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Plantscan’tcommunicatebymovingormakingsoundsasmostanimalsdo.InsteadplantsProducevolatilecompoundschemicalsthateasilychangefromaliquidtoagas.A.flower’ssweetsmellforexamplecomesfromvolatilecompoundsthattheplantproducestoattractinsectssuchasBugsandbees.Plantscanalsodetectvolatilecompoundsproducedbyotherplants.A.treeunderattackbyHungryinsetsforinstancemaygiveoffvolatilecompoundsthatletothertreesknowabouttheAttack.Inresponsetheothertreesmaysendoffchemicalstokeepthebugsaway——orevenChemicalsthatattractthebugs’naturalenemies.Nowscientistshavecreatedaquickwaytounderstandwhatplantsaresaying:achemicalSensor传感器calledanelectronicnosE.Thee-nosecantellcompoundsthatcropplantsmakeWhenthey’reattackedScientistssaythee-nosecouldhelpquicklydetectwhetherplantsarebeingEatenbyinsects.ButtodaytheonlywaytodetectsuchinsectsistovisuallyinspectindividualPlants.ThisisachallengingtaskformanagersofgreenhousesenclosedgardensthancanhouseThousandsofplants.Theresearchteamworkedwithane-nosethanrecognizesvolatilecompounds.Insidethedevice13sensorschemicallyreactwithvolatilecompoundsBasedontheseinteractionsthee-nosegivesoffelectronicsignalsthatthescientistsanalyzeusingcomputersoftwarE.Totestthenosetheteampresenteditwithhealthyleavesfromcucumberpepperandtomatoplantsallcommongreenhousecrops.ThenscientistscollectedsamplesofairarounddamagedleavesfromeachtypeofcropTheseplantshadbeendamagedbyinsectsorbyscientistswhomadeholesintheleaveswithaholepunch打孔器.Thee-noseitturnsoutcouldidentifyhealthycucumberpepperandtomatoplantsbasedonThevolatilecompoundstheyproduceItcouldalsoidentifytomatoleavesthathadbeendamageD.Butevenmoreimpressivethedevicecouldtellwhichtypeofdamage----byinsectsorwithaholePunch----hadbeendonetothetomatoleaves.Withsomefine-tuningadevicelikethee-nosecouldonedaybeusedingreenhousestoquicklyspotharmfulbugstheresearcherssay.A.devicelikethiscouldalsobeusedtoidentifyfruitsthatareperfectlyripeandreadytopickandeatsaysNataliaDudarevaabiochemistatPurdueUniversityinWestLafayetteInD.whostudiessmellsofflowersandplants.HopefullyscientistsbelievethedevicecouldbringlargebenefitstogreenhousemanagersinthenearfuturE.Welearnfromthetextthatplantscommunicatewitheachotherby____.A.makingsomesoundsB.wavingtheirleavesC.producingsomechemicalsD.sendingoutelectronicsignalsWhatdidthescientistsdotofindoutifthee-noseworked?A.Theypresenteditwithallcommoncrops.B.Theyfixed13sensorsinsidethedevicE.C.Theycollecteddifferentdamagedleaves.D.Theymadetestsondamagedandhealthyleaves.Accordingtothewriterthemostamazingthingaboutthee-noseisthatitcan___.A.pickoutripefruitsB.spottheinsectsquicklyC.distinguishdifferentdamagestotheleavesD.recognizeunhealthytomatoleavesWecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatthee-nose_____.A.isunabletotellthesmellofflowersB.isnotyetusedingreenhousesC.isdesignedbyscientistsatPurdueD.ishelpfulinkillingharmfulinsects
EversinceStephanie’s13thbirthdaywehavebeenreceivingcommentsfromotheradultsexpressingtheirsympathiesbecauseourdaughterisnowateenager.We’veheardeverythingfromSureshe’sagoodkidbutjustwaitnowthatshe’steenagertotheeverinspiringWellallkidsarerottenwhentheyareteenagersjusttrytogothroughitthebestwayyoucan.What’smoreupsettingisthatmanyoftheseinsensitiveadultsfeeltheneedtosharetheirnegativepredictionswellwithinthehearingofbothourdaughters.Iknowthatteenagerscanbemoody闷闷不乐anddifficultattimesbutI’m38andIcanalsobedifficultandmoody.Weworryaboutthefutureandwanttoday’skidstoknowthatwecareforthemandthatthereareopportunitiesthatwaitforthem.Howeverattheverypointtheysetoutonthatjourneytowardadulthoodwestandtherewatchingthemdisapprovingly不赞成justwaitingforthemtomakemistakE.justlikeweknewtheywoulD.Wetellthemtorespectthemselvesandtosaynotodrugsyetwefailtosetapositiveexamplebytreatingthemwithkindnessandconsiderationdemonstrating示范ourrespectforthem.IhaveattimesbeenguiltyofthisbehaviorbutamnowrealizingthatthemoreIseeeachpersonasapersonthemoreIampleasantlysurprisedinsomewayoranother.ForexampleafewweeksagomyhusbandandIwerehavingdinneratourfavoriterestaurantandtwoteenageboyscameinandsatdownrightbesideUS.Imustadmitthatmyfirstthoughtwasperfecttheregoesourquietpeacefuldinner.Iwassowrong!TheseyoungmenwerewellbehaveD.quietandleftanicetipforthewaitress.OnceIlookedbeyondthejeanssoloosetheywerepracticallyfallingoffandthemulti-coloredhairIsawwhatfinepeoplethesekidswerE.Manyofthepeoplewhoperhapsunknowinglytreatteenswithdisrespectareunhappyaboutthefactthatpopsingersandsportsstarsareourchildren’sheroes.IfeelthatunlessWegivethemsomethingbettertogoafterwereallyshouldn’tcomplain.66.Whentheirchildrenreachtheirteensparentsusuallyexpect_________.A.troubleB.sympathyC.congratulationsD.inspiringcomments67.Intheauthor’sopinionthetroublewithparentsisthat________.A.theyaretoowatchfuloftheirteenagechildrenB.theyaretooconcernedabouttheirchildren’sfutureC.theyfailtotreatteenagerswithenoughkindnessandrespectD.theyspeakilloftheirchildrenwithintheirhearing68.Whentwoteenagerscameintotherestaurantandsatbesidetheauthorherfirstthoughtwasthat__________.A.theywerewrongtohavechosenthisrestaurantfordinnerB.somethinginterestingwasgoingtohappenoverdinnerC.herquietdinnerwithherhusbandwouldberuinedD.sheandherhusbandweregoingtohaveapleasantsurprise69.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthetwoteenageboys?A.TheymaybecomenicepeopleiftheyarewillingtochangetheirlifestylE.B.Theyaretypicalofteenagerswhowearill-fittingclothesanddyetheirhair.C.They’refineyoungmendespitetheirloosejeansandmulti-coloredhair.D.Theywillrespectyouifyourespectthem.70.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Thereisnothingwrongwithteenagersadmiringpopsingersandsportsstarts.B.IfourchildrenadmirepopsingersandsportsstartsitistheparentswhoaretoblamE.C.Popsingersandsportsstarsshouldnotbeheroesofourchildren.D.Parentsshouldsetagoodexamplefortheirchildrentofollow.
PHUKETThailand——NarkisKoral23andOrenMesika24hadnosenseoftheterribletsunamithathitSoutheastAsia:TheywerehavingagoodtimeontheislandofKohChanginThailandandonlylearnedoftheirpresentsituationhourslaterthroughfriendswhoreceivedphonecallsfromhomE.EventhoughthepairbothfromAradescapedthetsunami’sangeritdidnotchangethefactthattheirparentswereworriedOurmothersworriedalotsaysKoral.TheyaskedustoleaveimmediatelyandreturntoIsrael.Theyofferedtoarrangeflightsanythingwewantedjustreturn.DanaKuchansky’sfatherisalsoworrieD.Kuchansky28andherpartnerwereinKofunasmallislandhithardbythetsunami.AfteranightspentonthetopofthemountaininthecenteroftheislandthetwoweretakenforfreetoBangkokwheretheywereexpectedtoflytoIsrael.Onthetelephonetheworriedfathermadesurehisdaughterreceivedthereplacementticketslostinthetsunami15minuteslaterhecalledheragaintoremindheroftheflightnumber.MostoftheIsraelisvisitingThailandareyoungandonalimitedbudget.Theirparentsareusedtohavinginsufficientcontactwiththeirchildren.InmostcasesthiscontactiswhenthephonecallortheuseoftheInternetischeapevenifthedifferencebetweenexpensiveandcheapislessthan50agorotorcents.Inonecasethispastweekamothercalledthemobiletelephoneofeachofthesixembassy大使馆staffinThailandoneaftertheother.Thesamedutyofficeransweredallsix.Thecommonreactionofbothparentsandchildrenoncetelephonecontactwasmadewassobbingwithreliefthattheordeal严峻考验hadleftthemunharmeD.AccordingtothetextNarkisandOren________.A.calledtheirfriendstotellthemwhathadhappenedB.hadgreatfuneveniftheyknewthetsunamihadcomeC.knewnothingaboutthetsunamiuntiltheirfriendsrangthemupD.turnedoutcalminfaceofthetsunamiWhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.Kuchanskyandherpartnerhadtheirticketsmissinginthetsunami.B.Alltheparentsmentionedareworriedabouttheirchildren’ssafety.C.Mostembassystaffweretoobusyintheirworktoanswermobilephonecalls.D.TheparentsoftheyoungIsraelisdon’thaveenoughtimetocontacttheirkids.TheunderlinedwordinsufficientinParagraph6probablymeans________.A.unsuitableB.notenoughC.unnecessaryD.irregularItcanbeinferredthat________.A.50agorotistoolittleanamountfortheordinaryIsraelisB.asanofficialinchargethemothermadesomanycallsC.thewritermaycomefromIsraelratherthanfromsomeothercountryD.alltheyoungcouplestravelinginThailandremainedsafeandsound
Americaisgrowingolder.Fiftyyearsagoonly4outofevery100peopleintheUnitedStateswere65orolder.Today10outofevery100Americansareover65.TheagingofthepopulationwillaffectAmericansocietyinmanyways—edu??cationmedicineandbusiness.QuietlytheagingofAmericahasmadeusaverydifferentsociety—oneinwhichpeoplehaveaquitedifferentideaofwhatkindofbehaviorissuitableatvariousages.A.person’sagenolongertellsyouanythingabouthis/hersocialpositionmarriageorhealth.There’snolongeraparticularyearinwhichonegoestoschoolorgoestoworkorgetsmarriedorstartsafamily.Thesocialclockthatkeptusontimeandtolduswhentogotoschoolgetajoborstopwork??ingisn’tasstrongasitusedtobE.Itdoesn’tsurpriseustohearofa29-year-olduniversitypresidentora35-year-oldgrandmotherora70-year-oldmanwhohasbecomeafatherforthefirsttimE.Publicideasarechanging.ManypeoplesayIammuchyoungerthanmymotherormyfatherwasatmyagE.NoonesaysActyourageanymorE.We’vestoppedlookingwithsurpriseatolderpeoplewhoactinyouthfulways.1.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthattheagingofthepopula??tioninAmerica________.A.hasmadepeoplefeelyoungerB.haschangedpeople’ssocialpositionC.haschangedpeople’sunderstandingofageD.hassloweddownthecountry’ssocialdevelopment2.Theunderlinedwordonerefersto________.A.asocietyB.AmericaC.aplaceD.population3.Actyouragemeanspeopleshould________.A.beactivewhentheyareoldB.dotherightthingattherightageC.showrespecttotheirparentsyoungoroldD.takemorephysicalexercisessuitabletotheirage4.Ifa’25-year-oldmanbecomesgeneralmanagerofabigfirmthewriterofthetextwouldmostprobablyconsiderit_________.A.normalB.wonderfulC.unbelievableD.unreasonable
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TodayalmosteveryonehasheardofHarryPotter.ThebooksdetailinghisexperiencesatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardryhavearousedpassioncreativityandinterestinreadingthroughouttheworlD.ButhaveyoueverconsideredwhyyouareafanoftheHarryPotterseries?JKRowlinghascreatedalistofcharactersandanenvironmentforthemtoinhabitthatappealstobothadultsandchildren.Thefantasyaspectofthewizardingworldexpandstheimaginationandtakesthemindtonewandexcitingplaces.AnythingcouldhappentherE.Herstoriescontainpartsofthebelievableandunbelievablechangingthepredictabilitythatreaderscommonlycomeacrossandbearinfiction.Themainthemeoftheseriesincludinggoodversusevilprejudicelovedeathsacrificefriendshipandloyaltyinactualitycontributestotheever-lastingnatureofthestories.Atthesametimethesethemesremindusofclassicliteratureofferingmaturereaderstalesthatwearlikeacomfortablepairofshoeswhileintroducingyoungerreaderstoconceptstheywillmeetthroughouttheirlives.Muchoftheappealalsocomesfromthecharacters.IneachbookJKRowlingintroducesanddescribesthecharactersinsuchawaythatwewondernotonlyabouttheirfuturesbutalsoabouttheirpasts.EvensupportingcharactersaresuddenlymorethanjustextrasinthebackgrounD.AndwhatofHarryPotterhimself?WecareaboutHarrybecausewewatchhimgrowfromaninnocentboytoapowerfulwizarD.WeseehimasbothHeroandVictim.Heexperiencesendlessloveandextremepainandasreadersweexperiencethemwithhim.ThisperfectcombinationofemotionsuspenseandfantasytogetherwiththefactthatJKRowlingisasuperbstorytelleristhereasonwhyweareHarrypotterfans.PeoplearefondofHarryPotterseries.Withbooksliketheseit’shardnottobE.HarryPotterseriesbecomepopularpartlybecause____________.A.theyremindusofthechildhoodandenvironmentwehadinthepastB.theytakeustoaworldbeyondourimaginationandexpectationC.theyofferusever-lastingnatureofthestoriesD.theysetanexampleofheroforustofollowWhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph6mean?A.Thesupportingcharactersarenotnecessaryinthestory.B.ReaderscareonlyaboutHarrybutnotthosesupportingcharacters.C.Eventhesupportingcharactersareattractiveinthestory.D.Thosesupportingcharactersonlyappearallofasudden.ThethemesoftheHarryPotterseriesdonotcontain____________.A.prejudiceandloveB.goodandevilC.deathandsacrificeD.safetyandpeacePeoplecareforHarryPotterbecause____________.A.theythinkofclassicliteraturewhenreadingthestoryB.theyfinddifferentexperiencesfromtheirsonHarryC.theysharetheexperienceswithHarryD.theylikeJKRowling’sdescriptionverymuch
Chinasupportsinternationaleffortstosecurecyberspacebutbelieveseachnation’sInternetsovereignty主权mustberespectedatopChineseofficialsaidatacybersecurityconferenceonTuesday.ChinalikemanyothercountriesisveryconcernedaboutcybersecuritysaidLiuZhengrongdeputydirectorgeneraloftheInternetAffairsBureauoftheStateCouncilInformationOfficE.ChinafacesseverecybersecuritythreatsLiutoldparticipantshereattheWorldwideCyberSecuritySummitagatheringofgovernmentandbusinessleadersfrom40countrieshostedbytheEastWestInstitutethinktank.InternationalcooperationismuchneededtosafeguardinternationalcyberspaceLiusaiD.ButInternetsovereigntyofeachcountryneedstoberespectedtheChineseofficialaddeD.Differentnationalandculturalconditionsshouldbetakenintoaccount.LiudeclinedtoanswerrepeatedquestionsaboutcyberattackslastyearonGooglewhichtheInternetgiantsaidoriginatedinChinaandledtotheCaliforniacompany’sdecisiontorerouteitssearchesthroughHongKong.TheChinesegovernmentfirmlyopposescyberattacksinanyformandChineselawclearlystatesthatanyhackerswillbeheldresponsiblefortheiractionshesaiD.LiusaidChinaitselfisaamajorvictimofcyberattacksandnetworkvirusesandhaslawsinplacetodealwithhackers.Internet-relatedcrimesinChinaareshowingasteadyupwardtrendLiusaiD.Wesufferbigeconomiclossesfromhackingnetworksandviruses-around$1billiondollars6.8billionyuanayear.In2009Chineselawenforcementauthoritiesinvestigatedabout48000casesa37percentincreaseover2008hesaiD.WhileChinahasadynamicInternetpopulationofmorethan400millionusersandmillionsofbloggersthereisnoabsolutefreedomontheWebLiusaiD.Idon’tthinkthereisabsolutefreedominthisworldhesaiD.WhenyouarespeakingviatheInternetyoumustobeylawsandrespectothers’lawfulrights.LastThursdayWangChenministeroftheStateCouncilInformationOfficesaidChinahasbeenactivelypromotingareal-nameregistrationsystemforInternetandcellphoneuserstobettermanageInternetinformationandservices.Chinaneedslawsthatwillstepupmonitoringforharmfulinformationandblockoverseashostileforcesfrominfiltrating渗透throughtheInternetWangsaiD.LastweekChinatighteneditsStateSecretslawholdingInternetandmobilephoneoperatorsresponsibleforcustomerswhotrytoleakStatesecrets.Some400governmentofficialsbusinessleadersandcybersecurityexpertsareattendingthesummitwhichfeaturesthreedaysofdiscussionsonwaystoprotecttheworld’sdigitalinfrastructurefromelectronicthreats.4271.WhatwasthetopissueofWorldwideCyberSecuritySummit?A.TofightagainstInternet-relatedcrimes.B.ToprotectdigitalinfrastructureintheworlD.C.TorespectInternetsovereigntyofeachcountry.D.Tomakemorelawstodealwithhackers.2.Torespectanation’sInternetsovereignty_____________mustbeconsidereD.A.differentnationalandculturalconditionsB.attendingWorldwideCyberSecuritySummitC.stoppingtheleakingofStatesecretsD.safeguardinginternationalcyberspace3.Accordingtoparagraph6Internetgiantrefersto_____________.A.HongKongB.hackersC.GoogleD.LiuZhengrong4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthemeasurethatChinahastakentoguaranteebetterInternetinformationandservicemanagement?A.Promotingreal-nameregistrationforInternetusE.B.Promotingreal-nameregistrationforcellphoneusE.C.TighteningStateSecretslawtostopleakingStatesecrets.D.Monitoringforharmfulinformationandblockingoverseashostileforces.
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ARLANDASwedenReutersLife!—ManypeoplehatetheideaofhavingtosleeponaplanE.ButSwedishentrepreneurOscarDiosthinkstheycanbepersuadedotherwiseandhehascreatedanewkindofhosteltoproveit.Diossaysitistheworld’sfirstjumbounusuallylargejethostelanactualjet-planeatSweden’smainairportoutsideStockholmwhichhasbeenchangedintoa25-roomguesthousethatsleepsasmanyas72peoplE.IlearnedaboutthisplanethatwasstandingdesertedatArlandaairportandI.’vebeentryingtheconceptofhostelsinmanydifferenthousesandbuildingshetoldReuters.Ithought‘Whynotaplane?’JumboHostelsopenedforbusinessonThursdaygivingcustomersthechancetocheckinandsleepinaroomthatcanbestbedescribedascomfortablE.Themostchallengingpartwiththisprojectistryingtobuildsomethinginsideametalhull壳–it’sjustreallyreallytight.ThejetwhichwasoriginallyproducedforSingaporeAirlineswastakenoutofservicein2002.Itisheldonaconcretefoundationwiththelandinggearsecuredinsteelcradles.Onefeatureofthehostelisitsprice–aroomstartsat350Swedishcrownsabout$41whichisalotlessthanhotelroomsoutsideofmajorairports.Anotherfeatureisthatcustomerscangetmarriedonthewingoftheplaneandstayintheplane’smoreluxurioushoneymoonsuite套房.InsteadofwalkingdowntheaisleinthechurchlovebirdscantakewhatJumboHostelscallsthewingwalkwheretheycanbejoinedingreathappinessatthewingtip.Thehostelhassomeonereadytoperformtheceremony.Butinsomerespectsthishostelremainsaplane–mostcustomershavetosharethejet’sninebathroomsandthestaffonlywearairhostandhostessoutfits.TheonlyroomthathasitsownbathroomisthehoneymoonsuitE.5.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.ThejetplanewasoutofuseforovereightyearsB.ThehostelprovidestenbathroomsforcustomersC.TheroomsinthehotelarecomfortableD.ThehostelliesatArlandaairportinStockholm6.Oneofthefeaturesoftheplanehostelisthat.A.airhostessescanoffergoodserviceB.aweddingceremonycanbeheldonthewingC.customerscansleepincomfortableroomsD.thestaffcanhaveawingwalk7.WhydoesOscarDiosmakejetplanehotel?A.Becauseheisfondofplaneverymuch.B.BecauseheisverycuriousC.Becausehewantstoearnmoremoney.D.Becausehelikestryingtheconceptofhotelinmanydifferentthings.8.Thewritermainlywantsto.A.callonpeopletomakeuseofthedesertedthingsB.describeawonderfulplaceforweddingsC.introduceanewkindofhostelD.provepeoplecansleeponaplane
SANFRANCISCO—Aphoneapp应用程序inSanFranciscogivesinformationaboutopenparkingspots.CityofficialsinSanFranciscointroducedtheapptotrytoreducetrafficjamsinthecitybutsomesayitraisessafetyconcerns.Inthiscitydriverssearchingforparkingspotsleadto30percentofalldowntownjamscityofficialsthink.NowSanFranciscohasfoundasolution—aphoneappforspot-seekersthatshowsinformationaboutareaswithavailablespaces.Thesystemintroducedlastmonthreliesonwirelesssensors感应器fixedinstreetsandcitygaragesthatcantellwithinsecondsifaspothasopenedup.Butthesystemcouldcomewithseriousconsequences.Somepeoplesaythatdriverssearchingforparkingcouldendupfocusingontheirphonesnottheroad.Itcouldbereallydistracting使分心的saidDanielSimonsaprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofIllinois.Cityofficialsadmittedthehiddenproblem.Theyareurgingdriverstopulloverbeforetheyusethecity’siPhoneapportodosobeforetheyleavehomE.NathanielFordexecutivedirectoroftheSanFranciscoMunicipalTransportationAgencysaidsafetycouldactuallyimproveifdriversquicklyfoundaspotinsteadofcirclingandgettingfrustrated.SanFranciscohasputsensorsinto7000parkingspotsand12250spotsincitygarages.IfspacesinanareaopenupthesensorscommunicatewirelesslywithcomputersthatinturnmaketheinformationavailabletoappuserswithinaminutesaidMr.Fordofthetransportationagency.Ontheappamapshowswhichblockshavelotsofplacesblueandwhicharefullred.Morethan12000peoplehavedownloadedSanFrancisco’sappwhichisavailablenowonlyfortheiPhonE.25.Whatisthephoneappmentionedinthetextmainlyaimedat?A.BenefitingiPhoneusers.B.Preventingtrafficaccidents.C.Makingthetrafficflowsmoothly.D.Makingfulluseoftheparkingspots.26.AccordingtothetextSanFranciscocityofficials________.A.don’tconsidertheappdistracting.B.believemoreparkingspotsareneedeD.C.advisedriverstoparkcarsslowly.D.areawareoftheapp’sdisadvantages.27.Thephoneappmentionedinthetext________.A.isabitslowinreactingB.can’tbedownloadedtoallphonesC.wasintroducedseveralyearsagoD.hasn’tbeenputintoservice28.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Lookingforparkingspotscontributesgreatlytodowntowntrafficjams.B.Safetyconcernsarevoicedaboutaphoneappaimedathelpingdriversfindparkingspots.C.A.phoneapphasbeenintroducedtorelievethepressureontrafficinthecity.D.Drivers’attentionisdistractedinonewayoranotherwhentheyaredriving.
NEWYORKA.Frenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-year-oldJulienDuretfromFrancewasthemanwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetSeaportmuseum.HehandedthegirltoherfatherDavidAndersonwhohaddivedinafterhim.Ididn’tthinkatallDurettoldtheDailyNews.Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.Duretanengineeronvacationwaswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier码头whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadollbutrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Immediatelyhetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.WhenhereachedthegirlsheappearedlifelesshesaiD.Fortunatelywhenshewasoutofthewatersheopenedhereyes.AndersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamerA.AnambulancecamelaterforhersaidDuretwhowashandeddryclothesfromonlookers.Duretcaughtataxiwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrancE.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehisstoryofheroismhadgreatlymovedNewYorkuntilhewasleavingthecitythenextmorning.Idon’treallythinkI’maherosaidDuret.Anyonewoulddothesamething.9.WhywasDuretinNewYork?A.TomeethisgirlfrienD.B.Tospendhisholiday.C.Toworkasanengineer.D.TovisittheAndersons.10.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?A.Hewasinterviewedbyanewspaper.B.HewenttothehospitalintheambulancE.C.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly.D.Heaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothes.11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Duretthoughttwicebeforehejumpedintothecoldwater.B.Duretdivedintothewaterbeforethegirl’sfather.C.TherescuehappenedonthedayDuretleftforFrancE.D.Duretdidn’tthinkhewasbraveenoughtobeahero.12.Whatisprobablytheheadlineofthisnewsreport?A.A.CarelessFatherB.A.PoorGirlC.Warm-heartedOnlookersD.BraveFrenchmanFound
Over70percentofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinaneedhelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirownkidsaccordingtoarecentsurvey.WomenofChinamagazineandaconsultingcompanycarriedoutasurveyrecentlyonyoungcouplesofthesingle-childgenerationtheMorningPostreports.Thecouplessurveyedwerearound29andhavebeenmarriedforthreeyearsonaveragewithuniversityeducationandmonthlyincomeof4.000yuan$531.Amongthem43.5percenthavekids.Resultsshowthat71.9percentoftheyoungcoupleshavehelpfromtheirparentsintakingcareoftheirkids.Grownupasthesingle-childtheonlychildinafamilysincethefamilyplanningpolicywasadoptedin1979thisgenerationdependsmuchontheirparents.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationfocusedmoreontheirchildren'sphysicalwell-beingratherthantheirattitudesandvaluesaccordingtosomepsychologists.Theresearchalsofoundthatthedoublesingle-childcouplesfollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem.Surveyshowsthat27.5percentofthemgotmarriedafterdatingforonetotwoyears25.2percenttwotofiveyearsand20percentdidn'ttietheknotuntildatingforfiveyears.Also30percentofthecoupleswereschoolmateswhile43.8percentwereintroducedbysomeonE.Sincetheirmarriagearebasedonenduringrelationships65.2percentofthehusbandsand62.9percentofthewivesthinkthatcompromise妥协andtolerance宽容arenecessaryintheirmarriagE.Meanwhile21.7percentofthehusbandsand37.1percentofthewivessupporttheideathathappinessisthekeystandardforamarriagE.21.Thebesttitleforthepassageshouldbe_______.A.MomandDadTakeCareofMyKidPleaseB.DoubleSingle-childCouplesC.TheProblemoftheSingleChildD.A.RecentSurveyByWomanofChina22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsupportedbythepassage?A.Themajorityofthedoublesingle-childcouplesinChinadependmuchontheirparents.B.Theparentsofthesingle-childgenerationmorecareabouttheirstudyandeducation.C.One-fifthofthecouplessurveyeddidn'tgetmarrieduntildatingforfiveyears.D.Allthecouplessurveyedhaveuniversityeducationand30percentofthemwereschoolmates23.Whichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutdoublesingle-childcouplesisTrue?A.TheyaresinglechildineitherfamilyandindependentoftheirparentsB.TheyaresinglechildineitherfamilyandtheyaredependentontheirparentsC.TheyhaveatleasttwochildrenandcanaffordtosupportthemselvesD.Theywhowereintroducedbysomeonefollowarathertraditionalvaluesystem24.Thetraditionalvaluesystemmentionedinthepassagerefersthat_____.A.parentsareconcernedabouttheirchildren’sphysicallifeaswellasthespirituallifeB.mostcoupleswereintroducedbysomeoneandmadedatingforalongtimeC.oncebegundoublesingle-childcouples’marriagewilllastforeverD.thecouplesthinkthatcompromiseandtolerancearenecessaryintheirmarriagE.25.Accordingtothepassagewecanlearnthat______isnecessaryinmarriagE.A.wealthB.healthC.understandingD.education
第五部分:任务型阅读共10小题每小题1分满分10分请认真阅读下列短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词注意每个空格只填1个单词请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上CelebratingsleepWorldSleepDayobservedon21MarchwascreatedtobringattentiontothegrowingnumberofsleepproblemsworldwidE.SleepisanaturalpartofhumanlifebutmanypeopleinthemodernworldignoreitsimportancE.Asaresultsleepproblemsareincreasinglycommon.In2002scientistsattheUniversityofAthensinGreececonductedasurveyofover35000peoplein10countriesaroundtheworldincludingChinaBelgiumandSouthAfricA.Ofthepeoplethatrespondedtothesurvey24percentsaidthattheydidnotsleepwellandbasedontheirresponses31.6percentwerediagnosed诊断withinsomnia失眠andanother17.5percentwerediagnosedwithborderlineinsomniA.Inaddition30.7percentofsurveyrespondentsreportedvisitingadoctorforhelpwithsleepproblemsand11.6percentsaidthattheyfeltverysleepyduringtheday.Overallthesurveyfoundthatmanypeoplesuffertheeffectsofpoorqualitysleepsomeexamplesofwhicharebeingunabletofallasleepandwakingupinthemiddleofthenight.Themainfactorscausingtheseproblemsarepressurefromschoolorworkandafastpaceoflifebutnoisepollutionandlightpollutionalsointerferewithsleepandcontributetopoorqualitysleep.Thesurvey’sfindingsareparticularlytroublingbecauselargenumbersofpeoplewerefoundtohavedifficultysleepingatnight.Theshort-termeffectsofthisaretirednessandtroubleconcentrating.IfthishappensforalongtimetheriskofgainingweightandhavingaheartattackmayincreasE.Therearemanythingsyoucandotoimprovethequalityofyoursleep.Firstyoushouldhaveregularsleephabits.Trytogotobedandwakeuparoundthesametimeeachday.Youalsoneedtomakeyourbedroomacooldarkquietplacetosleepsothatheatlightandnoisedonotdisturbyou.Atnightyoushouldalsoavoidthingsthatcontaincaffeinesuchaschocolatecoffeeteaandmanysoftdrinksascaffeinemaykeepyoufromsleeping.Gettingagoodnight’ssleepisimportantforeveryonE.Byfollowingtheadviceaboveyoucanrestbetteratnightandworkbetterduringtheday.Title:CelebratingSleepTopicContextWorldSleepDay●DuetoignoranceofsleepproblemspeopleobservedMar.21WorldSleepDaybringingattentiontothe83ofsleep.Responsesofthe81●Of35000peoplein10countriesintheworldtherewere24percentofthepeoplesayingtheydidn’tsleepwell.●31.6percentwerediagnosedwithinsomniaandanother17.5percentwerediagnosedwith84sleeplessness.●Thepercentageofthepeoplefeeling85duringthedayis11.6.●30.7percentreported86toadoctorforsleepproblems.Factorscausingsleepproblemsandtheirconsequences结果●Under87fromschoolorworkpeoplemayhavesleepproblems.●A.fastpaceoflifecausessleepproblemaswell.●Poorqualitysleepsalso88fromnoiseorlightpollution.●Thereismuch89thatsleeplesspeopleeasilygainweightandhaveaheartattack.●FeelingtiredandsleepypeoplefindithardtoconcentratE.82toimprovesleepquality●Haveregularsleephabits●Makeyourbedroomcooldarkandquiet●Avoidthings90caffeinE.
WELLINGTONNewZealandAP----About140pilotwhalesthatstranded使...搁浅themselvesonaremotestretchofNewZealandbeachhavediedbutconservationworkersandvolunteersarehopingtheremaining60orsowillsurviveaftertheymanagedtogetthemrefloatedanofficialsaidSaturday.ThegeographyofFarewellSpitontheSouthIslandseemstoworkagainstwhaleswhichregularlybecomestrandedtherE.Thestrandingof198whalesonFridaywasoneofthelargestinrecentyearsandinspired80workersandvolunteerstohelpout.BylateSaturday140ofthewhaleshaddiedsaidDepartmentofConservationareamanagerAndrewLamason.HesaidtheworkersandvolunteersworkedthroughoutthedaytokeepthesurvivingwhaleswateredandcoveredbeforerefloatingthemduringSaturdaynight’shightidE.We’vehadareallygoodcrewofvolunteersandpeoplehavebeenwantingtocomefromalloverthecountryLamasonsaiD.Hesaidthesurvivingwhaleshadmovedtodeeperwater.Buthecautionedthatalthoughhopesfortheirsurvivalwerehighwhaleshadbeenrefloatedinthepastonlytoreturnandgetstrandedagain.Lamasonsaidthescale规模ofthestrandinghasbeentoughonthehelpersbothphysicallyandmentally.It’sverysadthey’reveryintelligentanimalshesaiD.Thecommonviewisthatit’spartofnaturE.ThefocuswillnowturntothedeadwhalesandtheenormoustaskofdealingwiththeremainsLamasonsaidaddingthatinthepasthelpershavetypicallyburiedtheminthesandbutthathe’snotsurewhattheapproachwillbethistimE.Hesaidthedepartmenthadbeenexperimentingwithmovingthethedeadwhalesintothewaterwhichhastheadvantageofprovidingfoodforotherseacreatures.21.WhatistheexactnumberofwhalesstrandedlastFridayA.198B.140.C.80.D.6022.WhydidthevolunteershavetowaituntilSaturdaybeforetheycouldrefloatthewhalesA.BecausetheywereverybusyonFriday.B.Becausethewhalesweretoointelligent.C.BecausetheyhadtowaitfortheseawatertorisE.D.BecausethewhaleswereburieddeepinthesanD.23.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeLamason’sattitudetowardstheresultofrefloatingthewhalesA.OptimistiC.B.Doubtful.C.PositivE.D.Careless.24.HowwillthevolunteersdealwiththedeadwhalesthistimeaccordingtoLamason?A.TheywillburytheminthesanD.B.Theydonothaveanyexactideayet.C.Theywillthrowthemintotheocean.D.Theywillfeedthemtootherseacreatures.
NewYorkTime—AgunmankilledeightpeopleatamallinOmahathisafternoonandthenkilledhimselfsettingoffpanicamongholidayshoppersthepolicesaiD.Thepersonwhowebelievetobetheshooterhasdiedfromself-inflictedgunshotwoundsSergeantTeresaNegronoftheOmahaPoliceDepartmentsaidattelevisednews.WehavebeenabletoclearthemallshesaiD.Wedon'tbelievewehaveanyothershooters.Thepolicesaidthatatleastfiveotherpeoplehadbeeninjuredintheshootings.Shedidnotgivetheshooter'sidentity.WearestillconductingtheinvestigationSergeantNegronsaidaddingthatthecity'smayorwhowasoutoftownwasonhiswaybacktoOmahA.Shesaidthepolicereceiveda911callfromsomeoneinsidetheWestroadsMallonthewestsideofOmahaandshotscouldbeheardinthebackgrounD.Thefirstpoliceofficersarrivedatthemallsixminutesafterthefirstcallshesaidbutbythentheshootingswereover.Itisreportedthatthegunmanleftasuicidenotethatwasfoundathishomebyrelatives.Alawenforcementofficialwhospokeonconditionofanonymity匿名saidthenoteindicatedthatthegunmanwantedtogooutinstyle.Theshootingsbroketheusuallyordinaryroutineofholidayshopping.Thegunmanwassaidbysomewitnessestohavefiredabout20shotsintoacrowD.Somecustomersandworkersranscreamingfromthemallwhileothersdivedintodressingroomstohidefromtheshooter.Shoppersandstoreworkersweretrappedinsidethemallwhichhasroughly135stores.OthersstreamedoutofmallexitswiththeirhandsraiseD.PresidentBushwasinOmahathismorningtodeliveraspeechbuthehadleftthecitybythetimetheshootingstookplacE.13.Whatdotheunderlinedwordsgooutinstyleprobablymean?A.Togooutofthemallinparticularclothes.B.Towalkinthemallwithoneselffocusedon.C.Tostophislifeinanimpressiveway.D.Togotoasocialeventbyfashionablemeans.14.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.NobodyknowswhytheshooterdidsoandnothingwasfoundathishomE.B.Thecity’smayorwenttothesitewhentheshootingtookplacE.C.Policearrivedatthemallbeforetheshootingwasoverandrescuedcustomers.D.TheofficialwhoshowedwhatthenotemeantwantedtokeephimselffrombeingknowntothepubliC.15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthenews?A.BushHappenedtoEscapeaShotB.ShoppersinGreatPanicbeforetheHolidayC.ShooterFoundDeadinaMallonthewestofOmahaD.GunmanKilled8PeopleThenHimselfataMallinOmaha
FindingsfromanewstudywerepresentedatarecentmeetingoftheAmericanPsychosomatic身心的Society.ResearchersintheUnitedStatesstudied100000womenduringaneight-yearperiodbeginningin1994.Allofthewomenwerefiftyorolder.ThestudywaspartoftheWomen’sHealthInitiativeorganizedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealth.ThewomenwereaskedquestionsmeasuringtheirbeliefsorideasaboutthefuturE.Theresearchersattemptedtoidentifyeachwoman’spersonalityeightyearsaftergatheringtheinformation.Thestudyfoundthathopefulindividualswere14%lesslikelythanotherwomentohavediedfromanycausE.Thehopefulwomenwerealso30%lesslikelytohavediedfromheartdiseaseaftertheeightyears.HilaryTindlefromtheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvaniawastheleadauthorofthereport.ShesaidthestudyconfirmedearlierresearchthatlinkedoptimisticfeelingstolongerlifE.Theresearchersalsogatheredinformationaboutpeople’seducationfinancialearningsphysicalactivityanduseofalcoholorcigarettes.Independentofthosethingsthefindingsstillshowedthatoptimistshadlessofachanceofdyingduringtheeight-yearperioD.Somewomenwhoansweredthequestionswerefoundtobehostile怀敌意的orhighlyuntrustingofothers.Thesewomenwere16%morelikelytodiethantheothers.Theyalsowere23%morelikelytodieofcancer.Thestudyalsofoundwomenwhowerenotoptimisticweremorelikelytosmokeandhavehighbloodpressureordiabetes.TheywerealsomorelikelynottoexercisE.Tindlesaysthestudydidnotconfirmwhetheroptimismleadstohealthierchoicesorifitactuallyaffectsaperson’sphysicalhealth.Shealsosaysthestudydoesnotprovethatnegative消极的emotionsordistrustleadtobadhealtheffectsandshorterlifE.Yettheredoesappeartobealinkthatcallsformoreresearch.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanyoureadtheabovepassage?A.NationB.OpinionC.ScienceD.BusinessResearcherscarryoutthestudyto________.A.decidewhoismorelikelytoenjoyahappierlifeB.findoutthelinkbetweenpersonalityandhealthC.gatherinformationfortheNationalInstitutesofHealthD.compareeachwoman’spersonalitychangesWhatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.NegativeemotionscauseashorterlifeindeeD.B.Theremaybesomelinkbetweenpersonalityandhealth.C.It’suncertainwhetheroptimismaffectsone’shealth.D.Themoreoptimisticyouarethelongerlifeyoumayenjoy.Whoismorelikelytodieofcanceraccordingtothetext?A.A.womanwhoalwaysdoubtswhatotherssay.B.A.womanwhodoesn’texercisE.C.A.womanwithhighbloodpressurE.D.A.womanwithpoorphysicalhealth.What’sHilaryTindle’sopinionofthestudy?A.Unfair.B.Useless.C.Necessary.D.ReliablE.
BrazilhasbecomeonE.ofthedevelopingworld’sgreatsuccessesatreducingpopulationgrowthbutmorebyaccidentthandesign.WhilecountriessuchasIndiahavemadejointef??fortstoreducebirthratesBrazilhadbetterresultswithoutre??allytryingsaysGeorgeMartineatHarvarD.Brazil’spopulationgrowthratedroppedfrom2.99%ayearbetween1951and1960to1.93%ayearbetween198land1990andBrazilianwomennowhaveonly2.7chil??drenonaveragE.Martinesaysthisfiguremayhavefallenstillfurthersince1990anachievementthatmakesittheenvyofmanyotherThirdWorldcountries.Martineputsitdowntoamongotherthingssoapoperas肥皂剧andinstallment分期付款plansintroducedinthe1970s.Bothplayedanimportantalthoughindirectroleinlow??eringthebirthratE.Brazilisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproduc??ersofsoapoperas.GloboBrazil’smostpopulartelevisionnet??workshowsthreehoursofsoapssixnightsaweekwhilethreeothersshowatleastonehouranight.Mostsoapsarebasedonwealthycharacterslivingthehighlifeinbigcities.Althoughtheyhaveneverreallytriedtoworkinames??sagetowardstheproblemsofreproductiontheydescribemid??dleandupperclassvalues:notmanychildrenwomenwork??ingsaysMartinE.TheysentthisimagetoallpartsofBrazilandmadepeopleconscious有意识的ofotherpatternsofbehaviourandothervalueswhichwereputintoaveryattrac??tivepackagE.Meanwhiletheinstallmentplanstriedtoencouragethepoortobecomeconsumers.Thisledtoanenormouschangeinconsumption消费patternsandconsumptionwasincom??patible不相容的withunlimitedreproductionsaysMar??tinE.9.AccordingtothepassageBrazilhaslowereditspopulationgrowth________.A.byeducatingitscitizensB.bycarefulfamilyplanningC.bydevelopingTVprogrammesD.bychance10.AccordingtothepassagemanyThirdWorldcountriesA.haven’tgivenmuchattentiontobirthcontrolB.wouldsoonjoinBrazilincontrollingtheirbirthrateC.haven’tyetfoundaneffectivemeasuretocontroltheirpopulationD.haven’trealizedtheimportanceofTVplaysinfamilyplanning11.SoapoperashavehelpedinloweringBrazil’sbirthratebe??cause________.A.theykeeppeoplesittinglonghourswatchingTVB.theyhavegraduallychangedpeople’swayoflifeC.peoplearedrawntotheirattractivepackageD.theypopularizebirthcontrolmeasures12.WhatisMartine’sconclusionaboutBrazil’spopulationgrowth?A.Theincreaseinbirthratewillincreaseconsumption.B.ThedesireforconsumptionhelpstoreducebirthratE.C.Consumptiongoeswithreproduction.D.A.country‘sproductionislimitedbyitspopulationgrowth.
TOKYOJapan—Anearthquakemeasuring8.0hitthenorthernJapaneseislandofHokkaidoearlyFriday.Thequakewasthestrongestanywhereintheworldthisyear.SeveralmillionpeopleliveontheislanD.Japan'snationalbroadcastingagencyNHKreported236peoplehadbeenhurtbutnodeathshadbeenreporteD.Tsunamiwavesmeasuringabout3feet1meterbeganhittingtheeasterncoastofJapan'snorthernmostislandandofficialswarnedallresidentsintheregiontoseekhighergrounD.Afirebrokeoutatoilrefineryontheislandaftertheearthquakeandtelevisionstationsreportedatrainderailmentandalandslidenearahighwaytunnel.TheU.S.GeologicalSurveymeasuredthequakeat8.0butauthoritiesinJapaninitiallygaveitamagnitudeof7.8.TheUSGSsaidthetemblorwaslocated33kilometers20milesundertheEarth'scrustabout796milesnorth/northwestofTokyoandbeganat4:50A.m.localtime1950GMT.Thesecondquakeoccurredat6:08A.m.2108GMT.Onaveragethereisonemagnitude-8orgreaterquakeayearintheworlD.Theamountofenergyreleased释放inamagnitude-8earthquakeisequivalenttothatcontainedin1.01billiontonsofTNTaccordingtotheUSGS.AtsunamiwatchhasbeenissuedfortheU.S.stateofHawaii.BasedonallavailabledataatsunamimayhavebeengeneratedbythisearthquakethatcouldbedestructiveoncoastalareasevenfarfromtheepicentersaidtheannouncementfromtheNationalTsunamiHazardMitigationProgram.Onlysixdaysagoa5.5-magnitudequakeshookJapan.TheSeptember20earthquakewascenterednearly870kilometers540milessouth-southeastofTokyonearJapan'sBoninIslandsaremotevolcanicislandgroupinthePacificOcean.EarlierthismonthJapanmarkedthe80thanniversaryofamagnitude8.3quakethatdevastatedTokyoandneighboringYokohamakillingatleast140000peoplE.InJanuary1995amagnitude7.2temblorinKobekilledmorethan6000peoplE.32.An8.O-magnitudeearthquakehappenedinJapan.A.inJanuary1995B.onSeptember262003C.onSeptember252003D.inSeptember192333.WhatisNOTtheresultofthisearthquake?A.236peoplewerehurtB.AfirebrokeoutatoilrefineryontheislandC.AtrainwasoutoftrackD.Twopeopledied34.WhatdoestsunamimeaninChinese?A.晨中B.火山C.海啸D.余震35.Wecaninferthat.A.thismightbethebiggestearthquakeintheworldthisyearB.JapanisacountrywhereearthquakesfrequentlyhappenC.thisearthquakehasnoeffectontheUSAD.thesecondquakeoccurredonlyhalfanhourafterthefirstone
MUMBAIIndia—ThechildrenintheirpartyclothesonthestagewereveryexcitedwhentheyreceivedtheawarD.AndthetwoofthemsaidIt’sunbelievable!Nine-year-oldRubinaAliandAzharuddinIsmail10werelivingaverydifferentlifeandobviouslylovingeveryminuteofit.ThetwosomeofthechildstarsoftheOscar-winningSlum贫民窟dogMillionairemovieknowtheIndianslumsverywell.ThaiwaswheretheygrewupanditiswheretheywillreturnattheendoftheirHollywooddreamtrip.ButbeforegoingbackhometherewasaninterviewwiththehostRyanSeacrest.Duringtheinterviewtheysmiledandrepeatedtheirdisbeliefinwhatwashappeningtothem.TotheirsurprisetheirmoviewonfirstplaceintheOscars.Whenthetworeceivedtheawarditwaslatemorninginthechildren’shomecityofMumbaiwherefamilyfriendsandmanyfellowresidentsoftheslumswatchedtheresultfromHollywooD.Idon’treallyknowwhattheOscarsareRubina’smothersaiD.I’mjustgladmydaughterlookshappythoughshetoldmeshemissedIndianfooD.Ourchildrenleadadog’slifeRubina’smothersaidpointingouttherubbisheverywheretheopendrains下水道andthelackofeducationopportunities.InafewdaystheywillbebackinMumbaiandbackintheslumswhicharetheirhomE.Fortunatelyaccordingtomediareportsthemovie’sdirectorDannyBoylehaspromisedtohelpthechildrenhechosefromtheslumandmakesuretheywillgotoaproperschool.Thetwodon’tneedtoworryabouttheirdailylivesbecauseoftheOscarsuccessofSlumdogMillionairE.Butthepovertyandlackofopportunity—thecentralthemeofthemovie—isalwaysallarounD.29.Thetwochildrenwerechosentoactinthefilmbecause.A.theirlifewassimilartothatinthefilmB.theylearnedactingbeforeC.theyweregoodatactingD.theywerelovelyandclever30.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.ThetwochildrenhaveplayedinothermoviesbeforE.B.Rinoms’smotheralsowenttotheHollywooD.C.RubinamaynotgetusedtotheAmericanfooD.D.TheywilltraveltoothercountriesbeforereturninghomE.31.WhatwillhappentothetwochildrenaftertheyreturntoIndia?A.TheywillgobacktothemiserablelifE.B.Theywillplayinmoviesasfamousactors.C.Theywillleaveschooltolearnacting.D.Theywillhaveabettereducation.
WASHINGTON—Thousandsofpublicschoolsstoppedteachingforeignlanguagesinthelastdecadeaccordingtoasurvey.Butanothercontrarytrendhaseducatorsandpolicymakersabuzz:arushbyschoolsinallpartsofAmericatoofferinstructionsinChinesE.SomeschoolsarepayingforChineseclassesontheirownbuthundredsaregettingsomehelp.TheChinesegovernmentissendingteachersfromChinatoschoolsallovertheworld—andpayingpartoftheirsalaries.Noonekeepsanexactcountbutroughcalculationsbasedonthegovernment'ssurveysuggestthatperhaps1600AmericanpublicandprivateschoolsareteachingChineseupfrom300orsoadecadeago.Andthenumberisgrowingexponentially成倍地.It'sreallychangingthelanguageeducationlandscapeofthiscountrysaidNancyC.Rhodesdirectoratthecenter.OtherindicatorspointtothesametrenD.ThenumberofstudentstakingtheAdvancedPlacementtestinChineseintroducedin2007hasgrownsofastthatitislikelytopassGermanthisyearasthethirdmost-testedA.P.languageafterSpanishandFrenchsaidTrevorPackervicepresidentattheCollegeBoarD.We'veallbeensurprisedthatinsuchashorttimeChinesewouldgrowtosurpassA.P.GermanMr.PackersaiD.A.decadeagomostoftheschoolswithChineseprogramswereontheEastandWestCoasts.ButinrecentyearsmanyschoolshavestartedChineseprogramsinheartlandstatesincludingOhioandIllinoisintheMidwestTexasandGeorgiaintheSouthandColoradoandUtahintheRockyMountainWest.Americahashadthestudyofaforeignlanguagegrowbeforeonlytoseethebubbleburst.ManyschoolsbeganteachingJapaneseinthe1980safterJapanemergedasaneconomicrival.ButthousandshavedroppedthelanguagethesurveyfounD.JapaneseisnottheonlylanguagethathasdeclineD.ThousandsofschoolsthatofferedFrenchGermanorRussianhavestoppedteachingthoselanguagestoothesurveyfounD.32.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordabuzzinthefirstparagraph?A.BenoisylikethesoundofabeE.B.Belivelyforvariousactivities.C.Causepeopletodiscusssomethinghotly.D.Motivatepeopletomarchbravely.33.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Packersaid?A.MoreandmorepeoplechooseChineseinA.P.test.B.A.P.testisthemostdifficultoneintheworlD.C.ChineseismoreimportantthanSpanishandFrench.D.Chineseisanecessarysubjectinmostimportanttests.34.Whatcanweknowfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.ManyschoolsstartedChineseprogramsintheMidwesttenyearsago.B.ChineseprogramshavebeenstartedinmoreareasinAmericarecently.C.AmericanschoolshavestoppedteachingFrenchGermanandRussian.D.PeoplearegraduallyfondoflearningChineseandJapaneseinrecentyears.35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.ChineseisbeinglearnedasanofficiallanguageinAmericA.B.ForeignLanguagesfadeinAmericanschoolsexceptChinesE.C.TeachingChineseinforeigncountrieshasbecomeatrenD.D.ForeignlanguagesarenolongerbeingtaughtinAmericA.
Intoday’sInternetageonlinegamescanbeachangefromthepressureofschoolandwork.Howevertheycanalsocauseproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKoreA.Thiscountryhastheworld’shighestpercentageofhigh–speedInternetservices.Ithasalsoahighnumberofgameplayerswhoareaddictedtoonlinegames.In2004ayoungmandiedafterplayingonlinegamesalmostnonstopfor86hours.A.12–year–oldboystole$16000fromhisfathertocontinueonlinegameswhichhecouldnotgetawayfrom.SuchproblemsarespreadingtootherpartsofAsiaaswell.In2005itwasreportedthatabout80percentofChina’s13.8milliononlinegameplayerswereunder25.AndmanyoftheseweresaidtobeaddicteD.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.Dr.Sue–HueiChenapsychologistdiscoveredsomesignsofat–riskpeoplE.Suchpeopleoftengoonlinetoescapefromtheirproblems.Andtheyusuallyhavenofriendshiporgoodsocialskills.Theyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlinesotheymaybeabsentfromschoolorfamily.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.onlinegamesB.problemscausedbyonlinegamesC.computerproblemsinAsiaD.problemscausedbyyoungpeopleInthepassagethewritertellsusafactthat.A.SouthKoreahasalargenumberofInternetschoolsB.MoreandmoreyoungmenarestealingmoneyforonlinegamesC.China’sonlinegameplayersareallundertheageof25D.OnlinegameaddictionisaverycommonprobleminSouthKoreaAfterreadingthepassageweknowthatinChina.A.manyyoungpeopleareplayingonlinegamesforfunB.manyyoungpeoplearegettingaddictedtoonlinegamesC.onlythoseunder25liketoplayonlinegamesforlongperiodsD.80percentoftheChinesedependononlinegamestogetrelaxedAccordingtothepassagearemorelikelytobecomeaddictedtoonlinegames.A.peopleundergreatpressurefromschoolandwork.B.peoplewellknowninthefieldofcomputergamesC.peoplewithunsolvedproblemsandfewfriendsD.peoplewho’dliketotakeariskincomputergames
BraveFrenchmanFoundHalf-wayAroundtheWorldNEWYORKA.Frenchtouristhighlypraisedforrescuingatwo-year-oldgirlinManhattansaidhedidn’tthinktwicebeforedivingintothefreezingEastRiver.Tuesday’sDailyNewssaid29-yearwholeftthespotquicklyaftertherescuelastSaturday.HeliftedthelittlegirloutofthewateraftershefelloffthebankattheSouthStreetScaportmuseum.HehandedthegirltoherfatherDavidAndersonwhohaddiveinafterhim.Ididn’tthinkatallDurettoldtheDailyNews.Ithappenedveryfast.Ireactedveryfast.Duretanengineeronvacationwaswalkingwithhisgirlfriendalongthepier码头whenhesawsomethingfallingintothewater.Hethoughtitwasadollbutrealizeditwasachildwhenheapproachedtheriver.Inaninstanthetookoffhiscoatandjumpedintothewater.WhenhereachedthegirlsheappearedlifelesshesaiD.Fortunatelywhenshewasoutofthewatersheopenedhereyes.AndersonsaidhisdaughterslippedoffthebankwhenhewasadjustinghiscamerA.AnambulancecamelaterforhersaidDuretwhowashandeddryclothesfromcookers.Duretcaughtatrainwithhisgirlfriendshortlyafter.TherescuehappenedonthedaybeforeheleftforFrancE.Duretsaidhedidn’trealizehistaleofheroismhewasleavingthenextmorning.Idon’treallythinkI.’maherosaidDuret.Anyonewoulddothesameting.28.WhywasDuretinNewYork?A.TomeethisgirlfriendB.ToworkasanengineerC.TospendhisholidayD.TovisittheAndersons.29.WhatdidDuretdoshortlyaftertheambulancecame?A.HewasinterviewedbyanewspaperB.HeaskedhisgirlfriendforhisdryclothesC.HewenttothehospitalintheambulanceD.Hedisappearedfromthespotquickly30.WhodivideafterDuretintotherivertosavethelittlegirl?A.DavidAndersonB.apasser-byC.hisgirlfriendD.ataxidriver.31.WhenwasDuretmostprobablyfoundtobetheveryhero?A.thedaywhenhewasleavingforhomE.B.acoupleofdaysafterthegirlwasrescuedC.thefirstdaywhenhewasinNewYorkD.thesamedaywhenhewasintervieweD.
Peopleincitiesallovertheworldshopinsupermarkets.Whodecideswhatyoubuyinthesupermarket?Doyoudecide?Doesthesupermarketdecide?WhenyouenterthesupermarketyouseeshelvesfulloffooD.Youwalkintheaislesbetweentheshelves.Youpushashoppingcartandputyourfoodinit.Youprobablyhearsoftslowmusicasyouwalkalongtheaisles.Thismaybeanattempttopleaseyousoyouwillenjoyshopping.Somesupermarketswanttoincreasetheirprofitsbyplayingsoftandslowmusicbecausetheslowmusicmakesyouwalkslowlyandyouhavemoretimetobuythings.FreshfruitandvegetablesareusuallyputneartheentrancE.Whenyouarriveatthesupermarketyouconcentrateonthekindsoffruitandvegetablesyouneedfirst.Onceyou'vegotthatoutofthewayyoucanrelaxanddotherestoftheshoppingwithoutanyhurry.Besidesifyouseefreshgoodsfirstitgivesyouafeelgoodimpressionoffreshnesssoyoucannothelpspendingyourmoney.Maybeyougotothemeatdepartmentthen.Thereissomemeatonsaleandyouwanttofindit.Themanagerofthesupermarketknowswherecustomersenterthemeatdepartment.Thecheapermeatisattheotherendofthemeatdepartmentawayfromwherethecustomersenter.Youhavetowalkpastalltheexpensivemeatbeforeyoufindthecheapermeat.MaybeyouwillbuysomeoftheexpensivemeatinsteadofthemeatonsalE.MostofthefoodinsupermarketsisveryattractivE.ItallsaysBuymequickly!tothecustomers.ThefreshfruitandvegetablessayBuymequickly!asyouwalkby.TheexpensivemeatsaysBuymequickly!Thesupermarkettellsyouwhattobuy.56.Somesupermarketsplaysoftslowmusicbecauseit________.A.canhelpcustomersgetthethingstheywantB.makescustomerswalkslowlyandbuymoreC.canmakecustomersrelaxedandhappyD.cantellcustomersexactlywheretogo57.Themanagerknows________.A.wherecustomerscomefromB.whichcustomerslikeslowmusicC.wherefreshmeatshouldbeputD.whichcustomerslikecheapmeat58.Whenwalkingpasttheexpensivemeatthecustomerswill_______.A.possiblybuysomeB.paynoattentiontoitC.lookforsomecheapmeatD.feeluncomfortable59.Ifyouseefreshgoodsfirstinthesupermarket________.A.youknowwheretogetthingsB.itbringsyougoodluckC.itmakesyouspendlessmoneyD.you’llgetafreshimpression60.Supermarketmanagersmakethefoodattractivesothat________.A.thecustomerswillbuymoreB.itlooksveryexpensiveC.thecustomerscomeoftenD.itseemscheapandfine
XinhuaNews---TheBeijinggovernmenthassetouttorecruitthousandsofuniversitygraduatestoworkasjuniorofficialsinruralareastobothimproveruraladministrationandeasethecity’semploymentproblems.Thegovernmentplanstorecruit3000universitygraduatesthisyear1000morethanlastyeartoworkasassistantstovillageheadsorpartysecretariesinsuburbanareas.PeopleinterestedinjobsinBeijing’sruralvillagesandtownscansendapplicationstoBeijingMunicipalBureauofPersonnelorlogontowww.bjbys.comfromFebruary1throughMarch15.WehopeuniversitygraduateswillseizethisopportunitytousetheirknowledgeinruralvillagesandtostarttheircareersSunZhenyutheDeputyDirectorofBeijingPersonnelBureautoldXinhuaNewsAgency.Thegovernmenthaspromisedsuccessfulcandidatesamonthlysalaryof2000yuaninthefirstyear2500yuanthesecondyearand3000thethirdyearprovidedtheirperformanceisuptotherequiredstandardsSunsaiD.WangLinawhograduatedfromBeijingUnionUniversitylastyearwasoneofthefirstgraduatestofindworkinthecity’scountrysidE.AftermajoringinIndustialandCommercialAdministrationWangservedastheassistanttothevillageheadofErtiaojieVillageinsuburbanBeijing’sPingguDistrict.ForoneprojectWangcontactedpeopleatBeijingAcademyofAgriculturalandForestrySciencesandarrangedforthelocalfarmerstoreceivetraininginstrawberryplanting.Hereffortspaidoff.Thevillagehadaplentifulharvestoforganicstrawberriesearlierthisyear.Nationwideabout150000universitygraduatesfoundemploymentinruralareaslastyearaccordingtothefiguresprovidedbytheMinistryofEducation.Theministrypredictsthat4.95millionstudentswillgraduatefromuniversitiesacrossthecountrythisyear820000morethanlastyear.About1.4millionofthemareunlikelytofindjobswhentheygraduatE.InBeijingarecordof200000peopleareexpectedtograduatefromuniversitythisyear.LessthanhalfofthemareexpectedtobeofferedjobsaccordingtoBeijingPersonelBureau.32.FromthestoryofWangLinawecanlearnthat_________.A.WanghadgreatdifficultyinhelpingvillagersplantorganicstrawberriesB.localfarmerscangetbigharvestsiftheyworktogetherwithherC.thesooneryougotothecountrysidethesooneryouwillbesuccessfulD.universitygraduatecanrealizetheirvaluenomatterwheretheywork33.Theunderlinedwordrecruitinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_________.A.forceB.employC.encourageD.train34.Thelasttwoparagraphsseemtotellusthat________.A.itisnoteasyforgraduatestofindjobsnowadaysB.moreandmoregraduateswillworkasjuniorofficialsC.theuniversitiesshouldnotenrollsomanystudentsD.therearemoreandmorejobsprovidedbytheMinistryofEducation35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheGovernment’sHelpforUniversityGraduatesB.A.GoodChoiceforUniversityGraduatesC.JobHuntingforUniversityGraduatesD.WhatistheBestCareer?
LONDON—ManchesterisBritain’sfattestcityasurveyforMen’sHealthhasfoundbeatingGlasgowforthefirsttimesincethemagazinestartedexaminingtheissuethreeyearsago.EditorPeteMuirsaidthesurveyhadlookedatavarietyoffactors因素fromgymmembershiptoheartdiseaseratestofindthefattestcity.ManchesterhasmorefastfoodrestaurantsthananywhereelseintheUKhetoldReuters.Peoplearetakingtheeasychoice—eatingandthenjustsittinginfrontoftheTV.Manchester’sproblemispartofawidertrend趋势.OnThursdaytheOfficeofNationalStatisticsONSblamed责备alackofexerciseandpoordietforafifthofadultBritonsbeingobese过度肥胖的.Obesityisamajorriskyfactorrelatedtoheartdiseasediabetesandprematuredeath糖尿病和早亡saidanONSsurvey.Noneofthe108youngmeninthesurveyreportedeatingfiveportionsoffruitorvegetablesonaverageeachday.InManchestertheheadofthecity’spublichealthprogramssaidhedidnotbelievethattheywerenecessarilythefattestcitybutthattheydidhaveproblemsandwereaimingtoaddressthem.Socialdeprivation贫困wasamajorfactor.Oneofthemythsisthatthestressed-out压力大的richbusinessmanistheonewhoisoverweightDavidRegantoldReuters.Infactitisthepoorareasthathavethemostproblems.Weaimnottobethefattestbutthefittestcitybutwehavealongwaytogo.SecondinthesurveyisStoke-on-TrentfollowedbyLiverpoolSwanseaandLeicester.Glasgowissixth.32.Manchestertooktheplaceof____________andbecameBritain’sfattestcity.A.LiverpoolB.LondonC.Stoke-on-TrentD.Glasgow33.ObesitymayleadtothefollowingEXCEPT_______________.A.heartdiseaseB.diabetesC.prematuredeathD.alackofexercise34.DavidReganismostprobably_________________.A.thereporterfromReutersB.anofficialofONSC.theheadofManchester’spublichealthprogramsD.arichbusinessmanwhoisoverweight35.Thisarticleismostprobablytakenfrom________________.A.anewspaperB.asciencebookC.anovelD.abiography传记
Vampires吸血鬼creaturesofmythhavebeenaroundinoneformoranotherforcenturies.Terrifyingbutalsoattractivetheyareaspopularintheearly21stcenturyaseverasthecurrentpopularityofTwilightseriesanditsheroEdwardCullenshow.Vampiresfirstappearedinfictioninthe1700s.in1895IrishnovelistBramStokerpublishedDraculaintroducingtheworld’smostfamousvampirE.Butjustwhatisitaboutthesedrinkersofhumanbloodthatcontinuestofascinateus?SpeakingtoEricLewisoftheTimesandTranscriptwebsiteacademicDeborahWellssaidthatvampiresareculturallyadaptive.Wecreateverydifferentvampirestofitdifferenttimes.EdwardCullenisnotthesameasCountDraculashesaiD.DifferentastheyareWellsbelievesvampiresaretheperfectcontainersintowhichwecanpourourcurrentculturalanxietiesBramStoker’sDraculaispowerfulyetoldandphysicallyugly.Stoker’sbookdealtwithfearofthefalloftheBritishEmpirerealfearsinthedayinwhichitwaswritten.AccordingtothewebsiteBookragstoday’svampireshaveallourculturaldesiresmoneypowerandsexualattraction.RepresentedbyCullentheyarenoblehandsomeyoungmenwhomwomenfindirresistiblE.What’smorevampireschallengetraditionalideasaboutdeathscienceandparentalauthority.Thismaybewhyteenagersaredrawntovampiretales.Inmanywaysthevampirestoryshowsupteenageconcernssaidwells.Theemotionalintensity强度oftherelationshipwiththevampirematchestheintensityofhowitfeelstohaveyourfirstrealloveaffairs.Yourfirstrealloveitreallyfeelslikelifeanddeath.55.Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe_______.A.VampiresmaycontinuetodrinkourbloodB.VampireshavebeenaroundusforlongC.WhyTwilightissopopularnowadaysD.Westilllikethestoryaboutvampires56.WhatistheimageofthevampireinBramStoker’sbook?A.Anxiousbutperfect.B.Powerfuloldandugly.C.TerrifyingbutalsoattractivE.D.AfraidofthefalloftheBritishEmpirE.57.AccordingtothewebsiteBookragestoday’svampires_______.A.desiremoneypowerandsexualattractionB.maynotthinkhighlyofparentalauthorityC.daretogiveuptraditionalideasD.arelikelytoberesistedbywomen58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtoWells?A.Peopleneeddifferentvampiresindifferenttimes.B.Ourcurrentculturalanxietiesarehiddeninvampires.C.Thevampirestoryreflectstheconchesoftheteenagers.D.TherelationshipwiththevampireequalsyourfirstreallovE.
NEWYORK:NewYorkonThursday13SeptbecamethefirstcityintheUnitedStatestoenforcealimitedbanonsuper-sizedsodadrinksblamedbyMayorMichaelBloombergforfuelinganationalobesitycrisis.TheBoardofHealth'sformalapprovaloftheban---proposedbyBloombergandpraisedbyhealthcampaignersbuthotlyopposedbysoftdrinksmanufacturers—wasnotconsideredasurprisE.ThecityhealthcommissionerThomasFarleycalledthevotehistoric.HoweverLizBermanpresidentofContinentalFoodandBeverageandheadoftheNewYorkersforBeverageChoiceslobbygroupdescribedthediscriminatorybanasafix.It'ssadthattheboardwantstolimitourchoices.Wearesmartenoughtomakeourowndecisionsaboutwhattoeatanddrink.shesaidinastatement.Howeverthereisnothingtostoppeoplefrombuyingasmuchsodaastheylikebyrefillingsmallercontainers.Alsothebandoesnotextendtodrinkssoldinsupermarketsoranydairyorfruitdrinksmanyofwhichalsocontainhugequantitiesofsugar.Dietandalcoholicdrinksarealsoexempted.Themeasurewhichcouldfacelegalchallengesfromthesoftdrinksindustrytakeseffectinsixmonths.Accordingtoofficialstatisticssome6000peopleinNewYorkdieeachyearfromobesity-linkedproblems.OneineightadultNewYorkershasdiabeteswhichcanbeworsenedbysugarconsumption.Boostingthemayorthenewly-builtbasketballstadiumfortheBrooklynNetsannounceditwillimmediatelyadopttheruleswellaheadoftheMarch12deadlinE.Themeasuregeneratedastormydebateincluding38000commentswrittentotheBoardofHealth.Pollsshowedamajorityofpeopleopposedtheban.24.WhydoesNewYorkenforcethelimitedbanonsuper-sizedsodadrinks?A.Becauseitisbelievedthatsodadrinksareofharmtohealth.B.Becauseitisbelievedthatsodadrinkscausethenationoverweight.C.Becausetoomanypeopledon'tlikedrinkingsodadrinks.D.Becausesuper-sizedsodadrinksblockthesugarconsumption.25.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutLizBerman?A.Shetakesthelimitedbanonsuper-sizedsodadrinksasanunfaironE.B.Sheisinchargeoftheproductionofsodadrinksalloverthecountry.C.Sheisveryangrythatthecitygovernmentlimitswhattoeatanddrink.D.Sheissmartenoughtoknowwhatsheeatsordrinks.26.Theunderlinedwordexemptedmeans________inthe7thparagraph.A.unfairB.upsetC.relievedD.limited27.Whenwillthelimitedbanbecarriedoutaccordingtothepassage?A.ThisSeptember.B.ThisNovember.C.ThecomingJanuary.D.ThecomingMarch.
InpartsofAfricatheskyisfilledwithadarkclouD.ButthisisnorainclouD.Itisalivingcloudmadeofbillionsoflocuststhataretravelingacrossthecontinenteatingeverythingintheirpath.AndinthebattletostopthisdisasteraradiostationinSenegalWestAfricaisofferinglisteners50kilogramsofriceifwww..comtheycancatchandkill50kilogramsoflocusts.TheradiostationisinoneofSenegal’sworstaffectedregions.ThisisWestAfrica’sbiggestlocustdisasterin15yearsanditismovingeastcausinghugedamagetocrops.AstheymovetheybreedandincreasetheirnumberandwillsoonthreatenSudaninthenortheastofAfricA.SomesayitcouldreachAsiA.Expertssaythegreatdamagetocropsinareasalreadysufferingfromfoodshortagesandwarcouldcausemanypeopletogohungry.Governmentsintheregionarenotwellequippedtofightthepest.Althoughleadersof12countrieshaveagreedonaplanitisnotexpectedtobeenough.Wearenowtreating6000hectaresperdaywithpesticidebutweneedtotreat20000hectaresperdayinordertohaveanyhopeofcontrollingthisdisastersaidMohamedAbdallahiOuldBabahdirectoroflocustcontrolinMauritaniA.RequestsarebeingmadeforinternationalaidwhichistheonlywaytolimitthecrisistheUN’sFoodandAgricultureOrganizationwarneD.1.ThepurposeofofferingpeoplericeforcatchinglocustsinSenegalis________.A.togetmorepeopletoeatricesoastoleavelessforlocustsB.togetmorepeopleinvolvedinthewaronthelocustsC.topreventmorepeoplefromstarvationD.togetmorepeopletolistentotheradioreportonlocusts2.WhichofthefollowingisnotthereasonforWestAfricansgoinghungry?A.Locustdisastercausesthegreatdamagetocrops.B.FoodsupplyisfarfromtheneedofthepeoplE.C.Theseregionsareaffectedbythewar.D.Governmentsareunwillingtofightthepest.3.Itcanbeconcludedthatinordertoendthelocustdisaster________.A.leadersof12countriesinWestAfricashouldcallontheirpeopletotakeactionB.insectsexpertsshouldbesenttotheseregionsC.othercountriesoutsideAfricashouldkeepclosewatchontheirownlandsD.Helpfromallovertheworldisinurgentdemand4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.FoodshortageinAfricA.B.InternationalaidtoAfricA.C.TheinsectsattackonAfricA.D.TerriblestorminAfricA.
NEWYORK—PickingaChristmastreetakesmostpeopleafewminutesoracoupleofhoursiftheyheadforthewoods.DaveMurbachneeds11months.AlmosteverydayofeveryyearMurbach’sthoughtsturntovisionofaperfectlyshapedevergreentreethatwilltakeeveryone'sbreathaway.MurbachisthemanresponsibleforfindingthetoweringtreethatmakesmoreattractiveManhattan’sRockefellerCentereachChristmasseason.I'malwayslookingforatreethecenter'schiefgardenersays.IlookforitevenwhenIgotothebeachinthesummer.It’slikeahomeworkassignmenthangingoveryourheaD.Andifhegetsitwrongthere'snothinghidingit.Everydayit'sup400000peoplegobyand2.5millionpeoplewatchthelightingcelebrationontelevisionhesays.Thisyear’streea74-footNomyspruce云杉fromRichfieldOhioflowntoNewYorkontheworld'slargestcargoplanewaslightedonDecember2.ThearrivalofthetreeleadsintheChristmasseasoninNewYork—atraditiondatingbackto1931whentheworkersbuildingRockefellerCenterputupasmalltreewithornaments.Thesearchforthenextyear'streestartssoonaftertheoldtreeischoppedupforwoodchipsandhorse-jumpinglogs.Murbachhasthreestandards:Thetreemustbeatleast65feethighatleast35feetacrossandleavesdenseenoughnottoseethrough.That'snotassimpleasitsounds.Thoughforestsarefullofevergreensfewgetenoughsunlightorspacetofillout.AndbranchesinsnowregionsoftenbreakundertheweightmakingtreesunbalanceD.BackattheofficehesortsthroughhundredsoflettersfrompeopleofferingtheirtreesmanyaddressedsimplytoMr.ChristmasTreeMan.ThoughtherewasoccasionalanxietyattackandsleeplessnightMurbachknowstheeffectthetreehasonpeople:It'sforbringingpeopletogetherattemptingtobringtogetherpeopleyoulovE.That'swhatIhopeitsetsoff.ButMurbachsayshe'salwaystoowornouttocelebrateChristmas.58.Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsinthepassage?A.Murbach’sthoughtsturntoaperfectlyshapedtreE.B.2.5millionpeoplewatchtheChristmastreE.C.ThetreeisflowntoNewYork.D.ItwaslightedonDecember2.E.Thetreeischoppedup.f.MurbachsearchesforthetreE.A.abcdefB.cdbfeaC.cdebafD.afcdbe59.WhydoesMurbachtakehisjobseriously?A.BecausehewantseveryonetobehappywithhischoicE.B.BecausehehopestomakeeverybodyunabletobreathE.C.Becauseheenjoysshowingoff.D.Becausehewishestoattractpeople'sattentiontohimself.60.AccordingtoMurbach'sstandardoftreesthebesttreemust_____.A.beevergreenB.havelotsofspacebetweentheirbranchesC.betallenoughnottoseethroughD.beequallybalanced
Youmayopenyourelectronicmailandfindinformationabouthowtobuymedicinecheapairlineticketsbooksandofcoursecomputersandcomputerproducts.Theremayalsobeoffersforinvestmentdealsbankloansandspecialholidays.Howevertomanycomputerusersthisuseofelectronicsparetosellproductshasbecomeamajorproblemasitmakescomputercommunicationmoredifficult.Manycompanieswhowanttosendagreatdealofadvertisingmightusetheservicesofaspammer.A.spammerisapersonorcompanythatusescomputerstosendoutmillionsofcopiesofthesamesalesinformation.Spammersfinde-mailaddressesfromwebsitesnewsgroupsandchatroomswherepeoplesendmessagestoeachother.Mostspareissentbycompanieswhoaretryingtogetyoutobuytheirproducts.SomeofthesearehonestcompaniesthatoffergoodproductsorservicesforafairpricE.ThesecompaniescanoffertheirproductsatacheaperpricethanyoumightfindinastorE.HowevermuchofthespamontheInternetissentbycriminalswhoaretryingtosellproductsthatdonotexistorofferservicestheywillnotprovidE.Theyareonlyinterestedinstealingyourmoney.Whenyouanswertheirspamyoufindyouareexpectedtosendthemmoneyandreceiveagift.OnecountryinAfricahasbecomefamousforthenumberofcriminalswhotryeveryknowntricktoseparatepeoplefromtheirmoney.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordspamintheparagraphprobablyreferto?A.Unwantedelectronicinformationthatreachescomputerusers.B.Computervirusthatcausescomputercommunicationdifficulties.C.Advertisementssentoutbycompanieswhowanttoselltheirproducts.D.Companiesthatsendoutmillionsofcopiesofthesamesalesinformation..WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Companieswhowanttosendagreatdealofadvertisingarereferredtoasspammers.B.Spammersarepeoplewhocollecte-mailaddressesfromwebsitesnewsgroupsandchatrooms.C.Eitherindividualsororganizationscanberegardedasspammersiftheysendoutspam.D.Spammersarepeoplewhoreceivespamontheircomputers.Whichisthepossiblesuggestionfromthewriterconcerningspam?A.Spainisveryhelpfulinprovidingyouwithusefulinformationaboutproductsales.B.SpamhelpscompaniestosellmoreoftheirproductssoitshouldbevaluedbypeoplE.C.Spamissentoutbythosewhowanttoseparateyoufromyourmoney.D.Lookoutforanyspamthatreachesyourcomputer
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