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ZhengHemadesevenheroicvoyagestoAsiaandAfricabetween1405and1433whichpredatedtheWesterners'VoyagesofDiscoverybyalmostacentury.DespiteZhengHe'sremarkablemaritimefeatswithlargerandmatchlessfleetsuntilWorldWarIheisrelativelyunknownworldwidecomparedwithhisWesterncounterpartslikeColumbusandVascodaGamA.Why?SadlymuchoftheofficialChineserecordsofthesevoyagesweredestroyedafterhisdeathbyorderofhispowerfulenemiesatCourt.Theywereopposedtohisexpeditionsbothoneconomicandothergrounds.FurthertheMingHistorymadeonlylittlementionofhisexploits.MostsurprisinglynotevenhisdateofdeathandburialplacewererecordeD.Thereforehisfinalrestingplaceisstillamatterofconjecture.SohebecameonlyalegendandfolkheroinhislifetimE.HoweverhardlyanyChineseworksonhimhavebeentranslatedintoforeignlanguages.IronicallyitwasduetoahandfuloffamousWesternresearcherslikeNeedhamZLevathesandmostrecentlyMenziesthattheworldisnowmorefamiliarwithhisgreatness.ZhengHe'srightfulplaceinChinesehistoryhasbeenconfirmedbynoneotherthanDengXiaopingin1984whenheaddressedthenation'sPeople'sCongressinBeijing:...TheMingdynastyunderYongleEmperordidwiselypursueanopen-doorpolicyresultinginZhengHe'sfamousmaritimeexpeditionsoverseas.HoweverafterYongle'sdeathChinadesertedthispolicyresultinginforeigninterventionandChina'sfinalhumiliationduringthe19thcentury.Theopen-doorpolicyisthereforethewayforwardforChinA.FollowingamorerealisticoverallappraisebyscholarsEastandWestofZhengHe'sachievementshisstandingasoneofthegreatestmaritimeexplorersofalltimehasatlastbeenfirmlyrecognizedworldwidE.1.WhichstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.NooneknewZhengHe'smaritimeachievementsinhistoryuntilWorldWarI.B.TheWesterners'VoyagesofDiscoveryfellbehindChinauntil1433.C.NootherfleetsintheworldcouldbecomparedwiththoseofChinainsizeforalmostover500yearsinhistory.D.ColumbuswasborninawesterncountrysohewasmorefamousthanZhengHeintheworlD.2.Fromthepassagewecansuppose__________.A.ZhengHehadbeentoAfricaforseventimesfrom1405to1433.B.ColumbusandVascodaGamawererelativelyunknowninChinacomparedwithZhengHE.C.theMinggovernmentdidn'tknowaboutZhengHesotheymadeonlylittlementionofZhengH'sexploits.D.somegovernmentofficialsintheMingdynastywerestronglyagainstZhengHe'svoyagestoAsiaandAfricA.3.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordconjecture?A.mistakeB.guessC.coincidenceD.imagination4.ZhengHe'ssuccessinhismaritimeexpeditionsoverseasmainlyresultedfrom______.A.hisbravenessandperseveranceB.YongleEmperor'sopen-doorpolicyC.hisstrongcuriositytoknowaboutAfricaD.thesupportfromhisfriendsandfamily
BicyclesforrentcouldbecomeascommonasnewspaperstandsandmailboxesonGermany’sstreetcornersifaschemelaunchedbyDeutscheBahnissuccessful.TheGermanrailoperatorhaslaunchedabicycle-hireschemedesignedforsimpleone-waytrips.It’sanewconceptsaidAndreasKnieheadoftheproject.UsersmustfirstregisterwithCall-A-Bikeatacostof15eurosUS$14.7.Withasimplephonecalltheycanhireoneofthemanybikesparkedoutsidestationsatacostof3to5centsperminutE.AttheendoftheirjourneytheyringacomputerandtellitwherethebikeisparkeD.Thebikesareavailable24hoursadaysevendaysaweek.NoonewillbebreakingspeedrecordswithCall-A-Bikebicycles.Theyweighinat25kilogramsatleastdoubletheweightofanormalbicyclethoughtheydohaveeightgears齿轮.Theyareprettyheavybutwedon’twantpeopletakingthemonthetrainorintothesubwayKniesaiD.TheyarealsodesignedwithpartsthatdonotfitanormalbicyclE.Eventhescrewsareirregularandthebikelookssooddthatthieveswouldstandout.VandalismandthefthaveledtothedownfallofpreviousschemeswhichdatebacktoAmsterdam’s1966WhiteBikeschemE.Inthatshort-livedexperimentanti-establishmentgroupspaintedbikeswhiteandleftthemaroundtheDutchcapital.Howevermanyweretakenpermanentlyandrepaintedwhilethepolicetookawayothersonthebasisthatownerlessbikeswerestreetrubbish.CopenhagenViennaandHelsinkialsohavefreebikeschemesinwhichusersdepositacoininCopenhagen’scase20crownsUS$2.50—tofreeabikefromarack.TheadvantagetheseschemeshaveiseaseofusE.Butbecausethey’resocheappeopletendtoholdontothebikesandthentherearenoneonthestreetsthepersoninchargesaiD.Osloisalsoplanningabike-hiresystemwhereuserswillpayasymbolicfeeof50NorwegiancrownsUS$6.50forunlimiteduseinthecityforayear.Userswillbuyanelectronicidentitycardasakeythatwillregisterwhenthebikeisparkedortakenfromarack.1.HowmanyEuropeancountrieshavealreadylaunchedthefreebikeschemes?A.Four.B.FivE.C.Six.D.Seven.2.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAmsterdam’s1966WhiteBikescheme?A.ThebicyclesweretwiceasheavyasanormalbicyclE.B.A.heavyrainstoppedtheschemefrombeingcarriedout.C.SomebicyclesweredamagedorstolenandtheschemefaileD.D.Thepoliceendedtheschemefortrafficsafety3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.BicyclesforrenthavebecomeascommonasnewspaperstandsandmailboxesonGermany’sstreetcorners.B.ThebikesinGermanyareavailable24hoursadaysevendaysaweek.C.Germanbicyclesforrentaredesignedspeciallysothattheywilldrawpeople’sattention.D.Germanyhastakensomemeasurestostopthebicyclesforrentfrombeingtakenaway.4.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitle?A.FreeBicyclesforEuropeans.B.ToughTransporters.C.CustomerisKing.D.UnpracticalSchemE.
Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.InfactitisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobE.A.certainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities;othersloseheartatthefirstsignofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressinwhateverformwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetweenflightorfightandinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.ThecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitinvolvesthesameresponsE.ItiswhensuchareactionlastslongthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomesendangereD.Sincewecan'tremovestressfromourlivesitwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecouldweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.1.Accordingtotheauthorthemostimportantcharacterforagoodmanagerishis_____.A.strongwilltoholdoutstressB.knowingtheartofrelaxationC.highsenseofresponsibilityD.havingcontroloverperformance2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Wecanfindquiteafewwaystoavoidstress.B.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople'shealthC.It'seasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanbeardifferentamountofstress.3.Inthelastsentenceofthepassagedosorefersto_____.A.exposeourselvestostressB.findwaystodealwithstressC.removestressfromourlivesD.establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress4.Accordingtotheauthortherightattitudetowardstressis_____.A.toavoiditB.totrytocopewithitC.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxation
InJaneAusten'stimeunmarriedgirlswerealwayscloselyguardedandhardlyallowedtobealonewithayoungmanandduringtheVictorianperiodjusttheperiodafterJANEAustenexposure暴露orthebodyinparticularwasthoughttobemostimmoral不道德.Victorianladiesworedressesreachingdowntotheirfeetlonginthesleeve衣袖andhighattheneck.Sincethenwaysofdressingaswellastimeshavechanged.Girlsarenolongercloselyguardedandtheycandomoreorlesswhattheylike.AndyetamongalltheseastonishingchangesOnethinghasremainedmuchthesameformostpeopleandthatistheshameofbecomingamotherbeforebeingmarried.Ifthisdoeshappenthereoftencomesaquickmarriagewiththemanresponsible有责任的.Ifthisisimpossibletheaffairmaybringconsiderableshametothegirl'sparentsaswellastoherself.Itisnowquitenormalforagirloncepasttheageaboutfifteentogooutwithaboy-friendandalthoughherparentswillprobablyinsistthatshecomehomeatacertaintimebeyondthistheydependonhertolookafterherself.Kissesbetweenyoungmenandwomenarenowconsideredtobeperfectlynormal.Althoughtimeshavechangedsomuchmostpeoplearenowconsideredtobeperfectlynormal.Althoughtimeshavechangedsomuchmostpeoplestillbelievethatawomanshouldnotbecomeamotherbeforebeingmarried.1.Fromthisarticlewelearnthat________.A.anunmarriedgirlhastocomebackhomeforthenightB.agirlhastherighttobealonewithherboyfriendwhensheisfifteenC.itisgoodforagirlof15tohaveaboyfriendD.theunmarriedgirlwhohasababymustholdaweddingatonce2.Whichisthemostimportanttoagirlwhensheisoutwithherboy-friend?A.KnowingthegeneratruleB.WaysofdressingC.ProtectingherselfD.Comingbackhomeontimeatnight3.Itisstillthoughttobeashamethat_________.A.waysofdressingdonotchangewithtimesB.anunmarriedgirlrunsawaywithastrangerandliveswithhimsecretlyC.acompleteexposureofthebodyhasbeenthoughttobeimmoralD.girlbecomesamotherbeforebeingmarried.
Intoday'sInternetageonlinegamescanbeachangefromthepressureofschoolandwork.Howevertheycanalsocauseproblemsandunhealthyaddictions.ThisismostclearlyseenintheexampleofSouthKoreA.Thiscountryhastheworld'shighestpercentageofhigh-speedInternetservices.Ithasalsoahighnumberofgameplayerswhoareaddictedtoonlinegames.In2007ayoungmandiedafterplayingonlinegamesalmostnonstopfor86hours.A.12-year-oldboystole$16000fromhisfathertocontinueonlinegameswhichhecouldnotgetawayfrom.SuchproblemsarespreadingtootherpartsofAsiaaswell.In2008itwasreportedthatabout80percentofChina's13.8milliononlinegameplayerswereunder25.AndmanyoftheseweresaidtobeaddicteD.SuchnumberspointtowardagrowingproblemamongChineseyouth.Dr.Sue-HueiChenapsychologist心理学家discoveredsomesignsofat-riskpeoplE.Suchpeopleoftengoonlinetoescapefromtheirproblems.Andtheyusuallyhavenofriendshiporgoodsocialskills.Theyfeeltheneedtospendmoreandmoretimeonlinesotheymaybeabsentfromschoolorfamily.Andtheybecomeupsetifanyonetriestolimittheironlinegameplaying.1.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.onlinegameB.problemscausedbyonlinegamesC.computerproblemsinAsiaD.problemscausedbyyoungpeople2.Inthepassagethewritertellsusafactthat________.A.SouthKoreahasalargenumberofInternetschoolsB.MoreandmoreyoungmenarestealingmoneyforonlinegamesC.China'sonlinegameplayersareallundertheageof25D.OnlinegameaddictionisaverycommonprobleminSouthKorea3.AfterreadingthepassageweknowthatinChina________.A.manyyoungpeopleareplayingonlinegamesforfunB.manyyoungpeoplearegettingaddictedtoonlinegamesC.onlythoseunder25liketoplayonlinegamesforlongperiodsD.80percentoftheChinesedependononlinegamestogetrelaxed4.Accordingtothepassage________aremorelikelytobecomeaddictedtoonlinegames.A.peopleundergreatpressurefromschoolandworkB.peoplewell-knowninthefieldofcomputergamesC.peoplewithunsolvedproblemsandfewfriendsD.peoplewho'dliketotakeariskincomputergames
Shoppingforclothesisnotthesameexperienceforamanasitisforawoman.A.mangoesshopping_1_heneedssomething.Hispurposeissettledanddecidedin_2_.Heknowswhathewantsandhisgoalistofinditandbuyit.Allmen_3_walkintoashopandasktheshopassistantforwhattheywant.Iftheshophasitinstock库存thedealcanbedoneand_4_iscompletedinlessthanfiveminuteswithhardlyanychattoeveryone’s_5_.Foramanslightproblemsmaybeginwhentheshopdoesn’thavewhathewants.Inthat_6_thesalesmantriestosellsomethingelse----he_7_thenearesttothearticlerequired.Agoodsalesmanbringsoutsuchasubstitute替代品_8_andhemaysay_9_knowthisjacketisnotthestyleyouwantsirbutwouldyouliketotryitforsize?It_10_tobethecoloryoumentioned.Fewmenhave_11_withthistreatmentandtheusualresponseis:ThisistherightcolorandmaybetherightsizebutIshouldn’tbe_12_mytimeandyoursbytryingiton.Forawomanbuyingclothesisalwaysdoneinthe_13_way.Hershoppingisnotoften_14_onneed.Shehasneverfullydecidedwhatshewantsandsheisonlyhavingalookround.Sheisalways_15_topersuasionwillingtotryonanynumberofthings.Deepinhermindisthethoughtoffindingsomethingthat_16_thinkssuitsher.Mostwomenhaveanexcellentsenseofvalueandarealwaysonthelookoutfortheunexpected_17_.Facedwitharoomfuldressesawomanmayeasilyspendanhourgoingfromonerailtoanother_18_selectingthedressshewantstotryon.Itisatiresomeprocessbutapparentlyan_19_onE.Mostdressshopsprovidechairsforthewaiting_20_.1.A.forB.sinceC.becauseD.while2.A.detailB.advanceC.hurryD.mind3.A.simplyB.immediatelyC.soonD.quickly4.A.finallyB.constantlyC.normallyD.often5.A.confidenceB.satisfactionC.amusementD.surprise6.A.timeB.eventC.caseD.situation7.A.offersB.givesC.presentsD.delivers8.A.carefullyB.attentivelyC.activelyD.skillfuly9.A.IB.YouC.TheyD.People10.A.happensB.isC.comesD.takes11.A.experienceB.interestC.expectationD.patience12.A.losingB.spendingC.wastingD.givingaway13.A.sameB.oppositeC.cleverD.similar14.A.basedB.reliedC.doneD.related15.A.happyB.readyC.closeD.open16.A.nobodyB.somebodyC.anybodyD.everybody17.A.dealB.bargainC.surpriseD.luck18.A.beforeB.afterC.asD.by19.A.exhaustingB.boringC.enjoyableD.graceful20.A.customersB.assistantsC.husbandsD.wives
IntheUnitedStatesthemostpopularformoffolkdancingsincetheearliestdayshasbeensquaredancing.Inearlytimeswhenmenandwomenworkedingroupstobuildabarnbuildingwhereanimalsarekeptorharvestcropstheydancedwhentheworkwasdone.Themusiccamefromaviolinfromthemostpartbutiftherewasnoonetoplayaninstrumentplaccingwasusedtoproducetherhythmloudandsoftsoundsmadeinacertainorderbywhichtodance.Theearlysettlersdancedinastoreinabarnorinafarmkitchen.Asquareisformedbyfourcoupleswhostandfacingthecenterofthesquare.Eachcouplestandsononesideofthesquaretheboyontheleftandgirlontheright.Thecallerisanimportantpartofthedancesincehetellsthedancerswhichstepstodo.Ifthedancersdonotknowthestepsheteachesthem.Ittakestimeforalearnertobeagoodcallerandgoodcallersarealwaysindemand.Thesearethenamesofsomeofthestepsthedancersdo.Formasquare;Circle;Honouryourpartner;PromenadewalkaboutslowlySwingyourpartner;Formastar.Therearemanymore.Asthecallertellsthedancerswhattodonexttheymovetoformthepatternhecalls.Largeorsmallnumbersofpeoplecandanceatonetime.Sometimes800or1000peoplemaybedancingatthesametime.Ortheremaybeonlyonesquareofeightpeople.Tumecosesarewornbysomewhosquaredance.Thismakesthedancingmorecolorfultowatch.Thetumecosesvaryfromplacetoplace.Womenoftenwerefullskirtsofvariouscolorswithaprettyblouse.Menhavecoloredshirtandwesterntrouserswhichthey.wearonlywhensquaredancingInsomecountryareaseveryonewearshisbestclothes.TodayinallpartsoftheUnitedStatesyouwillfindsomeschoolcluborothergroupthatissquare-dancingforfun.1.Inthepastpeopledanced________.A.whentheyweredoingtheirworkB.beforetheydidtheirworkC.aftertheyfinishedtheirwork'D.beforeabigparty2.Inthefirstparagraphthewordplacmeans________.A.hitthehandstogethertomakeasoundB.akindofthinglikeradiosC.shoutatthetopofone'svoiceD.knocksomethingtomakeasound3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thecalleristhemostbeautifulpersoninsquaredancing.B.Thecallerknowseverythingaboutsquaredancing.C.Itisnotdifficulttolearntobeagoodcaller.D.Thecallerplayanimportantpartinsquaredancing.4.If1000peopledanceatthesametimehowmanysquarescanbeformed?A.Onlyonbigsquare.B.1000squares.C.Morethan100squares.D.Lessthan100squares.5.Inthesixthparagraphthewordtumecosesmeans________.A.specialclothesB.akindofhatwithflowersonitC.aringwornonthefingerD.clotheswornwhenworking
TheWorldIsGettingSmallerImaginethis:atelevisionscreenthesizeandthicknessofapieceofpaper.Youcarryitaroundinyourpocketandtakeitoutwhenyouwanttowatchashow.Imagineaguitarsotinyyoucan’tseeitwiththehumaneyebutyoucanhearsoundswhenitsstringsareplucked拨.Somepeoplesaythefutureisbigbutwhenitcomestotechnologytheworldisgettingsmaller.Nanotechnology纳米技术isthesciencethatdealswithdoingthingsinaverysmallwayanditisbeingexploredanddevelopedallovertheglobE.Micromachinestoosmalltobeseenbythehumaneyearebeingdesignedtodomanythingsthatlargermachinesdotoday.Andthesemachinesnolongerindiameter直径thanahumanhairareextremelypowerful.Manyscientistssaynanotechnologywillproducethenextindustrialrevolution.MaybetheareawherenanotechnologywillhavethebiggestimpactismedicalsciencE.ImaginenanobotsinmedicinE.Thousandsorevenmillionsoftinymachinescanbesentintothehumanbodywithspecificmissions.Forexampletheycanbedesignedtofindanddestroycancercellsorviruses.Othermachinesmaystayinthehumanbodypermanentlytohelporgansthatarenotfunctioningproperly.Thinkofthepossibilitiesinusingsuchtinymachinesinsurgery.ImaginemachinessosmallyoucanswallowtheminapillorinjectthemintoyourbloodstreamthroughaneedlE.Afteryou’vehadtoomanyyearsofjunkfoodthesetinyrobotscouldbesentintoyourarteries动脉tocleanthem.Anintelligentmachineinyourheartwouldlookaroundtofindtheproblemandthenrepairit.Ifyouneededanoperationitwouldbealmostlikeswallowingthesurgeon.Whencouldallofthishappen?Scientistspredictthatmuchofthisispossibleinthenext30years.Afterallwhenyourgrandparentswereyoungtheywouldhavelaughedifsomeonetoldthemapersoncouldwalkonthemoon.Thousandsofscientistsaroundtheworldareworkingonthesemicromachines.Nanotechnologyisjustaroundthecorner.1.Paragraph2mainlydiscusses________.A.nanotechnologyB.humaneyeC.largemachinesD.humanhair2.Accordingtothepassagethetinymedicalinstruments________.A.canstayinhumanbodyandcurethediseasesB.aretoosmalltoberepairedC.maynotfunctionwellinhumanbodyD.canalsobeusedtosendhumanontothemoon3.Thephrasejustaroundthecornerinthelastsentencemeans________.A.inthedistanceB.rightunderyournoticeC.likelytohappensoonD.beyondallimagination
Theinterviewhasbeengoingonforabout20minutesandeverythingseemstobegoingwell.ThensuddenlytheinterviewerasksanunexpectedquestionWhichismoreimportantlaworlove?JobapplicantsintheWestincreasinglyfindthemselvesaskedstrangequestionslikethis.AndthesignsarethatthisisbeginningtohappeninChina.Employerswantpeoplewhoareskilledenthusiasticanddevoted.Sothesearethequalitiesthatanyreasonablyintelligentjobapplicantwilltrytoshownomatterwhathisorheractualfeelingsare.Inresponseemployersareincreasinglyusingthequestionswhichtryandshowtheapplicant’struepersonality.ThequestioninthefirstparagraphcomesfromatestcalledtheKierseyTemperamentSorter.Itisanattempttodiscoverhowpeoplesolveproblemsratherthanwhattheyknow.Thisisoftencalledaptitude天资test.AccordingtoMarkBaldwinofAlliancemanyjobapplicantsinChinaarefindingthistypeofquestionsdifficult.WhenaChinesefillsoutanaptitudetestheorshewillthinkthereisarightanswerbuttheymayfailbecausetheytrytoguesswhattheexaminerwantstosee.Thisissometimescalledtheprisoner’sdilemma窘境.Applicantsaretryingtoactcleverlyintheirowninterestbuttheyfailbecausetheydon’tunderstandwhattheinterviewerislookingfor.Rememberthatinanaptitudetestthecorrectansweristhehonestanswer.1.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.Togiveapieceofadviceforjobinterviewees.B.Totellyouhowtodealwithjobinterviews.C.Toadviseyouhowtofindagoodjob.D.Todescribeanaptitudetest.2.Nowemployerswanttohireworkers________.A.whoknowmuchmorethanothersB.whowillworkharderthanothersC.whoareabletosolvetheproblemsD.whoarebettereducatedthanothers3.AccordingtothewriterinanaptitudetestChinesejobapplicantsshould________.A.nottellthetruthB.offeracompleteanswerC.learntotellwhattheyreallythinkD.findoutwhattheexaminerwantstoknow4.Fromthepassageweknowthat________.A.jobapplicantsarealwaysaskedsuchquestionsB.applicantsshouldnotactascleverlyaspossibleC.moreChineseapplicantsfailtofindajobD.aptitudetestisbecomingworld-widepopular
TheAfricanelephantthelargestlandanimalremainingonearthisofgreatimportancetoecosystem生态系统.Unlikeotheranimals.TheAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asabigplant-eateritlargelyshapestheforest-and-savanna大草原surroundingsinwithitlivesthereforesettingthetermsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeverydayitkillssmalltreesandunderbushesandpullsbuanchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinbothdeeptropicalforestsandinthewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowththatattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.AfricanTaketherainforestsforexamplE.Intheirnaturalstatethespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplantselephantsmakeopenspacesallowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituationstheforestsbecomesuitableforlargehoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmallplant-eaterstogettheirfoodaswell.WhatworriesscientistsnowisthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdisappearsscientistssaymanyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavannagreatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.DisappearanceofAfricanelephants.B.ForestsandsavannasashabitatsforAfricanelephants.C.TheeffectofAfricanelephants'searchforfooD.D.TheeatinghabitofAfricanelephants.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasesettingthetermsmostprobablymean?A.FixingthetimE.B.WorseningthestatE.C.Improvingthequality.D.Decidingtheconditions.3.Whatdoweknowabouttheopenspacesinthepassage?A.Theyresultfromthedestructionofrainforests.B.TheyprovidefoodmainlyforAfricanelephants.C.Theyarehometomanyendangeredanimals.D.Theyareattractivetoplant-eatinganimalsofdifferentkinds.4.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.TheAfricanelephantisthelargestanimalonearth.B.Africanelephantshave300poundsofplantseverydayincludingsmalltreesandunderbushes.C.TheAfricanelephantisinawaythebuilderoftheenvironmentlikeotherlandanimalsD.IftheAfricanelephantdisappearsthewholeecosystemwon’tbeaffecteD.5.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.A.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthecausesB.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferencesC.describingthechangesinspaceorderD.givingexamples
IfyouareaLeftythenLeftHandersDayisjustforyou!Theworldisbuiltforrighthanders.Inschoolhaveyoueverseenalefthandeddesk?Theydon'texist.ManylefthandeditemscostmorE.Thecomputermouseisdesignedforrighthanders.Scissorsforrighthanders.Onlyaleftywouldunderstandthis.Butdoyouknowthatrighthandedpeopleoperateintheleftsideofthebrain.LefthandedpeopleusetherightsidE.ThereforeonlylefthandedpeopleareintheirrightminD.LeftHanderscertainlyearnedtherighttohaveadayspecialforthem.ThisspecialdaywasfirstdeclaredandcelebratedonFridayAugust131979byanorganizationcalledLefthandersInternational.Theychosetoopentheirbusinessonthatdaytoaddressthemythsandmisconceptionsaboutleft-handers.Theypublishedamagazineforleft-handersandtheysoldleft-handedproductsformorethantwentyyearsbeforegoingoutofbusinessafewyearsago.Theholidayiscelebratedannuallyonthe13thofAugust.ButLeft-handersDayisnotmerelyacelebrationofthecreativesuperiorityofleftiesitalsoaimsatraisingawarenessofthedifficultiespresentedbyaright-handedworlD.Thisisadayforleft-handerstoshowtheirprideandpaytributetofamousleft-handerspastandpresentincludingsomeofourgreatestartistsathletesandentertainers.Furthermorethisdayistopraisethecreativityandtalentsofthoseleft-handerswhoarelessfamousbutequallyproductivemembersofoursociety.Sotakeaminutetoappreciateyourlefthandedfriendsandlovedones.Don'tforgettosendthemaLeftHandedDayE-cardtoshowyourrespect.RememberthatLeftieshaverights!1.WhydoesthewritersayTheworldisbuiltforrighthanders?A.Becauseleft-handersaren'tpaidenoughattentionto.B.Becausethenumberofright-handersislargerthanthatofleft-handersintheworlD.C.Becausetherearenospecialproductsforleft-handers.D.Becauseright-handersdidn'tlikeInternationalLeft-hander'sDay.2.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat______.A.InternationalLeft-hander'sDaywasfirstdeclaredandcelebratedin1979B.therewasonceamagazineforleft-handersC.moreandmorepeoplewiltusetheirrighthandsD.alotofpeoplethinkdoingthingswithrighthandsisreasonable3.Whichstatementisnotincludedmthepassage?A.Therearemanyfamousleft-handedartistsathletesandsooninthepastandatpresent.B.Allleft-handersareproudofthemselves.C.Relativelyleft-handershavemoredifficultiestoovercomethanright-handers.D.alotofordinaryleft-handerscanalsomakegreatcontributionstosociety.4.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______.A.InternationalLeft-hander'sDayB.RightHandersShouldRespectLeftHandersC.LeftiesHaveRightsD.LeftHandersRight?
BarCodeAllthepacketsyoubuyinasupermarketcarryabarcode.Thiscodeisscanned扫描bylaserlightandthebrandandproductnamesaregiventothecustomerwiththeprice.Thepeoplerunningthestorecankeepacontinuouscheckofhowmanypacketsofeachproductandofsizeareontheshelves.Specialsupermarketcheckoutsareneededtoreadthecode.Thecodeisamixtureofbarandspacewidth.Itisprintedontothepackageandcannotbewrittenbyhand.AbarcodeshowingtheAustralianProductNumberAPNsymbolmadeupofvertical直的stripesandspaces.TheAustralianProductNumberwhichyouseeinsupermarketsismadeupof13digitsnumbers.Forexample:9300663271733means:93＝countrycode.Australiais93NewZealandis94.00663＝manufacture'scode--allproductsfromthismakerhavethiscodenumber.27173＝productnumberandsizetellswhattheproductisandthesizeofthearticle.3＝checkdigit--fromtheadditionofsomepreviousdigits.Thischeck'stomakesurethatthecodehasbeenreadcorrectly.1.BarCodesaremadeupof________.A.13equallyspacedbarsB.13numbersmatching13evenbasC.amixtureofbarsandspacewidthsD.amixtureofequalspacedvaryingwidthbars2.ItisNOTpossibleto________.A.haveBarCodesforallsupermarketpacketsB.makeBarCodesusingmorethanonezeroC.buygoodsusingforeignBarCodesD.drawyourownBarCodes3.ThefollowingBarCodeinformsthesupermarketmanagerthatthe________.9312345678907A.producthasnoAPNsymbolB.goodscamefromNewZealandC.productwasproducedinAustraliaD.particulargoodsarealmostoutofdate.
AndrewCarnegieoncetheworld’srichestpersonwasbornin1835toaweaver’sfamilyinScotlanD.Asachildhewasexpectedtofollowhisfather’sprofession.Buttheindustrialrevolutiondestroyedtheweavers’craftandthefamilyhadtoleavefornewpossibilitiesinAmericA.In1848theCarnegiesarrivedinPittsburghthentheiron-manufacturingcenterofthecountry.YoungCarnegietookoddjobsatacottonfactoryandlaterworkedasamessengerboyinthetelegraphofficE.Hewasoftenaskedtodelivermessagestothecitytheaterwherehewouldstaytowatchplaysbygreatplaywrights.Healsospentmostofhisleisurehoursinasmalllibrarythatalocalbenefactor捐助者madeavailabletoworkingboys.AftertheCivilWarCarnegiesawgreatpotentialintheironindustry.HedevotedhimselftothereplacementofwoodenbridgeswithstrongerirononesandearnedafortunE.Hefurtherintroducedanewsteelrefiningprocesstoconvertironintosteel.By1900CarnegieSteelproducedmoreofthemetalthanallofGreatBritain.HoweverCarnegieoftenexpressedhisuneasinesswiththebusinessman’slifE.WishingtospendmoretimereceivinginstructionandreadingsystematicallyheoncewroteIfIweretocontinuemuchlongerinthestateofbeingoverwhelmedbybusinesscaresandwithmostofmythoughtswhollyuponthewaytomakemoremoneyintheshortesttimeitwoulddegrademebeyondhopeofpermanentrecovery.Thestrongdesireforintellectual智力的pursuitledhimtosellhiscompanyandretireat64.FondofsayingthatthemanwhodiesrichdiesdisgracedCarnegiethenturnedhisattentiontogivingawayhisfortunE.Heabhorredcharity;insteadheusedhismoneytohelpothershelpthemselves.Heestablishedover2500publiclibrariesandsponsorednumerousculturaleducationalandscientificinstitutions.Bythetimehediedin1919hehadgivenaway350milliondollars.1.AndrewCarnegiemovedtotheUnitedStatesbecause.A.hisfatherwasofferedagoodjobinPittsburghB.hedidnotwanttofollowhisfather’sprofessionC.therewereseriouspoliticalproblemsinScotlandD.hisfamilycouldnotmakeagoodlivingintheirhometown2.WhendidCarnegiebegintoshowhisinterestinartisticandintellectualpursuit?A.Afterheretiredfromhisbusiness.B.WhenhewasayoungboybackinScotlanD.20090324C.Afterheearnedhisfortunefromhisironbusiness.D.WhenheworkedasamessengerboyinPittsburgh.3.WhichofthefollowingbestcharacterizeshowCarnegiemanagedhisbusiness?A.Hewaswillingtomakenewchanges.B.Hesetouttobeatalltheothercompetitors.C.HewashappytomakemoremoneyintheshortesttimE.D.Hedidnothesitateinmakinginvestmentsinhishometown.4.Theunderlinedwordabhorredisclosestinmeaningto.A.hatedB.enjoyedC.practicedD.encouraged5.HowdidCarnegiehandlehisfortuneafterhisretirement?A.HeleftittohisfamilyandfriendsafterhedieD.B.Hegaveittopoorpeopleandcharityorganizations.C.Heusedittosupportorganizationsofhigherlearning.D.Heinvesteditindevelopingnewtechnologyinsteelrefinement.
Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughbloodthebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan’tfixthedamagE.Sometimestheyareafraidtotrysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.Dr.RobertWhiteafamousprofessoranddoctorthinksheknowsawaytohelp.HethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycolD.Ifitisverycoldthebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobsthenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys’bloodgothroughamachinE.ThemachinecooledtheblooD.Thenthemachinesentthebloodbacktothemonkeys’brains.Whenthebrain’stemperaturewas10℃Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.AftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswerelikewhattheyhadbeenbeforE.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.1.Thebiggestdifficultyinoperatingonthedamagedbrainisthat.A.thetimeistooshortfordoctorsB.thepatientsareoftentoonervousC.thedamageisextremelyhardtofixD.theblood-coolingmachinemightbreakdown2.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby.A.takingthebloodoutofthebrainB.tryingtheoperationonmonkeysfirstC.havingthebloodgothroughamachineD.loweringthebrain’stemperature3.Whatistherightorderofthestepsintheoperations?A.sendthecooledbacktothebrainB.stopthebloodtothebrainC.havethebloodcooleddownD.operateonthebrainA.abcdB.cabdC.cbdaD.bcda4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Ifthereisn’tenoughbloodthebraincanliveforonlythreetofiveminutes.B.Ifthebrainisverycolditcanlivewithoutbloodforhalfanhour.C.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaforthirteentimesonhumanbeingsandmonkeys.D.Aftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswerehealthyandbusyagain.
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.20090324TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpracticewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?1.WhiletakingataxiinFinlandapassenger____.A.cangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.onlypaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.canneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.needstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforeleavingwithoutpaying2.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinFinland.A.bothhotelguestsandoutsidedinersareservedfoodfreeofchargeB.bighotelsprovidemealsforallkindsofdinersC.guestscanenjoyfreefoodoncetheystayedinthehotelD.bighotelsaremostlypoorlymanaged3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GenerallyspeakinginFinlandworkerscangetmorepaybyworkinglonghours.B.Thebossesaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.4.Theunderlinedwordthoseinthe5thparagraphprobablyreferstopeople_____.A.whooftentaketaxisB.whooftenhavemealsinbighotelsC.whoaredishonestD.whoareonguardagainstothers5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____.A.FinnishpeoplearereallyfoolishindailylifeB.FinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatsC.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevelD.alltheFinnsarerichandthereforehonest
Readingtodogsisanunusualwaytohelpchildrenimprovetheirliteracyskills读写能力Withtheirshiningbrowneyeswaggingtailsandunconditionallovedogscanprovidethenonjudgmentallistenersneededforabeginningreadertogainconfidence自信心accordingtoIntermountainTherapvAnimalsITAinSaltLakeCity.ThegroupsaysitisthefirstprograminthecountrytousedogstohelpdevelopliteracyinchildrenwiththeintroductionofReadingEducationAssistanceDogsREAD.TheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheidea.Literacyspecialistsadmitthatchildrenwhoreadbelowtheleveloftheirfellowpupilsareoftenafraidofreadingaloudinagroupoftenhavelowerself-respectandregard-readingasaheadachE.saidLisaMytonmanagerofthechildren’sdepartment.LastNovemberthetwogroupsstartedDogDayAfternooninthechildren’sdepartmentofthemainlibrary.About25childrenattendedeachofthefourSaturday-afternoonclassesreadingforhalfanhour.Thosewhoattendedthreeofthefourclassesreceivedapawgraphedbookatthelastclass.TheprogramwassosuccessfulthatthelibraryplanstorepeatitinApril.AccordingtoDanaThumpowskypublicrelationsmanager.1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Children’sreadingdifficulties.B.Advantagesofraisingdogs.C.Serviceinapubliclibrary.D.Aspecialreadingprogram.2.Specialistsusedogstolistentochildrenreadingbecausetheythink________.A.dogsareyoungchildren’sbestfriendsB.childrencanplaywithdogswhilereadingC.dogscanprovideencouragementforshychildrenD.childrenanddogsunderstandeachother3.BysayingTheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheideathewritermeansthelibrary____________.A.usesdogstoattractchildrenB.acceptstheideaputforwardbyITAC.hasopenedachildren’sdepartmentD.hasdecidedtotrainsomedogs4.Apawgraphedbookismostprobably_________.A.abookusedinSaturdayclassesB.abookwrittenbythechildrenC.aprizeforthechildrenD.agiftfromparents
Terrywasamiddle-agedleathertraderwhoserepeatedfailureincareermadehimadepressedmanoften1thathehadbeencheatedbyothers.Onedayhetoldhiswifehewasso2withthecitythathehadtoleave.Sohisfamilymovedtoanothercity.Itwastheeveningofaweekend.WhenTerryandhiswifewerebusily3uptheirnewhomethelightsuddenly4.Terrywasregretfultohaveforgottenbringingalong5andhadtowait6inalowmood.Justthenheheardlighthesitant7onhisdoorthatwereclearlyaudible听到inthe8night.Who’sit?hewonderedsinceTerrywasa9tothiscity.Andthiswasthemomentheespeciallyhatedtobe10sohewenttothedoorandopenedit11.AtthedoorwasalittlegirlshylyaskingSirdoyouhavecandles?I’myourneighbor.NoansweredTerryinangerandshutthedoor12.Whatanuisance讨厌!hecomplainedoveritwithhiswife.Nosoonerhadwesettleddownthantheneighborcameto13things.Afterawhilethedoorwasknockedagain.Heopeneditandfoundthesamegirloutside.14thistimeshewas15twocandlessayingMygrandmatoldmethenewneighbordownstairsmightneedcandles.She16meheretogiveyouthese.Terrywasvery17bywhathesaw.Atthatmomenthesuddenlyrealizedwhatcausedhis18inlife.Itwashis19andharshness刻薄withotherpeople.Thepersonwhohadcheatedhiminlifewas20nobodyelsebuthimselfforhiseyeshadbeenblurred蒙蔽byhisunsympatheticmind.1.A.complainingB.reflectingC.prayingD.pretending2.A.inspiredB.disappointedC.thrilledD.encouraged3.A.lookingB.turningC.comingD.tidying4.A.wentonB.wentdownC.wentoutD.wentthrough5.A.candlesB.matchesC.lightsD.flashlights6.A.happilyB.patientlyC.hopefullyD.helplessly7.A.stepsB.wordsC.knocksD.screams8.A.darkB.quietC.noisyD.crowded9.A.newcomerB.strangerC.guestD.settler10.A.calledB.disturbedC.watchedD.offered11.A.surprisedlyB.delightedlyC.impatientlyD.willingly12.A.gentlyB.kindlyC.politelyD.violently13.A.lendB.sellC.purchaseD.borrow14.A.AndB.ButC.SoD.For15.A.holdingB.hidingC.fetchingD.seeking16.A.suggestedB.forbadeC.sentD.forced17.A.frightenedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.surprised18.A.failureB.successC.complaintD.determination19.A.warmthB.coldnessC.kindnessD.sympathy20.A.doubtfullyB.hardlyC.reallyD.probably
IfindmyselfglancingatmywatchtoseehowlongI’vebeenstandinginlineshesaiD.EverywhereIgoInoticeifthedumpster垃圾罐gatesareopenorifthere’strashintheparkinglot.Ms.Clarkisamysteryshopperoneofthousandsofcontractworkersthatcompanieshiretopretendasregularcustomersinordertojudgecustomerservicecleanlinessandwhetherastoreissellingaproductthatmeetscompanyspecifications规格.Mysteryshopperscanbefoundorrathernotfoundeverywherefromrestaurantsandautomotiveshopstoconveniencestoresanddepartmentstores.Theyplayaconstantcat-and-mousegamewithstoreandrestaurantemployeesandmanagers.Howeverit’snotallfunandgames.OnceinthefieldamysteryshopperwilltypicallyvisitseveralstoresorrestaurantsperhourtakingmentalnoteswhileinsidethenjottingdownphysicalnotesaftertheyleavE.It’simportantformysteryshopperstobeasexactaspossiblebecausetheclientcompaniesarelookingfordatatheycanusetoimprovetheirservicE.Thequestionnairewon’tsayDoesthetrashcanneedtobeemptied?WhataneducatedshopperwillsayisThetrashcantotheleftofthefrontdoorwasoverflowingwith10piecesoftrashonthegrounD.Companiesdon’tneedopinionbutfacts.Nowadaysmysteryshoppersarearmedwithanumberofhigh-techdevicessuchasadigitalscaleandadigitalthermometeraswellasahandheldPCforrecordingtheentireexperiencE.It’sachallengingjobbutarewardingonE.Mysteryshopperscanbefulltimeorparttimebutthefull-timeworkerstendtosticktostandardmysteryshoppingwhilepart-timersoftenchoosethelesscomplexreward-basedprograms.Inthosetheshoppersstaydisguised装扮的onlyuntiltheshopisfinishedandthenreveal透漏themselvestothestoremanagementandawardprizestoemployeeswhoprovidedexcellentservicE.Tobeamysteryshopperit’simportanttobeagoodobserverbutsometimesit’simportanttohavetherightprofile外表too.Companiesoftenhireshoppersfromparticularbackgroundstobetterblendinwithclients’regularcustomers.Ifasecretshopperwillbesentinforexampletodoahigh-endautomotiveshopthecandidatemusthaveaparticularprofilethatmeetsahigh-endluxurycar-typebuyerprofilE.It’sachallengetoperformyourshopwithoutbeingdiscoveredMs.Clarksaidbecausemostofthepeoplethatweworkforareveryawareofthemysteryshoppingprogram.1.Accordingtothetextamysteryshopperwouldnothaveto.A.signacontractwiththeemployerB.travelalotaroundthecityC.provideexactfactstothecompanyD.fillinquestionnaires2.WelearnfromthetextthatMs.Clark.A.visitssomeshopsregularlyandsometimesdoessomethingspecialB.pretendstobeashopperandevaluatestheservicesC.isagovernmentofficiallookingintotheservicesD.isamanagerofacompanyofferinggoodservices3.Peoplearewillingtobecomeamysteryshoppermainlybecausetheycan.A.getthebestserviceandgetpaidatthesametimeB.playacat-and-mousegamewithshopemployeesandmanagersC.dothejobeitherfulltimeorparttimeandgetpaidwellD.observeclearlywhathappensintheshops4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordthoseinthe4thparagraphreferto?A.Theshopswherethemysteryshoppersgo.B.Thelesscomplexreward-basedprograms.C.Part-timejobs.D.Excellentservices.
SomeoneaskedmethisweekifIthoughtwereallycanhaveatall.MyimmediateanswerwasofcoursebutafterthinkingitoverIconcludedthatitdependsonalotofthings.Inmyopiniontheanswerofwhetherornotyoucanhaveitallhastovaryfrompersontopersonbecauseweareallsodifferentandeveryonehasadifferingdefinition定义ofitall.InfactIbelievethateventhesameindividual’sdefinitionofitallvariesovertheirlifE.Mostbabiesbelievetheyhaveitallwhentheyareinthearmsoftheirmommyenjoyingagoodmeal.That’sallittakes!Butasthatbabymaturestheirdefinitionsbecomemorecomplexandfindingitallbecomesincreasinglyaprivatematter.Ihavelearnedalotofimportantlifelessonsduringmysearchtohaveitall.ItbeganinJuniorHighSchoolwhentohaveitallmeanthavingmyownroomgettingHBOandbeingontheAvolleyballteamatschool.AndyesIachievedthosegoalsandhaditall.AtleastforalittlewhilE.BecausethefirstlessonIlearnedabouthavingitallisthatassoonasyougetitallyouwantmore!InHighSchoolIthoughtIonlyneededonethingtohaveitall.IwantedsobadlytobeamemberoftheMadrigalSingersafamouschoirsponsoredbyourschool.Ifinallyworkedupthenervetoaudition试唱despitethefactthatnoonehadevertoldmeIhadaspecialsingingtalentofthatmyvoicewasuniquE.AtleastuntilmyauditionwhenthedirectorofthechoirhadnoproblemtellingmehowLITTLEtalentIhad!WhenIdidn’tmakethechoirIlearnedthatifmydefinitionofhavingitallmeanshavingsomethingthatisn’tagod-givengiftIwillalwaysbedefeateD.IfhoweverIchoosetopursuegoalsthatfitwiththetalentsIhavethechancetohaveitallisunlimited!1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?A.Howwecanhaveitall.B.Everyonehasadifferingdefinitionofitall.C.Theauthor’sownexperienceinhavingitall.D.Whetherwecanhaveitalldependsonalotofthings.2.Whatcanweconcludefromthesecondparagraph?A.Peoplejustcan’tgetsatisfactionfromhavingitall.B.Peoplecanhaveitallonlywhenallthegoalsaremet.C.Itishardtogetapermanentsenseofhavingitall.D.Itiseasyfortheyoungtogetafeelingofhavingitall.3.Byhisexperienceofauditionforthechoirtheauthorintendstotellus.A.oneshouldn’tbediscouragedifonefailsinhavingitall.B.havingitallcan’tgobeyondone’sowntalentsC.one’schanceofhavingitallisunlimitedD.havingitallisjustabeautifulfantasy4.Theauthorbelievesthat.A.thesamepersonalwayshasthesamedefinitionofhavingitallB.differentpeoplehaveadifferentdefinitionofhavingitallC.notallpeoplecanhaveitallD.havingitalltakestreatefforts5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theauthorhashaditallinhislifeB.theauthordoesn’tbelievethatpeoplecanhaveitallC.theauthorhasabetterideaofhavingitallthanbeforeD.havingitalldoesn’thaveanythingtodowithone’sage
Travellingcanbefunandeasy.A.vacationtriptoanothercountryisespecially__1_whenthetravellingconditionsaregooD.Goodtravellingconditions_2_acomfortablewayoftransportationknowledgeofthecountry’s___3__familiarity__4_thecustomandhabitsofthepeopleinthecountryandpleasanttravelling__5_.Ifwehaveanicetrip__6_thisitwillbeanunforgettableexperiencE.__7__mostofusmayalsohavetripsthatwewould__8_toforget.Manyconditionscanproduceabad__9_experiencE.Forexampleifthefourconditions__10_abovedonotexistinourtripwewillprobablyhaveabadexperience__11_atleastadifficult__12_.Studentswhotraveltoa__13_countrytostudyoftenhaveadifficulttrip.Theyusuallytravel__14_andnotknowingthelanguageofthenewcountry__15_theirdifficulties.Theyoftenarriveinthenewcountry__16_aninternationalairport.Fromtheairporttheyneedto__17_theirwaytotheirschool.Maybetheyneedtochangeairplanesto___18__abusatrainorataxi.Theyneedtodoallthisinacountry__19_everythingisunfamiliar.Maybeaftertheyreachtheirschoolstheyforgetthetripsoonbutatthat__20_theyfeelterriblE.1.A.happyB.enjoyableC.amusingD.favorable2.A.includeB.concludeC.holdD.contain3.A.wordsB.speechC.languageD.address4.A.toB.forC.ofD.with5.A.companionsB.friendsC.studentsD.fellow6.A.withB.asC.likeD.of7.A.HoweverB.yetC.ThereforeD.but8.A.haveB.thinkC.wishD.need9.A.trippingB.travelingC.passingD.visiting10.A.toldB.numberedC.appearedD.listed11.A.orB.andC.butD.so12.A.matterB.oneC.thingD.practice13.A.differentB.anotherC.foreignD.other14.A.separatedB.lonelyC.aloneD.single15.A.addstoB.addsupC.addsuptoD.addsin16.A.atB.toC.onD.from17.A.watchB.seeC.noticeD.find18.A.getB.goC.boardD.take19.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.which20.A.dateB.timeC.whileD.day
Taiwanpolicecannotdecidewhethertotreatitasanextremelycleveractofstealingoranevenclever.Eitherwayitcouldbetheperfectcrime犯罪becausethecriminalsarebirds–horningpigeons!Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar;ifyouwantthecarbackpayup.Thenthecarownerisdirectedtoaparktoldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybagthepigeonflewoff.Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinChangwA.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofacleverstay-at-homecarthiefhowevermayinfacebetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminalmind—onethatavoidsnotonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplacE.PoliceofficerChensaysthatthecriminalprobablyhaspulledadoubletrick:hegetsmoneyforthingshecannotpossiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcarsheletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecar-ownertoplaceanad启事inthenewspaperaskingforhelp.Thetheoryissupportedbythefactthatsofarnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned.Alsotheamountofmoneydemanded-under3000Taiwanesedollars–seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmore.Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.AndeveniftheystartagainChenholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal.Wehavemoreimportantthingstodohesaid.1.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecallhe________.A.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarriedB.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinaparkC.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymailD.toldthepressaboutit2.Thelazierandmoreinventivecriminalrefersto_______.A.thecarthiefwhostaysathomeB.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaperC.oneofthepolicemeninChangwaD.theownerofthepigeons3.Thewritermentionsthefactthatnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturnedtoshow____.A.howeasilypeoplegetfooledbycriminalsB.whatChenthinksmightbecorrectC.thethiefisextremelycleverD.themoneypaidistoolittle4.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphrefersto______.A.criminalsB.pigeonsC.thestolencarsD.demandsformoney5.Wemayinferfromthetextthatthecriminalknowshowtoreachthecarownersbecause_____.A.hereadstheadsinthenewspaperB.helivesinthesameneighborhoodC.hehasseenthecarownersintheparkD.hehastrainedthepigeonstofollowthem
Thereweretimeswhenitwasonlyschoolchildrenwhofeltsickbeforetheygottheirgrades.ButnowteachersinGermanyarescaredtooastheyarebeinggradedbytheirstudents.Manyteachersareopposedtoit.Theydon’tmindbeingevaluateD.ButtheyareupsetbecausetheresultsarethenbeingpostedontheInternetandaccessibletomillionsofInternetusers.Onthewebsitewww.spickmich.deduringthepastfourmonthsstudentshavepostedevaluationsof100000teachers.Theteachersaregradedoncategoriessuchasmotivatedgoodinstructioneasyexaminationsorevensexy.ManyteachersthinkthattheirprivacyhasbeenviolateD.Thecreatorsofthewebsitesaythatthestudentsareonlybeingofferedthechancetoprovideteacherswithsomefeedbackabouttheirclassroominstruction.BerndDickswhofoundedthewebsitewiththreefriendssaysthatthestudentsarelargelyquitesatisfiedwiththeirteachers.Onagradingscaleofonetosixtheteachers’averagegradeis2.7andithasbeenimprovinglately.Heoftensaystheimpressionisthatstudentsarebullying欺负theirteachers.Butthereisalsobullyingofthestudentsbyteachers.TeachersmustalsolearntolivewithcriticismheaddeD.Butstillthewebsiteisnottotallyimmunefrommanipulation操纵asoneteachernearthenortherncityofHanoverrecentlyproveD.Heregisteredhimselfonthewebsiteasastudentandthenratedhisownteachingcolleagueshighly.Withinafewdayssevenofhiscolleagueswerelistedinthetop10rankingsofGermany’sbestteachers.1.Manyteachersareopposedtothewebsitebecause.A.theirprivacyhasbeenviolatedB.theyareafraidofbeingassessedC.theirevaluationsareunfairD.theresultsarenotsatisfying2.Thefoundersofthewebsiteintendedto.A.getthestudentstoknowtheirteachersbetterB.conductasurveyonteachers’performancesC.helptheteacherstoimprovetheirteachingD.changetheteachers’waysofgivinginstructions3.FromwhattheteacherinHanoverdidwecaninfer.A.heintendedtohelphiscolleaguesB.therewassomedisadvantageofthewebsiteC.hiscolleaguesweremorepopularthanhimD.hewantedtoknowhowhewasevaluated4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.teachersfeelupsetfortheirstudentsarebullyingthemB.thewebsiteiswellreceivedbytheteachersC.teachershopetobegradedbytheirteachingskillsD.teachershavedifferentopinionsofthewebsite5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeachersgetgradedbypupilsB.TeachersareangrywithwebsiteC.Teachersneedself-assessmentD.Newinventioninassessingteachers
ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothersanditspopularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanesE.Thatproductisforeignwords.Gairaigo---wordsthatcomefromoutside－havebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguageforcenturies.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinesethesetermsareoftenchangedintoformsnolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickle涓涓细流offoreignwordshasbecomeafloodandpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapanesetounderstandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditional传统的JapanesE.ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnew.saysuniversitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito.Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubjectseemnewwhichmakesiteasierforthemedia媒体topickup.Experts专家oftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepapers.saidMuturoKaipresidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitutE.ForeignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyintoannouncementsmadetothegeneralpublicwhentheyshouldreallybeexplainedinJapanesE.AgainsttheflowofnewwordsmanyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirownlanguagE.Saito’sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflyingoffbooksellers’shelves.WewereexpectingtosellthebookstoyoungpeoplE.saidthewriter.butitturnsouttheyaremorepopularwiththeoldergenerationwhoseemuneasyaboutthefutureofJapanesE.1.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms?A.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.C.Foreignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstand.D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.2.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito.Japanesepeople________________.A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesB.arewillingtolearnaboutnewthingsC.trustthemediaD.respectexperts3.Whichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords?A.Themediaandgovernmentpapers.B.Best-sellingJapanesetextbooks.C.TheinterestofyoungJapanesE.D.Foreignproductsandexperts.
DogTranslationProductsComingtoUS.A.Japanesetoymakerdeclaresthattheyhavedevelopedagadgetthattranslatesdogbarksintohumanlanguageandplanstobeginsellingthegadget——underthenameofBowlingual－－inU.S.petstoresandgiftshopsthissummer.Tokyo-basedTakaraCo.LtD.saysabout300000ofthedogtranslatorgadgetshavebeensoldsinceitwasonsaleinJapanlatelastyear.ItisforecastingfarbiggersalesonceanEnglishlanguagetranslationfordogscomestoAmericainAugust.TheUnitedStatesishometoabout67milliondogsmorethansixtimesthenumberinJapan.WeknowthattheAmericanslovetheirdogssomuchsowedon’tthinktheywillmindspending$120onthisproducttheTakaramarketingmanagersaidduringaninterviewatarecentpetproductsconferenceinAtlantA.Regardedasoneofthecoolestinventionsof2002byTimemagazineBowlingualismadeupofa3-inchlongwirelessmicrophonethatisfastenedtoadogcollarandsendsoutsoundstoasmallconsole控制台thatisconnectedtoadatabase数据库.Theconsoledivideseachbarkintosixemotionaltypes－happinesssadnessdisappointmentangerthreatanddesire－andshowscommonphrasessuchasYou’retickingmeoffthatfitthedog’semotionalstatE.Takarasaysithasspentmillionsofdollarsdevelopingthegadgetincooperationwithfamoussoundexpertsandanimalbehaviorists.OnethingthatdoesappearcertainisthatthemarketsforanimaltranslationproductswilllikelyremainadogsworldsinceTakarahasnoplanstodevelopasimilargadgetforcats.Theyaretoounpredictable反复无常themarketingmanagersaiD.1.ThispassagemainlytellsusthatBowlingual_________.A.wasinventedinJapanB.hasdevelopedquicklyC.willbesoldinAmericaD.sellswellforitsprice2.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphrefersto___________.A.marketsB.productsC.plansD.cats3.Whenwasthispassagemostprobablypublished?A.Inthewinterof2002.B.Inthespringof2003.C.Inthesummerof2002.D.Intheautumnof2003.4.FromthepassagewecanseethatTakaraCo.LtD.is__________thesaleofitsnewproduct.A.proudofB.satisfiedwithC.confidentofD.worriedabout
Thecurtainonthe2008USpresidentialelectionfinallyroselastmonthasJohnMcCainandBarackObamawereformallynominated提名ascandidatesofthetwomajorparties.Thismaybeoneofthehardestdecisionsvotershavetomakebetweentwoappealingcandidates.Thebigquestionforvotersastheyfacebothaneconomicdownturnandinternationalthreatsis:whowilltheyelect?A.youngfirst-termsenatorpromisingchangeandnewideasoralongtimesenatorwithstrongmilitaryexperienceandareputationasamaverick特立独行的人?AmericanvotershaveneverseenacandidatequitelikeObamA.HehasawhitemotherfromtheUSandablackfatherfromKenyawholeftthefamilywhenObamawasveryyoung.HespentpartofhisyouthinIndonesiA.HissupporterssayObama’schildhoodgiveshimtheadvantagetorepairtherecentdamagedonetoAmerica’simageabroaD.Hisopponentsfocusonhisinexperiencenotinghehasn’tfinishedhisfirsttermintheSenatE.HoweverMcCainhasaverydifferentlifestory.HegrewupinaNavyfamilyandwasapilotduringtheVietnamWarinthe1960s.WhenObamawasinkindergarteninIndonesiaMcCain’splanewasshotdownoverVietnamandhebecameaprisonerofwar.McCaincouldhavebeenreleasedifhedisownedAmericabutherefusedandsowasheldforfiveyears.Sointheendtheelectionmayhingeon以为转移severalfactorsthatarehardtojudge:WillObama’sracemattertoasignificantnumberofvoters?Willworking-classwhiteswhotendedtosupporthisprimaryopponentHillaryClintonvoteforObama?Andperhapsmostimportantofallwillswing摇摆votersbemoredrawntoObama’svision远景规划ortoMcCain’sexperience?Whateverhappensonethingisclear:WhoeverwalksintotheWhiteHouseonJanuary202009willfindenormouschallengeswaitingforhimintheOvalOfficebothathomeandabroaD.1._________makestheresultoftheelectionhardtopredict.A.WhetherworkingclasswhitescareaboutObama’sinexperienceB.TheeconomictroublethecountrynowfacesC.WhoswingvoterswillfinallydecidetovoteforD.McCainbeingtoooldtogovernthecountry2.TheappealinObamaasapresidentialcandidateliesin______.A.hismulti-culturalbackgroundB.hisbeliefintraditionC.hisinexperienceinpoliticsD.hisfantasticpromises3.TheworddisowninParagraph6meansclosestto______.A.fleefromB.turnhisbackonC.notkeepitprivateD.exposesecretsabout4.Thechallengesthatwillfacethenewpresident_______.A.arenotmentionedinthetextB.includebuildingastrongpartyandafriendlyimageC.refertotheproblemsofimmigrantsandeconomyD.refertotheproblemsofeconomyandinternationalrelations
Ifyouhaveeverbeendiscouragedbecauseoffailurepleasereadon.Foroftenachievingwhatyou1todoisnottheimportantthing.Letmeexplain.Twobrothersdecidedtodiga2holebehindtheirhousE.Astheywereworkingacoupleofolderboysstoppedbyto3.Whatareyoudoing?askedoneofthevisitors.Weplantodigaholeallthewaythroughtheearth!oneofthebrothers4excitedly.Theolderboysbegantolaugh5theyoungeronesthatdiggingaholeallthewaythroughtheearthwas6.Afteralong7oneofthediggerspickedupajarfullofspiderswormsandawidevarietyofinsects.He8thelidandshowedthewonderfulcontentstothescoffing嘲笑嘲讽9.Thenhesaidquietlyand10Evenifwedon'tdigallthewaythroughtheearthlookwhatwefoundalongtheway!Their11wasfartooambitiousbutitdid12themtodig.Andthatiswhatagoalisfor---tocauseustomoveinthe13wehavechosen;14tosetustodigging!Butnoteverygoalwillbefully15.Noteveryjobwillendsuccessfully.NoteveryrelationshipwillendurE.Noteveryhopewillcometopass.Noteverylovewilllast.NoteveryendeavorwillbecompleteD.Noteverydreamwillbe16.Butwhenyou17youraimperhapsyoucansayYes18lookatwhatIfoundalongtheway!LookatthewonderfulthingswhichhavecomeintomylifebecauseItriedtodosomething!Itisinthe19thatlifeisliveD.AndIbelieveitisjoyinthejourneyintheendthattruly20.1.A.lookforwardB.setoutC.setaboutD.givein2.A.wideB.deepC.largeD.shallow3.A.watchB.discussC.introduceD.hesitate4.A.whisperedB.commentedC.lecturedD.volunteered5.A.expressingB.explainingC.tellingD.arguing6.A.unnecessaryB.impossibleC.unbelievableD.incorrect7.A.silenceB.intentionC.escapeD.imagination8.A.foldedB.coveredC.removedD.defended9.A.volunteersB.farmersC.contributorsD.visitors10.A.confidentlyB.curiouslyC.immediatelyD.strictly11.A.ideaB.thoughtC.goalD.belief12.A.makeB.expectC.causeD.force13.A.justiceB.feelingC.chanceD.direction14.A.asaresultB.inotherwordsC.nowandthenD.alltheway15.A.achievedB.absorbedC.controlledD.decided16.A.predicatedB.graspedC.realizedD.depended17.A.correspondtoB.headforC.polishupD.fallshortof18.A.butB.soC.andD.or19.A.searchingB.diggingC.arrangingD.discovering20.A.considersB.provesC.occursD.matters
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请认真阅读下面短文并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词注意每空1词请将答案写在答案专页上相应的横线上CelebratingsleepWorldSleepDayobservedon21MarchwascreatedtobringattentiontothegrowingnumberofsleepproblemsworldwidE.SleepisanaturalpartofhumanlifebutmanypeopleinthemodernworldignoreitsimportancE.Asaresultsleepproblemsareincreasinglycommon.In2002scientistsattheUniversityofAthensinGreececonductedasurveyofover35000peoplein10countriesaroundtheworldincludingChinaBelgiumandSouthAfricA.Ofthepeoplethatrespondedtothesurvey24percentsaidthattheydidnotsleepwellandbasedontheirresponses31.6percentwerediagnosedwithinsomniaandanother17.5percentwerediagnosedwithborderlineinsomnia失眠.Inaddition30.7percentofsurveyrespondentsreportedvisitingadoctorforhelpwithsleepproblemsand11.6percentsaidthattheyfeltverysleepyduringtheday.Overallthesurveyfoundthatmanypeoplesuffertheeffectsofpoorqualitysleepsomeexamplesofwhicharebeingunabletofallasleepandwakingupinthemiddleofthenight.Themainfactorscausingtheseproblemsarepressurefromschoolorworkandafastpaceoflifebutnoisepollutionandlightpollutionalsointerferewithsleepandcontributetopoorqualitysleep.Thesurvey’sfindingsareparticularlytroublingbecauselargenumbersofpeoplewerefoundtohavedifficultysleepingatnight.Theshort-termeffectsofthisaretirednessandtroubleconcentrating.IfthishappensforalongtimetheriskofgainingweightandhavingaheartattackmayincreasE.Therearemanythingsyoucandotoimprovethequalityofyoursleep.Firstyoushouldhaveregularsleephabits.Trytogotobedandwakeuparoundthesametimeeachday.Youalsoneedtomakeyourbedroomacooldarkquietplacetosleepsothatheatlightandnoisedonotdisturbyou.Atnightyoushouldalsoavoidthingsthatcontaincaffeinesuchaschocolatecoffeeteaandmanysoftdrinksascaffeinemaykeepyoufromsleeping.Gettingagoodnight’ssleepisimportantforeveryonE.Byfollowingtheadviceaboveyoucanrestbetteratnightandworkbetterduringtheday.Title:CelebratingSleepTopicContextWorldSleepDayDueto__3___ofsleepproblemspeopleobservedMar.21WorldSleepDaybringingattentiontotheimportanceofsleep.ResponsesofthesurveyOf35000peoplein10countriesintheworldtherewere24percentofthepeoplesayingtheydidn’tsleepwell.31.6percentwerediagnosedwithinsomniaandanother17.5percentwereonthe_4_____ofsleeplessness.The___5__ofthepeoplefeelingsleepyduringthedayis11.6.30.7percentreported__6___toadoctorforsleepproblems.__1___causingsleepproblems&theirconsequencesUnder_7____fromschoolorworkpeoplemayhavesleepproblems.Afastpaceoflifecausessleepproblemaswell.Poorqualitysleepsalso___8__fromnoiseorlightpollution.Thereismuch__9___thatsleeplesspeopleeasilygainweightandhaveaheartattack.FeelingtiredandsleepypeoplefindithardtoconcentratE.___2__totaketoimprovesleepqualityHaveregularsleephabitsMakeyourbedroomcooldarkandquietAvoidthings___10___caffeine
DuringmylaststayinFranceItooktobikingdownaquietroaD.Rounda1IfoundawomansittinginfrontofalittleshabbyhousE.Idon’tknowwhybutsomethingaboutherattractedmy2.IwavedatherasIwentbyandshemusthavethoughtIwassome3touristbecauseshedidn’twaveback.Thesamethinghappenedthesecondday.Butonthethirddaytheoldwomanreturnedahesitated4andthenextdayshe5gotoutofherchairasIcalledoutMorningmadam!Itbecameasmallritual仪式6us.ShehadnoideawhoIwasnor7Iwascomingbutsheseemedtobe8formE.OnmylastrideIboughtsomeflowersand9downtothehouseonlytofindshewasn’ttherE.Shehadgonetohospitalforsurgeries.10Itiedtheflowerstohergateasa11gift.BackatmyplaceI12Rogerthegardenerofmymissed13.Theoldladyatthecornerissuffering14injuriesthroughwhichwalkinghasbeentroublingherhesaid15bythequietroadthereusedtobeastation.Wheneveratrainpassedthecouplewouldseethepassengerswaving16especiallythechildren—forthemsucharidewashighadventurE.17everythingisgoneexceptforthiscouplE.Itseemsthatmybicycleride18mindherpastdays.AsRogersaidshehas19thetrainsandthewaves.Youbroughtthembacktoher.Byreachingoutinawaythatcostme20I’dgivenmorethanIhadrealizeD.1.A.cornerB.gardenC.hospitalD.shop2.A.sympathyB.feelingC.impressionD.interest3.A.humorousB.sillyC.enthusiasticD.willing4.A.smileB.waveC.lookD.weep5.A.nearlyB.hardlyC.merelyD.mostly6.A.fromB.beyondC.betweenD.among7.A.whereB.whetherC.howD.when8.A.applyingB.lookingC.searchingD.waiting9.A.countedB.cycledC.fledD.drove10.A.DisappointedB.RelaxedC.AmazedD.Exhausted11.A.greetingB.visitingC.partingD.celebrating12.A.askedB.toldC.remindedD.convinced13.A.connectionB.devotionC.reactionD.donation14.A.legB.headC.handD.arm15.A.addingB.denyingC.predicatingD.concluding16.A.surprisinglyB.angrilyC.excitedlyD.casually17.A.BesidesB.ThusC.HoweverD.Therefore18.A.calledbackB.calledtoC.calledbyD.calledfor19.A.missedB.forgottenC.lostD.passed20.A.somethingB.littleC.muchD.nothing
Nowit’stimeforsomebriefnewsitems.TeensGoOnlineSome13millionEuropeanchildrenunder18usetheInternetforschoolworkgamesandmusicaccordingtoresearchdonebyNielsen’sNet-rating.ThestudycoveredBritainGermanyFranceItalyandSpain.Expertsadvisedparentstolimitthetimetheirkidsspendonlineandkeepthemawayfromchatrooms.ChattothemagicMumBritishauthorJ.K.RowlingmotherofmagicboyHarryPotterwilldoanInternetinterviewabouthernewbookHarryPotterandtheHalf-BloodPrinceonJune26.BeforetheeventchildrenareinvitedtosendtheirquestionsaboutHarrytothewebsitE.ThebookwillhitstoresintheUSandUKonJune21andwillarriveinChinainAugust.SchoolSoldiersRussianschoolstudentswillhavetodobasicmilitarytrainingintheirfinalyearofschoolthegovernmenthasdecideD.Thelessonwillincludelearningtofiregunsmarchingdrillsandhowtodealwithachemicalnuclearorbiologicalattack.Theactivityisseenaspartofadrivetowardtheeducationoftheirlovefortheircountry.Isithardforyoutogetupearlyandgetreadyforclasses?SomestudentsatWinterParkHighSchooljustrolloutofbedintheirpajamas睡衣andgotoclassintheirownbedrooms.Ofcoursetheirteachersandclassmatesdonotseethembecausealltheirclassworkisonthecomputer.TheFloridaHighSchoolthestate’sonlyonlineschoolhas250studentswhoaretakingclassesathomebycomputer.Studentsinthisfirstonlineprogramtakeclassesinalgebra代数Americangovernmentchemistrycomputereconomicsandweb-pagedesign.Theyalsohavetogotoregularschooltoattendotherclasses.1.InthefirstnewsitemwhichcountryisNOTcoveredintheresearch?A.Britain.B.France.C.Sweden.D.Spain.2.Whatisthesecondnewsitemmainlyabout?A.J.K.RowlingwillhaveanInternetinterview.B.ChildrenwillmeetHarryPotter’smother.C.TheHarryPotterbookwillbeavailableontheInternet.D.TheHarryPotterbookwillarriveinChinainearlyJunE.3.WhywillRussianschoolstudentshavebasicmilitarytraining?A.TogetreadyforamilitaryparadE.B.Tolearntoprotectthemselves.C.TogainsomemilitaryknowledgE.D.Todeveloptheirloveforthecountry.4.ThenewsfromFloridacanbegivenatitle____________.A.GetupLateB.OnlineSchoolC.MagicalComputersD.NoTeachers
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