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LongbeforethewhitemancametotheAmericathelandbelongedtotheAmericanIndiannationsThenationoftheCherokeeslivedinwhatisnowthesoutheasternpartoftheUnitedStates.AfterthewhitemancametheCherokeescopiedmanyoftheirways.OneCherokeenamedSequoyahsawhowimportantreadingandwritingwastothewhiteman.HedecidedtoinventawaytowritedownthespokenCherokeelanguagE.Hebeganbymakingwordpictures.ForeachwordhedrewapicturE.Butthatprovedimpossible;therewerejusttoomanywords.Thenhetookthe85soundsthatmadeupthelanguagE.UsinghisownimaginationandanEnglishspellingbookSequoyahinventedasignforeachsounD.Hisalphabetprovedamazinglyeasytolearn.BeforelongmanyCherokeesknewhowtoreadandwriteintheirownlanguagE.By1828theywereevenprintingtheirownnewspaper.In1830theUScongresspassedalaw.ItallowedthegovernmenttoremoveIndiansfromtheirlands.TheCherokeesrefusedtogo.Theyhadlivedontheirlandsforcenturies.Itbelongedtothem.WhyshouldtheygotoastrangelandfarbeyondtheMississippiRiver?ThearmywassenttodrivetheCherokeesout.Soldierssurroundedtheirvillagesandmarchedthematgunpointintothewesternterritory.Thesicktheoldandthesmallchildrenwentincartsalongwiththeirbelongings.Therestofthepeoplemarchedonfootorrodeonhorseback.ItwasNovemberyetmanyofthemstillworetheirsummerclothes.ColdandhungrytheCherokeeswerequicklyexhaustedbythehardshipsofjourney.ManydroppeddeadandwereburiedbytheroadsidE.WhenthelastgrouparrivedintheirnewhomeinMarch1839morethan4000haddieD.Itwasindeedamarchofdeath.TheCherokeeNationusedtolive____________.A.ontheAmericancontinentB.inthesoutheasternpartoftheUSC.beyondtheMississippiRiverD.inthewesternterritoryOneofthewaysthatSequoyahcopiedfromthewhitemanisthewayof__________.A.writingdownthespokenlanguageB.makingwordpicturesC.teachinghispeoplereadingD.printingtheirownnewspaperA.lawwaspassedin1830to__________.A.allowtheCherokeestostaywheretheywereB.sendthearmytohelptheCherokeesC.forcetheCherokeestomovewestwardD.forbidtheCherokeestoreadtheirnewspaperWhentheCherokeesbegantoleavetheirlands__________.A.theywentincartsB.theywentonhorsebackC.theymarchedonfootD.alloftheaboveManyCherokeesdiedontheirwaytotheirnewhomemainlybecause________.A.theywerenotwillingtogothereB.thegovernmentdidnotprovidetransportationC.theydidnothaveenoughfoodandclothesD.thejourneywaslongandboring
IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwordsdifficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciationyouarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversitylearningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.ThestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreatertheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguagE.A.teamledbyDrAndreaMechellifromUniversityCollegeLondontookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupofearlybilingualswhohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffiveaswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity密度inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguagE.ButthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguagethesmallerthedifferencE.Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagesaidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathskills.Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible灵活的hesaiD.Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoand34.ReadingwritingandcomprehensionwerealltesteD.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearnthebetter.Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworldexplainedthescientists.Whichpartwillchangemorewhenapersonstudiesasecondlanguage?A.greymatterdensityB.thebrainC.mentalsystemD.muslesWhocanstudyasecondlanguageeasier?.A.TheadultsB.TheteenagersC.ThechildrenD.TheoldTheunderlinedwordbilingualprobablymeans.A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.asecondlanguagelearnerC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearnerHowdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4inthepassage?A.ItmeansthatwecanpractiseourbrainbystudyingasecondlanguageB.ItmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearnC.ItmeansthatlearningasecondlanguagemakesyoumoreflexableD.Itmeansthatlearnerswillbetterunderstandthedifficultideas.
In1826aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecameras.HeputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisyarD.Thatwasthefirstphotograph.Thenextimportantdateinthehistory!ofphotographywas1837.ThatyearDaguerreanotherFrenchtookapictureofhisstudio.Heusedanewkindofcameraandadifferentprocess.Inhispicturesyoucouldseeeverythingveryclearlyeventhesmallestdetails.ThiskindofphotographwascalledadaguerreotypE.SoonotherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre'sprocess.TravelersbroughtbackdaguerreotypesfromallaroundtheworlD.Peoplephotographedfamousbuildingscitiesandmountains.Inabout1840theprocesswasimproveD.Thenphotographerscouldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.TheprocesswasnotsimplE.Thephotographershadtocarylotsoffilmsandprocessingequipment.ButthisdidnotstopthephotographersespeciallyintheUnitedStates.After1840sdaguerreotypeartistswerepopularinmostcities.MathewBradywasawell-knownAmericanphotographer.HetookmanypicturesoffamouspeoplE.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywereverylife-likeandfullofpersonality个性.Bradywasalsothefirstpresontotakepicturesofwar.His1862CivilWarpicturesshoweddeadsoldiersandruinedcities.TheymadethewarseemmorerealandmoreterriblE.Inthe1880snewinventionsbegantochangephotography...Photographerscouldbuyfilmsreadymadeinrolls卷.Sotheydidnothavetomakethefilmthemselves.Alsotheydidnothavetoprocessthefilmimmediately.Theycouldbringitbacktotheirstudiosanddevelopitlatermeaningthattheydidnothavetocarrylotsofequipment.AndfinallytheinventionofthesmallhandheldcameramadephotographylessexpensivE.Withthesmallcameraanyonecouldbeaphotographer.Peoplebegantousecamerasjustforfun.Theytookpicturesoftheirfamiliesfriendsandfavoriteplaces.Theycalledthesepicturessnapshot.Photographsbecameverypopularinnewspapersinthe1890s.Soonmagazinesandbooksalsouseddocumentaryphotographs.ThesepicturesshowedtrueeventsandpeoplE.Theyweremuchmorerealthandrawing.Photographyalsoturnedintoaformofartbytheendofthe10thcentury.SomephotographswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworlD.Theyshowedideasandfeelingslikeotherartforms.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.theinventoinofcamerasB.akindofnewart-photographyC.thedevelopmentofphotographyD.theimportantdatesinthehistoryofphotographyThefirstpicturesofawarweretakenby________.A.aFrenchphotographerinthe1840sB.anAmericanphotographerinthe1860sC.aGermanreporterinthe1880sD.aFrenchartistinthe1890sPhotographycanalsobeanartformbecauseartistscan________.A.takeanythingtheylikeB.keeparecordofreallifeC.takephotosofthefamousD.showideasandfeelinginpictures
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Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithoutlearning.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementswiththeirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.A.manmightmovehisfingeracrosshislips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Hemighttaphischin下巴下颚withthreefingers.Thismeantmyuncle.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet字母表.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncecoulD.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.Theyarealsotaughthowtospeak.Thepassageismainlyabout___.howthedeafcommunicatewithothersteachingthedeaftospeakwiththeirmouthslearninghowtospellwordswithone’shandshowsignlanguagescameintobeingFromthepassagewecaninferthat___.thereisstillnowaytocommunicatewiththedeafB.thedeafmusthavespecialteacherstoteachthemC.inordertomakealivingdeafpeoplemustmakesignsD.itisnotverydifficultforthedeaftolearnsignlanguageHowdidsignlanguageshelpthedeaf?IthelpedthemlearntoreadB.ThedeafcouldunderstandsignlanguageseveniftheyhadnotlearnedthemC.IthelpedthemtocommunicatewithotherpeopleD.IthelpedthemspeakwiththeirmouthsWhichofthefollowingsentencesdoyouthinkisrightaccordingtothepassage?DeafpeopledrawsignsB.DeafpeoplereadwiththeirfingersC.ManydeafpeoplenowcanspeakD.Deafpeoplecanhearwhatotherssaynow
EIn1789theU.S.governmentpassedalawwhichsaidthatthelandoftheAmericanIndianscouldneverbetakenfromthemwithouttheiragieement.OnehundredyearslaterhowevertheIndiansonlyhadaverysmallpartofthelandthatoriginallybelongedtothem.HowdidthisgreatInjustice不公正occur?After1812whitesettlersbegantomovewestacrossNorthAmericA.AtfirstthesettlersandtheIndianslivedinpeacE.Howeverthenumberofsettlersincreasedgreatlyeveryyear.andslowlytheIndiansbegantoseethewhitesettlersasadangertotheirsurvival.Tofeedthemselvesthesettlerskilledmoreandmorewildanimals.theIndianswhodependedontheseanimalsforfoodhadtostruggleagainststarvation.Thesettlersalsobroughtwiththemmanydiseaseswhichwerecommoninwhitesociety.butwhichwerenewfortheIndians.GreatnumbersofIndiansbecamesickanddieD.Between1843and1854theIndianpopulationinoneareaofthecountrywentdownfrom100000to30000.Morelandwasneededfortheincreasingnumberofwhitesettlers.InWashingtontheoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappeareD.TheoldpromisestotheIndianswerebroken;thegovernmentbegantomovegroupsofIndiansfiomtheiroriginalhomelandstootherpoorerpartsofthecountry.SomeIndiansreactedangrilyandviolentlytothistreatment.TheybegantoattackwhitesettlersandtheIndianwarbegan.For30yearsuntilthelate1880sdifferentgroupsofIndiansfoughtagainsttheinjusticesofthewhitemari.Theyhadafewfamoussuccessesbuttheresultofthesirugglewasneverindoubt.Thereweretoomanywhitesoldiersandtheyweretoopowerful.ManyIndianswerekilled;thesurvivorsweremovedfromtheirhomelandstodifferentareasofthecountry.ItwasaterriblechapterinthehistoryofacountrythatpromisedfreedomandequalitytoeveryonE.57.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.IntheU.S.thereweremanylawsthatprovidedtherightsofAmericanIndians.B.Thelawwhichwaspassedin1789bytheU.S.governmentwasnotsuccessfullycarriedout.C.Inthe19thcenturynoinjusticesweredoneagainsttheIndiansbytheU.S.government.D.Themajorityofwhitesettlerswereopenlyopposedtothelawpassedin1789.58.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.TheIndiansbelievedthatkillingtoomanywildanimalshaddisturbedthebalanceofnaturE.B.ThegovernmentbegantohaveabetterunderstandingoftheIndiansinthefiftiesofthenineteenthcentury.C.Between1843and1854about70000IndianswerekilledinthebattlE.D.ThewhitescarriedseriousdiseasesintowheretheIndiansliveD.59.Itisimpliedlnthepassagethat____A.theIndianshadmanygreatsuccessesintheIndianswarsB.theIndianshadnodoubtthattheywouldwinthewarsC.afterthewartheindiansstayedwheretheywerebeforeD.theIndiansweretooweaktowinthestruggle60.Whatisthewriter'sopinionaboutthetreatmentthattheIndiansreceivedfromtheU.S.government?A.HebelievedthatthegovernmentalwaysrespectedtherightsoftheIndians.B.Hebelievedthatthegovernmentcan'tbecriticizedforitstreatmenttotheIndians.C.HebelievedthatthegovernmenttreatedtheIndiansunjustlyD.Hebelievedthatthegovernment'sunfairtreatmentagainsttheIndianswasnotonpurposE.
Boxingwaslongviewedsickly.Generallyforbiddenbylawinearlierdaysthefightingwasusuallydonewithbarefistsandmatchesoftenlastedfortyorfiftyrounds.In1882JohnL.SullivanafighterofgreatpowerwontheworldheavyweightchampionshipfromPaddyRyaninabarefistedbattlemarkedbyhittingscratchingandbitingwithoutanyrulE.FiveyearslaterwhilefightingPatsyCardiffatMinneapolisSullivanbrokehisrightarminthethirdroundbuthecontinuedfightingtothesixthroundandwon.In1889SullivandefeatedJadeKilrainwithhisbarefistsinanotherchampionshipfightwinningtwentythousanddollarsandadiamondprizemedal.HisadmirerstalkedthenofrunninghimforthenextgovernorbuthetraveledtoAustraliaforaboxingtourinsteadcomingbackonlytolosehistitleinatwenty-one-roundmatchwithayoungCaliforniannamedJamesJ.Corbett.GentlemanJamesvictoryinthismatchmarkedaturningpointforitshowedscientificboxingwasoverstrength.ButCorbett’stitleendedin1897whenanotherboxerBobFitzsimmonsinlessthanthreesecondsachievedhisfeatsandthenFitzsimmonsknockedoutanIrishmanwontheheavyweightchampionshipoftheworldandinventedtheterriblesolarplexuspunch.64.BoxingmatchesintheearlydayswerE.-.A.shortandbloodyB.usuallyspare-timecompetitionsC.governedbystrictrulesD.cruel65.Sullivanheldtheworld’sheavyweighttitlefor..A.atleastsevenyearsB.onlyayearC.fiveyearsD.twenty-oneyears66.Sullivan’sfightwithKilrainwas.A.thefirstboxingchampionshipmatchB.abare-fistedchampionshipfightC.thelastboxingmatchtobefoughtbare-fistedD.asix-roundmatch67.Sullivanwassopopularthathisadmirers.A.encouragedhimtobeagovernorB.raisedtwentythousanddollarsforhimC.advisedhimtotakeboxingtourofAustraliaD.refusedtobelievehecouldbedefeated
Thecommoncoldistheworld'smostwidespreadillnesswhichisplagues疫病thatfleshreceives.Themostwidespreadfallacy谬误ofallisthatcoldscausedbycolD.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyvirusespassingonfrompersontoperson.YoucatchacoldbycomingintocontactdirectlyorindirectlywithsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.IfcoldcausescoldsitwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches战壕coldandwetshowednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp奥斯维辛集中营nakedandstarvingwereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEnglandvolunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftimE.Aftertakinghotbathstheyputonbathingsuitsallowedthemselvestobewithcoldwaterandthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyroom.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.NotoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnosE.IfthencoldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcoldswhyaretheymorefrequentinthewinterDespitethemostpains-takingresearchnoonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimesandthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.NoonehasyetfoundacureforthecolD.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors止痛片suchasaspirinbutalltheydoisrelievethesymptomsThewriteroffered_______examplestosupporthisargument.A.4B.5C.6D.3WhichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththechosenpassageA.TheEskimosdonotsufferfromcoldsallthetimE.B.ColdsarenotcausedbycolD.C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors.D.A.personmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhasonE.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen_______.A.theyareworkingintheisolatedarcticregionsB.theyarewritingreportsinterriblycoldweatherC.theyarefreefromworkintheisolatedarcticregionsD.theyarecomingintotouchagainwiththeoutsideworldVolunteerstakingpartintheexperimentsintheCommonColdResearchUnit_______.A.sufferedalotB.nevercaughtcoldsC.oftencaughtcoldsD.becameverystrongThepassagemainlydiscusses_______.A.theexperimentsonthecommoncoldB.thefallacyaboutthecommoncoldC.thereasonandthewaypeoplecatchcoldsD.thecontinuedspreadofcommoncolds
Sheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.Butatnearly500yearsofagetimeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisA.ThehealthofthefamouspicturepaintedbyLeonardodaVinciin1505isgettingworsebytheyearaccordingtotheLouverMuseum卢浮宫whereitishouseD.ThethinwoodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsagothemuseumsaiD.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrentchemicalstatE.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyearmanyattractedbythemysteryofhersmilE.Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingathersheseemstobesmilingandthenyoulookatherandshestopssaidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.It’sbecausedirectvision视觉isexcellentatpickingupdetailbutlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.HowevertheactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmilE.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhimuntilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisIin1519.In1911thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployeewhotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarIIFrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.A.theMonaLisaisprovedtobeabletolastanother500years.B.MonaLisa’sbeautyisfadinggraduallywith500yearspassingbyC.theMonaLisahasbeencatchingpeople’swideattentioninthepast500yearsD.MonaLisadoesnotlookoutofdatethoughpainted500yearsagoWhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheMonaLisa?A.ItwasoncetakenawayandhiddenupbyGermanforces.B.ItspainterhimselfloveditgreatlyandalwayskeptitinashadE.C.MonaLisastopssmilingwhenyoulookatherwantingtoseehersmilesD.KingFrancisIboughtitandthenreturnedittoItaly.ChoosetherightorderaboutthehappeningsontoMonaLisA.A.ItwasstolenfromtheLouvrE.B.ItspaintersoldittoKingFrancisI.C.ItsstateofhealthwascheckeD.D.ItwasreturnedtoFranceandhousedintheLouverMuseum.E.ItwashiddenandprotectedagainstGermans.A.b-a-d-e-cB.d-e-c-b-aC.d-a-e-c-bD.b-c-a-d-eItmayaddtothedifficultyinrepairingthepaintingthat.A.expertshaven’tnoticedchangesinitsshapeasvisitorsdoB.itislikelytobestolenagainwhenit’sunderrepairC.itisuncertainwhichcountryItalyorFranceshouldtakechargeD.expertsaren’tsureaboutthematerialsandthechemicalstateofitsoilpaint
BusterBrownwasathief—andagoodonetoohethought.He’dneverbeencaughtbythepolicebecausehewasalwayspreparedforanyunforeseeneventoremergency.ConfidentlyhestoodoutsidethehouseofhisintendedvictimandreadthesignonthefrontgateofthehousE.Don’tworryaboutthedog–beawareoftheowner!itsaiD.Bustersmiledandfoundhiswaysin.Thehouselookedquitenormaloutsidebutinsideitwasveryunusualwithfascinatingobjectsondisplay.Ashebeganputtingthemintohisbagadogcameintotheroom.ItstoppedwhenitsawBusterthenwaggeditstailmadlyandwentovertohimlickinghisoutstretchedhanD.GoodboyBusterwhispereD.Whatagreatguarddogyouare–tryingtolickmetodeath.Satisfiedhe’dmadefriendswiththedogBusterbegantowanderroundthehousechoosingitemstoputinhisbag.Hisskilledeyepickedoutonlythebestantiques古董---apairofsilvercandleholdersasilverteaandcoffeeserviceetC.Hisnewfriendthedogsatandwatchedasifwonderingwhatwashappening.WellboyBusterwhisperedfinally.ThatmightdoanymoreandIwon’tbeabletocarryit!Heswungtheheavybagontohisshouldersjustthenthelightscameonnearlyblindinghim.HeprotectedhiseyeswithhishanD.You’reaverysillypersonthefigureinthedoorwaysaidhisvoicedryasdust.AsthemancamecloserBustercouldseehewaswelldresseD.HisfaceseemedfamiliarbutBustercouldn’tquitesurewherehehadseenhimbeforE.______________________________thesignoutsidethemanshoutedangrily.IknewaboutthisattemptedrobberylastweekandIalsoknowyouwillbeputbehindbars.Imaginetryingtorobthehouseoftheworld’sgreatestfortune–teller!76.Whatwouldthebesttitleofthestorybe?Pleaseanswerwithin10words___________________________________________________________________77.WhichsentenceinthepassagecanbereplacedbythefollowingoneIwasgiventheinformationaboutthisrobberylastweekandIknowyouwillbeinprison.___________________________________________________________________78.PleasefillintheblankinthelastparagraphwithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.Pleaseanswerwithin10words___________________________________________________________________79.Whatdoyouthinkoftheownerofthehouse?Giveyourreasons.Pleaseanswerwithin30words________________________________________________80.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphintoChinese__________________________________________________________________
PEOPLENOBLESMUGGLERThisThursdayIrenaSendlerwillbehonouredforherworkasasmuggler偷运者.DuringWorldWarⅡthePolishsocialworkersmugglednearly2500JewishchildrenoutoftheWarsawghetto聚居区.Shegavethemnewidentitiesfoundthemsafeplaceswithgood-heartedChristiansandkeptthechildren’srealnamesburiedinjarsinherneighbours’gardens.TheplayLifeinaJarbasedonherstoryisbeingperformeD.At93SendlerlivesinaWarsawnursinghomeandistooweaktotraveltoWashingtonD.C.toreceivethe2003JanKarskiAwardforValorandCompassionfromtheAmericanCenterofPolishCulturE.Oneofthechildrenshesavedwillaccepttheawardforher.Youriskedyourlifetosavethechildren.Iwastaughtbymyfatherthatwhensomeoneisdrowningyoudon’taskiftheycanswimyoujustjumpinandhelp.DuringthewareveryonewasdrowningbutmostlytheJewishchildren.HowdidyoupersuadeparentstogiveuptheirchildrenIhadtoanswerhonestlythatIdidn’tevenknowifwewouldgetpasttheguards.WhatwasthemostfrighteningmomentWhenIsawapriest牧师inchargeofanorphanageforJewishchildrenintheghettowalkwiththemouttobekilleD.ThechildrenwereinthenbestSundaysuits.Thepriestwaskilledwiththem.HowdidyougetthechildrentobehaveasyousmuggledthemoutItoldtheolderchildrentoactasiftheyweresickandsometimesgavetheyoungeronesasleepingpill.Theyweretoldtoremembertheirnewnames.IalsotoldthechildrentotellguardstheyhadonlybeenvisitingaservantintheghettoandweregoingbacktotheirrealhomesoutsidE.DidyoutellyourowntwochildrenwhatyoudidInevertoldthem.OnlywhenmydaughterwenttoIsraeldidshelearnallaboutmE.Ithoughtitwasonlynormaltodoso.Anditwasaverypainfulsubject.ItwasalwaysonmymindthatIcouldn’tdomorE.——SamanthaLevine1.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatIrenaSendler____.A.willgotoWashingtontoaccepttheawardwithherdaughterB.wascaughtafewtimeswhileshewasrescuingtheJewishchildrenC.toldthoseparentsthattheirchildren’sliveswouldbeguaranteedD.savedthousandsofJewishchildrenattheriskofherownlife2.Theexpressioneveryonewasdrowningcanbestbereplacedby______.A.everyonewasinvolvedinthewarB.allthepeopleweredrownedC.peoplewerefacingdangeranddeathD.Jewishchildrenwerebeingkilled3.WhichofthefollowingcouldNOTbeexpectedwhenSendlerwassmugglingtheJewishchildrenA.Somechildrenweretoldtopretendtobesickinfrontoftheguards.B.Somechildrenpretendedtobereturninghomeaftervisitingservantsintheghetto.C.Thechildrenwereaskedtorememberandusenewnamesinsteadofrealones.D.Thechildrenpretendedtobebrothersandsistersfromonebigfamily.4.Sendlerdidn’ttellherownchildrenwhatshedidinthewarbecause______.A.shethoughtitwasthemostfrighteningexperienceB.thetopicwastoopainfulandheart-breakingtomentionC.itwasalreadyrecordedandmadeknowntothepublicD.sheplannedtoburythesecretinherheartuntilherdeath
OnSaturdayAugust122000duringNorthernFleettrainingexercisesintheBarentsSeatheRussiannuclearsubmarine潜水艇Kursksankinabout100metersofwaterwithsome118sailorsaboarD.It'sknownlaterthatseveralofficerswerealsoaboardobservingthetrainingexercises.TheKurskislyingontheoceanfloorintheBarentsSeA.TheRussianNavysaidthatitwaslisting30degreestoport.Othersourcesreporteditwaslistingasmuch60asdegrees.AccordingtoaRussiannewspaperwhenthesubmarineKurskfailedtomakecontactwiththenavalcommandattherighttimelaterthatdayNorthernFleetCommanderAdmiralVyachesavPopovorderedrescueshipsintotheareA.Ittookhourstofindthesubmarineasitdidn'tlaunch发射amarkingbuoy浮beforesinking.RussianNavyChiefinsistedthatthesubmarineKurskhadbeeninvolved卷入inamajorcollision碰撞butagreatdealofinformationshowsthatthisisnottruE.Uptillnowit'sbelievedthatanexplosioninthetorpedocompartment鱼雷舱inthenoseoftheKurskwasthelikelycausE.NowRussiangovernmentofficiallyaskedNorwayforhelpinrecoveringofsailors'bodiesfirstofallandNorwayhasagreedtoofferallhelp.ButRussianinsistedthatonlyRussiansworkinsidethesubmarineKurskandthattheworklastforabout10～18workingdays.Itisexpectedtorecoveronly25～35bodiesfromtheKursk.ItwasnotuntilOctober25whenateamofRussiandiversenteredthesubmarineKursksome350feetbelowthesurfacethattruthbecameclear.OnNovember7inthemorningowingto由于theicyandthecoldweatheraspecialrescuemeetingheldonMurmanskdecidedtostopthewholebodiesrecoveringoperation.1.Fromthetextwecaninferthat_______ledtothesinkingofthesubmarineKursk.A.asmallfightingwithanotherforeignsubmarineB.anexplosioninsidethesubmarineKurskC.agreatcollisioninsidethesubmarineKurskD.anattackfromanotherforeignsubmarine2.AfterKurskaccidentoccurredNorthernFleetCommanderPopov_______.A.decidedtorecoverallthesailors'bodiesimmediatelyB.wenttoapplytoNorwayforhelpatonceC.decidedtofindouttherealcauseofsinkingatonceD.sentseveralrescueshipsintotheBarentsSea3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.TheNorwegianswerewillingtoofferallhelp.A.Iftherescueworkdidwithin10～18daystherewouldbeabout30sailorstoberecovereD.B.ItwasnotbelievedthatthereweremanyunclearweaponsinsidetheKursk.C.A.teamofdiversfromNorwayenteredthesubmarineKursksuccessfullyonOct.25D.It'sreportedthatamajorcollisionwasunlikelytocausethesinkingoftheKursk.4.WhydidRussiainsistthatonlyRussiandiverscanworkinsidethesubmarineKursk?A.BecausetheBarentsSeaisveryicyandtheweatheristoocolD.B.BecauseRussiafearedthatthetopsecretsinsidetheKurskwillbeletout.C.BecauseRussiandiversaremuchmoreskilledthanthosefromNorway.D.BecauseRussiangovernmentwantstobringthecostdowntothelowestdegreE.5.TheunderlinedwordsmakecontactwithinthefirstparagraphreferstotheideathatthesubmarineKurskcan't_______.A.getintouchaftermucheffortwiththenavalcommandB.sendupthenuclearweaponsinthetrainingexercisesC.getthenavalofficerstoreturntotheNorthernFleetD.getintouchaftermucheffortwithRussiangovernment
InancientEgyptthepharaoh法老treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalaceifhebroughtgoodnews.Howeveriftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynewshisheadwascutoff.Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations.OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting.Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutthedoorpicnicbasketinhandasmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaidOhboybaddayforapicniC.Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain.Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches.NotforhisstupidweatherreportforhiswhileSeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchahimAsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounterthesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmileOhthatbusleftfiveminutesago.Dreamsofhead-cutting!It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry.It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivereD.EveryonemustgivebadnewsfromtimetotimeandwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitudE.A.doctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoesitinacaringway.A.bossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictonE.Bigwinnersknowwhendeliveringanybadnewstheyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver.Unfortunatelymanypeoplearenotawareofthis.Whenyou’retiredfromalongflighthasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyyet?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeefhasyourwaitermainlytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces.HadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathyIwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarming.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleftIprobablywouldhavesaidOhthat’sallrightI’llcatchthenextonE.Bigwinnerswhentheybearbadnewsdeliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded被轰炸的personissuretohavE.InParagraph1thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto____.A.makeacomparisonB.introduceatopicC.describeasceneD.offeranargumentInthewriter’sopinionhisneighborwas___.A.friendlyB.warm-heartedC.notconsiderateD.nothelpfulFromDreamsofhead-cutting!Paragraph3welearnthatthewriter___.A.wasmadatthesalesagentB.wasremindedofthecruelpharaohC.wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavehaddreamsD.dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent’sheadthatnight.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication.B.Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess.C.ReceivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcouragE.D.Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful.
Thefirstnewspaperwerehandwrittensheetswhichwerepostedinpubicplaces.TheearliestrecordednewspaperwasstartedinRomin59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwasdevelopedinChinA.Thepaperwasprintedfromcarved雕刻的woodenblocksandsentoutamongthecitizens.Europedidn’thavearegularly定期的publishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefistregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedweekly.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourantwhichdidn’tappearuntilMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butthelocal当地的governmentsoonstoppeditspublication.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNews-letterthefirstnewspapertobepublisheddailyinAmericA.By1760thewholeAmericahadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ThelargestcirculationforanewspaperhoweveristhatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiShimbunwhichsellsoverelevenmillioncopieseveryday.71.InEuropethenewspaperwasfirstregularlypublished_____.A.inEnglandB.inGermanyC.inFranceD.inLondon72.ThefirstEnglishnewspaperprintedandsoldeverydayappeared_________.A.in1620B.in1609C.attheendofthe17thcenturyD.atthebeginningofthe18thcentury.73.HowmanyyearsearlierwasthenewspaperprintedinChinathaninAmerica?A.9or10centuries.B.Morethan1000years.C.700yearsorsoD.Lessthan800years.74.Assuggestedbythearticlewhichofthefollowingnewspapershavethelargestumberofreadersintheworld?A.Italianlanguagenewspapers.B.Germanlanguagenewspapers.C.Englishlanguagenewspapers.D.Japaneselanguagenewspapers.75.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheWorld’sFirstNewspaper.B.HistoryofNewspaper.C.TheFirstDailyNewspaperinAmerican.D.ARemarkableMan-BenjaminHarris.
TheGreatWallofChinaoneofthegreatestwondersoftheworldwasenlistedintheWorldHeritagebytheUNESCOin1987.JustlikeagiganticdragontheGreatWallwindsupanddownacrossdesertsgrasslandsandmountainsstretchingabout6700kilometersfromeasttowestofChinA.Withahistoryofmorethan2000yearssomepartsoftheGreatWallarenowinruinsorevenentirelydisappeareD.HoweveritisstilloneofthemostappealingattractionsaroundtheworlD.NoonecantellforsurewhenthebuildingoftheGreatWallwasstartedbutitispopularlybelievedthatitoriginatedasamilitaryfortification要塞againstintrusionbytribesonthebordersduringtheearlierZhouDynasty.LateintheSpringandAutumnPeriodsomestatesextendedthedefenceworktopreventtheattacksfromotherstates.ItwasnotuntiltheQinDynastythattheseparatewallswereconnectedtoformadefensivesystembyEmperorQinShiHuang.Aftertheemperorunifiedthecountryin214BCheorderedtheconstructionofthewall.IttookabouttenyearstofinishandthewallstretchedfromGansuProvincetoJilinProvincE.Thewallnotonlyservedasadefenceinthenorthbutalsosymbolizedthepoweroftheemperor.Furtherconstructionalsoexperiencedseveraldynasties.ThepresentGreatWallinBeijingismainlyremainsfromtheMingDynasty.TodaytheGreatWallhasbecomeamust-seeforeveryvisitortoChinA.FewcanhelpsayingWowwhentheystandontopofabeacontowerandlookatthisgiantdragon.IthasbecomeanationalprideofChinesepeoplE.Theunderlinedwordappealingprobablymeans______.A.hugeB.attractiveC.ordinaryD.movingIntheQinDynasty______.A.theconstructionoftheGreatWallwasfinishedin204BCB.theemperorwantedtoinvadeotherminorstatesC.thedefensivesystemoftheGreatWallwasseparatedD.theGreatWallbeganitswayfromJilinProvinceAccordingtothepassagetheGreatWall_______.A.isfromthewesttotheeastB.isaslongas6700milesC.wasbuiltinseveraldynastiesD.wasbegunintheQinDynastiesThebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis_______.A.HistoryoftheGreatWallB.CultureoftheGreatWallC.ConstructionoftheGreatWallD.ProjectionoftheGreatWall
TheGreatWallofChinaoneofthegreatestwondersoftheworldwasenlistedintheWorldHeritagebytheUNESCOin1987.JustlikeagiganticdragontheGreatWallwindsupanddownacrossdesertsgrasslandsandmountainsstretchingabout6700kilometersfromeasttowestofChinA.Withahistoryofmorethan2000yearssomepartsoftheGreatWallarenowinruinsorevenentirelydisappeareD.HoweveritisstilloneofthemostappealingattractionsaroundtheworlD.NoonecantellforsurewhenthebuildingoftheGreatWallwasstartedbutitispopularlybelievedthatitoriginatedasamilitaryfortification要塞againstintrusionbytribesonthebordersduringtheearlierZhouDynasty.LateintheSpringandAutumnPeriodsomestatesextendedthedefenceworktopreventtheattacksfromotherstates.ItwasnotuntiltheQinDynastythattheseparatewallswereconnectedtoformadefensivesystembyEmperorQinShiHuang.Aftertheemperorunifiedthecountryin214BCheorderedtheconstructionofthewall.IttookabouttenyearstofinishandthewallstretchedfromGansuProvincetoJilinProvincE.Thewallnotonlyservedasadefenceinthenorthbutalsosymbolizedthepoweroftheemperor.Furtherconstructionalsoexperiencedseveraldynasties.ThepresentGreatWallinBeijingismainlyremainsfromtheMingDynasty.TodaytheGreatWallhasbecomeamust-seeforeveryvisitortoChinA.FewcanhelpsayingWowwhentheystandontopofabeacontowerandlookatthisgiantdragon.IthasbecomeanationalprideofChinesepeoplE.Theunderlinedwordappealingprobablymeans______.A.hugeB.attractiveC.ordinaryD.movingIntheQinDynasty______.A.theconstructionoftheGreatWallwasfinishedin204BCB.theemperorwantedtoinvadeotherminorstatesC.thedefensivesystemoftheGreatWallwasseparatedD.theGreatWallbeganitswayfromJilinProvinceAccordingtothepassagetheGreatWall_______.A.isfromthewesttotheeastB.isaslongas6700milesC.wasbuiltinseveraldynastiesD.wasbegunintheQinDynastiesThebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis_______.A.HistoryoftheGreatWallB.CultureoftheGreatWallC.ConstructionoftheGreatWallD.ProjectionoftheGreatWall
HavinglearnedmuchabouttheWarofResistanceagainstJapanMaoJingxindidn’tliketheJapanesewhenshewasachilD.Ithoughttheywerecruelandrudesaidthe18-year-oldgirlfromHebeiProvincE.ButshebegantochangehermindaftershemetsomeJapaneseteenagersinahistorymuseumsixyearsago.ThesefashionablehighschoolstudentslookedseriouslyatthehistorydisplaysandtalkedtoMaoinafriendlyway.IfoundthattheyarenotbadasIthoughtshesaiD.LikeMaomanyChineseteenagers’arecaughtupinthisconfusion.A.surveyby21stCenturyTeensshowsabout51percentofChineseteenagerssaytheydislikeJapan.ButmostofthemstillwanttohaveaJapanesefrienD.AlsoJapanliesthirdontheirlistofAsiancountriesthattheywanttovisitfollowingSingaporeandSouthKoreA.Teensdidasurveyjustbeforethe60thanniversaryofthevictorydayoftheWarofResistanceagainstJapanwhichfellonSeptember3.ThesurveyaimedtoencourageunderstandingandcommunicationbetweenyoungChineseandJapanesE.TeensalsowantedtounderstandChineseteenagers’attitudestowardsJapanandhowmuchtheyactuallyknowaboutthecountry.AsTeensfoundmorethan60percentofChineseteenagerslearnaboutJapanthroughthemediaorbooks.Only16percenthaveevermetaJapaneseperson.MostofmyfriendshateJapanforwhatitdidtoChinaduringWorldWarII.ButpeopleshouldnotliveinhatreD.IthinkthebestwaytofigureitoutistohavecontactwiththeJapanesepeoplemyselfZhangYuyuanaSenior2girltoldusinthesurvey.JinXideprofessoroftheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesaysthatChinaandJapanactuallyhadapeacefulrelationshipduringthe1970sand1980s.Sincethe1990sthegrowthofJapan’sright-wingforceshascausedgreatdifficulties.Wehavetobestrongagainstthem.Butwemustn’tignorethefactthattherearefarmorefriendlyJapaneseaddedJin.JapanhasdonewrongtoAsiancountriesincludingChinaandithascausedpaintoeveryonesaidHikarua17-year-oldgirlinKawasaki.HavingvisitedChinafourtimesandlearnedmuchsheunderstandstheimportanceofcommunicationbetweenthetwopeoples.SheplanstojoininanexchangeprogrammewithChineseyouth.WelcometoJapanmyChinesefriends!ShesaysitwithasmilE.64.MostteenagershateJapanesebecause_______.A.theJapanesetheymeetarecruelB.theJapanesewerecruelduringthewarC.theylooktoofashionableD.theJapanesedon’twanttocommunicatewithChinesepeople65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothesurvey?A.OnlyasmallpercentageofteenagershavemetaJapanesE.B.Morethanhalfoftheteenagersinthesurveydon’tliketheJapanesE.C.SingaporeisoneofthemostpopularAsiantouristplacesforChineseteenagers.D.MostChineseteenagerslearnaboutJapanthroughexchangeactivities.66.AccordingtoProfessorJin_____isthemainreasonfortheworserelationshipbetweenJapanandChinA.A.theWarofResistanceagainstJapanB.lackofcommunicationC.Japan’sincreasingright-wingforceD.Japan’srapidly-growingeconomy67.Thepassageiswrittento______.A.encourageChineseteenagerstomeettheJapaneseB.reportwhatChineseteenagersthinkaboutJapanC.provideinformationaboutJapaneseteenagersD.giveabriefintroductiontothehistoryoftheWarofResistanceagainstJapan
ThereportcametotheBritishonMay211941.TheGermanbattleshipBismarckthemostpowerfulwarshipintheworldwasmovingoutintotheAtlanticOcean.Hertask:todestroytheshipscarryingsuppliesfromtheUnitedStatestowar-tornEnglanD.TheBritishhadfearedsuchatask.NowarshiptheyhadcouldmatchtheBismarckinspeedinfirepower.TheBismarckhadeight15-inchgunsand81smallerguns.Shecouldmoveat31nauticalmiles海里anhour.ShewasbelievedtobeunsinkablE.HowevertheBritishhadtosinkher.TheysentoutataskforceheadedbytheirbestbattleshipHoodtohuntdowntheBismarck.OnMay24theHoodfoundtheBismarck.ItwasameetingthattheGermancommanderLuetjensdidnotwanttoseE.HisordersweretodestroytheBritishshipsthatwerecarryingsuppliesbuttostayawayfromafightwithBritishwarships.Thebattledidn'tlastlong.TheBismarck'sfirsttorpedo鱼雷hittheHoodwhichwentdowntakingallbutthreeofher1419menwithher.ButinthefighttheBismarckwasslightlydamaged损坏.HercommanderdecidedtorunforrepairtoFrancewhichhadatthattimebeentakenbytheGermans.TheBritishforcefollowedher.HoweverbecauseoftheBismarck'sspeedandtheheavyfogtheylostsightofher.FortwodayseveryBritishshipintheAtlantictriedtofindtheBismarckbutwithnosuccess.FinallyshewassightedbyaplanefromIrelanD.TryingtoslowtheBismarckdownsothattheirshipscouldcatchupwithhertheBritishfiredatherfromtheair.TheBismarckwashit.OnthemorningofMay27thelastbattlewasfought.FourBritishshipsfiredontheBismarckandshewasfinallysunk.61.TheBismarcksailedintotheAtlanticOcean_______.A.tosinktheHoodB.togaincontrolofFranceC.tocutoffAmericansuppliestoBritishD.tostopBritishwarshipreachingGerman62.ManypeoplebelievedthatBismarckcouldnotbedefeatedbecauseshe_______.A.wasfastandpowerfulB.hadmoremenonboardC.wasunderLuetjens'commandD.hadbiggestgunsthanotherships63.Welearnfromthetextthaton24May_______.A.theBritishwonthebattleagainsttheBismarckB.theBismarckwonthebattleagainsttheBritishC.theBritishgunfiredamagedtheBismarckseriouslyD.theBismarcksucceededinkeepingawayfromtheBritish64.LuetjenstriedtosailtoFranceinorderto_______.A.havetheshiprepairedB.jointheotherGermansC.gethelpfromtheFrenchD.getawayfromtheBritish65.WhichofthefollowingistheimmediatecauseofthesinkingoftheBismarck?A.TheBritishairstrikes.B.ThedamagedonebytheHooD.C.GunfirefromfourBritishships.D.Luetjens'decisiontorunforFrancE.
Areyouabigfanofpirate海盗stories?Doyouknowhowtotalklikeapirate?YoucanhavefunonSeptember19th.ThisspecialholidayiscalledInternationalTalkLikeA.PirateDay.Itwasinventedin1995bytwoyoungAmericansJohnBaurandMarkSummers.Thesetwogoodfriendscameupwiththisideawhentheywereplayingracquetballandbegantotalklikepirates.AtthatmomenttheythoughtYoungpeopleareinterestedinpiratE.Butthereisnosuchachanceforpeopletogettogethertoshareit.Whynothaveadaywheneverybodytalkslikeapirate?TheydecidedtomakeSeptember19ththedatE.SincethenBaurandSummershavetriedhardtopromoteTalkLikeA.PirateDay.AsBaursaidWe'vetalkedlikepiratesandencouragedseveralofourfriendstodosoeverySeptember19th.AtfirstthisdaywasonlyknownbyafewpeoplE.In2002BaurandSummerssentaletterabouttheirinventedholidaytoDaveBarry.Thiscolumnist专栏作家reallylikedtheirideA.HepromotedtheholidayandmadeitknowntomoreandmorepeoplE.Nowithasreallybecomeaninternationalholiday.OnTalkLikeA.PirateDayyouneedtodresslikeapiratE.Youshouldwearabighatormaybecoveroneofyoureyes.YoucanpretendtobeanykindofpiratethatyoucanfindinanystoryormoviE.Havingfunandbeingrelaxedarenottheonlybestthingsabouttheholiday.Youngpeoplesharethesameinterestandchildhooddreamsthatday.That'swhyitiswelcomedbysomanypeopleespeciallyyoungpeoplE.UnliketraditionalholidaysInternationalTalkLikeA.PirateDayisabrandnewholidaywhichisinventedbytheyouththemselvesandcelebratedbythemselvestoo.BecauseofBaurandSummers'imaginationandcreativitythousandsofyoungpeople'spiratedreamcometruE.Nexttimewhenyouhaveagoodideawhynotshareitwithyourfiendsandinsistonyourbelief?MaybeyoucancreateanotherwonderfulholidayfortheyouthinthefuturE.HowdidJohnBaurandMarkSummersinventthespecialholiday?A.ManyyoungpeopleaskedthemtodoitB.TheydiditjustforpleasureC.TheythoughtouttheideabychanceandimaginationD.TheydiditinordertohonorpiratesWhyaretheholidaybecomemoreandmorepopular.A.Youcanhavefunandrelaxyourselffreely.B.youngpeoplecanexchangeideasanddreamsonthedayC.youngpeoplecanhavefunandberelaxeD.D.youcanplaytheroleofthepirateinthemovieonthedayWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ItwasDaveBarrywhomademorepeopleknowtheholiday.B.TalkLikeA.PirateDayisayoungactiveandlivelyholidayC.ThankstoJohnBaurandMarkSummers’imaginationandcreativityalotofpeoplerealizetheirpiratedream.D.Theholidayhasbeenpopularsincethebirthofit.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingcanshowthattheholidayisspecial?A.Ithasalonghistory.B.Itisawonderfulandinstructiveholiday.C.Itisabrandnewholidayinventedandcelebratedbytheyouththemselves.D.Peoplecanmaketheirdreamcometrueonthisday.WhichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassageA.Canyoutalklikeapirate?B.Youngpeople’spiratedreamC.JohnBaurandMarkSummersD.September19th—adayinhonorofpirates
OverahundredyearsagopeopleinLondonweresurprisedtoseeaveryunusualboatcomesailinguptheThamesRiver.Theboatwaseightyfeetlongflat-bottomedwithbigwoodeneyesonbothsidesinthefrontandwascolorfullypaintedattheback.PeoplecametoknowthatitwasasailingboatfromFuzhouindistantChinA.TheboathadsailedroundtheCapeofGoodHope好望角upthewesterncoastofAfricaandfinallytoEnglanD.Ithadcoveredfifteenthousandmiles—morethanhalfofthedistanceroundtheworlD.AlthoughitwasunexpectedtheChinesewerewarmlywelcomeD.TheboatcarriedgoodssuchassilkandteaaswellasanumberofgiftsfromtheEmperorofChinafortheQueenofEnglanD.PeoplehadalwaysmistakenlythoughtoftheChineseasapeoplenotusedtoseA.HoweverfromcenturiesoftradingandsailingindangerousseastheChinesehadlearnedhowtobuildgoodboatsandsailedthemwell.ThecomingofthissailingboattoLondonprovedonceagainthattheChinesecouldsailtodistantcountriesintheworlD.Theboatwasconsideredunusualbecause_________.A.itwasasmallwoodenboatB.itcarriedChinesesilkandteaC.ithadtraveledfifteenthousandmilesD.itlookedstrangeinseveralwaysAccordingtothisarticlewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thedistanceroundtheearthmeasureslessthanthirtythousandmiles.B.TheChineseEmperorgavesilkandteatotheEnglishQueenasgifts.C.TheChineseboatcametoLondonbyaccident.D.TheChinesepeoplewerenotgoodatsailingindangerousseas.TheboatreachedLondonbysailing_________.A.roundthesouthernendofAfricaB.upthewestcoastofEnglandC.throughtheArcticOceanD.roundAsiaandEurope.ThewriterwantstoprovethatalongtimeagotheChinese_________.A.carriedsilkteaandothergoodstoEnglandB.couldreachmanypartsoftheworldbyseaC.couldsailalongtheThamesRiverD.surprisedLondonerswithanunusualboat
Narcissuswasabeautifullookingboy.Hehadlongflowingblondhairbeautifulbrightblueeyesandevenwhiteteeth.Manyyoungladiesfellinlovewithhimincludingthenymph女神:Echo.Nymphswerelivelyspiritswholivednearstreamsandlakesandprotectedtreesintheforest.EchohadupsettheQueenoftheGods;HerA.AsapunishmentHeramadeEchounabletospeakexcepttorepeatthelastthreewordsofthepersonshewastalkingto.PoorEchofellinlovewithNarcissusbutcouldnevertellhimhowshefelt.NarcissusteasedherandsheranawaywithtearspouringdownherfacE.AphroditethegoddessoflovesawwhathappenedanddecidedtopunishNarcissus.AshecametoapoolofwaterNarcissussawhisreflection影子andfellinlovewiththevisionhesaw.Itwasofcoursehisownreflection.PoorNarcissuswatchedhisownreflectioneverytimehetriedtotouchthefaceofthevisionheloveditbrokeupontheshimmeringsurfaceofthewater.NarcissusstoppedeatinglosthisbeautifullooksanddesiredtogethislovE.IntheendheanguishedgraduallyanddieD.AphroditetookpityonhimandmadeaflowergrowinhisplaceonthebankofthelakE.Narcissusflowers水仙花canbefoundtothisdaygrowingwhereveryoucanfindwaterandtrees.EchofellinlovewithNarcissusbecause_________.A.Narcissuswasgood-looking.B.EchowasalivelyspiritC.Narcissuslovedhertoo.D.EchotookpityonNarcissusWhydidAphroditethegoddessoflovepunishNarcissus?A.AphroditeenviedEchobecauseshelovedNarcissusB.ShethoughtNarcissusdidn’trespectandmadeEchosaD.C.NarcissusfellinlovewiththevisionnotEcho.D.Echowastrappedinloveanddidn’tprotecttreesintheforestanylonger.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordanguishedinthefourthparagraphmean?A.becomeincreasinglythinandweakB.becomeveryhungryC.becomeveryfatD.becomeoutofmindWhatisthemainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A.TotellpeopleasadlovestoryB.TotellpeoplehowNarcissusflowerscameC.TotellthetruemeaningofbeautyanduglinessD.Totellpeoplenotaffectothers’love
第三部分阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项In1997agroupoftwentyBritishwomenmadehistory.WorkinginfiveteamswithfourwomenineachteamtheywalkedtotheNorthPolE.ApartfromoneexperiencedfemaleguidetheotherwomenwereallordinarypeoplewhohadneverdoneanythinglikethisintheirlivesbeforE.TheymanagedtosurviveinanenvironmentwhichhaddefeatedseveralveryexperiencedmenduringthesametimeperioD.Thewomensetoffassoonastheywereready.Onceontheiceeachwomanhadtoskialongwhiledraggingasledgeweighingover50kilos.ThiswouldnothavebeentoobadonasmoothsurfacebutforlongdistancestheArcticiceispushedupintohugepilestwoorthreemetershighandthesledgeshadtobepulleduponesideandcarefullyletdowntheothersothattheydidn’tbecomedamageD.ThetemperaturewasalwaysbelowthefreezingpointandsometimesstrongwindsmadewalkingwhilepullingsomuchweightalmostimpossiblE.Itwasalsoverydifficultforthemtoputuptheirtentswhentheystoppedeachnight.Insuchconditionsthewomenweremakinggoodprogressiftheycoveredfourteenorfifteenkilometersaday.Buttherewasanotherproblem.Partofthejourneywasacrossafrozenseawithmovingwaterunderneaththeiceandatsomepointstheteamwoulddriftbackmorethanfivekilometersduringthenight.Thatmeantthatafterwalkingintheseverysevereconditionsfortenhoursononedaytheyhadtospendpartofthenextdaycoveringthesamegroundagain.Furthermoreeachdayittookthreehoursfromwakinguptosettingoffandanotherthreehourseveryeveningtosetupthecampandpreparetheeveningmeal.Sohowdidtheymanagetosucceed?Theyrealizedthattheywerepartofateam.Ifanyoneofthemdidn’tpullhersledgeorgetherjobdoneshewouldendangerthesuccessofthewholeexpedition.AnyformofselfishnesscouldresultintheeffortsofeveryoneelsebeingcompletelywastedsopersonalfeelingshadtobeputononesidE.AttheendoftheirjourneythewomenagreedthatitwasmentaleffortfarmorethanphysicalfitnessthatgotthemtotheNorthPolE.41.Whatwassoextraordinaryabouttheexpedition?A.Therewasnoonetoleadit.B.Thewomendidnothaveanymenwiththem.C.Itwasanewexperienceformostofthewomen.D.ThewomenhadnotmetoneanotherbeforE.42.Ontheexpeditionthewomenhadtobecarefultoavoid________.A.fallingoverontheiceB.beingleftbehindC.damagingthesledgesD.gettingtoocoldatnight43.Itwasdifficultforthewomentocover15kilometersadaybecause_________.A.theygottootiredB.theicewasmovingC.theykeptgettinglostD.thetemperatureweretoolow44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Weatherconditions.B.Protectiveclothing.C.PreparingfooD.D.Feelingsandrelationships.45.Whatisthemainmessageofthetext?Motivationandteamworkachievegoals.Womenarementallystrongerthanmen.SevereconditionsencouragepeopletosucceeD.NothingisimpossibletoawillingminD.
Therun-uptothelaunchofChina'sfirstlunarorbiterattheendofthismonthhascaughtthecountry'simaginationwithmorethantwothirdsofthenationhopingtoseethelaunchliveonTVaccordingtoasurvey.AccordingtothesurveybyChinaYouthDailyandwww.qq.comalmosttheentirenationhopestocatchimagesoftheeventatsomepointwith99percentofthe10358respondentssayingtheyexpectedtowitnessthesatellitelaunchand68.9percentsaidtheywerecertaintowatchthelivebroadcastofthelaunch.Onwww.qq.comandwww.sinA.comtwopopularwebportalsinthecountryinternetusershavecontributedsome2000poemsand5000drawingsonthethemeofChang'eI.Thesatellitelaunchmeansmuchmorethanjustsaying'hello'tothemoon.Maybeinthefuturewecouldalsosendsomepeopletoaccompanysister'Chang'e'saidacollegestudentinthesurvey.Remarkablymanypeopleexpecttovisitthemoononedaywith93.4percentofrespondentssayingtheyexpectedtodoso.Chang'eIisnamedafterChang'eafamouscharacterfromChinesemythology.Sheascendedfromearthtoliveonthemoonasacelestialbeingafterdrinkinganelixir.ThereisalsoanotherconnectionbetweenthemoonandChinA.Inthe1970sacrateronthemoonwasnamedafteraChinesestargazerWanHuwhoissaidtobethefirstastronautinhumanhistory.Legendsaysabout600yearsagoaroundthemiddleoftheMingDynastyWanHualocalgovernmentofficialtriedtoflyintospacewiththehelpofachairtwobigkitesand47self-madegunpowder-filledrockets.AccordingtothelegendaftertherocketswerelittherewasahugebangandlotsofsmokE.WhenthesmokeclearedWanwasnowheretobefounD.China'sfirstastronautflewintospacein2003withthelaunchoftheChinese-madespaceshipShenzhouV.ChinabecamethethirdcountryaftertheSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatestocarryoutmannedspacemissions.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.AccordingtoasurveytwothirdsofthenationarehopingtoseethelaunchliveonTVB.Theinternetusershavedrawnsome5000picturesof‘Chang’e’.C.WanHuaChinesestargazern.看星星的人占星师天文学家wasdeadafterthehugebangandalotofsmokE.D.China’sfirstastronautflewintospacein2003inthespaceshipShenzhouVI.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph5?A.akindofmedicineforlonglifE.B.akindofmedicinetomakeyoulightenoughtoflyintheair.C.akindofwineD.akindofalcohol.WhywasWanHusaidtobethefirstastronautinhumanhistory?A.BecauseacrateronthemoonwasnamedafterhisnamE.B.Becausehewasthefirsttogotothemooninhisownspaceship.C.Becauseofhiscourageforscientificexperimenttothemoon.D.Becausehemadethefirstrocketinhumanhistory.
OneCanadaTwoLanguagesCanadaisoneofthefewnationsintheworldtohavetwoofficiallanguages:EnglishandFrench.Thereare10provincesinthecountrybutonlyoneofthese—QuebecisknownasFrenchCanada.ThisisbecauseitwasfoundedbyFrenchexplorerswhileBritishadventurersdiscoveredtherest.CanadalefttheBritishempire帝国in1867tobecomeanindependentcountryandEnglishandFrenchhavebeenrecognizedastheofficiallanguageseversincE.MostpeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguageandthetwonationaltelevisionnetworksbroadcastinEnglishthroughoutthecountry.ApartfrominQuebecandafewplacesontheeastcoastFrenchtelevisionisveryrarE.ThesamegoesfortrafficsignsandmenusforexampleoutsideofQuebecthereareonlyafewplaceswhereyou’llseetrafficsignsinFrench.Inrestaurantsit’salmostimpossibletofindFrenchonthemenuunlessyouareintheheartland中心地带ofFrenchCanadA.HoweverallproductssoldinCanadamustbylawhavelabels标签andinstructionsinbothlanguages.InCanada’sEnglishspeakingprovincesofficialbilingualism双语meansthatstudentscanchoosetocompleteaspecialFrenchlanguagecoursE.UnderthisprogramtheyaretaughtmostoftheirsubjectsinFrench.Ifastudentbeginsthecourseinkindergarten幼儿园orGradeOneitislikelythatalltheirlessonswillbeinFrench.Howeveriftheystartatjuniorhighschool25percentoftheteachingwillcontinuetobeinEnglish.59.HowmanyprovincesarethereinCanada?A.Ten.B.NinE.C.Eleven.D.Two.60.WhichcountrycontrolledCanadabeforeitsindependence?A.FrancE.B.Britain.C.AmericA.D.Germany61.WherecanyouwatchFrenchtelevisionprograms?A.OnlyinQuebeC.B.InQuebecandafewotherplaces.C.Fromthetwonationaltelevisionnetworks.D.AlloverCanada62.WhatdoweknowabouttheeducationinCanada?A.InEnglishspeakingprovincesonlyEnglishcoursesareoffereD.B.IfyouchooseaspecialFrenchlanguagecoursemostofthesubjectsaretaughtinFrench.C.ThecoursesinprimaryschoolarealltaughtinEnglish.D.MostofthecoursesinjuniorhighschoolsaretaughtinEnglish.
ThespaceshuttleColumbiaflaredandbrokeupintheskiesoverTexasonSaturdayFebruary12003killingthesevenastronautsonboardinwhatNASAandPresidentBushcalledatragedyfortheentirenation.NASAlaunchedaninvestigationintothedisasterandbegansearchingfortheastronauts'remains.ItsaidthatalthoughtherehadbeensomedatafailuresitwastooearlytonaildownaprecisecausE.Thebreak-up16minutesbeforetheshuttlewasduetolandatKennedySpaceCenterinFloridaspreadpossiblytoxicdebris有毒的残骸overawideswathofTexasandneighboringstates.Dramatictelevisionimagesoftheshuttle'sdescentclearlyshowedseveralwhitetrails痕迹streakingthroughblueskiesaftertheshuttlesuddenlyfellapart.Itwasalmost17yearstothedaythattheChallengershuttleexplodedonJan.281986killingallsevenastronautsonboarD.Take-offandre-entryintoEarth'satmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.In42yearsofUS'humanspaceflighttherehadneverbeenanaccidentinthedescenttoEarthorlanding.Challengerexplodedjustaftertake-off.RescueteamsscrambledtosearchfortheremainsofthecrewwhichincludedthefirstIsraelitoflyontheshuttleformercombatpilotCol.IlanRamon.Therewerewarningsthatpartsofavast120-mile-longcorridorofdebriscouldbetoxicbecauseofpoisonousrocketpropellant推进器.WearenotreadytoconfirmthatwehavefoundanyhumanremainsNacogdochesCountySheriffThomasKerrssaiD.Headdedthatamongtheroughly1000callsreportingdebrissomepeoplesaidtheyfoundremainsofcrewmembers.TheColumbiaislost.TherearenosurvivorsTheirmissionwasalmostcompleteandwelostthemsoclosetohomE.America'sspaceprogramwillgoonsaidagrim-facedBushinamessagebroadcastontelevisionwhichincludedcondolencestothefamiliesofthedeadastronauts.1.Theworddescentinthepassagemeans________.A.takingoffB.landingC.orbitingD.walkingdown2.WhichistrueoftheIsraeliastronautIlanRamon?A.HewasthefirstIsraeliastronauttoflyontheshuttlE.B.HewasthefirstforeignastronauttoflyontheAmericanshuttlE.C.Heusedtobeapassengerplanepilot.D.HewastheonlysurvivorintheColumbiadisaster.3.TheColumbiadisasterandtheChallengerdisasterweresimilarinthat________.A.thereweresevenastronautskilledonboardB.boththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheytookoffC.BoththeshuttlesexplodedwhentheywereabouttolandD.nohumanremainswerefound4.Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothenews?A.TheU.S.A.willgiveupthespaceprogrambecauseoftheaccident.B.NASAhasn’tfoundthecauseoftheColumbiadisaster.C.BeforetheColumbiadisasternoshuttleshadexplodedinthecourseoflanding.D.Take-offandre-entryintoEarth'satmospherearethemostdangerouspartsofaspacemission.
CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS?TheancientGreekswrotethisway.Thelackofpunctuationmarks标点符号probablydidn’tbothergoodreadersthough.Astheyreadtheyjustputpauseswheretheyfitbest.Alsoatthistimesentencesswitcheddirections.A.sentencereadfromlefttoright.ThenextonereadrighttoleftandthenlefttorightagainetC.TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:They·put·a·point·between·each·word·in·a·sentencE.ThewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthisideaandtheLatinwordpunctumwhichmeansaprick刺.Whenthe5thcenturyarrivedtherewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:spacesandpoints.Thespaceseparatedwordsandwhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading.Theninthe13thcenturyaprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation.HealwaysusedaperiodforacompletestopattheendofasentencE.Heusedaslash/toindicateashortpausE.Overtimethatslashwasshortenedandcurledanditbecamethemoderncomma.Sincethattimeothermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily.TheexclamationmarkcomesformtheLatinwordxt.Itwasoriginallyformedbyputtinganupper-case大写字母I.onthelower-casext.TheLatinwordxtmeansexclamationofjoy.ThequestionmarkoriginallystartedoutastheLatinwordquestionmeaningquestion.Eventuallyscholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.Overtimeitbecameasymbolformedbyputtingalower-caseqonano.Punctuationisstillchangingtoday.Newmarksarecomingintoexistenceandoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways.Takeforexampletheinterrobang.This1962inventioncombinesthequestionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth.ForexampleShedidwhat??orHowmuchdidyoupayforthatdress??Obviouslytheinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognized–yet.ButitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.Whichofthefollowingisacomma?A.B.:C.;D.!What’sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thehistoryofpunctuation.B.Theintroductionofpunctuation.C.Theverybeginningofpunctuation.D.TheancientGreekwayofwritingwithoutpunctuation.PleaseputthefollowingeventsintheordertheyhappeneD.A.Theexclamationmarkandquestionmarkcameintothepunctuationfamily.B.CommacameintoexistencE.C.Romansputadotbetweenwordstoseparatewords.D.A.periodwasusedtoendasentencE.E.TheinterrobangwasinventeD.A.cbdaeB.dcbaeC.dbceaD.cdbaeWhatisthemostpossiblesituationforShedidwhat???A.Youaretoldshegaveherbabyboyagoodbeat.B.Youarewonderingwhatshedidtosavethepoorboy.C.Youwanttoknowwhatshedidforalivingafterfleeingtoaforeigncountry.D.Youdemandsomeoneelsetellyouwhatintheworldhappenedtoher.Accordingtothearticlewelearn________.A.punctuationdidn’tcomeintobeinguntilthe5thcentury.B.noonecanreallytellwhatnewmarkswemayhaveinthefuturE.C.theinventionofinterrobangisafailuresinceitisnotwidelyuseD.D.boththeexclamationmarkandthequestionmarkcomefromGreekwords.
AsDeWittWallacelayinbedrecoveringfrominjuriesthatheunfortunatelycamebyinWorldWarIhefoundtherewasawealthofinterestinginformationtoreaD.Realizingfewpeoplewouldhavethetimetogetthroughallthisinformationheknewexactlywhattodo.In1920thisyoungAmericansubmittedasamplemagazinecontainingshortenedarticlestopublishersacrossAmericA.Howeverallturnedhimdown.UndeterredDeWittandhisnewbrideLilaBellAchesonpublishedthefirstissueofReader’sDigestinFebruary1922.WorkingfromhometheWallacesprinted5000copieswhichweresoldbymailto1500peopleandpricedat25cents.Fromthesehumblebeginningsgrewtheworld’smostwidely–readmagazinE.Themagazinebecamepopularandby1935salestoppedonemillion.In1938thefirstinternationaleditionwaspublishedintheUnitedKingdom.DuringWorldWarⅡeditionswerepublishedforthefirsttimeinLatinAmericaandSweden.AfterthewarReader’sDigestmovedintoAustraliaBelgiumCanadaDenmarkFinlandFranceGermanyItalyNorwaySouthAfricaandSwitzerlanD.In1950Reader’sDigestpublisheditsshortenedBooksnowknownasSelectEditionsinAustralia.In1959musicthefirstnon–printproductlinewasintroduceD.In1962Reader’sDigestrevolutionizeddirectmailbyintroducingeasy–to–enterSweepstakesandayearlaterthefirstReader’sDigestgeneralbookwaspublisheD.In1986videowasaddedtotheReader’sDigestproductlinE.In1973theWallacesgaveupactivemanagementofReader’sDigest.DeWittdiedin1981aged91;Lilain1984aged94.Withnoheirs继承人totheWallaceempiretotakecontrolReader’sDigestbecameapubliccompanyintheearly1990sandisnowheadedbyaChiefExecutiveOfficeandChairmanoftheBoarD.WhatisthepurposeofDeWittWallacecreatingtheearliestmagazine?A.Tobecomewealthy.B.Toofferpeopleinformation.C.Tohealthewoundsfromthewar.D.Toturndownuninterestingstories.WhendidDeWillmakehisfirsttrialofthemagazine?A.BeforeWorldWarI.B.In1920.C.In1922.D.In1935.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.ThefirstissueofReader’sDigest.B.ThefirsttrialofDeWittWallace’sdream.C.DeWittWallace’scharacterandmarriagE.D.ThehumblebeginningsofReader’sDigest.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderforthehistoryofReader’sDigest?A.TheSelectEditioncameout.B.TheWallacesretiredfromthemanagementofReader’sDigest.C.Themagazinesoldovermillioncopies.D.Theproductlinewasimprovedbymeansofvideos.E.EditionsinotherlanguageswerepublisheD.A.c—e—a—b—dB.e—a—c—b—dC.c—e—a—d—bD.a—c—e—d—bWhatcanbeknownaboutReader’sDigestfromthepassage?A.Reader’sDigestonlypublishedshortenedorgeneralbooks.B.AfterWorldWarⅡReader’sDigestwaspublishedallovertheworlD.C.Reader’sDigestwasfirstprivate–ownedandlaterpublic–owneD.D.Reader’sDigesthasalwaysbeenheadedbyaChiefExecutiveOffice
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