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TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJunefathersallacrosstheUnitedStatesaregivenpresentstreatedtodinnerorotherwisemadetofeelspecial.TheoriginofFather'sDayisnotclearbutnomatterwhenthefirsttrueFather'sDayappearedthestrongestsupporteroftheholidaywasMrs.BruceJohnDoddofSpokaneWashington.ShethoughtoftheideaforFather'sDaywhilelisteningtoaMother'sDaysermon布道in1909.SonorawantedaspecialdaytohonorherfatherWilliamSmart.SmartwhowasaCivilWarsoldierwasleftalonewhenhiswifediedwhilegivingbirthtotheirsixthchilD.Mr.SmarthadtoraisethenewbornandhisotherfivechildrenbyhimselfonafarmineasternWashingtonstatE.AfterSonorabecameanadultsherealizedtheselflessnessherfatherhadshowninraisinghischildrenasasingleparent.Itwasherfatherthatmadeallthesacrifices牺牲andwasacourageousselflessandlovingman.In1909Mrs.DoddgaveherownministerandothersinSpokanesomeadviceabouthavingachurchservicedevotedtofathersthusFather’sDaycameintobeing.PeoplecelebratedthethirdSundayinJuneasFather'sDay.Childrenmadespecialsweetsorvisitedtheirfathersiftheylivedapart.InearlytimeswearingflowerswasatraditionalwayofcelebratingFather’sDay.PeopleworeredrosestohonorafatherstilllivingandworewhiteflowerstohonoradeaddaD.Whenchildrencan'tvisittheirfathersortakethemouttodinnertheysendagreetingcarD.Traditionallyfathersprefergreetingcardsthatarenottoosentimental多愁善感的.Mostgreetingcardshavestrangeshapessofatherslaughwhentheyopenthem66.WhofirstraisedtheideaofFather’sDay?A.SonoraB.SmartC.Smart’swifeD.Sonora’sminister.67.HowmanybrothersandsistersdidSonorahavealtogether?A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six68.Smartwasa_______fatherwhileSonorawasa_______daughter.A.selflessconsiderateB.selflessbeautifulC.cleverdiligentD.perfectsentimental69.WhatwasthetraditionalwayofcelebratingFather’sDayinearlytimes?A.VisitingfathersB.TakingfathersouttodinnerC.SendingfathersgreetingcardsD.Wearingflowers70.Mostpeoplesendtheirfathersgreetingcardsofstrangeshapesto_______them.A.relaxB.pleaseC.frightenD.surprise
InEnglandthreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstop.TheystudiedtheinformationonthepostsignanddecidedwhichbustotakE.Aboutfiveminuteslaterthebustheywantedcamealong.Theypreparedtogeton.Suddenlypeoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedinsultingremarksabouttheforeigners.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.ThethreeforeigngentlemenlookedpuzzledandashameD.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabussothatthefirstpersonwhoarrivedatabus-stopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn’tenough.Ifyouwanttoensureapleasantvisitfindoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhosts.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjusthowdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.A.visitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattablE.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndiaYoumightseeamanapparentlyshakinghisheadatanotherandassume认为thatheisdisagreeing.ButinmanypartsofIndiaarotating旋转movementoftheheadisagesturethatexpressagreementoracceptancE.NoddingyourheadwhenofferedadrinkinBulgariaislikelytoleaveyouthirsty.Inthatcountryyoushakeyourheadtoexpressyes—anodmeansno.InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhensittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthiswhenmeetinganimportantpersoninThailandhowevercouldcauseoffence冒犯.Itisconsideredtooinformalanattitudeforsuchanoccasion.AlsowheninThailandavoidtouchingtheheadofanadult—it’sjustnotdonE.AttitudestowomenvaryconsiderablyaroundtheworlD.InJapanforexampleitisquiteusualformentoplaneveningentertainmentsforthemselvesandleavetheirwivesathomE.Knowingaboutcustomsandattitudesisusefulwhenyouaretravellingbutyoualsoneedtoknowthelanguageusedtoexpressdifferentdegreesofformality礼节.56.Thethreeforeigngentlemenlookedpuzzledandashamedbecause________.A.theydidn’tknowtheEnglishlanguageB.thebusconductortoldthemtojumpthequeueC.theydidn’tknowthecustomofliningupforabusD.theythoughttheywerelookeddownupon57.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinsultinginParA.1?A.Modest.B.Entertaining.C.Misunderstanding.D.RudE.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?A.InEuropeusingthelefthandisconsideredlessrespecteD.B.InIndiathelefthandisnotusedasasignofrespecttoothers.C.InThailandyou’dbettercrossyourlegswhensittingortalking.D.InJapanitisconsideredbadmannerstotouchtheheadofanadult.59.TheunderlinedsentenceNoddingyourheadwhenofferedadrinkinBulgariaislikelytoleaveyouthirstymeansinBulgaria_______.A.youareprobablythirstyifyounodyourheadB.you’repossiblyeagertohaveadrinkifyounodyourheadC.youprobablyrefusetodrinkwhenyounodyourheadD.you’dliketohaveacupofteabecauseyounodyourhead60.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.inAsiancountrieswomenareequaltomenineveryfieldB.learningalanguagewellisanecessitybeforegoingabroadC.attitudestowomenvaryfromcountrytocountryD.inJapanmenarestillthecentreofthefamily
AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan--themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisowneffortsusuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommands值得greaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworkerhemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.Thisattitudetowardmanual体力的laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlifE.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously豪华的furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravelexpensivehobbiesandcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherselfwillserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterwardfurthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembled组合fromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrarythehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.A.professionalmaytalkaboutwashingthecardigginginhisflowerbedspaintingthehousE.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethingsjustasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhislivingorduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.64.Formparagraph1weknowthatinAmerica____________.A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademanB.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwoneffortsC.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkersD.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors65.Accordingtothepassagethehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause_____________.A.servantsinAmericanarehardtogetB.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherselfC.shecanhardlyaffordservantsD.Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood66.Theexpressionwaitontableinthesecondparagraphmeans__________.A.workinafurnitureshopB.keepaccountsforabarC.waittobeservedatarestaurantD.servecustomersinarestaurant67.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?_______A.A.RespectableSelf-madeFamily.B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor.C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulturE.D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor
Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproducttheotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternal外部的resultorproductthatcaneasilybeidentifiedandmeasureD.Theworkerwhogetsapromotionthestudentwhosegradesimprovetheforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage–alltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts.Bycontrasttheprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodeterminesincebydefinitionitisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsorlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditselfbutrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeoplehavetheircautionorcourageastheygothroughnewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Inthisprocessthejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworldnewideastotrynewchallengestoaccept.Inordertogrowtotravelnewroadspeopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakeriskstobefacedwiththeunknownandtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself–doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryifwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotfaceandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubtsifweprotectourselvestoomuchthenweceasetogrow.Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.68.Apersonisgenerallybelievedtoachievepersonalgrowthwhen______..A.hehasmadegreateffortsinhisworkB.hehasgivenuphissmokinghabitC.heisinterestedinmakinganythingnewD.hehastriedtodeterminewhereheisonhisjourney69.Intheauthor’seyesonewhoviewspersonalgrowthasaprocesswould______.A.facedifficultiesandtakeupchallengesB.judgehisabilitytogrowfromhisownachievementsC.succeedinclimbingupthesocialladderD.aimhighandreachhisgoaleachtime70.WhentheauthorsaysanewwayofbeingparA.3heisreferringto_____..A.anewwayoftakingrisksB.anewsystemofadaptingtochangeC.anewmethodoffindingourselvesD.anewapproachtoexperiencingtheworld71.Forpersonalgrowththeauthormaynotsupport__________..A.curiosityandmorechancesB.beingquickinself–adaptationC.avoidanceofinternalfearsanddoubtsD.open–mindedtonewexperiences
ApopularsayinggoesSticksandstonesmaybreakmybonesbutwordswillneverhurtmE.Howeverthat’snotreallytruE.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarelasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooembarrassedtoadmititthough.Butwereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivate激发ourselvesrememberthingssolveproblemsandcalmourselvesdown.Beawarethoughthatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegativE.Soinordertostaypositiveweshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.ThenexttimeyoufinishaprojectdowellonatestorfinallycleanyourroomjoinmeinsayingGoodjob！Oftenwordscameoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheeffectstheywillhavebutweshouldbeawarethatourwordswillcausecertainresponsestoothers.ForexamplewhenreturninganitemtoastorewemightusewarmandfriendlylanguageduringtheexchangE.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orwecanuseharsh苛刻的orcriticallanguagewhichwillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensivE.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.ManyofusregretsomethingweoncesaiD.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous！BeforespeakingweshouldalwaysaskourselvesIsittrueIsitlovingIsitneededIfwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistestthenit’sbetterleftunsaiD.WordspossesspowerbothpositiveandnegativE.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhopebuildself-esteem自尊andmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.WillweuseourwordstohurtortohealThechoiceisours.41.Theauthorarguesinthefirstparagraphthat________.A.wordswillneverhurtusatallB.wordshavelastingeffectsonusC.inspiringwordsgiveusconfidenceD.negativewordsmayletusdown42.Whyshouldnotwefeelembarrassedwhenitcomestotalkingtoourselves?________.A.Talkingtoourselvesisbelievedtobegoodforourhealth.B.Almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtooneself.C.Talkingtoourselveshelpsustosolvealltheproblems.D.ItisharmfultohaveselftalkwhenwearealonE.43.TheunderlinedphrasegiveourselvesapatonthebackinParagraph3means________.A.blameourselvesB.punishourselvesC.talktoourselvesD.praiseourselves44.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?________.A.Unkindwordsareunlikelytobeforgotten.B.Positivewordsmaydestroyallthegoodrelations.C.Itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers.D.Kindwordsaresuretocauseunfavorableresponses.45.Whyshouldwetalkinafriendlywaywhenreturninganitemtoastore?________.A.Becausekindwordsdestroytruerelationships.B.Becausetheclerkinastoreishardtodealwith.C.Becausecriticallanguagemayhurtyourfeelings.D.Becausefriendlywordscausepositiveresponses.
Madefromthehide兽皮ofbushy-hairedanimalsfurisknownasthefirstmaterialusedforclothing.Itwasusedbyearlyhumanslikethehominoids类人猿tokeepwarmduringthewinterseasonorwhentheytraveledtocoolerregions.Traditionallyanimalswerehunteddowntoproducefurcoats.Atpresentthoughsomeanimalslikethemink水貂andthefoxarebredandfarmedfortheirfur.Nowwearingfurisconsideredaluxurybecauseofitspriceandavailability.FurcoatsareproducedandusedallovertheworldespeciallyincoolercountrieslikeRussiaandNorthernEurope.Theseareusuallymadefromthefurofbiggeranimalslikebearswolvesandfoxeswhicharehunteddownfortheirmeatandhide.BecauseofthisseveraloftheirspecieshavebecomeendangereD.Yetuntilnowtherehasbeennolawpassedtoregulatethefurindustry.That’swhyAnimalrightsgroupsincludingstarscontinuetocampaignagainstfurclothingincludingfurcoatmanufacturing.DennisRodmanisthefirstmanandthefirstsportsstartodoaphotoshootforPETA’sRatherGoNakedThanWearFurseries.DuringtheFashionWeekofNYCin2005Rodmancamenottositinthefrontrowatashowbuttounveilhisprovocative挑衅的震动的newPETAadvertisement.Intheverytentswheredesignerswerepushingfur.InPETA’sadvertisementRodmanappearsnude赤裸的---exceptforhistattoos---alongsidethecaption插图说明ThinkInkNotMinkandurges:Becomfortableinyourownskinandletanimalskeeptheirs.RodmanwatchedPamelaAnderson’sthree-minutevideoshowinghowanimalsliveanddiebeforebeingmadeintofurcoats.Ifyouactuallylookatthevideofirsthanditgivesyouadifferentperspectiveonanimalsandhowthey’retreateD.It’sheart-wrenchingtoseewhattheygothroughhesaiD.56.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peopleraiseminksandfoxestogettheirfur.B.Earlyhumansusedfurtokeepwarm.C.Thereareblanksinlegalsystemtoregulatethefurindustry.D.Manyspecieshavebeenextinctbecauseoftheneedforfur.57.ByquotingtheexampleofDennisRodmantheauthorintendstoshowthat_______.A.StarstakeadvantageofeveryopportunitytomakethemselvesfamousB.Starsarelesslikelytowearfur.C.Moreandmorestarshavetakenpartinthecampaignagainstfurclothing.D.StarsbelongtoAnimalrightsgroups.58.Theunderlinedwordheart-wrenchinginthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans__________.A.upsetandpainfulB.surprisingC.interestingD.encouraging.59.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.FurIndustryB.CampaignAgainstFurClothingC.AnimalsAreEndangeredD.AnAnimalRightsActivist
ThereareonlyfourkindsofpeopleinthisworldformerfirstladyRosalynnCarteroncewrotE.Thosewhohavebeencaregiversthosewhocurrentlyarecaregiversthosewhowillbecaregiversthosewhowillneedcaregivers.HercommentistruenowmorethaneverbeforE.Thisisanationofcaregivers.Youcanseeitinthenumbers:Approximately50millionAmericansprovidethemajorityofthehelpneededbyrelativesorfriendswhoareelderlyillordisableD.Andthosefiguresareonlygoingtogrow—thenumberofpeople65andoverisexpectedtodoubleinthenext40yearsandthenumberofthoseover85willmorethanthreetimes.Buttherealityofcaregivingisbestunderstoodnotwithfiguresbutthroughthefollowingstoriesofspouses配偶childrensiblings兄弟姐妹andfriendswhohavesteppedforwardwhenalovedoneneededthem.Theirexperiencesexplainwhat’snewaboutcaregivingthesedaysandwhatneverchanges.What’snew:aneconomicclimatethatmakesthecostofcaregivingharderthanevertobear;anincreasinglymobilesocietyinwhichfamiliesmaybeseparatedbyacontinentwhenacrisisunfolds;andtheeffectsofdivorce离婚andtheincreasingnumbersofpeoplewhoarechoosingtostaysinglewhichmeanthatmanypeoplearereachingtheirmiddleyearsandbeyondwithoutaspouseorchildathanD.Whatneverchanges:thefactthatneitherfamenorfortunenorphysicalgiftsprotectsagainstsicknessandoldagE.Andthefactthatnodifficultywillkeepfamilyandfriendsfromdoingwhattheycantohelp.WewillmeetsomeofthecaregiverswhohaverisentothechallengeherE.Forallofthemtheexperiencehasbeenstressful.ButithasalsobroughttheirlivesnewmeaningandstrengthenedtheirpowertolovE.63.Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat__________.A.FormerfirstladyRosalynnwasawisewomanB.PeopleintheworldcanbedividedintofourtypesC.A.largenumberofAmericansarecaregiversinawayD.Americaisafastagingnationwith50millioninneedofcaregiving64.Wecanseefromthethirdparagraphthat__________.A.moreandmoreAmericanpeopleusemobilephonesB.moreandmoreAmericanpeopleworkharderduetotheclimatechangeC.moreandmoremiddleagedAmericanpeopledonotwanttogetmarriedD.moreandmoreAmericanfamiliestendtoliveindifferentplacesintheworld65.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans__________.A.everyonecanberichorfamousB.everyoneneedstobetakencareofC.everyoneshouldprotectthesickandtheoldD.everyonewillfightagainstsicknessandoldage66.Whatisthewritermostlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A.Thestoriesofsomecaregivers.B.ThechangesofAmericansociety.C.Thereasonwhysomethinghaschangedaboutcaregiving.D.Thereasonwhysomethinghasnotchangedaboutcaregiving.
SubwaysTheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesFeatures:TheTokyoMetroandToeilinesthatmakeupofTokyo’shugesubwaysystemcarryalmost8millionpeopleeachdaymakingitthebusiestsystemintheworlD.Thesystemisfamousforitsoshiya--literallypusher---whopushpassengersintocrowdedsubwaycarssothedoorscanclosE.Andyouthinkyourrideishell.TheMoscowMetroFeatures:TheMoscowMetrohassomeofthemostbeautifulstationsintheworlD.ThebestofthemwerebuiltduringtheStalinisteraandfeaturechandeliers枝行吊灯marblemoldingsandelaboratemurals精美壁画.Withmorethan7millionridersadaykeepingallthatmarblecleanhasgottobeaburden.TheHongKongMTRFeatures:TheHongKongMTRhasthedistinctionofbeingoneofthefewsubwaysystemsintheworldthatactuallyturnsaprofit利润.It’sprivatelyownedandusesrealestatedevelopmentalongitstrackstoincreaseincomeandridership.ItalsointroducedOctopuscardsthatallowpeopletonotonlypaytheirfareselectronicallybutbuystuffatconveniencestoressupermarketsrestaurantsandevenparkingmeters.It’sestimatedthat95%ofalladultsinHongKongownanOctopuscarD.ShanghaiMetroFeatures:ShanghaiisthethirdcityinChinatobuildametrosystemandithasbecomethecountry’slargestinthe12yearssinceitopeneD.ShanghaiMetrohas142milesoftrackandplanstoaddanother180mileswithinfiveyears.BythatpointitwouldbethreetimeslargerthanChicagoL.Thesystemcarriesabout2.18millionpeopleaday.TheLondonMetroFeatures:LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundeventhough55percentofitliesabovegrounD.Nomatterwhenyou’vegottheoldestmass-transitsystemintheworldyoucancallitanythingyoulikE.Trainsstartedin1863andthey’vebeenrunningeversincE.Some3millionpeoplerideeachdayeveryoneofthemrememberingtoMindthegap41.______isdonewiththepurposeofmakingmoney.A.TheTokyoMetroandToeiLinesB.TheMoscowMetroC.ShanghaiMetroD.TheHongKongMTR42.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatShanghaiMetro______.A.carriesthemostpeopleeachdayB.istheworld’slargestC.maybelargerthantheChicagoLinthefutureD.isthebusiestintheworld43.Howmanysubwayscarrymorethan5millionpeopleperday?A.2B.3C.4D.544.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ShanghaiisthethirdtobuildametrosysteminChinawhichhasbecomethelargestintheworlD.B.You’llfeelsickwhenyoutravelontheTokyoMetroandToeiLines.C.LondonerscalltheirsubwaytheUndergroundbecause55percentofitliesabovegrounD.D.Itisestimatedthat95%ofthepopulationinHongKongownanOctopuscard
ItisnotonlyexpertsinChinawhoarearguingoverwhetherwomenshouldworkaftermarriageornot.WorldwidethisquestionisbeingdiscussedasaninterestinglylargenumberofmarriedwomenentertheworkplacE.TaketheUnitedStatesforexamplE.Since1960thepercentageofmarriedwomenintheworkforcehasjumpedfrom31.9percentto59.4percent.AmericanwomenfirstmovedintothepaidlabourforceduringtheWorldWarIIwhenmenlefttheirjobstofight.InthelastfiftyyearsmoreandmorewomenhaveworkedoutsidethehomE.AndovertheseyearsofdevelopingAmericanshavechangedtheirsocialvaluesasaresult.In1975womenaged35andabovemadeuphalfofallworkingwomen.Andby198060percentwerewomenattheageof45andabovE.NowinJapanwomen’sworkgroupisM-shapedwithmiddle-agedwomenandthoseaged20-25atthetwopeaks.Accordingtostatistics统计37.7percentofJapanesewomenatchildbearingage25-29stillengagedthemselvesinworkin1980.andthenumberreached50percentthenextyear.BeingahousewifehasalwaysbeenregardedasagracefuloccupationinJapan.SomeyoungJapanesewomenbelieveitisgoodtobeaprofessionalhousewife.Howeveroldattitudeshavebeenchangingeverywhereandsometimesjustoutofeconomicnecessary.Inrecentyearsagreatnumberofcityhousewiveshavepouredoutofhomestotakeparttimejobs.EventheUNhasgivenitssupport..The34thCongressoftheUnitedNationsin1979putforwardthedecisionforformalagreementonthegettingridofdiscrimination歧视againstwomen.SofarmostUNmembershaveagreedonitbutsomestillhaven’tincludingtheUnitedStates.72.Fromthefirstpassagewecanlearnthat________________.A.expertsencouragewomentotakepayingjobs.B.menencouragewomentotakepayingjobsC.governmentencouragewomentotakepayingjobs.D.moreandmorepeoplebegintocareaboutwomen’slife73.IntheUnitedStates_________________.A.marriedwomenarelazierthantheirhusbands.B.husbandsarelazierthantheirwivesC.fewmarriedwomenusedtoworkoutsideD.moremarriedwomenusedtoworkoutside74.MarriedwomeninJapan________________.A.allworkoutsidetheirhomesB.seldomworkoutsidetheirhomesC.havedifferentopinionsontheirworkingoutsideD.alldohouseworkattheirhomes75.Moreandmorewomenhavetakenjobsoutsideforthereasonthat________.A.theyhavenochildrentotakecareofB.theyhavenohouseworktodoC.theywanttomakemorefriends.D.theywanttoimprovetheirlivingconditions
Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps.Oneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompanywhetheritbeofbooksorofmen.Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness;amusingandinstructingusinyouthandcomfortingusinagE.MenoftendiscovertheirsimilaritytoeachotherbythecommonlovetheyhaveforabookjustastwopersonssometimesdiscoverafriendbytheadmirationwhichbothentertainforathirD.ThereisanoldproverbLovemelovemydog.Butthereismorewisdominthis:Lovemelovemybook.Thebookisatruerandhigherbond纽带ofunion.Mencanthinkfeelandsympathizewitheachotherthroughtheirfavoriteauthor.Theyliveinhimtogetherandheinthem.Agoodbookisoftenthebestcontainerofalifepreservingthebestthatlifecouldthinkout;fortheworldofaman’slifeisforthemostpartbuttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwordsthegoldenthoughtswhichbecomeoursteadycompanionsandcomforters.Booksarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay腐朽butgoodbookssurvivE.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughtswhichareasfreshtodayaswhentheyfirstpassedthroughtheirauthor’smindsagesago.ThegreatandgooddonotdieeveninthisworlD.PreservedinbookstheirspiritswalkabroaD.ThebookisalivingvoicE.Itisanintellect智者towhichonestilllistens.56.Thewriterintroducesthetopicofthepassageby.A.describinglifeexperienceofgreatwritersB.tellinghisownstoryofreadinggoodbooksC.comparinggoodbookstogoodfriendsinlifeD.presentingthebestthoughtsingoodbooks57.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?A.Readersfeelsympathyfortheauthor.B.Readerslivetogetherwiththeauthor.C.Readersaretheauthor’scompanionsandcomforters.D.Readersandtheauthorsharethesamefeelings.58.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Themostimportantpartofaman’slifeishistreasures.B.Wecanlearnaboutthegreatandgoodthroughbooks.C.Goodbookshelpustoknowabouttheirauthors’friends.D.BooksareoftenregardedasbestcontainersinourlifE.59.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat.A.oneshouldhavesomegoodfriendsB.oneshouldkeepcompanywithgoodbooksC.oneshouldreadasmanybooksaspossibleD.booksarethemostlastingproductsofhumanefforts
InCanadayoucanfinddogscatshorsesetC.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhousestheytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjections注射sothattheywon'tcarrydiseases.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstoresthoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstores.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfooD.Whenyouvisitpeople'shousestheywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanadA.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.IfyoukilledananimalyouwouldbepunisheD.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacarpeoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe:Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.WhenchildrengrowuptheyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlifE.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.TheycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalonE.69.Thepassagemainlytalksabout______.A.howtokeepdiseasesfrompetsB.CanadianshavepetsasfriendsC.howtotakegoodcareofpetsD.lifeoftheoldinCanada70.Petsaregiveninjectionsinanimalhospitals______.A.inordertokeepthemsafeB.afterbeingtakenhomeC.becausetheycarrydiseasesD.becausetheyaresick71.Thewordbirdfeederinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.apersonwhogivesfoodtobirdsB.acontainerthathasfoodforbirdsC.somethingthatcatchesbirdsD.ananimalthateatsbirds72.InCanadachildrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause______.A.theydon'tlovetheirparentsanymoreB.theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsC.theirparents'housesaretoosmallD.theywouldn'tdependontheirparentsanymore73.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Peoplebuyanimalfoodonlyattheanimalfoodstores.B.PetseatbetterthanpeoplE.C.Everyfamilyhasabirdcage鸟笼inhishousE.D.Anybirdcancometothebirdfeederstoeat.
InsomepartsoftheUnitedStatesfarmingiseasy.ButfarminghasalwaysbeendifficultinthenortheasterncornerofthecountrywhichiscalledNewEnglanD.NewEnglandhasmanytreesandthinrockysoil.AnyonewhohaswantedtostartanewfarmtherehashadtoworkveryharD.Thefirstjobhasbeencuttingdownthetrees.Thenewjobhasbeendiggingouttherootsofthetrees.ThenthefarmerhashadthedifficultjobofremovingstonesfromhislanD.Thisworkofremovingstonesneverreallyendsbecauseeverywintermorestonesappear.Theycomeupthroughthethinsoilfromtherocksbelow.Farmershavetokeepremovingstonesfromthefields.Eventodayfarmswhichhavebeenworkedonfortwohundredyearsstillkeepproducingmorestones.Thatiswhystonewallsareusedinsteadoffences篱笆inNewEnglandfields.Thestonewallsarenothighandamancaneasilyclimboverthem.Howevertheykeepthefarmer’scowsfromjoiningthoseofhisneighbor’s.41.WhereisNewEngland?A.InEnglandB.InNorthAmericaC.InSouthAmericaD.InAustralia42.Whydostoneskeepappearing?A.BecausethefarmerskeepdiggingthemoutB.BecausetherearerocksbelowthesoilandthesoilistoothinC.BecausetherearenotreesatallD.Becausethewindkeepsblowing43.Whydothefarmersbuildstonewallsinsteadoffences?A.BecausethestonewallsarenothighandapersoncaneasilyclimboverthemB.Becausethestonewallscanstopthecowsfromjoiningtheirneighbor’sC.BecausetherearetoomanystonesD.BothA.andB.44.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TherearealmostnotreesinNewEnglandB.FarmingisdifficultinNewEnglandC.It’sdifficultforfarmerstoremovestonesfromthefieldsD.ThestonewallsinNewEnglandarenothigh
Facebookishelpingtosavetheenvironment.SoisyouriPhonE.Surprised?IwastoowhenIfirstrealizeditbutafterIthoughtaboutitforawhileItotallybelieveditwastruE.Let’sstartwithyouriPhoneorothersmartphonesforthatmatter.Howisthathelpingtheenvironment?Thinkaboutit.Beforeyouusedtohaveyourphoneyourcamerayourmp3playerandyourDSorPSP.Thosearefourelectronicitems.Eachoftheseneedscharging.Eachofthesecameinitsownpackaging.Eachofthemwasshippedindividuallyfromwheretheyweremadeandeachwaslikelypickedupbyyouinseparatetrips.That’sfourtimesthecarbonemissionperproduct.BysimplybuyinganiPhoneyouhavecutdownyourcarbonemissionbythreequarters.That’snotall.ThedigitalcontentdistributionprovidedbyiTunesStoreallowsustobuymusicelectronically.ThismeansthereisnoCDnomanufacturingcarbonfootprintandnoshippingcarbonfootprint.TheeBooksstoresmeanthatwenolongerhavetoshipbooksallovertheworlD.Let’sfaceit.BooksareheavyandtakeupalotofspacecomparedtoaCDanyway.There’salotofcarboninvolvedinmakingandshippingthem.Eventhoughthewoodtomakethepaperusuallycomesfromsustainablesourcesthereductionincarbonissignificant.DownloadingappsmeanthatyousaveonallthegamespackagingandharmfulchemicalsinvolvedintheproductionofalloftheCDsandmanuals.Anotherwinner.Facebookisanotherexampleofwherephysicalproductsarebeingconvertedintodigitalproducts.ItiseasytouploadhundredsandthousandsofcopiesontoFacebookandhaveeveryonecheekthemout.Todothisbeforeyou’dhavetoprinthundredsofcopiesandsendthemphysicallytopeoplE.GrantedyoumightnotwanttosendallyourphotosaroundbutdigitalcamerasandFacebookallowthephotographersandtheviewerstomakedecisionsaboutwhichphotosareworthkeepingandwhicharenot.63.WhatdoweknowaboutiPhonefromthesecondparagraph?A.Itismulti-functional.B.Itcontainsfourelectronicitems.C.Ithasnocarbonemission.D.Itdoesn’tneedpackaging.64.IPhonecanhelptosavetheenvironmentbecause__________.A.itiseasytocarryB.itneedstorechargeC.itcutsdowncarbonemissiongreatlyD.itismadeofwood65.ITunesStoreprobablycanhelpusto___________.A.listentomusicofhighqualityB.downloadmusicfromtheInternetC.makemusicbyourselvesD.enjoyfreemusicfromtheInternet66.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatFacebookallowsusto____________.A.sendphotostofriendsphysicallyB.sendphotosaroundmorequicklyC.printphotosfreelyD.uploaddigitalphotos
Thepracticeofmagicincludesspecialwordsactionsandobjects.Mostmagicinvolvesapersoncalledamagicianwhoclaimstohavesupernaturalpowers.Magicwords.Toworkmostmagicthemagiciansingsorspeaksspecialwordsinacertainorder.Thesewordsarecalledincantationsorspells.Somespellsformprayerstodemons魔鬼spiritsorothersupernaturalforces.Manysocietiesbelievethemagicwillnotworkunlessthemagicianrecitesthespellsperfectly.Othermagicwordshavenomeaningthoughtheysupposedlypossesspowerwhenspokenbyamagician.MagicactionsaccompanythewordsspokeninperformingmuchmagiC.ManyofthesemovementsactoutthedesiredeffectofthemagiC.Forexampleamagiciantryingtomakerainfallmaysprinkle洒wateronthegrounD.Themagician'scombinedwordsandactionsformaceremony.Magicobjectsincludecertainplantsstonesandotherthingswithsupposedsupernaturalpowers.Anysuchobjectmaybecalledafetish物神.Butthistermoftenreferstoanobject—forexampleacarvingoradriedsnake—honoredbyatribeforitsmagicpowers.Manytribesbelievefetisheshavemagicpowerbecausespiritsliveintheseobjects.Manypeoplecarrymagicobjectscalledamulets护身符toprotectthemselvesfromharm.Manyamuletsarestonesorringsengraved雕刻withmagicsymbols.Themagician.InsomesocietiesnearlyeveryoneknowshowtoworksomemagiC.InothersocietiesonlyexpertspracticemagiC.Magiciansmaybecalledmedicinemenmedicinewomenshamanssorcerersorwitchdoctors.Inmanysocietiesmagiciansmustinherittheirpowers.Inothersanypersonmaybecomeamagicianbystudyingthemagicalarts.Manysocietiesbelievemagiciansmustobservecertainrulesandtaboosforbiddenactionsfortheirspellstowork.Forexampletheymayberequirednottoeatvariousfoodsortoavoidsexualactivityforacertainperiodbeforetheceremony.41.Whatdomagicwordsmeantopeopleinsomesociety?A.TheyhavethepowertokilldevilsB.TheyhavepowerifmagicianrecitestherightspellsC.TheyhavenoeffectatallD.Theycanbeusedwhenevertheywant42.Peoplebelievemagicactionswillhaveaneffectiftheyareaccompaniedby.A.thespellsB.magicobjectsC.stonesorringsengravedwithmagicsymbolsD.medicine43.Whydomanypeoplebelieveinafetish?A.BecauseitisoftenaringwhichisworthalotofmoneyB.BecauseitiscarvedwithmagicsymbolsC.BecausepeoplethinkspiritsliveinitD.Becauseitcanhelpthemwithmanythings44.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowMagicWorksB.ThePowerofMagicC.HowtoPracticeMagicD.TheChoiceofMagicians
TravelingcanbeaveryfunandexcitingwaytovacationwithyourfamilybutitdoesnotalwaysturnoutasexpecteD.Ihavetraveledalotwithmyfamilyovertheyearsbutsomeexperiencesareworthforgettingaltogether.Irememberaparticulartravelingexperiencewhichsticksoutinmymindforthewrongreasons.MydadandstepmomhaddecidedtodrivetoCaliforniaforourfamilyvacation.ThiswassupposedtoprovideeducationalvaluesincewewouldbeabletostopalongthewayandlookatvarioussitesineachstatE.EverythingwasgoingasplanneduntilwedecidedtotakeabreakandstopattheGrandCanyon大峡谷.Ihadalwayswantedtoseethisexcitingplaceandhaddecidedtowriteareportonitformyeight-gradeEnglishclass.Wegotoutofthecarandwerewalkingononeofthepathstogettoacliff悬崖sowecouldtakeafamilyphotowhenIslipped滑倒andfelldown.IfellonapieceofrockandfeltgreatpainrunupmylegatoncE.Mydadtookmetothenearesthospitalandafteraneight-hourwaitintheemergencyroom急诊室foundoutthatIbroketwobonesinmyfoot.NeedlesstosayourvacationwasnofunformebecauseIwasinpainduringthewholetwo-weektrip.Iendedupmakinganappointmentthedaywegothometoseeadoctorforacheck-up.ThatwasdefinitelynotwhatIconsiderfunoragreatvacationanditreallyputadentinoursightseeingplans.65.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstraveling?A.CuriousB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Objective客观的66.Whydoestheauthoralwaysremembertheparticulartravelingexperience?A.Itwasfullofadventures.冒险B.ItwasanunpleasantexperiencE.C.Itwasterriblyboringandtiring.D.Itwasofeducationalvaluetohim.67.Theauthorslippedandfelldownwhenhewas_________.A.parkinghiscarB.walkingonapathtoacliffC.takingaphotoofhisfamilyD.standingontheedgeofacliff68.Fromthepassagewelearnthat_________.A.thebonesoftheauthor’stwolegswerebroken.B.theauthorwaitedfor8hoursbeforethetreatmentC.theauthorwastakentothehospitalnearhishomeD.thetravelofthefamilylastedabouthalfamonth69.Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseputadentininthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.CanceleD.B.DevelopeD.C.RuineD.D.UncovereD.
Withoutproperplanningtourismcancauseproblems.Forexampletoomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatarealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitants居民ofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffictheinhabitantsbecomeannoyedandunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpthecountry'seconomy.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestinationcountryandhowtourismaffectsthem.TourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatmaketouristsfeelmuchinteresteD.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewellbeinghealthandhappinessoflocalinhabitants.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquicklypeoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomycansuffer.Ontheotherhandifthereisnotenoughtourismpeoplecanlosejobs.Businessescanalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotelsairportsairterminalsfirst-classroadsandothersupportfacilitiesneededbytouristattractions.Forexampleamajorinternational-classtourismhotelcancostasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuilD.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetimetheownersofthehotellosemoney.Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbesupportfacilitiesaswellincludingroadstogettothehotelelectricitylargeundergroundpipestohandlewasteandwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtouristsjobsandmoneyarelost.59.Whichofthefollowinghasmostprobablybeendiscussedintheparagraphthatgoesbeforethepassage?A.Itisextremelyimportanttodeveloptourism.B.Buildingroadsandhotelsisessential.C.Supportfacilitiesarehighlynecessary.D.Planningisofgreatimportancetotourism.60.Itisgoodforlocalpeopletowellrealizethattourismwill________.A.useupalargeamountofwaterB.weakentheireconomyC.helpimprovetheirlifeD.helpbuilduptheirtraditions61.Thewordhandleinthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.carryawayB.pickupC.getinD.takedown62.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?_________.A.AdvantagesoftourismdevelopingB.ThebadeffectsoftourismwithoutwellplanningC.TheeffectsoftourismonthelocalindustriesD.Disadvantagesoftoomuchtourism
Haveanicedaymaybeapleasantgestureorameaninglessexpression.WhenmyfriendMaxiesaysHaveanicedaywithasmileIknowshesincerelycaresaboutwhathappenstomE.Ifeellovedandsecuresinceanotherpersoncaresaboutmeandwishesmewell.Haveaniceday.Next!Theversionoftheexpressionisspokenbyasalesgirlatsupermarketwhoisrushingmeandmygroceriesoutthedoor.Thewordscameoutinthesametone腔调withafixedprocedurE.TheyarespokenatmenottomE.Obviouslytheconcernformydayandeveryoneelse’sisthemanagement’sattempttoincreasebusiness.Althoughtheuseoftheexpressionisinsinceremeaninglesssocialcustomattimesthereisnothingwrongwiththesentenceexceptthatitisalittleuninteresting.Thesalesgirlthewaitresstheteacherandthecountlessotherswhospeakitwithoutthinkingmaynotreallycareaboutmyday.Butinastrangeandcomfortablewayit’snicetoknowtheycareenoughtopretendtheycarewhentheyreallydon’tcareallthatmuch.Whiletheexpressionmaynotoftenbesincereitisalwaysspoken.ThepointisthatpeoplesayitallthetimewhentheylikE.56.HowdoestheauthorunderstandMaxie’swords?A.Maxieshowsheranxietytotheauthor.B.Maxiereallywishestheauthoragoodday.C.Maxieencouragestheauthortostayhappy.D.Maxiereallyworriesabouttheauthor’ssecurity.57.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.ThesalesgirlisrudE.B.ThesalesgirlisboreD.C.ThesalesgirlcaresaboutmE.D.Thesalesgirlsaysthewordsasnothingspecial.58.AccordingtothelastparagraphpeoplesayHaveaniceday_______.A.sincerelyB.asthanksC.asahabitD.encouragingly59.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HaveaNiceDay—aSocialCustomB.HaveaNiceDay—aPleasantGestureC.HaveaNiceDay—aHeart-warmingGreetingD.HaveaNiceDay—aPoliteEndingofaConversation
InCanadaandtheUnitedStatesthereisanewgroupofchildrencalledsatellitekidswholiveinoneplacebutwhoseparentsliveinanotherplace.AsiansareimmigratingtoCanadaandtheUnitedStatesinlargernumbersthaneverbefore.MostAsiansimmigratebecausetheybelievethattheycangivetheirchildrenabettereducationintheWest.InAsiaespeciallyinChinaJapanandKoreaitisdifficulttogotouniversity.Studentsmustfirstpassthestrictnationalexamination.HoweverinCanadaandtheUnitedStatesitiseasytogotouniversityandanyonewhowantstogocango.AsaresultAsianparentsdecidetoleavetheircountriessothattheirchildrencangotouniversity.TheproblemisthatwhenAsiansarrivetheydiscoverthatfindingajobandmakingmoneyaremoredifficultintheWestthanintheEast.Alsotheyfindthattheyareverylonelyandthattheymisstheirhomes.BecauseofthesetworeasonsmostAsianparentsdecidetogobacktoworkwhiletheirchildrenstudyintheWest.Thereforethesechildrenbecomesatellitekidsandmostoftheirparentsdonotknowhowsaditistobeasatellitekid.OnlyuntilnowareCanadiansandAmericansdiscoveringthesatellitekidproblem.BecausethesechildrendonotspeakEnglishandbecausetheirparentsarenottheretotakecareofthemtheyareoftenabsentfromschool.TobeasatellitekidmeanstogrowupinacountrywhereyouknowyouaredifferentandwhereyoucannotmakefriendsbecauseyoudonotspeakEnglishwell.Alsoitmeanstogrowuplonelybecauseyourparentsareelsewhere.Whatthesesatellitekidswillprobablysaytotheirparentsisthatit’sbettertohaveparentsaroundthantohaveauniversityeducation.67.SomeAsianparentssendtheirkidsabroadbecause________.A.theyhopetheirchildrenmayeasilyfindajobthereB.thekidsmaynotbeacceptedbyuniversitiesintheirowncountriesC.allforeignuniversitiesarebetterthantheonesintheirowncountriesD.thekidswanttoimprovetheirEnglishandmakeforeignfriends68.SatellitekidsrefertoAsiankids________.A.withoutpatentsB.livingabroadaloneC.withuniversityeducationD.speakingnoEnglish69.SomeAsianimmigrantchildrenbecomesatellitekidsbecausetheirparents______.A.wanttoleavetheirowncountryB.wantthemtogotouniversityC.returntotheircountriestoworkD.wantthemtobeindependent70.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Parentswantbettereducationfortheirkids.B.Parentsfeellonelyandmisstheirfamilies.C.CanadiansandAmericansbegintonoticethesatellitekidsproblem.D.Kidsinforeigncountriesalonearebadlyinneedofcarefromfamily.
WhenLadyGagareleasesanewsingleitquicklygoesaroundtheworlD.Nowscientistshavediscoveredthesamethinghappenswiththesongsofanotherunusualandinterestingcreature–thehumpbackwhalE.Themammalsbecomeinterestedinnewtunesjustlikepeopledoandthemostpopularoriginalwhalesongsspreadgloballylikehitsingles.Thediscoveryhasastonishedexpertswhosayitisthefirsttimesuchalargepopulation-wideculturalexchangehasbeenseenintheanimalkingdom.Malehumpbackwhalesarewell-knownfortheloudlongandcomplexsongstheymakeduringthematingseason.Scientistsareunsurewhythemalessing.Somebelieveitisawayofadvertisingthemselvestofemalesothersthatitallowsmigrating迁徙whalestostayincontact.Eachsonglastsfor10to20minutesandthemalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hours.Atanyperiodoftimeallthemalesinapopulationsingthesamesong.ButastudypublishedinthejournalCurrentBiologyshowsthatthissongchangesovertimeandspreadsaroundtheoceans.DrEllenGarlandofQueenslandUniversitysaid:OurfindingsshowculturalexchangeonavastscalE.Songsmovelikeculturalripplesfromonepopulationtoanothercausingallmalestochangetheirsongtoanewversion.ResearchersrecordedsongsfromsixneighboringpopulationsofwhalesinthePacificoveradecadE.Theyfoundthatnewversionsofthesongsappearovertimeandalwaysspreadfromwesttoeast.IttakesaroundtwoyearsforsongsthatappearinthewatersoffAustraliatobeheardinFrenchPolynesiA.DrGarlandbelievesthatasmallnumberofwhalesmaymigratetootherpopulationscarryingthenewsongswiththemorthattheyareheardbypassingwhales.DrGarlandsaidWethinkthismalesearchforsongnovelty新颖isinthehopeofbeingthatlittlebitdifferentandperhapsmoreattractivetotheoppositesex.63.TheauthormentionsLadyGagato______.A.provethepopularityofherhitsinglesB.showwhales’songsalsospreadgloballyC.emphasizehumpbacksareasfamousasherD.providereaderswithanewwaytolearnhersongs64.TheunderlinedwordreleaseinParagraph1means______.A.announceB.sellC.publishD.record65.Thediscoveryisveryastonishingtoexpertsbecauseitreveals______.A.theexistenceofculturalchangeB.culturalexchangeonavastscaleC.thereasonwhymalehumpbackssingD.thenoveltyofthesongsofhumpbacks66.AccordingtothepassageDrGarlandwantstotellus______.A.malewhalesadoptnewsongstomakethemselvesdistinctB.allfemalehumpbacksalsochangetheirsongduringthematingseasonC.whaleshavetheirowntunesthatspreadaroundtheworldforadecadeD.whalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hourswhenmigratingfromwesttoeast
MillionsofcitizensthroughoutthecentralUSarejumpingintopoolssittingintheshadeandturningontheirairconditionersastheytrytobeattheheat.Withrecord-breakingtemperaturesandunbearablehumidityattackingthecentralUS.17statesfromTexastoMichiganhaveallreceivedheatadvisoriesandwarningsEvenwiththeairconditioningonit's82degreesFahrenheitinthehousesaidNorthDakotanBettySmokov.'Theheatisreallyunpleasantandsticky.'IAccordingtotheNationalWeatherServicetheheatisnotlikelytoeaseupsoon.InWesternOklahomatheheatisevenworse.Theretemperatureshavefrequentlyclimbedtoabove110degreesoverthepastseveralweeks.ThetrendisnotourfriendrightnowsaidDarylWilliamsaweatherforecasterinNormanOklahoma.OnSaturdaynighttheasphaltatabusyroadinEnidOklahomacrumbled破碎duetotheextremeheat.Acrosstheareacitizensarekeepingcoolinmanydifferentways.CitieslikeChicagoandDetroitareprovidingrelieffortheircitizensbyopeningcoolingcentersforthosewithoutairconditioningintheirhomes.Othersareheadingtothewatertocooldown.Butinsomecasesthewateritselfneedscooling.DwightAndersonanamusementparkownerinOmahaNebraskahadtoputtwotonsoficecubesintohispark'sswimmingpoolstolowerthewater'stemperaturefrom88degreesto82degrees.Butnoteveryoneiscomplainingabouttheheat.Sixty-five-year-oldDetroitcitizenMarcellusWashingtonenjoyedtheweatherashewalkedalongtheDetroitRivertostaycool.Whatawonderfulweather!It'saverypleasantdayhesaid.72.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.It'sveryhotanddrybecausethereisnorain.B.Peopletrydifferentkindsofwaystobeattheheat.C.Peopleshouldstayindoorstoescapetheterribleheat.D.Therehavebeenhighertemperaturesduringthepastyears.73.BysayingThetrendisnotourfriendrightnowDarylWilliamsmeansthat___.A.peoplehavetobeattheheatthemselvesB.itisgettingcoolerandpeoplewillfeelpleasantsoonC.peoplewillhavetofacetheterribleheatformoredays.D.peopledon'twanttomeettheirfriendsbecauseoftheheat74.Whichtroublemightpeoplemeetwhentheyplantoswiminapool?A.Thewaterisnotcoolorcomfortable.B.Therearetoomanyicecubesinthewater.C.Thereisn'tenoughwaterforagoodswimming.D.Theswimmingpoolsarenotopenforallthecitizens75.AccordingtoMarcellusWashingtonthehotweather____.A.shouldbecomplainedaboutB.broughthimalotoftroubleC.wouldendupsoonD.madehimhappy
ThefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplacE.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700’stheworld’sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublisheD.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609whenonewasstartedinGermany.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwastheDailyCourant每日新闻.ItcameoutinMarch1702.In1690BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublishedthegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter波士顿新闻通讯thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.TodayasagroupEnglishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation发行量intheworlD.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun朝日新闻.Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.26.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin_____.A.59BCB.700’sC.1609D.162027.ThefirstregularpublishednewspaperinEuropewasprintedin_____.A.EnglandB.GermanyC.FranceD.Sweden28.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin_____.A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans29.Todaythereareabout_____dailynewspaperprintedintheUnitedStates.A.1621B.1704C.1760D.180030.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdam.B.Englishlanguagenewspapersellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.C.Europedidn’thavearegularlypublishednewspaperin1608.D.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspapercameoutinMarch1702.
Withoutproperplanningtourismcancauseproblems.Forexampletoomanytouristscancrowdpublicplacesthatwerealsoenjoyedbytheinhabitants居民ofacountry.Iftouristscreatetoomuchtraffictheinhabitantswillbecomeunhappy.Theybegintodisliketouristsandtotreatthemimpolitely.Theyforgethowmuchtourismcanhelpacountry'seconomy经济.Itisimportanttothinkaboutthepeopleofadestination目的地countryandhowtourismaffectsthem.Tourismshouldhelpacountrykeepthecustomsandbeautythatattracttourists.Tourismshouldalsoadvancethewellbeingoflocalinhabitants.Toomuchtourismcanbeaproblem.Iftourismgrowstooquicklypeoplemustleaveotherjobstoworkinthetourismindustry.Thismeansthatotherpartsofthecountry’seconomywillsuffer.Ontheotherhandifthereisnotenoughtourismpeoplewilllosejobs.Businesseswillalsolosemoney.Itcostsagreatdealofmoneytobuildlargehotelsairportsbroadroadsandotherthingsneededbyplacesofinterest.Forexampleafive-startourismhotelneedsasmuchas50thousanddollarsperroomtobuilD.Ifthisroomisnotusedmostofthetimetheownersofthehotelwilllosemoney.Buildingahotelisjustabeginning.Theremustbemanysupportfacilities支撑设施aswellincludingroadstogettothehotelelectricityandsewerstohandlewasteandwater.Allofthesesupportfacilitiescostmoney.Iftheyarenotusedbecausetherearenotenoughtouristsjobsandmoneyarelost.60.Whichofthefollowinghasmostprobablybeendiscussedinthepartthatgoesbeforethispassage?A.Itisveryimportanttodeveloptourism.B.Buildingroadsandhotelsisnecessary.C.Supportfacilitiesarehighlyimportant.D.Planningisveryimportanttotourism.61.ToomuchtourismcancausealltheseproblemsEXCEPT____.A.abadeffectonotherindustriesB.achangeoftourists’customsC.overcrowdednessofplacesofinterestD.pressureontraffic62.Notenoughtourismcanleadto____.A.anincreaseofunemployment失业B.adecrease减退intouristattractionsC.thehighercostofsupportfacilitiesD.ariseinpriceandafallinpay
IfConfucius孔子werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcaketherewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialdayfewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChinA.InthepasttwodecadestheChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.MorerecentlytheChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculturE.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChinesearthistoryandphilosophy哲学.SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStatesatthesametimeareracingtolearnChinesE.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethaneveranditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.AsfortheoldthinkerhewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWestevenifhisbirthdayis.64.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB.attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations65.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents______A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC.trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD.fightforachancetolearnChinese66.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ForgottenWisdominAmericaB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture67.Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A.abiographyB.ahistorypaperC.anewspaperD.aphilosophytextbook
Societiesallovertheworldnameplacesinsimilarways.QuiteoftenthereisnoofficialnamingceremonybutplacestendtobecallednamesaspointsofreferencebypeoplE.ThenanorganizedbodystepsinandgivestheplaceanamE.Oftenithappensthataplacehastwonames:Oneisnamedbythepeopleandtheotherbythegovernment.Asinmanyareasoldhabitsdiedhardandtheplacecontinuestobecalledbyitsunofficialnamelongafterthemeaningislost.ManyroadsandplacesinSingaporearenamedinorderthatthepioneerswillberememberedbyfuturegenerations.ThuswehavenamessuchasStamfordRoadandRafflesPlacE.Thisisinkeepingwithtraditionsinmanycountries----inboththeWestandtheEast.Anotherwayofnamingplacesisnamingthemafterotherplaces.Perhapstheywerenamedtopromotefriendshipsbetweenthetwoplacesoritcouldbethatthepeoplewhousedtolivetherewereoriginallyfromtheplacesthattheroadswerenamedafter.ThemysteryisclearerwhenweseesomeoftheroadsnamedinformerBritishbases.IfyoustepintoSelectorAirbaseyouwillseePiccadillyCircus----obviouslynamedbysomehomesickRoyalAirForcepersonnel.Someplaceswerenamedaftertheactivitiesthatusedtogoonatthoseplaces.BrasBasahRoadisaninterestingexampleBaseBasahmeanswetriceinMalay.NowwhywouldanyonewanttonamearoadWetRiceRoad?ThereasonissimplE.DuringthepioneeringdayswetricewaslaidouttodryalongthisroaD.AfewroadsinSingaporearenamedbytheirshapes.ThereisCircularRoadforonE.OtherroadsmayhavepartoftheirnamestodescribetheirshapeslikePayaLebarCrescent.Thisroadiscalledacrescent月牙becauseitbeginsonthemainroadmakesacrescentandcomesbacktojointhemainroadagain.71.WelearnfromParagraph1that_____.A.thegovernmentisusuallythefirsttonameaplaceB.aceremonywillbeheldwhenaplaceisnamedC.manyplacestendtohavemorethanonenameD.peopleprefertheplacenamesgivenbythegovernment72.Whichofthefollowingplacesisnamedafteraperson?A.RafflesPlace.B.SelectorAirbasE.C.PiccadillyCircus.D.PayaLebarCrescent.73.WhatdoestheunderlinedphrasediehardinParagraph1probablymean?A.Changesuddenly.B.Changegreatly.C.Disappearquickly.D.Disappearveryslowly.74.BrasBasahRoadisnamed_______.A.afteranactivityB.afteraplaceC.afterapersonD.byitsshape75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.ThewaySingaporeansnametheirplacesisuniquE.B.SomeplacesinSingaporearenamedformilitarypurposes.C.SomeplacenamesinSingaporearethesameasinBritain.D.YoungSingaporeanshaveforgottenthepioneers.
WhenLadyGagareleasesanewsingleitquicklygoesaroundtheworlD.Nowscientistshavediscoveredthesamethinghappenswiththesongsofanotherunusualandinterestingcreature–thehumpbackwhalE.Themammalsbecomeinterestedinnewtunesjustlikepeopledoandthemostpopularoriginalwhalesongsspreadgloballylikehitsingles.Thediscoveryhasastonishedexpertswhosayitisthefirsttimesuchalargepopulation-wideculturalexchangehasbeenseenintheanimalkingdom.Malehumpbackwhalesarewell-knownfortheloudlongandcomplexsongstheymakeduringthematingseason.Scientistsareunsurewhythemalessing.Somebelieveitisawayofadvertisingthemselvestofemalesothersthatitallowsmigrating迁徙whalestostayincontact.Eachsonglastsfor10to20minutesandthemalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hours.Atanyperiodoftimeallthemalesinapopulationsingthesamesong.ButastudypublishedinthejournalCurrentBiologyshowsthatthissongchangesovertimeandspreadsaroundtheoceans.DrEllenGarlandofQueenslandUniversitysaid:OurfindingsshowculturalexchangeonavastscalE.Songsmovelikeculturalripplesfromonepopulationtoanothercausingallmalestochangetheirsongtoanewversion.ResearchersrecordedsongsfromsixneighboringpopulationsofwhalesinthePacificoveradecadE.Theyfoundthatnewversionsofthesongsappearovertimeandalwaysspreadfromwesttoeast.IttakesaroundtwoyearsforsongsthatappearinthewatersoffAustraliatobeheardinFrenchPolynesiA.DrGarlandbelievesthatasmallnumberofwhalesmaymigratetootherpopulationscarryingthenewsongswiththemorthattheyareheardbypassingwhales.DrGarlandsaidWethinkthismalesearchforsongnovelty新颖isinthehopeofbeingthatlittlebitdifferentandperhapsmoreattractivetotheoppositesex.63.TheauthormentionsLadyGagato______.A.provethepopularityofherhitsinglesB.showwhales’songsalsospreadgloballyC.emphasizehumpbacksareasfamousasherD.providereaderswithanewwaytolearnhersongs64.TheunderlinedwordreleaseinParagraph1means______.A.announceB.sellC.publishD.record65.Thediscoveryisveryastonishingtoexpertsbecauseitreveals______.A.theexistenceofculturalchangeB.culturalexchangeonavastscaleC.thereasonwhymalehumpbackssingD.thenoveltyofthesongsofhumpbacks66.AccordingtothepassageDrGarlandwantstotellus______.A.malewhalesadoptnewsongstomakethemselvesdistinctB.allfemalehumpbacksalsochangetheirsongduringthematingseasonC.whaleshavetheirowntunesthatspreadaroundtheworldforadecadeD.whalescansingcontinuouslyfor24hourswhenmigratingfromwesttoeast
Facebookishelpingtosavetheenvironment.SoisyouriPhonE.Surprised?IwastoowhenIfirstrealizeditbutafterIthoughtaboutitforawhileItotallybelieveditwastruE.Let’sstartwithyouriPhoneorothersmartphonesforthatmatter.Howisthathelpingtheenvironment?Thinkaboutit.Beforeyouusedtohaveyourphoneyourcamerayourmp3playerandyourDSorPSP.Thosearefourelectronicitems.Eachoftheseneedscharging.Eachofthesecameinitsownpackaging.Eachofthemwasshippedindividuallyfromwheretheyweremadeandeachwaslikelypickedupbyyouinseparatetrips.That’sfourtimesthecarbonemissionperproduct.BysimplybuyinganiPhoneyouhavecutdownyourcarbonemissionbythreequarters.That’snotall.ThedigitalcontentdistributionprovidedbyiTunesStoreallowsustobuymusicelectronically.ThismeansthereisnoCDnomanufacturingcarbonfootprintandnoshippingcarbonfootprint.TheeBooksstoresmeanthatwenolongerhavetoshipbooksallovertheworlD.Let’sfaceit.BooksareheavyandtakeupalotofspacecomparedtoaCDanyway.There’salotofcarboninvolvedinmakingandshippingthem.Eventhoughthewoodtomakethepaperusuallycomesfromsustainablesourcesthereductionincarbonissignificant.DownloadingappsmeanthatyousaveonallthegamespackagingandharmfulchemicalsinvolvedintheproductionofalloftheCDsandmanuals.Anotherwinner.Facebookisanotherexampleofwherephysicalproductsarebeingconvertedintodigitalproducts.ItiseasytouploadhundredsandthousandsofcopiesontoFacebookandhaveeveryonecheekthemout.Todothisbeforeyou’dhavetoprinthundredsofcopiesandsendthemphysicallytopeoplE.GrantedyoumightnotwanttosendallyourphotosaroundbutdigitalcamerasandFacebookallowthephotographersandtheviewerstomakedecisionsaboutwhichphotosareworthkeepingandwhicharenot.63.WhatdoweknowaboutiPhonefromthesecondparagraph?A.Itismulti-functional.B.Itcontainsfourelectronicitems.C.Ithasnocarbonemission.D.Itdoesn’tneedpackaging.64.IPhonecanhelptosavetheenvironmentbecause__________.A.itiseasytocarryB.itneedstorechargeC.itcutsdowncarbonemissiongreatlyD.itismadeofwood65.ITunesStoreprobablycanhelpusto___________.A.listentomusicofhighqualityB.downloadmusicfromtheInternetC.makemusicbyourselvesD.enjoyfreemusicfromtheInternet66.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatFacebookallowsusto____________.A.sendphotostofriendsphysicallyB.sendphotosaroundmorequicklyC.printphotosfreelyD.uploaddigitalphotos
Yesbutwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevision?Howoftenwehearstatementslikethis!Televisionhasn'tbeenwithusallthatlongbutwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomesweneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetimE.Weusedtoenjoycivilisedpleasures.Forinstanceweusedtohavehobbiesentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythemgooutsideforouramusements.Weevenusedtoreadbooksandlistentomusicoccasionally.Nowallourfreetimeisregulatedbythegogglebox.WerushhomeforourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogrammE.A.sandwichandaglassofbeerwilldo—anythingprovidingitdoesn'tinterferewiththeprogrammE.Themonsterdemandsandobtainsabsolutesilenceandattention.IfanymemberofthefamilydarestoopenhismouthduringaprogrammeheisquicklysilenceD.Wholegenerationsaregrowingupaddictedtothetelevision.Foodisleftuneatenhomeworkundoneandsleepislost.Thetelevisionisauniversalthingthatmakespeoplecalm.Itisnowstandardpracticeformothertokeepthechildrenquietbyputtingthemintheliving-roomandturningontheset.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthechildrenwillwatch—solongastheyarequiet.Televisionencouragespassiveenjoyment.Webecomecontentwithsecond-handexperiences.Itissoeasytositinourarmchairswatchingothersworking.LittlebylittletelevisioncutsusofffromtherealworlD.Wegetsolazywechoosetospendafinedayinsemi-darkness.Televisionmaybeasplendidmediumofcommunicationbutitpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.Weonlybecomeawarehowtotallyirrelevanttelevisionistoreallivingwhenwespendaholidaybytheseaorinthemountains.Inquietnaturalsurroundings.wequicklydiscoverhowlittlewemisstheKingtelevision.64.Throughthepassagethewriteraimstotellus________.A.howtelevisionisdamagingourhealthB.howtokeepawayfromwatchingtelevisionC.thattelevisionisdoingharmtoourlifeD.allofusfinditdifficulttolivewithouttelevision65.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Second-handexperiencesprovidedbytelevisionareharmful.B.Wecanenjoyourlifewithouttelevision.C.Televisionisanecessarywayofcommunication.D.TelevisionisbecomingirreplaceableinourdailylifE.66.What'sthemainreasonforparentstoputthechildrenbeforeatelevisionset?A.Tosavemoretimeforhousework.B.Tohelpthemsleepearlier.C.Tokeepthemquiet.D.Tohelpthemlearnmoreknowledgefromtelevision.67.Bysayingweneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetimethewritermeans________.A.televisionoccupiestoomuchofoursparetimeB.it'seasyforustofindsomesparetimetoenjoythetelevisionC.wehavelesssparetimeafterwehavetelevisionD.it'sdifficulttospendoursparetimewithoutatelevision
Whenshouldpeoplebemadetoretire?55?65?Shouldtherebeacompulsory强制的agelimit?Manyoldpeopleworkwellintotheir70sand80srunningfamiliescountriesorcorporations.Otherpeoplehoweverdespitebeingfitandhighlytalentedareforcedtoretireintheirfiftiesorevenearlierbecauseoftheregulationsofacompanyorthenation.ThisessaywillexaminewhetherpeopleshouldbeallowedtocontinueworkingaslongastheywantorwhethertheyshouldbeencouragedtoretireataparticularstagE.SomepeoplethinkthereareseveralargumentsforallowingolderpeopletocontinueworkingaslongastheyareablE.FirstofallolderemployeeshavealargeamountofknowledgeandexperiencewhichcanbelosttoabusinessororganizationiftheyaremadetoretirE.A.secondpointisthatolderemployeesareoftenextremelyfaithfulemployeesandaremorewillingtocarryoutcompanypoliciesthanyoungerlesscommittedstaff.HoweveramoreimportantpointisregardingtheattitudesinsocietytooldpeoplE.Toforcesomeonetoresignorretireat60indicatesthatthesocietydoesnotvaluetheinputofthesepeopleandthateffectivelytheirusefullifeisover.AgeisirrelevanttoaworkinglifE.Surelyifolderemployeesaretoldtheycannotworkafter60thisisagediscrimination.Thattheybecomeolddoesnotnecessarilymeantheyaregoingtobesick.Oldpeoplecouldbemoreawareexperiencedandcommittedthansomeyoungsters.Othershoweverthinkthatallowingolderpeopletoworkindefinitelyisnotagoodpolicy.Agealoneisnoguaranteeofability.Oldpeopleareonlyambitiousworkaholicswhoaretooselfishandegocentrictobelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter.Actuallymanyyoungeremployeeshavemoreexperienceorskillsthanolderstaffwhomayhavebeenstuckinoneareaorunitformostoftheirworkinglives.Havingcompulsoryretirementallowsnewideasinanorganization.Inadditionwithoutagelimitshowevermanypeoplewouldcontinuetoworkpurelybecausetheydidnothaveanyotherplansorroles.A.thirdpointofviewisthatolderpeopleshouldberewardedbysocietyfortheirlife’slaborbybeinggivengenerouspensionsandthefreedomtoenjoytheirleisurE.Wenowhaveyoungsterswhocan’tfindjobsbecauseoldpeoplearechoosingnottoretirE.OldpeoplearenotretiringbecausethisnewgenerationofoldpeoplethinktheywillneverdieduetomodernadvancesinmedicinE.Withmanyyoungpeopleunemployedorfrustratedinlow-levelpositionsthereareoftencallstocompulsorilyretireolderworkers.Howeverthiscanaffecttheolderindividual’sfreedomandrighttoworkandcandeprive剥夺societyofvaluableexperienceandinsights.Ifeelthatgivingworkersmoreflexibilityandchoiceovertheirretirementagewillbenefitsocietyandtheindividual.45Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.Toexplainthecompulsoryagelimit.B.TodiscusstheretirementagE.C.Toexaminepeople’sworkinglifE.D.TointroduceaparticularstagE.46.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonforallowingoldpeopletocontinueworkingaccordingtothepassage?A.TheircontributionshouldbevalueD.B.Theirexperienceshouldbemadeuseof.C.Theycanhelptheyoungsters.D.Theyareloyalemployees.47.Itcanbeinferredinthefourthpassagethat______.A.theyoungpeoplehavemorecreativespiritsB.modernadvancesinmedicinemakeoldpeopleneverdieC.pensionsandfreedomarenotgiventotheoldnowD.oldpeoplebelievethatayoungerpersoncoulddobetter48.Thepassageisarrangedasfollows:A.B.C.D.49.Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheretirementage?A.Theauthorthinkswhentoretiredependsontheemployeesthemselves.B.TheauthorisagainstlengtheningtheretirementagE.C.Theauthorthinksthatretirementagevariesfromcountrytocountry.D.Theauthorisinfavorofallowingoldpeopletocontinueworking.
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusdevelopmoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.AmericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!54.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe________.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.56.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe________.A.warmlywelcomedattheairportB.offeredaridetohis/herhomeC.treatedhospitablyathis/herhomeD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant57.TheunderlinedwordsgenerouswithourtimeinParagraph3probablymean________.A.strictwithtimeB.willingtospendtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.seriouswithtime58.A.suitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe________.A.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendshipsB.Americans’hospitalityC.FriendshipsbetweenChineseD.FriendshipsbetweenAmericans
Whenbuyingfromadealerthelawsaysthatacarmustbe:Asdescribed:Thisincludesthehistoryofthecaraswellasitsspecification.Forexampleifthedealerdescribedthecaraspreviouslyhavingonecarefulladyowneritshouldn’tturnouttohavehadseveralpreviousboyracerowners.Ofsatisfactoryquality:Itmustmeetthestandardthatareasonablepersonwouldregardasacceptableandbefreefromanyqualityproblem.Alsobearinmindthatasecond-handcarwillhaveaslightlydifferentdefinitionofwhatisconsideredsatisfactorybecausethere’scertainlyanelementofwearandtear.Fitforthepurpose:Itmustbereasonablefitforanynormalpurposeandthisincludesanypurposethatyouspecifytotheseller.●Ifanyoftheaboveisviolatedthenintheoryyoumayhavethefighttorejectthevehicleandgetyourmoneybackifyou’rereasonablyquick.Alternativelythedealermightoffertoreplaceorrepairthecar;reducethepriceofofferingapartialrefund退款.Onceyou’veinformedthedealerthatyouwishtorejectthecaryoumuststopusingthevehiclE.●Iftherejectionisnotacceptedthenit’suptoyoutoproveyourcasE.You’llneedtopayforanindependentassessmentofthecarandsuefordamages.IfyoudochoosearepairinsistthedealerprovideyouwithahirecarorpayanyreasonabletravelingexpensesthusproducedwhileyournewcarisinthegaragE.●Ifthecarisnewit’slikelythattheclaimwillbetoohightobefought.Usingthesmallclaimsproceduretoyoumayhavetopayforlegalrepresentation.AllthiscanbeprettydauntingandexpensivE.Youneedtoweighuptheprosandconsbeforerejectingacar.Wouldarepairdojustaswell?Selectingadealerwhooffersaclearexchangepolicymayhelp.56.Aftertheabovewritingyouwillbebetterat.A.choosingacarB.dealingwithcarsellersC.makingaclaimD.suingfordamages57.Accordingtothetextwhatisessentialafteryouinformthedealerofyourwishtorejectthecar?A.Suingfordamages.B.Demandingtravelingexpenses.C.Stoppingusingit.D.Provingyourcase.58.Ifthedealerofferstorepairthecaryouhaveboughtwhichofthefollowingisacceptable?A.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithahirecar.B.Askingthedealertoprovideyouwithrepairtoolsets.C.Askingthedealertopayallofyourtravelingexpenses.D.Askingthedealertoreturnallyourmoney.59.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedworddauntinginthelastparagraph?A.Different.B.Effective.C.Discouraging.D.Convenient.60.Whatdoesthewriterwanttosayinthelastparagraph?A.Buyersshouldselectadealerthatofferstorepairthecar.B.Rejectinganewcarisnotnecessarilythatbestchoice.C.It’snecessarythatanewcarshouldberepaired.D.Buyersshouldneverrejectamewcar.
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