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Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers生产商followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeaturesofclothes.Whatseemsstrangehoweveristhatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtherightandwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handedthemen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?HistoryreallyseemstomatterherE.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcenturywhenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservantshavingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhandhavingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesensetoo.Mostmendressedthemselvesandasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservantsbutbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?ActuallyastandardoncesetresistschangE.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleftitwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterallwomenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besidessomewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtherightsinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeoplE.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.customsarehardtochangeD.modernwomendressthemselvesThepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder
BEIJINGNov.26—U.S.dollarhitanotherrecordlowagainsttheeuroonFridaywiththeEuropeancurrencyclimbingabove$1.32forthefirsttimE.Thegreen-backfelltoitslowestinnearlyfiveyearsagainsttheyenthesameday.By1943ESTthedollarwastradingatUS$1.3265pereurocomparedwithUS$1.3270inthinlateNewYorktradE.Itwasat102.55yenlittlechangedfromNewYorkaftertouching102.37alevelnotseensinceMarch2000inLondon.JapaneseFinanceMinisterSadakazuTanigakirepeatedhiswarningagainstdollarweaknessthreateningtotakeactionagainstsuddenmovesbutmarketparticipantssaidsuchverbalintervention口头干涉hadlonglostitsclout.TraderswereexpectingmarketliquiditytoremainthinonFridaybecauseoftheextendedU.S.holiday.Insuchthintradingmanysaidafallinthedollarpast102yenandUS$1.33pereurowasarealpossibility.ReferringtorecentcurrencymovementsasbrutalEuropeanCentralBankchiefJean-ClaudeTrichetwhoisthemostvocalEuropeanpolicymakerondollarweaknessisduetomakecommentsinRiodeJaneiroalongwithECBcouncilmemberandSpanishcentralbankgovernorJaimeCaruanA.Introducedin1999asthecommoncurrencyfor12Europeancountriestheeuroinitially最初droppedagainstthedollarbuthasrisensome60percentsincehittinganall-timelowof82U.S.centsinOctober2000.Whatdoesthegreen-backrefertointhefirstparagraph?A.U.S.dollarB.AnotherrecordC.TheeuroD.EuropeancurrencyHowdidSadakazuTanigakifeelaboutdollarweakness?A.ExcitedB.PuzzledC.worriedD.DisappointedTheunderlinedwordbrutalprobablymeans______.A.crueltyB.helpC.criticismD.apologyAccordingtosomepeopleitwaspossibleforthedollartotrade______.A.at1.3265pereuroB.at1.32pereuroC.at1.3270pereuroD.at1.331pereuro
CHandshakingthoughaEuropeanpracticeisoftenseeninbigcitiesofChinA.NobodyknowsexactlywhenthepracticestartedinEuropE.ItissaidthatlonglongagoinEuropewhenpeoplemettheyshowedtheirunarmedhandstoeachotherasasignofgoodwill.Astimewentonandtradeincitiesgrewrapidlypeopleincitiesbegantoclapeachother’shandstomakeadealortoreachanagreementThispracticewaslaterchangedintoshakinghandsamongfriendsonmeetingorleavingeachother.Let’sshakehandsonitsometimesmeansagreementreacheD.DotheEuropeansshakehandswherevertheygoandwithwhomevertheymeet?No.SometimestheChineseabroadreachouttheirhandstoooftentobepolitE.Itisreallyveryimpolitetogiveyourhandwhentheotherpartyespeciallywhenitisawomanshowslittleinterestinshakinghandswithyouandwhenthemeetingdoesnotmeananythingtohimorher.Evenifforpolitenessheholdsouthisunwillinghandinanswertoyouruninvitedhandjusttouchitslightly.ThereisgenerallyamisunderstandingamongtheChinesethatwesternersareusuallyopenandstraightforwardwhiletheChineseareratherreserved保守的inmanner.ButinfactsomepeopleinwesterncountriesaremorereservedthansomeChinesetoday.Soitisagoodideatoshakehandswithawesterneronlywhenheshowsinterestinfurtherrelationswithyou.63.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus___________A.wherehandshakingwasfirstpractiseD.B.howhandshakingcameabout.C.abouttherelationshipbetweenhandshakingandtradE.D.aboutthepracticeofhandshakingbothinEuropeandinChinA.64.Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.WesternersaremorereservedthantheChinesE.B.Westernersareunwillingtoshakehands.C.Weshouldmakeajudgementbeforeshakinghands.D.Weshouldn’tshakehandswithEuropeanwomen.65.Themainpurposeofthetextis_______.A.totellussomedifferencesbetweentheEastandtheWestB.toofferussomeimportantfactsabouthandshakingC.tointroduceustosomedifferentcustomsintheWest.D.togiveussomeadvicebeforewetravelabroad
WehavetwodaughtersKristenissevenyearsoldandKellyisfour.LastSundayeveningweinvitedsomepeoplehomefordinner.IdressedthemnicelyforthepartyandtoldthemthattheirjobwastojoinMommyinansweringthedoorwhenthebellrang.Mommywouldintroducethemtotheguestsandthentheywouldtaketheguests’coatsupstairsandputthemonthebedinthesecondbedroom.TheguestsarriveD.Iintroducedmytwodaughterstoeachofthem.Theadultswereniceandkindandsaidhowluckyweweretohavesuchgoodkids.EachoftheguestsmadeaparticularfussoverKellytheyoungeroneadmiringherdressherhairandhersmilE.TheysaidshewasaremarkablegirltobecarryingcoatsupstairsatheragE.Ithoughttomyselfthatweadultsusuallymakeabigtodoovertheyoungeronebecauseshe’stheonewhoseemsmoreeasilyhurt.Wedoitwiththebestofintentions.ButweseldomthinkofhowitmightaffecttheotherchilD.IwasalittleworriedthatKristenwouldfeelshewasbeingoutshineD.IwasabouttoservedinnerwhenIrealizedthatshehadbeenmissingfortwentyminutes.Iranupstairsandfoundherinthebedroomcrying.IsaidWhatareyoudoingmydear?SheturnedtomewithasadexpressionandsaidMommywhydon’tpeoplelikemethewaytheylikemysister?IsitbecauseI’mnotpretty?Isthatwhytheydon’tsaynicethingsaboutmeasmuch?Itriedtoexplaintoherkissingandhugginghertomakeherfeelbetter.NowwheneverIvisitafriend’shomeImakeitapointtospeaktotheelderchildfirst.Theunderlinedexpressionmakeabig‘todo’overParagraph4means________.A.showmuchconcernaboutB.haveaspecialeffectonC.listjobstobedoneforD.dogoodthingsforTheguestspraisedKellyforcarryingcoatsupstairsbecauseofher________.A.beautifulhairB.prettyclothesC.lovelysmileD.youngageKristenfeltsadandcriedbecause________.A.theguestgavehermorecoatstocarryB.shedidn’tlookasprettyasKellyC.theguestspraisedhersistermorethanherD.hermotherdidn’tintroducehertotheguestsWecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheelderchildrenB.theyoungerchildrenareusuallymoreeasilyhurtC.peopleusuallyliketheyoungerchildrenmoreD.adultsshouldtreatchildrenequally
第三部分阅读理解共两节满分40分第一节共15小题每小题2分满分30分A.ItravelalotandIfindoutdifferentstylesofdirectionseverytimeIaskHowcanIgettothepostoffice?ForeigntouristsareoftenconfusedinJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames;inJapanpeopleuselandmarks地标intheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.ForexampletheJapanesewillsaytotravelersGostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopastafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwesttherearenotusuallymanylandmarks.Therearenomountainssothelandisveryflat;inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarkspeoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistances.InKansasorIowaforexamplepeoplewillsayGonorthtwomiles.TurneastandthengoanothermilE.PeopleinLosAngelesCaliforniahavenoideaofdistanceonthemap;theymeasuredistanceintimenotmiles.Howfarawayisthepostoffice?youask.Ohtheyanswerit’saboutfiveminutesfromherE.YousayYesbuthowmanymilesawayisit?Theydon’tknow.It’struethatapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestionsometimes.Whathappensinsuchasituation?A.NewYorkermightsaySorryIhavenoideA.ButinYucatanMexiconooneanswersIdon’tknow.PeopleinYucatanbelievethatIdon’tknowisimpolitE.TheyusuallygiveanansweroftenawrongonE.A.touristcangetveryverylostinYucatan!56.WhenatouristaskstheJapanesethewaytoacertainplacetheyusually______.A.describetheplacecarefullyB.showhimamapoftheplaceC.tellhimthenamesofthestreetsD.refertorecognizablebuildingsandplaces57.Whatistheplacewherepeoplemeasuredistanceintime?A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.Kansas.D.IowA.58.PeopleinYucatanmaygiveatouristawronganswer______.A.inordertosavetimeB.LosAngeles.C.soastobepoliteD.forfun59.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.It’simportantfortravelerstounderstandculturaldifferences.B.It’susefulfortravelerstoknowhowtoaskthewayproperly.C.Peoplehavesimilarunderstandingsofpoliteness.D.NewYorkersaregenerallyfriendlytovisitors.
WearrangedthatKissingerwouldflytoVietnamearlyinJulyandthenstopinPakistanonthewayback.Therehewoulddevelopastomachachethatwouldrequirehimtostayinbedandnotbeseenbythepress.ThenwithPresidentYahya’shelphewouldbetakentoanairportwhereaPakistanijetwouldflyhimoverthemountainstoChinA.Kissinger’stripwasgiventhecodenamePoloafterMarcoPoloanotherwesterntravelerwhomadehistorybyjourneyingtoChinA.Everythingwentquitesmoothly.HisslightillnessinIslamabadreceivedonlysmallattentionfromreporterscoveringhim.Theyacceptedthestorythathewouldbekeptshutupforatleastafewdaysandbeganmakingarrangementsfortheirownactivities.Becauseoftheneedforcompletesecrecyandthelackofanydirectcommunicationfacilities设备betweenBeijingandWashingtonIknewthatwewouldhavenowordfromKissingerwhilehewasinChinA.EvenafterhehadreturnedtoPakistanitwouldstillbeimportanttokeepitsecretsobeforeKissingerleftweagreedonasinglecodeword—Eureka—whichhewoulduseifhismission使命weresuccessfulandthepresidentialtriphadbeenarrangeD.OnJuly11A1HaigwhoknewourcodewordphonedmetosaythatacablefromKissingerhadarriveD.What’sthemessage?IaskeD.EurekahereplieD.KissingerstoppedinPakistanbecause____.A.hehadastomachacheB.heneededPresidentYahya’shelpincarryingoutasecretplanC.hedidnotwanttobeseenbythepressD.hewouldliketotakeaPakistanijetonhiswaybackThereportersinIslamabadbelievedthat_____.A.MarcoPolomadeatriptoChinaB.KissingerwouldmakeajourneytoChinaC.KissingerwasmakingarrangementsfortheiractivitiesD.KissingerwassickWashingtonwouldhavenowordfromKissingerwhilehewasinChinamainlybecause____.A.thetripmustbekeptsecretB.PresidentYahyawouldnotflytogetherwithKissingerC.communicationbetweenChinaandIslamabadwasimpossibleD.AlHaigwouldphonetotheauthortotellhimaboutKissinger’stripFromthepassagewecaninferthatKissinger’scablecarryingthemessageEurekamusthavebeensent____.A.beforehehadleftBeijingB.soonafterhehadreturnedtoPakistanfromChinaC.assoonashehadarrivedinWashingtononJuly11D.beforeheretunedtoPakistanonJuly11
UNICEFisappealingformorethanonebilliondollarsinaidforwomenandchildrenaroundtheworlD.TheUnitedNationsChildren'sFundhasreleaseditsHumanitarianActionReportfortwothousandten.Thereportliststwenty–eightcountriesandterritorieswithsomeoftheworld’smostpesteraffectingwomenandchildren.HaitiwasconsideredtobeincrisislongbeforetheearthquakeinJanuary.ThedeputyexecutivedirectorofUNICEFHildeJohnsonsaysthequakehasonlymadetheneedforaidmoreimmediatE.ButshesayschildrenallovertheworldhavetherighttothesameassistanceaschildreneverywhereelsE.TheHumanitarianActionReportdiscussesseveralissuesthatUNICEFsaysincreasinglythreatenthebasicrightsofwomenandchildren.Itsaysclimatechangehascauseddroughtsandfoodinsecurityinmanyareas.Highfoodpricesandtheglobalfinancialcrisisoftwothousandeight-twothousandninehaveonlyaddedtopovertyandmalnutrition营养不良.Andarmedconflictcontinuestothreatenthelivesofmillions.HildeJohnsonsayschildrenarealwaysthemostaffectedbyconflictsanddisasters.Theyfaceanincreasedriskofabuseincludingsexualviolenceandotherseriousrightsviolations侵犯.UNICEFdealswithabouttwohundredemergenciesaroundtheworldeveryyear.Thegreatestneedlastyearwasinsub-SaharanAfricA.Thereportsaysdroughtfoodinsecurityandcivilunrestaffectedabouttwenty-fourmillionpeoplE.ViolenceanddisplacementsofpeoplewereespeciallybadinSudanChadtheDemocraticRepublicofCongoandtheCentralAfricanRepubliC.InAsiaUNICEFexpectsitsfinancialassistanceneedstomorethandoublethisyear.ThisispartlytheresultofaddingPakistanandthePhilippinestothelatestreport.InPakistanitsaysmorethantwomillionpeoplehavebeenforcedfromtheirhomesbytheconflictintheSwatValleyandotherareasofthenorthwest.AndinthePhilippinesmorethantwohundredthousandpeoplearestilllivinginsheltersafterseverestormslastyear.Thisyear'sUNICEFreporttalksaboutthevalueofpublicandprivatepartnershipsinhelpingchildrenandfamiliesinemergencies.Andthat'stheVOASpecialEnglishDevelopmentReportwrittenbyJuneSimms.ForalinktotheUNICEFreportlistingthetwenty-eightcountriesandterritoriesincrisisgotowww.unsv.com.I'mSteveEmber.AccordingtoHildeJohnsonthemosteasilyaffectedpeenssufferingfromconflictsanddisastersare.A.womenB.childrenC.theoldD.thedisabledFromthispassageweknowthatthemostseriousproblemsinAsiaare.A.earthquakesandmalnutritionB.displacemerdsandstormsC.seminalviolenceandotherrightsviolationsD.droughtsandfoodinsecurityBysayingthequakehasonlymadetheneedforaidmoreimmediatE.HildaJohnsonprobablyintendstoenergytheideathat.A.everythingmusthaveabeginningB.grassnevergrowswherethewideblowsC.cloudyherringsturntocleareveningsD.itneverrainsbutpoursWhichofthefollowingmightserveasasuitabletickleforthispassage?A.HaitiwasincrisisduetotheearthquakeinJanuary.B.Violenceinthetwenty–eightcountriesandterritoriesC.UNICEFAppealsforAndforWomenandChildrenD.thevaticofpublicandprivatepartnershipsinhelping
Transportationandcommunicationnetworksbringpeopletogether.Yetsometimespeoplethemselvescreatebarriers障碍totransportationandcommunication.InsomecountrieslawsstoppeoplefrommovingfreelyfromplacetoplacE.Overthecenturiesmanygroupsofpeoplehavebeendeniedthefreedomtotravelbecauseoftheirracereligionornationality.IntheMiddleAgesforexampleJewswereoftenforbiddentomoveaboutfreelywithincertaincities.SouthAfrica'sgovernmentusedtorequireblackAfricanstocarrypasseswhentheytravelwithinthecountry.SomegovernmentsrequireallcitizenstocarryidentificationpapersandtoreporttogovernmentofficialswhenevertheymovE.Countriessetupcustomspostsattheirborders.Foreigntravellersmustgothroughacustomsinspectionbeforetheyareallowedtotravelinthecountry.Usuallytravellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas签证.Somecountriesevenlimitthenumberofvisitorstotheircountryeachyear.Othersallowtouriststovisitonlycertainareasofthecountryortheymayrequirethattravellersbewithanofficialguideatalltimesduringtheirstay.Manyofthosebarrierstotravelalsoactasbarrierstocommunication.Whentwogovernmentsdisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatterstheyusuallydonotwanttheircitizenstoexchangenewsorideasfreely.Countriesoftentrytokeepmilitaryorindustrialinformationsecret.TodaypeoplehavetheabilitytotraveltocommunicateandtotransportgoodsmorequicklyandeasilythaneverbeforE.Naturalbarriersthatweredifficultordangeroustocrossahundredyearsagocannowbecrossedeasily.ThebarriersthatpeoplethemselvesmakearenotsoeasytoovercomE.Butinspiteofallthedifferentkindsofbarrierspeoplecontinuetoenjoytravelandtheexchangeofgoodsandideas.6.Theexamplesinparagraph2areusedtotellthereadersthat_______A.peoplehavebeenallowedtotravelfreelywithinthecountryB.peoplehavenotbeenpermittedtotravelfreelyforvariousreasonsC.travellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisasD.customspostsarenecessaryatthebordersofthecountries7.Somegovernmentslimitthefreedomofcommunicationbecause___A.theyintendtokeeptheirnationalsecretsunknowntoothersB.theythinksuchfreedomwillleadtowarsC.theyoftendisagreewitheachotheronimportantmattersD.theywanttoshowtheirauthorityovercommunication8.Wemaylearnfromthepassagethat_______A.peopledonotcareabouttheremovalofbarriersbetweencountriesB.peoplecannotremovetheobstaclesmadebythemselvesC.man-madebarriersaresometimeshardertoovercomethannaturalonesD.barriersshouldbetakenforgrantedastheyalwaysexist9.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.BarriersMadebyPeopleB.FunctionsofCommunicationC.RestrictionsonTransportationD.ProgressofHumanSociety10.WhichisNOTmentionedasthepossiblelimitssomecountriesputonforeignvisitors?A.Theyhavetogetavisabeforetheyenterthecountry.B.Onlyalimitednumberofvisitorsareallowedtoenterthecountryeveryyear.C.Noteverypartofthecountryisopentoforeigntourists.D.TheyhavetoreporttogovernmentofficialswhentheycometoanewplacE.
第三部分:阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ADoyouenjoyreading?Doyoureadnewspapersormagazines?Chancesareifyoudoanyoftheseactivitiesyourpre-schoolchildisonhiswaytobecomingareader.TheprocessoflearningtoreadiscomplexandoneofthemostimportantthingstoknowisthatparentscanhelptheirchildrenlearntoreaD.Aschildrenhaveconversationswithadultstheyhearbothnewandfamiliarwordsandtheirvocabularygrows.TherearemanyopportunitiesforadultsandchildrentotalktogethersuchaswhenridinginthecarorinabusdoinghouseworklikefixingdinnerorbathingandgettingreadyforbeD.A.majorpartofconversationislistening.WhenchildrentalkadultslistenandresponD.Thenchildrenlistenandrespondandsotheflowofconversationhappens.Haveyouwatchedyoupre-schoolchildpretendtoreadtohisyoungersistersorbrothers?Haveyoureadhisfavoritestoryoverandover?Theseexperiencestellchildrenthatreadingisfun.Andwhenthingsarefunandtheyarerepeatedyourchildwillseeletters.HebeginstoconnectthemtofamiliarwordsespeciallythelettersthatmakeuphisnamE.A.naturalnextstepforhimtotakeistowritetheletters.Whenchildrenseeparentsmakeagrocerylisttheywanttouseapencilandpapertomaketheirownlist.Toencouragethesebeginningwritingactivitieshavepencilsmarkerscrayonsandscrappaperwithinyourchildren’sreach.Themorechildrengetconnectedwithtalkinglisteningreadingandwritingtheeasieritisforthemtobecomeactivereaders.Whileyouasaparenthaveabiginfluenceontheseearlybehaviorsitisimportanttorememberthatopportunitiesforliteracyexperienceshappenwhenyouandyourchildshareinthebasicroutines日常生活ofeverydaylifE.56.Thethirdparagraphtellsusthatparentscantalkwiththeirchildren__________.A.duringdailyroutinesB.onlyinquietplacesC.intheirsparetimeD.whentheyareeagertowalk57.Duringtheprocessoflearningtoreadchildrenmay_________.A.copytheactionoftheadults.B.prefertotalkwiththoseoftheirownagE.C.keeptheirinterestinreadingallthetimE.D.wastealotofpaperandothermaterials.58.Whendochildrenwanttolearntowrite?A.Whentheirparentsaskthemtodoso.B.Whentheybelievetheycanwritewell.C.Whentheyrememberwhattheirparentstaughtthem.D.Whentheycanconnectletterswithfamiliarwords.59.Thepassageiswrittento_____________.A.talkaboutparents’influenceontheirchildren’sbehaviorB.encourageparentstosetagoodexampletotheirchildrenC.adviseparentstomakereadingapartoftheirchildren’sdailylifeD.makeparentsbelieveintheimportanceofearlyreading
IcametostudyintheUnitedStatesayearago.YetIdidnotknowtherealAmericansocietyuntilIwasinjuredinacaraccidentbecauseaftertheaccidentIhadtoseeadoctor—andgotocourt法庭.AftertheaccidentmyroommatecalledadoctorformE.Iwasverygratefulanddeterminedtorepayhimoneday.Butthenextdayheaskedmetopayhim$200forwhathehaddonE.IwasastonisheD.HehadgoodreasontochargemehesaiD.AndifIwantedtocollectmoneyfromthepersonwhowasresponsibleformyinjuryI'dhavetohaveagoodlawyer.Andonlyagooddoctorcanhelpmegetagoodlawyer.NowthathehadhelpedmefindagooddoctoritwasonlyfairthatIshouldpayhim.ButeverytimeIwenttoseethedoctorIhadtowaitabout50minutes.Hewouldseetwoorthreepatientsatthesametimeandoftenstoptreatingonesoastoseeanother.Yethechargedme$115eachtimE.Thefinalexaminationreportconsistedoftenlinesanditcostme$215.Mylawyerwasatallsmilesthefirsttimewemet.Butafterthatheavoidedseeingmeatall.Heknewverywelltheotherpartywasresponsiblefortheaccidentyethehardlydidanything.Hesimplywaitedtocollecthismoney.HewassoirresponsiblethatIdecidedtodismiss解雇him.Andhemademepayhim$770.NowIhadtoactaswnlawyer.DuetomyinexperienceItoldtheinsurancecompanythedateIwasleavingAmericA.KnowingthattheyplayedfortimeandIleftwithoutgettingacent.MyexperiencestaughtmetwothingsaboutAmerica:firstlyinacountrylikeAmericamoneyiseverything.Itismoreimportantthanfriendshiphonourorprofessionalmorality职业道德.SecondlyforeignersarestillbeingunfairlytreateD.SowhenwetalkaboutAmericaweshouldseebothitsgoodandbadsides.1.Theauthor'sroommateofferedtohelphimbecauseA.hefeltsorryfortheauthor.B.hethoughtitwasachancetomakesomemoney.C.heknewthedoctorwasaverygoodonE.D.hewantedtheauthortohaveagoodlawyer.2.Agooddoctorisessentialfortheauthorto________.A.beproperlytreatedB.talkwiththepersonresponsiblefortheaccidentC.recoverbeforeheleavesAmericaD.eventuallygettheresponsiblepartytopayforhisinjury3.Thewordchargeinthispassagemeans________.A.beresponsibleB.accuseC.askasapriceD.claim4.Boththedoctorandthelawyerinthispassagearevery________.A.friendlyB.greedyC.professionalD.busy5.Whatconclusioncanyoudrawfromthestory?A.GoingtocourtissomethingverycommoninAmericA.B.Onemustbeverycarefulwhiledrivingacar.C.TherearemorebadsidesinAmericathangoodsides.D.MoneyismoreimportantthanotherthingsintheUS.
AccordingtotheUnitedStatesgovernmentpeopleareclassifiedashomelessiftheyhavenoplacetostayandnoexpectationoffindingaplaceforthenextthirtydays.Althoughtechnicallyaccuratethatisanimpersonalassessmentofanenormousandveryhumanproblem.ThehomelesspopulationrepresentsallofusAmericans.Itincludesmenandwomentheelderlychildrenandinfants.Itsmembersarefromallethnicgroups.Whattheyhaveincommonispoverty.CurrentlyintheU.S.thirty-ninemillionpeopleliveinpoverty.WhenmoneyisreallytightpayingtherentorbuyingfoodoftenbecomesachoicE.Governmentassistanceintheformoffoodstampsdoeshelpbutasonehomelessmanexplainsyoucan’tpaytherentwithfoodstamps.WithnomoneyforrentthestreetsandhomelesssheltersbecomethealternativE.Althoughmenconstitutethelargestgroupwithinthehomelesspopulationhomelesswomenwithchildrenarerapidlyjoiningthem.InfactonequarterofthehomelesspeopleintheU.S.areteenagersandyoungchildren.Peoplemaybecomehomelessfornumerousreasons.Howevertherearecertainfactorsthatmanyoftheseindividualshaveincommon.Theyincludealackofadequateeducationandjobskills.Amajorityoftheteenagersandadultshavenotcompletedhighschool.Theabuseofalcoholanddrugsisalsoacommonfactor.Onethirdoftheadulthomelesspopulationabusesalcohol.Whileonequarterofthesamegroupusesdrugs.Somemembersofthispopulationsuffermentalhealthproblems.Withinthepastseveralyearsmanyinstitutionsforthementallyillhavebeenclosedandtheirpatientssenthome.Unfortunatelyanumberofthosepeoplehavenohometogotoandtheyareunabletoadequatelylookafterthemselves.Joblossintoday’seconomyhasalsobecomearealfactorinthelossofpeople’shomes.ThebreakupoffamiliesthroughabandonmentanddivorcearealsocontributingfactorsparticularlywhentherearechildreninvolveD.Theparentwhoislefttocareforthekidswithinadequateincomemaybeforcedtodependonthehomelessshelterstoputaroofovertheirheads.ThewriterthinksthattheU.S.government’sdefinitionforthehomelessreveals________.A.aninsincereattitudetowardthehomelessB.anunbearableattitudetowardthehomelessC.anuncivilizedattitudetowardthehomelessD.anunsympatheticattitudetowardthehomelessTheU.S.governmenthelpsthehomelessby___________.A.givingthemhomelessallowanceB.givingthemfoodstampsC.findingjobsforthemD.findingresidenceforthemPeoplebecomehomelessforallthefollowingreasonsE.XCEPT__________.A.thelackofadequateeducationB.theabuseofalcoholanddrugsC.theclosureofinstitutionsforthementallyillD.thepoorperformanceofeconomyThebreakupoffamiliesislikelytoleadtohomelessnessbecauseaparentwithkidsmay_____.A.losehisorherjobintoday’seconomyB.beunabletolookafterthekidsC.nothaveenoughincomeD.findresidenceatahomelessshelter
ScientistsinCanadasaybigfishhavealmostdisappearedfromtheworldsincethestartofindustrial产业的fishinginthe1950s.Thescientistsfoundthenumbersofsomekindsoflargefishhavedroppedbyninetypercentinthepastfiftyyears.Thestudytooktenyears.TheresearchersgatheredrecordsfromfishingbusinessesandgovernmentsaroundtheworlD.ThemagazineNaturepublishedthefindings.Thescientistssaythecommonmethodcalledlonglinefishingravagesthepopulationsoflargefish.Thismethodinvolvesmanyfishinglinesconnectedtooneboat.Thesewirescanbenearlyonehundredkilometerslong.Theyholdthousandsofsharpmetalhookstocatchfish.LonglinefishingisespeciallycommonintheJapanesefishingindustry.RecordsshowedthatJapaneseboatsusedtocatchabouttenfishforeveryonehundredhooks.Butlonglinefishingboatsnowmightonlycatchonefishperhundredhooks.Thescientistssayindustrialfishingcandestroygroupsoffishmuchfasterthaninthepast.Thestudysuggeststhatwholepopulationscandisappearalmostcompletelyfromnewfishingareaswithintentofifteenyears.RansomMyersandBorisWormofDalhousieUniversityinNovaScotialedthestudywiththeUniversityofKielinGermany.Wormsaysthedestructioncouldleadtoacompletereorganizationofoceanlifesystems.Meyerssaysthedecreasednumbersoflargefisharenottheonlyworry.Hesaysevenpopulationsthatareabletoreproducedonotgetthechancetolivelongenoughtogrowasbigastheirancestors.Hesaysnotonlyaretherefewerbigfishbutalsotheyaresmallerthanthoseofthepast.It’stheendofthisprogramThankyouforyourlistening.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigfisharedisappearingB.Long—linefishinginJapanC.TheharmofindustrialfishingD.StopkillingbigfishWhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tshowthatthepopulationsofbigfisharesmallerthanbefore?A.Fishcandisappearalmostcompletelyfromnewfishingareas.B.Nowlong—linefishingboatsmightcatchonefishperhundredhooks.C.Fishnowdon’thavethechancetogrowbigenough.D.Scientistsspenttenyearsstudyingthepopulationsoflargefish.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thenumberofbigfishstartedtodropgreatlyaboutfiftyyearsago.B.ThestudywasstartedbyBorisWormofDalhousiealonE.C.Therewillbenobigfishleftinfiftyyears.D.Japanesespeoplehavestoppedcatchingbigfish.
FriendisbetterthanfortunE.Friendisworsethanpoisoninsomecases.Thetwosentencesaboveareoppositeandseemtobeunreasonablebuttheycanbeexplainedasfollows:thefirstreferstoallgoodfriendswhodriveustowardsgoodwhilethesecondallbadoneswholeadustowrongways.Myidealfriendisofcourseagoodfriendwhosegoodnessisshownbelow---hehasnobadlikingssuchassmokinganddrinking.Helivesinfrugality节俭.HestudieshardsoasnottowastehisgoldentimE.Athomehehonorshisparentsandloveshisbrothers;atschoolherespectshisteachersandsharesfeelingswithhisclassmates.Hetreatsthosetrulywhoaretruetohim.InawordhehasallthegoodcharactersbetterthanminE.Icanfollowhimasamodel.WithhishelpIamfreefromalldifficulties.IndeedifIhavesuchapersonasmyfriendIshallneverfeardifficultyandIshallneverknowtheexistenceofthewordfailure.ThispassagetellsusA.howtomakefriendswithothersB.howthewriter'sfriendhelpshimC.whatkindofpersonthewriter'sfriendisD.whatkindofpersonweshouldmakefriendswithAnidealfriendmeansA.atruefriendB.afalsefriendC.animaginaryfriendD.anexcellentfriendFromthepassagewecanlearnthatA.thewriterandhisidealfriendhavealottolearnfromeachotherB.thewriterhasalottolearnfromhisidealfriendC.thewriter'sidealfriendhasalottolearnfromhimD.thewriterhasonlyalittletolearnfromhisidealfriendFromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthewriterissurethatA.nothingcannotbedonewithfriendB.onlythefirstsentenceisreasonableC.hewhodoesnotsmokeordrinkmustbeagoodfriendD.goodfriendsshouldalwayshelpeachother
D●TowerBridgeisoneofLondon’smostwellknownlandmarks.Openedin1894thishydraulic液压的bridgecanberaisedtopermitrivertraffictopassunderneath.VistorstoTowerBridgecanenjoywonderfulviewsoftheRiverThamesfromthebridgetowers.Thereisalsoamuseumwhichexplainhowthebasculebridgeoperatesanddiscussesitshistory.TowerBridgeisoftenincorrectlyreferredtoasLondonBridgE.LondonBridgehoweverisadifferentbridgethatislocateddirectlyupstreamfromTowerBridgE.●TheBritishMuseumisamustdoforallvisitorstoLondonEnglanD.TreasuresfromaroundtheworldcanbefoundinBritain’slargestandmostpopularmuseum.TotopitoffadmissiontotheBritishMuseumisfreeofchargE.DuetotheenormoussizeofthemuseumsvisitorsshouldpriortizewhattheywishtoseE.OnemustseeistheRosettaStone–akeypuzzlepieceintherecordedhistoryofhumankiD.ThebritishMuseumisloctedintheBloomsburydistrictofLondoninLondonWC1.●GreenwichParkisabeautifullargeparklocatedafewkilometersawayfromthecentreofLondon.AttractionsinGreenwichincludetheCuttySarktheGypsyMothandtheOldRoyalObservatory.A.paintedlineattheobsevatoryinicateszerodegreesoflongitude经度.ManyvisitorstoGreenwichenjoyhavingtheirphotostakenwithoneleginthewesternhemisphere半球andtheotherintheeasternhemispherE.Greenwichistheplacewheretimewasofficiallytracked–GreenwichMeanTimeorGMT.GreenwichislocatedinLondonSE10.●TheEurostarhigh–speedtrainserviceprovidesfastconnectionsbetweenLondonandParisandLondonandBrussels.TheEurostartrainspassthroughthe32–mileChannelTunnelundertheEnglishChannel.ThetunnelisalsoknownastheEuroTunnelorChunnel.TheChannelTunnelisconsideredtobeoneoftheworld’sgreatengineeringwonders.TrainsleaveformtheWaterlooRailStationwhichislocatedinsouthLondon.68.Ifatouristdoesn’thaveanymoneyonhimwhichofthefollowingcanhedo?A.VisitTowerBridgE.B.VisittheBritishMuseum.C.GoaroundGreenwichPark.D.TakeaEurostarhigh–speedtrain.69.WherecanwefindtheattractionoftheCuttySark?A.OnLondonBridgE.B.IntheOldRoyalObservatory.C.IntheBritishMuseum.D.InGreenwichPark.70.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.TowerBridgecanberaisedmainlytoletthewaterfolwfaster.B.TheBritishMuseumisthelargestmuseumintheworlD.C.GreenwichParkiswherethewesternhemisphereandtheeasternhemispheremeet.D.TheEurostartraincantakepeoplefromLondontomanycitiesinEuropedirectly.71.Inwhatwebpagedoyouthinkthepassageisprobablyfound?A.Internationalnews.B.StudyabroaD.C.TouristInformationandTravelGuidE.D.ArtofarchitecturE.
A.fewyearsagoPaulGernerbegantogatheragroupofarchitectsinLasVegastoaskthemwhatitwouldtaketodesignapublicschoolthatused50percentlessenergycostmuchlesstobuildandobviouslyimprovedstudentlearning.IthinkhalfofthemfellofftheirchairsGernersays.Gernermanagesschoolfacilities设施forClarkCountyNevadaadistrictroughlythesizeofMassachusetts.By2018143000additionalstudentswillenterthealreadycrowdedpublic-educationsystem.Gernerneeds73newschoolstohousethem.Fourarchitectureteamshavenearlyfinisheddesigningprimaryschoolprototypes样品;theyplantoconstructtheirschoolsstartingin2009.Thedistrictwillthenassesshowwelltheschoolsperformandthreewinnerswillcopythosedesignsin50to70newbuildings.GreenschoolsareappearingalloverbutinClarkCountywhichstandsoutforitsvastnesssuchaggressivetargetsaredifficultbecausedesignrequirementslikemorenaturallightforstudentsgoagainsttherealitiesofadesertclimatE.Oneofthebiggestchallengesisgettingtherightsiteorientation朝向MarkMcGintyadirectoratSHArchitecturesays.HisfirmrecentlycompletedahighschoolinLasVegas.Youhavethesamebuildingsamesetofwindowsbutifitsorientationisincorrectanditfacesthesunitwillbereallyexpensivetocool.Surprisinglythemanresponsibleforoneofthemostprogressivegreen-designcompetitionhasdoubtsaboutideasofeco-friendlybuildings.Idon’tbelieveinthenewgreenreligionGernersays.Someofthebuildingtechnologiesthatyougetareimpractical.I’minterestedinthosethatwork.Buthewouldn’tmindifsomegreenfeaturesinspirestudents.Hesayshehopestosetupgreenenergysystemsthatallowthemtolearnabouttheprocessofharvestingwindandsolarpower.Youneverknowwhat’sgoingtostarttheinterestofachildtostudymathandsciencehesays.45.HowdidthearchitectsreacttoGerner’sdesignrequirements?A.Theylostbalanceinexcitement.B.Theyshowedstrongdisbelief.C.Theyexpressedlittleinterest.D.Theyburstintocheers.46.Whichorderofstepsisfollowedincarryingouttheproject?A.Assessment—Prototype—Design—Construction.B.Assessment—Design—Prototype—Construction.C.Design—Assessment—Prototype—Construction.D.Design—Prototype—Assessment—Construction.47.WhatmakesitdifficulttobuildgreenschoolsinClarkCounty?A.ThelargesizE.B.Limitedfacilities.C.ThedesertclimatE.D.Poornaturalresources.48.WhatdoesGernerthinkoftheideasofgreenschools?A.TheyarequestionablE.B.TheyareoutofdatE.C.TheyareadvanceD.D.Theyarepractical.
COnDecember221775twoofWashington’ssoldiersbroughtaprisonertohisheadquarters司令部.WashingtonthankedthesolidersthengaveanorderthattheprisonerwastobeleftaloneandthatthesoldiersweretoshootifthemantriedtoescapE.ButwhenthedoorwasclosedWashingtonsmileD.ThemanstandinginfrontofhimwasJohnHoneymanoneofthegeneral’smosttrustedmen.InearlyNovemberWashingtonhadgivenHoneymanorderstotravelwiththeBritisharmyasaservantandtostaywithituntilhehadsomethingtotell.Honeymannowhadimportantinformation.HedescribedthesituationinTrentongivingtheexactnumberandpositionofthetroopstherE.Trentonwasheldbyseveralcompanies连队ofHessians雇佣军.TheHessianswerenotEnglishsoldiers.TheywereGermanswhohadbeenhiredbytheBritishtofightinAmericA.AccordingtoHoneymantheHessiansfoughtonlyformoney.TheyhaddonenothingtobuilduptheirdefencesinTrenton.NowtheywerebusyplanningabigChristmascelebration.Washingtonimmediatelymadeadaringplan.HechoseChristmasDayforanattackonTrenton.Atteno’clocknextmorningtheattackwasover.TheAmericanswonagreatvictory.64.WhydidWashingtonsmilewhenthedoorwasclosed?A.Becausehewasgladtocatchtheprisoner.B.Becausethemanwasoneofhismosttrustedmen.C.Becausehehadcaughtthemostdangerousspy.D.Becauseheknewthemanverywell.65.ForwhatdidWashingtonsendHoneymantostaywiththeBritisharmy?A.HoneymancouldmakepeacewiththeBrilhishsoldiers.B.HecouldletHoneymanhaveapleasanttrip.C.HecouldcatchmoreprisonersfromtheBritisharmy.D.HoneymancouldgetimportantinformationforAmerican.66.Whichcountriesdidthewarbreakoutbetween?A.AmericaandBritain.B.AmericaandGermanyC.BritainandGennanyD.ArnericaBritainandGermany67.What’sthereasonthatWashingtonchoseChristmasDayforanattackonTrenton?A.Itcouldbethatitwasaluckyday.B.ItmightbethatitwasthebestChristmasgiftforBritain.C.ItmustbethatafterthedaytheenemywastoescapE.D.Itcouldbethattheenemywouldenjoytheirholidaybutnotpreparetofight.
D.PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdaysMother'sDayonthesecondSundayinMayandFather'sDayonthethirdSundayinJune.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwodaysofferanopportunitytothinkaboutthechangingrolesofmothersandfathers.Moremothersnowworkoutsidethehome.Morefathersmusthelpwithchild-carE.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother'sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery公墓.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathomeaswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather'sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.Anothertraditionistogivecardsandgifts.Childrenmaketheminschool.Manypeoplemaketheirownpresents.Thesearevaluedmorethantheonesboughtinstores.Itisnotthevalueofthegiftthatisimportantbutitisthethoughtthatcounts.Greetingcardstoresfloristscandymakersbakeriestelephonecompaniesanotherstoresdolotsofbusinessduringtheseholidays.53.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?A.Mother'sDayandFather'sDayarebothinMay.B.Fewerwomenworkedoutsidethehomeinthepast.C.Notallthechildrenrespecttheirparents.D.FathersarenotasimportantasmothersathomE.54.Whichdoyouthinkisrightaboutcarnation?A.Itonlyhastwokindsofcolor.B.ItreferstothespecialclothespeoplewearonMother'sDayorFather'sDay.C.It'sakindofflowershowingloveandbestwishes.D.PeoplecanwearcarnationsonlyonthesecondSundayinMay.55.OnMother'sDayandFather'sDay________.A.peopleusuallyhavefamilypartiesB.everyonegoestovisitthecemeteryC.childrenalwaysgotoparents'homeD.hand-madecardsarethemostvaluablegifts56.Whatdoyouthinkfloristsdo?A.Theysellflowers.B.Theymakebreadorpastry.C.Theyofferenoughroomforhavingfamilyparties.D.TheysellspecialclothesforMother'sDayandFather'sDay.
FormanyintheUnitedStatesArab-Americansareaninvisiblepartofthepopulation.ThoughArab-AmericansasacommunityhavemadegreatcontributionstoAmericansocietyinfieldsfromliteraturetopoliticstomedicinemanyAmericansknowverylittleaboutAmericansofArabbackgrounds.ArabhistoryintheUnitedStatesgoesbacktothelate1800’swhenlargenumbersofArabimmigrantsfirstbeganmakingtheirjourneytoalandknownsimplyasAmreeka.HistoriansgenerallydescribeArabimmigrationtoAmericaintwowaves.Thefirstwavetookplacebetween1860and1924.ThefirstwaveconsistedofLebaneseandSyrianandsomeEgyptianimmigrants.ThesenewimmigrantswhoweremostlyChristiancametoAmericainsearchofbetteropportunities.EventhedoomedTitanicwhichsetsailforAmericain1912hadclosetoahundredArabpassengersaboarD.ThemajorityofArab-Americanstodayaredescendentsofthefirstwaveofimmigrants;theyarethethirdormoregenerationAmericans.ThesecondwaveofimmigrantsfollowedafterWorldWarⅡcausedbypoliticalunrestintheMiddleEast.ThissecondwaveofimmigrantsconsistsofmainlyArabMuslims穆斯林andcontinuestothisday.Arab-Americansmakeup3millionofthepopulationintheUnitedStatesaccordingtodemographers.Andquitedifferentfrompopularbelief64percentofthemareAmerican-born.Eighty-twopercentofArab-AmericansareUScitizens.Arab-AmericansarebeyondthenationalaverageinbotheducationandincomE.EducationisimportantamongArab-Americans;82percenthavehighschooldiplomas36percenthavebachelor’sdegreesorhigherand15percenthavegraduatedegrees.The-median中位数的averageincomeamongArab-Americansis$39580whichishigherthantheUSaveragE.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ArabsinAmericA.B.TheTwoArabImmigrationWavestoAmericA.C.Arab-AmericansContributionstoAmericaD.Arab-AmericansEducationandIncomE.Thefirstwaveofimmigrantstookplacebecause______.A.allArabswereChristianatthattimeB.ArabswantedtohuntforabetterdevelopmentC.theSecondWorldWarbrokeoutD.ArabswantedtogainhigherincomeThewriterofthispassagementionedTitanic______.A.totellusthattakingshipatthattimewasdangerousB.becauseTitanicbecameawell-knowndisasterC.toshowusthereweremanyArabsflockingintoAmericaatthattimeD.toinformusthatArabsarebraveenoughFromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.Arab-AmericansaremuchmorecleverthannativeAmericansB.Arab-Americansarehard-workingpeopleC.thehighereducationyoureceivethehigherincomeyouwillgetinAmericaD.Arab-AmericansplaythemostimportantroleintheAmericanaverageinbotheducationandincome
Intougheconomictimesschoolcounselors顾问don’tjustwaitforstudentstocometotheirofficesinsearchofcollegebrochureshealthpamphletsorotherhelp.Thesedaystheyarelookingforat-riskkidstopreventpersonaloracademictroublesbeforetheyarisE.Nowadaysstudentsandfamiliesneedtheguidancemorethanever.Counselorsplayasteadyingroleinschoolsastheeconomyweighsonfamiliescollegeadmissionbecomesevenmorecompetitiveimmigrationcontinuestoreshapethepopulationandstate-testingpressuresmanystudents.Theyusecomputerstosearchthroughattendancedatagradesandstandardizedtestscoresforkidswhomightneedextrahelp.SchlatterdirectorofguidanceandcounselingatPrinceWilliamCounty’sWoodbridgeSeniorHighSchoolhascheckedattendancerecordsagainstgradesandtestresultstostartpeergroups同年龄群体forstudentswhoarefailingclassesbutnotskippingthem.Shesaidgroupcounselingisanotherwaytoreachmorestudentsthoughitcanbedifficult.Kidsreallydostarthelpingandsharingwitheachother.AtFairfaxHighSchoolcounselorsfoundthroughsurveysthatstudentswhotransferred转学totheschoolafterninthgradeenjoyedschoolsignificantlylessthanthosewhohadbeenthereallfouryears.ThecounselingstaffsetupaspecialprogramandgroupfornewarrivalsinresponsesaidMarcyMillertheschool’sdirectorofstudentservices.CounselingstaffmembersalsohavestartedsmallstudygroupsforstudentstoprepareforstateStandardsofLearningexamswhichMillersaidhavehelpedraisetestscores.Shesaidthatsomeofthenewestcounselorshavehadsomeofthefreshestideas.63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.counselorsdon’twaitforkidstocometoaskforhelpnowB.counselorsaretryingtohelppeoplewitheconomicproblemsC.counselorshavemadecollegeadmissionlesscompetitiveD.counselorsaretryingtoreachmorekidsinneedofhelp64.TheauthorusestheexampleofFairfaxHighSchooltoshowthat________.A.counselingworkisobviouslyeffectiveB.manystudentstransferthereforhelpC.newarrivalswillnolongerskipclassesD.counselingmeanslittletonewarrivals65.Whatwouldtheauthormostprobablydiscussinthefollowingpart?A.Whatassistancetheycanoffer.B.ThesignificanceoftheircounselingjoB.C.Otherapproachestocounselingat-riskkids.D.Thebarriersofcounselingthestudentswithtroubles.66.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.GuidingHandsFindNewWaysB.SmallStudyGroupsRaiseTestScoresC.TransferredStudentsNeedMoreHelpD.ToughTimesSeeMoreAt-riskKids
TourismprobablystartedinRomantimes.RichRomansvisitedfriendsandfamilywhowereworkinginanotherpartoftheRomanempirE.ButwhentheempirebrokedownthiskindoftourismstoppeD.Intheearly17thcenturytheideaoftheGrandTourwasborn.RichyoungEnglishpeoplesailedacrosstheEnglishChannel英吉利海峡.TheyvisitedthemostbeautifulandimportantEuropeancitiesofthetimeincludingParisinFranceandRomeandVenice威尼斯inItaly.Theirtourslastedfortwotofouryearsandthetouristsstayedafewweeksormonthsineachcity.TheGrandTourwasanimportantpartofyoungpeople’seducation—butonlyfortherich.Inthe18thcenturytourismbegantochangE.ForexamplepeopleintheUKstartedtovisitsometownssuchasBathtotakethewaters.Theybelievedthatthewatertherewasgoodfortheirhealth.Solargeandexpensivehotelswerebuiltinthesetowns.Inthe19thcenturytravelbecamemuchmorepopularandfaster.Whenthefirstrailwayswerebuiltinthe1820sitwaseasierforpeopletotravelbetweentownssotheystartedtogoforholidaysbytheseA.Andsomestartedtohaveholidaysinthecountrysideascitiesbecamelargernoisieranddirtier.Travelingbyseaalsobecamefasterandsaferwhenthefirststeamshipswerebuilt.Peoplebegantotravelmoretofarawaycountries.The20thcenturysawcarsbecomemoreandmorepopularamongordinarypeoplE.Planesweremadelargersoticketpricesdroppedandmorepeopleusedthem.Thustourismgrew.In1949RussianjournalistVladimirRaitzstartedacompanycalledHorizonHolidays.Thecompanyorganizeseverything—planeticketshotelroomsevenfood—andtouristspayforitallbeforetheyleavehomE.Thepackagetourandmoderntouristindustrywasborn.ThefirsttravelagencyinChinawassetupasearlyas1949.Buttourismdidnottakeoffuntil1978.In2002theindustrywasworth500billionyuanandbecameanimportantpartofChina’ssocialdevelopment.Intheearlytimesthetravelers________.A.allcamefromRomanB.wereveryyoungandstrongC.hadlotsofmoneyD.traveledbyboat________playedthemostimportantroleinthetourismdevelopment.A.EducationB.MoneyC.TransportationD.People’sideasModerntourismwasborn________.A.in1949B.inRomantimesC.intheearly17thcenturyD.inthe19thcenturyTheunderlinedphrasetakeoffmeans________.A.aplanerisingintotheairB.developveryfastC.removehatsandclothesD.bringdowntheprices
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ADoesthissituationseemfamiliartoyou?YourEnglishisprogressingwellthegrammarisnowfamiliarthereadingcomprehensionisnoproblemyouarecommunicatingquitefluentlybut:ListeningisSTILLaproblem!FirstofallrememberthatyouarenotalonE.ListeningcomprehensionisprobablythemostdifficultjobforalmostalllearnersofEnglishasaforeignlanguagE.ThemostimportantthingistolistenasoftenaspossiblE.Thefirststepistofindlisteningresources.TheInternetisreallyausefultoolforEnglishstudents.YoucandownloadTheRealPlayerfromRealMediA.com.TheRealPlayerallowsyoutousetheInternetlikearadiostation.Onceyouhavebeguntolistenonaregularbasisyoumightstillbefrustrated懊恼bylimitedunderstanding.Whatshouldyoudo?HereissomeoftheadviceIgivemystudents:●Acceptthefactthatyouarenotgoingtounderstandeverything.●Stayrelaxedwhenyoudonotunderstand—evenifyoucontinuenottounderstandforalongtimE.●DonottranslatewhatyouhearintoyournativelanguagE.●Listenforthegeneralideaoftheconversation.Don’tconcentrateondetailuntilyouhaveunderstoodthemainideas.IremembertheproblemsIhadinunderstandingspokenGermanwhenIfirstwenttoGermany.InthebeginningwhenIdidn’tunderstandawordIinsistedontranslatingitinmyminD.Thismethodusuallyresultedinconfusion.ThenafterthefirstsixmonthsIdiscoveredtwoextremelyimportantfacts.Firstlytranslatingcreatesawallbetweenthelistenerandthespeaker.Secondlymostpeoplerepeatthemselvesconstantly.ByremainingcalmInoticedthat—evenifIdidn’tpaymuchattentionIcouldusuallyunderstandwhatthespeakerhadsaiD.56.Thebestwaytoimproveourlisteningisto_____.A.practiceasmuchaspossibleB.findasmanylisteningresourcesaspossibleC.usetheInternetlikearadiostationD.speaknaturallyandreadasmuchaspossible57.Whichofthefollowingisagoodhabitwhenlistening?A.Trytounderstandeverything.B.Trytogetthemainideas.C.Paymuchattentiontodetails.D.TranslateeachwordinyourminD.58.Whydidthewritermentionhis/herexperienceinGermany?A.Toprovetheimportanceoftranslating.B.ToshowtheproblemsofspeakingaforeignlanguagE.C.Totellustheimportanceofstayingcalm.D.Topointoutanineffectivemethodoflistening.59.Theunderlinedpartawallinthelastparagraphrefersto_____.A.acommunicationbarrierB.cultureshockC.languageconflictD.alittlemisunderstanding
ThreeweeksbeforetheMayDayholidayTongZhuoa24-year-oldcomputerengineerinNanjingstartedgettingbusy.HewastryingtogetintouchwithfriendsonMSNtoarrangeatriptotheannualMidiMusicFestivalinBeijingduringtheholiday.AlthoughTongfailedinhisjob-hunthefeltlessfrustratedaftervisitingthefestivalattheinvitationofafrienD.ItwasthefirsttimethatIsawsomanycrazypeoplegatheredtogether.Whenthemusicreachedaclimaxpeoplekeptyellingjumpingandbumpingeachother.Youfeltexcitedevenifyouweren'tashighastheywererecalledTong.MidiwhichisheldMay1-4startedin1999andhasgrownintoChina'slargestoutdoormusicfestival.ThefestivalisnamedafterBeijing'sMidiMusicSchoolwhichstartedtheevent.Thisyear'sfestivalwillhave84bands22ofthemforeign.ItwillbeheldinHaidianParknorthwestBeijing.OutdoormusicfestivalshavebeenaroundfordecadesintheWest.Theyoftenstandforakindofdifferentbelief.TheWoodstockFestivalintheUSin1969isanexamplE.IttookplacewhiletheUSwasinvolvedintheVietnamwarandwasusedtoexpressyoungpeople’sloveofpeacE.China'sMidihasbecomeagoodplaceforyoungpeopleaswell.ThebiggestattractionofMidiisthatitisaneventforallyoungpeoplewhethertheyknowrockornot.TheycancomeandhavefuntogethersaysLiWeiwww..comageneralmanagerofBeijingMidiPerformanceCompanythefestivalorganizer.BesidestheopenenvironmentofanoutdoorfestivalattractsyoungpeoplE.Withouttherestrictionsofseatsandwallspeoplearemorelikelytorelaxthemselves.There'softenmoreinteractionbetweentheaudienceandperformers.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MidiMusicFestivalinBeijingB.TongZhuo—amusicloverC.ThejoyofMidiMusicFestivalD.ThehistoryofMiniMusicFestivalBeforeMayDayTongZhuostartedgettingbusybecause_______.A.hewasverybusywithhiscomputerworkB.hewaspreparingfortheMidiMusicFestivalC.hewantedtoattendBeijing'sMidiMusicSchoolD.hewasbusyhuntingforjobsWhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaboutMidiMusicFestivals?A.MidiMusicFestivalisheldeveryyearinBeijing.B.Youcanrelaxyourselfasyoulikeinthefestival.C.ThefestivalisnamedafteraschoolD.OnlythosewhoknowmusiccantakepartinthefestivalWhichofthefollowingisnotthereasonwhyMidiMusicispopularwithChineseyoungpeople?A.fullofenergyandlifeB.theopenenvironmentC.freedomandinteractionD.itspopularityintheWestTheWoodstockFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowthat______.A.westernersalsoliketheoutdoormusicfestivalsB.thefestivalhasalonghistoryandgoodtraditionC.youngpeoplecanexpresstheirfeelingsthroughmusicfestivalsD.peoplelovepeaceandhatewars
Mostpeopleagreethatthedirectassertive过分自信的Americanpersonalityisavirtuebutitsometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanyculturesrespectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsofauthoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.Schildrenoftenarguewiththeirparentsstudentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachersandcitizensmayexpressoppositiontotheactionsofthegovernment.Ifthesouphasaflyinitorthemeatistootoughtochewthedinercancomplaintothewaiterifthebossmakesamistakeanemployeewillpolitelypointitout.SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericanshavetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Ofcoursecompetitionisn’talwaysbaD.Asamatteroffactitpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividualsandbusinessestotrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.AlsoAmericansadmirewhatispracticalfastefficientandfresh.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditionalleisurelywaysofdoingthings.OntheotherhandpeoplefromotherculturesmaydislikethepracticalchallengingAmericanlifestylE.DespiteculturedifferencesmostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.AmericansaregenerallyviewedasfriendlyadaptableenergeticandkindhearteD.MostnewcomerstotheU.S.likeAmericansandthefeelingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisadeepinterestinnewideasandnewpeoplE.Inanationofimmigrantstheforeignerdoesnotremainanoutsiderforlong.73.Findawordinthelastparagraphclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordimmigrant?74.WhyistheextremelycompetitivenatureconsideredasoneofAmericanfaults?不超过10个词75.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalksabout?不超过2个词
B.Thisisadangerousworldwelivein.ThenumberofmurdersgoesupeveryyearpeoplearedyingofcancermorepeoplecontractHIVmoreteensareusingdrugsetC.Youknowthisbecauseyouhaveheardallthestatisticsonthenewsandinthepaper.Butdoyoureallyhaveanaccurateideawhattheymean?Thenumbersaregrowingupbuthowdotheycomparetothegrowthinpopulation?Aremorecasesofthesediseasesbeingreportedbecauseofbettertestingtechniquesorarethediseasesmorecommon?ThefactisthatwithoutknowingthebackgroundstatisticsmeanverylittlE.Thisgrowingtrendofreportingonlypartoftheinformationisbecomingdangerous.ForexampleseveralyearsagoahighschoolstudentreportedthedangersofthechemicalknownasdihydrogenmonoxidE.Thischemicalfoundinmostcanceroustumors肿瘤isoftenfoundinthebloodofpeopledrunkonalcoholandcausescompletephysicalandmentaldependenceforthosewhotakethechemicalevenoncE.Afterreadinghisreportmorethan75%ofhisAdvancedPlacementChemistryclassvotedtoforbidthisdangerouschemical!Everyoneoftheabovestatementsistrueyetthischemicalisnecessarytoalllifeonearth.Thestudentsmadethemistakebecausetheyvotedknowingonlyafewstatementsandstatisticsratherthanthechemical’sfullbackgrounD.ThepointofthisarticleisthatoneshouldbeawareofwhatisandisnotbeingsaiD.Whenonefindsanewfactornumberoneshouldtrytoconsiderotherimportantinformationbeforeforminganopinionwithonlyhalf-truths.Alwaysrememberthattheauthoristryingtoconvinceyouofhisorherownviewandwillleaveoutinformationthatisdifferenttohisview.ForexamplelookagainatthestatisticsthatsuggestskiingissafE.Only32peoplemaydieeachyearwhenskiingwhile897diefromlightningstrikesbutwhichisreallythemostdangerous?IfyouthinkaboutityourealizefarfewerpeoplegoskiingeachyearthanthenumberofpeoplewhoareindangerofalightningstrikE.Whenyouthinkaboutitskiingismoredangerousthanyoumightatfirstthinkwhenlookingatstatistics.Ifweteenagersaretobeleftinthisworldwehadbetterbeabletothinkcriticallyandformourownviewsratherthanbeeasilypersuadedbyanother’s.TobewarnedistobeprepareD.59.Inthefirstparagraphwhatproblemdoesthewriterwanttowarnus?A.WearenowlivinginadangerousworlD.B.WegetalotoffalsestatisticsfromthemediA.C.Statisticsalonewithoutfullbackgrounddoesn’tgiveusanaccuratepicturesofthings.D.TherearearoundusmoreandmoremurdersdiseasesetC.60.Whydoesthewriterusetheexampleinthesecondparagraph?A.ToarguethathighschoolstudentsareeasilypersuadeD.B.Toshowthedangerofreportingonlypartoftheinformation.C.Toprovewhatisnecessarytousmightbedangerous.D.Towarnusoftheharmfulsubstancearoundus.61.Relativeinformationisoftenleftoutbecause__________.A.Relativeinformationisnotthatimportant.B.toomuchinformationwillmakereadersfeelconfuseD.C.theauthoristryingtoshowwhatheorshesaysistruE.D.readersarenotabletoanalyzesomuchinformationatoncE.62.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Weshouldlearntothinkcriticallyandlookatproblemsfromallsides.B.SomemeasuresmustbetakentoprotectourdangerousworlD.C.Thegrowingtrendofreportingonlyhalf-truthsisgettingoutofcontrol.D.Teenagersoughttoimprovetheirabilityoftellingrightfromwrong.
A.Chilean智利soap-operastarabeautyfromAncientPompeiiandafreckled雀斑的boyishgirlhardlymakeanaveragebeautyshowline-up.Thefirstworld-widedigitalbeautycontesttothesurpriseofmanyonlinefanswaswonbyawomanwhoisvirtually虚拟realfleshandbones.Virtualmodelsarenottheanti-realtheyareadifferentrepresentationofrealitysaidFranzCeramitheorganiserofMissDigitalWorld数字世界小姐.Eachofthecontestantshadtoprovidethecharmingphotoofhighdegreeswithdateofbirthandbodymeasurements.ChileanRodolfoPerezAyaladecidedthatnofigureofhisimaginationcouldbeatthebeautyofhiswifeKattyKowaleczkosohehiredartistFlavioParratorecreateher.KowaleczkowhoplaysPaulaSandovalinthepopularLatinAmericansoapoperaTentacionwastransformedintoKatty-koandwonthedigitalcontestwithmorethan17000onlinevotes.I’msohappyKatty-kowon.Ithinkherstrengthishersimilaritytoarealwoman-nottooluxuriousorexposedKowaleczko40toldreporters.Herbeautyisinhersimplicity.Kowaleczkowasnotafraidofbeingreplacedbyher3Dcloneinmoviesortheatresbuthopedshewouldbecomeasortofambassador使者ofChileanbeauty.CeramisaidLatinAmericaninterestinMissDigitalWorldhadgreatlyincreasedsinceKatty-kojoinedthecontestwhichattractedabout3600entriesfromcountriesfromIrantoAustraliaandevenfromtheancientRomanempirE.PompeawasthedigitalreconstructionofayoungwomankilledbytheoutbreakofVesuviusin79AD.Shewasaslavebutalsoarichman’slover.Whenherbodywasdiscoveredmanyjewelsandabangle手镯withthewriting‘fromthemastertohisservantgirl’werefoundsaidGennyTortoraaprofessorattheUniversityofSalernowholedPompea’screativeteam.OthercontestantsincludedKayathemostrealisticmodelwithdigitalfrecklespouty噘起的lipsandupturnednosE.NowCerami’sdreamistomanageaformofvirtualbeautiesintroducingthemforcalendarsgamesadsandmovies.OneisevenreportedtobeheadingforPlayboy’sfrontpagE.8.ThewinnerinthefirstMissDigitalWorldcontestwas________.A.astarwhoperformedinsomesoapoperasB.abeautywhocamefromChileanC.abeautywhowasfromtheancientRomanempireD.amade-upbeautybasedonarealwoman.9.Whichgroupofthefollowingarethenamesforthedigitalbeautiesmentionedinthepassage?A.Katty-koPompeaKayA.B.KattyKowaleczkoPompeaPlayboy.C.FlavioParraGennyTortoraFranzCerami.D.RodolfoPerezAyalaPompeaFranzCerami10.ThedigitalbeautyPompeawascreatedby________.A.GennyTortoraB.agroupofpeopleC.byayoungwomanD.arichman11.WhattheorganiserofMissDigitalWorldwantstodonextis________.A.sellpicturesofbeautiesforcalendarsB.holdanothercontestC.putthedigitalbeautiesintopracticalusE.D.startanadscompany
MorepeoplespeakEnglishthananyotherlanguageexceptChinese.EnglishisthemainlanguagespokenintheUnitedKingdomIrelandAustraliaNewZealandCanadatheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries.Altogethermorethan450millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheireverydaylanguage.Another100millionormorespeakatleastsomeEnglish.MostEnglishwordscomefromoldAnglo??SaxonFrenchorLatinwords.ModernEnglishdevelopedthroughtheefforts努力ofliterary文学的andpoliticalwritings.ModernEnglishwasinfluencedbyoldEnglishthebeginningoftheuniversity??educatedpeopleShakespearethecommonlanguagefoundinthemiddleofpresent??dayEnglandandanefforttoshowandstandardize使标准化English.BritishEnglishknownasStandardEnglishorOxfordEnglishunderwentchangesduringthecolonization殖民ofNorthAmericaandthecreation创建oftheUnitedStates.BritishEnglishwordschangedintoAmericanEnglishwordssuchascentretocentermetretometertheatretotheaterandsoon.Untilthe18thcenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishwereverysimilarwithalmostnodifference.Immigration移民toAmericabyotherEnglishpeopleschangedthelanguageby1700.NoahWebsterauthorofthefirstauthoritative权威的AmericanEnglishdictionarycreatedmanychanges.ModernEnglishdevelopedthrough______.A.theeffortsofliterarywritingsB.theeffortsofpoliticalwritingsC.oldChineseD.bothA.andBAmericanEnglishchangedfrom______duringthecolonizationofNorthAmericaandthecreationoftheUnitedStates.A.BritishEnglishB.StandardEnglishC.OxfordEnglishD.alloftheaboveBritishEnglishwasalmostsimilartoAmericanEnglishuntilthe______century.A.20thB.19thC.18thD.17thWhatisthetitleofthepassage?A.WhymorepeoplespeakEnglishB.WhatmodernEnglishisC.WhenBritishandAmericanEnglishhadnodifferenceD.Englishanditsdevelopment
CThevillagersofYalumainSouthernMexicoaresomeofthepoorestpeopleinthecountry.ButnowtheyhaveanextrasourceofincomE.TheyarebeingpaidtogrowanddevelopforestsbytheorganizationinchargeofFormulaOneracing一级方程式赛车whichpumps5500tonsofcarbondioxideCO2intotheaireveryyear.TheideaisthattheforestsbeingplantedaroundYalumawillabsorbthisamount.Itwillalsoprovidepeopletherewithmoneywhilewipingoutmotorracing'senvironmentaldebt.Projectslikethisgounderthenameofcarbontrading.ThebasicideaisthatgovernmentsandcompaniescanbuytherighttopumpCO2intotheairbyinvestingingreenprojrvyD.Theycanbuyso-calledcarboncreditsfromcountrieswhichhavesucceededinreducingCO2emissions排放物.Supportersofcarbontradingsaythatitbringsmoneyandgreentechnologytopoorercountries.Italsoprovidesanewwayofdoingbusingessandspreadingprosperity.Theypointoutthattheprocessofglobalizationwillgivepeopleeverywherethemostpossiblechoiceofproductsandservices.Carbontradingisjustanotherwayofbringingthatabout.Itisawin-winsituation.OpponentsarguethatnaturecomesbeforelifestylE.CO2emissionsneedtobereducednotboughtandsolD.Andtheybelievethattherichworldshouldleadtheway.Peoplemightbewillingtochangethewaytheylivetohelpsavetheworldbutnottohelptherichcountrieskeepalifestylethatdependsonpollution.Supportersofcarbontradingbelieveinunlimitedgrowth.OpponentsbelievethatnaturesetslimitstothechoiceswemakeonhowtolivE.Itisdon'tdoagainstcando.ItislifeagainstlifestylE.ItisbelievedthatmodernlivesareaboutchoicE.Forexampletheworldcanchoosetotakethedangerofglobalwarmingseriously.Andthesoonerwechoosetodoitthemorechoiceswehaveaboutwhattodonextandthemoretimewehavetodoitin.Wecanalsochoosetopaynoattentiontothedangerofglobalwarmingtokeepourlifestyles.Thenonedaynaturemaygiveusnochoiceatallandmaybenotmuchofalifeeither.64.Carbontradingisdiscussedinthetextinordertoshowtheimportanceof______.A.reducingpollutionB.takingcareofforestsC.spreadingprosperityD.choosinglifestyleornature65.Carboncreditsmaybeusedto______.A.gettherighttopumpCO2intotheairB.gettherighttopumpCO2intopoorcountriesC.learnaboutthewaytoreduceCO2emissionsD.improvethewaytoreduceCO2emissions66.Wecaninferfromthetextthatinthewin-winsituation_____.A.richcountriesperformtheirdutytohelppoorcountriesB.poorcountriesgetwhattheyneedfromrichcountriesC.bothrichcountriesandpoorcountriesgetwhattheyneedD.richcountrieslearnfrompoorcountriesinreducingpollution67.Intheopinionofpeoplewhoareagainstcarbontradingtherichcountriesshould____.A.guidepoorcountriesinreducingCO2emissionsB.showbyexamplehowtoreduceemissionsC.offermorehelptosavetheworldD.improvetheirlifestylestokeeptheworldclean
PARTTHREEREADINGCOMPREHENSIONDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ChoosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassagE.APraguePragueisanancientEuropeancityfeaturingoneofthemostmagnificentOldTownsinEuropealongwithdeliciousfoodinexpensiveshoppingandfriendlypeoplE.Pragueisalsofamousasbeinghometooneofthemostfamous20thcenturywritersFranzKafkA.ThefamousCzechbeerisalsooneofthereasonstovisitPraguE.Thenarrowstreetsoftheolderpartsofthetownareappealingthevisitorstotakenicelongwalkandsettleinsomeofthemanyrestaurantswhichoffertop-qualityfoodsatalowpricE.Thebuildingstherearemostlytower-shapedandsoPragueiscalledcityofahundredspires.MauritiusAlsoknownastheParadiseonEarthMauritiusliesabout560miles900kmeastofMadagascarintheIndianOcean.Itisaplaceofmagnificentnaturalbeautycoupledwithexcellentcustomerservicewhichmakesforanunforgettableromanticexperienceattheedgeoftheworld’swarmestocean.TherearelotstoseeanddoinMauritius:thecoralreefs珊瑚礁surroundingtheislandofferstunningbeautyandgreatunderwateradventurestothosewhowanttodiveintothepreciouswaters.ThenatureofMauritiusmostlyresemblesthatofParadiseallowingeverycouplevisitingthisislandtofeellikeAdamandEvE.Thatisanexperiencenobodywouldwanttomiss!CyprusTheverynameCyprusithasbeensaidglitterswithanage-oldmyth.Todayhistoryandhedonism快乐论arecomfortablymixedontheislanD.Somefive-starresortswithinwalkingdistanceofwell-preservedGreekandRomanruinsoffertheconveniencethemoderntravelerhascometoexpect.CyprusfeaturesaromantichistoryasitwasAnthony’sgifttohisbelovedCleopatraduringthegloriousdaysoftheRomanEmpirE.MaybethatiswhyyoufeelalwaysalittlespecialonceyousetfootonCyprus.Formoreinformationaboutmanyothermostromanticplacesintheworldjustlogonathttp://www.jurgitA.com.56.TheunderlinedwordspiresinParagraph2means.A.narrowstreetsB.inexpensiverestaurantsC.top-qualityfoodsD.tower-shapedbuildings57.WelearnfromthetextthatMauritius.A.ispartofMadagascarB.isanidealdestinationforcouplesC.isincentralIndianOceanD.ismostfamousforitsgoodservice58.WhatmakesCyprusdifferentfromtheothertwoplaces?A.ItislocatedonanislanD.B.Itofferscharmingresorts.C.Itwasgivenasapresent.D.Ithasaverylonghistory.59.A.commonfeatureofMauritiusandCyprusisthattheyare.A.oldB.romanticC.richD.mysterious60.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthor?A.Toattractmorevisitors.B.Totelltravelingexperiences.C.TosellinformationonlinE.D.Tointroducehistoricalplaces.
CReadingabouthistoryisnicebutfindingtiestolong-agohistoricaleventsinyourownbackyardisreallyexciting.IntheirheavilypopulatedareaneighborsAdamGiles13andDerekHann.12uncoveredpiecesofglassthatlookedquitedifferentfromwhat’susedtoday.AfterdiggingabouttwofeetdownIcameacrossaninterestingbottleDereksaiD.Thebottlehadapontilscaronthebottleanindicationthatitwashand-blownratherthanmachinemadE.ItalsohadthenameFraserononesidE.Adamfoundremainsofagreenbottleandsomeverythickbrownglass—againfardifferentfromtoday’s.AfterdoingresearchonthecomputertheboyscontactedAimeeWellsofthecounty’sCulturalResourcesofficE.Sheshowedthemacomputerprogramthatdigitallyputsoldmapsovermodernsatellitephotographs.Bingo!Theirbackyardswereoncepartofamilitary军事的encampment营地calledCampAlgerusedbyOhiosoldiersontheirwaytofightintheSpanish-AmericanWarin1898.Sohowdoafewbottlesgetconnectedtoabriefwarthatwasmorethanacenturyago?WegettherebygoodjudgmentWellssaiD.WeknowthetimeperiodofthebottlesandwhathappenedinthatareA.Anyonecandigaholebutarchaeologistsseekadeeperunderstanding.Howdoobjectsfoundrelatetothingsaroundthem?WhenDerekandAdamrealizedthatasolidermighthaveheldthatFraserbottle110yearsagotheywonderedwhathemighthavebeenthinking.Whatdidheseeashelookedaroundhim?Howdidhepassthetimewaitingtogointobattle?HistoricalrecordsshowthatwhilewaitingforordersthesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerplayedbaseballplayedinstrumentsandwalkedsevenmilestothePotomacRiveronceaweekforbaths.A.spreadofstrangefeverforcedtheclosingofthecampandtherearenobuildingstostudy.What’sleftisonlywhat’sinthegroundsaidWells.Derek’sandAdam’sbackyardshavejoinedthe3400placeslistedonthecounty’sregisterofarchaeologicalsites.TheboysweregiventipsonhowtodigeffectivelyandsafelyandonhowtodocumentthelocationofitemsfounD.TheofficialrecordoftheirfindsservesasanotherpieceofthepuzzleforhistoriansseekingtoformamorecompletestoryofwhathappeneD.NoteveryoneisgoingtohavehistoricalobjectsintheirownyardWellssaiD.That’sokay.Makeyourowntimecapsuleandburyit.Whatwouldyouwantpeopletoknowaboutyourlifeyearsfromnow?63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowAdamGilesandDerekHanndugouttheremainsofanancientmilitaryencampment.B.WhatAdamGilesandDerekHannfoundintheirbackyardanditsrelationshipwithanencampment.C.ThegreatcontributionAdamGilesandDerekHannmadetothecauseofarchaeology.D.Thetipsonhowtodigoutancientobjectsburiedunderthegroundsafelyandeffectively.64.Fromthepassagewecanseethattheboy’sdiscovery_______.A.includesallkindsofhand-madeandmachine-madeglass.B.hashelpedhistoriansfindoutwhathappenedin1898.C.couldn’thavebeenmeaningfulwithoutAimeeWells’help.D.hasaddedthecountytothelistofarchaeologistsites.65.WhenWellssaidWegettherebygoodjudgment.Paragraph6shemeantthat_______.A.theyhaveestablishedthetiestoCampAlgerbyfindingoutthetimeperiodofthebottles.B.theyhavefiguredouthowtogettotheplacewherethebriefwarhappeneD.C.theyhavemanagedtodigoutthebottlesinthebackyardsafelywithcommonsensE.D.theywereabletolocatethesoldierswhousedtheFraserbottles110yearsago.66.Whichofthefollowingfitsthedescriptionofhistoricalrecords?A.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgerdelightedinplayingbasketballintheirsparetimE.B.WhenCampAlgerwasforcedtocloseallthebuildingsthereweredestroyeD.C.ThesoldiersinandaroundCampAlgeroftenburiedsomebottlesundergroundastimecapsules.D.CampAlgerwasforcedtoclosebecauseofaspreadofastrangefever.
StrictlyBansmokingIfyousmokeandyoustilldon’tbelievethatthere’sadefinite一定的linkbetweensmokingandbronchial支气管的troublesheartdiseaseandlungcancerthenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Noonewillaccuseyouofhypocrisy.Letusjustsaythatyouaresufferingfromabadcaseofwishfulthinking.Thisneedn’tmakeyoutoouncomfortablebecauseyouareingoodcompany.Wheneverthesubjectofsmokingandhealthisraisedthegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevilseenoevilandsmellnoevil.Admittedlyafewgovernmentshavetakentimidmeasures.InBritainforinstancecigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbannedontelevision.Theconscienceofthenationisappeasedwhilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmokycancerousdeath.Youdon’thavetolookveryfartofindoutwhytheofficialreactionstomedicalfindingshavebeensolukewarm.Theanswerissimplymoney.Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax.It’salmostlikeataxonourdailybreaD.IntaxrevenuealonethegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities.Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversodiscreetlythatsmokingmayconceivablebeharmfulitdoesn’tdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.Thisissurelythemostshort-sightedpolicyyoucouldimaginE.Whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehanditispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother.EnormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthediseasE.Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrunthereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.Ofcoursewearenotreadyforsuchadrasticaction.Butifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirpeoplesyou’dthinkthey’dconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns.Farfromit!Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendstaggeringsumsonadvertising.Itsadvertisingisasinsidiousasitisdishonest.Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlungsearlyinthemorning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementalwaysdepictvirileclean-shavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmokeevenpositivelyhealthy!Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlifewithbeautifulgirlstrueloveandtogetherness.Whatutternonsense!Forastartgovernmentscouldbeginbybanningallcigaretteandtobaccoadvertisingandshouldthenconductanti-smokingadvertisingcampaignsoftheirown.Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicplacesliketheatrescinemasandrestaurants.Greateffortsshouldbemadetoinformyoungpeopleespeciallyofthedireconsequencesoftakingupthehabit.A.horrificwarning–sayapictureofadeath’shead–shouldbeincludedineverypacketofcigarettesthatissolD.Asindividualswearecertainlyweakbutifgovernmentsactedhonestlyandcourageouslytheycouldprotectusfromourselves.Whydoafewgovernmentstaketimidmeasurestowardsmoking?A.becausetheyareafraidofpeoplE.B.Becausediseasescostalot.C.BecausetheyareafraidofthecuttingdownoftheirrevenuE.D.Becausetheyareafraidofmanufacturers.Thetoneofthispassageis________________.A.critical.B.ironical讽刺的用反语的.C.distaste不喜欢.D.amusing.Whatdoesthesentencebecauseyouareingoodcompanymean?A.youarebackedbythegovernment.B.YouarenotalonE.C.Youhavegoodcolleagues.D.Governmentsareblindtoevilsofsmokingtoo.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.WorldGovernmentsshouldconductseriouscampaignsagainstsmoking.B.Worldgovernmentstaketimidmeasuresagainstsmoking.C.smokingisthemostimportantsourceofincometomanycountries.D.tobaccoindustryspendsalargesumofmoneyonmedicalresearch.
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