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IfIhadonemillionyuanIwouldbuyyouapalace!DoIhaveonemillionyuan?NoIdon’t!soIonlycanspendtenfen分onthisshortmessagesendingyoumybestwishes!TodaySMS—ShortMessageServiceispopularandChinaMobilesaysthateverysecondthereare410messagesbeingsent.Lookaroundyou!Peoplearewatchingtheirmobilessmilingorlaughing.Thumbsarepressingbuttonsbringhappinesstotheirfriends.Thehumorofthewordsshowshowbeautifullanguageis!ThroughSMSweknowtheweatherreportsharejokesandnewsexpressloveandfriendship.ThumbCultureisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Itisreportedthat67%ofyoungpeopleliketoShorttogreeteachother.InternetSMSwillprovidemoreconveniencetopeoplE.IamgratefulfortheprogressbecauseSMSsavesmemuchmoney.Justonthetipofthumbsomuchjoycanbefound!Thefirstparagraphisan__________.A.e-mail.B.shortmessagE.C.pieceofnews.D.story.WhatcanpeopledothroughSMS?A.BuyapalacE.B.ProvidefooD.C.LearnforeignlanguagE.D.Sendmessages.Thepeoplearesmilingandlaughingwhensendingmessagesbecausethey_________.A.savemuchmoney.B.knowtheweatherreport.C.enjoythehappinessofSMS.D.haveonemillionyuan.Thewriterthinksthat_________.A.SMShelpspeoplealot.B.peoplecanfindjoyontheInternet.C.greetingcancostmuchmoney.D.thumbhasbecomeakindofculturE.
Fewofusmakemoneybylosingsleep.ButthreegraduatestudentsatBrownUniversityinProvidencebuiltacompanyaroundsleepdeprivation睡眠不足.JasonDonahueBenRubinandEricShashouawereworkinglatenightsinBrown'sbusinessandengineeringschools.Theybeganthinkingaboutwaystosleepbetter.Theydiscoveredtheyweren'taloneinburningthemidnightoil.Around20%ofAmericansgetlessthansixhoursofrestanight.Thefriendsimaginedasmartalarmclockthatcouldtrackhowmuchtimepeoplespendinthemostrestorative有回复作用的stagesofthesleepcycle:REMrapideyemovementanddeepsleep.Whatwoulditcosttodesignsuchathing?Fiveyearsofresearch20employees$14millionandawholelotofdoubtingfrominvestorsandscientists.TheircompanyZeobasedinNewtonMasslauncheditsproductinJune2009.TheZeodeviceusesaheadbandwithtinysensors传感器thatscanyourbrainforsignsoffoursleepstates-REMlightdeepandwakingsleep.Thesmartalarmclockdisplaysagraphofyoursleeppatternandwakesyouasyou'renotinREMsleepwhichiswhenyou'releastgroggy.Inthemorningyoucanuploadthedatatothecompany'sWebsiteandsotrackyoursleepovertimE.MostofthefeedbackcomesintheformofZeo'sZQscoreshowinghowwellyou'veslept.ZeoallowspeopletounlockthisblackboxofsleepsaysDaveDickinsonahealth-careCEO.Whetheranyofthisactuallyimprovessleepisuptotheconsumerwhowillalsoneedtomakelifestylechangeslikecuttingoutalcoholbeforebedtimeorcaffeineafter3pm.FornowthecompanyissellingZeoonlineonly.DickinsonalsoplanstospreadittocountriessuchasAustraliawheresleepdeprivationapproachesUSlevels.WhowillsupportZeo?A.Peoplefullofimagination.B.Peoplesufferingsleepingproblems.C.PeoplehavingaccesstotheInternet.D.Peoplehavingbadlifestyles.Whydidthethreegraduatestudentsimagineasmartalarmclock?A.Towakethemupontimeinthemorning.B.Toearnenoughmoneyfortheirstudy.C.Toimprovethequalityofpeople'ssleep.D.Toenjoytheirlifewhileworkingatnight.TodesigntheZeodevicethethreegraduatestudents____.A.spentmuchtimeandmoneyB.werewidelysupportedbyscientistsC.workedbythemselvesallthetimeD.attractedmanyinvestorsWhatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Zeohasadirecteffectonusers'lifestyles.B.ItneedsmorepersonaleffortstomakeZeofunctionbetter.C.AlargequantityofZeodeviceshavebeensoldinAustraliA.D.ConsumerscangototheZeocompanytopurchaseZeoinperson.
Manypeoplewritetonewspaperandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter’sfullnameaddressandtelephonenumberalthoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovidepersonalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareheldresponsibleforwhattheysay.WhenawriterwantshisvoiceheardheneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoicE.ResponsibilityisthenameofthegamE.PeopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriagecertificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationshipsaidsocialworkerKenYipandthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.Whenwesignapaperforexampleabusinesscontractorabankdocumentthesignatureisasealofconsentanagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsandmanyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter’ssignaturE.Theabsenceofasignaturetheyexplaintellsusthatthewritercannotbetooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous匿名的forvariousreasons.Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.Hegivessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmaybringandhedoesnotwanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercasespeopleinsistonanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.CrimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolicebutmostareunwillingtogivetheirnameswhenreportingacrimE.Nameornoname?TheanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewanttogetinvolveD.WeallhaveanamE.Itisamatterifresponsibilitytouseitwhenwemakeastatementaclaimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonourourownnameanditisonlybystampingourexpressionofanopinionwithourownnamethatwehonourwhatwesay.WhatdoesthewritermeanbysayingResponsibilityisthenameofthegame?A.WritersneedtoprovidetheirpersonalinformationinthegamE.B.Publicationmustbearthewriter’sfullnameaddressandphonenumber.C.Writersshouldberesponsiblefortheirnames.D.Namesarerequiredtoindicatewriters’responsibilityforwhattheysay.Thesecondparagraphsuggeststhatapaperwithoutasignaturemay_______.A.helptoendarelationshipB.notgetareplyC.beacceptedallthesameD.becomeafamilyproblemSomepeopledon’twanttheirnamesknownbecausetheyare________.A.hesitanttomakeadonationB.unwillingtodrawpublicattentionC.afraidofanaccusationD.readyforinvolvementThepassageismainlyabout_______.A.honourandwritersB.identityandsignatureC.signatureandresponsibilityD.anonymityandsignature
Womenmighthaveahigherpositionatworkbutathometheircareerstendtogivewaytotheirhusband’sjobwithwomenmostlikelytoquitwhenbothareworkinglonghoursaccordingtoaU.S.study.ResearcherYoungjooChafromCornellUniversityfoundthatworkingwomenwithahusbandwhoworked50hoursormoreaweekfoundthemselvesstilldoingmostofthehouseworkandthecaregivingandweremorelikelytoendupquittingtheirjobs.Ananalysisof8484professionalworkersand17648nonprofessionalsfromdual-earner双职工familiesshowedthatifwomenhadahusbandwhoworked60hoursormoreperweekitincreasedthewoman’spossibilityofquittingherpaidjobby42percent.Chasaidthepossibilityofquittingincreasedto51percentforprofessionalwomenwhosehusbandswork60hoursormoreperweekandforprofessionalmothersthepossibilitytheywouldquittheirjobsjumped112percent.Howeveritdidnotsignificantlyaffectaman’spossibilityofquittinghisjobifhiswifeworked60hoursormoreperweekaccordingtothestudypublishedintheAmericanSociologicalReviewinApril.Forprofessionalmenbothparentsandnon-parentstheeffectsofawifeworkinglonghourswerenegligibleaccordingtothestudy.Aslongwork-hoursintroduceconflictbetweenworkandfamilyintomanydual-earnerfamiliescouplesoftensolveconflictinwaysthatprioritizehusbands’careersChawhouseddatafromtheU.S.CensusBureausaidinastatement.Thiseffectismagnified突出amongworkersinprofessionalandmanagingoccupationswherethecriterionofoverworkandthecultureoflookingafterchildrentendtobestrongest.Thefindingssuggestthatthepopularityofoverworkmayleadmanydual-earnercouplestoreturntoatraditionalfamilypattern—breadwinningmenandhomemakingwomen.66.Accordingtothetextweknowthat______.A.menpreferworklonghoursB.womenprefertoworkoutsideC.men’scareersareunimportantD.womenaremorelikelytoquitjobs67.TheunderlinedwordnegligibleinParagraph4mostprobablymeans______.A.unimportantB.limitedC.differentD.obvious68.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Whenthere’sconflictbetweenworkandfamilyahusbandwillgiveuphiswork.B.Womenmaystilldomostofthehouseworkandcareforbabiesorchildren.C.Professionalwomenaremorelikelytoquitthejobthanprofessionalmothers.D.Aman’schanceofquittingjobswasinfluencedifhiswifeworkslonghours.69.Wecaninferfromthelastsentencethat______.A.alltheworkerspaymoreattentiontolookingafterchildrenB.overworkmayhavenoinfluenceondual-earnercouplesC.traditionallymenusuallyworkedtosupportthefamilyD.mostdual-earnercoupleswillreturntoatraditionalfamilypattern70.InwhichcolumnofChinaDailycanyoufindthispassage?A.HealthB.LifeC.SportD.Entertainment
InterviewwithapresidentWhilemanyteenagersmaydreamofmeetingwithpopstarJayChouorNBAheroYaoMingLiJinghadafarmorepowerfulpersononherminD.TheSenior2fromBeijingNo.35HighSchooldreamtofmeetingRussianPresidentVladimirPutin.AftermorethanayearofhardworkandwithalittlegoodluckLifulfilledherdream.OnOctober112004the16-year-oldgirljoinedateamofChinesejournalistswhowenttoKremlininMoscowtointerviewPutin.LifeltnervousbeforetalkingtoPutin.ButhisgreetingandwarmsmileputmeateaseshesaiD.LiadmiredPutinverymuchbecauseofhisstrongwillandstyleofleadership.HelooksverycoolLisaiD.DuringherinterviewLiaskedPutinwhetherheplanstoeducatehistwodaughterstobeofficialsinthefuturE.Putinsmiledandansweredhehopestheycandowhateverjobsuitstheirinterestsandpersonalities.AlthoughliwouldonlyhaveseveralminutesshestartedworkingonherinterviewquestionslastAugustafterapplyingfortheopportunity.Journalistsworkisbynomeanseasy.YouneedtodolotsofhomeworkonyourintervieweeshesaiD.ShereadmanybooksaboutPutinandRussiainhersparetimE.Li’sparentsencouragedhertobeastudentjournalist.Wefullysupportedheraslongasitdoesnotaffectsherstudiessaidherfather.PreviouslyinherjobforastudentmagazineChineseYoungJournalistsshewrotealettertoPresidentHuJintaoduringtheSARSepidemiC.LihaslearntalotfromherexperiencE.Shesaidlearningtomanagehertimeanddeveloptheconfidencetospeakwithimportantpeoplewerenotthingsshecouldlearninclass.Theunderlinedwordintervieweeinthefifthparagraghprobablymeans_____.A.thepersonwhointerviewsB.thepersonwhoisinterviewedC.thepersonwhoknowshowtointerviewD.thepersonwhoplanstointerviewafamouspeopleWhichofthefollowingbestdescibesLiJing’sparents’attitudetowardsherbeingastudentjournalist?A.TheythinktobeastudentjournalistispurelyawasteoftimE.B.theyworrythattobeastudentjournalistwillaffectherstudy.C.TheyconsideritisquitegoodforLiJingontheconditionofnotstrikingherstudy.D.Theyneithersupportitnorobjecttoit.LiJingisdifferentfromthosestudentsofherageinthat______.A.shedoesn’tlikepopstarJayChouB.shehatesmeetingwiththeNBAheroYaoMingC.shewantstomeetneitherJayChouorYaoMingD.shedreamsofmeetingthepresentpowerfulRussianleader
Rumour谣言isthemostprimitivewayofspreadingstories---bypassingthemonfrommouthtomouth.butcivilizedcountriesinnormaltimeshavebettersourcesofnewsthanrumour.Theyhaveradiotelevisionandnewspapers.Intimesofconfusion混乱howeverrumourappearsandbecomeswidespreaD.Atsuchtimesthedifferentkindsofnewsareincompetition:thepresstelevisionandradioagainstthegrapevinE.Especiallydorumoursspreadwhenwarrequirescontrolonmanyimportantmatters.Thenormalnewssourcesnolongergiveoutenoughinformation.Sincethepeoplecannotlearnthroughlegalchannelsallthattheyareanxioustolearntheypickupnewswherevertheycanandwhenthishappensrumourgrows.Rumoursareoftenrepeatedevenbythosewhodonotbelievethetales.Thereisaninterestaboutthem.Thereasonisthatthecleverlydesignedrumourgivesexpressiontosomethingdeepintheheartsofthevictims---thefearsdoubtsforbiddenhopesordaydreamswhichtheyhesitatetovoicedirectly.Pessimistic悲观的rumoursaboutdefeatanddisastersshowthatthepeoplewhorepeatthemareworriedandanxious.Optimisticrumoursaboutrecordproductionorpeacesooncomingpointtoself-satisfactionorconfidence---andoftentoover-confidencE.Theauthorsuggeststhatintimesofconfusionmanoften__________.A.stopsregularnewsservicesB.turnstoprimitivewaysforsupportC.distrustshisfellowmanD.losescompletecontrolofhimselfTheunderlinedwordgrapevineinParagraph1probablymeans__________.A.rumourB.newspaperC.informationD.timeTheauthorstatesthatduringwartimetheregularsourcesofnewsprovideonly__________.A.falseinformationB.optimisticreportsC.limitedinformationD.pessimisticreportsWhichofthefollowingstatementsismentionedasareasonforpeopletorepeatarumour?A.TheyaretoowillingtobelievE.B.Theytakeaninterestinrumour.C.TheyhaveastrongdesiretomakeafoolofotherpeoplE.D.Theyfindsomerumoursreflecttheirownunexpressedbeliefs.
FormanyemployersFacebookMySpaceandothersocialnetworkingsitesarealreadyathreat威胁thatcutintoproductivity.Nowtheyhavesomethingelsetoworryabout—thegameshostedbythesesites.ThisnewtypeofsocialgamingiscalledasynchronousgamingandallowspeopletoplaywiththeirfriendswithouthavingtobeonlineatthesametimE.Thelow-intensity低强度engagementhasmadegamessuchasFarmVilleCafeWorldandPetSocietypopularamongemployeeswhooftenlogonduringofficehours.WhatweareseeingisthatmoreandmorepeopleandorganizationsarerecognizingtheproductivitylostsoprobablymorechiefinformationofficersareblockingFacebookapplicationsRebeccaWettemannofNucleusResearchsaiD.Boston-basedNucleusResearchwhichconductedarecentstudyintotheeffectsofsocialnetworkingsitesonproductivitysaidnearlyhalfofofficeemployeesintheUnitedStatesaccesssocialnetworkingsitesatworkwhichleadstoanaveragelossof1.5percentoftotalofficeproductivity.Facebookwhichhas350millionuserssaysatleast20percentofitsmembersplaygamesonlinE.SebastiendeHalleuxCEOandco-founderofonlinegamecreatorPlayfishsaidAsiaisgrowingatafasterpacethanotherregions.Wehadnoideathatitwouldspreadsofast...whenwehad100000usersafteronemonthwethoughtitwasthebiggestsuccessever.Nowwith60millionuserswethinkthisisonlythebeginningofsomethingmuchbiggerheaddeD.Zynga'sFarmVillethebestknowngamewithover70millionactiveuserstodateallowsplayerstoownavirtualfarmwheretheycangrowcropsandraiseanimals.Whilecompaniestrytolimitaccesstosocialnetworkingsitesnoteveryoneseesthegamesasharmful.61.WecanlearnthatPetSocietyisagame_____.A.popularamongemployersB.withouthavingtobeonlineC.merelyplayedduringofficehoursD.thatcanbeplayedonlineatadifferenttime62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.A.PlayfishisownedbySebastienandRebeccaB.Playfishhasover70millionactiveuserstodateC.AsiawillbethelargestpotentialmarketforPlayfishD.Playingonlinegamesloses1.5percentoftotalofficeproductivity63.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe____.A.SocialNetworkGamingB.NewThreattoProductivityC.SocialNetworkingSitesD.LatestSurveyonProductivity64.Whatwouldmostprobablybediscussednextafterthelastparagraph?A.Opinionsinfavorofonlinegames.B.Measurestolimitaccesstosocialnetworkingsites.C.Suggestionsonhowtoimproveproductivity.D.Moreexamplesaboutthebadeffectsofonlinegames.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分第一节共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中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AAsChristmasapproachestownsandcitiesaroundtheUKarepreparingforaveryBritishcelebration.Theswitchingonofatown'sChristmaslightshasbecomeanincreasinglycompetitiveeventovertheyearswithsomecouncils会议spendinglotsofmoneytoattractA-listfamouspersonstodothehonors.TheAmericansingerMariahCareyflewtoLondoninNovembertoswitchonthelightsatoneofthecity'sbiggestshoppingcenterswhileJimCarreylightedOxfordStreetandpromotedhisnewfilmatthesametimE.TrafficinthehistoricEnglishcityofBathwasbroughttoahaltasthousandsoffanscrowdedtoseetheHollywoodactorNicolasCageconductedtheswitching-onceremony.SomecelebrationsdonotgoaccordingtotheplanaswasseeninBirminghamwhendozensofpeoplewereinjuredasthefamousBritishboybandJLStookthestagE.Notalltownscanaffordtobringinaninternationally-knownstarsomanyswitchonceremoniesarehandledbyex-TVtalentshowcompetitors.Pantomime圣诞童话剧starsarealsomuchindemandatthistimeofyearastheyaimtopromotetheirChristmasshows.Butifyourcouncilhasn'tgotthebudgettobringinafamousfacewhatarethecheaperalternatives?A.towninthewestofEnglandchosetoletthepublicdecidebygivingtheirsuggestionsonlinE.Theresult:a21-year-oldDIYstoreworkerwasgiventhehonor.IwasamazedanddelightedtobeaskedsaidScottParkerit'sjustaspecialgiftandnotsomethingI'deverthoughtaboutbeforE.56.AccordingtothepassagewhatkindofspecialcelebrationcanyouseeatChristmasinUK?A.Peoplemeetingtheirfavoritestarsandgettingspecialgifts.B.Well-knownpersonsinvitedtomakeaperformanceinpubliC.C.A-listpersonslightingOxfordStreetandpromotingtheirfilms.D.Switching-onceremoniesthatareconductedbyhonoredpersons.57.TheunderlinedwordhaltinParagraph4probablymeans______.A.startB.stopC.banD.run58.Whichofthefollowingscanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.MariahCareyisinvitedtoBathtoswitchonthelights.B.Pantomimestarsrarelyappearateventslikethis.C.NotallthosewhoswitchontheChristmaslightscanmakelotsofmoney.D.AveragepersonscannotgetachancetoswitchontheChristmaslights.59.ThefollowingarefamouspersonsEXCEPT_____.A.ScottParkerB.MariahCareyC.NicolasCageD.JimCarrey
PDAsareveryuseful.Theyarelikesmallcomputers.Youcanputalotofinformationintothem.ForexamplE.youcanputintelephonenumbersande-mailaddresses.ManypeopleusePDAstorememberimportantdates.Someofthesesupermachinescanevensendandreceivee-mails.PDAsaresmallandconvenient.AfewyearsagotheywereexpensivE.Nowtheyarecheap.Manypeopleusethematworkandatschool.PeoplecancarryPDAsintheirshirtpockets.Butit’simportanttobecareful.TheselittlemachinesareeasytolosE.PeopleputsomuchimportantinformationintotheirPDAs.It’sreallyterribletolosethem.50.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.PDAsarelikesmallcomputers.B.PDAsarecheap.C.YoucandomanythingswithaPDA.D.ToomanypeopleusePDAs51.WhatdowelearnaboutPDAs?A.Theyarenotveryexpensivenow.B.Studentsdonotliketousethem.C.Allofthemcansendandreceivee-mails.D.TheyareverylargE.52.WhatkindofpersonwouldnotuseaPDA?A.Abusinessperson.B.Someonewhohatescomputers.C.Astudent.D.ApersonwithabusyschedulE.
Markwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedtheboyaheadofhimhadstumbledoversomethinganddroppedallofthebookshewascarryingalongwithtwosweatersabaseballbatagloveandasmalltaperecorder.Markkneltdownandhelpedtheboypickupthescatteredarticles.Sincetheyweregoingthesamewayhehelpedtocarrypartoftheburden.AstheywalkedMarkdiscoveredtheboy’snamewasBillthathelovedvideogamesbaseballandhistoryandthathewashavinglotsoftroublewithhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfrienD.TheyarrivedatBill'shomefirstandMarkwasinvitedinforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassedpleasantlywithafewlaughsandsomesharedsmalltalkthenbothgraduatedfromjuniorhighschool.Theyendedupinthesamehighschoolwheretheyhadbriefcontactsovertheyears.FinallythelongawaitedsenioryearcameandthreeweeksbeforegraduationBillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.Billremindedhimofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.DidyoueverwonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?askedBill.YouseeIcleanedoutmylockerbecauseIdidn'twanttoleaveamessforanyoneelsE.Ihadstoredawaysomeofmymother'ssleepingpillsandIwasgoinghometocommitsuicidE.ButafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughingIrealizedthatifIhadkilledmyselfIwouldhavemissedthattimeandsomanyothersthatmightfollow.SoyouseeMarkwhenyoupickedupthosebooksthatdayyoudidalotmorE.YousavedmylifE.TheunderlinedwordstumbledinParagraphOneprobablymeans.A.stoppedhimselfB.cametolifeC.trappedhimselfD.lostone’sbalanceItcanbeinferredthat________accordingtothepassagE.A.Theboytooksomanybookswithhimbecausehewasabouttotakeanexamsoon.B.FromthebeginninginfactMarkknewBillwastokillhimself.C.BillvaluedthedayswhentheyspenttalkingandlaughingtogetherD.BillwasdismissedforhisbreakingtheschoolrulesWhatwasitthatsavedBill’slifeinfact?A.Friendlinessandkindness.B.UnderstandingandHonesty.C.Bill’sconfidenceandstrongwillD.Bill’smother’sencouragementFromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____.A.BillwouldhaveremovetoanotherschoolifMarkhadn'tmethimthatdayB.BillhadplannedtogotokillhimselfforthelossofhisgirlfrienD.C.Fromthefirstmeetingtheyoftentalkedandplaytogether.D.MarkfoundoutBill’ssecretandsavedhislifE.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.littlebutmeaningthingB.JustaLittleSmileC.UnforgettableSchoolLifeD.FriendshipandLife
Weknowalmosthalftheworldisurban都市的now–butwhatwillourworldlooklikeintheyear2100?Ittookaboutamillionyearsfortheglobalhumanpopulationtocomeupto1billionin1800.Inthenext200yearsitcameupto6billionanditwilltakeonlyabout20moreyearstoaddanotherbillion.By2100theUnitedNationsestimatesthattheglobalpopulationwillattainmorethan10billion.Bytheendof2008slightlylessthan50percentoftheglobalpopulationlivedincities.Ifeconomicdevelopmentproceedsattoday’spaceoverthenextcenturyorsoitishighlylikelythat8billionpeoplewillliveinurbancentersupfromtoday’sroughly3.3billion.YestheworldwillindeedbeabletoholdsomanypeoplE.Themajorreasonisurbanization城市化.Therewillbemanymorenewcitiesintheyear2100andsomeoftoday’slargecitieswillbecomesupercitiesincludingBeijingDelhiMumbaiSaoPauloShanghaiandsoon.Atthesametimerecentadvancesinagricultureenergyandwatertechnologiessuggestthathumancreationswillkeepupwithpopulationgrowth.Ruralareaswillreturntoanagrarian农业的centretofeedthegrowingcities.Languageswilldropfromthecurrent7000acrosstheglobetolessthanafewhundreD.EnglishwillbetheprimarylanguageoftheworlD.Aswecompress压缩peopleintotheurbancenterandasweleavebehindtheruralareastofeedus–willwereallyliveahappylifeatthattime?Wewillhavetolivetogetherinlargebuildingsincitiesandsaveonenergyandservicesdeliverycost.TherewillbefewchancesforustogetclosetonaturE.Wereallyneedtothinkabouttheeffectofthethingswehavedoneandaredoingnow!1.Theunderlinedwordattaininthesecondparagraphprobablyhasthesamemeaningas________A.increaseB.gainC.reachD.limit2.Withthedevelopmentofurbanizationpeoplein2100willhaveto.A.stayinurbanareasandhavenochancetogetclosetonatureB.developindustryratherthanagriculturetocreatejobopportunitiesC.liveapoorandunhappylifebecausetherewillbelessenergytousE.D.makemorecreationsinagricultureenergyandwatertechnologies3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsurbanization?A.supportiveB.disappointedC.surprisedD.worried4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.Globalurbanizationintheyear2100B.TheprimarylanguageinthefutureC.ReasonsfortherapidincreaseofpopulationD.Thedevelopmentofagriculturein2100
Customsaresocialhabits.Theyhavebeenhandeddownthroughgenerations代amonggroupssocialclassesetC.Customscanbedescribedaswaysofdoingthings.Theyareparticularly特别stronginsocialpracticesontheoccasions场合ofbirthsmarriagesanddeaths.InChinathesedayssomepeopleincitiesarelearningfromWesterncustoms.ForexamplesomebridesdressinthelongwhitedressthatisusualbridalwearinmanyWesterncountries.Everypeople民族hasspecialcustomsforNewYear.TheHanpeoplehavemanyinterestingSpringFestivalcustoms.AndnowquiteanumberofpeoplelivinginthecitieshavefollowedtheWesterncustomsofsendingNewYeargreetingcardsforJanuary1st.OneinterestingcustominChinaisthatmotherswrap包uptheirbabiestightly紧紧的.ThisisnotthecustominWesterncountrieswherebabiesareusuallydressedinloosegarments.6.Itistruethatcustoms.A.havebeenformedduringashorttimeB.havebeenformedlittlebylittleC.havebeenquicklyformedandchangedD.haveneverbeenchanged7.Inthispassagethewordgarmentis.A.akindoffoodB.abedC.asortofclothesD.aroom8.HowdotheChineseyoungpeoplelearnfromWesterncountriesattheirmarriages?A.Thebrides新娘haveonthewhiteclothes.B.Menwearthewhitecoats.C.Theirparentsallhaveattendedtheirmarriages.D.Theirmarriagesareonlyheldinthemen’shomes.9.Fromthispassageweknow.A.thepeoplealloverChinaspendNewYearinthesamewayB.peopleinthevillagesandcitiessendNewYeargreetingcardstoeachotherC.eachpeoplehashisspecialcustomforNewYearD.mostofChinesepeopletakeSpringFestivalseriously10.ThedifferenceaboutclothingbetweenChineseandWesternbabiesisthat.A.ChinesebabiesareusuallydressedinnewclothesB.ChinesemothersareusedtodressingtheirbabiesincolourfulclothesC.WesternbabiesaredressedinbiggerclotheswhileChinesebabiesareusuallywrappedD.WesternbabieshavemoreclothesthanChinesebabies
NowadaysmanypeoplehavetoworkveryhardinordertoliveabetterlifE.Andthehardertheyworkthelesstheypayattentiontotheirhealth.Butit’sveryimportantforustokeephealthyinoureverydaylifE.Herearesomewaysforyoutofollow.Firstyoushouldhaveahealthydiet.It’snecessarytoeatenoughfishandvegetablesastheycontainmanykindsofvitaminyouneedeveryday.Donoteattoomuchfatsuchasbutteroranythingtoofatty.Toomanysweetscandoharmtoyourteethsoyou’dbetternoteattoomanysweetsorchocolatesandkeepoffcoffeE.Secondgoodhabitscanhelpyoukeepfit.Doingregularexerciseiscertainlyagoodwaytoensurethatyourbodyishealthy.Afteraday’sworkaneight-hoursleepisneedeD.AndavoidworkingorstudyingtooharD.56.Accordingtothepassagethereasonwhymanypeoplehavetoworkhardnowadaysisthattheywantto______.A.earnalotofmoneyB.liveabetterlifeC.payattentiontotheirhealthD.keephealthy57.Eatingtoomany______candoharmtoyourteeth.A.fishB.vegetablesC.sweetsD.carrots58.Doingthefollowingcanhelpyoukeepfitexcept______.A.doingregularexerciseB.sleepingeighthoursadayC.keepinggoodhabitsD.workingtoohard59.Thebesttitlemightprobablybe______.A.keepfitB.liveabetterlifeC.eatmorefruitD.studytoohard
A.recenttrend趋势inCalifornianrestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthosepeopleouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperiencE.Appetizers开胃品seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnacksservedinvarioustypesofrestaurantsbarsandcafes.Inthiswayinthecourseofaneveningoutyoumightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftowntoabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherendthenforacoffeeandfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.ReasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecentlyeachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmospheretogetherwiththeincreasedspecialtyinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffereD.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddayswhenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizzacreamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;howevertheirnewpopularityhasmeantthattheyarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobE.Certainlyforthatspecialoccasionamealinanicerestaurantcompletewiththepianoperformanceishardtobeat.Howeverifweseethistrendforbutterflyeating---movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneeveningcontinuesthenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!HowaretheeatinghabitsoftheCalifornianschanging?A.Peoplearediningoutless.B.Californianrestaurantsarebecominglesspopular.C.Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.D.A.fullrestaurantmealislesspopular.Alltheplacesthatserveappetizers_.A.havemuchthesamemenuB.havetheirownparticularcharacteristicsC.haveabarwithlivemusicD.arelocatedattheendofthetownIfyougooutforaneveningofappetizersyouarelikelyto_.A.needacarortakeabusorothertransportB.beboredwithsomekindsofsnacksC.spendmoretimeforafullmealthanyouwouldD.eattoomuchmeatAppetizersusedtobeseenas.A.relativelyimportantB.afullmealC.acheapmealD.anexpensivemeal
DTheincomegapbetweenChina'sruralandurbanresidents居民hascontinuedtowidenduringthepastfewyearsinspiteofrapidlyrisingruralincomesAgriculturalMinisterSunZhengcaisaidhereonWednesday.Theincomeratio比率betweenurbanandruralresidentswas3.28:1in2006against3.23:1in2003saidSuninhisreportonthepromotionofbuildinganewcountrysidein2007.Sunalsosaidthenetincomeofruralresidentsindifferentregionsalsovariedwidely.TheincomegapisonlyoneofseveralproblemsinruralareasaccordingtoSun'sreport.WhilelistingtheachievementsinruralareasinrecentyearsSunbelievedthatruraldevelopmentstillfollowedbehindurbandevelopment.WehavebiggerpressuretoensurethesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductssuchasgrainhesaiD.China'surbanization都市化hasbeenspeededupandmoreruralresidentshavegonetourbanareashesaiD.InthiscasemoreagriculturalproducersbecomefarmproduceconsumerswhichcreatedmorepressureforsupplyhesaiD.AnotherproblemfacingChina'sagriculturaldevelopmentisinadequateapplicationofscienceandtechnology.Only30percentofscientificandtechnologicalachievementshavebeenappliedtoagriculturalproductionwhichis40percentagepointslowerthandevelopedcountrieshesaiD.Despiteincreasedgovernmentspendinginruralareastheinfrastructure基础下部组织isstillpoorandeasilyhitbydisasters.AccordingtoSunthegovernmentspent431.8billionyuan$59.15billiononagricultureruralareasandfarmersthisyearanincreaseof80.1billionyuanoverthepreviousyear.Chinasetaside11.38billionyuantopromoteanewruralcooperativemedicalcaresystemand27.98billionyuantosupportthenewcompulsoryeducationmechanisminruralareatoensurethatallcitizenssharedthefruitsofChina'sreformandopening-upSunsaiD.68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.BecauseoftherapidlyrisingruralincomestheincomegapbetweenChina'sruralandurbanresidentswilldisappearthisyear.B.ThenetincomeofruralresidentsindifferentregionsisthesamE.C.Thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestodeveloptheeconomyintheruralareas.D.Becauseoftherapidlyrisingruralincomesthesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductsisenough.69.Canyouinferthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordsinparagraph5?A.bemadefulluseofB.bemadelittleuseofC.benotmadefulluseofD.bemadegooduseof70.Howmuchisspentonagricultureruralareasandfarmersthepreviousyear?A.431.8billionyuanB.511.9billionyuanC.351.7billionyuanD.80.1billionyuan71.WhichisNOTtheprobleminruralareas?A.TheincomegapB.TheinadequateapplicationofscienceandtechnologyC.ThesupplyofmajoragriculturalproductsD.China'surbanization
Americansthinkthattravelisgoodforyousomeeventhinkitcanhelponeofthecountry'sworstproblems-crime犯罪.CrimeworriesalotofpeoplE.Everyyearthenumberofcrimesgoesupandup.Andmanycriminals罪犯areyoung.Theyoftencomefromsadhomeswithonlyoneparentornoparentsatall.Therearemanyyoungcriminalsinprison.Butprisondoesn'tchangethem.Sixorsevenintenwillgobacktocrimewhentheycomeoutofprison.OnemanBobBurtonthoughtofanewideA.IntheolddaysyoungmenhadtoliveadifficultlifeontheroaD.Theylearnedtobestrongandbraveandtohelptheftfriendsilltimeofdanger.Thishelpedthemtogrowintomen.SoBobBurtonstartedVisionQuest.Hetakesyoungcriminalsonalonglongjourneywithhorsesandwagons马车3000milesthroughsevenstates.Theyareontheroadformorethanayear.TheyoungpeopleonVisionQuestallhavebadproblems.Mostofthemhavealreadyspenttimeinprison.ThisistheirlastchancE.It'shardworkontheroaD.Theworkstartsbeforethesuncomesup.Theboysandgirlshavetofeedthehorses.SomeofthemhaveneverlovedanyonebeforE.ButtheycanlovetheirhorsE.ThatlovecanhelpthemtoanewlifE.NotalltheyoungpeopleonVisionQuestwillleavecrimebehindthem.Threeorfourintenwilloneday_____________.BobBurtonisright.Travelcanbegoodforyou.Eventoday.AmericansstillsayGowestyoungman.1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?2.Whichsentenceinthepassageistheclosestinmeaningtothefollowingone?Thecriminalsareveryunfortunatebecausetheyhavesingleparentortheyareorphans3.PleasefillintheblankinthepassagewithproperwordsorphrasestocompletethesentencE.withintenwords4.Whatdoyouthinkofthemeaningofthetraveltotheyoungmenintheolddaysaccordingtothepassage?within30words5.TranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinesE.
Thisisadangerousworldwelivein.ThenumberofmurdersgoesupeveryyearpeoplearedyingofcancermorepeoplecontractHIVmoreteensareusingdrugsect.Youknowthisbecauseyou’veheardallthestatisticsonthenewsandinthepaper.Butdoyoureallyhaveanaccurateideawhattheymean?Thenumbersaregoingupbuthowdotheycomparetothegrowthinpopulation?Aremorecasesofthesediseasesbeingreportedbecauseofbettertestingtechniquesorarethediseasesmorecommon?ThefactisthatwithoutknowingthebackgroundstatisticsmeanverylittlE.Thisgrowingtrendofreportingonlypartoftheinformationisbecomingdangerous.ForexampleseveralyearsagoahighschoolstudentreportedthedangersofthechemicalknownasdihydrogenmonoxidE.ThischemicalfoundinmostcanceroustumorsisoftenfoundinthebloodofpeopledrunkonalcoholandcausescompletephysicalandmentaldependenceforthosewhotakethechemicalevenoncE.Afterreadinghisreportmorethan75%ofhisAdvancedPlacementChemistryclassvotedtoforbidthisdangerouschemical!Everyoneoftheabovestatementistrueyetthischemicalisnecessarytoalllifeonearth.Thestudentsmadeamistakebecausetheyvotedknowingonlyafewstatementsandstatisticsratherthanthechemical’sfullbackgrounD.ThepointofthisarticleisthatoneshouldbeawareofwhatisandisnotbeingsaiD.Whenonefindsanewfactornumberoneshouldtrytoconsiderotherimportantinformationbeforeforminganopinionwithonlyhalf-truths.Alwaysrememberthattheauthoristryingtoconvinceyouofhisorherownviewandwillleaveourinformationthatisdifferentfromhisview.ForexamplelookagainatthestatisticsthatsuggestskiingissafE.Only32peopledieeachyearwhenskiingwhile897diefromlighteningstrikesbutwhichisreallymoredangerous?IfyouthinkmoreaboutityouwillrealizefarfewerpeoplegoskiingeachyearthanthenumberofpeopleindangerofalightningstrikE.Whenyouthinkaboutitagainskiingismoredangerousthanyoumightatfirstthinkwhenlookingatthestatistics.Ifweteenagersaretobeleftinthisworldwehadbetterbeabletothinkcriticallyandformourownviewsratherthanbeeasilypersuadedbyanother’s.TobewarnedisjusttobeprepareD.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthegrowingtrendofreportingonlypartoftheinformation?DisapprovingB.PositiveC.IndifferentD.DangerousInthefirstparagraphwhatdoesthewritersuggest?A.WearenowlivinginadangerousworlD.B.WegetalotoffalsestatisticsfromthemediA.C.Therearearoundusmoreandmoremurdersdiseasesect.D.Statisticsalonewithoutfullbackgrounddon’tgiveusanaccuratepictureofthings.What’sthepurposeofthewriter’susingthetwoexamplesinthesecondparagraph?A.ToarguethathighschoolstudentsareeasilypersuadeD.B.Toprovewhatisnecessarytousmightbedangerous.C.Toshowthedangerofreportingonlypartoftheinformation.D.Towarnusoftheharmfulsubstancearoundus.Relativeinformationisoftenleftoutbecause___________________.A.itisnotimportantB.theauthoristryingtoshowwhatheorshesaysistrueC.readerswillconsiderotherimportantinformationD.readersareabletoformanopinionwithhalf-truthsWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.SomemeasuresmustbetakentoprotectourdangerousworlD.B.Thegrowingtrendofreportingonlyhalf-truthsisgettingoutofcontrol.C.Teenagersoughttoimprovetheirabilityoftellingrightfromwrong.D.Weshouldlearntothinkcriticallyandlookatproblemsfromallsides.
Eachyearmillionsofpeoplegoabroadtoworkstudyortravel.It’sagreatwaytofindoutwhatlifeislikeinanotherpartoftheworld!You’reprobablyhopingtomakenewfriendsandlearnaboutthecultureinyourhostcountryeverythingfromattitudesandbeliefstosocialcustomsandpopularfoods.Butconstantlyhavingtodealwithnewsituationscanbefrustrating挫折evenstressful.Homesicknessstressfearandconfusionareallsymptomsofcultureshock.Atfirstyoumayfeellikegettingontheplaneandheadinghome.It’sOKtohavethosefeelingsbutthefollowingaresometipstohelpyouhandlethechallengesthatyouwillface.Don’texpecttobeperfectYoumayfeelfrustratedthatyouhavecultureshockespeciallysinceyouprobablyspentsomuchtimepreparingforyourtrip.Nomatterhowmuchinformationyoureadorhowwellyouspeakthehostlanguageitisnaturaltofeeloverwhelmedsometimes.Ifyougiveyourselfsometimethingswillgraduallygeteasier.Haveanopenmind.Whileit’scertainlyOKtofeelfrustrationorconfusioninyournewsurroundingstrynottoformanopinionaboutthenewculturetoosoon.Don’tthinkofthehostasbetterorworsejustdifferent–you’llbemorewillingtotrynewthings.Participate.ThisisobviousbuteverybodyneedstoberemindeD.Justwatchinglifegoonaroundyouisn’tgoodenough.Youreallyneedtotrythingsforyourself.Don’tworryaboutmakingamistake;peopleinyourhostcountrywillgenerallybeveryunderstandingandwillingtohelpifyouhavequestion.Yourstudyabroadexperienceisauniqueandspecialtimeinyourlifeonethatyou’llneverforget.Ifyoufollowoursuggestionsyou’llbeabletohandleitwellandhaveawonderfultimE.Goodluck!Whatiscultureshock?A.Somethingyoufeelsurprisedat.B.TheproblemsyouhavewhenyougotoanothercountryC.ThefrighteningfeelingsyouhaveD.SomethingdifferentfromyourowncultureWhatshouldyoudowhenyoufeeldepressed?A.GobacktoyourownhomelandB.TalktosomeoneaboutyourproblemC.GiveyourselfsometimetogetusedtoitD.StopthinkingofitWhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONG?A.ItisnaturaltofeeloverwhelmedsometimesB.NoteverythingisperfectC.TrytoformtheopinionaboutthenewcultureassoonaspossibleD.TellothersaboutyourproblemsWhatisthemainideaofthisarticle?A.HowtoovercomecultureshockB.WhydopeoplehavecultureshockC.WhomighthavecultureshockD.Whenwillyouhavecultureshock
YoungadultfilmmakersallhopetoshowtheirworksininternationalfestivalslikeSundanceandToronto.Butwhataboutreallyyoungfilmmakerswhoaren’tinfilmschoolyetandaren’tstrictlyspeakingevenadults?TheyareattheheartofWingspanArtsKidsFilmFestivaltomorrowinasettinganydirectormightenvy:LincolnCenter.Completewithredcarpetinterviewsandvariousawardsthefestivalhasmuchincommonwitheventsformoreexperiencedmoviemakersexceptfortheageoftheparticipants:about8to18.What’sreallyexcitingisthatit’sfilmforkidsbykidssaidCoriGardnermanagingdirectorofWingspanArtsanonprofitorganizationofferingyouthartsprogramsintheNewYorkareA.ThisyearthefestivalwillincludefilmsnotonlyfromWingspanbutalsofromothercityorganizationsandonefromamiddleschoolinArlingtonVirginiA.WewanttomakethisanationaleventMs.GardneraddeD.ThenineshortstobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB.B.Kingtoasciencefictionadventuresetintheyear3005.AlotofthematerialisreallymatureMs.GardnersaidtalkingaboutfilmsbytheNewYorkCitybranchofGlobalActionProjectamediaartsandleadership-traininggroup.TheChoiceisaboutthehistoryofafamilyandMasterAnti-SmokerisaboutthedangersofsecondhandsmokE.DreamoftheInvisiblesdescribesyoungimmigrants’移民feelingsofbothbelongingandnotbelongingintheiradoptedcountry.Thefestivalwillendwithanopenreceptionatwhichotherfilmswillbeshown.Theseincludeamusicvideoandafull-lengthfilmwhosetitleisPressures.71.WingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival_______.A.isorganizedbyamiddleschoolB.isasfamousastheTorontoFestivalC.showsfilmsmadebychildrenD.offersawardstofilmschoolstudents72.WhichofthefollowingistrueofWingspanArts?A.Ithelpsyoungfilmmakerstomakemoney.B.ItprovidesartsprojectsforyoungpeoplE.C.It’samediaartsandleadership-traininggroup.D.It’sanationalorganizationforyoungpeoplE.73.TheunderlinedwordshortsinParagraph4refersto_______.A.shorttrousersB.shortkidsC.shortfilmsD.shortstories74.Moviestobeshowninthefestival_______.A.coverdifferentsubjectsB.focusonkids’lifeC.areproducedbyGlobalActionProjectD.aredirectedbyMs.Gardner75.Attheendofthisfilmfestivaltherewillbe_______.A.variousawardsB.redcarpetinterviewsC.anopenreceptionD.aconcertatLincolnCenter
HumanityusesalittlelessthanhalfthewateravailableworldwidE.Yetoccurrencesofshortagesanddroughts干旱arecausingfamineanddistressinsomeareasandindustrialandagriculturalby-productsarepollutingwatersupplies.Sincetheworld'spopulationisexpectedtodoubleinthenext50yearsmanyexpertsthinkweareontheedgeofawidespreadwatercrisis.Butthatdoesn'thavetobetheoutcomE.Watershortagesdonothavetotroubletheworld---ifwestartvaluingwatermorethanwedidinthepast.Justaswebegantoappreciatepetroleummoreafterthe1970soilcrisestodaywemuststartlookingatwaterfromafresheconomicperspectivE.Wecannolongeraffordtoconsiderwateravirtuallyfreeresourceofwhichwecanuseasmuchaswelikeinanywaywewant.InsteadforallusesexceptthedomesticdemandofthepoorgovernmentsshouldpricewatertoreflectitsactualvaluE.Thismeanschargingafeeforthewateritselfaswellasforthesupplycosts.Governmentsshouldalsoprotectthisresourcebyprovidingwaterinmoreeconomicallyandenvironmentallysound健康的ways.Forexampleoftenthecheapestwaytoprovideirrigationwaterinthedrytropicsisthroughsmall-scaleprojectssuchasgatheringrainfallindepressions凹地andpumpingittonearbycroplanD.NomatterwhatstepsgovernmentstaketoprovidewatermoreefficientlytheymustchangetheirinstitutionalandlegalapproachestowaterusE.Ratherthanspreadcontrolamonghundredsoreventhousandsoflocalregionalandnationalagenciesthatwatchvariousaspectsofwaterusecountriesshouldsetupcentralauthoritiestocoordinate调整waterpolicy.Whatistherealcauseofthepotentialswatercrisis.A.Onlyhalfoftheworld'swatercanbeuseD.B.Theworldpopulationisincreasingfasterandfaster.C.Halfoftheworld'swaterresourceshavebeenseriouslypolluteD.D.Humanityhasnotplacedenoughvalueonwaterresources.Asisindicatedinthepassagethewaterproblem_________.A.isalreadyseriousincertainpartsoftheworlD.B.hasbeenexaggeratedbysomeexpertsinthefieldC.posesachallengetothetechnologyofbuildingreservoirs水库D.isunderestimatedbygovernmentorganizationsatdifferentlevelsAccordingtotheauthorthewaterpriceshould_______.A.bereducedtotheminimumB.stimulatedomesticdemandC.gowithitsrealvalueD.takeintoaccounttheoccurrencesofdroughtsInordertoraisetheefficiencyofthewatersupplymeasuresshouldbetakento______.A.guaranteefullprotectionoftheenvironmentB.centralizethemanagementofwaterresourcesC.increasethesenseofresponsibilityofagenciesatalllevelsD.encouragelocalandregionalwaterresources
Imagineaworldinwhichtherewassuddenlynoemotion--aworldinwhichhumanbeingscouldfeelnoloveorhappinessnoterrororhatE.Trytoimaginetheconsequencesofsuchatransformation.Peoplemightnotbeabletostayalive:knowingneitherjoynorpleasureanxietynorfeartheywouldbeaslikelytorepeatactsthathurtthemasactsthatwerebeneficial.Theycouldnotlearn:theycouldnotbenefitfromexperiencebecausethisemotionlessworldwouldlackrewardsandpunishments.Societywouldsoondisappear:peoplewouldbeaslikelytoharmoneanotherastoprovidehelpandsupport.Humanrelationshipswouldnotexist:inaworldwithoutfriendsorenemiestherecouldbenomarriageaffectionamongcompanionsorbonds关系amongmembersofgroups.Society'seconomicunderpinnings支柱wouldbedestroyed:sinceearning$10millionwouldbenomorepleasantthanearning$10therewouldbenoincentivetowork.Infacttherewouldbenoincentivesofanykindforaswewillseeincentivesimplyacapacitytoenjoythem.Insuchaworldthechancesthatthehumanspecieswouldsurvivearenexttozerobecauseemotionsarethebasicinstrumentofoursurvivalandadaptation.Emotionsstructuretheworldforusinimportantways.Asindividualswecategorizeobjectsonthebasisofouremotions.Trueweconsiderthelengthshapesizeortexturebutanobject'sphysicalaspectsarelessimportantthanwhatithasdoneorcandotous--hurtussurpriseusangerusormakeusjoyful.Wealsousecategorizationscoloredbyemotionsinourfamiliescommunitiesandoverallsociety.Outofouremotionalexperienceswithobjectsandeventscomesasocialfeelingofagreementthatcertainthingsandactionsaregoodandothersarebadandweapplythesecategoriestoeveryaspectofoursociallife--fromwhatfoodsweeatandwhatclothesweweartohowwekeeppromisesandwhichpeopleourgroupwillaccept.Infactsocietyusesouremotionalreactionsandattitudessuchasloyaltymoralityprideshameguiltfearandgreedinordertomaintainitself.Itgiveshighrewardstoindividualswhoperformimportanttaskssuchassurgerymakesheroesoutofindividualsforunusualordangerousachievementssuchasflyingfighterplanesinawarandusesthelegalpenal刑法的systemtomakepeopleafraidtoengageinantisocialacts.
Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthierhavebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutivecirclebeautycanbecomealiability.Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladderitisharmfultoawoman.Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredashavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttoleadtotheirsuccess.Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestinglythoughtheriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasconnectedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatoftheattractiveovernightsuccesses.Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?Anattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorefeminineandanattractivemanmoremanlythanthelessattractiveones.Thusanattractivewomanhasanadvantageintraditionally'femalejobsbutanattractivewomaninatraditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthemanlyqualitiesrequireD.Thisistrueeveninpolitics.WhentheonlyclueishowheorshelookspeopletreatmenandwomendifferentlysaysAnneBowmanwhorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographsoneofmenandoneofwomeniro_nlerofattractiveness.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagainintheordertheywouldvoteforthem.Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemenbutthewomenwhohadrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewestvotes.51.ThewordliabilitymostprobablymeansA.disadvantageB.advantageC.misfortuneD.trouble52.IntraditionallyfemalejobsattractivenessA.makeswomenlookmorehonestandcapableB.strengthensthefemininequalifiesrequiredC.isofnoimportancetowomenD.oftenenableswomentosucceedquickly53.Bowman'sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopolitiesattractivenessA.turnsouttobeadisadvantagetomenB.ismoreofadisadvantagethananadvantagetowomenC.affectsmenandwomenalikeD.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomen54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople'sviewsonbeautyareoftenA.practicalB.supportiveC.old-fashionedD.one-sided55.TheauthorwritesthispassagetoA.giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractiveB.discussthedisadvantagesofbeingattractiveC.demandequalrightsforwomenD.statetheimportanceofappearance
IntheUnitedStates30percentofthepeoplehaveaweightproblemTomanypeoplethecauseisobvious明显的:theyeattoomuch.Butscientificevidence证据doeslittletosupportthisideA.GoingbacktoAmericaof1910wefindthatpeoplewerethinnerthantodayyettheyatemorefooD.Inthosedayspeopleworkedharderphysicallywalkedmoreusedmachinesmuchlessanddidn’twatchtelevision.Severalmodernstudiesmoreoverhaveshownthatfatterpeopledon’teatmoreonaveragethanthinnerpeoplE.A.1979studyof3545Londonofficeworkersshowedthatfatpeopleeatlessthanslim苗条的peoplE.StudiesalsoshowthatslimpeoplearemoreactivethanfatpeoplE.A.studybyaresearchgroupatStanfordUniversityfoundthefollowinginterestingfacts:ThemorethemanranthegreaterlossofthebodyfatThemoretheyranthegreaterincreaseinfoodintakE.Thusthosewhoranthemostatethemostyetlostthegreatestamountofbodyfat.NowadaysmanyAmericanshavetheproblemthat______.A.theyaretooslimB.theyworktoohardC.theyaretoofatD.theylosetoomuchbodyfatAccordingtothepassagehowmanypeoplein900Americanshaveaweightproblem?A.150.B.300.C.600.D.270.Isthereanyscientificevidencetosupporttheideathateatingtoomuchisthecauseofaweightproblem?A.YesthereisplentyofevidencE.B.Ofcoursethereissomeevidencetosupportthis.C.Thereishardlyanyscientificevidencetosupportthis.D.WearenotsurE.TheAmericansin1910________.A.atemorefoodandhadmorephysicalactivitiesB.atelessfoodbuthadmorephysicalactivitiesC.atelessfoodandhadlessphysicalactivitiesD.hadmoreproblems
Whiledrunkendrivingmaybeonthedeclinetrafficsafetyexpertsremainpuzzledoverhowtodealwithanotheralcoholrelateddanger:drunkenpedestrains.Pedestriansstruckandkilledbycarsoftenareextremelydrunk.Infacttheyareintoxicatedmorefrequently-andwithhigherbloodalcohollevels-thandrunkendriverswhoarekilledinaccidentsvariousstudieshaveshown.Fortypercentofadultpedestriansinvolvedinfatalcrasheshaveabloodalcohollevelofatleast0.10-whichbylawinmoststatessignifiesintoxication-comparedtoonly25percentofdriversindeadlyaccidentsaccordingtorecentfederaldatA.Sometypesofpedestrainaccidentshavebeendecliningnationallyespeciallythoseinvolvingchildrenbutthenumberofadultpedestrianswhoaredrunkwhenkilledintraffichasremainedrelativelysteadyat2500ayear.ThetotalnumberofpedestrianskilledannuallyinU.S.trafficaccidentsisatleast7000oroneofeverysevenhighwayaccidentsresultingindeath.We’redealingherewethinkwithaveryseveredrinkingproblemthatleadstoaseverehighwaysafetyproblemsaidRichardBlombergpresidentofDunlapandAssociatesIncinNorwalkCoon.BlombergwhoseconsultingcompanyfoundaveryhighrateofalcoholinvolvementinacontrolledstudyofpedestrianaccidentsinNewOrleanswasamongseveralresearcherswhospokeonthetopicattheannualmeetingoftheResearchcouncil’sTransportationResearchBoardTRBinWashingtoninJanuary.PedestrianaccidentshavenotreceivedenoughattentioninthepastaccordingtoKayColpittswhochairstheboard’scommitteeonpedestrians.Fewmethodsexisttomonitorwalkinghabitsshesaidandresearchershavebeenmystifiedabouthowtopreventdisasters.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TrafficSafety.B.DrunkenDrivers.C.DrunkenPedestrianAccidents.D.ASevereHighwaySafetyproblem..Amongthecausesofwalkers’accidentsthemostseriousproblemis.A.longdelaysintrafficsignalsthatmaymakepeoplecrossstreetswithoutpayingattentiontotrafficrulesB.alcoholC.alackofadultkeepingeyesonmanychildreninvolvedinaccidentsD.formerdrunkendriverswhoselicensesarenotallowedtouseforatimeAccordingtorecentfederaldatadrunkendriverswithanover0.10bloodalcohollevelindeadlyaccidents.A.are15percentlessthandrunkenadultwalkerswiththesamelevelB.are2500ayearC.areatleast7000inUStrafficaccidentsD.makeuponeseventhofhighwayaccidentsAccordingtothepassagewhatisBlomberg?A.Aresearcher.B.Aspecialistintrafficsafety.C.Aclerkofaconsultingcompany.D.Agovernmentofficial
Howoldisold?Theanswerhaschangedovertheyears.Twohundredyearsagoyouwereoldat35.Atthebeginningofthe20thcenturytheaveragelifespan平均寿命was45.In195070-year-oldswerereallyolD.Todayahealthy70-year-oldisstillthoughtyoung.Sohowoldisold?Theanswerisoneyou’veheardmanytimesfromallkindsofpeoplE.Youareasoldoryoungasyoufeel.YouragesimplytellsyouhowmanyyearsyouhaveliveD.Yourbodytellsyouhowwellyou’veliveD.Nobodygrowsoldbylivinganumberofyears.wroteawriter.Peoplegrowoldwhentheydon’thavetheirideals.Peopleshouldn’thavethewrongideasaboutaging.Sometimesoldermindscanbeasbrightasyoungminds.AliceBrophyoncesaidItmakesmeunhappywhenpeoplesay‘Youlookyoungforyourage’Whatdoesthatmean?Youknowyoucandieoldat30andliveyoungat80.53.ThemeaningoftheunderlinedwordagingisA.growingoldB.stayingyoungC.keepinghealthyD.feelingunhappy54.WhichquestionisNOTansweredinthepassage?A.Canolderpeoplebeasbrightasyoungpeople?B.Whattellsyouhowwellyou’velived?C.Howoldisold?D.whatistheaveragelifespantoday?55.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.theaveragelifespanB.agingC.the20thcenturyD.olderpeopleandyoungpeople
ManypeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveoutsideitandtogointotheirofficesorschoolseverydaybytraincarorbuseventhoughthismeanstheyhavetogetupearlyinthemorningandreachhomelateintheevening.OneadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.EvenasmallflatinLondonwithoutagardencostsquitealottorent.Withthesamemoneyonecangetalittlehouseinthecountrywithagardenofone’sown.Theninthecountryonecanrestfromthenoiseandhurryofthetown.Eventhoughonehastogetupearlierandspendmoretimeintrainsorbusesonecansleepbetteratnightandduringweekendsandonsummereveningsonecanenjoythefreshcleanairofthecountry.Ifonelikesgardensonecanspendone’sfreetimediggingplantingwateringanddoingthehundredandoneotherjobswhichareneededinagarden.ThenwhentheflowersandvegetablescomeuponehastherewardofonewhohassharedthesecretofNaturE.Somepeoplehowevertakenointerestincountrythings:forthemhappinessliesinthetownwithitscinemasandtheatresbeautifulshopsandbusystreetsdance-hallsandrestaurants.SuchpeoplewouldfeelthattheirlifewasnotworthlivingiftheyhadtoliveitoutsideLondon.Anoccasional偶尔walkinoneoftheparksandafortnight’stwoweeksvisittotheseaeverysummerisallthecountrytheywant:theresttheyarequitepreparedtoleavetothosewhoaregladtogetawayfromLondoneverynight.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Peoplewholikecountrythingsprefertoliveoutsidethecity.B.FewpeoplewhoworkinLondonprefertoliveinthecountry.C.OnedisadvantageoflivingoutsideLondonisthathousesarecheaper.D.ThepeoplelivingoutsideLondonmustlikegardens.Onecanusethesamemoneyfor________inLondontobuyalittlehousewithagardeninthecountry.A.gettingasmallflatwithagardenB.havingasmallflatwithagardenC.rentingasmallflatwithoutagardenD.buyingasmallflatwithoutagardenWhentheflowersandvegetablesinthegardencomeupthose_______cansharethesecretofNaturE.A.wholiveinthecountryB.whohavespenttimeworkinginthegardenC.whoworkinsidethecityD.whosometimeswalkintheparksPeoplewholikethecitylifewouldfeelthat_______iftheyhadtoliveoutsideLondon.A.theirlifewasmeaninglessB.theirlifewasinvaluableC.theydidn’tdeserveahappylifeD.theywerenotworthyoftheirhappylife
CellphoneusersintheUnitedStateshavecontributedmorethan$11milliontoHaitianearthquakereliefthroughtextmessagesinwhatisbeingcalledasanunexpectedmobileresponsetoanaturaldisaster.TheMobileGivingFoundationcalleditamobile-givingrecordforfundsraisedforasinglecausE.DonationsarerisingswiftlyasformerPresidentBillClintonandotherpoliticiansurgetheAmericanpeopletogivE.JimManischiefofficeroftheorganizationhelpingtomanagecellphonedonationssaiditwasreceivingupto10000textmessagesperseconD.Thefoundationsaidmorethan$11millionhasbeendonateD.Cellphoneuserscandonate$5toHaiti-bornhip-hopmusicianWyclefJean’sYeleHaitiEarthquakeFundbytextingthewordYeleto501501ortheycandonate$10toothernonprofitorganizationssuchastheAmericanRedCrossbytextingthewordHaititoaspecifiednumberlike90999.Thedonationischargedtoauser’scellphonebill.TheAmericanRedCrosssaidithasreceivedmorethan$9millionindonationsfrommorethan900000mobilephoneusers.It’sbeyondourimaginationthatwe’vereceivedthisamountsaidspokeswomanNadiaPontif.Jean’sfundhadraised$2millionviatextmessagesaccordingtoGiveontheGoYele’smobileapplicationserviceprovider.ThegivingisalsobeingfueledbythepopularityofwebsiteslikeFacebookandTwitterwhereusersareurgingoneanothertomakedonationsusingcellphones.Wirelesscarriers无线运营商VerizonWirelessAT&TInC.SprintandT-MobileUSAaunitofDeutscheTelekomAGhavewaived免收feesforcustomerswishingtosendmobiledonations.Carriersarealsolettingusersknowtheyarenottakingacutofthedonations.Therearenotextmessagingfeesand100%ofthe$10donationgoestotheAmericanRedCrossandeverycarrierisworkingthroughasolutiontopushthosefundsoutfaster.Verizonsaidinastatement.68.AmobilephoneusercandonatesomemoneytoHaitibytextingtheword_____.A.Yeleto501501todonate$10B.Haitito90999todonate$10C.YeleorHaitito501501todonate$5D.HaititotheAmericanRedCrosstodonate$569.Theunderlinedwordfueledintheninthparagraphmostprobablymeans_____.A.protectedB.discouragedC.inspiredD.reflected70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FacebookandTwitteraretworelieforganizationsfromtheUSA.B.ManyAmericanpoliticiansforceAmericanstogivedonationstoHaiti.C.TheAmericanRedCrossexpectedtoreceivemuchmoredonations.D.Carriershavepromisednottotakeasharefromthedonation.71.Whichmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.U.S.TextingRaises$11MillionforHaitiEarthquakeB.AnUnexpectedTerribleEarthquakeHitHaitiC.TheAmericanRedCrossOffersHelptoHaitiD.WirelessCarriersDonate$11MilliontoHaiti
Whoarethemostbeautifulwomenintheworld?LookingattherecordspeoplemightthinkVenezuelanwomenarE.TheywintheMissLatinAmericaMissUniverseandMissWorldcontestsmorefrequentlythanwomenfromanyothercountry.InVenezuelathetermMissasinMissUniverseisanhonoredtitlE.Thesedayspeopleinsomeculturesconsiderbeautyconteststobesilly.Theyhavetriedtostopthesecontestssayingtheconteststreatwomenasobjectsandplacetoomuchimportanceonwomen’slooks.ButinLatinAmericabeautycontestsareasourceofpridE.AndinVenezuelatheyarealmostanationalobsession狂热.AreVenezuelanwomenreallymorebeautifulthanotherwomen?TheyarenotreallymorebeautifulheresaysSelenawhotrainsgirlsforthecontest.It’sjustthatthegirlshereworkharderandpreparemorethananyoneelsE.Preparingforacontestisafull-timejobthatincludessixteen-hourdaysforsixmonths.ManyofthewomentakealeaveofabsencefromtheirjobsduringthetrainingperioD.Ifyoudon’ttakethisseriouslyyoudon’thaveachancE.Selenasays.Thepreparationtakesmanyhoursaday.Thecontestantsstretchtheirbodiesandpracticetheirwalksdowntherunway.TheyworkontheirspeechesandpracticeansweringquestionssuchasWhomdoyouadmiremostintheworld?Theystarvetostayslim.Theytakeclassestolearnhowtostyletheirhairandapplymakeup.Mostofthemgrowtheirhairlonganddiettoloseatleast10pounds.Manyofthemhavetheirteethstraightenedorhaveplasticsurgery整形外科手术tostraightenorfixotherbodyparts.Itisn’teasyandthecontestantsgiveupalotforthecontest.OneMissUniversewinnerimmediatelyputon20poundsafterthecontest.Shesaidtheonlythingshewantedtodoafterthecontestwastoeat.Thecostishighaswell.ThetrainingfortheMissVenezuelaandMissUniversecontestscancostupto$60000.Fortunatelythetelevisionstationthatsponsors赞助thecontestpaysthecostsoftrainingthefinalists.Yetmostofthecontestantssayit’sworththeeffort.A.formerMissUniverseisnowamayorofadistrictinalargecity.AlthoughshehadnopoliticalexperiencebeforethatshehasbeenaskedtorunforhigherpoliticalofficE.Anotherwinnerhasherowntelevisionshow.WinnershaveanadvantagetheycouldnotgetanywhereelsE.It’stheonlychanceyouhavetomakeit.Saysonecontestant.Youcan’tgettheseopportunitiesanyotherway.61.FromtheabovepassagewecaninferthatVenezuelaisprobably____.A.aplacewherecontestantsfromallpartsoftheworldgathertogetherB.acityinAmericawherebeautycontestisheldC.acountryinLatinAmericaD.aworldbeautycenter62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Contestantshavetostayawayfromtheirworkforaperiodoftimebeforethecontest.B.OnlyafewwomenwonthecontestwithoutbeingtraineD.C.Beautyisn’ttheonlyfactorforacontestanttowinthecontest.D.It’stooexpensiveforindividuals个人topayforthetrainingforthecontest.63.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BeautyMeansMoneyB.VenezuelanWomen—theMostBeautifulWomenintheWorldC.HowtoSucceedintheBeautyContestD.Training—theOnlyWaytoSuccess
Peoplelikedifferentkindsofvacations.SomegocampingTheyswimfishcookoverafireandsleepoutsideOthersliketostayatahotelinanexcitingcityTheygoshoppingalldayandgodancingallnightOrmaybetheygosightseeinggoplacessuchDisneylandtheTaiMahalorthebouvre.SomepeopleareboredwithsightseeingtripsTheydon’twanttobetourists.Theywanttohaveanadventure-asurprisingandexcitingtrip.Theywanttolearnsomethingandmaybehelppeopletoo.Howcantheydothis?Sometravelcompaniesandenvironmentalgroupsareplanningspecialadventures.Sometimesthesetripsaredifficultandfullofhardshipsbutthey’realotoffun.OneorganizationEarthwatchsendsoftheworld.SomevolunteersspendtwoweeksandstudytheenvironmentOtherswordwithanimals.OtherslearnaboutpeopleofthepastWouldyoulikeanadventureintheFarNorth?A.teamofvolunteersisleavingfromMurmansk.RussiaTheleaderofthistripisaprofessorfromAlaskaHe’sworriedaboutchemicalsfromfactories.HeandthevolunteerswillstudythispollutionintheenvironmentIfyoulikeexerciseandcoldweatherthisisagoodtripforyouvolunteersneedskisixteenkilometerseveryday.Doyouenjoyoceananimals?YoucanspendtwotofourweeksinHawaii.TherecanfolloworderssuchasBringmethelargeballTheyalsounderstandopposites.Howmuchmorecantheyunderstand?ItwillbeexcitingtolearnabouttheseintelligentanimalsAnotherstudytripgoestoWashingtonStateandfollows.HowmuchMorecantheyunderstand?ItwillbeexcitingtolearnabouttheseintelligentanimalsAnotherstudytripgoestoWashingtonStareandfollowsorcas.WecallorcasKillerWhalebutthey‘rereallydolphins-thelargestkindofdolphinThesebeautifulanimalstraveltogetherinfamilygroupsTheymovethroughtheoceanwiththeirmothers.Theymovethroughtheoceanwiththeirmothersgrandmothersandgreat–grandmothers.Oceanpollutionischasingtheirlives.Earthwatchisstudyinghowthishappens.Areyouinterestedinhistory?ThenGreeceistheplaceforyouradventurE.Thirty-fivehundredyearsagoavolcaneexplodedthereonSantorini.ThisexplosionwasmoreterriblethanKrakatoaorMountSaintHelens.ButtodayweknowalotaboutthewayoflifeofthepeoplefromthattimE.Therearehouseskitchensandpaintingsasinterestingasthoseinpompei.Todayreamsofvolunteersarelearningmoreaboutpeoplefromthepast.Doyouwantaverydifferentvacation?Doyouwanttotravelfarwordhardandlearnalot?ThenanEarthwatchvacationisforyou.TheTaiMahalmaybeA.ashoppingcenterB.ahotelC.adancinghallD.aplaceofinterestFromthepassageonanadverturetrippeopleA.aynotspendmuchtimeonsighteeingB.won’tmeetsomedifficultiesorhardshipsC.canenjoythemselvesD.can’tlearnsomethingIfyouwanttolearnsomethingaboutpeopleofthepastyoucanA.jointheteamtoHawaiiB.jointheteamtotheFarNorthC.jointheteamtoWashingtonD.jointheteamtoGreeceThewordintelligentinpara4meansA.excitingB.beautifulC.largeD.cleverWhichofthefollowingisfalse?A.Somepeoplefindsightseeingtripsboring.B.EarthwatchisplanningvariousspecialadventuresC.Thenumberoforcasisdecreasing.D.VolcanoExplosionsinallbrokeout3500yearsagoinGreece
WhenIwassevenmyfathergavemeaTimexmyfirstwatch.Iloveditworeitforyearsandhaven’thadanotheronesinceitstoppedtickingadecadeago.Why?BecauseIdon’tneedonE.IhaveamobilephoneandI’malwaysnearsomeonewithaniPodorsomethinglikethat.Allthesedevices装置tellthetime—whichiswhyifyoulookaroundyou’llseelotsofemptywrists;salesofwatchestoyoungadultshavebeengoingdownsince2007.Butwhilethewisehaverealizedthattheydon’tneedthemothers—apparentlyincludingsomedistinguishedmenofourtime—arespendingtotalfortunesonthem.BrandssuchasRolexPatekPhilippeandBreitlingcommandshockingpricesupto￡250000forapiecE.Thisisridiculous.Expensivecarsgofasterthancheapcars.Expensiveclotheshangbetterthancheapclothes.Butthesedaysallwatchestellthetimeaswellasallotherwatches.Expensivewatchescomewithextrafunctions—butwhoneedsthem?Howoftendoyoudiveto300metresintotheseaorneedtofindyourdirectionintheareaaroundtheSouthPole?Sowhypaythatmuchoffiveyears’schoolfeesforwatchesthatallowyoutodothesethings?IfjusticeweredonetheSwisswatchindustryshouldhavecloseddownwhentheJapanesediscoveredhowtomakeaccuratewatchesforafive-poundnotE.InsteadtheSwissreinventedthewatchwiththeaidofmillionsofpounds’worthofadvertisingasamessageaboutthemanwearingit.Rolexesareforthosewhospendtheirweekendsclimbingicymountains;aPatekPhilippeisforonefromarichornoblefamily;aBreitlingsuggestsyouliketopilotplanesacrosstheworlD.Watchesarenowclassifiedasinvestments投资.A.1994PatekPhilipperecentlysoldfornearly￡350000while1960sRolexeshavegonefrom￡15000to￡30000plusinayear.Butawatchisnotaninvestment.It’satoyforself-satisfactionamatteroffashion.Pricesmaykeepgoingup—they’vebeenrisingfor15years.Butwhenfashionmovesontheownerofthat￡350000beautywillsuddenlyfindhisprideandjoyisnomoreagoodinvestmentthanmychildhoodTimex.Thesalesofwatchestoyoungpeoplehavefallenbecausethey______.A.haveotherdevicestotellthetimeB.thinkwatchestooexpensiveC.prefertowearaniPodD.havenosenseoftimeItseemsridiculoustothewriterthat______.A.peopledive300metresintotheseaB.expensiveclothessellbetterthancheaponesC.cheapcarsdon’trunasfastasexpensiveonesD.expensivewatcheswithunnecessaryfunctionsstillsellWhatcanbelearntaboutSwisswatchindustryfromthepassage?A.Ittargetsrichpeopleasitspotentialcustomers.B.It’shardfortheindustrytobeatitscompetitors.C.Itwastesahugeamountofmoneyinadvertising.D.It’seasyfortheindustrytoreinventcheapwatches.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TimexorRolex?B.MyChildhoodTimexC.Watches?NotforMe!D.Watches—aValuableCollection
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