首页
试卷库
试题库
当前位置:
X题卡
>
所有题目
>
题目详情
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat d...
查看本题答案
包含此试题的试卷
高中英语《山东省师范大学附属中学2015-2016学年高一下学期第四次学分认定考试英语试题 Word版含答案》真题及答案
点击查看
你可能感兴趣的试题
阅读理解I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenough
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtosi
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
.第三部分阅读理解阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项共10小题每小题2分共20分I’ve
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtosi
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtosi
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtosi
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtosi
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
.Ⅲ阅读共两节满分40分第一节阅读理解共15小题每小题2分满分30分阅读下列短文从每题所给的A.B.
MynameisAndy.Standingbymymother’schairlookingatthe
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
I’velovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtose
Ilovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeab
Ilovedmymother’sdesksinceIwasjusttallenoughtoseeab
热门试题
更多
CocoaBeach/JupiterSurfCamp—SummerSummerSurfCampiscentrallylocatedontheBestWesternseashoreinCocoaBeach&JupiteratCarlinBeachParkwithaccommodations住宿attheHolidayInnExpressinJunoBeach.SummerSurfCampDates:●SurfCamp—Session1May27th—30thFamilySurfWeekAllAges●SurfCamp—Session2June2nd—6thFamilySurfWeekAllAges●SurfCamp—Session3June9th—13thTeenWeekAges12—17●SurfCamp—Session4June16th—20thFamilySurfWeekAllAges●SurfCamp—Session5June23rd—27thAdultsOnly18andover●SurfCamp—Session6June30th—July3rdFamilySurfWeekAllAges●SurfCamp—Session7July7th—11thFamilySurfWeekAllAges●SurfCamp—Session8July14th—18thWomen’sCamp18andover●SurfCamp—Session9July21st—25thFamilySurfWeekAllAges●SurfCamp—Session10July28th—August1stAdultsOnly18andover*A.20%discountwillbeappliedtothe4-DaySurfCampWeeks.*Parentsarealwayswelcometosignupandjointheirchildrenduringtheteenweeksurfcampsessions.SummerCampDetails:●Usecoupon优惠券code:CAMP5atcheckouttogetthe5%discount*DailyRate:$125.00/person*SurfCampRuns:9:30A.m.—2:30p.m.●Pleasenote:Wedon’tsupervise监督thecampersafter2:45p.m.*DirectionstoCamp:clickhere56.WhoareallowedtotakepaninSession5andSession8?A.MrJohnsonandhiswifE.B.Acouplewithoutchildren.C.MrBlackandhis19-year-oldson.D.MrsBlackandher21-year-olddaughter.57.IfMrandMrsBrownhaveaCAMPScouponandwanttojoinintheSummerSurfCampfromJune30thtoJuly3rdhowmuchshouldtheypay?A.$600.B.$760.C.$800.D.$950.58.Whatcanweknowfromtheform?A.Thecampersaresupervisedallday.B.AcouplecansignupandjoinintheCampbyfax.C.ParentscantakepartinSession3togetherwiththeirchildren.D.AnadultcanjoinintheSummerSurfCamponanydayinJunE.
Tonightmypianoconcertwasthemostimportantthinginmyfamily.Mygrandparentswerecomingbyplanetohearmeplay.EvenmybusyAuntDiannewhoisonTVeverynightreadingthenewswascoming.Butonethingwasforsure.Iwouldneverwinanawardformypianoplaying.Andthat'sjustbecausethemoreIpracticedthemorenervousIgot.SothereIwasonstageinmybeautifuldressandIsatdownatthepiano.ButwhenIstartedtoplayIhitawrongnotE.Itoldmyselftostartover.ButthenIhitthewrongnoteagain.ItwasasifIhadn'tpracticedatall.Finallythedisasterwasover.IranoffthestagE.Icouldn'tunderstandwhypeoplewereapplauding.ButtheywerE.MymomandmydadhadflowersformeandwewereallsupposedtogooutforanicedinnerbutIcouldn't.Ijustwantedtogohomeandcryandnevergoanywhereagain.AfterwewentbackhomeAuntDiannejustcameinandsatdownonthesideofmybeD.ItwasmyfirstnightontheairshesaiD.IhadneverbeenontelevisionbeforeandImadeamistakE.Imispronouncedmynameandthenameofthenewsshow.Andyouknowwhat?NooneevennoticedbutmE.Justliketonightnoonenoticed---justyou.AuntDiannewasright.Ithinkweareharderonourselvesthananyoneelseis.MaybeIwillleavemyroom.AndmaybeI'llplaythepianoagain.21.Theunderlinedpartthedisasterinparagraph3refersto__________.A.theloudcheeroftheaudienceB.thelaughsfromtheaudienceC.theauthor'spianoperformanceD.theauthor'slongdress22.wecaninferfromthetextthat______.A.musicplayedabigroleintheauthor'slifeB.theauthorenjoyedstayingwithherfamilyC.pianopracticemadetheauthorfellconfidentD.theauthorgotsupportfromherfamily23.whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherpianoperformance?__________.A.Don'tbetoohardonyourselfB.thingsseldomgoaswellaspeopleexpectC.noonewillcarewhatothershavedoneD.neverthinkmuchofamatter24.whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?AMypianolessonB.MyfamilyandIC.MyauntDianneD.A.pianoconcertdisaster
Botharesomuchrelatedtoeachother.Andbotharesodissimilar!Whatarethedifferencesbetweenfriendshipandlove?Isplatonic理想的friendshippossiblebetweenpersonsofoppositesex?LetustryandunderstanD.Whatisfriendship?Whydowecallapersonourfriend?Whendowecallsomeoneaverygoodfriend?Ifwecareforapersonifwearealwaysreadytohelpthatpersonandifwesharemostofourthoughtswithapersontheyareourgoodfriends.Wecanalwayscountuponourgoodfriendsinanemergency.Wearealwayssurethatourfriendwillunderstandwhyweactedinacertainway.Weneednotexplainanythingtoourverygoodfriends.Thefriendshipissodeepandtherelationshipissoclosethatmostofthethingsareautomaticallyunderstoodbyourfriends.Whataboutlove?InarelationshipofdeeploveallthesharingthatwediscussedabovearetakenforgranteD.Butlovetranscends胜过超越allthesE.Duringloveweareattachedwithaparticularpersonwhileinfriendshiponemayhavemanyfriends.A.lovingrelationshipmakesonesomuchattachedtotheotherthatonegetspainedifhis/herbelovedishurt!Lovealsoinvolvesaphysicalelement.Friendshipdoesnothavethat.ThisisavitaldifferencE.NaturegivesuslovesothatthespeciescangoforwarD.Naturedoesnotgiveusfriendship.YourheartbeatswillneverincreaseinexpectationofmeetingyourfrienD.YouwillnotlieawakeatnightthinkingaboutyourfrienD.Youwillnotfeeltotallylostifyoudon'tmeetyourfriendforafewdays.YouwillnothavedreamsinyoureyesthinkingaboutyourfrienD.ButinloveyouwilldoalltheseandmuchmorE.Indeedthereisnocomparisonbetweenloveandfriendship.4.What'sthefunctionofthefirstpassage?A.Tocomeupwiththequestionforthefurtherdiscussion.B.ToexplainthemainideaofthefollowingpassagE.C.TotellusthewholemeaningofthepassagE.D.Toadviseustomakefriendsindifferentway.5.Howdoyoudotomakerealfriends?A.Youshouldgiveothersyoureverything.B.Youshouldsharehelpandunderstandeachother.C.Youshouldhavethesameinterestsineverything.D.FriendinneedisafriendindeeD.6.Ifyouarefriendsyou'll________.A.dreamofhimatnight.B.lieawakeatnightandthinkyourfrienD.C.feelyoudon'tmeethimforalongtimE.D.Youdon'tfeelexcitedmeetingyourfrienD.7.Thewritergivesusthearticleto________.A.tellusthemeaningofloveandfriendship.B.tellusrelationshipbetweenfriendsandrelatives.C.tellusthedifferencebetweenloveandfriendship.D.tellushowtogetfriendshipandlovE.11
Mosteveningsbeforewatchinglate-nightcomedyorreadingemailsonhisphoneMattNicolettiputsonapairoforange-coloredglassesthatheboughtforS8ontheInternet.MygirlfriendthinksIlookridiculousinthemhesaiD.ButMr.Nicolettia30-year-oldconsultantinDenverinsiststhattheglasseswhichcanblockcertainwavelengthsoflightemittedbyelectronicscreensmakeiteasiertosleep.Studieshaveshownthatsuchlightespeciallyfromthebluepartofthespectrum光谱inhibitsthebody'sproductionofmelatonin褪黑激素whichhelpspeoplefallasleep.Optionsarcgrowingforblockingbluelightthoughexpertscautionthatfewhavebeenadequatelytestedforeffectivenessandthebestsolutionremainsavoidingbrightlylitelectronicsatnight.A.Swissstudyof13teenageboyspublishedinAugustinTheJournalofAdolescentHealth.showedthatwhentheboysworeorange-coloredglassesalsoknownas'blueblockers'andshowntopreventmelatoninintheeveningforaweektheyfeltsignificantlymoresleepythanwhentheyworeclearglasses.TheboyslookedattheirscreensasteenagerstendtodoforatleastafewhoursonaveragebeforegoingtobedandweremonitoredinthelaB.Olderadultsmaybelessaffectedbybluelightexpertssaybutbluelightremainsaproblemformostpeopleandanearlierstudyof20adultsaged18to68foundthatthosewhoworeorange-coloredglassesforthreehoursbeforebedimprovedtheirsleepqualityconsiderablyrelativetoacontrolgroupthatworeyellow-coloredlenseswhichblockedonlyultraviolet紫外线light.LEDsusedindevicessuchassmartphonestabletsandtelevisionstendtoemitmorebluelightthanincandescentproducts白炽产品.LEDsarealsoincreasinglypopularasroomlightsbutwarmwhitebulbswithlessbluetendtobeabetterchoicethancoolwhitefornighttimeusE.ThelightingcompanyPhilipsalsomakesareduced-blueLEDbulbmeanttobeused妙forebedtimE.Intheoryanythingthatwilldecreasethatbluelightexposureatnightwillbehelpful.saidChristopherColwellascientistattheUCLAIknowsomegainerswhoswearbythoseorange-coloredglasses.Butorangeglassesarenotapanacea万能药.Dr.SkenesaiD.Itisn'tjustgettingridoftheblueandeverything'sfineshesaiD.Theintensityoflightinadditiontocolorcanaffectsleepshesaidandnotallbrandsoforange-coloredglasseshaveundergoneenoughindependenttestingfortheirabilitytoaidsleep.DuringthedaytimeexpertssayexposuretobluelightisgooD.Bestofallissunlightwhichcontainsmanydifferentwavelengthsoflight.That'swhatourbrainknowssaidKennethP.WrightJr.directorofthesleepandchronobiology生物钟学labattheUniversityofColoradoBoulder.A.2013studyheledpublishedinthejournalCurrentBiologyshowedjusthowdifferentthingscanbewithoutnighttimelights.Afterparticipantshadcampedinthemountainsforaweektheirbodiesbegantoprepareforsleepabouttwohoursearlierthannormal.Shortofcuttingoutalleveningelectronicsexpertssayit'sadvisabletouseasmallscreenratherthanalargeone;dimthescreenandkeepitasfarawayfromtheeyesaspossible;andreducetheamountoftimespentreadingthedevicE.IfyoucanlookattheiPhonefor10minutesratherthanthreehoursthatmakesalotofdifferenceDr.SkenesaiD.63.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinhibitinParagraph3probablymean?A.preventB.promoteC.projectD.process64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Theolderapersonisthelessheorshewillbeaffectedbybluelight.B.Theexposuretothebluelightdoesnothingbutharmtothehumanbody.C.Traditionallightingcompaniesarefacingadeadendduetobackwardtechnology.D.Allbrandsoforange-coloredglassesarenotreliablefortheirabilitytoaidsleep.65.Whatarethecontributingfactorsofabetternight'ssleep?①LimitedscreentimebeforebeD.②Apairofcolorglasses.③Asmall-sizedscreenofelectronics.④Aplacewithoutnighttimelights.⑤DeviceswithLEDbacklighting.A.①②③B.③④⑤C.②③⑤D.①③④66.Thepurposeofthisarticleisto_.A.advertiseabrandoforange-coloredglasseswhichcanblockbluelightB.questiontheeffectivenessoforange-coloredglassesonthemarketC.introduceakindoforangeglassesthatmayhelppeoplesleepbetterD.teachreadersaboutthemosteffectivewaystohaveabettersleep
IgotintotheteachingprofessionbychoicE.Iwasthenin9thgradewhenmymathematicsteacheraskedmetotakeaclassforafewstudentstowhomthesubjectseemeddifficult.AndbelievemeIenjoyedtheteaching.Ineverknewteachingwouldbesointeresting.Ilovedmyfreshmenandwasdelightedtoteachmyso-calledstudentswhocameupwithlotsofgoodquestions.AftermypostgraduationIworkedasasoftwaredeveloperwithapublicsector部门inBangaloreforafewyears.ButIrealizedthatnojobcouldprovidemethesatisfactionthatIexperiencedwhileteachingandtraining.InfactIfeelitwasatimelyrealizationformetochoosetheteachingprofession.IappliedtoafewcollegesandfinallyIwaschosenasaLecturerandIhadtolecturegraduateandpost-graduatestudentsinacollegE.OnthefirstdayIwasnervousthinkingthatIhadtoteachtheseniorclasses.ButnowIcansaythattakinglectureswasoneofthebestexperiencesofmylifE.IwasaComputerScienceandInformationTechnologyLecturerbutItriedtohelpmystudentswithsubjectsthatwerenotwithinmydomain范围.Itwasanewfeelingtomeeverymorningbeforegoingtotheclasses.IusedtofeelenergizedandexcitedthinkingthattheclasswouldbelitupwithbrightfacestogreetmeGoodmorningMadam.Tomeeachdaywasanewbeginningwithnewfeelingsnewexperiencesandnewqueries疑问.Ilovedtoexploretheiryoungmindsreadtheirinquisitivefaceswhenaparticulartopicseemedtough.Itwasverychallengingtomotivatethemtotakepartintheclassroomthinkcriticallyquestionandalsorespectothers’pointofview.Thoughfewthingsneverseemedeasyitwasveryexcitingtoassurethemthattheyreallycan.ThatisthereasonIlovetoteach.28.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanknow.A.theauthor’smathsteacherwasstrictwithhimB.theauthorfelthappytoteachthestudentsC.notalltheteacherslikestudentstoaskquestionsD.theauthorinthebeginningthoughtteachingboring29.Whydidtheauthorrefuseworkingasasoftwaredeveloper?A.Becausethesalarywaslowerthanthatbeingateacher.B.BecausetheworkingconditionswerequitebaD.C.Becausehedidn’tfeelthesamesatisfactionasbeingateacher.D.BecausehewantedtotrymorechancetochallengehisvaluE.30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTURE?A.Theauthorlookeddownuponbeingateacheratfirst.B.Theauthortaughtknowledgeaboutvarioussubjects.C.Theauthorfoundteachingwaseasierthananyjobs.D.Theauthorencouragedstudentstotakepartinoutdooractivities.31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ChoosingyourjobaccordingtoyourinterestB.HowtobuildagoodrelationshipwithstudentsC.AnunforgettableteachingexperienceD.WhyIlovetoworkasateacher
Today’smodernlifediscouragespeoplefromtakingtimetopreparetheirownmeals.Eatinginthecarandgrabbingaquickbiteinarestaurantareevermorepopularwaysofdining.Ittakesalittleextraeffortandtimetocookyourownfoodbutit’saworthwhilepursuit追求thatcanbenefityourhealthwalletandfamily.Peopleacrossthecountryarewakinguptothefactthatthefoodofferedbymostfastfoodrestaurantsisn’tparticularlyhealthy.Whiletheserestaurantshavemadeattemptslatelytoaddhealthiermealstotheirmenusit’sstillafarcryfromadishcookedwithfreshingredients配料andpersonalcarE.NutritionistswhostudywhatiscalledtheFrenchparadox---meaningthefactthatFrenchpeoplehavelowobesityratesdespitetheirdietcontaininglotsofunhealthyingredientssuchasbutter---partiallyaccountforthiscircumstancebythefactthatmanyFrenchpeopleusefreshingredients.Takingtimetoeatataleisurelypacealsohelpsyougetbetternutritionandyouarelesslikelytopackonthepounds.Evenaquickmealwillusuallycostatleastfivedollarsperpersonatarestaurant.Comparethistotheamountofpastavegetablesormeatavailableforthesamemoneyatyourhomeanditquicklybecomesapparentthatthecostofeatingoutaddsup.ExperimentingwithnewingredientsorforeignrecipeswillencouragechildrentotrynewfoodsandlearnaboutdishesfromaroundtheworlD.Manycouplesalsofindthatpreparingamealtogethercanbearomanticexperienceequaltodinnerinaclassylow-litrestaurant.Makesuretospendmealtimestalkingandsharingeventsfromthedayandyoumayfindit’sagreatwaytogettoknowyourfamilybetter.32.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.FastfooddoesgreatharmtopeoplE.B.Morepeoplepreferdiningouttoday.C.There’redifferentreasonsfordiningout.D.ManypeoplestillapproveofcookingathomE.33.TheunderlinedphraseafarcryfrominParagraph2canbereplacedby__________.A.differentfromB.absentfromC.equaltoD.superiorto34.WhyistheFrenchparadoxreferredtointhepassage?A.ToshowtheFrenchdietisfairlydelicious.B.ToillustratetheFrenchhaveahealthydiet.C.Tostresstheimportanceofusingfreshfoodingredients.D.ToprovetheFrenchdietmakespeoplefateasily.35.Whatadvantageofcookingathomedoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A.Strengthenfamilybonds.B.Saveyourmoneyup.C.Exposeyoutoforeigncultures.D.Getchildreneducatedbetter.
IpaidavisittoCambridgelastJanuary.Thoughthetriptookme5hoursanditrainedthewholedaywithstrongwindstherethetowndeservedavisit.Thebusstartedat6:10a.m.Itstoppedat4airportsbeforewefinallyarrivedwhichwastedmoretimethanweexpected.Tiredwithlongsittingonepassengerstooduptorelaxhisnumbedlegs.Thedriveraskedhimtositdownbutinvain.SohepulledupandsaidseriouslyEitheryougetofforsitdown.Tohimsafetyisthefirstpolicy.Cambridgeconsistsofoverthirtycolleges.Theoldestpartoftheuniversitywasbuiltinthe13thcenturywhilethenewestwasfoundedinthemid1960s.Thenumberofthestudentsissogreatthatmanystudentsliveinlodgings出租房andmoveintocollegefortheirfinalyear.Cambridgeiscalledauniversitytownbecausethereisnoclearseparationbetweentheuniversitybuildingsandtherestofthecity.Theuniversityisnotjustonepartofthetownitisalloverthetown.TheheartofCambridgehasshopspubsandsupermarketsbutmostofitisuniversity-collegesdepartmentslibrariesclubsandotherplacesforuniversitystaffandstudents.Studentsfilltheshopscafesbanksandchurchesmakingtheseaswellpartoftheuniversity.Withover10000undergraduatesandpostgraduatesthetownisabusyplaceindeed.Studentsherearenotallowedtokeepcars.Ifyouhappentobewalkinginthestreetduringabreakbetterstopamomenttoavoidtheboilingseaofbicycleshurryinginalldirectionscarryingstudentsfromonecollegeorlectureroomtoanother.21.Thewriterbelievedthatthetriptookmoretimebecauseof________A.badweatherB.unexpectedstopsofthebusC.onepassengerD.anaccidentontheway22.WhyisCambridgecalledauniversitytownA.Ithas10000undergraduatesandpostgraduates.B.Thereareoverthirtycollegesinthetown.C.Allthestudentsandstaffliveinthetown.D.TheuniversityandtownarefullycombineD.23.ItcanbeinferredthatmostCambridgestudentstake_______astheirfirstmeansoftransport.A.boatsB.carsC.bicyclesD.buses
ClaraBartonfounderoftheAmericanRedCrossgainedworldwidehonorforherdedicationtoeasinghumansufferingandearnedthenicknameAngeloftheBattlefielD.Bartonwasbornintoaliberal开明的freethinkingfamilyin1821.Herelderbrothersandsistershappilytutoredherinmathandreadingsowhensheenteredschoolatthreeyearsoldshecouldreadandspellthree-syllablewords.____16____ConcernedaboutBarton'sdifficultyinmakingfriendsherparentssenthertoaboardingschoolhopingitwouldmakehermorecomfortablewithherpeers.____17____Bartonlostherappetiteandcriedconstantly.AfteronlyonetermshehadtobebroughthomE.ThenBartonstayedoutofschooltonurseherolderbrotherthroughaseriousinjuryandalsovolunteeredtocareforpoorfamiliesduringasmallpox天花outbreak.In1861theCivilWarbrokeout.ThesightofwoundedsoldierstouchedBartondeeply.ShebegantocollectanddistributefoodbandagesmedicinesandothersuppliesfortheUnionarmy.____18____Therewithlittleconcernforherownsafetyshecookedmealsassistedsurgeonsandcomfortedwoundedsoldiers.EventuallybecauseofworkingtoohardBartoncollapsedillwithtyphoidfever伤寒症.____19____ItwastherethatshelearnedofanorganizationbasedinSwitzerland---calledtheInternationalRedCrosswhoseworkmirroredherown.ShortlyafterBartonarrivedbackhomein1873hersisterdieD.____20____Whenrecuperating休养atahealthfacilityinNewYorkshebeganplanningfortheestablishmentofanAmericanwingoftheInternationalRedCross.Althoughatfirstthegovernmentresistedhereffortsfinallypaidoff.TheAmericanRedCrosswasofficiallyorganizedonMay211881.HerinfluencelivesontodayintheworkoftheorganizationshefoundeD.A.Bartonfellintoadeepdepression.B.Unfortunatelyithadtheoppositeeffect.C.Manypeoplefeltsorryforthelossofhersisterandherownhealth.D.Bartonriskedherlifetotransportwagonloads货车装载量ofsuppliestothefrontlines.E.Whensherecoveredherdoctorsprescribed指示alongrestfultriptoEuropE.F.BartonspentthefollowingseveralmonthslearningbasicsaboutSwissCross.G.Sheeasilykeptupwiththeolderchildrenacademicallybutdidnotfitinsocially.111]
TheBrownBearMywifeLauraandIwereonthebeachwiththreeofourchildrentakingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmallmovingaimlessly.JustafewminuteslaterIheardmydaughtershoutingDad!Thebearisrightbehindus!AnaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminutE.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback----thesignofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormallyprobablybecauseofhunger.Iheldmycameratripod三脚架inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintomE.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshouldersandthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.EvensothiswasafightIhadtowin:Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamilywhowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.ThebearhitatthecameracuttingitoffthetripoD.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomysidE.MyarmcouldnotmoveandIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.DrawingbackmyfreehandIstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfurtryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling扭打withthebearatthispoint.ThenassuddenlyasithadbegunthefightendeD.Thebearmovedbacktowardtheforestbeforereturningforanotherattack-----ThefirsttimeIfeltpaniC.Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreatthebearmovedoffdestroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjuredbuttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I’mproudthatmyfamilyremindedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcomE.33.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorderto_______.A.catchshorebirdsB.startanattackC.protectthechildrenD.setupabarrierforitself34.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit_______.A.feltsafeB.gotinjuredC.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera35.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir______.A.prideB.patienceC.calmnessD.cautiousness
Indianowleadstheworldinsmartphonegrowth.Itsawa55%increaseinthenumberofsmartphonesin2014.ThenumberofWebusersincreasedby37%.Smartphoneswerethesourceof65%ofitsInternettrafficand41%ofitse-commerceaccordingtoareportbytheanalystMaryMeekertitledInternetTrends2015.India’sInternetboomhasstarteD.WithinthreeorfouryearsalmosteveryadultinIndiawillownasmartphonE.Theywillbeusedtoordergoodsreadnewsmonitorcropgrowthandsoon.IndianadultswillbeveryinterestedinthesedevicesjustasyoungAmericansarE.87%ofAmericansbetweentheagesof18and34whoownsmartphonessaytheyneverseparatefromthese:MysmartphoneneverleavesmysidE.Fouroutoffivesaythatthefirstthingtheydoonwakingistoreachfortheirsmartphones.Andthreefifthsbelievethatinthenextfiveyearseverythingwillbedoneonmobiledevices.InthebusinessworldtheriseofmobileplatformsisdramaticallytransformingmanyindustriesallovertheworlD.WhatIndiansoftwaredevelopershavetodoistostartthinkingaboutsolutionstooldproblemsbyusingallthefeaturesofthesenewdevices.Theyneedtotakeadvantageoftheuniquepropertiesofsmartphonesandtablets.AsIndiansoftwaredevelopersandenterprisesmasterthesmartphonetheywillbeabletoexporttheirsolutionstotherestoftheworlD.ThiswillmakepossibleanewtechrevolutionthatisgreaterthanwhatcreatedIndia’sITindustryinthe1980sand1990s.WecanexpecttherapidtransformationofIndiawhenabillionpeoplebecomeconnectedandhaveequalaccesstoinformationandservices.24.LoadsofnumbersareusedinParagraph1toshow_____________.A.India’ssmartphonesincreasemostrapidlyintheworldB.IndiahasthemostadvancedITindustryintheworldC.IndiawillbeasuperpowerprettysoonD.Indiawillexportnewsmartphonestotherestoftheworld25.WhatwillmostyoungAmericansdofirstthemomenttheywakeup?A.Readnews.B.ShoponlinE.C.Gettheirsmartphones.D.Checke-mails.26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.IndiaisthelargestmobilemakerintheworlD.B.Indianfarmerswillprobablyusesmartphonestomonitorcropgrowth..C.IndiansoftwaredevelopershavemadegreatprofitsbysellingtheirproductsabroaD.D.IndiasawagreatboominITindustrysome30yearsago.27.WhichcanbethebesttitleofthetextA.MorepeoplemoresmartphonesB.NodreameveryIndianownsasmartphoneC.AthandIndia’snexttechrevolutionD.A.smallsmartphoneabiguse
IntheMiddleAgesinEuropetheaterwasanimportantpartofciviceconomicandreligiouslifE.DuringthisperiodafterthefallofRomancivilizationmanycitiesweredestroyeD.SouthernandWesternEuropefamousforitsagriculturebecameincreasinglymoreagricultural.Afterseveralhundredyearsmanytownsappearedagain.TheRomanCatholicChurchtookoverreligioneducationandpolitics.WhatremainedoftheaterwasmostlyontheGreekandRomanperformingarts.Theaterwasrebornasliturgical礼拜式的dramas.ItwaswritteninLatinanddealingwithbiblicalshèng jīng storieswhichwouldbeperformedbychurchmembers.ThentherecamelocaldramasspokenincommonlanguagenotLatin.Theyweremorewonderfulone-actdramastakingplaceintownsquaresorotherpartsofthecity.Therewerethreetypesoflocaldramas.Mysteryorcycleplayswereshortdramasbasedonbiblicalstoriesorganizedintohistoricalcycles.Miracleplaysdealtwiththelivesofthegreat.Morality道德的playstaughtalessonthroughcharactersstandingforgoodorbadqualities.SecularplaysinthisperiodexistedbutreligiousdramaintheMiddleAgesismostlyrememberedtoday.AstheMiddleAgesendedthenumberofreligioustheatresbecamesmallasthechurchweakenedandmoresecularqualitieswonoverreligioustheaters.25.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoessecularplaysmeanhere?A.Playsthatdealwiththelivesofthegreat.B.Playsthattaughtalesson.C.Playsbasedonbiblicalstories.D.Playsthatarenotconnectedwiththechurch.26.WhydidreligioustheatresbecomelessimportantastheMiddleAgescametoanend?A.Peoplewerenotinterestedinthemanylonger.B.Thechurchwasnotasimportantaswhatithadbeen.C.Peoplelikednewplays.D.ThestoriesofreligioustheatreswereoutdateD.27.AccordingtothepassagewhydidreligioustheatrestakeoverintheMiddleAges?A.Peoplepreferredreligioustheatrestootherones.B.Therewerenoothertypesoftheatres.C.Thechurchplayedanimportantpartinpeople’slifE.D.Thequalityofreligioustheatreswasbetterthanthatofothertheatres.28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.EuropeandramasB.ReligiousdramasC.ReligioustheatresintheMiddleAgesD.SeculardramasintheMiddleAges
FileCreatedPage1of1DELAYEDBAGGAGEREPORTPRINTEDATALBANYN.Y.AIRPORTONJULY10201511:15A.M.______________________________________________________________________DearValuedCustomerWeregretthatyourbaggagewasnotavailabletoclaimafteryourrecentflight.Everythingpossiblewillbedonetolocateyourpropertyandreturnittoyoupromptly迅速地.ForinformationregardingyourdelayedbaggagecontacttheUnitedAirlinesBaggageResolutionCenteratits24hoursevendaysaweekNumber:1-800-335-BAGS2247US–TollFree281-821-3536LocalHoustonNumberOrvisitsite:http://www.uniteD.com/for/bagtracingAssoonasyoufileyourDelayedBaggageReportUnitedAirlineswillbegintotrace搜寻foryourbaggagesystem.OurBaggageResolutionstaffwillmakeeveryefforttocallyouonceadaytokeepyouupdatedonourprogress.PleaserefertotheFileReferenceNumberonthisreceipt凭证whencorrespondingorcallingsothatwecanquicklyaccessyourrecordsKeepthisreceiptwithyourclaimcheckandE-Ticketreceiptuntilyourbaggageisreturnedtoyou.InmostcircumstancesUnitedAirlineswilldeliveryourbaggagewhenitislocateD.Deliverytimesvarydependingonlocation.Ifyourbaggagehasnotbeenreturnedtoyouwithintheinitialfive-daytracingperiodpleasedownloadaclaimformathttp://www.uniteD.com/web/en-US/content/travel/baggage/delayeD.aspxandreturnittouswiththerequireddocumentationincludeD.DELAYEDBAGGAGEREPORT______________________________________________________________________DELAYEDBAGGAGEREPORTFILEREFERENCE:ALBUA25876______________________________________________________________________Name:JOHNJACKSONContactNumber:802-247-9999DeliveryAddress:66MOONBROOKDRBRANDONEmail:minminvt@yahoo.comVERMONTUSA05745______________________________________________________________________BagTag:0037387643;0037387657______________________________________________________________________Description:Soft-SideUprightsuitcase;Non-Zipperedhardsidehorizontalsuitcase______________________________________________________________________32.Wheredoesthereportmostprobablycomefrom?A.SuitcaseTracingCenterB.BaggageResolutionCenterC.DeliveryCenterofUnitedAirlineD.InformationCenteroftheAirport33.Toinformthecustomeroftheprocessthestaffatthecenterwill__________.A.filethecustomersDelayedBaggagereportB.accessthecustomer’srecordquicklyC.updatetheprocessinformationonlinedailyD.contactthecustomeronthephoneonceaday34.WhatcanwelearnaboutJohnJacksonfromthereport?A.Heshouldcall802-247-9999fortheinformationabouthisdelayedbaggagE.B.Hewillgetbackhisdelayedbaggageinlessthanfivedays.C.HemusthavefiledhisDelayedBaggagealready.D.Hemaynotknowanythingabouthisdelayedbaggageduringthefirstfivedays.35.Thepurposeofthepassageis______.A.toinstructthecustomershowtogetbacktheirdelayedbaggageB.toprovideinformationaboutthelocationofthedelayedbaggageC.toinformthecustomersofthetimewhenthedelayedbaggagecanbefoundD.totellthecustomersthenewsthattheirdelayedbaggagewasdelayed
Vacationisatimeforrefreshment.Inworkweareoftencalledtothink.Sometimesit’sgoodtogiveourbrainsarest.Withoutabreakwemaynotbeabletoperformuptoourpotential.Thiscanbeaproblemnotonlyfortheemployeebutfortheemployeraswell.ThemainbenefitofvacationisfortheworkertocomebackenergizedsaysWeaver.Iftheyhaven’thadabreakthenthey’renotcomingbackwithnewenergy.Theyhaven’thadachancetostepbackandgetperspective远景andcomebackwithrenewedenthusiasm.Longworkinghourswithoutabreakinsecurity不安aboutone’sjobandotherwork-relatedworriescanleadtoburnoutandstress.HumanscanusuallyadapttopressurebutnotforalimitlessamountoftimE.Itisaproblemofrelatinggoodworkersandhavingthemloyaltothefirmwhilethey’retheresaysDavidMaumePhDprofessorofsociologyattheUniversityofCincinnati.Hesaysburnoutcanalsoaffectemployees’productivitycreativityandeffectiveness.Inadditionhighlevelsofstressarelikelytobeprecursors前兆todepressionwhichcanhitboththeemployerandemployee’spocketbook.Evenpeoplewhomanagetoremainproductiveatworkcanhaveproblems.Ifthey’realwaysatworkthenthey’renotwiththeirfamilyandfriends.Ifthey’reworkingwhileonvacationforthetimethatthey’reonthejobthey’renotreallypresent.AnunbalancedemphasisonworkcanstrainfamilyandsociallifE.Whenyoucomeupforairyoumayseethatyou’realoneorthatyourrelationshipshavegoneonwithoutyou.5.What’sthemainbenefitofavacation?A.ThemanagercanbemorecreativE.B.Theworkercancomebackwithnewenergy.C.Theworkercanadapttopressuremuchbetter.D.TheworkercanstepbackandgetmoreexciteD.6.Theunderlinedwordthereinthefourthparagraphprobablyrefersto________.A.thehomeB.thevacationC.thecompanyD.theuniversity7.Whenaworkerisalwaysatworkheislikelytogetmoreandmore_________.A.dynamicB.productiveC.skillfulD.absent-minded8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.WhyWorkersNeedVacationB.WhyWorkersNeedNewEnergyC.HowtoDealwithDailyPressureD.HowtoSpendVacationEffectively
Readingcanbeasocialactivity.Thinkofthepeoplewhobelongtobookgroups.Theychoosebookstoreadandthenmeettodiscussthem.NowthewebsiteBookCrossing.comturnsthepageonthetraditionalideaofabookgroup.111.Com]MembersgoonthesiteandregisterthebookstheyownandwouldliketosharE.BookCrossingprovidesanidentificationnumbertostickinsidethebook.Thenthepersonleavesitinapublicplacehopingthatthebookwillhaveanadventuretravelingfarandwidewitheachnewreaderwhofindsit.BrucePedersonthemanagingdirectorofBookCrossingsaysThetwothingsthatchangeyourlifearethepeopleyoumeetandbooksyoureaD.BookCrossingcombinesboth.Membersleavebooksonparkbenchesandbusesintrainstationsandcoffeeshops.Whoeverfindstheirbookwillgotothesiteandrecordwheretheyfoundit.Peoplewhofindabookcanalsoleaveajournalentrydescribingwhattheythoughtofit.E-mailsarethensenttotheBookCrossingtokeepthemupdatedaboutwheretheirbookshavebeenfounD.BrucePedersonsaystheideaisforpeoplenottobeselfishbykeepingabooktogatherdustonashelfathomE.BookCrossingispartofatrendamongpeoplewhowanttogetbacktotherealandnotthevirtual虚拟.Thesitenowhasmorethanonemillionmembersinmorethanonehundredthirty-fivecountries.25.Whydoestheauthormentionbookgroupsinthefirstparagraph?A.ToexplainwhattheyarE.B.TointroduceBookCrossing.C.Tostresstheimportanceofreading.D.Toencouragereaderstosharetheirideas.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedworditinParagraph2referto?A.Thebook.B.AnadventurE.C.ApublicplacE.D.Theidentificationnumber.27.WhatwillaBookCrosserdowithabookafterreadingit?A.Meetotherreaderstodiscussit.B.KeepitsafeinhisbookcasE.C.Passitontoanotherreader.D.Mailitbacktoitsowner.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.OnlineReading:A.VirtualTourB.ElectronicBooks:A.newTrendC.A.BookGroupBringsTraditionBackD.A.WebsiteLinksPeoplethroughBooks
ViolentwindsswepttheoceanandwavesthunderedtoshoreshakingthelookouttoweratPeaIslandRescueStation.SurfmanTheodoreMeekinswasonwatchthateveningof11October1896.A.hurricanehadstrucktheOuterBanksofNorthCarolinaandthetidewassostrongthatbeachpatrols巡逻hadbeencanceleD.StillMeekinspaidcloseattentiontothehorizon.ThiswasthetypeofweatherthatcouldblowshipshundredsofmilesoffcoursE.OffshoretheshipE.S.Newmanwascaughtinthestorm.ThecaptainwhosewifeandchildwereontheshipfearedtheNewmanwouldsoonbreakup.Hemadethedecisiontobeachhisshipthenfiredasignalprayingthatsomeoneonshorewouldseeit.Meekinswhoseeyesweretrainedtocutthroughrainandsurfmiststhoughthesawthesignalbutsomuchspray水雾coveredthelookoutwindowsthathecouldhardlymakesurE.Stillhetooknochances.Aftersummoning召集thestationkeeperCaptainRichardEtheridgeMeekinssetoffacostonsignalasignalmadebyusinglampsofdifferentcolors.Togetherthetwomensearchedthedarknessforareply.A.fewmomentslatertheysawaflashoflighttothesouthandknewashipwasindistress遇险.EvenbeforethereturnsignalburnedoutEtheridgehadsummonedhismenandbegunrescueoperations.ForthelifesaverstherescueoftheNewmanwasnothingunusual.OvertheyearssomanyshipshadfounderedofftheOuterBanksthatsailorscalledtheregiontheGraveyardoftheAtlantiC.NotingthedangeroussurfandwindconditionsCaptainEtheridgequicklydecidedthesurfboatswouldbeimpossibletocontrol.Insteadhedecidedtouseanotherwaytohelpthesurvivors.Thecrewsetoffonthelongjourneydownthebeachtothesceneofthewreck海滩.CaptainEtheridgehopedtofirealinefromaguntotheship’smast船桅.Aftertheship’screwdraggedthelineonboardthesurfmenwouldfireasecondlineandcarrysurvivorssafelytoshorE.ThesurfmencrossedthreemilesofsandtoreachtheshipNewman.ThewaterwasfreezingandthemenoftensankuptotheirkneesinsanD.CaptainEtheridgenotedinhisdiarythatthevoiceofgladdenedheartsgreetedthearrivalofthestationcrewbutthatitseemedimpossibleforthemtodoanythingundersuchcircumstances.Theworkwasoftenstoppedbythesweepingcurrent.EvenwhentherescueequipmentproveduselessEtheridgerefusedtogiveup.Choosingtwoofhisstrongestsurfmenhetiedropelinesaroundtheirwaistsandsentthemintothewater.Thetwomenholdingalinefromshorewalkedwithhugeeffortasfarastheycouldbeforedivingthroughthewaves.NearlywornoutwhileswimmingagainstthetidetheyfinallymadeittotheshorE.Thefirsttoberescuedwerethecaptain’swifeandchilD.WiththetwopassengerstiedtotheirbacksthesurfmenfoughttheirwaybacktoshorE.TakingturnsEtheridgeandhiscrewmadetentripstotheNewmansavingeverypersononboarD.Itwas1:00A.m.whenthecrewandsurvivorsfinallymadeitbacktothestation.ThatnightastheexhaustedsurvivorslaysleepingandhislifesavingcrewrestedCaptainEtheridgepickeduphispenandinthelightofanoillanternwrotewithsatisfactionthatallthepeopleonboardhadbeensavedandwereshelteredinthisstation—wordshewouldrememberformanyyearstocomE.32.Thebeachpatrolswerecanceledbecause________.A.MeekinspaidenoughattentiontothehorizonB.therewastoomuchsprayonthewindowsC.thewindsandtideweretoostrongD.therewasnoshipnearthestation33.TheunderlinedwordfounderedinParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto___________.A.stoppedB.sankC.sailedD.arrived34.Whatwastheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Towarnsailorsofthedangersofhurricanes.B.TocreateastorydescribingarescueatseA.C.ToinformpeopleaboutRichardEtheridgE.D.TorecordthedetailsabouttheNewman.35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheNewmanwasverydangerousbeforeRichardEtheridgeandhisteammemberssawthesignal.B.A.terriblehurricanetookplaceoffthecoastofNorthCarolinaandthreatenedthelivesofmanysailors.C.AtnoothertimeinAmericanhistoryhavesomanyshipwreckedpassengerssurvivedsuchaviolentstorm.D.Allthepassengersofashipwreckwererescuedbecauseofheroictheeffortsofaspecialleaderandhiscrew.
Haveyoueverfoundyourselfinhissituation:Youhearasongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachild-abitofnostalgia怀旧orblastfromthepastaswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordscomebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguagE.Theyfoundthatrememberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.HereiswhattheydiD.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesoflisten-and-repeatlearningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoarhythmorbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.ThentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembereD.WhyHungarianyouask?ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguagE.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguagessuchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereoverthesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearnedthesenewHungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformancE.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearnedthewordsbyspeakingthem.Dr.KatieOverysayssingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguagE.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3ormemorable4tune5.Dr.Ludkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburgh’swebsiteDr.LudkewritesThisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearningandopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisareA.28.Thesongmentionedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto__________.A.recallthepastB.attractthereadersC.introducethetopicD.comparethechildhoodwiththepresent29.Accordingtothepassagewhichlanguagedoesn’tsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelanguages?A.HungarianB.SpanishC.ItalianD.English30.Basedonthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat__________A.singingisthebestwaytolearnalanguagE.B.thebrainprobablyworksbestwhentheforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewords.C.alisten-repeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearner.D.Dr.KatieOveryandDr.Ludkedisagreewitheachother.31.Inwhichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?A.A.motherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.B.A.childisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.C.A.studentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.D.AnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinesE.
Wanttolearnaforeignlanguagewell?CometoTeenagersAbroad!Weinviteyoutojoinusonanamazingjourneyoflanguagelearning.OurCoursesRegardlessofyourchoiceofcourseyou’lldevelopyourlanguageabilitybothquicklyandeffectively.OurStandardCourseguaranteesasignificantincreaseinyourconfidenceinaforeignlanguagewithfocusedteachinginall4skillareas----speakinglisteningreadingandwriting.OurIntensiveCoursebuildsonourStandardCoursewith10additionallessonsperweekguaranteeingthefastestpossiblelanguagelearningseetablebelowCourseTypeDaysNumberoflessonCourseTimetableStandardCourseMon----Fri.20lessons9:00----12:30IntensiveCourseMon---Fir.111]20lessons9:00---12:3010lessons13:00---14:30EvaluationStudentsareplacedintoclassesaccordingtotheircurrntlanguageskills.ThemajorityofthemtakeononlinelanguagetestbeforestartingtheirprogrammE.HoweverifthisisnotavailablestudentssittheexamonthefirstMondayoftheircoursE.Learningmaterialsareprovidedtostudentsthroughouttheircourseandtherewillneverbemorethan15participantsineachclass.ArrivalsandTransferOurprogrammeoffersfullpackage----studentsaretakengoodcareoffromthestartthroughtotheveryenD.Theyarecollectedfromtheairportuponarrivalandbroughttotheiraccommodationincomfort.Werequirethestudent’sfulldetailsatleast4weeksinadvancE.Meals/Allergies过敏/SpecialDietaryRequirementsStudentsareprovidedwithbreakfastdinnerandeitheracookedorpackedlunchwhichconsistsofasandwichadrinkandadessert.Snacksoutsideofmealtimesmaybepurchasedbythestudentindividually.WeaskthatyouletusknowofanyallergiesordietaryrequirementsaswellasinformationaboutanymedicinesyoutakE.Dependingonthetypeofallergiesand/ordietaryrequirementsanextrachargemaybemadeforprovidingspecialfooD.21.HowdoesIntensiveCoursedifferfromStandardCourse?A.ItislesseffectiveB.ItfocusesonspeakingC.Itincludesextralessons22.WhencanastudentattendStandardCourse?A.13:00-14:30MondayB.9:00-12:30TuesdayC.13:00-14:30FridayD.9:00-12:30Saturday23.Beforestartingtheirprogrammestudentsareexpectedto_______.A.takealanguagetestB.haveanonlineinterviewC.preparelearningmaterialsD.reporttheirlanguagelevels24.Whichofthefollowingmayrequireanextrapayment?A.CookeddinnerB.MealtimedessertC.PackedlunchD.Specialdiet
MayorBilldeBlasiodesignated指定theLunarNewYearanofficialpublicschoolholidayinNewYorkCityinJune2015.ThemovecameafterdeBlasioinMarch2015declaredschoolholidaysonthemost-observedholidayinIslamEidal-FitrandEidal-AdhA.DeBlasiomakinggoodonapromisemadeduringhis2013mayoralfonsaidstudentswouldalsohaveadayoffontheLunarNewYearandnotlongagotheAsianholidaytookplaceonFebruary82016.About15%ofthecity’sschoolsystemisofAsiandescent血统andmanystudenthavebeentakingthedayoffasasickdaysaidStateSenatorDanielSquadron.It’sabigdealhesaidwhosedistrictincludesManhattan’sChinatown.Familieshavehadtochoosebetweentheirmostimportantculturalcelebrationandmissingadayofschool.Thecity’sDepartmentofEducationhadbeenworkingonthepracticalarrangementsforaddinganotherholidaywhilemaintainingthelegal180schooldays.Theproblemwassolvedbycombiningtwohalfdaysthatpreviouslydidnotcounttowardsthetotaltoformasinglefulldaythatcanbecountedtowardsthetotal.AfterSanFranciscoNewYorkisthesecondmajorurbanschooldistricttoaddtheLunarNewYeartotheofficialschoolcalendar.111.Com]ThisholidayisnotaboutkidsjustgettingadayofffromschoolsaidAssemblymanRonKim.It’sabouttheCityofNewYorktellinghundredsofAsian-AmericansocietiesthatAmericaisaculturalmeltingpot.Kimsaidrecognizingtheholidayisonewayofpushingbackagainstfeelingsofisolationandmarginalization边缘化feltbytheAsian-Americancommunity.28.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartyinParagraph2mean?A.MakeuseofB.StandbyC.KeepupwithD.Goagainst29.HowdoesNewYorkmaketheLunarNewYearanofficialpublicschoolholiday?A.Bycancellingalegal1-dayholidayB.BycopyingthewayofSanFranciscoC.ByaddinganewfulldaytotheschoolcalendarD.Bychangingthelegal180schooldays30.WhatdoweknowfromRonKim’swords?A.He’sopposedtothenewschoolholidayB.AsiancultureisvaluedmostinNewYorkC.AsiancultureispartoftheAmericansocietyD.TheholidaywipesoutAsianAmericans’isolation31.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.A.newpublicschoolholidayinNewYorkB.A.promisemadebythemayorofNewYorkC.CulturaldifferencesbetweenAmericaandAsiaD.A.revolutionoftheLunarNewYearinNewYork
Peoplearen’twalkinganymore——iftheycanfigureoutawaytoavoidit.IfeltsuperioraboutthismatteruntiltheotherdayItookmycartomailasmallparcel.Thejourneyisamatterof281steps.ButIusedthecar.AndIwasn’tinanyhurryeither.Ihadmerelybecomeonemorevictimofanationalsickness:motorosis.ItisanillnesstowhichIhadthoughtmyselfimmuneforIwasborninthetraditionofgoingtoplacesonmyowntwolegs.Atthattimeweregarded25milesasgoodday'swalkandtheabilitytocoversuchadistanceintenhoursassignofstrengthandskill.Itdidnotoccurtousthatwalkingwasahardship.Andtheeffectwaslasting.WhenIwas45yearsoldIraced——andbeat——ateenagefootballplayerthe168stepsuptheStatureofLiberty.Suchenterprisestodayareregardedbymanymiddle-agedpersonsasbadfortheheart.Butawell-knownBritishphysicianSirAdolpheAbrahamspointedoutrecentlythatheartsandbodiesneedproperexercisE.A.personwhoavoidsexerciseismorelikelytohaveillnessesthanonewhoexercisesregularly.Andwalkingisanidealformofexercise-themostfamiliarandnaturalofall.ItwasHenryThoreauwhoshowedmankindtherichnessofgoingonfoot.ThemanwalkingcanlearnthetreesflowerinsectsbirdsandanimalsthesignificanceofseasonstheveryfeelofhimselfasalivingcreatureinalivingworlD.Hecannotlearninacar.ThecarisaconvenientmeansoftransportbutwehavemadeitourwayoflifE.Manypeopledon’tdaretoapproachNatureanymore;tothemtheworldtheywereborntoenjoyisallthreat.Tothemsecurityisasteel-riverthunderingonaconcreteroaD.Andmuchoftheirthinkingtakesplacewhilewaitingforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.Isaythatthegreenofforestsisthemind'sbestlight.Andnonebutthemanonfootcanevaluatewhatisbasicandeverlasting.111]32.Whatisthenationalsickness?A.Walkingtoomuch.B.Travelingtoomuch.C.Drivingcarstoomuch.D.Climbingstairstoomuch.33.Whatwaslifelikewhentheauthorwasyoung?A.Peopleusuallywentaroundonfoot.B.Peopleoftenwalked25milesaday.C.PeopleusedtoclimbtheStatueofLiberty.D.Peopleconsideredaten-hourwalkasahardship.34.TheauthormentionsHenryThoreautoprovethat.A.middle-agedpeoplelikegettingbacktonatureB.walkinginnaturehelpsenrichone’smindC.peopleneedregularexercisetokeepfitD.goingonfootpreventsheartdisease35.WhatiscomparedtoasteelriverinParagraph6?A.Aqueueofcars.B.Arayoftrafficlight.C.Aflashoflightning.D.AstreamofpeoplE.
Istraditionalfairytalesgoodallthetime?RecentresearchfoundoneinfiveparentshaveabandonedthoseoldclassicssuchasSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarvesandHanselandGretelandthey’reinfavorofmoremodernbooks.OnethirdofparentssaidtheirchildrenhavebeenleftintearsafterhearingtheterribledetailsofLittleRedRidingHooD.Thesurveyof2000adultswascarriedouttomarkthelaunchofthehitUSdramaGRIMMwhichstartstonightat9:00pmonWatchandseessixseriesbasedontraditionalfairytales.Theresearchfoundaquarterofparentswouldn’tconsiderreadingafairytaletotheirchilduntiltheyhadreachedtheageoffiveastheycausetoomanyawkwardquestions.And52percentoftheparentssaidCinderelladidn’tsendagoodmessagetotheirchildrenasitportrays描绘ayoungwomandoinghouseworkallday.SimilarlyGoldilocksandtheThreeBearswasalsoatalelikelytobeleftonthebookshelfasparentsfeltitcondones宽恕stealing.SteveHornseyGeneralManagerofWatchsaid:Bedtimestoriesaresupposedtorelaxthechildrenandsendthemofftosleepsoundly.ButasweseeinGRIMMfairytalescanbedarkanddramatictalessoit’sunderstandablethatparentsworryaboutreadingthemtoyoungchildren.AsadultswecanseetheinnocenceinfairytalesbutafiveyearoldwithanoveractiveimaginationcouldthinktheyaretruE.DespitethedarknatureofclassicfairytalesasweseeinGRIMMgoodwilldefeatevilandthereisalwaysamoraltothestory.Thoughhalfofparentssaidtraditionaltalesaremorelikelytohaveastrongmoralmessagethanalotofmodernkids’bookstwothirdsofmumsanddadssaidtheywerenolongerappropriatetosootheyoungstersbeforebeD.Onthecontrarytheymightgivetheirchildrennightmares.32.Whyaren’tsometraditionalfairytalesreadbyparentstochildren?A.Theyareforbiddentoreadaccordingtotherules.B.TheyaredifficultfortheirchildrentounderstanD.C.Theyaretooscaryfortheiryoungchildrentohear.D.Theydon’thaveanystrongmoralmessagesinthem.33.Whichofthetraditionalfairytalestellsonecangetawaywithstealing?A.SnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarves.B.LittleRedRidingHooD.C.GoldilocksandtheThreeBears.D.HanselandGretel.111.Com]34.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstraditionalfairytales?A.ObjectivE.B.Supporting.C.Disapproving.D.Doubtful.35.Theunderlinedwordsootheinthelastparagraphmeans_______.A.surpriseB.astonishC.stressD.comfort
ThisbriefbookisaimedathighschoolstudentsbutspeakstoanyonelearningatanystageoflifE.Itsformalseriousstylecloselymatchesitscontentaschool-masterlybookonschooling.TheauthorW.H.Armstrongstartswiththebasics:readingandwriting.Inhisopinionreadingdoesn’tjustmeanrecognizingeachwordonthepage;itmeanstakingintheinformationdigestingitandincorporatingitintooneselfjustasonedigestsasandwichandmakesitapartofhimself.Thegoalistobringtheinformationbacktolifenotjusttotreatitasdeadfactsonpaperfromdeadtrees.Readingandwritingcannotbecompletelyseparatedfromeachother;infacttheaimofreadingistoexpresstheinformationyouhavegotfromthetext.I’veseenitagainandagainsome-onewhocan’texpressanideaafterreadingatextisjustasineffectiveassomeonewhohasn’treaditatall.OnlyathirdofthebookremainsafterthatdiscussionwhichArmstrongdevotestospecifictipsforstudyinglanguagesmathscienceandhistory.Hegenerallyhandlesthesetopicsthoroughlyandequallyexceptforsomeweaknessinthescienceandmathsectionsandabittoomuchpassion激情regardinghistorytohisstudentsthatwasahundredtimesmorethanmyhistoryteachersevergotacross.Tomydisappointmentinthispartofthebookheignoresthearts.AsamatteroffacttheydemandalltheconcentrationandstudythatmathandsciencedothoughthestudydiffersslightlyinkinD.Althoughit’scommonlybelievedthattheartscanonlybenaturallyacquiredactuallylearningtheartsisnomorenaturalthanlearningFrenchormathematics.MyothercommentisthatthetextageD.Thefirsteditionapparentlydatestothe1960s—noneofthereferences参考文献seemnewerthanthelate1950s.AsaresultthediscussionmissestheentirecomputeragE.Thesearesmallpointsthoughanddon’taffectthemaindiscussion.Irecommendittoanystudentandanyteacherincludingtheself-taughtstudent.13.AccordingtoArmstrongthegoalofreadingisto________.A.gainknowledgeandexpandone’sviewB.understandthemeaningbetweenthelinesC.expressideasbasedonwhatonehasreadD.getinformationandkeepitaliveinmemory14.Theauthorofthepassageinsiststhatlearningthearts______.A.requiresgreateffortsB.demandsrealpassionC.islessnaturalthanlearningmathsD.isasnaturalaslearningalanguage15.WhatisashortcomingofArmstrong’sworkaccordingtotheauthor?A.Someideasareslightlycontradictory.B.ThereistoomuchdiscussiononstudyingsciencE.C.Thestyleistooserious.D.Itlacksnewinformation.16.Thispassagecanbeclassifiedas______.A.anadvertisementB.abookreviewC.afeaturestoryD.Anewsreport111]
AsyoumovearoundyourhometakeagoodlookatthethingsyouhavE.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideoandyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.YourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyouneeD.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputerholidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.Nowperhapsmorethaneverbeforepeoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallaboutandwhatitisfor.SeekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworlD.Theyfeelthatthelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneyiseatinguptheirlivesleavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbsleavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny.MosteveningsDanielwouldn’tgethomeuntileightornineo’clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.111]NowadaystheyrunafarminthemountainsofWales.IalwayswantedtohaveafarmthensaysDanielandwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It’stakensomegettingusedtobutit’sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.HoweverIthinkit’smadeusstrongerasafamilyandthechildrenarealothappier.LizhoweverisnotquitesurE.Iusedtoenjoymyjobeventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I’mnotreallyacountrygirlbutIsupposeI’mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolikethoughisbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall.21.Thepassagetellsusthat.A.peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoneyB.peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessaryC.peoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplaceD.peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney22.WhenDanielwasareporterhe___.A.livedincentralLondonB.dislikedhisjobC.missedhischildrenD.waswellpaid1111]23.DanielandLizbothagreethatthemovetothefarm____.A.waseasytoorganizeB.hasimprovedfamilylifeC.wasextremelyexpensiveD.hasbeenatotalsuccess24.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthelonghoursworkculturetomakemoremoneyiseatinguptheirlivesinthesecondparagraph?A.Peopleworklonghourstoearntheirliving.B.Tomakemoremoneythroughhardworkistheaimofpeople’slifE.C.Longhoursofhardworkoccupytoomuchofpeople’slifE.D.Peoplespenttoomuchtimeandmoneyeatingmeals.
TheotherdaywhenIwaspassingaclothingstoreIfellinlovewithaskirt.Iknewitwouldsuitmebestatfirstsight.ButwhenIlookedatthepricetag标签IknewIhadtogiveitup.TheloveforbeautifulclotheshasbeenplantedinmyheartthedaywhenIwasborntobeawoman.SeveralyearsagoIreadanarticleinamagazinE.Thearticlestatedthatwhenawomanisatherbesttimesheisusuallypoorortastelesssoshecan’tgettherightclothes;whenshecanaffordtobuytheclothesshelikessheoftenfindsthattheydonotsuitheranymorE.OnthewayhomeIwasquitedisturbedbysuchthoughts.Itwasjustapitylikemanyotherpities.Ithoughttomyselfthisway.ButwhenIwasabouttoenterthebuildingwhereIwaslivingIsawthebigmirrorplacedintheentrancE.Isawagirlinitwhowasincheapbutcleanlywashedsweaterandjeans.ShewasratheryounghealthyandenergetiC.ForquiteawhileIwastouchedbywhatIhadseeninthemirror.ThenIalmostforgotthetale:A.personwithoutshoescrieduntilhesawamanwithoutfeet.Beingyoungwithoutgoodclothesislikethepersonwithoutshoes.IshouldhavefeltgratefulthatIhaven’tlostmyfeet.28.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshedecidednottobuytheskirt?A.EmbarrasseD.B.WisE.C.RelieveD.D.Regretful.29.TheunderlinedwordSheinParagraph3refersto.A.theauthor’sfriendB.theauthorC.theauthor’sroommateD.astranger30.Whywastheauthortouchedbywhatshesawinthemirror?A.Shedidn’tfeelateasewhenlookingintoamirror.B.Shewasremindedofherdevotiontobeauty.C.ShecametorealizewhatshereallypossesseD.D.Sheneverthoughtovertheothersideofaperson.31.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthorconsideredherloveforbeautifulclothesas.A.naturalB.funnyC.sillyD.simple
AsachildAlainRobertwasafraidofheights.Whenhewas12hereturnedhomefromschool.Atthefrontdoorofhisbuildinghelookedforhiskeys.hedidn'thavethem.Itwas3:30andhisparentsworkeduntil6:00pm.Alainlookedathisapartmentontheeighthfloor.Hesawanopenwindow.Heclosedhiseyesandimaginedhimselfclimbingthebuilding.WhenheopenedhiseyeshetoldhimselfIcandoit.FifteenminuteslaterhewasinhishouseandhisfearofheightswasgonE.TodayAlainstillclimbsbuildings.In2003heclimbedabuildinginLondondressedasSpiderman蜘蛛人toadvertisethemoviE.In2004heclimbedTaipei101oneofthetallestbuildingsintheworld.ToreachthetopofabuildingAlainusesonlyhishandsandspecialshoes.Hehasnoropeorothersafetytools.Alainclimbsasahobby.Healsodoesittomakemoneyforcharity.WhenheclimbshewantstosendamessagetopeoplE.Ifyouhaveadream—somethingyoureallywanttodo—itcanbecomereal.Butyoumustbebraveandkeeptrying.Ifsomethingbadhappensdon'tgiveup.CloseyoureyesandtellyourselfIcandoit.36.Themainideaofthispassageis_____A.climbingbuildingsiseasyB.AlainRobertisafraidofheightsC.youcancontrolyourfears37.WhenAlainclimbsabuildingheuses_____A.hishandsandspecialshoesB.specialtoolsC.hishandsonly38.Theunderlinedwordcharitymeans_____inChinesE.A.享受B.休闲C.慈善D.消费39.Alainclimbsfortworeasons.Theyare_____A.forfunandforhishealthB.forcharityandforhisjobC.forcharityandforhobby40.IfyoufeelafraidtodosomethingwhatisAlain'sadvice?A.Practiceclimbingbuildings.B.TellyourselfIcandoit.C.Ifsomethingbadhappensthenstop.111.Com]
Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?InordertoanswerthisquestionwemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanareA.NotallhistoricalbuildingsareattractivE.Howevertheremaybeotherreasonsforexampleeconomicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserveD.SoletusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeoplE.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?InmyviewnewarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstylE.IndeedtherearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.AslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominateitssurroundingstoomuchitoftenimprovestheattractivenessoftheareA.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilttheareatheyareinbutthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.IthinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechangE.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople'sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildingsIbelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebeforewewouldallstillbelivingincaves.ThusIwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferenteventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoicE.24.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A.SomeofthemarenotattractivE.B.MostofthematetooexpensivetopreservE.C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D.TheyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanareA.25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheauthor?A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.111]26.Bymovethingsforwardinthelastparagraphtheauthorprobablymeans.A.destroyoldbuildingsB.putthingsinadifferentplaceC.choosenewarchitecturalstylesD.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.ToexplainwhypeopledislikechangE.B.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.1111]C.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.D.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.
Instagramiscontainingsomanyphotosoffood—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantage111]ofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople'stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsillybutatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUKI'dprobablydoittoo.'ThePictureHouse'istheworld'sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant—youorderclickaphotoofthefoodshareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant巨人BirdsEyewhocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople'saddictiontophotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonlinE.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.SotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrangE.11Z-x-x-k.Com]Thepop-updinerwasopeninSohoLondonforthreedaysinMayandisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon'thavetopayforiftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye's'FoodforLife'campaignanewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfooD.Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecialsaidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontoThePictureHousehasbeengreatsofar.Andthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaidbyhowmuchtimetheyspendtherenotbywhattheyeat.25.Instagramprobablyis____.A.arestaurantfreeofchargeB.aprojectusedtosharephotosC.anewmarketingprojectD.acampaignofFoodforLife26.ThePictureHouseencouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto____.A.createanewsocialmediatrendB.raisethepriceoffrozenfoodC.attractmorecustomersD.rewardtheregularcustomers27.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?111.Com]A.NoNeedtoPay.B.ThePop-upDiner.C.FoodforLifE.D.PaybyPicturE.
Amanentersastoretobuymilk.Hewalksoutofthestorewithmilk.Thatisall-milk.Atthesametimeawomanentersthesamegrocerystorealsotobuymilk.Shebuysit.Butshealsobuyschickenandlemonstomakedinnerthatnight.Thensherememberstobuyfoodforhersontoeatatschool.Shealsogetsabottleofwinefordrinkswithfriendsandabirthdaycardforherhusband’sniecE.Thenshegetscoffeeforbreakfasticecreamfordessertandremembersstampstomailthebills.Anddon’tforgetsoapforthebathroom.AndthatisthedifferencebetweenthefemaleandmalebrainssimplyexplainedinagrocerystorE.GenerallyspeakingmendoonethingatatimE.Womendomany.Nowscientificresearchsupportsthistheoryaboutmaleandfemalebrains.A.recentstudyhasconfirmedwhatwehaveknownallalong—menandwomenthinkdifferently.ScientistsattheUniversityofPennsylvaniastudiedbrainimagesof949peopleagedfromeightto22yearsolD.TheyfoundthatmalebrainshavemoreconnectionsononesideofthebrainorhemispherE.Inthefemalebrainstheyfoundmoreactivityandconnectionsbetweentherightandleftsidesofthebrain.Theleftsideofthebrainisknownasthesideofreason.TherighthemisphereisknownasthecreativesidE.ReginaVermaisaprofessorattheUniversityofPennsylvaniA.Sheco-wrotethereport.Shesayswhenwomenareaskedtodosomethingdifficulttheymightusedifferentpartsofthebrain.Mensheaddsgenerallyusejustonesideofthebrain.Asaresultmengenerallydealdirectlywithaproblem.Thereisastrongconnectionbetweentheunderstandingandtheactionpartsoftheirbrains.Womenhowevermightincludeotherpartsofthebrainwhensolvingaproblem.Womentakealessdirectpathtofindasolution.25.TheauthormentionedtheshoppinginParagraph1to___________.A.showwomen’scarefulnessB.provemen’squickactionC.objecttoanopinionD.bringupthetopictobediscussed26.ThemainideaofParagraph4isthat___________.111]A.womenhavetwosamebrainsonbothsidesB.menhavemorecomplicatedbrainsthanwomenC.differentkindsofbrainimageshavebeenstudiedD.men’sstructureofbrainisdifferentfromwomen’s27.Whatcausesthedifferencebetweenmen’sandwomen’sbehavior?A.Watchingthingsfromdifferentsides.B.HavingdifferentattitudestowardslifE.C.Usingdifferentpartsofthebraintothink.D.Reactingatdifferentspeedtoproblems.
Manypeopletryingtosellhomesfindthatanincreaseinhomepriceshasturnedthemarketintheirfavor.Butsellerscanstillgettheshortendofthedealiftheyaren’tcareful.Hereareafewtipsforyou:Don’ttestyourluck.Ofcourseyouthinkanyonewhomovesintoyourlovelyhomeshouldbewillingtopaytopdollarsespeciallyifyou’verecentlyinvestedinsomeimprovements.Butlistingahomeatapricethat’stoohighabovethemarketpricecouldturnawaysomebuyers.Buyersnoticingthatthehomestillhasn’tsoldmaybegintoassumethere’ssomethingwrongwiththehouseandusethatasareasonableexcuseforofferingalowerpricE.Andifahomehasn’treceivedanyoffersaftertwoweeksitmightbetimetoresetthepricE.A.pricethat’stoolowcanbringaboutanundesiredoutcomE.Listingyourhomeatorslightlybelowthemarketpricecanhavetheeffectofdrawinginalargegroupofbuyersandincreasethechancesthatahomewillreceivemultipleoffers.Butsettingthepricetoolowcomeswithseveralrisks.Onepossibilityisthatbuyerswillgetskepticalofthehomethatislistedfor$15000to$20000lessthansimilarhomesintheareaespeciallyifit’snotproperlymarketeD.Onceagainpeoplemightassumethereissomethingwrongwiththehomeandmaynotbothertolookatit.Spyonthecompetition.Goingtootherpeople’sopenhousescangiveyouabettersenseofhowyourhomecomparestoothersonthemarket.CheckoutthefinishesintheirkitchensthesizeoftheirbackyardsandusetheinformationtofigureoutwhereyourhomeshouldfitintherangeofthepricE.Butdon’tsetyourpricingjustonwhatyouseeelsewherE.24.Whatdoestheunderlinepartinparagraph1probablymean?A.TobeatadisadvantageB.TogettheupperhandC.TohavecontroloverthesituationD.Tobeunabletofitin25.Whatshouldhomesellersdoaccordingtothepassage?A.Priceyourhouseonthebasisofitsgeographiclocation.1111]B.Priceyourhouseslightlyabovethemarketpriceafterdecoratingit.C.Changethepriceifnoofferhasbeenreceivedwithinaweek.D.ChangeyourhouseatapriceslightlybelowthemarketpricE.26.Ifyousetthepriceofyourhousetoolow_____.A.buyersmightthinkitnotworthwhiletogotohavealookB.youarelikelytocomeintoconflictwiththeneighborhoodsellersC.yourhousewillbecrowdedwithbuyerswithinacoupleofdaysD.chancesofyourhousebeingsoldatabetterpricewillbegreatlyincreased27.Whatisthebenefitofgoingtootherpeople’sopenhouse?A.Youcanpickupsomeusefullessonsonhouseselling.B.YoucangetyourpricingmainlybasedonwhatyouseeelsewherE.C.YoucanworkouthowmuchmoneyyoushouldaskforyourhomE.D.Youcanknowhowtomakeyourhousestandoutagainstotherhouses.
TimeforKidsTFKgetsthegreatnewsonthecoolesttoysfor2014atthe111thAmericanInternationalToyFair.What’sfourdayslongbiggerthansevenfootballfieldsandfilledwiththousandsoftoys?It’sToyFair2014!EachyearhundredsoftoycompaniesfromacrossthecountrycometogetherinNewYorkCity.Allkindsofproductsareshownasawaytoknowwhat’stocomeinthenewyear.Thisyear’strendsincludeoversizetoys.In2014everythingisreallybigandreallyouttheresaysAdrienneAppellatoy-trendsexpert.ToyFairisthelargesttoytradeshowintheWesternHemisphere西半球.Toy-storebuyersgototheeventtodecidewhichtoystheymaywanttosellduringtheholidayseason.MembersofthemedialikeTFKgotothefairtoreportbackonallthecooltrends.UnfortunatelyToyFairisnotopentothepubliC.Thisyear’sToyFairwasthebiggestinits111-yearhistory.Morethan1000toycompaniesshowedproductsfromsimplecardgamestohigh-techrobots.LargerThanLifewasaToyFairfavoritE.ThistrendisallaboutbigtoyswithabigplayvaluE.ThoughitisallfunandgamesatToyFairwesawlotsofproductsmakingapushtowardseducationwithSTEAM.Thatstandsforsciencetechnologyengineeringartandmath.Thistrendincludeswordgames.Andofcoursewesawsomesupercoolhigh-techgames.TechnologyisalwaysgoingtoinfluencetoyssaysAppell.Thisyearwesawlotsof3Dgamesandrobots.Toknowmoreinformationabouttheeventclickheretowatchthevideo.32.WhatcanweinferfromToyFair2014?A.Toysarebecomingmoreeducationalthanfun.B.Robotsaregreatfavoritesofbuyers.C.Bigtoyswillbepopularthisyear.D.Simplecardgameswilldisappearonthemarket.33.What’sspecialaboutToyFair2014?A.Itisthelargest.B.Itisthelongest.C.Itsellsallofitstoys.D.It’sheldinNewYorkCity.34.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.KidslovetoysB.Toy-storesinNewYorkCityC.TechnologychangestoysD.Timefortoys35.Thetextistakenfroman_____.A.websiteB.newspaperC.magazineD.Textbook
ChesterCityLibraryoffersarangeofLibrarySpecialNeedsServicestopeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstoourlibraryserviceintheusualway.AslongasyouliveinChesterCitywe’llprovideawiderangeoflibraryservicesandresourcesincluding:●Largeprintedandordinaryprintedbooks●TalkingbooksontapeandCD●DVDsandmusicCDs●Magazines●ReferenceandinformationrequestsHomedeliveryserviceLetusknowwhatyouliketoreadandwewillchoosetheresourcesforyou.OurstaffwilldelivertheresourcestoyourhomeforfreE.Wealsoprovideaservicewherewecanchoosetheresourcesforyouorsomeoneinsteadofyouchoosethethingsfromthelibrary.Youcanalsochoosetheresourcesyouneedpersonally.TalkingbooksandcaptionedvideosThelibrarycanprovidetalkingbooksforpeoplewhoareunabletouseprintedbooksbecauseofeyediseases.Youdon’thavetomissoutonreadinganymorewhenyoucanborrowtalkingbooksfromthelibrary.IfyouhavelimitedhearingwhichpreventsyoufromenjoyingmovieswecanprovidecaptionedvideosforyouatnochargE.LanguagesbesidesEnglishWecanprovidebooksinarangeoflanguagesbesidesEnglish.IfpossiblewewillrequesttheseitemsfromtheStateLibraryofNSWAustraliA.HowtojoinContacttheLibrarySpecialNeedsCoordinatortoregisterordiscussifyouareeligible合适的foranyoftheservicesweprovide---TuesdayWednesdayandThursday9am---5pmon42972522formoreinformation.21.LibrarySpecialNeedsServicesaremeantfor_____.A.thosewhoarefondofreadingB.peoplelivinginChesterCitywithanillnessordisabilityC.onlythosewhohavewalkingdisabilitiesD.thosewhocan’tgetmedicalhelpinChesterCity22.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageA.FewentertainingresourcesareofferedherE.B.Peoplewithlimitedhearinghavetopayforcaptionedvideos.C.BookswithdifferentlanguagesareavailablE.D.Peoplehavetochoosewhattheyneedbythemselves.23.Togethomedeliveryserviceyoumust_______.A.onlychooseprintedbooksB.haveotherschoosetheresourcesforyouC.paythelibraryaheadoftimeD.registeraheadoftime
热门题库
更多
汽车维修电工
高中英语
高中化学
高中政治
电大政治学原理
电大护理学
电大保险学概论
炉台实战技艺
保险公司法规
财经法规
执业兽医水生动物类
社工招聘
安全生产主体责任知识
ACI注册国籍高级营养师
职业礼仪
初级药学士