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ThespiritofChristmasisn’talwayssocheerful.HerearefourunusualandalittlescaryChristmastraditionsfromaroundtheworlD.1.Guatmala:BurningdevilsInordertomakehousesfreefrombadspiritsfortheNewYearGuatemalansdoafullhousecleaninDecember.ThedirtanddustisgatheredfromeveryhomeandeachneighborhoodcreatesalargeamountofgarbagE.A.devilstatueisbuiltandplacedontopofthedirtandburneD.Thebadluckissaidtoburnupwiththedevil.2.SouthAfrica:Don’teatSanta’scookiesTokeepkidsfromstealingonSanta’scookiesparentstellchildrenastoryaboutaboynamedDannywhoateallofSanta’scookiesandreallyangeredhisgrandmother.ShekilledhimandnowhisghostsvisitshousesduringChristmastimE.3.Iceland:FeartheYuleCatChildrenwhodon’treceivenewclothesbyChristmasEvewillbeeatenbytheYuleCatalargeandangrycatwhichissaidtohideinthesnow.ThestrangetraditioncomesfromfarmerswhousedthemythtoencouragetheirworkerstofinishmakingtheautumnwoolbeforeChristmas.4.Ukraine:A.spookytreeIfyoufindyourselfinUkrainearoundtheholidaysyoumaybewondering:IsitChristmasorHalloween?Treesherearedecoratedwithartificial人工的spiderwedsanddecorativespiders.Theunusualtraditioncomesfromastorywhereaspiderwoveawebaroundthetreeofapoorfamily.Whenmorningcamethewhitestrands线turnedtopreciousmetalsandthefamilybecamerich.Thewebstodayshowgoodfortuneforthenextyear.21.TocelebratetheNewYearwhatwillpeopledoinGuatemala?A.CleantheirhousesB.ShowtheirrespectstothedevilstatueC.BuyadevilstatueD.Movetonewhouses22.Whichcountryhasatraditionthatmightcausekids’fearofeatingSanta’scookies?A.GuatemalaB.SouthAfricaC.IcelandD.Ukraine23.WhatcanweinferaboutChristmasinIceland?A.TheYuleCatusuallyhidesinthegrassbeforeChristmasB.AllthechildrenwillreceivenewclothesonChristmasC.NewclothesarepopularChristmaspresentsforchildreninIcelandD.TheYuleCatwouldeatthefarmerswhodon’tfinishtheirworkontime24.WhydoUkrainianslikespidersonChristmas?A.SpidersareprettyinsectsB.SpidersarebelievedtobringgoodfortuneC.SpidersalwayshelppoorfamiliesoutofpityD.Websofspidersaresuitablefordecoration
Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotimeandobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment.ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain.AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tellarts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaintgameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps.Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday.30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidosthebrainbehindtheadultpreschoolstudiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher.She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood.Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead.AccordingtoCandiceherbloggerfriendPreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren.IrealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschoolsaidfounderMichelleJoniPeoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild.It’smagical.WearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplaceanothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselvesmoreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworlD.Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious.Michellesaid.Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned.HoweverJoniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefunitwasoftenthespontaneous自发的momentsthatattractedstudents.It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanforthesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’28.WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?A.Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood.B.Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter.C.Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers.D.Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren.29.WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?A.Itscustomers.B.Itsactivities.C.Itsenvironment.D.ItsschedulE.30.AccordingtoCandicepeoplecometothisprogramto________.A.enjoyfreedomofthinkingB.realizetheirchildhooddreamsC.discovertheirinnerabilitiesD.figureoutchildhoodpuzzles31.WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?A.Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher.B.Shelikestomakeplansinadvance.C.ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind.D.Shegainedconfidencebysharing.
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We’darrivedatRockefellerCenterstationontheD.train.AsinmanyofNewYork’sundergroundstationstrainspullinatbothsidesoftheplatform.Orrathertheyseemtoeruptintothestationfirstononesidethenontheother.AbruptlymywifestoppeD.Uhwhat’sthis?shesaiD.Ilookedoverhershoulder.Thereatourfeetlayayoungwomanofabout20.Shewasonherstomachwiththetophalfofherbodyontheplatformwhileherlegshungoverthetrackskickingpowerlessly.Shewasstuck.ShehadalsoclearlybeendownonthetracksanddiscoveredthatclimbingbackupisreallyharD.ButunlikeinourimaginingsthiswomanwasnotinpanicexpectingherapproachingdeathbytheFtrainwhichwouldbescreamingintothestationinthenextfewminutesifnotseconds.Shewaslaughing!Sowasherfriendwhohalf-heartedlyleantdowntoassist.TheassistancewassomewhatweakenedbythefactthatthefriendwasholdinghersmartphonE.Wasshehopingtocapturethismomentwithapicture?Orcomposingatext?It’swellknownthatpeople’scompulsivecheckingoftheirphonescanbedeadly.AmongyoungpeopleinAmericatextingisnowthenumberonecauseofcarcrashes.Maybeit’salsoaleadingcauseofleavingfriendstodiewhentheyfallintheriverorontothetraintracks.IsteppedforwardleantoutasfarasIcouldgotholdofherlegsomewherenearthekneeandtogetherwithherfinally-engagedfrienddraggedtheyoungwomanontotheplatform.Andyoucanguesswhyshe'dbeenonthetracks.Stilllaughingbutmaybechastened内疚bymylookofhorrorshesaidThanks.Sorry.MyphonefelldowntherE.WhileIturnedtoholdmydaughter’shandandheadupstairstheyoungwomanandherfriendwalkedaway.Iwonderwhenshe'llbescareD.25.Whatwastheyoungwomandoingontheedgeoftheplatform?A.TryingtogetdownontothetraintrackstopickupherphonE.B.Tryingtogetbackontotheplatformafterjumpingdown.C.DesperatelywaitingforsomeonetohelphergetbackherphonE.D.PosingforherfriendtocaptureagoodpicturewithhersmartphonE.26.WhichofthefollowingdidtheauthorthinkwasNOTacauseoftheyoungwoman’sdangeroussituation?A.ThestationwastoocrowdeD.B.Shedidnotrealizethedanger.C.ShecaredtoomuchaboutherphonE.D.Hercompanydidn'tassistherwhole-heartedly.27.Whatwastheauthor’sworryaboutpeoplelikethisyoungwoman?A.Theywouldcausedamagetotheundergroundsystem.B.Theyknewtoolittleabouthowtohelpothersaswellasthemselves.C.Itwouldbetoolatewhentheyunderstoodhowdangerousthesituationis.D.Theywouldsendmisleadinginformationtothepublicwiththeirsmartphones.
Todaywidespreadsocialpressuretoimmediatelygotocollegetogetherwithincreasinglyhighexpectationsinafast-movingworldoftencausesstudentstocompletelyoverlookthepossibilityoftakingagapyear.Andaftergoingtoschoolfor12yearsitdoesn'tfeelnaturaltospendayearduringsomethingthatisn’tacademiC.Butdespitecommonmisconceptionsagapyeardoesnotimpedethesuccessofacademics—infactitprobablypromotesit.Studiesshowthatstudentswhotakeagapyeararegenerallybetterpreparedforandperformbetterincollegethanthosewhodonot.Gapyearexperiencescanlessenthedifficultywhenitcomestoadjustingtocollegeandbeingthrownintoabrandnewenvironmentmakingiteasiertofocusonacademicsandactivities.Nearly80percentofcollegestudentsendupchangingtheirmajorsatleastoncE.Manystudentsfindthemselveslistingonemajorontheircollegeapplicationsbutswitchingtoanotheraftertakingcollegeclasses.AtBostonCollegeforexampleyouwouldhavetocompleteanextrayearwereyoutoswitchtothenursingschoolfromanotherdepartment.Takingagapyeartofigurethingsoutinitiallycanhelppreventstressandsavemoneylateron.M.anypeoplehoweverarguethatthegapyearitselfcantakemuchmoney.That’samath.Thereareformalgapyearprogramsthatareratherpriceybuttherearealsomanyopportunitiestovolunteerandreceivefreehousingorevengetpaidforyourgapyear.Perhapsthemostconvincingreasonfortakingagapyearisthatitoffersauniqueopportunitythatwilllikelyneverreappear.Aftergraduatingfromcollegeit'spossibletotakesometimeoff.Studentsshouldthinkaboutthenextstepintheirfuturelives:Don’truleoutanythingincludingagapyear.25.Whatmightbetheauthor'spurposebywritingthepassage?A.Toexplainwhatthegapyearreallyis.B.Toprovethenecessityofthegapyear.C.Tointroducethewaytotakethegapyear.D.Todescribethestudentstakingtheirgapyear.26.Whatstopsstudentstakingtheirgapyear?A.Thepriceygapyearprograms.B.Badperformanceinhighschool.C.HighexpectationsforcollegelifE.D.Worryingaboutfallingbehindinstudy.27.Whatcanweknowaboutstudentsfromthepassage?A.Nearly80percentofcollegestudentschangetheirmajorsonlyoncE.B.Highschoolstudentshavelittleexperiencetochoosecollegemajors.C.manynewcomersofcollegearesufferingfromacclimationblunders.D.AllcollegesallowtheirstudentstochangetheirmajorsfreeofchargE.28.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthegapyear?A.FavorablE.B.Critical.C.ConcerneD.D.Indifferent.
Inmanycountriesschoolshavelongsummerholidayswithshorterholidaysinbetween.Howeveranewreportsuggestsshorteningschoolholidaystostopchildrenforgettingwhattheyhavelearntduringthelongsummerbreak.Insteadofthreeschooltermsitsaysthereshouldbefiveeight-weekterms.Andthereshouldbejustfourweeksoffinthesummerwithatwo-weekbreakbetweentheotherterms.SoniaMonterohastwochildrenatprimaryschoolandworksfull-timE.ShesupportstheideA.ThekidsshesayshavemuchlongerholidaysthanmeandIcan’taffordtotakeseveralweeksoffworksoIneedsomeonetotakecareofthem.Butnobodywantstheworkinthesummermonths—theyallhaveholidaysoftheirown.NotsurprisinglysomeyoungpeopledisagreE.StudentJasonPanossaysIt’sastupidideA.Iwouldhatestayingatschoolinthesummer.It’sunfairtoo.Thepeoplewhosuggestthishadlongschoolholidayswhentheywereyoungbutnowtheywanttostopusenjoyingthesummer.ThekidsinSpainandAmericahavemuchlongerholidaysthanherebuttheydon’tforgeteverythingthey’velearntinafewmonths.NadiaSalibagrees.Sureshesaysthefirstweekatschoolafterthesummerisnevereasybutyousoongetbackintoit.TherealproblemroundhereisthatkidsgetboredaftersomanyweeksoutofschoolandthensomeofthemstartcausingtroublE.Buttheansweristogivethemsomethingtodonotmakeeveryonestayinschoollonger.28.WhyisSoniainsupportofshorterschoolholidays?A.Shedoesn’tgetanysummerholidaysinherjoB.B.Sheisworriedthatherchildrenwillforgetwhatthey’velearnt.C.Shecan’taffordtopaysomeonetolookafterherchildren.D.Shecan’tgetanyonetolookafterherchildreninsummer.29.WhatdoesJasonsayaboutlongsummerholidays?A.Theycanhelpchildrenforgetaboutschool.B.Schoolsinothercountriesdon’thavethem.C.Thesedaysmanyolderpeoplehavethemtoo.D.Theyhavelittleinfluenceonchildren’seducation.30.WhatdoesNadiasayaboutyoungpeopleonsummerholidays?A.Theywouldliketospendmoretimeatschool.B.Longholidaysareverybadfortheireducation.C.Theyneedsomethingtodotoenrichthemselves.D.LongholidaysshouldbeshortenedtostopthemcausingtroublE.31.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexplainsthetext?A.IthasbeendecidedthatsummerholidaysshouldbeshorteneD.B.StudentsareangrythatschoolholidayshavebeenchangeD.C.Somepeoplewanttochangeschoolholidaysbutnoteveryoneagrees.D.Teenagersareworriedthattheywillbebusyduringsummerholidays.
Inthemodernageofinformationreadingisafundamentalsurvivalskill.Herearesometipsonhowtoimprovereadingskills.6TipstoImproveReadingSkills1.Youdon'tneedtoreadeverything.NoteverymagazineletterandemailyoureceivecontainsinformationyouneeD.Infactmostofitissimplyjunk.Throwitawayhitthedeletekey!JustdoingthiswilldoubletheamountoftimeyouhaveavailabletoreaD.2.Youdon'tneedtoreadallofwhatyoudoreaD.Doyoureadeveryarticleofeverymagazineeverychapterofeverybook?Ifsoyou'reprobablyspendingalotoftimereadingstuffyoudon'tneeD.Bechoosy:selectthechaptersandarticlesthatareimportant.Ignoretherest.3.ScanbeforeyoureaD.LookatthetableofcontentsindextopicheadersphotocaptionsetC.Thesewillhelpyoudetermineifayouhavearealinterestinthisreadingandbwhatinformationyou'relikelytogetfromit.4.Focus.Rememberyou'rereadingwithapurposesofocusonthatpurposeandthematerial.IfyouloseinterestorkeeplosingyourplacetakeabreakorreadsomethingelsE.Youcankeeptrackofwhereyouarebyfollowingalongwithyourfinger.Thissimpletechniquehelpsyoufocusandincreaseyourconcentration.5.PracticE.Themoreyoureadthebetterreaderyou'llbecomeandsmartertoo!Sofeedyourmind:read!6.Optimizeyourreadingenvironment.You'llreadfasterandcomprehendmoreifyoureadinanenvironmentthat'scomfortableforyou.FormorereadingskillsyoucanclickherE.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thefasterandthemoreapersonreadsthebetterheunderstands.B.Stickingtowhathe'sreadingallthetimemakesasuccessfulreader.C.Readingwillbemoreeffectivewhenthereadercoverseverythinginthematerial.D.Learningtoselectwhattoreadisofgreatimportanceforaneffectivereader.57.Scanningsuchthingsasthetableofcontentscan________________.A.relaxareaderifhegetstiredofreadingthematerialB.improveone'sabilitytogainmoreusefulinformationC.takeareaderacoupleoftimestogetalltheinformationD.helpareaderdecideifhehasatasteforthereadingmaterial58.Howcanareaderfocusandincreasehisconcentrationwhilereadingaccordingtothepassage?A.Bypointingatwhatheisreading.B.Byunderliningwhatheisreading.C.ByreadingthematerialalouD.D.Bystickingtowhatheisreading.59.Asismentionedinthepassage_______________mayinfluenceone'sreading.A.intelligenceB.environmentC.informationD.speed60.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Textbook.B.MagazinE.C.Newspaper.D.WebsitE.
Doyoulikeanimals?IfyoudoyoucangotovisitthefollowingzoosaroundAmericA.DenverZooColoradoThezoocovers80acresinall.Ithousesspeciesfromallovertheworldincludingbearselephantsgiraffesbirdsmonkeysandfish.ThezooislaidoutinalargecirclewithanimalsbothinsideandoutsidethecirclE.Ithouses4125animals.RiverbanksZooSouthCarolinaItcovers170acres.Thezooisthebeautifulhomeofover2000animalsincludingAfricanelephantskangaroosandkoalas.AlsoRiverbanksZoohasa70-acrebotanical植物的gardenwithmorethan4200speciesofnativeandforeignplants.ZooMiamiFloridaItisthelargestandoldestzooinFloridA.ZooMiamiisalsotheonlytropical热带的zoointheUnitedStates.Therearefourmainsectionsinthezoo:AsiaAfricaAmazonandBeyondandAustraliA.Don’tmissarideontheair-conditionedmonorail单轨列车.Itisaconvenientandcomfortablewaytomovebetweensections.Anditalsoprovidesanamazingviewofthezoo.FortWorthZooTexasThezoohasbeennamedasatopzoointhenationbyFamilyLifemagazineTheLATimesandUSATodayanditmadethelistoftopzoosintheSouthbySouthernLivingmagazinE.Thezoonowishometo5000nativeandforeignanimals.ColoradoSpringsColoradoAmerica’sonlymountainsidezoospans140acresandhasacollectionofmorethan750animalsrepresentingnearly150differentspecies.Don’tmissthewildlypopulargiraffe-feedingactivity.21.RiverbanksZoowouldmostprobablyattractthosewho__________.A.wanttovisitatropicalzooB.lovebothanimalsandplantsC.wantarideonamonorailD.lovethegiraffe-feedingactivity22.Whichofthefollowingzooshasthemostanimals?A.DenverZoo.B.RiverbanksZoo.C.FortWorthZoo.D.ColoradoSprings.23.WhatmakesColoradoSpringsspecial?A.BeingthelargestzoointheUS.B.BeingnamedasatopzoointheUS.C.Havingthelargestnumberofanimals.D.BeingtheonlymountainsidezoointheUS
IsitpossiblethatthesinkingoftheTitanicwascausedbyaghost?A.lotofthestorybelowistruebutdiditreallyhappenquitelikethis?OurstorybeginsnotintheicycoldwatersoftheNorthAtlanticbutratherthousandsofmilesawayinEgypt.Itishereperhapsthatwecanfindthestartofthemystery谜oftheTitanicintheyear1910inthegreatcityofCairo.OnedayafamousprofessorofEgyptianhistorycalledDouglasMurraywasstayinginCairowhenhewascontactedbyanAmericanadventurer.TheAmericanhadsomethingunusualtoofferMurraysomethingthatwascertaintothrillhim:abeautifulancientEgyptianmummycasecontainingthemummyofanEgyptianqueen.Itwasover3000yearsoldbutinbeautifulcondition—goldwithbrightpaintingsonit.Murraywasdelightedwithboththeobjectandtheasking-pricE.Hegavethemanachequeimmediately.ThechequewasnevercasheD.ThateveningtheAmericanadventurerdieD.ForhispartMurrayarrangedtohavethetreasuresentbacktoBritain.Howeveritwasnotlongbeforehelearntmoreaboutthebeautifulmummycase:OnthewallsofthetombinwhichithadbeendiscoveredthereweremessageswhichwarnedofterribleconsequencestoanyonewhobrokeintothetomB.Murraywasdisbelievingofthesewarningsuntilafewdayslaterwhenagunhewasholdingexplodedinhishandshatteringhisarm.Thearmhadtobecutoff.AftertheaccidentMurraydecidedtoreturntohishomelanD.Onthereturnjourneytwoofhiscompanionsdiedmysteriouslyandtwoservantswhohadhandledthemummyalsopassedaway.Thenow-terrifiedMurraydecidedhewouldgetridofthecursedcaseassoonashearrivedinLondon.A.ladyheknewnamedJanetJonessaidshewouldlikeitsohegaveittoher.ShortlyafterwardsJones’motherdiedandsheherselfcaughtastrangediseasE.ShetriedreturningthemummybutnaturallyMurrayrefusedit.IntheenditwaspresentedtotheBritishMuseum.Eveninthemuseumthemummyapparentlycontinuedtocausestrangeevents.A.museumphotographerdiedshortlyaftertakingpicturesofthenewexhibitandamanageralsodiedfornoapparentreason.IntheendtheBritishMuseumdecidedtogetridofthemummytoo.TheysoldittoacollectorinNewYork.AtthestartofApril1912arrangementsforthetransferwerecompleteandthemummybeganthejourneytoitsnewhomE.ButtheNewYorkerneverreceivedthemummyoritscasE.ForwhentheTitanicsankoneoftheobjectsinitsstrong-roomwasthemummycasE.Orsotheysay.5.FromthepassageweknowProfessorMurray________.A.usedtoworkfortheBritishMuseumB.wasaBritishprofessorofEgyptianhistoryC.didn’tbelievethemummyreallybroughtbadfortuneD.wasafamousAmericanadventurer6.InParagraph6theunderlinedwordcursedisclosestinmeaningtoA.uncommonB.expensiveC.unluckyD.forgotten7.Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventsoccur?A.ThecasewasgiventotheBritishMuseum.B.JanetJonescaughtamysteriousillness.C.Murray’sarmwascutoffD.ThemummycasewassoldtoanAmerican.E.A.manwhotookapictureofthecasedieD.f.Warningswerewrittenonthetomb’swalls.A.cfbaedB.dfbcaeC.facbedD.fcbaed8.AccordingtothepassagewhereistheEgyptianmummynow?A.InNewYork.B.InEgypt.C.UndertheseA.D.AttheBritishMuseum.
WhenmysonJustinwasfourhefoundacaterpillar毛毛虫andputitinajar.Eachdayhefeditwithfreshgrassandleaves.Inafewweeksthecaterpillarwasfatandreadytosleep.Onemorningwediscoveredthecaterpillarwrappedinacocoon茧.Ithungfromthetopofthejaranexampleofoneofnature’swonders.JustinwasexciteD.TohimitwaslikeChristmas.Heknewamoth蛾orbutterflywasabouttobebornbuthedidn’tknowwhatkinD.Hewascurioustoknowwhatgiftnaturewasabouttogivehim.Dad!asherantomeoneday.Something’shappening.Comesee!Heledmetohisroom.Thecocoonhadbecomeclear.Wecouldclearlyseethewingsoftheunborn.A.fewdayslaterabeautifulblackmothbrokefreefromitssilkycageandbegantolayeggsontheleavesofgrasscompletingthelifecycleofthelittlecaterpillar.ThenextdayIadvisedmyyoungsonitwastimetosetthemothfreE.Hetookthejaroutsideopeneditandthelittlemothflewout.ItcircledtheyardtwicecamebackandlandedonJustin’sarm.Hepickedituptossed轻抛itintheairandthemothrepeateditsflightpattern.Hetriedoverandovertosetitfreebuteachtimeitwouldreturntohisarm.Justingaveup.Hereturnedhislittlepettothejar.Thenextdayhetriedtosetitfreeagainandafterafewreturnflightstohisarmthemothfinallyflewoffintothetallgrass.LikeapersonIbelievethemothwasafraidtoleavewhatitwascomfortablewith.Itwantedtostaywithsomethingfamiliarafraidtomoveonandexperiencenewthings.Humansarecreaturesofhabit.WehatechangE.Howeverifwehadn’tmovedwewouldnothaveexperiencedmanynewthings.32.AccordingtothepassagewhatwasJustinanxioustoknow?A.Whetherthecaterpillarwouldchangeintoamothorabutterfly.B.WhatgifthewouldreceiveforChristmasfromhisdaD.C.Whythecaterpillarcouldhangfromthetopofthejar.D.Howthecocoonhadbecomeclearoneday.33.Thethingthatmeanstheendofthelittlercaterpillar’slifecycleisthat____.A.itwaswrappedinacocoonB.themothbegantolayeggsC.thecocoonbecameclearD.themothwasbornfromthecocoon34.ThefirsttimeJustinsetthemothfreeit____.A.flewoffintothetallgrassimmediatelyB.flewintothefaritselfafterflyingawhileC.returnedtoJustinaftercirclingtheyardD.camebackintothejarandthenflewaway35.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbytellingthestory?A.Wehadbetternotchangeourhabittooeasily.B.Childrenshouldnotkeepsmallinsectsaspets.C.Themothisnotbraveenough.D.Itisnecessarytoexperiencenewthings.
Afteryearsofsalesgrowthmajorpublishersreportedafallintheire-booksalesforthefirsttimethisyearintroducingnewdoubtsaboutthepotentialofe-booksinthepublishingindustry.Yetdespitetheincreasingrealizationthatdigitalandprintcaneasilycoexistinthemarketthequestionofwhetherthee-bookwillkilltheprintbookcontinuestosurfacE.Itdoesn’tmatteriftheintentionistopredictordismissthispossibility;thepotentialdisappearanceofthebookdoesnotstoptoinspireourimagination.AftertelevisionwasinventedmanyclaimedradiowoulddiE.Butradioendedupsurvivingbyfindingnewuses;peoplestartedlisteningincarsduringtramridesandonfactoryfloors.Themythofthedisappearingbookisn’tneweither.Asearlyas1894therewasguessthatthey’dbereplacedbywhatwetodaycallaudiobooks.Thishappenedagainandagain.Moviesradiotelevisionandsmartphones—allconspiredtodestroyprintbooksasasourceofcultureandentertainment.ItisnotbychancethattheideaofthedeathofthebooksurfacesinmomentsoftechnologicalchangE.WecreateemotionalbondswithmediaastheybecomeanintegralpartofourlifE.Theemergenceofanewtechnology—likee-readers—doesn’tjustinindicateeconomicandsocialchangE.Italsocausesustoadjustourrelationshipwithsomethingthathasbecomeanintegralpartofourday-to-daylifE.Theoneswhostillworryforthedisappearanceofprintbooksmayrestassured:BookshaveenduredmanytechnicalrevolutionsandareinthebestpositiontosurvivethisonE.YetthemythofthedisappearingmediumwillcontinuetoprovideanappealingnarrativeaboutboththepoweroftechnologyandourdisliketochangE.Easytorememberandtospreadthestoryofthedeathofmediareflectsourexcitementforthefutureaswellasourfearoflosingpartsofourintimateworld一andfinallyofourselves.33.Whatdopeopletendtobelieveaccordingtothetext?A.PrintbookswilldisappearintheenD.B.Itisunwisetoinvestine-books.C.DigitalandprintwillexistallthetimE.D.Thedeathofbooksisjustanimagination.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?A.Theformsofbookschangewithnewtechnology.B.Bookshaveabrightdigitalfutureactually.C.Culturewilldisappearwiththeendofbooks.D.Theideaofbookdeathfollowstechnologicalchanges.35.Whatdoesthemythofdisappearingbooksreflect?A.Ourdoubtaboutthepoweroftechnology.B.Ourfearoflosingourselvesinsociety.C.Ourpreferencefornewtechnology.D.Ourpleasureofexperiencingtechnicalrevolutions.
GeorgeMaxshowedupinawell-maintainedlorry.Hebroughtsometoolssuchassomethingtolightafirewithasmokeralong-handledbrushametalhive蜂箱toolandahivE.AsGeorgemovedabouthesaidinalowandcalmvoiceYou’dbeamazedhowmanypeoplecallmewithaswarm一大群likethis;andbythetimeIcomethey’vedestroyedthewholethingdowntothelastbeE.Georgesaidthisswarmofbeeswasbreath-takingabout15000bees.HeplacedthehiveinaproperplacE.Holdingthesmokerclosetotheswarmhepumpedthebellows风箱.Smokehasacalmingeffectonbees.Georgesaidthisgroupwaseasytodealwith.TheywereheavywithhoneyandtheirmainpurposewastoholdthegrouptogetheruntiltheycouldfindanewhivE.HewentonsmokingtheswarmandletthebeespourintothehivE.Mostbeeswouldonlyfollowthequeentoanewlivingplaceyesshehasladies-in-waitingthattendhereveryneed.ByduskmostofthebeeshaddisappearedintothehivE.Alrightitappearsthatwe’vegotthemallIlookedhopefullyinGeorge’sdirection.HepauseD.Ifyoudon’tmindwe’llwaitabitlongerhesaiD.TheyhavesentoutscoutbeesandIwanttobesurewedon’tleaveanybehinD.SowewaiteD.Andlook!ScoutbeesreturneD.IfthehiveishealthythepopulationofbeeswillbeontheincreasE.Whenthequeensensesthatit’stimeforthehivetosplitshewillloseweightsoshecanflyandthenleavethehivewithalargepartofthebees.ThebeesleftbehindwillhurrytohatchanotherqueenandrebuilD.Ifsomedayyoucomeacrossaswarmofbeesinyourbackyardcallinalocalbeekeeper.Thensitbackandenjoytheshow.Getyourcamerabecauseyou’llwanttosharethisamazingphenomenonwitheveryoneyouknowespeciallychildren.Andifyou’vegonethisfaryoumightaswellbuyahiveofyourown.WediD.1.Georgethoughtthebeesweren’tdifficulttohandlemainlybecause______.A.theywereinhugequantityB.hissmokehadahealingeffectonthemC.thebeeswerekeepingtogetherthegroupD.theydidn'tneedanewhive2.Georgewantedtowaitalittlelongerbecause______.A.theremightbesomebeesthathadn’tcomebackB.thosebeeswhichhehadsentawaydidn’treturnC.thelongerhestayedthemorehoneyhe’dcollectD.thequeenhadn’tturnedup3.Wecaninferfromthelastbutoneparagraph______.A.thequeenmustkeepfittocontrolothersB.thequeenwillleaveifshefindsnoonesupportsherC.fattyqueensarenotwelcomeinahiveD.thereisonlyonequeeninahive4.Howisthewholepassagemainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Bygivingexamples.C.Bygivingdescriptions.D.Bymakingcomparisons.
AfewyearsagoItookasightseeingtripaWashingtonD.CStandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenterIheardavoiceCanyouhelpme?WhenIturnedaroundIsawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextendeD.Ireachedintomypocketpulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather.Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar.ButtheblindwomansmiledandsaidIdon’twantyourmoney.IjustwantyoutohelpmefindthepostofficE.InamomentIrealizedwhatIhaddonE.IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIguessedshehadtobE.IhatedwhatIsawinmyself.Thisincidentreawakenedmybeliefinhumility谦恭eventhoughI’dlostitforamoment.ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant移民.IleftHondurasandarrivedintheUSattheageof15.Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcasesmybrotherandsisterandastrongserious-mindedmother.ThroughtheyearsIhavebeenadishwashermechanicandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumblejobsandfinallyIbecameanetworkengineer.InmyownlifeIhaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice偏见.Irememberatimeattheageof17-IworkedasawaiterandIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschoolhewouldenduplikemE.Ihavealsowitnessed当场见到thesametreatmentofmyfamilyandfriendssoIknowwhatit’slikeandIshouldhaveknownbetter.ButnowlivinginmyA.Americanmiddle-classlifestyleitistooeasytoforgetmypasttoforgetwhoIamandwhereIhavebeenandtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing.ThatblindwomanonthestreetofWashingtoinD.C.curedmeofmyblindness.Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen.BythewayIhelpedthatladytothepostofficE.AndinwritingthisarticleIhopetothankherforthepricelesslesson.24.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.TheauthorwasanativeAmericanB.TheauthorregrettedhisactofprejudicE.C.Theblindwomanneededthemoneybadly.D.Theauthorwasaspoorastheblindwoman.25.AccordingtoParagraph4hearingthefather’swordstheauthorwasprobably.A.ratherhurtB.veryexcitedC.deeplymovedD.greatlyinspired26.Whichopiniondoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.OneshouldbenicetotheelderlyandthedisableD.B.OneshouldtrytoexperiencedifferentkindsoflifE.C.Oneshouldtreatothersequallywithloveandrespect.D.Oneshouldthinkaboutone’spastasoftenaspossiblE.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.LearnfromyourpastB.HowmydreamcomestrueC.A.beliefthatwillneverchangeD.A.pricelesslessononthestreet
Whenyou'relyingonthewhitesandsoftheMexicanRivierathestressesoftheworldseemamillionmilesaway.Heystop!Thisisnovacation-youhavetofinishsomething!HereliestheproblemforthetravelwriterandcriticEdieJarolimIalwayslovedtravelingandalwayslikedtoeatbutitneveroccurredtomethatIcouldmakemoneydoingbothofthosethingsJarolimsaiD.Nowyoucanreadhertraveladviceeverywhere-----inArtsandAntiquesinBridesorinoneofhertherebooksTheCompleteIdiot'sTravelGuidetoMexicanBeachResorts.Herjobintravelwritingbegansomeeightyearsago.AftergettingaPhDinEnglishinCanadashetookaTestFrommer'stravelguidespasseditandgotthejoB.AfterworkingatFrommer'sJarolimworkedforawhileatRoughGuidesinLondonthenFodor'swhereshefellsoinlovewithadescriptionoftheSouthwestoftheU.S.thatshemovedtherE.Nowasatravelwritershespendsone-thirdofheryearontheroaD.TherestofthetimeisspentcompletinghertasksandwritingreviewsofrestaurantsathomeinTucsonArizonA.Asadventurousasthejobsoundsthehardpartisfact-checkingalltheinformation.Sureit'sgreattowriteaboutatouristattractionbutyou'dbettergetthelocalmuseumhourscorrectoryoucouldreallyruinsomeone'svacation.5.WhichcountrydoesJarolimliveinnow?A.MexicoB.TheU.S.C.TheU.K.D.Canada6.WhatismostdifficultforJarolim?A.WorkingindifferentplacestocollectinformationB.CheckingallthefactstobewrittenintheguidesC.FinishingherworkassoonaspossibleD.Passingatesttowritetravelguides7.WhatdoweknowaboutJarolimfromthetext?A.SheissuccessfulinherjobB.ShefindsherlifefullofstressesC.ShespendshalfofhertimetravelingD.Sheisespeciallyinterestedinmuseums8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AdventuresinTravelWritingB.WorkingasaFoodCriticC.TravelGuidesontheMarketD.VacationingforaLiving
IwasblindbutIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickandhatedaskingforhelp.AfterallIwasateenagegirlandIcouldn’tbearpeopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlikethem.Imusthavebeenaterribledangerontheroads.Comingacrossmewanderingthroughthetrafficmotoristsprobablywouldhavetosteprapidlyontheirbrakes.Apartfromthattherewereallsortsofdisastersthatusedtooccuronthewaytoandfromwork.OneeveningIgotoffthebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebusesandasusualIranintosomethingI’mawfullysorryIsaidandsteppedforwardonlytorunintoitagain.WhenithappenedathirdtimeIrealizedIhadbeenapologizingtoalamppost.ThiswasjustoneofthestupidthingsthatconstantlyhappenedtomE.SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstopwhichwasarequeststopwherethebuswouldn’tstopunlesspassengerswantedtogetonoroff.NooneelsewasthereandIhadtotrytoguessifthebushadarriveD.GenerallyinthissituationbecauseIhatedshowingIwasblindbyaskingforhelpItriedtoguessatthesounD.SometimesIwouldstopabiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdrewaway.IntheendIusuallymanagedtoswallowmyprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp.Butonthisparticulareveningnoonejoinedmeatthestop;itseemedthateveryonehadsuddenlydecidednottotravelbybus.OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespassorIthoughtIdiD.ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemforfearofmakingafoolofmyselfIletthemallgoby.IstoodtherealoneforhalfanhourwithoutstoppingonE.ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop.21.Thegirlrefusedtoaskforhelpbecauseshethought________.A.shemightberecognizedB.shewasnormalandindependentC.askingforhelplookedsillyD.beingfoundblindwasembarrassing22.Afterthegirlgotoffthebusthateveningshe________.A.hitapersonasusualB.begantorunC.wascaughtbysomethingD.hitalamppostbyaccident23.Whatwastheproblemwithguessingatthesoundtostopabus?A.Itwasunreliableformakingjudgments.B.OthervehiclesalsostoppedtherE.C.Morelorriesthanbusesrespondedtothegirl.D.Ittooktoomuchtimeforthegirltocatchthebus.
TheintroductionoftheiPadwithitstouchscreentechnologyhasallowedevenveryyoungchildrentotakeadvantageofacomputer.SowhatifallchildreninaschoolweregivenaniPadtouseinclassandtakehomewiththem?AnneLaureBazinworksinaschoolwhereeverychildteacherandteachingassistantisgivenafreeiPadtouseinandoutoflessons.ForherthemainadvantageofeveryonehavinganiPadhadbeentheimprovementincommunication.Documentscanbeemailedstraightovertoworkmatesduringameeting.Childrensubmittheirhomeworkbyemailorthroughtheschool’slearningenvironment.Teachersnowtaketheregister点名usingtheiriPadwhichmeansthatthereisarecordofwhichchildrenareinschoolandwhichclassroomtheyarein.TheuseofiPadhasencouragedgreatersharingofresourcesamongteacher.Allcommunicationwithparentsisnowdonebyemail.Workingasagroupinclassismucheasieraschildrencansharedocuments.Thewholeclasscanlookatonechild’sworkbyattaching连接theiPadtothewhiteboarD.Ifachildhasforgottenthetextbooktheteachercantakeaphotographoftherelevant相关的pageandsendittothestudentinclass.WhiletheuseoftheiPadinschoolshasrevolutionized变革thewaychildrenaretaughtithasn’tcompletelyreplacedmoretraditionalmethodsofteaching.Worksheetsarestillusedinclassassomechildrenpreferthecontactwithpaper.Thechildrenallhaveatextbookandexercisebooks.InAnneLaure’sschoolparentsfearedthattheiPadswouldreplaceexercisebooksandchildrenwouldlosehandwritingskills.AnneLauresaysTheteacherarenotreadytoletgoofthetraditionalstyleofteaching.WehavewelcomedtheiPadsinsomuchastheyhelpcommunicationandwidentheresourcesavailablebutwearenotreadytoletgoofpaperyet.Thechildrenthemselvesstillvaluetheirexercisebooksanddependonthemforreview.28.Theunderlinedwordsubmitinthesecondparagraphmeans________.A.discussB.shareC.handinD.sendout29.WhatisanadvantageofusingiPadsintheclassroom?A.Itsavedstudentsbringingthetextbooks.B.Itreducesparents’worryaboutteaching.C.Itimprovestherelationshipbetweenteachers.D.Itmakesitconvenienttoshareinformation.30.Whatisparents’attitudetowardstheuseofiPadsintheclassroom?A.WorriedB.IndifferentC.AnnoyedD.Doubtful31.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Teachersprefertraditionalmethodsofteaching.B.TheiPadswon’ttaketheplaceofprintedmaterials.C.MoreandmoreschoolsareusingiPads.D.Exercisebooksaremorevaluablenow.
Thisyear’swinnersoftheWenjinBookAwardannouncedbytheNationalLibraryofChinaonApril23arefromthreemaincategories—children’sbookspopularscienceandsocialsciencetitles.TheannualawardsannouncedonWorldBookDayaremeanttobuildabridgebetweenreaderswritersandpublisherstocreateaconductivefeelingforreadingbooksandfulfillthedutyoflibrariestopromotecultureandeducatethepeoplE.Startedin2004andfirstcelebratedin2005theaward’sgroupofjudgesisdrawnfromapoolofgreatscholarsandjournalists.ZhangHeaseniorculturereporterfromthePeople’sDailysaystheawardsareconsideredthemosthonorableinChina’sbookworldbecauseitfullyfocusesonthequalityofthebooks.Everyyeartheawardselects10booksfromthosepublishedwithinthepast12monthscoveringthreeareas:humanitiesandsocialsciencepopularscienceandchildren’sbook.ThejudginggroupalsomakesdozensofbookrecommendationsforthepubliC.From2005to2014withabreakin2012judginggroupsselected99booksandrecommendedsome421othersfromapoolof6000titles.Critics评论员praisedthewinningbooksespeciallyZhongguoGudaiWuziWenhuaorTangibleCultureinAncientChinapublishedbytheZhonghuaBookCompanyinJuly2014.BasedonaseriesofthewriterSunJi’slecturesonChineseculturethebookhas10chaptersthatattempttoanswerpeople’squestionsaboutvariousaspectsofancientChinesepeople’slives.ChenLiawriterandoneofthejudgessaysthatthebookhasthenewestmostcomprehensiveandsystematicdescriptiononChineseculturE.Formoreinformationpleaseclickliuzhihua@chinadaily.com.cn21.AccordingtothepassageallofthefollowingsareTRUEexcept________.A.ThereisacompetitionfortheWenjinBookAwardeveryyear.B.WorldBookDaydatesbacktotheyear2005.C.ItwasbecausetheawardfocusesonthequalityofbooksthatmadeitthemosthonorableinChina’sbookworlD.D.Theawardedbooksareabouthumanitiesandsocialsciencespopularscienceandchildren’sbooks.22.WhichofthefollowingaboutWenjinBookAwardisRIGHT?A.Thebookshavetobewritteninthepastyears.B.ThemesofthebooksincludehumanitiesandsocialscienceaswellasnaturalscienceC.InthepastdecadeaboutonehundredbookshavewontheWenjinBookAwarD.D.Theaward’sjudgesarefromgreatscholarsandwriters.23.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.OnawebsitE.B.InamagazinE.C.Inatextbook.D.Inaguidebook.24.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.WinnersofWenjinBookAwarD.B.WorldBookDay.C.WorkonWenjinBookAwarD.D.Best-sellersonWorldBookDay.
Doyouhaveasorethroatarunningnoseandaheadache?Doyoukeepcoughingandsneezing?Ifyoudothechancesarethatyouhaveacoldorperhapsflu---butwhichone?Althoughbothcoldsandfluarecausedbyvirusestheyareverydifferentillnesses.Coldswhichusuallylastaboutaweekaffectthenosemost.Theycommonlycausearunningnoseandsneezing.Sometimestheycauseaheadacheacoughandslightlyachingmuscles.Fluisamuchmoreseriousillnessandiscausedbydifferentgroupsofviruses.Peoplewithfluusuallygetallthesymptoms症状describedabovE.Howevertheyalsogetahighfeveradrycoughandmuchworseaching.Feverisoneofthecharacteristicsymptomsofthefluforallages.Thesymptomsalsolastmuchlonger.Sometimestheydon'tdisappearforatleasttwoweeks.FlucanbeadeadlydiseasE.Theelderlywhoareweakerandlesshealthythanmostyoungerpeoplecandiefromflu.Thisisonereasonwhyoldpeopleareadvisedtohaveafluinjection预防针beforethestartofwinterwhenfluismostcommon.Thisinjectionisinexpensiveanddefinitely明显地worthit.Ifyouhaveacoldorfluyoumustalwaysdealwithusedtissues手巾纸carefully.Don'tleavedirtytissuesonyourdeskoronthefloor.Someoneelsehastopicktheseupandvirusescouldbepassedon.Andfinallyremembertocoveryournoseandmouthwhenyousneeze!Youdon'twanttoseethesmalldropsofliquidsblown喷outofyournoseandmouthwhenyousneezedoyou?Disgusting令人作呕eh?Nowyoucanunderstandwhyit'sagoodideatocoveryournoseandmouthwhenyousneeze!66.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewithcoldshardlyget_______.A.aheadacheB.ahighfeverC.arunningnoseD.achingmuscles67.Inparagraph4welearnthat_______.A.fluinjectioncancausedeathB.mostoldpeoplediefromfluC.fluismostcommoninsummerD.flucankilloldpeopleeasily68.Dealingwithusedtissuesproperlyisimportantbecause_______.A.ithelpskeepyourclassroomtidyB.peoplehatepickingupdirtytissuesC.itpreventsthespreadofcoldsandfluD.pickinguplotsoftissuesishardwork69.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.BothcoldsandflulastthesametimE.B.Bothcoldsandflucanbepreventedbyinjection.C.Bothcoldsandfluarecausedbythesameviruses.D.Bothcoldsandfluhaveanachingsymptom.70.Whichisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.ColdsandFluB.TheDifferentSymptomsofaColdandFluC.PreventionIsBetterThanCureD.CoverYourNoseandMouthWhenSneezing
CleanwaterisnotonlyimportantforfoodproductionbutnecessaryforourlifE.HoweverlargenumbersofpeopleinAsiaandSub-SaharanAfricaaregoingwithout.TheWorldHealthOrganizationreportsthatalmost4000childrendieeachdayfordirtywaterorlackofwater.Agricultureistheprimaryuserofwaterat70–85%offreshwaterintheworlD.Industrialusesofwaterdon’toftencometomindbutyoumaybesurprisedtoknowthatindustryuses59%ofthewatersupplyindevelopedcountries.Homeusetakesuponly8%intheworlD.ButascitiesgrowthelocalgovernmenthastocutdownonwaterusE.Manycitiesareturningtoprivatization私有化ofwaterasamethodofcontrollingusE.Thepoorarepayingasmuchasaquarteroftheirmonthlyincomeforwaterinsomedevelopingcountries.In60%oflargeEuropeancitiesgroundwaterisbeingusedatafasterratE.PeoplearesavingwaterbysimplyusinglessandbeingcarefulwithwhattheydousE.Sometimesit’sassimpleasnotthrowingoutwaterthattheycoulduseelsewherE.InAustraliaoveruseofwaterhasalwaysbeenaproblem.TheAustraliangovernmenthasencouragedhouseholdsandindustriestocollectrainwaterandreusewaterfromshowers.Technologyishelpinghouseholdersforshowerandbathwaterforreuseintoiletsorgardens.TheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyhasmadeawatersavingprogramdesignedtoencouragefamiliesandbusinessestoexaminetheirwateruseandsavemorewater.GoodwatermanagementhasbeenconsideredbyscientistsandtheUNasthekeytosolvingthewaterproblem.WecanallworktogethertoprotectourvaluablewaterinourdailylifE.8.Indevelopedcountriesmostwaterisusedby______.A.industryB.agricultureC.familiesD.businesses9.TosavewaterwhatdoAustraliansandEuropeansbothchoosetodo?A.Findmoregroundwater.B.Makegooduseofrainwater.C.EncouragepeopletohavefewershowersD.RecyclewaterforasecondusE.10.Accordingtoscientiststodealwithwatershortagethemostimportantisto______.A.popularizeprivatizationofwaterB.cutdownonwateruseathomeC.havegoodcontroloverwateruseD.introducewater-savingtechnologies11.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Water—thesourceofalllivesB.SavewatersavetheworldC.NewwaystosavewaterD.Waterandpeople’shealth
LearnersofEnglishespeciallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirlisteningability.Firstofalldothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.GoontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstonE.Secondlysticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemorefashionable.ThirdlylistentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotimE.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.FourthlyifyouhavetimelistentosomeinterestingstoriesinsomespecialEnglishprogramssuchasVOA.orotherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook.5.ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto______.A.writebetterEnglishandreadfasterB.readfastC.improvetheirlisteningabilityD.speakcorrectly6.IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradioyoushould________.A.readtheChineselanguagenewspaperstepbystepB.gothroughtheChineselanguagenewspaperfirstC.readagainandagaintheChineselanguagenewspaperD.beabletorecitetheChineselanguagenewspaper7.Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourseyou_______.A.shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionableB.shouldbeginwiththelastbookC.shouldsticktoit.D.shouldn’tdoanythingelse8.InthispassageVOAstandsfor_______.A.aradiostationB.amagazineC.atext-bookD.abook
UnlikemostotherholidaysthehistoryofAprilFools’DaysometimescalledAllFools’Dayisnottotallyclear.Theonlypointintimethatcanbeagreedonasthebeginningofthistraditionwas1582inFrancE.BeforethatyeartheNewYearwascelebratedforeightdaysbeginningonMarch25.ThecelebrationreachedthehighestpointonAprill.WiththereformofthecalendarunderCharlesIXtheGregoriancalendar公历阳历wasintroducedandNewYear’sDaywasmovedtoJanuary1.Howeverbecauseinthosedayscommunicationswerenotasdevelopedastheyaretodaymanypeopledidnotreceivethenewsforseveralyears.SomepeoplerefusedtoacceptthenewcalendarandcontinuedtocelebratetheNewYearonApril1.ThesebackwardpeoplewereconsideredfoolsbyotherpeoplE.Theywereoftensentonfoolserrands徒劳无益的工作orweremadethetargetsofjokes.ThisdevelopedovertimeintoatraditionofplayingatrickonsomeoneonthefirstdayofApril.ThetraditioneventuallyspreadtoEnglandandScotlandintheeighteenthcentury.ItwaslaterintroducedtotheAmericancoloniesofboththeBritainandFrancE.AprilFools’Daythusdevelopedintoaninternationalfunfeastsotospeakwithdifferentnationalitiesspecializingintheirownkindofhumorattheexpenseoftheirfriendsandfamilies.24.AccordingtothenewcalendarwhichdaywasNewYear’sDaymovedtoinFrance?A.March25.B.January1.C.April1.D.April3.25.WhichofthefollowingfirsthadthetraditionofcelebratingtheAprilFools’Day?A.FrancE.B.EnglanD.C.ScotlanD.D.AmericA.26.Whatwaspeople’sattitudetowardsthenewcalendar?A.Theyacceptedithappily.B.Theyrefuseditimmediately.C.Somerecognizedit.D.Somelaughedatit.27.Whatdoesthepassagewanttotellus?A.WhattheFrenchdidonAprilFoolsDay.B.HowAprilFools’Daycomeintobeing.C.WhenwasthenewcalendarintroduceD.D.WhysomepeoplewerefooledinFrancE.
IsupposeIwillalwaysremembermykindgrand-motherasoneofthoserareindividualsthatalwaysputothersfirstandselflast.Therewasnoego自我.NotryingtomakeherselflookbetterthansomeoneelsE.Shejustalwaystriedtodowhatwasrightandfairanditdidn’tmatterwhowasinvolveD.WhetheryouweretherichestpersonintownorthepoorestitmadenodifferencE.YouwerenobetterthananyoneelsE.ShelivedinasmalltownwhereeveryonekneweachotherboththegoodandthebaD.Shewasarealchampionforthosewhocouldn’tspeakforthemselvesorweremistreatedortakenadvantageof.Shewasatrueservantatheartalwaysmakingsurethateveryoneelse’sneedsweremetbeforeherown.InfactshelaterbecameMayorofherlittletown.IwassoproudthatmygrandmotherbecametheMayor.Shemanagedtoimprovethecity’swatersupplyandwasabletohavetheCounty’sfirstNursingHomebuiltinhercity.HernaturalabilitiestoserveotherswerejustfulfilledevenmoreasMayor.Ihavealwaysbeenaratherpickyeater.AsayoungchildshenoticedthatIlovedspaghetti.IwouldeatonlyspaghettiandIwouldn’teatvegetablesoranythingelsethatwasprepareD.RatherthandowhatmostadultswoulddoassayingyoueatwhatIpreparedforyouordon’teatatallshespoiledmeandmadespaghetti.InfacteverytimewevisitedandatewithhershepreparedaspecialbatchofspaghettijustformE.Sherememberedandshecontinueddoingthisupuntilthedayshepassedaway.AsIgotolderInoticedthatnotonlydidshepreparespaghettiformebutshepreparedaspecialdesertforsomeoneelseoraspecialvegetableforanother.Shewasn’thappyuntilsheknewshehadpleasedsomeoneelsE.SufficeittosaythatIlearnedtherealmeaningofitismoreblessedtogivethantoreceive.61.wecaninferfromthepassagethatgrandmotherwas.A.lovingbutstrictB.considerateandhelpfulnC.criticalandselfishD.responsiblebutambitious62.whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Grandmother’snaturalabilitiestoserveotherscouldn’tbemadefulluseofwhenshewasMayorbecauseshewastoobusy.B.Grandmotherarrangedsomeprojectscloselyrelatedtopeople’sdailylifewhenshewasMayor.C.GrandmotherwentonservingothersheartandsoulaftershebecameMayor.D.Peoplewhoweremistreatedusedtoturntograndmotherforhelp.63.AratherpickyeaterinParagraph3referstosomeonewho.A.eatsonlylowcaloriefoodsB.eatsonlyhighcaloriefoodsC.eatsonlyparticularfoodandishardtopleaseD.eatsonlywhathe/shethinksisbeneficialtohis/herhealth64.weknowfromthepassagethat.A.grandmotherwasthefirsttobuildaNursingHomeintheworldB.peoplewerefamiliarwitheachotherinthetownwheregrandmotherlivedC.grandmotherusedtopreparespaghettiaswellasaspecialvegetableformeD.grandmotheralwaystriedtomakeherselflookperfectinotherpeople’seyes65.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromgrandmother?A.Nopainsnogains.B.Practicemakesperfect.C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Givingringspeoplemorepleasurethanreceiving.
OurworldnaturalparkisoneofthemostfamousparksintheworlD.Millionsofvisitorsfromdifferentcountriesvisitthisparkeveryyear.Inordertoprotectitpleasedoasfollows:◆Protectthenaturalandculturalheritage遗产.Don’tdamageordefaceanybuildingsdisplaysandotherfacilities.Takecareofallplants.PutrubbishinthebinsprovideD.◆Takecarewhenyouaregoingupanddownstepsorstairsandwhenyouarewalkingnearbythewaters.◆Pleasebuyticketsbeforeenteringthescenicspot.Oneticketisonlyforoneperson.Adult:$60perticket.Childrenover6andunder18halfpricE.Peopleover60andchildrenunder6arefreE.◆Ifyouaregoingintothewoodedandhillylandsforyourownsafetypleasegowiththreepeopleatleastanddon’ttakeanytinder易燃物alongwithyou.Thehillissteepsopleasetakecareofyourself.◆Thisscenicspotisthereserveofwatersource:NofishingswimmingwashingandanybehaviorsthatareharmfultothewatersourcE.Meanwhilepleasefollowthemanagementrulesofthescenicspotconscientiously.◆Openingtime:FromMondaytoFriday8:00A.m.-18:00p.m.;FromSaturdaytoSunday6:00A.m:-24:00p.m.◆Smallanimalssuchasrabbitspeacockssquirrelsfrogsmustbetakencareof:NoneofthemshallbekilleD.Ifyouhaveanytroubleinvisitingourworldnaturalparkpleasecall477—866—7044.Ourstaffwilldoourbesttohelpyou.28.Howmuchwillbepaidfora65-year-oldmanwithhis8-year-oldgrandson?A.$60.B.$120.C.FreeD.$30.29.Onweekendstheopeningtimeis_______hourslongerthanweekdays.A.4B.6C.8D.1030.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthewaterinthisparkis.A.dangerousB.colorfulC.cleanD.polluted31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Smallanimalsareunderprotectioninthepark.B.Touristscanhikealoneinthehillylands.C.Touristscanhaveaswiminthewater.D.Childrencanplaywithsmallanimals.
Oneofthemostpracticalpartsofmycollegeeducationandmyentireeducationwasmystudentteaching.ForsixmonthIgraduallytookoveruntilIwascompletelyteachingtheclass.Itwasn’tquitethesameasarealteachingjoB.HoweveritwasdefinitelyagoodwaytogetsomerealworldexperiencE.Schoolshouldpreparestudentsforthejobmarket.Thereforeareourkidsreceivingenoughpracticaleducationsotheycanbesuccessfulintherealworld?Whenteachingkidsit’simportanttobeabletohaveapurposeforeverythingweteach.Asparentsandteachersweshouldaskourselves:whatcanthisbeusedforwhenkidsenterthejobmarket?IcanthinkaboutacollegeclassItookwherewehadtoanalyzevariousmovies.Ihonestlycan’tthinkofhowanalyzingRambobenefitedmE.PerhapsIwouldhavebeenbetterofftakinganautoshopclassoracarpentryclass.AfterallIcan’tchangeatireandI’mcompletelyincapablewhenitcomestousingpowertools.TheGuardianpointsoutthatthecurrentgenerationisoneofthemosteducatedbutlackstheskillstomendaholeinashirtorputupashelf.Wehavebecomeasocietythathiressomeoneelsetodothesebasictasks.Sohowcanwefixthis?Perhapslearninghowtothinkisnotenough.Ratherthanfocusingonstandardizedtestssomuchschoolsneedtogivestudentsmorepracticalapplication.Cookingisactuallyhelpfulwhenteachingchildrenaboutfractionsmeasuringandmultiplication.Studentscanlearnhowtodoublearecipeandseetherelationshipbetween1/4and1/3cup.Askidsgetintotheuppergradesmoneymanagementshouldbeafocus.Makingabudgetandlearningaboutinterestratesaregoodideas.IusedtogivemystudentsrealrestaurantmenusandabudgeD.Theyhadtocomeupwithwhattheycouldbuyincludingthetipwithasetamountofmoney.IncollegeratherthanonlyfocusonthecraftofwritingIwishIwouldhavelearnedmoreaboutmarketingandpublishingmywriting.FinallyinternshipsinbothhighschoolandcollegeshouldberequireD.ItappearsthatsomehighschoolsaredoingabetterjobofpreparingstudentsfortherealworlD.ForinstanceaccordingtoNBCNewsinMichigantheUticaCenterforScienceandIndustryusestechnologytopreparestudentsforautomotiveandmilitaryindustryjobs.Theprogramaimstocombinestudents’skillswithemployers’needs.Studentstakeoptionalcoursesinareassuchasmultimediaengineeringormechatronicsandalsotakepartinactivitieswherethereisn’tonerightanswer.Formegivingkidstheopportunitytocreateisthekeypoint.Sofartheprogramisshowingsuccess.AccordingtoaGalluppollfifty-sevenpercentofAmericanworkerssaythetypeofworktheydogenerallydoesnotrequireabachelor’soramoreadvanceddegreE.Thereforeifacollegedegreeisn’thelpingthemajorityofAmericansattheirjobthenwhatisrequired?Manyjobsrequireaskill.Electriciansandcontractorshavespecificskillthatallowthemtocompletetheirjobs.Whetherstudentsgotofour-yearschoolornotIthinkit’simportantforeveryonetohaveaskill.AfterallaForbesarticlestatesthathalfofcollegegraduatesareworkingatjobsthatdon’trequireadegreE.Clearlybeingsmartandqualifiedisn’talwaysenoughtomakeitintherealworlD.I’mgoingtoencouragemykidstogotocollegeandearnadegreE.I’malsogoingtoencouragethemtothinkoutsideoftheboxandgivethemapracticaleducationtoo.Afterallyouneverknowwherelifewilltakeyou.83.Theauthormentionshisstudentteachinginorderto_____.A.showhisexperiencesinteachingB.tellustheimportanceofexperiencesC.introducethetopicofthetextD.adviseustolearnwellatschool84.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordRambointhesecondparagraphreferto?A.NameofafilmB.A.filmproducerC.A.kindofplantsD.Nameofasubject85.WhatdoestheGalluppollshowus?A.MoreandmoreAmericanshatetogotoschoolB.Americanschoolsdon’tpreparetheirstudentsfortheirjobsC.MostoftherichAmericansdon’tgraduatefromcollegesD.MostofAmericanjobsdonotrequirehighdegrees86.What’sthetopicofthispassage?A.NooneistoosureabouthisorherownlifeB.MorepracticaleducationshouldbegiventostudentsC.collegedegreeismoreimportantthananythingelseD.Halfofcollegegraduatesdon’tliveontheirdegreE.
Agroupofculturalcalendarswithcreativedesignsinformativecontentanddelicateprintingwerehotsellerslastyearandnowpostingphotosofthecalendarshasbecomeanewfadonsocialnetworks.ManypeoplepostedphotosoftheirculturalcalendarswiththeircommentstoarousememoriesoftraditionalknowledgE.ThoughtheculturalcalendarsareareturntotraditionsdesignersarerackingtheirbrainstomakethecalendarsappearmoreattractivE.What’sblackandwhiteandfunallover?Penguinsofcourse!Thesefriendlyodd-lookingcreatureshaveauniversalappeal.Twelvevividfullcolorphotographsshowusvariousspeciesofpenguinssurvivingintheirharshenvironment.ThePenguins2016WallCalendarfeaturesdailygrids格子withampleroomfornotesandreminders.U.S.andinternationalholidaysarealsoincludeD.Mostofthetypeface字体forThePalaceMuseum’sDatebookcamefromtheancientcopiesofKaicalligraphyandLicalligraphyaswellaspicturesofclassicChinesepaintingsandartworks.Morethan50000volumesofitweresoldontheNovember11SinglesDayandsincethenithasremainedabest-selleramongtheartbooksonJD.comanonlinemarketplacE.ThecoverforTheRedChamberDreamCalendarwasmadeusingaspecialkindofpaperwitharedwovendesignwhichsymbolizesthejoyousandprosperousnewyear.InsidethedatebookpoemsancientpaintingsfromtheclassicnovelDreamoftheRedChamberaswellastheinclusionoftraditionalcustomsfestivalsandsolartermsmakethedatebookseemelegantandinformativE.Calendar:BeautyofChineseCharactershoweverhas12themesfortheyearandtellsabouttheoriginofChinesecharactersotherinterestinginformationaboutHanzithenameforthecharacters.ByreadingthewholebookonecangainacompleteknowledgeofHanzi’shistory.21.Theunderlinedwordfadinparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto________.A.inventionB.contentC.designD.fashion22.Ifyouareinterestedinconventionalcustomswhichcalendarshouldyoureferto?A.TheRedChamberDreamCalendarB.ThePalaceMuseumDatebookC.Calendar:BeautyofChineseCharactersD.ThePenguins2016WallCalendar23.AccordingtothedescriptionofThePalaceMuseum’sDatebook________.A.youcanfindtheinformationabouttheoriginofChinesecharactersB.ithasbeenandremainsabest-sellerononlinemarketplacesC.ancientpaintingsandpoemsareincludedinsidethedatebookD.youcanappreciateancientChinesecalligraphyinit
Youknowthatballoonsmustbekeptawayfromsharpobjects.Theyalsoneededtobekeptawayfromflames.A.firecanweakentherubberandcauseittobreak.Howeverinthisexperimentyouwillfindouthowyoucanholdaballoondirectlyinaflamewithoutbreakingtheballoon.Materialsneeded:●tworoundballoonsnotinflated充气的●severalmatches●waterInflateoneoftheballoonsandtieit.Place1/4cupofwaterintheotherballoonandtheninflateitandtieit.Lightamatchandholditunderthefirstballoon.Allowtheflametotouchtheballoon.Whathappens?Theballoonbreaksperhapsevenbeforetheflametouchesit.Lightanothermatch.Holditdirectlyunderthewaterinthesecondballoon.Allowtheflametotouchtheballoon.Whathappenstothisballoon?Itdoesn’tbreak.Whydoestheballoonwithnowaterbreakintheflame?Theflameheatstherubberofbothballoons.Therubberoftheballoonwithoutwaterbecomessohotthatitbecomestooweaktoresistthepressureoftheairinsidetheballoon.HoweverwhentheballoonwithwaterinitisplacedintheflamethewatertakesinmostoftheheatfromtheflamE.Thentherubberoftheballoondoesn’tbecomeveryhotitdoesn’tweakenandtheballoondoesn’tbreak.Waterisaparticularlygoodabsorber吸收者ofheat.Ittakesalotofheattochangethetemperatureofwater.Ontheotherhandwhenwatercoolsitgivesoffagreatdealofheat.That’swhyareasnearoceansorotherlargebodiesofwaterdon’tgetascoldinwinterasareasatthesamelatitude纬度furtherinlanD.32.Fromthepassagewecanknowthefollowingaspectsoftheexperimentexcept______.A.methodB.materialC.resultD.time33.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordresistinPara4probablymean?A.addB.expandC.bearD.form34.Whentheflamereachestheballoonwithwaterinside______A.therubberofitdoesn’tbecomehotatallB.thewaterinitbeginstoboilC.theballoonbreaksD.theheatismostlytakeninbythewater35.Thepurposeoftheexperimentdescribedinthepassageistoprovethat______.A.waterisaparticularlygoodabsorberofheatB.someballoonscanbeeasilybrokenwhileotherscan’t.C.balloonswithoutwaterarenotasstrongasthosewithwaterinsidE.D.thetemperatureisnotuptothelatitudE.
WelcometotheKids’ScienceChallenge!Doyoulikescienceprojectsandwinningsomeawesomegifts?Thisisthechallengeforyou.What’sevenbetteristhatyoudon’thavetobuildanything--simplycomeupwithanoriginalideaordesignthatrelatestooneofthreetopicsgivenbelow.WonderfulSoundsReadyforWonderfulSounds?ClickonScienceSecretstomeetoursoundspecialist.AndbesuretodownloadfunactivitieswithcrazynewsoundsandmusicalinstrumentsintheDigInsection!Nowwhatkindofnewmusicalinstrumentcanyouinvent?SuperMaterialforSportsReadyforSuperMaterialforSports?You’lldiscovertheamazingworldofMaterialsSciencewherescientistsandengineersdevelopnewmaterialsforeverydayfunctions--likesports!ClickonScienceSecretsforinformationaboutourscientist.Anddon’tforgettodownloadthefunactivitiesintheDigInsection!Nowcanyoucomeupwithanewsportsmaterialthatwouldhelpyouplayyourfavoritesport?MagicalMicrobesReadytodiscoverMagicalMicrobesthetiniestlivingthingsonearth?ClickonScienceSecretsforinformationaboutourscientists.AndbesuretodownloadallthefunactivitiesintheDigInsection!Nowcanyouthinkofabrandnewwaythatmicrobescanhelppeople?56.ProbablytheDigInsectioncantokidsaboutthethreetopics.A.sendagiftB.findaspecialistC.tellatruthD.giveaninspiration57.WhichtopicwillTomprobablychooseifheshowsinterestinbiology?A.MagicalMicrobesB.SuperMaterialforSportsC.WonderfulSoundsD.ScienceChallenge58.What’sthepurposeoftheKids’ScienceChallenge?A.Todiscouragekids’curiosityB.Tochallengekids’abilityC.TogetkidsjoininanactivityD.Todigkids’creativity
Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologynewinventionsespeciallynewelectronicproductshavemadepeople’sliveseasyandconvenient.Butasthesayingputs:A.coinhastwosides.OnedayIwaswalkingintheparkwithafriendandhiscellphoneranginterruptingourconversation.TherewewerewalkingandtalkingonabeautifulsunnydayandIbecameinvisibleabsentfromtheconversation.Thetelephoneusedtoconnectyoutotheabsent.Nowitmakespeoplesittingnexttoyoufeelabsent.WhyisitthatthemoreconnectedwegetthemoredisconnectedIfeel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisatragedytotheclosenessofhumaninteraction.WithemailandinstantmessagingovertheInternetwecannowcommunicatewithoutseeingortalkingtooneanother.WithvoicemailyoucanconductentireconversationswithouteverreachinganyonE.IfmymomhasaquestionIjustleavetheansweronhermachinE.Asalmosteverycontactwecanimaginebetweenhumanbeingsgetsautomatedthealienation疏远indexgoesup.Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanotherpersonanymorE.DirectoryassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomateD.Pumpingpetrolatthestation?Whysaygoodmorningtotheattendantwhenyoucanswipe刷yourcreditcardatthepumpandsaveyourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Makingadepositatthebank?WhytalktoatellerwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhenyoucanjustinsertyourcardintoATM?Prettysoonyouwon’thavetheburdenofmakingeyecontactatthegroceryshop.Somesupermarketchainsareusingaself-scannersoyoucancheckyourselfoutavoidingthosecheck-outpeoplewholookatyouandaskhowyouaredoing.Iamnotagainstmoderntechnology.IownacellphoneanATMcardavoicemailsystemandanemailaccount.Givingthemupisn'twisethey'reagreathelptous.It'ssomeoftheirpossibleconsequencesthatmakemefeeluneasy.MoreandmoreIfindmyselfhidingbehinde-mailtodoajobmeantforconversation.OrbeingrelievedthatvoicemailpickedupacallbecauseIdidn'treallyhavetimetotalk.Thecommunicationsindustrydevotedtohelpingmekeepintouchismakingmelonelier.SoI'veputmyselfontechnologyrestriction:noinstantmessagingwithpeoplewholivenearmenocellphoninginthepresenceoffriendsnolettingthevoicemailpickupwhenI'mathomE.21.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheAdvanceofCommunicationsTechnologyB.TheConsequencesofModernTechnologyC.TheProcessofCommunicationsRevolutionD.TheAutomationofModernCommunications22.Paragraphs5to7arelistedasexampleswhichshowthattheuseofmoderncommunicationsis___________.A.encouragingB.disappointingC.satisfyingD.embarrassing23.Thepassageimpliesthat_______________.A.moderntechnologyisbridgingthepeopleB.moderntechnologyisseparatingthepeopleC.moderntechnologyisdevelopingtoorapidlyD.moderntechnologyisinterruptingourlives24.Whatdoesthewriterthinktodowiththemoderntechnology?A.Wemayusethemnomatterwhatothersaredoing.B.Wecanthrowthemawayandreturntotheancient.C.Wecanbefarawayfromthemforever.D.Wecanusethemlessandcommunicatewiththepeoplearoundus.
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