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Willyoubeplayingsomemusicatwork?Musicisparticularlypopularinthemedicalprofessionespeciallyamongsurgeons外科医生.A.recentsurveyshowsthat90%ofsurgeonsintheUKputmusiconthesoundsysteminthetheatreduringoperations.Plasticsurgeons整形外科医生playthemostmusic;itappearsthatearnoseandthroatspecialiststheleast.Butitisn’tonlyinsurgeries外科手术wheremusicispopular.Inanotherrecentsurveyone-thirdofthe1613peoplesaidtheylistentomusicwhileworking.And79%ofthemsaidthathumming哼歌alongimprovestheirjobsatisfactionorproductivity.Islisteningtomusicatworkagoodidea?Yessaytheexperts.Manysurgeonssaythatmusichelpstocreateacalmatmosphereandathirdofthemaddedthatitavoidsgettingbored!Alsolisteningtomusicraisesthelevelsofabrainchemicalthatcanhelppeoplefocus.Officeworkerssayitimprovesjobsatisfaction.Severalstudiessuggestthatit’salsogoodforhospitalpatients.Thoselisteningtomusicthroughheadphonesduringsurgeryrequirelessanesthetic麻醉剂upto50%lessinsomecasesandrecovermorequicklyafterwards.SuremusicreducesanxietybeforesurgerysaysZeevKainananesthetistatYaleUniversity.Sowhattypeofmusicshouldwebelisteningto?Surgeonsfromtheprevioussurveypreferredrockpopmusicandclassical.Andhip-hopispopulartoo.Howeverwhateverthekinditappearsthatself-selectedmusicisthebestchoicE.PennsylvaniaStateUniversityresearchshowedthatwhenpeoplechosetheirownmusictherewasmorestressreduction下降.Andotherresearchersfoundthatwhenlisteningtoself-selectedmusicsurgeonsdidthemathsfasterandmoreaccuratelythanwhentheywerelisteningtomusicchosenforthem.10.TheunderlinedwordtheatreinParagraph2probablymeans________.A.anoperatingroomB.arestroomforsurgeonsC.awaitingroominahospitalD.abuildingwhereshowsareperformed11.Thesurveysmentionedinthepassageshow________.A.musicispopularinsomeprofessionsB.mostsurgeonsintheUKarefondofsingingC.officeworkerslearnalotfromlisteningtomusicD.fewerthanhalfofthepeoplelistentomusicatwork12.Whataretheadvantagesoflisteningtomusicatwork?________.①improvingmemory②keepingpeoplerelaxed③improvingjobsatisfaction④improvingeyesightA.①④B.①②C.②③D.②④13.Howshouldyouchoosemusicforworktimeaccordingtothepassage?________.A.TurntothesurgeonsforhelpB.MakeyourselectionbyyourselfC.RockpopmusicandclassicalarealwaysgoodchoicesD.Themostpopularmusicshouldbetakenintoconsideration14.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtochoosemusicwiselyB.wheretofindthebestmusicC.thepopularityofmusicinhospitalsD.thebenefitsoflisteningtomusicatwork
TerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflightbringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thewehicle-namedtheTransition–hastwoseatswheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransitionwhichflewat1400feetforeightminuteslastmonthcanreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115inthefliesusinga23-gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Onthegrounditgets35milespergallon.Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsaleandthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon’texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It’sexpectedtocost$279000.Anditwon’thelpifyou’restuckintraffiC.Thecarneedsarunway.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930saccordingtoRobertMannanairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovemmenthasalreadypermittedz&xxkthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetysiandards.MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration’sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraftwhicharelowerthanthoseforpilotsoflargerplanes.Terrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransitionarequirementpilotswouldfindrelativelyeasytomeet.28.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition.B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars.C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars.C.ThedesignersoftheTransition.29.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?A.Itcauserstrafficjams.B.ItisdifficulttooperatE.C.ItisveryexpensivE.D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.30.Whatisthegovemment’sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?A.CautiousB.FavorablE.C.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FlyingCaratAutoShowB.TheTransition’sFistFlightC.Pilots’DreamComingTrueD.FlyingCarClosertoReality
WhiledrivinghomeafterworkJaneHodgsonnoticedacarpulledoveratthesideoftheroadandacrowdbeginningtogatheraroundsomeonewhowaslyingonthegrounD.Janewhohadcompletedafirstaidatworkcoursepulledovertoseeifshecouldofferanyhelp---anditturnedouttobeluckyfortheyounginjuredgirlthatshediD.DescribingthesceneshecameacrossJanesays:Theonlookerswereashen-facedandlookinglost.Theyweresoshockedthattheyhadn'teventhoughttocallforanambulanceyet.AfterspeakingtotheemergencyservicesJanestartedfindingoutwhathadhappenedandwhatinjuriestheyounggirlcalledJennyhaD.Thegirlhadbeenhitbyacarandgoneoverthehandlebarsofherbikelandingonherheadandshoulder.Hershoulderandarmweretwisted扭曲underneathher.Shehadn'tbeenwearingahelmetwhenshegotknockedwonandIthoughtthatsheshouldnotbemovedasIcouldn'tbesureaboutthespinalinjurybutafterlookingheroverandcheckingthecirculationinherinjuredarmIdidfeelfairlyconfidentthatshehadescapedrelativelyunhurt.Aswewerewaitingforanambulancetheamountofpainthegirlwasinwasincreasing.TodistractherandminimizetheriskofhergoingintoshockIkepthertalking.SheheldmyhandtightlywhenthepaingottoomuchandthishelpeD.ItoldherIcoldhandleit---welaughedaboutthatdescribesJanE.Lateradoctorfromthelocalhospital'sICUstoppedatthescenetoo.TheICUdoctordecidedthatJennyshouldlieonherbackmakinghermuchmorecomfortableuntiltheemergencyservicesarriveD.ThinkingbackJanesays:FormeknowingthatinasmallwayIhelpedthatgirlthroughwhatwasafrighteningexperienceisalltherewardIneeD.IfeltgreattoknowI'dmadeadifferenceandI'ddoitagain.21.WhatcanwelearnaboutJaneHodgsonfromthetext?A.SheisanICUdoctor.B.Sheisafirst-aidtrainer.C.Sheworksinalocalhospital.D.ShehaslearnedsomefirstaiD.22.WhatdidJanefindafterlookingovertheinjuredgirl?A.Jennyhadaspinalinjury.B.Jennydidn'thaveseriousinjuries.C.Jennycouldn'trememberwhathadhappeneD.D.Jennylostherhelmetwhenshewasknockeddown.23.WhatdidJanedowhilewaitingforanambulance?A.JaneaskedJennynottotalk.B.JaneletJennylieonherback.C.Janewasalittleimpatient.D.JanekeptgivingJennyconfidencE.
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Ifyouwanttoseeathingwellreachoutandtouchit!Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.YoureyescantellyouthataglassballisrounD.Butbyholdingitinyourhandsyoucanfeelhowsmoothandcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheballyoureallyseeit.Withyourskinyoucanfeelbetter.Forexampleyourfingerscantell辨别thedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhandtoo.Youcanevenfeelsoundsagainstyourskin.Haveyoueverwantedtoknowwhysomepeoplelikeveryloudmusic?TheymustliketofeelthesoundsofmusiC.AllchildrensoonlearnwhatDon'ttouch!means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshopswetouchthingswemightbuy:foodclothes.Toseesomethingwellwehavetotouchit.Thebottomsofourfeetcanfeelthingstoo.Youknowthiswhenyouwalkonwarmsandcoolgrassorahardfloor.Allfeeldifferentunderyourfeet.Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeettheclothesonyourbodytheaironyourskin.Atfirstitisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedtothem!Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.TheirsignssayDotouch!Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.Ifyouwanttoseebetterreachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallysee!28.Bytouchingthings______.A.youwillhaveastrangefeelingB.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutyourhandC.youcanlearnmoreaboutthemD.youcantellwhatcolorstheyreallyare29.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A.TouchingbyFeelingB.ToSeeortoFeelC.ToSeeBetter----FeelD.WaysofFeeling30.Whichofthefollowingpartscantellyouthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket?A.YourfingersB.YoureyesC.YourfootD.Yourback.31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Touchingishelpingustoseebetter.B.OurskinsmayhelpusenjoymusiC.C.Feelingisagoodwaytolearn.D.Visitorscan'tfeelthethingsonshowinanymuseums.
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EverydayitiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglishallaroundus.Lookatyourownbagsandclothesandthebagsandclothesofyourclassmates.HowmanydifferentadvertisementscanyouseewhichuseEnglishwords?Oftenbagsandclothesshowthenameofcompanythatmadethem.Thisisapopularform.A.specialpictureorsymbolcalledalogoissometimesuseD.Logosappearonmanydifferentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogoitishardtoforgetthatproductorcompany.ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsareveryshort.Sometimestheadvertisersuseashortsentencewhichiseasyforpeopletosayandremember.NikeforexamplehasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:Justdoit.Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberit.Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrinkforexamplemightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeoplearealldrinkingthesoftdrink.AdvertisementsaresayingtoyouWhydon’tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?Youcanbeyoungandmodern.Youmightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotafteryoubutthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrinkaskyourselfthisquestion:WhyamIbuyingthisparticularproduct?29.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.alladvertisementsaroundusarewritteninEnglishB.manybagshavethenameofthecompanythatmadethemC.havingsoftdrinksmakesapersonyoungandmodernD.advertisementsareonlyafteryoungpeople30.A.goodlogois_________.A.easytorememberB.ausefulproductC.difficulttounderstandD.easytobuy31.Peoplearemostlikelytorememberanadvertisementthatis__________.A.inEnglishB.longC.funnyD.famous32.Alladvertisementsaredesignedto__________.A.sellyousomethingyoudon’twantB.makeyouyoungandmodernC.makeyoubuytheproductD.showyouwhatyouneedtobuy
Inlandwatersmaybegroupedintotwogeneralclasses:standingwatersandflowingwaters.Asisoftenthecasetheboundarybetweenthesetwoclassesisnotsharpandclear.A.pondisanexampleofstandingwater.Butmostpondsarefedbyspringsorbrooksandmosthaveanoutlet.Thussomecurrentofchangingwaterflowsthroughthem.Ontheotherhandariverisanexampleofflowingwater.Insomeplaceshoweverarivermayhavesuchaslowcurrentthatitisverydifficulttodetect.Standinginlandwatersdifferinsizeinageandinmanyabioticenvironmentalcharacteristics.TheyrangeinsizefromroadsidepuddlestotheCaspianSeA.Puddlesmaylastforonlyafewdaysorweeks;pondsforafewhundredtoathousandyears.Ingenerallakesareolderthoughthewatersofsometropicallakesdisappearcompletelyduringeachdryseason.Standingwatersvaryfromveryshallowtoverydeepfromcleartomuddyfromfreshtosalty.Inflowingwatersweroughlydistinguishbetweenbrookscreeksandrivers.Thesizeandageofflowingwatersareunimportant.Speedofflowclearnessoxygencontentandotherchemicalcharacteristicsareusedbyscientistsinstudyingflowing-waterecosystems.24.Thewordabioticinparagraph2canbestbereplacedby______.A.nonlivingB.livingC.coastalD.inland25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.UsuallythewaterinariverflowsintoaponD.B.Scientistsonlystudyflowing-waterecosystems.C.Usuallypondslastmuchlongerthanpuddles.D.TheCaspianSeaisconsideredasanexampleofflowingwater.26.Fromthispassagewemayknowthatthedistinctionbetweenstandingwatersandflowingwaters______.A.dependsonhowpeoplenamethewatersB.isclearC.dependsontheseasonsD.ishardtomake27.Thispassagemainlytellsusthat______.A.therearetwomajorclassesofinlandwatersB.lakesandriversareflowingwatersC.ageandsizeofflowingwatersareimportantD.pondsandbrooksarestandingwaters
Goodmorning.TheprogramtodayisaboutmusiC.ThewordmusiccomesfromtheGreekwordmuse.TheMusesarethegoddessesofthearts.Musicisonlyoneofthearts.Itislikethespokenlanguagebutitusessounds.Today’sprogrambringstogethermusicfromdifferentcornersoftheworlD.Whoinventedmusic?Whosangthefirstsong?Nooneknowsexactlytheanswerstothesequestions.Butweknowthatmusicplaysanimportantpartinalmosteveryone’slifE.Babiesandyoungchildrenlovetohearpeoplesingingtothem.WhentheyarealittleoldertheyliketosingthesongstheyhavehearD.Whenchildrengotoschooltheirworldofmusicgrows.Inthemiddlegradesstudentstakemusiclessons.WhentheyreachhighschooltheybecomemoreandmoreinterestedinlisteningtopopmusiC.TherecordswehavechosenforyoutodayarefromAmericancountrymusicIndianmusicpopmusicandsoon.MusichasdifferentmeaningsforeveryonE.ItcanmakepeoplehappyoritcanmakethemsaD.MusicisnowheardeverywhereinshopsonbusesandathomE.InthisprogramweshallstudythelanguageofmusiC.Weshallbetryingtofindoutmoreabouthowmusicworks.Weshalltrytofindouthowmusicsayswhatpeoplefeel.Itisworthmakingtheeffort.OnlythencanwesaywhyonepieceofmusicisgoodandanotherisbaD.Nowherecomesthemusictoday.IshallexplainwhytheyareallgoodmusiC.21.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.SomeknowledgeaboutmusiC.B.TheoriginofmusiC.C.Somethingabouttheannouncer.D.SomequestionsaboutmusiC.22.Whichofthefollowingisnotthepurposeofthismusicprogram?A.TostudythelanguageofmusiC.B.TolearnmoreaboutmusiC.C.Tofindouthowmusicexpressespeople’sfeelings.D.Totellusweshouldlistentomusiceveryday.23.Whatdoestheannouncerthinkaboutthefunctionofmusicinourlife?A.ItisimportanttoalmosteveryonE.B.Itisnecessaryfortheyoung.C.Itplaysagreatrolewhenwearechildren.D.ItdecidesourfuturE.24.Thetextwillcontinuetotalkaboutsome.A.oldandunpopularmusicB.niceandpopularmusicC.songssungbytheyoungtodayD.reasonswhysomecomposers作曲家playsuchmusic
Decision-makingunderStressAnewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesanddisadvantagescausingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative负面的consequencesofadecision.Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictableways.StressaffectshowpeoplelearnsaysProfessorMaraMather.Peoplelearnbetteraboutpositivethannegativeoutcomesunderstress.Forexampletworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages影像witheitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperimentsomeoftheparticipantswerefirststressedbyhavingtogiveaspeechanddodifficultmathproblemsinfrontofanaudience;intheothersomewerestressedbyhavingtokeeptheirhandsinicewater.Inbothcasesthestressedparticipantsrememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythanthosewhohadn’tgonethroughthestress.Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesorsmokingacigarettewhileunderstress------atthosemomentsonlythepleasureassociatedwithsuchactivitiescomestominD.Butthefindingsfurthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadoubleeffect.NotonlyarerewardingexperiencesrememberedbetterbutnegativeconsequencesarealsoeasilyrecalleD.Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenandwomen.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunderstresstheirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksintheexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhichrisk-takingcanpayoffbigmenmaytendtodobetterwhencautionweighsmorehoweverwomenwillwin.Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsareriskymightalsohelpexplainwhywomenarelesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:theymaymoreoftenavoidmakingtheriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.25.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendto______.A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemoryB.recallconsequencesmoreeffortlesslyC.makeriskydecisionsmorefrequentlyD.learnasubjectmoreeffectively26.Accordingtotheresearchstressaffectspeoplemostprobablyintheir______.A.waysofmakingchoicesB.preferenceforpleasureC.toleranceofpunishmentsD.responsestosuggestions27.Theresearchhasprovedthatinastressfulsituation______.A.womenfinditeasiertofallintocertainhabitsB.menhaveagreatertendencytoslowdownC.womenfocusmoreonoutcomesD.menaremorelikelytotakerisks
IsThereLifeonEarthTherewasgreatexcitementontheplanetofVenusthisweek.ForthefirsttimeVenusianscientistsmanagedtolandasatelliteontheplanetEarthandithasbeensendingbacksignalsaswellasphotographseversincE.ThesatellitewasdirectedintoanareaknownasManhattannamedafterthegreatVenusianastronomerProf.Manhattanwhofirstdiscovereditwithhistelescope20000lightyearsago•BecauseofexcellentweatherconditionsandextremelystrongsignalsVenusianscientistswereabletogetvaluableinformationastothefeasibility可行性ofamannedflyingsaucer飞碟landingonEarth.A.pressconferencewasheldattheVenusInstituteofTechnology.Wehavecometotheconclusionbasedonlastweek’ssatellitelandingPro.ZogsaidthatthereisnolifeontheEarth.Howdoyouknowthis?thesciencereporteroftheVenusEveningStaraskeD.doyouknowthis?theForonethingEarth’ssurfaceintheareaofManhattaniscomposedofsolidconcreteandnothingcangrowtherE.ForanothertheatmosphereisfilledwithcarbonmonoxideandotherdeadlygasesandnobodycouldpossiblybreathethisairandsurvivE.Whatdoesthismeanasfarasourflyingsaucerprogramisconcerned?WeshallhavetotakeourownoxygenwithuswhichmeansheavierflyingsaucerthanweoriginallyplanneD.Arethereanyotherrisksthatyoudiscoveredinyourstudies?Takealookatthisphoto.YouseethisdarkblackcloudfloatingoverthesurfaceofEarth?WecallthistheConsolidatedEdisonBelt.Wedon’tknowwhatitismadeofbutitcouldgiveusalotoftroubleandweshallhavetomakefurthertestsbeforewesendaVenusBeingtherE.’’Ifwhatyousayistruewon’tthissetbacktheflyingsaucerprogramseveralyears?YesbutweshallproceedassoonastheGrubstartgivesustheaddedfunds.Pro.ZogwhyarewespendingbillionsandbillionsofzilchestolandaflyingsauceronEarthwhenthereisnolifethere?BecauseifweVenusianscanlearntobreatheinanEarthatmospherethenwecanliveanywherE.32.TheVenusianswereexcitedthisweekbecausethey.A.landedasatellitewithVenusastronautsonEarthB.madeafirst-rateflyingsaucerC.gotanEarthBeingtoVenusD.directedasatelliteintoEarth33.AccordingtoPro.ZogwhywilltheVenusianshavetotaketheirownoxygenwiththem?A.BecausetheyneeditontheirwaytotheplanetofEarth.B.BecausetheEarth’satmosphereisfilledwithdeadlygases.C.BecausedeadlygasesisfarfromenoughonEarth.D.BecausethereisnoairontheplanetofEarth.34.Thedarkblackcloudinthephotographrefersto..A.thepollutedairfloatingoverthesurfaceofEarthB.themassoftinydropsofwaterfloatingaboveEarthC.theconcretethatisunknowntoeverybodyD.thedarkcloudsgatheringbeforeastormbreaks35.What’sthepurposeofthewriter?A.toarousetheawarenessofprotectingtheearth.B.tointroduceaVenusians’scienceprogram.C.totellustheseriouspollutionoftheVenus.D.totellusanexcitingVenusians’exploration.
InternationalRoboticsForum论坛TokyoBigSightTokyoJapanDecember4-5TheRoboticsSocietyofJapanRSJtoprovideopportunitiesforyoungrobotloverstolearnmoreaboutindustrialandservicerobotsisgoingtoholdtheInternationalRoboticsforumthatwillcooperatewiththisyear'sInternationalRobotExhibition.ThelecturesandexplanationsthroughouttheConferencewillbegiveninJapanesebutwillbeinterpretedintoEnglishatthesametimE.TheConferencewillofferagreatopportunityforseniorhighschoolstudentsfromallaroundtheworldtocommunicatewitheachotherthroughrobots.Thereforewelookforwardtoyouractiveparticipation.Theeventwilltakeplacetwodays.OnthemorningofDayOneProf.Shin'ichiYutaoftheShibauraInstituteofTechnologywillgivealectureonbasicmobileroboticsandlearningthroughrobots.ThiswillbefollowedbyatalkbyMr.KazuhikoYokoyamaofYasukawaElectricCorporationwhowillexplainthemechanismandcontrolofrobotsandalsopointoutthehighlights最精彩的部分oftheInternationalRobotExhibition.Wewillprepareachallengeforalltheparticipants.Wewillsendyouthemesforrobotresearch.YouwillstudytheminadvanceandontheafternoonofDayOneyouwillvisittheTokyoInternationalExhibitionCenterandinvestigate详细研究realrobots.Youwillbeabletoexperiencefunandexcitementofadvancedrobottechnologies.OnthemorningofDayTwoyouwillpresentyourstudyandinvestigationresults.OntheafternoonofDayTwoasthefinaleventawardswillbegivenbytheRSJtogroupsthathavegivenoutstandingpresentations.Wehopethatmanyfuturerobotresearchersandengineerswillbeborntoday.20.What'sthepurposeoftheConference?A.Topresentthemostoutstandingrobotstoyoungrobotlovers.B.Tocooperatewiththisyear'sInternationalRobotExhibition.C.Toofferopportunitiesforyoungrobotloversworldwidetocommunicatewitheachotherthroughrobots.D.TogiveopportunitiesforyoungrobotloverstovisittheTokyoInternationalExhibitionCenter.21.WhatlanguageswillbegiventhroughouttheConference?A.JapanesE.B.ChinesE.C.English.D.BothJapaneseandEnglish.22.Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom.A.anInternationalRobotJournalB.arobotshowguideC.anannouncementofatravelagencyD.anadvertisement
EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdeviceswhiledrivingwalkingshoppingevensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronicallytheyareawayfromphysicalreality.PeoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicteD.OnesurveyreportedthataddictedwasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleepcigarettesandalcohol.ThemaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproductsnottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflifE.TheyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldiseasE.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedommoneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformationtokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.Iseepeopletrappedinapathological病态的relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnologywheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.IcallthistechnologyservitudE.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweekthenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedombecomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforthewisdomthattoomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.RichardFernandezanexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthatwecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.【小题1】TheunderlinedwordallureinParagraph2probablymeans______.A.advantageB.attractionC.adaptionD.attempt【小题2】Fromthepassagetechnologycompaniesaimto______.A.attractpeopletobuytheirproductsB.providethelatestinformationC.improvepeople’squalityoflifeD.dealwithculturaldiseases【小题3】Itcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople______.A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderfulB.haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevicesC.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevicesD.mayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology【小题4】What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?A.Neutral.B.Skeptical.C.Disapproving.D.SympathetiC.
Inspiringyoungminds!TOKNOWMagazineisabighitintheworldofchildren’spublishingbringingauniquecombinationofchallengingideasandgoodfuntoyoungfanseverymonth.What’sinside?Everymonththemagazineintroducesafreshnewtopicwitharticlesexperimentsandcreativethingstomake—themagazinealsoexploresphilosophyandwellbeingtomakesureyoungreadershaveabalancedtakeonlifE.WhatissospecialaboutTOKNOWmagazine?Wellithasnoadsorpromotionsinside—insteaditisjam-packedwithseriousideas.TOKNOWmakescomplexideasattractiveandaccessibletochildrenwhocanbecomeinvolvedinadvancedconceptsandevenphilosophy哲学—andtheywillsoondiscoverthatTOKNOWfeelsmorelikeaclubthanjustamagazinE.Soundstoogoodtobetrue?Takealookonline—evidenceshowsthatthousandsofteachersandparentsknowagoodthingwhentheyseeitandrecommendTOKNOWtotheirfriends.HappyBirthdayAllYear!Whatcouldbemorefunthanagiftthatkeepscomingthroughtheletterboxeverymonth?Thefirstmagazinewithyourgiftmessagewillarriveintimeforthespecialday.SUBSCRIBENOW□AnnualSubscriptionEurope£55RestofWorld£65□AnnualSubscriptionwithGiftPackIncludesaMammothMapapassportPuzzleBookletandSubscriptionEurope£60RestofWorld£70RefundPolicy—thesubscriptioncanbecancelledwithin28daysandyoucangetyourmoneyback.59.WhyisTOKNOWaspecialmagazine?A.Itentertainsyoungparents.B.Itprovidesseriousadvertisements.C.Itpublishespopularsciencefictions.D.Itcombinesfunwithcomplexconcepts.60.WhatdoesTOKNOWofferitsreaders?A.Onlinecourses.B.Articlesonnewtopics.C.LecturesonabalancedlifE.D.Reportsonscientificdiscoveries.61.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyoumakea12-mouthsubscriptiontoTOKNOWwithgiftpackfromChina?A.£55.B.£60.C.£65.D.£70.62.SubscribersofTOKNOWwouldget.A.freebirthdaypresentsB.fullrefundwithin28daysC.membershipoftheTOKNOWclubD.chancestomeettheexpertsinperson
WhenyoutakeawalkinanyofthecitiesintheWestyouoftenseealotofpeoplewalkingdogs.ItisstilltruethatadogisthemostusefulandfaithfulanimalintheworldbutthereasonwhypeoplekeepadoghaschangeD.Intheolddayspeopleusedtotraindogstoprotectthemselvesagainstattacks攻击byotherbeasts野兽.Andlatertheycametorealizethatadogwasnotonlyusefulforprotectionbutwillingtoobeyhismaster.Forexamplewhenpeopleuseddogsforhuntingthedogswouldnoteatwhatwascaughtwithoutpermission.Butnowpeopleinthecityneednotprotectthemselvesfromattacksofanimals.Whydotheykeepdogsthen?Somepeoplekeepdogstoprotectthemselvesfromrobbery盗劫.Butthemostimportantreasonisforcompanionship陪伴.Forachildadogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Foryoungcouplesadogistheirchildwhentheyhavenochildren.Foroldcouplesadogisalsotheirchildwhentheirrealchildrenhavegrownup.Sothemainreasonwhypeoplekeepdogshaschangedfromprotectiontofriendship.25.Accordingtothepassageintheolddayspeopletraineddogs____.A.forprotectionagainstrobberyB.justforfunC.forprotectionagainstotheranimalsD.forcompanionship26.Thedogswereusedforhuntingbecause___.A.theyobeyedtheirmastersB.theyweregoodhuntersC.theywereusefulforprotectionD.theydidnoteatotheranimals27.Themostimportantreasonforpeopletokeepdogsnowis____.A.theywanttoprotectthemselvesB.theylikechildrenC.theyenjoyhuntingD.theyneedcompanion28.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat____.A.thecitycanbeverydangerousplaceB.citypeoplealwaysfeellonelyC.dogscanbeinterestingD.dogscanbehelpfultothosewhoneedfriends
Oneofthestrangestfeaturesofmotherhoodisthatthevastmajorityofmothersprefertocradle轻抱theirbabiesintheleftarm.Whyshouldthisbe?TheobviousexplanationisthatthemajorityofmothersarerighthandedandtheywishtokeeptheirrighthandfreE.Unfortunatelythisexplanationcannotapplybecauseleft-handedmothersalsofavortheirleftarmforholdingtheirbabies.Theprecisefiguresare83percentforright-handedmothersand73percentforleft-handedmothers.Themostlikelyexplanationisthatthemother’sheartisontheleftsideandbyholdingthebabyinherleftarmsheisunconsciouslybringingherbabyclosertothesoundoftheheartbeat.Thisisthesoundthebabyheardwhenitwasinsidethemother’swombandwhichisthereforeanassociationwithpeacecomfortandsecurity.Testswerecarriedoutmnurserieswheresomebabieswereplayedtherecordedsoundofahumanheatbeatandsureenoughwenttosleeptwiceasquicklyastheotters.Wealsoknowtfatthesoundofmother’sheartisquiteaudibleinsidethewombandthattheunbornbabyhasawell-developedhearing.Itisinterestingthatfathersshowlessofthisleft-sidebias偏爱thanmotherssuggestingthatthehumanfemaleisbetterprogrammedthanherpartnerforcarryingababy.AlternativelyshemayunconsciouslyadjustherholdingbehaviortomakeherbabyfellmoresecurE.Somenewobservationsonourclosestanimals’relativesthechimpanzeesandgorillashaverevealedthattlieytooshowastrongbiasforholdingtheirbabiesontheleftsidE.Theprecisefigureswere84percentforchimpanzeesand82percentforgorillasremarkablyclosetothehumanpercentages.RecentlyapossibleadditionalvalueincradlingbabiesontheleftsidehasbeensuggesteD.Ithasbeenpointedoutthatbecausethetwosidesofthebrainareconcernedwithdifferentaspectsofbehavioritispossiblethatthemotherincradlingthebabytoherleftisshowingthebabyherbestside.ftisclaimedthattheemotionsareexpressedmorestronglyontheleftsideofthehumanfaceandthatshethereforegivesthebabyabetterchancetoreadheremotionelmoodchangesasitgazesupather.Furthermorethemother’slefteyeandeararemoretunedintoemotionalchangesinherbabythanherrighteyeandearwouldbE.Soinadditiontothebaby’sseeingthemoreexpressivepartsofitsmotherthereisfurtheradvantagethatthemotherisherselfmoresensitivetotheleft-heldbaby.Thismaysoundfar-fetchedbutjustpossiblyitcouldprovideaslightextrabenefitforthosemothersdisplayingthestrangeone-sidedbiaswhencradlingtheirinfants.Howdoesabiasoccur?Dothemothershaveaninstinctivepreferenceforitordotheylearnitbytrialanderrorunconsciouslyadjustingthepositionofthebabiesuntilthebabiesarecalmer?Thesurprisingansweristhatitseemstobethebabynotthemotherwhocontrolsthebias.Observationofnewbornirfantswhentheywereonlyafewhoursoldrevealedthattheycomeintotheworldwithapreprogrammedtendencytoturntheirheadtotheright.Ifthenewbornbabyisgentlyheldinadeadcentralpositionandthenreleaseditnaturallyswingstotherightfrmoreoftenthantotheleft.Thishappensinnearly70percentofbabies.Thismaybeonlyapartofexplanationbecausetheholdingbiasis80percentnot70percentbutitaddsafurtherintriguingchaptertothestory.61.HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph1?A.Bygivinganexampleasahook.B.BygivingageneralstatementandnarrowingitdownC.Byaskingaquestionandshowingananswer.D.Byexplainingtheimportanceofunderstandingaphenomenon!62.TheunderlinedwordaudibleinParagraph3means.A.sottB.clearC.weakD.distant63.What’sthemainideaofParagraph5?A.Theleftsideofthehumanfaceexpressesemotionsmorestronglythantheright.B.Amother’slefteyeandeararemoresensitivetotheemotionalchangesinherbaby.C.A.babymaybemoreabletoreaditsmother’semotionsthanwaspreviouslybelieveD.D.Holdingherbabyintheleftarmmayimproveamother’semotionalcommunicationwithit.64.Whatistheauthor’stonewhenhediscusseswhymostmotherscradletheirbabiesintheleftarm?A.Cautious.B.Disapproving.C.SubjectivE.D.FavorablE.
Itrynottobebiased偏见butIhadmydoubtsabouthiringSteviE.Hissocialworkerassuredmethathewouldbeagoodreliablebusboy.ButIhadneverhadamentallyhandicappedemployeE.Hewasshortalittlefatwiththesmoothfacialfeaturesandthick-toguedspeechofDown’sSyndrome唐氏综合症.IthoughtmostofmycustomerswouldbeuncomfortablearoundSteviesoIcloselywatchedhimforthefirstfewweeks.Ishouldn’thaveworrieD.AfterthefirstweekSteviehadmystaffwrappedaroundhisstubbylittlefingerandwithinamonthmyregulartruckercustomershadadoptedhimastheirofficialtruckstopmascot.AfterthatIreallydidn'tcarewhattherestofthecustomersthoughtofhim.Hewaslikea21-year-oldinbluejeansandNikeseagertolaughandeagertopleasebutfierceinhisattentiontohisduties.EverysaltandpeppershakerwasexactlyinitsplacenotabreadcrumborcoffeespillwasvisiblewhenSteviegotdonewiththetablE.OuronlyproblemwaspersuadinghimtowaittocleanatableuntilafterthecustomerswerefinisheD.OvertimewelearnedthathelivedwithhismotherawidowwhowasdisableD.MoneywastightandwhatIpaidhimwasprobablythedifferencebetweenthembeingabletolivetogetherandSteviebeingsenttoagrouphome.That'swhytherestaurantwasagloomyplacethatmorninglastAugustthefirstmorninginthreeyearsthatSteviemissedwork.HewasattheMayoClinicinRochestergettingaheartsurgery.HissocialworkersaidthatpeoplewithDownsSyndromeoftenhadheartproblemsatanearlyageandtherewasagoodchancehewouldcomethroughthesurgeryingoodshapeandbebackatworkinafewmonths.ArippleofexcitementranthroughthestafflaterthatmorningwhenwordcamethathewasoutofsurgeryinrecoveryanddoingfinE.Franniemyheadwaitressdidalittledancewhensheheardthegoodnews.BelleRingeroneofourregulartruckercustomersstaredatherandaskedOkayFranniewhatwasthatallabout?WejustgotwordthatStevieisoutofsurgeryandgoingtobeokay.Iwaswonderingwherehewas.Ihadanewjoketotellhim.Whatwasthesurgeryabout?FranniequicklytoldBelleRingerandtheothertwodriverssittingathisboothaboutStevie'ssurgerythensighed:YeahI'mgladheisgoingtobeOKshesaiD.ButIdon'tknowhowheandhisMomaregoingtohandleallthebills.FromwhatIhearthey'rebarelygettingbyasitis.BelleRingernoddedthoughtfullyandFranniehurriedofftowaitontherestofhertables.AfterthemorningrushFranniewalkedintomyofficE.ShehadacoupleofpapernapkinsinherhanD.What'sup?IaskeD.IclearedoffthattablewhereBelleRingerandhisfriendsweresittingaftertheyleftandIfoundthis.Thiswasfoldedandtuckedunderacoffeecup.Shehandedthenapkintomeandthree$20billsfellontomydeskwhenIopenedit.OntheoutsideinbigboldletterswasprintedSomethingForStevie.Thatwasthreemonthsago.TodayisNewYear’sdaythefirstdayStevieissupposedtobebacktowork.HisplacementworkersaidhehadbeencountingthedaysuntilthedoctorsaidhecouldworkIarrangedtohavehismotherbringhimtoworkmetthemintheparkinglotandinvitedthembothtocelebratehisdayback.Itookhimandhismotherbytheirarms.TocelebrateyoucomingbackbreakfastforyouandyourmotherisonmE.Iledthemtowardalargecornerbooth.Icouldfeelandheartruckcustomersandtherestofthestafffollowingbehindaswemarchedthroughthediningroom.WestoppedinfrontofthebigtablE.Itssurfacewascoveredwithcoffeecupsanddinnerplatesallsittingslightlyondozensoffoldedpapernapkins.FirstthingyouhavetodoStevieiscleanupthismessIsaiD.Stevielookedatmeandthenpulledoutoneofthenapkins.IthadSomethingforStevieprintedontheoutsidE.Ashepickedituptwo$10billsfellontothetablE.Steviestaredatthemoneythenatallthenapkinspeekingfrombeneaththetablewareeachwithhisnameprintedonit.Iturnedtohismother.There'smorethan$10000incashandchecksonthattableallfromtruckersandtruckingcompaniesthatheardaboutyourproblems.HappyThanksgiving!WhileeverybodyelsewasbusyshakinghandsandhuggingeachotherSteviewithabigbigsmileonhisfacewasbusyclearingallthecupsanddishesfromthetablE.1.WhydidtheauthorhavedoubtsabouthiringStevie?A.SteviewasnotthatreliablE.B.SteviewasmentallydisabledC.Steviewastooshortandfat.D.Steviewasbad-tempered2.WhatmadetheauthornotfullysatisfiedwithStevie’swork?A.ThathemadecustomersuncomfortablE.B.Thathecouldn’tpayattentiontohisduties.C.ThatheoftenspilledcupsofcoffeE.D.Thatheusuallycleanedthetabletooearly.3.BysayingtheunderlinedwordsinParagaraph3theauthormeantthatthemoneyshepaidStevie.A.couldhelpStevieoutofthetroubleB.couldsendStevietoagrouphomeC.couldn’tthoroughlysolveStevie’sproblemD.couldmakeagreatdifferencetoStevie’slife4.WhydidtheauthoraskStevietocleanupthemessonthetable?A.Steviecouldpickupthemoneythatwasgiventohim.B.Thetablewassodirtythatitneededcleaning.C.ItwasStevie’sdutytocleanthetablE.D.ShewantedtocongratulateStevieonhiscomingback.5.WhatmadeSteviepopularamongthestaffandcustomersintherestaurant?A.HisspecialappearancE.B.Hishardworkandoptimism.C.Hisfunnyspeechesandactions.D.Hiskind-heartedbehaviour.
Abeggarfollowedaladyandaskedherforsomemoney.Sherefusedsoheturnedawaysadlyandsaidhemustdowhathehadmadeuphismindtodo.AtthiswordtheladywasgreatlyfrightenedforshewasafraidforhislifE.Soshecalledhimbackandgavehimadollar.Thebeggartookthemoneyputitintohispocketandthankedheragreatdeal.YouhavesavedmefromaterriblefatehesaiD.Theladyaskedhimwhathemeant.ThebeggarrepliedMadameIhavebeenbeggingalldaybutonlyyouhavetakenpityonmE.WithoutthisdollaryougavetomeIshouldhavehadtogotoworknow.21.Beforemeetingtheladythebeggar________.A.hadalreadyreceivedsomedollarsalreadyB.hadbeenthinkingoftakinghisownlifeC.hadreceivednomoneyforthatdayD.hadactedasifhewaslookingforajob22.Ifthewomanhadunderstoodthebeggar’swordscorrectlyshewouldprobably_____.A.havegivenhimonemoredollarB.havepersuadedhimtogiveupbeggingC.havegoneawaywithoutgivinghimanymoneyD.haveofferedhimsomework23.Inthestoryaterriblefatemeans_______A.tobegB.togotoworkC.todieD.toliveahardlife24.Thebestheadline标题forthestoryis______.A.HowtoBegB.MoneybeforeEverythingC.AnythingexceptWorkD.WorkforMoney
I’vejustgottotalkaboutthisproblemI’mhavingwithmypostman.ItallbeganayearagoafterthebirthofhisfirstchilD.NotwantingtoappearrudeIaskedhimaboutthebaby.ThenextweeknotwantinghimtothinkIhadaskedoutofmerepolitenesstheweekbeforeIaskedallaboutthebabyagain.NowIcan’tbreakthehabit.IfreezewheneverIseehimcoming.ThewordsHow’sthebaby?comeoutontheirown.Itholdsmeup.Itholdshimup.Sowhycan’tIstopit?TheansweristhatIwanthimtolikemE.CometothinkofitI.wanteveryonetolikemE.Whataboutatwork?RichardLawtonamanagementtrainerwarns:Thosemanagerswhoareactuallylikedbymostoftheirstaff员工arealwaysthosewhoarehonestwithstafftreatingthemashumanbeingsandfollowingcommonpolitenesslikesayinghellointhemorning.ToexplainthepointRichardtoldthestoryofthecompanychairmanwhoespeciallywantedtobelikeD.Onedayaftermakingoneofhisemployeesfiredtheemployeereplied:IfyouwerethatsorryIwouldn’tbeleaving.Thelessonisthatifyoutrytoohardtobelikedpeoplewon’tlikeyou.TheexpertssayitallstartsinchildhooD.IfchildrenfeeltheycanonlygetlovefromtheirparentsbybeinggoodsaysZeldaWest-Meadsamarriageadvisertheydeveloplowself-confidencE.Butisthereanythingwronginbeingagiver?AnneCousinsbelievesthereis.Sometimesgivingbecomesunhealthyshesays.Itcomeswhenyoudothingsforothersbutfeelbadaboutit.IamnowtryinghardtosaytopeopleIfeeluncomfortableaboutsayingthisbutandtellmyselfRefusalofarequestdoesnotmeanRefusalofapersonandIfindIcansayalmostanythingtoalmostanyonE.5.Whydoestheauthoraskthepostmanabouthisbaby?A.Heisinterestedinthebaby.B.Hewantstobealwayspolitetohim.C.Hewantstoleaveagoodimpressiontohim.D.It’sawaytostartachatwithgreatpoliteness.6.Managersaremorelikelytobepopularifthey______.A.helpthestaffwiththeirproblemsB.makesurethestaffdonotlosetheirjobsC.encouragethestafftobepolitetoeachotherD.donotmaketoomuchefforttobeliked7.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthispassage?A.ToshowhowtoletotherslikeyoumorE.B.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreself-confidencE.C.ToprovehowtocreateaharmoniousatmospherE.D.TosuggestwaysofdealingwithdifficultpeoplE.
OneofthemanygreatlinesinthemovieApollo13camefromEdHarriswhoplayedNASADirectorofOperationsGeneKranz.ThefamouslinewasGentlemanfailureisnotanoption.Hesaidthewordsbecausehehadaclearpurposethatthethreeastronautstrappedinspacemustbesenthomesafely.ThedrivingforcebehindtheirseekingofasolutionwasmotivatedbyatruepurposE.HereisthesimpleprinciplE.Ifyouhaveabigenoughwhyinlifeyouwillalwaysfigureoutthehow.A.personwithoutapurposeinlifeislikeaboatwithoutarudderfloatingaimlesslywithoutadirectionandgoingnowherE.Inallwalksoflifewhenreferringtosomeone’ssuccessweoftenhearthewordsfocusanddetermination.ButMerriamWebsterdefinesthewordpurposeasthereasonwhysomethingisdoneafeelingofbeingdeterminedtoachieveanoutcomE.Therearemanytalentedandintelligentpeopleintheworldbuttheyareunsuccessfulbecausetheylackdirection.IbelievethatourlifedependsonourpurposE.Whetheryou’resingleorinateamhavingapurposeallowsyoutostartevaluateandimproveyourtalentsorabilitiesandhelpsyoufindyourpathinlifeandachieveyoursuccessfinally.Afriendofmineoncetoldmethatthemostmotivatingspeechhehadeverheardwasjustthreeshortwords.ItcamefromhiswifewhenshesaidHoney.I’mpregnant.Hesaidthosefewwordsinstantlymotivatedhimbecausehenowhadabigwhyinhislifeapurposetoworkhardtosupporthisfamily.Infactwhenyourwhygetsbiggeryougetbetterbecauseyoustopholdingbackandyou’llgoallout.It’swhyyouoftenhearaboutsomegreatpeopleperformsuperhumanactionswhenfailureisnotanoption!21.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordrudderinParagraph2referto?A.SomethingthatgetstheboatstarteD.B.Somethingthatmakestheboatfloat.C.Thereasonforwhichtheboatisbuilt.D.SomethingthatdirectstheboattoacertainplacE.22.WhatisthemostimportantthingforsuccessaccordingtoMerriamWebster?A.Talent.B.PurposE.C.Determination.D.IntelligencE.23.Theauthorgiveshisfriend’sexampletoshow.A.whywordscanmotivatepeopleeasilyB.thatfamilyloveisveryimportantinourdailylifeC.thatapurposecanmakepeopletrytheirbestD.howpeoplecangetsuccessmoreeasily24.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthispassage?A.Tobeasuccessfulperson.B.TohaveabigwhyinlifE.C.TomakearightchoicE.DTogetridoffailurE.
Lovesuccesshappinessfamilyandfreedom----howimportantarethesevaluestoyou?HereisoneinterviewwhichexploresthefundamentalquestionsinlifE.Question:Couldyouintroduceyourselffirst?Answer:MynameisMisbah27yearsolD.Iwasborninawar-tornareA.RightnowI’mawebdesigner.Q:Whatareyourgreatmemories?A.:Myparentsusedtotakeustohuntbirdsclimbtreesandplayinthefields.Formeitwaslikeaholidaybecauseweweregoingtohavefunalldaylong.Thosearemygreatmemories.Q:Doesyourchildhoodmeanalottoyou?A.:Yes.AslifewasveryhardIusedtoworktohelpbringmoneyinforthefamily.IspentmychildhoodworkingwithresponsibilitiesbeyondmyagE.HoweverittaughtmetodealwithproblemsallalonE.Ilearnttobeindependent.Q:Whatchangeswouldyouliketomakeinyourlife?A.:IfIcouldchangesomethinginmylifeI’dchangeitsothatmychildhoodcouldhavetakenplaceinanotherareA.Iwouldhavelovedtolivewithmyfamilyinfreedom.Whocareswhetherwehavemuchmoneyorwhetherwehaveabeautifulhouse?Itdoesn’tmatteraslongasIcanlivewithmyfamilyandwearesafE.Q:Howdoyougetalongwithyourparents?A.:MyparentssupportedmeuntilIcameofagE.IwanttogivebackwhatI’vegot.That’sourway.ButIamworkinginanothercity.MyonlycontactwithmyparentsnowisthroughthephonebutIhateusingit.Itfilters过滤outyouremotionandleavesyourvoiceonly.Mydeepestfeelingsshouldbepassedthroughsighthearingandtouch.29.InMisbah’schildhood.A.hewasfreefromworryB.helikedlivinginthecountrysideC.hewasfondofgettingclosetonatureD.heoftenspentholidayswithhisfamily30.WhatdidMisbahdesiremostinhischildhood?A.A.colorfullifE.B.A.beautifulhousE.C.Moneyforhisfamily.D.Peaceandfreedom.31.HowwouldMisbahprefertocommunicatewithhisparents?A.Bypayingweeklyvisits.B.BychattingontheInternet.C.Bycallingthemsometimes.D.Bywritingthemletters.32.Iftherewereonlyonequestionleftwhatwoulditmostprobablybe?A.Whatwasyourchildhooddream?B.Whatisyourbiggestachievement?C.Whatisyourparents’viewofyou?D.Whatwasyourhardestexperienceinthewar?
NotmanypeoplecansaythattheyhavelivedintwototallydifferentenvironmentsandtechnicallyneithercanI.IhavelivedinthesamehouseinthesameConnecticuttownmywholelifebutalotofmychildhoodandteenageyearshavebeenspentvisitingmyfamilyinNewYorkCity.WethersfieldisatypicalNewEnglandtownasmallclosecommunity社区wherealmosteveryoneknowsyournamE.Myfriendsallgotothesamehighschoolandmyparentsarefriendlywithmyfriends’parents.Mostofmyfriendsdon’trealizewhatlifeislikeoutsidethislittletown.MaybeeverysooftenafewtakeadaytriptoManhattanorBostonbutnonereallyknowswhatit’sliketoliveinanurbanenvironment.MyparentsarebothfromNewYorkCityandsincetheyhavesiblingsandfriendswhostilllivetherewevisitalot.FromanearlyageIhavebeenexposedtourbanlifE.Jeffoneofmycousinsliveswithhismotherinaone-bedroomapartmentinBrooklyn.Hehasneverhadhisownroomandhasalwaysbeenverymuchonhisown.Idon’tthinkanyofmyfriendscouldunderstandhowsomeonecouldlivelikethat.www.zxxk.comWhenIgotothecityIseethingsIwouldneverseeinmyhometown.Iseepovertyandpeoplestrugglingtomakealiving.Iobserveawholedifferentpace;thereyou’rejustoneguylivingwithmillionsofotherswhowillneverknowyournamE.Ifeelblessedtohaveexperiencedthelifestylesoftwocompletelydifferentplaces.IamgratefulfortheopportunitiesIhavehaD.IfeelthatlivinginWethersfieldhasgivenmeasolidbaseinformingmycharacterandtheabilitytodealinaclose-knitsociety.OntheotherhandmytimespentinNewYorkhasexposedmetodiverseculturalexperiences.IfeelthatIwouldbecomfortableinanyenvironmentandcouldmakethebestofanysituation.1.Accordingtotheauthormostofhisfriendsinthetown_____.A.haveneverexperiencedcitylifeB.canonlyunderstandtherurallifeC.preferthesmallclosecommunityD.knowlittleabouttherealcitylife2.Theunderlinedwordsiblingsinparagraph3means_____.A.schoolmatesB.colleaguesC.relativesD.parents3.Theauthor’slifeinNewYorkhasbroughthim_____.A.hispresentcharacterB.thesocialabilityC.thecomfortofcitylifeD.diverseculturalexperiences4.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.SmallTownandaBigCityB.A.ManofTwoDifferentWorldsC.ExperienceVariousEnvironmentsD.MaketheBestofDiverseCultures
YOUprobablythinkyouknowaboutLondon’sproblems.Thepeopleareunfriendlyit’swaytooexpensiveandthefoodisterrible-sowhydosomanytouristsflock蜂拥there?Londonwasnamedtheworld’smostpopularcitybetweenJulyandSeptember2013.Itedgedoutotherworld-famouscitiessuchasNewYorkandPariswelcoming4.9millionvisitorsaccordingtotheUKOfficeforNationalStatistics.Amazinglythiswasanincreaseofalmost19.5percenton2012-theyearwhentheOlympicshappenedinsummer.SocanLondon’ssuccessbeexplained?WellmaybE.AstheEnglishwriterSamuelJohnsononcesaidwhenamanistiredofLondonheistiredoflife.LondonlifeisoftencrazyandexpensivebutifyoucanthinkofsomethingyoucanprobablydoittherE.AnywhereinthecityyoucanoftenlookaroundagreatmuseumsuchastheBritishMuseumwatchaconcertatahistoricvenue场所liketheRoyalAlbertHallordancethenightawayinacoolnightclubsuchasFabriC.Andit’snotjustaboutculture–therearealsoworld-famoussportingvenuesaroundthecity.ManytouristsliketowatchsoccermatchesatstadiumssuchasChelsea’sStamfordBridgeArsenal’sEmiratesStadiumorTottenham’sWhiteHartLanE.TouristsevencametowatchBritishtennisplayerAndyMurray’sfamousvictoryattheWimbledontennistournament锦标赛in2013.Yesbutwhataboutthefood?Wellevenifyoudon’tlikeBritishfood–andifyou’veneverhadrealfishandchipsorasummerpuddingthenperhapsyoushouldwaituntilyou’vetriedthem–thereisplentyofgreatfoodfromallovertheworldavailableinLondon’smanyrestaurants.Londonlikemanyofitsbuildingshasalonghistorybutalsoneverlacksavibrantpulse充满活力的脉搏.Alloverthecityhistoryandmodernitycometogethertomakeitanessentialplacefortouriststodiscover.9.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?A.Toshowtheeffectsofthe2012LondonOlympics.B.ToanalyzewhyLondonappealstotourists.C.TocompareLondonwithotherworld-famouscities.D.TotalkaboutcommonproblemsinLondon.10.Theunderlinedphraseedgedoutinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.tooktheleadofB.hadalotincommonwithC.followedtheexampleofD.becamemorepopularthan11.InSamuelJohnson’seyeslifeinLondonisprobably______.A.relaxedB.boringC.colorfulD.challenging12.AccordingtothearticleLondonisattractingmanyvisitorsfromacrosstheworldmainlybecause______.A.itisacityrichincultureandattractionsB.mostlocalpeoplearefriendlyC.thesportingvenuesaroundthecityareworthyofavisitD.BritishfoodenjoysagoodreputationamongvisitorsE.thecityhasacombinationofhistoryandmodernityA.abcB.aceC.bcdD.bde
Doyoufeellucky?Youprobablydon’t.Youmaythinkyou’vegotwhereyouaretodaythroughwillpowerandhardwork.Wetendtooverlookluck’sroleandthisseemstogetworsethericherweget;surveysshowthatthewealthiestareleastlikelytoowetheirfortunestogoodfortunE.Manysuchpeopleopposetaxation税收andgovernmentspending:whyshouldothersgetahandout救济品iftheydon’tneedone?Moreoftenthannottheyvoteagainsttheverypoliciesthathelpedthemgetluckytobeginwith.InarecentAtlanticessayRobertFrankaneconomistwhohasstudiedattitudestochancequoted引用EBWhite:Luckisnotsomethingyoucanmentioninthepresenceofself-mademen.Howeverifweseethisjustasaproblemofthesuper-richpeoplewemaylettherestofusofftooeasily.Anyonelivinginahighlydevelopedeconomyin2016isalreadytheonewhobenefitsfromluck—forexamplenotlivinginthemodern-dayCentralAfricanRepublicwherefewpeoplecanlivealonglifE.Infactweareluckytohavebeenbornhuman.YoumighthavebeenabatteryhenoramayflywithonlyonedaytolivE.Ourblindnesstosuchtruthsisn’tonlybecausewe’reself-absorbedbutalsoweattachmoresignificancetothingsthatareeasiertocalltominD.It’snothardtorecallcountlesstimeswhenyouputintheefforttosucceed:strugglingthroughuniversityfinalspreparingforjobinterviewstoleratingalong-distancetraveltowork.Ontheotherhandit’sratherdifficulttorealizeyou’reprivileged—likenotbeingborninawarzoneorbeforeantibiotics抗生素andsoforth.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1mean?A.Self-mademendon’tliketobetalkedabout.B.Successfulpeopleowetheirachievementstoluck.C.Successfulpeopletendtooverlooktheroleofluck.D.Self-mademenaremorelikelytoshowofftheirfortunE.28.Accordingtotheauthoryouarefortunateifyouarenot.A.strugglingthroughuniversityfinalsB.preparingforinterviewsC.toleratingalongdistancetravelD.livinginawarzone29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.fewpeopleinAfricaareluckyB.eachofusisactuallyprivilegedC.peoplevaluetheimportanceofluckD.peoplesucceedbecauseofluck30.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.LuckIsA.BlessingB.WeAreLuckyC.HowToBeLuckyD.WhoIsLucky
Eco-friendlyCarRaceCanyouimagineacarracer赛车issoeco-friendlythatitstyresaremadefrompotatoesitsbodyiscreatedfromhemp大麻andrapeseedoilanditrunsonfuelmadefromwheatandsugarbeet甜菜?Theone-seaterracingcarcalledEcoOneisbuiltbyexpertsfromWarwickUniversitywhohopethatEcoOnewillbeadoptedbytheautomotiveindustry.Itissoldat$51000.Pollution-sensitiveDressDon’tbecaughtoutsideunawareofpollutionlevelsintheair.Thepollution-sensitiveEPADressbyStephanieSandstromnoticespollutionintheairaccordingly.Thisdress–whichisactuallyquitepretty–lookslikeyoupullitfromthebottomofthedirtylaundrypilewhentheairisdirty.Itmightprotectyourhealthbyadvisingyoutostayindoorsforthedaybutitwon’tdoyouanyfavorifyou’remeetingwithclients.Eco-friendlyUmbrellaTraditionalumbrellascomewithafixedsurfacE.Althoughitischangeableyoucannotreplaceiteasily.Thiseco-friendlydesignismoreflexiblE.Itisactuallyonlyanumbrellaskeleton骨架withoutanysurfacewhichcanbefoldedsoyoucanputanythingsuchasnewspapersplasticbagsorwhateveryouwanttoserveastheprotectingsurfacE.Eco-friendlyMoss苔藓CarpetItissaidthatwalkingonfreshgrassincreasesyourbloodcirculation.TheMossCarpetcreatedbyNguyenLaChanhlooksatgettingthegrasstoyourfeet.Thematincludesballmossislandmossandforestmoss.Thehumidity湿度ofthebathroomensuresthatitgrowswell.Andthat’swhyyouneedtoplaceitthereandnotanywhereelsE.28.AccordingtoParagraph1wecanfindEcoOne_____.A.canseatonepassengerandonedriverB.can’tbeaffordedbythepublicatpresentC.ismainlymadefromsomekindsofplantsD.willtaketheplaceofthetraditionalcarindustry29.WhyisEPADressdesigned?A.ToadvisepeopletostayathomeasoftenaspossibleB.Tostoppeoplefrommeetingtheirclientsifnecessary.C.Tomakewomenlookprettyeveninthepollutedair.D.Tokeepusersinformedofthepollutedlevelsintheair.30.ComparedwithtraditionalumbrellastheEco-friendlyUmbrella_____.A.ischangeableB.hasn’tanysurfaceC.canbefoldedD.ismadeofnewspapers31.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.sciencereportB.A.personalblogC.A.healthreportD.Anofficialdocument
Oneofthebest-knownproverbsmustbeEarlytobedearlytorisemakingamanhealthywealthyandwise.Thepromiseofhealthwealthandwisdomtothosewhojointheranksoftheearlyretireesandrisersmustbeparticularlyappealingtomanypeopleinourmodernsociety.Thereisnodoubtthatoneofthegreatestconcerns关心ofmodernmanishishealth.ItisestimatedthatintheUnitedStates$200billionisspentonhealthcareeachyear.Themedicalfieldhasgrownintosuchabigbusinessthatitemploys4.8millionpeople;anditappearsthatinmanyplacesmorestaffisneededtomeetthedemandsofthepeoplewhoareconcernedabouttheirphysicalwell-being.Muchmoreinteresthasbeenshowninpreventivemedicineinrecentyears.ThisisprobablydueinparttotheincreasingcostsofmedicaltreatmentbutthewritingsofsuchpeopleasDr.KennethCooperhavealsoplayedanimportantrolE.InhisbookAerobicsDrCoopercommunicatedhismessageofthebenefits好处ofexercisesoeffectivelythatmanyotherauthorshavefollowedinhistrailandliterallymillionsofreadershaveputontheirsportsshoesandtakentothehighwaysandbywaysofAmericA.A.recentsurveyshowedthatover17millionpeoplearejogging.Manyofthesearesoseriousthattheyhavetrainedthemselvestorunthe26milesand385yardsofthehardandtiringmarathonsthatareorganizedalloverthecountry.ThelasttimeIwasinHonoluluIwasgreatlysurprisedtoseehundredsofpeopleyoungandoldrunningfortheirlivesandIdiscoveredmanyofthemhaverunintheHawaiianMarathon.Exercisehasalsobecomeamajorpartofconversation.AtadinnerpartyrecentlythepresidentofabankaskedmeYoulooklikearunner;howfardoyouruneachday?A.fewdayslaterwhenIappearedonanationaltelevisionshowthehostsuddenlyaskedmeifIwasaregularrunner.OnbothoccasionstheconversationturnedtothesubjectofexerciseandIfoundasIhavefoundwheneverIhavetraveledrecentlythatthisisasubjectofbeingonmanypeople’sminds.OfcoursetherearestillmanypeoplewhoarelessthanenthusiasticaboutexercisE.TheyappreciatethephilosophyofRobertM.HutchinswhosaidWheneverthethoughtofexerciseoccurstomeIliedowntillitpasses.32.Thefirstparagraphsuggeststhatmedicalworkers_______.A.areingreatneedB.makealotofmoneyC.areconcernedwiththeirownhealthD.likesportsmorethanordinarypeople33.IntheUnitedStatesmedicaltreatmentis_______.A.veryeffectiveB.notenoughC.cheapD.expensive34.Aerobicisabookabout_______.A.medicineB.exerciseC.drivingD.marathon35.Theexamplesofconversationinthelastparagraphareused_______.A.toprovethatpeoplearetiredofoldconversationtopicsB.toprovethatthewriterwasagoodrunnerC.toshowpeople’sinterestinexerciseD.toshowthewriter’slovefortravel
IneverknewbeforeCecilthatyouweresofondofdrawingsaidAuntSophiaasshelookedovertheshoulderofhernephewwhowasbusywithhispencil.Youreallyhavemadegreatprogress.IneedtodosocriedCecilifIamtocarryofftheprizefordrawingasIamdeterminedtodothisterm.IshouldhavethoughtsaidtheauntthatyouhadlittlechanceagainstLeE.Heisanartist'ssonandhasusedthepencilonemightalmostsayfromhiscradlE.摇篮Thatwilldoublethepleasureofbeatinghim!criedCecildashingtheboughofatreeintohispictureasifhemeantwhathesaiD.I'mworkingnowatthisfourhoursaday;heneverdrawsmorethantwo.Youarenotneglecting忽视yourLatinforitIhope?YouhavehadtheLatinprizeeverytermforthesethreeyearspastsaidAuntSophiA.YesrepliedCecilwithaproudsmile;thereisnoboyinourclasscanmatchmeinthatthoughRussellisnowworkingharD.ButIamnotcontentwithoneprize:IcannotresttillIhavewonthepaint-boxfordrawingofwhichTomLeemakessosurE.Itwouldbeglorioustobeatthesonofanartistonhisownground!TakecaresaidhisauntgentlylayingherhandonhisshoulderthatyoudonotlosetheLatinprizeintryingforthatwhichyouarenotlikelytogain.Rememberthefableofthedogthatdroppedthesubstanceincatchingattheshadow.Ontheeveningofthedayonwhichthenamesoftheprize-winnerswerereadoutCecilcamehomefromschoolgloomyandgravE.Hislookstoldhisauntenoughtomakehersparehimthepainofquestions;buthislittlesisterRoseywasnotsothoughtful.Cecilshecriedrunningeagerlyuptohimtellmeareyoutogetthetwoprizes?NonotevenonE.IwassobusytryingtobeatLeethatIcouldnotholdmygroundagainstRussell.CecilthrewhimselfintoasofainanangrymooD.Theirauntsilentlyhopedthatthelessonmightproveworththepainwhichitcost.21.WhatmadeCecilkeeppracticingdrawing?A.Hisinterestindrawing.B.HisdesiretowintheprizE.C.Lee’sbeingthesonofanartist.D.Russell’sworkinghardonLatin.22.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesAuntSophia?A.ConsiderateB.StrictC.DeterminedD.Optimistic23.WhydidCecilfailtowinanyprizes?A.Hedidn’tputinenoughtimE.B.HehadnotalentC.HewastooambitiousD.Hewastootired
Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehemPennsylvaniA.WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.ItwasthefarthestcoldestanddarkestthingachildcouldimaginE.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarcticaorthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvaniA.Plutowhichfamouslywasdowngradedfromamajorplanettoadwarfplanet矮星in2006capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystemPluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractivE.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautopartsoldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaffArizonaTombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflightaplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptunE.OnFebruary181930Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmericanandrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment入侵.Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.9.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.D.BecauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniversE.10.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AnAmericanScientist:ClydeTombaughB.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoyC.Pluto’sStrangeRomanceD.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania
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