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ManyChinesestudentswhohavelearntEnglishformorethantenyearsarestillunabletospeakEnglishverywellwhentheymeetaforeigner.Theyseemtohavemasteredthebasiclanguagestructure结构butaconversationinEnglishwillmakethemfeeluneasy.Theyareafraidthatotherpeoplemightfindouttheirmistakes.It'suncommonthatmanystudentswhoarebadspeakersofEnglishcanwriteEnglishperfectly.ThisprovesthattheyareunabletoorganizetheirideainEnglish.Thecenteroftheproblemisthattheylackpracticeandconfidence自信.Whyshouldyoubeafraid?Doyoufearthoseforeignerswithwhomyouarespeaking?Don'tbeshytheywillnotlaughatyoujustforalittlemistakeyoumakE.ThebestwaytogetridoftroubleistolearntospeakbyspeakingmorE.IamsurethatconstantpracticewillhelpyousucceeD.60.What'sthebesttopicforthepassage?A.HowtoSpeaktoForeignersB.HowtoStudyEnglishWellC.HowtoOrganizetheIdeainEnglishD.PracticeSpeakingEnglishAlltheTime61.ManyChinesestudentscanwriteEnglishverywellbuttheycannotspeakEnglishfluentlybecause________.A.theyseldommeetforeignersB.theyseldompracticespeakingEnglishC.theyhadnochancetospeakEnglishD.theyseemtomasterthebasiclanguagestructureonly62.SomanyChinesestudentsareafraidtospeaktoforeignersbecause_________.A.theyareafraidtheycan'tunderstandforeignersB.theydon'tthinktheirEnglishispoorC.theyworryaboutmakingmistakesintheirspeakingD.theydidn'tlikespeakingtoforeigners63.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.WecanspeakEnglishfluentlybydoingmorespeaking.B.IfyoucanwriteEnglishperfectlyyouareabletoorganizeyourideainEnglish.C.IfyoucanwritegoodEnglishcompositionyoucanspeakEnglishverywell.D.AnyChinesestudentscan'tspeakEnglishfluentlybecausetheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.64.Inthelastparagraphtheexpressiongetridofmeans_______.A.throwawayB.forfreeC.giveupD.dowith
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Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly彻底地fourthingsarenecessary.Firstlywemusthearitspoken.Secondlywemustbeabletospeakitourselvescorrectlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation犹豫.Thirdlywemustbeabletoreadthelanguageandfourthlywemustknowhowtoarrange安排sentencesinparagraphs段落soastowriteagoodcomposition.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.A.goodmemoryisagreathelpbutisanotenoughsimplytolearnrulesbyheartfromagrammar语法book.Itisnotmuchuselearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeanings.Wemustlearnwordsnotbythemselvesbutinsentences.WemustlearnbyusingthelanguagE.LearnthroughuseisagoodpieceofadviceforthosewhoarestudyinganewlanguagE.Practiceisveryimportant.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.56.Thewordconfidencehereprobablymeans.A.useB.eyesC.needD.noquestion57.Thewriteradvisesusto.A.speakandwritemoreB.readmoreC.speakmoreD.useadictionary58.ThefirststepinlearningalanguageisA.readingB.speakingC.writingD.listening59.Wordsshouldbelearnedina.A.dictionaryB.textbookC.sentenceD.goodgrammarbook60.Learnthroughuseistosaythatwemust.A.practicespeakingandwritingB.learnbyusingthelanguageC.learneverythingbyheartD.remembergrammarrulesasmanyaspossible
IfyouasksomepeopleHowdidyoulearnEnglishsowell?youmaygetasurprisinganswer:Inmysleep!Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperiments实验totestthelearnwhileyousleepmethod方法whichisnowbeingtriedinseveralcountriesandwithseveralsubjects.Englishisamongthem.Inoneexperimenttenlessonswerebroadcastovertheradiofortwoweeks.Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours—from8p.m.to8A.m.ThefirstthreehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabulary词汇weregivenwiththestudentsawakE.At11p.m.alullaby催眠曲wasbroadcasttosendthestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradioinasoftandlowvoicebroadcastthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2A.m.asharpnoisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafewminutestogooverthelesson.Thesoftmusicsenthimbacktorestagainwhiletheradiowenton.②At5o’clockhissleependedandhehadtogothroughthelessonagainforthreehoursbeforebreakfast.1.Bythelearnwhileyousleepmethodone____.A.startstolearnanewlessoninsleepB.learnshowtosleepbetterC.ismadetorememberhislessoninsleepD.canlistentotheradiobroadcastwhilelyinginbed2.Intheexperimentlessonsweregiven____.A.inthenighttimeB.afterlullabieswerebroadcastC.whilethestudentwasawakeD.allthroughthetwelvehours3.Beforeeachlessonfinishesthestudenthasto____.A.getupandtakebreakfastB.bewokenupbyaloudvoiceC.listentothelessonagaininsleepD.review复习thelessonbyhimself4.Thesleepstudymethodisbeingtriedinmanycountriestoteach____.A.theEnglishlanguageB.grammarandvocabularyC.anumberofsubjectsD.foreignlanguages
Women’sfashionschangemorerapidlythanmen’s.Intheearly1990’sallwomenworetheirskirtstotheanklE.Todaysomeskirtsareevenlongerthanbeforebutsomeareveryshort.Women’sshoeshavealsogonethroughallsortsofchangesinthelast17years.ForExamplebootsforwomenwereverycommonatthebeginningofthiscentury.ThenforyearstheywerenotconsideredfashionablE.Todaythey’rebackinstyle流行againinallcolourslengthsandmaterials.Infacttoday’swomencanwearalltypesofclothesonalmostanyoccasion.Whileallofthesechangesweretakingplaceinwomen’sfashionsmen’sclothingremainedalmostthesameuntilafewyearsago.Andinfactmostmenarestilldressedinthekindsofclothestheyusedtowear.36.Whatkindofskirtsdowomenliketoweartoday?A.Longskirts.B.Shortskirts.C.Bothlongskirtsandshortskirts.D.Neitherlongskirtsnorshortskirts.37.Nowbootsareconsiderednow.A.fashionableB.unfashionableC.uncommonD.fitforgirlsmost38.Whentoday’swomengotothepartytheywear.A.skirtsdowntotheankleB.redlongbootsC.longskirtsandshortbootsD.anykindsofclothestheylike39.Men’sfashions.A.arechangingfasttheseyearsB.havechangedaswellC.keepunchangedD.changeaswomen’sfashionsdo40.Thepassagetriestotellus.A.bootsforwomenhavebeenthoughtfashionablesince1900B.women’sshoesarenotbackagaininallcolourslengthsetC.C.todaymenaredressedinthekindsofclothestheyusedtowearD.fashionsforclothesshoesandsoonalwayschange
InsideChinaDailyChinaJapaninkfisheryagreementTheNewChina-JapanFisheryAgreementwillbeputintoeffectstartingJunethisyear.Chinesevice-ministerofagricultureQiJingfatoldapressconferenceyesterdayinBeijing.-Page2Offshorefuneral葬礼Theremainsofmorethan500deadwillbescatteredatseathisspringnearthemouthofYangtzeRiverinShanghai.TosavespaceShanghaiofficialsdiscouragedlandburials.–Page3TheonlywisechoiceCo-operationwiththemainlandforapeacefulreunification统一shouldbetheonlywisechoiceforthenewlyelectedTaiwanleader.-Page4TheArtMarketInterestinactivitiessuchasfairsgalleriesandexhibitionshascausedtheartmarkettotakeshapeinChinA.-Page9TwosidesofastoryThegovernment’seffortstocutthehomeworkburdenofprimaryandmiddleschoolstudentshavedrawnmixedreactions.-Page10Blindbutnotout.YangJiaanEnglishprofessorattheChineseAcademyofSciencemeetsthechallengesbroughtbythesuddenlossofhereyesightandcontinuestomakeitinherwork.-Page1159.Theabovesectionmaypossiblyappearon_________ofChinaDaily.A.theFrontPageB.Page5C.Page9D.thelastpage60.Fromthetextwecanknowthat_________.A.ablindprofessorcanworkbetterB.ChinesefishermencangofishingfreelyinJapansoonC.noonewillbeburiedinthegroundaftertheydieinShanghaiD.moreandmorepeoplehavebeguntodoartbusiness61.WhenyoulookthroughthisissueofChinaDailyyouaresuretofind______.A.howTaiwan’snewleaderwasmadeB.thatpeoplethinkdifferentlyofreducingpupils’burdenC.sadstoriesaboutstudentswithheavyburdeninprimaryandmiddleschoolsD.interestingstoriesofartfairsgalleriesandexhibitionsofdifferentshapesinChina62.IfsomeonefeelsupsetforthesuddentroubleandwantstoencouragehimselfwhatwouldyousuggestheshouldreadinChinaDaily?A.Blindbutnotout.B.Twosidesofastory.C.TheonlywisechoicE.D.Offshorefuneral.
Gonearethedayswhenmenandwomencouldn’tassociate交往witheachother.WhenweareaskedwhetherboysandgirlscanassociatewitheachothermostofuswillsayYesofcoursE.Whynot?Ifwewanttodealwiththeassociationbetweenboysandgirlsproperlyherearesomedosanddon’tsforyoutofollow.1.Keepanormalandhealthystateofmind心态.Ourschoolsandclassesaremadeupofboysandgirls.Itisverynaturalforboysandgirlstocontacteachotherandbuildupthefriendshipwiththestudentsoftheothersex.Generallyspeakingweshouldbroadenthecircleoftheassociation.WeshouldmakeasmanyfriendsaspossiblE.Weshouldhavemorefriendsoftheothersexinsteadofoneortwo.Weshouldcontactthestudentsinpublicinsteadofinsecret.2.Contactstudentsoftheothersexwarmlygenerouslyandsincerely.Don’tbetoonervousortooshyincontactwithapersonoftheothersex.InthatcaseitisverydifficultforyoutomakealotoffriendsasnoonelikesapersonwhoistooshytosayaworD.Ifyouaretooshyapersonyoucanalsofindawayout.Firstofallyoucancontactthestudentswiththesameinterestandhobbywithyou.Asbothofyouhavemuchincommonyoumayhavemuchtotalkabout.Ifyoukeepdoinglikethatlittlebylittleyouwillgladlyfindyouarealsoasfreetoexpressyourselfasothers.3.Don’tfallintotheditch泥潭ofearlylove.Theboysandgirlsatadolescence青春期arerichinfeelingandfullofimagination.TheyareeasytoregardthefriendshipasasignofloveandfallinlovewitheachotheratanearlyagE.InmyopinionboysandgirlsatmiddleschoolaretooyoungandtootendertoshouldertheheavydutyoflovE.Earlyloveisagreenapplethatcan’tbeeaten.Anapplywon’ttastesweetuntilitisfullyripe成熟.DokeepoutofearlylovE.59.Themainideaofthepassageisto.A.tellstudentstokeepawayfromearlyloveB.givesomeadviceonhowtoassociatebetweenboysandgirlsC.saycontactdoesgoodnotonlytoboysbutalsotogirlsD.teachboyshowtotalkwithgirls60.Theunderlinedwordbroadeninthepassagemeans.A.closedownB.makesmallC.makebigD.makeknown61.A.personatadolescenceisNOT.A.richinfeelingsB.oldenoughtofallinloveC.fullofimaginationD.easytoregardthefriendshipasasignoflovE.62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Menandwomenusednottobeallowedtoassociatewitheachother.B.We’dbetternotmakeonlyoneortwofriendsoftheothersex.C.Somestudentsaretoonervousortooshyincontactwithapersonoftheothersex.D.Peoplelikeapersonwhoalwayskeepssilent.
Everystudentcanlearnropejumping.YoucanjumpaloneorwithyourclassmatE.YoucanalsohelpturnalongropeformanyotherstojumpoveroneatatimE.Ifyoujumpaloneyouwillneedashortropeanditwillbejustenoughforyourheight.TryropesofdifferentlengthsuntilyoufindarightoneforyoursizE.Aropeshouldbeturnedslowly.Itmustalsobeturnedhighenoughtoletyoujumpfreelyandsafely.Turningtheropefreelyandsafelyneedscarefultiming.Inropejumpingtimingmeansturningtheropeslowlyenoughforyoutojumpoverattherighttimewithoutitsstrikingyourfeet.Whenyoujumpropeyourheartbeatsfasterandyourfacehasahealthycolor.ButifyoujumptoomanytimesatfirstyouwillgetfireD.YoumustlearnwhentostopforarestbeforeyoujumpagainIfyoupracticeyoucanincreasethenumberoflimesyoujumperswithoutresting.1.Thispassageisabout_______.A.agameB.aropeC.ropejumpersD.carefultiming2.Howmanypeoplecanjoininropejumping?A.OnealonE.B.Two.C.OneormorE.D.TwoormorE.3.Thewordoneinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphmeans_______.A.manB.ropeC.thingD.size4.Beforeyoudoropejumpingyoumust_______.A.findagoodplayerB.trywhethertheropewillberightforyouC.stoptorestforanhourD.trywhethertheropewillbestrongenough5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.A.ropemustbeturnedasslowlyaspossiblE.B.A.ropemustbeturnedashighaspossiblE.C.Peoplecandoropejumpingwithoutresting.D.CarefultimingisneededtoturnaropE.
Researchhasshownthatmusichasanimportanteffectonone’sbodyandpsyche心灵.Infactthereisagrowingfieldofhealthcareknownasmusictherapywhichusesmusictotreatdiseases.Evenhospitalsarebeginningtousemusictherapy.Thisisnotsurprisingasmusicaffectsthebodyandmindinmanypowerfulways.ResearchhasshownthatquickmusiccanmakeapersonfeelmorealertwhileslowmusiccanproduceacalmdeepthinkingstatE.Alsoresearchhasfoundthatmusiccanchangebrainwaveactivitylevels.Thiscanhelpthebraintochangespeedsmoreeasilyonitsownasneededwhichmeansthatmusiccanbringlastingbenefitstoyourstateofmindevenafteryou’vestoppedlistening.BreathingandheartratescanalsobeinfluencedbymusiC.ThiscanmeanslowerbreathingslowerheartratE.Thisiswhymusicandmusictherapycanhelpreducethedamagingeffectsoflong-termstressgreatlypromoting促进notonlyrelaxationbuthealth.Musiccanalsobeusedtobringaboutamorepositivestateofmindbyhelpingtokeepworriesaway.Musichasalsobeenfoundtobringmanyotherbenefitssuchasloweringbloodpressureandreducingtheriskofstrokes.Itisnosurprisethatsomanypeopleareconsideringmusicasanimportanttooltohelpthebodybecomeorstayhealthy.56.Whatcanweinferaboutmusictherapy?A.ItisatypeofmusiC.B.ItisaresearchaboutmusiC.C.Itisakindofmusicaleffectondiseases.D.Itistheuseofmusicmethodtohelptreatdiseases.57.Accordingtothesecondparagraphwecanknowthat________.A.musicwithdifferentspeedshasdifferenteffectsB.quickmusicisnotgoodforone’shealthC.slowmusiccanhelponetothinkmorecalmlyandslowlyD.musicwillhavelessbenefitafteronestopslistening58.Thereasonwhymusiccanhelpdealwithstressisthat________.A.itisusedbymanyhospitalsB.itcanhelpchangebrainwaves.C.itdoesgoodtobreathingandheartratesD.itcanbringamorepositivestateofmind59.AccordingtothepassagemusiccanhelpdealwithallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.nervousnessB.mindillnessesC.strokesD.highbloodpressure
Intoday’sworldEnglishisthemostwildlyusedlanguagE.ItisourdutytolearnEnglishinthenewsituationofthereformandopening改革开放totheoutsideworlD.HowcanwemastertheEnglishlanguage?I’dliketogiveyousomegoodadvicE.Firstgetinterestedinit.IenjoylisteningtoforeignfriendstalkingwhenIwasachilD.AtthesametimeIwatchedtheEnglishprogrammeFollowMeonTV.FromthenonIkeptonlearningEnglish.ThemoreIlearnedthemoreprogressImadE.Secondpracticemakesperfect.ManypeoplestudyEnglishveryhardbuttheyareveryshytospeakitinpublicfortheyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Rememberyouhavetomakeamistakebeforeyoucancorrectit.A.nativeEnglishspeakermakesmistakessometimestoo.Thirdthebeginnersshouldbeencouragedtopayattentiontoidioms.TheEnglishlanguagehasmanyidioms.ForexampleyoushouldsayHeisasstrongasacow.68.IfwewanttolearnEnglishwemustfirst.A.showinterestinitB.enjoylisteningtoitC.watchEnglishprogrammesonTVD.practicespeakingit69.WhenlearningEnglishwewill.A.rememberthemistakesandcorrectthemB.trynottomakeanymistakesC.avoidmistakesbeforemakingthemD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakes70.Theunderlinedwordidiomsinthelastparagraphmeans.A.单词B.习语C.句子D.短语71.AccordingtothewriterwhatisthemostimportantinlearningEnglish?A.NotbeingshytospeakinpublicB.Payingattentiontoidioms.C.PractisinglisteningandspeakingasmuchaspossiblE.D.WatchingEnglishprogrammes
JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWestSheen.DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapierMortlakeHighStfrom8am.to8pm.Tel:682—1158.SATURDAYNovember13JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission60p.MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarterLowerRichmondRoadPutneyprovidedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoadRichmond.TheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHeadBarnes.Admission80p.THEDERBYARMSUpperRichmondRoadWestgiveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion手风琴.Tel:789—4536SUNDAYNovember14DISCOSatinSoundsDiscofreeatTheLordNapierMortLakeHighStreetfrom8amto8pm.FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArmsUpperRichmondRoaD.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-members70p.Tel:688—4626.HEAVYMUSICwithTonySimonatTheBullUpperRichmondRoad.63.WhereandwhencanyouheartheNormanChopTrio?A.AttheBull’sHeadonSunday.B.AttheDerbyArmsonSunday.C.AttheBullonSaturday.D.AttheBlackHorseonSaturday.64.YouwanttoenjoytheelectricaccordiononSaturday.Whichtelephonenumberdoyouhavetoringtofindoutwhattimeitstarts?A.789—4536.B.789—6749.C.682—1158.D.688—4626.65.YouwanttospendtheSaturdaybyjoiningtheentertainmentwithyourfamily.Whereshouldyougo?A.DiscoatTheLordNapier.B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.C.TheelectricaccordionatTheDerbyArms.D.JazzatTheBull’sHead.66.Youwanttospendthesamedayattwodifferentplacesanddon’twanttocrossanystreet.Whichofthefollowingisyourbestchoice?A.Thesing-alongattheBlackHorseandJazzatTheBull’sHead.B.Thesing-alongatTheBlackHorseandFolkMusicatTheDerbyArms.C.FolkMusicatTheDerbyArmsandHeavyMusicwithTonySimonatTheBull.D.MusicalHallatTheStarandGarterandDiscoatTheLordNapier.
Atpresenttimerollerskating滑旱冰iseasyandfun.Butmanyyearsagoitwasn’teasyatall.Before1750peoplenevertriedskatingonwheels.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin’sworkwasmakinginstruments工具.Inhisfreetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.Merlinwasamanwithmanyideasandmanydreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtogotoanimportantparty.HewasverypleasedandalittleexciteD.AsthedayofthepartycamenearMerlinbegantothink.Hewantedtofindawaytomakeawonderfulentranceattheparty.MerlinhadanideA.Hethoughtthathewouldattractalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll滚动.FinallyhedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoE.Thesewerethefirstrollerskateshoes.Merlinwasveryproudofthem.Hedreamedofarrivingatthepartyandskatingintotheroomwhileplayingtheviolin.HewassurethateveryonewouldbeverysurpriseD.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasreallysurprisedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskating.Herolledonplayingtheviolin.ThenwithalleyesonhimMerlinhitintoahugemirroronthewall.ThemirrorbrokeintomanypieceswithaveryloudnoisE.NobodyforgotMerlin’swonderfulentranceafterthat.63Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatpeoplebegantoskateonwheelsfrom1750because_______.A.itisveryeasyB.itisveryexcitingC.JosephMerlin’sinstrumentsD.itisverypopular64PeoplecalledMerlinadreamerbecause___________..A.hesleptanddreamedalotB.hewasfullofdifferentideasanddreamsC.heinventedthefirstrollerskatesD.healwaysmadepeople’sdreamscometrue65___________madeMerlinthinkofskatingonwheels.A.Merlin’sworkB.Merlin’sviolinC.AhugemirrorD.Animportantparty66.WhatwasMerlin’sproblemafterherolledintotheroom?A.Hecouldn’tstophisroller-skating.B.Hecouldn’tattractalotofattention.C.Everyonewassurprisedathim.D.Hecouldn’tplaytheviolinwhilerolling.67.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.JosephMerlin’sStoryB.HowRollerSkatingWasInventedC.A.SurprisingEntrancetothePartyD.Violinandrollerskating
OnApril18the100-daycountdowntothe2012OlympicGamesinLondonbegan.Forthisyear’sGames’slogantheLondonOrganizingCommitteeoftheOlympicGameshaschosenthephraseInspireaGeneration激励一代人.Itisexpectedtoinspireathletestodotheirbestandcommonpeopletodobetterintheirdailylives.TheGamesarealsoinspiringlotsoftouriststocometoLondon.Butifyougothereyou’dbettertryyourbesttofollowBritishmannersandcustoms.Otherwiseyou’llendupinarightmess!ExpertWilliamHansonhasgiventheAssociatePressafewtipsfortouristsonhowtoactwhileintheUK.Let’shavealookDon’ttalkaboutmoney.AccordingtoHansonBritishpeoplehatetalkingaboutmoneyanditisconsideredrudetodoso.Inparticularneveraskanyoneabouttheirsalary.Afternoontea.ThetraditionalviewoftheBritishsittingdownforanafternoonteaisnotexact.Fewpeoplekeepthetraditionnowadays.Givetips—butnotinanobviousway.TheBritishfavoraquietthankyougiftforgoodserviceratherthantherigid16-20％tipAmericansalwaysgive.InfactmanyBritishwaiterswillnotfeelanxiousandnervousifyoudecidenottotipatall.Greetingwithakiss.TheBritisharenotliketheirpassionateneighborsinFrancE.Manypreferahandshakeorapatonthebacktosayhello.Conversationtip.Ifyouwanttobefriendlyendasentencewiththewordmate·39.TheunderlinedwordItinthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.A.LondonB.InspireaGeneration’’C.The100—daycountdownD.TheLondonOrganizingCommittee40.Britishpeoplethinkitrudeto_______.A.haveteaintheearlymorningB.askothersabouttheirsalaryC.givea10％tiptoawaiterD.shakehandswithfriends41.Theunderlinedwordpassionate’’inthepassagemeans_______inChinese.A.冷酷的B.羞涩的C.有激情的D.聪明的42.WhenwilltheLondonOlympicsbeheld?A.OnAugust18.B.AttheendofJuly.C.AtthebeginningofAugust.D.InthemiddleofJuly.
ItissaidthatintheUnitedStatesmuchhasbeentoldaboutthatanyonecanbecomerichandsuccessfulifheworkshardandhassomegoodluck.Yeswhenonebecomesrichhewantspeopletoknowit.Andeventhoughhedoesnotbecomeveryrichhewantspeopletothinkthatheis.That’swhatKeepingupwiththeJonesesisaboutTheexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledidthingstokeepupwiththeirneighbours.HecalleditKeepingupwiththeJonesesbecauseJonesisaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.KeepingupwiththeJonesescametomeankeepingupwiththepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Thatisonereasonwhytheyreadrightbooksgotorightuniversitiesandeatinrightrestaurants.Everycityhasanareawherepeoplewanttolivebecauseotherswillthinkbetterofthemiftheydo.AndthereareJonesesineverycityoftheworlD.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoesMrJonesalwaysseemstobeaheaD.60.WhyaccordingtothepassagedomanypeopletrytokeepupwiththeJoneses?A.BecausetheyfeelproudtobetakenfortheJoneses.B.Becausetheywantotherstoknoworthinktheyarerich.C.Becausetheyareafraidthatotherswillknowtheyarerich.D.Becausetheywanttobeasrichastheirneighbours.61.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesaysrightbooks?A.Booksthatteachpeoplehowtogetrichandsuccessful.B.Booksbyfamousandsuccessfulwriters.C.Veryexpensivebooks.D.Booksthatotherpeoplearoundarereading.62.WhatdoestheauthormeanbyMrJonesalwaysseemstobeahead?A.ItseemsthatonecanneverkeepupwithallpeoplearounD.B.ItseemsthatMrJonesisaveryrichman.C.Itseemsthatonehastoworkhardtogetrich.D.ItseemsthatMrJonesisalwayswalkingaheadofothers.
OnhearingthewordsJustdoit!youwillknowthereisaNikeproductnearby.Ifit’sAlwaysCoca-Colayoucanbesuresomeonewantstosellyouarefreshingdrink.Anadvertisingslogan广告标语istoabrandwhateyesaretoaperson.Thesloganhelpspeopleunderstandthebrandbetterbytellingthemwhatitwantstoselltoitscustomers.Goodslogansleaveamessageinsidepeople’sminds.It’salmostcertainthateverybrandhasapopularslogan.Hereareafewexamples:Justdoit!—Thissloganspeaksouttoteens.Ittellsthemtodosomethingbutonlyiftheythinkit’sworthit.AndifsowhynotdoitwearingNike?AlwaysCoca-ColA.—Coke’ssloganschangeeveryfewyearsbutthisonehasenjoyedalastingpopularitybecauseitshowsthebrand’sspirit.ItseemstosayCokeistheonlydrinkthereis;therearenootherformsofdrinks.SharemomentssharelifE.—ThissloganfromKodakconnectsphotosandbeauty.Itaskspeopletorememberthehappymomentsinlifebytakingphotosofthem—usingKodakfilmofcourse!1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.JustDoIt!B.SloganAndBrandC.FamousSlogansD.WhatIsA.GoodSlogan?2.Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedsentenceparagraph2?A.Agoodadvertisingsloganshoulddrawpeople’sattention.B.Abrandshouldhaveanadvertisingsloganjustaspeoplehaveeyes.C.Anadvertisingsloganisasimportanttoabrandaseyesaretoaperson.D.AnadvertisingsloganactsastheeyesofabranD.3.Thewordtheminthelastparagraphrefersto____.A.peopleB.thehappymomentsC.photosandbeautyD.Kodakfilm
Doyoulikefootball?Ifsoyoucanreadthefollowingpassageandfindthatitisinteresting.InalmosteverybiguniversityintheUnitedStatesfootballisafavoritesport.Americanfootballisdifferent.Playerssometimeskicktheballbuttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.TheytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefielD.Theyhavefourchancestomovetheballtenyards码.Theycancarryitortheycanthrowit.Iftheymovetheballtenyardstheycantrytomoveitanothertenyards.Iftheymoveittotheendofthefieldtheyreceivesixpoints.Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheotherteamtrytostopthemanwiththeball.Ifhedoesnotmovetheballtenyardshisteamkickstheballtheotherteam.Eachuniversitywantsitsownteamtowin.Manythousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallshoutfortheirfavoriteteam.YoungmenandwomencomeonthefieldtohelpthepeopleshoutmorE.Theydanceandjumpwhiletheyshout.Eachteamplaystenorelevengameseachseason.TheseasonbeginsinSeptemberandendsinNovember.Ifateamisverygooditmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.46.Thepassagetalksabout___________.A.footballB.howtoplayfootballC.AmericansportsD.Americanfootball47.Wecan_______thefootballinbothAmericanfootballandChinesefootball.A.kickB.throwC.runwithD.catch48.Whyisitdifficulttomovetheball?Because___________.A.tenyardsisalongwayB.manymenontheotherteamtrynottolettheballcomenearC.theplayingfieldisverylargeD.elevenmenhavetocatchtheballonebyone49.Ifthey_________theteamswillplayonJanuary1.A.receivesixpointsB.playelevengamesintheseasonC.arethebestteamsD.movetheballtotheendofthefield50.Manypeoplecometowatchfootballandtheywanttheirteamtowin.Whichofthefollowingisnottheiract?A.Jumping.B.Dancing.C.Crying.D.Shouting.
AstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders想知道:CanIcommunicatewithAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?Certainly!TherearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.‘Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.ForexamplespeakersofBritishEnglishsayinhospitalandHaveyouapen?Americanssayinthehospital!andDoyouhaveapen?.Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslikebirdandhurt.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.ForexamplecolourandhonourareBritishcolorandhonorareAmerican.Thesedifferencesingrammarpronunciationspellingandvocabularyarenotimportanthowever.ForthemostpartBritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguagE.56.AccordingtothispassageastudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat_______.A.BritishpeoplecannotunderstandhimB.AmericanpeoplecannotunderstandhimC.thegrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim57.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin________.A.spellingB.pronunciationC.grammarD.alloftheabove58.Whatisnotmentioned提及inthepassage?A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.D.HowimportantthedifferencesarE.59.AccordingtothispassageBritishpeopleandAmericanshave____difficultyinunderstandingeachother.A.littleB.muchC.someD.great
Amanoncesaidhowuselessitwastoputadvertisementsinthenewspaper.LastweekhesaidmyumbrellawasstolenfromaLondonchurch.AsitwasapresentIspenttwiceitsworthinadvertisingbutdidn’tgetitback.Howdidyouwriteyouradvertisement?askedoneofthelistenersamerchant.Hereitissaidthemantakingoutofhispocketaslipcutfromanewspaper.TheothermantookitandreadLostfromtheCityChurchlastSundayeveningablacksilkumbrellA.ThegentlemanwhofindsitwillreceivetenshillingsonleavingitatNo.10BroadStreet.NowsaidthemerchantIoftenadvertiseandfindthatitpaysmewell.ButthewayinwhichanadvertisementisexpressedisofextremeimportancE.LetustryforyourumbrellaagainandifitfailsI’llbuyyouanewonE.Themerchantthentookaslipofpaperoutofhispocketandwrote:IfthemanwhowasseentotakeanumbrellafromtheCityChurchlastSundayeveningdoesn’twishtogetintotroublehewillreturntheumbrellatoNo.10BroadStreet.Heiswellknown.Thisappearedinthenewspaperandonthefollowingmorningthemanwasastonishedwhenheopenedthefrontdoor.Inthedoorwaylayatleasttwelveumbrellasofallsizesandcolorsandhisownwasamongthem.Manyofthemhadnotesfastenedtothemsayingthattheyhadbeentakenbymistakeandbeggingthelosernottosayanythingaboutthematter.63.Theresultofthefirstadvertisementwasthat＿＿＿＿.A.themangothisumbrellabackB.themanwastedsomemoneyadvertisingC.nobodyfoundthemissingumbrellaD.theumbrellawasfoundsomewherenearthechurch64.Themerchantsuggestedthatthemanshould＿＿＿.A.buyanewumbrellaB.goonlookingforhisumbrellaC.writeanotherandbetteradvertisementD.reportthepolice65....ifitfailsI’llbuyyouanewonesuggestedthatthemerchant＿＿＿＿.A.wasquitesureofsuccessB.wantedtobuyhimanewumbrellaC.didn’tknowwhattodoD.wasrichenoughtobuyone66.Thestoryismainlyabout＿＿＿＿＿.A.auselessadvertisementB.howtomakeaneffectiveadvertisementC.howthemanlostandfoundhisumbrellaD.whatthemerchantdidfortheumbrellaowner
Indiaisadevelopingcountry.IthasthousandsofyearsoftraditionandculturE.DifferenttypesofpeopleliveinIndiA.Intheolddaystheeducationalinstitutions教育机构werecalledashramamandteachersweregurus.A.guruwasarespectedpersoninsociety.NowwearelivinginthetechnologicalworlD.Bigchangesareoccurringinpeople’sliving.TheinfluenceoftelevisiontelephoneradiocomputerInternetandmobilephonesisverystrongineverydaylifE.Buteventodayteachersarerolemodelsforstudents.TeachingisstillarespectablejoB.Buttherearegreatchangesintheeducationsystem.OneofthemostobviouschangesisthattheinfluenceofWesternculturehasincreaseD.WearepayingtoomuchattentiontodoingbusinessjustliketheWesternworlD.TeachersarelikelytotobeinfluencedbythistoobutitisnotgooD.Teachersarenationbuilders.Thedevelopmentofanycountrydependsuponitseducationsystem.Alltypesofdevelopmentarepossiblethrougheducation.Anotherchangehashappenedinthecurriculum课程.Thecurriculumconnectstheteacherandthestudent.Whileeducationisaboutlearningcurriculummeansthesituationsinwhichonelearns.Whenwesaythateducationdealswithwhatthencurriculumdealswithhowandwhen.ButatthemomentitishardtosaywhetherthecurriculumisplayingsucharolE.68.InIndiaanashramamwas_________.A.ateacherwhowasrespectedbypeopleB.apersonwhoworkedforthegovernmentC.aplacewherestudentsweretaughtD.aplacewheretraditionandculturedeveloped69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasontochangepeople’slivesinIndia?A.TV.B.Computer.C.Mobilephones.D.Tradition.70.Inmodernsocietyteachingisconsideredasajobthat__________.A.isrespectedB.bringsgoodluckC.ishopelessD.connectswiththefashion71.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardseducationalchangeinIndia?A.Helikesit.B.Heisannoyedatit.C.Heisindifferent冷漠的toit.D.Heisworriedaboutit.
Nine-year-oldBarackObamawaslookingthroughamagazineandhewasshockedbyaseriesofphotos.ThepictureswereofablackmanwhodestroyedhisskinwithchemicalsthatpromisedtomakehimwhitE.ForthefirsttimetheAfrican-Americanboybegantodoubtwhohewas.Howevernowtheboywhousedtostrugglewithhisidentitydoesn’tseeitasaproblemanymorebutanadvantageforhissuccessfulcareer.LastweekObamamadehistorybybeingelectedasthefirstblackpresidentoftheUnitedStates.HedefeatedJohnMcCaininalandsidevictory压倒多数的绝对胜利.Obama’sstorystartsinoppositecornersoftheworlD.HiswhitemotherwasbornintheheartlandoftheUS.HisblackfathergrewupinatinyvillageinKenyA.TheymetduringcollegeinHawaiibuthisfatherleftthefamilywhenObamawasjusttwoyearsoldandhismothermovedtoIndonesiA.At10ObamamovedbacktolivewithhiswhitegrandparentsinHawaii.AthisclassawhiteboyaskedObamaifhisfatheratepeoplE.OutofembarrassmentObamaliedtohisclassmatesthathisfatherwasaprincE.IkeptaskingwhoamIandIendeduptryingdrugsanddrinkingObamarecalleD.ThingscametochangeaftertheyoungmenmadefriendswiththosewithasimilarbackgroundatcollegE.TheirexperiencesbackinAfricahelpedObamatofinallyfaceuptohisAfricanorigin.HeworkedhardtobecomeastaratHarvardLawSchoolandthethirdblacksenator参议员inUShistory.AtthebeginningofhiscampaignfortheWhiteHousefewpeopleviewedObamafavorably.Manydoubtedhisunusualbackgroundwhichlefthimneitherblackenoughnorwhiteenough.ButObamaturnedhispainofgrowingupintoatooltomakeAmericansbelieve:There’snotablackAmericaandawhiteAmericaaLatinoAmericananAsianAmericA.There’stheUnitedStatesofAmericA.BarackObama’svictoryisahistoricvictorythatpromisedchangeandovercamecenturiesprejudice偏见.HissuccessaccomplishedMartinLutherKing’sdreamthatamanbejudgednotbythecolorofhisskinbutbythecontentofhischaracterwroteABCnews.1.TheunderlinedworditinParagraph3refersto_______.A.whohewasB.Obama’ssuccessfulcareerC.makinghimwhiteD.defeatingJohnMcCain2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.Obama’sparentscomefromthesamecountryB.theblackmanwhodestroyedhisskinwasObamahimselfC.ObamawasoncetroubledbyhisidentityD.AfricaiswhereObamawasborn3.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorder?A.beingelectedthefirstblackpresidentoftheUSB.returningtolivewithhisgrandparentsC.becomingthethirdblacksenatorinUShistoryD.goingtocollegeE.goingtoAfricaforhisoriginf.joininginthecampaignfortheWhiteHouseA.b-e-d-c-f-aB.f-a-b-e-d-cC.a-b-e-f-c-dD.c-f-d-b-e-a4.Thebesttitleofthepassagewouldbe_____.A.ThefirstpresidentoftheUSB.MartinLutherKing’sdreamC.A.historicvictoryD.ThehistoryofAfricanAmericans
Noonecanbelievethattheover6300-kilometerlongGreatWallmightdisappearsomeday.BelieveitornottheGreatWallisbeingdestroyedbypeoplE.Lessthan20percentoftheGreatWallbuiltintheMingDynastyisstillperfectbutabout80percentisindanger.TheGreatWallcanbecalledgreatmostlybecauseofitsamazinglength.ButweshouldrealizethatthelengthwasmadeupofonebrickatatimE.IfwedonothingtosavetheGreatWallitwillbecomeaseriesofseparatewastelandratherthanahistoricsitE.TheGreatWallisactuallyaseriesofwallsbuiltandrebuiltbydifferentdynastiesoverthepast2000years.ItbeganintheruleofChina’sfirstemperorQinShihuangoftheQinDynasty221BC～206BCandlastedintotheMingDynasty.ThepartsbuiltbeforetheMingDynastyhavenearlydisappeareD.PeoplearefamiliarwithsectionssuchasBadalinginBeijingandJiayuguanPassinGansubecausetheyhavebeenopentotouristsformanyyears.Butthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyeshavebeenalmostforgotten.Fewlocalpeopleknewthe3-meter-highwallsmadeofearthandstonesbesidethemarepartoftheGreatWall.Thelackofknowledgeisconsideredasoneofthemainreasonsbehindhuman.ThebricksontheGreatWallarecarriedoffbycountrysidepeopletobuildtheirhousessheepcorral畜栏andpigsties猪圈.Someweretakenawaytobuildroads.Brickscarvedwithpeople’snamesareputawayasremembrancE.Rubbishisspreadoverthebattlements城垛.Thebrickscanbesoldfor15yuanpertractorloaD.ThosewhodestroyedandaredestroyingtheGreatWallknowitsnamebutarenotclearaboutitsculturalmeaning.Itwilltakealongtimetoletthemknowthis.ThelocalfarmersnotonlycarriedoffthebodyoftheWallbutdugouttheentirebasE.ItisnecessarytoprotecttheGreatWall.FirstofalltheofficialsshouldbeawareoftheimportanceoftheGreatWall.YoungChineseshouldknowmoreaboutthenation’sgreatcivilization文明andlearntoloveit.1.ThemainreasonforwhichtheGreatWallcanbecalledgreatis__________.A.itwasmadebybrickB.itwasverywideC.itwasverylongD.ithadalonghistory2.WhydoestheauthorsaytheGreatWallmightdisappear?A.Itisuselessfromnowon.B.ItwillbereplacedbyanewonE.C.SomepartsofitarebeingdestroyeD.D.It’stoooldtobeusedagain.3.TheunderlinedpartthosesectionsfarawayfromthepubliceyesreferstothepartsoftheGreatWall__________.A.thataretoodifficulttounderstandB.nobodycanwatchC.thataretoofartobeenseenD.thatarenotwellknowntothepublic4.What’sthemainreasonoftheGreatWall’sbeingdestroyed?A.ThelocalpeopleareshortofcultureknowledgE.B.Thelocalpeopleneedbricksandstonestobuildhouses.C.ThelocalpeoplethinkthattheGreatWallisnotimportant.D.Thelocalpeopleareagainstthegovernment.
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptiansgreenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspringwhileforMuslimsitmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChinachildrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynationsblueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils灾祸.People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactionstowardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentally精神上andphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites食欲.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarlymanycommercial商业的websiteswillhavearedBuyNowbuttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyE.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.UnlikeredbluecancausepeopletoloseappetitE.Soifyouwanttoeatlesssomesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroomthinkaboutthecolorcarefully.51.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir________.A.personalexperiencesB.commercialpurposesC.culturalvaluesD.physicalreactionstothecolor52.WhywillmanycommercialwebsiteshavearedBuyNowbutton?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toencouragepeopletobuygoods.C.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorisE.53.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.RedB.Green.C.BluE.D.PurplE.54.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?A.TheMeaningandFunctionofColorB.TheCulturalMeaningofColorC.ColorsandPersonalExperiencesD.ColorsandHumanBeings
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