首页
试卷库
试题库
当前位置：
X题卡
>
所有题目
>
题目详情
Many people like to reaD. The Guinness Book of World Records. This year it will celebrate its 60th ...
查看本题答案
包含此试题的试卷
高中英语《贵州省贵阳市花溪清华中学2015-2016学年高一6月月考试题 Word版含答案》真题及答案
点击查看
你可能感兴趣的试题
ThesignsNoSmokingareplacedinthepublicplacesbutwefi
read
to read
reads
reading
阅读理解阅读短文根据其内容判断正误对的写A.错的写B.ManypeoplesleeplateonSu
Confucius’works______bymanypeopletoday.
are read
are readed
are reading
read
ComputersareveryimportanttomodernlifE.Manypeopleth
IhearpeopletalkaboutWisdomoftheprintedpage.Theywon
whether can the young afford to read books
where do the Chinese people like to read books
when the Chinese can realize the importance of reading
why do Chinese people spend lots of their time playing mobiles
Readingnewspapershasbecomeanimportantpartofeveryda
ComputersareveryimportanttomodernlifE.Manypeopleth
单项选择Thenovel________bymanypeopletoday.天津
is read
are read
reads
were read
阅读短文回答问题Whatdoyoudotorelax?DoyouwatchTV?Doyoureada
Computersareveryimportanttomodernlife.Manypeopleth
ManypeoplegototheparksonSundaysbutothersdon't.Many
ComputersareveryimportanttomodernlifE.Manypeopleth
阅读下面图表和短文简要回答所给问题并将答案填写到答题卡相应的位置上April23rdisWorldB
Thenovel______bymanypeopletoday.
is read
are read
reads
were read
ComputersareveryimportanttomodernlifE.Manypeopleth
AlthoughmanycolonialscholarsconsiderJonathanEdward
though few people read his novels
but few people read his work
and his works are not widely read
his works are not widely read
Readingnewspapershasbecomeanimportantpartofeveryda
ComputersareveryimportanttomodernlifE.Manypeopleth
Manypeopleliketofootballgamesonthespot在现场.
see
look
read
watch
Doyoureadreviewsafteryouseeamovie?IusetodothatbutI
热门试题
更多
TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.21.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard22.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones23.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
MakingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlifE.SochoosingajobisoneofthemostimportantdecisionstomakeinlifE.FormyjobtherearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:Thefirstone—thatImustworkinanareaILike－ismostimportanttomE.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoythenyouwon'thavetoworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreativE.IwouldliketobethemostvaluablemembertherE.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems.IwouldliketostayinthesameareaforalongtimE.Inorderforthistohappentheworkmustprovideenoughproblems.MorethanjustworkingtoliveIenjoymakingadifferenceandtryingmybestforthewholeprogress.IwouldalsoliketobewellremuneratedformyhardworksoIcanleadacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenIcanprovidethebestformyfamily.ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkinanareathatwouldhelpotherpeoplE.Theworkinmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmytrainingormanagement.InsuchareasIcanhelptodeveloptheabilitiesofothersandbringouttheirbest.ItwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecomethebestthattheycanbE.WhenIbecomeoldIwouldliketolookbackwithagreatsenseofsatisfactionthatthousandsofpeoplehavebecomebetterpersonsthroughmywork.Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajobsuddenlyorquickly.Heshoulddecidewhathewantstobeinthelongrun.Thenheshoulddecidehowheworkstowardsit.HeshouldstudythepropercoursesreadthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoicE.A.goodchoicewillmostprobablyleadtoabetterlifE.41.Accordingtothepassageagoodjobchoiceprobablymakespeople______A.solvefewerproblemsB.chooseagoodlifeC.begoodfamilymembers42.Thewriterconsidersanenjoyablejobmostimportantbecause_____A.hehastobringouthisbestB.itcanmakehimmorecreativeC.hewillhavetoworkanotherday43.Theunderlinedwordremuneratedinthemeans_____A.trainedB.praisedC.paid44.Thewriterwantstotellusthateveryoneshould_____A.becomeaknowledgeablepersonB.jointhearmytobecomeabetterpersonC.makepreparationstofindasatisfyingjob45.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.MyJobChoiceB.MyfavoriteJobC.MyComfortableLife
LivinginaforeignculturetherearemanytimeswhenIrealizethatmyperspective观点onlifeiscompletelydifferentfromthoseKoreansIinteractwithonadailybasis.ThispastweekIhavebeengreatlychallengedtochangemyperspectiveandhereiswhy.MydreaminlifeistobecomeadoctoronewhochangestheworlD.ButlastweekIopenedanemailfromUBCthatcontainedthewordsregretsnointerview.Ididn’tgetaninterviewtomedicalschoolthuswillnotbeenteringschoolforSeptember2009.Myimmediatereactionwasoneofextremedisappointmentandanger—mostlydirectedatmyselffornotworkinghardenoughfornotseekingouttheopportunitiesnecessarytohaveagoodapplicationforsimplynotbeinggoodenough.MymindwasfullofhopelessnessanddespairthatleftmewithnodesiretofurtherseekforthedreamthatI’veheldforquiteatimenow.DuringthepastweektwothingshappeneD.Atchurchourpastor牧师mentionedperspectiveinasectionofhissermon说教.HestatedthatwhenwetakeoureyesoffourselvesandrealizeGod’sgreatnessourcircumstanceswillbeseenthroughanewperspectivE.Thesecondthingthatremindedmetolookatperspectivewasreadingabook.TheMitfordSeriesissogoodifyouarelookingforbookstoreaD.SolastnightIwasreadingandoneofthemaincharacterswhoisapriestistryingtofigureoutwhattosayatchurch.HissermonendedupsayingIneverythingwegivethanks.ItiseasytogivethankswhenwefeelsuccessfulinlifE.Itiseasytogivethankswhenwereceiveablessing.ButseriouslywhointheirrightmindsaysthanksforthefinancialproblemsIhave?28.Wheredoestheauthorprobablylivenow?A.inthechurchB.InBritainC.InKoreaD.InUBC29.HowdidshefeelwhentheauthorreceivedtheemailfromUBC?A.DisappointedB.RegretfulC.ExcitedD.Anxious30.Inthefirstpriest’sviewwhenwefacedisappointmentordespairweshould_______.A.turntoGodforhelpB.seeitinanotherwayC.changetheother’sperspectiveD.receiveablessing31.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.TheauthorthanksGodfornotbeingadmittedbytheuniversityB.TheauthorthinksthesecondsermoniswiserC.TheauthorstillwantstobeadoctorD.Theauthorcan’treallyfreefromthedisappointment
Comparingourselveswithothersisn’tarecentphenomenon---it’spartofourculturE.Assoonaswe’reabletoformourownthoughtsandopinionswestartcomparing.Who’staller?Who’sbetteratsports?Whohasmorefriends?Unlikeotherchildishhabitstheurgetomeasureup攀比doesn’teverreallygoaway.Infactitonlyincreaseswhenwebecometeens.AtayoungerageIfoundmyselfwantingtobecoolandwonderingwhyIwasn’tthatcoolsaidajuniorstudentMichaelTorres.SoIbegandoingwhattheydidinordertofitinwithmyownfriends.Wearefloodedwiththemessagethatweshouldcompareourselveswithothers.Magazinesadvertisementsstores—itbecomesallaboutwhatotherpeoplehaveorwhatthey’veachieveD.Socialmediaaddsanotherplayertotheproblem.FacebookTwitterandQQofferaconstantstreamofupdatesaboutthepeoplearoundus.ShegotacceptedtoHarvard?HeboughtthebrandnewNikes?They’redating?IfIgoonFacebookortwitterandreadabouthowwonderfuleveryoneelseisI’mnotfeelinggoodaboutmyself.It’sgoingtomakemefeelworsesaidMikeRobbinsaseniorstudent.Itrynottoletthingslikethataffectmebutinthemodernworldoftechnologyit’shardnottotakenoticeofwhatothersaredoingandsometimesyouwanttobejustlikethem.Beforeyougetcaughtupinthecomparisongamekeepinmindoneveryimportantdetail:Whenitcomestosocialmediaweoftenpresentonlythethingswewantpeopletosee---thegoodfortuneshappymomentsdeliciousdessertsandbestsmiles.Thedeeperquestionis:Arepeoplereallypostingthingsonsocialmediathataretrueoraretheysimplydoingittopresentsomethingtootherpeople?It’swhatwedoinourculture:LookhowgreatIamLookhowsmartIamLookhowhappyIamandsometimesthat’struebutinalotofcasesit’snot.Whilecomparingourselvestootherscaninspireustogetaheadandworkharderitcanalsodriveuscrazy.Nexttimeyoufindyourselfwonderingifyoumeasureuprememberthis:WhatwehaveisnotameasureofwhowearE.Wealreadyhaveworthasanindividualwhenwe’reborn.Everythingelseiswhatpeoplethinkofus.24.Whendowestarttocompareourselveswithothers?A.WhenwegotojuniorschoolsB.WhenwewerebornintotheworldC.WhenwehaveFacebookorTweeterD.Whenwehavethoughtsandopinions25.Accordingtotheauthorwhywouldpeopleliketopostwonderfulthingsonsocialmedia?A.ToshowofftheirlivesB.TogetadvicefromreadersC.TosharehappinesswithothersD.Tocommunicateusefulinformation26.Theauthorpresentsthephenomenonofthecomparisonby_________.A.listingalotoffiguresB.givingfactsandexamplesC.providingscientificfindingsD.comparingfamouspersons’opinions27.Fromthepassagewelearnthattheauthor________comparisonwithothers.A.supportsB.ignoresC.opposesD.respects
Businessisoftenseenasthebadguyinenvironmentalmattersbecausepeoplefeelthatbusinesseswilldoanythingtomakeaprofit.UnluckilythisistoooftenthecasE.ManybusinesspeopleinfactbelievethattheycannotmakeaprofitandbekindtotheenvironmentatthesametimE.Howeveritdoesnotnecessarilyhavetobethisway.UsingcommonbusinessstrategiescompanieshavefoundwaystobecomeenvironmentallyfriendlyorgreenandincreasetheirprofitsatthesametimE.Onesuchstrategythatbusinessesuseisknownasproductdifferentiation.Thistermmeansthatacompanyadvertisesthefactthatitsproductisdifferentfromothersimilarproducts.A.numberofenvironmentallyfriendlycompanieshavedonethissuccessfully.Forexampleinmarketingtheirproductsorganicfoodcompaniesemphasizetheorganicaspect.Thatistheyhighlightthefactthatnochemicalshavebeenusedtogrowthefoodandsoitisbetterforconsumers’healthandfortheenvironment.Thesedaysmanyconsumersarelookingforproductsthathavenonegativehealthorenvironmentaleffects.Anothergreenbusinessstrategythathasbeensuccessfuliswastereduction.Manycompanieshaveregardedwasteandpollutionasanecessarypartoftheproductionprocess.Theyhavedonelittletopreventeitherwasteorpollutionunlesstherearelawsthatforcethemto.Howeverothercompanieshaverealizedthattherearesurelysomeadvantagestoreducingwasteandpollution.Lesswasteandlesspollutionmeansamoreefficientproductionprocess.The3MCompanyintheUnitedStatesisagoodexampleofthis.In1975itstartedaprogramthatrewardedemployeesforsuccessfulideasabouthowtoreducewasteandpreventpollution.Thisprogramhashelpedthecompanypollutemuchlessandsavemorethanhalfabilliondollars.Somecompanieshavetakentheideaofwastepreventionevenfurtherandhavebecomezero-wastecompanies.ThatmeanstheyproducenowasteatallbecauseeverythingfromtheproductionprocessisusedorrecycleD.AsahiBreweriesofJapanforexamplesendsthewastefromitsbeerproductiontofarmstobeusedasanimalfeeD.Theplasticandcardboardpiecesleftoverfrompackagingareallrecycledtoo.FinallycompaniescanbecomegreenerbyplanningforagreenerfuturE.ForexampletwoenergycompaniesRoyalDutch/ShellandBritishPetroleumhavestartedtoinvestinrenewableenergysourcessuchassolarwindorhydrogenenergy.ShellisalsoworkingwithDaimler-ChrysleranautomobilecompanyandthegovernmentofIcelandonaspecialprojecttomakeIcelandthefirstcountrywithahydrogen-basedeconomy.OthermultinationalcompanieshavealsorealizedthatglobalwarmingandclimatechangecouldhurttheirbusinessandtheyhavedecidedtocutdowntheamountofharmfulgasesthattheirfactoriesproducE.OftheseDupontisoneoftheleaders.Itaimsby2020toreduceharmfulgasesby65percentfromthe2010amounts.Italsoplanstolimititsenergyuseto2010levelsandtouserenewablesourcesofenergyfor10percentofalltheenergyituses.50.Howcanbusinessmenmakeprofitswithoutdoingmuchharmtotheenvironment?A.Bycarryingoutsomestrategies.B.Bymarketingtheirproducts.C.Bycompetingwithothercompanies.D.Byadvertisingthestrengthsofproducts.51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?A.Manycompaniescarelittleaboutreducingwastedespitethelaws.B.Allcompaniesactivelyparticipateinthewastereductioncampaign.C.Somecompanieshaverealizedthattheycanbenefitfromlesspollution.D.Employeesinthe3MCompanyarerewardedforanyideaaboutpollution.52.AsahiBreweriesisanexampleofcompaniesthat________.A.useanimalfeedtomakebeerB.makenoprofitsC.havereducedwasteandpollutionD.producenowasteatall53.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatmanycompanies________.A.stopproducingharmfulgasesB.arealreadyzero-wastecompaniesC.haveabandonedtraditionalenergyresourcesD.willtakeactiontobecomeenvironmentallyfriendly54.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?A.B.C.D.①=Paragraph1;②=Paragraph2;③=Paragraph3;④=Paragraph4;⑤=Paragraph5
In1909anEnglishnewspaperoffered£1000tothefirstmantoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelinanaeroplanE.Todaymodernjetscrossitinminutes.ButatthattimeitstillseemedagooddistancE.Theracetowinthemoneysoonbecamearacebetweentwomen.Bothwereverycolourful.OnewasLouisBleriot.HeownedafactoryinFrancethatmademotorcarlamps.Hewasalreadywellknownasapilotbecausehehadhadaccidentsseveraltimes.Somepeoplelaughedathim.OnemansaidHemaynotbethefirsttoflyacrosstheChannelbuthewillcertainlybethefirsttodieinanaccident!ButBleriotwasreallyagoodandbravepilot.Healsohadmanygoodideasaboutaeroplanedesign.TheothermanwasHubertLatham.HewashalfFrenchandhalfEnglish.HetookupflyingwhenhisdoctorstoldhimhehadonlyayeartolivE.OhwellhesaidifI’mgoingtodiesoonIthinkIshallhaveadangerousandinterestinglifenow.LathamwasthefirsttotrytheflightacrosstheChannel.TenkilometresfromtheFrenchcoasthisplanehadsometroublE.Itfelldownintothewaterandbegantosinkunderthewater.A.boatreachedLathamjustintimE.HewassittingcalmlyonthewingandwascoollylightingacigarettE.Bleriottookoffsixdayslater.HeflewintosomeverybadweatherandverylowclouD.HesomehowgottotheEnglishsideandlandedinafarmer’sfielD.WhenhedidsoacustomsofficerrusheduptohisplanE.Haveyouanythingtodeclare?TheofficerdemandeD.60.Thestorytookplace____.A.intheearly20thcenturyB.inthe19thcenturyC.rightafterWorldWarID.atatimenotmentionedinthepassage61.WhydidHubertLathamwanttoflyacrosstheChannel?A.Hethoughthecouldmanageiteasily.B.HewantedtobethefirstonetocrosstheChannel.C.HeknewheonlyhadayeartolivE.D.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedinflying.62.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Lathambecameapilotonthedoctor’sadvicE.B.Hewastoldhecouldliveanotheryear.C.HisplanehadsometroublE.D.Hewassavedbyaboatwhenhisplanewassinking.
Thebiggestchallengefacedbytravelersespeciallythosewholiketohaveabackpackingtripishowtoensureasteadysupplyofcleanclothes.NowthankstoagreatinventioncalledScrubbaWashPackthatworrymaybeathingofthepast.TheportablewashingmachinewasinventedbyAshNewlandin2010whileplanningtoclimbMt.Kilimanjaro.Struckbythelimitedpackingspacehegotinspirationfromtraditionalwashboardstocreateabagthatcouldbeusedtocleanclothes.Thenhequittedhiscareerasalawyerandfocusedonperfectingthebag’sdesign.By2012thebagwasreadyforthepubliC.Itweighedonly180gramsandrequiredverylittlestoragespacemakingitperfectforanyonewishingtotravellight.Notsurprisinglythebagworth55dollarswasaninstanthitwithtravelersuniversitystudentsandevenpassengers.HoweverNewlandwasnotsatisfieD.Hestillsawaflawwithhisinvention–dirtyclotheshadtobecarriedaroundinaseparatebag!TherecentlyintroducedScrubbaWashPacksolvesthatproblem.Inordertomakethepackactivedirtyclothesareplacedinsidethebagalongwithtwotothreelitersofwater.Thebagisthenshuttightlytoensureallairissqueezedoutandtheclothesaremassagedforafewminutes.AfteraquickwashtheyarecleanandreadytobedrieD.AccordingtoNewlandthepackcancleananythingfromjeanstosmellysocks!What’sevenmoreamazingisthatwithacapacitytohold13-litersofwateritcanbeusedtowashmoreclothesatatimE.Thebestpartisthatthe99-dollarpackthatwillbeavailableforsalelaterthisyearonlyweighs300gramsandiscompletelyfoldablemakingiteasytostorewhenit’snotinusE.WiththeScrubbaWashPackwanderingthroughforeigncitiessearchingforawashingshoporpayingforwashingmachinesmaysoonbeathingofthepast!24.WhatledAshNewlandtocreatetheScrubbaWashBag?A.Hisjobrequirements.B.B.A.traditionalwashboarD.C.Hisinterestininvention.D.HispersonalexperiencE.25.Whywasn’tAshNewlandsatisfiedwithhisformerinvention?A.Clothescouldn’tbewashedwell.B.Theinventionwasnotsoconvenient.C.Thebagcouldn’tcontainenoughwater.D.Thecostoftheinventionwasveryhigh.26.ItcanbeinferredthattheimprovedWashPack______.A.turnstobemuchenvironmentallyfriendlierB.willreplacethetraditionalwashingmachinesC.willbewidelyusedbymoretravelersinthefutureD.canencouragemorepeopletotravelalongdistance27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Introducingagreatnewinvention.B.ExplainingthedevelopmentofbackpackC.Listingsomecommonproblemsfortravelers.D.Comparingtwokindsofwashingmachines.
Areyouateamplayer?Wehearalotaboutteambuildingthesedays.Team-buildinggurusarehiredbysomecorporationstolectureusonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.Andtheyorganizeawaydays息工日-atimeemployeesspendtogetherawayfromtheirusualworkplacE.HereintheUKemployeescantakepartinactivitiessuchasZombiebootcampswheremilitaryinstructorstrainyouhowtofightwalking'deadpeople'.ForthebrainierofficeworkersamongstustherearecrimeinvestigationsmodelledonpopularTVdramaslikeSherlockHolmesandCSI.Stressed-outcityworkersmighthaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.Whyisthatagoodteam-buildingexercise?UkuleleteacherLorraineBowsays:Thefactthattheycanplayamusicalinstrumentwithinanhourisquiteafulfillingthingreally.It'snotcompetitive–it'squiteeasytodoandabitlessintimidatingthanaguitarActuallyahorsemightbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.TheanimalsareusedbyacompanyinAbuDhabiwhichteachesleadershipthroughhorsetraining.Basicallyyouhavetogoinayardwithahorseandpersuadeitthatyou'rethebossbyusingbodylanguagE.KellyEideco-founderofTrueLeadershipsays:Thehorsesdon'tcareifyourhairispurpleifyou'reamanorawomanifyou'reoldoryoung...Ittranscendsallofthoseculturalboundaries–agegenderreligiontraditionetC.–sothat'saperfectfit.AndinanorganizationwhereyoureallyneedgroupsofpeopletogelwhocomefrombackgroundswhichhavenocommonnormsyoucanteachthatmostefficientlywithahorsE.Andthehorsefeelsinstinctivelywhetherornotyouareanaturalleader.Soifafteryou'vedoneagoodpresentationyourbossoffersyouacarrotyou'llknowwherehemighthavelearntitfrom.24.Whatareawaydaysfor?A.Togatheremployeestojoinameetingonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.B.Tobuildingteamspiritamongpeoplewhoworkforthesamecompany.C.Tocriticizeemployerwhohavenotsatisfiedoutstandingachievement.D.ToteachpeoplehowtomaketermmoreuniteD.25.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theoneinwhichyoulearnto'kill'Zombiesismorephysicallydemanding.B.Ukulelelessonsaredesignedforpeoplewhoarehighlyintelligent.C.Stressed-outcityworkersbothhaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.D.A.horsemustbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrument.26.Howlongdoesittakeforyoutolearnhowtoplaytheukulele?A.OnehourB.Two-hourC.15minutesD.halfhour27.WecaninferthattheworditLine4Para5refersto______.A.invitationB.recreateC.cooperateD.help
AlfredNobelthegreatSwedishinventorandindustrialistwasborninStockholmonOctober211833butmovedtoRussiawithhisparentsin1842wherehisfatherImmanuelmadeastrongpositionforhimselfintheengineeringindustry.ImmanuelNobelinventedlandmineandmadealotofmoneyfromthegovernmentduringtheCrimeanWarbutwentbankruptsoonafter.ThenthefamilyreturnedtoSwedenin1859whereAlfredbeganhisownstudyofexplosives爆炸inhisfather’slaB.Hehadneverbeentoschooloruniversitybuthadtaughthimselfandbythetimehewastwentyhebecameaskillfulchemistandexcellentlinguist语言学家speakingSwedishRussianGermanFrenchandEnglish.Hebuiltupover80companiesin20differentcountries.HewasalwayssearchingforameaningtolifE.HespentmuchtimeandmoneyworkingonhowtoendthewarsandthepeacebetweennationsuntilhisdeathinItalyin1896.Hisfamouslastwillinwhichheleftmoneytoprovideprizesforoutstandingworkinphysicschemistryphysiologymedicineliteratureandpeaceisamemorialtohisinterestsandideas.Andsothemanisrememberedandrespectedlongafterhisdeath.8.WherewasAlfredNobelborn?Hewasbornin________.A.SwedenB.MoscowC.RussiaD.Stockholm9.WhatdidImmanuelNobelinventedduringtheCrimeanWar?A.LandminE.B.A.strongposition.C.Theengineeringindustry.D.Studyofexplosives.10.AlfredNobelbuiltupmorethan________companiesindifferentcountries.A.80B.60C.40D.2011.WhatwasAlfredNobelalwayssearingfor?________.A.MoretimeandmoremoneyB.HowtoendthewarC.A.meaningtolifeD.Thepeacebetweennations
MusicOperaatMusicHall:1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsJunethroughAugustwithadditionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonorsEnjoytheArtsmembershipdiscounts.Phone:241-2742.http://www.cityoperA.com.ChamberOrchestra:TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreetwhichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJunE.Call723-1182formoreinformation.http://www.chamberorch.com.SymphonyOrchestra:AtMusicHallandRiverbenD.Forticketsalescall381-3300.RegularseasonrunsSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallinsummeratRiverbenD.http://www.symphony.org/homE.asp.CollegeConservatoryofMusicCCM:Performancesareonthemaincampus校园oftheuniversityusuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofeventsincludingperformancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartetCCM’sPhilharmonicOrchestraandvariousgroupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusiC.StudentswithI.D.cardscanattendtheeventsforfreE.A.freescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingtheboxofficeat556-4183.http://www.ccm.uC.edu/events/calendar.RiverbendMusicTheater:6295KelloggAvE.Largeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosestseatsundercoverpricedifference.Bignameshowsallsummerlong!Phone:232-6220.http://www.riverbendmusiC.com.21.Whichnumbershouldyoucallifyouwanttoseeanopera?A.241-2742.B.723-1182.C.381-3300.D.232-6220.22.WhencanyougotoaconcertbyChamberOrchestra?A.February.B.May.C.August.D.November.23.WherecanstudentsgoforfreeperformanceswiththeirI.D.cards?A.MusicHall.B.MemorialHall.C.PatriciaCobbettTheater.D.RiverbendMusicTheater.24.HowisRiverbendMusicTheaterdifferentfromtheotherplaces?A.Ithasseatsintheopenair.B.ItgivesshowsallyearrounD.C.Itoffersmembershipdiscounts.D.Itpresentsfamousmusicalworks.
TheworldisfilledwithsmarteducatedandgiftedpeoplE.Wemeetthemeveryday.A.fewdaysagomycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanicfixeditinjustafewminutes.HeknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginesounD.IwasamazeD.Thesadtruthisthatgreattalentisnotenough.Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100000ayear.A.businessconsultantwhospecializesinthemedicaltradetoldmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.ItwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephraseTheyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.ThereisanoldsayingthatgoesJOBmeans‘JustOverBroke’.AndunfortunatelyIwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeoplE.Becauseschoolsdonotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligencemostworkerslivewithintheirmeans.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendthatyoungpeopleseekworkforwhattheywilllearnmorethanwhattheywillearn.WhenIasktheclassesIteachHowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald'salmostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.IthenaskSoifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburgerhowcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyouTheanswerisobvious:McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.TheworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeoplE.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.4.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothersC.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing5.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby.A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownwayC.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn6.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.TheylackfinancialintelligencE.C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.7.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjobB.whatschoolsshouldteachaboutfinanceC.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoorD.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney
LivinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperiencE.ThefollowingaresixculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandtheUStohelppromotemutualunderstanding.ChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericansdo.TheytalkabouttopicssuchasagesincomeormaritalstatuswhichAmericansthinkisannoyinganddisturbing.FamilyInChinaeldersaretraditionallytreatedwithgreatrespectwhiletheyoungarecaredfor.InAmericathegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependenceparticularlythatofthechildren.UnliketheChineseolderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.FriendsChinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.FriendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeelitdeeplynecessarytogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequireD.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriendssothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriendsplayingfriendsschoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.MoneyAsiswellknowntheChineseliketosavE.Theyarealwaysconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney.ItisdifferentintheUSwherefarfewerfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts对应面EducationChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericanswhointurnputmoreemphasisongoodcharacterandfaith.TeamVSIndividualBasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSvaluestheindividual.IfyouachievesomethingintheUSit’sbecauseyouaregreat.WhileinChinaifyouachievesomethingit’sbecausetheteamorfamilyorcompanyisgreat.EverythingyoudogetsattributedtothegreaterwholewhileinAmericaindividualmerits功绩arecelebrateD.21.Whichisthemostappropriatewordtoshowthefirstculturaldifference?A.PrivacyB.IncomeC.AgeD.Marriage22.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Americanparentsseldomlivewiththeirchildren.B.ThereisnofriendshipbetweenAmericanpeopledrinkingtogether.C.ChinesepeopleareusuallygenerouswithmoneytospenD.D.Americansvaluegoodcharacterandfaithintermsofeducation.23.Whichoneissimilartotheunderlinedphrase?A.isattachedtoB.bringsinC.ispromotedtoD.resultsin
ThisMondaythenationwillstarttocelebratePresidents’DayjustsevendaysbeforeGeorgeWashington’sbirthday.EveryoneagreesthatdayisaholidaybutisitjusttocelebrateGeorgeWashington’sBirthday?WhataboutAbrahamLincoln?SomegovernmentofficescallitPresidents’Day.OtherssaytheholidayisofficiallyWashington’sBirthday.Confusedyet?GeorgeWashingtonwaselectedthecountry’sfirstPresidentonApril301789.SoonafterAmericansbeganpubliclycelebratinghisbirthday.PresidentialhistorianssaytheactualdateofGeorgeWashington’sbirthisFebruary111732.Butachangeinthecalendarsystem20yearslatershiftedalldatesmakingWashington’sbirthdayFebruary22whichisnowwellaccepteD.In1879.CongressmadeWashington’sbirthdayanofficialfederalholiday.Itwasthefirstfederalholidaytocelebrateanindividual’sbirthday.In1968CongresspassedtheMondayHolidaysActwhichmovedtheholidaytothethirdMondayinFebruary.Thenewlawdidnotchangetheholiday’snamE.ItwasstillcalledWashington’sBirthdayeventhoughsomelawmakerswantedtocallitPresidents’DaytoincludeAbrahamLincolnwhoseactualbirthdayisFebruary12.ManypeoplearguethattheholidayshouldcelebrateallpastPresidents.TheyfeelLincolnshouldbehonoredforhisroleinpreservingthenationduringtheCivilWarandhelpingtofreeslaves.OthersfeeltheholidayshouldonlyhonorWashingtonthecountry’sfirstPresident.TheysayshiftingthefocusawayfromWashingtonwouldmeanfuturegenerationsofkidswouldnotknowabouttheFatherofOurCountry.LawshavebeenintroducedinCongressovertheyearstorequireuseoftheterm＂GeorgeWashington’sBirthday.＂butnoneofthoselawshavebeenpasseD.Meanwhilemanystategovernmentsandschooldistrictsnowusetheterm＂Presidents’Day.＂Manystolesalsouseittopromoteholidaysales.ShouldtheholidayhonorWashingtonWashingtonandLincolnorallpastPresidents?Writetoemailbag@timeforkids.comandtelluswhatyouthink.1.ThePresident’sDaywasoriginallydesignedtohonor______.A.GeorgeWashingtonB.AbrahamLincolnC.allpresidentsD.theCivilWar2.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Washington’sBirthdayisthesameasLincoln’s.B.ThechangeinthecalendarsystemwasnotwisE.C.Thenewactchangedtheholiday’snamE.D.ThisMondayisthethirdoneofthisFebruary.3.What’sthemainargumentaboutthisholiday?A.Whentocelebratetheholiday.B.Howtocelebratetheholiday.C.Whichpresidenttohonor.D.Wheretocelebratetheholiday.4.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.WhypeoplecelebratePresidentDayB.ThehistoryanddebatebehindPresidents’DayC.TocelebratePresidents’DayornotD.ColorfulactivitiesonPresidents’Day
Americanslovepeanutbutter.Theaveragechildwilleat1500peanutbutterbeforeheorshegraduateshighschool.Butthereisacontroversyoveranewpeanutbutter.ItiscalledSTEEMPeanutButter.Thispeanutbutteraddsanewingredient:caffeine咖啡因.Coffeeisapopularmorningdrinkbecauseithascaffeineandgivespeopleenergyinthemorning.Evensmallamountsofcaffeinecanbedangeroustochildren.UnitedStatesSenator参议员CharlesSchumersays.P.eanutbutteroneofthesnacksmostcloselyconnectedwithchildrenmighthavetobestoredinthemedicinecupboardratherthaninthekitchencupboard.ThiswillshocktheFoodandDrugAdministration.SchumerwantstheU.S.FDAtoinvestigatE.HeobservedthatearliertheFDApreventedplansforacaffeinatedchewinggum.STEEMthemanufacturersaidWearesellingthecaffeinatedpeanutbutterallovertheworlD.Theproductprovidescaffeineinaneasilydigestibleway.CaffeinatedfoodshavebeensoldinU.S.storesforwelloveradecadeandareinnowayanewideA.Customerstellustheywanttoeatthecaffeinatedpeanutbuttersotheydon’thavetodrinkasmuchcoffeeorenergydrinks.Thepeanutbutterisnotintendedforchildren.PeanutbutterhasbeenafavoriteofchildrenforgenerationsSchumercontinued:ParentsacrossthecountryhavetoworryaboutasceneinwhichtheirchildmightunknowinglybiteintoapeanutbutterthatcontainsmorecaffeinethantwocupsofcoffeE.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricssayscaffeineinsmallamountscanhelpthephysicalperformanceofadults.Buttheacademyurgesparentsnottoallowchildrentotakeevensmallamountsofcaffeineowingtocaffeine’spossiblenegativeeffectsonachild’sheartandbraindevelopment.24.ThereisacontroversyovertheSTEEMPeanutButterbecauseitcontains______.A.fatB.peanutC.caffeineD.nutrition25.CharlesSchumersuggeststhatthenewpeanutbuttershouldbe______.A.keptinthekitchencupboardB.outofchildren’sreachC.manufacturedinhugequantitiesD.eatenbychildrenforgenerations26.AccordingtoSTEEMthenewpeanutbutterispopularwithadultsbecause______.A.itisatraditionalfoodB.itisdigestedmoreeasilyC.itsproductionisnotbannedD.theyeatitinsteadofenergydrinks27.WecanguessfromthetextthattheresponsibilityoftheFoodandDrugAdministrationisto______.A.introducenewfoodsanddrugsB.promotethesalesoffoodsanddrugsC.guaranteethesafetyoffoodsanddrugsD.improvethephysicalperformanceofadults
EverybodywantstohaveahappylifE.TheproblemisthatnooneteachesyouhowtoliveahappylifE.Therearemanywaystodothisbutherearethreeofthemtohelpyoustart.Define定义whathappinessisIoftenhearpeoplesaytheywanttobehappy.ButwhenIaskthemwhathappinessistothemtheycan’tsayitclearly.Ifyoudon’tknowhappinessistoyouhappinessisonlyaworD.Havegoals.Ifyouknowwhatmakesyouhappythenyouneedtohavegoalstogetthosethings.Youcan’tgetsomethingifyouonlywantitbutdon’tmakeitcomE.Don’tdothingsthatmakeyouunhappy.Thismaylookveryeasybutyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeopledothingsthatmakethemunhappy.Ifyouwanthappinessinyourlifethenyouhavetodothingsthatmakeyouhappy.41.Accordingtothisarticleeverybodywantsto.A.liveahappylifeB.havegoalsC.sayclearlywhathappinessis42.Todefinehappinessis.A.easyB.difficultC.important43.Weneedtotogetthosethingsthatmakeushappy.A.havegoalsB.havemoneyC.goout44.WhichoffollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Weshouldhavegoalstogethappiness.B.EverybodyknowsclearlyhowtoliveahappylifE.C.Manypeopledothingsthatmakethemunhappy45.Thebesttitleforthisarticleis.A.ThreeWaystoStartaHappyLifE.B.ThreeThingsThatMakeYouUnhappyC.ThreeKindsofHappiness
WithaloudHem!andalongbreathJobegantoreadveryfast.ThegirlslistenedwithinterestforthetalewasromanticandsomewhatsadasmostofthecharactersdiedintheenD.IlikethataboutthesplendidpicturewasAmy’sapprovingremarkasJopauseD.Iprefertheromancepart.ViolaandAngeloaretwoofourfavoritenamesisn’tthatodd?saidMegwipinghereyesfortheromancepartwastragiC.Whowroteit?askedBethwhohadcaughtaglimpseofJo’sfacE.ThereadersuddenlysatupcastawaythepaperdisplayingareddenedfaceandwithafunnymixtureofseriousnessandexcitementrepliedinaloudvoiceYoursister.You?criedMegdroppingherwork.It’sverygoodsaidAmycritically.Iknewit!Iknewit!OhmyJoIamsoproud!AndBethrantohughersisteroverthissplendidsuccess.Dearmehowdelightedtheyallweretobesure!HowMegwouldn’tbelieveittillshesawthewords.MissJosephineMarchactuallyprintedinthepaper.HowgraciouslyAmycriticizedtheartisticpartsofthestoryandofferedhintsfortheserieswhichunfortunatelycouldn’tbecarriedoutastheheroandheroineweredeaD.HowBethgotexcitedandskippedandsangwithjoy.HowproudMrs.Marchwaswhensheknewit.HowJolaughedwithtearsinhereyesasshedeclaredshemightaswellbeapeacockanddonewithitandhowthe‘SpreadEagle’mightbesaidtobeathiswingstriumphantlyovertheHouseofMarchasthepaperpassedfromhandtohanD.Tellusaboutit.Whendiditcome?Howmuchdidyougetforit?WhatwillFathersay?Won’tLaurielaugh?criedthefamilyallinonebreathastheysurroundedJoforthesefoolishaffectionatepeoplemadeajubilee狂欢ofeverylittlehouseholdjoy.BequietgirlsandI’lltellyoueverythingsaidJowonderingifMissBurneyfeltanygranderoverherEvilinathanshedidoverher‘RivalPainters’.Havingtoldhowshedisposed处理ofhertalesJoaddedAndwhenIwenttogetmyanswerthemansaidhelikedthembothbutdidn’tpaybeginnersonlyletthemprintinhispaperandnoticedthestories.Itwasgoodpracticehesaidandwhenthebeginnersimprovedanyonewouldpay.SoIlethimhavethetwostoriesandtodaythiswassenttomeandLauriecaughtmewithitandinsistedonseeingitsoIlethim.AndhesaiditwasgoodandIshallwritemoreandhe’sgoingtogetthenextpaidforandIamsohappyforintimeImaybeabletosupportmyselfandhelpthegirls.Jo’sbreathgaveouthereandwrappingherheadinthepapershewettedherlittlestorywithafewnaturaltearsfortobeindependentandearnthepraiseofthoseshelovedwerethedearestwishesofherheartandthisseemedtobethefirststeptowardthathappyenD.67.WhydidM.egwipehereyesafterJoreadthestory?A.BecausethestorywastragicromancE.B.BecausethestorywasquiteaninterestingonE.C.Becauseshewasexcitedathersister'ssuccess.D.BecauseofherfavoritenamesViolaandAngelo.68.WhoisMissJosephineMarchaccordingtothepassage?A.Meg.B.Beth.C.Jo.D.Amy.69.Theunderlinedwordtriumphantlyprobablymeans________.A.joyfullywithgreatsuccessorvictoryB.bravelyagainstdifficultiesorhardshipsC.vigorouslywithgreatstrengthandcourageD.confidentlywithsupportfromothers70.Howmuchdidthepaperpayheraccordingtothepassage?A.Much.B.A.littlE.C.Unknown.D.NonE.
WritersusedtoapproachpublisherstohavetheirworkreadbythepubliC.NowtheycansimplypostthemandfindmillionsofinstantaudiencE.AfterbreakingupwithherboyfriendBaoJingjingstartedmakingupalovestorysimplytodistract转移herattention.Herstoryofagirlsufferingthepainlikehersprogressedquicklyattractingmanyreaders.WhenBaostoppedwritingasshereunitedwithherboyfriendshewasurgedtocontinueasreaderswantedtoknowwhathappenednext.Baofinisheditsoon.Itbecamesopopularthatitwasturnedintoabest-seller.TocapitalloffBao’snovelwaslateradaptedintoasuccessfulmoviE.Bao’sstoryisonlyoneofmanyInternetnovelsthathavelandeddealsforphysicalbooksTVshowsandfilms.UnliketraditionalwriterswhoburiedthemselvesintheirbooksforyearssomeyoungwriterslikeBaohavegotreadersrapidlyonlineandfindovernightsuccess.BaoadmitshersuccesswasunexpecteD.Shestillremembershowsurprisedherparentswerewhensheproudlygavethemhercopyrightearnings.Onlineliteratureforums论坛areplatformsforgrassrootswriterstosucceeD.InrecentyearsZhangWeiknownasTangjiasanshaohasearned177millionyuanbyhisfingersthoughworkingasanauthorwasbeyondhisdreams.HetoppedthelistofwealthiestChineseInternetnoveliststwiceandwastheonlyonlinewritertobelistedonthe2014ForbesChineseCelebrityList.Headmitsthatheisoneofthefewwritersatthetopofthepyramidwhilemostonlinewritersremainunknown.Howeverheurgedthathissuccesscanbeachievedbyothersaslongastheywritehardenough.21.Accordingtothepassageweknowthat_______.A.BaoJingjing’sparentsdidn’twanthertobeawriter.B.BaoJingjingdidn’treallyexpecthersuccessovernight.C.BaoJingjingdidn’tfinishherfirstonlinelovestory.D.BaoJingjing’sfirstonlinestorywasturnedintoaTVshow.22.TheunderlinedwordstocapitalloffinParagraph3probablymeans_________.A.inconclusionB.inturnC.intimeD.inaddition23.TheauthormentionedZhangWei’sexamplemainlyto_________.A.introduceanotheronlinewritertothereadersB.showtheexampleofanotheronlinewriter’ssuccessC.encouragereaderstobecomeonlinewritersD.expresshisadmirationforonlinewriterZhangWei24.WhatcanweinferfromwhatZhangWeisaysinthelastparagraph?A.Fewwordsmanydeeds.B.Firsttryandthentrust.C.Harmsetharmget.D.Nopainsnogains.
TherearetwotypesofpeopleintheworlD.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflifeonebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.ThereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfieD.BytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywherE.IfthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitieD.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeoplehurtmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.29.Peoplewhoareunhappy_______.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthings30.Thephrasesourthepleasureofsocietymostnearlymeans_______.A.makesothersunhappyB.hasagoodtastewithsociallifeC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife31.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat_______.A.weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB.suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC.peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappinessD.unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersons
TheEnigma谜ofBeautyThesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrancewealthynoblemenworelargewigs假发oflongwhitehairtomakethemselvesattractivE.TodaypeoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearancE.Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoneygetcalledonmoreofteninclassandareregardedasfriendlier.Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearlyandyetweknowitwhenweseeit.AndourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyagE.Inonesetofstudiessix-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudiesthebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologistsmenconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyesfullerlipsandasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientiststhemindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits—thefulllipsclearskinstrongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.Noteveryonethinksthesamewayhowever.Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlyculturalsaysC.LoringBraceananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthisperfectbodytypeforwomenworldwide?Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworlD.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.Forbetterorworsebeautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.AlthoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealingitisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingleuniformstandarD.Beautyreallyisasthesayinggoesintheeyeofthebeholder.21.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.A.haveexistedsinceancienttimesB.canbeeasilydescribedC.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccessD.arebaseduponstrictstandard22.InParagraph3thebabiesinthestudy________.A.wereratedfortheirappearanceB.wereenteredinabeautycontestC.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudentsD.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones23.TheunderlinedwordtraitsinParagraph4probablymeans________.A.qualitiesB.measurementsC.judgmentsD.standards24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowupB.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidenceC.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearchesD.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
Ahandsomemancanearnafifthmorethananaverage-lookingcolleaguebutabeautifulwomanisnotpaidapennymorethanheraverage-lookingcolleaguenewresearchhasshown.Thestudybysenioreconomists经济学家foundthatbeinggood-lookingmeantmaleworkerscouldearn22percentmorethanaverage-lookingcolleagues.ResearcherssaidgoodlooksdidnotgivewomenasimilaradvantagE.AndrewLeighaformereconomicsprofessorattheAustralianNationalUniversitywhoco-authoredthereportsaid:Beautycanbeadouble-edgedswordforwomen.Somepeoplestillbelievegoodlooksandintelligenceareincompatible矛盾的inwomensoagood-lookingwomencan’tbethatproductivebutitdoesn’taffect-men’spay.Hesaidthatalthoughhebelievedgood-lookingwomenmayalsoearnmoretheresearchdidnotsupporthistheory.Theresearchfoundthathandsomemeninalljobsfrommanuallabour手工劳动tohighly-paidprofessionalcareerscanearn22percentmorethantheircolleaguesdoingthesamework.Menwithbelow-averagelooksfaceabattleintheofficewithuglinessreducingaman’searningsby26percentcomparedtoanaverage-lookingworker.FormermalemodellanMitchell28whohasafirstclassdegreeinhistoryfromEdinburghUniversityandnowworksforacosmeticscompanytoldtheSundayTimes:’ItgivesyouconfidenceandIsuspectpeopletendtowarmtoyoumorequickly.ThestudynamedUnpackingtheBeautyPremiumwasthelargestexerciseofitskindandrepeatedasurveyfrom1984toseeifthebeautypremium美貌价hadchangeD.Leighsaidtheresearchshowedpeopleintheworkplacewerelookist以貌取人的andhehopedthefindingswouldencourageemployerstoremovetheirprejudicE.32.Whathastheresearchfound?A.MaleworkerspaymoreattentiontotheirappearanceB.HandsomemenhaveanadvantageintheirjobsC.Appearanceplaysanimportantroleatwork.D.Themorebeautifulafemaleisthelowertheirintelligenceis33.WhatisAndrewLeigh’sopinion?A.Beautyisadouble-edgedswordforworkersB.Gook-lookingfemalesarelikelytoearnmoreC.EmployershaveprejudiceinemployingworkersD.Moreattentionispaidtoappearancenowthanbefore34.WecanlearnfromthetextthatmenwhoarebelowaverageinappearanceA.earn26%lessthanhandsomemenB.earn22%lessthanaverage-lookingmenC.earnasmuchasaverage-lookingmenD.earn26%lessthanaverage-lookingmen35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.EmployeesshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirappearanceB.MalesandfemalesshouldbetreatedequallyininterviewsC.Good-lookingmentendtoearnmoreD.Beautifulfemaleintervieweesaren’tpopularininterviews
Manypeoplethinkthatthemostpopularwayofcommunicatingwithotherpeopleisthroughthemouth.Butwhattheydon’tknowisthatactualcommunicationusingthemouthaccountsforonlyaround10%orevenlessofallthemeanstocommunicateamessagE.MoreoveryoucanneverdeterminethetruthfulnessorhonestyofpeoplebywhattheysayalonE.Infactwordsexpressedthroughthemouthoftendonotreflectwhatpeoplereallythinkorfeel.ThemorereliablewayyoucandeterminetheirtrueinnerfeelingsandthoughtsisbyreadingtheirbodylanguagE.Everybodycommunicatesusingthesegesturesandifyouunderstandthegesturesandtheirmeaningsyouwillbeabletoreadpeopleandknowwhattheyarereallycommunicatingtoyou.Oneresearcherevenwentasfarastosaythatwespeaktohidewhat’sonourminds.ButgesturescannotliE.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatitwouldbelikeifyoucanseethroughtheemotionsofotherpeople?Let’ssayyouaskapersonwhetherhecandoanimportanttask.HesaysOK.ButdeepinsideyouarequestioningyourselfIshereallywillingtodothisjob?orDoeshehavetheconfidenceinfinishingthistask?Youcan’tquestionhimdirectlybecausethatwouldbelikebelittlinghim.Andevenifyouaskhimthosequestionshisreplieswillnottellyouwhathereallyfeelsorthinks.SothemostusefulwayistoobservehisbodylanguagE.Expressionslikesmilingfrowningpoutingfacialreddeningsweatingtoecurlingandsidewaysglancesarevisiblehintsthatcanhelpyoumakearightjudgment.21.Accordingtothepassageweknow_______.A.wordsthroughthemoutharethemostcommonwayincommunicationB.bodylanguageisthequickestwaytohelppeopleunderstandeachotherC.expressionsarethemostpowerfultooltojudgewhetheramanisconfidentornotD.youmayknowwhatapersonreallythinkswiththehelpofreadinghisbodylanguage22.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthesecondparagraph?A.WecanexpressourselveswellbybodylanguagE.B.WeusewordstopreventothersknowingourtruethoughtsC.Spokenwordscanfullyreflectourtrueself.D.Weusebodylanguagetohelpexpressourselves23.Theunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedwith______A.lookingdownuponB.speakinghighlyofC.laughingatD.believingin
StayingsilentcanbejustaspowerfulasthewordsyoumeantosaylikewhentheactofhuggingwillbemorecomfortingthansayingSorryforyourloss.Anothertimewhensilenceisgoldeniswhenyouareunsureofwhattosay.Ifyouareconfusedaboutyourownfeelingsconcerningamatterit’sbesttostayquietuntilyouaremorecertainbecausemoreharmcanbedonebyrevealingfalseorexaggeratedfeelingsChoosesilenceinsteadofblurtingoutin-the-momentfeelingsthatarehurtfulandnotreallyhowyoufeelinthegrandschemeofthings.Whenyoufeeltheurgetosayanunkindthingtakeafewbreathsandthinkofthepossibleconsequencesofyourwords.Silencecanbeyourbestfriendduringnegotiations.Sayyourpiecethencloseyourmouthandlettheotherpersoncometotheirownconclusions.Yoursilenceshowsthatoneyouareconfidentinwhatyoujustsaidandtwoyourespecttheotherpersonenoughtohearwhattheyhavetosay.Sometimessilenceisthebestandmosttimelysolutionbecausetheotherpersonisnotinapositiontohearwhatyouhavetosay.Forexamplewhenafriendneedsforyoutolistentoherproblemsbutsheisunabletoacceptyouradviceatthatmoment.Practicebeingsilentatworkwhenyoudon’thaveanythingmeaningfultocontributE.Unlessyoucanstarttheconversationbypointingoutsomethinginterestingmissingorbeneficialit’sbesttojustobserveandlearn.Finallysilenceisgoldenwhenyoudon’twanttoengageinafool’sargument.Assomesquabbles口角willneverberesolvedonemustagreetodisagreE.HowevertherewillbetimesinyourlifewhereyouwillneedthepowerofyourvoicethevoicewithinyouthatwantsandneedstoberespectedandappreciateD.29.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout___A.whetherornottostaysilentB.whytostaysilentC.howtostaysilentD.whentostaysilent30.Whatisthebesttododuringnegotiation?A.GraspeverychancetosaymorethantheotherB.CloseyourmouthandjustlistentotheotherC.SpeakoutyourownpointsanddiscusswithothersD.Keepsilentafterexpressingyourself31.Tofollowthispassagethewriterislikelytocontinuetellingabout___A.theoccasionswhenyoushouldspeakupB.thepowerofyourvoiceC.theadvantagesofspeakingupD.thedisadvantagesofstayingsilent
Badnewssells.Ifitbleedsitleads.Nonewsisgoodnewsandgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored监控indifferentwaysresearchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlinepostsscientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmediasaysJonahBergerascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvaniA.Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriendsyoucarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mailsWebpostsandreviewsface-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative消极的butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?TotestforthatpossibilityDr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’websitE.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthemoste-mailedlistforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.ReadersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunnyorthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxietybutnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysaD.Theyneededtobearoused激发onewayortheotherandtheypreferredgoodnewstobaD.ThemorepositiveanarticlethemorelikelyitwastobesharedasDr.BergerexplainsinhisnewbookContagious:WhyThingsCatchOn.312.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.33.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?A.They’resociallyinactivE.B.They’regoodattellingstories.C.They’reinconsiderateofothers.D.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.34.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger’sresearch?A.Sportsnew.B.Sciencearticles.C.Personalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.SadStoriesTravelFarandWideB.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeopleC.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimesD.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks
Badnewssells.Ifitbleedsitleads.Nonewsisgoodnewsandgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored监控indifferentwaysresearchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlinepostsscientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmediasaysJonahBergerascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvaniA.Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriendsyoucarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mailsWebpostsandreviewsface-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative消极的butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?TotestforthatpossibilityDr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’websitE.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthemoste-mailedlistforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.ReadersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunnyorthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxietybutnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysaD.Theyneededtobearoused激发onewayortheotherandtheypreferredgoodnewstobaD.ThemorepositiveanarticlethemorelikelyitwastobesharedasDr.BergerexplainsinhisnewbookContagious:WhyThingsCatchOn.32.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.33.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?A.They’resociallyinactivE.B.They’regoodattellingstories.C.They’reinconsiderateofothers.D.They’recarefulwiththeirwords.34.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger’sresearch?A.Sportsnew.B.Sciencearticles.C.Personalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.SadStoriesTravelFarandWideB.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeopleC.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimesD.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks
Whileastronautsinspacegettodomanyexcitingthingstheymissoutonordinarythingsthatwealltakeforgranted—beingabletowalkonfirmgroundhangingoutwithfamilyanddiggingintoasliceofhotsteamingpizzA.Thoughnotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirsttwothingstheremaysoonbeasolutiontothethirdonethankstothiscool3-Dpizzaprinter!AboutayearagoNASAoffered$125000toAnjanContractora3-DtechnologyexperttobuildadevicethatwouldallowastronautstomakepizzaondemanD.Themechanicalengineerpromisedthathisinventionwouldproducepiesinlargequantitiesthatlookedtastedandevensmelledlikepizzamadeincommonovens.Latelastyeartheengineerpresentedavideoofhisfirstprototype原型thatbeginsbycreatingasinglesliceofdough面团thatiscookedandprintedatthesametimE.Thencomesthetomatosauce—amixoftomatopowderoilandwaterandfinallyaproteinslicethatresemblescheesE.Whilethevideodoesn’tshowthebakingprocesstheinventorsaysthatoncethepizzaisprinteditcanbereadytobeconsumed消耗in7seconds.WhilethepieinthevideolooksdeliciousenoughtoattractanypizzaloverAnjanContractorisfarfromreadyforastronauts.That’sbecausehestillhastofindasolutiontomakethefoodcontainerintheprinterlastfor30years.Thoughthatmaysoundunrealisticactuallyitisnot.AnjanContractorbelievesthattheonlywaythatispossibleisthatthewaterisremovedfromalltheingredientsandthentheyarereducedtothepowderform.Thisasyoucanimaginewillnotbesoeasy.Butwhiletheprintermaynotbereadyforspaceitcertainlylooksreadyenoughforpeopleonearth.HopefullyNASAandContractorwillconsidersellingittothosenotfortunateenoughtogotoMars!12.Whydoestheauthormentionthethingsthatastronautsinspacecannotdo?A.ToaskusnottotakecommonthingsforgranteD.B.ToshowtheyliveadifficultlifetherE.C.ToshowtheirlifeisboringinspacE.D.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.13.NASAoffered$125000toAnjanContractormainlyto________.A.createsomenewtypeof3-DprinterB.attractmorecompaniestoworkforNASAC.helpastronautsinspaceenjoyfreshpizzaonedayD.producepizzainlargequantitiestoearngreatprofits14.ThebiggestchallengethatAnjanContractorisfacedwithnowisprobablythat________.A.hehasnomoneylefttogoonwithhisresearchB.thepizzadoesn’tseemappetizingtopizzaloversC.hehasnowaytomakepizzathatcanlastforthirtyyearsD.hecannotmakethefoodcontainerlastfordecades15.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.NASAistryingitsbesttohelpastronautseatbetterB.AstronautsmaysoonbeabletoenjoysteaminghotpizzaC.NASAisworkingonmakingpizzaforcommonpeopleD.A.3-Dpizzaprinterhasbeenusedtomakepizza
CensusBureau人口普查局datareleasedThursdayshowthat48ofthe50mostpopulous人口稠密的U.S.citieshavegrownsince2010comparedwithonly40ofthetop50inthefirsttwoyearsafterthe2000Census.Ofthetop10093havegrownsince2010comparedwithjust72adecadeago.ManyofthebiggestsuchasNewYorkHoustonPhoenixSanAntonioSanDiegoandDallasareoutpacingthenation’s1.7%growthratesince2010.UrbanAmericaisrecoveringfasterthanmoreremoteplacessaidRobertLangaprofessorofurbanaffairs.Onlytwobigcities-DetroitandCleveland-lostpopulationbetween2010and2012.Theurbanrecoveryisledbymid-sizedcitiesincludingAustinandFortWorthandCharlottE.Austingrew6.6%intwoyearsbecomingtheUSA’s11th-largestcity.In2000itwasNo.17.Othertrends:•NewYorkCitygrew2%addingabout161500peoplesince2010.ByfaritistheUSA’smostpopulouscity.•ThepopulationofNewOrleanscontinuestogrow.In2005aterriblenaturaldisasterhappenedtothecitycausingthepopulationtodecreasE.Nowithasapopulationofthreehundredandsixty-ninethousanD.Thenumberhasgrownby7.4%since2010.•Governmentbudgetcrunches紧缩haveputstatecapitalsindifficulty.Halfarebehindthegrowthrateoftheirregions.PerhapsthebiggestexceptiontothecapitalcrunchisAustin.Ithasgrownmorethan26%since2000.PopulationexpertWilliamFreysaysAustinenjoysanumberofqualitiesthatmakeitattractivE.It’sahigh-techcitywithastateuniversity.Andit’sinTexasanattractiveplacefornewcomers.Insomewaysit’samodelofwhatothercitieswouldliketobecomehesays.FreynotesthatCharlottewhichgrew5.4%since2010hasgrownintoahigh-techandfinancialcenterwhoseindustriesdobusinessnotjustwiththoseinotherU.S.citiesbutwiththerestoftheworlD.21.ThestatisticsinParagraph1suggestthat_____.A.therewerefewercitiesintheUSAadecadeagoB.remoteareasintheUSAhavemorepeoplenowC.thepopulationintheUSAhasgrownsince2010D.manybigcitiesintheUSAfacepopulationproblems22.WilliamFreythinksAustin’sgrowth_____.A.isduetoitseducationB.isthesteadiestintheUSAC.attractswell-educatedpeopleD.deservestheattentionofothercities23.AccordingtothetextCharlotte_____.A.isapoliticalcenterB.hasgrownslowlysince2010C.istheUSA’s11th-largestcityD.doesbusinessathomeandabroad
LanguageasaSystemofSymbolsOfallsystemsofsymbols符号languageisthemosthighlydevelopeD.Ithasbeenpointedoutthathumanbeingsbyagreementcanmakeanythingstandforanything.Humanbeingshaveagreedinthecourseofcenturiesofmutual相互的dependencytoletthevariousnoisesthattheycanproducewiththeirlungsthroatstonguesteethandlipssystematicallystandforcertainhappeningsintheirnervoussystems.WecallthatsystemofagreementslanguagE.Thereisnonecessaryconnectionbetweenthesymbolandthatthatitstandsfor.Justassocialpositionscanbesymbolizedbyfeatherswornontheheadbygoldonthewatchchainorbyathousandotherthingsaccordingtothecultureweliveinsothefactofbeinghungrycanbesymbolizedbyathousanddifferentnoisesaccordingtotheculturewelivein.Howeverobviousthesefactsmayappearatfirstglancetheyareactuallynotsoobviousastheyseemexceptwhenwetakespecialpainstothinkaboutthesubject.Symbolsandthethingstheystandforareindependentofeachotheryetweallhaveawayoffeelingasifandsometimesactingasiftherewerenecessaryconnections.Forexampletherearepeoplewhofeelthatforeignlanguagesareunreasonablebynature;foreignershavesuchfunnynamesforthingsandwhycan’ttheycallthingsbytheirrightnames?ThisfeelingexhibitsitselfmoststronglyinthoseEnglishandAmericantouristswhoseemtobelievethattheycanmakethenativesofanycountryunderstandEnglishiftheyshoutloudenough.Likethelittleboywhoisreportedtohavesaid:Pigsarecalledpigsbecausetheyaresuchdirtyanimalstheyfeelthatthesymbolisinherently内在地connectedinsomewaywiththethingssymbolizeD.63.Languageisahighlydevelopedsystemofsymbolsbecausehumanbeings______.A.havemadeuseoflanguageforcenturiesB.useournervoussystemstosupportlanguageC.havemadevariousnoisesstandforanyeventsD.canmakeanythingstandforanythingbyagreement64.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph2?A.Differentnoisesmaymeandifferentthings.B.Ourculturedetermineswhatasymbolstandsfor.C.Thelanguageweusesymbolizesoursocialpositions.D.OursocialpositionsdeterminethewaywearedresseD.65.InParagraph3takespecialpainsprobablymeans_____.A.tryveryhardB.takeourtimeC.areveryunhappyD.feelespeciallypainful66.Theexampleofthelittleboyisusedtoshowthat_____.A.adultsoftenlearnfromtheiryoungB.pigisadirtywordbecausepigsaredirtyC.wordsarenotconnectedwiththethingstheystandforD.peoplesometimeshavewrongideasabouthowlanguageworks
Mostpeopleagreethathonestyisagoodthing.ButdoesMotherNatureagree?Animalscan'ttalkbutcantheylieinotherways?Cantheyliewiththeirbodiesandbehavior?Animalexpertsmaynotcallitlyingbuttheydoagreethatmanyanimalsfrombirdstochimpanzeesbehavedishonestlytofoolotheranimals.Why?DishonestyoftenhelpsthemsurvivE.Manykindsofbirdsareverysuccessfulatfoolingotheranimals.Forexampleabirdcalledtheploversometimespretendstobehurtinordertoprotectitsyoung.Whenapredator猎食动物getsclosetoitsnesttheploverleadsthepredatorawayfromthenest.How?Itpretendstohaveabrokenwing.Thepredatorfollowsthehurtadultleavingthebabybirdssafeinthenest.Anotherkindofbirdthescrubjayburiesitsfoodsoitalwayshassomethingtoeat.Scrubjaysarealsothieves.Theywatchwhereothersburytheirfoodandstealit.Butcleverscrubjaysseemtoknowwhenathiefiswatchingthem.SotheygobacklaterunburythefoodandburyitagainsomewhereelsE.Birdscalledcuckooshavefoundawaytohavebabieswithoutdoingmuchwork.How?Theydon'tmakenests鸟巢.Insteadtheygetintootherbirds'nestssecretly.Thentheylaytheireggsandflyaway.Whenthebabybirdscomeouttheiradoptive收养的parentsfeedthem.Chimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneaky.Afterafightthelosingchimpwillgiveitshandtotheother.Whenthewinningchimpputsoutitshandtoothechimpsarefriendlyagain.Butananimalexpertoncesawalosingchimptakethewinner'shandandstartfightingagain.Chimpsaresneakyinotherwaystoo.Whenchimpsfindfoodthattheylovesuchasbananasitisnaturalforthemtocryout.Thenotherchimpscomerunning.ButsomecleverchimpslearntocryverysoftlywhentheyfindfooD.Thatwayotherchimpsdon'thearthemandtheydon'tneedtosharetheirfooD.AschildrenmanyofuslearnthesayingYoucan'tfoolMotherNaturE.Butmaybeyoucan'ttrusthereither.32.A.ploverprotectsitsyoungfromapredatorby______.A.gettingclosertoitsyoungB.drivingawaytheadultpredatorC.leavingitsyounginanothernestD.pretendingtobeinjured33.ByChimpanzeesorchimpscanalsobesneakyparagraph5theauthormeans______.A.chimpsarereadytoattackothersB.chimpsaresometimesdishonestC.chimpsarejealousofthewinnersD.chimpscanbeselfishtoo34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Cuckoosfooltheiradoptiveparentsbymakingnonests.B.Thelosingchimpwonthefightbytakingthewinner'shanD.C.Somechimpslowertheircrytokeepfoodawayfromothers.D.Somecleverscrubjaysoftenstealtheirfoodback.35.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Doanimalslie?B.DoesMotherNaturefoolanimals?C.Howdoanimalslearntolie?D.Howdoeshonestyhelpanimalssurvive?
Livinganddealingwithkidscanbeatoughjobthesedaysbutlivinganddealingwithparentscanbeeventougher.IfIhavelearnedanythinginmy16yearsitisthatcommunicationisveryimportantbothwhenyoudisagreeandwhenyougetalongwithanyrelationshipyouneedtoletotherpersonknowhowyouarefeeling.Ifyouarenotabletocommunicateyoudriftapart.Whenyouaremadatyourparentsoranyoneelsenottalkingtothemdoesn’tsolveanything.Communicationbeginswiththeconcerns关心ofanother.Itmeansthatyoucan’tjustcomehomefromschoolgouptoyourroomandignore不理睬everyonE.EvenifyoujustsayHiandseehowtheirdaywasforfiveminutesitisbetterthannothing.Ifyoulookedupthewordcommunicationinadictionaryitwouldsaytheexchangeofideastheconveyance表达ofinformationcorrespondence通信meansofcommunication:aletteroramessage.Tomaintain保持agoodrelationshipyoumustkeepcommunicationstrong.Letpeopleknowhowyoufeelevenifit’sjustbywritinganotE.Whendealingwithparentsyoualwayshavetomakethemfeelgoodabouthowtheyaredoingasaparent.Ifyouaretryingtomakethemseesomethingasyouseeittellthemthatyou’lllistentowhattheyhavetosaybutaskthempolitelytolistentoyou.YellingorwalkingawayonlymakesthesituationworsE.Thisisanexample:onenightSophiewenttoastreetpartywithherfriends.Sheknewshehadtobehomebymidnightafterthefireworksbutshedidn’tfeelshecouldjustasktogohomE.ThatwouldberudE.Afteralltheyhadbeenniceenoughtotakeheralongwiththem.NeedlesstosayshewaslategettinghomE.HerparentsweremadatfirstnotwhenSophieexplainedwhyshewaslatetheyweren’tasmadandlettheincidentgo.CommunicationisthekeyfactorherE.IfSophie’sparentshadnotbeenwillingtolistenSophiewouldhavebeeninalotoftroublE.Communicationisn’taone-waydeal:itgoesbothways.Justremember:ifyougetintoasituationlikeSophie’stellingtheotherpersonhowyoufeel-listeningisthekeyfactortocommunication.6.Inthewriter’sviewdealingwithparentsis__________thanwithchildren.A.moredifficultB.easierC.moreuninterestingD.moreinteresting7.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphis__________.A.theimportanceoffriendshipB.tomakeyourfeelingknowntoothersC.theimportanceofcommunicationD.thedisagreementbetweengenerations8.Whenparentsandchildrenareincommunicationthekeytoahappyrelationshipisthat__________.A.childrenshouldalwaysobeytheirparentsB.theyshouldbeequalC.parentsplaytheleadingpartD.bothmaketheoppositeknowtheirfeelings9.Theexampleinthispassageprovesthat___________.A.Sophie’sparentsarewillingtolistentoherB.SophieisverypolitetoherparentsC.SophiedidwellinexplainingherbeinglateD.communicationisthesolution解决办法tomisunderstanding
Allhotelsarerestoredperiodically.HoweverfewdoitasfrequentlyasSweden’sIcehotel.LocatedinaremotevillageofSwedenthehotelisconstructedentirelyfromiceandthereforehastoberebuiltannually.The26-year-oldtraditionbeganaccidentallyin1989whenlocalsorganizedanartexhibitiontoattractwintervisitors.AmongthetouristswasanadventurousgroupthatannouncedtheirintentionofspendingthenightinthebuildingwheretheexhibitionwasbeinghelD.That'swhentheideaofbuildingtheicyaccommodationsoccurredtothelocals.EachyearthepreparationsbegininMarchandtheconstructionstartsinNovember.WithineighttotwelveweeksIcehotelisreadytowelcomeitsfirstvisitorsuntilmid-April.Afterthatthebeautifulstructurewillslowlymeltintoonegiantpool.Amongthisyear'suniquesuite套房offeringsistheElephantintheRoom.Itfeaturesa3-metretallsculptedelephantoverlookinganice-framedbeD.Forthoseseekingsomethingmorecutting-edgethereareonesthemedafteraSwedishhorrorfilmandlocalfairytales.Togetagoodnight'srestguestshavetosnuggleinsidetheirsleepingbagswithglovesandhatson.Thoughthatseemsalittleuncomfortablevisitorssayitisanexperiencelikenoneother.Thehotelalsofeaturesabeautifullycraftedicechurchwhereover100coupleswillgetmarriedthisyearandanIceBarthatwillservedrinksinglassescarvedfromicE.Thoughdiningoptionsarelimitedtothehotel'sonlyrestaurantguestswillhavelittletocomplainaboutwithMichelin-trainedchefAlexanderMeierinchargE.Tokeepcustomersentertainedthehoteloffersalotoffunactivitieslikesnowshoeingdogsleddingandevenovernightwildernesscamping.12.WhatmakestheIcehotelspecial?A.ItislocatedinaremotevillagE.B.Itholdsanartexhibitionannually.C.ItisentirelybuiltfromicE.D.Itoffersdifferentthemesuites.13.HowlongisIcehotelinserviceeveryyear?A.Aboutonemonth.B.Aboutthreemonths.C.Abouthalfayear.D.Aboutawholeyear.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordcutting-edgeinparagraphfourprobablymean?A.Thrilling.B.Beautiful.C.Frustrating.D.Peaceful.15.WhatcanvisitorsdowhilestayingintheIcehotel?A.LearntosculptanimalsfromicE.B.Havedinnerinarestaurantnearby.C.HoldweddingceremoniestherE.D.WatchSwedishhorrormovies.
热门题库
更多
教案备课库
汽车维修电工
高中英语
高中化学
高中政治
电大政治学原理
电大护理学
电大保险学概论
炉台实战技艺
保险公司法规
财经法规
执业兽医水生动物类
社工招聘
安全生产主体责任知识
ACI注册国籍高级营养师
职业礼仪
湘公网安备 43130202000226号