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AsweallknowThehandthatrocksthecradlerulestheworldand1everysuccessfulmanthereisawoman.Boththese2meanthesamethings.Menrulethe3buttheirwivesrulethem.Chinesepeopleandotherforeignersoftensay4oftheAmericanwomenlikemakingtheirhusbandsandsonssuccessfulbutsomeofthemwant5forthemselves.Theywantgood6.Whentheyworktheywantto7betterpaiD.Theywanttobeas8asmen.In1960stheAmericanwomen’sliberation9wasstartedbywomenwhodon’twantto10behindsuccessfulmen.Theywanttostandbesidethemwiththesame11forsuccess.Theydon’twanttobetoldthatcertainjobsor12areclosedtothem.Theyrefusedtoworksidebysidewithmenwhodothe13workforhigherpay.InAmericaaliberationwomanmustbe14ofbeingawomanandhaveconfidenceinherself.IfsomebodysaystoherYouhavecomealong15babyshewill16andanswerNotnearlyas17asIamgoingtogobaby.Ontheotherhandthismovementisquite18andmanyAmericanwomendonotagreE.19ithasalreadymadesomeimportant20inwomen’slives.1.A.BeforeB.BehinD.C.NearD.Beside2.A.writingsB.wordsC.lettersD.sayings3.A.familyB.societyC.earthD.world4.A.mostB.FewC.AllD.None5.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything6.A.jobsB.clothesC.foodD.houses7.A.beB.haveC.makeD.receive8.A.goodB.wonderfulC.successfulD.much9.A.activityB.movementC.affairsD.incident10.A.standB.co-operateC.workD.help11.A.workB.jobC.positionD.chance12.A.officesB.schoolsC.shopsD.places13.A.betterB.sameC.lessD.important14.A.tiredB.afraidC.fondD.proud15.A.placeB.walkC.wayD.journey16.A.cryB.smileC.laughD.sob17.A.longB.farC.soonD.much18.A.newB.goodC.importantD.pleasing19.A.SoB.AndC.ButD.Or20.A.progressB.improvementC.decisionsD.changes
AsChinadevelopstheInternet’spresenceisinescapable必然发生的.ButsomegetaddictedtotheInternet.13–yearoldXiaoYipaidthehighpriceforhis.Herodeanelevatortothetopofa24–storeybuildingandthenjumpedtohisdeath.Hissuicidenoteexplainedhewantedtoenteranotherlifetomeetthecharactersfromtheonlinegamesheplayedconstantlysometimesdaysinarow.Hehadakindoffixation.XiaoYi’sfathersaysHethrewhimselfintoanimaginaryworlD.InternetaddictiongotattentioninChinawhenstoriessuchasXiaoYi’spoppedupinChinastate–runpress.Internetaddictsdiedfromexhaustionafterspendingdaysonlineormurderedothersinsearchofvirtual虚幻的possessions.PublicangerovertheseincidentsspurredtheopeningofChina’sfirstInternetaddictiontreatmentcenter.Theclinic’streatmentmightseemcruel.Butit’sapopularchoiceforworriedparents.Eversinceourdoor’sopenedeverybedhasbeenfull.Saysthecenter’sdirector.20atatimecomeformedicaltreatmentandcounseling.Theyarealsokeptbusywithactivitiesdesignedtotaketheirattentionawayfromtheattractionofcomputers.I’mconfidentthiswillworkorIwouldn’thavecomehereexplainsthiscollegestudent.Criticsaren’tsosurE.SomearguethegovernmentisexaggeratingconcernsaboutInternetaddictionasanexcusetobanInternetcafesandgamesites.ButforChina’sestimated2millionInternetaddictsthetemptationofthewiredworldisarealproblem.1.Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe.A.ChinaopensaddictiontreatmentcentersB.ChinabattlesWebaddictionC.ChinabansInternetcafesandgamesites.D.Chinadesignstotaketeenagersawayfromthetemptationofcomputers2.AccordingtothefirstparagraphXiaoYikilledhimselfbecause.A.hewasunabletocontinuewithhisstudiesB.hethoughthecouldplaycomputergamesinanotherworldC.hethoughthecouldmeetthepersonsinanotherworldD.hewasinapuzzleabouthishomework3.Theunderlinedwordspurredinthesecondparagraphmeans.A.forcedB.improvedC.preventedD.inspired4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Allthepeopleagreethatthetreatmentcentershouldbebuilt.B.ItisestimatedthattherearetwomillionInternetaddictsinChinA.C.ManyworriedparentschosetosenttheirchildrentoInternetaddictiontreatmentcenter.D.SomeInternetaddictsdiedfromexhaustionafterspendingdaysonlinE.5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.ChinahassettledtheproblemofInternetaddictionB.OnlyjuniorsgetaddictedtotheinternetC.OnlyparentsareworriedabouttheproblemmostlyD.NopracticalmethodshavebeenfoundtocompletelysolvetheInternetaddiction
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IcannotremembertoomanyspecificsofwhatIwastaughtinschoolbutIdorememberlearningthelayersoftheearth—innercore地核outercoremantlecrust.Ithinkit’sratherhumorousthatIknowthesebecausestudyingtheearthisnotexactlysomethingthatwouldinterestmE.TheonlysubjectsIenjoyedinschoolwereartandspelling.EveryothersubjectIseemedtotuneout.AnywaythereasonIlearnedthelayeroftheearthandactuallyenjoyedlearningthemwasbecausemy6thgradeteachertoldusthatshewasgoingtomakeanice-creamearth.FortheentireweekItriedtoimaginehowintheworldshewasgoingtodothis.Shehadusmemorizethelayerssothatwewouldbeabletotellherthenamesofthembeforewewouldgetsomeice-creamthatFriday.FridaycameandeveryonewasexciteD.IwasevenmoreexcitedthatIcouldtelltheteacherthenamesofeachlayer.Shegotabigbowllineditwithachocolatecrackercrustthenthreelayersofdifferentcoloredice-cream.Ithoughtitwassocoolthatthecrustwasthecrust.ThisshowsmethattakingthetimetoteachcreativelyisworthitbecauseuniqueactivitiesarewhatstudentswilllearnratherthensimplyreadingeverythingfromatextorlisteningtolecturedoneinblackandwhitE.1.Accordingtothewriterhowdidhisteacherteachcreatively?A.Shewashumorousandtaughtgeographyinartandspellingclasses.B.Sheaskedherstudentstomaketheice-creamearthwithcoloredlayersC.Shemadetheice-creamearthanduseditasarewardforgoodlearners.D.ShetaughtthelessononFridaysoherstudentscouldreviewitattheweekenD.2.TheunderlinedwordstuneoutParagraph1mostprobablymeans_____.A.failB.ignoreC.hateD.forget3.Whatisthepointthewriterwishedtoexpressinthetext?A.Childrenlearnbetterthroughinterestingexperiences.B.Ice-creamwithachocolatecrustischildren’sfavoritE.C.Awomanteacherisbetteratorganizinggoodclassroomactivities.D.Aknowledgeoftheearthisbestlearnedthroughice-creammaking
AndrewCarnegieoncetheworld’srichestpersonwasbornin1835toaweaver’sfamilyinScotlanD.Asachildhewasexpectedtofollowhisfather’sprofession.Buttheindustrialrevolutiondestroyedtheweavers’craftandthefamilyhadtoleavefornewpossibilitiesinAmericA.In1848theCarnegiesarrivedinPittsburghthentheiron-manufacturingcenterofthecountry.YoungCarnegietookoddjobsatacottonfactoryandlaterworkedasamessengerboyinthetelegraphofficE.Hewasoftenaskedtodelivermessagestothecitytheaterwherehewouldstaytowatchplaysbygreatplaywrights.Healsospentmostofhisleisurehoursinasmalllibrarythatalocalbenefactor捐助者madeavailabletoworkingboys.AftertheCivilWarCarnegiesawgreatpotentialintheironindustry.HedevotedhimselftothereplacementofwoodenbridgeswithstrongerirononesandearnedafortunE.Hefurtherintroducedanewsteelrefiningprocesstoconvertironintosteel.By1900CarnegieSteelproducedmoreofthemetalthanallofGreatBritain.HoweverCarnegieoftenexpressedhisuneasinesswiththebusinessman’slifE.WishingtospendmoretimereceivinginstructionandreadingsystematicallyheoncewroteIfIweretocontinuemuchlongerinthestateofbeingoverwhelmedbybusinesscaresandwithmostofmythoughtswhollyuponthewaytomakemoremoneyintheshortesttimeitwoulddegrademebeyondhopeofpermanentrecovery.Thestrongdesireforintellectual智力的pursuitledhimtosellhiscompanyandretireat64.FondofsayingthatthemanwhodiesrichdiesdisgracedCarnegiethenturnedhisattentiontogivingawayhisfortunE.Heabhorredcharity;insteadheusedhismoneytohelpothershelpthemselves.Heestablishedover2500publiclibrariesandsponsorednumerousculturaleducationalandscientificinstitutions.Bythetimehediedin1919hehadgivenaway350milliondollars.1.AndrewCarnegiemovedtotheUnitedStatesbecause.A.hisfatherwasofferedagoodjobinPittsburghB.hedidnotwanttofollowhisfather’sprofessionC.therewereseriouspoliticalproblemsinScotlandD.hisfamilycouldnotmakeagoodlivingintheirhometown2.WhendidCarnegiebegintoshowhisinterestinartisticandintellectualpursuit?A.Afterheretiredfromhisbusiness.B.WhenhewasayoungboybackinScotlanD.20090324C.Afterheearnedhisfortunefromhisironbusiness.D.WhenheworkedasamessengerboyinPittsburgh.3.WhichofthefollowingbestcharacterizeshowCarnegiemanagedhisbusiness?A.Hewaswillingtomakenewchanges.B.Hesetouttobeatalltheothercompetitors.C.HewashappytomakemoremoneyintheshortesttimE.D.Hedidnothesitateinmakinginvestmentsinhishometown.4.Theunderlinedwordabhorredisclosestinmeaningto.A.hatedB.enjoyedC.practicedD.encouraged5.HowdidCarnegiehandlehisfortuneafterhisretirement?A.HeleftittohisfamilyandfriendsafterhedieD.B.Hegaveittopoorpeopleandcharityorganizations.C.Heusedittosupportorganizationsofhigherlearning.D.Heinvesteditindevelopingnewtechnologyinsteelrefinement.
IntheAfricancountryofTanzaniaacompanyfromBelgiumcalledAPOPOtrainsAfricangiantpouchedrats非洲巨袋鼠tofinddangerouslandmines地雷leftoverfromwars.Theratsaretrainedtosmelloutsomeofthechemicalsinthemines.After8-12monthsoftrainingtheratcanfindminessotheycanbesafelydestroyeD.TraineddogsoftenperformthisimportantworkbutAPOPOdirectorBartWeetjensrecentlydiscoveredthattheAfricangiantpouchedratcostsfarlessmoneytotrainandcarefor.TheseratsmayseemhugE.Theirbodiesare12to16incheslongnotincludingtheirtails.Buttheirsizesuitsthejob:Atoneandahalfto3poundstheyaretoolighttosetoffthelandmines.RatsandtrainerssearchonesmallareaatatimE.Whenaratsmellsminesitletsthetrainersknowbypawing用爪子抓atthedirtinthatspot.Thetrainersmarkeachspotonamap.Latertechniciansexplodetheminessafely.IntheAfricancountryofMozambiquenearlyhalfthepopulationisyoungerthan15yearsolD.A.lotofkidsareindangerastheyplayorwork.InthetownofVilanculoschildrenhadbeenplayingonthefootballfielduntiltherewasanaccidentBartWeetjenssaiD.APOPOratsandtrainershelpedotherorganizationsmaketheareasafE.ThefootballfieldhasbeenopenedagainandthereisnodangeranymoreWeetjenssaiD.About80millionlandminesareburiedoutofsightinmorethan60countriesaroundtheworlD.AsAPOPO’sprogramgrowstheratheroesmighttraveltheglobe!1.TheunderlinedwordtheyParA.1refersto_____.A.thetrainersB.theminesC.thewarsD.therats2.Whyareratschosentobetrainedtofindthelandmines?A.TheyarenativetoAfricaB.TheyaresmarterthandogsC.TheyarecheaptokeepandtrainD.Theyarequicktoescapefromdanger3.Whatisthetaskoftheratsinthejob?A.TomarkamapB.TofindtheminesC.TosetofftheminesD.Topawattheground4.WhathappenedonthefootballfieldinVilanculos?A.AlandmineexplodedB.AplayerwasinjuredduringthetrainingC.ThechildrenwereattractedbytheratsD.Thevillagerstriedtogetthefieldback
Itisdifficultfordoctorstohelpapersonwithadamagedbrain.Withoutenoughbloodthebrainlivesforonlythreetofiveminutes.Moreoftenthedoctorscan’tfixthedamagE.Sometimestheyareafraidtotrysomethingtohelpbecauseitisdangeroustoworkonthebrain.Thedoctorsmightmakethepersonworseifheoperatesonthebrain.Dr.RobertWhiteafamousprofessoranddoctorthinksheknowsawaytohelp.HethinksdoctorsshouldmakethebrainverycolD.Ifitisverycoldthebraincanlivewithoutbloodfor30minutes.Thisgivesthedoctoralongertimetodosomethingforthebrain.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaon13monkeys.Firsthetaughtthemtododifferentjobsthenheoperatedonthem.Hemadethemonkeys’bloodgothroughamachinE.ThemachinecooledtheblooD.Thenthemachinesentthebloodbacktothemonkeys’brains.Whenthebrain’stemperaturewas10℃Dr.Whitestoppedthebloodtothebrain.After30minutesheturnedthebloodbackon.Hewarmedthebloodagain.AftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswerelikewhattheyhadbeenbeforE.Theywerehealthyandbusy.Eachonecouldstilldothejobsthedoctorhadtaughtthem.1.Thebiggestdifficultyinoperatingonthedamagedbrainisthat.A.thetimeistooshortfordoctorsB.thepatientsareoftentoonervousC.thedamageisextremelyhardtofixD.theblood-coolingmachinemightbreakdown2.Thebrainoperationwasmadepossiblemainlyby.A.takingthebloodoutofthebrainB.tryingtheoperationonmonkeysfirstC.havingthebloodgothroughamachineD.loweringthebrain’stemperature3.Whatistherightorderofthestepsintheoperations?A.sendthecooledbacktothebrainB.stopthebloodtothebrainC.havethebloodcooleddownD.operateonthebrainA.abcdB.cabdC.cbdaD.bcda4.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A.Ifthereisn’tenoughbloodthebraincanliveforonlythreetofiveminutes.B.Ifthebrainisverycolditcanlivewithoutbloodforhalfanhour.C.Dr.Whitetriedhisideaforthirteentimesonhumanbeingsandmonkeys.D.Aftertheiroperationsthemonkeyswerehealthyandbusyagain.
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinlandyouwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.20090324TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpracticewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?1.WhiletakingataxiinFinlandapassenger____.A.cangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverB.onlypaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.canneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD.needstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforeleavingwithoutpaying2.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinFinland.A.bothhotelguestsandoutsidedinersareservedfoodfreeofchargeB.bighotelsprovidemealsforallkindsofdinersC.guestscanenjoyfreefoodoncetheystayedinthehotelD.bighotelsaremostlypoorlymanaged3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GenerallyspeakinginFinlandworkerscangetmorepaybyworkinglonghours.B.Thebossesaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.4.Theunderlinedwordthoseinthe5thparagraphprobablyreferstopeople_____.A.whooftentaketaxisB.whooftenhavemealsinbighotelsC.whoaredishonestD.whoareonguardagainstothers5.Itcanbeconcludedthat_____.A.FinnishpeoplearereallyfoolishindailylifeB.FinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatsC.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevelD.alltheFinnsarerichandthereforehonest
Readingtodogsisanunusualwaytohelpchildrenimprovetheirliteracyskills读写能力Withtheirshiningbrowneyeswaggingtailsandunconditionallovedogscanprovidethenonjudgmentallistenersneededforabeginningreadertogainconfidence自信心accordingtoIntermountainTherapvAnimalsITAinSaltLakeCity.ThegroupsaysitisthefirstprograminthecountrytousedogstohelpdevelopliteracyinchildrenwiththeintroductionofReadingEducationAssistanceDogsREAD.TheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheidea.Literacyspecialistsadmitthatchildrenwhoreadbelowtheleveloftheirfellowpupilsareoftenafraidofreadingaloudinagroupoftenhavelowerself-respectandregard-readingasaheadachE.saidLisaMytonmanagerofthechildren’sdepartment.LastNovemberthetwogroupsstartedDogDayAfternooninthechildren’sdepartmentofthemainlibrary.About25childrenattendedeachofthefourSaturday-afternoonclassesreadingforhalfanhour.Thosewhoattendedthreeofthefourclassesreceivedapawgraphedbookatthelastclass.TheprogramwassosuccessfulthatthelibraryplanstorepeatitinApril.AccordingtoDanaThumpowskypublicrelationsmanager.1.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Children’sreadingdifficulties.B.Advantagesofraisingdogs.C.Serviceinapubliclibrary.D.Aspecialreadingprogram.2.Specialistsusedogstolistentochildrenreadingbecausetheythink________.A.dogsareyoungchildren’sbestfriendsB.childrencanplaywithdogswhilereadingC.dogscanprovideencouragementforshychildrenD.childrenanddogsunderstandeachother3.BysayingTheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheideathewritermeansthelibrary____________.A.usesdogstoattractchildrenB.acceptstheideaputforwardbyITAC.hasopenedachildren’sdepartmentD.hasdecidedtotrainsomedogs4.Apawgraphedbookismostprobably_________.A.abookusedinSaturdayclassesB.abookwrittenbythechildrenC.aprizeforthechildrenD.agiftfromparents
MoneyMattersforstudentsGETTINGA.GRANT补助Whopays?ThelocaleducationauthorityLEAfortheareainwhichthestudentisliving.Whocangetthismoney?Anyonewhogetsaplaceonafirstdegreecoursealthoughastudentwhohasalreadyattendedacourseofadvancedfurthereducationmaynot.StudentsmustalsohavebeenresidentintheUKforatleastthreeyearswhichcanexclude排除somestudentsfromoverseas.SPECIALCASESIfastudenthasworkedbeforegoingtocollege:Astudentwhois26ormorebeforethecoursestartsandwhohasworkedforatleastthreeoftheprevioussixyearswillgetextramoney-￡155ayearif26increasingtoamaximumof￡615at29ormorE.Ifastudentishandicapped:LEAswillgiveupto￡500tohelpmeetextraexpenses—suchasbuyingataperecorderforablindstudentextraheatingorspecialfooD.Banking:Mostofthebigbanksofferspecialservicestostudentswhoopenaccountsinthehopethattheywillstaywiththebankwhentheybecomerichofficials.A.studentwon’tusuallyhavetopaybankchargesaslongastheaccountstaysincredit.Somebanksallowstudentstooverdrawby￡100orsoandstilldon’tmakechargesthoughtheydochargeinterest.1.AstudentfromJapanwhohasbeenstayinginEnglandforayearandintendstogotocollegeinafewmonthswill.A.getmoneyifheistakingafirstdegreecourseB.beunabletogetmoneyfromanyLEAC.getmoneyfromanyLEAwhenhehasfinishedhiscourseD.havetoopenabankaccountbeforehegetsanymoney2.A31-year-oldnursewishestoqualifyasadoctoratauniversity.Shehasworkedsinceshewas25.Howmuchextramoneywillshegetayear?A.NoneB.￡155C.￡615D.￡5153.Astudentwhocannotwalkhastobuyawheelchaircosting￡750togotoclasses.Howmuchofthecostwillhehavetopayhimself?A.￡150B.￡250C.￡500D.￡7504.Youareanewstudent.Whymayabankwelcomeyouasacustomer?A.Theyknowyoureceivemoneyregularly.B.TheychargestudentsextrA.C.TheyhopeyouwillberichinthefuturE.D.Theyneedstudentsaccountsinterm-timE.5.Howmuchdothebankspermitthestudentswhoopenaccountswiththemtooverdraw?A.￡155B.￡615C.￡500D.￡110
ManyChineseuseinstantmessengertoolssuchasMSNorQQ1istentomusiconMP3playersandlogOntheInteractusingADSL--withoutknowingtheliteralChinesetranslationoftheabbreviations缩写.Buttheydon’thavetoasmanyEnglishlettershavebecomepartofthelocallexicon词典.A.dozenabbreviationsincludingGDPNBAITMP3QQDVDandCEOareamongthe5000most-frequentlyusedwordsintheChinese-languagemedialastyearaccordingtoareportonthe2006languageSituationinChinawhichwasreleasedyesterdayinBeijing.ThereportsaidsomeparentsaresokeenonEnglishlettersthatrecentlyacoupletriedtonametheirbaby@.Claimingthecharacterusedine-mailaddressesreflectstheirloveforthechild.Whilethe@isobviouslyfamiliartoChinesee-mailuserstheyoftenusetheEnglishwordattopronounceitwhichsoundssomethinglikeaitaorlovehimtoPutonghuaspeakers.Thestudycollectedmoreand1billionlanguagesamplesfromnewspapersmagazinesTVradioandwebsites.Theannualreportiscompiled编辑bytheMinistryofEducationandStateLanguageCommission.NowadaysmoreandmoreEnglishabbreviationsarebeingusedinChinesemakingthemanimportantpartofthecontemporarylanguagesaidHouMinaprofessoratCommunicationUniversityofChina.TheabbreviationshavegainedpopularitybecauseoftheconvenienceofusageHousaidForexamplE.DNAismuchsimplertousethanit’sChineseversiomtuoyanghetanghesuan.AsmoreChinesepeoplelearnforeignlanguagesespeciallyEnglishinrecentyears.Usingabbreviationshasbecomeatrendamingeducatedpeopleshesaid.SomelanguagescholarsfearsuchusagewillcontaminatethepurityofChineseandcauseconfusionincommunication.1.WhydosomanyChineseliketouseEnglishabbreviations?A.Becausetheydon’thavetoknowtheliteralChinesetranslation.B.Becausethat’sbetterwaytolearnEnglishC.BecausetheseabbreviationsarepartoftheirlocallexiconD.Becauseit’sconvenientforthemtousetheabbreviations.2.Acouplewanttonametheirchild@becauseofit’sA.popularityB.pronunciationC.meaningD.usage3.TheunderlinedwordcontaminateinthelastparagraphprobablymeansA.makeimpureB.smoothawayC.makeclearD.makeup4.TheusageofEnglishabbreviationswillbeinChina.A.limitedbytheMinistryofEducationB.encouragedbymostlanguagescholarsC.modepopularamongeducatedpeopleD.officiallyforbiddenbythegovernment5.ThepassageaimstotellusA.EnglishabbreviationsbecomepopularinChinaB.EnglishabbreviationswilltaketheplaceofPutonghuaC.TheargumentsaboutEnglishabbreviationsD.Howwecanuseabbreviationsproperly
Travellingcanbefunandeasy.A.vacationtriptoanothercountryisespecially__1_whenthetravellingconditionsaregooD.Goodtravellingconditions_2_acomfortablewayoftransportationknowledgeofthecountry’s___3__familiarity__4_thecustomandhabitsofthepeopleinthecountryandpleasanttravelling__5_.Ifwehaveanicetrip__6_thisitwillbeanunforgettableexperiencE.__7__mostofusmayalsohavetripsthatwewould__8_toforget.Manyconditionscanproduceabad__9_experiencE.Forexampleifthefourconditions__10_abovedonotexistinourtripwewillprobablyhaveabadexperience__11_atleastadifficult__12_.Studentswhotraveltoa__13_countrytostudyoftenhaveadifficulttrip.Theyusuallytravel__14_andnotknowingthelanguageofthenewcountry__15_theirdifficulties.Theyoftenarriveinthenewcountry__16_aninternationalairport.Fromtheairporttheyneedto__17_theirwaytotheirschool.Maybetheyneedtochangeairplanesto___18__abusatrainorataxi.Theyneedtodoallthisinacountry__19_everythingisunfamiliar.Maybeaftertheyreachtheirschoolstheyforgetthetripsoonbutatthat__20_theyfeelterriblE.1.A.happyB.enjoyableC.amusingD.favorable2.A.includeB.concludeC.holdD.contain3.A.wordsB.speechC.languageD.address4.A.toB.forC.ofD.with5.A.companionsB.friendsC.studentsD.fellow6.A.withB.asC.likeD.of7.A.HoweverB.yetC.ThereforeD.but8.A.haveB.thinkC.wishD.need9.A.trippingB.travelingC.passingD.visiting10.A.toldB.numberedC.appearedD.listed11.A.orB.andC.butD.so12.A.matterB.oneC.thingD.practice13.A.differentB.anotherC.foreignD.other14.A.separatedB.lonelyC.aloneD.single15.A.addstoB.addsupC.addsuptoD.addsin16.A.atB.toC.onD.from17.A.watchB.seeC.noticeD.find18.A.getB.goC.boardD.take19.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.which20.A.dateB.timeC.whileD.day
Taiwanpolicecannotdecidewhethertotreatitasanextremelycleveractofstealingoranevenclever.Eitherwayitcouldbetheperfectcrime犯罪becausethecriminalsarebirds–horningpigeons!Thecrimebeginswithatelephonemessagetotheownerofastolencar;ifyouwantthecarbackpayup.Thenthecarownerisdirectedtoaparktoldwheretofindabirdcageandhowtoattachmoneytotheneckofthepigeoninside.Carryingthemoneyinatinybagthepigeonflewoff.Therehavebeenatleastfoursuchpigeonpick-upsinChangwA.Whatatfirstseemedliketheworkofacleverstay-at-homecarthiefhowevermayinfacebetheworkofanevenlazierandmoreinventivecriminalmind—onethatavoidsnotonlycollectingmoneybutgoingouttostealthecarinthefirstplacE.PoliceofficerChensaysthatthecriminalprobablyhaspulledadoubletrick:hegetsmoneyforthingshecannotpossiblyreturn.Insteadofstealingcarsheletssomeoneelsedoitandthenwaitsforthecar-ownertoplaceanad启事inthenewspaperaskingforhelp.Thetheoryissupportedbythefactthatsofarnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturned.Alsotheamountofmoneydemanded-under3000Taiwanesedollars–seemstoolittleforacarworthmanytimesmore.Demandsforpigeon-deliveredmoneystoppedassoonasthepressreportedthestory.AndeveniftheystartagainChenholdslittlehopeofcatchingthecriminal.Wehavemoreimportantthingstodohesaid.1.Afterthecarownerreceivedaphonecallhe________.A.wenttoacertainpigeonandputsomemoneyinthebagitcarriedB.gavethemoneytothethiefandhadhiscarbackinaparkC.sentsomemoneytothethiefbymailD.toldthepressaboutit2.Thelazierandmoreinventivecriminalrefersto_______.A.thecarthiefwhostaysathomeB.oneofthosewhoputtheadsinthepaperC.oneofthepolicemeninChangwaD.theownerofthepigeons3.Thewritermentionsthefactthatnoneofthestolencarshavebeenreturnedtoshow____.A.howeasilypeoplegetfooledbycriminalsB.whatChenthinksmightbecorrectC.thethiefisextremelycleverD.themoneypaidistoolittle4.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastparagraphrefersto______.A.criminalsB.pigeonsC.thestolencarsD.demandsformoney5.Wemayinferfromthetextthatthecriminalknowshowtoreachthecarownersbecause_____.A.hereadstheadsinthenewspaperB.helivesinthesameneighborhoodC.hehasseenthecarownersintheparkD.hehastrainedthepigeonstofollowthem
GrowingupacrossthestreetfromeachotherinTwinFallsIdahoLisaFryandPaulaTurnerneverdoubtedtheirfriendshipwouldlastforever.ButafterFrymarriedmovedtoNewYorkCityandhadababyherletterstoTurnersuddenlywentunanswereD.DoyouthinkI’vesomehowoffendedher?FryaskedherhusbanD.TurnermeanwhilehadconvincedherselfshewasnolongerimportanttoFry.She’sgotafamilynowshetoldherself.We’rejusttoodifferenttobecloselikebeforE.FinallyFrysummoned鼓起thecouragetocallheroldfrienD.Atfirsttheconversationwasawkwardyetsoontheybothadmittedthattheymissedeachother.A.monthlatertheygottogetherandquicklyfellintotheiroldhabitoflaughingandsharingconfidences.ThankgoodnessIfinallytookactionFrysays.Webothrealizedwewereasimportanttoeachotherasever.Therearegoodreasonstocherishourfriendships.Someyearsagoapublic-opinionresearchfirmRoperStarchWorldwideasked2007peopletoidentifyoneortwothingsthatsaidthemostaboutthemselves.Friendsfaroutrankedhomesjobsclothesandcars.Awell-establishedfriendshipcarriesalonghistoryofexperienceandinteractionthatdefineswhoweareandkeepusconnectedsaysDonaldPannenexecutiveofficeroftheWesternPsychologicalAssociation.Itisaheritage财产weshouldprotect.IronicallysaysBrantR.BurlesonprofessorofcommunicationatPurdueUniversityinWestLafayetteInD.thebetterfriendsyouarethemorelikelyyou’llfaceconflicts.Andtheoutcomecanbepreciselywhatyoudon’twant---anendtothefriendship.ThegoodnewsisthatmosttroubledfriendshipscanbemendeD.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.ABrokenFriendshipB.CherishFriendshipC.WhatmakesgoodfriendsD.HowtoMakeFriendshipLastLong2.TheunderlinedwordawkwardinParagraph3probablymeans______.A.embarrassingB.casualC.convenientD.relaxed3.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.LisaFryandPaulaTurnerbelievedtheirfriendshipwouldn’tlastforever.B.Turnerdidn’treplytoFry’slettersbecauseshewastoobusy.20090326C.Peopleallthinkfriendsarefarmoreimportantthanhomesjobsclothesandcars.D.LisaFryandPaulaTurnermisunderstoodeachotheratfirst.4.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorwilltalkaboutnext?A.Suggestionsonhowtomendthetroubledfriendship.B.Somemoreexamplesofgoodfriends.C.FunctionsofFriendship.D.Howtocherishfriendship.
SouthKoreathecountrythatcreatedtheworld’sfirstcloneddogplanstouseduplicated复制dogstosniffout闻出drugsandexplosives炸药.TheKoreanCustomsServiceuncoveredlastThursdaysevenclonedLabradorretrievers拉布拉多猎狗.TheyaretrainednearlncbeonInternationalAirportwestorSeoul.Thedogswerebornfivetosixmonthsagoafterbeingseparatelyclonedfromaskilleddrug-sniffingdog.Officialssaidusingcloneddogscouldhelpreducecostsduetothedifficultiesinfindingdogsthatarequalifiedforthejobs.ThecloningworkwascarriedoutbyateamofSeoulNationalUniversityscientistsin2005.Theysuccessfullycreatedtheworld’sfirstknowndogcloneanAfghanhound猎犬namedSnappy.TheteamisledbyProfessorLeeByeong-chun.Thesevennewclonedmaledogsareallhealthy.NowtheysharethesamenameToppy一acombinationofthewordstomorrowandpuppy.TheyareactiveandexcelinacceptingthetrainingsaidKimNak—seungatrainerattheCustomsService’sdogtrainingcenter.InFebruaryallsevendogspassedabehaviortestaimedatfindingwhethertheyategeneticallyqualifiedtoworkassniffingdogs.Only10percentto15percentofnaturallyborndogstypicallypassthetest.IfthecloneddogssucceedinothertestsforphysicalstrengthconcentrationandsniffingabilitytheywillbeputtoworkbyJulynextyearatairportsandharborsacrossSouthKoreaaccordingtothetrainingcenter.Officialssaythecloneddogscouldalsosavemoney.Wecameupwiththeideaofdogcloningafterthinkingabouthowwecanhaveasuperiorbreed品种atacheapercostsaidHurYong—suckheadofthetrainingcenter.Normallyonlyaboutthreeoutofevery10naturallyborndogsittrains--atacostofabout$40140each—endsupqualifyingforthejob.LeeofSeoulNationalUniversitysaiditcostabout$100000to$150000tocloneeachofthesevengoldenLabradorretrievers.1.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.ThefirstcloneddoginSouthKorea.B.HowtotraindogstosniffoutdrugsandexplosivesC.Cloneddogswillbeusedtosniffoutdrugsandexplosives.D.Cloneddrug-sniffingdogswilltaketheplaceofnaturalones.2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthebenefitofcloningdrug—sniffingdogs?A.Ithelpstoreducecosts.B.It’seasytoclonedrug－sniffingdogs.C.Thetrainingeffectismuchbetter.D.Itcanhelptoimprovequalityofdrug一sniffingdogs.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.It’sdifficulttofinddogsthatarequalifiedfordrug-sniffing.B.ThedogsareclonedfromAfghanhound.C.Thesevencloneddogsmaleorfemaleareallhealthy.D.Thecloneddogsaregoodatacceptingthetrainingbutarealittlepassive.4.BeforethecloneddogsareputtoworktheymustpassthefollowingtestsEXCEPT________A.behaviortestB.concentrationtestC.physicalstrengthtestD.mentaltest
Thereweretimeswhenitwasonlyschoolchildrenwhofeltsickbeforetheygottheirgrades.ButnowteachersinGermanyarescaredtooastheyarebeinggradedbytheirstudents.Manyteachersareopposedtoit.Theydon’tmindbeingevaluateD.ButtheyareupsetbecausetheresultsarethenbeingpostedontheInternetandaccessibletomillionsofInternetusers.Onthewebsitewww.spickmich.deduringthepastfourmonthsstudentshavepostedevaluationsof100000teachers.Theteachersaregradedoncategoriessuchasmotivatedgoodinstructioneasyexaminationsorevensexy.ManyteachersthinkthattheirprivacyhasbeenviolateD.Thecreatorsofthewebsitesaythatthestudentsareonlybeingofferedthechancetoprovideteacherswithsomefeedbackabouttheirclassroominstruction.BerndDickswhofoundedthewebsitewiththreefriendssaysthatthestudentsarelargelyquitesatisfiedwiththeirteachers.Onagradingscaleofonetosixtheteachers’averagegradeis2.7andithasbeenimprovinglately.Heoftensaystheimpressionisthatstudentsarebullying欺负theirteachers.Butthereisalsobullyingofthestudentsbyteachers.TeachersmustalsolearntolivewithcriticismheaddeD.Butstillthewebsiteisnottotallyimmunefrommanipulation操纵asoneteachernearthenortherncityofHanoverrecentlyproveD.Heregisteredhimselfonthewebsiteasastudentandthenratedhisownteachingcolleagueshighly.Withinafewdayssevenofhiscolleagueswerelistedinthetop10rankingsofGermany’sbestteachers.1.Manyteachersareopposedtothewebsitebecause.A.theirprivacyhasbeenviolatedB.theyareafraidofbeingassessedC.theirevaluationsareunfairD.theresultsarenotsatisfying2.Thefoundersofthewebsiteintendedto.A.getthestudentstoknowtheirteachersbetterB.conductasurveyonteachers’performancesC.helptheteacherstoimprovetheirteachingD.changetheteachers’waysofgivinginstructions3.FromwhattheteacherinHanoverdidwecaninfer.A.heintendedtohelphiscolleaguesB.therewassomedisadvantageofthewebsiteC.hiscolleaguesweremorepopularthanhimD.hewantedtoknowhowhewasevaluated4.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.A.teachersfeelupsetfortheirstudentsarebullyingthemB.thewebsiteiswellreceivedbytheteachersC.teachershopetobegradedbytheirteachingskillsD.teachershavedifferentopinionsofthewebsite5.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TeachersgetgradedbypupilsB.TeachersareangrywithwebsiteC.Teachersneedself-assessmentD.Newinventioninassessingteachers
ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterthanothersanditspopularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanesE.Thatproductisforeignwords.Gairaigo---wordsthatcomefromoutside－havebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguageforcenturies.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChinesethesetermsareoftenchangedintoformsnolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickle涓涓细流offoreignwordshasbecomeafloodandpeoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapanesetounderstandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesoftraditional传统的JapanesE.ThepopularityofforeignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanythingnew.saysuniversitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito.Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubjectseemnewwhichmakesiteasierforthemedia媒体topickup.Experts专家oftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeopleintheirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepapers.saidMuturoKaipresidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitutE.ForeignwordsfindtheirwayeasilyintoannouncementsmadetothegeneralpublicwhentheyshouldreallybeexplainedinJapanesE.AgainsttheflowofnewwordsmanyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirownlanguagE.Saito’sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflyingoffbooksellers’shelves.WewereexpectingtosellthebookstoyoungpeoplE.saidthewriter.butitturnsouttheyaremorepopularwiththeoldergenerationwhoseemuneasyaboutthefutureofJapanesE.1.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms?A.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.C.Foreignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstand.D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.2.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito.Japanesepeople________________.A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesB.arewillingtolearnaboutnewthingsC.trustthemediaD.respectexperts3.Whichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords?A.Themediaandgovernmentpapers.B.Best-sellingJapanesetextbooks.C.TheinterestofyoungJapanesE.D.Foreignproductsandexperts.
Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?A.teacher?A.doctor?Howaboutanice-creamtaster?Yestherereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteicecream.JustaskJohnHarrisonanOfficialTasteTesterforthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream—aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors味道.Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjob;afterallyoujusthavetolikeicecreamright?No—there’smoretothejobthanthatsaysHarrisonwhohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood-sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthiscoolfield.Inatypicalmorningonthejob.Harrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12°F.HarrisonexplainsYougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecreamwhichiswhysomekidsliketostiritcreatingice-creamsoup.WhiletheicecreamwarmsupHarrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearancE.Tastingbeginswiththeeyesheexplains.HecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimselfDoestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?Nextit’stimetotaste!ContinuingtothinkupnewideastryoutnewflavorsandtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy–workingatonecooljob.1.WhatisJohnHarrison’sjob?A.Anofficial.B.Anice-creamtaster.C.Achemist.D.Anice-creammanufacturer.2.AccordingtoJohnHarrisontobequalifiedinthecoolfielditishelpfulto.A.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjectsB.keepadiaryofdailyworkC.thinkupnewideaseverydayD.findoutnewflavorseachday3.WhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?A.Hestirstheicecream.B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.4.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.TastingwithEyesB.FlavorsofIceCreamC.OneCoolJobD.JohnHarrison’sLife
Thecurtainonthe2008USpresidentialelectionfinallyroselastmonthasJohnMcCainandBarackObamawereformallynominated提名ascandidatesofthetwomajorparties.Thismaybeoneofthehardestdecisionsvotershavetomakebetweentwoappealingcandidates.Thebigquestionforvotersastheyfacebothaneconomicdownturnandinternationalthreatsis:whowilltheyelect?A.youngfirst-termsenatorpromisingchangeandnewideasoralongtimesenatorwithstrongmilitaryexperienceandareputationasamaverick特立独行的人?AmericanvotershaveneverseenacandidatequitelikeObamA.HehasawhitemotherfromtheUSandablackfatherfromKenyawholeftthefamilywhenObamawasveryyoung.HespentpartofhisyouthinIndonesiA.HissupporterssayObama’schildhoodgiveshimtheadvantagetorepairtherecentdamagedonetoAmerica’simageabroaD.Hisopponentsfocusonhisinexperiencenotinghehasn’tfinishedhisfirsttermintheSenatE.HoweverMcCainhasaverydifferentlifestory.HegrewupinaNavyfamilyandwasapilotduringtheVietnamWarinthe1960s.WhenObamawasinkindergarteninIndonesiaMcCain’splanewasshotdownoverVietnamandhebecameaprisonerofwar.McCaincouldhavebeenreleasedifhedisownedAmericabutherefusedandsowasheldforfiveyears.Sointheendtheelectionmayhingeon以为转移severalfactorsthatarehardtojudge:WillObama’sracemattertoasignificantnumberofvoters?Willworking-classwhiteswhotendedtosupporthisprimaryopponentHillaryClintonvoteforObama?Andperhapsmostimportantofallwillswing摇摆votersbemoredrawntoObama’svision远景规划ortoMcCain’sexperience?Whateverhappensonethingisclear:WhoeverwalksintotheWhiteHouseonJanuary202009willfindenormouschallengeswaitingforhimintheOvalOfficebothathomeandabroaD.1._________makestheresultoftheelectionhardtopredict.A.WhetherworkingclasswhitescareaboutObama’sinexperienceB.TheeconomictroublethecountrynowfacesC.WhoswingvoterswillfinallydecidetovoteforD.McCainbeingtoooldtogovernthecountry2.TheappealinObamaasapresidentialcandidateliesin______.A.hismulti-culturalbackgroundB.hisbeliefintraditionC.hisinexperienceinpoliticsD.hisfantasticpromises3.TheworddisowninParagraph6meansclosestto______.A.fleefromB.turnhisbackonC.notkeepitprivateD.exposesecretsabout4.Thechallengesthatwillfacethenewpresident_______.A.arenotmentionedinthetextB.includebuildingastrongpartyandafriendlyimageC.refertotheproblemsofimmigrantsandeconomyD.refertotheproblemsofeconomyandinternationalrelations
DuringmylaststayinFranceItooktobikingdownaquietroaD.Rounda1IfoundawomansittinginfrontofalittleshabbyhousE.Idon’tknowwhybutsomethingaboutherattractedmy2.IwavedatherasIwentbyandshemusthavethoughtIwassome3touristbecauseshedidn’twaveback.Thesamethinghappenedthesecondday.Butonthethirddaytheoldwomanreturnedahesitated4andthenextdayshe5gotoutofherchairasIcalledoutMorningmadam!Itbecameasmallritual仪式6us.ShehadnoideawhoIwasnor7Iwascomingbutsheseemedtobe8formE.OnmylastrideIboughtsomeflowersand9downtothehouseonlytofindshewasn’ttherE.Shehadgonetohospitalforsurgeries.10Itiedtheflowerstohergateasa11gift.BackatmyplaceI12Rogerthegardenerofmymissed13.Theoldladyatthecornerissuffering14injuriesthroughwhichwalkinghasbeentroublingherhesaid15bythequietroadthereusedtobeastation.Wheneveratrainpassedthecouplewouldseethepassengerswaving16especiallythechildren—forthemsucharidewashighadventurE.17everythingisgoneexceptforthiscouplE.Itseemsthatmybicycleride18mindherpastdays.AsRogersaidshehas19thetrainsandthewaves.Youbroughtthembacktoher.Byreachingoutinawaythatcostme20I’dgivenmorethanIhadrealizeD.1.A.cornerB.gardenC.hospitalD.shop2.A.sympathyB.feelingC.impressionD.interest3.A.humorousB.sillyC.enthusiasticD.willing4.A.smileB.waveC.lookD.weep5.A.nearlyB.hardlyC.merelyD.mostly6.A.fromB.beyondC.betweenD.among7.A.whereB.whetherC.howD.when8.A.applyingB.lookingC.searchingD.waiting9.A.countedB.cycledC.fledD.drove10.A.DisappointedB.RelaxedC.AmazedD.Exhausted11.A.greetingB.visitingC.partingD.celebrating12.A.askedB.toldC.remindedD.convinced13.A.connectionB.devotionC.reactionD.donation14.A.legB.headC.handD.arm15.A.addingB.denyingC.predicatingD.concluding16.A.surprisinglyB.angrilyC.excitedlyD.casually17.A.BesidesB.ThusC.HoweverD.Therefore18.A.calledbackB.calledtoC.calledbyD.calledfor19.A.missedB.forgottenC.lostD.passed20.A.somethingB.littleC.muchD.nothing
Youareonlyasoldasyoufeelitissaid.Butsoonscientistswillbeabletocalculateyourrealphysiological生理的age.ResearchersstudyinggenesbelievetheycancalculateexactphysiologicalagebylookingatanumberofcluesinDNA.Theydon’thavetoaskpeoplehowtheyfeelorlookattheirappearance.Thebreakthroughcouldsolvethemysteryofwhysome70-year-oldsfunctionatthelevelofthoseintheir50swhileothersbecomefrail虚弱的soonerthanyouwouldthink.Theresearchersmadethebreakthroughbyfindingthebiomarkersofagingintinyworms虫子.Thewormstheystudiedhadallaveragelifespan寿命ofthreeweeks.Humans’someremainlivemuchlongerthanothersimilarly-agedwormswhileothersshowsignsofprematureaging.Bygeneticallyprofiling基因识别104differentwormsatvariousagestheresearchersfoundagroupofgenesthatareinvolvedintheagingprocess.Thisisafirststep;ourresultswerenotperfectbutwewereabletopredicttheagesoftheanimals70percentofthetimewhichisfarbetterthananythingthathasbeendonebefore.saidSireonMelovtheleadresearcheratBuckInstituteforAgeResearchinCaliforniA.Nowtheywanttoextendtheirstudiestomiceandeventuallyhumans.Iamconfidentthatatsomepointtherewillbeanon-subjective主观的methodofdetermininghowoldsomeoneiswithahighlevelofconfidencesaidMelov.Thespeedatwhichpeopleagedependsonanumberofthingsincludinggeneticinheritance遗传lifestyleandmentalhealth.Determiningchronological按时间顺序的ageinbothwormsandhumansiseasy-countforwardfrombirth.Butdetermingphysiologicalagehasremainedsubjective－basedonhowsomeonelooksorfunctions.Thefindingshavespecialmeaningsforageresearchinhumans.Examiningbiomarkerovertimewouldprovideascientificbasisforanti—agingmedicines.Thetechnologywouldalsoprovideameansofdeterminingwhetherapersonisagingfasterorslowerthanpeoplewouldnormallythink.1.ThepassagemainlytalksaboutA.thenewfindingofgenestudyingB.therelationshipbetweengenesandtheageC.thebreakthroughinmentalhealthD.biomarkersofagingintinyworms2.Theresearchers’nextgoalistostudyA.tinywormsB.biomarkersC.humansD.mice3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theresearchershavefoundbiomarkersofageinginhumans.B.Theresearchersareabletopredicttheagesofthehumans70percentofthetime.C.People’sagingdependsoilgeneticinheritancelifestyleandmentalhealthetc.D.Therewillbeasimplemethodofdetermininghowoldsomeoneis.4.Inthefuturescientistswill____A.produceeffectiveanti-ageingmedicinesB.findagroupofgenesthatareinvolvedintheageingprocessC.determinephysiologicalagesubjectivelyD.setupaninstitutetocalculatehumans’realage
Youareatthecheck-outofagrocerystorE.YouarereadytopayforyourfooD.Thenyoufindoutthatyouhaveleftyourwalletathome!Whatcanyoudo?Don’tworry.Youjusthavetoputyourfingernearaspecialscanner.Thegrocerybillwillbetakenoutofyourbankaccount.Wearenotjoking.Anewsystemthatscanscustomers’fingerprintsandsubtracts除去thegrocerybillfromtheirbankaccountshastakensupermarketsinGermanybystorm.Storesschoolcanteensandevenbarsarepickingitup.TheEdekasupermarketchainisthefirstretail零售businessinGermanytousethenewsystem.Almostaquarterofourcustomerspaywiththeirfingerssaidanemployeeattheheadquarters.Edekahastriedthesystemat70ofitssupermarkets.Itsaysitwillintroduceitat200othersbecausecustomerslikeitAtfirstwethoughtthatonlytheyoungwhoreallykeepupwiththelatesttechnologywouldbeinterestedbutwewerewrongsaidStenfanSewoesterfromITWork.Almosttwo-thirdsofthepeoplewhousethesystemare40andolder.hesaid.ITWorkeracomputercompanyisoneofthepioneersoffingerprintpaymentsoftwareinGermany.Ithashelpedabout150shopscanteensandbarstoputinthefingerprintscanningmachines.Eachcostabout2.000euros20.000yuan.Tosignupfortheservicecustomersmusthavetheirfingerprintstakenandleaveheraddressesandbankingdetailswiththeshop.Theshopthentakesthecostofgoodsdirectlyoutofthecustomer’sbankaccount.ItisespeciallyagoodthingforelderlypeoplE.Nowtheydonothavetoremembertheirpin密码topaywiththeirbankcardsortolookaroundfortheirglassescash.Sewoestersaid.Thestoresbenefitsfromthesystemtoo.Itsavesmorethantimeinthecheck-outlinE.Italsocutsoutthehiddencostsofacceptingelectroniccardpayments.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ANewSystemB.FingerprintScanningC.MoneyisNotNeeded!D.PaywithFinger2.Howisthebillpaidwhenpeoplearepayingtheirbillwiththeirfingerprint?A.Thebillwillbepostedtothecustomer’shome.B.Themoneywillhetakendirectlyfromthecustomer’sbankaccount.C.Themoneyistobepaidthroughelectroniccardpayment.D.Thecustomermustpaythemoneyandconfirmitwiththeirfingerprint.3.WhichisNOTanadvantageofthenewinventionsofar?A.TimewillbesaveD.B.Customersdon’thavetoremembertheirpinnumber.C.Storescansaveacertainamountofmoney.D.Customersdon’thavetopaytheirbillwithmoneywherevertheygo.4.Thewriterofthetextseemsto.A.holdaneutralattitudetowardthisscannerB.thinkthatthenewscanningmachinedoesgoodonlytocustomersC.expectthatitwillsoonspreadaroundD.believethatmiddle—agedpeoplearemorelikelytoacceptnewthings
YouhaveoftenhearditsaidDon’tsweatthesmallstuff.Whenitcomestounnecessaryworryeverythingissmallstuffhoweverwhenitcomestopayingattentiontodetailsinyourbusinessorpersonallifetherearenosmallthings.OneofmyfavoritetitlesforabookisElephantsDon’tBitewhichdescribeshowbigthingsarerarelywhatyouhavetoworryabout.It’sthesmalldetailsthattrickusintomakingamistakE.Elephantsdon’tbitebutmosquitoes蚊子alwaysdo.Thinkofyourlastgoodexperienceinarestaurantoronaflight.Ifyoureallyexaminewhatmadethisagoodexperienceyouwilldiscoverthatitwasquitelikelyaseriesofsmallthingsorevenonesmallextradetail.TheunexpectedkindgreetingorwarmthankyoumakesallthedifferenceintheworlD.WhenIlookatthelistofmyfavoriterestaurantsoneofthedetailsthatwillgetanestablishmentonthelististoknowandremembermynamE.ThewaiterorhostmayhavesimplycheckedthenotebookbeforegreetingmebynamE.Howeveritreallydoesn’tmatterasmuchthattheyknowmynameasitmattersthattheygototheextraefforttodiscovermynameandgreetmelikeavaluedcustomerorfrienD.Whenit’sallsaidanddoneweareeachinthepeoplebusiness.WeliveinaconsumersocietybutwhatpeoplevaluemorehighlythanthegoodsandservicestheypurchasearethosethatcannotbetouchedorfeltsmallthingsthatadduptoagreatexperiencE.TosucceedpersonallyorprofessionallytreatothersasyouwouldliketobetreateD.1.ThesayingDon’tsweatthesmallstuff.Paragraph1mostprobablymeans_____.A.GetridofsmallgoodsB.WorkhardonthedetailsC.Don’tforgettodosmallthingsD.Don’tworryaboutunimportantthings2.Whichofthefollowingviewsdoesthewriterwanttoexpress?A.Smallthingsmaydisturbyouonbusinesstrips.B.Elephantsaregentlefriendsofhumanbeings.C.Mosquitoesaremoreharmfulthanelephants.D.DetailsareimportantbothatworkandindailylifE.3.Thewriterwillchoosearestaurantthat_____.A.treatshimlikeagoodfriendB.greetshimwithhisnameC.provideshisfavoritefoodD.makesanefforttopleasehim4.Accordingtothewriterinaconsumersocietypeoplevalue_____.A.goodprofessionalservicesinrestaurantsB.asatisfactoryexperienceinsmalldetailsC.thefreeexchangeofviewsD.thegoodqualityofgoods5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AGoodRestaurantServiceB.AConsumerSocietyC.MosquitoesDoBiteD.ElephantsWeighless
Ifboywizard巫师HarryPotteruseshismagictocapture迷住theheartsofmillionsofteenagershighschoolstudentsGabriellaandTroyhavecharmedAmericanboysandgirlswiththeirstoriesofcampuslifE.TheyaretheleadingcharactersinHighSchoolMusicalaseriesofhugelysuccessfulfilmsintheUS.Thesequel续集HighSchoolMusical3cameoutonOctober24andhastoppedtheAmericanboxofficefortwostraightweeks.Theshowhaseverythingattractivetoteenagers—dancingcatchy悦耳的musicpuppyloveandgoodlooks.ThestorystartswhenhighschoolbasketballstarTroyandbrainyGabriella—twoteenagerswhoareworldsapart—meetduringthewinterbreak.Atakaraokecontesttheydiscovertheirloveforsingingandaninterestineachother.WhenschoolstartsTroyfindsoutthatGabriellaisthenewgirlathisschool.EagertofindthemagictheyhadduringkaraokeTroyandGabrielladecidetoaudition试镜fortheschool’supcomingmusical.Thisangerstheschool’sdramaqueenSharpay.Howevertheyovercomedifficultiesandbecometheleadingactors.Butthestorydoesn'tendtherE.HighSchoolMusical2followstheiradventuresoversummervacationwhenSharpaytriestobreakupTroyandGabriellA.Inthelatestsequelhighschoolseniorsarefacingthepossibilitiesofbeingseparatedfromeachotherastheygooffindifferentdirectionswhengraduatingfromhighschool.JoinedbytherestoftheirfriendsTroyandGabriellastageamusicalreflecting反映theirexperienceshopesandfearsaboutthefuturE.20090316ThesuccessoftheHighSchoolMusicalfilmsshowsDisney'slong-termeffortstoattractyoungstersforwhomMickeyMouseseemstoobabyishwroteNewYorkTimesreporterDaveItzkoff.Forthetimebeingthemoviehasmadefictionalhighschoolstudentsasrecognizableasthat79-year-oldmousE.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Boywizard—Harrypotter.B.HighschoolstudentsGabriellaandTroy.C.Asuccessfulshow—HighschoolMusical.D.Disney’slong-termefforts.2.Howmanyfilmsarethereinthisseriesoffilms?A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthewordstwoteenagerswhoareworldsapart?A.Theylivefarawayfromeachother.B.Theyusedtoknoweachotherwell.C.Theyhaveabigdifferencebetweeneachother.D.Theystudyatthesameschool.4.WhathappensinHighSchoolMusical2accordingtothepassage?A.TroyandGabriellaauditionforaschoolmusical.B.TroyandGabriellameetatakaraokecontest.C.TroyandGabriellagraduatefromhighschool.D.SharpaytriestobreakupTroyandGabriellA.5.WhatdoesNewYorkTimesreporterDaveItzkoffmean?A.Thehighschoolstudentsdon’tlikeMickeyMousE.B.MickeyMouseismoreattractivetoyoungsters.C.HighSchoolMusicalispossiblymoreattractivetoyoungsters.D.MickeyMouseistoooldtoberecognizedbyyoungsters.
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