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IlivedahardlifewhenIwaslittle.Iwasabused虐待physicallyandmentally.Lifeasanadultwasnotbetterwithabrokenmarriage.Itriedtokillmyself.ButthankfullyIwasrescuedbyateacherandthankstothehelpoftheteacherIrebuiltmylife.TodayIamarebornpersonasfounderofahomehereinSabahMalaysiaandageneralsocialworkerandsocialactivist.Attheageof38IleftforCamphillAberdeenScotlandwhereIgraduatedasamedicaleducationistandaguidancedoctor.WhenIwasaskedwhichuniversityIgraduatedfrombeforegoingtoCamphillmyanswerwastheUniversityofLife.Iamnow61yearsoldandstillactiveinmyservicesfortheneedy.Myfriendsnevereverhavelowopinionsofanyoneandalwaysbecarefulofnegativewordsthatcandestroyaperson'slife.IwaslaughedatbeingamixedbreedandIwastoldthatIwasahopelesschildwithnobrainsyettodayIamapublicfigureoftensoughtforbyvariouspressmediaformyadviceonvarioussocialproblems.Forthosewhoaregoingthroughsometroublesintheirlifenevergiveuphopebecauseeveryeventthathappensinourlifewhetheritisgoodorhorribleteachesalessonfromwhichwecanlearnsomethingpositive.Helpfromfriendsmakesususefulpeople.Ihopemylifestorywilltouchsomeoneinneedofhelp.Iflcanmakeityoutoocanevenbetterthanme.1.Wecaneasilylearnfromthepassagethatthewriter________.A.hasmarriedtwiceB.hatedherparentsverymuchC.chosetoleaveherhusbandD.hadamiserablechildhood2.WelearnthatParagraph3mainly________.A.tellsusabouttheharmfuleffectsofnegativewordsB.tellsusaboutthewriter’schildhoodC.suggestspeoplenotlookdownuponothersD.showshowsuccessfulthewriterisnow3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.veryfewpeopleknowthepastofthewriter.B.Thewritermainlyhelpshungrychildreninpoorcountries.C.Thewriterappreciatesthatteacher'shelpverymuch.D.ThewriterstudiedinaveryfamousuniversitybeforegoingtoCamphill.4.WhydidthewriteranswerthatshegraduatedfromtheUniversityofLife?A.Becauseshedidn'twanttobelaughedatbyothers.B.Becausethatwastheuniversitywhereshemetherrescuer.C.Becauseshehaslearntalotoflessonsfromlife.D.Becausethatwastheuniversityshereallywantedtogoto.5.What'sthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Totellparentstobekindtotheirchildren.B.Tosuggestthatpeopleshouldalwayslearnalessonfromthepast.C.Toadvisepeopletotrytheirbesttohelpthoseinneed.D.Toencouragepeoplewhoareintroublenevertogiveuphope.
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MichaelFishmaysoonbereplacedasaweatherforecasterbysomethingtrulyfishier--theshark鲨鱼.ResearchbyaBritishbiologystudentsuggeststhatsharkscouldbeusedtopredictstorms.LaurenSmith24isclosetocompletingherstudyonshark'sabilitytosensepressure.Ifherstudiesprovethetheoryscientistsmaybeabletomonitorthebehaviorofsharkstopredictbadweather.MissSmithhadpreviouslystudiedthebehavioroflemonsharksintheBahamas.ShethenusedtheircloserelativeslesserspotteddogfishforfurtherresearchatAberdeenUniversity.Herwork--thoughttobethefirstofitskindtotestthepressuretheory--resultedfromtheobservationthatjuvenileblacktipsharksoffFloridamovedintodeeperwateraheadofaviolentstormin2001.MissSmithsaidI’vealwaysbeencrazyabouttravelinganddivingandthisledmetoaninterestinsharks.Iwasdelightedtohavebeenabletoresearchintheareaformydegree.Iknowthere'ssomuchmoreweneedtounderstand--butitcertainlyopensthewaytomoreresearch.Ithasbeendiscoveredthatasharksensespressureusinghaircellsinitsbalancesystem.AttheBiminiSharkLabintheBahamasMissSmithfixedhi-techsensorstosharkstorecordpressureandtemperaturewhilealsotrackingthemusingGPSGlobalPositioningSystemtechnology.InAberdeenshewasabletostudytheeffectsoftidal潮汐的andtemperaturechangesoffdogfish--noneofwhichwereharmed.Shealsousedaspeciallabwhichcanmimic模拟oceanicpressurechangescausedbyweatherfronts.Sheisduetocompleteherstudyandgraduatelaterthisyear.Shesaysshewillbelookingforajobwhichwillgiveherthechancetoenrichherexperienceofsharkresearch.1.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom_________.A.ashort-storycollectionB.apopularsciencemagazineC.aresearchpaperD.apersonaldiary2.Whatdowelearnfromthefirstfourparagraphofthepassage?A.Sharksmaybeusedtopredictbadweather.B.Sharks'behaviorcanbecontrolled.C.MichaelFishisnotqualifiedforhisjob.D.LaurenSmithwillbecomeaweatherforecaster.3.LaurenSmithconductedherresearchby_________.A.removinghaircellsfromashark'sbalancesystemB.measuringtheairpressureofweatherfrontsC.recordingsharks'bodytemperatureD.monitoringsharks'reactiontoweatherchanges4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Apopularwayofforecastingweather.B.Anewresearcheffortinpredictingstorms.C.Biologists'interestinthesecretsofsharks.D.LaurenSmith'sdevotiontoscientificresearch.
IfirstmetheronthebeachnearwhereIlive.Idrivetothisbeacha1ofthreeorfourmileswheneverI’mfeelingdown.Atthattimeshewas2something.Looking3shesaidHello.Inoddednotwantingto4withasmallchild.I’mWendyandI’mbuildingsomething.shesaid.Iseebutwhatisit?Iaskednot5.Don’tknowIjustlikethe6ofsand.A.sandpiper矶鹞鸟flewby.That’sa7.Mumsayssandpiperscometobringusjoy.Good-byejoyIthoughttomyselfHello8.andwalkedaway.Mylifethenseemedcompletelyoutof9.Comeagainshecalled.andhaveanother10day.Butthedaysandweeksthatfollowed11tootherpeoplenaughtyboysanda12mother.OnemorningIsuddenlyrealizedIneededmy13andheadedforthebeach.ThebreezewascoolbutIwalkedalongtryingtorecapture捕捉theinnerpeaceIneeded.Ihadalmost14thechildsoIwassurprisedwhensheappeared.15doyoulive?Iasked.Shepointedtowardasummercottage.20090427ThenonedayIrushedtomybeachingreatpaineveninno16togreetthegirl.Ifyoudon’tmindIsaidcoldlyI’dratherbe17today.Sheseemedunusually18andoutofbreath.Why?sheasked.Mymotherdied!Didithurtwhenshedied?Ofcourseithurt!Ishoutedmisunderstandingher.WhenInextwenttothebeachshewasn’ttherE.Feeling19andadmittingI20herIwentuptothecottagE.A.womanansweredthedoor.Wendymydaughterdiedlastweek.Shehadleukemia白血病.Maybeshedidn’ttellyou.1.A.lengthB.distanceC.spaceD.reach2.A.observingB.drawingC.buildingD.collecting3.A.upB.outC.downD.over4.A.workB.playC.stayD.talk5.A.caringB.seeingC.wantingD.worrying6.A.feelB.senseC.smellD.comfort7.A.sorrowB.joyC.pityD.lie8.A.comfortB.pleasureC.kindnessD.pain9.A.balanceB.sightC.mindD.range10.A.sadB.happyC.busyD.fine11.A.addedB.ledC.belongedD.related12.A.kindB.poorC.lonelyD.sick13.A.partnerB.sandpiperC.chanceD.holiday14.A.searchedB.knownC.noticedD.forgotten15.A.HowB.WhatC.WhereD.Which16.A.moodB.timeC.wayD.place17.A.aloneB.lonelyC.uniqueD.special18.A.happyB.paleC.goodD.powerful19.A.sorryB.excitedC.coldD.puzzled20.A.cheatedB.lostC.troubledD.missed
LiAnqiangisaheroinhisschoolforsavingthelifeofaclassmateduringtheSichuanearthquakE.HehasaherotooNBAstarKobeBryant.Eventhoughthe17-year-oldstudentofBeichuanHighSchoolinSichuanhaslostbothlegshehasn’tlosthispassionforbasketballbecausehelovestheLosAngelesshootingguard′sskills.NowhehasabasketballsignedbyBryantandwordsofencouragementfromhisidol偶像.OnFebruary27Lie-mailedBryantthroughthepopularwebsiteSinA.comexpressinghisadmirationandaskingforasignedbasketball.IcannolongerstanduporrunbutIcanstillshoothoops投篮frommywheelchair.Iwillnotgiveupbutwillkeeponplayingbecauseyouaremyidol.LisentapictureofhimselfplayingbasketballfromhiswheelchairsayingIwillkeepthebasketballinmyroomandlookatiteveryday.Itwillgivemestrength.Iwanttobearealmanamanusefultosociety.InhisreplyBryantsaidhewasmovedandpraisedLiasastrongboywhoseattitudetowardfate命运wasamazing.HesaidhewashappythatListilllovedbasketballandaddedhethoughtLilookedcoolshootingahoopfromhiswheelchair.BryantsaidhehopedthatallthepeopleinthequakezonecouldbeasstrongasLi.Liwasgoodatothersportsliketabletennisandswimmingbeforelosinghislegs.Standing1.74mtallbeforethequaketheteenagernowreaches87cmwithouthisartificiallimbs假肢-butthathasnotstoppedhimplayingbasketball.Li′smotherWangFengqiong36saidhersonhasbeeninhighspiritseversincereceivingBryant’sletterandautographed签名的basketball.WithhismindongoodgradesLigetsupat530ameverydaytoprepareforschool.HealsoworkshardatEnglishbeforegoingtobeD.That’sbecauseLihasheardthatBryantmightvisitChinathisyearsaidHuangPenganeditoratSina.com.HeisstudyingEnglishsothathecantalktoKobesaidLiYongthestudent’s38-year-oldfather.Kobetoldhimthatlikeplayingbasketballonehastopracticetobecomeperfect.1.ThoughhelosthislegsLiAnqiangisstillcrazyaboutbasketballbecause_____________.A.hedreamsofbecominganNBAstaronedayB.hehasabasketballsignedbyBryantC.heisafanoftheLosAngelesLakersD.hethinksit’scooltoplaybasketballfromhiswheelchair2.BeforetheearthquakeLiAnqiangwasgoodatthefollowingsportsEXCEPT____.A.footballB.basketballC.tabletennisD.swimming3.What’sBryant’sattitudetowardsLiAnqiang?A.Pitying..B.Admiring..C.Indifferent..D.AmuseD.4.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatLiAnqiangis_______.A.ambitiousB.easy-goingC.strong-mindedD.sorrowful5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LiAnqiang′sstoryB.AbraveboyC.Bryant’sbasketballD.ReplyfromKobe
TeachingBoys:DevelopingclassroompracticesthatworkAmandaKeddieandMartinMillsBridgesthegapbetweentheoryandpracticetoofferapracticalandsustainableframeworkforteachingboysinclassroomsofalllevels.Salespoints•Teachingboysremainsoneofthemostconcernedissuesineducationtoday.•Manybookshavebeenpublishedanalyzingwhyboysperformlesswellthangirlsandwhysomeboysstruggleatschool.Buttheydon’tshowteacherswhatwillwork:thisbookdoes.•Theauthorsofferaresearch-basedframeworkforclassroomstrategiesthatworkwithboys—anddon’tdisadvantagegirls.DescriptionBoys’educationcontinuestobeafocusofpublicanxietyamongteachers.Concernaboutboys’generaleducationalunder-achievementandtheimpactthisunder-achievementhasontheboysthemselvesaswellasonthebroadersocietycontinuestofueldisagreementanddebateonthebestapproachtotakeinresponsE.TeachingBoysprovidesaframeworkfordevelopingpracticalandsustainablewaystoimproveboys’education.Thebookindicateshowwhatteachersdointheclassroomcanenableboys’academicandsocialoutcomes.WithdetailedcasestudiesKeddie&Millsoutlinearangeofpracticalclassroomstrategiesthatwillassistteacherstomeetthechallengeofteachingboyswithoutneglectingthegirlsintheprocess.AbouttheAuthorAmandaKeddieisaresearcherattheUniversityofQueenslanD.Herresearchinterestsandteachingareasfocusonclassroomteachingcurriculumandeducationalsociology.MartinMillsisAssociateProfessorintheSchoolofEducationattheUniversityofQueenslanD.Hehaswrittenseveralbooksandisco-authorofTeachersandSchoolingMakingaDifferenceAllen&Unwin2005.1.Thepurposeofthispassageis________.A.topromoteclassroomteachingB.toadvertisingabookC.toanalyzingboys’academicperformanceD.tointroducetwoeducators2.WhatproblemisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Boys’generaleducationalunder-achievementanditsimpact.B.Teachers’anxietytoteachboys.C.Lackofpracticalstrategiesforteachingboys.D.Publicopinionsonclassroomteaching.3.ThebookTeachingBoysisintendedfor________.A.parentsB.teachersC.studentsD.boys4.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A.Teachers’concernmakesthedisagreementanddebateonthebestapproachmoreheateD.B.Teachers’concernbringsaboutthedisagreementanddebateonthebestapproach.C.Thestrategiesrecommendedbythebookareofnobenefittogirls.D.Teachingboystoimprovetheirachievementisanewly-raisedissuE.
Thereisafinelinebetweenaparentwhoisactiveandopen-mindedandonethatdoesn’tknowwhentoletgo放手.AsmydaughterNicolepreparestoleavehomeforcollegeI’mdiscoveringhowharditistostayonthe1sideofthislinE.WhenIhold2theapronstrings围裙带connectingusNicoleeagerto3independencetriestoloosenmygrasp.Whatresultsisaan4mother-daughterpush-mepull-youkindoftango.Forthepasttwoyearsit’sgonelikethis:Mother’squestion:Haveyouthoughtoftakinganadvancedplacementclass高阶课程sothatyoucanearncollegecredit?Daughter’s5:NoI’mnotinterestedinthat.IbitmylipafewtimesandNicoleshotmeafewglares.Twomonthsagoshewas6toagreatuniversity.HoweverIwasstillthemotherhavinga7timelettinggo.ThenightbeforetheintroductorymeetingoftheuniversityIhadreadthecoursecatalogcarefullyand8courseswhichIthoughtlookedgooD.WemetonthecampusthenextafternoonandNicole’sface9withexcitement.IhavehadmyentireschedulefiguredoutshesaiD.Already?Iwasastonished10sheshouldhavediscusseditwithmE.IexaminedtheschedulE.Nicolehadn’ttakenaan11oneofthecoursesIhadsuggesteD.Everycourseshehadchosen12suitedherinterests.JustthenIsawamaturecapableyoungwomanwitha13mindandtheabilitytoshapeherfuturE.Shenolongerneededhermother14everydecisionshemadE.Ifeltproudthoughstillabit15.I16thelessonscarefully.Nicolehasstruggledtolearnoverthepast18years:17sympathyandhardwork.Therehavebeenafewholesalongtheway.18sheiswell-equippedandeagerto19thefuturE.ThenextstepIrecognizedwasminetotake:givingmydaughterandmyselfthe20webothneedeD.1.A.leftB.rightC.eitherD.each2.A.ontoB.upC.backD.out3.A.keepB.refuseC.tasteD.bear4.A.awkwardB.relaxingC.livelyD.beautiful5.A.commentB.wordC.conceptD.response6.A.receivedB.invitedC.treatedD.accepted7.A.goodB.greatC.hardD.easy8.A.takenB.underlinedC.offeredD.emphasized9.A.litupB.builtupC.turnedupD.madeup10.A.imaginingB.thinkingC.hopingD.adding11.A.onlyB.justC.evenD.single12.A.mostlyB.hardlyC.exactlyD.slightly13.A.sharpB.normalC.differentD.typical14.A.encouragingB.evaluatingC.disagreeingD.agreeing15.A.anxiousB.excitedC.sadD.tense16.A.reviewedB.observedC.checkedD.studied17.A.competenceB.creativityC.responsibilityD.confidence18.A.ThereforeB.InsteadC.StillD.Besides19.A.embraceB.discoverC.determineD.control20.A.characterB.strengthC.reliefD.independence
Duringmyhighschoolyear^-themostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearingtotheFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedaboutitwastheleastofmyworries.WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschoolmyolderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollegE.FormygraduationhegavemeacardinwhichhewroteEnjoyyourfouryears...theygobyfast.Iremembernotbelievinghimthenbutlookingback...hewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasapersonpushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult.20090417HoweverIwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschoolthatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelikE.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformancE.IknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollegesoItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollege社区医院andIdidn'tworryaboutmySAT美国大学入学考试scores.WhenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollegesIstartedtowishIhaddonethesamE.MyfriendswerelivingawaymeetingnewpeoplediscoveringnewplacesandIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!Whydidn'tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampus大学校园atmosphereinsteadoftwo.MyadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftimE.NowIhavegraduatedandIamworkingfulltimeandIwoulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!1.Whydidn'ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores?A.Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.B.HehadbeenadmittedforhisgiftindancE.C.HewantedtogotocommunitycollegE.D.Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.2.Wheninhighschooltheauthor.A.livedintheschoolexceptonholidaysB.buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetimeC.enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelifeD.drovetoandfromclasseveryday3.Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanbyEnjoyyourfouryearstheygobyfast.A.Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.B.HewishedtheauthortohavemoredancE.C.HeencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzonE.D.HesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollegE.4.Talkingofhishighschoolyearstheauthorfeels.A.lonelyB.regretfulC.angryD.pleased
Girls'DayorDollFestivaltakesplaceonMarch3rdeveryyearinJapan.ItsoriginsgobacktoChinawhichhadthecustomofmakingadollandthenputtingthedollinariverinordertogetridofbadluck.Girls'DayinJapaniscelebratedonthe3rdofMarch.AndfrommidtolateFebruaryfamilieswithdaughtersputoutdollsinthehopethattheirdaughterswillgrowuphealthyandhappy.Onesuperstition迷信relatedtothisisthatiftheyarelateinputtingawaythedollswhenthefestivalisovertheirdaughterswillbecomeoldmaids.Mostdisplayshavejustaprinceandaprincessbutsomemorebeautifuldisplaysincludethedollsalongwithcandyriceboiledwithredbeanswhitesake清酒peachblossomsdiamond-shapedricecakestoysandtinyfurniture.Traditionallyparentsorgrandparentswillbegintheirfirstdisplayfortheirdaughterorgranddaughtercalledhatsuzekkuwhensheisjustoneyearoldandsomefamilieshavepassedtheirdollsdownfromgenerationtogeneration.Whenagirlgetsmarriedsheusuallytakesherdollswithhertohernewhome.Asidefromdisplayingdolls.Japanesepeopleusedtogotoviewthepeachblossomsdrinksakewithablossominitandbatheinwaterwithblossoms.ThefestivaldevelopedintotheformweseetodayduringtheEdoPeriod1603--1867anditisstillpossibleforpeopletobuyGirls'Daydollsmadeduringthattimeaswellasonesmadeinthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesinantique古董shopsduringtheseason.1.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.ThedevelopmentofGirls'DayinJapan.B.AbriefintroductiontoGirls'DayinJapan.C.WhatJapanesepeopleusuallydoonGirls'Day.D.WhydollsareveryimportantonGirls'Day.2.Parentsputoutdollsinthehopethat________.A.theirdaughterswillhiveagoodmarriageB.thefamilywillgetridofbadluckC.theirdaughterswillgrowuphappyandhealthyD.theirdaughterswillnotbecomeoldmaids3.Accordingtothesuperstitionmentionedinthepassage________.A.thedollsshouldbeputoutontimeB.allthedollsshouldbeputawaybytheendofMarch3rdC.thedisplaysshouldonlyhavedollsofaprinceandaprincessD.parentsshouldbeginthefirstdisplaywhentheirdaughterisoneyearold.4.Afterreadingthepassagewelearnthat________.A.JapanesepeoplenolongercelebrateGirls'DayB.allthedollsforGirls'Daymustbemadebythegirls'parentsC.theDollFestivalusuallylastsfrommidtolateFebruaryD.thehistoryofJapaneseGirls'DaycanbetracedbacktoancientChina.5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.ThatallthegirlsshoulddrinkwhitesakeonGirls'Day.B.Thatallthedollsthathavebeendisplayedmustbepasseddown.C.ThatJapanesepeoplefirststartedtocelebrateGirls'Dayin1603.D.ThatpeachblossomsusedtoplatyanimportantroleonGirls'Day.
KidswilloftenignoreyourrequestsforthemtoshutofftheTVstarttheirchores杂事ordotheirhomeworkasawaytoavoidfollowingyourdirections.Beforeyouknowityou’vestartedtosoundlikeabrokenrecordasyourepeatedlyaskthemtodotheirassignmentscleantheirroomortakeoutthetrash.RatherthansayingDoyourchoresnowyou’llbemoreeffectiveifyousetatargettimeforwhenthechoreshavetobecompleteD.SoinsteadofarguingaboutstartingchoresjustsayIfchoresaren’tdoneby4p.m.herearetheconsequences.Thenit’suptoyourchildtocompletethechorE.Puttheballbackintheircourt.Don’targueorfightwiththemjustsayThat’sthewayit’sgoingtobE.Itshouldn’tbepunitive惩罚性的asmuchasitshouldbepersuasivE.Ifyourchoresaren’tdoneby4p.m.thennovideogametimeuntilchoresaredonE.Andiffinishingthosechoresrunsintohomeworktimethat’sgoingtobeyourloss.OntheotherhandwhendealingwithhomeworkkeepitverysimplE.HaveatimewhenhomeworkstartsandatthattimeallelectronicsgooffanddonotgobackonuntilyouseethattheirhomeworkisdonE.IfyourchildsaystheyhavenohomeworkthentheyshouldusethattimetostudyorreaD.Eitherwaythereshouldbeatimesetasidewhentheelectronicsareoff.WhenakidwearshisiPodorheadphoneswhenyou’retryingtotalktohimmakenobonesaboutit:heisnotignoringyouheisdisrespectingyou.Atthatpointeverythingelseshouldstopuntilhetakestheearplugsoutofhisears.Don’ttrytocommunicatewithhimwhenhe’swearingheadphones—evenifhetellsyouhecanhearyouwearingthemwhileyou’retalkingtohimisasignofdisrespect.Parentsshouldbeverytoughaboutthiskindofthing.Remembermutualrespectbecomesmoreimportantaschildrengetolder.ListenIknowitcanbeveryfrustratingforparentstodealwithkidswhoareignoringthemorotherfamilymembers.Certainlyitcanbeveryannoying.Buthere’sthebottomline:thelessyoutakethesebehaviorspersonallythemoreeffectivelyyou’llbeabletodealwiththedifferentphasesyourchildrenwillgothroughastheymaturE.1.Basedonthepassageitseldomhappensthat________.A.kidsturnadeafeartotheirparents’requestsB.parents’directionssoundlikeabrokenrecordC.childrenarereadytofollowtheirparents’directionsD.parentsareunawareofwhattheyarerepeatingtotheirkids2.You’llbeabletodealwithyourchildmoreeffectivelyifyou________.A.letyourchildknowit’shisorherturntodosomethingB.giveyourrequestbysayingShutofftheTVnowC.argueandfightwithyourchildD.allowyourchildtoplayaballinhisorhercourt3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisapersuasiveone?A.Ifyoufailtofinishtoday’shomeworkyou’llfacethemusicinyourteacher’sofficE.B.Youmustn’tletyourchorestakeupyourhomeworktimE.C.Ifyourchoresaredoneby5p.m.you’dbetterdoyourhomeworkatoncE.D.IfyouhavenohomeworkyoushouldstudyorreaD.4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.youshouldtakeoffhisheadphoneswhenyou’retryingtohaveatalkwithyourchildB.itwillmakenodifferencethatyourkidiswearinghisearplugswhiletalkingtoyouC.youmustn’tgiveintoyourkidwhenheshowsnosignofrespectD.kids’purposelytalkingtoyouwithiPodgivesthemasenseofpowerandcontrol5.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.thatrespectingeachotherismoreimportantthananythingelseB.howyourkidsbehavetoignoreanddisrespectyouC.thatchildrenshouldmakechoicesanddecisionsontheirownD.howyoucandealwithyourkid’sbehaviorwithoutlosingyourcool
AnyonewhoreadsabookandthengoestoseeamoviebasedonthatbookgenerallyleavesthemoviefeelingalittledisappointeD.Whymightthisbe?Bothbooksandmoviesservethepurposeofentertainment.Bothbooksandmoviesoffercharactersandplots.Andbothbooksandmoviesprovideasettingforastory.Bookshoweverofferamoreattractiveandcomplexformofentertainmentthanmovies.Althoughmoviesareentertainingtowatchbookshaveadvantagesoverthem.Firstbooksincomparisontomoviescanmoreeasilyseizethedepthsofcharactersandcreateacomplexsettingthroughtheuseofrichdescription.BooksleaveituptothereadertointerpretimagineandrecreatethestoryinhisorherownminD.Howevermoviesareactionpackedandprovidelotsofvisualstimuli视觉刺激;stillitisthemovienottheviewerthatinterpretsthecharactersplotandsetting.SecondbooksarenotlimitedtotimE.A.writercanwriteasmuchoraslittleasnecessaryinordertocreateandtellastory.Moviesontheotherhandarelimitedtoanhourandahalftotwohoursofentertainingtimebeforetheaudience观众beginstogetrestless.Lastreadingisanintellectualformofentertainment.Readerscanimprovetheirlevelofreadingandvocabularyinaharmlesshealthyandpleasurableway.Moviesontheotherhandarenotascomplexandentertainingasbooksandtheyleavenothingtointerpret.Thereforetheadvantagesandentertainmentvalueofbooksoutweigh胜过thoseofamoviE.Toconcludebooksthroughinterpretationhelpthereaderdevelopasenseofrelationshiptothecharactersandthestoryitselfbutamoviestrictlyentertains.Booksareabetterformofentertainmentthanmovies.1.Accordingtotheauthor_____.A.moviesoftenmakepeopledisappointedB.moreandmorepeople-preferbookstomoviesC.bookshavemanyadvantagesovermoviesD.bothbooksandmoviesstrictlyentertain2.Theunderlinedwordintellectualinthesecondparagraphmayrelateto_____.A.trainingB.learningC.translationD.memory3.Welearnfromthetextthat_____.A.moviescaneasilyseizethedepthsofcharactersB.booksprovidemorevisualstimulithanmoviesC.booksleavereadersnothingtointerpretandimagineD.moviesareusuallytimelimitedcomparedwithbooks4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Movies:EasyFormofEntertainmentB.Books:BetterFormofEntertainmentC.HowtoProduceMoviesBasedonBooksD.WhyAreWeDisappointedatMovies
Ifyou’renotgettingalongwithyourneighboursoryoursociallifeisinactiveconsidergettingapetpreferablyadog.A.newAustralianstudyhasfoundthatpetownerstendtointeractmorepositivelywiththeirneighboursandwidercommunityandbeoutandaboutmorE.Anddogownersseemtobethefriendliestandmostsocialofall.LisaWoodalecturerattheUniversityofWesternAustraliawithhercolleaguesconductedarandomtelephonesurveyof339adultsfromthreesuburbsintheWesternAustraliancapitalPerthaskingquestionsaboutpetownershipandsocialinteraction.Theyfoundthatpetownersweremorelikelythanpeoplewhodidn'townapettoacknowledgeandexchangeinformalgreetingswithpeoplefromtheirneighbourhoodoftenwhiletheywereoutwiththeirpetandtoexchangefavorswiththeirneighbours.Dogownersinparticularseemedtoenjoygoodsocialcontact.Forexamplemorethanhalfindicatedthattheyhadgottoknowpeopleintheirsuburbasaresultoftheirpetandmorethanfour-fifthstalkedtootherpetownerswhentheywalkedtheirdogs.Butingeneralpetownersincludinggoldfishownersappearedtobemoresocialthanpeoplewhodidn'townapetwithfewernumbersreportingithardtogettoknowpeopleintheirneighbourhooD.Theresearchsuggestsowningapetalsomotivatespeopletowalkanduselocalparksprovidingopportunitiestomeetnewpeople;actsasacatalyst催化剂fortakingpartincommunityactivitiesandasaprotectorofmentalhealthwhichinfluencestheabilitytotakepartincommunityeventsandinteractwithlocalpeoplE.1.AccordingtotheAustralianstudy__________________________.A.gettingapetcanmakeyoubusierB.thepetownersarealwaysreadytohelpotherseverydayC.yoursociallifedependsonwhetheryouownapetornotD.thepetownerscanbenefitalotfromkeepingthepet2.Whowouldliketogooutandcommunicatewithothersaccordingtothispassage?A.ThelocalrichpeoplE.B.Peoplekeepinggoldfish.C.Peoplewithoutanypets.D.Thepeopleincommunity.3.Allthefollowingaretheadvantagesofkeepingpetsexceptthat___________________.A.somepetownersfinditnoteasytogetalongwithothersB.petownersareusuallymorefriendlytoothersC.petownersarelikelytocommunicatewithothersD.keepingpetsdoalotofgoodtotheowners'health4.Theauthorusesthewordmotivatesinthelastparagraphtomean________________.A.remindsB.advisesC.encouragesD.requires5.Allthedetailsinthispassagesupportthemainidea______________________.A.keepingpetscangaintherespectoftheothersB.gettingpetscanimproveyoursociallifeC.peoplearepersuadedtoraisemorepetsD.peoplecanmakemorefriendsbyraisingdogs
Ahoy!Asonepiratemightsaytoanother.Piratesandpiratetalkarealltherange.Butyoudon’thavetogototheCaribbeanorNederlandtofindpiratetales.TherearesomegoodonesintheUnitedStates.PirateJeanLafittebuiltapiratevillagehecalledCampecheonTexas’GalvestonIslandin1817.Ithadhuts临时营房forthepiratesashipyardbarsandgambling赌博houses.Italsohadaslavemarketandboardinghousesforvisitors.NeedlesstosaypiratessuchasLafittewerenotniceguys.GeneralJamesLongtriedtogetLafittetohelpTexasfightforindependencefromSpainandMexico.ButLafittewouldn’tdoit.Insteadin1821HeattackedanAmericanshipandwasforcedtoleavetheisland.Beforehedidhehostedapartyforhispirateswithwineandburnedhisvillage.Somesayheburiedtreasureontheislandbutit’sneverbeenfound.JohnMatthewsauthorofanewchildren’sbookPiratessharessomecoolpiratefacts.Matthewssayshe’sbeenfascinatedbypiratesforaslongashecanremember.formetheyrepresentakindoffreedomhesays.Howevercruelthemenandwomenweretherewasaunityandsenseofhonorwecouldstilllearnfrom.1.Thepartismainlyabout______________.A.howpiratesbecomepopularB.afamouspiratevillageC.piratetalesinUSD.PirateJeanLafitte2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutPirateJeanLafitteaccordingtothepassage?A.HeplayedanimportantroleinhelpingTexastogainitsindependence.B.Intheearly19thcenturyhebuiltapiratevillageononeislandinTexas.C.HewasconsideredagreatleaderbecauseofhiscontributiontoCampeche.D.In1821helefttheislandinTexaswillinglytoseekforbetterfortunes.3.WhichofthefollowingwouldMatthewsprobablynotagree?A.Piratesstandforakindoffreedom.B.Piratesareunitedonboardship.C.Pirateshaveareasontobecruel.D.Pirateshaveasenseofhonor.
根据短文内容从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项WeightlossisahardtopiC.Lotsofpeoplearen’tsatisfiedwiththeirpresentweightbutmostpeoplearen’tsurehowtochangeit.YoumaywanttolooklikethemodelsoractorsinmagazinesoronTVbutthosegoalsmightnotbehealthyorrealisticforyou.____1____.Sowhatshouldyoudoaboutyourweightcontrol?___2___Thebestwaytofindoutifyouareatahealthyweightorifyouneedtoloseorgainweightistotalktoadoctorordietitian营养学家.___3____IfitturnsoutthatyoucanbenefitfromweightlossthenyoucanfollowafewofthesimplesuggestionslistedbelowtogetstarteD.___4___Peoplewholoseweightquicklybycrashdietingorotherextrememeasuresusuallygainbackallofthepoundstheylostbecausetheyhaven’tpermanentlychangedtheirhabits.ThereforethebestweightmanagementwaysarethosethatyoucanmaintainforalifetimE.Smallchangesarealoteasiertostickwiththanlargeones.Tryreducingthesizeofwhatyoueat.___5___OnceyouhavethatdownstartgraduallyintroducinghealthierfoodsandexerciseintoyourlifE.It’sagoodideatomaintainahealthyweightbecauseit’sjustthat:healthy.A.Trygivingupregularsodaforaweek.B.Trytopayattentionasyoueatandstopwhenyou’refull.C.Weightmanagementisaboutlong-termsuccess.D.BesidesnomagicaldietwillmakeyoulooklikesomeoneelsE.E.Beinghealthyisreallyaboutbeingataweightthatisrightforyou.F.Changingfromwholetononfatorlow-fatmilkisalsoagoodideA.G.Theywillcompareyourweightwithhealthystandardsandhelpyousetgoals.
Doyouthinkthatdaydreamingisawasteoftime?Probablyso.Onthecontrary''saysL..Giambraanexpertinpsychology心理学.Daydreamingisquitenecessary.Withoutitthemindcouldn’tgetdoneallthethinkingithastododuringanormalday.Youcan’tpossiblydoallyourthinkingwithaconsciousness有意识.Insteadyourunconsciousmindisworkingoutproblemsallthetime.Daydreamingthenmaybeonewaythattheunconsciousandconsciousstatesofmindhavesilentdialogues.Earlypsychologyexpertspaidnoattentiontotheimportanceofdaydreamsorevenconsideredthemharmful.Atonetimedaydreamingwasthoughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.Theydidnothaveabetterunderstandingofdaydreamsuntilthelate1980s.EricKlingeraprofessorofpsychologyisthewriterofthebookDAYDREAMING.KlingersaysWeknownowthatdaydreamingisoneofthemainwaysthatweorganizeourliveslearnfromourexperiencesandplanforourfutures.Daydreamsreallyareawindowonthethingswefearandthethingswelongforinlife.Daydreamsareusuallyverysimpleanddirectquiteunlikesleepdreamswhichmaybehardtounderstand.It’seasiertogainadeepunderstandingofyourlifebypayingcloseattentiontoyourdaydreamsthanbytryingtoexamineyoursleepdreamscarefully.Daydreamshelpyourecognizethedifficultsituationsinourlifeandfindoutapossiblewayofdealingwiththem.Daydreamscannotbepredicted预测.Theymoveoffinunexpecteddirectionswhichmaybecreativeandfullofideas.Formanyfamousartistsandscientistsdaydreamswereandareamainsourceofcreativeenergy.1.What'sthewriter’sopinionofdaydreaming?A.Heagreeswiththeearlyexpertsinpsychology.B.HeisforL..GiambraandEricKlinger.C.Hedoesn’tprefereitherside.D.Hehasn’tformedhisownideayet.2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Daydreamingislessharmfulthansleepdreaming.B.L..Giambra’sopinionofdaydreamingisoppositetoEricKlinger’s.C.Earlyexpertsfirmlystucktotheirownopinionondaydreaming.D.Daydreamscancomeverysuddenlyandunexpectedly3.Whichofthefollowingcanleadtodaydreamsaccordingtothetext?A.AbsenceofattentionB.Illnessinmind.C.LackofsleepatnightD.Noneoftheabove.4.Afterreadingthepassagewecanconclude_______.A.daydreamingisneitherharmfulnorusefultodaydreamerB.daydreamsarenotthesameasbutsimilartosleepdreamsC.daydreamingistheresultofsilentdialoguesbetweenconsciousandunconsciousstatesofmindD.daydreamsareofgreathelptousinsolvingproblems
Longlongagowhentheworldwasnewandtheanimalscouldtalkclamswerethemosttalkativeofall.Andnowonderfortheirmouthsstretched伸长thefulllengthoftheirbodies.Theclamsnotonlylovedtotalktheytoldstoriesaswell.Someofthestoriesweretrueandsomewerenot.Itwasn’tlongbeforealltheanimalswerequarrelingwitheachotherandallduetothestoriesthattheclamswerespreading.Ravenfinallygotsotiredofallthegossiping闲言thathecalledacouncilmeetingandinvitedalltheanimals.BearEagleWolfandmanyotherscamE.Itwasdecidedatthatmeetingthatinordertopreservethepeaceawaymustbefoundtoputastoptotheseunkindstories.BeaversaidRavenwecannotdecidehowtopunishtheclams.Youareagoodworker.Weknowthatyouwillkeepworkinguntilyoudiscoverasolutionsowehavechosenyoutoridusofthisproblem.Beaverthoughtandthoughtandatlastshethoughtofaplan.Shegathereduparmloadsoftheclams—everylastoneofthem—andcarriedthemtotheedgeofthewater.Whatareyoudoing?theyaskedinalarm.YoushallseesoonenoughrepliedBeaver.Neveragainwillyouspreadyourmean-spiritedtales.BeaverwaitedthereuntilthetidewentoutandthenquicklysheburiedeachandeveryoneofthoseclamsinthesanD.Theclamswereoutraged激怒!WhenBearcamedowntowalkalongthebeachoneoftheclamsopeneditsmouthtotattle饶舌onBeaver.Butassoonasitdidsandandwaterranin.Theclamspitoutthewater.Againitopeneditsmouthbutassoonasitdidthesandandwaterranintoitandallthepoorclamcoulddowasspitoutthewaterandcloseitsmouth.EventodayifyouwalkalongthebeachatlowtideyoumightseealittlewatershootingfrombeneaththesandhereandtherE.ThatisjustaclamspittingoutthewateritswalloweD.1.Whichquestiondoesparagraph2answer?A.Wherewasthecouncilmeetingheld?B.Whatdidthewolfsayatthemeeting?C.Whywerealltheanimalsquarreling?D.Howlongdidtheanimals’meetinglast?2.Whathappenedatthemeeting?A.TheclamsgotembarrassedB.Adecisionwasmadetosolvetheproblem.C.Theanimalswerequarrelingfiercely.D.Unkindstoriesspreadamongtheanimals.3.Whichinformationfromthestorysupportstheideathattheclamsthoughttheywerebeingtreatedunfairly?A.Oneoftheclamssaidsomethingunkindaboutthebeaver.B.Theclamstalkedwitheveryonewhovisitedthebeach.C.Oneoftheclamsspitoutthewater.D.Theclams’mouthsstretchedthefulllengthoftheirbodies.4.Thebeaverinthisstoryisshownasthe_______.A.groupleaderB.complainerC.problemsolverD.troublemaker5.Whatisthemostlikelyreasonthattheauthorwrotethisstory?A.Toencouragereaderstolistentoeachother.B.Toexplainwhyanimalsaremeantoeachother.C.Totellreadershowtotakecareofaproblem.D.Toteachalessonabouttheharmofgossiping.
CourtrulesRainpay$8MTheagentsforSouthKoreanstarRainsaidtheyarediscussingwiththeirlawyersafteraUScourtorderedhimtopaymorethan$8millionforcallingoffaconcertinHonoluluin2007AFPreportedFriday.ThisisaresultwewouldneverhaveexpectedJungWookofJYPEntertainmentsaiD.Wewilldecideourfuturecourseoflegalactionwithlawyersinafewdays.SonyfreezesstaffpayJapaneseelectronicsfirmSonyCorp.saidThursdayithasdecidedtofreezeitsworkers'salaries薪金fortheyearstartingfromApril1toimproveprofitabilityReutersreporteD.Theworkers'bonuses奖金willalsobeloweredto4months'payfrom6monthsandmanagers'yearlybonuseswillbedroppedby10-20%.NewspapergoesWeb-onlyTheNewYork-basedHearstCorp.declaredMondayitwouldpublishitslastprinteditionofthe146-year-oldnewspapertheSeattlePost-IntelligencerTuesdayandmoveitsoperationcompletelyonlinE.Thenewspapersaiddeliverywouldbestoppedtoabout118000weekdayreaders.HearsthadputtheSeattleP-IupforsalesinceJanuarybuttherewasnobuyer.Itisnotclearhowmanyofthepaper's150employeeswilllosetheirjobs.EUhashighhopesforUSmessagetoIranInavideotapedmessagemarkingNowruz—thePersianNewYearMr.ObamasaidUSseeksafuturewithIranthatincludesrenewedexchangesandgreateropportunitiesforpartnershipandeconomy.TheEuropeanUnionishopefulthatU.S.PresidentBarackObama’smessagetoIrancanhelpimproverelationsbetweenTeheranandmuchoftheworlD.EUforeignpolicychiefJavierSolanasaidinBrusselsFridaythatthebroadcastcouldhelpopenanewchapterforrelationswithIran.HealsotalkedaboutU.S.’srelationswithJapanandKoreA.1.Whowasfinedfornotdoingthingsaspromised?A.Rain.B.TheSeattlePost-Intelligencer.C.SonyCorp.D.TheNewYork-basedHearstcorp.2.TheJapaneseelectronicsfirmhasdecidedto.A.droptheworkers’bonusesby20%atmostB.lowertheworkers’bonusesto4months’payC.freezeitsmanagers’salariesstartingfromApril1D.reducethemanagers’yearlybonusesto6months’pay3.TheSeattlePost-IntelligencerProbablywill.A.trytosellitselfatalowerpriceB.cutthenumberofitsemployeesC.increasethepriceofitsprinteditionD.stopitsonlineeditionnextTuesday4.FromMr.Obama’smessageweknow.A.relationsbetweenJapanandUSwillbestrengthenedB.USwillopenanewchapterforrelationswithKoreaC.USwillimproveitsrelationswithIranineconomyD.Iranhasgoodrelationswiththerestoftheworld
Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.A.bordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objectssayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchilD.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee黑猩猩.Inoneexperimenttheresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.InfourtestsRicogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn’tseeanyonetogetcluesthescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.20090317InanotherexperimentthescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobjectusingawordthedoghadneverheardbeforE.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutof10testssuggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination排除法.AmonthlaterRicorememberedhalfofthenewnameswhichisevenmoreimpressivE.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.ForonethingRicoisabordercollieabreed品种knownforitsmentalabilities.Inadditionthe9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It’shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydotheycan’ttalkback.Stillitwouldn’thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabigwetkissinreturn!1.Fromparagraph2weknowthat.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren2.Bothexperimentsshowthat.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon’tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie’smentalabilities.B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner’scommands.4.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Totrainyourdog.B.Tocommandyourdogtodosomething.C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D.Tobecarefulwithyourdog.
HaveyoueverheardofPaynesprairie?ItisoneofthemostimportantnaturalandhistoricalareasinFloridA.PaynesPrairieislocatednearGainesvillE.Itislarge21000acres.ThisprotectedlandiscalledapreservE.TheFloridaParkServicemanagethepreservE.ThePaynesPrairiebasinwasformedwhenlimestonedissolvedandthegroundsettleD.Itiscoveredbymarsh沼泽andwetprairievegetation.Thereareareasofopenwater.DuringbriefperiodsithasfloodedenoughtobeconsideredalakE.ExceptforthatthebasinhaschangedlittlethroughtimE.ManhaslivedonPaynesPrairieaverylongtimE.Helivedthereasfarbackas10000B.C.AtonetimetheSeminoleslivedtherE.TheprairieisthoughttohavebeennamedafterKingPayneaSeminolechief.Duringthelate1600sthelargestcattleranchinFloridawasonPaynesPrairiE.TodayPaynesPrairieispreservedland.ItisoccupiedbyvisitorsandFloridaParkServiceemployees.WillamBartramvisitedPaynesPrairE.Bartramwasthefirstpersonwhoportrayeddescribednaturethroughpersonalexperienceaswellasscientificobservation.Helived200yearsago.HevisitedPaynesPrairiein1774.Atthattimehedescribedit.HecalledPaynesPrairiethegreatAlachuaSavannah.20090317MostoftheanimallifewhichBartramdescribedisstillherE.A.largenumberofsandhillcraneshawksandwaterfowlarehereinwinter.Theanimaldiversityisincreasedbythepresenceofpineflatwoodshammockswampsandponds.ThePaynesPrairiePreserveStateParkisopenyearrounD.TheFloridaParkServiceworkshardsothattheparkwillappearasitdidinthepast.Itoffersmanyopportunitiesforrecreation.AttheparkyoucancampandpicniC.YoucanhikeandbikE.Youcanboatandfish.Youcanrideonhorsetrails.AndyoucanseelotsofnatureandwildlifE.YoucanseeFloridaasitwasintheearlydays.PaynesPrairieispartofourFloridahistory.ItisanexampleofourFloridanaturalresources.Itisaplaceforrecreation.PaynesPrairieisanimportantexperienceoftheRealFloridA.1.HowwasthePaynesPrairiebasinformed?A.BytheSeminoleIndians.B.BytheFloridaParkServicE.C.Fromdissolvedlimestoneandthegroundsettling.D.Fromlotsoffloodingandwetprairievegetation.2.Theunderlinedworddiversitymeans.A.varietyB.societyC.populationD.area3.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPTthat__.A.PaynesPrairiehaschangedlittlethroughtimeB.PaynesPrairieiscoveredbywetprairievegetationC.thereusedtobeabigcattlefarmonPaynesPrairieD.WilliamBartramwasthefirstperson~tovisitPaynesPrairie4.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.callonpeopletoprotectwildlifeB.attractpeopletothispreservedparkC.showyoutheformationofPaynesPrairieD.introducetherecordedhistoryofPaynesPrairie
RalphandNortoncangrowtobe40feetlongandliveinatankaslargeasafootballfielD.Whatarethey?They’retheonlytwowhalesharksataNorthAmericanaquarium水族馆YoucanseeRalphandNortonattheworld’slargestaquariumthenewGeorgiaAquariuminAtlanta.Theaquarium’sgianttanksholdeightmilliongallonsofwaterandwillbehometoabout100000fish!Theaquariumwasdesignedtolooklikeagiantshipbreakingthroughthewaves.Ithas60differenthabitatsfromtheseaandfivegalleries展馆eachwithadifferentthemE.About2.4millionvisitorsareexpectedtocomeeachyear.Wewanttobetheworld’smostengagingaquarium.saidJeffSwingmantheaquarium’sexecutivedirector.RalphandNortonarrivedinJune2005fromTaiwan.Theywereonly15and13feetlongbuttheymaygrowtobemorethan40feetlong!Whalesharksaretheworld’slargestfish.Threefull-timevetswillworktheretomakesurethatRalphNortonandalloftheaquarium’ssealifestayhealthy.StudentsfromtheUniversityofGeorgiawillhelpruntheaquariumandconductresearchattheanimalhospital.Theaquariumwaspaidforalmostcompletelybya$200milliongiftfromBerneMarcusco-founderofHomeDepotIncandhiswifeBilli.It’sgoingtobethemostuniqueaquariumintheworldsaidMarcusMarcussaidtheaquariumwasathankyounotetothecityofAtlantaandtheStateofGeorgiawheretheHomeDepotfirstopenedforbusiness.1.AccordingtothispassageRalphandNortonare.A.polarbearsB.whalesharksC.penguinsD.dolphins2.Theworld’slargestaquariumislocatedin.A.LosAngelesB.NewYorkC.AtlantaD.Miami3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Theaquariumwasdesignedtolooklikeagiantshark.B.Theaquarium’sgianttankscanholdeighteenmilliongallonsofwaterC.RalphandNortonarrivedinJune2005fromJapan.D.MarcushelpedtobuildtheaquariumtoshowhisthankstoAtlantA.4.BysayingWewanttobetheworld’smostengagingaquariumJeffSwanaganmeans.A.theaquariumwillattractlargenumberofvisitorsB.theaquariumwillbehometoveryspecialseaanimalsC.theaquariumwillberebuiltandwillbemadeevenlargerD.theaquariumwillbethelargesthabitatforsealife
Booksareahighcostofhighereducation.ButtheGlobalTextProjecthopestocreateafreelibraryofonethousandelectronictextbooksforstudentsindevelopingcountries.Theaimistooffersubjectsthatstudentsmaytakeintheirfirstfewyearsatuniversity.ThebookscouldbeprintedorreadonacomputerorcopiedontoaCDorDVD.RichardWatsonistheactingheadofthedepartmentofmanagementinformationsystemsattheUniversityofGeorgiawhosaystheideawentbackseveralyears.Hewasteachingacomputerprogrammingclassbutdidnothaveagoodtextbooksoheaskedhisstudentseachtowritepartofthebookthathewouldorganizeandedit.BytheendofthetermProfessorWatsonhadafinishedproduct.Sincethenhehasuseditforotherclasses.NowProfessorWatsonisseekingvolunteerstosupervise监督thecreationofbooksforthelibrary.Heislookingforprofessorsorotherprofessionals.TheGlobalTextProjectissimilarintechnologytoWikipediathefreeencyclopediaareferenceworkcontainingarticlesonawiderangeofsubjectsthatanyonecaneditontheInternet.Butonlyoneortwopeoplewillbeabletomakethefinaleditsintexts.Theprojectincludesacommittee委员会ofscholarsmostlyfromdevelopingcountriestoadviseonnecessarytextbooksandtheircontents.Thegroup′sfirstbookoninformationsystemsisbeingtestedinEthiopiaandIndonesiA.TheplanistoofferabouttenfreebookswithinthenextyearincludinganEnglishgrammartext.ProjectorganizersalsowanttooffertextbooksinArabicChineseandSpanish.Theyareworkingwithatranslationcompanyandstudentscouldalsogetinvolved.ForexampleastudentlearningEnglishinanArabcountrycouldtranslatepartofabookintoArabiC.Thenanotherstudentandtheclassprofessorcouldcheckthetranslation.1.Themaintopicdiscussedinthepassageis_______.A.E.-booksforuniversitystudentsindevelopingcountriesB.howtocreateafreelibraryC.howtoedittextbooksontheInternetD.volunteersintheGlobalTextInternet2.ThecommitteeoftheGlobalTextProjectconsistsof_______.A.volunteerswhoarelearningforeignlanguagesB.scholarsfromdevelopingcountriesC.someprofessorsorotherprofessionalsfromdevelopingcountriesD.studentsfromdevelopingcountries3.Paragraph3suggeststhat________A.RichardWatsonworksinalibraryintheUniversityofGeorgiaB.thecomputerprogrammingclassdoesn’tneedtextbooksatallC.thetextbookisorganizedandeditedbyeachstudentD.RichardWatsoniscreativeinhisteaching4.TheWikipediainParagraph4refersto________.A.aseriesoftextbooksusedindevelopedcountriesB.abooksoldonlineC.afreeonlineencyclopediathatanyonecaneditD.anothernamefortheGlobalTextProject5.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A.TheGlobalTextProjecthasn’tbeenputintopracticebyfar.B.EveryonecaneditthefinaltextsofthetextbooksfromtheGlobalTextProject.C.TheGlobalTextProjectaimstoofferonethousandtextbookstodevelopingcountries.D.TheprojectmayprovideagoodchanceoftranslationforstudentslearningaforeignlanguagE.
SometimeearlyinthenextcenturyhumanbeingswillmovetoMars.Theywilllivethereforaboutayearandthenwillbereplacedwithanothergroupofpioneers.BuildingthebaseonMarswilladvanceourknowledgeofthesolarsystemandaidinourunderstandingoftheearth.WealreadyknowthatMarsresemblestheearthinmanyaspectsgeneralsizepresenceofwaterlengthofdayrangeoftemperatures.Theseresemblanceshavecausedmanypeopletoconsideracenturies-longprojecttoterraformMars.Terraformingmeansalteringaplanet’ssurfacesothatEarth’slifeformscansurvivetherE.Thisconceptpreviouslyfoundonlyinsciencefictionisnowbeingseriouslyconsideredbyscientists.TerraformingMarsistheoreticallysimpleaddnitrogenandoxygentotheatmosphere;pumpwatertothesurface;andaddtheearth’splantsandanimalsintheorderinwhichtheydevelopedonEarth.Butitwilltakeatleast300years.Somepeoplethinkthatsuchaprojectistoohugeforhumanstoundertakebutthereareverygoodreasonstomaketheattempt.Theearthnowcontainssome6billionpeopleandnoonehasanyideaofhowmanyhumanstheearthcansupport.Ourveryexistenceandnumbersarethreateningmanyotherspecies.WealsohavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanetalteringthelandscapetheatmosphereandtheclimatE.Currentlyterraformingearthhasbecomeawiseractivityaswetrytocontrolglobalwarmingairandwaterpollutionandpreservesomenaturallivingplaces.WhilethepossibilityofsuchaprojectissmallitisnotimpossiblE.Evenifearth-boundsocietiescomeandgointhenext300yearstheprojectcancontinuethroughtheworkoftheMarssettlerswithouttheneedforconstantbackingfromtheearth.hefutureexistenceofallthepeopleinourworldmayverywelldependuponourabilitytoterraformMars.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TerraformingMars.B.SavingtheEarth.C.TravellingtoMars.D.ANewly-foundPlacE.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordalteringmeaninthesecondparagraph?A.Warming.B.Changing.C.Planting.D.Building.3.AccordingtothepassagethemainpurposeofterraformingMarsisto_________.A.dosomescientificresearchworkB.findoutitssimilaritytoearthC.avoidthedyingawayofmanyotherspeciesD.findonMarslivingplacefortheincreasinghumanbeings4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheproject?A.Optimistic.B.NegativE.C.DoubtfulD.ObjectivE.
Adrian'sAmazingRacestartedearlywhenhisparentsrealizedthatheasababycouldn'thearathingnotevenloudnoises.Inaspecialschoolforthehearing-impaired听觉受损的helearnedsignlanguageandgottomixwithotherdisabledchildren.Howeverthesightofallthedisabledchildrencommunicatingwithoneanotherupsethismother.Shewantedhimtoleadanormallife.Soafterspeakingtoanadvisorshesenthimtoprivateclasseswherehelearnedtoreadlipsandpronouncewords.LateronAdrian'sparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaregularschool.Buttheheadmastertriedtopreventthemfromdoingsosayingregularschoolcouldn'ttakecareofaspecialneedsstudent.Hisparentsweredeterminedtotaketheriskandpushhimhardtogothroughhisworkeverydaybecausetheywantedtoprovethatgiventheopportunityhecoulddoanything.Adrianmadethegradeandgotaccepted.Itwasabigchallenge.Thepace节奏wasfastersohehadtositatthefrontoftheclassandreallypayattentiontotheteacherwhichwasn'talwayseasy.Buthestucktoitanddidalotofextraworkafterschool.TheeffortsmadebyAdrianandhisparentspaidoff.Adriangraduatedwithgoodgradesandgotintoatophighschool.Healsoachievedalotinlifeoutsideschool.HedevelopedalovefortheoutdoorsandwenttoNepaltoclimbmountains.HeevenenteredtheWorldYachtRace05／06--beingthefirsthearing--impairedAsiantodoso.Butnoneoftheseachievementswouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutoneofthemostimportantlessonsfromhismother.Ifyoubelieveinyourselfandworkhard.youcanachievegreatresultssheoftensaid.1.HowdidAdriancommunicatewithotherchildreninthespecialschool?A.Byspeaking.B.ByusingsignlanguageC.ByreadinglipsD.Bymakingloudnoises2.Adrian'sparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaregularschoolbecause_________.A.theywantedhimtoliveanormallifeB.theywantedtoprovetheheadmasterwrongC.hewouldn'tmixwithotherdisabledchildrenD.hewasn'ttakengoodcareofinthespecialschool3.HowdidAdrianfinallysucceedinhisstudy?A.Hedidalotofoutdooractivities.B.Hewaspushedhardtostudyeveryday.C.Heattendedprivateclassesafterschool.D.Heworkedveryhardbothinandafterclass4.WhyisAdrian'slifedescribedasanAmazingRace?A.HedidverywellinhisstudyB.HesucceededinenteringaregularschoolC.HereachedhisgoalsinspiteofhisdisabilityD.HetookpartintheWorldYachtRace05／06
Lackofexerciseisconsideredariskfactorforcancer.Thereisconsiderableevidencethatinactivityisconnectedwithincreasedriskfor●ColonCancer.●LungCancer.●BreastCancer.●ProstateCancer.IntheAerobicsCenterLongitudinalStudymorethan32000people25000+menand7000+womenweregivenapreventivemedicalexaminationthatincludedamachineexercisetesttomeasurephysicalfitness.Theyweregivenaphysicalfitnessscorewithonebeingthelowestandfivebeingthehighestfitnesslevel.Thenthesepeoplewerefollowedforanaverageof8years.Duringthistime179menand44womendiedofcancer.DatafromtheAerobicsCenterLongitudinalStudyshowlowerratesofcancerwithhigherlevelsofphysicalfitness.StudiesfromtheCooperInstituteforAerobicsResearchinDallassuggestthatmenwithhighfitnesslevelsarelesslikelytodieofcancer.TheAerobicsCenterLongitudinalStudyalsofoundthatfitnesslevelwasmoreimportantthanweightinpredictinglongevity长寿inalargegroupofmensomeofwhomwerequitelargE.Whileresultsshowedthatfitandnormal-weightistheidealcombinationresearchersfoundthatmenwhowerefatbutperformedwellonthemachineperformancehadjustaslightlyincreasedall-causedeathrateincludingcancercomparedtothemoreslimmen.Thefatbutfitmenparticularlylivedlongerthantheslimbutflabby肌肉松弛men.Thesestatisticscalledforawarningfortheoverweight:Thefirsthealthgoalfortheoverweightshouldbetobecomeasfitaspossibleattheircurrentweight.1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ExerciseandReducingchancesofCancerB.FatandPhysicalFitnessC.FitnessandCuttingDownWeightD.FitnessandNormalweight2.Peoplearemorelikelytodieofcancerwith____________.A.thehighfitnesslevelsB.fitandnormal-weightC.thelowfitnesslevelsD.constantlymachineexercise3.Accordingtotheresearchyoucanlivelongerifyou_____________.A.loseweightB.keepfitC.domachineperformanceD.controldiet4.ThefollowingstatementistrueEXCEPT_______________.A.fatmenareeasiertogetcancerthanslimmenB.lackofexercisecanruntheriskofgettingsomecancerC.slimmenmaylivelongerthanfatbutfitones.D.thefatmenarerequiredtogetasfitaspossibleatfirst5.Fromthepassageweknowthemosthealthygoalis____________.A.fitnessandnormal-weightB.fatbutfitfigureC.slimbutflabbybuildD.largeandstrongbody
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