinflatablerestraintcushionthatworkstogetherwithaseatbelttoprotectyouduringacollision.Moderncarsoftencontainseveralairbagsinvariouslocations.Sinceairbagscanonlyinflateonceandwillquicklydeflateaftertheinitialimpacttheywillnotprovideanyprotectionforyouduringasecondarycollision.Theinflationofairbagcanprotectorhurtyou.Theriskzoneforadriver’sairbagisthefirst8centimetersfromitspre-inflationlocation.Whiledrivingyoushouldremainabout25centimetersfromtheairbaginthecenterofthewheel.Asadriverwearyourseatbeltandmakesurechildrencorrectlyusetheirseatbelts.Failuretowearaseatbeltproperlymeanstheairbagsinyourcarmightinjureorevenkillyouduringanaccident.Anessentialpartofyoursafedrivingskillsisthehabitofmakingsurethatyouandeachofyourpassengersarealwaysproperlypositionedandwearingaseatbelt.Therearemanywonderfulbenefitsofbeingabletodriveacarbuttherearealsosevereconsequencesduringanaccidentforanyonewhochoosesnottowearaseatbelt.63.Thisarticlemostlydealswith.A.howtodrivesafelyontheroadB.differentformsofseatbeltsC.thehistoryofseatbeltdevelopmentD.theimportanceofseatbeltuse64.Wecanlearnfromthisarticlethat_____.A.toreduceyourriskofdeathorseriousinjuryby70%youmustwearafive-pointseatbeltwhileyouaredrivingB.AmericanphysicianscreatedlapbeltsfortheirownvehiclesbecausetheyhadseenmanyinjuriescausedbycaraccidentsC.iftwoormorecollisionsoccurduringaseriouscaraccidentyourairbagscanhelpreducetheriskofdeathby70%D.theU.S.wasthefirstcountrytorequirebylawthatcardriversandfront-seatpassengersweartheirseatbelts65.Theauthortreatsthesubjectofthisarticlewith.A.goodhumorB.admirationC.seriousnessD.disapproval66.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Seatbeltswerefirstusedinairplanesandthenappliedtovehicles.B.AirbagsdoorlocksandseatbeltswerealldesignedatthesametimE.C.Thelapbeltismoremodernthanthe3-pointsafetybelt.D.Buyingthelatestseatbeltsisanessentialdrivingskill.
AstudypublishedMondayfoundthatpeoplewhosleeplesstendtobefatandexpertssaidit'stimetofindoutifmoresleepwillfightfatness.We'veputsomuchemphasisondietandexercisethatwe'vefailedtorecognizethevalueofgoodsleepsaidFredTurekaphysicianatNorthwesternUniversity.Monday'sstudyfromEasternVirginiaMedicalSchoolinNorfolkcovered1000peopleandfoundthattotalsleeptimedecreasedasbodymassindex—ameasureofweightbasedonheightincreaseD.Mensleptanaverageof27minuteslessthanwomenandoverweightandfatpatientssleptlessthanpatientswithnormalweightsitsaiD.Ingeneralthefattersubjectssleptabout1.8hoursaweeklessthanthosewithnormalweights.Americansexperienceinsufficientsleepandfatbodies.CliniciansareawareoftheburdenoffatnessonpatientsthestudysaiD.Ourfindingssuggestthatmajorextensionsofsleeptimemaynotbenecessaryasanextra20minutesofsleeppernightseemstobeassociatedwithalowerbodymassindexitaddeD.Wecautionthatthisstudydoesnotsetupacauseandeffectrelationshipbetweenrestrictedsleepandfatnessbutinvestigationsindicatingsuccessinweightlossviaextensionsofsleepwouldhelpgreatlytosetupsucharelationship.ThestudywaspublishedintheArchivesofInternalMedicinealongwithaneditorialbyTurekandNorthwesterncolleagueJosephBasscommentingonitandrelatedresearch.InaninterviewTureksaidsomestudieshaveshownthelackofsleepcausesdeclinesinanappetiteholdingbackproteinhormoneandincreasesinanotherhormonethatcausealongingforfooD.Inadditionneuropathies神经疗法inthebraingoverningsleepandfatnessappeartooverlap部分重叠hesaiD.Fatnesshasbeenrisingdramaticallyindevelopedcountriesandreachedepidemic流行病levelsintheUnitedStatesitaddedleadingtoavarietyofhealthproblems.
LearninginsidethemuseumMuseumshaveanimportantroleinprovidinglearningservicestousersespeciallyschoolchildren.Somelearningserviceswillprovidearangeofformalteachingopportunitiesinthemuseum;otherswillworkcloselywithschoolteacherssothattheseteacherscanmakebetteruseofthelearningresourcesavailablethroughdisplaysandexhibitionsdatabaseshandlingcollectionsandmuseumstaff.Inanidealworldeverymuseumwouldhaveatleastonelearningoreducationspecialist.Heorshewouldbeatrainedteacherwhoalsohadagoodunderstandingofmuseumsandmuseumcollectionsandastrongfeelingtohelppeople—especiallychildren—useandlearnfromthem.AmuseumeducationspecialistisofgreatvaluE.Formostmuseumstheestablishmentofsuchapostshouldbehighpriority.Heorsheistheonlymemberofstaffwithtraininginthepsychologyoflearningandhasconsiderableexperienceofanalyzingcomplexconceptsandpresentingtheminasimplewaytoanon-specialistaudiencE.Theeducationspecialistisindeedtheonlyprofessionalinterpreterinthemuseum.Itisclearlyreasonablethereforeforthemuseumtomakefulluseoftheeducationspecialist’sskillsandtoinvolvehimorherinallaspectsofinterpretationandtheplanningofnewdisplaysandexhibitions.MuseumlearningisnotjustaboutteachingchildrenthoughchildrenmaybeitsprincipalaudiencE.Manysmallmuseumsmaynotbeabletoemployaneducationspecialistoftheirown.Forthemthereareotherpossibilities.OneisthatthelocalSchoolsServicemaybeabletolendateachertothemuseumperhapsfortwoorthreeyearswhocouldbetrainedtoapplyteachingskillstothemuseumcontext.Anotheristhatsuitablevolunteersmaybeavailableinthecommunity—perhapsretiredteachersorteachersnotpresentlyworking—whomaybewillingtogivesomeoftheirtimetothemuseum.Anotherpossibilityissponsorship:alargecompanymightbewillingtofinancetheappointmentofaneducationspecialistforafewyears.Animportantpartoftheworkfortheeducationspecialistinamuseumistoestablishstronglinkswithitslocalschools.Heorsheisacommunicatorwhohasresponsibilityforkeepingcontactwiththeteachersatlocalschools.Heorsheshouldmakesurethattheschoolsknowwhatisgoingonatthemuseumandhowtheycanmakeuseofitandthatheorsheknowsaboutdevelopmentsintheschools.Aboveallitishisorherresponsibilitytofindoutwhatschoolswantandtoensurethatthemuseumdoesitsbesttomeetthoserequirements.Thereneedstobeacontinuingdialoguebetweenteachersandmuseum:themuseumneedstoknowwhattheteachersareteaching;teachersneedtolearnhowthemuseumcouldhelpandwhatresourcestheycouldusE.Thelookofwonderonachild’sfacecanbetherewardforalifetime’sworkinmuseums.Theaimsofmuseumlearningaretoestablishcontactbetweenpeople—whetherchildrenoradults—andobjects;andnottoteachfactsbuttosow播aseedofinterestaspark火花ofinspiration.
Itisoneofthemostirritating恼人的wordsintheEnglishlanguageanditseemsthereisnoescapingit.Theword‘huh’isinworldwideuseastudyfounD.ResearchersdiscoveredthatlanguagesspokenincountriesfromGhanaandLaostoIcelandandItalyallinclude‘huh’orsomethingthatsoundsverylikeit.Theysaidthatwhiletheprojectmaysoundfrivolous无聊的thewordisan‘indispensable’partofspeech.Withoutitandsimilarwordsitwouldbeimpossibletoshowthatwehaven’theardorunderstoodwhathadbeensaidandthiswouldleadtoconstantmisunderstandings.Butwhileotherwordsusedinthesamecontextsuchas‘sorry’or‘what’varywidelyacrosslanguages‘huh’remainsunchangeD.TheDutchresearchersrecordedaround20informalconversationsineachoftenlanguagesfromaroundtheworlD.TheseincludedSiwuwhichisspokeninGhanaCha’palaafromEcuadorandMurrinyPatha—anAustralianAboriginallanguageaswellasItalianSpanishDutchandMandarin.Thetapeswereanalysedforwordsthatsoundedlike‘huh?’andwereusedtorequestthatwhateverhadjustbeensaidwasrepeateD.Allcontainedaversion版本of‘huh’.Thewordwasalsofoundinanother21languagesfromaroundtheglobethatwerestudiedinlessdetail.Whilethereweresubtledifferencesineachcountryallhadanear-identicalsounD.Thisissurprisingbecausenormallyunrelatedlanguageswilluseverydifferentwordstodescribethesamething.ForinstancetheJapanesefor‘dog’is‘inu’whiletheFrenchis‘chien’.Itisthoughtthatlanguagesaroundtheworldhavedevelopedtheirownversionof‘huh’becausethesoundisquickandsimpletoformaswellasbeingeasilyunderstooD.67.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Theword‘huh’B.LanguagesaroundtheworldC.ThechanginglanguageD.Differencesinculture68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.‘Huh’varieswidelyacrosslanguages.B.Languagesspokeninmanycountriesinclude‘huh’.C.‘Huh’isusedinthecontextofthanking.D.TheDutchresearchersrecordedaround20formalconversations.69.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordindispensableinParA.3mean?A.impossibleB.independentC.necessaryD.changeable70.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Differentversionsof‘huh’soundcompletelydifferent.B.‘Huh’isfromEnglish.C.Languagesaroundtheworldhavenothingincommon.D.Differentversionsof‘huh’havesimilarmeaning.
AreyoufreshoutofcollegelookingtostartacareerHaveyourecentlystartedyourveryfirstjob?Herearesomenicetipstoguideyouthroughthefirstfewdays.1.Listenmorethanyoutalk.CollecttheinformationabouthowtheorganizationworksandthereasonswhybeforeyouofferhelpfuladvicE.2.Don'tsegregateyourselfwithpeopleinyouragegroup.Gettoknowolderworkerstoo.Theyounggroupmaybemorefunforhappyhoursbutthosewhoareadecadeormoreolderthanyoucanpossiblyhelpwithyourcareer.Andyoumightfindoutyouenjoythecompanytoo!3.Takemistakesseriously.There'snothingmoredisappointingthanaworkerwhomadeamistakeanddoesn'tseemtothinkit'sabigdeal.Whenyoumakeamistakeimmediatelyberesponsibleforitfigureouthowyou'regoingtofixitandmakeitclearthatyouunderstanditsseriousness.Responses回复likemybadorworsenoresponseatallsignalthatyoudon'ttakeworkseriously.4.Takenotes.Yourbossexpectsyoutorememberthespecialinstructionsyouweregiven.Formostpeoplethatmeanstakingnotes.Andwhileagoodmanagerishappytoanswerquestionsshewon'tbeifthequestionsareonesshealreadyansweredwhenyouweren'tbotheringtopayattention.5.Beopentolearning.Collegegaveyoutheoryworkisgoingtogivesomethingentirelydifferent.Sostaymodestandrealizeyourfirstjobisgoingtobelargelyaboutlearning.6.Thankpeoplewhohelpyou.Whenyourbossoranothercoworker同事takesthetimetohelpyouwithsomethinggivethemasincerethankyou.Peoplewhofeelappreciatedaremorelikelytogooutoftheirwayforyouagain.Ifyoudon'tseemtocaretheyprobablywon'tbotheragain.1.Thepassageiswrittenfor________.A.freshgraduatesB.companyleadersC.oldworkersD.newadvisers2.Theunderlinedwordsegregateprobablymeans________.A.connectB.treatC.separateD.share3.Ifyoumadeamistakeyoushould________.A.thinkit'snotabigdealB.trytofixitatonceC.saysomethinglikemybadD.givenoresponsesatall4.Ifyouwanttoremembersomethingthathasbeengivenyouhadbetter________.A.listenmorethanyoutalkB.takemistakesseriouslyC.takenotesD.beopentolearning5.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearn________.A.workcanalsogiveussometheoryB.weshouldoftenhelpourcoworkersC.weshouldn'tbothertoappreciateothersD.weshouldcareforothers'help
ThehitmovieNottingHill诺丁山beginswithafamousscenE.HughGrantbumpsintoJuliaRobertsandspills洒orangejuicealloverher.Afterthecollision碰撞GrantrepeatedlysaysIamsosorry.Iamsosorry.HisbehaviorinthissceneisveryBritish.IfRoberts’characterwasfromBritainthenshewouldprobablyapologizerepeatedlyaswell—evenifthecollisionwasnotherfault.Butthisdoesn’thappeninthefilmasRobertsisfromtheUS.AreportinTheTelegraphlastweeksaidthatthreequartersofBritishpeopleapologizewhentheybumpintosomeoneinthestreet—regardlessofwhethertheyareresponsibleornot.InfactweBritonsusesorryinmanysituations.ForexampleifwemishearsomeonewesaySorry?ThepersonwearetalkingtowillalsoapologizebyreplyingNoIamsorry!Thiscangoonforuptofiveminutesaswecompeteoverwhoisthemostsorry.Lifeisneverassimpleasduibuqiandmeiguanxi.HowweusesorryhaschangeD.Traditionallysorrywasusedtoexpressdeepregretbutasurveyin2007showedthatweuseittomeananythingfromwhattowhatever.WhyareBritonssosorry?MarkTyrellapsychologywriterintheUKthinksthatourapologetictendenciesarerootedintheBritishclasssystem.WesaysorrybecausehistoricallythenewmiddleclassinBritainhadtoapologizefornotbeingtheworkingclassbutalsofornotreallybeingupperclass.Anothertheoryisthatweapologizetoavoidconfrontation对抗.Forexampleifyoubumpintosomeoneheorshemightgetangry.ToavoidthisweinstantlysaySorry!Truemannersareaboutbeingconsiderateandthemoderndayobsession执着withapologizingshowsthatweareperhapsnotasthoughtfulasweoncewerE.Thewordhaslostsomeofitsmeaning.Doyouseemypoint?SorryitmightjustbeaBritishthing...1.TheauthormentionsasceneinthehitmovieNottingHillatthebeginningto.A.introducedifferentwaysofsayingsorryB.giveanexampleofBritishmannersC.showwhatkindsofmenareconsideredgentlemenintheUKD.drawourattentiontohowandwhenBritishpeoplesaysorry2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMarkTyrellagreewith?A.AmericanscarelessaboutmannersthanBritishpeopledo.B.ThefactBritishpeopleapologizesomuchislinkedtotheclasssystem.C.Britishpeoplecaretoomuchaboutwhichsocialclasstheyarefrom.D.Peopleshouldn’tapologizeiftheyarenotresponsiblE.3.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethattheauthorthinks.A.it’sunnecessaryforBritishpeopletobesopoliteB.theobsessionwithapologizingshowsBritonsaretrulysincereC.BritonsshouldsticktothetraditionaluseofthewordsorryD.thechangeofhowBritishpeopleusesorryisbecauseoflanguagedevelopment4.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?A.Toexplorethebestwayofsayingsorry.B.TointroduceBritons’overuseofsorryandwhy.C.TosuggestmanyBritishpeoplelacktraditionalmanners.D.ToshowhowsayingsorryhaschangedovertimE.
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TravelingtoEuropetoseeitsfamousmonumentsliketheEiffelTowerinParisandtheColosseum古罗马竞技场inRomeisnotexactlytheidealvacationforkids.FortunatelyEuropehasmoretoofferthanlotsofoldchurchesandancienthistory.Youcanenjoysomefuninthesunatsomeofthefamousbeachesofthecontinent.MykonosGreeceThecloseryougettotheequatorthelongerthebeachseasonandGreeceiswonderfulfurthat.YoucanenjoybeautifulgreenwaterpublicchairsandlovelyumbrellasatthebeachesinMykonos.DubrovnikCroatiaThere’snothingmoreattractivethanthebeautifulbeachesborderingDubrovnikCroatia’smostbeautifulcity.It’ssurroundedbystonewalls1ikeacastlE.Italmostmakesyoufeellikeyou’resuntanning晒黑皮肤atHogwartswheretheheroHarryPorterofthestoryistrained!SicilyItalyRabbitbeachontheislandofSicilyoffersshallowcrystalclearwatersmakingitaperfectbeachforfamilieswithyoungchildren.Andifyouwanttoaddinteresttoyourexperiencetrysnorkeling使用水下呼吸管潜游!NiceFranceLinedwithpalmtreesandfirst-classhotelsthecityofNicelocatedontheFrenchRivieraoffersawholecoastlineofMediterraneanbeaches.Becausethey’reintheheartofthecitythesebeachesattractalargecrowD.Soifyou’relookingforsomethingmoreprivateyou’llhavetotravelafewmilesoutsideofthecitycenter.RibadeoSpainAtlowtidePlayadelasCatedralesinRibadeoSpainistheperfectbeachtotakeinthenaturalwonderswithouturbanamusementslikerestaurantsbarsorhugecrowds.Itboastsbeautifulwildflowersanduniquerockformationsmakingittrulypictureworthy.51.Dubrovnikisspecialinthat________.A.itissurroundedbystonewallsB.ithasthelongestcoastlineC.ithasthelongestbeachseasonD.itisthetrainingcenterofHarryPorter52.Ifyouplantogotoabeachwhichisinthecityyoushouldgoto________.A.MykonosB.SicilyC.NiceD.Ribadeo53.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutRibadeo?A.Itoffersvisitorsfirst-classhotels.B.Ithasrestaurantsbarsandhugecrowds.C.VisitorscantrysnorkelingtherE.D.VisitorscanenjoyuniquerockformationstherE.54.Allthebeachesmentionedinthepassage_________.A.havebeautifulwildflowersB.arefamousEuropeanbeachesC.areworld-knownfurtheirgreenwaterD.providevisitorswithurbanamusements55.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.travelguidE.B.A.geographytextbook.C.Anadvertisement.D.A.newsreport.
AftertheSummerOlympicsareoverwhenalltheathletesandviewershavegonehomeandthetelevisionaudiencehasswitchedoffanothergroupofathletesandfanswillarriveatthehostcityandanothercompetitionwillbegin.ThesearetheParalympicsthegamesforathleteswithadisability.ButinBeijingin2008forthefirsttimeoneofthegreatestparalympianswillnotbetakingpart.SheisaBritishathletebythenameofTanniGreyThompson.Bornwithspinabifida脊椎裂whichleftherparalysedfromthewaistdown.Tanniusedawheelchairfromtheageof7.Atfirstshewasnotkeenonsportapartfromhorseridingwhichgaveherasenseoffreedom.Butinherteensshestartedtakingsportsmoreseriously.Shetriedswimmingbasketballandtennis.Eventuallyshefoundathleticsandneverlookedback.IndeedTanni'sathleticcareertookoff.In1984whenshewas15shepulledoffasurprisevictoryinthe100metresattheJuniorNationalWheelchairGames.In1988TanniwenttoherfirstParalympicGamesinSeoul.Shewonbronzeinthe400metres.Evengreatersuccessfollowedatthe1992BarcelonaParalympicsTanniwongoldinthe100200400and800metresrelaysettingtwoworldrecordsintheprocess.InthesameyearsheachievedthefirstofhersixLondonWheelchairMarathonvictories.Tanni'senduringsuccesshasbeenpartmotivation动机partpreparation.ThetrainingIdothatenablesmetobeagoodsprinter短跑运动员enablesmetobegoodatamarathontoo.Itrain50weeksoftheyearandthatkeepsmepreparedforwhateverdistanceIwanttoracE.IamstillcompetingataveryhighlevelbutasIgetolderthingsgetharderandIwanttoretirebeforeIfallapart.IndeedTanniretiredfinallyaftertheVisaParalympicWorldCupin2007.HerwishistocoachyoungathletesforBeijing2008OlympicGames.Inspiteofupsanddownsshenevertakesherfatelyingdown.InhersplendidlifeshehaswonanamazingelevengoldmedalsfoursilversandonebronzeinaseriesofParalympics—atoplevelathleticcareercoveringtwodecades.ShehaswontheLondonWheelchairMarathonsixtimesmorethananyothercompetitorandshehassetoverthirtyworldrecords.WhatadvicedoesshehaveforyoungathletesWorkhardatyourstudiesandthentraintrainandtrainagain.36.WhichofthefollowingsportsdidTannilikebeforethirteen?A.Basketball.B.Swimming.C.Tennis.D.Horseriding.37.WhendidTanniwinherfirstOlympicgoldmedal?A.In1984.B.In1988.C.In1992.D.In2007.38.Theunderlinedwordthatinthe5thparagraphrefersto________.A.fiftyweeks'trainingB.beingagoodsprinterC.trainingalmosteverydayD.partmotivationandpartpreparation39.What'stherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoTanni?a.Sheworksasacoach.b.Shetookupathletics.c.ShewonfourgoldmedalsinBarcelonA.d.ShecompetedinherfirstParalympicGames.e.SheachievedavictoryinherfirstLondonWheelchairMarathon.A.bdceaB.adbceC.adcebD.bdaec40.WhatcanwelearnfromTanni'ssuccess?A.Unionisstrength.B.Nevertoolatetolearn.C.WellbegunishalfdonE.D.Nopainsnogains.
AlthoughtheUnitedKingdomIrelandCanadaAustraliaandNewZealandhaveEnglishasanofficiallanguagetheUnitedStatesdoesnothaveanofficiallanguagE.Thisiswhyit’spossibletobecomeaUScitizenwithoutspeakingEnglish.CanadaalsohasFrenchasanofficiallanguagethoughitismostlyspokenintheprovinceofQuebeC.BecausemanyoftheEnglishspeakerswhooriginallylivedinCanadacamefromtheUSthereislittledifferenceinAmericanandCanadianEnglish.SimilarlyAustralianEnglishandNewZealandEnglishhavefewdifferencesexceptAustraliawasoriginallysettledasapenalcolony罪犯流放地andNewZealandwasnot.NewZealandersweremoreattachedtotheReceivedPronunciationoftheupperclassinEnglandsotheirdialectisconsideredclosertoBritishEnglish.Britishcolonialism殖民主义hasspreadEnglishallovertheworldanditisstillpopularinSouthAfricaIndiaandSingaporeamongothernations.InSouthAfricaEnglishbecameanofficiallanguagealongwithAfrikaansand9Africanlanguagesinthe1996constitution.Howeveronly3%ofthecountry’s30millionpeoplearenativeEnglishspeakers.Twentypercentaredescendants后代ofDutchfarmerswhospeakAfrikaansandtherestarenativeAfricans.IndiabecameindependentfromBritainin1947.HowevertodayEnglishandHindiaretheofficiallanguages.IndianEnglishischaracterizedbytreatingmassnounsascountnounsfrequentuseoftheisn’tit?taguseofmorecompoundsandadifferentuseofprepositions.InSingaporeChineseMalayandIndianlanguagesallinfluencetheformofEnglishspoken.EveryoneistaughtEnglishintheschoolsystembutthereareafewdifferencesfromBritishEnglishaswell.Massnounsaretreatedascountnounsusetomeansusuallyandnoarticlesareusedbeforeoccupations.51.WhycanpeoplebecomeaUScitizenwithoutspeakingEnglish?A.TheycanlearnEnglishtherE.B.DifferentlanguagesarespokenintheUS.C.TheUSdoesn’thaveanofficiallanguagE.D.TheycanspeaktheirownlanguagetherE.52.ComparedwithAustralianEnglishtheEnglishspokenbyNewZealanders.A.isakindofoldEnglishB.ismorelikeBritishEnglishC.isclosertoAmericanEnglishD.isdifferentfromBritishEnglish53.WhatdoweknowaboutSouthAfrica?A.EnglishisitsonlyofficiallanguagE.B.Ithas11differentofficiallanguages.C.EnglishisbecominglessimportanttherE.D.20percentofitspopulationarenativeEnglishspeakers.54.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.TheIndiansaregoodatEnglishgrammar.B.PeopleinSingaporeoftenmisusecountnouns.C.SingaporeanEnglishissimilartoIndianEnglish.D.EnglishisarequiredsubjectinSingaporeanschools.55.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Britishcolonialism.B.ThewideuseofEnglish.C.EnglisharoundtheworlD.D.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguagE.
ItisoftensaidthatyoucannotteachanolddognewtricksbutthreeNewZealanddogshavedecidedtoproveotherwisebylearningaskill—drivingacar!What’sevenmoreimpressiveisthatthethreewhohavebecomeskilledinjusteightweeksarenotspecialdogsthatbelongtosomerichownersbutabandonedonesatNewZealand’sSPCA.Togettheirtrainingstarted10-month-oldPorter18-month-oldMontyandone-year-oldGinnywereselectedfromapoolofsevenpotentialcandidatesandmovedtoAnimalQatalentagencythatteachesanimalstricksformoviesandtelevisionshows.Thedrivingclassesbeganwithteachingthedogssomebasicdrivingtechniquesliketurningthesteeringwheels方向盘andapplyingthebrakes.Afterthatthedogspracticedeverythingtheyhadlearntbehindthewheelsofamotorized装上发动机的car.Thenfinallyitwastimeforthebigtest-drivingarealcar!Humancarsarenotreallybuiltforfour-leggedanimalssothecartheydrovewasadjustedsothatthedogscouldsitcomfortablyandeasilyreachthesteeringwheelwiththeirpaws.ThoughtheyallseemedtodoverywelltherealtestcameonMondaynightwhenMontythebestdriverofthethreeshowedhisgreatdrivingskillonlivetelevision.WhywouldtheSPCAgothroughsomuchtroubletohighlighttheskillsofhomelessdogs?Thereasonistoshowthatadoptingadogfromashelterdoesnotmeanownersaregettingapetthatisworsethanonepurchasedfromakeeper.TheCEOoftheSPCAishopingthatthisunusualeventwillbeenoughtoconvincetheresidentsofNewZealandtoconsiderthemwhensearchingforapet.WesurelyhopesomeanwhilewearealmostcertainthatthesethreepioneershaveatleastlandedtheirnamesintheGuinnessWorldRecordscreatingacategorythatprobablydoesnotevenexisttoday!1.Whodothethreedogsbelongto?A.Somerichowners.B.AnimalQ.C.A.shelter.D.A.zoo.2.Thecarthedogsdrovewasadjusted.A.becauseitwastoobigforthedogstodriveB.becauseithadnosteeringwheelsandbrakesC.toensurethedogscouldsitcomfortablyanddriveeasilyD.tomotorizethecarandturnittobearealone3.WhydoestheSPCAdecidetoteachthethreedogstolearntodriveacar?A.Toproveolddogscanlearnnewtricks.B.Toteachthemperformingtricksformoviesandtelevisionshows.C.Toprovideamusingperformancesforhomelesschildren.D.Toencouragepeopletoadopttheabandoneddogs.4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.A.newGuinnesscategoryfordrivingdogswillprobablybecreateD.B.Abandoneddogsaremuchclevererthanhouse-keptones.C.AllthedogsatNewZealand’sSPCAwillsoonbeadopteD.D.NewZealandhasthemosthomelessdogsamongallcountries.
Thetermunderemploymenthasthreerelatedmeanings.Inonesenseitreferstoasituationinwhichsomeonewithexcellentjobqualifications资格isworkinginapositionthatrequireslessqualificationsasforinstanceinthecaseofalawyerdrivingaschoolbus.InthesecondsenseitmeansworkingparttimewhenonewouldprefertobeworkingfulltimE.Inthethirdsenseitisaformofoverstaffing人浮于事inwhichemployeesarenotbeingfullymadeuseof.Allformsofunderemploymenthaveeffectontheeconomyandthehealthofthebusinesscommunity.Longtermunderemploymentcanalsocoverupthetruthbehindtheemploymentsituations.Whennationscollectemploymentstatisticstheyusuallycomeupwithabasenumberofunemployedindividualsusingthatnumbertojudgethehealthofthejobmarket.Thisnumberdoesnotincludeparttimeworkerslookingforfulltimejobsastheyareconsideredemployedanditalsodoesn'treflectworkerswhoareunderpaidconsideringtheirqualifications.InthefirstsenseunderemploymentisacommonprobleminmanyofthedevelopedworlD.Manypeoplewithcollegedegreesareworkinginlowlevelorserviceindustryjobsbecausethejobmarketisfull.Theissueofparttimeemploymentisalsoveryserious.SomepeopleareforcedintoparttimejobswhileothersfindthemselvestakingaparttimejobbecausenothingelseisavailableeventhoughtheyreallyneedtoworkfulltimE.Thisproblemisespeciallycommoninareaswithseasonalemploymentwhereemployersfinditcheapertomaintainandlayoffparttimestaffsratherthankeepingafullstaffatalltimes.Inthesenseofshortageofworkersunderemploymentappearsinavarietyofsituations.SomecompaniesmaintainafullstafftobepreparedforseasonalworkortokeepwelltrainedqualifiedworkerssothattheywillbeavailablewhenneedeD.Laborlawsandunionpressuresmayalsopreventacompanyfromcuttingdownonstafforworkinghoursleadingtoasituationinwhichpeoplereporttoworkbuthavenothingtodo.1.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A.toshowunderemploymentisbecomingmoreserioustodayB.toimplywomenarelaidoffmorethanmenC.toexplainthemeaningofunderemploymentD.totellthepresenteconomicsituations2.Accordingtothetextunderemploymentmeans______.A.thesamemeaningastheword—unemployedB.employeesarenotfullytakenchargeofC.qualifiedworkersgetalowsalaryD.peoplewhodomanualworkforwages3.Whenitcomestounemploymentstatistics________.A.theunderpaidworkersareincludedB.itimpliesthepeoplewhoarejoblessC.theparttimeemployeesareincludedD.itshowstheemploymentsituationofacountry4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEtothe4thand5thparagraph?A.Underemploymentonlyoccursinadvancedcountries.B.PeoplewithcollegedegreessometimestakeaparttimejoB.C.Parttimestaffsseemsbenefitfromfirmsless.D.CompaniesneedfulltimestaffsindeeD.5.Somecompaniesmaintainafullstaff________.A.tocompetewithothersinthefutureB.tomakepreparationsforseasonalworkC.togettheskilledworkerspaidD.toobeylaborlawsandunionpressures
Herearesomeofthebestalltimesciencefictionmovies.Ibelievetheycanaccompanywithyoutospendyourdullweekends.TheMatrixInthisstoryacomputerhacker黑客searchesforthetruthbehindthemysteriousforcE.Inthe22ndcenturyitturnsoutthattheworldiscontrolledbyamagiccomputersystemcalledtheMatrixandpeopleliveinanunrealworlD.ThecomputerhackerandhiscomradesovercomemuchdifficultyandatlastfindthewaytotakeovertheMatrixandsavetheworlD.MeninBlackThisscificomedyisaboutJandK.agentsinatopsecretagencyandtheyfightbravelywiththealientosavethegalaxy银河fromabadtemperedalienbugandsavetheEarthfrombeingdestroyeD.HarryPotterHarryhaslivedunderthestairsathisauntanduncle'shousE.Butonhis11thbirthdayhelearnshe'sapowerfulwizardwithaplacewaitingforhimattheHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardry.Thereheuncoversthetruthabouthisparents'deaths...andaboutthebadmanwho'stoblamE.AndromedaStrainWhenasatellitecrashesinNewMexicotheAirForcesendstwomentoreachit.Totheirhorrortheydiscoverthattheprobe探测器carriesanalienvirusthat'salreadykilledallbuttwooftheresidentsofthetownwhereitlandeD.Nowscientistsmuststopthevirusfromspreading.12MonkeysIntheyear2035JamesColeisforcedtobesentbackto1996byscientiststodiscovertheoriginofavirusthatwipedoutnearlyalloftheearth'spopulation.WhenColeismistakenlysentto1990he'sarrestedandlockedupinamentalhospitalwherehemeetsthesonofafamousvirusexpert.36.Whichofthefollowingfilmsisaboutthealienvirus?A.TheMatrix.B.MeninBlack.C.AndromedaStrain.D.12Monkeys.37.Inwhichfilmsecretagentsfightwiththebadcreaturefromouterspace?A.TheMatrix.B.MeninBlack.C.AndromedaStrain.D.12Monkeys.38.HarryPotter________.A.doesn'tknowhe'sapowerfulwizarduntilheis11yearsoldB.hasahappyandpleasantchildhoodwithhisauntanduncleC.hatestostayattheHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardryD.knowshowhisparentsdiedbeforehegoestotheHogwartsSchool
Todayweeatonthegoatourdesksandeveninfrontofcomputers.Weeattake-outdeliveredandpackagedmeals.Whyisthat?Itseemsthatwehaveadaptedourfoodstoourfast-pacedlives.Overthepastthreedecadespeoplehavestartedeatingoutmorethaneverbeforeandpurchasingmorepreparedfoodsatthegrocerystore食品杂货店whichtendtocontainmorefatsaltandsugarthantheirhomemadeequivalents对应物notedUShealthylivingwebsiteSparkPeoplE.SotheSlowFoodMovementhasarisentocounteractthisfastfoodtrenD.Itencouragesustovaluethetimewespendpreparingsharingandconsuming吃foodasarecentUSATodayarticleputit.Itallstartedin1986withtheeffortsofSlowFood’sfoundingfatherItalianactivistCarloPetriniwhowantedtorevitalize使复兴foodvarietiesandflavorsthathadgonedarkinthefaceofindustrialization.Atthattimeheaskedpeopletofollowamoresustainable可持续的livingmodel.Nowhisideasarealmostcompletelymainstream主流的.Startingatthetablethemovementpromotesanunhurriedwayoflifefoundedontheideathateveryonehasarighttoculinary烹饪的pleasurebutthateveryonemustalsotakeresponsibilitytoprotecttheheritageoffoodtraditionandculturethatmakethiscelebrationofthesensespossiblewroteThePhnomPenhPost.Slowfooddoesn’tnecessarilymeanfoodthattakesalongtimetocook.ItmeansturningdownthespeedatwhichweeatandincreasingtheamountoftimewespenddiningtogetherwithotherpeopleAltheaZanecoskyspokeswomanfortheAmericanDieteticAssociationtoldTheHuffingtonPost.Itisawaytobringbackthesocialtogethernessofyesterday.DinnertableconversationskeepfamiliestogethernotedtheBelgiannon-profitorganizationGreenfudgE.39.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?A.ToadvisereaderstoeatathomeinsteadofoutsidE.B.TotellthestoryofSlowFood’sfoundingfather.C.TointroducetheSlowFoodMovement.D.ToanalyzewhatledtothefastfoodtrenD.40.Theunderlinedwordcounteractinthethirdparagraphprobablymeans______.A.makeupforB.workagainstC.competewithD.catchupwith41.WhydidCarloPetrinistarttheSlowFoodMovement?A.Hewantedtomakepeopleawareofthebenefitsofeatingslowly.B.HewasworriedaboutthenegativeeffectsofindustrializationonfoodculturE.C.Hethoughtpeopleshouldvaluethetimethatfamiliesandfriendsspenddiningtogether.D.Hebelievedthedevelopmentofindustrymighthelprevitalizefoodvarietiesandflavors.42.AccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingwouldAltheaZanecoskybelikelytoagreewith?A.GenerallyfastfoodisnotashealthyanddeliciousasslowfooD.B.Wehadbetternothavesmalltalkwhenwe’reeatingdinnerwithotherpeoplE.C.It’snotonlythefooditselfbutalsothetimewespenddiningtogetherthatmatters.D.TheSlowFoodMovementisbasedontheideathatweshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossibleoncooking.
It’snotuncommoninAmericaforapersontobelongtosomekindofvolunteergroup.Donatingone’stimeandservicesisverymuchapartoftheAmericanwayoflifE.Mostcharitableactivitiesareorganizedbychurchesandgroupsaroundthenationandevenencouragedbythegovernment.ThehelpinghandisextendedtothepoorthehomelessandthedisableD.SomepeopleworktoteachyoungstershowtoreaD.Othersopenupsoupkitchenstofeedthehomeless.Volunteersalsotakecareofthedisabledbymakingreadingtapesfortheblindandworkinginorphanages孤儿院tohelpchildrenwithoutparents.Highschoolstudentsareoftenencouragedtobecomevolunteersandmanyschoolclubactivitiescenteraroundvolunteerservices.Studentsmayworkwithdisabledchildrenduringasummerprogramorparticipateinaclubactivitywhichhelpstobringmealstoseniorcitizenswhoareshut-ins.Withtheirsenseofidealism理想主义studentsareofteneagertodonatetheirsparetimE.TheyseesuchactivitiesasawayofbecominginvolvedinthecommunityandtheadultworlD.Socialactionforthembecomesasimportantastheiracademicstudies.InalikemannerthroughouttheyearfundraisingdrivesarealsoconductedbyschoolsandcommunitygroupstoraisemoneyforaworthycausE.Theymayrespondtoarecentearthquakeinaforeigncountryafloodsomewherewithintheirownoranothernaturaldisasterwhichhasleftpeoplepennilessandhomeless.TheymayorganizedrivestocollectfoodclothingandmedicinestoserveanimmediateneeD.TodayeventheHalloweencustomoftrickortreathasbecomeanoccasiontocollectmoneyforacharitablecausE.ThiscalltohelpthoselessfortunatethanthemselvesarisesfromthehumbleoriginsoftheAmericannation.Thoseimmigrantswhowerepooranddowntrodden受压迫的becamedependentonthekindnessoftheirneighborstomakeanewlifeforthemselves.Americanvolunteersworkthroughouttheworldinlessdevelopedcountries.Theyvolunteerbyservingasachampionofgoodwillbothathomeandabroadwhichnodoubtenrichesbothhislifeandthosewhomheserves.59.Whichofthefollowingcharitableactivitiesisnotmentionedinthepassage?A.SomepeopleopenupsoupkitchenstofeedhomelesspeoplE.B.Somestudentsbringmealstooldpeoplewhocan’tgoouteasily.C.SomepeoplecollectmoneytohelpaforeigncountrywitharecentearthquakE.D.Somestudentsdonatebookstochildreninmountainousareas.60.WhyareAmericanhighschoolstudentseagertodovoluntarywork?A.Becausetheywanttoparticipateinsomesocialactivities.B.Becausetheywanttogotobetteruniversities.C.Becausetheycangethigherscoresatschool.D.Becausetheycanrealizetheirdreamsooner.61.Americancharitableactivitiesstartedbecause.A.AmericanswerealwaysreadytosharewithothersB.AmericansweremostlykindC.poorimmigrantsneededhelpbadlyD.poorAmericanscouldn’tliveonwithouthelp
AMENTORING导师制programisgivinglifechangingopportunitiestoBanburyyouth.YoungInspirationswasfoundedtwoyearsagotoprovidementoringsessionsforstudentsandunemployedyoungadultsaged11to21.AlexGoldbergtheprogram'sfoundersaid:WesetupYoungInspirationsbecausewewantedtogiveyoungpeopleexperienceswhichwillpotentiallybelifechangingandbroadentheiroutlook.Wetrytocreateworkexperienceopportunitiesthatwillreallymakeadifferencetoouryouth.Forexamplewe'vesecuredinternships实习withworldfamousfirmssuchasHondA.Atatimeoffundingcutbackswhereschoolsarefindingitmoreandmoredifficulttoofferthiskindofmentoringitisextremelyimportantthattheseopportunitiesareavailablebothtohelpyouthwiththeirschoolworkandgradesandtogivethemopportunitieswhichmayhelpshapetheirfutures.KieranHepburn14isoneofagroupofBanburyyouthwhohasbenefitedfromtheprogramsofar.InOctobertheBanburySchoolpupilwasaccompaniedbyYoungInspirationsstafftoPariswherehewasanobserverattheUnitedNationsEducationalScientificandCulturalOrganization'sUNESCOInternationalYouthForum论坛.Theeventwasheldforyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworldtoseektheirviewsonhowthefutureofyouthandeducationshouldlook.Kieranjoinedseveralhundredobserversmostlyintheir20sandwastheonlyUKschoolpupiltoattendtheevent.KieranthinksthetripwasalifechangingexperiencE.BeforeweleftIdidn'tquiteknowwhattomakeofitbutwhenwegottherewedidn'tstopitwasamazinghesaidWewenttothreeorfourhoursofdebateseachdayandthendidsomethingculturaleachafternoon.ThemainthemeoftheforumwashowyouthcandrivechangeinpoliticalandpubliclifE.Itdealtwithissues问题suchasdrugabuseviolenceandunemployment.KieransaidIthasreallyhelpedmetoimprovemyconfidenceandsocialskillsaswellasmyschoolgradesandIwasvotedmostimprovedpupilatschoolinAugust.TheYoungInspirationsmentoringsessionstakeplaceeachFridayinBanbury.Fordetailsvisitwww.younginspirations.com.6.TheYoungInspirationsmentoringprogramaimsto________.A.trainstaffforworldfamousfirmsB.offerjobopportunitiestoyoungadultsC.provideyouthwithuniqueexperiencesD.equiptheunemployedwithdifferentskills7.AccordingtoAlexGoldbergitisdifficultforschoolstoofferthementoringdueto________.A.thelackofsupportfromfirmsB.theculturaldifferencesC.theeffectofunemploymentD.theshortageofmoney8.Accordingtothepassagetheforumfocusedonhowyouthcan________.A.builduptheirconfidenceatschoolB.findworkexperienceopportunitiesC.improvetheirsocialskillsforthefutureD.playanactiveroleinthechangeofsociety9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.thevisittotheUnitedKingdomwasamazingB.KieranhasmadegreatprogressinmanyaspectsC.theyouthhavefoundawaytosolvetheirproblemsD.thementoringsessionsareheldeverydayexceptFriday10.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AlexGoldbergFounderofYoungInspirationsB.YoungPeopleFindaWorldofOpportunityC.KieranBanburySchoolPupiltoParisD.DebatesHelpYouthwithTheirGrades
Cabstheundergrounddriving...inLondonthesemodesoftransportareexpensivE.AsastudentonabudgetIcouldn’taffordthe30poundsfareforacaB.Evenabuswasonepoundand20penceforasingleticket.Ididn’tneedtotravelthiswayanyway.IhadMabel—myLondonbikE.WhenImovedtoBeijinglikeeveryforeignerIwasdelightedtodiscoverIcouldtakeacabforcheaperthanasinglejourneyontheTube.Butsomethingwaswrong.ImissedMabel.ThatwaswhenImetMandarinMabelalsoknownasMandymyBeijingbikE.InmanywaysBeijingismadeforcycling.Itisflataneasyterrain地形comparedwithhillyLondon.Thecity’snorth/south/east/westgridstructureisalsoeasiertonavigate确定路线thanLondon’sunplannedtwisting曲折的streets.HoweverBeijingcomescompletelywithitsowndangers.Therulesoftheroadareflexible灵活的.Bikescarsandpedestrians行人allfloatupanddownlanesinbothdirections.ComparedwithLondon’sterriblecyclepathsinBeijingeveryroadhasahugewidecyclelanE.Butcarscabsandmotorbikesseenoreasonwhytheyshouldn’tusetheseasashortcutandwhytheyshouldn’tbeep鸣笛atyoutogetoutoftheirwaywhentheydo.DespitethebeepingthoughBeijingtrafficismoregood-natureD.InLondontheroadisanactivewarzonE.Peopleshoutswear咒骂andbeatoneachother’swindows.Beijingdriversnevergetactivelyangry.Infactoftentheyevendon’tseecyclists.Obviouslythatmeansit’suptothecyclisttoseethem.MandyisatrueBeijingbikE.Sheisrusty生锈的shemakesloudnoiseseverytimeyoupushherpedals踏板andIhavehadtomakeseveralemergencyrepairstopsforher.ButcyclingaroundBeijingonasunnydayisajoy.ItisjustmeMandyandthecity.6.Whatdoestheauthorwanttodo?A.Totelluswhatmakestheauthorlovecycling.B.TocomparecyclinginBeijingwiththatinLondon.C.TointroducethedifferencesbetweenMabelandMandy.D.ToexplainwhyBeijingismadeforcycling.7.Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A.BicyclesarethemostpopularmeansoftransportinLondon.B.TosavemoneytheauthorusedtotravelaroundbybusinLondon.C.TheexpenseofpublictransportmakessomepeoplewanttobuyabikE.D.Theauthordidn’ttravelaroundLondonbecauseofthehighcostofpublictransport.8.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofcyclingaroundBeijing?A.Thecity’stwistingstreetsmakeithardfortheridertofindtheway.B.Carscabsandmotorbikesonthecyclelaneposeathreattocyclists.C.Withtheflatterrainandwidecyclelanesit’ssafertocycleinBeijingthaninLondon.D.ThetrafficinBeijingisworsethanthatinLondonduetothecity’sflexibleroadrules.9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.Intheauthor’sviewBeijingdriversarelesspolitethanLondondrivers.B.InLondoncarscabsandmotorbikesareallowedtousethecyclepaths.C.PeopleinBeijingareateaseabouttrafficrules.D.MandybreaksdownsoeasilythatitmakestheauthormissherLondonbikeMabel.
Ineighteenseventy-seventheAmericangovernmentdecidedtomovetheNezPerceIndiansfromtheirlanD.ThegovernmenthadsetupareservationfortheminIdaho.ChiefJosephdidnotwanttoleavethelanD.ItwasholygrounD.Itcontainedthebonesofhisfatherandmother.ButlikehisfatherinearliertimesChiefJosephknewitwouldbehopelesstostayanddefendthelanD.ThereweretoofewIndianstowinawaragainstthewhitemen.AndsoinJuneofeighteenseventy-seventheNezPercelefttheirhomeintheWallowaValley.Theyleftquickly.TheywereabletotakeonlyasmallpartofwhattheyownedandjustafewcattleandAppaloosahorses.WhentheIndiansreachedtheSnakeRiverthewaterwasverydeepandranveryfastwithmeltedsnowfromthemountains.ChiefJosephandhispeoplemadeboatsfromsticksanddriedanimalskinstocrosstheriver.WhiletheIndianswerebusyagroupofwhitemencameandstolesomeofthecattlewaitingattheedgeoftheriver.TheotherchiefsdemandedthatJosephcallameeting.TwoofthechiefsWhiteBirdandToohoolhoolzotespokeforWarbutJosephhelddifferentopinion.SomeoftheyoungmeninWhiteBird’sgroupwereveryangry.Thatnighttheyrodeintothecountrysideandkilledelevenwhitepersons.DuringallhisyearsaschiefJosephhadtriedtokeepthepeacE.NowhesawtherewasnohopE.AlthoughheandhisyoungmenhadtakennopartinthekillingsheknewthatthewhitemenwouldblamealloftheIndians.ChiefJosephsaidIwouldhavegivenmyownlifeifIcouldhaveundonethekillingofthewhitemen.ManyNezPercefleD.ChiefJosephremainedbecausehiswifewasabouttohaveababy.AftershegavebirthheandhisfamilyjoinedtheothersinWhiteBirdCanyontothesouth.JosephwantedtoleadthepeopletosafetyintheflatlandsofMontanA.ButtheUnitedStatesarmyquicklysenthorsesoldierstofollowthem.TheywereextremelytiredwhentheyreachedWhiteBirdCanyon.AnIndian—carryingawhiteflag—walkedforwardtomeetthem.A.soldiershothim.WiththatshotwarbetweentheNezPerceandtheUnitedStatesbegan.71.Whydidn’tChiefJosephwanttoleavetheland?A.Hedidn’twanttolivewiththewhitemen.B.Hehadspecialfeelingforthelandwherehewasliving.C.Hedidn’twanttobeseparatedfromhisparents.D.HethoughtthereservationinIdahowasn’tsatisfying.72.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.WhiletheIndianswerewaitingbytheriveragroupofwhitemenstolesomeofthecattlE.B.WhentheIndiansreachedtheSnakeRiveritwasveryhardforthemtocrossit.C.ChiefJosephandhispeoplewereunwillingtocrossthedeepriver.D.BeforetheylefttheirhometheNezPercehadonlyafewcattleandAppaloosahorses.73.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat________.A.conflictsoftenhappenedbetweentheIndiansandthewhiteB.ChiefJosephwasafraidofwhitemenC.whitemenoftenkilledsomeIndiansD.ChiefJosephknewitwouldbehopelesstodefendtheland74.AftersomeoftheyoungmeninWhiteBird’sgroupkilledelevenwhitepersons________.A.theUnitedStatesarmywantedtorevenge报仇B.alltheNezPercefledC.ChiefJosephtriedhisbesttokeeppeaceD.ChiefJosephblamedWhiteBird75.Whatmightbethetitleofthepassage?A.ThestoryofChiefJosephB.TheAmericanCivilWarC.ChiefJosephandhischildrenD.TheNezPerceIndians
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