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Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers生产商followcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeaturesofclothes.Whatseemsstrangehoweveristhatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtherightandwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation----menandwomen----areright-handedthemen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?HistoryreallyseemstomatterherE.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcenturywhenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservantshavingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhandhavingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesensetoo.Mostmendressedthemselvesandasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservantsbutbuttoningformtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?ActuallyastandardoncesetresistschangE.Atatimewhenallwomen’sshirtsbuttonedformtheleftitwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen’sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterallwomenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besidessomewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtherightsinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen’sshirts.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeoplE.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.Women’sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause.A.adoptingmen’sstyleisimproperforwomenB.manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC.customsarehardtochangeD.modernwomendressthemselvesThepassageismainlydevelopedby.A.analyzingcausesB.makingcomparisonsC.examiningdifferencesD.followingthetimeorder
InVictoriantimescertainflowersexpressedmeaningsbecausetheflowerselectionwaslimiteD.Thereforeflowerasagiftwasaneffectivetoolinsocialcommunication.Withsomanychoicestodaywehavenorulesinflowerchoosing.Howeverpeopletendtogiveacertainflowertheirownpersonalmeaning---maybeitcanremindthemofsomeparticularfriendsorevents.HereIwouldintroducethetraditionalmeaningsofsomegiftflowersasareferenceforyourflowerchoosing.Carnation康乃馨isagoodgiftforyourfemaleteacherormotherbutnotallkindsofcarnationsmeanrespectandlovE.Differentcolourshavedifferentmeanings.Generallycarnationmeansfascinationandwomanlove.SpecificallypinkcarnationmeansI’llneverforgetyouandredcarnationsaysIadmireyou.Butsomecarnationshaveverynegativemeanings.IfyouwanttosaygoodbyetoyourgirlfriendyoucansendherabunchofstripedcarnationsoryellowonesbecauseitmeansSorryIcan’tbewithyou.YoudisappointedmE.RoseisnodoubtthebestgiftforgirlsinlovE.BasicallyitrelatestothelovebetweenmenandwomenbutroseswithdifferentcoloursstandfordifferentstagesoflovE.Redroseisman’sbestfriendwhenhewantstoshowhislovetoagirl.Inthepeakofhislovepinkroseismoresuitablebecauseitmeansperfecthappinessandpleasebelieveme.Whilethelovegetsintotroubleyellowroseseemstobethebestsymbol.Itmeansthedecreaseofloveandjealousy.ThoughyouarefreetochooseanykindoffloweraslongasitisbeautifulIthinkthisbriefintroductioncanhelpyouavoidmakingmistakes.Besidesthereceiversmustbehappierifheorshegetstoknowthegoodwillyouconveyinflowers.1.Whydowechoosecertainflowersasgifts?A.Becausetheyarethebestgiftsforyou.B.BecauseflowersalllookbeautifulC.BecausedifferentflowerssmellgooD.D.Becausetheycanexpressspecificmeanings.2.Indifferentstagesoflove________.A.rosesofdifferentcoloursshowlovetoagirl.B.youcanchooseredroseatanyoccasionC.yellowroseisthebestsymbolforyourloveD.pinkroseimpliesthatyourlovecomestomaturity成熟.3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.CarnationisbetterthanroseB.LikethecarnationliketheroseC.DifferentflowershavedifferentmeaningsD.Flowersofdifferentcolours
ThanksgivingDayisaveryspecialdayforpeopleintheUnitedStates.InthatcountrytheycelebrateThanksgivingDayonthefourthThursdayinNovember.CanadiansalsocelebrateThanksgivingDaybuttheydoitonthesecondMondayofOctober.InBritainwherethefestivaliscalledHarvestFestivalpeoplecelebrateearlierintheyearinSeptember.A.harvestisthefruityoutakefromthetreesandthecropsyoutakefromthegrounD.InNorthAmericaEuropeandEnglandharvesttimeformostfruitandcropsisinthespecialdayoftheyear.TheythankGodforthegoodthingsthathavehappenedduringtheyearandforthegoodharvesttheyhavehaD.Peopleusuallytakesmallboxesoffruitflowersandvegetablestotheirchurchestoshowtheirthanks.ThefirstthanksgivingserviceinNorthAmericatookplaceon4December1610when38EnglishpeoplearrivedinAmericatomaketheirhomeinthenewcountry.TheyheldthisservicenottothankGodfortheharvestbuttothankGodfortheirsafejourney.ThenextyearmanymoreEnglishpeoplearriveD.TheyhadabadwinterbutfortunatelytheharvestwasgooD.Theydecidedtocelebratewithabigmeal.Theyshotandkilledsmallanimalstoeatandcookedeverythingoutsideonlargefires.About90Indiansalsocametothemeal.Everyoneateattablesoutsidetheirhousesandplayedgamestogether.Thefestivallastedthreedays.A.ThanksgivingDaycelebrationwasheldeveryyearforalongtimebutnotalwaysonthesamedayoftheyear.Thenin1789PresidentGeorgeWashingtonnamed26NovemberastheDayofThanksgiving.AlmostahundredyearslaterPresidentAbrahamLincolnchangedthedateandsaidthatthelastThursdayinNovembershouldbeThanksgivingDay.NowadaysNorthAmericansaroundtheworldgettogetherwiththeirfamiliesonthisdaytoeatgoodfoodandhaveahappytimE.39.Thestoryisabout____.A.festivalsB.anAmericanfestivalC.EnglishpeopleinAmericaD.givingthanksforeverything40.ThelastThursdayinNovemberinNovemberis____.A.afestivalineverycountryintheworldB.ThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStatesC.thedayfarmerspickfruitfromthetreesD.thedaythefirstEnglishPeoplecametoAmerica41.OnthanksgivingDaypeople____.A.planttheircrops.B.celebrateasafejourneyC.thankGodforagoodharvestD.harvesttheirfruitandcrops.42.AtthefirstthanksgivingserviceinNorthAmericathepeople____.A.shotalotofsmallanimalsB.thankedGodforasafejourneyC.thankedGodforagoodharvestD.hadabigdinneroutsidetheirhouses.
AustinChildren’sMuseumThis7000-square-footmuseumaimstoentertainandeducatechildrenuptoage9.InitsGlobalCityexhibitpeoplecangoshoppingforgroceriesorderlunchatadinerpretendthatthey’redoctorsorconstructionworkersandmorE.InotherfunexhibitstheylearnaboutAustin’shistoryexploretheworldofwaterandexperiencelifeonalargeTexasfarm.Opentime:FromTuesdaytoSaturday10:00am~5:00pmOnSunday12:00am~5:00pmAddress:201ColoradoStAustinTexas78701Phone:512-4722499BrooklynChildren’sMuseumFoundedin1899itistheworld’soldestchildren’smuseumfeaturinginteractiveexhibitsworkshopsandspecialevents.TheMysteryofThingsteacheschildrenaboutculturalandscientificobjectsandMusicMixwelcomesyoungvirtuosos名家Opentime:FromWednesdaytoFriday2:00pm~5:00pmOnSaturdayandSunday10:00am~5:00pmAddress:145BrooklynAveBrooklynNewYork1213Phone:718-7354400Children’sDiscoveryMuseumThismuseum’shand-onexhibitsexploretherelationshipsbetweenthenaturalandthecreatedworldsandamongpeopleofdifferentculturesandtimes.ExhibitsincludeStreetsa5/8-scalecopyofanactualcitywithstreetlightsandwaterworkswhichshowshowpumpscanmovewaterthroughareservoirsystem.Opentime:FromMondaytoSaturday10:00am~5:00pmOnSundayfromnoon.Closedonholidays.Address:180WozWayGuadalupeRiverParkSanJoseCalifornia95110Phone:408-2985437Children’sMuseumofIndianapolisThismuseumisthelargestofitskinD.Exhibitscoverscienceculturespacehistoryandexplorations.AmongthemaretheSpaceQuestPlanetariumadditionalfeethe33-foot-highWaterClockthePlayscapegalleryforpreschoolsandtheDinosphereexhibitalongwithhand-onscienceexhibits.ThelargestgallerytheCenterforExplorationisdesignedforages12andup.Opentime:FromTuesdaytoSunday10:00am~5:00pmClosedonThanksgivingDayandDecember25.Address:3000NMeridianStIndianapolisIndiana46208Phone:317-334332272.SupposethatDecember25isTuesdaywhichofthefollowingmuseumscanyouvisit?A.AustinChildren’sMuseum.B.BrooklynChildren’sMuseum.C.Children’sDiscoveryMuseum.D.Children’sMuseumofIndianapolis.73.Ifyouwanttoseehowpumpscanmovewaterthroughareservoirsystemyoushouldvisitthemuseumin___.A.TexasB.NewYorkC.CaliforniaD.Indiana74.Afterenteringthemuseumyouneedtopayanadditionalfeetosee___.A.theCenterforExplorationB.theSpaceQuestPlanetariumC.theGlobalCityexhibitD.Waterworks75.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto___.A.askadultstovisitmuseumsB.comparesomemuseumsanddecidewhichoneisthebestC.introducesomemuseumsandencourageparentstovisitthemwiththeirchildrenD.introducesomeexhibitsandmuseumstoforeigners
BAcrosstheUnitedStatesthereareseveralplaceswheretwoindependenttownsgrewtogethertobecomeonecity—butkeptboththeirnames.WinstonSalemisoneofthem.It’samidsizedcityinwhat’scalledtheplateauhighlandbetweentheAtlanticCoastandtheinlandmountainsinthestateofNorthCarolinA.TheWinstonpartisarelativelynewplacefoundedearlythiscentury.It’shometothenation’sbiggestopenairtobaccomarket.ThegiantR.J.ReynoldsTobaccoCompany’sheadquartersisinWinstonSalemandWinstonisthenameofoneofReynolds’bestknowncigarettebrands.FastgrowingWinstonsoonsurroundedthemucholdertownofSalemsoin1913peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplacE.FromahistoricalandtouristpointofviewSalemorOldSalemasit’scalledtodayistheinterestingandunusualpartoftown.Salemwasfoundedinthe1700sbytheMoravians.TheyspokeGermanandtheircommunitywasreligiouslybasedwithsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories.TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen’sworkandbrainpower.Infactoneofthenation’soldestboardingschoolsforyoungwomen—theMoravians’SalemAcademyfoundedin1772—isstillinoperation.OvertheyearsSalemlostitsMoraviancharacter.ThatallchangedthoughwhenanonprofitgroupbegantorehabilitatethehistoricareA.ThesedaysOldSalemiswhat’scalledalivinghistorymuseumwithexhibitsmusicandtoursof18th-centuryhousestavernsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraperinWinston-Salem.Thehistoriccommunityisboomingagain.JustasR.J.ReynoldsistakinginmillionsofdollarsmakingcigarettesacrosstownOldSalemisgeneratingaboutS|15millionayearintourismrevenueanddonations.61.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat____________.A.Winston-SalemisthenameofacityB.SalemishometothetobaccomarketC.thecityWinston-alemhastwonamesD.OldSalemisthenameofatobaccobrand62.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that__________.A.thetwocitiesbenefitedeachotherB.SalemdevelopedfasterthanWinstonC.R.J.ReynoldsCompanyhasmovedintoSalemD.thecombinationmeetsthewishesofthepeople63.ThecitySalemisspecialforits__________.A.boardingschoolB.lifestyleandtraditionC.respectforbrainpowerD.religiousbelief64.TheunderlinedwordrehabilitateinParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto_________.A.reconstructB.evaluateC.enlargeD.decorate65.Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingpart?A.SomeotherattractionsinWinston-Salem.B.HowWinstonmakesprofitsfromtourism.C.Otherexamplesofcitiescombinedbytwoparts.D.Somethingabouttheboardingschoolforwomen.
第三部分阅读理解共20小题每小题2分满分40分阅读下列短文从每题所给的四个选项A.B.C和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑AnchorsonChinaCentralTelevisionCCTVwillneedtodosomefasttalkingtoreplacethepopularEnglishacronyms首字母缩略词they’renowbannedfromusing.ShanghaiDailyreportsthatanchorsatChinaCentralTelevision[CCTV]havebeenbannedfromsayingtheEnglishacronymsNBACBAGDPandthelikeintheirprograms.Thereplacementforthosehandyacronyms?ChinesepresentersmustusethefullChinesenamestandardizedbytheStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevision.AlthoughCCTVoopswemeanChinaCentralTelevisionpresentersmustalreadyhaveascoreofatleast94intheirgovernment-ratedoralMandarinproficiencyexamsayingthefullnameoforganizationsliketheCBAorWTO―10and6character’slongseparately―issuretochallengeeventhemostskillfulanchors.CCTVsportsanchorSunZhengpingtellsShanghaiDailyAfullChineseexplanationoftheEnglishinitialsmustbefollowedifmytongueslips.Itisalittletroublebutanecessaryonebecausenoteveryaudiencemembercanunderstandtheinitials.Althoughthegovernmentisn’tgivinganyofficialexplanationfortheshiftitisbelievedtohavetodowithaproposalbyHuangYouyidirectoroftheChinaInternationalPublishingGroupatMarch’sNPCmeeting.InhisspeechHuangsaidWithmoreandmorepublicationsmixingChinesewithEnglishmeasuresandregulationsshouldbeadoptedtoavoidEnglishinvadingChinesE.Ifwedon’tpayattentionanddon’ttakemeasurestostoptheexpansionofmixingChinesewithEnglishChinesewon’tbeapurelanguageinacoupleofyears.AlthoughChinaisfarfromthefirstcountrytotakemeasurestoprotectlocallanguagestheFrenchandQuébécoisbeatthemtoitbyalongwayacronymsaremoreaboutsavingtimethantheyareaboutcorruptingalanguagewewouldthink.GoodlucktotheCCTVanchors.56.CCTVanchorshavetodosomefasttalkingbecausetheycannolonger______.A.speakasslowlyastheylikeB.mixEnglishintoChineseC.useshortenedChineseexpressionsD.havesomuchtimefortheirprogram57.AccordingthewriterCBAissupposedtobereplacedwith______byCCTVanchors.A.中国男子篮球甲级联赛B.中国篮球协会全国男女篮球职业联赛C.中国篮球联赛D.TheChineseBasketballAssociation58.WhenSunZhengpingsaidifmytongueslipshemeantifI_____.A.habituallyuseanEnglishacronymB.speakalittlebittoofastC.makeamistakeinpronunciationD.saysomethingimpoliteorimproper59.What’sHuangYouyi’sproposal?A.UsingfullEnglishnamesinsteadofshortforms.B.TranslatingChinesetermsintoproperEnglish.C.AvoidingChinesewordsmixingintoEnglish.D.KeepingourmothertongueasapurelanguagE.60.What’sthemainideaofthelastparagraphA.Chinahasfallenbehindinthematter.B.Thebanisnotnecessary.C.Chineseshouldn’tbecorrupteD.D.CCTVanchorswillhaveahardtimE.
AccordingtotheUnitedStatesgovernmentpeopleareclassifiedashomelessiftheyhavenoplacetostayandnoexpectationoffindingaplaceforthenextthirtydays.Althoughtechnicallyaccuratethatisanimpersonalassessmentofanenormousandveryhumanproblem.ThehomelesspopulationrepresentsallofusAmericans.Itincludesmenandwomentheelderlychildrenandinfants.Itsmembersarefromallethnicgroups.Whattheyhaveincommonispoverty.CurrentlyintheU.S.thirty-ninemillionpeopleliveinpoverty.WhenmoneyisreallytightpayingtherentorbuyingfoodoftenbecomesachoicE.Governmentassistanceintheformoffoodstampsdoeshelpbutasonehomelessmanexplainsyoucan’tpaytherentwithfoodstamps.WithnomoneyforrentthestreetsandhomelesssheltersbecomethealternativE.Althoughmenconstitutethelargestgroupwithinthehomelesspopulationhomelesswomenwithchildrenarerapidlyjoiningthem.InfactonequarterofthehomelesspeopleintheU.S.areteenagersandyoungchildren.Peoplemaybecomehomelessfornumerousreasons.Howevertherearecertainfactorsthatmanyoftheseindividualshaveincommon.Theyincludealackofadequateeducationandjobskills.Amajorityoftheteenagersandadultshavenotcompletedhighschool.Theabuseofalcoholanddrugsisalsoacommonfactor.Onethirdoftheadulthomelesspopulationabusesalcohol.Whileonequarterofthesamegroupusesdrugs.Somemembersofthispopulationsuffermentalhealthproblems.Withinthepastseveralyearsmanyinstitutionsforthementallyillhavebeenclosedandtheirpatientssenthome.Unfortunatelyanumberofthosepeoplehavenohometogotoandtheyareunabletoadequatelylookafterthemselves.Joblossintoday’seconomyhasalsobecomearealfactorinthelossofpeople’shomes.ThebreakupoffamiliesthroughabandonmentanddivorcearealsocontributingfactorsparticularlywhentherearechildreninvolveD.Theparentwhoislefttocareforthekidswithinadequateincomemaybeforcedtodependonthehomelessshelterstoputaroofovertheirheads.ThewriterthinksthattheU.S.government’sdefinitionforthehomelessreveals________.A.aninsincereattitudetowardthehomelessB.anunbearableattitudetowardthehomelessC.anuncivilizedattitudetowardthehomelessD.anunsympatheticattitudetowardthehomelessTheU.S.governmenthelpsthehomelessby___________.A.givingthemhomelessallowanceB.givingthemfoodstampsC.findingjobsforthemD.findingresidenceforthemPeoplebecomehomelessforallthefollowingreasonsE.XCEPT__________.A.thelackofadequateeducationB.theabuseofalcoholanddrugsC.theclosureofinstitutionsforthementallyillD.thepoorperformanceofeconomyThebreakupoffamiliesislikelytoleadtohomelessnessbecauseaparentwithkidsmay_____.A.losehisorherjobintoday’seconomyB.beunabletolookafterthekidsC.nothaveenoughincomeD.findresidenceatahomelessshelter
OnSaturdaymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldwillcelebrateSaintPatrick’sDaywhichhonorsPatronSaintormainreligiousfigureofIrelanD.CommunitiesacrosstheUnitedStateswillhostparadespartiesandotherfestivitiestomarktheoccasion.ThisyearcitieslikeBostonNewYorkandChicagohaveorganizedmassiveeventscelebratingSaintPatrick’sDay.InNewYorkCityhundredsofthousandsofpeoplewillgathertowatchtheSaintPatrick’sDayparade—thenation’slargest.ItisoneofthemostwatchedparadesintheworlD.Lastyearalmost2millionspectators观众andmorethan150000participants参与者filledthestreets.Theparadefirstheldin1776isalsooneoftheoldest.Chicagoalsothrowsabigcelebration.EveryyeartheChicagoRiverwhichcrossesthecityglowsgreenaseventorganizersdumpabout40poundsoffluorescenceapowerfuldye染料intothewater.BostonkeepsitsparaderollingforthreehoursormorE.Itisthenation’ssecond-largestparadE.ThecitywillalsosaluteoneofitsmostfamousformerresidentsPresidentJohnF.KennedybyopeningtheexhibitAJourneyHome:JohnF.KennedyandIrelandathisofficiallibrary.PatronSaintlivedinBritainintheearlyfifthcenturywhenitwasstillpartoftheRomanEmpirE.Hewascaptured抓捕andsoldintoslavery卖为奴隶inIrelandwhenhewasonly16.Heeventuallyescapedslaveryandturnedtoalifeofreligiousdevotion.Hetrainedtobecomeaminister牧师andsetouttospreadChristianitythroughoutIrelanD.After30yearsasareligiousleaderPatrickdiedonMarch171461.SaintPatrick’sDayisalwayscelebratedonMarch17.InIrelanditisanofficialholiday.1.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HistoryofSaintPatrick’sDayB.AnOfficialHolidayinUSC.TheLargestParadeintheWorldD.CelebrationsacrosstheCountry2.WhatdoyouthinkistheofficialcolorofSt.Patrick’sDay?A.GreenB.ReD.C.Black.D.Yellow.3.Thelastparagraphismainlyabout_____.A.thecruelslavetradE.B.SaintPatrick’scontribution.C.activitiesduringSaintPatrick’sDayD.Ireland’sPatronSaint4.Whichofthefollowingisnotcorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.ParadeisamostimportanteventtoobserveSaintPatrick’sDay.B.SaintPatrick’sDayisareligiousholiday.C.Salutingtheformerpresidenthasbecomeamaineventontheoccasion.D.TheSaintPatrick’sDayparadehasahistoryofovertwocenturies.
Doyoudreamofbeingareporteroraneditor?Areyouagoodwriterwholovesthenews?IfsothenyoumayhavewhatittakestobeawinnerintheTFKKidReporterTalentSearch.We’relookingfor12studentsfromaroundthenationtobemembersoftheTFKKidReporterTeamforthe2008-2009schoolyear.Nextyear’steamwillcontinuethetraditionofreportinglocalandregionalnewsstoriesforTIMEFORKIDSmagazineandTIMEFORKIDSonlinE.Professional职业的journalistsfromTIMEmagazineandTIMEFORKIDSwillselectthisexclusiveteam.InthepastTFKkidReportershaveInterviewednationalleaderscelebritiesandothernewsmakers.WrittennewsstoriesreviewsandopinionpiecesforTIMEFORKIDS.AppearedonCNNFoxNewsMSNBCTodayandTheTonightShowwithanotherfamouskidJayLenototalkabouttheirwork.HowtoEnterGettheofficialrulesattimeforkids.com/contest.EntriesmustbepostmarkedbyDeC.202008.Goodluck!53.Thisadiswrittenfor___________________.A.professionalreportersandeditorsB.studentreportersandeditorsC.kidswhoareinterestedinpoliticsD.kidswholovetowritenews54.IfyouwanttobecomeaTFKKidreporteryoumust_________________.A.writenewsstoriesforlocalnewspapersB.signupthroughTFK’sofficialwebsiteC.postyourentriesbeforeDec202008D.knowalotaboutthenewspaperanditsstyle55.WinnersofthetalentsearchwillbeabletodoallthefollowingEXECPT_____.A.writereportsoncelebritiesandothernewsmakersB.becomeaprofessionaljournalistforTIMEmagazineC.writedowntheiropinionsforTIMEFORKIDSD.sharetheirworkingexperienceswithotherkidsonfamousmedia
CFORmanyofuscartoonstrips连环画aresimplyoneofourpastimes.ThepopularJapanesemangaprovidesuswithanescapefromrealityintoaworldoffantasyadventureandromancE.Withmuchlesstextandpicturesrunningforpagesitfitsperfectlyintotoday'sfastthrowingawaycitylifestylE.ButTsaiChih-chungafamousTaiwaneseillustrator漫画家doesn'tagreE.HebelievescartoonscanbeabridgeconnectingtraditionalChinesecultureandwisdomwiththemodernworldinamuchmorewiseandacceptableway.Hehasinterpreted演绎LaoZiConfuciusMenciusZhuangZiandSunZiandmadetheirworksaccessibletoaglobalaudiencE.HehasalsoproducedtwobooksaboutZen禅宗introducingorientalphilosophy哲学.HiscartoonsarehumorousyetfullofwisdomandareadmiredasaneasywaytolearnChineseclassics.AfteravoidingthepublicfortenyearsTsaimadeacomebackinlateAprilwithsevennewworks.Butdoeshisage61workasagapbetweenhimandhisyoungreaders?Tsaidoesn'tthinkso.Thetopicshehascoveredrangefromphilosophyinatimeofindividuality个性tothelearningandmemorizingtechniquesusedatschool.EverychildisageniusandhasthepotentialbeyondhisownimaginationhesaiD.IfpopularJapanesemangaissimplyforentertainmentTsai'sworktoalargeextentistolightthepowerofthinkinginalight-heartedway.TsaiusesdifferentformsofwatertorefertopeoplE.Inhiseyessomepeoplearelikeanoceansomearelikevaporwhileothersmaybeiceorrain.Butinessencetheyshareasimilarity–humanbeing'sforeverchasingforthetrueandthegooD.ThepersonwhothinksoverlifeissuesisnotnecessarilyascholaroraphilosopherhesaiD.I'vedevotedmywholelifetothinkingandindividualfreedomnotmakingaliving.64.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Tsai’sworkfitstoday’scitylifestylE.B.AllofTsai’sworksmainlyintroduceeasternphilosophy.C.Tsai’sworksarehumorousaswellasfullofwisdom.D.Tsai’sworksarenotinvolvedinchildren’sstudy.65.What’sthewordvapormeaninthe6thparagraph?Itmeans.A.akindoffoodB.aformofwaterC.aformofsolidD.akindofpeople66.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.TsaioncestoppedwritinghisworksfortenyearsB.TsaiwriteshisworksinordertomakealivingC.TsaithinkseveryoneshouldbeascholaroraphilosopherD.Tsaidoesn’tthinkthereisagapbetweenhimandhisyoungreaders67.Intheauthor’sopinion.A.JapaneseMangaismorevaluablethanTsai’sB.Tsai’sworksaremorevaluablethanJapaneseMangaC.JapaneseMangaisasvaluableasTsai’sD.BothJapaneseMangaandTsai’sworksarevalueless
DEvenasToyotaCEOAkioToyodawrappedupatiredappearancebeforeCongresstheheadoftheworld’slargestautomakerwasn’tleavinghisproblemsbehinD.ToyotafacesacriminalinvestigationbyfederallawyersinNewYork.ThecompanyisnowbeinginvestigateD.ItsUSdealershipsindifficultynowarefacingrepairstopotentiallymillionsofcustomercarsthathavebeenrecalleD.Thecompanyisofferingcustomersmoneybackforrentalcarsandotherexpenses.Itslawyersarebusypreparingtocopewithlawsuits.AnewhearingwillbeconducteD.AndthecosttoToyota’sreputationisonlynowstarting.Despiteback-to-backhearingsthisweeklefttobesaidwereabetterexplanationforslowactionstodealwiththefaultsandbelievablepromisesthattheproblemsthatledtosuddenunintendedaccelerationswillbefixeD.Toyodasaidthosechangeswerebeingmadenearlyaroundtheclockbutduringthreehoursofoftentensequestionsandanswersherepeatedthattherewasnolinktothevehicle’selectronicsystems.ManydriversmakingcomplaintsagainstToyotaandthegovernmentsaytheiraccelerationproblemshadnothingtodowithfloormatinterference油门踏板故障orstickygaspedals刹车.Outsideexpertshavesuggestedelectronicproblems.HouselawmakersexpressedseriouscriticismonToyodathegrandsonofthecompany’sfounder.TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationNHTSAisseekingrecordsonToyota’srecallsandisconductingitsownreviewonwhetherelectronicswerebehindthecarfaults.NHTSAalsocontinuestolookintosteeringcomplaintsfromdriversofthepopularCorollamodel.Toyotahasrecalled8.5millioncarsmorethan6millionofthemintheUnitedStates.ItmaybeawhilebeforecarbuyersbelievethatToyotareallymakessafecars.Toyota’sJanuarysalesalreadyfell16percentevenasmostotherautomakersjumpedbackfromlastyear’sbadresults.AnalystKojiEndoofAdvancedResearchJapaninTokyosaidheexpectsFebruarysalesdueoutnextweektobedown30percentto40.Toyota’ssalesproblemcouldcontinuebeyondthat.ItwilltakesometimetofeelthefulleffectofthishesaiD.66.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.A.ToyotaisintroubleB.ToyotaisunderhearingC.ToyotaisfinishedD.Toyotaisstillrunning67.Whatisthepurposeofthehearing?A.AmericahopesthatToyotaapologizestotheUScustomers.B.AmericawantstogetToyotaoutoftheUSmarket.C.AmericawantstohelpToyotaoutofdifficulty.D.AmericahopesthatToyotaadmitstheircarshaveelectronicsystemproblem.68.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ToyotaprovidesverygoodpostsaleservicE.B.Toyota’sbiggestmarketisintheUnitedStates.C.Toyotawillbeclosedsoon.D.Toyota’sdealershipintheUSwillallbecloseD.69.WhydoesToyotarecallcarsandoffercustomersmoneybackforrentalcarsandotherexpenses?A.Ittriestoavoidthemaximumdamagestothecompany.B.Itisbigcompanyandhasmeanstofixeveryproblem.C.It’spartofpostserviceE.D.It’sawaytocompeteinautomarket.70.Thelastsentenceofthispassageindicates.A.AnalystKojiEndoisfullyconfidentaboutToyotaB.ToyotacouldmeetaworsesituationC.ToyotawouldgetoutoftroublesoonerorlaterD.Toyotawouldbuildupabetterreputationamongitscustomers
DTimespentinabookshopcanbemostenjoyablewhetheryouareabook—loverormerelygotheretobuyabookasapresent.Youmayevenhaveenteredtheshopjusttofindshelterfromasuddenshower.Whateverthereasonyoucansoonbecometotallyunawareofyoursurroundings.Thedesiretopickupabookwithanattractivedustjacketisirresistiblealthoughthismethodofselectionoughtnottobefollowedasyoumightendupwitharatherdullbook.Yousoonbecomeinterestedinsomebookorotherandusuallyitisonlymuchlaterthatyourealizeyouhavespentfartoomuchtimethereandmustdashofftokeepsomeforgottenappointment—withoutbuyingabookofcoursE.ThisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeisIthinkthemainattractionofabookshop.Therearenotmanyplaceswhereitispossibletodothis.A.musicshopisverymuchlikeabookshop.Youcanwanderroundsuchplacestoyourheart’scontent.Ifitisagoodshopnoassistantwillapproachyouwiththeinevitablegreeting:CanIhelpyousir?Youneedn’tbuyanythingyoudon’twant.Inabookshopanassistantshouldremaininthebackgrounduntilyouhavefinishedbrowsing.Thenandonlythenarehisservicesnecessary.Ofcourseyoumaywanttofindoutwhereaparticularsectionisbutwhenhehasledyoutheretheassistantshouldretirediscreetly谨慎地andlookasifheisnotinterestedinsellingasinglebook.Youhavetobecarefulnottobeattractedbythevarietyofbooksinabookshop.Itisveryeasytoentertheshoplookingforabookonsayancientcoinsandtocomeoutcarryingacopyofthelatestbest-sellingnovelandperhapsabookaboutbrass—rubbing—somethingwhichhadonlyslightlyinterestedyouuptillthen.Thisvolumeonthesubjecthoweverhappenedtobesowellillustratedandthepartofthetextyoureadprovedsointerestingthatyoujusthadtobuyit.Thissortofthingcanbeverydangerous.Apartfromrunningupahugeaccountyoucanwasteagreatdealoftimewanderingfromsectiontosection.63.Theunderlinedphrasedustjacketmeans_______.A.akindofclothesB.apapercoverofabookC.adustybookD.atitleofabook64.Youmayspendtoomuchtimeinabookshopbecause_______.A.thedustjacketsareveryattractiveB.youstartreadingoneofthebooksC.itisrainingoutsideD.youhavetomakesureyouwon’tbuyadullbookasapresent65.Inagoodbookshop_______.A.allthebooksthereareinterestingB.theassistantgreetsyouinawarmwayC.yourheartissatisfiedD.youfeelthatyouareinamusicshop66.Thebesttitleforthispassagemaybe_______.A.TheAttractionofBookshopsB.HowtoSpendYourTimeC.BookshopsandTheirAssistantsD.HowtoSelectBooks
A.gentlemanputanadvertisementinanewspaperforaboytoworkinhisofficE.Outofthenearlyfiftymenwhocametoapplythemanselectedoneanddismissed解散theothers.Ishouldliketoknowsaidafriendthereasonyoupreferredthatboywhobroughnotasingleletter—notarecommendation介绍信.Youarewrongsaidthegentleman.Hehadagreatmany.Hewipedhisfeetatthedoorandclosedthedoorafterhimindicatingthathewascareful.Hegavehisseatimmediatelytothecrippled跛的oldmanshowingthathewaskindandthoughtful.Hetookoffhiscapwhenhecameinandansweredmyquestionsimmediatelyshowingthathewaspoliteandgentlemanly.AllthereststeppedoverthebookwhichIhadpurposelyputonthefloor.Hepickeditupandplaceditonthetable;andhewaitedquietlyforhisturninsteadofpushingandcrowding.WhenItalkedtohimInoticedhistidyclothinghisneatlybrushedhairandhiscleanfingernails指甲.Can’tyouseethatthesethingsareexcellentrecommendations?Iconsiderthemmoresignificant明显的thanletters.45.A.gentlemanputanadvertisementinanewspaper_____A.inordertohireanofficeboyB.soastodismisstheothersC.inordertoselectoneamongthefiftyapplicantsD.soastoselectoneanddismisstheothers{007}46.Theunderlinedwordindicatiingprobablymeans_______A.drawingB.sayingC.showingD.speaking47._______wastheverypersonthegentlemanpreferreD.A.HewhohadmanylettersB.HewhohadnolettersC.HewhowipedhisfeetD.Hewhowascarefulkindpoliteandthoughtful48.Accordingtothepassageweknowthatthegentlemanhiredtheboyby________A.hisgoodmannersB.therelationshipsbetweenthemC.bythefeelingsD.hisletters
ScientistsinCanadasaybigfishhavealmostdisappearedfromtheworldsincethestartofindustrial产业的fishinginthe1950s.Thescientistsfoundthenumbersofsomekindsoflargefishhavedroppedbyninetypercentinthepastfiftyyears.Thestudytooktenyears.TheresearchersgatheredrecordsfromfishingbusinessesandgovernmentsaroundtheworlD.ThemagazineNaturepublishedthefindings.Thescientistssaythecommonmethodcalledlonglinefishingravagesthepopulationsoflargefish.Thismethodinvolvesmanyfishinglinesconnectedtooneboat.Thesewirescanbenearlyonehundredkilometerslong.Theyholdthousandsofsharpmetalhookstocatchfish.LonglinefishingisespeciallycommonintheJapanesefishingindustry.RecordsshowedthatJapaneseboatsusedtocatchabouttenfishforeveryonehundredhooks.Butlonglinefishingboatsnowmightonlycatchonefishperhundredhooks.Thescientistssayindustrialfishingcandestroygroupsoffishmuchfasterthaninthepast.Thestudysuggeststhatwholepopulationscandisappearalmostcompletelyfromnewfishingareaswithintentofifteenyears.RansomMyersandBorisWormofDalhousieUniversityinNovaScotialedthestudywiththeUniversityofKielinGermany.Wormsaysthedestructioncouldleadtoacompletereorganizationofoceanlifesystems.Meyerssaysthedecreasednumbersoflargefisharenottheonlyworry.Hesaysevenpopulationsthatareabletoreproducedonotgetthechancetolivelongenoughtogrowasbigastheirancestors.Hesaysnotonlyaretherefewerbigfishbutalsotheyaresmallerthanthoseofthepast.It’stheendofthisprogramThankyouforyourlistening.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.BigfisharedisappearingB.Long—linefishinginJapanC.TheharmofindustrialfishingD.StopkillingbigfishWhichofthefollowingDOESN’Tshowthatthepopulationsofbigfisharesmallerthanbefore?A.Fishcandisappearalmostcompletelyfromnewfishingareas.B.Nowlong—linefishingboatsmightcatchonefishperhundredhooks.C.Fishnowdon’thavethechancetogrowbigenough.D.Scientistsspenttenyearsstudyingthepopulationsoflargefish.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thenumberofbigfishstartedtodropgreatlyaboutfiftyyearsago.B.ThestudywasstartedbyBorisWormofDalhousiealonE.C.Therewillbenobigfishleftinfiftyyears.D.Japanesespeoplehavestoppedcatchingbigfish.
HowKangarooBecameanAnimal’sNameEarlyinthe18thcenturyCaptainCookafamousexplorerofAustraliaunexpectedlycaughtsightofanunusualanimalduringhisfirstvisittoAustraliA.Theanimalhadalargemouth-likeheadandjumpedalongonitslargelegs.Tohissurprisetheunusualanimalcarriedit’syounginaspecialpocketofflesh.CaptainCookpointedtotheanimalwhichwaseatinggrassinthedistanceandaskedhisnativeguidewhattheanimalwasreferredto.TheguideseemednottoknowwhathewaspointingatandfinallysaidKang-a-roowhichCookcarefullywrotedownastheanimal’snameinhiswordbook.TheEuropeanswholatergottoAustraliawereanxioustoseetheunusualanimalKang-a-roobuttheirrequestsmetwithpuzzledlooksofthenativepeoplE.BeforelongtheygottodiscoverthatthenativeguidewhomadetheanswertoCook’squestionreallymeantIdon’tknowwhatyouarepointingat.FunnyenoughthenameKang-a-roostuckanditisstillinusetoday.60.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestexpressesthemainidea?A.CaptainCook’sguidehadasenseofhumour.B.NativeAustralianscouldspeakEnglishinCook’stimE.C.Somewordshaveratherfunnyorigins.D.CaptainCookwasaloverofwildanimals.61.Themainusefortheanimal’sfleshpocketisto_______.A.keepfoodB.carryitsbabiesC.alongdistanceD.storefoodandwater62.WhenthenativeguidesaidKang-a-roohereallymeant_______A.Ahitisaspecialkindofanimals.B.IwonderwhatyouhavesaiD.C.Ihavenoideaofwhatyouarepointingat.D.Whatdoyoumeanbypointingatthatanimal?63.Thewriterindirectlyexpressesthatearlyinthe18thcentury_______A.thenativeAustraliansandtheEuropeansexplorerswerenotfriendlytoeachother.B.acommonlanguagewasneededbytheEuropeanstocommunicatewiththenativeinAustraliA.C.agreatmanyEuropeansshowedgreatinterestinAustraliA.D.awaragainsttheEuropeaninvaderswasabreakout
BWhenthepopulationoftheporttownbegantosufferfrompoisoningthepolicecametofindthecauseofthepoison.TheythoughtsomeonewaspoisoningthepeopleonpurposebutnooneknewhowitwaspossiblE.SoonpeopletookthepositionthattheporkwaspoisoneD.Itwasapopularfoodeveryoneateanditcouldhavepossiblymadeeveryonesick.Anyonewhohadpossessionofporkwouldthrowitout.Eventhepoorestofthepoorwouldn’teatpork.Signswerepostedonpolesandlettersweresenttoeveryonetowarnpeopleofthepork.Shortlyafterwardsevenpolicemeninhighpositionswerealsogettingsick.Soonitbecamepoliticalandpopular.PoliticiansrushedtothetowntotalkaboutpoliticsandpromisedhowtheywouldfindthesolutioniftheywereelecteD.Everyonewassosickthattheydidn’tcareaboutpolitics.Everyonewasinapositionwhereheorshedidn’tknowwhattodoanymorE.Theywenttothepostofficetomailpostsoutaskingforhelp.Thepoortowndidn’tknowhowtodealwiththesituation.Onedayawell-knownscientistfromNewYorkcametothetownwithahugeboxcontainingmanyinstrumentsandhispossessions.Hewenttopoolsandtheportandmademeasurements.HewasquietandpolitE.Thenonedayhemadeaspeechatanewspapermeeting-roomtoannouncehisfindings.Iamsorrytosayyourwatersupplyissoheavilypolluted;itispoisoneD.IknowwhohasbeenpoisoningyouallforsuchalongtimE.Itisyouwhohavebeenpoisoningyourselveswithpollution.Agreatdealofrubbishhasbeenthrownintothewaterdayafterday.Nooneherehastakengoodcareoftheenvironment.Itisnowonderallofyouhavebeensick.Shockedatthenewsthepeoplepresentwerelostinthought.59.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefactsdescribedinthestory?A.Peoplesufferedfrompoisoning.B.Politicianscametomakepromises.C.PeoplebegantorealizetherealcausE.D.Porkwasthrownaway.E.ThewatertherewaspolluteD.f.Ascientistcametocheckthewater.A.eadbfcB.eadcfbC.aebdcfD.fcdbea60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?A.Everyonewassosickofpoliticsthattheydidn’tcareaboutthosepoliticians.B.AccordingtothescientistfromNewYorknotallthepopulationinthetownhavetakengoodcareoftheenvironment.C.Thereasonwhythepeopleinthetowngotsickwasthattheyatetheporkpoisonedbytheheavilypollutedwater.D.ifthepeopleinthetownhadn’tpollutedthewatersupplytheywouldnothavesufferedfrompoisoningorsickness.61.Afterreadingthepassagewecaninferthat________A.politicianstookeverychancetomakethemselveselectedB.porkwasthemainfoodofthepeopleinthetownC.peopleinthetownwerenotwell-educatedD.evensomepoliceofficersweregettingill
FriendisbetterthanfortunE.Friendisworsethanpoisoninsomecases.Thetwosentencesaboveareoppositeandseemtobeunreasonablebuttheycanbeexplainedasfollows:thefirstreferstoallgoodfriendswhodriveustowardsgoodwhilethesecondallbadoneswholeadustowrongways.Myidealfriendisofcourseagoodfriendwhosegoodnessisshownbelow---hehasnobadlikingssuchassmokinganddrinking.Helivesinfrugality节俭.HestudieshardsoasnottowastehisgoldentimE.Athomehehonorshisparentsandloveshisbrothers;atschoolherespectshisteachersandsharesfeelingswithhisclassmates.Hetreatsthosetrulywhoaretruetohim.InawordhehasallthegoodcharactersbetterthanminE.Icanfollowhimasamodel.WithhishelpIamfreefromalldifficulties.IndeedifIhavesuchapersonasmyfriendIshallneverfeardifficultyandIshallneverknowtheexistenceofthewordfailure.ThispassagetellsusA.howtomakefriendswithothersB.howthewriter'sfriendhelpshimC.whatkindofpersonthewriter'sfriendisD.whatkindofpersonweshouldmakefriendswithAnidealfriendmeansA.atruefriendB.afalsefriendC.animaginaryfriendD.anexcellentfriendFromthepassagewecanlearnthatA.thewriterandhisidealfriendhavealottolearnfromeachotherB.thewriterhasalottolearnfromhisidealfriendC.thewriter'sidealfriendhasalottolearnfromhimD.thewriterhasonlyalittletolearnfromhisidealfriendFromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthewriterissurethatA.nothingcannotbedonewithfriendB.onlythefirstsentenceisreasonableC.hewhodoesnotsmokeordrinkmustbeagoodfriendD.goodfriendsshouldalwayshelpeachother
ESportisnotonlyphysicallychallengingbutitcanalsobementallychallenging.Criticismfromcoachesparentsandotherteammatesaswellaspressuretowincancreateanexcessiveamountofanxietyorstressforyoungathletes.Stresscanbephysicalemotionalorpsychologicalandresearchhasindicatedthatitcanleadtoburnout.BurnouthasbeendescribedasdroppingorquittingofanactivitythatwasatonetimeenjoyablE.Theearlyyearsofdevelopmentarecriticalyearsforlearningaboutoneself.ThesportsettingisonewherevaluableexperiencescantakeplacE.Youngathletescanforexamplelearnhowtocooperatewithothersmakefriendsandgainothersocialskillsthatwillbeusedthroughouttheirlives.Coachesandparentsshouldbeawareatalltimesthattheirfeedbacktoyoungsterscangreatlyaffecttheirchildren.Youngstersmaytaketheirparents’andcoaches’criticismstoheartandfindflaws缺陷inthemselves.Coachesandparentsshouldalsobecautiousthatyouthsportparticipationdoesnotbecomeworkforchildren.Theoutcomeofthegameshouldnotbemoreimportantthantheprocessoflearningthesportandotherlifelessons.Intoday’syouthsportsettingyoungathletesmaybeworryingmoreaboutwhowillwininsteadofenjoyingthemselvesandthesport.Followingagamemanyparentsandcoachesfocusontheoutcomeandfindfaultwithyoungsters’performances.Positivereinforcement正面强化shouldbeprovidedregardlessoftheoutcomE.Researchindicatesthatpositivereinforcementmotivatesandhasagreatereffectonlearningthancriticism.Againcriticismcancreatehighlevelsofstresswhichcanleadtoburnout.72.Aneffectivewaytopreventtheburnoutofyoungathletesis____________.A.tomakesportslesscompetitiveB.tomakesportsmorechallengingC.toreducetheirmentalstressD.toincreasetheirsenseofsuccess73.Accordingtothepassagesportispositiveforyoungpeopleinthat____________.A.itcanhelpthemlearnmoreaboutsocietyB.itteachesthemhowtosetrealisticgoalsforthemselvesC.itenablesthemtofindflawsinthemselvesD.itcanprovidethemwithvaluableexperience74.Manycoachesandparentsareinthehabitofcriticizingyoungathletes________.A.withoutrealizingcriticismmaydestroytheirself-confidenceB.inordertomakethemrememberlifelessonsC.believingthatcriticismisbeneficialfortheirearlydevelopmentD.soastoputmorepressureonthem75.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageis____________.A.topersuadeathletesnottoworryaboutcriticismB.toemphasizetheimportanceofpositivereinforcementtoyoungathletesC.todiscusstheskillofcombiningcriticismwithencouragementD.toteachyoungathleteshowtoavoidburnout
六Readingcomprehension阅读理解20分AForyearsbusinesspeopleinWesternEuropewereworrieD.Theyknewtheycouldnotcompete竞争againstbusinessfromtheU.S.TheUnitedStatesismuchlargerandhadmanymoreresourcesthananyWesternEuropeancountry.SomeEuropeanpeoplerealizedthattheEuropeannationsneedtojointogethertohelpeachother.Iftheycouldforgettheirlanguagedifferencesandthedifferencesincustoms风格theymightbecomestrongcompetitionagainstothercountries.In1958sixoftheEuropeancountries-Belgium;theNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyandItalygottogetheranddecidedtocooperate合作.TheycalledtheirgrouptheEuropeanEconomicCommunityortheCommonMarket.Thesecountriesagreedtojointheirresourcestogether.WithinafewyearstheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhadworkedsowellthatitsmembersweremoreprosperous繁荣thanmanyotherEuropeannations.Soonothernationsbegantorealizetheadvantages好处oftheCommonMarket.TodaytheCommonMarketincludesmostoftheimportantcountriesinWesternEuropE.ItishelpingWesternEuropetoagaintakeitsplaceasaleaderamongtheindustrialnationsoftheworlD.1.FromthepassageweknowtheU.S.ismuchricherthan_________inresources.A.anyotherWesternEuropecountriesB.anyothercountryinWesternEuropeC.anycountryinWesternEuropeD.everycountryinEurope2.ThemembersoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityhavedevelopedfastbecausethey_________.A.sharetheirresourcesandproducemoregoodsB.canagaintaketheplaceasaleaderC.forgetthedifferencesintheirlanguagesandcustomsD.havebecomestrongcompetitionagainsttheU.S.3.Whichstatementistrue?A.TheCommonMarketisonlyapoliticalassociation联盟.B.TheCommonMarketisaneconomicandpoliticalassociation.C.TheCommonMarketisonlyaneconomicassociation.D.TheCommonMarketisneitheraneconomicassociationnorapoliticalonE.4.Inorderto_________theWesternEuropeancountriesdecidedtocooperatE.A.jointogethertofoundaunitedcountryB.helpeachothertosmoothawaythedifferencesincustomsC.workandacttogetherforcommonpurposeD.fightagainsttheU.S.5.TodaytheCommonMarkethashelped_________againtaketheplaceasaleaderamongtheindustrialnationsoftheworlD.A.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyandItalyB.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyItalyandothercountriesC.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyItalyandotherEuropeancountriesD.BelgiumtheNetherlandsLuxembourgFranceGermanyItalyandotherWesternEuropeannations
Chinaisgoinggreen.Inordertoreduceairpollutionandoilshortagescarmakershaveannouncedtheirplanstodevelophybridvehicles混合燃料汽车fortheChinesemarket.Toyota’shybridcarPriuswillbereadytodriveinChinathisweek.Let’shavealookatthenewcar.Anyvehicleisahybridrunonarechargeablebatteryandgas.Hybridcarshavespecialengineswhicharesmallerthantraditionalgasengines.Thegasolineengineprovides99percentofthepowerwhenthecarisgoingatasteadyspeeD.A.speciallydesignedbatterymotorprovidesextrapowerforrunninguphillsorwhenitneedstospeedup.StepintoaPriusandturnontheenginE.Thefirstthingyounoticeisthatitisquieterthanatraditionalcar.Atthispointthecar’sgasengineisatrest.Theelectricmotorwillprovidepoweruntilthecarreachesabout24km/h.Ifyoustayatalowspeedyouareeffectivelydrivinganelectriccarwithnogasbeingusedandnowastegasgivenoff.Thecomputerdecideswhentousethegasenginewhentogoelectricandwhentouseacombinationofthetwo.Ifyougoover24km/hwhenyousteponthegaspedal油门youaretellingthecomputerhowfastyouwanttogo.Theelectricmotorrechargesautomaticallyusingasetofbatteries.Andwhendrivingatahighspeedthegasenginenotonlypowersthecarbutalsorechargesthebatteries.Whenyouusethebraketheelectricmotorinthewheelswillworklikeagenerator发电机toproduceelectricitytorechargethebatteries.Asaresultthecar’sbatterieswilllastforaround200000miles.66.Theunderlinedsentenceprobablymeans________.A.therewillbemoreandmoregreenlandinChinaB.China’snewcarsarecombinationsofdifferentgreenmodelsC.ChinaisstillyoungandlackinginexperienceD.theenvironmentisgettingbetterinChina67.Whatisthemostimportantfeatureofhybridcars?A.Theyarepoweredbybotharechargeablebatteryandgas.B.Theyhavesmallerenginesthantraditionalgasones.C.Theyonlyuse99percentoftheirpowertorunuphill.D.Theyaremuchquieterthantraditionalcars.68.Wecanknowfromthestorythat________.A.thegasenginerechargesthebatteriesaswellaspoweringthecarB.usingthebrakesuggeststhatthegasengineshouldworkC.thecar’sbatterieswilllastforaround200000mileswithoutbeingrechargedD.thebatteriescanberechargedatanytimeyouwant69.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto________.A.announceplanstodevelophybridvehiclesfortheChinesemarketB.letpeopleknowhowtosavetheirgaswhendrivingacarC.teachpeoplehowtodriveahybridcarD.introduceanewkindofgreencar70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A.Thehybridcarisenvironmentallyfriendly.B.ThehybridcarisunabletogetitselfrechargeD.C.Thehybridcarhasbeenmadeinmass.D.Thehybridcarcandecidewhatpowertouse
DHuntingforajobisapainfulexperiencewhichnearlyeveryonemustendureatleastonceinalifetimE.BooksarepublishedandmagazinearticlesarewrittenonthesubjectalltryingtotelljobseekerswhattheyshoulddooravoidinordertowinthegamE.Theycan’tcalmthenervousapplicantbuttheydooffersomeadvicE.TobeginwithitisnotagoodideatobelatE.Jobinterviewersdon’tthinkveryhighlyofthecandidate应聘者whoarrivestwentyminutesaftertheappointedtime.ThewisejobseekerexplorestheplacethedaybeforE.Nextdayhearrivesearlyfortheappointment.Whatmakesagoodimpression?BeingontimedoesthenappearancE.ItisessentialforthecandidatetobedressedproperlyandtolookalivE.Itisalsoveryimportanttolooktheinterviewerintheeyebecausethiseyecontactgivesastrongimpressionofsincerityandopenness.Manycandidateswasteagoodpartoftheinterviewexplainingwhytheywantthejob;themanorthewomanontheothersideofthedeskiswaitingtohearwhythewould-beemployeewouldbegoodforthepositionandforthecompany.Itisaverydifficulttasktodisplayoneselftopossibleemployer:onemustnotbetoohumblesinceitisessentialtoshowone’sgoodpointsandexperiences.Howeverbragging说大话doesn’tmakeaverygoodimpression.Onethingiscertain:interviewtimeisatimeforhonesty.Theintervieweristryingtodiscovernotonlytheprofessionalworthbutalsothecharacterofthemanorthewomanheismeeting.Thereforehemustrelyonhisobservationoftheapplicanthermannerswhatshesaysandhowshesaysit.Whilethisexaminationisgoingonthejobseekershouldrememberthatshetoohasarighttobecurious.ItisrecommendedthattheapplicantasksomeseriousquestionsaboutthejobthecompanyanditsfuturE.Ifthequestionsareintelligenttheywillimpresstheinterviewerfavorably.68.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassageisto_____________.A.offertipsonjobseekingB.warnapplicantsnottobenervousC.analyzethethinkingofinterviewersD.stressthedifficultyofjobseeking69.Whichofthefollowingshowswhetheranapplicantcouldbenefitthecompany?A.Howearlyhe/sheis.B.Whathe/sheiswearing.C.His/HerexplanationforthejoB.D.His/Hermanners.70.Theunderlinedwordhumbleprobablymeans_____.A.humorousB.modestC.honestD.talkative71.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreewith?A.JobseekersshouldbeasearlyaspossiblE.B.JobseekersshouldbedressedaswellaspossiblE.C.Interviewerspayalotofattentiontoapplications’behaviors.D.Interviewersencourageapplicantstoaskquestions.
TheJapanesebelievethatapersonhastwosoulseachnecessary.Oneisthegentlesoul;theotheristheroughsoul.Sometimesthepersonuseshisgentlesoul;sometimeshemustusehisroughsoul.Hedoesnotfavorhisgentlesoul;neitherdoeshefighthisroughsoul.HumannatureinitselfisgoodJapanesephilosophersinsistandahumanbeingdoesnotneedtofightanypartofhimself.Hehasonlytolearnhowtouseeachsoulproperlyattheappropriatetimes.VirtuefortheJapaneseconsistsinfulfillingone’sobligationstoothers.Happyendingseitherinlifeorinfictionareneithernecessarynorexpectedsincethefulfillmentofdutyprovidesthesatisfyingendwhateverthetragedyitinflicts遭受承受.Anddutyincludesaperson’sobligationstothosewhohaveconferredbenefitsuponhimandtohimselfasanindividualofhonor.Hedevelopsthroughthisdoublesenseofdutyaself-disciplinewhichisatoncepermissiveandrigiddependingontheareainwhichitisfunctioning.Theprocessofacquiringthisself-disciplinebeginsinchildhooD.A.Japanesechildisgivenhisownidentityveryearly!IfIweretodefineinawordtheattitudeoftheJapanesetowardtheirchildrenIwouldputitinonesuccinct简洁的word–respect.Love?Yesabundanceoflovewarmlyexpressedfromthemomentheisputtohismother’sbreast.Formotherandchildthisnursingofherchildisimportantpsychologically.Rewardsarefrequentabitofcandybestowed给予attherightmomentaninexpensivetoyAsthetimecomestoenterschoolhoweverdisciplinebecomesfirmer.TobringshametothefamilyisthegreatestshameforthechilD.WhatisthesecretoftheJapaneseteachingofself-discipline?ItliesIthinkinthefactthattheaimofallteachingistheestablishmentofhabit.RulesarerepeatedoverandcontinuallypracticeduntilobediencebecomesinstinctivE.Thisrepetitionisenhancedbytheexpectationoftheelders.TheyexpectachildtoobeyandtolearnthroughobediencE.Thedemandisgentleatfirstandtemperedtothechild’stenderagE.Itisnolessgentleastimegoesonbutcertainlyitisincreasinglyinexorable不可阻挡的.1.Themainpurposeofthepassageistodiscuss_________.A.thebeliefsystemoftheJapanesepeopleB.JapaneseviewofhappinessC.JapaneseviewofdutyD.self-disciplineoftheJapanesepeople2.WhatcanbeinferredaccordingtotheJapanesebeliefsystem?A.Somepeoplehavetwodifferentsouls.B.Somepeoplearebornevil.C.Oneshouldtrytoachievethehappyending.D.DutyiscentralinJapaneseviewofvirtuE.3.Intheteachingofself-disciplinetheJapaneseemphasize_________.A.obligationstoone’sfamilyandrelations.B.earlytoleranttrainingcombinedwithrestrictivemovementC.heavyexternal外界的controlincludingstrictpunishmentD.apermissiveatmospherealmostuntiladulthood4.HowdotheJapaneseteachtheirchildrenofself-discipline?A.Theylietotheirchildrenaboutthebenefitofself-disciplinE.B.Theydeveloptheirchildren’shabitofobediencethroughvariousteachings.C.Theyrelyontheimportantroleofschools.D.Theyuserewardstosetgoodsamplesofself-disciplinE.5.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordItinthelastsentencereferto?A.ThedemanD.B.TheagE.C.TheobediencE.D.Theestablishment.
FormanyintheUnitedStatesArab-Americansareaninvisiblepartofthepopulation.ThoughArab-AmericansasacommunityhavemadegreatcontributionstoAmericansocietyinfieldsfromliteraturetopoliticstomedicinemanyAmericansknowverylittleaboutAmericansofArabbackgrounds.ArabhistoryintheUnitedStatesgoesbacktothelate1800’swhenlargenumbersofArabimmigrantsfirstbeganmakingtheirjourneytoalandknownsimplyasAmreeka.HistoriansgenerallydescribeArabimmigrationtoAmericaintwowaves.Thefirstwavetookplacebetween1860and1924.ThefirstwaveconsistedofLebaneseandSyrianandsomeEgyptianimmigrants.ThesenewimmigrantswhoweremostlyChristiancametoAmericainsearchofbetteropportunities.EventhedoomedTitanicwhichsetsailforAmericain1912hadclosetoahundredArabpassengersaboarD.ThemajorityofArab-Americanstodayaredescendentsofthefirstwaveofimmigrants;theyarethethirdormoregenerationAmericans.ThesecondwaveofimmigrantsfollowedafterWorldWarⅡcausedbypoliticalunrestintheMiddleEast.ThissecondwaveofimmigrantsconsistsofmainlyArabMuslims穆斯林andcontinuestothisday.Arab-Americansmakeup3millionofthepopulationintheUnitedStatesaccordingtodemographers.Andquitedifferentfrompopularbelief64percentofthemareAmerican-born.Eighty-twopercentofArab-AmericansareUScitizens.Arab-AmericansarebeyondthenationalaverageinbotheducationandincomE.EducationisimportantamongArab-Americans;82percenthavehighschooldiplomas36percenthavebachelor’sdegreesorhigherand15percenthavegraduatedegrees.The-median中位数的averageincomeamongArab-Americansis$39580whichishigherthantheUSaveragE.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ArabsinAmericA.B.TheTwoArabImmigrationWavestoAmericA.C.Arab-AmericansContributionstoAmericaD.Arab-AmericansEducationandIncomE.Thefirstwaveofimmigrantstookplacebecause______.A.allArabswereChristianatthattimeB.ArabswantedtohuntforabetterdevelopmentC.theSecondWorldWarbrokeoutD.ArabswantedtogainhigherincomeThewriterofthispassagementionedTitanic______.A.totellusthattakingshipatthattimewasdangerousB.becauseTitanicbecameawell-knowndisasterC.toshowusthereweremanyArabsflockingintoAmericaatthattimeD.toinformusthatArabsarebraveenoughFromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat______.A.Arab-AmericansaremuchmorecleverthannativeAmericansB.Arab-Americansarehard-workingpeopleC.thehighereducationyoureceivethehigherincomeyouwillgetinAmericaD.Arab-AmericansplaythemostimportantroleintheAmericanaverageinbotheducationandincome
TheWallStreetJournalAsiaEditionU.S.theGlobeandMailCanadatheGuardianU.K.amongotherforeignnewsagencieshaverecentlypublishedarticlesonChina'searthquakerelief.TheyhaveallpraisedtheearthquakereliefeffortsmadebytheChinesegovernment.TheWallStreetJournalAsiaEditionpublishedanarticleonMay21sayingthatontheeighthdayofthemostseriousnaturaldisastertohitChinaindecadesthemaintaskofrescuingsurvivorsfromtheruinshadbeenquicklyreplacedbythegreatchallengeofhelpingthem.ThearticlesaidthatpeopleoverseashavebeendeeplyimpressedbyearthquakereliefeffortsbytheChinesegovernment.TheAssociatedFrenchPressAFPreportedonMay21thatChinahasbecomemoreopeninthewholerescueaction.AircraftloadedwithreliefsuppliesfromUkraineRussiatheUnitedStatesSingaporeandmanyothercountrieshavearrivedindisasterareasinsouthwesternChinA.TheAssociatedJapanesePressAJPpublishedanarticleonMay21reportingthatChinaismakinggreateffortstodealwithaformidabletaskcausedbytheearthquakehowtoprovidetemporaryshelterforsomanypeoplE.Thearticlesaidthatmanytentshavebeenbuilt;andfoodandmedicalcareareprovidedtothepeoplewhoseliveshavebeencompletelydisrupted搅乱bytheearthquakE.TheGlobalandMailofCanadapublishedanarticleonMay20thatsaidtherapidearthquakereliefworkinSichuanshowsChina'spowerfuleconomicstrength.AnarticlecarriedintheBritishGuardiansaidthatoneweekaftertheSichuanearthquakeChinabeganathree-daynationalmourning哀悼periodat14:28onMay19andallChinesepeoplestoodinsilenceforthreeminutesinmemoryofthevictims.Theongoingsearchandrescueactionarestillencouragedbyoneunexpectedsurvivorafteranother.Chineseofficialssaidthatsofarnoepidemic流行病hadoccurredaftertheearthquakE.61.Howmanypressmediaarementionedinthearticle?A.3B.4C.5D.662.whatisthepossiblemeaningoftheunderlinedwordformidableinparagraph4?A.difficultB.quickC.lightD.heavy63.Accordingtothepassagewhatisthemostdifficultandimportanttaskintheearthquake-hitareasforthepresent?A.rescuingsurvivorsB.providingtemporaryshelterandfoodforthevictimsC.buryingdeadbodiesD.clearingawaytheruins64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.ForeignmediapraiseChina'searthquakereliefB.TherapidearthquakereliefworkinSichuanshowsChina'spowerfuleconomicstrengthC.ThemostseriousnaturaldisastertohitChinaindecadesD.Tensofthousandsofpeople’sliveshavebeencompletelydisruptedbytheearthquakE.65.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ChinesegovernmentmadegreateffortstorelievethepeopleaftertheearthquakeB.manycountriesintheworldprovideChinawiththereliefsupC.intheearthquake-hitareaspeople’sliveshavebeencompletelydisruptedbytheearthquakeD.theongoingsearchandrescueactionhavecompletelystoppedatthepresenttime
Mostpeopleagreethatthedirectassertive过分自信的Americanpersonalityisavirtuebutitsometimessurprisesforeigners.Inmanyculturesrespectforolderpeopleorthoseinpositionsofauthoritykeepsothersfromexpressingtheirtruefeelings.ButintheU.Schildrenoftenarguewiththeirparentsstudentsmaydisagreewiththeirteachersandcitizensmayexpressoppositiontotheactionsofthegovernment.Ifthesouphasaflyinitorthemeatistootoughtochewthedinercancomplaintothewaiterifthebossmakesamistakeanemployeewillpolitelypointitout.SomestraighttalkabouttheAmericancharactermustincludetheadmissionthatAmericanshavetheirfaults.TheextremelycompetitivenatureofAmericansisprobablytheirworstfault.Ofcoursecompetitionisn’talwaysbaD.Asamatteroffactitpromotesexcellencebyencouragingindividualsandbusinessestotrytodotheirbest.Butthedesiretogetaheadofotherssometimescausespeopletodothingsthatareunkindandevendishonest.AlsoAmericansadmirewhatispracticalfastefficientandfresh.Sometimestheyfailtounderstandandappreciatepracticesthathavegreaterrespectformoretraditionalleisurelywaysofdoingthings.OntheotherhandpeoplefromotherculturesmaydislikethepracticalchallengingAmericanlifestylE.DespiteculturedifferencesmostforeignersgiveAmericanscreditfortheirvirtues.AmericansaregenerallyviewedasfriendlyadaptableenergeticandkindhearteD.MostnewcomerstotheU.S.likeAmericansandthefeelingisusuallymutual.PerhapsthegreatestAmericanvirtueisadeepinterestinnewideasandnewpeoplE.Inanationofimmigrantstheforeignerdoesnotremainanoutsiderforlong.73.Findawordinthelastparagraphclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedwordimmigrant?74.WhyistheextremelycompetitivenatureconsideredasoneofAmericanfaults?不超过10个词75.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalksabout?不超过2个词
VisitorsworrythatLondonisanexpensivecitybuttherereallyaresomanythingstodoforfreeinLondonfrommuseumsandgalleriestofreemusicandwalkingtours.ArtGalleriesTateModernandTateBritainareexceptionalnationalartgallerieshousingsomeofthefinestartworksintheworlD.TateModernfocusesoncontemporaryartwhileTateBritaindisplaysBritishArtfromthesixteenthcenturytothepresentday.MuseumsAllofLondon'smajormuseumsarefreebutmostoffersomespecialexhibitionsforafeE.MyfavoriteistheMuseumofLondonwhereyoucanlearnthehistoryofLondonfromRomantimestotoday.OthergreatmajormuseumsaretheBritishMuseumtheV&AtheScienceMuseumandtheNaturalHistoryMuseum.OhandIlovetheGeffryeMuseum.AndthE.NowIcan'tdecidewhichisthebest!ManyofLondon'smajorartgalleriesandmuseumsareopenintheeveningandoftenhavespecialeveningevents.Thiscanbeagreatwaytorelaxattheendofabusydayseeingthesights.ThemainLondongalleriesandmuseumsareair-conditionedsoitcanbeawonderfulwaytocooldownintheheightofsummerinthecity.Galleriesandmuseumsarenotopenlateeverynightsohereisahandylisttohelpyouplanyourdaysandevenings.RoyalParksManypeoplesaytheQueenMary'sRoseGardensinRegent'sParkistheirfavoritespotinLondonandwhoamItoargue?IwouldalsorecommendSt.James'sParkasitoffersoneofthebestviewsofBuckinghamPalacE.HydeParkisenormousandincludestheeverpopularDianaMemorialFountainandthePeterPanStatuE.ThereareoftenfreetalksandguidedwalksintheroyalparkssodochecktheWhat'sOnsectionoftheRoyalParkswebsitE.ChangingoftheGuardNovisittoLondoniscompletewithoutseeingthismilitarytradition.TheQueen'sGuardinLondonchangesintheForecourtinsidethegatesofBuckinghamPalaceat11:30ameverydayinthesummerandeveryotherdayinthewinter.Getthereearlyandviewthespectaclefromoutsidethefrontgates.53.Thepassageisintendedto_________.A.recommendsomefreescenicspotstotouristsB.helpvisitorssavemoneywhilevisitingIrelandC.advisetravelershowtochooseartarticlesD.tellreadersLondon’swonderfulhistory54.IfyouvisitsomemuseumsinLondonintheeveningyou________.A.canseealltheartworksfreeofchargeB.havetoenduretheheatofthesummerC.needtopayadmissionforgeneralexhibitionD.mayhaveachancetoenjoysomespecialevents55.InordertowatchChangingoftheGuardinsummervisitorshaveto_________.A.gainaccesstothefrontgatesafter11:30A.m.B.payasumofmoneytoentertheRoyalParksC.arriveatBuckinghamPalacebefore11:30A.m.D.comethroughthegatesofBuchinghamPalace
TheNewYorkTimesisnowbetterthanever－Allthemorereasonstoorderhomedeliverynow.NEW－Separatesections版面fortheArtsMondaythroughThursdayandSports7daysaweekthatyoucanpullouttakewithyouorpassalong.NEW－TheDinningInDinningOutsectionWednesdayabanquet宴会ofgreatmealsyoucanmakeyourselforderuporeatout.NEW－TheHouse&HomesectionThursdayfilledwithusefulinterestingfeatures特别报道andarticlesaboutmakingthemostofallsortsoflivingspaces.NEW－AnEnlargedtwo-partWeekendsectionFridaywithmoreideasaboutmoviesshowsartexhibitionsoutdoorandindoorrecreation.Latestnewsandsportsresultsdaily.AndofcoursedailyworldandnationalnewsSunday’sspecialsectionsandalltheothergreatfeaturesyou’llcontinuetofindintheTimes.FindoutjusthowmuchyoucanobtainfromtheTimeseveryday.Call1－800－311－1969orusethepostage-paidordercardtoorderconvenienthomedeliveryat50％OFFourregularpricE.56.Ifyouwanttofindoutthemoreinformationoffilmsyoushould_________.A.call1-800-311-1969B.goovertheHouseandHomesectionC.readtheArtsectionD.readWeekendsection57.Fromthepassageweknowthat_______.A.theTimessellsatalowerpricethanbeforeB.theTimeshasimprovedagreatdealandeveryonelikestoreaditC.manyofthegoodfeaturesoftheTimesremainunchangedD.youwilllearneverythingbyreadingtheTimeseveryday58.Theownerofthepassageadvertises________.A.tointroducethenewsectionsB.toannouncethenewsectionsoftheTimesC.tomakeknownhisnewplanoftheTimesD.topersuadepeopletobuytheTimes
A.Chilean智利soap-operastarabeautyfromAncientPompeiiandafreckled雀斑的boyishgirlhardlymakeanaveragebeautyshowline-up.Thefirstworld-widedigitalbeautycontesttothesurpriseofmanyonlinefanswaswonbyawomanwhoisvirtually虚拟realfleshandbones.Virtualmodelsarenottheanti-realtheyareadifferentrepresentationofrealitysaidFranzCeramitheorganiserofMissDigitalWorld数字世界小姐.Eachofthecontestantshadtoprovidethecharmingphotoofhighdegreeswithdateofbirthandbodymeasurements.ChileanRodolfoPerezAyaladecidedthatnofigureofhisimaginationcouldbeatthebeautyofhiswifeKattyKowaleczkosohehiredartistFlavioParratorecreateher.KowaleczkowhoplaysPaulaSandovalinthepopularLatinAmericansoapoperaTentacionwastransformedintoKatty-koandwonthedigitalcontestwithmorethan17000onlinevotes.I’msohappyKatty-kowon.Ithinkherstrengthishersimilaritytoarealwoman-nottooluxuriousorexposedKowaleczko40toldreporters.Herbeautyisinhersimplicity.Kowaleczkowasnotafraidofbeingreplacedbyher3Dcloneinmoviesortheatresbuthopedshewouldbecomeasortofambassador使者ofChileanbeauty.CeramisaidLatinAmericaninterestinMissDigitalWorldhadgreatlyincreasedsinceKatty-kojoinedthecontestwhichattractedabout3600entriesfromcountriesfromIrantoAustraliaandevenfromtheancientRomanempirE.PompeawasthedigitalreconstructionofayoungwomankilledbytheoutbreakofVesuviusin79AD.Shewasaslavebutalsoarichman’slover.Whenherbodywasdiscoveredmanyjewelsandabangle手镯withthewriting‘fromthemastertohisservantgirl’werefoundsaidGennyTortoraaprofessorattheUniversityofSalernowholedPompea’screativeteam.OthercontestantsincludedKayathemostrealisticmodelwithdigitalfrecklespouty噘起的lipsandupturnednosE.NowCerami’sdreamistomanageaformofvirtualbeautiesintroducingthemforcalendarsgamesadsandmovies.OneisevenreportedtobeheadingforPlayboy’sfrontpagE.8.ThewinnerinthefirstMissDigitalWorldcontestwas________.A.astarwhoperformedinsomesoapoperasB.abeautywhocamefromChileanC.abeautywhowasfromtheancientRomanempireD.amade-upbeautybasedonarealwoman.9.Whichgroupofthefollowingarethenamesforthedigitalbeautiesmentionedinthepassage?A.Katty-koPompeaKayA.B.KattyKowaleczkoPompeaPlayboy.C.FlavioParraGennyTortoraFranzCerami.D.RodolfoPerezAyalaPompeaFranzCerami10.ThedigitalbeautyPompeawascreatedby________.A.GennyTortoraB.agroupofpeopleC.byayoungwomanD.arichman11.WhattheorganiserofMissDigitalWorldwantstodonextis________.A.sellpicturesofbeautiesforcalendarsB.holdanothercontestC.putthedigitalbeautiesintopracticalusE.D.startanadscompany
Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyinexchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfoodfurniturebooksbicyclesandhundredsofotherthingsweneedorwant.Whentheyworktheyusuallygetpaidinmoney.Lotsofthemoneytodayismadeofpaper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirstkindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsusedasmoney.InChinaclothandkniveswereuseD.InthePhilippineIslandsricewasusedasmoneyforalongtimE.SomeAfricansonceusedelephanttusksmonkeytailsandsaltasmoney.ThefirstmetalcoinsweremadeinChinA.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthecenter.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsanddesignsfortheirmoney.Latercountriesbegantomakecoinsofgoldandsilver.ButevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensivE.AgaintheChinesethoughtofawaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.Thefirstpapermoneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanthepapermoneyusedtoday.Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysofshellmoneyuntiltoday.InthePhilippinesIslands______wasonceusedasmoney.A.riceB.knifeC.clothD.wheatWhatwasfirstusedasmoney?______.A.ElephantstusksB.ClothC.SaltD.ShellsThefirstmetalcoinslookedlike______.A.square-shapedwithsomedesignsonthemB.square-shapedwitharoundholeinthecenterC.round-shapedwithasquareholeinthemiddleD.round-shapedwitharoundholeinthemiddleThefirstpapermoney______.A.waspassedfromwestAsiatoChinaB.lookedlikeanoteusedtodayC.wasfirstusedinEuropeD.lookedlikeapieceoffurWecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A.papermoneyisn’tdifficulttomakeB.moneymustbesuitedtocarryC.peopleneedmoneytoexchangegoodswitheachotherD.peopleprefermetalcoinstopapernotes
MorepeoplespeakEnglishthananyotherlanguageexceptChinese.EnglishisthemainlanguagespokenintheUnitedKingdomIrelandAustraliaNewZealandCanadatheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries.Altogethermorethan450millionpeoplespeakEnglishastheireverydaylanguage.Another100millionormorespeakatleastsomeEnglish.MostEnglishwordscomefromoldAnglo??SaxonFrenchorLatinwords.ModernEnglishdevelopedthroughtheefforts努力ofliterary文学的andpoliticalwritings.ModernEnglishwasinfluencedbyoldEnglishthebeginningoftheuniversity??educatedpeopleShakespearethecommonlanguagefoundinthemiddleofpresent??dayEnglandandanefforttoshowandstandardize使标准化English.BritishEnglishknownasStandardEnglishorOxfordEnglishunderwentchangesduringthecolonization殖民ofNorthAmericaandthecreation创建oftheUnitedStates.BritishEnglishwordschangedintoAmericanEnglishwordssuchascentretocentermetretometertheatretotheaterandsoon.Untilthe18thcenturyBritishandAmericanEnglishwereverysimilarwithalmostnodifference.Immigration移民toAmericabyotherEnglishpeopleschangedthelanguageby1700.NoahWebsterauthorofthefirstauthoritative权威的AmericanEnglishdictionarycreatedmanychanges.ModernEnglishdevelopedthrough______.A.theeffortsofliterarywritingsB.theeffortsofpoliticalwritingsC.oldChineseD.bothA.andBAmericanEnglishchangedfrom______duringthecolonizationofNorthAmericaandthecreationoftheUnitedStates.A.BritishEnglishB.StandardEnglishC.OxfordEnglishD.alloftheaboveBritishEnglishwasalmostsimilartoAmericanEnglishuntilthe______century.A.20thB.19thC.18thD.17thWhatisthetitleofthepassage?A.WhymorepeoplespeakEnglishB.WhatmodernEnglishisC.WhenBritishandAmericanEnglishhadnodifferenceD.Englishanditsdevelopment
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