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Britishmenareencouragedtocry.TherearecertainthingsBritishmenliketobelieveaboutthemselves.ThefirstisthatonedaytheywillagainwintheWorldCup.Theyalsobelievetheydonotcry.OverthecenturiesBritonsarebelievedtohaveastiffupperlip.Butisthistrue?Yesitis.A.recentstudyarrangedbyKleenexonhowtheBritishexpresstheiremotionsrevealsthat95percentofthemstillcontaintheiremotions.Moreoverwhile72percentthinkthisisunhealthy19percentcan'trememberthelasttimetheyletitout.AsaresultKleenexislaunchingtheLetItOutcampaignthatencouragesBritstograbatissueandhaveagoodcry.ThesedayshoweverthemaleBriton'sattitudetowardcryingischanging.Thoughthemajoritystillstrugglestoopenupemotionallya2004studybyOxford'sSocialIssuesResearchCenterfoundthat77percentofBritishmenconsideredcryinginpublicincreasinglyacceptablE.HalfofLondonmalesadmittedcryinginfrontoftheirmothers.Scotsmenaretheleastemotionalalthoughtheyarethemostlikelytocryatweddings.PeterMarshdirectorofthecentersaid:Cryingcannowindicatesensitivityratherthanweakness.LikewithDavidBeckhamcryingbecauseyou'redroppingoffyourboyatnurseryisn'tseenasweak.WinstonChurchillwassaidtobeafrequentcriersheddingtearsatseeingasurvivorinanairraidshelterandwhenhesawhiswifeafteralongabsencE.Psychologistssaythatwhilesocietyhasacceptedthatmencancrytherearelimits.RonaldBraceyaconsultingpsychologistsaid:Ifamanbegantocrywhenhewashavingstitches缝针inhospitalhewouldbeconsideredasacowarD.Menstillneedtobeseenasstrongwhenitcomestophysicalpain.67.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydealwith?A.ImpressionofBritishmen.B.Britishmen'sdreamoftheWorldCup.C.Adviceonhowtocontrolemotions.D.DifferentattitudesBritishmenhavetowardscrying.68.WhichofthefollowingconcerningtheBritishmenisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theyaresupposedtoeasilycontrolemotionsoverthecenturies.B.TheyareconfidentthattheywillagaingetsuccessfulintheWorldCup.C.About50%ofBritonsadmittedcryingbeforetheirmothers.D.NowadaysthemaleBriton'sattitudetowardcryingischanging.69.Thewordcontaininparagraph3means______.A.storeB.holdbackC.includeD.stirup70.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheBritishmen'scrying?A.Theyshouldcryifhurt.B.Theyshouldkeepfirmnottocrytoshowtheyarenotwimps.C.Theyshouldbebraveinfaceofphysicalpainandcryifnecessarywhenfacingotherproblems.D.Theyshouldletitoutwhateverproblemstheymeetwith.
Scholarsandresearchershavetriedtodiscoverwhatpersonalitycharacteristicsgoalongwithsuccessininterculturalexperiences.TheirfindingshaveoftenbeenunclearorincompletE.Butthreecharacteristicsstandoutintheirreports:patienceasenseofhumorandtheawarenessofbeingunclear.Patienceofcourseistheabilitytokeepcalmevenwhenthingsdonotgoasonewantsthemtoorhopestheywillorhasevenbeensuretheywill.Impatiencesometimesbringsimprovementsinrelationswithotherpeoplebutusuallyitdoesnot.A.personwithasenseofhumorislesslikelytotakethingstooseriouslyandmorereadytoseethehumorinherownreactionsthanisahumorlessperson.Thevalueofasenseofhumorreallyneedstobepaidmoreattentionto.Theawarenessofbeingunclearisamoredifficultconceptthanpatienceorasenseofhumor.Foreignersoftenfindthemselvesinsituationsthatareuncleartothenewcomers.Thatistheydonotknowwhatishappeninginthesituation.Perhapstheydonotunderstandthelocallanguagewellenoughortheydonotknowhowsomesystemororganizationworksortheycan’tbesureofdifferentpeople’srolesinwhatisgoingon.It’slikeIjustgotherefromthemoonaChinesegraduatestudentwhonewlyarrivedintheUnitedStatessaidthingsarejustsodifferentherE.56.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.thatit’snoteasytotravelabroadB.thathumorisveryimportantincommunicationC.ofthreemainwaysusefulforcommunicatingwithforeignersD.ofsomecharacteristicsindealingwithforeigners57.Accordingtothepassagewhatcharacteristicshouldbemostfocusedon?A.TheawarenessofbeingunclearB.PatienceC.ThesenseofhumorD.Understandingeachother.58.Theawarenessofbeingunclearrefersto.A.knowingthemeaningofanexactsituationB.beingawareoftheunclearsituationC.realizingthepossiblemisunderstandinginasituationD.notstatingclearlywhathappens59.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?A.Oneneedsmanycharacteristicstoliveinanothercountry.B.Americansareusedtothecultureofothercountries.C.Itisnecessarytolearnthelanguagebeforeyougotothecountry.D.ToliveinaforeignlandoneshouldgetfullyprepareD.
NationalparksintheUKareawondertoseerunbytheNationalTrustanon-profitcharitywhichmaintainsGreatBritain'shistoricalandnaturallandscapes.Britain'sparkAuthorityhasmadeplanningrestrictionstoprotectthesewildernessareasinhousingandcommercialactivities.MainlandEnglandandWaleshavethelargestnumberofprotectedparks.Thefirstestablishedareawasthel438kilometerPeakDistrict.ThefirstnationalparkliesinnorthernandcentralEnglanD.ThePeakDistrictwithvastbeautyisthoughttobetheworld'smostvisitednationalparkafterJapan'sMountFuji.InthenorthwestareaofWalesliesSnowdoniaNationalPark.Thisattractivemysteriousancientlandscapeishometosteepmountains.WalkingtrailstoMountSnowdonisonlyoneofseveralexcitingactivitiesforhikers.NationalparksintheUKcanalsoboastofhavingBritain'slargestprotectedwetlandTheBroadjustoutsidethevillageofHoming.Anidealspotforfamiliesthis200-mileareacombineswaterwayswithaninterestingintersection交叉ofwindmillscastlesandanancientNormalchurch.Spreadingacross885milesoftrulyimpressiverockylandisLakeDistrictNationalPark.England'slargestparkattractionisspreadbetweenEdinburghtothenorthandManchestertothesouth.Althoughthelanditselfseemswildalmost40000peoplelivewithinthepark.Withinthisdistrict'svastborderswecanfindover6000archaeological考古的sitesandmonumentsdatingbacktoprehistory.TheUnitedKingdomhastakengreatcaretopreserveitswildernessareasforthefuturegenerationsandalltheparksareadventureswaitingtoDefoundwhichcanbeenjoyedbybothnativesandvisitors.【小题1】.WhoisinchargeoftheNationalparksintheUK?nomorethan3words【小题2】Accordingtothepassagewhichisthoughttobetheworld'smostvisitednationalpark?nomorethan5words【小题3】.Ifyouwanttoseeancientmonumentswherewouldyougo?nomorethan4words【小题4】ForwhomarethewildareaspreservedintheUK?nomorethan4words【小题5】What'sthetextmainlyabout?nomorethan6words
TypeafewwordsintoGoogle’Ssearchbarandyou’llseefourpredictivesuggestionsappearinthespacejustbelow.It’sabitoftechnologydevelopedwiththeintentiontohelpusersgetfasterandbettersearchresults.Whatitwasn’tintendedtodowasmakeGoogleapoet.Butithas——andquiteagoodoneatthat.IfyouweretotypewhatdoesitintothesearchboxGooglemighthavesuggestedthefollowingquestionsbasedonprevioussearchactivitiesbyreal—lifeGoogleusersWhatdoesitmeanWhatdoesitmeanwhenyoureyetwitchesWhatdoesitmeanwhenyourpooisgreenWhatdoesitfeelliketodieReadthelinesaloudandtherandomness随机性ofthefourphrasessuddenlyfadesawayreplacedbysomethinginternational一soundinglikewellpoetry.SampsaNuotioaformertechenterpriserlivinginFinlandranintothebeautyofmachine—producedpoeticslastyear.Hehadbeenmid—Googlequestioningwhenthephonerangleaving‘‘AmI....’’sittingthereinthesearchboxasheansweredthephone.Whenhereturnedtothescreenreadytocompletethesearchthemachinehadcreatedthefollowingpoem—liketextAmIanalcoholicAmIfittodriveAmIallergictodogstellmeAndrewamI.ItwaslikeareallybadandfunnypoemNuotiosays.Immediatelyhewantedmore.The37-year-oldmantesteddifferentlinesdiscoveredmorepoemsandeventuallycollectedhisfavoritesonFacebookwheretheyweremetwithenthusiasm.Whatbeganasanamusingdiversion-availableonlyinFinnish-hasnowexpandedintoaworldofpoetryin12differentlanguagescompletewithfast—growingFacebookandTwitteraccountsthatpromotethebestofusers’submissions.Peopleseem.toenjoythethoughtofGoogleasapoet-asiftherewasanartificialintelligencewithfeelings-producingtheseself-deprecating自贬的poemshesayscomparingtheautopoettoanemorobot’’.60.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph1refersto＿＿.A.technologyB.GooglE.C.apoetD.auser61.Googlesuggestedthe4questionsbeginningwith‘‘Whatdoesit...’’because＿＿.A.GoogleknewwhatyouneededB.youtypedthemintothesearchboxC.GooglewantedtoproducepoeticlinesD.otherGoogleusershadaskedthosequestions62.HowdidSampsaNuotiofindthebeautyofmachine—producedpoetics?A.Withefforts.B.Quitebychance.C.Bymeansoftech.D.Bymakingacall.63.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellreaders?A.Googlecanhelptoproducepoems.B.There’sanartificialintelligencewithfeelings.C.PoemsproducedbyGooglearebadandfunny.D.SomesearchresultsGoogleprovidesarepoem—like.
WinterisaveryspecialtimeinNorthernNorway.WinteralsomeansskiingandNarvikcanoffersomeofthebestskiinginNorway.TheviewandlightchangefrequentlyandnotwodaysarethesamE.FormanypeoplethenorthernlightsareanunforgettablesightandinNarviktheskyisespeciallyclearandgreatforwatchingatnight.ThetouristseasonlastsfromFebruarytoAprilalthoughMaycanbefascinatingtoooftenwithfantasticdrysnowandanunbelievablelightlastingwellintotheevening.SkihireItispossibleforadultsandchildrentohireskiingequipmentsuchassnowboards.Allequipmentispreparedforus.IfyouwouldliketobookyourequipmentpleaseemailNarvikfjellet.Cross-countryskiingThereare12kilometersofcrosscountryskiruninNarvik.Youneedtobringyourownskisasthereisnocross-countryhirE.HoweverequipmentcanbeboughtatlocalsportsshopsinandaroundNarvik.Off-pisteskiing非场地滑雪InordertoexploreNarvik’soff-pisteopportunitiesyouneedtoknowthedangerswhenchoosingroutes.Itissuggestedthatyoubringnecessaryequipmentsuchasashovel雪铲andaGPSlocator.AskNarvikfjelletforanexperiencedguidE.WithaguideyoucanexploreNarvik’sspecialoff-pisteareasinasafemanner.Sometimesitisnicetodosomethingdifferentandnoteverybodyenjoysskiing.Thenyoucangohorse-ridingorvisitthelocalmuseums.Priceexamplesforthe2013--2014seasonTimeChildren8-15yearsoldAdults1dayNOK230NOK3253daysNOK590NOK8355daysNOK815NOK11707daysNOK970NOK1375Children0-7yearscanenjoytheserviceforfree【小题1】.InNorthernNorwaythetouristseasonmaylast______.A.onemonthB.twomonthsC.threemonthsD.fourmonths【小题2】.Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A.NarvikislocatedinthesouthofNorway.B.YouareprovidedwithskiingequipmentforfreE.C.Narvikisonlyopentoadultsandchildrenovereight.D.YoucanbookskiingequipmentthroughtheInternet.【小题3】.Whenyougooff-pisteskiingthefollowingareamustEXCEPT______.A.ashovelB.ahorseC.aguideD.aGPSlocator【小题4】.IfMr.andMrs.SmithstayinNarvikwiththeirsix-year-olddaughterforthreedaysin2013theyshouldpay______.A.NOK1160B.NOK1425C.NOK1670D.NOK2260【小题5】.Youaremostlikelytofindthistextina______.A.TravelGuideB.BookReviewC.MedicalReportD.ScienceTextbook
Tourismhasthepowertobringjobsandeconomicdevelopmenttopopulardestination目的地buthowshouldtravelersdecidewheretospendtheirmoney?Aresomecountriesmoredeservingofvisitors’dollarsthanothers?That’ttheideabehindthe10-destinationlistputtogetherbySanFrancisco-basednon-profitEthical有道德的Travelerwhichsince2006haspublishedanannualguidetotheWorld’sBestEthicalDestinationsinthedevelopingworlD.InsteadofpublishingcountriesfordoingbadthingssaidJeffGreenwaldexecutivedirectorofEthicalTravelerwe’retryingtoofferafavorrewardingcountriesinthedevelopingworldthatarereallytryingtodotherightthing.Sowhichcountriesarethemostethical?For2013thewinnersareBarbadosCapeVerdeCostaRicaGhanaLatviaLithuaniaMauritiusPalauSamoaandUruguay.Those10countriesscoredhighestinthreemainareas:socialwelfareenvironmentalprotectionandhumanrights.Greenwaldexplainedthatcountriesmusthaveagoodtourisminfrastructure基础建设tomakethelistbutthenon-profitEthicalTraveleralsousesthelisttopromote提倡someunder-visitedplacesthatcanbearolemodelforothercountriesintheirregion.ForexampleLatviaearnedhighmarksforimprovingitsenvironmentaleffortsandstronghumanrightsrecordandthecountry’sparksandnaturereservesmakeforagreatoff-the-beaten-pathecotourismtrip.Inadditiontojustvisitingthesecountriestravelersshouldaimtospendtheirmoneyinlocally-ownedbusinessGreenwaldsaidtoensuretheirfinancialsupportstaysinthecountrythey’revisiting.Howeverthatrequiresawell-manegedtourisminfrastructurE.Whileonecouldarguethosepoorplacesneedthemoneyevenmoretourismcanputpressureoncountriesthatfacesuchchallenges.EricaAvramiresearchandeducationdirectorattheWorldMonumentsFundWMFsaidthatalistofethicaldestinationsisawonderfulideatheideaofbeingethicalgoesbothways.There’salsoacertainresponsibilityonthepartofthetravelertomakesuretheirownfootprintisasminimalaspossibleshesaiD.72.Thepassagemainlyaimsto_______.A.promoteethicaldestinationsB.encourageecotourismtripsC.speedupthedevelopmentoftourismD.discusswhichcountriesareethicaldestinations73.AccordingtothefifthparagraphLatviacanmakethelistpartiallyforits_______.A.goodtourisminfrastructureB.regularecotourismtripC.stronghumanrightsrecordD.goodsocialwelfares74.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Tourismfailstohelpdeveloplocaleconomyandprovidejobs.B.Allthedestinationsshouldequallysharethemoneyspentbyvisitors.C.EthicalTravelerpunishesthedevelopingcountriesfordoingwrongthings.D.EthicalTravelerrewardsthedevelopingcountriesfordoingtherightthing.75.IntheeyesofEricaAvrami_______.A.beingethicalisnotactuallyawonderfulideaB.beingethicaldependsonbothtravelersanddestinationsC.travelersareadvisedtotravelasfaraspossibleD.travelersshouldleaveasmuchfootprintaspossible
TheJanuaryfashionshowcalledFutureFashionexemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascomE.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledgetheshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttimE.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoincludeorganicfabricsintheirlines.Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahnacofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstatewhichusesall-organiccottonsayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofinD.Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefindingtherearen’tcomparablematerialsthatcanjustreplacewhatyou’redoingandwhatyourcustomersareusedtohesays.Forexampleorganiccottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableoncewovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsyntheticslikestretchnylonstillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents等同物.Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&AgentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurswhoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainablE.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesignersupfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwillbuytransitionalcottonathigherpricesthushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakeysustainablematerial.Main-streamisabouttooccursaysHahn.SomeanalystsarelesssurE.Amongconsumersonly18%areevenawarethateco-fashionexistsupfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormillaafashionwriterisanexampleoftheunconvertedconsumer.WhenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothessherepliedNotthatI’mawareof.Likemostconsumersshefindslittletimetoshopandwhenshedoesshe’sonthehuntforcutestuffthatisn’ttooexpensivE.Byherownadmissiongreenjustisn’tyetonherminD.Butthankstothecombinedeffortsofdesignersretailersandsuppliers—onedayitwillbE.【小题1】WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?A.Itinspiredleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.B.Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.C.ItservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbeorganizeD.D.ItconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemadedurablE.【小题2】AccordingtoScottHahnonebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicisthat________.A.muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainablematerialsB.theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganicmaterialsC.customershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organicmaterialsD.qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadilyavailable【小题3】WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreenfashion________.A.canattendvarioustradeshowsforfreeB.arereadilyrecognizedbythefashionworldC.canbuyorganiccottonatfavorablepricesD.aregainingmoreandmoresupport【小题4】WhatisNatalieHormilla’sattitudetowardeco-fashion?A.Shedoesn’tseemtocareaboutit.B.Shedoesn’tthinkitissustainablE.C.SheisdoubtfulofitspracticalvaluE.D.Sheisopposedtotheideaverymuch.【小题5】Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenfashion?A.Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.B.IthasaverypromisingfuturE.C.Consumershavethefinalsay.D.ItwillappealmoretoyoungpeoplE.
Whenyoupracticereadingwithpassagesshorterthanbooklengthdonottrytotakeineachwordseparatelyoneaftertheother.ItismuchmoredifficulttograspthebroadthemeofthepassagethiswayandyouwillalsogetthestuckonindividualwordswhichmaynotbeabsolutelyessentialtoageneralunderstandingofthepassagE.Itisagoodideatoskimthroughthepassageveryquicklyfirsttogetthegeneralideaofeachparagraph.TitlesparagraphheadingsandemphasizedwordscanbeagreathelpingettingthisskeletonoutlineofthepassagE.Itissurprisinghowmanypeopledonotreadtitlesintroductionsorparagraphheadings.Canyouwithoutlookingbackrememberthetitleofthispassageandtheheadingofthisparagraph?Mostparagraphsofapassageorchapterhavea'topicsentence'whichexpressesthecentralideA.TheremainingsentencesexpandorsupportthatideA.Ithasbeenestimatedthatbetween50%and90%ofallexpositive说明的paragraphsinEnglishhavethetopicsentencefirst.AlwayspayspecialattentiontothefirstsentenceofaparagraphitismostlikelytogiveyouthemainideA.Sometimesthoughthefirstsentenceintheparagraphdoesnothavethefeelof'mainidea'sentencE.Itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationtojustifyaparagraph.Thenextmostlikelyplacetolookforthetopicsentenceisthelastsentenceoftheparagraph.Rememberthattheopeningandclosingparagraphsofapassageorchapterareparticularlyimportant.Theopeningparagraphsuggeststhegeneraldirectionandcontentofthepiecewhiletheclosingparagraphoftensummarizestheveryessence精髓.【小题1】Itisagoodideatoskimthroughapassagequicklyfirst____________.A.atabout315w.p.m.wordsperminuteB.togetthegeneralideaofeachparagraphC.sothatyoucantakeineachworkseparatelyD.tomakesureyougettotheendatleastonce【小题2】ThetopicsentenceofanexpositoryparagraphinEnglish_____________.A.usuallycomesinthemiddleB.ismostlikelytobefoundattheendC.ismostoftenatthebeginningD.isusuallyleftoutinexpositorywriting【小题3】MostexpositoryparagraphsinEnglishhaveaclearlydefinedtopicsentencE.Insuchparagraphsthetopicsentencecomesfirst_____________.A.inabout5%ofcasesB.inabout80%ofcasesC.inabout20%casesD.veryrarely【小题4】Sometimesweknowthefirstsentenceisnotthetopicsentencebecause____________.A.itdoesnotseemtogiveusenoughnewinformationB.itisnotlongenoughC.itdoesnotcomeatthebeginningD.itdoesnotmakeacompletesentence【小题5】Theclosingparagraphofapieceofwriting____________.A.isnotreallyveryimportantB.isoftenunnecessaryrepetitionC.oftencomesattheendD.oftensummarizestheessenceofthepassage
Itiseasyforustotellourfriendsfromourenemies.Butcanotheranimalsdothesame?Elephantscan!Theycanusetheirsenseofvisionandsmelltotellthedifferencebetweenpeoplewhoposeathreatandthosewhodonot.InKenyaresearchershavefoundthatelephantsreactdifferentlytoclothingwornbymenoftheMaasaiandKambaethnicgroups.YoungMaasaimenspearanimalsandthusposeathreattoelephants;Kambamenaremainlyfarmersandarenotadangertoelephants.InanexperimentconductedbyanimalscientistselephantswerefirstpresentedwithcleanclothingorclothingthathadbeenwornforfivedaysbyeitheraMaasaioraKambaman.WhentheelephantsdetectedthesmellofclothingwornbyaMaasaimantheymovedawayfromthesmellfasterandtooklongertorelaxthanwhentheydetectedthesmellsofeitherclothingwornbyKambamenorclothingthathadnotbeenwornatall.Garmentcoloralsoplaysarolethoughinadifferentway.InthesamestudywhentheelephantssawredclothingnotwornbeforetheyreactedangrilyasredistypicallywornbyMaasaimen.Ratherthanrunningawayastheydidwiththesmelltheelephantsactedaggressivelytowardtheredclothing.Theresearchersbelievethattheelephants'emotionalreactionsareduetotheirdifferentinterpretationsofthesmellsandthesights.SmellingapotentialdangermeansthatathreatisnearbyandthebestthingtodoisrunawayandhidE.Seeingapotentialthreatwithoutitssmellmeansthatriskislow.ThereforeinsteadofshowingfearandrunningawaytheelephantsexpresstheirangerandbecomeaggressivE.59.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Maasaipeopleareathreattoelephants.B.Kambapeopleraiseelephantsforfarming.C.BothKambaandMaasaipeopleareelephanthunters.D.BothKambaandMaasaipeopletraditionallywearredclothing.60.Howdidtheelephantsreacttosmellinthestudy?A.Theyattackedamanwiththesmellofnewclothing.B.Theyneededtimetorelaxwhensmellingsomethingunfamiliar.C.TheybecameanxiouswhentheysmelledKamba-scentedclothing.D.Theywerefrightenedandranawaywhentheysmelledtheirenemies.61.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Elephantsattackpeoplewhowearredclothing.B.Elephantsusesightandsmelltodetectdanger.C.Scientistsarenowabletocontrolelephants'emotions.D.SomeKenyantribesunderstandelephants'emotionsverywell.62.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheelephant'sbehaviorfromthispassage?A.Elephantslearnfromtheirexperiences.B.Elephantshavesharpersenseofsmellthansight.C.Elephantsaremoreintelligentthanotheranimals.D.Elephantstendtoattackratherthanescapewhenindanger.
2008sadlysawtheworstearthquakeinChinainover30years.TheGreatSichuanEarthquakewas8ontheRichterscaleandkilledaround70000peopleinMaynottomentionthetensofthousandswhowereinjuredorwentmissing.On26thJanuary2009thebiggestearthquakeinIndiatookthelivesof25000peoplE.InthemorningwheneverybodywasenjoyingholidaytheearthquakebeganItwasabout7.5ontheRichterscalE.ThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorE.Everythinghasbeenpulleddown.saidoneofthevillagersalivE.Thereisnowaternofoodandnoonehascometohelp.NobodydiedinPakistanacountrynexttoIndiA.TheCityofLahorewaslucky.InLahoreAmericanSchoolwhereIwasstudyingallofthestudentsweresafE.Theywereinthefieldsomostchildrendidn'tfeelanything.Theearthquakewasfeltbytheteachersthatwereonthesecondfloor.HoweverthoughMrsYoungwasalsoonthesecondfloorshedidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tknowwhathappeneduntilateachertoldheraboutit.Thoseteacherswhowereontheotherfloorshaddifferentfeelings.MrEmondthemathsteacherfromAustraliasaidthatwhentheearthquakestartedhethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithhimbutthenanotherteachersaidthatitwasanearthquakE.AfterthosewordsMrEmondfeltbetter.MrsDavisandMrFrostdidn'tfeelanythingeither.Mymotherdidn'tfeelanything.Shedidn'tevenknowthatitwasanearthquaketillshesawashakinglight.Mydadsawthecomputershakingandthenhelookedoutofthewindowandsawmanypeoplegoingout.60.PeopleuseRichterscaletotell________A.wheretheearthquaketakesplaceB.whentheearthquaketakesplaceC.howserioustheearthquakeisD.howlongtheearthquakelasts61.TherecentbiggestearthquakebothinChinaandIndiakilledaround___peoplE.A.25000B.45000C.70000D.9500062.FromthesentenceThereisnothingleftbetweentheskyandtheearthanymorewelearnthat________.A.theearthquakeinIndiawasseriousB.theIndianhadnothingaftertheearthquakeC.thereisnotallbuildinginIndiaD.Indiaisalargecountry63.AccordingtothepassagetheCityofLahoreisin_______.A.IndiaB.PakistanC.AmericaD.China
NursingatBethIsraelHospitalproducesthebestpatientcarE.IfwearetosolvethenursingshortagE.hospitaladministrationanddoctorseverywherewoulddowelltofollowBethIsrael'sexample.AtBethIsraeleachpatientisassignedtoaprimarynursewhovisitsatlengthwiththepatientandconstructsafull-scalehealthaccountthatcoverseverythingfromhismedicalhistorytohisemotionalstatE.Thenshewritesacareplancenteredonthepatient'sillnessbutwhichalsoincludeseverythingelsethatisnecessary.Theprimarynursestayswiththepatientthroughhishospitalization.keepingtrackwithhisprogressandseekingfurtheradvicefromhisdoctor.IfapatientatBethIsraelisnotrespondingtotreatment.itisnotuncommonforhisnursetoproposeanotherapproachtohisdoctor.WhatthedoctoratBethIsraelhasintheprimarynurseisatruecolleaguE.NursingatBethIsraelalsoinvolvesadecentralized分散的nursingadministration;everyunitisaself-containedorganization.Therearenurse-managersinsteadofheadnurses;inadditiontotheirmedicaldutiestheydoalltheirownhiringanddismissingemployeeadvisingandtheymakesalaryrecommendations.Eachunit'snursesdecideamongthemselveswhowillworkwhatshiftsandwhen.BethIsrael'snurse-in-chiefranksasanequalwithothervicepresidentsofthehospital.SheisalsoamemberoftheMedicalExecutiveCommitteE.whichinmosthospitalsincludesonlydoctors.【小题1】WhichofthefollowingbestcharacterizesthemainfeatureofthenursingsystematBethIsraelHospital?A.ThedoctorgetsmoreactiveprofessionalsupportfromtheprimarynursE.B.Eachpatientistakencareofbyaprimarynursedayandnight.C.Theprimarynursewritescareplansforeverypatient.D.Theprimarynursekeepsrecordsofthepatient'shealthconditionseveryday.【小题2】Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.A.comparedwithotherhospitalsnursesatBethIsraelHospitalaremorepatientB.inmosthospitalspatientcareisinadequatefromtheprofessionalpointofviewC.inmosthospitalnursesgetlowsalariesD.comparedwithotherhospitalsnurseshavetoworklongerhoursatBethIsraelHospital【小题3】A.primarynursecanproposeadifferentapproachoftreatmentwhenA.thepresentoneisrefusedbythepatientB.thepatientcomplainsaboutthepresentoneC.thepresentoneprovestobeineffectiveD.thepatientisfoundunwillingtocooperate【小题4】Themaindifferencebetweenanurse-managerandaheadnurseisthattheformerA.isamemberoftheMedicalExecutiveCommitteeofthehospitalB.hastoarrangetheworkshiftsoftheunit'snursesC.canmakedecisionsconcerningthemedicaltreatmentofapatientD.hasfullresponsibilityintheadministrationoftheunit'snurses【小题5】Theauthor'sattitudetowardsthenursesystematBethIsraelHospitalis___A.negativeB.neutralC.criticalD.positive
ThedecisionoftheThirdPlenumofthe18thCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinatoallowamarriedcoupletohavetwochildrenifoneofthecoupleisanoldchildisindeedwelcomenewstothemanyyoungcoupleswhowanttohavemorethanonechilD.Whatisevenmoremeaningfulisthestatementinthedecisionthatthefamilyplanningpolicywillbegraduallyadjustedtopromotedemographic人口developmentonabalancedandlong-termbasis.SuchflexibilityisnecessarygiventhefactthatChinahasthelargestpopulationintheworldandoneofthemajorenginesfortheglobaleconomy.Peoplearenowpredictingfurtherlooseningasahigherbirthrateisneededtooffsetthetoolowbirthrateofthepastandtherapidagingofsocietywhichareputtingpressureoneconomicgrowthandsocialprogress.Economistsseethedropintheworking-agepopulationby3.45millionin2012asstrongevidenceoftheneedforamuchhigherbirthratetoavoidaneconomiccrisiscausedbyalackoflabor.Sociologistsconsiderthefertility繁殖力rateof1.18in2012asasignofsocietybeinglackinginenergyandwarnthattherapidincreaseofseniorcitizenswillpreventthedynamicsofbotheconomicandsocialprogress.Theseconcernsmusthavebeentakenintoconsiderationduringtheprocessofmakingthedecision.Howeverasacountrywithapopulationofmorethan1.3billionChinacanneversetasideconcernsaboutthenegativeeffectsapopulationexplosionwouldhaveonitseconomicandsocialdevelopment.Whatweneednowarereasonableexpectationsforthecountry’sdemographicgrowth.Itwasexpectedthatunderthepreviousfamilyplanningpoliciesthecountry’spopulationwouldgrowto1.5billionandthengraduallydrop.Ifthisisstillthepossibilitywehopetorealizefurtherstudyisneededtofigureouthowweshouldadjustthepoliciessothatthedeclineinpopulationwillnotbesosharpthatitdealsaheavyblowtotheoveralldevelopmentofthecountry.72.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtheproblemwiththepreviousfamilyplanningpolicy?A.A.toolowbirthratE.B.A.rapidincreaseoftheageD.C.abigpopulationexplosionD.asharpdeclineinworking-agepopulation.73.Theunderlinedwordoffsetinthethirdparagraphcanbestbereplacedby_________.A.compensateforB.setoutC.callforD.setoff74.WhatcanbeinferredfromthepassageA.China’spopulationwon’tstopgrowinguntilitreaches1.5billion.B.BalanceddemographicgrowthbenefitstheoveralldevelopmentofChinA.C.InChinaahigherbirthrateisneededtomeetmanyyoungcouples’demands.D.Economicandsocialprogressisnothingmorethandemographicdevelopment.75.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A.A.workofsciencefictionB.A.bookreviewC.A.marriageguideD.A.newsreport
PopeyetheSailorfirstbecameapopularcartooninthe1930s.Thesailorinthatcartoonatelotsofspinachtomakehimstrong.Peoplewatchedhimandtheybegantobuyandeatalotmorespinach.Popeyehelpedsell33percentmorespinachthanbefore!Spinachbecameanecessarypartofmanypeople’sdiets.EvensomechildrenwhohatedthetastebegantoeatthevegetablE.ManypeoplethoughtthattheironinspinachmadePopeyestrongbutthisisnottruE.SpinachdoesnothaveanymoreironthananyothergreenvegetablE.PeopleonlythoughtspinachhadalotofironbecausethepeoplewhostudiedthefoodmadeamistakE.Inthe1890sagroupofpeoplestudiedwhatwasinsidevegetables.ThisgroupsaidthatspinachhadtentimesmoreironthanitdiD.Thegroupwrotethenumberwrongandeveryoneacceptedit.Todayweknowthatthelittleironthatisinspinachcannotmakeadifferenceinhowstrongapersonis.Howeverspinachdoeshavesomethingelsewhichthebodyneeds—folicaciD.Itisinterestingtopointoutthatfolicacidcanhelpmakeapersonstrong.MaybeitwasreallythefolicacidthatmadePopeyestrongallalong.【小题1】Agoodtitleforthisreadingpassageis______.A.PopeyetheSailorB.TheTruthAboutSpinachC.AMistakewithNumbersD.FolicAcidMakesYouStrong【小题2】WhydidmanypeopleeatspinachaftertheysawPopeyetheSailor?A.Theythoughtspinachmadethemstrong.B.TheythoughtPopeyewasfunny.C.Spinachhadalotofiron.D.PeoplelikedfolicaciD.【小题3】Aresearchgrouptoldpeoplethatspinach______.A.madePopeyestrongB.wasagreenvegetableC.hadlessironthanothergreenvegetablesD.hadmoreironthanothergreenvegetables【小题4】ThereadingpassagesaysthatperhapsPopeyegothisstrengthfrom______.A.ironB.folicacidC.spinachD.exercise【小题5】Folicacidis______.A.somethinginfoodB.avegetableC.dangerousD.acertainkindofspinach
Sowheredidtablemannerscomefrom?InmedievalEnglandawriternamedPetrusAlfonsitooktheleadtourgepeoplenottospeakwiththeirmouthsfull.AndKingDavidIofScotlandalsoproposedthatanyofhispeoplewholearnedtoeatmoreneatlybegivenataxdeduction减除.Disappointinglythatideanevercaughton.ItwasduringtheRenaissancewhentherewererealtechnicaldevelopmentsopinionsofcorrectbehaviorchangedforgooD.NoneofthesewasmoresignificantthantheintroductionofthetableforkwroteHitchings.Graduallyasforksbecamepopulartheybroughtthenewwayofeatingmakingitpossibleforinstancetoconsumeberrieswithoutmakingone’sfingersdirty.ForkswereintroducedtoBritainin1608and25yearslaterthefirsttableforkreachedAmericA.Yetwhilemostoftheessentials基本要素arethesameonbothsidesoftheAtlanticthereareafewcleardifferencesbetweenwhat’snormalintheUSandwhatholdstrueintheUK.ForexampleintheUSwhenfoodneedscuttingwithaknifepeoplegenerallycutabitethenlayasidetheknifeandswitchtheforktotheirrighthanD.ThentheypickuponebiteatatimE.BycontrastBritonskeeptheforkinthelefthandanddon’tlaytheknifedown.ThoughglobalizationhasdevelopedanewsimplerinternationalstandardoftablemannerssomepeoplestillstickwiththeAmericancut-and-switchmethoD.TheLosAngelesTimesnotedTheyarehangingontoaformofbehaviorthatfavorsmannersaboveefficiency.54.Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A.Theimportanceofpropertablemanners.B.ThedevelopmentoftablemannersinWesterncountries.C.SomeunwrittenrulesoftablemannersintheUSandUK.D.DifferencesbetweenAmericanandBritishtablemanners.55.Theunderlinedphrasecaughtoninthepassageprobablymeans______.A.workedinpracticeB.becamepopularC.drewattentionD.hadapositiveeffect56.Whichofthefollowingeventsinfluencedpeople’stablemannersmostaccordingtothearticle?A.Theintroductionofforks.B.Thetaxdeductionpolicy.C.TheriseoftheRenaissancE.D.PetrusAlfonsi’seffortsinpromotingtablemanners.57.Whatcanweconcludefromthearticle?A.BritishandAmericantablemannersarecompletelydifferentfromeachother.B.AmericanpeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirtablemannersthanBritishpeopledo.C.WithglobalizationtheAmericancut-and-switchmethodhasbeenabandonedintheUS.D.Britishpeople’swayofusingaknifeandforkmaybemoreefficientthanAmericanpeople’s.
〔1〕Yourvocabularyreferstothewordsinalanguageyouarefamiliarwith.YouractivevocabularycontainsthewordsyouunderstandanduseinspeechandinprintandyourpassivevocabularyincludesthewordsyoudonotusebutunderstanD.AlthoughchildrenlearnmorenewwordsthanadultsthevocabularyofanadultisnotfixedandcanbeincreaseD.Improveyourlanguagerepertoire全部技能withdailyexposuretonewwordstheirpronunciationsandmeanings.〔2〕________.Themoreoftenyoureadthefasteryourvocabularycangrow.Choosereadingmaterialthatisslightlyaboveyourlevelandkeepadictionarywithyoutolookupwordsyoudonotknow.〔3〕Findanewwordeveryday.IfyoudonotencounteranunfamiliarwordinyourdailyreadinguseyourdictionarytosearchforonE.〔4〕Learnthecorrectdefinitionandpronunciationforeachnewwordyouencounter.Pronunciationisasimportantasdefinitionbecauseinordertoaddawordtoyouractivevocabularyyoumustbeabletouseitinspeech.〔5〕ExplainthemeaningofthewordsothatyoucanconnectittosomethingmemorablE.Useimageryandpersonalrelevance关联.Ifyouhavejustlearnedthatthewordobstinatemeansstubbornandunyieldingthinkabouttheneighborwhowillnotlendyouhiscar.Imaginehimshakinghisheadandthinkofhimasobstinateinhisrefusal.〔6〕Useyournewwordinspeechandinwriting.TellafriendaboutyourbossobstinatelyrefusingtorescheduleyourvacationtimE.E-mailyoursisterabouthowyourcatisobstinateaboutsleepingonyourpillow.ThefirsttimeyouuseanewwordinspeechitmayseemclumsyandforcedbutthemoreyouuseitthemorefluentyouwillbecomeinitsusE.Soonitwillbearegularpartofyouractivevocabulary.〔7〕Telleveryoneyouaretryingtoincreaseyourvocabulary.EncouragethemtoaskyouwhatyourlatestwordisortoaskforthedefinitionofanewwordyouhaveuseD.Themoreyouexplainthemeaningofawordtosomeonethemorelikelyyouaretorememberit.【小题1】Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?nomorethan6words_______________________________________________________________【小题2】Whatshouldwedoifthereisnounfamiliarwordinourdailyreading?nomorethan7words________________________________________________________________【小题3】What’sthepurposeoftheexampleofthewordobstinatenomorethan15words___________________________________________________________________【小题4】Fillintheblankinparagraph2withproperwords.nomorethan4words________________________________________________________________【小题5】Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph4probablyreferto?nomorethan3words___________________________________________________________________
Whereintheworlddopeoplefeelmostcontentwiththeirlives?WellifyouliveINorthernEuro]eenhancesareyouareprettyhappyaccordingtothe2013WorldHappinessReportreleasedonSept9byColumbiaUniversity'sEarthInstitute.Thesurveyof156countriesandregionsfoundthatDenmarkNorwayandSwedenanthreeofthetopfivehappiestcountriesintheworld.SowhydidtheNorthernEuropeancountriescomeoutlookingsogood?ThomasWintherdirectorofTheScandinaviaShowatradeshowintheUKgivesahintWehaveareputationforbeingchilled冷outandabitboring-butboringhasbecomefashionablehetoldTheTelegraph.EvenifyouhaveneverbeentoanyScandinaviancountriesitisnothardtonoticetheirsimplelifestyle.FromcarstomobilephonesfromglasswaretofurniturefromclothestobuildingsNordic北欧人的designsdemonstratesimplicityandminimalism极简主义reflectingthewayoflifeinthispartoftheworld.Butexcellentdesignaloneisn'twhat'sbringingScandinavianssatisfaction.InfactlivingclosetonatureisScandinavians'secrettohappiness.Nordicpeoplelovetocultivate开垦theirownlandandliveinharmonywithMotherEarth.Theireco-friendlylifestyleoffersopportunitiesforfamiliestoescapefromthedailygrindandspendqualitytimetogether.Nordicfoodisverymuchabout.freshnessandpurity.Wetendtocookfrom8cratch从头开始.Thereisnotabigfast-foodcultureandnoreadymeals.Wealsotendtositdownwithourfamiliestoeatourmeals.ThereisnomoreimportantplacethanthedinnertableTrinaHahnemannaDanishchefandauthorofTheScandinavianCookbooktoldTheIndependent64.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Therearemorethan156countriesinvolvedinthesurvey.B.ThetopfivehappiestcountriesintheworldateallNorthernEuropeancountries.C.Nordicpeoplearesatisfiedwiththeirlifejustbecausetheirexcellentdesign.D.Nordicpeopleareharmoniouswithnature.65.AccordingtothepassagewhydoNordicpeoplefeelmostcontentwiththeirlives?A.Theyarefamousforbeingchilledout.B.Theyspendmostoftheirtimetogetherwiththeirfamilies.C.Theyleadasimplelifeandliveclosetonature.D.Theirfoodis^freshandpure.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordhintprobablymean?A.adviceB.clueC.requirementD.description67.Whatisthemainideaofthewholepassage?A.HowwecankeephappyB.HowattitudedetermineslifequalityC.WhatcontributestoScandinavians'happinessD.Howlifestyleaffectsnature
ThemainreasonpeoplecometoAmericaissaidtobesothattheycanchasetheAmericanDream.Everyonehasheardofitandmanyhavediedfightingforit.TheonlythingisthatthereisnocleardefinitionoftheAmericanDream.ItisnotdefinedbyonedreambutalltheopportunitiesthattheUnitedStateshastooffer.SincethefoundingoftheUnitedStatespeoplehavebeenstrivingtodefinethe/AmericanDream.IntheplayDeathofaSalesmaneverycharacteristryingtorealizehisownversionofAmericanDream.WillyfeelsthatbybeingwelllikedhehasachievedwhattheAmericanDreamisabout.Hehasspenthiswholelifeasasalesmanwhohasnotbeenverysuccessful.Ashegetsolderhestartshavingconflictswitheveryoneinhislifeandfeelsthatonlybykillinghimselfwillthepeoplearoundhimabletofinallybehappy.BernardontheotherhandfeelsthattheAmericanDreamcanonlybeachievedifonehasbeensuccessfulintheiracademicandprofessionalcareers.Heshowsthatthroughhardworkanddedication奉献successcanbeaccomplisheD.HereachedhisprofessionalgoalsanachievedhisversionoftheAmericanDream.Throughouttheplaythesefeelingsareshownthroughthedialogueandactionsofthecharacters.TheytrytoachievetheirgoalsoftheAmericanDream.WillyLowmanisunsuccessfulinhisattemptwhileBernardisverysuccessfulinachievinghisgoal.ManypeopletrygoachievetheAmericanDreambutfewactuallydoso.AswithanygoaltheAmericanDreamtakeshardworkanddedication.InDeathofaSalesmanallaspectsofthisgoalareexamineD.ForthegoaltobeachievedthedreammustbeanattainableonewhichisworthworkingtowarD.Italsomustbeadreamthattheprofessionalworldacceptsandfindsuseful.64.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus______________.A.reasonsforcomingtoAmericA.B.somethingabouttheUnitedStates.C.somethingabouttheAmericanDream.D.thedefinitionoftheAmericanDream.65.Formthispassagewecanlearnthat___________.A.BernardishardworkinganddedicatedB.BernardisunsuccessfulC.WillyisverysuccessfulD.WillygetsonwellwitheveryonE.66.AccordingtothetextDeathofaSalesmantriestotellus__________.A.WhyWillydecidestokillhimselfB.WhattheAmericanDreamislikeC.AboutBernard’sdedicationtoAmericaD.ThelifestoriesofWillyandBernard67.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?
TheBoardMeetinghadcometoanenD.Bobstartedtostandupandknockedintothetablespillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.Howembarrassing!IamgettingsoclumsyinmyoldagE.Everyonehadagoodlaughandsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrankwhosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.SomeonesaidComeonFrank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.FranklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhooD.IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafishermanandhelovedtheseA.HehadhisownboatbutitwashardmakingalivingontheseA.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedthefamily.NotjustenoughforourfamilybutalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathomE.HelookedatusandsaidIwishyoucouldhavemetmyDaD.Hewasabigmanandhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohimhesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvasfoul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.Hisrainhatwouldbepulleddownoverhisbrow.Nomatterhowmuchmymotherwashedthemtheywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.Frank’svoicedroppedabit.Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadthisoldtruckthatheusedinhisfishingbusiness.Thattruckwasolderthanhewas.ItwouldwheezeandrattledowntheroaD.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.AshewoulddrivetowardtheschoolIwouldshrink畏缩downintotheseathopingtodisappear.Halfthetimehewouldslamtoastopandtheoldtruckwouldbelch喷出acloudofsmokE.Hewouldpullrightupinfrontanditseemedlikeeverybodywouldbestandingaroundandwatching.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.ItwassoembarrassingformE.HereIwastwelveyearsoldandmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!HepausedandthenwentonIrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.WhenwegottotheschoolandcametoastophehadhisusualbigsmilE.HestartedtoleantowardmebutIputmyhandupandsaidNoDaD.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadevertalkedtohimthatwayandhehadthissurprisedlookonhisfacE.IsaidDadI’mtoooldforagoodbyekiss.I’mtoooldforanykindofkiss.MyDadlookedatmeforthelongesttimeandhiseyesstartedtotearup.ThenheturnedandlookedoutthewindshielD.You’rerighthesaiD.Youareabigboy....aman.Iwon’tkissyouanymorE.FrankgotafunnylookonhisfaceandthetearsbegantowellupinhiseyesashespokE.Itwasn’tlongafterthatwhenmyDadwenttoseaandnevercameback.Itwasadaywhenmostofthefleet船队stayedinbutnotDaD.HehadabigfamilytofeeD.Theyfoundhisboatadriftwithitsnetshalfinandhalfout.Hemusthavegottenintoastrongwindandwastryingtosavethenetsandthefloats.IlookedatFrankandsawthattearswererunningdownhischeeks.Frankspokeagain.Guysyoudon’tknowwhatIwouldgivetohavemyDadgivemejustonemorekissonthecheektofeelhisrougholdfacetosmelltheoceanonhimtofeelhisarmaroundmyneck.IwishIhadbeenamanthen.IfIhadbeenamanIwouldneverhavetoldmyDadIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.56.WhenhisfatherdrovehimtotheschoolFrankwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappearbecause________.A.hewasashamedofhisfather’soldtruckB.hethoughthewasoldenoughtogotoschoolaloneC.hedidn’twanthisschoolmatestoseehisfatherD.hehatedthewayhisschoolmatesstaredathisfather57.InFrank’seyeswhenhisfathersaidYouareabigboyaman.heprobablyfelt________.A.disappointedB.hurtC.excitedD.proud58.AccordingtothestorywecanconcludethatFrank’sfather________.A.wasquiteconfidentinhisskillsinfishingB.lovedhischildrenbuthardlyexpresseditC.seldomgaveupfacedwithchallengesD.wasfullofdevotiontohisfamily59.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheSmelloftheOceanB.WeAllNeedLoveC.A.GoodbyeKissD.Father’sEmbarrassment
In2016athletesfromaroundtheworldwillcompeteforgoldmedalsintheSummerOlympics.EventhoughthegamesarethreeyearsawayBrazil’sresidentsalreadyfeellikewinners.ThenationwasnamedtohostthisimportantsportingeventinOctober2009.ItwillbethefirstOlympicsheldinSouthAmericA.ThegameswilltakeplaceinRiodeJaneiro.ThecitybeatoutthreeothersitesMadridTokyoandChicagotohosttheevent.WhentheInternationalOlympicCommitteechoseRiodeJaneirocheeringpeoplefloodedthecity’sstreets.ThisishugeforRioandforthewholecountrysaysresidentSueliFerreirA.TheOlympicsareexpectedtoattracttensofthousandsofpeoplE.Brazilianofficialshavealreadystartedtoprepareforthecrowds.WeknowwhatweneedtodoexplainsBrazil’spresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvA.Thewordsfromnowonareworkworkandwork.OfficialswanttofixuplocalsportscentersbeforeRiodeJaneirostepsintothespotlight.TheyalsowanttoreducetheamountofcrimE.TheyhopehostingthegameswillimprovelifeinBrazil.About30percentofpeoplethereliveinpovertyorpoorconditions.TourismduringtheOlympicsisexpectedtocreatemorethan2millionjobs.It’sgoingtobegoodfortheeconomygoodforthepeopleFerreirasays.ThisgivesushopethatthingswillbebetterherE.【小题1】.Accordingtothepassagethe2016Olympicswillbeheldin______.A.EuropeB.AsiaC.NorthAmericaD.SouthAmerica【小题2】.ThefeelingofBrazilianscanbedescribedas_________.A.proudB.surprisedC.worriedD.nervous【小题3】.TheunderlinedwordfloodedinParA.3means_______A.crossedB.filledC.visitedD.cleaned【小题4】.AccordingtoBrazil’spresidentwecanknow________.A.thegovernmentneedshelpfromtheBrazilianpublicB.thegovernmentwillbegintopreparefortheOlympicssoonC.BrazilianofficialswilltryhardtopreparefortheOlympicsD.BrazilianofficialarenowtoobusytopreparefortheOlympics【小题5】.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat___________.A.Brazilians’lifewillbebetterbecauseoftheOlympicsB.notallBraziliansareinterestedintheOlympicsC.mostBraziliansarenowlivinginpoorconditionsD.BraziliansworryaboutlosingjobsduringtheOlympics
PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingeventsconcertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.A.standarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival19Oct.cost£169.15atBooking.com.A.weeklaterthesameroomcost£118.15.Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasWhatsonwhen.comwhichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycitydateandcategory.STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrainyoumaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestationbutyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.BookingtwomonthsinadvancethecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£95.95.A.roomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdonadoubleroomcostjust£62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondonEdinburghandCardiffcancostafortuneespeciallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.A.greatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMileavailablefor£420forfivedaysinlateSeptemberwithroomforfouradults.GETONA.BIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattentionbutothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpacesavingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastlecasualmemberspayaround£1.50fortwohoursandCardifffreeforupto30minutesor£5perday.358words【小题1】TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay__________.A.helptravelerspasstimeB.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUKC.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplansD.causetravelerstopaymoreforaccommodation【小题2】FarringdoninParagraph5ismostprobably__________.A.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationB.thetubelinetoCoventGardenC.anidealholidaydestinationD.thenameofatravelagency【小题3】ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat__________.A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondonC.providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsD.costsover£100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember【小题4】Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof__________.A.halfanhourB.onehourC.onehourandahalfD.twohours【小题5】Themainpurposeofthepassageis__________.A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvanceB.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformationC.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-helpD.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips
LongtimenoseeisaveryinterestingsentencE.WhenIfirstreadthissentencefromanAmericanfriend’semailIlaugheD.IthoughtitwasaperfectexampleofChinglish.Obviouslyitisaword-by-wordliteraltranslationoftheChinesegreetingswitharuledEnglishgrammarandstructure!LateronmyfriendtoldmethatitisastandardAmericangreeting.Iwastoothrilledtobelieveher.Herwordscouldnotconvincemeatall.SoIdidaresearchongooglE.com.Tomysurprisethereareover60thousandwebpagescontainingLongtimenoseE.Thissentencehasbeenwidelyusedinemailslettersnewspapersmoviesbooksoranyotherpossibleplaces.ThoughitissortofinformalitispartofthelanguagethatAmericansusedaily.IronicallyifyoutypethisphraseinMicrosoftWordthesoftwarewilltellyouthatthegrammarneedstobecorrecteD.NobodyknowstheoriginofthisChinglishsentencE.SomepeoplebelievethatitcamefromCharlieChan’smovies.Inthe1930sHollywoodmoviemakerssuccessfullycreatedaworldwidefamousChinesedetectivenamedCharlieChanonwidescreens.DetectiveChanlikestoteachAmericanssomeChinesewisdombyquotingConfucius.Longtimenoseewashistrademark.SoonafterCharlieChanLongtimenoseebecameapopularphraseintherealworldwiththankstothepopularityofthesemovies.SomescholarsrefertoAmericaasahugepotofstew.Allkindsofculturearemixedinthestewtogetherandtheychangethecolorandtasteofeachother.AmericanChinesethoughaminorityethnic少数民族的成员groupintheUnitedStatesisalsocontributingsomechangestothestew!Languageisusuallythefirstthingtobeinfluencedinthemixedstew.YoucanhavesomeotherexamplesthanadoptionsfromChinesesuchaspizzafromItaliansusifromJapaneseanddéjàvufromFrenchetC.Thereisalonglist!Americansdonotjustsimplyborrowsomethingfromothers.TheywillmodifyitandmakeittheirownsoyouwouldnotbesurprisedtofindatofuandpeanutbutterhamburgerinarestaurantortobuyabottleoficedChinesegreenteawithhoneyinagrocerystorE.SinceAmericansappreciateChineseculturemoreandmorenowadaysIbelievemoreChinesewordswillbecomeAmericanEnglishinthefuturE.InthiswaytheAmericanstewkeepsaddingrichnessandflavor.【小题1】Thewriterhimselffeltsurprisedat______.A.theChinglishexpressionLongtimenoseeB.LongtimenoseeusedasstandardAmericanEnglishC.somanyliteraltranslationoftheexpressionsusedinAmericaD.findingoutAmericansusetheexpressioneveryday【小题2】Thewordstewinthe4thparagraphprobablymeans______.A.mixtureliteratureB.Confucius’wordsC.akindofcookeddishD.Americanchangingcultures【小题3】Accordingtothepassageitcanbeinferredthat______.A.detectivestranslatethephraseLongtimenoseeB.HollywoodmadeLongtimenoseepopularC.thehugepotofstewgreatlyaffectsallkindsoflanguagesD.culturescanbechangedinthehugepotofstew【小题4】Themainideaofthepassageisthat______.A.someChineseexpressionsareintroducedintoEnglishB.you’llnotbesurprisedatatofuinarestaurantinAmericaC.someAmericanexpressionscanbeusedinChinaD.AmericanEnglishkeepbeingenrichedfromdifferentcultures【小题5】Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.Informallanguagesometimesdoesn’tgowithgrammarandstructurE.B.LanguagesarealwaysruledbygrammarandstructurE.C.LongtimenoseehasbeenusedinatleastfourmediamentionedinthepassagE.D.TherearefourlanguagesmentionedtobeadoptedintheAmericanstew.
Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren’sbooksisAlfredStrongorDoctorStrongasheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywherE.NowanartshowcalledDoctorStrongFromThentoNowistravellingaroundtheUnitedStates.ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren’sbookwaspublisheD.Sincethenhehaswrittenforty-fivebooksthathavesoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworlD.DoctorStrong’sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolorfulhand-drawnpictures.Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures.TheCatintheHatHortontheElephantTheGrinchWhoStoleChristmasandhundredsofothers.TheSanDiegoMuseuminCaliforniaorganizedtheartshow.ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong’soriginal最早的drawingsandsomeofhiswritings.MostofDoctorStrong’sbooksalthoughwritteninafunnywayhaveseriousmessages.ForexampleinMcElligot’sPoolhedescribesthedangerofpollution.HediscussesthearmsraceinTheButterBattleBookwrittenin1984.DoctorStrongisalmosteighty-fouryearsoldnow.Hesaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren.Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages.HesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryoneevenachildcanunderstanD.【小题1】.AlfredStrongisafamous_______intheUnitedStates.A.doctorB.artistC.writerD.reader【小题2】.DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin__________.A.hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB.hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC.1984whenhisbookMcElligot’sPoolwaspublishedD.histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished【小题3】.DoctorStrong’sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause__________.A.theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascatselephantsandsoonB.theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolorfulpicturesC.heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD.theyarewritteninafunnyway【小题4】.Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis__________.A.toshowhisoriginalpicturesanddrawingsB.toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC.tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD.notonlytointerestpeoplebutalsotouncoversomeserioussocialproblems
ThereisnobetterwaytoenjoyScottishtraditionsthangoingfishingandtastingalittlewhiskyataquietplaceliketheInverlochyCastlE.WhenQueenVictoriavisiteditin1873shewroteinherdiaryIneversawalovelierspotAndshedidn’tevengofishing.ScotlandisnoteasilydefineD.Incertainmomentsthisquietlandoflakesandgrassmountainschangesbeforeyourveryeyes.WheneveninggentlysweepsthehillsideintoorangetheriversteemingwithfishcanturnintostreamsofgolD.AsyousettledownwithjustafishingpoleandabasketonthebankofRiverOrchyneartheInverlochycastleanyfrustrationwillfloatawayasgentlyasthecirclingwater.It’sjustyouandpurplepinkwhiteflowersaperfectharmony.Ifyouareanewcomertofishinglearningthebasicsfromafishingguidemayleaveyouwithalifetime’sfun.Fourmanyfishingismorethanasport;itisanart.Scotlandoffersinterestingplaceswhereyoucanrestafteralongday’sfishing.SetagainstwildmountainandhiddenbehindwoodlandthebeautifulInverlochyCastleHotelbelowtheNevisisaperfectplacetoseethebeautyofScotland’smountains.BenNevisisthehighestofmountainsandreachingits1342-metretopisachallenge.Butit’snotjustwhatgoesupthatmatters;whatcomesdownisuniquE.Morethan900metershighonthemountain’snorthfaceliesanall-importantsourceofpurewater.ItsnamecomesfromtheGaeliclanguageusquebaughorwateroflife;Anditisthesinglemostimportantingredient原料inScotland’sbestknowndrink:whisky.59.ThestoryofQueenVictoriaistoshowthat_____.A.thequeenisrichintourexperienceB.theCastleisagoodplacetogoinScotlandC.tastingwhiskyisbetterthangoingfishingD.1873isaspecialyearforthequeen60.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Bygivingdescriptions.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Byanalyzingcauses.D.Bymakingcomparisons.61.WhatisBenNevisspecialfor?A.TheInverlochyCastleHotelB.Thebeautyofitssurroundings.C.Thewaterfromthemountain.D.Thechallengeuptoitstop.62.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.TointroduceScottishtraditionstotourists.B.ToshowtheattractionsofScotlandtoreaders.C.ToexploregeographicalcharacteristicsofScotlanD.D.TodescribethepleasuresoflifeinScotland.
Themarketisaconcept.Ifyouaregrowingtomatoesinyourbackyardforsaleyouareproducingforthemarket.Youmightsellsometoyourneighborandsometothelocalmanagerofthesupermarket.Butineithercaseyouareproducingforthemarket.Youreffortsarebeingdirectedbythemarket.Ifpeoplestopbuyingtomatoesyouwillstopproducingthem.Ifyoutakecareofasickpersontoearnmoneyyouareproducingforthemarket.Ifyourfatherisasteelworkeroratruckdriveroradoctororagrocerheisproducinggoodsorserviceforthemarket.Whenyouspendyourincomeyouarebuyingthingsfromthemarket.Youmayspendmoneyinstoressupermarketsgasstationandrestaurants.Stillyouarebuyingfromthemarket.Whenthelocalgrocerhiresyoutodrivethedeliverytruckheisbuyingyouinthelabormarket.69.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.SellingandBuyingB.Everythingyoudoisproducingforthemarket.C.Whatisthemarket?D.Whatthemarketcandoforyou.70.Allofthefollowingactsareproducingforthemarketexcept_______.A.workinginabankB.attendinganightschoolC.printingabookD.growingbeansforsale71.Youarebuyingfromthemarketwhenyou________.A.borrowabookfromthelibrary.B.walktotheseasideforaholiday.C.lookafteryourchildren.D.dineatrestaurant.72.Thewordconcreteinthelastparagraphmaymostprobablymean______.A.seriousB.importantC.necessaryD.real
AmongvariousprogramsTVtalkshowshavecoveredeveryinchofspaceondaytimetelevision.ButnotwoshowsaremoreoppositeincontentwhileatthesametimestandingoutabovetherestthantheJerrySpringerandOprahWinfreyshows.JerrySpringercouldeasilybeconsideredthekingofrubbishtalk.Theshowtakestheever-commontalkshowtitlesoflovesexcheatingandhatetoadifferentlevel.ClearlytheJerrySpringershowisaboutthedarksideofsocietyyetpeoplearewillingtoeatupthetroublesofotherpeople'slives.LikeJerrySpringerOprahWinfreytakestheTVtalkshowtoitstop.ButOprahgoesintheoppositedirection.TheshowismainlyabouttheimprovementofsocietyanddifferentqualityoflifE.Contentsarefromteachingyourchildrenlessonsmanagingyourworkweektogettingtoknowyourneighbors.ComparedtoOprahtheJerrySpringershowlookslikepoisonouswastebeingpouredintosociety.Jerryendseveryshowwithafinalword.Hemakesasmallspeechabouttheentireideaoftheshow.HopefullythisisthepartwheremostpeoplewilllearnsomethingveryvaluablE.CleanasitistheOprahshowisnotforeveryonE.Theshow'smainaudiencearemiddle-classAmericans.Mostofthepeoplehavethetimemoneyandabilitytodealwithlife'stoughproblems.JerrySpringerontheotherhandhasmoreofaconnectionwiththeyoungadultsofsociety.67.ComparedwithotherTVtalkshowsboththeJerrySpringerandtheOprahWinfreyshowsare________.A.moreinteresting.B.unusuallypopular.C.moredetaileD.D.moreformal.68.ThoughthesocialproblemsJerrySpringertalksaboutappearunpleasantpeoplewhowatchtheshows________.A.showdisbeliefinthem.B.arereadytofaceuptothem.C.remaincoldtothem.D.arewillingtogetawayfromthem.69.WhichofthefollowingislikelytobeatopicoftheOprahWinfreyshow?A.A.newtypeofrobot.B.Nationalhatred憎恨.C.Familyincomeplanning.D.Streetaccident.70.WhatistheadvantageoftheJerrySpringershow?A.Theshowexposesthedarksidesofsociety.B.Theshowpourspoisonouswasteintosociety.C.Jerrysumsup总结thewholeideaoftheshow.D.Jerrytalksabouttheimprovementofsociety.
Haveyoueverhadtravelproblemsbecauseyourairplanewaslate?ItisacommonproblemanditisgettingworsE.AirportdelaysmakepeopleangryandcostthecountrybillionsinlostworktimE.TheFederalAviationAdministrationFAAisthegovernmentagencythatoverseesairtravel.Theystudiedtheproblemofairlinedelays.Theyfoundelevenmajorproblemsandsuggestedelevenwaystofixthem.Someoftheproblemsarecausedbecausedifferentregionsofthecountrydothingsdifferently.Theregionsdon’ttalktoeachotherenough.Someofthemneednewcomputers.Alsomoreplanesareflying.A.strongeconomyhasmorepeopleusingairplanestogetarounD.Airplanesareaformofmasstransportationnowliketrainsandbuseswereinthepast.Moreplanesintheairportcausedelays.TheairportinSanFranciscoisagoodexamplE.Itisgrowingfast.ManypeoplegothroughSanFranciscotogettootherplacesaroundtheworlD.RonWilsonoftheSanFranciscoInternationalAirportsaysIfyou’vegot18flightsthatallwanttotakeoffat8:00amandyou’reonthe18thplaneinlineyou’regoingtobe40minuteslatE.Weatherisanothermainreasonfordelays.Weathercausesabout70%ofdelays.Fogorfreezingraincancausedelays.ThefirstthingtheFAAwantstodoistakecontrolawayfromtheregionsduringheavytraffictimesandbadweather.A.nationalcenterwouldmakedecisionsonthingsthataffectthewholecountry.TheFAAalsowantstoputmoredistancebetweenplanesintheskywhentheweatherisbaD.Thisrulecouldcauseevenmoredelays.TheFAAknowsthattheirsolutionswillnotsolvetheproblemswithairportdelays.Buttheyhopetomakethingsbetter.Therearejusttoomanyplanestoofewtrafficcontrollersandnotenoughnewtechnology.67.FAAfoundthatsomeofthedelayproblemsarecausedby______betweentworegions.A.differentlanguagesB.technicalmisunderstandingC.misunderstandingoftherulesD.lackofcommunication68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasareasonforairlinedelays?A.A.growingnumberofflights.B.Badweather.C.A.growingpopulation.D.Lackofnewtechnology.69.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.FAAisanationalcenterwhichcontrolsalltheflightmattersB.FAAhastakencontroltosolveairportdelaysC.inSanFranciscoeachplanewilldelayabout40minutesD.safetyrulesduringbadweathermaycausemoredelays70.Whichofthestatementsbestgivestheideaofthepassage?A.FAAshouldmakedecisionstostopairportdelays.B.AirportdelaysareontherisE.C.TravelproblemscostbillionsinlostworktimE.D.FAAhastakencontrolofairtrafficnationwidE.
WeprovidesummerEnglishcourseswhicharethebestyoucanfinD.YouwillenjoycomingtoLosAngelestolearnaboutAmericancultureandimproveyourEnglishatthesametimE.Thecourseslastforfoursixoreightweeks.TheystartatthebeginningofJulyandAugust.Ourteachersarewell-trainedandveryexperienceD.TheyteachEnglishclassesforfourhoursaday.Youcanchoosebetweensmallgroupsoftwoorthreeorlargergroupsofupto15.Weprovideweeklyteststoseetheprogressyou'remakingwithyourlanguageskillsofreadingwritingspeakingandlistening.Wealsoprovidebooksandothermaterials.AswellaslearningEnglishwewantyoutoexperiencelifeintheUSA.YoulivewithanAmericanfamilyandyoutakepartinAmericanlifE.YouhavemealswithanAmericanfamilyanddosomeactivitieswiththemtoo.FormanyofourstudentsthisisthemostinterestingpartofthecoursE.ManyfamiliescreatefriendshipswiththestudentswhichlastalongtimE.Ofcourseifyoupreferwecanarrangehotelaccommodation.OfcoursetherearemanythingstodoinLosAngeles.Everydaywehaveactivitieswhichtakeplaceafterclass.YoucanchoosetotaketripstoHollywoodDisneylandorthefamousbeachesaroundLA.Youcanalsogotovariousshoppingcenterssportscentersmoviesandconcerts.TherearealsoweekendvisitsorganizedtoSanFranciscoandotherplacesofinterestinCaliforniA.WetrytogiveourstudentsthebestpossibleexperienceofEnglishandlifeintheUSA.Justaskourstudents!TheysayoursummerEnglishcoursesarefantastic!Wehopethatyou’llenjoyacoursewithustoo.Ifyou’reinterestedpleasefillinourapplicationformwhereyouwillalsofindourlistofprices.Thecoursemustbepaidforonemonthbeforeitbegins.64.TheshortestsummerEnglishcoursewilllastforA.twoweeksB.sixweeksC.fourweeksD.eightweeks65.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthesummerEnglishcourses?A.Thestudentshavetotakeanentrancetest.B.Testswillbeprovidedregularlytoseeifstudentshavemadeprogress.C.AlltheteachersareyoungbutveryexperienceD.D.Eachclasshastwoorthreegroupsofstudents.66.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecourseyoumust_______first.A.fillintheapplicationformB.payforaone-monthcourseC.chooseanAmericanfamilyD.learnaboutAmericanculture67.Thepassageisa__________A.guidetoLosAngelesB.descriptionoflifeinLosAngelesC.newspaperarticleonlanguagelearningD.descriptionofanEnglishcourse
AmericansconsiderbaseballasanAmericansport.TheyoftenrefertosomethingbeingasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButisbaseballreallyanAmericansport?Andwhatareoriginsofbaseballanyway?TheAmericangameofbaseballmorethanlikelycamefromseveralEuropeanballgames.RussiahadanearlyformofbaseballandsodidGermanyandRomaniA.PeopleinEnglandplayedagamecalledstoolball.Inthisgamethepitcher投手triedtohitastool凳子orchairwithaballandthebatter击球手usedasticktokeeptheballaway.ButAmericanbaseballwasmostlikelybasedonanotherEnglishgamewhichiscalledrounders.Playersuseasoftballraterthanahardballwhileplayingrounders.Sowhenwasthefirstrealgameofbaseballplayed?Itseemsthatittookplaceinthe1840s.ThefatherofbaseballwasAlexanderCartwrightwhoorganizedabaseballclubinNewYork.Cartwrightdeveloped20rulesthatdistinguishedbaseballfrompreviousballgames.In1858thefirstorganizedbaseballleague—theNationalAssociationofBaseballplayers—wasformeD.Thisleaguebeganchargingfanstowatchthegames.Howevertheplayerswereallamateursanddidnotgetpaid.In1869theCincinnatiRedStockingsbegantopaytheirplayers.SincetheycouldhirethebestplayersCincinnatiwon57gamesandlostnoneintheirfirstseason.Asaresultotherteamsdecidedtohireplayerstoo.By1871theNationalAssociationwasthefirstprofessionalbaseballleaguE.TodaybaseballislikedverymuchinAmericA.Topprofessionalbaseballplayersearnmillionsofdollarseachyear.Therearetwoprofessionalleagues—theNationalLeagueandtheAmericanLeaguE.Thebestteamsfromthesetwoleaguescompeteforthebaseballchampionshipeveryyear.【小题1】81.WhatdoAmericansthinkofbaseball?Nomorethan3words2’【小题2】82.WhywasAlexanderCartwrightcalledthefatherofbaseball?Nomorethan16words.3’【小题3】83.WheredidtheAmericanbaseballmostprobablycomefrom?Nomorethan5words.2’【小题4】84.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?Nomorethan5words.3’
Earningablackbeltinmartialartsandbeingissuedapilot’slicensearebothimpressiveaccomplishmentsthattakeyearofefforttoachievebut30-year-oldJessicaCoxhasdonebothdespitebeingbornwithoutarms.InspiteofalldifficultiesbutwithstrongfaithandthehelpofherfamilyCoxputherselfthroughhighschoolandthencollegetypingpaperswithhertoesShebecamethefirstarmlessblackbeltinAmericanTaekwondo跆拳道AssociationandnowhastwoblackbeltsShegotherdriver’slicenseandthenastonishinglyherpilot’slicensein2008TheachievementearnedheraplaceintheGuinnessWouldRecordswhichrecognizedherforbecomingthefirstpersonwithoutarmstoflyanairplanE.NowCoxisthesubjectofanewdocumentaryRightfootedWhichCoxsaysthehopeswillinspiredisabledyoungpeoplearoundtheworldHadIwatchedafilmsimilartothisoneearlierinmylifeIknowitwouldhavemakeadifferencE.Coxsaysinatrailer预告片forthedocumentary.【小题1】Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A.CoxearnedaplaceintheGuinnessWorldRecordB.CoxcantypepapersasacommonpersondoesC.CoxhaslittledifficultyindoingthingsbyherselfD.Coxhasmadesomegreatachievements【小题2】What’sthepurposeofthedocumentaryRightfooted?A.ToinspireallyoungpeoplewithdisabilitiesB.TotellthestoryofCox’slifeandherdesireC.Toshowhowimportantone’sfootisD.ToshowhowCoxworksinEthiopia【小题3】WhydoesCoxwanttobeaspeaker?A.TogivehermessageB.TopreventchildrenbornwithoutarmsC.TohelppeopleovercomedisabilitiesD.Toproveshecanalsobeasuccessfulspeaker【小题4】ThegoalofHandicapInternationalinEthiopiaisto.A.meetthegovernmentofficialsB.helpdisabledchildrenfindjobsC.runeducationprojectsforchildrenwithdisabilitiesD.helpCoxrealizeherdreamofbecomingaspeaker【小题5】WhatistrueofJessicaCox?A.SheisthefirstwomanpilotB.SheisadisabledTaekwondochampionC.SheisthedirectorofadocumentaryD.Sheisanarmlesswomanwithstrongfaith
There’sabodyofwaterinIsraelthatisactuallybelowsealevel.Waterconstantlyrunsintoitbutbecauseofthelawofgravity万有引力定律nothingcanflowoutofit.Doyouknowthenameofthisfamouslake?It’scalledtheDeadSeA.It’scalledthisbecausenolivingthingcouldlivetherE.Thewaterisalmostdeadcomparedtowhathappenswithlivingwater.Whenyouthinkofthetermlivingwatertheimagethatcomestomindisarushingriverthatisflowing.It’sfilledwithlifeandmovement.Itdoesn’tjustreceivebutisalsogivingsimultaneously.Manyofusbelievethatweneedtoreceivemoreofsomethinginordertobehappy.WhetherwhatwedesireismoneyorsomethingelsewethinkweneedmoreofitinordertobefulfilleD.Asaresultwebegintooperateinfearandthereforedon’tgiveanythingbecausewe’reafraidthatwewon’thaveenough.Theresult?LiketheDeadSeawebecomelifeless.Lifeismeanttoflow.whenapoolstopsflowingitbecomesstagnant停滞的.Stagnantwaterbreedsdiseaseanddeath.Itcan’tbreathE.Itcan’treceiveanymorE.Ifnothingisflowingoutthere’snoroomforanythingelsetocomein.Thesolution?GivE.Asyougiveyou’llreceivE.It’sauniversallaw.YouseeitatworkeverywherE.we’vesomehowbeendeceived欺骗intobelievingthatifwedon’tgivewe’llhavemorE.Orwe’reafraidthatifwedogivewewon’thaveanythingleft.OnonehandthisseemstomakesensE.Butitdoesn’twork.Becausewhenwedon’tgiveweshutofftheflowofwhat’scomingin.【小题1】.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThedevelopmentoftheDeadSeaB.ThespecialcharacteroftheDeadSeaC.ThepositionoftheDeadSeaD.ThepresentsituationoftheDeadSea【小题2】.Accordingtothepassagepeoplewouldn’tliketogivebecause________.A.theyarereallypoorinfactB.theydon’tknowhowtogiveC.theydon’tknowwhotogiveD.theyarestillnotsatisfied【小题3】.Accordingtothepassageifyourefusetogiveyouwill___________.A.belikeapoolwithstagnantwaterB.haveenoughspaceforwhatyou’llreceiveC.needsomethingmoretobesatisfiedD.doeverythingaccordingtothelaw【小题4】.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Giveandyou’llreceiveB.ThesecretoftheDeadseaC.A.universallawD.comeinandcomeout
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