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ImaginewalkingtoyourlocalparkonawarmsummerafternoonandsittingdownunderatreewithagoodbookandafreshlypickedapplE.ThatisexactlywhattheclevermindsbehindSeattle’sBeaconFoodForestProjectarehopingtodoforallitsresidents居民inthenearfuturE.Theprojectisjust2.5milesfromthecenterofSeattleclosetothecity’spopularJeffersonPark.ItwasstartedinFebruary2012andisbeingdevelopedonsevenacres英亩oflanD.Using$100000fromtheUSgovernmenthundredsofvolunteersareworkingharddevelopingthefirsttwoacresofthefoodforest.Sofartheparkthatwillbeopentothepubliclaterthissummerishometo35trees.Theyareexpectedtostartproducingfruitsnextyear.ThevolunteershavealsocompletedalargeamountofdecorationworktomaketheparkmoreattractivE.Besidesdeliciousfruitslikestrawberriesandapplesresidentswillalsobeabletopickvegetablesandeventreenuts.Whentheparkiscompletelydevelopeditwillbehometoasmanyas200typesofusefulplants.Anditwillalsoinclude50individualgardensandaspecialareaforfreeandpaidworkshopsonalotofdifferenttopics.Therewillalsobespecialareasforpicnicsandforkidstoplayinaftertheyhavehadafreshlypickedpieceoffruitofcourse!WhenitiscompletedaccordingtoGlenHerlihyalocalresidenttheparkwillbenicealthoughalittledenser更茂密的thananormalpark.BesidesbringingtheresidentstogetherGlenalsohopesthatthisactivitywillhelpbringpeopleclosertotheorigin起源offoodandencouragethemtobecomemoreactiveinimprovingtheenvironment.28.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A.FruittreesareplantedinJeffersonParkB.A.freefoodforestisbeingbuiltinSeattleC.JeffersonParkisthemostpopularparkinSeattleD.VolunteersarewantedtobuildafruitparkinSeattle29.TheunderlinedwordTheyinParagraph2refersto_________.A.the35treesB.thepublicC.theprojectsD.thevolunteers30.What’sHerlihy’sattitudetowardstheideaofbuildingafoodforest?A.ShockedB.DoubtfulC.DisappointedD.Supportive
YellowfeverisadiseaseinwarmlandsthatisfoundmainlyalongtheshoresoftheAtlanticOcean.ItwasfirstnoticedinAmericabutmayhavecomefromAfricaandreachedtheNewWorldsoonafterColumbus.YellowfeverwasoneofthemostfeareddiseasesintheUnitedStateswheremanydiedinrepeatedoutbreaks.AnoutbreakwhichwastoleadtosurprisingdevelopmentwasonethathappenedinCubaduringtheSpanish-AmericanWar.AnarmygroupunderWalterReedwassentthereinJune1900withorderstogivespecialattentiontoquestionsaboutthecauseandpreventionofyellowfever.Inmanyexperimentsheprovedthetruthofanideaadvancedin1881byaCubandoctorthatthecitytypeofmosquitoespassedonthediseasE.Theyareborninpoolsofquietandwarmwaterwithinashortdistanceofpeople’shomes.SoageneralcametoHavanawithordersfromtheUnitedStatesgovernmenttodryupthesepools.HecarriedoutthetasksowellthatthemosquitoesdisappeareD.YellowfeverneverreturnedtoHavanA.A.fewyearslaterthesamegeneralsuccessfullyrepeatedthisoperationinPanamaandinthiswaymadethebuildingofthePanamaCanalpossiblE.ItallseemedsosimplE.EndthemosquitoesendthediseasE.ManevenbegantodreamofgettingridofyellowfeverfromtheworlD.35.AccordingtothispassageyellowfevermainlybrokeoutinthefollowingplacesEXCEPT_______.A.AmericaB.CubaC.Algeria阿尔及利D.England36.AnarmygroupwassenttoCubainJune1900inorderto______.A.getridofyellowfeverB.buildthePanamaCanalC.provetheideaofaCubandoctorD.studythecauseandpreventionofyellowfever37.Wecanconclude______fromthepassagE.A.manhasknownthecauseofyellowfeverbutdoesnotknowhowtogetridofitB.manhasknownthecauseofyellowfeverandgottenridofitfromtheworldC.manhasn’tknownthecauseofyellowfeverexactlyandtherewasalongwayD.manhasknownthecauseofyellowfeverandhasachievedsomesuccess.
Wespendaroundonethirdofourlivesinbedandthebodydoesalotofitsrepairworkaswesleepsoenoughgoodqualitysleepisveryimportanttoourhealth.Itdoesn'tstoptherethough—somesleeppositionsarehealthierthanothers.Sowhichsleeppositionisthehealthiest?SleepingonyourbackisthehealthiestsleeppositionHealthbenefitsincludeavoidingbackandneckpain.Becausetheheadisraisedabovethestomachwhenyousleeponyourbackthispositionisbestforpeoplewhosufferfromnighttimeacidreflux胃酸逆流aswell.Around80%ofheartburnsufferershaveproblemsduringthenightsosleepingontheirbackcouldhelpalotofpeopletoenjoyagoodnight'ssleep.Ifthesleeppositionaloneisnotenoughtoalleviatetheconditiontryraisingtheheadofthebedbyupto4inchesbyplacingblocksunderit.Whenyousleeponyourbackyourfaceisinanaturalposition.Thismeanslesswrinkles皱纹.Ifyoureallycan'tfacesleepingonyourbackanotherhealthysleeppositionisthesidesleep.It'salmostasgoodasthebackpositionandit'sbetterforpeoplewhosnore打鼾andtheirpartners.Whicheversleeppositionyouchooseuseapillowthatsupportstheheadandtheneckwithoutraisingtheheadunnaturallyasthiscanbringneckpain.28.WhichisNOToneofthebenefitsofsleepingontheback?A.Itcanavoidacidreflux.B.Itmakespeoplelookyounger.C.It'sgoodforheartburnsufferers.D.Ithelpspeoplegetridofstomachpain.29.Whichisthebestsleeppositionforpeoplewhosnore?A.SleeponthefacE.B.SleeponthesidE.C.Sleepontheback.D.Sleepwithoutpillows.30.TheunderlinedwordalleviateinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.makeitlessseriousB.makepeopleforgetC.makeitlessusefulD.makepeopleenjoy31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Waystokeepushealthy.B.Theimportanceofsleep.C.Sleep'srepairingfunctions.D.Healthypositionsofsleep.
I’djustgotinataxiattherailwaystationwhensuddenlyIfoundoneofmysuitcasesmissing.JustthenIsawayoungfellowabout30walkingawaywithitopeningitanddrawingoutthevaluables.Stopthief!Stopthief!Ishoutedandthrewopenthecardoorandrushedouttohimfollowedbythedriverandhalfadozenpassers-by.VerysoonthethiefwascorneredattheturnoftheroaD.MydrivercaughtthethiefbytheneckandputhishandintohistrouserpocketdrawingoutmoneycreditcardtelephonebookandsoonandputthembackintomysuitcasE.Halfanhourlaterthecarwasrunningatfullspeedontheexpresshighway.Isatbackandbreathedalongsighofrelief.ButasIpulledoutthosestolenthingsfromthesuitcaseandstartedtocheckthemIbecamedumbfounded惊呆了.Beforemyeyeswere200yuaninsteadof100.Andabloodtestreportofa58-year-oldwomanappeareD.Isuddenlyrealizedthatthetaxidrivermusthavemistakenthethief’sbelongsandputhisintomysuitcasE.Thepitifulandbegginglookofthepooryoungmanflashedacrossmymindagain.Myheartbegantosink.Twoyearshaspassedsincethen.ButthiseventkeepscomingbacktomE.Wastheyoungmanahabitualrobberoradutifulsonwhohadbeendriventodesperation铤而走险tofindmoneytosavehismother’slife?Myheartachesforhim.HowIwishIhadgonebackthatsummerafternoontoreturnthe200yuanandsaysorrytohim.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIrealizedthathateandloveareveryclosE.41.Whywasthewriterdumbfoundedwhenheopenedhissuitcase?A.BecausehewasnowsearchingadifferentsuitcasE.B.Hisownbloodtestreporthaschangedintoanoldwoman’s.C.AnoldwomanhadputhersavingsintohissuitcasE.D.Hewasfacingthingsthatdidnotbelongtohimself.42.Whohelpedthewritercatchthethief?A.NoonE.Hecaughtthethiefallbyhimself.B.ThedriverwithseveralotherpeoplE.C.Somepolicemen.D.Thethiefcamebackandgavebackthesuitcasetohim.43.Whatwasoneofthereasonsfortheyoungmantostealinthewriter’sopinion?A.Theyoungmancouldn’taffordtopayforhisoldmother’smedicaltreatment.B.Theyoungmanwasabornthief.C.Theyoungman’smotheraskedhimtodoso.D.Youngpeoplearelikelytostealwhentheyarepoor.44.Themainpurposeforthewritertowritethispassageis______.A.todescribewhathateandlovearelikeB.tospeakhighlyofthedriverwhohelpedhim.C.toimpressthereaderswithaninterestingstoryD.toencouragethereaderstohelphimfindthethief
Doctorssayyouhadbetteruseitbeforeyouloseit.Themoreyousiteachdaythemorechanceyouhaveofgettingsick.RichardRosenkranzofKansasStateUniversitywasamongtheresearchers.Hesaidpeoplewhosatforlongperiodswereatgreatriskofdiseaseswhencomparedwiththosewhosatless.Hesaidthatwasespeciallytrueforsomechronic慢性的diseases.RichardRosenkranzstudiedtherelationshipbetweensittingandchronicdiseasesinmiddle-agedAustralianmen.HeworkedwithresearchersfromtheUniversityofWesternSydney.Theyexaminedthehealthrecordsofmorethan63000menfromNewSouthWales.Themenwerebetweentheagesof45and65.ThemenreportedaboutwhatdiseasestheyhadordidnothavE.Andtheykeptarecordoftheamountoftimeeachdaythattheysat.Thestudyalsoshowedthatexercisingeverymorningfor30minutesdidnotreducethehealthriskifyouspendthenexteighthourssittingatthedesk.Mr.RosenkranzsaiditwasimportanttomakesureyouexercisE.Buthesaiditwasalsoimportanttofindwaysnottositsomuchduringtheday.Manyjobstodayrequiresittingandworkingatthedeskallday.JamesLevineworksattheMayoClinicintheUnitedSates.Hesuggestsworkingwhilestandingatahightablesomeofthetimeinsteadofsittingatadesk.Dr.Levinealsosuggestsstandingwhileusingthetelephoneoreating.Orheadviseswalkingwiththepeopleyouworkwithforanon-footmeeting.Andhenotesthatifyouspendmoretimeonyourfeetyoumayhavemuscleactivitythathelpsburnfatsandsugarsinyourbody.22.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphimpliesthat________.A.doctorsshouldtreatallthepatientswellB.doctorsshouldmakeuseofeverymethodC.oneshouldvaluehishealthbeforehelosesitD.oneshoulddependonhimselftokeephealthy23.HowdidRichardRosenkranzmakethestudy?A.Byexaminingsomerecordsandreports.B.Bymakingsomelaboratoryexperiments.C.Bytalkingwiththedoctorsandpatients.D.Bywatchingthemen’sdailyperformancE.24.AccordingtoDr.Levineifonedoesnotwanttobeaffectedbylong-timesittingheshould________.A.goonadietB.changehisjobC.seeadoctorfromtimetotimeD.standorwalkatworkforsometime25.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.A.medicaljournalB.A.healthmagazineC.A.biologytextbookD.A.lifeguide
IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejoB.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.Ithenfoundmyselfajoblookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtoliveinsothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweekshe’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunatelyitdidn’toftenworkout.IwasgettingextremelytiredandfedupbecauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.OneSundayIwasintheparkwiththechildrenandmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithmE.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualificationifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecoursE.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamilyandgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.NowI’vegotafull-timejobtherE.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareerevenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.60.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’familytheauthor__________.A.tookadayoffeveryotherweek.B.oftenworkedlonghours.C.waspaidforextrawork.D.gotmuchhelpfromherboss.61.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?A.Shewasfedupwithchildren.B.Shefoundafull-timejoB.C.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.D.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecoursE.62.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?A.Onemustchoosethejobshelikes.B.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.D.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.
Howmanyreallysufferasaresultoflabormarketproblems?Thisisoneofthemostcriticalyetdebatablesocialpolicyquestions.Inmanywaysoursocialstatisticsoverstatethedegreeofhardship.Unemploymentdoesnothavethesamehorribleconsequencestodayasitdidinthe1930’swhenmostoftheunemployedwereprimarybreadwinnerswhenincomeandearningswereusuallymuchclosertothemarginofsurvivalandwhentherewerefewereffectivesocialprogramsforthosefailinginthetabormarket.Increasingwealththeriseoffamilieswithmorethanonewageearnerthegrowingdominanceofsecondaryearnersamongtheunemployedandimprovedsocialwelfareprotectionhaveunquestionablyrelievedtheconsequencesofjoblessness.Earningsandincomedataalsooverestimatethescaleofhardship.Amongthemillionswithhourlyearningsatorbelowtheminimumwagelevelthemajorityarefrommultiple-eamerrelativelywell-offfamilies.Mostofthosecountedbythepovertystatisticsareelderlyorhandicappedorhavefamilyresponsibilitieswhichkeepthemoutofthelaborforcesothepovertystatisticsarebynomeansanaccurateindicatoroflabormarket'problems.Yettherearealsomanywaysoursocialstatisticsunderestimatethedegreeoflabor-market-relatedhardship.Theunemploymentcountsexcludethemillionsoffullyemployedworkerswhosewagesaresolowthattheirfamiliesremaininpoverty.Lowwagesandrepeatedorlong-timeunemploymentfrequentlyinteracttoweakenthecapacityforself-support.Sincethenumberexperiencingjoblessnessatsometimeduringthey^arisseveraltimesthatunemployedinanymonththosewhosufferasaresultofforcedidlenesscanequalorexceedaverageannualunemploymenteventhoughonlyaminorityofthejoblessinanymonthreallysuffer.Foreverypersoncountedinthemonthlyunemploymenttotalsthereisanotherworkingpart-timebecauseoftheinabilitytofindfull-timeworkorelseoutsidethelaborforcebutwantingajoB.Finallyincometransfersinourcountryhavealwaysfocusedontheelderlydisabledanddependentneglectingtheneedsoftheworkingpoorsothatthedramaticexpansionofcashandnon-cashtransfersdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatthosefailinginthelabormarketareadequatelyprotecteD.Asaresultofsuchconflictingevidenceitisuncertainwhetherthosesufferingseriouslyasaresultoflabormarketproblemsnumberinthehundredsofthousandsorthetensofmillionsandhencewhetherhighlevelsofjoblessnesscanbetoleratedormustbecounteracted抵消byjobcreationandeconomicstimulation.Thereisonlyoneareaofagreementinthisdebate~thattheexistingpovertyemploymentandearningsstatisticsareinadequateforoneoftheirprimaryapplicationsmeasuringtheconsequencesoflabormarketproblems.’58.InPararaph2theauthorcontraststhe1930’swiththepresentinordertoshowthat.A.morepeoplewereunemployedinthe1930sB.unemploymentismoreintolerabletodayC.socialprogramsaremoreinneednowD.incomelevelhasincreasedsincethe1930’s59.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.A.majorityoflow-wageworkersreceiveearningsfrommorethanonejoB.B.Repetitionofshort-termunemploymentmainlycontributestopeople’slossofworkingcapacity.C.Manyunemployedpeoplearefromfamilieswhereothermembersareworking.D.LabormarkethardshipisunderstatedbecausefewerindividualsarejoblessthancounteD.60.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheeffectofincometransfersisoftennotfeltby.A.thosedoingalow-paidpart-timejobB.childreninsingle-eamerfamiliesC.workerswhohavejustretiredD.full-timeworkerswhobecomeunemployed61.Whichofthefollowingistheprincipaltopicofthepassage?A.Whatcauseslabormarketproblemsthatresultinsuffering.B.Whyincomestatisticsareimpreciseinmeasuringdegreesofpoverty.C.Whenpovertyemploymentandearningsfiguresagreewitheachother.D.Howstatisticsgiveanunclearpictureofthelabor-market-relatedsuffering.
AnAnnouncementInasmalltownbytheseamostpeoplelivedbycatchingfish.ThehurricanesoftenstrucktheareafromJulytoOctober.Someofthepeoplediedontheseawhentheirboatswereblownoverbytheheavywinds.Sotheypaidmuchattentiontotheweatherforecast.TheywereafraidtomeetwiththehurricaneswhentheywerecatchingfishontheseA.EachofthefamilieshadaradioandpeoplealwaystookthemwiththemselvesandlistenedtothematanytimE.ItwasSeptember.A.hurricaneattackedthetownonenight.Plentyoftreeswerepushedoverandalltheelectricsandtelephonelineswerebroken.Peoplecouldn'twatchTVorcalltheirfriendsorgotowork.Totheirangertheycouldn'tlistentotheweatherforecasttheTownRadioStationbroadcast.Thefoodandfreshwaterwouldsoonbeshortandthepatientscouldn'tbegivenmedicalcare—nomedicinecouldbecarriedtherE.Peopledidn'tknowwhatwouldhappenandtheylookedanxious.OnthefourthdaytheyreadanannouncementontheTownWeekly.ItwaswrittenRecentlywehavetostoptheweatherforecastbecauseofthebadweather.Weusuallygettheforecastfromtheairport.Buttheroadsareallblockedbythefallentreesandstones.Whetherornotwe'llbeabletobroadcasttheweatherforecasttomorrowdependsontheweather!24.Thepeopleinthetownoftentookradioswiththemselvesbecause______..A.theycouldn'twatchTVontheseaB.theyhopedtolistentosomegoodnewsC.theywereinterestedintheweatherforecastD.theyfeltlonelywhencatchingfishontheseaandlistenedtotheweatherforecast25.Thewriterwrotethepassagemainlyto______.A.giveanewsreportB.describeabadeffectofbadweatherC.describethepeople'snormallifethereD.warnpeopletobecarefulagainsthurricane26.Readingtheannouncementthepeoplewouldbe______.A.disappointedB.happyC.excitedD.encouraged
OnthedayofcollegegraduationItoldmyfriendsandfamilythenews;IwasleavingthecountryIhadlivedinsincechildhoodIjustneedachangeItoldthembuttherewasmorE.Iwasrunningfromheartbreak.MyrelationshipwiththeUnitedStatesisthetoughestoneIhaveeverhadasacountryIlovedandbelievedindidnotlovemeback.Backinthe90`s.mymotherbroughtmefromourhomeintheCaribbeanislandstotheU.S.whenIwas4yearsolD.Sheworkedasalive-innanny保姆fortwoyearsplayingmommyforwhitekidswhoseparentshadbetterthingstodo.Shedidn’tbelievethatnannymeantmaidanddidwhateverwasaskedofher.ShewasthirstytoembraceherAmericandreamhopingthatherchildrenwouldbeeducatedandshemighthavenanniesofherown.Thosewereourpathtogetagoodeducation.WhentheneighborhoodswithqualityschoolsbecametooexpensiveformymomtoaffordasasingleparentwewentacrosstheUnitedStateswithGreatSchoolsnetasourcompass:NewJerseyelementaryschool;Texasmiddleschool;Floridahighschool;NewYorkCityprivateuniversity.ForalongtimeIsurvivedbycoveringmyselfinallkindsoflabelssothatpeoplewouldignorethecolorofmyskinyetIexistedontheedgeofuglyignorantandunealtureD.Blackpeopledon’treallyknowhowtoswim.Theblackchildrendon’tliketoreadverymuchIoverheardonelibrariandiscussingwithanotherwhileIsatdownreadingabookacouplefeetaway.IwasneverabletomakeAmericamyhomE.WhenIstrippedmyselfofthelabelspainfullyonebyonebeneaththemthereisawoundedcoloredwomanwhorefusestobefacelessanymorE.Myfacemaybedisgustingtosomesinceitbearsproofthatracecontinuestobeaproblem.MyhopeisthatitwillforceAmericanstorc-examinetheirpost-racialbeliefs.24.WhatwastherealreasonthatmadetheauthorleavetheUnitedStates?A.Itcouldn’tprovideherwithgoodedueationB.ShejustneededachallengeinherwayoflifeC.ThewayshewastreatedtherebrokeherheartD.Shewastiredoflivinginastrangecountry25.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor’smotherfromParagraphs2and3?A.ShesacrificedalottoliveabetterlifeinAmericaB.Shewasquitecontenttoworkasalive-innanny.C.ShewasparticularabouttheschoolsherdaughterattendedD.Shelikedvisitingallkindsofschoolswiththeauthor26.TheauthorgivestwoexamplesinParagraph4toshowthat.A.howignorantandunculturedmanypeopleareinUSB.theUStoreflectonhowittreatscoloredpeopleC.herfamilytounderstandherdecisionD.theblackpeopletore-examinetheirwayoflife27.Theauthorwritesthepassagetoexpect.A.immigrantstogetreadyformorehardshipB.theUStoreflectonhowittreatscoloredpeopleC.herfamilytounderstandherdecisionD.theblackpeopletore-examinetheirwayoflife
ItwasMother’sDaymorninglastyearandIwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldsonTenyson.AswewereleavingwefoundthatonlyminutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheconcretE.Herhusbandwaswithherbuttherewasbloodeverywhereandthewomanwasembarrassedandclearlyinshock.WalkingtowardsthesceneTenysonbecameveryupsetaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouplE.HesaidtomeMumit’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryonE.Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharitygrouphadsetupastandsellingcookedsausagesandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.ItwillmakeherfeelbetterhesaiD.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetideA.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecouldbuyaflowerfortheladytocheerherup.JusttakeitshereplieD.Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesturE.Bynowparamedics救援人员hadarrivedandwereattendingtheinjuredwoman.Aswewalkeduptohermysonbecameintimidatedbyallthebloodandmedicalequipment.Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothewoman’shusbandandtoldhimMysonwasveryupsetforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthisflowertomakeherfeelbetter.AtthattimetheoldmanstartedcryingandsaidThankyousomuchyouhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflowertellingherwhoitwasfrom.ThoughbadlyhurtandshakentheoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgavehimalittlesmilE.14.Whatdosetheauthorintendtotellus?A.Onecanneverbetoocareful.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C.LovebeginswithalittlesmilE.D.A.smallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.15.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B.Tenyson’sideaofbuyingaflowergainedhismother’ssupport.C.Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomanpuzzledtheflowerseller.D.TheelderlywomanwasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesturE.16.Theunderlinedwordintimidatedinthefourthparagraphprobablymeans________.A.astonishedB.struckC.frightenedD.excited17.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.FlowerPowerB.Mother’sDayC.AnAccidentalInjuryD.AnEmbarrassingMoment
Isgoingonholidayofanybenefit?Newresearchshowsthatgoingonholidaymakesyounotonlyfeelgoodwhileyou’retherebutalsogainthehealthbenefitsformonths.JettingofftodestinationssuchastheMaldivescutsyourbloodpressurehelpsyousleepbetterandbouncebackfromstress.ThebenefitslastatleastafortnightlongerthanthevacationandcanbefeltformonthsinsomecaseswhereitisclaimeD.Expertssayworkersshouldalwaystaketheirholidayentitlement权利eachyearbutasmanyasoneinthreedon’t.ThestudycomparedkeyhealthmarkersinholidaymakersvisitingThailandPeruortheMaldiveswiththoseinpeoplewhostayedathomeandcontinuedworking.TheaveragebloodpressureofthoseonholidaydroppedbysixpercentwhiletheworkerssawtheirbloodpressurerisebytwopercentoverthesameperioD.Thesleepqualityofholidaymakersimprovedby17percentwhilethatofthenon-holidaymakersdeterioratedby14percent.Thestudyalsofoundtheabilityofvacationerstorecoverfromstressknownasthestress-resiliencetestimprovedby29percent.Therewasa71percentfallinstress-resiliencescoresamongworkers.Testsshowedfallenbloodglucose葡萄糖levelsreducedriskofdiabetes糖尿病trimmerwaistlinesandimprovedmoodandenergylevelswiththeeffectssustainedforatleasttwoweeksafterreturninghomE.TheHolidayHealthExperimentwasconductedbytouroperatorKuoniandNuffieldHealththeUK’slargesthealthcarecharity.32.Accordingtothepassagehowmanypeoplegoonholiday?A.OnethirD.B.Twothirds.C.17percent.D.Aquarter.33.Whichofthefollowingcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Thefurtheryougothebetteryougetthebenefits.B.Mostpeopleliketostayathomeduringtheholiday.C.TheresultofthestudyismostlybasedonthedescriptionfromthepeopleinvolveD.D.Holidaymakersaremorelikelytobehealthierthannon-holidaymakers.34.Theauthorintendstotellusthat________.A.wehavetogoonholidayasmuchaspossibleB.you’llcertainlygetdepressedifyoudon’tgoonholidayC.wehadbettergoonholidayforthebenefitsofourhealthD.itisbesttogotoforeigncountrieslikeMaldives35.Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.A.AHolidayHealthExperimentB.HealthBenefitsfromHolidayC.HealthProblemsofHavingHolidayD.KeyHealthMarkersinHolidaymakers
IthasbeenknownthattheoctopushasmanyspecialskillssuchasusinghardshellsformobilehomesandprotectiondisablingtheirsuckersplottingescapesandevenpredictingWorldCupsoccergameoutcomes.Can’twesayitisamysteriouscreature?Whileallthesetalentsareimpressivetheypalecomparedtoitsabilitytodisappearfromplainsight.Researchershavelongknownthatthisispossiblebecauseofthepresenceoftheorgansundertheirskinwhichexpandorcontracttoproduceaseriesofcolorspatternsandevenskintexturesinjustmilliseconds.Scientistshadalwaysbelievedthatsuchareactionwasdirectedbyasignalfromtheoctopus’slargehuman-likeeyesorbrain.ButarecentreportpublishedintheJournalofExperimentalBiologybyresearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaBarbaraindicatethattheanimaldoesnothavetowaitforasignalfromitseyesorbrain.Itcanseethelightwithitsskin!UCSBdoctoralstudentDesmondandProfessorToddsaidtheyhaveseenreportsaboutoctopusskinchangingcolorsinresponsetolightwithnosignalfromtheeyeorbrain.Howevertherehadbeennofollow-uptofindoutwhythiswasthecaseandthetwodecidedtoseewhattheycoulduncover.TheybeganbytakingskinsamplesfromacoupleofCaliforniaoctopusesandexposingthemtocolorsrangingfromviolenttoorangeandfoundthattheirskinisequippedwiththesamelight-sensitiveproteinasisfoundinthecellsintheretinaoftheeyes.Thankstotheseproteinstheoctopuscanseethelightandreactwithouthavingtowaitforasignalfromtheeyesorbrainthusenablingittobegintheescapeprocess.AnotherresearchbyUniversityofMarylandresearchersdiscoveredthatcuttlefishandsquidsharethesametalent.Thankstothesefindingsresearchersnowknowthattheirskincolorcanbecontrolledbyboth.Whatisstillnotclearishowthetwocometogethertomanagethewholeprocess.Thedoctoralstudentplanstogettothebottomofthemystery.32.Whichoftheoctopus’sskillsimpressespeoplemostaccordingtothepassage?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.
Inthefutureyourautomobilewillrunonwaterinsteadofgas!Youwillbeabletobuyasupercomputerthatfitsinyourpocket!Youmightevendriveaflyingcar!Notallpastpredictions预言havebeenprovenwrong.A.fewofthemhavebeensurprisinglyaccuratE.SomegreatthinkerspredictedthearrivalofthecreditcardthefaxmachineandeventheinternetyearsbeforetheyhappeneD.ButforeachpredictionthathascometruesomeothershavemissedbyamilE.Manyofthesepredictionsdidn’tconsiderhowpeoplewouldwanttousethetechnologyorifpeoplereallyneededitintheirlivesornot.Let’slookatsomepredictionsfromthenot-too-distantpast.RobotHelpersWhere’stherobotinmykitchen?NowhereofcoursE.Andhe’sprobablynotcominganytimesoon.Robotsdoexisttodaybutmostlyinfactoriesandothermanufacturingenvironments.Backinthe1950showeverpeoplesaidthatbynowpersonalrobotswouldbeinmostpeople’shomes.Sowhyhasn’tithappened?Maybebecauserobotsarestilltooexpensiveandclumsy.AndprobablytheideaofrobotscookingourdinnersandwashingourclothesisjusttooweirD.Athomeweseemtobedoingfinewithoutthem.TelephonesofTomorrow?In1964anAmericancompanyintroducedthevideotelephonE.Theysaidbytheyear2000mostpeoplewouldhaveavideophoneintheirhomes.Butofcoursetheideahasn’tcaughtonyet.Why?Thetechnologyworkedfinebutitoverlookedsomethingobvious:people’sdesireforprivacy.Wouldyouwanttohaveavideophoneconversationwithsomeoneafteryoujuststepoutoftheshower?Probablynot---itcouldbeuncomfortable!Justbecausetechnologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.Andfinallyhowaboutthatcrazypredictionoftheflyingcar?It’snotsocrazyanymore!Butaflyingcarremainsoneofthemostwonderfultechnologyideastocaptureourimagination.Keepwatchingthenews---orperhapstheskyoutsideyourwindowtoseewhatthefuturewillbring.24.Thepassagemainlydealswith______.A.predictionsthathaven’tcometrueB.predictionsthatcancatchoutimaginationC.newtechnologythatcanbenefitoutlifeD.predictionsthathavecometrue25.WhichofthefollowingisprobablyNOTtheauthor’sbelief?A.Technologydoesn’talwaysmeanpeoplewillwanttouseit.B.Manyofthehigh-techthingspeoplethoughtwe’dbeusingsimplyhaven’tappearedC.Predictionsdon’tneedtoconsiderpeople’spracticaluseofthetechnologyD.High-techthingsarenotalwaysconvenienttopeople’slife26.RobotHelpershaven’tbeenusedinmostpeople’shomebecause______.A.robotscanonlydojobsinfactories.B.thekindofrobotshasn’tbeendevelopedyetC.peoplefinditdifficulttocontrolthekindofrobots.D.thekindofrobotswon’tbringpeoplepracticalusE.27.Whatcanwelearnaboutvideotelephonesfromthepassage?A.Peoplehaven’tcomeupwiththeideatoinventvideotelephonesB.PeoplefindvideotelephonesbringlotsofconvenienceC.VideotelephonesarewellacceptedbypeopleathomeD.Videotelephoneshaven’tbeenpopularathomE.
Itisveryeasytocookinstantnoodles方便面inashorttimebyputtingthenoodlesintotheboilingwater.Howeverhaveyoueverthoughtwhetheritistherightwayofcookinginstantnoodles?WhenwefirsttookoutthenoodleswecannoticethatthenoodlesarejoinedtogethernicelyasapiecE.Howeverfewpeopleknowthatwhentheinstantnoodlesaremadewaxcoating蜡涂层willbeputonthenoodles.Thewaxcoatingontheinstantnoodlesisusedtopreventthenoodlesfromsticking粘together.ItmakesthenoodleslookverynicE.Researcheshaveshownthatthewaxcoatingonthenoodlesisquiteharmful有害的toourhealth.Ifyoueattheinstantnoodlestodayyou’dbetterwaitforseveraldaysbeforeyoueatinstantnoodlesnexttimesinceourbodiesneedabout3daystoclearthewaxcoatingawayfromourbodies.Doyouknowtheconsequence结果ofhavingtoomuchwaxcoatinginourbodies?ItwillleadtocancerifthewaxcoatingisstoredinourbodiesforalongtimE.Soitisveryimportanttowashawaythewaxcoatingontheinstantnoodlesifwedon’twantourbodiestobeindanger.Youcandolikethis:1.Washtheinstantnoodleswithwarmwaterfirstandthenpourawaythewatercontainingthewaxcoating.2.RepeatStep1andtrytostir搅动thenoodlestowashawaythewaxcoatingonthenoodlesbeforecookingitinanewpotofwater.Ihopethispassagewillmakethosewhoenjoyeatinginstantnoodlesandeattheinstantnoodlesoftenknowaboutthehiddendangerofinstantnoodles.AlthoughtheinstantnoodlesareveryeasytocookandhelpussavealotoftimeIstilldon’tthinkithealthytoeatthemtoooftenortoomuch.WhynotsayNotoinstantnoodlesandhavesomehealthyfood?28.Peopleusewaxcoatingwhenmakinginstantnoodlesto____.A.maketheinstantnoodlesmoredeliciousB.stopthenoodlesfromstickingtogetherC.helpkeepthenoodlesfromgoingbadD.makeiteasytocooktheinstantnoodles29.Accordingtothepassageifpeopleeatinstantnoodlestoooftentheywillprobably____.A.putonsomeweightB.savealotoftimeC.catchsomeillnessD.savemuchmoney30.Whatdoestheauthorcallonpeopletodo?A.Learnhowtochoosetherightinstantnoodles.B.Takeinstantnoodlesasbreakfasteverymorning.C.Eatinstantnoodlesassoonastheybuythem.D.Havehealthyfoodinsteadofinstantnoodles.31.Thepassageismainlywrittenforpeoplewho____.A.wanttodosomeresearchoninstantnoodlesB.makealivingbysellinginstantnoodlesC.plantoinventanewkindofinstantnoodlesD.likeinstantnoodlesandeatthemoften
WhenItoldmyfatherthatIwasmovingtoDesMoinesIowahetoldmeabouttheonlytimehehadbeentherE.Itwasinthe1930swhenhewasaneditoroftheliterarymagazineofSouthernMethodistUniversitySMUinDallasTexas.HealsoworkedasaprofessoratSMUandtherewasagirlstudentinhisclasswhosufferedfromaseriousbackdiseasE.Shecouldn’taffordtheoperationbecauseherfamilywaspoor.HermotherranaboardinghouseinGalvestonaseasidetownnearHoustonTexas.Shewascleaningouttheattic阁楼onedaywhenshecameacrossanolddustymanuscript手稿.OnitstoppagewerethewordsByO.Henry.ItwasanicestoryandshesentittoherdaughteratSMUwhoshowedittomyfather.MyfatherhadneverreadthestorybeforebutitsoundedlikeO.HenryandheknewthatO.HenryhadoncelivedinHouston.SoitwaspossiblethatthefamousauthorhadgonetothebeachandstayedintheGalvestonboardinghouseandhadwrittenthestorythereandleftthemanuscriptbehindbyaccident.MyfathervisitedanO.HenryexpertatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkwhoauthenticatedthestoryasO.Henry’s.Myfatherthensetouttosellit.EventuallyhefoundhimselfinDesMoinesmeetingwithGardnerCowlesatopeditorattheDesMoinesRegister.Cowleslovedthestoryandboughtitonthespot.Myfathertookthemoneytothegirl.ItwasjustenoughforhertohavetheoperationshesodesperatelyneedeD.MyfathernevertoldmewhattheO.Henrystorywasabout.ButIdoubtthatitcouldhavebeenbetterthanhisownstory.18.WhofoundtheO.Henry’smanuscript?A.Thegirl’smother.B.Theauthor’sfather.C.Thegirl.D.Theauthor.19.Whichofthefollowingmightexplainthefactthatthemanuscriptwasfoundintheattic?A.O.HenryonceworkedinHouston.B.O.HenryoncestayedinGalveston.C.O.HenryoncemovedtoDesMoines.D.O.HenryoncetaughtatSMU.20.TheunderlinedwordauthenticatedinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.treatedB.discoveredC.provedD.described21.Accordingtothetextwhydidtheauthor’sfathergotoDesMoines?A.ToselltheO.Henrystory.B.Tomeettheauthorhimself.C.TotalkwiththeO.Henryexpert.D.Togivemoneytothegirl.
Someoftheworld’smostsignificantproblemsneverhitheadlines.OneexamplecomesfromagriculturE.Foodriots暴乱andhungermakenewsbutthetrendlyingbehindthesemattersisrarelytalkedabout.Thisisthedeclineinthegrowthinyieldsofsomeoftheworld’smajorcrops.A.newstudybytheUniversityofMinnesotaandMcGillUniversityinMontreallooksatwhereandhowfarthisdeclineisoccurring.Theauthorstakeavastnumberofdatapointingforthefourmostimportantcropsricewheatcornandsoybeans.Theyfindthatonbetween24%and39%ofallharvestedareastheimprovementinyieldsthattookplacebeforethe1980ssloweddowninthe1990sand2000s.Therearetwoworryingfeaturesoftheslowdown.Oneisthatithasbeenparticularlysharpintheworld'smostpopulous人口多的countriesIndiaandChinA.Theirabilitytofeedthemselveshasbeenanimportantsourceofrelativestabilitybothwithinthecountriesandonworldfoodmarkets.Thatself-sufficiencycannotbetakenforgrantedifyieldscontinuetoslowdownorreversE.Secondyieldgrowthhasbeenlowerinwheatandricethanincomandsoybeans.ThisisproblematicbecausewheatandricearemoreimportantasfoodsaccountingforaroundhalfofallcaloriesconsumeD.Cornandsoybeansaremoreimportantasfeedgrains.TheauthorsnotethatwehavepreferentiallyfocusedourcropimprovementeffortsonfeedinganimalsandcarsratherthanoncropsthatfeedpeopleandarethebasisoffoodsecurityinmuchoftheworlD.Thereportqualifiesthemoreoptimisticfindingsofanothernewpaperwhichsuggeststhattheworldwillnothavetodigupalotmorelandforfarminginordertofeed9billionpeoplein2050astheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationhasargueD.Insteaditsaysthankstoslowingpopulationgrowthlandcurrentlyploughed耕upforcropsmightbeabletoreverttoforestorwilderness.Thiscouldhappen.Thetroubleisthattheforecastassumescontinuedimprovementsinyieldswhichmaynotactuallyhappen.32.Whichcropsarementionedinthetext?A.Ricecornsoybeansandwheat.B.Ricecornwheatandpeas.C.Wheatcornsoybeanandpotatoes.D.Cornwheattomatoesandsoybeans.33.Whatdoestheauthortrytodrawattentionto?A.FoodriotsandhungerintheworlD.B.Thedeclineofthegrainyieldgrowth.C.NewsheadlinesintheleadingmediA.D.Thefoodsupplyinpopulouscountries.34.WhydoestheauthormentionIndiaandChinainparticular?A.Theirself-sufficiencyisvitaltothestabilityofworldfoodmarkets.B.Theirfoodyieldshavebeguntodecreasesharplyinrecentyears.C.Theirbigpopulationsarecausingworldwideconcerns.D.Theirfoodself-sufficiencyhasbeentakenforgranteD.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordrevertmeaninthelastparagraph?A.growworseB.putintheplaceofanotherC.gainthroughexperienceD.gobacktoapreviousstate
NickVujicicisanAustralianmotivationalspeakerbornwithnoarmsorlegsbutthebravemanplaysfootballandgolfswimsandsurfs.Nickhasasmallfootonhisleftsidewhichhelpshimbalanceandenableshimtokick.Heuseshisonefoottotypewritewithapenandpickthingsupbetweenhistoes.IcallitmychickendrumstickjokedNick.I’dbelostwithoutit.WhenIgetinthewaterIfloatbecause80percentofmybodyislungsandmydrumstickactsasapropeller螺旋桨.WhenNickwasbornhisfatherwassoshockedthatheleftthehospitalroomtovomit呕吐.Hisdistraughtmothercouldn’tbringherselftoholdhimuntilhewasfourmonthsolD.Itwassohardforthembutrightfromthestarttheydidtheirbesttomakemeindependent.MydadputmeinthewaterwhenIwas18monthsoldandgavemethecouragetolearnhowtoswimsaidNick.ThroughouthischildhoodNickdealtwiththetypicalchallenges.AttheageofsevenNicktriedoutsomespeciallydesignedelectronicarmsandlegsinthehopethathewouldbemorelikeotherkids.Duringtheshorttrial试用periodoftheelectronicarmsandlegsNickrealizedthatevenwiththemhewasstillunlikehispeers同辈atschoolandtheyturnedouttobemuchtooheavyforNicktooperateaffectinghisflexibilityquitesignificantly.WhenIwas13IreadanewspaperarticleaboutadisabledmanwhohadmanagedtoachievegreatthingsandhelpotherssaidNick.IrealizedwhyGodhadmadeuslikethis—togivehopetoothers.ItwassoinspirationaltomethatIdecidedtousemylifetoencourageothersanddecidedtobethankfulforwhatIdohavenotgetangryaboutwhatIdon’t.ItellpeopletokeepongettingupwhentheyfallandtoalwayslovethemselveshesaiD.IfIcanencouragejustonepersonthenmyjobinthislifeisdonE.Bynowhehasvisited35differentcountriestouringtheworldasamotivationalspeaker.21.WhatmakesitpossibleforNicktoswiminthewater?A.HissmallsizE.B.Hissmallfoot.C.Hislightweight.D.Hisbiglungs.22.TheunderlinedworddistraughtinParagraph3probablymeans.A.reallycrazyB.cold-bloodedC.extremelyupsetD.bad-tempered23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nick’sparentswereverystrictwithhim.B.Nick’smotherwastoblameforhisdisability.C.NicklearnedtobeindependentatayoungagE.D.Nick’sfamilyacceptedhisdisabilityathisbirth.24.Nickabandoned放弃theelectronicarmsandlegsbecause.A.hisfamilycouldn’taffordthemB.hisclassmatesdidn’tlikethemC.theyweretooheavytohandleD.theyaffectedhisappearance
Whena91000-acrepieceofvacantlandcameupforsaleinSouthwestFloridaabouttenyearsagoitattractedbuildersfromacrossthecountry.AfterallthechancetodevelopanareaalmostfivetimesthesizeofManhattandoesnotcomefrequently.Buttoeveryone'ssurprisetheownersdidnotsellthelandthatliesjust20minutesfromFortMyerstothehighestbidder.InsteadtheysoldittoKitson&Partnerswhonotonlypromisedtopreservepartofthelandbutalsousetheremainingareatobuildanenvironmentallyfriendlytown.Truetotheirwordassoonasthesaleclosedthedeveloperssold73000acrestothegovernmentofFloridaaspartofthelargestsinglelandpreservationagreementinthestate'shistory.Overthelastdecadetheslateandcountyofficialshaveworkedhardatrestoringthewetlandsandotherwaterways?inwhatisnowknownastheBabcockNaturePreservE.Theireffortshaveresultedinthereturnofmanynativebirdsandplantsthathaddisappearedfromtheregion.HoweverforsomereasonitwasnotuntilEarthDay2016April22thatthedevelopersfinallyrevealedtheirplansforAmerica’sfirstgreencommunity.OnthesurfaceBabcockRanchwhichwillbehometoabout50000residentswhencompletedappearstobejustlikeatypicalsmallAmericantown.Itwillhaveadowntown*hikingtrialsawellnesscenterandevenaman-madetakethatresidentscanuseforrecreationalactivitieslikekayaking.HoweverthisiswherethesimilaritiesenD.UnlikemostAmericancitiesthehomesinBabcockRanchwillnotbepoweredbypollutingfossilfuelslikecoaloroil.Insteadtheresidentswillgetenergyfromasolarfarm.Oncloudydaysoratrightthegrid电网poweredbycleannaturalgaswilltakeover.AccordingtoKitsonThecombinationofenergywillhethegreenestinthecountry.32.WhatmadeKitson&Partnerssucceedinbuyingthelargevacantland?A.TheyofferedthehighestpricE.B.Theyhadgoodrelationshipwiththeowners.C.Theypromisedtochangethelandintoamodemcity.D.Theirplansforthelandweregoodfortheenvironment.33.WhencanweknowabouttheBabcockNaturePreserve?A.Itis73000milesfromFrotMyers.B.Itisdevelopedbythegovernment.C.ItisthelargestreserveintheworlD.D.ItisfivetimesthesizeofManhattan.34.WhatwillmakeBabcockRanchdifferentfromatypicalAmericantown?A.ItsappearancE.B.Itsfriendlyresidents.C.Itscombinationofenergy.D.Itswellnesscenter.35.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthepassage?
HefascinatedVictorianEnglandwithhisunequalledskillatbrilliantcasesbasedonlogicalreasoningandgraspofforensic法医的sciencenottomentionamasteryofdisguises伪装andanencyclopedicknowledgeofthecriminalunderclass.ButthisdetectivewasnotSherlockHolmesbutareallifeinvestigatorJeromeCaminadawhonewresearchsuggestshelpedinspireSirArthurConanDoyle’scelebratedhero.A.biographyofCaminadawrittenbyAngelaBuckleyrevealsaseriesofstrikingsimilaritiesbetweenhimandthefictionalcharacterintermsoftheirunusualmethodsandcharacter.Italsoestablishesstrongechoesbetweentherealdetective’scasesandplotlinesusedbyDoylE.ThesonofanItalianfatherandIrishmotherCaminadawasbasedinManchesterbutwasinvolvedincaseswhichtookhimacrossthecountryandheenjoyedanationwideprofileinthepresswhereaccountsofhislegendwerewidelyreporteD.MostofhiscareerwasspentwithManchesterCityPoliceForcealthoughhelateroperatedlikeHolmesasaconsultingdetective.Hebecamewell-knowninthemid1880sshortlybeforeSherlockHolmesmadehisfirstappearanceinA.StudyinScarletandparallelssoonemergedbetweenthetwo.Asthefictionalcharacterreliedonanetworkofunderworldcontacts~theBakerStreetIrregulars~soCaminadawasknownforhisextensivewebofinformerswhomhewouldoftenmeetinthebackseatofachurch.•ThesecharactershelpedhimbuildupanencyclopedicknowledgeoftheCriminalfratemity兄弟会amongwhomhewouldoftenmoveindisguise—anothermethodincoptnQnwithHolmes.HisskillwithdisguiseswassorenownedthatononeoccasionwhiletrackingagroupofthievesattheGrandNationaldressedasalaborerhisownchiefpoliceofficerwasunabletorecognisehim..Howeverhealsoposedaswhitecollarprofessionalsoncewhilebringingabogus假的doctortojusticE.Overthecourseofhiscareerhewasreportedlyresponsiblefortheimprisonmentof1225criminals.Hismostfamouscase—andperhapstheonewhichmostcloselyresemblesaHolmesstory—wasMysteryoftheFour-WheeledCab.MrsBuckleyidentifiesCaminada’sMoriatyfigureasBobHorridgeaviolentintelligentcareercriminalwithwhomhehada20-yearfightwhichbeganwhenCaminadaarrestedhimforstealingawatchlandinghimwithasentenceofsevenyears’penalservitudebecauseofhispreviouscrimes.ThisharshsentenceforarelativelysmallcrimeangeredHorridgesomuchthatashewassentdownhesworerevenge报复onthedetectivE.OnhisreleaseHorridge’scriminalenterprisesgrewinsizeandscopebuthewasusuallyabletostayonestepaheadoftheauthoritiesofteneffectingdramaticescapes.Hisgoodluckfinallyendedafterheshottwopoliceofficers.CaminadatrackedhimtoLiverpoolwherethedetectivedisguisedoncemoreeventuallyarrestedhim.Horridgewasconvictedofattemptedmurderandsentencedtolifeimprisonment.Caminada’sIreneAdlerwasAliciaOrmondeanapparentlywell-educatedwomanwithanoblebackgroundandexpensivetasteswhowasactuallyanexperiencedcriminalwantedacrossthecountryforA^udsandthefts.Caminadatrackedherdownandarrestedherbut—inanechoofHolmes’fascinationwithAdler~thedetectiveapparentlybecameattractedbyher.Thecasetookplacein1890ayearbeforeAdlerappearedinA.ScandalinBohemiA.Caminada—whopublishedhismemoirsonretiring~diedin1914theyearthelastHolmesbookwasset.OtherindividualshavepreviouslybeenputforwardasthebasisforHolmes.HoweverMrsBuckleywhosebookiscalledTheRealSherlockHolmesbelievesthatCaminadawasusedtogiveHolmesabettergroundinginactualcaseworkamongthecriminalfraternityinspiringhisdetectingstylesandsomeofthepuzzlingcasesheencountereD.66.FromthepassagewecanknowthatCaminada.A.diedafterthelastHolmesbookwassetB.wastheonlybasisforHolmesC.hadagoodknowledgeofforensicscienceD.hadawholelifecareerasaconsultingdetective67.WhichofthefollowingCANNOTprovethatCaminadawasthebasisforHolmes?A.CaminadabecameanationalfigureshortlybeforeHolmes’firstappearancE.B.CaminadatrackedanattractiveandtalentedcriminalsimilartoIreneAdler.C.CaminadawasknownforhisextensivewebofinformersintheBakerStreet.D.CaminadahadaMoriaty-likeenemyforalongperiodoftimE.68.Whichofthefollowingsentencescouldbeaddedintotheblankpart?A.HismostfamouscasewastheManchesterCabMurderof1889.B.AsaninvestigatorCaminadaservedwiththepolicebetween1868and1899.C.FollowinghisretirementhepublishedasecondvolumeunderhisownnamE.D.Otherdisguisesincludedasdrunkendownandoutsaswellasworkingclassroles.69.CaminadausedtodisguisehimselfinthefollowingcasesEXCEPT.A.bringingabogusdoctortojusticeB.trackingandarrestingAliciaOrmondeC.trackingagroupofthievesattheGrandNationalD.arrestingHorridgeandsendinghimtolifeimprisonment^70.Themostsuitabletitleofthepassageshouldbe.A.DetectingstylesofSherlockHolmesB.CaminadaandhrslegendC.DetectivesandtheirdisguisesD.HastherealHolmesbeertdeduced演泽
LikemostpeopleIwasbroughtuptolookuponlifeasaprocessofgetting.ItwasnotuntilinmylatethirtiesthatImadethisimportantdiscoverygiving-awaymakeslifesomuchmoreexciting.Youneednotworryifyoulackmoney.ThisishowIexperimentedwithgiving-away.IfanideaforimprovingthewindowdisplayofaneighborhoodstoreflashestomeIstepinandmakethesuggestiontothestorekeeper.OnediscoveryImadeaboutgiving-awayisthatitisalmostimpossibletogiveawayanythinginthisworldwithoutgettingsomethingbackthoughthereturnoftencomesinallunexpectedform.OneSundaymorningthelocalpostofficedeliveredanimportantspecialdeliverylettertomyhomethoughitwasaddressedtomeatmyofficE.Iwrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation感谢.MorethanayearlaterIneededapost-officeboxforanewbusinessIwasstarting.Iwastoldatthewindowthattherewerenoboxesleftandthatmynamewouldhavetogoonalongwaitinglist.AsIwasabouttoleavethepostmasterappearedinthedoorway.Hehadoverheard无意中听到ourconversationWasn’tityouthatwroteusthatletterayearagoaboutdeliveringaspecialdeliverytoyourhome?Isaidyes.Wellyoucertainlyaregoingtohaveaboxinthispostofficeifwehavetomakeoneforyou.Youdon’tknowwhataletterlikethatmeanstous.Weusuallygetnothingbutcomplaints.28.Accordingtotheauthor.A.youdon’thavetoberichinordertogiveB.theexcitementofgivingcanbringyoumoneyC.givingmeansyouwilllackmoneyD.whenyougiveawaymoneyyouwillberich29.Fromthepassageweunderstandthat.A.theauthorfollowedotherpeoplelookinguponlifeasaprocessofgettingB.theauthorwasunlikemostpeoplewhoweremostlyreceiversratherthangiversC.theauthorreceivedthesameeducationasmostpeopleduringhischildhoodD.theauthordidnotunderstandtheimportanceofgivinguntilhewasinlatethirties30.Whentheauthorneededapost-officebox.A.hehadtoputhisnameonawaitinglistB.manypeoplehadappliedforpost-officeboxesbeforehim.C.heaskedthepostmastertomakeoneforhimD.hewrotethepostmasteranoteofappreciation
A.warmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep.Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff—ifitismilkedfromacowatnight.Researchershavediscoveredthatnightmilkcontainsmoremelatonin褪黑激素whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.ThestudybyresearchersfromSeoulSouthKoreainvolvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight.Thosegivennightmilkwhichcontained10timestheamountofmelatoninwerelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytimeaccordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFooD.Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger.Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifferenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonowtakingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight.Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontentwhichhelpspeopletorelax.Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening.Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtimethegreaterburdenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight.32.Accordingtothetextthemicefedwithdaytimemilk_________.A.startedsleepmoreeasilyB.weremoreanxiousC.werelessactiveD.wokeuplater33.Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?A.It’sbeentestedonmicefortenyearsB.ItcanmakepeoplemoreenergetiC.C.Itexistsinmilkingreatamount.D.It’susedinsleepingdrugs.34.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.NightMilkandSleepB.FatSugarandHealthC.AnExperimentonMiceD.MilkDrinkingandHealth35.Howdoestheauthorsupportthethemeofthetext?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Bystatingarguments.C.ByexplainingstatisticaldatA.D.Byprovidingresearchresults.
AhmadisthefounderofCopiawhichshedescribersasmatchcommeetsUberforfoodrecovery.ConipaniesusetheCopiaapptoreportwhentheyhaveleftoverfoodwhatkindandhowmuch.Whenrecipients受助者suchasshelterssoupkitchensandagenciesfirstregisterwithCupiatheyindicatehowmanypeopletheyneedtofeedonwhatdaysandwhatkindoffoodthey'lltakE.Cupiamakesaprofitfromthefeesthatcompaniespaytoremovelefteverfoodthecompaniesreceiveataxwrite-offfortheirfooddonations.HowdidAhmadcreateCopia?AaasenioratUCBerkeleythefoundnearly50millionAmericansareatriskofgoinghungryeverydaywhitemorethan133billionpoundsofeatablefoudaredesertedeachyear.AhmadstartedastudentgroupthatrecoveredfoodfromthecampusanddistributeditLolocalnonprofits.Asrewardingasthiswastheinefficiencies低效botheredher.Onedayshegotacallfromthedininghallmanagerwhohad500sandwichesleftoverfrommevent.SherentedacarloadeditwiththefoodandcallednonprofitsShefoundtakersforonly25sandwichesandendedupgivingouttheresteUanearbypark.Irememberthinkinghowcoolitwouldbeifpeoplewhohadfoodcouldsay‘Heywehavestuff’andpeoplewhoneededitcouldspeakupandthenwecouldconnectthetwo.AftershegraduatedAhmadlaunchedCopiacarlierthisyearitoperatesin40citiesinNorthemCaliforniaandhasservedover700000peoplE.Itsbiggestsuccess—andchallenge—10datewasthispastSuperBowlCopiarecoveredmurothan14tonsoffoodwhichfedmorethan23000peoplE.DespiteherbusyscheduleAhmadtriestodomefoodpickupaweek.WhenyougettothesheltershesaysIfyouwouldn'thaveeaten.Andthat'swhenI'mlike‘ThisiswhyIdowhatIdo.’24.WhowillbenefitfromCopiaapp?A.HungrypeoplelivinginCopiaB.RegisteredcompaniesdonatingfoodC.Charityorganizationsservingthepoor.D.FoodrecoverycompaniceremovingfooD.25.WhatmadeAhmadcreatetheapp?A.ToomuchfoodiswasteD.B.Toomanypeoplegohungry.C.Hergroup'sworkisrewarding.D.Hergroup'sworkdoesn'tgowell.26.WhatisAhmadreallyproudof?A.ShefoundsCopiaandmakesaprofit.B.Sheconnectsthecompaniesandrecipients.C.ShehelpshiingrypeoplegoBhnjughhurdtimeD.Sheenjoysthebiggestsuecess—theSuperBowl.27.What'saCopia'soperatingmodel?A.ConsumertoconsumerB.ProduciiuntoconsumerC.BusinesstoconsumerD.Businesstobusiness
Whenyouareabsorbedinsomethingforalongtimeevenaphonecallmayshockyou.ThatiswhathappenstomeafterIamonlineforawholeday.Myboyfriend’sforeignaccentsuddenlyseemstoohardtounderstandcomparedwithhisclearwordsonscreen.NowIamatelecommutereditingarticlesandsendingthembye-mailaswellascommunicatingwithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendlivesinScotland;somuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediateD.StayinginsideIcanorderfoodandmanagemymoneyloveandworkthroughwhichmyneedsarealmostsatisfieD.Butafterawhilelifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vebecomepartofmymachinestakingdatainspittingthembackout.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It’slikeattendingthegraduationceremonywitheveryonebaretothewaist.Wehavebecometheopponents’worstnightmarE.Whatfirstseemedlikealuxurycrawlingfrombedtocomputernotworryingabouthairandclothesandfacehasbecomeanavoidancealackofself-control.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithonlineinteractioncomingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.AttimesIturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittomakeasoundinthebackgroundsomethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.ThevoicesoftheprogramsrelaxmebutthentheadvertisementisaheadachetomE.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperasorneedingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.DatelineFrontlineNightlineCNNeverypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandoverevenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetomE.WorkmovesfromforegroundtobackgrounD.24.Whatisthemainreasonwhyherboyfriend’saccentishardtounderstand?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.
Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling叛逆.Isuggestedtheyrecalltheirownteenageyears.Atthatagetheywouldliketobegrowingawayfromparents.Theypreferredtostandontheirowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofgoingoutfightingbravelyontheirownmostofthemareclutching紧握atoneanother’shandsforreassurancE.TheydeclaretheywanttodressastheylikE.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.TheysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusiC.ButsomehowtheyallendupgatheringaroundlisteningtothesamerecorD.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginasimilarwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon蚕茧intoalargercocoon.Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.ThesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbE.Andmanyoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthiscreateagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Wellgoforit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome—withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouarE.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallymatters.32.Thispassageisaimedat_______.A.peoplewhotrytounderstandandrespecteachotherB.readerswhotrytobepopularwithpeoplearoundC.parentswhotrytocontrolandguidetheirchildrenD.teenagerswhotrytoseekfortheirrealselves33.Theauthordoesn’tpreferrebellingteenagers_______.A.walkinganewwayontheirownB.alwaysturningtofriendsforhelpC.growingawayfromparentsD.followingothersblindly34.Thephraselargercocoonattheendofthesecondparagraphrefersto_______.A.thecareandlovefromparentsB.thepopulartrendinthesocietyC.thepresentteenagemarketD.thefantasticmusicworld35.Accordingtotheauthorwhatmighthappenwhenateenagerfollowshis/herownpath?A.He/Shegetslargercollection.B.He/Shegainsvaluablepopularity.C.He/Shesharesfreshthoughtswithclassmates.D.He/Shelosesgoodfriends.
AF1racingcarappearedonthecampus校园ofSouthwestUniversityonNov.1andthedriverwasanordinarycollegestudent.Thiscoolsceneattractedtheattentionofmanyteachersandstudents.Itturnedoutthatthestudentwasshowinghishand-builtcarattheopeningceremonyoftheScienceandTechnologyMonthforCollegeStudentsheldbytheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.AseniorstudentnamedHongTonglongsaidthathiscreativeteamspentoneyeartobuildthisF1racingcarallbyhanD.ThiscarlooksthesameasrealF1racingcarsanditsinnerstructurealsoworkswell.Thisracingcarhasfourgears挡andamotorcycleengineHongsaiD.Healsoaddedthatthecarcostabout4000yuan.Inthebeginningmyparentsdidn’treallybelieveitwasveryseriousandmygrandfatherwascompletelyagainstithesaiD.Soitwasabitofadifficultstart.Nowit’sworkingprettywell.Therewasalsoagreensolarelectriccarattheceremony.Thecarcanseattwopeopleandrunwithoutusingoil.Itspowersource能源issolarpower.Ifitissunnythecarcanrunforfourtofivehourswithamaximumspeedofabout40kilometersperhoursaidJiangMengateacherfromtheCollegeofEngineeringandTechnologyunderSouthwestUniversity.Healsosaidthatthisisthefirstsolar-poweredcarindependentlydevelopedbycollegesinChongqingandcurrentlystudentshaveregistered注册asmallcompanyforsolar-poweredcars.50.WhatcanwelearnabouttheF1racingcarinSouthwestUniversity?A.Itiscompletedbyaseniorstudentandhiscompanions.B.IthasthesamegearsasthemotorcyclE.C.Itisthesameasagreensolarelectriccar.D.Itisdesignedtoraceinthecompetition.51.Whichofthesentencesistrue?A.ThesolarelectriccarcanrunforfivehoursatanytimE.B.TheF1racingcarcanbesoldat4000yuan.C.Wearelikelytoownsolar-powercarsinthefuturE.D.TheF1racingcarcanseatonlytwopeoplE.52.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_________.A.afairytalE.B.atravelguidE.C.anovel.D.anewspaper.
Withtourismdevelopingfastyou'dexpectgreaterunderstandingbetweenthenationsoftheworlD.Notabitofit!Superbsystemsofcommunicationbyairseaandlandmakeitpossibleforustovisiteachother'scountriesatareasonablecost.Whatwasoncethegrandtourreservedforonlytheveryrichisnowwithineverybody'sgraspsothatmodemtravelersenjoyalevelofcomfort.Butwhat'sthesenseofthismassexchangeofpopulationsifthenationsoftheworldkeepignoringeachother?Manytouristorganizationsdeliberatelysetouttoprotecttheirtravelersfromtoomuchcontactwiththelocalpopulation.ThemodemtouristleadsashelteredlifesuchgatinternationalhotelseatingfoodandsippingdrinktherE.HoweverhestaresatthenativesfromadistancE.GuidedtourstoplacesofinterestarecarefullyplanneD.Thetouristallowedtoseeonlywhattheorganizerswanthimtoseeandnomoreandlanguagealsoholdsthemback.Soheisonlytoohappytobeprotectedinthisway.Thesadthingaboutthissituationisthatitleadstothecontinuanceofnationalstereotypes.Thatiswedon'tseethepeopleofothernationsastheyreallyarebutaswehavebeenbroughtuptobelievetheyarE.SowhenyousetoutonyourtravelstheonlycharacteristicsyounoticearethosewhichconfirmyourpreviousknowledgE.YouleavewiththehighlyunoriginalandinaccurateimpressionthatsayLatinpeoplesshoutalot.YouonlyhavetomakeforeignfriendstounderstandhowabsurdandharmfulnationalstereotypesarE.Buthowcanyoumakeforeignfriendswhenthetouristtradedocsitsbesttopreventyou?28.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethegrandtournow?A.Atareasonablecost.B.Itisstillreservedfortheveryrich.C.Travelersenjoythefirst-classcomforts.D.ItisaccessibletoeveryonE.29.Whatcanpreventtouristsfrombetterunderstandinganothercountry?①livinginaninternationalhotel②eatinganddrinkinginaninternationalhotel③carefullyplannedplacesofinterest④keepingthenativesatadistance⑤beingunabletospeaktheirlanguage⑥beingtoohappytobealone⑦nationalstereotypesA.①②③④⑤⑥⑦B.①②③④⑤C.①②③④⑤⑦D.③④⑤⑥30.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardtourism?A.Neutral.B.NegativE.C.ObjectivE.D.Critical.31.Theauthorwrotethispassagetotellus.A.whentravelingyounoticecharacteristicswhichconfirmyourpreviousknowledgeB.guidedtourisdisappointingC.thewayoftouringshouldbechangedD.nationalstereotypesshouldbechanged
SincethebeginningoftheyearsmoghascoveredpartsofNorthChinA.InJanuaryBeijingsawonlyfivedayswithoutsmog.TherisingPM2.5readingsterrifiedmanypeopleandsomehealthexpertssaidthatwheneverthesmoggetsserioushospitalsreceivemorepatientssufferingacuterespiratory呼吸系统andheartdiseases.LaternewsofpollutedundergroundwaterinsomeprovincesscaredpeoplewhowonderedwhetherthewatertheydrinkissafE.SotheneedtoemphasizeenvironmentalprotectionwhiledevelopingtheeconomyisheardeverywherE.Smogespeciallyisacommonconcern.Likeapopularonlinepostsaidairmaybetheonlythingthatisequalforeveryonedespiteyourincome.PeoplewithhigherincomesareabletodrinkonlybottledspringwaterandeatonlyorganicfoodbypayinghigherpricesbuttheybreathethesameairaseveryoneelsE.AtameetingonMondaymanyRepresentativeshaveexpressedtheirconcernsabouttheairqualitytoo.OnetalkedabouthisexperienceinBeijing.AftertakingataxifromthecapitalairporttomyhotelwhichtookaboutanhourIwashedmynoseandfoundtheinsideofmynosewasblack.Weshouldaskourselvesthisquestion:Whydowewanttodevelop?It’sforlivingabetterlifE.DirtyairisdefinitelynotabetterlifehesaiD.Chinaneedstodevelopitseconomyandinvest投资inhightech.EveryChinesewantsastrongcountry.Butwithoutblueskycleanwaterandsafefoodtheachievementsintheeconomywillbecomemeaningless.SpacetechnologiesarenottobedevelopedforbuildingabaseonMarssothatonedayallhumanbeingscanmigratetotheredplanetbecausetheyhavedestroyedEarth.WhatthepublicwantsisastrongandbeautifulChinA.PresidentXispokeatthePartyCongresssayingthatgreateffortsmustbemadetopromoteecologicalprogressandbuildabeautifulChinA.Thewordshaveshownthecentralgovernment’sresolutiontoaddresstheenvironmentissuE.29.Theeffectofsmogdoesn’tinclude________.A.therisingofPM2.5readingsB.morepeoplesufferingdiseasesC.theincreaseofpeople’sincomeD.theincreaseofpatientssufferingacuterespiratoryinhospital30.Whysmoghasbecomeacommonconcern?_____________.A.Becausepeoplehavetopayhigherprices.B.Becausenobodycanavoidit.C.Becausewehavetodevelopindustry.D.Becauseapopularonlinepostdiscussedit.31.Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthat________.A.hightechcancompletelysolvetheproblemofpollutionB.wemustprotecttheenvironmentwhiledevelopingeconomyC.wecanmovetotheMarsaftertheearthhasbeendestroyedD.spacetechnologiesshouldbedevelopedonalargescale
CNNThousandsofpeoplefromHonolulutoMiamimarcheddownstreetsandinterstates洲际公路FridaytoexpresstheirangerabouttheelectionofDonaldTrump.ProtestshavebrokenoutacrosstheUnitedStatesagainsttheelectionofDonaldTrumpaspresident.ThousandsofpeoplepackedthestreetsofNewYorkmarchingtowardsTrumptowershoutingnotmypresident.OneofthebiggestcrowdsgatheredoutsideTrumpTowerinNewYorkwhereShoshiRabinRabinowitzexplainedhermotivation:Wordscan’tdescribehowdisgustedIamthathewaselectedoverHillaryClinton.BigcrowdsalsoturnedoutinChicagoPhiladelphiaSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.A.numberofpeoplehavebeenarresteD.ThiswasthethirdnightofprotestssinceTrump’selectionandcomesafterThursdaynight’ssometimesviolentstreetprotestsinatleast25cities.MoredemonstrationsareexpectedthroughtheweekenD.MuchofthegroupwalledontoInterstate395andsurroundedcars.FourstreetsoftrafficcametoastandstillthevideoshoweD.Interstate80inIowaCityIowawasshutdownbrieflybyabout75protestersChrisAkerswiththelowaCityPoliceDepartmentsaiD.Thegroupstarteddowntownandthenwovetheirwayontotheinterstateshuttingitdownforabout15or20minuteshesaiD.Angrycrowdsgatheredonceagainoutsidethe58-storyTrumpTowerthePresident-elect’shomeinNewYork.Ithinkheneedstoreallyaddressallthedivisive造成不和的hatefulthingshe’ssaidinthepastandwithdrawthemNickTruesdalesaidinNewYork.ThegroupsareangryaboutpoliciesTrumphaspromisedtoenforce实施concerningimmigrationtheenvironmentLGBTrightsandotherissues.Trumptweetedtwiceabouttheprotests.OnThursdaynightthesaidJusthadaveryopenandsuccessfulpresidentialelection.Nowprofessionalprotestersincited唆使bythemediaareprotesting.Veryunfair!HewasmorecompromisingFridaymorningsaying:Lovethefactthatthesmallgroupsofprotesterslastnighthavepassionforourgreatcountry.Wewillallcometogetherandbeproud!24.HowdidtheprotestersfeelabouttheelectionofDonaldTrump?A.ExcitingB.IndifferentC.SatisfiedD.Angry25.HowdidTrump’sattitudechangetowardstheprotests?A.FirstsatisfiedbutthenangryB.FirstangrybutthensatisfiedC.FirstunsatisfiedbutthencompromisingD.Firstcompromisingbutthenunsatisfied26.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.AnewsreportB.ApersonalblogC.AsciencefictionalnovelD.Anofficialdocument27.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.TrumpwaselectedPresidentoftheUSAB.PeoplewereangryaboutTrump’spoliciesC.Anti-TrumpprotestsspreadacrosstheUSAD.Trumpreactedtotheprotests
DoyourememberthemanwhocontributedalottotheunderstandingofBritishandAmericanEnglish?NoahWebsterbornonOctober161758isknownforTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.HehasbeencalledtheFatherofAmericanScholarshipandEducation.HisBlue-BackedSpellerbookswereusedtoteachspellingandreadingtofivegenerationsofAmericanchildren.Buthowmuchdoyouknowabouthimbeyondthat?Attheageof16NoahWebsterbeganattendingYaleCollege.UnfortunatelyhespenthisfouryearsatYaleduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWarandbecauseoffoodshortagesmanyofhiscollegeclasseswereheldinGlastonburyConnecticut.Laterheservedinthearmy.HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778WebsterwantedtocontinuehiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegreE.Hehadtoteachschoolinordertopayforhiseducation.Hesetupmanysmallschoolsthatdidn'tsurvivebuthewasagoodteacherbecauseinsteadofforcinghisstudentstolearnlikemostteachersdidherewardedthem.Heearnedhislawdegreein1781butdidnotpracticelawuntil1789.Oncehestartedhefoundthelawwasnottohisliking.Websterdidnothavemuchmoney.In1793AlexanderHamiltonlenthim$1500tomovetoNewYorkCitytoeditanewspaper.InDecemberhefoundedNewYork'sfirstdailynewspaperAmericanMinervaandediteditforfouryears.FordecadeshepublishedtextbookspoliticalessaysareportonsomediseasesandnewspaperarticlesforhispartyHewrotesomuchthatamodernlistofhispublishedworksrequired655pages.NoahWebsterdiedonMay281843andwasburiedintheGroveStreetCemetery.21.What'sthemainideaofParagraphl?A.Webster'scollegeeducation.B.Webster'sfamousdictionary.C.Webster'sdailyroutines.D.Webster'smainachievements.22.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWebster'slifeatYale?A.Tiring.B.Tough.C.Smooth.D.Normal.23.WhatdidNoahwanttobeaftergraduationfromYale?A.Ascholar.B.A.teacher.C.A.lawyer.D.A.headmaster.24.WhywasWebsteragoodteacher?A.Becauseheoftenrewardedhisstudents.B.Becausehesetupmanysmallschools.B.C.BecausehegraduatedfromYaleCollegE.D.Becauseheforcedhisstudentstolearn.
Alongtimeagopoemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.WhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympicstheyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.NowpoetrycompetitionshavebeenreviveD.Thisyear120000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontestperformingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschoolwidecontestsandthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions.Finallythe50statechampionsalongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampiondescendeduponWashingtonD.C.lastweekfortheultimateshowdown.Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother12wentontothefinals.ThenthefieldwasnarrowedtofivE.Thefinalfivehadonelastchancetoperformapoem.TheoverallchampJacksonHilleahighschoolseniorfromOhiowona$20000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapagE.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoicethepausesthegesturesandtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolifE.EachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoemweunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutitsaysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimonmasterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewforthelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperiencememorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublicspeakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlifE.21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknow________.A.theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB.poemswerespreadorallyinthepastC.theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingD.athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting22.HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashingtonD.C.A.ThreE.B.Four.C.FivE.D.Six.23.Accordingtothepassagehearingapoemrecitedbydifferentpeoplecan________.A.bringanewlifetolistenersB.helplistenersfindtheirinterestC.makelistenerslearnthewordsD.offersomethingnewtolisteners24.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordrevived.A.broughtbacktolifeB.broughtdownC.broughtupD.broughtforward
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