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高中英语《河北邯郸市（大名县、永年区、磁县、邯山区）四县2016-2017学年高二下学期期中联考英语试题 Word版含答案》真题及答案
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LatethatafternoonItookthetrainbacktoSydney.ThereIfoundanothersurprisewaitingformE.MyroomhadbeengiventosomebodyelseandtheyhadnoroomformE.Harkinhadknownmytravelplansandhadarrangedeverything;howcouldhehavebookedtheroomonlyforthreedays?Therewasnothingtobedonebuttofindanotherhotel.ThewaiterswerehappytofindmeanewhotelandwhenIsaidthatIwashappytostayattheAirportthinkingitmightbecheaperthanstayinginthecitytheysuggestedtheHolidayInnattheairport.Therewasonesmallmatter:theroomratewas$300pernight.ThebesthotelinKatoombahadwantedonly$145.IaskediftherewereanythingcheapertheymightsuggestbuttheywarnedthatmosthotelswouldalreadybefullbythistimE.$来&源ziyuanku.comThehotelwasfarfromthetrainstationsoI'dbesttakeataxiat$25.OnthewaytotheHolidayInnwepassedahoteljusttwoblocksfromtheHolidayInnthatadvertisedaroomrateof$104.AtthedeskIaskediftheirroomratecouldgodownalot.Nothisisa4starhotelthewaitertoldmE.InthatcaseIrepliedI'lljustwalkthetwoblockstothecheaphotel.ButshewarnedmethattheywereprobablyfullandthatifIdidn'ttaketheroomitmightnotbeavailableifIcameback.FinallyIdecidedtotaketheroom.Theroomitselfwasbigbuttheairconditioningcouldn'tkeepupwiththeAustralianheat.Icouldn'tgettosleepuntilabout100am.29.Whydidthewriterhavetolookforanotherhotel?A.Hedidn'tbookearly.B.HarkinmadeamistakE.C.Hewasshortofmoney.D.Hewasn'twellreceiveD.30.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhearingtheroomrateattheHolidayInn?A.Nervous.B.Happy.C.SurpriseD.D.RelaxeD.31.Whatwastheweatherlikeatthatmoment?A.Cool.B.Warm.C.ColD.D.Hot.32.WhydidthewritertakearoomintheHolidayInnfinally?A.It'sa4starhotel.B.It'saroundthestation.C.Itwasmidnightthen.D.TheroomwasingreatdemanD.
DeC.11markedthe15thanniversaryofChina'sentryintotheWorldTradeOrganizationWTO.Onthatdayin2001ChinaformallybecameamemberoftheWTO.Nowthecountryhasgrownintotheworld’ssecond-largesteconomyandthelargesttradingcountrywhilemillionsofChinesehavebeenliftedoutofpoverty.And15yearsonit’sevidentthatbeingaWTOmemberhastransformedthenation’severydaylivesforthebetter.ImportsarenowacommonsightinChinesestoresandsupermarketswhiletheywerepreviouslyrarelyseenonshelves.TheChinesenowhaveaccesstomanyimportsvaryingfromluxurygoodslikehigh-endcarsandfamousbrandwatchestodailynecessities.China’sWTOmembershiphasalsomadeimportslessexpensivefortheChinesepubliC.Forinstancesince2005notariffs关税havebeenimposed施加onChineseimportsofdigitalcamerasandotherdevices.OureducationindustryhasalsobenefitedfromChina’sWTOmembership.ManytopglobaluniversitieshavejoinedforceswithChineseonestoestablishcooperativeeducationinstitutionsbringingforeignteachingconceptstoChinesestudents.ForexampleNewYorkUniversityShanghaiwasjointlyfoundedbyNewYorkUniversityandEastChinaNormalUniversity.InadditionanincreasingnumberofChinesestudentsarefurtheringtheirstudiesabroadwhilemanyforeignstudentsarecomingtoChinatocarryouttheirhighereducation.AccordingtotheMinistryofEducation523700studentsstudiedoverseaslastyearandthenumberisexpectedtokeepgrowingthisyear.China’sWTOentryhasbroughtbenefitnotonlytothecountry’speoplebutalsofortherestoftheworlD.24.OneadvantageofChina’sWTOmembershipisthat____.A.alltheChinesepeopleareoutofpoverty.B.notariffswillbechargedfordifferentkindsofimports.C.theChinesecanbuymoreforeignproductsatalowerpricE.D.itonlybringsbenefitstoChineseagricultureandeducation.25.NewYorkUniversityShanghaiisanexampleof_____.A.internationalcooperationB.educationalreformC.state-owneduniversitiesD.foreign-fundeduniversities26.Whatmaybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.HowChina’sentryintotheWTOhaschangedpeople’slives.B.ThegoodeffectsontheothercountriesafterChina’senteringtheWTO.C.TheeffortstheChinesegovernmenthasmadetofightagainstpoverty.D.WhattheChinesehavegotfrombeingamemberoftheWTO.27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.China’sentryintotheWTO.B.BenefitsofChina’senteringtheWTO.C.TradeandeducationinChinA.D.ThedevelopmentofChina’seconomy.
Thinkingaboutthefutureisn’tspecialskill.ActuallyeveryonedoesitallthetimE.Weschedulefutureactivitiesandappointmentsonourcalendars.Wemaketo-dolistsapromisetoourselvesofhowwewillspendourfuturetimeandenergy.Welookuptheweekend’sweather.Wemakepredictionsabouttheresultsofsportingevents.Wepracticestudyandtrainforupcomingeventsthatmattertous.Wedaydreamabouteventswe’reeagerlylookingforwardto.Weworryaboutothers.Mostofthiscommonfuturethinkingisaboutthenearfuture:thenextfewminuteshoursdaysweeksmonthsormaybeeventhenextfewyearsofourlives.Littletimeisspentthinkingaboutwhatourliveswillbelikeorwhatactionsweshouldpreparetotakeinthefarfuture:tenyearstwentyyearsorevenfiftyyearsfromnow.Thiskindoffar-futurethinkingisthedomainofprofessionalfuturists.Futuristsaretrainedtoimaginedistantrealitiesthatseemimpossibletoothers:technologiesthatdon’texistyetgreatchangestolawsstrangediseasesmostlikelytoinfectusintheyear2031.Whyindeedthinkaboutsuchremotefutures?Aretherepsychologicalandsocialbenefitstoimaginingtheworldandourlivesdecadesinadvance?Andifsowhatdoesittaketobecomegoodatimaginingthefarfuture?Thesewerethefascinatingquestionsthatwerecentlyexploredwithotherfuturists.IwaspersonallyinspiredbythediscussionsandlearnedalotabouthowfuturistsimaginethefutureoflifE.TheyspecificallywantedtousetheirimaginationstomaketheworldabetterplacE.Anotherbigbenefitformewasthatthiswayofthinkingisaskillthatcanbetaught.SocietywouldbenefitgreatlyifwealllearnedthevaluableskillsthatenableustothinkaboutwhatthingswouldbelikeinthefuturE.9.ThewritergivesmanyexamplesinthefirstparagraphtoA.drawreaders'attentionB.tellreadersthemainideaofthepassageC.entertainreadersD.explainthetopic10.Theunderlinedworddomaininthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby.A.understandingB.fieldC.choiceD.rule11.Whichofthefollowingthingsmightafuturistthinkabout?A.TheresultofsportingeventbeinghelD.B.TheweatherofthecomingweekenD.C.A.life-threateningdiseasethatdoesn'texistyet.D.A.newtechnologywidelyusedindailylifE.12.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A.Thewayfuturistsimaginethefutureoflifeisinteresting.B.Theideaofusingimaginationtomaketheworldabetterplaceisridiculous.C.Itisimpossibleforustothinkaboutfuturethingsasfuturists.D.Societywillbenefitalotifwealltrainourselvestothinkasafuturist.
Thereisgoodandbadnewsaboutthenumberoftreesonourplanet.Thegoodnewsisthatthereareseventimesmoretreesthanwethought.A.fewyearsagoscientistsbelievedthattheworldhad400billiontrees.HoweveranewstudyfromYaleUniversityshowsthattherearearoundthreetrillion万亿trees.Thatisathreefollowedby12zeros.Thatmeansthereareabout420treesforeveryoneintheworldtoday.Thebadnewsisthatthousandsofyearsagotheearthhadsixtrillion万亿trees.Humanscutinhalfthenumberoftreesontheplanet.TakeEuropeforexampleitwasalargeforestthousandsofyearsago.Nowmuchofitiscitiesandtowns.Andanother15billiontreesarelosteachyear.Dr.ThomasCrowtherisoneofthescientistsfromYaleUniversity.Hesaidthenewnumberoftreesfromtheirstudywouldchangenothing.Thestudyonlyshowsweneedtodomoretoprotect保护ourforestshesaiD.21.Thepassageisaboutastudyof__________intheworlD.A.thekindoftrees.B.thenumberoftrees.C.thekindofanimals.D.thenumberofanimals.22.Inthepastwethoughteveryonehadabout__________trees.A.400.B.60C.12.D.420.23.WhatcanwelearnfromDr.ThomasCrowther?A.Westillhaveenoughtreestocutdown.B.WecanfindmoretreesinthefuturE.C.Weshouldstopcuttingtreesdownnow.D.Weshoulddomoretoprotectforests.
AfteraterribleelectricalaccidentwhichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeafthewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.ThelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislifE.HisfamilyespeciallyhiswifedidtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolivE.OnehotsummerafternoonhewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatoncE.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwetbuthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetreE.Hewastremblingbadlybutwhenheopenedhiseyeshecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:aploughandawall.WhenMrsEdwardscamerunninguptohimshoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelphecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreadandmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.HowevernoneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappeneD.TheonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthatsinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshockperhapstheonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.28.ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat.A.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworldB.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohimC.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemoreD.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim29.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?A.ShelteringfromtherainunderatreE.B.Drivingacar.CTakingawalkwithastick.D.LyingonthegrounD.30.WhatdidRobertseefirstwhenheregainedhissightaftertheshock?A.Hiswifewhocalledforhelptosavehim.B.Hisneighbors.C.A.ploughandawall.D.Manydoctorssurroundinghim.31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Roberthadbeendeafandblindfornearlytenyears.B.Roberthidhimselfunderthetreefor20minutes.C.Robertcouldhearhiswife’sshoutingforhelpwhenhewokeup.D.Thefamily’slovehelpedRobertregainconfidencetolivE.
AgamingcompanyinNewZealandisluringemployeesfromaroundtheworldbyofferingunlimitedpaidannualleaveashareinthecompany’sprofitsandnosetworkhours.DeanHallbecamefamousininternationalgamingcirclesforbeingtheleaddesigneronpopularvideogameDayZ.AftersearchingtheworldforalocationforhisnewgamingstudioRocketwerkzNewZealanderHallsettledonthesmalluniversitytownofDunedinonthesouthisland’seastcoastwherelandischeapandcreativestart-upshavebecomeanimportantpartofthecity’sidentity.Rocketwerkz’sflexibleworkcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobewithHallreceiving300messagesofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.Lastyearwhenthecompanywasstillinitsinfancy婴儿期babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformoffightingstressandFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweekonaplayfulnotE.ThefirsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwasabouttheproblemsitcauseD.A.culturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleavesaidHall.SotoaddressthatourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeksbuttheycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.EmilyLampittfromBritainisa3Djuniorartistwhohasbeenwiththecompanyforayearandahalf.ShesaystheflexibleworkculturewasahugefactorinherdecisiontomovetoNewZealanD.Theflexibilityherehasmademefeelmuchmorerelaxedshesays.ThatinternalstressIusedtofeelinatraditionalworkenvironmenthasgonesowhenIamatworknowitisbecauseIwanttobebecauseIampassionate有激情的notbecauseIamafraidofmybossorwatchingtheclock.24.TheunderlinedwordluringinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto_______.A.cheatingB.disturbingC.inspiringD.attracting25.WhyarebabycatsmentionedinParagraph4?A.Toshowthecompanyfocusesonpressurerelief.B.Toexplainhowthecompanymotivatesitsstaff.C.Tostressthesignificanceofharmonyinworkplaces.D.Tointroduceanewwaytopromotecreativity26.AccordingtothepassageunlimitedpaidleaveinSiliconValley________.A.setagoodexampletoRochetwerkzB.didn’tworkoutasexpectedC.helpeddevelopthelocalcultureD.solvedtheproblemofunemployment27.Whatisthewritingpurposeoftheabovetext?A.ToencourageItcompaniestobemoreflexiblE.B.TodescribewhatacreativecompanyshouldbelikE.C.Togiveareportontheflexiblemanagementofacompany.D.TodiscusshowtomakeatraditionalcompanymorecompetitivE.
Rememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.Whenyouhearaperson’snamerepeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial虚假的.Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeoneaskthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.Admityoudon’tknow.Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxeD.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathy同情ifyousayI’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.YoursisrightonthetipofmytonguE.Whatisitagain?Useassociation联系.Connecteachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexampleyoucouldmakeamentalnote:VickiCheng--tallblackhair.TostrengthenyourassociationswritethemonasmallcardassoonaspossiblE.LimitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetimE.Whenmeetingagroupofpeopleconcentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.FreeyourselffromrememberingeveryonE.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.Goearly.Considergoingearlytomeetingspartiesandclasses.SometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontimE.That’sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearriveyoucanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—areviewforyou.24.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?A.TheywillbemoveD.B.TheywillbeannoyeD.C.TheywillbedelighteD.D.TheywillbediscourageD.25.Ifyoucan’tremembersomeone’snameyoumay______.A.tellhimthetruthB.tellhimawhitelieC.askhimforpityD.askotherstohelpyou26.Whenyoumeetagroupofpeopleitisbettertoremember______.A.alltheirnamesB.acoupleofnamesfirstC.justtheirlastnamesD.asmanynamesaspossible27.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?A.Tipsonanimportantsocialskill.B.Importanceofattendingparties.C.Howtomakeuseofassociations.D.Howtoreciteandrepeatnames.
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TheInternethasbecomepartofteenagelifE.A.newreporton3375studentsagedfrom10to18insevenChinesecitiesfoundthat38percentofthembelievetheyusetheInternetoften.WhilemostofthemgetusefulinformationandusetheInternettohelpintheirstudiessomearenotusingitinagoodway.InordertohelpyoungpeopleusetheInternetinagoodwayatextbookongoodInternetbehaviorhasstartedtobeusedinsomeShanghaimiddleschoolsthisterm.ThebookusesrealexamplestoteachstudentsallaboutgoodwaysofusingtheInternet.Thebookgivesusefuladvicesuchasitbeinggoodtoreadnewsorfindhelpfulinformationtostudy.Somestudentsalsomakeonlinefriends.Butifyouaremeetingafriendofflinemakesureyourparentsknow.Teachersandparentsallthinkthebookisofgreathelp.A.teachersaidthebookwouldbeaguideforteensusingtheInternet.Shebelievesitwillkeepstudentsawayfrombadsites.ManystudentsareusingtheInternetwithoutguidancefromtheirparentsshesaiD.ThebookwillteachstudentshowtobeagoodpersonintheonlineworlD.45.Thetextbookmainlytellsus________.A.whyweshouldusetheInternetB.howtostudyusingtheInternetC.howtousetheInternetcorrectlyD.howtogethelpfromothers46.What’stheattitudeofteachersandparentstowardsthetextbook?A.Theyareagainstit.B.Theyareforit.C.Theydon’tcareaboutit.D.Thepassagedoesn’tmention.47.AccordingtothepassageteenagersareNOTencouragedto________.A.readonlinenewsB.goonlineC.findhelpfulinformationonlineD.meetafriendofflinewithoutlettingtheirparentsknow48.Fromthispassageweknowthat________.A.moreandmorestudentshavegivenupvisitingbadsitesB.schoolsandteachersbegintopayattentiontostudents’useoftheInternetC.nomorehomeworkwillbegiveninShanghaimiddleschoolsD.lessandlessinformationcanbefoundonline
Iranintoalocalstoretodaytopickupafewthings.WithanimportantmeetingtoattendIwasinahurrysoIdidn’ttakeacart手推车onmywayinsidE.AsIwalkedbetweentheshelvesinthestoreIpassedbyayoungcoupleandtheirbaby.IcontinuedgoingthroughthestorepickedupafewitemsIneededandendedupstandingbehindthiscoupleinthecheckoutlinE.WhilewaitingInoticedthattheyoungfatherwasholdinghismoneytightlyandnervously.Theyoungmotherwascarryingababyinherarmsandaskedthecashier收银员forajobapplication.Whenthetotalwasrunguptheyhadtopickitemsoutoftheircartbecausetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney.Butalltheiritemswerebasicnecessities必需品thattheyneededmost.Itjustbrokemyhearttowatchthecoupletrytothinkaboutwhattheycoulddowithout.HowevertheywereabletowhittledowntheiritemsandpaidthebillwiththemoneythattheyhaD.AftertheyleftIquietlyaskedthecashiertoaddthoseitemstominE.Thecashierrangeverythingupandthengotmeashoppingcart.WeputintheiritemsandIhurriedovertotheircar.ThisisforyouItoldthem.TheyoungfatherjustlookedatmewithsuchappreciationandthankedmE.Iwillneverforgettheexpressioninhiseyes.AsIwasgettingintomycartheydroveover.TheyoungmothersaidMissthankyousomuch.Tearswelledupinmyeyes---astheyareagainnowwhileIwritethis.YouaresowelcomE.PayitforwardsomedayIreplieD.21.TheunderlinedphrasewhittledowninParagraph3probablymeans__________.A.addtoB.breakdownC.cutdownD.payfor22.Theauthorfelt__________towatchthecoupletakingsomeitemsout.A.sadB.angryC.excitedD.interested23.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.theyoungfatherfeltsosorrytoaccepthelpB.theyoungmotherdidn’thaveajobthenC.thecashiertreatedtheyoungcoupleimpolitelyD.theyoungcoupleboughtsomethingunnecessary24.Theauthor’smainpurposeinsharingthestoryistotellus__________.A.whatagreatplanshemadeB.totakeacartwhileshoppingC.howtopickoutbasicnecessitiesD.tohelpthosewhoareinneed
FromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginanamazingagE.Wearefreefrommanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.A.largenumberofoncedeadlyillnessescannowbecuredbymodernmedicinE.Itisalmostcertainthatonedaymedicineswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationoflifehasincreasedgreatly.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbeforeeverydaywewitnesstheunbelievablekillingofmenwomenandchildrenontheroads.ManVsthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.Thousandsofpeopleallovertheworldarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheel方向盘hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theysaytheyareill-manneredandaggressivewillfulastwo-year-oldsandcompletelyselfish.Theirhiddenangersanddisappointmentsseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving.Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessogentlyonthemotoristandseemstoforgivehisbehavior.EverythingisdoneforhisconveniencE.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisruinedbyroadnetworks;andthedeathsbecomenothingmorethananumbereveryyeartobeeasilyforgotten.ItishightimeaworldrulewascreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlifE.Withregardtodrivingthelawsofsomecountriesareunbelievablelenient宽容的andeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.A.rulewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveanobviouslybeneficialeffectontheaccidentratE.HereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedonE.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstricttestsforsafetyeachyear.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcandamageaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawswheretheyexistshouldbemademuchstricter.Speedlimitsshouldberequiredonallroads.GovernmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsforcarfactoriesashasbeendoneintheUSA.AlladvertisingstresspowerandperformanceshouldbebanneD.Thesemeasuresmaynotsoundgoodenough.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastoosevereifitresultsinreducingthenumberofdeaths.Afteralltheworldisforhumanbeingsnotmotor-cars.51.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.B.Thousandsofpeopleallovertheworldarekilledeachyear.C.Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretoolenient.D.Weshouldhavestrictertrafficlawstopreventaccidents.52.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?A.Societylaughsatthemotorists.B.Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesandtowns.C.Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.D.Societyforgivestheirrudedriving.53.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayinghiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonalityinParagraph2?A.Drivingcanshowhishiddenqualities.B.Drivingcanshowtheotherpartofhispersonality.C.Drivingcanbringouthischaracter.D.Drivingcanrepresenthismanners.54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaccidents?A.Perfecttheroadnetwork.B.Stricterdrivingtests.C.Testdriverseverythreeyears.D.Raiseagelimitandlaydownsafetyspecifications.55.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthetrafficsituationis.A.confusedB.dissatisfiedC.appealingD.doubtful
Whenaleafyplantisunderattackitdoesn’tsitquietly.Backin1983twoscientistsJackSchultzandIanBaldwinreportedthatyoungmapletreesgettingbittenbyinsectssendoutaparticularsmellthatneighboringplantscanget.Thesechemicalscomefromtheinjuredpartsoftheplantandseemtobeanalarm.WhattheplantspumpthroughtheairisamixtureofchemicalsknownasvolatileorganiccompoundsVOCsforshort.ScientistshavefoundthatallkindsofplantsgiveoutVOCswhenbeingattacked.It’saplant’swayofcryingout.Butisanyonelistening?Apparently.Becausewecanwatchtheneighboursreact.Someplantspumpoutsmellychemicalstokeepinsectsaway.Butothersdodoubleduty.Theypumpoutperfumesdesignedtoattractdifferentinsectswhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.Oncetheyarrivethetablesareturned.Theattackerwhoarenaturalenemiestotheattackers.zxx|kOncetheyarrivethetablesareturneD.Theattackerwhowaslunchingnowbecomeslunch.Instudyafterstudyitappearsthatthesechemicalconversationshelptheneighbors.Thedamageisusuallymoreseriousonthefirstplantbuttheneighborsrelativelyspeakingstaysaferbecausetheyheardthealarmandknewwhattodo.Doesthismeanthatplantstalktoeachother?Scientistsdon’tknow.Maybethefirstplantjustmadeacryofpainorwassendingamessagetoitsownbranchesandsoineffectwastalkingtoitself.Perhapstheneighborsjusthappenedtooverhearthecry.Soinformationwasexchangedbutitwasn’tatrueintentionalbackandforth.CharlesDarwinover150yearsagoimaginedaworldfarbusiernoisierandmoreintimate亲密的thantheworldwecanseeandhear.Oursensesareweak.There’sawholelotgoingon.32.Whatdoesaplantdowhenitisunderattack?A.Itmakesnoises.B.Itgetshelpfromotherplants.C.ItstandsquietlyD.Itsendsoutcertainchemicals.33.Whatdoestheauthormeanbythetablesareturnedinparagraph3?A.TheattackersgetattackeD.B.TheinsectsgatherunderthetablE.C.Theplantsgetreadytofightback.D.Theperfumesattractnaturalenemies.34.Scientistsfindfromtheirstudiesthatplantscan.A.predictnaturaldisastersB.protectthemselvesagainstinsectsC.talktooneanotherintentionallyD.helptheirneighborswhennecessary35.whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Thewordischangingfasterthanever.B.PeoplehavestrongersensesthanbeforeC.TheworldismorecomplexthanitseemsD.PeopleinDarwin’stimewereimaginativE.
AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanflyflieslikeafatchickeneatsgreenleaveshasthestomachofacowandhasclaws爪onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriveranimportantfeature特征forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.Inappearancethebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheunderside.Theheadissmallwithalargesetoffeathersonthetopbrightredeyesandblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesarethecommonbirdscuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeaturethoughisonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclawstogetherwiththebeak喙theycanclimbaboutinthebusheslookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedonE.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtoflytheylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birdsbutinAprilwhentherainyseasonbeginstheycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.B.Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins.C.PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.D.Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.29.Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat.A.theylooklikeyoungcuckoosB.theyhaveclawsonthewingsC.theyeatalotlikeacowD.theyliveonriverbanks30.Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A.TheyhadclawstohelpthemclimB.B.Theycouldflylongdistances.C.Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.D.Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.31.Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes?A.TofindmorefooD.B.Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C.Tokeepthemselveswarm.D.Toproducetheiryoung.
Whathappenswhenthechildrenleavetostartnewlivesatuniversity?JoannaMoorheadtalkstosomeemptynesters.WhenPaulouroldestleftIrememberfeelingthisterribleysad:itwasaphysicalsadnessalmostlikewalkingaroundwithahangover.Itseemedtomeliketheveryoppositeofchildbirth:thathadbeenaboutbeinggivensomeonemybabywhereasthiswasapainmychildbeingtakenawayfrommE.Fordaysthegriefwasveryveryraw;Icriedalotofthetimeforthefirstdayortwoafterheleft.AndthathelpedalotbecauseIneededtofeelsadIneededtogrieveforwhatIwaslosing.Itdidn'tgetanyeasierwhenAdamandthenAlicewenteither;IrememberAliceleavingtogoInterRailingandthatwasreallythestartofTomandIhavingthehousetoourselves;andforseveraldaysaftershe'dgoneIwanderedaroundinabitofdaze头晕IfeltsosaD.Itfeltsuchashocktobesuddenlydisconnectedfromthispersonwithwhomyou'vebeensoinvolvedwhomyou'velookedafterforsolong.EachtimeoneofthemhasleftI'vetriedhardnottocryatthemomentofpartingbutusuallyIdon'tmanageit.Thechildrenhaveallbeenreallysweetaboutit—theydounderstandatsomelevelhowharditisformE.Butthethingisthattheexperiencethey'rehavingisthecompleteoppositetotheexperienceI'mhaving:forthemleavinghomeisallaboutexcitementandadventureandsomethingnewwhereasformeit'sallaboutbeingworriedandanxiousandfeelingthatmylifeisn'tnearlysoexcitingorinterestingnow;they'renotaroundinitthewholetimE.21.HowdidPaulfeelwhenheentereduniversity?A.excitedandindependent.B.sadandunconscious.C.selfconfidentandprouD.D.bothcoldandsaD.22.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatJoannaMoorheaddidinparagraph2?A.Whenchildrenleavehomeparentsneedtocry.B.ParentslikeJoannaMoorheadfeltalonE.C.ParentsshouldpreventchildrenleavinghomE.D.Parentsreducedtomisschildrenbycrying.23.Whatisthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.Parentscryagainandagain.B.Childrenleavehomeforuniversity.C.ParentsareathomealoneagainD.ThemissedparentscryhomE.
It’sfiveminutesbeforetheexamandyouareinastateofpaniC.Youjusthavetopassitbuthow?Youdidn’tevenopenthebookthenightbeforeandyouhearavoiceinyourheadsayingCheatcheat...Sowhatareyougoingtodoignore忽略itandfailorgoforit?It’satoughdecisionmanystudentsmustmakE.Mostyoungpeoplebelievethatcheatingiswrong.Howevertheyhavecheatedatleastonceintheirhighschoolyears.Sowhydotheydoit?Aretheytoolazytostudy?Perhapsit’snotassimpleasthat.Accordingtosomeexpertsonemainreasonwhystudentscheatisthattheyseetheirfriendsgetawaywithit.It’saneasywayout.Theyavoidembarrassmentandtheirparents’angerfornotdoingwellinanexam.Anotherreasonisthatstudentsthinkit’sOKtocheatifthesubjectisn’timportantfortheirfuturecareer.What’smoremoststudentshavetoputupwiththepressureofgettingintouniversity.Theyneedtogetgoodmarkstocarryonwiththeirstudies.Thismeansthattherewillalwaysbestudentswhowilldoanythingforabettermark.Ithasneverbeeneasiertocheatthanitistoday.Withallthetechnologyavailablestudentsneedn’tcheatbylookingovertheirshouldersanymorE.Theyusemobilephonestosendanswerstoeachotherduringatest.ThereisalsotheInternet.Withhundredsofwebsitesstudentsdon’thavetoworrybecausetheycanfindlotsofmaterialwhichtheycancopyanduseinprojects.Thereareeventipsontheartofcheatinginexams.Obviouslyifyougetcaughtcheatingyoufailtheexamorthesubject.Butitdoesn’treallymatterwhetheryougetcaughtornot.What’simportantisthatit’swrong.Youmustn’tcheatbecausecheatingisaliE.Itdeceives欺骗peopleintothinkingyouknowmorethanyouactuallydo.Howcanyoubeproudofsomethingyouhaveachievedthroughcheating?Intheendit’snotaboutdeceivingyourteachersandyourparentsbutaboutfoolingyourselfthatyoucandosomethingyoureallycan’t.32.Thetoughdecisionthatmanystudentshavetomakebeforeanexamis.A.howtocheatB.whattodoiftheyfailC.whethertocheatornotD.howtokeepcalm33.Accordingtosomeexpertswhichisoneofthereasonsthatmakestudentsdecidetocheat?A.TheythinkthesubjectisimportantenoughfortheirfuturE.B.Withallthetechnologyavailabletheyfinditeasytocheat.C.Theywillbemadefunofbytheirfriendsiftheydon’tcheat.D.Theysufferfromgreatpressureofcarryingonwiththeirstudies.34.Theworstthingaboutcheatingisthat.A.youcangetcaughtandfail[Z#X#B.youcheatothersandyourselfC.yougiveothersabadimpressionD.yourteacherwillinformyourparents35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Studentscheattogetintouniversity.B.StudentshavefoundnewwaystocheatC.CheatingcanbeexplainedbutnotexcuseD.D.Cheatingisasocialandpsychologicalproblem.
CentralParkOutsideamongthetreeswatchthewildlife—boththehumanandanimalvarieties.Call212360-3465or212360-2726foreventsandtours.CentralParkstretchesfrom59thto110thSts.andfrom5thAvE.toCentralPark.West.EmpireStatebuildingThisisamongthemoststrikingbuildingsinthecitythenationeventheworlD.Theobservationdock瞭望台onthe86thfloorisopentogeneralpublicofferingawonderfulviewofthecuty.Onthesecondflooryou’llfindtheNewYorkSkyrideasimulated模拟的helicopterrideoverManhattan.5thAvC.at34thSt.Midtown/212736-3100.IntrepidSea-Air-SpaceMuseumFiveblockswestofTimeSquarethismuseumhashundredsofairdeepseaandspaceexhibits.Walkthefightdeckofthe900footlongaircraftcarrierIntrepidseedozensofoldandmodernaircraftandridetheIntrepidNavyFlightSimulator.Pier86W.46thSt.and12thAve./212245-0072.MadisonSquareGardenIfit’sbigitprobablyhappensattheGarden.CheckoutsportingeventsconcertsandmuchmorE.ToursareavailablE.7thAvebtwn.31thand33thSts.Midtown/212465-6741.21.TheNewYorkSkyrideisfor_______.A.sightseeingB.fighttrainingC.modelplane-sportsD.citytransportation22.Ifavisitorisinterestedinmusichewillprobablygoto_______.A.CentralParkB.EmpireStateBuildingC.IntrepidSea-Air-SpaceMuseumD.MadisonSquareGarden23.ThestudentswhoareinterestedinthehistoryofNavyshoulddialthenumberof.A.212360-2726B.212465-6741C.212245-0072D.212736-310024.Thepurposeofthesetextsisprobablyto________.A.provideinformationoflivinginNewYorkB.providedirectionsofcitytrafficinNewYorkC.givevisitorsaguidetoNewYorkD.giveabriefintroductiontothehistoryofNewYork
Greatwhitesharks!Justhearingthatnamemakesmanypeople’shairstandonend.Inrealitythesebigfishhavemoretofearfromusthanwedofromthem.FormanyyearspeoplekilledcountlessgreatwhitesharksinthewatersaroundtheUnitedStates.Butthankstoconservation保护effortsgreatwhitesaremakingacomebackintheU.S.Tworecentstudiesshowthatthepopulationofthesesharksisrisingalongtheeastandwestcoast.Whyisthegrowingpopulationofakillerfishsomethingtocelebrate?WhenyoufishtoomanyofthemyoustarttolosebalanceintheenvironmentsayssharkresearcherTobeyCurtis.AsthebiggestkillersharkshelpkeepthepopulationsoffishsealsandothercreaturestheyeatfromgrowingtoolargE.Inspiteoftheirimportancegreatwhitesharkshadlongbeenhuntedfortheirmeatandtheirfins鳍.Thenin1997theU.S.governmentpassedalawthatdidn’tallowthehuntingofgreatwhites.AfterwardsthenumbersofthesesharksintheU.S.watersstartedtoincreasE.Thelawwasn’ttheonlythingthathashelpedgreatwhites.Conservationistshavealsoplayedapartinthesharks’comeback.TheresearchgroupOCEARCHisusingamethodcalledtagging加标签tohelpchangepeople’sattitudesaboutgreatwhitE.Theyletthepublicfolloweachsharkasittravelstheworld’soceans.OCEARCHalsogiveseachtaggedsharkanametohelppeopleformacloserconnectionwiththebigfish.Thegroup’smostwell-knownsharkisnamedKatharinE.ShewastaggedlastyearnearCapeCodMassachusetts.SincethenthousandsofpeoplehavetrackedKatharine’smovementsonTwitterandtheOCEARCHwebsitE.Thishelpspeopleseesharksinanewway.ChrisFischerthefounderofOCEARCHbelieveslearningtoappreciategreatwhiteswillencouragepeopletodomoretoprotectthem.9.Theunderlinedpartmakesmanypeople’shairstandonendinParagraph1canbestbereplacedby______.A.worriesmanypeopleB.boresmanypeopleC.frightensmanypeopleD.interestsmanypeople10.Thelawpassedin1997______.A.seemedveryhelpfulB.letscientistsdownC.neededtobechangedD.madepeoplelikegreatwhites11.Katharine’sexampleisusedtoshowthat______.A.greatwhitesareinfactlovelyanimalsB.theOCEARCHwebsitehasalotofvisitorsC.thenumberofgreatwhitesisgrowingquicklyD.OCEARCHhelppeoplegetclosertogreatwhites12.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.introduceanexperimentresultB.makeanadvertisementforOCEARCHC.remindusthatbigkillersaredyingoutD.informusthatgreatwhitesaremakingacomeback
InthepastAmericansusedtothinkoftheUnitedStatesasameltingpotofimmigrants移民frommanydifferentculturestotheUnitedStatestheiroldwaysmeltedawayandtheybecamepartofacompletelynewculturE.TheUnitedStateswaslikenedtoabigpotofsoupwhichhadbitsofflavor味道滋味fromeachdifferentculturE.Allofthedifferentculturesweresowellblended混合掺杂togetherthatitformeditsownnewflavor.TodayAmericansrealizethatthesimplemeltingpottheoryislesstruE.Insteaddifferentgroupsofpeoplekeepmanyoftheiroldcustoms.OftengroupsofAmericansfromthesameculturebandtogether.TheylivetogetherindistinctivecommunitiessuchasChinatownsorLittleItaly—areaspopulatedalmostexclusively惟一仅byAmericansofasingleethnicgroup—whichcanbefoundinmanylargeAmericancities.LivinginethnicneighborhoodsgivesnewAmericansthesecurityofsharingacommonlanguageandcommontraditionswithpeoplewhounderstandthem.Intimehoweverpeoplefromdifferentbackgroundsmixtogether.Theyalsomixwithnative－bornAmericans.Oldtraditionsgivewaytonewcustoms.ThechildrenofimmigrantsareofteneagertoadoptnewAmericanways.TheyoftenwanttodressinAmericanfashionstospeakEnglishandtofollowAmericansocialcustoms.Byoneestimate估计about80percentofEuropeanimmigrantsmarryoutsidetheirownethnicgroupsbythetimetheyreachthethirdgeneration.Thirdgenerationmeansthattheirgreat－grandparentswereimmigrants.YetassuccessivegenerationsbecomemoreAmericanizedtheyoftenretainsignificantelementsoftheirethniccountry.28.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.TheAmericanwayoflifE.B.Immigrantsandnative－bornAmericans.C.Oldtraditionsandnewcustoms.D.Themulti－culturalsocietyoftheUnitedStates.29.WhydoestheauthormentionChinatownsinthesecondparagraph?A.Togiveanexamplethatmanypeoplekeeptheiroldcustoms.B.ToshowthatChinesecherishtheiroldtraditions.C.Tocontrast对比theChinesewayoflifewiththatoftheItalian’s.D.TogiveanexampleoftheAmericanization.30.Theunderlinedwordethnicinthelastsentencemostprobablymeans__________.A.moralB.nationalC.culturalD.social31.TheunderlinedwordAmericanizedgenerallymeans__________.A.美国人B.研究美国社会的专家C.有关美国的史料D.美国化的
Wheneverweseeabuttonweareeagertopressitbecauseweknowsomethingwillhappen.Thisistrueinmostcasesforexampleonadoorbellandontheon/offbuttonontheTV.Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfakeliketheclosebuttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingtheclosebuttonbecausetheydon’thavethepatiencetowaitfortheliftdoorstoshut.Butlifts’closebuttonsareacompletescam骗局atleastintheUS-thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheUSmakingsurethatallliftsstayedopenlongenoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldenter.OnlyUSfirefightersandrepairmencanusethebuttonstospeedupthedoor-closingprocessiftheyhaveacodeorspecialkeys.Buttonormalliftridersthebuttonsaren’tcompletelyuseless.Accordingtopsychologistsfakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontrol.Perceived能够感知的controlisveryimportant.Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-beingEllenJ.Langerapsychologyprofessorsaidhavingalackofcontrolisassociatedwithdepression.Expertshaverevealedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon’tdoanythingexistinourlivesforthissamepurpose.ForexamplemanyofficesintheUShavefakethermostats温度调节器becausepeopletendtofeelbetterwhentheythinktheycancontrolthetemperatureintheirworkspacE.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittlewhiteliestheystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallycloseitisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.ThathabitisheretostayJohnKouniosapsychologyprofessorsaiD.EventhoughIhaverealdoubtsaboutthetrafficlightbuttonsIalwayspressthem.AfterallI.’vegotnothingelsetodowhilewaiting.Sowhynotpressthebuttoninthehopethatthisonewillwork?32.Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?A.Todescribesomedifferentkindsoffakebuttons.B.Toanalyzethefunctionsoffakebuttons.C.Toexplaintheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoffakebuttons.D.Toexplorepeople’sdifferenthabitswhenitcomestopushingbuttons.33.InAmericatheclosebuttonsonlifts_______.A.werespeciallydesignedtogivepeopleasenseofcontrolB.arefakefortheconvenienceofdisabledpeopleC.workonlywhenpeoplepressthemhardforawhileD.cannotspeeduptheprocessofclosingthedoorinanycase34.TheunderlinedpartforthissamepurposeinParagraph6refersto_______.A.givingpeopleperceivedcontrolB.makingpeoplemorepatientC.helpingpeopletobuildupconfidenceD.makingpeoplewithdepressionfeelbetter35.AccordingtoJohnKouniospeoplewhopressfakebuttons______.A.don’tknowthatwhattheypressisfakeB.shouldgiveupthishabitC.considerwhattheydotobemeaninglessD.probablydosotokilltime
Aloneinthewilderness.NothingbutjunglE.A.worldofshadowwiththeraysoflightfallinglikeblondehairfromthecrownsofthegianttrees.Jungleinthemiddaysun.Everythingmotionless.Notasoundfromskyorearth.CompletesilencE.Onlysomecoconutsfallingatlongintervalsveryfaraway.Theworldreducedtothesofttouchofcoolgrassalongmynakedbackandasweetsmellofrichsoilandvegetation.StretchedoutwithclosedeyesbesidemyheavyburdenoffruitandfirewoodIenjoyedthefeelingoffreshbloodstreamingthrougheverypartofmybodyandfreshjungleairfillingeverycornerofmylungs.RestingmotionlessIcouldseethesunthroughmyclosedeyelidsaloneintheskyaslonelyasIandasmotionlessandsilentaseverythingelsE.Theearthhadsurelystoppedturningandsomewhereonthisplanettherewassupposedtoberoaringtrafficinbusystreets.Whatacrazyunbelievablethought!Anothercoconutfelltomaketheworldcometoacompletestandstill.IhadtorolloverontomystomachtofeelthatatleastIcouldmoveandmakenoises.ThenIfoundcompany.A.littlebrownantwasstrugglingtofinditswaywithabitofdrystrawthroughthejungleofleavesandgrassbelowmynosE.IwonderedifIcouldgivethelittlefellowaliftwithitsburdenbutitshowednottheslightestsignoftirednessandstruggledonwithallsixlegsheadfirstorheadlastwavingitsfeelers触角energeticallyasifthetriphadjuststarteD.Whoeversawatiredant?Tirednessdisagreeabletirednessisrestrictedtohuntedanimalsslavesandmodernman.Itisasgreataneffortforanofficeclerktowalkfiveblockswithaloadedbrief-caseasitisforajungle-dwellertocrossavalleywithagoatonhisback.Itisashardtogetupandclimborrunwhenyouhavebeenseatedforyearsasitistogetupandwalkwhenyouhavebeeninbedformonths.ThebodyisstrangE.Spareitandyougetreallytiredforalmostnothing;useitandalmostnothingmakesyoureallytireD.Irosetomyfeet.Ihadheardahorseneighingdowninthevalley.Abovemeontheopenhighlandplainstherewerewildhorses.Butdowninthevalleytherewasneverahorseunlesstherewasamanonit.SomebodywasmakinghiswayupthevalleyandmywifewasalonE.24.Theauthormentionscoconuts’fallingto.A.showhislonelinessB.addbeautytothejungleC.expresshisloveofnatureD.stresstheabsolutesilence25.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheant?A.Headmireditsattitudetowardswork.B.Hewasconcernedaboutitstirelessefforts.C.Heshowedsympathyforthelittleant.D.Hewasexcitedtohaveitasacompanion.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorwouldprobably.A.workharderthanbeforeB.talktothemanonthehorseC.makehiswayhomeD.stayinthevalley27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.enjoyedbeingaloneB.experiencedaworldofquietnessC.missedhisbusylifeinthecityD.hadanunforgettableadventure
Supposeyou’reinarushfeelingtirednotpayingattentiontoyourscreenandyousendanemailthatcouldgetyouintroublE.Realisationwillprobablysetinsecondsafteryou’veclickedsend.YoufreezeinhorrorandburnwithshamE.Whattodo?Herearefourcommonemailaccidentsandhowtorecover.ClickingsendtoosoonDon’twasteyourtimetryingtofindoutifthereceiverhasreadityet.WriteanotheremailasswiftlyasyoucanandsenditwithabrieftitleexplainingthatthisisthecorrectversionandthepreviousversionshouldbeignoreD.WritingthewrongtimeThesooneryounoticethebetter.RespondquicklyandbrieflyapologisingforyourmistakE.Keepthetonemeasured:don’thandleittoolightlyaspeoplecanbeoffendedespeciallyifyourerrorsuggestsamisunderstandingoftheirculturei.E.incorrectorderingofChinesenames.ClickingreplyallunintentionallyYouaccidentallyreveal透露totheentirecompanywhatmenuchoicesyouwouldpreferatthestaffChristmasdinnerorwhatholidayyou’dliketotakE.Inthisinstancethebestsolutionistosendaquicklight-heartedapologytoexplainyourawkwardness.Butitcanquicklyrisetosomethingworsewheneveryonestartshittingreplyalltojoininalongandunpleasantconversation.Inthisinstancestepawayfromyourkeyboardtoalloweveryonetocalmdown.SendinganoffensivemessagetoitssubjectThemostawkwardemailmistakeisusuallycommittedinanger.Youwriteanunkindmessageaboutsomeoneintendingtosendittoafriendbutaccidentallysendittothepersonyou’rediscussing.Inthatcaseasktospeakinpersonassoonaspossibleandsaysorry.Explainyourfrustrationscalmlyandsensibly—seeitasanopportunitytoclearupanydifficultiesyoumayhavewiththisperson.36.Afterrealisinganemailaccidentyouarelikelytofeel_______.A.curiousB.tiredC.awfulD.funny37.Ifyouhavewrittenthewrongnameinanemailitisbestto________.A.apologiseinaseriousmannerB.tellthereceivertoignoretheerrorC.learntowritethenamecorrectlyD.sendashortnoticetoeveryone38.Whatshouldyoudowhenanunpleasantconversationisstartedbyyourreplyallemail?A.Tryofferingotherchoices.B.Avoidfurtherinvolvement.C.Meetotherstaffmembers.D.Makealight-heartedapology.39.Howshouldyoudealwiththeproblemcausedbyanoffensiveemail?A.Bypromisingnottooffendthereceiveragain.B.Byseekingsupportfromthereceiver’sfriends.C.Byaskingthereceivertocontrolhisanger.D.BytalkingtothereceiverfacetofacE.40.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Definingemailerrors.B.Reducingemailmistakes.C.Handlingemailaccidents.D.Improvingemailwriting.
ManypeopleinhighschoolcannotwaittogotocollegeandleavetheirhometownbehinD.QuestionsarisethoughwhenitcomestoallofthedecisionsinvolvedinchoosingacollegE.OneofthefirstconsiderationsmaybefinancE.StateandpubliccollegesareoftentheleastexpensivE.OftenthoughthebettercollegesareprivateandmoreexpensivE.Itissadwhengiftedstudentscannotattendacollegeoftheirchoicejustforfinancialreasons.Anothermajorfactorislocation.Whetherthecollegeisinasmalltownorlargecitycanhaveamajorimpactonitsactivities.A.waterloverprobablywillbemorecomfortablespendingfouryearsnearanoceanoralakE.ThosewhocannottolerateheatwillprobablybemorecomfortableatanortherncollegE.Distancefromhomemayalsocomeintoconsideration.Iffamilyisatopprioritythatpersonshouldstayclosetohome;ontheotherhandifindependenceisdesiredacampusfartherfromhomewouldbemoreappropriatE.Schoolsizealsoplaysamajorroleinthedecisionprocess.IfyouwanttogettoknowyourteachersasmallcollegeissuitablE.Forthoseofyouwhoconsideryourselfapeoplepersonandwantawiderangeofactivitiesalargecollegeismorefitting.Yourareaofinterestisanotherfactortoconsiderinthedecisionmakingprocessifyouwanttogetthemostfromyoureducation.Thewholepointofcollegeistolearnwhatisofinteresttoyou.CruciallyonemustfirsttakeintoconsiderationthecollegesbywhichyoucanrealisticallybeaccepteD.AnIvyLeagueschoolforanaveragestudentwouldprobablynotbeagoodmatch.Similarlyanaverageschoolforanaboveaveragestudentwouldnotworkwell.ThecollegeshouldprovideenoughofachallengeforthestudenttoworkharD.AlthoughtheremaynotbetheperfectcollegeouttherethereprobablywillbeonethatisclosE.Thosewhocannotfindasuitablecollegeareprobablynotlookinghardenough.25.Whenitcomestogoingtocollegetheauthorthinks______.A.studentswillbecomehomesickB.studentsareunwillingtoleavetheirhomeC.economicsituationisthefirsttoconsiderD.studentsareeagertoattendtheiridealuniversity26.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartapeoplepersoninthepassagemean?A.Averysociableperson.B.Averyparticularperson.C.Apersonofgreatcapacity.D.ApersonofgreatimportancE.27.WhichisthemostimportantfactorwhenchoosingacollegeA.ThelocationofacollegE.B.Thecomingchallenges.C.SchoolsizE.D.Theexaminationresult.
GreenisanimportantcolorinnaturE.Itisthecolorofgrassandtheleavesontrees.Itisalsothecolorofmostgrowingplants.Sometimesthewordgreenmeansyoungfreshandgrowing.SometimesitdescribessomethingthatisnotyetripeorfinisheD.Forexampleagreenhornissomeonewhohasnoexperiencewhoisnewtoasituation.Inthefifteenthcenturyagreenhornwasayoungcoworoxwhosehorns角hadnotyetdevelopeD.A.centurylateragreenhornwasasoldierwhohadnotyethadanyexperienceinbattlE.Bytheeighteenthcenturyagreenhornhadthemeaningithastoday—apersonwhoisnewinajoB.SomeonewhohastheabilitytogrowplantswellissaidtohaveagreenthumB.Theexpressioncomesfromearlynineteenhundreds.A.personwithagreenthumbseemstohaveamagictouchthatmakesplantsgrowquicklyandwell.YoumightsaythatthewomannextdoorhasagreenthumbifhergardencontinuestogrowlongafteryourplantshavedieD.TheGreenRevolutionisthenamegivensomeyearsagotothedevelopmentofnewkindsofriceandothergrains.Thenewplantsproducedmuchlargercrops.TheGreenRevolutionwastheresultofhardworkbyagriculturalscientistswhohadgreenthumbs.Greenisalsothecolorusedtodescribethepowerfulfeelingjealousy嫉妒.Thegreen-eyedmonsterisnotafrighteningcreaturefromouterspacE.ItisanexpressionusedaboutfourhundredyearsagobyBritishwriterWilliamShakespeareinhisplayOthello.Itdescribestheunpleasantfeelingapersonhaswhensomeonehassomethinghewants.A.youngmanmaysufferfromthegreen-eyedmonsterifhisgirlfriendbeginsgoingoutwithsomeoneelsE.Orthatgreen-eyedmonstermayaffectyourfriendifyougetapayriseandhedoesnot.24.A.greenhornnowrefersto____.A.apersonwhoisnewinajobB.anewsoliderC.ayounghorseD.acowwithouthorns25.A.personwhohasagreenthumbisaperson____.A.whoisgoodatgrowingplantsB.whosethumbsareofgreencolorC.whosegardenisgreenerthanothers’D.whoisyoungerthanhisneighbors26.Theauthorisactuallytalkingabout____.A.colorsB.languageC.politicsD.agriculture27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Inaboutthe16thcenturyagreenhornmeantanexperiencedsoldier.B.TheGreenRevolutionmayhavesomeconnectionwithgreenthumbs.C.Thegreen-eyedmonsterwasprobablycreatedbyWilliamShakespearE.D.Thegreen-eyedmonstercanbeusedtodescribeapersonwhoisjealous.
IntheUnitedStates30percentofthepeoplehaveaweightproblem.Tomanypeoplethecauseisobvious明显的:theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence证据doeslittletosupportthisideA.GoingbacktoAmericaof1910wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantodayyettheyatemorefooD.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysicallywalkedmoreusedmachinesmuchlessanddidn’twatchtelevision.Severalmodernstudiesmoreoverhaveshownthatfatterpeopledon’teatmoreonaveragethanthinnerpeoplE.A.1979studyof3545Londonofficeworkersshowedthatfatpeopleeatlessthanslim苗条的peoplE.StudiesalsoshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeoplE.A.studybyaresearchgroupatStanfordUniversityfoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:Themorethemanranthegreaterlossofthebodyfat.ThemoretheyranthegreaterincreaseinfoodintakE.Thusthosewhoranthemostatethemostyetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.49.NowadaysmanyAmericanshavetheproblemthat______.A.theyaretooslimB.theyworktoohardC.theyaretoofatD.theylosetoomuchbodyfat50.Accordingtothepassagehowmanypeoplein900Americanshaveaweightproblem?A.150.B.300.C.600.D.270.51.Isthereanyscientificevidencetosupporttheideathateatingtoomuchisthecauseofaweightproblem?A.YesthereisplentyofevidencE.B.Ofcoursethereissomeevidencetosupportthis.C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.D.WearenotsurE.52.TheAmericansin1910________.A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivitiesB.atelessfoodbuthadmorephysicalactivitiesC.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalactivitiesD.hadmoreproblems
WhenmysisterMartietoldmeshehadputouttomatoplantslastsummerIwasquiteimpresseD.Shewasagarden-beginner.Oncetheywereplantedshetendedtothemdailyanxiouslyawaitingthejuicytomatoestoappear.Butdayafterdayherplantsweretomato-lesswhileallofherneighborswhohadalsoputouttomatoplantswerealreadyenjoyingthefruitoftheirlabor.FrustratedMartiegaveinandwenttothemarkettosearchfreshtomatoes.WhilepayingMartietoldthefarmerhertroubles.ThefarmerpausedtothinkforamomentandthenaskedWellwhatkindoftomatoesdidyouplant?IthinktheywerecalledBigBoyMartieremembereD.Wellthere’syourproblemthefarmerexplaineD.BigBoyandBetterBoytomatoeshavea95daygrowingperiodwhereasregulartomatoplantsproducefruitinasfewas70daysyoujusthavetowaitalittlelongerfortheBigBoys.WiththatnewknowledgeMartiewenthomewithexcitementknowingtheywouldbeworththewait.Thinkingaboutmysister’sgardeningexperienceIhadtosmilE.Shejustdidn’tknowthatBigBoytomatoestooklonger---neitherdidI---butonceshediscoveredthatinformationshewasnolongerdiscouragedandupsetaboutthelackoftomatoesonherplants.Insteadshewasencouragedandexcitedtoseethemafewweekslater.ItmakesmewonderhowmanyofushaveBigBoydreamsinourheartsyetwejustdon’trealizethattheyareoftheBigBoyvarietysowearediscouragedandwornoutwiththewaitingprocess.Insteadofwaitingwithexcitementwegiveuponourdreamsandfigurewemusthavedonesomethingwrongtostopthemfromcomingtopass.Frustratedweseeotherpeople’sdreamscomingtrueandwewonderwhyourshaven’tyetbeenachieveD.21.WhydidMartie’stomatoplantsfailtoproduceattheexpectedtime?A.Becausetheyweredestroyedbyherneighbors.B.Becauseshegrewthewrongkindtomatoes.C.Becauseshedidn’tmanagethegardenwell.D.BecausetheyrequiredmoretimetoproducE.22.Whatdoestheauthorcomparetomatoestointhetext?A.Goals.B.Experiences.C.TimE.D.Imagination.23.Whatdoesthetextintendtoshowus?A.It’sbetterlatethannever.B.A.badbeginningmakesabadending.C.Nothingisimpossibleforawillingheart.D.A.birdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.
CuiYutaoYuxueyuanapopularChinesechild-trainingappandbabydiaper尿布brandPampersrecentlyreleasedinBeijingaWhitePaperontheSleepQualityofChineseBabieswhichisthefirstofitskindinChinabasedonbigdataanalysisthroughresearchtheapphostedandasurveyinvolvingnearly10000respondents.AccordingtotheWhitePapermorethan75percentofChineseparentshavebabieswhodonotsleepwellatnightandbabiesagedbetween6to12monthsinparticularhaverestlessnightsandwakeupmultipletimesatnight.Italsosaysthatlessthan6percentofparentsknowwhytheirbabiesdonotenjoyadeepsleepatnightand23percentofparentsdonothavetheslightestideaofthereasons.Babiescuddledornursedtosleepwakeupmorefrequentlyinthemiddleofthenight;wakingupbabiestonursethemorchangediapersalsogreatlyaffectstheirsleepquality.Dataalsoshowedthatparentswhodonotthinktheirbabiessleepwellaremorelikelytointerruptthebabies’sleepaccordingtotheWhitePaper.CuiYutaoYuxueyuanandPampersalsoannouncedastrategicpartnershipandreleasedtheFiveFoolproofTipsforChineseparentstohelptheirbabiessleepthroughthenightforbettergrowthwhichaskparentsnottocuddleornursethebabiestosleephavethebabiessleepintheirownbedsnottopickupbabieswhowakeupinthemiddleofthenightimmediatelyandnottowakethebabiesupfromdeepsleeptofeedthem.24.WhatisspecialabouttheWhitePaper?A.ItisthefirstpaperontheSleepQualityofChineseBabieswithlargedatA.B.ItdealswiththeSleepQualityofChineseBabieswithanapp.C.Ithasthelargestnumberofparticipantsintheresearch.D.Itisthefirstreportongivingprofessionalsuggestions.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTincludedinthepaper?A.Mostparentsdonotknowwhytheirbabiesfailtoenjoyadeepsleepatnight.B.Nursingbabieslikechangingdiaperswillaffecttheirsleepqualityseriously.C.Helpingbabiessleepthroughthenightensurestheirbettergrowth.D.Babiesbetween6to12monthsseemtobepoorerinthequalityofsleep.26.Thispassageismainlyabout________.A.aWhitePaperforthebettersleepofChinesebabiesB.ChineseparentsfacingtheproblemofpoorsleepC.FiveFoolproofTipsforyourbettersleepD.CuiYutaoYuxueyuanandPampersworkingtogether
Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpowerwhatwoulditbe?DreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadmindsseethroughwallsorhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsillybutitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlifE.EverydayinourworkweareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworlD.Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.We’renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomeworkplayingsportsmakingfriendsseekingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.FindanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmorE.VolunteerorifyoucancontributealittlemoneytoacausE.Whateveryoudodon’tbeabystander.GetinvolveD.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou’reolder.Butwhynotstartnow?Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealthdevelopmentandenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.IthaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsaheaD.25.TheanswertothequestioninParagraph1mayreflect___________.A.yourlifestylE.B.yourlifevaluE.C.yourtroubleinlifE.D.yourlifeexperiencE.26.Whydoestheauthorsaytheyareinspiredeveryday?A.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpowers.B.TheyhavegotthepowertochangetheworlD.C.Somepeoplearoundthemaremakingtheworldbetter.D.Therearemanypowerfulpeopleintheirlifeandwork.27.Whatshouldwedoaccordingtothepassage?A.LearnmoreandcontributemoretoacausE.B.Riseaboveourselvesandacttohelpothers.C.Workhardtogetabiggeropportunity.D.Tryourbesttohelpthepoor.28.Whichistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Theauthorbelievesthelivesofthepoorestwillgetbetter.B.MuchmoreprogresswillbemadeinthenearfuturE.C.TheworkonhealthisthemostvaluableexperiencE.D.People’seffortshavebeenmateriallyrewardeD.
Aloneinthewilderness.NothingbutjunglE.A.worldofshadowwiththeraysoflightfallinglikeblondehairfromthecrownsofthegianttrees.Jungleinthemiddaysun.Everythingmotionless.Notasoundfromskyorearth.CompletesilencE.Onlysomecoconutsfallingatlongintervalsveryfaraway.Theworldreducedtothesofttouchofcoolgrassalongmynakedbackandasweetsmellofrichsoilandvegetation.StretchedoutwithclosedeyesbesidemyheavyburdenoffruitandfirewoodIenjoyedthefeelingoffreshbloodstreamingthrougheverypartofmybodyandfreshjungleairfillingeverycornerofmylungs.RestingmotionlessIcouldseethesunthroughmyclosedeyelidsaloneintheskyaslonelyasIandasmotionlessandsilentaseverythingelsE.Theearthhadsurelystoppedturningandsomewhereonthisplanettherewassupposedtoberoaringtrafficinbusystreets.Whatacrazyunbelievablethought!Anothercoconutfelltomaketheworldcometoacompletestandstill.IhadtorolloverontomystomachtofeelthatatleastIcouldmoveandmakenoises.ThenIfoundcompany.A.littlebrownantwasstrugglingtofinditswaywithabitofdrystrawthroughthejungleofleavesandgrassbelowmynosE.IwonderedifIcouldgivethelittlefellowaliftwithitsburdenbutitshowednottheslightestsignoftirednessandstruggledonwithallsixlegsheadfirstorheadlastwavingitsfeelers触角energeticallyasifthetriphadjuststarteD.Whoeversawatiredant?Tirednessdisagreeabletirednessisrestrictedtohuntedanimalsslavesandmodernman.Itisasgreataneffortforanofficeclerktowalkfiveblockswithaloadedbrief-caseasitisforajungle-dwellertocrossavalleywithagoatonhisback.Itisashardtogetupandclimborrunwhenyouhavebeenseatedforyearsasitistogetupandwalkwhenyouhavebeeninbedformonths.ThebodyisstrangE.Spareitandyougetreallytiredforalmostnothing;useitandalmostnothingmakesyoureallytireD.Irosetomyfeet.Ihadheardahorseneighingdowninthevalley.Abovemeontheopenhighlandplainstherewerewildhorses.Butdowninthevalleytherewasneverahorseunlesstherewasamanonit.SomebodywasmakinghiswayupthevalleyandmywifewasalonE.24.Theauthormentionscoconuts’fallingto.A.showhislonelinessB.addbeautytothejungleC.expresshisloveofnatureD.stresstheabsolutesilence25.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheant?A.Headmireditsattitudetowardswork.B.Hewasconcernedaboutitstirelessefforts.C.Heshowedsympathyforthelittleant.D.Hewasexcitedtohaveitasacompanion.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorwouldprobably.A.workharderthanbeforeB.talktothemanonthehorseC.makehiswayhomeD.stayinthevalley27.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheauthor.A.enjoyedbeingaloneB.experiencedaworldofquietnessC.missedhisbusylifeinthecityD.hadanunforgettableadventure
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