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Welcometoyourfuturelife!Yougetupinthemorningandlookintothemirror.Yourfaceisfirmandyoung-looking.In2035medicaltechnologyisbetterthanever.Manypeopleyouragecouldlivetobe150soat40you’renotoldatall.Andyourparentsjusthadananti-agingtreatment.Nowallthreeofyoulookthesameage!YousaytoyourshirtTurnreD.ItchangesfrombluetoreD.In2035smartclothescontainparticles粒子muchsmallerthanthecellsinyourbody.Theparticlescanbeprogrammedtochangeclothes’colororpattern.Youwalkintothekitchen.YoupickupthemilkbutavoicesaysYoushouldn’tdrinkthat!Yourfridgehasreadthechip芯片thatcontainsinformationaboutthemilk.anditknowsthemilkisolD.In2035everyarticleoffoodinthegrocerystorehassuchachip.It’stimetogotowork.In2035carsdrivethemselves.Justtellyoursmartcarwheretogo.OnthewayyoucancallafriendusingyourjacketsleevE.Suchsmarttechnologyisallaroundyou.Sowillallthesethingscometrue?FornewtechnologytosucceeD.saysscientistAndrewZolli.ithastobesomuchbetterthatitreplaceswhatwehavealready.TheInternetisoneexample－whatwillbethenext?25.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefuture__________.A.peoplewillnevergetoldB.everyonewilllookthesameC.redwillbethemostpopularcolorD.clotheswillbeabletochangetheirpattern26.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Milkwillbeharmfultohealth.B.MoredrinkswillbeavailableforsalE.C.Foodinthegrocerystorewillcarryelectronicinformation.D.Milkinthegrocerystorewillstayfreshmuchlonger.27.Whichofthefollowingismentionedinthetext?A.NothingcanreplacetheInternet.B.FridgeswillknowwhatpeopleneeD.C.JacketsleevescanbeusedasaguidE.D.Carswillbeabletodriveautomatically.
Whenyouareabsorbedinsomethingforalongtimeevenaphonecallmayshockyou.ThatiswhathappenstomeafterIamonlineforawholeday.Myboyfriend^foreignaccentsuddenlyseemstoohardtounderstandcomparedwithhisclearwordsonscreen.NowIamatelecommutereditingarticlesandsendingthembye-mailaswellascommunicatingwithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendlivesinScotland;somuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediateD.StayinginsideIcanorderfoodandmanagemymoneyloveandworkthroughwhichmyneedsarealmostsatisfieD.Butafterawhilelifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI'vebecomepartofmymachinestakingdatainspittingthembackout.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It'slikeattendingthegraduationceremonywitheveryonebaretothewaist.Wehavebecometheopponents'worstnightmarE.Whatfirstseemedlikealuxurycrawlingfrombedtocomputernotworryingabouthairandclothesandfacehasbecomeanavoidancealackofself-control.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithonlineinteractioncomingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.AttimesIturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittomakeasoundmmebackgroundsomethingthatTdneverdonepreviously.ThevoicesoftheprogramsrelaxmebutthentheadvertisementisaheadachetomE.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperasorneedingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.DatelineFrontlineNightline’’CNNeverypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandoverevenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetomE.WorkmovesfromforegroundtobackgrounD.24.Whatisthemainreasonwhyherboyfriend^accentishardtounderstand?A.Heisaforeigner.B.Hiswordsareclearerthanhisaccent.C.SheissurfingtheInternet.D.Sheislostinthenetworkandcan*tcometoherselfinstantly.25.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3probablymeans.A.wedon'tliketoattendthegraduationceremonyB.wedon'tlikethewaypeopledealwitheachotherinreallifeC.wewanttoattractothers'attentionD.itisawaytoshowourdislikeforpeopleoutside26.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmean?A.ShewatchesTValotinordertokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.B.HavingworkedonthecomputerforalongtimeshebecameabitstrangE.C.SheturnsonTVnowandtheninordertogetsomevaluableinformation.D.SometimesTVprogramsgivehercomfortandevenmakesherforgetherwork.27.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothecomputer?A.Shelikesitbecauseitisveryconvenient.B.ShelikesitbecauseitprovidesanimaginaryworlD.C.Atfirstshelikesitbutlaterbecomestiredofit.D.ShedislikesitbecauseTVismoreattractivE.
A.longtimeagotherelivedapoorslavewhosenamewasAesop.Hisfacewaswhitebutveryhomely.WhenAesopwasabouttwentynineyearsoldhismasterlostagreatdealofmoneyandwasdeterminedtosellhisslaves.Todothishehadtotakethemtoalargecitywheretherewasaslavemarket.ThecitywasfarawayandtheslavesmustwalkthewholedistancE.A.numberofbundles成捆的东西weremadeupforthemtocarry.SomeofthesebundlescontainedthethingstheywouldneedontheroaD.Chooseyourbundlesboyssaidthemaster.Thereisoneforeachofyou.AesopatoncechosethelargestonE.Theotherslaveslaughedandsaidhewasfoolish.ButhethrewituponhisshouldersandseemedwellsatisfieD.Thenextdaythelaughwastheotherway.Forthebundlewhichhehadchosenhadcontainedthefoodforthewholeparty.Aesopisawisefellowsaidhismaster.ThemanwhobuyshimmustpayahighpricE.A.veryrichmanwhosenamewasXanthuswantedaservant.Astheslavesstoodbeforehimheaskedeachonetotellwhatkindofworkhecoulddo.AllwereeagertobeboughtbyXanthusbecausetheyknewhewouldbeakindmaster.Soeachoneboostedofhisskillindoingsomesortoflabor.Onewasafinegardener;anothercouldtakecareofhorses;athirdwasagoodcook;afourthcouldmanageahouseholD.AndwhatcanyoudoAesop?askedXanthus.NothingheanswereD.Nothing?Howisthat?BecausesincetheseotherslavesdoeverythingthereisnothingleftformetoperformsaidAesop.ThisanswerpleasedtherichmansowellthatheboughtAesopatonceandtookhimtohishomeontheislandofSamos.InSamosthelittleslavesoonbecameknownforhiswisdomandcouragE.Heoftenamusedhismasterandhismaster'sfriendsbytellingfunnystories.Hismasterwassomuchpleasedwithhimthathegavehimhisfreedom.21.Whydidtheslaves’masterwanttosellhisslaves?A.Becausetheslavesdidn’tworkatall.B.BecausetheslavescouldbewellpaiD.C.BecausethemasterwasbadlyillD.Becausethemasterwasinneedofmoney22.ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatAesopchosethelargestbundlebecause____.A.hewasverystrong.B.thebundlewouldbelighterandlighter.C.thebundlewouldmakehimstronger.D.hewasreallyfoolish.23.WhydidtheseslaveswanttobeboughtbyXanthus?A.Becausehewasverymerciful.B.Becausehewasveryrich.C.BecausehelivedinSamos.D.BecausehewouldsetthemfreE.24.AccordingtothetextAesop________.A.wasknownforhishardwork.B.didn’tliketoworkatall.C.wasgoodattellingstories.D.wastiredofhiscouragE.
ItwasMonday.Mrs.Smith'sdogwashungrybuttherewasnotanymeatinthehousE.ConsideringthattherewasnobetterwayMrs.Smithtookapieceofpaperandwrotethefollowingwordsonit:Givemydoghalfapoundofmeat.Thenshegavethepapertoherdogandsaidgently:Takethistothebutcher屠夫.Andhe'sgoingtogiveyouyourlunchtoday.Holdingthepieceofpaperinitsmouththedograntothebutcher's.Itgavethepapertothebutcher.Thebutcherreaditcarefullyrecognizedthatitwasreallythelady'shandwritingandsoondiditashewasaskedto.ThedogwasveryhappyandatethemeatupatoncE.Atnoonthedogcametotheshopagain.Itgavethebutcherapieceofpaperagain.AfterreadingithegaveithalfapoundofmeatoncemorE.Thenextdaythedogcameagainexactlyatnoon.Andasusualitbroughtapieceofpaperinthemouth.Thistimethebutcherdidnottakealookatpaperandgavethedogitsmeatforhehadregardedthedogasoneofhiscustomers.Butthedogcameagainatfouro'clock.Andthesamethinghappenedonceagain.Tothebutcher'smoresurpriseitcameforthethirdtimeatsixo'clockandbroughtwithitathirdpieceofpaper.ThebutcherfeltabitpuzzleD.HesaidtohimselfThisisasmalldog.WhydoesMrs.Smithgiveitsomuchmeattoeattoday?Lookingatthepieceofpaperhefoundthattherewerenotanywordsonit!65.Mrs.Smithtreatedherlittledogquite____________.A.cruellyB.fairlyC.kindlyD.impatiently66.ItseemedthatthedogknewwellthatthepaperMrs.Smithgaveit____________.A.mightdoitmuchharmB.coulddoitmuchgoodC.wouldhelpthebutcherD.wasworthmanypounds67.Thebutcherdidnotgiveanymeattothedog____________.A.beforehefeltsurethatthewordswerereallywrittenbyMrs.SmithB.whenhefoundthatthewordsonthepaperwerenotclearC.becausehehadsoldoutallthemeatinhisshopD.untilhewaspaidenoughbyMrs.Smith68.Attheendofthestoryyou'llfindthat____________.A.thedogwascleverenoughtowriteonthepaperB.thedogdarednotgotothebutcher'sanymoreC.thebutcherwastoldnottogiveanymeattothedogD.thebutcherfoundhimselfcheated
Aftersomanyyears’changesIconsiderhappinesstobeahabit.MyhappinessmovesmanypeoplearoundmE.WhenpeopleaskmewhyIamsohappyIonlytellthemthathappinessisjustakindofhabit.Iusedtohatethoseso-calledkindadvicegiventomebypeoplE.IobviouslyknowthatfewpeoplecanfollowtheadvicE.IseriouslyhurtmyselfintheendbecauseIcareabouteverything.Idon’twanttohearfriends’sweetwords.Iamnotusedtofriends’dishonesty.SuddenlyIdon’tliketheworldverymuchfeelingfrustratedanddisappointeD.SinceIcan’tchangetheworldIhavetoadapttothesociety.WhetherIamhappyornotIhavetolivethrough24hoursadayhappily.Ofcoursenooneisabletosmilehappilywhentheyarefacedwithsadness.HoweveryoucanadjustyourstateofmindwithintheshortesttimE.Itshouldbeknownthatsadnessisnotthebestsolutiontotroubles.SoIkeepthemottoinmind:PleaseleadahappylifE.ThemottoremindsmetospendeachdayhappilyateverymomentbecauseIlikeallofpeoplehopetoleadabetterlifE.AlthoughIamnotsatisfiedwithmymateriallifE.Ihavelearnedtomakeupthespiritualemptiness.Wecan’tlearnallofknowledgeinourlifE.Therearealwayssometruthsthatwecan’tunderstanD.Sometroubleswillcrowdintoourmindexpectedlyorunexpectedly.Lifeislikeadream.Unluckythingsaremorethanluckyones.ItisnoteasytoliveintheworlD.Weshouldgetonwellwiththepeoplearoundusandcherish珍惜theirfriendship.Lookingdownuponothersshowsthatyouhavenoenoughgoodquality.Eachofushashisowndifferentbackgroundsandlevelsofeducation.Whenyoulookdownuponothersotherswillalsolookdownuponyou.Thereforeyoushouldlearntogetonhappilywitheachofthepeoplearoundyou.Youshouldlearntodiscoveryourfriends’strengthsandlearnfromthem.Friend’sweaknessesformthebasisforyourfutureadvancement.IfyouhavesuchweaknessesyoushouldimprovethemintimE.Thisiswhatwearealwaysexpecting.HappinessisnotjustakindoffeelinginminD.Yourhappinesscanhelppeoplefeelsmileonyourfacewhichtellsthemthatyouarehappy.IfyouareverycarefulinlifeyouwillknowthemostbeautifulexpressionissmilE.Ifyouwanttohavethemostbeautifulexpressionintheworldeverydayyoushouldconsiderhappinesstobeahabit.21.Accordingtothepassagethewriterthinksthathappinessis______.A.ahabitB.adreamC.asadnessD.asmile22.Thewriterdoesn’tlikefriends’sweetwordsbecause______.A.peoplehurthimB.friendsdon’tlikehimC.heisnotusedtohisfriends’dishonestyD.hedoesn’tliketheworldanymore23.Thebestsolutiontotroublesinlifeis______.A.toenjoymateriallifeB.tohavegoodqualityC.tolookdownuponothersD.toleadahappylife24.Wearealwaysexpectingto______.A.findfriends’weaknessesB.improveourweaknessesC.adapttothesocietyD.careabouteverything
It'srarethatyouseethewordsshynessandleaderinthesamesentencE.Afterallthecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnetworkersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.A.surveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestinglythesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGatesWarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafewinnies.Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-takingshypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochancE.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgatheringshypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalkingbutratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelinesshypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically内在地motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandarD.Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.RememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontributeuntilshylittleJohnnywhoalmostneversaidawordcutin?Thenwhathappened?EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.ThisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresencetheyownthemomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefullywhichtranslatetoapositiveimagE.Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodestbutshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresulttheyareabletoacknowledgemistakesimperfectionsknowledgegapsandlimitations.Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingonesthey'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinsteinwhooncesaidIt'snotthatI'msosmartit'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger.Obviouslyfindingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.32.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.A.shypeoplearesensitivetorewardsB.shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontentC.outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchancesD.outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening33.TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.A.shypeoplearelikelytobemodestB.hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublicC.somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschoolD.shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion34.WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.A.successresultsfromdevotionB.shynesscontributestopopularityC.outsiderewardleadstoinsistenceD.uncertaintyismoreimportantthancertainty35.Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.A.givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresultsB.explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutionsC.quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluationsD.makingcontrastsandgivingexamples
Ifyou'retravellingwithkidsinLondonmanyLondonhotelshavespecialservicesandfeaturestohelpthefamilyholidayofferingservicesforkidsaswellasgamesbikehireandfreeicecream!AthenaeumThefive-starAthenaeumisafantasticfamilyhotelparticularlywiththeadditionofitskids'services.Evenbeforeyouarrivethey'llbeintouchtomakesureyourkidshavetheirfavoriteDVDstreatsandanythingelsetokeepthemhappy.Andtheycanarrangeyourperfectfamilyactivitiesfrombikehiretotheatretickets.ChessingtonSafariHotelAtChessingtonSafariHotelkidswilllovestayinginanAfricanadventure-themedroomhavingbreakfastoverlookingtheanimalsoftheWanyamaReservewatchingfamily-friendlymoviesandgettingintothethemeparkbeforeitopens.MarjinApartmentsMarlinApartmentsoperatemorethan700servicedapartmentsinLondonApartmentsareallwithinfiveminuteswalkoftheTubegoodfortiredlittlelegs!withflatscreenTVsfullyequippedkitchenandfreeWi-Fi.Oneortwobedroomfamilyapartmentshaveextraroomforfoldoutbedsinthelivingareatoo.NovotelNovotel'sfamilyroomsaredesignedtoaccommodatetwoadultsandtwochildren.Accommodationandbreakfastarefreeforunder-16suptotwostayingintheirparents'room.Youcanalsoenjoyalatecheck-outat5p.m.onaSundayandwhileyoulieinthekidscanentertainthemselveswiththeCartoonNetwork.TheRitzKidsatTheRitzaretreatedjustaswellastheirparentsifnotbetter!ChildrencanenjoycomputergamesandDVDsfreeicecreamandtheirownbathrobesandslippersUnder-16scanstayforfreeintheirparents'bedroomdependingontheroomtypE.33.BeforeyoucheckinAthenaeum.A.youshouldaskaboutthekids'servicesB.youcanbuybikesandordertheatreticketsC.youwillbeaskedaboutwhatyourkidslikeD.youmustarrangeyourfamilyactivities34.Ifyourkidslovetoseeanimalsyouwillchoose.A.AthenaeumB.ChessingtonSafariHotelC.NovotelD.TheRitz35.IfyouchoosetostayatMarlinApartments.A.youcanenjoythebestserviceinLondonB.youcanenjoyfreeicecreamC.youcanhaveanextraroomforfreeD.youcansurftheInternetfreeofcharge
Whycan’tsomepeopleevengetaninchofwhattheydreamofbecoming?Blameitonpuredreamingandlackofsurroundinggoalsforachievingtheirdreams.Settinggoalsisverysignificantpartofaccomplishingandpositiveactions.Itislikescaling攀爬a200feetconstructionandmarkingintheearlyhoursonwhatfeetyouwouldliketoreachatthisspecificperioD.PeoplewhosetgoalsliterallygenerateamapoftheirgoalsettingsinlifemarkingwheretheyshouldstartwheretopausewheretostudyabitandwhereandwhentoenD.Oncethismapcomesintobeingitallowsthemapdrawertocheckwhereheisinthescheme安排ofthingsandwhetherornotheismakingsomeplanningthatwilltakehimclosertohisgoals.BysurroundinggoalspeoplewillknowhowtheyaredoingandwhattheyshouldbedoingtogettheirgoalsordreamsinlifE.Theywillknowiftheycanrelaxoriftheyhavetodoubletheireffortswhentheyarefallingshortofwhatisexpectedofthem.Goalsurroundingsmeansapersonisproactiveindealingwithchallengesthatmayaffecthisplans.Beingproactivemeansoneisabletooutlinepossibledifficultiesthatmayoccuraswellasthesolutionstothesedifficulties.Bydoingthisapersonisnoteasilyscaredordefeatedwhenchallengesoccurbecausehehasalreadypreparedforthem.Heknowstheycanhappenandhehaspreparedasolutionorstrategywhenthattimecomes.Settinggoalswillenablepeopletotracktheirprogressinwhateverhardworktheysetouttodo.Itwillhelppeoplebecomemoreconfidentinthemselvesandmoremotivatedtogettheirplans.28.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_______________.A.explainthedifferencebetweenthetwogoals.B.showtheimportanceofsurroundinggoals.C.tellushowtosetandachieveone’sgoals.D.tellussettinggoalsmakesoneconfident.29.Theunderlinedwordproactiveinparagraph5mayhavetheclosestmeaningto________.A.positiveB.carefulC.braveD.prepared30.Accordingtotheauthoronehadbetter___________inmakingagoalinlifE.A.takeanactiveattitudeB.createaschemeasawholeC.considerthepossibletroublesD.checkwhereheisfrequently
ChopstickshavebecomeacommontoolwithinAsiancultureandwithinrestaurantsacrosstheworlD.Althoughnooneknowsforsurechopsticksarethoughttobemorethan5000yearsolD.AppearingfirstinChinachopsticksbegantospreadtoKoreaJapanandlaterVietnamby500A.D.Chopsticksaretypicallymadefrombambooduetothefactthatbambooiseasytosplitratherinexpensivetoproduceandresistanttoheat.HowevermanyothermaterialshavebeenusedtoconstructchopsticksincludingpineboneandsandalwooD.OthertypesofchopstickshavebeenmadefromgoldsilverandbronzE.AncientbronzechopstickshavebeendiscoveredinChinadatingbacktotheShangDynasty.GenerallyChinesechopstickstendtoberoughly25centimeterslongandJapaneseonesmeasureabout18-20centimeters.WithintheAsianculturechopstickusagecontainsasuperstitious迷信的element.InChinait’spopularamongloversandnewly-marriedcouplestogiveeachotherchopsticksasagift.Thetwosticksneedtobethesamelengthandusedtogethershowingthecouple’scooperationandlovE.Uneven参差不齐的chopsticksareasignofabadtravelexperiencetocomE.Thosewhositatatablewithunevenchopsticksarecertaintomissthenextboatplaneortraintheyweresupposedtocatch.ThosewhodroptheirchopstickstothefloorwillhavebadluckinthenearfuturE.Thewayyouhandleyourchopstickscansayalotaboutyoudependingonwhatcountryyou’rein.ChopsticksshouldbeheldatthemiddleinChinA.Holdingthemattopsignalsfeelingsuperiorandholdingthematbottomisthewayofbeggars.InmanyAsianculturesit’sconsideredrudetoallowyourchopstickstostandstraightinabowlofricE.ChopsticksshouldnotbeusedtorootaroundinthebottomofyourbowlforfooD.28.Whyarechopstickschosenaspresentsbynewly-marriedcouples?A.Becausechopsticksarenecessaryandcommontoolsusedinthefamily.B.BecausechopsticksarecheapandcanbeusedlongintheirfuturelifE.C.Becausechopsticksstandforthecoupleslivingtogetherhappily.D.Becausechopsticksmaybringthemgoodluckwhiletraveling.29.Whatisconsideredimpolitewhenpeopleusechopsticks?A.HoldingchopsticksatthemiddleB.Droppingchopstickswhileeating.C.StandingchopsticksstraightinabowlofricE.D.Sendingchopsticksamonglovers.30.Whatisconsideredasafactofchopsticks?A.Itisclearwhenchopstickswereborn.B.BronzewasonceusedtomakechopsticksinChinA.C.ChinesechopsticksareoftenshorterthanJapaneseones.D.Beggarsholdtheirchopsticksatthebottom.31.Themainpurposeofthepassageistogiveinformationabout________.A.thedevelopmentandpopularityofchopsticksB.theproducingandspreadingofchopsticksC.thefunctionandusingcustomsofchopsticksD.thehistoryandusingmannersofchopsticks
DogswillrefusefoodofferedbypeoplewhohaverefusedtohelptheirownerssomeresearcherssaidlastFriday.Thestudyledbytheresearchersshowedthatdogshavetheabilitytoco-operate合作socially-anabilityfoundinasmallnumberofspeciesincludinghumansandsomeotherprimates灵长类动物.Theresearcherstestedthreegroupsof18dogsusingroleplaysinwhichtheirownersneededtoopenabox.Inallthreegroupstheownerwaswithtwopeoplewhomthedogdidnotknow.Inthefirstgrouptheownertriedtogetassistancefromoneoftheotherpeoplewhoactivelyrefusedtohelp.Inthesecondgrouptheowneraskedforandreceivedhelpfromoneperson.Inbothgroupsthethirdpersonneutral中立的.Theyneitherhelpednorrefusedtohelp.Neitherpersoninteractedwiththeownersinthethirdgroup.Afterwatchingthebox-openingscenethedogwasofferedfoodbythetwounfamiliarpeopleintheroom.Dogsthatsawtheirownerbeingrefusedwouldchoosefoodfromtheneutralpersonandignoretheofferfromthepersonwhohadrefusedtohelptheirowner.Dogswhoseownerwashelpedanddogswhoseownerdidnotinteractwitheitherpersonshowednopreference偏爱foracceptingfoodfromthestrangers.TheabilityispresentinchildrenfromtheageofaboutthreE.Andthisstudyshowedthatdogssharethisabilitywithhumans.InterestinglysaidoneoftheresearchersthereisasimilarstudythatshowedtuftedcapuchinsakindofmonkeynativetoSouthAmericahavethisabilitybutthereisnoevidence根据thatchimpanzees黑猩猩showapreferencE.32.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordassistanceinParA.2mean?A.PraiseB.AdviceC.AttentionD.Help33.Duringthestudydogsinthesecondgroupwould_____.A.refusefoodfrombothstrangersB.acceptfoodfrombothstrangersC.onlyrefusefoodfromtheneutralpersonD.onlyacceptfoodfromthepersonkindtotheirowner34.Whattheresearchersaidinthelastparagraphshowsthat______.A.notallprimateshavethesameabilityashumansB.primateshavethesameabilityashumansC.primateshavealotincommonwithhumansD.chimpanzeesaren’tascleverastuftedcapuchins35.Whatcanbeusedasthebesttitleofthepassage?A.DogscanknowhowtheirownersfeelB.DogsaremeantothosewhoaremeanC.Dogscanrecognizefriendsandenemies.D.Dogsignorethosewhoareunkindtotheirowners.
Inacountrythatdefinesitselfbyidealsnotbysharedbloodwhoshouldbeallowedtocomeworkandlivehere?InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmorepressing.OnDeC.112001asparttoefforttoincreasehomelandsecurityfederalandlocalauthoritiesin14statesstagedOperationSafeTravel-raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentificationInSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.ButthosecapturedwereanythingbutterroristsmostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmericaAuthoritiessaidtheundocumentedworkers’illegalstatusmadethemopentoblackmailbyterrorists.ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent.We'resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseplaceswe'regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsareandthenwhenit'sconvenientforusorwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermsofnationalsecurityespeciallyafterSept.11thenyou'redisposablE.TherearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasonsAndersonsaiD.IfSept.11hadneverhappenedtheairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmericaprobablyindefinitely.AnaCastroamanagerataBen&Jerry'sicecreamshopattheairporthadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraiD.Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation驱逐出境.Castro'scaseiscurrentlywaitingtobesettleD.WhilesheawaitstheoutcomethegovernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturnedtoherjobatBen&Jerry's.28.AccordingtotheauthortheUnitedStatesclaimstobeanation________.A.composedofpeoplehavingdifferentvaluesB.encouragingindividualpursuitsC.sharingcommoninterestsD.foundedonsharedideals29.UndocumentedworkersbecamethetargetofOperationSafeTravelbecause________.A.evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialterroristsB.mostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterroristsC.terroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegalstatusD.theywerereportedlyhelpinghideterroristsaroundtheairport30.Bysaying...we'regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsareLine2ParA.4MayorAndersonmeans________.A.wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegalstatusB.wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentwayC.thereareotherwaysofenforcingthelawD.theexistinglawsmustnotbeignored31.WhatdowelearnaboutAnaCastrofromthelastparagraph?A.Shewillbedeportedsoonerorlater.B.Sheisallowedtostaypermanently.C.HercasehasbeendroppeD.D.Herfateremainsuncertain.
Inthefallof1985IwasabrighteyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversityaimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewherE.TwentyoneyearslaterIamstillabrighteyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.Mygrandmaanamazingwomangraduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollegeshedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic—andveryemotional.A.yearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003Igavebirthtoanotherboy.YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecameraisingfourboysundertheageof8!Ourhomewasacompletezoo—ajoyouszoo.NotsurprisingIneverdidmakeitbacktocollegefulltimE.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquitbutIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.In2007IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolinA.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!Everythingyouwantwon'tarriveinyourlifeinoneday.It'saprocess.Remember:littlestepsadduptobigdreams.21.WhatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordwithdrawinParagraph2?A.ContinuE.B.Drop.C.GraduatE.D.Learn.22.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshehadtoleavehometostudy?A.ExciteD.B.Happy.C.Guilty.D.DisappointeD.23.Howdidthewriterdevelopthepassage?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bycomparison.C.Bygivingexplanations.D.Bytimeorder.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthisstory?A.WellbegunishalfdonE.B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.C.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.D.Pridehurtsmodestybenefits.
AsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotaping录像thefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.29.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.reportonthefindingsofastudyD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems30.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause_________.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableC.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily31.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren_________.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.gettheleastattentionfromthefamilyC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren32.Lewis’researchprovidesananswertothequestion_________.A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylifeB.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorderC.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieterD.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife
HalfwaythroughyourwalktoschoolawildPikachuappears.JustafewthrowsofaPokéballanditcouldbeyours.Willyoustoptocatchit?Nintendoisbettingyouwill.Notjustthatthey’rebettingthatyou’vewaitedmostofyourlifetoseeaPokémonintherealworlD.PokémonGo—theiOSandAndroidappfromNintendoThePokémonCo.anddeveloperNianticLabs—promisestoletanyonewithasmartphonefindandtrainthedifferentcreaturesofPokémonallaroundthem.ForthesecompaniesPokémonGooffersthebiggestopportunitytobringaugmented增强的realityARintothemainstreamaswellasachancetoprovenotonlythatARtechnologyisreadyforpeoplebutthatpeoplearereadyforAR.UnlikeVRvirtualreality虚拟现实whichcopiesanenvironmentrealorimaginedtoallowforusers’interaction互动thepurposeofARistoaddpeople’sinteractionswiththeirworldusuallybyofferinginformationthatcanbeseen.It’sanewkindofexperienceaboutmixingthegameplaywithotherthingsyou’redoingsaysJohnHankeCEOandfounderofNianticLabs.NiantichassomeexpertiseinthisfielD.Thecompany—whichbeganasastartupinsideGoogleandhassincegoneindependent—isbehindthepopularARmobileappIngress.Inthatgamethescreenshowspointsofenergyspringinguparoundamapoftheuser’ssurroundings.Theenergyappearsatimportantreal-worldlocationslikemuseumsormonumentsandusershavetoexploretheworldtovisitandthenbattleoverthosespots.LikeIngressPokémonGowillcreateinteractionsbasedonusers’locations.IfitsoundslikeafantasyversionofGoogleMapsthat’sbecauseitis:HankejoinedindevelopingGoogleMapsGoogleEarthandStreetViewandhewantedtoapplythosetechnologiesinnewways.Mobilegameshesaysseemedaperfectfittoencouragepeopletogooutsideanddiscoverwhathecallsthesecrethistoryoftheirneighborhoods.Youthinkyouknowthembutyoudon’tHankesaysormaybeyouwalkedbythisplaceandneverlookedtwiceatit—whetherit’sapieceofartworkoralandmarkyoudon’tknowthestorybehinD.27.PokémonGowascreatedbythefollowingcompaniesexcept.A.NintendoB.GoogleC.ThePokémonCo.D.NianticLabs28.AccordingtoParA.2whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.PeoplearereadyfortheARtechnology.B.ARtechnologyisoneofthemainstreamtechnologies.C.ARtechnologyismoreenjoyablethanVRtechnology.D.ARtechnologycanimprovepeople’sinteractionwiththerealworlD.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthemrefertoinParA.4?A.Companies.B.Technologies.C.Mobilegames.D.Neighborhoods.30.InthelastparagraphHankeholdsa____attitudetowardsmobilegames.A.cautiousB.negativeC.positiveD.critical
A.longtimeagotherewasafarmerwhohadtendonkeys驴.Oneeveningafteralongdayofhardworkthefarmerreturnedhomewiththedonkeysandbegantotiethemtothestakes桩.WhenhefinishedninedonkeyshefoundthatthetenthropewasgonE.Whatnow?Hecouldnotletthelastdonkeyrunaroundallnight.Itwouldsurelyrunaway.Suddenlyhesawthatunderatreetherewasamonk和尚.ThefarmerrantothemonkandaskedforadvicE.ThemonksaidTheonlythingyouhavetodotothetenthdonkeyistomakethemovementsyouwouldhavemadewitharopeinyourhands.Pretend假装totiethedonkey.That’sall.Thefarmerreturnedtothetenthdonkeypretendedtofasten拴紧aropearounditsneckandthentotietheropetoastakE.Hethenenteredhislittlehousehalftrustingthemonk’sadvicehalfworriedthathisdonkeywouldrunawayinthemiddleofthenight.WhenhewentoutsideveryearlythenextmorningallthedonkeyswerestillstandingnicelynexttotheirstakeseventhetenthonE.ThefarmeruntiedthedonkeysandwantedtotakethemtothefielD.Buttohissurprisedonkeynumbertenrefusedtomoveaninch.Thefarmerpulledandshoutedbuttheanimaljustdidn’tmovE.SuddenlythefarmerthoughtofwhathehaddonetothedonkeythenightbeforE.WithagreatahhahereturnedtodonkeynumbertenandjustafterasimplemovementthedonkeyhappilywalkedwithhimtothefielD.25.Whatwasthefarmer’sproblemwhenhetiedthedonkeys?A.HehadleftaropeinthefielD.B.ThetenthstakewasgonE.C.Thetenthdonkeyranaway.D.HeneededonemoreropE.26.Followingthemonk’sadvicewhatdidthefarmerdo?A.Hewenttosleepstraight.B.Hepretendedtotiethetenthdonkey.C.Hewatchedthetenthdonkeyallnight.D.HetiedthetenthdonkeytotheninthstakE.27.Thenextmorningthefarmerfoundthat______.A.thedonkeywenttothefieldbythemselvesB.donkeynumbertenwasrunningaroundC.thetenthdonkeydidn’trunawayD.allthedonkeysweregone28.Theunderlinedpartasimplemovementinthelastparagraphrefersto____.A.takingawaythetenthstakeB.pretendingtountiethedonkeyC.pretendingtocutthetenthropeD.tyingthetenthdonkeywitharealrope
DeputyAgricultureSecretaryKathleenMerriganseesanepidemic流行病sweepingacrossAmerica'sfarmlanD.Ithaslittletodowiththeusualchallengessuchasfloodrisingfuelpricesandcrop-eatinginsects.Thecountry'sfarmersaregettingolderandtherearefewerpeoplestandinginlinetotaketheirplacE.Nationalagriculturalcensus普查figuresshowthatthefastest-growinggroupoffarmersisthepartover65.Merriganisafraidtheaverageagewillbeevenhigherwhenthe2012statisticsarecompleteD.MerriganaformercollegeprofessorismakingstopsatuniversitiesacrossthecountryinhopesofencouragingmorestudentstothinkaboutcareersinagriculturE.①AsidefromtryingtostopthegrayingofAmerica'sfarmersherworkismadetougherbyarecentblogpostingthatputagricultureatNo.1onalistofuselesscollegedegrees.Topfederalagricultureofficialsaretalkingaboutthepostingandithastheattentionofagriculturalorganizationsacrossthecountry.Therecouldn’tbeanythingthat'smoreincorrectMerrigansaiD.Weknowthattherearen'tenoughqualifiedgraduatestofillthejobsthatareoutthereinAmericanagriculturE.Inadditionagrowingworldpopulationthatsomeexpertspredictwillrequire70%morefoodproductionby2050shesaiD.Itrulybelievewe'reatagoldenageofagriculturE.Globaldemandisatanall-timerecordhighandglobalsuppliesareatall-timerecordlowssaidMattRushdirectoroftheTexasFarmBureau.ProductioncostsaregoingtobevaluableenoughthatyoungerpeoplearegoingtohavetheopportunitytobeinvolvedinagriculturE.TheDepartmentofAgriculturehasprogramsaimedatdevelopingmorefarmersandatincreasinginterestinlocallygrownfooD.TheNationalYoungFarmers'Coalitionhasalsobeenpushingforstateandfederalpolicychangestomakeiteasierfornewfarmers.RyanBestpresidentofFutureFarmersofAmericahasbeenlivingoutofasuitcasetravelingthecountryandvisitingwithhighschoolstudentsaboutcareersinagriculturE.The21-year-oldBesthopeshismessagethatthisisanewtimeinagriculturewillmotivatethenextgenerationtoturnaroundthestatistics.Neverbeforehavewehadtheinnovations创新intechnologywhichhaveledtoagricultureinthiscountrybeingthemostefficientithaseverbeenhesaiD.there’sreallyaplaceforeverybodytofitin.32.WhatisthenewchallengetoAmericanagriculture?A.Higherfuelprices.B.Loweragriculturaloutput.C.Morenaturaldisasters.D.Fewerandolderfarmers.33.WhyisMerriganvisitinguniversitiesacrossthecountry?A.Todrawfederalagricultureofficials’attention.B.TotalkmorestudentsintofarmingcareersC.Toclarifyarecentblogposting.D.Toselectqualifiedagriculturegraduates.34.AccordingtoMattRushAmericanagriculturewillprovideopportunitiesforyoungerpeoplebecause________.A.agrowingworldpopulationwillrequire70%morefoodproductionby2050.B.globalfoodsupplieswillbeevenlowerC.AmericawillincreaseitsfoodexportD.investmentinagriculturewillbeprofitable35.Whatdotheunderlinedwordstoturnaroundthestatisticsinthelastparagraphmean?A.Tobringdowntheaverageageoffarmers.B.Toincreaseagriculturalproduction.C.Tore-analyzetheresultofthenationalcensus.D.ToinvestmoreinagriculturE.
ImagineonedaygettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhoursandthenafterafulldayofworkgoingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnertherE.Soundsunusualdoesn'tit?Butit'snotthatunrealisticwiththedevelopmentofChina’shigh-speedrailwaysystem.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplantoconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsiaandfinallyEasternEuropE.Chinaisplanningtoextend延长itsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15yearseventuallyreachingLondonandSingaporE.IfChina’splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforwardpeoplecouldrushfromLondontoBeijingwithintwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina’shigh-speedrailwaystandarD.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhouralmostasfastassomeairplanes.China’sbullettrain高速列车theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhoualreadyhastheWorld’sfastestaveragespeeD.Itcovers1069kilometersinaboutthreehours.OfcoursetherearesometechnicalchallengestoovercomE.Therearesomanyissuesthatneedtobesettledsuchassafetyandmaintenance保养ofrailwaytracks.Soit’simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsofyuanonlongerrailwayconstruction.Chinaprefersthattheothercountriesprovidenaturalresourcesratherthanfinancialinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldfloodintoChinatosupportdevelopment.It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountriestherailwaynetworkwillcertainlycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusinesstourismandsoonnottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries.ForChinasuchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresourcesbutwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest.WepredictthatinthecomingdecadesmillionsofpeoplewillmovetothewesternpartswherethelandisemptyandresourcesunuseD.Withhigh-speedtrainspeoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewest.Andthey’lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.28.Accordingtothepassagethegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis.A.financialproblemsB.safetyofthesystemC.technicalissuesD.maintenanceofrailwaytracks29.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsChina’shigh-speedrailwayplan?A.PositiveB.NegativeC.DoubtfulD.Critical30.China’snewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause.A.Chinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillgetmuch-neededresourcesB.ChinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariouswaysC.ChinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountriesD.theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportationbusinessandtourism31.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.InternationalRailwayNetwork[来B.High-speedBulletTrainsC.BigRailwayDreamsD.源:NewRailwayStandards
Wealwaysreadreportsaboutcostsofoilgoingupandwewillthinkthisisourmostvaluablematerial.Howeverwateristhemostvaluableresource资源.PeopleintheMiddleEastaremoreworriedaboutthisthanoil.Maybethenextwarwillbeaboutwater.Inthefuturetocontrolthequalityandquantity数量youwillusedifferentwaterfordifferentusages.Thewaterusedtowashyourcarwateryourflowersorwashyourclothesdoesn’tneedtobeascleanasthewateryoudrink.Oneinfivepeopleliveincountrieswithoutenoughfreshwaterandin25yearsthenumberisbelievedtobeoneineverythreepeoplE.Ourworldpopulationisincreasing.Whatdoyousupposethiswillsuggestforusinthefuture?Populationcontrol?Traditionalmanagementofthewaterindustryhasbeenoutofdatesincethe1990s.Whentechnologiesdevelopsorapidlyintheworldwehaveloadsofinformationfortechnologiesinthebusinessworldbutinthewaterindustrywedon’thaveany.BritainandFrancehavealreadytakenmeasurestosuccessfullyimprovetheirwaterindustries.AllthewaterservicesinBritainhavebeenprovidedbyprivate私有的companiessince1991.Sincethenimprovementhasbeenmadeintherulesfortheirwaterqualityandpricing.Whatcanyoudonowforthefuture?Usingwatermoreefficiently有效地inyourhousecanmakeagreatdifferencenotonlytotheworldbuttoyourmoney.Evenifyoudon’thavetopaymuchnowyouwillwhenyoustarttopaybigpricesfordifferentwaterusages.73.Watershortageisgettingmoreseriousbecause______________.A.theworldpopulationisgrowingup.B.therewillbemorewarsaboutwater.C.peopledon’thaveefficientmanagementofthewaterindustry.D.waterserviceswillbeprovidedonlybyprivatecompanies.74.Whichistheauthor’ssuggestionforus?A.PayinglessmoneyforwaterB.BuyingmorewaterforfutureusE.C.Usingdifferentwaterfordifferentusages.D.Usingaslittlewateraspossibleincooking.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SavewaterandsavemoneyB.EasywaystocutdownonyourwaterusageC.WhyyoushouldteachyourchildrentosavewaterD.Waterisourpreciousresource—starttosaveitnow
IfyouwalkinthestreetsofChinatodayyou’llquicklynoticethatmostyoungpeoplewearglasses.InShanghaiforinstance86%ofhighschoolstudentssufferfrommyopiaornear-sightedness.Anewstudyoffersoneclue:near-sightednessisnearlytwiceascommoninonepartofamiddle-incomeprovinceofChinaasitisinanotherpartofapoorerprovincE.I’mworrieD.OfcourseI’mworriedsaysaShanghaimothernamedWangwhohasa4-year-olddaughter.Thewoman’s10-year-oldnephewalreadyhasmyopiaandshe’safraidherdaughterwillfollowsuit.Sometimeswhenparentsdon’thastimetoplaywiththeirchildrentheywouldthrowacellphoneoraniPadtotheirkidstoletthemplayshesays.Kidswouldbecometotallyabsorbedinthegames.Ithinkthisisverydamagingtotheireyes.Dr.HeMingguangaChineseresearcherhasanothertheory.It’stheschoolingsystemhesays.StudiessuggestChina’scrushinghomeworkloadisputtingtoomuchstrainonkids’eyeshesays.A.10-year-oldhereeatssupperonweeknightsandthenstudiesfrom7:00p.m.until11:30p.m.ormidnight.ChanginghabitsinChinaishardbecausethesocietyissocompetitivE.Schoolkidsareforcedtospendcountlesshoursstudyingforthecountry’sdo-or-diecollegeentranceexam.AlotofChineseparentstheythinkiftheirchildrenfailtheuniversitygaokaotheywon’thaveagoodcareer.Hesays.ManyChinesechildrenwithnear-sightednessdon’twearglassesandjuststrugglewithbeingnear-sighteD.It’snotbecauseofthecost;apairofglassesherecostjust$5.It’sbecausesomeChinesedistrustspectacles.Parentsteacherandevensomeruraldoctorsthinkwearingglasseswillharmkids’eyessaysDr.NathanCongdon.InruralChinaonlyaboutone-sixthofthekidswhoneedglassesactuallyhavethem.Congdonhopestochangemindsandpersuadethegovernmenttoprovidemoreglassestokids.Thatwayatleastthey’llbeabletoreadablackboarD.24.Thenewstudysuggeststhatnear-sightednessisrelatedto______.A.diseasesB.agesC.geographyD.economy25.WhatdoesHeMingguangthinkthecauseofnear-sightedness?A.Kidsspendtoomuchtimedoinghomework.B.KidswatchaniPadmanytimesaday.C.KidsplaystoomanygamesonacellphonE.D.Kidshavenotimetoplaywithotherchildren.26.Theunderlinedphrasefollowsuitmaymean_______.A.workharderB.becomenear-sightedC.becomeaddictedtogamesD.playwithaniPad27.Whywon’tmostkidsinChinesecountrysidewearglasses?A.Theyfinditnotcooltowearglasses.B.Theycan’taffordtobuyapairofglasses.C.TheythinkglassesmaymaketheirvisionworsE.D.Theywaitforthegovernmenttoofferthemglasses.
Somehousesaredesignedtobesmart.Othershavesmartdesigns.AnexampleofthesecondtypeofhousewonanAwardofExcellencefromtheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.LocatedontheshoreofSullivan'sIslandoffthecoastofSouthCarolinatheaward-winningcube-shapedbeachhousewasbuilttoreplaceonesmashedtopiecesbyHurricaneHugo10yearsago.InSeptember1989HugostruckSouthCarolinakilling18peopleanddamagingordestroying36000homesinthestatE.BeforeHugomanynewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelinewerepoorlyconstructedandenforcementofbuildingcodeswasn'tstrictaccordingtoarchitectRayHuffwhocreatedthecleverly-designedbeachhousE.InHugo'swakeallnewshorelinehousesarerequiredtomeetstricterbetter-enforcedcodes.ThenewbeachhouseonSullivan'sIslandshouldbeabletoresistaCategory3hurricanewithpeakwindsof179to209kilometersperhour.AtfirstsightthehouseonSullivan'sIslandlooksanythingbuthurricane-proof.Itsredwoodshellmakesitresemblealargepartylanternatnightaccordingtooneobserver.Butlookscanbedeceiving.Thehouse'swoodenframeisreinforcedwithlongsteelrodstogiveitextrastrength.TofurtherprotectthehousefromhurricanedamageHuffraisedit2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilings—longslendercolumnsofwoodanchoreddeepinthesanD.Pilings桩mightappearinsecurebuttheyarestrongenoughtosupporttheweightofthehousE.Theyalsoelevatethehouseabovestormwaves.Thepilingsallowthewavestorununderthehouseinsteadofrunningintoit.Theseswellsofwatercomeashoreattremendousspeedsandcausemostofthedamagedonetobeach-frontbuildingssaidHuff.Huffdesignedthetimberpilingstobepartiallyconcealedbythehouse'sground-to-roofshell.Theshellmasksthepilingssothatthehousedoesn'tlooklikeit'sstandingwithitspantlegspulledupsaidHuff.IntheeventofastormsurgetheshellshouldbreakapartandletthewavesrushunderthehousethearchitectexplaineD.51.AfterthetragedycausedbyHurricaneHugonewhousesbuiltalongSouthCarolina'sshorelineshould________.A.beeasilyreinforcedB.looksmarterindesignC.satisfyhigherbuildingstandardsD.bedesignedintheshapeofcubes52.Huffraisedthehouse2.7metersoffthegroundontimberpilingsinorderto________.A.withstandpeakwindsofabout200km/hrB.makestrongerpilingsdeepinthesandC.breakhugeseawavesintosmalleronesD.preventwaterfromrushingintothehouse53.Themainfunctionoftheshellis________.A.tostrengthenthepilingsofthehouseB.togivethehouseabetterappearanceC.toprotectthewoodenframeofthehouseD.toslowdownthespeedoftheswellingwater54.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheshellshouldbe________.A.fancy-lookingB.water-proofC.easilybreakableD.extremelystrong
EversinceIwasborntheloveforwildlifeandwildplaceshasbeeninmyblooD.IliveinmiddleofAustraliaZooontheSunshineCoastinQueenslandAustraliawhichmeansthateverydaybringsmeanewanddifferentadventurE.IhaveanincrediblebackyardandIamabletoshareitwithvisitorsfromaroundtheworlD.WeareonebigfamilyhereatthezootryingtoinspireotherstogetinvolvedandmakeadifferencetoourworlD.AsafamilyourhearthasalwaysbeeninwildlifeconservationandbecauseofthiswehavebeentothefarcornersoftheearthtospreadthemessageandmakeadifferencE.Throughlotsoffilmingworkandtalkingtomanypeoplealongthewaywehavetheopportunitytohopefullyinfluenceotherstomakeadifferenceandthrowlighton使......清楚thefactthatallcreaturesneedrespectandprotection.MymumanddadaretrulytheoriginalWildlifeWarriors.Theyhavechangedmanypeople’smindsallovertheworldabouttheconservationofnotonlythecutecreaturesbutthemodern-daydinosaurslikethecrocodileandotherreptilesaswell.Aftermydadpassedawayourdeterminationtomakeadifferencetotheworldandcarryonhiswishesstayedstrong.Asafamilywewanttomakesurethateverythingheworkedsohardforcontinues.MydadwasthefirstonetocomeupwiththetermWildlifeWarrior.A.WildlifeWarriorissomeonewhostandsupandspeaksforthosewhocannotspeakforthemselves.A.WildlifeWarriorprotectsourworldforthegenerationstocomE.BeingaWildlifeWarriorisnotjustatitle;itdescribeswhoyouareandyourattitudE.25.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor.A.livedahardlifeinhischildhoodB.plantedmanytreesinhisbackyardC.wasraisedtolovewildlifeatanearlyageD.oftentravelledaroundtheworldwithhisparents26.TheunderlinewordconservationinParagraph2canbereplaced`byA.tradeB.habitatC.protectionD.management27.Aftertheauthor’sdadpassedawayhisfamily.A.createdthetermWildlifeWarriorB.stilltrytodowhathisdadhadwishedC.begantobedisappointedabouttheirhardworkD.firstdeterminedtomakeadifferenceintheworld28.WhocanbeconsideredaWildlifeWarrior?A.JenniferwhoenjoyskeepingpetdogsB.SamuelwhocaresfortheoldinhiscityC.SamwhoisfondoffishinginhissparetimeD.Jessicawhocallsonpeopletosaveendangeredanimals
IthasbeenknownthattheoctopushasmanyspecialskillssuchasusinghardshellsformobilehomesandprotectiondisablingtheirsuckersplottingescapesandevenpredictingWorldCupsoccergameoutcomes.Can’twesayitisamysteriouscreature?Whileallthesetalentsareimpressivetheypalecomparedtoitsabilitytodisappearfromplainsight.Researchershavelongknownthatthisispossiblebecauseofthepresenceoftheorgansundertheirskinwhichexpandorcontracttoproduceaseriesofcolorspatternsandevenskintexturesinjustmilliseconds.Scientistshadalwaysbelievedthatsuchareactionwasdirectedbyasignalfromtheoctopus'slargehuman-likeeyesorbrain.ButarecentreportpublishedintheJournalofExperimentalBiologybyresearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaBarbaraindicatethattheanimaldoesnothavetowaitforasignalfromitseyesorbrain.Itcanseethelightwithitsskin!UCSBdoctoralstudentDesmondandProfessorToddsaidtheyhaveseenreportsaboutoctopusskinchangingcolorsinresponsetolightwithnosignalfromtheeyeorbrain.Howevertherehadbeennofollow-uptofindoutwhythiswasthecaseandthetwodecidedtoseewhattheycoulduncover.TheybeganbytakingskinsamplesfromacoupleofCaliforniaoctopusesandexposingthemtocolorsrangingfromviolenttoorangeandfoundthattheirskinisequippedwiththesamelight-sensitiveproteinasisfoundinthecellsintheretinaoftheeyes.Thankstotheseproteinstheoctopuscanseethelightandreactwithouthavingtowaitforasignalfromtheeyesorbrainthusenablingittobegintheescapeprocess.AnotherresearchbyUniversityofMarylandresearchersdiscoveredthatcuttlefishandsquidsharethesametalent.Thankstothesefindingsresearchersnowknowthattheirskincolorcanbecontrolledbyboth.Whatisstillnotclearishowthetwocometogethertomanagethewholeprocess.Thedoctoralstudentplanstogettothebottomofthemystery.32.Whichoftheoctopus'skillsimpressespeoplemostaccordingtothepassage?A.Theirabilitytoescapefromthesightoftheirenemy.B.Theirlargehuman-likeeyesandbrainsC.Theirshellsthatcanmoveandmakepredictions.D.Theirabilitytouseshellsastheirhouses.33.WhatdoesUCSBresearchfind?A.SkinsamplecanbetakenfromCaliforniaoctopuses.B.Octopuseshaveproteinsimilartocuttlefishes's.C.Octopusescanseethingsbyusingitsskin.D.Theskinofoctopusesexpandstodisableanattacker.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordbothinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Signalsfromthebrainandtheproteinsundertheirskin.B.ThetworesearchteamsinUCSBandUM.C.Thecellsintheretinaoftheeyesandtheirgoodeyesight.D.CuttlefishandsquiD.35.WhatisthenextaimofDesmondonoctopuses?A.Whetheroctopusesandcuttlefishhavethesameancestor.B.Howthesignalsfromtheirbrainworkwiththeproteins.C.Whenthetwoteamswillcooperateontheirresearch.D.Whatoctopuseswilldotodisabletheirenemies.
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Howoftendoyouletotherpeoplelikeabaddriverarudewaiteroranangrybosschangeyourmood?SixteenyearsagoIlearnedalesson.IgotinataxiandwetookoffforGrandCentralStation.Weweredrivingintherightlanewhenallofasuddenablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriverusedhisbrakesthetiresmadealoudnoiseandattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedjust3cmfromthebackoftheothercar.Icouldn’tbelieveit.ButthenIcouldn’tbelievewhathappenednext.Thedriveroftheothercartheguywhoalmostcausedabigaccidentturnedhisheadaroundandhestartedshoutingatus.Icouldn’tbelieveit!Mytaxidriverjustsmiledandwavedattheguy.SoIsaidWhydidyoujustdothat?Thisguycouldhavekilledus!AndthisiswhenmytaxidrivertoldmewhatInowcallTheLawoftheGarbageTruck.HesaidManypeoplearelikegarbagetrucks.Theyrunaroundfullofgarbagefullofangeranddisappointment.Astheirgarbagepilesuptheylookforaplacetodumpit.Andifyouletthemthey’lldumpitonyou.SoIstartedthinkinghowoftenIletGarbageTrucksrunrightovermeandhowoftenItaketheirgarbageandspreadittootherpeoplE.IbegantoseeGarbageTrucks.Iseetheloadpeoplearecarrying.Iseethemcomingtodumpit.AndlikemytaxidriverIdon’ttakeitpersonally.Ijustsmilewavewishthemwellandmoveon.32.WhathappenedtotheauthoronhiswaytoGrandCentralStation?A.Hewascaughtinatrafficjam.B.Hehadafightwithhistaxidriver.C.Histaxialmostranintoanothercar.D.HistaxisuddenlygotaflattirE.33.Whentheauthorsawhistaxidriversmileandwaveatthedriveroftheblackcarhe_______.A.gotveryangryB.wasdeeplyimpressedC.feltquitedisappointedD.praisedhimforhismanners34.Theunderlinedparttheloadinthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_______.A.thebadmoodB.poorhabitsC.wastematerialsD.greatpressure35.HowdidtheauthorlearntodealwithGarbageTrucks?A.Fightbackimmediately.B.Callthepoliceforhelp.C.DumpitonsomeoneelsE.D.Smileandmoveon.
Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?YoumightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiencE.CrocodilewatchingDoyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?CrocosaurusCoveinDarwinAustraliahastheCageofDeath.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfeD.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottombutthey’vefixeditsincethen.EdgewalkHowaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?IfthatsoundslikefunheadofftotheCNTowerinTorontoOntarioCanadA.Builtin1976thetoweris553.33meterstall.TheEdgeWalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalkyou’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskylinE.PlasticballrollingDoyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?PlasticballrollingispopularasovertheworldbuttheplacetogiveitagoinRotoruaNewZealand.BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.A.typicalorb球isabout3metersindiameterwithaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanismbuttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.VolcanobungeejumpingIfyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetimehowaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?AspartofthejumpingahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarricavolcanooneofthemostactiveinChilE.Onceyou’reatthedropzoneyouleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finallyyouenjoytheridebacktotheairportsflyingat130kph.Attractedbytheabove?Ifsopleasecontactus.OnlyhalfpricefromMarch22toApril25th.FormoreinformationpleaseclickherE.21.Accordingtothepassagetherewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.A.jumpedintotheVillarricavolcanoB.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTowerC.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotoruaD.watchedcrocodilesintheCageofDeathinDarwin22.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealandA.EdgeWalkB.CrocodilewatchingC.plasticballrollingD.volcanobungeejumping23.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperienceare_______.A.interestingsportsB.excitingandextremeC.heldonhighplacesD.fitformiddletooldpeople
SomepeoplesaythatfriendshipistheonlychannelthroughwhichhumanbeingscaneverexperiencethevalueoflifE.Inourdailylifeitislikelythatyousharesomecommoninterestswithothers—theymaylikethesamesportgotothesameschoolorlikethesamekindofmusicasyoudo.Sinceyouoftenmeetthemtheybecomeyouracquaintances.Althoughsomepeopledevelopmanyacquaintancesonlyafewbecometheirgoodfriendsintheirlifetimebecausetherearedifferencesbetweenacquaintancesandfriends.Itissaidthattruefriendshipbeginswhensomeoneknowswhatyouarereallylikebutstilllikesyouanyway.A.truefriendshowsloyaltyfromtheverybeginningoftherelationship.A.friendwillgothroughchallengestohelpyouwithoutexpectinganythinginreturn.Afriendtodaymayprobablybecomeatruefriendtomorrowwhentheygetinvolvedinunexpectedcircumstancestogetherwithyou—forexamplewhenyouaregoingthroughadifficultexperienceandyourfriendistheretohelpyouout.Howeversomeacquaintancesmightleaveyouwhenyoubadlyneedtheirhelp.Atthistimeyoucanexperiencewhattruefriendshipis.Inourlifesomepeopleseemtogothroughlifewithplentyoffriends.Theymaybefunnyortheymayhaveabrightandpleasantpersonality.Forthesepeoplewherevertheygopeopleseemtolikethemandwelcometheircompany.Butwhentheygothroughchallenginglifeexperiencessomeoftheirfriendsarenottheretohelpthem.Thereforewecansaysomeoftheirfriendsarenotrealfriendsandtheirfriendshipisjustskin-deep.Howeverothersseemtogothroughlifewithnofriendsatall.Theyliketobealonetotravelbythemselvesortodotheirownthing.It’sapitythatfewofthesepeoplefindsuccessinlifebecausetheyhavenofriends.Theylackthebestgiftinlife—friendship.51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutacquaintancesisTRUE?A.Theyhaveallofthesameinterestsasyoudo.B.YouseldommeettheminyourlifE.C.Theyaresuretobecomeyourgoodfriends.D.Notallofthemcanbecomeyourfriends.52.Accordingtothepassageyoumaygettoknowthemeaningoffriendshipbetterwhenyou_______.A.gotothesameschoolasyourfriendB.getintotroubleC.enjoythesamekindofmusicasyourfriendD.seeyourfriendoften53.Weknowfromthepassagethat_______.A.itdoesn'tmatterifonehasfriendsornot.B.peoplewithbrightpersonalityareeasytohavefriends.C.peoplewithoutfriendsarealwaysunhappy.D.it'seasiertoloseafriendthangetonE.54.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordskin-deepinthethirdparagraphmean?A.Verydeep.B.NotdeepatallC.AspreciousasskinD.Hiddenundertheskin55.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardspeoplewithoutfriendsintheirlife?A.InterestedB.AngryC.HopefulD.Regretful
ThatcoldJanuarynightIwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwaswalkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheater.WithopeningnightonlyaweekawayIwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametimE.AsIwalkedIthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.CitylifehadbecometoomuchformE.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildingsIfeltverysmallandcolD.Ibeganrunningbothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers.Veryfewpeoplewerestillout.exceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.AboutablockfrommyapartmentIheardasoundbehindmE.Iturnedquicklyhalfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreetlight.StillthenoisehadmademenervoussoIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothesidewalk.SuddenlyIwasn'tcoldortiredanymoreandIranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI'dheardthenoisE.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutesmywalletwasnowheretobefounD.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearchIheardthegarbagetruckpulleduptothesidewalknexttomE.WhenavoicecalledfromtheinsideAlisaCamacho?IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropenedandoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes.Isthiswhatyou'relookingfor?heaskedholdingupasmallsquareshapE.Itwasnearly3A.m.bythetimeIgotintobeD.Iwouldn'tgetmuchsleepthatnightbutIhadgottenmywalletback.IalsohadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylifE.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn'tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.41.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A.Coldandsick.B.Fortunateandhelpful.C.Satisfiedandcheerful.D.Disappointedandhelpless.42.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthatthewriterwasbusy_____.A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivitiesC.learningactinginaneveningschoolD.preparingforthefirstnightshow43.Onherwayhomethewriter_____.A.lostherwalletunknowinglyB.wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC.wasrobbedofherwalletbyanarmedmanD.foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher44.Inthefifthparagraphwhydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A.SomeoneofferedtotakeherbackhomE.B.A.red-hairedmancametoseeher.C.SheheardsomeonecallhernamE.D.Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck.45.Fromthetextwecaninferthatthewriter_____.A.wouldstopworkingatnightB.wouldstayoninSanFranciscoC.wouldmakefriendswithcleanersD.wouldgiveupherjobatthebank
HenryFordthefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufactureroncesaidThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness.BythishemeantthattheU.S.wayoflifeisbasedonthevaluesofthebusinessworlD.FewwouldarguewithFord'sstatement.A.briefglimpseatadailynewspapervividlyshowshowmuchpeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkaboutbusiness.Forexamplenearlyeverynewspaperhasabusinesssectioninwhichthedealsandprojectsfinancesandmanagementstockpricesandlaborproblemsofcorporationsarereporteddaily.Inadditionbusinessnewscanappearineveryothersection.Mostnationalnewshasanimportantfinancialaspecttoit.WelfareforeignaidthefederalbudgetandthepoliciesoftheFederalReserveBankareallheavilyaffectedbybusiness.Moreoverbusinessnewsappearsinsomeoftheunlikeliestplaces.Theworldofartsandentertainmentisoftenreferredtoastheentertainmentindustryorshowbusiness.ThepositivesideofHenryFord'sstatementcanbeseenintheprosperitythatbusinesshasbroughttoU.S.lifE.OneofthemostimportantreasonssomanypeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveintheUnitedStatesisthedreamofabetterjoB.JobsareproducedinabundancebecausetheU.S.economicsystemisdrivenbycompetition.PeoplebelievethatthissystemcratesmorewealthmorejobsandamateriallybetterwayoflifE.ThenegativesideofHenryFord'sstatementhowevercanbeseenwhenthewordbusinessistakentomeanbigbusiness.Andthetermbigbusiness—referringtothebiggestcompaniesisseeninoppositiontolabor.ThroughoutU.S.historyworkingpeoplehavehadtofighthardforhigherwagesbetterworkingconditionsandthefighttoformunions.Todaymanyoftheoldlabordisputesareoverbutthereisstillsomeemployeeanxiety.Downsizing—thelayingoffofthousandsofworkerstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshigh—createsfeelingsofinsecurityformany.41.TheUnitedStatesisatypicalcountry________.A.whichencouragesfreetradeathomeandabroadB.wherepeople'schiefconcernishowtomakemoneyC.whereallbusinessesaremanagedscientificallyD.whichnormallyworksaccordingtothefederalbudget42.TheinfluenceofbusinessintheU.S.isevidencedbythefactthat________.A.mostnewspapersarerunbybigbusinessesB.evenpublicorganizationsconcentrateonworkingforprofitsC.AmericansofallprofessionsknowhowtodobusinessD.evenartsandentertainmentareregardedasbusiness43.AccordingtothepassageimmigrantschoosetosettleintheU.S.dreamingthat________.A.theycanstartprofitablebusinessesthereB.theycanbemorecompetitiveinbusinessC.theywillmakeafortuneovernightthereD.theywillfindbetterchancesofemployment44.HenryFord'sstatementcanbetakennegativelybecause________.A.workingpeoplearediscouragedtofightfortheirfightsB.therearemanyindustriescontrolledbyafewbigcapitalistsC.thereisaconflictingrelationshipbetweenbigcorporationsandlaborD.publicservicesarenotrunbythefederalgovernment45.A.company'seffortstokeepexpenseslowandprofitshighmayresultin________.A.reductioninthenumberofemployeesB.improvementofworkingconditionsC.fewerdisputesbetweenlaborandmanagementD.ariseinworkers'wages
Volunteersabroadalwaysreturnhomefeelingliketheymadeareallyworthycontributiontotheareatheyvisit.It’squiterightbecauseanyvolunteerorganizationwillputyourskillstoworkinthemostvaluablewaypossiblE.VolunteerteachinginAfricaisoneoftheareaswherehelpisalwayswanteD.Evenifyoudon’thaveteachingqualifications资格rightnowitdoesn’tmeanyouwon’tbewelcomE.Manyvolunteerteachingassistantsarepeopleintheearlyyearsoftheirstudies.Othershavenolong-termteachingplansbutawillingnesstotakeonnewchallengesandhelpwherevertheycan.It’snotjustclassroomworkeither.ForexamplerecentstormsinLivingstoneinZambiatooktheroofoffthelocalschool.Volunteerteachingassistantsrolleduptheirsleevesandhelpedputitbackonagain.TeachinginAfricaismorethansittinginclassroomswithyoungchildren.IfsportseducationisyourthingthereareopportunitiesforyoutohelpteachyourskillswithnotableprogramsinZanzibarMozambiqueSouthAfricaandZambiA.Inthesesameareasthereisequalneedforeducationofadultsnotjustfortheirpersonaldevelopmentbutalsoinmanyotherways.Ifyouthinkit’sallworkandnoplaytherewillbeplentyoftimeforyoutohaveyourownadventuresinthisbeautifulcountry.There’swhite-waterraftingontheZambezisurfingofftheEastAfricancoast.IfpeacefulandquietlifeinterestsyoutherearefamousSouthAfricanvineyards葡萄园andthetoprestaurantsoftheCapeTown.WhateveryourskillisvolunteerorganizationswillfindaplaceforyouwhereyoucanmakethemostdifferencE.WhateveryougivevolunteerteachinginAfricaforacoupleofweeksoracoupleofmonthsyouwillhavegreatinfluenceonthepeopleyoumeet.Youreallycanhelpchangepeople’slives.32.IfacollegestudentvolunteerstoteachinAfrica______.A.hecanonlyteachsportsthereB.hewon’thavetherighttoteachadultsthereC.hedoesn’tneedtohaveteachingqualificationsD.hemustworkthereforatleastacoupleofmonths33.TherecentstormsinLivingstonearementionedtoshowthat______.A.thelocalpeopleareextremelypoorB.theweatherinAfricaisratherterribleC.Africansdon’tknowhowtobuildhousesD.volunteershavemanythingstodobesidesteaching34.AccordingtoParagraph4volunteerteachinginAfricais______.A.busyB.colorfulC.peacefulD.demanding35.Theauthorwrotethetextmainlyto______.A.tellushisexperienceinAfricaB.showthepeacefullifeinAfricaC.callonpeopletovolunteerinAfricaD.teachushowtoapplyforajobinAfrica
OnmyfirstdayinAmericaIwasexcitedbutnervousaswell.ButmydearneighborSusancametomewithloveandhelpedmegetusedtomynewlifefarawayfromhomE.WhenIopenedthedoorSusancameinwithahome-madeapplepiE.Shehuggedmeandsaid:AwwyoumustbethepreciousChinesedoll!Withabigsmileshewenton:AliceIamsureyouhaveneverevertriedahome-madeapplepiebefore!Youaregoingtoloveitsomuch!HonestlyIwasgreatlysurprisedbythiswelcomefromastranger.AndtheapplepiemademefeelathomE.Susanwasreallyhelpful.WhenIwasthinkingaboutacostumetowearatHalloweenshesuggestedIdressuplikeatraditionalChinesegirl.IhappentohaveatraditionalChinesedressandguesswhatI’magreatmake-upartist!shesaiD.Susandidnothideherexcitementwhenafteranhourofhardworkshepushedmetothemirrortoexamineourwork.Theclothesfitmeperfectly!IamsurethatIstoodoutfromthecrowdthatHalloweenandIamverygratefultoSusanforherhelp.MyfirstThanksgivingwasanotherhighlightfestival.OnthemorningIwassurprisedtofindagiftboxinmyfrontyarD.Therewasanoteonit:HelloAliceI’mtheThanksgivingbunny!Enjoyyourgift!IlookedaroundandcaughtSusanpeeking窥视atmefromherporch.Seeingthatshehadbeencaughtsheawkwardlypickedupanewspaperandpretendedtoreadit.Icouldn’thelplaughing.WhenIwalkeduptohershesaid:ItwasnotmE.ItwastheThanksgivingbunny!Susanissuchalovelyperson;sheistheAmericanaboveallothersIneedtothank.IbegantorealizethatthemeaningoftheChinesesayingthatNeighborscarrymoreweightthandistantrelativesisaliveinAmericA.SusanfilledmyheartwithwarmthandjoyjustasAngelsdo.21.WhatmadethewriterfeelathomeinAmerica?A.HerpreciousChinesedoll.B.Susan’sthanksgivingbunnyinHalloween.C.GiftsfromherparentsinChinA.D.Susan’swarmwelcomeonthefirstday.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheauthorgotaChinesedressfromSusantowearatHalloween.B.Susanwasalwayscuriousaboutwhatherneighborsweredoing.C.TheauthorhadneverhadanapplepiebeforeshecametoAmericA.D.SusanhelpedtheauthortofallinlovewithallkindsofAmericanfestivals.23.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat____.A.goodneighborscanbequitehelpfulinourlifeB.allnewcomerstoAmericacanreceivehelpfromtheirneighborsC.festivalsaregoodchancesforneighborstocareforeachotherD.neighborsaremoreimportantthanrelatives
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