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SittingonthepeacefulcoastofGalapagosIslands.Ecuadorwatchingthesunmovequietlyintotheseayoushouldn'tforgetthatCharlesDarwin1809-1882arrivedherein1835.Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeksobservingvariousanimals.ThisfinallyinspiredhisfamousworkOntheOriginofSpecies.YoucancertainlyfollowDarwin'sfootstepsandenjoyatripfromfourtosevendaystotheislands.Theislandsarecertainlyaparadise天堂forwildlifeastherearenonaturalkillersontheislandsandthenumberofboatsandvisitorsisundergovernmentcontrol.ThoughyoucannotwalkfreelyasDarwindidabout200yearsagoeachdayisasimpressiveasitcouldbE.Themostwell-knownanimaloftheGalapagosisthegianttortoise巨型海龟whichcanbeseenmovingslowlyaroundthehighlandsofSantaCruzthesecondlargestislandinthearchipelago群岛.SomeofthesecreaturesaresooldthattheymighthavebeenseenintheiryouthbyDarwinhimself.DespitestrictcontroloveractivitiesandtimingyourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures:divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;andmostmagicallyseeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.TravellingbetweentheislandsandobservingthewildlifethatsoinspiredDarwinyouwillfeelasthoughyouaregettingaspecialviewofanuntouchedworlD.AtnightyouwillsleeponboardtheshipleavingthewildlifeincompleteoccupationoftheislandswhichareasundisturbednowastheyhavebeensincethebeginningoftimE.72.WhatdoweknowaboutDarwin'svisittotheislands?A.HecompletedhisfamousbookontheislandsB.HewastouchedbythegeographyoftheislandsC.HestudieddifferentcreaturesontheislandsD.Hewasattractedbywell-knownanimalsoftheislands73.Whichofthefollowingplaysaroleinmakingtheislandsaparadiseforwildlife?A.Peoplecannotvisittheislandsastheywish.B.Animalsontheislandsfeedongrass.C.LocalgovernmentforbidskillingwildlifE.D.Touristsarenotallowedtotouchtheanimals.74.Yourstayontheislandswillbemostimpressivemainlybecauseof_____.A.Darwin'sinspiringtripB.ThebeautifulseaviewsC.acloserviewofanimalsD.variousdaringactivities75.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GalapagosasaParadiseforAdventuresB.CharlesDarwinasaSymbolofGalapagosC.A.successfulExampleofWildlifeProtectionD.A.UniqueAttractionforWildlifeLovers
DoyourememberthemanwhocontributedalottotheunderstandingofBritishandAmericanEnglish?NoahWebsterbornonOctober161758isknownforTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.HehasbeencalledtheFatherofAmericanScholarshipandEducation.HisBlue-BackedSpellerbookswereusedtoteachspellingandreadingtofivegenerationsofAmericanchildren.Buthowmuchdoyouknowabouthimbeyondthat?Attheageof16NoahWebsterbeganattendingYaleCollegE.UnfortunatelyhespenthisfouryearsatYaleduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWarandbecauseoffoodshortagesmanyofhiscollegeclasseswereheldinGlastonburyConnecticut.Laterheservedinthearmy.HavinggraduatedfromYalein1778WebsterwantedtocontinuehiseducationinordertoearnhislawdegreE.Hehadtoteachschoolinordertopayforhiseducation.Hesetupmanysmallschoolsthatdidn'tsurvivebuthewasagoodteacherbecauseinsteadofforcinghisstudentstolearnlikemostteachersdidherewardedthem.Heearnedhislawdegreein1781butdidnotpracticelawuntil1789.Oncehestartedhefoundthelawwasnottohisliking.Websterdidnothavemuchmoney.In1793AlexanderHamiltonlenthim$1500tomovetoNewYorkCitytoeditanewspaper.InDecemberhefoundedNewYork'sfirstdailynewspaperAmericanMinervaandediteditforfouryears.FordecadeshepublishedtextbookspoliticalessaysareportonsomediseasesandnewspaperarticlesforhispartyHewrotesomuchthatamodernlistofhispublishedworksrequired655pages.NoahWebsterdiedonMay281843andwasburiedintheGroveStreetCemetery.41.What'sthemainideaofParagraphl?A.Webster'scollegeeducation.B.Webster'sfamousdictionary.C.Webster'sdailyroutines.D.Webster'smainachievements.42.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWebster'slifeatYale?A.Tiring.B.Tough.C.Smooth.D.Normal.43.WhatdidNoahwanttobeaftergraduationfromYale?A.A.scholar.B.A.teacher.C.A.lawyer.D.A.headmaster.44.WhywasWebsteragoodteacher?A.Becauseheoftenrewardedhisstudents.B.Becausehesetupmanysmallschools.C.BecausehegraduatedfromYaleCollegE.D.Becauseheforcedhisstudentstolearn.45.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?A.Websterdidn'twriteanypoliticalworks.B.Websterwasamostproductiveauthor.C.WebsterledamiserablelifeinNewYorkCity.D.Webster'sbooksaddedupto655pages.
ThreeyearsagoChristmasJohncox51thoughtshehadreachedthepointinlifewhereshecouldrelaxalittle.Myoldestdaughterhadjustfinishedcollegeandmyyoungestwasalmostthereshesays.But.ChriswholivesinRochesterNYsoonfoundthatanothermemberofherfamilyneededhertimeandattentionherbrotherRick.A.yearandahalfolderthanChrisRichardStevenshascerebralpalsy脑瘫Thoughhelivedonhisownformostofhislifeaseriesofaccidentsandsurgeriesalongwithagingmuscleshavelefthimunabletowalkorfeedhimself.That'swhymosteveningsalterworkChrisheadstothenursinghomewhereRicklives.Ricksays.‘‘ShedoessomuchformeandIreallyloveher?forit.LoveiswhatkeepsChrisgoin9.InadditiontocaringforRickshetravelstoGeorgiafrequentlytolookinontheir74一year—oldmotherwhohasseverearthritis关节炎andotherissues.Shealsoworksfulltimeandgetsupearlytobewithherhusband.Marvinanddaughterswholiveathome.IhavealotonmyplatesaysChris.‘‘ButIdon'tfeelthatit'saburden.It'sjustmynewreality.OfcourseChrisisnotimmune不受影响的tostressandburnout.She'sabletokeepittogetherbecauseofthreethingsIhaveaveryunderstandingbossandwithtechnologyIcanworkfromhomeorfromGeorgiafrommycomputer.Andthenthere’smyfamily.TheyunderstandthatIhavetodowhatIhavetodo.Marvindoesmostofthehouseworktakescareofthepets—andisChris'schiefspiritlifter.HappilythingsarestartingtonormalizeandChrisandMarvinwereevenabletogetawayforaweek.EvenifI’mnotthereRickknowshowmuchIlovehimsaysChris.21.Chrisbelievedthatshecouldrelaxalittlethreeyearsagobecause________.A.RickrecoveredfromseverebraininjuryB.shedidn'tneedtolookafteranyoneC.herchildrenbegantoliveonherownD.allherfamilymembersfinishedcollege22.FromthetextwecanlearnseverebrainthatRick________A.isyoungerthanChrisB.worksinanursehomeC.1iveswithhismotherD.haslosttheabilitytowalk23.BysayingIhavealotonmyplate.’Chrismeansthat______A.shehasabigfamilytosupportB.shehastocookplentyoffoodC.shehaslotsofthingstodealwithD.shealwayseatsaloteverytime24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HeknowsIlovehimB.ThingstokeepittogetherC.FarawayfromstressandburdenD.Caringforfamilymembersinneed
AdecadeagoChinabeganopeningcentersabroadcalledConfuciusInstitutes孔子学院toshareitscultureandlanguagewiththerestoftheworlD.Todaytherearemorethan300ConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan90countriesandChinaaimstoestablish1000ConfuciusInstitutesby2020.TheChinesegovernment'sfundingforConfuciusInstitutesis$100000一200000ayearonmanycampusesandsometimesmoreandtheinstitutesaregrowingrapidly.In2013thefundingtotaled$278millionmorethansixtimE.thatof2006.AconcernhasrisenrecentlyonwhetheruniversitieshaveenteredintoarrangementswithChinathatmightaffecttheiracademiccompleteness.SomeacademicsarecallingforConfuciusInstitutestoholdlecturesonsensitiveChinesetopics.TheConfuciusInstitutes'response:thisisnottheirfo-cusorrolE.ButintheUnitedStatesandacrosstherestoftheworldConfuciusInstitutesarebuildingbridgesratherthanGreatWallstoshareknowledgeaboutthehistorycultureandlanguageofaris-ingworldpowerwhichhasbeenintheshadows.Theyaremysterious神秘的nolonger一help-ingtostrengthenthepeople-peoplerelationshipbetweennationsinthehopeofshapingabetter21atcentury.TheConfuciusInstituteshaveprovidedafocusforpeopletolearnaboutChineselanguageandculturE.HundredsoftheseinstitutesaretodayinnearlyeverycomeroftheglobebecomingaspringboardforculturalexchangeaswellasabridgedeepeningfriendshipandcooperationbetweenChinaandthecitizensoftheworlD.60.WhatdoweknowabouttheConfuciusInstitutes?A.ThedevelopmentofinstitutesisinthefastwayB.Theamountoffundingin2013issixtimesthatin2006.C.Thefundingforinstitutesis100000一200000yuanayearD.Therearemorethan90institutesinmorethan300countries.61.Whataresomepeopleworriedabout?A.Students'responsetoConfuciusInstituteswillbecomeafocus.B.Theuniversitystudentsmakenoarrangementsfortheirstudy.C.ThelecturesonChinesetopicsaretoosensitivE.D.Theuniversitiesmightlosetheiracademicwholeness.62.Whatattitudedoesthewriterholdinthepassage?A.Doubtful.B.ColD.C.PositivE.D.EnthusiastiC.63.ThepassagemainlytellsusA.itisimportantforChinesepeopletoshareknowledgewiththeworldB.theConfuciusInstitutesareabridgetoculturalgapsbetweennationsC.theConfuciusInstitutesarenolongermysterioustotheworldD.nationswillbemorecloselyconnectedinculturalexchange
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Throughoutthislongtenseelectioneveryonehasfocusedonthepresidentialcandidatesandhowthey’llchangeAmericA.RightlysobutselfishlyI’mmorefascinatedbyMichelleObamaandwhatshemightbeabletodonotjustforthiscountrybutformeasanAfrican-Americanwoman.AsthepotentialFirstLadyshewouldhavetheworld’sattention.AndthatmeansthatforthefirsttimepeoplewillhaveachancetogetupcloseandpersonalwiththetypeofAfrican-AmericanwomantheysorarelyseE.UsuallythelivesofblackwomengolargelyunexamineD.Theprevailingtheoryseemstobethatwe’reallhot-temperedsinglemotherswhocan’tkeepaman.Evenintheworldofmake-believeblackwomenstillcan’tescapethestereotypeofbeingeye-rollingoversexedfemalesraisedbyournever-marriedalcoholic酗酒的mothers.TheseimageshavehelpeddefinethewayallwomenareviewedincludingMichelleObamA.BeforesheevergetsthechancetocommittoacausecharityorfoundationasFirstLadyhermosturgentandperhapsmostcomplicateddutymaybesimpletobeherself.Itwon’tbeeasy.Becausefewmainstreampublicationshavedonein-depthfeaturesonregularAfrican-Americanwomenlittleisknownaboutwhowearewhatwethinkandwhatwefaceonaregularbasis.ForbetterorworseMichellewillrepresentusall.JustasshewillhavehercriticsshewillalsohavemillionsoffanswhousuallyhavelittleinterestintheFirstLady.ManyAfrican-Americanblogshavewrittenaboutwhatthey’dliketoseeMichellebringtotheWhiteHouse—mainlyshowingtheworldthatablackwomancansupporthermanandraiseastrongblackfamily.Michellewillhavetoworktopleaseeveryone—animpossibletask.ButformanyAfrican-Americanwomenlikemejustalittleofherpoise沉着confidenceandintelligencewillgoalongwayinchanginganimagethat’sbeenaroundforfartoolong.61.WhydoesMichelleObamaholdastrongfascinationfortheauthor?A.SheservesasarolemodelforAfricanwomen.B.ShepossessesmanyadmirablequalitiesbecomingaFirstLady.C.ShewillpresenttotheworldanewimageofAfrican-Americanwomen.D.ShewillpaycloserattentiontotheinterestsofAfrican-Americanwomen.62.WhatisthecommonstereotypeofAfrican-Americanwomenaccordingtotheauthor?A.TheyarevictimsofviolencE.B.TheyareofaninferiorviolencE.C.TheyusequitealotofbodylanguagE.D.TheyliveoncharityandsocialwelfarE.63.WhatdomanyAfrican-Americanswriteaboutintheirblogs?A.WhetherMichellecanliveuptothehighexpectationsofherfans.B.HowMichelleshouldbehaveasapublicfigurE.C.HowproudtheyaretohaveablackwomanintheWhiteHousE.D.WhatMichelleshoulddoaswifeandmotherintheWhiteHousE.64.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutMichelleObamaasaFirstLady?A.Howevermanyfansshehassheshouldremainmodest.B.Sheshouldn’tdisappointtheAfrican-Americancommunity.C.Howeverhardshetriesshecan’texpecttopleaseeverybody.D.ShewillgiveprioritytoAfrican-Americanwomen’sconcerns.65.WhatdomanyAfrican-AmericanwomenhopeMichelleObamawilldo?A.Helpchangetheprevailingviewaboutblackwomen.B.HelpherhusbandinthetaskofchangingAmericA.C.OutshinepreviousFirstLady.D.Fullydisplayherfinequalities.
MandelaDayisanannualinternationaldayadoptedbytheUnitedNationswhichisaglobalcalltoactionforpeopletorecognizetheirindividualpowertochangetheworldaroundthem.ItismorethanacelebrationofNelsonMandela'slifeandlegacy;itisaglobalmovementtotakehislife'sworkintoanewcenturyandchangeourworldforthebetter.ItisimportanttonotethatMandelaDaywillnotbeapublicholiday.MandelaDayincludesaseriesofeventsinvolvingentertainmentmusicfilmandcommunityservicewiththehopeofinspiringpeoplearoundtheglobetousetheirindividualpowertohelpchangetheworldaroundthemforthebetter.A.globalmovementforpositivechangebeginswithsmallactions.AseachpersonactstheyfuelmomentumtowardpositivechangeraisingawarenessandexpandingthereachofMr.Mandela’svalues－fightinginjusticehelpingpeopleinneeD.OnMandelaDaypeopleallovertheworldintheworkplaceathomeandinschoolswillbecalledupontospendatleast67minutesoftheirtimedoingsomethingusefulwithintheircommunitiesespeciallyamongthelessfortunatE.MandelaDaywillbecelebratedonthe18thofJulyeachyear.ItwillgivepeopleinSouthAfricaandallovertheworldtheopportunitytodosomethinggoodtohelpothers.EachofuscanmakeasmalldifferencE.IfweallmakeadifferencetogetherourcollectiveeffortcantrulychangetheworlD.MandelaDayisnotaholiday.Itisadayforallofustorollupoursleevesandplayanactiveroleinbuildingourcommunities.ThisisanopportunityforeachofustoshareNelsonMandela'svisionofabetterfutureforall.HowevertoknowsomepoliticalactivitiesofNelsonMandelahelpsustounderstandMandelaDay.29.WhatisParA.2mainlyabout?A.GoodreasonstocelebrateMandelaDay.B.DifferentactivitiestodoonMandelaDay.C.WaystochangetheworldonMandelaDay.D.BenefitsfromparticipatinginMandelaDay.30.ThemainpurposeofMandelaDayisto______.A.attractpeople'sinterestinthelifeofNelsonMandelaB.callonpeopletodosomethingusefultohelpchangetheworldC.askpeopletofightagainstthewhitefortherightsoftheblackD.makeeveryindividualbecomeadifferentpeopleintheworld31.WhichistrueaboutMandelaDayaccordingtothepassage?A.MandelaDayisaninternationalpublicholiday.B.Peoplecanhaveaholidaytodosomethinguseful.C.MandelaDaywascelebratedonlyinSouthAfricA.D.Peoplecanrecognizetheirindividualpoweronthatday.32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Thepowerofindividualsismuchtoosmall.B.NobodybutMandelacanchangetheworlD.C.NelsonMandelawillberememberedforever.D.WhatindividualsdocanalsomakeadifferencE.
Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUSlovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.TheytaketheirdogsforwalksletthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcarE.HoweverdogswithoutownersleadadifferentkindoflifE.Theexpressiontoleadadog’slifedescribesapersonwhohasanunhappylifE.Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworlD.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethinglikegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessfultheyhavetoworklikeadog.ThismeanstheyhavetoworkveryharD.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tireD.Andthesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.SomepeoplesayEverydoghasitsday.ThismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlifE.Tobesuccessfulpeopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yetsomepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatoldpeopledon’tliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.Someotherpeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydon’twant.Butmeandogsareoftenusedtoguardthepropertyfortheybarkatorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.HoweversometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobaD.WesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbitE.Dogexpressionsarealsousedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.A.rainstormmaycooltheweatherbutwedon’twantittoraintooharD.Wedon’twantittoraincatsanddogs.64.A.personwholivesanunhappylifecanbedescribedas______.A.becomingsickasadogB.livinginadog-eat-dogworldC.leadingadog’slifeD.workinglikeadog65.TheunderlinedwordmeaninParagraph4mostprobablymeans______.A.selfishB.violentC.wildD.poor66.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.EveryonecanbesuccessfulifhelearnsfromtheolD.B.Itmightbedifficultfortheyoungtolearnnewskills.C.Fiercepersonsaren’tsoawfulastheyappearsometimes.D.Junkyarddogsarecarefulinmoneyarrangement.67.Tosupporthisideatheauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby______.A.listingreasonsB.usingidiomsC.makingcomparisonsD.givingexamples
THEyearof2014hasbeenjam-packedwitheventsgoodbadandugly.Butnomatterwhathashappenedsmartpeoplehavealwaysbeenbusyinventing.Herearesomeoftheinventionsof2014thathavehelpedtomaketheworldbettersmarterandalittlemorefun.‘Superbanana’AustralianbiogeneticistJamesDalevisitedUgandaapoorAfricancountryintheearly2000s.Therehefoundthat15-30percentofchildrenunder5wereatriskofgoingblindbecausetheydidnotgetenoughVitaminA.Dalealsolearnedthatpeopletherelovebananas.Theyeatthreeto11bananasaday.SohecameupwiththeideatoplantbananascontainingaddednutritioninordertoimproveUgandans’health.WiththehelpofBillGates’foundationDaledevelopedthesuperbanana.HeaddedagenetothefruitmakingitrichinVitaminA.InJunesuperbananasbeganhumantrialsintheUS.CoachingbasketballBasketballispopularworldwidepartlybecauseyouonlyneedahoopandaballtoplaythegamE.Butthissimplegamehasexperiencedatechnologymakeoverthisyearwiththedevelopmentofasmart-sensorbasketball.Theballcalledthe94FiftyBasketballhasninesensorsinsidE.TheycantellyouanythingfromhowfastyouaregoingtohowaccurateyourshotanglesarE.WithaBluetoothchipinsidethebasketballcanconnecttoyoursmartphoneandtellyouinthevoiceofacoachtosnapyourwrist传旋转球orgofasterdependingonthedatA.TheHovercraftThankstotheCalifornia-basedcompanyHendoflyingpastyourfriendsonafloatingboardcouldsoonbecomeareality.TheHovercrafthasfoursmallengines.Thesecreateaspecialmagneticfieldwhichgenerates产生enoughforcetolifttheboardoffthegroundaccordingtokickstarter.com.Atthemomentthehoverboardcanonlyfloataninchoffthegroundfor15minutesandmustflyoverametallicmaterial.It’sexpensivetooat$1000061810yuanbutthecompanyhopesthatonedaythetechnologycouldbeusedtoimprovetheworlD.WirelesselectricityMostofuscouldnotbeartolivewithoutwirelessInternet.Weuseiteverydayforeverythingfromourphonestoourcars.Butonecompanywantstogoastepfurtherbycombiningwirelesstechnologywithelectricity.That’srightnomoretangled缠绕的wiresandnomorehavingtositandholdyourcellphonenearapowersocketinthecorneroftheroom.WiTricityaUScompanyhasinventedtechnologythatcanpowerobjectsupto2.4metersaway.Itusesaspecialplug-incoil线圈thatcreatesamagneticfielD.60.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldJamesDaleagreewith?A.VitaminA.islargelyfoundinfruitslikebananas.B.ChildreninUgandashouldeatfewerbananas.C.Scientistscouldmakeuseofpeople’seatinghabitstodevelopnewfoodproducts.D.Superbananasaredefinitelyasafebiologicalproduct.61.Whatisthebiggestadvantageofthe94FiftyBasketball?A.Itallowsplayerstoconnecttotheirsmartphoneswhileplayingbasketball.B.Itcanhelpplayerstoimprovetheirshootingandballhandlingskills.C.Thebluetoothchipinsideallowsitsuserstolistentomusicwhileplayingbasketball.D.ThesensorshiddeninsidecanhelpplayersrunfasterinagamE.62.AccordingtothearticletheHovercraft______.A.enablesitsuserstoflyintheskyB.couldworkonmanydifferentkindsofsurfacesC.isanaffordablemeansoftransportationforanaveragefamilyD.stillneedstoimproveitspowerandefficiency63.WecanlearnfromthearticlethatboththeHovercraftandWiTricity______.A.aretechnologiesthatgenerateelectricityB.usemagneticfieldstoimproveourdailylivesC.canapplytheirtechnologiestoeverythingfromourphonestoourcarsD.usewirelesstechnologytoimprovetheperformanceoftheirproducts64.Thearticleismostlikelytobetakenfrom______.A.anewspaperadvertisementB.afashionmagazineC.asupermarketcatalogue商品目录D.asciencetextbook
Everyoneagreesthatit’snecessarytoreducecarbonemissions排放物aroundtheworlD.Thereislessagreementoverexactlyhownationsshouldgoaboutachievingamorecarbon-freeplanet.Thustheenvironmentalequivalent:cap–and–tradecarbonemissionsorplaceacarbontaxonallusers?Withcap–and–tradeprogramsgovernmentslimitthelevelofcarbonproducedbyanindustry.Companiesthatholdtheiremissionsbelowthecapcanselltheirremainingallowanceonacarbonmarketwhilecompaniesthatgobeyondtheirlimitmustpurchasecreditsonthatmarket.Carbontaxesaremorestraightforward:asettaxrateisplacedontheconsumptionofcarbonwiththeideathatraisingthepricewillencourageindustriesandindividualstoconsumeless.Atthemomentcap–and–tradehastheupperhandbutdoesn’tdefeatthetaxjustyet.Supportersofthetaxarguethatacap–and–tradesystemwouldbetoodifficulttoadminister–andtooeasilygamedbyindustrieslookingtosidestepemissionscaps.Cap–and–tradeadvocatescontradictthatlikeallotherflattaxesacarboncollectionwouldrelativelyburdenlower–incomefamilieswhospendagreaterpercentageoftheirincomeonenergythanrichhouseholds.Sowhichsystemwillhavealargereffectoncarbonconsumption?A.10%carbontaxmightreducethedemandforcarbonabout5%orlessaccordingtoananalysisbytheCarbonTaxCenteranenvironmentaladvocacygroup.Thatmaynotbeenough.Businessesandgovernmentshaven’tfiguredouthowthetwocompetingsystemscanworktogetherbutintheendtheworldmayneedboth.32.Thepassagefocuseson_________.A.programsofcollectingtaxesB.systemsofreducingcarbonemissionsC.reasonsforreducingcarbonemissionsD.contradictionsbetweenthetwosystems33.Accordingtothecap–and–tradeprogramcompanies_________.A.areforbiddentoproducecarbonemissionsB.areallocatedthesameamountofcarbonconsumptionC.canselltheirremainingallowancewithintheirlimitsD.canselltheextraamountofcarbonatahigherprice34.Carbontaxesworkby_________.A.burdeningwell–offfamiliesB.encouragingindustriestoconsumecarbonC.raisingthepriceforcarbonconsumptionD.limitingthecarbonconsumptionofindustriesonly35.Theunderlinedwordcapinthesecondparagraphmostlikelyrefersto_________.A.limitB.creditC.levelD.rate
2014TFKpoetryContest诗歌大赛Callingallpoets!TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyouWriteafunny'rhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTIMEForKidsPoetryContest.AsfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirownTIMEForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRuies1.How‘toenterThiscontestbegins1201amonMarch62014andends1159pmonJuly242014.Toentermailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas32ndFloorNewYorkNewYork10020aanoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhymeschemebEntrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.ByenteringEntrantpromisesthattheentry1isoriginal2hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumand3hasnotwonanaward.2.Judging:allentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbittbasedonthefollowingcriteriacreativityandoriginality50％’useoflanguageandrhyme25％andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest25％.Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.3.PrizeOurjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists半决赛选手fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetryTheArmpitoffunnyPoemsforKidsapproximatelyvalue$275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’SnewestbookofpoetryTheArmpitofDoomFunnyPoemsforKidsandboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedattimeforkids.com.4.Eligibility参赛资格Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.5.Winner'slistFornamesofthewinnerandfinalistsvisittimeforkids.comafterAugustt2014availableforaperiodof10days.25.Thepurposeofthecontestisto______A.encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB.helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC.encouragechildrenencourageChildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD.encouragechildrentoreadD.encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems26.Whichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudging?A.BeingcreativeandoriginalB.Usingapropernumberofwords.C.Usingproperlanguageandrhyme.D.Beingappropriatetothecontest27.Whatcanbeknownaboutthefinalistsofthecontest?A.Theywillgetagreatdealofmoney.B.Theirpoemscanbereadattimeforkids.com.CTheywillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromNesbittD.TheirpoemswillappearinNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry.28.Accordingtothecontestrules_______.A.poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB.allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC.thenumberofpoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD.theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugust2014
DragonboatingisflteamsportthathasitsrootsinancientChina·Theboatsaredecoratedwithadragonheadandtail.Inrecentyearscancersurvivorgroupshavegotteninvolvedinthesporttohelpmakefriendsandhelprebuildtheirlives.OnarecentSaturdaymorningagroupof20womenwereonaboatintheAnacostiaRiverinWashingtonDC.Theymovetheirpaddiesinrhythmtothecallofacoach.ThewomenbelongtothedragonboatraceteamGoPink!DCwhichtrainsweekly.Italsoracesagainstotherbreastcancersurvivorteamsindragonboatfestivals.AsaresultGoPink!DCwonmedalsinthisWashingtondragonboatfestivalLydiaCollinsjoinedfiveyearsagoafterfindingoutshehadbreastcancer.1wasdiagnosedwithbreastcancer.1wasletdownformyillnessIlostallinterestinlifeandwon’tevengetoutofbedtoeat.ButnowIlovetheteamspirit.Ijust.10veeverythingaboutit.Itis1ikeafloatingsupportgrouponthewater.Thepaddlersarebreastcancersurvivorsandtheirsupporters.AnnetteRothemelhelpedestablishthegroupin2006.SheisaresearcherwiththeNationalInstitutesofHealthaswellasabreastcancersurvivor.Itissortofaneasyentrysportbecauseonthesameboatpeopleatdifferentlevelscanbedoingthesamesport.ButMsRothemelsaysdragonboatingcanbephysicallydemandingespeciallyforsomeonewhoissickandgettingtreatmentforcancerItishardbutlthinkyouhavetochallengeyourselfinlifE.ThisissomethingIlookforwardto.IgettobeoutherewithmysistersandsupportersthatunderstandwhatIamgoingthrough.Soitmakesmestrongeranditmakesmefeelbetter.AnothercancersurvivorRhondaHartzelsaiD.AnnetteRothemelsaysthecancersurvivorsfeelflsenseofsisterhoodandsharegoodtimeswhentheypaddletogether.Shesaysbothfeelingsaretreasuredbytheteam.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutGOPink!DC?A.Ithostedmanycompetitionsforthecancersurvivors.B.Ithelpsthecancersurvivorsreceivemedicaltraining.C.ItownsthebestdragonboatraceteaminWashingtonDCnow.D.Itnotonlytrainsitsmembersbutorganizesthemtojointherace.22.Theunderlinedwords‘‘letdowninPara.3probablymean______A.depressedB.anxiousC.astonishedD.awkward23.AccordingtothepassageLydiaCollins______A.helpsestablishGoPink!DCB.triestofindacureforthecancerC.benefitsfromthedragonboatraceD.givesuphopebecauseofherillness24.Accordingt0thepassagethedragonboatmcecanhelpthecancers帆rsA.forgettheirtoughexperiencesB.recoverphysicallyandmentallyC.getridofthepainsoftheircancerD.enjoytheirrestlifewithoutsufferings
InEnglandsomefoodcompaniesacrossthewholecountryhavebeentoldtocarryouturgent紧急的testsonallbeefproducts.Doyouknowwhy?That’sbecausesomefoodcompaniesusedhorsemeattomakebeefproducts.Therearesomeexamplesaboutthehorsemeatmatter.InJanuary2013inanumberofUKsupermarketsfrozenhamburgerswerefoundtohavetracesofhorsemeatinthem.SomefrozenbeefproductsmadebyfoodcompanyFINDUSwerefoundtocontainhorsemeat.AllofthebeefproductsmadebythiscompanyhavebeenstoppedfromsalE.Thegovernmentsaidthatthere’snothingtosuggestanyhealthriskfromtheproducts.FoodministerDavidHeathsaidpeopleshouldnotthrowawayfrozenmeatproductsandcarryoneatingmeat.ThegovernmentwilltellpeoplenottoeatmeatifthemeatisnotsafE.FoodsafetyhasbeenanimportantmatterallovertheworlD.MoreandmorecountriesplantotakesomeusefulmeasurestoensurethesafetyoffooD.35.InEnglandsomefoodcompanieshavebeentoldto________urgently.A.stopmakingbeefproductsB.testalltheirbeefproductsC.testalltheirproductsD.removealltheirproductsfromsale36.WhatelsedidsomefoodcompaniesusetomakebeefproductsinEnglandaccordingtothepassage?A.Horsemeat.B.Beef.C.Fish.D.Chicken.37.Whatdoestracesmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.描绘B.追踪C.少量D.探索38.Moreandmorecountriesplantotakesomeusefulmeasurestoensure__________.A.horsemeatoutofproductsB.thefoodsafetyC.thetestfoodD.thefoodsale
56.WhyisthesitcomFriendstypicalamongyoungpeopleinthe1990s?A.BecauseitisabreakthroughintheproducingstylE.B.BecauseitisthemostinfluentialsitcomofalltimE.C.BecauseitpredictsthefutureoftheyoungatthattimE.D.Becauseitaddressesthesubjectsfacedbytheyouth.57.WhatcanwelearnaboutTheBigBangTheory?A.ItimprovestheconditionsofthepeopleinIT.B.Itarousespeople’senthusiasmforcomputers.C.Itisaboutfourtalentswhoaregoodateverything.D.ItissetinthetimebeforetheInternetcameintobeing.58.AccordingtothepassageGossipGirl.A.describesthehardshipsofupper-classpeopleB.attractspeopleofallagesC.showseye-catchingstyleandadultsubjectD.describesthelifeofordinarygirls59.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?A.Theintroductiontootherhitsitcoms.B.Thefurtherinformationabouttheplot.C.Theanalysisofthereasonsfortheappeal.D.TheemotionalresponseamongaudiencE.
ThankyouforyourlastletterTinA.YousayyouarestudyingChineseonlinE.Andyourecommend推荐aChineseTVprogramcalledWhereAreWeGoingDadIhavebeenwatchingitnow.Thankyou.Intheprogramfivecelebritiestaketheirchildrentotraveltogethertofinishsometasks.AllthechildrenarefromfamousfamiliesandtheyarebetweenfourandsevenyearsolD.TheprogramisheldbyHunanTV.Thischannelhasanothername:MangoTV.Itisachannelwithallkindsofwonderfulprogramssoithasalargenumberofyoungeraudiences.ThisprogramisveryusefulforlearningbasicChinesE.ThisisbecausetheTVshowletschildrenseesuperstarsinteractwiththeirownchildren.Oftentheparentsontheshowarecaringtowardstheirkids.YoucanalsobeverycaringtowardsyourkidsbyjoiningthemintheamazingChineselearning.comonlinecoursE.IntheprogramthechildrenareoftentalenteD.TheylookfunnyquietoractivE.Theprogramalsoteachesyoungmothersandfathershowtobepatientwithkids.Asyouknowpatienceisthebestwayofwinningchildren’shearts.21.WhatisTinadoingthesedays?A.She’slearningChinesE.B.She’smakingaTVshow.C.She’stravelinginChinA.D.She’steachingthewriterChinesE.22.TheunderlinedwordcelebritieshereinEnglishmeans.A.funnypersonsB.youngpersonsC.famouspeopleD.richpeople23.Accordingtothepassagethewriterthinksshecanlearn________fromtheTVshow.A.tocookChinesefoodB.basicChineseC.tosearchtheInternetD.howtotalkwithkids24.Youngparentscanlearn_________fromtheTVshow.A.howtotravelwithfamilyB.howtobepatientwiththeirkidsC.howtomakefriendswithkidsD.howtomakekidstalented25.Thispassageisprobablyfrom______.A.adiaryB.aguidebookC.A.newspaperD.aletter
TheGreatGatsbyisa1925novelwrittenbyAmericanauthorF.ScottFitzgeraldthatfollowsacastofcharacterslivinginthefictionaltownofWestEggonLongIslandinthesummerof1922.NickCarrawayrentsasmallhouseinWestEggonLongIslandnextdoortotheexpensivehouseofJayGatsbyamysteriousmillionairewhooftenholdsextravagant奢侈的parties.Nick’scousinDaisyandherhusbandTomacollegeclassmateofNick’sliveinEastEggacrossthebay.NicklaterlearnsthatGatsbyknewandfellinlovewithDaisyin1917andisstilldeeplyinlovewithher.Hespendsmanynightsstaringatherhouseacrossthebayfromhishousehopingtorecovertheirlostrelationshiponeday.Gatsby’sextravagantlifestyleandwildpartiesareanattempttoimpressDaisyinthehopethatshewillonedayappearagainatGatsby’sdoorstep.WiththehelpofNickGatsbyandDaisygetintouchagain.ButafterashorttimeTomforcesthegrouptodriveintoNewYorkCitysayingthatheandDaisyhaveahistorythatGatsbycouldneverunderstanD.InadditionheannouncesthatGatsbyisacriminalwhosefortunecomesfromillegalactivities.Daisyrealizesthatherallegiance忠心istoTomandTomsendsherbacktoEastEggwithGatsbyattemptingtoprovethatGatsbycannothurthim.WhenNickandTomdrivehometheydiscoverthatGatsby’scarhasstruckandkilledMyrtlE.NicklaterlearnsfromGatsbythatDaisynotGatsbyhimselfwasdrivingthecaratthetimeoftheaccidentbutGatsbyintendstotaketheblameanyway.Myrtle’shusbandGeorgearrivesatGatsby’shouseandfatally致命地shootsbothGatsbyandthenhimself.NickstagesasmallfuneralforGatsbywithfewcomingtomournthepassingofhisromanticdream.AfterthatNickmovesbacktotheMidwestdisillusioned幻灭withtheEasternlifestylE.AtfirstglancethenovelappearstobeasimplelovestorybutfurtherexaminationshowsFitzgerald’smasterfulobservationofAmericansocietyduringthe1920sandthecorruption堕落oftheAmericandream.60.Gatsbyoftenholdsextravagantpartiesinorderto____________.A.showoffhiswealthB.enjoylifewithhisneighborsC.attractDaisy’sattentionD.memorizehislovewithDaisy61.ThefriendcircleofGatsbybeforeandafterhisdeathtells____________.A.howpowerfulGeorgeisB.whatanhonestcousinNickisC.whatpeoplecaremostinaworldofmoneyD.howuglythecoupleofGeorgeandMyrtleare62.WhatdoweknowaboutGatsbyfromthepassage?A.HelovesDaisysodeeplythathechoosestosacrificeforher.B.HefallsinlovewithDaisywhensheattendshiswildparties.C.HeisacriminalwhoattemptstohurtTomfromtimetotimE.D.Heisamysteriousmillionairewholikestostareatothers’houses.63.Thelastparagraphofthepassageistoshow____________.A.theinfluenceofTheGreatGatsbyonlaternovelsB.thewonderfulwritingskillsofF.ScottFitzgeraldC.theoutstandinganduniquethemeofTheGreatGatsbyD.thestatusofTheGreatGatsbyinAmericanliterature
TheSpringFestivalwhichstartsinFebruarythisyearisthemostimportantfestivalforChinesepeopleasmostofthemdropanybusinessathandtogobacktotheirhometowntoseetheirfamilies.Itisatraditionthathasbeencherishedsinceancienttimesbutassocialmobilityincreasesinmoderntimestheroadtofamilyreunionshasbecomeveryuneasy.ItisnotthehighertravelcostsnortheexpectedbigspendingongiftsandotherfestivalitemsbutthetrainticketthathasdrivenmanytravelersmaD.I’veheardsomecolleaguescomplainthattheyhavetriedeverymeanstosecureatrainticketonlytofinditamissionimpossiblE.Someofthemhaveturnedtothelatestsoftwaretoaidonlinebooking;othershavesoughthelpfromfriendstoincreasethepossibilityofsuccessfulbooking.NodoubtChunyuntheSpringFestivaltravelseasonisthelargest-scaleannualhumanmigrationintheworlD.Lastyear220millionpassengerstraveledbytrainduringtheSpringFestivalseasonwhichusuallylasts40days.Itisahugejumpfrom10yearsagowhenthenumberwas128million.Withthebigsuddenincreaseindemandtherailwaycompanyhasincreasedinvestmentinrailwayconstruction;stillitcannotbridgethesupplygapleadingtofiercepubliccomplaintsandcriticism.AdmittedlyitisalmostimpossiblefortherailwaycompanytosuddenlyimproveitscapacitytomeettheexplosivedemandduringtheSpringFestivalholiday.Moreoveranytemporaryincreaseincapacitywouldbecomeunnecessaryaftertheholidayandmeangreatcommerciallossesduringtheoffseason.Whatthecompanycanreasonablydoisgraduallyimproveitscapacitywhilefocusingonbetterdistributionofitsexistingresourcesduringthespecialpeakseason.Atanyratehowevertheproblemcannotbesolvedovernight.51.Comparedwithtenyearsagothepercentageofpassengerslastyearincreasedby________.A.83%B.40%C.58%D.71%52.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.PeoplenowadayscherishreunionwiththeirfamiliesmorethanbeforE.B.Socialmobilityinmoderntimeshasn’tchangedmuchintheseyears.C.Thelatestsoftwaremayincreasethepossibilityofsuccessfulbooking.D.Highertravelcostsdiscouragetravelersfromreunionswithfamilies.53.Whichwordcanbeusedtobestdescribethewaytosolvetheproblemonlybyincreasingcapacity?A.ImpracticalB.ExpensiveC.EffectiveD.Hopeful54.WhichofthefollowingisNOTRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A.TheSpringFestivaltravelseasoncanlastmorethan40days.B.NextyeartherailwaycompanywilltemporarilyimproveitscapacitytomeetthedemandduringChunyun.C.Thepublicarenotsatisfiedwiththesituationandcomplainmuch.D.MostpeoplestillhaveproblemsbookingatrainticketduringChunyun.55.What’sthetoneofthewholepassage?A.Critical.B.OptimistiC.C.ObjectivE.D.SubjectivE.
Withoutproperplanningtourismcancauseproblems.Forexampletoomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitants居民ofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffictheinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry'seconomy经济.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestination目的地countryandhowtourismaffects影响them.Tourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatattracttourists.Tourismshouldalsoimprovethewell-beinghealthandhappinessoflocalinhabitants.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquicklypeopleleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry'seconomycanbeaffecteD.Ontheotherhandifthereisnotenoughtourismpeoplecanlosejobs.Businessescanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotelsairportsairterminalsfirst-classroadsandothersupportfacilities设施neededbytouristattractions.Forexampleamajorinternational-classtourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuilD.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetimetheownersofthehotellosemoney.Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbemanysupportfacilitiesaswellincludingroadstogettothehotelelectricitysewers阴沟tohandlewasteandwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtouristsjobsandmoneyarelost.39.Whichofthefollowinghasmostprobablybeendiscussedintheparagraphthatgoesbeforethepassage?A.Itisveryimportanttodeveloptourism.B.Planningisveryimportanttotourism.C.Buildingroadsandhotelsisnecessary.D.Supportfacilitiesarehighlynecessary.40.ToomuchtourismcancausealltheseproblemsEXCEPT_______.A.abadeffectonotherindustriesB.over-crowdednessofplacesofinterest风景名胜C.achangeoftourists'customsD.toomuchtraffic41.Notenoughtourismcanleadto_______.A.anincreaseofunemploymentB.anincreaseinbusinessC.thehighercostofsupportfacilitiesD.ariseinpriceandafallinpay42.Theauthor作者thinksitisgoodforlocalpeopletoknowthattourismwill_______.A.usealotofmoneyB.makethempoorerC.helpfollowtheircustomsD.helpthemliveabetterlife
ItwasavillageinIndiA.Thepeoplewerepoor.Howevertheywerenotunhappy.Afteralltheirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.ThenonedaysomevisitorsfromthecityarriveD.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.Howevertheydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirownandsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaroundandtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreachedandthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.ForthefirsttimethepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuturE.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirstbutitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoftenandthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides杀虫剂andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob---eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilledtheinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.Nowthepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.26.Fromparagraph1welearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeC.werepoorbutsomewhatcontentD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers27.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.thefrogswereeasymoneyB.TheyneedsmoneytobuymedicineC.theywantedtopleasethevisitorsD.thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise28.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.thecropsdidn’tdowellB.thereweretoomanyinsectsC.thevisitsbroughtindiseasesD.thepesticideswereoverused
ForseveralyearsAmericanshaveenjoyedteleshopping—watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphonE.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEuropE.InanumberofEuropeancountriespeoplecanturnontheirTVsandshopforclothesjewelryfoodtoysandmanyotherthings.TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSwedenforexamplE.ThebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVin15Europeancountriesandinoneyearitmade＄100million.InFrancetherearetwoteleshoppingchannelsandtheFrenchspendabout＄20millionayeartobuythingsthroughthosechannels.InGermanyuntillastyearteleshoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelfor1houreveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowedmoretelepshopping.OtherchannelscanopenfortelebusinessesincludingthelargestAmericanteleshoppingcompanyanda24－hourteleshoppingcompany.Germanbusinessesarehopingthisnewteleshoppingwillhelpthemsellmorethings.Somepeopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithoutleavingtheirhomes.Withalltheproblemsoftrafficinthecitiesthisisanimportantreason.ButatthesametimeotherEuropeansdonotlikethisnewwayofshopping.Theycallteleshoppingjunkontheair.ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequality质量ofthethingsforsaleonTV.GoodqualityisimportanttothemandtheybelievetheycannotbesureaboutthequalityofthethingsonTV.TheneedforhighqualitymeansthatEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhavetobedifferentfromtheAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulaboutthequalityofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannottouchorseeinperson.60.ByTeleshoppingpeoplecanlookatthethings_____.A.onTVandthengotobuythemB.onthecomputerandthengotobuythemC.onTVandthenbuythembyphoneD.onthecomputerandthenbuythembyphonE.61.SomeEuropeansliketeleshoppingmainlybecause_____.A.theycangetcheaperthingsB.theycanbuythingsofgoodqualityC.thetrafficisheavyD.theycangetbetterservice62.Thephrasejunkontheairinthefourthparagraphstandsfor_____.A.goodsoflowqualityintroducedonTVB.rubbishintheairC.uselessthingsintheskyD.uselessthingsproducedinEurope63.Forthegoodsthatthebuyerscan’ttouchorseeinpersontheEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieshaveto_____.A.lowertheirpricesB.putintomoreenergytosellthemC.makethemmorebeautifulD.sendmoreworkerstosellthem
Expensiveandnewglovesallowchatterboxes话匣子totakethetermhandsfreetoanewlevel—bytalkingintothemastheymakeacall.TheglovesareknownasTalktotheHandandcost£1000apair.TheyfixedaspeakerunitintothethumbandamicrophoneintothelittlefingerthatcanbeconnectedtoanymobilehandsetusingBluetooth.ArtistSeanMilesdesignedthenewglovesthatdoubleasaphoneinpartofhisprojectthatshowsthepossibilitiesofgadgetrecycling.HeusesoutdatedglovesandcombinesthemwithpartsfrommobilehandsetsrecycledthroughO2whichcommissioned承担theproject.Mobilephoneuserswillbeabletokeeptheirhandswarmwhiletheychatwithouttakingtheirphonesoutoftheirpocketsorhandbags.MrMilesdesignedtwopairsofthenewgloves—oneinpinkandtheotherinbrownandyellow.TheywillappearinanexhibitionthisJulyandvisitorswillbeabletowinthegloves.IfdemandishightheywillthenbeproducedonalargerscalE.O2Recyclewhichbackedtheprojectestimatesthattherearealready70millionunusedmobilehandsetsintheUK.Theservicepaysupto£260tothosewhorecyclegadgetsincludingphoneshandheldconsolesMP3playersanddigitalcameras.DesignerSeanMileshopeshisworkwillgetpeoplethinkingaboutrecycling.The41-year-oldsaidIhopethatmy‘TalktotheHand’projectwillgetpeopletothinkagainaboutthewastecreatedbynotrecyclinggadgets.IfafewmorepeoplerecycletheirgadgetsratherthansendthemtotrashIthinkthisprojectwillhavefulfilleditsaim.BillEyresheadofO2Recycleurgespeopletorecycletheirphoneresponsibly.HesaidThere’sapressingneedforallofustolookatoutdatedhandsetsandallthegadgetsthatwemoveonfromorupgradeeachyear.Whethertheyareconsolesorcamerasweshouldthinkofthemasaresourcethatweneedtorecycleresponsiblyratherthanthrowthemaway.9.TheunderlinedwordO2inParagraph2isprobablythenameof______.A.anartistB.acompanyC.amobileD.anexhibition10.ConsumerscanbuytheTalktotheHandgloves______.A.intheexhibitionB.fromMrMilesC.whentheyaremassproducedD.aftertheyrecyclethegadgets11Thepurposeoftheprojectisto_______.A.promotethetechnologyofITB.enablepeopletotalktotheirhandsC.raisepeople’sawarenessofrecyclingD.attractvisitors’attentionintheexhibition12.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.NewmobilesthatarefashionablE.B.OutdatedhandsetsthatareupgradeD.C.Outdatedgadgetsthatcanbeusedforrecycling.D.Newglovesthatcanbeusedformakingphonecalls.
Oneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship.InordertohavefriendsyouhavetobeafrienD.Buthowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschool?Listen—Listenwhentheyaretalking.Don’tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.Sometimesit’snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay;theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings.Helpthem—Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomethingbetheretohelpthem.Youshouldtrytoputthemfirstbutmakesureyoudon’tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo.Trytotakeanextra额外的pencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincase以防theyforgetonE.HavealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneeD.Bethereforthem—Trytomakesomethingforyourfriendtohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes.MakingcardsandencouragingthemareamongthenicestthingsyoucandoforafrienD.MarilynMonroeafamousU.S.actoroncesaidIoftenmakemistakes.SometimesIamoutofcontrol.Butifyoucan’tstaywithmeatmyworstyouaresurenottodeserve值得tobewithmeatmybest.Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon’twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey’reinhardtimesthenyoudon’tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey’rehavingagoodtime!______—Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends.Goshoppinggoforicecreamhaveapartygotoamovieandsoon.Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy.ByplanningthingstogetheryoubothcanhaveagoodtimE.Andyou’llrememberthesethingswhenyou’reallold!60.Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelingsyoushould_____.A.givehimorhersomeadviceB.justlistenunlessaskedC.calmhimorherdownD.shareyourfeelingsaswell61.Whenweprovidehelpforourfriendsweshould_____.A.trytodoeverythingforthemB.putthembeforeourselvesC.changetheirbadhabitsfirstD.ignoretheirfaults62.WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe’swords?A.Lifewithoutafriendisdeath.B.A.friendiseasierlostthanfounD.C.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.D.A.manisknownbyhisfriends.63.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankofthelastparagraph?A.Makeplans.B.Enjoyyourself.C.Understandyourfriends.D.Playwithyourfriends.64.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.HowtofindagoodfrienD.B.HowtohelpfriendsintroublE.C.HowtobeagoodfrienD.D.Howtomakemorefriends.
ThemostfrighteningwordsintheEnglishlanguageareOurcomputerisdown.Youhearitmoreandmorewhenyouareonbusiness.TheotherdayIwasattheairportwaitingforatickettoWashingtonandthegirlintheticketofficesaidI’msorryIcan’tsellyouaticket.Ourcomputerisdown.Ifyourcomputerisdownjustwritemeoutaticket.Ican’twriteyououtaticket.Thecomputeristheonlyoneallowedtodoso.Inoticedeverypassengerwasjuststandingtheredrinkingcoffeeandstaringattheblackscreen.ThenIlookeddownonthecomputerandaskedherWhatdoallyoupeopledo?Wegivethecomputertheinformationaboutyourtripandthenittellsuswhetheryoucanflywithusornot.Sowhenitgoesdownyougodownwithit.That’sgoodsir.Howlongwillthecomputerbedown?Iwantedtoknow.IhavenoideA.Sometimesit’sdownfor10minutessometimesfortwohours.There’snowaywecanfindoutwithoutaskingthecomputerandsinceit’sdownitwon’tanswerus.AfterthegirltoldmetheyhadnobackupcomputerIsaiD.Let’sforgetthecomputer—Whataboutyourplanes?Theyarestillflyingaren’tthey?Icouldn’ttellwithoutaskingthecomputer.MaybeIcouldjustgotothegateandaskthepilotifheisflyingtoWashingtonIsuggesteD.Iwouldn’tknowwhatgatetosendyouto.EvenifthepilotwasgoingtoWashingtonhecouldn’ttakeyouifyoudidn’thaveaticket.IsthereanyotherairlineflyingtoWashingtonwithinthenextfewhours?Iwouldn’tknowshesaidpointingatthedarkscreen.Only‘IT’knows.Itcan’ttellmE.Bythistimetherewerequiteafewpeoplestandinginlines.Thewordssoonspreadtoothertravelersthatthecomputerwasdown.SomepeoplewentwhitesomepeoplestartedtocryandstillotherskickedtheirluggagE.41.WheredoyouoftenhearthefrighteningwordsOurcomputerisdown?A.attheairport.B.AtthegatE.C.OnbusinessD.Intheticketoffice42.Whatcouldthegirlintheticketofficedowithoutaskingthecomputer?A.Shecoulddonothing.B.Shecouldwriteoutaticket.C.Shecouldstillsellaticket.D.Shecouldanswerpassengers’questions.43.WhatdoestheunderlinedworddowninParagraph1mean?A.WhiteB.BrokenC.BlackD.Dark44.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.A.amoderncomputerwon’tbedownB.computerscantaketheplaceofhumanC.therewillbegreatchangesincomputersD.sometimesacomputermaybringsufferingtopeople45.Thebesttitleforthearticleis.A.AskingtheComputerB.WhentheComputerIsDownC.TheComputeroftheAirportD.TheMostFrighteningWords
To-dolistsletpeopleplanwhentocompletetasksnotyetfinished.Thatfreestheirmindstoconcentrateonthetaskathand.Butcreatingato-dolistdoesn’tguaranteesuccess.Thistechniquehasseverallimitation.ProblemAlonglistoftasksthatneedtobedonecanbestressfulandunbearable.Whenfacedwithtoomanychoicespeoplemayfinditdifficulttodoanything.SolutionPuttheitemsOnthelistinorderofimportanceandstartwiththemostimportanttasks.ProblemMostpeoplehaveapreferenceforshorteasytasks.Butthiscanleadtotheeasyjobsgettingcheckedoffwhilelongonesremain..SolutionDividelongtasksintosmallerparts.Forexampledon’twritePlantriptoJapanwriteCheckplane-ticketpricesonline.Thismakeslongtasksseemeasier.Anotherquestionthesedaysiswhethertouseapaperto-dolistoranelectronicone.SomepeoplearemoretraditionalSOtheywritetheirto-dolistsonpaper.Astheycompletetheirtaskstheycancrossthemoutonebyone.Otherpeopleloveusingtheirsmartphonesorcomputers.Sotheypreferelectronicto-dolists.IfyouareinthisgroupthenyoushouldtryaAapplicationlikeWunderlist.’Withthissoftwareprogramyoucankeepeachiteminalistshortoraddmoredetails.Youcanalsocreatedifferentto-dolistssuchasoneforworkorschooloneforyourfamilyoroneforgroceries.Bestofa11youcanshareyourlistsonlinewithanyoneelsewhousesWunderlist.That’sfantasticwhenyouneedhelpfromotherpeopletocompletetasks.Rememberto-dolistsonlinearetools.Theywon’tsolvealltheproblems.Butifusedwelltheycanmakeyoumo.reeffectiveatworkandathomE.32.Whatdoesthepassageexplainaboutto-dolists?A.Theroletheycanplayatwork.BWaystomakethemmoreusefulC.Severalreasonswhythey’reuseful.D.Thekindsofpeoplewhoneedthem.33.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingwiththeitemsinato-dolist?A.Dividingthemintodifferentcategories.B.Limitingthemtooneortwowordseach.C.UsingvariouscolorsdistinguishthemD.Orderingthemaccordingtotheirimportance.34.Accordingtothepassagewhat’stheproblemwithPlantriptoJapan?A.Itignoresseveralnecessarytasks.BItmakessometaskslessinteresting.CItincludestoomanyindividualtasks.D.Itforcesotherpeopletofinishtasks.35.Whatis36.Wunderlistaccordingtothepassage?A.Asoftwareprogram.B.Afunshoppingsite.CA.computerbrand.D.Afinancialtool
TheEnglishlanguagewasfirstintroducedtotheAmericasbyBritishcolonizationbeginningin1607inJamestownVirginiA.SimilarlythelanguagespreadtonumerousotherpartsoftheworldasaresultofBritishtradeandcolonizationelsewhereandthespreadoftheformerBritishEmpirewhichby1921heldswayoverapopulationof470–570millionpeopleapproximatelyaquarteroftheworld'spopulationatthattimE.Overthepast400yearstheformofthelanguageusedintheAmericas—especiallyintheUnitedStates—andthatusedintheUnitedKingdomhavedivergedinafewminorwaysleadingtotheversionsnowoccasionallyreferredtoasAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Differencesbetweenthetwoincludepronunciationgrammarvocabularyspellingpunctuationidiomsandformattingofdatesandnumbers.A.smallnumberofwordshavecompletelydifferentmeaningsinthetwoversionsorareevenunknownornotusedinoneoftheversions.OneparticularcontributiontowardsformalizingthesedifferencescamefromNoahWebsterwhowrotethefirstAmericandictionarypublished1828withtheintentionofshowingthatpeopleintheUnitedStatesspokeadifferentdialectfromBritainmuchlikearegionalaccent.ItmaybethecasethatincreasedworldwidecommunicationthroughradiotelevisiontheInternetandglobalizationhasreducedthetendencytowardsregionalvariation.ThiscanresulteitherinsomevariationsbecomingextinctforinstancethewirelessbeingprogressivelysupersededbytheradioorintheacceptanceofwidevariationsasperfectlygoodEnglisheverywherE.ChiefamongothernativeEnglishdialectsareCanadianEnglishandAustralianEnglishwhichrankthirdandfourthinthenumberofnativespeakers.ForthemostpartCanadianEnglishwhilefeaturingnumerousBritishformsalongsidenativeCanadianismssharesvocabularyphonologyandsyntaxwithAmericanEnglishleadingmanytorecognizeNorthAmericanEnglishasanorganicgroupingofdialects.AustralianEnglishlikewisesharesmanyAmericanandBritishEnglishusagesalongsideplentifulfeaturesuniquetoAustraliaandretainsasignificantlyhigherdegreeofdistinctivenessfromboththelargervarietiesthandoesCanadianEnglish.SouthAfricanEnglishNewZealandEnglishandtheHiberno-EnglishofIrelandarealsodistinctiveandrankfifthsixthandseventhinthenumberofnativespeakers.59.WhichofthefollowingnativeEnglishdialectsranksfifthinthenumberofnativespeakers?A.CanadianEnglishB.SouthAfricanEnglishC.theHiberno-EnglishofIrelandD.AustralianEnglish60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhytheEnglishlanguagespreadtonumerouspartsoftheworld?A.BritishcolonizationB.thespreadoftheformerEnglishEmpireC.BritishtradearoundtheworldD.alargeBritishpopulation61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____A.AustralianEnglishhasdevelopedmorecharacteristicsofitsownthanCanadianEnglish.B.itisobviousthatsomevariationswillbecomeextinctduetoworldwidecommunication.C.everyonewillbespeakingperfectlygoodEnglishinthefuturE.D.almostaquarteroftheworld’spopulationspokeBritishEnglishin1921.62.Thispassageisintended__________________A.topersuadeustospeakperfectlygoodEnglishinthefuturE.B.todrawpeople’sattentiontotheextinctionofdifferentEnglishdialects.C.togivethereaderssomeusefulinformationonvariationoftheEnglishlanguagE.D.todoaresearchonhowtheEnglishlanguagehasinfluencedtheworlD.
Scientistshavediscoveredaspecialbiologicalbehaviorindolphins海豚thatcouldleadtoatreatmentforlate-onsetdiabetes晚发的糖尿病inhumans.Studiesondolphinsfoundthathealthydolphinsswitchintoadiabetic-likestateovernightwhentheyarenotfeedingbutreturntonormalwhentheyeatthefollowingmorning.Theextraordinaryfindinghasledscientiststosuggestthatdolphinshavegeneticswitchthatallowsthemtoimitatediabeteswhiletheyarenotfeedingforanightwithoutsufferinganyilleffect.Ifresearcherscanidentifyasimilargeneticpathwayinhumantheymaybeabletodevelopdrugstoeffectivelyswitchoffdiabetes.Some2.2millionpeopleinBritainhavetype2orlate-onsetdiabetesafigurethatisexpectedtoreach4millionby2025asaconsequenceofrisinglevelsofobesity肥胖.Thetissuesofpeoplewithtype2diabeteshavebecomeresistanttoinsulin胰岛素sotheylosetheabilitytocontrolsugarlevelsintheirblooD.Theconditioncandamagethehearteyeskidneys肾脏andnervesandcontributeto5%ofalldeathsaccordingtotheWorldHealthyOrganisation.DolphinsappeartoimitatediabetestokeephighlevelsofbloodsugarwhenfoodisrarE.Likehumansdolphinsneedsomesugarintheirbloodfortheirbrainstofunctionnormally.Venn-Watson’steamanalysed1000bloodsamples样本from52dolphinswhiletheydidn’teatanythingovernightandfedinthemorning.Atnighttimethedolphins’metabolism新陈代谢changedgreatlyandshowedsimilarcharacteristicstothatseeninpeoplewithtype2diabetes.ItisourhopethatthisdiscoverycanleadtonewwaystopreventtreatandmaybeevencurediabetesinhumanssaidStephanieVenn-WatsondirectorofclinicalresearchattheNationalMarineFoundationinSanDiego.72.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Humansgetsomeideaoftreatingdiabetesfromdolphins.B.Dolphinscanswitchintoadiabetic-likestateovernight.C.Humanscansufferthesamediseaseasdolphins.D.Dolphinsshouldbefedregularlytoavoiddiabetes.73.Thekeytoapplyingthefindingtocuringhumandiabetesliesin____________.A.producinginsulininalargeramountB.developingdrugsfromhealthydolphinsC.identifyingasimilargeneticpathwayinhumanD.analysingmorebloodsamplesfromhungrydolphins74.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Scientistshavefoundasimilargeneticswitchinhumans.B.MoreBritishpeoplewillsuffertype2diabetesduetoobesity.C.2.2millionpeoplewithtype2diabetesdieinBritaineveryyear.D.Dolphinsimitatediabetestoavoidahighbloodsugarlevel.75.WhatwillhappentodolphinsifnotfedforanightaccordingtoVenn-Watson?A.Theirmetabolismbreaksdown.B.Theybecomeresistanttoinsulin.C.TheirheartandkidneysaredamageD.D.Theykeephighlevelsofbloodsugar.
RabindranathTagore泰戈尔wasanIndianwriterandpoetwhowasthefirstnon-EuropeantowintheNobelPrizeinLiteraturein1913.Composedof326shortversesStrayBirds飞鸟集isacollectionofshortversestranslatedfromBengaliintoEnglishbythepoethimselfwhereTagorespiritualizesnatureintotheexperiencesofhumanexistencewhiledemonstratinghislovefornatureandsimplicitythroughpoeticwords.NowreadthefollowingversestakenfromStrayBirds1916andtrytoanswerthequestions.·Mandoesnotrevealhimselfinhishistoryhestrugglesupthroughit.verse52·Thecloudstoodhumbly谦逊的inacornerofthesky.TheMorningcrowneditwithsplendour光辉.verse100·Manisworsethanananimalwhenheisananimal.verse248·BeessiphoneyfromflowersandhumtheirthankswhentheyleavE.Thegaudybutterflyissurethattheflowersowethankstohim.verse127·Thestreamoftruthflowsthroughitschannelsofmistakes.verse243·LethimonlyseethethornswhohaseyestoseetherosE.verse230·Setbird’swingswithgoldanditwillneveragainsoarinthesky.verse231·MenarecruelbutManiskinD.verse219·LetmenotputmyselfwronglytomyworldandsetitagainstmE.verse206·Wrongcannotafforddefeatbutrightcan.verse68[·Igivemywholewaterinjoysingsthewaterfall.thoughlittleofitisenoughforthethirsty.verse69·Thewoodcutter’saxe斧头beggedforitshandlefromthetreE.Thetreegaveit.verse71·ThanktheflameforitslightbutdonotforgetthelampholderstandingintheshadewithconstancyofpatiencE.verse6467.Whichoftheversessingpraiseforthosewhoarereadytosacrifice奉献themselveswithoutaskinganythinginreturn?A.verse248&69B.verse71&100C.verse69&71D.verse100&5268.Whichoftheversemakesstrongcomparisonandcontrastbetweentwooppositetypesofpersons?A.verse68B.verse248C.verse127D.verse24369.WhichoftheverseshassimilarmeaningtothesayingAllisnotgoldthatglitters闪光;butgoldwillglitterforever.?A.verse100B.verse69C.verse230D.verse20670.Whichoftheversesmightbemostsuitablesaidtoparentstellingthemnottospoiltheirchildrenwithwealth?A.verse231B.verse71C.verse127D.verse100
Archaeologists考古学家studyingStonehengeanditssurroundingareasaythey'veduguptherelicsofanuntouchedancientcampsitethatdatesbackto6000years--afindthatcouldrewriteBritishprehistory.ThisisthemostimportantdiscoveryatStonehengeinover60yearsProfessorTimDarvillaBournemouthUniversityarchaeologistandaStonehengeexpertwhodidnottakepartinthenewdiscoverytoldtheTelegraph.AndashetoldTheHuffingtonPostinanemailthediscoverychangesearliertheoriesthatStonehengewasbuiltinalandscapethatwasnotheavilyusedbeforeabout3000B.C.ThediscoverywasmadeduringadigatBlickMeadasiteabout1.5milesfromStonehengE.Researchersfoundcharcoal木炭datingbackto4000B.C.andevidenceofpossiblebuildingsaccordingtoastatementreleasedbytheuniversity.Theyalsodugupburntstoneandtoolsaswellastheremainsofanimals--ancientcattlethatservedasfoodforancienthunter-gatherers.Theresearchersplanfurtheranalysisontheartificialobjectsbutsaythey'reworriedthetunnelconstruction隧道建设coulddamagethesiteandgetinthewayoftheirwork.BlickMeadcouldexplainwhatarchaeologistshavebeensearchingforcenturies--ananswertothestoryofStonehenge’spastDavidJacquestheUniversityofBuckinghamarchaeologistwhodiscoveredthecampsitetoldTheGuardian.ButouronlychancetofindoutabouttheearliestpartofBritain’shistorycouldberuinedifthetunnelgoesaheaD.StonehengeaprehistoricmonumentmadeupofaringofstandingstoneslieseightmilesnorthofSalisburyEnglandinWiltshirE.IthasbeenlistedasaWorldHeritageSitesince1986.62.Themainpurposeofthepassageis_________A.tointroducearecentdiscoveryofancientrelicsB.tocallonpeopletoprotecttheancientrelicsC.towarntheresearchersnottodofurtheranalysisD.toattractmoretouriststovisitStonehenge63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.theresearchersexpresstheirconcernthattherelicsmightberuinedB.theancientcampsitehasbeendestroyedbytheconstructionworkersC.archaeologistsarerepairingartificialobjectsfoundedintherelicsiteD.thetunnelconstructionrewritestheearliestpartofBritain’shistory64.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwereadthispassage?A.Travel.B.Business.C.LifestylE.D.CulturE.65.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.StonehengeIsInDangerofBeingDestroyedBecauseOftheFinD.B.NewStonehengeDiscoveryDescribedAsMostImportantIn60years.C.A.NewTunnelIsBeingConstructedUnderStonehengE.D.StonehengeHasBeenListedasaWorldHeritageSiteSince1986.
Musicdiedherelastspringorratheritwaskilledbymembersoftheschoolcommitteewhoignoredtheimportanceofmusicaspartofthehigh-schoolcurriculum.Thecommitteedecidedthatteachingstudentshowtotakeatestismoreimportantthanacurriculuminwhichstudentscanexploretheirinterestsintheartsaswellasacademics.Becausetheschoolsystemisrunningoutoffunding资金itneedstomakesurethatstudentspassthetestorevenmoremoneywillbelost.Ifstudentsfailthestatetestitisnotthefaultofmusicclasses—theyarefailingbecausetheacademicclassesarenotadequatE.ItispainfultothinkofhowmanystudentswillbediscouragedfromsingingactingandplayinginstrumentsbecauseschoolprogramsarenolongeroffereD.Manyfamiliescannotaffordprivatemusiclessonsandmanypotentialmusiciansmaynotfindtheircallingiftheyarenotexposedtoitinschool.Thefactthattheschoolcommitteethinkstheartsarenotworththeinvestment投资willcertainlymakesomestudentsbelievetheartsarenotworththeirtimeorsupportandthecyclewillcontinuE.Teachingforatestdoesnotshapestudentsintocompletewell-roundedpeoplE.Itblocksthenaturalsensetocreateandexpressfeelingsthroughart—thereismoretolifethantheanalytical善于分析的thinkingthatmathandEnglishprovidE.Whathappensafteratest?Sureastudentmightgraduatebuttheywillhavelimitedknowledge—certainlynotagoodpreparationfortherealworlD.64.Musicisnotincludedinthehighschoolcurriculummainlybecause.A.theschoolcommitteepaysnoattentiontoitB.thestudentsarenotinterestedinitC.theschoolisafraidoflosingfinancialsupportD.thestatetestismoreimportant65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thenumberoftheclassesdeterminesstudents’performanceinthetest.B.Theschoolcommitteecompletelyinfluencesstudents’attitudetowardsart.C.Studentscanbemusiciansonlyiftheycanaffordprivatemusiclessons.D.Quiteafewstudentsarediscouragedfromlearningmusicatschool.66.Wecanlearnthatmusicandartcan.A.makestudentsround-shapedpeopleinfutureB.motivatestudentsincreativityandexpressionC.providestudentswithanalyticalthinkingD.preventstudentsgraduationfromhighschool67.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.A.Whoonearthkilledmusic?B.Cancurriculumgowithoutmusic?C.Canweignoretheimportanceofmusic?D.Howtopreparefortherealworld?
SixyearsagoalleyeswereonBeijing.Theexcitementofthe2008Olympicswasincreasingdaybyday.ThensomethinghappenedtheearthquakE.OureyesturnedquicklyfromBeijingtowardsSichuan.Dayafterdaywewatchedtheterriblepicturesontelevision.Theywentdeepintoourhearts.Butourspiritswerealsoliftedaswesawsomanyordinarypeoplebecomeheroes.Manypeopleriskedtheirownlivestosavethelivesofothers.Soonpeoplefromalloverthecountryweretryingtohelp.SometravelledtoSichuantojointherescueeffort;otherssentfoodwaterandclothes.Anditseemedasifeveryonewasdiggingdeepintotheirpocketstodonatemoney.TheSichuanearthquakewasaterriblethingbutitdidteachussomevaluablelessons.Fistittaughtustheimportanceofhelpingothers.WithouteveryonejoiningtogetherthesituationswouldhavebeenmuchworsE.Italsotaughtustoappreciateourfriendsandfamily.Werealizedthatthepeoplewelovesomuchcouldbetakenfromusveryquickly.WealsolearnedtorespectthepowerofnaturE.Theearthisourhomebutitcansometimesbeadangerousplacetolivein.EarthquakestsunamisfloodsanddroughtscanhappenatanytimE.Wecan’tdoanythingaboutthatbutwedohavethepowertoshowourrespectfornaturebynotcausingpollution.Thatmaybethemostvaluablelessonofall.根据短文内容从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案共4小题每小题2分满分8分34.WhichofthefollowingstatementsifTUREaccordingtothispassage?A.TheearthquakeinSichuanhappenedafterthe2008BeijingOlympics.B.TheearthquakeinSichuanhappenedbeforethe2008BeijingOlympics.C.TheearthquakeinSichuanhappenedduringthe2008BeijingOlympics.D.The2008BeijingOlympicswasputoffbecauseoftheearthquakeinSichuan.35.Whichdidnothappenaftertheearthquake?A.Manyordinarypeoplebecameheroes.B.Manypeopleriskedtheirownlivestosavethelivesofothers.C.ManypeopletravelledtoBeijingtotakepartinthe2008Olympics.D.ManypeopledonatedmoneytohelpthepeopleofSichuan36.HowmanylessonscouldwelearnfromtheSichuanearthquakefromthepassage?A.Two.B.Four.C.ThreE.D.FivE.37.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.TheearthquakeandtheOlympicsB.ThelessonsofSichuanearthquakeC.TheSichuanearthquakeD.Thespiritoftheearthquake
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