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Nanjing-stylepapercuttingisanimportantpartofChinesepapercutting.Itisknownforitsdifferentdesignssimplisticbutgracefulshapesfinelycutlinesanduniqueskills.ZhangFanglinisaleadingfigureintheNanjing-stylepapercutting.Zhangwasborninapaper-cuttingfamily.Heisthefourthgenerationtocontinuethefamily’spaper-cuttingskills.TaughtbyhisfatherhebegantolearnpapercuttinginhischildhooD.In1963whenhewasonly14yearsoldhestartedhisartisticcareerinalocalfolkhandicraftfactory.OverthepastdecadesZhanghascreatedmanyworksanddevelopedexcellentskills.In1985ZhangwasadmittedintoNanjingMunicipalFineArtsCompanycreatinganddesigningpapercuts.ThroughouthisartisticcareerZhanghasabsorbedcharacteristicsandelements元素ofvariousstylesofpapercuttingandcreatedalargenumberofcreativepaper-cuttingworks.ThankstohisgreatcontributionshewonmanynationalprizesandwasawardedthetitleofNationalMasterArtistinHandicraftArt.AsaleadingfigureZhangFanglinhasbeeninvitedtomorethan30countriesandregionsaroundtheworldshowcasinghispaper-cuttingskills.Inthe2010ShanghaiWorldExpoZhangshowcasedhisnewcreationsofgoldfoil-embeddedpapercuttingworks.44.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Chinesepapercutting.B.Nanjing-stylepapercutting.C.A.papercuttingfamily.D.A.papercuttingartist.45.HowoldwasZhangFanglinwhenhewasadmittedintoNanjingMunicipalFineArtsCompany?A.36.B.14.C.22.D.18.46.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Nanjing-stylepapercuttingisthemostimportantpartofChinesepapercutting.B.Zhangisacreativeartistwhoknowsdifferentstylesofpapercuttingwell.C.Zhangwonmanyinternationalprizesbecauseofhisgreatcontributions.D.AllthemembersofthefamilytaughtZhanghowtodesignpapercuts.
信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑在中学生夏令营中以下同学以其观点组织各自的讨论和交流组A.CaoA'min18XuanhuaNo1HighSchoolHebeiKeepingpacewithteachersisagoodwaytostudy.Teachersareexperiencedandtheirplansaresystematic.Butremembertoworkmawaythatsuitsyou.It'salsoimportanttoteamfrompastmistakes.Keepanotebooktomakearecordofthemistakesyoumake-it'llhelpyouavoidmakingthesameoneslater.B.ZhangZilu17XinyuNo1HighSchoolJiangxiThistimeoflifemaybehardbutyou'renotalone.YouHiaybebusystudyingbutyoucanshowyourcarebycallingyowfriendsorsendingashortmessage.Don'tletyourfriendshipsdie.SomeboysandgirlsinmyclasswereinlovebutI'dadviseagainstarelationshipatthisstage.C.ZhanYu17HuanggangHighSchoolHubeiIt’sasimportanttolivewellasitistostudywellIthink.Iwenttobednolaterthan11:30pm.Itputmeintherightmoodforthenextday.Ididn’tfollowaspecialdiet饮食butIdidmakesureIateanutritiousbreakfasteachday.D.JuShuntian18YantaiEconomicandTechnologicalDevelopmentZoneSeniorHighSchoolShandongThepersonwhoplayswellstudieswell.Havingalotofschoolworkdoesn’tmeanhavingtogiveuponeveryotheractivity.IplayedbasketballortookawalktorelaxwhenIfelttireD.Timeoutisnotawasteoftimebuthelpsyoustudymoreefficiently.E.ZhangQingzhou17DongtaiHighSchoolJiangsuBesidestakingthebigexamyouhaveotherchoicesforcollegE.Itooktheindependentenrollment自主招生examheldbyPekingUniversityandsomeotherstudentsevenpreparedtostudyabroaD.Payattentiontoanyrelevantinformationyoucanfindwhetherit’sfromschoolthenewsmediaoranothersourcE.F.WuDandan18LiaochengNo.1HighSchoolShandongBesideslearningfromthetextbooksstudentscanalsolearnalotfromtravelingfromplacetoplacE.Indifferentplacesyouwillseedifferentthingsmeetdifferentpeopleandhavedifferentexperiences.IfyouarecuriousenoughyoucanexploredeeperintotheareaandobtainmoreusefulinformationwhichservesasyournewknowledgE.下面同学各自感兴趣的内容或需要解决的问题请配对他们最适合参加的讨论组46.ZhangXuisanactiveandenergeticboywhoenjoysmanysportslikeswimmingfootballbadmintoncyclingandjogging.Hehasalotoffriendsatschoolandtheyoftenspendalotoftimeonriversfieldsandmountains.Isitgoodtospendsolittletimeinthelibrary?Howtoallocatetimebetweenacademiclecturesandouting?That'shisproblem.47.XiaoLilihasmuchdifficultymcatchingupwithherclassmatesmchemistryandphysics.ButhersuperiorityliesinmusicandEnglishsosheisdreamingofbecomingaprofessionalsinger.Shehopesthatherstrongpointscanhelppaveherwaytofuturesuccess.CanIgotoamusicalcollegewithouttakingNMET?shewonders.48.GuoJieisahardworkingboybutunfortunatelyhegetslowmarksineverytest.Heisalwaysbusywithhisownstudyplan.Whenhedidn’tfinishhisworktheearlierdayhewillburyhismindinhisworktofulfillhisplanignoringtheteacher’slectures.HowcanIraisemymarks?heispuzzleD.49.SongSiweiisaslimandprettygirlwhoworkshardatallherlessons.Butshewassoabsorbedinherstudeiesthatsheisevenunwillingtotearherselfoffatmealtimes.SheisalwaysthelasttoleavetheclassroomandthefirsttoarrivE.Shestartstofeeldizzyandhaveheadaches.Whatmighthappentome?shewonders.50.ZhangLanisacharminggirlwhoisactivebothintheclassroomandonthesportsfielD.Sheiskindtoallherclassmates.Someboysinherclasstendtotalktoherateverypossibleopportunityandeveninvitehertomeals.ThatmakesherpleasedbutcostsherquitesometimE.Shedoesn’tknowwhetheritisrighttoacceptkindnessfromtheboys.
Minimalism简约主义isatermthatdescribesmovementsinvariousformsofartanddesignespeciallyvisualartandmusicwheretheworkisreducedtoitsmostbasicfeatures.AsformeminimalismfunctionswellnotinartordesignbutinmydailylifE.WhenIwaspackingforuniversityIfounditextremelydifficulttoletgoofsomeofthethingsIowneD.IknewIcouldn’ttakeeverythingwithmebutIkeptaskingmyselfhowcouldIpossiblythrowthisaway?whatifIneeditoneday?andwhataboutallofthememories?NowthatI’vemovedandleftthatstuffbehindIdon’tevenmissit.WhetherornotIgotridofititbarelymakesabitofdifferencetomenow.I’velearnedthatovertimepeopleforgetortheirneedforaparticularobjecteventuallydisappears.Eithertheystoreitawayortheygetridofit.Youmightthinknostalgically怀旧的aboutthetoysyoucaredaboutwhenyouwereachildbutwhatismakingyousmilenowisnotthethingitselfbutthememoryofit.1’vehearditahundredtimesyoudon’tneedthingstomakeyouhappy.Ittakessomethinglife-changinglikemovingacrossthecountrytorealizehowtruethisis.SpeakingofwhichforalotofpeopleminimalismisaboutabletomovE.It’saboutbeingabletogoalmostanywhereatanytimebecauseyoudon’thavemanypossessionstocarry.Whenyoukeepthingsyoudon’tneedtheybecomeaburdenthattiesyoutoaplacE.Movingtouniversitywasagoodtimetoletgoofalotofstuff.AndwhenIvisitfortheholidaysI’llprobablygetridofevenmoretolightentheburden.Ofcoursethereareexceptions.Therearesomethingsthatareirreplaceableveryrareorexpensiveorwesimplyloveandcherishforsomereasonoranothersincewearehumans.Butafterwekeepthosehowmuchisleftthatwedon’treallyneed?Henceminimalism.Andwhydoesminimalismbringhappiness?Thatwasabitofaroundaboutwayofsayingthatit’sbecausewhatreallymakesmehappyisfreedom.Andthekeytofreedomisminimalismbecauseminimalismreducesourattachmenttothings.Attachmenttotoomanyobjectscreatesagreatmessandcanseverelyholdbackourfreedomtodowhateverwewantwhileminimalismhelpsusstartnewprojectsmovetravellearnnewthingsworkexpandbedebt-freebehealthy–reallylivinglifetoourfullpotential.IleftthenesttoflyonwardsandupwardsIcan’tdoitwitholdthingsweighingmedown.AndthatiswhyIhaveadoptedminimalismwithopenarms.66.Inparagraphlthewritergivesthedefinitionofminimalismto.A.introduceatopicB.presenthisownideaC.describeasceneD.offeranargument67.Manypeopledon’twanttoletgoofsomeoftheirbelongingsbecause.A.theyhaven’thadanylife-changingexperiencesB.theyfeartheirmemorieswillbegonewiththethrown-awaystuffC.theyhopetolivelifetotheirfullpotentialbystoringthingsawayD.theymayhavetochangetheirlifestylebecauseofthelossofthem68.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhythewriterfavorsminimalisminlife?A.Ittakestheburdenoffherwhilesheismoving.B.Itreducesherattachmenttoherpersonalthings.C.Itenableshertogainthefreedomthatshedesires.D.Ithelpshertorealizehowtruelifeis.69.BysayingthereareexceptionsthewritermeansA.littleisleftifwekeepwhatwecherishmostinourlifeB.minimalismshouldbepractisedaccordinglyindifferentsituationsC.minimalismisamethoddifficulttoemployinrealityD.lifeisfullofexceptionssoit’sdifficulttopreservewhatwevalue70.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Minimalismbringshappiness.B.Minimalismisappliedinmanyfields.C.Minimalismmakespeoplethinknostalgically.D.MinimalismisaboutabletomovE.
OfficialssaytheislandsofTokelauintheSouthPacificOceanhavebecometheworld'sfirstterritorytotallypoweredbythesun.Themoveisexpectedtosavemoneyandeasetheenvironmentalburdenofdependingonimportedfossilfuels.Tokelau'sthreemainatolls环状珊瑚岛orislandsnowhaveenoughsolarcapacitytomeetalloftheirelectricityneeds.Untilnow.Tokelauhasbeen100％dependentondiesel柴油forproducingelectricity.Thathasburdenedthecountrywithheavyeconomicandenvironmentalcosts.ThethreeatollsofTokelauareabouthalfwaybetweenNewZealandandHawaiiandareadministeredbyNewZealand.Eachatollreceiveditsownsolarpowergrid电网system.NewZealandofficialsestimatedthecostoftheprojecttobuildthethreesolargridsataroundsevenmilliondollars.Thelastofthegridshasbeencompleted.Itisestimatedthatoilimportsmakeupto30％ofnationalincomeinsomepartsofthePacific.ThemovetosolarpowercouldsaveTokelauaboutonemilliondollarsayear.Tokelauwillnowbeabletospendmoreonsocialprogramstohelpitscitizens.OtherSouthPacificislandsareattemptingsimilarprojects.TheislandnationsofSamoaandTuvaluareaimingtogetalloftheirelectricityfromrenewablesourcesby2020.TheCookIslandsplanstostartmovingtosolarpanelsandwindturbines.AndmosthousesintheSouthPacificgroupsofislandswillbegintousesolarwaterheaters.EastTimor'sgovernmenthaspromisedthatnohouseholdsinthecapitalDiliwouldbeusingfirewoodforcookingby2015.Italsosays50％ofthecountry'selectricitywillcomefromrenewablesourcesbytheendofthedecade.NewZealandForeignAffairsMinisterMurrayMcCullysaysthecountrywillholdaPacificenergysummitinMarchthisyear.HesaidthemeetingwouldbuildonthesuccessofcleanandaffordableenergysolutionsforTokelauTongaandtheCookIslands.71.AccordingtothetextmakesTokelaudeveloprenewableenergyproject.A.thecountry'sheavyeconomicandenvironmentalburdenB.thecountry'sabundantsolarandwindsourcesC.thecountry'sexcellentlocationinthePacificD.NewZealand'sadministrationandstrongsupport72.WecanknowTokelauusedtospendaboutdollarsonoilimportseveryyear.A.sevenmillionB.onemillionC.threemillionD.fourmillion73.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.SomehousesinTokelaustilllacksolarcapacity.B.Tokelauhaspartlydependedonfuelelectricity.C.Tokelaudoesn'tuseimporteddieseltoproduceelectricitynow.D.NoteveryatollhasitsownsolarpowergridsysteminTokelau.74.Alltheislandnationsexceptwillgetalloftheirelectricityfromrenewablesourcesby2020.A.SamoaB.TuvaluC.TokelauD.EastTimor75.Thetextismainlyabout.A.Tokelau'ssolarpowerprojectB.SouthPacificislands’renewableenergyprojectC.Tokelau'ssocialprogrammetohelpitscitizensD.thedevelopmentofsolarwaterheaters
PeoplehavebeenburyingthedeadatSalem’sHopeCemeterysince1833.Theplaceisfilledwitholdgravestonesandgothicmausoleums哥特式陵墓thespiritsofthedeadhangingoverthelandlikeanearlymorningfog.Keepingwatchafewstepsfromtheroadwithherskirtoverthepedestal基座isGoldieBelleTaylorherfaceweatheredbutotherwiseingoodcondition.OnthisdaysheisholdingabunchofpinkrisesbecauseGoldieBellealwaysholdsflowers.Someonemakessureofthat.Andshehashadfreshflowersinherhandsforthelast150years.KarenBierylivesinDamascusaboutfivemileswestofHopeCemetery.She’swrittenabookbasedonthelegendofGoldieBelleTaylortitledBelievE.In1886attheageoftwoyoungGoldieBelleusedherhandstosopup抹去theleftoverelderberryjuicefromherfather’sironkettlE.Shediednotlongafterfrompoisoning.Shewastheloveofherdad’slifeandhewassoupsetthathesoldthefamilyfarmtobuytheItalianmadestatuewhichtodaymarkshergravE.Atfirstitwasherfatherwhobroughttheflowersandlaidtheminherhands.Whenhediedin1896theflowerskeptcoming.Herflowersaredifferentperseason.Whydotheflowerskeepmiraculouslyappearing?Peoplehavetriedtofindoutbyhavingcampedbythestatuebutnoteventhegroundskeepershavebeenabletocatchthecriminal.It’ssaidthatafairyarrivesatHopeCemeterylookingforthegraveofherbirthmother.ShecomesacrossGoldieBelle’sstatuE.56.Theunderlinedwordthatinparagraph2probablyrefersto________.A.herfaceingoodconditionB.herbunchofpinkrosesC.GoldieBelleTaylorisholdingpinkrosesD.GoldieBelleTayloralwaysholdsflowers57.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraph__________.A.herfatherwaspoisonousB.theironkettlewaspoisonousC.elderberryjuicewaspoisonousD.itwasherfatherthathatedher58.AfterherfatherdiedtheflowersinthehandsofGoldieBelleTaylor_______.A.usuallychangeB.werestolenC.arenolongerfreshD.comefromacriminal59.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.A.fairybringstheflowers.B.ThemysteryofGoldie’sflowers.C.Whathappenstothegirl?D.Howdotheflowersgetthere?
ForgetfamousgoalcelebrationsuchasTheRobotbyPeterCrouchandTheDivebyJuergenKlinsmannherecomestheSouthAfricanDiskidance.TheDiskidancewhichisperformedthroughheadingandkickinganimaginaryballmaybeagoalcelebrationtowatchinthefollowingmatches.SouthAfrica’sSiphiweTshabalalaandhisteammatesperformedthisdifferentdancewhentheycelebratedhisgoalagainstMexicointheopeningWorldCupgameonFriday.ThedanceisalreadypopularonYouTubeandmanysoccerfansmaywanttolearnthemoves.EvenSouthAfrica’sPresidentJacobZumahaslearnttheDiskidancewhichcouldbebetterthanCameroonRogerMilla’scornerflagdancecelebrationinthe1990FIFAWorldCup.USactorJohnTravoltaperformedthedanceshortlyafterlandinghisBoeing707atLanseriaairportnorthofJohannesburgonWednesdaymorning.Goalcelebrationsarenowpartofthebiggestsportingeventandplayersplantheminadvancejustincasetheyfindthebackofthenet.Infootballagoalcelebrationisthepracticeofcelebratingthescoringofagoal.Thecelebrationmaybeperformedbythegoal-scorerhisorherteammatesthemanagerorcoachesandthesupportersoftheteam.TheRobotgoalcelebrationwassopopularthatEnglandfansweresurprisedwhenCrouchanEnglishinternationalfootballersaidthathewouldn’tbedoingitanymoreunlessEnglandwontheWorldCup.ThewordDiskiisthewordusedbythelocalpeopleforsoccerandmayalsodescribethelocalstyleoffootballwhichfocusesondribbling带球andothertricks.63.BesidesDiskidancehowmanytypesofgoalcelebrationsarementionedinthepassage?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.64.TheunderlinedpartfindthebackofthenetinParagraph4means.A.scoreagoalB.winthematchC.takearestD.takepartinamatch65.WhatdowelearnaboutthewordDiski?A.Ithasbecomethemostpopularsportswordintheworldnow.B.Itwasusedtoshowhowpeopleweregoodatdribbling.C.Itwasusedtodescribeafootballwhichwasimaginedbyfootballers.D.ItwasprobablymainlyusedinSouthAfricabeforetheSouthAfricaWorldCup.66.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Allthefootballersshouldhavetheirowngoalcelebrations.B.Goalcelebrationsplayanimportantroleinfootballgames.C.FamousgoalcelebrationsallappearedintheWorldCupgames.D.Footballersoftendon’tplantheirgoalcelebrationsaheadoftimE.
Onceagainrumorsarespreading.JudgementDaythistimeissettohappenonDecember21st2012.ThedateoriginatedfromtheMayancalendarbutactuallygainedpopularitythroughthehitmovie2012.Howwilltheworldend?Andhowdoweknowtheexactdate?Therearemanytheories:A.meteoroidfromouterspace;asolarstorm;ashiftintheearth'spoles;blablabla.TheyallsupposedlypointedtothedateofDecember21st2012.Unfortunatelynoneofitistrue.ZhuJindirectorofBeijingPlanetariumsaidForearthitselftheendwillbebillionsofyearsawayfromnow.Andforushumansthereisaverysmallchancethatwemaybeaffectedbysomeastronomicalfactors.Howeverwedon'thavetheabilitytoforeseesucheventssofar.Sowhensomeonetellsyoutheworldisgoingtoendonanexactdateitmustbefake.Butthetruthhasn'tstoppedpeoplefrombelieving.Inthesci-fimovie2012thedirectorimaginedtheendoftheworldbasedontheMayancalendar.Thefilmearnednearly770millionUSdollarsworldwidE.NingHongHebeiProvincesaid.Themovie2012didgetonethingright.TherearearkseingmadeinChinaButthey'renotbeingbuiltsecretlyinsidethemountains.Theyareconstructedhereinthecourtyardofafactory.InAprilLiuQiyuanquithisfurniturebusinessanddevotedhimselftodevelopingthesehugeroundballs.Hedoesn'tbelievetheendisnearbuthewantstobepreparedjustincase.LiuQiyuantheArkbuildersaidTheconceptoriginatedtwentyyearsago.TheTangshanearthquakehadflattenedourhousesoIwantedtobuildashelterthatwouldn'tfall.Thenin2004IsawthetsunamiinIndonesiathatkilledsomanypeople.ThenIrealizeditshouldbesomethingthatcouldwithstandtheearthquakeandfloatonwater.Liuishopingtousehisinventionasalifeboatonthesea.He'splanningtotesthisproductonthewaternextyear.Itturnsoutthatrumourthoughfalseisgoodforbusiness.Doomsdaydiscountsandproductsarehotonmanyonlinestores.Whileit'ssurelyattractedattentionmanycomplainthatitmisleadsconsumers.Theirpurposeistopromoteproducts.Iftheybelievetheworldisgoingtoend.whowouldbuythings?Moneywouldbeuselesstoo.41.Thepurposeofthemovie2012was.A.topopularizescientificknowledgefortheviewersB.tomakeaprofitfromtheviewersC.totelltheviewersaninterestingfactualstoryD.towarntheviewersofadisastrousevent42.ThewordfakeinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.A.ajokeB.alieC.untrueD.terrifying43.LiuQiyuanquithisjobandbuilthisarkbecause_________.A.hebelievedthattheworldwasgoingtoendonDec.212012B.hewastiredofmakingmoneyfromhisfurniturebusinessC.hewasalmostkilledinIndonesiain2004D.hewantedtomakepreparationsfordestructivenaturaldisasters44.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Ruinouswerecreatedbybusinessmentopromotetheirproducts.B.Themovie2012wasverypopularandagreatmanypeoplewatchedit.C.OnetheorysaidthattheearthwastoshiftitstwopolesonDec.212012.D.LiuQiyuan'sarkwasintendedtosurviveearthquakesandterriblefloods.45.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.Tuneandtimeagainpeoplespreadrumoursabouttheworld'sendforonereasonoranother.B.TheMaya'spredictionabouttheworld'sendhasfailed.C.Inthemovie2012bigarkswerebuiltsecretlyinsidethemountainsD.LiuQiyuanwasbombefore1976andisatleast36yearsold.
AccordingtoasurveybytheAmericanPetProductsManufacturersAssociation62percentofAmericanhouseholdskeeppets.Manyofusenjoythecompanionship陪伴ofpets.Theseanimalsdon'taskformuch—justashortlistofbasicssuchasfoodshelterandofcourseourcompanionship.Petsofferfarmoreinreturnteachingusaboutloveimprovingouremotionalandphysicalhealthandprovidinguswithunconditionalfriendship.Companionanimalsarenaturalteachers.Theyhelppeopleofallageslearnaboutresponsibilityloyaltysharingandunconditionallove-qualitiesparticularlyessentialtoachild'shealthydevelopment.Throughhelpingtocareforapetchildrenalsolearntocarefortheirfellowhumanbeings.Thereisanlinkbetweenhowpeopletreatanimalsandhowtheytreateachother.Speciallytrainedassistancedogshelppeoplewhohavephysicalandmentaldisabilities残疾.Assistancedogsarenotsortedoutaspetsunderthelawandtheyareallowedinpublicplaceswherepetsareprohibited.ThesedogsserveasthehandsearsoreyesoftheirhumanpartnersandassistthembyperformingeverydaytasksthatwouldotherwisebedifficultorimpossiblE.Dogsmayalsonoticechangesinbehaviorbodylanguageorsmelloftheirhumanpartnersalerting提醒themsothattheymayseekasafeenvironment.Petsaregoodforouremotionalandphysicalhealth.Caringforacompanionanimalcanlessenfeelingsoflonelinessinallagegroups.It’swell-knownthatrelaxedhappypeopledonotbecomeillasoftenasthosewhosufferfrompressureandsadness.Animalcompanionshipalsohelpsloweraperson'sbloodpressurE.Toputitsimplypetsaren'tjustgoodfriends;theyaregoodmedicinE.62.Fromthethirdparagraphwecanconcludethat______.A.dogscanbegoodteachersB.dogsknowalotaboutbodylanguageC.dogscangoanywhereinpublicplacesD.dogscanserveashelperstothedisabled63.TheunderlinedwordprohibitedinParagraph3means________.A.protectedB.allowedC.forbiddenD.controlled64.Caringforanimalscankeepushealthybecauseitcanmakeus______.A.strongandstressfulB.relaxedandhappyC.luckyandproudD.busyandproductive65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Howpetshelppeople.B.Mostpeoplelikeanimals.C.Animalsarefriendly.D.Peopleneedanimalsverymuch.
Thewordhugisofuncertainorigin.TheOxfordEnglishDictionarycautionsagainstconfusingitwithhugge—anotherwordoftheMiddleEnglishugmeaningtoinspirewithfearordisgust.NeverthelessIfindmyselfdrawntothepossibilitythathugdoesinfacthavesomeconnectionwithug.Itseemstomethatatthethoughtofatightembrace拥抱fearanddisgustdocometominD.SowhyisitthatwhenIgoovertoyourhousefordinneryouwrapyourarmsaroundmeeventhoughIsawyoulastFridayatthemovies?Onearmortwo?Shouldtherebespacebetweenus?ShouldIbrushmycheekagainstyours?Maybeevenkissyourcheek?I’mwillingtobelievethatsomepeoplereallylovetohug.Theyrushtoenfoldnotonlyfamilyandfriendsbutalsofriendsoffriendsandnearstrangers.TheydelightinapplyingpressureandrockingfromsidetosidE.Yetmostpeoplearejustgoingthroughthemotions;they’relookingforawaytosayhelloorgoodbyE.NotwantingtoseemrudeIopenmyarmstoosubmittingtotheceremonyoffriendship.AfteroneparticularlyconfusinginteractionIlookedforadvicefromexperts.EmilyYoffeanadvicecolumnistofferedhersympathy:I’mwithyouonthisbutI’vebecomeanon-huggerwhohugs.RecentlyafterbreakfastwithanewfriendIwentintohughergoodbyeandIcouldseeakindofhorrorinhereyesbutitwastoolatetobackoff.That’sme:Thegirlwiththelookofhorrorinhereyes.TheEmilyPostInstitutewhichspecializesinmannersexplainsthatwhengreetingsomeoneyoushouldlookhimorherintheeyesandsmilespeakclearlyaddagladtoseeyouandthenshakehandswithafirmgrippumptwoorthreetimesandthenreleasE.Theinstitutesuggestsaddingahugifit’sarelativeorclosefrienD.Noranyspecificinformationonwhataproperhugentails.Thereareseveralhugalternativesamongthem:thehandshakethecheekkissthewavethearmsqueezeandthenoD.Handshakesseemformalcheekkissesun-American.Armsqueezingwouldbeagoodsolutionifitwerenotforthedangerofgettingpulledintosomethingmorefull-bodieD.ThenodthoughcanbeveryeffectivewhencombinedwithasmileespeciallywhenexecutedwithconfidenceandwithonehandalreadygraspingthedoorhandlE.67.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsindicateabouthug?A.Thewordcausescommondisfavor.B.Thebehaviorappearsdisgusting.C.Theactionissomewhatconfusing.D.Themannerisunsuitableforfriends.68.Aboutthewayofembracetheexperts______.A.haveastandardconceptB.feelembarrassedanduneasyC.advisepeopletouseotherwaysD.failtogiveanexplicitdefinition69.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshug?A.Cautious.B.Hesitant.C.PuzzleD.D.OpposeD.70.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?A.Specializedopinionsondailymanners.B.In-depthresearchintohug.C.Appropriatenessofdailymanners.D.Importantreformofgreetingmanners.
DoyouknowhowtoplayagamecalledMusicalChairsItiseasytoplayandmostpeopleenjoyit.AllyouneedaresomechairssomepeopleandsomewayofmakingmusiC.Youmayuseapianooranyothermusicalinstrumentifsomeonecanplayit.Youmayuseataperecorder.Youcanevenusearadio.Putthechairsinarow.Thechairsmaybeputintwosbacktoback.A.betterwayistohavethechairsinonerowwitheachchairfacingintheoppositedirectiontothechairnexttoit.Thegameiseasy.Whenthemusicstartstheplayerswalkroundthechairs.EveryonegoesinthesamedirectionofcoursetheyshouldwalkintimetothemusiC.Ifthemusicisfasttheyshouldwalkquickly.Ifthemusicisslowtheyshouldwalkslowly.ThepersonplayingmusiccannotseethepeopleinthegamE.Whenthemusicstopstheplayerstrytositonthechairs.Ifapersoncannotfindachairtositonhedropsout.Thenbeforethemusicstartsagainonechairmustbetakenaway.Whenthemusicstopsagainonemoreplayerwillbeout.Atlasttherewillbetwoplayersandonechair.Theonewhositsonthechairwhenthemusicstopsisthewinner.41.Iftenpeopleareplayingmusicalchairsyoumustbeginwith_______.A.ninechairsB.tenchairsC.elevenchairsD.onechair42.Whichofthefollowingisnotsuitableforplayingmusicalchairs_______.A.A.pianoB.A.radioC.A.taperecorderD.A.telephone43.Thechairsshouldbeput_______.A.withthedesksB.beforethewinnerC.allovertheroomD.inaline44.Whenthemusicstartstheplayersmust_______.A.runabouttheroomB.getdownC.walkaroundthechairsD.sitonthechairs45.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueA.ThegameMusicalChairsisnotdifficulttolearn.B.Thelastonecansitonthelastchair.C.Thewinnercansitonthechair.D.Ifthepersonplaysmusichecannotbethewinner.
Thedaybeganwithclearsunlightandblueskies.Itsoonturnedintoyearsofwareconomicbreakdownandpoliticaldivision.TenyearsaftertheattacksontheWorldTradeCenterandthePentagon五角大楼onSeptember112001Americahascomeoutofthesmokeaverydifferentcountry.Nearly3000peoplediedonSeptember11.SuddenlyAmericahadtowakeuptothefactthatnoteveryonelovestheUSSA.Membersofal-QaedathemilitantgroupthatearnedouttheattackswereangryaboutUSsupportfortheIsraelisagainstPalestiniansintheMiddleEastaboutUStroopsinSaudiArabiaandaboutsanctions制裁againstIraq.September11andtheyearsthatfollowedwereashocktoournationalconsciousnesssaidNicholasBumsAmericanambassadortoNATO北约atthetime.TheterroristsstrucknotonlythebuildingsbutalsoAmericans-faithintheirpower.ThefearthatAmericahadlostcontrolofeventsaswidespread.InthenameoffightingterrorismtheUSlaunchedwarsinIraqandAfghanistan.Morethan6000Americanshavedied.Tensofthousandsofordinarypeopleinthosecountrieshavealsolosttheirlives.Butdeathsareonlypartofthestory.TheworldwasshockedbyphotographsofAmericanstorturing折磨IraqisinAbuGhraibprisoninBaghdad.DavidGoldsteinareporterwithTheKansasCityStarquestionedAmericanbehavior:Hastorturingso-calledterroristssavedAmericanlivesormadethevaluesweadvocatearoundtheworldweaker?Isthatwhatwe'vebecome?Howeverabriefmomentofnationalunitydidoccurstraightafter9/11.Americanswerecomingtogetherinanunusuallypowerfulway...intheashes.WeliveinabittersweetmemoryofthatcollectivetragedyandcollectivepossibilitysaidfilmmakerKenBurns.September11wasthatkindofcommonmoment.WhenitwasovertheHarthstillturnedinitsusualwayandthestarsintheskyshoneasbefore.Buttheuniversehadshiftedsomehow.ThoughtheworldfelttheconsequenceofSeptember11moreistocome.Tenyearsonitstillmightbetoosoontotell.31.Whatisal-QaedainParagraph2?A.Itisthenameoftheleaderofamilitantgroup.B.ItisthenameofacityintieMiddleEast.C.Itisthenameofanarmedorganization.D.Itisthenameofaterroristthatcarriedoutthe9/11attacks.32.WhichstatementisNOTtrue?A.TheUSgovernmentgivessupportstoIsraelbutnottoPalestineorIraq.B.ThereareAmericantroopsstationedinSatidiArabia.C.The9/11eventbroughtdieUSpeopleintounityforsometime.D.Morethan6000Americanshavediedsincethe9/11attacks.33.Whatisrobablytheauthor'sattitudetowardsAmerica'smilitaryactionsabroad?A.Itisnecessarytosweepoutalltheterroristsaroundtheworld.B.ItisnotveryreasonabletolaunchwarsinIraqandAfghanistan.C.Itisquiterighttoapplymilitaryforcesuponothernations.D.Thedaysofaneyeforaneyeshouldneverbegone.34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.SomeAmericansareskepticalaboutAmerica'sarmedbehavioroverseas.B.TensofthousandsofcommonpeoplewerekilledinthewarsbesidesAmericansoldiers.C.The9/11attacksdamagedAmericans'faithintheirmilitaryandeconomicalpower.D.MoreattackswillhappentotheUStenyearslater.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.ResultofMilitaryOperationsB.America'sVictoryoverTerroristsC.Shadowsof9/11D.NeverSayYes
AsanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknowsthereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfooD.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmorE.Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotaping录像thefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheirownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthenumberofchildrengetslargerconversationgiveswaytotheparents’effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymakE.Thatcanhaveanimportanteffectonthechildren.Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdothehigherthechildren’sIQscoresLewissays.Andthemorechildrentherearethelessquestion-askingthereis.Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings兄弟姐妹.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildrendinnerconversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchildwhohasthemosttotalkaboutandtheyoungestwhoneedsthemostattention.MiddlechildrenareinvisiblesaysLewis.Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinnerchancesareit’sthemiddlechilD.Thereishoweveronethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:WhentheTVisonLewissaysdinnerisanon-event.77.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto______.A.reportonthefindingsofastudyB.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertableC.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenD.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems78.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause______.A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildrenB.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildrenC.theyarebusykeepingorderatthedinnertableD.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily79.BysayingMiddlechildrenareinvisibleinparagraph3Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren______.A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinnerB.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildrenC.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertableD.gettheleastattentionfromthefamily80.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?A.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.C.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner.
ThestoryofEnglishlanguageisastoryofchange.TheoldEnglishlanguageoroldEnglishisquitedifferentfromModernEnglish.IfwedonotstudyoldEnglishwecan’tunderstandit.Someofthewordsarethesamebutmanyarenotusednow.ThestoryoftheEnglishlanguagebeginssometimeaftertheyear400AD.AtthistimesomepeoplecametoEnglandfromNorth-westEurope.Thereweremanygroupsofpeople.TheywerecalledAngles盎格鲁人Saxons撒克逊人andJutes朱特人whoselanguageoldEnglishislikesomeofthemodernlanguageofNorth-WestEurope.InoldEnglishtheendinghadmanymeanings.Theyshowedpasttimeandpresenttimeandmanyotherthings.InModernEnglishmostoftheseendingsaregone.ThisisthebiggestdifferencebetweenOldandModernEnglish.36.Whatdoesthefirstsentenceofthepassagemean?A.ThestoryofEnglishlanguageoftenchanges.B.Englishisalanguagethathaschangedalotastimepassesby.C.TheoldEnglishlanguagehaschangedintoModernEnglish.D.ThestoryofEnglishlanguageisoneofhowpeoplechangethelanguage.37.OldEnglishhasastoryof______.A.2500yearsB.morethan1600yearsC.2300yearsD.morethan400years38.OldEnglishwasfirstusedbythepeoplefrom______.A.OldEnglishB.EnglishC.North-WestEnglishD.North-WestEurope39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutOldEnglish?A.Theendingsofwordsgavedifferentspecialmeanings.B.ItiseasyformostEnglish-speakerstodaytounderstandthelanguage.C.ItswordsareverydifferentfromthoseModernEnglish.D.ItwasspokenbymanygroupsofthepeoplefromNorth-WestEurope.
AsenseofhumorisjustoneofthemanythingssharedbyAlfredandAnthonyMelillo64-year-oldtwinbrothersfromEastHavenwhomadehistoryinFebruary2002.OnChristmasEve1992Anthonyhadahearttransplantfroma21-year-olddonor.TwodaysbeforeValentine’sDayin2002Alfredreceiveda19-year-oldheartmarkingthefirsttimeonrecordthattwinadultseachreceivedhearttransplants.I’m15minutesolderthanhimbutnowI’myoungerbecauseofmyheartandI’mnotgoingtorespecthimAlfredsaidwithagrinpointingtohisbrotherwhiletalkingtoaroomfulofreporterswholaughedfrequentlyattheirjokes.Whilethetwinsknewthatgenetics遗传mighthaveplayedaroleintheirconditiontheyrecognizedthattheireatinghabitsmighthavealsocontributedtotheirheartproblems.We’dputhalfapoundofbutteronasteak.IoverdiditonallthefoodthattastedgoodsoIguessIdeservedwhatIgotfornotdietingproperly.ThediscussionmovedtoAnthony’srecovery.Inthefiveyearssincehishearttransplanthehadbeenonanexerciseprogramwhereheregularlyrodeabicycleforfivemilesswameachdayandwalkedacoupleofmiles.HewasstillonmedicationbutnotnearlyasmuchasAlfredwhowasjustintheearlystageofhisrecovery.RightnowIfeelprettyyoungandI’mdoingverywellAnthonysaiD.Ifeellikeanewperson.Alfredsaidhisgoalofcoursewastofeelevenbetterthanhisbrother.ButheaddedIlovemybrotherverymuch.We’reverycloseandI’msurewe’lldojustfinE.56.Thisarticleismainlyabout_________.A.thedangerofhearttransplantsurgeryB.becomingyoungbygettinganewheartC.theeffectofgeneticsontheheartD.thetwinbrotherswhoreceivedhearttransplants57.AlfredsaidhewasyoungerthanAnthonybecause____________.A.hehadamoresuccessfulhearttransplant.B.herecoveredfasterfromthetransplant.C.hewasborn15minuteslaterthanAnthony.D.hisnewheartwasyoungerthanAnthony’s.58.WhatdidAlfredandAnthonyhaveincommon?A.Exerciseprograms.B.EducationbackgrounD.C.A.senseofhumorD.Loveforbicycling.59.WhatdidAlfredandAnthonythinkcausedtheirheartproblemsA.ExercisE.B.Diet.C.Laziness.D.Medicines.60.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2refertoA.Hisheartproblem.B.Hisnewheart.C.TheattentionhereceiveD.D.ThefoodthattastedgooD.
TheideaofnothavingaphoneatallcouldbebeneficialsoundscrazytopeoplewhoareaddictedtotheglobalInternetorevenjustFacebook.Indeeditsoundslikeapain.Butsomeadvantagesofaphone-freelifestylemakeusrealizethatfreedomhaslongbeenabsentfromourliveswithaphone.AccordingtoTheWallStreetJournal'sAntonTroianovskipeopleexpectlessofyouwhenyoudon'thaveacellphone.MelissaHildebrandforexampledoesn'townacellphone.Shejustleavesifherfriendsdon'tshowupontimeforaneventormeeting.Shegivesthem15to30minutestoshowup.writesTroianovski.Withaphoneinhandonereceivesapologycallswhichonlylengthenthewaiting.Withoutaphonethatresponsibilityseemstoreduce.DeanObeidallahofCNNbelievesthatnothavingacellphonegiveshimtheabilitytoseethingsAbeautifulwomanhurryingpastwhilefixinghermakeupAsiantouristsbusytakingphotosabusinessmantalkingonhisphoneandlookingimportant.Insteadoftextingorcheckingmye-mail.IbegantoactuallylookatthepeopleIwassharingthestreetswith.Ittrulyresemblesamoviesetfilledwithextras临时演员fromallwalksoflifeObeidallahsaid.Alongwiththesesmallbenefitsofnothavingaphonehowevercomeallitsinconveniences.NancyKadlicktoldTheWallStreetJournalthatsheoncemissedanairportpick-upduetonothavingaphone.ForRebeccaGreenfieldaneditorforTheAtlanticWiretheinconveniencesofnothavingaphoneontweighthesesmalladvantages.ButshealsosaidNothavingoneeveryonceinawhilesoundslikeanicepractice.61.MelissaHildebrandismentionedasanexampletoshowthatwithoutaphone.A.peopleexpectlessofyouB.peopleneedn'tbearresponsibilityC.youhavetowaitlongD.youwillmisssomethingimportant62.AccordingtoDeanObeidallahnothavingaphonecanhelphim.A.watchmoremoviesetsB.communicatewithpeopleonthestreetC.enjoythesurroundingsD.knowmoreextrasfromallwalksoflife63.Thelastthreeparagraphsmainlyfocusonofnothavingaphone.A.thebenefitsB.thedisadvantagesC.differentopinionsD.agoodpractice64.thinksnothavingaphonehasbothgoodandbadeffects.A.AntonTroianovskiB.MelissaHildebrandC.NancyKadlickD.RebeccaGreenfield65.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Havingaphoneisofgreatbenefit.B.Nothavingaphonebringsinconveniences.C.Mobilephonesarerobbingusoffreedominsomeway.D.Thephone-freelifestyleispopularwithyoungpeople.
CassandraFeeleyfindsithardtomanageonherhusband’sincomE.Sothisyearshedidsomethingmorethanahobby:SheplantedvegetablesinheryarD.ForherfistgardenMsFeeleyhasputin15tomatoplantsandfiverowsofavarietyofvegetables.Thefamily’soldfarmhousehasbecomeachickenbourseitsresidentsarrivingnextmonth.LastyearMs.RitaGartinkeptasmallgarden.ThisyearshehasmadeitmuchlargerbecauseshesaidThecostofeverythingisgoingupandIwaslookingtoloseafewpoundstoo;soit’sawin-winsituationallarounD.TheyareamongthegrowingnumberofAmericanswhodrivenbyhigherlivingcostsandafallingeconomy经济havetakenupvegetablegardeningforthefirsttimE.Otherhaveincreasedthesizeoftheirexistinggardens.Seedcompaniesandgardenshopssaynosincethe1970shavetherebeensuchanincreaseininterestingrowingfoodathomE.Nowmanygardensacrossthecountryhacekbeensoldoutforseveralmonths.InAustinTex.someofthegardenshaveathree-yearwaitinglist.GeorgeC.BallJrownerofacompanysaidsalesofvegetableseedsandplantsareupby40%overlastyeardoubletheaveragegrowthoflastfiveyears.Mr.Ballarguesthatsomeofthereasonshavebeenbuildingforthelastfewyears.Thebigoneisstrikinguseinmecostonfoodlikebreadandmilktogetherwiththeincreasesinthepriceoffruitandvegetables.FoodpriceshaveincreaseofhigheroilpricE.Peoplearedrivinglesstakingfewervacationssotheremoretimetogarden.64.WhatdoesthewordresidentsinParagraph1probablyreferto?A.chickensB.tomatoesC.gardensD.people65.Whyisvegetablegardeningbecomingincreasinglypopular?A.MoreAmericansaredongitforfun.B.ThepriceofoilislowerthanbeforE.C.There’sagrowingneedforfruits.D.ThecostoflivingisontherisE.66.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FamilyFoodPlanningB.BankingonGardeningC.A.Belt-tighteningMoveD.GardeningasaHobby
TodayisNationalBike-to-WorkDay.AndonNewYorkCity’sjammedstreetspeoplearecyclingonhundredsofmilesofnewbikelanes.ButNewYork’swidespreadeffortstomakestreetssaferforbikeshavealsoleftsomelocalscomplainingaboutthelossofparkingspotsandlanesforcars.WhentheweatherisgoodAaronNaparsteklikestopedal用踏板踩histwoyoungkidstoschoolonaspecialDutch-madebicyclE.NaparsteksupportsthenewlanE.Aaron:ThebikelaneonProspectParkWestisreallyintroducingalotofnewpeopletotheideathatit’spossibletouseabikeinNewYorkCityfortransportationortotravelarounD.Thisiswhat21stcenturyNewYorkCitylookslikE.ProspectParkWestisstillaone-wayroadbutwhereitusedtohavethreelanesofcartrafficnowithastwoplusaprotectedbikelanE.Supporterssaythatmakestheroadsaferforeveryoneincludingpedestriansbyslowingdowncarsandtakingbikesoffthesidewalk.ButsomelongtimeresidentsdisagreE.LoisCarswellispresidentofagroupcalledSeniorsforSafety.Shesaysthetwo-waybikelaneisdangeroustoolderresidentswhoareusedtoone-waytraffiC.Lois:Wewantedalane—therightkindoflanethatwouldkeepeverybodysafethatwouldkeepthebikerssafE.Butwewantittobedonetherightway.Andithasnotbeendonetherightway.CraigPalmerbuildsbarsandrestaurantsinManhattan.Iwasinterviewinghimforadifferentstorywhenhebroughtupthebikelanesallonhisown.Craig:IthinkthebiggestproblemisthatBloombergputallthesebikelanesin.Youtookwhatusedtobeafullstreetandyou’reshrinkingit.ThentherearetheHasidicJewsinwilliamsbergBrooklynwhoforcedthecitytoremoveabikelanethroughtheirneighborhooD.ButpollsshowthatthemajorityofNewYorkerssupportbikelanesbyamarginof56%to39%.BicycleadvocateCarolineSamponaroofTransportationAlternativescallsthatamandate.Caloline:Ifthiswasanelection.wewouldalreadyhadourvictory.Thepublichasspokenandtheykeepspeaking.AndIthinkmoreimportantlythepublicisstartingtovotewiththeirpedals.67.WhatdoesAaronmeanbysayingThisiswhat21stcenturyNewYorkCitylookslikE.?A.Therearehundredsofmilesofnewbikelanesin21stcenturyNewYorkCity.B.DriversslowdowntheircarsandbikesaretakenoffthesidewalkinNewYork.C.Bikesareusedasameansoftransportin21stcenturyNewYorkCity.D.It’spossibletomakethestreetssafeforpedestriansinNewYork.68.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingCANNOTsupporttheopponentsofthesenewbikelanes?A.Driversloseparkingspotsandlanesforcars.B.Thetwo-waybikelaneisdangeroustoolderresidents.C.WetookwhatusedtobeafullstreetsotheroadisbroaderthanbeforE.D.TheremovalofonebikelanethroughaneighbourhoodinBrooklynwasnotsupportedbythemajorityofNewYorkers.69.AmandateinParagraph8wasreferredtoademandorcommandfrom______.A.theauthorityB.thepublicC.thesupportersD.thegovernment70.Whatofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.RideonNationalBike-to-WorkDayB.A.NewBikeLaneAppearsinNewYorkC.A.BikeLaneDividesNewYorkersD.WhoWinsanElection
Thirtyyearsagonotmanypeoplewouldhavedreamedofdoingtherepairsanddecorationsintheirownhomes.Inthosedayslaborwasfairlycheapandmostpeoplewouldhavethoughtitworthwhiletoemployaprofessionalpainteranddecoratorunlessofcoursetheywereeitherveryhanduporwereinthetradethemselves.Todayhoweveritisquiteadifferentstory.Menandwomeninallwalksoflifeturntheirhandstoallsortsofjobsroundthehouseincludingpaintingpaperingputtingupshelvesandwallunitsandtilingwallsandfloors.Somepeoplewithnoprofessionaltrainingofanykindhaveevensuccessfullybuilttheirownhouses.ThesejobshavebeenmadeeasiertodaybytheintroductionofpreparedmaterialswhichrequiretheminimumamountofskilltousE.IneveryhighstreetthroughoutBritainnowadaysthereisatleastoneDo-It-Yourselfshopcontainingavastrangeoftimbertilespaintswallpapersandfloorcoveringsbesidestoolsofeverydescriptionincludingpowerdrillsandmanyaccessories.Do-It-Yourselfisaboomingbusiness;alltheseshopsdoaroaringtradeandlooklikecontinuingtodoso.Probablythemainreasonforthecrazeisthehighcostofpresent-daylaborandtheshortageofbuildingfirmswillingtodosmalljobs.51.Whydidpeopleemployprofessionalworkerstodecoratehomesthirtyyearsago?A.Becausetheycouldnotdoitthemselves.B.Becauseprofessionalworkerswereverycheap.C.BecausetheyhadnotimE.D.Becauseprofessionalworkerscoulddomuchbetter.52.Thirtyyearslaterwhatchangestookplace?A.Peoplecoulddoeverythingthemselves.B.Fewpeoplechosetobeaprofessionalworker.C.Peoplewithnoprofessionaltrainingsuccessfullybuilttheirownhouses.D.Newexpensivematerialsrequirednoskillsatall.53.WhatcausedtheDIYcraze?A.Youngpeoplelikedtofollowthefashion.B.Do-It-Yourselfisaboomingbusiness.C.Therewerefewerbuildingcompanies.D.Highcostofprofessionalworkers.54.Whatisthespeakertellingus?A.HowDIYcomesintobeing.B.Changesinbuilding.C.Changesinhousing.D.Greatchangesinthesethirtyyears.
Canyourememberwhatkindofsportsinterestyoumostduringchildhood?Lookingbacktoyearsagoyouareprobablyfindexcitementandgreatfuninjustracingaroundtheplaygroundorskippingropeforhours.Atthattimeyouwerethinkingentertainmentratherthanfitness.Howevernowadayswithsomuchhigh-techhomeequipmentandsomanyunderusedgymmembershipspeopleseemtohaveforgottenthesimplejoyofjumpingropE.Actuallyrestoringitwillgiveyouatotal-bodyexerciseandkeepyouhealthy.Jumpingropehasnevergainedreallywidespreadacknowledgedalthoughit’sregardedasanexcellentformofexercisE.TherearetwoessentialreasonsforthatForonethingwhilemostpeoplerecognizejumpingropeasanexcellentformofcardiovascular心血管的exercisetheyalsobelievethatitissimplytoodifficulttocontinuejumpingforthenear20minutesthatittakestoachieveabeneficialphysicaloutcomE.Foranotheralotofpeopleconsideritsomewhattobeboringandoverlyrepetitiveinsteadofenjoyableorentertaining.Infactjumpingropecanbegreatfunandexcitingaslongasyoufindaproperwaytopracticeit.Forinstanceyoucanchangeyourpatternevery10or20jumpsinsteadofdoingtheusualtwo-footbounceoverandoveragain.A.singlebounceadouble–bounceaskipaknee-upsideswingsaswellasavarietyofothereasy-to-learnfree-stylerope-jumping.Nowscientists’researchisdiscoveringthatjumpingropealsopreparesthebrainforlearningandmemory.Itisanexerciseallowingbothbrainhemispheres半球toperforminparallel平行toeachother.Comeandjoinusinjumpingrope—alife-longactivityrequiringlittleequipmenttimeandspaceyetleadingtoamuchhealthierlifE.64.What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.It’susedtoexpresstheauthor’sopinion.B.It’susedasaconclusionoftheresearch.C.It’susedtoleadinthetopictobediscusseD.D.It’susedtogivesomebackgroundinformation.65.It’sbecausethatropejumpinghasnotspreadwidelyaroundtheworlD.A.itistoodifficulttolearntojumpB.itisconsideredboringandrepetitiveC.itbenefitsthecardiovascularsystemD.itrequireslittleequipmenttimeandspace66.Accordingtotheresearchersjumpingrope.A.onlypreparesthebrainforlearningB.issuitableforpatientstorecoverfromillnessC.isespeciallydangerousforsmallkidsD.helpsbothbrainhemispheresworkequally67.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsropejumping?A.Heisarguingagainstit.B.Heisinfavourofit.C.Heissittingonthefenceofit.D.Heisnotclearaboutitseffect.
YoumaywanttothinktwiceafterpostinganewphotoorupdatetoyourFacebookprofilE.That’sbecausenewresearchhasfoundthatsocialmediausecanlowersomeuserssenseofself-controlovertheirlives.TheresearchwhichwillbepublishedintheJournalofConsumerResearchwasbasedontheresponsesof541FacebookusersintheUnitedStates.Usingonlinesocialnetworkscanhaveapositiveeffectonself-esteem自尊andwell-beingHowevertheseincreasedfeelingsofself-worthcanhaveadamagingeffectonbehaviorsaidresearchersKeithWilcoxofColumbiaUniversityandAndrewStephenoftheUniversityofPittsburgh.Becauseconsumerscareabouttheimagetheypresenttoclosefriendssocialnetworkuseenhancesself-esteeminuserswhoarefocusedonclosefriendswhilesearchingforinformationontheirsocialnetwork.Thismomentaryincreaseinself-esteemleadsthemtodisplaylessself-controlafterlookingthroughasocialnetwork.Inotherwordssocialmediausershadmoreself-esteemafterusingnetworkslikeFacebook.Howeverthatmomentaryimprovementinself-esteemloweredtheirself-controlandledthemtodowhattheywantevenifthisisnotgoodforthem.Inparticulartheresearchersfoundthatsocialmediausersweremorelikelytodotoomuchdrinkingandeatingandhaveahigherbody-massindex.FrequentFacebookusersalsoweremorelikelytohavecertainfinancialproblemsincludingalowercreditscoreandhigherlevelsofdebt.TheresearcherstiedthesefeelingstotheobservationthatsocialmediausersarelesslikelytoexhibitmodestyontheirprofilessincefeedbackisnotimmediatE.TheseresultsareconcerninggiventheincreasedtimepeoplespendusingsocialnetworksaswellastheworldwideproliferationofaccesstosocialnetworksanywhereanytimeviasmartphonesandothersmalldevicesWilcoxandStephenwrotE.Giventhatself-controlisimportantformaintainingsocialorderandpersonalhealthandhappinessthisunnoticeableeffectcouldhavewidespreadimpact.Thisisparticularlytrueforadolescentsandyoungadultswhoaretheheaviestusersofsocialnetworksandhavegrownupusingsocialnetworksasanormalpartoftheirdailylives.59.Whenmaysocialmediauserslowertheirself-control?A.Beforebrowsingnetworks.B.Whileeatingtoomuch.B.Whilescanningnetworks.D.Afterusingnetworks.60.ThewordenhanceinParA.2means_____.A.improveB.lowerC.damageD.benefit61.Whatqualityaresocialmediausermostlikelytoshow?A.Self-control.B.Self-confidencE.C.Self-esteemD.Self-disciplinE.62.AccordingtothewriterFacebookcanmakeyou_____.A.slimandrichB.fatandpoorC.slimandpoorD.fatandrich
TheBeijinggovernmenthassetouttorecruitthousandsofuniversitygraduatestoworkasjuniorofficialsinrura农村的areastobothimproveruraladministration管理andease缓解thecity'semploymentproblems.Thegovernmentplanstorecruit3000universitygraduatesthisyear1000morethanlastyeartoworkasassistantstovillageheadsorPartysecretariesinsuburbanareas.郊区PeopleinterestedinjobsinBeijing'sruralvillagesandtownshipscansubmit提交applicationstotheBeijingMunicipalPersonnelBureauoronlineatwww.bjbys.comfromFebruary1throughMarch15.WehopeuniversitygraduateswillseizethisopportunitytousetheirknowledgeinruralvillagesandtostarttheircareersSunZhenyudeputydirectorofBeijingPersonnelBureautoldXinhuaNewsAgency.Thegovernmenthaspromisedsuccessfulcandidates申请求职者amonthlysalaryof2000yuan＄250inthefirstyear2500yuan＄320thesecondyearand3000yuan＄385thethirdyearprovidedtheirperformanceisuptotherequiredstandardsSunsaiD.WangLinawhograduatedfromBeijingUnionUniversitylastyearwasoneofthefirstgraduatestofindworkinthecity'scountrysidE.AftermajoringinindustrialandcommercialadministrationWangservedastheassistanttothevillageheadofErtiaojieVillageinsuburbanBeijing'sPingguDistrict.ForoneprojectWangcontactedpeopleattheBeijingAcademyofAgriculturalSciencesandarrangedforthelocalfarmerstoreceivetraininginstrawberryplanting.Hereffortspaidoff.Thevillagehadaplentifulharvestoforganicstrawberriesearlierthisyear.Nationwideabout150000universitygraduatesfoundemploymentinruralareaslastyearaccordingtofiguresprovidedbytheMinistryofEducation.教育部Theministrypredictsthat4.95millionstudentswillgraduatefromuniversitiesacrossthecountrythisyear820000morethanlastyear.About1.4millionofthemareunlikelytofindjobswhentheygraduatE.InBeijingarecord200000peopleareexpectedtograduatefromuniversitythisyear.Lessthanhalfofthemareexpectedtobeofferedjobsaccordingtothepersonnelbureau.人事局60.Theunderlinedwordrecruitinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.forceB.employC.encourageD.train61.FromthestoryofWangLinawecanlearnthat_______.A.thesooneryougotothecountrysidethesooneryouwillbesuccessfulB.localfarmerscangetbigharvestsiftheylearnmoreknowledgeC.universitygraduatescanalsorealizetheirvalueinruralareasD.Wanghadgreatdifficultyinhelpingvillagersplantingorganicstrawberries62.Thelasttwoparagraphsaimtotellusthat_______.A.moreandmoregraduateswillworkasjuniorofficialsB.theuniversitiesshouldnothavesomanystudentsC.therearemoreandmoregraduatesinrecentyearsD.itisnoteasyforgraduatestofindjobsnowadays63.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.JobHuntingforUniversityGraduatesB.GototheCountrysideC.WhatIstheBestCareerD.AGoodChoiceforUniversityGraduates
Wecouldn’tforgetthehistoricmomentonOct.112012whenthefirstChineseNobellaureateMoYanwonthe2012NobelPrizeforLiteraturE.MinutesaftertheawardwasannouncedmillionsofChineseexpressedpleasureandprideforMoYanontheInternet.SoaChinesegettingtheNobelPrizeforliteraturedidreallyincreasethenationalpridE.OnDeC.11MondayinSwedenMowasgiventheNobeldiplomamedalandadocumentconfirmingtheprizeamount.InhisspeechattheceremonyMosaidreceivingtheprizefeltlikeafairytalebutofcourseitwastrueandthatliteraturewasuselesscomparedwithsciencE.Mo'sawardfilledtheblankleftbyChineseliteratureintheworldliteraryhistory.MeanwhileMonday'sNobelawardsceremonysetoffanotherbuyingrushonMo'sworksamongChinesereaders.45.MoYanwontheNobelPrizefor_________.A.historyB.LiteratureC.peaceD.physics46.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeourChinesefeelingwhenhearingthenews?A.CalmB.RelaxedC.ProudD.indifferent47.TheunderlinedwordlaureateinParagraph1mostprobablymeans_________.A.loserB.winnerC.fanD.superstar48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.ItwashardforMoYantobelievehewasawardedtheprizE.B.MoYanthinksLiteratureisuseless.C.MoYanwasgiventheNobelPrizemedalandadocument.D.MoYan’sworksweremorepopularafterhisreceivingtheprizE.
Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschangE.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomorE.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelingsextendingsometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.ericansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelifE.Theywillenjoywelcomingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftimE.ThisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtimE.SometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafrienD.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirwelcomeusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutinE.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.AndtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromtherE.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelcomewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.SoaccepttheirhospitalityathomE.61.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanthisarticlebefound?A.CulturE.B.News.C.Story.D.Travel.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.63.TheunderlinedwordsflowerinLine5probablymeans___________.A.weakenB.developC.stretchD.disappear64.FromthelasttwoparagraphswecanlearnthatwhenwearriveinAmericatovisitanAmericanfriendwewillprobablybe___________.A.treatedhospitablyathishomeB.offeredaridetohishomeC.warmlywelcomedattheairportD.treatedtodinnerinarestaurant65.Thewritermainlytalksabout___________inthetext.A.friendshipsbetweenChineseB.Americans’hospitalityC.differentviewsoffriendshipD.friendshipsbetweenAmericans
WhenmilkarrivedonthedoorstepWhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960swehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.BasillE.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboyIcouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.Ofcoursehedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheeseeggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourordermymotherwouldpenanote-Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery-andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthenthebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.AllofthiswasaboutmorethanconveniencE.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoouthouseforthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoorssothatthemilkwouldn’tfreezE.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentablehavingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.BigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilkthusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompetE.BesidesmilkisforsaleeverywhereanditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservicE.RecentlyanoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch门廊.Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhoodandofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.56.MrBasillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger____.A.toshowhismagicalpower.B.topayforthedeliveryC.tosatisfyhiscuriosity.D.topleasehismother.57.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy’shouse?A.HewantedtohaveteatherE.B.Hewasarespectableperson.C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.58.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.59.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.C.Hemisseditforhismilkbottles.D.Heplantedflowersinit.
Thereisnotenoughoilintheworldnow.Astimegoesbyitbecomeslessandlesssowhatarewegoingtodowhenitrunsout?Perhapswewillgobacktousinghorsescarriagesandbicycles.IntheSecondWorldWarsomepeopledidn’tusegasmadefrompetroleum石油intheircars.TheymadegasfromwoodandplantsinsteaD.Thecardidn’tgofastbuttheyransothiswasbetterthannothing.Howeverinthefuturewecan’tcutdownallourtreestomakegas;weneedourtreesforotherthingstoo.Besidesdifferenttypesofgaswecanalsouseelectricitytorunourcarsbutfirstwemustmaketheelectricity!Somecountrieshavecoalandtheymakeelectricitywiththatbutwemightnotalwayshavecoaleither.Othercountrieshavebigstrongriversandtheycanusethepowerofwatertoturnturbines涡轮机andmakeelectricitymoreeasilyandcheaply.Wearealsoabletogetpowerfromtheoceantides.Weputturbinesintothemouthoftheriver.Thenthetidecomesinthewaterturnstheturbinesandthenitgoesoutitturnsthemagain.Whichofthesewayswillbeusedtorunourcarsinthefuture?49.Whenmightpeoplehavetogobacktousinghorsesandcarriages?A.Whentheyarepoor.B.Whentheyrunoutofoil.C.WhentheyneedmoreexercisE.D.Whentherearen’tanybigtreesintheworlD.50.WhatdidsomepeopleusetomakegasintheSecondWorldWar?A.WaterB.CoalC.WoodandplantsD.Tides51.Howmanywaysaresuggestedtomakeelectricityinthepassage?A.2B.5C.4D.352.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.howtorunourcarsB.whattodowhenoilrunsoutC.differenttypesofgasD.thewaystomakeelectricity
Tolearnaninstrument乐器suchastheviolinoraccordion手风琴takesyears.ThejobopportunitiesformusiciansarescarceandcompetitionisfiercE.Thenwhyaremorepeoplethaneverbeforepayingalotofgoodcashtogettheirchildrenthebestmusicteachingtheycanafford?Thesecretliesintheinfluenceofmusiconthewholeperson.Ithasbeenfoundthatlearningamusicalinstrumentactuallyincreasesaperson’sIQovertimE.Differentinstrumentsanddifferenttrypesofmusichavevaryingeffectwithclassicalmusicandthestring弦乐familycomingoutontoppotentiallyincreasingyouIQbyupto12points!Whenisagoodtimetostartlearningmusic?Expertshavefoundthateventhefetus胎儿canbenefitfromlisteningtoclassicalmusiC.Surroundyourselfandyourfamilywithgoodmusicfromthefirst.TheSuzukiPianoMethodteacheschildrenfromtheageof3yearspianowithtwolessonsperweek.FrompreschoolchildrencanlearntoreadmusicandplayfromsheetmusiC.Progressinlearningyourinstrumentisdirectlyproportional成比例的totheamountofpracticing.Istheresuchathingasanunmusicalchild?ShinichiSuzukiproposesthatmusicisthenativehomelanguageofallhumanbeingsandthereforenobodycanbeunmusical.Ofcoursethereareexceptionaltalentscomparedtowhichothersmayseemtobeslowerlearners.Isthereanybenefitforadultsinstartinganinstrument?Apartfromthepurelyrelaxingaspectyes.LearninganinstrumentcanearnevenadultsadditionalIQpointsandasanaddedbenefitinimprovesyourhealthbyreducingyourstresslevels.YoursociallifemaybenefittooifyouarepreparedtocomeoutofyourboxandjoinoccasionssuchasCeilidhsmusicalget-togethersorarrangehouseconcerts.Ithasbeenestablishedthatpeoplewhoplayinstrumentstendtobemoreemotionallybalancedandmorepatientwiththemselvesothersandlifeingeneral.Sogoaheadsignupforthatamateurorchestradustoffyouroldtrombone长号ortakeyourfirstrealsix-stringdownfromtheattic阁楼;getoutthereandplay!71.Playingwhichofthefollowingmusicalinstrumentscanhelpincreaseaperson’sIQmost?A.ThepianoB.TheviolinC.ThetromboneD.Theaccordion72.AccordingtoShinichiSuzuki.A.TheprogressinlearninganinstrumentdependsonnaturalgiftsB.ItistoolateforanadulttostartaninstrumentC.EverychildhasanaturaltalentformusiC.D.AllpeoplecanunderstandandreadmusiC.73.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.MusiccanbalanceourlifE.B.Musiccanimproveourlivingconditions.C.PlayinginstrumentscanmakeadultskeeptheirIQpoints.D.Playinginstrumentscanhelpusgetalongwellwithothers.74.Bywritingthetexttheauthormainlywantsto.A.persuadeustosendourchildrentomusicschoolsB.expresshisgreatinterestinmusicalinstrumentsC.tellustheimportanceofMusicinDevelopmentD.inviteustoattendCeilidhs75.TherearemanybenefitsfortheadulttolearninstrumentswhichofthefollowingisNOTRIGHT?A.FeelingrelaxeD.B.EarnadditionalIQpoints.C.Improveyourhealth.D.Showyourtalents
Jungle丛林countryisnotfriendlytomanbutitispossibletosurvivetherE.Youmusthavetherightequipmentandyoumustknowafewimportantthingsaboutwoodcraft山林野外知识.ThenyourchancesofstayingaliveareverygooD.Nooneshouldgointothejunglewithouttherightequipment.Youneedlightweightclothingagoodknifeandacompass.Fishhooksandalineariflematchesinawaterproofcontainerandaponcho雨披arenecessarytoo.Soisamosquitonet蚊帐toprotecttheheaD.Inthejungleyoucangethopelesslylostwithinfiveminutesafterleavingknownlandmark地界碑.Thatiswhyyoushouldalwayscarryacompass.Inopencountryduringthedayyoucantellwhichwaytogobystudyingthesun.Atnightthestarsaresureguidestodirection.Butinmostplacesthejunglerooftopissothickthatitisimpossibletoseethesunorthestars.Againandagainyoumustcheckyourpositionbythecompass.Keepalert警惕的.Watchthegroundinfrontofyoucarefully.Stopandlistennowandagain.Avoidhaste匆忙andrestoften.Inaplacethatishotandhumid潮湿的thepersonwhosetsafastpacewillsoonbecometireD.A.steadyandevenpaceiswisestinthelongrun.Ifyouloseyourwaydon'tpaniC.Trytodecidehowlongithasbeensinceyouweresureofyourposition.MarkthespotwhereyouarewithblazesonatreE.Putthemonfoursidesofthetreesothatyouwillbeabletoseethemfromanydirection.ThenyoucanbeginretracingyourstepsgoingbackexactlythewayyouhavecomeknowingthatyoucanalwaysfindthespotfromwhichyoustarteD.Exceptinanemergencynevertrytotravelthejungleatnight.Wheneverpossibleitiswisetofollowstreamsandriversthataregoinginyourgeneraldirection.Thismaycauseyoumanyextramilesoftravel.Butintheenditwillsavetimeandenergy.NothingismoreexhaustingextremelytiringthanhackingcuttingawaythroughunbrokenjunglE.SurvivinginthejungleisasciencE.Thejunglepeoplehavebecomeperfectinthisscienceandyoucantoo.LearnasmuchasyoucanaboutwhattoexpectinthejunglE.Makesureyouhavetherightequipment.Thennopartofthejunglewillseemcompletelyorfrightening.InfactyouwillbeabletoliveoffitforalongtimE.67.Tokeepaliveinthejungleyoushouldmakeitclearthattherightequipmentis_________.A.moreimportantthanaknowledgeofwoodcraftB.lessimportantthanaknowledgeofwoodcraftC.justasimportantasaknowledgeofwoodcraftD.notasimportantasaknowledgeofwoodcraft68.IfyouloseyourwayinthejunglewhichofthefollowingcanNOTbedone?A.Checkyourpositionbythecompassagainandagain.B.Decidehowlongagoitwasthatyougotlost.C.Tellwhichwaytogobystudyingthesun/thestars.D.Markblazesonfoursidesofatreeandbesuretoseethemfromanydirection.69.Theauthorisstronglyagainsttravelingatnightprobablybecause__________.A.onetendstomovetooslowlyatnightB.someanimalswillattackyouC.emergenciesoccurmostfrequentlyatnightD.itismoredifficulttocheckyourposition70.Itiswisetofollowstreamsandriverswhichwillensureyouto_________.A.avoidanimals’attacksB.savemanyextramilesoftravelC.avoidhackingawaythroughunbrokenjungleD.havearichsupplyofdrinkingwater
Whatmakesagiftspecial?Isitthepriceyouseeonthegiftreceipt?Orisitthelookontherecipient’sfacewhentheyreceiveitthatdeterminesthetruevalue?Whatgiftisworththemost?ThisChristmasIwasdebatingwhattogivemyfather.Mydadisahardpersontobuyforbecauseheneverwantsanything.IpulledoutmyphonetoreadatextmessagefrommymomsayingthatwewereleavingforChristmasshoppingforhimwhenIcameacrossamessageonmyphonethatIhadlockeD.Themessagewasfrommyfather.MyeyesfellonaphotoofaflowertakeninWyomingandunderneathapoembyWilliamBlakE.Thefloweralonedandelion蒲公英standingagainstthebrightblueskyinspiredmE.MydadhadbeenrecitingthosewordstomesinceIwasakiD.ThatmayevenbethereasonwhyIlovewriting.Idecidedthatthosewordswouldbemygifttomyfather.Icalledback.ItoldmymomtogowithoutmeandthatIalreadycreatedmygift.Isentthephotoofthecream-coloredflowertomycomputerandtypedthepoemontopofit.AsIwasarrangingthedetailsanotherpoemcametominD.ThepoemwaswrittenbyEdgarAllanPoe;mydadreciteditasmuchashedidtheother.Itypedthatoutaswellandsearchedonlineforabackgroundtothewordsofit.ThepoemwasfocusedarounddreamingandaftersearchingIfoundtheperfectpicturE.Theimagewaspaintedwithbluesandgreensandpurplestwistingtogethertocreatethethemeandwonderofadream.AsIwatchedbothpassingthroughtheprinterthewhitepapercoloringwithwordsthatshapedmychildhoodIfeltthatthiswasagiftthatmyfatherwouldtrulyappreciatE.ChristmassoonarriveD.TheminuteIsawthelookonmydad’sfaceasheunwrappedthoseswirling旋涡纹状的blackletterscarefullyplacedinacheapframe框架IknewIhadgiventheperfectgift.59.Theideaforaspecialgiftbegantoformwhentheauthorwas______.A.readingamessageB.havingadebateC.doingshoppingD.leavingforWyoming60.Theauthor’sinspirationforthegiftcamefrom_______.A.aphotoofaflowerB.astoryaboutakidC.acallfromthemotherD.atextaboutChristmas61.Theauthormadethegiftby_______.A.searchingforthepoemsonlineB.matchingthewordswithpicturesC.paintingthelettersinthreecolorsD.drawingthebackgroundbyhand62.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toshowhowtodesignimagesforgifts.B.Tosuggestmakinggiftsfromone’sheart.C.Toexplainhowcomputershelpcreategifts.D.TodescribethegiftstheauthorhasreceiveD.
Attheageoftwelveyearsthehumanbodyisatitsmostvigorous强壮的.Ithasyettoreachitsfullsizeandstrength.Atthisagethechanceofdeathisleast.Earlierwewerebabiesandyoungchildrenandconsequentlyweaker;laterweshallundergoaprogressivelossofourvigorandresistancewhichthoughunnoticedatfirstwillfinallybecomesosteepthatwecanlivenolongerhoweverwellwelookafterourselvesandhoweverwellsocietyandourdoctorslookafterus.Thisdeclineinvigorwiththepassingoftimeiscalledageing.Itisoneofthemostunpleasantdiscoverieswhichweallmakethatwemustdeclineinthiswaythatifweescapewarsaccidentsanddiseaseweshalleventuallydieofoldageandthatthishappensataratewhichdifferslittlefrompersontopersonsothatthereareheavyoddsinfavorofourdyingbetweentheagesofsixty-fiveandeighty.Someofuswilldiesoonerafewwilllivelonger---onintoaninthortenthdecadE.Butthechancesareagainstit_andthereisanactuallimitonhowlongwecanhopetoremainalivehoweverluckyandenergeticwearE.Normalpeopletendtoforgetthisprocessunlessanduntiltheyareremindedofit.Wearesofamiliarwiththefactthatmanagesthatpeoplehaveforyearsassumedthattheprocessoflosingvigorwithtimewassomethingself-evidentlikethecoolingofahotkettleorthewearing-outofapairofshoes.Theyhavealsoassumedthatallanimalsandprobablyotherorganismssuchastreesoreventheuniverseitselfmustinthenatureofthingswearout.Mostanimalswecommonlyobservedoinfactageaswedoifgiventhechancetolivelongenough;andmechanicalsystemslikeawoundwatchorthesundoinfactrunoutofenergyaccordingtothesecondlawofthermodynamics热力学.Butthesearenotanalogoustowhathappenswhenmanages.A.run-downwatchisstillawatchandcanberewounD.Anoldwatchbycontrastbecomessowornandunreliablethatiteventuallyisnotworthmending.Butawatchcouldneverrepairitself---itdoesnotconsistoflivingpartsonlyofmetalwhichwearsawaybyfriction.Wecouldatonetimerepairourselves---wellenoughatleasttoovercomeallbutthemostinstantlyfatalillnessesandaccidents.67.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?A.Ourfirsttwelveyearsrepresentthepeakofhumandevelopment.B.Peopleusuallyareunhappywhenremindedofageing.C.Normallyonlyafewofuscanlivetotheeightiesandnineties.D.PeopleareusuallylesslikelytodieattwelveyearsolD.68.TheworditinthelastsentenceofParagraphTworefersto________.A.remainingaliveuntil65.B.remainingaliveafter80.C.dyingbefore65orafter80.D.dyingbetween65and80.69.Whatisageing?A.ItisusuallyaphenomenonofdyingatanoldagE.B.Itisafactthatpeoplecannotliveanylonger.C.ItisagraduallossofvigorandresistancE.D.Itisastagewhenpeopleareeasilyattackedbyillness.70.Whatdotheexamplesofwatchshow?A.Normallypeoplearequitefamiliarwiththeageingprocess.B.Allanimalsandotherorganismsundergotheageingprocess.C.Thelawofthermodynamicsfunctionsintheageingprocess.D.Human'sageingprocessisdifferentfromthatofmechanisms.
Besidescontainingattractiveflowerstreesandotherplantsthatbeautifythecommunityeco-friendlyraingardensarehealthyfortheenvironmentandthepeoplelivingandworkingnearby.Araingarden雨水花园isnotverydifferentfromatraditionalgarden.Itisjustafarmoreeco-friendlygarden.UsuallyitisbuiltlowerthanthegrounD.Raingardensmakesmartuseofrainandstormwaterbytemporarilyholdingwaterfromrainandstormsandlettingitsoak浸入slowlyintothegroundbeforeitrunsintostreamsorentersthepublicdrinkingwatersupply.ThusaraingardenkeepsthewaterallowingittobeusedasneededbyplantsintheraingardenratherthanflowingimmediatelyintonearbystreamsandgoingunuseD.Thewaterwillsoakslowlyintothegroundwithinadayortwo.ThiscreatesanadvantagethattheraingardendoesnotallowmosquitoestobreeD.Thisisasimpleattractiveandeco-friendlygreenwaytotreatstormwater.What’smoreplantingaraingardenhelpsreducepollutionandimprovetheenvironment.Withoutusingexpensivemachineryandchemicalsraingardensremoveharmfulchemicalsintherainwaterandcutdownontheamountofpollutionreachingstreamsandriversbyupto30%.Nativeplantsarerecommendedforraingardensbecausetheyaremoreusedtothelocalsclimatesoilandwaterconditions.Theymayattractlocalwildlifesuchasnativebirds.Wateryourraingardenimmediatelyafterplantingandonceaweekunlessyouhavehadatleastaninchofrainduringtheweek.OncethenativeplantsestablishthenecessaryrootsystemitwillrequirelittlecarE.Oftenlocalgovernmentsandprivatebusinessesdeveloplargeraingardensintheiryardsandinpublicparksasawaytoimprovetheenvironmentandsolvefloodingproblems.Howeveryoudon’tneedtobeaprofessionalenvironmentalengineertocreatearaingarden.Aslongasyou’reeco-conscioushomeownersyoucanhelptheenvironmentbybuildingsmallerraingardensinyouryards.61.WhichofthefollowingisNOTRIGHTforthefunction功能ofraingardens?A.Theyaregoodforlivingconditions.B.Theyincreasepollution.C.Theycanbeautifythecommunity.D.Theyimprovetheenvironment.62.Whichofthefollowingistheeco-friendlyfunctionofraingardensdiscussedinParagraph4?A.Theycankeeptherainandstormwater.B.Theycanhelpreducethepollutionproblem.C.TheycanbehealthyforthepeoplearounD.D.Theycanmaketheenvironmentmorebeautiful.63.Oneofthemainreasonswhynativeplantsarerecommendedisthat.A.theycostlessandaremucheasiertogetB.theymayattractlocalwildlifetocomeC.theyrequirelittlecarefromthelocalgardenerD.theyaremoreusedtothelocalgrowingconditions64.Whatdoweknowaboutraingardens?A.TheyneedlittlewaterafteralltheplantsareplanteD.B.Theyusuallyneedatleastaninchofrainwateraweek.C.TheymayattractlocalbirdsandchangethelocalsclimatE.D.Theymayreducethewaterpollutionproblemby70%.65.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?A.Homeowners.B.Students.C.EngineersD.Educators.
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