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NotmanyyearsagoawealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEnglanD.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy–fivehegave$60000tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipmentforachildren’sgrounD.Asaresultofhiskindnesshebecamefamous.Manypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.DuringtheirtalkJohnsonremarkedthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobehundreD.Thenewspapermanaskedhimhowhemanagedtobehealthyatseventy-fivE.Johnsonhadasenseofhumor.Helikedwhiskyanddranksomeeachday.Ihaveaninjection注射inmyneckeacheveninghetoldthenewspapermanthinkingofhiseveningglassofwhisky.ThenewspapermandidnotunderstandwhatJohnsonmeant.InhisnewspaperhereportedthatJohnsonwasseventy-fiveandhaddailyinjectioninhisneck.WithinaweekJohnsonreceivedthousandsoflettersfromalloverBritainaskinghimforthesecretofhisdailyinjection.21.Johnsonbecamearichmanthrough_______.A.doingbusinessB.makingwhiskyC.cheatingD.buyingandsellingland22.ThegiftofmoneytotheschoolsuggeststhatJohnson_______.A.hadmanychildrenintheschoolB.wasastrangeoldmanC.wasveryfondofchildrenD.wasverykind23.ManypeoplewrotetoJohnsontofindout_______.A.whatkindofwhiskyhehadB.howtolivelongerC.howtobecomewealthyD.inwhichpartofthenecktohaveaninjection24.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeacheveninghereallymeantthat_______.A.helikeddrinkingaglassofwhiskyintheeveningB.heneedn’taninjectionintheneckC.adailyinjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwellD.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneck
Onahill600feetabovethesurroundinglandwewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescenethemoonriseoverthehillsandthestarsappearinthesky.TheviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhousE.EverywindowinourwoodenhousehasaviewandtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbeforE.EachlookremindsuswherewearE.Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutsidetoshootarrowscollecttreeseedsbuildearthhousesandclimbtrees.Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetreesandwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterestmaple枫树makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttasteanditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswatertheyneversayanythingagainstthat.Theseasonschangejustoutsidethedoor.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars’杨树puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalsteamastheicegraduallydisappearsandthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.A.familyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelakE.21.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?A.ThescenesarecolorfulandchangeablE.B.TherearemanywindowsinthewoodenhousE.C.TheviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhousE.D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.22.Bymentioningthenamesofthetreestheauthoraimstoshowthat______.A.thekidslikeplayingintreesB.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtreesC.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledgeD.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools23.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.B.TheseasonsmakethesceneschangE.C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.24.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?A.TodescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehousE.B.Tointroduceherchildren’shappylifeintheforest.C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.D.TosharethejoyoflivinginthenaturE.
Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed展示attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbadtheanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsoundsitiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentranceviascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstorescustomers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairsscentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsales.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.Someyearsagothefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommercee-commercehasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsoundsonlybricks-and-mortarstores实体店canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashopbutratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartmentandcoconut椰子scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlabinvitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore’swindowstosmellbookspotsanddrawersinsearchoftheirperfectscent.32.Accordingtothepassagewhatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstore?A.FriendlyassistantB.SoftbackgroundmusicC.Uniquescents.D.Attractivewindowdisplay.33.E.-shopsarementionedinthepassageto________.A.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitudeB.showtheadvantagesofbrick-and-mortarstoresC.pushstorestousesightsandsoundsD.introducetheriseofe-commerce34.TheunderlinedworddestinationinParagraph5means_____.A.aplacewherecustomerslovetogoB.aspotwheretravelersliketostayC.aplatformthatexhibitsgoodsD.atargetthatastoreexpectstomeet35.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A.compareandevaluateB.informandexplainC.argueanddiscussD.examineandassess
Youarewhatyoueat.Thissayinghasprovidedscientistswithcluesaboutthedietofhominids原始人类—ourearlyrelativesof3millionyearsago.Studyingcarbonatoms碳原子lockedupintoothenamel珐琅质tworesearchersargueagainstthewidelyheldbeliefthathominidsatelittlemorethanfruitsandleaves.SponheimerandJuliaLee-ThorpoftheUniversityofCapeTownSouthAfricareporttheirfindingsinFriday’sSciencE.Therearen’tmanycluesforustoknowthelifeofearlyhominids.Theshapeofhominids’teethofferedthefirstclues.Largeandflat-edgedwiththickenameltheylookedperfectforeatingnutsandfruitsdifferentfromthesharpteethonewouldwanttotearintomeatwith.Thefirststonetoolswhichwouldhelpineatingmeatdidn’tappearuntilabouthalfamillionyearslater.Scientistshavealsofoundmarksonhominids’teethwithpatternsverysimilartothoseontheteethofmodern-dayfruiteaters.SponheimerandLee-Thorptriedanewmethodlookingatthechemicalcomposition组成ofthetoothenamel.Theystudiedtheenamelforthecarbon-13.Animalsthateatgrasseshavehighercarbon-13levelsthanthoseeatingfruitsandotherplants.Whattheyfoundwasthattheteethtothehominidshadanin-betweenamountofcarbon-13whichmeantnotonlytheywereeatingfruitstheywereeatingalotofgrassesoranimalseatinggrasses.Thelowercarbon-13levelscouldalsocomefromeatingcertaintypesofinsects.Buttherearepeoplewhounderstanddifferently.Prof.UngaroftheUniversityofArkansasagreesthestudyoffersnewsuggestionsofhominidsdietbutdisagreesaboutthesuggestionthatmeatcouldexplainthelowercarbon-13levels.Onesuggestionmightbetruethough—takegoodcareofyourteeth.In3millionyearsascientistmightbeusingthemtofigureoutwhatyouatefordinner.32.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ProtectYourTeeth.B.WheretheHominidsliveD.C.WhattheHominidsAtE.D.TheFormationofTeethEnamel.33.Beforethetwoscientists’findingsmostpeoplethoughtthathominids________.A.usedtoolstodiggrassB.hadsharpteethC.livedhalfamillionyearsagoD.atemainlyfruitsandleaves34.Thetwoscientists’findingsweremainlybasedonthestudyabout________.A.theshapeofhominids’teethB.thegrassesof3millionyearsagoC.themake-upofthetoothenamelD.theteethmarksofearlyfruiteaters35.WhatisitthatProf.Ungarfindsdoubtful?A.Hominidsprobablyhaddifferentdiets.B.Hominidspossiblyategrass-eatinganimals.C.Hominidswerebasicallyfruitandgrasseaters.D.Hominidshadlowerlevelofcarbon-13intheteeth.
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Twogirlslivingnextdoortoeachother-aseeminglyplainscenethathastwoverydifferentlife.storiesbehindit.ChiZhenan18-year-oldstudentinSevilleSpainusedhiscameratotellthestoryoftwoliveswhichwentwidespreadonlinE.Commentsonthephotosindicatethattheyhaveinspiredmanytobelievethatthefutureisintheirownhands.Chihasseenmanyyouthslivinglifewithoutagoalwastingtheirtimeandblamingbadluckforit.FeelingregretforthemhetookaseriesofphotosofhisfriendsVeronicaandAnnaMariabothfreshmenattheUniversityofSevilleinSpain.Theylivecompletelydifferentlifestylesandaregettingoppositeresults.Chihopesthephotoswillinspirethosewhohaveletgooftheirownfate命运.InthephotosAnnaMariaaSpanishgirlcanbeseenwatchingaTVprogramme.Shespendsmostofhertimeinfrontofherlaptop.Sherarelygoesoutbecauseshethinksshe'snotattractiveanddoesn'tknowwhattosayinsocialsituations.'I'mnotasluckyasVeronicasheoftensays.Butshedoesn'tknowthatwhileshe'swastingtimewatchingTV-Veronicatheluckygirlnextdoorhastaughtherselffourforeignlanguagesandtraveledtomanyplaces.Shegoestothelibraryfrequentlyandherextensiveknowledgeandexperienceallowhertotakepartinanyconversationandbecomethecenterofattention.ChithinksthatAnnaMariaresemblesmanyofhisChinese.friendswhostudyabroaD.TheyaretrappedtotheirlittlecirclesnevertryingtochangetheirfatE./'Theysay'maybeI'lldoitinmynextlife'buttheyareintheir20stheirbesttimE.Howcantheygiveuphopeandacceptthisastheirlife?Chisays.TheinfluenceofthephotoshasgonefarbeyondwhatChiexpecteD.OneusercommentedonhisphotosonRenren.comsayingAwallseparatestwoworldsandthelifewehavedependsonwhatwedo.Anotherisdeterminedtomakeachangerightaway.I'mturningoffmylaptopandnotwatchingTVanymorehewrotE.29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthetext?A.A.luckydoginsocialcirclesB.CommentsonthephotosC.A.photoseparatestwoworlds.D.Talesoftwooppositelives30.Itcanbeconcludedfromthewidespreadphotosonlinethat_'A.lifeonehasdependsonwhatonedoesB.AnnaisanattractivegirlwithagoalC.VeronicaismuchluckierthanAnnaD.Chiwasteshistimeintakingphotos31.AccordingtothetextVeronica_.A.likeswatchingTVprogrammesB.seldomchatswithothersC.isoftenthecentreofattentionD.letsgoofherownfate32.ManyofChi'sChinesefriendswhostudyabroad_A.determinetomakeachangerightawayB.liketotraveltodifferentplacesofinterestC.believetheywilldobetterinnextlifeD.aremorewillingtoliveinlittlecircles
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WomenwhoowncatsaremorelikelytohavementalhealthproblemsandkillthemselvesbecausetheycanbeinfectedbyacommonparasitethatcanbecaughtfromcatlitterastudyhasfounD.ResearchersfoundwomeninfectedwiththeToxoplasmagondiiT.gondiiparasite刚地弓形虫whichisspreadthroughcontactwithcatwasteoreatingundercookedmeatorunwashedvegetablesareatincreasedriskofattemptingsuicidE.Thestudyinvolvedmorethan45000womeninDenmark.Aboutathirdoftheworld'spopulationisinfectedwiththeparasitewhichhidesincellsinthebrainandmusclesoftenwithoutproducingsymptoms.Theinfectionwhichiscalledtoxoplasmosis弓形虫病hasbeenlinkedtomentalillnesssuchasschizophrenia精神分裂症andchangesinbehavior.Thestudy'sseniorauthorDoctorTeodorPostolacheanassociateprofessorofpsychiatry精神病学attheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicineintheUnitedStatessaidWecan'tsaywithcertaintythatT.gondiicausedthewomentotrytokillthemselvesbutwedidfindapredictiveassociationbetweentheinfectionandsuicideattemptslaterinlifethatdeservesadditionalstudies.DoctorAlbertReecevicepresidentofmedicalaffairsattheUniversityofMarylandsaidT.gondiiinfectionisamajorpublichealthproblemaroundtheworldandmanypeopledon'trealizethey'reinfecteD.DrPostolacheisaleadingexpertonsuicideneuroimmunology神经免疫学.SuicideisacriticallyimportantmentalhealthissuE.Aboutonemillionpeoplecommitsuicideandanother10millionattemptsuicideworldwideeachyear.WehopethatthistypeofresearchwillonedayhelpusfindwaystosavemanylivesthatnowendtooearlyinsuicidE.Dr.Postolache'sresearchteamattheUniversityofMarylandwasthefirsttoreportaconnectionbetweenT.gondiiandsuicidalbehaviorin2009.HeiscooperatingwithresearchersinDenmarkGermanyandSwedentoconfirmandinvestigatethewayleadingtothisassociation.TheT.gondiiparasitethrivesintheintestinesofcatsanditisspreadthroughtheirwastE.Allwarm-bloodedanimalscanbecomeinfectedthroughcontactwithit.Humanscanbecomeinfectedbychangingtheirinfectedcats'litterboxeseatingunwashedvegetablesdrinkingwaterfromapollutedsourceorbyeatingundercookedorrawmeat.Notwashingkitchenknivesafterpreparingrawmeatbeforehandlinganotherfooditemalsocanleadtoinfection.Pregnantwomencanpasstheparasitedirectlytotheirunbornbabiesandareadvisednottochangecatlitterboxestoavoidpossibleinfection.Babiesdon'tproduceantibodiestoT.gondiiforthreemonthsaftertheyarebornsotheantibodiespresentintheirbloodrepresentedinfectioninthemothers.ThescientistsstudiedDanishhealthpatientstodetermineifanyofthesewomenlaterattemptedsuicideincludingcasesofviolentsuicideattemptswhichmayhaveinvolvedgunssharpinstrumentsandjumpingfromhighplaces.ThestudyfoundthatwomeninfectedwithT.gondiiwereoneandahalftimesmorelikelytoattemptsuicidecomparedtothosewhowerenotinfectedandtheriskseemedtorisewithincreasinglevelsoftheT.gondiiantibodies.DrPostolachenotedlimitationstothestudysuchastheinabilitytodeterminethecauseofthesuicidalbehavior.ThefindingswerepublishedonlineintheArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry.50.Theobjectsoftheresearcharewomenfrom_____.A.DemarkB.theUSAC.GermanyD.Sweden51.Thecommonwaywhichismorelikelytobeinfectedwiththediseaseis_____.A.toeatunwashedvegetablesorundercookedmeatB.tocleanaplacewhereacatoncelivedforatimeC.topasstheinfectiontoherunbornbabyduringawoman'spregnancyD.toreusekitchentoolswhichhavebeenusedtocutrawmeat52.Whatistheconsequenceifawomanisinfectedwiththeparasiteinthepassage?A.Havingahighfever.B.Doingdeliberateself-harm.C.KeepingadepressedmooD.D.BecomingbadtempereD.53.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Womenhaveahigherrisktobeinfectedbytheparasitethanmen.B.TheresultoftheresearchmayhelpthescientiststofindwaystostopsuicideinadvancE.C.Thescientistswillcontinuetheirresearchintothepossibleconnection.D.Theriskofbeinginfectedseemstorisewiththedecreasinglevelsoftheantibodies.54.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldprobablybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whyarewomenmorelikelytocommitsuicide?B.Womenshouldkeepawayfromcats.C.Waysfoundtodealwithwomen'smentalproblems.D.Arewomenwhoowncatsatasuiciderisk?
About10yearsagoIwashavingmyannualholidaypartyandmyniecehadcomewithhernewMBAboyfrienD.Ashelookedaroundtheroomhenotedthatmyemployeesseemedhappy.ThenIaskedhimhowhethoughtIdidthat.I’msureyoutreatthemwellhereplieD.That’shalfofitIsaiD.DoyouknowwhattheotherhalfisHedidn’thavetheanswer.SowhatistheanswerIfiredtheunhappypeoplE.Peopleusuallylaughatthispoint.IwishIwerejoking.I’mnot.Ihavelearnedthelonghardandfrustratingwaythatasamanageryoucannotmakeeveryonehappy.GoodmanagementrequirestrainingconsultingandpatiencE.Don’tgetmewrong.Thisdoesn’thappenalot.There’snojoyintheactoffiringsomeonE.Andit’snotalwaystheemployee’sfault—therearemanybadbossesouttherE.Andsometimespeoplewhowouldbegreatemployeessomewhereelsejustdon’tfityourcompany.Idon’thaveaPhDanMBAorevenaneconomicsdegreE.WhatIdohaveisahappycompany.NowIknowsomepeoplearguethatbusinessisaboutmakingmoneyandnoteveryonehastobehappy.Everyonehasarighttohisorheropinion.WhenyouownacompanyyoualsohavetherighttosurroundyourselfwiththepeopleyouchoosE.AllinallIhadagooddaytoday.NotbecauseIgotabigorderorgreatfinancialreports.IhavewonderfulpeopleworkingformE.TheycarE.TheyarecommitteD.Theyunderstandthewholecustomer-staff-companytrianglewhereallofthelegssupporteachother.Ifyoureadbooksongreatcompaniestheyusuallyleaveoutadirtylittlesecret.Itdoesn’tmakeforgoodpublicrelations.Whatisalsotrueisthatit’shardtobuildagreatcompanywiththewrongpeoplE.Whenyouhavetherightpeoplebusinessismucheasier.IknowbecauseIhavetriedit.25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor?A.Heoftenfiredthehappyemployees10yearsago.B.Hehadagooddaytodaybecausehegotabigorder.C.Hereceivedagoodeducationineconomics.D.Heheldhisholidaypartyeveryyear.26.Whydidtheemployeesseemhappy?A.Becausetheauthortreatedthemwellandcouldmakethemhappy.B.BecausetheywereoptimisticpeopleandhappyallthetimE.C.Becausetheauthorhadhappypeopleworkingforhimandtreatedthemwell.D.BecauseeveryonehadtopretendtobehappyinordernottobefireD.27.Ifonewantstomakehiscompanytobeagreatoneheshould________.A.enjoyfiringhisunhappyemployeesB.believebusinessisonlyaboutmakingmoneyC.employgoodemployeeswhoarefitforhiscompanyD.followthebooksongreatcompanies28.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Theauthormanagedhiscompanyverywell.B.Themanhadbeeninlovewiththeauthor’snieceforlongbeforehecametotheparty.C.Thebooksongreatcompaniesusuallytelltheirsecrets.D.It’seasytobuildagreatcompanywiththewrongpeoplE.
EveniftreescannotwalktheyarestillonthemovE.InpartsoftheArcticentireforestsaremovingnorthwarD.AcrosstheArctictemperaturesarerisingfasterthananywhereelseintheworlD.Asthathappensthetreelinethatmarkswhereforestsstopandthetreelesstundra冻土地带startshasbeenshiftingnorthwarD.TreesgrowingalongthetreelinemustprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwinD.Todothisplantstendtogrowhorizontal水平的brancheslowtothegrounD.Theenergyittakesfortreestogrowthiswaymeanstheydon'thaveenoughenergytomakeseeds.ButasEarth'sclimatehasbeenwarmingtreesnolongerhavetojustgrowhorizontally.Manycaninsteadgrowuptowardthesky.Thistakeslessenergy.Andwithalltheleftoverenergythesetreeshavestartedproducingmoreseeds.Thishappensespeciallyinplaceswherethewhitespruce白云杉grows.WhitesprucewhichisaNorthAmericantreeisquiteabletoproducealotofseedswhichcanmovelongdistancesinthewinD.Whenwind-blownseedsenduponthetundrabeyondthetreelinetheyeventuallycansprout发芽newtrees.ThisexplainshowaforestcanmovE.Ofcoursetheprocesswouldworkonlyifthetundrawerewarmenough.Butinrecentyearsthewholeplanethasbeenwarming.Newtreeswillprovidesheltersforsomesnowkeepingthesun’sraysfrommakingthewhitesurfacedisappear.Insteadthetreesabsorbthesun'sheat.Thiswarmsthesurroundingair.Theextrawarmthencouragesevenmoretreestoproduceseeds.Thatfurtherboostsaforest'sabilitytoexpanD.Inadditionmoretreeswilltrapmoresnowpreventingmuchofitfrombeingblownaway.Snowcantrapheatinthesoilbelowwhichencouragestreestogrow.TherecentriseoftemperaturehashelpedmoretreesgrowpastthetreelinE.Peopleworryaboutimpactsontheanimalsthatdependonfrozenconditionsforfoodandshelter.25.WhatisthemaincauseofthetreesintheArcticmovingnorthward?A.TherisingtemperaturE.B.TheshrinkingofnortherntundrA.C.ThefierceandcoldwinD.D.Theabundantresourcesinthenorth.26.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordthisinParagraph2mean?A.Toproducemoreseeds.B.TomovenorthwardC.TorespondtotheclimatechangE.D.ToprotectthemselvesfromthecoldwinD.27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Newtreescantrapthesnowwhichmaymakethesoilcolder.B.Thetrappedsnowpreventsnewtreesfromproducingmoreseeds.C.Newtreescanmakethesurroundingairwarmer.D.Newtreescanbringmorefoodandshelterforlocalanimals.28.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_______.A.ahealthreportB.asciencereportC.afashionmagazineD.achildren'smagazine
Mostofmyfriendsaremovingoutsidethecity..toavoidthenoisesmogtrafficandcrimeofthecity.OnefriendsaysTheairisheavilypollutedinthecitysoIprefertoliveoutsidewheretheairisclean.AnotherfriendisunpleasedwiththetrafficDowntowniscrowdedwithcars!Youcan'tfindaparkingplaceandthetrafficjamsareterriblE.EveryoneisworriedaboutcrimeThecityisfullofcriminals-it'stoodangerous.Forthemtherural乡村的lifeisacureforallproblemsgreengrassflowersswimmingpoolsbarbecuesandsoon.Yetaftertheyhavelivedthereforayearorsotheyrealizethatrurallifeisnotsopleasantastheywereexpecting.Why?Theirgardens！Theysoonlearnthatthemainpartofrurallifeisyardwork.Aftertheyworkallweekendintheirgardensthey'retootiredtoswimintheirpoolsorcooksomemeatontheirbarbecues.Andtheycan'tliveinthecountrysidewithoutacar.Mostofthemmovedtothecountrysidetoavoidtrafficbutnowthey'reblockedonabusyfreewaytwohourseverydaytodrivetoworkdowntown.Myopinionsabouturbanlifearedifferent-Ilovetolivedowntown!Why?FirstinthecityIcanenjoynaturE.Icanwalkthroughthepark.smell.theflowerssitonthegrassandvisittheanimalsinthezoo.YetIdon'thavetodoyardworkorfeedtheanimals.AlsoIcangeteverywherebybus;ifthereisatrafficjamIcanwalkhomE.Ithinkthecriminallifewillreflectchangesinsocietytoo;ifpeoplearebuyinghomesoutsidethecitythecriminalswillsoonfollow.Criminalswanttoavoidnoisesmogandpollutiontoo.Thenovercrowdingandcrimewillbeproblemsofthesuburbsinsteadofthecity!21.Thefirstparagraphisusedto_..A.listsomefiguresB.makecomparisonsC.leadtothetopic.D.givesuggestions22.Whatdidthosemovingoutsidethinkoftheirlifeinthecity?A.Cosy.B.Convenient.C.Colorful.D.CrowdeD.23.Whatisthemajorproblemforthosewholiveinthecountryside?A.Beingfarfromdowntown.B.Havinggardenstotakecareof.C.Failingtofindparkinglots.D.SufferingheavytrafficontheroaD..24.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetohiscitylife?A.Approving..B.Ambiguous.C.Grateful.D.Doubtful.
Canyouimagineacarracerissoeco-friendlythatitstyresaremadefrompotatoesitsbodyiscreatedfromhemp大麻andrapeseedoilanditrunsonfuelmadefromwheatandsugarbeet?Theone-seaterracingcarcalledEcoOneisbuiltbyexpertsfromWarwickUniversitywhohopethatEcoOnewillbeadoptedbytheautomotiveindustry.Itissoldat$51000.Pollution-sensitiveDressDon’tbecaughtoutsideunawareofpollutionlevelsintheair.Thepollution-sensitiveEPADressbyStephanieSandstromnoticespollutionintheairaccordingly.Thisdress–whichisactuallyquitepretty–lookslikeyoupullitfromthebottomofthedirtylaundrypilewhentheairisdirty.Itmightprotectyourhealthbyadvisingyoutostayindoorsforthedaybutitwon’tdoyouanyfavorifyou’remeetingwithclients.Eco-friendlyUmbrellaTraditionalumbrellascomewithafixedsurfacE.Althoughitischangeableyoucannotreplaceiteasily.Thiseco-friendlydesignismoreflexiblE.ItisactuallyonlyanumbrellaskeletonwithoutanysurfacewhichcanbefoldedsoyoucanputanythingsuchasnewspapersplasticbagsorwhateveryouwanttoserveastheprotectingsurfacE.Eco-friendlyMoss苔藓CarpetItissaidthatwalkingonfreshgrassincreasesyourbloodcirculation.TheMossCarpetcreatedbyNguyenLaChanhlooksatgettingthegrasstoyourfeet.Thematincludesballmossislandmossandforestmoss.Thehumidity湿度ofthebathroomensuresthatitgrowswell.Andthat’swhyyouneedtoplaceitthereandnotanywhereelsE.28.AccordingtoParagraph1wecanfindEcoOne_____.A.canseatonepassengerandonedriverB.can’tbeaffordedbythepublicatpresentC.ismainlymadefromsomekindsofplantsD.willtaketheplaceofthetraditionalcarindustry29.WhyisEPADressdesigned?A.ToadvisepeopletostayathomeasoftenaspossibleB.Tokeepusersinformedofthepollutedlevelsintheair.C.Tomakewomenlookprettyeveninthepollutedair.D.Tostoppeoplefrommeetingtheirclientsifnecessary.30.ComparedwithtraditionalumbrellastheEco-friendlyUmbrella_____.A.ischangeableB.hasn’tanysurfaceC.canbefoldedD.ismadeofnewspapers31.Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?A.A.sciencereportB.A.personalblogC.A.healthreportD.Anofficialdocument
Whenmostpeopletalkofaclassroomtheythinkofolderpeopleteachingyoungerones.Butwhenitcomestolearningabouthigh-technologydevicestheoppositecanoftenbetruE.ThatiswhatishappeningthroughaprogramintheeasternAmericancityofColumbiaMarylanD.The50PlusCenterprovidesfreetechnologyclassesforadultsaged50andolder.Theteachersareoftenteenagersandevenyoungerchildren.MyraStaffordis73yearsolD.ShesignedupfortheworkshoptolearnhowtouseheriPaD.Ms.StaffordsayssheislearningquicklyaboutthedeviceandthatsheenjoyslearningfromyoungerpeoplE.Eleven-year-oldZhionPerkinsteachesMs.StafforD.HesaysYouhavetobereallyreallypatientbecausesomeofthemmightnotaccepttheknowledgeassmoothlyasothers.MeridyMcCaguedirectorofthe50PlusCentersaysAspeopleareagingtheirworldsgetalittlesmaller.Someofthemcannolongerdrive;someofthemdon’tgetouttomakelongtripstovisittheirrelatives.TheprogrambringsthembackintoFacebookandSkypE.NowtheycandoeverythingfromorderingthingsfromAmazontoorderinggroceriesormeals.Teachingseniorcitizensabouttechnologycanprovehelpfulfortheeconomy.Asseniorsgetmoreexcitedaboutusingthetechnologythey’regoingintothemarketplaceandbuyingsomeproducts.Sothat’saboomineconomyrighttherE.MadisonLamisa17-year-oldteacherofthetechnologyworkshop.Shesaysshealsolearnsalotfromhelpingseniors.SafireWindleyisheadoftheYouthandTeenCenterthatoperatestheprogram.Shesaysyoungpeoplegainsocialskillsfromteachingolderresidents.ThisissomethingtheyneeD.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Onlyolderadultscanbeoutstandingteachers.B.ProvidingfreeclassesforadultsisanurgentneeD.C.Learninghightechnologyisnecessaryforchildren.D.Theclasses’differencemainlyliesintheteachers’agE.30.Whatisimportantwhentheyoungteacholderadults?A.Responsibility.B.ExperiencE.C.PatiencE.D.Interest.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Olderpeople’sworldsgetalittlesmallerB.It’swonderfullearningfromyoungerpeopleC.TeenshelpseniorsbridgetechnologygapD.Seniorsgetexcitedaboutusinghigh-techdevices
A.bigfocusofthecriticismofcomputergameshasconcernedthecontentofthegamesbeingplayeD.Whenthestoryofthegamesisanalyzedtheycanbeseentofallintosomestyles.ThetwostylesmostpopularwiththechildrenIinterviewedwere‘Platformers’and‘Beat-them-ups.’PlatformgamessuchasSonicandSuperMarioinvolveleapingfromplatformtoplatformavoidingobstaclesmovingonthroughthelevelsandprogressingthroughthedifferentstagesofthegamE.Beat-them-upsarethegameswhichhavecausedconcernovertheirviolentcontent.Thesegamesinvolvefightsbetweenanimated动画的characters.Inmanywaysthisviolencecanbecomparedtoviolencewithinchildren’scartoonswhereacharacterishitovertheheadorfallsoffacliffbutwalksawayunscathed.Argumenthasoccurredinpartbecauseoftheintensityofthegameplaywhichissaidtospilloverintochildren’severydaylives.Thereareworriesthatchildrenarebecomingmoreviolentandaggressiveafterlongtimeexposuretothesegames.Playingcomputergamesinvolvesfeelingsofintensefrustrationandangerwhichoftenexpressesitselfinaggressive‘yells’atthescreen.Itisnotonlythe‘Beat-them-up’gameswhichproducethisaggression;platformgamesarejustasfrustratingwhenthecharacterslosealltheir‘lives’and‘die’justbeforetheendofthelevelisreacheD.Computergamingreliesuponintenseconcentrationonthemovingimagesonthescreenanddemandsgreathand-to-eyecoordination协调.Whentheplayerlosesandthewords‘Gameover’appearonthescreenthereisannoyanceandfrustrationatbeingbeatenbythecomputerandathavingmadeanerror.ThisangerandaggressioncouldperhapsbecomparedtotheaggressionfeltwhenplayingfootballandyoutakeyoureyeofftheballandenabletheoppositiontoscorE.Theannoyanceexperiencedwhendefeatedatacomputergameiswhatmakesgaming‘addictive’:theplayerisdeterminednottomakethesamemistakeagainandtohave‘onelastgo’inthehopeofdoingbetternexttimE.SomeoftheconcernovertheviolenceofcomputergameshasbeenaboutchildrenwhoareunabletotellthedifferencebetweenfictionandrealityandwhoactouttheviolentmovesofthegamesinfightontheplaygrounD.Theproblemwithvideogamesisthattheyinvolvechildrenmorethantelevisionorfilmsandthismeanstherearemoreimplicationsfortheirsocialbehavior.Playingthesegamescanleadtoanti-socialbehaviormakechildrenaggressiveandaffecttheiremotionalstability.32Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A.HowtocontrolangerwhileplayingcomputergamesB.Thereisnodifferencebetween‘Platformers’and‘Beat-Them-Ups’C.HowdoesplayingcomputergamesaffectthelevelofviolenceinchildrenD.Howtomakechildrenspendlesstimeoncomputergames33.ThewordunscathedinParagraph1probablymeans________.A.unharmedB.unbeatenC.unsettledD.unhappy34.AccordingtoParagraph2howdoesviolencerelatetoplayingcomputergames?A.Beat-Them-Upsaremorepopularwithchildrenthereforemorelikelytoproduceviolentbehavior.B.Whenlosingcomputergameschildrentendtoexperiencefrustrationandanger.C.Peoplewhohavegoodhand-eye-coordinationtendtobemoreviolentthanothers.D.Theviolentcontentinthegamesgetschildrenaddictedtothegames.35.AccordingtotheauthorwhydovideogamesleadtoviolencemorethanTVormovies?A.Becausechildrencannottellfictionfromreality.B.BecausechildrenliketoactoutthescenesinthegamesontheplaygrounD.C.Becausecomputergamescanproducemoreanti-socialbehavior.D.BecausecomputergamesinvolvechildrenmorethanTVorfilms.
ExperiencethenewlyopenedGrandCanyon大峡谷WestSkywalkinColorado.DepartingfromGrandCanyon’sSouthRimbyAirplanetoGrandCanyon’sWestRimyouwilllandandtakeagroundtourtotheSkywalk!Walkonairfor70feetovertheedgeofGrandCanyonWest.ThisSkywalkhasbeenopensinceMarch282007.DailyvisitorshiptotheSkywalkhasbeenover4000peoplE.PleasebepatienttoenjoyyourmomentontheSkywalk.AfteryouhaveexperiencedtheoneandonlyGrandCanyonSkywalkGlassBridgeyouwillreturntotheGrandCanyonWestAirportandtakeyourairplaneforaflightbacktotheSouthRimoftheCanyon.ThisisatournevertobeforgottenasyouwillhavewalkedonairovertheGrandCanyon.TourItinerary行程TourDuration5.7HoursTheGrandCanyonAdventureSkywalkFlightfromGrandCanyonSouthRimtoGrandCanyonWest1HourExperienceabird’s-eyeviewoftheGrandCanyonasyoumakeyourwaytoGrandCanyonWest.LightLunchatGuanoPointatGrandCanyonWest2HoursYou’llbetakenbybustoGuanoPointwithbreathtakingviewsofthewesternpartoftheGrandCanyonwheretheColoradoRivermakesitswayintoLakeMooD.Everytableforlunchhasaview.WalkontheWorldFamousSkywalk1.5HoursFinallyyou’llboardyourbustoEaglePointhomeoftheGrandCanyonSkywalk.Nowitistimeforyoutowalkonairfor70feetovertheGrandCanyon.FlightBacktoGrandCanyonSouthRim1.2HoursAftertimeontheSkywalkyou’llreturntotheGrandCanyonWestAirportandreturntoGrandCanyonSouthRimintimefordinnerandsunset.25.Thisadvertisementisfor________.A.GrandCanyonB.theSkywalkC.GrandCanyonWestD.GrandCanyonSouth26.TheGrandCanyonSkywalkBridgeismadeofglassbecause________.A.itlooksstrangerB.itischeapertobuildC.itlooksmorebeautifulD.itgivesyouabetterview27.AccordingtotheTourItinerarytherouteis________.A.SouthRim→GuanoPoint→WestAirport→EaglePoint→WestAirport→SouthRimB.SouthRim→WestAirport→GuanoPoint→EaglePoint→WestAirport→SouthRimC.SouthRim→WestAirport→EaglePoint→GuanoPoint→WestAirport→SouthRimD.SouthRim→WestAirport→EaglePoint→WestAirport→GuanoPoint→SouthRim
Bynowweareallawarethatsocialmediahashadatremendousinfluenceonourcultureinbusinessontheworld-at-largE.SocialmediawebsitesrevolutionizedthewaypeoplecommunicateandsocializeontheWeB.Howeverasidefromseeingyourfriends’newbabyonFacebookorreadingaboutJustinBieber’slatestconflictwiththelawonTwitterwhataresomeoftherealinfluences?Socialnetworksoffertheopportunityforpeopletore-connectwiththeiroldfriendsandacquaintancesmakenewfriendsshareideasandpicturesandmanyotheractivities.UserscankeeppacewiththelatestglobalandlocaldevelopmentsandparticipateincampaignsandactivitiesoftheirchoicE.ProfessionalsusesocialmediasiteslikeLinkedIntoenhancetheircareerandbusinessdevelopment.Studentscanworktogetherwiththeirpeerstoimprovetheiracademicandcommunicationskills.Unfortunatelythereareafewdownsidestootosocialnetworking.Ifyouarenotcarefulimmoralpeoplecantargetyouforcyberbullyinganddisturbanceonsocialsites.Schoolchildrenyounggirlsandwomencanfallvictimtoonlineattackswhichcancreatetensionandsuffering.Ifyouareavictimofcyberbullyingdonottakeitlyingdownbuttrytotakeappropriatelegalactionagainsttheattacker.Manycompanieshaveblockedsocialnetworksasaddictedemployeescandistractthemselvesonsuchsitesinsteadoffocusingonwork.InfactstudiesshowthatBritishcompanieshavelostbillionsofdollarsperyearinproductivitybecauseofsocialmediaaddictionamongemployees.Alsowhatyoucarelesslypostonthecancomebacktotroubleyou.Revealing泄露personalinformationonsocialsitescanmakeusersvulnerable易受伤害的tocrimeslikeidentitytheftstalkingetC.ManycompaniesperformabackgroundcheckontheWebbeforehiringanemployeE.IfapotentialemployeehaspostedsomethingembarrassingonsocialmediaitcangreatlyaffecttheirchancesofgettingthejoB.Thesameholdstrueforourrelationshipstooasourlovedonesandfriendsmaygettoknowifwepostsomethingundesirableonsocialnetworks.Socialmediahasitsadvantagesanddrawbacksaseachcoinhastwosides.Itisuptoeachusertousesocialsiteswiselytoenhancetheirprofessionalandsociallifeandexercisecautiontoensuretheydonotfallvictimtoonlinedangers.32.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatsocialnetworks_________.A.benefitusersinvariouswaysB.offerprofessionalsgoodchancesC.guideuserstomakerightchoicesuserstomakerightchoicesD.helpstudentsfinishtheirhomework33.Facedwithproblemscausedbysocialmediasomecompanies________.A.takelegalactionagainsttheattackersB.avoidpostingembarrassinginformationC.refusetohirepotentialaddictedemployeesD.forbidtheuseofsocialnetworksduringworktime34.Themainpurposeofthispassageisto_________.A.remindpeopletowiselyusesocialmediaB.shareexperiencesinusingsocialmediaC.providesomeadviceonsocialproblemsD.raisepublicawarenessofsocialproblems35.Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?I:IntroductionP:PointSp:Sub-point次要点C.Conclusion
Parents:Whycan’tyoueverlistentous?Children:Becauseofthehugegenerationgap代沟betweenus.ParentsGenerationgap?Whatisit?Ifweprovideyouwitheverythingwouldthegapberemoved?Children:MaybE.Parents:Thedayyoucameintoourliveswebecameparents.Wekeptlearningaboutparentingonatrialanderrorbasis.Asparentswealsogrowwithyousowecanmakemanymistakesandweexpectyoutounderstandthat.Whateveryouneededwewereabletoprovideyou.Althoughyourdesireswerelargerthanthepaychecksstillwetriedtofulfileverydesireofyourstothebestofourability.Sothegenerationgapisjustyourimaginationandnotareality...Children:Youneverletusfollowourdreamsourpassionsandyoudon’ttrustusthatwecanmakedecisionsonourownaboutourlifE.Parents:Yourdreamandyourpassionskeepchangingasyougrowupsoweaskyoutowaittorealizewhatyoureallywanttodowithyourlivesandforthatyouneedtobeeducatedwellenough.That’sthebasicneed;wedoprovideit.Wedotrustyouunconditionally;yougivemeaningtoourlives.Thereasonwhywecreatebarriers障碍foryouisthatwedon’teverwishtoseeyouinpainorgethurtbecausesituationsarethewaysoflifE.Sometimesthey’retooeasytosolvebutsometimestheyarereallydifficulttodealwith.WepreparethemforyousothatyouareabletodealwitheverysituationwitheaseandconfidencE.Thedayyoumakeyourdecisionsindependentlyweexpectyoutotaketheresponsibilityoftheirresults.Beassuredyouwillalwayshaveourunconditionalsupportnomatterwhattheresultis.Children:Youalwayscompareuswithourfriends.Parents:Yesthat’sourmistakeaswekeepforgettingthateachchildisspecialinhis/herownway.WesometimestrytoliveourowndreamsthroughyousoyourowndreamsarenotachieveD.Weseekforgivenessforthat.32.Intheopinionofparentsthegenerationgap________.A.won’tberemovedinanycaseB.doesn’texistatallintheworldC.causesthemtomakemistakesD.leavesthemunabletorealizetheirdreams33.Whatdoparentsconsiderbasicforchildrentofollowtheirdreams?A.HavingpassioninlifeB.TrustingeachotherfullyC.ReceivingbettereducationD.Givingmeaningtolife34.Whenmakingdecisionsindependentlychildrenareexpectedto________.A.facetheresultswhatevertheyareB.getsupportfromtheirfriendsfirstC.behonesttotheirparentsD.judgewhattheresultsmaybe35.Whatdoparentsapologizetochildrenfor?A.FailingtorealizethedreamofchildrenB.Expectingchildrentorealizeparents’dreamC.HurtingchildrenwhentheygrowupD.Preventingchildrenfrommakingfriendsfreely
Lastyearmysummerholidaywasspoiledbymybringingalongamodernconveniencethatwastooconvenientformyowngood:theiPaD.InsteadoflookingatnatureIcheckedmye-mail.InsteadofpaddlingasmallboatIfollowedmyTwitterfeed推特简讯.InsteadofreadinggreatnovelsIstucktoreadingfournewspaperseachmorning.IwasbehavingasifIwerestillintheofficE.Mybodywasonvacationbutmyheadwasn’t.SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomethingdifferent:withdrawalfromtheInternet.Iknewitwouldn’tbeeasysinceI’mbadatself-control.ButIwasdetermineD.IstartedbygivingtheiPadtomywifE.Thecellphonesignalatourhousewasworsethaninthepastmakingmyattemptsatcheatinganexperienceinfrustration沮丧.Iwastrappedforcedtogothroughwithmyplan.Largelybreakingawayfrome-mailTwitterandmyfavoritenewspaperwebsitesIhadfewwaystoconnecttotheworldexceptfortheradio—andhowmuchradiocanonelistentoreally?IhadtodowhatIhadplannedtodoallalong:readbooks.Thisexperiencehashadahappyending.WithdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywifeIwoninmyvacationstruggleagainsttheInternetrealizingfinallythatitwasInottheiPadthatwastheproblem.IknewIhadwonwhenwepassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.Idon’tneeditIsaiD.Howeveraswereturntopost-vacationlifeahardertestbegins:CanIcontinuewhenI’mbackatwork?Therearetimeswhentheneedtoknowwhat’sbeingsaidrightnowisgreat.Ihavenointentionofgivingupmyconveniencecompletely.ButIhopetoresistthetemptationtocheckmye-maileveryfiveminuteswhichleadstocheckingmyTwitterfeedandawebsiteortwo.IthinkavacationissupposedtohelpyourestyourbraintobecomemoreproductivE.HereIhopethisoneworkeD.28.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’slastsummervacation?A.Hewasdeterminedtoenjoythebeautifulview.B.HisiPadruinedhisplanoffinishingagreatnovel.C.Hehatedhimselfforactingasifhewereworkingonvacation.D.HefeltsatisfiedthathehadstucktohisusualtimetablE.29WhatdidtheauthordotokeepawayfromtheInternetthisyear?A.Hecutoffhiscellphonesignal.B.HehandedhisiPadtohiswifE.C.HerefusedtocheatinhishousE.D.HelistenedtotheradiomostofthetimE.30.Whenbackatworktheauthorwillprobablychooseto________.A.keepcontrolofwhenandhowtousetheInternetB.continuetoreadmoreandmorebooksC.stayawayfromtheInternetforeverD.stopcheckingwhatisbeingsaidrightnowcompletely31.Whatistheauthor’sopinionofagreatvacationinthepassage?A.A.vacationishavingnothingtodobutreadallday.B.A.vacationprovesthatalifeofpleasureisovervalueD.C.A.vacationmeansachangeofpacetomakeonemorecreativE.D.A.vacationisaperiodoftimetodowhateveronewishesto.
Instagramisafastbeautifulandfunwaytoshareyourlifewithfriendsandfamily.Takeapictureorvideochooseafiltertotransformitslookandfeel.andthenposttoInstagram—it’sthateasy.YoucanevensharetoFacebookTwitterandmore.It’sanewwaytoseetheworld.SomanyphotosoffoodarecontainedonInstagram—nowapop-updinerinLondonistakingadvantageofthisnewtrendbylettingpeoplesettlethebillfortheirmealssimplybyuploadingphotosoftheirdishestosocialnetworks.Ialwaysthoughtpeople’stakingpicturesoftheirfoodwaskindofsillybutatthisnewpop-uprestaurantintheUKI’dprobablydoittoo.ThePictureHouseistheworld’sfirstpay-by-photorestaurant.YouorderclickaphotoofthefoodshareonInstagramandeatforfree!Therestaurantbelongstofrozenfoodgiant巨人BirdsEyewhocameupwiththeideatocashinonpeople’saddictionwithphotographingfoodandsharingthepicturesonline.TheyconductedasurveyandfoundoutthatmorethanhalfoftheBritishpopulationregularlytookpicturesoftheirmeals.Sotheyrealizeditwasabetterwaytoadvertisetheirnewdiningrange.Thepop-updinerwasopeninSohoLondonforthreedaysinMayandisnowmovingtoothermajorUKcities.Theyservetwo-coursemealsthatcustomersdon’thavetopayforiftheyphotoandInstagramit.TherestaurantisapartofBirdsEye’sFoodforLifecampaignanewmarketingprojectthataimsatchangingthewaypeoplelookatfrozenfood.Takingphotosoffoodenablespeopletoshowoffandtosharetheirmealtimemoments—fromtheeverydaytothespecialsaidmarketingdirectorMargaretJobling.ThereactiontothePictureHousehasbeengreatsofarAndthepay-by-pictureconcepthasproventobeaneffectiveway.Alternativepaymentmethodsareactuallygainingpopularityamongalotofbusinesses.LastyearinacafeinGermanycustomerspaybyhowmuchtimetheyspendtherenotbywhattheyeat.24.Instagramprobablyis________.A.aprogramusedtosharephotosB.acampaignofFoodforLifeC.arestaurantfreeofchargeD.anewmarketingproject25.What’stheauthor’sattitudetothisnewtrend?A.ConfusedB.InterestedC.OpposedD.Unconcerned26.ThePictureHouseencouragessharingphotosofitsfoodto_______.A.raisethepriceoffrozenfoodB.createanewsocialmediatrendC.attractmorecustomersD.rewardtheregularcustomers27.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleforthepassage?A.FoodforLifeB.ThePop-upDinerC.NoNeedtoPayD.PaybyPicture
InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanadawhichhasmanynationalreligiousandculturaldifferencespeoplehighlyvalueindividualism—thedifferencesamongpeoplE.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.StudentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledgE.Insteadtheyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyagestudentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiasocietiesbycontrastthepeoplehavethesamelanguagehistoryandculturE.Perhapsforthisreasontheeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety'sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChinaJapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.ForexampleoneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmathsphysicsbiologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficultbutitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschoolsyetmanystudentssaythatafteranexamtheyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmericaontheotherhandisthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschooltheyhaven'tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshavE.1.Thewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassageis________.A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewwayB.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrastC.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorizationD.topreparestudentsforsociety2.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEast.B.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotasfriendlyasthoseinAsiA.3.Fromthefactswecaninferthat________.A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudentsB.ChinesestudentsaremorehardworkingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudentsC.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystemD.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdvantagesanddisadvantagesofeducationalsystemB.ThevalueofindividualismC.Educationalsystem—anobviousdifferencebetweentheEastandtheWestD.Memorization—animportantlearningmethod
Perhapsyou’veseenthemontheplaygroundatpreschooldropofforpianolessons.OrevenonthesmallscreeninTVshowslikeUpAllNight.Theyarethestay-at-homedadsandlatelyitseemsthey’reeverywhere.Thelatestresearchshowsthat32percentofdadsregularlycarefortheirchildrenandamongthosewithpreschool-agekidsoneinfivedadsistheprimarycaregiver.Infamilieswheremomsworkthatfigurerisestonearlyoneinthree.Stay-at-homedadshavebecomesocommonthateventoymakersarecateringtothem.Arecentstudyfindsthattoday’sfull-timefathersaren’ttryingtobeMrMoms—insteadthey’recarvingouttheirownuniquerolesasparents.Ispokewithsomeexperiencedstay-at-homedadswhoagreedthattheirparentingstyletendstobemorerough-and-tumble.Idoletthekidstakemorerisksontheplaygroundwhereasmywifetendstogetnervousthatthey’llfallandhurtthemselvessaysKyle38anartist.Inadditionastherearemoreandmorestay-at-homedadstheyareturningtoeachotherforsupport.TheycreateMeetupgroupsandholdingDads’NightsOut.Kyleadmitshehasnoticedashiftrecently.SeveralyearsagoIwascheckingoutatthegrocerystorewiththekidsandthecashierwasverycuriouswhyIwasbuyinggroceriesinsteadofmywife.ItoldherthatIwasafull-timedadandshecommented‘WowIhavenevermetoneofyoubefore.’Nowmynext-doorneighborisadadwhostaysathomeandweoftentradeoffwatchingthekidsafterschool.Asformyownhusbandalthoughheadmitsthatbeingafull-timedadischallengingheisalsoproudofthestrongbondthathehasdevelopedwithourdaughterwhichwillofferherbenefitsthatlastforyears.ChildrenwithcaringinvolveddadstendtohavehigherIQsmoreconfidenceanddobetterinschool.Theyarealsolesslikelytoexperiencedepressionorgetintotroubleandhavebettersocialskills.24.Whyaretoymakerscateringtostay-at-homedadsA.Kidsenjoyplayingwiththem.B.Kidsliketoysboughtbythem.C.Theyarebread-winnerinthefamily.D.Theyinfluencethechoicestheirkidsmake.25.AccordingtoParagraph3stay-at-homedads_________.A.canneverreplacemoms’loveB.canbeasgoodatparentingasmomsC.trytocopymoms’parentingstyleD.differfrommomsinparentingstyles26.WhatchangeshasKylenoticedrecentlyA.ThefoundingofMeetupgroups.B.Thechangeofpeople’sattitudetowardsmen.C.Theincreaseinthenumberofstay-at-homedads.D.Thedevelopmentofnewcommunicationmethods.27.WhatisthelastparagraphmainlyaboutA.Thefuturetrendofstay-at-homedads.B.Thebenefitsofstay-at-homedadsforkids.C.Thechangesstay-at-homedadsexperience.D.Thedisadvantagesstay-at-homedadscause
LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritoriesdestroyingfourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamagedthattheirownershadtoleavethemandfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbrokenroofs.Onepersonwaskilledseveralwerebadlyhurtandtakentohospitalandanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.AfarmerMr.Tansaidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.IwaseatingwithmywifeandchildrenhesaidWhenweheardaloudnoisE.A.fewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.IwentbackinsideandfoundhimsafebutveryfrighteneD.Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren.TherewasnotimetotakeanythingshesaidAfewminuteslatertheroofcamedown.Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutofthefloodedareaandthewelfaredepartment福利机构broughtthemfoodclothesandshelter.21.HowmanyhomesaltogetherweredamagedinthestormA.Twenty-nineB.Twenty-oneC.Thirty-sixD.Fourteen22.WherewasMr.TanwhenthestormfirstbeganA.HewasinsidethehousE.B.HewasinbeD.C.HewasoutsidethehousE.D.Hewasontheroof.23.Theunderlinedwordshelterinthispassagemeans______.A.somethingtoeatB.somewheretostayC.somewheretostudyD.somethingtowear24.WhichofhefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassageA.CleverPeopleB.A.LuckyWomanC.GoodSoldiersD.A.TerribleStorm
WorstGameEverE.T.theExtra-TerrestrialisavideogamethatcameoutfortheAtari2600gamesystemin1982.ItwasbasedonaverypopularfilmofthesamenamE.StarprogrammerHowardWarshawcreateditwithconsultationfromthefilmdirectorStevenSpielberg.ItwasJuly27th1982.HowardWarshawwashotoffthesuccessofhismostrecentgameRaidersoftheLostArk.HereceivedacallfromAtariC.E.ORayKassar.AtarihadboughttherightstomakeavideogameversionofSpilberg’sMovieE.T.whichhadjustbeenreleased发行inJunE.KassartoldWarshawthatSpielberghadspecificallyaskedforWarshawtomakethegameWarshawwashonoredbuttherewasonehugeproblem.AtarineededthegamefinishedbySeptember1stinordertostartsellingitduringtheChristmasseason.IthadtakenWarshawsixmonthstocreateRaidersoftheLostArk.Thegamehemadepriortothattookhimsevenmonths.HewasexpectedtocreateE.T.inaroundfiveweeks.Warshawacceptedthechallengeanywayandproductionbegan.SpielbergwantedWarshawtocreateasimplemazegamesimilartoPac-manbutVhadabiggervision.Hewantedplayerstoexploredifferentenvironmentsin3DworlD.UsuallycompanieslikeAtarihavepeopletestgamesbeforereleasingthembuttheydecidedtoskiptestingduetotimelimitations.Thegamewasahotholidayitematfirst.UnfortunatelyAtarioverestimatedhowmanytheywouldsell.Theymade5millioncopiesandtheyonlysold1.5million.Mostpeoplewhoplayedthegamehatedit.Thegraphics画面werebaD.GameplaywasawkwarD.Playersgotstuckinholesthattheycouldn’tescapE.Somepeoplewhostuckwiththegamegrewtolikeitbutitwasn’tthemainstreamsuccessthatAtarihadhopeditwouldbE.Toomanycopiesofthegamesatonstoreshelves.Oneemployeeremembersthegamebeingdiscountedfivetimesfrom$49.95tolessthanadollar.A.newspaperinNewMexicoreportedthatbetween10and20semitrailertruckloadsofAtariproductswerecrushedandburiedatlandfillinAlamogordo.Atarilostover$100milliononE.T..ThegamewassobadthatitwassaidtohaveaffectedAtari’sreputation.Thevideogameindustrysoonfellintoadeepdepressionwithaprofit$3.2billionin1983tojustover$100millionin1985almosta97%drop.E.T.theExtra-Terrestrialwilllongberememberedasoneoftheworstgamesevermadeifnotoneofthecausesofthedeclineofentirevideogameindustry.59.WhatcanwelearnaboutHowardWarshawfromthepassage?A.Hewasambitious.B.Hewascautious.C.HewasunreliablE.D.HewasinexperienceD.60.WhydidE.T.enduponeworstvideogameever?A.Itwasproducedinahurry.B.Itwassetina3Denvironment.C.ItwasreleasedatawrongtimE.D.ItwasbasedonapopularmoviE.61.AccordingtothepassagethefailureofthegameE.T.mayhave____A.destroyedthereputationofthefilmE.T.B.givenchancestoothercompaniestoriseC.ledtothefallofthevideogameindustryD.madepeopleloseinterestin3Denvironment62.InthepassagetheauthordescribesAtari’sfailure________A.inadisapprovingwayB.withasupportiveattitudeC.withafeelingofpityforthecompanyD.withoutexpressinghis/herownopinions
ArecentreportononlineeducationmadebySRIInternationalfortheDepartmentofEducationhasaseriousacademictitlebutamostinterestingconclusion:Studentsinonlinelearningconditionsperformedbetterthanthosereceivingface-to-faceinstruction.Thereportexaminedtheresearchononlineandtraditionalclassroomteachingfrom1996to2008.SomeofitwasinK-12settingsbutmostofthestudieswereincollegesandadultcontinuingeducationprograms.Overthe12yearsthereportfound99studiesinwhichtherewerecomparisonsofonlineandclassroomperformanceforthesamecourses.TheresultoftheDepartmentofEducation’sresearchshowedthatusuallystudentsdoingsomeorallofthecourseonlinewouldrankalittlehigherthantheclassroomstudentswithlittlebutmeaningfuldifferencE.Theimportanceofthestudyliesinshowingthatonlinelearningtodayisnotjustbetterthannothing—itactuallytendstobebetterthantraditionalinstruction.saidBarbaraMeansthestudy’sleadauthorandaneducationalpsychologistatSRIInternational.Thishardlymeansthatwe’llbesayinggoodbyetoclassrooms.Butthereportdoessuggestthatonlineeducationcouldbesettodevelopsharplyoverthenextfewyears.UntilfairlyrecentlyonlineeducationtotaledtolittlE.Thathasreallychangedwiththearrivalofweb-basedvideoinstantmessagingandteamworktools.Therealpromiseofonlineeducationexpertssayisprovidinglearningexperiencesthataremoresuitableforindividualstudentsthanispossibleinclassrooms.Thatallowsmorelearningbydoingwhichmanystudentsfindmoreattractiveanduseful.WeareataturningpointinonlineeducationsaidPhilipR.RegiertheleaderofArizonaStateUniversity’sOnlineandExtendedCampusprogram.Thebiggestnear-termgrowthMr.Regierpredictswillbeincontinuingeducationprograms.32.Fromthetextweknowthat______________.A.mostofthestudiesweredoneinhighschools.B.thereportwasbasedonmorethan100studies.C.thestudieswerecarriedoutformorethan20years.D.thedifferencebetweenonlineandtraditionalteachingisnotbig.33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A.traditionaleducationwillcometoanendB.traditionaleducationisnotpopularanylongerC.onlineeducationdidn’tdeveloprapidlyuntilrecentlyD.middleschoolsarefacingthechoicebetweenonlineandtraditionalteaching34.WhichisNOTthereasonwhymanystudentspreferonlinelearning?A.Onlineteachingismoresuitableforindividuals.B.Classroomteachingisnotpracticalanduseful.C.Studentscanlearnbydoinginonlinecourses.D.Onlineteachingismoreinteresting.35.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.StudyfindsthatonlineeducationbeatstheclassroomB.Whyisonlineeducationontherise?C.A.reportononlineeducationD.Classroomteachingisout
LeonMcCarthy12wasbornwithoutfingersonhislefthanD.Thatdidn’tstophimfrombeingabletodomanytasks.ButLeoncouldnotgraspmorethanoneobjectatatimE.SoLeon’sfatherPaulcreatedaprosthesis假肢usinga3Dprinter.NowLeonhasfingersthatopenandclosE.Itwasado－it－yourselffather－and－sonadventuresaysPaul.WhenLeonwasababyhisdoctoradvisedhisparentsnottogivehimaprosthetichanduntilhewasinhisearlyteens.ThedoctorsaidLeonshouldfirstlearntogetfulluseoutofthehandhewasbornwithsaysPaul.AsLeongotolderhisfatherlookedintobuyingaprosthetichandwhichcancostasmuchas$30000.Paulfoundamoreaffordablesolution.OnedayPauldiscoveredavideoontheInternetaboutRobohandaprosthesiscreatedwitha3Dprinter.HedownloadedthefreeinstructionsandcalledRobohand’screatorsforadvicE.Theytoldhimallheneededwasa3Dprinter—whichcostsaround$2000—andsomematerials.LuckilyLeon’sschoolhadrecentlypurchaseda3DprinteranditofferedtohelpPaulbuildthehandforLeon.Weusedasoccershinguard护胫cardboardandtapE.Theycostabout$10.saysPaul.WithhisnewhandLeoncandothingsbetter.IcanhelpmymommorebecausenowIcancarrytwogrocerybagshesays.Leon’sfatherhasalreadybuiltseveralhandsforLeon.LeonhelpsdesigneachonE.Hesaysthere’sonethinginparticularthathewantstodowithafutureprosthesis.Thegoalhesaysistobeabletotiemyshoelaces鞋带.24.WhydidLeon'sdoctordisapproveofhisusingaprosthesisinhischildhood?A.Theprosthetictechnologywasunderdevelopedthen.B.A.prosthesiswasveryexpensiveatthattimE.C.Theoriginalhandcoulddomanytasks.D.Tomasterthedisabledhandwasimportant.25.Leon’sfathermanagedtogetLeonanewhandby________.A.collectingmoneyontheInternetB.buyingaprosthetichandC.purchasinga3DprinterD.printingahand26.ThematerialsusedforLeon'shandcanbedescribedas________.A.cheapandcommonB.strangeandvaluableC.personalandlovelyD.basicandsolid27.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.A.DIYEnthusiastB.A.HelpingHandC.A.GreatAdventureD.A.LuckyEscape
Doyouoftenfeellonely?Whatdoyoudowhenyoufeelthatway?HideyourselfawayandspendyourtimereadingwatchingTVorwalkingaround?Youmightthinkthatfeelinglonelyisjustlikefeelinghappysadorscared—thatit’sjustoneofyourvariousmoods.ThatistruE.HoweverifyouletyourselfbelonelyfortoolongwithoutdealingwithityoucouldbemakingaseriousmistakE.DoctorshaveknownforsometimethatfeelinglonelyisbadfortheminD.ItcanleadtomentalhealthproblemssuchasdepressionstressandreduceconfidencE.Beinglonelymeansnotfeelingconnectedorcaredforbutit’snotaboutbeingmentallyaloneLisaJaremkascientistfromOhioStateUniversityUStoldLiveScienceinJanuary.Andthere’sgrowingevidencethatnothavingfriendsisconnectedwithphysicalillnessaswell.In2006forexamplescientistsstudied2800womenwhohadcancer.Theyfoundthatthosewhohadfewfriendsorfamilywerefivetimesmorelikelytodieoftheirdiseasethanwomenwithmanysocialcontacts.AlsoevenhealthypeoplehadabetterchanceoffallingilliftheyfeltleftoutbyothersaccordingtotheBBC.Theresultshavescientiststhinkingthatlonelinessmighthurttheimmunesystem免疫系统whichprotectsthebodyfromdiseases.HopingtoprovethistheoryJaremkaandherresearchteamputvolunteers志愿者throughastresstest.Duringthetestvolunteerswereaskedtomakeanunpreparedspeechinfrontofagroupofstony-facedpeoplE.Theresearchersfoundthatvolunteerswhosaidtheywerelonelyintheirdailylivesfeltmorestressduringthetest.Andtheirbloodsamplesshowedthatallthestresshadmanagedtocauseharmfulchangestotheirimmunesystem.Lonelinesshasbeenthoughtofinmanywaysasachronicstressor慢性增压器—asociallypainfulsituationthatcanlastforquitealongtimeexplainedJaremkawholedthestudy.ThenumberofpeoplesufferingfromlonelinessisincreasingallovertheworlD.HoweversolvingtheproblemiseasiersaidthandonE.Itwon’tworktojusttellanyonetogooutandfindsomeonetoloveyousaidJaremkA.Weneedtocreatesupportnetworks.29.Ifpeoplefeellonelyforalongtime________.A.theywon’tfeelhappyanymoreB.theyaremorementallyharmedthanphysicallyC.theywillfindthefeelinggoesawaybyitselfD.theyaremorelikelytofallill30.WhatwasthepurposeofthestresstestcarriedoutbyJaremka’steam?A.Tofindouthowpeoplefightdiseases.B.Toprovelonelinesshurtspeople’simmunesystems.C.Tofindouttherelationshipbetweenlonelinessandstress.D.Toseehowpeople’semotionschangewhentheygiveunpreparedspeeches.31.Whatmadescientiststhinklonelinessmightmakethebodyworseatfightingdiseases?A.Growingevidenceofmentalproblemsrelatedtoloneliness.B.Someresearchresultsabouttherelationshipbetweencancerandloneliness.C.Somestudiesshowingthatpeoplesufferingfromlonelinessfellillordiedmoreeasilythanthosewhodidn’t.D.Theresultofatestwherevolunteerswereaskedtomakeanunpreparedspeech.32.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat________.A.lonelinesshasbecometheNo.1killerintheworldB.lonelinessisincreasingduetoadvancedtechnologiesC.websitesmustbesetuptohelppeopledealwithlonelinessD.muchmoreworkneedstobedonetofightloneliness
TheWake-upCallWhat’sthat?myten-year-olddaughterGenieaskeD.She’dcaughtmelaughingatapieceofmailI’djustopeneD.Wake-upservice;$2.50percall.Atthebottomwasaphonenumberandadrawingofarotaryphoneliketheonemygreat-auntSarahadowned40yearsago.Isthatmailfunny?GenieaskeD.NotreallyIadmitteD.It’sjustoutdateD.What’sawake-upcallShefrowneD.Iexplainedhowbeforesmart-phonespeoplesometimespaidsomeonetowakethemwithacall.Whosentthisflyer?shepresseD.ProbablysomeoneolderIsaidandcouldusesomemoney.Hereyeslitup.Canweorderawake-up?sheaskeD.Wedon’tneedit.Ipickeditupandheadedfortherecyclingbin.Wait!sheshriekeD.Ifeelsorryforthewake-upmanifheneedssomemoneyshesaidtearingup.Can’tweorder?IlookedattheflyerwithitsdrawingofarotaryphonE.Irememberedagainmygreat-auntSaraandherrotaryphonE.AsakidI’dvisitedheroverLaborDaywhenJerryLewiswouldhosthischarityeventforthedisabledkids.AuntSarawouldsqueezemyhandthenreachfortherotaryphonedialingthenumberonthescreen.Holdingthereceiverbetweenuswe’dannouncetotheoperatorWe’dliketohelpthosekids.NowherewasmyownchildshowingthesamebigheartI’doncebeenencouragedtohaveandhowcouldIignoreher?IGoogledtheflyer’sreturnaddress.TheaddressbelongedtoamancalledRaymonD.Hewasinhismid-60s.WecalledhimandholdingthereceiverbetweenusthewayAuntSaraandIusedtotoldhimweneededhisservices.Great!RaymondsaidinashakybutfriendlyvoiceclearlyamazedatreceivinganorderfromachilD.WhenIaskedhowtopaythe$2.50heansweredMailacheck.Geniewashappyallweek.FridaynightIputthephonebyherpillowsoshecouldanswerRaymond’scall.Sheboundedtomybedroomtotellmeallabouthowhe’dwishedheragoodmorningandtoldhertohaveagreatdaywhichshediD.TechnologyhasmadesomethingsoutdateD.ButtherearestillotherthingstheworldwillalwaysrequirE.IntherushandhustleofmydailylifeI’dtemporarilyforgottenthat.IguessIjustneededawake-upcall.59.Theauthorlaughedatthemailbecause________.A.itwasprintedroughlyB.thedrawinginitwaspoorC.thewake-upcallcosttoomuchD.theserviceitofferedwasoutdated60.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodowiththeflyeratfirst?A.Throwitaway.B.LetGeniereadit.C.Findoutwhosentit.D.KeepitawayfromGeniE.61.Whatmadetheauthorfinallydecidetoorderawake-upcall?A.HerownchildhoodexperiencE.B.Thelessfortunatewake-upman.C.Genie’scuriosityabouttheservicE.D.TheinformationshefoundonGooglE.62.Whatmightotherthingsinthelastparagraphreferto?A.Braveryandcuriosity.B.ConfidenceandpatiencE.C.Honestyandhumor.D.Generosityandkindness.
IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiteraturebutnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.OverthenextsixyearsIwastreadingwaterjusttryingtoearnanincomE.ItriedjournalismbutIdidn’tthinkIwasanygoodthenfinancewhichIhateD.FinallyIgotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.IlovedworkingwithbooksalthoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.IhadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffworkandIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55000words.Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there’sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudoandyou’retooashamedtosayWellI’mwritinganovelbutI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogettherE.MyconfidencediveD.BelievingmynovelcouldnotbepublishedIputitasidE.ThenImetanagent代理商whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.SoIdidandtomysurprisegotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterandaftersigningwithanagentIfinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincomejustwaitingandwonderingapublisherofferedmeabookdeal—thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offatereally.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferentthere’snoendinsightsotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontract合同ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding有回报的.29.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.IwaswaitingforgoodfortunE.B.IwastryingtofindanadmirablejoB.C.IwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejoB.D.IwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatimE.30.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel______.A.tofinishthewritingcourseB.torealizeherowndreamC.tosatisfyreaders’wishD.toearnmoremoney31.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?A.DisturbeD.B.AshameD.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.32.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.
SubmittingAssignmentOnlineInordertouploadanassignmenttothesystemproperlyyoumustsavetheassignmentusingoneofthefollowingapplications:MicrosoftWordCorelWordPerfectorMicrosoftExcel.Afteryoucompleteanassignmentitisimportanttosaveyourwork.Thisensuresthatassignmentbeinguploadedtothesystemisthemostupdatedversion.Yourwordprocessingprogrammayattempttosavetheassignmenttoafolderonyourcomputer.WerecommendcreatinganewfoldernamedafteryourcourseinalocationthatiseasytoremembersuchasMyDocuments.FileNameRequirementsSelectafilenamefortheassignmentthatiseasytoremember.ThefilenamemustNOTcontainspaces.Anyspacesusedinthefilenamewillpreventthefilefromuploadingtothesystem.Filenamesusingtheextensions.rtf.html.zip.jpgor.exeareNOTalloweD.AssignmentUploadProcedureWhenthefileisreadytouploadfollowthesesteps:1.Signinthesystem.2.EnteryouraddressinformationandclicktheCONTINUEbutton.YouwillberoutedtotheDirectionsscreen.3.ReviewthedirectionsandclicktheCONTINUEbutton.YouwillberoutedtotheSpecialAssignmentUploadscreen.4.ClicktheSEARCHbutton.TheChooseFilewindowpopsup.5.FindthelocationonyourcomputerwhereyousavedyourassignmentandselectthefilE.AfteryouhaveselectedthefileclicktheUPLOADbuttontouploadyourassignmenttothesystem.AssignmentSubmissionDatesAssignmentsmustbesubmittedbymidnightonthespecifiedduedatE.SubmityourassignmentontimesothatitreachesthesystemonorbeforetheduedatE.NolateassignmentswillbeacceptedormarkeD.AssignmentsdeliveredaftertheduedatewillnotbeassessedandwillbefaileD.Pleasemanageyourtimecarefullyasfamilyandworkdemandswillnotbeacceptedasexcusesforlateornon-submissions.Tutorsandadministratorsdonothavetheauthoritytograntextensions.70.Whichofthefollowingfilenamesisacceptableforsubmittingassignment?A.researchpaper.docB.researchpaper.pdfC.researchpaper.docD.researchpaper.rtf71.Studentsareadvisedtosaveanassignmenttoaspecificfolderinorderto________.A.signinthesystemB.rememberwherethedocumentisC.choosetheappropriateapplicationD.rememberthedocumentnamequickly72.Thephrasepopsupinthepassageprobablymeans________.A.appearsB.eliminatesC.scansD.browses73.Ifyousummityourassignmentaftertheduetimeyou________.A.canhaveasecondchanceB.shouldaskatutorforhelpC.mayapplyforanextensionD.willgetafailforthework
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