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People come into your life for a reason,a season,or a lifetimE. When you figure out which one it is...
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Socialnetworkingisn’tonlyfortheunder40s.Morethan25percentofAmericans50yearsandolderstayconnectedusingsitessuchasFacebookMySpaceandTwitteraccordingtonewresearch.ThelatestdatatellsusthatmoreandmoresocialnetworkingisbecomingapartofeverydaylifeforAmericans50plussaidKevinDonnellanthechiefcommunicationsofficeratAARPwhichreleasedthereport.NearlyaquarterofolderAmericansareonFacebookand73percentsaidtheyuseittostayintouchwithrelativesbutnotjusttheirchildrenandgrandchildren.TheyareusingtheInternettokeepupwiththeworldandthepeoplewhoareimportanttothemsaidJeanKoppentheauthorofthereport.SheaddedthatolderadultsarealsoonFacebooktostayconnectednotonlywiththeirfamilybutwiththeirfriendsandthoseinthesameagegroup.Almost50percentofolderadultswereintroducedtothesocialnetworkingsitesbyafamilymembermainlyachildorgrandchilD.Justunderone-fifthofadultsaged50andoldersaytheydonotusetheInternetaccordingtothereport.Thefindingsarebasedonatelephonesurveyof1863adults.InadditiontokeepinguponFacebookandTwitterolderadultsareawareofthelatesttechnology.Eighty-threepercenthadheardabouttheAppleiPadand11percentintendedtobuyonE.DespitethepopularityoftheInternetamongtheover50stheystillmostlygotoprintnewspapersandmagazinesfornews.Onlyonepercentsaidtheyfollowedblogs.25.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Socialnetworkingisn’tfortheunder40sintheU.S.A.B.Americanoldpeople’swayoflifeisquitefashionablE.C.SocialnetworkingisbecomingpopularamongolderAmericans.D.FacebookMySpaceandTwitterarethemostpopularwebsitesintheUS.26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.85%ofAmericans50pluschoosetheInternetoverprintmediA.B.About460peopleinthetelephonesurveyoftenuseFacebook.C.About20%ofadultsaged50plushaveaccesstotheInternet.D.ThreequartersofthepeoplesurveyedgottoknowtheInternetthroughtheirfamily.27.Fromthetextitcanbeconcludedthat________.A.manyolderAmericansareopen-mindedaboutnewdevelopmentsB.KevinDonnellanapprovesofthischangeamongolderAmericansC.YoungpeopleshouldintroducetheirelderstonewtechnologyD.Inahightechageitisdifficulttoavoidsocialnetworking28.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.novel.B.A.newspaper.C.A.technologyguidE.D.A.student’sresearchpaper.
ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNaturE.Therearewaystosolvethisdiet-health-environmentproblem.Buttheywillrequireachangeineatinghabits.AndwhatweeatcanbeaproductofculturepersonaltastepriceandeasE.DavidTillmanaprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesotA.Inthestudyheexaminedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.HefoundthatasnationsindustrializedpopulationincreasedandearningsrosemorepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinrefinedorprocessedsugarfatoilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoodspeoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.Theexcessletussayinthe15richestnationsintheworldrightnowisontheorderofabout400or500extracaloriesadaythatareeatenbeyondwhatpeopleneedandthatleadpeopletogainweight.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornon-infectiousdiseaseslikediabetesheartdiseaseandsomecancers.UnfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrializediftheyadoptthisWesterndiettheyaregoingtohavethesesomehealthimpactsandinsomecasesifyouareAsiansyouhavethemoreseverely.Andadietbadforhumanbeingsisalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld'spopulationgrowsexpertssaysmoreforestsandtropicalareaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforgazingcattlE.TheseareaswillbeneededtomeettheincreasingdemandforfooD.Wearelikelytohavemoregreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.Mr.Tillmancallsthelinkbetweendiettheenvironmentandhumanhealthadilemma:aproblemofferingadifficultchoicE.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehinD.24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothepassage?A.DifferentculturesmaycausedifferenteatinghabitsB.PopulationincreaseislikelytoleadtoenvironmentaldestructionC.TheWesterndietwillprobablymakesomepeopleoverweightD.TheWesterndietisunhealthybecauseitishighinvitaminsandproteins25.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheWesterndietdoeslessharmtothehealthofAsiansB.MoregreenhousegashasbeengivingofffromagricultureC.WesterneatinghabitsareresponsibleformsomediseaseslikecancerD.Nearlyallthepeopleinthedevelopedcountriesconsumemorecaloriesthanneeded26.TheunderlinedworddilemmainthelastparagraphmeansA.arelationtobemaintainedB.anopinioncausinganargumentC.adecisiontobemadeD.aproblemofferingadifficultchoice27.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.WhatpeopleeatdoesinfluenceontheirhealthB.OurchangeindietwillleadtoglobalclimatechangeC.ThewesterndietisbadforenvironmentaswellasforhumanbeingsD.IndustrializationconsiderablyshortensthelifespantotheworldpeoplE.
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Nonverbal非语言的CommunicationWhenyouareinanothercountryitisimportanttoknowthelanguagebutitisequallyimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverbally.Beforesayinganythingpeoplecommunicatenonverballybymakinggestures.Accordingtoaninvestigation调查only30to35percentofourcommunicationisverbal.Whenpeopledon’tknowthelanguagethemostcommonwaytocommunicateisthroughgestures.HowevermanygestureshavedifferentmeaningsornomeaningatallindifferentpartsoftheworlD.IntheUnitedStatesforexamplenoddingyourheadupanddownmeansyes.InsomepartsofGreeceandTurkeyhoweverthismotioncanmeanno.InSoutheastAsianoddingyourheadisapolitewayofsayingI’veheardyou.InancientRomewhentheemperorwantedtosparesomeone’slifehewouldputhisthumbup.TodayintheUnitedStateswhensomeoneputshis/herthumbupitmeansEverythingisallright.HoweverinSardiniaandGreecethegestureisinsulting侮辱andshouldnotbeusedtherE.IntheUnitedStatesraisingyourclasped握紧的handsaboveyourheadmeansI’mthechampionorI’mthewinner.Itisthesignthatprizefightersmakewhentheywinafight.WhenaleadingRussianstatesman政治家madethisgestureafteraWhiteHousemeetingAmericansmisunderstoodandthoughthemeanthewasawinner.InRussiahoweveritisasignoffriendship.Thereareothernonverbalsignalsthatpeopleshouldbeawareofwhentheygotoanothercountrysuchasthedistancetomaintainbetweenspeakers.AmericansstandclosertoeachotherthanEnglishpeoplE.Englishpeopledon’tliketouchingsomebodyorbeingtoucheD.NowinAmericatouchisimportant.Forexamplefriendstoucheachotheronthearm.Theyoftenputanarmaroundafriendwhentheysayhelloorgoodbye.5.Itisveryimportanttoknowhowtocommunicatenonverballywhenyouareinanothercountrybecause.A.mostpeoplespeakdifferentlanguagesB.muchofourcommunicationisnonverbalonmanyoccasionsC.peopleusuallymakegesturesbeforesayinganythingD.it’seasytolearnhowtoexpressoneselfthroughgestures6.IfanativeinSingaporenodshisheadupanddownwhenyoutalktohimhismotionmeans.A.yesB.noC.that’sallrightD.I.’veheardyou7.WhentheRussianleaderputuphisclaspedhandsafterthemeetingattheWhiteHouse.A.hemeantRussiawasthewinnerB.hewasinsultingAmericaC.hemadeashowoffriendshiptoAmericaD.heinfactmeantnothingatall8.Thegestureofputtingone’sthumbupshouldnotbeusedwhenyouaretravellingin.A.ChinaB.theUnitedStatesC.GreeceD.SoutheastAsia
Iamavolunteer.Isetouttohelpcleanupthebeachafteraviolentstormayearago.ThesightIsawwasheartbreaking.Thebrokenhousesseemedtobecrying.Icouldn'tdescribehowIfelt.Butsomethingspecialamongthedebris废墟turnedmydayarounD.IjoinedaclubtocleanupthebeachafterthestormlastNovember.AsIremovedthedebrisfromthebeachInoticedanobjectwithshinybuttonsinthewetsanD.Itwasajacket[Z-X-X-K]andIwasexcitedsinceHalloween万圣节wascomingandIthoughtIhadfoundagreatcostume戏服.AfterpickingitupIwasabletoseethatthejacketwasfromWestPoint西点军校theUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyandithadthenamedeGavrewritteninsidE.IrealizedthejacketmightbeimportanttosomeonE.Idecidedtofindthejacket'sownerandreturnit.IcalledtheWestPointMuseumconsideringthatifthefamilycouldn'tbefoundthejacketshouldgotherE.ThemuseumconnectedmewithKimMcDermottDirectorofCommunicationsfortheAcademy'sAssociationofGraduates.KimsoonensuredthatthejackethadbelongedtoChesterBraddockdeGavrewhowasa1933graduateandawarherobutpassedawayin1993.IsentKimaphotoofthejacketandshepostedittotheWestPointAssociationofGraduatesFacebookPageaskingifanyonecouldhelpusfindthefamily.Inlessthantwohourssomeonehadfoundandcalledthehero'swifeTeresA.SoonIstartedtoreceivepersonalmessagesfrommembersofthedeGavrefamilytheirfriendsandotherswhoweretouchedbythestoryandtheyfoundmeonFacebook.FindingChesterdeGavre'sjacketandconnectingtohisfamilywiththehelpofFacebookhavebeensomeaningfultomE.I'veformedabond纽带withamazingpeopleImighthavenevermet.25.Seeingthesight景象afterthestormtheauthorfeltvery________.A.sadB.surprisedC.nervousD.disappointed26.Whatdidtheauthorthinkatfirstafterhesawthejacket?A.Heshouldtrytofinditsowner.B.HecouldwearitforHalloween.C.HeshouldreturnittoWestPoint.D.HecouldsendittoothersforfreE.27.TheauthorcalledtheWestPointMuseumbecausehethought________.A.thejacketwasmadethereB.thejacket'sownerworkedthereC.theworkersthereneededthejacketD.thejacketmightbecollectedbythemuseum28.AccordingtothetextKimMcDermott________.A.happenedtobetheownerofthejacketB.wasastudentgraduatingfromWestPointC.couldfindarecordofthegraduatesD.wasafamilymemberoftheauthor
PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclassafterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakersandplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.TheyalsolistentothenewsaboutsportstheweatherandthelifeofAmericanpeoplE.MostoftheradioprogramsaremusiC.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseinmanyplaces.Oncethepopularsingerisheardalloverthecountryyoungpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapesgoestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoesalltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.ThereareotherkindsofmusicthatareimportanttoAmericans.OneiscalledfolkmusiC.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.AnotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusiC.Thisisstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.21.Thispassagemainlytalksabout____.A.AmericanmusicB.AmericanpopularmusicC.threesortsofmusicD.popularmusicsingers22.Thefirstthreeparagraphsmainlytellus____.A.thatAmericansdislikepopularmusicB.thatpopularmusicisanimportantkindofmusicinAmericaC.howtobecomeaninternationalstarasapopsingerinAmericaD.popularmusicinAmericaiswhateveryteacherlike23.IntheUSAasapopsingerifyouwanttobecomeanationalstaryou’llhaveto____.A.earnalotofmoneyB.makearadiostationsbuyyourCDsortapesC.makemanyCDsortapesD.makeyoungpeopleloveyouandwhatyousing
SomestudentswhotooktheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystemIELTSexaminAugustandSeptember2015havehadtheirresultswithheld隐瞒permanentlysendingastrongsignalthattheexaminersintendtostampoutcheatingsomeseniorlanguagetutorssaiD.YangYutingchieflanguagetrainingtutoratAmberEducationanoverseaseducationconsultingagencysaidtherehavebeenafewcasesinwhichcandidates’IELTSresultswerecanceledinrecentyearsleavingthestudentswithnoqualificationbutthisisthefirsttimehehasheardthatresultsincludingthoseofsomeofhisstudentswerewithheldpermanentlymeaningIELTSwillnotgivethestudentstheirresultsnorwilltheygivethemtoothers.WangXinaseniorstudentattheCommunicationUniversityofChinainBeijingtookanIELTStestonAugust1andtheresultswereduewithin10workingdays.Butshewastheninformedthatherresultswereundergoingroutinechecks.Soonafterthatshereceivedane-mailtellingherthatadecisionhasbeenmadetowithholdthisresultpermanentlyandstatingthatWanghadbreached违反IELTStestrulesandregulations.AnumberofstudentswhotookthetestduringthepasttwomonthsincitiesincludingNanjingChangshaandGuangzhouhavehadthesameexperiencE.Manytesttakerssaidtheywereconfusedbecausetheydidn’tknowhowtheyhadbreachedtherulesandregulations.IELTSauthoritiessaidinane-mailtoChinaDailythatIELTStakestheresponsibilityofprovidingtestresultsveryseriously.ResultsareonlywithheldincaseswherethereisstrongevidencetosuggestthatthecandidateshavenotobservedIELTSregulations.InthesecasesweareunabletoguaranteethattheirresultisatruereflectionoftheirEnglishlanguageskillstheysaidinthee-mailalthoughtheygavenofiguresofhowmanystudentswereinvolveD.Weregretanyinconveniencethismaycausebutthesemeasuresareessentialtoprotectthevalueoftheresultsformorethan2.5milliontesttakerseveryyear.HundredsofthousandsofpeopletakeIELTSinChinaeveryyearandthenumberofresultswhicharepermanentlywithheldisatinyproportion比例theysaiD.HuMinpresidentofNewChannelInternationalEducationGroupanEnglish-languagetutorialagencyinChinasaidamajorcauseofresultsbeingwithheldmightbeanextremeimbalanceinperformancelevelsinthefoursectionsofthetest.ForexampleifastudentscoresveryhighinthereadingandlisteningsectionswhileperformingpoorlyinwritingandspeakingIELTSauthoritiesmaysuspectthatthetesttakerhasmemorizedthereadingandlisteningquestions—apracticethatisverypopularamongChinesetesttakershesaiD.IELTSauthoritiesdiscouragesuchapracticeandwoulddeterminethatthescorescan’treflecttherealEnglishleveliftesttakersdoso.41.WhyisYangYutingmentionedinParagraph2?A.TostresstheimportanceofIELTS.B.Toemphasizethereliabilityofthenews.C.Tocomparethelevelsofdifferenttesttakers.D.Toshowthehighqualityserviceofhisagency.42.Studentswhoseresultswerewithheldwere.A.surprisedatthenewsB.totakeamake-uptestC.informedofthereasonsbyletterD.awareofthereasonsintheirownheart43.AccordingtoParagraph5IELTSauthorities.A.canceledtheresultsoncegettinganyevidenceB.keeparecordofhowmanyresultswerecanceledC.acknowledgethatonlyafewresultswerecanceledD.canceledresultsoftesttakersfromseveralAsiancountries44.WhatcanweknowaboutIELTSresults?A.Theyareannouncedthroughane-mail.B.Allresultswillberecheckedbyexaminers.C.Theyareannouncedinatleasttendays.D.Theresultsincludescoresoffourdifferentparts.45.What’stheattitudeofIELTSauthoritiestowardsthosewithanextremelyimbalancedperformanceinthetest?A.SupportivE.B.Forgiving.C.Skeptical.D.Indifferent.
LastyearJinYucheng’sFanHuawastakentoSalondulivreFrance’slargestbookfairalongwithothercontemporaryChineseliteraryworkssuchasBiFeiyu’sSubeiYouthDonQuixote.ThetwobooksattractedtheattentionofEditionsPhilippePicquieraFrenchpublisherthatspecializesintranslatingbooksfromChinaJapanSouthKoreaIndiaVietnamandothercountriesinAsiA.ThispublisherreportedlypurchasedthecopyrightofSubeiYouthDonQuixoteanon-fictionworkaboutthewriter’schildhoodinEastChina’sJiangsuprovincefor130000euros$143000.EditionsPhilippePicquierwasalsointerestedinFanHuabutdidn’tfollowupowingtotranslationissues.ThebookisJin’sdebutnovelwhichissetinShanghaiandtellsstoriesoftwodecades:the1960sandthe1990s.Therearenomajorplotsbutexcerptsfromthelivesofitsdifferentcharactersthreadedbydialogues.TherearedetaileddepictionsofstreetsentertainmentactivitiesandrelationshipsintherepresentativetimesinShanghaicoveringtheCulturalRevolution1966-1976andtheReform&OpeningUpphases.AsHongKong-basedfilmdirectorKarwaiWongputitthenovelisfullofarichandstrongflavoroflocalpeople’slives.InMay2011whenJinthenaneditorataliterarymagazineinShanghaistartedtopostinterestingstoriesheheardaboutShanghaionthelocalwebsitelongdang.orglittledidherealizethatitwouldbecomemorethanjustfun.HisstoriessoonattractedmorereaderswhosecommentsurgedhimtopostmorE.InfivemonthsJinthen59wrotemorethan330000charactersonlinE.ThenovelwasfirsttitledShanghaiAbaoafteritsmajorcharacterAbao.ThefollowingyearJinstartedserializinghisnovelinHarvestoneofChina’sleadingliterarymagazines.FinallyJin’seffortsresultedinabookin2013andwithitcamelotsofawardsincludingthe9thprestigiousMaoDunLiteraturePrizE.SomecriticscompareitwithfellowShanghai-basedauthorEileenChang’snovelsandDreamoftheRedChambercallingJin’sbookoneofthebestnovelsbasedonShanghai.WongalsoannouncedthathewouldadaptJin’sbookforcinemaby2020.ByAugustbeforetheMaoDunLiteraturePrizewinnerswereannouncedFanHuahadsoldnearly300000copies.KeyfeaturesofthenovelincludetheuseofthelocalShanghaidialectforthenarrativeandfocusonthecharacters’externalresponsestoeventsratherthantheirpsychologicalprofiles.ThecopyrightmanagerforFanHuaatShanghaiLiteratureandArtPublishingHousesaysAccordingtomyknowledgeEditionsPhilippePicquiergaveupbecausethetranslationworkisexpensiveandtheyworrythatthesalesintheFrenchmarketmaynotbeabletocoverthecost.ForinstanceChanghenGeTheSongofEverlastingRegretbyWangAnyiwasalsointroducedbyEditionsPhilippePicquiertoFrenchreaders.ThetranslationworktookoneandahalfyearsandthepublisherspentthreeyearscompletingtheFrencheditionofit.ButwehavesoldFanHua’scopyrightofthetraditionalChineseeditiontoHongKongTaiwanandMacau.AlsoHumanistPublishingHousefromSouthKoreahaspurchasedthecopyrightfortheKoreanedition.CulturaldifferenceisanotherbarrierapartfromlanguagE.InAsiawehavemoreincommonwhenitcomestoculturE.41.WhatcanwelearnaboutFanHuaandSubeiYouthDonQuixote?A.TheywerebothtranslatedintoFrench.B.TheybecamefamousonaFrenchbookfair.C.Theywerebothwell-knowntofilmdirectors.D.TheywerebothnoticedbyEditionsPhilippePicquier.42.HowdidJinfeelabouthissuccessinthelocalwebsitelongdang.org?A.SurpriseD.B.ReasonablE.C.Temporary.D.Challenging.43.WhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaboutJin?A.HebeganwritingstoriesonlinE.B.Hisnovelwasnamedafteracharacter.C.HisworkwastakentoSalondulivrE.D.HesetaboutwritinghisnovelinHarvest.A.dcbaB.abdcC.acbdD.dacb44.AccordingtothelastparagraphEditionsPhilippePicquiergaveupthetranslationrightofFanHuainthat.A.noonecantranslatethebookappropriatelyB.itwilltakealongtimetotranslatethebookC.thebookinFrenchwillnotsellwellenoughD.Jinchargestoomuchforthemtoafford45.Whatdoestheunderlinedworditreferto?A.FanHua.B.SubeiYouthDonQuixote.C.ChanghenGe.D.DreamoftheRedChamber.
OdetoJoy欢乐颂a42-episodesTVseriesisaboutfiveyoungwomenlivingonthe22ndfloorofShanghai’sOdetoJoyhigh-risecommunity.Theybecomefriendswhilepursuingloveandcareeradvancement.SinceitsappearanceonApril18OdetoJoyhasbeenpraisedforitsrealisticdescriptionofthehiddenstrugglesofcitylifE.TheaudiencecanrelatetothecharacterssincetheirexperiencescanbetracedbacktoreallifetoocommentedtheDaheDaily.Evenbetterfemaleaudiencescanfindthemselvesinoneortwoofthecharactersbecausethecharactersembodyfemininearchetypes原型foundthroughoutthesociety.Buttheideaoffollowingagroupofwomenastheyleadacitylifeishardlyapioneeringconcept.InmanywaysOdetoJoyresemblesAmericanTVserieslikeSexandtheCity1998-2004andDesperateHousewives2004-2012.Thesetwoserieswerepraisedfortheirfeministthemesbuttheyalsoemployedwell-knownfemalearchetypestoillustratetherangeofdilemmaswomenfacE.DeborahA.MaceyacommunicationsprofessoratSaintLouisUniversityintheUSdividesthesearchetypesupintofourways:theironmaidenthesexobjectthechildandthemother.Theironmaidenisportrayedasmasculineandcareer-orienteD.Thesexobjectownshersexualityandgenuinelylovesherbody.Thechildarchetypeisnaiveoptimisticanddim-witteD.ThemotherarchetypeconnectsthecharactersintheseriesandservesasthedominantstorytellerMaceysaidontheonlinemediaforumInMediaRes.Soundsfamiliar?YesthesefeaturescanbeseeninthecharactersofOdetoJoy.AndyLiuTaoforinstancepartlyembodiestheironmaidenrolE.She'ssupersmartrationalanddirect.ShemovesfromtheUStoShanghaiandtakesthepositionofCFOatatopChinesecompany.FanShengmeiJiangXincanbeseenasthemotherintheseries.Despitethefactthatshesinchargeofherownfamilyissuesshetakesherfriendsunderherwingandstandsupforthem.QuXiaoxiaoWangziwenthesexyandbeautifulgirlbornwithsilverspoonperfectlyillustrateswhatisbitter-sweetrelationshipbetweenfriendsandlovers.WiththatbeingsaiD.OdetoJoydoesn'tlackcreativity.Itassignsthechildroletotwocharacters-thestraightforwardnaiveQiuYingyingYangZiandthegood-temperedhard-workingGuanJu'erQiaoXin.ButthiscategoryofTVserieshasitsrisks.Havingfivemaincharactersmeansthedramaisn’tstory-drivenbutcharacter-driven.It’snotsomethingyouoftenseeinChineseTVdramasYuanZidanOdetoJoy’sscreenwritertoldChangjiangDaily.Butwewanttochallengethenorms.28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhytheaudienceslikeOdetoJoy?A.ManyfamousactorsandactressesstarredinOdetoJoy.B.Femaleaudiencccanfindthemselvesinitscharacters.C.ThelivesofthecharacterscanbetracedbacktoreallifE.D.Itdescribestherealhiddenlifeofthosewhoarestrugglinginbigcities.29.AccordingtoDeborahA.MaceyFanShengmeiinOdetoJoyisthe_______________archetype.A.ironmaidenB.childC.motherD.sexobject30.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordembodymeaninParagraph1?A.illustrateB.classifyC.indicateD.recognize31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A..OdetoJoyisthefirstTVseriestoshowagroupofwomen’slifeinthecity.B.OdetoJoyisnotatraditionalChinesedramabecauseitischaracter-driven.C.ThecharactersinOdetoJoyarcthesamewiththoseinSexandCifyandDesperateHousewives.D.Andyfullyillustratestheironmaidenwhoisbothmasculineandcareer-orienteD.
UniversityRoomRegulationsApprovedandProhibitedItemsThefollowingitemsareapprovedforuseinresidentialrooms:electricblanketshairdryerspersonalcomputersradiostelevisionsandDVDplayers.Itemsthatarenotallowedinstudentroomsinclude:candlesceilingfansfireworkswaterbedssunlampsandwirelessrouters.PleasenotethatanyprohibiteditemswillbetakenawaybytheOfficeofResidenceLifE.AccesstoResidentialRoomsStudentsareprovidedwithacombinationfortheirroomdoorlocksuponcheck-in.DonotshareyourroomdoorlockcombinationwithanyonE.TheOfficeofResidenceLifemaychangethedoorlockcombinationatanytimeattheexpenseoftheresidentifitisfoundthatthestudenthassharedthecombinationwithothers.Thefeeis$25tochangearoomcombination.CookingPolicyStudentslivinginbuildingsthathavekitchensareonlypermittedtocookinthekitchen.Studentsmustcleanupaftercooking.Thisisnottheresponsibilityofhousekeepingstaff.KitchensthatarenotkeptcleanmaybeclosedforusE.Withtheexceptionofusingasmallmicrowaveoventoheatfoodstudentsarenotpermittedtocookintheirrooms.PetPolicyNopetsexceptfisharepermittedinstudentrooms.Studentswhoarefoundwithpetswhethervisitingorownedbythestudentaresubjecttoaninitialfineof$100andacontinuingfineof$50adayperpet.Studentsreceivewrittennoticewhenthefinegoesintoeffect.IfoneweekfromthedateofwrittennoticethepetisnotremovedthestudentisreferredtotheStudentCourt.21.Whichofthefollowingitemsisallowedinstudentrooms?A.Ceilingfansandwaterbeds.B.Wirelessroutersandradios.C.Hairdryersandcandles.D.TVsandelectricblankets.22.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookingpolicy?A.A.microwaveovencanbeuseD.B.CookinginstudentroomsispermitteD.C.A.housekeeperistocleanupthekitchen.D.Studentsaretoclosekitchendoorsaftercooking.23.Ifastudenthaskeptacatinhisroomforaweeksincethewarninghewillface.A.parentvisitsB.afineof$100C.theStudentCourtD.awrittennotice
Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticlese-mailsandWeChattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext.Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevicesitwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbywordlinebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowlylistingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellingtonNewZealandwheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubsthepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideasaboutacertainbookbuttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquietrelaxedenvironment.AccordingtotheJournaltheWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.SlowreaderssuchasTheAtlantic'sMauraKellysayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemindimprovesconcentrationreducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandother'smentalstatesandbeliefsafundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders.Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandinformation.left-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupidersaysPatrickKingsleyfromTheGuardian.BecauseoftheInternethesayswehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnewsbutwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositbackreflectandrelateallthesefactstoeachother.Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterruptedstraightpatterninaquietenvironmentfreeofdistractions.Aimfor30minutesadayadvisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.YoucansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemomentsyoupickupameaningfulworkofliteratureKellysaid.Reachforyoure-readerifyoulike.KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavynotlesssubstantiveandalsoensureyou'llneverloseyourplace.32.ThebookclubinWellingtonmentionedinParagraph2shows____________.A.thenewtrendofslowreadingB.thedeclineofelectronicdevicesC.theimportanceofexchangingideasD.theincreasingnumberofclubreaders33.AccordingtoPatrickKingsleypeoplearestupiderpartlybecauseof_____________.A.anon-stopreadingpatternB.thestraightleft-to-rightscreenC.awiderangeofinterestingnewsD.thelackofreflection34.Accordingtothepassageslowreading___________.A.contributestounderstandingamongpeopleB.promotesthecurrenttechnologyadvancesC.providespeoplewithaquietenvironmentD.curesthememorylossofelderlypeople35.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BenefitofReadingClubs.B.ReturnofSlowReading.C.ReadingoftheInternetAge.D.InfluenceofSpeedReading.
SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongoliasomefriendsaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmanners礼貌dotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoudburp饱嗝afteryoufinisheating.BurpingwouldshowthatyoulikeyourfooD.InsomecountriesifyougiveabigburpyouaretoldtosayExcusemeplease.Inmanyplacespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingatall.Peopleshowtheirgoodmannersbyturningtheirbacksonotherswhiletheyeat.WhataremannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Thepeopletrynottoseeyou.TheyarebeingpolitE.YoumayseeafrienD.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyouarepoliteyouwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhatheisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.MannersaredifferentallovertheworlD.Butitisgoodtoknowthatallmannersbegininthesameway.Peopleneedwaystoshowthattheywanttobefriends.16.InMongoliaburpingisawayofshowingthat__________.A.youenjoyedthemealpreparedbythehostB.youareimpoliteC.yourmealwasnotenoughD.youarefriendlywithyourhost17.InPolynesiatobepolitewhileeatingyoushould__________.A.eatquicklyB.turnyourbackonothersC.sitstillD.sayExcusemeplease18.PeopleinanEastAfricantownarebeingpoliteby__________.A.tryingnottoseeyouB.sittingdownbesideothersC.seeingafriendquicklyD.waitingforalongtimebeforevisits19.Thebesttitleforthispassageis__________.A.DoHaveMannersB.AllmannersistheSameWayC.DifferentKindsofMannersD.GoodManners
ThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNaturE.DavidTillmanaprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesotaAmericaexaminedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.HefoundthatasnationsindustrializedpopulationincreasedandearningsrosemorepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinsugarfatoilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoodspeoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornon-infectiousdiseaseslikediabetes糖尿病andheartdiseasE.UnfortunatelywhenpeoplebecomeindustrializediftheyadoptthisWesterndiettheyaregoingtohavethesehealthproblemsespeciallyindevelopingcountriesinAsiA.Chinaisanexamplewherethenumberofdiabetescaseshasbeenjumpingfromlessthanonepercentto10percentofthepopulationastheybegantoindustrializedovera20-yearperioD.AndthatishappeningallacrosstheworldinNigeriaandsoon.Andadietbadforhumanbeingsisalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld’spopulationgrowsmoreforestsandtropicalareaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforcattlE.Wearelikelytohavemoregreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.Mr.TillmancallsthelinkbetweendiettheenvironmentandhumanhealthadilemmaaproblemofferingadifficultchoicE.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehinD.24.DavidTillmanbelievesthat________.A.diettheenvironmentandhumanhealtharecloselyconnectedB.theWesterndietistheonlychoiceasthenationindustrializesC.peopleintropicalareasaremorelikelytohaveheartdiseaseD.traditionaldietsaremorebalancedthantheWesterndiet25.Accordingtothepassagemoregreenhousegasmightbegivenoffinthefuturefrom_____.A.transportationB.developingcountriesC.agricultureD.developedcountries26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.NigeriahasthelargestmunberofdiabetescasesB.overweightpeopleareathigherriskofinfectiousdiseasesC.theexaminedinformationcomesfromdevelopingcountriesD.industrializationcontributestothespreadoftheWesterndiet27.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_______.A.callonustoprotecttheenvironmentB.warnusofthedangeroftheWesterndietC.remindusoftheimportanceofhealthD.adviseustohaveabalanceddiet
PresidentBarackObamaspeaksashemeetswithChinesePresidentXiJinpingoverinternationalsecurityissuesduringtheNuclearSecuritySummitinWashingtonMarch312016.Whiletheyreportslowprogressovermajordisagreementswhatdoaveragecitizensinthosecountriesthinkabouteachother?A.studybythePewResearchCenterofferssomeanswers.Only38percentofAmericanssaidtheyhaveapositiveviewofChinaaccordingtoa2015Pewsurvey.AndinChinaonly44percentofpeoplesurveyedgavetheUnitedStatesapositiverating.AmericansexpressedconcernaboutthelargeamountofU.S.debtheldbyChinaandthelossofjobstoChinA.LastyeartheU.S.TreasuryDepartmentsaidChinaheld$1.2trillioninU.S.governmentdebts.PeoplepolledinChinasaidtheybelievetheUnitedStatesistryingtopreventChinafrombecomingaspowerfulastheU.S.Theviewsreflectsomeofthetensionsbetweenthenations’leaders.TheUnitedStateshasbeenstronglyagainstChina’sconstructionofartificialislandsandmilitaryfacilitiesalongthedisputedSouthChinaSeA.AndtherehavebeendisagreementsoverhowtorespondtorecentNorthKoreannuclearandmissiletests.AjointstatementfromU.S.andChinaafterThursday’sObama-Ximeetingsaidbothcountriesagreedtoworktogetheronnuclearsecurity.TheObamaadministrationsaidChinahasagreedtosanctionstoprotestrecentNorthKoreannucleartests.ButXiexpressedoppositiontoanewmissiledefensesystemforSouthKoreaaccordingtoChinesemediareports.SuchasystemisbeingconsideredbyU.S.andSouthKoreanleaderstoprotectSouthKoreafromaNorthKoreanattack.AtthestartofhismeetingwithXiObamasaidOfgreatimportancetobothofusisNorthKorea’spursuitofnuclearweaponswhichthreatensthesecurityandstabilityoftheregion.XisaidChinaandtheUnitedStateshavearesponsibilitytoworktogether.AsforissuesdividingthetwonationsXisaidbothsidescouldseekactivesolutionsthroughdialogueandconsultation.Thetwoleadersmetduringa53-nationconferenceonnuclearsecurityinWashingtonD.C.24.Accordingtoa2015Pewsurvey________.A.MostoftheChinesesurveyedgaveapositiveviewtotheU.S.B.Neithercountrywasgivenahighpositiveratingfromeachother.C.AmericansbelievedthatChinaheldthemostofU.S.governmentdebts.D.ChinesepeoplesurveyedbelievedthatChinawouldbecomeaspowerfulastheU.S.25.TheAmericangovernmenthasaan_____attitudetowardsChina’sconstructionalongtheSouthChinaSeA.A.supportingB.uninterestedC.opposingD.doubtful26.BothAmericanandChinesegovernmentsagreeon_________.A.anewmissiledefensesystemforSouthKoreaB.whattodowithrecentNorthKoreannuclearandmissiletestsC.thecooperationonnuclearsecurityD.territorialdisputesintheSouthChinaSea27.Whichofthestatementsisnottrueaccordingtopassage?A.PresidentObamaattachedgreatimportancetoNorthKorea’spursuitofnuclearweapons.B.ChinasupportstheUNsanctionsonNorthKoreannucleartests.C.ChinaisunlikelytoworktogetherwiththeU.S.onNorthKoreannuclearissues.D.PresidentXisuggestsdialogueandconsultationtosettledowntheproblemsbetweenthetwonations.
Musicisoftenthoughtofaseasyorplaytimebutit’snotthatatall.Musicplaysaveryimportantpartinoureducation.Studentswholearnmusiclearnalotofmusichistoryatschool.Thisincludesmodes调式whichwereusedinchurchesduringthedevelopmentofmusiC.Theyarestillusedtoday.Studentslearnaboutthehistoricaleventsthatweretakingplacewhenthemusictheyplaywaswritten.Theylearnwhatthemusicwasusedfor.Somuchofourcultureisinmusicandhasbeenforcenturies.MusicalsohelpswithsciencE.Studentsusesciencetohelpthemdiscoverwhatsoundsgoodtogetherandwhatdoesn't.Studentsalsoneedsciencetounderstandsomethingcalledtheovertoneserieswhichisabouthowmusicisproducedbyvibration颤动andwhy.Studentslearnalotaboutlanguages.Manysongsarewritteninotherlanguagesincludingancientones.Studentsmustlearntotranslatetheseworkstounderstandwhattheyaresingingabout.SomesongsarefamouspoemsorshortworkssettomusiC.Studentslearnahugeamountofcoordination协调throughmusicsopartsofthebodycanworkbettertogether.Studentsmustusefinemotorskillsinordertoplayaninstrument.Singersandplayersmustlearnbreathcontrolandbeingoodshapetoplay.9.LearningmusicishelpfultothefollowingsubjectsEXCEPT________.A.scienceB.languageC.politicsD.history10.Studentswholearnmusichavetotranslatesongs________.A.becausetheyarelearningthelanguageB.becausetheymustunderstandwhattheyaresingingaboutC.becausethesongsareancientonesD.becausetheyarefamouspoems11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ModesarestillusedinmodernmusiC.B.Differentkindsofmusicshowdifferentcultures.C.It'seasierforathletestolearntoplayaninstrument.D.A.goodmusicianshouldknowtheimportanceofteamwork.12.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheimportanceofmusicB.Theimportanceofmusiceducation.C.Waystolearnmusicwell.D.SkillsmusicstudentsshouldhavE.
Today’smodernlifediscouragespeoplefromtakingtimetopreparetheirownmeals.Eatinginthecarandgrabbingaquickbiteinarestaurantareevermorepopularwaysofdining.Ittakesalittleextraeffortandtimetocookyourownfoodbutit’saworthwhilepursuitthatcanbenefityourhealthwalletandfamily.Peopleacrossthecountryarewakinguptothefactthatthefoodofferedbymostfastfoodrestaurantsisn’tparticularlyhealthy.Whiletheserestaurantshavemadeattemptslatelytoaddhealthiermealstotheirmenusit’sstillafarcryfromadishcookedwithfreshingredientsandpersonalcarE.NutritionistswhostudywhatiscalledtheFrenchparadox—meaningthefactthatFrenchpeoplehavelowobesityratesdespitetheirdietcontaininglotsofunhealthyingredientssuchaseggsandbutter—partiallyaccountforthiscircumstancebythefactthatmanyFrenchpeopleusefreshingredients.Alsoyou’relesslikelytoovereatifyou’vespenttimepreparingthemeal.Takingtimetoeatataleisurelypacealsohelpsyourmetabolism新陈代谢processyourfoodmeaningthatyougetbetternutritionandarelesslikelytopackonthepounds.Evenaquickmealwillusuallycostatleastfivedollarsperpersonatarestaurant.Comparethistotheamountofpastavegetablesormeatavailableforthesameamountatyourgroceranditquicklybecomesapparentthatthecostofeatingoutaddsup.Alsofancydishessuchaspoachedsalmonorbarbecuedsteakaremuchmoreaffordableifyoupreparethemyourself.Cookingcanbeafunwaytobondwithyourfamily.ExperimentingwithnewingredientsorexoticrecipeswillencouragechildrentotrynewfoodsandlearnaboutdishesfromaroundtheworlD.Manycouplesalsofindthatpreparingamealtogethercanbearomanticexperienceonaparwith与同等水平dinnerinaclassylow-litrestaurant.Makesuretospendmealtimestalkingandsharingeventsfromthedayandyou’relikelytofindit’sagreatwaytorelievestressandgettoknowyourfamilybetter.58.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.FastfooddoesgreatharmtopeoplE.B.Morepeoplepreferdiningouttoday.C.There’redifferentreasonsfordiningout.D.ManypeoplestillapproveofcookingathomE.59.TheunderlinedphraseafarcryfrominParagraph2canbereplacedby.A.differentfromB.absentfromC.equaltoD.superiorto60.WhyistheFrenchparadoxreferredtointhepassage?A.ToshowtheFrenchdietisfairlydelicious.B.ToillustratetheFrenchhaveahealthydiet.C.TostresstheFrenchusefreshfoodingredients.D.ToprovetheFrenchdietmakespeoplefateasily.
InhisyoungerdaysColombianpianistOscarGarciatouredseveralcontinentsplayingLatinAmericanmusicwithpopularbands.TheexperiencewasmemorablE.HestayedatluxuryhotelsdinedondeliciousfoodandrubbedshoulderswithstarsingerslikeCeliaCruzJohnyVenturaandWillieChirino.Yetthegig演出Carciahasenjoyedthemostistheonehenowdoeseverymorning—playingthepianoatapublicdininghallforseniorcitizensinSweetwater.FornearlytwodecadeshehasarrivedattheClaude&MildredPepperSeniorActivitiesCenterat8A.m.fromMondaytoFriday.Hebringsmusicaljoytodozensofseniorswhogotothecentertosocializeplaybingoandenjoyafreelunch.InSweetwaterwheremanyresidentsstruggletomakealivingcloseto17percentofthepopulationareover65.About500benefitfromsocialprojectsliketheseniorcenterwhereEnglishandcitizenshipclassesarealsooffereD.Garcíawhoisinhis60sarrivesearlytotunethepianoandtheorgan.Thenhebeginsplayingeasylisteningsongstowelcometheearlyarrivalsatthecenterat10600SWFourthSt.ArecentmorningGarcíatoldthestoryofhowhebecamethepianistfortheseniorcenterandhowtheseniorsbecamehisfavoriteaudiences.TheseoldpeoplereallyenjoywhatIdo.ItlightsuptheirdayshesaiD.Itallstarted18yearsagowhentiredofmorethan20yearsontheroadwiththebandLosMelódicosGarcíadecidedtosettleinSouthFloridA.HemovedinwithrelativesinSweetwaterwhereeverymorninghewouldwalkhislittleniecestotheseniorcenter'slawn.32.InhisyoungerdaysGarcia________.A.wassuccessfulinhiscareerB.wasnothappyatallC.lookeddownuponpeoplearoundD.dislikedtravellingaroundtheworld33.WhydoesCarciaperformatapublicdininghallinSweetwater?A.TokilltimE.B.Togainsomemoney.C.Tomakedozensofseniorshappy.D.Toimprovehismusicalskills.34.Whatwilltheauthorprobablyshowafterthelastparagraph?A.García'seducationalbackgrounD.B.García'sfirstperformanceattheseniorcenter.C.García'scooperationwithLosMelódicos.D.García'sdecisiontoreturntothestagE.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ApianistplaysfortheseniorsofSweetwaterB.ApianisthelpssetupthesenioractivitiescenterC.ApianistgivesmusiclecturestotheseniorsD.ApianistcollectsmoneyfortheseniorsofSweetwater
TherisingcostsofhealthcarehavebecomeaproblemformanycountriesintheworlD.Todealwiththisproblemitisrecommendedthatabigpartofthegovernment’shealthbudget预算beusedforhealtheducationanddiseasepreventioninsteadoftreatment.Actuallymanykindsofdiseasesarepreventableinmanywaysandpreventingadiseaseisusuallymuchcheaperthantreatingit.ForexamplepeoplecouldavoidcatchingacoldiftheydressedwarmlywhentheweatherstartsgettingcolD.Butmanypeoplegetsickbecausetheyfailtodosoandhavetospendmoneyseeingadoctor.Dailyhabitslikeeatingmorehealthyfoodwouldhavekeptmillionsoffamiliesfrombecomingbankruptifthepatientshadtakenmeasuresforearlyprevention.Forexamplekeepingabalanceddietsuchasnotconsumingtoomuchanimalfatandinsuringasteadyintakeofvegetablesandfruitsseemstobequiteimportant.Oneveryeffectiveandcostlesswayofpreventionisregularexercisewhichisnecessaryforahealthymindandbody.Regularexercisesuchasrunningwalkingandplayingsportsisagoodwaytomakepeoplefeelbetterorreducestress.Inadditionhealtheducationplaysakeyroleinimprovingpeople’shealth.Bygivingpeoplemoreinformationabouthealthcountriescouldhelppeopleunderstandtheimportanceofdiseasepreventionandwaystoachieveit.Forexampleknowingone’sfamilymedicalhistoryisaneffectivewaytohelpkeephealthy.InformationabouthealthproblemsamongcloserelativeswillmakethemawareofwhattheyshoulddotopreventcertaindiseasesthroughlifestylechangeswhichwillworkbeforeitistoolatE.Hindererstressingdiseasepreventiondoesnotmeanmedicaltreatmentisunimportant.Afterallpreventionandtreatmentarejusttwodifferentmeanstowardthesameeffect.Inconclusionwecouldsavemoneyonhealthcareandtreatpatientsmoresuccessfullyifourcountryspendsmoremoneyonhealthpreventionandeducation.28.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.PreventionorEducation?B.PreventionorTreatment?C.HealthorIllness?D.ExerciseorIllness?29.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordbankrupt?A.UnabletobecureD.B.Unabletopayone’sdebts.C.StrongerthaneverbeforE.D.MoresuccessfulthaneverbeforE.30.Welearnfromthepassagethat.A.dressingwarmlycanpreventdiseasesB.abalanceddietischeaperthanregularexerciseC.It’sbettertohavemorehealtheducation.D.thegovernment’shealthbudgetshouldbeincreased31.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?CPCentralPointPPointSSub—point次要点CConclusion
AtriptoLondonMyfamilyhaddreamedofatriptoLondonforalongtimE.LuckilyitwaspossibleforustorealizeourdreambecauseallofuswerefreeontheweekenD.WeplannedtodriveintoCambridgeandcaughtthe7:34traintoLiverpoolStreetStation.ThenmywifeandIwouldseparatefromJoanmywife’ssistertododifferentthingsandfinallymeetagainforlunch.Andafterlunchwewouldgototheconcert.ButwewerelatebecauseofathickLondonfog.Thetrainhadtomovealongsoslowlythatitwasnotuntil10:30thatitgottherE.InspiteofourlatearrivalJoandecidedthatshewouldgotoseetheCrownJewelsintheTowerofLondonwhilewewentshopping.Itwasonlyafterhersisterhaddisappearedintothefogthatmywiferealizedthatwehadn’tdecidedwhereweshouldmeetforlunch.SinceIhadourthreeticketsfortheconcertinmypocketthiswasindeedaproblem.Wedidn’thaveanymobilephonesatthattimE.ThereseemedtobenothingwecoulddoexcepttakingataxitotheTowerofLondonandtrytofindhertherE.Needlesstosaywedidn’tfindher.Itwasnowoneo’clockandtheconcertbeganat2:30.Perhapsshewillthinkofwaitingoutsidetheconcerthallsaidmywifehopefully.Bythistimethefogwassothickthatroadtraffichadtostopandtheonlywaytogettherewasbysubway.HandinhandwefeltourwayalongtheroadtowherewethoughttheneareststationshouldbE.Anhourlaterwewerestilltryingtofindit.JustwhenIwasabouttobecomeangrywemetablindmantappinghiswayconfidentlythroughthefog.WithhishelpwefoundthesubwaystationwhichwasjustfiftymetersdowntheroaD.Bynowitwasfartoolatetogettotheconcerthallbeforetheperformancebeganat2:30sowedecidedtoreturntoCambridgE.Ittooksevenhoursinsteadoftheusualtwotomakethatjourney.Norwereweabletogetanyfoodanddrinkonthetrain.Weweretiredandhungry.Wefinallyreachedhomeatten.OpeningthedoorwewereamazedtofindJoanathome;shehadseentheCrownJewelshadmanagedtogetanotherticketforconcertandhadhadawonderfuldinneratarestaurant.Ofcourseshemanagedtogethometoo.Ohmygod!56.Whatdidthewriterplantodoafterlunchthatday?A.Gototheconcert.B.ReturntoCambridgE.C.Goshopping.D.SeetheCrownJewels.57.ThewriterandhiswifeseparatedfromJoanbecause_______.A.theywerelatefortheconcertB.Joandidn’twanttogototheconcertC.therewasathickfogD.theyplannedtododifferentthingsuntillunchtime58.Whohelpedthewriterfindthesubwaystation?A.A.taxidriver.B.A.blindman.C.HiswifE.D.Joan.59.Thewriterandhiswifefelt_______onthetrainbackhomE.A.quiteinterestedB.ratherdisappointedC.tiredandhungryD.veryenjoyable
Vancouver’sChinatown-Canada’slargestChinatownVancouver’sChinatownisNorthAmerica’ssecondbiggestChinatownafterSanFrancisco’s.Mandarin普通话andCantonesearethemothertonguesin30%ofVancouverhomeswhichmakesChinesethelargestminorityethnicgroup少数民族.Vancouver’sChinatownistheplacetovisitforatasteofChineseculturE.InChinatowntherearealotoftraditionalproductsandbuildingssuchasthestonelionswhichrepresentfortheprestige名声;声望manyredlanternswhichstandsforthehappiness.What’smoreinterestinginChinatownatypicalSuzhougardencanbefounD.ChinatownnotonlyexpressesthecultureofChinatotheotherculturesbutalsoonepartshowsthatVancouveristhemulticulturalsociety.ChinatownwhichcarriesmanyChineseculturesisbuiltbyChineseinVancouver.InthebeginningChinatownwasthecommunityonlyforChinesepeoplebutnowadaysmoreandmoreotherpeoplefromdifferentcountriesarewillingtoknowtheChinatownItisthepartoftheVancouver’ssocietyandChinatownisalsochanginggraduallyinordertoadjusttoVancouver.TherearelotsofinterestingmarketswithmanyvarietiesoffreshanddriedseafoodandmushroomsintheChinatown.You’llalsofindcheapandfinehousewareandtraditionalChinesemedicinE.DuringthesummeronweekendeveningsKeeferandPenderStreetsbecomeabusyopen-airnightmarket.Ifyouhaveenoughtimeforamealtryatoneofthemanysmallrestaurants.Itisnotanexpensivemulti-courseculinary烹调的adventurE.RelaxinthepeacefulDr.SunYat-SenClassicalChineseGardenorjuststepsawayonPenderStreet.VisittheChineseCulturalCentreMuseumorparticipateinoneofitsmanyactivities.21.InVancouver’sChinatownyoucanseeallthethingsEXCEPT.A.atypicalSuzhougardenB.thestonelionsC.theChineseHistoryMuseumD.redlanterns22.Fromthethirdparagraphwecaninferthat.A.CanadianshelpedtobuildVancouver’sChinatownB.onlytheChinesepeopleliveinVancouver’sChinatownC.inVancouver’sChinatownyoucanappreciatethecultureofVancouverD.anincreasingnumberofpeoplecometoVancouver’sChinatown23.Ifyouaretiredyoushouldhavearestin.A.Dr.SunYat-SenClassicalChineseGardenB.theChineseCulturalCentreMuseumC.aninterestingmarketonthePenderStreetD.oneofthemanysmallrestaurants
Attentiontodetailissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddo—especiallyintightjobmarket.BobCrossleyahuman-resourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday.It’samazinghowmanycandidateseliminate淘汰themselveshesays.Resumes简历arrivewithfaults.Somecandidatesdon’tbothertospellthecompany’snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistakeIrefusethecandidatesCrossleyconcludesIftheycannottakecareofthesedetailswhyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?Absolutelynot.Perfectionists完美主义者struggleoverlittlethingsinsteadofsomethinglargertheyworktowarD.TokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetreessaysCharlesGarfieldtheprofessorattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanFranciscoWemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe’reworkingwillinfluencethelargerpicturE.Iftheydon’tweshoulddropthemandmovetosomethingelsE.GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatNASA.TheApolloIImoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetimesaysGarfielD.Butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactpositionofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary.KnowingwheretogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertakE.Againandagainweseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwelllargerewardsfollow.67.Accordingtothepassagesomejobapplicantswererefusedbecausetheyare________.A.toolimitedlyeducatedtowriteaperfectresumeB.socarelessthattheymakesomespellingmistakesintheirresumeC.socarelessthattheyforgetthecompany’snameD.toofoolishtospellthecompany’snamecorrectly68.Fromthepassagewecaninferthataperfectionistwill_________.A.changetheirgoalsasthesituationschangeB.losetheirjobsbypayingtoomuchattentiontodetailsC.payattentiontodetailsasmuchastotheirmajorgoalsD.payattentiontodetailsmorethantheirmajorgoals69.Garfieldmakeshisopinionbelievableby_________.A.givingideasofexpertsB.offeringexamplesofresumesC.providinganexampleofhiswork.D.showingtheresultsofexperiments70.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C.:Conclusion
Lifeonlandprobablybeganabout430millionyearsagothoughtithadexistedinthewaterforperhapsaslongas3000millionyears.Whenwethinkofthefirstlifeonlandweprobablythinkofstrangeanimalscomingoutoftheoceansbutinfactnoanimalscouldhavebeenlivingifplantshadnotbeenonlandfirst.PlantshadtobeonlandbeforeanimalsarriveD.Theysuppliedthefirstlandanimalswithfoodnecessarytolivesincethey—theplantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy.Thefirstplantstoexistoutofthewaterwereprobablycertainkindsofalgae海藻whichwerefollowedbyotherplantsthatgrewclosetothegroundnearwaterandneededwaterinwhichtoreproducE.Oncethemovetolandhadbeenmadehoweverevolution进化tookplacequickly.Bytheendof100millionyearsplantshaddevelopedtheirrootsandsomedevelopedtalltree-likeformssinceheightwasveryimportantincompetitionforsunlight.About300millionyearsagomuchoftheworldwascoveredwithforestsofhugetrees.Inmostwaystheywerelikemoderntrees.Theyhadrootsleaveswoodbutmostlytheyhadnotdevelopedseeds.29.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphis.A.lifeonlandprobablybeganabout4300yearsagoB.thefirstanimalonlandcamefromoceansC.therewouldn'tbeanimalswithoutplantsD.plantsaretheonlyformoflifethatisabletogetandstoreenergy30.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Algaehaveexistedformorethan430millionyearsB.ItisimpossiblethatalgaemightbetheearliestplantonlandC.PlantsgetfoodfromanimalsintheoceansD.Evolutionbeganafteranimalsappearedonland31.Plantswithrootsappearedabout_______millionyearsago.A.430B.300C.330D.100
IntheUnitedStatesitisimportanttobeontimeorpunctualforanappointmentaclassameetingetC.Howeverthismaynotbetrueinallcountries.AnAmericanprofessordiscoveredthedifferencewhileteachingaclassinaBrazilian巴西的university.Thetwo-hourclasswasscheduledtobeginat10A.M.andendat12.Onthefirstdaywhentheprofessorarrivedontimenoonewasintheclassroom.Manystudentscameafter10:30A.M.Twostudentscameafter11A.M.Althoughallthestudentsgreetedtheprofessorastheyarrivedfewapologized道歉fortheirlateness.Werethesestudentsbeingrude?Hedecidedtostudythestudents’behavior.TheprofessortalkedtoAmericanandBrazilianstudentsaboutlatenessinbothaninformalandaformalsituationatalunchwithafriendandinauniversityclassrespectively.HegavethemanexampleandaskedthemhowtheywouldreactIftheyhadalunchappointmentwithafriendtheaverageAmericanstudentdefinedlatenessas19minutesaftertheagreedtimE.OntheotherhandtheaverageBrazilianstudentfeltthefriendwaslateafter33minutes.InanAmericanuniversitystudentsareexpectedtoarriveattheappointedhour.IncontrastinBrazilneithertheteachernorthestudentsalwaysarriveattheappointedhour.ClassesnotonlybeginatthescheduledtimeintheUnitedStatesbutalsoendatthescheduledtime.IntheBrazilianclassonlyafewstudentslefttheclassat1200manyremainedpast1230todiscusstheclassandaskmorequestions.WhilearrivinglatemaynotbeveryimportantinBrazilneitherisstayinglate.28.Theword‘punctual’mostprobablymeans________.A.1eavingsoonafterclassB.comingearlyC.arrivingafewminuteslateD.beingontime29.WhydidtheprofessorstudytheBrazilianstudents’behavior?A.Hefeltpuzzledatthestudents’beinglate.B.Hefeltangryatthestudents'rudeness.C.Hewantedtomakethestudentscomeontimelater.D.Hewantedtocollectdataforoneofhisstudies.30.Itcanbeinferredfromtheprofessor’sstudyoflatenessintheinformalsituationthat____.A.AmericanstudentswillbecomeimpatientiftheirfriendisfiveminuteslateB.neitherBraziliannorAmericanstudentslikebeinglateinsocialgatheringsC.beinglateinoneculturemaynotbeconsideredsorudeinanothercultureD.Brazilianstudentswillnotcomethirty-threeminutesaftertheagreedtime31.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ItisimportanttobeontimeforclassintheUnitedStates.B.Theimportanceofbeingontimediffersamongcultures.C.Peoplelearntheimportanceoftimeonlyfromtheirownculture.D.Studentsbeinglateforclassshouldexplainthereasontotheirteacher.
Coca-Colaisprobablythemostfamousbrandintheworldandinsomeareasyoucanevenaccessiteasierthancleandrinkablewater.Althoughthecompanyistryingtopresentitselfasahealth-consciouscompanyyoucan’treallysaythatdrinkingcolaishealthyforyou.Stillwealldrinkcolasomemoreandsomelessandwetellourselvesthatit’sallokayaslongaswedon’toverdoit.HoweverCoca-Colahasotherfunctionsbesidesdrinking.Colaremovesthetarnish暗锈fromoldpennies.Gotsomeoldrustypennies?Nottoworry!PuttheminsideaglassofcolaandletthemrestforawhilE.Whenyougetthemoutyou’llhaveshinypenniesthatwilllookasiftheywerecoinedacoupleofdaysago.Ifyoucouldn’tcleanthosepennieswithindustrialacidsjustbuyacanofcolaandletitdoitsmagic!YoucanremovegumfromyourhairwithcolA.Ifyou’vegotgumstuckinyourhairanddon’tknowabetterwaytogetitoutdon’tworryyouwon’thavetocutit.JustpoursomecolaintoabowlanddipthepartofyourhairwithgumonitinsidE.Leaveitforacoupleofminutesandthensimplywipeoffthegum.Youcanmakeanexplodingfountain.YouprobablyknowaboutthisonE.Youcanmakeanexplodingfountainbyputtingamint薄荷糖insideatwo-literbottlE.ThenmoveawayfromthebottleandgetreadyforaCoca-Colaexplosion.Thisisafunthingtodobutitisalsoawarning—don’teatamintanddrinkcolaatthesametimebecauseasimilarthingcouldhappentoyourstomach.25.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1imply?A.TheexpenseofCoca-Colaislow.B.Coca-Colaenjoysgreatpopularity.C.Coca-Colaissafeforpeopletodrink.D.Coca-Colaiseasiertogetthandrinkablewater.26.Whatcancolabeusedtodo?A.Improvepeople’shair.B.Dissolvethegum.C.Makepenniesshiny.D.Taketheplaceofacids.27.Whycan’tweeatamintanddrinkcolaatthesametime?A.Itcancauseharmtoourstomach.B.Itmightmakeourstomachsmaller.C.Mintswithcolawillproduceheat.D.Themintwillreleasepoisonoussubstances.28.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThemajoringredientsofCoca-ColA.B.WhyCoca-Colaispopularamongtheyoung.C.SomeofthestrangestusesofCoca-ColA.D.Whywecan’tdrinkCoca-Colatoooften.
Beijing'slargestartdistrict798ArtZonewillhostitsfirsteveningcommunityeventonSaturdaywhere11galleriesandmuseumswillkeeptheirdoorstothepublicuntillatenighthours.SummerArtNightiscooperationbetweenartgalleriesandmuseumslivingin798.It'sawayofgivingbacktotheartdistrictsaidMWOODSartdirectorPrescaAhnwhowasoneoftheearlyproposersoftheevent.Iwantedtodoaneighborhood'blockparty'wherethewholeneighborhoodpitchesintodoafunoutdooreventtogetherwithfoodmusicandlocalcultureshesaiD.AhntoldChinaDailywebsitethattheideawasputintomotionbythefoundersofM.WOODSwhoarechieflysponsoringSummerArtNightandtheyhopetheeventwillbecomeasummertradition.Wewantmorepeopletolearnabout798andtoloveithereshesaiD.OnJune25visitorscanviewfreeexhibitionsondisplayfromGalleriaContinuaBoers-LiGalleryGoethe-InstituteChinaHadriendeMontferrandGalleryLongMarchSpaceMagicianSpaceMOUArtPaceBeijingPlatformChinaContemporaryArtInstituteandTangContemporaryArt.AmongtheexhibitionsAhnsuggeststwospecialperformances:RomanHagenbrockatGoethe-InstituteandAmyGrubbatGalleriaContinuA.Theexhibitionwillopenfrom8pmtill11pmonJune25atthegalleries'respectivelocations.28.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.FreeexhibitionsB.SummerArtNightC.BlockpartyD.798ArtZone29.Whatdoweknowabouttheexhibition?A.Youcanvisittheexhibitionat12pmonJune25.B.NospecialperformancesareprovideD.C.ExhibitionsforthevisitorsarefreeofchargE.D.Thesponsorscanmakelotsofmoneyfromit.30.AccordingtothepassagePrescaAhnwishestheeventto_________.A.bringbenefitstothedistrictB.makeherselfknowntomorepeopleC.offeralotofperformancestothepublicD.becomeasummertradition31.Whoputtheproposalintopractice?A.MWOODSdirectorPrescaAhn.B.ThefoundersofMWOODS.C.Beijingcitygovernment.D.Thecommunityof798ArtZone
A.groupofpeoplefromDenmarkhaveformedtheB-Society.Accordingtothemhumanbeingsaredividedintotypes:A-PeopleandB-PeoplE.A-Peoplehavenoproblemgettingupinthemorningandoperatemuchbetterearlierintheday.HoweverB-peoplearebetterlaterintheday.I’muselessearlyinthemorningsaysoneofthemembersoftheB-Society.AllIcandoisdrinkcoffeeandstareintospacE.Peopleusedtogetupearlybecausetheyhadtofeedtheanimals.ButIhaven’tgotanycowsorchickenssoIcansleeplateSheadds.SincethesocietywassetuptheB-Societyhaswelcomedseveralthousandmembers.RightnowtheB-SocietyisfightinghardforbusinessestojoinitsB-certification证明list.CompaniesthatareB-certifiedbasicallygivetheiremployeestheopportunitytocomeinwhentheywant.Insomecompaniesemployeesarriveatanytimeupto3:30pm---eachtotheirownrhythm节奏.Anditisnotjustbusinessesthatarebenefitingfromthis.Teenagerswhocan’tgetoutofbedinthemorningandparentswhoneverquitegetthekidstoschoolontimecannowbenefitfromB-classes.FromnextyearaschoolinCopenhagenwillofferclasseswhichstartlaterinthedayat10insteadofeight.AndeventhegovernmentseemstoliketheideA.TheB-SocietywasfoundedbyCamillaKringaprofessorfromtheUniversityofCopenhagen.OnherwebsiteshesaysWhenB-people’sworkrhythmsareconsideredattheworkplacetheirproductivity生产力andqualityoflifeisincreasedwhichcanincreaseproductivityfortheentireorganization.SheaddsthatB-Societywillcreateanewdailyrhythminschoolsandotherinstitutions机构asanalternativetothecurrentrhythmof‘earlyatworkandearlyathome’.Weareworkingfortheestablishmentofkindergartensprimaryandsecondaryschoolsaswellasuniversitiesthatopenbetween10amand8pm.WouldyouliketoworkforaB-certifiedcompany?1.AccordingtothetextwhobelongtotheB-Society?A.Laterisers.B.Businessmen.C.Animallovers.D.Sleepexperts.2.InB-certifiedcompaniesemployeescan____.A.getmoreworkingopportunitiesB.joinanyothercompaniesC.workonanydaystheychooseD.gotoworkatanytimeofaday3.InCamillaKring’sopinionB-people_______.A.aremorehard-workingthanA-peopleB.haveabetterqualityoflifethanA-peopleC.aremoreproductiveifgivenmorefreedomD.liketherhythmofearlyatworkearlyathome4.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthistextisto_____.A.stresstheimportanceofgettingupearlyB.expresshisattitudetowardstheB-SocietyC.introduceagrouphavingaspecialdailyrhythmD.callonpeopletoworkforB-certifiedcompanies
ImmigrantsarealwaysbeingtoldbypoliticianstolearnthelanguagE.ButsomepeoplewanttoknowhowlongittakestospeakgoodEnglish.ThereareplentyofpeopleintheUKforwhomevenbasicEnglishisaproblem.Accordingtoacensus人口普查726000peopleinEnglandandWalessaidtheycouldnotspeakEnglishwellandanother138000saidtheydidnotspeakitatall.Ling40whoarrivedfiveyearsagofromChinafounditdifficulttolearnEnglish.WhenIcamehereIwaspregnantandsoIwasathomeforthenextthreeyears.IttookmelongertolearnasIwasverybusywiththechildren.EventuallyshewasabletobegintakingclassesandnowspeaksgoodconversationalEnglish.ButevenwithclassesitcanbealongprocesstopickupthelanguagE.AgeisthemostimportantfactorinlanguageacquisitionsaysMilaVulchanovaprofessoroflinguisticsattheNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology.ThereisasensitiveperiodinlanguagelearningwhichisbiologicallydetermineD.Sotheyoungertheimmigrantthebetter.Sincethisdeclineisonlygradualteenagersareatanadvantageoveradultsshesays.ThereareanumberofsystemsforgradingEnglish.ThegovernmentexpectsimmigrantstoreachESOLEntry3orB1levelalsocalledIntermediate1inScotlandbeforetheycanbegrantedcitizenship.It’sequivalenttobeingabletoholdaconfidentconversationandalthoughthegovernmentdoesnothaveatargetfigureitmighttake360hoursofstudytoachievE.GeorgeOsbornesaidinJunefollowingthespendingreviewthatwelfareclaimantswhodon’tspeakEnglishwillhavetheirbenefitscutiftheyfailtoattendlanguagecourses.HuanJapesdeputychiefexecutiveofEnglishUKatradebodyforlanguagecollegessaysaruleofthumbis360hours120hoursforeachofthreestagestogettothestandardthegovernmentexpectsbenefitclaimantstoreach.ButmanyofthepeoplewhoattendcoursesarevisitingstudentsratherthanpeoplesettlingintheUK.Immigrantstendtohaveveryvariedlevelsofeducation.Using120hoursforeachstageofEnglishfluencyisarathertraditionalapproachtocoursebooklearningsaysDrElaineBoydheadofEnglishlanguageatTrinityCollegeLondon.Ifsomeoneisreallyhighlymotivatedtheycanlearnreallyquickly.It’scommonforchildrenundertheageof11tobeveryimmersedandbefluentinaboutsixmonths.50.TheexampleofLingisgiventoshowthat.A.it’sdifficulttolearnEnglishwellB.it’simportanttospeakfluentEnglishC.manyimmigrantsattendEnglishclassesD.manyimmigrantscan’tspeakEnglishinEngland51.WhatdoesMilaVulchanovamainlystress?A.ThefunctionofthesensitiveperioD.B.ThenecessityofworkinghardatEnglish.C.TheadvantageschildrenhaveinlearningEnglish.D.TheimportanceofstartinglearningEnglishearly.52.WhatDrElaineBoydsayssuggeststhat.A.highly-motivatedadultscanspeakgoodEnglishinhalfayearB.120hoursforEnglishfluencyisastandardthatisalittlelowC.traditionalwaysoflearningaremorebeneficialtoadultsD.Englishfluencyisnotsohardforimmigrantstoachieve53.Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby.A.offeringexperts’viewsB.providingsurveydataC.listingthefactsoflearningEnglishD.givingexamplesofEnglishlearners54.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhyEnglishissoimportantforimmigrants?B.WhatcanimmigrantsdotospeakgoodEnglish?C.WhenisthebesttimeforpeopletostudyEnglish?D.HowmanyhoursdoesittaketobefluentinEnglish?
Security—fortheinformationonyoursmartphoneaswellasforthephoneitself—isahottopicthesedays.Thetruthisthatyou'repackingalotofsensitiveinformationonyourphoneandyoushouldkeepitsafE.WhenitcomestophysicalsecurityiPhoneuserswoulddowelltodownloadFindMyiPhoneafreeappfromApplethatallowsyoutovisitawebsiteandseeyourloststolenormisplacedphoneonthemap.YoucanthensoundanalarmsendamessagethatwillpopuponitsscreenlockthephoneoreraseallyourdatA.Androiddoesnothaveanexactequivalent等价物butthereareplentyofalternatives.AfreeappcalledLookoutoffersthefindmyphonefeaturE.Thepaidversionallowsyoutowipethedatafromyourphoneremotely.Thenthereisyourcoffeeshop'sWiFinetwork.Anyonewithminimaltechnicalexpertskillcansnoopon窥视peopleusingsharedwirelessnetworksharvestingpasswordsandotherpersonaldatA.Lookoutwillcautionyouwhenyou'veloggedontoaninsecurenetworkbutcannotprotectyouonceyou'retherE.InordertoprotectyourselfonsuchnetworksyoucanuseavirtualprivatenetworkorVPN.ThisturnsallyouractivityintononsensetoanyonetryingtoreadalongwithyoufromacrossStarbucks.Italsokeepswebsitesfromtrackingyouandifyou'retravellingallowsyoutogetaccesstositesthatmaybeblockedinothercountries.IfyouhaveaniPhonethesimplestVPNappisprobablyHotspotShieldwhosedistinguishingfeatureissaidtobethatitautomaticallykicksineachtimeyoustartbrowsing浏览asopposedtootherVPNappsthatrequireyoutostartthemupmanually手动地.ThismattersbecauseevenifyoudecideyouwantaVPNappyouwanttospendapproximatelyzerotimethinkingaboutit.ForthemostpartthatwastrueofHotspotShieldthoughoccasionallyittookawhiletoconnectortemporarilylostconnectionwithoutwarning.Ifoundmyselfhavingtoturntheapponandoffsometimeswhichinvolvedsettingmyphoneconstantly.IfevenreadingaboutthesettingsonyourphonedriveyoucrazythenitisprobablybesttostayawayfromaVPNapp.Butifyou'rethetypewhocan'tresistcheckingyourbankbalancefromyourcornerbarthehassle麻烦maybepreferabletotherisk.24.Whichofthefollowingcanwarnyouagainsttheinsecurenetwork?A.AndroiD.B.VPN.C.Lookout.D.FindMyiPhonE.25.ByusingVPNuserscan________.A.findtheirlostphonesontheInternetB.removeallthedatafromthephoneremotelyC.checkthebankbalancenowandthenD.savetheirbrowsingfrombeingtracked26.TheunderlinedwordthatinParA.6referstothefactthat________.A.aVPNappkicksinautomaticallyB.theusersstartVPNappsmanuallyC.theapptakesawhiletoconnectD.usersspendnotimethinkingaboutit
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