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Ifyouareabook-loveryoumaybeinterestedinthefollowing.DietlandbySaraiWalkerIfyou’resickofthestick-thinandperfectlyslimmodelsofsocietytodayDietlandisforyou.ThefunnynovelfollowsPlumKettleanover-weightadvicejournalistwhoanswersfanmailforateengirls’websitE.She’sconvincedthatherlifewon’treallystartuntilshesavesupenoughmoneyforherweight-lossoperation—whenshe’llfinallylookliketheperfectwoman.Butaftershegetspulledintoaseriesofadventureswithagroupofwomenwholivelifeontheirowntermsshebeginstoreconsiderherownopinionsofwhatbeautyreallyis.Orhan’sInheritancebyAlineOhanesianAfterOrhan’sTurkishgrandfatherdieshelearnsthatwhilehe’stakenoverhisgrandfather’ssuccessfulbusinessthehousethat’sbeeninhisfamilyforgenerationswasnotlefttohim.Insteaditwenttoan87-year-oldwomanwholivesinL.A.thatnooneinhisfamilyhaseverheardof.TogettothebottomofthisOrhantravelstoL.A.tomeetwiththewoman.It’sthenthatheuncoversthesecretsofhisfamily.Sapiens:A.BriefHistoryofHumankindbyYuvalNoahHarariIfthestoryofevolution进化hasalwaysinterestedyouthisbookisforyou.InitDr.YuvalNoahHarariexploreshowif100000yearsagothereweresixdifferentkindsofhumansonEarthonlyonelivedthroughtotoday:homosapiens.HetakesbothanhistoricalandbiologicalapproachtohisdiscussionofhowhumanshaveevolvedovertimE.Hetalksaboutthesocietycreatedbysapiensandculturalwonders.Andperhapswhatismostfascinatingistheevolutionofhumans.21.WhatdoesPlumKettlewantbeforeshejoinsthewomenintheadventures?A.Naturalbeauty.B.A.largesumofmoney.C.A.healthylifestylE.D.A.slimshapE.22.WhatpuzzledOrhanafterhisgrandfather’sdeath?A.Theirhousewasgiventoastranger.B.Hisgrandfather’sbusinesswassuchasuccess.C.Hehadtotakecareofthe87-year-oldwoman.D.The87-year-oldwomanwasoneofhisrelatives.23.What’sthemostinterestinginSapiens:A.BriefHistoryofHumankind?A.Theadvancedsociety.B.Theriseofhumans.C.Thedevelopmentofbiology.D.Theculturalwonders.
1alwaysfiguredthatcomedianswerethebestkindofpeopletohangaroundwithasakiD.Theytellfunnystoriesmakejokeafterjokeandhappinessseemsnevertoleavethem.ButtimegoesonandwecometoseethesesamepeopleasclownsontheoutsidebutcryingariverintheinsidE.Comedyfromthesepeoplecomesfromadeeppainandsadnessintheirlivesoroutofadeep-seatedangertheyhaveattheworldaroundthem.LookatRichardPryorneedIsaymore?Richardseemedtohaveeverything.ForSupermanheendedupgettingmoremoneythanChristopherReevediD.Yethesaidwhilehewasinhisfortiesthatthelasttrulyhappymomentherememberedinhislifewaswhenhewasjumpingaroundinthedirtwhilepretendingtobeacowboyattheageof10.ThisguysethimselfonfireandheplayedthatforlaughwhileperformingliveattheSunsetStrip!Comedywashisconstantweaponagainstpainandheneverheldanythingback.ThemovieFunnyPeopleunderstandverywellthisgloomyfieldmanycomedianshavetosurvivein.ItstarsAdamSandlerasGeorgeSimmonsafamouscomedianinthemoviE.Simmonshasitall:abeautifulmansionoverlookingtheseaaswimmingpoolgreatcarsandsoon.ButinhiseyesweseethatheisasadmanwhohascometotrulylookdownuponhimselfforwhathehasbecomE.Allthewealthhehascollectedonlyservestoseparatehimfromtherestoftheworldanditmakeshimdefensivewhenaroundtotalstrangerswhocannotseehimasanormalperson.ButnowhehearsfromhisdoctorthathehasaterminaldiseaseandhasonlymonthslefttolivE.SimmonsreactstothisnewsasifsomeonetookawayhisbloodintheheartanditmakeshimclearlyseejusthowmuchhehateshislifE.Sonowhehastomakeeveryminutecount.Thencomeaseriesoffunnystories.Comedyisjustlifeasitisisn'tit?32.Whatcanweinferaboutcomediansaccordingtothetext?A.Comediansliketogetalongwithkids.B.Comedians'lifeisfullofjokes.C.ComediansoftencryintheirdailylifE.D.Comediansoftenusetheirsadexperience33.WhenwasthehappiestmomentforRichardPryor?A.WhenheplayedthepartofSupermanⅢ.B.WhenhegotmoremoneythanChristopherReevE.C.WhenhepretendedtobeacowboyinthechildhooD.D.WhenheperformedliveattheSunsetStrip.34.WhywasGeorgeSimmonsunhappy?A.Hewasn'tacceptedbytheoutsideworlD.B.Hehadnofriendsatall.C.HespenttoomuchonhishousE.D.HewashatedbyallthestrangersarounD.35.BysayingComedyisjustlifeasitisisn'tit?theauthormeans____A.lifelikecomedywillmakeyouhappyB.comedycomesfromthesadnessinreallifeC.thereisnohappinessatallinreallifeD.lifeisfullofcomedyinreality
Feelinglonelyhasabiggerinfluenceonolderpeople’slifeexpectancy预期寿命thansmokingtopgovernmentadviserDavidHalpernsaidearlierthisyear.ThisshockingfactgiventhatlonelinessisreachinghighlevelsintheUK–with3.1millionover–65sgoingmorethanaweekwithoutseeingafriendorfamilymember–hascausedquiteadebatE.LaterretirementageisoneideaforhowthegovernmentmightrespondbutIthinkwecanmakeachangewithoutwaitingforanewlaw.Mysolution?Yupyouguessedit:theweB.OKI’mnotmadenoughtosuggestthatapieceofelectronicequipmentisamagicbullet灵丹妙药tolonelinessbutIdohandonheartthinkthatencouragingmoreolderpeopletogetonlineisthesimplestandcheapesttoolwecanequipthemwithsotheycanreawakenoldorformnewfriendships.OneofmyfavoritejobsasDigitalChampionisjudgingAgeUK’sInternetChampionoftheYearAwarD.Lookingthroughthisyear’sshortlistitwasobviousthateachparticipanthadbeensuddenlyfilledwithadesiretosocializebecauseofthewaythenethadwidenedtheirsocialcirclE.Readingtheshortlistwhatalsostruckmewashowfarfromrocketsciencegettingolderpeopleonlineis.Oneofthisyear’swinnersBrendahasagreatstorythat’sbothtotallyspecialandalsoverytypical.Brendafeltextremelylonelyafterherhusband’sdeath.SeveralmonthslatershegotonlinE.HavingquicklygotusedtousingthecomputerBrendaamazinglymanagedtomakecontactwithasoldierwhohadstayedwithherfamilyduringtheSecondWorldWar.Startinguptheirfriendshipagainaftermorethanhalfacenturyisthekindofmiracle奇迹theInternethasmadeusalmosttakeforgranted–butwhichwouldhavebeenalmostunthinkablejusttenyearsago.28.Whydidtheauthorsuggestthewebasasolution?A.Itisanall-purposetool.B.Itisstronglyadvisedbythegovernment.C.Itistheonlywayolderpeoplemakenewfriends.D.Itcansolvetheproblemoflonelinessinaneasyway.29.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheshortlist?A.ParticipantshadasimilarsocialcirclE.B.ParticipantsfounditdifficulttogetonlinE.C.ParticipantsbenefitedgreatlyfromtheweB.D.Participantskneweachotherbecauseofthenet.30.AsalonelyoldwomanBrenda_____.A.searchedhardforheroldfriendB.becameanewfriendofasoldierC.livedaloneformorethanhalfacenturyD.gotintouchwithanoldfriendonthenet31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FriendsOnlineB.DebateonLonelinessC.EncourageOlderPeopleD.HelpanInternetBeginner
Itwasawinterday;thefallingsnowblockedoutthesun.Thewindchallengedthecarandjoinedotherforcesofwinter—slipperyroadsandpoorvisibilitytoalmosttakeoutlittlecaroffcoursE.Doyoufeelsafe?ShouldIturnback?NomywifeJenniferrepliedIreallywanttoseethisshowinToronto.Ihavefaithinyourdriving.Wewerecomingdownthehillonthehighway.Suddenlytherewasanoticeableincreaseintheforceofsnow.Ifeltthecarstagger摇晃slightlytotheleftandthentotheright.Wewereinthefarleftlane;thebuswasinthemiddlE.OurlittleNeonslidintothesideofthebusataboutmidpoint.SuddenlyJenniferwascheek-to-cheekwiththesideofthebus.Shescreamedinhorror.Bouncing反弹offthebusourcarthenhitontothebarrierinthemiddleofthehighway.Thenfromthebarrierwereboundedbacktothesideofthebus.Jenniferscreamedandthenwewerebacktothebarrieragain.Finallythebusmovedfarenoughaheadandwejustcaughttherearbumper保险杠whichcausedthecartospin180degreessowewerenowfacingoncomingtraffiC.TherewasnothingIcoulddobutwaittobeknockeddown.JenniferwhisperedIguessthisishowitfeelsjustbeforeyoudiE.Iwonderifithurts.InthatinstantIheardavoiceinsidemyheaD.Relaxletgoandeverythingwillbealright.SoItookmyhandoffthesteeringwheeltookadeepbreathandjustsattherE.Thankfullywesomehowendeduponthesideoftheroadfacingintherightdirectioninournowbeat-upNeon.SincethecarwasnotcompletelyofftheroadIrestarteditandmovedussafely.Wewerenothurtatall.24.TheauthorintendedtotellusinParagraph1that_______.A.hedroveinthewrongdirectionB.it’sdangeroustodriveinthewinterC.theweatherwasratherbadthatdayD.hiscarbrokedownowingtotheheavysnow25.WhatcanweknowaboutJennifer?A.SheheadedforTorontotoholdashow.B.TheexperiencefrightenedhertodeathC.HercheekswerebadlyhurtintheaccidentD.Herpoordrivingabilitycausedtheaccident.26.Howmanytimesdidthecarhitthebus?A.OnceB.TwiceC.Threetimes.D.Fourtimes.27.Whatsavedthecouplefromdanger?A.Thebusdriver’sassistanceB.TheirdeterminationtosurvivE.C.ThetimelyarrivalofthepolicE.D.Theauthor’sbeingcalmindanger.
LastweekIvisitedoneofmyoldneighborhoodsinWashingtonD.C.IhadnotbeentherefortwentyyearsandasIwalkedalongthestreetmymindwasfloodedbymemoriesofthepast.IsawtheoldapartmentbuildingwhereIhadlivedandtheplaygroundwhereIhadplayeD.AsIviewedtheseoncefamiliarsurroundingsimagesofmyselfasachildtherecametominD.HoweverwhatIsawandwhatIrememberedwerenotthesamE.IsadlyrealizedthatthebestmemoriesarethoseleftuntoucheD.MyoldapartmentbuildingasIrememberwasbrightandalivE.ItwasmorethanjustaplacetolivE.ItwasamoviehouseaspacestationorwhatevermyyoungmindcouldimaginE.Iwouldstealawaywithmyfriendsandplayinthebasement.Thiswasalwaysexcitingbecauseitwassocoolanddarkandthereweresomanythingstheretohideamong.Therewasasmallriverinthebackofthebuilding.Wewouldgotheretolieintheshadeoftreesandenjoyourselves.HoweverwhatIsawwascompletelydifferent.Theapartmentbuildingwasnowindisrepair.Whatwasoncemorethanaplacetolivelookedhardlyworthlivingin.Thewindowswereallbroken.Theoncecleanwallswerecoveredwithdirtymarks.TheriverwashardlyrecognizablE.ThewaterwaspollutedandthetreesandflowerswerealldeaD.Theoncesweet-smellingrivernowsmelledterriblE.Itwasreallyheartbreakingtoseeallthis.IdonotregrethavingseenmyoldneighborhooD.HoweverIdonotthinkmyinnocentchildhoodmemoriescaneverbethesamE.IsupposeitistruewhentheysayYoucannevergohomeagain.58.Inthefirsttwoparagraphsofthepassagethewritertellsusthat_________.A.hewasveryimaginativewhenhewasachildB.hecamefromaverypoorneighborhoodC.helivedinWashingtonD.C.fortwentyyearsD.hehadpleasantmemoriesofhisoldneighborhood59.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhevisitedhisoldneighborhoodinWashingtonD.C.?A.VerysaD.B.QuiteexciteD.C.Veryregretful.D.GreatlysurpriseD.60.Onhisvisittohishometownthewriterfoundtheoldapartmentbuilding__________.A.hadbeenrepairedB.seemedunfittoliveinC.couldhardlyberecognizedD.lookeddirtyandsmelthorrible61.Youcannevergohomeagaininthelastsentenceofthepassagemeansthat_________.A.avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackmanysadmemoriesB.oneshouldneverrevisithishometownaftermanyyearsofabsenceC.onewillneverfindhishometownthesameasitwasinhischildhoodmemoryD.avisittoone'shometownwillbringbackone'spleasantmemoriesofhome
OnlinepurchaseshavesoaredduringtheChineseNewYearholiday.It’sthedeadofwinterinShanghai.DeliverymanLiuJiaandhiscolleaguesstartthedaywhenmostofpeoplearestillasleep.WorkingatadistributionpointofashoppingwebsiteinShanghaitheypromisetodeliverproductswithinthreehoursofanorderbeingplaceD.Ibuymostofmygroceryonlineespeciallytheheavyitems.It’sconvenientandcheapcomparedtothesupermarketinmyneighborhoodCustomerChenHongsaiD.OrderssuchasthesehaveincreasedfortheNewYearforcingLiuJiatoworkaroundtheclock.Theordersareusuallyricelaundrydetergent洗涤剂tissuepaperandsnacksmostlyfoodandarticlesforeverydayuseLiuJiasaiD.AccordingtoanindustryreportChina’sB2CBusinesstoCustomeronlinesalesaregrowingatanannualrateof25percent.CompetitionbetweenonlinegiantslikeTaobaoandJingdongisnowfiercerthanever.Theessenceofonlineshoppingisthatcustomerscanbuyproductseasily.Sothecompetitionisabout:firstlytherangeofproducts;secondlythedepthundereachcategoryofproducts;thirdthepriceanduserexperiencePanBiaovicepresidentofYHD.comsaiD.E-commerceisoneofChina’sfastestgrowingsectors.It’schangedpeople’sbuyinghabitsandeventheirlivinghabits.Andit’shadahugeimpactontheretailindustry.Tomakeonlineshoppingmoreconvenientmajorsitesareinvestingheavilytobuildpaymentsystemsandlogistics物流networks.Onaveragearetailernowcandelivergoodstothemajorityofcitieswithin3daysandtotownsandmoreremoteareasinthecountrywithinaweek.CompetitionwillproduceanumberofgoodcompaniesmakingbetterproductsandservicesthatcustomersneeD.InthefieldofE-commerceweareleadingtheworldintermsofproductsservicesandindustrydevelopmentLiuYinbinassociateprofessorwithDeptofInformationManagementShanghaiUniversitysaiD.Expertsalsosaycustomersareincreasinglymakingtheironlinepurchasesfrommobiledevicesopeningupvastnewopportunitiesandcompetitionforretailers.32.WhatcanweknowaboutLiuJia?A.HeworksasanonlinestoreownerinShanghai.B.Hebeginsworkingwhenmostofpeoplearestillasleep.C.Hehastoworkdayandnighttodeliversomanyproducts.D.HemaydeliverproductswithinthreehoursofanorderbeingplacedatanytimE.33.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordessenceinParagraph3mean?A.Way.B.InfluencE.C.Result.D.AdvantagE.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.ChenHongbuysmostofherelectronicproductsonlinE.B.PanBiaoencouragesretailerstoopenupnewchances.C.China’sB2Conlinesalesaregrowingatarateof25percent.D.LiuYinbinthinkscompetitionwillhelpmakebetterproductsandservices.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttopicofthepassage?A.OnlineshoppingincreasesrapidlyforChineseNewYear.B.MostcustomersbuyfoodandarticlesforeverydayusE.C.TaobaoandJingdongarecompetingfiercely.D.Customerslikebuyingmobiledevices.
Everymanwantshissontobesomewhatofaclonenotinfeaturesbutinfootsteps.AshegrowsyoualsoageandyourambitionsbecomemoreunachievablE.Youbegintorealizethatyourboyinyourfootstepscouldprobablyaccomplishwhatyouhopedfor.Butfootstepscanbemuddiedandtheycangooffindifferentdirections.MysonJodyhashatedschoolsincedayoneinkindergarten.Scienceprojectswaiteduntilthelastmoment.Bookreportsweren’twrittenuntilthefinalthreat.I’vebeenanewspapermanallmyadultlifE.Mydaughterisauniversitygraduateworkingtowardhermaster’sdegreeinEnglish.ButJody?Whenheenteredthetenthgradehebecameavo-techstudent技校学生.They’recalledmotorheadsbytherestofthestudentbody.WhenasecretaryinmyofficefirstcalledhimmotorheadIwasshockeD.Heyhe’sagoodkidIwantedtosay.Andsmartreally.Ilearnedlaterthatmotorheadsareindeeddifferent.Theyusuallyhavedirtyhandsandweardirtyworkclothes.Andtheydon’toftenmakeschoolhonorrolls光荣榜.Butbeingtheparentofamotorheadisitselfanexperienceineducation.Wewholaborincleanshirtsinofficesdon’thavetheabilitiesthatmotorheadshavE.IbegantolearnthiswhenIhadmycarcrasheD.Thecosttorepairitwasestimatedat$800.HeyIcanfixitsaidJody.IdoubteditbutlethimgoaheadforIhadnothingtolosE.Mysonwithothermotorheadsfixedthecar.Theygotparts零件fromajunkyardandabilityfromvo-techclasses.Thelostwas$25insteadof$80.Sincethatfirstrepairjobabrokenair-conditioneranon-functioningwasherandanon-toastingtoasterhavebeenfixeD.Neighborsandco-workerstrusttheircarrepairstohim.Thesekidsarehappiestwhendoingrepairs.TheyjokeandlaughandarelivingintheirownrelaxedworlD.Andtheirmindsarebrightdespitetheirdirtyhandsandclothes.Ihavelearnedalotfrommymotorhead:publishersneedprintersengineersneedmechanicsandarchitectsneedbuilders.MostimportantIhavelearnedthatfathersdon’tneedclonesinfootstepsoranywhereelsE.Mysonmaynevermaketheschoolhonorroll.ButhemademinE.41.Whatusedtobetheauthor’shopeforhisson?A.ToavoidbecominghisclonE.B.ToresemblehiminappearancE.C.Todevelopinadifferentdirection.D.Toreachtheauthor’sunachievedgoals.42.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor’schildren?A.Hisdaughterdoesbetterinschool.B.Hisdaughterhasgotamaster’sdegreE.C.Hissontriedhardtofinishhomework.D.Hissoncouldn’twritehisbookreports.43.Theauthorlethissonrepairthecarbecausehebelievedthat_______.A.Hissonhadtheabilitytofixit.B.itwouldsavehimmuchtimE.C.itwouldn’tcausehimanymorelossD.othermotorheadswouldcometohelp.44.Intheauthor’seyesmotorheadsare_______.A.tidyandhardworkingB.cheerfulandsmartC.lazybutbrightD.relaxedbutrude45.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeintheend?A.Itisunwisetoexpectyourchildtofollowyourpath.B.Itisimportantforonetomakethehonorroll.C.Architectsplayamoreimportantrolethanbuilders.D.Motorheadshavegreaterabilitythanofficeworkers.
AroundtheworldalotoffreshwaterbasinslieundergrounD.Thesegroundwaterbasinsarelikebanks.Nowchangesinclimateandhumanwaterusageareemptyingthosegroundwaterbasinsanewstudyfinds.Andit’shappeningataworryingratE.OfEarth’s37largestgroundwaterbasins21ofthemlosemorewatereachyearthantheygain.Theconclusionistroubling.That’saccordingtothestudycoauthorSashaRichey.About2billionpeopledrinkwaterfromundergroundwaterbasins.Cropsalsoneedsuchwatertogrow.Peoplegetgroundwaterbydrillingintogroundwaterbasinscalledaquifers储水层.Aquifersarerefilledwhenwatergoesdownthroughthesoil.Scientistscanknowaboutgroundwaterthroughwells.Waterlevelsdropasanaquiferbecomesempty.Thismethodfailstoprovideaglobalpictureofchangesinwaterlevelsthough.RicheyandhercolleaguesuseddatacollectedbytheGRACEmissioninsteaD.TheseswinsatellitesmeasuresmallchangesinEarth’sgravity.Changesinthedensity密度ofEarth’ssurfacecausethosesmallchangesingravity.TheemptyingandrefillingofgroundwaterbasinsisonewaythatthedensityofEarth’ssurfacechanges.TheGRACEsatellitespassovertheseburiedbasinsregularly.AstheydothesatellitesweighthemassofthewaterstoredinsidE.TheresearchersexaminedgravitychangesoverEarth’slargestaquifersinthepasttenyears.EightofthestudiedaquiferslostgreatvolumesofwateroverthatdecadE.Theresearchersconsideredtheseaquifersasoverstressed.Thatmeansalmostnowaternaturallywentintosupersedethewaterbeingtakenout.TheregionsofgreatestconcernwereintheMiddleEastnorthernAfricaandnorthwesternIndiaandPakistan.Themostdried-upaquiferswereinareasnearlargecitiesinheavilyagriculturalareasorindryareas.AllthreecharacteristicsprobablyledtotheextremestressaffectingthebasinsbelowcentralCaliforniaRicheysays.Californiahasbothpeopleandfarms.It’salsoinaseverdrought.Asaresultthestate’spumpingofgroundwaterrecentlyhasgreatlyincreaseD.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindingofthenewstudy?A.Thereare37largegroundwaterbasinsintheworldinallB.Mostoftheworld’sgroundwaterbasinsareemptyC.MenarecautiousaboutusingundergroundwaterD.Climatechangeisshrinkingundergroundwater33.TolearnaboutthecurrentsituationofgroundwaterbasinsRicheyandhercolleagues________.A.collecteddataofaquifersaroundtheworldB.usedtwosatellitestostudytheeffectofclimatechangeC.referredtothedataaboutchangesinEarth’sgravityD.observedtheburiedgroundwaterbasinsfrequently34.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordsupersedeinParagraph4mean?A.ReplaceB.IncreaseC.ImproveD.Support35.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatinCaliforniaalotofpeople______.A.gotocentralCaliforniaforwaterB.don’tknowtheimportanceofgroundwaterC.dependongroundwaterfortheirdailyactivitiesD.areawarethey’reharminggroundwaterbasins
OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighriskIwenttoafrienD.HelookedatmeforamomentandthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:Beboldandbrave―andmighty强大的forceswillcometoyouraiD.ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepastitwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfaileD.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.OntheotherhandwheneverIhadplungedintodeepwaterforcedbycourageorcircumstanceIhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyouaresureyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:energyskillsoundjudgmentcreativeideas―evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealizE.Admittedlythosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.A.collegeclassmateofmineTimwasanexcellentfootballplayereventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayerwhohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoallinesaidTim.IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet子弹―andstoppedhimcolD.Boldness―awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme―isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surelytherewillbesetbacks挫折anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.Soalwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities―andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreameD.28.Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?A.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.29.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?A.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Developmoremysteriouspowers.C.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.D.Learntomakecreativedecisions.30.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph5?A.Confidencegrowsmorerapidlyinadults.B.BoldnesscanbegainedlittlebylittlE.C.RepeatedfailurecreatesabetterlifE.D.Tryingwithoutsuccessismeaningless.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.
Conventionalwisdomisamajorbarriertoinnovation创新thatthreatensthesurvivalofcompanieseverywherE.It’sbasedontheassumptionthatoldideaswillalwaysworksotheyshouldn’tbechallengeD.Whilethismaybeavalidassumptioninsituationsthatdon’tchangeit’sunlikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday’srapidchangingglobalenvironmentoldmethodsoftendon’tworkandstubbornlyusingthemcanleadtomajorproblems.Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.IfeveryoneelsebelievesitthenitmustbetreE.IndividualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyarerightandbeingfightisgooD.Theywanttocontinueusingoldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesthatmightnotwork.In1977KenOlsenco-founderandCEOofDigitalEquipmentCorporationDECstatedThereisnoreasonforanyindividualtohaveacomputerinhishomE.DespitebeingadominantleaderinthecomputerindustryDECnolongerexists.PeopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationisachangetherecanbenoinnovationwithoutchangE.Unfortunatelyconventionalwisdompreventsleadersfollowersandcompaniesfromchangingandthereforeinnovating.Ifcompaniesdon’tinnovatebuttheircompetitorsdothefutureislikelytobeproblematiC.Breakingfromconventionalwisdomhasledtomanyofthemostinnovativecompaniesandproductsinhistoryacrossmanyindustriessoithasapowerfuleffectonbusinesssuccess.TedTurnerfounderofCNNknewlittleifanythingaboutthenewsbusinessbutheknewitwasinconvenienttowatchnewsonlyatthedinnerhouraswascommonbeforeCNN.Turner’ssolutionwastocreateacable有线的channeldevotedtonews24hoursaday.Thenewsestablishmentreflectedconventionalwisdomatthetimeandpredictedhisideawouldfailbecausenoonewantedtowatchthenewsallday.Howeveritdoesn’ttakearocketscientisttounderstandthatviewersdon’thavetowatchthenewsalldayfortheCNNtowork.Viewersjusthavetowatchwhentheywanttogetinformation.DuetoconventionalthinkingthecriticsfailedtorecognizetheopportunitythatwascleartoTeD.TheyassumedthatonlywhatwasfamiliartothemcouldworkinthefuturE.Conventionalwisdompreventscreativityflexibilityandrisk-takingsounconventionalleadersenthusiasticallybreakfromit.TosurviveboomandmaintaincompetitiveadvantagecompaniesmustbeflexiblewhenreactingtochangE.32.DEChasdisappearedprobablybecause________.A.theCEOstucktotheconventionalideasB.theconsumersdidn’tlikeitsproductsC.theleaderslackedthesenseofsecurityD.theemployeestookmanyriskswithchanges33.ThefoundingofCNNisusedasanexampletoprove________.A.missingopportunitiescouldleadtofailureB.watchingnewsatthedinnerhourisconvenientC.changingcouldcontributetobusinesssuccessD.conventionalwisdominfluencesbusinesssuccess34.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartprobablymeanA.RocketscientistscanensuretheCNNworksproperly.B.It’seasytoknowpeopleneedn’twatchthenewsallthetimE.C.It’snecessarytounderstandwhenpeoplewatchthenews.D.Mostoftheviewersdon’tliketowatchthenewsatwork.35.Thepassageismainlywrittentotellusthat________.A.oldmethodsarechangingwithtimeB.opportunitiesleadtobusinesssuccessC.successfulcompaniesneedwiseleadersD.conventionalwisdomlimitsinnovation
Peopleareoverweightformanyreasonsthemostimportantoneofwhichisthattheyeatthewrongfoodsgetthewrongtypesofcaloriespermealandtheyalsoeatmealsatthewrongtimeeachday.Foodismorepowerfulthananyweightlosspillbecausethefoodthatyoueatcaneithermakeyouthinorfat.Thisistruebecauseyourbodyislikeanengineanditonlyneedscertainfoodsatcertainintervals间隔eachday.Low-calorieDietsDoNotWorkThereasonpeoplecannotloseweightbystarvingthemselvesisthattheirmetabolism新陈代谢willdetectanymajordropincaloriesanditwillthenadjustitselfbyburningfewercalorieseachday.Thatisthereasonwhyyoucaneat1000caloriesperdayandnotloseanyweightwhileyourfriendscaneat2500caloriesperdayandnotgainanyweight.Low-fatDietsDoNotWorkManypeopleintoday’ssocietyarebuyingmostlylow-fatornon-fatfoodatthegrocerystorE.Everybodyknowshowmuchfatisinsidethefoodtheybuy.Howeverpeoplearegettingfatterthaneverbeforebydoingthis.Theyarenotlosingweightbychangingtothislow-fatlifestylE.Losingweighthasnothingtodowiththesethings.Oneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandotocontrolyourweightistoeattheproperfoodssuchasfruitandvegetableseatthemattherighttimeandexerciseeveryday.Ifpeoplemakethisahabittheywillloseweight.25.Whatisthemainreasonwhypeopleareoverweight?A.Theyburnmanycalorieseveryday.B.TheyeatthewrongfoodsatthewrongtimE.C.Theyeatfoodwithlotsofcalories.D.Theydon’ttakeweightlosspills.26.Thearticleiswritteninorderto________.A.tellreadersnottobuylow-fatornon-fatfooD.B.tellreadersaboutanimportantscientificdiscovery.C.tellreadershowtoloseweight.D.callonpeopletoloseweightandstayhealthy.27.Torealizetheaimofyourweightlossplanyoushould_________.A.doexerciseeverydayB.eatmealsattherighttimeC.eatfruitsandvegetablesD.eatlow-fatorsweetfoodE.eattheproperfoodsateachmealA.abceB.abdeC.acdeD.abcd
ThelargestlandanimalremainingontheearththeAfricanelephantisofmuchimportancetoAfricanecosystem.UnlikeotheranimalstheAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asagiantplant-eateritsignificantlyshapestheforest-and-savanna大草原surroundingsinwhichitlivesthereforedecidingtheconditionsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitbothadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeverydayitkillssmalltreesandunder-bushesaswellaspullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinnotonlydeeptropicalforestsbutalsothewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowthwhichattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.TaketherainforestsforexamplE.Intheirnaturalstatethespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplantselephantscreateopenspacesallowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituationstheforestsbecomesuitableforlarge-hoofedplant-eat-erstomovearoundandforsmall-sizedplant-eaterstoobtaintheirfoodaswell.ScientistsareworriednowthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdiesoutscientistssaymanyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavannagreatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.24.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheAfricanelephant.A.isnowthelargestanimalontheearthB.determineslifeanddeathofmillionsofotheranimalsinitshabitatC.hasfar-reachingimpactonitshabitatasagiantanimal-eaterD.makesgreatcontributionstoitsenvironmentlikeotheranimals25.TheAfricanelephantinfluencestheecosysteminthefollowingwaysexceptthat.A.itcreatesopenareasindeeptropicalforestsaswellaswoodlandsB.itpullsoffthebranchesandleavesshuttingoutthesunshineC.itseatinghabitcanbemadeuseofbylarge-hoofedandsmall-sizedanimalsD.itencouragessomekindsofplantsgrowinginanindirectway26.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Numerousgrownplantsarethefavoritesofplant-eaters.B.TheextinctionoftheAfricanelephanthasnothingtodowiththeecosystem.C.QuantitiesofplantsareconsumedbyAfricanelephantsincludingbranchesandunder-bushes.D.Theforestfloorinrainforestsisscarcelydottedwithnewshoots.27.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A.presentingthechangesintimeorderB.makingcomparisonsandgivingexamplesC.classifyingsimilaritiesanddifferencesD.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthereasons
AccordingtoEMTPandStatGearCEOAviGoldsteineverydrivershouldbetaughthowtogetoutofacarwhenitbecomessubmergedinwater.Accidentsandnaturaldisastersoftenoccursoquicklythatit’sessentialfordriverstobepreparedsaysGoldstein.Inthiscasepreparationissimplyknowingwhatshouldbedonebeforeithappens.Goldsteinoffersthefollowinglifesavingtips:1.Trytostaycalm.TheworstthingyoucandoisbecomeoverlyagitatedandpanickeD.2.Don’ttrytoopenthedoor.Thiswillcausethecarfillwithwaterveryquickly.3.Unfastenyourseatbeltorcutitifit’sjammeD.4.Helpfreeanyoneelseinthecar.5.Useawindowpunch—preferablyspring-loadeD.It’snearlyimpossibletobreakacarwindowwithyourhandsorfeet.6.Exitthroughthebrokenwindowandswimuptosafety.EverycarshouldbeequippedwithawindowpunchandseatbeltcutterbuttheyareusuallycompletelyforgottenbycarownerssaysGoldstein.ForexampletheT3TacticalAutoRescueToolfromStatGearfeaturesa440cstainlesssteelserratedknifeseatbeltcutterspring-loadedwindowpunchandLEDlight.GoldsteinassertsthattheT3oranothersimilartoolshouldalwaysbewithinarmslengthofadriver.Ifforanyreasonadriverbecomespinnedintohisorherseatemergencytoolsneedtobewithinreach--otherwisetheyareuseless.Theywilldoyounogoodinyourtrunkorbackseat.ThefollowingisaquickdemonstrationonhowtoescapeasinkingcarwithababyonboarD.25.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinparagraph1?A.washedB.cleanedC.stuckD.discovered26.Accordingtothepassagewhereshouldyouputawindowpunchandaseatbeltcutterinyourcar?A.Nearthedriver’sseat.B.Inthetrunk.C.Inthebackseat.D.UndertheenginE.
Teensmirrornegativefeaturesofmom’sfriendshipsThemannerbywhichamotherinteractswithherfriendsservesasarolemodelforhowanadolescentchilddevelopshis/herownpeerfriendships.Unfortunatelyteensoftenpickuponthenegativeelementsinarelationshipsuchasconflictandantagonismandthencopytheseattitudesintotheirownrelationships.Thenewstudyinvestigatedapreviouslyunderstudiedassociation—howaparent’sfriendshipsinfluencetheemotionalwell-beingoftheiradolescentchildren.ForthestudydoctoralstudentGaryGlickandAmandaRosePh.D.studiedthedevelopmentoffriendshipsandotherpeerrelationshipsduringadolescenceandtheirimpactonpsychologicaladjustment.Theyfoundthatadolescentsmaymimicthenegativecharacteristicsoftheirmothers’relationshipsintheirownpeer-to-peerfriendshipssuggestingthatmotherscanserveasrolemodelsfortheiradolescentsduringformativeyears.Additionalfindingssuggestthatadolescentsinternalizetheirreactionstotheirmothers’conflictwithadultfriendswhichmayleadtoanxietyanddepression.Previousresearchofthistypefocusedonelementary-agedchildrenbutMUresearcherswantedtoexpandtheirstudytofocusontheformativeadolescentyears.Youthranginginagefrom10to17andtheirmotherswerepolledseparatelytomeasureperceivedpositiveandnegativefriendshipqualitiesinbothgroups.Resultsshowedthatpositivefriendshipqualitieswerenotalwaysimitatedbyadolescents;howevernegativeandantagonisticrelationshipcharacteristicsexhibitedbymothersweremuchmorelikelytobemimickedbytheyouthstudieD.Weknowthatconflictisanormalpartofanyrelationship—beitarelationshipbetweenaparentandachildoramotherandherfriends—andwe’renottalkingphysicalaltercationsbutverbalconflictsGlicksaiD.Butbeingexposedtohighlevelsofsuchconflictgenerallyisn’tgoingtobegoodforchildren.ParentsshouldconsiderwhethertheyaregoodrolemodelsfortheirchildrenespeciallywheretheirfriendsareconcerneD.Whenthingsgoawryparentsshouldtalkwiththeirchildrenabouthowtoactwiththeirfriendsbutmorespecificallyhownottoact.66.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmimicinthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?A.adoptB.influenceC.copyD.change67.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbeusedtodescribetheresultoftheresearch?A.Evenavicioustigerwillnoteatitscubs.B.LikemotherlikedaughterC.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoisonD.A.friendinneedisafriendindeeD.68.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph4?A.ResearchersdidsimilarresearchinthisfieldbeforeB.ThepresentresearchisaboutpupilsofallagerangesC.ManyadolescentpupilsnowadaysarelivingseparatelywiththeirmothersD.Thenewstudyonlymeasurednegativefriendshipqualitiesofmothersandchildren69.Whatcanweconcludefromthenewstudy?A.TheresearcherscarriedoutthestudyofthiskindforthefirsttimeB.TheteenagersalwaysreacttotheirmothersbehaviourveryobviouslyC.TheteenagerswereinvestigatedtogetherwiththeirmothersD.Theteenagersimitatemorenegativemodelsthanpositiveonefromtheirmothers70.Whatsuggestionismadebytheauthortosomemotherswhohaveconflictwiththeirfriends?A.Parentsshouldmakefriendswiththeirchildren’sfriends.B.Parentsshouldforcetheirchildrentodowhattheyaretoldto.C.Parentsshoulddiscusssomedosanddon’tsaboutfriend-makingwiththeirchildrenD.Parentsshouldexposetheirchildrentoasmuchconflictastheycan
Haveyoueverfoundyourselfinthissituation:Youhearasongyouusedtosingwhenyouwereachild–abitofnostalgia怀旧orblastfromthepastaswesay.Butitisnotadistantchildhoodmemory.Thewordscomebacktoyouasclearlyaswhenyousangthemallthoseyearsago.ResearchersattheUniversityofEdinburghstudiedtherelationshipbetweenmusicandrememberingaforeignlanguagE.Theyfoundthatrememberingwordsinasongwasthebestwaytorememberevenoneofthemostdifficultlanguages.HereiswhattheydiD.Researcherstook60adultsandrandomlydividedthemintothreegroupsof20.Thentheygavethegroupsthreedifferenttypesoflisten-and-repeatlearningconditions.Researchershadonegroupsimplyspeakthewords.Theyhadthesecondgroupspeakthewordstoarhythmorbeat.Andtheyaskedthethirdgrouptosingthewords.AllthreegroupsstudiedwordsfromtheHungarianlanguagefor15minutes.ThentheytookpartinaseriesoflanguageteststoseewhattheyremembereD.WhyHungarianyouask?ResearcherssaidtheychoseHungarianbecausenotmanypeopleknowthelanguagE.ItdoesnotshareanyrootswithGermanicorRomancelanguagessuchasItalianorSpanish.Afterthetestswereoverthesingerscameoutontop.ThepeoplewholearnedthesenewHungarianwordsbysingingthemshowedahigheroverallperformancE.Theydidthebestinfouroutoffiveofthetests.Theyalsoperformedtwotimesbetterthanthosewhosimplylearnedthewordsbyspeakingthem.Dr.KatieOverysayssingingcouldleadtonewwaystolearnaforeignlanguagE.Thebrainlikestorememberthingswhentheyarecontainedinacatchy3ormemorable4tune5.Dr.Ludkesaidthefindingscouldhelpthosewhostruggletolearnforeignlanguages.OntheUniversityofEdinburgh’swebsiteDr.LudkewritesThisstudyprovidesthefirstexperimentalevidencethatalisten-and-repeatsingingmethodcansupportforeignlanguagelearningandopensthedoorforfutureresearchinthisareA.28.Thesongmentionedinthefirstparagraphisintendedto__________.A.recallthepastB.attractthereadersC.introducethetopicD.comparethechildhoodwiththepresent29.Accordingtothepassagewhichlanguagedoesn’tsharethesamerootwithGermanicorRomancelanguages?A.HungarianB.SpanishC.ItalianD.English30.Basedonthelasttwoparagraphswecanconcludethat__________A.singingisthebestwaytolearnalanguagE.B.thebrainprobablyworksbestwhentheforeignlanguagelearnerssingthewords.C.alisten-repeatmethodisveryeffectiveforanylanguagelearner.D.Dr.KatieOveryandDr.Ludkedisagreewitheachother.31.Inwhichsituationcanthefindingoftheresearchbeapplied?A.A.motherisgoingtoteachherbabyhowtospeak.B.A.childisgoingtohavehisfirstmusiclesson.C.A.studentisgoingtolearnanewEnglishsong.D.AnAmericanisgoingtolearnsomeChinesE.
Regularlystayinglateattheofficesignificantlyincreasestheriskofhavingastrokeorheartattackresearchershavefoundworkingjustanhourextraeachdaypushesupstrokeriskby10percentaccordingtoahugereviewofworkingpatterns.Andpeoplewhoworkanextrathreehoursaday--or55hoursaweek--are33percentmorelikelytohaveastrokethescientistsfounD.TheresearchpublishedintheLancetmedicaljournalisbasedonhealthrecordsofmorethan500000peopleacrossEuropetheUSandAustraliA.ScientistsledbyUniversityCollegeLondonwarnedthatpeoplewhoworklongerhourstendtodolessexercisesitatacomputerforhoursatatimeanddrinkmorethanpeoplewithabetterwork-lifebalancE.Repeatedstressmayalsobetoblameforgreaterhealthproblemsthescientiststhink.Theylookedatthecombinedresultof17previousstudiesinwhich529000peopleweretrackedoveranaverageofsevenyears.Expertsstressedthatthestudyhadonlyfoundalinkbetweenhoursworkedandheartproblems---ithadnotprovedwhathadactuallycausedeachdeath.Buttheywarnedpeopletotakenoteofthefindings.DrTimChicoconsultantcardiologistatSheffieldTeachingHospitalssaidFormanypeoplereducingtheirworkinghourswouldbedifficultorimpossibleandthisstudydoesnotshowthatitwouldreducetheriskofstrokE.Mostofuscouldreducetheamountoftimewespendsittingdownincreaseourphysicalactivityandimproveourdietwhileworkingandthismightbemoreimportantthemoretimewespendatwork.28.Whichareasareinvolvedintheresearch?A.TheUSAustraliaandRussiA.B.JapanBritainandChinA.C.ChinaRussiaandJapan.D.EuropetheUSandAustraliA.29.WhichfactorisNOTthecauseofthehigherriskofhealthproblems?A.Excessivedrinking.B.A.healthydiet.C.Repeatedstress.D.Lackofexercise30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.PeoplewhoworklongerarelesslikelytosufferastrokE.B.Allthedeathsarecausedbyworkinglonghours.C.Theresearchwasbasedonthetrackingofover500000peoplE.D.ReducedworkinghourswillsurelydecreasetheriskofstrokE.31.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?A.A.newsreport.B.A.sciencemagazinE.C.A.psychologicaljournal.D.A.hospitalintroduction.
WhenIaskedmymoonwhyIwassoshortwhenIwas7yearsoldsheexplainedthatIhaveamedicalconditioncalleddwarfism侏儒症AtfirstIwasverysaD.IwantedtobtallmainlybecauseofthewaypeoplereactedtomE.KidswouldsaymeanstufflikeIt’sweirdhowyou’resoshort.Inelementaryschoolwheneverclassmateswouldbully欺侮meI’drunawaycry.Lifeoutsideschoolcanalsobetough.Atthelocalamusementpark.I’mnottallenoughtogoonalltheridessosometimesIhavetositonthesidelineswhilemyfriendshavefun.I’mnowintheseventhgradeandI’mfourfeettwoinchestall.Andyouknowwhat?Itdoesn’tmatter!MyheightnolongerbothersmelikeitdidwhenIwaslittlE.ImetagirlatschoolnamedNevachwhoismybestfriendandshehashelpedmerealizethatit’snotwhat’sontheoutsidethatmatters-it’swhat’sontheinsidE.Nevaehdoesn’tevenmentionmyheightwhenwehangout.Infactifpeopleteaseusaboutbeingshortshe’sonlysixinchestallerthanIamwe’llmakejokeslikeWe’renotshort.We’refim-sized!Irefusetoletunkindpeoplegetmedown.I’dratherturnsomethingcruelintosomethingfunnylaughitoffandmoveon..Oneofmyfavoritethingstodoisprovepeoplewrong.TakebasketballforexamplE.Sinceit’sasportassociatedwithtallpeopleIwasdeterminedtoplay.AndforalmosttwofullseasonsIdidn’tmakeasinglebasket!ButthenduringagamelastyearIstoletheballfromagirl.Igottotaketwofreethrows.Itwasamazing.EveryonecheereD.TheexperiencemademerealizethatifIcanscorebasketsIcandoanything.I’mnotgoingtoletmyheightgetinthewayofachievingmydreams.21.Inelementaryschooltheauthor__________.A.hadmanyfriendsB.enjoyedherselfatschoolC.washurtbyherclassmatesD.hadagreattimeinthelocalpark22.ThankstoNevaehtheauthorlearns______.A.howtomakefriendsB.toperformbetteratschoolC.theimportanceoffriendshipD.nottocaremuchaboutherappearance23.HowdotheauthorandNevaehreacttounpleasantwordsnow?A.Inafunnyway.B.Inapitifulway.C.Inanangryway.D.Inaviolentway.24.Throughplayingbasketballtheauthorhasbecome______.A.moretolerantB.muchsmarterC.muchhealthierD.moreconfident
Manyblindpeopleuseguidedogstohelpthemgetsafelyfromplacetoplaceandtowarnthemofdanger.Butwhatcanblindpeopledoiftheyareallergic过敏的todogsorjustdon'tlikethem?ForsomepeopletheanswerisprovidedbytheGuideHorseFoundation.JanetandDonBurlesonfoundedtheorganizationin1999.TheybegantrainingminiaturehorsestohelpguideblindpeoplE.Miniaturehorseslookjustlikeregularhorsesonlymuchsmaller.Theyaregenerallylessthan34inchestall.Cuddleswasthefoundation'sfirstguidehorseinfullservicE.Shebecame45-year-oldDanShaw'shelper.Shawhasaneyediseaseandhissightisverypoor.OnenightwhilefillingoutaformtogetaguidedogShawheardanewsstoryonTVaboutpeopletraininghorsestoguidetheblinD.ShawloveshorsesandwantedaguideanimalthatwouldlivealongtimE.HeappliedandayearlaterCuddlesandShawbegantrainingasateam.OnatriptoNewYorkCuddleshelpedShawsafelytourTimesSquareaverybusypartofthecityatnight.ThenextdayCuddlescalmlyrodetheelevatorwithShawtothecrowdedtopoftheEmpireStateBuildingafamoustallbuilding.CuddlesevenguidedShawontheboatridetotheStatueofLibertyandtraveledonthesubwaysystem.ShawsaysthatheisveryluckytohaveCuddles.HebelievesthatCuddleshaschangedhislifeforthebetterbygivinghimthechancetodothingshimselfandmakinghimfeelmuchmoreconfidentabouthimself.21.TheGuideHorseFoundation.A.wassetupbyonepersonB.hasdifferentkindsofhorsesC.trainshorsestoguideblindpeopleD.hasahistoryofseveralhundredyears22.Accordingtothetextminiaturehorses.A.liveashorterlifethanguidedogsB.aremuchsmallerthanregularhorsesC.aremorefriendlytopeoplethandogsD.aredifferentfromregularhorsesinmanyways23.WeknowfromthetextthatDanShaw.A.becameblindatage45B.hasagreatloveforhorsesC.heardaboutguidehorsesfromafriendD.gotaguidehorseassoonasheapplied24.CuddleschangedDanShaw'slifeby.A.makinghimfamousB.helpingtocalmhimC.givinghimconfidenceD.helpinghimstartanorganization25.Thetextiswrittentotellusthat.A.specialanimalscanhelppeopledoseeminglyimpossiblethingsB.blindpeoplearebravetofacemanychallengesC.horsesarebetterthandogsasguideanimalsD.NewYorkCityisamagicalcity
Failureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:asstart-upfatigue疲惫andperformancefatiguE.Intheformercasewekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayitthemoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryrealevenifnotactuallyphysicalnotsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.YearsagoIwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.ApplyingmyownruleIdeterminedtowritetheminalphabeticalorder按字母顺序neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughideA.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.PerformancefatigueismoredifficulttohandlE.Thoughwillingtogetstartedwecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthathoweverhardweworkwefailagainandagain.InsuchasituationIworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscioustakeover.WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica大英百科全书Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.NothinglikethishadeverbeendonebeforeanddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutionsbutnoneofthemworkeD.MyfatiguebecamealmostunbearablE.OnedaymentallyexhaustedIwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolveD.ItriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitselfnotwithmE.RelievedIsatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.AnhourlaterIwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinminD.Intheweeksthatfollowedthesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovidedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbeforeIfeltnofatiguE.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.HumanbeingsIbelievemusttrytosucceeD.SuccessthenmeansneverfeelingtireD.51.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto.A.delaytasksB.workhardC.seekhelpD.acceptfailure52.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.53.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.54.Accordingtotheauthortheunconsciousmindmayhelpus.A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleepC.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution55.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:A.WaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems
Terrafugiaisthemostknownflyingcarthathasawaitedtheworldforitscreationanduserability可用性.Passingonthenewconceptandmakingitpossiblemadealotofdifficultiesforthecompany.Itsuniquecreationwiththeconceptofitsacceptablebehaviouronroadwasabigchallengetomeet.Evenafterthesuccessfulprototype原型productionofthetransitioncaritwaswonderedwhetheritwouldbeallowedonthelocalroadsornot.FacingthebigchallengeTerrafugiamadeeffortstopassitsnewlybornplanontheroadsfromNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSAandFederalAdministrationAviationFAA.KeepingthesafetyofroadandotherusersasprimaryconcerntheauthoritiesallowedtheTerrafugiatolandtheircreationsonroaD.StillaftertheapprovalthecompamyhadtofacevariouschallengestomakethisideacometrueinrealsensE.Amajorissuewastheuseoflighterplasticwindscreensasinnormalcarsthewindscreensareofglasswhereasinplaneslightweightpolycarbonate聚碳酸酯windshieldsareusedtomaketheplanelightinweightandgiveitabirdlikeeffecttoflyorglidE.MoreoverthetransitiontyresareusedtohandletheimpactsoflandingsothereneededtobeaspecialallowancesincetherecameaconflictbetweenthetyresusedfortheplaneandthosefortheconventionalvehiclesontheroaD.SotheFAAallowedthecompanywithapermissionof110poundsloadingontheroaD.Thecompanyseemstofaceahugechallengeincoveringallaspectsandmakingitasafeandcomfortableridewiththeminimumcosttothecomsumers.TakinginaccountallthereaspectsTerrafugiahasdelayeditsfinalproductionanddeliverytothecustomerstillthisyear.Soifyouarewaitingforittocomeouttothemarketandhaveachancetocheckhowyouactuallyfeellikesittinginityouwillhavetowaitacoupleofmoremonths!28.Theunderlinedwordawaitinthefirstparpgraphmeans______.A.waitforB.begoingtohappenorcometosbinthefutureC.putdownbyforceorauthorityD.makesbunderstandorrealizethetruthofsomething29.Afterthesuccessfulprototypeproductionofthetransitioncarthecompanyfirstconcerned______.A.ifitwouldbeallowedonthelocalroadsB.whatmaterialshouldbeusedtomakeitswindscreensC.howtochoosegoodtyresforitD.howtomakeitasafeandcomfortableridewiththeminimumcosttotheconsumers30.Thewindshieldsofplanesaremadeof______.A.lighterplasticB.thickerglassC.lightweightpolycarbonateD.harderpaper31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Terrafugiaisaverycheapandcomfortableflyingcarforconsumers.B.AftertheapprovalofNHTSAandFAAthecompanyfinallymadeitsideacometrueinrealsensE.C.Terrafugiaistoreplacetheconventionalcarsandplanes.D.Thesenewflyingcarsnowhaven’tbeenputonthemarket.
Areyoulookingforsomethingtodo?Youmightliketotryoneofthesefourexperiences.CrocodilewatchingDoyoufancygettingupclosetosomeofthemostterrifyinganimalsonearth?CrocosaurusCoveinDarwinAustraliahastheCageofDeath.It’sanenclosurethat’sloweredintoapool.Thisgivesyoua360degreeviewofacrocodileasit’sbeingfeD.Thecablebrokeonceandthecagesanktothebottombutthey’vefixeditsincethen.EdgeWalkHowaboutwalkingalongtheedgeofabuildingseveralhundredmetersupintheair?IfthatsoundslikefunheadofftotheCNTowerinTorontoOntarioCanada.Builtin1976thetoweris553.33meterstall.TheEdgeWalkconsistsofa20-30minutestrollalonga1.5meterwideplatformthatrunsaroundthetower’srestaurantroof.Duringthewalkyou’reencouragedtoleanforwardsasyoulookoverToronto’sskyline轮廓线.PlasticballrollingDoyoufancyrollingdownahillinaplasticball?PlasticballrollingispopularallovertheworldbuttheplacetogiveitagoisinRotoruaNewZealand.BrotherDavidandAndrewAkerscameupwiththeideain1994.A.typicalorb球isabout3metersindiameterwithaninnerorbsizeofabout2meters.There’snobrakeorsteeringmechanismbuttheinnerlayeroftheplasticballhelpsabsorbtheshock.VolcanobungeejumpingIfyou’relookingfortheadventureofalifetimehowaboutgoingbungeejumpingoffahelicopterintothecraterofalivevolcano?AspartofthejumpingahelicopterridetakesyoutotheVillarricavolcanooneofthemostactiveinChilE.Onceyou’reatthedropzoneyouleapoffthehelicopterandfallintothevolcano.Finallyyouenjoytheridebacktotheairportflyingat130kph.Attractedbytheabove?Ifsopleasecontactus.OnlyhalfpricefromMarch22toApril25thFormoreinformationpleaseclickherE.21.Accordingtothepassagetherewasanaccidentoncewhenpeople_____.A.jumpedintotheVillarricavolcanoB.walkedalongtheplatformoftheCNTowerC.rolleddownahillinaplasticballinRotoruaD.watchedcrocodilesintheCageofDeathinDarwin22.WhichofthefollowingwasfirstinventedinNewZealand?A.EdgeWalk.B.Crocodilewatching.C.Plasticballrolling.D.Volcanobungeejumping.23.Itcanbeinferredthatallthefourexperiencesare______.A.interestingsportsB.excitingandextremeC.heldonhighplacesD.fitformiddletooldpeople
InonlysixdaysIlostsevenpoundsofweight.Twofullinchesinthefirstthreedays！ThesearethekindsofstatementsusedinmagazinenewspaperradioandtelevisionadspromisingnewshapesandnewlookstothosewhobuythemedicineorthedevicE.Thepromotersofsuchproductssaytheycanshapethelegsslimthefacesmoothwrinklesorinsomeotherwayaddtobeautyordesirability.Oftensuchproductsarenothingmorethanmoneymakingthingsfortheirpromoters.Theresultstheyproducearequestionableandsomearedangeroustohealth.Tounderstandhowtheseproductscanbelegallypromotedtothepublicitisnecessarytounderstandsomethingofthelawscoveringtheirregulation.IftheproductisadrugFDAFoodandDrugAdministrationcanrequireproof证明undertheFoodDrugandCosmeticActthatitissafeandeffectivebeforeitisputonthemarket.ButiftheproductisadeviceFDAhasnoauthoritytorequirepremarketingproofofsafetyoreffectiveness.IfaproductalreadyonthemarketisadangertohealthFDAcanrequesttheproducerordistributortoremoveitfromthemarketvoluntarilyoritcantakelegalactionincludingseizure查封oftheproduct.OnenotablecaseafewyearsagoinvolvedanelectricaldevicecalledtheRelaxacisorwhichhadbeensoldforreducingthewaistlinE.TheRelaxacisorproducedelectricalshockstothebodythroughcontactpads.FDAtooklegalactionagainstthedistributortostopthesaleofthedeviceonthegroundsthatitwasdangeroustohealthandlifE.Obviouslymostofthedevicesonthemarkethaveneverbeenthesubjectofcourtproceedings法律诉讼andnewdevicesappearcontinually.Beforebuyingitisuptotheconsumertojudgethesafetyoreffectivenessofsuchitems.28.Itcanbeinferredthattheadsmentionedinthetextare______.A.objectiveB.costlyC.unreliableD.illegal29.FDAcanaskfortheproofofsafetyandeffectivenessofaproduct______.A.ifitisadrugB.ifitisadeviceC.ifitsconsumersmakecomplaintsD.ifitsdistributorschallengeFDA'sauthority30.TheRelaxacisorismentionedas______.A.aproductwhichwasdesignedtoproduceelectricityB.aproductwhosedistributorwasinvolvedinalegalcaseC.asuccessfuladvertisementofabeautyproductD.anexampleofaqualitybeautyproduct31.Theauthorintendsto______.A.makeconsumersawareofthepromoters'falsepromisesB.showtheweaknessofthelawonproductsafetyC.giveadviceonhowtokeepyoungandbeautifulD.introducetheorganizationofFDA
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