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DearPizzaHutI’minyourrestaurantinCambridgE.YouknowtheonebythecinemA.A.coupleofthings:·OneoftheGents’toiletsisblockeD.·WeorderedsomegarlicbreaD.Doyouknowifit’sontheway?ButmoretothepointofthisletterI’dliketotalktoyouabouthowmuchadvertisingyouhaveinyourrestaurant.Idon’tknowhowmuchallthesepostersforCheese-filledStuffedCrustsleafletsaboutGourmetItalianPastasinwoodenstandsarecostingyoubutIthinkIcansaveyousomemoney.YouseeI’mactuallyalreadyinyourrestaurant.You’vegotme!IhavealreadymadeanintelligentinformedchoicetovisitPizzaHutThequeueatNando’swastoolong.IwouldarguethatinsideyourownrestaurantistheonlyplaceinBritainyoudon’tneedtoadvertisE.BecausesurelyInsideyourrestauranteveryoneiseatingatPizzaHut.OutsideyourrestauranteveryoneisnoteatingatPizzaHut.Sowhynottakethemoneyyou’respendingontryingtoencouragepeoplewhoarealreadyeatingyourfoodtoearyourfoodandspenditinsteadonencouragingthepeoplewhoaren’teatingyourfoodtoeatyourfood?Iknowit’snotjustyou.McDonald’stellmetositinMcDonald’swhenI’malreadyinMcDonald’s.KFCliketotellmehowmuchImightenjoyaKFCwhileI’mhalfwaythroughaKFC.IfI’menjoyingmyfoodI’llcomeback.IfI’mnotenjoyingitIwon’tcomebacknomatterhowmanypostersyouputupencouragingmE.UnlessaseverthequeueatNando’sistoolong.Andifyoudecidethatitmightbetooexpensivetoadvertisetopeopleyouhaven’talreadypersuadedthencouldIsuggestyouspendthesavingson:·FixingtheGents’toilet.·BringingmemygarlicbreaD.YourshungrilyRichard21.ThewriterdecidedtoeatatPizzaHutbecause______.A.ithadalwaysbeenhisfavouriterestaurantB.itwouldtakelongertoeatelsewhereC.thegarlicbreadwastoodelicioustomissD.hewantedtosavehimselfsomemoney22.Whatisthemainpurposeofthisletter?A.TocomplainaboutthepoorfooD.B.ToencouragepeopletoeatatPizzaHut.C.Tocomparedifferentrestaurants.D.Toadviseagainstunnecessaryadvertising.23.Whatisthetoneofthisletter?A.Humorous.B.AngryC.AnxiousD.Cautious.
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Addingmathtalktostorytimeathomeisawinningequationforchildren'smathachievementaccordingtonewresearchfromtheUniversityofChicago.ThestudyfrompsychologistsSianBeilockandSusanLevineshowsamarkedincreaseinmathachievementamongchildrenwhosefamiliesusedBedtimeMathaniPadappthatdeliversengagingmathstoryproblemsforparentsandchildrentosolvetogether.Evenchildrenwhousedtheappwiththeirparentsaslittleasonceaweeksawgainsinmathachievementbytheendoftheschoolyear.Theapp'seffectwasespeciallystrongforchildrenwhoseparentstendtobeanxiousoruncomfortablewithmath.Previousresearchfromthisgrouphasdemonstratedtheimportanceofadults’attitudesaboutmathforchildren'smathsuccess.Forexamplearecentstudyfoundthatmath-anxiousparentswhohelptheirchildrenwithmathhomeworkactuallyweakentheirchildren’smathachievement.Thenewfindingsdemonstratethatstructuredpositiveinteractionsaroundmathathomecancutthelinkbetweenparents’uneasinessaboutmathandchildren'slowmathachievement.ManyAmericansexperiencehighlevelsofanxietywhentheyhavetosolveamathproblemwithamajorityofadultsfeelingatleastsomeworriesaboutmathsaidBeilockprofessorinPsychologyandauthorofChokeabookaboutstressandperformancE.Thesemath-anxiousparentsareprobablylesslikelytotalkaboutmathathomewhichaffectshowcompetenttheirchildrenareinmath.BedtimeMathencouragesadialoguebetweenparentsandkidsaboutmathandoffersawaytoengageinhigh-qualitymathinteractionsinalow-efforthigh-impactway.Studyparticipantsincluded587first-gradestudentsandtheirparents.FamiliesweregivenaniPadinstalledwithaversionoftheBedtimeMathappwithwhichparentsandtheirchildrenreadstoriesandanswerquestionsinvolvingmathincludingtopicslikecountingshapesandproblem-solving.A.controlgroupreceivedareadingappthathadsimilarstorieswithoutthemathcontentandquestionsrelatedtoreadingcomprehensioninsteaD.Children'smathachievementwasassessedatthebeginningandendoftheschoolyear.Parentscompletedaquestionnaireabouttheirnervousnesswithmath.Themoretimesparentsandchildreninthemathgroupusedtheappthehigherchildren’sachievementonamathassessmentattheendoftheschoolyear.Indeedchildrenwhofrequentlyusedthemathappwiththeirparentsoutperformedsimilarstudentsinthereadinggroupbyalmostthreemonthsinmathachievementatyear'senD.28.BedtimeMathisaniPadappthat_____.A.requiresparentsandchildrentoanswerreadingcomprehensionquestionsB.assesseschildren’smathachievementandparents’nervousnesswithmathC.teacheschildrenhowtocountrecognizeshapesandsolvepracticalproblemsD.encourageschildrentogetherwiththeirparentstosolvemathstoryproblems29.Thepreviousstudyfoundthat_____.A.helpfrommath-anxiousparentsimproveschildren’smathachievementB.children’mathachievementisrelatedtoparents’attitudeaboutmathC.interactionsaroundmathathomewillcutoffthefamilyrelationshipD.childrencanachievemoresuccessiftheyseetheimportanceofmath30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.childrenusingappforthreemonthscanseegainsinmathachievementB.childrenwhoseparentsareuneasyaboutmathoutperformotherstudentsC.itisthemathproblemsrelatedtothestoriesthatmakethegreatdifferenceD.thefrequencyofusingtheapphasnothingtodowithchildren’sachievement31.Whatisthethemeofthispassage?A.High-qualitymathinteractionsimproveperformancE.B.Frequentuseofappcandevelopproblemsolvingability.C.Low-effortactivitiescreategoodparent-childrelationship.D.High-anxietyparentsinfluencechildren’sattitudeaboutmath.
Alongtheseashore海边thetallcoconut椰子treeswavedinhewinD.ThesandwaswhiteinthebrightsunandtheoceanwasdarkbluE.ThehousesinthetownneartheshorewerepaintedwhitE.TheboatshadbeenpulledupontheshorE.Usuallytheywouldallbeinthewaterwithhard-workingfishermen.Buttodaywasaholidayandeveryonewaspreparingforthecelebrationthatwasgoingtotakeplacethatevening.Inthedistancemencouldbeseenclimbingthecoconuttrees.TheyweresingingastheyworkeD.Thereweremonkeysinthetreestoo.Themonkeyswerejumpingupanddownandscreamingangrily.Theclimbersjustlaughedatthemonkeysandcontinuedtopickthefruits.1.Whatisthispassageabout?A.Ittellsusastoryofthemonkeys.B.ItdescribesthesceneontheseashorE.C.Ittalksaboutthelifeofthefishermen.D.Itisabouthowthepeoplecelebratedaholiday.2.Theboatshadbeenpulledupontheshorebecause_________.A.itwasaholidayB.theweatherwastoohotC.therewasgoingtobeastormD.itwasnottheseasonforfishing3.Themenclimbedthecoconuttreesto_________.A.pickthecoconutsB.catchthemonkeysC.lookattheoceanfarawayD.seewhocouldclimbhighandfast4.ThewordscreaminginParagraphTwoprobablymeansA.singingandworkingB.jumpingupanddownC.runninghereandthereD.shoutinginahighvoice5.Themonkeyswereangrybecause________.A.themenweretryingtocatchthemB.themenwantedtodrivethemawayC.themengotthecoconutswhichweretheirfoodD.themenclimbedhigherandfasterthantheydid
ItseemsthatsomepeoplegooutoftheirwaytogetintotroublE.That’smoreorlesswhathappenedthenightthatNashvillePoliceOfficerFloydHydewasonduty.Iwasonthewaytoapersonal-injuryaccidentinWestNashvillE.AsIgotontoHighway40bluelightsandsirens警笛goingIfellinbehindagoldPontiacFirebirdthatsuddenlyseemedtotakeoffquicklydownthehighway.ThedriversomehowpanickedatthesightofmE.Hewasgoingmorethanahundredmilesanhourandbeganpassingcarsontheshoulder.ButHydecouldn’tgoafterhim.Takingcareofinjuredpeopleisalwaysmoreimportantthanworryingaboutspeederssotheofficerhadtostayonhiswaytotheaccident.ButhedidtrytokeeptheFirebirdinsightashedrovehopinganothernearbyunitwouldbeabletostepinandstopthespeedingcar.AsitturnedoutkeepingtheFirebirdinsightwasnotthatdifficult.EveryturnthePontiacmadewastheveryturntheofficerneededtogettotheaccidentscenE.HydefollowedthePontiacallthewaytohisdestination目的地.AtthatpointhefoundanotherunithadalreadyarrivedattheaccidentscenE.Hishelpwasn’tneedeD.NowhewasfreetotrytostopthedriveroftheFirebirdwhobythistimehaddevelopedsomethingnewtopanicabout.JustaboutthattimeHydesaysIsawfirecomingoutfromunderthatcarwithbluesmokeandoilgoingeverywherE.He’dblownhisenginE.Nowhehadtostop.AfterIarrestedhimIaskedhimwhyhewasrunning.Hetoldmehedidn’thaveadriver’slicensE.ThataccidentcostthedriveroftheFirebirdplenty–athousanddollarsforthenewengine–nottomentionthechargesfordrivingwithoutalicenseattemptingtorunawayanddangerousdriving.1.ThemeaningofpanickedinParagraph2isrelatedto_____.A.shameB.hateC.fearD.anger2.WhydidthedriveroftheFirebirdsuddenlyspeeddownthehighway?A.BecausehewasracingwithanotherdriverontheroaD.B.BecauseherealizedhehadtohurrytotheaccidentscenE.C.Becausehewantedtoovertakeothercarsontheshoulder.D.Becausehethoughtthepoliceofficerwantedtostophim.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.ThePontiacreacheditsdestinationattheaccidentscenE.B.Someoneelsewastakingcareoftheinjuredperson.C.Hydeknewwherehewasgoingbyfollowingtherightcar.D.ThepolicemanwasrunningafteraspeederonHighway40.4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A.GoingMyWayB.LosingHisWayC.FunAlltheWayD.HelpontheWay
Themeaningofthewordvolunteermaybealittledifferentindifferentcountriesbutitusuallymeansonewhooffershisorherservices.Therearemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplecanvolunteersuchastakingcareofsickpeopleworkinginhomesforhomelesschildrenandpickingupgarbagefrombeachesandparks.Volunteersmayworkwithintheirowncountriesorinothercountries.Theyareoftenpeoplewithastrongwishtohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanthemselves.Volunteersdon’texpectanykindofpay.A.ctuallyvolunteeringistheideathatonepersonmayhavetheabilitytoofferservicesthatcanhelpotherpeoplE.TracyagoodfriendofminehoweverrecentlycamebackfromIndiawithanewideaofwhatbeingavolunteermeans.SheworkedfortwoandahalfweeksinoneofMotherTeresa’shomesinCalcuttA.Thefollowingisherstory.IfirstheardaboutMotherTeresainmyhighschool;wewatchedavideoaboutherworkinIndiaandallovertheworlD.IwassomovedbyherspirittohelpothersandherendlessloveforeveryhumanbeingthatafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolItoowantedtotryherkindofwork.SowithtwofriendsIflewtoCalcuttaforafewweeks.IwasaskedtoworkinahomeforsickpeoplE.Ihelpedwashclothesandsheetsandpassoutlunch.Ialsofedthepeoplewhoweretooweaktofeedthemselvesandtriedtocheerthemup.IfeltitwasbettertosharewiththemthantothinkthatIhavehelpedthem.TobehonestIdon’tthinkIwashelpingverymuch.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotreallycometohelpbuttolearnaboutandexperienceanotherculturethathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflifeandtheworlD.32.Accordingtothetextavolunteerreferstoapersonwho__________________.A.iswillingtohelpthoseinneedwithoutpayB.canaffordtotraveltodifferentplacesC.hasastrongwishtobesuccessfulD.hasmadeabigfortuneinlife33.Tracystartedherworkasavolunteer__________________.A.aftershemetMotherTeresaB.aftershefinishedhighschoolC.whenshewastouringCalcuttaD.whenshewasworkinginahospital34.WhydidTracychoosetobeavolunteer?A.ShelikedtoworkwithMotherTeresA.B.ShehadalreadyhadsomeexperiencE.C.ShewasaskedbyMotherTeresatodoso.D.ShewantedtofollowMotherTeresa’sexamplE.35.WhatisTracy’snewideaParagraph2ofbeingavolunteer?A.Goingabroadtohelpthesick.B.WorkinginMotherTeresa’shomE.C.Doingsimplethingstohelpthepoor.D.Improvingoneselfthroughhelpingothers.
Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive欺骗WhensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistruebutleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincludedhecangiveyouafalsepicturE.ForexamplesomeonemightsayIjustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery彩票.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!Thisguy’sawinnerrightMaybemaybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought$200worthofticketsandonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabigloser!Hedidn't’sayanythingthatwasfalsebutheleftoutimportantinformationonpurposE.That’scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallyliesbuttheyarejustasdishonest.Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slasttermherstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.OneofheropponentssaysDuringGovernorSmith’stermthestatelostonemillionjobs!That’struE.HoweveranhoneststatementwouldhavebeenDuringGovernorSmith’stermthestatehadanetgainoftwomillionjobs.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.AnadvertisementmightsayNineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothachE.ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It’sasadfactoflife:liesareliesandsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.28.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould________.A.buylotteryticketsifpossiblE.B.becarefulaboutwhattheyaretolD.C.makeuseofhalf-truths.D.nottrusttheYuckyCompany.29.HowmanyexamplesdoesthewritergivetoshowhowthetruthisusedtodeceiveA.OnE.B.Two.C.ThreE.D.Four.30.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassageA.Usinghalf-truthsisagainstthelaw.B.Technicallyhalf-truthsareinfactlies.C.YuckyPillsisaverygoodmedicinefortoothachE.D.GovernorSmithdidagoodjobduringherlastterm.31.WhichofthefollowingbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassageA.He’sreallyabigloser!B.Sometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.C.Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.D.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatements.
ThemeaningofthewordVolunteermaybealittledifferentindifferentcountriesbutitusuallymeansonewhooffershisorherservices.Therearemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplecanvolunteersuchastakingcareofsickpeopleworkinginhomesforhomelesschildrenandpickingupgarbagefrombeachesandparks.Volunteersmayworkwithintheirowncountriesorinothercountries.Theyareoftenpeoplewithastrongwishtohelpthosewhoarelessfortunatethanthemselves.Volunteersdon’texpectanykindofpay.AttherootofvolunteeringistheideathatonepersonmayhavetheabilitytoofferservicesthatcanhelpotherpeoplE.TracyagoodfriendofminehoweverrecentlycamebackfromIndiawithanewideaofwhatbeingavolunteermeans.SheworkedfortwoandahalfweeksinoneofMotherTeresa’shomesinCalcuttA.Thefollowingisherstory.IfirstheardaboutMotherTeresainmyhighschoolwewatchedavideoaboutherworkinIndiaandallovertheworlD.IwassomovedbyherspirittohelpothersandherendlessloveforeveryhumanbeingthatafterIgraduatedfromhighschoolItoowantedtotryherkindofwork.SowithtwofriendsIflewtoCalcuttaforafewweeks.IwasaskedtoworkinahomeforsickpeoplE.Ihelpedwashclothesandsheetsandpassoutlunch.Ialsofedthepeoplewhoweretooweaktofeedthemselvesandtriedtocheerthemup.IfeltitwasbettertosharewiththemthantothinkthatIhavehelpedthem.TobehonestIdon’tthinkIwashelpingverymuch.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotreallycometohelpbuttolearnaboutandexperienceanotherculturethathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflifeandtheworlD.32.Accordingtothepassageavolunteerreferstoapersonwho________A.iswillingtohelpthoseinneedwithoutpay.B.canaffordtotraveltodifferentplaces.C.hasastrongwishtobesuccessful.D.hasmadeabigfortuneinlifE.33.Tracystartedherworkasavolunteer__________.A.aftershemetMotherTeresA.B.aftershefinishedhighschool.C.whenshewastouringCalcuttA.D.whenshewasworkinginahospital.34.WhydidTracychoosetobeavolunteer?A.ShelikedtoworkwithMotherTeresA.B.ShehadalreadyhadsomeexperiencE.C.ShewasaskedbyMotherTeresa’sexamplE.D.ShewantedtofollowMotherTeresa’sexamplE.35.WhatisTracy’snewideaParagraph2ofbeingavolunteer?A.Goingabroadtohelpthesick.B.WorkinginMotherTeresa’shomE.C.Doingsimplethingstohelpthepoor.D.Improvingoneselfthroughhelpingothers.
Wenowthinkofchocolateassweetbutonceitwasbitter.WethinkofitasacandybutonceitwasamedicinE.Todaychocolatecanbeahotdrinkafrozendessertorjustasnack.Sometimesit’saningredient配料inthemaincourseofameal.Mexicansmakeahotchocolatesaucecalledmoleandpouritoverchicken.TheMexicansalsoeatchocolatewithspiceslikechilipeppers.ChocolateisaproductofthetropicalcacaotreE.ThebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyssayUgh!andrunaway.Workersmustfirstdryandthenroastthebeans.ThisremovesthebittertastE.ThewordchocolatecomesfromaMayanworD.TheMayawasanancientpeoplewhooncelivedinMexico.TheyvaluedthecacaotreE.Someusedthebeansformoneywhileotherscrushedthemtomakeadrink.WhentheSpaniardscametoMexicointhesixteenthcenturytheystarteddrinkingcacaotoo.BecausethedrinkwasstrongandbittertheythoughtitwasamedicinE.Noonehadtheideaofaddingsugar.TheSpaniardstooksomebeansbacktoEuropeandopenedcafes.Wealthypeopledrankcacaoandsaiditwasgoodforthedigestion消化.Inthe1800stheownerofachocolatefactoryinEnglanddiscoveredthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.Itquicklybecameacheapandpopulardrink.SoonafterwardsafactorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolatE.Lateronanotherfactorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.Peoplelikedthetasteofmilkchocolateevenbetter.BesidesthechocolatecandybaroneofthemostpopularAmericansnacksisthechocolatechipcookiE.FavoritedessertsarechocolatecreampieandofcourseanicecreamsundaewithhotfudgesaucE.21.Itwas________thatdiscoveredsugarcouldremovethebittertasteofcacao.A.TheworkersinachocolatefactoryB.TheSpaniardsC.AmericansD.Theownerofachocolatefactory22.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Nobodyhadtheideaofaddingsugaruntilthesixteenthcentury.B.ThewordchocolatecomesfromaMexicanworD.C.Thebeanstastesobitterthateventhemonkeyslikethem.D.WorkersmustdryandroastthebeanstoremovethebittertastE.23.TheSpaniardsthinkthatcacaowasamedicinebecause________A.itwasstrongandbitter.B.itwasgoodfordigestion.C.itcuredman’sdiseases.D.itwasakindofdrinkforgoodhealth.24.Whichistherighttimeorderoftheeventsaboutchocolate?A.ChocolatebecameacheapandpopulardrinkinEnglanD.B.A.factorymadethefirstsolidblockofsweetenedchocolatE.C.TheSpaniardsstarteddrinkingcacao.D.Itwasfoundthatsugarremovedthebittertasteofcacao.E.A.factorymixedmilkandchocolatetogether.A.a-b-c-d-eB.c-d-e-b-aC.c-d-a-b-eD.c-d-b-e-a
Waitforit...thatsighofreliefyouhearingiswivesgirlfriendsandpartnersacrossLondoncelebratingtheendofMovember.Thisyear'sannualmoustache-growingcampaigninLondonwillsurpass超过2014fundraisingnumbers.LastyearLondonmengrewenoughfacialhairtoraiseS200000.AsofThursday2015fundraisingsatat$250.000withadditionalmoneystillexpectedtorollin.WellIthinkLondonisaprettycharitablecommunitysaidLincolnMcCardlepresidentoftheLondonchapter.WhetheritisafooddriveorMovemberwealwaysstepupandeithermeetorsurpassthegoal.Asaresultoflastyear'ssuccessLondonwasawardedawrap-upgala演出whichtookplaceThursdaynightatJimBobRay'sonRichmondStreet.UpuntilnowthegalashavebeenhappeninginTorontoMontrealVancouverandCalgarysaidMcCandlE.WewantedtohaveagalA.ItoldtheguysinheadofficeinTorontotopickanumber-nottotellme-butifwehititIwantagalainLondon.AndwediD.Itisachancetothankthepeoplewhoregisteredhandoutafewawardsandhavesomefun.Thisyear60percentofthemoneycollectedinCanadawillstillgotoprostratecancerresearchwiththeremaining40percentbeingdirectedtowardsmen'smentalhealth.Formenlookingforaprofessionaltotakeofftheirmonth-longgrowththereareanumberofshave-offeventsaroundthecityFriday.OnewillbeatDavidE.WhiteatthecornerofRichmondStreetandQueensAvenuE.Fora$20donationyourprizedmoustachewillbeprofessionallyremoveD.OrganizersarehopingtosetaGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostnumberofshavesgiveninaday.StartedinAustraliain2003thecraze热潮founditswaytoCanadianmenby2007andinthelastcoupleofyearsCanadahascollectedmoresettingthepaceintermsoffundraising.Moneyraisedhastraditionallygonetowardprostate-cancerresearchwhichisthemostfrequentlydiagnosedcancerinmenaccordingtoHealthCanadA.24.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepeopleinLondon?A.Theyarewealthy.B.TheyarecreativE.C.Theyareindifferent.D.Theyarewarm-hearteD.25.What'stheaimofmoustache-growingcampaign?A.Tohaveawrap-upgalA.B.Toraisemoneyformen'shealth.C.TosetaGuinnessWorldRecorD.D.Toremovethemoustacheprofessionally.26.WhichGuinnessWorldRecordtheorganizersmayset?A.Thelengthofamoustacheamangrows.B.Theamountofmoneycollectedinaday.C.Thenumberofmoustachesremovedinaday.D.Thenumberofpeopleparticipatinginthecampaign.27.Whatdoesthephrasesettingthepaceinthelastparagraphmean?A.TakingtheleaD.B.Achievingthegoal.C.FallingbehinD.D.ReachingthespeeD.
Humansnotonlyenjoyeatingicecreambuttheyenjoyfeedingittotheirpetsaswell.Marketstudiesshowtwothirdsofalldogownersgiveicecreamtotheirdogs.UnfortunatelysaysWilliamTyznikanexpertonanimalnutritionatOhioStateUniversityicecreamisnotgoodfordogs.Ithasmilksugarinithesayswhichdogscannotdigestverywell.BotheredbythatknowledgebutawareofthedesireofdogownerstopleasetheircompanionsTyznikinventedanewfrozentreatfordogsthathesaysismorenutritiousthanicecream-andasmuchfuntoeat.TheproductcalledFrostyPawsismadeofaliquidbyproductofcheeseandmilkwiththesugarremoveD.FrostyPawsalsocontainsrefinedsoyflourwatervegetableoilvitaminsandminerals.IttookTyznicwhohasalsoinventedahorsefeedcalledTizwhizandanotherdogfoodnamedTizbitsthreeyearstoperfecttheFrostyPawsformula配方andtwoattemptstocommercializeit.Afterlosing$25000tryingtomarkettheinventionhimselfTyzniksoldtherightstoAssociatedIceCreamofWeatervileOhiowhichmakestheproductandpackagesitincups.TyznikclaimsthatFrostyPawshasbeentestedextensivelyandthatdogsloveit.Of1400dogsthathavebeenofferedtheproducthesays89percenttookitonthefirsttry.Threeoutoffourpreferredittomilkboneorsausages.Theproductwhichwillbeavailableintheice-creamsectionofsupermarketscomesinpacksofthreeorfourcupscostingbetween$1.39and$1.79.WhatwouldhappenifahumanshouldmistakeFrostyPawsforrealicecream?NothingsaysTyznik.It'sharmlessbutfranklyhesaysitwon'ttasteverygooD.28.Twothirdsofalldogownersgiveicecreamtotheirdogsbecause________.A.theycan'tfindanyotherdogfoodonthemarketB.theytakepleasureindoingthisC.icecreamischeaponthemarketD.icecreamiseasytodigest29.FordogsFrostyPaws_______.A.ishealthierthanicecreamB.tastesmuchbetterthanicecreamC.issweeterthanicecreamD.looksmuchmoreattractivethanicecream30.WiththeinventionofFrostyPawsTyznik________.A.becameveryfamousovernightB.lostallthemoneyhehadC.madeabigfortuneD.providedafrozenfoodfordogs31.Humans________.A.mayfindthetasteofFrostyPawsnotsogoodB.likethetasteofFrostyPawstooC.maygetpoisonedbyFrostyPawsD.oftenmistakeFrostyPawsforrealicecream
Recentlythedocumentary纪录片ABiteofChinawhichtakesthefinefoodsasthethemehasbeatenmanyTVseriesbecomingextremelypopularonthemicroblog微博andturningintothehottesttopiC.ChinesepeopleareproudofthegreatfoodcultureofChinaandsomeevenpraisethedocumentarybysayingthatitisabestvideothatarousesourgreatloveofourcountry.ProducedbyChenXiaoqinganaward-winningdocumentarymakerABiteofChinaisfilledwithmouthwateringimagesoffoodrangingfromroyalcookingtolocalspecialties.Itfocusesonthebeautifulandsimplifiedprocessoffoodmakingandattractsfoodloversandordinaryaudiences.TelevisionisfilledwithfoodthesedaysespeciallyintroductionsbysomeprofessionalcooksevenfamousTVhosts.Wealsohavesomescenesoffood-makingbuthowtocreatedishesisonlyoneaspectoffoodcultureChensays.Theprogramtriestobringsomethingnewbypresentingmoreculturalelementsrelatedtodishessuchaseatinghabitsandeatingprinciplesbeadds.Eachserieslasts50minutes.EveryserieswillfocusondifferentpeoplewhowilltellstoriesabouttheiradventureswithfooD.ABiteofChinaalsofocusesonsocialchangeswhilepresentingfoodculturessuchasthedispersionoffamiliesthatleavetheelderlyintheirhometownswhileothermembersworkoutsidE.Insuchcasesfoodservesasremindersofhappytimesandexpectationsofreunions.33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedocumentaryhasmanydifferentcharacteristics.B.Thedocumentaryisnotonlyaboutfoodmaking.C.Thedocumentaryalsoinvolvessocialproblems.D.Thedocumentaryusuallylastsfiftyminutes.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddispersionprobablymean?A.connectionB.separationC.communicationD.immigration35.Thepurposeofthepassageisto·A.attractmorepeopletoenjoyChinesefoodB.makepeopleknowmoreaboutChinesefoodC.introduceapopularTVprogramD.dealwithsomesocialproblems
Doyouthinktellinglieswhetheralittleoralotisn’tthatbigofadeal?Wellthatdependsonthesituation.IfsomeoneasksDoesthisdressmakemelookfat?wemightallliesomewhat.WemightsayOfcoursenot.Youlookgreat.Lyingtosparesomeone’sfeelingsisonething.Lyingtodestroysomeone’scharacterorfameisanother.What’sreallyterribleisthatyoucan’tundoabigliesaysaministerwe’llcallMorgan.Ipromiseifyougohousetohousetosay‘IfeelterribleIwronglyaccusedmyneighborofstealing’theliewillspreadlikeafirefueledbygasolinE.Youcan’tcallbackalieveryeasily.Morgangoesontosaythatlieshavehurtpeoplemorethanguns.Wehaveagrandfatherinourchurchwhoseformerson-in-lawtoldpeoplethemantreatedhisownchildrencruellyMorgansays.Tothisdaywedon’tknowwhetheritistrueornot.IwouldtendtodoubtitbutIcan’ttakeachanceespeciallyifheisworkingwithyoungpeopleinourchurch.Disarmingsomeonewholiesistough.It’slikedisarmingsomeonewho’spreparedtofirE.That’swhyoursocietyisfullofpeoplewhoareforcedtocoveruptheliesofotherpeoplE.Iworkedwithamanwhowasstealingmoneyfromouremployersaysamanwe’llcallFreD.Hewassogoodatlyinganddoctoringthebooks做假账thatitwouldhavetakenanFBIagenttostophim.Iworried‘IfIturnedhiminandhegotoutofthetroublemycareeratourcompanywouldcometoanenD.’Fredsayshecameupwithaplantodrophints暗示tothecompanyowner.Ifoundprintedmaterialsonmonitoringpossiblydishonestemployees.IstartedmailingthemtothecompanyownerwithoutleavingmynamE.ThenonedayoverlunchItoldmybossheshouldhavethebookscheckedcarefully.Hegotthehint.Fredtoldusthatwhenthebookswerecheckedthedishonestco-workertriedtoblamehimfortheerrors.HoweverFredtoldthecompanyownerhehadbeendroppinghintsforsometimE.ThebossgotthepicturE.FredkepthisjoB.ThedishonestguywasfireD.Figuringouthowtomakealiarpublictakeswork.ItcanbedonebutyoumighthavetomoveatthepaceofaturtlE.ThesloweryoumovethemorecontrolyouwillhavE.Youhavetogiveotherstimetotakeinthetruth.62.Theunderlinedphrasesparesomeone’sfeelingsinParagraph1canbereplacedby.A.destroysomeone’sfeelingsB.avoidhurtingsomeoneC.putsomeoneinabadmoodD.expresssomeone’sideas63.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtoconcludeParagraph2?A.It’snousecryingoverspiltmilk.B.Everymanhashisfaults.C.ThereisnosmokewithoutfirE.D.Pridegoesbeforeafall.64.Howdoestheauthordevelopthispassage?A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bygivingexamples.D.ByfollowingorderoftimE.65.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Itwastruethatthegrandfathertreatedhisownchildrencruelly.B.Itisnotdifficulttopersuadeadishonestmanintotellingthetruth.C.Fred’sbossbelievedthedishonestemployee’swordsandfiredFreD.D.TomakealiarpublicweshouldfigureouteffectivewaysinadvancE.
IfyoutookthestrengthsofothersandcomparedthemtoyourweaknesseswouldthismakeyoufeelgoodThefunnythingisthatthisiswhatmostofusdoatonetimeoranother—andsomeofusdoitprettyoften.It’sasure－firerecipeforadropinselfconfidenceandforunhappiness.SohowcanwestopcomparingourselveswithothersHerearesometipsI’vefounduseful.Awareness.Mostoftenwedothesesocialcomparisonswithoutrealizingwe’redoingit.It’sanaturalactIsupposE.SothesolutionistobecomeawarE.Ifyoufocusonthesethoughtsforafewdaysitwillbecomemucheasierwithpracticeandsoonit’llbehardnottonoticE.Stopyourself.Onceyourealizeyou’remakingthesecomparisonsstopyourself.Don’tfeelbad—justadmitthethoughtandgentlychangethefocus.Countyourblessings.Focusonwhatyoudohaveandonwhatyouarealreadyblessedwith.Countwhatyouhavenotwhatyoudon’thavE.Thinkabouthowluckyyouaretohavewhatyouhavetohavethepeopleinyourlifewhocareaboutyou.Ifyoualwayswantwhatothershaveyouwillneverhaveenough.YouwillalwayswantmorE.That’sanendlesscycleanditwillneverleadtohappiness.Insteadlearntorealizethatwhatyouhaveisalreadyenough.Focusonyourstrengths.InsteadoflookingatyourweaknessesaskyourselfwhatyourstrengthsarE.Beproudofthem.WorkonusingthemtoyourbestadvantagE.________Nooneisperfect—weallknowthat.Butweseemtofeelbadwhenwedon’treachperfection.Youaren’tperfectandyouneverwillbE.Keeptryingtoimprovebutdon’tthinkyou’lleverbetheperfectperson.Ifyourealizethatimperfectioniswhatmakesyouwhoyouareyouarealreadyperfect.51.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto________.A.explainwhysomepeopleoftenthinkpoorlydfthemselvesB.provethatoftencomparingourselveswithothersisharmfulC.giveustipsonhowtostopcomparingourselveswithothersD.telluswhysomepeoplelikecomparingthemselveswithothers52.Thefirstthingthewritersuggestswedoisto________.A.realizenobodycanavoidsocialcomparisonsB.findoutwhywelikecomparingourselveswithothersC.knowthatsocialcomparisonsareverydifficulttomakeD.becomeawarethatwearemakingsocialcomparisons53.WhatdoesthewriteradviseustodoinParagraph4?A.Admitthefactthatothersarebetterthanus.B.BesatisfiedwithwhatwealreadyhavE.C.Makefriendswithpeoplewhocareaboutus.D.Realizewewillgetwhatwedon’thaveyet.54.What’sthebesttitleforthelastparagraph?A.Learntobecomeperfect.B.Don’tfeelbadaboutyourself.C.BeOKwithnotbeingperfect.D.TrytoimproveyourselfallthetimE.55.AccordingtoParagraph5weshould________.A.believeonlyafewpeopleareperfectB.lookatotherpeople’sweaknessesC.knowourdifferencesmakeuswhoweareD.learntobeproudofourownstrengths
ToMr.AlcoholYou’vebeenwithusforalongtimE.Iwon’tforgetallthepainyou’vecausedforus.Doyourememberthenightyoualmosttookmyfather’slife?Ido.Helovesyou.SometimesIthinkhelovesyoumorethanhelovesmE.He’saddictedtoyoutothewayyoupromisetoridhimofhisproblemsonlytocausemoreofthem.Youjustsatbackandlaughedashiscarwentspinningthroughthestreetcrashingintotwoothercars.Hewasn’ttheonlyonehurtbyyouthatnight.Doyourememberthenightofmyfirsthighschoolparty?YouweretherE.Myfriendswereintriguedbyyou.TheytreatedyouasiftheywerenevergoingtoseeyouagaindrinkingallofyouthattheycoulD.Ispenttwohoursthatnighthelpingmyfriendswhohadfallencompletely.I’msoembarrassedtheysaidasIheldtheirhairbacksothattheycouldvomit呕吐.I’msorrytheysaidwhenIcalledtaxiesforthemwalkingthemoutandpayingthedriverinadvancE.Thiswon’thappenagaintheysaidastheyweresenttothehospitaltohavetheirstomachspumped洗胃.Two15-year-oldgirlssleptinhospitalbedsthatnightthankstoyou.Doyourememberthenightwhenyoutookadvantageofmy17-year-oldneighborwhohadtodrivetopickuphissisterfromherdancelessons?Doyouknowhowweallfeltwhenhehitanothercarandkilledthetwopeopleintheothercar?Hediedthenextmorningtoo.Hissisterwalkedhomefromherdancelessonandpassedpolicecarsandacrowdofpeoplegatheringonthesidewalkjusttwoblocksawayfromthedancestudio.Shedidn’trealizeherbrotherwasinthemidstofitall.Sheneversawhimagain.Andit’sallyourfault.Iwishyou’dwalkoutofmylifeforever.Idon’twantanythingtodowithyou.Lookatallthepainyou’vecauseD.Sureyou’vemadepeoplehappytoofromtimetotimE.Butthedamageyou’vecausedinthelivesofmillionsisinexcusablE.Stopluring__inthepeopleIlovE.StophurtingmepleasE.41.Whatisauthor’spurposeinwritingtoalcohol?A.TointroduceMr.AlcoholtothereadersB.ToshowhowmuchalcoholcanhurtpeoplE.C.Todescribetheharmalcoholdidtohisfamily.D.Toshowthegreatfunthatalcoholcanbringtopeople’slifE.42.Whatdidalcoholdototheauthor’sfather?A.ItmadehimcrashintotwoothercarsandtookhislifE.B.ItmadehimdrinktoomuchandhehadtogethisstomachpumpeD.C.Itmadehimkilltwootherpeoplewhendriving.D.Itmadehimgetintoacaraccidentandbadlyinjurehimself.43.Theunderlinedwordintriguedinparagraph3probablymeans________.A.startledB.fascinatedC.acceptedD.warned44.Whatisthetoneofthearticle?A.Humorous.B.Doubtful.C.Unconcerned漠不关心的.D.Critical批判的.
A.21.Thecardaboveis.A.aticketB.apostcardC.aninvitationD.anadvertisement22.Thepartyisfor.A.abirthdayB.theQueenC.beewatchingD.theNationalDay23.Accordingtothecardifyouareunabletogoyoucan.A.returnthecardB.visittheMuseumC.ignorethemessageD.contactAlice’smother
Computerpowerismovingintothecloud—networksofdatacentersthatusetheInternettosupplyallkindsofservicesfrome-mailandsocialnetworkstodatastorageandanalysis.Theriseofcloudcomputingisrapidandcausinghugechangesinthetechindustry.Theoldguardissuffering:thisweek’s$67billionmerger合并betweenDellandEMCmakersofcomputersandstoragedevicesrespectivelywasamarriageforcedbytheriseoftheclouD.Disruptive捣乱的newcomersareblooming:ifAmazon’scloud-computingunitwereastand-alonepubliccompanyitwouldprobablybeworthalmostasmuchasDellandEMCcombineD.ThegainsforcustomershavebeenequallydramatiC.ComparedwitholderITsystemscloudcomputingisoftenmuchcheaper.Itaddstremendousflexibility:firmsthatneedmorecomputingcapacitynolongerhavetospendweeksaddingnewserversandinstallingsoftwarE.Inthecloudtheycangetholdofitinminutes.Theirapplicationscanbeupdatedcontinuallyratherthanjusteveryfewmonths.Individualuserscanreachtheire-mailsfilesandphotosfromanydevicE.Andcloudservicesalsotendtobemoresecuresinceprovidersknowbetterthantheircustomershowtoprotecttheircomputingsystemsagainsthackers.ButcloudcomputingmakesoneproblemworsE.IntheoldITworldonceafirmoraconsumerhaddecidedonanoperatingsystemordatabaseitwasdifficultandcostlytoswitchtoanother.Inthecloudthislock-inisevenworsE.CloudprovidersgotogreatlengthstomakeiteasytouploaddatA.Theyaccumulatehugeamountsofcomplexinformationwhichcannoteasilybemovedtoanalternativeprovider.Cloudfirmsalsocreateaworldofinterconnectedservicessoftwareanddeviceswhichisconvenientbutonlyforaslongasyoudon’tadventureoutsidetheiruniversE.Beinglockedintoaproviderisrisky.Firmscanstarttotightenthescrewsbyincreasingprices.Ifacloudprovidergoesbust崩溃itscustomersmayhavetroublegettingbacktheirdatA.Theseriskshavealreadycausedadebateaboutwhetherthecloudneedsstricterregulation.SomeEuropeanpoliticianswanttoforcecloudproviderstoensurethatdatacanbemovedbetweenthem.Thatistooheavy-handedbecausestrictruleswillinhibit阻碍innovationinwhatisstillayoungindustry.Thehistoryofcomputingsuggeststhatcommonstandardsmaywellappearnaturallyinresponsetocustomers’demands—justasinpersonalcomputerswhereitisnowmucheasiertousethesamefilesondifferentsystems.Inthemeantimeafewcommonsensemeasurescanreducetheriskoflock-in.FirmsthatusemorethanonecloudprovidertohosttheirdataarelessaffecteD.Soarethosethatkeeptheirmostimportantinformationintheirowndatacenters.Consumerscantakeprecautionstoo.SomeservicesarebetterthanothersatenablinguserstomovedatabetweenprovidersGoogledoeswellonthisscore.Cloudcomputingpromisesitsusersmanybenefitsbutdon’tmistakeitforsomesortofdigitalheaven.50.TheauthortakesthemergerbetweenDellandEMCforexampletoshow________.A.theinfluenceofcloudcomputingoncomputerandstoragedevicemakersB.themiserablesufferingsofoldcomputercompaniesC.therapiddevelopmentofnewcomputercompaniesD.theinteractionbetweenoldcompaniesandnewcomers51.Withwideapplicationsofcloudcomputingcustomerscan________.A.paylessfortheolderITsystemsB.gainmorecomputingcapacityquicklyC.knowbetteraboutdefeatingthehackersD.installsoftwarewithinweeks52.Theproblemoflock-incanbedangerousbecause________.A.itcanmakedataeasilybemovedtoanotherproviderB.itcancreateanetworkofservicesconnectedwithdevicesC.itmaymakeitdifficultforcustomerstorecovertheirdataD.itwilldiscourageanargumentaboutstricterrules53.Itcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.A.theEuropeanpoliticians’adviceisperfectB.customers’demandsplayaroleinsettingstandardsC.lock-iniscausedbyfirms’storinginformationintheirowncentersD.Googleenablesuserstoprovideservicesandmovedata54.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanbestexpressthemainideaofthepassage?A.EverythinghasitstimeandthattimemustbewatcheD.B.ThegrasslooksgreenerontheothersideofthefencE.C.A.candlelightsothersandconsumesitself.D.Everywhitehasitsblackandeverysweethasitssour.
TragedyattheCircusInyesterday’scircus马戏团showatigersuddenlyattackeditstrainerandhadtobeshotdeaD.Asthecircuspackedupandleftcircusofficialssaidtheshowwouldgoonevenwithouttigers.Howevertheofficialscan’tsimplyturnablindeyetotheethicalproblemsleftbehinD.Evenbeforethistragedyanimalrightsactivistsprotestedagainstkeepingwildanimalsinunnaturalconditionsandforcingthemtosufferfortheprofitofcircusorganizers.Itisnowtimeforustotakeeffectivestepstomakesurethatcircusanimalsaretreatedproperly.CircusSafeforAnimalsOurcircusrecentlysufferedamosttragiceventinitshistory.WhilewearethankfulforthepityfromthepublicwearealsoastonishedbytheopinionexpressedinTragedyattheCircus.FirstourperforminganimalsarenottakenfromthewilD.Astotheethicalproblemswealwaysbelievehumansandanimalscan—andshould—livetogethernicely.Toustheperforminganimalsarerepresentativesoftheirspeciesandourcircusisoneoftheonlyplacesleftwillingtosupportthisspecialroleofperforminganimalsintheexistenceofthespecies.Thosewhoarguethatcircuslifeisharmfultoanimalsshowlittleknowledgeofthesefacts.LifeinthewildisunsafebutacontinuousstruggleforexistencE.Tooverlooktheserealitiesisthegreatestfaultagainsttheanimalkingdom.ThiscircushasproventhatanimalsarestrongerandsmarterthanwecouldimaginE.Withinthecircusisajoyfulatmosphereforbothanimalsandhumans:peopleareeducatedandspeciessaveD.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstpassage?A.Toshowpityfortheperforminganimals.B.Toexpressworriesaboutanimaltrainers'safety.C.Todealwiththedifficultsituationsofthecircus.D.Tocallforactiontoprotectcircusanimals.2.Whatwillthecircusmostprobablydo?A.Takenonoticeofthetragedy.B.Continueitsperformances.C.Usefewerwildanimals.D.Limititsprofit.3.Whatdoesthecircusthinkofitsperforminganimals?A.Theyareascleverashumanbeings.B.TheystrugglecontinuouslywithhumanbeingsforexistencE.C.Theyarehelpfulinsavingtheirspecies.D.Theyhaveequallynaturallivingconditionsaswildanimals.
Britain’soldestmanmadehisfirstvisittoLondonyesterdayattheageof101.Mr.JohnEvanshadneverfoundthetimeormoneytomakethetripfromhishomeinForestFachnearSwanseA.ButwhenBritishRailofferedhimanall-expenses-paidbirthdaytriptothecapitalhejustcouldnotrefusE.HearrivedatPaddingtonStationandsmartlyturnedoutinhisbestsuitfavoritePanamahatandaredroseinhisbuttonholE.It’sveryexciting.There’snodoubtaboutithesaiD.UntilyesterdayhehadneverbeenfarfromhomeexceptforonetriptoAberdeen.ButI’vebeenontheseastothatfarawaylandcalledIlfracombe21milesfromhomehejokeD.MrEvanswhospent60yearsworkingasaminerinSouthWalesalmostmadethejourneytoLondononcebeforeattheturnofthecentury.TherewasatriptotheWhiteCitybutitwastenshillingsreturnfromSwansea—toomuchIthought.AllmymoneywenttothefamilythenhesaiD.DuringthenexttwodaysMr.EvanswillbetakenonashorttourofLondontoseethesights.TopofhislistisavisittotheHouseofParliamentorganizedbyhisMPMr.GarethWardell.TheonlyarrangementhedoesnotcareforisthewheelchairprovidedforhimifhegetstireD.Idon’tlikethechair—peoplewillthinkIamgettingolD.hesaiD.Hissecretforalongandhealthylifehasbeenwellpublicized—nowinenotobaccoandnoanger.BeforesettingofffromSwanseawithhis76-year-oldsonAmwellhesaidjokinglyI’mgladtoseethey’vegivenmeareturnticket.41.TheveryreasonthatMr.Evansdidn’tgotoseetheworldisthat_________.A.hehadalreadybeenontheseastoIlfracombeB.hewastoobusytogotoofarawayfromhomeC.hecouldn’taffordboththetimeandthemoneyD.hebelievedEastorwesthomeisbest42.MrEvansdidn’tlikethewheelchairsimplybecause_________.A.hewasnotusedtotravelinginitB.thewheelchairwasofpoorqualityandnoteasytooperateC.heactuallypreferredwalkingtosittinginitathomeD.hethoughthewasstillyoungenoughtomanagethetrip43.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Mr.Evanshadtoworkhardtoraisehisfamilywhenyoung.B.ThetriptoLondonexcitedMr.Evansverymuch.C.Mr.EvanscouldnotreallyenjoythetripbecauseofhisagE.D.HumorwasoneofMr.Evans’characters.44.TheprobableexplanationtoMr.Evans’longlifeliesin_________.A.hisgoodlivinghabitsB.hishardworkingforthefamilyC.hisstickingtohishometownD.hislivingconditionsneartheSwansea
What'stheallure魅力ofcoffeeshops?It’sbeensaidthatJ.K.RowlingwrotetheHarryPotterbookssittinginoneinEdinburgh.Manypeoplespendhoursintheseplacesenjoyingacoffeeastheyworkontheirlaptops手提电脑.Butifyou’respendingalldaybuyingoneexpensivecoffeeafteranotherandhaven’tsoldyourfirstnovelyetthecostcanreallyaddup.Forthosewhoworkoutsideofatraditionalofficeorjustwanttotaketimeoutthere'sanewplaceinLondon:apay-per-minutecafE.YoucanlingerforaslongasyoulikeintheZiferblatcoffeeshop.YoujusttakeaclockbythedoortokeeptimE.Whenyouleaveyoureturnitandpaythebill.Thecostofhangingouteatingworkingandmeetingpeopleintheplaceis3penniesperminutE.Theshop’sownerIvanMeetinsaysEverythingisfreeexceptthetimeyouspendherE.Customershelpthemselvestocoffeeandcookies.Theycanalsobringtheirownfoodwhilesurfing冲浪theInternetthroughfreewifi.Meetin’scustomersclearlyarenotthekindswhorushworkwithapapercuptodrinkfromattheirdesks.Somefeelsomuchathomethattheyhavetowashthedishes.Thecoffeeshop’satmosphereisrelaxingandabitinformal.ThesecoffeeshopswhereyoupayforthetimeandnotforthecuphaveprovedpopularinRussiA.OnlytimewilltelliftheBritishwillwarmtotheideA.ButI’dliketotryitatleastoncE.Whoknows—Imightevenstartwritingmyownnovel.IfcoffeeshopsaregoodenoughforJ.K.Rowlingtospendqualitytimeinwhycan’tI?28.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordlingerinParA.4referto?A.drinkB.eatC.workD.stay29.WhatcanweinferabouttheZiferblatcoffeeshop?A.ItisverypopularamongtheBritish.B.Itscustomershavetobringfoodbythemselves.C.Therearenowaitersservingfoodtocustomers.D.CustomersspendlessmoneytherethaninatraditionalcafE.30.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto.A.introduceanewcoffeeshopB.showthepopularityofcoffeeshops.C.explainwhytheZiferblatcoffeeshopwasopenedD.comparepay-per-minutecafeswithtraditionalones31.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheZiferblatcoffeeshop?A.SupportivE.B.InteresteD.C.Doubtful.D.WorrieD.
Fourth-graderJadenDarnellhasanXbox360andaPlayStation3.LikemanyotherkidshealsoplaysgamesonhisphonE.Attimeshesaysitcanbehardtotearhimselfawayfromadevice设备especiallywhenhe’splayingNBAGeneralManager.Whatmakessomevideogamessoattractive?RaphKosteranexpertongamedesignsaysgamemakersemployagreatdealofknowledgeaboutwhatkeepspeopleplaying.Hesaysthatwhethertheyknowitornotplayerslikegettingfeedback反馈thattheycanseeorhear.ThegamePeggleforexampleplaysthesongOdetoJoyeverytimeyousucceedatbeatingalevel.ItgivesyouthisamazingamountofcelebrationsaysKoster.Gamemakersalsoknowthatonceplayershaveputinthetimeandefforttoachieveagoaltheydon’tliketogiveup.Sosomegamesareeasyatfirstandbecomemorechallenging挑战性的.Atthatpointtheplayersmaybeofferedaresource资源thatmakeswinningeasier.ThegamecreatesaproblemthatitofferstosolveforyouinexchangeforcashexplainsIanBogostaprofessorwhostudiesvideogamesattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology.WhenplayersareconnectedtotheInternetdeveloperscanobservewhattheydo.Byrecordingplayers’choicesgamecompaniescanfindoutwhatkeepspeopleinterestedinandwhatmakesthemmostlikelytobuythings.Besidesgamedevelopersscientistsarealsopayingattentiontothepowerofgames.AdamGazzaleyascientistattheUniversityofCaliforniahasdevelopedgamesthatimproveattentionandmemoryinolderadults.NowGazzaleyandhisteamaredesigningbrain-buildinggamesforkids.Wethinkthathowvideogamesreallypullyouinanddemandyourattentioncanbeusedtohelpimprovehowthebrainprocess处理informationhesays.Totestthegames’effectsonthemindGazzaleyrecordsbrainactivitywhilepeopleplay.HesaysthatonedaydoctorsmightadvisepatientstoplayvideogamestoimprovetheirintelligencE.29.It’sdifficultforJadenDarnellto______.A.stopplayinggamesB.playwithotherkidsC.playNBAGeneralManagerD.turnhisattentiontonewgames30.Whydogamemakerscreategamesthatareeasyatfirstandthenbecomemorechallenging?A.Toattractmoreplayers.B.Tomakelotsofmoney.C.Tochallengethemselves.D.Totestplayers’intelligencE.31.What’sAdamGazzaley’sattitudetowardsthefutureofvideogames?A.WorrieD.B.Hopeful.C.Doubtful.D.UninteresteD.32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SaynotovideogamesB.ThefutureofvideogamesC.Itisgametime!D.Morethanagame?
SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmendedasthereareawholelotofantique古董shopsnearmyhomE.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithmE.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception接待.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn'tevenlookatmychair.Thesecondshopthoughslightlymorepolitewasjustthesameandthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.IenteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmyminD.IplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeperWouldyouliketobuyachair?TwentypoundsIsaiD.OKhesaiD.I’llgiveyoutwentypounds.It’sgotaslightlybrokenlegIsaiD.YesIsawthat.It’snothing.EverythingwasgoingaccordingtoplanandIwasgettingexciteD.Whatwillyoudowithit?IaskeD.OhitwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdonE.I'llbuyitIsaiD.Whatdoyoumean?You'vejustsoldittomehesaiD.YesIknowbutI'vechangedmyminD.Iamsorry.I'llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.YoumustbecrazyhesaiD.ThensuddenlythepennydroppeD.Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.You'rerightIsaiD.AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid‘Wouldyoumendthischairforme?’Iwouldn'thaveagreedtodoithesaiD.Wedon'tdorepairsnotenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtroublE.ButI'llmendthisforyoushallwesayforafiver?Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.29.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter_________.A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceivedC.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair30.Theexpressionthepennydroppedinthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper____.A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheofferC.sawthewriter'spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter31.Fromthetextwecanlearnthatthewriterwas_________.A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny
MrSmithwasthemanagerofahotelinSpringfielD.Oneweekendallofthehotelsinthecitywerefullbecausetherewasalargemeeting.Lateintheeveningthreemencameintothehotelandaskedforrooms.MrSmithexplainedthatbecauseofthemeetingtherewerenoroomsreadyforusE.Themenwereveryunhappybecausetheyhadnoplacetostayin.MrSmithwantedtohelpthem.HerememberedthatRoom414averysmallroomwasempty.Heaskedthemiftheywouldsharearoom.ThethreemenagreeD.MrSmithtoldthemthattheroomwouldcost$30:$10foreach.EachofthemgaveMrSmith$10andtheywentuptotheroom.MrSmithsoonbegantofeelsorry.Thirtydollarsistoomuchforthatsmallroomhethought.HecalledoneofhismenoverandsaidHereis$5.BringittothemaninRoom414.I’veaskedtoomuchmoneyfortheirroom.Theworkertookthemoneyfromhismanager.WhilehewasonhiswaytoRoom414hestartedtothinkHowcanIdivide$5?WellI’llgiveeachofthemonly$1andIkeep$2.Themenwillbehappytogetanythingback.I’llmakealittlemoneyandMrSmithwillneverknow.Sohereturned$1toeachman.Youseetherecomeaproblemeachmanhadatfirstpaid$10.Aftertheworkerreturnedthem$1eacheachmanhadpaid9.Therewerethreemen$9x3=$27.Theworkerkept$2—$27+$2=29.Whereisthemissingdollar?43.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?A.Thelargemeetingwasheldinthishotel.B.Thethreemenstayedtogetherinoneroom.C.Eachofthethreemengotasmallroom.D.Room414wastheofficeforMrSmith.44.Wherewasthemissingdollar?A.Therewasn’tanymissingdollaratall.B.Itwastakenbytheworkertoo.C.ItwastakenbythemanagerMrSimith.D.Itwastakenbythethreementhemselves.45.Putthefollowingsentencesincorrectorder.A.Threemenwentintothehotelforaroom.B.MrSmithfeltsorrytohaveaskedfortoomuch.C.Theypaid30dollarsaltogetherforoneroom.D.Theworkergaveonedollarbacktoeachofthem.E.MrSmiththoughtofasmallroomstillempty.f.Theworkerwasgiven5dollartoreturntothem.A.c→b→e→a→d→fB.c→d→f→e→a→bC.a→c→b→e→f→dD.a→e→c→b→f→d46.Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A.TheKindManagerB.ThreeMenCametotheHotelC.A.StrangeMathsProblemD.$27+$2=$29
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