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Hereissomemustknowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachotherparticularlywomenwithlightcheekkisses.SchedulestendtobeflexiblewithbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanneD.ButtobesafebeontimE.Mealscanstretchforhours—there'snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocialpreferringfacetofacecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.InSingaporeSingaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmallpolitebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.SobeontimE.Efficiency效率isthegoalsomeetingsanddealingsoftenarefastpaceD.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussionsevenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.RankisimportantandauthorityisrespecteD.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexamplepeopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.IntheUnitedArabEmiratesIntheUAEstatusisimportantsothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.ThehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewherE.SodonotpullawayfromthehandshakE.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows肘部anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomesbuttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.TouchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoideD.WhenmeetingsareonetooneifyourhostoffersyoucoffeeyoushouldrefusE.Itmightseemoddbutitisaculturaltradition.CoffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresenteD.InSwitzerlandTheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastnamE.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality守时invitalsomethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers'timE.ArriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafE.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.HigherupsmakethefinaldecisionsevenifothersmightdisagreE.NeatcleandressisexpecteD.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.TheyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetablE.ItispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplatE.21.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphereC.customsandsocialmannersD.livingconditionsandstandards22.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeboss?A.TheyputefficiencyinthefirstplacE.B.Theydislikefacetofacecommunication.C.TheywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossiblE.D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.23.IntheUAEwhenshouldyourefusethecoffeeifitisoffered?A.Whengreetingseniors.B.WhenmeetingthehostalonE.C.Whenattendingapresentation.D.Whendiningwithbusinesspartners.24.Inwhichcountrydopeoplecareaboutwheretoputtheirhandsatthedinnertable?A.InBrazil.B.InSingaporE.C.IntheUnitedArabEmirates.D.InSwitzerlanD.
You’reinadepartmentstoreandyouseeacoupleofattractiveyoungwomenlookingatasweater.Youlistentotheirconversation:Ican’tbelieveit—LorenzoBertolla!TheyarealmostimpossibletofinD.Isn’titbeautiful?Andit’salotcheaperthantheoneSaraboughtinRomE.Theyleaveandyougoovertoseethisincrediblesweater.It’sniceandthepriceisright.You’veneverheardofLorenzoBertollabutthosegirlslookedreallystylish.Theymustknow.Soyoubuyit.Youneverrealizethatthoseyoungwomenareemployeesofanadvertisingagency.TheyareactuallypaidtogofromstoretostoretalkingloudlyaboutLorenzoBertollaclothes.Everydaywenoticewhatpeoplearewearingdrivingandeating.Ifthepersonlookscooltheproductseemscooltoo.Thisisthesecretofundercovermarketing.CompaniesfromFordtoNikearestartingtouseit.Undercovermarketingisimportantbecauseitreachespeoplethatdon’tpayattentiontotraditionaladvertising.ThisisparticularlytrueoftheMTVgeneration—consumersbetweentheageof18and34.Itisagoldengroup.Theyhavealotofmoneytospendbuttheydon’ttrustads.Soadvertisingagencieshireyoungactorstoperforminbarsandotherplaceswhereyoungadultsgo.SomepeoplemightcallthispracticemisleadingbutmarketingexecutiveJonathanResslercallsitcreativE.Lookattraditionaladvertising.Itseffectivenessisdecreasing.Itistruebecauseeveryoneknowsanadistryingtopersuadeyoutobuysomething.HoweverYoudon’tknowwhenaconversationyouoverhearisjustaperformancE.24.Thetwoattractiveyoungwomenweretalkingsothattheycould.A.beheardbypeoplearoundB.getthesweateratalowerpriceC.beadmiredbyothershoppersD.decideonbuyingthesweater25.LorenzoBertollais.A.averypopularmalesingerB.anadvertisingagencyC.thebrandnameofclothesD.aclothingcompanyinRome26.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Traditionaladvertisingwillsoondisappearinthemarket.B.TheMTVgenerationtendtobemoreeasilyinfluencedbyads.C.Undercovermarketingwillsurelybebannedsoonbythegovernment.D.Traditionaladvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseit’stoodirect.27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TwoAttractiveShoppersB.UndercoverMarketingC.WaysofAdvertisingD.LorenzoBertollaSweaters
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ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Ilookeddownatthecounterandeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIaskedherWhatdoyouusuallydo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’srightsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.Thereisnowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.Afterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackup备用的computerIsaidLet’sforgetthecomputer.Whataboutyourplanes?They’restillflyingaren’tthey?Ican’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcanjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifhe’sflyingtoWashington.IsuggesteD.Idon’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotisgoingtoWashingtonhecan’ttakeyouifyoudon’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherflighttoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Idon’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.Butitcan’ttellmenow.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordsspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeopleleftsomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.24.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Whenintroubleaskthecomputertohelpyou.B.Thecomputersystemoftheairport.C.Anunpleasantexperienceforapassengeratanairport.D.Gettinghelpfromotherswhenthecomputerisdown.25.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedoforthepassengerswithoutaskingthecomputer?A.ShecouldknowhowlongthecomputerwoulddownB.ShecoulddonothingC.ShecouldsellaticketD.Shecouldwriteoutaticket26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thegirldidn’twanttowritehimaticket.B.Ifthewriterdidn’thaveaticketthepilotwouldn’ttakehim.C.ThewritercouldgotothegateandaskthepilottotakehimtoWashington.D.ThecomputerwouldbeOKinjust10minutes.27.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat______.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedownB.computerscantaketheplaceofhumansC.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeopleD.facingthesituationsallthepassengerskeptcalm
TheU.S.government’spushtodecreasethenation’soutputofgreenhousegasesbyincreasingthefuelefficiencyofthecarsAmericansdriveisarousingagainanemotionalargument:Doesdrivingasmallfuel-efficientcarmakeyoumorelikelytodieontheroad?Engineersandstatisticalanalystscanpointtodatathatsuggestmore-efficientcarsdon’tnecessarilyputmotoristsatgreateroverallrisk.Butmostofuscarelessabouttheoverallriskthanwedoaboutourselves.DrivingabigChevroletTahoeSUVmakesmanyofusbelievewearesaferthanwewouldbeinasmallercar—evenifstatisticalmeasuresacrossalargepopulationofvehiclesandallkindsofcaraccidentssuggesttheadvantageofsafetyisn’tquiteaswideasSUVownersbelievE.TheObamagovernmenthasputthefuel-efficiencyandsafetyquestionbackonthefrontburnerbycallingfornew-vehiclefueleconomytorisetoanaverageof35milespergallon加仑by2020fromabout25mpgtoday.ThatgoalcouldmovehigherifthegovernmentdecidestoadoptCalifornia’srequirementtocutvehiclegreenhouse-gasgivingoffwhichwouldresultinstrictermileagestandards.Thosemovesandtheeffectsoflastsummer’sgas-priceshockaredrivingautomakerstooffercarssuchastheToyotaYarisHondaFitandDaimlerAG’sSmartForTwo—whichgetthekindofmileagetodaythatlawsaysshouldbetheaverageinadecadE.Beyondthatautomakerswilllaunchawiderangeofnewcompact紧凑的vehiclesanddecreaseproductionoflargebody-on-frameSUVs.That’sleadingtonewconcernsaboutgreensafetyatermformanagingthebalancebetweenreducingvehiclesizeforefficiencyandaddingsafetyandprotectionfeaturesthattendtomakevehiclesheavierandlessefficient.UndoubtedlyfurtherworkhastobedonebeforeAmericansmakethechoicE.48.TheU.S.governmentrequirestoimprovethefuelefficiencyinorderto________.A.pushAmericanstodrivesmallercarsB.reducetheoutputofgreenhousegasesC.driveautomakerstoproducefewerSUVsD.causeAmericanstomakeanargument49.AccordingtoParagraph2engineersandanalysts’idea________.A.failstorelievepeopleoftheirworryaboutsafetyB.persuadespeopletopurchasesmallercarsinsteadofSUVsC.isbasedonresearchandthereforepersuasiveenoughD.makespeoplethinkoftheirsafetyaswellasothers’50.AbouttheObamagovernment’snewmovestheautomakersare________andaverageAmericansare________.A.uncertain;positiveB.doubtful;uncertainC.supportive;positiveD.positive;uncertain51.Thebesttitleforthetextshouldbe________.A.NewLawReducesGreenhouseGasesOutputB.CanSmallCarsOvercomeAccidentFears?C.NewCompactCarsGetsPopularintheU.S.D.DoWeHavetoFollowtheGovernment?
AnoldfriendfromCaliforniacalledfromtheairporttotellmethathehadarriveD.IwasnotabletoleavetheofficebutIhadmadeplansforhisarrival.AfterexplainingwheremynewhousewasItoldhimthatIhadleftthekeyunderthedoormat门垫.SinceIknewitwouldbeprettylatebeforeIcouldgethomeIsuggestedthathemakehimselfathomeandhelphimselftoanythingthatwasintherefrigerator.TwohourslatermyfriendphonedmefromthehousE.Atthemomenthesaidhewaslisteningtosomeofmyrecordsafterhavinghadadeliciousmeal.NowhesaidhewasdrinkingaglassoforangejuicE.WhenIaskedhimifhehadhadanydifficultyfindingthehouseheansweredthattheonlyproblemwasthathehadnotbeenabletofindthekeyunderthedoormatbutluckilythelivingroomwindowbytheappletreehadbeenleftopenandhehadclimbedinthroughthewindow.IlistenedtoallthisingreatsurprisE.Thereisnoappletreeoutsidemywindowbutthereisonebythelivingroomwindowofmynextdoorneighbor'shouse!21.Anoldfriendofminecalled______.A.totellmetomeethimattheairportB.totellmeabouthisarrivalC.toaskmetoleavetheofficeD.toaskmetomakeplansforhisarrival22.Myfriendclimbedintotheroombecause______.A.therewasanappletreeoutsideB.thelivingroomwindowwasleftopenC.hehaddifficultyopeningthedoorD.hehadn'tfoundthekey23.Myfriendtelephonedmetwohourslater______.A.frommyhomeB.attheairportC.inhisofficeD.frommyneighbor'shouse
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StrangeBaby-NamingLawsGermanyParentsarebannedbylawfromusinglastnamesandthenamesofobjectsandproductsasfirstnames.A.child’sfirstnamemustclearlyindicatehisorhersexandallnamesmustbeapprovedbytheofficeofvitalstatisticsintheareainwhichthechildwasborn.IcelandThecountry’snamingcommitteeconsultstheNationalRegisterofPersonstodetermineifanameisacceptablE.Ifparentswanttogooff-listtheymustapplyforapprovalandpayafeeandthenamemustcontainonlylettersintheIcelandicalphabet.NewZealandThecountry’sBirthsDeathsandMarriagesRegistrationActof1995prohibitsparentsfromchoosinganamethatmightcauseoffensetoareasonableperson;isunreasonablylong;orisincludesorresemblesanofficialtitleorrankincludingapparentlyAdolfHitlerandYeahDetroit—bothnamesrecentlyrejecteD.DenmarkIfDanishparentspreferamonikernotonthelistof7000preapprovedbabynamestheymustgetpermissionfromlocalchurchandgovernmentofficials.Fifteento20percentofthe1100reviewednames—includingcreativespellingsofcommonnameslastnamesasfirstnamesandunusualnames—arerejectedeachyear.21.Youcantellwhetherababyisagirloraboyaccordingtothefirstnamein_____.A.GermanyB.NewZealandC.IcelandD.Denmark22.InIcelandthenamesshould_____.A.beapprovedbytheofficeofvitalstatistics.B.beacceptedbytheNationalRegisterofPersons.C.containonlylettersintheRomanalphabet.D.bepaidforsomemoney.23.WhichnameisacceptedinNewZealand?A.BinLadenB.TalulaDoesTheHulaC.JohnSmithD.KeenanGotLucky24.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Parentsshouldpayafeeforbabies’namesifthenamesarerejecteD.B.Eachyearabout150-200reviewednamesarerejectedinDenmark.C.AdolfHitlerisbannedinIcelanD.D.Danishbabies’namesshouldbeonthelistifparentscan’tgetthepermission.
WhenyougotoSt.Petersburgyouwillbeattractedbysomanyattractions.Ifyou’reshortontimeorjustwanttomakesuretohitthehighlightsthesearethetopmust-seesightsinSt.Petersburg.TheHermitageMuseumTheHermitageMuseumisoneofthemostimportantsightstoseeforanyvisitortoSt.Petersburg.ThereyoucanseelotsofdifferentpaintingsofoldmastersinsidetheHermitagE.Preparetocomeface-to-facewithclassicWesternartists.TheRussianMuseumTheRussianMuseumholdsoneofthelargestcollectionsofRussianartintheworlD.ViewRussianartcreationsthroughtheagesfromByzantine-styleiconstotheSocialistRealismofStalin’stimes.KizhiIslandKizhiIslandisanopen-airmuseumofwoodenbuildingsfromtheKareliaRegionofRussiA.Theseimpressivestructuresaremadewithoutanynails钉子—thewoodfitstogetherwithjoints铆andgrooves沟槽.PeterhofPeterhofisbeautifulandfun.You’llbechargedforadmission门票butgotoPeterhofwhenthefountainsareworking—duringthedayinthesummer.Theyareshutoffinwinteraswellasintheevenings.TheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodLoveitorhateittheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodisanattractivemust-seesight.ThebeautifullookmaymakeyoureyesbrightenandthepaintingsinsidethechurchwillmakeyousayWow!TheBronzeHorsemanStatueTheBronzeHorsemanisapartofRussianCultureandasymbolofSt.Petersburg.ThisstatueofPetertheGreatsittingonhishorsecantrulyshowPetertheGreat’sinfluenceontheRussianideaofgreatness.ItwasmadefamousbyAlexanderPushkin.26.Ifyou’reinterestedinpaintingsyou’dbettergoto_____.A.theHermitageMuseumandPeterhofB.theHermitageMuseumandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodC.KizhiIslandandtheChurchofOurSavioronSpilledBloodD.theRussianMuseumandKizhiIsland27.ThemanontheBronzeHorserefersto_____.A.PetertheGreatB.AlexanderPushkinC.ByzantineD.Stalin28.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.ThefountainsinPeterhofcanbeseenallyearrounD.B.ThelargestcollectionofRussianartisintheHermitageMuseum.C.ThebuildingsonKizhiIslandaremadeofwooD.D.YoucanvisitPeterhoffreeofchargE.29.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_____.A.showthewonderfulhistoryofRussiaB.introducethefamousbuildingsinRussiaC.persuadeartiststostudySt.PetersburgD.attracttouriststovisitSt.Petersburg
Doyoulovemusic?I’dliketointroduceyoutoabandtoday.TheLumineersisabandbasedinDenverColorado.ThegroupreleaseditsfirstalbumTheLumineersinApril2012.Recentlytherecordwentgoldmeaning500000copieshadbeensold.Thatisreallyalargenumber.CriticshavemostlypraisedthealbumTheLumineers.Somehavecalledthealbum’ssoundexpansiveanditssongscreative.ThemostpopularsongfromthealbumisHoHey.ItisNumberOneonthreeBillboardsinglescharts:rockadultPopandalternative.AlotofpeoplethinkofHoHeyasalovesong.AndTheLumineerssayitis.Butleadsingerandguitarist吉它手WesleySchultzsaysitisalsoabouthispersonalstruggleswhenhewaslivingandworkinginNewYorkCity.ThethreemembersofTheLumineerswereexcitedwhenaskedtoperformattheGrammynominations提名concert.ButtheywerealsoverysurprisedwhentheywerenamedasGrammynominees.Thebandisupfor被提名GrammyawardsasBestNewArtistandBestAmericanaAlbum.DrummerJeremiahFraitestoldreportersWehadnoidea.JeremiahFraitesandWesleySchultzgrewupinNewJerseyandhavebeenplayingmusictogetherforabouteightyears.Theyfoundcellist大提琴手NeylaPekarekanativeofDenveraftertheymovedtothatcity.NeylaPekarektoldonereporterthattheband’sstyledevelopednaturally.Shesaiditcamefromalotofwritingexperimentingandmakingchangestoletthelyricstellthestoriestheyweremeanttotell.Weleaveyouwithoneofthosestories.ThisisStubbornLovefromthealbumTheLumineers.Hopeyou’llenjoytheirstaging.46.WhatdoweknowaboutthealbumTheLumineersfromParagraph1?A.Itincludessomeoldsongs.B.Itdidn’tsellwellatfirst.C.Itwasreleasedrecently.D.Itisagreatsuccess.47.BylisteningtoHoHeywecanlearnsomethingabout________.A.WesleySchultz’sstrugglesinNewYorkCityB.thehappytimesofWesleySchultzasasingerC.threeBillboardsingleschartsinNewYorkCityD.atouchinglovestorythathappenedinNewYorkCity48.WhatisimpliedaboutTheLumineersinParagraph3?A.Theydidn’texpecttheywouldbenominatedGrammyawards.B.Theydidn’twanttoperformattheGrammynominationsconcert.C.TheywereverycalmwhentoldtheywerenominatedGrammyawards.D.TheyweresurelytowintheGrammyawardforBestAmericanaAlbum.49.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.People’sopinionsonthealbumTheLumineers.B.ThestrugglesofabandnamedTheLumineers.C.AsongfromafamousbandintheUnitedStates.D.AbandthathasbeennominatedGrammyawards.50.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewspaper.B.Aradioprogram.C.Amagazine.D.Atextbook.
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheytreatuswarmlytheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresmuchtimE.ButinChinaweareusuallygenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatanairporteveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyplans.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurebusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlivesC.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.9.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe______.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohishomeC.treatedhospitablyathishomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant10.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe______.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships
AsweknowJulianBeeverisaninternationalwell-knownsidewalkchalkartistwhosedrawingshaveappearedonthestreetsofLondonBuenosAiresParisNewYorkandcountlessothercitiesaroundtheworlD.Beevercreatesdrawingsthatlookcompletelythree-dimensionalwhenseenfromthecorrectanglE.NowinhisbookPavementchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeevertheartistsharessomeofhismostfascinatingandhumorouspiecesHereareafewexamplesyou’llfindinthebook.●PhiladelphiaeagleInPennsylvaniaBeevercreatedPhiladelphiaeagleahugedrawingwithaneaglelandingsuccessfullyonanAmericannationalflag.●MeetingMr.FrogMeetingMr.FrogwascreatedinSalamancaSpainandisaboutarealistic-lookingfrogsittingonaLilypaD.●SwimmingpoolinthehighstreetMypersonalfavoriteisSwimmingpoolinthehighstreetfromBrusselswhichisaboutawomanrelaxinginaswimmingpool-----aswimmingpoolsunkintothemiddleofthestreetthatis!AlongwithanintroductionabouthisbackgroundBeeverincludesadescriptionofthetechniquesheusedandthechallengesheovercamewitheverydrawing.HesharesinformationabouthistimeathomeintheUK.andabroad;thereisafunstorytobackupeachpieceofart.Beever’sartworkistrulyjawdrooping.You’resuretospendagesturningtheleavesbackandforthsurprisedathowonemancancreatewhatlookslikeathree-dimensionaldesignonaflatsurfacewithjustabitofchalk.Fromanimalstosuperheroestofamousbuildingsthepaintingsareawondertolayeyeson.＊Paymentchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeeverissurelyworthalook.Andanotherlook.This112-pagehardcoverbookisavailablenowfromFireflyBooksatalistpriceof$29.9540.Whatdoweknowaboutthebookmentionedinthetext?A.Ithasapapercover.B.Ithasn’tbeenpublisheD.C.ItisabiographyofJulianBeever.D.Itincludessomedrawingtechniques.41.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartjawdroppingmostprobablymean?A.Amazing.B.RomantiC.C.FrighteningD.Depressing.42.Wecaninferthatthetextis______.A.abookreview.B.adescriptionofstreetart.C.anintroductiontoanartist.D.anadvertisementforanewbook
[1]somepopularexpressionsarearaystery.NooneissurehowtheydevelopeD.Oneoftheseistheexpressioncarryachiponyourshoulder.A.personwithachiponhisshoulderisaproblemforanybodywhomustdealwithhim.HeseemstobeexpectingtroublE.[2]Onewriterbelievesthattheexpressionmighthavecomefromanoldsaying.Thesayingwarmsagainststrikingtoohighor.ThatcouldbegoodadvicE.IfyoustrikehighuponatreewithanaxethechipofwoodthatiscutoffwillfallintoyoureyE.[3]LaterintheUniteStatessomepeoplewouldputarealchipontheirshoulderasatest.Theywantedtostartafaint.Theywouldwaitforsomeonetobeorateenoughtotrytohititoff.[4]ThewordshipappearsinanumberofspecialAmericanexpressions.Anotherischipofftheoldblock.Thismeansthatachildisexactlylikeaparent.Thisexpressiongoesbackatleasttotheearlysixteenhundreds.TheBritishwriterofplays.GeorgeColmanwtctetonselinesinseventeensixty-two.You’llfindhimhisfather’sownsonIbelievE.A.chipofftheoldblankIpromiseyou![5]Thewordchipcanalsobeusedinathreateningwaytosomeonewhoissuspectedofwrongdoing.Aninvestigatormaysay.We’regoingtoletthechipsfallwheretheymay.Thismeansthemvestigationisgoingtobecompleteandhonest.Itisalsoawarningthatnoonewillbeprotectexlformbeingfoundguilty.[6]Chipsareoatenusedincardgames.Theyrepresentmoney.A.pokerplayermayatanytimedecidetoleavethegamE.Hewillturninhischipsinexchangeformoneyorcash.76.What’sthetextmanlyabout?nomorethan5words77.Whichsentenceinthetextisclosestinmeaningtotheallowingone?ItseemsthatheislikelytogetintosometroublE.78.FillintheblankinParagraph?Withproperwords.nomorethan10words79.Chipcanbeusedontheoccasionswhenpeoplenomorethan20words①②③80.PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3intoChinesE.
Youmayhavenoticedsomethingdifferentwhenyouateatyourfavoriterestaurant.Orperhapsyoupickeduponitwhilelookingthroughyoursocialmediaapps社交媒体软件.Youguessedit---we’rebecomingafoodie吃货culturE.Forsomethatmeansphotographingeverydishbutothersaretakingitonestepfurther.SophiaHamptonasenioratStaplesHighSchoolinUSchoosestomakeherownfooD.ShehasbeenpublishedinFutureChefsacookbookofrecipes食谱byteens.Hampton’sbestadviceforthosewhowanttobefoodiesistogetinthekitchen.StartcookingshesaiD.TherearesomanyresourcesonlinelikerecipesandarticlesaboutfooD.Gotoyourlocalfarmers’marketandstartcookingwiththem.Besidesblogsandonlineresourcestherearealsohands-oncookingclassesforstudents.TheChoppingBlockaChicagocookingschooloffersmanydifferentclassesforteensincludingcoursesonchocolateandFrenchfooD.Byattendingcookingclassessurfingonlineandgoingtorestaurantsyoucanfindendlessrecipes.ButsometimesbecomingarealfoodiemeansbeingbehindacamerA.Asourfood-lovingculturebecomesmorepopularandteen-friendlysocialmediaappslikeFacebookhavebecomemajorplayersinfoodculturE.GettinginvolvedinfoodiecultureisaseasyashavingacameraandasocialmediaapponefoodiesaiD.Ialwaysgotostreetsandfarmers’marketstotakebeautifulpicturesoffooD.WhereverfoodpricesareexpensivethephotosarefreE.9.WhatdoesHamptonadvisethosewhowanttobefoodiestodo?A.PosttheirrecipesonlinE.B.Cookfoodbythemselves.C.Eatattheirfavoriterestaurant.D.Takephotosofeverydishtheyeat.10.Wherecanstudentsfindnewrecipesaccordingtothearticle?①cookingclasses②onlineresources③newrestaurant④publiclibrariesA.①②③B.①③④C.②③④D.①②④11.Whathasmadefoodieculturemorepopularaccordingtothearticle?A.People’sgrowinginterestintraditionalculturE.B.TheconvenienceofgettingdifferentfooD.C.TheuseofcamerasandsocialmediA.D.Thedropinfoodprices.
Almosteveryonelikestoeatapples.Applesgrowinnearlyeverypartoftheworld;TheUnitedStatesproducesmoreapplesthananyothercountryexceptFrancE.ThestatesofWashingtonandNewYorkgrowthemostapples.PerhapsthisiswhyNewYorkisoftencalledBigApplebysomepeoplE.NewYorkisontheeastcoastandWashingtonisonthewestnearCanadA.Applesareredyelloworgreen.TheyareverypopularintheUnitedStates.Manypeopleliketocarryapplestoworkortoschooltoeatwiththeirlunches.MostAmericanpeopleareoftentoobusyortootiredtocookdinnersotheyoftenhavetheirdinnersverysimply.ApplejuiceisalsoapopulardrinkandapplepieisthefavoritesweetdishformanyAmericans.ThestateofWashingtonisproudofitsapples.Thetreesthereproducenearlyfivebillionappleseveryyear—oneappleforeverymanwomanandchildinthewholeworlD.Therearemanystoriesandsayingsaboutapples.ForexampleYouaretheappleofmyeyE.meansYouareactuallytheoneIlovebestandcaremost.InChinaitisacustominsomeplacesforthemarryingcoupletoholdanappleineachone’shandpromisingthattheirmarriagewillbesafewithoutanythingbadandthattheirmarriagewillneverbebroken.Toapplepolishoftenreferstoamanwhofawns奉承onsomebodyforthepurposeofgettingsomebenefits.Soyoucaneasilygetapplepolisher.Whileinapple-pieorderusuallyhasthesamemeaningasingoodorder.Itislikelythatyouhearaboutcompareapplesandoranges.Infactit’sanothersayingaboutcomparetwothingsthatcan’tbecompared.25.Whatcanweknowfromtheunderlinedsentence?A.AmericanapplestastegooD.B.WecanseeappleseverywhereinAmericA.C.Americansliketoeatapples.D.AmericansregardapplesastheirbestfooD.26.Fromthispassageweknow________.A.FranceproducesthemostapplesintheworldB.therearemoreapplesinAmericathaninFranceC.theapplesinFrancearebetterthanthoseinAmericaD.appletreesarenoteasytogrowinNewYork27.Whydothemarryingcoupleholdanappleineachone’shandinsomeplacesofChina?A.Becausetheylikethesweettasteofapples.B.BecausetheChineseapplesarewonderful.C.BecausepeopleinChinahavenoopinionsoftheirown.D.Becauseitstandsforhappinessofmarriage.28.Ifyouaresatisfiedwiththeorderofsomethingyouwillusethefollowingphrase_______.A.Appleofone’seyeB.ToapplepolishC.Inapple-pieorderD.Thebigapple
Thereare67countiesinthestateofAlabamA.Eachcountyisrichwithhistoryanditsownuniquestories.ColbertCountylocatedinthenorthwestcornerofthestatehasitsshareofexcitingstoriesandclaimstostatewidefamE.ThecountywascreatedonFebruary61867andTuscumbiabecamethecountyseatthetowninwhichtheofficesofthecountygovernmentarelocated.OneofthemostfamousresidentsofTuscumbiawasHelenKeller.HelenKellerwasbornonJune271880.Herhomewasawhiteframecottagebuiltbyhergrandparents.Sinceivy常春藤greweverywherethehousewascalledIvyGreen.ItwashereatthewaterpumpinthebackyardthatKellerlearnedthewordw-a-t-e-rwiththehelpofherteacherAnneSullivan.VisitorstoIvyGreencanwalkunderboxwoodtreesthatare150yearsolD.ThehomehasfurniturethattheKellerfamilyuseD.ItalsohasKeller’sBraille盲文booksandheroriginalBrailletypewriter.SpringParkisTuscumbia’smostpopularparkandfavoritetouristattraction.Thisparkhastheworld’slargestmanufacturedwaterfallcalledColdwaterFalls.TheSpringParkLightandWaterShowisanamazingsighttoseE.IttakesplaceeveryFridaySaturdayandSundayatsundown.Thewaterappearstodancetomusicandcoloredlights.ThemusicplayedduringtheshowisrecordedbysingersandmusiciansfromAlabamA.FameRecordingStudiosisinthecityofMuscleShoalsinColbertCounty.ThestudioisthefirstsuccessfulrecordingstudioinAlabamA.ItisbestknownforcreatingSouthernrockSouthernsoulandcountysoul.Well-knownperformerslikeArethaFranklinandmusicalgroupssuchasAlabamaandLynyrdhavemaderecordingsatthisstudio.VisitorscancontinuetoexploremusicinAlabamabyvisitingtheAlabamaMusicHallofFameinTuscumbiA.Builtin1990thissiterecognizesthemusicaltalentsofmorethan500Alabamaresidentsinawidevarietyofmusicalstylesincludingcountryandrhythmandblues.TrulyColbertCountyhasalotofwonderfullocationstovisit.GuestswillnotbedisappointedinavisittothisdelightfulplacE.32.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAlabamaandmusic?A.Alabamamusicianshaveestablishedexhibitsforvisitors.B.ThereareagreatmanytalentedmusiciansinAlabamA.C.MusicisthemostimportantindustryinAlabamA.D.AlabamaresidentsenjoylisteningtomusiC.33.HowmanylocationsrelatedtomusicinColbertCountyarementionedinthetext?A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.34.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlytopersuadethereader__________.A.tolearnfromHelenKellerB.tovisitbusinessesinAlabamaC.tostopforavisitinColbertCountyD.tolistentoSouthernstylesofmusic35.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom__________.A.astorybookB.abookreviewC.apersonaldiaryD.atravelmagazine
TEFLTeachingEnglishasaforeignlanguageEnglandrunsTEFLcoursesforEnglish-speakingpeoplewishingtoteachEnglishabroaD.Ourcourseswillgiveyouthequalifications资格证书tofindyourfirstpaidteachingjobabroaD.WerunTEFLcoursesacrossthewholeofEnglanD.Weofferalotofcourseswhicharedifferentinlengthpriceandlevelofqualification.OnceyouhavefinishedallyourTEFLEnglandcoursesandgetyourTEFLcertificate结业证书youwillbeabletogettheTEFLjobweoffer.WenowhaveTEFLjobsinSpainJapanChinaandothercountriesworldwidE.ThroughourcoursesyouwilllearnallyouneedtostepintoyourfirstTEFLclassroom.Ifyouhavelostyourjobwecanofferyoua10%discountoffthecoursecost.TEFLEngland24-hourweekendcoursesaretaughtinaninterestingwayandhelpyoutobefitforyourjobinjust12days.You’lllearntherulesofEnglishlanguageteachingandbecomeskilledathowtoplanprepareandteachTEFLlessonswithlotsofhands-onactivities.You’llspendyourweekendlearningbydoingnotbywriting!Thecostofallthecoursesis480pounds.Ifyouonlyattendhalfthecoursesyouhavetopay300pounds.IfyouwishtoattendthecoursesyoushouldletusknowaheadoftimE.Formoreinformationvisitwww.teflenglanD.co.ukcall08009888200between9amand5:30pmMondaytoFridaytotalktooneofourTEFLtrainedadvisorsore-mailinfo@tefleng-lanD.co.uk.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A.TEFLEnglandhasschoolsallovertheworlD.B.TEFLEnglandofferstwo2-hourcourseseachday.C.IfyougetthecertificateyoucangetajoB.D.Ifyoustudyhalfthecoursesyoushouldpayhalfofthefees.29.Ifyouhavenojobandwanttoattendallthecoursesyouhavetopay______.A.300poundsB.480poundsC.270poundsD.432pounds30.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthecourses?A.Interestingandpractical.B.FriendlyandactivE.C.Funnybutserious.D.Usefulbutstrict.31.HowmanywaysarementionedtogetintouchwithTEFLEngland?A.Two.B.ThreE.C.Four.D.FivE.
Closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeifyouhadahundreddollarsless.Alsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyesclosed.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwide.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.Doctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeoplethere.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsisChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvince.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogramforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.Yourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworld.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.1.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination2.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.Theyhavenotbeenupdated.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind3.ORBISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization4.Whatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?A.AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.Showsympathyfortheblind
Formanyyearsnoonecouldcommunicatewithpeoplewhohadbeenbornwithouthearing.ThesedeafpeoplewerenotabletouseaspokenlanguagE.Butbeginninginthe1700sthedeafweretaughtaspeciallanguagE.Usingthislanguagetheycouldsharethoughtsandideaswithothers.ThelanguagetheyusedwasalanguagewithoutsounD.ItwasasignlanguagE.Howdidthissignlanguagework?Thedeafweretaughttomakecertainmovementsusingtheirhandsfacesandbodies.Thesemovementsstoodforthingsandideas.Peoplemightmovetheirforefingersacrosstheirlips.ThismeantYouarenottellingthetruth.Theymighttaptheirchinswiththreefingers.ThismeantmyunclE.Thedeafwerealsotaughttouseafingeralphabet.Theyusedtheirfingerstomakethelettersofthealphabet.Inthiswaytheyspelledoutwords.Somedeafpeoplecouldspelloutwordsataspeedof130wordsperminutE.SignlanguageandfingerspellingarenotusedasmuchastheyoncewerE.Todaythedeafaretaughttounderstandothersbywatchingtheirlips.TheyarealsotaughthowtospeA.63.Inthe1700sthedeafweretaught__________.A.tospeakB.signlanguageC.towatchothersD.Braille64.Thedeaftalkedtootherpeople______.A.bymovingtheirhandsfacesandbodiesB.byshoutingandsingingC.withoutusinganylettersD.withoutusinganylanguage65.Fromthetextwelearnthat_______.A.deafpeoplemakesignstoearnalivingB.thereisstillnowaytocommunicatewiththedeafC.signlanguagehelpedthedeaflearntoreadD.manydeafpeoplenowcanspeak66.Thestoryaswholeisabout_______.A.learningtospellB.teachingthedeaftospeakC.howthedeafcommunicateD.understandingIndiansignlanguage
ManyAmericanpresidentsinthe19thcenturywereborninpoorfamilies.Theyspenttheirtimeinlittlewoodenroomswhentheywerechildren.Theygotlittleschooleducation.WashingtonandLincolnforexamplE.hardlywenttoschoolandtheytaughtthemselves.Lincolnoncedidjobsofaworkershopkeeperandpostofficerinhisearlyyears.AlargenumberofUSpresidentsoncestayedinthearmy.Thetwobest－knownwereUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhower.Grantwasageneral将军intheAmericanCivilWarandEisenhowerwasahero英雄intheSecondWorldWar.Ithappenedthattheycamefromthesameschool—WestPointMilitaryAcademy西点军校.Onemaybesurprisedtolearnthatneitherofthemdidwellintheschool.Eisenhowerforexamplewasoncefined罚becausehebroketherulesoftheschool.ThejobsofUSpresidentsaretiring疲劳的.HemustkeepaneyeonanythingimportantwhichhappensbothathomeandabroaD.Everydayalotofworkwaitsforhimtodoandhehastomakemanyimportantdecisions.WhenFranklinRooseveltwasachildhewasoncebroughttovisitpresidentTaft.TheoldpresidentsaidtohimWhenyougrowupyoushouldnotbepresident.It’satiringjoB.29.Inthe19thcenturymanyUSpresidents______.A.didnothavemuchknowledgeintheirworkB.hadbeenworkersshop－keepersandpostofficersintheirearlyyearsC.couldn’tgetgoodschooleducationwhentheywereyoungD.didn’twanttogotoschoolwhentheywerechildren30.PresidentEisenhowerbecamewell－known_______.A.duringtheAmericanCivilWarB.whilestudyinginWestPointAcademyC.afterhewasmadepresidentoftheUSD.duringWorldWarⅡ31.Inthispassagekeepaneyeonmeans_______.A.tolookwithonlyoneeyeB.nottopayattentiontoC.towatchcarefullyD.nevertokeepinmind32.Themainideaofthesecondparagragh节is_______.A.manyoftheUSpresidentshadbeenonceinthearmyB.onlythosewhodidn’tworkhardatschoolbutweregoodatfightingcouldbepresidentsC.whyUlyssesGrantandDwightD.Eisenhowerbecamewellknownwasthattheybothcamefromthefamousschool—WestPointMilitaryAcademyD.EisenhowerwasPresidentatthebeginningoftheSecondWorldWar
Closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeifyouhadahundreddollarsless.Alsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyesclosed.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwide.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.Doctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeoplethere.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsisChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvince.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogramforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.Yourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworld.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.41.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination42.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.Theyhavenotbeenupdated.C.TheyarenotequallydistributedD.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind43.ORBISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization44.Whatdoestheauthortrytodointhelastparagraph?A.AppealfordonationsB.MakeanadvertisementC.PromotetrainingprogramsD.Showsympathyfortheblind45.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORBISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.ORBISFlyingHospitalD.Sight-savingTechniques
MOOCsanacronym缩写formassiveopenonlinecoursesmarkanimportantpossiblyrevolutionarydevelopmentineducation.ThesecoursesareonlinefreeofchargeandopentoanyoneintheworldwhohasalaptopandanInternetconnection.MoreovertheyaremainlyofferedbyeliteuniversitieslikeStandfordBerkeleyHarvardandColumbia.Thecourseslikenormalcollegecoursesaresequenced按顺序排好bydifficultyenablingstudentstoprogressfrombeginnerstotheadvanced.Thecoursescovernotonlyabroadrangeoftechnicalsubjectssuchasmathandcomputersciencebutalsocoursesinthesocialsciencesandthehumanities人文学科.ThoughMOOCsarenotofferedforcreditanddegreemanystudentsenrollinthecoursesforrealskillsorknowledgewhichtheycanputtosomepracticaluse.Somestudentsevenformonlinestudygroupsorin-persongroupswithstudentswholivenearby.Theformatseemssuperiortothetraditionalschoolclass.Theaveragequalityofthelecturerismuchhigherbecausestudentsdonothavetostickwithamediocre平庸的lecturer.Besidesstudentscanscrollbackorforward—inshorttheycangoattheirownlearningspeedwhichtheycannotdoinalivelecture.Andofgreatimportancetheydonothavetotravelanywheretoattendanonlinelecture.Onecanobtainafirst-classAmericancollegeeducationwhereverheorshelivesandhoweverlittlemoneyheorshehas.ThereisaproblemofaskingquestionsofthelecturerinaclassoftenthousandstudentsbutsomeMOOCshavesolveditbyallowingstudentstopostquestionsonlineforavoteandonlythemostpopularquestionsareputtothelecturer.Inaknowledgeeralifelonglearningisnotconfinedtoatraditionalclassroom.OfcoursestudentsenrollinginMOOCscannotbecomparedwiththosewhoareintraditionaluniversitiesbutweneedtorethinkwhatastudentsis.StudentsinMOOCsareverycleverhaveworkexperienceandinmanycaseshavealreadydevelopedasetofcorecompetences.Moreovertheyalsoofferuniqueinternationalperspectivesthatwouldbetheenvyofanyschoolclassroom.61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaboutMOOCs?A.ThewordMOOCsisanacronymforMassiveopenonlinecampuses.B.AnyonewhohasacomputerandanInternetconnectioncantakeMOOCs.C.MOOCsareusuallyofferedbyfirst-classuniversitiesintheworld..D.MOOCsmaybeabreakthroughinthedevelopmentofeducation.62.StudentsenrollinMOOCsmainlyfor________.A.creditsB.degreesC.skillsD.studygroups63.MOOCsseemtohaveanadvantageovertraditionalschoolclassesbecause________.①theaveragequalityofthelecturerishigher②studentscantraveltomanyplaceswhentakingMOOCs③studentscanlearnattheirownstudypace④thereisaproblemofaskingquestionsintraditionalclassesA.①②B.②③C.①③D.②④64.WhichwordisthebesttodescribestudentsenrollinginMOOCs?A.MediocreB.CreativeC.PracticalD.Competent65.WhichofthefollowingwordsdoesnothavethesamemeaningastheunderlinedwordperspectivesinthelastParagraph?A.VisionB.ViewC.OutlookD.Scenery
Thetimemaysooncomewhenwesaygoodbyetomostoftheworld’slanguages.Todayhumansexpressthemselvesinover6000differentlanguages.Butthatisquicklychanging.Manyscientistssaythatoverhalfoftheselanguageswilldisappearwithinthenext50years.After100yearsthelanguagesusedintheworldwillnotbemorethan20.Why?ItisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesliveandworktogethermuchmoreoftenthanbeforE.Thisbringschanges.Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturearereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures.MostinternationaltradetakesplaceinworldlanguagessuchasEnglish.Peoplerespecttheirownculturesandtraditionsbutwhenitcomestogettingajobknowingaworldlanguageisoftennecessary.ItmaymeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailurE.Technologyworksonthechangeoflanguagesinanevenmoreamazingway.ModernmediasuchasradioandtelevisiongiveyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriesmuchknowledgeabouttheworlD.Butthisknowledgedoesn’tcomeinwordsfromthemouthsoftheirparentsortheeldersintheirneighborhooD.ItusuallycomesinthelanguageofadifferentculturE.PeopleindifferentculturesthinkitgoodforthemtoshareapopularlanguagE.Theycanquicklyshareideasandworktogether.Knowingthesamelanguagemeanseasiercommunicationandisabasisfortrust.Isthedeathofasmalllocallanguagesuchaterriblething?TheanswerismaybE.Manyculturesmayhavewordsformanyusefulthingsweknownothingabout.Iftheirlanguagesdietheirvaluablewisdommaybelostforever.Thefutureoftheworld’slanguagedependsonouractionsnow.Willweprotectendangeredlanguagesorallowthemtoquietlydisappear?TimewillhavethelastworD.57.Scientistssaythatwithin50yearsperhapstherewillbeonly_______languagesintheworlD.A.4000B.over3000C.nomorethan20D.around300058.Thepassagesaysthatifallthepeopleintheworldknewamajorworldlanguage_______.A.radioandtelevisionwouldallusethelanguageB.itwouldbeeasierforthemtosharetheirideasC.lessonsatschoolswouldbetaughtinthelanguageD.peoplewouldrespecttheirownculturemore59.Alsothepassagesaysthatifnobodyspokethelanguagesofsmallercultures_______.A.knowledgewouldcomefromthemouthsoftheeldersB.manyofthewordsforthingswedonotknowwouldbelostC.peoplewouldhavedifficultyinworkingtogetherD.therewouldbenosmallercultures60.BysayingTimewillhavethelastwordthewritermeans_______.A.letuswaitandseeB.wehavetimetodosomethingC.itistoolatetodoanythingD.itisonlyaproblemoftime
IfyouthinkthatInternetshoppingonaSundaygetsyouthebestdealsthenthinkagain.Tuesdayisactuallythebestdayoftheweekifyouwanttogrababargainaccordingtoanexhaustiveanalysisofon—lineshopping.ThursdayisthesecondbestdayfollowedbyFriday—butSundayiswhenyouareleastlikelytomakeasaving.Thestudyalsolookedatmonthsandfoundthatthepre—ChristmasrushinNovemberiswhentherearemostbargainsaroundontheweb—andnottheJanuarysales.USretailer零售商reportingserviceSumAllexamined3000companiesandhalfabilliontransactions交易aspartofitsreport.Itworkedouttheaveragediscount折扣offeredtoconsumersoneachdayoftheweekandoverdifferenttimesoftheyear.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.81percentfollowedbyThursdayon4.80percent.InthirdplacewasFridayat4.65percentthenWednesdayat4.13percentandMondayat4.11percent.OnlythefoolishwouldshoponaSaturdaywherethediscountsweretypically3.84percent—andSundaywastheworstwith3.37percent.Theanalysisbymonthisevenmoresurprisingasmostpeoplethinkthatwaitinguntilthepost—Christmassaleswouldyieldthebiggestdiscounts.InfactNovemberiswhenyouwillgetthelargestsavingsat5.99percentonaveragE.Januarycameinsecondat4.95percentfollowedbyMayat4.50percent.TheworstmonthtobuyonlinewasMarchwhereyoucouldexpecttosavejust2.76percent.ConsumersandexpertshavebeenspeculatingforyearsaboutthebesttimetoshoponlinE.BookingaflighthasalmostbecomeasciencewithsomeclaimingthatbuyingsixweeksbeforeyoutravelguaranteesyouthebestpricE.HoweverarecentanalysisbytheUSAirlinesReportingCommissionfoundthatwasnotactuallythecasE.Notonlydidthesix—weekwindowfailtopileupinsomecasesthebestfareswereonsaleaslongas24weeksbeforedeparturE.TheARCsaidthatbookingwellinadvanceisbestadvisedforbusyroutesorlonghaulflights长途航班asthepriceonlytendstogoup.28.Ifabuyerwantstobuycheapgoodsonlinehe’dbettergototheshopon.A.TuesdayB.ThursdayC.FridayD.Sunday29.Mostwebsellersoftenprovidebargainontheweb.A.afterNewYear’sDayB.duringValentine’sDayC.onMother’sDayD.beforeChristmas30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrueaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A.ThebestdayoftheweekwasTuesdaywheresavingswere4.8percent.B.InthirdplacewasThursdaywheresavingswere4.65percent.C.Sundaywherethediscountswere3.37percentwastheworst.D.CustomerscangetthebestsayingsonSaturday.31.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordspeculatinginthefifthparagraph?A.Quarrelling.B.Objecting.C.Searching.D.Considering.
Closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginewhatlifewouldbelikeifyouhadahundreddollarsless.AlsoimaginewhatitwouldbelikespendingtherestofyourlifewithyoueyescloseD.Imaginehavingtoreadthispagenotwithyoureyesbutwithyourfinger-tips.Withexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillstwo-thirdsoftheworld’s42millionblindshouldnothavetosuffer.Unfortunatelyrichcountriespossesmostofthisknowledgewhiledevelopingcountriesdonot.ORBISisaninternationalnon-profitorganizationwhichoperatestheworld’sonlyflyingteachingeyehospital.ORBISintendstohelpfightblindnessworldwidE.InsideaDC-8aircraftthereisafully-equippedteachinghospitalwithtelevisionstudioandclassroom.DoctorsaretaughtthelatesttechniquesofbringingsightbacktopeopletherE.ProjectORBISalsoaimsatpromotingpeacefulcooperation合作amongcountries.ORBIStriestohelpdevelopingcountriesbyprovidingtrainingduringthree-weekmedicalprograms.ORBIShastaughtsight-savingtechniquestoover35000doctorsandnurseswhocontinuetocuretensofthousandsofblindpeopleeveryyear.ORBIShasconducted17planeprogramsinChinasofar.FortheseventotenmillionblindinChinaORBISisplanningtodomoreforthem.AtthemomentanORBISisworkingonalong-termplantodevelopatrainingcenterandtoprovideeyecareservicetoShanxiProvincE.ORBISneedsyourhelptocontinuetheirworkandfreepeoplefromblindness.ForjustUS$38youcanhelponepersonsee;for$380youcanbringsightto10people;$1300helpsteachadoctornewskills;andfor$13000youcanprovideatrainingprogramforagroupofdoctorswhocanmakethousandsofblindpeopleseeagain.YourmoneycanopentheireyestotheworlD.PleasehelpORBISimprovethequalityoflifeforsomanypeoplelessfortunatethanourselves.25.Thefirstparagraphisintendedto______.A.introduceanewwayofreadingB.advisethepublictoleadasimplelifeC.directthepublic’sattentiontotheblindD.encouragethepublictouseimagination26.Whatdowelearnaboutexistingmedicalknowledgeandskillsintheworld?A.TheyareadequateB.TheyarenotequallydistributedC.TheyhavenotbeenupdateD.D.Theyhavebenefitedmostoftheblind27.ORRISaimstohelptheblindby______.A.teachingmedicalstudentsB.trainingdoctorsandnursesC.runningflyinghospitalsgloballyD.settingupnon-profitorganization28.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ORRISinChinaB.FightingBlindnessC.Sight-seeingTechniquesD.ORRISFlyingHospital
WhilesalesofelectricvehiclesEV’shavedroppedintheyear2014analystsaresayingitwon’tlastlong.2015issettobetheyearwhenelectricvehiclesgainnumbersandtheapprovalofthebuyingpublic.AnanalystatHISAutomotivepredictsthatthesalesofEV’swillrisebyupto67％thisyearduetoanumberofkeyfactors.BatteriesAswestarttoseriouslymass-producethebatteriesrequiredforelectricvehicleswecreatenecessarycompetitionwithseveralcompanieswhomakethem.Witheachofthesecompaniesbattlingforthebestcontracts合同withautomakerstheresultisreducedcostforthepublicwhenbatteryproducerstrytoundercuteachotherwithlowerprices.DealershipPriceDropsElectricvehiclessuchasthepopularNissanLeafhavereducedtheirpriceby$6000overthelastfewyears.Severalotherautomakershavedonethesamewiththeirvehiclemodelslargelyduetothereducedcostfrombatterysuppliers.Thedealershipsthataren’tloweringtheirpricesaremakingupforitbyofferingattractivefinancerates利率whichalwaysseemtodrawthepublic’sattention.NewModelsThisyearwillseeseveralautomakerswhowerepreviouslyabsentfromtheracejointhefightagainstgassuchasBMWMercedes-BenzandVolkswagen.InadditiontothenewmodelsbeingreleasedthetwotopsellingEV’sChevyVoltNissanLeafwillbeincreasingtheamounttheyproducethisyear.NewMarketsCompanieslikeTeslaMotorsaresettostartsellingtheirall-electricvehiclesinmorecountriesaroundtheworld.ThemostsignificantisthemassiveChineseautomarketthatissuretocauseTesla’ssalestorisealongwithitspopularity.28.Intheyear2014_____________.A.electricvehiclesgainednumbersB.thesalesofEV’srosebyupto67％C.thesalesofEV’swereworsethanbeforeD.electricvehiclesweretotallyacceptedbythepublic29.Thedealershipsofferattractivefinanceratesinorderto_____________.A.wincustomers’favorB.promotecars’qualityC.offerbetterserviceD.attractbatterysuppliers30.WhichisnotnewintheEV’smarket?A.Volkswagen.B.BMW.C.ChevyVolt.D.Mercedes-Benz.31.TeslaMotors_____________.A.willmeetacoldmarketinChinaB.hasn’tproducedall-electricvehiclessofarC.hassufferedfromthereducedpriceinbatteryD.isconfidentaboutthemassiveChineseautomarket
Thisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflife.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybookonschooling.TheauthorW..H..Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformationdigestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainsome-onewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughly透彻地andequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.Asamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkind.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.Myothercommentisthatthetextaged.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.Asaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputerage.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.56.AccordingtoArmstrongthegoalofreadingisto________.A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesC.expressideasbasedonwhatonehasreadD.getinformationandkeepitaliveinmemory57.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts_________.A.requiresgreateffortsB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.isasnaturalaslearningalanguage58.WhatisashortcomingofArmstrong’sworkaccordingtotheauthor?A.Someideasareslightlycontradictory.B.Thereistoomuchdiscussiononstudyingscience.C.Thestyleistooserious.D.Itlacksnewinformation.59.Thispassagecanbeclassifiedas________.A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.Anewsreport60.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sattitudetowardsthebook_____A.positiveB.neutralC.negativeD.objective
BigBenisthenicknameforthegreatbelloftheclockinLondon.ThenamewasgiveninhonorofSirBenjaminHallwhowasinchargeoftheworkwhenthebellwasbuiltin1856.Itdidn’tstrikeuntil3yearslater.TheclockhasbecomealandmarkoftheUnitedKingdomandLondonparticularlyinthevisualmedia可视媒体.Whenatelevision-orfilm-makerwishestoquicklyshowanon-UKaudienceacertainlocationinBritainapopularwaytodosoistoshowanimageoftheClockTower.TheClockTowerisafocusofNewYearcelebrationsintheUnitedKingdomwithradioandTVstationstuningtoitschimes报时钟声towelcomethestartoftheyear.LondonerswholiveaproperdistancefromtheClockTowerandBigBencanbymeansoflisteningtothechimesbothliveandontheradioortelevisionhearthebellstrikethirteentimesonNewYear’sEvE.Thisispossiblebecausethespeedofsoundisalotslowerthanthespeedofradiowaves.BigBenhasappearedinmanyfilms.Inthe1978versionofTheThirty-NineStepstheheroattemptedtohalt停止theclock’sprogresstopreventalinkedbombblowingupbyhangingfromtheminutehandofitswesternfacE.ItwasalsousedinthefilmingofShanghaiKnightsstarringJackieChanandOwenWilsonandwasdescribedasbeingpartiallydestroyedinthe2010filmDoctorWho.Ananimatedversion卡通版oftheclockwasalsousedasthesettingintheWaltDisneyfilmTheGreatMouseDetectiveandwasshownbeingdestroyedbyaUFOinthefilmMarsAttacks!25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThenicknameoftheclockwasgivenbyBenjamin.B.Theclockstrikes13timestowelcometheNewYear.C.TheradioandTVmakeamistakeabouttheclock’schimes.D.BenjaminwasresponsiblefortheWorkwhenthebellwasbuilt.26.BigBenhasservedpeopleforaboutyears.A.151B.148C.146D.15327.ThesecondparagraphmainlywantstoshowusthatBigBenis.A.asymbolofUKandLondonB.amostpopularsceneforfilm-makersC.amust-seesightfortouriststoLondonD.apopularplacetohavepicturestaken28.Inwhichofthefollowingmovieswastheclockdestroyed?A.TheThirty—NineStepsandShanghaiKnights.B.ShanghaiKnightsandDoctorWho.C.TheGreatMouseDetectiveandDoctorWho.D.MarsAttacksandDoctorWho.
WinterbeginsinthenorthonDecember22nD.Peopleandanimalshavebeendoingwhattheyalwaysdotoprepareforthecoldermonths.Squirrels松鼠forexamplehavebeenbusygatheringnutsfromtrees.Wellscientistshavebeenbusygatheringinformationaboutwhatthesquirrelsdowiththefoodtheycollect.TheyexamineddifferencesbetweenredsquirrelsandgraysquirrelsintheAmericanstateofIndianA.Thescientistswantedtoknowhowthesedifferencescouldaffectthegrowthofblackwalnut黑胡桃trees.Theblackwalnutisthenutofchoiceforbothkindsofsquirrels.Theblackwalnuttreeisalsoacentralpartofsomehardwoodforests.RobSwihartofPurdueUniversitydidthestudywithJakeGoheenaformerPurduestudentnowattheUniversityofNewMexico.Thetworesearchersestimatethatseveraltimesasmanywalnutsgrowwhengatheredbygraysquirrelsascomparedtoredsquirrels.Graysquirrelsandredsquirrelsdonotstorenutsandseedsinthesameway.Graysquirrelsburynutsoneatatimeinanumberofplaces.Buttheyseldomrememberwheretheyburiedeverynut.SosomenutsremaininthegrounD.Conditionsarerightforthemtodevelopandgrowthefollowingspring.RedsquirrelshoweverstorelargegroupsofnutsabovegrounD.ProfessorSwihartcallsdeathtrapsforseeds.GraysquirrelsarenativetoIndianA.ButProfessorSwihartsaystheirnumbersbegantodecreaseasmoreforestswerecutforagriculturE.Redsquirrelsbegantospreadthroughthestateduringthepastcentury.Theresearcherssayredsquirrelsarenativetoforeststhatstaygreenallyearunlikewalnuttrees.TheysaythecleaningofforestlandforagriculturehashelpedredsquirrelsinvadeIndianA.JakeGoheencallsthemasignofanenvironmentalproblemmorethanacausE.8.ThestudydonebyRobSwihartandJakeGoheenisto________.A.findoutthelivingconditionsforsquirrelsB.learnsquirrels’influenceonblackwalnuttreesC.dosomethingtogetridofsquirrelsD.savetheforestsintheAmericanstateofIndiana9.Thedifferencebetweengraysquirrelsandredsquirrelsmainlyliesin________.A.thewaytheygatherthewalnutB.thetimetheyhavewintersleepC.theplacetheyhavewintersleepD.theplacetheystorethewalnuts10.ProfessorSwihart’sstudyshowsthat________.A.redsquirrelseatmorenutsthangraysquirrelsB.graysquirrelsandredsquirrelswillhaveseverefightsC.redsquirrel’swaytostorenutsstopsnutsgrowing.D.blackwalnutsareharmfultootheranimals11.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingistrue?A.Theblackwalnutisequallyattractivetobothgrayandredsquirrels.B.Graysquirrelsdomoreharmtotheforestthanredsquirrels.C.Redsquirrelsandgraysquirrelshavehelpedthespreadofwalnuttrees.D.Thecleaningofforestlandbenefitsredsquirrelsdirectly.
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