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SomeyoungengineersfromtheUnitedStateshavebroughttheInternettoseveralareasofruralKenyA.TheirideawastoconnectthecommunitiestotheWebbysatellitE.Buttherewasaproblem—theareasarenotevenconnectedtoKenya’selectricpowersupply.Howevertheyoungengineersofferedtheanswer:solarpanels.Energyfromthesunpowersthesatellitebydishes接收器andcomputersthatlinktheareaswiththeworldoutsidE.KellyMoranJoanErvinandTriciaDonajkowskispenttendaysinKenyainNovember.Thethreewomenrecentlyearnedmaster’sdegreesinspacesystemengineeringfromtheUniversityofMichigan.Peoplenowhaveaccesstoeducationalmedicalandallkindsofotherinformation.FarmersforexamplecaneasilyfindweathercropandpriceinformationonlinE.TheprojectbeganbackatthecollegeofengineeringinAnnArborMichiganin2007.Thatwaswhen25studentsinaclasstaughtbyThomasZurbuchenfirsttalkedabouttheideA.ThegoalwastotestwhetherInternetstationscouldbesetuphowmuchtheywouldcostandhowlongtheycouldoperatE.Buttheengineersalsohadtoconsiderotherthingssuchassocialneeds.StudentsfromthepublichealthandbusinessschoolsofferedadvicE.TheyoungengineersalsohadtodesigntheequipmenttosurvivetheheatinAfricA.ProfZurbuchenpraisedhisformerstudentsformakingsomethingworkinadifferentclimatefarawayfromhomE.Just5%ofAfricanshaveInternetconnections.TheInternationalTelecommunicationUnionsays1/3ofKenyanshavemoblephones.ButmobilephonesmayormaynotworkwellwiththeInternet.66.Whatwasthesolution解决方法totheconnectiontoKenya’sInternet?A.Providingelectricpowertothesatellitedishesandcomputers.B.Providingsolarpowertothesatellitedishesandcomputers.C.ProvidingadvancedsatellitedishestoconnecttheInternet.D.ProvidingcomputertechnologytoconnecttheInternet.67.WhatistheadvantageofconnectingthecommunitestotheWeb?A.StudentscansurftheInternetathomE.B.SchoolscandevelopmoreclassesonlinE.C.PeoplecangetallkindsofinformationonlinE.D.PeoplecanworkanextrashiftathomE.68.Whoofferedadvicetotheengineers?A.Peopleintheruralareas.B.Studentsfromthepublichealthandbusinessschools.C.PeoplefromtheUnitedStates.D.StudentsfromtheKenya’suniversities.69.WhydidProf.Zurbuchenspeakhighlyoftheyoungengineers?A.BecausetheyhadovercometroublesandmadeprogressinAfricA.B.BecausetheyhadinventednewequipmenttocompletetheprojectinAfricA.C.BecausetheyhadcompletedconnectingthecommunitiestotheWebinAfricA.D.BecausetheyhadsucceededinhelpingtheAfricanpeoplesolvethenetworkproblems.70.WhatwastheprobleminconnectingthecommunitiestotheWebbysatellite?A.Peopleintheareasdidn’tliketheWeB.B.Thelocalgovernmentcouldn’tpayforthecost.C.ThegovernmentoftheUnitedStatesdidn’tsupporttheplan.D.Theareasweren’tconnectedtoKenya’selectricpowersupply.
Intheearlyyearstheseschoolsweremuchalikesimilar.OnlyyoungmenwenttocollegE.AllthestudentsstudiedthesamesubjectsandeveryonelearnedLatinGreekandHebrew.LittlewasknownaboutsciencethenandonekindofschoolcouldteacheverythingthatwasknownabouttheworlD.Whenthestudentsgraduatedmostofthembecameministersorteachers.In1782Harvardstartedamedicalschoolforyoungmenwhowantedtobecomedoctors.LaterlawyerscouldreceivetheirtraininginHarvard’slawschool.In1825besidesLatinandGreekHarvardbeganteachingmodernlanguagessuchasFrenchandGerman.SoonitbeganteachingAmericanhistory.AsknowledgeincreasedHarvardandothercollegesbegantoteachmanynewsubjects.Studentswereallowedtochoosethesubjectsthatinterestedthem.Todaytherearemanydifferentkindsofcollegesanduniversities.Mostofthemaremadeupofsmallerschoolsthatdealwith涉及specialfieldsoflearning.There’ssomuchtolearnthatonekindofschoolcan’tofferitall.56.TheoldestuniversityintheUSis_______.A.YaleB.HarvardC.PrincetonD.Columbia57.Fromthesecondparagraphwecanseethatintheearlyyears______.A.thosecollegesanduniversitieswerethesameB.peopleyoungoroldmightstudyinthecollegesC.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscienceD.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschooltheybecamelawyersorteachers58.ModernlanguagestheHarvardtaughtin1825were_______.A.LatinandGreekB.LatinGreekFrenchandGermanC.AmericanhistoryandGermanD.FrenchandGerman59.Asknowledgeincreasedcollegesbegantoteach_______.A.everythingthatwasknownB.lawandsomethingaboutmedicineC.manynewsubjectsD.thesubjectsthatinterestedstudents60.Onthewholethepassageisabout________.A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmericaC.howcollegeshavechangedD.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteaches
ShanghaiXintiandiStyleMallisfilledwithafestivemoodfeaturinglarge-scaleequipmentknitworksandvariousactivitiesunderthethemekiss.Kissingisseldomtakenasthethemeofartworksbecauseinoriental东方的culturepeoplerestrainthemselvesfromexpressingtheiremotionssaysJiangShanwhoisinchargeoftheexhibition.ThroughtheexhibitionwehopetoencouragepeopletobeconfidentandbraveinexpressingtheirlovE.InsidethemallwhichcoversalargeareafromZizhongLuRoadtoFuxingnanLuRoaddozensofcolorfuldecorationsincludingballoonslollipopsandlip-shapeddecorationsarehungonthewallsandfromtheceiling.Amongthedecorationsabright-coloredwoolartworkattractsmosteyeballsandbringsaboutafeelingofwarmth.ThedesignerGuYelisaystheartpieceKissForestwasinspiredbyUSartistAndyWarhol's1963experimentalfilmKisswhichfeaturedvariouscoupleskissingforthreeandahalfminuteseach.Gualsoorganizesasmallworkshoptoteachknitting编织tochildren.ArtistWangXuejunsetsupastainless-steelmirroratthemall'sgateleadingtoZizhongLu.Visitorsincludingmenareinvitedtoputonlipstickandkissthemirrorthuskissingthemselves.TheBeastFloralShopaflowershopinShanghaicontributestwowallsofflowersthataremadeintotheshapeofabooknamedKissBook.Artifacts手工艺品ofbeesandbutterfliesarefixedamongtheblossomskissingtheflowers.TheworkrepresentsloveandharmonyinnaturE.ArchitectMaKecreatesaKissBridgewithtransparent透明的acrylicboardsandceramic陶瓷的fishbowls.BridgesareoftenspotsfordatingloversintraditionalChinesefolkstoriesandthegoldfishinthebowlsarewitnessesofthelovers'kisses.Inthesouthplazaan18-meter-highinteractivetree-shapedlightequipmentencouragespeopletokiss.Eachkissturnsacertainlightonremindingaudiencesoftheirsweetchildhoodmemoriesofkisses.Atthesideofthetreeisacounterinwhicheachkissiscountedandrepresentsadonationtocharityorganizations.46.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A.IttellspeoplehowimportantkissesaretolifE.B.ItdescribeswhatShanghaiXintiandiStyleMalllookslikE.C.Itintroducesanexhibitionunderthethemekiss.D.ItintroducesvariousactivitiesinShanghaiXintiandiStyleMall.47.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?A.peopleencouragethemselvestoexpresstheiremotions.B.peoplediscouragethemselvesfromexpressingtheiremotions.C.peopleteachthemselvestoexpresstheiremotions.D.peoplelearnalotfromexpressingtheiremotions.48.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A.MostpeopleareinterestedinJiangShan’sart-piecewhichbringsaboutafeelingofwarmth.B.MostvisitorswillkisseachotherinfrontofthestainlesssteelmirroratthegatE.C.Allthedecorationsinthemallareaimedatencouragingloverstoexpresstheirlovebravely.D.The18-meter-highinteractivetree-shapedlightequipmentwillbeonforeachkiss.49.Thearticleaboveprobablyistakenfroma____________.A.textbookB.scienceandtechnologymagazineC.newswebsiteD.travelleaflet
Imageiseverything.Anentireindustryhasbeenbuiltuponthepreconditionthatimageiseverythingbutwhenitcomesdowntoitanappealingimageisnotenough.Ifthereisnosubstancebehindtheimagetheproductserviceorpersonwillfailatlength.Firstofalloneshouldconsiderhowimportantimageisinthesellingofproductsandservices.Advertisingagencieshaveraisedtheartofcreatinganimagetoastateofnearperfection.Publicconceptofthatproductorserviceiscertainlymanagedbytheimagescreatedbytheadvertisingagencies.Butiftheproductorservicedoesnotliveuptotheimagethatwascreatedthecustomerwillbeverydissatisfiedandpossiblyaskfortheirmoneyback.ForexampletheArthurAndersenaccountingfirmhadspentdecadesbuildingupanimageoftrustworthiness.Buttherecentscandal__showedthatbehindthatimageithaddishonestbusinesspractices.Despitethepreviouspositiveimagethefirmisbeingaccusedofcriminalactionsanditwillprobablynotsurviveasabusinessunit.Althoughtheimagehadbeennearlyperfecttherealitybehindtheimagehasledtothedownfalloftheworldfamousaccountingfirm.Similarlypersonalconsultantscanbuildupapublicimageforpoliticiansandmoviestars.Puttingoutpositivenewsreleasesmakingsurethatonlythebestphotographsarepublishedandensuringthatthepersonisseeninalltherightplacescanbuildupaverypositiveimageintheviewofthegeneralcommons.Butonceagainhistoryisfilledwithexamplesofbothpoliticiansandmoviestarsthatfellfromgrace体面likethestoryoftheHollywoodactorgivingintothepressuresoffameandfortunE.WithpeoplejustaswithproductsandservicesimageiscertainlyimportantbutwithoutpositivesubstancebehindtheimagefailureisclosE.Tosummarizeitisclearthatanappealingimageisextremelyimportanttosuccesswhetherthatimageisrelatedtosellingaproductorserviceortothesellingofaperson.Butimageisonlyhalfoftheequation.Whatliesbehindthatimageiseverybitasimportantastheimageitself—thepersonorproductmustdeliveronthatimageorthereislittlechanceforlong-termsuccess.67.ThedownfalloftheArthurAndersenaccountingfirmisdueto______.A.itsdishonestyinbusinessB.itspreviousimagesC.itsbadmanagementD.itspoorservice68.Whydidsomefamouspeoplefallfromgrace?A.Theirimageswerenotwellbuiltup.B.Theyfailedtoliveuptotheirimages.C.TheyfeltmuchpressurefromthepubliC.D.TheypaidlittleattentiontofameandfortunE.69.Thestructureofthepassageis.70.Theauthortriestoarguethat______.A.imagecreateseverythingB.imageisthekeytosuccessC.truthgoeshandinhandwithimageD.truthandimageareequallyimportant
LondonUndergroundTheworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.AtthattimethegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromworktheywouldrelocatetheirhomesoutsideofthecity.ThiswouldhelpeasethepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.FromtheseproblemstheideaoftheLondonUndergroundthefirstsubwaysystemwasborn.TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelaysbutthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.A.steamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers3.7mileslong.About30000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseatsstandingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowedandpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.Howeverthesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandsootaswellaschemicalgases.FanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathE.EvenwithitsproblemsridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinthefirstyear.61.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground?A.TrafficjamsandpollutionB.PopulationandpollutionC.ThepovertyandsubwayproblemsD.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams62HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblem?A.ItmadethetunnelslargerB.ItcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnelsC.ItputfansinthetunnelsD.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain63.Theunderlinedphrasecatchonmostprobablymeans_____.A.becomepopularandfashionableB.betroublesomeC.keepupwithD.seize64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Tolocatetheworkers’homesoutsideLondonthegovernmentbuiltthesubwayB.ThesubwaygreatlyeasedthepressureoftrafficC.Thereweresomanyproblemsanddelaysthatin18thcenturythefirstsubwayopenedD.TherewerenotenoughseatsforthepassengersthefirstdaythesubwayopeneD.65.Itseemsthatthewriterisgoingtotalkabout_____.A.moreproblemswithsubwaysB.thehistoryandcultureofLondonC.subwaysaroundtheworldlateronD.theBeijingsubway
AsisknowntousWashingtonUniversityinSt.LouisbecamethefirstcollegeintheUnitedStatestoban禁止sellingbottledwaterin2009.SincethenmorethanadozensmallcollegesandschoolshavedonethesamE.Thebanisn’tbecausetheschoolsdon’twantstudentstohaveeasyaccesstowater.Insteadthegoalistoencouragestudentstobringreusablebottlestosavemoneyandmoreimportantlytosavetheenvironment.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandusingbottledwaternotonlywastesmoneybutalsoharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.areamongthebestintheworlD.ThesepeoplebelievethatwaterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccesstofillingstationsareabetterchoicE.Butthemakersofbottledwaterarguethatplasticbottlesmakeupasmallportionofthenation’stotalwastE.Theysayit’sunfairtosingleout单独挑出theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackaged包装inplasticcontainersandwhat’smorewaterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarealsosoldatschool.Whatdoyouthink:Shouldsalesofbottlewaterbebannedfromschools?Wewanttohearyouropinion.Writea200-wordresponsE.Sendittotfkasks4you@timeforkids.com.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.PleaseincludeyourgradelevelancontactinformationforyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublisheD.Thedeadline截止时间forrespondingisAugust312012.67.Somecollegesandschoolsbansellingbottledwaterinorderto.A.savewaterB.encouragestudentstobringwaterfromhomeC.reducepollutionD.keepstudentsawayfrombottledwater68.Themaindisadvantageofbottledwaterisprobablythat.A.itistooexpensiveB.itisnotfreshC.it’snotconvenienttocarryD.Itsbottlecan’tbereused69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Bottledwaterishealthier.B.Sodasandjuicesareofgreatharm.C.Studentsthinkitunfairtobansellingbottledwater.D.Themakersofbottledwaterareagainstbanningsellingbottledwater.70.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.askforstudents’opinionsB.tellpeopleapieceofnewsC.callonstudentstosavetheenvironmentD.wishmoreschoolstobansellingbottledwater
IfsomeonedropsaforkatDinnerintheSkyaseven-tonplatformmayhavetobelowered50meterstopickupanewonE.Joiningagrowingtrend倾向forextremedining---fromsupperinthedarktoeatinginthejungle---DiningintheSkytakestheconcepttonewheightswithaselectedgroupofguestssittingaroundatablesuspended悬挂50metersintheair.YoucouldbeeatingaboveaforestabeachorinthemidstofaEuropeancapitalfloatingabovelandmarksusuallyonlyseenfromthegrounD.Whateverthelocationtheaimistoelevate提高dinningoutoftheordinary.That’sthecasewiththeBrusselseditionofDinnerintheSkywhichduringJunegives22dinnersatatimethechancetoenjoygourmet珍馐的foodwhilesuspendednearsitessuchastheRoyalPalaceandthefamedAtomium原子塔.Ijustthoughtwouldn’titbeniceifwecouldeatuphere?explainedStefanKerkhofsoneoftheBelgiancreators.Kerkhofswhousedtosetupbungee-jumpingandamusementparkinstallationspartneredwithmarketingexecutiveDavidGhelystodevelopDinnerintheSkysixyearsago.Thetwonowtraveltheworldputtingondramaticdiningshows.Kerkhofshasdesignedandbuilt40platformsandchargesupto250eurosaheadfortheexperiencewithLasVegasBarcelonaParisMonacoandTokyoallpopulardestinations目的地.BesidesthebeautifulviewsfromupaboveDinnerintheSkyalsoensuresthatthefoodisfirst-classwithsomeoftheworld’stopchefspreparingthemeals.Onerecentmenuincludedgourmetdishessuchasfoiegras鹅肝andlobsterwithlemongrass.OfcourseKerkhofshastothinkseriouslyaboutsecuritytoo.Dinersarecarefullystrapped捆绑intoseatssimilartothoseonarollercoaster过山车andelevatedgentlybycranetotheheightwhichdependsonwindandotherweatherconditionsbuthitsamaximumof50meters.66.WhatisDinnerintheSky?A.It’sanideaofkerkhofsandDavidGhelys.B.It’saneventinwhichguestsdineatheightsofupto50metersabovethegrounD.C.It’saneventthatguestsdineovertheforests.D.It’saneventthatguestsdineoverthetheEuropeancapitals.67.TheaimofDinnerintheSkyisto________.A.elevatediningoutoftheordinaryB.showoffthepeople’sfortuneC.callonpeopletoprotecttheenvironmentD.trainpeople’scourage68.GuestsofDinnerintheSkycanenjoy________.A.spectacularviewsfromupaboveandfreshairB.first-classfoodandfreshairC.spectacularviewsfromupaboveandfirst-classfoodD.freshairandgourmetdishessuchasfoiegras69.Howdocreatorsensurediners’safetyupintheair?A.Dinersareputintoasteelbox.B.Dinersshouldputonexpensiveandstrongclothes.C.Dinersarestrappedintoseatssimilartothoseonarollercoaster.D.Dinersatestrappedintothebuildingssimilartothoseonarollercoaster.70.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?A.DinnersintheskyarefreeofchargE.B.ThefoodofDinnerintheskyischeap.C.DavidGhelyshaven’tdecidedtodevelopDinnerintheSkywithKerkhofs.D.Kerkhofsusedtosetupbungee-jumpingandamusementparkinstallations.
ChineseNewYearCelebrationisthemostimportantcelebrationoftheyear.ChinesepeoplemaycelebratetheChineseNewYearinslightlydifferentwaysbuttheirwishesarealmostthesame;theywanttheirfamilymembersandfriendstobehealthyandluckyduringnextyear.ChineseNewYearCelebrationusuallylastsfor15days.CelebratoryactivitiesincludeChineseNewFeastfirecrackersgivingluckymoneytochildrentheNewYearbellringingandChineseNewYearGreetings.MostofChinesepeoplewillstopthecelebratingintheirhomeonthe7thdayofNewYearbecausethenationalholidayusuallyendsaroundthatdayhowevercelebrationsinpublicareascanlastuntilthe15thdayofNewYear.ItisthemoneygiventokidsfromtheirparentsandgrandparentsasNewYeargift.Themoneyisbelievedtobringgoodluckwardoffmonsters;hencethenameluckymoney.Parentsandgrandparentsfirstputmoneyinsmallespecially-maderedenvelopesandgivetheredenvelopestotheirkidsaftertheNewYear'sFeastorwhentheycometovisitthemontheNewYear.TheychoosetoputthemoneyinredenvelopesbecauseChinesepeoplethinkredisaluckycolor.Theywanttogivetheirchildrenbothluckymoneyandluckycolor.51.WhatcanwelearnfromtheParagragh1A.ChineseNewYearCelebrationisoneofthemostimportantcelebrationsinChinaoftheyearB.ChineseNewYearCelebrationcanbringlucktothemduringthenextyearC.SomedifferentcelebrationsstillexistD.KidscangettheirluckymoneyduringtheChineseNewYearCelebration52.Wherecanwemeetsomecelebrationsinthe13thdayoftheNewYearinChinaA.Wal-MartStoresB.Youruncle’sfamilyC.YuanmingyuanImperialGardenD.Highschool53.WhichwayisnotmentionedinthepassagebelowtocelebrateNewYearA.SetofffireworksB.ComeoverrelativesC.ReceivepresentsD.Getluckymoney54.WherecanweprobablyfindthepassageA.AtravelbrochureB.AnewspaperC.AtraditionguideD.Atextbook
InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanadawhichhasmanynationalreligiousandculturaldifferencespeoplehighlyvalueindividualism--thedifferencesamongpeoplE.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.StudentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledgE.Insteadtheyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyagestudentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.InmostAsiasocietiesbycontrastthepeoplehavethesamelanguagehistoryandculturE.Perhapsforthisreasontheeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChinaJapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.ForexampleoneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmathphysicsbiologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficultbutitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschoolsyetmanystudentssaythatafteranexamtheyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorizeD.TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmericaontheotherhandisthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.ThereishoweveradisadvantagE.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschooltheyhaven’tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshavE.67.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassageis.A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewwayB.tointroducetwodifferentsystemsofeducationthroughcontrastC.tocriticizethesocietythatvaluesmemorizationD.topreparestudentsforsociety68.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThesystemofeducationintheWestismorecreativethanthatintheEastB.JapanesestudentslearnmuchmoreaboutsciencethanAmericanstudents.C.CanadianstudentsaremoreindividualthanKoreanstudents.D.StudentsinNorthAmericaarenotsofriendlyasthoseinAsiA.69.Fromthefactswecaninferthat.A.AsianstudentsaremorelikelytodobetterinteamworkthanAmericanstudentsB.Chinesestudentsaremorehard-workingintheirstudiesthanMexicanstudentsC.theWesterneducationalsystemismuchbetterthantheEasterneducationalsystem.D.theEasterneducationalsystemisasdifficultastheWesterneducationalsystem.70.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdvantagesandDisadvantagesofEducationalSystem.B.TheValueofIndividualism.C.EducationalSystem-anObviousDifferencebetweentheEastandtheWest.D.Memorization-anImportantLearningMethoD.
AnewU..S..governmentreportsaysmorethantwomillionAmericansfallilleachyearwithdrug—resistantbacterialinfections感染and23000ofthemaredyingasaresult.TheheadoftheUnitedStatesCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention[CDC]saidthatthenumberprobablywillgrow.Officialswarnthatstepsmustbetakennowtopreservetheeffectivenessofantibiotic抗生素drugs.WithouturgentactiontostopthattrendwarnedTomFriedenwhoseagencywrotethereportthemiracledrugstofightthemwon’tbeavailableinthefuture.Ifwearenotcarefulthemedicinechestwillbeemptywhenwegotheretolookforalifesavingantibioticforsomeonewithadeadlyinfection.Butifweactnowwecanpreservethesemedicationswhilewecontinuetoworkondevelopmentofnewmedicines.Thereportnamesadrug—resistantabuseofgonorrhea淋病whichcausesaboutonequarterofamillionhospitalizationsintheUnitedStatesannually.Ofthenumberatleast14000resultindeath.Drugresistancedevelopsthroughtheoveruseandinappropriateuseofanti—bacterialagents.Thesecanbedoctorsprescribing开药themtopatientswhohaveviralinfectionsthatarenotaffectedbymedicinemeanttofightbacteriapatientsnottakingalloftheirmedicineasprescribedsothebacteriamakingthemsickareonlyweakenednotkilledantibioticuseinhealthyfarmanimalstopreventillnessandpromotegrowth.Antibioticremaindersleftinmeatandanimalproductscanthenleadtodrugresistanceinhumans.Tolimitthespreadofresistantinfectionsexpertsrecommendwideruseofroutineimmunizations预防aswellashand—washinginhospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilities.Alsothereporturgeshand—washingbyfoodhandlers.?MichaelBelldeputydirectoroftheDivisionofHealthcareQualityPromotionatCDCsaidPatientsalsocanplayaroleinpreservingtheeffectivenessofantibioticsbyaskinghealthcareprovidersafewsimplequestions.68.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.DrugResistanceDevelopingQuicklyintheUSB.Drug—ResistantBacterialInfectionsGrowingintheUSC.ActionsforPreservingAnti-BacterialMedicationsintheUSD.PreventionsofDrug-resistantBacterialInfectionsintheUS69.AccordingtoFriedenwemusttakemeasureswithoutdelaytopreserveeffectivenessofantibioticsor_____.A.wewillhavetodevelopbettermedicinesinplaceofantibioticsB.theremaybenoeffectiveanti-bacterialdrugsforuseinthefutureC.wecan’tfindothermedicinestocureseriousillnessesinthefutureD.moreandmoreAmericanswillsufferfrombacterialinfectionseachyear70.Ofthosepatientsadmittedtothehospitalbecauseofadrug-resistantabuseofgonorrheaannuallydeathsaddupto_____.A.atleast5.6％B.about25％C.about1.4％D.atleast2.5％71.Oneoftheapproachesthroughwhichdrugresistancedevelopsisthat_____.A.peopleeatthemeatwithAntibioticremainderinanimalsB.doctorsprescribelessantibioticsthanneededforpatientsC.doctorsprescribemuchmoreantibioticthanneededforpatientsD.patientsdon’ttaketheirant-bacterialagentsthatdoctorsprescribe
AsisknowntousWashingtonUniversityinSt.LouisbecamethefirstcollegeintheUnitedStatestoban禁止sellingbottledwaterin2009.SincethenmorethanadozensmallcollegesandschoolshavedonethesamE.Thebanisn’tbecausetheschoolsdon’twantstudentstohaveeasyaccesstowater.Insteadthegoalistoencouragestudentstobringreusablebottlestosavemoneyandmoreimportantlytosavetheenvironment.Manypeoplebelievethatproducingandusingbottledwaternotonlywastesmoneybutalsoharmstheenvironment.TheysaythatbottledwaterisunnecessarybecausepublicwatersuppliesintheU.S.areamongthebestintheworlD.ThesepeoplebelievethatwaterfountainsandreusablebottleswitheasyaccesstofillingstationsareabetterchoicE.Butthemakersofbottledwaterarguethatplasticbottlesmakeupasmallportionofthenation’stotalwastE.Theysayit’sunfairtosingleout单独挑出theirproductwhensomanyotheritemsarepackaged包装inplasticcontainersandwhat’smorewaterisahealthychoicecomparedtosomesodasandjuicesthatarealsosoldatschool.Whatdoyouthink:Shouldsalesofbottlewaterbebannedfromschools?Wewanttohearyouropinion.Writea200-wordresponsE.Sendittotfkasks4you@timeforkids.com.YourresponsemaybepublishedinafutureissueofTimeForKids.PleaseincludeyourgradelevelancontactinformationforyourparentorteacherifyouwantyourresponsetobepublisheD.Thedeadline截止时间forrespondingisAugust312012.67.Somecollegesandschoolsbansellingbottledwaterinorderto.A.savewaterB.encouragestudentstobringwaterfromhomeC.reducepollutionD.keepstudentsawayfrombottledwater68.Themaindisadvantageofbottledwaterisprobablythat.A.itistooexpensiveB.itisnotfreshC.it’snotconvenienttocarryD.Itsbottlecan’tbereused69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Bottledwaterishealthier.B.Sodasandjuicesareofgreatharm.C.Studentsthinkitunfairtobansellingbottledwater.D.Themakersofbottledwaterareagainstbanningsellingbottledwater.70.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A.askforstudents’opinionsB.tellpeopleapieceofnewsC.callonstudentstosavetheenvironmentD.wishmoreschoolstobansellingbottledwater
Festivalsplayanimportantroleinaculture’sidentity.Ican’tthinkofabetterwayofappreciatinganewculturethanbytakingpartinoneofitsfestivals.Herearesomespecialfestivalsaroundtheworld.★BoryeongMudFestival－BoryeongSouthKoreaFortwoweeksinJulymillionsgatherinBorueongtoexperiencethegreypoolsandslides.Whatbeganasawayofpromotingtheregion’smineral-richmudhasturnedintoafestivepartycompletewithmusicandfireworks.Whilethemudisusuallyonlyavailableincosmeticproductshereyoucancakeyourselfingreyasyouwant.★Holi－IndiaHolitheFestivalofColorsisaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia’smostimportantholidaysDuringthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonthusuallylateFebruarythroughoutthecountrybutthecheerfulspiritiscommonthroughoutHinducommunitiesaroundtheworld.★Koninginnedag－TheNetherlandsAlthoughtheircurrentQueen’sbirthdayisreallyduringthewintertheQueenstillcelebratesitonApril30ththecountry’sofficialQueen’sDaysince1949.Orangeisthenationalcolorandthestreetsbecomeaseaoffeatherboas长围巾andbodypaintascrowdsgatherintheplazas广场.Amsterdamisthecenterofthisoutdoorpartywithmanylivemusicactsbutnearlyeverytownisalivewithorangeonthisday.★NationalElephantDayinThailandInThailandMarch13isregardedasNationalElephantDaytoshowthattheThaielephantplaysanimportantroleintheThaihistory.ThaiElephantDayhasbeenheldonanannualbasissincetheideawasfirstapprovedbytheThaigovernmentin1998.SpecialeventsareheldatanumberofvenuesinnorthernThailand.AttheMaeSaElephantCampithasbecomeatraditiononMarch13forthedozensofelephantstheretobetreatedtoahugefeastoffruitsandsugarcane.62.Whatwecanlearnfromthepassageisthat.A.BoryeongMudFestivalwasoriginallyheldtoadvertisefortheirmineralresourcesB.peoplearoundtheworldcelebrateHolidifferentlytopromotetheirreligionsC.Koninginnedag－TheNetherlandswascelebratedontheircurrentQueen’sbirthdayD.itisaninternationalcustomfortheThaielephanttoeatallkindsoffruitsandsugarcane63.WhatisthepurposeofthefestivalheldonMarch13inThailand?A.Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheseendangeredelephants.B.TogivetheThaielephantachancetoeatfruitsandsugarcane.C.TogivetheimportanceoftheelephantintheThaihistory.D.TohelppeoplerelaxthemselvesbyfeedingtheThaielephant.64.YoucanexperiencetheFestivalofColorsin.A.SouthKoreaB.ThailandC.theNetherlandsD.India65.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A.Totellpeoplehowtoenjoyandrelaxthemselves.B.Tointroducesomeuniquefestivalsaroundtheworld.C.Togetpeopletocelebratedifferentkindsofcustoms.D.Toshowtheimportanceofcelebratingdifferentfestivals.
IfyougotoFinlandyouwilllikelybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaith信任istowavetheirregistration登记cardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoral道德的practicewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguard警惕againstothers?56.WhiletakingataxiinFinlandapassenger__________.A.canneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoB.onlypaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.cangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverD.needstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying57.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinFinland__________.A.bothhotelguestsandoutsidedinersareservedfoodfreeofchargeB.bighotelsaremostlypoorlymanagedC.guestscanenjoyfreefoodoncetheystayedinthehotelD.bighotelsprovidemealsforallkindsofdiners58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GenerallyspeakinginFinlandworkerscangetmorepaybyworkinglonghours.B.Thebossesaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.59.Itcanbeconcludedthat_________.A.FinnishpeoplearereallyfoolishindailylifeB.FinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatsC.alltheFinnsarerichandthereforehonestD.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel
OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergiftsitcamewithoutwrap包装.OnSeptember11th1958MumgavebirthtoRicharD.Aftershebroughthimhomefromhospitalsheputhiminmylapsaying.Ipromisedyouagiftandhereitis.Whatanhonor!Noneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.Itolditstories.ItolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!OnemorninghoweverIfounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!Icriedforit.Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.ForseveraldaysIheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsashopelesspitifulanddyingwhichsoundedominous.Christmaswascoming.Don’texpectanypresentsthisyear.DadsaidpointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom.Ifyourbabybrotherlivesthat'llbeChristmasenough.Ashespokehiseyeswerefilledwithtears.I'dneverseenhimcrybeforE.ThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.FrommybedroomIheardhimsay.What?He'sallright?Hehungupandshoutedupstairs.ThehospitalsaidwecanbringRichardhome!ThankGoD.'IheardMumcry.FromtheupstairswindowIwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadneverseenthemhappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!MybabydollwouldbehomE.Irandownstairs.Mysocksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty;theywerefilledwithlove!56.WhathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember111958?A.HegotababybrotherB.HegotaChristmasgiftC.HebecamefouryearsoldD.Hereceivedadoll57.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordominousinParagraph3probablymeanA.ImpossiblE.B.BoringC.DifficultD.Fearful58.WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswascoming?A.Excitement.B.Happiness.C.Sadness.D.Disappointment.59.Don’texpectanypresentsthisyear.DadsaiD.Butwhat’smypresentthisyear?A.A.babydoll.B.Thereunionofthefamily.C.Thesocks.D.A.lovelytoy.60.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.A.sadChristmasdayB.LifewithalovelybabyC.A.specialChristmasgift.D.Memoriesofahappyfamily
It'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?Mywifesaysnobecausewehavenosavingstosaveus.Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecession不景气meansnoargumentnextyear-wejustwon'tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitskneesweshouldbegrateful.FormanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholidayA.YouGovsurveyof2000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.A.recentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.KimStephensonanoccupationalpsychologistbelievesmoneymaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen.Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor.heexplains.They'llsayit'stosavetospendforsecurityforfreedomtoshowsomeoneyoulovethem.Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething.Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinancesbuttheydon't.Thereseemstobemoreofataboo禁忌abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoingwho'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationshipyoudon'thavetoagreeaboutmoneybutyouhavetotalkaboutit.64.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutgoingonholidayinParagraph1?A.Itwillcostthemtoomuchmoney.B.FewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkingharD.C.ItmakesallthehardworkworthwhilE.D.Itisthechiefcauseoffamilyquarrels.65.AccordingtothetextwhatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?A.Moneyisoftenasymbolofaperson'sstatus.B.Moneymeansagreatdealtobothmenandwomen.C.Menandwomenspendmoneyondifferentthings.D.Menandwomenviewmoneyindifferentways.66.Theauthorsuggeststhatcouplesshould______.A.puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeepingitseparatelyB.discussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyrelationshipC.makeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilybudgetsD.avoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainromantic
DearKind-Trustee-Who-Sends-Orphans-to-CollegeHereIam!Itraveledyesterdayforfourhoursinatrain.It’safunnyfeelingisn’tit?IneverrodeinonebeforE.Collegeisthebiggestmostpuzzlingplace—IgetlostwheneverIleavemyroom.IwilltellyoumoreaboutitlaterwhenI’mfeelinglessconfused;alsoIwilltellyouaboutmylessons.Classesdon’tbeginuntilMondaymorningandthisisSaturdaynight.ButIwantedtowritealetterfirstjusttogetacquainted认识的.Itseemsstrangetobewritingletterstosomebodyyoudon'tknow.Itseemsstrangeformetobewritinglettersatall—I'veneverwrittenmorethanthreeorfourinmylifesopleaseoverlookitifthesearenotamodelkinD.BeforeleavingyesterdaymorningMrs.LippettandIhadaveryserioustalk.ShetoldmehowtobehavealltherestofmylifeandespeciallyhowtobehavetowardsthekindgentlemanwhoisdoingsomuchformE.Imusttakecaretobeveryrespectful.ButhowcanonebeveryrespectfultoapersonwhowishestobecalledJohnSmith?Whycouldn’tyouhavepickedoutanamewithalittlepersonality?ImightaswellwriteletterstoDearFlagpoleorDearClothes-linE.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutyouagreatdealthissummer;havingsomebodytakeaninterestinmeafteralltheseyearsmakesmefeelasthoughIhadfoundasortoffamily.ItseemsasthoughIbelongedtosomebodynowandit’saverycomfortablefeeling.ImustsayhoweverthatwhenIthinkaboutyoumyimaginationhasverylittletoworkupon.TherearejustthreethingsthatIknow:I.Youaretall.Ⅱ.Youarerich.Ⅲ.Youhategirls.IsupposeImightcallyouDearMr.Girl-Hater.Onlythat'sratherrudetomE.OrDearMr.Rich-Manbutthat'srudetoyouasthoughmoneyweretheonlyimportantthingaboutyou.Besidesbeingrichissuchaveryexternal外在的quality.Maybeyouwon’tstayrichallyourlife;lotsofveryclevermengetbrokeinWallStreet.Butatleastyouwillstaytallallyourlife!SoI'vedecidedtocallyouDearDaddy-Long-Legs.Ihopeyouwon’tminD.It’sjustaprivatepetnamewewon’ttellMrs.Lippett.Theteno’clockbellisgoingtoringintwominutes.Ourdayisdividedintosectionsbybells.Weeatandsleepandstudybybells.It'sverylifeful.Thereitgoes!Lightsout.Goodnight.ObservehowpreciselyIobeyrules—duetomytrainingintheJohnGrierHomE.YoursmostrespectfullyJerushaAbbottToMr.Daddy-Long-LegsSmith62.Jerushathoughtthatshecouldn’tbeveryrespectfultoJohnSmithbecause__________.A.hewasatotalstrangertoherB.shewassureitwasafalseidentityC.thenamewastoocommonD.nobodywouldliketobecalledthatway63.AccordingtoJerushabeingrichmaybe__________.A.temporaryB.unimaginableC.traditionalD.rude64.ThefactthatherdayisdividedintosectionsbybellsmakesJerushafeel__________.A.toobusyB.restrictedbyrulesC.pressedfortimeD.fullofenergy65.JerushadecidedtocallthetrusteeDearDaddy-Long-legs__________.A.inordertoshowherrespectforhimB.becauseitwashisonlyinnerqualityC.inordertomakethemfeelclosertoeachotherD.becauseshehadalwayswantedafather
Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.TheytaketheirdogsforwalksletthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcarE.HoweverdogswithoutownerstocareforleadadifferentkindoflifE.Theexpressiontoleadadog’slifedescribesapersonwhohasanunhappylifE.Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworlD.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethingslikegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessfulapersonhastoworklikeadog.ThismeanstheyhavetoworkveryveryharD.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tireD.Andthesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.Stillpeoplesayeverydoghasitsday.ThismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlifE.Tobesuccessfulpeopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yetsomepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Meandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.HoweversometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobaD.WesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbitE.Doghouseprovideshelterbuttheycanbecoldandlonelyinthewinter.Husbandsandwivesusethisdoghousewhentheyareangryateachother.Forexampleawomanmightgetangryatherhusbandforcominghomelateorforgettingtheirweddinganniversary.Shemighttellhimthatheisinthedoghouseandtreatshimbadly.Howeverthehusbandmaydecidethatitisbesttoleavethingsaloneandnotcreatemoreproblems.HemightdecidetoletsleepingdogsliE.Dogexpressionsarealsousedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.A.rainstormmaycooltheweather.ButwedonotwantittoraintooharD.Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.66.TheunderlinedexpressionworklikeadoginParagraph2means________.A.becomesuccessfulB.haveanunhappylifeC.competeforthesamethingsD.workveryveryhard67.Ifamancomeshomelatehiswifemightsayangrily_____________.A.itwillraincatsanddogsB.everydoghasitsdayC.youleadadog’slifeD.youareinthedoghouse68.Leavethingsuntouchedhasthesamemeaningas__________.A.leadadog’slifeB.teachanolddognewtricksC.letsleepingdogslieD.makepeopledog-tired69.Ithasbeenreallyhotthesedaysas_______.A.itrainscatsanddogsB.wearehavingthedogdaysofsummerC.we’releadingadog’slifeD.we’reinthedog’shouse70.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.ExpressionsinAmericanculturE.B.SomeexpressionswiththeworddogC.A.goodwaytolearnEnglishwellD.Dog’sinfluenceonAmericanculture
AfamousforeigncompanythatinvestedinChinawantedtoemployareceptionsecretaryforitspublicrelationdepartment.A.beautifulgirlwithamaster’sdegreeinelectricengineeringwentthroughthedifficultprocessofapplyingforajobandwasshortlisteD.Inthefinalstageshefacedanoraltesttogetherwithanothergirlwhowasherequalnotonlyingoodlooksbutalsoineducation.Thegirlwetalkaboutwasconfidentinherselfandsuccessfulintheoraltest.ItseemedshewouldgetthechancE.AtlasttheexamineraskedherCanyoucometotheofficenextMonday?ShockedbytheunexpectedquestionthebeautifulgirlwasquiteatalossandsaidwithhesitationIhavetotalkwithmyparentsbeforeIgiveananswer.SurprisedtheexaminersaidcalmlyInthatcaselet’swaittillyouareready.ThenextdaythegirlcametotellthemthatherparentshadagreedtoletherbeginworknextMonday.ButtheexaminersaidregretfullySorrythepositionhasbeenfilledbyanothersuitablecandidatE.YouhadbettertryanotherplacE.ThebeautifulgirlwassurpriseD.SheaskedforanexplanationandwastoldWhatisneededhereisapersonwhoknowsherownminD.Thatwashowagoodopportunityrightunderthenoseofabeautifulgirlslippedaway.51.Whydidthebeautifulgirlwanttoaskherparentsforadvice?A.BecauseshefeltalittlenervousinapplyingforthejoB.B.Becauseshedidn’twanttoletherparentsdown.C.Becauseshedidn’texpecttheexaminerwouldasksuchaquestion.D.Becauseherparentswouldscoldherifsheagreedwithouttheirpermission.52.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.A.theothergirlwhofailedatthelastoraltestmostlikelygotthejobB.itwashardtomakearightdecisionC.thecompanylostitsbestemployeeD.theexaminerwassurprisedathisfirstchoice53.Whatdidtheexaminervaluemost?A.A.candidate’sbeautifullooks.B.A.candidate’sknowledgE.C.A.candidate’squickminD.D.A.candidate’sindependencE.54.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Makedecisionsquickly.B.Useyourownjudgment.C.SeizeyourchanceintimE.D.Answertheexaminer’squestionwithouthesitation.
Forsomepeoplemusicisnofunatall.AboutfourpercentofthepopulationiswhatscientistscallamusiC.Peoplewhoareamusicarebornwithouttheabilitytorecognizeorreproducemusicalnotes音调.Amusicpeopleoftencannottellthedifferencebetweentwosongs.AmusicscanonlyhearthedifferencebetweentwonotesiftheyareveryfarapartonthemusicalscalE.AsaresultsongssoundlikenoisetoanamusiC.Manyamusicscomparethesoundofmusictopiecesofmetalhittingeachother.Lifecanbehardforamusics.Theirinabilitytoenjoymusicsetthemapartfromothers.Itcanbedifficultforotherpeopletoidentifywiththeircondition.InfactmostpeoplecannotbegintograspwhatitfeelsliketobeamusiC.Justgoingtoarestaurantorashoppingmallcanbeuncomfortableorevenpainful.ThatiswhymanyamusicsintentionallystayawayfromplaceswherethereismusiC.Howeverthiscanresultinwithdrawalandsocialisolation.IusedtohatepartiessaysMargaretaseventy-year-oldwomanwhoonlyrecentlydiscoveredthatshewasamusiC.BystudyingpeoplelikeMargaretscientistsarefinallylearninghowtoidentifythisunusualcondition.ScientistssaythatthebrainsofamusicsaredifferentfromthebrainsofpeoplewhocanappreciatemusiC.Thedifferenceiscomplexanditdoesn’tinvolvedefectivehearing.Amusicscanunderstandothernonmusicalsoundswell.Theyalsohavenoproblemsunderstandingordinaryspeech.Scientistscompareamusicstopeoplewhojustcan’tseecertaincolors.ManyamusicsarehappywhentheirconditionisfinallydiagnoseD.ForyearsMargaretfeltembarrassedaboutherproblemwithmusiC.NowsheknowsthatsheisnotalonE.Thereisanameforhercondition.Thatmakesiteasierforhertoexplain.WhenpeopleinvitemetoaconcertIjustsay‘NothanksI’mamusic’saysMargaret.IjustwishIhadlearnedtosaythatwhenIwasseventeenandnotseventy.68.Whichofthefollowingistrueofamusics?A.Listeningtomusicisfarfromenjoyableforthem.B.TheyloveplaceswheretheyarelikelytohearmusiC.C.Theycaneasilytelltwodifferentsongsapart.D.Theirsituationiswellunderstoodbymusicians.69.Accordingtoparagraph3apersonwithdefectivehearingisprobablyonewho______.A.dislikeslisteningtospeechesB.canhearanythingnonmusicalC.hasahearingproblemD.lacksacomplexhearingsystem70.InthelastparagraphMargaretexpressedherwishthat______.A.herproblemwithmusichadbeendiagnosedearlierB.shewereseventeenyearsoldratherthanseventyC.herproblemcouldbeeasilyexplainedD.shewereabletomeetotheramusics71.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A.Amusics’strangebehaviours.B.Somepeople’sinabilitytoenjoymusiC.C.MusicaltalentandbrainstructurE.D.Identificationandtreatmentofamusics.
ScholarshipApplicationTipsin2014forcollegestudents·Beforeyouapply1.Workhardtogetgoodgrades.Don’tsweataboutonebadgradebutalwaysstrive力求todoyourbest.2.Getinvolvedandstayinvolvedinextracurricular课外的activities.Sportsclubsdramabandsandorchestras－theseoftencounttowardastudent’soverallscholarshipapplicationevaluation.ThesamegoesforpaidorunpaidworkexperiencE.3.Beginyourscholarshipresearchearly－byyoursophomore大学二年级orjunioryearofhighschoolifpossiblE.Makespecialnoteofapplicationdeadlinesastheycanvaryfromlatesummertolatespring.4.Applyforasmanyscholarshipsasyouareeligible符合条件的for－severalsmallerscholarshipscanadduptoalotofmoney.·Duringtheapplicationprocess1.Readthesupplementarymaterialsthatcomewithscholarshipapplicationformstobetterunderstandtheprogram’sfocuscommunityservicesubjectinterest.TrytoanswerthequestionswiththefocusareainminD.2.AnswerquestionsastheyareaskeD.Don’tgooffthetopiC.3.Ifthereisafinancialcomponenttotheapplicationmakesureyougetaccurateandcompleteinformationfromallappropriatesourcestoensureyoureligibility.4.TakeyourtimE.Writedowneverythingyoucanthinkofforeachquestionthensettheapplicationasideforadaysoyoucanlookeverythingoveragainbeforeyousenditoff.5.Don’twaituntilthelastminutetocompleteyourapplicationespeciallyifyouareapplyingonlinE.Computersystemscangetclogged阻塞的withthelargevolumeofapplicantshopingtosubmittheirqualificationsduringthelastfewdaysandhoursbeforeadeadlinE.6.Ifathirdpartyhastocompletepartofyourapplicationsuchasprovidingaletterofrecommendationmakesureyouaskthemearlyonandremindthemasoftenasnecessarytoensuretheyprovideyouwiththenecessarymaterials.7.Lastbutnotleastreviewyourapplicationwithyourparentstomakesureyouhaven’tleftoutanyimportantdetails.Goodlucktothestudentsapplyingforthe2014scholarshipprograms!64.Beforeyouapplyforascholarshipit’sbestto.A.paymoreattentiontogradesthantoextracurricularactivitiesB.focusononlyonescholarshipapplicationC.getasmuchworkexperienceaspossibleD.beginyourpreparationasearlyaspossible65.Whenansweringquestionsontheapplicationformyoushould.A.focusonthesubjectyouareinterestedinB.answertothepointC.listyouradvantagesD.proveyourabilities66.Theauthorsuggeststhatapplicantsshould.A.submittheapplicationinthefewdaysB.double-checktheirapplicationwiththeirparentsC.completeandsubmittheapplicationinonedayD.avoidsubmittingtheapplicationonline
TimBerners-LeeisthemanwhowrotethesoftwareprogramthatledtothefoundationoftheWorldWideWeB.Britainplayedanimportantpartindevelopingthefirstgenerationofcomputers.TheparentsofTimBerners-Leebothworkedononeoftheearliestcommercial商业的computersandtalkedabouttheirworkathomE.Asachildhewouldbuildmodelsofcomputersfrompackingmaterial.AftergraduatingfromOxfordUniversityhewentontotherealthing.Inthe1980sscientistswerealreadycommunicatingusingaprimitiveversionofe-mail.WhileworkingatalaboratoryinSwitzerlandTimBerners-Leewroteaprogramwhichlethimstorethesemessages.Thisgavehimanotherideawriteaprogramthatwillletacademics学术界人士fromacrosstheworldshareinformationonasingleplacE.In1990hewrotetheHTTPandHTMLprogramswhichformthebasisoftheWorldWideWeB.ThenextyearhisprogramswereplacedontotheInternet.EveryonewaswelcometousethemandimprovethemiftheycoulD.Programmersusedthiscodes密码toworkwithdifferentoperatingsystems.Newthingslikewebbrowsers浏览器andsearchenginesweredevelopeD.Between1991and1994thenumberofwebpagesrosefrom10to100000.In1994TimBerners-LeeformedthenewlyformedWorldWideWebconsortium协会orW3C.Morethan200leadingcompaniesandlaboratoriesarerepresentedbyW3C.TogethertheymakesurethateveryonecanshareequallyontheweB.TheWebcanhelppeopletounderstandthewaythatothersliveandlovE.IthelpsusunderstandthehumanityofpeoplE.hesays.54.FromthepassagewecaninferthatTimBerners-Leeis.A.BritishB.AmericanC.SwissD.French55.Scientistsbegantocommunicateusinge-mail.A.in1980B.afterthe1980sC.before1990D.inthe1960s56.TimBerners-Leedecidedtowriteaprogramthatwouldletacademicsfromacrosstheworldshareinformationonasingleplacewhen.A.hewasachildB.hestudiedinOxfordUniversityC.heformedW3CD.heworkedatalabinSwitzerland57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueA.Thenumberofwebpagesroserapidlyinthe1990s.B.Tim’sprogramswereplacedontotheInternetin1990.C.TheWorldWideWebwillhaveaneffectonthesocialdevelopment.D.TimBerners-LeemadeagreatcontributiontothecomputersciencE.58.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.whentheInternetcameintobeingB.whoTimBerners-LeeisC.whycomputersdevelopsorapidlyD.howtheWorldWideWebstarted
ConfuciussaidInagroupofthreepeoplethereisalwayssomethingIcanlearnChoosetofollowthestrengthsofothersandusetheirshortcomingstoreflectuponourselves.AsyoucanseefromwhatConfuciussaideveryonethatwecomeacrosscanteachussomethinguseful.Aslongaswereflectonthelessonslearntfromandbyotherpeoplewecancontinuouslyimproveourselves.Buttakenotethatwhenyoureflectontheselessonsyouapplysomewisdomtoeachlessonbecauseeachsituationisuniquealthoughtheysharesomecommonprinciples.Wecanlearnalotfromothers.WealwaystendtothinkthatwecanonlylearnfromthosewhoarehigherinstatusorhavemoreknowledgethanusbutthatisnotreallythecasE.Wecanlearnfromthosewhoarelowerinstatusthanusaswellbecausetheexperienceandknowledgeofeachpersonisverydifferent.Thebestthingaboutthistypeoflearningreflectingotherpeople'sstrengthsandshortcomingsontoourselvesisthatwedonotpayforthemistakesthataremadE.Theonlycosttousisthetimethatisneededtolearnaboutandreflectontheselessonsfromotherpeople'slives.Asweallknowsomemistakescanbeoneswhichpeoplecannotaffordtomakeforinstanceabrokenfriendshiporafinancialloss.Thusconstantlyusingotherpeople'sstrengthsandshortcomingstoreflectuponourselvesmakesusrealizethecostsofthesemistakesandreducesthepossibilitythatwewillmakesimilarmistakes.Whatcanwedonowtolearnfromothers?Bykeepingoureyesandearsopen.BeobservantandabletorealizewhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehavE.A.lotofpeopleinthisworldliketocomplainabouttheirlives.Listentothemandmakeyourownassessment评估andfromyourownassessmentreflectuponyourlifeandmakeimprovementswherenecessary.56.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.ConfuciusthoughtweshouldlearnfromothersB.Itisbyreflectingonthelessonslearntbyothersthatwecanimproveourselves.C.Onlyfromthosewhohavemoreknowledgethanuscanwelearn.D.Reflectinguponotherpeople'sstrengthsandshortcomingscanhelpusmakefewermistakes.57.TheunderlinedpartthistypeoflearninginthefourthparagraphprobablyreferstoA.learningfromotherpeople’smistakesB.learningfromothers'experiencesC.findingwhatstrengthsandshortcomingsotherpeoplehaveD.reflectingothers'strengthsandshortcomingsontoourselves58.Fromthefifthparagraphwelearnthat__A.sometimeswecanaffordthecostsofabrokenfriendshipB.ourreflectionwillnecessarilyreduceourmistakesC.somereflectionwillhelptoimproveourselves.D.reflectionwillstopusfrommakinganymistakesinlife59.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.A.amagazineaboutlifeB.abookabouttravelC.anadvertisementD.aresearchreport60.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howtoimproveoneself.B.Howtousetheshortcomingsofotherstoreflectuponourselves.C.Howtolearnfromotherpeople'sstrengthsandshortcomings.D.Howtoreducethemistakesinone'slifE.
BridgeofHopeSchoolisaprivateschool.ItwassetupinKalangalaabouttwoyearsago.Unlikegovernmentschoolswhichhaveverylargeclassesof90childrenmanyofwhomdonotwanttolearnBridgehassmallclassessopupilsgetagreatdealofattention.SmallclassesaregoodforteachingbuttheschoolisalwayshavingdifficultywithmoneysinceprivateschoolsaredependentonparentspayingontimE.Theschoolhasfiveprimaryclassesandthreenurseryclasses幼儿班.Asthechildrenprogressthroughtheschooltheywilladdanotherclassnextyear.Thetotalnumberofchildrenintheprimaryisabout50.TheparentsofBridgechildrenareoftenhigherearnersthanthosethatattendgovernmentschools.TheywanttheirchildrentohavethebesteducationavailablE.TheschoolisnotyetfinisheD.Theclassroomshavenowindowsordoors.Butitisveryformalandinsistsonchildrenwearinguniforms制服.Disciplineisstrictandthechildrenarewell-behaveD.OnlyEnglishmaybespokenandnotthelocallanguagE.AlthoughEnglishisthenationallanguageandthelanguageofeducationgovernmentschoolsteachintheirownlanguageforthefirstthreeyears.Schoolstartsat7amandthechildrenhavetobeontimE.ClassesareformalbutchildrenhavetocopylotsofthingsfromtheblackboardbecausetherearefewtextbookssometimesonlyonefortheteachertousE.Classworkisheavyandthechildrenhavetestseveryweek.Theyalsostudyduringtheholiday.63.ParentssendtheirchildrentoBridgeofHopeSchoolbecausethey_________________.A.thinktheschoolenvironmentisbetterthereB.hopetheirchildrengetthebesteducationC.wanttheirchildrentobedifferentD.havenotimetotakecareoftheirchildren64.Whatcanwelearnaboutgovernmentschools?A.Theclassesconsistofalargenumberofstudents.B.Teachersdon’tspeakEnglishinclass.C.ChildrenalwaysworkveryharD.D.Itisfreeforchildrentoattendthem.65.WhichoffollowingisTRUEaboutBridgeofHopeSchoolaccordingtothetext?A.ChildrencanwearwhattheyliketherE.B.TextbooksarenotneedeD.C.LessonsaregiveninthelocallanguagetherE.D.Lifethereisnoteasyforchildren.66.Thepurposeofthewriterinwritinghispassageisto_____________________________.A.listdifferencesbetweenaprivateandagovernmentschoolinUgandaB.introduceaprivateschool—BridgeofHopeSchoolinKalangalaC.tellthehistoryoftheprivateschoolsinUgandaD.showeducationdevelopmentinKalangala
Whyplaygames?Becausetheyarefunandalotmorebesidesfollowingtherulesplanningyournextmoveactingasateammember.TheseareallgameideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlifE.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouplayedasayoungchildsuchasrope-jumpingandhide-and-seek.Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantlytheytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlivessuchastakingturnsandcooperating.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalsidE.Childrenaroundtheworldplaygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.ForinstancesomeSaudiArabianchildrenplayagamecalledboneswhichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination协调neededinhunting.ManysportsencouragenationalorlocalpridE.ThemostfamousgamesofalltheOlympicGamesbringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflagsknowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountrynotjusttheathletewhoearnedit.ForcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwaranOlympicwincanmeansomuch.SportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeoplE.SocceristhemostpopularsportintheworlD.Peopleonallcontinentsplayit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarneaCaliforniansoccerplayerhasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.HecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuturE.NexttimeyouplayyourfavoritegameorsportthinkaboutwhyyouenjoyitwhatskillsareneededandwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlifE.46.Throughplayinghide-and-seekchildrenareexpectedtolearnto_____.A.beateamleaderB.obeythebasicrulesC.actasagrown-upD.predictpossibledanger47.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgamescan_____.A.describelifeinanexcitingwayB.turnreal-lifeexperiencesintoaplayC.makelearninglifeskillsmoreinterestingD.changepeople’sviewsofsportingevents48.AccordingtothepassagewhyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?A.Itinspirespeople’sdeeploveforthecountry.B.Itprovestheexceptionalskillsofthewinners.C.Ithelpsthecountryoutofnaturaldisasters.D.ItearnsthewinnersfameandfortunE.49.Iribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationisto_______.A.bringfuntopoorkidsB.providesoccerballsforchildrenC.givepoorkidsachanceforabetterlifeD.appealtosoccerplayerstohelppoorkids
MaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere.Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou.Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing.Youmaystartwiththesepages—justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard.·ListeningtothesoundofChinesePlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer.·AfewChinesewordsEachwordisenlargedforeasystudy.IfyouarestudyingChinesethesetoolscanhelp·ZhongwensiteMorethanadictionary!·ClavisSinicaExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter.ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChineseandgivesindividualword'sdefinitionpronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword.IfyouarestudyingChinesethisisaveryusefultool.·ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryIfyouliketoknowmoregotothefollowingsitesontheInternet.·TheChineseOutpostPronunciationCharacterandGrammarByMarkAndrewBaker.Thebest.Amust-visitsite.·RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese—SiteisinGermanyIfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChinagotothisone.·WanfangDataAsanaffiliate分支ofChineseMinistryofScience&TechnologyWanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasincethe1950s.Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservicesWanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculturemedicinebusinessscienceetc.63.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher'slectureC.anewspaperD.theInternet64.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter'sdefinitionpronunciationandmuchmoreinformationyou'dbettersurf______.A.ZhongwensiteB.ListeningtothesoundofChineseC.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords65.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculturemedicinebusinessscienceyou'dbettersurf.A.ChineseCharacterVisualDictionaryB.WanfangDataC.RainlandkidsdiscoverChineseD.TheChineseOutpost66.Thispassageisprobablyintendedfor_______..A.peoplewhowanttoteachChineseB.peoplewhowanttolearnChinesecultureC.peopleinterestedinstudyingChineseD.peoplegoodatcomputeroperation
TheGuidanceDepartment教导处atBurrvilleHighSchoolhasastaff职员ofeleven.Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudents.Butthestaffseesalotofparentstoo.ParentmeetingsformaclearmonthlypatternsaysMildredForemanGuidanceDirector.Thispatternstaysmuchthesamefromyeartoyear.ThebusymonthsareOctoberMarchandMay.Septemberstartsratherslowly.Fewparentscomein.Mostofthemwanttodiscusstheschedules.Octoberbringsmanybehaviourproblems.Someparentsarecalledin.Otherscomebythemselves.ThingsquietdowninNovember.Decemberisaquietmonth.It’stheholidayMs.Foremansays.PeoplewanttocomeinIknowbuttheydecidetowaituntilafterNewYear’sDay.ReportcardsgohomejustbeforeChristmasholidays.Badmarksbringparentsinasschoolreopens.ThishappensagaininMarchanotherreportcardmonth.Mayisalwaystheyear’sbusiestmonth.That’swhenparentsrealizethattheirchildrenmightbeheldback留级.TheycomeintoseeifanythingcanbedonebeforethingsaredecidedinJunE.41.Mostoftheirworkisdonewiththestudentsmeans______.A.mostoftheirworkisdealingwiththestudentsB.mostoftheirworkisgettingridoftheirstudentsC.theyhavemostoftheirworkdonebythestudentsD.theirworkismostlydonetogetherwiththestudents42.InthesentenceThestaffseesalotofparentstoo.thewordseecanbereplacedwith_____.A.noticeB.understandC.meetD.arrange43.Decemberisaquietmonthbecause________.A.Parentsdon’twanttoseethestaffB.ParentsarealwaysbusyinDecemberC.NothingcanbedoneinDecemberD.Parentsdecidetogoaftertheholiday44.Mayisalwaysthebusiestmonthbecausetheparentswantto______.A.discussscheduleswiththestaffB.dosomethinggoodfortheschoolorthestaffC.knowhowtheirchildrenaregettingonwiththeirlessonsD.havesomethingdonetohelptheirchildren’spromotion升级
IfyougotoFinlandyouwilllikelybesurprisedtofindhowfoolishtheFinnishpeoplearE.TakethetaxidriversforexamplE.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.YoucangoanywhereinonetellthedrivertodropyouatanyplacesaythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendtoandthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfarE.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguestsbutalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfreesotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaith信任istowavetheirregistration登记cardtothewaiter.WithsuchaloosecheckyoucaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofchargE.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.TheyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontheratE.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes漏洞ineverydaylifesurelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotakepettyadvantages.Butthestrangethingisallthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydolivinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoarealgentleman.Inasocietyofsuchhighmoral道德的practicewhatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguard警惕againstothers?56.WhiletakingataxiinFinlandapassenger__________.A.canneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoB.onlypaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC.cangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriverD.needstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstration证明beforeleavingwithoutpaying57.WecanknowfromthepassagethatinFinland__________.A.bothhotelguestsandoutsidedinersareservedfoodfreeofchargeB.bighotelsaremostlypoorlymanagedC.guestscanenjoyfreefoodoncetheystayedinthehotelD.bighotelsprovidemealsforallkindsofdiners58.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.GenerallyspeakinginFinlandworkerscangetmorepaybyworkinglonghours.B.Thebossesaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.59.Itcanbeconcludedthat_________.A.FinnishpeoplearereallyfoolishindailylifeB.FinlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheatsC.alltheFinnsarerichandthereforehonestD.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel
Morethan27000peoplefromaroundtheUKsetoffatdawnfromLondontobeginthecycleroutethroughSurreytotheSussexcoast.Theannual一年一度的54-milerideraisesmoneyfortheBritishHeartFoundationBHFandisEurope’slargestcharitycyclingevent.CyclistsbegantheexhaustingjourneyatClaphamCommonat6A.m.hopingtoreachBrightonseafrontwithinanaverageofsixhours.Moneyfromtoday'seventwillhelpthecharitytocontinueitsvitalworkthroughheartresearchandthedevelopmentofitscareandsupportservices.AmongthosetakingpartwasBBCBreakfast'sresident居民DrRosemaryLeonardandseveralcolleagues.BHFspokeswomanGemmaClokesaidItwasquitecoldthismorningbuteveryonesetoffwithoutanyproblems.Thosetakingpartrangeinagefrom14tothoseintheir70s.Lastyearcyclistsraised￡4.1millionforthecharityandhaveraisedmorethan￡50millionsincetheBHFbecameinvolvedintheeventin1980.Thefirstridewasheldin1976.Itishopedthisyear'sfundraisingtotalcouldreach￡4.5million.Sheadded:Wehavealotofpeopletakingpartfromthemoreexperiencedcycliststothosecyclingwithfriendsandfamilyinmemoryofsomeoneandtoraisemoneythroughsponsorship.PeoplearealwayspleasedknowingthemoneyisgoingtoagoodcausE.ThereissomuchsupportalongtheroutewithlocalresidentswatchingtheridE.Oneofthehighlightsforparticipants参加者iscomingalongtheseafrontwhilepeopleareclappingwhichcanreallyhelpwhenthey'vebeeninthesaddle自行车车座foralongtimE.51.Whatcanweknowaboutthecyclingeventfromthetext?A.Itistheworld’slargestcharitycyclingevent.B.Cyclistsmayraisemoremoneythanlastyear.C.ThefirsteventwasheldbytheBHFin1980.D.Therouteoftheeventis54kilometerslong.52.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatGemmaClokesaid?A.CyclistswillreceiveencouragementfromlocalpeoplE.B.SomepeopledoubtwhetherthemoneyisproperlyuseD.C.Mostofthecyclistsareprofessional.D.Localpeoplehavelittleinterestincyclingevents.53.Thelocalresidents’attitudetowardstherideis.A.doubtfulB.unconcernedC.worriedD.supportive54.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Cyclistshaveraisedover￡50millionfortheBHF.B.Morethan27000peopleliketravellingbybikeintheUK.C.CharitycyclingeventwinssupportfromlocalpeoplE.D.Morethan27000peopleintheUKjoininthecharitybikeridE.
AtonetimecoyotesakindofwolfwerefoundonlyinthesouthwesternUnitedStatesandinMexico.Inthe1800sthesewildanimalsbegantoexpandtheirlivingareasacrossNorthAmericA.TodaytheyliveinallstatesexceptHawaii.Peoplehavefoundthemongolfcoursesandinparks.Coyoteshaveevenenteredbackyardsinsuburbandevelopmentsandparkinglotsofbusyshoppingmalls.Thereareseveralreasonsforcoyotes’abilitytosurviveinbothwideandurbanareas.BecausecoyotesaresmarttheyareabletoadapttonewplacesaslongasfoodandshelterareavailablE.Theirvarieddietincludessmallmammalssuchasmicesquirrelsandraccoons.Theyalsoeatfruitsvegetablesandinsects.Whenfoodisnotavailableinanareatheylookforgarbagetoeat.Inmostareascoyotesrequireonlyahiddenprotectedplaceforshelter.Anotherreasoncoyoteshavesurvivedisthattheyhaveverykeensensesofsmellhearingandsight.Thesesensesallowthemtoeasilyfindnewsourcesoffoodandtorecognizewhenanenemyisnear.Sincecoyotescanrunataspeedofover40milesperhourtheycaneasilyescapedanger.Finallycoyotessurvivebecausetheymultiplyrapidly.Littersareborninlatewinterorearlyspringandusuallyaveragefromfourtosevenpups.Wherefoodisplentifulthelittersmaybeeightorninepups.Sinceanewlitterisborneachyearcoyotescantriple增至三倍theirnumbersinayear.Humansoftenfeelthreatenedfromcoyotesandtheirstrangeandfrighteningnighttimehowls.Yeteffortstotrappoisonorrelocate迁徙thewilyanimalsareusuallyunsuccessful.Trappingisdifficultpoisoningisdangeroustootherlivingthingsandrelocatingcoyotesjustmovestheproblemfromoneplacetoanother.Thebestsolutionseemstobetryingtocoexistwiththemwhichhoweverrequiressomecaution.Wherecoyoteswandercatsandsmalldogsshouldbekeptindoorsorinprotectedareasoutdoors.GarbageshouldbeputincontainersandfoodshouldnotbeleftoutsidE.WiththeseeffortsitispossibleforhumansandcoyotestosharethelanD.59.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.CoyotescanbefoundaroundAmericA.B.Coyoteseatbothmeatandfruits.C.Coyoteshaveacutesenses.D.CoyoteshaveastrongabilitytosurvivE.60.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordLittersinParA.4mean?A.Femalecoyoteswhichgivebirthtobabyanimals.B.Wastethingsthatcoyotescaneat.C.A.groupofbabyanimalsbornatthesametimE.D.Deadleavesandotherplantsinaforest.61.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardscoyotes?A.TrappingthemifpossiblE.B.Poisoningthemwouldbebetter.C.Livingwiththemcautiously.D.MovingthemtoanotherplacE.62.Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom_______.A.afolktaleB.A.sciencefictionC.A.governmentfileD.anaturemagazine
Therearemanytypesofreports.A.reportissimplyanaccountofsomethingthathashappeneD.Thecommonestarenewsreports.Wegettheminthemselvesoverradioandontelevision.Sometimescinemasalsoshowusnewsreels.Themainpurposeofanewspaperistoprovidenews.Ifyouexamineanewspapercloselyyouwillfindthattherearealltypesofnews:accidentsfloodsfireswarsfashionssportsbooksetC.Thenewscoverseverythingthathappenstopeopleandtheirsurroundings.Sometimestherearenewsitemswhichareveryamusing.Anewsreportisusuallyveryshortexceptwhenitisaboutsomethingveryimportantbutitcontainsalotofinformation.Itisalsowritteninshortparagraphs;thefirstparagraphisinfactasummaryofthenewsitem.Itgivesallthenecessaryinformationwhatwhenwherehowandwhy.Theotherparagraphsgivefulldetailsofthesubjects.TheremayalsobeinterviewswithpeoplE.Thewordsactuallyspokenbythemarewithininvertedcommas.Oftentherearephotographstogowiththenewstomakeitmoreinteresting.71.Theeasiestwaytogettoday’snewsis.A.togotothecinemaB.towatchacolorTVC.toreadtoday’snewspaperD.tolistentothemusicoverradio72.Newspaperssellwellmainlybecause.A.theycostverylittleB.theyareeasytogetC.theyhavegotpicturestogowiththenewsD.theyprovideallsortsofnewsinthem73.Ifyouwanttogetenoughinformationaboutyesterday’strafficaccidentwithinaveryshorttimeyou’dbetter.A.readthefirstparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperB.startfromthesecondparagraphofthenewsreportintoday’snewspaperC.lookthroughthewholenewsreportintoday’snewspaperD.talkwithpeoplewhohaveseentheaccident74.Tointerestmorepeopleanewsreporter.A.usuallyproducesamusingnewsB.alwayswritesveryshortnewsreportsC.oftenprintspicturestogowiththenewsD.sometimesprovideslongandimportantnews75.Thispassagemainlytalksabout.A.differenttypesofreportsB.newsreportsC.happeningstopeopleandtheirsurroundingsD.thelengthofanewsreport
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