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WhilewatchingtheOlympicstheothernightIcameacrossanunbelievablesight.Itwasnotagoldmedaloraworldrecordbrokenbutashowofcourage.Theeventwasswimmingandstartedwithonlythreemenontheblocks.Foronereasonoranothertwoofthemfalsestartedsotheyweredisqualified.Thatleftonlyonetocompete.Itwouldhavebeendifficultenoughnothavinganyonetoraceagainsteventhoughthetimeontheclockisimportant.Iwatchedthemandiveofftheblockandknewrightawaythatsomethingwaswrong.I’mnotanexpertswimmerbutIcantellagooddivefromapooroneandthiswasnotexactlymedalquality.Whenheresurfaceditwasevidentthatthemanwasnotoutforgold–hisarmswerewavinginanattemptatfreestyle.Thecrowdstartedtolaugh.Clearlythismanwasnotamedalcompetitor.Ilistenedtothecrowdbegintolaughatthispoormanwhowasclearlyhavingahardtime.Finallyhemadehisturntostartback.Itwaspitiful.Hemadeafewdesperatestrokesandyoucouldtellhewaswornout.Butinthosefewawfulstrokesthecrowdhadchanged.Nolongerweretheylaughingbutbeginningtocheer.SomeevenbegantostandandshoutComeonyoucandoit!andhedid.A.clearminutepasttheaverageswimmerthisyoungmanfinallyfinishedhisrace.Thecrowdwentwild.Youwouldhavethoughtthathehadwonthegoldandheshouldhave.EventhoughherecordedoneoftheslowesttimesinOlympichistorythismangavemoreheartthananyoftheothercompetitors.Justashortyearagohehadneverevenswumletalonerace.HiscountryhadbeeninvitedtoSydney.Inacompetitionwhereathletesremovetheirsilvermedalsfeelingtheyhavesomehowbeencheatedoutofgoldorwhentheyactsoproudlyinfrontoftheircompetitorsitisnicetowatchanunderdog.21.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheyoungman__________.A.madehisturntostartbackpitifullyB.wasskillfulinfreestyleinthegameC.wasnotcapableenoughtowinthemedalD.swamfasterthantheaverageswimmer22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theeventstartedwiththreementwoofwhomweredisqualifiedlater.B.Theathleteaswellastheauthorisanexpertswimmer.C.Thecrowdstartedtolaughattheathlete’sarmswavinginanattemptatfreestylE.D.Theswimmingeventisashowofcourageratherthanafiercecompetition.23.Accordingtothepassageitisnicetowatchanunderdogprobablymeans__________.A.it’samazingtowatchanordinarymanchallenginghimselfB.it’samusingtowatchamanwithawfulswimmingskillsC.it’scheerfulforathletestoactproudlybeforetheircompetitorsD.it’sbraveenoughforsomeathletestoremovethesilvermedals24.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.CompeteforGold!B.Tryagain!C.BreakaRecord!D.Goforit!
Morethanhalfoftheworld’spopulationlivesincities.TrafficandpollutionarebecomingbigproblemsinbigcitiesallovertheworlD.IncitieslikeMexicoCityShanghaiorCairothequalityoftheairisgettingworseeveryday.IntheUnitedStatespeoplespendmoretimesittingintrafficjams.Someoftheworld’scitieshavealreadyfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InBogotathecapitalofColumbiathegovernmenthastakenmeasurestoimprovethequalityoflifeforthecity’s8millionpeoplE.Theycreatedoverathousandnewparksanewpublictransportsystemandbuilthundredsofcyclingandwalkingpaths.Peoplewholiveinthecityalsojoinedinmakingtheircityoneofthemostlivable适合居住的placesinSouthAmericA.Todaycityplannersaroundtheworldarelookingforwaystoprovidemoreroomforlivingandlessroomforcars.InAmericapublictransporthasincreasedover2%sincethemid1990s—notmuchbutastart.Moreandmorepeopleleavetheircarsathomeandgetonbusestrainsorevenrideabiketowork.Somecitiesarefarbetteratplanningthanothers.InAmsterdamforexampleonly40%ofthepopulationusetheircarstogettowork35%ridebikeswhile25%usepublictransport.InParisabouthalfofthecity’sworkersdrivetheircarstowork.ForcitiesindevelopingcountriestheproblemshavejuststarteD.Trafficisgettingworseasmoreandmorepeoplecanaffordtobuyacar.12.ThewriterlistedMexicoCityShanghaiandCairoasexamplesofcitiesof______.A.heavytrafficB.airpollutionC.rapiddevelopmentD.largepopulation13.WhatdidBogotadotoimprovethequalityoflifeforitspeople?A.Itshutdownsomefactoriesinthecity.B.Itintroducedaforeignpublictransportsystem.C.Itencouragedpeopletoplanttreesinthecity.D.Itbuiltnewparksandanewpublictransportsystem.14.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat______.A.35%ofthepopulationinParisridebikestoworkB.halfofthepeopleinAmsterdamdrivetheircarstoworkC.aquarterofthepeopleinAmsterdamusepublictransportD.Americanpublictransporthasincreasedmuchsincethe1990s15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.WaystosolvetrafficjamsB.NewchangesintransportsystemsC.People’snewchoiceinbigcitiesD.Parksinsteadofcarsforthecities
A.goodteacherismorethanjustsomeonewhocanpassonknowledgE.AstheTimesEducationSupplementhasfoundthequalitiesthatmakeagreateducatorarebeingintelligentconcernedandmaverick标新立异的.EarlierthisyeartheUKmagazinedidasurveyof1200educatorsacrosstheglobetofindeducation'sfavorite50fictionalteachers.AsitturnedoutAlbusDumbledoreheadmasterofHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardryintheHarryPotterseriesfinishedatthetopofthepoll.ThesecrettoDumbledore'sgreatnesscamefromthefactthathewasneverproudorvain自负的;hecouldfindsomethingtovalueinanyonehoweverunimportanttheyseemeD.ElphiasDogeaMinistryofMagicjuristinHarryPottersaidoftheprofessorafterhisdeath.HeaddedthattherewasnodoubtthathewasthemostinspiringandthebestlovedofallHogwartsheadmasters.AnotherbelovedteacherwhomadethelistisJohnKeatinginthefilmDeadPoetsSocietywhoinspiredstudentsthroughpoetry.Medicinelawbusinessengineeringthesearenecessarytosustainlifehetoldstudents.Butpoetrybeautyromancelovethesearewhatwestayalivefor.Healsoencouragedhisstudentstolookatthingsdifferentlywhentheythoughttheyknewsomething.EventhoughitmayseemsillyorwrongyoumusttryheadviseD.AsMarkGoldbergtheauthorofKeepGoodTeacherssaidthekeycharacteristicsofthesegreatfictionalteachersarequalitiesofwillingnesstoputinthenecessarytimealovefortheagegrouptheyteachandanin-depthwisdom.28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutDumbledore?A.Hewasproudvainandmaverick.B.Hecouldinspirehisstudentstogoon.C.HewasunimportantanduniquE.D.Heonlylovedtheintelligentones.29.WhatdidJohnKeatingtrytoteachhisstudents?A.Thinktwicebeforedoingsomethingsilly.B.PoetryisnecessarytosustainlifE.C.Theyshouldfindvalueinthemselves.D.Theyshouldhavesomethingspiritualtogoafter.30.WhatarethekeycharacteristicsofthesegreatfictionalteachersaccordingtoMarkGoldberg?A.DevotedandwisE.B.Lovingandhumorous.C.Determinedandstrict.D.Trustworthyandcaring.31.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThesecretstoDumbledore'sgreatness.B.JohnKeatingmakesabelovedteacher.C.Thequalitiesofagreatteacher.D.TheauthorofKeepGoodTeachers.
BlackHistoryMonthisalsoknownastheAfrican-AmericanHistoryMonth.ItiscelebratedallovertheUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanadainthemonthofFebruarywhileintheUnitedKingdomitiscelebratedinOctober.EachandeveryschoolanduniversityconductsvariousactivitiestomakethegenerationawareoftheimportancethatAfrican-Americanhistoryholdsinthenation.TheelectronicmediaisfilledwiththemesinrelevancetotheoccasionandmanyactivitiesarecarriedoutacrossthecountrytorememberthecontributionmadebyAfrican-Americancitizensinthedevelopmentofthisnation.BlackHistoryMonthwasfirststartedbyafamousAfrican-AmericanhistorianDr.CarterG.Woodsonintheyear1926.FebruarywaschosenasthemonthtocelebratetheAfrican-AmericanhistorybecauseitwasthebirthmonthoftwoofthemosthighlyvaluedpeopleamongAfrican-Americans.ThesewerePresidentAbrahamLincolnwhofreedtheslavesandFrederickDouglasswhowasalsothefirstvicepresidentialnominee被任命者amongAfrican-Americans.InitiallyBlackHistoryMonthwasknownastheNegroHistoryWeek.ThiswasDr.Woodson’sattempttoencourageawarenessamongcitizensaboutthecontributionofAfrican-Americanstowardsthebuildingofthenation.Itwasonlyintheearly1970’sthatthenameNegroHistoryWeekchangedtoBlackHistoryMonth.Andlaterintheyear1976theentiremonthofFebruarywasdeclaredtobetheNationalAfrican-AmericanHistoryMonthortheBlackHistoryMonth.EveryyearNationalAfrican-AmericanHistoryMonthiscelebratedbymanyactivitieswithvariousideasandthemesfortheyoungergeneration.In2013BlackHistoryMonthcelebratesthe50thanniversaryoftheMarchonWashingtonatwhichMartinLutherKingJr.gavehisfamousspeechIhaveadream.Italsomarksthe150thanniversaryoftheEmancipationProclamation解放黑奴宣言.ThethemeforBlackHistoryMonthin2014isCivilRightsinAmericarememberingtheimportantmilestonesbyAfrican-Americansandothersinthebattleforcivilrightsandequaltreatmentunderthelaw.8.WhatisthepurposeofBlackHistoryMonthinAmerica?A.TorememberAfrican-Americans’contributiontoAmericA.B.TorememberthehistoryofAfrican-AmericansinAmericA.C.ToencourageAfrican-AmericanchildrentostudyharD.D.ToincreaseAfrican-Americanchildren’sconfidencE.9.FebruarywaschosenasBlackHistoryMonthbecause________.A.Dr.CarterG.WoodsonlikedFebruary.B.slaverywasofficiallyendedinFebruary.C.African-AmericanscontributedalotinFebruary.D.twogreatAmericanleaderswasborninFebruary.10.Howisthesecondparagraphdeveloped?A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byfollowingtimeorder.C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bymakingclassifications.11.WhatdoesBlackHistoryMonthin2014celebrateinAmerica?A.The50thanniversaryoftheMarchofWashington.B.MartinLutherKingJr’sspeechIhaveadream.C.The150thanniversaryoftheEmancipationProclamation.D.Importantpeopleandoccasioninthebattleforcivilrights.
TheICbuscardsarefreetoapplicantsofanyagewhomeetanyofthefollowingcriteria:FirstofallIfyouareapersonwholivesworksattendsschoolorpayspropertytaxesinBeijingyouareeligibletoreceiveaBeijingICbuscardfreeofchargE.AdultandteenusersmayeitherapplyonlineorinpersonatanyBeijingICbuslocation.SecondApplicationsforchildrenages11andundermustbecompletedinpersonandrequirethesignatureofaparent.Whenyouapplyforacardonlineyouwillreceivea7-digittemporarybarcode条码.ThisallowsyoutosetasecretcodE.AfteryoureceiveyourpermanentbarcodewhichisrequiredtoborrowmaterialssearchICbusdatabasesorreserveacomputeryoumustrenewyourcarD.ReneworValidateYourCardAlladultteenandchildICbuscardsforcardholdersmustberenewedeverythreeyears.NewICbuscardapplicantswhoappliedforacardonlinemustrenewtheircardbeforefullcardholderprivilegescanbeextendeD.CardholderscanvisitanyBeijingPublicTransportationlocationtopresenttherequiredformsofidentificationinordertoreneworvalidatetheircarD.Cardholdersmayalsoemailcopiesoftherequiredformsofidentificationtopatronaccounts@nypl.org.Alternativelythisinformationmaybefaxedto212.621.0278.ForgetYourSecretCode?IfyouforgetyoursecretcodeyoucanprovidetheICbuscardwithavalidemailaddressandclickonthelink---ForgotYoursecretcode?A.linkwithinstructionsonchangingyoursecretcodewillbesenttotheemailaddressonyouraccountgivingyouabriefperiodoftimetoupdateyourinformation.Youmustselecta4digitnumericsecretcodewithnorepeatingorobviousnumbersE.g.1234or2222.IfyouhavenotprovideduswithavalidemailaddressyoumayvisitaICbuscardlocationtoresetyoursecretcodE.28.Whocan’tapplyforaBeijingICbuscardforfree?A.ThosewhoworkinBeijing.B.ThosewhotravelinBeijing.C.ThosewholiveinBeijing.D.Thosewhogothereforfurtherstudy.29.Childrenages11andunder________.A.arerequiredtoapplyforafreeICbuscardonlineB.mustapplyforaICbuscardinpersonwithaparentC.shouldchangetheirICbuscardseverythreeyearsD.canenjoyextendedprivilegesbeforerenewingthecard30.ICbuscardsmayNOTberenewed_______.A.byemailB.byfaxC.byphoneD.inperson31.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasecretcode?A.1368B.5188C.5678D.8888
ItwasawintermorningjustacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.WhilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircarsTrevormyhusbandhadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrivalheparkedhisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.Afterputtingin10hoursoflaborhereturnedtofindhisbikegonE.ThebikeablackKona18speedwasouronlytransport.Trevorusedittogettoworkputtingin60-hourweekstosupporthisyoungfamily.AndthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceriessavingusfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelivE.IwassosadthatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthatseveralpeopleinourareaofferedtohelp.Onewonderfulstrangerevenboughtabikethencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.OnceagainmyhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjoB.ItreallyisanhonorthatacompletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbeforE.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbepassedfromonepersontoanotherbutactsofkindnessfromstrangersareevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseitstrengthenedourfaithinhumanity人性asawholE.Andithasinfluencedustobemoremindfulofwayswetoocansharewithothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmallanactofkindnessshowsthatsomeonecares.Andtheresultscanbeeverlasting.66.Whywasthebikesoimportanttothecouple?A.Theman’sjobwasbikeracing.B.Itwastheironlypossession.C.ItwasaniceKona18speeD.D.TheyuseditforworkanddailylifE.67.Wecaninferfromthetextthat______.A.thecoupleworked60hoursaweekB.peoplewerebusybeforeChristmasC.thestrangerbroughtoverthebikeD.lifewashardfortheyoungfamily68.Howdidpeoplegettoknowthecouple’sproblem?A.Fromradiobroadcasts.B.Fromanewspaper.C.FromTVnews.D.Fromastranger.69.Whatdothecouplelearnfromtheirexperience?A.Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.B.OneshouldtakecareoftheirbikE.C.Newsreportsmakepeoplefamous.D.Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.
WASHINGTONTheheadoftheWorldBanksaysforthefirsttimeinhumanhistoryitispossibletoendpovertyaroundtheworld.JimYongKimtoldaWashingtonaudienceTuesdayhewantstomakeendingworldpovertyby2030atopgoalforthebankandgovernmentsaroundtheworld.WorldBankPresidentJimYongKimsaysthattheproblemsofpovertyhungerandinequalityarewideurgentandamatterofsurvivalofmillions.Weknowthatdespitethegreatsuccessesofthelastdecadetherearestillabout1.3billionpeoplelivinginextremepoverty870millionwhogohungryeverydayand6.9millionchildrenunderfivedyingeveryyearhesaid.ButKimtoldaWashingtonaudiencethattheprevioussuccessfuleffortstocutthenumberofpeoplelivinginextremepovertybyhalfgivethemhope.Weareatanauspiciousmomentinhistorywhenthesuccessesofpastdecadesandanincreasinglyfavourableeconomicoutlookcombinetogivedevelopingcountriesachance--forthefirsttimeever--toendextremepovertywithinagenerationhesaidinaspeechatGeorgetownUniversity.Ourdutynowmustbetoensurethatthesefavourablecircumstancesarematchedwithdeliberatedecisionstorealizethishistoricopportunity.KimsayssuccesswillrequireincreasingthespeedofeconomicgrowthparticularlyinSouthAfricaandSouthAsia.Buthewarnedthatcivilunrest动乱couldhappenifeconomicgrowthdoesnothelppeopleatallincomelevelsandalsoincludewomenandyouth.KimsaysthattheWorldBankandotherdevelopmentagencieswillhavemoreresourcestogetthisjobdoneright.Meetingthis2030goalwilltakeextraordinaryefforthesaid.HoweverKimwarnedthatalltheprogressinfightingpovertycouldbedestroyedbyclimatedisastersunlessthenationsoftheworlddomoretopreventclimatechange.21.IntheopinionofJimYongKimworldpoverty_____.A.isnotquitehardtoendby2030B.existsonlyinAfricaandAsiaC.willbesuretodisappearby2030D.isdifficultbuthopefultoendby203022.TheunderlinedwordauspiciousinParagraph5mostprobablymeans_____.A.unforgettableB.urgentC.disappearingD.important23.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThekeyofendingworldpovertyispreventingclimatechangeB.Atopgoal-endingworldpovertywillpossiblybeachievedby2030C.Thesuccessofendingpoverty-economicgrowthD.Theprogressinfightingpoverty
ALookattheFestivalThisSummer21.WhatisthemostexcitingpartofSheepMusic?A.Thegardenparty.B.Theadvertisement.C.Thefamilyfeel.D.Theparade.22.Ifyouwanttotakeyourchildrentoafestivalwhichoneisthebestchoice?A.TheFiregathering.B.SheepMusic.C.TheBigChill.D.SummerSundae.23.Whatisthesimilarityofthesefestivals?A.Theyentertainattendantswithmusic.B.Theyhavealonghistory.C.Theyneedadvancebooking.D.TheycanbecomparedwithGlastonbury.
WhenIfirstheardaboutgeocaching地理寻宝Iwasskeptical.ButthemoreIthoughtaboutitthemoreitseemedlikeaninterestingideA.IatleastwantedtotryitoncE.HavingfamiliarizedmyselfwithhowthegameworksIsetoutinsearchofmyfirstcachE.Mytriptookmethroughaseriesoflivelyhutong胡同pastanumberofsmalltemplesandrightintothecourtyardofaquietyouthhotel.Ispentseveralminuteslookingaroundbutcouldn’tfindanything.JustbeforeIwasabouttogiveupIspottedacolorfulobjectinthecrackofawall.Coulditbethehiddencache?AtthatmomentagroupofbackpackersarriveD.Accordingtothegame’srulespeoplewhoarenotinthegamemustnotbeallowedtofindoutaboutsecretcaches.SoIpretendedtomakeaphonecallwhilewaitingforthemtoleavE.WhenthecoastwasclearIgrabbedtheobject.Itwasthecache!Iopeneditandpulledoutacrumpled皱的sheetofpaperwithseveralnamesandcelebratorymessageswrittenonit.IaddedmyownandreplacedthecacheinitshidingplacereadyforthenextgeocachertofinD.Itmayseemlikeasimplegamebuttheideathattherearecacheshiddenallaroundusisexciting.Onceyou’rehookedit’seasytosetyourselfthegoaloffindingeverysinglecacheinaneighborhoodorevenanentirecity.Therealtreasurehoweverisnotthecacheitselfbuttheplacesittakesyouto.HuntingforfurthercacheshassinceintroducedmetoplaceswhichIdidn’tevenknowexisted.Somearepeacefulparkswhileothersareforgottenhistoricalsites.A.fewcacheshaveevenbeeninplacesIpassedregularlywithoutgivingthemanythought.NowIfeelamuchcloserconnection.1.Whatwastheauthor’sinitialattitudetogeocaching?A.Hethoughtitinteresting.B.HewantedtotryitatoncE.C.Heshowedlittleinterestinit.D.Hefounditunsuitableforhim.2.Wheredidtheauthorfindthecache?A.Inahutong.B.InatemplE.C.Inawell.D.Inahotel.3.Whenagroupofbackpackerswereapproachingtheauthor.A.pretendedtobecleaningtheyardB.madeacalltoothergeocachersC.didn’tallowthemtocomeinD.triedtokeepthecachesecret4.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorbenefitfromgeocaching?A.HehasfoundmuchtreasurE.B.He’smorefamiliarwiththecity.C.Hehasmademorefriends.D.Hehasmasteredhunting.
Headachesareoneofman’smostcommonenemies.MostpeoplegetheadachesfromtimetotimE.Whatcausesheadachesandwhatcanwedoaboutthem?Probablymorethan90%ofallheadachesarecausedbyworryortension.Modernlivingproducestensionforeverybody–atworkatschoolandathomE.Whatcanwedoabouttensionandworryinourlives?Firstfindwhatiscausingthetension.Itmaybecausedbyemotions.Doyouworrytoomuchoverwhatpeoplethinkofyouoveryourclothesoraboutwhatyoudidordidn’tsay?Areyouongoodtermswithyouremployerneighborbestfriendschoolfriendorfamily?Ifnotwhynot?Nextfindawayofreducingtensions.Gardeningwalkingrunningswimmingoranyactivitysuitableforyouragewillhelpreducetension.ThenlookatyourwayoflifE.AskyourselfwhereamIgoing?Andwhy?Learnthesecretofrelaxation.Liedowninadarkquietroomandrelaxasmuchaspossiblebytakingseveralslowbreaths.Letallyourmusclesrelax.Habitsofdailylivingalsoproduceheadaches.TheseincludelackofexerciseespeciallysittingforhourswatchingTVorstudyinglackoffreshairlackofsleepandeatingtoomuch.Getinthehabitofbalancedliving:plentyofsleepregularexerciseregularmealsgoodfoodfreshairandavoidingharmfulthingssuchasheavysmokingalcoholandstrongcoffeE.A.headachecanbethebody’sreactionagainstthesethings.Thereareothercausesofheadaches.Headachesmaybecausedbyinfectionsorlowbloodsugar.Ifyourheadachegetsworseseeyourdoctor.65.Accordingtothepassagewhichoftheseistrue?A.Mostpeopledon’tusuallygetheadachesB.AllpeoplegetheadachesmostofthetimeC.Mostpeoplegetheadachessometimes.D.NoonegetsheadachesallhislifE.66AccordingtothepassagetensionscanariseinthefollowingplacesEXCEPT.A.atworkB.atschoolC.athomeD.ontheplayground67Tensioncanbereducedby.A.reflectionB.recognitionC.relaxationD.regulation68.AllofthefollowingaregoodforhealthEXCEPT______________.A.plentyofsleepB.regularexerciseandmealsC.freshairD.sittingforhoursstudying
TimeforKidsTFKgetsthegreatnewsonthecoolesttoysfor2014atthe111thAmericanInternationalToyFair.What’sfourdayslongbiggerthansevenfootballfieldsandfilledwiththousandsoftoys?It’sToyFair2014!EachyearhundredsoftoycompaniesfromacrossthecountrycometogetherinNewYorkCity.Allkindsofproductsareshownasawaytoknowwhat’stocomeinthenewyear.Thisyear’strends款式includeoversizetoys.In2014everythingisreallybigandreallyouttheresaysAdrienneAppellatoy-trendsexpert.ToyFairisthelargesttoytradeshowintheWesternHemisphere西半球.Toy-storebuyersgototheeventtodecidewhichtoystheymaywanttosellduringtheholidayseason.MembersofthemedialikeTFKgotothefairtoreportbackonallthecooltrends.UnfortunatelyToyFairisnotopentothepubliC.Thisyear’sToyFairwasthebiggestinits111-yearhistory.Morethan1000toycompaniesshowedproductsfromsimplecardgamestohigh-techrobots.LargerThanLifewasaToyFairfavoritE.ThistrendisallaboutbigtoyswithabigplayvaluE.ThoughitisallfunandgamesatToyFairwesawlotsofproductsmakingapushtowardseducationwithSTEAM.Thatstandsforsciencetechnologyengineeringartandmath.Thistrendincludeswordgames.Andofcoursewesawsomesupercoolhigh-techgames.TechnologyisalwaysgoingtoinfluencetoyssaysAppell.Thisyearwesawlotsof3Dgamesandrobots.Toknowmoreinformationabouttheeventclick点击heretowatchthevideo.32.WhatcanweinferfromToyFair2014?A.Toysarebecomingmoreeducationalthanfun.B.Robotsaregreatfavoritesofbuyers.C.Bigtoyswillbepopularthisyear.D.Simplecardgameswilldisappearonthemarket.33.What’sspecialaboutToyFair2014?A.Itisthelargest.B.Itisthelongest.C.Itsellsallofitstoys.D.It’sheldinNewYorkCity.34.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.KidslovetoysB.Toy-storesinNewYorkCityC.TechnologychangestoysD.Timefortoys35.Thetextistakenfroma_____.A.websiteB.newspaperC.magazineD.Textbook
Johnaverythinboylovedfootballwithallhisheartwhenhewasveryyoung.PracticeafterpracticeheeagerlygaveeverythinghehaD.Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboyshecouldonlysitonthebenchandhardlyeverplayedingames.Eventhoughthesonwasalwaysonthebenchhisfatherwasalwaysstandingwithcheersandencouraginghim.WhenJohnwenttocollegehedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasawalk-on小角色.EveryonewassurehecouldnevermakethecutbuthediD.ThecoachthoughthecouldprovidetheothermemberswiththespirittheyneedeD.Thenewsthathehadsurvivedthecutexcitedhimsomuchthatherushedtothenearestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfathersharedhisexcitementandwassentseasonticketsforallthecollegegames.Itwastheendofthislastfootballseason.OnedayJohnreceivedatelegramandaskedoneweekoff.Nobodyknewwhathappenedexceptthecoach.ThecoachsaidDon’tplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday.Saturdayarrivedandthegamewasnotgoingwell.WhentheteamwastenpointsbehindJohncameback.Coachpleaseletmeplay.I’vejustgottoplaytodaysaidJohn.Thecoachpretendednottohearhim.ButJohnpersistedandfinallyfeelingsorryforthekidthecoachgavein.Beforelongeveryonecouldnotbelievetheireyes.Johnwasdoingeverythingright.Theopposingteamcouldnotstophim.Heran;hepassedandblockedlikeastar.AndatlasthisteamwonthegamE.AfterthegameJohnlookedatthecoachwithtearsinhiseyesandsaidWellyouknewmydaddiedbutdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind?JohnswallowedhardandforcedasmileDadcametoallmygamesbuttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplayandIwantedtoshowhimthatIcoulddoit.29.WhydidJohnhardlyhaveanychancetoplayingames?A.BecausehehadnotimetopracticE.B.Becausehewastooyoungtoplaygames.C.Becauseeveryonelookeddownuponhim.D.BecausehisbodyconditionwasnotgooD.30.Theunderlinedphrasemakethecutinthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby____.A.makeprogressB.beallowedtojointheteamC.cuthimselfD.berefusedbythecoach31.HowdidtheothermembersfeelwhentheysawJohnplayintheSaturdaygame?A.SurpriseD.B.Hopeless.C.ExciteD.D.DisappointeD.32.Fromthetextwecanknowthat_____.A.Johnfeltverydepressedasawalk-onB.John’sfatheralwaystaughthimhowtoplayC.John’sfatherwenttomostofhiscollegegamesD.thecoachwassureJohnwouldbethebestplayeroneday33.Thisstorytellsusthat_____.A.aburdenofone’schoiceisnotfeltB.bettertodowellthantosaywellC.afallintoapitagaininyourwitD.wherethereisawillthereisaway
HotelA.AmanagerWaitersTheapplicants申请人musthave2years’workexperienceinabigrestaurant.Pleasecall01065547689orsendyourresumeto:Johnsmith@163.com.TourCompaniesB.TourGuideGoodoralEnglishisrequireD.¥450-¥1200PERWEEKThisisoneofthelargesttourcompaniesinChinaandthereare3positionsforyoungpeopleinBeijing.BesidesEnglishFrenchspeakersareespeciallywelcomE.Phone01075367745formoreinformation.KindergartenTeachersWantedC.Forkidsaged3to65daysperweekBefluentinEnglishorFrench.PatienceisneedeD.AllapplicantsmustbeabletoworkinShanghai.Phone02171766365ShiningStarRestaurantD.FoodServersThebiggestandbusiestrestaurantinBeijingisseekingexcellentpeoplE.Ifyouhaveexperiencesindiningrestaurantsandarelookingforajobthencomeforaninterview.InterviewdayisFriday6thMayfrom12amto7pm.ShiningStarRestaurantislocatedat23FuxingRoadinBeijing.5.Thefouradvertisementsareallfor______.A.salesmenB.managersC.teachersD.jobhunters6.Howmanyadvertisementsareforwaiters?A.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.7.InadvertisementCthekindergartenteachersshould______.A.have3-6years’workexperienceB.knowbothEnglishandFrenchC.havepatiencewithchildrenD.comefromShanghai
Ihaveayoungerbrother.Tomeheisafourteen-year-oldkidnamedJoewithblondhairandblueeyes.Toothersheisdifferent.WhereIseeakidwhojustneedsalotmoreattentionothersseeamentallydisabledboyakidwhocannotwalkortalkorthinkforhimself.IseesomeonewhojustmakesdailyroutineabitlessroutinE.Othersseeanannoyanceabother.ThisisnottosaythatIhaveneverfeltresentful怨恨的towardJoE.Heismybrotherandwiththatcomesresponsibility.Ginacouldyoustayintonightandwatchyourbrother?Ginadomeafavorandfeedhimdinnerandchangehisdiaper尿布laterplease?CouldyoucomehomerightafterschooltodayandgetJoeoffthebus?ThesearephrasesthatIhaveheardsinceIwastwelvE.Andsuretheyhavemademeresentmybrothertoacertainextent.Iwouldthink:that’snotfair!Everyoneelsecanstayafterandbeamemberofthiscluborgetextrahelpfromthatteacher.Orallmyfriendsaregoingouttonightwhycan’tI?AndhowcomeIhavetofeedhim?Heisnotmyson!HoweverthesmallamountofresentmentIfeeltowardmybrotheriserasedathousandtimesoverbywhatIhavelearnedfromhim.BesidesmakingmeresponsiblefromayoungageandhelpingmebemoreacceptingofallkindsofpeoplehehastaughtmetobethankfulforwhatIhavE.IknowthattherearemomentinmylifethatIshouldcherishandthatJoewillneverexperiencE.Hewillneverlaughsohardthathecries.Hewillneverfeelthegloryofastraight-AreportcarD.Hewillnevercomfortabestfriendcryingonhisshoulder.Andhewillneverknowhowmuchhisfamilylovehim.BecausehewillneverknowitisuptometoknoweverysecondhowluckyIam.ItisuptometorealizethatlifeshouldbelivedtoitsfullestandthatyoushouldalwaysalwaysbegratefulthatGodorwhoeverarethepowersthatbegaveyoutheabilitytoliveyourlifethewayyouweremeanttoliveit.60.WeknowfromthefirstparagraphthatGina'sbrother＿＿＿＿＿.A.causestroubletoneighborsB.paysmoreattentiontoothersC.liveswithmentaldisabilityD.considersdailyroutineabother61.IfMotherasksGinatolookafterherbrothernowwhatwillsheprobablyanswer?A.I'mafraidnot.B.Noproblem！C.Itdepends.D.It'snotfair！62.Thepassageintendstotellusthatweshould＿＿＿＿＿＿＿.A.valuethegloryofsuccessB.appreciatewhatlifegivesusC.comfortunfortunatepeopleD.treasuremeaningfulmoments
DearAlcoholYou'vebeenaroundforever.Icanrememberallthepainyou'vecausedformE.Doyourememberthenightyoualmosttookmyfather'slife?Ido.Helovesyou.SometimesIthinkhelovesyoumorethanhelovesmE.He'saddictedtoyoutothewayyoupromisetoridhimofhisproblemsonlytocausemoreofthem.Youjustsatbackandlaughedashiscarwentspinningthroughthestreetcrashingintotwoothercars.Hewasn'ttheonlyonehurtbyyouthatnight.Doyourememberthenightofmyfirsthighschoolparty?YouweretherE.Myfriendswereintriguedbyyou.TheytreatedyouasiftheywerenevergoingtoseeyouagaindrinkingallofyouthattheycoulD.Ispenttwohoursthatnighthelpingmyfriendswhohadfallencompletely.I'msoembarrassedtheysaidasIheldtheirhairbacksothattheycouldvomit呕吐.I'msorrytheysaidwhenIcalledtaxiesforthemwalkingthemoutandpayingthedriverinadvancE.Thiswon'thappenagaintheysaidastheyweresenttothehospitaltohavetheirstomachspumpeD.Two15-year-oldgirlssleptinhospitalbedsthatnightthankstoyou.Doyourememberthenightwhenyoutookadvantageofmy17-year-oldneighborwhohadtodrivetopickuphissisterfromherdancelessons?Doyouknowhowweallfeltwhenhehitanothercarandkilledthetwopeopleintheothercar?Hediedthenextmorningtoo.Hissisterwalkedhomefromherdancelessonandpassedpolicecarsandacrowdofpeoplegatheringonthesidewalkjusttwoblocksawayfromthedancestudio.Shedidn'trealizeherbrotherwasinthemidstofitall.Sheneversawhimagain.Andit'sallyourfault.Iwishyou'dwalkoutofmylifeforever.Idon'twantanythingtodowithyou.Lookatallthepainyou'vecauseD.Sureyou'vemadepeoplehappytoofromtimetotimE.Butthedamageyou'vecausedinthelivesofmillionsisinexcusablE.Stopluring引诱inthepeopleIlovE.StophurtingmepleasE.SincerelyAnonymous28.Whatisauthor'spurposeinwritingtoalcohol?A.TointroduceMr.AlcoholtothereadersB.Todescribetheharmalcoholdidtohisfamily.C.ToshowhowmuchalcoholcanhurtpeoplE.D.Toshowthegreatfunthatalcoholcanbringtopeople'slifE.29.Whatdidalcoholdototheauthor'sfather?A.ItmadehimcrashintotwoothercarsandtookhislifE.B.ItmadehimdrinktoomuchandhehadtogethisstomachpumpeD.C.Itmadehimkilltwootherpeoplewhendriving.D.Itmadehimgetintoacaraccidentandbadlyinjurehimself.30.Theunderlinedphrasewereintriguedbyisclosestinmeaningto______.A.werefamiliarwithB.wereinterestedinC.weredisappointedwithD.weresatisfiedwith31.Whatisthetoneofthearticle?A.Critical.B.Doubtful.C.UnconcerneD.D.Humorous.
Melbournewithapopulationofover3.5millionisthesecondlargestcityinAustraliA.Itiscleansafedynamicandexcitingandwellknowninternationallyforitsuniversitiesandothereducationalinstitutions.Thecityhaswell-plannedtree-linedwidestreetsandmanybeautifulparksandgardens.Ithasagoodtransportsystemofroadsbusestrainsandtrams.TheLaTrobeUniversitycampusisconnectedtotheCentralBusinessDistrictbytramsexpressbusesandbusandtrainconnections.MelbourneisaculturallyrichcityandishometolargecommunitiesofpeoplefromallpartsofEuropetheAmericasAfricaandAsiA.ThecityisfamousforitsrestaurantstheatresmusicoperaballetartcultureandshopsandalivelyanddynamicnightlifE.Melbournepeoplearefondofsportsandthecityhostsmanyfamousinternationalsportsevents.NearMelbournetherearebeautifulcoastlineswithexcellentbeachesnationalparksforestswinerieswintersnowfieldsandsummerresorts.Theclimateistemperateandcomfortablewithwarmsummersandcoolwinters.Insummermaximumdaytimetemperaturesrangefrom26°Cto36°Candinwinterfrom12°Cto18°C.TheweatherinMelbournecanbevariablefromdaytoday.Melbournewasratedtheworld'sbestcitytoliveinbytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit.73.Melbourneiswell-knownintheworldforits____________________.A.largepopulationB.educationalinstitutionsC.transportsystemD.beautifulparksandgardens74.AccordingtothepassageMelbourneisacitywhere____________________.A.richpeoplechoosetoliveB.thebestwineisproducedC.variousculturesexistD.Asianfoodispopular75.Melbournepeopleareveryinterestedin____________________.A.sportsB.sunbathingC.sightseeingD.traveling76.Thewordtemperateinthepassagemostprobablymeans____________________.A.hotB.mildC.dryD.cold77.Thebesttitleforthepassagemightbe____________________..A.AnIdealPlaceforShoppingB.A.CitywiththeBestClimateC.TheWorld’sBestCitytoLiveinD.TheWorld’sMostBeautifulCity
Indianpolicecannotdecidewhethertotreatitasanextremelycleveractofstealingoranevencleverercheat.Eitherwayitcouldbetheperfectcrimebecausethecriminalsarebirds—homingpigeons!Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar:ifyouwantthecarbackpayup.ThenthecarownerisdirectedtoaparktoldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninsidE.Carryingthemoneyinatinybagthepigeonfliesoff.Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinIndiA.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofacleverstay-at-homecarthiefhowevermayinfactbetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminalmind—onethatavoidsnotonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplacE.PoliceofficerMohammedsaysthatthecriminalprobablyhaspulledadoubletrick:hegetsmoneyforthingshecannotpossiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcarsheletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecar-ownertoplaceanadvertisementinthenewspaperaskingforhelp.ThetheoryissupportedbythefactthatsofarnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturneD.Alsotheamountofmoneydemanded—under30000rupees—seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmorE.Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.AndeveniftheystartagainMohammedholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal.WehavemoreimportantthingstodohesaiD.21.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecallhe________.A.toldthepressaboutitB.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymailC.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackD.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarried22.Thelazierandmoreinventivecriminalrefersto________.A.thecarthiefwhostaysathomeB.theownerofthepigeonsC.oneofthepolicemeninIndiaD.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaper23.Thewritermentionsthefactthatnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturnedtoshow________.A.thethiefisextremelycleverB.themoneypaidistoolittleC.whatMohammedthinksmightbecorrectD.howeasilypeoplegetfooledbycriminals24.Wemayinferfromthetextthatthecriminalknowshowtoreachthecarownersbecause________.A.hereadstheadsinthenewspaperB.helivesinthesameneighborhoodC.hehasseenthecarownersintheparkD.hehastrainedthepigeonstofollowthem
TaxpayersinAmericapaylessinincometaxthanmanyEuropeansaccordingtoaPewResearchCenterreport.Belgiumhasthehighestincometaxrateatnearly56percentofincomeaccordingtotheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopmentorOECD.TaxpayersintheU.S.paylessthan36percentoftheirincomesintothenationaltreasury.Taxespayforservicesprovidedbythegovernment.TheU.S.ranks25ofthe34developedcountriespolledinthereport.Anunmarriedpersonwithnochildrenwasusedasanexampleinthereport.InAmericaanunmarriedpersonwithnochildrenmakingtheaveragewageof$50000in2014paid24.8percentoftheirincomeinfederal联邦的incometaxandpayrolltaxes工资税.A.similarpersonlivinginBelgiumwouldpay42.3percentoftheirincomE.Theaverageamongthe39countriesinthepollwas27.3percentincometax.SouthKoreaandCanadahadtwoofthelowesttaxrates.ThetaxrateinSouthKoreaforamarriedcouplewithtwochildrenisbetween10percentand20percent.AnunmarriedpersoninCanadawithtwochildrenhasataxratebelow10percent.ThedeadlinetopaytaxesinAmericaisusuallyApril15.ThisyearthedeadlineisApril18.AmericantaxpayerscomplainthatwealthypeopleandlargecompaniespaytoolittletaxaccordingtoaPewResearchCenterpollfrom2015.AmericanspaytaxtofundprogramslikeSocialSecurityandMedicaidaccordingtothePewResearchCenter.LastyearAmericantaxespaidfor$888billioninSocialSecuritybenefits.SocialSecuritypaystheelderlyanincomeaftertheystopworking.Thegovernmentalsopaidmorethan$546billioninMedicaidandMedicarebenefits.ThoseprogramspayforhealthandmedicalcaretopeoplewhocannotafforditaccordingtotheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities.文章出处VOAApril13201632.AccordingtothearticlewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.SouthKoreahasthelowesttaxratE.B.TaxpayersinAmericapaylessintaxesthanmanyEuropeans.C.NocountriesintheworldhaveahigherincometaxthanthatinBelgium.D.ThedeadlinetopaytaxesinAmericaisusuallybetweenApril15andApril1833.ThemajorityofpeoplebenefitingfromthetaxesinAmericaare________.A.theelderlyretireesB.unmarriedpeopleC.MarriedcouplesD.wealthypeopleandcorporations34.HowisPassage2mainlydeveloped?A.BygivingdescriptionsB.ByanalyzingcausesC.BydescribingprocessD.Bymakingcomparisons35.Thebesttitleforthetextmightbe________.A.TheMainUseofTaxesinAmericaB.USTaxesLowComparedtoOtherCountriesC.TaxesinAmericaandTaxesinOtherCountriesD.Taxpayers’ComplaintsaboutPayingTooMuchTax
SomeyearsagoonahotsummerdayinsouthFloridaalittleboydecidedtogoforaswiminthecoldswimmingholebehindhishousE.InahurrytodiveintothecoolwaterhedidnotrealizeanalligatorwasswimmingtowardstheshorE.Hismotherinthehouselookingoutofthewindowsawthetwoastheygotcloserandclosertogether.InfearsherantowardsthewateryellingtothesonasloudlyasshecoulD.ItwastoolatE.Thealligatorreachedhim.Fromthedockthemothergrabbedherlittleboybythearmsjustasthealligatorgothislegs.Thatbegananincredibletugofwar拔河betweenthetwo.Thealligatorwasmuchstrongerthanthemotherbutthemotherwouldnotletgo.A.farmerhappenedtodrivebyheardherscreamsranfromhistruckandshotthealligator.AmazinglyafterweeksandweeksinthehospitalthelittleboysurviveD.Hislegwereextremelyscarredbytheanimal’sattackandonhisarmswerescratches抓痕frommothers’fingernailswhereshehadtriedtohangontothesonsheloveD.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispantlegs.Andthenheproudlysaidtothereporter:Butlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarmstoo.Ihavethembecausemymomwouldnotletgo.YouandIcanidentifywith理解thatlittleboy.Wehavescarstoo.Nonotfromalligatororanythingquitesodramatic.Butthescarsofapainfulpast.Someofthosescaresareuglyandhavecausedusdeepregret.Butsomewoundsmyfriendarebecausesomeonehasrefusedtoletgo.Inyourstrugglemaybesomeonehasbeenthereholdingontoyou.21.Uponseeingthealligatorgettingclosetoherboythemother________.A.divedintothecoolwateratonceB.wastooafraidtomoveC.gotreadytofightthealligatorD.shoutedawarningtoherboy22.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Themotherwonthematchbecauseofherstrength.B.Therewerescarsontheboy’sarmsandlegs.C.A.farmerscaredthealligatorawaybyhittingitintheeyes.D.A.alligatorattackedtheboywhenheandhismotherwereswimming.23.BysayingButlookatmyarms.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarmstootheboyreallywantedtoshow___________.A.howdeepthescarswereB.whatabraveboyhewasC.howgreathismotherwasD.howrecentlyhehadsurvivedanattack24.Accordingtotheauthorhowareweallsimilartotheboyinthestory?A.Wecanbebraveandneverletgoofourlovedones.B.Wemaybefacedwithdangerinourlives.C.WemayhavescarsthatcomefrompainandlovE.D.Wemayhavetodependonthekindnessofstrangers.
Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulnesshappinessgoodnessandself-respect?Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorizedashonorhelpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.Here'sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilentandprofitfromtheclerk'smistakewewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneaky偷偷摸摸的excitement.LaterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortunE.Ontheotherhandifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditemtheclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.Thenwhatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?Inthefirstcasewherewedon'ttelltheclerkacoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocesswewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstratethatwecannotbetrustedsinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrastbringingtheerrortotheclerk'sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.ImmediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorablE.Uponleavingthestorewefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreaseD.Wheneverwetakehonorableactionwegainthedeepinternalrewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility.Thereisabeautifulpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.Honorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.HonorableactionsleadustoahappierexistencE.Andit'seasytothinkandacthonorablyagainwhenwe'rehappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbedifficulttostartonceit'sstartedit'seasytocontinuE.Keepingondoinggooddeedsbringsuspeaceofmindwhichisimportantforourhappiness.41.Accordingtothepassagethepositiveactionintheexamplecontributestoour___.A.self-respectB.sneakyexcitementC.financialrewardsD.friendlyrelationship42.Theauthorthinksthatkeepingsilentabouttheunchargeditemisequalto___.A.lyingB.stealingC.cheatingD.advertising43.Thephrasebringingtheerrortotheclerk'sattentioninParA.5means___.A.tellingthetruthtotheclerkB.offeringadvicetotheclerkC.blamingtheclerkfortheerrorD.remindingtheclerkofthechargeditem44.Howwillwefeelifwelettheclerkknowthemistake?A.We'llbeveryexciteD.B.We'llfeelunfortunatE.C.We'llhaveasenseofhonor.D.We'llfeelsorryfortheclerk.45.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Howtolivetruthfully.B.Importanceofpeacefulness.C.Waysofgainingself-respect.D.Happinessthroughhonorableactions.
Electriccarsaredirty.Infactnotonlyaretheydirtybuttheymightevenbemoredirtythantheirgasoline-poweredcousins.PeopleinCalifornialovetotalkaboutzero-emissions排放vehiclesbutpeopleinCaliforniaseemtobecluelessaboutwhereelectricitycomesfrom.Powerplantsmostlyusefiretomakeit.Apartfromthefewpeoplewhohavetheirroofscoveredwithsolarcellswegetourelectricityfromgenerators发电机.Generatorsarefueledbysomething----usuallycoaloilbutalsobyheatgeneratedinnuclearpowerplants.Thereareafewwindfarmsandgeothermal地热plantsaswellbutbyfarwegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething.Inotherwordsthosezero-emissionscarsarelikelycoal-burningcars.Becausethecoalisburnedsomewhereelseitlooksclean.ItisnottruE.It'sasiftheCaliforniaGreensarecoveringtheireyes----IfIcan'tseeitit'snothappening.Gasolineisanextremelyefficientwaytopoweravehicle;agallonofgashasalotofenergyinit.Butwhenyoutakethatgasoranotherfuelandfirstuseittomakeelectricityyouwasteanicepartofthatenergymostlyintheformofwastedheat--atthegeneratorthroughthetransmissionlinesetC.Agallonofgasmaydriveyourcar25miles.Buttheelectricityyougetfromthatgallonofgaswon'tgetyounearlyasfar---soelectriccarsburnmorefuelthangasoline-poweredones.Ifourelectricitycamemostlyfromwindorgeothermalorsolarthenanelectriccartrulywouldbeclean.Butforpoliticaltechnicalandeconomicreasonswedon'tusemuchofthoseenergysources.Inadditionelectriccars'batterieswhicharepoisonousforalongtimewilleventuallyendupinalandfill垃圾填埋场.Andfinallywhencarsarethepollutersthepollutionisspreadacrossalltheroads.Whenit'sapowerplantthoughallthejunkisinoneplacE.Natureisverygoodatcleaningupwhenthingsarenottooconcentratedbutittakesalotlongerwhenallthegarbageisinonespot.29.WhichofthefollowingwordscanreplacebecluelessaboutinParagraph2?A.failtounderstanD.B.befamiliarwith.C.becuriousabout.D.showtheirinterestin.30.Theelectricitywegetfromagallonofgasmaymakeourcarrun_________.A.atleast25milesB.lessthan25milesC.morethan25milesD.asfaras25miles31.Intheauthor’sopinioncomparedwithcarsusinggaselectriccarsaremore__________.A.efficientB.expensiveC.harmfulD.environmentally-friendly32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat__________.A.electriccars’batteriesarenolongerpoisonousinthelandfillB.nowelectriccarsareusedmorethantheirgasoline-poweredcousinsC.zero-emissionsvehiclesshouldbechosentoprotectourenvironmentD.electriccarsarenotcleansincewegetelectricitymainlybyburningsomething
Livingnearthebeachmaycomewithanextraadvantage:betterhealth.A.newstudyanalyzedinformationfrommorethan48millionpeopleinEnglandandfoundthatthenearertheylivedtothecoastthemorelikelypeopleweretoreportgoodhealthwithinthepastyear.LivingnearthecoastmaybeassociatedwithbetterhealthbecausetheseasideenvironmentreducesstresstheresearcherssaiD.TheypointedtoanotherBritishstudythatfoundthatpeoplewhotooktripstothecoastexperiencedmorefeelingsofcalmnessandrelaxationthanthosewhovisitedurbanparksorthecountrysidE.Thedifferencefromlivingnearthecoastwasrelativelysmall.ButasmalleffectwhenappliedtoanentirepopulationcanhaveasubstantialimpactonpublichealthsaidstudyresearcherBenWheelerofPeninsulaCollegeofMedicineandDentistryinExeterEnglanD.Howeverit’stoosoontoadvisepeopletohitthebeachtoimprovehealthWheelersaiD.Thestudyonlyfoundanassociationnotacause-effectlinkandit’spossiblethatotherfactorscouldexplaintheresults.ForinstanceitcouldbethatpeoplewhoarewealthierandthereforehealthieraremoreabletomovetodesiredlocationssuchasthecoastWheelersaidaphenomenonknownasthemigranteffect.ButthestudydidfindthattheassociationbetweencoastallivingandbetterhealthwasstrongestforthoselivinginthepoorestareaswhichperhapsindicatesthatwealthcannotexplaintheresultsWheelersaiD.BecausethestudylookedatonlyEngland—anislandcountryinwhicheveryoneliveswithin72milesofthecoastit’snotclearwhetherthefindingswouldapplytootherpopulations.FarfromEnglandahealthexpertnotinvolvedinthestudysaidthatwhiletheBritishresearchcertainlydoesn’tprovethatpeople’shealthandtheplacetheylivearelinkedit’spossiblethatproximitytotheseasdoessomethingforourbodies.29.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.peoplelivingneartheseamaybehealthierB.peoplepayincreasinglyattentiontohealthC.peopleareencouragedtomovetothecoastD.peopleareworriedaboutresidentialenvironment30.Accordingtotheresearcherslivingnearthesea______.A.doesn’tnearlyaffecttheBritishpopulationB.cancuresomedifficultdiseasesinawayC.canhelpgetoverone’sstressD.meansfreeingfromsadnessortroubles31Whatdoestheunderlinedwordproximityinthepassagemean?A.beingdistantB.beingoppositeC.beingsimilarD.beingclose
Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively;Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperiencebytestingandprovinganideaorbyreasoning.Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeing.toldbysomeoneelsE.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassivE.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearningit'snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.Unfortunatelypassivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsayandrumor.DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn'tshowittoanyonE.Thenthepersonwhispersitwordforwordtoanotherperson.ThatpersoninturnwhispersittostillanotherandsoonthroughallthepeopleplayingthegamE.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.ThenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompareD.TypicallytheoriginalmessagehaschangeD.That'swhathappensindailylifE.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Thentoomostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastorytryingtoimproveonitstamping打上标记ItwiththeirownpersonalstylE.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:A.statementofopinionbyonewritermaybere-statedasfactbyanotherwhomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;-andthisprocessmaycontinuE.unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.28.Accordingtothepassagepassivelearningmayoccurin.A.doingamedicalexperimentB.So1vingamathproblemC.visitinganexhibitionD.doingscientificreasoning29.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph2refersto.A.activelearningB.knowledgeC.communicationD.passivelearning30.TheauthormentionsthegameRumortoshowthat.A.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedonB.amessageshouldbedeliveredindifferentwaysC.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearingD.peopletendnottobelieveinwhattheyknowasrumor31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Activelearningislessimportant.B.PassivelearningmaynotbereliablE.C.Activelearningoccursmorefrequently.D.Passivelearningisnotfoundamongscholars.
JoseAndreMontanoBainawasbornandraisedinthetownofTotoraBolivia—notexactlythehomeofjazz.ButnowheistakingtheBolivianandtheworldmusicscenebystorm.Hehasalreadyperformedinsomeofthecountry’stopoccasionsincludingtheLegislativePalaceandalongsidefamousmusicianslikeBolivianrockerGlenVargas—what’ssogreataboutthat?HowaboutthefactthatJoseisjustsevenyearsoldandhasnovision!Theyoungmusicianbegantoshowhisextraordinarymusictalentattheageoffourwhenhestartedplayingthedrumswithahighstandardofabilityandskillswhichareusuallyplayedbyartiststhreetimeshisage.Aftermasteringthemhequicklymovedontothepianoandbytheageoffivehadformedajazzband!Andwhiletheyoungboyknowseveryjazzsonginthebookandcanplaythemallwithgreateaseandconfidenceitisnottheonlykindofmusicheenjoys.ThisBolivianprodigy神童hasvariousmusicaltasteandisn’tlimitedtojazz.Healsoloveslisteningtobluesheavymetaltangoboleroandanythinginbetween!Hisextremelyproudfatherisquicktoadmitthathehasnothingtodowithhisson’sunusualtalent.Infacthedidn’tevenknowmuchaboutjazzuntilJosestartedtoplay.Ididn’tknowjazzbeforehegotmeintoit.It’sasifhewasbornajazzchip芯片insidehimIdon’tknowhowtoexplainhowitcameaboutit’slikethejazzwasalreadyinsidehim.Hisfatherrecalled.Asfortheyoungrisingsuperstarheleadsaprettynormallifedespiteallthefame.Justliketherestofyouhegoestoschooldoeshomeworkandyeshaschoresassigned派给tohimaswell!28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.YoungblindjazzprodigyrisesinBolivia.B.Jazzchipisfoundinsidetheprodigy.C.Toeducateajazzprodigyinsuccessfulways.D.Bolivia’sjazzprodigyperformsdifferentsongs.29.WhatcanwelearnaboutJoseAndrefromthetext?A.Hemadeperformingtoursthroughouttheworld.B.Hewasbornexactlyinthehomeofjazz.C.Hisfatherhelpedagreatdealinhissuccess.D.Hehadtalentinmusicthoughhewasblind.30.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.JoseAndreisnowafamoussuperstar.B.GreatfamehaschangedJoseAndregreatly.C.JoseAndrestillliveshisnormallifeasbefore.D.JoseAndredevotesallhissparetimetomusic.31.Whatmightbetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?A.ToadvertiseJoseAndre’smusicworks.B.Toshowthewaytobringuptheprodigy.C.Totellushowtodealwithgreatfame.D.Totellusthestoryofajazzprodigy.
Whatisfunny?Theshortansweris:Whoknows?Thejokethatcausesaburstoflaughterfromonelistenermightbemetwithapuzzledlookfromanother.Ingeneralyoushouldavoidjokesatanybusinessorsocialgatheringwheretherearemorethantwopeopleinyourconversationalgroup.Ifthereareonlytwopeople—andtheyconsistofyouandyourbestfriend—goaheadandtellit.Admittedlyafewpeoplepossessaperfectsenseoftimingappropriatenessandjokedelivery.Youareprobablynotoneofthem.Youmightbequitefunnyandhavemanygreatjokes.Butthere'saplaceforjokes—overdinnerwithfamilyhikingwithfriendsbutbusinessorsocialaffairswithcolleaguesandacquaintances熟人arenotit.Ittakesawholeotherlevelofjoke-tellingabilitytoputajokeintothemoreformalconversations.Thebestjokescomeintotheconversationsothatbythetimelistenersrealizeajokeisinprogressthepunchlinethatproduceshumourisbeingdelivered—totheirsurpriseanddelight.Jokesdon'ttranslatewellwhenyou'reinagroupwithmixedbackgrounds:thosewhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishthosewhomightnotunderstandaspecialtermoraninexpressionyoungpeoplewhowouldn'tcatchareferencetosomebitofculturefamiliartoolderpeople—andviceversa反之亦然.Neverjokeaboutanotherpersoninthegroup—abouttheirnamehabitshometownprofessionappearanceorpast.It'snotaquestionofwhetherthejokeischeeryorappropriatE.Nooneenjoysbeingsingledoutthisway.Whenyouarethesubjectofthejokethelaughterdoesn'tfeelgoodnomatterhowhardyoutrytotellyourselfthey'renotlaughingatyou.Becausethat'swhatitfeelslikE.Whatdoyousayifyourealizeyourjokeupsetsomeone?Apologizeasbrieflyandassincerelyasyoucanandhopethatsomeonechangesthesubject.Trysaying:I'msorry.IshouldhaveknownbetterorI'msorry.Iwasn'tthinking.Whatdoyoudoifpeopledon'tgetyourjokeordon'tappeartofinditasfunnyasyoudo?Firstdonotretellitonlylouderthistimehopingthepointofthejokewillbeseen.Seconddon'ttrytopushpeopletogetit.Peopledonotlikepeoplewhosejokestheydon'tunderstanD.TheyfeelstupidandneedtoblamesomeonE.Ifyouwanttoleavewiththegoodwillofyourlistenerssaysomethingtomakethemfeellessfoolish.Youcouldsay:Idon'tknowwhyItelljokeswhenI'msopooratit.Theworldneedslaughterandgoodhumourisasuccesswhereveritgoessothiscaveat告诫aboutjoke-tellingisnotmeanttodampenhighspiritsortoadvocatedullconversation.Ifyou'reagiftedstory-tellerandyouknowpeopleloveyourjokesgoforit.WeneedyourkinD.Therestofuswillsaveourjokesforfamilyandclosefriends.21.Accordingtothepassageitmightbeappropriateforyoutotellajokeatabusinessorsocialgatheringif______.A.thejokeiswellchosenB.youhavecompleteconfidenceinyourlisteners'senseofhumorC.onlyyouandyourbestfriendareinvolvedintheconversationD.theaudienceconsistsofyourcolleaguesandacquaintances22.Whydosomejokesfailtowork?A.Becausethepunchlineistoolongtocatch.B.Becausethejoke-telleruseswrongwordsandexpressions.C.Becausethejoke-tellerandlistenersdon'tsharethesamebackgroundknowledgE.D.Becausethejokesarenotproperlytranslatedintothelisteners'nativelanguagE.23.Howwillpeoplefeelwhentheyarejokedabout?A.TheywillfeelhappyifthejokeisapleasantonE.B.Theywillbeupsetnomatterwhatkindofjokeitis.C.Theywillenjoythejokewhenrealizingthatpeoplearenotlaughingatthem.D.Theywillpanicbecauseitmakesthemthecenterofattention.
ChileSouthAmericaFebruary16Thesunlightwasshiningsobrightlyasourplaneflewoverthesnow-coveredAndesmountainswhichseemedtogoonforever.DrakePassage—aboardthetourshipExplorerFebruary19Wewerewelcomedtodaybythecaptainandcrew.TheygaveuswarmAntarcticjacketsandtalkedhappilywithus.SeabirdsfollowedtheshipcloselysailinginthecoldwinD.AsweheadedsouthwesawapinkshipinthedistancE.Ourcaptainexplainedthatitwasnotashipbutaniceberg—thefirstoneofourtrip.DeceptionIslandAntarcticaFebruary21WelandedonBaileyHeadwherethousandsandthousandsofpenguins企鹅greetedus.Thecrewgaveusasetofrulestofollowtoprotecttheenvironment.MarkoneofthescientistsonourshipaskedustobringhimanyrubbishthatwefinD.HeisstudyingtheamountofrubbishcreatedbytouristsinAntarcticaeachyear.AtnightwelistenedtoChristinaawomanscientist.Sheexplainedtheplantandanimallifetous.ThensheshowedusaDVDonAntarcticA.ThemoreIseethemoreIwanttolearn.CuvervilleIslandAntarcticaFebruary23Weawakenedthismorningtothenoisysoundofpenguins.They’reloud!Wemetateamofbiologistslivingintents.Theyarestudyingtheeffectoftouristsonbabypenguins.Whenourcaptaininvitedthebiologiststocomeonboardforahotshowertheyjoinedusimmediately.Thenwecruised乘邮轮throughtheicebergswhichappearedinunbelievableshapesandsizesasthesunwassinkinginthesky.Theyseemedtobeworksofart.66.WhatdidthetouristsdobeforegoingtoCuvervilleIsland?A.Theyclimbedasnow-coveredmountain.B.TheyboughtwarmAntarcticjackets.C.TheystudiedtherubbishtheyhadfounD.D.TheywatchedaDVDonAntarcticA.67.Inthepassage_____arereferredtoasworksofart.A.islandsB.icebergsC.penguinsD.sunsets68.Thepassageismostlikelytobe_____.A.atraveldiaryB.asciencereportC.ajobadvertisementD.aromanticstory
LSESummerSchoollocatedintheheartofLondonisthelargestuniversitysummerschoolinEuropE.Ourcoursesaresuitableforthosewhoareatorareabouttostartuniversity.OurschoolwillbeginacceptingapplicationsinMarch2017.CoursesAccountingFinanceLawEconomicsBusinessandInternationalRelations.DatesSessionOne:6－26July;SessionTwo:27July－14August.RatesThestudentrateThestandardrateOneSession￡1775￡2500BothSessions￡2975￡4250Thestudentrateappliestoallfull-timestudentswhoarestudyingatauniversityorcollegeanywhereintheworlD.AccommodationisnotincludeD.Inadditiona￡50applicationfeemustbepaidwhensubmittingyourapplication.ApplicantrequirementsIfyouhavestudiedintheUKyoudon’tneedanyadditionalEnglishqualifications.Studentsfromothercountrieswillgenerallynotrequireavisatostudyatourschool.HoweveryouwillentertheUKasaStudentVisitor.Coursechangesarepermittedbeforethestartoftheprogrammeandwithinthreedaysofthesession.ContacthoursandteachingmethodsLSESummerSchoolcoursesarefull－timeandnormallyconsistof48hoursoverthethree－weekperiodtaketheformof36hoursoflecturesand12hoursofclasses.Lecturesattendedbyallstudentstakeplaceineitherthemorningorafternoonsupplementedbysmallone-hourclassesofapproximately15students.AssessmentandexaminationsAssessmentforLSESummerSchoolisbasedontheresultsofeithertwowrittenexaminationsorafinalwrittenexaminationandassessedwork.Examinationsarerequiredandnoexceptioncanbemadeforanyreason.Successfulstudentsareawardedacertificateandtranscript.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleaseclickheretoseeourfrequentlyaskedquestionsorcontactus.Youwillprobablyfindthepassage________.A.inamagazineB.inanewspaperC.inatextbookD.onawebsiteAccordingtothetextJackafull－timestudentinLondonpay______forhisone－sessionprogrammeinLSESummerSchool.A.￡1775B.￡2500C.￡2550D.￡182530.Fromthetextwelearnthat________.A.studentsmayhavelecturesatnightattimesB.thetwoprogrammesareonlydesignedforforeignstudentsC.studentswhohavepassedtherequiredexaminationswillgetacertificateD.avisaandfluentspokenEnglisharerequiredtostudyinLSESummerSchool31.Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.AttractingstudentstoattendtheprogrammesinLSESummerSchoolB.IntroducingsomefamousteachersandcoursesinLSESummerSchool.C.GettingstudentstoknowmoreabouttheprogrammesintheUK.D.OfferingsomecheapercoursesforstudentsfromtheUK.
Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity名人chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliveraccordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodelswhohavegivencookingamoremanlypicturehascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershunywhorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxfordmennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycookingupfromjust12minutesadayin1961.Prof.GershunysaidThemaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrenD.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequalitybutthereisanother40yearsprobablytocomE.Womenwhoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycookingnowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfallbuttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.SomeexpertshavenamedthesemeninapronsasGastrosexualsmenusingcookingskillstoimpressfriendswhohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsayOliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley－WhittingstallMarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyD.Iwasmarriedin1974.WhenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslaterIwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.HelaughedsaidProf.Gershuny.Thatwouldneverhappennow.Two－thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweekevenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtablE.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmanyfamilymealsinfacttakenonthesofainthesittingroomandsharedbyfamilymembers.Thefamilymealhaschangedalotandfewofuseat—asIdidwhenIwasachild—atleasttwomealsadaytogetherasafamily.Butithassurvivedinadifferentformat.24.Whatisonereasonbehindthetrendthatmenspendmoretimecookingthanbefore?A.Theimprovementofcooks'status.B.Theinfluenceofpopularfemalechefs.C.Thechangeoffemale'sviewoncooking.D.Thedevelopmentofsexualequalitycampaign.25.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthetimemenandwomenspendoncooking?A.Menspendmoretimecookingthanwomennowadays.B.WomenspendmuchlesstimeoncookingthanbeforE.C.Itwilltake40yearsbeforemenspendmoretimeatthestovethanwomen.D.Thereisasharpdeclineinthetimemenspendoncookingcomparedwith1961.26.HowdidProf.Gershunyseethefamilymealaccordingtothepassage?A.Ithasbecomeathingofthepast.B.ItisverydifferentfromwhatitusedtobE.C.Itshouldn'tbeadvocatedinmoderntimes.D.Itisbeneficialtothestabilityofthefamily.27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheChangesofFamilyMealsB.EqualitybetweenMenandWomenC.CookingintoaNewTrendforMenD.Cooking—aThingofthePastforWomen
Developingabetterrelationshipwithparentsisimportantformostofthepeople.36Forexamplesomeadultchildrenbelievethatparentsarenotabletounderstandtheirlifestyleswhilesomebelieveparentswanttocontroltheirlives.Herearesometipsonhowtodevelopabetterrelationshipwithyourparents.37Loveyourparentsforwhotheyarenotforwhoyouwantthemtobe.Realizehowmuchtheyhavedoneinordertogiveyouthebestlifepossible.Recognizethedifferenceinyourrespectiveages.Priorities优先处理的事changeasapersongrowsolderandwiser.Respectthewaytheyliveandinreturntheywillrespectthewayyoulive.Takeyourparents’adviceseriously.Listentotheirstoriesandlearnfromtheirpastexperiences.Parentsdon’twantyoutomakethesamemistakestheydidandithurtsthemtoseetheirchildrengothroughanydifficulttimes.Realizethatyourparentsarenottryingtocontrolyou.3839Makeanefforttospendqualitytimewithyourparents.Remembertovisitthemasoftenasyoucan.Getinvolvedintheiractivities.Parentslovetosharetheexcitementsoftheirliveswiththeirchildren.Listentotheiradventuresasparentsoftenwanttheirchildrentoheartheirlatestnews.Makeanefforttocommunicatewithyourparentsmoreoften.40Askforadvicewhenit’sneeded.Listenandaccepttheirconcerns.TrytousestatementssuchasIwillcertainlyconsiderwhatyoujustsaidorIwouldlovetohearmoreaboutthisinperson.Communicatingopenlywillmakethemhavemoreconfidenceinyou.A.Manageyourtimebetter.B.Sharethepartsofyourlifewiththem.C.It’snevertoolatetoexpressyourlove.D.Butyouneedtoplananothervisittime.E.Theyonlywanttotellyouwhatisthebestforyou.F.Understandthedifferencebetweenyouandyourparents.G.Howeverbecomingoldercreatessomedistancefromparents.
It'srarethatyouseethewordsshynessandleaderinthesamesentencE.Afterallthecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmakegreatpublicspeakersandexcellentnetworkersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.A.surveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofexecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestinglythesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGatesWarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafewinnies.Unliketheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandrisk-takingshypeopletakeacautiousapproachtochancE.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgatheringshypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspeak.They'renotthinkingaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltalkingbutratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelinesshypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically内在地motivatedandthereforeseekcontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandarD.Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.RememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesamekidscontributeuntilshylittleJohnnywhoalmostneversaidawordcutin?Thenwhathappened?EveryoneturnedaroundtolookwithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytalking.ThisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresencetheyownthemomentbyspeakingcalmlyandpurposefullywhichtranslatetoapositiveimagE.Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seekersaren'tmodestbutshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresulttheyareabletoacknowledgemistakesimperfectionsknowledgegapsandlimitations.Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingonesthey'remorecomfortableworkingwithlittleinformationandstickingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelikelytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinsteinwhooncesaidIt'snotthatI'msosmartit'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger.Obviouslyfindingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Makewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.67.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that___________.A.shypeoplearesensitivetorewardsB.shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontentC.outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchancesD.outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening68.TheexampleofJohnnyshows____________.A.shypeoplearelikelytobemodestB.hardworkingstudentsspeaklittleinpublicC.somestudentskeepsilentonpurposeatschoolD.shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion69.WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that____________.A.successresultsfromdevotionB.shynesscontributestopopularityC.outsiderewardleadstoinsistenceD.uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty70.Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby____________.A.givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresultsB.explainingproblemsandprovidingsolutionsC.quotingauthoritiesandmakingevaluationsD.makingcontrastsandgibingexamples
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